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cases Esquimaux believe they close mn the
passos e by eating EARTH
a. have been told bears are easily reused from
tner winter sleep. A shikaree discovered one
embe dded in ferns under q shelving rock, which
flank. A IL
No doubt individuals retire To the ..o .
ems annually, and die there eventually, and,
~ there are calcareous drippings thew very
hheiy get covered over, and may thus be pre-
sseived 70 All times to come, like the fossil cave
pear OF Europe. have often stumbled on two
or three such retreats in the course of one davis
hunting. Without exception there was found a
POOL, OFTEN spring where the animal had been
accustomed to repair frequently to battle; it
was generally situated In a clurnp of trees or
shaded by shrubbery, with its sides beaten and
plastered like the dam Of a beaver; whilst Lead
by the animal always treading in the same foot
Prints. These usually ran towards some cliff
or inaccessible rocky mountain, where the
den was situated. Irrespective of the cooling
effects OF the spring water, doubtless it is also
advantageous in mitigating the annoyance In
summer from insects and parasites. OF the
latter have somewhat unpleasant remem-
brance, In having on one occasion attempted to
Ge monstrate the length of a bear by stretching
myself on the skin, when soon afterwards, ex-
Ierieneing pricAling sensation all over. 1
found my clothes and person covered from head
to foot with small insects, thus establishing my
views with reference to the dimensions of the
animal, but at the same time fully warning me
not to repeat the experiment. The brown bear.
moreover, delights to spend the heat of the day
on bed of melting snow on the damp surface OF
a glacier; there It reclines stretched at full
length ON its belly. / came upon one reclin-
ing in this position on the diSsOlying surface
OF glacier, but broad river separated
us, and the distance WAS far beyond the best es-
SAYS could make with any certainty De-
ttrmlned at AL events to arouse Bruin from his
sinmbers, discharged barrel after barrel, and
stiil he lay with his head between his fore paws
continuing our journey, We left him we found
him until afternoon; on our return TO the inter
astOnishmert of my natives, he remained i'm pre-
eisely the same position. 1t seemed probable
that, after several shots had been fred without
result, one bullet must have taken effect; and so
II was, for on the following morning, after
making along detour we were enabled to cross
the river, when the bear was found frozen hard,
with bullet in his brain, and not as much as a
scratch on any part of his body.
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woIf.Trapptns In Russia.

wolftrspping (oblaval Is q favorite winter
sport OF all classes, and rs soon as there Is q
chance of II all the neighboring villagers come
pouring down In crowds, bringing with them
such instruments as will make the greatest noisc
The best time for the oblava Is after a fresh
snowfall. When the snow has fallen steadily
and softly through the night, 1t often happens
that a PERSON going to the woods In search OF
fuel will notice the footprints of one or several
wolves that have entered thicket. II this
happens in the morning, the chance Is that the
wolves will stay where they are till night. The
discoverer then, summoning such help as NAV
be at hand, walks along the outward edge of the
wood, carefully spying for the well-knOwn foot
prints. If none are found he has a certain'proof
that the wolves are there, and doubt a.
anxious to be shot as the hunters will be to
shoot them.
Messengers start forth in every direction, and
especially toward the court (dvor), as they term
the residence of the lord or lady OF the estate,
and in a short time, perhaps within an hour or
two, goodly number of hunters is on hand.
These assemble on one side of the enclosed
thicket, while the Scarers-Or shriekers, as they
are caed-gather ON the opposite side. Stout
nets, of which each village has its supply. have
meanwhile been spread from bush to bush, and
the hunters having taken position in semicir-
Gle in froat of the nets, behind trees, stumps
and bushes, the sport may begin.
The crowd of shriekers, whom we as vet can
not see, is composed OF old men, women, and
children, with here and there an armed hunts
man, who is needed in case a str0ng -minded
wolf should think proper to turn round and es-
cape the wrong way, notwithstanding the ter
Tible noise made by all TO prevent this. The
shriekers carry with them whistles, drums,
trumpets, horns, kettles with sticks to rap upon
them, pans filed with dried peas, broken chains
that rattle as they CO. and above all an unlimit-
ed supply OF powerful lungs and healthy threats,
from which the most appalling and unearthly
sounds are ready to break forth at gwen signal.
The shriekers form an unbroken line in semi
circle, facing the one formed by the hunters,
and almost touching it at the outward ends.
The expected signal is given by the starOsta.
onf az m 0sfR IL
A terrific yell arses-such yell to the mex
perienced ear would be suggestive of some
frightful disaster, fire or earthquake, when
perishing hundreds clamOr loud in their agony
But here it S merely war-cry, the signal for
contest between man and brute, in which the
two-legged animal will first outwit and then
kill his four legged adyersary.-From Russian
Frnily VOL Hunt, by Vera GOety, 10 the January
number of LipptncOtts Magazine.
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A City Swept Away-Ten Thousand
Persons H0useIess.

Il
We regret to record q sudden and great dis
aster at IOunpur, a fine native city of the second
class. 1t contained nearly 900 houses and % 900
inhabitants. The river CUNT rose suddenly
on the night Of Friday, Sept 18th, flooding most
of the mOullas south of the river and one or two
on the north of il. 1t continued to run all Sat-
uTday, and before evening the foundations of
the houses began to give way, and then, one by
one they came crashing down, dissolved by al
element a. devourjng as FIRE. Sunday Monday
and Tuesday the waters rose higher, till the
whole of the city south of the river was totally
destroyed. On a moderate computation be-
tween two and three thousand houses have
been destroyed. Many others must undergo
d. molition.
Ten thousand persons have been deprived OF
house and home.
This disaster, accompanied. as ii Is, by a de-.
fcient harvest aud a second total failure of the
indigo crop, will, we fear, iDfiict a blow from
which the city and district will never wholly
recover. II is believed that no lives have been
lost, though the waters were still rising when
the mail left.
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PERSISTENCE.

Beans. begged so hard
She has at last unbarred
Tbs tressure-chAnber Of her fastened hsart,
And Loves feet enter in,
That waited long to win
Their vsy, nor would from closed door depart;
His patti Mt, fai,f fol feet
Find favor Nth my Sweet.
Beesu.e begged so had
rms, then, u my reward
Love the wayfarer becomes Love the guest.
Ne more IN streets Of scorn
He turns away forlOrn-
lis tirf q feet md rooms Of shaded res,
where all their dusty heat
Il cooled BY my Sweet.
Because begged 80 hard.
tOr once my tate iii--tarr-d
ls svsyed by the mild might Of happy Rssas.
Only one highest touch
Only but n, how much
Love veaTtcs Ous whom vel 10 impsrtules;
And well did he .ntrest
This n ercy of my Sweet.
Because b. gged so hard,
Tears, with lad seasons nSrred,
ARE iIghtened backward a. with sudden suns
Tea, over life's whole skies
The light Of her dear eyes
Travels, ike dawn and sunset she'd At encs
Mixed in one glory. meet
Al days, this day my Sweet
Because begged 80 hard,
The shallow 9th retard
pom the dial on HciOus hour;
OaA hour that Is not found
Within the day : a ali round
Nut acded by grea; Loves exert-d power
Let time move on; lis beat
Is music now NY Sweet
Still d. beg her hard.
For inner gates still guard.
And a. he passed, Love again wouid PASS.
Ente inE IN fear and hruRd,
EetUrntus e &c and crowned.
The going II bis feet shall fail, alas
But NV b i eager heat
Must viz its way, M Sweet
ICcrHhtH Mega inc.
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COntarini, the Bisamist, Gagged.
HIS FUTURE HONE AT SING sING-A FELON'S
FAITHFUL WIPE

HIs FUTURE HOME AT SING sING-A FELoS's
FAITHFUL WIFE.
An application for q STAY of proceedings in the
case OF LOus Giuseppe COntarini having been
refused, that notorious bgamist was yester-
day conveyed to Sing Singby Cornelius Pitcher
Sheriff of Duchess county. His case has baen a
peculiar ore throughout, and if ever nan
merited punishment he does. Since his sentence
his infatuated Poughkeepsie wife has visited hi IN
daily. and yesterday the unfortunate woman
vas almost heaTt-brOken when the strong arm
Of the law separated her from him who so
fOully wronged her. The first intiRatiOn he had
Of refusal tG grant him a stay of proceedings
was given b IN on Wednesday night, through his
counsel. Re was bitterly disappointed and
when his " life heard of the decision she went
piteOusly. When COntarini was first put upon
his trial he had an air of bravado, and, in fact
was almost impudent. Those who knew his case
wen, believed then and believe now that he
meant to still further deceive his Poughkeepsie
wife, to make her believe that all the stories he
had told her OF his utter ignorance OF the parties
who were witnesses against him was true. Wife
after wife was placed on the witness stand aud
there was a perfect avalanche of testimony
against him. Tile Brooklyn wife's testimony
was given in minute details, and the evidence of
the Boston wife was none the less dana sing.
Still Contariui did not finch. When, however,
he was found guilty and the court asked him if
he had anything TO say, his bTayadO, in n great
measure, disappeared, and he made rambling
incoherent speech, protesting his innocence and
denOuncing some OF the members of the city
press. The court sentenced him to two years
aud five months confinement in Sing Sing. He
separated from his wife yesterday morning, she
sobbing bitterly. He was then handcuffed and
conducted from his cell TO the sherff7s office,
where he babe the jailOr and deputy sheriff
adieu, thanking them kindly tor favors shown
him. He was then placed in a carriage and
driven to the depot, where he took passage on
the one .. m train for his future home on the
banks of the Hudson. He had many stories to
tell 10 reporters, but none of them amounted to
anything.
There is one feature of the case worth especial
notice Ever since his arrest the prosecution
and defence were paid tor bv Mary b. Distan's
rather (his POughkeepsie wife1. The poor old
man saw how deeply his daughter loved the viii
lain, and used every effort to convince her either
o. his guilt OF innocence. He said one day
when spoken to on the subject, eyes, / am help
ing both the prosecution and defence Ii he is
guilty 1 want him punished and if he is inno-
cent want that prOyen."-N. L. Herald. lIth.
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"An Illinois m

DAn Illinois mother was so Indignant at the
low stand her daughter took in the printed
graded list Of her school, that she Knocked the
principal down with . curling-iron.
ga young lady who was required 10 obey
the rules of the school, which she deemed severe.
claimed lenity upon the ground that she had
rendered essential aid In getting - the subscrip-
ton for the teachers holiday presents.
"wendeli Phillips says that the Speaker OF
the Pennsyivanis House OF Representatives was
In the habit. before its adjournment, of putting
the query, Has Tom Scott any further business
with this body?"
nTIn these revolutionary times. 1t Is a. Door
in policy as 10 n inhuman for those who happen
10 be uppermost to day 20 shoot their oppobents.
for the next turn Of the wheel may compel them
to face the files OF musketry.
s%The subject of warmth in dwellings, saws
the Boston journal Of Chemistry, IL one OF
great Importance, as 1t IL most intimately con-
neeted with health and happiness, but there is a
strange indifference regarding IL among cultiva-
ted and intelligent men even.
0Tbey are stu .'erowded" In Chicago. The
Times says: "But little difficulty was experi-
enced In finding Carl Rosa place to sleep at
the sherman House, ON last evening. What on
earth would they have done II his little wife had
been with him.
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SENATORS.
SCHUYLER CoLFAx, President, LAFAYETTE "a,
Alcorn, James L., Miss, Metropolitan Hotel.
Anthony, Henry B., h. Island, Arlington House.
Bayard, Thos. f., Delaware, I413 Mass ayenue.
Blair, Francis p, Mo-, 1888 Pa. ave-, northwest.
Brownlow, William g., Tenn, 1 ST.. northWesf.
Buckingham, w IA, Conn. s19 18th ST., northw't.
Caldwell, A., Kansas. 1877 F st., northwest.
Cameron, simon, Penn, Arlington House.
Casserly, Eugene, California. 1915 X street.
Chandler, Zach. Mich, 140s III street. northwest.
Clayton, Powell, Ark, 12i4 street, northwest.
Conkling, Roscoe. n. Y, 1876 18th ST., northwest
Cooper, Henry, Tenn, S25 Vermont avenue.
Corbett, Henry W. Oregon ,5Ii 18th ST. ,northwt.
Davis, Garrett, Kentucky
Davis, Henry g., w. Va, S25 Vermont avenue.
Edmunds, Geo. f. Vt, AL Mass. ave. ,northw't
Eenton, Reuben T., N. y, q Lafayette Square
Flanagan, j. W., Texas.
Frelinghuysen, 1. T., N. j., 1881 St, northw't.
Gilbert, Abijah. Florida, National Hotel.
Hamilton, Morgan c., Texas, 427 4th st, northv't
Hamilton, William T., Nd. Washington Hoese
Hamlin, Hannibal, Maine, Metropolitan Hotel.
Hill. Joshua, Georgia, 1925 F street, northwest.
Hitchcock, Phineas W., Neb., National Hotel.
Howe, Timothy O., Wis, 17OS St, northwest.
johnson John WI Va, 5os 18th ST., northwest.
Kelly, James X, Oregon, Ebbitt House.
Lewis, John F., Va, 430 1st street east.
Logan, John A., Illinois, Grant Place.
Morrill,, Justin s., Vt, 467 street, northwest.
Morrill,, Lot NJ, Me-, 1877 East Capitol street.
Morton, Oliver p, Ind, Metropolitan Hotel
Nye, James W., Nevada, S23 VT ave, northwest
Osborn, Thomas W., Fla, 1406 G ST., northwest
Patterson, Jas. W., n. H., 919 G ST., northwest
Pomeroy, Sam1 c., Kan, 1923 III st., northwest
Pool, John, n. c., Washington House.
Pratt, DID,, Ind. III ST., southeast, Ingle place
Ramsey, Alexander, Mimi, National Hotel,
Rice, Benjamin F., Arkansas, Arlington House.
Robertson, Thos. j., s. c., 1910 St, northwest
salisbury, Eli, Delaware, $40 18th street.
Sawyer, Fred. A, s. c., 1910 + ST., northwest
Schurz, Carl, Missouri, 1919 l. street. northwest
Scott, John, Penna., zoos f street, northwest
Sherman, John, Ohio, 1923 X street, northwest
Spencer, Geo. E., Ala, 91S N street, northwest
Sprague, VIM, II. l., COL L street, north west.
Stevenson, John W., Ken, Arlington House.
Stewart, w. M, New, 1928 Mass. ave-, northwest.
Stockton, John p, n. j., 1851 III St, northwest
Sumner, c., Mass, cor VT. ave. and I'll street.
Thurman, Allen e., Ohio, 1912 N. Y. avenue
Upton Thomas W., Nebraska, PC st. northwest
Lyman, Ill. 400 18th st. northwest
Nickers, George, Md, Do Sd st northwest.
v est. j. ROdman La, SIS 18th st. northwest
Wilson, Henry, Mass, Washington House.
Window, VIM Mimi, 26 Lafayette Square.
Wright, George G., Iowa, 81 Al street.
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DIR. RAILWAYS
Sarsaparillian ResOIvent,
TBK GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER.

Rpe,, droy Of the Observation-Disclosures
VENT communicates through the Blood, sweat
Urine, and other fluids aud juices of the stem ia
rtgor Of life, for il repairs the wastes Of the body
ConsHrsPtios, GLasdHiar diseass, Ulce-s az ks
Throat, Motstk, TsMors, Nodes IN the Glands asd
0hfe, parts Of the systs, Sore Eyes, ST. zD1or0Es
DISCHARGES from the Ears, and tke ac0rsf forms az
Skin diseases. Errgti0as, Fsrer Sores, Soald Head
Spots WORMS IN the Flesh, TxnIors, Cdnoers IN a..
Womb, and all reaksssHg and pasafHl dtseheTges,
Nisht Stcsafs Loss AZ Sps and all tcastss Of ths
life principles, tctthfs tks eHTtsce az this
srondeS Of Modern ChsmfSfry, aa3 fec days uSs
forMs of disease SIS potent Sosoer TO exrs fAsm.
III the patient, daily becoming reduced By the
wastes and decon position thai II ntinualy pro-
pairs the same with material made from healthy
blood-and this the ARSAfARILLIAH will ana
does secure-a cure is certain: for when this
remedy commences Its work of purifcation, and such
ceeds In diminishing the lsse q wastes its rspait
will be rapid, and every day the patient will feel
gesting better, appetite IMPROVING, and hesh snt
weight Increasing.
Not only does the sARsAPARuLIAN RKsoLvRRf en-
Gel all known remedial agents In the cure OF Chronic
esrofulous, Constitutional and Skin diseases. but
Q the only positive cue for
KIDNEY AND DLADD1R COMPLAINfs,
Urinary end womb disease, Gravel, Diabetes
Dropsy, etoppage 81 Water Incontinepce Of Urine
Bright Disease and In all cases where
there brick dust deposits, the water b thick.
cloudy, mixed with substances llke the white Of a
egg, or threads like white silk, there b Amorbd
snS and Shss
ton when Iossing water and pain 4. the mail a
the Bock aD1 along the Loins.
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This being the season for storing ice, we
would call attention to what Is known as the
sStevens plan" for erecting cheap house and
storing ice, from Halls Journal OF Health for
December:
"For one family, make ahOuse twelve feet each
way, by setting twelve posts in the ground,
three on side; board it up, eight feet high, on
the inside so that the weight OF the ice shall
not press the boards outward; dig out the dirt
inside, six inches deep, and lay down twelve
inches of sawdust; pack the ice In pile nine feet
each way, filling the space OF eighteen inches
between the ice and boards with sawdust or tan
lark, with the same thickness on top; make an
old fashioned board roof, leaving the space
above the ice open for ventilation. Have a
small entrance on the north side of the roof.
"If the ice can be located on the north side of
hill, and a small stream of water introduced
slowly through the roof on a very cold day, so as
To make its way between the pieces of ice, the
whole mass win freeze solid; or pile OF snow
could thus be made into solid ice, and would last
. from one winter TO another"
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INTER,

The frost IL here,
And fuel IL dear.
And woods are .sar,
And sres burn clear,
And has bitten the heel Of the going year.
Bite, frost, bitei
You roll MP a~ay from the light
The blue woodlouse and ths plums a,rmsuss,
And the bees are slid and the fies are kind,
knd YOU bite fer into the heart Of tbs house,
But not into mine.
Bite fr oet. bite
The woods are sll the searer,
The fuel IL all the dearer,
he fires sre all the clearer,
Ny spring is all the nearer,
You have bitten into the heart Of the esrth,
But not into mine. ITeHHvseH.
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The LATEST manifestation of lunacy is D
Spiritual Postofice, established by fellow
named Flint, In New York. Letters from luna
tics i'm the flesh directed to spirits in heaven or
hell AZ the case may be, are forwarded to Mr..
Flints p0stoffice in New York, and he sends
them by express TO their destination, and re-
eeives the answer. The postage il rather bind
ing, being two dollars per letter: but 1t must be
remembered that the department ID new and
the expenses heavy. By and by movement
VII PROBABLY oe MAGE IN tne orectlon OF cheap
tion between the celestial, Internal, and terres-
trial kingdoms are increased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-23

PROF. TIEFDENKEN a Vatel of Germany
wishes to eOnvoke universal congress for the
connection of a cosmopolitan dish, which shall
lie conceded by all peoples as the most exqui-
siey perfect food. This will put an end to
questions OF supremacy in matters of the palate;
for instance the rat steak of the Chinese, the
sauer kraut of the Germans, the italian macca-
roni. and the missionary outlet of the Sandwich
IStander-
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AN ELDERLY GENTLEMAN was "recently con-
fdenced" on a train running into KeOkuk by
sharpers who induced him to bay draft (worth-
less) on Buffalo for si5s 40, he paying them two
SlOO bills, and they paying him $500 change.
The conductor of the train took the first OppOr-
tunity of suggesting to theinnOcent old gentle
man that the draft was fraud. "Well, was the
bland response of the imperturbable greeny, elf
IL l. any bigger fraud than my two one hundred
dollar notes were, then am not forty three dol
lars ahead; which i think am. / am not in the
habit of dealing in counterfeit currency, but
always keep a little of that stuff about me for
the benefit of that sort of customers" The
bitter Was bitten in this case.
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STORY Ii told Of . man in Connections who
fen from the roof OF q ive story building to the
sidewalk; but, as he struck on the thick soles of
his rubber shoes, he bounded back within q
quarter OF an inch OF the roof, and 80 eontinu ed
TO bounce, the distance decreasing by only
Quarter Of an inch each journey. He subsisted
on HASH enclosed in rubber balls, which he
managed TO catch on the bound, and at the end
Of month was stopped and restored to his
family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-23

ga municipal reform movement has been
started in New Orleans.
~The Indiana state republican convention
will meet ON the ed OF February.
0A hin has been Introduced In the FIR ,ach
Assembly providing for the release Of the Gem
munist prisoners who held no rank.
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YOUNG MAN having put crown piece into
''the plate" i'm Edinburg church by mistake
Wa refused. In once, in forever, "Aveel,
aweeli," grunted he, 81 will get credit for it in
b'aven." ma. na," said deems, the doorkeep-
e., Yen get credit only for the penny We
meant 10 gi'e.'.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-23

THE GENEVA CONFERENCE.-THE commits
sioners for the arbitration of the Alabama claims
held formal meeting in Geneva Tuesday.
Count SelOpls, the italian member, was chosen
president and the commission adjourned until
the 18th OF June.
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Tooihache, Earache. Efc.

The little work entitled First Helm in AZ
cidcntS,' speaks of these complaints, 81 pre-
va ent at this season Of the year. rs follows:
III Is bad practise To put cotton wool
soaked In landanum or chlOTOiOrm. into the ear
for the relief OF tO0thache. II is true that il
may sometimes prove effectual and procure "A
ms hts rest, for the connection between tn teeth
a,d the ear is very close. Bat let il be borne in
mind that the ear Is far too delicate aud valua-
BIZ an organ to be used a medium for the ap-
pheatlOn OF strong remedies for disorders of the
zee IN, aud that both lauda m and chlorofo-m,
more especially the lattT, are powerful irri-
Ia rs, and that sUchs locations are ALWAYS ac-
companied with risk The teeth should be
BOXED after for Themselves bv some Competent
dentist: and if tOOthache spreads to the ear,
TINS Is another reason why they should be attend
cd to at once: for prolonged pain in the head
sing from the teeth, may itself injure the
hearing. In earache everything should be
d ne 10 sOOthe it, and all strong Irritating ap-
p icatiOn should be avoided Pieces of hot fig
or onion should on no account be put in; but
warm fiannels should be applied, with poppy
fermentation externally, if the pain does not
soon subSide"