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the MINER.
A NEW INVENTION.


A Mr. Albert Brisbane, Of Buffalo,
n. T., is the inventor Of system of pneu
matte transportation for certain kinds Of
freight, which, if it approaches in results
to one-haf even Of what he claims, must
work one Of the greatest re -olutions in che
land commerce Of the world that has ever
yet been seen. His plan is simply this :
He constructs tr-tight circular tubes Of
FIVE, ten, fifteen, or more feet in diameter,
as may be required, these TO be extended
over the country wherever demanded BY
the necessities Of the trade. The vehicle
for Transporting freight is hollow ball, or
sphere, to roll within the tube, Of diane
ter two or three inches less than the tube
in which it is to work, 50 that it can roll
freely the load to be carried inside the
ball A hollow ball of ten feet in diane
ter will carry, it is said about two car loads
Of grain. The ball, when loaded, is placed
in the mouth of the tube, this being left
open and the remote end closed and the
air then exhausted from the latter, in
front of the ball, until a sufficient strength
Of current is obtained to roll il TO its desti-
nation. The inventor claims that BY this
system, all freight that will permit of be-
ing carried in this way can be moved at
one-fourth the cost of transportation by
railroads, and at the speed Of one hundred
miles an hour.
A TERRIBLE accident happened last Sat
urday evening at Scheve's Coal Mines, on
the St. Louis & s. Z. Railway about four
or five miles from town. Cooper Collins,
All emplOye and resident Of this place
while landing coal, accidentally run on to
the wrong shaft, and the doors not being
closed, he fell with the box to the bottom
OF the pit, depth Of one hundred and six
feet He fell ON his face and when found
Was terribly mutilated and had several
bones broken. Deceased was an industri-
Gus and respectable citizen, and leaves a
wife and three daughters to mourn his lnss.
All Of his daughters were absent from
home at the time of the catastrophe, the
two younger being employed ut work near
Belleville, and the eldest married and liv-
ing in one of the eastern counties.-B Belle
rille Democrat
UNDER an act of the last Legislature 60
provide for the health and safety Of per
sons employed in coal mines, the County
Surveyors are made ex-officio inspectors a
coal mines, and are required to report to
the Governor, annually, the condition of
the mines in their respective counties. Tie
inspector for st. Clair county has Just filed
his report with the Governor.
st. Clair county has seventy-6ve coal
mines in operation, giving employment to
more than twenty-five hundred men and
boys. Only one vein is worked in this
county, which in one hundred feet below
the surface, and six feet six inches thick,
Many of the mines are reported - being
worked without system, badly ventilated,
and full Of gus and black damp" The
quantity of coal produced il not given
Bellevilie Democrat
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WIT AND WISDOM

A PAPER recently alluded to a man as a
| battle-sCared veteran, instead ~ battle
SCARED. The cpmpositor was So agitated
when the editor made him correct il that
he changed ii to ''bUttle-scarred" veteran.
And still the veteran was not happy.
A SAUSAGE weighing over two tons was
recently made in hinhenn, Pa. The epi
zootic had previously been extensively fatal
in that quarter.
WHAT L. the reason your wife and you
always disagree asked one lrishman of
another " Because wu ars both Of one
mind She wants to W master, and 50
do
"A Resident ~ Snatchwine sued "A neigh
bor for shooting his dog. The case was
tined 40 llennelln recently, and damages
to the amount NJ one CENT was awarded the
owner oi the dog. The ,52ts Of the suit
amounted 70 S26O.
WFE, said d man. looking fUr biz
bootIack, '' / have places where | keep my
things, AMI you ought ty know ID. "--'' Yes,
! ou. ht ta Know where yuu Keep your late
hours. hut ! don't
''I THINK, said tLc doctor. that you
have an affection iu the lumber region.
" y hat has. caused 1t, doctor asked tho
patient. III BAD board. nO doubt, said the
doctor.
WnlE Dr. Mary Walker was lecturing
lately. a youth cried ont " Are You the
Mary that had alttlc lamb DO "NU, vas
the reply. If but your nuther had little
JacAaas.
ONG of Chas. Lambs friends, visiting
L. al n & .F A.
in TIE course of conversation, to repeat
the old saying, " One fool makes many"
" Ah. indeed, said Lamb merrily, point
lily VI the children, you have hne
family.
>UrPo-E a canal buat heals Vest north
vest for the horses tail. ana has the wind
abeam with a flaw coming up in the south,
would tile captain according to maritime
law, ~ JustIned Ia taking reef in the
stoye-lipe without asking the cook
A YoUSD BrtUn ia.yIy lost 4 large sum
by betting on spiders. he Wagered that a
spider which Ia would produce would cross
y plate quicker than 4 spider ~ be prOduc
ed by friend. Each spider was to have
49, own plate. His opponents spider,
however, Cu being stated, would not stir
whilst its rival ram with immense speed
Ehc bet was consequently lost and the
loser soon found out the reason why
opponent had hpt plate.
ALWAYS INTENDING. In matters w
great concern, and which must be done,
there IS no surer argument OF a weak mind
than lrIt solution - tu be undetermined
Va icre .e case is plain, and the necessi-
ty ~ urgent tp hv always intending g
lead a new Iitr, bul n..cr finding time tn
,st about it
some employmeuts maybe better than
others hUt there ~ Hu employment 40 bal
as the having none az an. The mind Will
contract X rust and au unttnrss fur every
thing ana a mar must either fiji up lus
liIu, ;ith good, or 40 least innocent 1usI-
ue~-, MI IL wIl rim tu thc worst sort NY
waste tu su ami vice.
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The Miner What He is and What He
Was.

At recent miners meeting. held III
Wishaw, Scotland. for the purpose Of pre-
senting a testimonial VI Alex Mcdonald
ESQ, that gentleman said
He was in the pit before he vas eight
years Of age. Ii Was then tile custom to
rise GENERALLY at one 'ciock IA The morn
ing, am never Later than three ur four and
they were not generally up again till Six or
seven at night He used 70 10 that, and
after he got home Salk halt mile to an
evening schuol, leave It 1t rLnc, ald be out
At one IN the morning AGAIN. Ii VAS COM
mon to call the miner a dpprAyed beng (;
but how could he ~ otEcpaisc When
noble men we're work nag hard Tor the ten
hour Factory Act, he pften wondered if
anybody would a. any thing for the miners
child, but nobody did He made hold To-
say that he (Mr McDonald) was +le first
10 propose that the miners child should be
educated, and he believed he vas mainly
instrumental ia getting ii Upun thg statute
book in 1860 He saw the Factory Act
madea applicable 70 los trades ard tlo min
ers left out, but they did not despair
But now thanks tO 10 the Government oi
William EHart Gladstone. " AouI he vas
glad had stood hy his Co.ors, thgy were uov
in better position than ANY w the other
trades. After referring at some length 10
the Mines Regulation Bill, he spoke NJ the
new rules which were to lie hung az. Ia
those rules the ruadsnau Was t. be 4 very
important man lle HAD tu VI Y ID the di-
luting Of the gasses, and the whole risk 81
accidents was TO be with the roadsmon
themselves. The man VINO would submit
to such a rule had los, his manhood. The
fireman, too, was eniuInc1 To- du his work
with the greatest Cauiiun and IN likewise
is held responsible. iSeforr the passing of
this Act the miners had only one master.
but these special rules not only placed thu
miners under the agent auu manager. but
also under the pItshesdiGan, roadInan, en-
gineman, and huttuH4r. in places where
the masters tuok charge Of keeping Up the
roads and I.laces. the accidents from falls
Of roof were rare, Int IA localities where
the work Has d,puted 20 others such acci-
dents we're very frequent. Ia no place
were there more accidents from that cause
than IN Wishaw He believed tnat within
the last ~ wears more had fallen victims
through the falls ~ thu TOoi than from rN-
plOsions. He then referred to Ne special
rule prohibiting smoking. THIS rule, he
said, should W strictly adhered tD anu 4g-
verely punished when miringed in mines
with gases, but in pits where there Vas uo
hrt-damP u Nas quite unnecessary aH4
hc thought it a piece Of petty Tyranny to
insist on i IN such mines In concluding,
he urged them strongly ID drsIst ol.y at-
tempt to Uverrulc the statute and 90 carry
out the Act as far as they could. aud they
would have better peuriy. hotter children,
and better citizens He resumed his seat
amid great cheering
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Labor.


~ t'i@A e.. ~.
nlAh 'oH :" ~ ~ "nls'
t-'f = gold g" .'hef sNmg'
\" tht sllNri FRA W carr
Lr, hi.H Prn,NN ''Ae NJ. r'Su"I
The rrhrst vrp~f'-i.-'.Tis an nation
hAAs ifoia l-'b4 I iceAi'g hfu".
fh'ugh her hs.i'd grow nAhl WIN Hu'H'
III tar v mans chcck a heautt
Never blush '' own its stale
Lst i''id n!Ah heSi' - ie.i"'s
Industry and honest deahrg,
A. barter t"F her bread
".rk ou hra''s. ''"d.s cSn uAuyh'er>
tst sHcu l-iic has '''o rough water.
Truth mu,i n4r her minute g'inA
shAi 't D. = .,SiN" iruJges
N-,- make sHus =. fsh Judges
Ices severe WITH spot whiiS
When W. neck"n hiNr> " nl"ff}.
10 il jus, "a grasp ths haues
WhAr pPire>>i.4-i !i'IAr- ihe e'-s
/, Il Just She isD..r sfl,t lo~lv
Have the, u,' lain a h.iy
A. ri,h mel. e. angel aiEgs
Shall We taFth-n r., p -,d- mus To
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The report Of the Commissioners OF En-
igration for the year 1872, to be submitted
to the Legislature, shows the following to
be the approximate number of emigrznts
from each country of the old World ar
irving at this port between the 1st Of last
January and the Goth of this month
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NUMBER z.

A PROSPELTCs ~ "a cO-gp sratiye coal
mining company has been issued IN New
castle Tbs capital is to be raised IN tive
hundred shares BY the miners of Northum-
berland and Durham
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The total number Of emigrants who ar
rived in 1871 was 229, $50, showing large
increase for 1872.
According to rough estimates, the fol-
lowing were the destinations of the emi-
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A RATHER grand anl dramatic style Of
exPEes=l"n came ~ a sndd-n collapse in
court the other day An indignant Wit
meas exclaimed, 4 The first time ever did
such dIshonorable act would blow vut
my brains. SIR" Every good" said the
q Z. NJ; ''and what Eonld you do the soc
ond time n
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SGsiIIgs Department.
THE FRANKLIN BANK, ors.nizeL under a syeylal
charter granted by the State Illinois, ..ith sli
the lowers and privileges Bankers, have besu
indu- Il establish Department saving. With $
NleN # giving Societies, Institutions auu individuals VII"
iesir,us of saving tEeir money, and c,U
veneht investment for s,rh N ther fnIs not
needed for current EXPENSES
Dggits OF one dollar t. any number 4 .olArs ~ lie
eceiN rd
a General Banking Business also Transacted.
TRUSTEES:
BENJASuS LOMBARD, q Il FORT,
FEEN >NDO JoNES. JOSIAH LOMBARD,
= A BEIGCS
FERNANDO JONES. President.
: 4 BRIGGS, VICE PRBsIDENr.
GEORGE s. EppY, Cashier
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THE new rolling mill at Ere Pa, is to
put in operation NJ once.
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Emigration from Europe.

TC BE CONTINUED.
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Mrs. Shelley.

The most interesting person i met IN
London, says writer In the October
Atlantic, was Mrs. Shelley, daughter
Of Goodwin and Mary Wollstonecraft,
and widow since Percy Bysshe Shelley IS
death in 1892, of that poet interesting
not only because of the celebrity of her
parents and of her husband, but far
more for her own sake; interesting,
too, because of the remarkable discrep-
ancy which ] discovered that there was
between her actual character and all
her antecedents and surroundings |
expected to find Mrs. Shelley q radical
reformer, probably self-assertlng, some
what aggressive, and at war
with the world; more decided
ly heterodoX III religion and
morals than / myself was; Indoors
ing and enforcing the extreme opin-
ions of her father and mother, and (as
| then understood them of her hus
band. / found her very different from
my preconceptlons. Gentle. genial,
sympathetic, thoughtful, and matured
in opinion beyond her years, for she
was then but twenty nine; essentially
liberal in politics, and theology, in
deed, yet devoid alike OF stiff prejudice
against The old or ill-considered pre-
possession in favor of the new, and,
above all, womanly, III the best sense,
in every sentiment and instinct; she
impressed me also as a person with
warm social feelings dependent for
happiness on loving encourage
ment, needing a guiding and sustain
ing hand. In person she was of mid
die height and graceful figure Her
face, though not regularly beautiful,
was comely and spiritual, OF winning
and with a look of Unborn
refinement as we'll as culture. 1t had
a touch of sadness when at rest yet
when it woke up in animated converse
ton one could see that underneath
there was bright, cheerful, even play
full nature, at variance, | thought, with
depressing circumstances and isolated
position.
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Slavery Among the Ants.

Among ants the habit of slave
making as discovered by the German
naturalist, Huber, is one of the wonders
of the animal kingdom. This habit
belongs to the Amazons, or red ants of
South Africa. These leave their own
dwelling IN the evening, 60 to that of
some tribe of black ants with the in
tention of making captives. The
assailed are, however, not to submit so
tamely. They organize for the defence
and resist their assailants f1riously.
The battle is long and fierce. sometimes
one side sometimes the other having
the advantage. We have read of, and
admired the bravery of the
Old Guard III their charge at
Waterloo, but here are charges
and counter charges as fierce as any on
that famous field. We admire our
Revolutionary fathers for defending
their homes against foreign invasion,
but what shall we say of the ants de-
Tending theirs until all the adult mem
bers of the tribe are killed or wounded.
We applaud the heroism of our own
brave boys and southern foes in the
late rebellion, but here by these AM.
slaves, and the other III resisting that
making, was displayed herolsm equal
to that seen on any battle field of that
deatbly struggle. But, not stopping
to dilate upon the contest, we can say
the Amazons may be defeated,
but they VIII probably conquer, and
after killing or rendering helpless all
their adult foes, descend into the
dwelling, make captive, and convey
the larvae and young to their homes.
This done, and the slaves being
trained to perform the duties of their
new condition, the captors give them.
selves up to a life of ease and become
so enervated and Imbeclle as TO be I'M
able to care for themselves. If after a
short period their slaves are removed,
the tribes will die for want of food
The distinguished naturalist to whom
| referred took colony and removed
their serfs The result was the tribe
were dying rapidly when single slave
was introduced and was immediately
set at work supplying food, rearing
young, and Ill every respect caring for
the body, SO that in a few hours life
and vigor fiourished where had been
only indications of intirmity and death.
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Origin Of the Word Schooner.

A writer in the Boston Advertiser,
referring to the story told by Webster
and Worcester III regard to the origin
of the word schooner, corrects that
photographer as follows:
1.-The happy thought of a Cape Ann
praster, which century and a
half ago designed new and successful
rig for vessels, and gave new. word to
our language, is certainly deserving of
4 special notice and of permanent
record-anG the story, if told at all,
should be told rightly Fifty years
ago | used often 10 meet Mr. Gorham
Parsons, then well-known citizen of
Brighton, and nephew of the great
lawyer and judge, Tneophilus Parsons.
Mr.. Parsons was born, | think, in
oucester-certainiy his father. Eben
Parsons, began there his mercantile
career. More than once | heard Mr..
Parsons, who was man of intelligence
and of retentive memory, tell the
story of Robinson's schooner His
account, which was very circum-
stantial, with names and details that /
have forgotten, was substantially this
After the new vessel was fully rugged
ana ready for use, day was fixed for
the fist trial. Much interest had
been excited by the innovation, and
all were curious to see how she would
act, but Captain Robinson and his
family. who could watch her motions
from their own windows, were more
than curious. As the vessel tackled it
was at once evident that she could run
remarkably near the wind. In the
nautical dialect of the time and the
place, schOoning was the term gener
ally used to designate that feat, and the
slang word was familiar to all. As the
little vessel shot ahead almost in the
teeth of a strong breeze, the Captains
daughter exclaimed, "Oh, father, see
how she schoons !" ''Schoon it she
does, " was the answer, and schooner
she shall be called, :"
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A dwight.

/" I'll light you down the avenue
1t Is so dark, she SAID
And hell the lamp, with one white hand,
Up high above her head.
The light fell on her shining hair
And on her lily face,
And on her arm and shoulder, curved
With such SURPRISING grace.
1t fell upon bit of vine
And lattice, DER her head,
Upon a rosebud at her throat,
OF deep and brilliant red.
And all around was dark save where
There shone the lamps soft light
4 glowing picture III frame,
4 frame of sable night.
| turned to look hundred times
"A beautiful talleau p
| called, and she laughed back * Take care
Be careful how you got"
80 Beauty mine,' thought, :. how dark
The world may ever be
However dark or cod-yet still
1t Will be bright near thee!"
Aud then | ran back through the dark,
70 kiss her once again
For sudden joy possessed my heart,
Almost rs keen as pain.
-Appietons Joundl
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4 Burning Well.

The Tuscola County mich. Pioneer
of Wednesday has The following:
farmer named Ref, residing in
Frankenmutb, one and one half miles
north Of Hublngers, commenced dig
ging well short time since to find
water for domestic purposes. A shaft
was sunk to the depth of about forty
feet without finding rs much water as
was desired, when it was decided TO
bore for water. The drill was mt
down to the depth of some twenty or
thirty feet, and Oh Saturday night.
September 18th, as the workmen were
eating supper, terrific explosion took
place, which shook the buildings for
some distance around. A visit to the
we'll revealed the cause of the dis.
turbance, as succession of deem.
toned sounds were issuing from lis
mouth, resembling the discharge of n
cannon On Sunday morning a Iamp
was held down into the well to see
what was going on down there and
was instantly extinguished. Planks
were placed over the mouth of the we'll
and alter short time a bundle Of
burning straw was thrown into tho
well, when volume of flame rose from
the mouth to the height of fortv or
nifty feet, throwing the blanks some
distance, and scOrching Mr.. Reif,s
whlskers and eyebrows. The neonle
there don't know whether it is a younc
volcano or not. The water is sweet
and perfectly good.
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Music.

Take Of the maiden'S and the mothers sigh,
OF chlldhoods dream and rope which age
doth bless,
OF roses and the south Winds tenderness,
OF fir-t trees shadow, tint OF sunset sky,
OF moon on meadow where the stream runs by,
OF lovers kiss, his difjdcnt caress.
OF blue eyes yellow, brown eyes darker tress,
OF echoes o. the morning bird on nigh.
OF passion OF ali pulses of the spring,
OF pray'r from ev'ry death-bed OF the fall,
OF Joy and woe which sleep and waking bring,
OF tremor of each blood-b beat great and small;
Now pour into the empty soul each ihng-
And let His finger touch who moveth all
October Scribner'S
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His Graceiess Grace, the Dead Bruins
wick.

A correspondent of Montreal jour
nal speaking of the lately deceased
Duke of Brunswick, says: Zone of
the uglies men, be was accustomed to
have himself painted and enameied,
aud made up with all the artificiality
of the patrOnesses OF Madame Rachel
His bald head was crowned with
blue-black wig, one of thirty, changed
every day, and initiating the growth of
the hair wig No. l being cut close, to
initiate a head just cropped by the
barber; wig No. being a tritle longer,
and so on all through the series. When
the Duke appeared III wigs % and 30,
he was accustomed to run his tiugers
through their long locks with the re-
mark that he must really have his
hair cut His diamonds have been
brought prominently before the world,
both by the pride he took in them,
which led him to cover himself with
them on all occasions, aud also by
the lawsuits III winch they cut
prominent figure, and among others,
the suit brought against him by the
Secretary whom he had employed to
make out an inventory of his jewels,
with history of each, and who found
it impossible to obtain the payment of
his salary; and the affair of his English
valet, Shaw, who stole a few millions
of francs worth of the treasures he was
employed TO watch over, the stolen
diamonds swallowed by the thief when
the robbery was discovered, being re-
covered through the Judicial admin
istration Of large dose of active medi-
cine. At once avaricious and niggardly
in his dealings with all around him,
and lavishly extravagant in all that
concerned himself, vain, insolent, and
futile, with most detestable reputa-
ton in every relation OF life, the ex-
sovereign of the ex-Duchy of Brunswick
has probably lett this life without the
event being regretted by any human
creature.
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The Spirits.

Spirits of the departed, as the term
is understood by mediums, have at last
found a function which in some sense
iustifes spiritualism. The other dav
banquet, consisting of tea, cake. and
bread and butter, was given by spirits
to Il select party at the house of. Mr..
Guppy, Highbury Hill Park, London.
The guests had no idea of the feast
that was in store for them, and after
sitting III darkness for n few minutes
were agreeably surprised to find that
food, cups, saucers, napkins and
plates were systematically carried
about the room. 4 kettle of boiling
water was thrust into the hands of a
gentleman present, who wisely deter
mined to strike light, when to the
3mazement of all present there was
revealed the spectacle of a covered
table loaded with all the essentials for
making a hearty tea. There were two
cakes, loaf of bread, about two or
three pounds of grapes, butter, milk. a
ponderous teapot, and a kettle of boil
ing water, the spout of the latter being
plugged with tight fitting cork, thus
showing that the spirits had prudently
provided against scaldipg themselves
while laying the table in the dark. The
tea was heartily enjoyed, and then, the
lights eXtinguished, the spirits cleaned
the table with marvellous CELEBRITY.
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A LADY on North Main street saw
something on her carpet on Tuesday
morning, and hunting up an old paper,
placed it over the object, carefully
lifted it, went to the back stoop and
dropped in the slop-pail pair of
gloves. She says she doesn't see any
thing very amusing about this, but 1t
seemed as if her husband would split
himself over it.