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What Our reop!e Earn.

IHE average earnings Of each person ~
the UnIted States has been estimated at
$50 year, $3.50 for every family u five
persons this makes the sum total VI all
that j. earned by the people, Sl0O multi
phed by 10000, 900, or 81, ,OUO, OOO, 900
Ii We test this estimate by the census
report Of the value of the yearly produc-
ton, which l. nearly =, 5OO. OOO, 900 for
farm products, and - 5OO, OOO, 900 Tor
manufactures total - ,UOO, ,OUU. .OOO, We sas
that the above mentioned estimate Of the
earnings is rather high, as the profits On
the products Of labor must be more than
one-slxth Of the value
II We test the estimate by the price paid
for labor. we tlnd also that II Is above the
real amount. The average earnings NJ
1000, 900 common but able laborers are,
according to carefully prepared statistics,
81. % per working day, or S;I4O per year,
while IN the Southern States experienced
hands earn in summer only 81 % per day,
without board, Or about $500 per year,
while factory operatives earn 81 per week
OF - per day As nov on an average only
one person in three is able 70 work, except
IN factories, where more are employed
(two-thirds Of the population consisting Of
children, old OF lnhrm and sick people, Il
follows that the average earnings Of each
person are only about 500 per year, Or
the total amount "a wv, 900, 900 which
can not be far from the truth.
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An Interesting Discovery

Two small children of MIR John B. Hicks
were playing on the banks If Staunton
River, Va, on the Franklin side, when
one of them, IN running about, with a cry,
suddenly disappeared from view. Her
brother rushed 10 her assistance and found
her standing at depth Of eight or nine
feet from the surface of the earth. The
girl had broken crust Of earth, and had
fallen into a sort Of chamber or cave. Her
brother went of Ia procure a stick IN order
to assist her out, and IN the meanwhile she
proceeded to look around the strange abode
INTO which she had 50 unceremoniously en-
tered. She found herself IN a chamber IL
feet IN length by IL feet in breadth and y
feet IN height What was her surprise 20
hnd. by the and " the hight shining from
the opening made by her descent, what ap-
pearrd tu her the form ~ A man stretched
along pne sitt uf the cave In great alarm
she nastcnrd, with the assistance ~ her
brother tu scramble uut VI the hole. ami
tho two ran tp Nj Hlcss. Win was LAY x
tr.j near hy, and tulJ Ann what hat hap
prued- tie went at once tO the spot Nith
nei-hhrr Who happened u W. present,
and proceeded 40 explore the cave.
lhvlr surprise may u better imagined
than described, on fading lying Oh rau-,u
surface al one sid uf tnv cave, III naked
buiy ut an luui,.u. Hys was fuu SIX trat
h-h, amt Vas lyug un his back with L.s
arms crossed on his bosom. remains ui a
curyuct % feathers still vncIrcllng his head,
aud MS face h.ucJGsiy painted. By AIs
side lsy YuN and arrows, several pieces
oi pottery, aud several ears of corn. Tile
boty Was apparently ~ perfect state ui
preservation the DARK red shln not at a..
shnyelrd and the features though pInched
a. y generally the case IN death, stIl not
marked. After gazing AZ Tie dead war
rIur for a frw moments, Mr.. Hicks com
panlOh stopped dow % aud took hold of til,
nvdy. when, IL his surprise, A. crumbleG
u dust
lhe vases and bow ana arrows we're
found tu bc sound, ana were taken away
BY Mr. Hicks, ma whose possession they
sul .trc THE pottery vas very similar "
that found Uy Capt Mnter near Tia,
same river last wear The two gentlemen
then examined the cave and found II a.
be apparently artinclal, perfectly dry, with
the upper slde crusted Ur pow dyr-d WITH
some Nhltv substance thought 70 he lime
Ga the side neAt To the river a large squar
stone was seen, which blocked up what
vas evidently the prlqnal entrance to -h,
vault. Thus Uy a chance we're exposed 90
vltN the mortal remains uf an lniiaL
warriur. Whu. frum tLc manner Nd which
he Was inferred, was evidently chIettalu
OF power and renoWn prrchance a cutym
porary ami Y ,ual ui the great PuShattau.
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COAL NINE HORROR.
Fire Damp Explosion in the Henry Clay
Mine, Near ShamOkin. Pa.
Ten Men Taken out Dead Narrow Escape Of
Thirty ave.

ELMIkA, n. Y, June lO.-An explosion
Of fire damp occurred at the Henry Clay
Colliery, near Shamokin, Pa, this alter
noon. shortly after the explosion eleven
persons we're taken out Uf the mine, eight
o. them d=sd-JOhn Hays, the inside fore
man, being ore Of the latter. Thee were
from fifteen " twenty-five persons still iu
the Inine at the last accounts, but energetic
efforts are being made to get them ont.
NHAMoKIS. Pa, June lO-This after
noon ala explosion occurred ii the Henry
Clay Colliery, operated by the Philadel-
phIA and Reading Coal and Iron Csmpany,
near TINS place The coliery had NOT been
ms ected for some time, but WAS always
considered safe. II has the capacity "
mining 8, 900 tons Of coal per month, and
90 men sre employed in it.
Conrad Brumheiser, the inside boss
went INTO Al Old working on the water
level when the explosion Immediately fol
lowed, caused, It Is thought, by the hrr
damp being fircd, which communicated
with the aIrWays from the water level int
the slope below, where the men worked
The miners IN this section Of the coal re-
gIon not being accusr, med t. black damp,
thought It VAS blasting powder that had
been set on fire Thy remained in the
slope until almost overcome with black
damp, and iell senseless
The strong men managed ~ get out,
however, and gave the alarm 10 guide the
others who followed but on reaching the
top ut the slope they fell back, being com
pletely overcome.
John Hays, the outside boss, on hearing
the alarm went To- their rescue After
proceeding about 500 yards, he fell face
downwards in pool of water and was
drowned. Enoch MagenskI was found
drowned by his side
Eight men were brought out dead
There was n caving in Of the mine as at
first supposed, and there was no fault in
the ventlatlons The accident resulted
from old gas exploding IN disused work
ing Up to 10 o'clock T. NJ ten dead bod
les were taken out Many Of the men
from surrounding mines came to render
assistance
The excitement Is intense Wives and
children are rushing 70 the scene Of the
disaster, and finding their husbands and
brothers either dead or gasplng for breath,
while others were eagerly watching the
arrival OF friends on the slope wagons from
below There we're fifty men in the slope
at the time Of the explosion, thirty-hve Of
whom are known to have escaped and will
recover
William Brown, prominent coal opera
tor at this place, fell down the Webster shaft
this afternoon, lG5 feet deep. He had
leg broken. and was otherwise seriously In
turad
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Morning III London busy. never rest
ing city The sun pouring through all its
streets and by-ways, while the blue sky
overhead and the genial warmth Of the day
seem To put new life INTO the busy crowds
thronging the almost lnterminable network
ot streets beneath
Here, in remote and distant part If
the city, and somewhat removed from the
noisy thoroughfares Of traffic and business
Is a street, containing, for the most part.
that class Of buildings peculiarly adapted
70 the use Of poor artists, lmPecunlous wrl-
ters and half-rate companies II Is to one
Of these buildings, or. rather, to portion
Of one Of them. that We would call the
readers attention
Ascending the staircase of the three
story block, dusty, dirt-begrimed, and
Old, long hall presents itself, hall the
light which streams III at the end window
shows this, which presents a row of doors,
the signs hanging over which pronounce
the avocatiOns Of the occupants of this
block to be engaged III varied professional
pursuits Here j. collector, there an
artist, next door to whom the small faded
TIN sign informs us, is a placer Of insur-
ance. Next comes a draughtsman, then
an auction agent, and, finally, We come I"
a door bearing the singular inscription On
j sign OF lnlaid glass
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Scientific and Mechanical

The London Tunes, in an article on the
Department Of Cutlery and Tools, IN the
London international Exhibition, which
IS now open, makes the following remarks
Of American proficiency IN the manutac-
ture NJ axes and shUVels
We see Sheffield axes made m the Amer
lean shape, and fitted with the American
handles, used all over the Australian colo
MES. III which English manufacturers have
let a gIei trade slip ont Of their hands
The stor, Of Sydney and Melbourne are
stocked tn American shOyels, American
buckets, but above all, with American
axes, anu a bushman would as soon think
Of Telling a tree with a flint implement
from the drift as with an axe Of English
pattern. The English axehead cuts into
the wood and sticks there, but the rounded
wedge Of the States knocks away chip as
big as plate and bounds back ready for
the next stroke. No doubt these axes can
be made cheaper in England than in Amer
lea, yet the English manufacturers have al
lowed the Americans for years and years
to monopOhZe the Australian market
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SAMUEL NORSTUN,
Correspondent

The rooms Of Mr. Samuel Yorston, cor
respondent, are three IN number, and It i
quite easy to divine, from casual glance
at the first room, that the avocation Of a
correspondent is something in the literary
line. A long table reaches across the
room, upon which is a large quantity OF
blank paper, pens, and ink. Books, too,
are scattered III profuslon In one corner
Of the room is desk, presenting the APP
pearance of being used for ordinary bust
ness purposes.
The second room is neatly papered
apartment, containing a coarse but clean
mating on the floor, and large book case,
one portion of which is a common writing
desk. Adjoining this, upon the morning
TO which our narrative refers, was room
occupied by two men, in close converse
ton. The one who occupied large arm
chair near the only desk in the room, was
good -natured looking, porty man of per
haps forty years of age. The second in
mate Of the room was tall, thin gentle
man, far advanced in years, with quick,
sharp eyes, and thin, pale countenance.
From the conversation of these two gen
tlemen, 1t Was evident that the youngest Of
the twain was Mr. Samuel Yorston, and
that his companion was a gentleman OF
some means, who was q friend of the cor
respondent.
Mr.. Yorston, as the door opened and
the second room received an occupant,
arose, and closed the door, leading be-
tween the two rooms. 1t was glass door
and was only called into service as a mean:
of rendering private conversation lnaudl
bic Through the door, the new GOMEZ
was quite visible to Mr.. HOrstons compan
ion, who regarded him with more than or
dinary curiosity.
. Is that the young gentleman e h'
finally inquired, removing his eyes from
the glass door, and turning them upon Mr.
Yorston.
Yes. That is the way he always acts
looks neither to the right nor the left, anC
goes to work the moment he comes in.
= And where did you find him r
" All did ! never tell youi A strang,
story, Mr.. Leroy, a strange story" nu
singly, repeated Mr. Yorston. " 1t is no
a very long one, and, pending the adven
OF my usual callers, | will tell you how
found my strange assistant.
lone month ago, advertised in tn,
Times for an assistant, and big run | haC
Of it, nearly forty applying. None of then
suited, however, for you know, Mr.. Leroy
that but few outside of my friends AM
patrons understand the meaning Of tn
term correspondent. You know hoy
complicated my business has become, an,
| became fearless that ! would not be abl
to secure All assistant, when, one evening
just as was leaving for home, found q
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.unn incurred Mr.. Nnrstnn.

/ you" inquired Mr. IOrstOn
Yes, blank Oft times a vision of
storm and tempest sweep through my
mind Sometimes ! awake at night with
I the consciousness that some one is near
me. Only it Is always dark people haunt
ing me
You compose readily, said Mr. Yors
ton. DO you never feel your mind waver
or wanderi'
Seldom replied Mr. Mapleton II
believe firmly, however, that the time is
coming when some sudden rencpntre or
some vivIdly portrayed reminiscencc If the
past will, accidentally, supply that missing,
Ink, without which my life Is a broken
chain
lie was silent for moment, and then
turned 70 re enter his own office At this
moment a knock sounded at the door and
a young lad entered
Some copying Sir, he said, from
Graham and Mann, and then he stopped,
while the clerk hand went up to his head
confusedly, AS though striving to remem-
Der where he had last seen this young lad
Both Mr. Leroy and Mr. Yurstun had
observed the boys startled delaeanor, Al q
the clerks strange bewilderment Ever
anxious to secure even iaint clue to his
assistants real identity. he started for
ward
"Nou know this gentleman You have
seen him before ~ queried, earnestly,
catching the boy by the arm
Yes sir, once
Where -
Zone mile from London, On the Brent
ford road. had lain down for nap II
Vas over month ago and | was seeking
my fortune, coming to London. had
lam down, near a little hedge, when he
came along, walking sort Of aImessly. lie
came and sat down near me, never noticing
me in the least, although | was right be-
fore his ewes
What is your name, my boy IN inquired
Mr.. Leroy
Tom Gray | am wi.h Graham and
Mann, replied the boy
"Will you call here again this even
ing f
Yes, sir
And that evening he came The first
question Mr.. Yorston put, as he entered
the private office, was
What was this gentleman dong when
YOU first saw hin r.
And the reply was
Counting money.
10 BE CONTINUED.
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Eating Without Being Hungry Drink
ing Without Being Thirsty.

THE cause Of the feeling Of hunger is not
emptiness uf the stomach, but the stimulus
OF the gastric Juice which is contlnu-
ally being secreted when in state of
health Sometimes this secretion stops
for reasons Of various kinds Of derange-
ment IN health, then no food can be di-
gested. and there is no feeling Of hunger
notwithstanding the stomach may be
empty. OF course when III such a condi-
ton, 1t IL very injurious to eat, and a
horse. or any other animal will not do II .
but, unfortunately, most men, when the
time for then meals has arrived, think
that they must eat, hungry OF not. The
food Is then introduced into the stomach
unfit To digest, remains undlgested, and no
end Of troubles Is the consequence. Some
persons think they may stimulate their
appetite by tonic, such as bltters OF other
vaunted preparations but this is a ms
taken course, for its only result is to cause
one to eat more when already an amount
has been eaten beyond what the gastric
juice has been able TO prepare. The OBJ
Iect to be obtained Is a larger supply If
gastric Julee, not a larger supply Of food,
and whatever fails a. accomplish that Oh
lect. fails to have any efficiency toward the
cure Of dyspeptic diseases The formation
Of gastric Juice IS directly proportIoned to
the wear and tear ~ the system, which ~
tu be the means Of supplying, and this
wear and tear can only take place as the
result ot exercise The efficient remedy
for dyspepsia Is work outdoor work
beneficial ana successful in direct proper
tIpu as ut Is agreeable. interesting. and
profitable
\ stIll more prolific cause ot dyspepsa a
is drukiug aud the danger NJ excess Ih
tins instance IS stIll greater than la the
case ut eating. as drinks y down more
easily than meats The strongest proof ui
the excess daily committed by mankind ~
this direction is the fact tnat no trades
arr more hourishin1 than those dealing in
things which people can yet down their
throats. aud the manufacture and sale Oi
drinks as they 20 down the easiest. il the
most prpsp,riug of ail, especially beers
and vines, and even the two extremes
soda water and whisky.
Every one knows that 1t is impossible
t. makt a horse drlnk when he i not
thirsty; and also that nothing ls easier
than GO make an ordinary man take drink
whether he may be thirsty ur not amt
this IL what makes the drinking saloons
flourish, and keeps SO many drunkards
households down ia poverty in case the
head Of the family has not manhness
enou.h 10 resist the temptation Of taking
another drink
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McMahon's Ancestors.


N. Y Tribune
The McMahons are descended from Bri-
an Boru, who was king of Ireland in 10l4,
and acquired great renow1 as the conquer
er of the Danes over whom he gained a
decisive victory at Clontarf A petition to
King Louis extant, wherein Maurice Nc
Mahon, Knight Of Malta, formerly captain
II cavalry III the regiment Of Fltz James,
states that he suDplicates both for himself
and for the Marquis De Equilly and the
Bishop Of killera, his brothers, that ''he
may be permitted to represent before all
the princes that they draw their eternal
paternsl origin from the lords Of Clondi-
rala, III Ireland who were descended from
the lords and princes Of Clare, who were
Issue Of the ancient mOnarchs Of ireland
TIL .lr attachment u the Catholic religion
all | to their legitimate prince having de-
prived them Of their professions and Titles,
they find 1t impossible to establish their
noble ana ancient extraction by literal
proofs But they have proofs and trsti.
munials beyond All suspicion and admitted
by the tribunals which establish their mo-
bllity not only from the year l4DD; but
even 70 Brian BurU, mOuarCh Of ireland.
III the beginning of the eleventh century,
ard that they are Of the same family as
the Earle Of Thnmond, whom th, king
had 'hOnored with his favor This docu-
nent IS accompanied by other papers from
which it appears that the French McMa-
hons are descendants from the two broth
ers, Maurice and John who settled i'll
France ID the wear l7OO the hrst of whom
shared the fortunes of Prince Edward, in
Scotland. served IL the Spanish army, and
attrrEards was made captain IN the French
service, the second was created Marquis q
Eqully, ana admitted tn the estates of
Berguudy. The McMahuns we're tight
lng race, and their names frequently occur
IN the French military annals sharing ID
the disasters as We'll As the glorIes which
attend the French arms. At Waterloo
one Of them behaved with great galIantry
The battle was lost but 1t was necessary to
make desperate effort to cover the re-
treat Of the shattered army Charge,
keep charging, boys, said Mcmahon to
ths Third Cuirassiers Marshal, said
the Colonel, We are SO cut up 1t is certain
death for US to charge; you know it.
Embrace me, my friend, was MeMa-
hons only reply, and then the two gallant
soldiers led forward the regiment which
made those three terrible charges that are
recorded among the great deeds Of the
French army only lO9 men of its mum
Der remained, and Of these all but eight
were wounded
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trusty person in the village for me, when
return, as TO your whereabouts and, IL
SIX months, perhaps in less time, pledge
YOU my word that | will return. | vii
tear the mask from this villain. | will
consign him 70 the punishment which he
so richly deserves And, continued the
man, sadly, IF, in 50 doing, |, myself, an
dragged INTO a felons solitude with him,
pity Inc, and think of me for your sake
and out Of pity for you, have resolved Z
bring all this about, much sooner, and in a
different manner than had originally in
tended
" And my father :, queried Miss Rod
ney suppose that but you do not know
with what he charges him
+" 10 know, replied Markham. And
also know that he is innocent, i'll deed
and 10 thought
" Nuu know this. cried Bella, clasping
her hands in all ecstacy of JOY you
know this Z"
Yes
And who will prove that what you
say Is true r.
When the proper time CONES. | tctH.
Goodbye, Miss Rodney and remember
my words "
She watched his receding figure, longing
70 recall him an | demand an explanation
of his strange words. She was divided be
tween Joy and fear, confidence and dis
trust And yet, 4he inwardly resolved to
follow his counsel
The following morning she came into
the drawing room 70 speak to her father
Sidney VIVIAN and a stranger was ther,, a
man whom she had met once before. Ihr
representative Of the mortgage Of the es-
tate
"A word with you, Miss Rodney, " said
Vivian, As she was about to withdraw.
fearing that she was intruding, :. am
about 70 cancel the mortgage on the estate.
You remember the terms.
Yes, she said sadly.
' And you will fulfill your promise n
She bowed her head, assentingly.
" Wait for a moment, then said Mr.
Vivian, leaving the room, ''and | will re-
turn with the money
He ran up the stairs, quickly to his room,
and unlocked the large, strong trunk stand
ing in one corner of the room He reach
ed far down into it and drew upthe wooden
box, alluded TO before and large wal
let and carried them to the table He
opened them, and then
A scream, more resembling the shrek Of
some angry, disappointed bird Of prey,
echoed through the room and the house, as
he gazed at the objects before him, for
both we're empty; the money had been
distracted and the diamond, the precious
stone over which he had - gloated, was
gone
He staggered forward. and looked again.
Ah was not that something Only a
piece Of folded, white paper laid IN an
apartment Of the empty pocket book, "a
paper which he took up and perused, hast
Ily. a paper which read
" The rrst step t",rtuts ,,y,Hy, ~, ne
>Iky ~ N1rcta TanSont"
And the note bore the simple signature
CONRAD MARKHAM
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Irish Kind -heartedness.

Here Is new heroine Of the genuine
type When the news Of the Boston FIRE
reached St Albans, an Irish servant girl
who had lived some years before in a Bos-
ton family, wrote to her former mistress.
begging her to accept two hundred dollars
the savings Of the girls lifetime as a
free gift IN a time Of need Let Boston
put that girls statue IN All honored place
1t may be a homely thing, but no work u
art could do the city greater honor. -
Christian Weekiy