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The Evils of Using Tobacco.

The following article, taken from the
Country Gentleman, SO thrillingly sets
forth the fearful results of using tobac-
co that the most hardened sinner must
repent and hasten to be wise after read
ing it:
First experiment, hog was shut up
in a tight pen, and his only food was one
half pound of tobacco a day. In one
week he had lost four pounds. Second
mule was placed in a stall without
food. Two plugs of tobacco were
placed before her twice a day. She
grew gradually restive. On the third
day one plug was forced down her throat,
when she tore the experimentor's ear
with her teeth, showing the bad effect
tobacco has on ones disposition. It
was then found necessary to muzzle
her so that she could not open her
mouth. At the end of eight days she
died. Thi1d, dog was nailed up in a
tobacco hogshead. At the end of four
days he was taken out much reduced.
Fourth, another dog was inclosed in a
tobacco barrel and rolled down a steep
hill. Within two years that dog went
mad Truly these are Satan's nets I
could cite plenty more of such expert
ments. We all know that single drop
of the oil of tobacco placed on the end
of a dogs tail Will kill man in min
ute. OF four men lately killed on the
Erie Railway three were smokers, and
the father of the other an inveterate
chewer of tobacco. On the bodies of
the two men washed ashore after the
late storm on Lake Michigan,
papers of tobacco were found.
In my own neighborhood a very dis
tressing accident, by which a most esti-
mable lady, the mother of seven lonely
children, broke her leg, occasioned by a
pair of runaway horses running into a
fence that surrounded field of tobacco.
Miss Chloe Flatfoot recently died in the
county adjoining mine at the age of 11S
years. She had both chewed and smoked
over 100 years, and as she had no dis
ease till the time of her death, it is
only fair to suppose that it was tobacco
| that killed her. For SO long time was
Satan spreading his nets for her; but I
think Mr.. K. will agree with me that he
must have her sure now. But why null
tiply examples? 4? You know how it is
yourself. So, Mr.. Editor, do not go on
helping spread these nets, by showing
N your paper how to grow large crops
of tobacco any more. Rather interline
the book of Proverbs with the remarks
of our second Solomon. Only let me
add a word of caution to that gentle
man. Does he, let me ask, use tea or
coffeeP These are other nets of Satan
as much as tobacco. Does he eat mince-
pies and use salaratus? More nets.
Does he indulge in ice creams or oys-
! ters Let him beware, lest, when he
least expects, Satan, in scooping in his
tobacco-users, fly away with him Ora
ham bread without salt is his only saliva
tiou
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High Railway Points.

The altitude of tbs highest point in
the worl where railways are now IN
operation is az Apizaco, on the Vera
Cruz and Mexico railway, 7,477 feet
above the level of the sea. The next
highest is on the Central Pacific, IN the
Nevada range, I, III feet above the level
OF the sea. The third is at Arequipa,
an important city in Peru, 1000 feet
above the level Of the se', and, under
the Peruvian railway system, the work
is 10 be continued, and It IS expected to
reach double that altitude. 1t sets out
upon an ascent, to pass to the west of
the eastern Cordiileras, and puts itself
thus in connection with the famous lake
of Titicaca and the entire Andine Boli-
via, also with the great historic realm
of the Incas, the ancient capital Of
CuEco, and must reach q point at the
breath-taking height Of 1900 feet
above the level of the sea-less than
4 600 feet lower than the crater of Popo-
catepetl, and over 6, 900 feet higher than
the City Of Mexico. The inspirations
of our Peruvian neighboEs are shown
by these vast undertakings to be as
grand as the traditional empire Of their
Incas. and as lofty as the sublime
heights Of their magnificent COrdilleras.
fire there were three unhedged birds in
the nest, and the poor little brides
were in great danger. But the old
storks soon showed their good sense
| and their love for their young. for By
! turns they each hew CT 70 some little
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gress Of civilization. Enamelling is,
in fact, the creation rather than the i'm
itatioa of jewel, and calls upon the
artists taste and skill scarcely less than
di the production [ f Ascanio's famous
lily. The clouding and watering Of
metals, again, are artificial CLOSES upon
nature. representing a subtle science; /;
but it is in the fabrication of decora-
tive insignia illustrating the various or
ders of chivalry in Europe that the
limits of ingenuity have been reached,
with their mixture of false gems, their
crucibles of color, amaranthine ena1aels,
bits of polished shells, and rays of
Furnished metal.
Thus, therefore, there is still sort of
alchemy practised in this world, for is
it not a Rosicrucian art to manufacture
diamonds, emeralds, rubies, opals, and
pearls from the common elements of the
earth, and convert the contents of lab
ratory into sparkles which shall flash as
though they were beautiful secrets sur
rendered by the too miserly mines of
Golconda, or the Sinbad valleys of Bra
iii? The very light of heaven, the sun
beams themselves, have been entrapped
and imprisoned by these mimetic jewell
ers. AS for the result, what myriads of
people are pleased in the indulgence in
little innocent vanity, without wear
ing one fortune on their heads, another
round their necks, and q third upon
their arms 1t is not the savage only
who delights in baubles. Besides, do
we not thus eujoy that which Marie
Antoinette called the '1uxury" of wear
ing diamonds without her "torturing
fear" of losing them?
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A TrOusseau on Short Time.


It does not take q long preparation for
a marriage if the loving couple mean
business. J. @. Adams, of Michigan,
had lived bachelor till he was forty,
and had no time to lose. He went into
a dress-maldng shop in Detroit one
morning and asked the head business
woman if she could make amerino dress
by three O'Clock In the afternoon. She
said she could. John Quincy went out
and came back Immediately leading an
Audrey-looking girl of about seventeen,
wearing calico dress and a straw hat.
She uad bundle of stuf for a dress
under her arm. She agreed to help
make the dress aud sat down at a sew
ing machine and helped. John walked
up and down in front of the shop, as a
constant admonition that he was super
intending the contract. The gown was
finished on time and the girl put into it.
In the meantime John had hailed q
Notwithstanding man and asked him if
he could hitch-up couple for life. he
said that was a branch of his business.
he was retained. John asked the pro-
prietoE of the shopif she had any OBJ
lection TO the use of the dress where it
was made. She had not, and 50 john
Quincy Adams and the Michigan Aud
rey stood up and were married in that
dress-making sanctuary. John emptied
his pockets of nickels and pennies, all
the money he had, q bushel in bulk,
s.. % by count, and gave it TO the
preacher for having detained him. And
that business pair walked out into the
vide world, arm in arm, looking happy,
Bliss is cheap in Michigan.
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The Banks Of England and France
Compared.

The bank Of England was founded in
1894, and consequently is $50 years old;
whereas the bank Of France was formed
in 1903, the last year Of the Consulate
of Napoleon, by law which conferred
on it the exclusive privilege of issuing
notes payable TO the bearer at sight in
coin, until 1857. It's charter was re-
newed under Napoleon III, extending
its duration and its monopoly privileges
until the Ist OF January, 1898. The
bank of France is, therefore, only 20
years old.
The paid-up capital Of the bank Of
England ia-..-.-....-.....s..... .slz, b1,gly
The q rest, or surplus is. .....-.. I5,500,00
The pa!S-Gp ..sI capital Of the bank Of
France is.-..-............-. $50, 900, 900
The surplus is.........-........-.. II 800, 600
rotsl........... ............s4s- -900. COO
The capital Of the English bank is,
therefore, so, ,0O0, coo greater than that
of the bank of France. But the shares
of the bank of France sell for 40 per
cent, while the price Of the stock Of the
English bank is 30 per cent, showing
that the French bank yields about
double the profit per share Of the
English bank, which is because It does
q much larger business in proportion 70
its capital.
The coin and bullion IN the vaults Of
the two banks thus compare on the 27th
Of November, 1873
p.rl. ~ ENGLAND s105. coo 600
Bank q Hrancs. --..--.- AshsvFSt9v
Showing a greater stock Of coin in the
Franoe bank by 80 per cent than in the
English bank that il, the latter had
but two-thirds IS much Of the precious
metals IS the former. few days ago,
when the English bank had largely
strengthened les stock Of gold. Before
the Franoo-German war, the usual
amount Of gold and silver in the vaults
Of the bank Of France wss soc, ,O00. 00(
70 $3.50. 900. COO, while that in the banh
Of Engiand rarely exceeded Si25,o00,'
600, OF scarcely half the average Of ths
Freach institution. .~-CAicago 1rtossns
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The LOcOmOtiOn of serpents.

We read that the curse pronounced
upon the serpent was, Upon thy belly
thou shalt go, and the inference seems
to be that, previous to that time, /
mode Of progress was not upon its belly.
This would imply a great anatomical
change IN the structure Of the creature
ct the time in question, change which,
far rs We are aware, is not proved by
archaeological research, and the ex-
preston is probably a fgurative one, IS
observed by DIR. Buckland. Serpents
progress by the ' folding and windiDgs
they make on the ground, +" and the stiff,
movable scales which cross the under
portion OF the body but tie windings
are sideways, not vertical. The struo-
turs Of the vertebre is sucb, that up
ward and downward undulations are
greatly restricted, end many iiiust1a-
tons, showing sharp vertical euryes Of
the body, are exaggerations. Most per
sons have seen snakes glide slowly and
silently. without any cOniOrtion. They
seem 20 progress by some invisible pow
er: but, If permitted 70 move over The
bare hand, an experiment easily tried,
a motion Of the scales viii be perceived.
| These are e eyated and depressed, and
aet as levers by which the animal is car
xied fora ard. Nor can a aeFpent pro
gress With facility on the ground with
cut the resistance Afforded BY IN
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Extraordinary Surgical Operation.


The London Echo ia responsible for
the following extraordinary story
1--WE have great doctors in England,
very great, indeed, according 10 the
Paris Petit Journal, and the greatest Of
them all, strange 10 say, is one whose
name we do not remember ever 70 have
seen except in a novel-the Doctor
Willoughby de Gionmore.' This mar
velous surgeon, before whom Nelaton
and Paget must hide their diminished
heads, has, it seems, for one Of his pa
tients medical student afflicted with e
most terrible maiady. The poor young
man suffered tortures in his head, the
sufficient cause being that a whole crowd
Of myriapOd insects had somehow got
into his skull, and habitually took their
walks abroad over his dttra mater. To
cure such 8 state of things strong rem
edies were obviously needful. and the
DR.. Willoughby de olenmore' was not
a man 10 shrink from the most heroic.
he took the mans skull to pieces, sew
eriDg il cleverly at the sutures and lay
ing the scalp down carefully on his
shoulders. This done, the doctor caro-
fully cleaned the exposed brain, taking
from it 10 less than twenty-seven full
grown insects and a quantity Of eggs,
aud then, as the patients own skull was
no longer available, supplied him With
another taken from the head of a late
ly deceased person. The fienQas Of seain
we're then drawn back TO their places
over the new skull. and the muoh-re-
lieved patient became perfectly conya-
Iescent.' Every ything-tbe Petit Jous-
nal assures us -is entirely satisfactory
about the cure, save the fear which has
been expressed by some phrenoiogists-
that the hitherto amiable character Of
The medical student may be changed
for that Of the former proprietor Of the
skull, to whose organs, Of course. his
brain viii soon be moulded
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a Milky" collins in Washinrton.

Poor Philip was taken considerably
abaek by a new member he invited to
his house to an entertainment he gave
to Wilkie Collins. The Hon. Lycurgus
Leatherlungs, from the Mill Greek Bot
toms of Pennsylvania, had been to a
dinner-party at Welcker's and was con-
siderably "sprung" when he reached
Mr.. Philips palatial residence. A few
glasses of choice old wine there COM
pleted his utter Iuin. When he was
presented 20 the celebrated English
novelist he seized his hand, and, hold
ing it firmly hut affeetionately, be gazed
with intense earnestness in tho face Of
the novelist. At last, finding words, be
said:
How are you, Milky ?"
''I am quite well, sir; how do you
do ?"
90, never mind me, Milky; I'm all
right member elect from Mill Greek
bottoms, and damned glad TO see you.
Here Wilkie made an effort TO escape,
but the n c. held on.
81 say, old Milky. I know you. I've
got all your books and read one every
day. I've got Hard Cash, the Last
of the Barone, the Lay Of the Last
Minstrel and all of EN-"
at this information Wilkie Collins put
all his strength into frantic endeaEor
to escape. This, however, only re-
suited in the nsWly-made nasmber Of
congress throwing his arms around the
neck Of the novelist and kissing him on
the end OF his intellectual nose. The
spectacles disappeared in the struggle,
and the entire force Of the festive throng
was brought to bear to throw poor
g Milky into the committee Of the
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ARSENIC ~ HEDRofHoaIL-Tn q late
number Of the oorrespondenz-Blsss
Dr.. Guisan gives "a number Of cases
showing the valus Of arsenic Is > pro-
phylaotic in hydrophobia, and even As a
remedy also after the symptoms arc
marked. He relates that s rabid dog,
between The 7th and 9th Of June, bit
thirteen persons IN various towns Of the
canton oI FFeidburg. All were reco-
mended to be treated with the one-
tweutieth Of 3 grain Of arsenic morning
and evening Is a pEophyiactie measure.
Eight submitted 20 this and none wero
aaected. Four declined, or were not
allowed to take the arsenic. Of these
four, two remained unaEeoted. and two
died One began the arsenic treatment.
bus speedily left il on she vas attacked
but at = much later period. ard died.
DR.. Guisan recommends not sinfy the
internal smpioyment Of She arsenic, but
that tie wound should 5edrszssd Whit.
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point of view, so long as there are doc
tors and professors and colleges to buy
cadavers, why shouldn't there be Chris
tians to furnish them? And If the
Christians are to be punished for steal
ing them, why shouldn't the doctors
and professors and colleges be pun
ished for buying the stolen IS goods %
Chicago Tribune.
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fish ponds Just outside the walls; here
they took a good dip IN the water, end
filed their beaks with as much as they
could carry away; then, nothwithstand-
ing the smoke and flames, they few
back to their little ones, poured the
water from their beaks over them and
the nest, and at the same time shaking
it from their feathers. Thus during the
whole day did these faithful birds act
as a winged fire brigade till toward
evening, when all danger for their
young and their nest was over.
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nA soAQuAh MILLER.
Some leveled bills, a wall a dome
Ihat lords ite gilded arch and lee
While al iis base a beggar cries
For bread and dice and this Is Rome.
Thou Rome that pouted. shrieked for room,
To stretch thy limbs! hill OF caves
For wild beasts, as they were and slaves,
Aud gypsies tent within thy tomb.
A wolf-iike stream, without a sound
Sttais through and hides beneath the shore
It's awful secrets eYermare
within It's Rullen boron bound.
Two lone palms on the Palatine,
row Of cypreFs, black and tall,
With white roots set in ClBsar's Hall
With roots that round white marbles tWine
They watch along the broken wall,
Tney look away toward Lebanon,
And mourn FOR grandeur dead and gone.
And this is Rome-and this Is all.
Yet Rome Is Rome, ana Rome she must
And will remain beside her gates,
Aud tribute take from king and states
Until the stars be fallen TO dust.
Yea, time on yon Campanian plain
Has pit he'd In siege his battle tents,
Aud round about her battlements
Has marched aud trumpeted in vain.
These skies are R0moi The very loan
Lifts up and speaks in Roman pride;
And time, outfaoed and stin deded,
Sits by and " ags his head as Rome.
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= The pencil IaarlEs you see around this
paragraph (thns) mean that your sub
senption Is out or unpaid, aud that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasure IN extend
ing credit 10 our friends and patrons,
but cash alone viii pay expenses, and
we are forced 70 adhere to strict cash
rule. We hope Yen VIII comprehend
and appreciate the necessity Of Gleh q
course, and renew your subscription
without DELAY. We solicit your favor.
TW We enter no new names on our
books without the money in adEanee-
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A MIL has recently been started in
England in which 7our is made by
crushing the grain gy small trip-hsm-
mers instead of grinding it. 1t is
claimed that a pounding mill, costing
81 900. viii produce as much hour IN
the same time asss grinding nil worth
g. 900.
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Total in treasury. .....S l32, ,476, 96l 90
DEBT LEss CASH IN THE TREASURY.
Debt less eash in the treasury 81 Ib9, ,315 32G 90
Increase OF the debt during the
fast month ............... BASS, ,272 O6
BONDS ISSUED TO PACIFIC RAILROAD cOafPANIEs-
INTEREST PAYABLE IN LAWFUL MONEY.
Bonds issued to Pacific rail
road companies, interest
payable In lawful money,
principal outstanding ....s 64,628, $500
paid d....................... 1885, 7Os 90
States. -. ................... 90, AT, 9s6 90
ton Of TasIis, etc. -. 4.s66, ,o5l 90
Balance OF interest paid by
the United States. -. 1878, ,o3f 90
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"A waiter in a st. Isouis restaurant
Has asked for toOthpiek by enc of the
patroas-he had Just finished bowl Of
oyster soup. - What do you want with
q toothpiek ?" queried the waiter, who
had cultivated considerable familiarity
with all the customers. - ] want to
pick an oyster from my teeth "Oh,
no you don't There vas only one oys-
ter IL that soup-and ate that on ny
way from the kitchen 2"
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NUMBER 8.

scales. Il is stated that ik cannot pass
over a piate Of glass, or ether entirely
smooth surface. We saw the expsfi-
ment tried, BY placing small pane of
glass In q box, in which vas a common
black snake. BE was made to pass over
it repeatedly, bHt evidently found that
he had no foothold ON It and the third
time he approached It, elevated the fore
part of his body slightly, and brought
his head down beyond the glass, and,
on bassing, his body seemed scarcely to
touch it. This gave an opportunity to
witness the wave-like movement of the
scales, that is, Of their elevation, which
runs from the head to the tail, enabling
the animal to move continuously, instead
Of by q series of minute pushes, as
would occur If ali the scales be lifted
and depressed at once.-P0pular Sci
epos MORthIy.
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The Cost of Revenue Collection.

The following table is annexed to the
reptrt of an officer appointed TO inves-
tigate the customs collection districts of
the Atlantic coast, giving a summary of
all receipts from customs at the smaller
ports Of the Atlantic coast during the
fiscal year ending June, 80, 1873, to-
gether with the cost of collecting the
same. The report recommends that
the entire Atlantic coast be redistricted
for customs use, and that all the smaller
collection districts be consolidated and
the majority of them abolished
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The Public Debt.

The public debt statement has just
been issued, of which the following is a
reorganization
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Locking at shs Hubisot from assriOus
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1874-01-14
NOTICIAS DE LA PENINSULA.

En- los periodicos que nos trajo ell
vapor correo llegado hoy a nuestlo
puerto, encOntramos las siguientes
principales noticias.
La guerra civil en- ell mismo estado.
Las operaciones contra Cartagena Sc han
a3tivado mucho desde que ell general Lo
PEE Dominguez Sc ha encargado del man
do del elercito sitiador. Es general la
creencia de que no ia dara va la rendicion
de la plaza. Los cantonalistas han hecho
diferentes tentativas para sublevar sus
parciales en- varias provincias, pero han
fracasado hasta ahora en- Catalina, Anda
lucia y Galieia que es donde mas ostensi-
blemente Sc han dado a conocer esos ira
baJos.
La Gaceta ha publicado los decretos
nombrando a los prelados de Valencia,
Cuenca y Malaga para los arzobispados de
Toledo, Santiago y Tarragona.
FL senor Castelar, opina que ell 60
bierno puesto al frente de una nacion casi
unanimemente cat6lica, tiene ell deber i'm
prescindible de no herir nj lastimar los
sentimientos de esta Nacion. No es nece-
sario decir en- quien esta la ceguedad i,acu
yablc.
-Salmeron Sc considera lastimado en-
su amor propio como autor del proyecto de
ley sobre separation de la Iglesia y ell
Estado y como presidente de la AsambIea
ala cual Sc ha sometido esta question, no
resuelta todavia, y Sc ha incomodado mu-
cho con que CASTELAR,, prescindiendo de
tado este, Sc haya puesto de acueldo con
Roma para proveer las sedes vacantes s.
hacienda uso del patronato conced do por
la Santa Sode los reyes de Espana
Castelar, q su vez pr cura satisfacer 4
Salmeron diciendo que el no Sc opone 3
que las Cortes decreten la separation dc
la lgesia y ell Estado: que su obieto M
ha sido prejuzgar esta question, sino utili
Ear ell derecho de Patronato, mientras nj
Sc halle suprimido, para dar un golpe a
carllsmo hacienda constar que adn siendt
los republicanos 10 que son, Roma Sc pre- J.
ia meJor q entenderse con ellos que COZ
los carlistas.
Aver tuvo lugar una entrevista d.
Castelar, y Salmeron, en- la cual Sc habl,
casi exclusivamente de la question reli
giosa que trae profundamente desayenido
4 los republicaaos de la derecha de /
Asamblea.
Castelar, Sc esforz6 en- convencer a Sal
meron de que es de todo punto imposibl
. salyar Ia Iepdblica sin renunciar ] alcu
mas Dc las doctriuas con que q, como Ian