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A New Guinea Bird.

There is a bird in New Guinea called
the Megapodius, which, in the size of
it's eggs and its manner of Matching
them, must be considered extraordi-
nary. 1t is not larger than one of our
ordinary fowls, but its eggs are three
inches long by two and half in diam
eter, 1t does not attempt to SIT on
them. A colony of birds lay their eggs
together in large mound in the hottest
part of the year, from September to
March. and leave them TO be Matched by
the sun. The mound is made of sand,
loose earth, and sticks and leaves,
which latter by their decay increase the
heat. The mounds are wonderfully
large, being ten feet high and about
sixty feet in circumference st the base.
The young birds come out at a hole IN
the top. The mother birds wait on the
trees around till their chicks are
Matched, and then each leads off her
own brood. How each knows its own
is a mystery, The eggs are much rel
ished by the natives, but not at all by
Europeans. A native of Cape York ven
tured one day into a nest for eggs, and
while he was exploring the hidden
riches of the large mound the upper
part fell In and he was smOthered.
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The Relations Between France and
the Cariists.

A letter from Madrid, published in
the Journal des Debats, contains some
passages of strong interest at the pres
ent moment. Speaking of the prOba
blv early resumption of hostilities In
northern Spain, the writer says:
The struggle will be severe, for If the
liberal army is receiving REINFORCE
ments. the carlists, thanks to the assist
ance they openly draw from the south
ern provinces of France, become daily
more formidable. It is wearisOme to
return necessarily to the same topic,
but it is our duty TO affirm the fact
that the French government, IN spite
of its probable good intentions, neither
prevents nor restricts the succors sup
Dlied to the carlists on our frontier, and
70 which we have so often called atten-
ton. A carlist newspaper published at
Bavonne in both Spanish and French
not only propGgates the most untrust-
worthy news so long SIS 1t is favorable
inflammation on all that concerns the IN
surrectional mOvement-the guns tnat
are expected, the ammunition Wnlch
has successfully passed the tfonuef'
the horses and mules procured or eX-
,,actad- -everything. in short, that BELTS
ITS profession of Carlist Monlteur. AT
Bayopne. also, there are public ware
bonses containing clio hes and stores OF
AM kinds for the carlists. In the south,
Iizuraga and q formidable staff which
escorted him, with great quantity OF
baggage, were able to promenade as
easily in our towns and on our high
roads as if they had been the offensive
cavalcade of an Olympic circus. With
~esneet to Dorregary's last prociama-
ton the general must feel it necessary
- s2nse his cruelty, for he had good
Number of soldiers and officers shot ;
among others two German otheers'
This last rigorous act is by some con
sidared lI,S an act of gratitude to France
for all the sacrifices she has imposed on
herself In favor of the carllst lnsurfee-
| ton.
Tickling a mules left hind leg Wild Win
i, tootbniek is said to be sure cufe 10Y
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out on the F1v.

The Washington Chronicle says ga
little oock-eyed fellow stroI1ed into the
Office last evening with piece Of man
uscript in his hand and a merry twinkle
IN his eye, saying. Say, mister, viii
you put our game in the paper ? What
game. my sonT Why, belongs to
the Arrow baseball club, and We had
match game with the Gem for forty
cents, and after we licked 'em they stole
our bats from us, and put head on the
umpire, and took the forty ceuts-
Well, what do you want 10 mention
that in the paper for? oh, We don't
want anything ssd about that, but We
wants 70 challenge 'em for q square
game Of forty-nine innings. just here
an elderly lady, with an umbrella under
her arm, came creeping slowly in the
door, and caught the youngster by the
left ear and Waited hin of down the
steps. The boy said nothin' neither
did the old woman. Both thoroughly
understood each other"
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SOME ONE has said that a man who
can play a good game of chess has all
the mental requisites necessary for
great general. a professor of the manly
art of fencing and boxing says the man
who can spar well has attained the
highest point of physical development.
In this exercise every nerve and muscle
is brought into simultaneous action at
the command of the brain. Dancing
and fencing are graceful sparring is
more graceful than either, because it
demands both body and mind, More
over no man can spar well unless he Eas
his temper in perfect control. A COM
mon objection is made to sparring on
the ground that it makes men pugna-
cious, more ready TO seek than to evade
a quarrel, in order that they may dis
play their superiority. On the contra
n, It is almost invariably found that
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THE ENaINEER's STONY.

Mr.. Holmes, the engineer gives the
following account of the burning: d" It
was Just about O'Clock when Just op-
pOsite IUughery Greek, that flows into
the Ohio river, two miles below Aurora,
that noticed a bright Light in some
bales of cotton in the after part of the
boat. ] hastened to the spot and found
the cotton burning rapidly and beyond
any possibility of immediately eztin-
guishing it. I hastened to the hurri-
cane deck and gave the alarm to the
pilot that the boat was burning and told
him to run ashore. The pilot at once
turned the boats head TO the shore and
Immediately she became unmanageable.
The pilot states that he could turn the
wheel but the steamer would not an
swer to her helm. He thinks
TIE rrn1ETs IsoPE HAD BEEs CUT.
From this fact It is thought the fire
was the work of an incendiary. Anoth-
er theory is, that one Of the deck pas
sengers, while smoking, dropped sparks
from his pipe into cotton. When the
boat became unmanageable she drifted
on to sand bar, and there grounded.
The flames, instead of spreading along
the lower deck at once, shot up to the
cabin and pilot house, an then swept
across the hurricane deck. The pas
sengers we're all aroused and the boats
lowered, and many were carried to the
shore, but others, IN their fright, jump
ed into the water, and those who were
not drowned reached a safe landing place
after drifting a long time with the cur
rent. There were nearly a hundred
people on board, but what proportion
Of this number were actually lost is not
known, as many reported missing have
been seen by some on the shore after
the disaster.
The latest intelligence says the per-
sons peFished are near thirty in number.
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LooK

The pencil marks yen see around this
paragraph (thus) mean that your sub
scriptior is out or unpaid, and that
you are requested to pay up at once.
We would take great pleasure IN extend
ing credit to onr friends and patrons.
bat cash alone VIII pay expenses, and
We are forced TO adhere to a strict oasli
rule. We hope you viii comprehend
aud appreciate the necessity Of such
course, and renew your subscription
without delay. We solicit your favor.
81 We enter NJ new names on our
nooks without the nannev in ad,-ll ce-
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what l time che white day lilies lift their face.
33S eiy splendid to the August sun,
An crimsOn-streaked petu niaa oxye-Ss
W.th lavish color all the garden-spaees
When purpling grapes upon the trelis oI,,.t
ana Doomy I PlGns =. drop rpely from their hold
And pears grow sleek with mellow gloss a5d i5stsr
When translu cent haze the sunshine foIlovs
And wells the fervent sky in dreamy iigbt
Involves in M ist the Luminous Tno1nts{as -.
And hlls with Vi oet shade the mouutain boIIs ,
when the stil nights their dewy sweets surrender
When stars recede, and on her throne Serene 4ei5
The full moon sits a solitary queen.
And floods the land and with silver splando
Then comes again, in shadowy copnpletanass
A face that faded once when lilies cane.5
A face the whitest lilies could not shame
For lack Of any lovely grace or sweetness,
Sine years ago, in silent desoIatiop.
watched the fading OF that perfect face
- untL IlL,I Hae% ti MS IS presence in the place
The August sun had set in all its glory.
And goid and smas Gi b,S clouds had ailed away
read the ending Of loves sweetest story
The balmy night came deyvy-soft and zti1lv
With light v nds trembling over beds 81 bloo,,,
Above the silence aud the sceLted gloon, ''Oi4'
Ifat the waving Of the mystic lily.
And oh I saw, as one sees in a vision
Where, spell-bOund, one NAV neitbar. c,, -
stir; N'f nor
It's dreary shadow stealing over her.
And darkening lips and eyes with slow precision.
Nine years ago. But stin the memory tbr,r,s ma.
And the wild sorrow and tbs yearnfno ,Tain '
come DaeE 70 wiring my quickened soul agsip
Ana the same sense of desolation fills me-
Whenever, through the summer darkness sig,,ir,
some WandE ring wind has brought me sud5anif,,,
The scent Of hlies. as it came to me 'U''''eiiiS
That night in August when nv love Law dyt,r
SeribHer's
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Hard Times in New York.

Financially things are dreadful. I
saw the other day a party who related
to me a mornings experience, going to
prove how much tightness In money
matters really exists. This person had
need of q certain sum, and drove about
among debtors for several days without
eneountering a loose cent. At last, in
despair, 81, 600 worth of diamonds were
taken one of the best known "advancing"
establishments in town to raise money.
g No use" said the proprietor. ''Dook
at that" pointing to q playcaFd on
which was printed, 90 No loans Con any
security over S15 made in this Office. ="
'' Why" said the man, I've got every
dollar Of my own capital and all can
raise Of other peoples out in loans.
Not one copper of the principal have I
seen in months. Ny customers just
manage to come in and pay the interest,
but nobody has any money to redeem
with. I've been forced to adopt this
rule, and fifteen dollars is all can
lend, no matter If the articles are worth
fifteen hundred" This story my in
formant heard him repeat 10 twenty ap-
piicants, who, armed with watches and
diamond iewelry, appeared in quick
succession.-St Louis Republican,.
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A RIVER HORROR

An Ohio HIan-BOat Burned TO the
Waters Edge--Over Twenty Lives
Lost.
The operator at Aurora, Ind, reports
that the steamer Pat Rogers burned on
the 5th inst, one mile below Aurora.
About twenty lives were lost. Several
bales Of cotton which formed part of
the cargo, caught FIRE, it is supposed
from sparks from the chimneys, and the
boat burned TO the waters edge, boat
and cargo, the latter consisting of cattle,
sheep and hogs, total loss. The pas
senger register and all books were lost.
The boat was valued at $50, 900, and
insured IN Cincinnati, for S32, 900 and
Louisville for S., 900. The value Of the
cargo is not ascertained.
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into soldiers. In some unguarded mo-
ment they viii strike Germany. The
war viii be one of unsparing severity,
and II they fail, Paris viii Be razed TO
the ground and the name of France be
biOtted out from among nations"
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EUGENE LAWRENCE writes In Harper's
Weekly: ''The war party IN France en-
ploys IN private language that seems
the sxtrayagaHoe of bOmbast. Newspa-
pers may be cautiously silent, and min
listers yielding and submissive, but the
politicians Of the cafes and the clubs
have no hesitation IN confessing the
future policy Of aggression. France,
they assert, Is gathering an army that
nothing in Europe can resist. All its
youth and manhood are to be converted
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the consciousness of power makes man
more forbearing to an opponent, caimer
in disposition, with larger mixture of
that perfect self-possession, which is
one Of the best tests Of true manhood.
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HoRUKo, the present empress Of ia
pan, is yOrng woman and has views
She has the courage 10 allow her eye
broWs 20 grow to theiT nRtaral length,
and 10 permit her teeth 10 glisten with
their own pearly Rhiteness, instead pi
being blaeksned, as are those Of aii
other ladies Of the upper ten in japan.
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GODS Dealings.

have sometimes thought that the
Lord deals with his friends who are
dearest TO him, as the ocean does with
its waves. Sometimes it pushes them
against the rocks, where they break in
pieces; sometimes it rolls them on the
sand, or dashes them on the mire. And
then, in moment, il retakes them into
the depth of its own bosom, where Shey
are absorbed with the same rapidity
with which they were first elected.
The more violently they are dashed
upon the rocks, the more quicIly and
impetuously do they return to the
great center. With others he deals
more gently, There are many, far the
greater number, whom he permits to
live by consultations mingled with faith.
How few are those, how very rare, who
are driven and dashed where the Lord
pleases, till their wills are wholly de-
stroyed, and they can no longer de-
nland anything for themselves.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-08-20

Some of the fair Vassar students
are serving as waiter girls at Lake NO
hawk during their vacation.
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Cart. CAULFIELD, who kills tigerd
for the Madras government, extracte
from two living cobras eight grains OF
their poison, which he placed on a beef
bait, which was eaten by a tiger but
the tiger did not suffer from the meat
Cant. CanI6eld knows now what he
might have known before, that soIae
poisons which are deadly il injected in
70 q wound becomes harmless IN the
stomach. where they are apparently de-
composed and digested.
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ADJUST LILIES

- ing q lily in his hand
u Deathis annuncfstl~-,- -
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Tickling a mules left hind leg with
. tootbpielZ Is said to be q sure cure Tor
the dyspepsia
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SAYINGS AND n0fNGs.

'HE Springfield Union calls Mary
n little lamb. a generally admitted
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what tline che white day lilies lift their s,..-
9srs' ely splendid to the August sun
Az Il crtmson-streaked petu Mas over1p,,
" oh lavish color all the garden-spaces:
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When purpling grapes upon the trellis oIr,.,,
Aud b!oomy plums drop ripely from tbefr ~,
Aud peaches turn TO globes OF honeyed gold -04u'
And pears grow sleek with mellow gIoss ~ ~, -,
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When q translu cent haze the sunshine foIIo,-s
And wells the tervent sky in dreamy iight
Involves IN mist the luminous mountain-beis,,,+
And fills with vtolet shade the mouutain boIIsD ,
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The Last Practical joke.
New York Cor. St. Louis Republican

tHe" AoIN 1or. ~. LOUIS u rp-slirll
-Four gentlemen stood ON The curb.
stone NJ Twentieth street and Fourth
avenue. one night this week The hour
WAS eight, and though features were dis
tin guishabie az an altitude of five or six
feet. the shadows were gathering thick
~ ia The cutters. A fter this uoe,ical
beginning 70 hear that q rustling az t;leir
feet cau>e1 the quartette to simultsne.
ously cry "a rat. q rat !" as loudly a.. ey.
er Hamlet did when he stabbed the mr..
ras. Pell-meil the party preriuitated
Themselves upon the huge varmint a. h.
Ia the most eccentric and erraiic manner
dashed fast this way aud then that.
Canes clubs aud un brellas were laid
over that flying rats ears. The chase
was joined by several Strangers. while
other people Dolted zap steps for better
security. The hunting party increased
IN numbers, and still on flew tic rsi,
first this way and then that. One man,
wilha pair OF No. Is -togy boots. made
wild leap n.,on the head of the animal.
he wriggled himself free and blccdiuc
and bruised. away he flew. You l,aye
saw so an exciting chase: YOU NV.
heard OF such vitality before. Nevrr
since John Morrissey faced his man in a
ring were such powers of endurance
seen.
was in wagon and taking hearty
Interest ~ the proceedings. Down five
blocks the tremendous sport had been
pursued. Countless blows had been
showered, numberless stones and boots
had been administered. and still on flew
tae rat, and hurrying on TO be in nj the
aea'h ! deserted small. ck.headed
na'icss Doy' running as IL the powers Of
darkness had got possession of him. In
his hand he grasped q wire behind him
irailed fifty yards Of IL, and on the end
OF That wire was the rat. probably ,
cornse OF weeks growth: and still be-
iina came the undauntcd pursuers
bouna 20 Kill that raj. Eth il not m,
chan plon Juvenile joker, lets hear iron
the other one
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Rockport ~ Jasper Mail Route

EVERYBODY whose hair ia falling
W on: or turning grey, call nj the New
Drug Store and get preventative.
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IA san Francisco womian. whose
husband was in the habit OF whipping
her. resd one dav Tie story OF samson
rrf Delilah Nhea next her cnnsor,
ws~ rr0nc In sleep, she shearcd him 80
completely ,aa- every spear of hair dis
hppearri rom face and head. Rnnsing
from his lumber like a giant refreshed
nom .,Ser, he speedily comprehc nled
i.e situation, and reached for her such
"A carressing a. abe then received she
never dreamed of before. She didn't
even have the usual grip on him. lie
was fined, aud she declared her utter dis
belle! in those Bible yarns.
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MoRTor. IN his Terre ilaute speech.
s-{s:. The true test of an honest party
Is IN Its erancipa'ion, aud The OK
posuro oad punishment of corrup,ion
IN Us owa ranks and in is confirmed
Vli,i'snce REORGANIZATION IN doctrine
ana praeuc.. VIII NJ. Morton. or any
o'h,r Republican. tell Us when. where
ahn lev exposition Of corruption N
.ne party was ever initiated by the part,
itselff-t Milwaukee News
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10 Sal, lake has t,rra vi.Iim.zcl BY
a showmln who announced i.,ai hc
would cause -h1m ~ u,ar 20 appear
and disa ppcr hciorc ghe sil,l;enre." H.
appeared. 90, their nicn.y, aad di>ap-
peared. h. fnilillci rae prosrnniIn..
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LIZA .,sinirr being asked 10 es,imate
the cost ot prini,ng 4 certain honse
drew forth rrari asd paper, aud made
ihe following calculation: "A nanght
l. \ nans'n; filrce into five twice y.u
can't III paint your house tor hty
lollqrs."
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either : . sacre iness IN tears. They
are no. MARI, OF wecl ness, but Of power.
They s'nak more eloqurntiy tinn len
taonsali tongues. They are tlie mes
senyer- IF Overwhelming grirf. III deep
contritica. ana Of unspeaklble love
Washington Irwa9.
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Ny"Iiow Ike IT'S father il a." cx-
claimed the nurse, ou the Ocs''s-ion Of the
christenin. oi "A baby whose father was
over seventy. aud hal married Young
wife. every likely. replied 4 saiirical
lady; I'll hasn't a tooth in its head"
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H-r Circumstances alter clscs. For
inslsnc.. when a Nifgluian arose ~
ehurch and said. "Nisre'. hundred ,'oli-
al bill for the OIL acSs b"hind li,c pat
pitt" no cne thUcght u batting him
Olt.
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sol PRICES h,fpr. cha,ihe si-.~ h.r' no f thsi
tnft farcafs. q ne Sc "a. D uof D. ,.4f ir
,ftsica ~nrkrHan ris >rlf ~il ~ - fi shai, 81
ifr-s ~, .rr.riri-nf wNri.
Ni-eh p is7a ~ fSiD1Rr SfNt'nN scHrr
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I'M NFFII WdIN 70 IlNI'ii~Ftt uut
OF tie LEyl.iiia nnin abs At HE Niag
ara Tall Na.cuia. .:,c ois.er dav. ier n
ps..or orgnr~rsi. ~''e sail il would
secr, he.'- t. hrve y .aIg around. esru
II b. was ~a,..a, Il is iiea'.i Nithered.
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80 Lord" prsyed 4 Methodist min
lister keep me humble and poor." 20
Lord, ii rhou wilt keep him humble.
said the deaHou who next prayed. we
viii see lon dat he.i> KEEP. poor."
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drrIn Ciiirago library book on
"self culture" mever got a reader. The
librarian had i; rebound, and rechri>-
tened "a Aogng Man on his Muscle.
and anN;avs readers had to wait for
weeks beiurc they could get il.
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~Thc FRANKLIN Herald {, RESPONSE

W. 49, '"'''" iAN'".u . sVf.fVH>i-
BILE for the following:
Mr.. Bcccher had little -auuScript IN
his hand. aud Elizabeth ,..ui the bed
room door to keep out the children.
Said great cong gat.ensi preacher
To . hen; You're beautiful ercafurc.'
And sac Law his hrsss,
And he hid N her nrs'-
And thus did the Den rev srG Beecisr
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af IA 'ysg"st word Ia ihe English
language Is smiles. tecHus" there . 4
mile between the fret aa'l 's>l icttcr-.