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An Eccentric Star.

The most singular fact connected with
the proper motions of the stars is that one
or two stars are flying through space with
such enormous rapidity that the combined
attraction of all the stars visible with the
telescope could never stop them. This
seems to be especially the case with
small star, invisible to the naked eye, des-
ignated in astronomical literature as
'sGrOOmbridge, 1890" from the name of
the astronomer who first recorded its po-
sition. The rate of motion of this star Is
about seven seconds per year-the greatest
known. 1t was hence concluded that IL
must be very near us, and number OF as
trOnOmeTs have sought TO determine It's
parallax, but have found it to be only
tenth of a second. Its apparent motion in
a year being seventy times its parallax, it
moves at least seventy times the distance
from the earth TO the sun in year, or
eighteen millions of miles every day, and
more than two hundred miles a second.
From what we know of tine distribution,
masses, and number of the stars, it seems
probable that the attraction of all the
bodies in the universe can never stop this
headlong speed, nor bring this star into an
orbit, and that consequently it viii pass
through our universe. and leave it ehtlrely
i'm its passage through infinite space. II we
had accurate observations of the stars pO-
sition three or four thousand years ago,
we could speak with more certainty OF its
destiny. We may expect that our poster
ity of a few thousand years hence will, by
the aid of the observations and tables that
we shall transmit to them, be able to come
to definite conclusion respecting the age
and structure of the universe.-PrCf.
Simon Ne1CcoB.b IN HaTper's for NoUenber.
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Initiative Americans vainly strive to cap
ture the fashion. There was one young
man from Marlborough, Massachusetts,
stopping in London last summer, who de-
voted three whole months, but in vain, TO
make an eye-glass stay in his eye. | could
always tell when he failed, by hearing him
howl and swear and kick the furniture.
At the end of the three months he went
home, as both his time and money were
exhausted. When his room was cleaned
two full quarts of damaged eye glasses
were gathered up.
AS have said before, the English i'm
bibe only plain drinks and water them
fearfully. But there are two or three
American bars started in London, and
they have paved the way for others which
will soon follow. To be particular, there
are Just two, and both are owned by Spiers
& Pond, the famous caterers, and Great
British SmasherS of monOpOlies. \ gem
uine American, being from Philadelphia,
has been imported expressly for the pur-
pose. He was rather lonesome the first
fortnight, but company is beginning to
gild his hours. Among his drinks are a
few that will possess the attraction of nov
city, if nothing else, to my American read
ers. They are Sherry blush, ladies' blush.
gin fix, bosom careSser, dogs nose, pick
me up, gin and tanzy (?), John Collins,
rattlesnake, saddle-rOck, evening star,
LeO's own, corpse reviver, and flash of
lightning. There are forty-eight different
kinds of drinks in all
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PetrifaetiOn in Minnesota.

A well-authenticated and rather aston
ishing case of petrificatiOn OF human
body has recently been reported 10 the
writer. but names and localities are omit
ted in Difference to the wishes Of relatives
of the deceased lady whose remains fur
nish the phenomenon herein alluded TO.
The circumstances of the case are substan-
italy as follows: A lady residing in the
southern portion of the State died about
eleven years ago, and was burled-the
body remaining undisturbed until lew
days ago, when her husband and friends
deemed it expedient 10 remove them 10
another burial-place. WOrkmen were EN-
ployed to disinter the coffin enclosing the
body, and in due time they had uncovered
the coffin, but upon attempting TO Iit y 10
the surface, were surprised to observe that
il was of extraordinary weight. ScuDse-
ouent investigations revealed the fact that
the body, instead of showing the de
cav which is presumed to be the lot OF all
humanity, had actually been petriiied dur
ing the eleven years intervening between
its burial and disinterment-the body anu
features retaining their bOny outlines. Out
completely solidified or turned into stone
The case is an unusual and interesting
one. but the friends of the lady, some oil
whom are now residents OF St. Paul, LOT
GOOD and sufficient reasons, dislike 70 nave
l the name given to the public unless some
/ good and useful purpose can be subserVed
/ thereby.-S. ParsL Press.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1874-11-12
Remarkable Voyage Of Two Sailing
Vessels.

The ship Pride of Canada, a Calcutta
trader, of Glasgow, 9il tons, Capt. Lyall,
left Calcutta on the Sd of July for this
port, with a cargo of seeds, jute and other
East India products. consigned to Pea
body, Willis q Co. The ship Canada, OF
London, / 700 tons, Capt. Murray, sailed
from Calcutta on the It'll of July, with a
general cargo for the Judd Linseed Oil
Company. The first ship crossed the
equator in the Indian Ocean on the 9th
of July. Capt. Lyall sighted the Canada
in the Bay of Bengal, and once near NADIA
gascar. They saw 10 more OF each other
until they arrived at Sandy Hook on Sat
urday. The Pride of Canada rounded the
Cape of Good Hope on The 9TH OF Septem-
ber, and, after a mOnOtOnOus trip, arrived
off the Highlands at 3 p. m. last saturday.
The steam tug employed to tow her up the
bay broke some machinery, and she was
compelled to remain out until the next
day. She was mOOred at Martins wharves,
Brooklyn, on Sunday afternoon.
The Canada passed the Cape OF GOOD
Hope on the 9Th of September. She had
heavy weather down the Bay Of Bengal,
and arrived at her mOOring at Grand street,
East River, three hours after the Pride oil
Canada reached Brooklyn.
This voyage of about 1900 miles was
made i'm ll3 days. Most ships make it in
from I2O to $50 days, although some fast
sailers have made it in three months.
Can't. LvaIl expected to arrive here several
days behind Capt Murray, as the Canada
is a good sailer, and had almost twice the
tonnage of the Glasgow trader.-N y.
Sun. oct. IS
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An Omaha Family in Luck.

A very worthy family in this city, whom
many of our readers know, but whose
name we are not permitted TO publish,
have been made happy by intelligence
which would thrill the blood of any of us.
The facts are, that a lady now living here
is lineal descendant of a man who three
generations since was the Mayor of the
city of Norwich. England. He had been
much in public life, and had served his
country in the army. In various ways ms
patriotic feeling had been developed, and
his love for his native city which had hon
ored him became so great that he willed
large sum of money to it. He provided in
his will, however. that the interest on that
sum should be paid to his heirs in the third
generation, and after the demise of per-
son named in the will.
The city took the property under that
will, and his children emigrated to Amer
lea. Recently the person named III the
will has died in England, leaving consid-
cradle private property, and the heirs llv-
ing in this country have been notified that
elG0. 600 are waiting for them. They are
notified to appear and prove their identity
on the 9th of November.
The heirs consist of the children of two
persons, one of whom lives in Iowa and
the otheri in this city. The amount of pro
pCrty inherited Dy tnem uOes HOJ NttIy ldi
from SSG0,000 in currency.
These facts are authentic, and are sub
stantiated by the circumstance that an
English lawyer, who has been clerk of the
court where part of the property of the
deceased person we have named is depoS-
itsd, is now i'm Iowa, at the home OfOne OF
the heirs. lie is familiar with the circum-
stances and has come to America TO assist
the heirs. He has offered to do the neces-
sary business and pay them the money IN
gold for a small per centage of the amount.
The husband of the lady, in this city, will
leave to-day for England. He will be
Oined in Iowa by the English lawyer, and
they Will proceed to New \ Ork in time to
sail from that port next Saturday.
1t is common for Americans TO suppose
that they have Il claim upon estates in
Europe, and such hopes usually come to
naught. But there are facts in this case
which distinguish it. The will and its
conditions have been known, and have
always been a part of the family history.
Proofs of their descent from the eccentric
Mayor of Norwich have been carefully
preserved on that account. 1t is also very
reasonable to suppose that the English
lawyer now here on this business Is ac-
quanted with the real state of affairs. His
statement, confirmed by the heirs from the
English court, and circumstances pre-
viously within the knowledge of the fam
lily. all combine to prove this to be real
ity.-Omdha Herald, Oct. If.
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A French Report of the Scandal.

This is the way a Frenchman reported
the Brooklyn scandal: lone Grand Ec-
clesiastical Scandal.-Great excitement in
New York and Brooklyn.-Three Clergy
men in mOosh Trouble-Mons. Moultong,
Tiltong and Beechare have one grand con-
troversee. Mons. Moultong is re pastorr
of re PleemOZ shurch of New York, dis
covered by Columbus, Ohio, in 1892.
Mons. Moultong is accuse of taking re i'm
prepare libertee wiz re wife of Theodore
Beechare. who is Mrs. Hariott Beechare
Stowe, re mozare of Onkle Tom, re blind
pianist. Mons. Beechare also is accuse of
re impropare libertee wiz Mons. Tiltong,
daughter of Susan B. Anthony, re sistare
of Mark Anthony, who was make love wiz
Cleopatra. Mons. Tiltong have cause re
separashong of Mons. Beechare and his
wife. She resides in zee seety of Brooklyn,
while he has moved into Elizabeth, New
Jersee. Ye congregashong of re Pleemoz
Rock shurch will not permit Mons. Moul-
tong TO preesh longer from Zat poolpeet.
Ze greatest excitement prevails" Our
French friend appears to understand this
matter as clearly as though he had state
! ment TO make.
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A Human White Elephant.

About forty years ago small family
named Bubier migrated from the town OF
Lewiston, Me-, to place in the wilderness
eighty-five miles away, now called Dallas
township. There they lived, increased and
multiplied, but did not prosper. Year az
ter year the town of Lewiston was called
upon to aid them, until they became to be
regarded as san inevitable visitation OF
Providence on the public tlOur-barrel."
Lewiston paid the bills patiently for near
" two score wears, but at last the duty OF
investigating the case seemed to suggest
itself to the Overseers of the poor, and they
sent a committee to the Bubier settlement.
This remarkable colony was found to con-
sist of forty persons, twenty-seven OF them
children. living in few miserable hutss,
saualid, immoral, illiterate. In one hOyel,
occupied by a man, a woman. i've emil
dren and a COW, there was neither bed
nor a chair. Some of the children were
not half clothed, and a few were almost
entirely naked. Each of the seven faml-
lies has small clearing, which they cult
vate: the children fish, and the men hunt
a little: but only one family Is selt-sup-
porting. and the condition OF all is hardly
better than that of the Digger Indians.
The question of "What to do with the
Bubier cOlony?n now cOnfrOnts the Lew,
iston authorities, and it is to be hoped
that they will speedily remove disgrace,
aggravated not a little by the neglec'
through which it has existed so long
Boston AdUertiser.
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The Value of Smiles.

Every body, says the London Court Cir
cuLar, has heard of Isabelle, the flower
girl of the Paris Jockey Club, who never
sells flowers, but only gives them. Well,
then, this ''giver'' of flowers has made
quite a respectable little fortune by giving
flowers away. To be sure, no one ever
thought of receiving her flowers without
some little acknowledgment. Thus, for
the smallest rosebud a louis dor was read
lily paid. Some, according to circumstan-
ces. gave more. The late Emperor is
known to have paid for his button-hole
bouquets 100 francs. Others paid her in
jewelry; and at this moment Isabelle the
flower girls jewelry is more numerous
than Schneider's. She has over 800 differ
ent pieces of fjewelry, given by the highest
personages of many nations. And she is
no Eight o. love-" Isabelle is a pOrtly,
middle-aged woman, and so plain that she
has scarcely known what it was to possess
the ''dcvil's beauty''-namely, the beauty
attendant on all that is young. Not a
spot, therefore, is on her escutcheOn. Her
fortune and diamonds have been won by
smiles, but nothing more 1t has been the
fashion 10 give to her, and every one has
given. Every member of the Jockey Club
makes her present on his installation {;
and on New Years day, also. whenever a
horse wins, the owner remembers lsa-
hnlle
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

To put horse on his metal-ShOe him.
GRrNDsToNEs are considered safe pro-
perty to invest in, because, If you cannot
sell them for cash, you can always turn
/ them.-BoStOH Globe.
a WIFE was enjoined by the doctor to
give her husband all the delicacics she
could procure, as there was no prospect of
his recovery. Said the loving spouse,
"Then what's the use of wasting dainty
bits upon him if they won't cure him?"
A PEAKED-NosE maiden of fOTty-tiv
summers bit into preserved peach the
other day, and the stone thereof diSlodged
her teeth and threw them out. lt took
three men two hours with fence-rail TO
pry her nose out of her chin.
A GENTLEMAN of great deliberation in
speaking went into the dollar store and
said to the Girl behind the counter - |
want 10 get a bath tub" look of aStOniSh-
ment from the girl and deprecatOry wave
of the hand1 ''for a canary bird" "Oh!"
land sigh of relief. "pleaSe step down
stairs"
SUNDAY night Detroit policeman, pass
ing certain house about 10 O'Clock, saw
a man drop from window and heard
smOthered cries inside. He seized the man
for burglar. but soon found that he had
the owner of the house in his clutches.
"Well," )" said the officer, 'it looked sus-
pciOus to see you drop out of window
that way" "Well," replied the man,
heaving a sigh, when the old woman
gets her dander up | amt paricular about
what road | take to get out of the house"
Free Press.
"THE Jaws" says a description OF a
fossil fish found i'm Kansas, are provided
with three kinds of teeth; first on the Ou-
ter edge, row of large, fiat, cutting
teeth, partially resembling those of Il
shark; next, some small, blunt teeth,
placed irregularly; and finally, third set
of small, sharp teeth, needle-like in shape,
forming pavement" When an antedi-
luvian went out TO angle, and got bite
from that kind of a fish, he must have
known it right off.
A sQUAw sat down on the curb i'm front
of tie pOst-otlice in Austin, New, and, un-
rolling bundle of calico, commenced the
manufacture of dress. In less than an
hour the dress was finished; and, putting
it on over her old clothes, the squaw pull
ed out pin here, a peg there, and united
Il string in another place, made one step,
and presto the old clothes lay in the gut
ter. Gathering up the rags just shed, the
noble daughter of the forest cast one look
of triuuph on the spectators, and skipped
gracefully off in the direction of the Indian
camp. A prominent citizen, who was an
interested witness of the transaction, mild
ly remarked that he would give SO If
Mrs. L. G.. could shed herself like that.
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keer bout goin' less Kiah can git in too;
but | spec he's dar, COS | don't see what
de good Lord could ha' had again him.
He oughtn't to thought hard o. nothin'
Kiah done, cos he warn't nuvvur nothin'
but free nigger, an didn't hav no ole
mas to pattern by. Maybe He'll let us
bofe in. | know Kiah's waitin' for me
somewhere, but | dunno what to say to
Him. You ak Him, Mas TOm."
He spoke more feebly, and his eyes were
getting dull, but the old instinct of seryi-
tude remained, and he added: "Ain't
you got nothin' to spread on the fio',
Nancy, so Mas Tom won't git his knees
dirty?''
Immediately and reverently Tom knelt
on the clay floor, and, as nearly as he re-
membered it, repeated the Lords Prayer.
"Thanky, Mas Tom," said Little Joe
feebly. "What was dat-ole mis'-used to
sing? 'Oh, Lam O'-GOd-I come-I-'.
The words ceased and the eyes remained
half closed, the pupils fixed.
Little Joe was dead.-LiPpincott's for
NOfe111he3.
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THE WILL AND THE VEIL.

BY b. p. sHILLABKR.
In The primitive ancestral days, ,-.,,
When ali were happy - under me hlng'
a quaint old town, with quaint Old ways,
Huddled beneath the royal wing.
And here dweit quiet Goodman hhyesi
Who owned beautiful spring,
Whose wster clear
Through eli the year
Flowed out grateful thing
When the summer sun poured dercely down,
And air and earth were parched and dry
The people Of the dull old town
Would 70 its cooling precinct HE,
And the birds, with nests in the green trees
crown,
Sang on the branches nigh;
And the horses quaffcd,
And the ve dure laughed
In JOY, as The stream flowed by.
Sweet flowers nodded around its brink,
The trees wore a brighter and fairer hue
And the cattle which came that way TO drink
Stopped long, delighted, ere they withdrew.
Seeming TO ponder and to think
OF the bounty so fun and true
As the waters sweet
Flowed round their feet,
Forever bright and new.
To ill their pitchers the maidens came.
And smiled as they saw in The wave below
1helr lorms reflected and checks afame
win the ruddy beams OF health's bright glow
And the urchin lelt his boisterous game
10 drink OF It's generous flOw;
And the real face
Met the shadowy face
Ger sands as white as snow.
As free TO all as the air or light,
The spring gushed up from many pore,
Bearing along with sparkle bright,
. blessing to each ne:ghhsring door;
And Goodman Hayes rejo.ced at the sight
Away to his hearts deep core;
Beatitude
At others good
Left room for nothing more.
Their Goodman Hayes conceived a thought
That, inasmuch as die he must
lie would make will with kihaness frsu-ht,
Which should save his spring n sacred tuIs'
mat generations might be brought,
When he had turned to dust,
To prize the gift
OF his generous thrift.
AS gratefully they must.
The will was made and the luminous clme,'
And Goodman Hayes was borne to his resi-
The beautiful spring poured forth the same,
ON ITS mission OF love, as trewhile, blest;
And more than the guerdon OF common fame
For him was manifest
Whose smile still seemed
In the rill that cleaned
| For all through his bcque5t.
But time moved on in his heightened race,
And generations came and went;
Unknown was the GOOdnan's act Of grace,
Though the bounteous well its comfort lent.
Inc Town grew 10 4 cTONUcu pace
OF feverish discomfort,
Yet, bright and sure,
Its waters pure,
Rushed on their course apace.
To-day no barrier intervenes
To check the thirstng its brink would gain;
Though changed the old surrounding scenes
And heard no more is the birds refrain;
Though the tree no more its covert screens,
In the green romantic lane,
But, binding still
Is the Goodman's Will,
Forever to remain.
Better by far than transmitted pride,
Or the garish glory Of titles grand,
The unseliish act thus identified
With human good, unchanged to stand;
And, though TIE marble may be denied
That lesser deeds command,
The donor lives
In the boon he gives.
Which blcsses every hand.
-IHdcpeRdepf.
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A SAVING REArEDY.-In one of the Sun
day-schools of the city yesterday, when
the lesson cards were passed around to the
classes, the cards that came to the infant
class mad for their text What shall do
to be saved?" Selecting as the first men,
Der of the class to put the question to a
bright little girl of only four summers,
who, also, by the way, had but just recov-
cred from a severe attack Of Group, the
teacher puts his question, - What must
YOU do to be saved?" The little one pre-
served silence for a moment, as If in Geep
ard perplexed thought, and then her iace
frightened; she had it. 81 would take
syrup and alum" f" was the reply, naiyely
yentured. 1t brought down the class,
teacher and all, and further discussion Of
the subject was postponed.-Dl'b'tq"'
Times
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-31
CONTINUED NEXT wEEK.)

Otis O: Hall, of San Francisco,
was a bank teller, two years ago, at a
salary Of $4,000. He loved Miss
Sharon. Miss Sharon loved him.
Mr.. Sharon was agreeable, but the
elder Halladgised Otis to wait pair
of years, travel in Europe, grow
worldly wise, return and marry. All
this Otis did as he was parentally ad-
vised. He left bis situation in San
Francisco, made an extensive tour
of Europe, and a short time ago re-
turned, the period of his probation
having elapsed. He got back just in
time to read in the newspapers Of. the
marriage Of Miss Sharon; his betroth-
ed, to 7. G::'Newlands, a young law
yer Of San Francisco. It. was also
stated for Halls further sedifcation
that Newlands had received $1,OO0,-
900 in cash with his beautiful bride.
Hall got position as clerk in a Chi
cago hardware store, but. he is not
Chicago Times.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-31
latest: New York fashion

=. The latest New York fashion,
imported from Berlin, is that Of early
parties. Weread that the cards for
one Of the most ''swell" affairs Of the
season have been recently issued,
with "from 4 to II p. m.," engraved in
one corner. According to this system,
the blinds are closed and the gaslight,
ed at 4 o'clock IN the afternoon !; the
dancing begins by 5 or 6, and the ball
is over by II. Still another foreign
custom imported into New York
which is said to have been started BY
the Princ1 of Wales, is for gentlemen
to appear without gloves on full-dres'
occasions. tx. ~
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in the United States Senate on
Thursday last the opening prayer by
the chaplain Of that illustrious body
contained this remarkable apostro-
phe: eve thank Thee, oh Lord, for
the women of America. We thank
Thee for our wives, our mothers, our
sisters and for all the noble women
who since the time of the revolution
down to the present hour have made
the name of woman honorable in this
land; and we pray Thee to. help them
all in every good work." 1t is
thought that the reverend gentleman
had been to a centennial tea partv.
The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-12-31

SO far this week forty-one able
bodied and mostly young men have
applied to the committing magistrate
at the Central Police Court to be sent
to tho House Of Correction. They
frankly state they have been travel
ing oil over the country in search Of
work, but can obtain none, and not
desiring to'become'thi they make
the application for commitment
hiladsphia Re.s. "'