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Religious and Educational.

education is likely to have one
good advantage if it consigns the class
pipe to the limbo of forgotten barbar-
isms. At Ann Arbor the lady graduates
refused to smoke on class day.-N. Y.
Int elsdent.
The American Educational Monthly
notes that young lady teachers have very
extravagant ideas regarding salaries,
while young men beginning the teachers
life are much more moderate in their de-
mands.
The General Congregational Asso.'
citation of Michigan has just reported 1875
churches. OF these only eight are sup
piled with pastors; 141 are served by
acting pastors and thirteen by ministers
of other denominations. Fortysix pull
pits are vacant. The number of minis
tiers in the association is 176, of whom
fiity-three are without charges.
"A correspondent who lately attended
an afternoon service in the great Mormon
Tabernacle in Salt Lake City says they
began with singing, followed by vigor-
Gus prayer and singing again, then com
munion and a sermon. During the second
hymn seven elders stood up and broke
the bread into convenient pieces, and,
after short blessing, gave the plates to
seven other elders to pass among the
congregation After the plates were re-
turned, another blessing was asked over
the cups of water used in the place Of
wine. All partake of the communion,
even the small children.
The Board of State Visitors of Mich
igan University-Rev J. H. McCarty, ID.
d., Chairman-in their annual report to
the Superintendent of Public Instrut-
ton, say: /" Since the day when our uni
versity was thrown open to women the
number has steadily increased. In
1901 it was 81; in 1912, ga; in 1928,
So; at present there are 90, distributed
as follows: Academical, SO; medicine,
35; law, 5. From all the testimony we
can gather, the presence of lady students
is most wholesome, while their profcien-
cy is remarkable They are, by the con-
current testimony of the faculty, the
equals of the male students in all re-
spects. We are of the opinion that the
feasibility of the coeducation of the
sexes is placed beyond even question.
1t is no longer an experiment"
Speaking Of the need of thorough
scientific education as an aid in the de-
yelopment of the vast resources of the
country, the San Francisco Bulletin says:
while the professions are crowded, as
they always are, there is great dearth
of educated men who are ready to enter
the new fields of scientific investigation
already open. Mining engineers, metal
lurgists, dyers, designers, industrial
artists, fully up to the requirements of
the times, are not abundant. In fact,
some scores of these men have been
drawn from Europe during the last few
years. The colleges did not furnish
them. Now in just these fields of intel
ligent experiment, where the most thor
ough- going science makes an alliance
with industrial art and with invention,
our greatest discoveries are likely to be
made"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-27
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS.
Foreign Gossip.

And now they wrangie over what
were the last words of Gen. Concha. The
only safe way Is to prepare your last
words beforehand and file them in the
probate office.
"A man taryels around in England,
exhibiting himself at fairs, who, with his
hands tied behind him, kills a certain
number of rats within given time with
his teeth.
The locusts in immense swarms are
DESTROYING the crops of Algeria, leaving
the fields as barren as those visited by
the grasshoppers of Iowa and Mime
sofa.
-Frenchwomen are divided in opin-
ion as to the revival of bonnet-strings
one party wishing TO have bows under
their chins, whilst others are content
with keeping their beaux under their
thumbs.
Recently cat got into the British
House of Commons and caused consid-
cradle amusement by leaping from
shoulder TO shoulder of some of the
members in its efforts to escape from the
uproar its appearance created.
-HorGko, the present Empress of
Japan, is young woman, and has views.
brows to grow to their natural length,
and to permit her teeth to glisten with
their own pearly Wilderness, instead of
being blackened, as are those OF ali other
ladies Of the upper ten in Japan.
1T is good thing for women to be
able to swim. Example: A few weeks
ago, in England, two boys went to battle
near Kings Cross from boat near
shore. One got beyond his depth and
would certainly have been drowned had
not the cries of his companion brought
Miss Eliza Shaw, an excellent swimmer,
to the water, who instantly plunged in
as she was and caught the boy just as he
was sinking. England is thanking her
for it.
Mr.. Simmons, an English aeronaut,
was sailing through the air in his balloon
the other day when he and his compan-
ion distinctly heard the whizzing of
three rifle shots in very close proximity
TO the car of the balloon and the subse-
quent report OF the rifle or rifles" Some
miscreants on the earth had attempted in
this way to burst the balloon and destroy
the yoyagers As an instance of pure
mischief this will take very high rank.
"A lovely manner of avoiding sea-
sickness has lately beenput into practice
by an English traveller. He was on board
Of steamer crossing the English Channel
between Dover and Calais. On deck,
right opposite our Briton, was seated
beautiful French actress who was going
to London, where she had an engagement
for theater. The Englishman was
keeping his eyes riveted on the face of
the lady whose patience being exhausted,
said to the islander: Why are you look
ing SO persistently at me?" The gentle
man answered with exquisite politeness:
Madam, it is said that to avoid sea-
sickness one must rest his eyes upon a
single point, and not stop moment to
look at the sea. You are the point which
/ have chosen"
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-27

IT has been said that professional beg
gars in large cities have certain caba-
listic signs whereby the character of
every house they enter for charity is in
dicated. Three or four scratches on the
outer wall tell the story. If that house
comes down handsomely all the beggars
in that district will know 1t by the
cabalistic signs. If it sends the beggar
away with an admonition the signs on
the wall will show that fact also.
The Chinese servants have improved
on this system; or rather, they have in
troduced plan Of their own which is
certainly very effectual as far as il goes
If servant IS discharged and about to
leave, in few well-ehosen but mystic
rious characters he sets forth the causes,
either upon scraps of paper or on the
walls of the room he has occupied. If
there had been any difference of opinion
about wages, any exactions of service
not agreeable, or other real or fancied
grievances, these matters are all set
forth in these few characters, which can
only be read by the successors of that
particular servant. In one instance
within our knowledge family had a
succession of servants coming and going
all the time. AS they treated their SER
wants well, the work being light and the
pay liberal, they could not for long
time divine the cause. II finally oc.
Cured TO them that some months before
they had been obliged to dismiss re-
fractory servant. II turned out that this
servant had left his cabalstic signs. He
had got even by showing up the family
to all his successors The Oriental doc.
ument was effaced from the wall, and
there has been no further trouble.
When the wrath Of John is kindled, and
he writes on the wall or other place, il is
said that he is neither very delicate nor
trdthful in his statements.-San Fysa-
cisco Bulletin
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-27

siah, for If you would disable 'em
should only have them to take care of,
and If you should ketch one in it the rest
could get over the fence" q
Says Josiah, "Can't fix the clothes
line so 1t would trip them upy'
Not in the daytime" says !, de-
pressedly.
take that old pop-gun of Thomas
Jeflerson's and load It with beet juice
and shoot 'em with Il, and make em
think you have drawed blood"
There amt no beet juice" says In
a gloomy tone. "And il there was, how
could take aim with my head as 1t is
to-day?"
"Wall," says Josiah, Il have got to go,
anyway You lock up the house and go
to bed, and mebby you can keep 'em
out" And SO did as soon as Josiah
started of. let down the curtains and
locked the doors, and laid down. heard
knockin' to the door good many times,
and considerable moving and stamping
round the house, but never stirred un-
I'll II was time for Josiah to come home,
and then ! reused up to hang on the tea.
kettle. Wall, just histed up little
corner Of the window curtain, and
could just see a pair of shinin' boots In
front of the parlor door. went to the
other window and there l could see the
hull on him---it was the everlastin' piano
man. went into the kitchen just as
still as could and heard a talkin' on the
piazza. Peekin' through q hole In the
curtain saw two Of EN-; one sewin'-
machine man and the other organ; SO
they was friendly to each other, and sot
together.
As stood there the organ man spoke
up;
@They must be to home pretty soon and
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1874-08-27
Christian Maerman and wife. an old

Christian Maerman and wife, an old
couple living six miles north of Manito-
voc, Wis.,, came TO very sudden death
few days since. The old gentleman
was taken with heart disease and died
while his wife was calling assistance. On
her discovering his death she tainted,
and died in less than five minutes after
her husband.
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The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1874-04-10

DIED. after a lingering illness, on
Thursday morning, at half past 8 O'Clock,
at the residence of Mr.. George Green,
near St. Joseph's, Perry Co., Ohio. Mr..
Nicholas Zahm, aged 81 years.
The subject of this notice was born at
Olsburg, in Wolminster county, Ger
many, on the 2nd day of April, 1887,
and moved TO this country at the age OF
42 years. After landing at New York
City, he purchased horse and wagon
and in this humble way, he moved his
little family across the mountains to
Wayne county, Ohio, where he resided
till the year 1888, when he moved to
Perry county, Ohio, where he purchased
a small farm near St. Joseph's, on which
he lived for many years. Becoming old
and feeble, he sold his farm to his
daughter, Mrs. Beber, and chose his
home with his son-in-law Mr.. George
Green, where he died, as will be seen, on
the morning of his S7th birthday. Mr..
Zahm was a quiet, inoffensive man; hon
est and Industrious; strict member of
the Catholic church; without an enemy
on earth, he has left an example worthy
of imitation. He left four sons and
four daughters together with one hum
dred grand and great grand children to
mourn his loss.
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fectionate sister, and kind and faithful
wife and mother. As a Christian, she
was consistent and hopeful, though quiet
and retiring. She was hoping TO live
over another Summer, yet trusting in
the Lord, she was ready to deaprt-
Sister Shaffer had been in delicate
health for some time, and her friends did
not expect her to live long, and were do
ing all they could for her; yet, with all
this, she died suddenly and unexpected
ly from a severe hemorrhage of the
lungs-her redeemed spirit taking its
flight HeaYenward before some of the
near friends could get to her bedside.
Another voice is still in death, another
seat is vacant, another name passes from
the church records here, another flower
Is torn from the sacred wreath of home,
hut we trust that that name is written in
the Lambs book of life, and that this
flower is but transplanted to bloom in
the Eden of God, where wasting disease
and the chilly blast of death will never
fade its beauty, or destroy its fragrance.
'Tis hard to say farewell-but we hope
to meet again.
The high esteem in which this good
woman was held, was shown by the very
large and interesting audience in attend
ance at her funeral services, which were
very impressive.
B. F. TAOMAs, Pastor.
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Novel Explosion.

Mr.. George w. Strong, living at Lo-
gan, Ohio, bought, some time since, a
new cook stove. After it had been in
use few days, Mrs. S. kindled a fire in
the stove preparatory to getting supper,
one evening, and as she was about leav-
ing, terrible explosion took place, blow
ing pots, kettles, stove-lids, &c, about
the room promiscuously, and creating a
great sensation in the neighborhood, but
luckily, doing no further damage
1t was afterward ascertained that the
explosion was caused by powder which
had been used in mining the coal, which
becoming damp was not ignited when
the blast was set off. This powder, by
some means got into Mr. SIS coal pile,
and thence into the stove, with the result
above stated.
Mr.. S. states that the stove is a re-
markably heavy and strong one. If it
had been one of the light stoves, now in
common use, the consequence might
have been very serious.
The name of this stove is the "Sensa-
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