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MYSTERY SOLVED.

Some weeks since an article from a
New Orleans paper was published eXten.
sivcly throughout the country to the
effect that the crew Of the schooner Fler-
ida, which sailed for California from New
Orleans in 1S49 and was supposed to have
been lost with all on board, had been dis
covered on an island in the Southern Pa
cific by an English vessel which had
been driven thither by continued storms.
The crew stated that the Florida had
been wrecked on this uninhabitable
island twenty.six years ago, and that in
the interval they had not seen a human
face. They declined, however, to vacate
the island, having established themselves
in comparative comfort. The mar
rative gas said te have created a great
sensation among the surviving relatives
Of the crew, and an effort was stated to
be on foot to man vessel to visit the
island. The COurier.JOuradL Of Louis
vile publishes an interview with gen
tlcman who was living in Valparaiso,
Chill, in lS49. He states that the Flori.
da put into Port Famine, at that time a
CHILEAN penal settlement; that the con.
victs boarded her, massacred all of the
crew, except young man named Mar
cum, and made sail for the mann land.
On her way she was recaptured by Chill
ian var vessel and brought into Valparaiso
where the Courier Journal informant
got the above details from Mar.
Gums own lips. Marcum, whose parents
are still living III Versailles, KY, pro-
ceeded to California, where he soon after
died of smallpox at placervile in that
State. The British steamer Thetis had
first seen the Florida after her capture
by the convicts, and gave the information
to the Chilian authorities, which led them
to send out the vessel which brought her
back into port. A revolution was in pro-
grcss at the time, and the records Of the
event may be lost, but the full details
were on the log-book Of the Thetis, which
may be examined in the Office of the
British admiralty.
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CENTEN. IAL RE.uNLoN.

Senator Booth Of California made his
opening speech in the campaign in that
State on Tuesday evening, July 20, in
San Francisco, before an immense audi.
ence. After long discussion of local is.
sues, he closed with this eloquent allus-
ION to National questions: The "wound
heals slowly that is often chafed. That
would be divine moment ia our history
which would strike down every party tie
and party name which perpetuates a war
memory, and bring the people together
who are willing to forget, in solid and
lmpenetrahle phalanx. 'The American
people was the real hero Of the war; and
must also be the apostle of peace and re.
union. Why should they not come to.
'gether! Sumner would remove the
names Of civil war why can we not
take the names from our political ban.
ners, which are also reminders! There
comes time when the instinct OF
sentiment is truer guide than cold phil.
osophy or calculating prudence. But
they tell us a great many Rebel Generals
have been elected to the next Congress.
Why should they not be! When the
Government amnestied them, did it mean
to say, We restore your rights. but you
shall never enjoy themp When they
take their seats in Congress, it will be
with an oath to support the Constitution
of the United States. | do not believe
that the meu who are willing to die for
their convictions will be the most ready
TO perjure themselves for place. Par.
ties are but necessary evils. There
are great moments in nations life when
the times should rise above them. Why
may not the true spirit of the people
nave way! This is the Centennial yeaa.
Let it be a year Of Jubilee Before us
is grand outlook of history. VINO shall
estimate the power and population of
this couAtrp at the close Of the century
now dawning, if we, the people. are equal
to the divine opportunity! Who knows
what trials may await us. What temp.
tations may beset! Let us challenge DIES.
tiny as one people. Let us have the have
union which can he permanenta union
of hearts. Let the true feeling of the
hour find genuine expression unrestrain.
ed; and reconstruction will come-not
by legal enactment, not by force bills OF
writs of law, but in the hearts of the peo-
pie, like the dawnng of day, like the
breath Of the morning, like the Spirit of
the Lord.
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POETRY.
THF DYING SAINT.
BY J. W. DE FOREST.

BY J. ". DE- FOREST.
l"Kenst du das Land wo die Citromen blahn p
GOETHE. ]
Knowest thou the land whence no mortal re.
turneth,
Beyond the dark portal, beyond the great
sea,
Where judgment arraigneth, where punish
ment bnneth,
Where ornaments wither and He'll bends
the knee
Knowest thou its terror
know ii, know !:
Thither, my Redeemer, with thee dare / 90.
Knowest thou the land where the anthems are
thunder,
Where sanity harps peal, angel tumpets
are blown,
Where the starry crowns bow, the seraphim
wonder,
And the Infinite shines on his terrible throneH
Seest thou its splendorf
see it, | see;
With thee, Intercessor, there could | be.
Knowest thou the land where aboundeth Life's
river,
Where lie weary find rest, the just are Sc
cure,
Where joy smiles immortal and praise sings
forever,
Where all knowledge is holy, all being is
pure
Lowest thou its pureness2
love it, love;
OH there, Divine Brother, with thee would
rove.
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tention of the multitude coming in on the
morning trains. Over a 100 dropped in
and subscribed on their way to business !:
others sent in messengers, and others call.
ed on their way to noon lunch. At3p.
NJ. | had received 226 subscribers from
that one advertisement, and more came
next day by mail. repeated the dose in
The TRIBrNE and other papers. This ex-
perience taught me that if wanted to
move crowd with big rock, would
hurl 1t at them, and not throw it out in
bits OF pebble or sand. From that day
10 this | have never been afraid to adver-
tise largely and boldly-the only limit
being the time could devote to prepar-
ing good, truthful advertisements and to
selecting good mediums the latter work
OF no little difficulty. My success in
business has been abundantly satisfactory
to myself and, trust, to my patrons also.
My rule has been: Find customers by
free advertising, and then keep them by
supplying good articles and by fair deal.
ing; and whatever Of success have had
has been largely due to the old TRIBUNE
clock, which stopped so quietly and at
the proper time for me.
New-York, Aug, 3, 1875.
ORANGE JUDD.
In a private note accompanying the
above, Mr.. Judd mentions that he has
since spent nearly or quite half a million
dollars in advertising, and estimates the
amount spent in The TRIBUNE alone at
much above fifty thousand. lie has re-
suits to show for It'd.
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A STORY WITH A MORAL.

One day, 25 years ago, four gentlemen
we're seated around table in restaurant
in San Francisco. One Of them was the
postmaster Of the city, and all were, or
havebecomc, distinguished in the politics Of
the Pacifcc coast. The postmaster took
letter from his pocket and said: "See
what | got TO day II was from a young
woman in central New York, and directed
simply to the postmaster Of the city Ct
San Francisco, she never having heard Of
him except officially. 1t stated that the
writer was poor and depended on her earn.
ings as teacher for a living. Salaries in
in central New York were low, and she
wrote to ask If the postmaster would not
send her the money to pay her fare out.
she engaging to repay him when she should
get q position 10 teach in California.
Here was q most singular position, but she
had not reckoned without her host in ap.
pealing to the generosity Of California
man Of that time. Our four politicians
made up a purse large aud full enough.
not only TO pay her expenses, but also 10
provide her with handsome outfit. She
came, and they exerted themselves to get
her a position to teach. OF course she
married in a short time, Blu, not before
she had repaid them the money they lent
her. They lost sight Of her for years, until
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A PHASE OF FRENCH LOVE.

The Paris correspondent of The Lon
don Dali NeUS writes: A curious case
illustrating one of the many delicate
phases of Paris life just come before the
civil tribunal of the Seine. NJ. Georges
Violet, retired gentleman. died few
days ago at a comparatively early age,
from consumption. On attaining his
majority he formed the acquaintance of
young lady named LeOnie Viteux, who
became his mistress and was eventually
received into the family of NJ, Violet on
the same footing as if she had been his
wife. She attended him during hls long
illness, accompanied him to various water
ing places, and drove about with his
mother in her carriage. At length the
case Of NJ. Violet became hopeless, and
seeing his approaching end he made his
will, by which he made his mother univer-
sal legatee, on condition that she gave an
annuity Of f40 to his mistress as re.
ware for the care and attention she had
bestowed upon him. The poor fellow
died and was duly buried, and Nine.
Violet, his mother. continued on the best
terms with Mile. Viteux until the latter,
finding that Nine. Violet did not proceed
to execute the will, preached the question
Of the annuity. Thereupon Nine. Violet
refused point blank to entertain the mat
ter, and Mile. Viteux was obliged to 90 TO
raw. The respective counsel for the
plaintiff and defendant gave, as was per-
haps natural under the circumstances, a
very different account OF the young lady.
According to one she was every thing that
was good, barring her living under the
protection Of NJ. Violet; according to the
the other she was an intriguing little
serpent, who made other victims than NJ.
Violet. However, the will was there, and
executed it must be. But, after paying
the debt and funeral expenses, it was
found that NJ. Violet had not left enough
to insure An annuity of f40. So, the
court decided that the account should be
sent before a notary, and that Mile.
Viteux should receive an annuity in pro.
portion to the sum that remained to the
good. 1t may appear strange to the Eng
fish readers that Nine, Violet should
choose to wash such dirty linen in public;
but they manage these things, as you see,
very differently in France.
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Many times Women call u on their family
pli sicaus, one with dyspepsi' another with
trouble OF lie breast, another with pain here
aud there, an in this way they all present
q ke themselves and their ga y-gong and
indifferent doc or, separate and distinct dis
els $, 70 wh Oh he prescribes his pills ana
poiions, assuming Item to he such, when IN
reality, they are all sytnp ous caused by ONE
uterine disorder; snd while hey are thus on.
Is able perhaps TO palliaIe for time they are
ignorant Of the cause, aud encourage their
u aciice until large bills are made, when thl
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suffering patients are no better in the end, but
probably wo sc Tor the delay treatment, and
0 her complications made, and which prop
er medicine directed to the cause would have
entirely removed, thereby irstituting health
and comfort instead of prolonged misery.
From Miss Lorinda 4. St. Claire, Shade,
Athe, Co., Ohio.
voii Q Prescription Is working almost like a
miracle onme. am better already than
have been FL over two years"
From Ella A. Schafer, GAINESVILLE, Ind"
''Dr. Pierce-I received the medicine you
sent me and began using IL Immediately. As
result Of the Treatment feel better than
have for three years.
From Mrs John X. Hamilin, 0dell, nl.S
"Dr. Pierce-The Favorite Prescription has
done me good, which am very thankful for. !"
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is sold by
dealers in medicines.
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MESMERIZING 4 rocK

An experiment which it may anuse the
boys to repeat has been described by scy.
eral correspondents to a popular science
journal. Place q cock upon table or
board, and holding his wings close down
to his sides, let second person bend
down his head until his beak touches the
board on which be lies, and draw line
Of white chalk straight out from the point
Of his beak. This done, the bird may be
released from all restraint, and he will
not stir so much as feather Nay,
further" writes one, "you NAV clap your
hands or shout close to him, without
rousing him from his lethargy, from which.
however, he will ultimately recover.
Another experimenter writes; 81 have
seen row = fowls rendered quite sense.
less bY drawing chalk.line beginning At
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A LYING HEAD on A DEAD BODY.

The Pittsburg Telegraph saws: DIR.
William Wilson, formerly a resident of
Allegheny City, but now located at Char
iton, Lewis Co., Iowa, is in the city to.
day. ard is stopping with his friends on
his return from Philadelphia, en- route to
his Western home.
The story Of the Doctors visit, as re.
lated to gentleman from whom VIC OBJ.
tanned our information, is rs follows:
Not long since a man, middle aged, re-
siding near the Doctor home, met with
a railroad accident and sustained dis
location of the neck. Medical aid was
summoned, and everything possible done
for the relief If the unfortunate man.
The surgeons succeeded in partially al.
justing the vertebrae of the neck Of the
injured man, and he remained alive. But
now comes the singular part Of the story.
While his head is perfectly alive, there
is but feeble circulation in the whole
body, and to all appearances II is dead.
In fact, it has already begun TO wither,
and is becoming shriveled and wrinkled
and the surgeons have been puzzled be
yond enlightenment. The unfortunate
man having relatives residing in Philadel
phia, it was decided 20 take him there
and place him in the Medical University
and to Or. Wilson was assigned this duty
lie performed it, and the patient is nov
in that institution. Such is the story q!
il reaches rs. ana we have no doubt tina
some Of the Philadelphia reporters vii
straightway proceed to interview the mar
as soon M this item comes under their no
tice. A live head on dead body vii
worry the brain Of the best physicians
and we anxiously await further develop
ments.
There is one thing about constant.
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0RIGIN OF pLANTs

Cabbage grew wild in Siberia, buck
wheat originated in Siberia; celery orig
mated in Germany; the potato is a native
of Peru; the onion originated in Egypt ;
tobacco is native of South America T;
milet was first known in India; the net
tie is native Of Europe; the citron is "A
native Of Asia oats originated in North
Africa; rye came originally from Siberia;
parsley was first known in Sardinia the
parsnip is n native of Arabia; the sun
flower was brought from Peru; spinach
was first cultivated in Arabia the pear
and apple are from Europe; the horse
chestnut IS a native Of Thhet; the Gu.
cumber came from the East Indies; the
ounce came from the Island of Crete, the
radish is a native Of China and Japan
the horseradish came from the south Of
Europe.
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the top of the beak) slowly across table,
and | have successfully performed the ex.
pertinent. The birds are simply mesmer.
lied.
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ANOTHER VERSION.
TO the Editor of The N. Y. Tribune.

U tHC I|HttW " a Hc A'' - Il I""WC'
SIR: The account IN Saturdays TRI-
BUNE Of its new clock, with the appearance
Of false story that just now met my eye
for the hundredth OF thOusandth time,
leads me to send you a true account Of an
incident in my business experience, of
great interest to me and probably use
fully suggestive to others The old TRI-
BUNE clock was an important factor in the
transaction.
Sometwenty years ago, having just sue
ceeded from the editorial chair to the pro-
prietorship of The American Agricultur-
iSt, | decided to ascertain by trial wheth.
er advertising would not do as well for
good thing as for patent medicines and
other humbugs. Though having small
working capital, resolved to do what was
then rather large thing, viz. to take 40
lines under Especial Notices" all in one
advertisement. Being unexpectedly de-
layed, | reached The TRIBUNE Office at 3
D m, with the advertisement still to
write, while an engagement in the country
required me to take the O'Clock boat
from Fulton slip. Securing 40 lines space
at the head of the first column. ! went to
the little desk on the south.west side of
the Office, over which had stood the old
clock for many years. intended to write
rapidly variety Of matter during 30 min
utes, and in the 20 minutes pick out the
strong points, and condense to the 40
lines. Keeping my eye on the clock oc-
casonally, | wrote on ''letter-backs" fur.
nished at the the desk, and pasted them
together until had four feet or more of
copy to eondense from. ! turned to the
clerk and asked f | could have a line or
two more than 40. "Yes," he said, "you
have the first place; take all tho space
you want" CHANGING TO notice the City
hall clock, it pointed to 10 minuter Of A.
The old clock had stopped ut 20 minutes
past 8. unnoticed by me. | attempted TO
draw the pencil through some portions Of
the manuscript, and in despair threw the
whole at the clerk with an order 10 insert
il, and ran for the boat, 10 save nine.
mile night wax.
The matter troubled me all night as an
over.hasty thing, and fcarei to see rHE
TRIBUNE and the probable bill. Starting
before daylight the next morning,
bought the first copy in the hands Of a
uewsboy, and counted 1876 lines. costing
S24 so ut that time, when ordinary adycr.
tisements were cents and specialist .
cents a line "a terrible dose for a literary
man. new in business, and with a small
capital. Fastening TO rnE TRIBUNE Office
| paid the BILL and slowly and sadly went
down to my second.Story office fully re.
solved to act more deliberately in the
future.
The result: The bold advertisement,
conspicuously inserted, attracted the at.
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The Northwestern portion Of PhlIadeI
phia was visited by a lively tornado on
the llth, unrooiing dozen or more
houses. tearing up trees, prostratng
fences, and doing much other damage.
The wind was unaccompanied by rain, al.
though torrents fell in other Iportions Of
the city.
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MISCELLANY.

QUEER RESULTS o. ADVERTISING.
The accident to which Orange Judd
owes the suddcnness of his success was
this: Mr.. and Mrs. Judd lived in their
early history, in a modest house in a re-
tired street in Flushing, l.. |. Mr.. Judd
went to New York every day to work
upon the american AgricUtturdiist--a
struggling paper so at the rate Of 81
year, and in the evening he and his wife
put up seeds in little paper bags, which
were sent in the New York store. He
kept an old horse for business purposes,
that went by the name of "the hair
trunk and it was a standing joke in
Flushing that the gentlemen would 60 to
the city in the morning, passing Mr..
Judd's horse at certain point on the
road, and, though he was evidently NOV
ing, it was at the same spot when they
returned at night. The laugh was not all
on one side for long. One day Mr.. Judd
sent clerk out TO collect some money,
to the extent of 800. out of which he was
to pay for the insertion Of a two-liue sd"
in daily paper. Through a lu ky
stroke of stupidity the clerk left the sad
and the 800 at the newspaper office, and
said it was to be inserted to that extent.
Imagine the frugal seedman's horror on
finding that the money which was to have
carried him through several weeks had
all been spent in one advertisement. For
the length of two columns the morning
paper repeated the lines, "Ihe American
AgricutturatiSt out to-day" The con-
sequence was the edition was exhausted
early, and the subscriptions came pour
ing in. From that day Mr.. Judd and his
paper became established successes, and
now he owns a stylish team and about
half of Flushing, they say.
A similar clerical blunder occurred at
Seribner's the other day. An advertise
ment of four lines was sent out to one
hundred newspapers, with instructions to
spread it over ''eight lines" it
should have read, but the clerk wrote it
eight inches. and the consequence was
startling. The article advertised was the
Baltimore Bonapartes. and the different
printing offices have taxed their ingenuity
and type fonts to spread so few words
over so large space. The result was
not unlike that of Mr.. Judd's blunder, for
the orders have been pouring in to such
rate for the May number of Scribner's
that new edition had to be printed.
printed.
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During the past week Twelve CONNER.
cial firms Of Montreal, stated to be per.
lectly solvent so FAR as assets and liabili.
ties are concerned, have been obliged to
make special arrangements with creditors
for an extension oftlme to meet payments.
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There IS one thing about constantly
idle man to his advantage. lie never Ia
bors under a mistake.
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,rrcn,Inu tue Wrong DIsense.

The French assembly adjourned III
4th inst, TO November 4th
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HOTEL ARRlVAL0.

"ILLT. Why will writer's and ora
tors use this word? Charles E. d,
Long delivered graceful Grafton at tn,
laying Of the cornerstone of the Ma
sonic Temple in Virginia City the e,hel
day, but it was marred by the WORD
lilly" III being an adverb, there is nc
reason for putting . tail to it in the
shape of ay. Worcester gives the word
Q place, but says /" it is rarely used by
good writers" Webster also contains
the word. but only to make this COM
ment: "A word sometimes used, though
improperly, for i'll.
The S. T. SWIFT ENGINE COMPANY
propose to hold meeting tonight for
the purpose of considering the PROPOSE
ton to appoint committee to act with
the committees already appointed by the
other fire companies in drafting fire
ordinance to be presented for the con-
sideration of tho Town Trustees. The
Swifts received no official notice from
the Trustees that their CO. operation was
requested in the matter of drafting an
ordinance, until yesterday. We trust
the committee will be appointed.
The FIRE ALARM, about 4 clock yes
terday afternoon, was caused by the
house OF Mr. Benoit. on Spear street.
near the south end OF the street, taking
fire in the kitchen. Mr.. B. was away at
work, their child was a. school. and
Mrs. B. had been absent from the house
about fifteen minutes. The door was
broken open and the fire promptly ex-
tinguished, but not until the furniture |
had been removed to the street. The |
engines were quickly on hand and got |
at work, but their services we're not |
needed. The origin of the fire We could |
not ascertain.
A TELkGRAx, last evening, in answer
to an inquiry as to the condition of Abe
Edgington. reported that gentleman as
conscious but sinking gradually. No
hopes OF bis recovery are entertained. !
but it is thought possible be may linger
for day or two.
In JUSTICE Court. yesterday. the case
of Richards vs.. Richards, charge of as
sault and battery, was tried. This was
case Of husband beating his wife
with a cane. The defendant pleaded
guilty and was fined $50.