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TIE BEE AS SCAvENGER.-ThOse
who study the habits of bees find inf
mite delight in observing the vigilance
ard pains they exert to keep the hive
scrupuiously clean and free from every
thing offensive. If death happens to
occur in the very numerous family, the
undertaken is dispatched at once to the
scene. and the corpse is hurried to
burial with haste that might be re-
garded as indecent if it were not abso-
lutely necessary in household where
the thermometer stands at seventy while
it Is zero all out doors. The body is
hustled out of the place sans ceremony
and flung over the outer periphery, and
no more attention paid to it than to SO
much base refuse. But there are ext
geucies occasionally arising in the hive
which sometimes tax but never frustrate
the ingenuity of bees. Such a one, for
instance, as the obtrusion of q mouse.
Now it is veraciously related that a
mouse found its way into the hive OF
one of our amateur bee men, not long
since, and, no doubt, created dreadful
commotion among the honey-gatherers
But be that as it may, the intruder was
found dead and completely imbedded in
wax, leaving the astonished amateur to
theorize that the mouse, having sweet
tooth, crept into the hive to steal honey,
but unfortunately aroused the inmates,
and before he could find his way Out
again was stung to death. By and by
decomposition set in. and Mr.. Mousey
began to disseminate bad smell. which
bees cannot tolerate; but finding it i'm
possible to hustle him over the ramparts
as they do other nuisances. they went
energetically to work and sealed him. in
fact--so that not the slightest oder es-
capped to make the hive unpleasant fo1
the high~toned, extremely neat and
cleanly inhabitants.
, 1875-02-25

u In few years time, says the
Builders, unless some active measures
are taken, London may expect great
trouble from rats. 1t is startling fact
that one pair of rats, with their pro-
gency, will produce in three years no
less a number than GAG, ,S0S. A doe rat
will have from six to eight nests of
young each year for four years together
and from IL to % at litter; and the
young does will breed at three months
old; and there are more females than
males, at an average of about ten to six.
If they ran about the streets like cats
dogs, the public would be terrified, but
as they hide and work in the dark, men
seldom see or think of them. Brick
drains are their shosen haunts; skirting
boards, back of freplaces, nnder the
1oorings, or between the rafters are
their places for breeding. The London
sewermen, state that brick drains are
the rats best friends. and that nothing
but glazed pipes with heavy sink traps
will stop the sewer rats getting into
houses. They will not go up pipos for
fear of being drowned, knowing they
have no means Of escape. The are seen
in the sewers migrating in communities
to some discovered quarter for food,
and the sewermen believe that they have
language of their own. If builders
were to case skirting boards with gall
vanized plating, particularly at each
corner, it would stop the vermin con-
sidernbly. Care should also be taken to
fill with concrete and small stones OF
broken glass the space under and about
fireplaces, as the doe rats choose that
quarter for breeding on account of the
warmth.
, 1875-02-25
"If quarrel" said q lady, II never

"If quarrel. said a lady, II never
ask nor give explanations" which re-
mark showed her to be bad politician.
for explanation ia the soul of quarrel.
some friendship. How many troubles
might mankind be spared if they would
stop to hear each others explanation
How many ailments, both of body and
soul, would be cured if explanations
only came mole frequently and freely!
, 1875-02-25

F The iconoclast is always at work,
knocking the romance out Of all our
early traditions, and playing tho mis-
chief generally. 1t is bad enough to
have to give up Will Tells marksman-
ship and George Washington's hatchet,
but now comes cranky Scotchman
who has travelled in the Holy Land, and
spoils the little hymn beginning
"By cool Siloam's shady rill
How sweet the lily grows"
by asserting positively that the lily cam
not possibly grow anywhere near ST.
loans shady rill.
, 1875-02-25

T The row in the Pennsylvania
House of Representatives last Monday
fills us full of hope for the people down
East. Little by little are they adopting
the manners and customs of the West.
By and by, when the thing is more
general, when a Speaker of a Legislature
gets to putting on airs they will prance
up to him with revolvers and out he'll
90. law or no law.
, 1875-02-25

| OAON WANT OAVOnO1t 0A4S "OAAS
| ed to sec tho s'local editor, says q
Denver paper. That is what she called
him-the feller that put her in the pa
per for trying to get divorce; had been
in town twice before, and now the "old
man" was ready to go hum; she would
Just sit down and wait. She was bound
to see him. she said; she wanted to see
him for just minute on very impor,
! tant BUSINESSMAN she gave new raw
hide, which was half concealed in the
folds of her dress. a spiteful flip. Our
''local" shuddered, ard smole d CHASTITY
smile. He knew who she was and why
she was 30 anxious to ''see that local
editor"
She was the terrible female who had
been married two or three weeks, and
had become tired of it, and wanted a
divorce. He had written mp the item as
given him by her attorney, and had in>
nocently forgotten te keep out of her
way. He arose from his desk and gave
the ferocious female from ''Bar Creek"
seat. The seat of the man she want
ed to see, he smilingly assured her,
and lost no time in being suddenly call
ed away. He "wanted to see the local
himself. he said; but he would call
| sain."
Dick Briggs stood at the door looking
at the "old mans" outfit. and wonder,
ing what the tall rawboned doublefsted
young man was listening for and vait-
ing for. Dick is not our 'local" all
though he does do little that way
sometimes, when he can pleass a lady;
for Dick, while he is an unmitigated
bore about the Office. is good>natureG
fellow and as gallant as Don Quixote.
The local" whispered to Dick that
there was lady inside who desired to
see HIM about that report OF the police-
mems ball. Dick was back in the edi-
torial room as quick as flash. The tall
raw boned ranchman glided rapidly af-
ter him, the local waited in the rear.
| She rose and bobbed stiff courtesy
as Dick marched proudly in. and made
one OF his bewitchings bows. "Are you
the local editor?" said the mountain
amazon.
Dicked bowed as he made his apology
for keeping her waiting.
"Did you write that ere about me?"
holding out a paper folded back.
j Dick, supposing it was his ball re-
port, and that the lady was about to
present him her thanks and perhaps
sopething else, made that fatal bow.
Then, you imperden't insultin,
good-for-nothin. lyin' skunk. l." scream
ed the enraged female. taking Dick by
the collar, ''I'll jest take it outen yewer
hide. Old man, jest take hold on him
while I belt some of his imperdence ont
of his worthless Eide.
The "old man" went for Dick, but
that terrified and surprised young man
seemed possessed OF the strength of q
buffalo. He left his coat in the hands
of that terrible woman, turned hand
spring over the imposing stone. pushed
the old man backward into the ink bar
rel, cleared the press at single leap,
and disappeared down the back stairs.
Dick has not been near the office
since. The local is in momentary ex-
pec;ation of a proposition for pistols OF
howitzers for two. II that trout-catch-
ing, divorce-hunting fellow comes back
again the police will be summoned at
once.
, 1875-02-25

~ Owing to the many cases Of
shipwreck in which the survivors are
for days at sea in open boats with but
little water if any, to drink, the ques'
ton as to the best method of allayine
thirst when the there is nothing but ses
water at hand, is one of great impor'
tance. The examiners of the Londor
Board of Trade think the best way is te
keep the clothes, especially the shirt
soaking with sea water.
, 1875-02-25

U Jim O'Brien keeps saloon in
Kansas. A few nights ago it became
necessary for him to throw eight or
ten men out into the street. and when
he had accomplished the feat he wiped
the perspiration form his brow and ejac>
ulated ..God, boys, I used to be lion
tanner, and told ye, ye had better git. "
, 1875-02-25

~ A sailors wife at Portpatrick had
inst received intelligence that her hus-
band had persisted at sea. She was
visited by neighbor. Who sympathized
with her on her loss, and expressed q
fear that she would be poorly OF.
"Deed will Ir' said toe widow. "But
h, did all he could for me; he's saved
me the expense of his buryin'!
ALEXANDRA 81. SrEPHENs.-The Wash
ington correspondent Of the New York
World has been describing some of the
notable members of Congress. The
following is the manner in which he
brings in Alexander h. Stephens:
"Who is that mani" asked q stranger
of a hack-driver before the National
Hotel. when Stephens came down the
steps.
That ERE man." said the driver.
with undisguised rancor, "is fraud
We've counted on a job at his funeral
for six years. and he keeps alvin on
and alvin on, and dunno but wot he's
agoin' to 1--we forever" That was be-
fore the war; and the hackmen are still
waiting. Marvellous little body it ISL
How can so frail frame hold. so vigor-
ous q mind? He wears skull cap
gloves that hang in bags on his shrunken
fingers. When he tries to speak books
are piled up around him to prevent him
from falling down. His voice is feeble
and thin. There is no life in any mems
Der but his eyes. Stephens was adopted
when boy by two maiden sisters. who.
patronized him faithfully till he declined
studying for the church and began the
law. Not long after. one Of these ladies
was involved in law suit. which Ste
phens offered to conduct, but she de-
clined his services on the ground Il his
inexperience. She engaged a lawyer
whom she knew only by correspond
ence. He won the case. and when the
fees came to be paid she found hel
counsel was none other than her youn.
protege, who, confident in his OWL
powers. had played this little trick on
her. Out of his fee he repaid the money
spent on his education, and his success
in SO intricate u case was O fine start fol
young lawyer.
, 1875-02-25

dEOR6E y. Z h6NAACE.- Au0 ouAsOA "a
the Journal evinced his eminent fitness
for his profession. He wrote not only
nervous leaders. but telling squibs and
pungent paragraphs, which. being some
thing new in journalism. attracted great
attention and were widely copied. dc
is reputed to have been the originator
in the American press Of the short and
pointed paragraphs now grown So popu-
lar. by which an antagonist may oe
more readily overthrown than by the
most elaborate editorial. Here are
some specimens. called at random:
1.-THE Eastern Argus says that the
Administration goes on swimmingiy.
It has tumbled overheard, and must go
swimmingly or not at all.
"An editor in Indiana threatens TO
handleus without gloves. We would
certain never think Of handling him
without at least three pairs. and thick
ones at that"
"What would yc1 do. madam. if you
were gentleman2' ''Sir, what would
you do if you were one?"
1--WE know some men who, when they
are perplexed in argument, get out just
as poor debtors sometimes get out OF
jail-they swear out"
"We have before us a copy of the
famous Post-office Circular, soliciting
contributions for the ,Postnaster-Gen-
erals picture. On the whole, we are
not surprised at his resortlng to this
expedient. Having expended the last
farthing in his possession. what is he
to do if he cannot run his tace?"
1.-THE editor of the Advertiser says he
was the first to apply to General Harri-
son the title of The Hero Of Tippsca
noe, and that he applied it ironically
The title of The Lionhearted' was first
given to King Richard by his own
harlequin, yet it was worn most proudly
Though given by a fool, it was borne
by a hero"
can exchange has this: The editor
of the Journal said he had caught it.
Yes, we mistook your gender. We
stand corrected"
1T has been thought strange that
dinner 10 which a man has not beer
invited is generally the one that si'
hardest upon his stomach"
Each issue of the Journal contained
from a dozen to forty such paragraphs
Many of item were very bright, while
others were labored. often common
place. All of them after year or two
gained great currency as well as popu
larity, and contributed so much toward
the circulation of the paper that il
would have fallen off materially without
them.
| A large number of the paragraphs
were deliberately prepared, tne POM
being made first, and the circumstances
to fit it invented afterward. Clever
journalists are thoroughly acquainted
with this process, but with the multitude
it passes for spontaniety. He who car
throw off smart paragraphs and almos
any adroit scribe can, with little prac
tice-easily acquires the reputation of
wit. Forty years ago that kind of par
agraphing was novel in this country
and its daily continuation spread Prem
tees fame far and wide-placed him a
the head of what the French woul(
style les diseurs des bons mots.-Harper''
Magazine.
, 1875-02-25

SECRETARY BRIsTow's OPINION OF
NEwspAPERs.-The Washington cores
pondent of the New York Tribune says
Bristow has fine perception of jour-
ualist usefulness. A member of the
Ways & Means Committee was recently
suggesting to him the advisability Of
setting government detectives to work
up the facts in the illicit distribution OF
the Pacific Mail lobby fund. Why
not put the secret service on the track p
queried the Congressman. Secret
service !" answered the stalwart Secre'
tar;. "If you want the corrupt mem
bers ferreted out, go over to Newspaper
Row and give your leading facts and
suspicious to the correspondents. They
will have all your scalawags hunted
down inside Of week."
, 1875-02-25

II An Iowa justice of the peace has
decided that grabbing up fence rails is
not stealing, and when the residents of
that State heard of it q good many Of
them whooped and yelled "God bless
my soul, but amt glad.
, 1875-02-25

~ John Quincy Adams. in his let
tiers to his son. might have made good
point by advising his son never to
speak ill of kitchen girl, but he didn't.
AID the sons of lots Of folks 10 this day
have wens on their heads, caused by
the flisky potato masher.
, 1875-02-25

ILLNESS OF Ex-senator NYE.-The
following concerning ex-senator Nye is
from the Pittsburg Dispatch:
Ex. Senator Nye, Of Nevada, one of
the best-looking men and most humor-
GUS and eloquent orators whom the
United states Senate has contained in
our day, is now lying at the residence
of his eldest daughter, in New York
city, o complete wreck. He has had
softening of the brain. Nye was the
finest orator in the State of New York
for the Van Buren party in the earliest
days of Free oil. He was the Police
Commissioner appointed by the State
Government to daprive Fernando Wood
of police authority as Mayor of New
York. Nye arrested Wood in person in
the midst of imminent danger of a
bloody battle between several thousand
police on one side, representing the
city, the ether the State authority.
He was the FIST Governor of Nevada,
and was elected to the Senate. Nye
was a splendid Senatorial looking man,
with white hair, noble brow and pro-
file, and native dignity of person and
countenance He took fair rank among
the best orators of the Pacific Coast
such as General Baker, Starr King, and
Tom Fitch. His career was consistent
one for human freedom, and it was
enlivened by such an abundance of
anecdote. sentiment, ard good impulse,
that, although poor and careless about
money, Nye had almost as many friends
as any man of his time. 1 once heard
Joe Medill tell with delight of night
be spent with Nye, Theodore Tilton,
and one or two other brilliant conversa-
tionalists. "Old Nye," said Medill.
''could go on and invent anecdotes while
the other fellows were remembering
theirs, and his were the best even then. "
A few months ago Senator Nye was
struck with vertigo on the street and
taken home. 1t was noticed soon after
wards that his mind was astray, and he
could not answer questions with any
correctness. Lucid intervals occurred
for days, and then the intelligence would
grow wayward again. Two or three
days 6go he imagined himself dead and
waiting for his coffin. He suffered no
pain whatever, but his physicians pro-
nounced his disease to be probably
incurab,e softening of the brain, that
would soon relieve him from help and
pity.
, 1875-02-25
PILE DRIVER
"D1ck Atkins
DOUBLE STEAM ENGINE)

Best appointed ever on Puget Sound
rs NOW PREPARED TO BUILD
Wharves. drive Foundations for
Stone or Brick Buildings; drive Pile
Trestling for Railroads, and to load ves-
sells with Spars, Piles or Timber, and
will 90 to any part Of the Sound.
Address,
H. A. ATKINS,
Seattle, W.T..
N. B.-Cargoes Of Piles furnished on short
notice.
, 1875-02-25

w This is the way the La Grande
Sentinel proposes to do it in future: We
have ordered q machine that is said to
capable of producing two full local col
umns of interesting items (that never
occurred) which willlprobably arrive by
the next pack train from San Francisco.
We never stood so sadly IN need of such
a machine before. We would as leave
climb Mt. Hood backwards the coldest
night that has howled across the "drea-
~ moor this winter, as to undertake
to fill our local columes with interesting
reading when nothing of interest has oe-
Cured.
, 1875-02-25

lot in joint convention s. j. Mcmillan
was elected o. S. Senator by . vote Of
IS to 81 for Locherne. Mcmillan Is the
present Chief Justice of the state SY-
preme Court. is man of moderate abiI-
ity but unimpeachable integrity, has al
ways been a Republican but having been
on the bench for rany years has not
been an active participant in politics.
7PrrTsBuRG, Pa, Feb. 19.-At 2, o.
clock this morning the Southern express
train on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Il
St. Louis Railroad was thrown from the
track near Meigg's Junction. Ohio, and
the baggage. 2 passengers, two sleepers
and one special car were burned. The
baggage was all destroyed but no lives
lost.
, 1875-02-25
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY, !,
HIRAM HOYT, ARTIST,
OppOSJTE OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, SEATTLE.

vu,HE UNDERSIGNED HAS OPENED A
new gallery in Seattle. where all work in
his line will be executed in good style at reason
able rates, n3O HIRAM HOYT.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-25
Is Coleman Insane Z

The professional gentlemen who at the
request of Governor Kellogg have under
taken 10 ascertain the real mental condition
of Edward Coleman, now under sentence
of death, and pronounced insane by Drs.
Devron, Poelman and Cooper, met on
Wednesday at Professor Logans office,
when DR.. Smytte suggested chat the above
three medical gentleman be requested 10
state either in person or in writing the
reasons which prompted them to declare
that Coleman was irsane. This suggestion
was at once adopted.
Professor Logan several days ago had the
records of the case, coroner's inquest and
examination before tie recorder sent for,
and yesterday two of the other physicians
called for the testimony Tor the defense,
which Of course could not be given, az it
was not taken. They, however, referred to
the counsel for Coleman for information on
this subject, who happened TO be in
court.
So tar as DR., Cooper is concerned he
states that at the request Of DR.. Schumacher
agreed to meet the two other physicians to
examine Coleman. lie came to the Parish
Prison on thSday agreed upon, when he as
certained that the examination had taken
place the day previous and he signed the Ger
tifcate on the report made TO him by
the other physicians.
The reasons for the opinion of the three
authorities on insanity, who informed Gov.
ernor Kellogg that Coleman was insane
ard as such must necessarily go to the
State Prison for life, viii be looked tor with
interest by the commission and the public
in general.
Nothing, Of course, is known yet OF the
opinion Of the members of the commission
as the examination is made very carefully
by each of the physicians separately, who
then in conference, will examine notes and
report Or the case.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-25
Court Items,

All courts OF the State, except the Su-
preme and the First, Second and Fourth
District Courts, have adjourned to Jan
uary 3, the first Monday of the new year.
The Supreme Court finished its usual bust
ness last week, and the justices secluded
themselves from the public eye for dcliber.
alton Of r!ne days, according to custom.
This recess will. no doubt, be extended.
The Fourth District Court will be open for
arguments, but Judge Lynch will render
no judgments. The law is ss follows:
Revised Statues, section 19sj.-Except
the Firs. and Second District Court
the district courts OF the parish OF
Orleans shall remain open
on all legal days, except from
Christmas to the second of January, etc.
That IS what shuts them all up. Judge
Woods, of the United States Court takes a
longer relief and will render no decree till
January 10
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-25

The following are the real estate trars:ers for
the week ending Thursday, december a. copied
from the books OF the mortgage office:
Lots Nos. AID !, fronting on Third street be.
tween tohseum and Chestnut streets, with in
ses5. ''-1 ''t ''' '''sH @'''' mortgage
Lots Nos and 2, fronting on Coliseum street,
between Tlird ard Fourth streets will improve,
ments sold for $3.50; cash 4llo3 49, mortgage
$685. to.
Lot fronting on Canal street betwee n Treme and
I 5saj 80 cash 1850, reversion S5333 90.
- Lot No 3, fronting on vaence street., between st.
lot No. 20, fronting Greene street, batween Val.
sold /, TOR sa.s; cash sea mortgage s!s5.. ,-
Constance and Magazine stress with improve.
ments sold for 1851: cash il5lo SO, mortgage
Lot NO. 3s, fronting on Liberty street, between
Lafayette and Girod street, with imprsveneI
eo,d t9I Poo cash $500, mortgage 500.
. Lot No. 81, fronting On Where street, bel ween
kerlerec ard Columbus streets, with improve.
ments, sold for 8 l2oo; cash $50; mortgage $7oo.
st. Andrew and josephine streets. VIII improve.
ments; sold tor s4Ooo; cash 5000 IN ortgage 5000
Two lots fronting on CrquhaIt street, between
ments, sold tor 42lOO cash $Sih, reversiun flll6.
Six lots fronting OIL Morales street, between
clope ct snd Louss streets with improvements
Two lots fronting on Foucher street, between
Juls and St Joseph streets, with Improvement
Lot No. g. forming the corner OF ST. Cha-les AID
Melpomene streets sold for 925Ooi cash $500, ort
gage &2OoO.
Lot No. s. fronting on Dryades street. and lot No
II, fronting on Hercules street, between Melpo
meme and Tlalis streets. WITH Improvements sod
for sh2''' cash $1,000, mortgage S2150, reversior
S25n'
Loi No. ; fronting. on Common street, between
Claiborne and Derbigry streets, with improve
m.Dts sed tor $3.50; cash 1913, mortgage 1913
Lot No. q, fronting on Lahsrpe street between
honan and Preur streets, with Improvements
Sod for 8tuC; cash &3On, mortgage $500.
Lot Nc. II, fronting Hospital street between
Roman and Derbiguy streets, with improvements
sold for i7i, cash $3.50. mortgage $40.
-Four lots fronting on Water aud Data streets
between Julia and Sotre Dame streets, without
improvements, sold Tor 1888 %; mortgage
1855 o.
Lot No. 2 fronting on Lafayette street, between
Howard and Frcret streets. with Improvements
sold for SeOl; cash s. 10, mortgage Sidn.