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Untamed Criticism.

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A concert was given blythe Urso Troupe
at La Crosse, Wis, inspired the editor of
the S.n to an entirely novel style of
criticism, which we present to our readers
Of the performances it is necessary to 20
into details, as all our readers were there,
with few exceptions. The fiddler, Urso,
more than carved the fiddle. She dug
sweet morsels of music out of it all the way
from the tishbone to the part that goes over
the fence last. She made it talk Norwegin,
and squeezed little notes out of it not big
ger than cambria needle and as smooth as
a book agent. The female singer was fair,
While the male grasshopper sang as well as
was necessary. But the most agile fee
catcher that has been here since Anna
Dickinson's time was Sixteen-f finger Jack,
the sand-hill crane, that had the disturb
anee with the piano. We never knew what
the rev was about, but when we walked
up TO the piano and smiled and SHE'D his
castor into the ring, anybody could see
there was going to be trouble. He spat ON
his hands, spared little, and suddenly
landed stunning blow right on the ivory,
which staggard the piano, and caused an
exclamation of agony. First knock down
for Jack. He paused moment, and then
began putting on blows right and left in
such a cruel manner that the spectators
came near breaking into the ring. When
ever a key showed its head he mauled it.
We never saw piano stand so much pun
ishment and live, and Jack never got
scratch.
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---- S-<2s>'s -
The Strength Of the Churches.


The information contained in the follow
ing statistics is rare and valuable. It
shows the strength of the churches in
America and under the control of Ameri-
cans, for the year 1874: The Protestant
Episcopal Church has 8, ,040 clergymen, e.
$50 parishes, and 273, ,554 communicates.
The Roman Catholic Church has 4,S73
priests, 4,7S1 churches, 1909 chapels and
stations, and S, 7e1, ,24s Catholic population.
1t has now one Cardinal. The Baptist
Church has 943 associations, 81, $40 churches,
10, ,354 ordained ministers and 1,761. III
members. The Church of the United
Brethren has 8, $50 churches, 1886 minis
tiers, 131, 1895 members. The Universalist
Church has 624 churches, 874 ministers,
and so, 905 members. The Congregational
Church has 8, 4W churches, 3,27S ministers
and 530, ,391 members. The returns of the
annual conference Of the Methodist Rpisco-
pal Church in the United States show that
there are now in that church 1O,854 traYeil-
ing preachers, an increase Of 283 over last
year II, ,58t local preachers, an increase of
$40; 1898 Sunday schools, with 200, ,4S4
teachers, and 1858 scholars. The
number of members is 1,5es, 5ss, an increase
over last year Of 90, ,494. The church prop
perty is valued at $89, s8s, ,S14, an increase
of nearly $1s, ,O00, ,000 over the value Of prop
erty last year. The contributions to the
Missionary Society were .$811, 1854, de-
crease Of $50, 800. =
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Advertising by the Ancients.

The Romans largely advertised private
as well as public matters, and by writing
as well as by word of mouth. They had
their prGcoHes or criers, who not only had
their public duties but announced the time,
place, and conditions of sales, and cried
things lost Hawkers cried their own
goods. Thus, Cicero speaks of one who
cried flgs: Caansas oIanaita5Gt Che cried out
figs . But the Romans also advertised. in
a stricter sense of the term, by writing.
The bills were called hbelgi, and were used
for advertising sales Of estates, for abscond-
ing debtors, and for things lost or found.
The advertisements were often written on
tablets, which were affixed to pillars. On
the walls of Pompeii have been discovered
various advertisements. There will be a
dedication. or formal opening of certain
baths. The company attending are prom
ised slaughter of wild beasts, athletic
games, perfumed sprinkling, and awnings
to keep off the sun. One other mode of
public announcement employed by tile
Romans should be mentioned, and that
was by signs suspended or painted on the
wall. Thus, suspended shield served as
the sign of = tavern and nuisances were
prohibited by painting Of two serpents.
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A Dance at the Railroad Station.

The Winnemucca (Nev.) Sisoer State of
the nth inst. relates the following: The
immigrant train from the East, which ar
rives now on time, remains here an hour or
more every evening. This gives the trav-
elers an opportunity to buy bread and
other necessaries, and to take a look at
things about the depot. Last evenings
train contained an unusually lively set OF
men and women, who after purchasing
supplies concluded to have dance, A
fiddle was procured from music student
ON the train, and violinist volunteered his
services for the occasion. Perched upon
seat improyised from the baggage trucks,
and dry-goods box, he commenced tuning
the instrument, and gave the command
"Choose your partners for quadrille!"
which was instantly obeyed, and set
formed on the platform. The musician
struck up "The Dog in the Rye Patch,"
in an unadulterated backwoods style, and
the BOYS and girls pitched in with will
and swung their legs and their partners in
manner that convinced all present that
immigrants are not deficient in force and
vitality. At the close of the second dance
gray-haired pilgrim, who boasted consid-
erably on the dancing qualities Of his
"gals," entered the circle formed by the
crowd !. the fiddler struck up "Old Dan
Tucker" which with the bones accompani-
ment, had very enlivening effect, particu-
larly on the man in the ring, who went at
it single-handed, and danced "break-
down y in plantation style until the fiddler
was exhausted. He was heartily cheered by
the admiring crowd as the conductor sig-
nailed. "AlI aboardIn
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How the Sun Moved q Bridge.

During the recent building of bridge in
Holland, one of the traverses, four hun
dred and sixty feet long, was misplaced on
the supports. 1t was an inch out of line,
and the problem was how to replace it.
Experiments proved that the iron work ex-
panded a small fraction of an inch to every
degree Of heat received. 1t was noticed
that the night and day temperature differed
by about twenty five degrees, and it was
thought this might be made to move the
bridge. In the morning one end of the
pieces was bolted down securely and the
other end left free. In the heat Of the sun
the iron expanded and toward night the free
end was loosened. The contraction then
dragged the whole mass the other way.
For two days this experiment was repeated,
and the desired place reached. The con-
traction and expansion of iron bars by fire
and heat has frequently been used to move
heavy weights over short distances. Broken
walls and strained roofs and arches have
been brought into place by simply heating
ron rods i'll they expanded, then taking
the slack by screws and nuts, and allowing
contraction by cold to pull the wall or roof
into place.
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RosERr DALE OWNS INSANITY.
a Useful Life Blasted by Spiritual Humbugs
In Philadelphia.
From the Chicago Tribune.

Il ~AVAAA sAO S0kSa6O AA4uAASs
\ dispatch of this morning tells sor-
rowful story. Robert Dale Owen has be-
come insane. After long life of earnest,
unselfsh effort for the good of mankind,
this terrible infiction comes. The cause
Of it. probably, does not lie many months
back. When the heartless imposture of
the Holmes mediums the Philadelphia
conspirators with "Katie King was ex-
posed, the shock to Mr.. Owen was tremen-
dous. He had accepted the pretended
manifestations " Of these rascals with
implicit faith. He lived some time in
Philadelphia in order to miss none Of the
seances. The repeated apparitions of
Katie - were to him conclusive proof Of
immortality. He pinned his faith IN the
life hereafter, in reunion with his father
and his wife, on what Spiritualisn., and
especially upon what his pretended spirit
showed him. Readers of his article in the
Atlantic Monthly upon s'Katie King " win
remember the syliogism which the good
old man painfully constructed therein, by
which he proved, to his own perfect salts
faction, that the visitor was indeed dis
embodied bit of supernaturalism The day
before the article appeared the fraud was
exposed. Mr.. Owen wept bitterly, it is
said, when conviction that he had been
made the dupe of a trio of knaves forced
itself upon him. He telegraphed to Boston
to cut out the article, but it was too late.
The magazine was already printed. A
thin slip of paper, disclsiming any editorial
responsibility, and thus ruthlessly increas-
NJ that of the author, was prefixed to the
sketch. AMI Inns II sa,,,a {, pass that Robert
Dale Owen .yllos.sig p,oof that Katie
King"was a spirit anu "Katie's /" own con-
fession that she was fraud were published
together throughout the country The mind
'nce so vigorous could not stand the blow
that shook the faith of half lifetime. The
insanity feared at that time has at last
come. The sun that rose in splendor sets
in gloom.
The life so sorrowfnlly ended-for irsan-
-ity is death, or worse than death--began
in 1904, at New Lanark, an industrial
settlement near Glasgow, Scotland, which
was long monument to the philanthropy
If his father, Robert Owen. The sons
fame has never equalled that Of his sire,
but he has been even more self-sacrifcing
il. his efforts to benefit mankind. When
the father came to America, in order to
carry out his commanistic dreams, the son
was his faithful assistant. He edited the
paper that served as the organ of the
"New Harmony" colony. When that
brave, foolish experiment failed, and the
elder Owen returned to England to conduct
like failures there, to SOW the seeds of CO.
operation, labor leagues, and Chartism, to
found infant schools, and to preach Spirit
ualism, Robert Dale remained in America.
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Terrible Ride for q Horse.

Wednesday morning, says the Benning-
ton (Vt.l News, horse intended for the
delivery department of the Bennington
Office was shipped from Trey, and was put
into box car with several carboys Of oil Of
vitriol. The horse being tied only with o
halter, soon got to kicking around and
smashed one Of the carboys, which were
easily within reach. The fiery stuff soon
got on the horses legs; as it burned in the
suffering Of the animal must have been in
tense. More kicking was in all probability
indulged in till the frantic horse was COM
pletely saturated with the yitriol. During
that long ride, boxed up in that small car,
with the vitriol eating into the flesh, I'M
agine the suferings ofthe poor brute. The
horse became 30 frantic that 1t broke Its
fastening and jammed its head against the
side of the car. Yesterday afternoon when
the car was opened the legs of the horse
were found all swollen up and nearly raw.
The animal was brought up to the Stark
House stable, where, placed in a box stall,
it was attended TO by veterinary surgeon,
who says that he can save the hoise, but
we think that even if he can save him, the
horse viii be well nigh ruincd.
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sTRAraTEgIHG TALL CHrMEEYs. - Our
readers will very generally remember the
plan adopted for Strengthening tall chim-
ney near Edinburgh, Scotland, by saving
away a portion Of the mortar upon the
leaning side. Following is another plan
adopted for the same purpose at another
locality A high factory chimney in Havre,
which during the process Of building had
owing to the shrinking Of one side OF its
foundation, been thrown out of perpendic-
ular, was recently Strengthened in the fol-
lowing manner The earth on the side OPP
posite that toward which the chimney in
cIined was dug away to the foundation bed,
and for . width Of six feet. On the wide.
lower course pillars Of masonry were erect
cd, which supported heavy staging, on
which some 80, 600 paving stones were piled.
The effect Of this immense load was to
cause sinking Of the structure beneath,
which, ID six weeks, resulted ii the straight
ening Of the chimney, the top having
passed through an arc Of thirty-one inches.
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PETER COOPER.
How Hs Built the First American Locono.
tive.

In 1928 Mr.. Cooper was In business in
New York, his native place. His mother
and grandmother were both born on the
present site Of st. Paul's Church, vesey
street and Broadway, and his mother re-
membered seeing the stockade still standing
which had been erected to keep the Indians
out of the infant New Amsterdam. Mr.
Cooper had bought as . speculation the
entire magnificent tract in Baltimore now
owned by the Canton Company. Baltimore
was then city Of seventy-fve thousand
people, rich and prosperous, and had en-
tered upon the railroad era. On July T.
1928, the corner-s stone of the Baltimore and
Ohio Road was laid with imposing cere-
monies by Charles Carroll, of Carrollton.
It was pushed energetically-a little too
much so, for when thirteen miles had been
finished, it was found that in turning the
rocks to save outing, such short curves
had been introduced that the then experts
declared the line utterly useless. 1t could
not be used by steam. Five per cent. had
been paid in, and shares had been sold at
II, such was the zeal and confidence of the
people. But the chill was immense, and
everything stopped. Mr.. Cooper, then
thirty-eight years Of age, saw new disaster
to himself in the depreciation of his tract
should the road fail. He proposed to the
Directors to construct an engine that should
be available on their line. They were
willing, but incredulous. He brought
down from his glue factory in New York
an engine with three and half inches
cylinder and fourteen inches stroke, pro.
cured wheels and other appliances from
the railway company. and presently rolled
out upon the track the first American rail.
way engine. The trial trip was to take
place the next day. That night thief
stole all the copper and brass from the
infant machine, and caused some further
delay. The trial trip WAS run, Mr.. Cooper
himself acting as engineer and when his
wheeling little baby locomotive threatened
to lose too much steam, he held down the
safety valve with his own hands. The run
was made with thirty passengers, thirteen
miles in one hour, and Baltimore was
happy. Compare the little engine Of forty
seven years ago with the ponderons
machines Of to-day, and yet they follow on
the pathway the little engine opened.
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EvE-ANaELrcAL CORNER.


Basques have q permanent popularity.
Academy of Design-A young ladies'
boarding-school.
AMiohigan man has fallen in love with
Queen Victoria.
New linen collars arc straight bands
three inches wide, turned over all around
the top. and pressed fiat.
Iowa has law which forbids man to
marry his stepdaughter, yet allows him to
marry his mother-in-law.
A woman estimates that there are over
600, 600 drunkards in the United States, and
that one woman in seventeen is married to
such man.
Miss Virginia F. Russell, editor of the
Santa Barbara California; Indsz, has been
nominated for Office Of County Superin-
tendent of Schools.
After Annie Louise Cary had been sing
ing Gncog.) recently in Portland, Me-,
choir, . critical lady remarked of the nm
known: "shs has pretty good voice, but
1t lackS CULTIVATION sadly"
The Wisconsin girl who killed nine
wolves last summer has thrown herself
away on man who daren't help her take
the clothes off the line at night without
slung-shot fastened to his wrist.-Detroit
Press.
One of the circuses now travelling has q
fat woman. Her name Is Hanna-plain
Hanna-and when she sits down on chair
the elephant moves around uneasily and
braces his legs for the coming earthquake
shock.
That was sharp reply of Mrs. Beecher,
the other day, when she answered some
questions as to how she had managed to
endure all the anxieties and fatigues of the
trial. in this way: "To be mad all through
is a good tonio.' Beecher himelf could
not have improved that.
A N,ksburg lady was recently inquiring
of a girl from over the river how certain
old acquaintance, who married widower,
was getting along. "Very poorly" re-
piled the girl; "there's five children who
ought to be spanked twice day, and Ma
ria's left handed and can't begin to do 'em
justice. Poor woman! Ny heart bleeds
for her. Vicksburg Herald
Not long ago an Agency man wanted to
go to Ottumwa to the circus, and wasn't at
all anxious, as men usually are net, to take
his wife along. So he told her he was GO
ing hunting, and put his shooting traps on
over his good clothes, shouldering his gun,
and atfcctionately kissing his wife good
bye, went down to the store. took off his
Nimrod things and hied him to the depot.
When he got off the train at the circus
town his smiling wife slipped her. hand in
his arm, and looked up sweetly in his hor-
riied face congratulated him on the nice
time they were going to have at the circus
She had come down on the same train, al
though she told her spouse she wasn't such
q fool as to start for the circus with a gun
on her shoulder and two suits of clothes on.
It is needless to say that the cheapest look
ing man at the circus hailed from Agency.
-Burliaaton Haok-Eys.
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Avoid Temptation.

The Church and State, one Of the numer-
GUS religious papers which are published in
this city, and which do so much to make
New York the pious and godly city which
it is, uses this language: i" Especially 10
there a large class Of good and pious wo-
men who look on the minister with con-
fding admiration, who inveSt him with a
halo Of sanity virtues, who signify their
devotion in all manner Of kindly ways, and
who are ready to put themselves in his
power without the slightest suspicion that
he could wrong them. And we may say
also, that these friends and admirers Of the
clergy are among the best people in the
church and community" This is as much
as to tell us the best women among US are
Internal fools. Now, no woman--especialiy
. married woman-gives herself into the
keeping of q minister, or man other than
her husband, if she means right, and no
amount Of sentimental bosh in religious
papers could get her to think that wo-
man who puts herself in the power Of q
man, because he was clergyman, was
good, pure or innocent woman. And there
is but one man in America who thinks that
q woman can commit adultery and yet be
the whitest- -souled of women. We had
better get back to hardpan in this matter
of ministerial treatment of women. A min.
lister is q man-with all mans passions.
If he wonld not fall, he must avoid temp
tatins. The way TO avoid temptation is
not by hugging and kissing and sentimen-
talizing with the women of his congrega-
tion, nor by calling on them at their resi-
denees in the absence of their husbands.
Ministers should avoid these things more
than other men, If they would keep better
than other men.
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Bs,c-A-BRac.

A physician in this city received from o
brother physician in neighboring city, a
few days since, human heart, which has
attached to it most remarkable story.
The man from whose body the heart was
taken attempted suicide by stabbing him.
self with knife. The weapon penetrated
the heart, and cut cash entirely through
it. Notwithstanding this, the man lived
for thirty days afterward, and would proba-
bly, have survived for many years had he
not risen from his bed and got on drunk.
While in an intoxicated condition he died.
The heart is now in the nuseum Of the
Georgia Medical College.-Augusta 0hron-
tcLe
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I BLENNERHAssETT's KEY.-Mr. Daniel
Morgan White has presented to the State
Library door key which be found in 1867
among the ruins of Blennerhassett's house,
on Blennerhassett's Island, in the Ohio
river, three miles below Parkersburg, West
Virginia. The Blennerhassett house was
burned down about sixty years ago, and
the key Is marked with every evidence Of
having been subjected to an intense heat.
The Blennerhassett mansion was much like
2 fetidai stronghold, and IN it's time was the
wonder Of the Western country. Ii was
here that th6 Bienner rhassetts and Aaron
Burr dwelt IN almost prineely magnificence.
and indnlged those dreams or empire Il,
connection nth Mexico that caused the
arrest Of both and the trial OF Burr Cor
treason. RSeAmoad WAC. I
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POETRY.
DOT LAMBS WHAT MARY HAP GOT.

Mary haf got ieetle lamb already;
Dose WOOL vas white like snow
Und efery times dot Mary did vend oad,
Dot lambs vent also oud, vid Mary.
Dot lambs dit follow Mary Won day of der school.
house,
Vieh was obbositon to der rules fdcr schoolmaster
Also vich 1t dit caused dose schden to schmile oud
loud,
Ven dey did saw dose lambs on der inside of der
shchoolhouse.
Und 20 dst schoolmaster did kick der lambs gwick
oud:
Likewise dot lambs did loaf around on der outsdes,
Und did shoe der dies NIT his tail off patiently abond
Undil Mary did come also from dot schoohouse oud,
Urd den dot lambs dit right away gywick to Mary
Und did make his head on Mary's arms,
Like he would said, ~ dond was schared,
Mary would keep me dhroubles enahow."
"vot was der reason aboud it, of dot lambs und
Aary7'
Dose schiller did ask it, dot schoolmaster:
"Veli, dond you know it. dot Mary lofe dose lambs
already7"
Dose schooimaster did said.
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POOR LITTLE JOE.
BY rELEa ARKwRIGHT.

BY rELEa ARKwRIGHT.
Prop yer eyes wide open. Joey,
Fur I've brought you sumpin great.
Apples7 No, derned sight better!
Don't you take no interest? Wait!
Flowers Joel know'd you'd like en-
Amt them scrumptious? Amt them high
Tears, my boy7 Wots them fur, Joey?
There-poor little Joe-dont cryi
was skippin' past winder,
Where a bang-up lady sot,
AL amongsta lot of bushes
Each one climbin' from pot;
Every bush had flowers on it
Pretty? Mebbe not! oh. no!
Wish you could seen cm growin',
1t was sich a stunnin' show.
Well, thought of you, poor feller,
Lynn here 50 sick and weak.
Never KNOWN any comfort,
And puts on lots o. cheek.
Missus," says I. F" If you please, mum,
Could ak you for rose?
For my little brother, missus,
Never seed one, suppose
Then told her all about you--.
How brnged you up-poor joel
(Lackn' women folks to do it.
Sich a imp you was, you know
Till yer got that awful tumble,
Jist as had broke yer in
fHard work, tool to earn yer livin'
Blackin' boots for honest tin.
How that tumble crippled of you-
Sos you couldn't hyper much
Joe, 1t hnrted when seen you
Furthe first time with yer crutch.
But" says, he's laid mp now, mum,
Pears to weaken every day;
Joe she up and went to cuttin'--
That's the how of this bokay.
Say! It seems to me, ole feller,
You is quite yourself tonight
Kind o. chirk, it's been fortnight
Sence your eyes has been so bright.
Betterl Well, I'm glad to hear ita .st
Yes, they're mighty pretty Joe,
Smellin of ems made you happy?
Well, thought 1t would, you know!
Never see the country, did your
Flowers CROWN everywhere!
Sometime when you're better, Joey,
Mebbe kin take you there,
Flowers in heaven! MI s'pose 50;
Dunno much about it, though;
Amt as fy 40 wot might be =
On them topics. little Joe.
But I've hcered 1t hinted somewheres
That in heavens golden gates
Things is everlastin' cheerful
B'heye that's wot the Bible states.
Likewise, there folks dont't git hungry;
SO good people, wen they dies.
Finds themselves well fixed forever
Joe, my boy, wot ails yonr eyes7
Thought they looked little sing1er
Oh. no! Don't you have no fear;
Heaven was made for such as you is
Joe, wot makes you look 30 queer7
Here--wake mp! Oh, don't look that way!
Joe, my boy, hold mp your headl
Here's your flowers, you drooped 'em Joey,
oh, my God, Can Joe be dead2
-Nefo York Graphic.