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, 1875-11-25

WHAT HE NANIkD.-1 LIE DOLL Oh tue
back door had NEEDED replacing for s
long time, SO it was only ths other night
that Mr.. Throcton had the presence OF
mind to buy new one and take j.
home. After supper he hunted up hi.
tools, removed the old bolt and meas
nred the location for the new one. H.
must bore some new holes, and Mis-
Throeton heard him roaming aroun.
the kitchen and woodshed. s!anmirg
doors, pulling out drawers and kicking
the furniture around. She went to the
head of the stairs and called down:
Richard, do you want anything?"
"Yes, dor' he yelled back. II
want to know where in Texas that cork
screw is'''
Corkscrew, Richard?"
'sYes, corkscrew. Richard I've looked
the house over and cant find itr'
"Why. we never had one, Richard!'
Didn't ehi We've had a dozen of
'sm in the last two years. and l bought
one not fosr weeks ago. It's always the
way when I want anything"
"But you nust be out of your head.
husband" she said as he descended the
stairs. We've kept house seven years,
and I never remember of seeing you
bring corkscrew home"
"Oh. yes, I'm out of my head am.
he grumbled, as he pulled out the sew
ing machine drawer and turning over
the conterts.- Perhaps I'd better go
to the lunatic asylum right away"
"WelI, Richard. know that l have
never seen corkscrew in this house"
"Then you are as blind as an owl in
daylight, for I've bought five or six!
The house is always upside down, and
never can find anything"
This house is kept as we'll as any of
your folks can keep one!" she rstorted.
growing red in the face.
I'D like my mother to show you
few things" he said as he stretched his
neck to look on the high shelf in the
pantry.
Perhaps she'd boil her spectacles
with the potatoes again. answered the
wife.
"Do you know who you are talking
to!" he yelled, as he jumped down.
"Yes, dor
"well. you'll be going to York State
If you don't look out!''
"I'd like to see myself! When 60
this house goes!'
"Look out. Nancy"
"I'm afraid of no man that lives,
Richsrd Throcton!'
I'm leave you"
"And I'll laugh to see you 60"
Going close up to her he extended his
finger, shook it emphasize his words.
and slowly said:
"Nancy Throckton. I'll apply for
divorce Tomorrow! I'll tell the Judge
that I kindly and lovingly asked you
where the gin!et was, and you said we'd
never had one in the house, viii b is
bold falsehood. as can prove"
"Gimiet" she gasped.
Eyes, gimlet!"
"Why, know where there are three
or four. You said corlscrew!"
Did II" be gasped, sitting down on
the corner of the table "well now,
believe 1 didr
"And you went and abused me like
y slave because / wonld not say gimlet
was corkscr. W." she sobbed failing on
the lounge.
Nancy" he said. tenderly lifting
her up.
"Oh, Richard" she chokingly ans
wered.
NANCY. I'll go right out doors and
kill myself"
mo. you needn't-I love you still!
only-only-you know gimlet is not
oorkscrewv'
at ain't-it amt, Nancy forgimme.
and less be happy!"
And that household is 80 quietly
happy that canary bird would sing its
head off if hung up in the hall.
, 1875-11-25

ENGLISH SEAMEN.--A disturbance Of
rather a serious character has occurred
on board the Triumph, ,one Of the channel
squadron ships now at Devonport. in
England. The men have been refused
tba privilege accorded until the appoint
ment of the. present Commodore, cf
cnneregatipg on the upper deck for con.
versa,ion prior to turning in ct night; land
the dieaffect,on thus occasionsd is said
to have been increased by the fact that
q seaman's leave has heen stopped for
! 10 days because he wore elastic aide
, 1875-11-25

There is not much excitement about
rapid transit down East, but a passen-
uer got off rain to blackberries and
had to run neatly mile before he
caught up with it again. He Gays he
believes the engineer saw him get of,
and tried to run away from him.
, 1875-11-25

He was poor shlfrless man too look
1T, and his wife took In washing to sup
port the family; but be could get ont OF
bed and kill cat at the first cast of the
boot jack. and 70 his neighbors loved
him - Rome Sentinel
, 1875-11-25

PICNIC OBSERVATIONS. Now that the
picnic season'is drawing to close, We
may give the result Of our close Oh.
servations. as follows
Girls with holes in their stockings
never get sprsined ankles.
Girls with striped stockings are the
fondest of round dances.
Girls with small feet are the most
venturesome in climbing trees or wad :
ing swamps.
The girl WHO will fly in terror to the
arms Of her escort at sight of toad
will. if she happens upon snake when
by herself. deliberately catch it by The
tail and jerk its head off.
One ordinary han lkerchief is not
large enough for two persons to sit upon
at one and the same time.
The your 6 man whose pants have
been the most mercilessly torn by
thorns, is the one who is the most ur-
gently solicited to climb trees and fl
swings.
Bugs have no sense of propriety.-
Missouri BrunsUicIcer.
, 1875-11-25

HOUSE BUILDING MATERIALS -4Bricks
in Pharaoh = time we're hardened in the
sun. which might answer very well i'll a
country where there was no rain and
where there were no houses higher than
one story. The inventor of the first
brick kiln may never be snown. but the
hardening process of fire makes brick
the best material for building purposes
yet devised. Brick resists fire bettel
than iron or solid granite, and has more
strength to bear weight than many
kinds of stone. Agood American brick
will bear weight Of $4,000 pounds be-
fore it cracks or is crushed. some
English bricks have borne q pressure OF
$50. 600 pound. without injury.
Iron is supposed to be very brittle in
winter; it will suspend weight as
heavy in winter as in summer; it is only
by being jnrred. by being struck with a
hammer, or thrown down on any hard
substance. that it is easily broken when
intensely cold. It is broken only
through shock, and not when exposed
to steady ttrain. To perse ms building
houses in which they expect to live the
remainder of their days. a knowledge Of
brick and iron is important.
Ii brick house is burned down. the
loss is less than if bnilt Of iror Or
stone, because stone chips off or crum-
bles, and the iron becomes so bent "a
to be entirely useless; brick can be built
into the the wall again, because just AS
good as they we're before the fire. Halls
Journal of Health
, 1875-11-25

4
FULL OF QuoTATIoNs.--Mrs Kemble,
her "reminiscences. in the September
liantic. gives these choice stories:
! A friend Of mine. at dinner party.
being asked il she had seen Mr. FechteI
in Hamlet, replied in the negative. add
ing that she did not think she should
relish Shakspere declaimed with for
eign accent. The gentleman who had
questioned her said. ''Ah. very true in
deed perhaps mott" then, looking at
tsntively at his plate. trom which sup
pose he drew the inspiration of what
followed. he added: "Apd yet-after all.
youknow. Hamlet ,cas foreigner" This
view of the case had probably not sug-
gested itself to John Kemble- and so he
dissuau.d Talma from the experiment.
While referring to Mr.. Fechter's per-
sonitications of Hamlet. and the great
success which it obtained in the fashion
able world. 1 wish to preserve charm
ing instance of naive ignorance III a
young guardsman. sednced by the en-
thusiasm of lhe gay society of London
into going. for once, to see u play of
Shakespeare 8. After sitting dutifully
through some scenes in silence, he turn
ed to fellow -guardslnan. who was pain
fully looking and listening by His side
with the grave remark, II say. George
dooced odd play this; it's all full of quo.
tations. The young military gentleman
had occasionly. it seems. heard Shak-
speare quoted, and remembered it. So
did not the same very amiable, extreme.
ly handsome, but not very intelligent
young hero remember his English his
tory. if ever he had heard that quoted;
for being honored with a command to
attend fancy ball at the palace, he con.
suited cousin of his and friend Of
mine, as to his costume on the occasion.
Go as the Black Prince, dear Foun>
tain" fountain was his name-I al
ways called him Pump for shorty, said
she; ''you will look SO lovely in armor."
"Oh. hang it. Polly, though; 1 shouldn't
like to black my face, was the lngen-
uous reply.s
, 1875-11-25

r. An experienced New York den
tist calculates that it will t:ke the peo-
pie of this country aoout three genera
tons TO get rid entirely Of The teeth and
stomachs they have left. His theory il
that We do not eat coarse food enough
in infancy. youth, or age. to supply the
bone making materials or assist the rs
simiIating processes. and that 1t has be.
come u simple question OF oatmeal and
coarse bread Or no teeth and dyspepsia,
wi b all the Ills aud immor lilies attend
ant upon them. The majority OF pioplt
Will prefer the no teeth and dyspepsia.
, 1875-11-25

West End Hall, which stands betw' en-
three stations and receives many travels
ers for rest and refreshment, / have.
studied the diversified throng passing
to and fro. It is sort of haman kalei-
ioscope. Aided by German friend
I disentangled the different characters
in the unceasing procession. The En-
glishnan and his family first. with red
book Murray VI Bndeker-a bundle of
canes and umbrellas and roll ofwraps;
they stop for cold roast beef and pale
ale. A German with long pipe and
his wife with a poodle -dog; they stop
for sweitzercheese and huge pitcher oi
beer. A company of marksman, each
.ith his wife, At least fifty IN all. ON the
way to the schuetzenfest at Darmstadt
,o-morrow Sunday. A platoon OF
German soldiers, fully equipped. in
marching order. with carbine. sword.
rim cup, a roll OF waterproof. and strong
shoes; half a dozen working people from
the fields. with their wooden .pattens
o -er their shoulders men and women
sad and worn; party of Americans on
the way to Ha,lburg- keen Young men.
bright, smail-tooied glrls. mother III
black silk. with anxious eyes. and we'll
satisfied father; now bevv Of young
q. rmans from the university, their fa
ces literally Embroidered with gashes
received in sword fishts--a hideous Gus
tom, not yet extinct. worthy only of saw
ages. Then we have the inevitable He
brew. the impassive Turk. the jauniy
Frenchman, weli-dressed women nlone
with advertising eyes. artists with their
traps ON their way to Weisbaaen and
Cologne, invalids en- route for the bntns,
officers in full uniform. quiet scholars
in search # repose, and London clerks
out for tn. ir autumE vacston. I have
watched this tide of humanity feom my
qniet perch for hours. and no point OF
view is more instructive than the little
notice each takes Of the other, und the /
prevailing tone of separate individuality |
1t is the world in miniature.
, 1875-11-25

q Boy" "Can l ride. slr?" Canhi-
date -"Go, quarter in your pocketT
Boy mo; but pap's got vote in
his u. /" Candidate bounce in. sonny
Uounce in"
, 1875-11-25

Iron deposited by electricity has hith-
erto been too brittle to be useful. MIR.
Klien. of st. Petersburg. now claims
that he can produce electro deposited
iron which is perfectly mailesble. emil
peatiy flexible and elastic, and like
sheet steel may be welded; in word il
possesses all the characteristics Of an
excellent forged iron. This process il
deemed like " to be of value.
, 1875-11-25

Ten dollars or ten days.. growled
the Judge. and as he saw the woman
limp off griuning. after paying her fine,
he felt like calling her back aud making
it 800 IN. T.. World.
, 1875-11-25

H A Lehigh quarryman dreamed
that his wife was bouleer, and hurled
her from the d. He scarcely changed
his mind, it is presumed when he awoke
for the ito m states that she battered him
worse than the fragments Of a blasting
explosion could have done ordinarily.
, 1875-11-25

Nor A FooL.-Yesterday morning a
straight haired Young man entered sa'
loon On the river road aud asked the
mnn aho was trying to start fire If be
had reeu anything of lost ca {.
Look anything like yeu2" snapped
the man in reply.
The Young man looked at the ones
toner long time. and went ont with
out replying. He returned in the course
Of three hours. however, and taking ofi
bis coat he said:
See here. mister. Tan no fool! I've
beeu thinking of what YOU said this
morning. aid just believe you meant
suntb,h! If you did. just con,e on'
here while make your head ache"
The barkeeper convinced him thar
nothing was meant; aud the young man
pm. on his coat and again sought the
trail Of the lost calf. Detroit Free Press.
, 1875-11-25
LuNAT1cs AND L1QUoR-.On the occs

LUNATIcs AND L1QUoR-.On the occa-
sion of a recent visit of party u
prominent citizens Of Montreal to the
new lunatic asylum which has been es-
iabIished bv the Sisters of Providence
near that city, DIR. Howard. the Medi-
cal superintendent of the institution.
made SOL remarks upon his method
of treatment which will probably excite
surprise among good many of those
who have made special study of men,
tai disease. DIR. Howard said that. in
his opinion, it was in possible to treat
lunatics and cure them without hquor
He had tried it,. and found no medicine
that could be substituted for brandy
nothing hich would yield in such a
material manner 10 the brain substance.
DR.. Howard's treatment is not new. for
the most ancient writers on insanity be
lieved in stimulation. and applied it in
treStment of the insane: but the modern
practice runs generally to the use of
sedatives. The asylum under DR.. How.
ards charge has been opened only SIX
weeks and he says that thirty-two of
his patients have already been dis
charged cured. while upon his books be
has the names of ninety more for who's
ultimate recovery he has strong hopes.
There were altogether under treatment
AT patients.
, 1875-11-25

boots. on the ground that in wearing
them be was no: in uniform. The men
at first manifested their disafiectiou by
chalking up in conspicuous parts OF the
ship uncomplimentary and threatening
phrases to the commander, and growi-
ing in an undertone at him as he walked
his rounds. Eventually a spit kit
was thrown at him by some OF the crew
and he was struck in the leg nth con-
siderable violence. The quartermaster
was summoned on deck. but he was un-
able to identify the offenders. Swabs
and other things have since been con-
tinually thrown about, and q court OF
inquiry is regarded as certain. The
seaman punished for wearing elastic
side boots has had his grog stopped.
stands two hours by himself on the up
per deck daily, and sentry watches
over him while takes his rations.
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The Charley Ross Case.

In the Westervelt trial at Philadelphia
on the LIST and I'd inst, Walter Ross tes-
titled to his Identification of the dead
burglars, Mosher and Douglass, as the
men who carried away his brother Char
lev, and two short hand reporters verified
certain reports of Westervclt' statements
last spring as to his intimacy with Mosher
and Douglass and their places for secur-
ing the reward offered for recovery of the
boy. Superintendent Walling of the New
York police force, also testifies
as to his employment of Wester-
welt to assist him in capturing
Mosher and Douglass, and that Wester.
welt deceived him by a succession of false
reports.
The New York Herald of the I'd pub
fishes what purports to be an interview
regarding Charlie Ross between one of it's
reporters and Mrs. Moshcr, wife of Bill
Mosher, the generally acknowledged alb
ductor Of Charlie Ross. The gist of the
interview, which is of an improbable char
acter, is that Mrs. Mosher says Charlie
Ross is living. Her alleged statemen
are full of contrad. ctions, and the whole
interview is perhaps creation of the brain
Of some Bohemian There is nothing in the
story to show that Mrs. Mosher is in New
York.
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Sport I'm France.

The Paris correspondent of London
Daily Telegraph writes: "A droll story
comes to us from the city of Marseillcs.
The hero is gentleman we'll known both
there and in Paris. On his property near
Marseilles he once had rabbits, which
the innumerable poachers Of the south
exterminated. There is now, as every
one knows, a sincere though uncultivated
admiration for field.sports in France.
This gentleman was quite ashamed to
think tina. n- .vuiu not offer even rabbit.
shooting to friend on his estates But
the remedy was simple; the empty warrens
could be restocked. Orders to this effect
he sent from Paris, and a great quantity
Of coneys were turned down. The season
of the chase opened two or three days
since, and good]y show ofguns No.
led out to harass his game. Girt with
horns, probably, and furnished with en-
broidered game.bags,the party approached
the scene of action. TO their
mingled horror and delighet, the rabbits
sailed forth full gallop, greeting their ex-
ecutioners with Joy, and came running up
to their gathered legs. Never was their
such welcome; lops and half lcps, Dutch
I'd Angora bounded to meet the sports
men, tumbling one across another in de-
light. The fact is, that the de.chasse
had bought tame rabbits, which he had
been used to feed in that very srot.''
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62x @63c for October: rejected 61c. Oats firm
at So NC cash; 35X c for September, and 34xc
for October. Barley quiet at 81 .O8 for Septem-
her and $l.04 for October; rejected 60c. Whis-
ky quiet at $l.l8X.
New YORK, September 6.
1870 P. A'--Flour quiet; extra State So. 75@
S.. Wheat quiet; held, soft fair 81 23@l 26
and 81 .29@1 80; best 81 .34@1. 35; choice $l.42
@I.44. Com steady; warm 69@70c; Gamer
76@77c sail 7s@79c. Oats, old held at &c !;
good new 60@54c.
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by some that the result would be most disas
trous, but as yet it has had no effect on either
money or values.
The Pope has conferred the grand Cross Of
the order OF st. Gregory on the Lord Mayor OF
Dublin.
Garibaldi is at his home at Caprera, confined
by illness resulting from overwork on his
schema for improvement Of the Tiber.
The Daily Ne,os special from Berlin says ad-
vices from Herzegovina, confirm the report that
the insurgents have rejected the advice OF
European powers to suspend hostilities, and
also says that they demand the independence
of Bosnia
1t is rumored that an insurrection has broken
ut in Albania.
A line Of steamers is soon to commence run
ming from St. Louis to Brazil.
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Commercial Matters.

ST.. PAUL, September 6.
Wheat-Receipts quite liberal under the cir
cumstances, and firm at $1.05@1.10.
Corn fairly active at 72073c on track 75@
78c from store.
The oat market is unsettled, owing to the
doubt as to the outcome Of the present CROP
Quotations to-day: New 40@42c; old 5o@52t
on track from store 54@56c.
Flour-The demand the past week was not
quite so active, dealers preferring to wait until
millers begin to use new wheat. Firm at $5. 80
@5.75; Xxx s4.25@4.5O. Rye $2.5O@2.75.
Dat meal $3.50.
Provisions--Tra1e is fairly active and prices
steady at 800. 00@22.50 for mess pork. Hams
53A@l4Hc. Shoulders 1l@l1Hc. Lard in
tierce3 13@,4Hc. Kegs 14A@l5c. Clear
sides 14@l4Hc. Mess beef $40 00@1l.o0.
Eggs-There has been an active demand for
the past few days, and all fresh lots ave sold
on arrival at 13@14c.
In butter a good local trade is noted at 100
20c for good lots of dairy packed. Shipping
grades l3@l4c.
Cheese quiet and light demand at ll@1ec.
New potatoes nominally 4O@50c, with little
doing.
AculOuS-Cdlr LIttuc lOl Ac" lfulL At u lICp
$l2.
Oranges $8@9.
Apples - Receipts were very liberal this
morning Dealers are filling orders that they
have held fer the past week at $4.50@5.00.
MILWAUKEE, September 6.
1890 A. M.-Wheat unsettled; No. l $l.2c;
No. sl.l64; September $l.14@; October
1.l3E; No. l hard $1.23h.
lP. M.-Wheat unsettled; No. Sl.224; No.
2Sl.l5A; September $l14%; October 81. 1873.
old $l.2SH.
CHICAGO, September 6.
1885 A. M.-Wheat firm at Sl.14 for Septem-
her and $l.l3A for October. Corn quiet and
steady at 62Ac for September; 624@62Xc for
October, and 55H@55 &c the year. Oats quiet
and easier at a4xc for September; 33X@34c
tor October, and $500 the year.
12:45P. M.-Wheat steady at $1.14X for
September and sl.l3H@1laX for October.
Corn quiet at 62Kc cash or September, and
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Damage by Grasshoppers Last Year.
There have been many vii" reports rel
alive to the damage by grasshoppers in
Minnesota, but actual figures show the
devastation to have been very light in
comparison with our production. The
following statement from the Commis-
sioner Of Statistics, shows the extent of
the ravages of the pests in 1874:
WHEAT.
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Ex-Judge Mitchell, one of the wit
nesses in the church scandal case at
Quincy, ILL.,, was attacked Thursday by
E. A. Chatter, brother of the woman in
the case, and shot in the arm, hip and
groin. A spectator was shot in the hip
during the ARRAY.
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From Abroad.


Commodore James Goodenough of the Eng
lish navy was lately shot with a poisoned ar
row by native Australian, and has since
died.
On the arrival of the U. S. war vessel at
Tripoli, to demand satisfaction of that govern
ment for insults to the American minister, the
officers were also grossly insulted. An apol-
ogy was atterward made to them, but refused
in the case of the minister.
The President of Ecuador was lEtely assas-
sinated by an official whom he had displaced.
Capt. Webb, an Englishman, has succeeded
in swimming across the British channel in q
hours and 40 minutes. The English press
pronounce this the greatest physical feat of
the century.
The prospect tor serious trouble between
England and China is daily becoming greater.
The differences between England and China
have finally been amicably arranged.
The English polar expedition has been
heard from at West Greenland, where all is
we'll.
The Turkish rebellion is spreading. $4,000
Christians have fled from Bosnia to Austrian
territory, mostly wives and children of the in
surgents. The rebels have formed national
government at Herzegovina, and have ASST
rance that all Montenegro will come to their
assistance.
Russian troops have taken the field against
Khojend, in Central Asia.
The President of the Oriental Bank of
London, agents tor the Bank of California,
states that the failure in no way affects this in
stitution To prevent loss and annoyance if
possible the Oriental Bank is endeavoring to
arrange by cable with the trustees of the Bank
of California for guarantee so that it can
honor the drafts Of travellers when presented.
When news Of the failure of the Bank OF
California first reached London, it was feared
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Casualties.

Washington has been visited by disastrous
rainstorm. Nothing like it was ever before
known.
A boy near Boston took gun to shoot cat,
and accidentally shot and killed two of his
sisters. The girls were trying to take the gun
from his hands.
In Cincinnati on the Sd, Willie, youngest son
OF MIR. w. c. De Pauiv,a well known resident
OF New Albany, Ind, while loading pistol
shot himself through the heart. He was
alone at the time, and when the family found
him he was lying on the faor, dead.