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Where did They Come Fr0m2 Twelve An
Gent Coins Dug up.

Mr.. H. D. Nation writes as follows from
Stockton, Ca: Mr.. II. P. Mathis, who
lives near Stockton and who some time ago
purchased miners compass and other ap-
purtenances by which to succeed in finding
metal under the surface of the earth, was
out near Sloar Bassell & Co.'S mill, on the
Alapaha river, q few evenings ago, with his
compass, at spring known in this vicinity
as the Bennett spring. On Mr.. Mathis
premises, he found, after digging about
three feet below the surface Of the earth, .
copper basin containing twelve pieces Of
ancient coin, bearing dates $50 to SOL years
ago. The largest Of these pieces would
weigh, perhaps, three-fourths Of pound.
Mr. Mathis has other points in this vicin-
ity marked, which he intends to dig into IN
future. He has shaft with which he car
take samples Of the earth ten feet deep in .
very few minutes He has on hand sam
pie Of potters' clay which he claims is ex
plosive when heated to certain degree
He il bent on the Okefenokee exploration
he says (if permitted to 60 on), with all hi
equipments.
was an eye witness to the digging Q
the twelve pieces of ancient coin in tn
copper basin, and | thought Mr.. Mathl
would 70 into fits before he could get tn
dirt of the coin to see what it was. d
not know what kind Of metal it is or II
value.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-26
The Romance Of Arithmetic.

There is clever Persian story about
Mohammed Ali and the camels, and though
it will be familiar to many Of our readers,
they viii scarcely be sorry to be reminded
Of It. A Persian died, leaving seventeen
camels to be divided among his three sons
in the following proportions;-the eldest to
have half, the second . third, and the
youngest ninth. Of course. camels cant
be divided into fractions, SO. in despair, the
brothers submitted their difficulty to Mo-
h.mmed Ali. I'm lend you another camel
to make eighteen, and now divide them
yourselves )" The consequence was, each
brother got from one-eigth to one-haif OF
camel more than he was entitled to, and
Ali received his camel back again; the cid
est brother getting nine camels, the secone
six, and the third two
Another story Of the same characte
tells how q Dublin chambermaid is said Z
have rot twelve commercial travellers init
eleven bedrooms. and yet to have give'
each separate room. Here we have IN
eleven bedrooms:
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Couldn't - 6iss6sd.

At an auction Of household goods On
Harrison avenue, yesterday, when wo-
man had made . bid on m old bureAa
worth about two dollars, boy slipped
around to another woman and whis-
pered:
You zee that woman over there with
. blue bow on?"
"Yes."
"Well, she says that no woman with
q red nose can buy ANYTHING # this
sale !"
The woman with the red ntlse pushe
her way into the crowd and run TIE price
Or thebureau up % el2, and - i was
knocked down toher she remarked:
.Imay have red nose. Int no cross-
eyed woman with = blue bow on can
i biuG ..crs--Dssrck FyEx Press.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-26
Scientific Men.

The families are usually large to which
scientific men belong. But the number Of
their own children is comparatively small,
confirming the common belief in tendency
to the extinction Of the families of men who
work hard with the brain. The results de-
rived from the etudy Of heredity are apt to
be disappointing, on account OF the difiiculty
Of obtaining good Historical portraits. Even
the value Of these is diminished by the pas
sion Of distinguished persons for uniforms,
wigs, robes. and other draperies, which in .
dictate their Office. but conceal the man.
But there can be NO doubt that certain fam
lilies exhibit remarkable intellectual abilities
through . course Of several generations
or this the Darwin family afford striking
illustration. DR.. Erasmus Darwin, the
grandfather Of the celebrated living natural
ist, was ! physician, Psychologist, and po-
e. His .sBotanic Garden" had . prodigy
GUS reputation in it, day. The ingenuity Of
his numerous writings il remarkable. He
was held in high esteem BY his scientific
trends, including such celebrities - Priest
| ley and Watt. and was man Of great vigor,
hunor and geniality. In the second gener-
alton, his son, Charles Darwin, who died u
i
an honorable distinction in medical science
Robert Waring Darwin 1.-THE father Of tn
present Charles) Was physician Of grea
provincial celebrity, and shrewd observer
Another brother, Sir Francis Darwin, VA
originally physician. but for many year
lived in . secluded part Of Derbyshire, sur
rounded BY animal oddities; half-wih pig
ran about the woods. tanned snakes frequent
ed the house, with other curious appliances
for the study Of natural history. The
generation is illustrated By the name 9
Charles Darwin, whom I'll scientific me
! reverence and love, the simple grandeur 4
whose conclusions 10 - remarkable - th
magnitude and mulfifario0sness Of thei
foundation Another example Of hereditl
, ~ intellectual aptitude j. presented BY Il
Taylors Of Ongar. Numerous members |
this family have shown singular combin,
ton Of literary talent. artistic tastes, n
: chanical faculty, and religious dispositiol
Its founder, Isaac Taylor, went to Londe
/ with m ambition Of an artist, and became
. reputable engraver. One Of his SON
: Charles Taylor, was = learned recsusc, ~
!, edited Calmet's Dictionary Of the Bible
q Another. the Rev. Isaac Taylor, Vas the .
= thor Of several educational works, and
the third generation, his son. Issac Tayio
e author Of the Natural History Of Enfhui
3 asm," and other works, has been disti
q xuished q writer Of peculiar subtlety
= Thought, and variety Of learning. His q
ters, Ann Taylor and Jane Taylor, are -
q knoSn for their contributions 20 Juven
ne literature. The character Of the family
II amply sustained In the fourth generation
be he Rev. Isaac Taylor, author Of Words =
Pl.ee.-p and s.Etruscan Researches, .
a. 81 cher descendants, both il the male :
- female line.
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The Future Land Of Emigration.

Between the parallals Of 80 and AZ north
latitude, and $50 and 300 east longitude
from Greenwich, in the very heart Of Afri-
ca, is q territory Of some 1000 square miles,
inhabited by the Monbuttoo. The country
Of the Nam MAN constitutes its northern
and northwestern boundaries:
This land" Schweinfurth says, ..greets
US as an Eden upon earth. Unnumbere.l
groves Of plantains bedeck the gently heav-
ing soil; oil-palms, ncomparable in beauty,
and other monarchs Of the stately woods,
rise up and spread their glory over the fav-
ored scene: along the streams there il .
bright expanse Of charming verdure, while
| . grateful shadow ever overhangs the domes
Of the idyllic huts. In the deeper valleys,
trees grow to such rrodigious height, and
exhibit such an enormous girth, that they
could not be surpassed by any that could be
found throughout the entire Nile region Of
the north. Beneath the imposing shelter
Of these giants, other forms grow up. and,
rising one above another, stand in mingled
confusion.
Canada rice-grass is said to afford IN ex-
cellent material for the manufacture Of pa
per- 1t is comparatively free from silicates
and the paper is quite as strong and hexibis
Is that made from rags It is easily
bleached, pure in color, and presents !
surface Of perfect evenness. 1t Also take'
. very clear impression from the printer
/ types. The plant grows Wild, and IN grea
abundance, in the United States and Cana
d..
Experiments made BY DR.. Chassaignol
! Of Brest show that the nesh Of drunkard
: is not more infammable after death thai
! the flesh Of those who have been absten1
q Gus; even when soaked for several days !
i alcohol, it burns with difficulty.
A pleasing illustration Of the deep pol
! ular interest now almost universally take
: In scientific research comes to US from Sw'
!, den DR.. Berggren, . Swedish boeanis
who had explored Spitzbergen IN 1865. An
=, Greenland in 1870 found himself last va
!. in New Zealand without the means nece
!. sary for pursuing his investigations into u
: fora Of that country. The situation ~
= made public by aSweaish newspaper, -
4 Immediately the proprietors Of anoth
!. Swedish newspaper, Gote6Org's Port, 70
q warded large sum toward the prosecute
. Of the work, and private contributions ca
, in 90 rapidly that Dr. Berggren = now
! possession Of al the pecnnisrJ AID
: needs
= During the extreme cnldof the past -
a., the Nessrs- B-~sr@reI INSIDE obser1
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-26

Perhaps the most ingenious method Of
deceiving the Custom House omcers that
has come to light lately Was the device OF
man with . woe len leg. His name vas
Earnest Bohruman. and he was native Of
Saxony. He wasusualiy dressed very shah
billy and travelled as poor emigrant- IL
was skillfnl story teller and betrayed him
self BY telling . very humorous story
second time within the hearing OF the SANE
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-26
BRIDGES AND WINGS.

zach song l send thee is bridge,
Built by thy happy lover
A golden bridge, by which my love
To thee, sweet child, comes over.
And all my dreams lave angel-wi pgs,
Made up of smiles and signing;
Lighter than air, on which my love
70 thee, dear heart, comes flying.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-26
Far West Recreation-.A Faint Idea OF a
Lively Sunday Afternoon in Virginia City,


Lively SUNDAY Afternoon in Virginia City,
New.
The pleasant Sunday entertainments Of
the people of Virginia City, Nevada, some
times terminate otherwise than according to
the programme. Recently there was ad-
vertised a fight on the race course. between
a hull dog and wild cat, and when Sunday
came the people turned out in body to
witness the improving exercises. The
wild cat was brought out in cage and plac-
ed upon the ground; the bull dog vas next
allowed to smell of the cage and look through
the hars and ret excited, and the wild cat
was suddenly let out. The ferocious animal
made it's appearance and the dog started for
it, The wild cat eluded the dog and
sprang out.
But one mistake had been committed in
the arrangement for the contest; the WHO
cats cage was not inclosed, the people
merely forming a ring about the spot. "nen
the wild cat came out Of the cage the dog
attempted to seize i, but failed The wild
cat was within = ring of people, but 1t didn
atom: on the contray i. kept right on and
bounded among the spectators. The crowd
made : wild rush for safety, and the fore.
most stumbled and fell deep in the sand
tn Se 1OltCWIuX leu AISo, anu @.A
doundering mass Of people with wlidca
q in it. The occasion appears to have POS
!, ses4ed all the requirements OF lively one
e Finally the cat emerged. and with tn
a dog in pursuit, started for the mountains
!. The crowd eventually recovered from Il
fright. followed, aud after severe chas'
n dog and cat were discovered engaged
deadly combat The dog had the wilde
e BY the leg. and the latter animal, win tnrs
n claws free, was raking the dog Again u
IS wildcat escaped, and again Was It caugh
The animals fought until nearly exhausted
when the painting dog allowed its tongue
% hang out.
ht The Wild beast at once siezed that usef
member and declined to let 60, EVIDENT
waiting for q fall in gold. or the terminate.
of the Beecher trial, or the election OF q
of Texan candidate for the Presidency.
at something of that kind edog was NM
: lly rescued. when he ran away, but y
as brought back just in time 70 receive I
of last will and testament of the Wild cat, q
ID ing from previous injuries Then the "
He ginians, led far astray BY the chase Pho
m ded their weary way homevard N the Su
. DAY twilight, It was An exciting and 9
me haEsting cccssion-
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Ragged Edge.

A lady who attended an amateur opera IN
Pittsburg sends this bombshen into the
ranks of the performers: 'sThe physical
degeneracy of the men of our day has sell
dom been so fully displayed in public as
during the two recent performances of The
Rose of CASTLE by the Gounod Club.
was there on Friday night. and was aston
ished almost beyond measure at the exhibl-
ton of shrivelled limbs, handy legs and
knock knees Of their male possessors. 1t
was a revelation TO me; for poor, untutored
child of nature that am, had supposed,
from frequently seeing these same young
men on the street and in the drawing
room, wearing elegant suits OF hne clotnes'
that they were shapely and comely In form,
but the delusion was rudely dispelled by the
anatomical display. desire to say to the
gentlemen Of the Gounod Club that before
they sing another time in public it would be
| well for them to make arrangements with
some planning mill for supply OF sawdust
with which to fill up their outline and tone
down the ragged edges
The VALUE OF LIFE IN RUssIA.-A re
markable trial recently occurred before the
military tribunal at Warsaw. staff cap
tain, one Karpoff, was indicted for the MUIR
der of a rural magistrate, named kozlnen
ko, whom he deliberately shot from the way
side, while riding in his carriage, unsuspl-
cious of danger. The magistrate, only
wounded, got out of his vehicle. when kar'
poff fred again, rolled with his victim into
a ditch, and when he saw that life was gone
professed ..his heart lighter" and went Il
give himself up. He was sentenced to Sibe
ria, but the court, says correspondent
the London Standard, will intercede will
the Emperor so that he would only be con-
fined in q fortress for two years, withou
degradation or loss of any rights. Now thi
savage tragedy and absurdly mild punish
ment are the result of that antagonism be
tween the military men and the civilians
which still characterizes Russian life, an
of Russian military views about dueling
The original cause Of the quarrel, or rattle
the pretext, was miserable question of
chair for q lady at ball. Several quarrel
grew out of this, all of which were pacific
ally settled but the last, when karpoff 60
the impression (which it seems was not col
rect) that Kosf. enko would not fight due
e and the laws Of honor required that b
5 must kill his man, which he did as abov
stated. The officers of the court signed
statement generating Karpof from
stain on his honor, and the evidence show
him to have been a studious, quiet-livinl
. promising officer: yet he believes that n
honor required him to murder kozinenkt
and those in command over him evldentl
thought that he could not act otherwis
9 Such is the present state of public oplnls
= about dueling in Russia.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
DR.. L. Dexter Lyford,

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON - OFFICE,
l. No. IL, Downey Block, Los Angeles,
California. Office hours-9 to IL A. M; to
and to p. NJ. ap23-tf-2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
DRS. CHASE & LYoNs,

x URGEoNs AND PRACTITIONERS of Ho-
- meopathy. Office, rooms i. 2 and B in Per-
~ Il Riley's new building. Office hours, from
. to IL A. NJ, 10 and 7 TO 9P. NJ.
re- Special attention given to diseases oil
women and children. oct9tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
K. .. WISE. w. D.,

RADUATE OF JEFFERSON
~ Medical College, Philadelphia. Office
IN Ian Franco Building, Main street. Office
hours, from to l0h A. NJ, and from ~ to 5
T.. NJ.
0bstetrics-& Diseases Of Women Speciality.
mV7-IV-la
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
j. n. Mckee, M. d. /,

DHYSICIAN & SUR GEON - OFFICE,
No. Spring street, Opposite Temples
Bank. RESIDENoE = First street, between
Fort and Hill, Los Angeles, Cal. mrlS-tf-2
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
SAM'L w. BROOKE, M. D. /,
Physician, Surgeon and 0bstatriciar.

OFFICE-In Lanfrancos Building Main st.
Office hours-S to 10 A. NJ, 2 to ana TO p M
Residence, No. 240 Main street. dz9tf
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
LINES OF TRAVEL.
LEAVES LOS ANGELES:

On and after MONDAY, November 2d, 1874,
and until further notice, trains viii run every
day ag follows:
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
A CARD.

II. =. RITCIgHE would respectfully inform
his numerous friends and the public, that he
has taken charge of the DINING ROOM of the
KIMBLE MANSION, New High street, where
he will at all times keep the table supplied
with the best the market affords, and will en-
deavor to meet the wishes Of his patrons.
dec4-lm
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
Notice of Dissolution Of Partnership.

vTyHE Real Estate business heretofore exist
/ ing between Chamberlin Bancroft, is
hereby dissolved by mutual consent. G. A.
Bancroft assumes all debts owed by the late
firm, and will collect all dues.
G. +. CHAMBERLIN.
declO-lm @. A. BANCROFT.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1875-01-03
DR.. M. S. JONES,

LNORMERLY OF ST, LOUIS, MO-,
N31N1A Il has located in Los Angeles where
GK$FN1 he will give his special attention to
~ diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and
Throat.
OFFICE: Spring ST., opposite TeI.ple Block.
feb25tf-2
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-22
FIRE ALARM SIGNALS.

1st. General alarm, ito be execu-
ted by any one reaching bell rope)
a constant and rapid striking of bell
with alarm hammer.
I'd. For FIRE on Water St. between
Rablin House and Store of Neeves
& Son, 10 rapid strokes, then pause
of 5 seconds and repeat.
Sd. For fire north of Rablin House,
including 1st Ward and 1st part of
I'd, 5 rapid strokes, then pause of 5
seconds and repeat.
4th. For fire south of Neeves'
Store, including south part of I'd
ward, 3 rapid strokes, then a pause
of 5 seconds and repeat.
9th. For fire in Centralia, 2 rapid
strokes, then a pause of 5 seconds
and repeat.
9th. For meeting of Fire Compa-
ny, regular OF special, the bell will
be tolled l stroke each 3 seconds.
9TH. For Council or other meet
ings Of Citizens, natural ringing Of
bell by large bell rope.
J.F. LUNT, Mayor.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-22
HOWes' Great London Circus.

''The magnificent parade and several
performances and exhibitions of Howe s
great London circus, and menagerie,
which were witnessed yesterday by
thousands of people. were the finest
ever seen in the city. From beginning
to end an entertainment was never pre-
scented to the people OF this city under
canvass that in any way compared with
this. The gorgeous pageant, with the
golden chariots and richly dressed
ladies and gentlemen, the herd of ele-
plants and a cage of hyenas, with a
man riding fearlessly with them, rend-
cred the scene one that will never be
forgotten. The tents were immense in
size, covering two blocks, and at all
of the performances were crowded with
living beings. Fully $4,000 attended
them, and we have yet to hear of a
dissenting voice to the superior excel
lence of the entertainment. Every
thing was arranged so nicely, and the
programme was carried ont so smoothly
that the public wondered how such an
army of performers could be controlled.
Everything announced on the bills
was carried out exactly as represented,
and the management secured the warm
approval and endorsement of everyone
present. There was such bewilder-
ing recurrence of miraculous feats that
a repetition will not be attempted here.
Kansas City Times, Jane LIST.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-22
OIIN Iva
Grand Rapids April 9th.

August FlOwer.-The most miser.
able beings in the world are those suf
fering from Dyspepsia and Liver Com
plant.
More than seventy-fve per cent of
the people in the United States are
afflicted with these two diseases and
their effect; such as sour stomach, sick
headache, habitual costiveness, impure
qlood, heart burn waterbrash, gnawing
and burning at the pit of the stomach,
yellow skin, coated tongue and disa-
greeable taste in the mouth, coming
up of the food after eating, low spirits
etc. Go to the Drug Store of F. j.
Wood, and get IS cent bottle, or a
small bottle for 10 cent. Try it.
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., n. j.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-22
Petition.

State of Wisconsin. County Court, Wood Conn-
ty-In Probate.
In the matter of the guardianship of
MTALTER W., Dora B., and Florence 3. by
w ons, minors, on reading and filing the Pc
tition of Wallace III. Jennings, Guardian of said
minors representing among other things that
they the said wards. is seized of certain real
estate in Racine County, Wisconsin, and that
it is necessary that the same should be sold. and
praying for license TO sell the same, and
it appearing to the Court, from said petition.
that it is necessary to sel said real estate il IS
ordered and directed, that the next of kin to
said wards, and all persons Interested in said
estate, appear before the Judges of this Court
on Thursday the Fifth t5th> Of August 1875. at
one o'clock p. m, at my office IN the city of
Grand Rapids. then and there 80 show causes,
(f any there shall be) why license shonld not
be granted for the sale Of said Real Estate, ae-
cording to the prayer of said Petition, and it ID
further ordered, that copy of this order shall
be published for three successive weeks, once
in each week prior to said day Of hearing in the
Wood County Reporter a weekly newspaper
printed in the city of Grand Rapids, Wood Co.
Wisconsin.
Dated July 5th, 1875.
!. l.. MosHER,
julySW3t County Judge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-22

1t is long black bug similar to shape
to the lightning bug. and makes clean
sweep wherever it lights.
Wild fruits of all kinds are a bic
crop.
i. B. Parkhurst of Go. G. Is
Wis. Vol. raised 30x40 barn with
Is foot posts few days ago. The
barn rests on a heavy stone wall with
an underground stable. Said wall is
laid up with lime and mortar and built
by one E. Laurence, one Of the best
stone masons in this vicinity. The
barn stands on the oldest farm in Ru-
dolph, on the banks of the "Mosqui-
to-"
ID. Rein, ex-Ch'n of Rudolph,
logged off II acres of land in one day
last week, and picked it up clean,
ready for the pillow. We challenge
any town or any man in Wood Co. to
beat it. But then we forget, Dan
gave the yeomanry of Rudolph free
dance and supper next night, and that
was what log ged off the II acres and
not Dan. Beg pardon, Dan. We
withdraw our challenge.
A SUBSCRIBER.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1875-07-22
House Struck by Lightning.
DEXTERvILLE, July 18th.

DEXTERVILLE, July I0tn.
Editor Reporter The house own
ed and occupied by P. Farley, and
used as boarding house, was struck
by lightning at about half-past nine
o'clock last evening.
The stove pipe projected through
the roof, acting as a conductor for the
electricity-which came in splitting
and tearing the pipe and throwing it
in all directions until it came to the
stove there it passed out the back
side and coming in contact with a
beef barrel it followed down tearing
the hoops off. Then it passed through
the floor making hole about one foot
square where it passed into the ground.
The joice were shattered into thou
sand splinters, making three large
holes through the floor, loosing the
siding, upsetting tables, chairs, bu-
reaus, and everything movable, and,
strange to say. amongst six persons
not one was permanently injured, -al-
though some of them complain of be-
ing deaf and feeling queer this morn
ing. Mrs. Farley sat in char bare
footed within six inches Of one hole
through the floor and escaped. A
young man held the back door and
the threshold was split at his feet, but
he was not hurt. There was not house
within three hundred feet that did not
feel the shock it was so severe in its
effects.
g RoRJNSON