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From the Sioux City 1oWa) Journal, July 10.
While tic thunderstorm of yesterday
afternoon was rag ng 1t distance of ap-
parently a couple OF miles from this place,
a singular freak of nature took place in the
striking by lightning Of the depot. and the
striking and killing subsequently of J. II.
Boyer, the postmaster and blacksmith OF
this place At about D clock in the after
noon, at which time not cloud oOscured
the sky overhead or stood between the sun
and the town. a terrific flush Of lightning.
followed hv a deafening peal Of thunder.
struck the wires OF the telegraph Office and
set it on ire. The damage done to the tee-
graph apparatus was most complete. the
wires being torn to pieces and the different
instruments completely wrecked. lmmedi-
ately after the stroke, John ii. Boyer, who
was in hi- shop at the time, ran out in the
street toward the depot, where some boys
had been playing. lie approached them
rapidly and said .Why, boys, thought
some Of you had been struck. | was fright
eued on account Of YOU" lie evidently had
it in his mind that the terrible shock might
have frightened his family, as he started to-
ward hi- home Immediately. When within
about fifty yards of the house, from the front
window of which his wife was anxiously
watching his approach, another vivid fash
of lightning dazzied the eyes of all. and, ere
the thunder had ceased rolling, the naked
body OF the unfortunate man was seen to DO
living prone upon the ground. A number
of people. among them his wife, rushed to
the spot. and 20 horrible was the situation
that it was not until he had been carried to
the house that q iull appreciation was had
of the terrible death which nature had In
fictcd upon him. in examination OF the
body, from which every ve>tige of clothing,
not excluding even pair of cowhide boots,
bad been instantly torn, showed that the
subtle and fatal laid had first struck him on
the top of his head, whence, though the
skull was Left apparently intact, the hair
had been burned of for the space of the
size of a silver dollar Thence the fluid had
run down the side of the face. as was shown
by clearly cut track, 10 the shoulder, and
thence to the heart, where it apparently had
spread all over the body.
The terrible power Of the fluid was shown
by the presence in the ground, on the spot
where the unfortunate mans body bad been
picked up. of hole eight feet deep by actu-
al measurement. The clothing of the de-
ceased was found to have been shredded
and when first discovered was on fire, while
the silver watch he carried had been driven
into the ground, and. when lifted up, 1t was
found that the works had been fused into
lump of shapeless metal. The scene at the
house Of the deceased. who leaves wife
and three children to mourn his loss, was
painful beyond power of words to describe
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some Of our worthy colored brethren Of
the Baptist persuasion had baptism down
at the creek last Sunday, and t he ceremony
attracted very large crowd of people.
Mrs Pitmln : colored servant girl was very
anxious to be present, and. as it was not her
Sunday out She slipped out Of the house
while dinner was cooking and went around
in her working clothes. Her interest was
50 intence that she stood close to the minis
ter. who was in the water, while the cere-
mony proceeded. After six or seven had
been dipped, the clergyman filed with en-
thusia~m. seized her and pulled her into the
water. She resisted, but the minister i'm
agined that She was merely afraid of the cold
ness If the water. 50 before she could explain
the situation he soused her. She came up
~pluttering and exclaimed
"Oa, I'll fix yo I'll bust the head often
YOU, You or nary trash sousin' me in dat
dare creek and nearly drownin' me, when,
You kuowed well enough all de time DAT sc
a Methodist. and been chiSSencd by dem dat :
yer bcttcrs and knows more about religion
dan all De Bapti-es dat ever shouted, YOU
mis- able black scum and me got the rheu-
matiz enough to set me crazy Oh, I'll see
what the law kin do for yuu I'll have you
rested dis very day, or my names not Jo-
hanna johnson. you wool Dy-headed herrin
You hear me ?''
Bat be exerted his strength. and sent her
kerchuck' below the surface again. She
emerged, clawing the air wildly and shout
ing
"G'way from here Don't you chuck me
under agin, You Niger "
But the clergyman was inex0rable. and he
plunged her under a third time, and held
her there for a minute, 50 as to let it soak
in and do her good. Then she came up and
struck for the shore, and standing there,
boxing ike a dragglei mermaid cut in
ebony, she shook her fist at the astonished
pastor. and shrieked
What you doin'2 Lemme 90, tell
you go
Then Johanna weathome, and the cere-
mony proceeded. Miss johnson is nov per-
suaded that the Baptists are not any better
than Pagan--
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in this al 10 tropc weather,
q We could, we'd - together
- @ ''s'"' '0'""s anu sniVhs 'ns
- -. - .,tf.. -,
- " ,---..5 ~ ~. -'ii,..sl -. piA0e'
/ - .5..s.,' a., n 80 49, '
80 -,iis. '' ''-i- " 'A'-i- %" -0i -4e' 'uA
lnere are lsanfs N the ocean
where the s. III and es-iess mo-iOn
~ 'e "a i. -a. 'A anu SUI - WIN iS Ps''A
VI tt-.-ftit d. . Ill. .,
tr.i' III ~ ' ti tHt7' S' i..ali.nS'
n. = 4 - -. ~ i' - -. tHe ste.h u -,
~ a - - -'' 'eN- -N4 u ''it We ne CT 'nsh
'='"'
Though in the South Pac.hr
Sweeps the hurrca 6 terr he,
R1sli1- out .fom .urd mountains o. heaptd-u
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COLLEGES AND CoLLEcE GHTs.-We by
2 contemporary that two citizens of New
York are about to present 10 the Theologi-
cal Seminary Of PrircetOn, y. j., a building
of brown stone, 70 cost one hundred thou
sand dollars This building is to be used
for reception rooms, lecture halls and a
museum. Tie tendency Of citizens OF
wealth TO endOw our colleges and institu-
tions Of learning deserves the highest com
mendation. There is no better form in
which rich men can employ their money
than in building colleges or endowing those
that we have. Education is as much the
first step toward civilization as light was to
creation If we educate the people we may
be sure Of good government and the highest
and pu7est form Of liberty Ou- education
al system in America Is. in some respects.
further advanced than that Of any county
in the world, and yet il il not without cru
dities and imperiectlou-- We too ifequent-
ly note ambition ON the part oi men who
have gained money 10 bliid colleges or pub
lie buildings es monuments to their person
al renown. No one will deny the gratifca-
tion of such feeling, and it Is little enough
10 give the name cf the beneiactOr to Ii
brary or a museum or some pGblic work OF
utility or art fhe Bodleian Library IN Ox-
ford, one of the finest in the world, repre-
sents the muniicencs Of that Sir Thomas
Bodley, son Of the Sir Thomas Bodley vns
lived in the time of Queen Elizabeth and
died before Shakespeare. Sir Thomas Bod
lev gave himself immortal fame and ct the
same time contributed to the usefalDss q
the greet University of Oxford. Whss ~
need in America Is not the establishmses o.
new colleges, but the strengthening o. she
old opsa.-N. Y Herald.
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brarny at Seven Pines.


B.. that sal'.efly legend is still on lis journey
.raa- the day when With Jameson, fierce Berry and
B.ruey,
4 -a...t tyeut. thousand he rallied the field
Hlefe the red lolleys poured, where the ciamor
rose .-hest
Whore the dead lay in clumps through the dwarf
oak and riDe
Nlc-. the ain from the tl.cket was surest and
highest
charge Ike Phil kea-nx-s alon.- the ,vbo1e
line.
l.tn tia f,.f,.. wont Sd and tha Ir,,as. mao l
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GETTING BID OF liER DAUGHTER S BEAU
She lives down on Baker street. and she has
daughter sbIut eighteen years old. The
old lady retains all her simplicity and inno-
cence. and she doesn't 20 two cents on
style The other eevning when a splendid
catch called to escort the daughter to the
opera the mother wouldn't take the blni TO
keep still. While helping her daughter get
ready She asked
Mary, are you going to wear the shoes
with one heel oh. or the pair with holes in
'em "
Mary didn't seem to hear, and the mother
inquired
Are You going u wear that dollar gold
chain and that washed locket. or will you
wear the diamond father bought at the
hardware store?'
Mary winked at her, and the young man
blushed. but the old lady went 90
- Are you going 10 borrow Mrs. Browns
shawl, or will you wear mine p
Mary bus;led around the room. and the
mother sad
- Be careful OF your dress, MlrJ you
know it's the only one you've got, and you
can't have another Til the mortgage on this
place is lifted" "
Mary remarked to her escort that it prom
lsed to be beautiful evening, and as she
butroned her glove her mother asked
- Those are Mrs. Hardy's gloves, amt
they? She's been a good neighbor to us,
and don't kIow how you'd manage to 90
anywhere if she didn't live near US
Mary was hurrying to get out OF the
room, when the mother raised her voice
once more and asked
Did you run in to Mrs. Jesett's and
borrow her bracelet and FAM Yes, l see
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The HONE OF CHARLOTTE BRoNTE.-Graee
Greenwood has been visiting HawOrth, the
little town wherin Charlotte BrOnte was
born and reared, and fortunately met one of
the old women OF the village who had known
the authoress well.
As we toiled along, she says, we came
across two old women, with whom We enter
ed into conversation One of them. who
was "iat and scant of breath, " said she had
known Charlotte" " as she Familiarity called
her, all her lie ''She was the kindest
lady ever knew" she added ''she al
ways found out all the sick people in the
parish, and did what she could for them.
bless her sweet face The other two girls, ="
meaning Emily and Anne, "'were very Ike
iy, but thev kept at home mostly" Z. asked
Ii Mr. Nichols, Miss Bronte's husband, was
still living. The woman replied that he
was. and that he had visited Haworth the
week before, accompanied by his second wife,
whom he had recently married. They had
taken away with them, on their return to
Ireland, she said, Martha, the former servant
of the BrOntes, who was with Charlotte dur
ing her last illness.
The lane led into the one street which lla-
worth boasts, and where our laxative old
woman lived. She invited US into her queer,
stone-aoored house TO show us Charlotte ;
picture faded photograph of the portrait
familiar to US all. IL was neatly framed, and
occupied the most conspicuous place on the
wall of her best room. The old church was
only few steps further on. We went first
to the little cottage Of the sexton, opposite,
oddly enough, the only cheerful-looking
house in the village, and not finding that
functionary at home, easily prevailed on his
wife to open the church for US. Never shall
1 forget my feelings on entering First a
chill from the sunless dampness OF the build
ing, then sense of terrible oppression. |
have been into many old churches, but never
one which seemed so frightfully close and
unwholesome. 1t was mustv, and had about
it strange odor of mortal decay, as though
exhalations were coming up through the
very stones, from the charnel-house beneath.
| only wondered that the delicate Bronte
sisters lived so long as they did, having to
sit through perhaps three long services every
Sunday in that dreadful place. The family
are all buried in the chancel, one above
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TnE LIE OF \ SEWING MACHINE INVENTOR.
Many years ago, in what may be called
the earliest days of the theatrical profession
in The United States, Cornelius \. Logan
was the manager of a company Of strolling
actors They Travelled from village to vii
lage in a large wagon which held the ae-
tors, their wives and children, and props
and scenery. They foraged along the coun-
try roads, and slept in the wagon, and on
the grass when they could get no other
shelter They travelled only in summer,
and made merry over the fortunes of war.
This included, st various times, Edwin For
rest. "Gus" Adams, Joe Jefferon, Barney
Williams, Mrs. John Drew, Eliza Logan.
Mrs. Burke, mother CT jefferson. a Scotch
man who Is now editor Of one Of the leading
newspapers in California, and poor utility
man, the subject Of this article, by name
Isaac Merritt Singer, the inventor of the
sewing machine. He. in common with his
wife, never got beyond what Is technically
known as little bits" My father and
Singer were one day, sitting together, my
mother near by, very busy making over
dress, with baby on her knee and play
book on the table beside her. The poor
utility man observed her for a while, and
then said that he never saw woman sew
ing without thinking what a boon it would
be To the sex if something could be Inv ented
to relieve them Of the labor: that he bad
long had an idea in his head as to how it
could he done. This remark led to conver-
sation on the subject, and to Singers ex-
planning his invention, which, discouraged,
be had given up. Ny father urged him to
persevere, and, fired with new hope, he took
heart and went to work again. So great
was his pre-occupation that he was never
perfect in part after that. Like all lnven-
tors he was looked upon as half crazy, par
ticularly when he was caught slipping
spool from lady's work basket into his
pocket, or furtively plueKing the hairs out
of an actors wig. Arkwright himself was
never put to greater shifts to obtain material
to work with. Singer first set up model
of a machine to be worked with one foot
only, bat there was some trouble about the
treadlc, and he abandoned that but he was
fully determined to perseyere, and he left
the company to give bis whole time to expert
ments As these events transpired in the
early days of 1890, Howe, whose patent was
not obtained till toward 1850, can hardly
claim priority of idea. 1t is very probable
that, had the poor utility man possessed the
means to perfect his ideas when he con-
ceived them, he would have won the undis-
puted title of inventor of the sewing-ma-
chine.-CeLia Logan, an the ArcddiaH.
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PARisIAN's INFERENCE OF HANGING.-
When | stood on the chair the mirror on the
mantelpiece inyoluntarily attracted me. and
| looked at myself as fastened the slip-knot
around my neck. Blood flowed to nv head
for nv face was very rcd something took
place at the same time in my optic nerves.
ior il seemed to Inc that my face suddenly
began to make grimaces. My eyes and nose
changed places incessantly. like the pieces
of kaleidoscope l kic- ed the chair from
under me, and fell with the sensation that |
had been struck on the top of my head with
hammer did not at frst feel the rope
around my neck. The only clear impression
which followed the blow with the hammer
on my skull was that of great heaviness in
the head. Ii seemed to me that my head
was larger and heavier on my shoulders than
the great bell of Notre Dame. At the same
time felt an immense night falling in and
around me. Then felt extremely cold at
my lower extremities. and at the same time
an acute, terrible pain in my neck, which
was produced by the rope. which cut my
skin and sawed my veins. Then | felt moth
ing. Evidently this was the moment when
my good Aunt Cecil entered my room and
cut me down.
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by midday, and the shadows of evening fall
before the Partisan epicure has taken his
first meal. DIR. Tobias Venner, of Shake
speare's time, recommends to persons of
sedentary habits couple Of poached eggs
seasoned with sauce, few corns of pepper.
drinking thereafter a good draught Of claret
1zaak Walton breakfasted while fishing, on
piece of powdered beef and a radish or two.
The Greeks ate but two meals, the first at
midday, the second at evening. The English
in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
had four meals day. 10 the sixteenth cen
tury my lord and lady down to repast
Of two pieces of salted fish and half dozeE
red herrings, or dish of sprats and quart
of beer and the same measure of wine.
Pepys, of Charles lis reign, had at his
company breakfasts barrel Of oysters, "a dish
of meats tongues dish of auchoyies, with
wine of all sorts, and ale. Miss Sedgwick
writes of an English breakfast party that
the number Of guests is never allowed to ex-
ceed twelve. There are coffee, tea, choco-
late, toast, rolls, grated beefand eggs, broil-
ed chickens, reindeers' tongues, sweetmeats,
fruits, and ices. When Mrs. 5. c. Hall |
breakfasted with Miss Edgeworth the table /
was heaped with earl roses upon which the I
dew was still moist. There was little bou- /
quet of her arranging always by each plate |
this from Maria Eigeworth, then between
seventy and eighty. 4 breakfast in Scot
land consists chiefly of cold grouse, salmon,
cold beef, marmalade, .jellies, honey, and tea. /
SOuthey alludes to the different preferences /
Of various nations in regard to food when he .
describes man OF universal taste as one who .
would have eaten "sausages for breakfast I
at Norwich, sally lunns at Bath, sweet but
ter in Cumberland orange marmalade at I
Edinburgh, Findon haddOcks at Aberdeen,
and drunk punch with beefsteaks to oblige /
the French if they insisted upon obliging
him with a dgemar FAngiGise. lie would /
have eaten squab pie in Devonshire, sleeps
head with the hair on in Scotland, and po-
tatoes roasted on the hearth in Ireland, frogs
with the French, picked herrings with the
Dutch, sourkrout with the Germans, mac
aroni with the Italians, aniseseed with the
Spanish, garlic with anybody. horseilesh
with the Tartars, a->hesh with Persans, dogs
with the Northwestern Indians. curry with
the Asiatc East Indians. birds nests with
the Chinese, mutton roasted with honey
with the Turks, piSnire cakes on the Orino-
co, and turtle and yenison with the lord
mayor and the turtle and yenison he would .
have preferred to all other dishes. because
his taste, though catholic, was not indiscrim-
mating.
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lRecently Discovered Addenda 10 the Lost r.lee Al
| Miletus
10 yove, Oiympus-throned. from lunch rsff.ininx =
Amorosa o'er-Minerva came coupIalninr-
| My GraciOus Liege ~ she said this IL nv mis-.
| sion,-
10 bring ou to a sense OF your position.
Your over-eniency, dy spepsia breeding
allows the gods too much Of over-ieecisy
sion,
And dull their intellects by refrigeration.
And seeing this. Jove, crave permission
10 countersct II by direct attritiou:
In order thus their intelects TO strengthen.
iheir minds to polish, and their memories lsngthsa
permission given, straight Minerva took
Out OF her pocket We ster's Spelling Book.
around the circle test-w0rds quickly hied,
mhlch each imno tai IN sssd ss soon as tried
M M rousseau" Juno ~easened; Mars on foes"
"beauxn:
On 'oc,u!t," Pluto; Vulcan, on 'crescendo.p
y ph le -Iay-feard Neptune caved on ''innu sndo.s
sechus wi h 'reeliu.r II ade a perfect funI-
az AT wa en- MIN va tartly cried, YOURS drunkp'
Vne oe IN messenger gave Mercury trouble,
anu Ceres, weeping, bit the dust On .'stubblsn
apollo sioutly tried his luct IN rooster
anu men. appealing said he spellei by Worcssssr;
"a r, winch the traces held, as referees.
ne was so nice he mi ght spell as he pleased
JoVe last OF al, but than the rest no better
IN spelling empty" Lost a needed letter.
Il rhen the whole circle begged her to give Ger,
lra Lac sods all called her spe lIn- --bes a bore
-tf+aN' ~ hNut-sttchln-. iQkt"
And the three Judges held such lanyuayeLrighs
riu.o slld: Merry, let's to Hsdes 90,
ana rs this lates torment down below
>trai ghtwav Minerva rose, and closed her book
Aad round the circle cast a uiIhering look;
Immortal Gods - she said. "hencefOrth the schoois
shall he ter call you all Immortal FOOL!
olympus mere she wept. go glorious oncs
Is now ht only for the dgllest duuce
Down 70 the earth III 90. and quickly mass
! ne suf-Fn- nations IN a speliing--lass
Ihus, III reform the world. and as for YOU.
l- an f n 70 D -
shall Telurn aud i'll that time an we'll
II leave Ol, m .u- !ur little spell
20 saying she turned, nor longer del gnec to stAr
But guided swiftly down the m !. way
Minerva thus her earthward jurney toak
md from her p9cse drew her awful book
Amerlea soon gave the eharce she sought
md a new Eattle OF Lexicon" was fought;
Fierce grew she couf ct quick the est-sords dss.
'ondervus sylarles aud uuzEiins too.
Md thus we wresfle. while. serene and still
linerva sis enthTonei on Learnin-is Hill
.nd, WI she weafies thus. fear. snail we
III! be E-speliluZ at ,e.ins-bee.
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VOL XLIX. NEW SERIES. VOL. xxi.

are in truth three of them upon one seat,
and opposite, stout, gracious-looking lady,
of whom we remember chiefly her brilliant
smile and pleasant salutation. Her hus-
band, handsomer in his dark, grand way
than any of the Guelphs, sits beside her.
"Those are the Tecks,' says somebody ear
nestly; 'they are so kind and simple. "
Their home is in Kensington Palace, where
the Queen was born, where she held her
first council. The Duke of Cambridge, the
Queen uncle, rides by unattended in a Sc
verely simple way. 1t is said that the sim
plicity of the "Cambridges" annoys Her
Majesty immensely. The old Duke detests
iormality. He is greatly beloved by all the
people, especially the army, which he COM
mands. And thus royalty rides by in gay
cayalcade.
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The Farmer King.

ti GEORGE ~. BuNGAY.
Ilr .a-mer sat 10 his old arm char.
Rosy aud fair,
tu4tented there.
ate, declare So
ile said -u bis sl.-- who was knitting near.
We need not iear
The har1 times here,
Though '-e leaf Of life is yellow ana serc.
job the A.n-. and You are tie queen
ul this fair scene.
These fields Of green
And gold between.
Iat-l cattle E. .dE NJ upon the b H.
TaSng their till,
AMI sheep so stiIl.
Like many held ry single will.
These aIuyIrd fowls are our subjects all.
They heed the cau
And Ike a squal
Ca .as. wings fall,
Mlenctl- We Sc after 'ur them the rr1la
ris not in VAIN
We 1--we and rel IN
d. tbs our happy ald calm donna n
And whether the dav be dim or fine.
In rain and SHINE,
These lands 70. m ne,
Tl-sc fields Of thine.
lI cloudy shade and in sunny glow,
Nill overflow
VITA crops that grow.
When gold is high AMI VIII N It is low
-Unycxel with shifting Of stocks and shares,
And bulls and bears.
Stripes and cares.
And the affairs
uf spe ,u.Iton 10 mart and street,
In this retreat
sweet peace can meet
- "a % enry ou her rural beat
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Julia {. Andrews, in Breakfast, Dinner and Tea
The hour for taking the first meal varies
even among people of the same nation. The
farmer rises before the sun and sits down to
his breakfast at five O'Clock with strong
appetite. The professional man rises later
in the day, and eight, it may be nine, o'clock
finds him slipping his cup of coffee. The
London nobleman is scarcely prepared for it
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A PIcSIC FELIcIrY-The Kingston y. Y
Freeman grsvely tells this \ well Known
marine gentleman of this city, while visit
ing in the country above Albany. attended
a large Sunday school picnic. pompous
man, who was an ex-sherif. superintended
all the arrangements. Large tables were
spread and loaded with an abundance of
good things. As soon as everything was
ready for the feast, a number OF the child
rem " went in." when the ex-sherif howled
out i" Hold on. you id hogs, will
you % Then, in milder tone he said to
one of the ministers present Dear
Brother -, will you ask blessing ?"