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+" EmperOr NOrtOn.r

San Francisco has rather more than
her share of eccentric characters. Fore
most among these is the q" Emperor Nor
ton," harmless creature, who firmly
believes that he is the legitimate SOW
ereign of the United States and Mexico /;
issues frequent pronunciamentos ex-
tracts tribute from such citizens as
humor his delusion spends his days
walking about the streets, his evenings
at the theater, and bis nights at cheap
clearinghouse. He has the run of the
hotel reading-rooms, appears on public
occasions in tattered regalia, visits the
different churches to see that heresies
dangerous to the peace of the empire are
not promulgated, calls at the newspaper
offices to warn the conductor against the
consequences of the reasonable utter
ances-in short, is up early and late
regulating the affairs of the world in
general, and the city and State in par
ticular. -Scribner for JuLy.
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japanese Houses.

A Yedo, Japan correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune writes The japanese
have no architecture. Living as they do
on volcanic sod, the first thing to be
guarded against is construction which
would invite destruction. Dwelling
houses, even of the wealthy, seldom con-
sist of more than one story, many of the
poorer classes having simply ground
floor and garnet above. They are all
constructed of solid wooden frames, of.
ten of bamboo wood, strongly tied or
braced together, the walls being either
a thin LAYER of mud or thin lathing, with
roof or heavy tiles. The houses in ia
pan contain no furniture. The floors of the
rooms are covered with soft mating
inches thick made into sections about 6
inches long and inches wide, and
bound with black border. There are
no chairs, beds, stools, sofas, or any.
thing to lie on or sit down upon, except
the mating. For pillows small wooden
boxes about 4 inches high are used
The sides of the different rooms are
made into sliding partitions about {
feet high, made of fine white wood, lat
ticed in small squares and covered Will
thin, white, strong paper which resem
bles parchment.
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Love and Insanity.

We obtained an idea of love differen-
tally as it exists in the sexes by observ-
ing the degree to which it affects men
and women as probable cause of insan-
ity. In the same manner think we can
gain knowledge of the comparative in
tensity with which emotion and states of
consciousness, common TO both sexes,
exist in intellection, by observing the
extent TO which they react as n probable
cause of mental alienation. For my pur-
pose 1 shall use DIR. Kirkbridges report
for the Pennsylvania Hospital for the
Insane. The analysis is based upon the
supposed causes of insanity in $500
cases. Domestic difficulties are the
probable causes of mental disease in AZ
men and SO women. Nearly two to one
expresses the difference in intensity in
the action of this cause. Fright resulted
in insanity in Is men and 36 women;
grief affected n men and 256 women,
difference of more than three to one; re-
hgious excitement acts as the cause Ill
70 men and 127 women, difference of
62 per cent. nostalgia, women and no
men; from mental anxiety there are 164
men and 261 women insane. These
causes, which present such dissimilarity,
have one bond OF union; they affect the
emotional part of the physical nature.
From this L would not conclude that
women are less able to bear the opera
ton of these exciting causes than men;
but that the emotional nature of woman
is more largely developed, and thus more
exposed 20 the action of such causes as
directly affect it. If 1 am right in this,
we would expect to see III women the
emotional forms of insanity developed i'll
excess of the same in men; and this is
Just what we find. Continuing to ana
lyze the tables of DR.. Kirkbridge relat-
ing to the same cases as above, we find
the number of women to be 1920, the
number of men exceeding them by 459;
and yet there are 1882 cases of melan-
cholia among the women to S32 in men.
Prof. Maudsley defines this form of in
sanity as "great oppression of the self
feeling, with corresponding gloomy,
morbid idea. - Popular Science
Monthly.
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Resnscitatiny the Drowned.

Itisnot imprObable that many drowned
persons might be resuscitated, who are
left to perish for want of intelligent and
timely treatment. The rules proper in
such cases, which have been tested by
long experience, have been so often pub
lished that they ought to be generally
known. BY way of giving a practical
illustration of them, we copy, substan-
tally, case mentioned by the writer of
that interesting little work recently pub
lished under the title of "The French
ut Home" In his walk one morning he
says he saw man pulled out of the
water, apparently drowned. He was
laid on the right side, the face turned
toward the ground, and the jaws gently
opened to facilitate the escape Of water.
Several times the head was placed n lit
tie lower than the rest of the body for
the same purpose, but only for few
seconds Mt time. In the meanwhile
there was n regular manipulating process
to induce breathing, which consisted in
pressing the abdomen, stomach and
sides of the chest, but softly. The eff
forts were without effect; the man looked
as if he had seen the last of earth.
Then the PROSTATE figure was carried to
the nearest station for the rescue of the
drowned. Here the man was stripped
and wiped dry, and he was laid, turned
OH the right side, between two blankets
on straw mattress. The manipulating
process was resumed, with intervals of
about quarter of a minute between
each pressure of the body, the pressure
being repeated fifteen or twenty times,
followed by a suspension of ten minutes.
Twenty minutes were passed i'll this way,
when physician employed on this kind
of service appeared and took charge OF
the case. A warming pan filed with hot
water was passed over the body outside
of the blanket, particularly over the pit
of the stomach and the sides of the
chest. This was alternated with gen
tie friction of hot wooden mittens, and
the naked hands and the soles of the
feet and palms of the hands were vigor-
ously rubbed. An operator breathed
into the mouth of the man by means Of
a tube. These efforts also proving in
vain, the physician had recourse to the
introduction OF tobacco smoke into the
intestines. In about ten minutes the
man gave q feeble sign of life, where
upon all manipulation was discontinued
lest it should interfere with the natural
movement. Soon he showed desire to
vomit, which was assisted by a feather
introduced into the throat. How long
the whole process lasted is not stated,
but the reader will see that it was
lengthy. A few days after the writer at
tended ball, and among the most lively
dancers he saw the drowned man.-BOs-
ton Journal.
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Tempting to Crime.

A staid merchant of the Quaker City
recently failed to the amount of several
millions. An examination of his affairs
now reveals the fact that his confidential
agent had grossly betrayed his trust, and
had appropriated to his own use an ag-
gregate of 81 100000. 1t was the result
of Over-confdence. SO great was the
faith of the merchant in his agent that
he never investigated his business, but
was content at the presentation of bal
ance sheet at certain intervals. OF
course, the crash and utter ruin which
followed were inevitable. The tempta-
ton was too great for the tempted man,
and the capitalist, who by his careless
ness, made the crime possible cannot be
held innocent of the result. He should
have known that his agent was living
beyond his means, andin style of splen-
dor that was as much envied by his
neighbors as it was unwarranted by his
income. Yet he simply did what others
do from day to day. How many mems
fortunes hang upon the honesty of a
clerk or agent, it is impossible to say,
but doubtless they are many. The story
of Abraham Jackson, in Boston Henry
Nicol, in New York, and Alexander
Erwin, in Philadelphia, is liable to con-
slant repetition. York CONNER
cidt Advertiser.
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Useful Recipes.

FOR THE SHOP, HOUSEHOLD, AND FARM.
In the Rhine district, grape vines are
kept low and as near the soil rs possible,
so that the heat of the sun may be re-
Elected back upon them from the ground
and the ripening is thus carried on
through the night by the heat radiated
from the earth.
A non-drying cement of great tenacity,
useful to fastening plates of glass so as
to exclude air, but which may be easily
separated, is formed by adding freshly
slaked lime to double its weight OF india
rubber, and heating to about 400 deg.
Fab, when the rubber will be converted
into glutinous mass.
To stop new boots squeaking, drive a
peg in the middle of the sole.
To extract the silver from old watch
cases and similar articles composed OF
alloys, dissolve in nitric acid and pre-
cipitate the chloride of silver with So
luton of common salt. The silver is
reduced to pure state by mixing the
chloride with an equal weight OF bear
Donate of soda and smelling in a COM
mon sand crucible.
To bleach glue, soak in moderately
strong acetic acid for two days, drain,
place on a sieve, and wash well with cold
water Dry on a warm plate.
Diamond cement, for glass or china,
is nothing more than isinglass boiled III
water to the consistence of cream, with a
small portion of rectified spirit added
1t must be warmed when used.
1t is said that dry rot in cellar timbers
can be prevented by coating the wood
with whitewash to which has been added
enough copperas to give the mixture
pale yellow hue.
Mercurial steam gauges can be kept
clean by putting little glycerine on the
surface of the mercury. This serves as
lubricator of both glass and metal, and
prevents their contact
Toguard betting against being gnawed
by rats, anoint it with castor oil.
Old engravings, woodcuts, or printed
matter that have turned yellow may be
rendered white by first washing carefully
in water containing little hyposulphite
of soda and then dipping for minute III
Javelle water. To prepare the latter,
put four pounds bicarbonate of soda IN
a kettle over fire: add one gallon OF
boiling alter, and let it boil for fifteen
minutes. Then STIR IN one pound Oh pun
verified chloride of lime. When cold,
the liquid can be kept III a jug ready for
use.
An excellent liquid glue is made by
dissolving hard glue in nitric ether. The
ether will take up only certain amount
of the glue, SO that the solution cannot
be made too thick. If a few bits of pure
india rubber, cut into scraps the size OF
buckshot, be added, the mixture will,
when dry, resist dampness to consid-
cradle degree.
Some brands of albumen paper are
subject to blisters when taken from the
hypo solution. To prevent this, remove
the prints, when fixed, from the hypo
into a dish of salt water Ga handful of
salt in a gallon of water) before the regu-
lar washing, and allow them to remain
therein for several minutes. -SciCntifc
american.
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Nv Rail 10 Mexico.

st. Louis reioices, and probably not
without cause, that the negotiatlons ior
the construction of the Mexican and the
United States railroad are at length
brought TO n satisfactory conclusion, and
that L is possible speedy completion will
pour into her lap the varied products OF
Central America. On the 10Th OF May
the Mexican Congress ratified 10y an al
most unanimous vote the contract Tor
This road concluded some months before
NV Mexico and the International Railroad
COMPANY of Texas. The gauge OF the
road is TO be four feet and eight and
half inches, and its length between SIX
and seven hundred miles. Commencing
at the city of Leon it will run on route
not vet precisely determined to the Rlo
Grande. there to connect with the Texas
international road. This road lacks
nearly three hundred miles of compile
ton, but, prosecuted vigorously, will be
finished within three years. The COM
pany which receives the valuable Mcxi
can concession is required to deposit
bond for 100000 within six months
from the passage of the law, and must
obligate itself to complete one hundred
and twenty four miles of survey within
elguUttu llOullls, anu tllt sui
within three wears; TO commence work on
the Rio Grande, within three years; to
complete sixty-two miles of road within
fifteen months after the commencement of
the work; to complete seventy five miles
every year thereafter, and to finish the
line within nine years of entering upon
the work. The Mexican government is
disposed to be generous, but insists
upon speed. If the road is completed
in eight years the company will be paid
premium of $780, 900; if i'll seven years,
800, 900; if in six years, $500, 900; if i'll
five years, 81 100000. Aside from these
provisional premiums the company is to
receive from the government donation
of $15,2SS per mile, is to be exempt
from taxation for fifty years, and to be
entitled to full rebate for fifteen years
on all articles required for construction
and operation. Thus bolstered by sub
sides and melted by premiums the COM
pany, it is thought, will hurry the road
toward completion. Mexico will be an
immediate gamer by this enterprise.
Rich as she is in mineral and agricultural
resources the remoteness of her interior
districts from great market has shack
led industry, which, now that communi-
cation with the outside world is facili-
tated and transportation cheapened, will
experience a new life. Chicago Times.
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A Sick Drummer.

During the early part of the late war,
in the year 1861, shortly after the Federal
army moved from Washington out be-
yond Arlington, Gen. Levi ). Chatfield,
of New York, went out to visit some
Ohio regiments, when the following Incl
dent of the movement was related to
him AS they went along on their way,
some of the soldiers stepped out of the
ranks and "confscated" couple of
geese, and at the suggestion of an ingen-
ious fellow and natural hummer" one
of the drummers unheaded his instru-
ment and put the captured birds in.
Shortly afterward the Colonel came along
and noticed that the boy shirked his
usual drum whacks, rode up to him and
said, "Why don't you beat that drum p
Colonel" said the startled musician,
81 want to speak to YOU" The Colonel
drew still closer to him, and bending
down his head, said, "Well, what have
you to say" The drummer whispered,
Colonel, I've got couple of geese in
there" The Colonel Strengthened up
and gravely said, "Well, if you're sick
and can't play, you needn't" and then
rode on. 1t is needless to add that the
Colonel had roast goose that night.
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A Diminutiye Yacht.

A Boston gentleman is the happy pos
SCISSOR of q miniature steam yacht, II
feet long and 42-inch beam. Her hull
weighs about 100 pounds. She is pro-
PEELED by steam boiler weighing only
AZ pounds. The cylinder is II inches,
and the stroke p inches. The propeller
is four-bladed, and is placed under the
boat, two feet from the stern. One gal
lon of water fills the boiler, and as il
condenses it is only necessary to supply
the waste. The boat draws "a inches OF
water, which carries her propeller clear,
She cost about $500, and is rated at half
horse power. Her owner recently made
a voyage with her from Boston to Port
land.
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A KNOWING DoG.-A quiet game of
draw, quarter-ante, was in progress re-
Gently mt Chico, California. One of the
party managed to get heart flush, ace
at the head, out of the deck, and laid it
in his lap, waiting n chance to- play it.
Presently the chance came. The guile
less gentleman counted out forty dollars
better with one hand, and quietly went
down with the other hand for that flush.
1t wasn't there. He had to play his
original hand. Two of the party called
his forty dollars better, and one of them
in the showdown produced the identical
heart flush that he had been at such
pains to secure. He knew it was the
same, for the ace was crimped just as he
had done it. The secret was that Ira
Wctherbee's dog, " Patsey," had quietly
put his nose in, picked up the flush, car.
ried it around to his friend, wagged his
tail knowingly, and walked off.
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The Secret of Wealth.

My success is owing to iberality in adj.
vertising. -BOnner.
The road to fortune is through print
ers' ink.-P. n. BdrnuDl.
Frequent and constant advertising
brought me all own.-A. H. NeUdrt.
Success depends upon liberal patron
age of printing offices. 81 j. Astor.
Ny son, deal with men who advertise.
You will never lose by it.-Ben Frank
TN.
How can the world know man has a
good thing unless he advertises the pos
session of it, Vanderbilt.
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Pay the Minister.

Well, now, this is one of the prettiest
stories of the day. The Rev. DIR. Fur
ness. of Philadelphia, that excellent
man, tells it, and of course it must be
true. Not long ago lady called upon
tbe Doctor. He mentions that she was
of ga very interesting and lovely APP
nearance - but that has nothing to do
with the story. He had married her
some years before. She told him that
Heaven had not blessed her with chill
dren and she believed the reason was
because her husband didn't give the Doc
tor anv fee. This she insisted upon pay
inc tben and there-possibly with inter
est. The Clergyman like sensible man
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WIIBOFT's FEVER AND AGUE Tonic

This medicine is used by construction COM
panies for the benefit of their employees, when
engaged in malarial districts. The highest
testimonials have been given by contractors and
bv the Presidents of some of the leading rail-
roads in the South and West. When men are
congregated in large numbers in the neighbour
hood of swamps and rivers, Wlhofts Tonic
will prove valuable addition to the stock OF
medicines. and will amply reward the company
in the saving of time. labor and money. We
recommend il to all. WHEELocK, FINLAY Co.,
Proprietors New Orleans.
FoR SALE BY ALL DRUGGIsTs.
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place of deposit is little fortress in its
way, isolated from other buildings, sur
rounded by moat, filed with water,
like German robbers castle, triangular,
fire-rroof, bomb-proof, burglar-proof.
The vaults are sunk to great depths, and
the doors without hinges, bolts, ETC., are
moved by some sort of machinery, and
weigh snug four tons each.
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took the money and now, he tells us,
that honest lady is very happy with her
little boy! Brother ministers, says
the Doctor, "take heart If Proyi-
dence looks out so vigilantly for the
marriage fees, do not concern yourselves
about any sublunary matters, but give
Yourself, heart and soul, to the good
work of sowing the truth. "-Nev York
V'.;b9y,lp
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THE relaxing power of Johnson's Ano-
dime Imminent is truly wonderful. Cases are
already numerous where bent and stiffened
limbs have been limbered and Strengthened by
it, When used for this purpose, the part
should be washed and rubbed thoroughly.
Apply the linment cold, and rub it in with the
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A CROWD of "Horse Men, and others,
daily throng the stores in country and town
for SI,eriddn's Cdrdhy Condition Powders.
They understand that horses cannot be kept in
good condition without them, and with them
can be on a much less quantity of grain.
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A CONSERVATIVE CuRED.-When death was hourly az
pected from Consumption, all remedies having
failed accident led 10 discovery whereby DIR II James
cuted his only child with preparation OF cdanabSs m
dcd He now gives recipe free receipt o. two stamps
TO pay expenses There IL not single symptom OF Con
sumption that Il does n9t disspateNght Sweats. Iri
tson Of the Nerves Difficult Erpectoraon, sharp Pano
In the Lungs Nausea az the Stomach, Inaction of the
Bowels and Wasting Of the Muscles. Address GRAD
DOCK co, 1852 Race Street, Philadelphia, Pa, Civ
ing name OF this paper
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SAFE DEPOSITS IN LoNDoN.-Blucher
said : "What fine city to sack 20 when
looking down from st. Peters. A bur-
glar-general might say of London :
"What fine city to rob-" This wealth
lest city in the world is just organizing
its first safe-deposit company, thing
familiar to every American city. The
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THE cooking arrangements that Bar
mum carries along with his show would
be sufficient for a good-sized hotel.
They furnish three meals day for over
800 persons.
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HEARING RESTORED. Great invention
Book free. G.. J. WooD, Madison, Ind.
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GLEN FLORA SPRING WATER, at Waukegan
H., cures all kidney diseases.
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A NAV oE a THOUSAND.

How TO GET HOME. See advertisement.
, 1875-01-03

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THE MYSrlC'S SOliLOQUY.

This Ting doth hold thee in tho graceless power
OF Wrong: thou wilt ARIA, and from this hour
Be strong.
So be thou true, Soul Of mine, and braysl
I swear thou shall no longer 10 the aIave,
But share
Tbs mantly that doth deck the truly great
In soul ignoring the false plea Of Is Fat&."-
Tbs shoAl
whereon full many gracious hope hath wrecked,
And died. The spi1tt-growth. thus rudslY checked.
Must hide
Too loag tho child Of ghAme, So mount, o Soul
And burn thy raemrys burden, II 4 scroll;
Eor turn
The bIoodleas spectre Of th' unoanny Part
Auea1, to view once mora but quickly cast
Thy te2E:
Ranew the tAttts Of exIstenoe, and
Grow old In goodly deSds joy TO command
Fine gold
DCnuQuL WALTER SPENCE Pl1A1.