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The Man who Stole a Hole.

The man who stole hole lives in Craw-
ford county, Iowa. and he's a very cool
fellow, indeed. Hesdoes not go about clad
in purple and fine linen, but belongs to
that large and not always respectable class
of unprofessional gentlemen whose methods
of subsistence are uncertain, and whose
constant occupation lies in looking for a
job. 1t is more easy to tell the story of a
man with name than of one who has 10
title, and so this Crawford county man
may be designated as Jones. He was
hired, not long ago, during the cold snap,
to dig grave for person who had depart
ed from this world of woe, and SO he
shouldered his spade and trudged unwil-
lingly to the cemetery. Arrived at the
cemetery, Jones perceived the head of a
sturdy Swede just visible above the edge of
grave about completed. Jones advanced
to the hole and entered into conversation
with the foreigner, from whom he learned
that the grave just completed would not be
occupied at once. Then Jones went away
and sat down on top Of a baby's tombstone,
rested his elbows on his knees, his cheeks
ON his hands, and meditated. He reflected
upon the frost in the ground, and upon the
immense amount Of labor involved in win
ter grave-digging. Then he left the ceme-
terry and did not again put in an appearance
until the coming Of the body for the recep-
ton of which in earth he was to have
provided. When the procession arrived,
however, he was ON hand, and very sedate-
ly conducted it to the grave the Swede had
dug, where the body was deposited. Jones
received the $5 and hied him away from the
cemetery, and all was peaceful in the neigh
borhood until the arrival of the funeral
procession with the second body, the one
for which the Swede had prepared rest
ing-place. 1t took four hours to dig q new
grave, and the moErners suffered terribly
with cold; but could they have caught
Jones just then, they would willingly have
dug another one.
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THE MARBLE REGION OF CARRARA.-
Col. Forncy, Of the Philadelphia Press, re-
Gently paid visit to the region near Flor
ence, Italy, where the celebrated Carrara
marble is obtained The region is
composed of some five Or six valleys
in which there are 4a5 quarries that are ac-
tually worked. The pure white marble
used in art is produced at only 15 of these
quarries. Among the most celebrated of
these are that of Polvaccio, said to have
produced the marble of Trajan's column,
and that of Rondone, from which were OBJ
tanned the columns for the new Opera
House in Paris. During the ten years,
1S63-1S72, the quarries of Carrara produced
891, ,891 tons of marble, of which 1874
tons were for statuary. The value of the
product for 1872 was 8, 700,0 900, the amount
being 81, ,211 tons. The quarries and saw
mills employ about 5000 workmen, who
earn from to 80 centimes to 6 francs a
day. The aggregate of wages for the year
is about a, 100 francs. The number of saw
mills is about 80.
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Robert Collyer says the children must
have less study and more fun. He is right.
There is the boy in the family across the
way. Last Thursday afternoon he put a
dead mouse in his mothers work-basket,
attached split stick to the tail of the next
door cat, set the vinegar faucet up in busi-
ness, palmed himself off for ghost ON the
hired girl, besmeared his fathers choice
bantam rooster with blue ink, and finally
wound up the entertainment by tying the
boiler to strange dogs tail, and slipping
down in the slush and hurting his back.
His exasperated father hardly knows which
to hunt up tirst--the strange dog with the
boiler, or Robert Colyer.
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Capital IN Mining.

The Yuma Sentinel reports that Senator
Jones has paid s240, 600 for mining interests
in Wallapai District, Arizona, and is ship
ping machinery and supplies for active op-
erations. We are glad to see that so great
capitalist and shrewd a mining man as
Senator Jones has turned his attention to
Arizona. The mines of that Territory are
undoubtedly extensive and rich, but lack of
capital, want of proper means of transpor-
tation and Indian wars have kept the coum-
try back. 1t is good sign for Arizona
when men of means take hold of her mines
with the intention of legitimasely develop
ing them.
1t is astonishing what difference there is
in miuing camp where a capitalist has in
vested money! and one where no capital
has been put in. One will be all life and
hustle and the other dull and listless. The
presence of one capitalist will do more to
encourage the miners than the discovery of
adozen good lodges. All miners can re-
member many camps which have dragged
along slowly until outside money came in,
when a sudden advance would be made and
the people become conscious Of the value Of
their property. There are many mining
districts ON this coast with good veins, rich
ore and good prospects, which, for lack oi
| capital, are nearly deserted.
As AN instance of what capital can do,
Panamint may be cited. The district was
known to few people before Jones, Stewart
and others took hold of the mines. As soor
as they began to develop them properly
| build roads, etc., hundreds of miners were
attracted there and other capitalists thought
proper to invest. The camp became &
flourishing one Immediately, whereas with
out the capital it would still be almost un
| known.
i Arizona is perhaps more in need of en-
terprising mining capitalists than any o
the States or Territories. A few men o
means can enliven the whole mining inter
ests. No one doubts the richness of th,
| mines, but few have invested money there
They have been sending ore to this city 70
several years, for reduction, the freigh
alone on which was greater than the who'll
value of what we usually consider rich ore
4 And this ore after being handled eight o
ten times and carried many hundred miles
has paid good profit. Hundred dollar rocl
is of very little use in many of the Arizon
districts and win only pay when mills an
put mp at the mines. If few men lik
Senator Jones take hold Of mining proper
ty there, Arizona will soon show the result
i in the statistics Of bullion production. :
d Mining Press.
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Indiana Boarders.

The following advertisement appeared in
an Indiana paper:
''WANTED-Two are three boarders of a
decent stripe, such as 60 to bed at o'clock
without pipe or cigar in their mouth. I
wish them to rise in time to wash their
faces and comb their hair before breakfast.
When they put on their boots to draw down
their pants over them, and not have them
rumpled up about their knees, which is a
sure sign of rowdy. When they sit down
to rest OF warm by the fire not to put their
feet on the mantel-piece or bureau, or spit
III the bread-tray. And to pay their board
weekly, monthly or quarterly-as may be
agreed upon-with smile upon their faces
and they will find me as pleasant as an op-
posum (sic) up a persimmon tree.''
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How He was Ahead.

In one of the Eastern towns of Massa-
chusetts lived, some years ago, Uncle Bill
-, a hard-working stone mason "a
man of ready wit, but, unfortunately, too
much addicted to drink. Regularly each
morning, at an early hour he made visit
dent for the days consumprroue4" of ar
same regularity the Rev. DIR, c., a
kindly natured orthodox clergyman, in
quest of his morning chop OF midday roast,
sought the village butchers shop. After
meeting often IN their morning walks, DR..
c. at last felt it his duty to mildly
reprove Uncle Bill for his easily besetting
sin. So, one morning, after their usual
hearty salutations, the good dominic be-
gan:
"You and l walk out early, Uncle Bill ;
but do you ever reflect how different our
ends 90
"Well, for that matter" said Uncle Bill,
''if we bring the thing down to Scripture
text, my errand will come out ahead. y
GLOW SO ?" asked DR.. c..
''Why, you walk after the flesh, but |
walk after the spirit %
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a Theological Question Settled.
From the Alta Californian.

A man died at Suter Creek who had never
adhered to any particular belief in any
specified system Of religion, but who bore
the reputation Of being liberal, kind
hearted man and good citizen. A minister
was requested to conduct the funeral SER
vices, and the good man during his dis
course sad in effect that the deceased had
not the least chance of salvation, but had
made a bee line for the hot place. Those
who heard this were very indignant, and
that evening a party Of men went to the
minister's house, dragged him out of bed,
put rope around his neck, declaring they
would hang him. He begged hard for life,
and finally retracted the aspersions he had
cast upon the deceased, and promised to
leave the place at once. He was then re-
leased, and next day he packed up his eff
fects and left.
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The phrase biting the dust +" appears
to be something more than figure Of
speech. Mr.. Kinglake, in his last volume
of the History of the Crimean War, ="
says: "It would seem that this muscular
action is apt to occur when man has been
arrested by death in the act of strenuous
bodily exertion; and no doubt an artillery
man, while hotly engaged and vehemently
serving his gun, must in general be much
harder at work than an infantry soldier
busted with his firelock. In ancient times
large proportion of the slain were killed
in the act of exerting their strength to the
utmost, and then it was that biting the
dust became almost an equivalent for
being killed in battle. However hotly eli
gagged. modern infantry soldier does not
commonly exert, while halted, any great
amount Of physical strength. and the in
stances in which he literally bites the
dust are comparatively rare
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The scene occurred in railroad car on
were gambling, while the rest of the pas
sengers looked on. One of the gamblers
was type of the professionals who ''work''
the road-a desperate trickster, sleek and
ugly; the other, but bona fide miner,
fresh from the mountains, and carrying
abundance of money. The game-draw
poker-was for large stakes, and played
silently and watchfully. Finally huge
pot accumulated; each man had evidently
a good hand and was resolved to stand by
it. The pile of notes was large. Each
man raised the other until finally the miner
'ealled.' The gambler showed his hand
three aces and two queens-at the same
time covering the money With his hand.
The miner uttered not word; he took two
of his five cards and laid them down; they
were aces. This meant five aces in the
pack. The gambler had dealt
Then the miner reached back like light
ming, drawing huge navy revolver. He
CoCheu IL ttud pldceu tnc mu2Zle between
the eyes Of the gambler. Not word was
spoken, but each of the two men looked
steadily into the eyes of the other. Soon
the gamblers hand upon the money began
we'll. TIL" fevo1sRedf tfbe fsefG Ggamblers form as
bier stepped into the aisle, and at this
piont passengers in the car seemed to lose
their interest in the game, most Of them
trying to get under the seats. The gam
bier backed down the aisle towards the
door, and as he passed out the muzzle Of
that huge revolver still stared him in the
face. Then the miner put up his pistol,
pocketed the money lit his pipe and was
as other men. Not word had been spo-
ken from the time the "call" was made
1t was merely one of the rare occasions
where gambler ON the Uuion Pacific mis-
takes his man. 1t isn't always safe to fool
with an honest miner.-Counci Bluffs
Globe
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" WEAR OUT. !"

. Wear out " but never let the rust
OF idlcIess corrode the trust
Your Maker ggve; your part to play
In the great drama of :. To-day
Is to deal justly: aid the weak;
Ever for right and freedom speak;
Keep bulning clear Truths beacon light,
That it's soft radeDce through the slt
Be to the lost on life's bleak moor
Like Bcthlehem's star, that shone of yore,
Guiding the shepherds on their way.
To whore the child-redecmcr.ay.
Wear ont &" tbs nober far to bear
On breast and brow the marks of care,
Scars OF life's conflict bravely fought,
Patents OF peerage. fairly bought;
Titles to claim in the fair cline
OF those who worship Truth sublime;
Zen if your feet have never trod
The narrow path hat leads to God,
Avoid as death, the scorner's seat.
Nor let his sandals press your feet;
With contrite heart, and fearful eye
Stand still while the elect pass BY
''Wear out T. though stern your features grow
Though raven locks be turned to snow.
On to the front nor laggard be,
With sturdy blows comes victory!
Shame OH the weak, the nerveless hand
That caunot grasp Truths shining brand,
That shlinks when from fair freedoms tower
YNe toesNN sounds tne NlNA MNWS>
That fails when justice calls, to go
With battle-axe and 50 bended bow"
And prove, upon his native sod,
His fealty to man and God
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THE SONG OF THE SEA.

/ walked with her / loved by the sea;
The deep came up with its chanting waves,
Making music SO great and free
That the will and the faith which were dead in me
Awoke and rose from their graves.
Chanting, and with regal sweep
OF their 'broidered garments up and down
The strand, came the mighty waves of the deep,
Dragging the wave-word drift from its sleep
Along the sea sends bare and brown.
80 my soul make the song of the sea-" cried.
"H0w ii comes, with its stately tread.
And its dreadful voice, and the splendid pride
OF IFS regal garments, flowing wide
Over the land! to my soul said.
Ny soul was still the deep went down.
hat hast thon, my soul" cried.
I'm the soug?" {" The sea sands bare and brown,
With broken shells and sea weed stroWn,
Aud stranded drift my soul replied.
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THE LARGEST
First Class Hotel in the Territory.

Having secured lease for long term OF
years of this large and commodious house,
| have renovated, refurnished and embel-
lished its roomy parlors and elegant suits
of rooms, and no expense or pains will be
spared to continue to improve and keep it
on first class principles. The tables are
supplied with the very best the markets
afford and the delicacies of the season. At
tendance unexceptionable. Terms, reason
bic. 281
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Professor Donaldson contempaltes a
balloon voyage from New York to London
next autumn, tho expenses to be paid by
William K Belknap of Cincinnati, Geo.
L. Bruce of New York, Nathaniel Grey
Hadaway of London, and Narcisse Pelletier
Of Paris. These gentlemen are to provide
80, 900 for the expenses, and give the
Professor 100000 if lie makes the trip
from New York to London within forty
eight hours, or SIC. 900 if he takes seven
two hoars
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POETRY.
ACROSS THE SIRE ct.

do not know it if she knows
watch her, as she comes and goes;
l wonder if she dreams of it.
Sitting and working at my rhymes,
/ weave her sunny hair at times
Into my verse. or CLEANS of it.
Upon her window-ledge is set
A box of Towering mignonnette;
Morning ard night she tends to them,
The senseless flowers, that do not care
To kiss that strand of loosened hair,
As prettily she tends to them.
III could once contrive to get
Into that box of mignonnette,
Some morning as she tends to them
Dear me. ] zee the sweet blood rise
And bloom about her cheeks and eyes
And bosom, as she tends to them
r. B. Aidrich in ApriL Atlantac.
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FATHER POLAND AS A PUNCH MAKER
Even Poland likes his tod" l would
rather count all the money in the Treasury,
which has to be done before Spinner leaves,
than undertake to tell you how many cock
tails have disappeared inside of that s'old
blue coat all buttoned down before.
When he first came here some of the old
boys thought it would be splendid to see
old dignity P. how come you so," SO they
attempted to "put up a job y ON him. A
stag party was inaugurated, and the "wait-
err was implicitly instructed to give the
member from Vermont double dose every
time. This he faithfully carried out. But
what was the astonishment of all when
every time the "wine went round !" the old
duffer complained of the weakness of his
beverage, and made the waiter brace it up.
They had reckoned beyond their host. He
was as bright as new shilling in the morn
ing, and as he gazed on the PROSTATE forms
of the conspirators, like Alexander, he
sighed for more-whisky-to conquer. The
joke leaked out, and the Green Mountain
boy set his wits to work to retaliate. On
certain evening he invited the same parties
to kind of hot scotch masquerade. The
guests assembled son time" Forth is
brought the whisky" smoking hot. 1t
was not long before it was discovered that
the punch was too strong. "Add some
more hot WATER" said the Judge. The
suggestion was acted upon, and again and
again the water was added, still the strong
er the beverage 1t was wonderful. Finally
it was decided that the strength was only
in the imagination of the drinkers. This
decision was, however, reversed when the
gay worshippers at the shrine of Bacehus
sought the "soft side of a plank = for a
doWny couch. There was some talk of a
partition of Poland the next day, when it
was discovered that the magic kettle which
was supposed to contain water was full of
whisky all the time, and every drop added
| therefrom only made the punch stronger. -
Washington Corr. Of the Rochester Express.
How to Estimate the Value Of Crops
per Acre.
Frame together four light sticks, meas
uring exactly foot square inside, and with
this in hand walk into the field and select a
spot of fair average yield, and lower the
frame square over as many heads as it will
inclose, and shell out the heads thus in
closed carefully, and weigh the grain 1t
is fair to presume that the proportion will
be the 43, 560th part Of an acres produce.
I To prove it. go through the field and make
ten on twenty similar calculations, aud esti-
mate by the mean of the whole number Of
results. It will enable farmer to make a
closer calculation of what field will pro-
dnce than he can by guessing.
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TWO PICTUREs.


BEFORE MARRIAGE.
My Maggie, my beautiful darling,
creep InUo my arms, rny.sweet
Let me fold you again te-nsv hnsam
So close can hear your hear beat
What! these little fingers been scwi ng;
Ones been pricked by the needles see
These haIds shall be kept from such labor
When once they are given to me.
All mine, little pet, will shield yon
From trouble and labor and care,
will robe you like some fairy princess,
And Jewels shall gleam in your hair
Those slippers you gave me are perfect,
That dressing gown fits to t
NV darling, ! wonder that heaven
: Should give such treasure to me.
Eight--nine-ten--e eleven my precious
Time flies so when / am with you,
1t seems but moment I've been here,
And now. must say it f-Adieu
AFTER MARRIAGE.
Oh, Meg, you are heavy-Tm tired;
Go sit in the rocker pray;
Your weight seems hundred and ninety,
when you plump down in That sort of way
You had better be mending my coat sleeve;
I've spoken about it before
And / want to finish this novel
And look over those bills from the store
This dressing gown sets like the ID;
These slippers run down at the heel;
Strange, nothing can never look decent;
wish You could know how they feel.
What's this bill from Morgan's? Why, surely
It's not for another new dress?
Look here! I'll be bankrupt ere New Year,
Or your store bills will nave to grow less.
Eight o'clock Meg, sew on this button
AS soon as you finish that sleeve,
Heigh no! I'm so dsucedly sleepy.
I'll pile off TO bed, believe.
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Hanging an Elephant.
Paris Cor. of New York Times.

The hanging of an elephant is feat so
very rare that it is worth mention when it
occurs. At Hamburg, the keepers of the
Zoo thought that it would be economical to
give the elephant stone floor, as the
wooden one had to be replaced too often.
One was laid, but the elephant would not
lie down upon it to sleep. Something told
him that If he did he could not get up again.
Hence he slept standing or leaning up
against the wall. But the other night his
feet slipped while he was doozing, and he
came down. He could not get up in tact,
and twenty men with ropes, pulleys and in
genious contrivances, worked all day trying
to get him up. He was finally raised until
his feet were four inches above the floor,
when the hinder ropes broke, leaving the
poor beast hanging by the neck. He gave
one piteous roar, and was dead elephant.
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On Saturday night two men got into a
wordy controversy. which waxed quite hot,
and finally one of them challenged the
other to a square tight. The challenged
party filibustered around and endeayored
to avoid committing himself on this issue,
but finally. pressed by the other, he posi-
lively declined to fight. !" Not that I'm
any coward he said. or that I'm afraid
of you, but / was alters an unlncly man in
4 fight.
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1. ANY one who takes paper regularly from the Post
Office whether directed to his name or anothers, or
whether he has subscribed nos responsible Tor the
payment
q If person orders his paper discontinued he must
pay all arrearages the publisher will continue to send
it until payment made and collect the whole amount
whether the paper is taken from the Office or not.
8. The courts have decided that refusing to take the
newspapers periodicals from tho Postoce or
ing and leaving them uncaled for is raa acia evidence
of intentional fraud.
Papers ordered any address be changed to aneh
er address at the option Of the subscriber.
Remitances by draft check money order or registered
letter. may be sent at risk All Postmasers
quired to register letters on application
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TERMS Payable invariably in advance.
NEWspApER DECISIONS.

One Year. 90
Three so
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REMOVAL or FoREIeN BODIES FROM
THE EAR. Let the operator take six
inches, or as much as he pleases of horse
hair, double it into loop, then having the
patient plfced on his side, pass the loop
into the ear as far as it will 60; turn it
gently, and at first or second withdrawal
the foreign body viii come out IN the loop.
It gives no pain, and cannot do damage.
Mel. end Sure. .Touranl.
The New York herald., 1875-09-20
COUNTRY BOARD.

NOUNTRY BOARD FOR FALL AND WINTER CAN
" be obtained the South Orange Mountain House, on
Morris aud Essex Railroad, i've minutes from depot at
greatly reduced pces the mountain air, beautiful
and romantic drives too well known TO need de-
scripton house has all the comforts Of city note steam
heat gas good stabng &c. Address PROPRlETOk south
Orange N. j.
VITANTED-BOARD IN THE COUNTRY. BY GEN
w temsn wife, daughter and two sons must be within
one hour and In vicinity Of young ladies' seminary,
where nc boardcrs taken. Address A. R uerald
Office
The New York herald., 1875-09-20
HELP WANTED-MALEs

A CHANCE.-MEN, WOMEN, BOYS AND GIRL
IA learn teegraphy and take positions THOMPSON
College, 20 4th opposite Cooper Institute Telegraph
taught practically, with Instruments Commence imms
diately