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terre in. Hol all We that thir.tethl, was

ter We In. Hol all We that thirstethi" was
the solemn response.
WAL. | amt dry, thank We. but must
say yer terms are mighty liberal for git
tin In. 'Spose it's made up, though, in
the price of the lemonade an things.
Come OH, Marian, let's git good seats
while we have chance, afore the crowd
gets in"
The countryman and his family seated
themselves upon one of the benches and
waited. Three-quarters of an hour pass
ed by and then the man began to get rest
less. He called out to the solemn visaged
parsonage who still r>mained hear the
gate:
"Is'v, When's yer show goin' to be-
gin? Why don't you trot out yer ami
mails ~"
my friend, does not your conduct saw
or too much of levity for such a place as
this:o was the response. "This Is place
meet rather for meditation"
I" Meditation be hanged! came into
town for high old time. Coin ter see
the show an spend eighty cents on GIN
gerbread an lemonade besides Whoop
feel like boy again. Bring in yer trick
mules an thing, whoop!
90 The elephant now goes roun' an roun,'
Inc Danu begins 10 pay,
The small boys roun' the monkeys cage
Had better keep awayp
''Yipl that's the way / feel stranger
bully. What's the Use of yer bein' so SOL
?r
Sorrow is better than laughter, for by
the sadness of the countenai ce the heart
is made better! Blessed be they that
mourn,'" Quoted the long faced man.
"Oh, dang it, what's the use? If we've
got here too eaIly or the show, why
don't yer out with it, and We'll take a lit
Il turn around the streets an look in the
store windows awhile, an then come back
again. When does the show begin? When
does the trick-horses an the clown an
things come imp
My friend. am panied and a'tonish-
ed You speak as one of the sons OF Be-
lial!' groaned he solemn man. "Repent
while IhereiS yet time"
- Son of Bclial, am Il Yer a blasted
liar! I'm a son of Cd Jake Smith, a de-
center man n You ever darei to lie, an
you say that agin Ill snatch yer, dye
hear thatl An now | want ter know
when this circus brginst"
= My friend. my good friend ~ the now
alarmed man of the straight countenance
exclaimed trcmb ingly. This is no cir
Gus; this is place set apart for religious
services; behold the sign over the door
way"
he countryman looked upward and
sp He'd OUT slowly the inscription on the
canvas above the gate, the call upon sin
ners to walk in better ways Finally he
comprehended it, signiicilion and biurted
out. "Wall. I'll be dogoned! By gum.
Mariar. L 'b,eeve hen made mistake |.
But who'd ever thought of meetin' un
der tent 'cept at camp meetin'? Let's
go. Beg parding, stranger, was looking
for the circus, | wuzn't lookin' for meet
in house -
And, as he solemn man cheerfully con-
sented to point the way 10 tie eli Gus. it
is highly probable that he, too, was one Of
the children of iniquify VINO had chaHced
to be idling about the entrance to the
place OF worship and had fallen readi
into the accomplishment of that mischief
which Satan is suppo4 d to find
For idle hands to do"
st. Louis Republican.
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A Bankrupt Circus-Noyel Proceedings.

A correspondent of the Chicago TINES
writes from st. Paul, as follows: The
situation connected with the breakup of
old Yankee RobinsOn's great modern
show is hourly growing more interesting.
Last night the canvas and other common
laboring men, to the number. of about 150,
who had been without food for nearly
twenty-four hours. assembled in front of
the Merchants Hotel. where Major w. II T..
Dyke OF Faribault, who had possession Of
large part of the property under mort
gage tor money advanced, was stopping
demanding bread or blood. A numb,r of
policemen were promptly on the spot, and
the turbulent crowd was kept in order.
In the meantime the Mayor was notified
of the situation, and steps were at once
taken TO furnish the hungry mob with
food at the expense of the city. Under
this promise the mob returned to their
quarters and quiet was restored. This
forenoon some twenty-six horses and
eight cages and vans, fully one-half the
valuable property of the show, were re-
leased 10 two parties, Cooper and Scott,
who made affidavit that this property had
hired to the concern. This noon the
Sheriff made another attachment on the
concern for 81 213.75 for the b, Defit of the
Express Printing Company OF Rochester.
n. Y, for show printing done. Shortly
after grand eoap d'etot took place, which
has created no little excitement. The last
attachment covered the remaining proper
tv. In this property were included twenty
TWO horses. All at once these twenty-five
horses, each with riders, emerged from the
stables, and under whip and spur. the
ride flOurishing revOlvers and threaten
ing to shoot all who interfered with them,
headed for the Dakota County line, some
four miles distant. So sudden and unex-
Rected was the movement that all escaped.
The procession of fleeing horsemen was
sight not often exceeded in its ludicroUi>
aspects. Many of the riders were bare
headed. Some were in their shirt-sleeves.
Some had saddles, while others were bare
back. Some of the horses were bridled,
and Others were guided with a halter
Other horses had parts of harness on, and
still others some of the gay trappings of
the circus. All in all, it was procession
not exceeded i'll ridiculous surroundings
except by the famous command of Shaks-
Deare's Falstaff. The remainder of the
property, consisting of the tents, some
eight old baggage wagons, and lot OF
cheap stuff going to make such show, has
been hossed by the Sheriff for safe keep
ing. there being rumors that the employees
had threatened to burn it tonight. Most
of the leading actors have leftfor the East,
though nearly one hundred employees are
still here penniless and depending on the
city and private charity for food. A variety
exhibition is to be given at the Opera
House, the house and performers being
volunteered for the benefit of the circus
men still here, and movement is on foot
TO raise funds to send those desiring to
their homes or other localities.
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Large as these figures seem, it must be
remembered that they represenG but a
small per centage of the destruction of
human life from other than natural causes
They are only the large disasters which
have been deemed of sufficient interest to
telegraph as items of public importance.
They do not include the thousands of
minor disasters constantly occurring all
over the world, which would swell the
aggregate far up into the thousands, if
not into the millions. If there were added
TO these the immense number taken off
by suicide, murder, war, and massacre,
and other violent forms of death which it
is impossible to estimate, the result would
be frightful to contemplate. Increasing
this still further by the number who die
from sickness, it does not seem that there
is any danger that the world will be over
crowded with populatioE.-Chicqgo Tri-
bune.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-29

WnHoFT's FEVER AND AGuz 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 by the Presidents OF some Of the leading
railroads in the South and West. When
men are congregated in large numbers in the
neighborhood OF swamps and rivers, VIII
hoft's Tonic will prove a valuable addition
TO the stock Of medicines, and viii amply re-
ward the company in the saving of time,
labor and money. We recommend 1t to all.
WHEELoCK, FINLAY Il Co., Proprietors,
New Orleans
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SAYS late issue Of the Philadelphia City
ITEM: :" Ingenuity has been taxed to find the
surest and most direct means of reaching
the public, and the business man who would
advertise speciality, and get the greatest
good out Of the greatest number, in the
shortest space Of time, is compelled TO 60 to
Geo. p Rowell & Co., of New York, for adj
vice. Why to this housef Because II Is the
head and front Of the advertising business.
1t is prompt, methodieal and clear In its
transactions, and possesses the confidence Of
all the houses which advertise most" Hin35
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-29

AMAN went into furniture room al
Mankato the other day and ar Gown on a
wooden bottonfed char. He imme 'ia'ely
arose and danced AID howlod Ike The
wilde,t kind OF Il 'ieryishs- The pr.g rietor
anxpmsly inquired II he had sB attack OF
any Kind. "a tack y yelle,l the man.
- should say so; and the COMPOUNDED
thing stood on its head, too"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-29

IT is believed that the great success attend
ing DR.. Dsdge's treatment Of Cardiac or
Heart Disease is owing to his special treat
ment of the various causes of the complaint.
This sad and dangerous complaint is now
very common, and those persons sDspeeting
such disease should apply early for treat
meut.
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a FACT worth remembering-Fiye cents
worth of Sherida1s's c'aeslry Conditioa I'oss
ders, given to horse twice week, will save
double that amount in grain, and the horse
will be fatter, sieeker, and every way worth
more money than though he did not have
them. - -.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-07-29

MARRIED ladies', under all circumstances,
will ind Parso5lS' J'argatre Pills safe; and
in small doses. mid cathaTtic. They eausi
no gripiES pains or eranlp 49,
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DIR. TUFTS Hair Dye IS so natural IN its effect
that Il cannot be dstec.ed by the closest observer
The most natural dye ever invented. u
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Use CoRNELL's PILE OINTMENT, sold by
Druggists. W. Fl. Cornell. PrOPr, st. Louis.
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THE TWIN EDUCATORS.

RS-Is you hare daaghter 70 ,'4ca's. son o
educate In Music, tor Circulars ~ the great
Western Institutions Tn Fol"g Lafies' .tts s'si'a
Ia University Tor Young Lsdiesl, and tn. m Hoi'
Case rdt,ry Of Apsie, ttne great N steal Ollegel
Unsu passed in America. Adir' S. W. ID. SAN
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tralian coast lss. The cad;z 20. The Fin

tralian coast, 1856; the Cadiz, g.: the Flu
Sing, Chinese steamer, 80: the Ameri-
can ship Violetta, AZ; the Vicksburg. col
lision with iceberges, 40; the Thornabia,
%; the Cortes, 20; the George Battefs,
81; the Bride, Berar, Berlin (Japanese),
and the Alice, 20 each; and the Loehna-
gar, l6. There have. been other severe
disasters on the South American, Chinese,
and English coasts, which involved q seri-
Gus loss of life, but it is impossible TO esti-
mate them. as the telegraph furnishes no
record. The season has been unusually
characterized by tornadoes and hurricanes,
and of these there have been eighteen
which have been accompanied by loss of
life, as follows: In Hong Kong, 500 !;
Georgia, 81; Chill, 60; Louisiana, 20;
France, IL; Missouri. g.; Mississippi, IL I:
Arkansas, 5; Michigan, 3; Wisconsin. 81;
Illinois, 8; South Carolina. 2; and Kan
sas, L; total, 944. Thirty-five fires have
been reported, by which 304 lives have
been sacrificed. Only three of these have
been accompanied by a heavy loss of
lite, being the burning of a match-factory
at Gutenberg, Sweden (50); steamers
at New Orleans (75l; and the recent
Holyeke, Mass, church disaster (92).
Explosions. mainly in this country, have
HI ed s2W people. as follows: Fire damp.
~; boilers, AS; gunpowder, 81; fire
works. 8, nitro-glycerine, a; chemicals,
3. The railroads, In this country at least,
have not been so prolific in the destruction
of life as usual. Although Al. disasters
have been reported. but 43 people have
been Killed, the largest number in any sim
gle disaster being but z. The list of in
iured,. however, foots up 2s4. Last in the
list come snow-slides, which have buried
Ill = fChe total liz fnnts nm as foIlo.,.c.
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FIR, nch Economies.

When Erenchman in cafe puts two
of the little slabs of white sugar in his cof-
fee, and the remaining two in his pocket,
it is not meanness, but economy. The four
consecrated 10 the demiIasse are paid for ;
and the purchaser may carry them home
IN the canary bird, pIe.ent them to the
children of the concierge as means of
maintaining pleasant relations with that
person, or keep them for eau sucree. Life
Is nOtas large as in the United States. where
there Is elasticity in the incomes. Here
they are fixed; 80 much a year. month.
and day. The line about the budget of
expense is rigid, especially in the case of
small renters. who abound in France.
The man of 5000 francs year rides on the
top of the omnibus for 8 sous: reads the
paper in one of the small reading-rooms
for sous; smokes j or 2 sous worth of
Caporal tobacco day, in a pipe: goes to
the theater once week for 8 to 5 francs,
and TO the cafe chsntant once or twice.
where his eo7So7l1sqtion costs him 10 sous
each time; he eats 2+franc dinners, follow
ed by that indispensable black coffee, for
3 seus, with or 2 sous gratuity, at one of
The second class caf s. The chief part of
his time he strolls on the boulevarls, look
inc in ar the windows o. the people
never failing, under any circu instance S, to
admire pretty woman-and in sitting Ia
the public gardens. all of which is gratui-
tous pleasure.-Aibs { Rhodes French at
Home. TEE q
Pie PLANT PIr-Line your baking
plate with rlch crust, then peel your pie
plant, cut it up in small slices, ill y0nr
plate. Their snlink'e en q small haudiul of
Il ar: YOUR lie will nee4i no water Bal e
we, Two crGsts; when done take off the
upper crust and sweeten 10 your taste, as
for green apple-pie.
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into the clear sky and was soon hanging
over the lake like Sinbad's lowering roc.
Donaldson still kept his footing on the
perch and waved his hat. GrmwoOd
still peeped through the hpmpen CRATE
which imprisoned him, and shed bundle
after bundle of hand-bills. Thus amid the
shouting of the mob and the crash of the
band, the two untortunates went to their
tate. -'
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-20
q" MOTHERS FOOL"

"'Tis plain enough to see" said farmers
wife, ..-
.These boys will make their mark in life;
They never were made to handle hoe,
And at once to college ought to go,
There's Fred, he's little better than fool,
But John and Henry must go to school"
"Well really wife," quoth farmer Brown,
As he sat his mug of cider down,
"Fred does more work in a day for me
Than both his brothers do in three.
Book larnin' will never plant ones corn,
Nor hoe potatoes, sure's your born,
Nor mend q rod of broken fence
For my part, give me common sense"
But his wife was bound the roost to rule,
And John and Henry were sent to school,
While Fred, ofcourse. was left behind,
Because his mother said he had no mind.
Five years at school the students spent;
Then into business each one went
John learned 70 play the flute and fiddle,
And parted his hair, of course, in the mid
die,
While his brother looked rather higher
than he,
And hung out sign, "H. Brown, NJ. d."
Meanwhile at home their brother Fred
Had taken a notion into his head;
But he quietly trimmed his apple trees,
And ,weeded onions and planted trees,
While somehow by hook or crook.
He managed to read full many book,
Until at last his father said,
He was getting "book larnin into his
head;
But for all that" added farmer Brown,
Hes the smartest boy in town."
The war broke out and Captain Fred
A hundred men to battle led,
And when the rebel flag came down,
Went marching home as General Brown.
But he went to work on the farm again,
And planted corn and sowed his grain,
fence,
Till people declared he hadcommon sense.
Now common sense was very rare,
And the State house needed a portion there;
So the /" family Ounce" moved into town,
The people called him Governor Brown;
And the brothers who went to the city
school,
Came back to live with "mothers fool"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-20
KING KALAKAuA,s FATHER.

In the year 1921 the whale ship hide
pende1,ce, from New Bedford, Massa-
chusetts, foundered in the Pacific Ocean
and all on board pefished with the ex-
eeption of four sailors, who made their
escape in a boat which, after tossing
many days ens the boundlessg deep, at
last reached the Sandwich Islands, then
in o state Of semi -barbarism, that being
about the fifst appearance of Christian
missionaries there sE'p III Il1ioa3at
o One iofrkhbsaiseaune was fine look
ing, stalwart young man from Barn
stable, and in the strange land upon
which he was cast up. from the waste Of
waters, at once engaged in such pur-
suits as vivacious disposition and true
Yankee genius discovered, both for
employment and livelihood. He, soon
succeeded, and in a year or two after
making his involuntary settlement
among the Kanakas, had the extraordi-
nary fortune of marrying the daughter
and sole princess of the monarch then
on the throne of the islands. This
royal damsel had fallen in love with
the wrecked mariner, proposed we'd
lock in right queenly style, which the
young New Englander accepted for the
reason that the King ordered him to do
SO or have his head chopped off. Being
.son-in-law, and recognized as member
of the dynasty, our hero adapted him
self to the dignity of prince consort.
From this remarkable union issued the
present King Of the Sandwich Islands,
the only surviving son of the Massa-
chusetts man out Of large family.
The name Kalakaua denotes the origin
of the sovereign, and, translated, means
s safe journey" or ''Fgood speed, re-
ferring to the escape of his immediate
ancestor from the perils Of the wave as
related above. he.@A 3<' '.H
When the New Englander fed from
the Sandwich Islands, his spouse
mourned for customary period. but
grief did not cause her to neglect the
grave responsibilities Of widowhood.
She gave her children the best educa-
ton the islands afforded, and David,
being the favorite though not the eldest
SON, was sent to San Francisco to study
politics and finance. His mother also
directed him to visit the home of his
father and kindred, but the young man
for some reason satisfactory to himself,
did not then go to Barnstable. He will
do SO now, however, after first conclud-
ing his official interview with the Pres
ident of the United States. s.-SaN Lake
Tribune. aa g.a4i jaa ter4
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-20
Parson Pohick's Peril.

vcut man and jealous circuit-rider, but
in woldly matters notably absent
minded SO much so that if his wife,
who was n noticing women, had not
kept keen lookout when he rose in
the morning, ten to one ho would have
appeared in public, half of the time, ar
rayed in her habiliments instead of his
own-an exchange which some would
have scoffingly declared not inappro-
pirate.
His head once set on q text, he was
oblivious of all else. To find his way
round the circuit, he trusted implicitly
to Old Jobs geographical knowledge.
Old Job was the parsons horse. He
was not IN o|d horse, either, but likely
animal in the prime of life. 1t was his
gravity and patience, mayhap, that
earned him the sobriquet of cold job. "
He was horse of sense, withal, and,
to O congregation that understood
Houyhnhnm, could in all probabilities
have preached q more practical sermon
than his master.
A portion of Parson Pohick's field of
labor lay in wild, out-of.the-way
region and it was on his first journey
to keep an appointment there that he
met with the adventure we are about to
relate.
After a wearisome days travel, Old
Job and the parson sought and found
rest one night at q settlers cabin. At
a later hour another wayfarer arrived !;
and, after hearty supper, and a socia-
ble chat, the two guests, who were to
take an early start in the morning, re-
tir, d to rest, both being assigned to one
apartment.
Mr.. Pohick, his devotions ended,
would gladly have conversed a little
with his fellow-guest, but the latter was
disinclined to talk; and the parson,
from falling into revery on his forth
coming sermon, in due time fell fast
asleep.
He awoke at daybreak, but found his
companion had already gone.
Having long road yet before him,
the parson rose at once, and having
made his toilet, and performed his
morning duties with oil proper dispatch,
he left the house without disturbing
the family-having paid his host the
night beforehand finding his way to
the stable, he saddled his horse aud
rode off, intending to breakfast further
on. ts f
1t was a fresh, bright morning; and,
as the parson rode along, he sought to
improve the time by more fully work
ing up the details of the discourse
where-with he was preparing to. en-
tighten people hitherto cropping in
darkness. 80 -
"Get along, job" said the parson.
ut the end of mental paragraph
" l never knew you to lag so before"
But the horse seemed absorbed in
his own reflections, and paid no heed.
Inattention to his masters's words was
an unusual thing in Old Job, and might
have attracted the parsons notice, but
just then he began subdividing his
" Mineteenthly," and the horse might
have stopped stock still for all his rider
would have known. ,el ir
The gathering of hoofs, and the cry
of Stop fhiefy behind him, at length
broke the parsons train OF thought.
Stop, you old villain, or we'll blow
you throughp yelled several voices, ac-
companying the command with divers
expletives which greatly shocked the
parsons ears.
Parson Pohick had no suspicion that
y -
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-02-20

INDIA-RUBBER TIRES. s.-Messrs. Bird &
Co., of London, have lately brought
into notice new and improved wheel,
with India-rubber tire, which is claimed
to be capable of wearing as long as,
or longer than an iron tire, and to have
the great advantage of perfect. npise-
lessness and absence of injurious jar.
The draft of the carriage is said to be
reduced by the use of this tire nearly
one-third. 1t appears to be simply a
tire of solid rubber, fastened on the ex-
terror of an ordinary wheel by bolts,
such as are used with iron ties, and il
may be thinner than the usual. kind,
merely serving the purpose of band to
hold the wood work firmly together.