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NUMBER 6.

which they stood was momentsrily
threatened with destruction.
Meanwhile the first warehouse was
being rapidly consumed Soon the root
fell in, thou the fcors. aud a moment
after the massive iron front came
laundering down with crash which
reverberated far up and down Broadway.
filling the street with o mass Of red-hot
iron, crumbling bricks, and burning
timbers. By this time the next ware
house was wrapped in flames and soon
followed the fate OF its neighbor. encum.
bering the street still further with its
ruins. Then occurred the saddest part
OF the whole disaster. Into the gap
made by the fallen buildings. rushed 4
party OF brave fellows. clambering over
q pile of still red hot bricks and smoking
ruins and gaining a position which was
tenablo only by their being covered by
stream of water from a hose in the bands
of their comrades in the rear. Intent
upon their work, they did not observe
crumbling side wall which first swayed
a little and then ;oppled oyeron to them,
burying six in its ruins. Their comrades
sprung to their rescue, and soon dug out
tour Of them alive, but more or less
injured. The bodies OF the other two
who were instantly killed, were also
recovered. This sad event cast gloom
over the whole body Of men at work. but
they redoubed their exertions and soon
had the fire under coutrol. This was
not accomplished, however, until ten
buildings had been destroyed, the fire
having extended to Crosby Street in the
rear and to Grand Street on the north.
The loss involved was something like
three millions of dollars, which was bad
enough, but it was only due to the
superhuman exerlions OF the Fire
Department that the connagration did
not assume the proportions of another
Chicago. Altogether the spectacle was
grand and terrible one, and was well
calculated 10 make n lasting impression
on The minds of the many thousands who
witnessed Il. II.
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For the oxford Democrat.
The Effects Of Muscular Exercise.
BY DR. C. II SMALL OF Gardiner, Me.


The benefit OF muscular exercise is
we'll known. but the manner in which the
system is benefited can only be known by
an illustration of the physiological phe.
nomena. The whole illustration depends
upon one simple, obvious fact. In bleed
ing at the arm, for instance, il the fingers
and forearm are put in motion, the quan.
tity OF blood emitted from the orifce is
instantly aud sensibly increased. The
amount of blood which flows through the
veins by the addition of this motion OF the
muscles, is doubled or trebled in the same
time. Every body knows the necessity OF
keeping person still who is bleeding at
the nose, the lungs, or in any other part
OF the body. shall be sufficiently un-
derstood | trust without going into a
description of the circulation of the blood.
When the whole body is in motion, the
same proportional increase in the quantity
of blood takes place in all the veins
Twice or three times the ordinary amount
of blood is sent into the heart in the same
time. The heart, compelled to receive
the blood, propels it Immediately into all
the organs of the body, the lungs, the
brain, the stomach, the liver, the bowels
sc. The organs being thus doubly Ted
by the agency of the muscles upon the
blood vessels, are actually increased IN
size, in the same manner as plants and
trees are increased in size. by increasing
the amount of nourishment which they
imbibe.
The great increase in the size OF the
muscles. especially in the size OF the
muscles of the forearm and legs in people
who exercise constantly aud laboriously,
is known to every one. A corresponding
increase in size takes place in all the other
organs OF the body. In opening the body
OF man brought up to labor, we may
observe that it is not simply his muscles
which are enlarged; his brain, his lungs,
his heart. his stomach, his liver, bowels,
bones, aud every other part. are all
of size corresponding to the greater
size OF his muscles. Yes, the brain of the
laboring man is as much larger and
stronger than the brain of the inactive
man, as his muscles are larger and strong
er. The organs of his body have been
more constantly and abundantly supplied
with blood than the inactive man-pre
missing that he has received an ample
supply OF food. The broad and ample
chest of The active man only expresse:
the magnitude of the lungs and the hear
which it contains; the broad back anc
well developed abdomen only show the
ample size of the organs which they en-
viron. Exercise by itself, has no tendency
10 increase the size of the body in gen
eral or OF the organs in particular.
should say its tendency was to diminisl
its size. Neither is it by mere jactitatioi
or motion in itself considered, that tb'
body is benefited. The main use OF cx
ercise consists in its agency in supplying
the organs with a greater amount o
blood. Blood is to The organs what loot
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The RothschVa ofMe Vest.

lie hadn't any baggage, and after one
look at him the brush-boy walked away
and sat down. The average brush-boy
of the average hotel knows whether he
can brush q quarter out Of a guest just as
well as il he were a lawyer. The
stranger wrote his name with great
dehberation. 1t was q long name. 1t
read: Henry Herbert Washington,
Chicago, H." The clerk regarded him
for a moment with a keen glance and
then asked:
"How long will you remain here?"
About week." was the reply.
"Shall | credit you with 80 paid in
advance?"
"Who are you talking TOP" demanded
the stranger, as he stepped back little.
Strangers generally pay in advance"
replied the clerk.
"Well, sir, I'll be hanged, sir, if was
ever insulled before! Ask me for money
in advance. Why, sir. do you know
that | could buy this hotel and still have
millions left?
~ have my orders
Am | to be treated like dead beat?"
continued the stranger. when a man
comes to Detroit to lend 100000 on
mortgage do your people look upon him
as skunk and :hief9"
My orders are positive" quietly re-
piled the clerk.
II want to see the owner Of this hotel,
and want to take him to the Board oil
Trade, the Mayors Office, and the water
works, and want him to find out what
kind of q man | am"
The proprietor isn't in"
"You don't know me-you don't real
ize who a." exclaimed the stranger,
tapping the office counter with every
pause. IL didn't care to be known, but
since you have insulted Inc | want to in.
form you that am the Rothschild OF the
West"
The clerk started off with letter to
his girl, but had only got as far as "Be'
loved Sarah," when the stranger yelled
out:
"Who advanced money to Chicago to
complete her water.works? Who owns
twenty-eight steamboats, and six tugsP
Who owns six elevators and leo miles OF
railroads ?"
81 don't know" was the reply.
"And yet, when come into this house
l am insulted as If / was 'loafer p"
Continued the stranger. why, sir, come
to the bank with me, sir. and see il my
check for $50, 900 will be dishonored" |"
"rll CO." said the clerk, putting on his
hat.
"You will, ehP ?"
"Yes, sir"
"You needn't go. | wouldn't stop
here if you'd give me $1,000 day. I'll
go to some other house. and when spling
opens I'll buy a site next TO you and ouild
hotel of my own and run your house
out of sight"
"Call an oficer," said the clerk to one
of the boys.
That's the crowning insult !" shouted
the man. "But III bide my time. I'll
90 over to the other tavern and send over
a $50, 900 check for Youto look at. and
no matter how sorry you feel, sir, I'll not
accept an apology, sir-blast me, ii l
do"
He went out. and at noon was seen
eating crackers and cheese in the post
Office Detroit Free Press.
Spoons which are tarnished by the
sulphur in eggs uniting with the silver
may be cleaned by rubbing with little
,ya, oait - Scientific American
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1876-02-22

Spoons which are tarnished 10y the
sulphur in eggs uniting with the silver
may be cleaned by rubbing with little
wet salt. Scientific american.
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yE Eg1HN, Rs,a.,aI E.la.r.
, 1876-07-19
KILOGRAMS BY ENGLISH MAIL
DENMARK.

COPENHAGEN, June 20.
In to,day's sitting of the FoIkething the ma
iority of the Committee on the Military De-
fences Bill-a majority composed of members
of the Left brought forward a motion to
solve the question by an order OF the day re-
peating the LET'S proposal. which last Session
led to the dissolution Of the Chamber. The
Left at the sau8 time introduced q motion Of
want Of confidence. The debate upon the MI
litary Defenoos Bill has been fixed for Thursday.
COPENHAGEN, JUNE q,
The Extraordinary Session Of the Danish
Rigsdag was closed to-day. The Folkething
unanimously adopted the motion for a vote OF
of want of confidence in the Government, mem
bers of the Left only being present.
THE EASTERN CRISIS
CETIGNE, July 2.
Montenegro to-day sent a Declaration Of
War to Turkey. 1t contains a'summary Of
grievances against the Sublime Porte, particu-
lsYly the blockade of the southern frontier, the
evidently hostile intentions towards Montene-
gro, and The impossibiIity of reforms in Here
goYiOa.
, 1876-07-19

cause q great deal OF inconvenience e8'
pecially among estate-proprietors and
labourers especially in West End quar-
teri who had hitherto been giving
out and receiving the coin at full value,
but who would no longer DO so, after the
Presidency's notice and if it become general
to refuse American silver, is there sufficient
Danish coin to meet the requirements
When the Government has for years
allowed the Island to be overstocked with
American Silver, the Government ought
not now all at once to put a stop to it and
refuse receiving that coin.
The President contended that the notice
given was sufficient, for the public must,
from what had transpired after a meeting
Of me rchants here in Christiansted and the
Presidancy's subsequent Publication, have
been prepared for the final stop to the
receiving Of American silver in the public
chests; aud if it was to have any effect
the notice must necessarily be short he
aould not consider it warranted to con-
tinue making the Colonial Treasury the
depository OF American silver, that would
not DE received elsewhere because of its
deprecated value. II parties in West End
had not, after the move in Basin, %conIju-
ued nominalIy to receive American silver
at full value, but giving in reality less OF
articles bought with it, the matter would
have taken a different turn, and the late
expedient would not have been requisite
but the Public could not in the face Of
all that has t~raaspirel, any longer refrain
from making use of the authority given by
ROYAL Rescript, and temporarily place : 4
of the Ordinance Of 1859 concerning Sill
yer-Coin here out of force.
The Chairman agreed with Member
Faber that the notice given by the Govern
ment is too short, and he felt convinced
that the inconvenience or loss likely to
be ocCassioned to the Colonial Treasury
by continuing receiving American silver
within the limits OF SIS at each payment,
are not in proportion to the inconvenience
TO the Public resulting from this short
notice there could scarcely have been any
danger Of the Treasury being overstockcd
with American silver. The Public could
not, from what has trauspired, be prepared
for this step with such an uncommonIy
short notice. 1t might be questioned
whether an enactment in an ordinance may
be altered by the Administration in that
way, ever If backed by a Royal RcsoIu-
ton. The Horse and Boat Tax becomes
due after the goth inst; the most Of the
amounts are under IS, it would be very
hard and annoying fall OF a sudden people
are told that such payments cannot be
made in the usual coin He suggested
that the Presidency would reconsider the
matter.
SereroJ other Members expressed them
selves in the same direction, while 2
(Lemming and Hanson) held that the
measure was q right one and the notice
not too short. The President was unwll-
ling to reconsider the matter or alter the
step taken, which he defended from consl-
deratiors of his duty towards the public
treasury.-The matter then dropped.
The meeting closed at / o'clock.
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large cities for celebrating the 41h of July. II
will DO ushercd in in by torchlight parades on
Monday evening, with bell ringing and salutss
at midnight. Congress will adjourn from Wash
ington to Philadelphia, meeting in convention
in Independence Hall on July 4th.
, 1876-07-19
THE RUSSIAN RAILWAY SCHEMES
IN ASIA.
From the Times

The gradual advance of Russian power in
Central Asia is so fascinating in lis apparently
r~esistless progress that We are sometimes APT
, 1876-07-19
II UNITED STATES.
P~TILADELPHIA, uIy

The celebration Of the centenary of tbe Decla-
ration Of Independence began on Saturday, A
large public meeting was held in Independence
square, Philadelphia, commemorative of the
Resolution O. Independence adopted by Colonial
Congress on July g, 1776. Many descendanoe
of the signers were among those present who
deposited in Independence Hall memoirs of the
Revolutionary patriots.
Appropriate o~rations were delivered, inter
spersed with music.
Elaborate preparations are going on in all the
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Florida.
THE RETURNS ALL IN.

New York, Nov. %. A special dis
patch to the New York Times from
Tallahassee says: MesSrs. Webster and
Hdmblen, who went South from here il
few days since to bring back evidence
of Democratic frauds already estab-
lished, were stopped in Sumter county
by Democratic intormers. They were
asked for passes from the Democratic
State Executive Committee before
being allowed to proceed. As they did
not possess the requisite Endorsement
they were ordered to retreat. but not
before being asked for any private pa
pers i'll their possession. This ATTEMPT
to rob them of their papers was trustra-
ted. Judge White still reserves his de-
ciSlon III the injunction and mandamus
cases. The canvasSing Board will be
gin its work on Monday, the 9th. at II
o'clock.
OPINION OF A NORTHERN REpI-BIICAN
ON THE RESULT.
New York, Nov. %. Hon. William
Ii. Robertson of Westminster returned
home from Tallahassee Yesterday.
whittier he had gone at the request of
the President, IN company with several
other gentlemen, to see that the can
vass of the election returns in Florida
was fairly conducted. He was Obliged
to leave Florida before the CANVASS was
commenced, indeed before the returns
from all the counties had been received
at the capital. He states, however,
that from what he was able to learn
before his departure he has no doubt
when the vote has been canvassed it
VIII appear to all fair minded men of
both parties that the Republicans have
carried the State by fair majority
Governor Stearns, he says, never con-
templated canvassing the vote for cleo
tors himself, though if he had done so
it would have simply been in accor-
dance with the precedent established
four years ago, when the Governor can
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Letter from Brooklyn.
BROOKLYN. y. V. Nov. -, 1876.

BROOkliN. y. E. NOV. -, 100
Dear CdIedOnidn Among Your nu
mcTuus correspondents, perhaps Il letter
from the City of Churches" may not
Lee welcome. The political excite
Incnt here has somewhat abatcd within
the last week, and we are no longer
Ioused at all hours of the night by news
boys shouting, --latest returns of the
election. Hurrah for Tilden!' followed
10y Il second one of the opposite party,
fainter, "Hurrah for Hayesr'
Finding it impossible to credit these
conflicting rumoIs, and certainly more
confusing and Troublesome, than to find
tn. Bank of England, in London, from
Thread Needle Avenue, we turn our
attention to other and more reliable
subjects.
If we judge of Tildcn's popularity
among the ladies, by the votes cast for
him in one Young Ladies' School here
he would never be elected receiving
only two votes among the whole num-
Der.
This seems to be the favorite month
foi holding fairs in this city although
not IL fair month for Old Probability
seems to he laboring under il fit of de-
preston lately; possibly owing to poll
tics. He favors us only with frowning
skies, and drizzly, rainy, foggy weather
We trust this fit of the blues" will
soon pass away.
Although Brooklyn is in such close
proximity to New York, it appears to
be rapidly assuming an independence
of its own furnishing religious, litera-
~, and commercial advantages to its
citizens. There are Il number of must
cal organizations in the city, but the
Philharmonic Society maintains its high
character for rendering the best music
in an acceptable manner to the public,
under the direction of Theodore
Thomas. 1t announces the fin st concert
of the 10Th season, to he given Decem
hey 10th
The Mercantile Library Association
affords its members great privileges for
50 per year; with access to il reading
room, containing nearly all of the prom
inent magazines and newspapers of
American and foreign countries, and the
right to select books from a library of
$4,000 volumes. You realize the books
are read, as for Instance, of the 40
copies of "Daniel Devonda," it is very
difficult to obtain one. George Elliott
must feel that she is appreciated by the
public, since she has already received
5000, much more than Mrs. Stowe
realized from "Uncle Toms Cabin
Although the library building is larger
than the Atheneum at St. JOhnsbury,
we do not think it can he compared to
the latter in beauty or in its arrange
ment.
Mr.. Beecher's church has been crowd
ed since his return from the White
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Small Pox.

As every one, in this vicinity at least. .
is now Interested in this disease, We
have procured the following from Il
source which We believe reliable:
TO WHAT EXTENT Is VACCINATION A
PROTECTION AGAINST SMALL POX
While it cannot he said that vaccina-
ton under any circumstances is an ab-
sOImte protection from small poX. it Is
nevertheless true. that. when performed
during the first year of infancy, with
pHre rdccine lymph, either humanized or
obtained directly from the COW and
when this operation is repeated every
: years subsequently,, the protection is
So perfect as to be pronounced absolute
The best proof of this is, that among
infants i'll places where vaccination is
compulsory, the mortality from small
poX is almost nothing; while before
Jenncrs discovery on an average, one
tenth part of all the children died from
this disease. 1t is only after the aye
when the protection of the first vaccin-
alton is exhausted that. at the present
day, We see the disease becoming form
idabc. When at this age, re-vaccina-
ton is compulsory as in the PrusSian
Army, its protective effect is rs great as
that of the first rdccindtiOn.
j. there danger of other diseases be
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South Carolina.

THE ACTION OF THE COURT UNrkECE-
DENIED AND SUGGESTIVE OF M
PROPER INFLUENCES.
NEW YORK. Nov. -. The New York
Times has received the following from
It's special correspondent
Coiumbid, s. e., Nor -. 1t is i'm
portant To know the exact legal status
here involving the result of the cleo
ton. The present action of the SUI
prcmc Court Is, to say the least. wholly
unprecedented i'll this State The Board
OF CanNaS>eIS has exercised unchallcng-
ed since lSti- the power to examine all
election returns sufficiently To discharge
their duty according to their best judg-
mcnt. No court has ever before claim
eel any power to supervise or revise
their action. still less to restrain or
coerce the Board
1t is not unreasonable to SAY that the
present course of the Supreme Court is
suggestive of influences which do not
property belong to the judicial charac-
ter OF functions of the Court. Chief
Justice Moses has never been trusted
personally or politically 10y any party
in this State.
Judge Willard Is known To have been
III free conference with Democratic
leaders here and from the North and is
ais" frequent but disappointed aSpirant
for political houoIS ut the hands of the
Republicans here. These facts render
the course of the court somewh hat more
applicable. Neither Moses nor Willard
WAS regarded us Republican or friendly
to Republican success i'll the late can
vaSs.
1t is the remark of all respectable and
unprejudIced observers here that the
real counsel for the Democrats are Judge
Moses and Willard. Suggestions con
stantly come to them from the Court.
time Is given them without the asking
to repair mistakes. and arguments and
rules are made and granted by the
Court before the counsel have called
for them.
The present proceedings began in il
compendious, omnibus-like application
to the Court for writ of prohibition
and mandamus, an anomaly in legal
pleadings, merging things entirely un-
connected i'll one application. When
the Board of State Canvassers appeared
and answered, the Court granted an
order which no man with one grain of
legal sense or learning could fail to
pronounce AN outrage and Il trick.
This order required the Board of State
Canvassers to aggregate the returns of
the counties and to report the result to
the Court. The object of this was plain.
Neither the Court nor its Democratic
advisers were sure what the result of
the canvass would be. They therefore
determined to get before them the re