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Frozen Bils for Horses Mouths.
From the Boston Herald. I

Let any one who has the care of
horse these cold, frosty mornings delIb-
erately grasp in his hand piece of iron:
indeed, let him touch to it the tip of his
tongue, and then let him thrust the bit
into the mouth of his horse, If he has
the heart to do it. The horse is an ami
NAL of nervous organization. His mouth
is formed of delicate glands and tissues.
The temperature of the blood is the
same as in the human being, and, as in
man, the mouth is the warmest part of
the body. Imagine, we repeat, the irri-
tation that would be caused the human,
and consider that, if not to the same de-
gree, still the suffering to the animal is
very great. And it is not momentary
pain. Food is eaten with difficulty, and
the irration repeated day after day
causes loss of appetite and loss Of
strength. Many a horse has become
worthless from no other cause than this
Before India rubber bits were to be had
I myself used bit covered with leather
and on no account would have dispensed
with il in freezing weather.
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Panic in q Newark Theater.

From the New York Times, December &C.
While the play entitled "Around the
World in Eighty Days" was being per-
formed in the Opera-house, Newark,
New Jersey, yesterday afternoon, an
alarm of fire was given by some one in
the audience. An indiseriminate rush
was at once made by the frightened
crowd for the places of exit. Before the
stampede had assumed serious proper
tions, however, it was discovered that
the alarm was false one, and that there
was no ground of apprehension. Many
narrowly escaped being trampled under
foot in the first force of the rush, but no
accidents are reported. The alarm is
thought to have been given by mischiev-
GUS boys in the gallery, of whom the
police have failed, to find any trace.
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DIR. Schlienann has discovered in
tomb nj Argos large golden mask and
nm enormous breastpla,e Of gold. He
also found the body Of man, wonder
fully preserved, especially the face. The
head was round. the eyes large, and the
mouth contained thirty-two fine teeth.
There IL, however, difficulty about pre-
serving the remains. There were also
found fifteen bronze swords with great
golden hilts-a mass Of immense golden
buttons pplcndidly engraved ornamented
tho sheaths ofthe swords; also two great
golden gobleis, and great quantity Of
other objects in gold, articles in earth
enware, a carved wooden box, several
articles In chased crystal, ten large cook.
ing utensils Of bronize, but no traces Of
iron or Rlass.
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information for Those who Try to
Boy Something for Nothing.

For some time past n company has
been advertising extensively .'Town lots
absolutely given away" The name Of
the concern ut various times underwent
modification becoming "The Ohio, Ken
tucky and Texas Land Company"
Texas Land and Colonization Associa-
tion," and "The Texas Land Company"
even going 40 far as TO promise free
excursion TO Texas to those who pur-
chased. All that was required to obtain
lot in Mineral City, Grayson county,
Texas, was TO send your name and 81 to
pay for warranty deed. These enter
prising land agents were not clear swim
dlers. inasmuch as they actually gave a
warranty deed regularly executed, "on-
ly needing entry in the Registers Office
in Grayson county," to give the holder
title. Mr.. James A. Troutman Of
Tecumseh. Kansas. thus relates his ex-
periencc.
About year ago read an advertise
ment ofthis company, ] sentth requisite
amount to the company, and received
by return mail what purported to be a
warrantee deed, which sent to Gray
aon county, Texas, and paid an addition
nj dollar and twenty-five cents. record
cr's fee. I supposed that was the bona
fde owner Of the real estate in "Mineral
City" until last week, when the treasur.
er Of Grayson county wrote me in re-
Sponse to inquiries that Mineral City
has no existence save in the minds OF
those who bought lots" and that "the
whole thing il fraud Of the basesl
kind" They limit the number of lots
taken by one person to FIVE, but omit to
state that they convey but one lot in each
deed, thus obtaining five fees for &C.
acknowledgement Of notary public and
Eve fees for recording deeds.
The folio ing IN an extract from q
letter written by resident of Graysor
N""hhy |" ferponrc W TAcHu IHuhiE
les:
Yours Of the 2lst jvst received; an
sorry to inform you that there is no suct
place in Grayson county as "Minera
City" You may console yourself will
the thought that some thousands besid,
yourself have been imposed upon b,
said o. Ky. Land Co. Hundreds o
deeds have been sent here for recor,
from all parts Of the Union to lots il
Mineral City" The land upon whicl
said "City" Is claimed to be situated
belongs to heirp, as understand. Tn
"Ciiyp is on paper only, the place bein
apoor spot Of prairie land. Your dee
Is not worth the paper upon which i.
written
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The Statistical Abstract" for British
India has just been published by the
Government, British India is described
as having an area of S97,004 square
miles, with population of 1S9, 1913 ,238,
and 37,04l ,259 inhabited houses. With
the native States, the area is brought up
to 1,4S6,3l9 square miles, with popula-
tion of 239, ,938,695. There are also in
India 1876 square miles of French pos
sessions, with 259,9s1 inhabitants, and
1910 square miles of Portuguese posses
sions, with SGT ,517 people. British In
dia has in round Numbers 9S,00O,0OO
males and 92, 100000 fem ales, 67,OOO,O 900
children under twelve years of age, and
1913 900, 900 older persons. in religion
there are 1879 ,OO0, 900 Hindoos, Al 600, 900
Mohammedans 100000 Buddhists,
above 100000 Skins, and 100000
Christians,
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Charles Smith In Search of his Par.
ents.
From the Leavenworth Times I

From the Leavenworth Times.
There is now stopping near this City
a young man who was captured in Ari-
zona by the Comanche Indians in 1859,
while crossing the plains for California
with his parents. He was but four years
old when captured, but has lived with
the redskins seventeen years, having
left them but short time ago. He does
not know whether his parents were kill
ed by the Indians or not, but was told
by a white man in the tribe that they
were not. The young man is now twen-
ty-one years old, and isgvery anxious to
find his parents if they are living. He
says that he recollects that his ia ther =
name was G. G. Smith and his mother q
name was Mary, and that they were
formerly residents of New York. II
any. one can give him information that
will lead to the discovery Of his parents
the young man will be grateful. He
calls himself Charles Smith and will re.
main a short time in this vicinity.
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A WOman's Dangerous Wiles.

The Hutchinson (Minn.) Enterprise
says: "a man named Stephen Harris.
from Paynesville, passed through town
the other day with his son, who had just
finished course at the Insane Asylum
of st. Peter. The young man, who is
now in possession of his reason, had
been rendered insane through the cum
ming art Of certain woman. She hav-
ing conceived passion for the young
man, tried every means in woman's
line, to awaken similar passion in him;
when she found that nothing Of that
kind would bring about the desired re-
suit, she resorted TO drugs. She drugged
him with certain tincture until he not
only lost his senses, but came within a
hairs breadth Of losing his life"
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Rollo,ray's Ointmum Sore Legs,
Wounds, Ulcers, &c. can be cured. The
rational treatment as. indicated by na-
ture, is to reduce the local inflammation
soothe the neighboring nerves, cool the
heated blood, and render the watery
ichorous discharge consistent and
healthy. Happily, Holloway's Ointment
accomplishes these ends with unfailing
certainty 25 cents per box or pot
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PANIC IN THE MONTREAL
ACADEMY.
An interrupted Play and Terror.
Stricken Audienee-CoOlness Of
the Lessee.

MONTREAL, December Christmas
night the play of "The Naiad Queen"
was gwen at our Academy of Music
The house was literally packed, and
hundreds had to go away without get
ting inside the doors.
The building is about two years old,
and is owned by stock company. Mr.
Mcdowell, present lessee, formerly of
New York, was the first to open it to the
public. He has given us series of first
class plays, with stars from the leading
cites of the States.
While the play was going on last ev-
ening. the cracking of a beam in the up
per gallery was heard. A cry of f"Fire!'
was raised, and there was a general rash
for the doors. For few minutes the
excitement was terrible, especially in
the gallery. The Brooklyn horror was
in every mans mind But few deter
mined men prevented a block at the
doors. Several fell headiong down
stairs. Mr.. Mcdowell was happily sit
ting in full view of the audience. He
kept his self-possession, came forward to
the footlights, instructed the orchestra
to play, and then beckoned the charming
little St. Felix sisters to dance. He did
MT utter an audible word, but his cool
manner inspired confidence.
In the dress circle, also, rush had
been made, as it was thought the gallery
was about to fall \ small piece OF
woodwork actually fell upon the head OF
a person seated underneath, and increas-
ed the alarm. In the parquet there had
been a stampede, and several ladies
were nearly trampled upon. Every
available space of standing room wa:
occupied, and the door was completely
blocked up. Several rushed toward the
windows and pulled down the heav,
curtains.
After the abatement of the panic, hun
dreds left, owing to groundless repor
that the gallery was not safe. Some la
dies had tainted; others had gone int
Mysteries. 1t took eight minutes at tn
close of the performance to clear tn
house. 1t is estimated that 800 men ant
boys were in the upper gallery. If tn
panic had lasted few minutes Longer
there would have been another story t
tell. The Academy is said to be tn
safest building of the sort, so far as pre-
cautions against fire are concerned, O
, the continent; but thhe means of egres
are not what they should be.
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shocking Calamity In Canada-A
Convent Destroyed and Thirteen
Lives Lost.

MoxrREAL, December 26.-The Con-
vent Of the Sisters Of Providence at St.
Elizabeth, near Joliet Province OF Que
hec. was burned 10 the ground last night
Eight pupils are missing.
Las, night at s:45 the Sister Superior
Of tho Convent made the usual WISH
through the whole Convent and noticed
nothing unusual. All the community
were in bed, when at twenty minutes
past o the whole Convent was in iiames'
All that could be done for all persons
inside was TO hurry them out; nuns as
we'll as children had only time to save
lthemselv-s without clothes.
IL Ia believed that the FIRE originated
between the floors. There were forty
eight boarders in the Convent. Thirteen
persons perished IN the flames. Their
names are: Angelo Danphin, aged sixty
three years; Elizabeth Gravel, nineteen;
Maria Louise GefIroy, ten; Pawelie Des-
maris, nine; Maria Drolet, ten; Lea
Guilbault, seven; GeorgiaDa Lavatee,
ten; Lussena Lavallee, ten; Alika Pei
land, nine; all Of st. Elizabeth, Della
LavalIee, ten; Rosanna Masse, ten; Deli
ma Mssse, eleven, Of st. Thomas; and
Melina Jolly, Of 81. Felix.
All o'clock eight bodies had been ta-
ken from the ruins, all burnt to crisp
Some ofth parents were present seek
ing TO recognize their children by the
fragments Of clothing clinging to their
bodies. Elizabeth Gravel, one Of the
victims, was out of the Convent while II
wns In flames, but re-entered TO render
assistance.
The Sister Superior persisted IN re-
naming in the Convent TO save tht
children. and Only escaped with Difficult
ty.
A Coroner's inquest has been begun
The Convent was situated at st. Eliza
beth, nine miles from Toilette, and wa
under the management Of the Sisters o.
Providence Community. The building
formed two wing, the Sisters and fft,
lady boarders occupying one, while th'
other was occupied by some fifty orph
ans and inGrm persons. The structure
was Of wood and, there being no fire ap
paratus in the village, the FIRE could no
bo checked. Nothing was saved from
the building There was an insuranc
on the property of $4,000.
TOILETTE, QUEBEC, December 81
One hundred persons were in the Con
vent OF St. Elizabeth when 1t burne
last night. Nine children were suffocai
ed, and their bodies we're recovered thi
morning. II is said that four NOR
children are missing.
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A Mexican, having wooed in vain
young woman in Santa Monica, Califor-
mia, attempted such an exploit as is not
often successful outside of printed re-
nance. He swooped down ION her on
horseback as she was walking alone, lift
ed her to his side and rode away. This
young woman was more muscular than
most heroines in novels, and she scratch
ed and kicked in vigorously romantic
way. The Mexican was glad to drop her
at the end of half mile.
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VEGETINE
Purifies the Blood, ERenOyates and
Invigorates the Whole System.
ITS MEDICAL PROPERTIES ARE
ALTERATTVE, TONIC SOLVENT
AND DIUREYC.
Reliable Evidence.

Reliable Evidence.
Mr.. H. r. STEVENS:
DEAR SIR-I will most
cheerfully add my testimony
to the great number you have
alreaey received in favor of
your great and good medicine,
VEG ETINE, for l do not think
enough can be said in lis
praise, for I was troubled ov-
er thirty years with that
dreadful disease, Catarrh, and
had such bad coughing spells
that it would seem as though
l never could breathe any
more, and VEG ETINE has cur.
ed me; and l do feel to thank
God all the time that there
lis so good a medicine as VEG
ETINE, and I also think it one
of the best medicines for
coughs and weak, sinking
feelings at the stomach, and
advise everybody to take the
!, VEGETINE, for ! can assure
them it is one of the best
, medicines that ever was.
Mrs. l.. GORE,
Cor. Magazine and Walnut
sts., Cambridge, Mass.
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A letter from Constantinople to the
Messenger Franco American states that
the Turks expect, in case of War, an
invasion by Russia both on the Europ-
can and Asiatie sides. They claim that
they can place 10000 men in the field,
and have provisioned and supplied the
fortresses of Kars and Erzeroum for
nearly year. English officers have
been visiting both strongholds of late,
inspecting the defences and offering sug-
gestions. 1t is fully expected at Con-
stantinople that the English will occupy
the city on the outbreak of war. Eng
IIsh officers have indicated locations for
defences, but no work has yet been COM
menccd.
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Henry II. Sonnickson's wife, Of Rich
mond, Ind, sued for divorce. On the
morning of the day appointed for the
trial he implored her TO stop the pro-
ceedIngs, and, when she refused, said
that he would rid her of himself with
out the necessity of lawsuit. Then he
went into another room and shot him
self That destroyed her ilI-will, and
there was a reconciliation; but he died
within an hour.
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In the Portland thsater "The Two
Orphans" waa being played. At about
the point in the piece that, in the repre-
scntation Of the Brooklyn iheater, the fire
broke out, the roof Of the building was
blown of. A panic began Immediately.
Miss Marsh. the manager, went on The
stage and said: "Ladies and gentlemen,
there is no Ere and no danger. On my
word, am not fooling you" The peo-
pie believed her and became quiet.
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GIVES.
Health, Strength
AND APPETITE.

My daughter has received
great benefit from the use of
VEGETINE. Her declining
health was source of great
anxiety to all her friends. A
few bottles of VEGETINE re-
stored her health, strength
and appetite.
N. H. TILDEN,
Insurance and Real Estate
Agt., No, 40 Sears Building,
Boston, Mass.
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PARTITION NOTICE.

SUSAN KELLY and John Kelly, her hus-
- band; Margaret Cover and John ]. Cover,
her husband, Amelia Ann Snider and her hus
band --Snider, N atilda C. Shrider. William
T. Shrider, Charles A. Shrider, LEROY Shrider.
James Shrider, Edward N. Shrider, Luther
Shr1der, Sarah E. Shrider and George F. Shri-
der will take notice that petition was filed
against them on the 9th day of November
1876, in the Court of Common Pleas within and
for the County Of Perry, Ohio, by Adam CIum,
and Is now pending; wherein said Adam Clum
demands partition of the following real estate.
situate in said county of Perry, Ohio, and de.
ser1bed as follows, viz: Being part of Section
No. II, Township No. II, and Range No. II.
commencing 81 perehes and II links east from
the northwest corner of said Section: thence
running south 90 perches to a post; thence east
20 perches to post; thence south so perches to
q post; thence east 81 perches and IL links to a
post; thence north II perches to post; thence
east % perches and Is links; thence north iii
perches to post, thence west los perches and 10
links to the place of beginning, containing 101
acres and IS perches, of land, but excepting
there.rom ten 10) acres out of the northeast cor
Der OF said described tract of land which said ten
l1O) acres is now owned by one Thomas Binck-
ley, and leaving residue of 81 acres and 3s
perches; and that at the next term of said
Court the said Adam Clum will apply for an or
der that partition may be made of said premises.
e - ADAM CLUM,
By W. E. FINcK his Attorney.
Dec. Is, 1876. 36w6
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Why talk of hard times and lack Of
work when the following advertisement
appears in the Clipper: al want man
of courage, who is willing to take
chances, to take charge of and hold a
disputed silver claim in Mexico. Free
transportation there, and good compen-
sation will be allowed. No labor-nerve
the only qualification requisite"
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Carlyle describes Darwin as "a good
sors of man, but with very little intel.
lect." No doubt Darwin is equally
clear that Carlyle is a we'll meaning old
ass, whose honest voice is sounded with
the best of intentions.
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Cannot BE
EXCELLED.
CHARLdsTewN. March 10.

CHARLasTewN. March 10.
1859.
H. r. STEVENS:
Dear Sir-This is to cerify
that ! haye used your" Blood
Preparation" in my family
for several years, and think
that, for Scrofula or Canker-
Gus: Humors or Rheumatic
affections, il cannot be excell-
ed; and az a blood purifier or
spring medicine, it is the best
thing l have ever used, and l
have used almost everything.
| can cheersully recommend
it to any one in need of such
a medicine.
Yours respectfully,
Mrs. A. A. DINSMORE,
No. 10 Russell street.
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Important Caution.

None are genuine unless the signature OF J.
HAYDoCK. as agent for the United States, sur
rounds each box of Pills, and Ointment. A
handsome reward win be given to any one rem
dering such Information Ms may lead TO the de-
lection of any party or parties eounterfeiting
the medicines or vending the same, knowing
them to be spurious.
seSSold at the mandatory Of Professor Hor-
LowAy & Co., New York, and by all respectable
druggists and dealers in medicines throughout
the civilized world In boxes at rs cents 81 cents
and 81 each.
as-There Is considerable saving by taking the
larger sizes. 49,.
N. B.-Directions for the guidance Of patients
In every disorder are afixed to each box.
Office, liz Liberty Street New, York.
Nov. II. 1875, s2v4yi
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F. A. Dittoe is selling the best coffee
in the market, at 25 cents per pound.
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A Mysterious Pit.

Nearly fourteen miles on almost d.
rect line southeast from this place there
is singular and mysterious pit in the
ground. 1t is situated on high bluff in
a wild, finty locality, tangled with vine,
bramble, briers, bushes, trees, and shrub
berry, on the waters of brakes creek, be
low the mouth of Trammel. The aper-
ture is dark, gaping hole, cleft through
the stony crags as though the bluff had
at some time cracked and split. The
opening Is some ten feet long and four
feet wide at the widest part, its rocky,
yawning lips being spread something in
the shape of horse collar, the apex, SO
to speak, pointing westward. By some
of the people in that region it is known
as "Hell Hole," while others call it "In-
dian Pit" One remarkable feature of
the abyss is that there issues from its deep
depths, ceaseless as the rounds of the
seasons, volume of misty vapor, which,
especially on crisp. frosty mornings, can
be seen ascending above the tree tops and
floating off on the air, whitened with
rays of the rising sun. Flint, boulder
shaped stones, and others worn by the
friction OF time to perfect roundness, are
scattered profusely all about the place,
as though thrown high by some un-
known upheaval and showered back like
rafting hailstones of all sizes and d.
mensions. In the fall and winter this
fog volume is warmer than the cutting
blasts that sweep along the deep gorge
In summer the mist is cooler and not SO
dense. The pit widens from the top in
its downward course, and woe be to any
living thing once swallowed through its
dark mouth. Throw a boulder or stone
| into il and not the faintest echo evel
reaches the ear as to whittier it went
Some seasons since party Of persons as
sembled at the pit, determined to fathom
its hidden bottom. They were provided
with strong cord over .si x hundred fee
long, to which was attached a stilliarC
weight. They dropped the weight int
the hole and paid out the line. Down
down, and down went the weight til
not "a foot of cord was left, while not
sound came to tell the tale of its subter
ranean passage. No bottom was reach
ed and the weight was ithdrawn dam
and unsoiled as though it touched moth
ing but mist and darkness on its sound
ings.
A French officer who has served man,
years in Algeria writes an interestin
account of a dying lion. Fangless, GOV
cred with mango, and blind, is the kin
of beasts on approaching the close of hi
reign. When not lying mournfull
prcstrated and alone in some sheltere
nook, or behind some friendly noun
oyergrown with shrubery. he feebl
skulks within a small circuit of his lai
in qnest of morsel of prey, which i
his ,iccrepitude he rarely succeeds in OF
tanning. At this stage of his career,
his scent does not utterly fail him, HI
a sole resuurce for nutrition is an occs
sinnaI nest Of field mice. Inferior an
mails smell at him fearlcssly, and pa
him with insolence, for the forest nor
e arch, le,hroned Ivy disease, is incapabl
9 Of resistance. Often the rustic Ara
, comes upon his majesty in his ntte
q helplessncss and ends his troubles with
a blow of club
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whole aspect of tie place is one extreme
neatness. Mr.. Richardson is promi-
nent member of the Society of Friends,
and is now on visit to America.
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F. A. Dittoe is selling goods at "hard
pan" prices Call and see.
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Graves is selling Boots & Shoes
cheaper than the cheapest. 52w6
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DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup is fast taking
the place of all the old fashioned cough
remedies. 1t never fails TO relieve the
mostly violent cold, and for throat dis
eases il is invaluab BILE. Price, 25 cents.