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A Good Story.

From Ohio comes capital temperance
story. Judge Quay, the temperance lee
turer, in one of his efforts there, got off
the following:
>nAll of those who in youth acquire
habit of drinking whiskey, at forty years
will be total abstainers or drunkards.
No one can use whiskey for years in
moderation. If there is person in the
audience before me whose experience dis
putes this, let him make it known. |
will account for it or acknowledge That l
am mistaken" .,e'::I 'ssssl
A tall, large man arose, and 69@ng his
arms in a dignifed manner across his
breast, said:
"I offer myself as one whose own ex-
perience contradicts your statement"
care you moderate drinkerw asked
the judge.
"I am"
Chow long have you drunk in modera'
tionw
"Forty years" -,
"And you were never intoxicatedF
"Never."
"Well," remarked the judge, scanning
his subject close from head to foot, "your's
is singular case, yet think it is easily
accounted for. I am reminded by it OF q
little story. A negro man, with a loaf of
bread and flask Of whiskey, sat down to
dine by the bank of clear stream. In
breaking the bread, some of the crumbs
dropped into the water. These were
eagerly seized and eaten by the fish.
That circumstance suggested to the
darkey the idea of dipping the bread in
the whiskey and feeding it to them. He
tried it; it worked well. Some of the
fish ate it, became drunk, and foated
helpless on the water. By this stroke of
strategy he caught great number. But
in the stream was large fish very unlike
the rest. He partook freely of the bread
and whiskey, but with no perceptib|e
effect; he was shy of every effort OF the
darkey to take it.
"He resolved to have it at all hazards,
that he might learn its name and nature.
he procured net, and after much effort
caught it, carried it to negro neighbor,
and asked his opinion of the matter.
The other surveyed the wonder for a
moment, then said: tSambo, 1 under
stand dis case. Dat fish is a mullet-
head; it hain't got any brains
"In other words" added the Judge,
"alcohol affects only the brain, and OF
course those having none may drink
without injuryP'
The storm of laughter that followed
drove the moderate drinker suddenly
| from the house.
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that he has been faithful in few things,
will consent to make him ruler over many.
An average degree of Democratic folly at
St. Louis will make him most formida-
BILE candidate, and nothing less than the
highest measure of patriotism and wisdom
there can make even a hopeful contest
against him. st. Louis may make him
weak candidate by meeting the elevated
demands which Cincinnati, disregarded,
but the people will not defeat Hayes
merely to give the Democracy national
victory.
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The Republican party has, by this
nomination, removed none of the objec-
tions urged against their continuance in
power. If the Democrats appreciate the
situation we'll enough to commit their
party, by its action at the st Louis Con-
yention, to the cause of honest reform
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choicest wines of the Buena Vista Vine
cultural Society. This company own
immense Vineyards in Sonoma County,
California, which has long been cele-
brated for its grapes. One of the great
specialties of this vineyard, is wine for
medical purposes, they maintaining that
all the wines from their cellars are abso-
lutely pure; no mixture, no doctoring,
nothing but pure grape juice is their
motto, and from the exhibit of their sales,
I should judge that this was one of the
most popular vineyards of the Golden
State.
But still we must not let wine beguile
us, for we still have much to see, ah!
here we are at the fountain, a change
from wine to water. 1t is magnificent
fountain, one of the handsomest in the
whole Centennial grounds. 1t is great
relief on these hot days, to sit near this
grand column of spray and enjoy the
sights that congregate around the centre
of this magnificent building; let us sit
down and take look, for it is just like q
panorama. Right in front of us is one of
the most superb structures in the whole
Centennial grounds, palace of crimson
and gold, and just as handsome as pic
ture. The building is about eighteen
feet high, thirty feet long and twenty
feet broad, and is of the oriental order Of
architecture in the highest style of en-
bellishcd art. The roof is composed of
elegant framework, and is paneled with
squares of beautiful, light blue glass.
The columns that support it are frescoed
in the gayest and most brilliant of colors,
and between them are costly silk flags of
red, white and blue silk, emblazoned
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-02-03
A SUBSTITUTE FOR RAIN.

NJ. Paraf French scientist, thinks he
has discovered a means OF avoiding a neces-
si,y for rain. Knowing that the air is full
of moisture, and that the chloride OF calcium
would attract and condense it for agricultural
purposes, he app led this chloride on sand
hills ana road beds, on grass, on all sorts Of
soils, successfully, and has ascertained that
il may &c applied in such proportions as
will produce the irrigation Of land more
cheaply aud efficiently than by means OF
canals or other methods OF securing ariif
cial irrigation Tn Of Mr.. Paraf's applica-
tions will produce and retain abundant
moisture for three days, when the same
amount Of water introduced by the present
method will evaporate in an hour tie be
lieves that his preparation will not only
make two blades Of grass where but one
now grows, but that it will render possible
fields, meadows, and prosperity, where now
there is nothing but sand and desert waste.
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FRUIT IN PREHISTORIC TIMES.

Carbonized apples of small size, identical
with those growing Wild in the woods OF
Switzerland. have been found abundantly in
lake bottoms and in q tolerabie state of pre-
servaiion. Mr.. Messikommer discovered,
on one accession, more than three hundred
OF them lying close together. They are Of
ten cut in halves, more rarely in three or
four parts, and we're evidently dried for
consumption during winter. Whether q
larger kind OF apples found AT Robenhausen
was cultivated. or wild growing species,
remains undecided. Professor Osw old Heer,
Of Zurich, who has published an interesting
work on lacustrine vegetable remains in
clined TO the former view. Wild pears we're
treated il the same manner: but they are
far less common than apples, which must
have formed . much sought article Of diet.
Among other vegetable remains accumulated
in the lake maid may be mentioned hazel
nuts, which doubtless were collected and
eaten by the lake men, ~ they are in Upper
Italy at this day Their present occurrence
in Switzerland appears TO be restricted 10 .
sarn in the canton Of Lucerne. There have
further been found abuDdantly the stones OF
sloes, bird cherries and wild plums and
seeds OF the raspberry, blackberry, and
strawberry. showing that these fruits OF the
forest we're used as food. According to DR.
Keller. the lake colonists Of the Stone Age
drew their sustenance chiefly from the veg.
etable kingdom. Their animal food evident
" VAS acquired by hunting rather than BY
the breeding Of cattle, considering that, in
the sccumulaiions around the piles, tbs
bones of the Wild animals outnamber those
Of the domestic speaes. Milk, We may IS
sumo, formed an important article Of shei'
diet
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AUSTRALIAN EXPLORATIONS.

Mr.. John Forrest has just published in
London his records Of three journeys Of ex-
ploration in Central Australia, performed
respectively IN 1860, 1870, and 1874. The
interior of this continent 10 . desert-lsnd,
consisting OF spinifext fesfsea s',iioas) plains,
sand hills, sandstone cliffs, granife-rtcks,
a few trees and rare grassy plains, with an
almost total absence CT water The first
journey Of Mr. Forsert was made In quest
Of the remains Of Dr. Leicaards. previous
explorer, who lost his life IN the vain en-
deavor 10 cross the desert. The expedition
occupied liz days, and Travelled over ZOO
miles. OF the region traversed Il this time.
Mr.. Forrest says ssvifh referenee TO the
country travelled over, an Of opinion that
il i vosshless - spastnsai Or agricultural
disfriots
n G1iest = fhe sessnd jsunV - =
- A1a1af1o NJ R9lh ~ M19 (the
- noe Dmuom 11e ~ -
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THE OLD CANOE.

Where the rocks are gray and the shore is
And the waters below look dark and deep.
Where the rugged pine, in its lonely pride
Leans gloomily over the murky tide;
Where the reeds and Iushes are long and
rank,
And the weeds grow thick on the winding
bank;
Where the shadow is heavy the whole day
through.
There lies at it's noorings the old canoe.
The useless paddles are idly dropped,
Like sea binds wings that the storm has
Topped,
And crossed OIL the railing, one DER one,
Like the folded hands when the work is
done;
While buslly back and forth between
The spider stretches his silvery sheen,
And the solemn owl with his dull "too-
whoO,"
Settles down OH the side CT the old canoe.
The stern; half-sunk, in the Shiny wave,
kots slowly away in It's living grave,
And the green moss creeps DER its dull de =
cay,
Hiding Its moldering dust away,
Like the hand that plants Ger the tomb a
flower,
Or the ivy that mantes the falling tower:
While many a blossom OF loveliest hue
Springs up DER the stern Of the old canoe
The currentless waters are dead and still,
But the light wind plays with the boat at
will,
And lazily IN and out again
1t floats the length of the rusty chain
Like lhe weary march OF the hands Of lime,
That M ct and part at the moontide chime
And the shore is kissed at each turning
anew,
by the dripping bow OF the old canoe.
An, many time with careless hand
\ nave pushed 1t away from the pebbly
strand, 1~ss,1l - kn1
And padded it down where the stream runs
quick,
Where the whirls are wild and the eddies
are thick,
And laughed as leaned Ger the rocking
side
10 see that the bs'ats and faces were two,
Ihat were mirrored back from the old canoe.
But now as lean DER the CT urn bling side,
Aud look below in the sluggish tide,
Inc lace that see there is graver grown,
And the laugh that hear has soberer tone
And the hands that lent 10 the light skifl
wings
Have grown familiar with sterner things.
But love to think Of the hours that sped
AS rocked where the whirs their y hite
spray shed,
Ere the blossom waved, or the green grass
grew
Ger the Wondering stern of the old canoe
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shrunk Just foot!'' was the cool rejoin-
der.
"Well. know you can't be the man. -
said the Captain
Il am the man, and now Pm going to
maui you! No man can choke me and then
brag about itl''
He sailed in and upset the captain. but
was them set upon by the whole crowd. He
got into the eye of the wind and hung there
Ior time, but presently he paid off a little,
got the wind on his quarter, and went at it
TO lick ten times his weight in old liars. He
very ambitious man, and those who could
get out doors got out, and those who couldn't
offered him a gallon of whisky to come to
anchor. He turled his sails on this under
standing, and as he sat his glass down for
the third drink, he wiped his bleeding ear
! and remarked:
| when a man tries to sacrifice me in or
der to save himself, he don't know who he
is fooling with
He was the biggest liar Of them all, but
he made the most out of it.
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POE I RY.
BEAUTIFUL THINGS.

BEAUTIFUL THINGS.
Beautiful faces are those that wear
It matters little if dark or fair
Whole-s ouled honesty printed there
beautiful eyes are those that show,
Like crystal panes where heartii-tiIes glow,
Beautiful thoughts that burn below,
Beautiful lips are these hose words
Leap IRON the heart like songs of birds,
Yet whose uttelance prudence girds
Beautiful hands are those that do
Work that IS honest, brave ard true,
Moment by moment the long day Though.
Beautiful feet are those that go
On kindly ministries to aud IrO-
Down lowllest ways, ii God wills it SO.
Beautiful shoulders are those that bear
Ceaseless burdens of hornely care
With patient grace and daily prayer.
Beautiful lives are those that bless
Silent rivers of happiness,
Whose hidden fountains but few may guess
Beautiful twilight at set Ct sur,
Beautiful goal, with race well won,
Beautiful rest, with-work well done.
Beautiful graves, where grasses creep.
Where brown leaves fall, where drifts lie Ceel
Over wOrn-ont hands-Oh, beautiful sleep!
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FISH NOTES.

A gentlemen writing from Maniela, the
capital Of the Philippine Islands. communi-
Gates to Nature the interesting fact that
saw fish Pr,stis) abound in the fresh water
Of 4n island Jake separated from the City Of
Manila by few miles Of low land II is
suggested by the writer that, At some form
er time, the lake (Laguna de BAIL J, was con
nected with the sea, and after il was final
~ cut Cd by the deposition Of a barrier Of
land, the fish inhsbiting it adapted them
selves TO the gradual change in the quality
Of the water, until they were able to thrive
in that which is prefectly fresh and pota-
bic. Numbers Of the saw 6sh are captured
for the sake Of their flesh, the oil extracted
from the liver, and the shouts. which make
favorite and formidable weapon in the
hands Of the natives. A species Of small
and harmless shark is companion Of the
saw hsh 10 this fresh water lake
II IL mentioned that, II certain times, the
waters Of the Lake II Bali have singing
property, which makes bathing very I'M
plesseas. This curious Circumstance il At
tributed to the presence of the Pisas, one Of
the duckweeds, which has . peculiar acid
quality. The plant lie 50 abundant in the
lake - TO form floating islands Of consider
able size. In Jamaica, the Pssno infssts
the vster-tanks, and, in hot. dry weather,
20 inpregnates the waaer with it particles
- 10 occasion severe bowel-disease.
Another correspondent Of Nature, who
writes from India, states that tank dag in
May Vas stocked, shout the end Of July,
with young fish, among which vas . species
Of carp Astounding the in Hooghly, aud called
BY the natvies "Kstlsh." The fry were
none above an inch in length. Sept ~,
the tank Vas swept with net, in order 70
catch two or three pike accidentally intro
duced, that we're feeding on the young fsh.
The net brought up sever dozen Of the carp.
one ofwhieh weighed IA ounces. and nsess-
ured II inches in length, "a inches through
oehind the shoulder, and 3 IL inches in
breath The other individuals captured
we're but or ounces lighter. The dim
ensions Of the tank were C5 feet in length
By IS In breadth and - in depth. The 6sh
had been furnished with great amount Of
rice and ether fosd, to which may probab-
!! iy be attributed their remarkably rapid
growth
In this connection. il may be said thai
Mr.. Prank Bueklord announces, in recess,
report On the fisheries u Norf,lk Cesnty,
Raeiand, thst nunbsss q ssa-trsst ne ~
sai1y eu1ghe - - esssts = ~ ll11sisl
lanhsueA - stvaU - 11seRhH - r
E1h g 011mn13- 1no111
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LITERARY.
He WAS THE. MAN.

ne evening last week, when the winter
last moaned sadly around the street cor
ners, and the captains OF the ferry boats
wore anxious looks, seven or eigh, vessel
owners and "laid-up" lake captains sal,
around a cheerful basc.hurner in saloon
near the river. After the usual am cunt of
growing about the weather, ole OF them
told story. Then second man told y
story TO beat it, and then third man beat
the second When the fourth man started
cut, he said
''Gentlemen. l have also seen rough
times. When was sailing the schooner
Fortune, forty years ago. two of US were
swept overheard in storm on Lake Erie,
ono black night. A hatch cover went with
US. and i, SO happened that We both clutch
ed it. 1t was not large enough to support
two. ] was captain, he sailor. had q
family. he had none. shouted to him to
Quit his hold. and when he would not,
reached over, clu,ched Gis throat, and held
on till his fingers loosened and he went to
the bottom Of the lake! Il WAS twenty miles
Of Point Betsey, and, with = shrill, wild
shrek. which yet fingers in my ears, the
wretch wen: to his death. May the Lord
forgive mel
With his chair tilted against the WALL a
lanky, sunaowerish chap had been nodding
his head right and left, as if sleeping. AS
the Captains narrative was concluded, the
stranger rose up and solemnly s,id:
al am thai man.
The crowd looked n. him In astonish-
men,, and he cor unued:
81 landed on Point Beisey next morning
in time for breakfast. aud swsre solemn
oath, hat I'd lick you for choking me If
had to live hundred years. TO do it!'f
s.lou can't be the man. replied the cap
tan. looking saspiciuusly At the fellow 5
big fists. Il, was forty years ago.
Il know it was. and for forty years I've
been aching to lick you out Of your boots.
The Captain had lied. but he didn't want
10 own il, and he said:
THAT sailors name was Dick RScs-
..Kerect!'' bowed the stranger; .'that's
NJ nsnes"
..bal he vas taller tAan ysn-'
4sDsine in ~ vsaer - asae ~ 1911
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The other evening, when vicksbsfg
mother had company, and her s;x-yess-sId
son made himself dissgreeabsy conspicuous,
che gave him threatening look, and silent
~ warned him to leave the room. Instead
Of ebeying he walked up 10 one Of The H.
dies and Inquired: Misses, can't you stay
here al nights' why, what do you mesaf'
she asked, in tone Of surprise. III yoa'll
Sag, nslhes won't dare hex ne; yes dent
shs'll nske - hop" Il VS. affecting -
- his DsGhsr lii HIN - hev knee, ki1u
- = ato1ly, - t1ndly tn1uED - ~
|6foo1lg itWnesa1v ~ ou6oWo1.
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AN EGYPTIAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOclE

We are told tha, Egypt was the cradle Of
science. Certain it is that Egyr, has long
been asleep, and has of late shown signs OF
waking up. further sign is the establish
ing OF geographical society at Cairo. un-
der the title Societe Khediavale de Geogra-
phie. The first meeting was held in June
last. Dr. Schweinfurth. the wall-known
traveller delivered the inaugural address;
and the Society have now begun the study Of
all branches Of geography, and are endea-
voring to throw light on those parts of
Africa of which, at present. little or moth
ing is known. The results are 10 be publish
ed in quarterly Bulletin.
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SCIENCE
A GIGANTIC SKELETON.

The Dunn county News gives an interest
ing account of discoveries made at Shetek,
Barron county, Wis, by some workmen who
were taking di-t from one of the numerous
mounds in that vicinity. In the course Of
their work they unearthed human skeleton
of immense sze-fully nine feet long, On
his breast was found flint spear head, rs
broad as the hand at one end and tapering
to point at the other; and by his side sew
eral arrowheads and copper Ratchet.
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Recently, rs negro Was painting his
house on W Street, and was nearly
At the top Of a long ladder, bis wife came
out and cal,ed to h,m 10 come down. Just
IT that moment u RUG broke, aud the man
came down Ikea bag Of ssDL rolled over
two or three times, Jumped up aud said:
well, honey, 60 on wild your remarks"
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The shortest man in the Biblet Certais-
ly; Knee-high Miah " "Psha~! No. Try
again" well Eildad the Sbnhite." me.
quite. Once more" '.Tohi; unless it VA
them fellows who had neither purse nsf
scrip" ''Ya-ss, I'm beat ! thonght =
il was Peter, who told the cripple, Silver
and gold have none, but didn't thiak 81
paper Issues"
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"Les me kin You for yons moth0s"
Eaid sswelI too free Of speech,
TO an unprotected maiden
Whom he met upon the bsAch.
"Let me thrash you for my fa&hOT
VS. the majderi's quick reply.
A. with ready sun. umbrella
She chaskised him. hip and thasb.
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GOOD HOURS.

When old Deacon Dismal his son did baaAs.
Ohs night II . ballroom Tor Staying quits ~.
And exhorted with all his The4Ofical poWuss,
To get In the habit Of keeping good houn.
Ths son hoard with patience, and thanked him
beside,
And thus with modest issuance replied:
"6ood boun, my dear father, depsnd sn'k,
love 'eui
So well, I've ben keeping g.eas many Of
en-
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WIT AND HUM0R.
!. DONNELLY, Jr.. Editor.

A teacher in the Por; JcrvIs public school
wa recently explaining 10 the children that
usually oil words ending with .lct'' meant
something small, as strcamlei, rivulei, ham
let ect.; whcreupon smart boy asked il
hamlet ment small ham
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Euclid Bay, the party travelled 800 miles
without discovering permanent water in
more than one place For three days, not q
drop was found. and Mr.. Forrest wrote,
when finally enough was procured to slake
the agonizing thirst Of beast and man; Il
have never seen horses in such a state before
and hope never to do so again. The horses,
which four days ago were strong and in con-
dition, now appeared only skeletons, eyes
sunk, nostrils dilated, and thoroughly ex-
hausted," '.On our rcute,' adds Mr. For
rest, 1--WE passed very many millions of acres
! of grassy country; but, am sorry to say, l
believe entirely destitute of water"
The third journey. accomplished in 1874,
led through the immense watershed Of
Western Australia, and occupied several
month. In the report Of it Mr.. Forrest
says: "From the head of the Murchson to
the 10th meridian, the boundary of our
colony, do not think will ever be settled.
| OF course, there are many grassy patches;
:. :. :. but they are so isolated,
| and of such extent, that it would never pay
to stock them. The general character Of
this immense desert is gently. undulatine
spinifex desert"
In all his expeditions Mr.. Forrest had but
one serious encounter with the natives, and
he brought his entire company in safety tt
each journeys end.
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come from the salmon rivers in the north.
in search Of food in the shape of spawned
fry, which are plentiful along the shores of
NOlfolk and Suffolk!