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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26
More of the Yacht Disaster. /.

New YORK, July 2l.-The body OF
Mr.. Garner has been recovered from
the yacht Mohawk and divers are en-
deavoring to secure other bodies.
Stapleton and New Brighton are
draped in mourning. Sailors charge
the whole misfortune upon Captain
Rawlings and he remains under ar
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-07-26

Respectfully signed,
WM. A. WHEELE
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
REL. &c Of THE cAvE-DWELLERs

In the spring Of 1874, an energetic ex-
ploration Of the Thayugon Cave. near
Schaffhausen, was conducted by Herr Merck
. young and enthusiastic naturalist The
result Of his researches have been commani-
Gated to the Society Of Antiquaries at'
Zurich in an essay, which has lately been
translated into England. During the ex-
p1oraion, which occupied seven weeks, 80
hundred weight Of bones were removed from
the cave. Prom these remains, twenty hive
different species have been determined with
certainty. two Of which, the fox and
the raven, are still Inhabitants OF the dis
,rict. Remains Of $50 reindeer were found
in the collection, but only ] single human
bone was discovered in the whole mass It
is notable that every bone likely to contain
marrow had been broken in order to ex
tract the substance. Among the relics Of
human workmanship recovered were Il, :
OC0 flint fakes, and about dosed drawings
on reindeer antlers and on Ignite. The
bss, work in this gallery Of prehistoric art
was !. free and fair sketch Of q reindeer en-
grayed upon . piece Of an antler.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

minutes more were pronounced man and
wife.
Edward had now been absent from his
aunt's for nearly week, and the good lady
was getting anxious for his speedy return.
She was consulting with Miss Langley on
the expedicncy OF sending him word to
come back ana finish his visit when let
ter was placed in her hands. The envelope
was very elegant, aud betrayed the nature
Of its contents q: once, mother and daugn
ter smiled, and Mrs. Langley said, break
ing the seal, II wonder what two turtle
doves have paired now
couple OF cards dropped out that
solved lie question at once, and not to AIRS.
Lang,ey's sat i-sac:ion for she became very
|.palc. Sac silently passed the cards to Miss
Langley
81 told you SO, mamma-the cunning
deceitful little mlnx?"sand the young lady
flung aside tie harmless bits Of pasteboard
as if they had burned her.
NELLY! Nelly! here's your ring!" ane
Artie aud Louis burst into the room with
shouts of triumph. s.Whcre DO yo,, think
we found il? Why, Grip, the crow, stole it
and we found it in . nest of his, with io,:
of other things. Ain'tyou glad to get il!
Miss Helen dropped the ring at her feet
and stamped viciously on it.
II wish had never seen it!' she said
Lucky, indeed! But for that miserabl,
turquoise ring would have been his Wit
now"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
INTERESTING SPIDER STORY.

Yesterday quite crowd gathered on
Grcatman street, near Marigny, at car
penter shop there. where q scene was tran
spring that filled the spectators with aston
ishncnt. Near bench in the shop hung .
mouse, medium sized, head downward, and
around her body was coilei . single thread
Of q SPIDERS web, which reached to cor
ner of the bench above and had its fast en-
ing there. On the mouse's tail quietly sal
the spider, which seemed to be uanipu'dt-
ing The thread and working il as with a
pulley. when caught the mouse was on the
ground. and after Eve or elx hours work
the spider managed TO hoist her about On
inch, and there she hung. The statement
concerning this singular circumstance il,
that the mouse Was acc4stomed, when on .
predatory excursion, TO emerge from hole
under the bench and pass into m inner room
The spider isid = trap in her path, il 10
copjcctured, and yesterday morning. ~ the
mouse was making her daily rounds. shs
Was caught in the net set for er and secure
~ held, the spider taking up position on her
tail. Though the mouse hung suspended.
. dead weight, the tread did net give way,
and there she hung. helpless, between earth
and heaven. Al night the carpenter closed
up bis shop ard dropped the curtain on the
show, but the spider was still - work, and
had completed aboos An inch in the eleva-
ton.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
AMiNIEREsIlNc SKULL.

1t will remembered by some Of the read
ers Of The Mail that very remarkable skull
was found about a year ago at Palmer Luke,
seven miles northwest Of this city. A few
months ago Dr.. johnson, to whom is assign
ed the subject Of Archaeology by the acad-
envy Of natural science, read alengthy paper
before that body descriptive Of this relic OF
the past, and last Monlay Dr. P. L. Hatch
sent casts Of the skull to the Smithsonian
Institute, and will send others to Prof Hux-
ley AMI to the California academy Of soien &c
There has probably been but one skull yet
discovered that is Of lower order, and goes
as far toward proving the development
theory as this. This relic Is evidently Of
very great antiquity; it was found about
FIVE feet beneath the surface. The first two
and 4 half feet Of covering consisted Of .
loan, and the las; two and q half feet Of .
hard cenented sand formal ion almost as
hard as rock. In this formation the skull
with considerable number Of the bones Of
the body was imbedied There is no rcgu-
ltari,y about sutures Of the skull, and the
forehead is very low and resreasing. II this
proves as great curiosity Ms the scientists
Of this city re6ard it as being. il will be
heard Of again -Aanaopolis Mad.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

A writer in .Pobhc Opinion" says; Zone
season the pillage near which resided was
visited by severe epidemic Of scarlet fever
and typhus; many children died-one in
cottage, where the whole family was pro-
strate at one time not hundred yards from
my own house. All my family escaped
without touch Of sickness. had at that
time about sixty very large sunflower plants
in my garden surrounding the house, many
Of them being y feet high. Ny personal
experience Of the efficiency Of the cultiva-
ton Of the sunhowers as preventive Of
miasmatic fever has been fully borne out by
other and wcrthicr authorities, Of whom
General Sherman is one. land owner on
the Banks Of the Scheldt sowed the sunf1ow-
er extensively on his property near the ri
yer, with such effect that there has not been
single case Of niasmatic fever among his
tenants for years. although the disease con !.
,inues 20 prevailin the neighborhood. The
medical men Of France. Italy and Germany,
believe the cultivation Of the sun1ow er to be
etfec,ual in removing the sources Of disease.
It may not be generally Known that the
sunfiower aosorbs, during it growth, vast
quantity impure gases; it fcds largely By
its leave, absorbs nitrogen more RIP dly
than any other plant, ard will evaporate
as much as . quart of water daily"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
4 H,DpEN VOL cANO ~ 81 oRDA.

OF the wonderful secrets Of nature that
Plorida can boast Of possessing there i one
upon which the eye 81 mortal has mot yet
been permitted 70 gase For moro than
thirty years it, existence has been Anfaiis-
ingly proclained b cloud Of smoke that
has increasingly ascendsd from animPens-
trable swamp some twenty-five miles from
Monticello. in ths direction Of he gulf
coast- Learned gentlemen for msay years
and from various points have made lrequen;
and persistent efforts 70 . I've this long
Standing and pe-plering mystery. But up
to this ti~s nothing has been aoconplished
beg nd unsucec sfnl attempts 70 reach the
psace, al Of which ended in disastsr within
four or Eve miles Of the spot On which the
supposed volcano il thought TO Be.
Judge Bell and others arc now making :
fresh aitenlt 70 psnetrsts q This mystic
ROSS phsnomenon. Judge white, 6ouincy,
has - several expeditions 70 d. region,
bst = svssy insGaaee failed 70 e6o9 aa1a-
ts.nss thsssGhlhs S1sssly hlsswsssa -
h2nsfsahlo 1a1a- es0tA sftheoesD11
|G0lqsnR vA0s Sone = Aem $500
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
4 RoaaaN toms IN ENGLAND.

t4ptitus discovery Of peculiar interest
NJ 1adies has just been made At TorE. 4
kpnan tomb was opened near that ancient
atty The other day. and inclascd in q stone
cellin W.: found The body Of o young gir:,
which had bosn kept in . wonderful state
* preservation by the use Of gypsum kx-
animation showed that the deceased had
evidently been Roman belle, and among
the evidences CT her worship of fashion vas
- chignon! The article was certainly NOT
less ,aan eighteen hundred years old. The
girl bad worn her hair exactly ~ 1.-THE girl
Of the period wears hers, there we're pads
and piaits and all The paraphernalia Of de-
oep,ion by which woman makes art remedy
the iefec.s OF nature.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
ANCIENT COINS

large sale Of ancient coins recently took
place ia 1.ondon, which Melted nearly So
600. The greater part Of the specimens
were included in the famous cabinet Of Mr..
Windgate. Some Of the enormous prices
realised and enumerated in the following
catalogue "A farthing Of Robert Bruce
brought 500; half 81, Andrew Of Robert
Ill. Every rare), $40; half lester in gold
Il Qaeen Mary brought SIS; : unique lion
Of Qn~en Mary, struck in 1858, with the
crown and arms Of Scotland between two
cindue-foils, brought $525; athiss'e-dollar
Of the same Queen. Of 1873, SOS; and
> union struck after the secession Of King
james vi, TO the English Crown. sought
$75.m
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
HOW SEEDS FORCE THEIR WAY INTO
THE GROUND

Mr.. Francis Darwin lately read paper
before the Linnman Society, London, On
the manner in which seeds force their way
into the ground The subject has been in
vestigated By able observers, who have
determined that the phenomenon was due to
the hygre scope nature ofthe tissus. By a
series Of careful experiments, devoted chief
" to the seeds Of the Feather-Grass (Stipa
pennatal, Mr. Darwin has demonstrated some
new facts in the case. He finds that each Of
the separate cells Of the seed dis plays tor
sion on its own axis, resulting from the ab-
sorption OF moisture, and that the combined
action Of al the cells produce the torsion Of
the entire organ. ssOne remarkable feature
Of the phenomenon is. that, while the twist
ing which is the result Of the absorption Of
moisture, forces the apex Of the seed into the
ground, the untwisting, which results from
gradual drying, instead Of again withdraw
ing it. as might prima faces be supposed, has
the OBJECT Of forcing it still farther into the
s0iln
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

In is curious fact connected with deep
mining, that from the hours Of - at night
to 8 in the morning the disturbing influence
ia the bowels of the earth obtains increased
activity. At tha; time it is observed BY
miners that water falls from places where
rome is observable during tie day. The
volume in the wheel is precedtibly increas-
ed, the atmosphere is charged with gases
which often prevented the lights from burn
ing, and small PARTICLES Of earth and rock
are observed to fall from the top of the
drives. Whether this pben nomen is to be
attributed to the diurnal motion of the
earth or other causes, it is worthy Of the at
tention Of the curious.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
POETRY.
WHAT LIVE FOR

live for those who love me,
For those know are true,
For the heaven that smiles above me,
And awaits my spirit too;
FOR all human ties that bind me,
For oil the task by God assigned ME,
For the bright hours left behind me,
And the good that can do.
live to learn their story
Who've suffered for my sake,
To emulate their glory,
And follow in their wake;
Bards, martyrs. patriots, sages,
The noble OF all ages,
That Times great volume make.
live to hail that season,
BY gifted minds foretold,
When men shall live by reason,
And not alone by gold
When man to mali united.
And every wrong thing righ.ed,
AS eden was OF old.
live to hold communion
With all that is divine,
To feel there is q union
"Twixt natures heart and mine;
To profit by affection,
Grow wiser from conviction,
And fulfill each great design.
! live for those who love me,
For those who know me true,
For the heaven that smiles above ma,
And awaits my spirit, too;
For the wrongs that need resistance,
For the cause that lacks assistance,
For the future in the distance,
And the good that l can do.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
I(l'l{}i@B3f4
A TURQUOISE RING

Hattie Thorpe, the nursery goyerness, sat
play,ug At building block houses with her
two liitle charges, Art.e, aged nine. and
Louis, agel seven. She was only eighteen
herself y tiny girl for that age. with n
sweet baby-face. and evidently SO mitch Of
q child that it seemed perfectly natural 10
see her with younger children, and as much
interested in their childish games IS them
selves \ most efficient nursery goserness
Mrs. langley found her, as she gave the
daily, aal played with then at addition
rors Of arithmetic quite fascinating. She
slept IN their room ut night, dressed hem
in the morning, aud romped with them all
day, rs we'll As kept g gentle surveillance
over ihsn a. the table, where she always
sat with the family. except on grand
company occasions. when she disappeared
with them into . small temporary salon q
manager, where they three d;nei together,
enjoy INK these meats most Of any.
As Nelly Langley told her cousin Edward
with y laugh, she was no, even called upor
to play the par. Of elder sister, except when
she was in the humor. II was rerfec
comfort 10 have . girl like Hattie. She tool
all the responsibility about the children OF
ones mind,
Cousin Edward laughed. too. when q
said ii; but perhaps it occurred to h,n INA
little responsibility about tns ca a,s
now and then would do Nelly good, while
Is,le less might occasionally relieve M's
Thnrns for Attic ard Louis, threuS
oherues in general way. were not a'~s,
angels. Blu: be fsl. no disposition 70 arsu
the poin, With the handsome. brilliant gis
Who always received him With smiles, u
ferred 10 his opinions, played her BEST nia
ia for him in her finest, si.yes aad sAo"sa
her whole manner thai she eonsidered =
co.,siu Edward the choicest specimen
manhood in tho universe ~. nawa'
Montague was wealthy yoang MAJ a
indeed. The great catch Of the - II va
Misa Langley was bright passiasf -
"a thas emhitieua tnnaI laay - . -.
tehT nAnaa's hEinGing ~ - -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
REMARKABLE DISAPPEARANCE OF
GEORGIA LAKES.

Says the Vaddosta (Ga.) Times: A third
lake is Lowades county has been emptied d
its waters by subterranean passages during :
the last six months. What is the mattert
The Times has several times alluded to the
fact that Lowndes county had within it,
borders numbers Of lakes from ten to i've
hundred land sometimes beyound thou
sandy aci es in size, and can it be that these
lakes are all connected with grand under
ground watercoursey It seems 80 In Sep
tember last one dried up or run off. and left
bushels upon bushels Of fish in holes Of !.
water about upon the bottom Of the lake.
In January another, about five miles from
this, did the same thing, and now Grassy
Pond, like covering abou. 500 acres, Just
between the two above mentioned, has left
its millions Of fishes on. Of water. About
three weeks ago it was reported that the
waters Of this lake were sinking below low
water mark, and every day ortwo we wouM
hear that it was still going down. LaA
Friday report spread all over the ooun-
try like wldtre that Grassy Pond was
low enough to rake the fish out will nets.
and by shutdown more than 100 people had
collected at the place. Some had dip nets,
some cas-. nets, and there was one seine in
the party. The first hall with the seine
cought enough trout, jack, Dream, and
speckle perch to make q "mess' for every one
present. During that night all the water
disappeared, and there were millions offsh
left dead upon the dry land. Saturday
next day, the planters hitched up their wa
CONS and hauled load after load and scatter
ed them in tn ir fields for manure, and thou
sands were LETT ut the mercy Of buzxards,
hogs, and other creatures Of prey. Such
quantities, of fish and such destruction has
never been known in the history Of Lowndee
County. No Que ever dreamed that there
was half that quantity Of fish in Grassy
Pond, though it was celebrated for it's 6ne
fishing grounds in the spring Of the year.
The other two lakes above mentioned did
not run thus completely dry, and the Ash
that were not caught were saved BY the
water returning in few days from its hid
den retreat in the bosom of the earth. We
learn that Grassy Pond is filing up again,
but it is 100 late to save the fnny tribes.
These statements are not at all exaggera-
ted, and can be testified to by several hum
dred people living in this county, though is
is marvellous to all.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

very exemplary minister Of Maine is RS
sponsiblc for inc following: During season
OF marked religious interest in said 'ninis-
ter's town melancholy maiden came 70 hiL
with dozncAst eyes requesting baptism.
She wished 10 know If he connd perform, tho
ceremony, but allow her to reserve tho
privilege Of receiving the right hand II
fellowship from y gninlsicr in another town.
and perhaps 81 different denomination. The
reverend gentleman hcsitatcd moment
and replied, .-Yes, l could do it, but dont
take il washing"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
MARRIED..

There was net stain on her snowy robes,
Nor a gem on her glossy hair;
They hal gathered the sliken tresses back
From her face so young and falf.
Not the faintest flush did the purple veins
Send up to her peariy brow;
For the rpe-red lips that trembled once
Were white and passionless now.
And little she rocked in her long, deep sleep
Of the loved one kneeling there,
Or tie low, sweet tones which would break no
more
On the night Of his despair.
Or ever the formal pledge of love
Had crowned them one came Dath,
And the ready vows were frozen to ice
AS he kissed away her breath.
Alas for Roland they led him forth
Like child with lettering tread;
And Alice they decked in her bridal robes,
And bore to her bridal bed.
But the seasons passed in their flow, and Time,
Though he steals cur joys like atf,eif,
Drops into each bosom the balm Of life,
And soitens our heaviest glief.
So Jennie, the younger sister, was decked.
When a few short years had flown,
And the marriage bells on the wintry air
Rang out their melIowest tone.
The guests we're gay, the maiden WIS fair,
And the wine was span king and rid,
But the hand that Roland held in his palm
Seemed cold as the touch of the dead.
And the picture upon his breath awoke
70 life or it seemed 70 him So
And the deep sad eyes gas.d into his own
With warm and searching glow.
As ifthey would find some lingering proof
In the depths OF the love Of yOre;
One solemn moment the livir & aid dead
Stood face to face--no more.
They marked the pallor that crept 10 his cheeks
And the pensive cast Of his brow,
And the culver that shook his bearded lip
As he uttered the nuptial vow.
But the guests were gay and The bride was fair
And the wine WAS sparkling and free,
And twas not tho time to dainpen the TOW
Ola CAD tcstiyity.
Ahl little the beautiful Jennie dreamed
Az she hung on his arm that niyht,t
That the inueruost temple oil Roland's heart
Was hidden and locked from her sight.
But the angel who keeps the records Of eastt
Wrote thouShtfnlly on the scroll,
"Weda Il to jennie, the bride II his hand,
Aud to Alice, The bride OF his soul"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

regard to its mode Of action, the ''British
Medical Journal says that the general
opinien is that Coca, like other plants from
which theme may be extracted, diminishes
the waste Of the tissues; and on no other
hypothes is does it seem possible to account
for the power Of sustaining prolonged exer-
ton without food which it confers, for no
part Of The leaf is swallowed, and even Of
the juice extracted by mastication part is
rejected
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

UsLUcxY --"You see,' said the dcspond-
eat man on The pickle barrel, addressing the
grocer, who was spearing the top Of . crack
er-box NTH the cheese knife; ..you -,
some people has good luck aid some people
has bad luck. Now remember once Vas
walking along the street with Tom Jellioxs,
and he went down on one side Of il and on
the other. We hadn't gone n,ore'n half way
down when he found pocket book with
Two hundred and siAty-one dollars in il,
ami stepped on woman's dress, and 70
got acquainted with my present wife. Is
was always So" said he with . sigh: 'thas
Tom Jeliicks was the luckicst mnn in the
world. and ! never had no luck.''
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

An exchange gets of the following: "Whcn
We look around ana soc the large number
Of able bodied men who spend their time
and money .; beer saloons, while their
wives are sitting ut home or 50 out washing
to keep themselves and their children from
starving, we naturally wonder wny more
young men doni get marricd-and marvel
greatly thai many young ladies d."
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
SC1ENCG

Prof. George Stephens, Of Copenhagen,
hopes to publish in May pamphlet on the
interesting ruined monolith lately exhumed
in Sweden, which was raised III memory Of
men one Of who fell fgh;ing under Fart
Steward against Macbeth. This monument
is. says the Professor, the very Oldest docu-
ment left US connected with the obscure
history Of Shasspeare's hero. ctromo-
type Of the monoiith will accompany the
pamphlet.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
SUSTAINING POWER or THE LEAVES Of
ERITkROxYLON COCA

/. appears tia. Weston, the American
whose marvellous powers Of endarancs and
pedestrian teats have been 81 late the talk
and wonder Of the Lo1donen, ayails him.
sslf during the course Of his psrfofmaneee
q the leaves q the Coca, IL sustaining
power n which enah2esko 0eaeA A09i01
ln1iaa . palssn eaaks ooassslN = bebe-
ksssd psaf11s = - a1sGn1e sease1 -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

IT there is anything in this world oaloahs-
e to make man forget that he's been TO
hear Moody and Sankcy on tho previous
evening, il il to bounce cheerily out Of bed
in the morning and light on the business
end Of tack.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
ErFEcT OF CAsfAR ONPLANTS.

Al the meeting Of INC Scientific Commi;tee
South kensin -,on, sn the 18th instant, Dir.
Benny showed lcy ses Of Pelargoniuns and
Fschsias killed VI having been placed in .
house which b "a been painted over with tar
Hard wooded plants, such as Azeleas, we're
nnt hnrt. mr. Chinese Primulas. Among
the pslatkoniums the ;ricolous varieties
enifer rosL
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04

An Albany county man, while milking
one OF his cows, hitchci its tail around his
leg to keep il from switching in his eyes.
He had cause TO repent doing 80, however.
after being dragged half way across ton
acre lot, and was only released by the time
" arrival of his son with sharp knife,
m mus half ifa TAFT.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-04
WIT AND HUM0R.
/. DONNELLY. Jr.. Editor.

When man detects missing button af
ter getting on clean shirt no ono in the
house is aware OF the fact He takes Of
his shirt and puts on another, quietly smil
ing all the while He never, never speaks
OF it to q soul