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An Elephant in a Rage.

The New York San says: A big ele-
plant named Borsen, which arrived from
Liverpool for Barnum's menagerie, was
assigned to a place where three other
elephants were chained; and, being I'M
accustomed to stand otherwise than
alone, he became very belligerent. He
walked in front Of his companions as far
as his chain would permit, struck them
on their heads with his trunk, and seemed
determined that they should acknowledge
his superiority. Always when several
elephants are together n masters the
rest, before peace is established. MI.
Hale, the keeper Of Borsen, gave him
blows with a stout stick, and aided by
several other men, watched the beasts
throughout the night. Borsen enter
tanned a consequent grudge against his
keeper, and as the latter, about seven in
the morning, vas giving him water, hit
him a blow with his trunk on the side
thaG knocked him twenty feet away.
Hale ran at Borsen with his stick, but
was seized and thrown over the railing.
On returning to the charge, he was again
seized, and this time the beast was on the
point of plunging his tusks into him,
when MI. Charles McLain, the boss CALI
vassman, went to his rescue and dragged
him out of reach. Borsen then became
furious. He broke his chain, and started
through the premises with his trunk ele-
waited and his tail standing stifly in a
horizontal position. He tore down the
wooden railing as if it were a thread, and
went to the lions cage, which he knocked
over. There was then a pandemonium
OF roars from all the beasts, including
the seals and sea lions. Over twenty fled,
but soon rallied, and, under the leader
ship of Messrs. McLain and Mcdonald,
proddedt the elephant with pitchforks and
tore his ears with hooks until he was
secured. This was done by first lassoing
n of his legs as he stepped, and then
twining the rope around his other legs,
which caused him to fall heavily. Then,
being helpless, his fore and hind legs
and his tusks were chained. In this con-
dition, after tremendous beatings, be was
allowed to rise, and was led to Il of the
posts of the garden, to which he was
attached. His ears were badly lacerated,
and blood streamed from wounds on his
sides and belly.
An elephant, after being conquered,
rarely attempts a second rebellion, and
Borsen was quiet after his subjugation,
obeying the commands of the attendants.
It took six hours to subdue him, and
men were afterward occupied for hours
washing awaythe constant flow of blood.
Mr.. Hale was badly, but not dangerously
hurt. Charles Rivers had avery narrow
escape, for the elephant at n time
held him with his trunk, and YVES on the
point of driving bis tusks into him, when
a violent blow of a club caused the trunk
to loosen.
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4 Heavy Haul of Seals,

A correspondent of the New York
World writes as follows concerning the
New Foundland seal fishery: The steam
err Arctic, Captain Adams, arrived at St.
Johns, New Foundland, with $4,000
seals, but of these nearly 1000 were old
hood seals, making the value of the car
60 equal to that of 30, 1000 harp seals.
This was a fine trip; but q few hours
after the steamer Neptune, owned by Job
Brothers, entered the Narrows so heav-
lily loaded that the gunwale was but two
or three feet Out of the water. Every
nook and Granny below decks were
crammed with seals. The men had
given up their berths and filled them
with seal fat, and the deck itself was
piled with "white coats" Altogether
the Neptune brought in $4,000 seals.
1t was a wonderful sight to see her crew
of 28O stalwart hunters crowding her
decks as she came in, steaming slowly,
and cheering wildly as they waved their
greasy caps in the air, their clothing all
polished with seal fat and tie blood Of
their victims. The crowd on shore re-
echoed their cheers and received them
like conquerors returning from q battle
field. The return of the %argonauts with
the golden fleece from Colchis was not a
circumstance" to the return Of the
Neptune with her fat cargo from the ice
fields. The value Of the cargo is $685.
900, the result of t~wenty-six days seal
hunting. The captain, E.. White, gets
twenty cents per seal, 81 that in those
twenty-six days he cleared as his share
So, 400. The men get one-third OF the
proceeds, so that each would receive
$3.50, subject to certain deductions. It
was the good fortune of the Neptune to
get right into the center of the main
body of the seals, so that the men had
only to slaughter their innocent victims
and haul them on board. Captain White
stated that had his vessel been large
enough, he could have brought in $780,
900 seals as easily as the $4,000. He
killed and PANIED 1000 more, and di-
rected a sailing vessel he met where to
find them; andhe shipped three thousand
additional on board another vessel, stipn-
lating for one-third of the lot as a bonus.
This is the greatest feat in seal hunting
ever performed, and the largest trip of
seals ever brought into any port of New
foundland. The name of Captain White
is now immortalized, and will. 60 down
in the traditions of theSt. Johns fishermen
to the latest posterity. Among them the
greatest hero is he who has slaughtered
most seals.
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This singular man lived in Greece. He was
distinguished for his eccentricities, bad man
ners, and bad disposition. It was bis chief
business to find fault. For example, he took a
lantern one day when the SUN was shining
brightly and went out to search for an honest
man, thereby insinuating that such persons
were exceedingly scarce. When Alexander, a
visit, and inquired what he could do for him, he
had the i%mpudence to tell him to "get out Of
his sunshine" To cap the climax of his oddi-
ties, he dressed like a beggar and lived in Q
tub. He was O sour, grabbed, crusty old
bachelor. We infer that he had no wife, first,
because history does not mention her; second,
because no woman would take kindly to one Of
his habits, dress or manners, or aspire to be-
come mistress of his mansion. "There was nm
old won an who lived in q shoe," it is true, but
the woman who would live in a Hb, and
heard from. The misanthropic spirit which
possessed this man was doubtless due to dis
ordered digestion and a biliousness, one of the
prominent symptoms of which is q morosc,
~fault-fnding disposition. The tongue is heavily
coated, giving rise to o bad taste, the appetite
is not good, and the patient feels dull, sleepy
or dizzy, and is apt to be fretful. Unfortunately
Mr.. Diogenes lived several centuries before DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets were in
lieved him of his "bile," and enabled him to
find scores of "honest men" without the aid Of
his lantern. Under their magic influence, com
bined with that of the Golden Medical Dis
covery, to cleanse his blood, he might have
been led to take a more cheerful view. of life,
to exchange his tub for q decent habitation, to
"sprlce mp" in personal appearance, and at
last have taken a wife to mend his clothes and
his manners, both Of which were in evident
need of repairs, and become the happy. sire OF
little Diogeneses who would have handed down
to posterity the NAME, not of a cynic philoso-
pher, but Of q cheerful, healthy, happy, o~irtuous
man
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,,.nn n;ornod h,, on iron nroiantinn

body was pierced by IN iron projection. .....
A fire on East Twenty-Second street, New York,
destroyed a whole block of buildings devoted to
manufacturing purposes, before it was sub
dued, and caused a loss Of probably $4,000.
a panic was created in one Of the manufac-
t~ories-.a fan factory-in which fifty girls and
boys we're at work, but no loss of life occurred.
...... SO much alarm was caused by the burn-
ing of the Southern Hotel in st. Louis, and the
fearful loss of life, that the hotels of New
York are undergoing scrutiny and in many
cases additional precautions have been taken to
guard against a similar occurrence. 800. The
wealthy daughter of a Kearney On. j. widow,
has had her mother arrested for assaulting her
with a broomstick. 900. The military post on
Bedloe's Island, in New York harbor. has been
removed to give place to Bartholdi's statue of
Liberty. a f~raternal Offering to the United
States, by the people of France 1.-Two Boil
gians, u man and his wife, who have been lying
in Jail in New York, awaiting eXtradition by the
Belgian government, have been released by the
United States officials, their case not being GOV
cred by the treaty. They were arrested for
forgery, and their imprisonment will cost our
government S 1000. $50. Bonds worth $4,000
are missing from the house of a man in Brook
Ign, N. Y, who died recently ...... The United
States minister at Brussels, Ayres P. Merrill,
has been stricken with paralysis. In Wash
ington three hundred employees, male and
female. have been discharged from the bureau
of engraving and printing. ......An insurgent
army in Japan las been defeated ..... The
compromise proposition has been rejected by
the Packard party in New Orleans.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1877-05-09

This month the reading public is to be de-
lighted with the authentic biography of the
foremost statesman in the world, disclosing
curious researches into his ancestry and lively
incidents of his youth and student life. coupled
with a close analysis of his remarkable public
career down to the present time--a translation
from the German, with an introduction by
Bayard Taylor. A spirited, absorbing and III
s%tructive narrative, rcplete with anecdote, wit
and wisdom, its pages gather lustsr here and
there from characteristic speeches and private
letters of Bismarck himself. The story Of bis
life is rendered doubly vivid by upwards of one
hundred illustrative home scenes, battles, por-
traits, etc.
1t will be sold by canvasscrs, whose time for
real Biz-marks the hour of its publication.
Persons desiring to arrange for its sale can
write to "Von Bismarck" 1. O. Box 5629, New
York city, and secure advance sheets.
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A Cnrd for Rational Renders.

Irrational people always reject good advice,
and in nothing Is their folly more frequently
conspicuous than in ignoring precautions neccs-
sary for the retention of health. Forecast, on
the other hand, is a notable characteristic Of
the rational. and it is the exercise of this quality
which we would suggest to them. Protect the
system against diseases which fasten upon the
dcbilitatcd, the nervous and the dyspcptic. by
bracing the physique, regulating tho stomach,
b wells and liver, and icuishing dependency,
with the purest and most efficient of botanic
invigorants, Hostcttcr's Stomach Bitters. That
these effects follow its use, and that it prevents
as well as annihilates intermittent and remit
tent fcvcrs. are facts established by lndispl-
table evidence. To enjoy tie twin blessings
of "a sound mind and a sound body" in all
their plentitude, try n course of this sterling
medicine,
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A Struggle with a Thief.

A few days ago, says the New York
Sun, the Hon. A. B. Dunning, ex-mem-
Der of the Legislature of Pennsylvania,
came to New York, and took a at
the Merchants. He was accompanied
by his wife. Soon after his arrival Mr..
Cunning was attacked with rheumatism,
and suffered great pain from it. One
morning his wife aroused him at seven
o'clock and said that, as the weather
was very pleasant, she was going out for
a morning walk, and would buy q bottle
of liniment for him at the nearest drug
store.
Mrs. Dunning went out, and Mr..
Dunning went to sleep again. At about
eight o'clock he half opened his eyes,
and saw some one i'll his room. Think
ing it WAS his wife. he said: "Why,
Won have returned soon g; did you bring
the liniment 2" Getting no reply, lie
sprang up in the bed, wide awake. The
person in the room was u young, power
fully built man..
"tWho in the name of heaven are
vou," cried Mr.. Dunuing, "and what
are YOU doing in my roon2" With the
words he leaped ont of bed and graspcd
tbe intruder with his swollen left hand.
The thief hurled Mr.. Dunning back
upon the bed, and then started for Che
door.
Lame and feeble rs he was, Mr.. Dun
ming by a supreme effort managed to
regain his feet, and rushing ont into the
main hall caught the thief with his right
hand and held him with the grip of a
bull dog. Chambermaids and slop
buckets were overturned in che struggle,
and screams of terror resounded along
the corridors. In lis effort to escape,
the thief dragged Er. Cunning nearly
the full length of the nall. From sheer
exhaustion, the latter was compelled 10
let 60 his hold, and the thief, with Il
curse, resumed his flight.
Exhausted as he was, Mr.. Dunning
cried out at tie top of his voice "Stop
the thief; stop the thief ; stop the
young man that has gone down the back
stairway into the dining-room!
The Office was at the time in the charge
of Mr.. George Schenck, brother of the
proprietor. Before he fully realized
the situation the thief had nearly reached
the min entrance. Nj. Schenck made
a rush for him and caughthim just as he
got to tn: sidewalk. Clutching him
with a strong grip by the collar, he
shook him like a reed and said: "If
you make the slightest resistance Ill
knock you insensible." The thief u r
rendered and was taken to the station
house.
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A New Game.

The Virginia Chronicle says: A man
came into a restaurant and mounting q
high stool leaned over the counter and
ordered a porterhouse steak with eggs
on the side, and some ale and oysters
to begin on. In about half an hour he
had finished his repast and was begin
ming to deliberate what kind of dessert
he would wind up on, when a man walked
in, and tapping him on the shoulder, re-
marked:
SIS your name Billy Hicks?"
eyes, that's my name," said the man
on the stool, as the hand stole down to
his hip pocket, fumbling for the
handle of q barker "what do want?
"Wc had a little trouble once before
in White Pine, and now I guess I've got
you dead to rights" continued the new
conner, pulling out q large sized six
shooter.
eff you'll Just step into the street and
pace off your distance, I'm your man., ="
said the feeder, who had just finished
his pie, and whipping out a revolver he
sprang off his perch and rushed after
the other into the street.
The frightened restaurant man got
down behind the counter and bent his
ear to listen to the shots and the rush of
tue mob =; but he didn't hear anything
unusual, and in about five minutes he
recollected that there was $3.50 owing
on the meal. Then he went out Oh the
sidewalk to investigate.
Was there a row ont here a few
minutes ago? y he inquired Of a star
gazer on the sidewalk.
Didn't sec any. I've been here for
the last half hour or So"
"Sec two fellows with ulsters and re-
volvers come out
eyes, they were talkin' about swappin'
guns, and they're over across the way
new, takin' a drink"
The restaurant man went back to cleal
up the dirty dishes and reflect on his
foolishness.
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Five Thousand BcoIss Given Away for the

While DR.. II. James was attached to the Brit
ish medical staff III the East Indies, his high
position enabled him to call about him the best
chemists. physicians and scientists OF the day,
ard while Experimenting with and among the
natives, he accidentally made the discovery thai
can be positively and perma-
ncntiy CURED. During the many years of his
suioirn there, lie devoted his time to the treat
mcnt of lung diseases, and upon his retirement
lie !eit with rs books and papers containing full
particulars, showing that every ono can lie his
own physician and prepare his own medicine,
anl silch information As we have received we
now offer to the public without price, only ask
ing that eac!, remit n three cent stamp for post
age. Address CRADDOCK d CO., 1882 Race
ST., Philadelphia, Pa.
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According to Emmeline Raymond, the Paris
fashion Correspondent Of Hdrper's Bazar, We
arc on the eve of a revolution; but it will, in Ill
probability, be bloodless, and one that American
ladies will hail with joy. We refer to the de-
s~cription of q new costume (see Bazaar Of March
81, which renders c~rinoline Indispensable.
Not the discarded styles of former days, but
sensible, small-sized, elegant skirts; flat in
front and close at the sides, with q graceful
train at the back; admirably adapted to sustain
the new Princesse and Gabrielle robes. We learn
from various sources that this new Paris fashion
superseding all others.-Lady's Journal.
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Close observers of humanitarian tell
denotes must have noticed that nothing is so
common among the working classes, male and
female, as old ulcers, which resist all ordinary
applications for their removal. GLENNs' Sui
pHUR Soar will heal them. Sold everywhere.
Depot, Crittenton's, No. 7 Sixth avenue, N. Y.
Hills Hair g. Whisker Dye, black or brown, SOC.
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The New York Sun, in a recent article on
hotel matters, speaks very fayorably of the
steady and increased patronage to the Grand
Central Hotel since its popular reduction of
rates from :4.OO to $3.50 and $500 per day:
This is nothing new, however, for the Grand
Central has always been the first among the
leading New York hotels to reduce, and now it
has made the last reduction the lowest of
them nil.
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This is the brief tale the Hazelton (Pa.)
Sentinel tells: a tramp stopped ut the
house of Philip Harris, in Coleraine, and
was given something to eat. Noticing
that John Harris, aged eighteen, was
blind in one eye, he told him to cut a
Soul apple in two and rub the cut edges
on the eye. The young maj did as he
was told and regained his sight. He had
not been able to see out of the eye for
seven years.
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"Horsemen," and others who pretend
to know, say that the following directions had
better be observed in using Shf7iddn's Cdraby
Condition Porders: Give a horse a tablespoon
full every night for a week the same every other
night for four or six nights; the same for a mich
COW, and twice as much for an OK. The addi-
ton of d little fine salt will be an advantage.
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The History of Civilization

might be written in the gradual processes Of
wrought out in articles of food.
Every progressive step is a public blessing. To
no one article is more due than to DooLEYs
YEAST POWDER. This with proper care insuros
the most delicious and digestible bread, bis
cults. pastry, etc.
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When you visit or leave New York stop at the
Grand Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central
depot. $50 elegantly furnished rooms. Best
restaurant in the city; prices moderate Bag
gage taken to and from said depot, free. Cars
and stages pass the hotelfor all parts Of the city.
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We have heard recently of several
severe cases of spinal disease cured by John.
sons Anodyne Li,.iment: one case Of q man
forty-fve wears old, who had not done a days
work for four years. The back should first be
washed, then rubbed with a coarse towel. APP
ply the liniment cold, and rub in well with the
hand
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From Peter Cannon. ESQ. General Agent Of

From Peter Cannon, Esq, General Agent Of
the Sussex Railroad at Newton, N. j.
"Having used DIR. WIsTAR's BALsAM OF WILD
CHERRY in my family, with great advantages,
for many years in cases Of severe colds, I most
c~heerfully give my testimony of its efficacy, and
recommend it to those who are suffering from
Coughs, Colds, and Pulmonary Diseases Of
long standing as being a safe and reliable
remedy" so cents and 81 q bottle. Sold by all
druggists.
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Facts for those who have been dosed,
drugged and quacked. Self-help for weak and
sufferers. Information worth thousands
to those out of health. The new Health jour
nal that teaches all, sent free. Address, Elec-
trio Quarterly, Cincinnati, o.
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And al worry with fires tliat will not burn, and
where it is impossible to cook properly, can ell
be rcmcdied and n saving i'll fuel obtained,
Send stamp for circular. Henry Colford IL Co.
726 SAMSON ST., Philadelphia.
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A positive cure for rheumatism--Du
rang's Rheumatic Remedy. Send for circular
to Helphenstinc Il Bentley, Washington, u. q.
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A New French Revolution,

Vegetable Pulmonary Balsam, the great Now
England cure for coughs, colds and oonsump-
ton. Cutler Bios. d 90. q, Boston, only genuine.
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Monday Delaware peach buds all
killed. Week later-Delaware counts
on u, 900, 900 baskets of peaches.
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a Miserable Being ,
il che that is bilious. Get from your druggist
II package of Quirk's Irish Tea. Price 70 cts
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Rheumatism curedat once by Durang's
Rheumatic Remedy. Send for circular to Hcl-
phenstine & Bentley, Washington, D. G.
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Durang's Rheumatic Remedy never
fails to euro rheumatism. Sold by all druggists.
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Z - Best Filtration Cards you ever saw, by mail
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