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4 Hot Mine.

The Savage incline, point near the
water. is so hot as to be almost beyond
human endurance But for their shirts
the skin of the men would be blistered as
though by a Jet of scalding steam. A
man from the mine recently showed a
blister on his arm that was nearly as
large as a mans hand This blister was
caused by exposing his arm at the bot
tom of the incline 1t is so hot down at
the water that in screwing nut on the
end of bolt one man would De able to
do no more than fasten a monkey-wrench
upon it before he would be obliged to re-
treat. Another would tLen descend and
give the wrench two or three turns, when
he would fall back, 3A,d third man
would 90 down and give it a few turns.
Yesterday morning the giraffe y got
off the truck well down on the incline,
and in trying to replace it one of small
party of men was so overcome by the
heat that he fell down in state of in
sensibilitv. His companions carried him
from a point between the LOO and the
l 800 foot levels to the 1900 foot level OF
the Hale and Norcross mine, where be
could obtain mouthful of fresh air. He
was still unconscious when he reached
the point named Virginia Clty Enter
prise.
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Who Hnrts the Bible Most!

The man who revolts at scripture, and
throws it overheard, certainly offends
against the whole moral canon but who
so teaches scripture as that the natural
sentiments of rectitude and justice IN
men cause them to reject it ofiends
against it not a whit less. Oftentimes
there is more contempt put upon the
bible in defending it than III directly at
tacking it. Frequently the way in
which men cOnstrue the bible Is more
destructive to it than the way in which
they deny it. This book of life, which
sprang from lite, approves itself to life;
the natural consciousness Of men runs
with it; it accOrds with the better feelings
OF mankind; but some men are guilty OF
its destruction; and those who have
clothed it in sackcloth, those who have
by mystical and fantastical interpreta-
tiOns made it unnatural are the destroy
ers of it. Where men are infdels they
are 50 rot from choice, but because they
are made so by Interpretations Of the
bible; and multitudes who disbelieve the
bible believe il with the intensest affec
tion when they come to know what il
really IS II is not only those who
overly assail the word of God, but alsC
those who suppose themselves to be ii
friends, that are imperiling the faith o
the community in its truths.
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alive for science by telling fortunes by
astrologv: Scbillor saved himself for
literature by doing literary hack-"ork
for a wretched pittance. If this hand
some collegian canot find an opening
that he likes, let him take the first that
he can get, and then keep his eyes open
for something better. Grit will tell IN
the end, for the rough justice OF this
world finds out sooner or later what
man is worth. If he belongs at the TOP
he will get there; If he belongs at the
bottom he will stay there. There j.
plenty of room at the top and standing
room can always be made at the bottom
for those who are willing to begin 10"
down and fight their way uP.-Ae'o ioTI
7 tribune
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4 PENITENT
BY MARGARET EYTINGE-

Arrah, Nellie, don't look like tunder-cloud, dar-
lint;
What harm If / did stale kiss from your lipsp
No sinsible bee meets smiling young rose, sure.
But stops, the sly thsfe, aud honey drop sips
And rose, OF the wurruld, spake aisy now, amt
More sinsibIc far thai a vagabond bee
And how could 1 see the swate kiss that was lying
There on your red lips, though waiting for me
And not take it. darlint2 Och, Neelie, give DER
Faith, I'm awfully sorry didn't take mere.
Twas your fault iutirely. Why did you smile al mo,
So great a temptation no man could resist,
For your laughing blue eyes, and your cheek wild
dimple
And your diIicate mouth said, Were here to h,
kissed"
And could I be draining they didn't speak truth
DEAR
Sure beautiful failures like thin niver lie:
If they do, you should hide thin and not be de
saving
Such an Innocent, trusting young fellow as II
Are you frowning STILL darlint2 Och, Neee. piv.
DER
Don't tell you I'm sorry-Idiiaf take nlorep
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japanese Husbondry.

We find in the Pen and Plow an in
structive article On japanese husbandry.
OF which the following is the last para
graph;
How wide the difference between this
system and ours. When we break up
and till a plot of ground, we begin by
extracting from it three or four harvests,
without bestowing particle OF manure,
and apply manure only when the soil is
exhausted. The japanese husbandman
never breaks up pot of land unless he
possesses a small stock of manure, which
he may invest in the ground and even
then he only cultivates this new plot to
the extent his supply of manure will
permit. This rational proceeding shows
the deepest insight into the nature of
the system OF agriculture to be pursued
with a reasonable prospect of securing a
constant succession of remunerative
crops. No other illustration can so
clearly show the difference between our
way of viewing the matter and the
Japanese. We cut down the trees on
forest plot, sell the timber, grub up,
plough and till the ground, and then
proceed TO dispose of the productive
power of the new soil, in three cereal
crops, obtained without the least supply
of manure; or we may possibly assist in
accelerating the exhaustion of the ground
by a small dose of guano. All that this
course of procC eding is calculated TO ac-
complish Is, that we have now to dis
tribute the manure, hitherto produced
on our estate, over q somewhat more
extended surface than formerly. When
the Japanese husbandman breaks up
plot of ground, he finds a virgin SOIL the
productive power of which he has not the
least intention of impairing. He. there
fore, from the very outset, takes care to
establish proper balance between crop
and manure, expenditure and income,
maintaining thus intact the productive
power of the ground, which is all that
can reason bly, be attempted by any
rational husbandmar
Our agriculture is saysgeism compared
with that of Japan and China. Savages
take and consume or waste what thew
can find.
Our tillage and system of cropping 90
the same. 1t is united in igi France and
barbarism that throw away mans capital
in the virgin soil. Foresight, providence
and true civilization increases the earth's
natural resources in tiled ground, 10
meet the ever increasing wants of an
ever increasing population. This steady
accumulation of plant food and human
food is quite practicable 1t is the re-
verse of the spendthi ift practice in farm.
ing. Water brought up in iron tubes
two thousand feet below the surface of
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BETTER Start None Than Fail.

The executive committee of the Mis-
souri, state grange say in their last report:
Cooperative stores are springing up all
over the state, and so far are generally
successful and highly appreciated but
right here a word of caution NAV be pro
ductive of much good. If our brethren
rush into co-operative enterprises without
due consideration, disaster will surely
result Business must be conducted on
business principles. No man cap>1
co operative store successfully unless =
has judgment, experience and unswerv-
ing integrity, doubled with great firmness
and decision. Credit ought never be
given, no odds how enticing it may be to
sell large quantities of goods, and goods
ought never to be bought on credit.
Better start none than fail Unless you
have ample capital, a manager who Is
honest capable and faithful beyond dis
pute, and ample field for good custom
it is far better for each grange to order
through our purchasing agency.-R,raI
Uo7}L
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The Poultry Bulletin says that it has
rather discredited the idea of any cure
for gapes in chickens, but now confesses.
after examination, that it has reason for
faith in camphor. The camphor acts
upon the worms by vapor, the same as
in inhalation of carbslic acid fumes, and
being a very strong vermifuge, it kills
the worms. It is usual to give the rem
edy in pills about the size of an ordinary
pea, and also diluted in the water they
drink. The chick will smell OF the
camphor for long time after taking it,
and the fumes cannot fail to penetrate
the windpipe and lungs. NaturaIists
use camphor to keep out mites and
various museum pests from their cabi-
nets, and we see no good reason why its
fumes should not be destructive to the
cape worm.
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ounces of sugar. Add the peel of one
lemon. Boil twenty minutes. take out
the peel and put in jars. Take three
eggs, the same weight in ground rice,
with sugar enough to sweeten, mixed
and thoroughly beaten. Bake quickly
IN a mold. This makes a rich, nutritious
and easily digested cake.
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Hone to Gire Medicine to s,giae

1t is often said that if anything ails a
hog he viii surely die, because nothing
can be given him, Nothing is farther
from the fact indeed there is no animal
on the farm to whom medicine can be
administered with 50 much safety. Turn
the animal upon his back, and he will
invariably open his mouth, and then is
the time to turn in the medicine Too
much must not be turned in at once or
the animal may draw it into his lungs
and expire almost instantaneously.-
GtyUGntOlcn Tele0r1Db.
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11i.n ,YeII.nnnnn Fnct

that many grocers sell DOOLEY's NEAsTP0W-
DER at the same price they do the cheap, in
ferior kinds, and, as they pay more for IT
make les money hence they never sell IT
unless the purchaser demands, and insists on
having il. They keep it out Of sight and
urge customers to take the common kinds,
because they are more profitable. Good
pure articles have a value, and cannot be
sold as low as those that are adulterated.
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FIRM NOT. S.
sn,,,,,er Noou- Dan Drea,,.

ONWNtfF ~NOOn-ASNO 1(EthHs
The leaves are stilI-the breez IS hushed
or sing dro Esy number,
And all ihTO .ghOut the dreamy day
The gOlden hours slumbeT- n
The ripples IDLY lapse doug
Beneath the nOontide cleaning
Oh, sure the drOwsy summer time
Wa made alone for dreaming
Within my quiet chamber floats
A slumbruus breath of roses
, Aud il the softly shaded room,
Silence itself repOses;
Aud liquid u-tres on the WALL
Cool, ripping waves resemble,
As 10 and fro, with motion slow,
The leafy shadows tremb!s.
A sense of silence en1 repOse-
OF slow aud Tranquil motion,
\ murmu r, Of sleeping winds
Upon sleep ng ocean;
Aud soft Y DER my senses steals
A luxury Elysian,
And all H. shfs OF drowsy sense
Are mingled in my vision.
Oh, Gliding voices, wake me not
Nor turn my rhyme 10 reason;
For life IS mingled work and play
And each must have its season.
The winteT-time for studies toll,
The spTlBg for pIeaSure's scheming-
Autumn for he poets thought,
And sumIner-tlme for dreaming.
Susan Archer HeiS.
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WuHOFT's Tone .--UNFAIIING AND
INFALLIBLE This great Chill Tonic cures
ChlIls without the intervention Of doctors
and their bills. No consulting yislts-no
prescriptions to be illed-no huge bills, en-
failing pecuniary embarrass nents, added to
loss OF health. 1t is the friend Of the poor
man. because it enables him to earn living,
and of the rich, because it prepares him to
enjoy his wealth. This great boon Of man
kind is cheap, safe and prompt q. Z. FIN
LAY d Co, Proprietors, New Orleans.
FOE SALE By ALL DRUGGISTS.
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a Lesson Taught by Experience

Among the many valuable lessons taught
by experience, there is not one of greater mo
ment 10 the invalid portion of the community
than the following, viz; That alternative
treatment j. only permanently successful
z,,l,,I.,I foufc with which corrective properties
are combined is the speedieSt means OF regu-
lntiug them. such "a tonic is Hostetter's SON
ach Bitters. the most popular,as il Is the best
article OF its class. For more than twenty-five
years il has been used with signal success as
a remedy for, and preventive of malarial
fevers, as q means Of imparting strength to
the debilitated, and as curative OF dyspep-
STA. biliousness, constipation, kidney troubles
and uterine weakness. Not only have multi
tudes of those whom it has cured borne testi-
mony in its behalf, but it has been repeatedly
commended by the medical profession and
the press
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The
GOOD OLD
STAND BY
MEXICAN MUSTANG LIAIAEEr
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

Established b years. Always cures Away
ready Always handy. Has never yet failed. Thiry
millions hare fe,,ed H. the whole world approves
the glorious old Mustang-the Best and thrope7 {
Eminent i'm existence. 25 cents a bottle. The
Mustang Liuimcnt cures when nothing else viii.
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4 GREAT INVENTION

has been made by DR.. Tut, of New York, which
,estores youthful beauty to the hair. That eminent
chemist has succeeded in producing Hair DYE
rbich initiates nature to perfection. OLD bachelor,
may now rojoce.
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AFTER an exnerience of over twenty

aF IEN III u IFVI IVIIOV OF WI NNVIIVl
five years, many leading physicians acknowl-
edge that the Grocfen5crg Ma5&baHs Uterine
CatF0licoa is the only known certain remedy
for diseases to which women are subject
The Gracfc1l5erg Vegetable Pills, the most
popular remedy Of the day for biliOusness,
headache, liver complaint and diseases of
digestion. Sold by all druggists. Send for
almanac. Graefenberg Co., New York.
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THERE are certain periods traught
with danger in women's life when nature re-
Quires assistance in sustaining the tax on her
vitality, and we know of no better aid than
HOME STOMACH BTTTERs. Prepared by the
Home Bitters Co., st. Louis, Mo.
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RHEIMAT1sM QrICKLY CrRED.-l

RHEUMATISM QUICKLY CURED u
rang's Rheumatic Remedy, the great Internal
Medicine, will positively cure any case OF
rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price
81 a bottle; six bottles, So; sold by sll Drug
gists. Send for circulars to Helphestine d
Bently, Druggists. Washington, D. c.
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OUR sale for Hatch's Universal Cough
Syrup for four years past has been greater
than for any similar preparation.
WALDO q TRACEY. Waverly, y. y.
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SANDAL-WOOD

A pss-tive remedy for All diseases n the hian'1s
bladder and Urinary organs nso good 10 'ropsl'A'
Complnints 1t never produces sickness s''i''l"
and speedy its action. tits iast snn'rselinE
- r.n.ly sixty cap.ules cure in xix or eight
DAYS. No other melioine can do this.
beware Of limitations, for. owing 70 ii' h''A.
cess. many have been offered some are most a'"-
gerous, causing piles, etc.
D,,,Jos. Dick a, co.'s. Genuine Soft Capsules
-. al ~ sandaIWeod Sold al all dru stores
Ask for circular OF send TO 81 and 81 oo''e'
street New York.
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UyEEEf-S NIfIHTN.-ou.y ono luhliiN- 4 r. h'nt
n X eet,'- Tntrnf Partly made bfe.- Hhitts;
Can De flushed as enc, ~ hginiilHs " i'"N'
THE very best. -iN fDr 500
Keeps Custom shirts flade 10 hehHuie'
The very best, Fix for rb.oo. -. a.. tt....t
Sleeve Buttons given it 20, ~ dog Keep sllls
Kaep,s ~birts rc delivered FNEE ou receipt ~ pric"
Ia any part 0f the lui0u-n o pres tfaItr l1l''
samples with fan directions l"f ffli hfarhi tii''
cal directly with the NauuiactnIc qua Rti i,"tV
Prices Keen Mauufarf urinc .l19 mefe-I -,
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RIVBRVIEW ACADEMY.
POUG II Il EsEPSIE, n. y,
OTIS BISBEE, 4. W., Principal and Proprietor
KEADhCHE,

Numbers it, alumni by hundreds in all the honorni
walks Of life. Pupils range from twelve 90 tw en-
years iu age, Next session opens sept, 18TH. Tho
.--- --L-r -L-uL- l. univ
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30 600 Copies Sold in Two Months
MARK TWAIN'S

New Book, "AdventuIes OF Ioln sawyer
Is the book that outses everything and agents maxi
money on Don't fool away time on dull eu e.
~ Hnrtlnrh. CONN. NhIcAg0. III: Llucl nHall. "
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-22

Whether you bake your pudding or
boil it, the following is an axpetiient
which will greatly improve its excel
lence: Prepare and mix your materi-
ais "a hours before you begin to cook,
and let them stand for this length of
time untouched. In this way each will
permeate all the others more fully, and
secure more of their perfect blending of
all the various juices and favors which
i is the object Of the entire process to
bring about.
may add here, that time is the es-
sence of all good cookery, and those
ladies and gentlemen make great mis-
take who, in their orders, hurry to
cook. Whether boiling, baking, or
roasting, lapse of time is of the essence
of the chemistry of the operation, and
patience is part of the price OF excel
lence.
Proceed we now to compound nee
tar for this ambrosia-the sauce:
Put small saucepan two ounces
of the best quality of butter; to this add
large tablespoonful of flour; mix these
well together while they are cold with a
spoon-a spoon made of wood. Pour
in half a pint of cold water, and add a
little salt. Place these over fire and
stir until they have nearly mot quite)
reached the boiling point. Now add a
glass of best California or Catawba
brandy, some fine sugar don't spoil it
with coarse sugar., little cinnamon,
and the grated peel of half lemon.
Make the sauce hot, and sprinkle dash
of cinnamon ON the top.
Now pour over it a small quantity of
best California or Catawba brandy; set
this last on fire on the dish, and then
serve in blaze of glory.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-22

people, but we are not strong enough to
kill them This morning when you left
that island where You slept last night
we sent very early canoe with two
Slaves boy and a woman in it.
with potatoes and palm wine. If you
were bad people you would have caught
that canoe and made those two slaves
your own, but when you allowed it to
pass you, saying Sennene,i we knew
that you were good people, and we did
not beat our drum for war, but for
peace. If you had taken that little ca
noe this morning you would have had
to fight us now. You killed our enc
mics yesterday, and you did not iujure
our two slaves this morning. You are
our friends.''
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-22
Washington Poisoning Horror Of
Twenty Years Ago.

These rooms, where Senator Hill now
lives, on the fatal 4th of March which
witnessed Buchanan's Inauguration,
were occupied by the new President
Twelve hundred guests were crowded
in the house. In the evening nearly all
were seized by similar symptoms of
poisoning, land thirty or more died. The
dead bodies lay in rows in the parlors,
the sick and the dying were moaning in
the halls; gloom hung over the city,
and extended to distant homes, from
whence had come guests to witness the
Inauguration. The house had, lust
previous to this, been entirely refurnish-
ed. 1t was the grand hotel of the capt.
tai, and built in style of magniicence
rare in those times. - The National Ho-
tel poisoning is remembered with hor-
.ror by our old people, but many of the
younger ones have never heard of it.
The affair was Investigated and the
house examined. No positive clew has
ever been found. Some said defective
drainage, some poisoned rats in the well,
some that the sugar was poisoned to
ruin the business of the hotel II is gen.
orally believed now, | think, that the
poison was mineral poison, and was in
the sugar-for the reason that persons
not stopping at the house, who took fancy
drinks at the bar, were also seized by
cramp. Doubtless the Presidents death
was meditated, but Buchanan never
touched sugar, nor ate it in any thing,
SO that he also escaped the peril. Some
of those beside his Excellency who es-
capped have been Intercepted, and all
those whose address could be found
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A New American Sengster.

A letter from Wausau, Wis, to the
Chicago Times, says: Ten or twelve
years ago there lived in the then village
of Wausau, better known as Big Bull
Falls, a young girl named Frances Roena
Miller, commonly known rs frankie
Miller. There was nothing in her per-
sOnal appearance particularly noticea-
BILE, unless it be a look of intelligence
beaming from her big gray eyes, and a
certain indefinable expression betoken-
ing will-power. Her greatest charm
was her voice, which was peculiarly full.
She was poor in this worlds goods, but
rich in undeveloped resources. She
could sing-her friends thought
charmimgly, but not to her satisfaction
She knew she possessed vocal powers
which she could not command-the in
ner consciousness that she could excel
as vocalist If she could only learn how
to bid the inner forces of her being obey
her will. She had no one to help her,
and so she determined to help herself.
She taught school, and thereby earned
money with which to travel. She went
to Hannibal, Mo-, where she had friends
living, and again taught school while
pursuing her musical education. Here
she was noticed by a clergyman who.
shortly after making her acquaintance,
removed to Boston. By his advice and
assistance she secured in Boston situ-
alton as soprano in one of the churches,
where she remaineda year, adding to her
store, earned as singer, by writing for
the press. Here she attracted the IA
vorable notice of the poet Longfe!low,
who has ever since remained her firm
friend. Becoming convinced that she
could pursue her musical studies with
greater advantage in Europe, she sailed
for France. Remaining there q short
time, she went finally to Milan. Here
for the past three years she has remain
ed, supporting herself by her pen and
under the best masters. Amidst
all her struggles and trials she has re-
manned the same simple, pure-hearted,
brave girl she was when teaching school
in Wisconsin, intent only on success.
At length her hour of triumph has come.
She made her debut recently at Milan
with the most flattering success. With
out friends or money, with only her
clear brain and indomitable will, she
has carved out for herself success for
the present, and fame and fortune in
the near future. She appeared in Milan
under her own name Of Roena Miller,
and received many fattering notices
from the local musical journals.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-22

LARGE quantities Of fish-hooks have
been found at Pompeii, and now it's time
to wonder whether the stately old
Pomps sneaked down the alleys on Sum-
day or hid the fish poles down along
their spines.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1877-12-22
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

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