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COEGESEAL OCCUPATIONS FOE
NegNG MEN.

If a young man believes in "meas-
ures, no. men, he will embark iu the
tailoring business.
Ii the one great object of his life is
to make money, he should get a posi-
ton in the Unred ; ates Mint.
II he is "A punctual sort OF a chap,
and anxious to be ''on time" he
should put his hand 10 matchmaking.
If he believes it the chief end of
man to have his business largely ..felt,"
he VIII become a halter.
If he ant 10 -'get at the root OF a
thing" he will become a dentist, al
though If he does he will often find
himself looking down in the mouth.
Ii a man is a bungler at his best, he
should become a physician, and then
he will nave none of his work thrown
on his hands. 1t is generally bnried out
of sight, you know.
6 Should he not incline unto high iiv-
ing but prefer a plain board, then the
CARPENTER trade will suit him.
Ii he is needy aud well-bred, he will
be right at home as a baker.
He shouldn't become a cigar-maker,
as his work will end in smoke.
The young man who enjoys plenty
of company, and who is aver ready TO
scrdpe acquaintance, VIII iiilu Tue Jar
Der business "A congenial pursuit.
The quickest way for blm 10 ascend
to the top round of his calling, is to
become a nod carrier.
A very grave" young man might
flourish as an undertaken.
Don't learn CT air making, for no
matter how well you please your us
toners they will sooner or later get
down on your work.
A man is always sure to have a
scent while In the perfumery bust
ness.
If a man has $40, 900 that he has no
use for, he should start a newspaper.
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WILL ASTONIsH YOU.

Nice suits for street wear, and the prone
made, ball, party and evening dress, at prices
ranging from twelve dollars, upwards.
e a | my goods lave been purchased fer
cash, it enables me to sell them twenty per
cent. under ruling rates, and I guarantee
satisfaction to the purchaser.
In the line Of furnishing goods, such as
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A REFORMED drunkard at a temper
ance meeting in Pittsburg, Pa, when
the audience laughed at his red nose,
told them it was no laughing matters;
to bring his nose TO that state of bloom
ing perfection had cost him at least
$4,000. Then they laughed louder
than ever.
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And in accordance with law. and an order
of the Board o. Trustees, made on the 18th
day Of February, 1877. so many shares Of each
parcel of such stock "a may be neces airy,
will be sold at public auction, ST the office OF
the company. Room No. ~ Nevada Block
No. 300 Montgomery street. san Francisco.
Ca ~ifoTnia, on
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At the hour of IL o'clock NJ, Of said day, to
pay said delinq ent assessment hercon, to-
gether with costs Of advertising and expenses
Of the sale. b.. b. MINOR. Secretary.
Office: Room No 40. Nevada Block. No. 800
Montgomery street, San Francisco. Caiifor-
MIA. apl4id
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DELINQUENT.
Delinquent Sale Notice.
" X. CONSOLIDATED MINING

II X. CONSOLIDATED MINING
As Company. Location of principal
place OF business, San francisco, California.
Loeati on of works, Eureka Mining District,
Eureka county, Nevada.
Notiee. There is delinquent upon the fol-
lowing described stock, on account of assess
mpnt levied on the 18th day o. February.
1877. ths several amounts set opposite the
ma mes OF the respective shareholders. as fol-
lows:
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Ambuslling O Marshal.

A st. Louis dispatch says: Deputy
United States Marshal Wheeler has
arrived here from Ripley county, No.,
with Eli Webb, for years chief of gang
OF distillers. Wheeler knew the dis.
position of his prospective prisoner, and
the determined stand likely to be taken
by his companions against his arrest,
they having several times before pre-.
vented it being made. The marshal,
therefore, went into the eden of Lions u
we'll armed. Luckily he nabbed Webb
when that worthy was not on the watch,
on Saturday:night, and recognizing at
once the hopelessness of resistance, the
whiskyite quietly succumbed to the
handouts being clasped around his
wrists. But the ':hue and cry" soon
went around, and, as Wheeler was in a
lonely spot marching his prisoner to the
nearest railway depot, he was ambushed,
by about thirty men, bearing guns and
revolvers, and with their faces masked.
They demanded the release of Webb.
threatening to shoot down the officer in
case of noncompliance. Marshal
Wheeler was equal to the occasion, and
informed the fellows that the FIRST shot
fred at him would be the signal tor him
TO perforate a'hole through the BODY of
his prisoner, to whom he likewise in
5imated that if he did not 60 along quiet
y this surgical operation would take
place. By keeping bold front to his
sssailants, he managed to reach farm
1ouse, and prepared for siege, the resi-
lent of the habitation contributing two
hotguns to the defense. The masked |
nen gave the job up as bad one, and
It early morn Wheeler had his prisoner
It the depot safely.
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They Took Him In.

A Joplin (Mo. man. while on his way
home from Jefferson City, fell into the
hands of the wicked and covetous. He
was on the way train, and near him sat
an innocent young man in whose eye
there shone only love of the human race.
In his hand he held three books-very
cheap-looking books. The innocent
young man reached into his pocket a. a., :
took out a $40 bill and laid it betoo,,ed
the leaves of one of the books an'IItUI;;u IorI;,,
it up. He then turned to ',e yoS Sopr Iarr
man, and wit with a! smile mi e,otaid ti have the
choice of the three 'yoks 1i tor rs 80; ,oo1. oar
i iarl uow WITH the V eSs of the $40 bill sticking
JA nnt of f', tho s h *. and thought to himself,
ouT "Tbat ~, 'i falow amt so sharp, after all /;
ri @ ;,,'o take that X in" He paid his
ee : purchased the book, and oh! no, he
$asn't mad when he found that, instead
of $40 bill sticking from the end of the
book, the meek-looking fraud had cut
about the eighth Of an inch off the end
of bill and pasted it to the edge OF d
leaf -Ddltas (Je1.) LntelAgencer.
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'sCr0ss and Crescent {" In Back Yard.

Few persons suspect the interest which
the younger portion OF our population
feel in the progress OF the European
struggle, and the familiarity with it's de-
tails which they evince in their daily
conversation and intercourse. An up-
town gentleman on reaching home the
other afternoon found his wife out and
the house all upside down. The beds
had been stripped of blankets and conn
terpanes, the tables denuded of their
covers, table cutlery, broomsticks, and
various kinds of household hardware
were strewn over the stairs and floors;
in short, it looked as if burglars had been
through the establishment and left In q
hurry. .sss+
Just as he contemplated the deyaSta-
ton, Bridget, the cook, came rushing up
stairs with despair depicted on every:
lineament of her face. "Och, Misther
B." she gasped out. "I'm so glad 4
yiz have come home. Shure thin boys
is murtherin' each other in the back
yarrud."
In an instant he threw open the back
window, and the sight that met his eyes
showed the situation at glance. All
the boys in the neighborhood, from six
teen down, were there engaged in set
ting the Eastern question in style that
would have made Won Moltke howl
with envy. For moment the Turks,
led on by one boy in baggy trowsers
(which proved to be his fathers red
flannel drawers) and armed with cheese
knife in one hand and a dirty white
towel on stick representing the banner
Of the Prophet) in the. other, appeared
10 have the advantage, and had cornered
The Russian army, composed of six boys
With rakes and pitchforks, between the
aen house and the back fence. Several
'ther boys with bloody noses and black
,yes sat on the grass-plot, personating
he Christian victims of the atrocities in
Bulgaria. The czar had already lost one +.
u his front teeth, and the Khedive of
egypt was to be seen seeking safety by
nglorious flight through back lot, car
ylng off the parlor table cloth, rolled
lp on his head as turban. Just at
his moment England interfered in the '
hape of ten boys, who had been con- !
ealed in the back area, but who now {
harged forth with rolling sticks, fiat
IONS and pokers, simultaneously with {
rand onset of Cossacks and Mamelukes 6
'ho had lain in reserve behind the fence. !
1e mannuvering was superb, the con- d
ending hosts described flank movements '
round the clothes posts which would (
ave outwitted Sherman himself, and L
,ere is no telling but that the Crescent n
ould have wave victorious over all Eu- t
'pe had not Mr.. B. suddenly ap- a
cared on the scene, scattered the armies b
ke chaff, and ended the contest by e
nding the Sultan off to bed, and in b
lviewing the Duke of Cambridge with a
n fiat side of shingle. "
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food prepared for his dinner to the poor
of the CITY.

food prepared for his dinner to the poo
of the city.
When Meiggs first went to Lima b,
found the city surrounded by an 3lt
and dilapidated adobe wall, and al
around the wall, and stretching out into
the country, was vast mass of the re.
fuse and cloaca of the city, which had
been accumulating for q century. He
undertook to clear all away, in considera-
tidh of receiving,a certain share of the
redeemed land. He accomplished the
work with his usual speed and thorough
ness, and soon a magnificent park was
created where the old wall and refuse
had been, with avenues and flowers and
shrubbery, and hundreds OF valuable
building lots, belonging to him, on either
side of the avenues.
No one ever knew just how much Mr..
Meiggs was worth. His income was
supposed to be exceedingly large. he
was called Monte Christie all along the
western coast of South America. He
had large amount of real estate, which
was bought for the purpose of turning
~ 1nVO fL1&d 2Col1ClCeo Ill Guo VlClulUJ VI
Callao and Lima. At the time of his
death this property had ceased to be of
much practical value. He also had
boulevard property, on which he had
spent good deal of money. His i'm
nense sugar estates were disposed of
some time before his death. It is ex-
oected that his fortune will turn out to
oe gigantic wreck, from which but lit
le can be saved.
MIR. Meiggs was man of imposing
appearance. He was about five feet
our inches in height, broad shouldered,
muscular, weighed about 225 pounds,
nd had the biggest fists and largest
cad in South America. His eyes were
ray, deep set, piercing, and kindly in
xpression. He had square jaw and
hin, a big nose, large mouth and firm
losed lips. His countenance bore the
npress of power. He would have been
ngled out in any company as superior
ian. he was great mathematician and
, remarkably quick at figures that the {
hilians and Peruvians are fond of tell (
e stories about his wonderful arith-
etical performances. s
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Words of Wisdom.
Upright walking is sure walking.

VlrIue BLU uappluess dIe uear KID
Small faults indulged are little
thieves.
Not to hear conscience is a way 20
silence it.
You never lose by doing good turn
The boughs that bears most hang
lowest.
One hour to-day is worth two to-mor-
row.
Zeal without knowledge is fire without
light.
Proud looks make foul words in fair
faces.
Learning makes man fit company for
himself. See.
From the lowest depth there is a path
to the loftiest height.
We often hate for. one little reason,
when there are thousand why we
should love. .ss ..s,.,s!.f =.
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A Remarkable Counterfeit. +

There is in exis6ence remarkably
counterfeit of the 1869 issue of the 81, on
greenbacks. o. these, seven bills haze
been discovered by the secret serves
officers, but 10 clue has as yet appearhd
to the operators who made them. ThG
counterfets are 80 good that in 80 80
instance when one of these bills waA d
the Office of redemption in Washing IN
is cane within an ace of passinE 81
geduine. Speculation is rife as to syho
M6engraver can be. It is evident khst
,hsis man of higher talent than rS, snS
;enenow in the government empky ~
he has succeeded, without theAiS ~ tbe
perfected processes of the 6ovarnment
in making 80 perfect 9 coBy 'ofS the biIi
as 10 deceive all the expsMrfs not snec;ollv
warned with regard to1t WbosTer this
person is, ,he'seetHsw Well informed of The
'moveme2ta-afthe Treasury. Recently
the dehartment sent q warning circular
abroad describing the weak points of the
DlL Among those stated was the fact
tnas the flourish at the end of Mr.. Chit
tenden's name was larger than the
original, and that it had the appearance
ct serpent's head. Shortly after this,
the fifth bill, which was discovered in
chicago, made its appearance, when it
was found that the flourish had been
picked out to conform to the original.
The unknown engraver is a better work
man than the famous Tom Ballard. now
in the penitentiary at Albany for the
of the $500 note that moo
received at the sub-treasury Office of
New York. The indications are That he
works without associates, issuing only
'ne pill at a time; thathis social standing
8 good, as his means of getting these
nto circulation must be by mediums
'bove suspicion, and in this way is
'afilng every attempt to obtain q clue
o him from his respectable associates.
This is regarded as one of the most
|itficult cases ever undertaken by the
service.
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A Cough Cure.

An italian doctor (according to Les
Morades) attributes cough to the pres
ence of q parasitic fungus in the air.
passages. In grave cases this parasite
multiplies, and reaches into the lung
cells. Quinine has the property of
stopping the development of microscopic
fungi, and is therefore adapted as q
remedy in the present case. DIR. L. has
used with success the following powder:
Carbohydrate of quinine, one grain;
bicarbonate of soda, one grain gum
arabic, twenty grains. The bicarbonate
Of soda is meant to dissolve the mucus,
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Elephants as Timber Carriers.

L One of the great industries OF Bur
Fmah is the timber trade. The teak wood,
which is the chief timber cut and ship.
ped, is very heavy and requires prodig.
lous force to handle it; and as the Bur-
mese are not enough advanced to use
machinery for the purpose, they employ
elephants, and bravely do the noble
beasts perform their tasI. In the tim
Der yards, both at Ra1goon and at
Maulmain, all the heavy work of draw
ing and piling the logs is done by them.
I have never seen animals showing such
intelligence and trained to such dociity
and obedience. In the yard that we
visited there were seven elephants, five
OF which were at that moment at work.
Their wonderful strength came into play
in moving huge pieces of timber. I did
not measure the logs, but should think
that many were at least twenty feet
long and foot square. Yet male ele-
phant would stoop down, and run his
tusks under log, and throw his trunk
over it, and walk off with it as lightly as
gentleman would balance his bamboo
cane on the top of his finger. Placing
it on the pile, he would measure it with
his eye, and if it projected too far at
either end, would walk up to il, and,
with gentle push or pull, would make
the pile even.
If still heavier log needed t. be
moved on the ground to some part of
the yard, the mahout, sitting on the ele-
phant's head, would tell him what to do,
and the great creature seemed to have q
perfect understanding of his masters
will. BE would put out his enormous
foot and push it along, or he would
bend his head, and crouching half way
10 the ground and doubling up his
trunk in front, throw his whole. weight |
against it, and thus like a ram would |
'' butt " the log into it's place !; or if it |
needed to be taken q greater distance he
would put chain around it and drag it
IF behind him. The female elephant
was employed in drawing, as
,aving no tusks she could not lift like
Ter big brothers, but could only move
~ her power of traction or attraction.
Then using her trunk as deftly as lady
would use her fingers, she would unite
he knot or unhitch the chain and re.
urn to her master, perhaps putting out
er trunk to receive banana as re-
7ard for her good conduct. 1t was q
erypretty sight, and gave us new
lea of the value of these noble crea.
1res and of the way in which they can
q trained for the service of man.-Dr.
ields Letters in the Evangelist.
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using three pints of water, and pour it
over the stew; put the pot over the fire
ard boil it gently for an hour and a
half.
ROE PUDDNa.-Put in an earthen
pudding dish quarter of a pound of well
washed rice, (cost three cents three
pints of milk, (cost twelve cents,) four
ounces of sugar, (cost three cents, } and
a little spice, or favoripg bake it in a
moderate oven about an hour and q
half. 1t costs about eighteen cents.
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PeOple of Weight.

The champion fat man of North Caro-
Lima is Captain James F. Jones. He is
six feet one inch and kicks the beam at
647 pounds. Barnum has been after
him.
A pair of boot lasts have been made
for Leonard Wilcox of Rome, N. Y,
who is seven feet in height and weighs
800 pounds. The lasts are TWENTY-FIVE
inches in length, seven in height and
eighteen around the instep.
Near Avon, No., is Miss Evans, who
is curiosity: She is only ten years old,
but '1bably, the largest girl of her
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d. 4 Seyen.Legged Horse.

A most unsiehtly looking animal,
called a seven-legged horned horse, has
arrived il New York from Vermont,
after having attracted immense atten-
ton from hundreds of people on the
way. The fame of this curious specimen
of horse flesh is so great that ut each
station dong the road through Vermont
ond Ma,si naa,ale assembled in
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A Golden PagOda in India.

The Golden Pagoda of Rangoon, il
Burmah, stands somewhat back from
the main entrance to the city, says 6
traveller. In appearance it is solid mass
OF masonry, rising tier on tier to great
height. It is regular and symmetrical
IN design, although, perhaps, rather
heavy at the base. Its lofty summit is
adorned with great tu-a fanciful
framework of iron, which, to all appear
ances is as light and graceful as fairies
work, but which, in reality, is very
heavy. It is said that on the apex Of
this tn is the most magnificent ruby in
the world7valued at $50, ,0O0-a sequel,
perhaps, to Wilkie Collins "Moon-
stone" All of this vast mass of masonry
is thickly covered with genuine goldleaf,
and has always been so from the time it
was first seen by Europeans. At dis
tance the reflection Of the sunlight from
this great mirror is as dazzling as the sun
itself. The approach to the temple is
up a dozen or more flights of steps,
through curious and grotesquely carved
passages. the sides of which are forever
lined with beggars-those horrible,
filthy, loathsome pests of the East. -.~.,.
On one side of the temple is a shrine
filed with images of "Ram- sammy"
the chief god of the Burmese persuasion,
and idols of brick and mortar, with O
good natured smile on their coarse fea-
lures. Here the devout Burmese pays
worship, and deposits his pice or rupees
in the money vault for the especial bene-
!it of his divinity It is said that walled
up within the broad base of this monu-
nent are vaults similar to those of the
prophet at Mecca, which contain count,
ess treasures of gems and gold, the
of generations of faithful
vorshipers.
1t is fact not generally known that
aangoon is undermined by numerous
ecret passages, open only to the priestly
lass of the Burmese, and deftly, hid
len behind the idols on the terrace,
There many small pagodas stand. I
myself have discovered entrances to
hese mysterious passages which appear
0 lead directly under the gilded temple.
t is rumored that, beneath that seem
1gly solid mass, the heart of the pagoda
J hollow, and there, in its innermost
anctuary, lit by Pickering tapers of
'ax, with the wealth of past ,eras ,enfe
very side, the holy high priest Of Guds
ha kneels in his devotion, not, kaorea p
razen image, but in the living ytesence W
his guiding spirit, and, ikethe Gre-
an at Delphos, waiting ths word OF |;
from the denizensof spheres
here spirit vanquishes nedter. s ~
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A Sudden Cure.

A sudden cure.
A melancholy woman lay
In sickness on her bed
And in faint and broken voice
To her sad husband said:
"Dear David, when my earthly form
, :, Has turned to lifeless clay,
g Oh wait and weep a little while,
, Nor throw yourself away.
"I know a woman lind and true,
On whom you mag depend,
Oh marry Aramills Jones'
She is my dearest friend"
eyes, Hannah, have wanted long
To speak OF this before
For Aramilla Jones an
Have talked the matter Ger"
"Then you an Ar,milla Jones
Have been too smart and sly;
I tell you, David Wilkinson,
I'm not a-goin' to die"
Her dark eyes flashed; her strength refined
She left her bed o. pain;
A week had scarcely passed away
When she was vel again.
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Strikes.

Strikes are quite proper, only stsit s IA
Strike to some purpose, but not i 4
Strike for your manhood, FOR hoS6r ID
Strike right and left, hll you Ni1a goo
Strike for your freedom, from xls III
Strike of companions who often 6ostui'' t
Strike with the hammer, ths sledsS 81
Strike of bad habits with buidensous
Strike out unaided, depend oint5 si1
Strike without gloves, and aYuz 6@
smother b
Strike of the letters Of fashion 3 b M
Strike where 'tis best, but lst wi 6ui
Strike . good blow while the tfpn Il III
Strike, keep striking, TIL ycn .hit ~ II
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.Seep in cool room, in pure air, and
use plenty of water. Remember, too,
thatho one can have q cleanly skin who
breapes bad all. But more than all, in
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incapable M
q few words on. O,

III
champion" among s " as,
tionably Johnny Rouse a33s
thirty-eight years Old md hAss,,,s
the Idiot asylum fifteen Ser 81 g
Johnny was born i1t Ihe SKA IN
this city, and it may besS W
never had an idea in his Ma Hi
sense seems to be that Of seuatiup
has been blind for some yeats, bd(
hearing is not impaired, and le possa
q faculty which is something like m4
ry. "What time is it, Johlny r, q
Mr.. Osborne. He reached Dat Sfc}
stewards watch chain, ard riot fin
it, he seemed puzzled. Whsnthe n
was put in his hand he PLACED il e
ear and, after listening to i sRbil
exclaimed: "Two. I" With Jo4
Rouse it is always iva O'Clock. +
" two" is perhaps the only word he|'
utter, except "boom, : with which
accompanies a rifle practice in whic
is constantly indulging. g His md
was here to see him last week, 2 said
nurse, "and she said she wished h&
dead. But it's the way with OF 81
It's seldom they come to see their Z!
dren here, and when they do cope q
say I wish the poor thing wag de
A more remarkable cur1nty
Johnny Rouse cannot be- found
world over. He is dinainutiye IL EE b
being scarcely four fest nine inctE'
height, with a face of corresp 8 3!
His head and face a
he true idiotic type, and both togsa
ire not. much larger than ah orc ':
There is no brow ar5 o
excuse for forehead. Thtops NJ ,tS3
lead measures less than two mpl
my direction, and the coal black M
which seems stuck on Ike = wig o4
'ack part of the cranium, only adSs
he absurdity of thiss pitlfut ne
ature. When the Hs5a re.'2 g
ohnny Rouse ne wasih high ssp IL
eemed intent upon 81 n som { s
picnic SHe friskAd ~ &epa ~