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tits well to know the meaning and de-
Walton of terms which are in every day
use, especially during conflict such as has
been going on in various sections of the
country during the past two weeks. The
Trish American is authority for the fol-
lowing. ,a ,ss H au.a'
The origin of the word "strike," as ap-
piled in combinations Of laboring men or
ganized for the purpose either of nrevent-
ing a reduction or securing au advance in
their. wages, began on the Thames docks
1t had long been used on 1he docks in the
sense in which knocking off" is used by
workmen in this Countrywide dock la
borers we're said to "strike" work when
they went to their meals. 1t had another
aad a peculiar Specification, too, the fore
man asking "Who struck these cases p
when he wished to learn what particular
men had received and lowered to the
wharf from the cart any particular pack
ages Of goods. It's use in this latter sense
seems to have been derived from the mar
time phrases Of String sail" and "strik.
ing the flag. q ) E" 30 a,-.'r.
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Notice to Workingmen: We are au-
tborised to state that work will be con-,
menced upon the basin this morning The
wages for laboring men will be 81 l22 per
,dav t-- .,-.,a. -.I... t.... sH..trs; b.
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a-, Prizes amOuutingfo S75O,OO0
Price IN CURRE\CY-WholeT Tickets, $40;
Halves, $40; Quarters, $40; Fifths, S9 Tenth
t3: 'Hwen tie'hs. 81; Feftieth 81.
Circulars OF Information furnished FREE
Orders filled Prizes Cashed. spanish
Bauk Bills and Governments purchased.
TAYLOR 90 Bankers.
II Wall st., New York
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OREGON.
The Sub comi6fttee sOf the Sdnate

ThsfsuhEomkfttse of the sdnate
Cehmittee oks Privileges and ELECTIONS, On
the 9Th, continued taking testimony in re-
lation to the Oregon Electoral case. The
Arst witness examined was A. Bush, Of the
banking frm Of sLadd Il Buck n Salem,
oregon, VINO tesnned tnat me SsI Sp,.s Mnlsns
the 9Th of December, was received by his
hank to. pay fees 70 lawYersa NAQ had been
fef1inet1 10 take caIe Of 346 1nNfeGt Of the
sDemoeiet HI the oesrou Hl6ct69al College;
the moueyWns returned Nov York W3hOpt
being used; about the same time he was
notified from San Francisco that funds had
been placed to his credit to the amount Of
q, 400, ,sOf which he paid - ,0D0s tuC. B. Beh-.
niger, Chairman Of the Democratic Central
Committee, and 1900 to Senator Kelly;
witness understood the money was used to
fee lawyers who had been employed. to
advise with the Democratic Executive Com
mittee concerning the eligibility OF Watts,
se 81 & e aas wt1ss
telegram from A. 3. q e. Tilton, Of,
New York, to .suse ell means TO pre-
vent certifcate-very Important" which
be understood to refer to M atts, but Tflton
told him afterward It referred TO Cronin;
witness thinks Tilton ehould II he intended
witness to understand. Crouin wass the one
W UC prev bApAAA kSsnh6
have been more definite in his dispatch. c.
B. Bellinger, Chairman of the Oregon Demo
cratic State Committee, testined he met
man named Patrick the latter part Of No
vember in the Clarendon HOTEL Portland,
Ore; he conversed with Patrick in reference
to the Oregon Electoral cssA,5and Of epgag
ing counsel to argue against issuing : GER
tificate of election to Watts In case
such argument should be necessary; wit
ness retained the frm Of Thompson, Dur
ham & Hill to argue against issuing the
relative to the Oregon case, many Of them
in cipher, were introduced BY Senator
Mitchell. One Of them, from Mr. Hewitt,
dated Nov. 10, TO Gov. Grover, states that
private adyices from Oregon were TO the
to .detcrmiue the result In the State, and
asking the Governor to /" be careful that:the
count is honest, and be certain Of The re-
suit before you give it."
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FnTksssl. - mounted
- d tGoGl lttle animals
txotts1 a ~ - expedition
q tWj 1nkey than to
wishin - zx0ln the donkey in
front Of his Motel, he pulled it up =
faH hundred yaula from the hnildip&,'
Sud,spot hayin9r11y vspalf ahaggess
in ~ p<fk& gave tho d1nk6f ID |ver
q elinea fn6tead Of = ! astie. The
dol 1key-driver, koWeYer,S ha1 l5ver
before S6enJ coin "a uissAatQke, md,
looking first at the guinea and then ct
the Emperor, came to the conclusion
tthat the guinea was merely q worthless
counter, and that an attempt was b9
ing made to "chisel" him.
The row he u6faeMas tefiifE Rush
ing after tlig Emperor, whohad walked
of at 3 rapid pao6 toward the hotel
where hi1 suite an1iously aWait-
ing him, the donkey-driver assailed
his Imperial Majesty with all the most
horrible oaths ii the Arab vocabulary.
The Emperor, who does not under
stand single word Of Arabic, but saw
that the man was iaboring under 1
hisapprehonsidn, el1deaxofed in vain
to explain to him that the coin was
gold and not copper. In the meantime
other donkey-drivers hurried to the
spot, and taking the part OF their mate,
followed the Emperor with storm. Of
,imprecationss
Thus surrounded by mob Of dom
keys and their drivers the hapless Dom
Pedro at last reached his hotel, where
the whole affair was explained, and
the donkey-drivers, discovering the
true state of the case, miraculously
disappeared in the twinkling of an eye.
Pail MaU Gazette. q
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A Boys Experiment.

WE heard a good joke on Lexing-
ton boy last night. Mr.. Sam Ingram.
express agent and North Missouri
ticket agent at that town, has two
promising sons, aged about five and
seven years. A day or two since he
found them putting nails in their
mouths. He cautioned them against
it and told them story of boy who
stuck his tongue on an iron lamp-post
on cold morning. The boys remem-
bered that story, and yesterday one of
them resolved to test it to see whether
the "0ld man. lied or not. The
morning was intensely cold, and the
boy went up to a lamp post in front of
Col. Reid's residence and stuck his
tongue to 1t. He found it was just as
the "Old man" said. Finally he gave
jerk and left big piece of his
tongue adhering to the post. He went
down town to his father with his
mouth full of blood, when "the old
man. asked him what was the matter.
Splitting out mouthful of blood, he
answered: "Ob, nothing much-Pve
been been trying yer plaguy old lamp
post gag, and it's deadner, sure. l
left half my tongue on it.
And sure enough, he did leave a
liberal share there, where it was seen
by a great many during the day.
Sedatia tMo.l BGzO0.
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A Missouri Girl's Nerve.

A GIRL but eighteen years Of age.
whose name we withhold owing to
to a desire on the part of the actors
keep the affair secret, was sitting in
the darkened kitchen with her be-
trothed, in the wee hours of the night,
when. starting for the fireplace in or
der to replenish the fuel. her foot
struck what she supposed was a piece
Of rope, and, STOPPING to pick it up.
she received the venomous fangs Of a
large rattlesnake in her thumb. To
ordinary individuals this would be the
signal for fainting fit, but not SO in
the present case. The girl simply
turned the light up. and asked her
"yOung man to kill the reptile, and
seizing o large case-knife, she severed
the bitten thumb from the hand, thus
preventing the deadly poison from get
ting into her system, and probably
causing her death. The snake meas
surod four test and two inches in
Length. None but thetwo actorsknew
anything Of the affair until the next
morning. The bitten thumb grew
blac3erI until It was - black a. . piece
Of coal. The wounded stump is fast
hoaline up, and, IL It had not beam foH
the hfaverJ and presence Of mind ol
the girl she would long ere this have
been corpse. Ceoso1p (Ho.) Demo
eSgt. Y !.
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|s6Fessions6 Investigating C6lfmitEse. 1t
Hashinezh, toahe s1fecf thatshe Ehilds)
3tiempt( % bribe him NasAd to 1ast his
vote for Eiiden. Childs says - made 20
proposition whhteyM to Nash relative to
casting the Electoral vote. and Ahatshe neF-
er had ofknew q aAy money elplicable to
such pureose." 4 q
|. Mr.. Nash, Of Columbia reiterated
his testinnhy oS the oath Is to the'alleged
attempt 70 bribs him to-1cast bis Mectoral
vote for 4ildep, &C.; be said- Childs had
asked him 20 say nothing about tbeconver-
sation they had 1n relation to money offered,
but that he (witAess) had said he should say
nothing excep- what was true.
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where the MEANS of egress werest t1keq
advantage of moro quickly th4r ~
this oscaeion. a two and thfee 1ar!r
terJ seconds the house was cleaxs Ang
Pine street, for two blocks either Wy,
was f1lled with flying figures 81 every
description. "A devil slipped ON 4h6
ice a. q harlequin ran over him., f0ar
lowed by 4 clown. A negro crawled
on his hands and knees under the steps
of an adjoining house, and other char:
acters. scattered ID every direction:
Mules says that If they ever get that
party together again he wilrbe glad to
see them, and viii chain up the
"pufp. Bagttm0re Guzetts. :. sas
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a. !. ;neres.s ~ tbs rsce,nts cf 10 corn 81 81
~ oo7 esa .hnshela The whole re-
cei,,fs 81 corin Is 1S76 was a sfs. 7As
and q ia7S "a a11.iso e.l' n sss'e
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cp,.So.aDs. a,s..s. .I o ...;"tIr s1r "
saw ro ro;n,tss nuss s 1" .acsrs ~ af rafrasb;nc I :
asa. ~ ~ T.r;n To+o ~ N. 1r Nrcnia,s
% ;5eo ths Is.3s.,1 ~ E..,s,, f.,., 'rS,,,er,r.
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t,s.,SaS,, a sy, ..t;va ~ .nd ~. = az %~ nrsvent;nr .
s1san , 70 - L"ve .scsrta;rad from nas
, t;enf. whose ohssrvat;on wa. worth
tr,.st;ro ta.st that thst tbe | hreash;nc No. ",,;cE
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Tccra,s n,sct;ce bst of ati,sr times
~. ,,s.s, d,,;+o @ f.;,e.a IT, 10 carta;nlv
.,o rorth f''.. anr H-sv "rsss vhi,a Who is occa,
s;onoI,v - % sieonioss :" o;va e q trial In
S";nr S - tbsr shnu1d hreatha verv mt
s at,v h,,t | NOT ,ong - anongh to canse the
isost fsa,;nr of % Snaas;ress .
Tur rn,lt,n,;cat;or of os7esAao, bvv
TX a;,as Axt III aSE Ravers;no tho
ordsr of.tho d;a;ts ard n,nit;n1v;na @
1oaSse7ao M Nv Nv AZ wa ost q result eGnal,
iv cnr;ous < shs sss sns If wa take
,soHsaseo a. az ,,,uIt;nl;cand and
,;ntar"hopc;rr tha f;g,rea of Ak taLe
~ - 90 tha -nS,t;nI;as wa obta;o an.
other ramarEahie nrodmct a See ese /.
sne Ratnrn;no tothe mnit;rl;cand first
@ vsed os7afaas, and taxing "A 40 the
,nmlt;nl;ar aca;n We cct 5a asa aaa aa1
81, thra.s a~oe,t the 6rst and Last
figures which read tocather~ 54 the
,rnIt;n,;ar Tak;nr tho same multi.
ni;cand and nsino 81 the half of "a.
20 the mnlt;n1;er we Get . nrodnct Of
On Se see eee ea7Nal, s;yes eycent the
f;rst and last figures which read 10
oether rive a. fhe multinIier. Next
interch snoino the figures in the Num-
her 81 and using - as the multiplier.
With oe7esAao1 nc the multinlicand
We ohtain . product of - 111'111-I12
al ones excent the f,rst and last f;r-
ures which read together give ~. the
y,n1t;r,;ar = Me-, nrJe0ne Pico,r,ne
!. .x...,:~. .....,.t;o,. - .oru
onI ":s. ss.s. S,'S ~ ,,s ,usI la"r .soao 70
a.fouonso aooons "l - a1ho+ so ~ tmomr ~ as WI -
aon;uI ao.H.o0 ;.J;o W ",,%I.r "JD Th;s s,,tstonoa
% ;s nrJ;na ar;Iv cnm,.osed Of ;nd;a-rmhher
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snow, and allows the white mantle to
drift over II nuheisting the while on
the spruce buds; when the storm
ceases 1t can easily dig its way out,
but sometimes rain and hard frost
follow which make such q crust on
the snow that it cannot break its way
up through, and 30 starves to death.
The more domestic sparrOws, robins
and flickcrs burrow into the hay-mow,
.finda warm r0ost in the barn near
the cattle, or, attracted by the warmth
of tho furnace, creep under the caves
or into chink next the chimney Of
the greenhouse or country dwelling.
The meadow-lark and quail seek out
sunny hooks in the fields and crouch
down out Of the blast while the wood
cock hides among the moss and ferns
Of the damp woods whore only the Sc
yerest cold chains the springs. Along
the coast many birds 60 to the searshore
for milder climate.
It nevertheless happens, in spite Of
their high degree Of warmth and vi
tality- probably not exceeded BY any
other animal in spite Of the fact that
they can draw themselves up into q
perfect ball of feathers which are the
best of clothing. and that they can
shelter themselves from the driving
storm that birds often perish from
cold in large numbers. Ordinarily,
birds seem able to foretell a change of
weather, and prepare. The reports of
the United States Weather Bureau
certainly show that, during the fall
and winter, the ducks, geese, cranes,
crows. and other notable species sand
apparently generally abandon their
former haunts upon the approach of a
cold wave or severe winter storm for
more southern localities, often pass
ing beyond the reach OF the severity
of such storms, taking their departure
frequently but a few hours before
unfav0rable changes. The resident
species, not caring. or able to run
away to warmer latitudes, ought to
know enough to hide away from the
fury of the gale; and they do. But
sometimes there come sudden, un-
presaged changes = cold, icy gales,
which charge down upon us after
thawing-days, converting the air,
which was almost persuading the grass
to revive, int an atmosphere which
cuts the skin like the impinging of in
Vulnerable particles Of frost, and
shrlvels every object with cold, or
buries it under dry and drifting snow.
Then it is that the small birds, caught
unprepared, suffer. At first, such as
are overcome seem unusually active,
running about apparently in search of
food, but taking little notice OF, ones
approach. "Should it attempt to
fiy," writes a recent observer, 1T inn
mediately falls on its back as If shot.
The legs and toes are stretched out to
their farthest extent, and are quite
rigid; the eyes protrude, are insensi-
BILE to the touch, and the whole body
quivers slightly. 1t remains in this
state from one to two minutes. when
it RECEIVERS suddenly, and seems as
active as before. If taken in the hand,
it will Immediately 60 into convul-
sions, even 1t has been in warm room
for several hours, and has been sup
piled plentifully with food. Death
usually puts an end to its suffering in
a day or two. Ernest Ingersou, In
ApDleton's Journal for Feb71InTy.
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President Grants Message Apprsvhl
the Electoral Count Bill.

~ 4 f.il4 WAeHNGr0N, Jan. y.
The following is the text of the Presi.
dents Message concerning the Electoral
bill: @ "a
To the Senate Of the United States:
Hollow the example heretofore occaaion.
ally presented of Communicating In this
mode my approval Of the act to provide for
and regulate the counting OF the votes for
President and Vice. President and the decis-
ion of the questions arising thereon, because
of my appreciation Of the imminent peril TO
the institutions of the country from which,
in my judgment, the act affords wise and
constitutional means Of escape.
For the first time in the history Of our
country, under the Constitution as It now Is,
o dispute exists with regard to the result of
the election of the Chief Magistrate Of the
Nation. 1t is understood that upon the dis.
position Of the disputes touching the Elect
oral votes cast at the late election by one or
more of the States depends the question
for the Presidency is the lawful Chief Mag
istrate. The importance Of having clearly
ascertained, by procedure regulated by law,
which of the two citizens has been elected,
and Of having the right to this high Office
recognized and cheerfully agreed to by all
the people of the Republic, cannot be over
estimated, and leads me to express to Con-
ton at the adoption Of measure that af-
fords an orderly means Of . decision Of the
gravely exciting questions. a
While the history of our country, in its
earlier periods, shows that the President OF
the Senate has counted the votes and de-
clare their standing, our whole history
shows that in no instance Of doubt or dis
pute has he exercised tie power Of deciding,
and that the two houses Of Congress have
disposed OF all such doubts and disputes,
although in no instance hitherto have they
been such that their decision could essen
TALLY have effected the result. For the first
time, then, the Government Of the United
States il now brought to meet the question
as one vital to the result, and this under con-
ditions not the best calculated to produce an
agreement or TO induce calm feeling in the
several branches of the Government, or
among the people Of the country. In .
case where, as now, the result Is in
volved, 1t 10 the highest duty Of the
law-making power to provide in advance
. Constitutional, orderly and just
in thisss most interesting and critical
clause Df ~ provisions. The doing so,
so far from being compromise OF right, is
an enforcement Of the right and an execu-
ti0n OF me powers conferred by che Con-
stitution ON Congress. think that this
orderly method has been secured BY the bill,
which, appealing TO the Consultation and
provides means Of deciding questions Of
single returns through the direct action Of
Congress, and In respect to double returns
by tribunal Of inquiry whose decisions
stand unless both houses Of Congress shall
concur In determining otherwise, thus
securing definite disposition Of all ques-
tious q dispute In whatever aspect they
may ariae. With Or without this law, .
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OoNGEAHD0xo
On the oath, the credentials of Sem
ators- elect Window, of Minnesota, and Bailey
and Harris, Of Tennessee, we're placed on
file in the Senate. Consideration was then
resumed of the Compromise bill in regard
to counting the Electoral vote, Mr.. Sargent
lowed by Mr.. Conkling, who finished his re-
marks begun the day before in favor OF the
Dill. Messrs. Morton, Morrill, and Blaine
ppokc against the measure, Messrs. Bayard,
Thurman and Christiancy, Stevenson and
Howe supporting 1t, and at three a. m, on
the 25th, the Senate was still in session. -.
In the House, the debate was continued on
the resolution relative to the powers, priyis
leees and duties Of the House in counting
the Electoral vote. bill was passed to
amend the existing laws in regard to Nation
al Gold Banks, The object Of the bill
being to allow those hanks to issue gold
notes to the amount Of ninety per cent. of
their bonds to secure circulation. and to
require those banks In California to deposit
with the Assistant Treasurer at San Fran
cisco five per cent. Of their circulation as q
redemption fund. A resolutiopwas adopted
-184 to 75-referring the recent message OF
the President to a select committee Of eleven,
to inquire whether there had been an exer-
else Of authority not warranted by the Con-
StllullUu anu jdWb III tuc USE VI bTOOpS loI
which the President was justly responsible.
THE all-night session of the Senate
was continued until 7:15 on the morning of
the 25th, and ended in the passage of the
Compromise bill for counting the Electoral
vote, by vote of forty seven yeas to seven
teen nays. Adjourned to the 26th. The
Compromise bill was taken up in the House
and debated, Messrs; McCrary (Iowal, Hun
toon, Goode, Hoar, Hewitt, Caldwell Ten
nesseel Stevenson QllinOis), Caulfield,
Springer and Willard speaking in favor, and
Messrs. Hale, Monroe (Ohio), Smith penn
syHania) and Garfield in opposition, to its
passage. M z y
On the 26th, bill was introduced
in the Senate to attach to the Territory Of
Wyoming a certain portion of the Black
Hills country for judicial purposes. Reso-
iutions Of the Minnesota Legislature we're
presented and referred in favor of the pas
sage of the bill authorizing the appropria-
tiOn of the proceeds Of sales OF public lands
within the limits of the States and Terrific
ries afflicted with the grasshoppers to the
use Of said States and Territories in pay.
ment of bounties for the destruction of
grasshoppers and their eggs ....ln the
House, the Compromise Electoral bill was
debated during almost the entire session of
the day, several brief speeches being made
pro and con, and the bill was finally passed
191 to 66 The Speaker announced the fol-
lowing as the Select Committee on the Use
of Troops in the Presidential Election:
Messrs. Wood, Goode, southard, Throck-
morton, Caldwell, Smith (Georgia), Harri-
son, Kasson, Foster, Eames and Page.
On the 27th, bills were passed in
the Military Academy and Forti-
fcatlon Appropriation bills, with amend