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A Bearded Indian.

OF an Indian with beard and a ro-
mantle legend the Tuscarora (Nevada)
Times-R Review says; Possibly the Oldest
looking savage in the state is a denizen
of Tuscarora. The oddity consists in
the savage being as heavily bearded as
Russian trooper. Tie Indian belongs to
the Shoshone tribe, and is apparently
sixty or seventy years of age, stands as
erect as Pompey's pillar, and with his
white flowing beard and distinguished
mein, is really venerable looking .old
party. There is curious legend about
this hoary pioneer of the valley. AL
though the Saoshones persistently assert
that he is trueborn member of their
tribe. vet the story goes that the cid man
is really a native OF Mexico, and that he
was stolen while an infant and carried to
the north by rsiding band of Shoshone
warriors. The long beard, contour of
features and general make up of the o d
fellow give plsusibility to the legend.
Whether the tale Of captivity be true or
false, our savage issn odd specimen oi
the American red man.
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How to Learn to Swim.

Every boy and girl should learn 70
swim. "A writer in the American
Agriculturist offers the following sug-
gestious, by obedience to which the srt
Of swimming may be readily acquired;
When / was boy, learned to SWIM
by means OF q swimmingsboard. This!s
the satesE met hst PSF eorf z
used, they may slip from around tks,
breast down beneath the body, Throwing
tho head below the surface, and putting
the wearer in danger of drowning.
Some country boys get two bladden
and then tie them together with short
cord, and use these as supports. They
are the most dangerous things possible
for boy to have.
The board is perfectly safe, and one
may learn to swim in very short time
by using one. 1t should be over -four
feet long, over a foot wide, and two
inches thick, made of soft white pine Or
cedar
To use it, boy wades into the water
up to his shoulders, then, taking hold Of
the end of the board, he pushes it befoe
him-towards the shore, and not into
deeper water-springs forward with his
feet, and throws himself fat upon the
water.
This movement carries him alongA
few feet He then draws up both his
legs at the same time, keeping the knees
as far apart as possible, and then strikes
out with both feet, not straight backward,
but sideways, just as a frog does.
The stroke is made slowly, and is re-
peated again, drawing up the legs slowly
and steadily. The board keeps the head
above water. When the leg stroke has
been learned, one hand is taken from the
board and the stroke learned, or the chin
may be rested on the board, while the
stroke is made with both hands.
This is very good plan, as it compels
the swimmer to keep his hands under the
water, which he should always do. By
and by the board may be pushed ahead,
and the young swimmer may swim after
it, always keeping it within reach. When
a number of boys go to swim, they
should always have two or three of these
boards with them for use in case of acci>
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The Great chinese Famine.

Sir Rutherford Alcock writes TO Nom
days Times that though rain has fallen
in some of the famine-struck districts of
China, and that by the month OF Octo-
Der it may produce good results, till then
none of the poor creatures dependant on
the relief fund-which is all but ex-
hausted-will have chance of any
means of support. a hundred thousand
families are thus dependent, and the
relief committee in China urgently tele-
graph for FIVE thousand pounds sterling at
once, of which the collectors here can
now only forward about eight hundred
pounds. Let Us offer Sir Rutherford AL
cock q practical suggestion. We have
received from China a grotesque, but
pathetic little picture book, ,sspainting the
horrors undergone in the famine district,
the stripping of the trees OF bark, as well
as leaves, the eating of the thatch Oh the
houses, the feeding on the dead, the SELL
ing of boys and girls into slavery, escn
rough print accompanied by an explana-
ton of Its Drift in Chimes. which, we
need hardly say woul have been q u,te
lost upon the present writer had not the
friend who sent It kindly given q snol' !,
translation OF the meaning o, eacn' a
great MULTIPLICATION of this little pocK'
with the Chinese explanation ard Eng,
lish interpretations. and the. appesi o.
the committee Tor help on the cover
would, we are persuaded, touch more
minds and more hearts than any mere
circular It brings home what famln'
means at once yividly and with ina
pathos which is all the deeper 5oT ~
quaint and grotesque character. Lon
don Spectator. rz
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Hot Springs.

The Hot Springs commissioners have
been instructed to return to Arkansas
and continue such work as can be done
without specific authority by congress.
There are nine hundred and fifty claim
ants for sites owned by the government
and improved by the complainants. The
commissioners, previous to the expiration
of their term of office, took the testimony
of two thousand seven hundred and fifty
witnesses, and have an immense amount
of written testimony. They Will cons
tinue to take testimony until congress
meets, but will of course not attempt to
adiudicate titles until after further
LEGISLATION by congress. The work to be
done is much greater than was at first
supposed, and Messrs. Cragin, Stearns
and Coburn expect 10 be employed for q
wear and a half longer before all the
claims are settled. There seems to be
GOOD reason for believing that the error
in enrolling the sundry civil bills, by
which the Hot Springs legislation was
ommitted, was a deliberate scheme to
defeat the legislation proposed. 1t seems
that there is a person named Russell
who has been at work for years on what
is known as the Rector" claim, by
which he would be benefited 10 the
amount of FIVE hundred thousand dollar
il he could establish it. His interes
lies in defeating all legislation for th'
sale of the Hot Springs property to tn
present occupants. His claim is, unde
the circumstances, a hopeless one, but
is believed that money has been used Il
prevent the enrolment of the Ho
Springs clause, which would put an en-
to the claim New York World.
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Phenomena of the Brain.

One of the most inconceivable things
Ia the nature of the brain is that the
organ of sensation should in itself be in
sensible. To cut the brain gives no
pain, yet in the brain alone resides the
power of feeling pain in any other part
of the body. If the nerve which leads
from it to the injured part be divided, 1t
becomes instantly unconscious of suffer-
ing. 1t is only by communication with
the brain that any kind OF sensation Is
produced, yet the organ itself is insen-
sible. But there is circumstances more
wonderful still. The brain itself may he
removed; may be cut away down the
corpus coIasum, without destroying life-
The animal lives and performs all Its
unctions which are necessary to simple
vitality but no longer has a mind Il
can not think or feel; it requires thai
the food should be pushed into the stom
ach; once there it is digested, and thu
animal will thrive and grow fat.
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THE PeoNY.
BY MARIAN DOUGLAS.

Still shines that Sabbath morn forne,
Its breeze still whispers low;
Twas yesterday II esnnot be
Twas thirty years ago,
A little girl in broad-brimmed hat
In the meetiog-hoUse l eat;
The south wind through the DOORWAY blew
And the old deacon, in the pew
In front, looked back and gave TO me,
Fuu blown, crimson ptsny.
What sudden sense of wealth was mine
To my delighted eyes.
1t seemed a blossom such as might
Have grown in Paradise;
SO wide its silken petals spread,
90 fich Its robes Of royal red
Pinks, roses, lilies, violets, all
Ny garden blossoms. great and small
Seemed poor, pale. common things TO me
By that resplendent peony.
In what serene coatent sp Mt
That of ines cary hour,
NY little head in rapture bent
Above that matchless ito yer
The prayer and hymn were both unheard
10 the sermon, every WORD
But Oh. what charms. uns seen before,
For noe, that gray old deacon wore
he hest of men l thought, must be
The giyer OF that peony.
rirna aies with swallows v. nes away;
count m. years. siid know
r hat Sss,ssssh wa. Eaes-ye-sszaAS..-4-sa---
But thirty years ago;
The very meetinK-house is gone
We gathered III that summer morn ;
The preachers voice IS hushej. AMI wave
The daisies DER the deacsn's grave;
But, fresh and fragrant still for me
UntadiEg blooms that peony-
Still bright as when abeve its breast,
That happy day I smiled
Oh biest Tor aye ths gift is blest
Bestowed upon q clild
II has a worth beyond its own
a charm to all things else unknown
How perfect is the JOY it gives;
How 10 g in memory il lives
And childhood's spell yet makes for me
a flower of flowers the peony.
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miscellaneous.


There are said TO be three hundred
thousand habituals drunkards in the
United States -
The supporters of the Scotch .Presbyte-
rian mission ON Lake Nyassa are, it is
said, about to place steamboat on the
lower Zambesi river. aAs<s4 ~
The Scientific American notes the
TACT that of two hundred and sixty hang
ings in the country during the past five
years, seventy-dve per cent. haze occnr-
red west of the Atleghanies u
The atmosphere of London is vitiated
by the fumes arising from Its innumer-
able ceals sfres. eIn1a paperaread before
the Society OF Arts it was estimated that
I the zcosl snnuaIly consumed in London
Is over eight million tons 81 "a 49,
! The experiment. .of :gifl eigarsmakers
has been eminently successful siip New
York. a number Of dealers have had
printed upon their labels: These cigars
we've made BY American girls" Their
customers rather like it, xSsa.s.x
The compensation Of postmassers oI
the fourth class was fixed by the forty
fifth congress at 60 per cent. of the first
800 worth of stamps cancelled at their
offices in esch quarter, so per cent. OF
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D. 802, to denote that the emperors O.
Rome and Germany were united in him
AS it is among birds the king, and being
the emblem of noble nature from lts
strength of wing, and eye and courage
and also of conscious strength and innate
power, the eagle has been universally
preferred as the continental emblem o.
sovereignty. OF the different eagles Of
heraldry the black eagle is considered
the most noble, especially when blazoned
on a golden shield.
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SUMMERS HERE.
BY MSS L. c. WILTON.

M Ms l. :. HhilON'
purple vioIets have died;
SDow-drops lost their leaves of snow;
But in valleys green and wide
Honeysuckles grow;
Robins with the rainbow breasts
Through the sunshine hsshing 90,
Dreaming of the hidden nests
Builded high aud low
There's rain OF silvery singing-summer's here
you know
From the maple t4ssels red
All the FIRE has burned away,
And the soft green leaves instead
the branches play;
Butterflies, with wings Of gsuZs,
IN the gold sir golden glow.
And enthrone1 in roses pause,
CoaXing them 10 blow;
There are blue skies; heavenly tender-summer's
here, you know
Where the hillside wept in spring,
Grows the verdure fresh and bright
And the swollen rivers sing
Ripping with delight;
Lilies. swAying with the tide.
In the shore-kissed waters blow
And the swallows as they glide
shadows ding below;
There's whole worlds III Fo5bing pulses-sum-
msrs here. you know
lS4uirrels dart from tree to tree ;
IN the tangled woods are heard
Whispered strains of ecstacy
When the pines are stirred;
Flunly ferns, tha' light wiads shake,
Rock the sunshine TO and fro,
And in quivering shadows make
-, Pluny ferns below;
iheTes abandonment OF natqrs-summeris here,
you know
-fwide Awake.
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! An Accomplished whale.

London papers relate curious stories
Of the blunders made by Oxford under
graduates in the scripture examination
which they have to pass before taking
their -dearees.- told of one that
when asked who was the first king of
Israel, he wss,se fortunate as to stumble
upon the name of Saul He saw he had
hit thesmark, and, Sishiags to show the
examiners how intimate his knowledge
Of scripture vas, ne added confidently.
Saul MAS HIse called Paul. - Auother
was called upon to mention. g the two
instances recorded JIM scripture of the
lower animals speaking.v The under
graduate thought fol. moment, and
replied !" Balaam's ass. This is one
sir what is the other !" Student paused
in earns theught & At last a CLEAN q
recollection lit up his face as he replied /:
"The whaleL The whale said 3 unto
Jonah, ;almost thou Persuadest me TO be
'|nlislian .s%-rs ~tst g se1ss.
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Our Dried Fruit Bonanza.

A leading Nashville grocer offers a
suss.--S- te- +l--s-sSIa tfon Oa e--:es
growers, which we regard of such practi-
cal value and profit to them that we lose
no time in laying it before them. 1t is
in the manner of drying peaches and
apples for market. After having been
peeled and sliced, the fruit should be
strung or threaded on cords and sus-
pended in festoons in the sun. With a
large needle and a stout cord a child
could do this work, which would furnish
employment for the younger members of
a thrifty farmers household. The adj
vantage of this mode over the old method
of drying is in the preservation of the
sweetness and color OF the fruit. The
strings may be easily removed to shelter
at night and in case of lain. BY the old,
shiftless custom OF drying on boards the
fruit is exposed to the dew at night and
20 the showers, and is rendered gritty
and unclean by the accu mutation OF dirt,
and the color is as unpresentable as the
taste is uupalatsble, from the smoking it
is subjected to by exposure. Bnt when
dried in strings, after the method sug-
gested, and sheltered from rain and night
dews, the fruit is sweet and unshriveled,
and has bright, golden color which en-
hances the market value. Farmers and
fruit growers, instead of two or three
cents for dried peaches, might, by this
cleaner process, realize from ten to fifteen
cents. Merchants pay twenty five cents
in New York for the best ariic of dried
peaches. Our grocer exhibited to as
beautiful specimens of this rich, bright
fruit, and as to flavor, fullness and color.
the dingy, dark, shrunken fruit, by the
old process, certainly suffered in the
comparison. A great deal of money
would be saved by the adoption of the
simple method suggested. L Nashville
American
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Effect of Terrible Memories.

1t is said that the. terrible memories
aroused by the present newspaper dis
cussion of the assassination of President
Lincoln have completely prostrSted the
surviving members of the Booth family
to whom the terrible crime OF their
younger brother was, Of course, a crush
ING blow at the time of its occurrence.
It seems therefore that the revival of the
matter Is as cruel q it is unnecessary.
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mother was explaining tht

n -1EO 11]S1 y q, =
of.things to her li.tledaughter. Hsylng
been told that God made the eartn' lhe
child asked, g Wac made God Inc
mother hesitating moment for an an
ever, the child said &c suppose ne Just
blistered right out I"
The Hickman courier., 1878-07-19

The New Orleans Picsyune divides
writer's into two classes: Those who
think and those who think they think
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7 had an adyeptuFs1 he said: :"

wss-the. hero ofa strange story insa ride
hvsxpreasSss Rs@sz .tw AsE zts
Nary bent aforward to Iisten-Tom
c,Aped her hands in his own. Mr.. Brand
opposite them, interested by the
scsaker's manners as he began.
- When I got the chequeI had an idea
thst all might not be well, sosto make
sure / presented it at the bankers.
There was, as told you, q consultation
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NV side near the fire, led Mary to one,
and seated himselfon the other. He had
done his duty as the merchants clerk,
and now was Mr.. Brands prospective
zA,1sxy and partner.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-03
THE MISSING LAWYER.

Charles Sands, or John Reilly as he is also called,
was produ ccd in tho Jefferson Market Police Court
yesterday by Detective Cormick He Is the young
man who was heard to say that he had Barsnt
dc Cyne Anthony, tho missing lawyer, disposed OF.
GA being subjected TO n rigid questioning no saiu
that he had met tho young man walking along the
river front in dazcd, bewildcrcd sort OF way. He
had stopped TO make inquiries regarding street. and
thca had nado his way to tho waters clgc, takon o
hts coat and punged In. Sands, however was un
give any account oil what beca OF tho N nl
his story generally discreditod Detectives are SIN
working upon the case and drcdgors still engaged
la looking Tor tho body OF the young His father
ndcr impression that 10 has p,rished IL the
river, anu persists IN keeping up the search tor the
body The pelicc say that lis discovery will resolve
the doubt as TO whether tho man murdered or
committed suicide. The absence OF his watch and
chain Will naturally suggest whether he has been the
victm OF foul play. Meantime Sands has boon held
10 await exam nation
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RUN DOWN By THE GRAND REPCB-
Lie

Roddy Corners. twenty-eisht years Of age, and Ed
mund Kelly, OF NO. 17s South street, were occupants
OF a ssbcat on pier East River on the 18th ult.
Their attention was attracted by the Grand Republic
as II rounded the battery Their small boat was con.
roed by The current and the tide, and As they saw
tho approach OF the larger vessel thoy became
alarmed for their safety lest they should be run
down. They let 90 the sail aud Piled tho oars
IN the hope Of getting out Of harms way
Tbcy were then OF pier IL, and tho steamer was
three piers below them They backed their boat but
heard no signal Tor them to get OF tho way See.
ing tho situation grow rapidly critical they Jumped
from the boat into the wa,cr. They then about
ono hundred feet from the dock. Tho guard of tho
steamboat struck the mast OF the saiboat and cap
sized It, No assis tnnce was rendered them. ana the
Grand Rcpubic did not STOW up when Approve hing
them CsDnors was poor swimmer and was
drowned. Kelly saved himself By holding on 10 the
boat iii ne driitod ashore.
An inquest was held in tho case yesterday, when a
Coroners Jury determined that deceased came to bis
death by drowning, the being tear OF being run
down by the steamboat Grand Republic, and .swc con-
That the officers Of ght TO have ado
some effort to have saved the deceased
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SOUTH CHASSIS OF LONG ISLAND.

The South Chassis OF Loug Island mot yesterday
morning u the First Reformed Church, JorAsmon
street. Brooklyn, TO act upon call rendered by tpat
church tho Rev. D. NJ vandcrvoer, ato OF Chicago.
Mr. vandcrvesr ninistcrcd Congregational church
In the Western city whose Official mon without any
notice consultation with him cut on 81. 900 year
from his salary. Mr.. vandervsor demurred and then
resigned. He came East and has been preaching a
few 5abbsths ut Kingston, N. r., and also tor the
ouurch that has now called him. The Rev. A. N.
Wyckvn presided at the meeting oil the Cassis and
the call OF the church read and placed Tho
hands OF the pastor elect Tho church offers Mr. Van
dervecr an annual salary Of So 900 and parsonage
ircc from taxes or cncumDrances They also givo
him vacation during the month OF August every
year. MI Vandcrveor could not be received into the
Cassw because the Congregational Council, OF which
he was member In the West, win nc. meet until tho
18Th inst, 70 grant him letter Of introduction.
Tne church 10 which no ministered In Chicago will
meet about the same limo and give him a letter OF
dismission IL was therefore resolved by Chassis 10
defer Mr. Vandervcers Installation until the evening
OF the I'D inst. when those documents will be at
hand. Hc Will tnen be received as member Of
Cassir, and Dfs. Orniston, Du Bots. Alexander
THOMPSON ana InscrsoIi are expected to take part
In tue inst ailati0n services DR.. Ormiston Is TO
Invited 10 preach the sermon on that occasion.
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FIRE ISLAND BEACH.

Samuel w. Green oogan suit in partition against
David ). 5. 5ammis and otnors tho object pc,pg TO
divice the FIRE Island Beach, Tho beach was orisi.
naly granted by the Grown TO ono William smith, who
willed II to his son Henry smith He turn SOLD 1t
10 person who disposed OF " In twenty lots Tho
owners those twonty lots aiterward sold them TO
others, whose descendants nov own thom. SIX
months ago abe Supreme Court appeinted Charles r.
Dnryea Of BnuvIon: SIophen o. Rogsrs Of Hun,,n,
ton, and Justus Roe ofPatchoguc, commission srs
divide the beach Yesterday motion mado be-
fore Judge Dykman 10 con drm the report OF CON-
missi0ners who divided the land into seventy Mt
parts, aliotting to owners tho land on which they
have made improvements. Tho report was con flrfncd
and the matter referred to janus H. Tuthiil to APP
portion the cost among tho owners. The beach IS
about eighteen miles in length and Is valued 600
The yaluo OF he improvements Ia $4,000
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make good Nayor-usns better. I don't Intend thIs
Tor publication bat come In and President Worth.
dc. perhaps, VIII be able 10 give you something you
can print"
or WALL STREET BANK OFFICERS.
A HERALD reporter called upon several OF tho chief
officers Of the national banks in Wall street, yester
day, tor tho purpose OF ascerraining their views In
regard 10 the Asyorahy. Several OF thu presidents
absent their vacation, but officers next In
rank were fouad accessible, although busiy engaged
In the banking operations OF the day. The following
are the results Of the reporters IN this
Mr. William r. Fosdick, president OF the ST. Mich
oas Bank-I don't vote here, but take as much In
probably In The matter OF having good Mayor
any who does would like good man
elected. So far as have any knowledge OF ar Bon
ner think no would mako an excellent Mayor. Ho
has exhibited good deal Of executive ability In his
business aud what have heard OF HIM personally Is
support Of The banking people really cannot say AZ
havo said, do not vote here and not we'll In
formed others who de-
Mr. Dewitt Q. Hays presdert Of the Union Ma.
tional Bank-I don't know anything about the mat
ter All know about Bonner that he is a very
clever editor. For myself have particular man.
WANT A GOOD MAN.
Mr.. J. II. b. Edgar, cashier OF the National Ne.
chanlcs' Banking Association don't know that
have any objection 10 Mr. Bonner don't know that
care who they elect % Mayor provided he 70 good
man.
something about the matter, we DO not con.
slider II within our province TO express an opinion
Mr. ". L. jenkins, president OF the Bank Of America
ia State instituon-They should throw party all
aside and get the best man they dnd willing TO
WITH ns eecou 81 xSo o % o
Nj. Havomeycr, who did not desire tie Office. II you
can lind such man, Of competent ability he will mako
good Mayor. II the democrats want Augustus
Schell no will no doubt DO elected. don't know Mr..
Bonner
Bank. sAid:-.'l believe Mr.. Bonner be man Of
GOOD common sense. But don't know what party
no belongs TO-" Tho reporter suggested that no be.
Quirk, AIT Is very likely the fact mi ght help him.