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A Jaguar's Escape.

A writer in Appleton's Journal tells
the following story of a jaguars escape
from the hold of French gunboat. The
animal was brought on board in wood
en- cage, and the story tells how the IN
genuity of the huge cat served him.
In the moment when his movable pris
on was being lowered through the hatch
way he forced his paw through the slaves
reached out and tore the shoulder of the
nearest sailor with succession dripping
blows.
The man jumped aside, yelling muir
der his mates slipped their grip, and the
cage, iaguar and all tumbled down fifteen
feet, straight into the hold, and upon q
pile of pIg-iron ballast which fractured
its bottom board.
The men stood aghast and the shrieks
and the rush of stampeding laborers be-
low confirmed their worst fears; the jagu-
ar was running at large in the hold of
the ship,
The brute attempted to regain the
deck by the same road he had come
down, and, after Jumping from rafter to
rafter reached the luminous gate OF the
upper world by desperate leap, and in
the nick of time, for the sailors on deck
had recovered their wits, and were drag
ging trap-door towards the dangerous
hole.
They were letting it down when its
edge on one side came In contact with
some obstacle; a paw was pushed
through from below, a frightful head
quickly after, and, needless of the bell
| t0wed protests of the first mate, two OF
the men broke and ran.
They returned, the one with hand
spike, the other with heavy bucket,
but the delay had been FATAL the brute
had got its second paw through, and, IN
spite of shower of blows enlarged the
opening sufficient to free the rest of Its
body.
The tiger Jumped on deck and stood
there for a second, glaring around with
bloodshot eyes. But only for second
fully conscious, it seemed, that there was
not another moment to lose, he used the
trap-door as jumping-board, and
cleared the gunwales with flying leap.
The distance to terra irma was not
very considerable mile or mile and
half at the farthest.
Rifle balls, carbine- balls, and pistol
balls made the water fly around his head,
and the maries were just coming up with
their muskets, when the French lieuten-
ant interfered: "a chap that could beat
us fair and square on our own deck ought
not to be shot in the water like a coward
ly deserter; give him chance"
TO his intense disgust, the man with
the torn shoulder saw the brute land ana
on the opposite shore, shake himself, aud
disadpear in the willow thlcket.
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No Bones in the Ocean.


Mr.. Jeffrey has established the fact that
bones disappear in the ocean. By dredg-
ing, it IS common 10 bring up teeth, but
rarely ever hone of any kind; these,
however compact, dissolve if exposed to
the action OF the water but little time.
On the contrary, teeth-which are not
bones any more than whales are tish-re-
sist the destroying action of sea water IN
definitely. 1t is, therefore, powerful
solvent. Still the popular opinion is that
it is brine. If such were the case, the
bottom of all seas would, long ago, have
been Swallowed by immense accumula-
tons OF carcasses and products OF the veg
etable Kingdom constantly floating into
them. Dentine, the peculiar material OF
which teeth are formed, and the ename
covering them, offer ex Extraordinary resist
ance TO these chemical agencies which re-
solve other animal remains into moth ing
ness. Mounds in the West, tumull In
Europe and Asia, which are believed to
antedate sacred history for thousands OF
wears, yield up perfectly sound teeth, on
which time appears to have made no I'm
preston whatever.
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it. Music. italian, drawing and the use
of the globes may be- taught in such
way as to cultivate the whole intel. CT;
and Latin. Geeek and the higher mathe-
MATES may I;e learned with the result
merely of creating female pedants. The
higher educstion of wenen,' when 1t IS
fully developed. will, ifit be really worth
the name. make women not less, but
more womansy. Even 50 there may be
plenty OF scope for certain admixture OF
women in the liberal professions without
changing the relations of society and set
ting Sex against sex. ~ 1t is not so
much higher education as deeper and
more thorough education that IS needed.
Let women he thoroughly taught what
ever they haze TO learn, whether 1t be
much or little, and they viii thereby be
fitted, as occasion calls, % take up any
occupation taat may be open TO them with
application, th9roughpese and efficiency
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FossiIs.

Don't be fossils; old logs lying by the
wayside for moss and fungus to grow
upon for worms to i!oncycomb and spiders
to weave nets around Be man among
men, with a purpose and sire 9Th to ac-
complish. Don't pe afraid of resistance
the more the better Friction cleans
the bark and rubs Aown the knots, Don't
he afraic of failure. You win be certain
TO find it il everlastiaGEv seeking. If 1t
must come, let the ttay lind you and not
YOU the day No lAap can succeed IN all
his undertakings, and it would not be
well for him to 40 so. Things easily ac
ouired 60 easily 1t is by the struggle it
costs to obtain thst we learn to rightly
estimate the value.
Don't be fossils: They are content to
rot; to let matters: take their course, and
the sooner they are oNt of the way the
better They snnply occupy the room
needed by better,men; men who are Wig
orous, thriving SPROUTS of the great HUI
man tree; men WHO VIII take and keep
place in the worl,::; who make business
and attend to it: who amount to some
thing, do some gCoo 20 their race; men OF
bone. sinew and nefse: men of thought
and action, with Che will to do and the
heart TO dare; meh who would be missed
and regretted NOS old, mouldy, worthless
trunks by the side Of the stream, tossed
up high and dry by one freshet to re-
main motionless until the coming and
swelling of another,
Don't be fossils, Better die in the
stluggi than rust out uselessly. Want.
of success with effort is better than no
striving for the p$ize.; There is more of
honcr even in failure Shan to never have
endeavo.ed He who perishcs brayely IN
the combat receives the reward of praise,
though he fails to grasp the crown,
There is pleasure il effort, IN excite
ment, in the trying, slough
but dream Life Isl made up of trial
and no wise man! slirinks from or seeks
to avoid it. Strike for the Truth and the
Right, and if the glory of the Victor is
denied, you can al least gain that OF the
Martyr.
Don't be human fossils-mlserable
nothings! Be mp and doing. Glory
awaits the seeking and wealth the toiling
for, and neither will come without he
earnest seeking. DO something. If the
great slips through your grasp, hold
firmly Oh, the less Be anything, if hon
est, rather than hun an nonentity
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NEWS OFTHE WEEK.
EnaIish Grain Market.

The Mark Lane Express says: There is
q decided change for the better in the appear
ance of the growing wheat, which is now IN
full bloom At first sight the fields seem to
promise large crop, but in many fields the
ears are small. With the exception OF barley
and oats, appearances at present point to
fair average yield of cereals, as far as quanti-
ty is concerned, while the quality is likely to be
mediocre insignificant supplies OF English
wheat at Mark Lane, and provincial markets,
indicate rapid depletion Of stocks in far
mers' hands, and that little or not any, viii be
left over at harvest time. Imports of foreign
wheat into London have beer more moderate
of late, but the supplies go INTO the granny
rather than consumption. Small lots of white
wheat have been taken off the stands for CEN
tenniaI account, principally for Belgium and
north France where the crops are unsatisfac-
tory and prices several shillings higher than
in London, but no further sales of cargoes OF
coast have taken place. Maize has not I'M
dergOne much change on spot, but new mix
ed American to arrive was offered at 22s. Cd
per quarter "ex-ship," a price hitherto I'M
known for this article. With liberal arrivals
at ports of call the floating cargo trade for
whea is dull and prices declined fully shil-
ling per quarter Maize and barley receded
fully six pence per quarter.
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Prince 1urat,

A dispatch from. london announces the
death of Prince L5tcien Charles Francois
Napoleon Murat. lie was the young-
est son # Joachim Murat, a celebrated
French General and King of Naples
q SOS), his mother being Caroline Marie
Annonaade Napoleon, sister of Napolconl.
He was born in milan. May 10, 1903, and
after living near his mother until 1924,
he went to Spain; where, on the suspicion
oi being on reasonable errand. he was
arrested and thrown into prison. After
his Liberation he came to the United
States and married Miss Fraser, his wife
earning support by teaching. He re-
tured to- France In 1S4S, and was elected
to the constituent and legislative assemb-
lies. He was envoy extraordinary and
minister plenip0tentiary to Turin in
l849, ard became Senator ON January 20,
1852. In 1858 he received the title as
prince cf the imperial family. In 1860,
when the Bourbops were expelled from
Naples, Murant put forth his claims to
the throne of the Two Sicilies, but at
the instance of hi; intentions. In 1871
he was with Bdz4iae in Metz, and when
the city caDitulated he was made prisoner.
His eldest son, Joseph Joachim Napole-
on, born in Paris July 81, 1884, has been
since 1866 colonel in the French army,
and in April, 1872, obtained leave to
serve four years il the Swedish army.
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The Indian War.

This savages are active in their hos.
tility, and seemed disposed and prepared to
ght out long campaign. An Oregon d
patch of July Sth reports the Indians strongly
fortified % miles from Canyon City, waiting
to give Howard battle. Gov. Chadwick tele-
grapAed from Umatilla that Capt. sperry's
command, forty strong, is nearly annihilated,
a repetition of the Custer massacre. sperry was
killed, and nearly all of his command killed
or wounded, only seven left. The friendly
Uma.ilIa Indians fought 400 Snake savages all
day July I'd, killing 80 and wounding two.
Volunteers at Portland were hasting TO aid
the settlers in eastern Oregon Howard was
expected to be ready to fight the fortified saw
ages, represented to be 800 strong, looo OF
whom Were well armed.
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A charge comes from st. Louis that the
horse Ten Brock was drugged, but that the
effect of the poison was counteractcd by
closing the race at an hour earlier than an
nounced. The st. Louis telegram of July
eth SAYS: "a St. Louis man who returned
from Louisville makes a startling statement
concerning the race of the 4th lie says Col.
Lewis Clark, of the Louisville Jockey Club,
told him that the horse had been got at, how
or in what manner he was not at liberty to
state, but from information furnished him on
july Sd, he felt sure that efforts would be
made to drug the horse, and all precautions
that could be made to prevent it were taken.
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Welded Love.---A True Incident.

s'Make the bed easy, Mr.. r." said old
Uncle Abe, to the undertaken who was
preparing the coffin for his aged wife,
MAKE the bed soft and easy, for her old
bones are tender and soft, and a hard
bed will hurt them
He forgot for moment that old gray
haired man, that she was dead; that the
old bones had done aching forever.
Sixty-four years had ste walked by his
side, a true and loving wife. Sixty -four
Just think of it, in this age OF divorce!
sixty four years had they dwelt under
the same root-tree; together shared the
same joys and the same sorrows Of life !;
together mourned over the coffin of their
first-born; together rejoiced in the pros
perity of their sons and daughters, and
now She had left him alone. No wonder
he forgot. Her loving hands had 50
long cared for him, for he had been the
feebler of the two.
until death do US part, said the mar
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conaltlon ortne Na..onal rreasury.

On June Both there were in the treasurT
as follows: Gold coin, $161 914; standard
dollars So $3.50; gold bullion, $1,000, 439;
silver bullion, 1891 ,2O2 total SlS0,222,502
Fund for the redemption of United States
bonds, say thirty FIVE per cent. of S3466lS,0l6
outstanding in legal tender, 1921 100000, Coin
in excess of redemption fund, S59,222, oO2, of
which there will be required for the following
payments: Unmaturea collections of $50
bonds, 81, $4,000; coin certificates outstand-
ing on that account 1867 900; less $40, 49,
800; redeemed and in the treasury, S24, S97, $50;
principal of of debt estimated to be due and
unpaid on that date, S4,000,O0O; coin interest
estimated to be due and unpaid on that
date S4,O0O0OO; total. 500 747,600; excess
81, IA s22 The gold coin on hand, stated
above at slG1 43,9l4, does not include re-
deemed gold certificates or any other coin
items, but is the actual gold coin. There was,
also IN the treasury at that date 81, l36529 in
fractional silver coin.
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The London Times takes as manly and
wise view of womans education as does
the Examiner. aHowever opposed" it
saws. .fmen's views may be on the advan-
tage to the world of the free competition
of the women in the labor market, few
would question the advantage of improv-
ing the quality of women's education;
Nothing less well adapted than the KIND
of training hitherto provided for girls TO
fl them. keeping strictly within their OWL
limits. to be useful companions OF men,
can we'll be conceived. Women Will not
have done much toward intellectual free
DOM il they merely superimpose boys
Latin OF Greek on girls pianoforte and
embroidery. What is required to give
women intellectual freedom is, not to
increase the range Of study, but to deepen
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NV Mother,
Back through the lapse ql lonely years,
OF light and shade, aud litter tears,
seem to hear

OF light ana shade, aud Filter tears,
seem to hear.
My mothers voice, soft sweet and low
My mothers voice, ali, wen know
rs cadence dear.
Oft sitting, wien the uight-bird wings
His homeward flight, and softly sings
Aplaintive song.
Then memory waves Ter magic wand,
And summons from the silent LAND
Dear ones long gone.
Again stand by mother's knee.
Again her kainted face see,
As in dream.
Then asks 1ny heart vita voice Of tears,
For her, alas the sad sad years
Lie dork between.
Olmother. frem that sphere divine,
ON wings of light cleaSe realms OF lime,
Come thou 20 me.
If only fora little space
That may look on thy dear face,
One moment see.
A once saw, thy tenter eyes,
That know not tears ia Paradise,
Greved no mare.
watch for thee, o! mother dear;
listen aud | seem to hear
Thy songs Boat DER.
That lona4y river, deep andwlde,
Which da;kly rolls IFS Stygian tide
From shorete shore;
Silent and deep through lonely years,
Swollen with bitter farewell tears
Forever more
Trusting, I'm wait while life lasts here,
Till in that grand, immortal sphere,
Where soFroWs cease,
We meet aud on that loving breast
MY weary head shall ho. at rest
In perfec3 peace.
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The Indians.

Gov. Chadwick, of Oregon, received
the following dispatch from Canyon City,
dated June Goth: Our scouting party sur.
rounded by Indians and lighting on the
south fork of the John Day river. Indians
pouring into John Day valley. Militia force
no: sufficient to protect us and are in rear OF
INDIANS No troops in our valley. We have
but few arms and little ammunition. Order
State militia to our assistance. Forward
arms and ammunition, with escort to arm
our citizens. Raise them at Dallas if you can.
Time is precious. f. Z. SELLS,
Captain Grant County Home Guards.
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The Car leads sad life. The fears
that he has had for years of falling VIC
tim to the assasins knife or bullet have
redoubled since the case of We're Sassu-
tch gave an impulse TO the revolutionary
party, anG they say he never leaves his
bed room in the morning without look
ing sadly around him as though be felt
he mieat never pecnter the place alive.
Whenever he walks or drives strong
body Of police are dispersed around him,
and at intervals mounted gendarmery
and members Of the scarlet police keep
an anxious watch over the Nihilism they
fancy they deteot in every face in the
crowd.
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Grimes and CASUALTIES
FORGERY.

CHICAGO, July 6.-Harlow f. Coy, real
of exemplary life, SO far as known hereto
fore, has been discovered in a number of
forgeries, by which he has victimized d. b.
Gray, of Boston, out of $4,000 or $1,000.
Mr.. Coy was arrested to-day at the instance
of Gray and waving examination was held
to the court in $1,000. The forgeries have
been in the shape of notes, deeds, DC.
Persisted IN THE FLAMES
DETROIT, July 6.-Stephens' saw mill at
Fish Lake, near Lapeer, burned this morn
ing, early. Loss estimated at $4,000; in
surance, $4,000. Supposed incendiary.
J. ID. Bothwell's house at Columbiaville,
burned last night and one son aged perish
ed in the flames, and another was subse
family barely escaped with their lives. ALI
were asleep when the fire broke out.
LONG TIME TO GET READY.
Oss1pEE, N. H., July 6.-Brizzelle, con-
victed as accessory to the murder of Miss
Samson, four years ago, was to-day sentenced
to be hanged July 10, 1879.
SAW MILLS BURNED.
MONTREAL, O., July 6.-The Treat saw
mills at st. Stanislaus, owned by Price Bros
& Co., together with 100000 feet of sawed
lumber, burned. Loss $90,000; no insur-
ance.
LAwLEss TRAMPs.
Dies MONIES, Ia, July 6.-The Governor
has been in receipt to-day, of dispatches
from Marshalltown and other points, stating
that companies or mobs of trampS had taken
possession of railway trains and were dan
gerous to the towns. Some of the dispatches
were from mayors and sheriffs, asking au-
thority to call out the militia. The Governor
showed that they had all the authority need
ed in section 4,145 of the code.
TEXAS MAIL STAGE ROBBED.
GALVESTON, Texas, July CA Ne,cs special
from Mason says Latest reports from the
western bound stage state that it was last
night stopped by the same gang of men that
robbed the eastern bound mail This is the
fourth time the mail has been robbed at the
same spot within the last two years.
RESIDENCE BURNED.
Boston, July 6.-The residence of the late
]. w. Edmunds, at Newton Centre, burned
to-day. Loss $4,000; fully Injured.
ANOTHER LIBERAL.
LONDON, July 6.-Roberts, liberal, has
been returned to parliament from Flints
borough.
ATTEMPTED MURDER. e.
SAN Francisco, July 6-Victoria, b. G..
5th.-Y Yesterday an attempt was made tc
murder Robson, Dominion paymaster, by {
lunatic named Oliver, who fired at Robson
as he was entering his door. The lunatit
kept up a fire on Mr.. Robson's house fol
nearly an hour, until seized and disarmed.
FATAL MILL EXPLOSION.
New ORLEANS, July 6.-The Galveston
Nesrs' special from Queen City, Texas, says
The boiler of Sewell's saw mill, three miles
east of here, exploded this morning, killing
three men and wounded another. Tht
killed men were thrown thirty feet away.
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The Massacre or wyoming.

At Wilksbarre, Pa, on the 3rd inst the
opening exercises of the commemoratiou of
the one huudredth anniversary of the battle
and massacre of Wyoming took place to-day
with fully 60OO People in attendance. The,
Presidential and gubernaJorial party were
met at Northumberland ut o'clock in tn
morpiNg by the reception committee, and
along the route between Northumberland
and Wyoming the greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed. Every station was profusely deeora-
ted and the inhabitants turned out en- mass
10 greet the President, and bid him welcome
But few stops were made. At some points
calls for ms Evcellency were SO great that
the President shook hands with as many as
he could, while at other stations he made
shout speech, thanking the people heartily
Ior their pleasant greeting
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Arksnsas Democracy.

At Little Rock, July 5th the State con-
veption met and on the 18th ballotGov Weller
was nominated for reelection. The follow
ing additional candidates were nominated;
Jacob Trabbick, secretary of State; I. J
Churchill, treasurer, reelection; Jno. Craw
ford. reelection, law commissioner; d. Whear
attorney general; w. F. Henderson, school
superintendent; Rev. j. l.. Denton,
sunreme Judge; Jno. Eakin
chancellor; D. W. Carroll, chancery clerk; j..
N. Smith, was elected chairman of the State
central committee.
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rage service that bad united them
many years ago. Death had parted them
but the love still survived. Tenderly had
he cared for her all these years, now ten
derry did he watch the making of the
last bed Of this still loved wife.
He had bravely breasted the storm of
life with her by lis side, but now that she
was gone he could not live, and In few
DAYS they laid him bv her side
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The Indians.

News from Dallas, Oregon, states that
a scouting party of IA men, on the south fork
of Day river came upon a body of Indians sup
posed to be 1400 strong. An encounter
ensued, but the scouts escaped with one man
killed. A Umatilla dispatch of July 9th re-
ports a fight with Indians at Campos Prairie.
One Indian was killed. June Doth Gen. How
ards advance cavalry was pursuing Indians
in John Days valley. A Van Couver dispatch
of July 9th says news from the Indians was
creates great excitement and stir. Every
available man is ordered out Major Throc-
morton writes to Gen. Wheaton, from Can
yon City, July LIST, as follows: / have just re-
turned from carrying dispatches to Col. Gro
ver's command. Everything is disorganized.
Indians all around us. We have been fighting
far the last three days. Can't tell how many
are killed. We know of II of our men. We
want help. / have been in the saddle for
three nights. All business houses are closed.
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The Indians.

Gen Howard sends a dispatch from
Camp Lester of July ID, in which he gives an
account of his pursuit of the Indians. He has
them well in hand in the Blue mountains, and
if the command under Wheaton is able to
come to time, the hostile Bannacks may be
duly punished. The Ind ans in Sussnville,
Modoc county, California, are committing
depredations and the citizens are fleeing. The
Galveston NerS says white desperadoes dis
guised as Indians are committing murders
ard robberies.
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A Bachlor's Plight.

This Is from the Black Hills Pioneer
deliver in the mines near Central
has lately had quite romantic exper-
fence. A few weeks ago two bright lit
tie cheruos hailed him on the street as
pape; rushing up and with joyful accla-
NATION, each seized hand of this nou-
plassed bachelor. Never before had
sueh endearing terms fell upon the ears
of our Nevada friend, and mis- vanity was
fattered. Taking the little ones to a
caady shop near by, he loaded them
down with good things, and sent them
home with many kind wishes for their