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should have it they feed the sun. The
comets. that ml1st enter fho colo. euaAo,o.

should have it they feed the sun. The
comets, that must enter the solar system
to serve this purpose, should be uniform
IN numbers IN series Of equal zones of
space around the SUM- This proves to be
the case when mathematical investiga-
ton is made on the point. The figures
OF proof were given on the blackboard
Prot. Pierce finds that the pelting of
meteors, which Jupiter would get on
account Of its great size and attraction,
would be four times as great as the heat
that planet can get from the sun, and
sufficient almost to make it sun; almost
but not quite. Hence, Jupiter is proba-
bly, luminous to his moons. The great
explosions in the chrome sphere can thus
be accounted for; they are the splashes Of
hydrogen when the meteors fall in, and
they certainly resemble such result. An
argument is to be derived from the con-
dltion of the nebul@ which present an in
ner mass, with vacant space between.
A similar condition is probably in and
around the solar system there is q mass
OF meteOrs around the sun, and vast
number of them must form superficial
envelope or cloud outside the system, but
connect with it. If we suppose that
cloud to be 100 times as large as the sun,
we can account for its supply of heat.
Bnt, if there is such mass of meteors
outside, the perturbations OF the outer
planets will be irregular, and there is
room for suspicion that such is actually q
fact. But that makes it hopeless to make
astronomical predictions of 1000 years.
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go to onct, but there is one thing to it.
when it comes night now YOU know
where them boys be-"
When, some years ago, an eminent Aus
tral1an was inspecting in that country
unatlc asy lum, miserabiy defective in
constructions and appointment. he asked
what was the special feature in the luna
~ Of a certain patient. "He thinks he
is in hell, Sir" was the reioinder az
that was all his delusion," was the replv
II think he has a very substantial basis
for it." !"
"What news to-dayg" said one Of our
city merchants to his friend. "What
news, responded the other; "nothine.
only things are growing better. Our
people are getting on their legs again."
"On their legs again. 'sOn their legs"
said the first: ~ don't see how you make
that out" "Why, yes,' replied the 9th
er; folks that used to ride are obliged to
walk now. Is not that getting on their
legs again" ,r,:. -. -. ..s - - at
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tanned her until he could communicate
with her parents, and they received her
gladly. 81 -...ze :
A tagged emaciated woman, still young,
though aged by misery, entered the Y ork
vllle police court yesterday, Justice
Wandell was on the bench. The young
old woman said that she had no home
and no money, and expected soon to be-
come mother. Justice Wandsll looked
!. At , her sharply, and then inquired:
Are you Lizzie Rush9" gE] #s}
Eyes, ! was Lizzie Rush,
= The young old woman told the Justice
that she lived with her parents for a
year, and that then the desire for city life
oyercame her; that an old man persuaded
her to run away with him to the city, and
that after few months of dissipation he
deserted her. She had suffered much,
and she now turned to even BLACKWELL
Island tor refuge. She was handed over
to the commissioners OF charities and
correctlon.-Neto York. Sun. .,a Saf..x4.r,
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A Runaway Girls Life of Misery

The Sisters Of the House of Mercy in
Second avenue, were awakened one sum
mer night about twotyears ago by a timid
ring at the door bell. They found a girl
who asked shelter for the night; and as
she was neatly dressed. and respectable
looking, they readily admitted her. She
gave the name of Lizzie Rush, and her
age as seventeen years, but would say no
more. She was pretty, and her hands
showed that she was unused 10 work.
She desired to be received as an inmate
of tho institution, but the sisters could
not comply with her request, and conse-
quently she was taken to the Yorkvill
police court. Justice Wandell, coniec.
curing that the girl was runaway, took
her aside and questioned her, and at
length drew out the confession that she
had run away from home, that her father
was well-to-do farmer near Stamford.
Conn, that she had read great deal OF
life in the city Of New York, that she
had come to see for herself, that her
money was all expended in paying her
fare, and that she went hungry the first
day, until directed by policeman to the
House Of Mercy. Justice Waudell de
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-08
A Little Romance OF Broadway.

Three pretty young girls from Jersey
City had left the ferryboat to walk up to
the elev ated road, says New York let
ter, and unluckily were provided with
only one WhalebOne and silk covering.
for their heads. The narrow sidewalk
made it almost impossible for the three
to walk abreast, and consequently one of
them, who was addressed as Annie, re-
ceived all the dripp,ngs from the caves
of the umbrella upon her unselfsh head.
A gentleman just behind them noticed
this, and tried, as unobtrusively as posi-
sible, to shelter her with his own. For a
block or so she ignored the attempt, but
finally was forced, in crossing the street
to accept the courtesy, which she did
with an embarrassed bow. It happened
that the youth was we'll brough up, and
understood her fear lest he should in any
way take advantage of his courtesy to be
impairment, and being of rather mis-
chievous turn of mind, he waited until
he caught her eye, as she looked slyly up,
when assuming that ''far" look so often
seen on the faces of the deaf and dumb,
he pathetically touched his finger to his
lips, and shook his head. st+-'.- =
The girl looked 0 immensely relieved
that he came near laughing right out;
especially when announced that he was
speeches. she showed she WASH t by quiet
ly observing to one Of her friends, ooh,
Mary, isn't it too bad this handsome
yorng man is deaf and dumb2'' sa "A
My thought it was, and wondered
ho'. ie ever got along in the world, and,
much to the amazement of this knight of
the umbrella, the three proceeded to dis
cuss him girl-fashion, and from the color
Of his eyes to the cut Of his clothes he
was fully criticised, annie deciding
that, as husband, he would be sans re-
probe, never swearing, never scolding,
making silence golden. .... T..
When they reached the station the
three girls bowed and smiled and grim
aced their gratitude, when, to their pro-
found horror, the youth, with sweet
smile, raised his hat remarking, with
painful distinctness, that he twas very
happy to have been of service With q
suppressed shrek, the merry maids rush
ed up the winding stairs, and the youth
walked on, whistling Beautiful Is-er.
bellar." ...a
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Under the Mantle OF Charity.

The mantle of charity has been made
to cover a multitude Of businesses, but
none more curious than that revealed bv
a case at the Teignmouth England)
criminal court. '5.1f@ .'-7@5>
The defendant in the case IS a Miss
Seymour, young woman of twenty -one,
OF prepossessing appearance, who came
to trial elegantly arrayed in black, with
big silver cross prominently displayed
on her breast. The charge against her
was cruelty to one Fanny Kevern, little
girl, and it developed the following re
markable details: ~.
In ASSOCIATION with her mother the
prisoner had developed most ingenious
scheme of extracting living out of the
public without working for it. They
had house at Shaldon. This they
dubbed the "Home of the Holy Cross"
tor the reception of destitute girls of ten
der age. Unfortunately such poor crea-
lures are not hard to find, and the swind-
lers soon had house full.
Then they provided each child with
memorandum book headed "Childrens
Home, Shaldon, near Teignmouth, es-
tablished 1878. Miss Geraldine Seymour,
Evelyn House, Shaldon, appeals to the
public for aid. Children can be sent
from any part of the kingdom on payment
OF 2s. I'D. week.
Armed with these the young ones were
started out, alone or in couples, to raid
on the public. They begged Industrious
ly, and to such effect that hundreds of
pounds were collected by them. Unfor-
tionately, however, the police of London,
Extor, Bristol, and other places, began
to find these children wandering In the
| streets late at night, afraid to seek shelte
under the Holy Cross because they had
not collected money enough, and were
afraid of being beaten. Neighbors, too,
frequently hearG children screaming late
at hight in the Home. Finally Fanny
Kevern was found barefooted in the street.
and hence the complaint and Miss Sey-
mour's arrest.
The girl had come in from money
hunting trip short of her limit of money,
and the defendent flew into great pas
sion, and beat her about the head with
her boots. There was rim of iron
around the boot heel, and one OF the
blows drove hairpin SO firmly into the
girls head that she could not herself re-
move it, but had to 60 to a surgeon
The girl at last escaped from the Home,
| and when found was lot able to talk
Miss Seymour escaped with fine of ten
dollars.
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Genial MannesS.

It is the existence of traditional code
of manners, says writer in a London
weekly Journal. that makes social inter-
course in France smooth and exhilarat-
ing, and its bright, polite, appreeiative
spirit is the result of training, not the
mark of insincerity. Manners are catch
ing. It has been noticed that the En-
glish people are more genial on the Con-
tinent than at home, and it is amusing
enough to mark the thawing process 60
ing on. l remember, during my stay at
French hotel, watching the behavior of
British family, at the diurnal gather
ing at the table dhotc, the gradual I'M
bending of the carriage, the loosening Of
tel tell i'll, the English family followed
the example Of the French and made
daily inquiries fer the invalid, and lent
HIM books. Had the scene been laid in
England these ciyilities might never have
occurred; our insular phlegm might have
withheld such expressions of sympathy
toward one not introduced. The unlucky
side Of the national trait is, that it chills
those who fain would work up against it
and seek to establish more genial and
human relationship between strangers:
the notion that their pollteness might
be construed by the subjects of it into
an attempt to force themselves upon
their acquaintance, and the rebuff tins
would inevitably NEE repels them. II
am fast becoming as rude as my neigh
bors. The next time meet them shall
ignore them as if they were made of thin
air." exclaimed high-spirited thorough
little lady with Celtic blood in her veins,
who, having paused once OF twice on the
stairs of the lodging house to make room
for another lady, who Aaiso temporarily
dwelt in this abode, the latter, neither
fastening her step nor bowling her head
in acknowledgment of the ciyility. If
the manners of men are losing the cour-
teous Difference that should mark their
demeanor toward women. it is. let US adj
NIT it, our tanlt. Women are great
civilizing agency of the world, and If We
are Indifferent to these small, "small
sweet courtesies," then the fountain-head
must dry up. There is story told of
Gen. Lamorieciere, who, in the famous
une days of 1846, wss fired at. The shot
missed, and the general drew his sword
and turned on his would-be assassin.
when, seeing it was woman, be sheathed
his weapon and raised his hat The story
forcibly required to me the other day
when in the art studio, where several
ladies were painting, young man enter
ed, and kebt his hat on his head during
his visit. He no doubt considered the
young women assembled not Of his set,
and therefore unworthy the homage Of a
bare head. d ..-r
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THE TWO BURDENS.
Over the deep sea Love came flying;
Over the salt sea Love flew sighing-

Over the deep sea Love came flying;
Over the SAT- sea Love flew sighing-
Alas, O Love, for thy journeying wings!
Through turbid light and sound Of thunder,
When one wave lifts and one falls under,
Love few us bird flies straight for warm
springs.
Love reached the Northland, and found his
own; .a- Er@@4
With budding roses, and roses blown,
And wonderful lilies, he wove their wreath p;
His voice was sweet as tune that wells, IF
Gathers and thunders, and throbs and swells,
And fails and lapses in rapturous death.
His hands divided the tangled boughs, nt
They sat and loved in a moist green house,
With bird-songs and sunbeams faltering
Through;
One note of wind to each light leaf;
y Love, those days they were sweet but
brief
Sweet as the rose is, and fleet as the dew.
Over the deep sea Death came flying;
Over the salt sea Death came signing.
Love heard from afar the rush of his wings,
Felt the blast of them over the sea,
And turned his face wi ere the shadows be,
And wept for sound of disastrous things
Death reached the Northland and claimed his
own .''. ~.
With pale sweet flowers by wet winds blown
be WOVe for the forehead OF one q wreath.
His voice was sad as the wind that signs
Through cypress-trees under rainy skies,
When the dead leaves drift on the path be.
meath.
His hands divided the tangled boughs.
One love he bore to dark greer house
Where never bridegroom may clasp his
bride
A place of silence, Of dust, and Sleep
What vigil there shall the loved one keep,
Or what cry of longing the lips divide?
-Harper's Magazine for October
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-10-08

Green, "and I do lots on jell, it's SO good
for the sick; but then, fresh currants is
real refreshln' this hot weather; you know
It's been master hot right along for a
spell, and there amt but a few has got
as good currants as mine be-"
At last Mrs. Bcardsley fell i'll of
low fever; she was very lonely, for Fred
1 had to bc all day ut his work, and the
girl in the kitchen had her hands full
with Tommy and the Homework. The
doctors gig at the door notified the neigh
bors of the trouble, and after it had
stopped there daily for week, Mrs.
Dean sent over her girl to inquire how
Mrs. Beardsley was. Mrs. Morris met
her husband in the street and asked the
same question. Mrs. Roberts was not
concerned about the matter. "Those up
per-crust folks keep sending in to ask, I
see: haven't never called there, SO I
amt wanted or needed now as know Of.
But she did tell the doctor she a
good watcher, and would 60 if they,
couldn't get any body else. @r..@..
Mrs. Waters had little baby and
could do nothing, yet she sent in rose
bud, the first from her one cherished
bush, and Justina cried over it; she was
so weak! Mrs. Greene came over once
or twice, and sent some custard. but she
''wasn't no use in sickness, SO dreadful
nervous" her husband said.
Miss Betsey was out of town at first,
but as 5000 as she came back not q day
passed that she did not 60 over and cheer
the sick woman with homely words of
faith and hope and good will. She went
into the kitchen and made beef tea,
she came up stairs and shook up
her hot pillows, replenished the fire,
combed out the tangled hair with
the gentlest fingers and kept Tom
my with her in the intervals, as long as
he could he eoaxsd to stay. When Mrs
Beardsley was getting better, the first
day she was able to sit mp, after Miss
Betsey had made her comfortable with
cushions and a footstool, the poor languid
woman put her thin arms about the old
lady's neck and kissed her, and dropping
her head on that sturdy shoulder burst
snto irrepressible sobs ii se s4-s
Lawful sakes! don't ye do so, child
stop right off. Why, you'll be all tucker
ed out when he gets home eff you do so.
Now, stop right OFF, -.
Il can't help it, sobbed Tina; "you're
so good, Miss Betsey; you're real angelv'
THE mortal! You must be out O.
your mind, child Who ever saw an au-
gel with yaller-gray hair and notsix teeth
to show for't2" laughed the good old soul
"You stop cryin' and talkin' Of angels
and swaller your beef tea, or the doctor'll
be scoldln' Of ye, for certain sure"
When Mrs. Beardsley was we'll enough
for change of air she went to the city to
see her sister, who had just come back
from Europe, and was naturally cage,
to hear all about Tina's surroundings.
And have you got any neighbors
dear7'' she asked after many other ques-
| tons. .,,.,f . ..... ... -.
"One," said Justina, smiling. a
The question still remains to be answer.
ed "Who was Mrs. Beardsley's neighbour
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The following is sign on q barber
shop in Mansfield, o.: "Tonsorial Arts,
Physiognominical Hair Dresser, Facial
Operator, Uranium manipulation and Clip
ilary abriuger. Sheaves and Hair Gut
with ambidextrous facility
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
ACCIDENTS.

AN Ironton, Ohio, special dated Oct.
10Th says Samuel Jarvis and tNo children
were drowned in the river, to-day, by the
sinking of small boat, which had been
overloaded with coal.
A COLUMBUS, Ohio, dispatch of the 18th
inst says the new bridge. over the Big
Walnut Creek, on the Sunday Creek
Valley Railroad, about ten miles from
this city fell last evening, with a terrible
crash, distance Of forty feet, into the
water. Eight workingmcn were on the
bridge at the time, and their escape from
from death is miraculous. Five of the
men were slightly injured, A defective
trestle caused the accident.
A CHICAGO dispatch of the 10Th says a
runaway hay wagon created considerable
disturbance on West Madison street, this
evening, running into. street car, over,
turning buggy and seriously injuring
an occupant breaking u leg of one horse
and killing the driver, VIM Noll; who
leaves wife and five children in dest
tutc condition. The driver of the street
car was so thoroughly frightened as to
become threatened with heart disease.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24

chant, in the coal and iron exchange, by
three strangers, who came apparently on
business. The robbery was not discov-
cred till several hours afterwards, when
II was too late to ascertain whether they
had been negotiated on the street or
not.
A CHICAGO telegram of Oct 10Th says
ii. Il. Waterman, for eighteen months
confidential clerk of the board OF trade,
of the firm of Henry, Memory 81 Co. ,ab.
seconded Saturday night, with twenty
thousand dollars and perhaps more, be-
longing to his employers. He had been
thoroughly trusted and had doctored the
books for some months back. 1t is
suppose he has victimized other people,
and that the affair was a deliberate
steal.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 10Th
says in the case Of Mary s. Oliver against
Simon Cameron in which n motion had
been made by the plaintiff 10 dispense
with the printing of the record In the ap.
peal case pending in court in general
term, the counsel for defendant made an.
swer thereto. The answer says, among
other things, it is not sufficiently shown
that the plaintiff Is unable to have the
record printed; that the cause of action
alleged breach Of contract of marriage
lis not of character of cases which
calls for the suspension Of rules. and a
fair and just and convenient review of
the case requires printing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
THE INDIAN WAR.

CHEYENNE advices of the 18th state
the latest news from Merritt's command
is of a startling nature. A courier comes
into Rawlins with important dispatches
from Merritt, the nature of which the
courier is not aware, except that noun
tain howitzers are asked for. The cour-
ier states that heavy fighting has been
going on since Tuesday morning. AT
that time an attempt was made to dis.
lodge the Indians, who were located on
commanding bluffs. Their position
proved too strong. The whole force Of
troops was brought out, and the Indians
retired to line of natural Notifications
about three miles nearer the White river
agency Gen. Merritt took advantage of
this move and transferred his camp TO
open ground on Milk creek, where the
hostiles could not reach them from any
surrounding bluffs. The stencil at the
other camp compelled the change, and a
better position was secured, and
near water. A accommodating party
was sent out under com
mand of Capt. Montgomery, Fifth
Cavalry, to feel the enemy's position. 1t
was discovered to be almost imprcgna-
BILE, and evidences are given that over
500 Indians were entrenched there. This
proves that reinforcements came from
the southern Ute agencies.
Gen. Merritt posted the various com
panics of his command, several com.
panies being infantry who had arrived
the day before, on eminences near the
Indian line, and poured in heavy fire
Still shot for shot was exchanged, and
the Indians showed that they were well
armed and had an abundance of ammu
milton. AT one time they tried to cut oil
one company of troops but were driven
back to their intrenchments in hot haste.
Through field-glas es the Indians can be
seen piling up rocks to make their posi-
ton more secure. They seem determin-
cd to stay. Three companies under
Lieut. Col. Compton were ordered to
make detour and flank the Indians but
the nature of the country is such as to
prevent. The Indians know every
rock, and, as the road
leads through canyons and bluffs, they
know the advantage of their position.
With mountain howitzers Gen. Merritt
thinks he can drive them awayfrom their
present position Should their supply of
ammunition Tail, they would naturally
retire, and the troops are enticing their
fire. Several privates have been killed
and number wounded. One officer is
wounded slightly, new lieutenant. 1t
is not known how many Indians are kill.
ed or wounded. The smoke from their
camp fires curls up regularly. The com.
mand is in no danger of humiliation, al.
though the Indians seem numerous
enough. They will probably remain on
the defensive. The situation on Wednes'
day night was stand-oF The sayages
yelled occasionally and fired stray shots,
probably to let the troops know they
were still there.
RAwLrSs adyices Of the i4th state that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-10-24
YELLOW FEWER.

MEMPHIS adviccs Of the Eth report Z
new cases-5 white and 2 colored No
additional deaths. The Towards will
send three more nurses TO Forest City, to.
morrow, on n special train.
A FRANKLIN, La, special of the 10Th
says the sickness prevailing Mt Centre.
vile, five miles below here, is undoubt.
eddy yellow fever Sixteen cases and six
deaths to date. Ccntreville is quarantine
cd against on all sides.
A MEMPHIS dispatch OF. the 10th inst +.
says there were three new cases reported
this afternoon, making eight in all to-day.
Total number of new cases reported Tor
the week, fifty.nine. White AZ, colorcd
H. Total to date, 1880. Total deaths
from yellow fever for the week, 81. TO
date 456
MEMPHIS advices of the 10Th report 8
new cases IN ais white and colored
The following is published: Owing to
the increased and increasing malignancy
Of the epidemic, all permits to psss the
picket lines, issued prior to this date, are
hereby restricted. Pickets are hereby or.
dered to allow no person to enter or leave
Memphis after to-day without passes on
or after the 18th of Oct.
(SignedD J. W. ROSE,
Asst Supt. Quarantine.