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1tenladles In I'nrIslan lFosp1tals.

, As illustrating tho tgntleney which has pro-
vailed for tho last few ycars to make run on
certain GayarIse rcm1dlcst lAc statement is
sllAlp llat The central pharmaceutical establish
nlens Of the l'aslslun hospitals furnished 81
pDunds OF ctlornf0r.n a few Ycars ago, wlile tn
isis Tie quantity lad rIaen to Ul0: us Increase
VI ct,luraf from 1S09 10 1878 was frotn 10 to 7!n
pounds; bronltlu OF potassium, Q pounds In
lS55, 1,G00 in 1875; morphine, pound 9 OUNCES
in l5s5 t. 20 pounds. Ia 1875. Ile progress of
alcohol, considered - uerapcHslcal
ugent, fs especially worthy Of notice. THUS,
brtwccl 1875 anu 1878, tho consumption Of H.
r4,hui II, the hospItals increased from l,a70 to
4U,OO0 quarts; brandy docs not appear on the
list unlft 1St,3, when quarts were supplied,
whtlo i'll 1876 tie quantity mad risen to 1, l03
auarts. KUN followed ncatlY the same ratio of
i,rn.rcssfol during tho saAe time, namslF =, from
10 10 htis! quarts. A remarkable fact brought
to light Is. tllat III proportion d. alcohol rose
lecrtes fell that Is, up 10 the year 1859 ,U0 0Oo
OF lecclcs Wuro annually supplied tb Tho Paris
Ian lluspItala, while during Inc last twoyc
years thu aunual supply has averaged abous
GlNA ,
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Onc ef Tho most curious stories ot robbary on
rceord comes from tho V!lluca Ut Mystic, In
conateettc,lt. For neyrrhl yvar4 that place has
suffered from tho deorcdnttons OF purglsrs
against whose plots no precautions haye availvd,
Houses haVo boen deApotlel nj furniture, silver,
ornauleuts and svan carpets, ana the thieves ro-
sI,ainul uAaeteeteA, But tso ex,k,suru MS conls.
III lIe house OF hitllertn respected cttixan aud
churcb-1nemher I,aA hur nttuntto,,i attracted TO
es'na ornaments which tho thought that sho
recognized as having belonged to peFbons
,nontone!! her suspicion with much caution,
x,nl al Investigation was nIads resulting IN
tho discovery u4at tue afon'saM house was
tiIel with stolen property. TIC owner 0f tie
ulc,,, 10 make thorough tnspsetion. aud satd
ihat he purchased the aou4is Of q nclglbor, whom
i.u llslnod. This nolghbor was at onee arrested.
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suspices OF f1uuo md Oscar Behmall, for which
a very pleasant programme has bcenafranaed.
Il cnuccrt will be Qlren at eouth Park this
afternoon hY the Sixth Regiment Band. under
il,e direction Of u. 8. McCosh, which will play
the following programmed
l. March. ''Bota noultsnt" ZtckoR
2. Potponffl IN Pelnlto' '........ -. DoniSntt!
,, Andsnte and waltz, "Bounda from
4, cornes Solo, ';:'T;hh:e:1issi .aad varts-
NOhb'... t-......s AENo&N
n. n. fdtstr.
Il. Mhreh. "I.ouftcnt VS.. ........... ....Faust
9, Haiop. "Cp and Away ~. ...... 1s!tlsnhones
:. Selection frnin ''F4tlnLtza" "....... Won supps
8. A91ants atnn",, and va'tz' '''l'Dpo' p,nx,.,on
o. cofust po1ik.s, !: snmmnit"...... 49,. .Iecosh
10. Grand pracessional march. 'Stlvse
Trnmppts" ".......,....... ........... Vfvt&n
II. Walt1cs. " Fantaatcn" "..... .Z!ckeK
II. Quadrltle, ''uon sotr "............ 'IsconQ
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kzokuK, la.. Aug. l5,-Tcmpcnuco circles h
this clts arc somewhat a9ftsAed ovor IN a1terna-
tion which took place at a business meeting at
slls Rcd Ribbon Club latt evening. +. 4. N.
Collins introduced resolution expell'IE Ger
tain members who had been appointed cou-
mttse oconduct an excursion for the benefit OF
the Club, an,i who had poeketetl the proceeds
and refused to report. James Il. Dryden came
In reninrks retipctng upon Mir. Collins, whcre-
l,pou the latter ntrck ns him. FIRST with his fist
and then with chair. OTHERS interfercd beforr
the alteration went an! further. An infortna-
tiun las becu flied against Colllns for assault
and battery. Collins ts a insurance. agent and
DRYDEN is a yDunX LAWYER.
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,sd been prevented from having iustica done

had been prevented from having iust'co done
him. .
sfr. .Vau Yurcn. representing the Slate, con-
tended Tint tic lrIal had hccn fair anu tnnar-
tall uMl Bdd That ,hc Tuaxe Ind made fnr ll1s
prlEoncr as good lcftnao Is KcoEh could have
done. .. ..'
Luleoi Aldrict, took. dxcauston 10 Kcogh's
crit!cisln.. 4 detective had offered to bet him
so tint Thompson wonla 10 convictel. ~ ha
waa Of" te highest type Of moral culture. ne
tll,!ntt: gamble. The priAnner hnu told him
cnndidlY he VIVA not guilty. Under tho
rrtmiual couo Of Moses It wns hcttcr tllnt ona
innocent inan be convicted than nnety-illne
guilty b. punished.
OF Afessrs. Al,irch mud KeoR1. espsrlally hy
thai Of The former, and, es several inportant
links IN tho evidence had been omitted hT tle
prosecution, ho granted Thnmpaon new trial
Tor whtcl, Judge Allrtch expressed his a.
acknowledgements publicly.
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but when the aforementioned householder waA
again called on Il was found thnt he Was aheont,
having departed. It is sail. for Canada. All the
these two nun, wbo mcan~hilc held their heals
h!glt IN the community, and oven dared to en-
ncllish their own premises with tits pnuder.
Such discovery Ia ant to make the inhao aoftanta
81 rural community Iose \ good deal of contl-
dencc In tlc.r fetlpW-nen.
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CHICAGO, Aug. H.-1Vhv is T TINT jnst as
soon a. people begin to find out they want to
see play at the theatre the play ts taken OIL
IL takes time for a person to know that play Is
worth aocIfg,-that IA, I mean worth coming
t,stsucc to see. bought tIckets for next Mon
day for myself anil family to sec "The Bankers
Daughter" and only just found out that the
play will not bc ptaycd after Saturday,: Ny
i0lks cannot possibly rome III Monday. There
Sir. TIavcflr to keep the play on It'll after Mon-
,layl There arc two other families could come
With us that night. We u1l lire IN Anrusa.
Truly yours, JAMES MCCORMICK.
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CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-nocs a theatrical alycr-
tIscnent announcing Last nights" Of play
mean sI,at tue said play IA not to be presented
nftcr the Saturday following the auita announce
tnens' l lIala - for three seats at Hnvcrly's
Theatre iur next MONDAY evening. did - In
the belief tllat the "Dankrr's 1,auEhfcr ~ was
to be then PLAYED. I an told It Will mt be
utarcd after next S1turlny crening. Ourht not
tlcfluite dates to be published. that ttmse who
buy tickets II, a1Tannc mar know what they are
paying 10 sec! Respectfully, JUSTICE
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DETROIT, Avg. 1G.-7o The Editor Of The Iost
aud Tribune: The following detailed state
rncnt Of tie distribution Of the wieat crop Of
1878 Inns been prrpnrcd with great caro- from
otIIc'nl records of actua! s,ioucnts, and cat, b.
relied upon a. correct:
Tue shipments :rn for The cereal year COM
mencng July q, 1875 ard ending july 70, 1879,
from Atlantic ports, anl include tue shipments
for !hc weeks ending at both dates,
The asipmenls from tic Pacific ports are from
july l, 1878. to June 80. 1s79, frou California,
beginning md ending will! dates named.
The shipments tvuin Portlal,d md Astoria arc
frnm July a5, 1873, up to tho close Of the ship
ping Beasou for crop OF 1878:
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:, The Portland Ufeaoatan OF recent date aaYa.
"Au,uug thp passengers from sitka, Alaska, to
this clty, BY steamer California, VIVA sl!ss saIIa
ball, whn Is probably the Youngest Government
Official holding cotuaissoi IN .tl.e United
States. Tie lltt!a miss, though hlt - ycaFs Of
Silks; anti the manner tu which eyery detail Of
her utllcq Is ntteniel to IL worthy Vt adoption
BY nloro than ouo Of tho Nasbvs' Of thls
ElaIu.''
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Tho regular conccft will bo given ut Wintor's
Pavilion this oysning, with light but vcsJ nt-
tractive programme.
A u,us,cal so!rco will be given this evening ut
tho halt Of The i;urn:pia Aiatnerchot, Under the
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the season. Tho o1t.cEop ID Of fair quality, and
nearly up 10 An average In 1feld.



WASHINGTON, D. e., Aug. l5,-Cotton-The
August returns to the Department of A0fi-
culture show slight decline from tho condition
In July. The average couli.ion for tho whole
country Is 9l, loss OF 2 per cent since July /.
The State averages arc as follows: North Caro-.
linn, 81, loss Of s: South Caro1fna, So, gain |;
Georgia, 81, gain 1; Florida, 81. loss 4; Ala.
Lama, too gain 4; St!sstssppt %, gain 9;
Louisiana, so, loss 4; Texas, 70, loss II; Arkau-
sas, %. loss 7; Tennessee, 105. gain 4. A. the
date OF The returns rains wore reported gem
orally.
sprlns Wheat-Augu.t returns show TINT the
condition of sprsng wheat was 81, against Is In
1873 The northern parts Of New England and
New York maintained their july condition. In
decline, caused by drought. rust. nnl cliinc!i
bugs. The tlec1no was tnost Severely felt IN
Kansas, where the condition averages only IT.
Tie condition uf tho whplo country y Z per cens
bctter thnn last year. The decline during .Jn!Y JY
was only ~ TER cent neatnst 81 pcr ctns IN 1873.
With an Increased acreage, espcc!aIlr ~ sun
| asGer,ancd tergttoyiAl nrcn, considerable ad-
tlit!On ,nnv lie expccttd 10 tic yield of this
bratrh nf tic wheat crop
f0bacco-The severe drought which prevailed
" 'hr large tn,acctrErowinE Slatat Of FtrEsnin,
Norlh Carolina. Tennusstc. and Kentucky dur-
| lng fnnt ind .tnly was great Injury to tho
CROP The average Tor thu whole country Is
onls Il, against VI last year at silr astne date.
| and the prospects, are that the September re.
turns will sinw decided change fur i,c better.
Oa:s-fhe August returns show tho condition
| Of iltc oat cron at w. against 100 III August,
| the July condition, which averaged onlv 50.
The decline tn The Gulf States and III the trans
Misstsslutt States ucaslY oVerbalatleed the I'm
proyeIncnt In ail the other SECTIONS.
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ARRESTS.

ARRESTS.
Detectives White and Kenney yesterday nr.
rested Henry Wilson, who, six wscks ngu, burg
larfzed the ilouse OF Charles sunyard, No. 7G9
West Washington street, securing about SO
worth Of plumber.
John AfuliEan Is prisoner nt the Chicago
Avenue ssntto.l. charged with the burglary Of
luscl! IL Brandt" icc-hoMsc, at the cnrner Of
Hawthorne avenno and Div!sion street. The
forcmau, joseph ncndorE says slnltlGau
headed parcel Ut boys, who hroke #, nal stole
Two quarter kegs and one onc,eigt,th krg Of
lacer. beer, upon which they oil got clo7lously
drunk.
The West Madison street police last cvoninE
tnok IN Yers tsrcpntado crowd nt q baGtl9 on
Randolph street, known MS tho "Nhlte b'nds.n
l'lc kcnper Of tho house is dirty.lookinE icl.
low, who aitccts fopp!sh clo'llt'lI Mnd orRa-
mcuts, ns,tl stgns himsclf 4. Bates. There wers
eleven men nt'l five women. all Of tho most dc.
graded classt nrrestcd. Two Of them. Tom
Summers md Patrick Connors, resisted vn.
lcntlv. mud wcro In consequence handled rather
roughly.
Tlse caso OF robbery agalust one Of tho pro-
nrietors OF tho bumhoats t. thiskenlng Yes
terdnv Joseph Higgins, a frequcntor Of The
h1iHboats, WIS arrested, alMl was readily 1dcn-
tilted BY The complainant, Charles Milburn, ns
ono Of his assa!an,s. Nl!Ilnlru states that he
The humloat, an wns afterwards followed to
the pier, niltkttcre assaulted bv five or SIX Der-
aos,a, who stripped him Of his n,nncy, u flngor-
ring, anu several articles Of clothing. They
he persisted In calling 10 tic {rnce Grummonl'H
crew, who were within easy hearing distance.
A dispatch received at police headquarters
Yesterday afternoon from Il. a. Chittcuden, OF
Paterson, n. J., rcaursted the arrest of q man
With wooden ice WHO would arrive during tl'r
| CAV having it charge six bruotl-1narcs. which
were shipped YIN car No. &c 200 Oh the Michigan
| Central Railroad. The charge VIVA larceny OF 4
bny 1',nre ard sucking colt, which Mr.. Chittcr'-
found rs directed, u,ll arrested. liz Vayc The
ans of John Kehoc, nt,ti stated, that ls bought
the marc md colt, nt a lIg!, price, from Capt.
Retntters, q dealer In New York City, an) wns
shipping both au'mals to G. A. Marsh Of Du.
b1lnuc. In.
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Fills OF your coras with the '' Jspanesa Corn.
Eilo." 1t Will xurely euro and uud pail. Us cent?.
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Total from Pacific ports lo, 7pS, I'LL oi,3li, $50
- REHABILITATION.
Wheat from .stIant,c parts 10o, Rs7, o.3
Wheat fron pAeiic ports
tccntn's. ..... IL, 1Ss.c11 81, 81 1, $50
Flour from NIL ports thrlsI
Mt Az bushels per BRIL-. 6.D75, J.3 2H, no, ,n17
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1iloMrsoS GETS ANOTHER TRIAL.
In tic Criminal Court Judge Aldrlch m.,1e
r moaon Tor new trtal in tAs cs.s Of Grnrpo
!hompson. convicted Of burglary It tha Anal. r"s.
ueneo Of Christian Hotz, MID eIycu thrcn ,ear.
III tic ponltentlary by the Jury, lhs lesrnrd
counsel urged In suppors Of bis motion I'm,
thu jury bud ignored cyx,y ~ nrtneIn1s ls
of tha law. which had bocn I,u'u n,v"u
tn its purity IN tho charge ct the Cour. *'vn ,Ia
also said that thure wAa sanct,aon,o,s r,,,...
AAthcr nan on Tho Jury who TcontGn't ~
tufued.' anl was bound to couyIct sse,.a,,oS W
Ihompaon was In the hnbit ot E,,ino TO t'a~1s
hoase. II every QUO Was convicted on I'M
ground ,ChicaXo would bo Junon.i,stsd'
Ihg prisoner was found puiltf ~ H..
evl1ene9 o. woman who had phra doytls in ill.,
than MarI Magdalonp.-a wo.l,sn wiio - had 1.oi
sworn avay tho life, liberty und hapnue.s ~ y,
hlS cllcnt,-a victim Of despntr. ~
or. keo2h, who had luat been engaged + =,
snorncy, .said that Thompson Ind moi
had hai fpls aud impartial trial, ~ a.
Judge AldrIch was deaf, and iii
not object to ccstaln testimony because In
eould not tear IT, 'Ttls prtau4af: had told him
1ncoehl that Job had been rut up On him.
laotnDson waa ia cseaturs OF yndictiYa ,rryupra
On me part Of the prosecutiou,n aud, owing t.,
th' "nsntal inabil'ty.' Of Judge AIdrichs he Ia
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ayr, and thc curn ~ growing Rapidly; \ ga0a
tor WHEAT ranass fran eighteen to thirty buah-
says Ia ans condition. sphng wheat il not plump
or Ut Tho belt quRllts; TIM drought md ctnch bngs
of oats wax nut Soou: the tratshf an! calnch hugs
fnjnIcd tho crop and Ecduced tho yield tIllr ona'
Lawsenee-PtospectA ART unusually Rood for
c0rn; lh@ crop would 9t improved 5f rain. VIM
the s sas.e " ,"Wn.nps sa hs a yc aeFs viii
fraFo nearly thirty bushels, wntte In 'wrattrn Of
prnisu townships tho ytc!l, pcs hcrn IL not half
~ much. THIS oat crop IN ntatly fllurc III nlaNy
porsun. nt tho county, mud tbs yluld very silall,
not over one-shtfsi Of . Ee9a aIetase.
encouraging ior ,a"fo man a, ayessya tsop. Tss
aaovu All average. san,u telds 81 spring wheat
bY c!inch. o,lys; fha avolsu ytrld Tor thp county
IN smal1. anu tho quality nlrd!un'. rhd yield OF
oats y moderate; Tho qaaltty far; tho storm ~
Liy,ngsteu-Corn II In splendid condition. and
would ] I t. henaatoa Sy t:.n. TIo y,elao q winter
foruy xood; ao.se dsda average high Al thirty.
use-acstroysd BY cInels. buxs;, very few pieces
harvested. Tpc yicli ot oats u iight ths chinta-
iaesi!te. @ @ lid lid aot bay ftr Harsestias. '"'' s' "
Lnxkn-Co,u IL n0t W to an average Ia condition.
and u much in necd Of tAin tu insure noderhfo
sptlns wheat aud oats hayu injured tho corn IN
snlne iuca,Ittu4. Tha winter WHEAT csop IL excel
lent tho average Yluld vufy iarrs. ranging from
twentf IL hftY One bushels par aero; tho quality IL
extra. Spring wteut aln.u4t = failure, oWlNx 10
drought ,aad ch!nch. bugs, Oats wulxh 10 ysry
light. and tue yiaiu IL not much aboye hail All
avsEaEs.
slaa'n Corn Is in good state Of cultivation. bns
nceds salns tbs condition promises nearly m Ayrt-
aRc Jield PER acre. Thu quality Of wsatss wheat
has .eldoai been batter ana tlo Yield psr acrs h
abuTs an average; aolao 1ehlx Aaye tusnr.t oil
thtry.!yo bushels per acre. The yield Of spring
Vheat II snall. awtilv to thh arv W0athst aArlY In
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-23
Flooding the Sahara.

The plan of Donald Mackenzie for
opening the interior of the African con-
tinent to European commerce by admit
ting the waters of the Atlantic through
an artificial channel into a vast depressed
area of the arid dessert, which for ages
has been the impossible barrier that has
isolated the dwellers of the rich and fer
tile country lying to the south from con-
tact with civilization, has just received o
fresh impulse by its presentation in pop
Monthly. The project of Mr.. Mackenzie
ing an African Inland sea, though by no
means so well known as the latter; and
if the engineering features of the scheme
have been correctly stated and observed,
the Mackenzie project could be made to
accomplish vastly more important re-
suits, at cost not greater and probably
considerably less than that of Rou-
daire. What is known as the Basin of Ell
Joof is great depression, 200 feet below
the ocean level, in the western portion of
the Desert of Sahara, covering an area
of 60,000 square miles, and was at one
time an arm of the Atlantic ocean, the
channel of which was placed not far
from Cape JUDY, opposite to the Canary
Islands. The mouth of this ancient
channel, which is still discernable, is 2l
miles wide, and is blocked by q sand-bar
about 300 yards across, and elevated ten
to thirty feet above sea level. Assuming
these statements of the topography of
the region to be accurate, as DIR. Macken-
zie after several explorations af1irms un-
equivocally, all that would be required
to convert the arid basin of FL Joof into
a vast inland sea of $4,000 square miles
in area, would be to pierce this ancient
channel with canal, 800 yards in length
and q little over thirty feet deep. A
small ditch only would be required for
this purpose, Mr.. Mackenzie claims,
since, when communication was once
established, the water of the ocean
would pour into the depressed basin and
scour out the channel for itself. The
feasibility of this project on the score of
engineering difficulties, says the E1gi-
neeri1sg and Mining Journal, does not
appear ever to have been called into Sc
rious question, and of the two projects,
Mackenzie's and that OF Roudaire, for
flooding the Algerian cliottes, the former
is not only vastly the greater in the pos
sible geographical and climatic changes
it would bring about, but in its CONNER
cial aspects also, since it would bring
Timbuctoo, the great negro metropolis,
within 1900 miles of England, making
1t, practically, q seaport, and the whole
of North Central Africa would be brought
within easy reach of the harbors of Eu-
rope. Mr.. Mackenzie has championed
this scheme zealously and indefatigably
for a number of years, and though he
has suffered many checks and disap-
pointments, his faith in its ultimate sue
cess appears to be unshaken.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-23
Feat ia RaIIroading.

One of the most remarkable feats ever
accomplished in railroading was perform
ed recently by the st. Louis, Iron Noun
tain and Southern in change of gauge of
seven hundred miles of road. Hereto
fore the gauge had been FIVE feet. 1t has
been reduced to the standard width of
four feet eight and half inches. About
six weeks ago the Board of Directors of
the Iron Mountain adopted a resolution
providing for the change of gauge, and
Immediately thereafter Mr.. Thomas
Allen, the President of the company,gave
the order for the work to be done. Active
preparations were begun at once.
Extra men were employed, and all the
shops began to run on extra time. Every
locomotive and every car had to be cut
down for the new gauge, and much of
this had to be done beforehand, so there
would be no interruption of business.
The actual work of changing the track
began at some points as soon as the mid
night trains had passed. Over three
thousand men were employed for the oc-
casion. The men divided into squads,
and each squad was put under the charge
of "boss" The "bosses" were under
the direction of the roadmasters, and the
roadmasters under the direction of the
division superintendent, and the whole
gang under the supervision of the general
superintendent.
There are four divisions of the Iron
Mountain Railroad. The Texas division
is 145 miles in length; the Arkansas
division is $50 miles in length; the
Missouri division is 1876 miles in length,
and the st. Louis division is 172 miles in
length.
Over six hundred freight cars, sixty
engines, and all the passenger coaches
of the road was interfered with only
about six or seven hours. Regular trains
will start hereafter and will arrive and
depart as usual The cost of the change
will not fall short of $200,000.-S. Louis
Post Dispatch.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-23

II am glad you have come, Miss Hat
tie, he continued; .1we are so lonely at
the grove! / hope your visit viii be q
pleasant one.
thanked him with as much composure
as could muster, and we relapsed into
silence.
At last my journey was ended; for
Gertie's familiar face peeped at me
from the portals of q pretty villa, and o
minute later we embraced each other.
Hattie, you must be very tired.
Come, now, tea is ready. But first I have
something to show you which know
You will love-"
She led the way to an adjoining room,
where sweet baby lay asleep in its
crib.
"Oh, Gertie, why did you not men,
tion this darling's existence to me be-
fore?"
Because wanted to surprise you"
kissed the sweet child carefully, lest
/ should interrupt its peaceful slumbers,
and then followed Gertie to the dining
room, where / met George, Gertie's
husband, whose hearty welcome and
generous hospitality made me feel quite
at home.
It is needless to describe how pleasant
~ my vacation passed. 1t seemed to me
like coming into new life, as it really
was, for when returned to my aunt
was the promised bride of Phillip Dent
Gertie and live near each other, We
often talk of old times, My dear aunt
has gone to her last resing place, where
she has met her well-earned reward.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-23
From the Frozen Zone.

The arrival of over two hundred Ice
landers on Wednesday evening was
most welcome visitation at this season of
the year. The temperature has been en-
stirely comfortable since they struck the
town. In counteraction of the summer
solstice they beat the Manitoba wave out
of sight. They were cool-looking
crowd. This party went by sailing ves-
sells from Iceland to Glasgow, where
they took the Haldensid for Quebec,
where they arrived on July 18th.
Their destination was originally Mani
toba, but, being captivated by the oily
speech of an emissary of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway, the party
were induced to change their pro-
gramme, and, instead of going to the
Canadian province, they proposed
locating at Minnesota, border settle
ment on the Winona and st. Peter Rail
way. Not a soul among the the 200 en-
igrants from the frozen zone understood
q word of English. OF course an inter-
prefer accompanied the party. But for
him they would have been obliged to lay
over at some station until they could
pick up /. little English education.
The children, of whom there was q
good sized grist, were sleek-looking kids,
with blue eyes and ''tew" heads. The
men and women all had white hair.
There wasn't black eye among the
whole 200. A few of the women were
quite handsome, and all were passably
good-looking- in appearance away ahead
of most foreign immigrants. They ap
pear to have succeeded in raising chill
dren in Iceland if nothing else, for one
middle aged woman was trying to take
care of 13 youngsters, the oldest being
only 15 years of age. The men wore
sheepskin overcoats, or cloaks, with q
headgear, or hood, attached, the gar
ments being sewn together by the sinews
of the reindeer. The lower extremities
were encased in sheepskin leggings.
Their feet were dressed in wooden clogs.
Some of the overcoats had sleeves, and
some had not. These people carry an
enormous bulk of baggage. One old
| fellow, who hobbled around on two
canes, was growing because he couldn't
find his seven trunks. In one respect
they resembled tourists more that immi-
grants, -ChicQ0o Times.