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Interesting Notes and QuerIes.

c. F. F. wants to know CD if ordinary river water will do as well for reducing alcohol fol vinegar as rain waterP A. If the water is suitable for drinking purposes, yes; otherwise no. 9. Is water from the ice of a river better for this purpose than water taken from the.same riverp A. Or dinarily, yes.
 What will make good article for quickly removing the black coating from human teeth? A. The black coating is tartar, a concretion consisting of salivary mucus, animal matter and lime phos- phate. The best method is to have it re- moved by dentist. The use of acids for this purpose is injurious, since the enamel is also affected.
 Please answer through the columns of your paper the following question: Which has the easier draught, wagon with Q small wheel or one with a large wheel? A. The latter.
 A hunter discovers squirrel upon the trunk of a tree. As he follows it around the tree the squirrel keeps on the opposite side of the tree. The hunter is supposed to go greater distance in circling the tree than the squirrel. Does or does he not go around the squirrel in making a circle of the treep A. He goes round the squirrel. CD He goes round everything within the circle of his course, whether the included objects are at rest or in motion. It makes no difference whether the squirrel keeps the tree between him. self and the hunter all the time, or part of the time, or none of the time, the hunter goes round him. 3. It is ad- mitted that the hunter goes round the tree. If he does not also go round the squirrel on the tree, he must, at some stage of the journey, go between the squirrel and the tree, which is contrary to the condition of the case.
 l contemplate making ightning-rod by riveting strips of sheet copper to- gether and mailing the same to my house using proper points. Is there any danger of shingle being set fire by lightning passing down the same, or other objec- tion to rod constructed on the above planp A. If the copper strip were of liberal size and the ground connections good it would be efficient -Scicntiffc A91eY.5cO91
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Increase of Insanity.

The London Medical Times states that ever since the year 1859 there has been a steady increase of insanity in England and Wales, amounting to more than one thousand annually. From 1859 to 1876 the total number of insane persons increased from thirty-six thousand sev- en hundred and sixty-two to sixty-six thousand six hundred and thirty-six. It is said the general population of England and Wales increases annually at the rate of three per cent. Probably statistics would show similar rate Of increase in the Unites States.
 Maudsley says: In the hard strug- gle for existence, men of inherited weakness, or some other debility, break down in madness. Whatever deterior- ates mental or bodily health may lead to insanity in the next generation"
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Serious Danger

Threatens every man, woman or child living in a region of country where fever and agse is prevalent, since the germs of malarial dis ease are inhaled from the air and are swal- lowed from the water of such region. Medi- cinal safeguard is absolutely necessary to null lify this danger. As a means of fortifying and acclimating the system so to be able to re- sist the malarial poison Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is incomparably the best and the most popular. Irregularities of the stomach, liver and bowels encourage malaria; but these are speedily rectif1ed by the Bitters. The functions of digestion and secretion are assisted by its use, and a vigorous as well as regular condi- tion of the system promoted by it. Consti- tuition and physique are thus defended against the inroads of malaria by this matchless pre- ventive, which is also a certain and thorough remedy in the worst cases of intermittent and remittent levers.
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The Consumption of Coffee.

A New York paper says: Much country on the globe, France being the only land that consumes anything like an equal amount. While tea has taken the place of coffee here to certain ex- tent within few years, this is mainly in cities and large towns; and there is no probability of it's becoming the national beverage, as it has become in Russia and largely in England. Coffee, although unknown to the Greeks or Romans, has been used from time immemorial in Abyssinia and Ethiopia; since the if teenth century in Arabia, and since the sixteenth over the remainder of the East Toward the close ot the following cen tury, the plant was carried by Wiesnr, 8 Netherland burgomaster, from Mocha to Batavia (Java), where it was widely re- produced, and ere long shoots were sent to Amsterdam, and thence to the botani- cal garden at Paris. Coffee was first drank in Egypt and Turkey in the six teenth century. having been brought from Arabia; and Leonhard Rauwolf, a German physician, was probably the firstto make it known in Europe, through his travels, published in 1873, Coffee
 houses soon sprang up in different coun- tries of Europe, the earliest in Constan- tinople Q55D, and the next in London the year subsequent. This one was kept in Cornhill by Greek, one Pasquet, the servant of an Englishman named Ed wards, who had brought some coffee with him from Smyrna. The first coffee house in France was opened in 1871 in Marseilles, and few months later Paris initiated the example. Before the civil war, coffee-houses. as they are called, were very common in the West and South, and are still, the name being ap- piled to bar-roons. The consumption of coffee has increased very rapidly throughout the republic, the poorest people drinking the pure article, so fal as they can get it; while in Europe gen. erally the comparatively well-to-do alone can affordithe luxury. The chief substi- tutes, such as barley, crusts, beans, chicory, are seldom employed in this country, most Americans preferring to go without rather than not to have the real thing. Coffee is an absolute neces- sity with us, being drank in the laborer's cabin mot less than in the rich mans home from Maine to California, from Florida to Washington Territory. 1t is said that we import now about 30O,000,- GOO pounds annually, valued at over $25, ,OO0,O ,OO0, and our yearly increase in the last quarter of 8 century is estimated at s4 per cent, against 9 in Europe, and per cent. for the whole world.
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To Young Men.

Some old genius gives the following elegant advice to young men who de- pend on father" for their support, and take no interest in business, but are regular drones in the hive, subsisting on that which is earned by others:
 "Come, off with your coat, clinch the saw, the plow-handles, the ax, the spade anything that will enable you to stir your blood. Fly around and tear yoRr jacket rather than be the recipient of the old gentleman's bounty. Sooner than play the dandy at dads expense, hire yourself out to some potato patch, let yourself out to stop holes, or watch the bars, and when you think yourself entitled to resting spell, do it on your own hook. Get up in the morning, turn around at least twice before breakfast, help the old gentleman, give him now and then lift in business, learn how to take the lead, and not depend upon for ever being led, and you have no idea how the discipline will benefit you. Do this, and, our word for it, you will seem to breathe new atmosphere, possess 8 new frame, tread new destiny, and you may begin to aspire to manhood"
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How Beggar Might Have Secured a
 EOrtuna.

Not long ago, says the Louisville (Ky.) Courier-Journal, there was an old man in Louisville who died several years on the western side of three-score and ten. He was an upright, church-going, influen- tial citizen, a successful business man and the father of a bright and happy family of children. A short time before his death he became involved in some unfortunate business ventures, by which he lost nearly all ot his property. After he died it was naturally supposed that he had left his family penniless. What must have been their surprise when they found that he had left will in which the following clause appeared: " And I do give and bequeath to my dearly be- loved children, Margaret and Augusta, the sum of $ll, ,562, now in the - Bank, of Louisville, the same being a sum of money which I accumulated in this man. ner: Fifty years ago, when first started in business, instead of giving aims to any of the numerous young mendicants who came into my office daily, determined to lay aside twenty-five cents every day, as a kind of sinking fund, the whole of which made a VOW to give to the first beggar under fifteen years of age who had the originality to come to me and tell me any other story than that one which be- gan with My mother is sick, and my little brothers and sisters is cryin' for somep'n t'eat,' etc. To this good day have never had an opportunity of giving this money away, and through the daily additions and judicious investments it has grown to the sum above named"
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money 1n sums of $10 and multples thereof,
 and making such coin legal tender in sums
 not exceeding $20. motion to refer the bill
 to the Committee on Banking and Currency
 was defeated by 8S to 97. After further dis
 cussion the bill went over without action The
 Legislative Appropriation bill was then dis
 cussed by Messrs. Kelley, Garfield and others
 until adjournment
 In the absence of the chaplain prayer was offered by the Rev. Gilbert De La Matyr. hepresentatlve from Indiana. =. It being the regular bill day six hours were occupied in in- troducing flood of bills. The number of sepa- rate measures presented and sent to the com
 mittees was l,385-a greater number than was ever before introduced into Congress in one day. A large majority of the bills were of a pr1Vate nature, to grant pensions and pay claims, and nine-tenths of them failed in the last Congress, There were among the num- Der all sorts of currency and tariff schemes and bills to repeal the legislation that grew out of the war. All the States and Territories being called the House at 6:15 o'clock took a recess until z 80 o'clock, the evening session to be devoted to debate on the Legislative bill The subsidiary silver bill was passed It pro- vldes that the holder of silver coins of smaller
 denomlnation than Sl may receive therefor,
 when presented at the Treasury or any assist
 ant treasury, in sums of S20 or multiples
 thereof, lawful money of the United States The second section authorizes the Treasurer to exchange coins (received under the provisions
 ot thls act) In sums of SS20, or multiples there of, for lawful money. The third section makes
 subsidiary silver legal tender in sums not exceeding SS20 for all debts, public or private The fourth section makes the minor coins
 Cooper and nickel) receivable for postage and
 postage stamps to the amount of S3 The fifth
 section repeals all acts in conflict with the bill -. MT. Atkins, chairman of the Committee
 on Appropriations, reported a deficiency bill Qor about ss25, 5,000). Passed MT. Knott
 from the Judiciary Committee, offered reso- lution declaring that no officer or employee of
 the House has right, voluntary in obedi- | ence to subpoena, to produce any document, paper or book belonging to the files of the House before any court or officer, or to permit any copy to be made, without the consent of
 the House. Adopted. =. Consideration of the
 Legislative Appropriation bill was resumed. Adjourned
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While travelling menagerie was hold ing it's exhibition at Le Mans, in France, a lion escaped from its cage through the negligence of an attendant. The animal paced up and down the tent quietly, but naturally excited great alarm. The pro- prietor of the collection, to prevent him from doing any mischief, threw to his majesty an abundant supply ofraw meat The plan succeeded admirably, for the lion, after gorging himself with an un- usually ample meal, walked quietly back into his cage and went to sleep. As soon as the occurrence became known the municipal authorities ordered the mena
 gerie to quit the town without delay.
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Engiand,s Drink BiIl.o

What Sir Wilfrid Lawson calls C Eng lands drink bill'' is surely an alarming invoice. The expenditure for intoxicat- ing liquor in the United Kingdom rose from f84, ,222, 172, or about $15 per head of the population, in 1860, to fI18, ,836,- 2S4, or nearly $2O per head, in 1870, and to fI47, ,288, ,759, or about 1923 for each in- dividnal - counting men, women and children-in 1876. The criminal statis- tics tell proportional startling tale. Arrests for drunkenness in England and Wales numbered ss,361 in 1860, 100, ,357 in 1867, ,87O in 1870, and 2O3, ,969 in 1878.
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Portable gas is sold and delivered in England like milk. People in the coun- try and in villages receive their gas in copper vessels from the city, and the Ger man railroads are all lighted in a similar manner.
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Ghosts.


 Not Col. IngersolPs "aristocracy of the air, , but real human ghosts. Ghosts that were once healthy men and women, but are now simply the ''ghosts of what they once were." As we meet them, and inquire the cause of all this change they repeat the old, old story, Ca cold, neglected cough, ,' "catarrh, , "overwork, |" or "dyspepsia," Oliver complaint" and f'consti- pation," with unsuccessful physicians and remedies. In offering his Golden Medical Dis covery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets for the cure of the above affections, Dr. Pierce does not recommend them ''sure cure" in all stages. For if the lungs be half wasted away, or there be a cancerous complication, no phy- sician or medicine can cure. The Discovery is, however, an unequaled pectoral and blood purifier. It speedily cures the most aggravated cough cold, and, in its early or middle stages, consumption. By correcting all irregularities of the stomach and liver, it readily cures blotches, pimples scrofulous ulcers, s'bunches, ' or tumors. Hundreds testify that it has re- stored their health, after eminent physicians had failed. For constipation, use the Pellets. As local remedy for catarrh, use Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
 The delicate membrane which envelops the lungs and lines the air passages is exceedingly sensitive, and slight irritation of 1t increases and spreads very rapidly. Remembering this, use if you are attacked by cough or cold, that incomparable pulmonic and preventive oi consumption, Dr. Halls Balsam for tho Lungs, which invariably gives speedy relief and ulti. mately effects a complete cure in all cases where the breathing organs are affected. Use it in time and prevent serious bronchial trou- ble. Sold by all druggists.
 Sudden changes in the weather are productive of throat diseases, coughs and colds. There is no more effectual relief to be found than in the use of C Browns Bronchial Troches." Twen- ty-five cents box.
 In these days, when there is so much strife among makers as to who shall produce the | lowest-priced parlor organ, 1t is well to remem. Der that one company keeps up their standard ot highest excellence. Every organ made by | them may be depended on. To have Mason $ Hamlin Organ is to have the best that car be made.
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North Carolina has fifty-four cotton and woolen mills in operation. The capital invested amounts to $1 ,838, ,0O0
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CHEW
 The Celebrated C MATCHLESS y Wood Tag Plug
 TonArrn
THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
 Nam York Boston and Chic,


 THE PIONEER TOBACCO COMPANY,
 New York, Boston, and Chicago.
 Judge for Yourself. By sending thirty five cents, with age, height, color of eyes and hair, you will receive by re- turn mail correct photograph of your future husband or wife, with name and date of mar riage. Address w. Fox, P. O, Drawer 3l. Fultonville N. Y. Smoke Pogue's 'sSitting Bull Durham Tobacco" :" Chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco. The Howard Mission and Home for Little Wanderers gives aid comfort to the sick furnishes food shelter clothes to the destitute work for the unemployed procures homes for homeless children It is non-sectarian and is supported mainly by volun tary contributions.
 We earnestly ask you to help us. Cash may be sent to H. E. Tompkins, Treasurer P. O. Box 45l2, N. Y or to A. S. Hatch, President Nassau Street.
 Please send your bundles of clothing and supplies tC the Mission, 40 New Bowery, NY.
 A. s. HATCH, Pres Rev WILLARD PARSONS, Supt
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LEADVILLE GOLD. SILVER

Sent in cabinets of twenty-five different specimens each for S2 fifteen, 50; and twelve sI Also four Mining and Railroad Maps, ten views of Colorado Scenery and History of Leadville. for SI. Agents wanted. Send stamp for circulars. Address
 ANDERSON COOKE fhis RnN Iend rilla Cnrn.
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Attend to the Drains.

Everybody who has not already done so should loose not day in looking after the drains that carry off the refuse water and slops from dwelling and out houses. Where this refuse is now permitted to slowly find it's way through uncovered troughs, extending only D few feet to form D pestiferous sink-hole for the bresling of malarious diseases during warm weather, or to spread over the ground and trinkle into wells and cisterns, inn mediate action is necessary.
 The drains for slops of all kinds when not built under ground, which is the safest and in the long run most economi- cal way, should at least be covered and so arranged as to have good fall and safe outlet. A little time and money ex- pended now will pay for itself many times over in the prevention of all the ills attendant on poisonous gases gener- ated from badly constructed drains and standingswater.- Fork World.
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One pound of wheat flour will measure one quart.
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From Washington.

A circular just issued by the Treasury De- partment says: stThe Secretary of the Treas ury offers at one-half of one per cent. above par, and accrued interest to date of subscrip- tion, $l50,000,0 ,000 of the four per cent funded loan of the United States, in denominations, viz: Coupon bonds of ss50 $100, $500, and $I ,000, and registered bonds of $50, $l00, $500, $l, 900, $5 000, and SIC, 1000, the proceeds to be applied to the redemption of United States bonds issued under the act of March 3, 1864, and commonly known as l0-40 bonds. In ad- dition to this amount, g44, ,566, 300 of these bonds, being the residue of the sum needed to redeem the l0-40 bonds, will be reserved for the conversion of the $l0 refunding certificates. The bonds offered are redeemable July l, 1907 and bear interest payable quarterly on the lst day of January April, Jnly and October of each year. and are exempt from the payment of taxes duties to the United States, as well as from taxation in any form, by or under State, municipal or local authority"
 The Secretary of the Treasury announces that in consequence of the proposal of the New York syndicate to take $l500 900 of fhe four per cent. bonds and $40, 100000 of refund ing certificates, the circular offering the bonds tor sale will be at once rescinded. The sub scriptions made by other persons previous to the receipt of the syndicate's offer amounted to $48 8,000,0 ,000 The Treasury Department has also issued call for the redemption of the $l60, ,000, 900 of l0-40 bonds outstanding, prin. cipal and accrued interest to be paid on and after July Is.
 The United States Supreme Court has af- filmed the decision of the United States Cir cult Court in Nebraska reversing the Secre- tary of the Interiors decision that lands granted to the Pacific railroad companies, and remain ing unsold three years after the roads were
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completed, are subject to preemption and set clement, like other lands.
 The first Treasury warrant for the payment of arrears of pensions was signed the other day, and it is believed that the back pensions can be paid as rapidly as the accounts are made unexpected appropriations should be hereafter made by Congress.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-02

PROG AMME;
Frat Day Tuesday, Ocso3e. f.th, 1879
RUNNING--Purse, $500; single dash of one
mile. free for all horses raised or owned in
Humboldt county, Nevada; four or more To
enter, three or more % start. First horse,
SIS; second, so0;- third, SO.
RUNNING-Pu $50; single dash Of
quarter u a mile; free for al horses raised
or owned in Humboldt county, Nevada;
four more 70 enter, three more 10
start. First horse, So; second, $40;
third, SO.
TRoTTING- DOUBLE. TEAMS-Purse- 500;
mile heats. two in three: free for all
horses raised or owned ia Humh1ldt
county, Eastern Neial. ana Eastern
Oregon. four or more 10 enter, three or
more To start. First team, SlD5,' second,
$50. third, SIS. All teams must be driven
together at least two weeks previous
to the race
Second Day Wednesday,, Oct,6er 18th.
RUNNING Purse $3.50, single dasa Of three
quarters OF Inile free for all two year Odds
raised, or owned in Humboldt county sixty
days previous to the race; four or more ~
enter, three or more to start. First horse,
500: second, Sloo; third, so
TRo1,rING-Pu $500; mile heats, two in
three free for all horses raised or owned in
Humboldt county; four CT more 10 enter,
three more ~ start. Fist horse, Sl75
second go; third, SIS.
RUNNING-SADbLE HORSES Purse, $500;
free for all vacquerO- in Humboldt
county and Eastern oregon: single
dash Of one mile; four or more to
eater, three or frore 10 start. First horse,
So; second. So; third $40. None but
yaequero horses can enter for this rsse.
gTatrd Day-Thsssday, ossober Icth,
RUNNING Purse, 400; single dash OF half
mile: fsse for every morse. in the United
states. four or more TO enter, three or
nore To start First horse, go. second
so; third, SGta
TRoTTlSG ~ THREE-YEAR-o LDS --- Purse.
$500; mile hsgtts, two u. three; free ior all
horses raised Or owned il Nevada Eastern
Ore Jn and Idaho; four or more to enter
tbres or u.oEo To start. Fist horse. 500;
second, SIS; third, So
iRCNNLNG-Purse. Sl0o; single daslr of one
mile; free for all mules raised or owned on
the Pacific Coast; four or more To enter
three or more 10 start. First mui :; SIS;
second SO
Fourth Day Friday, October f7h
RUNNING Purse. 500; single dash OF a mile:
free for all three-seaT-olds raised or on ned
IN Humboldt county thirty-hye days prior
to the race; foar or more to enter, three
= or more 70 start First horhe, $40:
second $40; third $50.
RUNNING-Purse. $780, mile heats, three In
five; free for all horses in the world; four
or more ID enter. three or more 10 start
First horse, $500; second, $50: third, so
Sl0W RACE Purse, SIS; single dash OF a
mile; four or more 10 enter three or more
to start. Last horse, $50; next to last, SIS.
Entry Fees
An Entry Fee OF Is per cent Of the xirse
competed for, must be paid to the Secretary at
the time of entry.
A ri r = a. n
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-02

Statistics Ct the wheat harvest in
Europe show that the crop is below the
average in every country. Taking 100
as representing the average harvest,
that OF the present year in Austro-
Hungary may be represented by rs;
Germany, So; France, rs; Switzerland,
so; Italy, 80; England, 76; Russia, 10;
Roumania, co.,