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Narrow Escapes.
darlington HAwkeYc.

Sometimes when look back over my life
am amazed TO see how the pages Of its re-
cord are dotted with ar-breadth escapes.
I escaped the dangers and hardships of the
Revolutionary War by waiting until the
war had been over about 90 years before /
got born. And when the Brooklyn Theatre
burned was IN Burlington. When the
yellow fever broke out in New Orleans l
was in Minnesota, and immediately skipped
out for Canada. When was boy ct
schoel, one day all the boys in school were
fiogged all around for robbing an apple or
ohard, and the fogging didn't do bit Of
good, for every beegar of them had the
cholera morbus just the same that night
And II 1 was attending another school, %
miles distant. When all my brothers and
sisters were down with the scarlet fever l
was down South IN the army, and when
read the letters from home | laughed aloud
at my great good fortune, ,and thst | would
only have to be shot at once or twice week
instead OF having TO tAke medicine thrse
times day. When Aman comes 70 the Of
dee with a.little bill, uiue times out % ton
| am out Aud IL, By some astonishing
blunder. am IN, then indeed ! an moro
but the -mAn b 10 10 better
nck than before. aia Fl sifnq saass IL
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Odd Locomotives,

The Grant locomotive works at Patterson
n j., are building very queer looking To-
connective, with two sets of driving wheels,
one on top of the other, the reverse motion
of the upper wheels driving the lower ones.
Mechanics are divided in opinion as to
whether 1t will run at all, although it is
odilt for the purpose Of obtaining great
speed.
The oldest thing in the way of loco
mttiVe, however, is one that IS being con-
strucied at Concord, N. II. The boiler is
flat and the tubes run horizontally. The
boiler rests over the iirebox and in the mid
die of the locomotive. The engineer oc.
cupies little cab, located similarly to the
pilot house on a steamer, at the forward
End, while the firemau's position is at the
back end, as in ordinary locomotive. This
locomotive in considerably longer than the
argest now used.
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Literature ana Politics.
Pnll Mill GnZetfe.


The man who in reality molds the desti-
mics of mankind is tho man who alters their
beliefs or shapes their as spirations-the phi.
losopher who determines the basis of belief
the poet who finds An utterance for the
deepest emotions, or the religious teacher
who Is poet and philosopher in one. Such
men generate new spiritual force; the SOL
dier and statesman only apply 1t TO particu-
lar cases. The lowest in the household Of
thought is above the highest Of these mere
hewers of wood and drawers of water who
try 10 interpret ideas into fact. Even the
despised novelist, who ostensibly writes
only to amuse you, In secretly affecting
your character and altering your conception
Of the world The statesman can only leg
islate effectually who follows the great cur
rents OF thought aud gives effect TO princi-
pies already established. His laws remain
barren formula unless they are vivified by
correspondence with intellectual impulses.
The post keeps the national spirit alive
the statesman at most carries out a little
more speedily or retards little longer the
realization Of the desires to which that
spirit gIves birth.
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Reform in Racing.
Sacramento Recard.unInn.

AT the last meeting of the State Agricul.
tdral Society some very sensible and loug-
needed arrangements were adopted in con
nection with horse racing. One was q rul Q
that hereafter every Jockey and driver
must be neatly and decently clothed, aud
must wear cap and jacket, or both, OF
some distinctive color. Another was to
the effect that hereafter there shall be a
large blackb BARD, suspended by weights
and pullsys between standards, near the
judges stand, and that upon this board
the names and colors OF the horses and
drivers shalt be displayed before every race.
These are very great improvements. Here
tofore the pleasure and interest of the races
has been seriously dI minished by the diff
Guilty OF ascertaining the names of the
horses, and OF following them with the eye
during the race, because or the absence OF
dIst nguishing colors. The same largo
blackboard will be used to announce the
result of each heat, and this will be an
Improvement on the small board employed
N the past, and which could only bs seen
,learly by those who were near to the
udges' stand. All these changes, in fact,
ire extremely well-timed and very satls-
actory. ....-
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POETRY.
ON THE WoLFENsTEIN.
By BRET HARTE.

Man lakes not hence what he brings not here
Runs the legend quaint on the faded sign
vi The Inn where the Wolf-stone rising sheer
Frowns down on the rushing Rhine,
quaint conceil, but promise cold
Toa weary guest at the Golden Lion
Albeit no better wine is sold
Ger the plain that the Wolf looks high on.
Mine host of the Lion is smooth and fat.
As he stands at his door In the twilight weather
brushing the dust from the strangers hat,
And smoothing the small Jagd feather.
Ihe moon is climbing the Wolfs stone now,v
lie says, and the Herr win do great honor
10 our ladys shrine on the mountains brow
jf he saw the moon shine on her
"or stood In the arch Of the old VOLTS Tower
When tho moon looks through he would see
they Say
The Past revive, with the knights in their power.
And the ghosts of aby-gone dayl
. " lie would see the maiden who built the shrine
And the Wolf that bore the lamb 70 his den
AND Lord Conraf rsging from Palestine,
And the shock and slash of men - .
mile OF darkness, mile of heat,
mile Of dust from the wayside vino,
mile of drcaming-untl my feet
Rest high DER the rushing Rhine.
The moon shines full through the broken arch,
And rides snce more DER the lower plain:
Then mile of darkness and dusty march
And reach the inn again.
"You have seen-nein HerrT' ~ have. Nor
fear
But read your legend henceforth Alright:
Man takes not hence what he brings not here
lis truth, o, mine most. Goodnight"
And what saw on that VOLTS stone, led
BY potent fnncies and spell-possest2
--only my brother long since dead.
Asleep on his mothers breast
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1t was Hot.
Detroit Free Press

1
A good natured Griswold street LAWYER
lett his Office unoccupied for an hour about
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and some of
the Jokers in the block went in and built
up rousing fire in his coal stove. He
came back with his hat in his hand and al
most dead with the heat and was met on
the stairs by lawyer who SAID
I" This is tie hottest yet. The thermom-
eter in my room marks 1900"
Don't seem possible, though it's a
scorcher. replied the other as he went on
to his room.
de threw down his ha;, took off his coat
and began tanning himself; but the more
he famed the hotter he grew. Two or
three lawyers came in and spoke about how
cool bis room was compared to theirs, and
were greatly puzzled 20 account for it.
Several Offers were made him to change
rooms, and pretty soon he grew ashamed
OF appearing so overheated and sat dew,
to his table. In five minutes his shirt col. |
lar fell fiat, and in ten be hadn't any starch |
in MS shlrt. The perspiration ran about |!
IN every direction. aud he seemed to he
boiling when one Of his friends look in and
remarked:
"Ah, old boy, I envy you. You've got
The cosiest coom in the block"
Say" said the lawyer, as be staggered
vert the door, "Pm going home. L
lever felt so queer in all my life. While
inow that the room in cool and airy. I'm
% baked and boiled thas can't lift a hand.
)ne drink of brandy wouldn't act that way
IN man, would it p' s..l ...- ft,.. 49,.
That's just it." whispered the other.
Brandy always acts that way, especially
you drink alone. You ought to have
nown better" . --ar .r.. ..-.E
" So had-so had. Don't say q word =.
the boys-I'll make it all right. , l knew
onsthing must all me, and | was a little
fraid was going to bs sent for. I'm glad
Is nothing serious-I'll be- back In about :
wo hours" .a-...... s-...- .....,.-
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ALLEGED BITS OF WIT.

|
! punster said to brawny Vulcan a,
wo'k at the forge :: d" All you blacksmith,
nave at least one vice." 81 suppose YOU
aiiude to forgery" responded the black
smith. -
while a Leadville lawyer was in the act
| VI cross-exsmining a woman Who Was On
me witness stand, lastswesk, she exclaimed:
I'm 2 lady and BY thunder don't you for
get it."
a Kansas paper publishes ssfourteen
rules to be Observed during tornado
"hen man In that country sees tornado
coming be instantly jerks off his hat and
reads the rules pasted therein. By the time
ne has got through he is either blown over
into the next county or the tornado has
got fifty miles beyond him. .sa@
1t was on on Sound boat and the mate
was evidently annoyed about something.
I" Garry it forward" he roared. "Carry il
forward, you lunk-headed son Of sculpin
or hope to be geewhIzzley gaul dasted to
jude IL don't maui the dad slam med head
Oh n ye with capstan bar, you hog-back-
cd molligrubber, yep And the deck hand
looked up in profund admiration and said
" BY George, Cap, ii had your culcher
wouldn't be runnin' as mate for no man in |
these waters I'd be commandin' a boat of
my own"
You put binders on a horse SO that be
can scarcely see anything that is going on
about him, and then blame him for trem.
bling and jumping and starting to run
It every little noise. You forgot how
frightened you were when, with blinded
yes, you were initiated into the awful
mysteries of the High Mightiful Lodge of
Unbiased and Superintendent Chinwap.
'ers. And why shouldn't horse be as
asily frightened as "a donkey ?-Boston
II
L 1
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A Sure Mosquito Killer.
Harper's Bazaar.


The Pyrethum-rossum or "Persian cham
omile," Is the powdered leaf of . harmless,
flower growing In Caucasian Asia in. great
profusion, where for centuries it has been
used to rid the natives Of unwelcoms
guests from tho insect world. Il can be
purchased of almost any reliable druggist
at about 20 cents per pound. al ready for
use. i.1EatJ ts1 III F3aG srFy c.s,I !.
With Anely-powdered dust mado from
these flowers the mosquito, the house fly.
the wicked flea and the disgustiua Gimsc-
sscfuiarioss may all be put to flight or mur-
dered. IL is only necessary to heap M in
TO little cone one tsaspoonful OF the drug
pyrsthunn, touch it with . lighted match
and watch the thin blue line Of smoke as it
rises to tho calling and C 10 waited through
the air, changing tho busy drone OF inseoe
life into weak vail OF insect WOO. ,Prsttv,
soon down they como plump on 70 she t.
Die and osei your Newspaper, spin on their |
tiny backs, and then sheath their lsncets. /
curl mp their hairlike legs and ars no mors. /
smoke from the Psnisa chamomile. or
lts dusty powder, u most sflcacioas. gbut
Inc purity Of tho drug mast b assured. IL
n ast hass . light bun color, hsa light, bs
readily burned and siys . pleasant tea-like |.
lragra0es. One pinch sh0uld ki,l.a dozen
lies. confinsd ins botsls. 1t oDos lwbsrs
: fails Of these properties IL has bssn adul-
'orated. asg ,v.ssss ..s
N common nss In largo or BE- exy roona
sbess from great dilasion is fails 20 hin. it
'evsrtbelsss produces on jsssct life through
= volatiiised eaaential oil o. ssais ,undyubs-
= NAUSEA, vertigo, rsspinsory epasm and !
'sra'ys'A y acts upo6 thsm throush tbs
a'nass sp'r.olsa, tho brsashisg tubes, that !.
I'D TIE surfaces y thsir listls bodies, and
M ths dslisAss netvovk ~ vsins IN thsir !
AZ hnbe- 10 hsman beiass Il = sntirsly !
laoxions sad NJ disaerpeaAle. . !.
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"A Maryland farmer is making money
out Of an enormous crop Of potato bugs.
Being opposed co the use Of Paris green,
he rugged up large washboller in his field
and, hiring six men collected tho bugs and
soused rhem II boiling wafer. About two
gallons were collsotsd and By accident
piece OF old sheepskin lsasher--used for
lining shoes---ssnt into the mesa. After
tue cooking had been going on for half an
hour hs was astonishsd TO dad ths leather
had changed it, color 10 the richest dark
crimson. This ~roaslug his curiosity be
inserted other materials and asoertained
another pecuiisrisy Of ths III quid. The ma
tsriaz pssosd N Il changed first to . dark
brown thsa ersenish hoe. then purs ysl-
lou - thsa lieAt blaa. ssg
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Etsf4t FaFFE a.
The Democracy are fond Of claiming
large soldier vote for Hancock. Tho New
York Herald reduces the claim to cold
facts IN this way: Hancock. during the
war served only IN the Army cf the Poto-
mac, which contained about ons-fifth OF
the volunteers in the service 1t the close Of
the rebellion. Only one-fourth. Of these,
or q, 900 men. we're under the command Of
Hancock. A. oue-half Of these wsre Der,-
ocrais, it foIIovs that not more than 90, 900
soldiers With Rspublioaa leaniogs could
have been brosght into closs eoough rela-
sion With him . iuiiusnos their vos4s. Not
moro than half of thsss arc noe living.
This lssvss 10000 soldiers 70 make up rhat
stampede fos xhioh the Demoorats have
ben vaitine for moath- And The aam-
bsr will doubsle~ hAys 70 - divided b. 10
70 est - - truth. #'ss =
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A Humble Printer.

A Dutchman, sitting in the door of hi
tavern, in the Far West, is approached b,
tall, thin Yankee, who is emixratin;
Westward on foot, with bundle hung or
a cane over his shoulder.
| "Vell, Mister Walking Stick, vat you de
vant?" asked the Dutchman. L r'svz--
Rest and refreshment," replied The
printer.
"Supper and lotchin', I reckon?' sh-
Yes, supper and lodging, If you please,
'.Pe ye Yankee peddlsr, mid chewelry
In your pack to cheat der gal ?" aNi '0 -
''No, sir" @E# Tt
work ?'' -r = -, ="
"No, eir." ..'1''@ $500
"a shenteel shoemaker, vat loves to
measure der gals feet and hankles better
tan ter make der shoes P" ..ragF. r.l-s
mo, sir; orI should have mended my
own Shoes"
"A book agent vot bothers der school
committees till they do vot you wish, ,choost
to get rid of you?"
"Guess again, sir; for / am no book
agent" M
z Tor teyfuls A dentist, preaking der
der peoples jaws at dollar schnag, and
running off init daughter?'' af4 III sIa
"No, SIR" aHaaE Il tg,.
Phenologus, den feeling dor young
folks heads like go many cabbitch ?'
mo, sir"
"Vell, den, vat ter teyfuls can you be !?
Choost tell, you shall have ths best sassage
Tor supper, and sday all night, free gratis,
mitont cent; and chill Of whisky to start
NIT in the morning"
!" am humble disciple Of Faust--a
professor OF the srt that preserves all arts |
typographer, at your service"
"Votsch dot ?"
A printer, sir; . man that prints books
md newspapers." 3@aH1 q haaao
A man vot printsch newspapers Or,
'aw, yaw! ay dat ish it. + A man vat noose-
'apers printsch! yaw! yaw! Walk up. A
nan what printsch noosepspersl wish /
nay be shot If didn't took you for toy
ul Of dishtrick schoolmaster who works
Or noddings and boards round. ! fought
on vas him."
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Ernpioyers' Liability.

an important bill to regulate and define
employers liability to workmen is now
under consideration in the British House
of Commons. This Is subject which has
always been surrounded with many per-
plexities, both in Europe and the United
States, the difficulty being to enact law
or fized set of principles that would insure
exact justice to employer and employa in
what are classed as dangerous occupations,
such as working in coal mines, gas facto.
ries, and upon railroads. The varying
views upon the subject may be estima ted
by the fact that while the pending bill con-
sists Of only "a pages. the amendments of
fered fill ten pages. The Knowles amend
ment, which seems to offsr the most di-
rect way to equitable relations between
both parties, contemplAtes system SINH
lar to that in Germany, by establishing an
insurance fund. one-third of which shall be
contributed by the employer.
In case of accident, then. in whIoh one or
more employees may sustain an injury, bis
or their compensation. or the compensa-
tion to their dependent relatives In case of
death to the workmen, shall be drawn
from the insurance fand, and no costs for |
legal action shall be allowed unless il be- |
comes necessary for court to determine |
the amoant to be paid; and it shall be law.
full for the employer TO deduct from the |
amount that such workman or his legal rep |
resentatives may be eutitled to receive, any
sum which may be due from the work.
mans wages to the insurance fund Ii is
in this connection, to ix
scale of compensation to which the work
men may be entitled foy accidents in which
injuries are sustained.
In France, under the existing law, there
Is no limit to the Inability Of the employer
q case Of accident, but bin is now pend
ng tn the legislature to change that. In
his country, rs is we'll known, in railroad
'ccidents an enpioye cannot recover ifrl
'ppears that the injury sustained was
trough the negligence Of another employs,
which seems unjust to the individual who
uffers. The discussion Of this subject now
'oing on abroad, must have an infiuence on I
be employers liability in tho United J
tates. and it is reasonable TO suppose It
,sy lead to important changes. @a o.
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Jupiter's spot.

The great red spot that made its appear
anoe On ths face Of Jupiter In tho fall OF
1878 is yet visible. ls h puzzle TO -
tronomers. Its color makes Il conspicuous
against tho white background Of tbs disc,
and as Jupiter 10 Aapidly approaching hisl
perihelion, it msy b expsctsd' 70 insrsass-
ID interest Iu October Jupiter win ~
more brallisnt tbars It - y time for dozen
years past, and from this time forth ~ win
have 70 facs such . battery of tslssoopss -
probably never vas turned upoo hin from
our planet. .'.as.s'
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ttia "a assortment is ordered lesser guam
sma ~ snan one hundred will be furnished at
fos,s,ria rates. Cash must accompany order.
ge VIII be prepaid. Address,
NEW NORTHWEST
DKKR L0DeK.
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Forney on Garfield.
Cincinnati Gazette.

Cincinnati Gazette y -aa-r "a
Colonel Forney has been SO pronounced
for Hancock since the nomination and has
coupled his support with such attacks on
General Garfield that 1t did not once occur
to any one to look into his paper, the Pro-
gress, to see what he said of the Republican
nominee. This has just been done, and IL
appears that in the next issue after the
Chicago Convention he wrote thus Of the
result and of Gen. Garfield
The struggle was stubborn and pro-
tracted, and although it closed by the de-
feat OF all the aspirants, the friends of
Grant have the consolation of knowing
that gallant soldier, and not contrivinp
politician, carried Of the prizs. Bot Gar.
field is more than good soldier. His hon.
ors on the field OF battle, oravely, won and
freely recognized by his superors, are
equalied at the best by his scholarlIke |
tastes, bis great ability as . speaker, and |
writer and lawyer. In the House he as
sumed and held the first rank as debater,
aud in tho Senate, to which he has been |
elected by the Legislature of Ohio, he will
make an equally brilliant figure il he IL not
elected President in November.
IL has been my good fortune to know
General Garfield for many years, and it is
my pleasure to add that be is line speci-
men Of American character His rise to 4
eminence was the result OF hard manual
labor In early youth asd subsequent intense
labor and application. Little after the
style of President Hayes, Gen. Garfield is
rather aesthetic in his tastes, refined 10 hi
ideas and profoundly radical in his poll
tics.
sb'as
One comm ent may here be freely made
npen Gen. Garfield: He will bs owned or I
controlled by no man or men. He 10 him
self master, and II there is . special fea-
sure In his character 1t il his knowlege OF .
he men oi this country. Of both parties |,
Ind sections. Made candidate In spou-
aneous burst Of enthusiasm, hs is as free
o do right as IL he had been born into his :
ligh Office and came. Ainerya-like, full
lodged from the brain OF Joye. H 1.
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Come and Take My Child.
N. Y. Tribune,

~aaH ~ u N. Y. Tribune
A crave woman, disguised beyond recog.
milton, followed her husband for q week in
orde to recover her child.t Finally, she dis.
covered that the little one had been left in
. convent st iAtchison.a She drove ct once
20 the retreat. Not knowing who she was
or what sine came for,5ths sS,stsrs opened
the door ut her bidding and allowed hsr TO
enter. Sheistated that she vanted 10 ses
the little girLcid She WIS very, restless and
uneasy, refusing . seat, and walking the
20 d coStinuslly until tho child appeared.
Dsguised ~ tho mother WAS, the child rec
ognized her - onoe, and ran into her out
sfnetohsd arms, crying, - On, my mammal
The woman hugged the child to her brsast
wlthione arm and with the other tried To
open the door. Failing In this, she called
% the driver outside 70 kick the door ip.
a scene Of excitement censued, and for
; fsw moments thers WAS Q struggle be-
sween the Sisters and the, determined vo-
man, the Sistsrs endsavoring 10 retain
'nsir charge, and the mother Struggling to
'escos u. u The driver withous anally suo.
'eedsd ~ forcing tho door open. and the
Tonan with her child in her srms was frse. I.
'ne placed tha childlin tho carriage. entered
.erseif' drew pistol. and pointing il nc
he terrified Sisters said, 4 Come .nd s.La
~ child, and ths tisckman drove Of.
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NEwspApER DECISIONS

J. Any one whe taks paper regularly from the Post
once whether directed 70 his name or anotherss or
wnther hs has sabscrbsd q aotb rssnsibls fbrt the
2 II psrsoa ordes his paper discontinued he muss
PAY All arreaages. the pubsher will continue 20 send
until payment made, and collect the whole amount
whether the paper b taken from the once or nos -
The courts have decided that refusing 10 taks ,hs
newpapsn or periodicals from tho Pcst-oics or rsmov.
w and saving them unoslled for prmG dca evidsnos
Papers ordered to address be changed 70 anoth.
er address at the option Of the subserber.
Remitances by dra check money er,sr ar ra~,.,s,.x
may Dc SAINT at risk. All Postmasteu are rv-
qoirsd 70 register Letters on application.
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--An saoqnsnt editor On vacation writes
20 0is papsf;usawe newer vsasy Of gasing
ous OVER ths vassi sxpsnsso of : shs SEA. or
s.sa'ns ne varying skies (which bend
soovs. s1d thea white ship~ slidius 70 and
mo / sii1s noisslsss spirisA ain the ds<p,"
onakes soroshsr, ,"is1claims shs GrspAic.
l voo nave sou oar ssspesk Ordiaary mon
voaid have bsss awsfohing ihs nsv. st,lss
q essna.g drsaasa aad aths 1soisy spiri.s
lhas s1aasA vish 49, = - dssp. - "a
'ssss sAank Assssns ialAsnsral bsiss.''
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Regular advertising payable quarterly. Ms due.
Special Notices are 80 per cent. more than req.
liar advertisements. ' ''s'
Local advertising Is cents for the first inscrjo,
" cents per line for each succeeding insertion.
i1os counted In Eonpariel measure
Oh Work payable on delivery.
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i, a punster said to brawny Vulcan at
swo'k at the forge &" All you blacksm;tbs
nave at least one vice." 81 suppose you
aiiude TO forgery" responded the black