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SHE WON THE WAGER,
"A Clever RuAe to Secure Money +
Education.
Eroln tho Snn Ernn eiuoo Rrllok;.


Education.
From the San Francisco Bulletin.
But here comes one of my favorites.
Isn't she fine looking? No? Well,
listen while I tell you story, and learn
why like her looks. Some years ago
a man who had more money than repu-
tation, advertised that he would give
s., 600 to any respectable white woman
who would walk unveiled from the
Adams House entrance down Wash
ington street with him, at an hour
when all the fashionables We're prone
nading. For weeks that offer remained
untaken, for his reputation was such
that no respectable woman would be
seen with him, and the advertisement
had said "that no others need apply"
Finally, this woman who had just
passed us agreed to place and time.
When the hour came Mr.. was
on hand. Soon q carriage drove up
with the lady. 1t had been noised
abroad that the offer had been taken
up, and quite a crowd had gathered to
see him pay his 5000. He helped
her alight, offered her his arm, walked
a few steps with her, when she removed
her veil at his request and revealed to
his gaze a face as black as night. g You
have deceived me-" he said; "this is
not fair" 81 am not a negro" she
and to prove it she pulled off
her gloves and showed pair Of hands
as white as yours are this minute The
man turned toward the carriage, paid
her $1,000 and she drove off, leaving
him to the laughter and hoots of by
It turned out afterward that
the girl was very poor, and that she
had a magnificent voice that she could
not cultivate for want of money, and
that was the way she overcame the OBJ
stacle. She went to Europe and
studied five years and has returned one
of our most brilliant singers. You can
tell from her proud bearing and refined
appearance that she is just the sort of
woman to do such thing with dignity,
and come out none the worst for it
either
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The Size Of a Drop.

Mr.. II. L. Talbot has made series of
experim ents regarding the size of drops
and their use in measuring medicines,
etc. He finds that liquids containing a
small proportion of water affords a
small drop, and vice versa. Gmelin's
statement "that the cohesion of liquids
is pretty nearly in proportion to their
specific gravity" is called in question,
and the fact that alcohol and mercury
affords nearly the same number Of
drops to the drachm certainly throws
considerable doubt upon the matter.
The size of drops is affected principally
by the cohesion of the liquid, and the
form Of lip over which the drop falls.
Bottles with ground necks, wide, thin
even lips give fair results, but are not
SO accurate as choppers" The best of
these will not average at all well. The
administration of powerful medicines
should not be attempted by drops, and
this mode of measurement is, in any
case, inadmissable if the quantity ex-
ceeds halfa drachm. The largest drop
is formed by syrup ofgum arabic, forty.
four to the drachm and the smallest by
chloroform, 250 to the drachm. AS a
general rule tinetures, fluid extracts and
essential oils yield drop less than one.
half the size of water, and acids and
solutions give drop bnt slightly small.
er than water.
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TALMAGE IN MORMON.LAND.
The GENTLE Paper Applauds His Ae,
mon, but Calls Him an Acrobat.
Salt Lake Trihuna

Not many people believe much in
Talmage. He is a religious acrobat a
sensational sharp, who would die if he
could not make a noise, and have peo-
pie listen and applaud. But admitting
truth when spoken by him. Indeed, it
takes on new impressiveness when
launched with his dramatic directness.
1t is then with new and kindling indjg-
nation that men read in his words the
old story Of the massacre at Mountain
Meadows, and reflect that the man who
gave the order that made that butchery
possible was permitted at last to die
peaceably in his bed. In the land of
blood atonement only one man died to
atone for the deaths of those Helpless
women and prattling children. That
man possessed the one virtue Of physi-
cal courage. He died protesting that
he but obeyed orders. But the coward
whose order Withheld supplies from the
starving people, and whose second or
der permitted, first betrayal, and then
indiscriminate murder, he was spared;
because, with chattering teeth, he cried
out, "Thou can'st not say | did it."
He was saved because this thing called
a church shielded him, while the spoils
of the massacres, the plumber of the be-
trayed and murdered entered into the
wealth Of the church. 1t helped to
erect temples wherein blasphemous
knayes might mock God by petitioning
for His blessing on their deeds. It
helped to build houses for concubines,
and the clothes, stripped from shrink
ing women as the shadow of an awful
death closed over them, were made
into endowment robes.
The men who planned the horror
were called priests and prophets; the
men who executed the orders were re-
warded for their zeal, and finally only
one man was punished. We trust that
the journals which here are so fearful
lest their youth be led astray by false
teachings, will tell this story to them.
And they may add that if it be true-if
justice, though slow, is certain to exc
cute its DEGREES and 1 avenge wrongs
this creed which justified that massacre
will not long remain to disgrace and
brutalize the world.
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HulllOr.

The infanta of Spain has begun to
take notice, and the King has ordered
a bull fight The child's education will
begin at once.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.
A South End man asked one-armed
organ-grinder if he was a survivor Of
the late war, and the organist replied:
"Hang it, do / act as though was
killed in it?"
'fDon't you think" said brother
lawyer to Judge Underwood, that Jim
Pierson is the greatest liar of lawyer
you ever saw?' I should be sorry to
say that of brother Person" replied
the Judge, "but he is certainly more
economical of the truth than any other
lawyer in the circuitn'
Pat-"Och, Bridget, did ye niver
hear Nv my great spache afore the
Hibernian Society" Bridget-"No,
Pat, how should [? for sure | was not
on the ground" Pat" Well, Bridget,
you see was called upon by the Hi
bernian Society for a spache; and be
jabers. I rose with the enthusiastic
cheers of thousands, with me heart
overflowin' with gratitude and me eyes
filled with tears, and divil word did 1
spake. san, Francisco Wasp.
An English barrister, retained to de-
fend an unhappy man charged with
purloining a duck, found himself en-
barrassed on account of the rogue hav-
ing exercised his invention over freely,
and volunteered several explanations
nf tho mottnr First ha said he did
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From the Capital.

An interesting collection of photographs
is being made by direction of the adjutant
general. Mr.. THAN, the chief clerk, has
been at work on it for several months.
He now has collection of 1853 good pic
lures of general officers during the war,
carefully and neatly arranged in a large
album. Under each photograph is the
signature of the officer, if alive. The
photogra phs are obtained by writing for
them. Many are in citizens dress, being
taken recently. The idea is to form a
collection of photographs of general Off
GERS commissioned by the president of the
United States (including brigade COM
manders not commissioned during the
period which, beginning early 1861, ter
minated in April, 1865, by the surrender
of all the forces of the late confederate
states. 1t is proposed to arrange the col
lection eventually for preservation in the
achives of the war department, in an al
bum which will exhibit the leaders of the
several brigades, divisions, army corps,
and armies of the United States in the
great contest for the integrity of the
union.
TIE report of the Board of Examina-
ton of the Naval Academy at Annapolis
has been made to the Secretary of the
navy. IL speaks In tne nlRnesC terms OF
the scholarship of the cadets, especially
in physics, mechanics, mathematics, and
modern languages. 1t recommends addi-
tional instruction in spelling and punctua-
ton. The board recommends some great
guns for instruction in their use, and de-
plores the want of models for ship-build-
ing. The board speak favorably of the
proficiency of the cadets in drill. They
racpp,vpopI Tho Of aIHi-
the entire Mf iody of of cadets eT mav BE- accom- n
modated under one roof; also, a new build
ing for the marine guard, and new
building at once for an armory and drill
room, to cost $4,000. 1t also urges lib
eral appropriation for library. The
financial management and moral tone of
the academy are warmly commended.
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Accidents.

ERNST GABLRR's piano factory, in New
York, was destroyed by fire on the 9th
inst, causing loss of $4,000.
DIR. HAYES, of fTecumseh. Michigan, fell
under train at Hillsdale, and was seri-
ously, and perhaps fatally hurt. A few
mont hs ago, the same man was waylaid at
hin home. Knocked down and thrown under
the cars, which cut his hand off.
No less than forty-two horses were
burned alive at Quincy on Saturday, one
being the noted trotter Amboy, valued at
$4,000.
Z. WELLS, of st. Louis had his right
hand blown off and his arm shattered,
while firing cannon at republican
meeting at Alma, on the 2lst inst. ).
Chapel was also dangerously hurt.
MgRwIs, Huber & Co., New York
Arm dealing ain arms and ammunition,
have suspended with liabilities estimated
st $2O0, 600 or more.
poRrAGr, Wis, suffered loss Of $50,
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scene. on the 9th, of a prolonged shoot

scene, on the 9th. of prolonged shoot
ing affray of the class so frequently occur
ing in the southwest. The leader in the
assault received deadly wound in the
right lung. He proved to be the husband
of Sophia Lyons, the famous shop-lifter
who recently attempted to release some
desperadoes from Sing Sing with false
keys. The notorious pair once fled to
France with large amount of stolen
wealth.
LEOPOLD HART and George Yenn, two
saloon keepers, of Pittsburg, Pa, became
race. Finally words gave way to blows,
and Hart was badly worsted. Later they
met again, the quarrel was renewed, and
Hart, drawing revolver, fired four shots,
one taking effect in the arm of a bystand-
er, another lodging in Nenn's abdomen,
causing his death this morning Hart
was arrested and placed in Jail at the time
of the alteration, to await the result of
Venn's injuries.
In Brooklyn, N. Y. on the 26th inst,
the secret service officers arrested w.
Spencer alias Bill Brockwav, Charles II.
Smith and Jas. p. Owens, charged with
being concerned accommodating of:one
hundred dollar national Dank notes, coun-
terfeiting one thousand coupon bonds of
the issue of 81. Smith confesses he en-
graved plate from which the bonds were
printed. The counterfeit bonds are in the
possession of Doyle in Chicago. He also
states he engraved plates for several coun-
terfeit one dollar notes which recently APP
peared. The last engraved was on the
Pittsburg national bank. Owens was the
printer Of these notes and bonds. Smith
claims in addition he engraved the plates
counterfeiting 7-30 bonds which were put
on the market in '67, about $4,000 of which
had been taken by Jay Cook & Co., before
their character was discovered. The ex-
animation ofthe arrested parties is set
down for Tuesday next. A number of
bonds taken from Doyle in Chicago will
be forwarded to Brooklyn to be used as
evidence
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come. Next was the Victoria, a Ger
man corvette, called after the queen of
England. Near the Victoria, by a
happy coincidence, was the vessel bear
ing the name of that queens loved
daughter, Alexandria, powerful IRON
clad carrying the flag of the commands
er-in-chief, Sir Frederick Beauchamp
Seymour, K. G. B. The English vessel
was the Temeraire, called after cele-
brated French vessel captured from the
French and immortalized bv the magic
pencil of Turner in that gorgeous sun
set picture where the old worn-out and
battered nulk is being "towed to her
last berth" Near her, too, the Co.
quette, recording another French cap
ture, while the men-of-war of that ma
ton bore the names, one of a general
who inflicted great losses on very old
enemy, the other of a great victory.
The Russian vessels had no special in
terest about them, nor were they ships
which can be called men-of-war in the
acceptation of fighting ships. The flag
ship Svetlana might by courtesy have
been called frigate, for she certainly
S"hAAON 6SAAAo OAA AAC1 uCCh, was
ship rugged, and had a frigate compile
ment of 45O men, but she would be
generally classed as a nondescript hy-
brid between transport and a frigate,
or probably not classed at all. She was
not at all smart either in appearance
or in drift. The other Russian
(Jemstchony) was corvette. The
landing forces may be roughly esti-
mated at about 4,5OO men, with large
proportion of field pieces and mitrail-
leusea, probably not less than fif-
teen or sixteen. The numbers of the
men present were approximately as
follows: English, 1886 men; French,
!, 200; Italian, 1,1S0; Russian, 600; Aus
trian, l,21O; German, 800, making a to-
tai of 6,O26 men and sixteen land-serv-
ice guns.
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An English Compliment to the United
States Senate.
London Daily News.

The American senate was founded
for treble purpose,-to act as check
upon hasty action of representatives,
to control the executive authority of
individual states belonging to the fed
Grafton; in other words, to protect local
interests against undue encroachments
from the imperial power. The house
of Representatives was to represent the
union; the senate, the states composing
that union. Senators hold their seats
for six years; representatives only for
two. One-third of the senate, however,
is renewed every two years. MI.
Gladstone has described the American
constitution as masterpiece of human
wisdom. Its trainers certainly
achieved one signal success; they de-
vised second chamber, at once popu-
lar and efficient, for the purpose for
which it was designed. The senate has
frequently thwarted the action of the
house of representatives; yet no cry
has ever been raised against its privi-
leges, and no American dreams of abol-
ishing it. The same can hardly be said
of any senate in the old world.
The United States senate may be
called the model upper house, France,
with all the political genius of her sons,
has never been able to create an as
sembly possessed of the like prestige
and popularity. The second republic
contented itself with single national
assembly. Napoleon III. re-establish-
ed dual legislature, his senate being
constructed on the simplest of all pos
sible plans. 1t consisted of $50 mem
bers, named for life by the emperor, at
his own discretion. Cardinals, mar
shals, and admirals were also ex-officio
senators. AS the Pope confers the red
hat. the curious spectacle was thus
presented of members of national legis.
lature appointed by q foreign prince.
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on the 22nd inst, from the burning of a
business block The tannery of hilbrook
& Co., at Racine, was also destroyed by

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business block. The tannery of Phi hilbrook
& Co., at Racine, was also destroyed by
fire.
The Milwaukee Sentineps Augusta
special says a fire destroyed most of the
business part of that village. Loss 800,
600. 1t is supposed to be the work of in
cendiaries.
WILLIE H. HoLDDREN, aged Is, living
near stumPtown, Mclean county, Ill.,, the
other day had his leg broken, and received
probably fatal injuries by a tree falling
upon him. He is in a very critical condi-
ton.
WHILE John Murphey, of Elizabeth
port, n j., was adjusting weather-vane
at the top of a liberty-pole at Summitville,
the pole broke, throwing him sixty feet to
the ground. He never spoke after his
fall, and died an hour after.
MRs.|:REA, of Madison, Ind. while sitting
babe, was seized with fit and threw her
child into the fire, fatally burning i.
A COLLISION on the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton and Dayton railroad, at Jones' station,
10 miles. north of Cincinnati, resulted in
injuring fifteen passengers. Train No. II,
known as the Sidney accommodation, left
IldIlllLOl dL c.AA, Two ulHuteS ldtc Az
Schenck, second station below Hamilton,
it was detained five minutes on account Of
a freight train. On reaching Jones' sta
ton, being too late to reach its regular
meeting point of an outgoing train, it was
taking a side track when the train No. l3,
which had left Hamilton at $40. came up
behind it and caught the rear car, which
had not yet left the main track. The en-
CINE caught the car and broke its own up
per works and filled the car with escaping
steam.
A YOUNG girl named Mary Crawford,
of Macomb, threw herself from the plat
form of passenger train on the 26th, at
Mendota. ILL.,. as it was approaching that
city, and striking on her head against a
attle.guard, fractured her skull, and sus-
tanned some internal injuries, which, it is
feared, may prove fatal. Some members
of her family came up from Macomb,
who state that she stole away from home
Thursday evening, and the first, account
they have heard of her was the telegram
announcing the accident here. 1t appears
she has been of weak mind for two months,
and was constantly talking and wishing to
become nun in some Chicago convent.
She is very wild at present, and it re-
quires three or four persons to hold her
down. If practicable, her family will re-
move her to her home.
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THERE was churcn fair at Muncle,
8, and photographs of the young
pmen who were to serve at the stands
pre- displayed in the windows of the
eres, including those who We're in
Aracter costumes. A travelling bur-
que company came along at the
ne time, and portraits of blohoes in
nts were placed along side the 9TH
The pastor hastily removed the
lures ofthe Muncie girls. Then the
trical manager placarded the ac-
ees' pictures with: "These artists
e no connection whatever with the
atenr performance at the Baptisl
arch, and can only be seen at Tabo,
H."
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Turkish Domestic Life.
Henry o. Dwight in October Harper's

Henry U. Dwight in october Harpers
Every Turk leads two lives. He
may be in the society of Europeans
during elk hours Of every day. He is
well dressed, vivacious, perhaps intelli-
gent. But this part Of his life is not the
part which forms his motives. 1t is
not then that the final causes are at
work which govern his acts. His life,
when he is in the busy whirl of the
world, is superficial and unreal. How
artificial it is can be seen in the
alacrity with which, on his return to
his harem, he lays off his broadcloth
clothes of his public existence, and
dons the white, baggy trousers, the
open-necked vest, and the long gown
dear to his heart. He is only ready to
be ct ease when he releases his feet
from the patent leather and from
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Captain BOgardus and His Sons.
From the Turf, Field and Farm.

The redoubtable captain is evidently
but the first of line of good shots.
The elder son, Eugene, has been from
infancy before the public as a crack
shot with the rifle or smooth-bore, and
now appear on the scene three more
ofthe captains sons, aged respectively
8, 7 and years. The family is now
giving exhibitions through the west.
AS they expect soon to come east we
give resume Of the feats accomplish
ed successfully by the quartet. Eugene
goes first through the performance so
well known here already. The next
part of the programe is Edward, Peter
and Henry, Of ages mentioned above,
shooting at target and at glass balls.
Among the teats is each breaking a
glass ball held in the fathers fingers
The programme includes rifle shooting
by the captain himself, who, during
this exhibition, shoots nickles from
the boys fingers, knocks the ashes
from cigar held in Eugenes mouth,
and snuffs a candle held by the young
ster Henry. The show closes by shoot
ing glass balls from the traps by the
whole family.
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Criminal.

UNDER the noses Of the Louisville police
the sports Of that city and Cincinnati in
record Il the ' participants being literally H
chewed up.
MARSHAL Tony NEIs. of Santa Fe, while
in search of road agents, was fred at by
five of them without being hit. He re-
turned the fire with Winchester rife,
killing one. The rest fed.
A LIQUOR saloon in New York was the
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The Lord Of Creation at Home.
Detroit Free Press.

They had not been married long, SO
they sat down to play checkers" In
the middle of the game she said:
'"Then do l jump these two men
and get king! OF course / do. Crown
me. I've got the first king" and she
chuckled hysterically.
No you aint't either? If you cam,
play checkers without cackling like q
hen you'd better give it up. I'll take
that back and move here; now, SO
Now you can move"
cover here?" asked the wife.
Certainly. That's very good" and
her husband gobbled two men.
II didn't see that; I'd rather put il
here" she demonstrated.
'eToo late now" said he, pegginf
away for the king row. "You should
study your moves first"
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The French Minister of Public In
ruction has ordered a special edition
Herbert Spencer's work on educa-
cn to be published, and all its scholas-
libraries and associations are to re-
elve copy of it gratis on application
tsparaging remarks on classical learn
have been omitted from this edition
tn the authors sanction. The min
ger OF war has ordered a collection o.
tnotlc military stories to be compiled
the use of primary schools.
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THE pope has issued an encyclical
letter on the affairs of the Slavonian
Catholics, and appointed a day in hon
or of St. Cyril and Methodius, the apos-
ties of the Slavonian races. The pope
adyerts to the solicitude of the popes
for the Slav countries, and testlties his
own paternal affection for them.
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4 A telegram from Port Elliot, publish
ID in the South Australian papers.
fates that, on the Goth Of August last,
NC men were out in the bay near Lip
PMS Island examining piece OF
ereckage, when their boat was enclr-
led by the tentacles of large octopus
md pulled over till it was half full ol
fater, and in great danger of being
Famped. The occupants escaped with
he greatest difficulty.
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THE payment Of census enumerators
is being pushed as rapidly as the re-
sources of the census bureau, in Wash
ington, will allow. One hundred and
ninety clerks are constantly busy on
this work, fifty working at night.
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Leprosy exists to a considerable ex-
tent in the parish of Lofouche, La. An
attempt to make an official investiga-
tion was lately resisted with arms, the
Elepers and their friends believing that
the sufferers were to be isolated on an
island in the ocean. The report of the
physicians is that the disease is not
|gaining ground.
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THERE will be no pheasant-shooting
this year at Leigh Park, near Ports
mouth, the seat of Gen. Sir Frederick
Fitzwygram, in the south of England,
nearly all the birds having been acci-
dentally poisoned. In one morning
600 dead pheasants were picked up.
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A. SENSATION has been produced at
Orange, n. j., by the arrest of Mrs.
Atwood, wife of the proprietor of the
Mansion house, a fashionable summer
hotel. on charge cf robbing the guests
of the hotel.