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A COuntryman's Wild Leap from a
Moving Elevator.

Two men from Illinois-farmers, APP
parently, sturdily built and ordinarily
ntelligent-entered the st. Louis Re
publican office the other afternoon,
about O'Clock, and, before they left,
one of them had created a sensation of
a decidedly startling nature and afford
ed one of the most striking illustrations
on record of extreme suspicion and
simplicity.
The men said that they wished to
look through the building, and were
told that they would be taken upstairs
upon going to the elevator, the location
of which was pointed out to them. One
of the men entered the elevator, but
the other, for some reason, stayed out
side. The boy in charge of the ele-
vator closed the door and pulled the
rope, starting the thing upward. As
the elevator began rising, the mar in
side leaped to his feet, glared about him
in terror, and yelled out, "My God,
where am / going?" He hesitated but
an instant. The elevator was moving
slowly, and the tranSom over the door
was still visible. In a desperate endeav
or to escape, the terrified man threw
himself at it head-tirst, at the same mo-
ment that the boy, with rare presence
of mind, jumped to the rope and re-
versed the movement The action was
just in time; the ascending elevator
caught the passengers head between its
floor and the casing of the tran
som, and pinched it slightly be
fore the movement was reversed
and the head released. Then the man
jerked back and, as the descending ele-
vator showed the glass window in the
door beneath, he again plunged for
ward, head first, and went through like
a cannon-ball, striking at length on the
floor of the hall leading to the street
amid a mass of broken sash and shat
tered glass. Then quick as lightning
the terror-stricken being bounded to his
feet and out of the hall and up Chestnut
Street like the wind, following his only
less terrified companion who had dashed
out into the street at the first yell from
the elevator.
The alarmed cOuntrymen were fol-
lowed, and at last the man who had
leaped through the window was induced
to come back and be convinced that the
danger he had fled from was imaginary.
He was taken to the elevator and its use
explained to him, but he could not be
persuaded to make a trip in it. He ex-
planned that when he stepped in he had
no idea that he was to be "elevated, y
evidently thinking the place but the en-
trance to a stairway. When the ele-
vator began moving he thought he had
fallen into one Of the murderous traps
of great city and was being taken APP
to be murdered or robbed, or dissected,
or to undergo some experience equally
horrible-he did not know what. 1t
was in vain that an effort was made to
detain him about the place for an
length of time. His back hurt him, hc
said, and he went away, pallid, but
wiser The whole occurrence was some
thing astonishing.
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The Romance Of a Hospital.


l suppose nearly every body read the
account of the Princess Louise's recent
visit 70 the East London Hospital for
Children; but / doubt if more than some
half dozen people are acquainted with
the romantic history of its foundation.
Many Years ago a young lady-an or
phan OF good family and an heiress to
boot-began to have grave doubts
whether life was not more serious
matter than the traditions OF her class
had led her to suppose. Now, just when
she was just beginning to be haunted by
vague longing to make her life noble
and useful, came the well remembered
cholera plague, and the opportunity she
desired presented itself. She lett her
luxurious home, volunteered as an anna
teur nurse, and attended the sick and
dying through all the loathsOme malady.
One might have thought that her bitter
experiences in the cholera wards would
have made her long for her formerly
luxurious life. But, no. She now de-
termined to take up the study of medi-
cine, and had already passed her pre-
iminary examinations when she met,
loved and married Mr. Nathaniel Heck
ford, u young medical man. The hus-
band and wife, both equally full OF
philanthronic enthusiasm, then resolved
to establish hospital where one was
sorely needed-in the east of London.
Mrs. Rockford cheerfully devoted a
great part of her fortune to the purpose,
and the hospital sprang into being
without the public finding sixpence. 1t
went through the usual vicisstudes
which attend Institutions of this sort
but after Charles Dickens wrote that
brilliant account of it, called 1.-THE Star
in the East" its prosperity was secured.
To make a long story short, the con-
nection between the HeckfOrds and the
hospital came to an end. Mr.. Heck
ford died, and his wife went to Naples.
There she helped to promote o Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails; and, Uncover. wrote a note
called 8 Excelsior" Then she went in
for adventurous travels, going through
Arabia and the widest part of India,
often accompanied merely by one guide.
She tried to practice medicine among
the women of the Zenana, but, finding
it impossible to overcome native preju-
dices, abandoned the idea. Since then
she has disappeared from civilized ken,
the latest news received of her being
that she is with party of eolonists in
Africa, busily engaged in learning os-
trich farming, which she foDdly
imagines will furnish some of our re-
dundant female population with means
of earning their livelihood. -Loa1dott FL
QdrO.
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
Personal and Literary.

Hannah Adams was the pioneer
among literary. women in America.
She wrote a book entitled g Views of all
Religions, which caused her to be
looked upon with curiosity, awe and dis
like, as a woman monster.
Grace Greenwood's daughter Annie,
who went abroad with her mother to
cultivate her voice for the stage, has re-
nounced that project. She says the
European plan for cultivating the voice
is entirely too narrowing for her.
Among Mrs. Dinah Maria Mulock
Craik's pretty poems there is none pref
tier than ssPhilip, My King" Few of
those who read and are fond of this
piece Of verse know that the baby it
plorifes is now Mr.. Philip Bourke Mars
ton, the blind poet. He is Mrs. Craik's
godson.
-Kossuth is about to publish the
memoirs of his life, and has issued an
appeal for subscriptions. 1t is sad to
learn that the veteran orator, now in his
seventy eighth year, has been forced to
undertake this task in order to earn
money, since he lives entirely by the
produce of his pen.
OF Thackeray, Mr.. Lippincott, the
Philadelphia publisher, says: "Thack-
cray was less ELUSIVE than Dickens, but
he was more genuine. He was delight
full at dinner party, but not so ready
as Dickens as public speaker. His
literary fame, though less splendid than
Dickens's during life, will probably be
more lasting"
M. Alphonse Daudet, the author of
"The Nabob" and Sidonie," and
now, perhaps, the French writer, after
Hugo, most popular in America, is a
man still in his forties He is hand
some man, blue-eyed, with blonde hair,
and is kindly, charming in his manners,
and very heartily liked by his brother
writers.
Mrs. Rosa Hartwick Thorpe was
the author of a" Curfew Must Not Ring
Tonight" when she was but 16 years
old. This poem has been one of the
most effective renditions of public
readers 1t has been translated into
German, and several English plays have
been based upon it Mrs. Thorpe is a
resident of Litchfield, Mich.
Kate Field made stroke of for
tune by the telephone. Her assistance
was required to bring it before the Lon
don public. She did excellent service
singing, talking and reading through it
in public and private places, and called
attention to it both socially and COM
mercially. For this she received sal
airy and a certain number of shares of
stock, which, as they originally sold for
$50, and can now hardly be had for
$1,000, have brought her a generous re-
turn.
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School and Church.

The Free-NNill Baptists viii cele-
brate their centenary next year.
A new Reformed Episcopal Church
has been organized in Denver, Colo. 1t
will be called 50 Unity Church. -
Mrs. Cornelia Meter of Waterloo,
Iowa, has given $4,000 to endow a
chair of practical theology in the Gar
rett Biblical Institute of Iowa.
The Reformed Episcopal Church
seems to be making satisfactory head
way in England. During the present
year 5000 members have been gathered
into the fold.
The Rev. Charles Scott gives the
following statistics of ministers in Great
Britain: Episcopal, 25,1G3: Congrega-
tional, ) ,246; Presbyterian, 4, 951; Meth
odist, 1859. Total, 9,349.
Skeleton sermons can now be pur-
chased in New York, which may be
stuffed by the preacher according to
taste This, in a measure, does away
with unconscious plagiarism.
At the recent sale of seats in Prof.
Swings new church, Chicago, Mr.. John
Wentworth, being the highest bidder,
took the first choice The premiums
amounted to $500, which sum will be
given to various charitable institutions.
The Theological Seminary at
Columbia, S. c., which lost heavily by
the failure of Adger & Co., of Charles
ton, was in danger of having to close its
doors and discontinue its work. a few
wealthy friends of the seminary have
now united to raise enough to help
Adger 81 Co. pay the debt. This keeps
life in the seminary.
New York City has has one church
for every 2,6l3 of population; Brooklyn
one for every 1,72l; Washington one
for every 932; Cleveland one for every
LOLA; New Orleans, one for every 1,345 !;
Cincinnati one for every 1850; Balti-
more one for every LAP; Boston one
for every 1865 and st. Louis one for
every 1852.
To show the great good done by
Sunday school library books, the state
ment is made that 20 years ago a Bap-
fist Sunday school in Boston sent Ii
brary to Lawrence, Kansas. After it
had been there some time it did duty
in the first Sunday school which was
opened in Denver. Thence it was
transferred to an anti-Mormon Sunday
school at Salt Lake City, where it is
supposed to be still doing its duty.
There are five fiourishing churches
in Leadville, representing the Methodist
Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptist, Episco-
pal and Catholic societies-ail of which
are fully attended, and in switch the
preaching is generally very good. The
Methodists, Baptists and Presbyterians
have good, plain church edifices. The
Episcopalians are building one, and the
Catholics are putting up fine brick
cathedral
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SCIENCE and Industry.

Germany now sends to the United
States for many of its Christmas toys.
Cork soles have become an import
ant industry in WilliamSport, Pa.
The tobacco crop of the Connect
cut Valley is greater than in any other
year since 1864.
The South raised 100000 pounds
more of tobacco the present season than
ever before.
"A machine for making paper boxes,
just introduced at Cleveland, produces
$4,000 complete boxes in a day.
Another large cotton mill is in
course of erection at Lancaster, Pa,
which win employ about 200 hands.
The lead mines near Phgnixville,
Chester County, Pa, are again to be
put in operation after having been idle
Tor Il years.
The new beet-sugar works at River
side Station, Del, are now running day
and night. They have not been as busy
as at present for number Of years.
Three million more postal cards
were issued at the Holyoke, Mass,
agency in October than was ever sent in
one month before. The amount was
30, 100000.
Rye straw is as valuable as the grain
in Pennsylvania in the manufacture of
paper. With the increased acreage of
the season just closed 6, 900, 600 bushels)
the yield is not equal to the demand.
DIR. Geo. Little, the State Geologist,
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GENERAL.

George W. Childs Of the Philadelphia
Ledger, probably Gen. Grants most intimate
personal friend, is authority for the state
ment that Gen. Grant is not interested in the
Nicarauguan Canal project, and has no in
tention of accepting the Presidency of the
company.
The steamer Borussia, which left Liver
poo, Nov. 20, for New Orleans, with 234 per-
sons on board, passengers, officers and crew,
met with very severe weather soon after
leaving port and sprang leak SO badly that
on the ID Of December, when about $50
miles southwest Of Fayal, ii was found neces-
sary to abandon her. The larger portion of
the passengers with 4 number of the crew
were placed in boats and upon RATS, and Of
these only one boatful, nine in all, had been
heard from. These were picked up and
landed at Queenstown, Dec. 20. It is their
opinion that all the rest of the passengers
and crew have been lost. The Captain and
most Of the crew remained with the vessel,
which is believed to have gone down on the
same night the boats left, as her lights sud-
denly disappeared from their view.
Edison gave private exhibition of his
electric light and lamp in his laboratory at
Menlo Park, n. j., on Christmas Eve, which
was witnessed by a number of correspond
ents. All concur in declaring it complete
success, so far as they were able to deter
mine. Several of the lamps, it was claimed,
had been burning for over 100 consecutive
hours without any apparent diminutiOn in
their luminosity. Edison asserts that the
electricity requisite to supply one burner
during the night will during the day furnish
sufficient motive power to run a sewing ma
chine, and all at an expense Of about four
cents for the "a hours.
A dispatch from Los PinOs, Colo, 25th
saws; Ouray and the chiefs selected to 90 to
Washington came TO the Agency yesterday,
bringing with them only part of the prison
ers. Gen. Hatch refused to go unless ali the
prisoners demanded by the Commission
were surrendered. Ouray asked for further
time, and five days more were granted
him to deliver them at Cline's Ranch,
80 miles from here on the road TO
Alamosa, at which place Gen. Hatch will
wait their coming. 0uray is either playing
a double game or is unable to accomplish
what be attempts. The snow is from to 10
feet deep in the range, and the General is
compelled TO build sleighs in order TO make
the trip, OF the success of which the COM
mission are somewhat doubtful, and believe
the Army will yet be called upon to settle
the Ute question.
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says that yield of $40, 00O, 900 worth of
bullion might be produced in Georgia
every year without exhausting the ore
within this or the next generation.
Not only silk spinners from Maccles-
field, Coventry and other English towns
have emigrated to Paterson, n. j., late
ly, but there are large additions from
the French and Swiss silk centers. Over
1000 operatives have been added within
the year just closing.
The Canada Gazette contains a no.
tice of application for the incorporation
of the Winnipeg and Hudson's Bay
Railway and Steamship Company, with
power to build railway from Winnie
peg to Hudson's Bay, and run line of
ocean steamers in connection Herewith.
According to the returns of the De-
partment of Agriculture. dogs cause q
direct loss to the sheep-owners OF the
country of a million dollars a year.
Reports from 500 counties, representing
about one-quarter of the sheep of the
Western States, show that 79,265 sheep
were killed in 1874, in some States the
loss being from to II per cent, Of the
value of the sheep kept.
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Edison's New Electric Light.

New YORK, Dec 21.-The Herald de-
votes page TO Edison's triumph in electric
Illumination, giving full and accurate ac-
count of his work from its inception to its
completion, with Illustrative diagrams. The
Hcrdtd says:
The first public exhibition of Edison's
long-lcOked for electric light takes place New
Years evening a. Alenlo Park, on which Oc-
casi0n that place will be illuminated with
the new light. The new light, Incredible a.
IL may appear, is produced frOma little piece
OF paper-a tiny strip Of paper that breath
would blow away. Through this little strip
of paper is passed an electric current, and
the result is bright, beautiful, mellow
light. But the paper instantly burns even
under the trifiing heat of a taliOw candle, -
eXclaims the sSeptic, "and how, then. can il
withstand the fierce heat of an electric cur
rent"'- Very True. But Edison makes the
little piece of paper more lnfusibic than
platinum, more durable than granite, and
this involves no complicated process. The
paper Is merely baked in an oven until its
elements have passed away, except its car
bon framework. The latter is placed in a
glass globe connected with wires leading to
an electricity producing machine and
the air exhausted from the globe. Then
the apparatus is ready to give out
hgnt that produces no deleterlcus gases, no
smoke, no offensive odors, a light without
lame, without danger, requiring no matches
to ignite, giving out but little heat, vitiating
no air and free from all flickering-a light
that is little globe of sunshine, and this
light the inventor claims can be produced
cheaper than that from the cheapest OIL
The inventor finds that the electricity can be
regulated with entire reliability at central
station just as the pressure Of gas is now
regulated. The entire cost of constructing
the lamp is not more than % cents.
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amendments Of the returns transmitted TO
the Legislature for their final action" they
were fortified by the opinions Of the Supreme
Court and other competent legal authorities.
Seymour G. Stone, proprietor of a shoddy-
mill at Bennington, VT, lost his life by the
burning Of his mill on the 2Oth. Mrs. Stone
is crazed with grief at fer husbands terri
BILE death.
The large corset and suspender factory Of
West, Bradley IL Cary, on West Twenty
ninth Street, New York, burned on the night
Of the 22d. Twenty women were in the
building and barely escaped with their lives.
Four of them were severely injured by
jumping from the windows, and two firemen
were badly hurt by falling debris.
Wade Hampton, Jr., son Of Senator Hamp-
ton Of South Carolina, died at his plantation,
near Greenville, on the 22d, of a malarial
disease. He had been i'll but a few days. He
leaves young wife, TO whom he had been
married but a short time.
South Carolina has another new Governor.
Wade Hampton went to the Senate and
Lieut.. Gov. Simpson took his seat on the Su-
preme Bench as Chief Justice, and State
Senator T. b. Jeter goes into the Executive
Office.
Matthew Gieason's house at Ayerstown,
n. j., burned on the night of the 22d and his
three children persisted in the flames.
Great excitement existed at Bangor, Me-,
on Christmas Day, caused by the attempted
removal of arms and ammunition from the
State Arsenal in that city to Augusta, the
Capital, by order of Governor Garcelon. Two
draws, loaded with war material, were
stopped by the crowd on the way to the rail-
road depot and the drivers compelled to re-
turn to the Arsenal.
A public meeting Of Fusionists was held
at Augusta, Me-, on the night of the 23d, ut
which speeches were made indorsing the ac-
ton Of the Governor as being thoroughly in
accordance with the law and Constitution of
the State. Resolutions expressive of these
views were adopted. Gov. Garcelon made a
speech asking that himself and colleagues
be sustained in the action they had taken
He said in conclusion: 81 ask you TO be
prudent in act and speech; but if the time
comes when the laws have to be maintained
against the attacks Of mob, want you TO
be ready to take up arms in their defense.
The Constitution and laws of Maine must
and shall be preserved"
The Bayley Hat Factory at Newburyport,
Mass, employing 200 hands, burned on the
18th. Loss, Sic, 900; insurance, $4,000.
Gen. Grant visited his aged mother atJer-
sey City, n. j., on the 24th, returning to
Philadelphia on the same day. He took his
Christmas dinner with George w. Childs.
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East ANn souTHEAsT.

Governor GarceIonof Maine has published
a defense of the action Of the State Exeeu-
tive and Council in their official capacity as
final canvassers OF the, vote of the State, by
which number Of Republicans apparently
chosen by the popular vote have been
counted out on account of informalities and
irregularities in the election and in the re-
turns and the opposition candidates declared
elected. The pith of the Governors
explanation is that the result vas obtained
by strict observance of the provisions OF
1he Constitution and the statutes governing
the csse, and hat in refusing to permit the
substitution, alteration or unauthorized
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Odds and Ends.
A rich mans son lives on his pap.
Tho cod Of Iovy1-arS Moro faa-uc

A rich mans son lives on his pap.
The god of lawyers More-fee-us.
-Courtship is a draw game-marriage
is a tie.
How to drown a cain the water
pitch her.
"A good Judge of mutton ought to be
wether-wise.
Pride hath two seasons. A forward
spring and an early fall.
There is something in store for us
all, but it takes money to persuade the
clerk to hand it out.
It's the same with men as with
eggs: You can't tell whether they are
good or bad till they're broke.
Half the shopping world is out look
ing for something to buy; the other half
is looking for something to buy it with.
=" That's what beats me,'' as the
boy said when he saw his father take
the skate-strap down from its accus-
toned nail.
81 | knew it wasn't lost; | neverlose
any thing, ''.as the careful housewife said
when she fishes the baby's shoe out of
the soup tureen.
Professor in English Literature
- will now show you some exceptional
feet. Mr. s., will you please come
forward ?''-COraeU Era.
--'s A senses-taker, said the old lady;
I" WAL, there's me an jeremiah, an
Sarah Ann, an that's all 'ceptJim, an
he's fool an amt got no senses to
take"
In 100000 years from now the coal
fields of the world will be exhausted,
and there is no reason why man in the
coal trade should not stick on an extra
quarter tomorrow. All such things
must be taken advantage of. 9lt
-" Why, Dick said a lady teacher
the other day, "you are getting TO be
an awfully good boy lately; ever so
much better than you were last year.
How is it?'i. "Oh! pshaw! Miss Het-
ty,' said the youngster, 81 don't have
SO much tummick-ache now.''
"A Rochester pastor, a. widower,
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FOREIGN.

the DIST, to use their influence in securing
assistance for the relief Of the distressed in
Ireland. They had quite an ovation prior
TO their departure from Queenstown.
The French Ministry have resigned and
De Freyeenet has been intrusted with the
formation of a new Cabinet.
DeLesseps is to have grand reception at
Panama, upon his arrival, under the auspices
of the local Government. He will visit the
United States by way of California.
The revolutionary army entered San Do
miDgO on the 17th of November, President
GuillermO having previously fed. Peace
has been entirely restored.
The Spanish Senate has passed the bill
abolishing slavery in Cuba.
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SIR john LUBBOCK states, in a re-
cent number of the Nineteenth Century,
that bank notes were invented by the
Chinese about 119 B. c. The Court
being then sadly in need of something
in the greenback way, hit upon the fol-
lowing device: When any Princes or
courtiers entered the imperial presence,
it was customary to cover the face with
a piece of skin. 1t was first decreed
that for this purpose the skin of certain
white deer, kept in one of the royal
parks, should alone be employed, and
then these skins, which appear to have
passed from one noble to another, were
sold fora high price. True bank notes
are believed to have come into vogue in
China about 800 A. D., and were called
feyt sien, or flying money.