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the wire cable passes. Some imperfection In
the rOadbed had caused the narrow aperture
to expand, and the young girls narrow foot
was entrapped. Tho engineer OF the east
east.bOund dummy saw the obstacle on the
road IN season To check his swift approaching
car, aud alighted, with the conductor and sew
eral passengers of investigating mind, who en-.
deavorcd to release the slender foot. but their
efforts were vain Another car and another
brought up in funeral row, and constant re.en-
forcements in the way of passing pedestrians
cheercd and cnlivened the scene. An attempt
was made to pry the iron rails forming the
cable channel further apart, but they firmly
resisted all efforts. Everybody had sugges-
ton: Push your foot forward Pull It back !"
Tip it sideways" Lift your heel higher"
The unhappy girl was almost fanting, but she
persevered in her efforts TO eXtricate the offend.
ing member. BY this time travel on the road
had virtually ceased. The last car had long
ago passed. and was steadily approaching to
fall into line at the rear OF the singular pro.
cession. Downtown passengers frelied and
fumed or slowly climbed the hill IN disgust
On every street corner groups of waiting peo-
pie berated the laxity of street car manage.
ment. Reporters from ali the downtown dan.
lies were proceeding westward TO learn the
meaning of the large crowd reported to have
assembled IN the Western Addition. From
the scene of the accident ENJOYS had been
despatched to the railroad shops TO bring ap
planes for taking up section OF the road.
At this juncture u tall, brawny Englishman,
IN dress of mechanic, forced his way through
the throng, and in u CHEEKY voice marked by
the Derbyshire dialect, asked
"Ha' We tried onfastenln' the young lcddy's
shoeg"
Ten buttons flew from As many buttonholes;
in the twinkling of an eye the foot was free.
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When Postmaster General james politely
invited his second assistant Mr. Brady, of star
route fame, to step down and out, he extended
a like invitation to Bradys chief clerk, Mr..
James L. French. But Mr. French declined,
and how he expected to hold his place in spite
of Mr.. James is thus explained by Sun cor.
respondent:
Mr.. James L. Freach, Brady's chief clerk
who has been asked by Mr.. James to send in his
become martyr. He demands that he be
turned out. Did you not know of all these
swindes and keep quiety' asked Mr.. James.
1T was not my duty to supervise my superior,
Besides, I'm Presbyterian clergyman" This
was the substance of the reply To Mr.. James,
and IN his letter to Garfield, this man French
appealed for mercy and retention on the ground
that he was once II clergyman. With Garfield
this may avail something not with James,
however. HIS offence appears not to have
beer as bad as Gariield's Credit Mobiler, sal
AIRY grab, or DeGOlyer business. On the whole,
French has right to demand that his crime
shall he condoncd by Brother Garfield, fel-
low preacher and an errIng mortal, too in
similar ways French, though a preacher, is
not a Disciple. If he We're, he would have
strong reasons for expecting pardon from
Brother Garfield Garfield has a warm side
for all such. Hayes ran his Administration
on the weak tea and plous shuttle plan. Smut
file is French's strong hold with Garfield now.
lie appears to know 1t, for when James insist
ed on his instant dismissal, he pleaded that he
was clergyman. Your offence is all the
worse" said James. Let me make my appeal
to Gen Garfield" said French. To Garfield he
goes Pm Presbyterian preacher" says he.
Garfield's reply Is not yet reported, but II is
presumed 10 have been something like this;
in the economy of this world it Is but nat
urai that the harmonies should at times be
disturbed by jarring elements not yet quite
brought into subsection. Living IN the imme
diate presence of the bright future promised TO
the sons Of earth, it is our duty to pardon the
monetary lapse of our nature. With these
sentiments for my guide, as they have ever
been, will take your petition under consider
alton. You have my warmcst sympathy,
Brother French, tor know how it Is myself"
Brother French feels encouraged, and if
James, in his honesty, dosn't overcome Gar
fields sympathcs for traities of this sort, he
will not he dismissed; he even hopes TOR pro
motion. Great Garfield, and great Is snutile
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clear grease use one pound of good potash
and eight pounds of each TO one barrel.
Break the potash up, put 1t into an IRON pot
fill up with water and simmer till all Is dis.
solved. Put the grease into another pot, and
let it get boiling hot. Put pailful Of boiling
water into a good stout barrel, and then dip In
the grease and lye; first u dlpperful Of one and
then Of the other till 1t is all in. Fill up the
barrel with cold water, stir It all well together,
and the soap is made. If il does not thicken
at once, set the barrel in the wood-shed and
stir every day for n week. 1t can e used at
once though II is better to stand some months.
Susan Busybee in CauntrY Gentleman.
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both chemical and mechanical process.
Milk, according To analysis, is composed Of
Caseine, pure curd OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is
MIX sugar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 90
Good butter should contain ut least eighty
two per cent. Of fat, OF oil. Ibis fat Is com.
posed Of solid or margarine fat, and nquld Oi
Olein. Winter outer contains, at solid lat,
slXty-tve parts IN one hundred, summer but
ter only forty parts. THIS fact explains why
milk should be churncd at different tcmpcra
lures in different seasons Of the year This
fat oily substance, IN forms Of globuIes, is
formed in suspension In The milk. BY the
mechanical action of the churn, the envelopes
of the globules are broken, and the glohules
brought into cohesion and separated from the
other portions or componenIs of the cream.
by the chemical process The sugar OF milk Is
converted into Tactic acid, and the bulk OF
the fluid which was put into the sweet churn
is instantly sOured. Boussingault prescrlbcs
the temperature tor churning to be 50 degrees
for sweet cream, 81 degrees tor sour cream
and 81 degrees for milk. About one fourth Of
the total amount of butter glOhucs which cy
lat in the cream escape collection, which ac-
counts Tor the rich taste of the butternllk
Fresh hUttermilk consists of about SO per
The former can he separated 10y melting the
whole IN a long tube; after IL time the bntlcr
proper rises To the top. 1t Is then drawn off
into water at l0i degrees, and after one or
two washings may be considered pure.
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THE LACoN Hll.) Home Journal We are In
debted TO the publisher, b. J. Kendall. Enosburgh
Fails. Vt, for the simplest and a. the same time
the most thorough and comprehensive work on
the horse and his diseases We ever saw. II gives
all the ailments TO which he is liable, their symp-
toms and characteristics, and prescribes RENE
dies So plain that no man need err in admins
terng them. The price Of this little work is p
cents, and will be sent by mail. For sale by Os-
man & Hapeman
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Two Cincinnati ladies, who had lately re-
turned from trip abroad. were exchanging
opinions IN reference IN the famous pictures
they had seen. Give me The Reconnaissance
school Of art" exclaimed une, 80 full OF SYM
patty, Of poetry; ~ different from the Pre-.
Rachelite." Its very true what you say"
observed the other, hut as for me, just dOte
on the Dusiledoip school, the paint is so much
fresher. Br0Jkiya Eayie.
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pucklen's Arnica salye.

The Best SALvE in the world foi Cute, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Teter,
Chapped HaHds, Chlb!ains Corus, and all Skin
Ernptions, and positively cures Piles. tbs guar
anteed 10 give perfect satisfaction or money re.
funded. Price % cents per tox. For sale by T..
Y Grivp's
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IJVNH NY
WM. ID. GKuHER.
OFFICE OF A. j. HEINEMAN, !
MANSFIELD, O., April "a, 1881.

nhNsFlELp, w., .hplI lCCl.
VIM y. GRUBER-Dear Sir. Yours of the
Goth at hand and contents noted. In reply as
to my opinion on the different breed or cross
OF the draft horses between Norman and Clyde,
prefer the Norman horse to any other draft
horse that lives. So do all Eastern men. AL.
though a good Norman mare bred to a good
Clydesdale horse is q good cross, same Clydes.
dale mare TO q Norman horse; but Clyde
horse to Clyde mare Is not worth as much IN.
to 800 per head as n Norman horse to Nor.
man mare is WORTH and full bred Norman
horse will sell tor 500 more in New York
then a full bred Clyde horse, and sell fifty
times where Clyde will not sell for good
many good reasons. As for feeding and fit.
ting horses ! can feed up and fit a Norman
horse IN half the time that | can Clyde.
Take two of the same age and weight and
both the best shape Of either kind, and try 1t
on enough Of the average of either kind. !
feed 100 Nornians to where feed Clydcs on
that account and on account of that they are
not good horse to sell IN Eastern market to
where I ship all my horses to from 800 10
1000 year. Hoping this will lie satisfactory
to you and your friends | remain,
Respectfully Yours.
4. J. IiETHEMAN
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A Young Lady. F.ot Blocks a Railroad,
From me San Frapcisco ,,hronIc

From the san Francisco Chronicle.
y young lady took car which brought her
10 the foot of California street. and there took
a seat on the dummy car, which bore her to
the vicinity of her home on Octavia street.
A she LEFT the car and was crossing the track
on the southern side her foot slipped and
turned and was caught fss; in the crack where
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Sowing and Reaping,

When young lady hens handkerchiefs for a
rich bachelor, she sews that she mfy reap. When
seeds of disease are planted through over indul-
gence, you can prevent the undertaken from
,eaping the benefit by using Spring Blossom
Price, 80 cents; trial bottles, 10 cents.
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A SkiIlful FERMENTATION

Composed OF roots, banks aud plants that act IN
harmony, and are a pleasant aud effective medi
cine, constitute Burdock Blood BitIers Of which
highly commendainry reports are being con
stautly received. Price, 81; trial sjze, 10 cents
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At the Michigan Agricultural College oats
are sown early In August between TIE rows of
raspberries. The oats, explains Prot. Beal,
present better appearance than do weeds,
serve as a mulch during the winter, and in the
spring leave the ground quite clean.
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Draft Horses.


The following correspondence touching the
merits Of thoroughbred and crossed draft
horses may be of interest 10 breeders in this
county We copy from the original letters:
FARM RIDGE, Ills, April 90, 1881
Mr.. A. J. HEINEMAN-DearS SIR: BY the re-
quest of many OF the most extensive breeders
of draft horses in the vicinity write you this
missive 10 Obtain information and your honest
and individual opinion in regard to the merits
of the two breeds-the Normans and the
Clydesdalcs, and of other breeds Of draf horses.
Now, in the first place, which # the two
breeds are The best 10 SELL a. wi Oh are the
most profitable for the ftrmc' IT his and al
joining counties to raise? Also in regard To
the different crosses which are The hest-a
cross from a Norman horse and Clyde mare,
or Ussa cerso, from Clyde horse and Nor
man mare, or in other words, which way shall
we breed who have high bred Norman or
Clydesdae mares to obtain the hest quality of
horses to suit your trade or the Eastern market,
and the difference in amount If there Is any ::
and If so, what are the reasons for the differ
enccs. I mean by this the difference of the
best or of II like quality, both weight and 9th
er draft qualities balancing in the two breeds,
or crosses of the different breeds. We wish to
breed to obtain the best and most valuable
horses for the Eastern market, and we will
breed Whichever way you say will he the most
profitable tor us, and VIII be the most ready
sale in the Eastern markets. You will confer
great obligation on US by giving US your adj
vice, as we full well know that by the number
of horses you breed and handle, you must Ger.
tainly know better than any other man in the
United States or America. Hoping to hear
from you Immediately, we are as ever,
Respectfully,
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HOUSEHOLD AND FARM.

The leaves of the common dsndellon are
very acceptable TO horses. They are an excel
lent medicine, having a very beneficial effect
upon the health, and making the hair sleek
and glossy.
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DISTRICT ScnooLs.-we keep all KINDS of books
used in the different District Schools In the coun
ty, and sell at the loves: prices. Covers fur
nished free. OexAN & HAPEMAy.
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SOLE AGENCY IN OTTAWA.
OSMAN g. APEE N.

n - Watches stem winlcrr g. so white met,l ilnn' Case
WI 81 Imitation 6oIIt6 solid Fold.is Ci.ar-t hest
N u-r Ntl' l''p
~ 4 alosucfrce. THOMPSON CO., t3a Nas>auSt 500 York
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TIE GREAT
BS'RLINGTDN RGi & -.

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scnC r Trains Daily between Chicago, tts
Moires Council BunS, Omaha, Lincoln, ~.
Jos, IN, Atohson, Topeka and Kansas tftt.
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Nctr ,-ka, Colorado. Wyoming. Montanr, Me-
vAdi, New Mexico. Arizona, Idaho, Oregon ,sia
California
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Dallas. Houston, Austin san Antoine, CALVES
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rh, uuCqualCd Inducements offered by TINS
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Tho celebrated Pullman tlG-wheeD Palaee
Sleeping Cars, run only on this Line: T., H.
.. Palace prawing-ROom Cars. with Horizons
Reclining hairs. No extra charge Tor Seas
in Reclining Chairs. The famous T.. X. y "
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class passengers.
steel Track and Superior Equipment, com
llned with their Great Through Car Arrange
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Route to the South, Southwest, and the Fur
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Try IL. and YOU will find travelling a luxury
instead uf a discomfort.
Through Tickets via this Celebrated Line
ter safe at all Offices in the United states anS
Canada.
an information about Rates of Fare. Sleep
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General Passenger Agent, Chicago
T. j. POTTER.
General Manager. Chicago
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The production of butter by churning *
both a chemical and a mechanical process.
Milk, according To analysis, is composed Of
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BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Yicfaria LIENS.

VICTORIA, March 10tb.-At % minutes
past o'clock yesterday morning a smart
shock of earthquake caused movable objects
in this neighborhood to rattle violently.
Many persons were awakened from sound
sleep, but no damage was done. This yibra-
ton seemed to be from the southeast TO the
northwest.
tied the House of Assembly yesterday. and
passed some time in the gallery listening to
the debate.
The American schooner reported wrecked
at Nanoose harbor proves TO be the G.. C.
Perkins, owned and commanded by A. Fran
CHS, Jr., on her way TO Takou with a full
cargo. The schooner got on the ledge ct
night, and when the tide fell careened over on
her side. On the return Of the tide the
schooner did not float, and therefore filed
with water. The cargo was afterward taken
out in damaged condition and landed on
the beach. Thus lightened, the schooner was
tioated on to the beach, where workmen are
now engaged repairing her.
A great thaw took place in the upper
country beyond the Cascades on the 26Gh of
FEBRUARY, which took much of the snow of
There is good deal OF bare ground in sight,
and stock is doing finely. The winter has
been steadily severe, the Thermometer rang
ing from zero to 1G' and 15s below, and
for two nights it went 20' below. Still the
stock losses have been light. Four bands of
cattle are now on the road for Victoria for
the winter ranges
A dispatch from Captain Irving TO Mr.
Briggs, received Yesterday, states that the
Reliance reached Yale after blasting her way
through the ice with dynamite. River nayi-
cation may now be said to be open.
A Mr.. Bent has arrived in town from
Cowiechan, and reports having dfscossre
lead Of gold and silver bearing qpsr OF
great richness in the mountains nor far ts',in
the Kokesaliah Quartz Mining Coz ran5's
claim. Heis said to have rich zpeci,, ns.
and is on his way to California to have em
assayed.
The B. T. telegraph line will lie extandsd
from Cache creek to Kamloops inme iistely.
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NEVADA.
An ARRAY Between Union and Non.Union
Miners.

An ARRAY Between Union and Non.Union
Miners.
AUSTIN, March 12th.-There has been
some trouble here among the Union and nom
Union miners at the Starr and Grove mine,
near Lewis, twelve miles from Battle Mount
ain. 1t appears that the mine managers no.
tilted their employees that after February LIST
wages would be So per day. The men had
been getting 50 so. On February LIST, 81
men, members of the Miners Union, struck
for 81 Since then the Miners Union has
refused to let outsiders work. Last Wednes-
day, 50 men, nom U nionists, started to the
mine to work. They were met by the Min
ers' Union, who drove the constable and the
crowd back. Afterward, the Union men
came to the mill and several were shot. In
the row there, also, one man on the other side
was shot. The three injured men are Tom
Beasiey, shot in the leg Matt Coyne, shot
in the arm !; and Bill Edwards, fatally shot
through the body.
AUSTIN, March 18th = Evening. - The
trouble between the Starr & Grove Company
and miners at Lewis is all over, for the pres
ent at least. The Superintendent put the
miners to work yesterday at "a per day, the
wages claimed by the Miners Union. Some
thing over 200 miners left Austin yesterday,
on the Nevada Central, for Lewis, but before
reaching that place the Superintendent had
started for San Francisco leaving orders for
the men to go to work at the wages claimed.
The Austin miners returned home on this
evenings train
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State Circuit Court.

PORTLAND, March 13th.-The State Circuit
Court for the February term has adjourned.
During the term there have been % convic-
tons on criminal charges, 90 follows /; AS
saults, 5; larceny, 5; murder in the second
degree, /; burglary, L; forgery, gambling,
10. The prosecutions have been conducted
with vigor and ability by the District Attor-
ney aud his deputy. Over 5000 has been col
lected and paid into the Court from fines i'm
posed for violation of the gambling law
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Moving TO tfe Front-Death OF a Pioneer
Money Stolen.

THE DALLEs, March 13th.-Ihe Idaho
took to the Upper Cascades yesterday after
noon lbs Cinnamon, 81 horses and the same
number of carts, for work on the tunnels,
under the supervision of Mr.. HalIett. All
were from Grange City.
l.. P. Henderson, pioneer resident of
Fifteen-mile Greek since 1853, died at his res
idence on Thursday night last
Sheriff Storrs received dispatch from the
Cascades yesterday, stating that $500 had
been stolen from trunk there on Friday
night.
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Burglary Damaged Steamer PreIlsDi.
nary Examination.

PORTLAND, March 13tb.-The Office and
warehouse at st. Joe, in Yamhill county, was
entered by burglars few nights since, who
opened the safe and riied its contents. The
burglars took 81 and made good their es-
CAPE leaving no clue.
The steamer Clatsop Chief, which collided
with the steamship Oregon about two weeks
ago and sunk, has been raised, The damaged
steamer has been towed to ST. Helen's, where
necessary repairs will be made. Both boilers
were carried away by the collision, but the
engines and machinery escaped with slight
damage.
The preliminary examination of N Dick
son, arrested on charge of forgery, will
take place here tomorrow.
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southern Pacific Passeneers.

MoJAvE, March 13th.-The following pas
sengers passed Moiave to-day. L. E. Mil
San Francisco Neil Mccall, Richmond,
Va; G. A. Brunt. BALTIC; Geo. Fisher, Z.
J. Baldwin. San Francisco; J. P. Merrill,
Wisconsin L. Jacoby, II. Siegel, Los An
geles; S. P. Middleton, Ed. Curtis, San
Francisco; B. Goldsmith Portland Chas.
Huffman, M. Doyle, G. 4. Huber, San Fran
cisco N. Sears, Arizona; B. G. Morehouse,
San Francisco J. A. Forthman, Los An
geles; A. d. Bush, San Francisco; J. Cords
and wife.
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Michigan L. B. Best, Kansas NJ. II. Htcht
and wife, Miss s. Hecht Miss NJ. Hecht, J.
j. Frank and wife. J. L. Lewith. D. L.
Spyer, San Francisco; Mrs c. J. OyleF, Col
orado; j. Altman, Oakland Dr.. DetreTe and
lady, San Francisco; Fl Fl. Woodruff. Cha
einnati Lieutenant Colonel Il. Smith. u S.
A.; Or. I. L. SWEET, Newport, n. H: Thomas
Sullivan. San Francisco; I. j. Mackner.
Canton, o.; ]. T. Cooney, San Francisco !;
w. L. Belden, Stockton j. Gilbert, Port
land Or; +. A. Dockwiler, San Francisco !;
y. Murray, Iowa ; F. IsDell, San Francisco !;
q. Blewett, Fremont, Neb; j. j. Graves,
Kansas; 6. j. Farley, Canada; j Butler,
Kansas Mrs. Martellp, Mrs. Ingleham, San
Francisco w. Conover and wife, Iowa Mrs.
McMannis. Mrs. VIM. Webster, f. Webster,
New York 81 emigrant passengers, including
SO males, to arrive in Sacramento March 18th.
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WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Drowned at Sea.

PoRT TOWNSEND. March 18th. The ship
Otago arrived to-day from Shanghai. and re.
Hart, stowaway from an English vessel.
fell overheard from the yard and was
drowned. Deceased was native of London,
England.
Captain Stodder, of the revenue cutter
Wslcott, reports having spoken the schooner
Jesse Nickerson off Skagit Head to-day, and
learned that a man had been lost overheard
in the Sound.
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The weather.

lone, March 13th-We were visited yes
terday by an unusually cold wave. Snow
and sleet fell for about fifteen minutes.
Last night was the oldest of the season.
forming the first ice to any extent this winter.
Peach trees are out in full bloom, and great
fears are entertained for that crop. The wind
is still blowing cold from the north.
DIXON, March 13th-The weather con-
tinues cold and cloudy, and there are indica-
tions of rain. The foothills west of Dixon
are covered with snow.