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are thrown out of work by the burning of
the slope-house and woodwork at the
head of the slope at Bear Run colliery.
A WILD hailstorm swept over North
Platte, Neb., wrecking the Union Pacific
round-house, killing one man, and dam
aging four engines.
REV. FATHER HUDSON, of Gilroy, Cal,
was attacked and wounded in several
places by sword6sh while bathing, and
was rescued by spectator.
The newly-constructed water-tank on
the western hills back of Cincinnati, with
a capacity of nearly three million gallons,
burst about midnight, undermining sew
eral houses. The structure cost $4,000.
MOUNT TAMALJAIs, near San Rafael,
Col, is giving out smoke and sparks, and
tie people of that region fail to agree as
to whether the cause is a volcanic out
break or brush fire on the summit.
w. f. LEE, wealthy planter of Sewer
county, Arkansas, took down a rusty rifle.
put his foot on the trigger, and blew into
the barrel. His brains were scattered in
all directions.
THE coal mine at Auburn, ILL.,, a station
on the Chicago q Alton Railroad, took fire
from a gas explosion. and the shaft and
machinery were totally destroyed. Loss,
$4,000; no insurance. The mine is still
on fire.
| OK account of the fall of stone bridge,
train on the Moreles railroad tumbled
| into the river San Antonio. The passen-
gers were mostly soldiers, of whom two
hundred are reported dead and large
number wounded.
| THE steamboat Phaeton burst her boiler
near Maysville, Ky, and was blown to
pieces. Five persons were killed and five
injured among the later being NJ. r. Nc
Arthur, Chicago salesman. The Phae-
ton was racing with the Hardy when the
explosion occurred.
DURING a rain and thunder storm al
| Wichita. Kan, Edwin Pendegrast, sad
dler, about 49 years. was killed by light
ming. He was either standing at his win
dow or had got up to let it down, as ht
was found dead in the morning just within
it. His wife was absent, and when she re
turned early in the morning, discovered
the body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-07-07
What we Live For.

"What is life?" some one asked
Montford. His answer is one Of the
most charming things ever written:
"The present life is sleeping and
waking; it is good night, on going to
bed, and good morning on getting up;
it is to wonder what the day will bring
forth; it is rain on the window when
one sits by the fire; it is walk in the
garden and see the flowers and hear
the birds sing; it is to hear news from
east, west, north and south; it is to
read old books and new books: it is to
see pictures and hear music. it it to
have Sundays; it is to have breakfast
and dinner and tea; it is to belong 10 a
town and have neighbors, and to be-
come one in a circle of acquaintance;
it is to have friends and love; it is to
have sight at dear old faces; and it
is to know themselves thought of many
times a day, in many places, by many
children and grandchildren and many
friends"
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AFTFp A CONSULATE.
How a Patient west Sirginian was
received at the state Department.

[From the Toledo Telegram.
The following amusing incident is re-
lated by prominent young Republi-
can from West Virginia, who has a
keen sense of the ridiculous, rich vein
of humor, and fine intelligence. This
young man had been strongly Endorsed
by the leading Republicans of his state
for position In the consular service.
With his grip sack stuffed with papers
and letters setting forth his claims to
consideration such as good character,
talent, oratorical ability, campaign SER
vices rendered, ETC., he came to this
city in the early days of the Admins
tration. Immediately upon arrival he
hied himself to the State Department
to remind Mr.. Blaine that West Vir-
ginia had been solid" for him in his
Presidential contest, and now she want
ed TO be remembered for it. The Sec
rotary promised the young man an au-
dience at future date. Days and
weeks passed, and the future date
promise seemed to have been forgotten.
Strong in patience, but poor in pock-
ct, the gallant young Republican went
to his home.
A few days ago he returned, and, to
use his own language, he proceeded to
the Department to see what prospect
there was for getting his grist ground.
He was ushered into the presence
of the Private Secretary, Walker
Blaine. Esq, and the following inter-
view ook place.
"YouI folks are nicely fixed here. Is
your father at homer"
Eyes, sir; but he is engaged with the
British Minister"
Indeed Is vour father fond fmin-
listers ?"
P. Sec. 81 don't exactly compre-
bend YOU"
81 mean, do the Methodist, Presby-
terrain and Campbellite ministers visit
much with you ?"
P. Sec. F'My dear sir, you seem to
be ignorant of oul foreign relations"
81 didn't know we had any foreign
relations. / thought we were all Amer
leans and run this country to suit our
selves"
P. Sec. becoming impatient) "WelI,
sir, what can do for your"
"You may tel your father that | am
mere dlll Will duNlS6 MIN do W Illo IIOp-
er distribution ofgood consular appoint
| ments."
P. Sec. "My dear sir, permit me to
say to you in all kindness that the
time of the secretary is so absorbed
that he is unable to see many Of his
most intimate, personal and political
| friends"
"You don't think he'll be disappoint-
ed at not getting to see me ?"
p. Sec ~ hope not, sir"
"Well, / hope not, too"
Then the young man was politely
bowed to the door, but he hesitated
and returned and said.
Gust one more request, Mr.. Private
Secretary, would like to take my pa
pers from the pigeon-hole, duet them
off, and return them. They are nice
clean papers, we'll written on good pa
per, and want good care taken Of
them. Don't handle them very otter
mot more than once year. Read
them at very rare intervals, as you
would a lot of old love-letters, just &c
remind you that ! want to be a foreign
relation, or something of that kind. L
the walking is good, will come again
next fall and dust them up again. Yor
arc nice young man, and | will bring
you jug of cider and bag of apples
Goodbye
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-07-07

IL 1911 a brilliant comet was visible
through September, October and No
vember. Some of the astronomers ex-
press the opinion that the comet now
visible is the one that has always been
associated in this country with the wal
Of 1872, or the one that remained visi-
BILE for so many months in the autumn
that preceded the opening of hostilities.
Professor Stone, of Cincinnati, dissents
from this view.
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The Now Telenlinne.

Another wonder OF ELECTRICITY Is re-
ported, this time from Europe. An ex-
pertinent has just been made with an
improved telephone, by which CONVEX
sation was carried on across the Eng
lish channel, between Dover, England
and Calias, il France. The experiment
is said to have been wholly successful
and satisfactory, words whispered into
the apparatus at one end of the cable
being so distinctly heard at the other
that the mere tones of the voice of the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-07-07

An application has been made at the
patent office for patent on new mo-
tor 1t is called zeromotor." 1t is
attracting a great deal of attention in
Washington. The president, all his
cabinet officers and many of the sena-
tors have taken look at it. A Wash
ington dispatch, speaking of it says
"The inventor does not claim that il
is perpetual motion, but, if he does
not claim too much in his specification,
there seems to be no good reason why
the engine, which is self-starting, should
not run forever. If there is no loss OF
material f~o.-A leakage, hlfr=ft= will he no
occasion to replenish the amount with
which a compartment of the motor is
originally charged. Apparently there
will be no expense attending the run
ming of the engine. Like Artemus
Wards celebrated horse hay-rake, the
apparatus is self expanding, self-con-
tracing and self-righteous' 1t adapts
itself to all conditions of temperature
and location. 1t can be employed to
produce heat, as well as motive power,
to persons navigating polar seas. 1t is
not liable to explosions, as all kinds of
steam engines are"
If it is all that it is claimed to be, it
is certainly something wonderful.
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SCARED BY A DOOR.
A Burgular Drops Valuables Because
a Cracking Door shuts.

On Thursday night o. A. Palmer was
awakened by strange noise which
startled him in his sleep. When he
was thoroughly aroused he heard the
rain pattering on the roof and tried to
compose himself to sleep, but was so
nervous that he could not succeed. He
got out of bed to look around, when he
saw the top bureau drawer lying in the
middle of the room. There was a
watch therein in sight, with several sets
of valuable jewelry, a heavy G Id chain
etc. Not thing had been disturbed,
| but the contents were well saturated
with water. 1t then suggested itself to
Mr. Palmer that he had been visited by
| BURGLAR, who must have worn a hat
with an upturned brim, which had held
the rain water until he had stopped
over to examine the contents of the
drawer, when it spilled out. But why
should the thief have skipped without
taking the valuable property, already
in his grasp? At length, after much
discussion the mystery was solved.
The chamber door was not plumb, and
when not fastened will swing gradually
until half ajar, when it reaches the apex,
SO to speak, and opens out with bang.
Back of the door was washstand, in
the drawers of which are numerous
bottles, the noise of which when struck
by the door, aroused Mr.. Palmer. The
BURGLAR must have known of the loca-
ton of the bedroom and valuables and
opening the door thought to make a
quick job fit, but forgot to latch the
door behind him. Meantime, as he
rushed to the bureau an pulled out the
til it reached the apex above spoken Of
and as the guilty robber was about to
appropriate the gold and jewels, swung
back with crash that aroused Mr..
Palmer and sent the BURGLAR fleeing
empty-handed from the house into the
rain and darkness.
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Tpmnerauce IN the Cabinet.

The Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia Times writes under
date of June Il, as follows: Secretary
Window is absent, taking short vaca-
ton. He is a very hard worker and
the most cheerful of men. He has a
splendid physique. He is 90 years old,
but looks like man of So or 40. He
has always taken care of himself and
has no bad habits, except early rising
and hard work. He is the only tenn
perance man Il mean total abstinence
MANI in the administration. He Meth
er keeps the rosy" at home or par
takes of it outside. Singular, isn't it ?
Garfield is temperate man, but not a
total abstinence man. He will take q
nip of whisky or brandy once in a
while in congenial company, and he
drinks wine at dinner when he is out.
Blaine never tasted brandy or whisky
or any distilled liquor in his life. He
drinks little champagne at dinner if
he has company or is dining out, but
nothing else. Hunt, Of the navy, is a
charming gentleman in social life, and
will take a drink or two when he feels
like it--Lincoln also. The last-named
is one of the salt of the earth. He is
one of the most gentlemanly, honest
hearted upright, selffolgetful little
men you ever saw. There will be no
Belknap business under him. And yet
/ have heard that he used to play poker
at cent ante and quarter limit
whatever that means. Kirkwood and
James would both take drink rather
than have their legs sawed off, but Mac
Veagh-I don't know anything about
him. He doesn't look as if he ever took
a drink, and yet | have sometimes
imagined there was little glimmer of
fun in him.
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A WICKED HORSE.
Determined Efforts of a six " ear-Oid
GeIding to Hill a Groom.


Thos. F. Ryan,sa banker of this city,
about six weeks ago bought sorrel
gelding about six years of age, from MIR.
Railey, who brought number OF
horses from Kentucky. The animal
was kept in training stable and was
trained for the saddle. Ryan rode the
horse daily in Central park, and found
him gentle, yet spirited. 1t was so do
Gle in the stable that Mrs. Ryan and
the children petted it. Yesterday the
horse was removed therefrom to anoth-
er stall, and this evening, during the
absence of James Murray, a groom,
employed by Ryan, Richard Johnson,
a colored groom at the stable, went into
the stall occupied by the animal. Ten
minutes later the other grooms heard a
cry for help and found Johnson insensi-
BILE on the floor of the stall and the
horse trembling violently. Johnson
was removed and died soon after. The
horse was allowed to stand all night I'M
fed. This morning Murray went to
feed the horse, but was advised not to
enter the stall. He did, however, and
the horse did not stir till Murray had
nearly reached his head, when the an
imal brought one of his hind feet for
ward and kicked the groom on the
leg, knocking him face downward, and
then jumped on him furiously with his
fore feet, striking him on the head.
The other persons rushed into the stall
and dragged him out by the feet. The
horse meanwhile struck out with his
fore feet as if determined to kill him.
Murray suffered compound fracture
of the skull and will probably die. The
horse has been placed under the care
of veterinary surgeon with instruc-
tons to kill the animal if he thought
host
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a PROVINCIAL IDYI..
From, SesiBner's.

From Sc,-i5ner's.
Way down East, not far from Pictou,
AS the train | iouTnsyed by
Stopped, heard tbs ear-dsor click to
And a maiden met my eye,
Sweet of face, and 1.-THE in motion,
Beautiful, though Nova Seotian.
On toward Cobequid we glided
Book and paper thrown aside,
Little else thereafter / did
But to sit back, open-eyed,
Gazing, with profound emotion.
At that lovely Nova Scotian.
Field and wood, and sea and river,
What cared how bright they were
While my heart was all a-quiyer
With a wild delight in herr
Cyncsure Of earth and ocean
Was that radiant Nova Seotian.
From this trance Of admiration
SO intent my eyehds ached),
At some rustic way-side station
She got out, and ! awaked;
Where she went I've not notion,
She was lost, my Nova Seotian :
Since that day your charming features
Haunt md fill my wistful eyes;
Everywhcre they seem to meet yours
Frequent reminiscent signs
Testify my fond devotion,
Enforgotten Nova Seotian
All the regions, far and FROSTY,
Stretching north from Halifax
To the shores Of Antieosti,
Ny Imagination tracks
Why its eager searching so shun,
Fair, fugacious Nova Seotian
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A Reporters Talk with a Two-Headed

Girl
From the Macon (Ga) Telegraph and Messenger.
Last night Telegraph and Messen-
ger reporter dropped in at Masonic
Hall where the two-headed girl is be-
ing exhibited, expecting to find a
melancholy Siamese twin monstrosity.
The reporter was agreeably surprised to
find two girls joined III one, cheerful,
refined and cultivated The haggard,
wan expressions which, as a rule, the
faces of the curiosities of humanity
wear, was entirely absent. 1t seems
true that Mdlle Christine Mile is en-
tirely satisfied with her existence as
much as any reader of the Telegraph
and Messenger is of his.
| The girl or girls, for no looker-on can
learn to regard her as other than plural
was born in Columbus county, North
Carolina, in 1850, and is consequently
81 years of age. She is of Moorish
color, her mother being negress and
her father of Moorish descent.
She has travelled all over the world
and speaks English, German, French
and Italian perfectly Moreover, she
sings very sweetly, and converses il
the most lady-like and intelligent man
ner. The reporter heard her sing las
evening. She conversed with Ger
man and Frenchman present, anC
spoke English perfectly. Kessler''
band was present, and struck up 3
waltz, to which she responded by waltz
ing with herself in the most graceful
manner. She and herself sang ''Swee
Spirit, Hear My Prayer" as we'll as We
have ever heard it, and afterwards
went down the steps together.
After the crowd had withdrawn, tn,
reporter approached and said "Yor
speak French, / understand ?"
Eyes, do. Dc you?"
mo. 1t is difficult at times for MI
to speak English"
"That is only natural. One is fre
quently at loss for words"
"What do you think of the wealth
er ?" asked the reporter by way of re
lieveing the silence which had ensu
ed.
at is warm" responded half Of th
girl.
eyes warmer than in Cuba, respond
ed the other half.
''Ah, you come from Cuba then ?"
eyes" said the girl on the right.
"Did you get sea sick ~
NO" said the girl on the left.
"Can you swim p
''No, sir" from both of her,
"What woald you have done, had tn
boat gone down ?"
II would have gone down, too" salt
the left section.
"And you"
81 would have gone down with tn
balance of me"
ITO be sure" said the reporter. g
had not thought of that. Were yol
ever DESTROYS of being separated ?"
''No, SIR
you believe, then, that whom Cos
has Joined together no man should pa
asunder?"
Yes sir; we are one"
"Have you ever decided which one?
"That is my worser half" said tn,
girl on the left, nodding backward
"and," said the balance of her, i'm
itating the motion, "vice versa"
Chow are you going home tonight
ooh, have gentleman to see u
home," said the left-hand half
care you authorized to make en-
gagements for both !"
"Oh, yes; it is only across to thu
Lanier House" And taking the arm
Of gentleman who at that nomen
appeared, she, or they, sauntered of
sideways across the street, one of then
responding to the advice not to get sun
burnt II shall be careful, sir" anC
the other saying, gently: Goodnight
| gentlemen" Considerably nonplussed
the reporter withdrew.
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Keeping the Head Clean.

Keeping the head clean is great aid
to health. A distinguished physician
who has spent much of his time at
quarantine, said that a person whose
head was thoroughly washed every
day, rarely took contagious diseases,
but where the hair was allowed to be-
come dirty and matted it was hardly
possible to escape infection. Many
persons find speedy relief for nervous
headache by washing the head in weak
soda water, thoroughly. We have
known cases almost wholly cured by
this simple remedy in ten minutes. A
friend finds it the greatest reliefin cases
of rose cold" the cold symptoms en-
tirely leaving the eyes and nose after a
thorough washing of the hair. The
head shonld be thoroughly dried after
ward, and avoid draughts of air for a
little while.
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from Mexico. Being interviewed on
the condition of the sister republic, he
spoke very favorably thereof. Better
times were evidenced by the railroad
and agricultural developments, increase
of value of property, better public
schools, more attention paid to the
Indian Iaborers, and a more stable gov
eminent. He saw the elements of
growth and prosperity in the country.
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A CURIOUS bin has just been vetoed
by Governor Cornell, of New York. 1t
provided for the retirement and PEN
sioning of the superannuated school
teachers of New York and Brooklyn.
The governors reasons are that teach
ers do nothing in their business to i'm
peril their lives, and thus make a pen
sion consistent, and being tolerably well
paid already, and at liberty to seek
other employment, it would be an in
justice to the taxpayers to make the
distinction in their favor proposed by
the bill. He probably failed to see,
also, if the act was wholesome meas
ure, why it should not be general in its
application throughout the entire state.
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PRINCE ALEXANDER, of Bulgaria
seems determined that the ferthcom-
ing elections shall result favorably to
him, and that there shall be no mistake
about it, Zancof and three other prOmi-
nelt liberal leaders were arrested and
put into prison on the charge that they
had insulted Prince Alexander, and for
attacking the government in procla-
nation.
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TIE new firm of Moody & Miller has
gone into the revival business. The
senior partner is Dexter L, Moody, the
famous evangelist, formerly with Ira
D. Sankey. and the junior IS f. F. Mil
lor, formerly a workman in the car
shops at Denver Moody and Sankey
are said to have disagreed as to the di-
vision of the proceeds from the sale of
Sankey's hymn books, and Miller is to
take the place Of Sankey in the new
concern
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HENRY WILLARD announced to a
meeting Of subscribers to his Northern
Pacific and Oregon Company pool,
that he mad united the two companies.
He proposed now to form a new com
rany to be called the Oregon Trans
continental, with capital of $50 ,000,-
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To PREVENT the mailing of revolu-
tionary documents, the Sultan has sup
pressed the post offices in Constantine
pie. He also wishes the powers to cut
his empire out Of the General Postal
Union. Now, if he were to abolish
paper, and spill all the Turkish ink
into the Bosphorus, the sick man "
might recover.
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ACCORDING to the report of ]. r.
Dodge, Special Agent of the Census
Bureau for the collection of statistics of
agriculture, the acreage of the United
States in tobacco in 1850 was 637, $50.
The crop was 474,1Uz,573 pounds,
against 262,735.341 pounds in 1870.
Kentucky raises more tobacco than
any other state (17l,12l, 134 pounds),
Virginia coming next, with SO,099, S3S
pounds: Pennsylvania third, with &c.
957,772 pounds, and Ohio fourth, with
34.725, 400 pounds OF the northwest
ern states, Wisconsin has the largest
crop, 10.S7S, 463 pounds.
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GEN. GRANT was interviewed at Pitts
burg in regard to statements in jeff
Davis book. He dismissed the criti-
cism in his Appomattox campaign
with the single remark, 81 captured
Lees army" Turning to the attack
on Sherman, he spoke more at
length, saying, among other things:
| read his attack on Sherman, and
Sherman's reply about the burning OF
olumbia, when Sherman said that if
he had burned it he would have known
it, and not have attempted a denial.
Besides, he might have said that if he
did burn Columbia he ,nly followed a
precedent established by the rebels.
Columbia was the capital of rebel
state and state which led in the re-
bellion. 1t was fortified, and could
only be taken by assault. On
the other hand, as soon as
the rebels got above Mason and
Dixon's line they started to burn.
When they got north for few days,
just across the border from Chambers
burg, town without defenses, that
was never garisoned during the war,
and had no one in it but women, chill
and burned the town. Then they
pushed on to York, Pa, another town
without troops or defense, and with
only women, children. and non-com-
batants in it. They demanded a sum
of money, several hundred thousands,
| don't know the exact sum, or the
town must be sacked and burned. The
money was scraped together and the
town saved, and the people are paying
interest on the bonds to-day. They
never repudiated, and are still carry
ing that debt made by the rebels
What other precedent was necessary for
burning a rebel town? But Sherman did
not burn Columbia. The rebels fired
it before he got there, and it was the
Union forces who saved the place from
total destruction.