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, 1881-05-18
THRILLING FIRE~SCENE,
Efforts OF q NIan to Save His Wifo and
Child-fscacNo OF the CHILD Unlur&-
Tho Mother Fatally Kuraed.

Efforts Of nHan to Save His WHO and
Chtld-IscacMe OF the CHILD Unhurt-
Tho Mother Fatally 1IurAed.
MONTREAL, May l1-This ruorning, bctnecn IL
md o'ciock, pcopie living tn Grillntown wcro
sturtiod from their alumbers by cry Ut Arr,
nnl q few seconds iator the whu1 noighborhood
Of CiundeDniug's foundry wns nglare fr,m whit
appeared to bo n tfcrccly burning Tire. These
earliest at tho corner IT William md Cobornc
strcefs Wur1 l0rrlttetl to discover tho WhoIp ut.
per story ut william D0hotiy's grocery store
and boarding. house iu tlutncs, aud terrified men
and women woro escaping from doors aud
Windows tn their scAnty night garments. The
lro alarm waA penlsn9 NIL uyor tho oity, and 30
excited wcro those who struck 1t that they made
tho nlartu general qHQ, Tho intlatnmahle
nature OF tho structure on fire KayQ tho IdcA
that tho whoto Ut Grlltlutown was In tiamcs.
a tlan VIA noticed ip tho streets rushing fran-
ticaly about and calling nioud for bis wlfo and
chi!drvu. At lcngth he dashed nadiy into tho
volume Of aro aud smoke tllat were rushing out
OF tho doors, and 1t seoinud ~ though hv would
10 scorchoa to z cfnder. IIls wifo and child wure
In tho burning building, mud he was going to
saw them or posfeh. Hc could be seen FROM tho
huuses on the opposit side Of the street dnsh,nx
into soom atter room, alwsye In . STOPPING posi-
ton. MehnttulU ther0 wore heard fro,M tho roar
seolnel avallaDlu, I'd tho hrc-raois. which wura
hehran2 thu scono. brought no llllers with
fa1ner Taa axoat1tug, ana tho soeoR!la aoen,ut 10
tAoyo alnwiy while ladder w!s ttnal'y n2rn1
fSo @ n daeSs sey yat n Ss s raaas aas.s i ~
tr1cc It wAa axa'nst the building, It wan too
sauTt, hut man could reach tho wlulpw hy
form appnared at tho window With bunllo. Il
was bis child u0vcred with heavy HuOten coat.
a nea x S bos y sasa wn% 81
WY w!to. God aelp hort. was nie only an-
, 1881-05-18

Lord ueaoonsaYld's fanlS was greater abroad
thar at hoIna, rhls was only natural Thut
wita WIS tho bust. sntd tho Gruult, of whom uui-
thor gspl nor owl Ia sI,okon beypnd hor holne,
Aud tho snIno IL tsua uf al English st,tcaIla1,.
wns tho b6sotsitlx woakncss OF Lord Eeilcutts-
field. and Il IL tha besettnK weaknuss of inost
aud nuwarful than tho unttoA StatDs, md this Is
m4tslIy eccaueu their toudIug mon sll pnt usElso
t. 4;x af;o tV9a1E VtnE,o nasnss h1asehSa %sas
bit nro satisfied with looking aftor
the intareats OF their own country,
without ButllIiuE tti matt0rs that hi uo w9y oo1-
corn thoir cuuniry. That the pot-huusO poll
tlclnns VI tho Continent coHteMptuous1y sneur
it Nr. Gladstone to good ground for our conh.
tleupa In him. .@
, 1881-05-18
TakfnE = Friends Advice and Hang.
1t1H f4iman1f.

RECENTLY got drunk. fto had been to Catskiff
Tlsn ~ oa, eonpan[on and whcn mar South Cairo
nn mrs eon @ rsnon said: say. san1. i w.re you
drlnk ID bang mysolf,'' wheroupo,, Hofto11
said that It nls friend would furnish tho rnpo ho
tho ropo was procured. which Horton took snd
went INTO THO 1hrb, h'a friend eupp,stn9 lin 10
o. Joking; a few minutes nfterward Horton
wNs lounu hanging from 4 beam, with tho ropo
around his neck. and Ilfa Utmost extinpt. liz
va cut uu~E, anl tho services Of phrsjcfan
were ilgcessary y rcstOro him 70 conAcioilencss.
, 1881-05-18

6pfffdt DtpateA to The Chicago Irlbu,..
TORONTO, Ont, May 17.-Thfs afternoon
judge Afackcnzio committed Vanderpool md
Jones for txtradition for forgery committed
III butler County, Ohio. Tile prisoners will
30 handel over to tho United StatQs officers,
bherlr Hack una Objective lcgai, who huyo
been hero watching tho clse, ns soo,l as tho
0nvcrnnr-G General has signed tho necessary
warrant
, 1881-05-18

8rsctas btspatfh 10 7As Chicago 7rtb..nt.
LAdND, lnh., May 17.-t;corgc Dcment, d
freight brakeman OH tho Wabash, st. Louis
" Pacific, WINS struck by an overhead bridge
over the canal to-day. Tho body was 50
bully cut w md mutt1atctl tint 1t was
Wlyne. lilo wns from, Victor. N. Z. Ifts wife
lott for that plAco this evening with the fpl
, 1881-05-18

SiIEuoYoAN, Wis, Afay 17.-Mrs. George
". Bradford, tho estinlable wife OF the She
boygtsn County Treasurer, died at hor home
III tlls city yesterday afternoon OF lung
disease, Upon his olaotion Inst fall Ar. brad.
ford brought his family to rasltlo hnte at tho
county scat, where hs W!fo. with her dollcnte
lungs, fell an oaty Victim to the damp air aud
the cruel winds FROM Lake Af!chgan.
, 1881-05-18
PLANO, I'LL.

Special Dtposeh to 7na Chicago TttbIns.
PLANO, ILL.,, May 17.-Ali the slovolers
working on the new double track Ut the CHI
cago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad at this
place struck t0lay. They were getting Sl.50
u day.. and want Sits. Tho contractor has mt
yet yielded to their demand. and work has boon
s,lapendeu intletnitly. Teams aro receiving
$3.6Q day aud aro satisfied.
, 1881-05-18

hschntns ItnbInstcn, In whoso stead Tho missing
Young Indy had l,ecH soGmny inferred at Mos.
COW: THIS Amazing. cnntretomps haH naturally
tatif' Erent h ntIt ell nrri asfncflt tn tile FAM
lltr+ NJ hhtn Tho fHts.aHtH1. II il In cOutrmrEH-
ttnn ~ tfss,ct tho nntNssAry hfct,nttRn botwpnn
tho tnl*diructed hfritGs NJ privately Rs may nc,
Ahd not tn celebrate tho tntertnent ut the tsreat
simon pure :" at Moscow by my public cefetao.
, 1881-05-18

Special nsspatcA to 1ns Chicago Irsnuhs
To1.oSTo. Ont, Mny 17.-Tise Grand Trunk
Railway authorities gave their employees In
the mechanical department all advance OF
from five nents day to ona cent al hour,
ncopnllng to length Of ecryica Tho offer was
declined. and tho engineers nnsf lrcmen may 70
on strike ut my time. Tic clerks who applied
tor an advance were told to leave.
, 1881-05-18

: N*W 1UF& SKI. ~
AT q llnpcr party giyvn III thls city q short
tiInp Binru to suluu EtlXIahui4n " rauk auA dis
tlbution, who wetu III town, tho cullyursatiou
turnud upon tho clcso in!ta!iou VI Euglish
sMio ii tlo bcst Society in ouS iargo u!tess.
"Why," sail u liberal lHItIdcd HEitsG subject,
WIN wn4 present. d. you AA!sI lcApa Gupy ua III
, 1881-05-18
A I1oNls1I,t,1. FAIL.

ST. Louis. Mo-. May 17.-Vhilo John
JaRl,c. thu keeper Of o boarlinx-bolse, rs
soatl. Main street. was assisting Morris Flt-
gerald, who was drunk, to gut 10 Ills room 1t,
tic third story Mt an carly hour this uornlug,
tho latter fell from thu porch upo,1 w1,lci,
thoy ssond. anl In his tlrsctnt llo t1raEKed TKlo
down ind toth ,voro preripltated to tho 1tone
n, .ltnih at Q o'clock this morning, and Fjtxgnr.
, 1881-05-18
CASUALTIES.


fatal, ACCIDENT.
Srsefat Dspatea to 7hs Chtedso Tstt4sne,
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Mny 17-I.nst ntrlIt n
fatal nccttlent occurred 10 q. a. Drn,unt, d
brakeman on tho Wnbnsh, 1T. I.s,,sis " III
clfc ta!troatI, hcnr A.tl',cl,, east Of this city.
ITO wns riding nm tho toi, Of tho Har, when, in
cross!tl3 bridge, Aa wAs hit ~, tho hnnl by ono
OF tho t'tns'crs with fatnl results. uo1nont wus
u marr!et mnn. residing In this uty, at,d leaves
= VITO but no ctilIlrcn. Ills paronts reside in
, 1881-05-18
THE BODY or AN UNKNOWN MAN,

0Pses"t Dt1pd1fh @ 7hs Chicago T4bune.
uA'fNfonT. To-. May 1.-THE body Of an un-
known man was found In tho river ten miles b..
low this city this afternoon, The bcxlv wnn
ciotnou IN dirk duck pautnoona, black val, nnd
oIue ct'nt: It wAs fisc feet oRtt Inches In ,fRhE
Of IdentiQc0tlOn. .0 '43 '.e~'4'
, 1881-05-18

PfT7suuRo, Pa, bfny ia demand for an In
croaso Of 1.-Two cents per thousand and q rcatora-
uon OF tho !" fat taken otf some yeara ago WAS
made this 0ftorn0ou by the prtntorB on
the morning and aycntnR newspapers. Two
hOurs hptac8 WIS gIscn tho prDprietors, who
conceded tho adyunco, aua tQ-nlQht tho 1uon arc
at work US usual.
, 1881-05-18
,-.-.- AMUSEMENT
LAKE FRONT.
SELLS BROTHERS.
millionaire Confederation or Staa-
7lc7.ttOuy RNHrOdd .S}t0t;s.
ON THE LAKE FRONT
TRY AFTERNOON AND EyEytSs; Tftfs

EVERY AFTERNOON AND KrES1SG THIS WEgN.
Infinitely tho Gr,atr1t Ataa0erfe aAd otroxs
Erar Hf,o.rA.
Twenty Times tho Smallest Full.Grovu
Elephant 0n Earth.
The Only S57,0G0 Fuil-tir0wn pafr Of
LlYinE Appropriateness.
Arctic An,phfbin.
The Only q 1H. 600 lr0re Of Six Perform.
ing Colorado Cattle.
Tho Only w., 900 Two.Iforned Hafry
1ehln0ceros.
THE ONLY PAIR OF LIVING WOOLY
ELEPHANTS.
Tho Only Pair OF Full-Grown Po1ar
1)cnrA.
Tho 0niy Gigantic Rainbow. lIued Man.
drill.
JAMES ROBINSON.
Only Barobnck Equestrian Emperor OF tho Universe
The Only King Sarbro's Royal Japanese
Circus. 'p""'''
The Only 9a5, 600 willis Cobb.s MinIa.
tare Circus.
R.iUGTlI.iN aud BUTTER.
The Craodmnor lends itlna Champions,
A 100000 Hcrd Of Elephants and Caulsls.
The Only Show that permits no PoldltnR
OF amy kind.
PRICES AS USUAL,
M.ess s,sso aSs s yss y lyon Music
befFed Aeat% nl1y liz secured.
, 1881-05-18

NEW ORLEANS, Ln., May 17.-WlllIam
Cunningham, y prominent member OF the
cotton tr,tdo, Aiod to-day. Tho Cotton Exchange
closed At p'oloek as u mArk uf respect.
, 1881-05-18

MONTREAL, May 17.-Jolln Scayer, pro-
prietor Of extensive marble cutting works.
has boon arscstel ut tho Instance Of bis uu-
ploy6a, on tho charge Of stealing touabstones
from EQmQtoFY,
, 1881-05-18

AT nDtsE CITY, IDAHO.
SAN Ff1AM:tsta. May l7.--A hock uf
buildings OH A1atn strcnt, t,oiso CITY, Idaho,
w.. destroyed by tiro. The loss will not exccci
$0UWs kacaAHm
, 1881-05-18


Special D9spafeh 10 1As Chicago Ttibun1.
Aufso1tA, Ill.,, Alny 17.-A butcher named
Cutler, ~ years Of ago, died this morning OF
col,cussIon OF tho brain. While driving yes
to-day afternoon his horse became frightened
and threw him nanvily to tho ground. striking
Oh his hoad, with tho above rcsli!t.
, 1881-05-18

6pfeaal DIpafth 70 9Hs Chltdo0 IFtbnnk.
'FA1nMoUNr, Ind. May 17-A northern
passenger trnin on tho Cincinnati, Wabasl,
Il Michigan Railway struck colorcd mal,
nbout quarter at milo north OF hero. His
1aJutios will provo fatal.
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open l,y two nt.cndants, and tEitpu. t.fr. lid.

mnrf1t"1 MS iHsHi"r.-set mere m stRhds In ~"
Ehl Hlnfy. mi yet knowing his Hftostf,
eslua. II tho ceu.re u thu stage s,an,s Idp";
ann s,irnh s.lk, ontsIdo II which falling 10 hIs
feet a ir'sttal bis .tinad9n q = darkcr ak,
w,h sop Sf 1 d x gasss
tan.iats nra hclrIly oinbroidered with Rull. Just
W. nt"nn sef nns e o In' no smro ad s
ei9ss'cnI s % faces: they wear' oaeh' abort Chiffon
Ar,1nd the altars arc Rro,,pc1 tho wh,tc-
rnl'rts anpp!fania. whfle leaning in bis long stan
y frnnt Of ttltpus stands tho prieas. At tho
p9est t liz tory az sas9ins u sobes sss
II is"S S 's tt ,sa ,sts 'Saa bo knows h..r
"Yat, searchtng overy way, ons only cure.
lha!u fos1nd and put 10 proof. by sending
esTn x' t ao}os as naSsnpy Py%tan TX ha aSe''
What "oniur deed 0f tnfno may savo tho city"
Just then tho chiliron md youths at tho altar
point toward tho direction Nhura they SEQ
"CnEoN"
wearlnK fiGsh -colored CLIFTON, a dark etubrod.
etel chlanrs or travelling cloak, and having On
~ ti!ipu1' eaFeriy II asking. he says that the
Inclc1 l ~ the in,rtiarer oi Iatus now withn
tiifgl*, hnstng EXTRACTED {ro Creo,,. ll.tlo by
1fttr, tho wtt,o story Of that murtltr ,l..clnrcs
s,g 1, sy % to a'0 sg TSsry H: s y Gtx % es
Within liz tHo o.1,ac n thn t,rat ~ 9 .,.t. ~
pi!9tlt: slowly tnnrch awAy.
bers he sT an,a q III rst n0 nhnTns aps MI liz
members Ut the chorus, tlttecn Eray.beartlel
sI,,,as o men, ,nnseh IN s9sns gnd krup tten..
Of naiS nltics md f,inks and i'iiaatn nj .rray'
fsti ,9S; $SS FELLOWS; their hoads arc
Ti;o part which tho chorus have In tl,e Orook
flv fhnIr situr1mr sIa,1tinr t,r r.otftns ,n,}in.
sly % o ss ctoes oe seess ess q thS sy US u
voices s:!eatcd lron thc leading tnstxlcal soco.
ties o. !nsto'i. They ssny only ~ such passages
"nSao ',4 H., Kssat a yolaao WE ,t acsfnu, H.
q ia ' tut @ ti,o n 'nreser nay f % foana M %''A
nv !,octry's hncs as may bo seen from tho
mfst u NJ. stfopno:
tho hight
Of 1'ytho. rich III Knld, to Theb0 bright,
n,1 Whet f,sian w.. fnoa !,s1 hr1nK .ny to-days
Ny heSrt stnd. nanss on thy word With trembling
What ,icw. given law,
Or what returning In Times clrclins round
Ml!t thou untol,if TEL rs immortal sound.
DarS'9hssr .i,f nf r go!a3 !f Mops wo pray ws pry
hill ,hnt af'o Hu1,, ~ .n,s s .s VI LUG
;.,,, a. o n,. st not9s ao away tao paacs a9q6s
follows The t;lu actnv OF Mr. N1,ti5 il scCn aus us
y imrsseates j curse on tho murderer. and
ho,,sed 'e''eA' '''A'1 ~ 'A''
Mav Math ,,cp 4e Swn sSt - m ny noms
IL, lin nl,tt1nr1ca krnsF,,ur ,fhnt n" btmselt tx
tho nasticrsr @ H tSis s Is most borrSe. , ~ ''' %
So9 at sh9 s1Sxe;Son & tho shorqs who
Turns t, M aEesi soutlsayor, Tiresiis, viii Ie
approaching. led by = lfttIo. paRe. and lnpurcs
, 1881-05-18
RUN DOWN AND KILLED.


SUNBUHf, pa., May 17.-Four railroad TO.
palrnen crossing u tScstio on truok-car wose
oYeEtA9on BY d freight traln md killed.
, 1881-05-18

MANCHESTER, N. H., May 11.-AEary Jane
Loe, eldeat sister and last surviving uomber
OF Xaohnrla Chal,dler'a family Ia New Uaup-
ahfro, dod this 1nUruinS, aged 70
, 1881-05-18

6p*etat DtpafeA 70 THs cAteaco 1ttawKk
MENAsltA. Wis, May TIL. L. Potter,
M. d., dlett this morning. He was one Of
our oldest practitioners,
, 1881-05-18

lnG'ahops nf tho 13rpoks Edgr-TooI Compnny
tn,! nnu tho tcal'isnco ct laflos d. Mutt Luss $780,
w; insurance, $i7UM,
, 1881-05-18

'ilaroa1etor corrected TOR temperature, olcYasion
mid Instrumental erruf.
Mg01 hatOtnctGT. M.tN
Mean thermometer. 6tQ.
Menn humility. Dill
HiEhRsA temperature GI y.
Lvwust temperature, W.
aRHxllAt uItAEnvATIoyA
ClltcAoO. Mar l7-1p!lg .. N,
, 1881-05-18
sn..a, a ssols noleT WAYNE, IND.

gonr ~ .afsa D"1afsa 10 This t~tcasp Trtbars
VI. syenia'. inaSE, lnd., May l7.-At0 O'Clock
ssna. h',s hv H. th9 Dijuu Variety Theatre,
Ia ssc0sa Wy tle Ewing heirs, burned out for
sadsorkA .s a1lo s.'Ico Naw-Year's. Tho
Sliding ali tn IN solltenta Of tho theatre, III
ssuoyed, NJ S.,,,, ,%,,,.tufobes, were completely
~ lots ssaotchl'lx 70 ramains but ths brick
Ssaalss lla a ihe inaayyi d1iy Insured IN 1l4stfqrl
sao apIi IIsiluy ralssd 10 s,aitb !9nS; IT,
te,, ts9 persunss nsa pnln easo OF I.usnjjxrIstn.
VII ptphaIIy ~ H., wliD'a suspicion strongly
, 1881-05-18
ST. LOUIS GRAIN SHIPMENTS.
Nnf+f0l 1Nttn1teh IN 1NS fH,4rana T3rthu,ue

sr, LOUIS. No.. Moy 17.-Thora wcro $3.50
bushels OF whpat shipped 10 Now Orleans by
riYcr aud rail- to-day, alld III 20 bushels Of corn,
Freight uu ot>rH 8OVpn celtH, Rud Oh WheAt SeYau
and tna-hult eoAta,
, 1881-05-18
'4s sra,xaMsEn = HE'D BLUFF, GAL.

aps .aea;Se'seo, May l7.-A ira in Red
"aafuaous I" ~Iu, t'ae destruction Of the town,
"senetal alar,.' "" was prevailing Ut the tt,ue.
ttsss. sp4tsi 4t,n va given and, ~ all tic
ssa sss spaae4 4't e ~ rlfs Departments the
t4Li!naat!4ased, Tia ~ IT, tae b!1ok Iii which tho
hporlant struotufna, " '"'
, 1881-05-18

s!.. x!eo.: .:eayaY, as apYHo%o,NY!Ilh, %,Y VT.
'0'a'trllis aa.,,,o.Y't;' W. May ia fire In
"oysa ths fsstosy aud auish.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-13
{" Moral" Ventilation.

Great improvements have been made
of late years in ventilation; no house is
now considered complete unless the air
can be purified constantly, but there
have not been corresponding improve
ments in what may be called moral VEN
tilation. Who has not felt on entering
n house that a certain tone pervaded it,
and has been Influenced accordingly?
There are houses in whieh moral malaria
turks, whose inmates are like Mrs.
Hobson Newcome, the "keepers and
guardians of every body's virtue.' They
pick their neighbors in pieces with the
utmost facility and felicity also. They
remind one of children, who in looking
for something beside sawdust in their
dolls ruin those playthings forever.
They seem to gloat over piece of bad
news, and to be pleased when they find
out something to somebody's dfscredit;
bit of floating wood reveals the exist
ence of an underworld to them as truly
rs 1t did to Columbus. 1t is sad and
almost hopeless thing when children
come under this influence, when they
are encouraged to repeat idle gossip;
to bring home illnatured reports of their
little schoolmates, and to give utter
ance to unjustifable criticism of their
teachers. Very few women will admit
that they are not conscientious in the
discharge Of their duties to their family,
and of almost everybody it is said at
times that 'tthey mean we'll" Per-
haps it is true that many a woman goes
on from day to day in what appears to be
nsomewhat needless way, simply because
her attention has not been called to the
subject, and because she does not real
ize that It lies in her power to influence
in a marked degree the bent of her
children's minds. 1t may not be too
much to say that her husband himself
is better or worse for her companion
ship. If mother INDUCES in no gossip,
and mildly checks The children when
they come in full of interest in some
story they have heard on the street, it
will not be natural or easy for them to
form habit of doing so. If entertain
ing books and high-toned newspapers
are provided in abundance one source
of trouble will be done away with, and
the temptation for bows to hide dime
novels in hollow logs, and for girls to
smuggle trashy novels into their rooms
to be read ON the sly will not exist.
Apples and water melons are not stolen
by children whose own trees and vines
are loaded with fruit, of which they
may partake when they choose.
CHIluTcn nave u ScuSc Vi The ltlulcTOuS
very early, and if. when found pouring
over the adventures of 1.-The Dog
Fiend" or some similar book, instead
of expressing horror you help them to
see the ridiculous element in it you will
do much to dissipate its charm. 1t is
not enough that bad books are with
held from the young; good ones must
be given. Negative treatment alone is
not salu.ary; ''no" must be said firmly
and decidedly many times. but Eyes
must also be said as often. 1t is good
to know this. BY earnest and contin-
ued work in this direction we may some
day, like Porthos in Dumas .'Guards-
men," survey the fair domain of our
home and say with satisfaction, "my
air is pure.''- Y Post
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-13
Torn To Pieces by a Bear.

Mr.. William Nues, who has been
prospecting on the range near Hum
boldt Gulch, was set upon by bear
last Friday and literally torn to pieces.
The attack was made at noon while Mr..
Nues was engaged in preparing his din
ner. 1t seems that he was STOPPING
over the fire when he heard a mutter-
ing noise from behind, but before he
could turn monster she bear sprang
upon him and desperate struggle en-
sued. Nues fought as best he could. but
being unarmed he was unable to make
much defense. and before the struggle
ended the bear had torn away nearly
all his scalp, beside decorating the
flesh of his right arm into shreds, and
tearing away chunks of flesh from the
left leg below the knee After being
so horribly wounded. Mr.. Nues walked
three miles to the cabin of Mr.. Sam Is
abel, in the valley. A messenger was
at once dispatched for DR.. Shoemaker,
who left Immediately for Isabel's
ranch. The doctor found the man in a
terrible condition. being one mass of
wounds, from which the blood was
flowing in streams. The man was con-
scious, and told the story of the awful
struggle to the doctor while he pre-
pared to bind up his wounds. No chic
reform was administered, and, during
the operation, OCCUPYING nearly six
hours, the man remained conscious and
never complained by even a murmur.
The doctor states that he took fifty-two
stitches in the head and face alone,
and never. in all his experience. did he
witness so much nerve and fortitude as
shown by this man during the sewing
up of his wounds. This morning the
patient was still alive, but DR.. Shoe
maker states that he can hardly re-
cover. Mr.. Nues says that the old bear
was accompanied by two cubs of about
one months growth. He stated that
his pick was almost within reach, but
he was unable to get to it before the
bear had him in its clutches. Mr..
Nues is widower, with two children,
and lives on ranch, the third one from
the cheese factory toward the range
Sitcer CiG' (Cot.) Republican.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-13
A Great Earth Slip.

A great land slip near Sigriswyl, in
the Canton of Berne, which was report
ed on the 29th ult., is steadily moving
toward the Lake Thum at the rate of
three meters a day. 1t is three miles
long, one mile broad and of unknown
depth. The houses in its path have
been deserted. Sigriswyl and the
neighboring villages are fortunately
out of danger.
The land slip began in one of the
severest thunder-stOrms that has ever
visited Switzerland, The ground had
been loosened by recent earthquakes,
and q piece of it five thousand feet long
began to move toward the lake. carry
ing with it houses and part of Il beech
forest. In the same storm, which dew
astated districts in Berne and Solo
thurn, the lightning struck the village
ton. Three hundred houses and
chaets, which were built tier above
tier on Il steep mountain side, were de-
stroyed but as the cattle were pastur-
ing in the Alps at the time of the fire.
the loss, though severe, is not so great
as it might have been. Isarehle, al
though absolutely unknown to the
tourist, was one of the most interesting
places in Switzerland. Its inhabitants,
like those of two orthree villages op the
d. Annivers, in the sane neighborhOod,
are people apart. and are believed to
be descended from Huns. who deserted
from Attila's army when it passed
through the valley of the Upper Rhone,
in the fifth century. This theory is
borne out by the Mongol type of coun-
tcnance which is found among the
people of the villages and the exotic
words still in vocabulary. Genera
Dispatch.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1881-08-13
Corn Smut.

Every farmer is familiar with the APP
pearance of "smut'' in Indian corn. 1t
does not always attack the grain, as it
appears on the tassel, upon the stalk.
and even upon the leaves. Wherever
it is found, there is a swelling of the
parts. a spongy and unnatural growth,
and later, this, when broken open,
shows the smut, q vast assemblags of
microscopically small grains, the spores,
or reproductive bodies of the corn smut
fungus, which botanists call Usttlago
Maydis. Like other grain smuts, it is
a minute parasitic plant. the portion of
which. corresponding to the root in
other plants, lives in the tissues of the
corn, causing an abnormal growth to
be produced. 1t is not well known just
how and when the smut plant begins its
work upon the corn; it may be that the
spores are planted with the grain and
terminate and grow as the corn plant
increases in size. Some, who have Civ
en- much study to these microscopic
fungi. are of the opinion that the spores
float in the air, and, comingin contact
with the corn, terminate and grow upon
the surface, sending their fine threads,
which answer to roots in higher plants,
into and through the tissue of the corn
stems and leaves. Whatever may be
the method of entering the corn, the
parasite robs it of nourishment for its
own rapid growth, and after time be-
gins the work of producing vast num-
Der of spores by means of which the
smut plant is perpetuated. The grains
are the parts that most frequently be-
come .'smutted," though it is not I'M
common to find other parts affected in
the same manner. The grains first be-
come of unusual size. gradually turn of
q dark color, and soft throughout, and
finally the covering breaks. when the
ripened spores are exposed as a dry
dusty powder. 1t is well known that
smutted corn is unwholesome for live
stock, serious results having followed
the feeding of smutted fodder. The
fact that a preparation made from it is
used in medicine shows it to have ac-
tive properties. It is used incidentally
in place of ergOt. another parasitic fun
gus frequently found on rye. Whatever
may be its effects, they are never for
good, and all smutted corn should be
excluded from the feed of farm animals.
The quickest and best way to rid n field
of smutted corn is to pass through it so
soon as the disease makes its ap-
pearance, and gather all affected por-
tons and burn them. In this way the
millions of spores are prevented from
being spread broadcast over the nei Ugh
borhood, and the means of continuing
The pest much diminished. American
Agricuiturtst.