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A FIRE broke out in Racine,
Wis.,, on Friday and before it
could be stopped seven blocks.
consisting of some IS buildings
and. 100000 feet Of lumber
was consumed. The estimated
loss is three-quarters of mil
lion dollars upon which there
was an insurance of about a
quarter of a million.
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R. H. Cameron, 70 Park Row
New York City, publishers of
Rasiness Directory, of Mer-
chants in Mexico, Cuba, Porto
Rico, w. 1. says: 81, myself,
have suffered a great deal from
rheumatic govt, and about six
months ago, was induced by a
friend to try st. Jacobs Oil. 1
used two bottles and haven't
had a twiuge since; previous to
that | have generally had an
attack about once a month"
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THE Missouri Press Associa-
ton to the number Of 100 or
$50 have been rendered an ex-
cursion to Galveston. They are
expected on Saturday next.
Jay Gould gives them transport
tation.
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WITH last weeks issue of the
Tsxas Siftings closed the first
year of its publication. 1t pro-
baby has a larger circulation
than any one-year old paper
ever attained. The unexam-
pied success of the Siftings
shows that the public at large
always appreciates a good thing.
As Sitting grows older it grows
IN grace aud goodness.
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JUDGE NooNAN, of San An.

JUDGE NooNAN, of San An
tonic, it is said, will be in the
republican candidate for con-
gress from that district. The
Express says the judge is a
good man and it takes a good
man to beat him, but the DEM
ocrats can do it.
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EDITORIAL NOTES. y

A DALLAS special to the 81
Louis Republican calls Wash
Jones the Texas Malone.
The district grand lodge, 1.
o. B. B., holds its convention
at Galveston on the 18th inst.
In the Cowart case at Dallas
the court on motion of defen-
dant's attorney set aside the
verdict.
The Houston Post approves
of the verdict in the Cowart
case at Dallas-the court set
the verdict aside.
The Irishmen of Boston,
Mass, offer a reward of SIooo
for the murderers of Lord Cav
endish and Mr.. Burke.
THE county jail at Brookha-
ven, Miss, was burned on the
9TH inst. Three negro prison.
ers were burned to death.
The Navasota Tablet accuses
the old alcalde of having said
damn the newspaper men, when
he read Gath's interview with
himself.
THE Mexia Ledger does not
like the idea OF a democratic
ticket with Ireland for governor
and Martin for lieutenant gov
ernor.
The Brazoria Independent
says that the friends of Col.
Jones in that settlement are en-
thusiastic over his candidacy
for the governorship.
THE Sherman Courier will re-
joice to know when the fact is
established that the old alcalde
will not stand for reelection,
and that more progressive
man is to be his successor.
The Mexia Ledger says: Per-
haps Texas was never worse off
in the way of Legislators than at
this moment. In another item
it expresses the wish that the
ID may fly away with men
like Finlay.
A IMAM named Kuager invented
flying machine upon which he
obtained a patent, but not hav-
ing the money to complete his
invention, he blew his brains out
at his boarding house in New
York city.
MEMBERS OF the Illinois leg
islature do not behave any bet
ter than other legislators. The
other day one member called
another a liar; the alleged liar
gave the alligator a blow and a
bloody nose.
The Dallas Times thinks that
we will have a Jay Gould candi-
date for governor. 1t means by
this that we will have a guber-
natorlal candidate pledged in
some way to sustain and help
the railroads.
ACCORDING to the Navasota
Tablet the Santa Fe railway
has not yet determined at what
point it will come into that city.
Several locatio MS are spoken of
and until one is selected the
Tablet will make no report.
TON OcHILTREE has announc-
ed emphatically that be will be
a candidate for congress, as an
independent from the Galveston
district, and that he will soon
be in Texas to be in the can
vass. Tom will be a veritable
red-headed candidate.
A PAPER to be called the Ar
kansas Traveller is soon to be
started. in Little Rock. Opie
Read, the funney man of Little |
Rock Gazette, is to be the pub |
Usher. The success of Texas |
Siftings will induce many at |
tempts to initiate it.
THERE are $4,000 postoffces
in the United States and news
paper that had one subscriber
at every postofice would be
considered to have a pretty fair
circulation. The number of
postoffices is increasing at the !
rate of one thousand a yeaE-xe
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BRAzoRIA county comes to
the front with a gubernatorial
candidate in the person of Col.
M. S. Munson. The Brazoria
Independent gives him a fine
send off.
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HALLETr KILBoURNE has
been awarded 100000 DANA
ges for forty-fve days impris-
onment at Washington. He is
only sorry they didn't keep him
longer.
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The argument upon the de-
PENDANTS bill of exceptions in
the Guiteau case was begun be-
fore the District Supreme Court
at Washington on Tuesday.
Chas. II. Reed opened the ar
gument and had not concluded
when the court adjourned.
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The San Antonio Express
wants the Galveston News to
keep its hands off its cranks.
The Express claims that it takes
special pride in its correspon-
dents and it upholds them.
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TnE Hillsboro Mirror man
claims that he has had the blues
for a week because he could
not get off on the press eScur-
sions to San francisco.
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The republicans in the east
are said to be afflicted with a
malady technically known as
,tbossism."
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Scientific Miscellany.

DIR. Suys is credited with the
statement that Brown-Sequard
once injected into the head OF
dog, after being separated from
the body, with dehbrinated and
oXygenated blood, and at the
moment when the injection of
this blood had recalled mani
festatrons of life he spoke the
dogs name. The eyes of the
head thus cut from the trunk
turned toward him, as if the
masters voice had still been
heard and recognized.
In some interesting expert
ments Dr.Liebenberg has shown
that the presence of lime in the
soil is absolutely necessary for
the termination Of many plants,
while many others do not seem
to require it at all.
The central bureau of the
weather service Of France re-
ceives daily ninety-seven tele-
grams from foreign parts and
fifty-two from France. From
these telegraphic reports the
weather probabilities are calcu-
lated for eight agricultural and
four maritime districts, to which
warnings are telegraphed.
Eighty-two per cent OF the
predictions thus sent have been
justified.
The question of the existence
of earth tides, or oscillations of
the earth's crust corresponding
to those produced in the sea by
the Attraction of the moon, is
stigated by a British
pendulum is
n "a
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IA SSHSAiONh W liz SOhliOi %
of the press gang" Will
write again from Los Angeles.
Los ANGELES, Cal, May 3.
We left Tucson, Arizona, on
Monday night at 6:3o, and ar
rived at Fort Yuma, on the
ella river, for breakfast. Yuma
is an old Indian village, founded
by the Yuma Indians, who are
still its principal inhabitants; it
is located on the East bank of
the Gila river, which is the
boundary line between Arizona
and California. After crossing
this river we entered the Amer
Desert. which is over sixty
miles wide: it is a barren waste,
large hills of white sand being
visable on both sides of the
track, extending for miles. At
about half way across the desert
while the engine was taking wa.
ter, We had the privilege of ex-
aiming a most wonderful pbe-
momena, a mud volcano. 1t
consists Of a small water hole,
which is of the consistency of
mud, and is kept in a constant
boil, emitting an odor strongly
impregnated with sulphur. AT
ter crossing the desert we en-
tered some fine fertile valleys
where our eyes toasted upon
vast areas of beautiful waving
grain, just ready for harvest.
AT Cotton station, in the Rio
Mohave valley, we saw thehnest
crops we ever laid eyes upon,
consisting of wheat, rye, oats,
alfalfa and common clover;
stock are in splendid condition
and are of the most improved
grades. These splendid farms
are located near the base of
Mt. St. Bernardino, whose
height is $3.50 feet, and whose
snowcapped summit is to beseen
towering away above the clouds.
1t is grand sight, and must be
seen to be properly appreciated.
Just 7 miles west of Cotton, and
within sight, is the beautiful
village of Riverside, where some
splendid oranges are grown,
samples of which we were pre-
sented with. The mines in the
St. Bernardino range are pam
ming out well; we saw at Cation
silver bricks twelve inches long,
8 inches wide, by 4 inches thick,
the value OF which, we were
told by miners, is SI,7oo, and
one mine turns out ? and 3 of
these bricks a week. From
Cotton to Los Angeles we ira
versed fine, fertile valleys in
the highest state of cultivation,
reaching the latter place at 4:3o
p. m. Tuesday.
Los ANGELES.
This beautiful city located
on the Los Angeles river and
is really an elegant city. The
business portion of the city is
located in the valley, while on
the hill above are to be seen
many fine ann tasty residences,
surrounded by lovely flower
gardens and orange groves.
The great Eucalyptus, or fever
tree, flourishes here and can be
seen in all portions Of the city.
This morning we had the
pleasure of meeting with Mr..
A. J. Cooper, who formerly re-
sided at Jacksonville, Austin
county, who kindly took US in
charge, provided US with a seat
in his buggy and showed us
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THEEDITORIAL ENCE
Notes by The Way-Indlal
Lazy SOldiers-Chinet
tiOn Hands-Acc0
plished Ticket
Agent, etc.
TUCSON ARIZONA. M

Tucson ARIZONA, MI,
After travelling some
miles across the plains Id
Paso we find ourselves at
son, the second oldest cit
the United States, at 6 p.
to-day: United States soldi
are stationed at all the dep
on the route, Indians are on
war-path - numbering mine
and ranchmen. A battle took
place on last Sunday morning
between U. S. soldiers and
Apaches in old Mexico S. miles
from DemIng, New Mexico. in
which IS Indians were killed
and II captured. The soldiers
lost one man and two wounded;
also a number of horses killed.
The Mexican troops are now
after them.
At Demming. in New Mexico
the Southern Pacific and the
Atkinson, Topeka and Santa
Fe railway; which road uses the
Southern Pacific track until il
reaches Benson where it branch
es off for Sonora, Mexico. Ben
son is located on the San Pedro
river. We passed over the
great salt, or barren plains to-
day-a regular desert for &c
miles. While some portions oil
Arizona and New Mexico are
really picturesque, yet there are
many dreary wastes.
Chinese are employed entirely
as section, or railroad hands.
The miners are now to be seen
at all the depots in Arizona.
having left the mines on &C
count of Indian depredations.
They give glowing accounts
of their prospects - Citizens
charge that the U. S. soldiers
are not anxious to meet the
Indians, rather preferring to set
around and do nothing.
We leave here at 7:3o and
will arrive at Fort Yuma to-
morrow morning for breakfast.
We will reach Los Angeles,
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock
and lay over there one day,
thence to San Francisco, where
we will remain until next Tues
day morning, when l shall start
for home. We are now within
go miles OF San Francisco, and
so far not an accident Of any
kind has ACQUIRED.
Just s miles south east of
Tucson stands an old mexican
mission, which was erected $40
years ago.
The road-bed of the Texas
Pacific and the Southern Pacific,
over which we are travelling is
the finest and smoothest l ever
rode over, and the conductors
in charge are the cleverest and
most accommodating l ever
met. am under special obi
cations to Mr.. B. w. Cullough,
general ticket agent of the 1. &
G. N. X. R. and Texas Pacific
railway, who accompanies US.
He is cultivated, polished gen.
tleman and takes great pleasure
in contributing to the comforts
of the press gang" Will
write again from Los Angeles.
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THE new county convict law
is generally approved.
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5tdi, dt IdriS, is three feet III
diameter and the same in length
weighing 500 pounds. Fifty
TONS of crystals were discovered
in one cavity at Zinken, more
than a century ago, and were
sold for 100000.
DR.. ,WollastoL's observation
that certain sounds are inaudi-
BILE to many ears was recently
illustrated by Prof. Tyndall,
During lecture he blew a small
whistle, the low. shrill note Of
which instantly agitated the
sensitive fame, while full half Of
the audience failed to hear the
sound.
Insects, caterpillsrs and larvae
are not destroyed-as is often
believed-by intense cold or
heavy frosts. After an expos
ure to a temperature of eleven
degrees below zero the common
caterpillar has revived on the
return of sufficient warmth.
The path of destruction OF
American tornadoes has aver
aged 1886 feet in width, accord
ing to Sergeant Finley. The
storm cloud moves at the rate
of twelve to sixty miles an hour,
while the wind within the vor-
tex sometimes reaches the ire
meuduous velocity OF 500 miles
an hour-392 miles being the
average.
A French Journal recon-
mends a fire test for determin-
ing the quality of seeds, sam
pies are placed one at a time
upon live Goals. If the COM
bustion is slow and quiet, it NAV
be safely decided that the seed
contained a diseased germ, but
If the seed turns and leaps about
producing a dry sound, it may
be inferred to have good germ
NATIVE qualities. The good
quality of larger seeds, such as
acorns and chesnuts, will be in
dicated by a defamation of the
seed soon after being thrown
into the fire,
The frog, toad, salamauder,
newt, etc, are found to secrete
special poisons. From the
glands on the neck of a frog
M. Paul Bert has obtained liquid
which caused the death of a
sparrow to which it was admir-
istered. i
A transparent leather, sal
possess great strength
made in Germanx>
process. ~
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TN IL
4 MOSCOW s..

ain cans kept in
government build
8 the cold weather
sters, then holes, and
ITO powder.
& Foote, of Philadelphia,
group of quartz crystals
lr;ng about four feet by
i in superficial area. A
lin the University of Ma
highs nearly half a ton.
i at Milan is three and
lr feet long and FIVE and
in circumference, and
8 so pounds; and another
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= The Gonzales
thinks that dogs should not at
tend church and it sustaIns its
opinion in a half column local.
- Most of the local space of
the Temple Temple Times of
last week is devoted to a dis
cussion of the Incorporation
problem.
Fort Worth has had sever
al cases of smallpox and also a
scare. The patients are all do
ing well and the scare has about
subsidized.
= The Cleburne Chronicle
does not want any laws passed
to cripple the railroads, but it
thinks that every just restraint
should be put on them.
- At Cleburne a number OF
colored hod-carriers on a new
building who were getting $3.50
a day struck for sI.75. Other
men were put in their places.
Sunday morning there was
a nice wind storm at Houston
and vicinity. A large number
of frail buildings, signs and trees
and fences were blown down.
"A party of practical burg
lars paid a professional visit to
Jefferson last Friday night and
were amply rewarded, they stole
about $4,000 worth of jewelry.
The grand jury at Giddings
has adjourned, having found
forty-four indictments. Seven
students have already been
elected for the Huntsville state
industrial ACADEMY.
. "A Man named Rogers, a
cattle buyer, was killed by one
Runnels who had been in his
employment. The murder was
committed at Warden's ferry
on the Angelina river, last week.
j. E. Farquhar, who killed
J. F. Lee, ,Jr., in Brazos county
a few days ago went to Bryan
and surrendered Friday. He
was put under a $4,000 bond
which he gave at once and was
released.
- Cuero claims to be a boss
town-she has a railroad, good
officers, irst-class hotels, two
livery stables, a liberal class of
merchants, cotton factory, two
steam mills and gins, and is
fine produce market.
= Marshall was visited by a
tornado about I o'clock LIES
day morning. Houses,
and great trees were
down. The storIRm
from north to sol
about one mile wi
Cherokee cS
papers, but it is /;
small to hold 4
large enough foI
mud at each Oft
pie of Cherokee +
it we have n1 s.
make.
: George
driver. went
with pockea
treated all hi;
body else anS
ing a great
phine. His
ing the river
For weak lung
stomach. nightsy
of Consumption 81
=
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A DALLAS special to the 81
Louis Republican calls Wash
Jones the Texas Malone.
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For weak lunl
stomach. nightsI
ofConsumpdon
cry" is specifc
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Two pure 81
exchange for q
Box I47. Bren
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NCOISS ,
driver. VENT
with a pocket
treated all his
body else anf
ing a great
phine. His
ing the river
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Noy hAOiiihS" ~
and great trees
down. The storI
from north to sol
about one mile vii
Cherokee Cd
papers, but it is !
small to hold +
large enough fol-
mud at each Off
pie of Cherokee
it we have Nd
make.
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Go TO O.
for DR.. r
"CoraliV
vastly
TheyA
vws.y&
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-11
The Child in a Printing office.

Who is the Man that is Looking SO hard at
the Piece of Paper? He is an Intelligent Com
yssitor. Why does he hold the Paper so close
10 his Kyess Because the Correspondent that
wrote It makes Hen tracks What is he say
inse He il saying, 81 can't make out this
ssaff.n And who is the Other Man going to
che Case7 That Is the Furious Foreman. What
docs he Want2 He is going TO Help the Intel
iirsnt Compositor decipher the hen Tracks.
De you Think he Can do it? don't know; he
Do Too Much for him. Now l see an Other
Man Coming. What is he Going to do? That
10 the Precise Proof Reader. He is going to
CAST his eagle Eye over the Hen Tracks to See
where they Lead TO? Do You think He can
Find oute No, not without Guide or a CAL
stun light Now, here comes Another man
who is the Msn2 That is the Able Editor.
Where did he come From? FROM his Den.
Now all the Men are close together-see! their
One OF them at the Piece of Paper. What do
they do That for? Because they Are Concen-
trating their Giant Intellects upon the piece of
Paper to ace What the hen Track Correspon-
dent means by his Hieroglyphics. Have they
Tound out7 No, they are stumped Now they
are going Away from the Case. Yes And one
Of the Men has chucked the piece of PAPER in
10 the Stove. Why does he do That? Because
ks can't read the hen-Tracks Who il the
Small Boy that has Grin on his Face, and
bis Hat turned up in Front? He is the Office
Boy. What is the Able Editor Saying to him?
He il telling him to go after the Long Range
shot Gun. What for? Because the Able Edi-
tor wants to 20 hunting after the hen-Track
Correspondent Will he hurt him? Yes, he
will, If he Catches him. Do you think the Cor
respondent ought to be Killed? Certainly.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-11
Place Aux Danes.

The Association for the Advancement Of
Women meets in Portland to-day, and will
be in session three days The far-reaching
importance of the questions to be discussed,
and tn ability Of those who will undertake
their consideration, ensure meeting that
win certainly be interesting and that prom
ises benefcent results. The topics to be TAX
en- up are of Immediate and worldwide con-
Germ. They will be thoroughly and attrac-
lively discussed by the speakers in attend
ance on the sessions this week; and the
chance to hear some of the brightest and
best Of American women none of us can af-
ford to neglect.
The Portland daily press., 1882-10-11
Talesfor Toddlers.
Kitty and Almost.

Kitty had birthday present which pleased
her very much indeed What do you think it
WASP A sandal wood work-box from Uncle
Curtis, with scissors, thimble, needles, and ev-
erything it was proper for complete work-box
to have. 1t was spur to Kitty,s love of sew
ing.
She did not like the needle and thread be
fore; now she did. And Kitty undertook to
hem dozen towels. Asdozen towels is not a
pile, to be sure, but she well knew that it was
only stitch at time, and stitch at time is
perfectly within the compass Of small child
tc do. Kitty was on the first towel, doing it all
had hemmed half of one end when sho took it
to her papa.
Papa" she asked, sis not that hem sven?n
Papa took his eyes from the newspaper, put
Thorn en- the hem, then looked at his little Kit
ty IS much as to say, do you think it is, Kit
typ
"Don't you think it is almost event" asked
Kitty, guessing his meaning, and blushing.
What is almost even?" asked papa, strok-
ing his little girls hair.
what is almost even?' asked Kitty, with a
look of surprise
YES" answered he.
Kitty thought for moment, and her father
waited for the thought.
1T is uneven replied Kitty.
YES" replied papa, almost even Is uneven.
The hem is uneven"
"Then it must be picked out and done over"
said Kitty with disappointed hitch; II want
to do it all right"
"Of COURSE" replied her father.
Papa is setting himself up to be great
judge OF fems," thought Kitty inside She did
not think her mother was so exact. However,
since she had asked him she could not do less
than act on his judgment. Kitty went to her
body allows is pleasant work, and carefully be-
gan the second time. She did not dare to 60
beyond two stitches before coming to show it.
Her father took the towel and examined the
hem.
"This is even," he said, sthe stitches are In
straight line, the work is done right"
And Kitty, am sure, was more pleased than
If she had succeeded at first, and much more
than il her father had thoughtlessly said, Every
well, !" when it was done i'll.
kitty" said papa. taking her small hand in
his, there is a straight line running through
life; on one side of it is the wrong side, on the
other is the right, and everything is on one
side or the other. There is no such thing az
almost right. Almost right is always wrong,
almost good 10 bad, almost true is untrue, a lie,
as almost even is uneven
Eyes, papa" Kitty added, land an almost
perfect lesson is an imperfect lesssn told the
girl SO. Because if you miss snce you lose your
place."
Exactly So" said papa; "and as God is .
truth-loving God He likes to have things called
by their right names. He wants us to speak
the truth and see the truth, and in order to do
SO we must be exact in orr words and express
sionsD