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An Insane WOman's Letter.

Willard Asylum for the Insane, at
Ovid, has among its inmates Danish
lady of good education, and who, pre-
vious to her insanity, occupied re-
spectacle position in society. Her de-
fusion is that she is immensely wealthy
the queen of the universe. On all
other subjects she is relatively rational,
and cGnverses with ease and fluency.
She has the delusion that the asylum is
her castle, built for her special benefit,
and that the attendants and inmates are
her servants. Recently she managed TO
elude the vigilance of the attendants
and mail letter to brother in Den
mark, stating that she had become
wealthy and was living in a magnificent
mansion, surrounded by luxury and at
tendance, and had abundance to pro-
vide for herself and family, and closed
by urging him to accept her hospitality
and spend the balance of his life with
her. Having frequently heard of the
good luck of his countrymen in the land
across the sea, he did not have q sus-
picion but what fortune had favored his
sister, and that she had actually become
rich. He therefore proceeded i'm
mediately to close out his little tailor
ing business, in which he had managed
with difficulty to support his family,
and with the proceeds purchased tickets
for the transportation of his wife and
five children to Central New York.
Allowing the letter announcing his in
tention of coming only few days start,
the little family took ship for America
with light hearts and great expecta-
tions. Arriving in New York, they set
aside barely sufficient to take them to
their destination, and spent the re-
mainder in improving their appearance,
so that they should not bring discredit
upon their rich kinswoman. On reach
ing Ovid they recognized Willard from
the description in the sisters letters.
The cruel disappointment of the
brother and his wife was pitiable. In
stead of finding a wealthy sister to
welcome them to her palatial abode,
they found her in hopeless condition
and an inmate of an insane asylum.
Letters of the insane should be kept
and submitted to some central au-
thority. More than one asylum physi-
clan has lost his life from attempting to
evade the sending of improper letters
of lunatics -JOurndl of Nervous and
Mental Diseases
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PASSING EVENTS.
Preparing 10 Squeeze menopoly---The
lschia Calamity.
Our Forests Tho Cholera Cheering
Agricultural Prospects.

The completion of the Northern Pacific
railway Is frau2ht with vital interest to the
people of the Pacific coast Heretofore. In
the opening of the new routes, the Central
Paciio combination have been enabled, by
geographical and other influences, to so
maintain fare and FIRE ght-rates that the new
routes afforded no relief to anybody. The
completion CT the Southern Pacific the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, the Denver
and Rio Grandc and the Atlantic and Pa
ciic has In no case resulttd in a reduction
OF fare to California for the reason that tho
Central Pacific, controlling, rs 1t does on
all sides the Western outlet OF these roads,
refuses to make concessions With tho
completion OF the Northern Pacific q new
era wi dawn That road is under obliga-
ton to nobody. 1t reaches ude-water with
It's own line, aud the Pacific ocean is free to
all 1t can make its own rates without fear
of repris ais In any direction. 1t can cut tho
fare to San Francisco to Sl5-Iuite enough,
by the way--and force its rivals TO follow
suit or lose the business IL can make it's
own freight rates, make Its own contracts
with Pacific coast merchants-in other
words, do exactly as it pleases, and the Gan
tral Pacific combination Is powerless for
either redress or vengeance.
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TRUE STORIES.

ERATH county, Texas, has an infant indus
try which needs protecting Just now 1t is
Nttle girl, q years old, who Is an expert
telegraph operator.
As THE dog of Samuel King, flagman at
elizabeth, n. j., was trotting along the rad
! swallow flew so low that it went into the
3og's open mouth with such force that the
log narrowly escaped choking to death.
The bird was finally taken out.
A MAN In East Dougherty, Ga, has a front
Doth which he plugged with lead with his
An anvil TO clean out the cavity, and packed
the lead In with the same inst ument af e.
beating it out as thin as possible on an anvil
The tooth is in good state OF preservation,
and is likely to last rs long as the man
For several days Mrs John Malsby had
been keeping nice pound cake In her
bureau. which she was saving for the frs
preacher who might drop in Imagine her
surprise, when she opened the drawer, to
lind highland moccasin two feet long
coied up on her nice white cake The
snake was killed and the cake thrown away.
How the snake got there Is a mystery =
Wakon (Fid.) Ne,oS.
DR. J. X. BARSUM contributes to our
museum a cucumber four feet In length and
perfect representation OF a snake coiled
mp 1t measures four and haf inches
around the body and gradually tapers to
the tail. The mouth and eyes are plain,y
marked, and when growing upon vine In
the garden, Ia scary enough looking to
brighten any one not acquainted with the
rattlesnake variety of cucumbers Lamp
kin tOa) Independent
GEORGE J. RoMANEs. of Manchester. Pa,
has cat called Tabby. The other day q
thin, dilapidated, rm-afraid-c ia boot Jack
looking cat came into the backyard Tabby
went out, and they rubl cd their noses to-
gether tor moment; then Tabby went in 70
the Kitchen and took some OF her own meal
TO the wauderer. Soon, seeing that the
hungry cat was not tisfed, Tabby went
and brought out a new supply of meat
which the stranger seemed TO accept with
every evidence OF gra.ituda
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"a Profound Secret"

Scan you keep secret, Daisy p
asked Nell Clay of her younger sister.
"Yes, indeed" replied Daisy, trying
to look dignifed.
Nell bent down and whispered some
thing in Daisy's ear, to which Daisy
clapped her hands and cried, 20
goody!"
Remember, it's profound secret,
said sister Nell.
Daisy ran off to school feeling very
important, and overlook Conny Travers
on the way.
"Oh, COMFY" said she, Il know
something awful nicei"
What is it?" asked COMFY, opening
her eyes very wide.
"Oh, / mustn't tell" said Daisy,
screwing up her lips. SISTER Nell
told me this morning. It's profound
secret"
"Oh, myl' said COMFY, "Can't you
just tell me ?"
Nell wouldn't like it."
"She wouldn't mind me-" pleaded
COMFY.
Wont you never, neper, 1aever tell ?"
whispered DalSV.
Never, 3 long as / live"
Honest and true?"
"Truer'n steell" declared COMFY.
"Well, Sarah Bells father is going to
give her a piano for her birthday to-
morrow, but they wouldn't have her
know it for anything until she comes
home and finds it in the parlor."
"How splendid!" exclaimed COMFY.
Its profound secret" said Daisy.
A few days later Mrs. Bell called
upon Mrs. Clay.
81 suppose Sarah was surprised and
delighted about the piano." said the
latter
"She was delighted enough" was the
reply. "But wasn't bit surprised.
She heard it at school"
THAT COMFY Travers must have
told" said Daisy Indignantly, after
Mrs. Bell had gone home.
But who told Conny?" asked sister
Nell.
II did, but didn't suppose shed be
mean enough to tell"
"And didn't think you would re-
piled Nell.
well, children" said Mrs. Clay,
tits an old saying that IF you can't
keep your own secret, nobody else will
keep it for you If you remember
this it will save good deal of trouble.
There's an older sentence that like
much better" said sweet Aunt Peace
from her window. "Set watch, o
Lord, before my mouth; keep the door
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OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
Tho beautiful Land Of Nod.

Come. cuddle your head on my shoulder, dear
Your head like the golden rod
And we will 20 sailing away from here
To the beautiful Land OF Nod
Away from lifes worry and hurry and furry.
Away from ea,tl shadows and gloom,
We Will float on together to world OF fair
weather,
Where bios oms are always in bloom.
lust shut mp Your eyes and fol your hands
Your hands like the leaves of n rose
And we will go sailing TO those fair lands
That never atlas shows.
On the n nth and west they are bounded BY
rest,
On tne south and east by Dreams
It's the country ideal where nothing u real,
But everything only seems,
lust DIR p down tn curtain OF your dear eyes
You. eyes like the bright blue bell
And we will sail out under star-lit skies
To the land where tue fairies dwell,
Down the river Of sleep our bark shall swep
Till II reaches the magical isle
Which no man hath seen. but where all have
been,
And there we will pause awhile.
Will Groom You solg as we float along
TO that shore that IL blessed OF God,
Then, hol Tor the fair land we're off fog that
rare land.
The beautiful Land of Nod.
Ella Wheeler.
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A yUIxEs-roUND muskalonge was ospt.
urcd in Black river, near Port Huron, re-
Gently
AN Ontonagon paper says there were over
40 pore upines killed TT q mining company's
camp in little over month
AT the last official roll-cali there were 1W
posts of the Grand Army or the Republic In
this State and ,5,s members
MICHIGAN has 81, coo, COO acres Of land, of
which 30, 0oo,0 acres are as yet unocoupied
30, boys, dent go to Dakota yet
CHELSEA ha' purchased 10000 pounds Of
wool this season at 20 cents per pound for
unwashed, and % TO 30 for washed
A MAN in yandalia, Cass county. Is said to
have dug hole in his back ard into which
he retreats whenever there Is a high wind
He Is q sensible man
A FARMER of Reading was offered 81 cents
per pound for his wool last year but kept 1t
over expecting to get more. This year he
sold 1t together with his new clip for 30
centA
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A Vocation to Keen Ont OF

81 would advise every young man who
is thinking upon the question OF adopt
ing profession to avoid the law" said
Philadelphia Judge of twenty-five
years experience on the bench. yet,
that is only a general statement. There
must be lawyers and the law will always
afford certain number of splendid
prizes for sustained and well-directed
endeavor. 1t is the knowledge of this
fact that forces so many excellent minds
into competition for these rewards.
But the contestants are to the prizes
ten to one. The bar in all the large
cities of this country is hopelessly over
crowded. Not more than half the law
yers make comfortable living"
"Lawl" said another Judge. "It's a
good thing to keep out of at the rate
at which young men are coming to the
bar l infer that few who have desire
to achieve distinction in it will be ieve
me. Though there are half dozen
members of the bar in this city who are
reputed to earn $4,000 year, there
are 600, l am quite sure who do not
clear 50 week. One can hardly say
at the outset who will and who will not
succeed. OF two men of apparently
equal abilities and opportunities one
will somehow reach the front in few
years, while the other will always re-
main in the rear.
"There is Richard G. Dale, for ex.
ample, a young man, earning $40, 900 OF
$4,000 year. District Attorney
Graham, know made $1,000 during
his third year at the bar. There are,
of course, large number of people
who have such luck. But bless my
soul, there are men of ability and en-
ergy, who have been at the bar for ter
years and do not earn as much as they
would at tolerably-good trade. 1t is
no wonder that so many who enter upon
the legal arena full of confidence in
their ability to achieve great things, be
come disheartened in year or two and
enter upon other pursuits. The over
crowding of the bar must to great ex
tent be ascribed to the working of tn,
same principle that turns out scores o
clerks and book keepers when skilled
mechanics are really required. 1t il
the idea that manual labor is degrading
and that it is somehow better to be {
lawyer on the ragged-edge of povert,
than machinist or printer with com
fort and an assuring future. This ide!
grows in the general atmosphere of tn,
public schools, and by the time DO,
gets into the upper classes he is in
capable of calmly thinking of entering
any vocation in which his hands nigh
become soiled. "-Philadelphjd Times
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After the Style OF the French.

$50 you love my daughter, eh?"
"Y-yes, sir.
"And you have money to support her
in good style?"
81 have $4,000 in bank and an in
come of 50, 900 per year"
Money in bank! All, 1 see you are
no tinancierl You should have in
vested in bonds and doubled your in
terest. For instance, 1 have securities
paying 10 per cent"
The young man hurried off to get his
cash and buy bonds of his father-in-
law After he has departed Lucy en-
tiers the library and asks:
Father, did William ask your con-
sent?"
"He did, dear"
"And you said yes"
"No, darling; he has no wealth to
give you station
"But he has $4,000"
"Oh, no! just raked that in for
bonds that won't he worth 10 cents on
the dollar six months hence. / love you
too well to see you marry poor man
and have to live in sixth-story rooms.
Wall Street NelCs.
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The Ischia Calamity.

The mail accounts of the Ischia calamity
bring IL before the reader In still more vivid
oolors than those of the kilograms. At Cas-
amicciola there was resident population Of
LOOo and the town was crowded with visit
OTIS After q premonisory roaring the earth
began to rol and surge like pot Of thick
mu h, and Ia an 1, slant buildings began to
crackle and crumble into heaps Of rubbish.
Great cracks opened in the earth, into
which many houses disappeared bodily. IL
was about 10 clock at n ght when the end
came A moment before, and 10 gre town
was full of people. many already in bed A
moment later, and not q sing house was
left standing, saving only small church by
the sea, and the roof was partly shaken of
that few of tie inhabitants escaped to
the streets only to be-crus he'd later by fall
Ing walls Dense masses OF suiphuIo GUS
smoke and dust were emitted, in which
many were suffocat d There was not q
light left 1t was total, darkness Not until
morning could the survivors begin to rescue
the wounded In the rains OF tn single
town 400 people lie entombed For day
or two many fingered in suffering One by
one their cries ceased. In two or three
days the progress Of decomposition has
made the work of seeking for rema ms an
impossible task. This Is the history Of one
town. There were q half-dozen Others in
which similar scenes were witnessed upon a
smaller scale. 1t was one of the most
appalling disasters OF modern times
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For the week ending Aug. IL, 1883, the reports
indicate that diarrhea increased and that ton
silitis, intermittent fever remittent fever, con-
sumption and whoop cough decreased in
area OF prevalence.
At the State capital the prevailing winds dur
ing the week ending Aug. IL were northeast;
and, compared with the pre- 'eding week, the
temperature was higher. the absolute humidity
more, the rels i've humidity the same, and the
day and the night ozone less.
Including reports by regular observers, and by
others, diphtheria was reported present during
the week ending Aug. IL, and since, at sixte IN
places, scarlet fever at eleven places, and
measles at fourteen places.
HENRY b. BAKER, Secretary.
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CHARLES KDIBALL, of Walkers Lake,
New, has succeeded in capturing one
of the whistling fish that are frequently
seen in the lake. He keeps it in a
tank, and has taught it to know him
and whistle when it is hungry. When
its master approaches the fish pushes
its nose and mouth barely out of the
water, and, making quicker with Its
lips which the human quicker does not
nearly equal, whistles some shrill notes.
1t appears to have some of the parrot
characteristics, and Kimball thinks that
in time he can teach it to whistle part
of some simple tune.
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ADAM GEIGER, of Westbury, l.. L.,
has suffered from some unknown malady
which prevented him from eating any
solid food, and he has lived on coffee,
milk-puneh and Cruel. A few days ago
he was taken with violent fit of
coughing, and vomited cherry-pit
which had lodged in his throat, pre-
venting food from going down. He is
rapidly recovering.
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The Cholera.

II it is true that the cholera, which has
caused such dreadful ravages in Egypt is
aot the genuine Asiatic disease, there is, Of
course, every reason for believing that we
will escape visitation from the plague
The physicians who were first sent over by
France and England pronounced it Asiltio
cholera of the m st malignant type. The
physicians sent from India into Egypt by the
British Government say the d sease is moth
Ing like the plague with which they are
familiar In India There is doubt then, as
to the character of the pestilence Ii it Is
an endemic disease, there is NO occasion for
alarm either in Europe or America; II 1t is
an epidemic disease, It Is certain to take
earth
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A BAND OF genuinely savage Apaches
were shown at the Sante Fe fair. 1t
was hard matter to get them to go
there. They had seen few white faces
except behind raised musket. When
the wagons were ready to start several
of the foremost braves, who had been
almost persuaded to make the trip, re-
fused to go along. The sight of rail-
road train awed the Indians into ex-
CARNATIONS of de sa-ra-ta-ra." (won-
derfuD, many times repeated with
whispered breath. These barrel
breasted fellows, who would face bear
empty-handed, were afraid to step into
the cars, and the squaws cringed be-
hind their trembling lords. At last
they suffered themselves to be led fall
teringly aboard, and, as the train
moved off, they covered themselves
with their blankets and dropped panic
stricken between the seats.
TIME was when mans neck was
broken that man was dead, but the
time seems to be past now. One of the
NEST remarkable surgical operations of
the day was performed the other day at
York, Pa, on Mr.. Edward Swartz,
whose neck was dislocated by the limb
of tree falling upon him. The case
was critical one. The man might die
in the operation, and die without doubt
he would at any rate if left untouched.
Drs. Weist and Gross informed the un-
fortunate man of his condition, and he
was willing to have the operation per-
formed. Mr. Swartz calmly had his
family called to wish him good-by, ex-
pecting that the result of the operation
might he fatal one. Drs. j. w. Kerr,
Hay, Long, Smyzer, Bacon, Myers and
Charles Eisenhart were present during
the operation. Upon making a thor
ough examination it was found that the
fourth Joint of the neck had been dis
located and fractured. The Rev. j. G.
Deininger held religious services in the
room, asking the blessing of God upon
the work to be done and praying for a
successful result of the operation. DR..
Hay took hold of the patients head
and Drs. Weist and Long at the neck
and shoulders, and the reduction of the
fracture was successfully performed.
The patient Immediately said he felt re-
heved; that he had more feeling in his
body, which had been paralyzed, and
felt less pain. 1t is yet impossible to
tell the result of the operation. If the
spinal cord was not injured the patient
may recover. The case attracts much
attention among the medical fraternity
and considerable interest among the
people generally, owing to the singular
and critical nature of the injuries
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Our Forests.

The meeting of the American Forestry
congress was held at St Paul The primary
object of this association is the preservation
Of our forests Dr. Loring. United States
Commissioner Of Agriculture. is its Presi-
dent and delivered the opening adore g.
Among other things he said that the con-
sumption of pine lumber by fire and In tho
arts was very great, and suggested thai the
future supply might be OBJ. aimed by allow
ing an exhausted region to recuperate viii o
the lumberman resorts to uncut sections
for the purpose of his demands New
Hampshire and Vermont are exhausted Of
their pine supply, and their spruce win last
but seven and four years respectively at
the present rate of consumption. In
Maine the pine will last bu four and spruce
fifteen years, while in South Carolina, 1T q Q
pr, sent rate of cutting, the pine forests Will
last fifty years; California, $50 years Arkan-
sas, go years; Pennsylvania, 10 years;
Georgia, 80 years, Louisiana, 100 years;
North Carolina, so years; Wisconsin, 20
years; Michigan, 10 years; minnesota, 10
years; Mississippi, $50 years; Alabama, 70
years; Florida, e years. Texas, 30 years
Exhausted forests can be restored in time,
and To this end every means should be ap-
piled both by people and Government each
within its own jurisdiction.
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PRoF. RUDOLPH VIRoHow, one of
most eminent surgeons in Germany, got
a box of pills from an apothecary, was
cured of his sickness, and wrote note
stating the fact. Thereupon his medical
society censured him. He has pub
hshed card saying he can no longer
belong to society that arrogates to
itself the right of an arbitrary and
offensive criticism"
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THE Mexican Government has made
contract with gentleman to plant
1900, 600 trees in the valley of Mexico
within four years, 500 900 q year. The
contractor agrees 10 put M annually
$4,000 ash, 5000 willows, $4,000 pop
lars, 10000 eucalyptus, 10000 acacias
and other varieties in plantations OF
from $4,000 TO $1,000, and to receive
in his nurseries three graduates an
nually of the Agricultural School. He
is TO have 500, 900 for his work.
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a deliciously-brutal diversion as o prize
fight. Brutal men need MAINTAINING
woman, such as soVetimes operate
successfully in the higher walks OF life,
and, if the women succeed, the public
will forgive them for the use of means
which, ike knives and pistols, are not
exactly things that no lady should be
without.
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AN obscure village in Westphalia had
long paid II marks a year for cleaning
the school-house and building fires.
This year they decided to give the
place to the lowest bidder. Two
con lpetitors finally bid the price down
to nothing. Unwilling to be ousted
the party "in Office" thereupon actually
agreed to pay l mark into the village
treasury-nay, went up to 2 MARKS,
but in the end was overbid by the per-
sistent oflice-seeker, who offered to pay
2 marks 60 pfennigs for the incalculable
privilege of cleaning and making the
fires in the school-house.
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Health In Michigan.

Reports TO the State Board Of Health. Lansing.
by observers of diseases in different parts OF the
State. show the principal diseases which caused
most sickness in Michigan. during the week
ending Aug. IL, 1888, rs follows:
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Cheering Agricultural Prospects.

In Che midst Of somewhat, to say the
least, doubtful financial and commercial
outlook the prospect of most bount full
harvest, and consequent plentiful breadstuff
supply at moderate prices, is such rs should
Insure popular content and tranquility. In
deed, the agricultural prospect is so hope
full as to constitute q silver lining to the
somewhat darker than ordinary cloud that
just now obscures the horizon of trade and
commerce g.
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j. G. FLOOD is building house in
California to cost $4,000, 900. The cost
OF furnishing the mansion is set down
at $4,000 Possibly the Floods will
come and beat upon the house one of
these days and knock it into a cooked
hat, AZ it were.