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\ physician of the homeopathic school
at Lyons processes, seriously, to have dis
covered remedy for human passions
those moral diseases, such as envy, hatred,
malice, anger jealousy, obstinacy, avarice,
etc. which render so many homes unhappy.
In a pamphlet to show " how homeopathy
may improve the character of man and
develop his intelligence" he gives some
wonderful instances of the cures alleged
to have been effected by his special treat
ment, which he declares to be infallibIe.
In one case a suspicious, Jealous and violent
husband who had ill-treated his wife for a
period of sixteen years was cured, uncon
sciously to himself, by few globules of
nux vomica dropped quietly into his broth,
and his wife was soon delighted to hear him
humming some operate airs and address
ing her as cherie," "ma poupoule," etc.
After few days experience of this regime
the terrible Bartholo was transformed
into the tenderest Of husbands BY
a skillful alteration of other medica-
ments rascally husband was cor
rected of his inherent faults and
willful outbursts of anger. \ misery
father, on being subjected to few doses of
calcarea carbonica, gave his consent to his
daughters marriage, which he had per-
versely resisted. BY the same medicine,
varied in its preparation, young student
who was backward in mathematics was en-
abled to master the science without further
study. The calcarea carbonica, it will be
noted, cured miser and dolt-both suf-
fering from the tyranny of sums and fig
ures. The Lyons physician has an anti
dote for everything; nux vomica for jeal-
ousy, sulphur for drunkenness, salicea for
obstinacy, arsenicum album for malice and
belladonna for imbecility. Those patients
who do not happen to be laboring under
these inGrmities, and for whom the rene
dies just mentioned might be prescribed
for other ailments, will protest against
their use. But unhappy partners who
believe in the efficacy of this latest appli-
cation of the science of homeopathy, may
be tempted to resort to it as "a means of
avoiding a divorce, ard certain husbands
invoke its aid against their mothers-in-
law Galignani's Messenger
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A MOInan'S Hair.

Mrs. Bladen, writing in 1aggarts .Ssa-
day Times, says that when Il woman is over
heated and tired, fixing her hair" which
means letting it fall loose, combing and re-
arranging it, is a more refreshing process
than even bathing the face. When the
hair is let down some sort of interior
weight seems to pass off from the head.
What is strange, however, is that, when
made smooth and twisted, and again fast
ened tightly, there is still greater sensa-
ton of clearness and freedom inside the
brain. 1t is an illustration of blowing hot
and cold with the same breath-that is to
say, two opposite processes produce SINH
lar result Here is an experiment the fair
reader may try for herself If she takes
down her hair and lets it fall about her
shoulders, the first sensation is that of cool
ness but if allowed to hang loose the heat
Of the head increases very rapidly, and the
tighter the hair is twisted or plated the
sooner this heat is relieved If a woman's
hair is free from oils or pomades, and she
combs it on winter night with a rubber
comb, electric sparks will fly out, and a
cracking sound be emitted. If, with the
hair hanging in this condition, she stands
on chair, the four legs of which are
placed in ordinary glass tumblers, and
points her finger at a gas-burner, she can
light the gas with her touch. There will
be a slight report and sharp, tingling
sensation in the end of the finger from
which the electric spark passes. Now, if
her hair is dressed-that is to say, smoothed
with oils Or pomades and tightly twisted
she can not LIGHT the Gas by pointino the
tip of her finger at it unless the electricity
Of her system is excited by friction. If she
wears silk dress and has it rubbed with a
fur muff, she can accomplish the feat,
which would lie great saving of matches,
but at the expense Of great deal OF
trouble.
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BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Items from Victoria.

VICTORIA, November 2lst.-Last night,
in the harbor, some Italian fishermen, haul
ing in their net, discovered in the meshes
the dead body of an Indian, supposed to be
one of the two drowned from the capsizing
of canoe two days ago.
The bark Fleetwing, from Burrard Inlet
with lumber for Australia, has put back in
a leaky condition.
Positive information has arrived that q
sloop which sailed from here manned by
two whitemen and containing nineteen
Cinnamon who were to have been SNUG
gled into American territory has been lost,
with every soul on beard The white men
were longshoremen. The sloop which was
picked up derelict, had on board
eight pairs of Chinese shoes. The occu-
pants are supposed to have been lost in the
heavy southeaster which occurred few
days back.
A party of twenty Canadians arrived this
afternoon, and report that when travelling
up the Northern Pacific Railroad brass
buttoned individual entered the car at
WaIlula and demanded the baggage checks
of trunks booked through to Tacoma. Sus-
pecting nothing, they were given up, and
nothing wrong was discovered until at Ia
coma it was found that all the trunks had
been claimed and delivered at Portland.
Many valuable effects were contained in
the baggage, and the Portland police have
been notified of the theft.
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1t is fact, perhaps not generally known,
that Ohio has more so-called colleges than
any other State in the Union. While
Illinois and New York have twenty-eight
each, and Pennsylvania twenty-six, no
other State having more than nineteen,
Ohio has thirty-iive. But it is only in the
number of these institutions that the State
can boast Their aggregate income from
productive funds Is but S202, 80, and from
tuition fees but Sl25, 49,, while the value
of all grounds and buildings is but IS, 1872,
$40 and the number of volumes in their
Libraries but l6l, 302. The number of stu
dents, however, in the preparatory col
legiate departments compares favorably
with the older States, New York only sur
passing Ohio. How much better endowed
the colleges of Massachusetts are than
those of Ohio NAV be seen at a glance
With but seven colleges they have an in
come from productive funds of S29l, Sl2,
and receipts from tuition of Sl6653S. and
303, l26 volumes in their libraries, but the
value Of buildings and grounds is only
I$l,3l0,000 The colleges of New York
and Pennsylvania are ais8 much better en-
dowed than those of Ohio, and are vastly
richer in libraries and apparatus NIichi-
gan, with only nine colleges, shows up
better than Ohio in the provision made
for their support These figures, which
might he teliously multiplied, give rise
to the suspicion that many of our colleges
are, in fact, little better than academies,
and are colleges only in name and this
suspicion is rather conAmed by the dis
proportionate number Of scholars in the
preparatory departments and in the regular
college course.-[Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette
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Tie Sires OF English Horses.

The Byerley Turk came to this country
about 1853; the Godolphine Arabian,
himself pony of AZ hands, though his
descendants were in every way great in
the land, died at Gogmagog Hills, the seat
of the Duke of Leeds, in 1853. From the
third of the trio, the barley Arabian,
sprang Eclipse, whose son, Young Eclipse,
won the second Derby in 1881. The Arab
has always been the favorite horse of fc-
ton. He has been described so often that
Il picture of typical Arab, descendant
of Blundevill's Barbarian, will suffice
Here is the small head, the swelling nostril,
the small, sharp ear the mild and gentle
eye lin repose, for he is easily excited),
the arched neck, the compact body-the
Arab is rarely over IA hands l inch in
hight-the clean legs, and that peculiar
set on and carriage Of the tail, carried
out with sweep like the curve of palm
branch" an enthusiast has said, which are
characteristic of the desert born. 1t is not
to be understood that the three Arabs-to
use the term literally-named above are
the progenitors of all English thorough
bred horses. This is by no means the case
but the blood of these three enormously
preponderates. How it comes to pass that
the thoroughbred Arab from which the
English thoroughbred sprang, through
some intermixture of what is supposed to
be an altogether poorer strain, should be
so much inferior in speed and stamina to
the English horse, which at its best has an
existence of only three centuries, it is inn
possible to say English Illustrated Mag
aZine
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This wonderful story is told by the New
York Graphic: " A company is getting
ready to build Il pneumatic tube for carry
ing letters and small packages from Chi
cago to New York The idea at first seems
impracticable, but on examination it turns
out to be feasible Two tubes are to be
although it is said one tube will be tried
first. \ powerful engine, with an exhaust
wheel, is to be stationed at one end 1t is
said that if the tube is properly made and
planted no air will escape. The right of
way, it is believed, can be secured for
nothing, or at Il nominal expense, and the
main cost will be the tubes, the engines and
stations A letter, sample of grain. or
package of any kind, which is to be sent,
is inclosed in leather ball \ ball pre-
sents the least friction as rolling OBJ
ect, and the leather is to be stiff and
heavy. \ continuous current of air is
passing through the tube constantly With
one pipe the plan is to reverse the engine
every hour-the first hour forcing the air
into it AT Chicago and sending packages
to New York, the next hour ex-
hausting the air At Chicago and
drawing the packages as quickly
back. The men who have it in
charge do not say how long it will take to
send package this way, but claim to be
able to do it in less than minute. Sta
tions will be established at the important
cities on the route 1t is expected to pay
large profit, and to do the business of the
telegraph companies, express companies
and the mail They say the scheme of
sending crude petroleum by pipe for long
distances, as is now done, was laughed at
at first, and that this one is more practi-
cable, if possible, and not nearly so costly,
as the pipes are to be small, and can 90
around curves and over hills as well as on
level"
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EvERYpopY Will BEI1EvE TINS.

EVERYBODY WILL BELIEVE THS-A
large number Of rats established themselves
in hay-loft, about midway between the
floor and the top of the hay. The owner
Of the premises, hearing continuous
sqnealing in the loft, took 4 fork and re-
moved the h ay from the place whence
the noise proceeded, and uncovered a
nest of about twenty rats. Several of
them ran and were caught by the dog,
but bundle of sixteen full-grown ami
mails remained on the spot; their tails
were plated together, something after the
fashion of whip-cord. BY picking up
one of them the rest adhered ard could
not be shaken apart. 1t was supposed by
persons who saw them that, in order to
avoid the cold, the rat occupying the top
Of the pile sought warmer place by creep
ing underneath, but not having room to
draw his tail after him it was left sticking
out: the next rat did the same, and so on
until all had changed their position, and
every individual rats tail was entwined
into the curious knot that held them To-
gether. II they had not been discovered
and killed they must have starved, as they
could not have Separated ccmoquenes-
seng News.
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:" | had heard of these great giants, but
had no idea that they attained this cnor-
nous size. Arrived in Japan, ] soon heard
from the native fishermen the most re-
markable stories, and found man who
said he could take me to spot where they
could be caught. We started one after
noon in one of the small native boats, and
skirted the bay for seven or eight miles,
finally arriving at the mouth of small
river. Here we went ashore, and the
japanese soon rugged up tent of brush in
which we were to pass the night, us it was
only after dark that the sea spiders could
be seen. 1t was dusk when we reached
the spot, and for three mortal hours we
sat there SPECIFICS, watching the shore
The tide was on the ebb, and finally the
fisherman graspcd me suddenly by the arm
and pointed down the shore way There
| soon made out curious, numbering OBJ
iect, making its way cut of the water. The
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moon was rising, and at every move the
creature glistened and sparkled as if it was
drenched with molten silver. On it came
until / could make out the outline of
gigantic crab that was undertaking the
uncrab-like operation of leaving the water
and taking to dry land. | waited until
the animal stopped and showed signs that
it would so no higher, and then rushed
out, making for the water SO as to
head it off | had provided myself
with large stick, and soon found
that | should have to use it, as the
moment the huge creature saw us it started
for the water, crawling along sideways and
at no mean rate of speed. placed myself
in front of it, but on the creature came,
holding aloof its two claws, each of which
was ten feet long, and by the time it
reached me | stepped aside, and was
rather in quandary, as wanted to secure
it entire. The Jap was talking and yelling
something | could not understand, and
suddenly grasped one of the big claws
Seeing his game grasped the other and
held On as we'll as We could, and would YOU
believe the strength of the animal was such
that we could not stand still. We pulled
in opposite directions, however, and in this
way lifted the animal from the ground, but
while we were holding on, the crab by a
quick movement threw off its large claws,
as you have probably seen small ones do,
and over we went headlong into the mud,
each holding claw, while the crab took a
fresh start for the water We dropped the
claws and soon had it, and native rope
soon had it powerless, although its strug-
giles to escape and the strength displayed
were marvellous; that is, in crab. |
found that the crabs came upon the shore
every night and wandered about to feed it
is presumed, on the muddy fats. Before
morning we caught another and smaller
one that had a spread of about ten feet.
We have king crabs here, but these fellows
were the kings Of the crab family, sure
enough"
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NEW NIENICo.


SANTA FE, November 2lst-Ye Yesterday
cYcning the trial of Kid Joy, at Hills
boro, terminated, after a hard legal fight,
and the jury brought in verdict Of guilty
He was sentenced 10 the Penitentary for
life. Joy was ore of the train-robbers who
wrecked passenger train on the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad last Novem-
Der. in which the engineer, +. c. Webster,
was killed. JOY was captured few weeks
after, but not before he was shoi in the leg,
breaking the bone, which neceSSitated am
putation During the pathetic appeal of
his counsel to the jury, and while his aged
mother was conveniently close. while the
counsel was depicting the Kid standing
on the scaffold with the moose around his
neck, about to be launched into eternity,
Joy sat reading newspaper rs calmly rs
if nothing was going on in which he was
interested
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Fow Lord Byron Died.

Lord Byron was one of those hvperes-
thetic mortals who are always doing, or at
least contemplating, desperate things He
took it into his head to become King of
Greece, and restore the little kingdom to
its former position in the world of art and
letters. He found that he could not COM
mand an army large enough to force him
self on the throne, so he resorted to
strategy and diplomacy. Although only
about SO years old, he went to work with a
will, and, according to the papers left by
him, almost had the crown in his grasp
when he fell foolish victim to couple Of
doctors He had been suffering for some
time from epileptic seizures and malaria.
Two young doctors of high standing, and
accounted skillful, were called to attend
him. They found him weak and anemic,
having eaten nothing for five weeks but
toast and tea. This was one of the
extremes he had been enjoying. At
first he refused to have any
thing to do with the doctors, but after
no end of persuasion on the part of
his friends, he yielded-forced himself
to submit Throwing out both arms toward
the doctors, he exclaimed "There you
are, see ID set OF DutcnefS. lake
away as much blood as you like; | have
done with it," From that time on he
never objected to anything they did, his
whole nature being apparently under con-
troll of his will and unable to make a show
of rebellion except the exposure Of his de
formed feet. The doctors, Bruno and Mil
ligan, began operations on him April Is,
1924. The first thing was to take from
him twenty ounces of blood. The next
day the bleeding was repeated twice, and
blisters placed above his knees, instead
of on the soles Of his feet, because he
would not allow his feet exposed The
next day two other physicians came and
looked at him and reported to the others.
He then took two anodyne draughts. This
was on the 18th, and on lying down-for
he could still get out of bed-after taking
the last draught he said to his faithful ser
want Tita; "I'll go to sleep now" He
did, and slept nearly twenty-four hours.
At 6:l5, on the evening of April 10Th, he
suddenly opened his eyes but instantly
closed them in death.
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DY THE ,DIES OF THESEVENTH STREET
ID NJ. E. CHURCH, at HOWES HALL. Ma
WEDNESDAY EVENING, November 26, 1884.
An Old Folks Concert viii be given by best local
talent. A Booth for the sale of Dressed Dolls
and all kinds of Fancy Articles, suitable for
Christmas Presents, will be presided over b.
Mrs. Governor Stoneman, Mrs. DR.. Snder, Mrs.
John Carey and other ladies' Booths for the sale
of Candy, Ice Cream, Hot Tea and Coffee, Re
freshments of all kinds. attended by Mrs II.
Greene Curtis, Mrs. K S Carey, Mrs. James Cur
It's Mrs L. NJ. Skaggs Mrs Spillman, Mrs. Judge
Armstrong, Mrs. Judge Mcfarland, Mrs. Matt.
Johnson, Ms. Sullivan, Mrs. Wolf Mrs Luce,
Mrs James and many young ladies. A pleasant
evening is promised all who attend. Tickets,
so cents; children under 10 years, 25 cents.
Following is the programme for the Old Folks
Concert: FIRST HALF.
New Jerusalem" By all the Men and Women
Singers.
'old Folks at Home, by Patience Doolitte
= New Durham" by all the Men and Women
cover the Hill to the Poor House." by Deliver
ance Graves
Invitation" by all the Men and Women Sing
John Anderson, My Jo" by Mehtable Bowker
lode on Science by all the Men and Women
Singers.
unteered to sing Across the Sands
SECOND HALF.
Sons of Zion" by all the Men and Women
Singers.
" The Old Yankee Farmer" by Ethan Allen
Jones.
sherburne,' by all the Men and Women Sing
erS.
d" Home, Sweet Home by Jerusha Petitions.
" Strike the Cymbal,' by all the Men and
Women Singers.
1.-The Last Rose of summer by Phnby Drury
" cousin Jedediah,' by Mehitable Bowker, Je-
rusha Pettibone Israel Scran, Kiah Stebbins.
"Auld Lang Syne ALI present are requested
to rise and Join in SINGING this last tune mo-
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Portland Paragraphs.

PORTLAND, November 2lst.-Frisbie, the
First National Bank robber, who escaped
to New York and was brought back to Port
land, was cleared this morning on techni-
cality.
The division of the Democratic spoils in
Oregon is being discussed. The leaders
say the Jacksonian rule must apply instead
of Curtis civil service Colonel Noltner, of
the Portland Standard, is mentioned favor
ably for Postmaster. The Colonel has been
in the traces many years, and friends and
foes think he deserves reward.
Emigration to Oregon has increased this
month. the number being 500. There is a
disposition among the citizens to encourage
a large emigration.
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Singly and collectively the farmers in
Kansas realize S50,000,o00 annually from
the grass crop of the State. Even this
item alone brings an average income Of
nearly $50 per year to every man, woman
and child in Kansas. Several thousand
steam hay presses are busy the year round
baling it and shipping it abroad
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ARIZONA.


PRgscoTT, November 2lst-A fire at Flag
staff last night destroyed the dwelling
house of John Stcmmer, and he persisted
known.
a Marshal and His Bondsmen in Trouble.
PREscorr, November 21st.-C. p. Dakc
Marshal of Arizona, and his hondSmen
were to-day sued by the United States foI
sums aggregating $4,000 received by HIM
while Marshal and As yet unaccounted for
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Horse railroads are an old story, but
camel railway has the merit of novelty
1t is announced that camels are to be en-
ployed as the motive power on the last
section of railroad recently built by Russia
through the Trans-Caspian desert towards
India.
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A system of rails for street railways, in
troduced by NJ. Marsillon, is under trial
by the Compagnie DIES Omnibus, of Paris
1t consists of an ordinary bridge rail and
counter rail of the same section bolted to
an iron longitudinal sleeper. The absence
of wood makes the system very durable
one, but it is very inelastic.
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1t is no news to You, suppose, that Jim
Johnson is looked upon as the coming dis
penser of Federal pap, and the stairs to his
office are now worn thin with the brogans
of his friends who want place, and his
handsome desk IS almost battered to pieces
with the crooked canes of his emphatic
friends who want to run the Custom-house.
Ny own belief is that Farley will have
more to say than any one. As for B. Hen
ley, he will cut bat a small figure; that,
however, is but natural to him.
OBSERVER
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of the Election.

SALT LAKE November 21st-Represent-
alive men OF this city have been inter
viewed to get impressions upon the effect
that the election of Democratic President
would have upon affairs here The opinion
of Gentle Republicans generally is that
the result is a severe blow. The Gentle
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DIED.

Sacramento, November 21-Sarah. wife of John
F. Miller (she was raised in the family of DR..
Rogers, of Louisville. KY, a native OF Louis
vile, Ky, 81 years and months. louisville.
Ky papers please copy
Sacramento November 2l-Infant of C. and
Anna Reynolds.
Near sacramento, November 21-Lilly May Van
FaSSen, years and months
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THIS Saturday EVENING.

So The Uniformed Organizations of this city
Will participate.
Tickets may be secured at Jos. Hahn's, John
son Geesons, or from the officers of the several
Clubs
Tickets flor round trip 81. Train will leave
Depot at 6:45 p NJ. sharp.
n. B.-The members of the several Demo
cratic Clubs who do not desire to attend, are re-
quested by the Committee to leave their Uni
forms at Pioneer Hall TODAY. All are earnest
~ urged to comply with this
By order of the Committee.
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OREGON.

Democrats think that it will not make
much difference. The Mormons say 1t Is
all right, and they are satisfied.