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Queen IslIzahcth,s prnxcr I.ooI,.

There is now on view at Mr.. Edward
Joseph gallery, in Bond street, very
curious and, it would seem. genuine
relic OF Queen Elizabeth. This is
small prayer book, three inches by two
inches, in which the Queen has written
in very neat hand, on siXty-iye leaves
of vellum. prayers in English, Greek,
Latin, French and Italian, The inside
Of the shagrccn case. which is adorned
with ruby clasps contains n pair of
miniatures of the Queen and the Due
d'Alcncoin, painted by Nicho!a, Hill
lard; and the book is evidently a gage
d'amour prepared by the Queen former
sutton, probably about 1881, when, rs
readers Of Mr.. Froude viii remember,
she announced to her court that She had
accepted him for husband.
The prayers are very autobiographi-
cal; the writer, speaks of herself as
drawing my blood from Hinges, and
thanks God for passing me from a
Souveraigne Prince over THE people of
England. The history of the book
can be traced from James H.. who
gave it to the Duke of Berwick, whence
il passed to Horace Walpole, and after
ward to the Duchess Of Portland. At
her sale, in 1886, il was bought for
Queen Charlotte for l01 cuincas. She
left IT to one of her ladies in waiting,
from whom it was acquired by the late
Duchess of Leeds; thence it passed into
the late owners hands. ii is described
in Waipole's anecdotes of Painting,
in his account of the famous miniaturist
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Drs Grant and Shrady made joint ex-
animation of Gen. Grants throat ON the
18TH and found it slightly iniamed. The
general was more comfortable at that date
than he had been for some time.
Gen. Grant slept eight hours ON the night
of the 18th and awoke refreshed. His en-
forced idleness has a bad mental effect and
his physicians are now studying up some
scheme to occupy his mind.
Gen. Grant was weaker on the GOTH than
he had been for several days but otherwise
there was no material change.
On the 2lst Gen. Grant had several faint
or sinking turns and his family and ply
sicians all realized that the end was near
1t seemed likely at that time that one or
two days more were all he could survive.
All the family were present at Mt. McGreg
or except y. S. Grant Jr., and he was tele-
graphea j come Immediately. tits almost
impossible for the general to swallow even
liquid, and it seemed on Tuesday as though
he would choke to death when he attempted
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washington Teas.

A rather innocent amusement in
which society is just now indulging it
self is ''teas.' writes Washington
correspondent. There are several
grades of these teas an ordinary
tea, high tea" and occasionally
''bue tea, though the last mentioned
is not much of a fort here. The ordinary
tea" is simply a social gathering, at
which the principal duty seems to DE
drinking tea and eating a slight refresh
mcnt biscuit. cake, thin sandwiches,
and the like. The second, high ''tea,
is more like party, for the guests are
served soup. terrapin. and salads with
their tea or coffee. Besides, the ladies
appear in elaborate toilets and without
bOnnets, and guests are served standing
at the table The third division or blue
''tea rs ii is called, has features besides
tca-drinking. such as reading, reclta-
tons, songs and music. In Washington
society high tea is the favorite. No
set rules are observed as to what shall
be furnished the guests. Each hostess
does as suits her convenience. her sole
aim being to make her guests comfort
able For this reason the high tea has
come to be regarded as a republican
mode of entertainment, and the utmost
latitude is permissible. The only diff
ference between high tea and dinner is
that the former is not served in courses,
nor do the guests sit at the table, but
content themselves with standiG- and
being waited upon. ~ else helping
themselves the same as at an evening
reception. All the dishes that accom-
pany Dime. can be set out at high
tea. A feature at an ordinary tea Is
a compound known as cheese sticks.
the mater ials. dough, cheese. and red
pepper. Icing forced into straws. which
are theI passed to the guests with
san wi, hes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-23

George Nj. Doh, a Mill creek farmer,
a few years ago caught young crow,
which he raised. and by persever-
ance, succeeded in teaching il to say
a great many things. The pet was
called Jim" and he was made so
much Of by Mr.. and Mrs. Don, who
were childlcss, that he seemed almost
human. Six months ago Mr.. Doh
sickcned, and in Il couple of weeks
died of pneumonia. Jim sat on
chair beside his master during his en-
tire Illness, and, when the hour of
dissolution approached, Jim" Joined
his mistress in her lamentations. and
repeatedly said: "Oh. dear George."
and similar cndearing things. After
Mr.. Doll spirit had gone thcpet crow
hoped up onto the pillow and gave
vent to the most pitcous cries The
gricf-stricken bird refused to leave its
master, and after the body was collined
flew up onto the lid and gazcd sorrow
fully down through the glass at the
features of the dead. breaking ont re-
peatcdly in such expressions, as Poor
! George, etc.
Jim refused food and could not he
forced from his perch until the casket
was closed. When the caskct was
borne from the house Jim" flew after
it, uttering Shrill noises Indicative of
extreme anguish. As the funeral pro-
cession moved of the crow followed,
lowering over the hearSc, and por-
ton Of the time was pcrchcd upon it,
vt the cemetery he flew upon the top
ola NOM mcnt close by the open grave,
and rem lined there till the body of
his master was covered from sight.
After the cOncuurse of sorroWiug
friends had turned away from the
grave, Jim fell down upon il and
gave way to the most pitiful cries of
distress. Alright he came living home
tired and cold. Next morning bright
and early he flew of in the direction of
the cemetery, and was found there
iluttering and stalking up and down
the side of the grave like a sentinel Oh.
duty. Day after day he returned t.
the grave of his dead. One dav. thre
months after the death of Mr.. Don, tn
hired man, Fred Dwell, was fatally
kicked by Il horse. and on the mornin
of the funeral Jim rode to the Gem
ctery on the hearse and from that day
never returned, but day in and day out,
through the Scvercst weather, he nigh
have been found there keeping his
silent vi@ils over the grave which held
all that was dear to him. Mrs. Doll
had comfortable house built for jim
and daily a messenger carried food to
him. 'Jim's' demonstrations of
sorrow gave way 10 silent grief,
and his tender cries for poor George
were substituted by suppressed means
His appetite began TO decrease, and his
glossy black feathers which he used to
dress with so much care were neglected
entirely. Sunday when the widow
went with her friends TO view the grave
of her husband she was almost overcome
at finding poor Jim lying with his
wings spread out, cold and li,lcSs. up
on the head Of the grave, a victim Of
an uncomfortable and consuming grief
that could not be assaugcd Jim
had been faithful till death. Cleveland
Plain Dealer
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RECENT APPOINTMENTS.

The following postmasters have been ap-
pointed in Montana: st. Peter, Lewis
and Clark county, Thomas Maran; Basin
jefferson county, Trumand Hopkins, vice
T. NJ Murray: St Louis, jefferson county
w H Rusk, vice J. $. Smith; jefferson
City, H. b. Cain, vice f. w. Ellis
Foster, Meagher county, Anna A. John
son, vice T. Foster; Three Forks,
Gallatin county, A. NJ McElwen, vice A.
W Paul Glendale, Beaverhead county, Ed
Hulseiger, vice J. c. Kepler.
July 20th Jas A. Munday of Kentucky
and Clay Taylor of Missouri were appointed
special agents for the general land office.
and several assistant appraisers of mer-
chandise for the district of New York.
Among large number of postmasters in
all sections of the country, was the appoint
ment of S. \. Hornecke at Detroit City,
Minnesota, vice c. W. Dix, suspended and
f. A. Vandyke at Eagle Bend, Todd Co,
MINI.
The following Wisconsin postmasters
were commissioned on the 18th: j. c. Mar
tin, Fairchild, Wis; F. n. Bronham, Bee
town. Wis: j. f. Underwood, Oandata,
Wis. D. NJ Morgane, Plain, Wis; r. L..
Bedford, Shiocton, Wis; W w. Toner Van
Dvne. Wis, James Sexton, Neshkaro.
On the same day James NJ Keys
was appointed postmaster at Richmond
Center, Wisconsin vice d. f. James, suspen-
ded.
The following appointments have been
made: Bismarck Dak.-C. A LounSberrv,
- l.,
of mails; y. J. Conover, delivery clerk
At Helena Mont-P. II. Cuthbert. post
master; 2. P. Burden. assistant postmas-
ter: William Bishop, delivery clerk.
Capt. Hays Of Fergus Falls, Mimi, made
charges against Bookwalter, collector for
Minnesota, which were regarded as sufficient
for his removal DIR. Gueruon had more
persuasive papers ON file and was given the
office in preference to Hays
The following Wisconsin postmasters
have been commissioners A. Grimm
CasSville q. 7. Hurd, Emerald; r. NJ
Williams, Glidden; G. W. Shafer Omro ;
}. Gardner, Spencer.
The Civil Service Commission announces
examinations FIR applications for office to
he held at Milwaukee sept. .; 81 faul
Sept ;; Bismarck d. I. Sept. ); Helena,
Mont, Sept Is.
Barton Atkins now of Elmira New York,
but recently of st. Paul, Mimi, has been
appointed L. 5. Marshal for the district of
Aaska
r. f. Bowen Of the Sleepy Eye (Minn.)
Herald, mas been appointed deputy revenue
collector by Mr.. BieTman.
Daniel J. WEIGH has been appointed rev
cnue collector for the district of Montana.
Thomas Hall, has been appointed post
master at Preston, Mimi, vice b. q. Loomis
whose term expired.
Herbert G. Tasgow has been appointed
postmaster at Hawley, Mimi, vice G.
Chnnf rnrnnNed
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Mlrth for Ministers.

A Pennsylvania minister thinks girls
ought to be watched. If he would run
out aud stand in the vestibulc of his
change his mind.-Burlington Free
Press.
A married minister can always feel
more sympathy for his audience than a
single one. The latter does not appre-
ciate how difficult it is to sleep when
there S a sermon" going on.-Yonk-
crs Statesman.
Cincinnati has about one church for
every two thousand persons. but if one
would look into a church on Sunday
night he would conclude that there were
about two thousand churches to every
one person Cincinnati Merchant Tray
eler.
Papa. do you think. our preacher
writes his own sermons?' Il have no
reason to doubt it, my son; why should
you?' ''Why pears to me that if he
wrote EN- he'd know enough about EN-
to take his eyes off the paper once in a
while when he reads. Yorker Ga
zette.
w. llON - NOhi Ai3f1is'NNA INV
understand that he has been quite i'll.
Brown-Ill? / should say 50. There
was one time he wasn't expected to
live from day to day. He hasn't
preached for six months. Fogg All!
Then he is improving? I'm glad to
hear it, glad to hear it.-Boston Tran
script.
The church needed three times az
much money as it had. The terrible
example was trusted with the funds
over night to see what he could do.
He turned up all right with four times
the amount The church had mar
row escape. he exclaimed. - big
Jackpot saved us, though. Financial
journal
There is a clergyman in Manchester
n. H.. who never allows himself or any
Of his family to attend a church enter
tainment without paying for admission.
There should be a big demand for this
pastor from churches all over the coun
try, and the larger his family the more
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ST. PAUL.
Wheat. No I hard. ~ Sc bid July, 81 5c.
bid; No hard, sIc bid No regular, 1slg
Corn No. 2, 45c bid, 46c asked.
Oats No. mixed, 30c. bid, - e asked.
No, ? white, Sic bid.
Barley No. 2 soc. bid.
Rye NJ . 4Sc. bid,
Baled hay, $3.50 bid 5000 asked.
Dressed beef, choice steers SIC. (9 "a;
veal, "a S C.
Flour. patent spring $500 "a 5.25.
Butter, extra i5c lid, II c, asked.
Cheese, 3 N Toe.
Eggs, extra Toe. bid l0]<c asked
Potatoes, new 20 per bushel asked
RaspberT1es, $50 per case Of - pints,
Blackberries, $i00a5.50 per case Of -
quarts.
Blueberries, si.50a200per bu.
Chickens dry picked sc.ac9c.
MINNEtPoLfs.
/ Wheaton, the call No. hard cash aud
/ July was in light demand at ~ s., with
sellers at ~ &C.. August Die asked with
ont bids: September - r. bid. No. 2 hard
cash Fand July, SIC asked No. cash, 93c
asked.
4; low grades, S2f93
CHICAGO.
Wheat, July SOB; August s9I.
Corn, July 455+
Oats. Cash 20; July 800 40 -
Mess Pork, July, $lo%@lo.575l; August
S10.37}IQ II040.
S3.s0at00; Sheep, $2.GO(a42O.
MILWAUKEE.
Wheat No. 2, sSl1c: August sake
Corn No 2, 4j9zc.
Oats No 2. 3Ol5c.
Barley No. 2, 3s1lc.
DULUTH.
M
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80 you say you We're once chased
by.lndians?' said Ethelinda to her
bashful lover George.
'.Yes, replied George. '.three of us
were chased an entire day by band OF
savages.
And you received no injury?''
mo. We got away from them, but
it was pretty tight squeeze.
"A what?"
"A tight squeeze.
What's that?'
"You don't know what a tight
squeeze is? Well. er-thac is to say
BY Jove, YOU know. err guess its
about time you did know I-er-will
give you an illustration.
And he did.
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of an inch farther So far as the first
mind is able to tell, the other has cone
infinitely farther than it can reach Ii
goes out to its farthereSt limit, and
must stop; the other tells him things he
did not know before. Many minds
you may consider wonderful in their
capacity. They may be able to 90 only
a quater of an inch beyond YOU. What
an incentive this soould be for any
young man to work to make his margin
as great as, if not greater than. the
margin of his fellows,
| recall a good illustration of this
when | was in college. A certain
young man was leading the class in Lat
in. ! couldn' see how he got the star
of us all SO. TO us he seemed TOT av
an infinite knowledge. He knewmo
than we.did Finally. one day. Iasked
him when he learned his Latin lesson
AT night, = he replied. learned mine
at the same time. His window was not
far from mine. and could see him
from my own. had finished my lesson
| the next night rs well rs usual. and.
! feeling sleepy, was about to go to bed.
| happened to saunter to my window,
and there | saw my class mate still
bending diligently over his book.
There where he gets his margin on
me, | thought But he shall not
have it for once | resolved. | will
study just little longer than he does
tonight. SO | took down my books
again. and opening 10 the lesson, went
to work with renewed vigor. |
watched for the light to go out in my
] III, = T.. -.
il was all dark. There is his margin.
thought. Ii was fifteen minutes more
time. TWAS hunting out fifteen min
utes more of rules and root derivatives.
How often, when a lesson is well pre-
pared, just five minutes spent in per-
fectng il will make one OF the best in
the class. The margin in such case
rs that is very small, but it is all-im-
porant The world is made up of lit
tie things. Gen. Garfield.
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THE nInMnRLn.

The queen viii bestow the order of the
garter upon Prince Henry of Battenberg
previous to his marriage to Princess
Beatrice. The Prince of Wales will give
the princess away at the wedding. Prince
Henry, the groomsman, will be Grand
Duke Louis V. of Hessse, Darmstadt. The
members of the Gladstone government, as
well as those composing the present
ministry, and Gen. b)rd Wolseley have
been invited by the queen to be present as
guests at the wedding. The report that
neither the German crown prince, Frederick
William, nor the crown princess, was to be
invited, turns out to be untrue. Both are
coming to London to attend the wedding
They win bring their daughters and come
at the special invitation of Princess
Beatrice The marriage will be celebrated
at Osborne castle, instead of Windsor.
After short honey moon, which will be
spent at the residence of Lady Cochrane,
the couple will reside at Osborne castle
and on Aug. | will accompany the queen
to Balmoral castle in Scotland. Lady
Randolph Churchill is very actively assist
ing in the wedding arrangements.
The GermanIa of Berlin states that the
imperial government has ordered 10000
Russian Poles to leave Eastern Russia
Ofthese Poles 1000 are Jews. The majority
of the exile Poles have, however, been
granted a respite to allow them time to
sell out their property and business and
settle up their affairs before leaving.
The marquis of Salisbury, for England
and the marquis Tseng, for China have
signed the new opium treaty between
China and Great Britain, by the terms of
which the interior of the empire is opened
freely to the opium trade.
Negotiations are pending with two great
German banking houses for loan of $780,,
100000 to China for the construction of
railways and other improvements through
out the Celestial empire.
Archibald Forbes is writing a biography
of the German emperor, with special
reference to his military campaigns.
There was panic on the Paris bourse
on the 10th, over the prospect of war
between England and Russia
76l deaths from cholera in Spain, July 20,
and 1850 new cases are reported
The relations of England and Russia are
beginning to look war like again.
The Russian wheat harvest is resulting
poorly,
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THE oDIoUs ENGLISH PUG.

They ushered me into the drawing room,
And there ia an easy chair,
Sat bow-legged brute that gazed at me
With an insoleut British stare;
And look of pride and folly born
lllumined his ugly mug.
And he turned his back with look of
Did that odious English pug.
A beauteous maiden came gliding in,
Stately, aud tall, and slim,
And seated herself by the ugly pup,
In the self same chair with him,
And as wildly he waggled, and slavered,
and fawned,
And she held him in loving hug
Over her shoulder he grinned at me-
Did that odious English pug.
But she gaily talked as she fondled him,
And said (which do you think
In ribbon ties becomes him best,
Yellow, or blue, or pinkln
And .'Merion Meirs has horrid cat
hate cats''-with a shrug,
And she kissed-yes, kissed-the smoky
phiz.
OF that odious English pug.
o, Gentle dudes, where are ye now
With supercilious seon
The exalted pug from his mistress breast
Looks down on you forlOrn.
We tread the dirty streets; White arms
Ills pufSy carcass lug.
And he's toted here and he's toted there,
The odious English pug.
He takes his drives III his bullion warm,
And makes his social calls,
And leaves his neatly craven card,
With his owners in the hall
I've seen them-Biious by the score,
Bonnie, and Punch, and Slug,
And every one was the silly name
OF an odious English pug.
Oh, feline pets of the upper ten,
| call on you, arise
Move on the pug with your ripping claws
Hook out his google eyes
His wealth shall be yours as the spoils OF
war,
His comforts and quarters snug;
And the dude on the fence win cheer youl
fight,
With the odious English pug.
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AFFAIRSIN MANITOBA.

In Riels trial at Regina his counsel com
plain that they are not allowed to talk
with witnesses for the crown who are
also to be called by the defense. They
also asked safe conduct for Dumont and
DUMAS from Montana, and also an order
from the court to the departmental officers
at Ottawa to produce certain documents
now in custody there relating to the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-07-23

Mistress Mercy, Bridget! what 5
the matter with the water? This did
not come out of the filter did it?"
Bridget Indeed it did num-
That's strange; | am afraid you
have not cleaned it lately
II did that this very morning, mum,
and such a lot of stuff as | found in it
sure. Why, mum, there was most a
peck o dirt mum.
Dear me, What kind of dirt?"
Gravel and charcoal num-.
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How Charming widow Worked the
Mourning Racket on the Dry Goods
MAnager.


She was pretty and sweet, 50 much so
that the several clerks nearly broke
their necks in struggling to see who
would be the one TO wait on her, but
She ignored them all, and sitting down
on a stool. drew from her pocket a
handkerchief which she held in readi-
mess for application to her eyes, and
sent for the manager. He soon came
up to the lady, who. with the handker-
chief to one eve, flashed the other bril-
liant orb at his and told her story thusly:
Mr. b, Charley, my husband
Sob. is dead. and | have no suitable
(sniffie) mourning. / came down to
see (gulp1 if you would trust me for a
mourning outfit smiley. Here the
other eye was hid beaind the handker-
chief, while kind of cold chill shudder
passed over her.
But, my dear madam, l don't know
YOU 1t would be rather departing
from our rules to comply with your re-
quest, replied Mr. b, politely.
How much OF a bill did you wish to
buy?"
Il want (sobl everything as nice
(snitfle)as can get (sob) about two
(another suiflle), two hundred dollars,
| (sob) guess.
Il am sorry. but as You are stran-
ger to me | shall have TO decline. unless
you can furnish security or come re-
commended by some one known to US.
DO you (sob) know Mr.. 1.-TWO sobs)
Mr.. Richfellow?' Two sniffies.)
Yes, madam. | know him. DO you