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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
For the Chicago q Great Western.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.--SenatoT Spooner
to-day reported from the committee on
public buildings and grounds bill accom-
panied by report to provide for the ascer-
tainment of the market value of certain
property in the city of Chicago, and TO
authorize the secretary of the treasury to
sell it. The property is described in the
bill as the south half of block 81 in School
Section addition. The preamble sets forth
that the requirement of this property by
the Chicago d Great Western company is
necessary to enable that company to reach
Harrison street. The bill empowers the
secretary of the treasury 10 appoint within
ten days commission Of three officers OF
the United States, who are to ascertain and
report within twenty days the value of the
property, and the secretary is further
authorized to sell the property to the COM
pany at price not less than the value so
aScertained. As the secretary and the COM
pany are unable to agree upon price, a
second commission Of three is to be named,
one by the United States district judge on
the application OF the company, another by
the secretary and a third by the two first
named. This board, or majority, Is to
fix the price of the property. not 10 be less,
however than the first appraisal. The
secretary is directed to invest the purchase
money, or so much as may be necessary. in
a suitable lot in Chicago for public build
ing. The bill is accompanied by report.
Senator Logan gave notice that Tomorrow
he would call up this bill, show its i'm
portance and ask immediate action upon it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading Drake Street

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. I
Cry OF ST. PAUL, Mimi, Jan. ~, 1885.
Sealed bids will be received by the Board Of
Public Works in and for the corporation or
the CITY of st Paul. Minnesota. at their Office
in said city. until IL m on the 9Th day OF Peb-
ruary, A ID. 1886, for the grading OF Drake
street, from Randolph street 10 Lee Avenue. In
said city, according TO plans and specifications
on file in the Office OF said Board.
A bond with at least two ~ sureties in a
sum of at least twenty (20) per cent OF the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid,
The said Board reserves the right to rejeci
any or al bids.
WILLIAM BARRETT, President.
Official:
L. GoRMAS, Clerk Board OF Public Works,
$3.50
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
CIoyep Breath.


Give topper On inch and he will take an
Times.
Whisky is very cheap, but the effects
are as dear as ever.
Three stages of moral depravity-jam,
jamboree, jim-jams.-Life.
a bloated rummy
Is the devils dummy.
Whitehall Times.
An Arab knows nothing of whisky. His
favorite drink Is six-syllabled compound.
but he gets there all the same.-PhIladel-
phia Call.
A Maine doctor declares that he has the
spirits of 800 Italians under his control
He'll get the jim-jams sure.-Burlington
Free Press. tsE oAJgs-
What the earnest -prohibitionist is strug-
Cling after is poke. flask which will look
like hymn-book and have drinking cup
attachment River Herald.
The melancholy days have come,
The sHddest of the year
Too warm to take your whisky hot,
Too cold for lager beer.
Hartford Sunday Journal
The best thing real ignoramus can do
is to become drunkard. Everybody will
then observe what a smart man he would
be if he would only let whisky alone. and
thousands of lies will be told for his benefit.
Detroit Free Press
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
To Re RnnrRnniZed.

WACO, Tex, Feb. 5.-A reorganization
of the Texas & st. Louis railroad will
take place in the next few days. 1t is un-
derStood that an Eastern man will be chosen
pres Dent, and that the general managership
will be rendered to F. w. Fordyce, the
present receiver.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
Borrow Money

On your furniture, pianos horses, wagons,
diamonds. watches and al articles OF value.
Property left in your possession. Terms easy.
Your own time. An business strictly con-
hdential. Minnesota Mortgage Loan c., sue
cessor to Mackey, room7, First National bank
building, corner jackson and Fourth streets.
St Paul, or room Z. Aackey. Legg block. Min
neapoiIs.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
The Greatest

And most successful auction sale ever held
in the city of Sc. Paul is that now being con-
Quoted at the corner of Seventh and sibley
streets, the occasion being the closing out of
the Weiss s. Weiss stock. Crowds of people
have attended daily and large lots of goods
have been sold. Only q few more days re-
main in which to take advantage OF the sacrI-
fee
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
Steamship moyeu,eu,s.

SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 4. - Arrived: The
Ems from New York for Bremen.
BREMEN, Feb. 4.-Arrived: The Neckar.
from New York.
NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Arrived: The State
of Georgia. from Glasgow
Boston. Feb. 4.-Arrived; The Kansas,
from Liverpool.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
LOCAL MENTION.

LIS the devils dummy.

All members of the /. o. o. F. are requested
to meat at L o. o. F hall. at e:30 a. m Friday
morning for the purpt o. Of attending the fu-
neral OF our late Bro. Joseph Lewis OF Roches-
ter lodge No. 10, l. o. o. F., Rochester, MINI.
4. A. CASSIDY,
Secretary st. Paul Lodge No. 2, l. o. o. +.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
CONTRACT WORK.
Grading and Guttering Franklin Street.
OFgICE or THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL, Num-, Feb. 8, 1886.

Sealed bids will be received by the Board OF
Public Works in and for the corporation Of
the City of ST. Paul, Minnesota, at their ofSce
in said city, until IL N. on the 18th day OF
February, A d. 1885, for grading Franklin
street, from Elm street 10 Eagle street, With
stone surfacing aud construct stone cutters
on said franklin street, from Sherman street
to Irvine Park drive, and from Irvine Park
drive to Chestnut street, In said city, aos
cording to plans and specifications on file
in the office of said Board
a bond with at least two (2) sureties IN q
sum OF at least twenty go per cent. Of the
gross amount bid must accompany each bid.
The said Board reserves the right TO reject
any or all bids.
JOHN F. HOYT, President pro tenn.
Official:
r. L. GoRMAN, Clerk Board of Public Works
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
DIED.

LEWlS-ls st. Paul Mimi. at his residence,
NO Isl western avenue, Feb. 2, 1856, OF
appoplexy, Joseph Lewis, aged 90 years and
mos Funeral services will be- held at
Unity church, At IL a. m. Friday. the 5th In
slant Pittsburgh, Pa. and Rochester.
Mimi. papers please copy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05

OF the carnival in st. Paul, and one that viii
be of great interest 10 the many visitors as
well as to the people Of this city, VIII be of
elegant display Of beautiful patterns of
carpets, wall papers and window draperies
that are among the new goods that have just
been received by the st. Paul Carpet CON-
pany, $50 Wabasha street. Mr.. Edward
Scott, the president Of the Carpet company,
is now showing the choicest novelties in the
above line that has ever been brought to this
market, and the most interesting part of the
show is, that his prices are remarkably low.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05

We have the prettiest and best maple wood
we have ever handled. Order now. Duluth
Coal company, Fourth and jackson, J. W.
Crosson, proprietor
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
RorroW Niauav
Attend fhe Great

On personal property. See financial col
umn, page z. b. Deming & Co.. sac jackson.
corner Fifth street..
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05

foolish talk about the watch all day long.
and you have so much to think of, too. /
could Just scold myself SO could, for my
thoughtlessness"
4.40 A. M.-"Papa' snoring like steam
engine
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
HONEST Hea.s! asmes,

For half the money you viii be obliged to
pay next year. Investments now are sure.
and small capital can be accommodated
Should you wait longer, you must go far from
all oonveniences. have some splendid bar
MERGE
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
want the Chicago & Atlantic.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The Chicago COM
mittee Of Eastern trunk line freight agents
met to-day in conference with Commits
sioner Blanchard of the Central Traffic as
ISOLATION, which was formed yesterday.
No representative Of the Chicago d Attain
tic road was present. The position OF that
road was discussed, and Commissioner
Blanchard stated that he had been in cor
respondence with President Jewett Of the
Chicago q Atlantic. The commissioner
maintained that eventually the road would
prove tractable and come into the pool 1t
is upon this that the permancncy Of the
Central Traffic association depends. The
meeting adjourned to the call of the COM
missioner. who goes to New York tO-mor-
row, presumably to try and smooth the way
for the Chicago & Atlantic. The old per-
centages will remain in force until they can
be subjected to arbitration.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05

Closing auction sale of the Weiss & Weiss
stock of cloaks, millinery, etc, corner Seventh
and Sibley streets, every day this week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
DR.. JOS. LICK -OCULlST /!

Treats successfully al kinds OF Sore Eyes
particularly ejaculation Of the syeiids.
seventh a. Wabashx, over Drug store
Rooua H. ~. Paul. M1nn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
Artists Materials.
Sherwood Hough, 10 East Third street.
Attend the GreRt

Closing auction sale of the Weiss s. Weiss
stock of cloals, millinery. etc., corner Seventh
and Sibley streets, every day this week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
Attend the Great
MaaIe Wood

stock Of cloaks, millinery, etc., corner Seventh
and Sibley st reefs, every day this week.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
TRANSPORTATION TOPICS.
Rock Island Refuses to Send Repre-
sentative to a Passenger Meeting.

Eastern Trunk Line Freight Agents
Hold a Mectfng--General Notes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
The Rock Island Refuses.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-The Rock Island
road to-day refused to accept the invitation
of the Chicago g. Northwestern railway
ior meeting of lines interested in North
western passenger traffic. Only when the
st. Paul road renews allegiance to the
Missouri River association the, Rock Island
says. will it consent TO attend the proposed
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
PILLSBURY & ALLAN.
REAL ESTATE & LOANS,
243 Hennepin Avenue.

Choice residences and business property
for sale in AL parts OF the city. Fine lots on
Park Portland. Hennepin and Chicago ave-
nues NJ low price; also acres for plating.
Money loaned for Eastern parties at best rates
on nrsf-class security. Correspondence So
uofknd
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
Assessment for Grading and Bridging
Arcade Street.
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS, |
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi. Feb. d. 1885. I

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS,
CITY OF ST. PAUL. Mimi, Feb. .. 1885.
The Board Of Public Works in and for the
corporation OF the City Of St. Paul, Mime
sofa will meet at their Office in said city at 2
d. m. on the 18th day of February. A. D.
1885, TO make an assessment OF benefits, costs
and expenses arising from the grading and
bridging of ar ,sde street. from Seventh (7th)
street. to Mari land street In said city, on the
property on the line of said improvement
and benefited thereby amounting in the az
gregate TO SIS, l3S. so.
All persons interested are hereby notified
to be present at said time and place of max
ing said assessment and will be heard.
All assessment notices heretofore given
have been annulled.
JOHN T. HOYT, President pro tenn.
OficiA:
r L GoRMAS, Clerk Board Of Public Works.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-05
Ice Palace Souvenirs.
Sherwood Hough, 1e East Third street.
Attend the Great
An Impertant Feature

Closing auction sale of the Weiss & Weiss
stock Of cloaks, millinery, etc., corner Seventh
and Sibley streets, every day this week.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-03-02

Mir, bic unter3ei9neten MitsIie6er
bes Tinau5 : Romites baben ben GeriGt
ses Setretdrs far bic 6 Nrnate, tDel6e
am 81. December 1885 enben, forge
fdItig geprift unb ri9tig befunOen.
Aranfds prescott
Sefum so. Bel Ginanatomite.
SHO. Ditbersi IT.
Gum 3eusniB: SDbn 6. 06fe, SER.
Die aebnte 6erie bieser MKociation
Iitgt nun fir nnter3ei9nunger bereit.
Hdberes bariber mirb bereitfpiIig err
tbeilt bon
..-S0bn g. 0@fe, ssfretdr.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-03-02
gdmtnofmdht aebetlt.

Ginem alien Nr3te, Der bon Der vraris au.
riidseaosen Iebt, ipurOe burd einen ofinbiiden
Miliondr Die 8efdreibuns eines einfaden
besetabilifden 9eiInnittels iIr bic fdueue unb
bauernbe SeiIhng bon 2ungeufdminblu@t,
Bronchitis, gatarrb, Afbma unb alien Sal3.
unb 2unsenfrantbeiten aussebanoist. Nu@
elm WlitteI fir pofitibe, rabitale 6eilnna bon
3erbeni9mdde unb allen sterbenfranfbeitem.
Na1bem Der Dottcr bic munberbaren SeilfrGfte
es fur feline 9aiGt, bas Mittel feinen leibenoeu
Mitmenl9en bsfannt 3u MAIDEN. Son DieIem
Motio unD @uni@ setrieben, banbelte er. Sd
ienbe bisies gte3ept f~ofenfrei an aae, bic es
piini@en, in beutlder, ensliider ober f~ranaoif>
f9er Spra9e, nit boiler Mnmeiiuns Der Ser.
iteIung uno bes @ebrauds. Genbe slbrefe
uab 8riefmarfe, be5iebe Did auf bieie 3eitara
unb i'd fenbe es iofort. @. u. Nobes, 149
Yopsrs 8lod, &odeter, q. .. I1,1O,1smD
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-03-02

- Ma1t Cure 8etelunsen fit @tas
9elbrabt, slotten Draft, giienbIe9,
Gupferbie1 unb 9btbe BET piper &
g @ultbeB 249 Martet Str.
Gpart @eIb uub 3eit.
Garantie fir iliebrigite Marftpreife.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-03-02
@urff! Maudtmaareni

@rocerpbdnbIer unb Speifetpirtbe
bonn 2anbe m6dten mir einbringli1
barauf aufmerffam MAIDEN. bob mir
fGr bic Jabritation nor Wurft unb
aau6maaren umfangrei6e 8orbereiz
tunger1 getrofen baben unb In Stanb
geieBt iinb, allen Mnforberunsen @es
niige 5u leiffen. Wir geben @arantie
fir CUTE Maare unb reeue 8ebienung.
Oie 3ubereitung ftebt unter uaferer per-
f6nli9en 2eitung. Senbet Cure 8es
ftelungen BET 3eiten ein.
Wm. 9%Bfling& Sobn,
1,10m1i 511 Ibenue s.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-03-02

- Sebs2ots BON Gtiefel1 unb @9us
ben unter benz Gotpreis Bel O.. &.
5ullibau. &ommt unb febet.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-03-02

2,279 i'm 8etrase bon $522,5o0
az gnfrasea fir asenten, fotoie Saten
fur Clubs f6nnen nur in Der Office In Ner
Orleans gema6t iper6en.
@ese ndberer austunft f9reibe man beutliS
bic 9anse NDreGe.
Man idide @elb bur1 Brfal u o.
ten, GrpreB Monep Orber, Metp gorl
Wediel ouf Wem OrIeane.
8riefe nit gurrencb rnberdnOert per @rpreb
Mir 3ablen grpreBtoffen anf ale SummeH
aber IS aufpdrts.
M1. u. Dauphin,
Stein Orleans, Ga.
Ran a~brefire resiitrirte 8riefe unb fene
Y.O. Mfoneb Drores aus anf bic Nsp Orleani
Rational 8anf, Stem Drgeaus, Ga.
gbwarb Encore, Msent,
22l sIesauia strafe, San s~ntoniO, gsras
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-03-02
@aubplsi 8anbpts

Garmer uno Bauluitige maden mir
aaf bic 9umbersO arb bes 9errn 9ans
8. 9egener aufmerffam. Man fins
bet bort groBe Norrdtbe BON 8aubol3
aner Nrt uno in ieiner S9neibemiible
Sbiren, Senfter, Salou1ien &c. gu Bet
biaigfeA Yreiien. Wer nod ni6t fein
Gunbe mar, ipre6e bor unb iberaeuge
fi9, baB man bier nit @ortbeil faufett
fam. 9umbersO arb unb Office: an
9oufonitraBe. Sab 9oor & Blinb
Gactor . bon 9ans9. Segener,
an Mbent1e g.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1886-03-02
Gpftp,, & 9pItp,t.

NuttiDndre unb &ommiifions > 2aufs
leute $50. 2, 4 unb 6 %. 9oufonz
Strobe, Sun N%ntonio, faufen unb pers
gebrau9te M6bel, Seppi6e,
@las= unb Ble9maaren &C. Wer Bill
Zig faufen nil, benz 1T bier cine gins
fige Gelegeubeit geboten. @anse
9auseinri@tungen bilig 3u ertuerben.
The Grenada gazette., 1886-07-24
FACTS FOR FARMERS.
"A farmer at Ventura, Cal, finA

"A farmer at Ventura, Cal, finds
profit in raising bird seed.
An agricultural chemist says po-
tatees require the most potash, beans
the most lime, corn the most phos-
phoric acid and the cereals the most
nitrogen.
"A Vermont farmer sets his hens on
nests made in nail-kegs half full of wet
horse-manure covered with dry straw,
and has great success in hatching.-
Rutland Herald.
A safe rule, and the best, for either
corn Or potato growers, is to cultivate
as soon after every rain as the ground
Is dry enough, no matter whether any
weeds are visible or not. - Tr0y IiseS.
One of the principal items in good
farming Is, as much as possible, to in
crease the fertility of the Sol. and this
can only be secured by turning every
thing of value as fertilizer 0 the best
advantage. MontreaL Nitney<.
Quite number of plants, such as
carrots, turnipS, satisfy, pur>nips and
that class Of vegetables mus be grown
one year and the stocks ken over dur
ing the winter and set cut in the
spring, when Il new growth will start
up and the plant will matuca seed
albany JourHaL
When it is understood hat if al
lowed to ripen to seed perfectly the
grass loses all its rich juices, and be-
comes mere dry woody fibcrs,
a little silicate OF potash, and very
tritling quantity Of We yegetable extractiyr
matler-the importance OF cutting it
at the right time will be apparent -
Chicago JJurnal.
"A writer in the Indiana Farmer
thinks that overwork and the abom-
inably early hours Of rising on many
farms are the great reasons why boys
do not stay on the farms, He thinks
it is Il crying abuse for farmers to
drive their business as if their only
aim in life was to see how much work
they could get done in day, and how
little rest and enjoyment they could
get along with.
A correspondent Of the Iora
Homestead thinks he has discovered a
new way of milking that increases the
flow of milk. He used to milk with
zone hand up while the other was
down" He now miIks with "both
hands up aud down together, instead
of alternately.' The correspondent
referred to thinks he has increased the
flow of milk from one COW by the
simultaneous movement Of both hands
at least eight or tempe cent, and from
another four or five per cent.
The Grenada gazette., 1886-07-24
Worse Than Poison.

Boy Ito fatheD--Whst is that you
are cutting out of the paperp
Father--This is tho speech I wrote
for Colonel Billy.
Boy-What are you going to do with
itp .........
Father-I am going to keep it and
use 1t against him during the next cam
paign.
Boy-How can you when you write
it yourselff
Father--My son, nearly every speech
q mau makes contains utterances that
will ruin him in politics tell you
that cold print is worse than poison, -
ArkaasaW Traeslsr.
The Grenada gazette., 1886-07-24
TRUE TO HIS WORD.
How q Frightened Senegambian Brought
Bear to n Hunting Camp.
Washington Post.


You know that | went up in Northern
Michigan last fall on hunting trip with
three or Tour friends. Well, can tell you
Oh eolnical NIUE incident which occurred
70 our olu negro COOK, Jim
We had killed numerous beavers, por-
cupine, partrldges, ant pheasants, and
few deer, but we had been gr!evOusly dis
appointed in getting no bears. We fol-
lowed up every bear-track we could find,
we set traps, and we employed an Indian
huhter TO AID Us, but NJ bears were to be
touhd, al'hough II was SAID that there
were many In the nelsh"orhood. Re-
turning one alleIh 'oh aitef an uhSuccess-
iul huhC' u'SpiFi'ed ana out o. hamor' 1t
was II" "ohh'r th3' "heh Jim, lhe
'"oA' NJ was H''le " MAJ Vi PIN"e3e.'
'n"i"o,er, to'l''"ehce' 10 POKE ldp at
Us anu uerlue US On the pear SUBJECT
one oi the ielIo"s pecame ehraged anu
said' "'i4' w h'A'A "''H' ee' ou' OF
tne camp anu II a'te' your Dragging g you
Jun uii"9 Dear oaCN WIN you belofe
uarA "a l II give you a s,uh' thrashihE.' -
""' ''i'y "lil' IeI'eu IHi' gay4y' he
oooyen' anu la''i"S u o"'"Lh Ihe loan OF
gun from any one Oh 'Re party ne started
OUT naFih5 no ldea IN 'he world as to
"neie ue ""a gum = H"''"S wan Iefed
away IL, 'e u - l'''n the camp ne lay
'o"N unueF 'ree ana went 10 sleep III
was uuSN "heh ne a"ohe' ana the hrst
.hi"o 'na' met ms lf'sn'ehed gaze was an
immense I'",N Lear resting on his
The Grenada gazette., 1886-07-24
THE OLD HOME.

g.. ...,ds upon the hillside, with the tall siml
bending o'erit,
r.o bomestesd, with the lilacs by the door,
And the quaint old-fashioned garden gently
sloping down beforeit,
,0ee it lust us In the days of yore.
,,.msmber how the sunshine fel, across the
golden meadows,
psvond the wooden doorstep, old and
worn;
And how the summer cloudlets cast their
quickly heeting shadows .. e.
On distant fields of rustling, ripenlng corn.
IN the peasant, roomy kitchen see my
father sitting,
with leather.covered bible open wide;
:. hna INV sweet faced mother listens, az she
LAYS away her knitting,
aud rocks the old red cradle by her side
Three brown-eyed little children, with tangled
golden tresses,
when evening prayer in simple words 10
said,
come cnging round her neck with loving,
soft caresses,
Then merrily 10 tripping OF to bed.
o, happy years Of childhood. with thoughts
SO true and loving,
And sweet and gulleless days so full of
rest.
Our old hearts love to linger. after all our
years of rowing,
And clasp fond mem'ry's pictures to our
breast.
Shall we ever, in that country, the bright and
glorious Heaven,
Win back the simple innocence and bliss
We knew when, In our childhood, in the dear
old home at even,
We received our angel mothers goodnight
kiss? t
Emily G. Hetherbee, in Boston Journal
The Grenada gazette., 1886-07-24
THRILLING SIGHTS
Pennsylvania Natural Gas Wells Fired by
Flashes of Lightning.

| fehnsylVania natural Gas wells FIRED by
Flashes of Lightning.
The burning of natural gas wells in
Pennsylvania are sights as thrilling tC
the beholder as they are dangerous tc
adjacent property. Recently one Of
these wells took fire, and volume OF
flame shot up into the air for several
hundred feet with a velocity that was
astounding, showing that the pressure
of gas from beneath was something be-
yond comprehension. This well burned
for long time in spite of all efforts to
shut off the flame. 1t was finally done
by means Of huge extinguisher,
which was advanced slowly to the
mouth of the well and then raised ver-
ically, thus shutting off the air and
smothering the flame.
A few days since, one of these wells
was set on fire in very curious man
ner The workmen had drilled down
until gas in small quantities was found
20 arise through the boring. A sudden
storm came up, the atmosphere became
thick and prevented the gas from ris-
ing freely. The workmen anticipated
trouble, and hastily departed from the
we'll. They had scarcely got to safe
distance when flash Of lightning ig-
nited the gas in the atmosphere over
the well; flames instantly communi-
Gated to the well itself, the result be-
ing that the gas in the lower regions
was released, and shot upward with
terrific flame to height of two hun
dred feet or more. The well burned
for several days, the column of flaming
gas mounting into the air and lighting
up the surrounding country for miles.
Another we'll was struck at the same
time in another section of the oil re-
gions, and was burning for long time,
threatening adjacent property. Fires
occurring in the products of the oil re-
giOns, whether gas or oil, are extreme
ly difficult to extinguish, and the
amount of property lost in consequence
of them is immense. FWeman's Jour-
nal.