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Mammoth Butterflies.

One day, when off the savage island
of Malaiti, of the Solomon group, MIR.
Wooif and others, under the protet'
ton of sentries, went to bathe in pool.
While in the water he saw huge butter.
fly coming slowly along the beach, and,
hrrrying out as he was, he seized his net,
dashed off, fell over the stones, rose
again, and just in time to catch the fly.
What picture. ~ leave 1t to many ar
dent entomologists, he says, "to imagine
nv feelings" He had rediscovered the
long lost Ornithoptora Victori@," and
why should he not feel like Alexander on
tho Granicus or Hannibal at CannGN
These "bird winged butterflies arc
some nine inches across the wings. One
is blue with q yellow body, another is
yelyety black and metallic green. They
excel in size, but other kinds wear
equally magnificent raiment and make
glorious forest bcautiful.-Lo~'0@ Spec
NtOT.
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Origin Of the Saharir.

The view long entertained; l'y great
majority Of geologists that:the great Sa-
Hara Desert IS an old sea be5tom has been
discredited by DR.. Murray, ths nat
uralist, of the celebrated Challenger expo
ditiorL
! This well-known scientist. as reported
in Nature, recently related, the results of
his observations in the Sahara during
1885, among which was the discovery
that the sands Of the desestiare tie pro-
duct Of dis!ntegration of the rocks en-.
girdling that arid waste.
According to DR.. Murray, the sun
shore on the rocks and they expanded; {;
the sudden cooling at night broke them
up, the wind carried away the smaller
particles, and so n1ally the rocks
were being dlsintegratsd, by means of
changes other than watsE: 1t has long
been we'll known that en- the Sahara, ow-
ing to its vaporlessness,. the Temperature
sometimes falls from 100 degrees in the
daytime, to the freezing point at night.
A similar thermal variation wss observed
by the Russian explorer, PrcjcvalsSy,
when leading his expedition across the
Desert of Go5i.
DR.. Murray's reasoning, therefore, is
very plausible. The apparent abund'
aucc of water to be gotten by sinking
artesian wells in the Sahara leads hin,
to form a favorable opinion of the
French scheme to carry on their railway
to Tougourt (at present weeks journey
from Algeria) in the hope of tapping all
the trade of tho North Soudan across the
Sahara. -New York Herald.
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THE PALE CAST OF THOUGHT.

There was task for me, and arose
To meet it, for it stood before me clear;
In the night watches had heard it close
> Beside the pillow, whispering in my ear.
But in the morning other whispers came,
b Blowing this way and that, until I grew
Full of all doubt, and nothing seemed the
same;
: So lost sight Of that had to do;
Light reasonings decoyed me, one by one,
And then the sun set, with my task not done
Then did know how had lived in vain,
T. And clearly see my steps had turned
astray;
For there be paths that in the dark lie plain,
Yet grow invisible when shines the day.
-O,sea Ulster, in Lippincott.
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me so9 I speak the truth. You will
certainly marry Lena. Why, silly war.
1ior that you are don't you know that she
has not thought of any one but you since
she first saw youa Young Bowen, in
deed! Saving the politencss 7 would
show your nephew, he has been nothing
more to her than q handsome BARRIERS
block, and that was just what I had in
tended. 7 knew what you were. Was
not your father, too, one of my dearest
friends Oh, we'll, we'll! knew that
no one would make Lena as happy as
you. wished when my end came to
leave her in your hands. What was it to
me that you were thirty-six and,t child
nineteena Iknew we'll enough that those
differences are nothing when they are on
the right side. But wanted Lena to
be equally convinced to judge of you In
comparison with the-excuse me for so
speaking of your nephew-whipper-snap-
pers of the day. For that reason
I invited you both here together that she
might see. But had intimated to her
that I wished her to marry you, the
chances are-such, my dear Captain Rob,
is the feminine heart-that she would
have found some charm in the younger
man-the boy who can only talk of his
ball matches and his college races. Lena
is not perverse. But she's woman! As
it is, oil has turned out for the best and
according to my most ardent desire. If
you are not persuaded, wait and see."
She rang a bell at her elbow. "Tell Miss
Fredericks I wish to see her," she said to
the servant answering the summons.
In moment Lena, pale still, and with
traces of tears recently shed still on her
cheeks, came slowly into tho room. She
hesitated on the threshold.
Captain Charter had sprung to his
feet. .ss~.''
Mrs, Fredelicks opened her lips to
speak. Then she paused, looking from
one to the other.
Suddenly.
"Captain, you can explain all this far
better than I can. Children, 60 out into
the GROUNDS COSeCner
y &
It is to be inferred that the Captains
explanation was satisfactory, for Miss
Lena Fredericks has been Mrs. Charter a
year.
Sin this world" says Mrs. Fredericks,
who still reads Herbert Spencer without
glasses, "uothing is so necessary as lit
tie diplomacy. Nothing gives such good
results. ."-MU York Mercury.
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mana ana REQ rose IN tne olner hand, ana
q wreath Of orange blossoms on the brow:
the white flower for the victory, the red
flower for the Saviour's sacrifice, the orange
blossoms for her marriage day. Anything
ghastly about that? Oh, no. The sun went
down and the flower shut. The wheat
give me sleep" said a dying boy, the son Of
one Of my elders; Dear Lord, give me
sleep" And he closed his eyes and awoke in
glory. Henry W. Longfellow, writing a let
ter Of coincidence to those parents said:
Those last words were beautifully poetic:
Dear Lord, give me Sleep"
Twas not 10 cruelty, not In wrath
That the reaper came that day;
Twas an angel that visited the earth
So it may be with us when our work is all
done. "Dear Lord, give me sleep.n
I have one more thought to present I
have spoken Of the blowing, Of the sowing,
Of the narrowing, Of the reaping, of the
threshing. must now speak moment Of
the garnering.
Where is the garner? Need tell you? Oh,
no. So many have gone out from your own
circles-yea, from your own famiy-that
you have had your eyes on that garner for
many year. What hard time some Of
them hadl In Gethsemanes Of suffering they
sweat great drops Of blood. They took the
''cup Of trembling" aud they put 1t to their
hot lips and they cried: '.R it be possible,
let this cup pass from me-" With tongues
Of burning agony they. cried: 70 Lord, de-
liver my soulp But they got over it. They
away; their battles all ended-their bur.
dens lifted. Garnered! The Lord Of the
harvest will not allow those sheaves to
perish in the equinox. Garneredl Some
Of US remember, on the farm, that the
sheaves were put on the top Of the rack
which surmounted the wagon, and these
sheaves were piled higher and higher, and
after while the hcrses started for the
barn; AMI these sheaves swayed to and fro
in the wind, and the old wagon creaked
and the horses made struggle and pulled
so hard the harness came up in loops Of
leather on their backs, and when the front
it seemed as if the load would 90 no farther
until the workmen gave q great shout, and
then with one last tremendous strain the
horses pulled in the load; then they were un-
harnessed and forkful after forkful Of grain
ting into heaven may Be pull, hard pull,
very hard pull; but these sheayes are
bound to 20 in. The Lord Of the harvest
has promised it. 1 see the load at last COM
ing in the door of the heavenly garner. The
sheaves Of the Christian soul sway to and fro
in the wind Of death, and the old body creaks
under the load, and as the load strikes the
floor of the celestial garner it seems as If it
can 90 no farther. 1t Is the last struggle,
until the voices Of angels and the voices OF
our departed kindred and the welcoming
voice OF God shall send the harvest rolling
into eternal triumph, while all up and down
the sky the cry is heard: Harvest hcaei
Harvest homer
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; One of the oasupants of the Good
, asttage near Like. Gervals, an elderly
lady, was very f.nl of taking care, of
f.csls, and had raissEl nearly hundred
! aiickens and .laal6s. These were all
.ti!led by the sto;rr- The lady had also
made q nice lot Of. soft soap, OF which
she was very p,us.E- The soap isad been
! lift on board ~ the side of tie house,;
! End. of course, ~as carried away BY the
uiaG. The oc2npnnts Of the house, .is
! will be remen,based, took refuge in the
cellar when the .storm wa3 seerl. coming
All were more ar less injured and their
clothing torn i.rlr their EodiIs. 1t wss
nearly half a. hear before a9 were re--
leased, more tl:seei than alivcs The lady
spoken of waSllalf UNCONSCIOUS, and tie
moment she rs taken frc:a the cellar
she took one glance at the work Of tho.
tornado, thr ~ np her hfads, and syr.
claimed: (hir where arc 10y ducks sltl
my caicken5a. and where i-Fny nice. soft
soapI"
Her soft 4csp has prob -6ty dissolCed;in
Lake Gerv.is, but the ,e:nains CT. har
ducks and chickens we,s found he-a:and
there will III a radius cs: a mile CO, two
from the dcuse. The Ilea that K tor
nado ccdd pluck tia feathers rom
fowl as ctcna as coulG,i the most accom-
plished ahef has be>a laughed at.. but
some O.: the chickens and ducks shsleng-
ing to aile Good fauaiy were st=ipped OF
every anther. But bat was ncS: the only
remarkable thing about them. Some OF
the dickens found nearly a milo from.
the l,prsse had thar" necis ststched to
remarkable length. the necksof some, it
is said by those who saw tharn, being at
least foot long. Auothas in cident OF
tha seornlis that one Of tas' ladies who
tick refuge IN tho cellar was almost COW
sed with OATS the sharp 2eelles OF which
.enetrated Der clorhing and stuck to the
Skin. Tha. husband of The lady Touchss
ior this occurrence, and says that it took
nearly hslf an hour to remove the cots,
ST. .Rnat2 PiOnser- Press.
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A Chinese Pirate Story.

A short time ago Chinese junk was
boarded by eight pirates near Newchang,
says the Shanghai Mercury, and the
crew of the junk came frankly forward
and told the robbers that there was moth
ing of any value on board, as the vessel
was in ballast. The pirates, being good
humored fellows, laughed at the FOOLS
errand they had come on, and asked the
boatmen could they have meal at least
after their trouble. The beatmen, ap-
parensly delighted to get off so easily,
replied in the affirmative, and uncovered
the matches leading to the hold. whittier
they told the pirates to descend before
them while the chow was in course of
preparation. The pirates, never cream
ing of any trick from the harmless look
ing old boatnen, did as they were fold,
but they were no sooner below than the
boatmen fastensd down the matches
again and caught them fairly in trap.
Not content with having captured the
pirates, or else feasdng to trust such cuo,
toners, the boatmcn straightway foodeGl
the hold with the intention of drowning
the pirates like rats. In their alarm the
pirates began to fire their guns at one
another. In little time, however, all
was quiet in the hold, and the boatmen
concluded from the silence THAT all was
over. So they ran their junk inshore
aud communicated with. the authorities.
A pesty of troops came on board, and
whe1 they raised the matches discovered
five st the eight piratesSdead and the
other three in dying conditien. The
survivors were handed over to- justice
and suffered the penalty'of tic law.
The boatnen were suitablyrewarded for
their bravery and presencccof mind.
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DAN CoUGHL1N, who Is serving his
life sentence in Joliet Prison, Joliet,
Ill, for his part IN the Cronin murder,
is almost q physical wreck. His cheeks
are pale and sunken and he looks as II
he would be sleeping under the flowers
before long. He receives many visits
from his wife ard child, and no doubt
their welfare worries him. His ezpec'
tation of a new trial is what keeps him
up, If this hope is blasted it is thoug ht
! he will tell oil he knows about the
J murder, S~~---..-. ..-.
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Execution OF o Revolutionary Traitor.

On June %, 177e. in field near
ahs "Bowcry lane,;'" in the presence OF
10000 spectators, thero was hanged by
order of General Washington one
Thomas Hickey, a private of his own
body guard, convicted of reasonable
correspondents with the enemy. It
was an anxious time, as more fully
appeared on the following day. In
his orderly book Washington expressed
hope that the unhappy fate of Thom-
as Hickey, executed that day for MIL
tiny, sedition and trcachery, would be
a warning to every soldier in the line
to avoid the crimes for which he suf.
fered.-[New York Sun.
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A newly discovered cave in Josephine
County, Oregon, is said to be three mile:
long and to contain several miuera
springs,
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The real giant is tue man who over.
:omes himself
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YOUR emancipation. Yas say you havsit. 50
hard. YOU might have itTorse. You EondeF
why this great cold trclble keeps revolving;
through your soul, turliag and turning, with
black hand on the crank. An, that trouble
IS the grindstone on which you are to sharpen
your sickle. TO the fields! Wake up. Toks
oP your green spectacleS, your blue spectl-
e!es, your black spssdaeles. Pull y the cor
ners Of your mouth ,as far as you pull them
down. To the fielGsr Reap! reaE!'
Again I remark; in grace as g l,faEnhns
there is q time. o0r threshinS. tell you
bluntly that's dlata. just as .armer beats
the wheat out Of the straw SO death beats the
soul out OF the body. Every sickness is q
stroke of the lail and tho s.pkbed IS the
threshing foca. What say yeu, is 6eath to
a good man anly taking the wheat oI,t OF the
straw? 1haaisan. An aged man has fallen
asleep. Only yesterday you saw him IN the
sunny porca playing with hIs-granGchildren,
Calmly hsreceiTed the message to leave this
world. Habatle pleasant 5ood-by to his old
friends The telegraph carries tie tidings,
and on sszift rail trains the. kindred come,
wanting once more to lsok OF. the face OF
dear old grandfather. Brush back the gray
hairs f-on MS brow; it will nerer ache again.
Put h;m away in the stumber OF the tomb.
He will not be afraid ef that night. GrarE'
father was never afraid OF anything. Ae
VIII rise in the morning Of the resurrectan'
Grandfather was always the first tc' rise
His voice has elrealy mingled in the ao4cl
agy of heaven. Grandfather always die
sing in CHURCH. Anything CHASTITY IN that;
No. The threshing os the wheat oattof tht
straw. That is all.
The Saviour folds a lamb in His. bosom.
The little child fillod al the house with her
music, and her toys are scattered all up and
down the stairs just as she left them. What
! the meadow is still? It win wave the eterna
| triumph, What if the voice that made mu
! slo in the home Is still? 1t will sing tht
[ eternal hosauna. Put o white rose In ont
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THE STOCK MARKET.

Stocks were quiet yesterday. The tone was firm
in the morning session, ophir selling up 81 30,
Best Belcher, Bullion and Con. Cal. d Virginia to
"a, and so on. In the afternoon board the whole
list declined from loo to soc, under decreased
trading.
The market continued weak after the session. and
the close was still lower. will be seen below.
Local securities were fairly active, with an ad-
vance in Hawaiian Commercial to Sl4 rs bid
AT the annual meeting of the Tuscarora Water
Company the following were elected Directors: p.
c. LYMAN (President), Thomas Bell. Daniel Meyer
(Treasurer), NJ HoehIch and John r. Spring J. w.
Pew chosen Secretary. Dividend IA, of zoe,
was declared payable August 9th.
AT the annual meeting of Yellow Jacket in Gold
Hill, Monday, the following officers were reelected
TruStees-W. L. Sharon, George A. Morgan, P.
Ennis, q. d. Edwards and j. W. Eckley; President,
J. W. Eckley; Yiee-Pres dent, q. ID. Edwards;
Treasurer. Il. F. Morrow; Secretary, w. H. Blau-
welt; Superintendent, w. L. Sharon; Transfer Sec
Rotary in san Francisco. James Newands.
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New York Markets..

NEW YORK, July 23.-The Stock market was dull
but firm. The only activity shown to-day was in
trusts especially Sugar refneries. which showed an
advance of 3S4 at the close 1t TRANSFERRED after the
close Of business that the Trustees of the Sugar
Trust had to-day begun suit in Kings County for the
purpose OF winding up the trust and disposing of
the properties composing it. The strength of the
stock during the day is therefore fully accounted
for. The market in general continued dull and list
less until the close, which was dull aud steady to
firm at about first prices. Governments strong. Pc
troleum opened weak at 81 There was nothing do
ing in spot August moved up to s9$s, reacted "a
closing dull.
NEW YORK, July 23.-United States Bonds: as,
1928; 41ps, l03$4; Northern Pacific. So; Cana
dian Pacific, SPA; Central Pacific, ST. Atchl-
son, 451s; Union Pacific, 6312 weIs-Fargo al;
Western Union, S4; Silver, 1894; Sterling
81 S5t14 SO.
whest-Cash, 9SI4c; August, 7sc
Fl0ur-Quiet
Cofee-$17 %.
Sugar. 3-l6@47sc.
Hops-Caifornia I6c.
Hides-Californla, lac
Copper-Lake, SIT so.
Tin-Spot, $40 95.
Lead-Domestic, 81 80
Iron-$l4.
PetroIeum-S4c.
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Thomas Young, charged with mayhem,
alleged to have been committed on William
Fleming in grocery store at Fifth and
Howard streets on the Sd inst, was in Po-
lice Judge LAWYERS court yesterday Fem-
ing was there also, but his nose, which
Young had tried to bite off during a quar-
rel, was intact. its only peculiar character
istic being an extremely rosy color Flem-
ing, also, was under the influence of liquor
and was sent below to sober up in a cell.
The case was continued until to-day.
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Woman Suffrage on Trial.

The women of Wyoming will not only
have the right to vote at all State and local
elections, but also at Congressional and
Presidential elections. The elections of
this young commonwealth will be watched
with more than ordinary interest. Free
suffrage will be put on trial. If Wyoming
has purer elections and better State officers
and government and shows better judg-
ment in the selection of its congressman.
we may expect to see the cause of free
suffrage advanced in other Statcs.-Pitts-
burg Commercial.
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An Immens. Lnndsllaa-

The schooner Queen of the Bay arrived
yesterday from Cerros Island with cargo
Of gold ore for the Cerros island Mining
Company. The Queen reports that week
or so ago there was a landslide near the
mines, in which 100000 feet of earth moved
down the mountain side toward the sea.
Nothing could resist this moving mass of
earth and stone, but fortunately there was
nothing in its way that could be injured
SaE Diego Sun, July q.
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eIac Ral!roaa company. n. ss:sh to E.

eifc Railroad Company, N 3s:S1s to E.
line OF Twenty-third ave, etc Gift
Same to same lot 25xl00, on N. line OF
Twenty first ST., l25 E. of West. ..........., Gift
j. A. Newsom to N A. Newsom lot on W.
line Of Filbert ST. 100 n. of Fourteenth. =. Gift
II. 4. Arnold to b. Heaey. IL acres, 81. a
Section 10, Township s., Range E.... 10
X. o. Gray to A. NJ. Benham and W. r.
Thomas, lots 8, 10, II, Block L, Peralta
III
Hans Hansen to j. A. Merrill lot 99xl40 on
N line of T. Twenty second St, 525 L. OF
Twenty first aye..................'..... 10
J. A. Merrill TO NJ. d. Merrill. his wife, same. Gift
f. S. Labae to j. +. Clarke, lot 25x12V. on
SW. cor. Kings ave. and Mcpherson ST.. 800
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General Merchandise.

BAGS - Calcutta, spot, 6s5@6iRc; Wool Bags
36GSSc; Potato GunnIes. nominal.
EATIIER-Quotable as follows: Good heavy
Sole, 25a2Sc; medium, 22@zSc e 10 good light
Sole, 20G2le z To- damaged, &c u 10; Buff, loo
l2c {. foot: Side Leather, lOGiZc = foot; Calf
skins, 4OGa5Oc q n; Kips. $25@4O : doz; No,
Harness, 279e50c; No. =, 22@25c d 10.
SUGAR-The California Sugar Refinery quotes
as follows terms net cash: cube, 6ssc q 10;
Crushed $3.50; Extra Powdered, 5ssc: Fine Crushed,
6$se; Dry formulated 61sc; Confectoners' A. &c;
Extra c, 47sc; Golden c, 49sc 3 10: Bags 1sc more
than bbS.
The American Refinery quotes. terms net cash:
Extra fine Cube. $3.50; Crushed, 63sc; Fine Crushed.
63sc: Powdered, $3.50; Extra fine Powdered. 65sc;
Dry 6ranulated, 61sc: Xxx do 61sc: Confectloners
Z, 45sc q 10.
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WORLDS FAIR,

Mr.. Mills Statement About CaIifornia's
One Hundred Acres.
Worlds Fair Commissioner Mark L. Nc
Donald says that the statement recently
made by w. Ii. Mills to the effect that the
Commissioners had secured less than 100
acres in Chicago for site is erroneous.
The commission already has 500 acres in
these $50 acres that all the trouble has been.
IL the extra $50 acres are secured 1t is pro-
posed to connect the two sites By rail and
steamboat. charging but one admission fee
to both, including transportation between
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COMMERCIAL RECORD.
WEDNESDAY, EvENrSo, July 90.

WEDNESDAY EVENING, July %.
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETS
All cereals firm.
Hay unchanged.
Corn Meal advanced.
Beans quiet.
Potatoes and Onions higher.
Butter and Cheese up again.
Eggs firm.
Honey weak.
Turkeys scarce ana high.
Game in light receipt
Apricots lower. Peaches abundant
Green Corn declined.
Hops firm.
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LOVES ROSES.

TN meadow gay and lowered,
ON balmy summers day,
Walked a maid 10y nature lowered
- With more charms than tongue can say.
As her arms with flowers size laded,
Gay ana childish was her air,
Aud her charming face WAS shaded
BY her ours OF chestnut hair.
In that meadow. DER the daisies.
Wander two, instead of one,
And handsome stranger CazeS
AT the sweet maid he has Won.
Thrice as happy is the maiden
As when with the flowers she played
And her heart with love Is aden
For the idol she has made.
Still that meadow: but the roses
From the maiden'S checks have gomez
No more gathers she sweet poSieS,
Bur she wanders there alone.
Meath her feet daisy token
Smiles. though crushed by feet Of men;
But the sweet maids heart is brO6en-
She can never love again.
Chambers Journal.
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Mrs. Catherine May. charged with having
set fire to her house at First and Natoma
streets, was acquitted yesterday by Police
Judge Joachlmsen. on account Of the insult
fciency of the evidence
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PATRICK McGlinn to Tegeer & Muller. to build on
L. line of Guerrero st. 100 s. of Seventeenth =. %
x90 bonds $500, ii. Schroeder and W. II. Bowe
sureties.
George Davidson with A. Jackson, carpenter
work on s. line of Washington ST., III :lO1a W. of
Laguna, w. 60xl27 :S14, $1O,56S
George Davidson with Duly Bros, plumbing
same, $1315.
Patrick Griffin with Martin Fennel d Son. beg. 40
S. of SW. of Davis and jackson sts., 40x45,
$4,000