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Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

LONDON. Feb. 2s.-The Times Vienna
correspondent reports that Prince Bi'
marck had actually resigned and sur
rendered the seals of Office. but that he
withdrew his resignation at the earnest
request of the Emperor; and that
Luitpold, Of Bavaria, and the Grand
Duke of Baden have notified tho En-
peror that they 90 not approve his pol
icy toward socialism.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

ST paul. MINI. Feb. 2s-Lindeke.
Ladd & Brust retail drv-goods dealers
81 this city. have assigned 10 Colonel ,.
W. Dockev The liabilities sre est
mated 81 $50 00o. - which aboat bali is
due to 81 Paul firms and the rest 70
Eastern parties
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01
Naras,a Convict. HOBO for Mercy.

BALTIMORE. Nd, Feb. 2s.-President
Harrison, by Private Secretary Halford,
has written to the three condemned
Navassa murderers, Henry Jones, Ed.
ward Smith and George Keys, that he
had referred their case to the Attorney
General. The men have confidence that
they will not be hanged.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01
Active RaiIway Con,fruotlon.

NKw YORK. Teb. 2s-The work q
railway extension during the coming
season prom ises more activity than any
season since 1852. In the United States
there are 5.0Gs miles in process or con
struction. 7.04l miles surveyed. and 2.ssi
miles pro jected. making . total Of I<,9Ic
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

BIooNrxe7ov. III. Fob. 2s The
State convention n Prohibitionists q
Illinois Will bs held in 1is city during
the last week In NsF and viii place =
State ticket in fhs 8sld There vii 10
- T11c~a4er
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

wAsHrNeTox. Teb. -. s.-The President
sent 70 the senate yesterday ths follow
ing noninatiou. Henry z Caldwell ~
Arkansas 70 be United States Circuit
lodge for the Eighth circuit vice David
J. Brewer. reei,ned
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01
YounF Lincoln Tmprorine.

Loxpos, Feb zs-United states
Minis r. Lincoln's son Abraham. Who
has been lying ~ the point of death a.
the family residence for several days,
PASSED fair night. and his consition is
rs~,~rf - n rr0veH
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01
THE MARKETS.
Grain, Provisions. Etc.

CHICAGO Feb. %.
FLoUR-Quiet Patents. a.5)a4.75; Bakers
g. .so732s; Straights s575Gl425; Winter Pat
ents. 81 5o14.4o; Clears. S5.5G33a).
WHEAT-Rulsd stronger carly and easier
later. No. cash and February, iSA976be;
May. 7ssa7sa No. Spring, 5o2o3c; No. 8
e2G7sc, depending or quality.
CoRN-Fsirly active and Arm. No 2. eSS1
ss-c No ? yellow. 2skc; No. 3. ESQ
aHc No. yellow, 2sHc; March, 2stSG2sHc;
May, S0is zs0ao; July, sI13iAe.
OATs-Activs but unsettled. No. 2 cash, er
G2Onc; March, eo1a20Hc; May, e1Ia2iTe;
June. 2i12lhc; July. osG2ic Sample lots
IN fair request and steadieT. No. 3, 0isa21c;
No. Swhite, 2ig22ac, No. 2, 2O55G2lo No.
white 2iAl23c.
RYE-Firm and shade higher. No. cash.
eve May delivery 44al l145c. Samples, z3G
&C for No2; 3iG9sc for No 3
BARLxY-Markst quiet and dull demand and
oferings both light. Common. thin Iowa No. :
snd No. 3. 2iN25c; good 70 choice No 3, = 3 &c
Northwestern No. 3. thin, 2Ss 35o, good e
choice sc. faocy. SOC.
MSS PoEE-TrsdIng raiber active and prices
ruled higher AZ - 556lo - fer cash, - 7o99 g
for March - e71s0l0O5 for May, si0o7hei0 Il
TO- July.
LARD-Tradiag active and prices higher ~
g. so2s s7s. for osss =. 7sS s2H for March
O. = q for Nay isoo16 o5 for July.
BUrER-CreaDery. 4bslec' Dairy, S2isc'
PACKING stock. 411c.
ECGs-Fresh. IS1f2isc
PoUfTET-Drsssed Chickens. saisc per =
Dressed Turkeys, e6is5se Per Live Ducks, :
Gl0c per : Live Geese. = 1p7- ~ per dozen.
IroroRs-Highvines steady 81 a d ard dis
tllsd spists 81 g. "a FOR finished goods
NEW YcRK reb. -
vEEaT-No. Red. less active. March. @s
GsnEc. NAY sfi{ as-c- June SA2ssc. Tuiv
s4l4EsSz.c. August 80 2sfc. Septeuber, s3A
Gs42c. December Sskaesc
CoRN-pun. sc lover Eixrt Wssters, 20
s-ac
o.rS-Calet srd fruser. Nestern. rc-34c
FRovKs1oys Beef duli. Pate. a 75zs = Fl
t-s wsss. q DH- p. Pork stse67 snd 7uisf
EsT Wess g. % 25. cd Msss a. 30
80. ETtrs Prime - 252a-s Lard FIR s1l
eaiet. steam rendered a. -
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Feb. 2s The court
OF appeals on Thursday decided that
the bondsmen Of the defsulting State
Treasurer, James w Tate. arc liable.
but the case must be tried before jury
and fully made out TIE defalcston
has been reduced bv credits from Tate's
property 10 about $50 900.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01
A Bad Wreck.

ELGIS. Ill, Feb. 2s.-A Milwaukee &
St Paul freight collided with a stock
train at Salt Creek Thursday morning
Twelve cars OF the stock train were de-
molished. much stock killed, two per-
sons fatally injured and two boys badly
hurt
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

W4sH1xoroS. Feb e. The ssgRai-
SERVES report says thak tae ohio eelc~
Clzeianati ana tie Mississippi below
Cs1eo will rise A. Cairo there VII -
: rise Of six feet D. March 5
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

BosTor. Fsb 2s-Tss failure % r
r. Bovnton jobber in bots. Shoes sn8
rabbers - 30 81 Pearl street Is A.
rouDoed- Tbs Liabilities srs rlsesd a.
$50 J00, and TIE assets are net known.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

PORTLAND. Ore. Feb. 2s s-sdvices
received here concerning the sea catch
in tie North Pacific this season state
that forty-six vessels have taken about
!. 800 skins thus far. which is said % be
considerably below the average catch.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

LYScHBrRe. Va. Feb. . The house
q Daniel Hebron lcolorsa sss burno5
% the ground a. o'clock THURSDAY
evening ard his tvo children. aged -
mon lhs and s yesrs perishsa in tie
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

vrKxrA Feb - Hsrr E5usrs
Strauss hss signed ar engage msut win
al American inrrr saTi0 f0f three
nor tbs' tour vitn q comp ete orT.hestrs
IL tbe United ststes during 80 co1ning
season.
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

IrvFRpool. Feb 8s Two thousand
rnen employees on the nurta docks in
this city haze strurs in consequence -
Their dsr1snd for hlFFf wages for IN
1oaTf.o er~afr etfc vafusfd
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01
ARIzONA'S HORROR.
Further Details OF the Disaster a
Walnut Grove.
TEE s1ORf IOLD BY 4 SURVIVOR.
n fs sos fhS1shs That ths DEATH Lisi
WI Reach N ths ssixAboFh0od
ef tSo- Ftsods Ia ths ohs0
River valley.


PSEscoTF. A T. Feb. Es.-The mag
nit4ds - the disaster IN ths Hassayzmps
valley caused o. tas barsting Of tas
Walnas Grove Storage Conpany's dam,
IA just beginning % Dc realized. Al
along the course OF the Hassayamps
river there were placer mining camps
the occupants OF which were IN most
cases unknown BY name even 20 those
working nearest them Many Of these
placer miners hsVs perisheds ana among
the bodies recovered far down the val
ley ara the remains OF psoPls whom nc
one Is able 70 identify. The number Of
lives lost Is nov estimated at not less
than $50, and probably VIII exceed those
dgures. while ths property loss will
reach into the millions of dollars
Captain Hunt late of the United
States army, who was on watch with
Superintendent Brown when the Walnut
Grove dam gave way, says that all day
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

CHfrAec, Fe5 p
CkTTIr Nsrxst rztbsr active - iccsi
snt shipring scc-I1r s-f rrices ws4
suppo~ted cuofsticns ranged A. - $ 2
30 for choicc - fsr~y shtppns sfsers
q s114.G for g,od te ehoics 40. e. n0z 81 faT
eoznaoz 20 fair a. s1 Easso for hntchers'
Steers p E12 50 s1T Sfocrsrs g "a 3 f1r
Tsrans q 7sSS2 e. ssr Fsefers- . 9003a for
Cows g. -Sz3N tor B1Is- e sees 80 f5r Vsai
CsT~ss
E-1s-MsTEsr A. - sri er-r a. fnl vesrsr
csv's rrscss >ziss rsrE-c ss ~ So =
snr Ezss g 5(t4 50 srr rcsFa psck.ze ss ss
= ~ sar m5Ksd 81 ss2ssS s5r lesvy .scxfrs :
- shtonsns lofs
Telegram-herald., 1890-03-01

Both the method and results when
syrup Of Figs Is taken; it Is pleasant
and refreshing % the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly en- the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels. eleznses the sys-
ten eaeetually, dzpels colds, head
aches and feVers aud cures habit1al
constipation. Syrup Of Figs IS the
enlY remedy OF is kind ever pro-
dueed, pleasing % the taste and ae-
eeptable 70 the stomach, prompt In
IL action AID truly beneficial IN It's
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many exeellenE qualities commend it
TO al and have made it tho most
popular remedy known
Syrup Of Figs Is for sale In Soc
'snd 81 bottles II ell leading drug
gistz. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand win pro-
cure il promptly for any one who
wishes % try l. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIG syrup co.
SAg FRANCISCO. cAL.
LOUISVILLE. kf. ksa T0sx. NJ
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
HEALTH HINTS.

Try popcorn for nausea.
Try cranberries for malaria.
Try sun-bath for rheumatism.
Try glnger-ale for stomach cramps.
Try clam-brOth for a weak stomach
Try cranberry poultice for erysipelas.
Try wet towel on the back of the neck
when sleepless.
Try swallowing saliva when troubled
with sour stomach.
Try eating fresh radishes and yellow
turnip for gravel.
Try eating onions and horse radish to
relieve dropsical swellings.
Try buttermilk for removal of freckles,
tan, and butternut stains.
Try hot flannel over the seat of neural
gic pain, and renew frequently.
Try taking your cod-liver oil in tomato
catsup, if you want to make it palatable.
Try taking nap in. the afternoon if you
are going to be out late in the evening.
Try burning the fumes of turpentine or
carbolic acid to remove whooping cough.
Try cloth wrong out from cold water
put about the neck at night for sore threats
Try snufing powdered borax up the nos
trils for catarrhal ''cold in the head
Try walking with your hands behind
you if you find yourself becoming bent for
ward.
Try a silk handkerchief over the face
when obliged to go against cold, piercing
wind
Try planting sunhowers in your garden
if compelled to live in malarial neighbor-
hood.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
He Was Poor But Honest.

The other afternoon a young man with
a forlorn looking conntenance, and a suit of
clothes which seemed to run altogether.'and
consolidated to save expense, mounted
salt barrel ON the sidewalk on Michigan
avenue, and started off with:
My dear friends, pause for moment
and hear my narrative | am poor bit
honest young;man. My motto is 'Ex-
celsior. Ny parents are dead and | am a
lone orphan.
He added considerable 10 the above, and
in a few minutes he had a crowd of fifty
people around him. Then he announced:
My dear friends, do not ask for char
ity. All ] want is a fair show to make my
way In life | shall now ask you to chip
in nickel apiece, and | will endeavor to
do something never yet done on the face
of the globe. | will try to turn quad
ripple somersault in the air
The crowd seemed to like the idea and
the small change ratified In until the
gross amount was about three dollars.
Thensthe young man got off the barrel,
spit on his hands, picked out his ground,
and turned pretty fair somersault. He tur-
ned another and another then remounted
the barrel and said:
kind friends, | have tried to but | can't
do it. Assuring you of my heartfelt
thanks for your kindness. | remain yours
truly"
And not man uttered W ord of COM
plant.
Detroit Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23

Gautier makes the most astonishing as
sertion that without any poetic exag-
geration it would be easy here in Seville
to find women whose feet an infant might
hold in IFS hands A French girl of seven
or eight could not wear the shoes of an
Andalusian of twenty / am glad to at
test that, if the feet of SeviIlian women
really were So monstrously small fifty
years ago, tkey are so no longer. 1t is
dlscOuraglng to see man like Gautier
fall into the vul gar error of fancy that,
because small foot is thing of beauty,
therefore the smaller the foot the more
beautiful 1t must be. Beauty of feet,
hands, and waists is a matter of proper
ton, not OF absolute size. and too small
feet. hands, and waists are not beautiful.
but ugly. We might as we'll argue that
since man 5 foot ought to be larger than
woman 5, therefore the larger his foot
the more he has of manly beauty Ii
Andaluslan women really had feet so
small that baby might hold it in It's
hands. they would not lie able to walk at
all, or, at least, not gracefully. But it is
precisely their graceful gait and carriage
for which they are most famed and adj
mired. All Spanish women are graceful
as compared with the women of other ma
tions, but among them all the Andalusians
are pre-eminent in the poetry of motion,
and this is probably the reason that, al
though facial regular beauty is perhaps
commoner in Madrid than in Seville. |
found that you cannot pay a greater COM
pliment to a girl in northern Spain than
by asking her if she is an Andalusian It
would be useless to seek among land
animals for gait comparable to that of
the women of Seville, Cadtz, Malaga, and
Granada; and when you compare it to
the moti3n of swan ON the water, a fish
in the water, bird in the air, it is the
birds and the fishes that must feel COM
plimented. From THE Beauty of Span
ISL Women" by Henry 7. Fipck in Janu
airy Scrihner.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
A Very Valuable Dog.
New York Ledger.

A gentleman with dog entered res
taurant and asked for bill of fare The
waiter replied:
What shall get you sir?"
81 will take couple of poached eggs
to start with.
''And so will L. said the dog, who had
perched himself on a chair by the side of
his master.
The waiter looked scared. A few mo-
ments later the guest called out:
waiter, please bring me some roast
beef and potatoes.
''And me too added the dog
Intense stupefaction on the part of the
waiter.
At the next table sat an EngIishman,
who now looked up and said:
'You must have taken immense trouble
to teach that dog how to talk. "
Eyes, replied the gentleman
'Would you not like to part with it ?"
mot for money"
''Pray don't sell MEL exclaimed the
dog, in suppliant tones
Would you take a e1 900 for him ?"
said the Englishman, eagerly.
"a thousand pounds is quite a large
sum, was the reply.
At length the bargain was struck The
Englishman wrote out check for Ell 900
and took up the dog.
LAS you have sold me, said the dog,
turning round and looking at his old mas
ter, I'll have my revenge and won't speak
any more.
Neither did he.
OF course it was ventriloqu1sm.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
YIELDED TO FORCE.
Portugal Compelled to Withdraw Her
Troops from the Banks of the Shire.

Portugal Compelled to Withdraw Her
Troops from the Banks of the Shire.
LISBON. MIR. Glynn Petre, the English
minister, on Saturday impaired to Senior
Comes, minister of foreign affairs, Eng
lands ultimatum, demanding the recall of
the Portuguese forces, officials, and expe
ditions of every kind from the banks of
the Shire, beyond the confluence of the
Rus, and south of the Zambesi, and from
Mashonaland. If Portugal failed to reply
in twenty-four hours the British legation
would board the Enchantress and await a
reply at Vigo. The king Immediately
convened a cabinet council to consider the
ultimatum. The government replied to
Minister Glynn Petre that Portugal, yield
ing to strong pressure from power of the
first rank, being too weak to withstand it,
would order the withdrawal of the Portu-
guese from the Shire and Mashonaland, re-
serving all rights to the Portuguese crown
in those territories 1t is asserted that this
decision was further influenced by reports
of an intention on the part of the British
to make naval demonstrations at Quill
name, Delagoa Bay and st. Vincent
1t is reported that the opposition in the
cortes will make strong attack on the gov
eminent for its attitude in this matter.
A mob, composed of students and 9th
ess, shouting Down with the ministry
attacked the British legation. They de-
molished the escutcheon on the building
and smashed the windows. The police
were pewerless to control them. They
then broke the windows of the residences
of the various members of the ministry,
after which they dispersed.
1t is rumored that Senior Comes, the
minister of foreign affairs, will resign.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
PRUssIA,s DIET OPENED.
The Emperor Declares Germanys Rela-
tions Are Peaceful = Proposed Legisla-

The Emperor Declares Germany's Rela-
lions Are Peaceful Proposed Legisla-
ton.
BERLIN. = The Prussian diet opened
with the usual ceremonies. In his speech
the emperor said the finances of the gov
eminent are in a favorable condition. AL
though the revenue for the next few fiscal
years is not expected to equal that of 1889,
the expenses will not be decreased. The
matricular contributions for 1891 will be
largely increased. The present favorable
conditions do not free the government from
receiving the redemption of the national
debt
A bill providing for reform in taxation
by extending the scope of the measure of
1889 to the income tax and by transferring
the real-property tax to the combined COM
munal districts will be submitted. A bill
will also be submitted providing for the
purchase of private railways and for the
extension Of the state railway network.
The emperor expressed the belief that
the artisan classes would constantly become
more satisfied with their position. Good
ground for such feeling on their part, he
thought, could be found in the successful
operation of the system of workingmen' s
insurance, In which the government was
profoundly interested, and also In the re-
cent improvement in the rate of wages.
In referring to Germany's relations with
other powers the emperor declared that
they were peaceful. The speech was loud
ly cheered
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
Facts About Horses.


A reporter was in the stables Of M. A.
Maupin, and while there engaged that
gentleman, who is one of the best posted
men on horses In Texas, in a general con-
versation about the different kinds and
characters of horses.
"a horse is an intelligent animal gen.
orally" said he, 'but, like some men,
some horses have but little brains; unless
horse has brains you can't teach him.
Some horses, like some men, are mean,
and they won't do to fool with Now look
at that horse there, pointing to tall bay,
a fne-looking animal, fifteen hands high,
which was standing in stall. ''You can't
teach that morse anything"
why not?''
''Well, | will show you the difference in
heads, but have care of his heels Now,
look at the brute's head, that rounding
nose, that tapering forehead, and that
broad, full place between his eyes. You
can t trust him.
Now look at that other animal in the
stall next to him. That's an awfal good
mare-as true as the sun. In her you can
see breadth and fullness between the eyes
and ears. You couldn induce that mare
to act mean or hurt anybody In horse
the eye should be full, and in color hazel
is good.
Now as to the ear. | like a small
Thin ear, and want horse to throw its
head well forward. Look out for the brute
that wants to listen to all the conversation
going on behind him. The horse that
turns back his ears till they almost meet at
the points, take my word for it, is sure to do
something wrong. See that straight, elegant
face horse with dashing face is coward
ly, and cowardly brute is usually vicious.
Then / like a square muzzle with large
nostrils to let in plenty of air to the lungs.
For the under side Of the head horse
should be well cut under the jowl, with
jawbones broad and wide apart under the
throttle
THE next thing to consider is the build
of the animal. Never buy long legged,
stilty horse. Let him have a short,
straight back and straight rump, and
you've got a gentleman horse. The
withers should be high and the shoulders
well set back and broad, but don't get
them too deep in the chest. The fore leg
should be short Give me pretty straight
hind leg with the hook low down, the
pastern joint of good length, and medi-
um broad foot. / don't like a round,
mulish foot, for it is the case, often the
case, that horse having them will
stumble. There are all kinds of animals,
but the one that has the points | have
given you is almost always sure to be
graceful, good natured and serVleeable.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
THE FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
WHERE OUR DREAMS COME TRUE.

Far over some mist hidden river
And under wonderful sky,
Where the rain never blots out the sunshine,
And our loves never weary or die;
w here the flowers never fade-but in changing
Their magical sweetness renew.
Lies glorified realm of enchantment,
The land where our dreams come true!
By mystical symbols and tokens
We know OF that beautiful land,
But alasl on the threshold of manhood
The frall clue slipt out of our hand
And the wild river wanders between Us,
The white gates are hidden from view,
And only in sleep we remember
The land where our dreams come truei
We shall find the lost treasure we seek for
Revealed in that wonderful sphere;
All the aims and the dreams of the bygone,
All the good that eluded Us here:
The innocent faiths of our childhood,
The one fawless fhiends hip we kew,
Arrayed in vanished illusions,
In the land where our dreams come truei
We know, in divinest fulfflment
Our vain hopes are gathered at home;
The jewels we mourn here are boarded
Where the moth and the rust cannot come;
And oft when the sunset is fairest,
We watch through a rift in the blue,
A far away glimpse of the giories
OF the land where our dreams come true!
There are gardned the prayers of our mothers
And the soft cradle song that they sung;
There they move in the midst, with white gar
ments.
And faces Immortality youngi
And out of the mists of that river
Their sweet hands shall reach us the clue
That leads through the Valley of Shadow,
To the land where our dreams come truel
So, weeping we lay down our idols,
And bury our loves out of sight,
Though we know in our hearts we shall find
them
By and by, in the Mansions of Light;
And the salt tears that fall on their ashes,
And blossom in pansy and rue,
Over there shall be lilies immortal
In the Land Where Our Dreams Come True.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
The Breath of Civilization.

The Indian seems to be as hard to pre-
serve as the bison. AS savage he is
fast disappearing from the face of the
earth, destroyed by the mere contiguity of
the white race And now it appears that
the attempt to educate and civilize him
hastens rather than retards his decadence.
The Sioux chiefs now in Washington are
profoundly dissatisfied with the Indian
schools at Hampton and Carlisle, and for
the very sufficient reason, among others,
that from 80 to 20 per cent. of the gradu-
ates of those institutions die within four
years after their return to their parents.
An old Indian says it is the Hampton
fogs that poison the young braves. If
that were all. the remedy would be easy to
find. But it is not the damp breath of the
James river that Stays the red man. 1t Is
is something more potent, more persuasive
than any fog 1t is the breath of ciyiliza-
ton that is sweeping away this interesting
but doomed race.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-01-23
A Privilege of Old Age.

A wise old man, DIR. James Walker,
president of Harvard University, said that
the great privilege of old age was the get
ting rid of sponsibilities. These hard
working veterans will not let one get rid
of them until he drops in his harness, and
so gets rid of them and his life together
How often has many tired old man en-
We'd the superanuated family cat, stretched
upon the rug before the fire, letting the
genial warmth TRANQUILITY diffuse itself
through all her internal arrangements
No more waiting for mice in the dark,
damp cellar, no more watching the savage
gray rat at the mouth of his den, no more
scurrying up trees and lamp posts to avoid
the neighbor's cur who wishes to make
her acquaintance. 1t is very grand to
die in harness, but it is very pleasant to
have the tight straps unbuckled and the
heavy collar lifted from the head and
shoulders.-Dr. Holmes in the Atlantic.