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Two Girls Save q Train.

There are two young girls now in St.
Paul who are deserving of honorable
mention for recent prompt and heroic
act of theirs which resulted in saving
passenger train from wreck with the
probable loss of human life. The two
girls are Lizzie Barron, of this city, aud
Carrie Butcher, who lives near Shakopee.
The former was visiting her friend at
Shakopee not long since, and it was dur
ing this visit that the act of bravery was
performed.
The girls were one day taking stroll,
and about four miles east of Shakopee
they came to the track of the Hastings
and Dakota division Of the Milwaukee
Railroad, along which they started to
walk. They had not proceeded far when
they discovered that the beams of a
wooden culVert had caught fire and al
most entirely burned away. There was
nothing left but shell, which would
scarcely bear up under the weight of a
hand car, but, few rods away, nothing
amiss could be detected, as the rails were
still in their proper positions.
At the time of the discovery it was
just about time for the express to pass,
and the situation at once flashed upon
the minds Of the two girls. Instead of
becoming panic stricken and running
away to find help, which, they realized,
would probably come too late, they rushed
down the track toward the approaching
train, tie roar of which could already be
heard in the distance. They had not
proceeded far when the train dashed
around curve at full speed not far away,
and with shrek of the whistle rushed
toward them. Older persons than they
might we'll have quailed before the ap-
preaching monster and sought personal
safety in fight, forgetful of the danger
of which they would warn the engineer.
But their hearts never faltered and they
remained standing upon the track, swing
ing their bonnets and gesticulating Wild
". Soon another shrek from the en-
CINE told them that their signals were
comprehended by the engineer, and they
stepped aside, while the train rushed by
them with the sparks of fire flying from
the wheels as they were gripped by the
steel shoes of the air brakes. The train
was brought to standstill before the
ruined culvert was reached, and the girls
modestly received the thanks OF the pas
sengers and trainmen for their prompt
action in averting serious wreck.
When the Milwaukee officials became
aware of tie facts in the case the general
manager issued orders to suitably reward
the two girls, which has just been done
by the local oficers.-St. Paul Pioneer
pres9
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cu1IpREN's FRocKs.

Children's frocks are made in the
simplest style, the yoke top with straight
widths set in full, hemmed and tucked
at the edges, and confined only by sash:
or for older girls, leather belts have been
much worn. The yoke is lined, but the
lower part is simply straight and un.
lined, and these frocks are SO pretty AMI
SO easily laundered that they ere deserV-
edly popular. The sleeves consist of a
straight width of material gathered on
over a shaped sleeve lining. For very
young children the Tudor front is made
in this yoke fashion, and no sash is worn !:
or the pinafore over-dress is set into a
low yoke of insertion or trimming, and
the under-dress is high, and has full
sleeves, and no sash is worn. This is very
effective if carried out in two colors.
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MAIDENs IN RUSSIA.

The daughter IS great pet in Russian
families because there are generally more
sons than daughters. Take the young
members of the imperial family as an
example, and we find twenty-three
grand dukes aud only seven grand duch-
esses, and this may be stated to be about
the average proportion in most families.
The necessity for men in the rural dis
tricts as assistants in the agricultural
labors of their fathers has given rise to
saving: Zone son is no son, two sons
are half son, but three are whole
son."
Notwithstanding the pride and salts
faction with which the birth of boy is
hailed, the little girl is the darling, the
object Of the tenderest affection and care
of parents and brothers, not to speak of
other adoring relatives. Much is not ex-
pected of her in the way of assistance to
the family; she is INDUCED as far as their
means and circumstances permit, and
she takes it quietly as her due, but it is
rarely that she does not voluntarily and
tacitly contribute her share in helping
her mother. Her occupations are much
the same as those of all European girls,
but parish work in Russia existeth not
for her. She cannot have classes at
Sunday school, as religion is taught by
priests or deacons.
1t Would be thought quite extraordi-
nary and improper were young unmar-
ried girl to visit the sick or poor in
in towns, but in villages it is sometimes
done under the direction of mamma and
grandmamma. She is undoubtedly fond
of pleasures, likes to be we'll dressed,
and generally adores dancing. Music is
not the Russian girls forte, nor is solo,
singing. Most Of the institutas, though
they thoroughly know the theory of
music, play like child of twelve. Of
course there are exceptions, but it IS
seldom you find girl able to play a
quadrllle or polka off hand.
Girls marry very young in Russia, and
there are very few of those most estima-
BILE individuals called old maids. There
are no colonies for the Russians to run
away to, and statistics show that the
births of boys much exceed those Of
girls.
Long engagements are not approved
of; they seldom last longer than few
months, during which time the fancee is
the mistress of the house. Her girl
friends assemble to help to sew the dowry,
the sewing afternoon generally endingin
dance after tea, when the bridegroom
drops in with a few bachelor friends.
Another wedding is thus often arranged,
and so on, little by little, till, like the
ffty-one cards in the game of "old
maids" they pair off and one, generally
of the sterner sex, is left forlorn.-Eng.
lish Aagasins.
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AN ENrERPR1sING wAsH1NaToN1AN.

In Washington is young woman in
one of the departments, who, knowing
the demand for flowers there, turned her
spare moments to Horticulture, and last
wear she sold over a hundred thousand
yiolets at good prices. She bought a
little farm near town and in the morning
and evening she gives it her personal
supervision, and, while it is not yet suf-
fciently remunerative to warrant her in
giving up her place at the desk, it will
be so within year or two, and ever after
she will be an independent woman at a
work she loves. Another, living in the
country, set about making old-fashioned
pound cake for the city trade, and within
three years has built up business which
pays her handsome profit, and gives
her so much to do that she has no time
to thank of voting and steering the ship
of State Truth.
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Heavy Woods.

There are 413 species of trees found
within the limits of the United States
and Territories, sixteen OF which, when
perfectly seasoned, will sink in water.
The heaviest of these is the black IRON
wood (Condaiia ferrea), found only III
Southern Florida, which is more than
thirty per cent. heavier than water. OF
the other fifteen, the best known are the
Egnum vit;e <Guaiacum sanctum) and
the mangrove (Rnizophora mangle).
Texas and New Mexico lands, full of
queer, creeping, crawling, walking, and
inauimate things, are the homes of a
species of oak (Quercus grisea) which is
about one and onc.fourth times heavier
than wster, and which, when green, will
sink almost as quickly as bar of iron.
It grows only in mountain regions, and
has been found westward as far as the
Colorado desert, where it grows at an
elevation of 10000 fees.
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On the other hand, any influence

On the other hand, any influence
which stimulates the nutritive mechanism
unduly degrades the secretive and as
similative functions and tends to pro-
duce abnormal fat. The living skeleton,
with his limited capacity for food and
assured income as freak, enjoys some
degree of happiness, but the fat person
deserves commiseration. The statistics
of this class are quite extensive.
Mr.. Bright, an English grocer of
Maiden, weighed trife of GIG pounds,
and an Irishman, Roger Byrne, who died
IN 1904, was ''several stones heavier than
the celebrated Mr.. Bright" Mr.. Spooner,
of 'ramworth, though of medium height,
weighed $50 pounds.
The traveller in London something
less than century ago might have no.
ticed the following poster.
Mr.. Daniel Lambert of Leicester
The Heaviest Man that ever Livedl
Weighs upward of Fifty Stone!!
Mr.. Lambert will sea company at his
house, number So Piccadilly, next Albany,
nearly opposite ST. James Church, from II
ShS
Shilling Each.
Mr.. Lambert had been keeper of the
old county Bridewell at Leicester, and
despite of his physical immensity, was
very intelligent and active person. A
Kentlsh innkeeper named Palmer, weigh
ing only $50 pounds, visited Mr.. Lam
bert. and appears to have been deeply
mortified at his own inferiority, for, on
returning home, he was suddenly taken
i'll and died. Mr.. Lambert weighed 759
pounds just before his death.
Though rules for the reduction of fat
are more easily given than followed, we
are assured by once "heavy" man, who
tried the experiment successfully for
twenty-four days, that absolute absti-
nence from food will cure it, and to
those who possess sufficient determina-
tion to follow his example this rule is
therefore commended. - M0 York
Tines
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Curious Case Of Color Blindness.

The London Lancet publishes a curl
Gus case of color blindess. The patient
was an engine-driver in Russia, about
forty years of age, whose vision was per-
feet until 1889. Then he began to suffer
from violent headaches, due to over
exertion and insufficient sleep, which
were followed by loss of all power to
distinguish colors. Everything appeared
to him to be red, and he was obliged
to throw up his position. DR.. NJ. Reich,
who examined him, could discover no
disease, but found his sight, focus, and
sensation oflight normal. In May, 1890,
the man again submitted himself for ex-
animation, declaring that his sense Of
color had been restored. This proved
to be the fact. The Lancet thinks that
"this case seems to show that sensation
of color is perfectly independent OF
physiological function"
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and selfish social customs until such cus-

and selfish social customs until such cus-
toms have become obsolete. In home
government and the training of children
they long ago struck the keynote of
grand choral of reform, which will be-
come more and more harmonious as the
years roll by. Out of the selfish "ego"
they have evolved the progressive 1--WE"
They have strengthened two weak hands
with the combined power of twenty or
"a hundred; they have taken dull, uncut
gem of thought and polished it until it
has been fit for the purest setting in re-
fined gold; they have mastered great
difficulties, conquered absurd prejudices
and solved difficult problems; and the
grandest work of all has been to teach
the women their own possibilities and the
glory of their own heritage.-Chieogo
Herald.
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A $4,000 LINEN CHEST.

Mrs. Crawford writes from Paris: CA
very fashionable wedding was that OF
Mile. de Riquet Carameu and Comte de
Mortemart. NJ. de Mortemart made
some handsome presents to the bride.
So did the Duchesse dues, whose hand
is still always in her pocket.
"The young lady's parents gave her a
trousseau of house-linen that cost S4ooo,
and the Comtesse's coronet of brilliants,
pear-shaped and round pearls, which the
Comtessee de Caramen used to wear at
the balls of the Tuileries.
"Her late grandfather's gift is silver
and a rock crystal centre-piece tor din
ner table. He left it to her mother In
trust to be handed to her, in sign of his
great affection for her, on her wedding
day."
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Tie Last of the Miamis.

The death is reported from Fort
Wayne, Ind, of James R. Godfrey,
formerly a chief of the Miami tribe OF
Indians and the last fool-blooded sur
vivor of his tribe. His father was Francis
Godfrey, once a powerful and savage
chief of the tribe. Many years ago the
Government allotted to the old Chief
Godfrey tract of several hundred acres
of land near Fort Wayne. This land is
now very valusble and is yet held entirely
by Godtrey's descendants. s.-NeU Orleans
PicQuune.
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FASHION NOTES.

Paniers and fchus of lace trim dinner
toilets.
Velvet for peasants waists is worn with
full bodices.
Frills of real lace trim the glace
striped silks.
LADIES' driving gloves are of kid faced
with dog-skin.
Corded crepe is woven in stripes for
garden parties.
Black shoes, hose and gloves are worn
with red toilets.
Black velvet sashes 60 with striped
wash silk gowns.
A great deal of satin is used for lining
transparent gowns.
Silk mitts for young girls are worn
with evening frocks.
The bow knot pattern in black and
white laces is popular.
Rustic straw hats are trimmed with
fruit and velvet ribbon.
All muslin frocks are lace trimmed.
No other garniture seems appropriate.
The bishop and mutton-leg sleeves
hold their own with the enlarged coat
shape.
A wide variety of white serge and kid
footwear is shown in the fashionable
shops.
Brussels net dotted with fine jets and
bordered with larger nail-heads is made
up over dull silk for evening dresses.
Nets for the hair are coming in fashion
again. These are of jeweled net, through
the meshes of which the hair shows to
advantage.
Huge leghorn hats, very wide as to
brim and fat as to crown, wired and
bent into many and divers shapes, are
much in vogue.
Velvet wraps in the styles of the
Charles II. aad V capes, richly trimmed,
are among the most fashionable OF the
seasons mentles.
It sounds incongruous to trim simple
spotted or figured print with dounce OF
deep lace round the skirt and the basque,
but so fashion dictates.
Linen lawns with full, round, belted
bodices, very full sleeves and skirts bor-
derei with three narrow frllls, are both
fetching and fashionable.
FACE wells match the hat or its trim
ming in color, drawing the line at red
wells, which, at the minute OF writing,
are thought not to be in good taste.
Jacket bodies are on the top wave of
success just now, whether cut square or
round. The tiny fronts are OF lace, pas
scmcnterie, velvet, silk, wide sash rib
bon, embroidery, etc. Short reveres are
made by turning the upper corners back,
and another style has the upper part OF
the Jacket fronts Gu. down to meet IN
point over plastron.
Paris dressmakers add deep band of
water proof goods to the underside of
street dresses that sweep the ground.
This band can then be sponged each time
it has dragged the mud and debris after
it. This cleaning process must be
most distasteful task for either mis-
tress or maid, but it is undertaken, if
only half accomplished, as nothing but
fire or fumigatlon could remove the
odor.
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WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR
FEMININE READERS.
THE AUTUMN CoLoRs.

Heliotrope is a favorite color for
autumn, the Cloak RsOieW says, and SO
is gray. Pink will continue in favor
in all its shades salmon and rose pink,
azalea pink, aubergine and a variety of
pinks with a violet tinge. There will
be fax blue and light gray blue and
bright egg yellow aud marigold and
maize. There will be shades of tan and
coffee color and dark bright blues
and brilliant crimsons. Navy blue and
crimson will be used together, and black
silks will be brocaded with crimson.
Brown and deep red are being put to-
gether in many combinations, and dove
gray and red frequently appear.
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g August
Flower

How does he feel 2-He feels :
blue, a deep, dark, unfading, dyed
in-the-wool, eternal blue, and he
makes everybody feel the same way
August Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel2-He feels q
headache, generally dull and con-
slant, but sometimes excruciating-.
August Flower the Remedy.
How does he feel2-He feels q
violent hiccoughing or jumping Of
the stomach after a meal, raising
bitter-tasting matter or what he has
eaten or drunk-August Flower
the Remedy.
How does he feel Pile feels
the gradual decay of vital power;
he feels miserable, melancholy,
hopeless, and longs for death and
peace-August Flower the REM
edy. 3.
How does he feel2-He feels so
full after eating meal that he can
hardly walk-August Flower the
Remedy. o
G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury.. New JERSEY. U. S. A.
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For personal inspection of the magnificent
resources Of the territory tributary to the
forded by series of Harvest Excursions to
points In northwestern Iowa, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyom-
ing, Utah, Idaho, Colorado and Montana, for
rates. Circulars giving full information will
be mailed on application to w. A. Thrall, Gen
eral Passenger q Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Tickets can be procured Of your nearest Il cket
lpenf
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Children Tease For Ii.

DR.. Hoxsies Certain Group Cure is boon to
children who are attacked with Group or acute
congestiye colds. Sold by druggists or mailed
Buffalo. Ny,
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Eton, or the collection of schools
which constitutes what is popularly
known as Eton, has 1000 scholars.
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J. G. Simpson, Marques, W. Va, says:
Halls Catarrh Cure cured me Of very bad
case of catairh." Druggists sell It, 75c.
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There's danger

There's danger
in cough-more than ever when
your blood is "bad." It makes
things easy for Consumption. But
there's a cure for it in DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. A posi-
tive cure-not only for Weak
Lungs, Splitting of Blood, Bron-
chitis, Asthma and all lingering
Coughs, but for Consumption itself
in all its earlier stages. It's rea.
sonable. All these diseases depend
on tainted blood. Consumption u
simply Lung scrofula. And for
every form Of scrofula and blood
taint, the discovery" is certain
remedy. It's so certain, that its
makers guarantee it to benefit or
cure, in every case, or the money 70
refunded. With medicine that %
certain, this can be done.
There's a cure for Catarrh, too,
no matter what you've been led 10
believe. If there isn't, in your case,
you'll get $500 cash. It's a bona
fde offer that's made by the pro-
prietors of DR.. Sage's Catalrk
Remedy. There's risk in it, to be
sure, but they are willing to take
the risk-you ought to be glad
to take the medicine. Et
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FITS stopped free by DR.. kLlys's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No its after drst days uss.
Marvellous cures. Treatise AMI s! Trial bottle
ree. DR.. Kline. 93l Arch st. Phils.. Ph
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If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
son's Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle.
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Excellent OpportuuitLcs

CPP will Tut up gun foundry in China
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

Five Indians, Joe Bacon. Chistsy,
Chil-ky-a. Bas-toes and Dah-ha-s, were
arrested on the San Carlos reservation
last week and charged with the murder
OF Frank Mcintosh, an Indian. In the
year 1887, had hearing before Justice
Geo. c. Strong on Tuesday last, three
Indians appearing against them. They
waived examination and were held TO
await the action Of the grand iury.--sil-
yer Belt.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

MoHAvE county contains enough tilla.
BILE land to support a large population.
Along the Colorado river Is an immense
tract OF land suitable for the cltivation oi
oranges, lemons, figs and, in fact, all
kinds Of semi-tropical fruits. All the
water necessary for the irrigation Of these
lands can be obtained from the Colorado
river. In the valleys are millions OF
acres Of splendid wheat lands only await
ing the advent Of the farmer to make
them as productive as any on the CONT
nent
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Advice to Methsrs.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used by millions Of mothers for
children teething for over fifty years with
perfect success. IL relieves the little sui-
isrer at once, produces natural, quiet
sleep by freeing the child from pain, and
the little cherub awakes as bright as a
button" II is very pleasant to taste.
soothes the child, softens the gums, allays
pain, relieves wind, regulates the bowels,
and Is the bes, known remedy for diar-
rhea, whether arising from teething or
other uses. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

George Ladd arrived in Winnemuccs
this morning from the new gold fields
northeast from Disaster Peak. Mr.. Ladd
left Lovelocks some time in the forepart
Of February and has been prospecting on
Kings River and Horse Creek ever since.
He brought in small vial Of fine-looking
gold, some scales weighing as much az
fifty cents. He claims that their ground
on Horse Creek, where they sunk their
shaft, will yield from one cent 10 fifty
cents to the pan. In one pan they OBJ
tanned as high as seventy-five cents. Mr..
Ladd should be very good judge of the
weight Of gold. as he has been in the
neighborhood Of the Spring Valley mines
years, and has carried 100000 or more
from those mines to LoveIoek for the
Cinnamon. lie Is in after lumber for
sluice boxes and other material aud pro-
visions. There are four Of them in
the company, the balance remaining at
the find until Mr.. Ladd returns. It has
been known for years that the King River
country contained gold, but until recently
there has been no excitement about il.
Silver State New
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
weather Repsrs.

Summary for month Of March Of mete.
geological records, U. s. Signal Service
Signal, Arizona;
Temperature--max mean, 70.io; min,
nesn, 1879 max. and min. mean, SO 90
highest temperature, SO, date March q
Lowest temperature. 81, date. March s;
precipitation, trace. HEsEY KosHLAsD,
Voluntary Observer
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11

The District court Of Washington, d.
G. has issued an order requiring Secretary
Foster of the Treasury to show cause why
the writ asked for by George Merrick, Of
Denver, Col, TO compel the Treasury
Department to accept silver brick for
free coinage shall not be issued. This is
the culmi nation OF the demand made on
Secretary Window last summer for the
free coinage Of silver brick sent from
Colorado to the Philadelphia mint and
which demand was refused by the late
Secretary. The case will be watched with
interest by all mining m en-.
Mohave County miner., 1891-04-11
Hotel Arrivals.

The following arrivals were registered
at the Hubbs House this week:
Thomas Brown, Phenix; J F McAvin,
Phenix Chas Thayer, Las Vegas; d W
Berry. Peach Spring; G N Funston, city /;
o d CIsck and wife, city;J G Washam,
San Francisco; tt Wilson. Albuquerque
G n Bowers and vile, city;J Jerome,
Cedar; VIM McLeish, Mineral Park; J
N Barrett, city; Il A Davis, San Francis
CO; A B jackson, Prescott; r II Thorseh,
San Francisco.