Year: 1871

a Michigan man who was recently
buried in well thirty feet from the
surface of the ground, by its caving in
on him, was rescued after nearly eight
hours torture, He attributes his escape
to three large stones, which lodged Just
over his head, and prevented a large
amount of dirt and stones from falling
upon and sufocating him. He ex-
perienced no difficulty in breathing,
but suffered greatly from the cold
His legs were wedged in with stone,
and he found himself unable to move
He heard plainly persons at work
above and their conversation how the
news should be forwarded to his friends
and even what arrangements should
be made for his tuneralA sThe crying
of women and children, and the fears
expressed, were distinctly heard, yet
he was unable to attract the attention
Of his rescuers. He suffered the keen
est mental tortures. fearing that when
the workmen shoul / approach him the
earth and stones would be loosened
and precipitated upon him, with in.
stant death. Finally he succeeded in
making himself heard, and directed
the progress of the excavators.


The value of a good cigar, said Bis.
mark as he proceeded to light an ex-
cellert Havana, is best understood
when it is the last you possess and
there is no chance of getting another.
AT Koniggratz l had only one cigar
left in my pocket, which | carefully
guarded during the whole battle as a
miser does his treasure. | did not feel
justified in using it. painted in glow
ing colors in my mind the happy hour
when should enjoy it after the victo-
nv Rnt ] had miscalculated my
chances. And what was the cause OF
your miscalculation. A poor dragoon.
He lay helpless, with both arms crush.
ed, murmuring for something to refresh
him. | felt in my pockets and found
| had only gold, and that would be of
no use to him. But, stay-I still had
my treasured cigarl / lighted this for
him and placed it between his teeth.
You should have seen this poor fellow s
grateful smile! Inever en joyed cigar
so much as that one l did not smoke.


1t appears that the colossal guns of
Mont Valerien, and of other forts
about Paris, were finally and efiectual.
ly destroyed, at a comparatively small
cost, by means of the new litho-frac-
teur. The operation was conducted
with complete success by an officer of
of engineers, Van Forster, assisted by
the foreman of the dynamite and
litho -facteur manufactory at Deutz,
who happened to be serving at the
time rs private in the German army.
In the performance of this operation
it was found sufficient to discharge
four or FIVE pounds of the powder,
placed on the top of the gun, TO break
and crack it in such a way as to rem
der it useless for further military pur-
poses. For similar cannon, not more
than about two hundred pounds we're
found necessary to effect the object.
In the case of two guns of very great
size and weight only fractures were
formed the whole length of the bore,
but sufficient to destroy the value of
the cannon.


A very dicreet young Boston clergy
man, while out sailing the other day,
was saluted by two ladies in a dory,
who waved their handkerchieE at him
Being near enough to see that they
were strangers. he straightway rowed
away. Subsequently he learned from
the friends Of the ladies that they had
become too tired TO row further, and
wished to obtain assistance from him.


Doctor Croakam was a very punet-
ual man, When his wife died he went
to her funeral. As the earth fell on
her coffin everybody around cried. All
he did was to take out his watch, look
at the time, and say-"Well, we've
got her under, and it's just twenty
Minutes mast two !"