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VOLUME IL
CLASE, MICHIGAN, AUGUST 1, 1879.
NOMBEK
The Clare   County Press.
ISSUED EVERT FRIDAY AT
Clare, Clare County, Mich.,
—BY—
ALVABO F. GOODENOUGH.
A^lve-nHsiliBis: ""Hat**-^.
The following Table of. Advertising Rate1* has
been, carefully arranged according to a plan based
on space required and time CONTINUED. Special
care is taken to set up and arrange advertisements
in a systematic manner, thus making them more
attractive than when jumbled together.
TABiE OF ADVERTISING  RATES.
x inch gr.oo
e* in       r.50
3 in      2.00
4 in 2.50
U col 3.00
J£ col 0.00
r  col 10.00
2 wk
4 wk
2 mos
3 mos 6 mos
t.50
2.50
3-5°
4-5°
6.50
2.25
3-75
5-25
7.00
1.000
3-00
5-oo
7.00
9.00
13.00
3-75
6.25
a.7S
11.25
16.00
4-5°
7-5°
10.50
13.3°
19.50
9.00
14.00
20.00
25.00
35.oo
15.00
; 20.00
30.00
35-°°
50.00
1 yr
10.00
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
50.00
80.00
Business Cards, 3 lines $$ per year; each additional line, $1.
I/egai, Notices—Rates prescribed by law.|
Locai, "Notices—xocts. per line each insertion.
Aii. Advertising payable quarterly in Advance.
BUSINESS CABDS,.
-Tt-B. D. WHEATON". G. W. PERBY
'  WHEATOH'& PERRY,
ILAWSIEnS'S*
CLABE,      .-      -      MICH.
All  busingss   intrusted  with them, will receiv
prompt attention.   Collections made and Real Ee
. tateboughtand sold. Office Maynard Block.Main St
WM. H. BLDEN, Jeweijbr and
dealer in Wall Paper, Books and Stationery, Sewing Machine Fixtures, etc., Clare.
/TtEO. W. JEFFERIES, Judge of
yJT Probate and Justice of the Peace, Clare.
Special attention given to making collections. Of-
ce on Main Street.
tfJEO. J. CUMM^S^
Attormey-atr-Law and &olieitor,
Gourt Mouse Building, Farwell, Mich.
{H a CASTEBLLN*, ~~~~
Attoriiey-and-Coanselor-at-La'W', and
Counselor «fe Solicitor in Chancery,
(hurt Souse- Building, Farwell, Mich.
"TO" 0. DODGE, Justice op the
JL.A.o Peace and Notary Ptbi.ic, Vernon, has
0ood fabmrstg- l-ajsds fob sale
Cheap.   Ti-fi/es Perfect,
Terms Easy,
H. C. Bodge, Fbwedi/, Mich.
(Ti H. SUTHERLAND,
Hotary Public <§j Ihsuraace Agt.
Money to JLokn
*mr" fiC'cooSsYr* ■*"'" ~ "^-"
DBAIER IN
,. Harness, "Whips, Bobes, & Blankets.
The best assortment of Trunks and Traveling
bags in town, and prices the lowest.
THE BEST OF MATEBIAIi USED.
All work warranted»   Repairing done  promptly
I will sell, cheaper than can be bought elsewhere in Saginaw "Valley.
■jDUBBN SMITH,
NOTARY PUBLIC..
Beal Estate and Insurance Agent.
"RStAESJK* KDICDIHro
Particular attention paid to looking land, estimat
ing pine timber, adjusting trespsasses and paying
taxes for non residents.
Manhattan Fire Insurance Company of New York
Strong and spund. with low rates.
"      B. JEFFEBIES,~
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DEALER IN
FRESH & SALT
Fresh and Cured Fish,
Fine Groceries and General
o Farm. Produce.
Cheapest TM In Town!
Cash paid for hides,
MAIW STREET, CLARE.
HOTELS, LIVERIES, &c.
-^EwT^UBNlTUB^r^EW^
Befitted, New Proprietor.
ST. JAMES-HOTEL,'
"■"jr. S. lE5"iSl<0)"W^5!, IP-rap.,
M0I7NT PLEASANT,  MICH.
FirstClass Accommodations.   Good Sample Rooms
for Agents.  Good Barn.
TWABWELL BILLIABE HALL,
FARWELL,. MICH.
W"e Wines, JAquors, Ales, Beer, Porter, Cider, Mc.
Those desiring a pure article are invited to oall.
HENRY NEWTON.
QTTMMEBS & NEWTON",
Proprietors of the
FAR WELL  LIVERY.
FORSES & CARRIAGES
TO LET.
Parties conveyed everywhere in this
section and vicinity.
•**J""r»Terms reasonable.
AGLE HOTEL,
Coral,-Montcalm Co., Mich.
A. FRED GQOBENQUGrH, Prop.
A. ITe/Brnperajmce Moi-ise.
This is a new house, neatly furnished, convenient
to the trains, -with gcod accommodations at reasonable prices. A
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BOILED TBl'ftTTOTBV FOK BOTER,
gome of tbe ©elicsoies ot   the   "Kpazilian
©-aisliae.
A member of the Philadelphia company whieh is now engaged in railroad
bunding on tbe Amazon river has returned, and relates some incidents of
life in that region. He says that, when
not engaged at railroad labor, the principal business' of the population is hunting up the delicacies of the season in
the way of food. The company furnish
the solids, such as flour and salt beef,
but, fruit being a luxury which demands
higher prices than are charged in Philadelphia, the epicures have been compelled to venture on the live stock that
the forest provides. Tiring of bread
and beef as a steady diet, one of the
laborers, urged on by a stomach strongly
appealing for a change, made a bold
break one day from the regular bill of
fare and announced that he was going
to have boiled monkey as the choice
dish of his menu just once anyhow.
An accurate shot brought a plump
young "monk " tumbling to the ground,
and sent ?• score or two more chattering
and squealing into the depth of the
forest. QuioHy skinned and cleaned,
the dispute aro&e, as to how long the
game should be cooked, which question
was finally settled by an agreement to
put the monkey into tnt. pot and let
him boil away until it wa& decided by
test'that he was done. The first test
was made after an hour's steady toiling.
The cook picked the animal out *with a
long, two-pronged fork, and after mere-
than one attempt sliced off a piece fron.
the upper part of the leg. Chopping it
intcpieces, he handed one to the nearest diner. Placing it between his teeth,
he chewed and chewed and chewed in
vain, and then brought it forth from his
mouth, and, holding it for a moment in
Ms hand, cast it on the ground with the
single remark: "Gum boots" The
monkey returned to the boiler at once,
where he remained for another sixty
minutes, and the second tasting brought
him out tender and juicy—that is, tender and juicy for a monkey—and, by
dint of active mastication and a lively
imagination, he passed as a delicate
side-dish. Several more attempts and
a little more practice and experience in
monkey cuisine developed the fact that,,
with the meat chopped fine and stewed
with a flour tHickening,a palatable Brazilian-Irish stew could be manufactured
out of the ingredients at hascf. Mushed
with this first success in the esperi^
mental culinary line^ parrots were nest
MifsMi.,.mi$f js£iii®?. Jepeafed stfempf® at
■roasting, boiling sad stewing, were
found to be edible, although somewhat
strong in flavor. With monkey, parrot,
the company's provender and plenty ol
large fish, which are caught by spearing or shooting barbed arrows with
cord attached," the settlers are enabled
to exist in comparative eomfort, working and eating being about the only
amusements they have.
Wlaat Causes Thrmier*
A correspondent of Nature writes:
"I have lately seen it stated in a textbook upon electricity and magnetis-m
that the phenomenon of thunder is not
fully accounted for by any theory as
yet brought forward. "Whether this be
so or not I am not sufficiently acquainted with the subject to say. I believe
the commonly accepted theory is that
a vacuum is created in the path of the
electric spark, and that the subsequent
inrush of the air produces the detonation. If, however, it be allowed that
the electric spark is not a material substance, but merely a natural force or
mode of motion, the possibility of this'
theory is at once disposed of.
"It is a well-known fact that the passages of electricity in a high state of
tention through a mixture of oxygen
and hydrogen not only causes an explosion, bat also causes the formation of
water, and it seems to me that, given
the existence o'f free oxygen and hydrogen in the region of the electric disturbance, the phenomenon of thunder
is sufficiently accounted for. Whether
the normal amount of hydrogen in the
air is sufficient to cause the stupendous
noise of thunder I am not competent to
judge, but if not,*I would suggest that
the presence of an abnormal amount
might be accounted for by the process
of the electrolysis, which would probably occur between the two poles of the
thunder cloud before the tension became so great as to cause a rupture of
the circuit and consequent discharge of
the electric spark. I would also draw
your attention to the fact that every
thunder clap is immediately followed
by an increase in the quantity of water
deposit in the shape of rain. Does not
this point to the formation of water by
the explosion of the gases? It is a frequent experiment of Dr. TyndaU's to
show his audience real clouds; I feel
convinced that by following this line of
inquiry he could give us a real thunder
storm."
Curious Laws in Canada.
ThOrold has some queer by-laws, Not
long ago a lad was. fined severely for
selling lemons out of a basket on the
street. Last week some further strange
proceedings took place. John Scott, a
huckster, from Clinton, and T. A. Ivey, a
local baker and confectioner, were fined
for buying eggs on the market before
10 o'clock on the ground that they were
traders, and, as such, not allowed to
buy on the market before the hour mentioned. One would certainly think that
the trader from a distance, who came
and paid his money in the town, thus
tending to build up the market, would
be encouraged and protected; but not
so. Ivey did not buy the eggs to sell
again, but to use. in his business.—Toronto Globe.
An Operator's Blunder*
It is by far the most painful episode
in the hjjstory of the church at Maltese
Cross Koads. The talented minister of
that church was awarded the degree of
Doctor of Divinity by one of our colleges a few days since, and as soon as
the commencement exercises were over
he telegraphed the news to one of his
deacons. The telegram, as he sent it,
read: "I've just been D. D.'d by my
alma mater," but as the deacon received
it it read: "I've just been d—d by my
alma mater." The deacon had the most
exalted opinion of his dominie, not
only of his intellectual abilities but of
his moral worth, and at once called an
indignation meeting of the church, at
which, in the most scathing terms, he
denounced"the college which had presumed to d—n a reverend gentleman
who was of unimpeached soundness in
doctrine, and whose practice was in
strict conformity with his preaching.
He carried all his hearers with him, and
his motion that the salary of their dear,
but shamefully-abused, pastor be increased $500, and that a committee - be
appointed to purchase a silver service
to be presented to him on his return,
was carried unanimously, and three
wasn't a dry eye in the house. The
newly-degreed minister, bearing his
blushing honors with graceful humility,
arrived home in the morning. * * *
In the afternoon the deacon, we regret
to say, dissolved his connection with
the church and bought a shotgun.
About the same time a genial and urbane telegraph operator began leaving
for parts unknown as fast as the lightning express would carry him.—Albany
Evening Journal.	
What TMngs May ..Come In Breams*
The Elan who wants to "sleep upon"
a project before deciding may be wiser
than he knows, for in that sleep his
mind, unknown to him, may traverse
the ground again, unhampered by his
will, uninfluenced by his prejudices,
and give him a clearer and better judgment. Who has not awakened to see
light where all seemed dark the night
before? Causeur remembers an instance in his own experience, back iu
his high-school days. Good Mr. Sher-
win had given^ the class a tough problem, which involved both geometry and
8igebr& in' its lohjUou. ^Causgur |ogk^!
it home, and worked and'worried o?er
it all the evening. He made diagrams
without end, and wrote down equations
without number, bufc the equation
which was to give in known terms the
value of the unknown x he could not
evolve from them. Time and again a
fresh start was made, but with no better
result—there was still a link missing.
Tirea and disheartened he went to bed,
aDd was soon fast asleep. In the early
hours of the morning, when it was
barely light, he awoke, and the first
thing of which he was conscious was
that he had solved the problem—it was
as clear as day. Biaing at once, he
sought a pencil, but, finding none, used
a h^f-burned match, and with this, on
the marble of the mantel, noted down
two short equations. Then he returned
to bed and slept. Later in the morning he worked out the equations, and
carried the result in triumph to the
sehool house on Bedford street.—Boston Transcript.
A Lincoln Anecdote*
A Lincoln anecdote is told by a correspondent of the Decatur Sun. While
Judge Logan, of Springfield, 111., was
Lincoln's partner, two farmers, who had
a misunderstanding respecting a horse
trade, went to law. By mutual c6nsent
the partners in law became antagonists
in this case. On the day of the trial
Mr. Logan, having bought a new shirt
open in the back, with a huge standing
collar, dressed himself in extreme haste,
and put on the shirt with the bosom at
the back, a linen coat concealing the
blunder. He dazzled the jury with his
knowledge of "horse points," and, as
the day was sultry, took off his coat and
summed up in his shirt sleeves. Lincoln,
sitting behind him, took in the situation,
and when his turn came remarked to
the jury: "Gentlemen, Mr. Logan has
been trying for over an hour to make
you believe that he knows more about a
horse than those honest old farmers who
are witnesses; he has quoted largely
from his' horse doctor,' and now, gentlemen, I submit to you (here he lifted
Logan out of his chair and turned him
with his back to the jury and the crowd,
at the same time flipping up the enormous standing collar), what dependence
can you place in his horse knowledge
when he has not sense enough to put on
his shirt? " The roars of laughter that
greeted this exhibition, and the verdict
that Lincoln got soon after gave Logan
a permanent prejudice against "bosom
shirts."	
How to Swim.
The editor of the London Truth,
after observing that probably not one
in twenty of the persons who indulge in
boating on a holiday can swim, proceeds
to tell his readers how to acquire this
accomplishment. "Nothing," he says,
"is more easy. When the air is out of
a body its owner sinks; when the air is
ir. the body its owner floats. Let any
one slowly draw in his breath as he
draws back his legs and push forward
his arms', retain it while he is preparing
for the stroke which is to propel him,
and slowly allow ifc to go through his
lips szjua arms are passed baok from
before-isis head to his sides and his legs
are steotehed out. The action of the
stroke should not be quite horizontal,
but should be made on a slight incline
downtr^rd. The real reason why people
take weeks to learn how to swim is be--
cause owimming professors either do
not know, or do not choose to teach, the
philosophy of breathing so as to render
the bos>y buoyant. I would engage to
make aiiy one a tolerable swimmer in
an hour, unless he be a congenital
idiot.", "	
' IP€>PULAB SCIENCE*
Iff B^eslau a successful attempt has
been made to erect a paper chimney
about fifty feet high. By a chemical
preparation the paper was rendered im-
pervioitt to the aotion of fire or water.
Pbq-^Hichois, of Boston, found
eight giains, of arsenic to each square
foot of Cr green dress submitted to his
examinsid-ioni1 Here is the fact of
poisons.' lifoely used. Is there no
remedyl
A'Fktitch engineer has contrived an
app&rafc-Jin wliich, by a system of mirrors, thefays, of the sun are so utilized
as to exhale, heat enough to generate
steam, iW. motive power, thus doing
away widi.the necessity of fuel.
A Pkettoh chemist has lately discovered a scuu which may be mixed with
starch so jhat ladies' dresses, laces, etc.,
may be tendered incombustible. A
dress ratZ be injured by coming in contact "with Jsane, but it will never take
fire.
:£$•,'*•&■ German philosopher,
experimenting as to ihe
carbonic acid exhaled from
A man 80 years old, in re-
!sd twelve grammes per hour;
zeroise fcwenfcy-four grammes
A tippler threw out but
;mes ia repose and eleven in
5he drunkard's carbon is re-
bttms up the vital organs,
issen land near the city o
*-*"■ irrigated by sewage from
J3.6 potato crop grown upon
'^osaged sixteen and one-half
i cere.   This result led the
22 to contract with the mu-
"celties of Breslau, a city of
' J inhabitants, to remove its
• Vj twelve years, and with it
■> 5i-r%ate for his own profit
... :30 ol land.
Schef; i
has   btSe'i
amount cK
the lunge
pose, esi
in aefciv© -.
per hoir-%
seven gsc
exercise. _
fcainedati.
SOME*vi
Dantzig",
the city,
this land,
tons to li:
experimcx
jiicipal'i*;-!!
about 280.
sewage -d'
he intone-
about %€d
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respiratory process by the use of fatty
food, o£ coffee, quinine, alcohol and
water, and by the inspiration of air respectively rich in carbonic acid, poor
in oxygen and rich in oxygen, has led
him to the following conclusions:
With an increased proportion of hydrogen in diet, the amount of air inspired and expired decreases, and nutriments, such as sugar, which contain
little hydrogen in comparison with their
oxygen, involve more -exertion of the
respiratory organs than such as are rich
in hydrogen, like the fats; the more
carbon predominates in the food, in
proportion to hydrogen, the more carbonic acid is evolved, and the more oxygen is taken up, while the richer the
diet in hydrogen the less oxygen is required. An atmosphere containing 5
or 6 per cent, of carbonic *acid could be
breathed for some minutes without oppression; at 11.51 per cent, great exertion was needed to breathe for one
minute; at 7.2 all the carbonic acid
produced in the body is retained in the
blood. . .
Tlie Employment of Children*
It is estimated that over 100,000 children are sfceadily.employed in HJew York
factories, many of them being under 12
years of age, and some, notably those
engaged in the manufacture of artificial
flowers, having only reached the age of
5 years.
The manufacture of tobacco furnishes
employment to some 10,000 children.
The girls are especially skilled in this
industry, and a miss bf 16 can put up
thirteen gross of chewing tobacco in
tin-foil and twenty-two gross in paper
in one day. The wages paid generally
range from $3 to 14 a week, according
to age and ability.
In the paper-collar industry nearly
10,000 girls, from 12 to 16 years of age,
are employed. A skillful girl can count
and box 18,000 collars during a day of
ten hours' length. Many hundred work
in gold-leaf factories where delicacy of
touch and close attention are indispensable, rather than heavy labor.
Among other industries which employ child labor are the manufactures of
paper boxes, envelopes and twine, and
the burnishing of gold, silver and
chinaware.
Yellow-Fever Poison.
Dr. Schmidt, of the New Orleans
Charity Hospital, has had numerous opportunities for investigating the nature
of the yellow-fever poison. He takes a
decided stand against the germ theory,
claiming it to be a disease depending—
like small-pox, scarlet fever andlneasles
—upon a specific poison of animal origin, a product of the diseased human
organism itself. The fact that in the
case of putrefaction the poison increases
in intensity with each individual
through whom it passes explains the fatality of the disease, whieh increases as
the epidemic advances. The prevention
of the disease involves the interesting
question of quarantine, and the perfect
isolation of the first cases would appeal
to be the most important sanitary
measure.
THE HOME BOCTOE*
Advice to a Gentleman on th© Subject oi
M&sltU.
{Hill's jjfanual of Social and Business Porms.J
The first great secret of good health
is good habits, and the next is regularity oi habits.   They are briefly summed
up in the following rules:
SLEEP.
Give yourself the necessary amount
of sleep. Some men require five hours
of the twenty-four; others need eight.
Avoid feather beds. Sleep in a garment.
not worn during the day. To maintain
robust health sleep with a person as
healthy as yourself, or no one.
DBESS.
In cold weather, dress warmly with
underclothing. Bemove muffler, overcoat, overshoes, etc., when remaining.
any considerable length of time in a
warm room. Keep jour feet warm and
dry. Wash them in.warm water two or
three times a week. Wear warm stockings, large boots and overshoes when
in the snow or wet. Wear a light covering on the head; always keeping it cool.
CLEAKLENESS.
Have always a pint or quart of water
in your sleeping-room. In the morning, after washing and wiping hands
and face, then wet with the hands every
part of the body. Cold water will not
be disagreeable when applying it with
the bare hands. Wipe immediately;
follow by brisk rubbing over the body.
The whole operation need nofc take over
five minutes. The result of this wash
is the blood is brought to the surface of
the skin and made to circulate evenly
throughout the body. You have opened
the pores of the skin, allowing impurities in the body to pass off, and have
given yourself in the operation a good,
vigorous morning exercise. Pursue this
habit regularly and you wi1! seldom
take cold. - *"
ISFhA.TlO'S OV THE "LONGS.
Five minutes spent in the open air
after dressing, inflating the lungs by inhaling as full a breath as possible, and
pounding the breast during the inflation, will greatly enlarge the chest,
strengthen the lung power and effectually ward off consumption.
DIET.
If inclined to be dyspeptic, avoid
mince pie, sausage, and other highly-
seasoned food. Beware of eating too
freely of soups; better to eat food dry
enough to employ the natural saliva
of the mouth in moistening it. H inclined to over-eat, partake freely ot xieej
express orders from the commander-in-
chief were disobeyed in sending the
Prince upon a hazardous expedition
without sufficient escort; and a correspondent candidly admits that ttm ihe
whole affair there is not one redeeming
feature."  J
ALL SOKTS.
The once powerful tribe of Seminole
Indians have dwindled away to about
400 persons, located in South Florida.
An East Bridgeport (Ct.) woman, who
is insane over the loss of her ehild,
dressed up a cat and carried it about as
though it were a baby.
A "PERSoir known as the "man locomotive " recently ran a race with a horse
in Borne. He did not win it,- but the
animal was thoroughly used up.
E-teey Bussian snbject is required to
take out a passport every year. The
prescribed cost of a passport is about
$3, but, in fact, it costs twice that.
Farm laborers in New Zealand are receiving $20 per week during the harvest
time and getting their board. Bvery
man without money should start right
off for Hew Zealand.
De. Spencer, a dentist at Platte Oity,
Mb., was shot and Mlled by a man whose
wife he had kissed while she was in his
operating chair, partly under the influence of chloroform.
When Mrs. E. Heath, of Sherman,
Maine, was born the house took fire; at
the time of her marriage the house
again took fire, and last Sunday, at the
birth of. her first son, the house again
took fire.
A native of the Emerald isle was
asked the other day how he could tell
a man was drunk. "Faith," answered
Pat, "I'd never be after saying a man
was drunk at all, without I saw him try
to light his pipe at a pump."
Boston's official dog killer lassoes his
victims with the skill of a frontiersman,
having taken lessons of Texas Jack during the winter previous. He puts
a little white powder on their tongues,
and they die in a, few seconds. '
Es-Clov. TUsDEN's summer home at
Yonkers is known as " Qreysfcone." The
grounds cover thirty-three acreSj, including- lawn, meadow and forest. The
mansion and grounds, whieh are leased
bj Mr.-Tilden, cost $i€
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fruit, and avoid excessive use of meats.
Eat at regular hours, and lightly near
fche hour of going to bed. Eat slowly;
thoroughly masticate the food. Do not
wash it down with continual drink
while eating. Tell your funniest stories
while at the table and for an hour afterward. Do not engage in severe mental
labor directlv after hearfcy eating.
EXEEOISE.
Exercise, not too violent, but sufficient to produce a gentle perspiration,
Bhould be had each day in the open
air.
CONDITION OV MIND.
The condition of the mind has much
to do with health. Be hopeful and
joyous. To be so avoid business entanglements that may cause perplexity
and anxiety. Keep out of debt. Live
within your income. Attend church.
Walk, ride, mix in jovial company. Do
as nearly right as you know how. Thus
conscience will always*be at ease. If
occasionally disappointed, remember
that there is no rose withoufc a thorn,
and that the darkest clouds have a
silver lining; that sunshine follows
storm and beautiful spring succeeds the
dreary winter. Do your duty, and leave
the rest to G-od, who doeth all things
well.
Sie Wh-liam Fothessh,d Cooke,
constructor oi the first telegraph line
in England, is dead, aged 73. He was
born afc Ealing, Middlesex, completed
his education at Edinburgh University,
and from 1826 to 1831 held a staff appointment in the East India army.
Beturning hence he studied anatomy
at Paris and Heidelburg, and modeled
dissections for his father's lectures. In
1836 Cooke turned his attention to
electricity, and made it for years the
subject of close study. While in partnership with Prof. Wheatstone he assisted in organizing, and became a
director of, the first telegraph company
in England, which constructed a Hne,in
1838-'39, from Paddington to West
Drayton, on the Great Western railway
Other lines were built in the four years
immediately following, one being of
Government use. In 1867 the Boyal
Albert gold medal was given him for
the introduction of practical telegraphy, and in 1869 he was knighted for
his great services in the same field.
Later (1871), a civil-list pension of £100
was granted him.
The British authorities in South
Africa have begun fco realize what all
the rest of the world saw when the first
accounts were received, that the desertion of Prince Louis Bonaparte by the
officer and troopers accompanying him
upon the reconnoissance in which he
lost liis life was an exhibition of infamous   cowardice.   The  troopers  testify
that they and Lieut. Carey galloped
two or three miles, after discovering the
Zulus, without halting fco see if the
Prince was following them. Previous
dispatches have intimated very clearly
that a moment's assistance in mounting
would have enabled- young Bonaparte
to escape.   It appears, furthermore, thafc'
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bMir oi sunk an animal "Sea/ fesSa^f"
thought worthy of special announce- '
ment in Xe Sport.
This is the season of the year when
the good little boy refuses to go in,
bathing with his companions, because
his mother forbade him, stays on th©
bank to mind their clothes, and scoots
for nome after tying knots in the sleeves
of their trousers.—Puck.
An action for damages brought by
Mrs. William Henry Peck against, the
New York elevated railroad for injuries
received by her some, time since, by an
accident on thafc road, has been compromised. The company pays Mrs. Peck
$10,000, and all the expenses of the suit.
The King of Siam keeps,his Ministers in a proper state of discipline by
flogging them. In a r6cent effort ho
flogged a mandarin connected by marriage with an English resident, and was
much surprised when the English represented that the proceeding was not
proper.
Chicago has a Bald Men's Society
A requisite for membership is a bare
spot on top of .the head not less than
four square inches in extent. The object of the organization is to discover a >
cure for baldness. The President has
not a hair on his head, and was elected
for that reason.
It was curious, as showing the newness
"of Western life, that, at the recent dinner given by the Boston Commercial
Club to the Commercial Club of Chicago, Boberfc T. Lincoln, son of the late
President, was the only native-born
citizen of Illinois present, and he was a
graduate of Harvard.
Albert Weber, the well-known piano
manufacturer, is dead, at the age of 50,
another victim of overwork. He was
a native of Bavaria, came to America at
the age of 16, with no capital except his
musical talents, became voluntary apprentice to a piano manufacturer in order to learn the tirade, and gradually
built up a most successful business,
amassing a fortune of half a million.
The heir to the Italian throne was
playing with the daughter of one of his
mothers ladies of honor, the Marchioness of Montreno,* when, in a moment of
royal wrath, he exclaimed: "If I were a
King, I would have your head cut off."
The King condemned the youth to eight
days' confinement in his room, with •
degradation from his military rank for
the same period, docking his rations,
also, of one dish at each meal.
The Florida Agriculturist describes, as the biggest orange tree in
that .State, one at Fort Harley, near
Waldo. Its height is 37 feet, circumference at top 81 feet, circumference of
trunk just above ground 8 feet 5
inches. At a foot from the ground it
branches into four trunks, measuring respectively 37£, 39£, 40£ and 43 inches in
circumference. Each of these fork from
three to five feet above ground, and
again higher up. All are bare of small
limbs and foliage for many feet up, except on the outer sides, so that *the interior of the tree presents the appearance of a large umbrella.
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