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Clare
VOLUME II.
CLARE, MICHIGAN, FRI3WY, DECEMBER 5, 1879.
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NUMBER 31.
The  Clare   County   Press.
ISSUED KVKKY FK1DAY AT
Clare, Clark County, Mich.,
ALVARO F. GOODENOUGH
Advertising*; rtate.«.
The folU.winj; Table of AdvertiMiij, Rate-- ha1*
heen i:.-irefully arianged aciordiiiij; to a plan based
on space KHgt-iKKii anil timk oiNriNi-nu. Special
care is taken tr set up and arran<;« advertisements
in a svMem.iti, mariner, thus making them more
attractive than when jumbled together.
LUTIE'S MISTAKE.
BY BELIE MONTICELLO,
Down through the tall green grass,
across tho purling brook, Lutio Malviu
wended her way until she came to  the
, After trying in vain to dissuade h&fi
from her purpose, he descended to re-J
port the result to his friend.
Early the next morning Lutie was on J
her way to Cousin Mabel's, some few*
miles distant, and it was not long before j
', she reached her destination. She had no'
shady dell wherein grew tho dainty ; secrets from Mabel, consequently sho I
violets—her favorite flowers—their tiny j told her all, sure of the sympathy which {
purple heads  just  visible   above the , would ensue, !
iereat depth, and tho bottom consist-
^ of loose sand, capable of being easily
Higed away. The would-be salvors
Ibmnfce that at least eighty tons of
*>por will be obtainable from each of
ships, and  this alone will, it is
Iconed, make the enterprise remunor-
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BUSINESS CARDS.
bright green leaves that seemingly protected the tender stalks upholding the
modest flowerets.
Her white dress gleamed through the
foliage as she flitted to and fro, culling
her little favorites and carefully placing
them in the basket which she carried
on her arm. Placing the basket brimming with its floral treasures, in the
shade, that their freshness might not
;be impaired, she seated herself on a
; large gray stone,'then drawing forth a
letter perused it several times.
"Yes," she soliloquized; "Guy is
1 coming home at lost. I wonder what
; changes his three years' absence has
I wrought.    He will be much taller, I
-iP,
fOItGOTTEN CONGRESSMEN.
On the third day from her arrival, as $;»t —-  -
they were seated under a large elm |Ef »'«• %?J^ »*%"?"   ' °
treJengaged in the unromantic task of ^ ^ ££££»^ouvnal,
Sffl:^^ttWfi^ffi:;STa^,1 ? pftiHal far
Leighton, Dick's old college chum."       Vffl^.™ *on«mds who figured in
Boyd, this wayifyouplease,''asheaii..>W|Ly ^Senators and Representor
proaled near eL/gh £ hear her calf ffi££!^*^&™*£
VliW, Webster, ancl Calhoun made an
K. I). WHKATOK.
and he was soon beside them,
"Mr. Leighton, allow me to present
you to my cousin, Miss Malvin. Lutie'.
this is Boyd, of whom you so often j
have heard mo speak. He and Dick-
never tire of relating their college
pranks, whilo I sit near wondering how
tho professors can be so blind as not to
ferret out such mischief as' they used to
CRASHING INTO AN ICEBERG.
WHEATON & PERRY,
UWYEKS,
CLARE,       -       -       MICH.
All husinoss intrusted with them will recciv
prompt attention. Collections made and Keal Ee
tatcbiiiight.ind sold. Office Maynard lilotk.Main St
WM.H." ELDEN, Jeweler axd
dealer 111 Wall Paper, Books and -Stationery, Sewing Machine Fixtures, etc., Clare.
GEO." W. Jl^FFEHIESiTluiifii-: of
ritnnATKand Jrsi'i biih run Pivai !-, Clare.
Special attention given to making collections. Of-
»:e om Alain Street.
Q.EO." J.'OUMM I NS,
Attorney-ut-Law and Solicitor,
Gourt House Building, Farwell, Mich.
r* C. CASTERLIN,
Attoi*iu*y-ancl-< 'ounsolor-at-Liuv, ar
Counselor & Solicitor in ('hancory,
Court House Building, Farwcll, Mich.
HC. DODGE, Justice of the
• Peac r. and Notm-.y Ptm.ic, Versus, has
"CrOUD Fakmixci Lands  fok Sale
Cheap.   Titles Perfect,
Term*-* Easy.
H. C. Dodcj-e, Fit well, Mich.
C. W. FERRY 1 suppose, and more than likely his face,; plot," Thus Mabel chatted on, talking
which then was smooth, will be adorned for all three, for Lutio sat silent, gaz-
with a beard. Dear brother Ghiy, so ing ever and anon at the handsome,
anxious am I to see you I can hardly) stranger who had thrown himself on
restrain my impatience;" then, picking   the grass beside them.
up the letter which had fallen to the
ground, sho read aloud: "Be with you
to-morrow without fail," and returned it
to her pocket, and sat musing, forgetful
"Is Dick at home?" he asked.
"He is not. He was obliged to go to'
the city on business that will necessitate an absence of several weeks. Mortf-
of the time, until the twilight shadows ' over, Lutie and I need an escort for
began to fall. various amusements we have planned,
Lutie Malvin was a comely, merry- j and if yon would kindly offer your ser-
heorted   young   girl.     She   had   soft j vices until his return I don't think tho
brown   hair,  which   clustered   closely j offer would bo declined," said Mabel,
around her neck and brow; a broad,      "I will act on your suggestion at once,
white forehead; brown eyes, in whose 11 am your most humble servant; you
and i
depths was reflected the spirit of truth;
full, red lips and well-rounded chin.
She was of medium height and rather
inclined to embonpoint.   Her winning :
manner drew around her a large circle '
of friends. j
She   had, of   course, a * great many i
havo but to command me and I will
obey," he ronlied, with mock solemnity,
as Mabel rose and led the way into the
house.
How quickly the days sped after his
arrival! A now life seemed to open
before Lutie.   She never seemed so
o,
H. SUTHERLAND,
Notary Publio & Insurance Agt,
j,TW*f^rrtrj.-„j-n I,nan
Riitors, but she treated them all alike, * happy and contented as when Boyd
■ showing not the slightest preference. J Leighton was at her side, and Mabol,
j As sho sat musing, her thoughts wore • who was quick to notice, left tho young
not of lovers, but of her absent brother, couple to themselves most of tho time.
: so soon to return. If thoy drove, Mabol was sure to fall
; "Lutie! Lutie! Where are you? j asleep; if they strolled through the
; Guy has come! "—and Robbie, a little j leafy groves, Mabel would wander off in
1 bro|her of 6 years, made his appear- search of some flower or Btone, return'
i anoe. j ing only in time to accompany them
Why, we did not expect him until; home. She was trying her skill at
! to-morrow," she said; and, hastily seiz- j match-making, . *
basket, she  walked  rapidly
02* IMPROVED REAt ESTATE
Court House Building, Farwell.
-Vpvilfhru, lbs ~Aali&;i<iB6lQiitLmbj Ebboie,
tpjci
j-jpress on tho history of their country
'lich, perhaps, will never be forgotten,
lb olass of statesmen standing next to
fai ih ability are even now almost
|ed out of the public mind. John
psyihr of Georgia, was one of the
fit accomplished off-hand debaters,
if'f ve*r appeared in the United States
t*na&; yet how few of the 45,000,000
[ people now dwelling in this land of
lis know that such a man ever lived.
jfilliam C. Preston, of South Carolina,
i.aa,-;orator of great power and a
jatbr who reflected honor on his
Site. 'After his death how soon was
I'forgotten. Webster's reply to Robert
t-Huyne is likely to keeji his (Hayne's)
Tln-illing ScencH 011 a  Stoiiinuliii)  in  Mltl-
Ociiini. j
The steamship Arizona, of-the Guion
Line, bound from New York for Liverpool, mot with a frightful accident while
crossing the northern edge of the Newfoundland banks, which is thus described by an eye-witness:
It was 9 o'clock in the evening. The
ladies were gathered as usual in tho saloon, and one of their number, Miss
Gaslett, of England, was playing the
accompaniment to a glee song—"See
our oars with feathered spray "—which
one of the gentlemen was singing.
Without a moment's warning, and before any one could realize what had
occurred, a terrible crash was heard.
The hull of the steamer shook as though
every rivet had burst asunder, and the
ladies and gentlemen were hurled from
their seats and sent sprawling on the
floor. A spasm of terror seized on many
of the ladies, but the majority displayed
wonderful coolness and self-possession.
One lady fainted, and others sobbed
hysterically, but thoy were soon joined
by husbands and friends, who, seizing
cloaks and wraps, hurried their fair
charges to tho deck. Sceial Hall for a
moment was the scene of even a worse
panic. The nightly auction of pools
on the next day's run had just concluded, and Mr. S.'S. Ingham, Jr., who was
acting Secretary, was in ihe act of receiving the purchasers' money.   Before
immediately to Trotter, the upholsterer,
for four men. We then put our family
papers, our silver, etc., etc., into trunks,
then my mother said, "Now let us breakfast ; it is time enough for us to move
our things when the next house takes
fire." Of its doing so there was every
probability, because casks of terpentine
and oil wore exploding from timo to-
time in a carriage manufactory at the
back of it. The fire was extinguished,
and we had only tho four men to pay
for doing nothing, nor did we sacrifice
any of our property like our neighbors,
who had completely lost their heads
from terror.—Memoirs of Mary Som-
erville.
ory fresh in the mind of the reader.    o t.	
eryise he would have been lost to j him, on a marble-top table, fay a quan-
recollection of posterity; yet he was j tity of gold and silver coins, when the
_ I
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S. COOLEY,
DKALI-K IH
Harness, "Whips, Robes, & Blankets.
The best assortment or Trunks and Travelin;
bi^-. in town, and prices the lowest.
THE BEST OF MATERIAL l*SED.
All work   warranted     Repairing dnne  pr-imptly
1 will sell < hcajier than can be Imught else
j who replied
" I heard him telling mamma that it
j was mere chanoe that enabled him to
! get here this evening; and oh, Lutie!
I he brought me such nice presents—
j tops, marbles, kitos, aud a knife just
j like papa's. I haven't looked at all of
' them yet, 'cause mamma sent me to find
; you; and he brought a big man with
j him, too; guess he brought   him   for
SucceSfi soon crowned her eflVj'^fcA.^f
Mabel's heart was""made  glad" -tyhGn^
of tho brilliant men" of his day,
£iUuu*q. T. Barry, of Kentucky, was
i bf this most eloquent of men, and
«yed a'conspieudus part in the poli-
; of-his,State. It is safe to say that
rg« majority of the present voter
not apprised of the fact. Felix
_ ,ihdy, of Tennessee, was noted for his
i foqnence ^ the *bar and in the halls of
[ibngress. It is only the political stu-
7*[*hU*o^the.'siirvivors of the era in which
\'j) .cufchrs'most prominent figure who
;*uoV Any thing about him. Maryland
[fpt, Gen^Sam Smith in Congress
hiVtjj-seveh'years* We might go on
[ad'jmecify a score of others, equally
I rl-MtecTan'd influential in thoir day and
(iibn, -ffhoare but seldom thought
tind the.preeinots of their blood
»nk * If such should be the fate of
inguished politician's, what j«
ship went crashing headlong into the
Cliurtictorlstics of Bayard Taylor.
Mr. Stedman, for years the friend of
Taylor, writes as follows of him in a paper in Scribner, chiefly devoted to a
critical analysis of his poetry and literary career:
His memory was prodigious. Nothing that ho learned was forgotten, and
ho learned without effort, After a single reading he hnewapoembyheart,and
could repeat whole pages of his favorite
authors; and thero was little that he did
not read or see. His perception of externals was alert and true; but he did
not readily catch by intuition the
thoughts and feelings of those about
him. Ho had .a fine sense of_ form and
color, drew and painted creditably, and
seemed a natural artist. His linguistic*
powers woro weE known. He taught-
himself something of the classical
texts, and was more infused with the
iceberg, and he was sent wi£ the, table ! £.^553"
deck by the door.   The prost ate were ! ^ftVn^eNriSm a°s ^eiutthl
trampled on and several received qui e , ^^ |£ q£      nQvf ]afl.
senous   contusions    A   sudden panic ! /on]   so mufi a8 he-loses of his
^^^^^^^Xd^nl^   His7 desire   ior  knowledge was
moments before, had beeu engaged in professional teaming
5SSfflSi^£S£,£a seTefai  -de him rapidly Lquainted with th!
voices cried outf "Ste,£y g^emen; | ^^T&^^J^^&r
-. <*i
rity of them will not be remem-
aftor they havo been
private life.     Such is
glad ^heny**!
Lutio stole softly to her room and told If-,.-
her that Boyd Leighton. with his staj-1 bered fivo years
wart form and blonde beauty, was more i Co?^1.8n.ec;   to
to her than all the world.   "He has inst j P0^111 fame-	
told me of his love, and- -and we are f, .
engaged.    Oh,   I'm   so  happy 1"  she Concerning Lizards,
added. !    The common lizards of the West In-
"We are going home to-morrow to j flies are extremely fond of music.   Li a
ask papa's   consent   to our  marriage, i listening attitude, thoy will ap2iroach
.       . _ _ Poor Guy will feel bad, I suppose, for  the open window of a room in which
    „         i vou,'cause—oh, my 1" he suddenly con-1 his heart was set on having his friend hnusio is played, coming nearer   and
where in Saginaw Valley. j eluded, as the little fellow's bare foot j for my husband.   He wouldn't blame  itearor, with heads  elovated, intently
almost as suddenly as it had begun.
Tho sight that met the passengers'
eyes was well calculated to chill tho
bravest, heart.   Towering   above , the
,'«bow^c*^ta^ ^g:4^g;f     ^^mmm
«aj3-c-^s-*rf-,-i.L_;.*i}«,fo '«Mgii*-*( ■^ii^*'*fe*--^J:.dJpR.i
person larger in make and magnanimity
than the common sort; a man of inde^
scribable buoyancy, h6pefn.lnesSj sweet-   *'
ness of temper, xcrffit^^^jH^^a^iSr^y.-
cause 'of ft- xrj.(,iru',n,l|p,it
::u:
■RUBEN SMITH,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Real Estate and Insurance Agent.
MAIilC, MICH.
Particular attention paid w Linking land, c timiU
ing pine timher, adjusting trcspsas.ses and paying
(axes for non residents,
Manhattan Fire Insaram c Company of New York
Strong and sound, with low rates.
t
M
R. JEFFERIES,
DEALER IN
FRESH & SALT MEAT,
Fresh and Cured Fish,
came m contact with a stone, turning
, his thoughts into a different cnannel.
"Wnereis he?" asked Lutie, on on-
; tering the house."
" In the parlor," answered the almost
j breathless Robbie, for he had been
j forced to run in order to keep paco
, with his sister.
I Going swiftly to the parlor door, she
| opened it noiselessly, and glanced in to
j ascertain whether the big man was
' within; and, seeing onh one form, she
'_ concluded that Robbie ,n.ust have been
[mistaken; then, with a' joyful bouud,
t shesprungforward.andclaspingher arms
{ around his neck, which compelled her
me if he only knew what a noble man I j listening.   In a somewhat rare book,
have chosen." . ; entitled "Barbados'and Other Poems,"
I Lutio was surprised when, on their
j arrival home, Guy came out and greeted
t Boyd as an old acquaintance.
j "Back again, are you,old boy?" shak-
| ing him cordially by the hand. "How
j did you succeed?"
J     "Worked like a charm," replied Boyd
in a whisper.
j To Lutie thore seemed something
i mysterious about this, for Boyd had always maintained indifference at the
I mention of her brother's name, and now
| he was greeting him as an old friend,
and was actually whispering to him.
to stand on the tips of her toes, and j "What could it mean?
kissing  him   several   times,    she   ex- '
claimed: |
" Oh, Guy; how glad I am to have i
you at home once more."
_, _. _.   .     .     _ , \    " Miss Malvin, your brother has just,
Cheapest T E A in Town !; left the room—" ;
She did not wait for him to finish the j
Fine Groceries and General
Farm Produce,
Cash paid for hides.
MAIN STREET, CLARE.
HOTELS, LIVERIES, &c.
■^EW^UBNITUBEi" "NEWLY
Refitted, New Proprietor.
ST. JAMES HOTEL,
V. K. BROWN, Prop.,
MOUNT PLEASANT,   MICH.
FirstClass Accommodations.   Good Sample Rooms
lor Agents. Good Bam.
t-fiARWELL BILLIARE HALL,
FARWELL, MICH.
FINEST~CIGARS,
Pure Wines, Liquors, Alex, Beer, Porter, Cider, Etc.
Those desiring a pure article are invited to oall.
HENRY   NEWTON.
"What is this conspiracy?" she cried,
unable longer to restrain her curiosity.
"I demand an explanation," glancing indignantly first at Bovd, then at Guy,
who stood laughing immoderately. "I
see nothing to provoke suchmerriment."
" Guy will explain," returned Boyd,
whereupon Guy stepped forward and
said: " It is just this, Lutie; you were
determined you would not get acquainted with my friend, here, and you ran
We conspired. He followed you
sentence; for, with flaming cheeks, she
rushed from the room, up to her chamber, where, throwing herself on her
couch, she shed tears of mortification.
Robbie, who had lingered in the hall,
seeing her  hasty   exit, and
something wrong, was about to  enter I be verified;
the parlor and ascertain the cause, when j     " You do not regret our little conspkr.
Guy made his appearance. j acy, do you, dearrst ?" asked Bovd, steol-
" Oh, Guy; is that big man in there?   ing to her side.  " Say that you are not
angry.   It was my only hope, and I
■y 3VI. J. Chapman (London, 18115), this
:ibit of the lizard is thus referred to:
,   Gay Bounds aro heard wiUiIn the lighted halls;
[   Tho listening leaves the melody enthralls;
fl   '.Tho charmed zephyr pauses as he flies.
And mingles with his strains the softest sighs;
The wakened lizard leaves his bushy bed.
Climbs to the lattice and erects his head.
| A lizard, so engaged, had its tail ac-
adentally cut off by tho sudden closing
,<f tho window on the sill of which it
vas stationed. This curtailed lizard,
lowever, continued to visit tho spot,
•harmed by the music. After a short
time it was noticed that the lost appendage was gradually replaced by two.
7his occurred at the house of a friend
ii Barbados. Mr. H. S. Moseley, in ; yere doomed to death,
lis charming work, "Notes by a Nat-
i*t?ah8t on the Challenger" (London,
0379), remarks: "It is curious how
[Ittle animals seem to bo frightened by
along wand, like a fishing-rod. I have
fteen Mr. Thwaites, in Ceylon, put a
loose of palm fiber, fastened at the top
away,   _
guessing * and behold the result; my dreams'will jjr to receive the noose'
fvo   finf.fir I v.„ *,n*;Gr.A » fell   1 -,      .     . '-
a mpved a foot nearer
&us sniggled to put them into spirit
hr Dr. Gunthor.   The lizards sat quiet-
though if we
to them they
ojiiff have run off at once."—T. Bland,
\n Science Neios.
QTJMMERS & NEWTON,
Proprietors of the
FARWELL   LIVERY.
HORSES &
TO
CARRIAGES
LET.
Parties conveyed everywhere
section and vicinity.
-"■Si-Terms reasonable.
in  this
"gJAGLE HOTEL,
Coral, Montcalm Co., Mich.
A. FRED GOODENOUGH, Prop.
A Temperance House.
This is a new house, neatly furnished, convenient
to the trains, with good accommodations at rcason-
tble prices.
GOOD   WVEKV ATTACHED.
Lutie just came out and ran up stairs;
she r7oa crying, too; guess he must have
made her mad. I was just going in to
sass him."
"Well, you run out and play, Robbie,
and I'll attend to it. Now Lutie ought
to be proud of such a little champion,"
Then entering the parlor he asked
an explanation, which his friend gave in
a few words. Miss Malvin had, in the
gathering twilight, mistaken him for
her brother, and he had received her
sisterly salutation before he could inform her of her error. When he attempted to explain she had fled from
the room.
Ringing for lights, they soon appeared. Then, excusing himself, Guy
-vas soon beside his sister listening as
she sobbed out her story on his shoulders.
"Neter mind, Lutie, we will never
allude to your mistake; dry your tears
and come down. He is a splendid fellow, my warmest friend, and I was in
hopes, little sistsr, that through you he
might become even nearer to me. You
will come down, won't you?"
"No, a thousand times; nothing could
induce me to look at him again."
"Lutio, there is not a better man to
be found than—"
"Hush, I will not even hear his
name; I hate him. I shall go down to
Cousin Mabel's to-morrow morning and
stay until your friend leaves."
could not give you up, after I met you
that night, without at least one triaJ. to
win your love, and my perseverance has
been rewarded."
" All is fair in love and war," quoted
Guy, as he sauntered off.
Lutie acknowledged, to Boyd's delight, that she did not regret the cdn-
spiracy, and, aB papa's consent was easily
obtained, an early day was named foi
the marriage. Robbie at first rebelled a*..
the thought of   the   big man taking!'
sister Lutie away, but with the promisi"
that he should visit her as often as hi
hked he finally yielded.
ge"l>"ttelrt',rcscr,
threo huge, cone-shaped masses, sixty
or seventy feet into the air.   There
was danger that  one of these would
topple over and crush the ship into a
shapeless mass.   In  tho few moments
which followed   this   discover}',   mon
seemingly lived years of agony.   The
affrighted sailors of the watch fled behind tho bridge, and, thinking only of
their own safety, set to work to launch
one of tho boats.    Ono of these men
wopt in abject terror; another spread
dismay among the more-frightened passengers by stating that the ship was
sinking   rapidly.   Unfortunately,   appearances   but too well   justified   his '
statement, for the steamer, on striking j
the iceberg, listed heavily to starboard [
and sunk visibly forward, creating the :
impression that she was settling at the !
bows, which, broken and twisted, no \
longer offered it barrier to the inrushing '
water, which rapidly filled the forepeak. ■
Between the passengers and destruction |
I there   stood   only   the   slight  barrier
formed by the collision  bulwark; but
j at first it was impossible to tell whother
i it had not also been driven in.   Should
1 it prove so, ail on board tho Arizona
A hasty examination revealed the fact that the bulkhead had not given way and that the
forehold was free from water. A bout
was then lowered and the first officer
Xiroceeded to examine the breach in the
bow. When he made his report it was. . , ,- -
announced that the  ship would lay to i aloud the poetry of Darley, of Byron
-      ■       and  Shelley,   and ---*3   T-' —'i1-
such melody and
&,.-» , *v S^.M
- ■*'*.*■.* i*.^**^S
fw,-i**isS>P j „.
his land, stainless in morah*, and of an
honesty so pure and simple that he
could not be surprised into an untruth
or the commission of a mean and un
worthy act.   His open delight over any •*
work of his own that pleased him was
the reverse of egotism, yet often misunderstood by those who slightly knew
} him. Ho was without jealousy, though
| sometimes raffled by the prosperity of
I quacks ancl pretenders, and took as
| much pleasure in the legitimate succese
I of others as in his own. Yet his per-
! sonal ambition and aspiration were very
I great, only equaled by his heroicindus-
' try and scrupulous fulfillment of the*
lightest or heaviest task he undertook. '
!    In social life he was generous and
; unrestrained,*- full   of    the   knightly,
! mirth-loving, romantic spirit; a poet-
who kept his heart green to  the last,
even when disease was upon him, and
tho plethoric habit of his middle hfe.
These dulled his eye, but never broke
his spirit or turned his thoughts to gall.
As a poet, we say, the qualities of his
mature style were now fairly displayed,.
From tho beginning, rhythm, the su-
surrus of liquid measures, had much to
do   with his sense of the beautiful in
verse, and reacted upon his imagination.
He reveled in the effect of the broad
English vowels, the " hollow ae's and
oe's," and in the consonantal vigor of
our language.     He   enjoyed   reading
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foE a rod of this kind, over the heads of I for the night, and that in the morning
tombers of lizards, and carry them  off | measures would   be   taken  to   repair
In a Quandary.
Several years ago the pastures of
Queensland were so thickly infested
vifch weeds that the sheep began to
perish from starvation.   These weeds
j the damage.    Subsequently, on   consultation with Mr.  Guion, one of the
owners, who, with several members of
his family, was on board, it was decided j
to make for St. John, Newfoundland, j
the nearest port of refuge.   This news
j was joyfully received, as there was a
strong impression that the ship had re-1
ceived more damage than the officers j
were willing to admit.
As soon as the excitement had be-1
come somewhat allayed, the passengers |
vere of a variety which is held in high j ^s!^If,d„i^ ^V^.?0^* th^,s^sleP
tstiination by the ordinary English rah
ibit, and a cargo of rabbits was introduced. The rabbits ate the weeds, but
unfortunately they did not stop here,
but kept on multiplying and devouring
every living thing, and swarmed into
the streets and houses to that extent
that hfe became almost unendurable to
the unhappy Australian. It was plainly
evident   that   unless   something  was
The wedding was a grand affair, ana i5 eedily done to suppress the ra"bbite)
occasioned great rejoicing among the7Qneensland would become a wilderness
villagers. As the carriage containing ^fog with those hungry beasts. The
tho happy couple rolled away, many:rabbita have esterminafcted the weeds,
TeA0^16™S|1j318.0ipeaceana P^P6^* but a new kind of animal was needed
j to exterminate the rabbits. A shipload
f of weasels was accordingly imported,
I and at present they aro reveling in rab-
|;bits.    The  rabbits  fairly melt  away
tion of the Rev. J. M. Ross, all knelt in
prayer to return thanks for their deliverance from imminent death. All
joined in the hymn, "Praise God from
whom all blessings flow," with a deep
and earnest fervor. During the remainder of the night very few persons
turned in, but kept watch in tho saloon
till, worn out by fatigue, they dropped
asleep on the seats.
The foDowing morning the ship's
prow was turned toward St. John,
whore she arrived at 10 o'clock in the
evening, and laid up ior repairs.
ohat followed them.
HiZEr, Gbeen, Wis.
Presence of Mind.
Scene Edinburgh:    I slept in   the
me   room   with  my   mother.     One
I morning I called out, much  alarmed,
I "There is lightning!" but my mother
j said, after a moment, "No, it is lire I"
and on opening the window shutters I
A Marino Copper Mine. _
Some speculative persons have forme^.!be"fore them, and the weasels, with tie-
a partnership with the object of reoo*v*-;ljglit beaming from their happy faces,
ering the remains of the Erench vessels'pursue them to their hiding-places and     _ _r „ —     „_ 1UU1,U,   rosL.ueu   luul j-ehtoreu to lhb
of war sunk at the battle "of the NU|i;massaore them by thousands.   The only I found   that the   flakes   of fire flying * Lai  ^-lio erected it with the fondest
These, mehidina-   the   Orient.   wWrfhU-nnQtinn tw wi,„..„ «,„ n„Q^d„^H. i pasfc fad ma<30 the glass quite hot. The : caresses—iV"eii) 0?*/eft-ns *TMnes
read his own with
resonance that one
who listened to its chanting sound was
no more able than himself to tell whether it was of his poorest or his best.
Its dominant quality, therefore, was
often that of eloquence, as in
the verso of Oroly and Campbell.
Remarkable Sagacity of a Goat.
A remarkable instance of the sagacity
of a goat occurred recently at the residence of Peter Killean, No. 358 Dryades
street. The participants in the event
about to be related were a goat, which
for some years past has been a great
pet with the children of the family, and
a pup, a comparatively recent arrival
in the domestic circle. The goat and
dog were on the best of terms, and had
como to enjoy occasional rambles together around the yard during the
goat's spare moments, when there were
no oyster cans, door scrapers, or other
edibles for it to dispose of. The singular behavior of the goat during the
afternoon, some days since, attracted
the attention of the family. It ran to
and fro, crying in the most piteous
manner, and seemed half distracted,
Some one at last suggested that the animal should be followed, and it, seeming to appreciate tho fact that it had
been understood, led the way to tho
rear of the yard, where its canine companion was found in the vault, almost
in its last struggles. Tho puppy was
quickly   rescued   and restored to the
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These, including the Orient, whichje-uestion that bothers the Queensland-
blew up in the engagement, consist, "MJers is what they will do with the weasels
is said, of five ships of different size|.f»hen they have devoured the rabbits,
Aboukir bay (about twelve miles fronijand the only solution to the problem is
Alexandria), where the battle todphat the next crop must be wildcats, as
place, is not unfavorably situated f|r they are the only animal that can take
diving operations, the water being of [care of the weasels.
next hou*?e but ono was on fire, and *
burning fiercely, and the, people next
door were throwing every thing they
possessed—even china and glass—out
of the windows into tho street. We
dressed quickly, and my mother sent
Qvebn Victoria has no trouble in
getting her girls off her hands; but her
oldest boy, still hangs around home,
showing no disposition to learn any sort
of trade by which he can earn a living.-
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