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YEOETINE
For Dropsy.
Centbal. Faxis.E.1., October 19, 1577.
DR.TX. TJ. STEVENS:
It I a pleasure to eive my testlrconj-foryonr val
able medicine. I was sick for a Ion? time with
Jtnpry, under the doctor's care. He said it was
Waier between the Heart and Liver. I received
no benefit until I commenced taking the Vecetlne:
In fact 1 wuji growing worse. I have tried many
remedies; they did not help me. Vegetlne is the
medicine for lrop3y. I began to feel better after
taking n few bottles. I have taken thirty bottles
in all. I am perfectly well, never felt better. No
one can feel more thankful than I do.
I am , dear sir. gratefully yoorS;
A. D. WHEELER.
VEGETTNE, "When the blood becomes lifeless
and stagnant, either from change of weather or
climate, want of exercise, irregular diet, or from
any other cause, the VEGETINE will renew the
blood, carry off the putrid humors, cleanse th
stomach, regulate tbe bowels, and impart a tone of
vigor to tne wnoie Doay.
YEGEHNE
For Kidney Complaint and
Xervous Debility.
Islesboeo, ilE., Bee. 23, ISTi.
Dear Sir. I had had a cough, for eighteen years,
when I commenced taking the Vecetlne. I was
very low : my system wa? debilitated by disease. I
had the Kidney complaint, and was very nervous
cough bad. lungs sore. When I bad taken one bot
tle I found it was helping me: it has helped my
cough, and it strengthens me. I am now able to do
my work. Never have fonnd anything like the
v egetine j. Know it is every uimg it is recom
mended to be. Sins. A. J. PENDLETON.
VEGETINE is nourishing and strengthening :
purities the Mood: regulates the bowels: quiets the
nervous system: acts directly upon thesecretions;
and uroesce the whole system to action.
YE GET I WE
For Sick Headache.
Evassvixle, Ixd.. Jan. 31, 1S73,
Mb. Steveics:
l-'earSlr, I have nsed your Vegetlne for Sick
Headacae. and been greatly benefited thereby. I
nave every reason to believe it to be a good medi
cine. Yours very respectfolly.
-Has. JAilES CONNER.
411 Third St.
TfEADA CHE. There are various causes for
headache, as derangement of the circulating sys
tem, of the digestive organs, of the nervous syi
tem. &.c Vegetine can be said to be a sere reme 3y
for the many kinds of headache, as it acts directly
upoa the various causes of this complaint. Ner
vousness, Indigestion, Costiveness. Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, Blllioasness, fcc Try the Vegetine.
You will never regret it.
VEGETINE.
Doctor's Report.
Dn. Chas. II. DmDEKHAUSEX. Apothecary,
Evansvilie, Ind.
The doctor writes : I have a large nnmber of
good customers who take Vegetine, They all
speak well of It. I know it is a good medicine for
the complaints for which it is recommended.
Bee 27, 1S77.
VKGETTNE is a great panacea foronr n?ed fath
ers and mothers : for it gives them strength, quiets
their nerves, and gives them Nature's sweet sleep,
YETETINE.
Ioctor's Report.
3Ik. H. R. Stkvkns. Esq:
Dear Sir, "We hove been selling your valuable
Vegetine tor three years, and we find that it gives
Eerfect satisfaction. We believe it to be the best
lood purifier now sold. Very respectfully,
IR. J. E. BROWN &. CO.. Druggists.
TJnlontown, Ky.
"VEGETINE bos never failed to effect a cure, giv
inz tone and strength to the system debilitated by
disease.
VEGETINE
PREPARED BY
H.R.STEYElfS,BOSTOtf,MASS.
Tc?etinc is Sold by all Drusrsists.
SSTABILISHSB IN 1856.
o m. T E S T
EEAL
ESTATE
-A-G-EjSTCY
ENT PGSBRASTi: A .
Williaxa. M. Hoover.
Does a genoral Real Estate Business. Sells
Lands on Commission, examines Titles,
makes Deeds, Mortgages, and all instru
ments pertaining to the transfer of Real Es
tate. Has a
Complete Abstract of Titles
to all Real Estate in Nemaha County.
OKG-AlSriZEID, 1870.
AT BROTV3rFIIiI.E.
CAPITA!,, $100,000.
Transacts a general bir cincbusiness, sells
Drafts on all the principal cities of the
MITED STATES AUD EUROPE
-es Special accommodations granted te
depositors.
STATS, OQTTNTY & CTTY
SECTJHITISS,
I30TJGEE'3: JENX SOLD.
OFFICERS.
W.H.SCCREERY, : : President.
W.-W.HACKHE1', : Vice President.
H. E. GATES, : : : : : Cashier.
DIRECTORS.
L.HOADLEY. J.C.BEUSER,
WM.TI. HOOVER, C.il.KVTrKPirAN,
W.H. ifCCREERY.
HAVE -YOU SSSIvf
Tlaving purchased the
" El X. 3S IP SC A IN" T "
FEED STABLES
I "wish to announce that I am prepared to
do a first class livery business.
Josli Rogers,
til i" H
1 JbLD MM m. 11.
LlfEBTAHD
Trne Heroism.
It calls for something nioro tlmn brawn
On bloody, ghastly fields,
When honor greets the man who wins,
And death the man who yields ;
Sat I will write of him who fights
And vangulshes his sins,
Who struggles on through weary years
Against himself, and wins,
Here is a hero, staunch and brave.
Who fights an unseen foe.
And puts at last beneath his feet
His passions, base and low.
And stands erect in manhood's might.
Undaunted undismayed
The bravest man who e're drew sword.
In foray or in raid.
It calls for something moro than brawn
Or muscle to o'er come
An enemy who marcheth not
With banner, plume or drum
A foe forever lurking nigh,
With silent, stealthy tread
Forever near your board by day.
At night beside your bed.
All honor, then, to that brave heart,
Though rich or poor he be,
Who struggles with Lis baser part
Who conquers and is free.
He may not wear a hero's crown,
Or fill a hero's grave ;
But truth will place his name among
The bravest of the brave.
THE STOLEN tfOTE,
BY A RETIRED ATTORNEY.
Except that he indulged too freely
in the use of the intoxicating cup,
John Wallace was an honest, high
minded man. His one great fault
hung like u dark shadow orer his
many virtues. He meant well, and
when he was sober he did well.
He was a hatter by trade, and by
indu3tr3 and thrift had secured mon-
e3' sufficient to buy the house in
which he resided. He had purchased
it several years befoVe, for three thou
sand dollars, paying one thousand
down, and securing the balance by
mortgage to the seller.
The mortgage note was almost due
at the time circumstances made me
acquainted with the affairs of the
family. But Wallace was ready for
the day ; he had saved up the money;
there seemed to be no possibility of an
accident. I was well acquainted with
Wallace, having done some little col
lecting, and drawing up some legal
documents for him. One day his
daughter Annie came to my office in
great distress, declaring, that her fa
ther was ruined, and that they should
be turned out of the house in which
tiiey nveu. """
"Perhaps not, Mis3 Wallace," said
T, trying to console her, and give the
affair, whatever it wa3, a bright as
pect. "What has happened ?"
"My father," she replied, "had the
money to pay the mortgage on the
house in which we live, but it is all
gone now."
"Has he lost it?"
"I don't know ; I suppose so. Last
week he drew two thousand dollars
from the bank, and lent it to Mr.
Bryce for ten days."
"Who is Mr. Bryce ?
"He is a broker. My father got ao
quainted with him through George
Chandler, who boards with us, aud
who Is Mr. Bryoe's clerk."
"Does Mr. Brj-ce refuse to pay It?"
"He says he has paid it."
"Well, what is the trouble then?"
"Father says he has not paid it."
"Indeed! But the note will prove
that he has not paid it. Of course,
you have the note?"
"No. Mr. Bryce has it."
"Then, of course, he has paid it."
"I suppose he has, or he would not
have the note."
"What does your father say ?"
"He is positive that he never receiv
ed the money. The mortgage, he
sa3s, must be paid to-morrow."
"Very singular. Was your father
"Mr. Bryce says father was not
quite right when he paid him, but
not very bad,"
"I wIITseeyour father."
"He is coming up here in a few mo
ments; I thought I would see you
first, and tell you the facts before he
came."
"I do not see how Bryce could have
obtained the note, unless he paid the
money. Where did your father keep
it?"
"He gave it to me, and I put in the
secretari."
"Who was in the room when you
put it in the secretary ?"
"Mr. Bryce, George Chandler, my
father and myself."
The conversation was here Inter
rupted by the entrance of Wallace.
He looked pale and haggard, as from
the debauch from which he was re
covering. "She has told you about it, I sup
pose," said he, in a very low tone.
"She has."
I pitied him, poor fellow, for two
thousand dollars was a very large Eum
for him to accumulate in his little bus
iness. The loss of it would make the
future look like a desert to him. It
would be a misfortune whieh one
must undergo to appreciate.
"What passed between you on that
day ?"
"Well, I merely stepped into his
office it was only the day before yes
terdy to tell him not to forget to
have the mone for me to-morrow. He
took me into hia back office, and as I
sat there he said he would get the
money ready the nest day. He then
left me, and went to the front office,
where I heard him send George out
to the bank to draw a check for two
thousand dollars, so I supposed he
was going to pay me then."
"What does the clerk say about
lit?"
"He says Mr. Bryce remarked,
when he sent him, that he was going
to pay the money."
"Just so."
"And when George came in, he went
into the office again, and took the
money. Then he came back to me
again, and did offer to pay me the
money."
"Had you the note with yon?"
"No; now I remember, he said he
supposed I had the note with me, or
he would pay it. I told him to come
in the nest day, and I would have it
ready that was yesterday. When I
came to look for the note, it could not
be found ; Annie and I have hunted
the house all over."
"You told Bryce so?''
"I did. He laughed and showed
me the note, with his signature cross
ed over with ink, and a punch hole
through it."
"It is plain, Mr. Wallace, that he
paid you the money, as alleged, or he
obtained fraudulent possession of the
note, and intends to cheat you out of
the amount."
"He has never paid me, "-he replied
firmly.
"Then he obtained fraudulent po
session of the note! What of a per
son is that Chandler, who boards with
you ?"
"A fine young man. Bles3 you, he
wouldnotdo anything of that kind."
"I am sure he would not," repeated
Annie, earnestly.
"How else could Bryce obtain the
note, but through him ? What time
does he come home at night?"
"Always at tea time. He never
goesoufin the evening.
"But, father, he did not come home
till ten o'clock, the night before you
went to Bryce's. He had to stay in
the office to post books, or- something
of that kind."
"How did he get In?"
"He has a night key."
"I must see Chandler," said I.
"No harm in seeing him," added
Mr. Wallace ; "I will go for him."
In a few moments he returned with
the young man Chandler, who, in the
conversation I had with him, mani
fested a lively interest in the solution
of the mystery and professed himself
ready to do anything to forward m"
views.
"When did ou return to the house
on Thursday night?"
"About twelve."
"Tjarelve!" said Annie; it was not
?retrian ten wnen 1 heard you."
"The clock struck twelve as I turn
ed the corner of the street," replied
Chandler, positively.
"I certainly heard some one in the
front room at ten," said Annie, look
ing with astonishment at those around
her.
"We're getting at something," said
I. "How did you get in?"
The young man smiled, as heglano
ed at Annie, and said:
"On arriving at the door, I found I
had lost my night-key. At that mo
ment a watchman happened along,
and I told him my situation. He
knew me, and taking a ladder from
an unfinished bouse opposite, placed
it against one of the second story
windows, and I entered in that way."
"Good ! Now, who was it that was
heard in the parlor at ten, unless it
was Bryce or one of his accomplices ?
He must have taken the key from
your pocket, Mr. Chandler, and stol
en the note from the secretary. At
any rate, I will charge him with the
crime, let what may happen. Per
haps he will confess when hard push
ed." Acting upon this thought, I wrote
a lawyer's "demand against you,"
etc. which was immediately sent to
Mr. Bryce. Cautioning the parties
not to speak of the affair, I dismissed
them.
Bryce came.
"Well, sir, what have you to say to
me?" he asked, stiffly.
"A claim on the part of John Wal
lace, for two thousand dollars," I re
plied, poking over niy papers, and
appearing supremely indifferent.
"Paid it," he said, short as pie
crust. "Have you?" said I looking him
sharply in the eye.
The rascal quailed. I saw he was a
villain.
"Nevertheless, within an'hour, you
do not pay the two thousand dollars,
and one hundred dollars for the
trouble and anxiety you have caused
my client, at the end of the next half
hourj'ou will be lodged in jaIl,;to an
swer a criminal charge."
"What do you mean ?"
"I mean what I say. Pay, or take
the consequences."
It was a bold charge, and if he had
been an honest man, I should not
have dared to make it.
"I have paid the money, I tell you,
I have got the note in niy possession,"
said he.
"When did you pay it?"
"I got it when I paid the"
"When you felonious entered the
house of John Wallace, on Thursday
night, at ten o'clock, and took the
said note from the secretary."
"You have no proof," said he grasp
ing a chair for support.
"That is my look out. I have no
time to lose. Will you pay, or go to
jail?"
He saw that the evidence I had was
against his denial, dnd he drew
his check on the spot for twenty-one
hundred dollars, and af
ter begging of me not to mention the
affair, he sneaked off.
I cashed the check, and hastened to
Wallace's house. The reader may
judge with what satisfaction he re-
oeived It, and how rejoiced was An
nie and her lover. Wallace insisted
that I should take the one hundred
for my trouble, but I wa3 magnani
mous to keep only twenty. Wallace
signed the pledge, and wa3 ever a
temperate man. He died a few years
ago, leaving a handsome property to
Chandler and his wife; the marriage
between him and xnnie having taken
place shortly after the above narrated
circumstances occurred.
3Iy Little "Woman.
Would the diamond seem snob, a peerless
gem
. If it measured one loot round?
Would the rose leaf yield such a sweot per
fume . .
If It covered yards of grounu'?
Would the detvdropsseem so oloar and pure
If dew like the rain should fall?
Or the little womau be half so great
If she were six feet tall?
'Tis the hand as soft as the nestling bird
That grips with the grip of steel;
Tls the voice as sweet as the summer wind
That rules without appeaL
And the warrior, scholar, the saint and sage
May tight, and plan, and pray, .
The world will wag to the end of time
In the little woman's way.
San Iranciico 2Vets Letter.
General Harney's Foot-Race.
General William S. Harney, of thi3
city, when a young nian, had the rep
utation of being the swiftest runner
in the army, as well'as the best Indi
an fighter. He was a strict disciplin
arian, but not one of the "stuck up"
kind so common nowadays. He would
often mingle with hie men when not
on duty, and laugh and joke with
them on terms of familiarity, and
went so far at times as to compete
with them in the exciting sport of
foot-racing. An impression prevail
ed at one time that almost any Indian
could outrun a whito man ; but Gen
eral Harney believed that he could
beat any red rascal that wore raocoa
&ins, and whenever he met a warrior
who boasted of his fieetness of foot,
he took great pleasure in giving a
trial, and always came out ahead.
Only once did he fail to reach the
winning-post before his adversary,
aud that was by a "foul."
The affair occurred at Fort Winne
bago in the winter of 1SS0, when Fox
River was frozen over and the weath
er was very cold. An Indian had
committed some breach of the rules
of the garrison, for wjiloh Harnei'.
then a captain, concluded to adminis
ter a flogging. He always beljeved in
giving every man a fair chance, red
or white, and on this occasion he cou-
ducted the Indian some distance up
the river, and giving him a hundred
yards the start, told him if he reach
ed a certain point without being over
taken he would escape the flogging.
The race wa3 on the ice, which at
some place3 was thinner than at oth
ers, on account of the formation of
"air-holes." Both men wore mocca
sins, and both were stripped and belt
ed for the race, Harney swinging a
cowhide in his hand, with which he
confidently expected to accelerate the
movements of the Winnebago on over
taking him. At the word "go," both
started at full speed, the Indian doing
his best to savehis hide, and the white
man anxious to save his reputation as
a runner. Harney gained rapidly on
the warrior, and was getting ready to
swing his rawhide, when the cun
ning savage made an oblique move
ment toward a spot where the ice was
thin. Being of muoh lighter weight
than Iiis pursuer, he passed over the
dangerous place in safety, but as Eoon
as Harney stepped upon the thin ice
it was shivered like gla53, and down
went the tall captain, sinking into the
cold water like a sea lion. Being a
good swimmer, a few strokes brought
him to the edge of the thick ice, and
clambering upon it he made his way
to his quarters, spangled with Icicles,
and as mad as a buffalo bull.. He lost
his cowhide in the water, but that
was a small matter, as the Indian
never returned to the fort, while the
Captain remained there. Captain
Harney's foot-race afforded "old
Twiggs" occasion for many a joke,
and it was a long time before he
heard the last of it. St. Louis Globe
Democrat. Out Own Atmosphere.
"We carry our own atmosphere
with us," said a certain wise man, to
the temporary discomfiture of his fel
lowsbefore they had time to reason
the matter out. But is It not so? A
certain something resembling an at
mosphere attaehes itself to the pres
ence, character and influence of every
man. It is comparatively slight with
some aud strong with others, accord
ing to temperament, knowledge and
will-power; ju3t as the physical air
may either be imperceptible in it3 ef
fect, or may freeze or may burn ; may
gently breathe as a zephyr, or may
rush and roar as a gale. Those who
are with us feel an influence in our
very presence which impresses them
unfavorably ; and we, In tarn, are
drawn or repelled by their silent
qualities, as well as by their spoken
words. A glance, a motion, is a reve
lation. One man, in look, tone, and
gesture, and mauner, suggests intel
lect and learning; another sagacity
and wisdom: another courage and
resolution ; another patience and en
durance ; another gentleness and love ;
another indignation and severity.
The instant we approach certain per
sons we feel elevated, encouraged, in
spired, purified; but when we draw
near other characters, there is an ef
fluence of evil qualities, and we at
once begin to be depressed in thought
and feeling, to be lowered in the
whole tone of our minds, and to be
measurably incapacitated for high re
solve and noble endeavor. What a
boon if, in the latter case, we are free
to change company. Nothing can be
worse than enforced companionship
duty enforced with a nature lower
than our own.
HU3I0R0US.
A Paris paper speaks of Moody and
San key as a small town in Connecti
cut. Mrs. Fortune, of Halifax, has given
birth to twins girls. Of courseMiss
LFortunes never come-singly.
"Yes," said a man, as he bent his
elbow to raise the twentieth glass of
beer, "it is overwork that kills."
The rats in an Ohio barn rose in
their might and killed the dog thut
had been sent to exterminate them.
Mum Boolables originated in the bar
ber shops years ago. The customer
has the mum and the barber the soci
able. It is said that the Vice President
goe3 right ahead and never smiles.
He must be a stern-Wheeler. Now
York Herald.
Iu Arizona there are four men to
one woman, and a church sociable
looks like the last street car from the
beer garden. Hawkeys.
The dueling mania ha3 revived in
the more thinly settled parts of the
South. It is regarded as a preventive
against over-population.
A dinner was given in Warrenton,
Va., to twelve old ladies whose aggre
gate ages was 800 years. They danced
a quadrille and the minuet.
The town of Wales, in Maine, by no
means remote from civilization, has
managed to get along for fifteen years
without doctor, lawyer, minister, or
pauper.
When Freedom from her mountain
height unfurled her sttndard to the
air, she little thought that naughty
men would advertise hop bitters there.
Worcester Press.
The following belongs to "Green
Erin," and may be seen on a tomb
stone in a town near Dublin :
Here lies the body of John Mound,
Lost at sea and never found.
A London magistrate is in favor of
arresting all women who wear pock-
otc tt the baelt o
f fhnir Sjintrta TTat
says a street boy
can hardly have a
greater inducement to steal handker
chiefs than this.
Animal magnetism is ncr new dis
covery, but was practiced by people
in Vienna about 1774, and for a while
had great success. It was known in
France-and England in 17SS, but wa3
finally forbidden as a public exhibi
tion. Little o-yefir-old is having her first
experience of spring in the country.
Looking at a pear tree in full bloom
the other day, she exclaimed : "Why
mamma! Just look at that tree. It's
all covered with popped corn !" Bos
ion Transcript.
A meddlesome old woman was
eneering at a young mother's awk
wardness with her infant, and said, 'I
declare, a woman neverought to have
a baby unless she knows how to bold
it.' Nor a tongue, either,' quietly
responded the young mother.
You can't plant cats too early, nor
is it possible to get too many In a hill.
You may not raise anything else that
season where the cat Is pin n ted, but
in the meantime the cat would not
have raised anything either, and that
is where the enormous profit comes
In. Albany Argus.
A boy in the Sundaj school propos
ed a question, to be answered the
Sunday following: 'How many let
ters does the Bible contain ?" The an
swer wa3 8,580.333. The superinten
dent says to James, 'Is that right?'
'No, sir,' waa the prompt reply. 'Will
you please tell us how many there are,
then ?' 'Twenty-six, sir.
Widow Van Cot I? a regular scream
er. She is described a3 a large, portly
woman, with a roaring voice, square
jaws, stern countenance, tragic earn
estness of manner, and a withering
contempt for newspaper reporters.
She 'swells with oratorical rage and
scorn' &4 she describes the stars sad
stripes flouting over a bar-room, with
its staff stuek in the bung-hoie of a
beer-barrel.
When Mr. Billony went home and
saw a handsome. bouquet on one of
the chairs, he mentally observed that
It wag a shame to let such beautiful
flowers He there to wither, so he took
them up tenderly, procured a basin of
water and placed them therein and
at the same instant his wife gave a
piercingshriek and fainted dund rwb-.
But it was too late: her new spring
flewer bonnet was utterly ruined.
2?orrisioBn Herald.
A newly married couple at Rose
burg, Oregon, were disturbed on the
following morning by the appearance
at the chamber door of that irrepress
ible mother-in-law, who escfaimed :
"Now, you git up; my old man was
out in the field mowin" lonz afore this
tlmeo' day if ye don't git up I'll
burn yer lose!"
"Well, burn 'em, old gal.gaul darn
'em, who cares I don't went 'em
agin," exclaimed the groom.
At Walsal, England, it has been de
cided to exclude the Ten Command
ments from the religious teaching in
the board schools, on the ground that
difficulties would arise in explaining!
the fourth and seventh command
nients to children.
Late Tahoe.
Half of this lake is in Ivevads, the'
other half in California. It Is 28 miles
long and from 12 to 16 miles wide, and
has been sounded to a depth of l,60flf
feet. Its waters are a beautiful ultra
marine, and it may be called tue'pur
est water in the world, containing by
analysis only four per cent of impu
rities. It is so light and mobile as to'
be easily lashed into a foam, or calm
ed to a mirror-like surface. In the
early morning it is like a looking-giass
with surrounding objects reflected in
It with surprising aeouraey. Several
steamers with small tonnage are used
in navigating it. Italtltude is about
Lsixty-three hundred feet; it fa always-
cool and pleasant In the hottest weath
er. The take never freezes, ami never
gives up its dead. No person who has
been drowned has been known to rise
to the surface. Wood, as soon as it
has been saturated, sinks to the bot
tom. The water is as clear as crystal,
and huge rocks fifty feet down are
plainly discernible. In faet it i3 a
murvel, and the very oontraet of the
Great Salt Lake : for this is so denso
and sluggish as to offer great resist
ance to the human body, and every
thing else that will float.
A Cmirtslup of One. ilomv
The Adrian Times say3: In tho'
second ward of this beautiful oky,
there resided last week a middle-aged
widow, well preserved and highly re
spectable. In the country, a .short
distance from Adrian, at the same
time lived a widower, well preserved,
a little more than middle-aged, a weal
thy farmer, with all the comforts of
life except a wife. One day last week
he drove to town an elfgant socrn of
horses, attached to a handsome carri
age, and drove to the residence of the
widow in the second ward. Widow
and widower had neverseen eaoii oth
er. They were introduced, went out
for a drive together, returned a little
after noon, took dinner, went fer" an
other drive, and returned later in tllto
afternoon nian and wife. But a tittle
over an hour's courtship suffleed.
They had never before that dey, seen
or written to each other; hut each
knew the other's name, reputation,
and desires through nuUer friends.
The widower was wealthy and lone
ly, the widow, poor and hard -working.
A Iveciarfcable Surgical Ojrafiom
Robert F. Hurlbut, private secre
tary of Governor Bishop, of Ohio,
has Just had his tongue aaapeeated
near the root by Dr. E. Sterling, of
Cleveland. The JUiin Dealer a cor
respondent sej-s that "the eh in waa
sawed in twain and the jaws spread
apart in order to take out the diseas
ed tongue. The work was performed
in a comparatively short space of
time, and the patient was comiertabie
and conscious in less than aw hour.
Next day Mr. Hurlbut walked across
the room, and wrote his wants endpa
per. He is not permitted to attempt
to speak, and of oourse eottkl not- do
so if he desired. The phyaietena
think he will be able to artietiiete
audibly in the course of time. Thus
far the difficulty has been to give
nourishment, which has been dene by
injection. Glass tubes have bean se
en red and hereafter nottriehmenit will
be given by that means until itiesere
ne3 in the mouth Je somewhat sub
dued." This is noted m a very re
markable srgkal operation. Mr.
Hurlbut had a eaaeer at tbe root of
his tongue.
The New York World speafcsiof a
recently invented Ayi-uefciief ar
as follows :
The experiment' to-day" were net
altogether eneeesfal at first, and
many went away disappointed, but
those who remained to the cieee were
gratified at witnessbiga sceseMop
e ration. The troeble in the early ef
fort was occasioned by the faet that
the gas cylinder was filled early in
the day and left stand ray wfch the
valves loose, so that a poctteu of te
gas escaped, which was sot discover
ed until tbe experiments began.
A boj' was substituted for tbe regalar
operator, and though be raaaeged to
get tbe machine into tbe air ke'eeatd
not control it properly. Finally, the
sylinder was filled and tirades tie man
trained to operate the maebie made
some successful aeeents and Amamois
to demonstrate its capacity as aftyleg
machine.
Mr. Stevens, in hie book, Ttte Bi
bles in the Caxton Exhibit, de
votes several pages' at tbe eoacdueean
of his work to tbe description of that
marvel of modern art, the OaxtoaMe
morfal Bible, of wbiehahuadred cop
ies on ly were printed, and that, to
gether with tbe blading, in twelve
hours on June 80, 2S77. It was a feat
which, as Mr. Gladstone remarked,
outdid the enterprise of a fried with
whom he onee dined in tbe uewtfe of
England, who presided at ibedinr
table in a dress-coat that bad been
made from elolh wrought sera tbe
wool of a sheep sheared that mecniag
on the lawn- before tbe bouoWia pres
ence of some of tbe gneste.
Death from-joy is a rare oeewrrenoe.
in this sober, cloudy world. A-Sef-fleld
blacksmith, who bed beejj In
prison for two months, returned te'frfe
home, and on seeing Iris wife ami
child, was so orerpowgd that fe rap
tured bis. heart aad died b peace apeVy
cleiau oeuld beatttuinefrtd.
