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i an I1 ,1 ft v , Ki' Lf 1st R It if 4 is I A RUINED BUSINESS. END OF THE BIG CATTLE RANCHES OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN VALLEYS. Tho Grass all Used Up No More rood for the Herds of that Vast Region. The Disaster Crushing and WUliout Beinedj. I instance the present condition of a once famous stock growing valley. Four years ago tall bunch gras stood in the upper North Fiatte valley. The low, rocky hills were covered. The spaces between the tage bushes were occupied by bunches of grass. The treeless flanks of the mountain ranges K were yellow with dried grass, which waved in the wind. There was grass, and good " grass, everywhere throughout the valley. Heavy crops of hay were cut on the natural meadows. Cattle, horses, antelope and elk roamed through the valley from Hunter1, ranch at the bridge over the North ffatte to fifty miles below Fort Steele. On every creek which issued from the mountains pros perous cattle growers lived in log houses. The cattle were fat, and though the growers always lied about the per cent, of calves they branded, it did not seem as though dis aster were close at hand. But how is it to-day? The valley of the North Platte, this famous grazing ground, is virtually a grasslcss desert. I hao just returned from a trip through it and the ad jacent mountains, and I have never seen a more valueless region to grow or hold rattle in. The grass is tramped out by the hoofs of thousands of hungry and lean cattle, that walked for months over the arid land in search of food. They roamed for days be fore they staggered close to the snow in the foot hills, and then they closely followed the retreating snow- banks into the down timber, into the green timler, and finally on to the buinmit of the Sierra Madre mountains. VALLEY OK DESOLATION. While slowly driving down this gray valley of desolation my comrade continually assured mo that there was good grass in the foothills, and that the cattle which grazed there were fat. Wo left the wagon ut Grand Encampment river and took saddle and rode into the foothills. I was strongly impressed with the imheallhful appearance of the eutlie. Their hair did not ho smooth. There was a jwculiar stare in their eyes which I had long ago learned to recognize as fateful. The calves sucked the cows, fre quently and with nervous energy. The cows, almost without exception, were lean and weak. The grass, scant appearing to eastern ej e- at all times, had u queer, strango appearance. After riding a few miles and inspecting the grass from the elevation of a horse's lck, I dismounted and carefully examined it, bunch ufter bunch, until I had ins-KH'teJ fifty bunches. The story was told. In no hunch which 1 examined were there more than twelve stalks of this year's grass. The other stalks, from twenty to sixty to each hunch, were last year's giowth. It is not ios..ibIr for cattle to sejiarate the good grass from the poor. Three-quarters of the food that the cattle, which have grazed in the foothills during tho iast summer, have eaten consisted of the weather beaten, rain hoaLed gras- of last year's growth. It is no wonder tint thty ventured far into the mountains in search of fresh and tender feed. Almost daily, w hile hunting in the Sierra Madre mountains, 1 saw s.mall bands of cattle feeding iu tho mountain pai ks or in the green timler. These animals were almot as wild as elk. They fed in tho samo localities as the elk and I ilacl: tailed deer did. I judged from the frequency wifli which I saw theso small herds that there were many hundreds of them in the moun tains. What will I e tho fate of theso half wild animals which were grazing in the lofty, pine clad highlands three weeks ago? I unhesitatingly answer, not ono in ten will get out of tho mountains. Before this timo the' ure snowed in. Instinct, or may bo bujwrior reasoning power, teaches game animals to fly out of tho mountains when heavy snowstorms legin to rage. Cattle have not this instinct. They are almost sure to linger too long in tho highlands, and there they die of cold and hunger. The nature of the ground forbids their being driven out, and, indeed, the cowboys have no heart to enter unknown and intricate mountain systems in search of these cattle, as they might get lost themselv es. A PITIFUL SIGHT. My hunting camp was pitched on the eastern slope of the Sierra Madro mountains about two miles from the summit of the di vide. Between it and the bare foothills was a jackstraw -hko tangle of down tiuil)er, and two wide belts of green timber. A heavy snow fell steadily all of ono night. Realiz ing that tho hunt was at an end, we packed up and tra eled down the l ugged mountain flanks, now iu down timlier, now in green. Wo -Kissed many bands of cattle that ran in all directions, excepting tho right one, at our approach. It w as evident that that they had forgotten the trails on which they en tered tho highlands in early bummer. These cattle are sure to die this winter. In the treeless foothills all the cattle which had passed tho summer there were trailing for tho lower valley. To tho extent of vision, both to tho north and south, short columns or cuttle could be seen at intervals wading slowly through tho snow. Tho next day, curious to see what the cattle would do when they found there was no feed iu tho valley. 1 rode to tho lowlands. Before 1 got to tho ba of tho foothills I mt cattle walking up the mountain They had lieeu down to the alley, and finding no feed had ascended the hills, prefei ring to i ustle iu the Miow rit'ier than to starve iu the snow less, grasJess pi this. In tho valley many hun dred cattle stood iu lino along tho barbed w ire fences, or at the banks of irrigating ditches, waiting until hunger drove them , back to the snow clad foothills. Preseutlj they bjutted, singly, iu ptirs uid in family columns, and Xty night the alloy was again destitute ot cattle. It was a pitiful sight to se the hungry annuals resolutely enter the foothills and the deep snow iu search of food. As it i in this valley so it is iu mum titheis. I met mid talked with cattle grow ers who gtaA th-ir herds in the north, iu Him south, in the wet ami on the plains, and. with fe.v exceptions, all told tl.o same stor". Thut the ;iativc grasses on closely graA'd grounds were almo-t extinct; that the grass had been trodden out of many valleys: that other exten&iv e unu.- had been almost ruined by overstocking, and that dis aster, set ions und widespread, menaces the whole cattlo growing industry west of the 101st meridian. Ihaeno doubt that the looses of cattle now grazing on the raugts of high altitude will bo sufficiently large this winter to bank rupt many individual a. well as asxviat.-d cattle growers. A. id it matters not v hat the winter may prove l. b", whether mild or bard, the condition of the grass on the range tharply iudiit-s that a large portion of the cattlo cannot rustle through it. They are doomed to die. There U but little good grass east of the mountains. Frank Wilkesou iu New York Sun. CAREER OF A CORRESPONDENT. Ab Old .Journalist Tells the Story of Henry Villartl's Career hltclanr ltcid. Simultaneously with tho transfer of tho -Dutch Castle," "which Henry Villard built in this city, to Whiteiaw Reid of The Tri bune, the former reappears in New York as agent of a syndicate of German bankers, who have emplo3-ed him to make invest ments here on a wholesale scale. The con cerns of theso two men have been "remarka ble and they have been simultaneous and almost on tho samo fields. I first knew Vil lard in 1801, in Kentucky, where he had gono as a New York Herald correspondent, with tho idea of establishing a Herald bureau Jn Richmond. His earthly possessions at that time were his salary and his audacity. Ifn wnploycd the latter in proposing to Gen. TVrunivsh Sherman his plan of serving The jcrnld in the south, and was told that if he pf.eeiipte-d to ctoss the lines into tho Con faicfttzy he would be shot as a spy. Tbere ut1i Villard got out of Sherman's depart jtft ott'l published the story that Sherman fiefffty He made another attempt when Q.), iUi-M was in command of iho departs KiJ, lilt uover succeeded. As late as 1SC3 j if Tribune correspondent jrfrl lull" or nothing of him after that Zt; ftWjl. JH70, when he was getting up a 5M,y:'s.i fr t-niigrant to this country. pfeyij jjflpi inony then. His accumula itffi f t7rJ nillHona in bonds and other frriWiSu '"v" "c'n made between 1575 JSf i&g H jift'l U to be surrendered ex &fi ibS "Dilkii llW 1" kd fiton his wife, and for which Mr. Ileid has just paid nliout $400,000 alKHit hnirtho cost o' the uiilnibl structure. I originally met Mr. Reid shortly niter my first encounter with Villard. It was before Corinth, and he was there as a war corre spondent. Ho had some property in Ohio and owned some stock in The Cincinnati Ga zette, but I fancy his pay as a correspondent more tlian equaled his income from other sources. Ho was Washington correspondent of the same paper of tr the close of the war and until about 1807, when he became an edi torial writer on Tho New York Tribune. He bought some of its stock at the time. Oa the expulsion of John Russell Young Reid be came managing editor. After the death of Horace Greeley, whose brain had succumbed at the almost simultaneous loss of his wife, his defeat for tho presidency and the knowl nrtcTM ihatThe Tribune had been sold to Wil- .liaui Orton and a syndicate of tjapitallsts, - - - . w, A . - Al. - IS who wished to maKo acnuyier wuas mo e-ui-tor, Mr. Reid showed me a check for f40,000 paid him for four shares of stock, and which, he said, represented his dissolution with The Tribune. I suppose Reid L worth l,(rVKM or more, which he has made since 1S77 by iersoRal in vestments. Unlike tho meteoric Villard, ho has managed to keep it all in secure invest ments. There was another thing in which the two men were in direct contrast. Reid had a very delicate constitution and had to take caro of it, and at -W ho is strong and healthy, if not robust Villard was of mag nificent physique and hardy constitution. He has used thorn roughly, and at ."i0 ho has by no means the health he mice enjoyed. Wil liam R G. Shanks in Chicago Herald. GOOD AND BAD LUCK. gl.tne of tii Suprstition-i of Gamblers and SnortliiR Men The Black Cat. Gamblers and sporting men are, without an exception, suportfit i uj, and nlnnKtoveiy one has u sign or omen which bjtoiieiis either good or Iwd lu-k. This i. pirti -ulat ly notire ablciu Joffersonvillaat present. There are a large iiuiiiImt of gamblers who are regular players and muiiugo to obtain a livelihood iu this way. Tlu-y play ciiefiilly, and noior venture their -ash without Jiaving Hist felt the lucky iiispiratio-i. When all of tho signs indicate that the Sicklo goddess will sinilo uioii them they play heavily, hut when the omen of bad or indifferent luek is noticed nothing will induce them to gamble. Several mo.iths ago u wealthy denier iu mining stocks came down to Louisville from Cincinnati on business, and during the course of his stay here frequently visittsl tho faro games in Jortervmville. Ho was kuowu among tho fraternity in that city as -the High Roller." on account of the large sums ho risLeil ami the desolate chances lw tno!f. One eeniig he h:t c'J.tJO:) nt n single sitting. Tho no.t night he won ijack ii',0J0. Before playing ea h time ho would go to u rear room in the house ami play three games of solitaire. If h" won all of th.'in he risked all ho had on tho tlr-t turn of the euids If, however, ho lost oue out of the nuinlier ho ventured moderate sums, and if ho lost all three he positively refused to play. Another plaj or eousideis it an ill omen if ho sees a blnck oat oa the way to the bank, and invariably declines to ply. A well known gambler, who fonneily operated a bank in this city, but who has since located in Hoosiordoin. has a singular superstition. When he wakes iu the morning he always puis on his lett lioot first. If by mistake he picks up tho one for tho right foot, nothing under tho sua can induce him to play. If another man sees a rusty nail on tho lave ment in front of him. and thoiwint is toward him, he picks it up and considers it a symbol of good luck. If the head is toward him ho will step to ono side, and under no circum stances walk over it All tho "signs" of good and bad luck are on this order, and some of them are exceed ingly alisurd and ridiculous. Every timo a man wearing a w hite coat passes up stairs to piny at ono of tho rou'ette tables at a Fi ont street house, tho doorkeeier remai ks: Tho house ill lose to-night." Louisville Times. A West African Wirk of Art. Duke Town possesses one public monument a somewhat remarkable one. When 3ou near the w harf of the European trading fac tory you notice a figure hanging from ono of the Hsts that support its ample roof. At the flr-it glance 3 on might take it for the gibbeted corpse of a very badly dressed pirate with an unnaturally long neck; but a closer survey shows it to lc a 'dummy" stuffed with straw Africa's first attempt at a -GuyFawkes." Tho head is represented by a round wooden ball, Minted black, and surmounted by a gray felt hat, with a verj- dirty white cloth twisted round it by way of a sunshade. A brass pan forms the shoulders, two small lells hang from the arms and a third from the waist, while a flowing drapery of colored handkerchief:, makes a gallant but unsuccess ful attempt to bide the fact that this statue, like the fabulous bird of eastern legend, has no legs. Considered merely as a work of art the figure undoubtedly has its faults. It ex hibits all tho crudeness of Raphael's early attempts at painti-ig. A critic who was in clined to bo cruel might even go so far as to class it with the statuo of Bums, in Central Park. But it at least servesa purpose, which is more than can ho said of many far more civilized institutions, A large square paper on its breast keis in countenance another on its back, aud both display the samo inscription: "Notice Ii ince l'yambo has owed mo four (4) pun's (puncheons of palm oil) this last four U) J ears, and will not pay me. Beware of him." This conti ivHiioe shows a genius for adver tising which is a pleasing surpiise in "be nighted An-nii." Whether you approach the wliuif overland or by ho-it. the evidence of Prince Eyiiinbu's iniquities stares 3 ou 111 the face, und whenever a breath of wind stirs the figure the liollshuiig upon it call attentior iu ringing language to tho fact that even in this remote corner of tho earth there are piinces who have learned enough of the wa3's of civili7cd i'alty to abstain from paying their debts. West Afiioa Cor. New Yoik Tina. UIi Mil! Should he Thankful. Heie is a storv of Gloucester whKh it may lje necessary to preface w ith tho fact, familiar enough to people who live on the coast, but not so familiar to inlanders, that when a sea faring man dies uw 33 from home u point is made of tacking his otiects iu his chest prompth' and returning them to his family: A lady, uieased m deep mourning, was riding iu a Gloucester street cur, when another lad', bharpof feature and inquisitive of gaze, came in and sat dor. u by her side. The sharp fea tured woman fidgeted about for a Minute or so and then iK-gan oa'eclnzing the woman iu mourning: "Be 3011 mourning the loss of leUtives. ma'ami" -Yes." "Husband or brother:" "ikith." -law Kikes! Was thev lost at sou f" "They died at NovvOrleausof t he 3 ellow fever." "Dear ine, siiz! Both on Vm died o1 the vellow fever, eh?" "Yes.'' The inquisitive woman wiped anay a tear, uiiKil for an instant, and then resumed: "Was tho3' hoiefuIi3 pious, uui'ani!" "Yes, the' wcie." "And (eagerly) did 30 git their dusts!" "I did." "Oh, well," stid tho sharp featured woman, witha'igh of satisfaction, "if they died hopeful' pious and you got their chists 3ou"e got a great deal to be thankful for!" Boston Record. An Infaut'a Iiioftteble Innocence. Little Dick came homo from Sunday school last week full of importance. "I know the Twentj--threed psalm," ho announced at tho dimier table, "or, anyhow, I'm going to know it Tho teacher read it and made us say part of it, but there's another part of it I can't remember a bit" "What is thatl" asked his mother. "It's after they set the table for him; it's something about putting grease on his hair." "Anointed his head with oil," sa;d Dick's father. "I'll be hanged! That's it," said the boy, exploavel3'. "Why, dear!" cried his mother, "don't say that It's dreadful! Where did you learn itr Dick paused a moment, while both tho maternal and the paternal regard wero fixed sternly upon him. Then he asked, with an air of ineffable innocence: "Ought. I to say, 'I'll bo hungf Isn't hanged grammar r Boston Record. Dan Bice's Good Tortane. A notorious circus clown has discovered that be is heir to 300,000 acres of land in Texas cud ilexico, granted to his father, Genrgo McLnren in 1S30, and the lucky jester says: "Undo Dan Bice (McLaren), the ex circus millionaire, ex clown, ox-lecturer, after having been the possessor of fortunes, will yet cud his days In affluence and happlcr-a." ii2velai2l LeatUi-- A WONDERFUL COUNTRY. HOW A YOUNG ENGLISHMAN WAS HOAXEO IN CALIFORNIA. Banker Ralstoa and His Titled Gaest. Bis Bottles or 'WlBe Marvelous Tales of Lawlessness Haatlos; and Fishing. The Victim's Good-By. In the Ralston days, when Belmont was in its glory aud ito profuse hospitality was the talk of the country, a young Englishman of title called upon the banker with letters of introduction from the American minister in London, an old friend of Ralston. Of course ho was invited to Belmont. He had come to San Francisco around the "Horn," and, like uian3' of his order and nationality, had made up his mind not to be surprised at anything ho saw in this country. "Rather a fine place, you know," he re marked to Ralston, as his host "toted" him down to Belmont; "but some of our fellows who were out here have told the most out rageous stories, -ou know, about California your bears and immense regattas, and all that sort of thing eo I' hare determined to keep my e3'esopen. I imagine, 3011 know, that they havo been hoaxed. B3- gad, Mr. Ralston, I have been all over the world, and it would take a .pretty wideawake fellow to hoax me, dont you know V J During this conversation Mr. Ralston regis tered a mental oath that if money or influence could produce that wideawake fellow be would be forthcoming before the termination of tho nobleman's visit At Belmont wore a-wmbled a fow choice spirits. Leaving his guest in charge of one of them, Ralston at once called a council of war. I-UTTISG THKin HEADS TOQETHIR. "This Englishman must be fooled," he said." "Now let us put our heads together and give him something to talk aliout when ho returns to the London clubs." Tho private wire was busy that evening, and a clas carriage was sent to meet the next train. No expense was spared to make tho Britisher's stay in every Kemw delightful. When Ralston and hi guests sauntered Into the dining room the Englishman opened his eyes and stared in bewildered astonish ment at the table service. And wll be might. Tho bottles were of that colossal size, holding half gallons, which tho beer and wine men use for advertising purposes. Now, by jove, j'ou Californiaus must lie a thirsty lot," said the Knglishman. "I never saw stii h M)ttles in my life." -Oh, nonsense," said Ralston; "don't you h.ivrt that sue in England! They used to have them wheu 1 lived there, nmny 'ears ago." -That size! great heavens, no." "HVII, here goes, an3how. Peter, wuie champagne;" and the butler piocoeded with inqtussivu face, opened a half gallon lxittle o flu, the cork going oft like the explosion of a rifle. As tho dinner progressed the guests plied tho Britisher with the most mar velous tales of the lawlessness of the couutry ; the U'-u-s, lions, and antelope that roamed tho neighboring hills, and everything, iu line, tlwt the fantastic imagination could invent It was arranged to have the bouse attacked that night by outlaws, but tbej" feared tho lord might get suspicious, so that scheme was abandoned. A deer bunt was decided upon for tho next morning, and a fishing party for the next afternoon. HUNTIXa AND FLSHINO. The arty were out before daybreak, and the lord was stationed near a milk much, and instructed not to stir until one of the hunters camo to fetch him. When he was properl3 planted tho others returned to tho houso, for the hunting grounds were not a mile away, and amused themselves until noon w ith la3'ing new plans for the delecta tion of their victim. Meanwhile, though the oor foreigner did not see a deer, lie heard shots about him at intervals, and when ho was informed that the run was over and that there would be no more shoot ing that day, was taken liack to tho house. "I am awfully sorry 'ou did not have tettor luck," said Ralston, when tho dis gnstvd Britisher apjieareii. "Our fellows did fnirl3 you seo," and be pointed to the onrcuKses of half a dot?n deer lying on tho niazta, which had ariived thetdnj- from the mat ket b3' the morning train. "Didn't -ou realh- get a shot.' Confess, now, 3-0U blnzed away at a stag or two, and missed 'em." "Stag! I assure 3-ou, nrj dear fellow, I didn't fee a single lieast," piotcsted the mor tified nobleman. "Well, never mind, never mind," said his host; -wo'll sec how the fishing pans out" The fishing took placo in a pond near the house. But while every ono else pulled out ti out, salmon and even 10-k cod, not a fish o-mie near tho .Englishman's hook, though he nitgkxl with tho most industrious persist ence. Of course, the San Francisco fish market had Ikjo.i gutted to permit tho buj piy, and so elsvcih wore the fish attached to the hooks uud hauled into the boats with shouts and spiaslnngH that his lordship had i.ol the faintest idea that bo was being most unme tifullv hoaxed. Tho rock cod stag gered him a little, but Ralston explained this by tho statement thut the lake was con nected with the ocean b3 a subterranean stream. Wheu every fantastical hoax had Uen exhausted, RaLtou accompanied his victim to tho city uud saw him homeward bouud. 'i$3- jove, Mr. Ralstou, you have a wonder ful country," said the Britisher, as ho bid his host good-by. "I tell you, it will open tho 03 cs of thos- follows at homo wheu 1 givo them a history of this visit Hau Frait oisoo I'ost. GEN. GRANT'S LAST REVIEW- An KntbimlMstic lteceptlua Nlmklnj Huuds wittt "the Bojs Iu Blue." I heard last night the story of Gen. Graut's last review in Washington, and I think it was the last review of his life. It was a few mouths before his death. Ho was tho grand commander of un organization here composed of old veterans, and kuowu a "The Boys in Blue." This organization met during his Inst visit here, und the3' in vited him to be present There was a full attendance of the veterans and their wives, and they were having a Jovial time whui Gen. Grant arrived with Gen. Edward Beale. Maj. J. J. Noah presided over the meeting. He received Grant as he oauie iu. 'lhe gen eral was not feeling well, and he looLed upon the large assembl3 with dismay. Uo saw tho enthusiastic spit it which animated them, und feared he would be shaken to pieces. He had but u few moment to stay, and he was much troubled as to how to get awavr from the crowd. Maj. Noah, however, is a man of consider able oratorical talent. lie introduced tho general iu a tin tiling speech and held the audience in hand. He told them that they might be looking upon Giant for the htst time, and that the geueial wanted to take each of them by tho bund and bid them one ami all God speed lieforo ho left. Ho then organised the compan3 into ranks and had them come one by one and shake hands with the great general. He described the scene to me last night and ttie tears stood in his e3-es as he did so. "It was," said he, "the most affecting sight I have ever witnessed. Many of the veterans had oue arm gone, some the left aud others the right; and Grant had to be continually changing bauds iu order to suit himself to the occasion. Some hobbled up on crutches and others lifted up their sleeveless arms and gave Grant the stump or the coat sleeve to shake Some of those who had no arms at all, Gen. Grant grasped about the waist nud said a pleasant word as they passed by. After the handshaking was over three times three cheers were given in Graut's honor, and he left for the home of Gen. Bealo, and a few days after left Washington never more to return. Frank G. Carpenter in Cleve land Leader. "Marios Harlaad'a" Literary Success. The authoress known as Marion Harland she was Mary Virginia Hawes, and is the wife of the Rev. Edward Payson Terhuue drew attention, particularly in Virginia, where she was born, by her novel "Alone," published thirty-two years ago, when she was but 19. The south regarded her as a rare genius, and she believed she bad struck the center of renown, judging by the resonant echoes that reached her of her work. She wrote some twenty novels, aud Richmoud rang with praises of the gifted daughter of the Old Dominion. Nevertheless, her hit had not been made. She could scarcely have imagined in beryoonger day how it would be made. Not by skillfully dev bed plot, by 1 novel sbaractsn, h; dramatie 4anouemcnt, by sparkling dialogue. Ou the contrary, 03 the plainest facts, 03 prosaic experience, by the practice of rigid economy. What sort of a romance would it le into which those things could enter. Not a romance, but a sober realitv, "Com mon Sense iu the Household." That is the book which has given Marion Harland her national reputation. Fully 170,000 copies have been called for, and tho demand is not yet satisfied. Its success mny not have grati fied her literary ambition, but it must have gratified her pecuniary needs. Tho wife of an evangelical clergyman, wit li a considerable family, ought, if any one, to have learned bow to adopt small means to desirable ends to compel ?1 to fill the place of 83. She has learned it tboroighly, and ber cook book is the outcome. She has followed un tho vein with ample profit Her culiuarv- works have boon of more benefit than an entire library of representative uoveLs.Chicago News. Gathering In tho Nlcke!. Ibupposothct mniry persons have noticed in the famous barroom of th: UoTruau house, commonly called an 'Art Cafe," the miniature marine engine, which works for a few second:: whenever a five-cent piece is dropped into the proper channel. The affair is an ingenious bit or mochauum, and it is surprising to see tho amount of woik which tho small weight of a nickel will accomplish. Tho other dn3" curiosity impelled mo to ask ono of (ho attendants how much money tho apparatus earned for its inventor: and those who have watch. d artics of men standing over it bv- tho half hour at .1 time will not be surprised to lcani that the ivc!pts acrag $5 a dav-, ha'f of which gc; : ::o UoiYaiau house. As mux' bo supposed, it is tlsa uuuo in genious inventor ho is reapoi:sib!o for the weighing automatic machines wlnc-h are to U found in so many of ot'r hotel, You stand on t!. t-nles and put fi' ccts in tho box, who: 1, und onty whey, 1 he jointerwiJl ut oaco Indicate thj 1 ight vveijht Tho r.um btrsofsuch machines and other devices of a similar kind might lie expected to increase wondei ful'y wore it not thnt 0:10 drawback to tho business has alread3 been dwovered; it is found that so n:an- peo; !o attempt to defraud the i.ppura?us b3' inijxiug ujon it bits of eardli'jard. lend, buttors. and especially countoifeit ioin., that it reipiires tho cou btont so:", ices of a machinist to keep It in running onlcr. Brookh n tjigle. Muck in Coupilug Cant. One of the interesting subjects touched u;xu dm ing tho recent railway brake touts ut Buriingto'i, lu., w.'u: tho question of the vulue of slack in coupling cm s ks a h lji in stilting, thv? u.e of loov coupling, of course allowing the engine tostait each "ar seja-r.iu-:y in rupid -uo -ot-sIoii Th. results of the e-jp-rimont, how eve. Acre not iu favor of this, ihough lii.'i" showed tho U'liellcial enV"t of sonu slight elasticity in tho oup Ihig. A ttnm of tift.3 hmdeil oars was given a contimio.is rlovj coupling by driving iron wciiges into the linL.-,, thus taking up all the Iijso ..lack and leaving only "spring" slack or that !n h iigivt.it ! I ho compression of ths draw bar springs when the train is staittil. It was found neetssao to drop one . iir before the losouiotive could start the traiu 0:1 a lev el. Wiiuojt. the wedges that is, with about three Kii'hes of loose slack ut each coupling the s imo Incomotivu was able to stmt but foi 13-1 ight curs. Tho experi ment wait repeated 0:1 tho grade, whore the highest iiuuihor of ears which tho engine could :.tart cither with close or open coup ling wa.; thiity-cight. It oeiiLs thus to bo demopstrated that tho loose sluck gives at least no uid in starting 0 train, but that tho slack given b3 tho butfor spi ings is leno ticiul. Boston Transcript K-idir.tt Lxjioi Imonf in Ocntlstrj. If e"iciiuients which have been made by a dentist in San Francisco liear the test of tune a radical change iu dentisny seems im pending. Dr. Younger, following tho lead of tho great John Hunter, has found that teeth fresiil3' drawn can lie transplanted to a cockscomb and retain their vitaht3 for a month. They w ill also livo in warm water for aUiut two da3s. Those plaed in the nat ural sockets from which other teeth have licen taken, and then temporarily secured, become fixed and grow as it indigenous to the soil. But more than this, new sockets can be drilled and teeth inserted within them, and the result shows that here again tho new comer takes firm hold of tho adjacent bone aud becomes a strong and useful masticator. Boston Transcript La)in( the Dust In Mines. A well known mining engineer has brought into notice the successful use of watering the floors of deep mines to allay the dust and thus prevent explosions. A slight dampness, such as prevails in shallow mines at all times, is, iu his words, sufficient to lay the dust effectively; and the systematic vvateiingof deep mines has lieeu introduced at tho Llwvn fria colliery and at tho Standard colliery. The water can either be brought into the galleries bv tanks or by pipes from a re&crvoir tibovo ground. A pressure of fifty pounds to tho square inch is considered sufficient at the Standard colliuy. Tho water not 01113- puri lies tho nir, but robs it of the inflammable coal ihist which is so dangerous u factor iu great explosions. Boston Budget (juror Storloa About Uenttor. Mine. Gcr&ter is now in Paris, but nothing is soon or heard of Dr. Gardini. People tell all soi is of stories about the prima donna's condition, some asserting that her mind is permanently ailccted, others that her voice is gone, und others again that sboand the cavaliire dottore "are out" A friend of initio caught a glimpse of the prima donna tho other day at a French railway" station. She r.as attended by a tall, middle-aged Italian, and a little 3-3-ear old girl stood bo suloher. Mmo. Gerster was the picture of health, but she wore a combination of l'nis sian b!.:e and cihnson that suggested that the itiMJii- v.hosoid that she was not quite her v If iiRiituliy might not bo so fur f 1 om the truth -Tor. u Topics. A Now Industry lu Delhi. A ucw i::du:.trv' has sprung up in Delhi. Some enterprising natives are taking ad vantage of tho government offer of two auuas for eer3 snake killed to trade on the old traditionary tree and serpent worship. Aug. 4 is tho great serpent worshipping day-, and every Tuesday tho pipal tree is wor shipped b' Hindoo women. Taking ad vantage of tho reverence jid to snakes, a largo number of men havo set to work oatcli ing these reptiles. Then, taking them into the streets where pious Hindoos moat uljound, the3' announce that they are on their way to claim tho reword, but that they are quite willing for a pico or two more to release the reptiles mid to save themselves fiom the sin of snake murder, vi Inch their poverty would otherwise drive th'iu to commit. '1 ho iippeul is invariably successful. London Graphic Dick Turidn's Home. The famous Dick Turpin, tlieliiiiunvm.ui. ouee resided ut SI Rroadwaj', Westminster, London, that is a well authenticated fact. In pulling the house down recently, it was dis covered that there was a broad space between the room walls and tho main wall, fioui top to bottom, as well as other artful devices, nc doubt arranged to enable the wily and his torical Dick to dodge tho police, or as they were called iu his day, the 'runners-." Bos ton Budget Slovenly In Speech. A lady holding a responsible lusition hi a large dry goods house 011 Chestnut street, in which she is obliged to come into business as sociation with the fashionable ladies of Phila delphia, said it was incomprehensible to her how they could bo so incorrect in their speech and slovenly in their grammar as compared with tho same class of ladies in New York and Boston. In Boston, for instance, it had been ber experience that many of tho sales girls, through the excellent influences of tho public schools of that city-, spoke English with more simplicity, directness, and purity than not a few ladies in Philadelphia who were proud of their social distinction and their education. Philadelphia Bulletin. Slialnff Catnp Sobriquets. In a miring camp sobriquets stick when names are long forgotten. Cataconiers Ketchutu was a curious one which attached itself thus: Catty- had n partner, a pious chap who "lit out" suddenly, why was never known. "If I ketch that sneak he'll get a Bible crammed down his throat, catatorners," was all Catty would say. Detroit Free Press. A PLUCKY SOLDIER. DRAGGING A WOUNDED COMRADE OFF THE FIELD AT GETTYSBURG. A Drummer Boy Who Had to Shoulder a Musket His Excitability While Un der the Confederate Fire A Perilous Journey. "Speaking about pluck," said Col. Higgins, of Waverly, of whom a reporter bed just been making inquiries, -tba-o goes a fellow whom I saw do as nervy a thing as I wit nessed while I was in tho sorvice." The reporter looked across tho street In the direction in which tho colonel had nodded, and saw Dick Euderiiu plodding along, hands in pocket, hi his matter of fact, indifferent sort of a way. "It was at Gettysburg," remarked tho colonel, knocking tho ashes from his cigar. "You probably knew that Dick enlisted as a drummer boy. He was in my company, and he boat a drum for all that was out; beat it so bard that you couldn't find drum heads enough in tho army to keep him supplied, and a short time before tho Gettysburg fight he came to me for the sixth or sovouth drum bead, and I just gave him a gun. He kicked a little, but took it, uud made pretty good uso of it afterward, too. IN TIU: WHEAT FIELD. "Toward the close of the first day's fight at Gettysburg our regimental line was stretched aloug the crest of the ridge, adown the side of which was a field of wheat almost ripe enough tor tho rcapor. Much of it bad been cut that day, and more was destined to be cut 011 the morrow cut by shot and shell and swept by tho musketry of the two armies. Ou tho opposite- side of the field, and but a frightfully short distance away, were tho rebel lines. Twice that afternoon we had charged across that wheat field in the effort to drive the enemy from their position, and twice had wo been driven hack, leaving many a dead aud wounded man among the standing wheat, The wheat was so high that when ly'ng down 0110 could not been seen by the enemy, and for somo time before the charge was ordered we had occupied tho position described, keeping up a sharp fire ou the enemy; and receiving as good as wo sent iu return. I couldn't help but bo amused at Dick. Iu order to save the men as much as possible, I directed them to lie down to do their loading, and only rise to deliver their the; but Dick insisted upon standing up all the tint". Three or four times I 3-elIed at him to keep under cover or ho would get hit, but, iu a few minutes, excitement would get tho lietter of him uud he would be on his feet again, loading and firing us rapidly as he could handle his piece. "Wheu tho siui lutd gone down and tho shades of night had checked the firing con siderably several of us were standing grouped together, looking out over tho field of wheat, wondering what luid been the re sult of the diiy's Morkand what would be the result of t bo morrow, when we heard some wounded man. way over in the wheat, groan ing tei rihly. His moans were sickening to listen to, and it got so after a whild that I couldn't stand it airy longer. So, taking off my haversack, I handed it to Enderlin, who was standing by, and remarked that I was going for that fellow. A TICKLISU UNDEUTAKI.NO. "This, as every one know, was a prett3" ticklish piece of business, for, although it was then night, the moon was shining, and at every rustle of the wheat that indicated the possibility of its being moved by a human being tho Johnnies would send their musket and riilo balls thiough it in u wuy thut made it very unhealthy for any jiersou that might bo concealed there. "Still I resolved to chance it, and getting down ou my hands aud knees I began to worm my way through tho wheat in tho di rection of tho groans. 1 had got but a few yards, however, w hen I felt some one grasp me by the leg, and I heard Dick's voice: u 'Look here, major,' he said, 'you mustn't go out there. You might get killed, und we can't spare you; let mo go.' "Why, I don't lieliove you could get the fellow in. Dick,' I replied; 'he is probably hurt so bad that ho has to be carried, and I don't lielieve you could carry a man in that way and through that wheat' " 'Well, 3-ou just come back and let me try it,' said Dick, 'I'll bet 3-011 that I bring him in.' Saying which, Dick bolted ahead, wonniug his way on his belly through the wheat, us carefully and cautiously as possi ble, so as to uvoid attracting attention, while I returned to tho lmo and awaited results. "He wa gouo a long tune, so long thut I began to grow uneasy, but finally he made his appeal ance, crawling on his stomach through the wheat, and ou his back, with his arms clasped around his neck, was a poor devil wheue hip had been shattered by a musket ball. " 'Where did 3 ou find him, Dickf I asked hun, us we lifted tho poor fellow oil his back. 'He was within a couple of rods of the reliel lines,' was Dick's reply, as he crawled to his feet and stretches! bimsplf after his long t lip. "'Dick,' said I, '30U are a sergeaut' Of course I meant in embryo, for at that mo ment there wasn't any vacaucy, but there were plenty of them within twenty-four hours." Chiilicothe lA-uder Interview. SOCIAL LIFE IN ENGLAND. The Kv. Uonry W.ud Ueei-lier Expresses Uis lows What He Saw. Tho Rev. Henry Wnid Beecher, referring to his last visit to England twenty-three 3enra ago, said: "The conti ast between the attitude of England then aud uow toward America was striking. Then Eng lish public opinion was against tho United States. The largo factory population of Lancashire, although suffering from famine for want of our cotton, sympathised with us hi our struggle; but the influential people of Great Britain were not onl3 opposed to the sentiment of tho north, but to a very great extent supported the south. That has uow been so changed that it may be caid that there has been a complete revolution in the thought of the people in that respect. I think that this has been largely brought about by the increase of travel between the two coun tries, enabling us to get better acquainted with each other." "As to the political and social condition of the English leople, Mr. Beecher f" "The answer to that is found iu what Is at the foundation of all material prosperity, namely, the land. In tho relation of the peo ple to the laud, great and fundamental changes are going on that are affecting their social condition from the top to the bottom, aud which will also affect their political con dition. For example, land owners who would formerly obtain from 7 to S per acre for the rent of their land are glad to let it go for thirty shillings, and sometimes can not get that The consequence is that the owners of the land, instead of renting to farmers, to middlemen, or to their stewards, are farming the land under their own direc tion and are selling the produce direct, either to tho retail dealer or to tho consumer. Facts of this character have forced upon the publio mind questions in relation to land tenure, to the law of entail and primogeniture, that hitherto have aided in the intreuchment of a lauded aud privileged class,' accustomed to separate itself to a very great degree socially from the bulk of the people. Then I noticed there is a growing discontent in regard to the public schools, or board schools as they are called in England. It is true that these schools give a free education, but it is doled out more or less as charity. "When I looked at tho population of Lon don, and caught a glimpse now and then of its lower strata, I was lost in such amaze ment that I was almost dazed. There is a largo population there of which we have no type here men whoso fathers and mothers were evidently starved, and whose children havo grown up starved; whose lives are of the most tentative kind; whose existence is not only a struggle, but a perpetual fight with famine. New York Letter. An English Family at Home. An English husband and wife at home, M. Narjoux tells us, are an amazing pair mar tyrs to tho spleer. and addicted to overeating. The mother concerns herself very little with her children. Immediately they are old euough, thoy are sent to boarding schools. When tho loys grow up they go to tho colonies-, uud when the girls leave school thoy start in chose of husbands. It is because English parents see so httlo of their children that th"3' feel no pang when their offspring depart for the antipodes; hence to the board ing school system are directly traceable the colonizing propensities of the Briton. Even when ber children are -at home the British matron has very little time to devote to them, rince she has to attend tho meetings of in numerable philanthropic societies and to listen to the sermons of the fashionable preachers. Dinner is always eaten in melancholy cilenco. "If the children speak the mother corrects them; the father feeds calmly on. From time to time one or other holds his or her glass or plate with a 'please, 'thank you,' or 'more,' and that is all." After dinner the ladies and children retire. The gentlemen remain if there lie only one, he stays by him self and to them or bim are served "fleiy wine, such as sherry or port, spirits or sngared wine, in which ginger' and cayenne pepper have beeu infused.'' If the hard drink ing Briton takes, as be usually dues, more than is good for him, his wife makes no remon strance. She is "so accustomed to this "natural accident" that she thinks nothing of it Boston Ueraid. t Indian Girls Badly "Smitten." I The gravel train that left here a short time ago had a thrilling experience at Indian Town. It appears that tho good looking old and young fellows on the train have been flirting with the gay young ladles of that burg just the same as they do with all young ladies that will flirt with them. From a suc cession of waving of 'kerchiefs, etc. , tho Indian girls become "smitten,"' just like many of their fairer sisters do, and thoy wanted a "talk" with tho train boys. But they wouldn't talk. They passed to and fro daily, but thoy had 110 timo to talk. In fact, tho cast iron rules of tho Central j Pacific prevented such foolishness. However, 1 the "maidens" were determined that thev should stop und have a friendly "talk," and did stop the train, all orders to the contrary; and this is how they did it: The train went down to Sunol and came back iu a few minutes. It was backing, and as it ueared the home of the dusky maidens the conductor saw albt of ties and lumber piled over tho track. The airbrakes were put on and the train stopped just in time to prevent it from being ditched. On each side of the obstruc tion the maidens had gathered, and their ugly faces smiled when the train came to a halt. Fleasonton (I. T.) Star. They Made Uliu Kxplaiu. A man and his wife, with eight children, running from a babe in arms up to a boy of 13, crossed on the transfer boat recently to take the Atlantic Express. The children were chubby, healthy and sunburned. Tho man jakl he was going back to Kansas. In answer to inquiries he said he had been living in tho state eight years. Some surprise was ex pressed by bystanders that a man should wish to return to Kansas after being so long here, and he was asked in what part of Oregon ho bad been living. Ho said at French prairK "Good heaveiLsl" said a man, u what do you expect to find in Kansas better than French prairie?" "Why, that is ouo of tho finest portions of tho state," said another. "You will never I contented to livo in Kansas again." Tho man looked a little sheepish and said: "Well, you see, my wife's relations live there, and she kind o' wants to Ix: with them." Tliat settled tho matter. I'ortlund Oresjo niab. Taxation on Personalty. The late William II. Vanderbilt, tor some years after he inherited his great tortune, paid no taxes oa his personal estate. He swore on"" his taxation on personalty. That is to say, he maintained, when appii-d 10 for an inventory, that his debts exceeded the value of hLs personal estate. This became such a scandal that in lViO he confessed to owning personal propert3' in excess of his debts to the value of $1,000,000, and on that amount he paid taxes each year until his death, aud on that amount only. It is now known that he left at least $33,000,000 iu taxable securities, of which all but S3,O0u,u0O has escaped taxation. Chicago Tribune. A law agrmi ujoii by lhe proprie tors, ficeliohlots. unci inhabitants of tiio province of West New .Jeiney in 1G7G reads as follows: '1 hat men mny peace ably und quietly enjoy tiieir Estates. It is agreed if any Poison or Persons shall Steal, rob, or take any floods or Chat ties, from or belonging to uny Person whatsoever, he is to make restitution twofold out of his or their estate, and for want of such estate, to be made to Work for his theft, for such Time and Times as the Nature of the Offense doth require, or until Restitution be made double for the same, or as Twelve Men of the Neighborhood shall determine, being appointed by the Com missioners, not extending cither to Life or Limb. A French musical journal says: Dif ferent people sound different vowels when laughing, fiom which fact a close observer has drawn the following con clusions: People who laugh iu A (pro nounce ah) are frank, honest, and loud of noise aud excitement, though they are often of a versatile and tickle dis position. Laughter in (pronounce ay) is peculiar to phlegmatic and mel ancholy persons. Those who laugh iu I (pronounce ee) are children or simple- minded, obliging, aficctionate.timid and uudecided people. To laugh in O indi cates generosity und daring. Avoid all those wiio laugh iu U, as they arc mis anthropists. One of the inmates of the Ocorcm state iusaue asylum is Judo Fletcher, who has been au inmate for thirty seven years. He is 86 years old. In conversation with a reporter, a few days ago, he said: "I am tuc sun. Wheu I ariso in the morning there is light When I retire iu the evening there is darkness. This house is built upon a rock of gold." he continued. "I will find it, for 1 am going to live forever." Robert Toombs is to have a monu ment a plain, draped shaft twenty-five feet high, which is now on the way from Italy. It will be above both graves, that of the (General anil that of his devoted wife. On one panel is in scribed "Robcit Toombs, born July 2, 1810; died Dec. lu. 18S5. On another Eanel is inscribed "Julia A. Toombs, orn May 15, 1813: died Sept. 4. 1883." The San Jose (Cal.) Herald tells of a mau who weighed 4oU pounds. When he sat down li bad to put another cbair in front of him to support his enormous abdomen. His breakfast al ways consisted of a quart of milk in which sugar and a dozen eggs were itirred. He was the father of the out law, Pedro Pachceo, aud has been dead louie years. Very little of the street paving in Do troit is done with ttone, but with cedar blocks about six inches long, stood up edgeways. The blocks make a pretty good pavement, out iu some places it becomes rough by the blocks sinking or wearing off faster than others. When smooth or when lirst laid, it is a very desirable pavement for driving. There are 140 farms on the Fort Hill Reservation, Idaho, run by Indians, and 787 acres are under cultivation. They owu thirty-seven mowers and two reapers, bought with their own money. The average red man can be half way decent if he wishes to be. 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Ueadacho.Nervous Prostration caused by tho usa of alcohol or tobacco. Wakefulness, Mental De pression Sof toning of tho Brain resulting in in sanity and lending to misery, decay and death. Premature Old A?e. Barrenness, Loss of power in cither sex. Involuntary Losses and b'permat orrhcea caused byoTer-esertion of the brain, self abuse or over-indulgonco. Each box contains one month's treatment. $1.00 a box, or six boxes, fur$MX),6octbymail prepaidoa receipt of price.. WE GUARANTEE MIX BOXES To cure any case. With each order received byns for six boxes, accompanied with $5X0. wa will send the purchaser our written guarantee to re fund the money if the treatment doMBOtefftSt Bicure. Guarantees issued only by JOHN O. "WEST & CO., 862 W. MADISON ST., CHICAGO, ILLS., Sole Prop's West's Liver Pill, 2$ i t 2 3 - -s n a g-x 2 r ' - :5?5q2 2. rN::T' 3-3r a rg2g Zn 1- v WH-l I y CD --2-"2- -C . O -1 2 F ir if I 1 II I II II W J'lCOCIld IJCI.C1 Ui'JU'l. nf nrvz-k ,.. ,,.,..... ......... ...,.,. I II II I Send us .1 cents postage, jUUU and bv mail you will get ;jeea pacsajic of ,'ood- of large value, that will start you in work that will at nee bring you in money faster t hau any thiig else in Vmerica. All about the -iiM.iH)i in presents with each box. A.tiits wanted everywhere, of either s , of all ages, for alfthe time, or spare time only, to work for us at their owu homes. Fortunes for all workers ab solutely assured. Don't delay. II. IIal LKrr & Co., Portland. .Maine. S500 REWARD! WE will t th sbera r wrd for 197 tut of LlTtr Caihf Pjiprpiia, Skk Krtdieh. Io4tmtioa, CoBitljl1oa er ComItcom w cunol am with Wnt'i VtuSU Um IT! It, wben Ut tine l!onir Urtillf eooflwd wUi. Thty r partly eftUhI.u& Btttrfall to Kit mubctlon. Sscsr Coaltd. lire butt, on UNICES) pills, Uctatt. Ftr . by all dratgfcu. Bmrtof JOHN C. WEST CO. HI A 1M W. mUiiB.Z. -- - uMMixiMvanciiptoiftjewi C Xini'BELIi Sc CO. KKVLKKS IN sr Raws and Iron ! The hijrhost market price paid for rags ind iron. s:tore ja tiic Hubaeh Luildin" Olive st., ' elumbuo. Xeb. 15-tfT fiM sra tcarrp. bat tbre who wrlt to Slinxm A C'o.,lortUnd. Malnr.will receito free, full information about woik thli-s they ran do. and lira at boiat.tbat will pay tbem from S.V to S2S Dar dar. Some hats firncJOTtr Jiinaday Eiibtrrex. josscoroM. Capital not rr'iulrrl. Youatertarlfl fiee. There whnatart atone art absolute! aura uf anus lluje fortuiea. All It new. .18-V YI7T"jT more money than at anything fill e'!,e ov taking an agency for ,f ---- the best selling botk out. Be- giuners succeed graudly. None Ml. Terms free. Hallktt Hook Co., Port land, 31 sine. 4-2-y NATIONAL BEPOBLIG AN - ETC 3 2, -5-2cS2 u r li' mu tinrn "V