Volume xifc
ALBANY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 20, 1880.
NO. 21
.1
Ji USIXESS CA RDS.
8a this Space Fiur Weks.
onWnirig-
"V-
- H. n.IWMFIiKEY, Xgent.
JOHN BRlGGrS
rtllkM THIS OPPOKTlTrTY TO. INFORM
X hlartenil.Mnl the public generally, that
Is now settled 111 nis
NEW BUSINESS HOUSE,
a Tne oki iuni next wMinu . v . um i. i .v v ,
JfchAr ran lie found a great au assortment and
k larg a mock Of
Stoves and Eanges
tima be foudd lit any one hortse this side of
ortlana, nnu at u
LOW -cX. PRICE.
ALSO
CaKtlron, Brass V Enameled
in great variety. Also,
I'm,
&!iecf Iron, t .
jialvunlic'l Irost,
and
Coppcrware,
iwars on .hand, and niadc to crder, AT LIV
IMtiRATKS. Oa,ll 3xx nini.
Albany, Octolwr 22. 1873-5v8 .
CITY DBTJa STOSE.
Comer First and Ella-worth, st3,
A lb A3 r; Oregon.
SALTMARSH.
Has again taken charge of the
City Drug Store,
having purchased the entire interest of C. W
haw, accMur to A. Cniothers & Co., and is
aw receiving a f
Spleadii 2T qtt Stock,
JrVieh.-added to the former, render it very
eomnlele in all the different departments.
Fecrfpg assured that ail can be suited in lioth
Quality aai Pries,
cordially invites his old fhcr.ds and custom
arm to give bini a call.
PBE3C3IPTI0I73,
yilre-l-e imiuedlute ftiifj .qaif! nf tenuon
,. $g- Pure Wines and Liqfio'i'3 for triedlcina
j-rpose. II. SALT31ARSII.
0.SG. T7-5V10
First street,' i doors' wfe'st o'f ivrfy,'
ritB!lir, - , J i OKEtioJf.
HOLACHI & CoSIS, Prop's,
wwAWrvii min-ttnwt the Citv Market. I will
JLX ket constantly on handail kindsof Mints
n. n in Ik nliiilmnl in the market.
fwiil strive at. all times to meet, the wishes of
kit who may favor uie witn iiieir .
rh. ..mi. naiitv ira invito l to ctill .at my
hap when in want fgiwU. StTThe highest
3il.rloe paid toe I'OKIC. 6lvH13
Ktw Gootlt l Xcw neparture I
IlILLIflERY AND ORESSMAKiMi;
MRS. O. L. PARKS,
"tTAVINti rCRCIIASKn TtfK MtLLISf-EKT
11 Store lately owned by Mr.C. F. IMvis And
Savins; Jnst added tliereoa nw invoice of te
C2wic mmzSTyi Triamiitgs,-
Bonnets, Hats, Ac, takes pleasnro In invilinfj
fhebKliesof Albany and vicinity to call a.d
Inspect for theim-elve, All goods will be sold
ml itki tnai. ueiy hhiiikihiu".. r
Having Becnred t!ie servitx of a first class
Oi-esTxialiei- X
V .-nlrrAil .!.. (. nnd wtHke dres?s ia
any style desired; at short notice aud in asatio-
j-.i.i... I'lmblnsrYrtrchlldrcHrnspeelalty
, fttore on north side f First, eust of Kllsworth
street. You are tnvlteu to can. f.
t7, 1879-
A Sure Shot Tor
h EVER t-GrtJ E-
44vtasa K IVfrfIDfeW'cft , AMOVO
JLJ the Indian trliws of the coast and the in te
iVtr.J have ha the rool fortune to dcrtyr,
tmm taa .-f.elne' men of;tlie several tr.s.
ad fnant otw.r rfctree, a nntnher of remedied
i i .n l,t pAnntrv. eonsist-
of roots, lirU arid, b'rtrk; and bavins; been:
aolteiti by mny erli of. this valley, wht
rnva trie! ana neovea r neeimy
?lsen, to psoedre and otfor the same for aite
tako thi4 min4 of artnounclnir. to all that,
anrtnx the rvt season. I have made an esten-.
d tour tbronirh the nionnrtains and valleys
an-t hare secured oertain of these remedies
which are a sure cure lor ,
PeVtir' and Apfue.
Thoae nft'erln front Annr.who desire to he
nrd,ean leave orders a. Mr. Srronff's store on
First street, where I will fnrnlsh tho remedies,
warranting a radical cu.re.or I will demand no
pay. W. M. JOHN. a
sVaTftemediea done op in tl nackazes.: . 12-1
anonth and expenses guaranteed to Airta
Outfit free. Suaw Co., Aujrnsfa Maine
vliuMyl i
LEGAL.
X. FLINM'. a. K. CUAMBIKLALt.
FLI.VX & CIIA5IBEULAIX,
Attorneys at La-Wa
OF PICK-In. Foster's new brick block, fl rat
door to the left, up -tairs. vllnlS
J. C. POWELt,
yr. u. RiiiYEt?.
I0 WLZ A HIL YEU
Attorneys at Law and Solicitors
In Chancery.
AtBANY; - OKKGOX.
COLfcECTIONS promptly tntde on all points.
Loans negotiated on reasonable terms.
Office in roster's new block. nUvll
JT. K; WpATIIERFORD,
(xutakt pcbtic.) "
Attorney tit Law,
ALBANY,
ORfcUON".
WILL PR AUTICK IS LfiK WM-KBSJfT
court nf the State, rjyveiai attention giv
en tomiHeutioitsand proliatu uiiitteri. Orncs
In (Mil Fellows' Temple. aflrlt
tt. St. . BLAl UBI MX,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
A I'll AX Y, t dRIUOX.
PBOMI'T ATTE.MtOS CIV F.N TO A 1. 1,
business. 2ivS
N. B. BCMfHItf T. C. E. tl'OI-VERTON.
Humphrey A. Wolverton,
Attorneys ami Counselors .at Iji w.
WILL rHACTH'li IN ALL-THfc COCRTS
of thlsStaJe. okkii-e iii trotuun'w brick
(up stairs; Altitiuy, Oregon. lint!)
L. II. MOMAX1E,
Attoi-ney at Law,
AI.B4JXV, OXEOOX.
OFFH'F.-Cp stiilrs, over Juiih i5r'sg store,
on First street. vlliiili
C. II. HEWITT,
Attorney and Counselor at Laui
Offer, OUl Post Ojfirc JhMdfyy, Altdny, Orrgon.
wrif L rk.VCTiCE in the difhn-ent Courts of
V the mate. vlln5S
. coxley,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
OFFICE -in Parrisb block, north side First
street. Albany, Oregon.
All business promptly andcnrefullyattonded
to. vtlllax
MEDICAL.
Itt. II. J. CISCKCIIIL.3,,
llomceopntltfe IIiyaielMn and Surgeon,
OFFICE- In Pnrrisli's brick, Allmny, OreKOii.
Chiunic diseases a SjtviaUy. Can lie touna
at my oflic-e at all hour- of the diiy or night,
when not professionally absent. vl2nl -
J. SlitMAX, 31. !.,
.SfCCKSSOK TO I)K. KKEWKU.)
: t i I
OFFICE AND EESIDEXfK-tm S-'-.'-r-.l
near Allniny Kiiijiiie Co. So. One's engine
house.
Albany, Or Jan. 9, liWO-vMiilS '
B. II. SAVAGE, IS. D.,
Physician ami Surgeon.
Fronians's Brick, np stairs,
Firs street, s Albany, Ore upon.
vlinW
C. KELLY, M.
PST5101A1T s STOQEOIT.
ALBAJSY,
ORE43f.
OFFICE IN M ILW.t?CS BRICK BLCH'K.
Residence one door north of broom t'acto
rv; Ljon street. ', Ilvl3
r. w. .iiiAKi, it. ri.' i. M. poweLi., m. d.
BALLARD POWELL,
Physician & Surgeons,
J-EnAJSOSi, ORKUOS.
oVric-K- At Lebanon i)rng Store. 122
J CM US F. WIIIXIXG, ARTIST,
fresco, Sign, Scene.
s ASIJ
Pictorial XraintJli&.
DKPIfJXiNG A SPEff ALTT. .
Rooms Rand A I'nrrlsh llock.corner First
ftiid Ferry street, Albany, Orctjoh.
(i. CLARK,
srccEKsoB to i. n; wtat,
-dealer in-
Hcaty and Shelf Hardware,
Iron, Steel nnd SicrhantrV Tools,
, Firft door ent of a. E. Young,
AinAXl', (vliiife) OREGON.
JAMES DAfrNALS,
- Ucalerand Mannfactnrer of
SOLID WALfiUT BEDROOM SETS
No Veneef'in! No Sham. Also Ortsan Asli,
Man'.e and Pine 8nit. Spring. Beds, Pure
Hair Matrasses. Also Moss. Wool. Pnltt and
Straw Beds on handandmadeat Lo.west Kutes.
Worteaiid wxni warranted its,rep.iS"ine.L. -Corner
Strand aud Ferry Ms., lbnnjr.
BO
Albanv. : Oioirofi.
FULATtSO JtK'PIKCKS ' kEPAIP
JLb ing Jewelry a specialty. Call. : vllnl7
fnin' Mr "Aw -II t.Seiil H-
tiS Ct f week 1 it yohr own town.
Mont fit free.
Vd risk. Reader, if von want B business
at which, persons of either sex can make great
nay all the time when they works write for par
Ucvtlar' U. Hali-ett A Co., Portland. Me.
Boya Versus Knives.
! 1 ,
"bere, my dear, is a little present
for yoa ; and allow me to add that I
do liopo yoa will keep it for your own
special ace, and not lend it to 'the Iwys.'
To guard against this I have bought
each of them a substantial 'jack,' which
will answer all their demands."
I took the pretty gift, expressir.g my
thanka, but careful to avoid promises ;
didn't 1 know bow it bad been before ?
It was a pretty thing, four polished
blades, a very Toledo ot the finest steel,
ivory handle, with a pet name of mine
engraved upon, the side. I will guard
this treasure, 1 thought, as I carefully
slipped it into a pocket in my work-
It was scarcely concealed when a
loud tramping ot four boots and two
shoes upon the basement stairs announc
ed the approach of my regiment.
"Let's see your kni, mamma," burst
from tbree mouths at the opening of
the door.
"We don't want to borrow," said
Charlie, the eldest, "for see, papa has
treated us all."
"Oli my ! Whht a beauty' exclaimed
Tommy;
"I bet she's sharp a a lightning-rod,"
ejaculated lien.
A laugh rolled but, and dignified
Charlie managed to correct the apo
tlietri, "'sharp as. lightning, you
mean ; the rod iab't 6upjxsed to be
very sharp."
"I guess 't:a at the point didn't I
see grandpa's before it Was put up,"
justified Benny.
I took cca.-!on to preach a short im
pressive sermon tipon my beautiful
knife, and gaye "I lie boys" to under
stand it could not On any account be
borrowed "fore-warned, fore-armed."
For two whole weeks I enjoyed my
treasure, cut leaves of my i magazines,
did some skillful ripping without manip
ulating the garments, my finger-nails
were ivoried with careful dressing. I
displayed my knife to my husband sev
eral limes; he remarked its good uses,
aud reminded me not to lend it even to
him.
I smiled my doubts.
One day soon after, Tummy came in
to tli6 sewing-room and sitting do wn
near me, worked . ambitiously at his
boot-heels with a hair-pin his knife
had been lost a week.
"Papa said we might go skating on
Ridge's Pond this afternoon, but I nev.
er'll get tlie-e ho'iS cleaned. Coi.ld 't
I just take your knife a minute? I
won't hurt it."
"if you will use it right here," I re
plied, and continued my cutting. ITe
took it from. the table Where it lay vvith
One of its shining blades open. a Urrip
tation to any boy I thought I ought
not to 1 sve left it (here. One hole &
successfully freed from ice and dirt, tfie
other attacked, when'"cNck !" the
blade was broken.
"Oh, mamma
"Oh, tommy!"
"I didn't mean to.4' Thre were
tears in his blue eyes how could I
scold ?
"I'm so sorry," I said.
"So am I, very sorry, mamma."
1 was outdone. I jaw he felt worse
about it than I did: He laid the wound,
ed knife dawn, and went out. I cod-
sured myself for riot telling bim r.ot to
let the' trifle spoil his afternoon skate.
I do like them to have a good time ;
it makes t',:em to rosy, so bright, and
noisy. 1 think he skated, aud Tom
my and I kept the secret. That night
I bad a headache, and Charlie offered
to bit he my bead he was always
thoughtful but Tommy insisted upon
leaving his snow-balling aud devoting
himself to mc with the tenderness ot
triple his years; it Was worth a dozen
knife blades.
Well, the poof Knife lay long enough
in its pocket to heal, if it would but
knives are not like broken bones, even
with the same opportunities. Time is
a great healer of the feelings, at least,
so I began to make m'y Knife useful
again. One da'y I took "the boys' to
L- - " m "'a a-
see a nine, iame4 sick gin, wno tiad
not walked ft step tor a year, Vhile
Charlie read a story, I peeled an orange
for the little sufferer. Kenny budged
my elbow and whispered : : . -.
"Your Knife, mamma ; you'll spoil
it," and Tommy gave a low whistle to
attract tiiy attention, and by winks
arid comical gestures gave me to un
derstand the same. Yes, the blade was
discolored,' but the little girl was hap-
py...
"Guess we can have a blade for peel
iu' apples an oranges, it's got the ebine
dff now," rejoiced Benny, ' going home.
I did not care. To know bow many
bushels that blade did encircle would
be an arithmetical prob'em too difficult
tor one to solve ; but it was dutiful.
Then came time for whistles and May
birds. We had a great willow in the
garden that supplied the neighborhood
with whistle stock. One might bear
their pipings from early morn to lovely
evening while the season lasted. Dur
ing the time Benny came in one day,
with , ,
"iMamma.don'tyott think Elijah wa
awiul hot vvlieh he weat np to heaven ?"
I knew something was behind this ques
tion from a little boy who did uot like to
study bis Sabbath -seboo! lesson any too
well.
"Why?" I asked, in -some surprise.
" 'Cause rny teacher said last Sunday
that he went up in a chariot o' fire
the Bible says so -so how could he
help burning ? An' besides, mamma,
eoul.lii't Charlie take dis, 'c-st to make
me a whistle" ? lie says he'll be very
careful an' yon don't 'low w'ittlin's
in here, so please I'll take it ottt-doors.
Now, I mistrust Benny had my knife
in his heart as well as hand, all the
timej move than the ?ood Elijah's, com
fort. Boy's do have stub a way of
pelting aroiind their mothers. So my
knife went cut of my sight for the first
time. I knew an hour after, wheu
Charlie's arms were aoout my neck and
his kisres on my cheek, that another
blade had been sacrificed ut oh the alifir
ot what 6hall I e?y? seit-deiiial ?
Xo 1 it -vasii't any ; but ffraiitude for
my miniature mtu. In Charlie's hand
lay the Knife, as I thought, another
blade gone, and a chip of ivory from
the ha u lie. He did not speak as he
turned it for my inspection; ilnlil I
raised my eyes to his, then
,:I shall be a rich man, mamma, by.
and-by. I will replace this. I am sor
ry I borrowed it now."
"Dear Charlie, I believe you, and it
is worth a thousand blades to know you
love me. Couldn t you louud the
bia Jes by grinding ?" I asked.
"Certainly," he replied, and rb::t
out vv'jistliiig Yankee Doodle, though
it sounded tremulous. He ground the
blades down neatly, and now, the
charm brokeu, and "the boys" knives
all lost, what a useful life it led ; carv
ing tops and swords ; 6h:ps and jack
straws, carts aud wheel-barrows, aud
other useful at tides. Although loaned
to ot-e or the other most of the time,
when the allotted work was done, it
was sure to be carefully returned, so it
was' never lost and always ready. I
really loved the tri Je fur the happiness
it brought. The third blade fell a
martyr in Rite time, about the days of
June roses still, kites innumerable
Went up from the unfortunate steel
stumps, and many boys besides mine
weie made happy. One evening I saw
my hut-baud searching first one pocket
then another, while au uncut magazine
lay upon his knee.
"Wife," he said, "will you lend me
your knife? I must have le'tt mine t
the office. I think I have done wel
not to ask for it before."
"I was not to lend to even you, I
bebeve," I answered playfully, at the
same time laying the knife iu his palm.
He looked his fut prise as he turned it
over. "Shall I tell yen a stoiy ?" I
questioned, lie liked stories as, well
as the cliildren.a.Kl I could always keep
bim still that way. I gave him a little
sketch of the knife's hory, aud closed
with
"Heally, my der, I would rather
have this knife, with its scan aud rust,
than one made of gold and set with
diamonds, that was not hallowed by
the touch of 'the boyb' fingers." ;
"You are right. So would I." He
resumed his magazine,' which I noticed
be read fur some time wrong side up !
The text day, going to my work
basket for a scrap to tie up Benny's
bleeding fingers, I noticed a little pack-
age marjjed "For the little mother."
It was another beautiful knife, without
requests or reqiiiring promises; This
I have, bright and shining stfll, for the
old one lives in do duty yet. The bojs
are satisfied. Interior.
"I never turn out for scou'iidrels,
said a bully, meeting a Quaker, and
stepping up square before bim to inau
gurate a quarrel. I do," said the
Quaker, and placidly toot tne other
side ot the way.
A nnrober ot Northern families "fone
to Florida for the winter." They fnay
find it there, for We have bad none in
Georgia.' Ex.
Trying- to Annul a Mnrrlage.
, 1
Mr. Edward P. Miller, a member ot
the Stock Exchange of this city, has
brought suit in the . Chancery Court at
Louisville, Ky., to have the mariiage of
Mrs. Kate C. Miller to bis deceased
step-brother, George C. Miller, declared
null and void, and to recover that por
tion of the dead man's estate now held
by tliej widow. Before her marriage
Mrs. Miller was 3" iss Kale Creel. She
possessed great beauty and attractive
ness, and was one of the belles ot Lou;s
ville. George C Miller was a former
resident of St Louis, and a member o'
the lottery firm ot Murray, Miller & Co
lie bad been but a short time in Louis,
ville when be met Miss I reet, and, like
all of her acquaintances, he became
deeply attached to her. lie left the
Gait House, where be bad been stop
ping, and took rooms at the Waverly,
where Miss Creel lived. Mr. Miller
paid the young lady marked attention,
and, it is saidj made several offers ot
marriage. He had, however, an unfor
tunate habit ot drinking to excess, and
on this account Miss Creel refused bis
offers. Finally he gave evidence of hav
ing reformed, and in February last it
was announced that -.Miss Creel had
yielded to bis suit. The couple were
married on the 22d of the month by the
Rev. h. P. Tseheffely, Rector of Grace
Church. The marriage was a happy one
tor a time, but Mr. Miller's appeti'e lor
liquor soon overcame bis resolves, and
he againjbecame a drinking man. Four
months after the marriage Mr. Miller
died. Edward P. Miller, his step
brother, went to T;ouisville, and he and
Mrs. Miller agreed upon an equal di
vision of the large et-tate ot tho de
ceased. The agreement was ratified by
the court and the widow, as administra
trix, distributed the estate iu accordance
with the judgment ot the court.
Mrs. Mi'ler spent the summer at
Long Branch, where she suffered for
two months from injuries received in
a runaway accident. At the close of
the season she returned to Louisville
aptl lias since lived a quiet life in the
Gait House. About a week ago
Edward I. Miller and bis mother
went to Louisville. lie sought counsel
and suddenly brought suit in the Chan
cery Court to recover the entire estate
of Geo. C. Miller, and for that purpose,
to have marriage of the deceased an
nulled. In his petition, l$?r. Miller
declares that the marriage of George C.
Miller and Kate C. Creel was a fraud
aud a mockery, because his step-brt ther
was, at the time ot the ceremony and
had been tor two years before, "a luna
tic, a person ot unsound mind, and a
victim sf the metal disease known as
"dipsomania," in which condition he re
mained until his death. He was, there
fore, th.eplaiutiifa!egc8, unable to enter
Into a valid contract of marriage. The
petition also sets forth that the defend
ant, as the pretended widow of Ceo. C
Miller, came into possession ot a large
ardount of the latter's personal estate,
all ot which she now wrongfully holds.
The right ot tho plaintiff to bring the
action is based cu the fact that all claims
Against the estate by the rightful heir
have bebn assigned to bim. He there
fore prays that the marriage be an
nulled, Mrs. Miller's letters jof adminis
tration be revoked, and that be be ad
judged to. be entitled to the whole of
Geo. C. Miller's estate. ,M
Mrs. Miller's answer is a general de
nial. The marriage, she asserts, Was
not a fraud aud a mockery j' find her hus
band was not troubled with dispomania
or any other, mental disease to make,
him incapable ot contracting a valid
marriage. The proceedings of the Court
by which she wai3 riiade admit istratris
of the estate, and the. fact thaf It was
disf ributed in accordance with the court's
jndgment are cited; and Mi's; Miller
pleads these as a bar to the plaintiffs
cause. The trial of the case promises
to be of great interest, and will be
closely watched by the many friends of
both plaintiff and defendant in this city
and Louisville.' JVI 1". Times.
Burial of Pnout Allvei
"Ah .merciful God f" piously exclaims
Camillo,"how many living men and wo
men are annually taken o their grave!"
Were it possible to get at the truth,
the Tictims in this corfutry might be
numbered by scores possibly,' by hun
dreds. '( Mf. G. Eric Mackay, iri the
cut rent number ot Belgravia, gives a
very interesting article on the subject
of "Premature Burials," in which he
points' out the difference between death
aud tbe state of trance indeed, be goes
eo far as to claim that the difference
has never beeu qnile clearly understood
by the generality of mankind; Tb6
article calls attention to the several
instances of prematura burial on the
continent of Europe ; instances which
iuvolve stories .of trance, the semblance
of death, bold ing its sway, over the
human body for hours and days, not
merely tor; minutes, as in. the case of
ordinary ft inting fits. Iii bis openiu'sz
remarks, the writer said:
"In days when land is dear; and bur
ial rights less sacred than the rights of
builders and contractors, coffins have
been opened with the pickaxe, in the
act ot converting1 cemeteries into streets
and gardens. Here a grave has been
discovered whose inmate has turned in
its shroud ; here a corpse clutching its
hair in a strained aud unnatural posi
tion; dead men and women lying in
their graves as the dead never lie in a
Christian land at the moment of bnr'al."
Mr. Mackay gives an account of a
vdunn and beautiful woman who it is
supposed died of over-excitement at the
prospect of being married. When the
first shovelful of dirt was thrown on
the coffin a strange noise was heard
from' the inside. J. ho corhti was nnr
scrfewe-j, but too late; the girl was found
in an attitude , of horror and pain im
possible to describe her eyes wide open,
her teeth clenched, her bands clutching
her hair, but lite was extinct.:. An
instance showing 'he utter depravity ot
the Italian undertakers and ( grave
diggers is given in which they actually
tried to snatch the body of a lady from
her friends; one of whom thought she
was dead. As they were about to
drag it from the bed tbe "dead body'
moaned, and soon afterwards Was thor
oughly revived by a medical practitioner
of the neighborhood, and lived to tell
the story ot her escape from the tomb.
A learned Cardinal incurred the dis
pleasure ot the King, and on being re
buked fell to the ground, to all appear
ance dead. It was decided that tho un
fortunate Cardinal should be embalmed,
but when the surgeons began their
operations the patient awoke, but too
late, for the wounds were mortal
A case is given in which, a. young
lady arose out ot her coffin and appealed
before the family at sapper, "pale and
frightened, but fair to see as before
death." The doctor, the priest, aud
the undertaker saw the error of their
way, but tbe priest alone made amends
by officiating at the young lady's wed
ding a year after he had preached her
funeral sermon. Petrarch, when
middle-aged man, lay twenty hours in a
trnce, and narrowly escaped being
buried alive. We have often heard the
story ot the Consul's wife who was
buried alive and released fron her pain
ful position by robbers who broke open
the coffin to steal the lady's jewelry
Among the other stories of resuscitated
victims ot apparent death, is one of an
old gentleman Who was revived by one
of bis skeptical friends putting a burn
ing taper to his nose. His lite was save 1 ,
but the sad story ot his escape from tbe
very jaws of death was ever afterward
told by the scarred and crimson beacon
on his face.
.... i .
A number of stories are given of the
revival cf hospital patients after they
have been carried out to the dead bouse.
This seems a very common occurrence
in Europe. Two of the most terribfe
statements are of children being born
in the tomb, ohi? of whom, according
to Mr. Mackay, benig discovered by a
lucky it ciiletit, lived to he a man, and
occupied for several years the post of
lieutenant-general : on the frontiers of
Clierez. ,
Several instances are given of persons
who have been cognizant ot what was
going on around them.yet powerless to
stop their burial. One case is given of
a schoolmaster who, bad it not been tor
the arrival of a ,sister, would have been
buried alive. The passionate grief ot
the sister caused the eyelids of the
"deceased" to quiver, and the truth
was discovered.
It is possible to prolong tbe list of
examples, but enough has beeu already
said to show- tbe wickedness of hasty
funerals, and the necessity ot establish
ing a proper system of tests. Does it
ever tccnr to the minds of Americans
that funerals are often conducted very
quickly in this country, as well as in
Italy and tlie warm countries ot Europe?
It is doubtful it the bodies of the poor
people who live in tbe tet-cment houses
ot our large cities are examined very
closely before they are interred; it is
doubtful it the greatest' care is exercised
in this matter in the rural districts
vhere good physician cannot be at
deathbeds of sick persons, and wjhera
rich and poor alike are gotten intrusted-
to doctors who are neituer famous lor
learning nor intuition The writer in -Belgravia
Is inclined to think that one
pf tbe needs of tbe world at tbe present
moment is a simple test, and not
complicated series ot tests, which would
be oat of the reach of the poor and be
yond the power of lnexpenencea or.
badly paid doctors., .It will be Teasscj-?
ing to have that test as soon as possible.
ilia name yas Bismarck, mit only
von eye, on accounds of a old plack
cat vot pelongs to a servand Irish,,
gals mit read-beaded halt. Also ha
has only dree legs,on accound ot a mo.
colotit engines, mitout any kowketcher..
He vas bait beaded all over himself,
ffonsequence of red hot vater on ac
cound of fighting mit an maid's cat."
On one endt of himself was ekituated
his head urjd bis tail it vaa py thq
oder endt. " i$e carries apout vone half
of his tail mit bim ; on accoundt of a
circular saw mill. He looks a great
deal older than he is already but he
ain't ouite as old as dot until next
Christmas. i
De vay dot yoa can know him is it
you ball bim. "Shack," he vou't sajr
nottiugs, but makes answer to de name,
"Bismarck," py saying Pow vow vow !
and, in de meantime, vagging half ot
bis tail -dot. order halt vas cut offf so
he can't, shake it of course. Also -if
you 'trow some stones on top of bim
he yil run like de teuvel, und holler
"Ki-yi ! ki-yu !" Dot's de vay yori
can told my dog. ,,
He looks like a cross petween a bull
foundlaudt nnd a cat mit nine tail bnt
he aui't. lie got not even vone tail)
nnd he ain't, crosf not a pit.
1 bat peeu eferywheres looking for
dot doer. Yhen I am in Canada de last
veek, a pig loatcrraans comes np to me
und says :
"Do you know I know you."'
"No, you don't. j 1)6 I know you ?
If I know you, told me vonce who t
vas." ,
''Yori yas sMt. Ro6S," says be, "und
you vas looking tor your leetle Char
ley." "No sir, I was Von Boyle," saysi I
"and I vas looking for my leetle Bis
marck.'' ,
I yill pay everyone vot vill brought
me dot . too: or send him rack fifteen
cents. C O. D., by Adam's express
office, mit a money order nnd the pH
fi lege of examining before to see if it
vas may pe counterfeit. ; ,
Anoder vay rot yog could know if
it vas Bismarck is dot be was almost
a dwin. tie would be halt of a bair '
of dwins dot dime only dere vaa dree
of dem a bair of twins and a half. . ,
Also be got scars ' on de top of his
side, vere he scratched himself mit a
Thomas cat but dot Thomas cat nefer
recover himself.
Yoa can also tell. Bismarclc on ac-
count of his v nlfrful instinct.. He
can out instinct any dog you never saw
in my life. For instl ance, if yoa pat
on top of bis head mit your hand, hp
knows right away dot you like him,'
but it you pat bim on de head mit a
sthones or de sthick of a proom, den he
will suspect right off dot you do oof
care very mnch a pout him. '
Wilhelm Von Botxe.
A year old child fell out ot a car win.
dow tho other day neai Parkersburg
v a., while its mother was taking a nan,
and everybody thought it was killed.
The mother was frantic with grief,
The train was stopped and a party went
in search of the waif, when it was found,
half a mile back, sitting on a pi'e ot
brush, where it- had alighted, crying
lustily. The child was wholly unio.
jarer1, save a slight bruise on its bead.'
..
Tt is thonght that a crisis in the his
tory of Vesuvius is approaching; either
there will be a great discharge, shch as,
will terrify the neighborhood, or, as is
more likely, there will be an oveiflow-
mg oTlava. covering the cone with a
mantle of fire,' and silently inflicting
more destruction of property than a
grand eruption. Vesuvius has been iri "
an active state now for- several years
and Professor Palraeieri has from the
first prophesied that the eruption would
Consist In the overflowing ot lava
A parrot that was plunged into' cold
water as a punishment tor swearings
happened to see, passing bis cago one
rainy day, some dripping, drenched,'
chickens, and called out: " You raiser.
. able fools! BceD swearingj ehf
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