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Show Vf fA Ptng Part . f " I X j XLTf VOL. H-- O. 1S5---SIXTE- PAGES. EX And jiow xi x xyxx X SALT GOOD 8 116-11- ; i t SILK; DEPARTMENT. aa yard- inf. Bljicfe! - I C t Ail n .... 1 : 4 1 ;2 inche 40-in- a ; i Tricot in Colored ch mixtures, at 23c. per yard. !. 40-ln- Black. Cros Grain Silk, jardsihea Sl.CO.Jnow ofFered at Coe. always soljjai 1;o . at Ol.tiO.IA f - ; every pLere. pur price Toe. -Ulax-JFaille Francaise. We rj yarilsl liuaHtyjat Si. 50, now off- ally wortb GE SEASONABLE '24-In- c , ! trfdat5I.l per Jan.. i:o yards Iilacl4Mpsco-ite'- injrtbl.oO. -- oiV.ed 54-in- ef reie. novelties in tbe 52-inc- btick roohd,it popular prices re on f- -. T .1 tt at fif-e- i i all Utrl a splendid lot of rnadeJiip j Ladies' We offer O T . heautifully " . 'alliWodi cjpiored Bedford Cords 40-in- ch at 50c75t?,. .$1.00, i$1.25, $1.50 and $1,751 jj ; i The prices here quoted are"s t ; ' basgai.i ! . f.. This line 1 cheai s at R3c. GOODS. dress goods in tlfc city." ; ! i . 41 ii -- ' I . I ' ; I" ! Henrietta at I" ; - Warp Bedford Cord at "' , ' ' ' V .' i. "t ' - j I - ' , Men's pure camels hair- Seamless oocks, at 25c v. X ' . ' If you need lit Jacket or Wrap we have them at prices that will new styles 'arid JOTTIHGS FRDM SILVERLAI1D I. ! :. I 1 I ia Exploration Wcrk in lbs il'o rjstocL Jew Departn 1 e1 I ; IFF AIRS ALL? PARTS IN OF NEVADA, 1 m inall the l25 cur of was often a yellow stump-taile- d his talent; in the no particular breed, 'yet .respect-o- f him the for one line gained He every man and boy in the country. watch-do-g' a as account no of be might and utterly useless on a farm, but if he was good on 'etons, every one called him tine old fellow" and gave him a friendly pat on.the head. The dogs for 'coons were not found among the hounds, or bulldogs, mastilf.s snttors, spaniels were any other dogs of pure breed, but; breed a sort of mongrel ' backwoods evolved fn some" way from dogs of all breeds and degrees for the special use of the frontiersmen who wanted a dog for - d " least all such as have water with satisto Irrigate their lauds are well of affairs.; atiy reiioh ibei weeui the two fied with the present state n lookers-oin mere were ' been ca? boast. Oijr days ..have rauchers The n ted to Cmqh 'askhe average of June Vienna. Delegates were appoi will go ithtr. Tke sj)njkline cart still go the Omaha eouvcutiou. These ir rosiLds and cfc peddlers are yet in in for Western men and measures. Se!J. As:oiC!i jLaze obscures all MIXING MATTKKS. distant inoujjtiin". ranees, and - Con. Cal. & Virginia shares, have adi&V the of late and the few points hd valleys..;! This jndiantsummer vanced a was Week up to 23 a last assay is iu one of the average in drainis Good making sficcrosp?cts ton. pcosrress t0 tsij jyable of the year. It seems Hill Gold the "levels of lower the r 'fh the same herb as ia the was drawn long airo ing Since the drill-ro- d mines. a tk o'..l With this out of the Belcher bulkhead the water in "Uiickpe. Stale. ure associit(d picas--thon.saixl a that mine has been lowered over seven n. hhto told In wore we mozia.; by feet. Ii will soon. be. brought down to tMer? that the smoklness of the level of the. water in the Crown a:no5here vfalijeeular caused by the In- -. Point incline, where the pumps are burinsr cornstalks. It was prob-s- r stationed. When that has been done due to Ores pine forests up all work may .be safely prosecuted. tie great laki. : i vu water remained far aboy the l OLin it wi ,1urins the Indian While thewas a standing threat to bqth it season tthat we gathered all pumps ;Xfrr and men machinery. X J j ; X. ' of siut. .ippTes were also then DErAKTUKK. NEW A - ?3iLored lih J cider made. In about to be run from the is A drift out Wlrsi. were X dreamy days fiies to connect with the Occtunnel r !a5t buzz, and yellow jackets Sutro VX u Uack. to the southward. In idental mine, lying horneM becaine bold about new drift will tpass the course its preRrs.: s The nights at 're and depth the St. was explore without their jays, for it through as the Occvein same on Xt season tfiat we sallied forth in Johns mine. the hundred several which k from of the to chop down idental, and first been has taken, dollars thousand during sunVmer; also and surface. near the from points .' ;u; last, thai, 'chous, and fpossums were The St. Johns mine has been rechris-teue- dn "'XX" and; dogs boysiiind ' b'' the the Z.idig,- in honor of tbe hunt.:! Ko music was r to t5,u, mining man, 'Herman Zadig, tho arvif th young 'cooa in tise scheme. mover f U)3u tiw Lai k oT ; the steady and prime ' oM leudsT of t lie canine pack, Ground was formally broken ou Saturthen ws: "That's old Tige! day, October 10t h, by a party of mining in ceo: , srtn, for he never men one way and another interested a All struck rivsont A" ay ?'v.e'Wof!!d all go, rnn-- t a drill of s-1 through the dark few blows- upon thu head .illeras is ml through the tons of planted at the point where the drift t,'A' ee rock of f. the the tunnel; butted our heads to leave the b:.pti.:-- ' i with cliimpagise and v,i ' n 2 s. t u n: bled over logs and vii thencheers given for the: Zadig. tur'),ij;i; q!i admires fn a wljd three and great enthusimade were who we.u!d i..e Hrst to reach Sneeehes y '!!; narae iiwd fa:ne of one asm prevailed. 0:1 thfi occasion we siim-- ir i , y- ren-bdisti- - ma hiiddle-idistanc- e zl -- r feii-th- - . ; ; ! lil,-i- , t J 'i-- , fo-at- d pu T - well-know- t J . 1 j ""in - N ' T 4. ; ( 1 ' - ' I "c-y- ; . . i ( ' ! ch - X. . worth 55.00. Misses Astrackhan trimmed cloth Jackets, , at $7.5 0 worth S10.00. Childrens Gretchen Cloaks all sizes, at $3.00 and S3.50 positively worth S5.00. We have placed on sale an clejrant lino of Ladies Flannel and Cashmere Tea Gowns and Wrappers at S7.00 and upwards. all-wo- Blankets ol at $5.O0. Good; r 1 Union Suits, in crnam and; gtzy, at $1.50. at 50c1 and 75c. FLANNELS. and $1.50. jj51.6o GLOVES AND MITTEiiS.. . Fancy Outing Flannels at 9c. Ladies Cashmere Gloves in colors and Heavy California Scarlet and Navy .1.9 t r : black at 25c. Flannel at 43c; worth GOc. ;vfVX Ladies Astrackhan Gloves,? entirely new, Extra heavy California Flannel, fn Scarlet and Navy, at 50c; reduced from 70c. at 50c. per pair. We offer a 20c pink Irish Frieze at 12Vdc Childrens Wool Mittensj at 15c. ; per yard. . I r. Ladies' and Misses hohie . ;made (.Zephyr $1.10 quality Wblt Embroidered Flannel ' for 75 e. Mittens, at 25c. Embroidered Flannel ton! scalloped: top La dies' quality White splebdid . forSl.00. j i SEAL GARMENTS. Kid: GlovesL Sizes! to 8,' at 40c. quality S1.65 Embroidered Flannel for $1.25. , . if.-. i per pair. 82.50 all-ovEmbroidered Flannel for j $1.50. Ladies' stitclied back iscafloped top 5In prime Alaska Seal Garments we are $1.35 Oxford xaixed French embroidered button Kid Glovps kizes Colored and showing some beautiful ' Reefer Jackets, alj Flannel for SOc Black" at T3c. pciS- pair. Sacques and Newmarkets, and we are preSI. 10 quality gray French embroidered . v - M'Flanael for Too. X x .,!! pared to sell them at New York prices. Fl'-Sin-H-- ' .'. i'r , Sl-4- 0 ut i LiiliU. : ; f . . ; er ' met R P : , S. -n I " and 35c; - - ! ,- . " - I White Blankets at $4.50: H-- 4 White California Blankets at $7.00. Our greatest-Blanke- t bargain. colored Bordered Handkerchiefs .y Ladies 10-- 4 . j (.y.s" cxi:ll over not" i WCr3G-TS- 2 tl.os3 r""S--,-V. t l ol . . in: Ladies . li 1 r i 1 ssays ! in-som- e , - , , -- : - . k'. ! . . s : "- -' .' , gold-bearin- us ' : -- Very cheap. . .;: f - ; - Gray Blankets at 82.00. ' r California Gray Blankets at $4.50. Cheap at sa.oo. ! Hair Capes, handsomely made up at SS.50. deep -? 'X ' Ladies' Black ITair Muffs at Sl.00 and S1.25. :.' ;Xf 1:1 jX;. j. .; "r .Wei have on sale an elegant line of Capes la Astrackhan, Gray " iKrlmiiier, ,'Wool Seal, Mink, Marten, Beaver and1 Alaska Seal, 111". . . FURS FURS ! 00. at 64c. II. Zadig J. II. Kinkead; C-- i.f Hamilthis city from .surrounding ranches are ton, Ar S. Wollberg, C CL Thomas,' suthe finest ever seen here. The biggest perintendent of the, Sutro itiiunelj and come from Smith valley, but the most ". j ?;X. others. beautiful, in the world are from the The vein on which tho Occideataland ranch of Ross Lewers of Washoe valley. Zadig mines are situated --constitutes In the early days the man who talked of the front or most easterly tissurrt of the planting fruit tress of any kind, in this Comstock. It is traceable st distance "of region was looked upon as a fool, but several thousand feet, and cus ife are- - the now those who went ahead and put out Monto Cristo, Brunswick kiid: several orchards in spite of tho jokes and sneers other nihics. Where passed ihrough by of their neighbors are reaping a golden tho Sutro tunnel the lode Is 1$! feet fn harvest. Ross Lewer3 was looked upon a few years ago a3 a sort of harmless width, ' and gives promising, i assays that amply prove its: fertility. icrank, but now he is tho great authority The vein is 11,600 feet fromf the ; mouth oh fruit culture iu..the Great Basin reof the tunnel. Mll'i'X'j gion,, and a paper from his : pen on the SCAKLKT FEVER AND DirjilIF.KIA p v subject is law and gospel. have recently made their appearance 'in ?XA curious thing is' that wo now have our people areinoWj bestir in our markets an abundance of fine red the city,-anthat we shall have ring themselves in thc:workof abating currants. It is said disease-breedin- g nuisances. (Old; sewers them right along until freezing weather are being ripped up, manure pifes parted puts an end to their blooming, growing away, and filthy backyards I cJaned up. and ripening. They go right along re altigardless of the time of year. This is the It is well understood that at thisimounfirst season in which they have acted so air the in and of,, Ije pure tude; tains there is. nothing to bfoed diph- and- it' is supposed: that they have way become bewildered and: lost theria and kindred disorders ekedpt ' the run of their regular fruiting time. the rom the and filth, proceedings j litter, soil However, it may be that the unusual by itspiman occupation of the wetness of thci spring and summer may tlierfr no i$ Therefore, have incited them to extra efforts. doubt about the: remedy. j. j j; As regards j grapes it is found that on the side of Our town being situated varieties of wine; grapes will several a of has about a mountain that pitch' no flourish trouthere should bef finely on the southern slopes of thirty degrees, ble with sewers, yet there ate jjmany Jin the mountains, opce they are rooted, the placo that lie too flat. As he pitch without artificial irrigation and with of the mountain Is to the ca;s't there; sis very little care. Such grapes make on plenty of fall to all the. cross streets much finer wines than those grown we In lowland time shall tho direction. in trouble valleySi that Thtj running is in the north and south streets which see the slopes of all our mountains with vines. are leveL yNot enoueh fall Issiiven the covered : EASTERN' NEVADA. . sewers in these streets to carryf ",the mud and filth each way from the; center; of Good reports continue to reach- - us tho several blocks to tho sewers on the from Eastern Nevada. The mines now steep cross streets. This is probably, jn being worked in that part of the. State most places, because of the. sowers on are far richer than those of tho Corn-stocthe cross streets not having been laid is tapped by a Once that at sufficient depth.: Another trouble; is railroad there will region be a boom. Then we that all our sewers are of caramon pine shall see all the leading mines of that lumber, which soon rots out..' section dealt in at San Francisco. As For over a week all tho center of C only a few mines in that part of the street, between Union and Taylor State have been opened to any depth streets, has been torn up in. order to put there is no telling tho wealth that may in a new sewer, and there havo been lie hidden in tho undiscovered bonanzas turned loose upon the desert air-a- many of somo of the huge y. veins , thus far stenches as were ever found 'spicing the merely cut into here and there at the atmosphere of the ancient city ;.of surafce ' Xyv? work, tooybave been Cologne.. In this on In Eastern Nevadat they have a much tons of the quartz turned up tons greater variety of ores than we can rock (from the Ophir and other dumps) boast. There are not only found" free f with which the street was fill d In the milling silver: ores and veins of rich g early days. Among this one;may easily quartz but also the finest of find pieces that would assay otife huudied smelting ores in great variety. There dollars or more a ton. In imacadamiz-in- g are also many veins of copper, antimony the street it Was filled .to a depth of and other metals .of value, with minerals three feet with large blocks lof quartz of all kinds common to the Great Basin ot over whieii was placed a A railroad goin& into that secThe time may come n region. liner material. clean-uriot be going forth to tap an will tion p of tii-- i town 500 making a final Xuncertainty. years hence) when all, this iqgartz Will X FKKSOXALS.X , A TKW ha put through mills. Some fycars ago W. made Mack ay but a short stay John the foundation of li street near Mill, was mined onl for a considerable dis- here on his return from Xew York. He tance, tho roadway being supported on left here to look after business matters timbers. There arc several fortunes in In San Francisco. the fillings of the streets, and in the Superintendent layman, who. now has surface dirt of tho towns ite, as gold raay charge, of the bonanza mines, is again on the looking like his former f self. In the be panned out almost "anywhere " of the mountain. X early part'of the summer ;hc was xretty slope in on now and sab The apples thoroughly used up. To ccuscieatiously pears : SO. . P-- top-tfressi- all-wo- worth ' " -- I Follows aff on I 'f squaw winter tew had a Cn4 4 ipell of Indian orii-trc'- mm s.; Heaviest Kentucky Jeaas ut worth 40c and 50c ? or ni-jrh- ,; 22-in- Splendid' quality Nursing Corsets at;50c; were - - suit and-goo- l-- l wn heavy-ribbe- d Children's Cashmere Dresses at" ' ?L90; wereS2.50. ; Colored border3d Handkerchiefs at 2?aC New line of Dress Buttons at 7Vay dozeiu j - . ! 'v-iree- ; '- i KENTUCKY JEA? at 50e. the raccoon. hunting in Antiimn Sports ouit ikkioXtion convention. the Old Buckeye Stkte Irrigation f Convention held at The Matters The Mi oes--4 A MoYe on the Carson, Irrigation October Oth, was well attended i Fissurct-Ouront r resolutions, covering all reIBad Sanitary Condition Fall quirements in this State were adopted. vwere Among the active participants Ke wlands, GenSenator Stewart, F, (1. Lieutenant-GovernII.' J.' Fulton, eral Clarke. other and leading Ponjade of the State. Many ranchers were men Vi 4 ii ii Ci t pier. I Oct; 15, 1801.; present, but they held aloof. They at which . i ! Bargains in Ladles Winter Skirts at 50c, iff f Toe and SI. 00. i!" " Indian Summery a-- Ladies' v White Blankets at 52.00. Ladies' Scarlet :-Wool Vests' and Drawers . ? 1 - 'r-ix- ft .i J. i i I Gent's Negligee Winter Shirts " - ' i f I 1 - - : j- , In the splendidly lighted new addition on novelties in this line. .: great Inducements to cloak purchasers. X j . Beautiful line of Black. Chantilly Dcm' j .Ladies' Reefer Jackets, at Sl.50 a great Tlouncings, at $1.00, ?1.2j, 1.50 and S.UO; bargain. t .',..:'; ;i',M X jy;, totnatbh. Narrows per yard. Ladies. Scotch Cheviot Reefer Jackets, at We direct attention to our complete Colored Satin back Ivelveti Ribbons, at $5.30 worth $7.50. 'ri j y line of Ladies' and Children's Winter Un40c. and C3c. from vard 23c. reduced per well-knoderwear, which includes all the Ladies' hip seam Jackets, very X ' .! : celebrated makes. We are sole i" ;; stylish. atSll.OO worth S13.00 agents for. Dr. Jaesrer's Underwear, for Ladles Black Cloth Capes fur trimmed, at . Ladles and Children. 1 ed S10.00 worth S15.00. Ladies Union Suits at 13.00 Misses Colored' Cloth Jackets, at $3.75 ' WINTER SKIRT5 ' ' ur the ground flour where our cloak departX rcct attention to our. magnificent .stock of ment is now situated, we olTer this week CJiDEPtWOll ' 1, Pocks, at 15c. Men's Balbrigsan Sanitary" Cotton Socks, at' 20c at SI. 40 valim.it R3c. f 4V: good ! Sil k sold y. v - - ju;ity Blact Faho"" Blacks t 'i s Men's mode and tan heavy English Cotton . I "S.l'f-wstiall- - bargain. ! ch all! Wojil Black Sergo at C.c. posl- I tively worthtl-l'P- 4n:fnch Cno ! i.v0x-:rX'X- . r;. alljwol Semes at 40e. cheapest inch W i Handscma Brown NX. XX.- 'Men's heavy Scotch lUuder wear' a $1.00 r " i I ' 15c. worth- 25c, per'suit. Misses Bibbed Seamless Wool Hose In Men's gray , mottled Sanitary Underwear oxford mixed and black, at 25c." ' at $1.50 per suit. Stitch Cashmere Ladies Plain Drop Gent's Negligee Overshirj Hose, at.3100.;31.23. ........ ... ' i ' " 75 apiece, and St. $1.50 at 25o..: i i. i ' "XCs"-! ;.T ?.'' r . Ladies extra heavy ribbed home made of them. X Wool nose. at;33Jijc jjcr pair; a splendid . Trini-ta!ngs;yo- - Chtldreus Ileavy Bibbed Wool Hose, at 2 Dress oolorctj ; MEil'S UNDERWEAR. HOiSERY. ;. BLACK- - -- x':-.Xi"-- 5 ..... ' : ! at $25.00. ! per 5 1 i 4Vi: :ci' Colored French Henriettas at 60c. lot of bandsJinc BARGAINS IN EVERYTHING. I' ' - ! 5 C5c. 45e. i AND .,G0WiiS silk-ribb- if t I ' 5 AND TEA 1 j j ALT, at A ': iierlyarl . -- Jersey Blouse Waists at$LOO; wer3 $2.03 end $3.()0. All-wo- ol CLOAKS FURS. , Nightg-owns,- ' See our lovely India SllkiDown Comforts Itt. n-u- TRQEGS, for 23c;, ;i. yard, prigioally sold at from 4Gc to $i.'.tJ0 pvr yard, We di- - ." i -- Ladies' Black. Equestrian Tights, Knee and. Ankle lengths f 1.75. '.Men's tteavy brown mixed. Seamless Socks at 10c r8c, in all colors, we offer SI. OC? vnallv 5M!at ' t f at CQo. v .; 4 e ? - . Ladies cloth In all the leading iiciio i j - colors, at 55c. IDRESSI GOODS. prices.; ;XAf : . ch U , choice! EVER QUOTED. WooJ ch . Snivel Sijks. I beautiful colored , Dress Materials In checks, stripes and plaids, suitable for misses school ' dresses, at 25c. a yard.Ladies cloth In dark mixtures, at 40c worth C5j. " 3s-in- Boys' Neglige Overshirts, . GOODS - per yard.. Xj DF;E3$ ch - w per yard j shiwin are V'e 51.15 Silk Novelty. 10?. j ; Bedford Cords in all the leading j colors, at 12 J .c. India Linen Wrapper materia!, at Z ! With all the Wheels of Trade;! rapidly revolving-- we give thsm a 'swifter whirl by power of our popular - 40-lu- ch - , Sl-'- " i ' 85 cent3. $i.oo. Were 1.50. . "aristheav, ' 'Blavk Gros Grain Silk, at OEISTEO'AOT ' s " 75c and. $1. Tricot In dark winter colors, at ch COc. at , Curtains ; :' . Corsets, all sizas, Plusn Bonnets Bargain. handsome j X : Nottingham Fronc'a Woven $3.P0. DOMESTIC COLORED DRESS GOODS Surah, gooa quality r- V i . 1 at S7.50. at $2. 2D, 'COMFORTS at $3.QO. - - Comforts, Reduced from Full siz3 Heavy ? curtains y i at Ol.OO. Ciieniilo . Dresses WAISTS, "Very gbpci. ' and selection. I, Baantifal Down Flannel Jersey at $1.J25. bearing- witness to successful efforts to. present the best of Old ;and New World Dry Goods products for inspection Ai. ! ! x Children's Boucle i Bod Corriforts - ; ''X'NX y! ( TAII? SUNDAY MOIIXrXG, OCTODEPv Iff, 1S1. CITY, through our stores, with comments of pleased customers X .X ! rTY (7 '( - ve hear the busy hum of trafie through . 1 x 6 ? r ' t v perform the duties of superintendent of those mines (as he does) is a terrible rag. His work is much more trying than that of the ordinary, ininer. AVrhen a miner has put in his shift of eight hours he can go off, chat and take things easy; but a superintendent is always under some kind of mental strain, lie has to .do most of the that is done about' tho mino if he is a real superintendent and not a merej figurehead. Then as" soon as to comes to the surface to tackle a mass of he has correspondence 'and a score of his are who awaiting people appearance to 4'tackle" him about all .manner of things; some wanting work in the mine and Others .anxious to furnish supplies of this 6r that kind. Not only has-hto do with 'men but almost daily he is interviewed by women who want to know why their husbands were laid off or discharged and fully determined to have them "again put to work. These female visitors are by no means a balm to the soul of a man cursed with nerves and feeling.' I Their tears .and wailings do not put him in good trim to tackle the pile of correspondence awaiting him. Many tales of woo does ho hear and a thousand promises of what John or Tom will do if reinstated. Among the old superintendents still on the lode are K. 1. Keating, at the Savage and Norcross; Lou Hamilton, at the Chollar, Empire and Imperial; W. E. Sharon, af the Yellow Jacket; Albert Lackey, at the Overman; Sam Jones. Crown Point and Belcher, and Colonel Boyle, at the Alta. Pat Kerviss. formerly of Utah (Mormondom, ¬ the Utah mine), is at the Gould Curry and Best & Belcher.' A considerable number of old foremen are still here, but a great number are now superintendents In other lands Mexico. Chile, Peru, Australia, Africa and other minDastUe Quillf... ing countries. hard-thinkin- , " o , ; - e one-ha- lf . Ft-n- t. - 1, v x - , . - -- '. .xs ' V . J . . X - - I have a friend in tho civil service stores who has a fad for collecting the odd orders sent In by customers' some of which are quite amusing. says a writer in Frank Leslie's, and somo Of them, too' sent in by matrons who ought to know t ; - , A St. .Charles street lodging-hous- e keeper sends for "desecrated" soap for dessicated soap, "Micky ltooney" for macaroni and "distracted" beef for extract tof beef. Others on his list are Demerara sugar, 'dromedary" sugar-fo'Margary Ann'Xfor margarine; dessicated soups are ordered as "domesticated," "masticated" and "desecrated." In ordering inarrowf at peas my friend has m smile over "Halifax," "miid fat" and "matter-o'-- f act" peas. "Gordon's holler" cheeso was O K when ho sent "Mortal soap" becomes Gorgonzola. mottled soap. Worcester sauce is twisted into "worsted" sauce. It was rather hard to interpret half a pound of "tatty "walker," but tapioca filled the bill, as it was not sent back. My friend told me of a mistake he once made in sending an old maid a nursing-bottl- e Instead of a bottle of "kid sLa. as designated boot joiisli. reviver," r 1 . Ill IV 111 Jt IUVU . J 11.1 LUl li. mander's plans "are to profess entire ignorance regarding coming events." Sunny Outbursts. j, '.;' A luminbiis outburst of the sun was observed by M. Trouvelot a few morn- ings ago. First a luminous spot appeared on the disc of the sun near its western limb. It was of a golden yellow tiuge, and shortly afterward a companion spot. appeared above.it. The spectroscope showed the first spot to consist of a central eruption, from which volcanic bombs were thrown to heights above .the chromosphere, where they, seemed to rest as dazzling balls. A few minutes later theso were replaced by brilliantjets or filaments. yy An Anxious Inquirer. 'X s, Negroes are not given to sending one but occasionally steps in and wants to use tho 'wires.'" Recently a colored brother stepped up to the counter aud wrote but his message. When he handed it over the operator read the "I want to know is you following: dead?" The message was sent as it was written, but the sender looked In vain for a reply. It never came, and tho party to whom it wa3 addressed .was .mericy probably dead sure enough. -- : Gladstone's Curious Grocery Order. better. He was yohng then':i The .following is mishap,. ho arrived first by more than an order recieived from Gladstone, which three, hours. On his return he presented my friend obligingly allowed ine to copyi a wierd appearance,covered withja thick Please senditwb largo jars of orange marmalcoating of dust, face like marble.fcheeks ade tho best tKvo dozen schwepps oda. two hollow, back bent and neck sunk Into butlob-Lolskeins of & twist black: cheese Ulier iirt. Ita caret ul with the last item, his shoulders. He hardly looked human as I am very! sensitive iilxiUt the t heesa I eat. and was scarcely able to'speak., '.' 1 want it fn.5i u'ntl firm, ,TUe las; vou wag Gladstone. capable of expitjni? a riot. The EnRlish HumbuK. Lord WolseJey has recentiy published an official "Soldiers'- Pocket Book fo Field Service," a. volume of 400 pages. C. if The duty of deception is plainly inculiV:.V ' cv. cated; as in the following extracts: '"You can, by spreading false news . . X among the gentlemen of 'the press, use them as a medium by which to deceive ft an enemy." Officers are to be appointed for the special jmrpose of looking after spies, "but they should at all times disown having anything to do with spies.' A General is tondeny tho true movement yy he is carrying out, up to the last day. . .': .XX X. iiV '. .. . . . ; ':'-'- - Sill - 31ICHAEL. ' i'i. i HlCKS-BISACIi f, r i OF;WILUAM - f , IIEXRT rEOBABLE pUCCESSQR SMITH AS LEADEIi OF TIJE HOUSE OF COMMONS. ' ! ' J I - X ! ' ., ' The leadership of tihe English House of Commohslon the Government side is a post, of great responsibility and political ImporUinice. The death of ..William. Henry SmitK is an event pregnant with serious cc(nsequences Odd as it may seem, this-- dumpy,' bald, bourgeois old gentleman; was the keystone of the arch. 'Under his! inoffensive and meaningless captaincy! the whole heterogeneous crowd of rival politicians common were gathered (together in'-bond of hatred for Mr. Gladstone, aid wero able;ta serve; without.; derogation 'of 'dignity:. iNowjthat ho has broken down bentiafh thel burdei, "the question of his successor arouses the sharpest on all sides. jealousies jaod anuigonisra The Unionists dejfu.-iiiMrl.Goschen, of whom the jTories WITH not hear, and" the big' Conservative jelement clamors for Mr Balfpirj whohyillynot itake it. It seems provable that Sir, Michael Hicks-Beac- h wltl again be., brought forward i and utilized as a stop gap to reconcile the warring elements in, the tainn and play tho role oT leader in tho House of Commons, which Kwa's perfofmed so acceptably by the late Mr. Smith. - : Tory-Unioni- st : a ; Tory-Unioni- ; , ; . . A Denthly It tin. st . tele-grafn- . i (Ga.) Thucs-liccord- er ) Nestorian Tablet in China-In April last the United States Minister at Pekin reported . to the beeretary of State tho correspondence exchanged bel'veen the diplomatic body and the looking, to the preservation of the Nestorlan tablet at Mr. Denby now reports to the Department, under date of July 16, lsul. that a covering has been built over . Tung-Ll-IIamc- n. " the tablet. A Plot on the Old Lady. "Mother, will you be good enough to cook the dinner John was so dissatisfied with the' 'cook that I' sent bout it." her o?, without telling ' liCertainly, my daugl i i, you John .(at dinner tal. must send off the coo'.-- This is t! i V worst deal she has givon ma ; - Foreign? bicyclists are enthusiastic over the long ride of Charles Terront, who rode from Paris to Brest and return., a distance of 747 miles, in 71?..' hours. lie never slept during the ride, and his only refreshments were a few cups of bouillon. It appears that on the way a pneumatic, tire burst, delaying him'au hour; and a half, and permitting Sifliii'js. Leval toisai hiin. llut, ia.suite cf the , .; to-da- y? : I i . |