Show K A do COMMON amon sense JAPANESE the japanese are beginning io to grow tied tired of performing g the happy dispatch dis atch vi with a sabre sent them by bythe the emperor and find it extremely disagreeable gree able even evan if the W weapon be a marvel of splendor and art recently the emperor had reason to be highly dissatisfied with one sue ine of his officers and sent him the renowned sabre 11 it is a sort of honorary sword very beautifully carved and finished As this officer held high rank and had hitherto given his prince every reason to be satisfied the latter sent him in order orden to alleviate the effect of the message as far aspessi as possible one of his own swords set with diamonds and selected his prime minister ister isten as the bearer the officer received the present and was well aware what it signified after reverently rega nega regard adi ing the instrument of his punishment he quietly left his ills house went to the port got aboard a french ship bound for havre and safely reached paris where he sold the vabre I 1 far Yr francs ancs r w or reavy HEAVY thunderstorms report have come from liverpool preston and malton of fearful thunderstorms having visited those places at lver pool on sunday at about jive five p m there was a heavy storm of lightning thunder and rain ItI it lasted asted only a short time but its violence and the noise and force of the explosion at athay athas hay lake hear bear liverpool were such as no one there recollects ever occurring ri before Ther there was ewas a fearful flash the explosion oil and flash were simultaneous and it would appear took effect in the yara yard of the royal hotel the tha electricity entered elt eit either elther her hen the roof or the window of a low stable and killed a valuable horse the property of one ong of the visitor tory torl split elarge rug which hung against th ewall andset andret and set fire to it and the hay and straw around its it there were s six ix 1 or s soven seven men sitting in an open shed opposite the stable and they perc perceiving eivin elvin smoke issuing froe from the stable api applied 1 I alwater water and extinguished the flames these men had am a most ost providential escape as must have occurred with in ten teri feet fedt of where they were grouped together monday afternoon another anoche r but b t z milder storm visited the locality athe the U A storm 0 arose arose at preston on mon alon day afternoon at about three the sky gr grew ea loud poud lark dark fearful flashes of lightning an loud peals of thunder followed abbat a quarter past three rain literally fell in tor torrents rents Tents nearly every street in the town was flooded houses cellars ac were inundated and in some localities ers era had quantities of df goods destro destroyed adf in the principal square of the town several houses were flooded flod fiod ded and pumping engines had to be got to clear t the tho tl e water broj from 4 them immediately after the rain ralli there wasai was an An unparalleled paralleled fall of hall hail hail hmil stones half halt an inch long were picked up the railway station statin vaa waa vash wash nearly drowned out for bole bome some time while the rain raim was fallin falling g the rails were completely butof sight the ed up to the fire boxes of the engines and ran through the station in a perfect tl torrent it seems that the lightning struck several buildings inthe in the abe town in bushel place a house was set on fire and thoi thel water engines had to be sent for to extinguish the flames the roof of a cotton factory on the eastern side of the town was smashed and some of the tho debris feil feli fell upon tho the machinery belov belu below in some of the mills the thel operatives were so alarmed that they dared not work ork the refresh ment room at the road noad rail way station 1 was struck by the lightning but was not much damaged A grocer grocers s shop adjoining was also hit the coach y building establishment of mr dallis in lancaster rol rot rod ld was slightly damaged by the fhe lightning at oner of the villages near preston a man I 1 was killed by the thit and at another a cow eow was war wae struck dead in nield afield a the greatest amount of damage sustained in treto areston appear sto have haye been cause caused bytho bythe extraordinary heavy rain and hall bail which fell on monday one tradesmen in had worth of goods edn his lis ils cellar destroyed by the water which overflowed from th the street ang and another shopkeeper had 60 worth of in a similar la way in the h tiie ses of one drie drle of the streets of the furniture wash was floating about IS S ae ue of the dwelli dwellings were positively coi cof ed and the inmates nad had to es tile ape as a fa fai fat 4 t alpo aa pos ibl ibi dpn OF YANKEE gen GENIUS lus ius at a recent trial of breach loading hoadim guns at st pen vc lve x boe ioe lura lur K 1 5 in i DL ir I 1 f a lep ap pp ati ali 1 h lat lac u r tl c rel elion ff tut lut it I 1 I 1 is A K u jt I 1 c gans guns c cla cia fth ith and armstrong patterns anda and a trial 1 betherl bete erL prussia and and one on a invent edby an the latter was adopted aa as preferable and more perfect than any of the others thelon theion the lon don mechanics magazine urges the english government to alter the armstrong gun to Broa Broad dwells dwelis pattern it deall deail DEAT 6 11 OP OF A hokse horse FROM FRIGHT an almost unprecedented death of a horse from fright took ook place near bingham notts england an recently Edmun Edmunds dV 1 menagerie menageries 1 left eft tha a town at ai in tn route foute rou fou te to newark ew w where ere ero the annual may F fair air is about to be held one of the caravans Is drawn by jacamel this was met by a cart which was coming in the 1 opposite direction drawn by belonging to mr smith aarder vf armer of flintham the horce horse hor se caught a sudden view of the strange beast of burden giove gave a sort of snorting scream plunged vio violently bently and dropped down dead THE tre FIRST california CALIFORNI inbuilt i BUILT lo 10 H J booth co of the I 1 unum iron works in this city ar are e about finishing the first locomotive ever built on the pacific Paci coast it is of large size weighing 29 tons and in st style yie yle and ninish finish will compare favorably favo r ably with the best hest of the kind kina done ink inthe the last vast the locomotive is destined for the san jose Railroad fand and is named the tho cali cail cali call fornia 11 there are also two other locomotives in process of construction at the same establishment one for the san jose and the other for the sacramento valley road the prospects are that in the building of locomotives as in many other branches of industry california will soon be independent of eastern workshops S F bulletin THE PERILS OF THE streets OF LONDON londow the london telegraph publishes an article on the danger of traveling in ih the streets of london from which we find that the number of persons 1 killed ed in the thoroughfares of that city is about 2 25 li annually on the railways the average is twenty comparing the to of passengers conveyed by the railways some of miles yearly with tha casualties which occur in the idl re suit is that the chances of death to the tha london pedestrian are as to I 1 comi com i pared with the railway or tra traveler tramel mei mel J THE RUSSIA plague COMING the washington republican publican vre jRe says that official irl izi formation has hns been received at ac the state suite department from our minister at st petersburg that the russian plague is spreading fearfully and is moving vest he purges urges that proper sanitary measures be taken throughout the un united cited states to prevents its introduction here acte acting ing upon minister clays suggestion the state tape tafe department has issued circulars to the principal municipal authorities throughout the country sug suggesting suggestion gestin that ever every y possible preventive he used against the tae uhe approaching evil mil 4 7 N Y 21 tribune abune july 4 I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 SOLDIERS RS IN philadelphia I 1 I 1 I 1 tho the phil philadelphia dd elphia lays ays it is astonishing to find how quickly the returned soldiers resume their thein places laces as citizens the blue luc lue so prevalent pent pont a week ago is disappearing and the only indication of the presence of our sola soia soldiers fers is in the bronzed faces and erect walk of those who have assi assisted stell steil to save the republic those who predicted disorder and confusion upon the return of the soldiers must bo be agreeably disappointed four years of such discipline as is found in the army has not unfitted the men far the resumption of their duties as good citizens after the first few days and interchange of friendly courtesies with old associates and companions the soldiers find their way into the factories and ind workshops which they left months be fore in obedience to td the call for volunteers everywhere the best of order lihs has prevailed the only fault has been an fn in the too great confidence reposed by the returned soldiers in the friendship af f every pio plo ono one tb who greets them tills is isi shown by the numerous cases eases af robberies instead of citizens being the tho victims to the dishonesty and rapacity oft ott soldiers the soldiers themselves 13 arm are jn jin many cases the victims of shai shar pers at of the worst character the return of tho he soldiers has made bu business ness especially brisk with the clatl d jh ra all the boys are anxious to drip drop the uniform dormand and don the citizens dress dregs livery stable keepers have bave also aiso been remembered in the disbar r tle the money liu U f fit I 1 tae jie P plu t un v i aj r r it v bi T ol 01 0 11 ivl ivi A i ati i ii C i e u t I 1 n F have shown the world ahat I they can cn 1 night fight wall now they tji prove an W d T 0 ed ci t zens how TO cure CUKE LEANNESS GENERAL RULE eat a quantity of freih fresh bread the same days baking and do not throw away the crumbs before 8 a m when in bed take a basin cotaya au pain pain I 1 or aux pates not too much or if you prefer it a cup of choco chocolate laie faie breakfast aall Fres heggs boiled or poached petito petite pates cutlets or anything elie oile else eise duz luz but eggs are essential A bup hup cup of coffae eoal ee will not hurt t I 1 after breakfast take a little exercise go shopping sh 0 aping or call on a friend sit and chat or walk home again at at dinner eat as muc much h soup meat and fish as you like but do not omit to eat the rice with the fowl ma macaroni macaron caron caton sweet pastry creams ete etc audesse at dessert rt s savoury biscuits babas and other farinaceous reparations preparations which contain eggs ann and sugar this diet may ibay seem seam limited but it is capable of great variation and comprises the whole animal kingdom drink beer by preference otherwise bordeaux or oc wine from the south bouth of france avoid acids except salad which gladdens the heart eat sugar with your fruit if it admits of it do not take hakea a bath too cold breathe the fresh air aft of the country as often as f plenty lenty of grapes when in season seas on do not fatigue yourself by dancin dancing at a ball go to bed at 11 one on extra at ra nights be in bed by 1 if this system is boldly and exactly adhered tolle to health alth aith and bea beauty uty wiil wih bc the result we fatten sheep i calves oxen poultry carp crawfish craw fish oysters whence I 1 deduce the general maxim everything thal that eat be fattened provided the food be well and suitably ci chosen losen abrelat |