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Show Sundry Sources. Tlie Stake Academy and Mt Pleasant Seminary. Item from of the 1$. Y.Acad emy and other Provo Notes. Two Sad Accidents, Ac-cidents, Etc., Etc. PROVO ITEMS. Special coiresjxindeace. Through pres of political metiers the following was left out of last issue. Tne weather is very p easant now, old enters sav weare having an lndan summer. Work on the street railway is progressing pro-gressing The track is to be extended to a more northern part of town, and to the Territorial Insane Asylum. Saturday last a grand concert was given by the pupils ol the district schools hive huudied sm.lmg cinUlieii met at Opera house and displayed their wonder ful takent. Sunday, n ivember J, the young men and ladies, Q larterly C nlerence will be held in tite Central meetinghouse. If the young people turn out as here-to fore, a spiritual feast is sniely in store. 1 1) those who have partaken of God' blessings be) -re, we say come again aud partake ol more. Still it continues tobjom! Notwithstanding Notwith-standing the numerous buildings that nave goiu up, the past season, there re still a great many more in course i f erection Men need not be idle lor want of employment, the demand for tradesmen trades-men is great while the more common laborer does not have to seatch long for ajob. Wages as a lule are good. A very sad event occured at Payson a few days a? . John Bolton, a lad about sixteen years ol age, while out hunting, accidentlvshot and killed himself. When found he was still on his horse, with his legs firmly griped, and tlie top of his head blown off. It is supposed that he must have been leaning over the hors-e, holding the gun in his hand with the stock d wu, and ao-cideiitly ao-cideiitly touched t e trigger with his foot, thus causing tbecotilents ot hi gii" to be discharge-4. To all ap.ien nee the horse had stood pertectly si II. a, .a half an hour had elapsed before the boy was lound. The other day one of Provo's well known citizens, with a few ot his friends stepped into the West saloon and called (or black berry brandy. The demand wts s.Hin s implied and they drank as - saving is "As icial glass;" but it did uol produce the effect ihev intended it to d., f ji 'iwi not loiii; until one of the par: y ,vas taken seriously ill being seized be fi s and spasm. U ictor Pike was im nediately summon ed at ft. st he refused to atteivd to such a case, bjit alter tfi!g told 110 the nun , was, aiid'tnow.ng ,ne was not addicted to drink, we t his rescue. He pru-nounreo: pru-nounreo: the tvil to have been caused by tlrue I liquor, and was only able to save the man by skillful treatment having hav-ing to remiin with him the whole night. It was afterwards found that the man had been the employer of some hired hands, a id as pay- Jay had come they were nounf to have a treat. May his experience be of profit to others. ' ACADEMY. , The question for debate, Monday in grammer clas3 A was: "Is the mind of woman inferior to that of man." The contest was so spiiited that the time allotted for the discussion soon passed by, and the subject was held for future conclusion. Sj lar the weaker sects, as thev are sometimes called, have been called, have been able to defend their side of the question. S ime changes have taken p'ac daring dar-ing the past week. I'ne Pimiai v jJ.-part ment has been decorated with pictntes and evergreens, f ir the purpose of mak-1 mak-1 ing it pleasing and attractive to the child ten. What was the intermediate Department, De-partment, exclusively, is now used for prepantoty and inteimed.ale students. Tne normals still occupy the Normal Uept and Viiat was f irmalllhe Academic. Academ-ic. The Preporttory Dept. is now used ior a Commercial A'ot. Tiie Domestic meeting, comprising all those of the Academy who do not reside (in Provo. convened last Thursday. The rep ii ts of the visions Were very -satisfactory, all seemed to be living up to the requirements of the school Prol.N iL. Nelson said: "That the rules of the Academy were made for the wa waid students, those wh'J do not realize the necessity ol spontaite -us government in rej ns tion ol knowledge, the good students that have au aim in coming to school, live above all rules." Boarders were ustructe i .to make themselves .agreeable, and c inf rra as much as possible pos-sible to ttte reuUiioii of t:ie family; s Wiien t:iey left the f ojld (erl as ttt Uili they were losing something, and ai it henu relieved of a burden. In urdci 1 1 accomplish the gtealet end students m 1st learn and apply ..tie powei of cou-ceir.ratioii. cou-ceir.ratioii. Tiie first step is get at it and suck to it. |