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Will give prompt and caroful, atten tion to the business at former/"clients in Stearns and adjoinlnk counties. ap 10. DR. V. FELL, Homeopathic Physician, AND DfcNTI8*. Clearwater, E.K. JAQUES, SURGEON DENTIST. a UAINT CLOUD. MINNESOTA- A. F. ROBERTSON, Watchmaker & Jeweler, CLOUD, MINN. ST. WATCHES, ClorjW & for sale and NEATLY REPAIRED. Work from a distance promptly at- tended to. ALL WORK WARRANTED. C. SCHULTEN, DRUGGIST and PHARMACEUTIST, S in Prescriptions carefully compound- ed day or night. AN OUNCE OF PREVENTIVE IS WORTH A POUND OF CURE." Secure a copy of the tt FAMILY PHYSICIAN," A Treatise on the Ailments of the Human Family and all of the Animal Kingdom, which will be sold with a BOX OP HOMEOPATHIC MEDICINES by Dr. C. S. Weber, St. Cloud, and Dr. A, P. Schneider, St. Paul. On receipt of $5, in a Post Offioe order or by Express, the Book wiih Box ol Mea ioines will be forwarded free of charge, to any plaoe in the United States. nlO-ly LeROY GROUT, I I E N I 3 3 E AND SURVEYOR, S I N N S O A non-residents attended to 'Taxes of promptly. Special attention given to Land examina tion. References— P.L.GREGOR1 St. Cloud. H. C. BURBANK, do. J. C. BURBANK, St. Paul. H. TROTT, 8T. P. P. B. R. do. Office wirh P. L. Gregory, Washington avenue. apr6tf P. MEYST & SON- •iMERCHANT TAILORS Shop opposite the Kelly Bouse, WASHINGTON AT1NTJR, ST. 010TJD, MINN. W. HENDERSON. Dealer in %nd Manufacturer of Boots, Shoes and Rubbers ttW Custom work done in the beststyle Repairingneatly andpromptly done. Washingtn avenue, next door to Metat ni oths Clothing store LINDEN HOUSE. B. A. LIVINGSTON, Prop. SAUK CENTRE, MINN. Everything comfortable and charges rea sonable. aim WorintedGn tat ELDIN AND VISITING CARDS neat otyie at the JOURNAL OFFICE VOL. XVI. BANK O SAINT CL O Ul). Seiertl leaking, Ixehaage, art A S A ?A ,. President. IIXW, A N I N O S E —ox— THOS. 0. MoCLURE, SAINT CLOUD, MINNESOTA. GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS DONE. O. O. HINES, PAINTER! Bhop on Washington Avenue, ST. QLOUD, MINNESOTA. v13a16 F. E TOZIER, PAINTER & GLAZIER^ ST. CLOUD, MINN. ORDERS RKSPlCTFiliLT SOLICHJID. Satisfaction given, or no oharge. A,C. A S a O a a a in firatner, Marnier, Decorator and Da :'lal»,* -,. St. CLOUD *l«o2 MINN. if Practical Tinsmith and Dealer thefr advantage *o giro me a call as I makethie wx»ork as.aoiahy. •,,« C. BRIDGMAN, Dealer in XJ TJ Minnesota. 1 5 2 0 7 2 1S& JB E3 I at the Mills. Lower St. Cloud M. BECKER* BOO AND SHOEMAKER. Boots. Shoes and Gaiters Made In the latest style and of the best stock. Good fits warranted. Quality ef work guaranteed. EA8TBRN WORK alwayt en hand for saleoaeap. ALSO LEATHER AND FINDINGS wShoponSt.aeraaiMtreftt.aaxtdoorto Book Store. St.Cloud. Apr112.1868. ST. CLOUD MARBLE^ WORKS JOSEPH HERSCHBACH, BBALKB I S Monuments & Gravestones 4!io, Contractor for all kind* of Stone Cutting to Ordei. 8t. Germain street—two doors east of the Catholio church- nx7 E A A E GOETTEN & TROSSEN Offer to the public, at Hoepner's old stand, on St. Germain street, everything in the line of MEAT, including, E*«-e»»n "Veal &. is a a a & at as reasonable rates as any stand in ths city. Give them a call and see for yourselves. St. Cloud. Feb. 4th. 1873. vl6-n PURE LAKE ICE1 Wo are prepared to supply families, ho tels, saloons, eto., with pure ia any desired quantity. Ioe will be de livered every day at your door. .Leave or ders with n47-tf DORK MARSHA LL. C..FtW.frJWrU Dealers in all kinds of SHELp»IW^HlEWy HjatDWABLE, Iron, Nails, Glass, ."i BLACKSMITH TOOLS, Agricultural Implement!, GENUINE MOLIX E PL0W& MHHeAPOI^ TJN, OOtPjSB, lajBBfET.W0N WABI. Burbank Powell's Block* St.'demnlH street. vl4-n85 D. H. SELBY. A O I N Singer Sewing Machines. Needles, Oil, Tuokers, Rufflers and other Indingsconstantly on hand. Offloe In S. Tobey's book-store. ST, CLOUD MINN, MINNEAPOLIS. Tha names gtvta in thi* column ere" those of the a aaoet a houses in their sev en.lllaes of basiness fc Mlnn«poli». 3B Minneapolis Bag A O O ler. JB\ W BUlL.r*AItI, BULLARljQ AlLllErf, Manufacturers of and Dealers in Cotton and Paper Flour Sacks, Burlaps, —AND— GKROO"E:R/3r B-AGfS. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Barnard, Clark & Cope, Manufacturers of all kinds of MRKII4IR!*J Td O V^. \^f Speoial attention given touuOJ') fikie Oustd*f WoikA-3^ I O & FOBNITCRE MADE TO OEDEB, ,-..^.^p«^.,.,.,.», -, »t ehe-rtH.otieeT""' »~=-.». Xjista* to the trade sent on application. All goods delivered at the depots or within the city limit* FREE OF 8HARGE. •--M» we manufaoture ail our goods w* Guarantee Satisfaction. fsxv^Highest market price paid for Dry Uenber. BARNARD, CJ.ARK & COPE. faao»ry»4th Street, Ea4 side.t^Wareroom« Centre Ptask. vl4n48 I N N E O O I S MAKgLEjWSlR S. ^f" W Be»l«*4n W "b AMfglCAg AND FollKItHT MAKPI,E, W a 3 fcnd 4 SnSNEAPOLIS, jfelNN. Work set af In SU Cloud and vicinity without Extra chaise. vl4-n4«-ly }E2 BOHDJS RfeSTA^RANT A»» CO 4 EUROPEAN H$Tt I S N O N MO. 3T WASHiaoTOPI ggir«HtraB,i MTrTOEAP148. MT»N. l""at .MMJ E i9 irks, MIlVWA^pfWlS. »£j Edward P. Allis & FOUNDRYMEN, MACHINISTS, Mill Builders, AND Manufacturers of Superior STEA ENGINES French Burr Mill Stones. Cast Iron, Water and Gass PIPE J&J&'&fyt"% P*l l|nilv »ade and •old. IllostrateofCiUIogni 6t Machinery: 120 pages, sent free on application. apr6m I. fu Has removed his Clothing Stors^ orrosnn BOQSI. ,, I MST MEZROTH'S IS THE PLACE. A large stock of th efinest CASSIMEEES, f. r, BROADCLOTHS, and all kinds Gent's Furnishing Goods always on hand. D9" METZROTH 8 IS THE PLACE 1 made at lat».lata.t WW VOaK LONDOR AID I$ STYLES ae'Mgnfd will sell for cash on in JtflUrade for, property In the vieiaity of St. Cloud, hie farm In the Towa of Avon. It contains 184 sores Is weU tfatbere^d ht^lO acre**ajler (ence"• 2 aeree black oap raspberries aere bat rants, gooseberries, grapes, Ac. aore af strawberries—all in good bearing oondi tion. Also, 100 apple trees, plum and pear trees and other aeedling trees. Good dwelling boose, stables, A Is oily two miles from- the railroad depot If not sold by September 15th, it wi)fbef leased. Inquire of or address JOHN BRAKEF1ELD. P. 0 Stearns Co ,W july24-tf Avon Mia *timmM.WMGB.T, five pieces, a. may be desired. A O N E fi/JLtif: L/A W wir^Wt ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, ^mT'rv S4T.TA nra ST. PAUL. The name* given in this column are those of the l»r*je*t and at a hous.s in their isiifrsitrit.r<p></p>*Barsj W Manufacturer and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Fancy' Furs, O E S A-ICD A 8 gniog rfooiST oil Commission Dealer or the sale and purchase of S O E S S I N S I E S A E N 5 3 a on S S a A E A STRONQ& ANDERSON Manufacturersand Dealersin Carpets.Oil-Cloths, Mattings, Curtain Ma, w^g. Urholstery Goods, Wall Paper TftBdIng7ina*ow^ao^sTFt51iret^ N S 4 3 a 3 4 S SJIJ.?AUL. MINNESOTA 7TT a^TINBY & HALLOWELL, a a a it 03, 64, 65 and Robert Street, ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. 4 7 Cheap Carpet Hall of the o.ooo.trs ?jpjis State. a S to a a a Til Pa ei j*rj3g o.-fi* 3Sfr«et. a 3F. Poet Office Box 51234, T1?*11 Naw,Y»EK Co.Agricultural As wewatched sone lev) a PAnd felt tb& In tbe Ir .t *. MATHIES B( Paul, Minnesota yUaflali rf^.^.Y9?[WANT: SOME ,pF .Lai:. ni jiDi-Jr! id LA^DS l-.'d 1 low ?8i raaii III .so?.*.. I Dealers in HARDWARE, STOVES, Implements NAILS, CLASS, &C. Agents for the Celebrated Furst & Bradley Flow, Also, jfor Jewett & Root's Stoves A Fairbanks Standard Scales TIN, COPPEK A SUEKT.IBON WABI, Of all kinds, manufactured by the beat workmen in the State. Corner St. Germain street and Richmond avenue,: ST. CLOUD .^MlNNi •n r' LAND SAIiB. r.,. STA or MunmsoxA. 1 0*»» Ornoi, St. PAOT, Sept. 0,1873. NOCommissioner,lwil,lgiverand is hereby tbat tbe State Lead) offe at public sale all tbe School, Agricultura College university lands that tave been appreieed *i,d remain nuaold, in tbe coon Ues hereafter mentioned, a* follows: .. '•ribault-rBiae fenfe, Oity,. Tuesday, Oct. 14,' Martin—Fairmount, Wednesday, Oct. IS, 1873. Jackson—Jackson, Thursday, Oct. 16.1878. right-Buffalo, Mond»V,Oct. SO, 187& Kandij^i_wu)mar,TTeane*tay.Oct.a2.1873. 1878. •'•*aK' MfflSaV, Oct. Sfi Souglaa—Alezaadrla.Uonday, Oct. 2T18T8 McLec*-Olencoe,Th.r«Uy70ct, SO, 1^8. 5«*rP»» at»,aatw*WSiev, i, ins... ,J»f?aae3rT-8taU land tfiftee, Ifonday, Kev. 8, Internal Improvement leads will be offered In tbe counties of Jackson. Martin, Kandiyohi aad iOtter Pitated list* showing th* tract* to be offered, their appraised value, and the terms of sale, wUl be dis tributed In the counties mentioned. No bud* wiU be sold for lew than their appraised value. 5 At least fifteen per cent, on the pnrchas* money must be paid at the time of tbe purchase, together with interest on (he remaining portion to the first of June, 1874, at the rate of seven per cent, pea an num. On timber land* the first payment must equal the value of the timber when separated from the land. The balance of the purchase money or principal, may be paid in full or in instalment*, at any time trithin twenty years from tbedate of sale provided that the interest to paid as required annually In ad vance. Upon a failure to pay interest when dne, the land reverts back to the State without further notice or Soublethedamounetsold rocees, an will again at public (ale unless of interest due is previously paid. :"S' .' 1! I OBMK P. WMTC6lIB, •eptn-ow 3s3*iMqt»i Commuudoaar, PIONEER WAGON SHOP Manufacturer of FARM AND FRilQHT WAGONS, ooil LIGHT WAGONS, BUGOJEg t'fj« t! CUTTERS, SLEDS, Ac All work made frem the very beat matn-l lW will do well to give tne a call. n{f«o a$a$ Speoial attention paid to REPAIRING Iff. W. TTEART, Lake Street Tear Of Montgomery ft West St. Cloud Quadrille Baud The undersigned will furnish first-olan musio for BaRs. Special attention given to supplying private parties, with from two to Md 8 ™"on**,e- I ft MBaM FALLS, MINNEBOTA. *W*$ 3fP»- TtnTltri.*- 1 and sobbed aloud," The effect pro- *r UU INDIAN* BUMMEB. If la tbatawm.nt, when tbe seal WMStrsined To catch tbe gone on*-(be dear band shoeld rise, Xb* eye* unclose, tbe soul «1T. one last look, I Aad then die out. indeed! Twer* Uketo thee, Ob *w( *t, last smile from tbe dead naimerwi Brown thought he'd flirt with Simpson's wife a little. The jury stood a dozen for acquittal. "I'll shave," said Buth, of woman's right* the fore runner. "Theraxor must have •lipped," observed the Coroner Styles jumped to reach a moving rail-car*, platform' A home's bereavement shocking is in tbat form. •Vwhat whisky onf can tm^V «»M Tompklne,'«trf, Hi* sleep is sweet beneath the early violate. His shop' girls'pn on topmost floor, did B,laney. After the Are they did not count *o many. Jinks tried- to stop, hand, a .omethingier^thBT- ioJaMF-iMio i!tI'iU IctfrtSlrT, 1 j»«* "haa't smoke." remarked IhiT 'n»«'er-to.faw. 9« boliiioa J'. 'r*«*» T^"* f?»w*'i*' nlvl iT'«0*a^DAi«»vt«K. mVf oofMDo¥"' 1o aLifi7»riY j-j before it-' had fetoi •((era.year'i ad .B1SSV I !Vj- CHEAP EAiTESiH JIs! -I! "«.i M&nri nooff'-J W$i ^fipg.he iaaufca one X-mj^Jn" thusissticslly admired, and the one I .had the most earnest^ longed to neef! *nr««rrt«ci, sviett-tie he had aided to liberate, and ij whioh he had been welcpmed as neyer nation, till then, hail, welcomed Wman. heard hit piaise on every tongue, I found love and gratitude toward him in every heart. r- h'i^'. My admiration and sympathy 1 were no doubt transparent, and these msy have won for me, from one of he most genial of men, a hearty: reception. A all events, he devoted himself to satisfy my curiosity, with an overflowing good nature and -a winning kindness and sim plicity that 1 shaHiremeinber to my dy* ingodayi hn%id^i TMi^q las] A few itemaJM' our coversstion still most dis^Kly recollect. One in cident, preBcosjig the Father of his Country in a nt* aspect, ever recalls to me, when 1 think el it, the tender eyes' and the gracious, loving manner which made the grand old Frenchman the idol of all young people who were. for tunate enough to share hie friendship. It was just before the unmasking of the- sole traitor who loomed up during our Bevolution, on one of the most eventful days in all that eventful peri od, and more than four years after the immortal Declaration, had been read from the steps of the old Philadelphia ststebouse it was the 25th of Septem ber, 1780. On the afternoon of the preceding day, .Washington, after din ing at Fishkill, had set out with his suite, intending to reach Arnold's headquarters, eighteen miles distant, that evening. What would have hap pened had he carried out his intention, we can now -. only ooojecture. What men call ohanoe—a casual meeting near Fishkill with the Ereooh minis ter, De Luzerne—induced him to re main, there that night. •, Neat morning, after sending notice to Arnold that he might expect him to breakfast, he again changed his intention, turning off to visit some reaajjttrts on^hejf Hud son, opposite West Poiotj arid sending two aidee-de-oamp to apologise,. It was while these officers vert at--: .breakfast with the family that Arnold received the despatch which announced Andre's capture, and caused his.(Arnold!?) in stant flight, on pretence, to bis visitors, of a call from West Point. Soma hours later,: Washington, arriving with Gen eral Knox and Qenaral Lafsyatta, and finding Arnold gone, followed him, jfo iog that Arnold had) not been to West Point, returned to dinner. As Wash ington approaohed the house, his, aide, Colonel Hamilton, who had remained behind, oame hurriedly to meet him, and placed in his hands „a deep%toh which, as confidential st»ff-ofticer, he bad already opened, and whioh dis closed Arnold's,treachery,,, Washing ton communicated its contents, doubt less before dinner, to Generajk, Knox, and to him alone, with the brief and significant words, '-'Whom can we trust-now?^., %wh''BJZ\»h The usual version is that, he thus oommunioated the portentous news General Knox and: Lafayette jointly but that is an error. The, statement made to me by the latter, during our. journoy to La Grange, surprised and interested me at the time, and baa re mained indelibly impressed on my memory. It was this: When Washington sat down to dm-'Bmitl" silent, but not more so than otteo hip pened when recent tidings from the army occupied his thoughts. A the close of the meal he. beckoned to La fayette to follow him, passed to aa in nor, aparfment,, turned to hia youn« ^riena without .utteringV a ayilable, placed iha foul despatch in his .hands, sn,d then, giving way to: an. ungovern he yo aBOwtftomed to life die out, glaalac eye, iesfes tbe sad heart 1 mas. Ti. A CHAPTER OF ACCIDENTS. di .the boat .wiwff jhpd wildly flew for Tbe life insurance fhlks cried: "Let 'eat sue Aw it.1 Jane used camphene to light her Are the faster. "We lay her to rest," iptoned the pastor. Smith blew tbe gas out ere the bed be glided for, Leaving hi* family quite unprovided for. To learn if charged, Jones breathed into bis fowling piece. eT" Hi* widow'* uncle will support hi shoaling niees. enertl1 in a W in fi Ws tmnaf'ttnTrnW) &M*tithe tnmnion miAtieAea huojaoitj, may be imagined. Je en vv.anii- veo8 toro. a mo» An^e?^7'Iad I *hid7e^er,,wliniBB8e'4 in him in 'eljhjlii tion of feeling so foreign to' his tern peramenfc. &Tft~ WSB, he recovered himself before I had perused the oom muoioation that had given rise to, Mis {'•i'f»L' TO */(»& •'r^1"L her. y-:- 'j excitement, and when'we retoroed to hie fliaffpotfa trace remained in 'ilia demeanor either of grief qr deepond y^j bin (lereaaa wro«*fl£ijo li vmiutftokaoBi ^l- There are no spouting fonntaina in tho eaooo, but nomerons bubbling springe, that sink tod rise with spas tt%»Jio action. These number a hun-rates, dred or two, and are of varyiog tem perature and constituents. A few are quite cold, closely adjoining hot spriogsj ^»l«/e!theriii»ve a torn peratore of 106 te^fr^e^eW'j01fcin«0ap^c,ai W' be •eeiop«a^bf alum atfd ."rem ^fceri of enlphur and magnesia, while a few arc strongly aoidulddt.1 Here the water ia pile yellow, Hke that of ordinary white enlphur springs there ft is as black As iok. The min^Jiog of these differ en eurrseta with aid of frequent intensifies the chemj ahd fuming, bldJiP&W&lJLL hundred cr W feet in places up it *iles which slope at a pretty steep ah gle. These slopes are soft masses of rock decomposed or slackened by cheni ical action, and colored brilliantly wirh crystallized sulphur, and sulphates of iron, alum, lime and magnesia, depos ited from the springs and jets of steam which are highly charged with them. As the rocks decompose and leach un der the chemical action to whioh they ire subjected, the soft silicious mass re maining, of a putty-like consistence, mixes with these salts. Some of the heaps thus formed assume conical shapes. They have an apparently firm crust, but are really treacherous Btep ping places, One of the most.remark able steam-vents in the canon is in the top of such a pile, fifty feet up thequestion steep slope. It blows like the escape pipe of a large engine. Tho beautiful masses of crystallized sulphur which form about it, about the innumera ble small fumeroles that occur along both banks, tempt one to dare to climb, and face the hot steam. The mass shakes beneath the tread, and is prob ably soft to a great depth. Wherever in these soft beeps a stick is thrust ia, the escaping warm air soon deposits vari ous salts. Of course a walk over such material is ruinous to boot and, shoe leather, while the splash of acid waters often injures the clothing. Everybody stops to gather speoimens of the vari ous salts and rocks. The guide pre sents to be tasted pure epsom-salts (sul phate of magnesia), and salts of iron and alum, of soda and ammonia. Few care to taste the waters however, which rival in their chemical and sanitary qualities all the springs of all the Ger man. spas together. Perhaps the most remarkable of the Geyser springs is that called, happily enough, the Witch es Caldron. This is a blaok cavernous opening in the solid rock, about even feet across, and of unknown depth, filled with ithick inky liquid, boiling hot, that tumbles and roars under the pressure of escaping steam, emitting a smell like !that of bilge-water, and seems to proceed from some Plutonic reservoir. One irresistibly thinks of the hellbroth in Macbeth, so 'thick and slab," and repeats the words of the weird sisters: sst«v A clever photographer, Mr. Muy-ed bridge, conceived the idea of grouping three lady visitors about this caldron, with hands linked, and alpenstocks held like magic wands, in which position he photographed them amid the vaporous scene with telling effect. Another no table spot is the Devil's .Gristmill, where a large column of steam escapes from a hole in tbe rock with so muoh force that stones and sticks laid at the aperataro are blown away liketbits of paper. The internal noises at this vent truly resemble the working of a grist mill. Milton's hero is sponsor for another spring called the Devil's ink stand, notable for Its black waters, specimens of which are taken off in vials, and used at the hotels to inscribe the names of guests' on the register.— Scribner for Ostdber, —'•What's jour business asked a judge of a prisoner at the bar. "Well I s'pose you might call me a lock "When did you last work at when I heard a cell for the perlice, I bolt for the front .door." what you think of, it made 111 s: A.^|Well|! good bye, dear You must come and see my new dress es from Paris, one charming morning dress, among others, ojuite simple, and only costing sixty-sevea guineas I You'll oome, won't-you 7 and tell me Mrs. B.—, RAILROAD EITOgTIOy. 0 0 f.-Ji\. OBIf JCD42KB.1UAJ'g I E W OS* THJB I to O OFPIOB OF RAILROAD COM'B., W Mibiw., Sept. 16,1872 DKAK 8ia—In answer to jronra Of the 13th inst., asking me if there "is any remedy for the unjust and norea sonable rates reoentlj adopted by the W a eempaBierfot tbe traosporta- power to grab the whole crop of the farmers/' I Would respecttnlly say reinedjr but if the present •asa now pending in the Supreme Gonrt of the Uoited Btatee should be decided adversely to the State (which I do no* believe), it may need some amendment to fender it complete. Tbe neat Legislature should, in my opinion, •o modify the rules of evidence, and Otherwise amend tbe present law, as to admit a species of proof, now inadmis stblej tbat all over and above tbe fixed rates are unreasonable and extortion ate. The introduction of such proof, and,that the Company sought to been ©heiged,' has charged such unreasonable should coostiture a prima facie Case, The company should then be al lowed to rebut this by such evidence as it may have or the peculiar circum stance of tbe.eese' will admit. The question will then go to the jury upon the prima Jacie case of the plaintiff. If the jury shall find that the company baa failed to adduce ef ficient proofforthe reasonableness jof tbe rates charged, then, of course,cjthS plaintiff must reoover. The. whole question, must in t,uch cases, be deier :WnlM,*J» jwy of the county where the unreasonable charge is made. Perhaps it might be well in such oases to provide for treble damages, and also make a reasonable allowance tor costs, so that the burden should rest where it properly belongs. I do not believe this course ean work any hardship. As tbe rules of evidence now stand, the plaintiff must show that the rates charged are un-mefe reasonable by proof exclusively within the possession of the railroad companies. This plan only reverses tbe rule, and throws the burden of proof upon the parties who are in possession of it and it further makes the local jury, instead of the legislature, the judge of what is reasonable. The oompanies all"admit that they are compelled to carry at reasonable rates. This is not only a principle ol common law, but is expressly incorpor ated in most of the charters. The whether a certain rate is raa sonable or unreasonable thus becomes purely an.issue of fact to be determined by a jury. This course will impair no vested rights, as the legislature has the un-and questionable authority, at any time, to alter and ^modify the rules ot evi dence. There is another reason why this plan should be adopted. The decision of the supreme court of the State docs not determine theauthority of the State over companies having chartors like the St. Paul & Pacific. I would thereforo recommend that every one injured by tbe present un reasonable rates keep an exact account of the losses sustained for future ad justment. These remedies, in my opinion, will secure us against abuses and extortion ate rates in the State, bat in order to render this remedy complete, we must appeal to the authority of the General Government. Congress, under the constitution ef the United States, has the undoubted authority to supply all needful remedies. And the sooner the producers of the West and tbe con sumers ot the East unite and demand of that body this needed protection the better. One ot the most distinguished S. Senators has lately given utterance to the following significant words: "Under the constitutional provision giving Congress 'power to regulate commerce among the several States,' Congress has power to regulate the great through lines of railways engag in conducting the interests ot State commerce." In answer to your second inquiry, I would say tbat if all these remedies fail us, to-wit the law of 1871 and the course recommended above, then we are indeed at the meroy of thqse monopolies. I have ot mentioned the possibility or practicability of State ownership of the roads, for I have fnll confidence in the legal authority of the State and the iemedies above alluded to. Respectfully yours, A. J. EDGERTON, R. R. Commissioner. —St. Paul Prest. a —It is a good and safe rule to so journ in every plaoe as if you meant to spend your lite there, never omitting an opportunity of doing a kindness, or speaking a ttue word, or making a friend. Seeds thus sown by the way aide often bring forth aa abundant har vest. Yon might so spend your sum mer among the people that they and their descendants should bo better end happier through time and eternity, for your works and your exanple.—Ruth in. —We ask for long lift, but it Is deep life, or gran* moments tbat sig nify. Let tho measure of time be spiritual "ot mechanical. Life ia uo nej*"**a"ly long. Moments of insight, of fin* f|6h, my dear, I'm no judge W glftnoe—what ample borrowers of eter olothing, you know!" I nity they are.-—Fmerton* personal relation, a smile, a NO. 12. WHAT IS IJf THE DEPIHB Of TBI BY 0BABLB8 DAWBOM 6HANLY. What do we know about things ten miles down in the stupendous valleys of the ocean On land, here, the vege tation of the Alpiaa Urn act that of its summit the wild goat, skips upon the peaks of the Himalayas, but theimpossible rhinoceros has Ibis lair miles below Oar acquaintance with the mysteries of the deep must be absolutely and liter ally superficial, for we may assume that its mountain-tops alone ara revealed to us, aad these dimly, and that to its isl leys our senses can never penetrate. All tbe creatures tbat disport them selves on or nesr its surfaoe, are more or less familiar to us,—the whales, the porpoises, and the sharks, tbat oome tumbling over its undulations muoh in the same way that buffaloes oome floundering over the waves of the prairie. The counties* broods that feed on its shallow banks, and are tak therefrom to feed shallower mortals, are all within our grasp, and we grasp them. On the ledge of the iceberg sit* enthroned the walrus, and we salute him as tbe elephant of the sea, andsympathetic esteem him unspeakably for tbe com-exercise meroial value ot his ivory tusks. The bugeeeaoow has no mjstery for us We wake the harmless creature up from its bed of seaweed on the isolatel rook, and having wished it a good morning, we stick spears into it, and convert- it itothe noble purpose of gain. The magnificent sea-unicorn, king of tbe Arctic Waters, is no stranger to us, which is just so mueb the worse for him. We have cognisance of all these sea creatures and many more, the range of which appears to be in the upper re gions of the deep but what can we aver of the mystic realms that lie far, far down about the bases of the great submarine mountain ranges,—moun tains eompsred with which our highest dry-land peaks are possibly nothing bur hillocks There is a sea monster known to fishermen as the Horned Ray, a mon ster most fearful in itself, but interest ing as an illustration of that which is, and a suggestion of that which may be, —a veritable dragon of the se», whose lateral fins extend like wings, and fre quently measare more than thirty feet from tip to tip. This voracious fisb will sometimes make its appearanoe among the swimmers in the surf, and taking one under each arm, so to speak, descend with them to depths unknown. Until ocean shall have been dried up, or drained off, no human be ing can ever explore the strong grot toes into which this hideous man-eater glides with his prey. The great fishes sea beasts that are known to us may be creatures of the upper deep alone, never descending below a cer tain depth, lest they encounter far more hideous and powerful monsters than themselves, which dwell at the bases of the marine mountains leagues farther down. One can easily imagine a polypus anchored, there below in some distracting valley, of whioh it 19 the lord and tyrant,—a stupendous mas9 of bloated matter, grasping at everything within a circumference of half a mile, and absorbent of all livinc creatures under the size of a wbale. In the China Sea there are bivalves— whether oysters or mussels I am not certain—the shells of which are large enough to contain a man properly doubled up. If a monster like thus in habit comparative shallows, there is no limit to one's imaginings of the bival vular enormities at tbe bottom ten miles further down,—Atlantic Monthly for October. O I S O E S I S I O S E The truest homes are often in houses not especially well kept, where the comfort and happiness of the inmates rather than the preservation ot the fur niture, is first consulted. The object ot home is to be the oeotre, the point of teoderest interest, the pivot on whioh family life turns. The first requisite is to make it attractive, so attractive that none of its inmates shall oare to linger long outside ita lin its.— AH legitimate means should be em ployed to this end, and no effort spared that eau contribute to the purpose.— Many houses ealled homes, kept with waxy neatness by painstaking, anxious women, are so oppressive in their nioe ty as to exolude all home-feeling from their spotless preciocts. The very name of home is synonymous with per sonal freedom and relaxation from care. But neither of these ean be felt where such a mania for external eleanline»s pervades the household as to render everything else subservient thereto.— Many housewives, if they see a speck on the floor or wall, or even a scrap of thread or bit of paper on the floor, rush at it, aa if it were the seed of pestil ence whioh must be removed on tbe instant. Their temper depends upon their maintenance of perfeot purity and order. If there be any failure ou their part, or any combination of eircumstan ees against them, they fall into a pathct ie despair, aad ean hardly be lifted out. They de not see that cheerfulness is more needful to home than all the spot Icssness that ever shooe. Their dis position to wage war upon maoolateness of any sort increases until they become slaves of the broom and dust pan.— Meatness is one thing aad a state of perpetnal hoaee-olsaoing quite another. Oat of this grows by degree the feeling that certain things bnd apart menta are toogoodlier daily use. Hence chairs and sofas erf covered, err} rooms shut up, save for the upi«i&l cotta-noa wheo they are pcrauued to x: v.: violated saoreda«4u ir» a ruJiT'v mnrs every inic: of ., ..'-».- Nothing should ^,z b~±*l. :•..,'.. i. considered too Lis Icr r'*./ it•.- v mestio appro^riatic^. i'&,'•.:_, •. plainest furniture, 01 dren OIQ climb, than Eirlu .. .u. ask which must Lo \.. ..^ ence. Where an? ti. ii ,^ F3 secluded, to dii^uu* v„i \.. .... tremely difficult. A chilly -. it round, and ths rwp&Lkn LS j ness ie experienced by two ucet sible. There are few perso3fl ~kn fee- visited hoasee) where fhey hz~', troduoed to what is kaosa a tl* pany parlor. Thty cszu r-. how uncomfortable tkey vc.w v"3 nttiBgifliit ^hfiw tfisj &•-:' '', to be at ease, tstii-: vj the reason that thai? best and were not themeslvw *. ev ?. dren were w»teL.-i .\A 1, lest thej should du-pl .. -,i thing so that the fn*?»^».--u.- .' friends became very ?tiu-h v.'j I discipline. They tauit :.•..' ., sweet the f'esh tir see-a-j 1 ,.,-. .u and how they inr«rJlf .-j . ing that temple of furji &ud i'.- •. that something mo?a itxxa 'r:'.-.^ would be required to iaoitw S.^^ 1. turn. Heme is not a name, car a roe'.ic^. It 18 a spirit, a pre-eass, 1 j.»ii,Ct\% Material and method will i»ji, -.-J not make it. It must get \i. ILL: 1 sweetness from those who La.V.i -, 1 ram flowers .and sucahi ,, in:,\ natures whiea, i« ij».i.* of sympathy, esn Uj J.dr .. tyranny of the broom aa^ tr.j duty of endless sorabbiog.—£crio.tcr /or October. A a O A I DOZlO^. In certsin seotiens of Va eo:.?:./ where the Petrons of Haebcf.u': c.'A the balance of power there scene to LJ a growing tendency to coEv^rt tas _^ der into one of a political cheraci .'.— The temptation to form a H? p-i.y which shall represent a UaHic^ \zHi est, and unite a powerful ei£ss ogtla^t emsller and weaker oaes, is both v,oz and natural, and to resist it dtioands the hight^it order of patriotism. We have Urge sympathy for the Iti^nn' movemeot, and believe that bj ^.iOt.CT management it can greatly imLt iuJ interests which it was formed .0t/j'c*5. Its founders saw the dat^erd tKa .is intrrduotion of politics wo-jld c. ", and wisely excluded its pitivCcj ium the order. Wo are glad tc- ^:.c th tbe prevailing sentiment of th -yu t$cs is against tbe mova^e^t LV., a foot by certain designinjt „.3 thw OTder for politicil pu7t~:c=:a. 3 best friends see in this movci^cjt i^a defeat of its principal objeeh, etij ILJ early dissolution of th3 order it:."! Whatever tends to weaken tin T.z •'..'• can party as a national pOTr^r, ii'Jij '.. .2. it the ability to briDg about tba rdr.i which the farmers of tho Wtij 1 in need of. To break uray f:c„i tta party, and form another on puol.- c.i:-i grounds, may for a time iabu ^l advantages, but these will be _:.'!...d at tbe expense of greater idv ..•^ i, which must of necessity be utiv.,:.! la their character. Cbeaoir trc :.* tioa to tbo setbosrd, to r kets of the Eset is oio .1 oessities of the hour. It _'."i-. 'A sections of the country, »a .J L.. A about requires tbe unicsi ca.:: ."-. ., representatives of all brscabfj in dustry. The Republican pa tj ly alive to the iiiiportauto ci new ouilet9 for western preiuot:o a has already taken steps to tecn.s th- JI at an early day. To cripple tba -r«y by withdrawing from it enough ettc :~..h to throw the election ioto the hsd^j 01 the Democracy wouid be to impetil ih? best interests of the Wevt. Wa cis not but regard this movement tow-ili the formation ot a third party 93 utlh ing more nor less than a Ui?acc- ia dodge, having for its ebjeet itii dt£.r .p tion of the Republican psrt,- jy & di vision in its ranks. Every R-pu-",i:ia farmer in the West should be 00 ..h guard against the eeduoiive ltaocseii ot thjee politicians who tssur« LL^U that nothing but a farmer's, tiok«t &s« secure the relief they dem?ad. Ii he farmers hold the balance cf p*ry»r? In any Stale, they have it withi.) »h:ir power to eleot men who aseil t«f.r* ^at their interests. This can lw viaa through the Republiean pari/ tiiioat in the least weakening its ^o-ec. V»'e sincerely hope that tbe Repa'eilsr ', mere everywhere will hown dcr.: ill .?. tempts to nominate a class ti«h i. it will lead to the organiiatlcu sf 'ha ^4 terests against them, aud d^-.i (hi project now on foot for their relief, if ihey want to bo felt in politics ,-- tbe 1 be more active in u.j i!a«fs of the partj, and seek the iior. ii -oa A men who will truly reprosjit th :. ii the State and natiocal «.cuaeib.— Wath nglon Republic a u» —The resources of the iCt^-tr/ irs ample, and tha present string:.c« ... a be of ahort duration, xiufitcii :l all kinds is reviving and prorcijci Ji.- Harvests are plentiful. Yie ultoa crop is unusually largo. Ta fcrci"a demand will be greater thas c?.r.— England alone will want nearly :a dred million bushels of our bre:J»fj£rs, and already Amerioaa irou sa!L .»r markets. Ship building ij revi*i_j, and tbe tone of mercantile ca maa ufaoturing enterprise vrns nsrer to firm and high aa to day. Vodorctalh the fiauds and defalcations the dsoresj the oommunity and shako tnc public confidence, there is a Pturti.7 aense of honor and an integrity lhti not! :rg can shake. Tbe pj.-.s.-c:.: i* 7 oheering, ond there vvul be :,o .J$ if our people will conH 0 (In i. operations that are L-pirmst,-, .••: 4 with the really productive ind^-'ri-i of the country in P.T hou&rabJa Lmit.tsi way.—N. F. Graptuo. —The Danb ry Reuse i\ :c -'S tcke TVoll in i]o^- a. :. 'x\.^ ... Athenaeum Ciills ins took ''exceeding ly dull and wearisome."