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. jEtj Bmnttng ot A -«TOt Dcitroetlwt ¥^7 Tremendous Fieed* ,? . . i In mill River ot Property, But BoUtnLoHiX. A tremendous flood ocourred on (he evehiwroT the 19.h in the towns of Wrentham and Norfolk by the break ing away of a dam which retains (he wate* of Whiton’s pond, the eonroeof Mill river. The sudden bntsting of this .asm hOrJod & tremendous supply of provisions, irat rockets and other signal apparatus. With a fair wind Boynton generally gets a small sail. He also uses a double paddle to propel himself along: ’ Foblielty. ff § Arthur Helps, in his book on Social Pressure, says a good thing which is as applicable to'America as to fts$ spot on „ thn habitable globe : " A great danger upon (hs lands' below, eweeping'away 1 larks in the love of publicity, which ¥ ; A Story for Mothers, mills, bridges, country roads ana dame m its course, a&d causing damage to the extent of between §100,000 and §200,000. Half a mile below this mill was the saw and grist mill of the Elliot Felting company, known as Fisher's mill Such was the force of the waters on reaching here that it burst the thirty-foot dam and carried along the saw mill, a por tion of the establishment, as though it was a toy shop. Down the stream half a mile further was the tr ck of a New England and New York railroad, some forty or fifty feet above the river bed. Beneath this the water usually passed by an arched oulvert about ten or fifteen feet io width. So firm was the embank ment of sand above the culvert that it stood apparently intact for the space of an hoar, and then being uodermiued, it caved in for a distance of 150 to 200 feet, forming aa impassable barrier to the waters above. When the road-bed sank, a freight train' was within one honored feet of the place, though not in motion, but the great volume of water had aheady passed the railroad, and harried on to the achievement of its greatest feat, forty rods below, at the city cotton mills. So thorough was the work of demolition that the cupola alone remained standing upon the plain. The machinery and water wheel snared the fate of the structure. One body was swept down on the flood, bnt it was supposed that of a man for some months missing. So far as known no lives were lost, bnt the dam age to property is very large. A Postponed Burial. The pall-bearers at a funeral in North Carolina were lately relisted from duty in a manner not anticipated. The funeral ocourred at the titneof the re cent flood, and the. procession on its way to the cemetery had to cross a small creek. In crossing the creek, which was rising rapidly, the wagon stuck fast, and those in charge of the coffin were rescued with difficulty. No sooner was the wagon-bed relieved of the weight of the ten bearers than a new tro able ocourred. The box of the wagon rose upon the water and floated away, carrying the coffin with it. In vain those in the procession attempted to recover tiie body. The wagon-box capsized and disappeared, bat the boffin floated stall, ana, despite the energetic efforts to secure it, was carried away by the raging waters and soon lost io right in the distance. Naturally* this little oc currence prevented the consummation one of the first requisites, for such an ooflaston. Day*- afterward, when the flood had subaided, a ooffln was disobv ered upon a pile. ef driftwood, thirty miles from where the accident at the funeral occurred. It proved to be the ope lost, and was, tt»0Mfea£b. uninjured in any way; so that the cere monies were not prevented, only post* poned. - , Crossing the Channel. The life-preserver in whioh Paul Boynton undertook to ones the English channel last week, from Dover to-Beti- logne, a distance of forty miles, failing oniy on account of darkness overtaking him seven miles-from shore, when the accompany isarboat look him in out of thnW^ is thus described: Sir. Boynton’s dress is mostly of In dia-rubber, and is so arranged that it can be inflated, and render'd not only buoyanCm the ooast ot Ireland, landing with safety. Recently, in London, he gave an exhibition on the Thames, he and two others Costing from. We to Greenwich, the trio eatiag, and smoking en route More . uton gave an exhibition in the pies- ijesty, in the waters of on, whiA resulted hi ae^rai *®ssK£5 wearer can carry not only a comes .to be a besetting sis, sometimes even of the greatest minds, and which leads to falseness, restlessness, and to a most dangerous desire always to stand well with that public, which is snre, very soon, to be made acquainted with all that the lover of publicity may say, or speak, or intend. Publicity is also a great absorber of that time which might be much, better spent. The desire for knowing everything about everybody— what he or she thinks, or says, or does, on any trivial occasion—occupies now a large part of the time of the Civilized world, and mast be a great hindrance to steady thought about a man’s own con cerns, and abont those subjects which ought most deeply to interest mankind. A stupid kind of godsip becomes the most pleasant and most absorbing topic for the generality of men. I do not agree with a certain friend of mine who has told ue that * the folly of mankind is a constant quantity;’ but I do admit that this mlsome publicity I have de scribed is one of the facts which speaks most in favor of the view he has been taking. If publicity conld.be, perfect, there would be less to be' said in* its disparagement. If every one wore bis heart upon bis sleeve, we should at least get rid of falseness, and the world woald know with whom and with what it was dealing. Bnt a studied publicity is very dangerous. When all people know what they may say or do is likely to be made public, they will dress up their, sayings or their doings to. meet this appalling publicity. And that which they deem will not be pleasing to the public, though it may be the thing of au others which the pnblio ought to hear, they will carefully suppress/’ The Cucveb Bonapabtists. —A Paris correspondent writes: "The Bjnapart. ists cleverly selected the 15:h of Au gust, a fete for FrenchOatholics, as the fete of the Napoleons. The churches are then filled, and all France has the air ot praying for the imperial family. In the evening there are fireworks in honor of persona bearing the name of Marie, and the Bonapartists, of course, set down all this expenditure of'gun powder to the aooonnt of the Napo leonic dynasty. The violet being also appropriated as their emblem, they have confiscated to their profit one of the most po£tllarfetes in France and one of the most favorite flowers. There Beam* » determination, however, not to tolerate this monopoly, and for some days ladies of all parties have been wearing violets.”. The most eminent organists of Paris fm& band0n* ta well aa Warren, Mor* gau, Zundel, of Trinity, Grace. *ud other principal churches in New York, have given to the Masoh & Hamlin Or gan Oo. written testimonials to the su periority of (heir cabinet organs, which they .declare to have, excellencies not fouM ih others, A Second Father Matthew.—Who is there (hat does out respect the *y of Father Matthew, the great < XOXX ot t6mp6HU10^t ties bearjna honored juune ; r but there ia one man who has struck a more sura death blow to intemperance, and that man is Dr. J. Walker, an old California physician, who ha*.discovered in na ture’s "meek and lowly herb*,** medic inal "tonic” and gentle stimulant that completely takes me mace of tins iaslt- jpmbfo ulchiciiopoisons cslled "todea,” to popular as a compromise between strong drink and cold water, and does away with the mania lor drink, and in reality oujtivatea an involuntary disgust for the same. It evett does more: It r health. The discoverer of this mihjnri stimulant is surely, en* to the thanks of » whole nation, it is sot extravagant to entitle him sgr lean people. Other books treating of domes- tie medicine.oMike else and style of binding, and not nearly aa well illustrated, with no col ored plates, and some of them containing no prescriptions making known no means of Doir-fltiie for the disease which they discuss, sell for from thrso dollars sii-i a th‘-f to five i dollars. Were Dr. Pierpe’s work not published jund witn bis own have to be uot leas than four dollars. For «e ...... compensate mm, not only for his‘ labor, bnt also for the risk of pecuniary loss which he as sumes in taking the chances of the enterprise proving a success, and when the state, county and canvassing agent bas each received his profit, they have added to the expense of a book, that originally cost abont §1.26, so much that the people have to pay not lesB than §4 for it. The People’s Medical Adviser, on the contrary, is placed within the pecaniary reach of all classes by the author, who adopts the plan of the grangers, dispensing with middle men and giving the benefit of their profits to the people, offering bis book at a price little above actual cost of publication. That those desiring the book may ran no risk of losing their money in Bending it throngh the mails, the author advertises that money addressed to him at Buffalo, New York, and inclosed in registered letters may be at his risk of loss The author's large correspondence with the people upon medical matters, which we are credibly informed, frequently exceeds three hundred letters a day, and requires several trained and skillful medical assistants and short-hand reporters to enable him io enter tain and answer them, as well. as bis large daily dealings with disease at the World’s Dfs- the every day the people. He endeavors in this work to an swer. all .the numerous , questions relating to health and disease that have been addressed to him by the people from all parts of the land, ana hence it contains important infor mation for the young and the old, male and female, single and married, nowhere else to be found. All the most prevalent diseases of both sexes are also plainly and fully consider ed, and means of self-cure made known. Un like other works on Domestio Medicine, it in cludes the subjects of Biology, Oerebal Phys iology, Hygiene, Temperaments, Marriage, Reproduction, etc., all of which are treated in an original aid interesting manner. It is a compendium of Anatomical, Physiological and Medical Science, and embodies the latest dis coveries in each department. The Queen of all Sewing Machines. —In speaking of the merits of the Wilson shuttle Bowing machine, it is sufficient for us to say that we tnink the invention of this ma chine marks one of the most important eras in the bistoqr of this country; and when we con- •Har tfie influence ifc has upon th? social well- btpg of the masses, it is aiffioult to conceive of an invention of more importance. . It has a beautiful, noiseless movement; it makes the genuine “lock-stich ” alike on both sides, and does to perfection all kinds of plain and fii used it, is snflldent proof of its merits. The wsut of a sewing machine 1b deeply fe)t In every household, ,and as the Wilson shuttle sewing machine, on aocount of its extreme simplicity and Iesu cost of manufacture, is sold at a much lower price than all other first-elau machines, it is meeting with the extensive patronage that it so justly deserves, Mach “* Tjoedatal “ ' ' of trans] jb the co: . . „ Canal 8t, Ne w Orleans, La. They send ah it oktalogoo-and chromo circular free on company want.a.few more ajWhte r- , *--• - + , • ' Davis’ Pain Killer — This artiele needs no comments from us, but the real worth At so Valuable a compound compels us to give publicity to It. The Pain Hiller we keepcon- . >. — ^cneeo for a-hum-; inihtered It for ails both exterusl and internal, i for public, patronage; it was iws&hVin thecitys V- -* wprld are Its patrons. "Hobse-Men,” and others who pre tend to know, toy that the hiring JUm- tseUB.hftn better ue u*j8ar»ad •»»»«« SnKi- ■ ,’s P&toky Condition Powders; Give « se a tahle^poonful everrnight for a week; same every other night for d or 6 xfights; same tor a milch cow, and twice aa much for m ex. The addition of a lfttio fine «dt will be. an advantage. > • We have heard recently ot several iot spinal disease cured by John- fiie hand.. Exoblibob Axle Grease and Anti-trie tioa Compound. Railroads, .Coal Miners, Street. Can, Omnibus, and Manufacturing Companies pronounce it the best Axle Grease in use. Sendorden to A. H. Cocasecs A Co., wholesale drnggists, Nashville, Tenn. A 8aoramento. district eourt to the owners! ‘ of a to one party and malty; and hitman rights and motherhood pleaded tor an other. ■ • . - * •/. T 5 ; r Nine years ago Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Smith lost their two children and the grief of Sh# mother was so great that Mr. Smith Advertised for an infant for adoption, thinking that a little one in the house would 8ooupy the time and might win the affections and save the life of his sorrowing wife. Abont the same time a Mrs. Ladd, of San Franeisoo, ad vertised an infhht a. year old for adop tion. The parties met and a bargain was struck. The .mother, who was dis tressingly poor at the time, entered into a written contract with the Smiths to wholly surrender her child to their keeping and care and ownership. Thus she gave and signed away Her flesh and blood for its own good* and became vol untarily ohildlessT In time Mrs. Ladd’s condition changed. She became Mrs. Goldin,, and well-to-do, even wealthy. As years Irent on she be gan to have ceaseless yeaynings for her child and made overtures to the Smiths to get her offspring back. * ? In the meantime the Smiths’condition changed. They were qditepoor, bat loved the growing little" girl,'and pro vided for her as well as they were able. They rejected Mrs. Goldin’s offers of money and lands in exchange forthe can celing of the contract and the return of the girl to her mother’s care and keeping; Mrs. Golden then offered tb' mkks too Smiths a present of a house adjoining' her dwelling on condition that they would live in it and bring her daughter next door to her heart and home. This offer the Smiths declined, probably be cause they were jealous of the mother’s influence and would not risk losing 'tho affections of their adopted daughter. They knew, the power of a mother’a.love. They were immovable. No offers of worldly gain could tempt them into tlfe dangers of snoh a loss. This proves how strong tbeir love was, too. . The mother had been long contribu ting to her daughter's maintenance, and could restrain her’ yearning heart no longer. The girl was now ten years old. The case was taken to court. The girl herself was bright and understood the situatior, While her affection was Btrong for her foster-parents she had learned to love.her mother and to sym pathize with her. She behaved her- self becomingly. Toe judge passed upon the validity of the contract, and said that outside of all other considera tions the interest of the child impera tively demanded that he should award the custody of her to her mother, and it. was so ordered by the court. The mother wept tears of joy as she olasped her darling, and the poor old couple wept tears of grief at the Iosb of theirs, and the little girl wept between them —she scarcely knew why. Probably she had the strange feeling of being loved too much for her own perfect happiness just them There’s not a mother in the land that will not appland the decision of the court, and that’s ev idence it is about right.—Af. Louie jRepublican. ..... . 1 f: "The Sutro tunnel, often mentiohed in connection with the subject of Nevada mining, is an unfinished work of unap preciated magnitude. The famous Comstock lode is in a fissure several gold has been taken out of it. To reach the rich deposit shafts are sunk all along the vein, and some of thom are two thousand feet deep. The low est mtites are the moat productive, bnt the air in them is sc hot that the miners can only work on the system of five minutes’ labor followed by fifteen, of rest. This makes mining there very unoomfortable and expensive. Mr. Sntro’a plan is to ran a tunnel from the foot Of the mountain, meeting the lode at right angles, and then following it, the total length being about eight miles. This wonld famish a handier outlefc for the ore besides draining and ventilation the mines. The tunnel, whioh is abont one-third done^ is fourteen feet wide bv ten high, and will cost shout eight mil- mineral lodes on the way and the ownership of to the Comstock vein.'