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Mjlo American, we eotftmuet o act, mi Sol'ettors for 
f/ patcnhi Ot-taln^r*d lhr<rv'\ na arc notice'! in tho 
RcicntUlc A mcricnn. TU i a Jarffe a ad rpk-ndUUyil¬ 
lustrated weeklypaperfthowB tUncuri'cntprot’tcss 
is vin’ Litfirtf'tiflfji c .o ii&fi rti 
paid; ringle copies 10 cents. Sold at aU uook 
Tbo qiilckest and 
beet svav to obtain a Batinfactory otiswer, nitbout 
cxpcTiRe, is to wr'.to to us (to & t:o dgcrmte 
ilia Invpnt'^Il. WthiV flUoU n. All v. cnecu is 
Unrofc tlio +y.&. Vt*p ^ ill immediately unawer. and 
rive Cm necessary instructions. I or tide advice 
also hond/m-onr Hand Boob about the Patent 
T m Patents. Caveats, Tfttdo-Msrfc), their costa, 
and how procured, wife Uinta £ B Co‘ 
vnnees on Inventions. Address MU-'N & CO., 
publieticrs of tUe Seienlifle American, -■ Park 
Row. New York- ___ 
•» i k Heat. Mixed Cards, with name. In case. fie..or 2 . 
JT)0 no? ill I Be l*c O ut ill 10c Powd&Co ,U mated, 1 i 
k) - of tne PUtTTItST CAPOS you ever «i w, with name 
jLit} lUc. DOfctpaw* Go** 1 Bewl Co i 
STOCK-BREEDING 
IteyuiblciD, one a Urge manufacturer, ana me 
other the turnout showman. Every time this 
Birnnm Is elected to cfBce, the other Barnum Is 
defeat ?d. 
Q icen Margaret of Italy, Is said to be one of 
too-,., happily consumed people who never feel 
fatigue. Her life full of traveling and public 
ceremonies, set ms to suit her perfectly ; she 
lias always a sweet smile and bow and gr.,< Liu 
manner. 
That wheelbarrow Idiot, Potter, hasn't gone to 
roost y et. We hear of him now as defendant In a 
suit berore Justice Perilne, of 9au Francisco, one 
Ant Beloncr, who acted aa umpire daring the 
tians-eontinohtal ] >g, seeking to recover *204.50 
cents for his 3t rvlces. 
Joseph, chief of tho m-z Perces, Is described 
ns a man, who by Ills distinguished bearing, 
would attract, notice anywhere, lie has a noble 
figure and a clean-cut, handsome race, with a 
bright, clear, expressive eye, and a quick, ner¬ 
vous manner, luu sirong contrast with the In¬ 
dian’s usual stolidity. 
Ool. T. W. lllgglusou does not think Queen 
Victoria an attractive lady. She Is short, stout, 
whh a rather heavy and not altogether pleasing 
face, ho a.tys; bu. In spile of all this, she has a 
aignttj oi bearing which amounts to grace, and 
which is the only personal charm that her 
EubJectB claim tor her. 
Alfonso or Spsin, It la asserted, has written to 
the Pope, asking his advice cn the subnet of con- 
tractlug a second marriage. Tho young King 
begins by lamenting the loss of Mercedes and 
asking prayers lor her, lie goes on to say that, 
personally. Oho thought of another marriage la 
distasteful to him, but that every influence Is 
being used to convince hlrn that tho interests 
of tho Spanish monarchy require him to take 
another royal partner. 
The re Is a pretty story told of Alexandre Dumas 
fus. As he and one or his fr iends were returning 
rrom the theatre a few evenings agr. in Parle, 
tUey met a poor old woman who was holding 
out her hand for alms. As Dumas gave her 
- s meihlng his triend remarked how olten peo¬ 
ple were deceived, for most, beggars were hum¬ 
bugs. •• My dear fellow." said tho author of 
•• L t Dame aux Uamullas," “ when au eld woman 
hows out her hand to yoa for aid, you wav give 
without rear, lor it is almost olwayaa proof that 
she has tne m'afortune to have no son.” 
Colonel IngersoU was set upon at Owasso, 
Michigan, on Sunday night, by flrteon masked 
men. who flourished tar pots and bags full of 
leathers. A gallant hand-to-haod resistance and 
the timely arr ival of Judge McCurdy drove the 
dastardly assailants awny. Colonel IngersoU 
caught and held the hat of one of the gang, and 
Uto hat has been recognized as the property of 
tho County Clerk. By the way, this Colonel 
IngersoU is not Hubert, but J, N. IngersoU, editor 
cf the COruuua American, who made a hot flght 
lu Ills uouuiy against Uio re-election of the Coun- 
ly Clerk. 
Mr. Leighton, the newly-elected president, of 
tho Royal Academy, a body composed ot the 40 
most celebrated artists of England, Is described 
asahand-iomo man, well built, with deep gray 
eyes, a broad, white forehead, curly brown hair, 
Just tlugt-d wit r gray, a flue beard and a mouth 
about which, on greeting a friend, "a smile 
flickers lu which Is a strange mingling of a glrl- 
Uko sweetness and manly power." lie Is an ac¬ 
complished Ungul.t and a musician; a thorough 
man of the world; a good comrade, and loves ro 
encourage lire talent of younger nun. He Uvis 
lu a gorgeous house In Kensington, which Is lull 
cf pictures by celebrated men aud costly and 
beaut lui things from every country. 
Wo fit! order* 
fnr tho insf r* 
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