On investigation they found that Mr. Sage,
the assembly man, had crawled into the pipe.
By the way, Mr. Oberman finally got down from his terrible position by the
aid of the editor of the _Journal_, to whom Mr. Oberman promised coal
enough to run his engine for a year. Very few men displayed any coolness
except Mr. Treat and Mr. Sage.
LA CROSSE NEBECUDNEZZER WATER.
It is the great ambition of our life to bring to the notice of the people
of the world the curative powers of the La Crosse water, that all who may
be suffering from any disease, however complicated, may be cured, and all
men may become healthy, and women too, and doctors will have to go out
harvesting. The La Crosse artesian well, was begun last fall, and
completed as soon as the contractor found he couldn't make any money at
it. It was rumored that he struck granite, and in fact several little
specks of granite were found in the stuff that come from the hole, but it
is pretty generally believed now that the granite particles got in from
the top, unknown to the contractor. The water came to within ten feet of
the surface, and struck. It never would come any further, and the world
would have remained in ignorance of its curative powers, only for Powers,
who put in a hydraulic ram, and the blockade was broken, the water now
flows to the surface, and all is well.
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