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a Desperate Indian Uses ALI tine En-.
Slish Words NJ His Command.

From the Virgins (Nev.) Enterprise, May 81.
Our Piute Indians are of an inquiring tur of
mind and always flock around at any kind of
street show, where they will stand for hours
stretching their necks over the shoulders Of the
white spectators, drinking in through open eyes
and mouths the wonder before them. Sunday
afternoon last quite crowd of white men and
the usual sprnkling Of Piutes were gathered
about An electrical machine which was in full
blast near the corner of c and Union streets.
Several whites had bought two bits worth of the
artificial lightning, when "big Injun" whose
raimsnt consisted principally of big turkey
feather and few dauhs Of red paint. marched
up in drove by himself. like Baxteris hog, and
lightning. He seized the handles Of the machine,
the man at the wheel begsnto grind So deep was
the silence which reigned in the expectant crowd
that you might have heard the blowing of a
nose. Presently the painted warrior began to
exhibit signs of uneasiness. He evidently felt
thrills and things--twitches, for instance. His
grim countenance became grimmer, then grim.
NEST. There was fearful working of his facial
muscles; his eyes began te google; the paint on
his cheek bones cracked and tell off in fakes
He tried to drop the handles of the machine, but
they stuck fast to his fingers "IIi.you!" cried
he, mo good-ee! Stan-you-nana! You stop.ce
wagon-whoa haw; Cd d-n." Hereupon he
began wild sort of war dance, his fingers still
upon the keys of the machine, as though playing
an accompaniment ON the piano. "Hi.you, Cd
d-n! Do i'm small-Ine plenty two bit!" The
wagon" being stopped, the mobile red man"
made break through the crowd at q rapid rate.
Upon gaining safer distance, he turned, and
drawing himself up to his full height, with great
dignity remarked as follows: "Shoo, fly y"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18

groes Of Springfield, who fought so nobly ON
election day, was permitted to strew flowers on
decoration day. Why, Oh why was this thusly ?
Some prominent Bloomington radicals are dis
gusted at their present representative in Con-
gress, Mr.. Cullom. They are publishing letters
| from that gentleman, written before the las.
election for member of Congress, declaring he
would not be candidate if they would nominate
him again, '.iust once" They did, and he was
duly elected for the third term, but he is run.
ming again. We never knew prominent radi.
cal congressman to resign or "let up" for mo-
msnt! Nothing but death "can fetch EN-"
The following from . Republican paper, is
good on Gov. Palmer-good only because it il
true:
Two we'll known horse-thieves-one of them be-
ing also = murderer in the first degree-honored
our city with a visit on Saturday. They either
accompanied or were following the show. They
owe their freedom from necessary confinement to
| the mistaken slemency of Gov. Palmer, one of
| whom he has pardoned out of the peniten.iary
twice and the other Once.-Carttage RepuJlcaH.
An exchange says:
In CatskIll, when man sends a telegraph
ulspatcn nywhere, he Immediately sits dewn
and writes letter informing his friends that the
dispatch is coming. Once in great while the
| telegram gets there first.
The difference between ours and Spanish.
American Republic, is very great. Here we
change our rulers, quietly at the ballot.box-
Norris Herald dc.
Yes, and if the people here wish to change
their rulers in some congressional district at the
ballot box, and the man elected don't suit the
radical Congress, they won't let him have his
seat in Congress- but let in the other fellow even
ii he is ten to one in the minority, at home, and
thief and scalawag at that!
The believers in the Gospel of Gin and Milk
propose to erect a church for the Rev. Mr..
Smythe, to be called THE Church of the HOLY
Jumper"
The Clifton Base Ball CLUB Of Ottawa has sent
challenge to the "Red Leg" Base Ball Club of
Mendoza, evidently meaning the Juvenile Red
Brooches Of this city, to play match game at
Ottawa next week, during the races. The Ju.
venile "Red Brooches" protest against being
designated as "Red Legs" aud respectively de.
cline to compete with the adult Ottawa GLIB
Mendoza Bulletin.
The little boys of Mendoza backed out, because
our boys made fun Of their legs.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18
A Myth Demolished.

The writer's and compilers of school geoyra.
phies are responsible for many incorrect opinions
with regard to the habits and customs of for.
eigners, and in some instances are responsible
for the existence Of national prejudices that it
will require years Of patient explanation to cor.
rect. The popular belief that the Chinese de.
light greatly in rat-pie and dinners of which
cats and puppies the leading attraction, is an
instance in point. Dr. Nevius, in his book on
China thus demolishes this myth:
"The wide and almost universal prevalence of
the impression that rats, cats, and puppies are
articles Of food in common use among the people,
is a notable example of local and exceptions.
BILE custom being taken for national and universal
one. and producing false ideas of people in the
minds Of whole nations. have never seen or
heard of rat, cat, or puppy being eaten In Chi.
ma, though presume they may be occasionally
by paupers. I have been told that dogs are
sometimes eaten in Canton. 1t was here, no
doubt, that this runor originated. Some early
visitor in China, seeking for sensational news,
has sent home this item Of information. In our
ignorance Of that country, this interesting fact
was eagerly made use Of and illustrated by .
special engraving in that part of the geography
which treated of China. The ideas suggested by
this engraving of the geographers Of twenty or
thirty years ago, constitutes large proportion
OF what many of our people know or think they
know of China.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18
How Higgins Gently Broke til
News.

Yes, remember the anecdote, the Sunday
School Superintendent said, with the old pathos
in his voice aud the old cad look in his eyes. I,
was about q simple creature named Higgins, that
used to haul rock for old Maltby. When III,
lamented Judge Bagley tripped and fell down
the court house stairs and broke his neck, it was
q great question how to break the news to poor
Mrs. Bagley But finally the body was put into
Higgins wagon, and he was instructed to take
it to Mrs. B., but to be very guarded and discreet
in his language, and not break the news to her
at once. but do it gradually and gently.
When Higgins got there with his sad freight,
he shouted until Mrs Bagley came to the door
Then ne said;
"Does the wilder Bagley live here ?"
"The ,rid0o Bagley2 No, SIR"
"Tll bet she does. But have it your own way.
Well, does Judge Bsgley live here?"
eyes. Judge Bagley lives here"
"Tll bet he don't. But never mind, it amt for
me to contradict. Is the Judge IN 2"
"No, not at present"
II jest expected as much. Because YOU know
take hold o suthin, mum, for I'm a.going to
make little communication, and I recken may.
be it'll jar you some. There's been an accident,
mum. I've got the old Judge curled up out here
in the wagon and when you see him you'll &C.
knowledge yourself that an inquest is about the
only thing that could be comfort to dina
Adrk Team,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18
Didn,t Catch the Train.

The most difficult thing says cynical old
batch) in the world for woman TO do is to get
ready to 60 anywhere And there is nothing .
woman will resent quicker or more fiercely than
an intimation that she may possibly miss the
train. Our friend, Brayiogle gives us an in.
stance of this. Mr.. Brayfogle was supposed to
take the ten o'clock train on the Bee Line, to
visit some relatives in an interior town. Having
suffered on previous occasions for iniudicious
suggestions, Bray thought for once he would let
things take their own course. So he slipped his
coffee and ate his eggs on toast while mad.
amc curlcd and powdered and danced attendance
on the looking.glass and tied hair ON the back Of
her head.
Then Bray sat by the stove an hour reading
the morning paper, while the madame still cor.
tinued to get ready. At last, just as he had
reached tho final paragraph madame tied her
bonnet strings under her chin, took one long,
lingering, loving look at the image reflected In
the glass, and announced:
SWELL, my dear, I'm ready"
"Rsady for what ?" asked Bray,iu we'll affect.
cd astonishment.
ITO 60 to the depot, to be sure" said Mrs.
Brayfogle, tartly.
"Oh " said Bray. I'D forgotten. Well mad.
anne" continued he looking at his watch, "that
train has been gone thirteen minutes. Just keep
on your things,and youth be ready for the train
Tomorrow morning" ..
We draw veil over what followed. We are
assured, however, that the next morning Mrs. B.
was ready an hour ahead Of time.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18
An Indian Trick.

We hear great deal about Yankee tricks, but
private letter from . soldier out on the Plains
shows that the redskins have some shire wdness
Says the writer:
I'VE are after the Indians hot blast and tell
you, the man who takes these fellows for dunn.
niles finds himself woefully deceived. A part of
our troop had been ON the trail Of small band
Of Sioux, and they had lodged M, and bothered u.s.
and beat Us, until We determined to have them,
come what might One day We came upon them,
and it appeared 90 suddenly, too that there was
40 chance for them TO escape. Each man seated
himself squsrely in his saddle, and, with revol.
YER in hand, We dashed on. There squat each
identical Sioux on his pony, just as though We
we're miles away, and ~ stoically indifferent as
though they did not care continental AS We,
at full gsllop. drew near, the officer in command
felt that We we're riding into some trap, but it
was too late to sound retreat, and on we went.
think the distance between US and the Sioux
and their ponies was just twelve feet before
single red.skin moved muscle; then, quicker
than you could say 'scat," off from the shoulders
Of cash identical Sioux came the frey red blan.
ket he wore, and up and down it was shaken
vigorously in the very faces of our horses. We
had boosted great deal over those horses, and
they would do anything we wanted them to
that is to say, they would drive through prai.
RE dog village, and over dead Indians but tell
you, you ought to have seen them, to horse,
turn tail and run from those blankets. We were
going along 20 nicely, and each trooper was 90
eager to make dead sure thing Of his red.skin
that We let the horses have it much their own
way, and We repent of it. Just a. frightened as
they could be, they paid no attention to curb,
and away they went in every direction-Troop.
ers were sprawling on the ground, and Others
were clinging to horses names, with both feet
not only out Of the stirrups, but pointing in the
air. 1t was the worst stampede ever saw, and
! have seen some in my day. II the Sioux had
followed up they might have made few scalps,
but they seemed so well pleased with the result
of their trick that those who were IMMERSED near
Thorn say they disappeared as if they had gone
down through the earth. When our troop as
sembled, We, one and all, declared that the thing
was the best Of the kind we had ever heard of,
but determined that We would pay them back
for it one of these days, with will"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18
Brains w.. Labor.

The following Is by the Rev. J. F. Corning:
while sit at my table with my pen in nv
hand, the fugers moving at tardy pace at the
beckon of brain, I hear right below nv window.
in the adjacent fold. the monotonous ring of u
iaoorers hoe upon the corn hills. While he hoes
ne will whistle hour by hour till tho clock strikes
twelve, and then, with = rsvenous appetite, re-.
pairs to his bountiful yet simple meal, only to
resume his task again and pursue it to the set.
ting OF the sun. As stood by the window
watching his toll, and turning again to nv pen
and paper, I asked myself how it happ. ned that
the man with the hoe will labor his eight or ten
hours day with less fatigue than the man with
tho pen will toll his three or four. Hugh Miller
was great worker with his shovel and pick
would have made good hand in slate quarry.
in grading railroad, or digging canal. But
one night, AZ you know, he shot himself in a fit
OF nervous fever. What was the difference be.
tween the great geologist and the man with his
hoo whistling under my window? Simply this,
the fsrmer was worker of brain, and the latter
worker OF muscle. Let this man with the hoe
lay down his husbaudyy, and set himself to
studying one Of the stalks Of corn, or the ohemis
try OF one OF those hills Of soil, and very likely
he would soon learn what il was to lcse ones
Appetite and hear the clock strike nearly all the
hours OF the night. And thus We get gaeat or.
ganio law OF our being, TO wit u: that brain work
subtraets vitality from the fountain, while tho
muscle work only nakes drafts upon one Of the
ramifying streams Of life. Il 10 estimated by
scientific observers that man will use up a
much vital force In working his brains two hours
~ no Will In working his muscles eight" "
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18

Unole JED, up country, don't believe In ono Of
the Hartford invsntions He don't go "whss on
sirth there can b beneficial sbort 4 :vsed ~.
log machine" He q pestsred enough vith Ia
plagued things without sowing then.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1870-06-18

One evening in spring, as Pat was returning
homo from the village store, he heard (for the
first time In his lifs) tho frogs. Thinking it .
strange noise, he listened without being able to
account for II. On reaching homo he told his
employer of the strange voices he had heard near
the brook; he could not make out what oil tho
noise was about, unless II wss that they were
talking politics. "But whatever it was" no ad.
ded, "there was one benevolent old gentlsmsn
that pleased me more than all the rest, for he
kept al the while calling out, "Mors ram more
rum " and thought shurs 10 must bs very
Thirsty" ed h,u'.Do II.lr r-gTI T1'~' :
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-14
Prom the New. of Saturday.1

From the News of Saturday.
Our downtown neighbor Ia apt to
lie n little swift about erecting his
rooster over reports of election results.
He will need to take II back some OIL
this State, according to present ap-
pearances. Fitch X almost certainly
elected, and Hobart is safe. Helm and
Campbell are nearly safe, and In fact
the chance Is good for more than one
half the State ticket. In New York.
according to the returns, so raunted
by our neighbor, no gain has been
made by the Democrats on last years
vote.
All tho signs now arc that our gal
liant Congressman has gone BY the
board. Thursday afternoon, his friends
were offering money OH the streets for
hours, with no takers. In the evening
the Democrats rallied, and took the
offering position with like result. Yes
terday, bets were freely offered on 200
majority for Kendall. o.
"F. 4. T."-One Of the witticlsms
of the day il, that Bradley has changed
the brand for his ilocks and herds, and
that hereafter they are to bear the ini-
tials Of the Republican candidate
whom he slaughtered OIL the Sth.
A special dispatch, received last
night from Carson City, states that
Hobart's aggregate majority in the
counties Of Esmeralda, Storey, Orms-
by, Lyon, Washoe and Douglas Is GlO.
A report has somehow got atloat that
the ballot-box In Treasure City was
tempered with. OH election day, in n
manner similar to that practiced on
the occasion Of the late city election
there. II 1t turns out to be 4 true re-
mort, candidates will without doubt
contest the election.
Ham Light, we'll known in the State
generally. Is in from Phoebe. Ham
wasan independent candidate for Sheriff
Of Lincoln county, and says he would
have been elected easily enough, only
for the untimcly death OF n number OF
his friends from the Emerald Isle,
which hasn't occurred yet.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-14
SPECIAL tothe GOLD HILL VIEWS
FROM THE SEAT OF war !
BY THE CABLES.
DATES TO THIS AFTERNOON !
The Capture Of Orleans Confirmed

AmoN, Belgium, November L.
Thionvillc Is being bombarded by the
Prussians. Fires have broken out In
consequence, and OH Saturday tho en-
tire town seemed to be burning.
VERSAILLES, November ll.-Gencral
Wander Tan, In his official report, says
that in the battle before Orleans OH
the 9th he lost AZ officers and sG7 men,
killed and wounded. The French
admit that their loss was 1900.
ToUns, November l4.-Thc moral
effect of the victory near Orleans Is
incalculable. Reinforcements have
gone forward. -s s.tF
Paris Is reported to be distrcssingly
short Of provisions. as.
Adyices from Lyons show that the
Prussians are advancing steadily In
the East. They now occupy Dole.
Garibaldi Is at Chagry, where thert
Is a French force.
1t Is supposed that the two armies
will join and resist the further advance
of the enemy.
A dispatch from Lille announces tha'
| tho Prussians are near LATER.
An engagement occurred OIL satur
day near Eyeux, in which the French
were successful, driving the enemy
| back.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-14

THE LUCKIEsT MAN IN New York.
For several weeks past there has been
an active business done In Wall street
by the agents Of the San Francisco
Mercantile Library Associations Grand
Lottery, and many hundreds OF tho
tickets were taken by sangrire brokers.
The German element in Wall street,
which Is intimately connected with the
financial circles OF San Francisco, were
particularly heavy buyers, some firms
taking fifty or one hundred tickets at
IS each. Among others who interested
themselves in the literary improve
ment Of the great city Of the Pacific
coast, WAS Mr.. Wormser, Of the emil
nent mercantile firm of William Meyer
& Co., Of New York and San Fran
cisco. This gentleman purchased one
hundred of tile tickets for distribution
among his friends, reserving twenty
for himself, and selling the rest.
Among the friends who were to have
received tickets from this lot was Mr..
Theodore IIcllman, of the New Or
leans firm OF j. and w. Sellgman Il
Co. ; but rs he was absent from the
| city when Mr.. Wormser made his dis
tribution, he failed to procure the
ticket intended for him. MIR. +. II.
| Biederman, another prominent Ger
man banker, whose office Is In Ex-
change place, or, as 1t Is better known,
1.-The Frankfort Boursc," received
twenty Of Mr.. Wormser's tickets, and
t, him Mr.. IIellman applied. Mr.
| Biederman consented to part with one
OF the tickets, and with the excessive
| generosity which charactcrizes him.
picked out ticket No. lT,077, which
drew the 100000 gold prize. The
nineteen tickets retained by Mr.. Bic
derman drew n prize, amounting to
S10O, so that his investment paid him
a profit Of s.. This is one of the
stories told about the luckiest man ;
but there Is still another, which was
extensively circulated, especially In
| the Gold Room. From this, it appears
| that the lucky ticket was owned by
MI. Mcndcl, Of Marx & Co., who sold
it to Mr.. IIellman for IS, expressing
himself glad to get back his money.
| He didn't feel half so glad yesterday.
when he discovered that he had sold
500, 900 gold for II S. greenback. He
says he never came so near making
his fortune before. and never expects
to again. All his friends condoled
with him yesterday, and there was
talk of passing a resolution Of con-
| dolcncc In the Gold Room, wllers Mr..
Mcndcl is extremely popularity. y.
.Nnn OIL
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-14
San FRANCISCO
BINANCIAL-PlONRER DEAD
THROWN FROM A HORNE
wRATHkR-MRa. FAIR COM.
MlTTRD.

SAN FRANCISCO, November Al Pm.
Gold, at IL A. NJ, ll3k. Greenbacks,
S9A; selling, 90>2.
DIR. F. A. Park, dentist, n pioneer
Of 1919, died here last evening, after a
brief illness. His wife was In Boston
when he was taken i'll, md being tcle-
graphed for, started at once, but will
not arrive here until this evening. He
formerly resided in Sacramento, and
represented that county In the Assem-
bly, in 1854.
Joseph Landsbcrgcr, bookkcepcr for
Liebes Il Bowman, was thrown from n
horse ON the Cliff road yesterday, and
striking on his head, was so injured
that his life Is in great danger. He Is
In the German Hospital In an insensi-
BILE condition.
Weather fino and clear; wind north.
Judge Quint appeared for Mrs. Fair
in tile Police Court to-day, waived an
examination on tho charge Of murder,
and requested that the commitment be
made out at once, in order to have her
taken to the County Jail, rs she would
be more comfortable and quiet there
than in the calaboose. The commit
ment was made out at once, and she
was removed rs requested. She Is
aware of Crittenden's death, though
the fact was kept from her for a few
days.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-14

TIE DAY AFTER ELEcrIoN.-Now
that the memorable Sth day of No
vcmber, 1870, has passed over our
heads, and the. political battle has been
fought and won-and lost for some;
and do not intend to gloat over victory
nor mourn over defeat. Whnemucca
and the country surrounding Is I'M
proving.-HumbotG Register.
The balance Of the Registers article
alludes altogether to business, and has
no reference to politics. 1t only
shows how little tho results Of elections
generally affect the business Of COM
munities.
PosrscRIrr.-The article In the Reg
lister does conclude as follows: ,
ave admonish all-those that arc
In defeat not to 90 into mourning
sable, n c-cloth and ashes will do no
good-keep q stiff upper lip, pick your
flint and try 1t again. Those that are
victorious, not to be proud rs conquer
ors, for they are often humbled and
cast down. Let us all 60 chcerfully
to work for better improvement In the
futurc.n
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-14

THE result Of the November cleo
lions will not alter, to any notable cX-
tent, the complexion Of the national
representation. What has been lost In
one State has been gained In another
80 that matters, 10 far rs Congress Is
concerned, will maintain their stdtn
quo. Our own State Of Nevada has
probably given the Democrats more
cause Of rejoicing than any other State
In the Union. Stewart, Nye and Fitch
will have to yield their scnts to Dem
ocratic competitors. Per contra, New
Jersey, which in 1865 elected a DEM
ocratic Governor and three Democratic
Congressman out Of tile five to With
she Is entitled, has this year elected
four Republican Congressman. In
Missouri, the result Of the election will
DO the restoring Of the elective fran
chise to those who had lost 1t by their
participation in the rebellion. On the
whole neither party Inns much cause to
crow over the other.-Reese Rirer
Receillc.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-14

ELxo DREW A PMzK.-Wells, Fargo
s. Co., on Friday afternoon, brought
I'D and paid into the clearinghouse OF
II. p. Freeman & Co. the sum Of. $685.
36l 90 In gold and silver coin. As
Sam Wing staggered, groaned, grnnt-
ed and sweat under the precious bur-
den, mn impression prevailed that the
300, 900 prize had been drawn In
Elko. Others conjectured the robbers
had all been caught and the "swag "
recovered, but upon investigation we
ascertained from Treasurer Freeman.
that 1t was the annual corruption fund
which the c. P. y. r.. contributes to
Elko county In the way Of taxes. A
slight misunderstanding between tile
company and the County Commission
era will be rcconciled ut the meeting
Of tho next Board on Monday, when
after due time allowed for apportion-
ment, ETC., scrip-holders can walk up
to Captain Freeman's office and bag
each his proper proportion In accord
ance with the age aud figures OH MS
scrip -EYko Chronicle.