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BRIGHAM YOUNG,
What His Seventeenth Wife Snys OF
Glitn-.HQta HIenn Trcntmcttt Of Eacr--
Iho 1'roplact Afraid OF Ono OF Ellis


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inas 1oanot p,a onnti,,unJ o' "''il ao lo"it-
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tre1s tre ,st thGy s eoa eo'rsa ih'S aro worry uen
LIZ Ma..a Wy. "'s WHY tt,o,, Al 4,,, ,.,
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La1Gy-n'gY aro , .aorsiiiou uy m.s paet'atsy W
Amolln and M his prodlgal expenditure i, of money p
20 giye nor everything sue wants, WINE tney
NYo IN q very pam way anu hre 1ofcoa 70 earn q
sonu ueal oi @ nnel1 support :.
hcportor--no" Aaa sue ootatncu such IN ln-
hnenco oVoF nm: ~ eefta'aly CANNOT 10 her
Bood LOOKS. Tor sue ls not beauty.
=, Laay-i1 Puzz!eb everybody. Inc othor Wives
Inlk lna1 az ~ aleaia ol nos pecanse sto IN saon
2 vsaBo oho n4a th1enteno4 ~ Ioaso MN nun
uleob . ~ 'loa; ls1lpphe, u 10 ahlu tuae suo
trota niln apont everywhere s1aI hne plchses anu
"hon sne gets lhto one OF her tahtrums sto
alnashea 1n1nltnre anu ey9lythl1ig around. sne
III nno on!y o4v Mn' ~ .no aaiy 'nns na olea1s.
, 1873-08-11

afon: the Dsseret fSrs Utah);
=, ~ tho loth instant Mr. Walker, LIS brother
sylvester, anu their cousin John Coon were fell
ING slmoer 1of nlf. stanaish's mil, IN tho right
1orA Or Coons Canon ABOUT throo-quarters Of q
milo from the point OF tho mountain weat from
this city, on tho high peak south OF Black Rock.
between 10 and IL in the morning door run by
Where they wore working, and our informant
snatchod up Sharp's rifle and atarted In pursuit.
Whom ho had continued tho chase for about q
milo duo north, he waB startled by a loud, ehrll
whistle md hiss, which he ut frat thought might
bo aiGnal from IN 1ndian. Ho came to a halt
md looked about him, and henrd the noao Of
rocks rattlug Houtheast from where ho stood.
Ho turned, whom, to his horror, ho saw n1,-
proaching him ut very rapid rate. sorpoit
which he Judged WAS botweon thirty and forty
feet long. and about ton inches through tho body.
Tho reptiles head WIS raised fully alx feet from,
the ground, and his jaws wcro open fifteen or
eighteen inches wi1o, with largo fauga growing
from both uppor and lower jawa. Nalkor w..B
almost potritled with fear, but the hopo Of saving
his own life made him start to run. Tho sor-
pcnt was, howovor, WAS too quick for him, and
jumped at and knocked him down, striking him
on the left shoulder just below tho shoulder
blade, going over him and down tho mountain to
tho southwest for q short distance, when
he turned and pursued Walker, who had
risen and with 0 speed inspirod
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A Doyle township man, vhoso namo las es-
cnpcd rs Haya ho was out in his field on Monday
last, Whon Lo camo upon u largo rattloanako
which had been wounded in Ho,no way, but was
o. full Of light aa Alodoo Indian in tho lava bed
4ho farmer dealt blow at his snakeship with
wlliale-trce, which by some means slipped from
his hand. Ho thon Kicked at the reptile, when it
Fastened its fangs III the toe of Lis boot and
could not DO Hhakon of. Hearing suspicious
noise In his rear, the man, now somewhat alarm-
cd, turned and saw roinforcomontH coming to
tho aitl Of tho snake il tho shape of two other
1nrgo "rattlors," whicl'woro blowing and rattling
like Senator Carpenter defending flo baok-paSy
atoa!. The farmer suddenly remembered that
ho had an engagement elsewhere, md not
wishing to dispute about trllos, and not having
timo TO do anything else, mado a boot jack Of 3
friendly grub. and loft Ills boot in tho hands of
the enemy. Whon lie returned in the course Of
an hour or two tho boot was nowhere to bo
found, nor had it been found ct latest adyices,
No person had boon III tho field 10 far 81 known,
a:ld that man firmly believes that tho snakes
speak.
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Lake ErciEhts

were more active ut unchanged ratos, or at 80 for
corn and % for whoat to Buffalo, 70 for corn ID Os.
ea9 ana for soEn to Kngsto9 Gharcrs srs
IuRsel corn at 80; prop CAicago, wheat at &C. ia
Port Colborne-schr D. 4 Wells, corn at Go barge
yaso torma. To oawcgo-schr dou,analc, corn at
11!So To klnsston-schrs Taylor and Idaho, corn 1t
ll11o Prop Fountain City, corn, and prop Colorado,
through rnte. Prop B. F. Wade, corn, to New Eng
Lana, VA sarnia 70 EEieEProp Morchant, corn and
oo bu whoat, $4,000 bu corr, and S. oo6 bu oats.
, 1873-08-11

Jonos, Of Battle Brook. in TINT (shorburno)
cdutty, capt.lrot allvo upon hiB firm snake
with two heads, ono upon oach ond OF It's body.
tho lloai1a woro oxactly alike md 1t WAS impossl-
PIC = M to to'l which wGy tho thins would move until
md exhibited 1t to many who had tho curiosity
TO cnl md SEQ 1t, but at Inst lot 1t cscapo, and
has boon unable TO ful 1t since.
, 1873-08-11
Success OF Americans nj Vienna,


The goods on exhibition in tho American do
pnrtmont continue to command aa much, Ii not
moro, attention than those Of any othor country
IN tho exposition. They havo THO merit Of their
Of their kind to bo found in tho exposition.
Thoro Aro no fancy goods, and not much Of tho
ornamental, but they partako rathor Of tho noc-
eessary aud tho nHofll. Tho appreciation Of yIs-
small as tho display Is, 'thoro aro mora articles
marked "sola " than In tho departments Of any
other country. It is in fact, tho only depart
mont In tho main building where visitors closely
examine everything, for tho reason that they aro
mostly articles, never before. soon in Europe.
and hayo boon brought here for tho roason tint
they arc now. Tho halls Of tho American d.
vision aro poorly decorated, the display OF flags
being small. and most Of thom Of q very inferior
quality, whilo ovory other country ia brilliant
with sik flags, arranged in tho most artistic
mnnuer. Tho exhibitors complain also that thoy
receive no attention from our Minister or tho
Commissioners, most Of whom havo long since
lett Vienna, and aro spending tho summor in
been moro attentive to them than any ono else.
Tho American division Of tho machinory
department continnoH to attract great alton
Il cara v 1Hit' e orS p1pto ha
in largo lottors. This Of itsolf is o mark Of ap-
probation TINT is untniatRkab1o. so also in tho
American Agricultural Building. nearly oil tho
reapors and mowers aro marked "sold,,"" aa vol
Iiood # s ovont ihnt tNora eff ,o nar I;ttt
Of what has beon bro,,clt haro from tho }1nttoG
States to bo taken back again. md wl,on At ri.
ehto last week, our Consul told iB that ono OF
about to be- sent homc, eThc hmor;"a1, "no
machinery for TIC mannfnnturo ~, ahnaal ts@d ~
which Tiara ia eood d;ar1a attr,et, ~
tcntion. II waa In mntfnn tn.iav nnd n nront
1von tt,. t5,ror.- - ,-,ot 80 w ~ o.- ~ = 1oas
rot witln ten foet ~ tro ra;i +at y
r il aisn iii ,nnrkc5 ao,d ND ant, nsIn. ~,
hayn boon rccovnd for afna;1o, nnaa1;,nay otoof8
~ ~ ~ sl.9t musles.
orcnoda TX; ~ or ~ a.splay not only
exec1ton hnt tha lai'ea shoao itnnaasn ~ su way u
I' sIa ou* S4lo !aut1o nHono 4.houeaeee alo
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ALLEN-At Highland Park ILL.,, suddenly, yesterday
m1ru!n9 at 4;31 a'cloel Aaa Il. Alion, aged b.:
FtorAl aeFgicrs ut tho rcsidonco Of his family at
o'clock sunday. !0t iust Romans will be taken to
Janes7llle. Wis. ..
cooK-1u this city. Aug. o. Willard Cook. asod u
yuhrs. =.
Fuaoral from, ha lato residonce 3s5 West Adams.s-
thlA Afosnhon fAug. III at O'Clock. EFends Of tho
family arc Invited oatttnd.
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by w. Is. STEIN & SON.

a. q y z l. - IN - ~ u 70.
a lot OF MINI Fancy tiooas. Jewc!s7. Oroekery plo-
Monday, Aqg u, at9a. ~. by ". II. S'TKlN SON.s
, 1873-08-11

Of nearly Housthotd Furniture, parlnr and cool
atoyos, Lnpn. China uass paintinxs and Eugrartnxs
.os l95 Twenty troa doorr Hoat 6tstc On
Monday, Aug. H. lhs. At e'3o ptoc!4oy. without
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LAMBERTvILLE, N. j.:
JULY Is, 1879

U.s. The Bucks Co., pa IsteIligencer
says :--' In New Jersey commission of four
teen citizens appointed by the Governor and
equally divided in politics, is now sitting for
the purpose of revising the State Constitu-
tion. In the commission farmers, manufacture
ers and business men are represented about as
fully as the legal professions. The result will
be that the work will be quickly and seDsibly
done. In large Convention, like ours, with
a great majority of the members taken from
a single class, it is impossible to make much
Roadway. Nearly every member has his pat
ent plan for amending the Constitution, and
the light-weights that abound are constantly
on the floor to the great obstruction of bust
ness We venture to predict that the Jersey
men will have as good a Constitution, with
not title of the fuss we have had in Penn
sylyania."
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One John T. Drew, who was in Europe dur
ing the Credit Mobiler excitement of last
winter now comes toward and declares that
Mr.. Colfax never received the proceeds of the
famous IS. c." check for $1,000. which has
been the cause of so much odium. Mr.. Drew
says that he saw the check i'll the hands of
Cakes Ames on the day of this date, and also
saw Ames draw the money for it from the
cashier of the house and hand it over to a
man from Louisiana. The account given by
Drew appears clear and straightforward, and
is generally received as correct. 1t is great
relief to every friend of political purity to be
assured that Mr.. Colfax is guiltless of the
charge that Ames brought against him.
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New JERSEY As A MANUFACTURING STATE.
DR.. Cook, in his Geology, says: New Jer-
sey, though twentieth in population, is sixth
in valne Of its manufactured articles, and is
city in the Union in the value Of manufacture
ed products. The glass manufacture is very
large. More than half the zinc products in
the Union are mined and manufactured in
New Jersey. About one half of all the iron
in the country is taken from our mines, and
the State stands fifth in the amount of iron
made.
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When 1t was proposed to establish wealth
er bureau at Washington, to send word Of me-
neurological changes all over thecountry, daily
the proposition was ridiculed and resisted, on
the ground that such bureau would be both
useless and expensive. 1t has, however, not
only grown into great usefulness, but is re-
garded everywhere as Indispensable. The
representations of the weather are so gener-
ally correct that they are everywhere consult
cd and trusted to, and no department of the
government has given more thorough satisfac-
tion than the weather bureau.
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THE MARKETS.
MARRIAGES.

TAFT-ENfERY. June goth, 1873, in Pennington, N
j., by Rev e. 5. Mott, EDWIN A. TAFT, of Proyd nee
r. /, to ApIE ;. EMERY, Of Flemington daughter OF
the late Potter Emery
JOIINSoN--MARTlN.--A the NJ r. parsonage in
Frenchown July L 1873, by Ray. c. Clark, Jos. JOHN
son, OF Newark 10 EMMA MARTIN, of Kingwood
CoOK-GULIc.--Jun soth. by Rev. @. II winans
LEONARD K Cook, of Werlsyille, to ANNA GuLieK, Of
limoges, NJ
VAN extraordinarily 5th, by Rev. G. s, Mott
THOMAS VAN FLEET, OF Port Royal, Virginia. and Mrs
JANE GARY, OF Pennington,
KUGLER-CRAMER.--Ju 18TH at the Musconctcong
Valley Church. by the Rev Alfred Ycomans, assisted
by the Tvs l. A. Blauyelt and J. H. Seoheld, Roy.
JoHN b. KuGIER and ANNIE L. CRAMER both OF New
Hampton,
DEXrER--B0EMAN.-At the residence of the brides
parents, July 2, by the Rv, r. Van Auhurgh CIIAUN-
cEy DExTER, of New York, 10 LIZZIE NJ daughter OF
, n, n. Boeman, of Annandae.
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The colored men of New Jersey are appeal
ell to very strenuously to support the paper
issued in their interest, and entitled The
New Jew Jersey State Republican, by Rev.
John d. Bagwell. He says he has been great
ly disappointed in the support given to the
paper by the Republicans, and by that portion
particularly who are colored people. The edi-
tor says some very sharp things. This paper
has been recently started at Plainlield, in
this state.
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A writer in the St. Loui Globe, who APP
pears to have made the matter subject OF
scientific study, insists that cholera prevails
only where there are limestone formations, or
where the water used for drinking is derived
from limestone regions. His advice to all is 4:
Use no kind of water but boiled or rain water /;
eschew all unripe fruit or vegetables and dras-
tic medicines, and you need have no fear of
the cholera. A book full of facts could be
brought forth in support of this theory.
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AFRICAN Iron ORE.-The Bethlehem Iron
iron ore from Africa. Its of the hemitite and
magnetic quality mixed, and is mined at Ell
mokeh, Algiers, and shipped from the seaport
town of Boiah, in the same province, to Phil
adelphia, and thence here
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DEATHS.

woRTHISeroS.-In this City, July H., 1873 KATY b.
youngest daughter of Grard II. and Mary Nj. WORTH
ington, aged months and weeks.
ALnRIeur--In this City July 18TH wIhLrAM youngest
son Of Henry and Anna Mary Albright, aged months
and days.
MrRNAsIn this City July 9th 1878, JonS MnRNAN, in
the 4Sth year OF his age.
REEp.IR this City, July isth rBNJAnrS youngest son
of George and Charlotte A. Reed aged months and 2
days.
HoAGLAND.--m Lambertvine, N. j. juno 80, 1873,
JoHS HoAGLAND, aged Sc years.
AMosIn New Hope Pa, July /, 1873, EIIzApEru AMOS,
in the 5sth year OF her age.
sEARcH.--In Frenehtcwn, June ., 1873, WILLIAM
SEARCH aged 81 Years.
vANSYcKLE.--In Trenton, on tie 9th inst, BFSSEr,
son Of Bennet and Mary T. Vansyekle, aged months
and days.
SHuRTS-At the residence of VIM. Bird, Esq, near
Clinton, July PRTER Ssrnr, in the 79th year OF his
age.
BRAY-At advance age al her residence In Delaware
township, July I'd, Mrs. RUTH BRAY, reiict of john
Bray, and daughter of james Scott.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
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Travellers INSURANCE COMPANY of Hartford, Conn.,
grants Life Insurance upon this excellent PLAN Its
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crenlar.
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TAYLOR Hall. RESTAURANT, TRENTON
Meals rca ly and cooked to order Birds and
Oysters in every style. Hot dinner daily from
~ to 3 o'clock. CHARLES METER,
Taylor Hall, Greene St, Trenton, \. j.
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~ A choice selection of about three
thousand yards of of the newest patterns
Brussels, Two and Three-Pis, Ingrains, Rag
and Veuitian Carpets--places low r. II.
VAN HORN. If.
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THIS UNEXcEPTIoNABLE PLACE OF RESORT.
situated ON tb NV Hope and Lahaska Turnpike, two
miles west Of New Hope, Bucks Co.. Pa. a
Is NOW OPEN FOR RECEPTION OF VISITORS
No intoxicating liquors allowed on the grounds.
Arrangements for large parties for heexclusiye
of the Park fouss must be made in advance with the
Treasurer GEORGE 4 COOK, New Hope Pa
ADAIITTANiE 10 cts.
By order of the Directors.
J. S. WILLIAMS, sec'y
April 30 is7s-3m
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~ Job Work in the best style at tn
RECORD Office.
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FACTS WORTH KNowING.-There is no
case of Dyspepsia that Green's August Flower
will not cure Come to the Drug Store Of
Robbins & Severns or c. f. Moore and in
qure about it. If you suffer from Costiye-
ness, Sick Headache, Sour Stomach, 1ndiges-
ton, Liver Complaint. or arrangement of the
System, try it. Two or three doses viii re-
lieve you.
Bosehee's German Syrup is now sold in
every town and city in the United States. We
have not less than three hundred letters from
Druggists, saying it is the best medicine they
ever sold for Consumption, Throat or Lung
disease. Sample bottles of both free of charge.
Regular size 10 cents. Sold by all Druggists
and dealers in medicine, and wholesale by
June 18-iy ROBBINS & SEVERNS.
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.B- For perfect fitting SHIRT, leay,
your order at HooKER's. If.
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Jon PRINTING
Do you want posters?
Do You want hand-bills?
Do you want business cards?
Do you want a neat bill head?
Do you want tasty letter-head?
Do you want nice visiting carda.
If So leave your orders at THE RECORD of
flee, where they will be executedsin the neatest
style aud ON the most reasonable terms.
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The New York Times says : ga court ir
Grayson county, Texas, has sent one man to
prison for fourteen years for stealing horse,
and imprisoned another for five years for COM
uniting murder" New York courts send
men to State Prison for ten to thirty years for
crimes no greater than stealing horse, while
wanderers go quiet, as rule. If a burglar
would escape with light punishment in New
York he must add murder to the burglary
Tie history Of the past few years will show
that, so far as the punishment inflicted is the
measure, homicide IS regarded as the lesser
crime in that ungodly city,.
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The following were among the Inscriptions
upon the banners in procession of 5000
farmers in Lawrence, Kansas, a few days
since:
"Down with Banks and Up with Corn ~
"No Quarter to Monopoly ~
Equal taxation !"
ssGod Speed the Pioughi"
United we Stand, Divided We Fab -
g Live and Let Live ~
Money Rings, Beware!"
Tie Ides Of November, '73 ~
.Farmers Will be Freel
Harmony y
81 No More Parasites ~
'sLess Officers, Less Laws, Less Taxes, and
More Justice ~
g Industry will be Rewarded .
g Farmers to the Front--Politcians to the
Rear!v
'.Peaceably if We can-Forcibly if We
Must ! .
S'Reform or Revolution
"yox Populi ! =
2 Passes Up Salt River Free
g Fraternity, Equality and Fair Elk
change I.
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Complaint is made Of the soft coal used on
the locomotives Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The smoke is thick and flaiSy, and sails in at
the window on every breeze, soiling linen and
getting into the lungs.
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eB- Take your knives and scissors to G. II.
CLARKE, 50 York street, and have them sharp
ened
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-07-06

HAEIrs OF ANTs.-Mr. Darwin publishes
in "Nature" q letter received by him from
Mr.. James d. Hague of San Francisco,
giving some new and interesting observa-
lions on the habits OF ants. Mr.. Hague,
while confined to his room by sickness,
was annoyed by the presence of COL
ony of very small red ants which issu
ing from a ko4e in the wall nearOthe
ceiling, formed an almost unbroken pro-
cession to q vase of flowers on the man
tel shelf He frequently brushGI them
in great numbers off the wall down to
the floor but this course had the effect
only of dividing the colony, and now new
settlement was made at the base of the
mantel. One day he killed some of the
marauders on the shelf at the foot of the
vase of flowers, and disabled others. In
half an hour the wall above the shelf was
cleared of ants, the procession retreating
from the scene of carnage with all possible
haste. For an hour or two the lower col
ony continued to ascend, until reaching
the lower bevelled edge of the shelf; here
the more timid individuals were aware OF
trouble ahead and turned back, while the
more daring ones advanced hesitatingiy
Just to the upper edge, peeping cautious
ly out to survey the field. Then they too
turned back, and in o short time no more
ants were to be seen.
"a curious and invariable feature OF
their behavior" writes Mr.. Hague, twas
that when an ant, returning in fright, met
another approaching, the two would al
ways communicate, but each would Pur-
sue its own way, the second ant continu-
ing its journey to the spot where the first
had turned about, and then following that
example," No ants were visible for sew
erol days after the disaster, but at length
a few from the lower colony made their
appearance They carefully avoided the
vase, which had been to their race &C
| fruitful of misfortune, and attacked some
yiolets in a tumbler in the middle OF the
shelf. The same experiment was repeat
ed here, and with the same results as be
fore. Professionally" says the writer
''an ant would advance toward the tum
bier until it found itself among the deat
and dying then it seemed to lose all self
possession, running hither and thither
making wide circuits about the scene o
the trouble, stopping at times and eievat
ing the antenne with o movement sugges
tive of wrinGing them in despair, ant
finally taking flight"