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Cold Water.

The following has been many times
published, but it will bear many more
repetitions
On certain occasion, one Paul Den
ton, Methodist preacher in Texas, adj
yertised barbecue, with better liquor
than is usually furnished. When the
people assembled a desperate in the
crowd c1ed out: "Mr. Paul Denton.
your reverence has lied You promised
not only good barbecue. but better
liquor. Where's the liquor ?"
"There ?" answered the missionary.
in tones of thunder, and pointing his
long, bony finger at the matchless dou.
bic spring, gushing up i'll two strong
columns, with sound like a shout of
JOY from the bosom of the earth.
There y he repeated, with a look ter
rible as lightcing, while his enemy ac-
tually trembled at his feet; "there is
the liquor which God the Eternal
brews for all his children. Not in the
simmering still, over smoky fires choked
with poisonous gases, and surrounded
with the stencil of sickening odors and
corruptions, doth your Father in heaven
prepare the precious essence of life
pure cold water. But in the glade and
CLASSY dell, where the deer wanders and
the child loves to play, there God brews
1t; and down, away down in the deepest
valleys, where the fountain murmurs
and the rills sing; and high up on the
mountain tops, where the naked granite
glltters like gold in the sun, where the
storm clouds brood and the thunder
storms crash; and out on the wild, wild
sea, where the hurricane howls music
and the big waves roar in chorus, sweep
ing the march of God-there he brews
1.-THE beverage of life, health-giving
water. And everywhere it is thing Of
beauty, cleaning in the dew drop, sing
ing in the Summer rain, shining in the
Ice gem, till they seem turned to living
jews; spreading a golden veil over the
setting sun, or a white gauze around
the midnight moon; sporting in the
cataract; sleeping in glacier; dancing in
the hail shower; folding it's bright cur
tains softly around the wintry world,
and weaving the many colored iris, the
seraph's zone of the air, whose warp is
i'll the rain drops of the earth, and
whose wool is in the sunbeams of
heaven, all checkered over with the
celestial flowers of the mystic hand of
refraction- that blessed life water. No
poison bubbles on its brink; its foam
brings not madness and murder: no
blood stains its liquid glass; pale wild
ows and starving children weep not
burning tears in its depths Speak ont,
my friends; would you exchange it fer
the demons drink, alcohol ?"
A shout like the roar of the tempest,
answered: "No."
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AN AMERICAN SHOT IN SPAIN.

The New York Times has received a
dispatch from its Paris bureau. stating
that Cecil Buckhmd, their correspond
emit in Spain, had been shot by the Re
publicans. Mr. auckland was private
secretary 10 Minister Jewell, in st. Pc
tersburg, returning TO this country with
that gentleman when the latter accept
ed the postmaster generslship. and it
was on the recommendation of Mr..
jewell that auckland was placed on the
corps of foreign correspondents of the
Times. He was brother of Frank
Buckland, the sporting editor Of Land
aud Water.
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THIRD TERM BUSINESS

The Chicago Tribunes Washington
special says:
There is the very best authority for
the statement that the President has
grown weary of the third term talk, and
has intimated his purpose to publicly
define his position an that subject at an
early day. He will discaim all hope or
ambition for reelection, and will as
sert his purpose not to be candidate
again even if he should bc re-nominated
IN convention. From the same source
the information is had that the White
House ticket for 1876 will be Wash.
burne, of Illinois, for the first place.
aud Speaker Blaine for Vice President.
II IS understood that Blaine will take
the second place. This statement Of the
Presidents position with regard to the
third term project comes from such
quarter and in such shape that it is
entitled to the fullest credence, MS will
he demonstrated by the action IF the
President within few weeks.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1874-10-30
A FIGHT WITH THE INDIANS

A party Of seven persons, five Of them
residents of Yankton, who left there ten
days ago for the Black Hills, were at
tackled by party of Brule Sioux while
in camp at the mouth of Little Platte
river, and in the fight which ensued
John Law was shot dead. b. l.. Boz
den murtally, and two Others of
the party severely wounded; while the
Indians are believed Ia have lost at
least ten killed and wounded. The
survivors of the white party have re-
turned 10 Yankton. Approximations are
felt for the safety of party of twenty
seven who left that city for the Black
Hills, and who intended 10 travel ON
the track of the Yankton party. The
Indians are understood to express a lie.
termination to prevent white men enter
ing the hills ut all hazards.
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Artificial Respiration.

The new method of artificial respira-
ton, brought forward as substitute
for DIR. Marshall Halls, is warmly com.
mended by some of the foreign medi-
cal journals. According to this system
the patient is laid ON the ground upon
his back, his arms fully extended back
ward and outward, firm roll of cloth
ing being placed beneath the false ribs,
so as to throw their anterior margin
prominently forward. The tongue be-
ing held forward by an assistant, the
operator facing the patient, knees
astride his abdomen, and places both
hands so that the thumbs rest upon the
anterior margin of the false ribs, the
four fingers fallying naturally into the
four corresponding intecostal spaces on
each side. The elbows of the operator
being then planted against his sides, he
has but to throw himself forward,
using his knees as a pivot, and the en-
tire weight of his trunk is brought to
bear upon the patients false ribs. If,
at the same time, the fingers of the
operator grasp and squeeze the false
ribs toward each other, these combined
actions crowd the false ribs upward and
inward, producing the greatest possible
motion OF the diaphragm and displace-
ment of the contents of the pulmonary
air-cells. The operator then suddenly
let's 60, and returns to the erect posi-
ton on his knees, when both the thrush
of air and the natural elasticity of the
ribs at this part cause instant return to
their normal position. This repeated
with proper rhythm and frequency, con
stitutes the entire process.
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Wa shington.

THE Observation-Disclosures syndicate have
made the settlement with the treasury for No
vember and December, that is they have sent
been called in, and on which interest ceases
November J. and December /, 30 that the cal.
culations that the treasury will have 10 pay
out any considerable amount Of gold for these
bonds will be at fault The amount Of called
bonds maturing November il %. 0OO. Goo the
amount maturing December I, in -. 00O, GOO
One Of the chief reasons for their uao in ex-
change II that securities are coming here from
Europe IN considerable amounts
THE trial Of the safe burglary conspirator-
has commenced. Whitley and Ncttleship
asked a postponement of the case. which war
denied, aud the former was required to give
bail In $4,000 for his appearance from day to
day
THE Washington police have arrested gang
Of boOk-thieyes who have been making extern
siye depradations ON the committee rooms Of
the capitol. Thirteen hundred and ffty
pounds OF documents have been recovered
Most Of them are valuable volumes. ami can
not be replaced. The thieves automatically
entered the rooms and carried away their
plumber.
IT If said that it has been decided to remove
the following office holders IN Texas: Post
masters at Dallas, Galveston, Houston and
Brenham the Collectors Of Customs at Corpus
Christi and Galveston; " Internal Revenue at
Galveston. BRENNAN and Tyler The Internal
Revenue Districts Of Galveston and Brenhau
are to toe consolidated
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Medical Properties of Eggs.

According to the Boston journal of
Chemistry, tire white Of an egg has
proved of late most eilicacious rene.
dy for burns. Seven or eight successive
applications of this substance soothe
the pain and ettectuslly exclude the
burn from the air. This simple remedy
seems preferable TO collodion, or even
cotton. Extraordinary stories are told
Of the healing properties OF new oil
which can easily be made from the yolks
Of hens eggs. The eggs are first boiled
hard. the yolks are then removed.
crushed, and placed over a fire. where
they are carefully stirreduntil the whole
substance is just on the point Of catch
ing fire. when the oil separates and may
be- poured off II is in general use
among the colonists Of Southern Russia
AS a means Of curing cuts, bruises. and
scratches
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Strength OF Sinpl.

4 quarter-inch rod of the best steel
will sustain 1900 pounds before break
ing; soft steel, 1000 pounds; iron wire,
5000; iron, 1000; inferior bar iron,
1000; cast iron, 1000 10 1900; copper
wire, 5000 silver, 1000 gold, 2,50O /:
tin, 5000, cast zinc, 100; east lend, 50:
milled, 200. OF wood, box aud locust
the same size will hold l.2OO pounds.
toughest ash, 1000; elm, 500. beech.
cedar, white oak, pitch pine, 600; chest
nut and maple, $50 poplar, 400. Wood
which will bear n heavy weight for =
minute or two will break with two.
thirds the force acting long time: A
rod of iron is about ten times as strong
~ hemp cord A rope am inch in diam.
eter will bear about two aud q half toms:
but IN practice it is not safe 10 subject
IT to a strain of more than about one
ton. Half an inch in diameter the
strength will be one quarter as much;
quarter Of an incl. one sixteenth ~
much. and NO on.
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THE soUHEGAN BANK ROBBERY.

Further Investigations show that the
securities taken from the Souhegan Ma
tional Bank at Milford, n. H., will
amount to almost 100000. Profession
ais undoubtedly planned the robbery in
advance. The cashier, Sawyer, has
long been in the habit of leaving the
keys of the bank in the possession OF
the postmaster of the town, whose office
IS about a quarter of mile from the
residence Of Sawyer. This precaution
was taken by the latterin order to guard
against such a scheme as that followed
out by the robbers. The parties en-
gagged in the robbery seemed to be well
aware of the disposition of the keys, and
placing accord around Sawyer's neck to
prevent any cutlery, forced him TO ac-
company them by threatening to kill
his babe in case he refused to comply
with their demands. Arriving Mt the
postoilice the robbers effected an en-
trance by removing pane of glass with
a diamond, and the keys of the bank
were soon i'll their possession. This
bank was robbed of large amount some
ten years ago.
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LIEUT., FULTON WINS THE DIAMOND
BADGE

The following il summary Of the
shooting at Crecdmoor Oct 18th, for the
Remington Diamond Badge; Sixth
Competition Tor the Remington Dia
mond Badge; open 20 members of the
National Rifle Association; distance,
900 500 and l,000 yards; position, any:
weapon, any breech loader; number of
sighting shots, , number Of score shots.
I; match began NJ II o'clock A. NJ: nj.
mosphcre, clear. wind moderate: n.
Fulton, total ~ q. W. Yale. ~: A. y.
Garfield. Jr., =, I. $. Dakin, II: il.
Price, 81; II. \. Gildcrslccve, sc. ]. \.
Conhn, 50; j T. Il. Collins, 81, J Bo.
dine. 80, + W. lloene, -. W. G.. Bur
ton. 81 b. Burton. 80.
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AMOUNT OF SPECIE I'M rHE couNrRY

DIR. Linderman, in his report as Di-
rector of the Mint, says the amount of
specie in this country on June 30 last
was 1896, OOO, 900. The estimate shows a
gain in specie and bullion in the last two
fiscal years OF S3S, 5O0,O 600. The
amount OF gold and silver coin and
bullion in the world is estimated at
from $40, 600, 000, 900 70 So, 600, 600. 600.
The present rate of production is silver,
$50, zoe, 600, and gold 500, 900, 600; the
two together being about one and a
half per cent. TO the existing stock of
specie.
"THArs where the boys ft for col
lege, said the professor 10 Mrs. Par
tington, pointing Ia a school house.
" Did they said the old lady, with
animation. "Then if they III for col.
lege before they went. they didn't fight
afterwards " Yes. said he. smiling.
and iayoring the conceit, "hut the fight
was with the head. not with the hauds. !"
" Butted, did they +" said the old lady,
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To dispel the darkness of life make
light ~ your troubles Nrc orleans
Rcp biicaH.
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o clock in the evening, the grounds re-
minded one of grand bivouac in the
army, large groups of men sitting
around camp fires, singing patriotic
songs, encouraging each other for the
coming battle. Orders we're received
at about 6 o'clock 10 cease hostilities
until morning, as the governor of Indi-
ana, to whom an appeal for help had
been made, had telegraphed Mr.. JOY,
the President of the Michigan Central,
10 withdraw his force ut once. Mr.
JOY is said to have replied that he
would he on the ground himself Mt
o'clock next morning. Should the
Michigan Central continue To obstruct
the process Of the law, there is hardly
doubt that the governor will call ont
the militia TO bring the insurgents to
terms.
LATER.
The railroad warm Porter county Ind,
has terminated without the shedding of
blood, though it required the display of
arms TO overcome the resistance of the
Michigan Central employees who were
engaged in guarding the track A com
pany OF militia, consisting Of 1876 men
armed with brecch-loaders and backed
by two Calling guns, had actually pre-
pared to make bayonct charge before
Mr.. Gardner, the Chief Engineer of the
Michigan Central, asked for parlry.
He then listened TO the reading of the
warrant, and was arrested, together
with all his men. Subsequently, the
mass of the employees, who ut no time
endeavered to precipitate an open out
break, but were content to stand their
ground, were permitted to disperse; bnt
the lenders We're taken to Valparaiso.
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LIVERY,

| have also leased the Stables of the
Valley House, and opened Livery
GOOD HORSES AND BUGGIES
for hire at all times. Horses kept and
fed by the day or month, at lowest
rates, and the best attention given them
by careful ostlers. The public are ir-
vited to give me call
Yours truly,
FRED G WARNER
april4, 3md
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PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE

Judge s. gave his son $l0O0,and
told him to go to college and
graduate. The son returned at the
end Of the freshman year without
a dollar and with several ugly
habits. About the close of vacation.
the Judge said 10 his son:
.Well, William, are ynu going.
to college this year 70
Have no money, father
"But gave yon 81 900 to g
uase on
THAT $ all gone, father"
VERY well my son, gave you
all | could afford to give you: you
can't stay here; you must now pay
your own way in the world,
A new light broke in upon the
vision of the young man. He
accommodated himself to the
situation he left home, made his
way through the college, and gradu
ated at the head Of his class
studied law, became Governor of
the State of New York, entered
the cabinet Of the President Of the
United States, and made record
for himself that will not soon
die, being none other than William
III. Seward.
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INSURANCE THAT is SURE.
i" ETNA -

INSURANCE Co, OF HARTFORD
CONNECTICUT.
This old and reliable Company has
opened an Office in this city.
This Company appears to be remov-
ed beyond the contingency of real dis
aster 1t may suffer losses, it may en-
counter misfortune against which no
human foresight could provide. Suspi-
cions may be enger dcrcd by rival COM
panies, but she goes calmly on in a line
of duty laid down by itself and will
never abandon it if it takes the last dol
lar.
Its losses by the Chicago fire were
about four million dollars, every dollar
of which was paid before. maturity.
Hard upon this, was that great Boston
fire, bringing loss of Sl.600, 600; no
man had to wait an hour for his money
Every one who wants insurance is con
cerned to know where 10 look for that,
that is sofc-which after ali is the cheap
est insurance. We feel perfectly safe in
saying that for insurance that is per-
fectly SAFE there is no company ahead
of the Aetna, of Hartford Connecticut.
VIM. II. MATHEWS, Agent
July "a o DIV 6in.
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LIKES THE WEAK STRONG,

: E,ar3sriGqc Syfasp. q Protect
csF ,,cGsficn of the Pr0forin1c or
arS2. Is SO combined rs TO hacc
q, character of IN dliDscitt, as
ss..5ftJ eiigesfcd ts.d aSsi,eiJtsfed
,...ts fhc blood as the simplest
I'D. ~ increases ihc quantity
Of Isstatc's 0sUn T;i0li~iisg
-kyc,st. Iron ill the blood. and
cfrcs 81 thousand ills, simply
by T0nissg atp, Incig0rdting and
Tit0iiSi.,g the System. The en-
Tichcd anil UitatiSed blood per-
mcdtcs cccry part of the body,
repairing damages and scdstc,
Scarchiag 0ut morbid secrc-
tions, and lcaciag nothing for
disease to feel upon.
This is the secret of the aC07l-
tlerTtsg success of this remedy ifs
curing Dyspepsia, Liver Conn
plant, Dropsy, Chronic Diar-
rIoea, Boils, Nervous Affections,
Chills and Fevers, H,unors,
Loss of Constitutional Vigor,
Diseases of the Kidneys and
Bladder, Female Complaints,
ana at utScUScS Of2yttUt11ey t7c
q bad stotc of the blood, or &C.
conaf,onied by debility or a I0aO
state of the system. Being free
from 1IcOh0L, ist any form, its
cncygi~inD effects are not fol-
Ioiccd by corresponding 1'cdc-
ton, but are permanent, i1.fit-
sing strength, ciDcr. G,:a 1icsO
life isito all parts cfiEs cystcn,,
Gnt, Gi:iSttj1y ~, G9s Iron Con-
sst,atio,a.
A';,o@sc:.aSls EGs'c been c7e0ngcd
~ iiso ace of tbs remedy, from
iUec;it, siclgy, suffering crco-
fis,'cs, to strong, healthy, and
happy men and aC0Eec,a; and
i,,U0tisls cannot reasonably hes
ifate to yivc it q trial.
See that each bottle hc3 PERU
WAN SYRUP bgoacls isS tie glass.
Pamphlets Lsrcc.
SETH W. F0WLE & SONS, Proprielors,
No. Wilton place. -sa4.os,.
SOLD ny DRpc,:isTe araEKALLY
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Referring to the statement now

Referring to the statement now
going the rounds, that Seth
Greene proposes to stock Ironde-
Quot Bay, Lake Erie, with gold
fish, which he says are good eat.
ing, the Germantown Telegraph,
observes: I'VE should say that
the goldfish will not be regarded
as edible by anybody who can get
any other fish. They have an UNI
natural sweetish taste, not unlike
the smelt, but lacking the favor Of
the smelt, and rendering them
quite insipid. We have not tas-
ted one for thirty years, but that
taste was sufficient not to desire
another since that time.
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DIR. j. Walkers California
Vinegar Bitters are a purely Veg
etable preparation, made chiefly from
the native herbs found on the lower
ranges Of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains of California, the medicinal
properties of which are extracted
therefrom without the use of Alcohol.
The question is almost daily asked,
what is the cause of the unpar-
alleled success of VINEGAR BIT-
TIERS ?" Our answer is, that they
remove the cause of disease, and
the patient RECEIVERS his health. They
are the great blood purifier and a
life giving principle, o perfect Reno
vator and Invigorator OF the system.
Never before in the history Of the world
has a medicine been compounded pos
sessing the remarkable qualities of Vim
EGAR BITTERs in healing the sick Of
every disease man Is heir to. They arc
a gentle Purgative as well as a Tonic,
relieving Congestion or Inflammation Of
the Liver and Yisceral Organs, in Bilious
Diseases
The properties Of DIR. WALK
IRIS VINEGAR BITTERs are Aperient, Dia-
phoretic, Carminative, Nutritious, Laxa-
tive, Diuretic, Sedatiye, Counter Irritant,
6 .dorifc, Alternative, and Anti-Bilious.
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Miss Rebecca Rice has been called
to the Professorship of Mathemat-
les in Antioch College, Yellow
Springs, Ohio. Miss Rice has,
been studying for some time in
Europe, and brings to the position
ripe scholarship and experience as
teacher.
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The supreme lodge of the world
knights of Pythias, recently in
session at Pittsburg, adjourned on
Saturday night. The next ses-
sion will be held in Baltimore.
An interesting discovery has
been made at Beddington, I'M
Kent, England. Some workman
employed digging gravel T 4
the remains of IL Roman Wa, e,
who had evidently been burh in
his armor, together with same
arms. Some time ago the re-
| mains of d Reman villa we're
found In the same neighborhood,
and a quantity of coin, Roman
aud British.
An Indiana man with d turs
for statistics, calculates that his
| faithful dog, ten years Of age. has
cost him $23i25 for hasl, and $25
license. She dog is now offered
for sale. Price, ten cents.
Victor Emanuel's birth day Ii
the same as that of his son both
having been born on the sarur day
Of the month, twentyfour years
apart.
Bfanson G. Light, formerly % IIar-
day County, Wost Virginia. was acci-
dentally killed in Texas recently by
| pistol 10 bis own hand.
1T is stated that within the past
AZ years, there have been $50 fish.
ing vessels and ,265 lives lost on
the various fishing banks Outlying
our coasts. Nearly the whole Of
these vessels were lost by being
run down by ships and steamers
in the fogs which prevail alipnst
constantly in the latitude Of the
banks.
The reported cremation Of Q
young man Of the name Of Ops
dyke in Philadelphia last week
was a very stupid hoax
Or. Berendt, the German mill
ologist, has arrived at Mnua2iga,
Nicaragua, with the object &c ,s
ecuting his studies Of the HnlainS
of the Indian tribes yet "a Pa found
there.
A San Francisco pap mepsieus
a bank In that city With ~ sive
years has repaid in s.fmds ny
the original stakeholder he yii
ne Of their stock, and lAs caSii
surplus Of a quarter 81 y mIllion af
dollars.
The German Government
about to purchase the marine t''s-
servatory at Hamburg, liicll
will hereafter be carried Oh under
Government control. ilsdirsctDr
viii be Herr Won Freedom. whois y
member ofthe German R@iehstag
a monster gun n ia lle com
structed at tie Waoiwieli atsenal
IN England. III viii Weigh eighty
one tons, and he sixteen irfhes In
diameter. The great coi' far this
new cannon will be welded carly
III May by the great steam hairs
mer ofthe arsenal.
Brooks, one Of the goverDoss
Of Aakansas, was. in 1851 pastor
off, Methodist church in Baslina
ton, Ohio He len there n A-
gust, 1852.
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Valley House,

The undersigned has leased the Bar
of the Valley House, and has had it
thoroughly reftted in the neatest style.
The Bar will at all times be supplied
with the choicest and best Liquors. -
Fancy and mixed drinks gotten up in
the best style. WHISKY of different
brands supplied to farmers and others,
in quantities to suit, at low figures. -
Give me call and see what have got.