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Lost on the Prairie.

About noon on Wednesday last, An
drew Smith. a teamster, started from
Mark l.. Blunt's ranch, on the st. Charles,
to 90 to the Cedars, near the Bull Corral,
for load of posts. He took with him
Joseph Green. about thirteen years old.
On their arrival at the point designated
they established a camp, made fire, and
left their bedding and extra clothing.
They then started with their team for the
place where the posts were lying. intend
ing to load up and return to camp that
night. They loaded the wagon and had
travelled some distance toward their c4mp,
when some portion of the wagon broke
down, and Smith, leaving the boy in
charge of the team. started for camp to get
a rope with which to tie up the mules.
He arrived at the camp. found the rope,
tied the mules, and he and the boy tried to
find their way to camp, following the trail
in the snow previously made by Smith.
They went a short distance toward camp,
when the wind begaHt to blow with such
power that the trail was soon Obliterated,
and the two unfOrtuuates discovered to
| their horror that they were lost on the
prairie.
After wandering for some time in the
darkness, it being intensely cold, and
Smith having LETT his coat at camp, they
IOunu I1tlF way 10 Ine CttilIS. iitit
Smith 2 thered Splinters and brush and
tried to make fire, but the wind blew
them out, his benumbed hands being pow
trlesS 10 defend the flame. Again they re-
sumed their wanderings, until the boy,
overcome by that extreme drOwSinesS
which always prccedes death by freezing,
declared he would go no further. Smith
then took him on his back and carried him,
he thinks. for about three hours, when he
found him to be dead. The boy was laid
under cedar tree, and the place marked
as well "a possible. This was near day
break on Thursday morning. Smith wan
dered about nearly all day on Thursday,
and when night came succeeded in finding
his way to the house of a Mexican living
on the HuerfanO, where he was kindly
taken in. On Friday he started to find his
team and the body of young Green. At-
ter searching all day both were found, the
boys face bearing evidences of an almost
painless death, and the mules nearly ready
to die from starvation and cold When
the mules were found they had almost
eaten up the wood rack on the wagon
HrsoTosg Tl-;b5y.p
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18

bullets in their shot-guns, they started out.
The buffalo kept well together, and were
easily followed BY the hunters, who occa-
siOnally caught a glimpse of them half a
mile ahead. The chase led the hunters
nearly TO Kehsieo, ten miles, and there
they suddenly came upon the buffalo in
wood. They were off before shot could
be fired, and taking the back track, were
followed by theexcitPd hunters. Abou,
three-quarters of amile from Purchase the
hunters again came up with the game, and
aided by their previous experience, got
shot. 1t took effect in the shoulder of the
bull, a.monster, who weighed about 1000
pounds. Two more shots were fired be-
fore the beast was felled. The smaller an
imal made a desperate charge upon the
hunters, who had given its mate a death
wound. The latter sought safety in
flight, and with number Of boys who had
Joined them, took the trees. from whose
branches shot reached the beast below.
She retreated, and was pursued about a
mile and then killed. after again freeing
her pursuers. The skin of the large buffalo
is nine feet long and eight feet wide.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
HAN UNEXPECTED MEETING.

One night in the fall of 1867, either in
September or October, l was at Chamber
lain s Station, in the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains, on the Donner Lake wagon road,
waiting for Roberts & Company's line OF
coaches to take me the next day to the
then new mines at Meadow Lake.
After supper the bar-room was .simost
filled with teamsters, and more were con-
stantly arriving, although it was by this
time quite dark.
They were all talking "horse" and
"mule." Not teamster, horse, or mule
was there on the road that they were not,
one and all, familiarity acquainted with.
| paid but a dreamy sort of attention to
their conversation till one of them, with a
good deal of emphasis, said: ''I tell you
what, Johnny, eff you hadn't a hitched on
to me and helped me up that air last hill,
I'd bin at the foot of it till yit."
"Thatis all right, Bill you know !
never pass by and leave a man in trouble.
By the beard of Balaam / have nay opin-
ion of fellow that will do a trick like
that. raaf -as--
Instantly | was all attention. Although
it had been seven years since l had heard
that strange mild Oath-though heard il
then for the first time, and had never
once thought Of it since-I at once re-
membered where, and under what circum-
stances, / had before heard it.
Isoon had the imam who had used the
peculiar oath, if oath it could be called.
safely cornered at some distance from the
main throng of guests, when I asked him
if he remembered having assisted poor.
wrecked emigrant family out of a desert
over in Washoe, naming the time and
place. 5000. -----
"Well, l rather guess I do remember
i'll Not much chance of my ever forget
ting it, noD But how do you happen to
know about that? You amt. Well,
by the beard of Balaam yes. YOU are
You are the very fellow that came out on
the road and got me TO go down after the
family! Why, how do you do?-
Having released my hand from John
HendersOn's fearful grasp. and straighten-
ed out my fingers, 1 said 81 did not re-
member your face, Mr.. Henderson, but |
recsllected that peculiar style of oath of
yours. You used it once down in the des-
ert- have never heard 1t since till YOU
used il moment ago. The instant |
heard 1t saw before me picture of the
family on the desert-saw you and the biz
wagon--the old bald-faced horse-saw ev-
cry thingl"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
1.-THE RED WING"

After getting drink of water out of the
barrel under the wagon, left to seek as
sistance bidding all be of good cheer, as
relief would reach them in few hours, at
farthest.
had followed the road leading to Vir-
ginia almost to Silver City, when the music
of bells greeted my ears-bells such as are
worn by the big ten and twelve-mule
teams.
soon several big teams came into full
sight, over piece of rising ground.
As soon as L had made known to the
teamSterS-eight or ten in all-the condi-
ton OF the emigrant family, there was a
regular strife among them about going to
their relief. All wanted to go, whereas
but single team was required.
A fine strapping young fellow, about 25
years of age, was driving the leading team
older and had about them the subjugated
look of married men. So l said:
sAs there is a goOd-lOoking girl over
there. and as most of you appear to be
married men, suppose we say that this
young buck goes?'
With shouts of laughter and many sly
Jokes this was agreed to at once.
NV man had splendid ten-mule team,
each mulS wearing UCdishlh musings anu
having above the names a steel bow filled
with bells. His vehicle was an immense
" prairie schooner as these great freight
wagons are here called. and every thing
about team and wagon was in the most
perfect order.
On one side of the wagon, was painted
in red large wing, like the wing of some
sea-bird. In explanation of this hero
glyph be said ''You see, L call her the
Red Wing.'"
| told him that the folks out on the
desert would certainly look upon him as
an angel, notwithstanding he had but one
wing.
When we reached the forlorn family and
our huge craft rolled up alongside their
little vehicle, we looked like q seventy
four-gun ship bearing down upon canoe.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
puSGEsr PARAGRAPHS.
A NAN may growto weigh q ton
Who feasts his mind with pungent fun; ;
But he who seorns its simple sway

Who feasts his mind with pungent fun;
But he who seorns its simple sway
on yields 70 crime an easy prey.
= The reason an urchin gave for being
late at school Monday, was that boy, in
the next house. was going 70 have dress
lngdown with BEDFORD, and he waited
TO hear him howl.
"A SCIENTIFIC friend. who had been read
ing. with great patience, an exhaustive
I treatise on thc velocity Of light.o says
he now knows how Ii Is that his gas bill
bin runs upso rapidly.
THIN PARTY TO street urchinl-ss Boy,
what makes that dog follow me ~ The
I youngster casts knowing look at him,
and readily replies" Guess he takes you
/ for a bone"
] OS retiring from business a wise old
man said to his son and successor: "Now,
nv boy, remember that common sense
4 is the best thing You can bring to bar
on every affair of life except loye-mak-
ing"
A SCHOOL in Vermont Is presided over
By cross-eyed teacher. A few days ago
he. called out: THAT boy am looking
at will please step out on the floor" I'M
mediateIy twenty-seven lads walked out in
front of the astonished pedagogue.
ScHooI INSPECTOR Ito urchin)-" Now
Johnny, how many can you count!
Johnny--s, One. two, three, four. five, six,
lseven, eight, nine, ten." Inspector
~Good, Johnny; go on" Johnny (atter
moments thought)-''Jack, queen, king,
ace
A BOY once complained of his brother
for taking half of the bed. sand why
not?'' said his mother; she is entitled to
half, is he not? "Yes, ma" said the
! boy shut how should you like to have
him take all the soft for his half? He
will have his half out of the middle, and
have to sleep on both sides of him."
AT an examination in one of the public
schools of Wheeling. West Virginia, few
DAYS ago, a youngster was asked TO name
the different forms of government. DE
mOeraey and Hypocrisy" was the reply.
''Under what form of government do we
live?" asked the teacher. The boy heSi-
tated moment and then answered, "Hy-
pOerisy.'
A WEE bit of girl in Cusco, Wis,
while at the breakfast-table, few morn
ings since, made loud and repeated calls
for buttered toast. After disposing of a
liberal quantity of that nOurishing article,
she was told that too much toast would
make her sick. Looking wistfully at the
dish for a moment, she thought she saw
way out of her difficulty, and exclaimed.
''Well, give me anuzzer piece, and send
for the DOCTOR"
A YOUNG gentleman, six years of age,
was partaking pretty freely of the good
things of this life at the dinner-table, inn
mediately after his return from Sunday
school. An elder brother, eight years old,
after eyeing him for some time, said:
81 Charlie. if you were to eat much more,
and it should kill you, you would weigh
so much that the angels could not carry
you to heaven" Little six-year-Old hesi-
tated moment. and then, looking up. re-
Piled: swell, if they couldn't do it alone,
God would send Samson down to help
them.r
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
An OId-FashiOned Sleighing Party.

Much curiosity was excited on the streets
yesterday by the appearance of party of
pleasure seekers dressed in the costume of
revolutionary times and seated in sleigh
which evidently belonged tOa period quite
as ancient. 1t is rare, indeed, that such
relics-of another age are to be seen, cOn-
seQuentlV some account of this turnout
will not be uninteresting. The sleigh was
built i'm l77S, at DunbartOn, New Hamp-
shire, by Mr. Caldwell, and his descend
ants have retained possession of it unin-
terruptedly until within about year. Ii
is now the property of Messrs. Moses Col
man q Son, III Portland Street, and
party from their office occupied it yester-
day. Notwithstanding it is almost one
hundred years old, this sleigh seems as
sound to-day as when it first pressed the
snow of New Hampshire hills, and with
good usage it seems destined to long out
lat the famous "DeacOn's One-HOrse
Shay" although, judging from appear
ances, the same builder might have had
hand in both. Quite as remarkable as the
CONVEYANCE, however. were the costumes
of those within it. The clothes were all of
hOmespun, and some of the garments are
almost historical. One OvercOat was worn
by Lieutenant French, of New Hampshire,
In the war of 1872, and at that time il was
looked upon as an Old coat. Another Ike
it is fully a century old, and both are well
preserved. A scarlet coat, the property OF
Luther Noys. ESQ.,, of Newbury, has out
lived four full generations and it still re-
mains an attractive garment. Singularly
enough, its style is almost identical with
fashions now shown. A wrapper, checked
like Joseph's coat, was smuggled from
England sixty-three years ago and now
belongs to Mr.. Stone, at NewburypOrt.
Indeed, it is from this old city that many
of the articles of apparel eome-the hats,
the wraps and blankets, and there was
more of antiquity in them than can usually
be shown in a weeks journey. Two huge
strings of bells, with voices like a church
chime. and with the dinginess of fifty
years covering them, were another attrac-
ton in this novel collection, and their deep
bass mingled strangely with the sharp i'm
gle of the dainty cOntrivanees which make
music for the modern sleigh-rider.-Bos-
J. L.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
Buffalo In Dakota.

A large herd of buffalo are reported to
be wintering in the vicinity of Devils
Lake, between Fert Totten and James
town, on the Dakota or James river. Es-
Inmates put the number of these mOnarchs
of the plains at l,500. They go about in
one herd, and from the best calculation
have wandered from the region Of the
headwaters of the Saskatchewan, nearly
900 miles distant.- The story seems al
most incredible, but it is vouched for by
settlers on the Red River who were at Tot
ten recently. 1t is also stated that Gov-
ernnent drovers, who were on their way
to Fort Totten with beef cattle. lost
large number of their stock by the latter
stampedin with the buffalO.-YaHktOn
Press
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18

The aquarium at Naples has. it is said,
suffered severely by the attacks of rats,
which not only destroyed or seriously in
jured the woodwork, but even cut the
doors, and devoured a number of animals
in the tanks. In an attack on the octopus.
one intruder got the worst of it, as he was
caught by his intended prey, and nothing
left OF him the next morning but the bones
and part of the skin.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18

"TEAR-oF-THE-CLoUD" and the Moss
pool' are two sakelets in the A adirondack
region. During the Typographical survey
of 1873, the details of which have been re-
Gently made public by the report of Mr..
Verplanck Colvin, it was discovered tha
these lakelets are the mountain sources of
the Hudson. In the language of the re-
port they are designated as the highest
pond source of the Hudson River"
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18
SLUMBER SONG.

THOU little child. with tender, clinging arms
Drop thy sweet head my darling, down and res
Upon my shoulder, rest with all thycharms;
Be soothed and comforted, be loved and blessed
Against thy siIkcn, honey-colored hair
lean loving cheek. mute caree
Close, close gather thee and kiss try fair
White eyelids, sleep so softly doth oppress.
Dear little head, that lies in calm content
within fle gracious hollow that God made
In every human shoulder, WHERE he meant
Some tired head for comfort should be laid
Most like aheavy folded rose thou art,
In summer air repoeine, warm and still:
Dream thy sweet dreams upon my auiet heart.
thy sluInber, naught shalt do thee fll.
-Cclia T7dzter
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-02-18

DELICATE CAKE.-The whites Of 8 eggs,
2 cups of sugar, powdered; cup of but
ter, 3 cups of -four, ! teaspoonful Of baking
powder.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-29

ATaT5AW. Office opposite
t;o's. Furniture Store, East
an. o. nls-5J
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-29
HumOrs Of Equal Rights.

Scene in a Broad street clothing
store, Augusta, Georgia; time, eleven
O'Clock, A. NJ, Enter cOEOred troop
from the rural regions. Store-keeper
walks hurriedly up 70 troop and says
"Weli, my cOlored friend, the civil
rights bill has passed, and am now
compelled TO Sell you anything you
want: just the same to a white
man,
colOred troop pOmpOusIy: 81 know
dat" ~
"Well, now, Just say what you
want 1 will haYe tn sell to you, al
though / don't care to do So" p
81 don't wantsnuffin."
"Now just look around the store
and II there Is abything you want TO
buy, say so. III have To sell it 10
you, as sm not able to pay the five
hundred dollars me. If you haven't
got money enough to pay for what
you want I'll have to lend It to you,
though hope you don't want much,
as I haven't got bet little.D
= "What is the price o. dem pants ?'i
pointing to 9 pair Of eordurOys.
"Seven dollars.p Cost about three
81 amt got but five"
"Well III have to lend you the
other two"
And so the trade was cOmsumma-
ted. The darkey took the pants,
paid five dollars, and went of, owing
the store-keeper two dollars borrowed
money with the firm conviction that
he had made "dat white man" sell
the pants and lend him two dollars to
boot.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-29
The Bird and the BAMBOO.

Nearly'one thousand years ago a lit.
tie female bird flew into the Mikado's
garden, holding in her bill a ver5
small seed, which she tried to bury in
the ground. The Mikado wished to
know what kind of seed it was, so lac
ordered a girl to get it from the
ground, butevery timeshe approached
it the bird suddenly flew down and
took the seed in her bill and carried
it away. As soon, however as the girl
disappeared, the bird returned and
again buried the seed. The Mikado
gave very strict orders that no one
should to uch it.
Just one month after the day on
which the bird first visited the Mika-
dos garden, he found on the
spot where the seed had been bur.
led, a plant having a pair of small
green leaves. different from any be
had ever seen before. The bird now
came to the plant, and sang iOyfully
and plucked out her feathers and
placed them around it, to protect it
and no matter.what the weather was,
she daily visited the plant.
About this time a great many Gu
rious and useful things were imported
from China, such as books, pens, bows,
and arrows, junks, etc. The Mikado
thought it very probable that the bird
came from China, as when he first
saw her flying she was coming from
the west.
BY the MikadO's- order the new
plant was carefully tended and watch.
ed, because he thought it might some
time become very useful to the Japan.
ese. When it had grown about twenty
inches high a single Chinese letter
was discovered on the stem, and two
letters were also found on the same
stem to the right of it. These letters
spelled the work 'fTa-ke," which the
Mikado decided was the name of the
plant. "Ta-ke" is the word that i:
translated into English as bamboo
Translated from the japanese for tn,
[" Commonwealth"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-29
4 Mennonite Wedding.


The first Mennonite wedding since
coming to this country, occurred in
Barton County, Kansas, or the 18th
of March, and the contracting parties
were Benjamin Unruh and Mary Un-
Iuh. a correspondents of the Atchisoa
Champion thus describes the event:
''Tbe ceremony was performed in &C.
eordance with the customs that pre-
vail among the people of Russia, and
as such is of interest to those who wish
to get acquainted with them. The day
.was Easter Sunday, and as such was
especially observed. The writer went
to the scbool-house at $3.50 o'clock.
The congregation were singing. The
music was not of the most artistic. At
10 o'clock the bride and groom entered,
entirsly unattended, and took seats on
two chairs placed especially for them
directly in front of the pulpit. The
Easter sermon took one hour and
three-quarters and was entirely with
out votes. The wedding ceremony
was read from manuscript and
occupied half an hour. The bride
and groom kept their, seats du-
ring most of the half hour. Both an.
swered "Yes; five times. To what
they answered 1 do not know, as I do
not undeFstsnd German. They left
the house asTthey came, and apparent
ly as happy as folks generally are un-
der such circumstances. The parties
are of the most weIl-to-dO families thai
are settling here. The bride came
from Russia with her parents last fall
She was dressed very neatly in black
There was no paint jute, or Other
modern Improvements in her outfit
and I think American girls might pro-
fitably follow her example in this mat.
ter. The groom has been in thi:
country about sixteen months, and
has been in Nebraska till Sbout two
weeks since. He speaks very good
English, is a plowmaker, and very
well informed. He has bought rail-
road land near here and is going tC
farming. They are of the class that
are bound to succeed in Kansas, and
they will be the most wealthy, intelli-
gent, and happy of our citizens"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-29
when Carpets Were NeE

Seventy years ago carpets were
rarely seen in Amarican families OF
the middle classes, as they are rarely
found in Germany. DR.. Lyman
Beecher gives an amusing account OF
the autobiography of his first carpet
at East Hampton, L. I. His wife
spun bale of cotton and had il vow
en-. Then she fitted it to the floor,
sized it, and painted it in oils With a
bright border around it, and buhches
Of roses and other flowers in tue CEN
ter. She took also soma wooden
chairs snd cut out figures Of gilt pa
per, gluing them on and vanishing
them. The general effect was very
beautiful. The East Hampton people
were quite startled by the novelty.
One OF the old dsRcOns called at the
house, but stopped at the parlor door.
as If afraid to enter. "Walk in, Dea-
con, walk in," said the minister.
''Why, / can't 'thout stepping on il, !"
was the answer. Then, surveying il
with evident admiration, he gasped
out, "D'ye think that ye can have all
this, and heaven too ?"
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-29
starch.

According to the census of 1870
about six million dollars worth of
starch was manufactured in the Uni
ted States. About one-twelfth, or hal
millions worth, was madeHn New
Hampshire. Coos county takes the
lead of all other counties in the State
in the manufacture of the article
The farmers in the northwest part Oi
that State, in the Connecticut valley,
are becoming rich by raising potatoes
for the factories. They get forty
cents bushel for them at the fac.
tories. The variety they raise
is the California potato. o.
these they produce from $50 to 4O(
bushels to the acre. One man thi:
year has raised twenty Thousand
bushelI; another has-raised ten thous.
and. 1t takes 22j bushels of potatoes
to make one ton of starch. The fac
tories make one to three tons a dav
according to capacity, and it take;
from three to five men to run a fac
tory Starch is worth about SlG0 8
ton.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-29
Kill Your Fish.

If any animal but fish were allow
ed to die a lingering death by suffoca-
ton, or should be drowned, people
would be quite unwilling to eat the
meat o: such animal, and would con-
slider it all imposition if a provision
dealer should send such things for
their tables. And yet it is usual when
fish are caught to leave them without
air (6redthed in their tCdy), and they
die an unnatural death, after strug-
gle perhaps for hours. No one seems
to think their flesh is injured by this
suffering. Nevertheless it is. So that
if one has no thought for the unnee-
essary suffering of the fish, he ought
to kill it instantly out of regard to his
own stumach. He would find great
improvement in the quality. Strike
the fish sharp blow, just back of the
eyes, or with knife divide the back
bone. We have called attention to
this before, but are reminded by a
friend that il is not generally ander-
stood.
The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-04-29

A TTORNEY AT LAW. once In Grum
a meil's new block, nearly opposite firsi
National Bank, Thin, Ohio.
April Is, 1871.