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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1875-06-29

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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1875-06-29

Ma zdar! Jos. Kastl.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

Cant. Webb states that while swim.
ming across the Channel on the night of
the cath of August last he was so badly
stung on the shoulder by jelly-flsh with
which he came in contact in the dark that
the pain caused him to feel quito sick for
some time. He still bears the marks of
the weapons of the animal, which, from
his description, seems to have been one of
those sometimes called yellow starches."
They are of pale yellow color, and from
the center of the body depends thick
fringe of long tcntacles, looking like the
hempen fiber of Il " swab" made OF I'M
twisted rope and used for drying a ships
deck, etc. Jelly-fishes OF various sizes,
all possessing the power Of singing more
or less, have lately swarmed in the sea
from the More TO Folkestone, and
probably all along the Channel.
Little, l may say nothing, is known of the
rate of its development, hut 1t is probable
that it is very rapid and that the animal
lives only one year. During It's brief ex-
is,ence it passes through as many meta
morphoses as butterfly. From an en-
bryo within an egg 1t Ii Matched little
crawling thing called pIalusa, and creeps
about till ii finds a suitable spot on rock
or shell, where il may rest for while.
To this IL attaches itself and becomes a
stationary polyp, known as hydra tuba.
In this condition il has the appearance OF
little c ne, with tentacles, holding by its
pointed end TO the surface on which II
grows. Soon its outline becomes cor
rugated, and it next assumes the form OF a
number OF little saucers piled one upon
another. BY and by the topmost saucer
detaches itself and swims away; and the
rest, one by one, follow It's example, I'M
til the cone is dispersed, and the little
saucers are seen TO be little jelly fishes,
jerking themselves rapidly along through
the water with motion resembling the
quick. alternate opening and closing OF
a lady's parasol.-Henry Lee, in Land and
Water
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

A two-year-old bull Of bellicose and
disputatious turn of mind brought the up
train yesterday morning to a standstill
lust this side Of Mechanicville. The en-
gineer saw the bull on the track and
footed for him TO get off. But the young
bovine evidently regarded the locomotive
as big rival, and at every toot Of the
whistle he answered back with a below,
and began to paw up the dirt and lash his
tail as IL he could lick all the bulls in
creation. The whistle snorted. The bull
beloved. The engineer hallooed at the
bull. But the bull lowered his head and
challenged the locomotive to come on
Then the engineer stopped his train and
went out and told the bull TO "git Off"
The bull refused. And then the brakemen
rallied, and grand charge was made on
the bovine, but the bovine went for the
brakemen and drove them out. SO they
armed themselves with fencc-rails and
powders, and, amid the cheers and shouts
of the assembled passengers and the in
spring shrieks of the whistle, the fight
opened once more. For some time II was
doubtful which way the tide of battle
would turn Several times the railroaders
were put to flight. At last, however, the
Uuu Whs deicdtu Wy picSS VI stia''By
A feint was made in his front, while the
enemy moved by the flank and, taking
Mr.. Bull in the rear, got possession Of his
TAIL This substantially ended the fight
and the bull was ignobly turned into the
ditch. The battle for the possession of the
road lasted about ten minutes and was one
of the most lively struggles for the pos
session rf railroad known in history
Sarnt01snn.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18
Married In the Snow.

A writer tells a story of runaway
couple who reached the parsons house
in the dead Of night, when the snow lay
on the ground and the winds howled an
anthem for the wedding march. They
succeeded In arousing the parson, who
had been snugly tucked in his warm bed
for several hours. The good man re-
luctantly raised the window and asked
q who was therey'' With chattering teeth
the would-be bridegroom announced his
errand. Not even the piety Of the parson
prevented his uttering few impatient
growls at this unreasonable interruption
OF his dreams. He did not tarry 10 put
on the wedding or any other garment,
but In laundering tones ordered the shiy-
ering couple To stand well off in the
moonlight and clasp hands. Then he de-
manded their names. ''JohnWilliams, " he
said, "doyou swear in the presence Of God,
as you will answer In the day Of judg-
ment, that you will take Eliza Catherine
10 be your own, your true and holy wife,
and that you will freeze 10 her so long
you both shall liye2" The promise WAS
given. but the cold was growing SO in
tense that the lady was spared the ques.
ton that had been given 10 and answered
by the man IL pronounce you man and
wife and the biggest fools | have ever
met concluded this brief and all.sutii,
cient ceremony. The banging Of the
closing window intimated to the loving
pair that they had nothing more 10 ex-
pect from that quarter, and they soon dis.
appeared, wondering at the strangeness OF
the situation and doubtful ii they were a.
much married as they might have been
under more favorable circumstances.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

to love the frank, bright face, the clear,
ringing voice, and the ever-resdy courtesy
of the young clerk. 1t grew TO be very
frequent occurrence for him to ask the
support of the strong, young arm when
the streets were slippery, and at the door
TO invite Raymond to dine, sure of q beam
ing look of pleasure from Bertha.
There came day, after two long years
of faithful service, when Raymond WAS
informed in the privacy of his counting
house that junior partnership was his
If he would accept it. Some emotion
checked the utterance of Raymond's
heartfelt gratitude. He extended his hand
to meet cordial grasp and hear:
YES, yesl know. And now If you
want to tell Bertha the news you may take
holiday"
May tell her mores May I tell her
/ loye-that the one hope of my life Is to
win her love in returnr"
You may tell her that l have been
your most sincere friend and warmest
well-wisher for two years. You may tell
her." and the old mans eyes twinkled,
that / have looked upon you as son
ever since the day she met you driving an
express wagon"
And behaved like an angelr'
YES, yes, of course, they always do.
There; get along with you. I'm busy.
Take my love to Bertha, If you are not
overwhelmed with your own"
And so-you know the rest. There
was wedding, and Amabel gave the bride
parure OF diamonds and owned, when
in burst of confidence Bertha told the
whole story, that after all the Thurston
pride was not SO good in the end as Ray.
mond's pride.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

A man named Leon Echardte CON-
mitted suicide the other morning in New
York city by jumping from the top of
nve-story building 10 the pavement below.
de was an cndlstinguishable mass of flesh
when picked Up.
A daughter of Samuel Jones, of Bow
ersville, Ohio, died few days ago from
eating bread IN which pulverized glass
had gotten while mixing dough. The
children had poured the glass into cup
of water and it was used.
AT Hamilton, Ont, lately, quantity
OF gas escaped from the street pipes into
sewer. Some workmen were sent to dis
cover the leak, the sparks from their bor-
ing tools set fire 10 the gas and the flame
followed the sewer, causing an explosion
about 100 feet distant. The building I'M
der which the explosion took place re-
ceived severe shock.
A child was frightened to death re-
Gently in West Nashville, Tenn. During
difficulty between its mother and a neigh
Dor man came into the presence of the
child showing pistol and uttering threats
against the mother in case of any further
difficulty between the parties. The child
became so terrified at the manner and
language of the man that ii went into
spasms and died.
Miss Butler, daughter of Waterman
on the Southwestern Railroad of Georgia,
was in the habit of putting her foot on
the track and snatching Ii away again
just in time to miss the passing train.
Frequently she stood bodily in front of
| the train and jumped on one side when ii
was but few feet from her. Perhaps it
| is unnecessary to say that Miss Butler Is
now no more. She did not Jump quick
! enough the last time she essayed her
| pretty feat.
| Maurice and William Goodrich, of
| Worcester, n. Y, were recently married
10 sisters in that village. They were on
their way home from bridal tour and
stopped TO visit friends in Umadilla. The
| following day with their host and hostess
they went boating. The boat capsized
and Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Goodrich and
the host and his wife sank to the bottom.
| Mr.. William Goodrich and his wife es.
capped. The two gentlemen as well as
their wives were twins.
In the building which was burned
last week on West Main street there was a
cat with litter of four kittens. At first
the cat WOULD not move, but stayed with
| her little ones, but as the fire progressed
and became too warm for her she finally
| jumped to her feet and seized one of the
| kittens in her mouth and carried ii to a
| place of safety. The old cat then returned
TO the building and took another one of
| the kittens and carried that 10 the place
where she had taken the first, and so on
| until the four were out of danger. The
old cat was injured very badly, besides
being permanently blinded. On the tail
there is hardly the resemblance Of hair
left, and on other portions of her body
there are marked effects of the tire.-.Nert.
den Gonna Republican.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18
A WeIl-Dressed Woman.

A writer In the Gatary has seen per.
fectly well.dressed woman, and thus de-
scribes her: She was not beautiful, nor
even pretty: and so, madam, you may let
down your nostrils and uncurl the corners
of your mouth. She had not even fine
figure, In which very important respect
she was only " fair 70 middling," rs they
say In trade. But as she approached the
august presence the misty form was con
scious Of subtle sense Of pleasure. AS
she came nearer and nearer this Increased,
and when 1t became all too certain that
II was not her beauty which awoke this
delightful sensation, there was moment
Of thoughtful hesitation in the nebulous
mind, and then II became clear enough
that II was the woman's dress that was so
beautiful, and that 1t WAS the extreme rar'
ity Of this particular kind OF beauty
which made the sensation we have men
toned. OF course, we must tell what this
dress was. Nothing easier. IL was q
simple, loose gown high upon the shout
dcrs, girdled closely but not tightly at the
waist, and falling In light, easy folds, not
to the ground, but nearly TO the ground
behind and not quite 50 low before, so
that as the woman walked not even the
hem Of her garments swept the sidewalk.
There was not flOunce or rufiie or a
plat or patch of trimming OF any kind
upon the dress, the skirt OF which was
ample enough 10 afford perfect ease of
motion and TO be graceful, but was not
full, was not tied back, did not hang
over hustle, and there was no overskirt
The mat rial was muslin, or some cotton
stuff; and-oh, madam! read, mark and
inwardly digest--it was not starched. IL
did not Stand stiff, or break up into patch.
es, or make rustling and cracking as
she walked. II was soft IN texture, softin
its outlines, and noiseless. Had It no
ornament at allg Yes, indeed. Around
the bottom hem, at the wrists and at the
throat, there was narrow figured border
Of blue, beautiful In design and color,
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

One of our banks (writes New York
correspondent Of the Boston JOur1aat) kept
losing money, only In small sums, yet the
loss was constant and mysterious. A eel
ebrated detective was called in. Let
everybody leave the Directors room," he
said. Send In everybody, one by one,
v no has had q chance TO steal" Sc the
President, the Cashier, the tellers, the
book keepers and clerks had private In
terview with the detective. Everyone in
the bank knew the purpose OF the visit,
and all but one were slightly nervous and
uncomfortable under the searching ques.
tons of the chief. The last who entered
was nephew of the President. He
walked in cool, unembarrassed and in.
different, and with an air that said "pro.
coed" He was dismissed, as well as the
rest. The detective said not word, left
the bank, and in one week returned. He
had been shadowing the Presidents
nephew. In clear, fair hand was writ
ten out the whereabouts of the young
man tor the last six days, the company he
kept, what he drank, the hours he spent
on the road, his night orgies, and all his
movements by night and by day. No
body In the bank knows to-day that the
Presidents nephew was the thief That
his health was not good, that he was trav.
cling In Europe, and that his place In the
bank was flied by another were well
known. The bank was saved from rob.
berry, the family from dishonor, the de.
tective commended for his skill and pru.
dcnce, and was all the happier for check
of 81, 900. A detective told me that In
ten years he had never failed To detect the
cuprit.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

Mr.. Hayes, the Arctic explorer, has
been elected TO the New York Assembly.
The Hartford Courdnt was lie years
old Oct. 20. From the day it was first
published until the present it has never
once failed to appear on time.
jefferson Clype, who lives near Myth
vile, Va, is only three feet six inches
in his boots, which are No. IFS. He Is
seventy years old, weighed twelve pounds
at his birth, and now weighs forty seven
pounds.
The death of Carruth, of Vineland, is
said to have been brought on by over men,
tai exertion, worrying over the question
whether he ought to accept no more than
$12, 900 as compensation for his injuries
from lands.
Maine has ten ex-Governors living
and all residing in the State. Their
names are Crosby, Kent, A. p. Morrill,,
Hamlin, Williams, l.. NJ. Morrill,, Wash
burn, Coburn, Chamberlain and Perham
-Four are over seventy years old.
joaquin Miller, in his Washington
lecture, paid glowing tribute TO Walt.
Whitman. He said: THAT man shall livel
He shall live when yon mighty dome OF
your Capitol no longer lifts its rounded
shoulders against the circles OF time"
The historic Mr. Thomas Collins has
turned up in the historic court of Bun
combe County, n. &. AT least, after call
ing him several times, vainly, the Sheriff
reported that he had subpnnaed him and
that the witness would appear next term.
MIR. George Washington Childs denies
that he is responsible for the obituary
poetry in his paper. He says the poems
were feature ofthe paper when he bought
il, and not one line of those verses is
written In the Office. They are printed
just like any other adyertisements-for
money.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

The self.posscssIon displayed by Mrs.
Peet, Of the Highlands, suburb OF Bos.
ton, on discovering burglar in her house
Is 10 be commended to the attention Of
those ladies whose first impulse would be
10 scream on such an occasion. She pre-.
tended not TO see him, and, returning 10
her chamber, slipped quietly down the
back stairs and ran 10 the station in her
night dress and slippers and brought an
officer. The burglar WAS caught in the
very act Of plundering room In which
two persons were asleep. Such GOODNESS
IL as rare az II is admirable.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

In a Boston street.car the other after.
noon--the Globe tells the story--the seats
on one side were well filled; on the other
seven ladies were seated, and they con
triyed 10 spread over the entire space.
Presently tired, pale and feeble. looking
woman entered, and the ladies, glancing
at her, settled back and let her stand. The
only gentleman in the car, one Of Boston's
hest known authors, moved by righteous
indignation, rose and said Ladies, how
can you expect any gentleman 10 81 I've you
seats In car when you treat one OF your
own sex with such unfeeling cruelty T"
Then turning TO the poor woman he said I:
I" Madam, my seat is at your service
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

which gave the dress perfect finish, and
WAS attractive in itself without being ut all
obtrusive. Over this dress she wore
short, light garment OF the same material,
sleeveless and falling to the hips. The
costume might have been worn by aGreek
woman, Aspasia herself, TO the delight of
Pericles, and yet there was nothing about
1t which seemed outreor even strange, ex-
cept its simple elegance.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

"A newspaper is a window through
which men look out on all that Is going
on In the world: without a newspaper a
man Is shut up In a small room and knows
little or nothing Of what is happening
outside of himself. In our day the news
papers keep pace with history and record
1t. A newspaper will keep sensible
man In sympathy with the worlds current
history II Is enfoiding encyclopedia, AN
unbound book forever issuing and never
finished.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18
DIVORCE.

LIZ UNIV
The law has spoken,
The law has broken,
have hearkened its stern decree.
AM The great world wondered:
Two lives are sundered,
..rsams have flowed to the sullen sea.
The past Is In ashes,
And memory dashes
,o-es that were born with the birth OF
the years;
Loves lamp is extinguished,
.r.. f,,tn re ia laden with curses and tears.
Deaths parting-to sever
Forever, forever,
hreathe in world without fragrance or
bloom!
Deaths parting-to wander
Alone and TO ponder
o,sr dreams that lie buried in anguish and
gloom
What demon has entered
Where angels have centered,
There life was as sweet as the glance OF a
child?
What fame has empowered
The love so empowered,
The beauty, the hope and the faith indebted
All! bright was the summer,
When ev'ry newcomer
Poured gladness in bosoms OF bridegroom and
bride;
Ali pure was each meeting,
Each smile and each greeting,
Zach tear that seemed sweeter than honor or
pride.
Their lips unrepenting,
Their eyes unrelentfng,
They turn from the path that is fairest to
men;
Hope-weary and signing,
Love bitterly dying,
The visions that were will come never again.
O Heart! once forsaken,
Once withered and shaken,
Inv world is hereafter woe and shame;
Cold pride may sustain thee!
Twill bruise thee and chain thee,
Twill mock thee with throbbings thou canst
not reclaim.
George Edgar Montgomery, 4. the Arcadian.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

Sheep and young stock should be
protected from cold rains and long storms
during the late autumn Sheep, when
thoroughly drenched by cold rains, suffer
greatly from cold winds and often are Sc
riously injured.
Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-11-18

The Umatllla Indians have on their
reservation In Georgia 5000 horses, 1000
head Of cattle and $50 head of hogs.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-04
How the CahrocS Obtained Fire.

The following legend is taken from ad-
vance sheets of Bancroft's '"Native
Races The Cahrocs hold that when,
in the beginning, the Creator, Charcya,
made fire, he gave it into the custody of
two old hays, lest the Cahrocs should
steal it. The Cahrocs, having exhausted
every means to procure the treasure, ap-
piled to their old friend, the Coyote, who,
having maturely considered how the theft
might be accomplished, set about the
thing in this way: From the land of the
Cahrocs to the home of the old women he
stationed great company of animals, at
convenient distances, the strongest near
the dens Of the old beldames, the weak
est farthest removed. Last of all he hid
q Cahroc near the hut, and having left
the man precise directions how to act,
he tretted up to the door and asked
to be let in out of the cold. SuS-
pecting nothing, the crones gave him ad'
mittance; so he lay down in front of the
fire and made himself as comfortable as
possible, waiting for the further action of
his human accomplish without. In good
time the man made furious attack on
the house, and the old furies rushed out
~ VuCC W u1AV VA GAAV nvoNSAs AAAS
was the Coyotes opportunity. Instantly
he seized a half-burnt brand and fed like
q comet down the trail: and the two
hays, seeing how they had been outwitted,
turned after him in immediate and furi-
Gus chase. It had gone hard then with
the hopes of the Cahrocs if their four
legged Prometheus had trusted to his
single speed; but just as he began to feel
the pace tell on him, and just as the
weird women thought they were about to-
recover the brand, the Cougar relieved
him of it. Great was the satisfaction Of
the wise Coyote as he sank down, clear
ing his sooty eyes and throat and catch
ing his breath, to see the great 1.-the cat
leap away with the torch, and the hays
gnash their choppy gums as they rushed
by, hard in pursuit, on the dim trail Of
sparks. The Cougar passed the brand to
the Bear, the Bear to his neighbour, and so
on to the end. Down the long line Of
carriers, the painting crones Piled their
withered old legs in vain; only two mis-
haps occurring among all the animals that
made up the file. The squirrel, the last
in the trail but one, burned his tail so
badly that it curled up over his back, and
even scorched the skin above his shout
ders. Last of all, the poor frog, who re-
ceived the brand when it had burned
down to very little piece, hoped along
so Heavily that his pursuers gained on
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-04

him, gained fast and surely. In vain he
gathered himself for every spring, in vain
he stretched at every leap till the Jared
muscles cracked again. He was caught.
The smoke.dimmed eyes stood ont from
his head, his little heart thumped
like 1 club against the lean fingers
that closed u!,on his body-yet
that Wild croak was not the croak
of despair. Once more for the hope Of
the Cahrocs |! One more struggle for tho
Coyote that trusted him in this great
thing! And with gulp the plucky lit.
tie martyr swallowed the fire, tore him.
self from the hands that held him, leapcd
into = river, and, diving deep and long,
gained his goal-.'but gained it a. meurnful
wreck, the handsome tail, which, of oil
his race, only the tadpole should ever
wear again, was utterly gone, left, like
that Of IN O'Shanter's mare, in the
witch's grasp; only the ghost Of himself
was left to spit out on some pieces Of
wood the precious embers preserved at
so great a cost. And it is because the
frog spat out this fire upon those pieces
of wood that it can always be extracted
again by rubbing them hard together.