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The Worthington advance., 1876-07-20
DemonOl0gy In Hind0stan.

A traveller in Hindostan gives an &C.
count of a village festival in honor of
the local demon, or Bhuta: The cere-
mony takes place at night, and all the
villagers assemble in their best attire.
Tomtoms and drums are beaten, and
the priest takes sword and bell in
his hands, and whirls round and round;
initiating the supposed mien and ges;
lures of the demon. A dher, one of
the slave caste, at other times regard
ed with contempt, but now advanced
to the foremost post, comes forward
naked, save a wristband, and with his
head and body besmeared with paint.
For some time he PAGES up and down
within ring formed by the crowd,
flinging his arms, gesticulating wildly,
leaping, and shaking his body furious.
ly. Meanwhile dozen or more tom
toms and drums are beaten necessarily
and stunningly, with continually in
creasing din; and the dher presently
breaks into a maniac dance, zcapering,
bounding, and spinning :vehemently,
the power of the demon being estima.
ted the fury and persistence with
which the dher dances. The multi
tude joins in raising a long, monoto-
nous howling, cry, with peculiar vi
bration. At length the dher stops,
and stands fixed and rigid, with star
ing eyes,: He speaks, or presumably
the demon speaks from him, in loud,
commanding tones. After speaking to
the villagers and asking whether: all
the people are present, the dher goes
on to say that the bhuta is pleased
with the performance Of the ceremony
and exhorts, all the people to behave
justly and charitably to one another.
The Worthington advance., 1876-07-20
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The Worthington advance., 1876-07-20

Mr.. Mckee Rankin and his troupe,
performing at the Athen@um in Bos-
ton gave the profits Of two perform.
ances Saturday to the Old South Church
fund. 5
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09
Swindling by Railroad Checks.

A practice is growing up among the
railroads in this region of refusing to
check baggage for anyone till the person
has purchased a ticket to the point to
which the check is desired. The baggage
master punches the ticket and then no
more checking can be done on that ticket.
This rule puts stop to several little
swindles which in the aggregate have cost
the railroads good deal. 1t was ascer-
tanned that trunks were checked at one
end of the line, the checks sent by mail to
a person who claimed them at the other
end, and who then presently sent trunks
back in the same way. In this manner a
large amount of express business was done
free of charge. Another trick was to buy
ticket and then get trunk or two
checked by one train, more for another
train, ETC., till perhaps half dozen or
more, loaded with nobody knows what,
had been sent free of the extra charge re-
quired. The punching of the ticket by
tie baggage man prevents this operation
Another of the ways that are dark is
the stealing of pairs of checks from the
baggage-room or elsewhere, putting one
slyly upon trunk in place of that the
baggage-master has put on, and then
claiming it by the duplicate check. A
shrewd rogue will, in that way, some
times get one or two trunks, but the
chances are that he will get caught. A
while ago former workman of certain
road, being familiar with the train bag
gage men, used to ride with them in their
car, and contrived to exchange checks
that he had stolen for those on the trunks,
and then would appear and claim them.
He was detected after he had tried the
trick few times, and large part of his
booty was recovered Hartford Post.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09
Thanksgiving Day.
President Grant issued the following
procJ a ~ o<;o~, ~, tho CRth.

President Grant issued the following
proclamation on the Goth:
BY the President Of the United States Of America:
From year to year we have been accus:
toned to pause in our daily pursuits, ana
set apart q time to offer our thanks to Al
mighty God for special blessings He has
vouchsafed to us, with our prayers Tor .
equal reason to be thankful for His con-
tinued protection, and for many ma
terial blessings which His bounty has
bestowed. In addition to the favors
accorded to US as individuals we
have especial occasion to express our hearty
dence and guidance our Government, eatab-
lishcd a century ago, has been able to fulfill
the purpose Of its founders in offering an
asylum to the people Of every race, securing
civil and religious liberty to all within its
borders, and melting out to every individual
a a. Justice and equality before The Law Law,
our humble prayers to the Father of
All Mercies for continuance OF
His divine favor to US Us Nation and as in
dividuals. By reason Of all these considera-
tons, I, Ulysses 8. Grant, President Of the
of the United States to devote the 3Oth day
Of November next to the expressions Of
their thanks and prayer to Almighty God,
and, laying aside their daily avoe atoms and
all secular occupations, to assemble In their
respective places of worship and observe
such day as day Of thanksgiving and rest.
In witness whereof have hereuat0 Get nv
hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed
Done at the City Of Washington this twenty.
sixth day OF October. in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-six,
and Of the independence Of the United States OF
America the one hundred and frst
HAmgex F3s1. secstuos sase. ..
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09

Is supposed to drag or trawl the fishing
lines or nets. Before the Manchester and
Liverpool Railway was constructed, q
bright genius conceived the idea of using
balloons to draw ship overland between
those towns, on a tramway of, twenty feet
gauge! A balloon has been patented for
preventing sea sickness; a platform rest
ing on huge ball and socket, supports
the seats Tor the passengers; the platform
Is connected by cords with circle of
small balloons; and the balloons are ex-
pected to keep the platform always hori-
zontal-ot course to the great satisfac-
ton of the passengers. Balloons are also
intended, by another patentee, to keep in
motion the swings which are such
source of delight at country fairs. One
of the very earliest patents was for "a
fish call, very useful for the fishermen to
call all kinde of fishes to their nets,
speares, or hookes; and for fowlcrs to call
SEVERAL kindes of fowles or birds to their
netts or snares." In one part the inven-
tor speaks of his fish call as I" looking
glass rather puzzle to interpret.
Acrobats are invited to use patent shoe
soled with iron, which will enable the
wearer, with the aid of powerful cleo
tro-magnet to walk head downwards along
a metallic ceiling. There are patents for
milking cows, for preserving the hands
from chapping, and for curing the Group
in fowls. Snuft-taking is made easy by
g two snuff boxes, one with slider and
the other with sweep, out of which
snuff may be taken without pulling it (the
boxO out OF the pocket, and without
spilling."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09

yet held back by the consequences his
rashness may bring upon those he loves,
or even those with whom he wishes to
stand we'll. 1t is not possible to believe
that if every intelligent suicide-that is,
every suicide whose. intellect has only
failed on the one point-could be shown,
whether by argument or by witnessing the
experience of others, that his crime would
be punished by social disgrace, he might
not be induced to hesitate, and, as in all
diseases, time gained would be life saved.
The impulse is often transient. Re-
strained for sufficient period it dies out,
and every consideration, legal and moral,
which can be used for its restraint should
be diligently sought out and employed.
Half dozen verdicts of "felo-de- Sc"
would have stronger influence, we are
convinced, upon intending suicides, and
would have greater effect upon the an
nual number of cases than any medical
treatment whatever. - London SaturtlGy
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09
The Prevention Of Suicide.

1t has often been said of people slightly
insane who commit or attempt suicide,
that they are moved by unreasoning sell
fishness or vanity. Even vanity might,
and we venture to think would, be in
many cases overborne by the recollection
that suicide is murder, and that the person
who commits it will be treated after death
as q felon-his body buried without Chris
tian rites, his family disgraced and his
property lost to them. The man who
could make and sign q disposition of his
property with the intention of suicide
clearly in his mind would be more de-
termined on self-destruction than certainly
half of the persons who at present COM
NIT the dreadful act, -s@..s,.y .,s g.,
1t has not, we believe, been denied by
medical men that the homicidal mania IS
frequently restrained by the fear of pun
ishment. But, as the law is at present
worked, many cases occur in which the
maniac coolly counts upon the impunity
which will attend his crime. The same
feeling may work upon suicides. They
may, and no doubt often do, know and
believe that under no circumstances will
the old law be brought to bear upon their
case. Among recent examples there is a
large proportion in which the suicide,
however insane upon the one point, was
perfectly sane upon everything else, and,
there being no restraining thought in the
fear of legal consequences, has been left
| to commit self murder as an act affecting
himself alone. There are many men to
whom disgrace appears worse than death.
Such feeling is not uncommon even
among those whose intellects areconsider-
ably disordered. Stealing, adultery, bias
phemy are quitc fmpussibfetumany a man
who will yet commit suicide. The idea
of hurting another is often more repugpant
than that Of hurting oneself. So s
lies would operate powerfully as 3 deter.
rent, even more powerfully than the de-
sire to crafty the suicidal impulse. Pas
sion is thus controlled, and the man who
would stick at no crime to attain an end
where his own Lodgings are concerned il
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09
WEST AND SOUTH.

A CHEYENNE dispatch of the 9th says
Gen. Crook, having become satisfied that
Red Clouds and Red Leafs bands of Sioux
were about to join the hostile Indians in the
north, they having refused to come into the
agency to receive rations, had determined
on disarming them, and consequently on
the morning of the 23d Gen. Mckenzie, with
eight companies, surrounded the two bands
and captured their entire number-SOO
lodges-disarmed and marched them into
the agency. Red Cloud was deposed and
Spotted Tail made head chief in his stead.
Cows. PnLsBuRY, Of Minnesota; Kirk.
wood, of Iowa; Hardin, Of Missouri: Os.
born, Of Kansas; Pennington, of Dakota;
CARRIER, of Nebraska, and several eminent
professors and gentlemen met at Omaha ON
the 25th for the purpose Of discussing
modes and means Of ridding the country Of
grasshoppers. Acommittee was appointed
to prepare and present . series. OF rosclu.
tions to the farmers Of the country and :
memorial to Congress. z ID
The Secretary Of Stste of Indiana on the
25th authorized the following = the result
of the recent State election: The highest
vote cast was for Treasurer Of stste-Demo.
crss, AS01e; Republican, 1e,2ls; Ipdepen.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09
A Matter Of Taste.

Each nation, notwithstanding cable tele-
grams and rapid steamships, retains GER
tain food characteristics. Some of these
the stranger naturally remarks as soon as
he comes into the country. When the
Prince Of Wales was here the most strik-
ing one to him was the prevalence of the
eating of oysters, the smell of them, raw,
cooking, and cooked, and the sight of the
shells, being unpleasant to him. During
his sojourn he was always endeavoring to
escape from the smell Of them, and to this
day probably his recollections of America
are intimately associated with the tesla
ceous animals. The amateur Of cooked
oysters may affirm, and probably with
reason, that the Prince did not know what
was good but that is q matter of opinion.
Inc Prince likely, as most Englishmen
are, is fond OF eating lettuce and cheese
together, which the amateur of cooked
oysters would probably dislike as much as
the royal guest did his favorite food.
According to the newspapers, when
another member of a royal family, not
long ago, was travelling through the
United States, he said his chief objection
to the country was that he could not get
anything to eat the remark being made
after going through the South and West,
and before reaching the metropolis. The
hope was held out to him in Philadelphia
that in New York he would find compen-
sation for the trials which he had under
gone in other parts of the Union; but he
was skeptical, and counted on little i'm
provement. If a reporter Of the press
may be credited, he went so far as to say
that we were the worst fed of all civil.
lied people. Some weight may be at.
tached to this opinion, as he who gave ii
has some reputation as astronomer.
TO go from royalty to the proletariat,
the workingmen's delegates from France
to'the Centennial Exhibition complained
of the food which was placed before them
by their fellow workmen here. They
were simple toilers, unaccustomed to the
delicacies of the table. Thus all classes
from well-fed foreign countries appear to
entertain much the same opinion as re-
CARDS the American kitchen.
Eating particular kind of food, to-
gether with the preparation of it, is 50
much matter of custom that we are apt
| to like that best which we have been &C
customed to eat; hence it is that the for
eigner favors his own nourishment anC
prOnOunces against ours to the extent thai
he does. Man everywhere is almost az
tenacious of the form of his food as he is
of his religion; errors and abuses in one
being nearly as difficult to eradicate as in
the other. But after making due allow
ance for prejudice in the mind of the for
eigner, there is probably foundation for a
least portion of his criticism, entertained
as it is in different lands. There is such
unanimity on this head that there is war
rant for believing, if an international con
gress Of gastronomy were to be organized
that the United States would not hold the
rank of some other nations which we art
wont to regard as considerably behind this
one in general Standardization Rhodes
in Ga!ary for Nouember.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09

THE oyster trade Of New York city
amounts to $15, 0OO, goo annually. . sum
greater than the entire European trade.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09

sister IF the late ex-President Polk
died few, days ago at Columbia, Tenn.
She was the last surviving member of her
immediate familyr which consisted Of
nine brothers and sister, President Polk
being the eldest.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-11-09

EACH pupil in the Pittsburgh schools
costs the city $119.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-08
From Sandwich.

This city has population $500, and 10 q
neat, clean, pleasant place to live in. About
AaH the population IS supported in one way
OF another by means Of the Manufacturing
Companies which seem to be doing a fine
business, and one of which now has a capital
Of S250,O00 The merchants are all in com.
Portable circumstances, and being free from
any city tax whatever, the citizens ought tn
DC able to live. Farming lands within three
TO 1--WE miles of this place have lately sold at
rom SIS TO S0J per acre, considerable of
which hes in the north east part of North.
vile, IN La Sale county. The three saloons
pay license fee Of $500 each per annum,
tor the privilege Of selling crooked uhisky,
and yet those who imbibc the stuff keep
pretty stra!gM, There are nine religious dc.
nominations and six churches in the place,
which seem to be thriving. The two leading
3oi17sdk are the Gazette and Free Press. The
former is edited by Rev. G. II. Robertson,
and has circulation, probably, of 1926; and
ihe latter is run by ii. f. Bloodgood, and
}oasts 1910, and is still on the increase.
About the only difficulty in getting sub
scribers now is, that when preached on the
subject one asks the editor whether q crayon
ofihe life Of Geo. Washington in oil colors,
bound in leather, accompanies each number
Of the papers and Of course the ink Singer
can only heaYe sigh and pass on.
The excitement Of last week was caused by
taking the deposi,ions of Mr. and Mrs. L. S,
Dram of this place. In the iercely contested
bAstsrdy suh Of Miss Amy Langley, OF La
sale county, cs. Frank Albec, of Aurora, =
and which took three days IN examination al
Sheridan.
II will be remembered that Drain swore in
Sheridan lie knew nothing detrimental TO, or
wrong or suspicious in the character of Miss
Amy; although called by the defense for the
AsOwel purpose of proving her bad charac-
~ a, tAs time young Albcc kept her compa
az. Presio ci,ahgeu 49,. .-.r
Scene III shows a different state oil facts.
The trial having been set in your city for
December, was continued on the affidavit OF
hrs Dralu, which stated that Amy had con.
yessed TO her about her former bad character,
ana niso 10 what sue had seen ~ih her Ocn
eyest Drain refused 10 make out a similar
afndsvA on the grounds, as he told several
business men here, that The contents Of IL
we're untrue, and s,ill insisting that 50 lar az
he knew, Amy's character Was aboye re-
,roacL. The result zas a sepas sii,n of
Drain AMI hts wife. and comes Ia - scene
III 10 The i; act
"TIme psssei on Developments Of the
Isis. - .-.y.se Lax. 4.G.-.-...-.,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-08
OTTAWA FREE TEADEK: SATURDAY, JANUARY g. 1875.
inhuman, terrible and unreal, that the whole
community can hut shudder

terrible and unreal, that the whole
community can hut shudder
It took three days to take the dispositions
refer red to, and the attorneys engaged were
Messrs. Seares and Little, of Aurora, for AL
bee, and II. Mayo, Of Ottawa, anu Whitney
Of Sheridan. for Miss Amy. The testimony
Of Drain and wife is far different from what
Drain was at Sheridan.
The I'd act, 1st scene, finds man and wiie
united again; while scene III shows terri.
Bile array OF eonfession',-Mrs. ID. swearing 10
the confessions of Amy to her, and what she
saw with her own eyes; and Drain swearing
that he listened at the door to poor Amy's
confessions to his-D.'s wife, and that .
DAYS after he saw Amy at his house, she
Amy-confesssd Ter past bud life TO him; and
also swore to his double dealing with the girl,
chich, If true, is gross shame. But tho
community here sympathizes with Amy,
and does not believe nor give credit to sccae
H.
When will the La Sale County Executive
Committee of the Independents, OF whom
Hon. w. w. Gilman is chairman, call o
meeting?
You speak of Hon. Sidney Brcesc for Pres
ident; if you add the name Of Kelley for
Vice, you have strong team.
Yours, etc, Elk lNo.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-08
Keep tho Feet Warm.

Never go to bed with cold feet Never try
TO sleep without being perfectly certain that
you will be able to keep them warm. To lie
one night with cold feet gives such strain
to the system as will be felt seriously, perhaps
ending in a ct of sickness.
Cold feet show an unbalanced circulation
The very best thing to do Is to warm them by
exercise, if that be practicable. If not, try
dipping them IN hot and cold water altern-
aiely two or three times, and then using vigor.
Gus friction. Ii that does not warm them and
keep them warm, heat them before the fire,
drying them thoroughly, ard then correct
your habits or improve your health; for you
may be sure that one or the other is wrong,
perhaps both.
With all the rest, if you sleep on hard
bed, with cotton sheets, in q cold room, put
on an extra covering over the feet. 1t is very
convenient to have "foot comfort" just
wide enough to cover the top of the bed and
abou. yard deep; This may be made Of
some light material (perhaps the remains of
some pretty dress,) filled with cotton, like a
Comfortable, and lacked with some harmo.
NOUS color. During the day this may be
thrown over the footboard and spread over
the bed al night The advantage of this is
TO secure right covering for the feet without
overburdening the remainder OF the body
with heavy bedciothing.
If you use hot brick or hot iron, put il in
little beforehand, and then when retiring
remove It.. To sleep withlhe feet in contact
with hot brick or iron has tendency to
make the feet tender.
But better than both these, and TO pc used
with or without them, is the fo0t-blanket
This may be a square yard of domestic fan
mel, or two yards folded of Swiss flannel, or
anything else you like that is warm enough
only have It nice and clean. Fold this around
your feet and ankles before you put them
down into the bed. If not very cold. this
will often warm them, especially IL you have
used friction; and it warm, 1t will prevent
their becoming cold by contact with the cJid
sheets. 1t keeps the warm air around them.
1t does not make the feet tender, and it is far
more convenient than the hot brick or soap
stone. Try 1t, and if yoa are troubled with
cold feet You will be likely to keep 1t by you
hereafter. Whatever you use, Always lie at
full length. To "curl up binders free circu.
lation.-Heraid Of Health.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-08
FINANCIAL Il COMMERCIAL,

Business generally has been very quiet during
the past week, the bad condition OF the roads
preventing the farmers marketing any produce.
Trade has been confined to the bare necessities.
In money matters there is little change to
note. The market seems little closer and rates
OF interest are growing a little frmer. The
banks generally accommodate their regular GUS
toners at the usual rates.
In Chicago the market is reported as growing
q little closer and interest rates frmer at the
usual rates OF zen per cent.
Gold has been quite steady during the past
week, the fluctuations being slisht-the pre-.
MUM ranging from Il2}a to 1884 The market
closes quiet and firm in New York at ll2L
Government Bonds are firm and under fair
investment demand. Prices are trihc higher
Ravens, MacKnlay T. Co. furnish the following
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