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Indian Princess Wahcondah WIS sor

Indian Princess Wahcondah was aonsht
by two Indian braves, and while the
lovely dark-eyed maiden permitted her anectlons
TO 60 out toward the younger her stern parent &C.
sired her to wed the elder and Weather OF the
two. One beautiful spring morning, Us tho sun
peered over the far-eastcrn bluffs, it bcheld me
gentle Kansas zephyrs toying with the lovely maid
ems hair, while she, all unconscious OF her beauty
was listening in virgin bashfu,ncss to the vows Or
her fayorite. Tho elder lover approached the
spring to bring his morning sacrifice. when tins
scene met his gaze. The eyes Of the braves met
and they resolved at once to kill each other, well
knowing TINT neither futher nor daughter would
consent to wedding with the dead one. Nith
cred new breechclout while the lovers desperately
fought for her hand. Inst, as the end was
drawing near and the battle seemed likely to ter
inmate in the triumph OF Wahconlahs Is fayorite, BY
unlucky misstcp both were plunged into the
spring, and, being too weak from loss Of blood and
continued excrtion, sank to rise more this sde
Of the happy hunting-ground.- Nahcondah gazed
for moment into the lmpfd water, fast bein, dis
colorcd by tho blood Of tho only being she could
ever love, and then with one long, Wild piercing
shriek plunged in to meet him, from whom to be
separated more to be dreaded than death ITSELF
Tic scream attracted the attention OF her matter
of-fact old parent, who came up TO the summit OF
the mound and tishcd out the romantic princess to
trade her o1 10 aeighborng chief for Two dozen
ponies. All romance in her life ceased here, but
additional interest land medicinal qnalltes) since
attach to this wonderful spring.
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On April 3 began the dispersion, at the Sale
Dtonot. in Paris, Of the arttrcaEu1es Of the Chat
eau dc yaux Prasln so full OF historical associa-
tons as the Rstacey residence ot ron9aes Ia the
which d soup tureen, pate tcndre, 800 francs:
two tall Japan jars (potlehcsl 2 1oo @ francs, and
vase fpotichc) OF Chinese porcelain. richly enan-
eled Of the rose family 5lo trancs; two falence
3, los fraucs nat pilgrims bottle In gray stone
ware. ena.neled bl4e an1 gray 500 fsanes;
chased and gilt, 25, 500. francs; ire,screen Of
wood, carved md gilt, and decorated with Gohc,,
Inns tapestry, T,400 fraHcs;- commode, period
Louis XVI, 2 100 francs; drawing.room snit,
period Louis XVI, covered with Gobclins tapestry,
with pastoral subjects after Boucher. Is, 100
francs: series Of three Bcauyais tapestries. sub.
jects inter- Boucher, surnountcd with the arms Of
France and Navarro: Triumph Of Bacchns and
Ariaf,nc, "a, 900 francs; Triumph Of Fulcan,
1850 francs; Venus and Apollo, 1900 francs;
hangings OF bed, in ancient Beaurais tapestry,
g. 200 francs. These with various fine specimens
Of bronzes and furniture, Of the 1onis XIV, Ky,
and XVI. periods, formed the first days sale,
which realized 315, S1i francs (21e, 63o)~
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An Extraordinary Eire-Proor Suit Invented
by q Swedc.


4 few days since an exhibition OF the new Oest-
berg distinguishing apparatus took place the
Linden strasse, in Berlin in the presence Of the
Emperor, tho Empress, the Crown Prince, the
Grand Duke of baden, the Swedish Minister, the
Ministers Of War and the Interior, and other dis
ttnsuishcd persons. The inventor, who is 9
Swede, named Oestbcrg, and Messes. Brandt and
Nawrocki, who had charge Of the exhibition, were
presented to tho Empress before tho experiments
took place.
Capt Ahlstfom appeared IN peculiar~1ooking
costume, made Of the Ocstbefg invention, and
walked into an immense fire made OF wood satn-
rated with petroleum. The heat Of the fire was 50
intense that no one else could approach within
SO PAGES without being burnt or scorchcd. The
Captain, however, walked around In the glowing
nile perfectly unlisturbed, leaning on the burning
wood, and finally quietly seating himself on the
Goals. He remained in the fire for fifteen minutes.
md, on his coming out every one pressed around
to see how much he had been injured. Hc was nn-
harmed, and in spite Of tho Emperos's asscvcra-
ton that he had seen enough OF SO dangerous IN
experiment. Capt. Ahlsttom went asuin into the
fiery ovcn.
On finally emerging, he took OF the snit, and ap
pearel clothed in red flannel. The Emperor said,
zone must see this to form any Just conception Of
it.'', he then asked Mcssrs. Brandt and Nawrocki
about the patent in Prussia, and, when informed
that the application for patent had been refused,
expressed great surprise.
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Funerals touched weddings at the point Of FEAST
Ing, and were often expensive, snowy, and pomp-
ons occasions. In some parts Of the country. es-
York, It was tbe custom tor : young man to lay BY
his earnings after coming OF age until sufficient
sum had accumulated to provide for him 'rc-
Oftentimes the young buIgher would reserve half
Of the portion Of wine which he had Tbcrally laid
in for his marriage, to be used at the funeral Of
himself OF his wife Special Invitations were sent
out for funerals AZ for parties. The clergynen,
pail bearers, and physicians attending, were pro-
rided with scarfs and gloves, and sometimes each
with mourning ring; while the feast which fol-
lowed the interment ut the house Of the relatives
Of the deceased, elaborate with cold roast meats,
wines, liquors, and pipes, was not nnircquently
scendIug into hilnsious and noisy demonstrations.
Respectable funeral Of this description might cost
1nf Is SID e
have cost not less thau SEQ, o00.-Eduard .A65otrx
- L,etoiutIoHCyY Iin,<s."
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Kttst Rlrtf [@SfC.) ReCE7Ut.
l. couple Of days ago, equaw died out at Yan-
kce Blade. and the Indians buried her and her in
fant together. without taking the trouble to make
corpse of the latter. IT Is a custom with the
Piutcs and Shoshones to buy the dead mother and
living child together when the latter is too young
to keep itself. In this instance they dug hole,
threw the woman into it. and laid the infant on her
pianation Of their conduct, one OF them said,
Baby no good; no got milk; bimeby heap CIT;
die pooty soon anyhow.
dian that he Is doing wrong by thus abandoning a
helpless infant US prey to the coyotes and carbon
btrds 1t WAS the custom Of his fathers, and he can
Interfere in such case; for to try aud rear the
child would be q hopeless task, and no white man
would feel justified in dashing Its brains out with
aggricgcd at any interference with this pleasant
usage Of theirs.
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iescntatves tmagstrates] OF the cities; then by the
9!gass units County Parliamcut-hreistagtl; aud
Rnely oy the recently Provincial parlia-
menus. Decentralization Is thereby carried to the
fullest extent. without breaking the cohesion with
the central authorities or doing away with the-I
may say,normuti:e influence Of the State upon its
pntts and subdivisions Lay1neu are clothed with
police power, right OF taxation,-in short, with
government in local, county, provincial aaiss
most powerfully the relation between individual
and State, between liberty and authority. 10th
Nill have to be dissolved to use Aesclian phrase,
The first great step in this direction has been the
new County laws (hrefso1dnuAgl OF 1S12,-a law
oen SnS E!saT uy y B. + aaoss ssf dca II t6s
the, new structnre-the Provincial Parliamcnts and
the corresponding Administration Tribunals Fer
man and modern origin-urc purity completed, or
ID the way Of completion The yiSifying elect OF
these reforms, II properly taken hold Of 1y the
upon the whole life OF the milton, will soon make
itself felt, md Germsny lecome again. Us it has
Society. ~ ''0 u Sssenesa'ea e'a'e ano
Prussia, in carrying on these reforms, has its
eyes On those parts Of Germany yet without tho
pale OF Prussia proper. That Saxony, Bavaria Wur-
tcmbcre, aud 1saden Will have finally to become
parts OF Prussia, is fotcslu9owed by the logic OF
past events: By making its own provinces, the
traditions Of whom Were always scrupulonsly re-
speeted and cultivated, more Independent in re-
safu to their own affairs, the transition Of these
States above mentioned into Prussian PROVINCES
viii TIC considerably facilitated, aud ccrtainly will
lose mnch of its otherwise painful accrhity.
TO LESUME:
What compulsory military service o. general mil
ltary duty IS in regard t, the military education Of
all able bodied Citizens the Internal reforms above
able. minded citizen. The New York Nation de-
cared the other day, Germany the st-disciplincd
nation in Europe; perhaps soae other day it will
nations. The growth will be Slow, as is everything
III German latitudcs, Tut sure and lasting.
Cru
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The law paascd in New York for the preIrndon
Of cruelty to children prohibits the employment OF
cruelty to children under 16 years Of age in beg
gins, peddling, or in my public entertainment,
n nsSe child ] can be 81 arrssted fof the isdeme
Persons exhibiting the child viii be considered
gnilty, as well as those appranacing OF giving i
only interfere when there evident brutality or
great danger to life and limb, az IN the case Of
t'Prince Leo" bnt hereafter it will be able to
and, il necessary, tue young performers may be
sent to some institution. Tho Superintendent OF
the Society intends to enforce this law in prevent
night, Fuch employment exposing the children
often 10 immoral assoeia1ionss; and al persons eua-
p1oying children in this way vii! be prosecuted
The Law Will also cover the ltalinn musical COM
biuatons, ,"-organizations living the results Of
the labor Of the little street musicians
, 1876-05-12

Chinese history, in eight volumes, of the
French German War, has recently been presented
to the Library Of the British Museum. The Lon
don Athenaum, mentioning this work, says: ''The
authors, Wung Taon and Chang Tsung- Gang, as
stated in the preface, collected the materials for
their work from foreign newspapers, and the nc
their critical md editorial abilities. In the present
state Of Europe the authors find parallel to the
condition OF China about 500 5ca1s before Christ,
in Chinese history, they evidently consider that
peace Is not likely long TO continue among ns. n
fact the only prospect they Of avoiding hostl-
ties is In q firm alliance between England, France,
Russia, and Prussia! The history begins. with u
general sketch OF Europe, and then proceeds to the
1mmedinte capscs Of the waE. The celebrated in
tcrgiew between Bencdetta, who is called 'Peen-
ni-tch-i, and the King Of Prussia, at Ems, which
appears Us 'Im-sze, the various battles, with tho
crowning disaster at 'Sze-tan' (Sedan). and the
siege OF Poris all are fully described and the book
closes with the election OF '1lak-ma- han as Presi-
dent Of the French kepublie.N ~
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Let It not be thought, however, that the Turks
quite incapable OF valuing an historical monu.
nent. They have one which they appreciate, and
which they are trying hard to preserve It is
plane tree which stands in the Hlpprodrome. at
Constantinoplc, opposite to the Mosque Of Sultan
power and the fall Of those audacious soldiers the
Janissarles, who for so many centuries were alter
nately the glory and the disgrace Of the TuEkieh
Empire. On this tree, in the ycnr 1856, and in the
course OF a revolt against Sultan Mohammed the
Fourth the JaniRearies hing mp eight OF the CHIEF
officers OF State whom the terrified Sultan had giv.
en- over to their fury. On this tree, one hundred
seven OF the leaders OF the Jauissaries, who had
been dragged out Of the blazing barracks in the
Etnetdan, at the close OF the assacrei and nnaeE-
meath the tree were piled the bodies Of more than
two hundred others who were shot down as they
tried to escape At sight Of this hideous spectacle
q Turkish poet uor in 1896 Turkey etiu had pocts)
iuproyised some g1m verses, Of which the iollow-
Ing is translation:
On thee, 0 treel in the old time, impious men
hung the innocent servants OF Allah.
To-day, around thee, the criminals lie stretched IN
death.
Verify, ttce' thy fruits were Hpe and they haTs
Te Turks arc taking considerable pains tt. pre-
serve this tree Large plates OF metal conceal the
tect the interior from the rain But Us rule they
are not given to the preservation OF monuments,
and their neglect Of tho great plane trees st bn-
yukdere, under which Godfrey OF Bouil1on is said
to have rested, and which are rapidly pcdehing4
makes it clear that their Of tho plane tree IN
tho H1ppodEome does not arise from any sentl-
mental reverence for ancient trees, but merely
perpetuatc the memory Of tho bloody tragedy which
was last enacted under il.
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kind Invitation, and with q loaded muskct pre-
sentcd to him by the iugger Immediately sent q
was no intention on the part OF the prisoner to Eli
the deceased, the charge Of murder cannot Be-
relations who were to be cal]ed Witnesses for tho
defense were prepared to prove that although sew
eru1 times shot at before, he was never hurt Some
the theatres begged one Of the audience as favor
to fire a gun at him. The spectator thus Invited
loaded the gun with charge Of shot he had brought
with him for the express purpose Of testing cru
clally the alleged invulnerabi]ity Of the wizard.
The result was painful in the e1tFemc,-the wiz
ards face was peppered with the shot, and the
spectator who fred the gun was given into the
custody Of the police. Both narrowly escaped
death. h.-onc BY the gun, the other by the gallows.
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come unfcigned and hearty concentrations. It
is, In combination with the Pleasant Purgattye
Pellets, the great dcpurator Of the age Under
its benign action eruptions disappear excessive
waste is checked, the nerves are strengthened,
and health, long banished from the system, re-
sumes her reign md re-establishcs her roseate
throne upon the cheek. All who have thorough
" tested its virtues in the diseases for which it
is recommended unite in pronouncdng it the
great Medical Discovery of the age.
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4 Natural Wonder--yV1th q Tradition.

=, LH'fEeT [7EV (Eas.J EEta- -
The Great Spirits Spring, eiinated just east OF
this city. On mound come IS feet In height the
which viii coFeE an acre Of ground, has been ~:
snhjcct OF more letters and editorials than 1uy f
eral curiosity In the State Of Kansas. In Yeas
gone BY the Indians Of the plains assembled lsere
periodically, to make sacrifices and paFtakc of Tue
ed wonderful medicinal properties An old Indian
tradition has 1t that on tie summit of this mound,
and on the very edge OF the spring (which is 20 feet
bloodiest hapd to hand encounter between TWO In
dian lorers, that the earcge OF enlightened eye
eveE bchala The hand Qt. the heaet1n
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A TOAST.

Two Important Discovcriesi The discovery
of America by Columbus, and DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery the one opening up
to mankind new continent, the other foun-
tain OF health, which is Indispensable to the
sull enjoyment Of life and its blessings In re-
:n..;:se to the above sentiment come: the I'M
solicited attcstations Of tens Of thousands Of
grateful patients, who have been relieved Of
chronic ailments through its instrumentality.
Those voices are limited to no ono locality, but
from every city, village, and hamlet, In our
broad domain, as well Us from other clines, and
in the strange ntteranccs 81. foreign tongues
Ike the fcon1ased -mqrmar. Of many -NateEs,
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q" ANEf 0MANiA.u
T2fVLLW77f{t3T
III liz Es6ifnr az 1Ae T..ihuuA

DEHCQUE, H., nay IN Ill you permit an En-
glishmAn to ridicule an American diseasc which,
for want Of better name, will call Ang'omanta.
There is in your country IN asistocratic element
which, curionsly enough, calls itself the Dcmoc-
racy. In sentiment nnd feeling, 1t is In sympathy
with the Toryism Of England. In this element this
disease originated and AN sorry to thnt 1t is
spreading even among better class Of Americans.
It broke ont seriously the 9th OF Mnrch, in the
United States Senate, Gen. Gordon showing the
most violent symptoms OF It, His speech that day
would probably have fallen unnoticed upon the
country had not TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE called at
tention to it in words commendatory Of its tone
and temper. This gives It importance. Gen. Cor
dons statements are loose, his plans imptncticable
his methods unstatcsmanlke. lie fails to dIstin-
guish the differences In the character institutions
and circumstances Of England and America. It
state approtinsly that s'so fully does Great
Britain appreciate the necessity Of removing her
revenue officers from the temptations and corrup-
to any political organizations and vote By one 81
them for O member OF Parliament would send him
in disgrace from the service" I think Senator
true, it would reflect but little credit on the En-
slish Government or its oflce-hollers. It is very
easy to test the Etatssmanship Of this principle as
into Congress to the effect that hereafter the civil
officers Of the Government shall be exempt from,
the duties Of citizenship. and be prohibited from
It very doubtful whether the English system
orpp 81 sppeS 81 eS Wep tS5 IT, 6 csaa gns ffa g bs s
per and genius Of the American. people. An e1.
elusive body Of ice-holders, without votes, and
sympathy with the people, and would soon fan
under their contempt
Gen. Gordon, still laboring under his attack Of
tho Senate that .Before one II her citizens i. CON
siacret competent to hold the very lowest position
, 1876-05-12
Ropk-BfndiuE.

Among The specimens OF book making ptepa red
bY D. Appleton & Co.. for the Centennial E1hibi-
ton there are two volumes OF Picturesque
America" bound in crushed brown levant mo-
rocco in style intended to illustrate the binders
art without the extEinsic aid ct the 5ewe1er, the
goldsmith, or the engravcE. Every line and dot
has been worked by hand. The designs are ex-
ouisitely done in outline, and inaid with red and
blnc morocco, presenting dch mosaic effect a
similar style Of binding was shown in the exhihi-
ton OF 1853, and there obtained the highest
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.EIsgtu4u City [Heu) Chrgeicte.
The work OF sending wood through the 15-mHe
aume Of Mackey g. Flir Isn't fun By. any means.
The enow is sn from Is to 80 feet deep Ii the high
Sierras where the men are now at work In order
to supply the ut1fs Of the Pacific 1nll and Mining
Company, Mr. Hereford has been obliged to tunnel
over ( milca through the snow, the tunnel being
used - roadway for the wood to be doated down
the Aume- At every 200 yurds OF this immense
stretch, cross-cut, 80 to speak, has been made,
for the purpose Of throwing up the snow cut away
IN the tQppeting-
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4 Cae~B7sh on Top Of the Bl1e Htdgcs
Z u

We would as soon think OF walking out into the
woods of7Nake County to see On elephant Is going
up on the top Of the Blue Ridge to catch fish.
And yet Major W1lson told FEank Waddel, Of
Iillsboro. that in pumping watcr from the bottom
OF shaft 1o feet deep and Immediately on the top
bottom about inches long There IS no water
on the Blue Ridge except what collects there from
the mountain springs. ind where this catfish came
from is mystery
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Il held, and resulted as fol-

ensuing gear was then held, and resulted as fol-
Presidtnt-J 7. Scammon.
Vice Presidene-W. II. Wells.
sscrefary-Prof. E. Colbert.
1Teasurer-H. G. Ranney. j,
After the transaction Of some further hatfrees
the meeting adjourned. s"~A"s0os
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AMERICAN LINE.

REDUCED RATES
To and from LIVERPOOL, QUEENSTOWN, and
al ports in Great Britain and the Continent
j. E. MILNE, Western Agent,
l38 LGSa1le-B+,. corner Nsdlson.
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North German Eloyd.

The steamers Of this Compauy will ski every stu1-
day from Bremen F1cr, foot Of Thlrd.ss-. Hoboken-
Rates Of p1asage-EroE1 New 1ork 70 SOUTHAMPTON; @
cabin, Sen gold; stecsage, SO For freight
nDowflnr Green. New York
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-11-16
A Man Torn to Pieces by Bulldogs
From the Columbus co. journal.

FROM me COllnDuS 90. journal.
\ terrible affair occurred about noon yester
day. on the farm of Daniel Thomas, across the
river. 1t is stated that at the time named
George Long, who works in the Columbus
rolling mill, and whose residence is at the cor
ner of John and Goodale streets, took a stroll
west OF the Olentangy river in quest of wal
nuts. In his perambulations he entered the
premises of Daniel Thomas and commenced
picking up apples. lie had picked up but a
few when Mr.. Thomas put in an appearance
with two powerful bulldogs, which, it is al
with all the terocity of their savage nature, and
finally got him down on the ground. when a
desperate struggle ensued. one of the dogs
fixed his teeth in Longs face, while the Other
seized him by the leg and wounded the man in
il most frightfui and horriI manner, literally
tearing out portions of the flesh and decorating
an artery.
1t is reported that the struggle on the ground
battles description, and for pure, unaduterated
brutality lays in the shade Spanish bull fight
or anything of the sort How man could de-
liberately set couple of bulldogs on a human
being, knowing their savage and desperate ma
ture, would seem beyond the powers of com
prehension.
1t is reported that before the friends of L0nr
could rescue him from the jaws of the savage
brutes he was so badly torn to pieces that per.
sons intimate with him could not recognize
him. His cries for mercy while the animals
were setting their bloody teeth into his flesh
were perfectly heart-rending. Some of his
friends, who happened to be near at hand fin
ally got him away from the dogs and brought
him to his home. much exhausted from the
trightful encounter and loss of blood, in IA most
ptiable condition.
DIR. Neil was called, and rendered surgical
attention, but pronounced the man almost be-
yond the skill of any physician.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-11-16

In debate in the Vermont Legislature, the
other day; a member related this incident: A
man borrowed $4,000 of ii widow, erected there
with Il handsome monument in Il chulVhyard,
sacred to his own memory, failed within six
months. and paid the widow, who could i'll ai-
ford 70 lose it, 10 per cent. OF her claim.
The Haywood fund for the benefit OF the
family Of the late J. l.. Haywood who gave
his life for the protection of the Northled
Banks property, is reported to have reached
$4,000. Thus lar 29G contributions have been
received by the committee, which would make
the sums received average about SD apiece.