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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-31

I'M Nirin>NLG\N i.-i;,s btll seems
10 h, s.rnrNht: III, clt.iu thi~ year. The
Boston cIu, l.t~ won ;!v II III ,lHl c!Alnpi-
uu>hip for professional clui> every year
since l>12. in spite oi IN. utmost IF IT. Of
Their rivals Thr Chicago B,~e B,lI Club
Association, which has paid Large salaries
and made great cArltionS 70 via the
champion prnnant. has >iynalIv failed
every year, and has not come in even see
uud or third in any season Bat Last f,ll
the hackers of the club came t. the wise
conclusion that the >urr~t way TO viii the
prnnant was 10 secure the best players of
the champion nine. Accordingly. 10y offer
inc lnrge salaries they engaged four Of the
best of the Boston clubs players. incluI-
ing Spaldng and White. is pitcher and
catcher. The Withdrawal Of the men
left the Boston club rather weak, but IIar-
~ Wright lis wrll-knoWn captain, form
cd Il new zine out of the best material OBJ
tlinable. though he WAS compelled to en-
gaze Young tmatrurs IL pitcher and
catcher The playing thus far this year
indicates that the club will not be able to
hold the championship. though its record
is better than the average There are
only : clubs conten,ling for the national
pcnnant this year four + ,~tcrn and four
Western clubs. There seems to be u lit
lie rivalry between the two sections, but
they have not attempted to test each 9TH
cr'> strength IT the bat till this week.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-31

The covc:el nomination is now thought
to lie between Deacon E>tcy and the f;trm-
cr, candidate. Col. John b. Mead, of
Randolph The latter gentleman had
been mentioned quite frequently and
Etyorablv, hut no action had been taken to
brinr him forward until recently. En-
couragcI hv the controversy between the
two most prominent candidates his friends
lately held Il conference, canvas>ed the
situation. and concluded that he might be
brought forward with success. The farm
cr>, with considerable show of reason.
claim consideration this year, and as they
are presenting 50 crcditablc :; candidate it
would not lie strange if the nomination
were conceded to them.
In case the people cannot agree upon
either of these men, it Is thought the Hon.
+. =. Walton, of Montpelier, will be the
coming man With either of these gem
tlemen 1T the head Of the executive de
partment, the people Of the Green Noun
tain State need not fear that the govern
.uent will be honestly and efficiently and
creditably administered. : W{ic5u1y
HegiStcr.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-31

Hon, +. w. Bird Of Massachusetts must
be the most desperately hopeless politician
IN this country. He says he sees no hope
Tor third party, no hope of reform within
the Republican party. and thinks the only
way to secure a better condition of nuhli,.
affairs is to cooperate with the Democrat
lc party and remarks disconsolatelv an
the dark and troubled nirht that i unon
vs. u see Out one star OF hope-the united
Democratic party of the United States >
A man who can see stars in thai ,ir.c. ia,
must have an extraordinary vision. and if
Mr.. Bird waits until he secs = ..unit.1',
Democratic party for happier show. he
will 60 to the other world before he i.
grattied
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-05-31

=, \ Cleveland paper hears that ). l.. NJ.
barlow IS the principal s.ockholdcr of the
New I ork World at present: MIR. Bar
low Is . brothcr-in-law Of senator BAY
ard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26

A good many men have experienced the
sensation incident to having bugs in
their ears, and mice down their backs,
and crawfish in their beds, and snakes in
their boots aAd all that sort of thing, but
very few know what it is to have rat up
their trousers leg.
The other day, a number Of fishermen
among whom was Hoopey Groves. were
engaged in overhauling their crafts, pre-
paratory to inaugurating the piscatorial
season. They found them pretty thickly
inhabited with rass and it was the pro-
cess OF eXterminating these that was fur
nlshing any amount of sport for them
selves and their dogs 1t grew very
exciting. They finally chased out one Of
unusual proportlonS-a great big Norwe-
gian. 1t was rs large as a-but we won't
tell just how large it vast might
weaken the balance of our story. The
rat, on being driven from its winter quar-
tiers, found itself cornered. If it ran it
would be overtaken by the dogs, and if it
jumped into the river it might get
drowned, so it took refuge in Hoopey's
trousers leg. The parts were cut after the
latest fashion plate-somewha baggy. If
they hadn't been the rat couldn't have got
the folds of the trousers leg than it began
the ascent. When it crawled up to his
ankle Hoopey became nervous; when it
reached his knee he grew somewhat ex.
cited, and when it began to plant its claws
IN his thigh there was a circus. Hoopey
howled and danced around and kicked
out wildly, and paved the air and went
on awful. The more fuss he made the
harder the rat dug into his flesh, and the
harder the rat dug the more il hurt. 1t
was trying situation The other fisher
men were afraid 10 go near HMM fact
they stunned him as they would pcsti.
lence. They We're afraid the rat would
run down out OF his trousers leg and up
into theirs. After he had nearly kicked
his leg Off, Hoopey did finally succeed in
shaking the varmlnt out, But he says he
would rather beard the chipmunck in his
den, or tackle the festive pole cat in his
native jungles than to have one solitary
Norway rat ga on accommodating expe-
oltlon up his trousers leg again. heo&,k
tIo'ed) cate CITY.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26
Three Days and Nights in Il Sewer.


The New York sam gives the following
account of the horrible experience of IA
thief in EliZabethport, n . j., who ran into
a sewer to escape the clutches of an
officer who had detected him in the act OF
committing burglary:
The officer stripped off hi, coat, laid his
club aside, took his dark lantern ON his
arm, and saying, "Ill have that man
now or I'll lose my life" entered the
Singer sewer. STOPPING low, and press
ing through the heavy stream that rolled
at his feet, often pausing To catch the
sound OF u football and turning his face
upward to regain his breath, he crept
along. Soon he heard distant plash,
| and then he went ON little faster, but as
fast as he advanced. the retreating foot.
! steps showed that the man ne sought was
going further and further into the sewer.
Thicker ana thicker grew the heavy
mlaSmatic air, the walls OF the noisome
dungeon seemed 10 be contracting Il cold
chill arose from the stream, the officer :
Drained leeled, and turning about he made
his way rs last rs possible back To the en-
trance, While he was turning around he
heard the waters splash atar OFT, rs though
the fugitive WAS Fastening away, and then
all Was silent
The officer was 50 weak after his long
stay in the ietid air OF the sewer that he
reeled like a drunken man The party
stayed long at the mouth of the tunnel,
| but as the stranger had not come out at
three or four o'clock, all went home ex-
cept the officer. He remained until after
daylight, and soon aiterward, the rising
tide having filled the sewer SO that there
could he no possible escape for the man,
the officer went away. After this the sub.
ject was dropped in Elizubelhport, and
the stranger who had been chased through
the night into his probable tomb Was al
most forgotten.
A> far a. can be learned from the rum
bling sentences ana broken English OF the
man who now lies in partial delirium on
! his cot in the Eliabtthtown almshou>e,
( his story Is substantially that after he
( penetrated Tor short distance into the
/ sewer, he heard the footballs of his pur-
( sucys, and fearing that he might be over
+ taken, he ran further in. He was unable
I to stand upright on account of the low
/ walls, and - he went hlindlv on. he often
+ tell and bruised his arms and knees on
/ the solid pavement. Al length he had
+ gone - TAR that lie could hear no sound
/ from behind, and he stopped to think.
( He btcsme confused, the whole passage
seemed IN an lneNujCabie tangle, and then
+ It flashed upon him that he was lost. The
main channel was intersectcd 10y crossing
and lCcrossing chambers, and IN the
darkness he Knew not which way 30 turn,
Suddenly he heard an unearIhly >ounc
| The solid Wall uemcled ANA sWayed
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26
MECHANICAL AND SCIENTIFIC.

The remarkable scientific fact is an
nounCed that mn iron ball at white heat
refuses to receive charge Of electrici-
~; when cooled down to red heat it will
receive negative charge; at n dull red
heat il viii receive "A positive charge; and
when further cooled down it will accept
both kinds
An important advance has been made
on one OF the Paris tramways, in propell.
ING car 10y means OF compressed air,
heated As used 10y being passed through
hot water. LES la"dies iadfstr4elies fully
describes n conuiyauCe OF VI. Mekarski,
by which he appears To have solved the
problem OF running II selt-actng tram-c
along The street tramways without smoke
OF steam
Mir +. A. Wunsch, in recent ad.
dress before the Geological Society of
Glasgow, referring to the evidence show
ing the immense time required To pro-
duce seam OF coal, directed attention to
the conditions which he had examined in
the Isle OF Arran There, to use his own
words, he found numerous cylinders OF
trees, completely tlattcnrd, OF course, "
ing across each other at regular angles.
with their bark compressed into less
thickness than common p9steboard, and
the CarhOnaceous matters re uce1 to-
graphite, 80 that from lhree to four inches
in thickness OF this impure coal contained :,
probably, twenty generations al trees over
lying each Other. Now, If we allow thir-
" years only Tor the life of each tree, we
have 600 years for the formation OF
four inches OF impure coal, or 500 years
for The formation ot one toot OF coal"
Tho san Francisco Meas Letter de
Scribes the newest discovery in natural
history, being an insect Which ha, been
christ, ned without consulting lheScientisIS
--or rs the Ne,aS Letter calls them. the
/ "hug Sharps'--a "man bug" The de.
! scripuon is As follows; The creature
has body OF dark green color, motJlcd
with yellow or orange. Coiorcd spots This
is ahou, five inches long By two and a half
/ broad, OF a beetle shape and terminating
/ al the head ina palrot red and very vicious
/ looking eyes and TIVE horny mandiblcs of
I a like color and a decidedly Snappish ap-
pcaAnce. II has noappearanee OF wings
/ lis most peculiar feature, however, is u
( single pair OF Spidcry les attached Ia the
I lower end cl lis body These are about
/ Twelve W fourteen inches in length and
! >inculArly resemble those OF u man in re-
gard 20 the number ot joints and the fact
/ that it stands bolt upright ON them The
/ creature stands some foot ana i.alf high,
walks with long crane-like stride, and Is
/ like nothing 50 much aS an immense June
/ bug On stills It, only known food Is
/ mlCv. and these when introduced into the
large bird cage that ConiUes 1t, 1t SEXES
! with q sudden dash of il, ioo, oy claw and
/ dispatches yoraciouSly." IL was found
I en- She Island g.; lwiwaG, some sixty miles
: south OF S,eluhcrger's domain.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26
EMASClp

Which would seem entirely superiluous
in view Of the story being 50 wildly por-
trayed by the design. The statue was de.
signed and executed by Thomas Ball, an
American sculptor residing at Florence.
ltoly. The original cost of the monument
was SIT GOO andlhis sum, with The expense
of transportation, etc, has been paid by
the colored people. The first money for
the object, five dollars, was contributed
by Charlotte Scott, coloied washer
woman Of Marietta, Ohio, on the morn
ing following the assassination of Presi
dent Lincoln, April II, 1865 This con
tribution was followed by other subscrip-
tons, especially BY colored troops. The
monument was unveiled by President
Grant, a singuiarly appropriate duty, he
being l.inc0ln's right arm in the act of
emancipation, and his successor in the
protccorship Of the emancipoied Fred
Douglass Grafton was regarded AS the
finest effort OF his life, the theme and the
occasion being singularly inspiring
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26

and there was dull, heavy roar, rush,
and then the noise gradually died
out, the swaying ceased, and again all
was silent He concluded that the great
roaring had been caused by the approach
and passage of heavy train on the Cen
trail Railroad, whose track is near the
sewer He cannot tell how long II was
before the sounds of life above, family
audible, told him that it had become day,
but the first sound he heard after the pass
ing of the train was that of the distant
clashing of machinery. He thought that
the sound was the noise of the heavy ma
chinery in the factory. He dropped on
his hands and knees in the filthy water,
and probably became unconscious. He
was awakened by strange, cold, creep
ing sensation about the knees, and he no.
ticed instantly that the water on the bed
of the chamber was much deeper, and
then he knew that the tide was coming in.
He sat and watched it as it rose higher;
it rose gradually up to his waist, then it
glided about his throat, and at length he
had to turn his face upward to keep his
mouth out of water. He gave himself up
in despair, and shrieked and shouted for
help. He next noticed a gradual but
evident decrease in the flood, and soon
after he was left to wander again along
the chamber Hour after hour passed,
the tide rose and fell, the railroad trains
Numbered on, and day succeeded night.
Sometimes the man was consumed by an
intolerabe thirst, so fierce and terrible
that he swallowed whole quarts of the filthy
water. He ate the garbage that dritted
down.
AT length, after what seemed an age,
the man in sheer desperation determined
to travel straight ahead, let The sewer lead
where it might. Sometimes half upright,
often ON hands and knees. he struggled
on, and, after many taints and long
periods of exhaustion, at last CLEAN OF
light told him he was not far from the
| entrance. The light grew brighter, and,
| encouraged, he went on rapidly At last,
at about eight O'Clock Sunday morning,
| he got out of the sewer He made his
way slowly and with difficulty up the
| street to Schaubler's Hotel, opposite the
| Postoflice, in Elizabethport. His appear
ancc was frightiul. His clothes were
| soaked with filth and covered with salt,
| his limbs were sweilcd to double their
natural size, his face was stained and
CHASTITY, and his elbows and knee-ioints
| protruded through the skin.
! AS the reporter addressed Gilgemann in
the Aims House, yesterday, he bright
ened up and tried TO rise, but fell back
| trembling and PROSTATE. He said that he
must have drank forty pals OF water in
the dungeon, for he had terrible thirst
Once" said he "they let in steam
from the factory and it nearly killed me-"
Gilgemann says that he was born in
Strassburg, and that he fought with the
French in the late war with the Germans,
being an artilleryman. He is torty-tour
years old, and has, as may be inferred
from the foregoing story, an iron consti-
tation The swelling of his limbs has
partially gone down, and it is thought
that he may recover. Elizabethport peo-
! pie say that only an adverse wind kept
the tide from drowning Gilgemann.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26
The Lincoln Statue In Washington.

Tie statue Of Abraham Lincoln. I'M
yelled in Washington on the l4th-tnc
eleventh anniversary Of the assassination
OF the martyr President-is described as
follows in special telegram to the Chi
cago Hter-Ocean:
The statue is regarded by critics as the
fin cst piece OF art at the capital, and it is a
remarkable fact that the colored peoples
gift to the art collection OF the Nation
should be SO universally admired. The
monument is erected in lincoln Park, a
new Park at the eastern extremity OF Cap
itoi HILL The monument, on granite
pedestal ten feet high, is of bronze, and
colossal in size, the statue of Lincoln be-
ing twelve feet in height. The martyr
President is represented as standing beside
a monolith, on which is the face of Wash
ington in bas-relief, and he holds in his
left hand the Proclamation, while his
right hand is stretched over the figure
of slave, TO whom his eyes are di-
rected. This latter Is especially
fine. The Slave is almost PROSTATE, but
apparently just about to rise, the chain
which connected the shackcs on his
limbs having been sundered, and his face
is frightened up with an expression which
indicates wonder and joy. The physical
development Of the slave his muscles
clearly defined-give evidence of hard
labor On the base of the monument is
the word
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26
praise GOD.
PRAISE God. Praise 0od!r

~PBAns God! Praise 0od!''
We emilins say,
With peace within our dwelling.
When loye-light beams along our way.
And joy the heart is swelling.
"Prsise God! Praise Godl''
We murmur low,
When wealth and friends forraking.
Make dearer still the hearts we know
Still true to az, though breaking
'sPraise God, Praise Godr'
With faltering tone
We breathe Ger loved ones, lying
Beneath His rod, whose touch alone
Changed living into dying.
Praise Godl Praise Godl"
II from our grasp
He force long sought treasure,
Wis but to grant with loving clasp
Some safer. puler pleasure.
s'Prase God! Praise God!"
OF all bereft
That makes life sweet and pleasant;
Seeking the holy refuge left,
We find our Helper present
Praise God. Praise God"
With sobbing breath.
Low on our knees we prey it,
And ask for grace ling death,
Triumphantly to say it.
London Baptist.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26

1t has been so long the habit of the
American people 10 credit themselves
with producing all the really valuable in.
ventions that il is almost a relief. on ac
count of the novelty, to find a capitallv
useful and ingenious invention OF French
origin, A Frenchman, VI Hanrian, has
discovered method by which well can
be made tn pump its own water. The in
vention is not myth, either, being much
better authenticated than the keely motor,
and having been successfully tried near
Conilly, in France. The invention is de-
scrlbed at length in ippidoa's journal,
and from the description it appears that
the only requisites of success are a stratum
ot soil saturated with water, second
stratum below impervious to water, and
beneath that an absorbent stratum.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26

IRE greatest man is he who chooses
right with the most invincible resolution;
VINO resiSts the Sorest temptation from
within and without: who bears tie heayi-
es' burdens cheerfully; who is finest in
storms, and most fearless under mgnaces
anu troNns whose reliance ON truth, on
Virtue and on God is most unfaltering,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-04-26

lHE average American is five feet nine
inches IN height, and his wife i've feet
,WD.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30

dered for this long delay. The people,
however. will understand that it has oeen
caused by the numerous and senseless
investigations which have been carried
on at enormous expense for the purpose
of making false political in the hope OF
divertins the public mind from the I'M
holy Vaccinations of the ex-Confederate
House. The debate resulted III the TIL.
u.nph OF the Republicans. AZ usual, and
a complete vindication of the President
His me sssge was referred 10 the Commit
tee on Appropriations.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30

Mps BaEcEs SCnOoL.-During vacation u
the Public School pupils will be received at the
Sierra Seminary without change Q. text DOCK
For terms, etc.. apply to the Principal.
je2lw1 MAJ. M Il A
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30

Some OF those philGnthropists no are @ -,
;r,- ,iars for contributing to the comfort and
ir,nrovinc the health of tho poor, Nould nnd
money expended in the purchase o' oLHS s >
S,r, p,trf soar seryiceID,o Lettering TIC con-
litinr of The Ia, Ter. sod eserywAets- .JS-eNIs
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-30

In Carson City Thursday evening. Tune 29,n'
w the Rev. George b. Aleli' ME. william ="
Havenor aud Miss Alice 5lethsn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
Dot Leetle Guido Pook.

Yesterday forenoon, says the De-
troit Free Press, a young man,
whose business it was to sci rail
road guides to any one who would
buy, found a Jefferson avenue
clothing dealer sitting in an arm
ch lir in front of his door, and after
a kindly salute the agent handed
out one Of his guides and said:
"There is the handiest little book
in the world. 1t contains the name,
timetable and route of every rail-
road in the country"
81 neffer puys no sich kind of
pooks," replied the dealer as he
glanced through it.
"But you want that pamphlet,
my dear sir. You look like a man
who travels around considerably,
and no traveller can get along with
out one of these guides"
81 don't care to guide no rail
road" said the dealer, shaking his
head and turning away.
"Hold on, now; Just look
through it once. Suppose, for in
stance, that you want to go to New
Orleans"
81 shall nefer 60 there so long
as / am born.'
"Well, suppose you want to GO
to 0mahaY"
"Den l don't CO."
" What do you do when you want
to go to Chicago?" asked the per-
sistent agent.
81 sthays at home"
"Well, suppose you had to go
wouldn't you have to look at rail
road timetable then?"
"No, sir. l should go down p!
ter depot, get on der train, puI
some apples off der poy, and
should step off in Chicago like some
grease!"
The agent had no further argu
ments to advance.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-09-25
MEMPHIS, TENN MONDAY EVENING. SEPTEMBER 25 1876

return passage through them most
hazardous. The spectators on
shore were quite unable to render
any assistance to their friends
afoat. Much time had been spent,
and the danger seemed to increase
rather than diminish. Our friend,
the dog, looked on for a length of
time, evidently aware of there be.
ing great cause for anxiety in those
around. Presently, however, he
took to the water, and made his
way through to the boat. The
crew supposed he wished to Join
them, and made various attempts
to induce him to come aboard, but
no. he would not 90 within their
reach, but continued swimming
about a short distance from them.
After a while, and several com
ments on the peculiar conduct o.
the dog, one of the hands suddenly
OWNED his apparent meaning
"Give him the end of a rope" be
said; "that is what he wants
The rope was thrown-the dos
seized the end in an instant, turneC
round and made straight for tn
shore, where a few minutes after
ward, thanks to the intelligence 0
their four-footed friend, were place.
safe and undamaged. Was ther
no reasoning here ? No actini
with view to an end, Or for a mo
tive? Or was it nothing but ordi
nary instinct?