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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
Running a Rapid in a Birch Canoe.

Incidentally to his narrative of "sea
Trout Fishing" in Scribner for May, Mr..
A. R. Macdonough gives the following
description of necessary experience
on the rivers that feed the st. Lawrence:
In this sort of surf, half stone, half
water, common wooden boat would be
bumped to pieces in five minutes. The
only thing that can float in it, the birch
canoe, is one of those marvels of clever
adoption that look like genius. Such
canoe is really nothing but basket with
pointed ends and stifened sides. You
sit, float, and toss in her as you would in
q basket, and without most watchful per-
pendicularity and tresome tenton of
nerves in balance, you tip out of her as
you would out Of a basket She is amsre
single skin of bark sewed together with
deer-sinews, trimmed with slight ash or
birch strips, and connected across at top
by five slender thwarts, or "bords," mod
eled in all her lines so that the deepest
point is along the middle bottom, and she
turns in the water every ways as on pivot.
The draft, with two men aboard, is three
to four inches. Buoyant, of elastic frame,
unsteady to the lightest touch, endways
Or sideways, she answers to skillful con-
troll, like sentient thing and throws
clumsy rider like mustang. With her
light grace and delicate color she is the
lady Of water-craft.
The skill Of these canoe men is Won
derful, only gained by long practice from
early childhood. Nearing the foot of the
rapid, while yet in still water, the guide
drops the paddle, stands erect with his
setting-pole in the extreme stern, his boy
in the same attitude at the point of the
bow, and studies the eddies and stones
intently. In a moment she is swung
alongside rock, her peak thrust just
round it across the stream-then with q
mighty drive from the poles she darts di-
agonally through the torrent and whirls
her tail down stream, under the lee of
another rock few feet higher up. She is
again held hugging the granite by main
force, and edging forward till the beat of
the water boiling up astern of her center
helps to lift her on, and with another
powerful send she shoots across upward
again to the next covering point. She
threads her intricate way among the
bowlders by repetition of these zigzag
dashes, sometimes missing the aim and
crashing back against rock, sometimes
beaten aside by the pole slipping on the
bottom, with the guides eye quick at
every turn, and his muscles steadily
braced. The mems pose, alertness and
strength form study. At times she
must be thrust up by sheer power against
the dead rush Of the torrent gaining inch
by inch.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
RUSSIA'S WAR WITH TURKEY.

APRIL 2s.---A dispatch from London
says atlvices from Turkish sources report the
battle Ut Bel]orene ragged throughout yester-
day The Russians, commanded by Grand
Duke Michael, were repulsed with heavy loss
The Turks, under Hassan Pasha, suffered
slight losses. The Russians resumed the at-
tack last night and were again defeated and
driven across the frontier. Other dispatches
say the Turks crossed the Danube to-day near
Saestra, u, where an engagement is expected.
The Italian government has issued the decla-
ration Of neutrality. A dispatch from Kis-
chenetf has the following:. As the Russian
army ADVANCES Proclamations win he issued
both to the Christians and Mussulman popula-
tions Of Turkey ordering them to remain quiet
and attempt nothing against each other, as all
be molested: Nothing will be- taken without
payment: Russia does not wish the Christ
ian population to rise, as this would only re-
suit in disorder and useless bloodshed, but
Christians who wish to take part in the war
can come to the Russian army where they will
be given arms and uniforms, and be regularly
enrolled in special division commanded
by Russian officers under the strictest dis
cipline.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
A.GOOd Mother.
From the San Antonia Herald ,

From the San Antonia Herald.
Look here" said an excited Fourth
Warder to neighbor who had a biting
dog, you have got to kill that dog Of
yours or I'll do it. He nearly bit my
mother, and old lady Of ninety-f years
and in feeble health. It's simply in
famous The owner of the dog looked
sorry and said he did not wonder at
the other man for being so anxious
about the health of the author of his
being, to whom he owed so much.
"'Taint that" replied the kind son, shut
she isn't long for this world, anyhow, and
f she gets dog-bit at her time Of life she
will never split another stick of wood, or
fetch another bucket of water" and his
voice actually grew husky and he wiped a
tear from the end of his nose.
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But Where's the Gait

The skeleton of q cat walked into
Ryans store at Hohokus. Ryan, seeing
her, bawled out, mickey, didn't I tell 70
a month ago to fade that cat q pound Of
mate day until ye had her fats" T." You
did, and I'm just after fading her
pound,r "Has that cat ate pound this
morning7" "Yes, SIR "ahure, I think
it's lie ye're, telling. Bring me that
scales. Now bring me- that cat" Tho
cat turned the scales at exactly one pound.
"There, didn't I tell ye she had eaten
a pound of mate this mornin'." "All
right, my boy, there's yer ponnd Of mate,
but where the DEVILS the cat9"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
Hayes'Iudian Policy.

The extra session of the Board ofIndian
Commissioners, now in session in Washington,
accompanied by Secretary Schurz and Indian
Commissioner Smith, called on the President
for the purpose Of learning his views on the
Indian peace policy. The President said he
knew no reason why the Indian policy of the
late administration should not be continued
Secretary schurz remarked that while in pri-
yate life he has given his earnest support to
this policy, and he saw no reason why he
should not sustain it rs Secretary Of the In
terror
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Sworn I'm With APOLOGIES.

In the South Carolina Senate D. T.
Walker, Republican Senator from Chester, un-
der indictment of larceny and brccch Of trust
sent in his resignation. This leaves the Senate
sixteen Democrats, sixteen Republicans and
one independent. In the House twenty-one
contumacious members, who refused to recog-
nizc the constitutional House, were admitted
to seats and sworn in, after first being brought
to the bar and made to apologize for contempt
There are still about thirty Republicans in con-
tempt.
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Latest Markets.
MILWAUKEE,.


FLoUR-Spring extras, $s25@s.5O.
GRAIN-Wheat, No. l $1.95; No. 2, $l.S1h;
Sc seller cn May s1SlH; seller June s1.8s; No. 5,
fresh, &c. Rye, No. /, G@1.00. Barley, No.
q &@84c.
MESS PoRK-$l65O seller June.
CHICAGO.
GRAIS.eWheat, No. 2, Chicago spring 81 SO
cash; 81 81 seller May; $1671 seller June;
sa: sales at 81 67@1.T seller June; No: s spring
cash; 54Ac seller May; 5715c seller June !;
sales at 5S114@63c seller June; rejected, 1870.
Oats, No. 2, 3916c cash; 40c seller May; 41c
seller June. Rye No. 2 Csc. Barley 80@s2c
PRov1s1oNs-Pork $1,000 cash and seller
May; $16.17@16.20 seller June; has sold at
S16.1213@16.80 seller June.
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Corn Culturs.:

B. F. johnson Of Champaign, Ill.,. fur
nishes an article to the published, Trans
actions Of the State Board of Agricul-
ture," on the varieties, culture aud most
profitable use of Indian corn. The best
variety in any region is stated to be that
which fifty years Of cultivation have
shown to be the best for that locality, al
ways giving the preference, if any, for
procuring seed to q more southern lati-
tude. The cultivation recommended is
in accordance with the practice Of the
best farmers; the enriching, instead of
looking toward manure or artificial fer
tilizers, is to be the turning under Of
green crops-clover, timothy or blue
grass sod. To fortify this position, MI. ].
gives two or three experiments of his
own and their results. He planted five or
six acres on old prairie, after manuring
heavily the previous autumn and winter
with COW, pig and horse manure; planted
nearly four feet each way, cultivated
as usual, and in September good judges
estimated the coming crop equal to
eighty-fv or ninety bushels per acre, the
ears being large and numerous, seven or
eight feet above ground, on stalks aver
aging eleven or twelvs feet high. But
after husking, the scales corrected the es-
innate, and cut it down to less than fifty
bushels per acre.
Another field, which had been under
drained, and heavily manured previous
years, was planted in nearly the same way
the year before, which was accompanied by
severe drought, and it brought less than
forty bushels per acre. In the third ex-
pertinent, the field was lightly manured,
and planted, not in equal rows, but in
drills four feet apart. The stalks were
nine inches in the rows. When few
inches high, each stalk had small hand
full of ashes-over ton for the whole
field. 1t was cultivated repeatedly
through the season. A storm in Septem-
Der prostrated third or SO of the stalks.
The growth was about nine feet high, tho
ears numerous and heavy. After husking,
weighing the ears, and estimating eighty
ponnds to the shelled bushels, the field
was found to have yielded over eighty
Cur bushels per acre. Mr.. j. ascribes
this heavy product to the application Of
the ashes. This may have been correct in
part; but we have found invariably, when
the measured experiment has been made,
that 25 per cent. more is obtained from
well-managed drills than are from what
are termed hills at equal distance each
way. Very frequent cultivating will
often add ten or fifteen bushels to the
acre.-Country Gentleman.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
Report or the Louisi.n. Commission.

As
The Louisiana Committee has submitted
report to the President announcing the ter
mination of their labors The following is the
salient point made: As matters stood on our
arrival here, the legal title Of the respective
claimants to the Office of Governor depended
upon tho question we have stated. There was
no judicial tribunal acknowledged to be au.
thoritative by.both parties,by which it could be
solved. For reasons already given, the only
hope of a practical solution was by union Of
80 many members of the rival Legislatures as
would make Legislature with constitution
al quorum In both Senate and House, OF men,
bcrs whose title to seats is valid under either
view of the law. With Legislature of untlis
putcd authority, tho settlement of other oucs
nons could, as stated in tho letter of instruc-
non to om Commission from the Secretary of
state, be gradually worked out by tho prcya-
lent authority which the Legislative power
~hen undlsputed, is quite competent to cx.
crt in composing conflicts in the coordinate
branches of the government. Within the last
three days this first great step in restoring
peace to the State has been accomplished. in
consequence Of the withdrawal of members
from the Packard to the Nichols Legislature.
Inc latter body has eighty y-seven returning
ooaro members In the House, and thirty-two
returning-board members In the Senate. Six.
ty-one members constitute q constitutional
quorum In the House, and nineteen in the sen.
ate.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
Keen Satire.

a hotly contested political conflict, in
front of village store were gathered q
squad of workers-the village wire-pul-
lers men who were spending their time
and breath for the party, and who were
looking for Office. every one of them,
engaged in discussing the prospects Of
the situation. While they were thus en-
gagged in feeling self-confdent and iubi-
liant, an old stager Of the opposing party,
named Sam Belkoop, came up. Ordi-
narily Sam was reserved, and mindful of
his own business, but in exciting times
like the present, when he had a few
glasses aboard" he could be Qoquacious.
The party of politicians, all known to be
hungry for government pap, hailed Sam
rather ironically, asking him how went
the battle on his side. Said Sam:
{" don't know, gentlemen, as l can give
you any information on that subject, but
l can tell you bit ofa story"
All, that was justthe thing g Fire away,
Samuel, let us have it."
Sam, took seat upon an empty nail
keg, and told as follows:
Once upon q time there was great
King who had philosopher in whose
judgment he always put the utmost con-
tidcnce. On certain morning the King
took it into his head that ho wanted to
go out hunting. and having summoned
his mobiles; and al the chief men of his
court, and made necessary preparations
he called his philosopher and asked him
if it would rain during the day. The
philosopher said it would not; so the
King and his mobiles, and all his great
men departed. Upon approaching the
forest they met countryman mounted up-
on q jackass, who advised them to return
assuring them that it would very soon
rain. "Bah!" cried the King.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
- Nominated for senator.

Judge L. N. spoford has been nomi-
mated by the Democrat caucus for United
States Senator from Louisiana. In an inter
view Judge spo6ord said: "Thc policy of
President Hayes, as outlined by his inaugural
address and his official action since he was de.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03

1TRuCu 0NU AWDtrI1M I01BS10Uk.
The appointment ofex- Governor Noyes,
Of Ohio, as Minister to France has been agreed
upon, and hc hos formally accepted the posi-
ton. lie will not sail for that country until
his nomination shall have been confirmed by
the Senate at the approaching extra session.
No one has yet been selected for the Austrian
mission, though several gentlemen are named
in connection Herewith, among them ex-Gov-
ernor Fletcher Of Missouri.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03

Safuet Pasha has addressed the follow
ing dispatch to the Turkish Ambassador at
London, on the 96th: "Thc first engagement
has just been fought at Tehurnkson, near
Batoum. After some fighting the enemy was
defeated and put to rout, with loss of 8OO''
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clared President by constitutional authority.
has met my hearty appreciation, and 50 long
as he stands squarely up to that policy he
will have my humble support"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03

Verdict In the Southern Hotel Disaster.
The Coronor's jury did not discover how
the nre in the Southern Hotel at St. Louis
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03

The First Battle Wen By Turks.
Safuet Pasha has addressed the follow
ing dispatch to the Turkish Ambassador at
London, on the o6th: "The first engagement
hos just been fought at Tehurnkson, near b.
toam. After some fghting the enemy was
defeated and put to rout, with loss of $780,"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03
Protecting Our Interests,

The Secretary ofthe Navy now has un-
der consideration the question of asking Con-
gross to appropriate $500, 900 at the approach.
ing extra session for the purpose of fitting out
eight vessels, to be held in readiness for SER
vice in case Of an emergency. 1t is feared the
eastern troubles may possibly jeopardize
American interests, and it is proposed to have
these vessels ready to join the European and
Asiatic stations.
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originated, but they find a. follows: The fire
department and salvage corps did their duty
with efficacy and promptness, as also did the
police. Both the lcssees of the hotel, In our
opinion, are censurablc in several particulars:
First, while providing the necessary materials
for extinguishing fires, they had provided no
means for their use; second, in keeping in the
store room and wine cellar q large amount of
inflamable material without adequate watch
ing; third in removing from their Office the
gong necessary to alarm the inmates Of the
hotel in case Of fire; fourth, in employing only
one watchman, and lie very inefficient man
and supplementing his duties as such with
other matters; fifth, in lack OF rules and in
structions to their employees as to their con-
duct and duties In case Of fire; sixth, In their
making no efficient efforts on the night of the
fire to awaken their guests and employees.
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Me omlcial Notincatisn. =

~ Vu&csSA NOS1ne8tI00e
The State Department has not yet re.
ceived any official notification from either the
Russian or Turkish Ministers Of the declara.
ton of war: 1t is probable our government
will send two or three officers abroadto oh.
serve military operations between Russia and
Turkey.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03

CO1400vU81O0ex8s
The eighth annual report of the Board
Of Indian Commissioners is made public The
report reviews what has been done under the
peace system, and deprecatcs the want Of good
faith of the government in its treatment Of the
Indians. 1t concludes with the following rec
concentrations: Immediate compliance on
the part of the government with the terms OF
existing treaties with all Indians; appropria-
tions for consolidating agencies; generous ap-
propriations for educational purposes; discon-
tinuancc of tribal relations; extcntion Of the
law for the protection Of life and property
allotmcnts Of land; establishment of industrial
and agricultural boarding schools; compelling
the attendance of oil between seven and ei2h.
teen years of age; issue OF supplies to be made
to the heads Of families; increased salaries to
Indian agents.
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kuxland and Austria Mix Ing In.

Knxland and Austria Mining In.
The Liverpool Courier's London corres-
pendent telegraphs that the British govern
ment has resolved to interfere between Russia
and Turkey. have the highest authority
for stating that Her Majosty's government has
just been called upon by Austria to fulfil her
engagement under the tripartitc treaty Of 1856
for protecting the integrity Of the Ottoman
empire, and that decision has been come to
at Cabinet meeting The Cabinet resolved
as first step, to make formal request to the
Russian government to state the object of
military operations now being undertaken
against the Ottoman government and define
the extent to which it is proposed to carry
those operations. The correspondent also
learns that the Austrian government will ad-
dress an inquiry Of the same purport to Rus
Si0
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03

The following is the decision of the
Court in the suit Of Brigham Young's nine
teenth wife for divorce: That the alleged
marriage was and is polygamous and therefore
null and void; that during the time plaintiff
was with defendant as polygamous wife she
was serving him as menial servant, and
would be entitled to reasonable compensation
for her services. Having received in this in
stance, in the form Of alimony, more than such
services are shown by the proof to be reason
ably worth, she should go hence without fur
thcr compensation.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-05-03

The Wheat England has Received.
The following statement Of the Bureau
OF Statistics shows the imports of wheat into
the United Kingdom during the fifteen mouths
ending March 21st, 1877: From the United
States, hundred weight, "a 24,s 2s99 1862; from Rus
sia, 10,112,444; from British India, 1886 200;
from Germany, 9, a,92s,Ols; from France, ST. scr;
from Egypt, 2,45a,o a,o70; from Turkey, Wallachia
and Moldavia, 1,441, 1888; from British North
America, 2,4s2O59; from Chill, 994,619; from
other countries, 3,6s3,69l. Total, 52,956,35S or
nearly one hundred million bushels, Of the
value Of e28,085,O07. During the same period
there was imported 749,O51 hundred weight of
wheat flour, of which 2,749,579 was received
from the United States.
The New York herald., 1877-07-24
EXCITEMENT AT wILKEsBARnE-TRoUBLE
FEARED-MINERs AND RAILROADERs IN
SYMPATHY.


SYMPATHY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
wILKEsBAREE, July 49, 1871
This city has been in terrible state of excitement
to-day over the tragic news from Pltsburg and 1t has
been augmented by the constant arrival OF troops
They arc part OF tho Third division of the State
National Guards under tho charge OF Major General
Osborne OF this city. UP TO this time about five hun
dred soldiers havo come During the afternoon they
havo wandered about the streets, and many OF them
openly proclaim themselves in full sympathy With the
strikers. AT six O'Clock the Whole command was
ordered to Leo Park, on the outskirts OF the oty,
where they will encamp to- night Moro OF this
division are expected hero tomorrow. Ths railroads
pass through or nearly through, this city.
MYSTERIOUS ACTION.
The employees have been very quiet to-day, but 1t Is
known that they all are acting under orders Mys
terous midnight meetings have been held here re-
Gently, and II lie positively known that they have
agreed TO do whatever their leaders dictata The n in
ers in this vicinity In full sympathy with tho rail-
road men, and this engendcrsa fear that II any
acts should follow strike at this point general reign
OF terror would be naugurated SO tar, however, all
is peace To-day the paid Fire Department was aug
mented by the enlistment Of large number of special
voIunteers, who 70 act In casos Of emergency.
WHAT TOMORROW
1t is reported tonight that the employees Of the Della
ware l. ackawanna and Western and the Lehgh Valley
railroads will s,riKo tomorrow. An intelligent en-
ginccr in the employ OF the New Jersey Central in
formed your correspondent this afternoon that he did
not think there would be trouble with the mon
tho Lchgh and Susquehanna division OF tho road be-
cause they had all entered into contract only short
time ago not to strike for year. The company ls
largely indebted to it's employees here, but paying
them of by instalments