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Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-11
III HO VI CIR LIE.
ACTS OF BRAVERY.

At the end of the storming of BadajoZ,
after speaking of the officers, Napier goes
on: ''Who shall describe the springing
valor of that portuguese g%renadler who WAS
killed the foremost nan at Santa Maria? or
the martial fury of that desperate riieman,
who, in his resolution to win, thrust himself
beneath the chained sword blades, and then
suffered The elle,ny to dash his head to pieces
with the end of their muskets" Again, at
Goa, "a North of Ireland man, named Stew
art, but jocnlarly called the boy because of
his youth (l9) and of his gigantic stature and
strength, who had fought bravely and dis
played great intelligence beyond the river.
was one of the last men who came down to
the bridge, but he would not pass. Turn
ing round, he regarded the French with a
grim look, and spoke aloud as follows: $50
this is the end OF our brag. This is our first
battle, and we retreat! The boy Stewart
will not live to hear that said.' Then strid-
ing forward in his giant might, he tell firi-
ously on his nearest enemies with the bayo-
net, refusing the quarter they seemed desir-
Gus OF granting, and died fighting in the
midst Of them"
"suil more touching. more noble, more
heroic, was the death Of Sergeant Robert
AQuade. During M'Leod's rush, this man,
also from the North of Ireland, saw two
men level their muskets on rests against a
nigh gap IN a bank, awaiting the uprise of
an enemy. The present Aujutant-Genera
brown, then a lad Of Is, attempted to as
ohd at the fatal spot. M'Quade, himself
only q years of age, pulled him back, say
ing IN a calm, decided tone: You are too
young, sir, to be killed. and then, offering
hs person to the fire, fell dead, pierced
With both balls" .T
aud speaking of the British soldiers gen
orally, he says in his preface: "What they
we're their successors no are. Witness the
wreck OF the ~BirAenhead, where 400 men. at
ue call of their heroic officers. Captains
wright and Girardodt, calmly and without
alhAA'llnur accepted death in a horrible form
l@'her Than endanger the women and child
WI saved in the boats. eThe records of the
ton AsIEzf s}3gGIS 1fse HS| S5NHfSTY
.es US add to these two recent examples,
"plcn we have all been reading in the
It" months-the poor golfers who
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-11

A TRAVELLER on horseback was once jog
ging along the road in the wire-grass region
of Georgia, when his attention was attract
ed by a small, tallow-faced urchin who was
plowlng a patch of corn near the roadside,
the patch being in every respect In full keep
ing with the general surroundings. The
traveller accosted the boy, when the follow
ing conversation ens,led
Hello, my son, your corn seems to be
small #Ets5 4#48#4I&I45
Yes sir we planted small corn"
.Ahl But what makes it look so yell
low %
:. We planted yellow corn" Us 5z2lz4=
"Well," said the traveller, as he moved
off. Il don't think you'll make more than
half Il crop" 4sssas
NO." said the toW-headed youngster,
raising his voice, I'VE don't expect to make
but1half a crop; we only planted ON shares,
anyway e'' ~. -4s4 y .i s4s .sat !.
The traveller trotted away perfectly salts
fed that it won't do to judge by appear
anees at all times. 41.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-11

worked night and day at %Pontypridd, with
Their lives in their hands, to rescue their
buried comrades; and the gambler in St.
Louls who went straight from the gaming
table into the fire, to the rescue of women
ana children, and died of the hurts after his
third return from the fIames.-Good Words.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-11

A scHooLMAsTER after giving one of his
scholars a sound drubblng for speaking bad
grammar, sent him to the other end of the
room to inform another boy that he wished
to speak to him, at the same time promis-
ing to repeat the dose if he spoke to him un-
dramatically. The youngster quite salts
fed with what he had received, determined
to be exact, and thus addressed his fellow
pupil "There is a common substantive, Of
the masculine gender, singular number,
nominative case, and in an angry mood, that
sits perched upon the eminence at the other
side of the room. wishing to a~rticulate 3
few sentences to you in the present tense.'
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-11
GOLDE N S EAVES.

Wayside roses bloom and fade
Bloom and die their own sweet way;
And know not where their fragrance goes,
@z@ Floating, floating day by day.
Pass the foot sore travellers;
Breathing in the dusty air,
They catch the odor OF the flowers,
And bless the grateful perfume there.
@td Such our lives. Sweet words Of kindneas
I5 Fall-we know not where or when.
Like the fragrance of the roses, fJ8#tH3I
s#tt5 Reaching far beyond our ken.
Fortune brings i'll some boats that arc
not steered. s3sd 3Hf . H4
We cannot conquer fate and necessity,
yet can yield to them in such ii way as to be
greater than il we could. I ts#af} af& #
-Mahy who find the day too long, think
life too short but short as life IL, some filri
it long enough to outlive their characters,
their constitutions and estates. ~ ei 500 ~
Every man is born for heaven, and Ire
is received III heaven who receives heavenm
himself while i'll the world, and he is te.xxcluc-
ed WHO. does not.h i44 t5st5ia $500
Worries eattthe life AWAY. They bring
wrinkles to the face and gray lairsl to tic
head, and half the time they are not only !
absolutely needless, but absurd. why, III
the name Of MI that is sensible, car We NOT
wait until the drasgl,t Of sao,rr!ott}s 9iissa forced
to Our lips, md not sup necdlesslSS " the
cup Of gall and wornwood?
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-11

A CHARMING female writer says that the
men like to "pick the ladies to pieces" 1t il
certainly very pleasant sometimes to take
them apart.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-10-11

DECLENsIoNs M CoNJUGATIoNs.-Miss
S., an American heiress and quite beau-
tiful, has been exciting much admiration in
London during the present season, and is
about to marry, it is said, the son of a no
blcman connected with the royal household.
American heiresses are by no means shun-
ned abroad quite the contrary, for they are
generally as we'll educated and in every way
as presentable as their foreign sisters, and
do not accept the first scion of nobility that
has a coronet about him. Some years ago
the daughter Of al American minister in
London was much sought after by patrician
youngsters. She was IN day discovered
writing letters, and observed, 81 am writ
ing my declensions. This London is a good
enough place for ilirtations, but / mean TO
conjugate at home"
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
One of BOwie's Duels.

At the appointed hour all parties were on the ground, Bowie, as usual, very cool. the Spaniard very furious and ex- cited. The .Spaniard's second won the choice of position, which gave the second of Bowie the word. They were to stand back to back, rifles perpendicular, up- ward or downward-to wheel, as before stated. Here arose an instance of genius over routine. In the arms the maneuv- CTS are intended for regularity before time; but, in such cases as this, regu- larity was of no moment, but time was everything. When the SPaniard heard the word to "wheel." he, of course, exc cuted it in true military style, in " three notions" but Bowie, whose whole life had been spent in depending upon him self, not regulating his movements by those of others who had been compelled, in his warfare against Indians or in pro- curing game, to take every position, ex' ecuted every change of body necessary for the occasion to insure success; in. stead of wheeling, as the Spaniard WAS doing, simply turned the body from the hips, or on the hips, holding tue feet firm which, of course, brought him around quicker than his antagonist, and enabled Bowie to fire first, and to drive his ball through the brain of his antagonist. This Bowie said any body could do if they only possessed the requisite nerve - Wiike's Spirit.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
The Growing Wheat.

The Chicago Times of Saturday morn- ing contains reports of the condition of the wheat crop from nearly every county in the states of Illinois, Michigan, ln- diana, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, Wisconsin and California. From these reports it is shown that in all the states, except Cal. ifornia, the prospect for an abundant harvest was never better. The growing wheat everywhere will be enormous. The Times correspondent at San Fran cisco, writes of the prospect in that state "Once in about four years California produces a good wheat crop. The av- craze is 1,000,000 tons. This was the crop in 1874. In 1875, the crop was S00,000 tons. Last year it was about twenty per cent. better. The area sown to wheat is about 2,200,000 acres The crop this year will be a partial failure probably not exceeding 500,000 tons This will break the grangers, and as Sar Francisco is totally wrecked on the stock market, the entire state may be con sidered a busted community. From present indications, thissswill prove thu most disastrous year California has eve experienced"
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
Explorations in the West.

For some years past our government has appropriated at each session of con gress means requisite for carrying o1 the survey of the territories, and at the last session the usual sums were granted for the prosecution of this work for the coming season. During the past four years the geological and typographical survey of Colorado has been completed. Every effort has been made to present, as fully as possible, all important feat ures of the region examined, and special attention has been given to all matter pertaining to the future development of the states Within the current veal. the reports and maps upon this survey will be given to the public. The former will comprise the annual reports for 1875 and 1876, and the latter will consist of an at las containing complete information as conveyed by typographical, geological and economic maps. On the economic sheets the distribution of the various grades of land, arable, pasture, etc, and the relative value of timber will be set forth, as we'll as the occurrence of metal liferous minerals in the various mining districts. Preparations are in progress at present for the prosecution of the sur veying work during 1877. In accordance with definite plan, three adjoining dis tricts have been selected as the field of operations during the ensuing season. A special party is organized for the estab- lishment of the primary triangulation, which will pass through all the districts, each of which is assigned to one of the regular surveying parties. All of them are composed of members of the survey who have already for number of years engaged in the same work, and are able to carry it out with the greatest possible despatch and accuracy of observation. Within two menths all the parties will take the field, and remain at their work so long as may be necessary for it's suc- cessful completion, or as the autumn storms setting in may permit.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
MatrimOny Extraordinary.

Wm. Smith, residing and doing busi- ness at No. 3,930 Lancaster avenue, west Philadelphia, cannot exist in single bles- sedness. Fifty three years ago, being then twenty years of age, he took unto himself his first helpmeet, who sickened and died. He mourned deeply, but at the end of four weeks had Mrs. Smith No. ? to comfort him. Life is uncertain, and again was William widower; only four weeks, however; but alas! Mrs. Smith the third joined her predecessors. Poor William; just four weeks from the time he wept over the grave of No. 3 he led No. to the altar. There seems, however, to have been a fatality attached to MT. Smiths matrimonial alliances, for again, he had to wear crape on his hat. The sister of No. tried as only warm hearted woman can, to comfort her dis consulate brother-in-law until his heart was deeply touched. But with his past sad experience, he hesitated. Yes, he waited this time till six weeks had ex- pired before he was by law entitled to can her sister wife. At the reception, Mir. William Smith received the con. gratulations of his forty-six children and grandchildren, besides host of friends. The bride last Monday celebrated her fifty-sixth birthday. She also has had some matrimonial experience, William being her third liege lord. Their com bined ages are just l28 years.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
How two Sides of the Mississippi Differ,

The difference in climate advantage between the east and west banks of the Mississippi in Louisiana is noticed in the New Orleans papers. The river aver ages but about thousand yards in width, yet the opposite banks are as diff ferently marked as if the interval were a thousand miles. Frosts seldom travel across the river. Whilst one side may be enjoying rain, the other may he parched with drouth. The diiiei' nee in vegetation is chiefly noticeable in the sugar culture, the plantations on the west bank of the river having ggreat advantages river having great advantages over those on the east bank, and these advan- tages are described as annually increas- ing. The last sugar crop on the west side yielded 56, $50 hogsheads. whilst that on the east side yielded but 34,09l hogs heads. These advantages are causing the sugar culture to be encouraged on the west side, where the yield per acre is
 reater whilst the unfavorable compe-
 ition causes the culture to diminish on the east side.- Phitadelohia Ledger.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
 Some Astonishing Dog Stories.

MT. Robert Riddle. who resides in the vicinity of the floating dock, is the owner of a setter whose performances are when Mir. Riddle, after a hard days work, fell asleep behind the counter of his wineroom, malicious person set fire bunch of oakum and placed it on MT. Riddles side. He then crept quietly out of the saloon. The setter "Fan" seized the smoldering oakum, and darting out of the door followed the retreating incendiary, and, under the pretense of fonding him, showed, with her nose, the oakum into his pocket. In a few mo ments the malicious rascal was Tn blaze, anl only saved himself from cremation by rushing into the bay.
 On another occasion well-dressed man saunterCd in Mir. Riddles saloon and called for a whisky sour. MT, Riddle found that he had not lime in hisplace, and whistled to "Fan," who immedi- ately started off to the other side of the street and returned in few moments with lime in her mouth.
 Once again did "Fan" show her ex- traordinary sagacity. A gander who long has ruled an extensive flock at the North Point dock was one day attacked by ferocious cat. "Fan" saw the in cident and ran to the gander's assistance. Seizing the blood-thirsty feline by the back of the neck, she dashed with him into the tide and dropped him in re- ceding wave. Every time the cat at tempted to land "Fan" kept him off until at last he sank exhausted and the gander triumphed San Francisco Maii
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10

heartburn. Alter two meals changed off on to brick bats. see you are aston ished, but truth is my motto and here is the proof"
 He pulled out piece of brick and held it to the citizens nose. There were tooth marks, and no chance for argu- ment.
 "They don't agree with me" sighed the old man. The per cent. of nutri- ment doesn't hardly come up to my standard, and bad taste fingers in my mouth. only ate half dozen cad then changed off to old boots. take one like this, soak it over night M strong lye, shake out the pegs in the morning, and then we boil 1t with an old bone, sprinkle in little bran, and the soup fills up, if nothing more. This is the fourth old boot, and I suppose I could get along all right for week or so, but to-day is my birthday and I thought I'd like little bread to sort O commemorate the occa- sion."
 The citizen looked at him, mouth open, and not word to say:
 tI suppose I might skirmish around and find an old piece of buffalo robe and bake it fer dinner, but if you had jus. as soon lend me ten cents I think I'll accept it."
 The citizen handed out the money like man in dream, and slowing it down his pocket the old man picked up the boot and smelled of the heel, lifted up the picket and bit off a silver, and said as he moved away:
 If you ever get down to brick-bats call on me for l0an."
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
THE BASKET WILLOWS.

The basket willows stood before the rain With straight arms 1.-the and bare; But now they bow sheathed in mail Of ice All bend as if in prayer. They lean toward the south; esch one is bent As all were moved by the same pure intent. For they were moved upon by the north wind, And every limb and spray Is heavy with the ice, and each IS bent In the same lowly way. Bent to the very ground, yet we know we'll, :, 0 lithesome willow, how the power doth dwell In every Timber twig of thine to spring Back to it's wonted place. Each will button robe of gladness, each Bud into teuder grace. The bees will come to gather stores from thee Ere blossoms open on another tree' Heart-rain fell slowly, freezing as it felli And it was hard to wear The robe of heaviness that weighed thee down; And yet exceeding fair Is grief's white garment, and we iniy pray To robe of gladness it may change some day. The Sun of Righteousness shall rise on thee And make exceeding fair Close-woven mali of grief that Loves own hand Hath given thee to wear; Thou believest yea thou knowest, Loves own mish Transfigures all things with it's holy light
 N r. Eseninq Post.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
More Talk from Gen. sherman About
 the War.

General sherman thinks that the Tur- ko-Russia war will eventually cul- minate in the greatest outbreak which has occurred for centuries past; that
 Austria will soon be in it, and that be-
 fore Constantinoplc is taken England
 will probably interfere and thus become involved. He says that large army of Russians will cross the Danube some- where between Rustchuk and Varna,
 and that both of these cities, with Siles- tria, will be the scenes of great fighting.
 The Russians will push on into Mol. david, and down to Galatz, if they can get there. At that place, he thinks, a terrific battle will be fought; but in his opinion the great battle field of the cam paign will be fought at Schumia, the immense fortified camp of the Turks, He thinks the Russians are moving with an army of about three hundred thou sand men Tn that direction. He is of opinion that if the Russians are paying gold for what they use in the Moldavian and Wallachian provinces, the farmers will continue to go on and raise their crops but if they take by force, and de. vastate the country, then the farmers business in that great producing country will entirely suspend. He says the Turks will make more determined re- sistance than thev had every made be- fore, and that their navy now in the Black sea, IS far superior to the Russian, and that it would not surprise him if the Turks perpetrated bold flank movement and captured Odessa in the Black sea, the chief depot of supplies, etc, for the marching armies of the czar. He believes that before the war is over
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
Wonderful Wood Caryers.

Children will all be interested to know where their "Noah's Arks" full Of ami mals come from. St. Ulrich in Tyrol (Austria) is perhaps the most distin- ruished place in the world for the manu- facture of wooden toys. A correspon- dent of the Philadelphia Saturday Even- ipg Post calls it the Capital of Toy land" Hundreds of people, here do precisely.t the same things, and have been doing them all their lives. There is an old woman who carves cats, dogs, wolves, sheep, goats and elephants. She has made these animals her whole life long, and has had no idea how to cut anything else. She has no model or drawing to work by, but goes on steadily, using gauges of different sizes, and shaping her animals with,wonderful ease and truth to nature. She learned from her mother how to carve these sex animals, and her mother had learned in like manner from hers. She has now taught the art to her granddaughter. In the house next to that of this old woman lives a fine, brown man, who carves large Christs for churches. It is sight to see Herr Schooner at work. He has no model: His block is not even pointed, as It would be if he cut it in marble. He has noth- inc to guide him save his consummate knowledge, but he dashes at his work Tn a wonderful way, sceoping out the wood in long flakes at every rapid stroke. But he is an artist It takes him ten days to cut figure of three-quarters life size, and fifteen to execute one as large as lie. The wood for the last costs fifteen iiorns, and his price for the figure is forty-five, about e4 los English.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
A Device That Didn't Work.

In France so great is the dread of mil itary service that conscripts employ various devices to escape it. A story IS told of a conseript who recently feigned paralysis of the right arm. Alter many attemp pts to expose the fraud had failed {, it was proposed to amputate the arm, in the expectation that the man would con fess that he was shamming, rather than lose it. All arrangements were made, and the knife was in the hand ot the surgeon, but the conscript did not fiinch, proceeding with the amputation, He was ordered to the hospital, to reach which the river must be crossed. It was planned that the conscript should be suddenly tossed into the river When the unfortunate man foilnd hlmssii com :. nelled to sink or swim, he kept himself afloat some time with his left arm but finally, to save his life, struck out msn' fully with his right arm.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-10
His True Story.

A citizen was yesterday halted near the soldiers monument by frank faced old man who had fence picket in one hand and an old boot in the other. He said he wanted ten cents to buy bread with, and the citizen replied:
 "I don't know anything about you. There are lots of dead-beats and impos- tors around"
 See here," began the old man as he laid the picket and boot down, " l live on Croghan street, and l can take you to forty men who know it. We haven't had anything in the house for week. Day before yesterday 1 began eating the pickets of the fence, while my wife com menced on bedroom door. l know everybody would think I was liar, and so brought one of the pickets along. There's the marks of my teeth to show for themselves"
 Yes, looks as if you had bitten in there," replied the citizen as he scanned the picket" :,
 "1 don't like 'em," confined the old man. The slivers kinder catch as they go down, and the paint gives me the