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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27
ReWarding Honesty.

A little girl whose mother keeps can
dy shop in Brooklyn, New York, was pass
ing the Brooklyn Athen9um one most in
clement day recently and found wallet
stuffed with bank bills She Immediately
concluded it had been dropped by some
attending the entertainment then going
on in the building. Notwithstanding
the cold, and mayhap the temptation, she
waited for the crowd to come out in order
to find the owner. Among the first two
ladies handsomely dressed came down the
staircase together, and as they passed so
near the little girl as almost to overturn
her basket, she heard one of them ex-
claim: :" How unfortunate! there were
$500 in my wallct!' With flushed face
the little girl stopped her and said: IL
found the money. l have been waiting
to find the owner!' While bystanders
looked on, the lady serenely remarked:
" That will do, little girl: I am sorry |
haven't penny to give you,' and walked
on. .-.
AS counterpart of this, with humor-
GUS complexion, story is told of young
man in New York who found pocket
book containing a considerable sum of
money and advertised it. The wallet was
identified by some one living short dis
lance out of the city, and the young man
dispatched it to the owner. AS his fellow
clerks in the Office were acquainted with
the circumstances there was an expect
ant group about tile young man few
days later as he was opening an express
package coming from the place where his
correspondent lived. The expectation
received a most comical shockas the torn
wrappings revealed a paper box add the
box uncovered displayed a pound or two
Eof common candy, which the grateful
owner of the wallet begged the honorable
young man Ito accept as a slight etc.
No allusiOn was made to refunding the
cost of advertising.
Completeness, however, goes in groups
of three; so, as setting for these two
jewels of generosity, we give the expert
ence OF boy of fourteen years who is in
the employ of well-known dry-goods
house in Broadway, New York. One day
not long ago he found a diamond earring
in box OF ribbons he was instructed to
put in order, and Immediately took it to
the office. AS information had already
been received from prominent gentle
man in Brooklyn that his daughter had
lost such valuable jewel while shopping
in tie city, the boy himself was dis
patched with it to the owner. The gen
tleman received him very kindly, asked
various questions about his family, etc.,
drew check for one hundred dollars and
sent him back to his employers with
note requesting them to cash it for him.
The gift was most opportune, as the fam
lily have had a hard time to keep the wolf
| from the door,
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27
Some Gentlemen.FarmerS

New York Letter to Rochester Democrat.
Secretary Evarts' Vermont farm is said
to exhaust the best part Of his income
He has seventy head Of cattle, 200 sheep,
sixteen horses, and twenty-five swine
The extent Of land is 800 acres. Last
year 200 tons of hay were cut, costing the
proprietor not much more than double
the market price. More than 1000 bush
els of corn were raised at an estimated loss
of so cents pound, and, therefore, ought
to be of good quality. His pork is esti-
mated at 20 cents a pound, and chickens
at So pair.
Beecher last year raised about $4,000
They cost him $3.50 bushel, according
to estimate, and as the market in this
city was 81, any one can see how much
he made. Beecher can send beef to the
New York market at so cents pound,
and can raise oats at as low a mark as So
a bushel. His butter is reckoned at S1.25
a pound, and his eggs at IS cents dozen.
He cleared $780, 900 by lecturing last win
ter, and if he maintains such an income
he will be able to continue farming.
Cough lectures five times a week, his
fee being 5000. He has farm in Wor-
cester, which at one time contained 175
acres. He has no children, but his ex-
penses are very heavy, and to bring mat
tiers in snug shape, he sold part of his
land, and reduced the farm to 1875 acres,
which is as extensive as his income will
admit. Afew years ago his wife, who
was Yankee girl, undertook to raise
fancy fowls, which some say are very
profitable. She got up very nice vari-
ETY., and at rather reasonable expense,
for the Shanghais did not cost more than
$75 PAIR. The Cochin Chinas were a
little cheaper, and bantams could be rated
at from $50 to $40. After stocking the
place with these rare birds, Cough, it is
said, found that if they were to be kept
up he would "be obliged'' to lecture on
Sundays as we'll as on weekdays to make
a living. When it costs SIS to winter
chicken, man needs a good income
The system was, therefore, changed; the
fowls were abolished, and regular crops
tried with decided success. As long as
Coughs rye does not cost more than IS
per bushel, and the other crops are kept
at an equally reduced rate, his present in
come will enable him to live in a very
decent manner. There is nothing like s
farming life for men who have plenty of
money.
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NO KISS!

kiss me, WILL sang Marguerite
Toa pretty little tune,
Holding up her dainty mouth,
Sweet rs roses born in June
Will was ten years old that day,
And he pulled her golden curls,
Tcasingly, and answcr-madc:
"Pm too old dom kiss girls"
Ten years pass, and Marguerite
Smiles as Will knecls ut her feet,
Gazing fondly in her eyes,
Praying" Won't you kiss me, sweet"'
Rite is seventeen to-day;
With her birthday ring she toys
For u moment, then she replies;
I'm too old Il don't kiss boys"
-Xddge Elliot in Bald,uin'S 4N0nthly.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27

"Pray sir" said Lady Wallace to David
Hume, II am often asked what age am ;
what answer should make?" Mi. Hume,
Immediately guessing her ladyship's
meaning, said: MADAM, when you are
asked that. question again, answer that
you have not yet come to the years of dis
cretion." @-
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-06-27

There is something indescrlbably grand
in the indomitable perseverance with
which our Courthouse architects, year
after year, attempt to perch 10000
pounds of dome on about 256 pounds of
foundation.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10
A Scrap of History.

March 2 was generally remembered
in the country Of unbounded pastures
and long-horned cattle as the anniver-
sary of the declaration of independence
on the part of Texas. On that day,
thirty-nine years ago,a handful of earn
est and heroic men, at the old town of
Washington, on the Brazos, declared
that Texas should henceforth be free
from Mexican domination, though more
than half the little band who had rallied
to resist the invading hosts of Mexico
had already fallen victims to the super
ior forces or atrocious treachery of their
enemies. The massacres of the Alamo
and Goliad had sent thrill of horror
throughout the civilized world land men
had come to look upon Texas as the
scene of another fall of Warsaw and
humiliation Of Poland. Dropping the
pen with which the declaration was
signed, the little band Of patriots siezed
whatever arms were at hand, and meet
ing the destroying army of Santa Anna
on the plains of San Jacinto, turned
back the bloody tide of war and only
stayed their victorious arms when they
were weary Of slaughter, when the
names of martyred brethren had been
fully avenged, and when their surviv-
ing foes, completely overpowered, were
suppliants for mercy. Texas had then
but handful of heroes. Her armies
were counted only by hundreds, and her
population did not exceed twenty five
thousand, including all ages, sexes and
colors, excepting Indians. Now her
people number nearly two millions, and
what was then wilderness is a state
covered with farms, towns, cities, and
all the evidences of modern progress,
wealth and civilization.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10

was seized from behind by pair of
brawny arms. Phil dropped his paddle
into the river and a struggle ensued.
Both were powerful men, and as they
struggled the canoe was rapidly nearing
the falls. Phil saw this and made a
desperate effort to free himself from the
iron grip of the Indian. This he finally
did, and made desperate leap into the
water. Grssping rock that projected
about two feet above the water, he
climbed to the top and sat watching
the Indian, who was standing erect in
the canoe singing his death song, when
the canoe plunged over the falls and the
Indian was seen no more. The report
of the rifle brought the party to the spot
and canoe was sent to the rescue of
the half-drowned scout, who was taken
to the camp. This ended the annoyance
for the time.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10
RAILROAD TIME TABLE


Until further notice the Postoffice will be
open for delivery and reception of mail mat
ter from a. m. to sp. m. daily, except Sun,
days, and on Sundays one hour after arrival
Of Western mail. Omaha time Is the time of
the office.
Money order office open from a. m. to p.
m. daily, except Sundays.
Western malls close daily at lilo p. m.
Eastern mails close daily ut 3:l9 p. m.
Denver Pacific Railway, including Denver
and Southern mails close at p. m.
Malls arrive from the east daily atl:20 p. M,
and from the west daily at 2:5O p. m.
Mails arrive from Denver, Col. and way,
via Denver Pacific X. w, at S:37 p. m.
Mails close for Fort Laramie and Red Cloud
and spotted Tail Agencies on Sundays, Tues
days and Thursdays at p. m.
Mails arrive from Fort Laramie and Red
Cloud and spotted Tail Agencies on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays ut Gp. m.
Mail closes for Davis Rancho on Mondays
at u. m.
Mall arrives from Davis Rancho Tuesdays
at p. m.
Mail closes for Fort Collins and Longmont,
Col, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays ut
Mail arrives from Fort Collins and Long
mont, Col, Mondays, Wednesdays and FRI
Il. CLAICHE. Postmaster.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10
CHEYENNE WYOMING. SATURDAY MORNING MARCH TO- 1877
4 tablespoons, Q crane hooks, coffee
mill and / lantern. 8Gf

I PROVISIONS.
Five pounds Of coffee, pound of
tea, 20 pounds of sugar, 2 boxes yeast
powder, 1 sack of salt, quart of syrup
and jug, quarts Of vinegar, quart Of
sperm oil, 1 dozen boxes Of matches,
35 pounds of -four.
Mining Tools.
Four mining shovels, strap gold picks,
gold pans, sluice forks; l two-inch
augur, half-inch augur, hatchet,
hammer, screw-driver, draw-shave,
hand saw, file, gold scale, assorted nails
and screws and gold blower.
A complete outfit should also include
rubber boots. heavy pegged boots, extra
double miners blanket, rubber blanket,
pack saddles, lariats and pins.
Those who desire to purchase their
own teams for the transportation of
miners and miners. supplies, can pro-
cure an outfit to much better advantage
in Cheyenne than elsewhere. Grocer
les, provisions, clothing, mining tools
and all other necessary articles can be
procured at this point. The following
may be considered average prices for
animals and wagons.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10
Fight With an Indian.

1t was in the spring Of 1876, that a
party left Omaha to explore the course
of the Big Sioux, Upper Missouri and
the Yellowstone Rivers. The party
was led by the famous Phil and Will
liam Havens. These two worthless
were noted for their reckless bravery,
and being both powerful men they were
chosen by the party to accompany the
expedition. The party left early on the
morning of the fifth of April, and for
two weeks nothing occurred beyond the
usual events of prairie life, when they
began to be annoyed by something WIS.,
iting the traps that the party had set
for the purpose of securing game.
Night after night they took their turn
at watching for nearly a week. Wild
Phil's turn had come for the second
time, anil just after sunset he took up
his position in thick clump of bushes
that overlooked the river. He had re-
manned there about two hours, when
the moon began to rise, throwing a
strange, fitting light over the water.
As he sat there, with his trusty rifle
resting over his arm, he saw an Indian
canoe. gradually floating down the
stream, with an Indian sitting in the
stern. His paddle was motionless.
Phil raised his rifle to fire, when the
thought flashed across his mind that it
was not a live Indian but dummy,
so taking down his rifle he again peered
through the faint light, when he saw the
canoe gradually nearing the opposite
bank, and it soon disappeared beneath
the bushes that overhung the water. A
few minutes later and the canoe again
appeared, with live Indian in the PROV,
who swiftly padded the canoe across
the river. Phil again raised his rifle,
and just as the Indian was stepping out
Of the canoe upon the muddy shore he
fired. There was a loud report that
rang out upon the night air, a shrek,
and an Indian measured his length on
the ground. Phil quickly left his place
OF concealment, and advancing to the
Indian lifted him into the canoe. Pick
Ing up the paddle he quietly and steal
thily forced the canoe up the rapid
stream toward the camp; but he had
scarcely reached the channel, when he
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10
From Cheyenne to the Black Hills.

A fine natural road, over which the
United States mails have been carried
for many years, leads from Cheyenne,
to Fort Laramie, distance of ninety
miles. This route passes through a
settled country, and good ranches are
found at convenient distances from
each other. From Fort Laramie to
Custer and Deadwood City good wag-
on road is found, which has recently
been shortened by our county officers,
thus reducing the distance necessary to
be travelled by freight teams over sixty
miles. The whole distance from Chey-
enne to Deadwood over thisroad is about
two hundred and thirty miles. The
Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage COM
pany, Luke Voorhees,, superintendent,
makes at present tri-weekly trips over
this road to Custer and Deadwood, car
rying passengers, express matter and
the U. s. mails. Early in the spring this
company will puton daily line of coach
es and, with superb outfit of horses
and stages, well-kept stations at con-
venient points, and reasonable charges,
this stage line will continue to be the
only first-class line of communication
between the Black Hills mining towns
and the outside world
The Stage company sells first class
tickets to Custer at $780, 90; to Deadwood
City, $4,000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10
THE BLACK HILLS.
F acts of Interest to Those Who
are Going There.
Cheyenne as an Quitting
Point.

In answer to the many communica-
tions which we receive daily, we have
compiled the following budget of infor-
nation, for the benefit of all those who
are afflicted with the Black Hills fever.
While it is not as complete as we
might desire and promise to make it,
we think it will answer most of the
questions asked. The first query pro-
pounded is whether we really believe
there is gold in the Black Hills. This
has been too we'll proven to admit of
doubt. Good judges who have the
means of knowing, estimate the amount
of gold brought from the Hills during.
the year 1876, at a million and half of
dollars; as much more remains undoubt-
ly in the hands of miners and merchants
in the several settlements; for it is only
recently that the Cheyenne and Black
Hills Stage company has commenced
to carry gold dust with q guarantee of
safe delivery.
Gold is found in paying quantities in
nearly all the mining districts opened.
The richest discoveries in placer and
quartz mining have, however, been
made on Deadwood and Whitewood
creeks, and along these creeks cluster
the principal mining towns in the Black
Hills.
Owing to the hostility of the Indians
the mountain ranges west and north of
Deadwood received last year but lit
tie attention from the prospector; but
it is known that that section also
abounds in gold and silver, which dur
ing the present year will be brought to
light by the hardy miner.
How to Reach the Black Hills.
Without decrying any of the propos-
ed routes from points on the Upper
Missouri river, we assert that the route
from Cheyenne northward is the safest,
speediest, cheapest and best to reach the
Black Hills. Cheyenne is at the juno
tion of the two competing railroads from
the East-the Union Pacific and Kan
sas Pacific. 1t will be two days. rail-
road travel to Cheyenne from Chicago
or st. Louis. The following table will
show the distance and present rate Of
fare from these two points to Cheyenne:
Ist class I'd class
Miles. Fare. Fare.
St. Lonis via St. Joe to Omaha ~ iS 90 Is %
Omaha TO Cheyenne............... 5l6 81 90 q 90
Chicago to Cheyenne............-.l006 AZ 90 81 20
st Louis to Cheyenne, via
Leavenworth and Denver...lo5s 40 90 40 10
We are credibly informed by the rep
resentatives of these two railroad COM
panies, that special rates will be given
from Chicago to Cheyenne, to Black
Hills parties, which will be at least one
third less than the above rates.
Through tickets from Omaha to Gus
ter City via Cheyenne, are being sold at
the U. P. ticket offices at the following
rates:
droS Eirst class: ass: s55 @ %
9Sconu ID "
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10

p6 > 0O0 per day at hume. Samples worth
kpC E kpHU IS free. sTINsoN q Co.,
Portland. Me.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10
Outfits for Miners.

As miners and prospectors generally
travel in parties not less than four, we
give below list Of the necessary arti-
cles needed by four men with teams,
comprising provisions and grain for
ninety days:
Five hundred pounds best quality Of
-four in so lb. sacks; 1900 pounds grain;
200 pounds sifted corn meal; 20 pounds
Drowned coffee; pounds of tea; gal
Ions syrup; gallons vinegar; 10 pounds
dried apples; so pounds white beans;
100 pounds bacon; salt, black and red
pepper, mustard, etc. And in camp
chest the following articles:
COOKING UTENSILS.
Two camp kettles, l coffee pot, l min
er's oven, fry pan, II dish pan, ladle,
] meat fork, tin cups, tin plates, 1
butcher knife, A set knives and forks,
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1877-03-10
Table Of Distances from Cheyenne to Dead
wood City.

This route follows the old stage road
travelled last year. When Wards cut
off from Hat creek, via Old Woman's
Fork to Pleasant Valley is completed,
land he is under contract to have the
road ready for travel by March 31st, J
this route will be shortened over sixty
miles. The stage stations will be trans
ferred to the new road, and the dis
tance to be travelled by the Cheyenne
and Black Hills coaches will thus be
reduced to 230 miles.
Fare from Chicago to Deadwood, via chey-
emo.
The several railway, running west
from Chicago are selling through tick
cts from that city to the Black Hills at
the follouinu rates.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-03
mine to Lease.

A MINI TO LEASR.-APPLY AT THE
n ofzcs Of g. W. BAKER
kVrsks June -. is-7. isei<f
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-03
NOTICE..

V'0 THE MINERS EMPLOYED on
L Ruby Hill, ard ~bo have not hitherto
ioin d the 4.uby Hill Miners UnIyu. We
hereby gave notice to all su0h n0n.l nion
men 10 come and Join the hHby iii ! Miners
Uni "A within TX weeks. Meetings he'd
EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT. by order o the
Uni u. SEa. LEWIS, Secretary.
Eureka, Julv p. 1871. jyzs-zw
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-03
For Sale or Rent.

AA A nuUSE AND LOT on RUBY
zs.1 Hill is fer sale or rent. IL has four
--A sp2eiOus rooms. and the property IS
ellgibiy located For particulars apply 70
MATT KYLE. Main street
E-reks. T71s .. is--. ieesE
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DRUGS, NJ MEDICINES.
Patent Medicines, Paints. Oils, Var.
ntslses, Glass. Paint Brushes, Etc,
which will be sold at New York prices. as
follows:
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-08-03

All kinds paints. colors. paint brushes. oils.
glass. drugs, toilet articies-and in fact. every
thing in our line at reduced prices 70 si.i the
times. +. j. SCHNEIDER & co.
Eureka. July 81. 1877. nugl-tf
, 1877-01-08

you will anl when the Tabernacle meetings
are oyer, In the broken spirits a1lt exhausted
Iirca that rai1le there and ffrtisd new Health
and strength 70 bc men and wv.nc,l. They All
feel younger who have caught the trnc secret.
The shadow on the dsl has gone backward ten
degrees. 1t may be- and should be, our secret
in this church, and In all churches, this New
YEARS. Sunday. VIC find THO living God,
and then We wonder how Nature could 40
tranaform herself. The glory anil beau
ty OF tbs old day has all but
returned to her,-we find the livt,,g. t;ul, and
sre no morc afraid Of the drift u Hts Irosi-
dencc. We look on the bright side, aud the
promIso OF the dawn Is in The most dismal dis
astcrs.. We find the living God, and the chill
dren whisper 10 us Of new heavens and new
earth hidden In tllelr Advent aud find that the
last vino at the feast OF life n still the best as
the Grandchildren begin to make their bIctsctf
racket IN the home that was growing a little
rad by reason Of tts emptiness. We find tile
living tiod, ANIL the heaven Of o,lr childhood
touches tho heaven Of cur rtlrr n1c. The
shadows fall back. and the great word comes
true, "lle TINT fiseth and belIcyctA In Nc shall
ncycs t1fe.h
We find the living Cod and then, though like
this man We arc troubled still with Il weak
nature. and see no great hope hoonny ont in
that on which we net most store, yet like this
man We Tan nourish the thought that tllr s,nId
abidcs, and the evil dies. ead tho good fa.l,:r
had bad son, hut the worth leaYcrl over
Sanatsah and never stayed or failed. but was
perfected at last In tho Christ. There /. no
stayini, anil no failure to this which att'lcs IN
the tlcepest heart Of us. II IL tho eternal lilc
when il sEUws from our faith In tbs living Uvti.
, 1877-01-08

elc0ant,-peshaps too much 30 for the size Of
the rlAcc. Some Of tl1ctn arc IN Imitation Of the
itr-farne'l sa.ons Of Chicago, with long. elegant
BARR nis:,cd III silver rfaie. marble, anil fnnrY
Earring in wuotl, willis fountains, hanging
baskets, and beautiful singing. birds make up the
Notslthstan'iii,E the fact Of tho existence
OF certain number of iE.tclass places, In
htmerable thtrd-rate saloons arc to be found on
alnrst every corneF, all stcmln9fT making
living, though The lrnpsctoTs arc not 70 prcsen-
tlous as sl"'r hi.hcr:tonc'l brethren. How they
u tlnancial sasnat!on, ul.en hfgh rents, bar
staring them tn the lace, Is per-
haps mystery only known 10 the pro.
prictor hirnsclt.. nu.iness Is getting 10 be CT
treincly dull with MANY Of the sa1ooo-kcepers,
heard Oh oil s'iea tint, unless something Is done
- Inwer thu cSpcnscs of running tt,cir cstat,.
lishmenta a majority Of the proprietors will
havs TO close theft tH,rs and engage In sos1e
utheF kind nf business. Within the last few
tlaFs the Sheriff l'as turned the key upon quite
number pf ~ell-kn0Tn saloon men, and the cit J
Will soon ftllhW suit unless sunr Ut tho propr-
ctors NOW In arrears fhr ]t:en.e do nut liquid
ate the nct trssary nnhunt fur further cuiltin-
,ianrc Of their business. An organization toEnc-
what political in It's character IL at thls ttn,e
bclnE perfected among number Of the katoun
incn. WHO have in view tfa election Of new
trt of Aldermen, TO take place ncIt sprinG,
nnI hcn who are known Ms not Icing high
l'"ense advocates arr alrcady talked about as
htlng very available candidates for all liberal.
minded ntcn tovote for. lnmy mind It will prove
MI hHextreneiy ltlllcu1t task to eFcu succetl IN
re1urtnc thu present. ll!ensc Ut the time the
s;.L salus'n n ncn wl.h for. Il may be dong some
adyocatcs arc ccasly In tho majority.
ttSTNRKtE ST4SLET,'