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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-15
Good for Babies.

We are pleased to say that our baby
was permanently cured OF serious protraot-
ed irregulafity OF the bowels by the use OF
Hop Bitters by its mother, which at the
same tia.e restored her to perfect health
and strength. The Parents University
avenue, Rochester, n. Y. See another
column.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-04
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The Modern Course of True Love.
by WALLER CAREY.

ny WALLER CAREY.
They met amid the bathrooms glare.
And only this had either noted
hat he was dark and she wa~ fair
when brealhless in the waltz they floaied.
but 10 that instant Cupid hung
chain that bound their hearts together:
She thought that Hybla tipped his tongue
Although he enly praised the weather
To him her spirit seemed divine,
Though stlll she talked but commonplsces.
Her accents breathcd the tunetul Nine.
:, her lace and figure all the Graccs.
Ills coat her critic eve approved;
ne owned perfection in her bodice;
And u TO her god he moved.
To him no less she swan a go.l,le..
80 when 'hev danced II seemed TO each
Their bliss had brimmei it, fullest measure ::
And when they sat In tender speech.
Life held for them no equal pleasure.
80 sitting pleased and ben; 20 please
Or whirling through the gslop's mazes
uneonsciouslv by swim degrees
Ihey slipped through all loves sweetest
He brought her sand witches and salad
WIN here hint Of deep despair
And there snatch OF wof1i ballad
with pensise psuses. shirts abrupt,
hhu sl'tAhiuS gaps OF conversation,
Ana - hF turns they sighed aud supped
And Sid from ices to Irritation
he squeezed her hand. she blu.hed and sighed.
:, heT iip. sa'd "fieF' but not her glances:
lie told oi lovers that had died
or cruel miid> in old romances:
lie casped her waist. ne stole a ki...
Her eye> still foilei her lips How dare ~, -.
They dropped cold Mr." formal Mise
And be wa, Frank and she wa MARY.
/ fifteen delicious minutes passed;
Love, star had reached its elimination.
Twin souls they knew themselves a, last
Born for each other from creation
lie s~ore- ere half an hour went by.
She was his bosoms only idol:
much che vowed with rsnturous eve.
The glad youth urged An early bridal.
Al. sweet, coy maiden shame. No more
Than this the modest Muse Discovers
They parted at her carriage door
Esrth's fondc,t pair Il plighied lovers.
" IN kisses, tears and vows to meet
They parted-and Loves Niua n.l.
NeN, day she cut him on The street.
And he the false one never knew II,
NcribRcr's "Brlc-I- RTIc." .Infs.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-04

Mr.. BRYANT's WnL.-The will OF the
late William Cullen Bryant was offered for
probate Saturday. 1t Is dated Dec 6, 1872,
in mis- own handwriting, remarkably legible
aud bears no trace Of trembling or ner-
vousness. Beside his two daughters, one
the wife of Parke Goodwin, and the other
unmarried. only two persons get any por-
ton of the estate, which is estimated at
$3.50, 600. Had Mr.. Bryant survived his
children, the estate was to have been
equally divided between his nephews and
neces and those Of his wife. The beQuest
otherwise than to his daughters are four
acres Of land and 5000 in money to the
overseer of his estate, George B. Cline, and
$500 to the latter's son. All the rest of the
property, including Mr.. Bryant's interest
in the Evening Post, is equally divided be-
tweeo his daughters. II either daughter
dies childless her share shall 20 to the sur
viving sister, and 1t is especially directed
that the properly given the daughters shall
be settled in such manner as to be free
from intermeddllog or control OF the hus-
band OF either. The executors Of the will
are John A. Graham, John Bigelow, John
| Il. Plat, George b. Cline, and the testa-
tors daughter, Julia s. Bryant.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-04

When man is happy, every effort to
express his happiness mars its complete
ness,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-04

A young man in an Austin New.
barber SHOP was particular about hav.
ing his moustache nicely perfuued
"Going to call on young lady i su' .
poser the barber asked. The young
man, with much dignity, replied,
"See here, my friend, do you suppose
l put perfumery on my moustache be-
cause I'm going to see a man, or a boy,
or an old woman, or babe in arms !
Do men gather grapes of thorns, OF
figs of thistles?
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-04

The largest number of tickets sold on any
one day were 5S,1l7.
You have doubtless heard that Ameri-
July in the Bois de Bologne; will write
you about it after the celebration.
Z. A. S.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-04

A Harrison Sunday School teacher
was telling her scholars the other Sunday
about bad boy who stole 500. when
she twas interrupted by one Of her audi.
ence, with the query: And how did he
get such bully chance"
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-07-04

Here is an extract from q little boys
first composition: 'W'en cats Is swear
in and . blasfepin' aud tryin' the cages
Of their steam 6i'lers In the back yard at
mite. 1t makes teller Offie Trade, II he isn't
sleepin' with bis big brother"
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The sermon Of the best preacher 10 the
world will not make ~ much impression
upon q congregation as the sudden patter-
ing Of rain on the window panes Of q church
containing two hundred new spring bon
nets.-TfOy Wig.
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Terms of Subscription.

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PARAsOLs.

No one who makes business of being
fashionable will fail TO have bright red
parasol for driving. Brigh: red, with a ter
rible looking club for the handle. Only
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satin overspread with small figures or
stripes-in appearance exactly like that
used for geDtlemen's cravats. Charming
parasols are Of brocaded silk in refined
shades, and plain silk parasols are beauti-
fully embroidered and edged with fine
white or blacn.
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ss.s b, Maii ON receipt az Price. 81.
1'Hk untold miserics that result from indscrc.
L uOn IN earl lite may be allcviAted ane cured
Those " ho doubt THE assertion should purchase
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31
A Fortune In q Few Hours.

IMPORTANT petroleum developments
are being made on the Riddle Farm, Of
Harms City, in Butler County. The ter
ritory is not new, as for several years
past several third-sand wells have been
operated on it. That of q. E. Emer-
son, small, and considered of little
value, was recently drilled deeper, when
a prolific fourth-sand rock was struck,
and the we'll named "Old Teaser."
This well, with machinery and five-acre
lease, were offered for @3, 500, and, find
ing no buyers, the owner, just for luck.
concluded to drill the hole deeper. This
was done. and in q few hours an unex.
pected rock was struk. In one day the
%, 500 property was increased in value
to 100000, and q sensation created in
oil circles over the development. En-
tensive preparations were at once maze
to drill the old wells in that neighbor-
hood deeper, and work on new rigs
commenced. Leases we're in great de-
mand and fictitious prices paid. The
great incentive was the known value
and lasting qualities of fourth-sand
wells, as compared with short-lived
producers in some localities. On Friday
last, the Cooper Well, on the lease adj
joining Emerson's, and the Thomas
Well, on the McClymond's Farm, ad-
joining the Riddle Farm, struck the
fourth sand, aud began running at .
rate that promised to eclipse "Old
Teaser. "-Rttsburgh Commercial.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31

turtles after the Christian ora the efficacy
OF an arrangement Of metal to pro-
tect from lightning was known. 1t
does not prove that they understood
the rationale of the process, but the fact
indicates that they were close observ-
ers of natural phenomena in those
days. One of the greatest benefits
which has been conferred on mankind
was the use of an@sthetics in surgery
certain agents, such as chloroform,
which enable surgeon to perform the
most painful operations without inflict-
ing suffering on the patient. There is
clear proof that the use of such agents
was known to the teachers of the Tai
mud. We read in it: "They gave him
to drink potion, which cast him into
a profound sleep, SO that they were en-
abled to perform the operation of gas
tronomy." The Talmud mentions ar
tificial teeth, "a tooth that was put in, -
"a tooth covered with gold so as to
stop and hide the decay" We find in
the Talmud the first mention of insur-
ance-" there were societies of ship
owners and ass-drivers, who agreed to
make good the loss of a ship or an ass
which any of their company had sus-
tanned, provided that the loss did not
take place through 'wilful neglect. -
With this quotation of phrase, used
in contracts, which still agitates the
English Law Courts, DIR. Herman Adler
brought that part of his lecture to a
close. He observed in the sequel that
the ralmud has very few references 20
trade. Most of the Jews mentioned in
1t were students, artificers or agricult-
urists.-LOntlOn Times,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31

game. upon which he partially sub
slsts. The neighbors also bring him
clothing and provisions stealthily. He
would accept no charities of this kind
directly. and his friends put needful
things in his way. They have also
tried to coax him out of his cave, in
vain. His dress is very peculiar. His
shoes are pieces of board with a leather
strap tackled on to fit his foot, and the
rest of his costume is of this primitive
description. He is six feet tall and
very thin, and lately his health has
failed. Being sixty-five years old it is
not likely he can stand many more
hard winters in his cave, and may not
last this winter through. His dwelling
has no furniture except one stool, on
which he seats himself when visitors
come, and asks them to find chairs.
His general reception-day is Sunday,
and he likes to see the young people,
who make excursions to his cave The
Major refuses to tell any more of his
history than is given above, and is sus-
picious of close questioncrs. Some
have cast upon him the imputation of
counterfeiting, but there is no foundation
for it. He is simply a cave-dweller
from choice.-Missouri Republican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31

mint for the coinage of gold and silver at
Indianapolis, Ind; authorizing the coinage
of standard silver dollar, and providing that
gold aud silver jointly and not otherwise
shall be Z legal-tender; the Matthews Silver
resolution was taken up and Messrs. Jones
and Cockrell spoke in its favor. Among the
bills introduced In the House were the fol-
lowing: Authorizing the coinage of the sill
yer dollar, and declaring gold aud silver
jointly and not otherwise to be full legal-ten-
der; to incorporate the National Railroad
Company for the purpose of constructing q
railway from the Atlantic seaboard to Chicago,
st. Louis and Council Bluffs; to prevent fur
ther reduction or retirement Of United Mates
Treasury notes, and to keep them, after resump-
ton, as the paper currency of the country; to
suspend for five years the operation of the
law requiring the purchase annually of l per
cent. of the debt of the United States; for a
Constitutional amendment providing for the
issue of leyal-tendcr notes, and regulating the
amount thereof; for the relief of actual settlers
on the Sac and Fox Indian lands; for the re-
lief of settlers in the Black Hills. A joint
resolution of the Missouri Legislature for the
removal of the National Capital was reported
back adversely and laid on the table. a mo-
ton to suspend the rules and pass the bill au-
thorizing the payment Of custom duties in
legal-tender notes after Jan. I, 1879, was de-
feated-ysas, 1874: nays, &-less than two
thirds in the affirmative.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31
One.Legged Railway.

AN Oil City Derrick correspondent
describes the elevated onc-whecled, or,
as it is more generally known "one-
legged railroad" now being construct
ed BY Gen. Stone in the Bradford oil
region. 1t is attracting good deal Of
attention, and there is much specula-
ton as to the probable success or fail
ure of the enterprise. A portion of the
line between Bradford and Tarport is
completed, and one car of peculiar
construction has arrived and been
placed on the track. The construction
of the road is simple, rapid ard easy.
On the hard ground logs Elk feet long
and from a foot and half to two feet
in diameter are placed at right angles
to the line, and from twelve to fifteen
feet apart, the distance varying. In
these logs vertical sawed posts, four
teen by fifteen and half inches, are
dovetailed and wedged. These verti-
Gals vary in height, and by their length
the grade of the road is regulated. On
the top of these verticals the horizontal
pieces to which the rails are spiked are
laid, with their ends squarely against
one another. These sleepers are ten
inches wide by fifteen and a half in
thickness. BY proper arrangement
of vertical and horizontal pieces of
timber the timbers on which the rails
are laid are kept firmly in position, and
two wooden rails, three feet and half
below the top of the iron rail and twen-
ty-two inches apart, are spiked to the
vertical posts. Across streams and the
swampy ground piles are driven. On
this one rail a saddle-shaped car is
mounted and supported by two wheels.
double flanges. The gondola car now
mounted on the portion OF the road
completed is twenty-five feet long. nine
feet wide, and weighs over 1000
pounds. The car is double-decker,
there being room for freight in the
body of the car, and on each side of the
saddle. Twenty-Five inches below a
plane tangent to the upper wheels, at
the lowest point to their circumference.
four smaller wheels are placed in
horizontal position, and in the same
plane, their circumferences being twen-
ty-two inches apart. These run against
the wooden guide-rails, and keep the
car in position. The wheels are at
tached to standards connected with the
iron framework of the cars.-Scte''tifc
american
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31
Outrage on Cinnamon in Nevada.

Two CHINESE gardeners living near
Franktown, in Washoe Valley, were
fearfully mangled and afterward rob-
bed by two desperadoes on Wednesday
night. The Cinnamon were preparing
their evening repast when the despera-
does entered, and without ceremony
bound them hands and feet, tied their
queues together and ordered them to
disclose where their money was Sc
GREETED. The Celestials remained OBJ
durate, exhibiting decided and un-
mistakable reluctance to Smelling out
their boarded wealth. This 80 cxas-
perated one of the robbers that he cut
off the right ear of each of his victims
with a bowie knife and severed the
queues from their respective craniums.
The unfortunate fellows were writhine
in pain and agony, but would not re-
veal to their torturers where their
money was hidden. The fiends then
proceeded to gag their defenseless
victims, after which they commenced u
careful and systematic survey of every
nook and crook about the premises.
While engaged in this occupation
they were startled by footsteps, and
Immediately thereafter third China
man came into the hut to see his
friends, and was horror-stricken to see
the plight in which they were. He
made move to retrace his steps, but
the rufiians were too quick for him. In
the twinkling of an eye he was bounced
upon and gagged, but not otherwise in
jured. The search was then con-
tinued, and after the lapse of half an
hour the enterprise of the scoundrels
was substantially rewarded by finding
a sack containing 81, 200 in gold and
silver, sewed up in mattress lying OH
one of the hunks. This money the
robbers appropriated to themselves, re.
mounted their horses and rode of
where no one knows. Nothing has
been seen or heard of the villains since.
The poor mutilated and despoiled
Cinnamon were compelled to pass the
night in pain and misery, having been
gagged and bucked. At an early hour
on Thursday morning they were dis
covered by friend who called on bust
ness, and thus were relieved from theil
unpleasant situation. The victims car
give no further description of the rob
bers than that they were masked SC
that no features of their faces could b.
Observation-Disclosures (Nev } appeal
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31
Com. Amnen.

The following story, which comes un-
der the category of ''highly interesting
if true" is told of Com. Ammen, Chief
of the Bureau of Navigation in the
Navy Department.: During the REBEL
ion, Ammen. then Captain i'll the
navy, was placed in command of a
party of men who had enlisted in San
Francisco for the Pacific Squadron.
They were embarked on a merchant
transport, and. few days out, the
men, among whom were many rough
characters, showed disposition to nut
tiny, alleging that their food was unfit
or insufficient. The muttered threats
and black looks at length became SO
alarming that the master of the vessel,
fearing for its safety, as well rs for the
lives of himself and crew, who were
outnumbercd ten to one. expressed to
Capt. Ammen his fears and his in
clination to make for the nearest
port. "Why make for port?' said
Ammen. II am in command and wish
to go to the squadron But re-
piled the master, they will kill us all
they will kill you if you go among
them" 1--WE will see about that" said
the Captain. Arming himself, he went
down where the men were gathered and
walked in among them. Voices were
Immediately hushed and one burly fell
low, named Murphy, the leader in the
mischief, came toward him, determined,
evidently, to begin the work of destruc-
ton at once. Raising his revolver,
Ammen shot the man dead, and then
commanded, in voice which contained
much more than words, ''Throw him
overheard Recovering from their
stupor, the men glared like wild beasts
upon the intrepid Captain, and soon a
second mutineer gained the courage to
make a move toward him. Another
shot, and again came the order, Throw
him overheard" Yet once more was
the awful tragedy repeated, and third
bloody feast was thrown to the sharks.
The mutiny was ended. The men hud-
died in the farthest corners. Pointing
out, one by one, the remaining ring
leaders, Ammen ordered their compan-
ions to put them in irons, and when
this was done he returned to his state
room.-N. Y. Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31
japanese Breaches Of Promise.

AFTER Japanese lover has proven
false to his vows, the deserted maiden
rises at about two O o'clock in the MORN
ing, and dons q white robe and high
sandals or clogs. Her Golf is metal
tripod, in which are thrust three light
ed candles; around her neck she hangs
a mirror, which falls upon her bosom;
in her left hand she carries small
straw figure the effigy of her faithless
lover-and in her right she grasps a
hammer and nail, with which she nails
it to one of the sacred trees that sur
round the shrine. Then she prays for
the death of the traitor, vowing that if
her petition be heard she will herself
pull out the nails which offend the god
by wounding the mystic tree. Night
after night she comes to the shrine, and
each night she strikes in two more
nails, believing that every nail will
shorten her lovers life, for the god. to
save his tree, will surely strike him
dead. It is curious illustration Of the
hold superstition yet has on the Japan
oso mind
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-01-31
The FOURIER Cent. Loan.

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