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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-11

Gle Gran9f.

NorE.-Con.mtDticdtioHS for HtS De
Dartmcat solicited from Patrons IA
ali <~ecf;o4S Df he state.
Officers OF the National Grange
lIaSicr.-S. +. Adams. Monticello,
Mimi.
Dr.rseer.-J. J. Woodm&n, Paw Paw.
Mich.
I,riprer-Mortimcr Whitehead, Gin
ciuuati.
.~f-,rard.-A. j. Vaughan. Mem
assistant .Stetedrd.-Wm Sims. of
Treosurer.-F. NJ. Mcdowell. Wayne,
y. Y.
.Secrctory.-O. If. Kelley, Louisville,
GnfrhYcpcr.-O. Dinwiddie, Orchard
Grove. Ind.
CereS.-Nlrs. Adams.
Pom0Gu.-Mrs. Woodman.
FgOrG.-Mrs. Moore.
Lddu Asst. SteUuri.-MISst y. Hall.
Louisville. Ky.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
u. WYATT Aiken. Cokeebury, =. {.
HENLEY James. Marion. Ind.
s. If. Ellis. Springsboro. ONO.
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Hvdrophobia in Spartanburg, sc.

Although it has been announced
that Mr.. w j. or Asa Pool had been
bitten by a mad dog, IL was hoped that
tite malady would never exhibit Itself
in his case. as he seemed cheerful and
without fear as to the result. On last
Monday. the forty-eighth day after he
was bitten. Mr.. Pool began to feel
some pain in the wounds, which had
entirely healed. and these pains gradu-
allv increased until his visiting physl-
clans. DR.. Russell, became satisfied
that il was n genuine case of ~hvdropho-
Ina. All of the physicians III town
went out to see Mr.. Pool, but nothing
could be done to relieve him, as the
remedies applied seemed Intellectual.
lie became more nervous and excited
from dav to dav until at last spasm
after spaSm came in rapid succession,
The victim evidently suffering intense
IT,. He was not vicious or dangerous,
but walked and ran about the yard,
rallir. piteouslv for help. and some
times screaming out III his agony.
Parties remained with him, and as he
became more furious 1T was tounu
necessary to lock him up in order to
keep him from running away, ana at
last he had to be confined by DelnS
Ipund up in "A sheet, and kept III an
uuthouse to which he had previously
been moved. lit was a sad "a horrible
death. and it was a sad sight to those
present TO see this helplese. harmless
man in a high state of nervous excite
ment, with dilated pupils, and spas
medic efforts. suffering intensely,
moving t. and fro in the vain attempts
To find relief. He was in a very de-
bllitated state. and at last his suffer
Ings ended with his death about .
o'clock ON Thursday night. Mr.. POOL
WAS a clever. good natured. lnoffenslVe
man, with many friends II relatives,
VIII" are deeply grieved over his
death. and our whole community are
h,nor-stricken. as several others have
ieca bitten by what was supposed to
he q mad dog.-SpaItan.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-11

sir. Alexander Ii. Stephens is now
enjoying better health than for many
Years past. The secret of his strange
Vitality is said to be Il remarkably
sound stomach. which. during his
!.onG illness, has never failed To perform
itS functions.
4 Chicago man has invented a kin
"i INK specially suitable for lovers. 1t
f'mains bright Tor five days after use.
anu then fades out. leaving the paper
t%htlrely blank, Thus the most gush-
ing OF correspondence would be a
against exposure.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-11
SheperdeSs and Wolf.

Mary Belle 10y. barely II years Of
age. is a sheperdess, whose rosy
cheeks. sun-burned face. and graceful
form. as she mounts her pony, would
excite the envy of many city bellies.
Some DAYS ago, while looking after
her woody wards, she discovered u
fuII-grown wolf, Of the coyote species,
stealthily approaching the flock She
put her horse to his speed, and the
wolf fled. Then there was a rae over
the hills and prairie, neither showing
any Indication Of fatigue, until finally
he was compelled to consider himself
run down" Now came the tug OF
war" The little maiden unbuckled
her bride rein. and with the ring 1t
the end, and this only, made good her
position as mistress Of the situation.
and. without alighting from her sad
die, soon disabled her zoe and saved
her lambs. Then she started for the
nearest neighbOr for assistance. bat
found no one at home " no could ar
sist her. save another girl, who mount
ed another pony, and, armed only
with a dull knife, these TWO girls were
soon ~galloping over the prairie To save
the scalp. for which the county pays d
.~.royaitv" when presented To the prop
er officer. When they returned, the
principal Of the Red Riding Hood 80
capade had partially recovered and
was moving off. But one girl threw
him down and the other cut his
throat.-Giobe Democrat.
The Turkish Sultan il ~grievouslv
in want of money, and has great diff
cultv in even feeding his extensive
household. Bakers, grocers, and other
tradesmen TO whom he is already much
in debt. refuse further supplies with
out cash. and attempts 10 borrow. ex-
cept in very small sums. have been
.Ithout success.
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-09-27
GEORGE BOYD
ssWashboard'' Hale.

We see bF the Jefferson county papers
that 'Washboard" Hale died in the poor
house recently. He was q character. For
thirty years he Lad lived il that vicinity
on washboard as may basaid. He made
few washboa ds, and he would take one
under lis arm and 90 to q farm house and
allow the wife to use it. If she bought it
all right. a d if not it was all the same
H would have a dozen washboards scat
tered around, and lie was always the guest
Of the house, got bis meals, moved his
washboard to another locality, and ate and
drank on the board He always managed
to arrive at house about meal time, and
as he had all the news to tell he was vel
come Tt a house wife had wood to split,
COW to milk, or the man had steers to
break, hogs to kill, or a wagon to grease,
old Hale was ready to help. At times
when the good housewife had not much il
the house for dinner the arrival OF Wash
board Hale would cause a cloud to rest
upon her brow, but cheerful word from
him would soon dispel It, and We do not
believe he ever went hungry day in his
lie. He was a tramp, always on the
move, iii summer with his coat over his
arm and in winter bundled up and always
on the march. However hard up he might
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FORT BENTON, NJ. T., FRIDAY

prophets, from Moses and Jeremiah and
the one to whose garments clings no faint.
Bishop Selwyn has for tWenty-seven years
in New Zealand Travelled as it were with
out scrip or staff. 1t IS said Of him that
when he stopped in a settlers house his
great desire seemed to have been not to
give trouble He would wait upon him
self, he would care for his own room and
when he found his hostess sickly or short
help he would clandestinely get up in the
night and wash his own clothes and in the
morning make his own bed. When visit
ing his poorer parishes he refused wine,
because wine was expensive, and not be
cause he advocated total abstinence, while
at the same time his hospitality at Auck-
land was princely-as princes should ad-
minister their means, not in expensive en-
tertaiment but in unostentatious charities.
1t was an hsbitaal saying Of bis, 4 give
good advice but had dinners" but the
poor at his gates realized the good effects
of his economy.
Such men as Bishop selwyn are Of No
nation, no party, 10 creed, no age even
They belong to all. They are the Pharos
Of humanity They point the way Al
should 60, and especially alI those who
assume ecclesiastical authority.
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Original Story.
:R0NTIE:R sketches
NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT'
Br JOHN J. HEALY.
NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT.
Br JOHN J. HEALY
PrOYOst's Brigade.

! In the early days, before the discovery
of gold in Montana, there we're numerous
organizations known by the general term
bf Free Trappers. The Hudson Bav,
american and other large fur companies
bad numbers of trappers and hunters in
{heir employ at regular salaries, but the
Free TrapDers acknowledged no masters
Except their chosen leaders. They were,
however, to some extent dependent upon
The traders who furnished them supplies
In exchange for the "spoils Of the chase,
and were formed into companies or brig
ladies' under the direction Of these men
later whom the organizations were usually
named. The traders were usually men of
bneans who brought goods from the States
10 trade with the trappers instead ofdeal-
ling with Indians as was the custom Of the
organized fur companies. They sometimes
brought men with them from the States to
assist them ii disposing oatheir goods and
occasionally to accompany the brigades
on the regular hunts, which occurred twice
eyery year, in the fall and sp.ing, while
kbe fur Of the beaver was III marketable
condition.
i 1t is needless to say that the Free Trap
bers were a remarkable class Of men, for
Hhey connted among their number such
hoted heroes as Kit Carson, Bridger, Beck
With and numerous others whose ad--
bentures have formed the subject of
jnnumerable border tales. Long ex-
berience, and constant vigilance had made
Them as cunning and wary a. the Indians
Iaaspaaalves, while their superior intel
ligenca and reckless bravery had won for
them the respect aud fear Of the common
tncmY.
| The system Of trading between these
Epeculators and the trappers was conduct
III with a view to economy and safety.
when the merchant arrived with his goods.
he would select some suitable spot "a the
prairie OF along the river bank, and send
Put runners to inform the trappers Of his
kAereabonts When the latter had arfiy-
III and taken their stocks of supplies
Credit, to be paid for in furs aud skins
5ier the hunt-they would then form into
PARTIES Of six, a dozen, or perhaps twenty
9r thirty men, and scatter eut To look
sfter their traps, but first appointing a
common rendezvous where all agreed
Encet and settle up with the trader after
sle hunt was over. AS it would be too
Expensive TO keep men to gaard what re
snained Of the stock after the trade was
over, the goods were cached at the rendez-
sous and the trader usually accompanied
Rne Of the parties belonging to his brigade.
i One of the most noted of these organ
kations was called Provost's Brigate.
Provost was a favorite trader among the
Fappers and his brigade was composed
u some Of the best hunters of the West.
town and canyon of Utah are named
8fter the leader Of this band, and in the
canyon occurred the incident am about
Slate. The story was told to me some
fFenty years ago By gentleman who was
Rnte familiar with All the particulars of
bfe affair and well acquainted with brave
len who surrendered lives rather than
hinge to cowardly foe.
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Ha Changed His Mind.

Frederick Powell went to San Fran
cisco from his home il San Joaquin county
10 get q second wife, his first havins re-
Gently died He made his errand known
to friend, who introduced him to a
widow, she vas pretty, and he decided at
auce that She would answer bis purpose,
!, thin an hoar he popped the question,
and she, Influenced by the mutual friend 5
representations as 10 his character and
property said yes. Powell wanted to have
a marriage ceremony performed o. the
same day, but tile widow said that new
clothes were absolutely necessary, ard IN
duced him to delay the welding two
weeks. That was blnnder on her part,
tor when the appointed DAY arrived, and
her house was filed with invited guests,
The bridegroom did not come. He had
changed Ais mind. She sued him for
breach ofpromise ana cot verdict tor
$1,000
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VOL. ".

A party Of Free Trappers, Of Progost.s
Brigade, were returning to their rendez-
voug at the close Of the Spring hunt. They
had with them q Snake Indian, relative
Of the squaw wife Of one Of the trapPers
The Utes and Snakes were at that time
at war with each other, but both tribes
we're friendly towards the whites Near
the middle Of the canyon the party was
met bv a large force Of Utes, narl ering
about 100 lodges, all we'll armed and !.
abundantly supplied with ammunition.
They discovered the Snake Indian with
the trappers and at once demanded .hls
surrender. II was probably no love for
the Indian that made the trappers refuse
to givo him up, but they were not the kind
Of men to>be frightened BY redskins and
were not disposed to take orders from
them. But they were too experienced IN
such matters to allow themselves to be
taken at a disadvantage, and when the
chief repeated his demands with threats
Of violence they asked for time to consider
the matter. They were given until sunset,
but as soon as the Indians drew off they
lost no time in consultation, for their
minds were already made up, but set to
.orI, to iptrepch themselves and other
wise prepare for the conflict which they
Lnow was inevitable They fortified them
.I,..,a. l,ay, th4v ca]d. % as to guard
o,,.,.o.,,. Il, f.,n, any direction. and
o,-.,,,,o,l tba;r r;Has and ammuni
i.;a3u ~ nossihEe. they
..3 *. rat,ro a the enemy,
T.e' 1TI'...', ,r.s.aa.ror, arnroacbed al sunset
~ [l... ,I,a;, en3l decision, the answer be
,oa~:,.Ia r,as characteristic IF the noble
49, .,e.,,.,o ,.on.
ngr-n ,.o,. ola cbiaf he couldn't take a
VI. r.o,,,,.t
n,La - A,a+ hoaan at once. tlc Indians
.b.roi,ey tba works from four different
l;.ast;ans m, thew came only to their
loa., Frc,, evary s;de j stream ot fire
noured forth from the death dealing rifles
lf tho TRAINERS and every report was fol
..a !, ILL daatb shrek of a reds!zin.
~ AHA continued throughout the
,;abt with hardly q moments intermi8siol
13 ;t;ssaid that at davIiobt il the morn
y :,,s ,,nanI,, nna.tbird Il the entire fore 81
$ ,ho Iodions were niIed ia a ghastly hea}
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Accommodations for transient guests Good stsblias
and feed FIR animals Hunting and excursion parties
viii find this one Of the most dasfale stepping places
On the Benton Road The House II beautifully sita-
atsd ii the most attractive paFtof The canyon, within
easy distance Of the best points er hunting ami 4lisle
Tha Benton and Helena coaches change at ststasi
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At Cannes, III frost III small boot
makers shop. the English tourist may fad
the following inscription n His own lan.
gaage Repairs hung with stage couch.
After long and anxious thought he nas
arrive atthe e9bbler's meaning who enlg
wishes 10 inform bis numerous patrons
that repairs are executed with diligence.
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1 Chinese legend say that tie feet Of
every pair to be united in weaIock are
from infancy ti4d together With an in
visible thread Of silk. That is the reason
Brigham Young didn' walk until he was
fifteen months old.-Nsn Orleans Pieo-
gNne.
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:. SEPTEMBER 27, 1878.
SIFTINGS.
A neat foot-A COWS.

A good thing to have round-a circle.
A fool and Ais fathers money are soon
parted.
Fretting is sort Of religious swearing
at troubles.-OH city CAL.
A barber in Lockport became dumb
He Is now immensely wealthy.
The name AIlchln is rather ominous fer
minister; he lives in Bangor, Maine.
Dissolnte youths are called "bloods8 be-
cause they are living in vein.-Boston
Com Bulletin.
Canon Farrar holds that hell is . temper,
but the Uorcester Press says hell is TEN
perature.
There appeared in the trial Of recent
case at Cleveland two Birds, d Partridge,
Peacock, a Rice and Root.
Only those who carry three hundred
dollar watches or still more expensive
ones really know the great value. Of time.
1t is the man who AYERS he despises fat
terry who is always the most offended when
! you tell him the truth about himself.
The proprietor Of bone mill advertlses
that those sending their oecu bones to be
ground will be attended to with punetQ-
ahty.
So many claimed Homer as a resident
and ! citizen that the Ha,0heye incIines to
the opinion that he was a Methodist
preacher.
One.o the bravest Of the Sioux tribe is
.sUnder the Water Detroit Free Press.
All right. Better keep him there'-N. 7.
Commercial.
hard-drinking man who went into the
saloon business, explained that he could
make enough off his own drinks to pay the
rent.
Whatever may Be The actual status Of an
individual, he is sure to be credited with a
certain degree Of frespectability if bis boots
squeak Forester Press.
The process Of court in bachelors
: case is a stay Of jndgment.-Noeo Orleans
Pjcayulse. Well, he prefers that to Court
Of Errors Norristoson Herald.
do you. see any grapes, Bob?" '.Yes
bot there. IS dogs. = 4 dogs, Boo =
..Yes, very big aThen come along;
these grapes are not ours, You Know
A clergyman recently eaade the follow
#a,,a,t;r, "a xrn,,,,,, v4t,,,,s,,, dif.d IN
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-09-27
TO ADVERTISERS
Geo. i. Rowell C Co.'s
SELECT LIST
Of
LOCAL NEWSPA

Many persons suppose this list to be
composed Of cheap, low priced newSpa pers.
The fact is qaite otherwise. The Catalogue
states exactly what the papers are. When
the name Of q paper i printed IN filil face
type It is ii egeFy instance tie best paper
IN the place. When pruted IN capitals il
IS tic oals raper IN the place. Fhea
printed II roman letters it II neither the
best nor the only paper but IS usually !
very good ore, notwithstanding. The list
gives The population of every town and
the circulation Of every paper. It i not /
cooperative list. Il IS not . cheap Isl
At the foot of the Catalogue for each State
the important taWss which are not COVE red
By the list are enumerated. Il is an hon
est list. The rates eharged far advert:s-
ing are harelr oneffth tie publishers
schedule. Il4s price fof oFe inch four
.Neets in tie entire Est i s535. The
regular rates Of 4hs pagers fl The same
space and time are ~, 1856. l'He list
includes SO )leNsaaia aiaers, Ut which l6s}' are
issued daily aafl go weekly. They are
located il So different cities aHtl towns,
&c which e IRE State Capitals. a28 plasss
of.aver 5.90a population, alld 48s County
Seats. Isis sent on application. I'd
dress Geo. 7. Ra3eIl 4 lies Newspaper
Advertising Bureaa. 70 Spruce Sc Print
inr FIaf3ss g,ft
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-09-27
Fat Man Made Happy.--LOses 81 lbs.

Et4G AaM RafiG E1appgs "1LVs0o " A0''
PRATTTILLE, Jssiy 20th, 1878
BorAx1c MEDICINE Co, Buffalo, n. Y:
GEsTLEuES-About three months aga !
commenced using your "Anti.Fat," at
which time my weight was 219 pounds
By following your directions carefully, I
have succeeded in reducing my weight to
l58 pounds. This is all very satisfactory
and pleasant; bat just previous to my
commencing the use Of your medicine, !
had purchased two suits Of fine clothes at
high price, and find. to my dismay, that
they are entirely useless to me now. When
put one Of my coats on, my friends tell
me it looks like coffee sack on bean
pole, and when put the pants on,-welI,
description fails. Ny object IN writing is
to ascertain whether you have not, in con
nection with your medicine business, an
establishment where your patrons, similar
" situated, could exchange these useless
garments for others that would fit. I
think you ought to have something Of the
kind, as it would be an inducement for
many to use The Anti Fat, who now object
to using it, il consequence Of the loss they
would sastsia in throwing aside valuable
garments. Just turn this matter over n
i your mind. 4 Clothing Exchange" is
what You want in connection with your
Autl-Fat business.
Yours truly,
nNvTN
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Unqueationably the best sustained work Of the kim
in tIa world.
EEARpER,s MAGAZINE.
Illustrated.
Notices Of the Press,

Notices Of the Press.
The veteran Magazine, which long ago eutgrew its
title of the New Monthly Magazine, has not in the
least abaed IN the popularity It at the outset but
has added to it il many ways ana has kept fairly
abreast of the times thanks the enterprise OF the
publishers and the tact and wisdom Of its editors For
whatever isbest and most reliable in the literature
Of travel discovery and fiction the average reader Of
today looks to Harpers Magazine ista expectantIy
as did the reader Of quarter Of century ago; there
is the same admirable variety of contents and the
ana fres hness and suggestyeness in its editorial de
partnent now as thsn---Boston Journal
Whenever and w aerever
Diseases of coIerac type prevail there is cause to
apprehend visit from Them the system should be
toned, regulated and rein forced by course Of Hos
tctters stomach Btters Perfect digestion aud regu-
lar habit OF body are the best safeguards against such
lnaadies and botare secured BY this nestinabe ton-
ic and Alternative. The Bittars are also extremely
serviceabe in ren4edying such disorders. Ifpromp-
" taken in cases Of bilious eoe diarrhea and cholera
norlas the disease Is usually frustrated IN lianhsea
cases il is only necessary restore the taneoftht re-
Iaxed bowels and this ID one Of te specific e Gets Of
this medicine. Wind the stomach heartburn bil-
iousness, nausea headache, and other symptoms Of
disturbance il the gastric and hepatic regions are also
speedily relieved BY this excellent remedy As fns-
III medicine it il invaluable since it promptly and
completely renledias those ailments which are of most
frequent occurrence
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rsasee's o. Celebrate aa5 &
Sa,lve Cures

flesh wounds, frozen limbs, salt rheum.
chilblains, sore breast, sore lips, cry
sipelas, ringVorms, ealluses,
.sea1d head, ehapped hands,
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-24
ABOUT PERSONS.
July 90, 1878.

Mrs Frank Petit has gone to New Or
leans.
Captain John c. Willis, of Metropolis,
is in the city.
John Hodnctt, connected with the St.
Louis Times, is in the city.
Miss Hattie Mckee, has gone to Smith
land, KY to visit relatives.
-Hisey Woodward, whom rumor had
married to Columbus lady, denies the
charge emphatically.
Mrs. Judge Green, and Misses Jennie
Mckenzie and May Hartman, have gone to
Memphis to visit friends.
The Rev. Dilon-Lee, we learn from a
private letter to II gentleman in this city,
expects to return to his religious duties
about the first of September
Mrs. Ray and daughter, Miss Lena, re
turned home from Evansville after months
absence on Monday, accompanied by the
Misses Grimes, who will spend few weeks
in our city.
Miss Lettie Witherspoon, of GAINESVILLE,
Tenn, sister Of Mrs. L. W Halliday, arrived
in Cairo yesterday. She will accompany
Mrs. Halliday and family, who start for
Wisconsin tomorrow to spend the remainder
Of the summer months.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-24

self in speech yesterday afternoon accept
ing the Democratic nomination for con-
gress. In the main, however, the gentle
man in his statement of facts was correct.
To remedy the evils of which he COM
planned he would repeal the credit ruso-
Luton of 80 and make the 5-20's payable
in legal tenders; he would make legal
tenders receivable for the payment
ofall debts public and private he would get
rid of the interest bearing bonded indebted
ness by paying Oft the 5.2O's in greenbacks,
and paying off those bonds which have
been issued and are redcemabc in coin
with silver, under an act giving
unlimited coinage to this metal
he would also tax legal tenders
so as to reach the accumulations of the richin
this money, and thus force it to seek invest
ment. Altogether his remarks had good
effect upon the audience and he closed amid
loud cheers.
Thirty-three names were added to thcroll
of the club-making total membership
thus far of siXty-six.