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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-03

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would u be fought u often raised, but
| = exceedi.,gly difficult to answer. One
thing y certain-the hostile squadrons
viii be kept in rapid motion for the
purpose Of efecs:ng as well as evading
an attack by rain, which will be the
hrs. object sought after. Thus the dis
lance ofthe enemy will be varying con-
stantly. and correct estimation of the
range will be almost impossible; there
fore, the chances of hitting ship at
any particular part will be very small
1t will be seen that upon the judgement
and nerve of the officer in command
will now, more than ever depend the,
issue Of an engagement. The speed of
the ships, the necessity of closely watch
ing every movement of the enemy SO as
instantly to make proper counter-move,
the absolute need of prompt decisions,
will prevent moment for reflection or
consultation. The helm and the engines
must be under the Captains instant con-
troll. He and those by him on deck
will alone be able to see the enemy at
the frequent times when he is obscured
by the smoke from the battery below,
and to distinguish between friend and
foe; and his quick perception will be
requisite to determine the proper direc-
ton and range for his gun, as well as to
avoid firing into friends. The extreme
importance of the life of the officer in
command of the squadron, SO long as
the battle lasts, must also be apparent.
In the old wars, the skill judgement and
determination of our naval commanders
were chiefly exhibited by the manner in
which they sought out their adversaries
and brought them to battle. Hostile
fleets were sometimes in sight of each
other for days-calms, light winds or
fogs preventing their approach-each
commander endeavoring by skillful sea-
manship to gain the weather-gauge.
But the action fairly commenced, there
was little maneuvering-it was hard
fighting; the ships were laid alongside
an enemy, and the valor of our sailors
settled the matter. If the Captain were
disabled, the duty of his successor was
simple and self evident; if he were in
competent, his deficiencies could be
made up by his principal officers; if he
lacked courage, his men supplied the
want. Nelson's genius had made all
the necessary dispositions for battle,
both at the Nile and Trafalgar long be-
fore the battle commenced; the Cap
tains had only to steer their ships for
their allotted adversary, and the rest
was done by the crew. Had Nelson
been killed by the first shot fred at
Trafalgar, the issue Of the battle would
have been the same. But how differ
ent now From the beginning to the
end of an action rapid and constant
maneuvering will be required; the ships
must be kept firmly in hand and skill
fully guided; all the best experience OF
the Admiral will be in continual re-
quest, and, should he be killed or dis
abled at a critical moment, the conse-
quences would probably be most serio-
Gus. 1t is not too much to say that the
result of a naval engagement in these
days will depend entirely upon the skill
of the superior officers, III default Of
which tho courage and discipline Of the
crews will avail little.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-03

A MEMBER of the Iowa legislature had
been married only two weeks, when he
made an eloquent appeal for large APP
preparation for new capitol, in order,
to use his own words, that " it might be
be m honor to our children
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-03

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and he cou5dnot - byouS ht 70 : realfsine
sense Of the enormity Of his olJsnse 81
the incongruity Of his remark. The
Pagan is q rum critter. "-1 Indiana
Neus.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-04
Order for Meeting Of Creditors under
Section J092.

is TIE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
In the matter of
George Wasiburn, I In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS.
Upon the application Of Winfield :. Cho4te, AZ
signee Of the estate OF George Washburn Rank
rupt, fT is ORDERED, That 4 third general meet
ing of the Creditors OF said Bar krupt, be held AT
the Court House in Augusta, in said District, on
the twenty fourth day of October, A D. 1873, at ten
O'Clock A. NJ before John W. May, one of the
Registers in Bankruptcy In said District tor the
purposes named in the section 50'3 OF the Revised
Statutes OF the United States Title Bankruptcy.
ANDIr is FURTHER ORDERED, That The As
siguee give notice OF said meeting by sending
written or printed notices by mail, pos paid, the
time and place of said meeting to all known cred
tors OF said Bankrupt; and that he also notify the
Bankrupt to be present thereat; and he shall so
publish notice oil the time and place of said meet
ing once week for two successive weeks, in the
newspaper called the Kennebec Journal printed
at Augusta the first publication to be AT least ten
days prior to said meeting.
WITNESS, the Honorable EDWARD Fox, Judge
OF the said Court. and the seal thereof, II Port
land, in said District, on the sixteenth day
OF september, A. ID. 1913.
PAUL DANA,
Dept. Clerk OF District Court, for said District.
Iseued this 10Th DAY OF sc ltember, ISIS, by
JOHN W. MAY Register.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-04
Notice by Letter TO Creditors that Bank
rupt has PetltlOned Tor Discharge.

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES,
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
In the matter OF
Joseph IL. Deliver In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
KIT Portland, in said District, the l0th day OF
Sept, A. ID. 1878.
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS.
sIR:-Take notice that Petition has been fled
in said Court, by Joseph II. Deliver of Augusta,
in said District, duly declared B Inkrupt under
the statutes of the United states relating 10 Bank
ruptcy, Tor discharge and certificate thereof,
from all his debts and other claims provabie un-
der said Statutes. and that the first Monday OF No
vember next, at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ, IL assigned for
the hearing OF the same when and where yon may
attend and show cause, II any you have, why the
prayer of said Pet iton should not be granted
VIM. Z. PREBLE,
sept!l tSwSw Clerk OF District Court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-04
AeQaI ADVERTISEMENTS.
Notice of Assignee of his APP
pOintnent.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
TIE DISTRICT OF MANI.
In the matter of
Foster Brown and AlonzoN
Goodwin, Partners as In Bankruptcy.
Brown x GOodNin,
Bankrupts
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS.
At Portland, the l9th day of september, \. ID.
1875.
The undersigned hereby gives notice of his APP
pontment Assignee OF Foster Brown and Alon.
20 y. Goodwin OF atervie, in the County Of
kennebec, and State OF Maine, within said District
who have been adJudged Bankrupts, upon then
own petition, Individually and as Members OF the
hrm OF Brown Il Goodwin, by the District Court
OF SAID District.
RICHARD o. CONANT, Assignee.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-04
Notice OF Assignee OF His Appointment

In THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED
STATES, TUE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
VIC Willard p q. Watson, IN Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
DISTRICT OF MAINE, S..
At " Inthrop, the 18Th DAY of September y. ID.
l47s.
The undersigned hereby gives notice Of his ap.
pOntment a. Assignee OF willard g. Watson OF
faiette in the County OF kennebec, andSale OF
Maine, within said District, who has been ad-
judged Bankrupt upon his own petition, by The
Dis lrlct Court of said District.
WALLACE K. WHITE, Assignee.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-04
Notice of Assignee of His Appoint
ment.

IN THE DISTRICT COURr OF THE UNITED STATES,
FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE.
In the matter OF
Oliver W. sherman, In Bankruptcy.
Bankrupt
DISTRICT OF MAINE, SIS.
AT Portland, the l2th day Of september. A. d.
1873.
The undersigned hereby gives notice of his APP
pointment as Assignee OF Oliver w. sherman, of
Waterville In the County OF kennebec, and state
OF Maine. within said District, who has been adj
judged Bankrupt upon his own petition, by the
District Court OF said District.
DAVID HUNTER, Assignee.
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on Chrome Cards. (perfect beaut esq with name
" Zoe. Oulht l0c. Turnei Card CO.. Ashland.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
The Consumption OF Timber.

WE have now about 10000 miles of
railroad; the annual consumption for
ties or sleepers alone is 4O,OOO,OOO, or
thirty years. growth of $4,000 acres.
To fence these roads would require at
least $50, 900 miles of fence. We have
$4,000 miles of wire, which require in
its putting up 100000 trees, while the
annual repairs must take 5000 more.
The little, insignificant lucifer match
consumes annually in its manufacture
SOC, 900 cubic feet of the finest pine.
The bricks that are annually baked re-
quire 100000 cords of wood, which
would sweep the timber clean from 5O,-
600 acres. Shoe-pegs are quite as inn
portant an article as matches or bricks,
and to make the required annual sup
ply consumes 100000 cords of fine
timber, while the manufacture of lasts
and boot-trees takes 100000 cords of
maple, beech and birch, and about the
same amount is required for plane
stocks and the handles of tools. The
packing-boxes made in the United
States in 1874 amounted to $12, OOO,-
600, while the timber manufactured in
to agricultural Implements, wagons,
etc., is more than 800, 100000. The
farm and rural fences of the country
consume an immense amount of lum-
Der and timber annually, but as we
grow older as Nation, this consump-
ton may, and probably will, be re-
duced by the more general use of live
fences or hedges. Our consumption of
timber is not only daily on the increase,
but our expectation Of timber is also
rapidly increasing. Our slaves 60 by
the million to France annually; walnut,
oak, maple and pine to England, and
spars and docking timber to China and
japan. -LynbernaGn's Gazette.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
Sharks.

RECENTLY, while large seine was
being hauled ashore at East Haven,
Conn.,, a violent commotion was no
ticed among the heads and tails of the
Thousand whitefish which were strug-
Cling in the moving net. AS the net
came on the sand-beach it was found
that the sharks were gorging them
selves on the whitefish, and when they
saw the condition they were in they
dashed the water with their tails, and
whirled themselves around in the foam
which their movements had made. A
reporter of the New Haven Journal
describes the scene. One of the men
present stepped out, he says, among
the thousands of Tapping whitefish, AK
in hand, and dealt two Of the largest
sharks a powerful blow. But it only
stunned them little. With a large
heavy iron hook in Ills hand, having
rope attached, he then struck the hook
into the nearest shark, and, with a
dozen men at the rope, pulled him out
onto the dry sand. The same opera
ton was tried on other sharks, until
five of them were making the sand fly,
and swapping their saw-teeth in most
savage way. A bean-pole inserted in
the mouth of one of them was held as
if in wise, and pieces of board were
bitten in two. The largest of the five
was eight feet long, the next seven
feet, and the third six feet. As soon
as some of the sharks found them
selves ON land they discharged from
their capacious jaws shower OF white
fish. One of the smaller ones had his
head bitten completely off when insert
ed in the open jaws of the one eight feet
long.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
The Brave Southern Towards.

We want our readers to stop just for
one moment and look at this matter.
These nurses who have gone out of the
pure air of their homes to the plague
stricken towns, to handle and tcnderly
care for dead and dying men who are
utter strangers to them, need a higher
courage than any soldier marching into
the thick of battle. They gain nothing,
neither pay nor glory. Their victories
are not watched by proud country for
whose honor they give their lives. If
they die no weeping Nation will, year
by year, hang laurels on their graves.
The Howard nurse is only mentioned
in the papers as zone of twenty-five"
arriving on such date, or "one of
twenty who are dead. His name no.
body knows. If he falls, his friends
only learn of it because he fails to re-
turn. There is no battle-cry or martial
music to cheer his soul in its last strug-
gle with death; in the future there is to
be no roll-can of victorious army,
with the proud answer to his name,
dead upon the field of honor" He
gives his life for some poor plague
stricken wretch, probably of less value
to the world than himself. in the poi
soned air of a solitary chamber, where
there is none but God to know. He is
buried hastily in a nameless grave,
with shuddering and fear, and quick
lime is thrown upon his body. This
sacrifice he makes out of pure love to
God and humanity, and this sacrifice is
now making, not by one man, but by
everyone of the hundreds of nurses sent
out by the Howard Association. Every
one of them carries his life in his hand
as he goes.-N. 7. Tribune
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
London Smoke.

The houses of London are mostly
built of yellow brick; but those of a
more pretentious character are Of a
yellowish sandstone, which soon be-
comes blackened with the smoke that
enshrouds the city. Iron buildings are
not known here-at least, we have not
met with any in our wanderings over
the city, they being an entirely Amer
lean institution. A stranger in Lon
don is astonished at the appearance of
most of its public buildings and
churches. They are built mostly of
white marble; but the smoke has
blackened them to such an extent that
were it not that their bases and some
times portion of their cOrnices are
white, they might be supposed to be
of black marble. The columns in front
of st. Paul's Cathedral are densely
black; and SO is most of the vast struct-
ure. If a pot of black paint was poured
over the magnificent statue of Queen
Elizabeth and her four maids of honor,
which stand in front of the Cathedral,
it would scarcely be noticed, SO black
have they become. The National Gal
lery, on Trafalgar Square. is decided
ly black, and the grand old Church of
St. Martin-in-the-Fields, on Trafalgar
Square, is, if possible, blacker. The
walls under the portico and most of the
columns in front would never be sup
posed to be of pure white marble. As
there is a scaffolding being erected
around it, the purpose is possibly to
clean it of the accumulated smoke of
ages. They probably think with the
gamin, who, when. asked why he did
not wash his face, replied, "What's
the useP It will only get dirty again. :"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
Brigandage In Chilli.

The Panama Star and Herald, of a
recent date, says: Brigandage is ap-
parently on the increase in Chill. In
the southern part of the State bands of
desperadoes associate themselves to-
gether for purposes Of robbery and
murder. These bands are large and
formidable, are thoroughly organized
under apparently intelligent leader
chip, and can only be resisted and
overcome by organized force. The rec
ord of their crimes is something ap-
palling. Murders the most revolving
horrify the community. and are COM
mitted with apparently no other object
in the world than to destroy witnesses
to the foul deeds, on the principle that
dead men tell no tales. One OF these
bands consists of thirty men, who are
under the command of q scoundrel
who almost excels in ferocity Nena Sa-
hib. They have their headquarters
near Lebu, and no passer-by, except in
daylight and under peculiarly fortu-
nate circumstances. escapes with his
property and life. The rural police ap-
pear to be utterly powerless to control
the evil, either from want of strength
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26

relieve that portion of our beloved country
suffering from the present scourge and plague.
We appeal to our people every
where to add to or double what they have
given to provide for the imperative needs of
the plague-stricken cities of the south"
Samuel j. Powell, Masonic Grand
Master of Louisiana, issued a circular, on the
10th, to the Masonic Grand Lodges of the
United States, in which, after expressing the
most profound gratitude for the large voluu-
tary contributions made by the fraternity for
the relief of the suffering members of the
craft in Louisiana, he begs that they will
cease such contributions, as ample funds had
already been received.
There were Ill deaths in Memphis,
on the 10th; seventv-three in New Orleans;
twenty-three in Vicksburg; six in Grenada,
and one at Mound City, near Cairo, ILL.,, being
one of the five Bulletin employees who were
taken sick on the 18th. The fatalities in other
localities of the infected districts were of
about the average number. There was con-
siderable encouragement felt in many of the
cities suffering from the plague because of the
fact that the new cases were of milder type
and more susceptible to successful treatment.
The total number of deaths in this
country this year, from yellow fever, up to and
including Sept. II, was 5,3O5, distributed as
follows: New Orleans, La, 1901; Baton
Rouge, 30; Plaquemine, 81; Morgan City, s;
Port Eads, s; Memphis, Tenn, ,9S5; Grenada,
Miss, 2a3; Holly Springs, 76; Vicksburg, 5G6;
Canton, 81; Port Gibson, %; Ocean Springs,
9; Grcenvillc, 40; Lake, IL; Hickman, KY,
Is; Louisville, Z; Gallipolis, Ohio, 9; Cincin-
natl, S; St. Louis, Mo-, 10; Cairo, ILL.,, 3; Chi
cago, l.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
A Birds Wing.

Did you ever look at birds wing
carefully, and try to find out from it the
way in which it is used? People usual
ly suppose, either that bird flies be-
cause it is lighter than the air, like a
balloon, or that it rows itself along as a
boat is rowed through the water.
Neither of these suggestions is true.
A bird is not lighter than the air, and
does not float; for when-a bird is shot
on the wing it falls to the ground Just
as quickly as q squirrel. On the con-
trary, a bird flies by its own weight,
and could not fly at all if it were not
heavier than the air.
Look at a quill-feather, and you will
see that, on each side of the central
shaft or quill, there is a broad, thin
portion, which is called the zane. The
vane on one side of the shaft is quite
broad and flexible, while that on the
other side is narrow and stiff; and by
looking at q wing with the feathers in
their places, you will find that they are
placed SO that they overlap little, like
the Stats on q window. blind. Each
broad vane runs under the narrow vane
of the feather beside it, so that, when
the wing is moved downward, each
feather IS pressed up against the stiff
narrow vane of the one beside it. and
the whole wing forms a solid sheet like
a blind with the Stats closed. After the
down-stroke is finished and the up
stroke begins, the pressure is taken off
from the lower surface of the wing, and
begins to act on the upper surface and
to press the feathers downward instead
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
A Haunted, Hunted Man.

FIVE thousand miles away in
strange land, among strange people,
an American refugee arose from his
troubled bed, this morning, and whis-
pered to his blind wife--blind from
weeping, perhaps, who can tell?-"lt
is just one year ago to-day since we
fed from Chicago, leaving thousands
of poor people penniless and hopeless
behind u.s." This morning, in some
out-of-the-way German village, d. D.
Spencer wishes that he could undo the
past, no doubt, and despairs for the
future. For one long, dreaay year he
has been dragging his little family after
him, first. disguised and at night
through the City Of Chicago. across
Michigan and into Canada; then over
the ocean to Liverpool; then to Paris,
then Heaven knows where, but always
with the pallid, frightened look of a
hunted, haunted man. Even in for.
eign lands he was not. as he expected
to be, free from the chains that hung
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
The Blind Man Beat Him.

DON'T Judge by appearances. A
Keokuk business man won't any more.
He saw a boy entering his place to-day
leading blind man. The business man
was at the back end of the store and he
yelled at them:
Needn't come back here, I haven't
got anything for YOU"
"All right" said the blind man,
.but don't you keep so and SOP" NAM
ing the articles.
eyes," said the business man, be-
coming suddenly interested, and start
ing for the front.
"Is he coming?" the blind man asked
of the boy.
EYES," said the boy.
Then that man who couldn't see
raised up his voice and said:
needn't come front, here; 1 haven't
got any money for you; I'm going
somewhere else to buy''
And that's all.-Keokuk (Ios0G) Con-
stttsstiOn.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26

around him at home. A blackened
character and a thief-stamped brow
were not less weight and curse
upon his soul in sunny France than in
the land that loathed his name and de-
spised his memory. A million curses
are upon his head-the curses of the
widow and the orphan from these
there is no escape. Travel where you
will, Spencer-in the wilds of Africa if
you like-the cries of the people you
have plundered will sound like mad
dening chorus about your ears. The
suicides last thought was of you. Spen-
Ger; the dying mothers anathema was
hurled at you, Spencer. The curse of
man and God is upon you, Spencer.
You are doomed man. No place on
earth shall call you an honest citizen
while the spark Of life holds out, and
when you are dead no land will claim
your ashes. Travel on, haunted, hunt
ed, branded thief and murderer that
you are-starvation staring you and
yours abroad, death awaiting you at
home. There is no return Chicago
NeWS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-09-26
Some Accidental Jokes.

1T has often been said that the best
jokes are those which are made by &C
cident, and this is certainly the case
with proper names. Few intentional
"bulls'' have ever been more complete
than the grave official entry in a list of
Scottish landed proprietors: "John
Elder, the younger, in right of Mrs.
Margaret Husband, his wife," The
worthy country gentleman who, eight
years ago, tainted the leader of the En-
glish opposition with looking like "a
fox that had fallen into pitt" was as
much astounded as any one at the roar
of laughter which greeted this uncon-
scous pun upon the names of Mr.. Pitt
and Mr.. Fox. The three last Governors
of the Don Cossacks have CHANGED to
bear names which respectively signify
Fire, Flood and Fiend. In the list of
the English Navy for the last century
the readers eye is still startled by the
sight of the frigate Vengeance, COM
manded by Capt. Death, with First
Officer called William Devil, and sur
geon bearing the pleasantly suggestive
name of John Ghost. But of all the
authentic cases of this kind, the most
singular is one which occurred at
wayside tavern in the West of England
not many years ago. Three roistering
commercial travellers meeting there
one winter evening, had a hearty ca
rouse, together, as matter of course.
Supper over, the three found some diff
ficulty in allotting their respective
shares of the bill; but one of them at
length cut short the dispute by propos-
ing that whoever had the coolest
name'' among them should 60 scot
free, the expenses being halved by the
other two. This amendment being
promptly accepted, No. produced a
card Inscribed " Richard Eve" which
No. trumped with "Adam Brown"
The No. 8, a portly veteran with a
humorous gray eye, laid down his card,
with the quiet confidence of great
General making decisive movement,
and remarked with a thick chuckle,
Idon' tmuch think you'll beat this 'un,
gents" And he was right, for the
name was "Mr. B. Ginning."-N. 7.
Times.