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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-11-13

bare white wrist dark, discolOred spot,
somewhat swelled and of blush tint
edged with angry red. The camel driver
had been the first to note this. There
was strange sort of pity in his hardy
eyes as they met mine which confirmed
my fears. Yes. had saved Ethel from
one death only to lose her by one more
dreadful; for the plague knew it but
too well-had set its mark upon her, and
she was, all unwittingly, sickening of the
direful pestilence that had deprived her
of her father. Then too for the first time
1 learned to read nay own heart, and to
know how very, very dear the sweet girl
had become to me. had protected and
served her Loyalty as brother might
have done; but now felt that loved
her, at the very instant when 1t was GER
tam that nothing short of o miracle could
save her from an early grave.
"There is Hakhim at Der, if we could
carry her so far said the good natured
but somewhat apathetic Shcikh of the
caravan, as he rode up; shut, Efendi
medicine and doctors can do nothing il
1t is ones kismet to die"
However, by brides and entreaties
managed to get litter constructed Of
spears and pal'n-branches, and persuaded
four of the sturdiest camel-men to take
turns in carrying Ethel's still inanimatt
form over the weary leagues that lay be
tween us and the frontier town.
4 1t was black night when we saw bcfor
] us, looming over the dead fiat of the de
sert-neyer so level as where it trcnche
: on cultivated land--the crumbling bas
} tions, the slim minarets. and the greel
j gardens Of Der. 1t was like the scene O
: perturbcd dream, when the tired bear
! ers of the litter stumbled up the marrow
9 street lit with AIRED and smoky glare from
. the torches of the townspeoplc, Moslen
and Christian, who came forth from thel
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05
THE MARKETS.

NEW York, May 26. - Flour
White Wheat Extra, s455@5.25. Wheat
No. 9. Chicago Spring, $l.O3@1O5; No. 2
Milwaukee, $l.O391.O5. Oats - Western
Mixed, 3416@a6c. Corn-Western Mixed,
442@46c. Pork-Mess, $9.OO@925. Lard
-$632H. Cattle-SS. O0@lO.OO for Good to
Extra. Sheep-$3. 75@6371S. Hogs - 49, 50
@4.OO.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa-Cattle = Best,
$5.OO@5 10; medium, s4.3O@4S5. Hogs
Workers, 1855 $3.50; Philadelphia, $3.7O@
$50. Sheep-$2. 75@4.2O.
BALTIMORE, Md.-Cattle--Best quail
itv, $5.1211@5.62k; medium, s3.75a4 37k.
Hogs-Good, $4.5O@537a. Sheep-Good,
&3.5U@4.5O.
Wheat No. 2 Spring
closed at s1.o1@1O11 cash; sl.024m 1Osll1
for June; 9S11@991sc for July. Corn closed
at $500 for No. 2 cash; $3.50 for June; $500
for July. Oats-No. 2, $3.50, cash; seller
June, 2S1Sc. Rye-No. 2, 5l@5l11c. Barley
No. 2. cash, 6416@65c. Mess Pork-s9.5 SIS
(d9571s, cash. Lard-e6. O5 a6.O7S, cash.
Butter-Good to Fancy, 13@lSc. Eggs
9@911c. Cattle-Extra Beeves, $4,000. TO-;
Choice, $4.65a4.S0; Good, $4.4O@465;
Medium Grades, s4.2Oaa4. 40; Butchers Stock,
*2.65@A 10; Stock Cattle, $2.4Oa3 Is. Hogs
Good to Choice, $3.40@3.6O. Sheep-Poor
to Choice, $3.OO@5.1O.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05

from the boat, and the light skiff was
caught in the swift current and carried
down until it reached a point about
halfway between the head of the island
and the Cataract House, when it caught
upon rock, swinging around for sew
eral seconds. The situation at this
time was one of extreme horror, and
the spectators looked on with bated
breath and beating hearts. The boat
then leaped forward upon its terrible
journey, riding upon the crest of the
water, then struck half sunken rock
and parted in twain-spilling the occu-
pant into the boiling rapids. The visi-
tors on the shore of Goat Island and the
bridge, not less than 400 of whom were
spectators of the awful catastrophe,
saw the man rise above the surface of
the water, throw up his hands once, and
then his body was caught in the resist
less underflow and was swept from
sight forever.
The ferrymen below the falls were
notified, and, rowing near the cataract,
made search for the body, but nothing
was found but his hat, badly cut by
the rocks, an oar uninjured and the
pieces of his boat. The latter were
eagerly sought for by curiosity hunters
as souvenirs of the terrible accident.
The victim was we'll known ut the
Falls. He was a boat-house keeper,
and was a wild, harum-scarum, dissi-
pated fellow. He cared nothing for
the danger of the river. and laughed
to scorn the very idea of fear.
IL L
outlaw and smuggler, and when in
danger from the law he would seek
one of the smaller islands and re-
main until the storm against him
blew over. His redeeming feature was
his proficiency in saving human life,
the result of his desperate daring. He
was thirty years of age, and leaves a
wife and two children. Buffalo, N.
r, MAY 25), Special to Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
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"What did your mother say?"

What did your mother say?'
"She said it helped young doctor
to be acquainted with the aristoc-
racy."
''Does he study hard?''
You're right, he does; he don't let
anybody in his room at night but medi-
cal students, an you can hear him
study. Father has to get up sometimes
and stop him studyin' so hard-oh, he
studies awful. Father told him this
thing was played out"
"Of course, he writes a good
dealp'
"No, he don't; he says he's too
busy studying to waste time on writ
ing; he's hired poor literary fellow
to do it,
"What does he write?''
s'He calls it AIT begins with
T."
Thesis?''
Yes, that's it,
:" Does he try chemical expert
ments?'
Il don't know, but he works on
medicines; I saw him pouring 'em out
for the others to drink; he said they
was tryin' different kinds of medicines,
and then he laughed"
So you think he's preparing him
self for his battle with the worldp''
Yes, he's got pair of boxing
gloves and stunning shotgun"
i" He practices surgery, does he
not?''
"Oh, yes, I know he does, cause 1
heard father tell mother that he was
cutting up good deal"
II suppose he hasn't any patients
yet?''
"No; cause he throwed his book
on the floor one day. and mother asked
him why. an he said he was out of
patience, an father said he would
never have any, anyhow; an Jim he
laughed to split hisself."
els that alps
"Father says his words are getting
longer and longer; sometimes when he
comes in nights he can't understand
'em."
"What does your mother say te
that?''
"She says a doctor always ought to
be cheerful, an if cloves brighten him
up he oughter eat 'em."
"Does your brother ever say any.
thing about muscular Development"
81 heard him tell mother something
like that, when he went to the big
walking match; but he told father he
was studying up fevers, and he didn'1
know one of 'em more interesting thar
the walking fever"
81 How did your father feel about
that?'
"He told Jim he was trying tt
carry too much stock" IN. Y
GraDhic.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05
A FOOLHARDY FEAT.

A Man Drops 1873 Feet From Niagara
River Suspension Bridge Into the
Waters Beneath He Is Picked Up
UninIured, by a Boat I'm Waiting.
Especial to Chicago Tribune.1
SUSPENSION BRIDGE, NIAGARA FALLS.
May q.
A large number of people visited this
place to-day to witness Harmon Peer
in the performance of his jump from
the new Suspension Bridge at the Falls
into the river, according to announce
ments circulated throughout large
section of the country for some weeks
past. Peer made his appearance on
the bridge about three p. m. He was
dressed in q white Guernsey shirt,
drawers and blue trunks, outside of
which he wore sort of rubber coat of
mail of q sufficient thickness to protect
his person from serious injury in its
conclusion with the water, yet not so
heavy as to impart any appearance of
clumsiness.
In the center of the bridge from which
point he jumped, or rather let go, was
little windlass having cylinder about
six inches in diameter, on which was
wound about 22O feet of very light cop
per wire, fastened to his body in such
manner as to keep his body in an up
right position during the descent with
out in any degree impeding his prog
ress. Considerable excitement was
manifested by the large crowds assem-
bled along the tops of the banks on
either side of the river as Peer climbed
over the railing of the bridge prepara-
tory to descending. But this was
greatly intensified when he hung only
by his hands to the very bottom tim
bers of the structure, with nothing
between him and the river below, q
distance of exactly 1876 feet. He sud-
denly loosed his hold amid cries of
ooh! ohr' from the spectators, quickly
placed his hands under his arms, in
which position they remained during
his perilous trip, which lasted but four
seconds. He struck the water with q
thud and a splash, distinctly audible on
the tops of the banks, and disappeared
under the water, remaining out of sight
for as much as ten seconds, after which
he reappeared about fifty feet from
where he went down, and was quickly
taken into boat in waiting amid loud
cheers from the spectators. After a
short rubbing down, and before reach
ing the shore, he stood up in the boat,
showing that he was not much the
worse for his ducking.
Peer is about thirty years of age, about
five feet ten inches high, well built, and
has a prepossessing appearance. He
resides at Teeterville, County Norfolk,
Ont; he got his hrst idea of jumping
when he was a sailor, seven years ago,
in the Caribbean Sea, accidentally be-
ing knocked off topmast into the sea,
q distance of 1O8 feet. After that, in
Milwaukee, he was accidentally thrown
from a vessels mast sixty-two feet, not
being seriously injured in these falls. He
jumped from Watson & Co.'s Elevator,
in Milwaukee, a distance of sevepty-two
feet, turning twice over in his descent,
and that was his last jump till he
jumped to-day. There is no jump re-
corded to exceed this. The next best
is Sam Patch's jump at Niagara Falls,
of 142 feet, in 1929.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05
A FEARFUL FATE.

An Intoxicated Fisherman at Niagara
Loses Control Of His Boat and is
Swept Over the Falls.
Niagara Falls was the scene of
another tragic death this afternoon,
and Pie Walker was the man who fur
nished the details of the tragedy. After
successfully wrestling with the eddies
and currents and the rocks and rapids
of the river for years, and saving a
score or more of persons from watery
graves, he to-day was swept over the
American Cataract in the presence of a
large crowd of excursionists, who we're
scattered about, little suspecting the
awful spectacle which they were so sud-
denly called upon to witness.
The primary cause of W alker's death
was drunkenness. He had lip for
liquor, which frequently got the better
of him. Where he imbibed to-day is
not known, but about two o'clock he
was observed to leave Port Day, about
two miles above the head of Goat
Island, badly intoxicated. 1t is be-
lieved he pulled over to one of the
islands, where he discovered the con-
tents of key of beer with some COM
panions. It is then supposed he at
tempted to reach Goat Island, or to re-
turn to Port Day. To row q boat to
Goat Island is q very dangerous and
foolhardy trick, but one many times
accomplished by Walker. He would
do it for q small purse on q wager, or
even to crafty the curiosity of tourists.
Whatever his intentions, he miscalcu-
lated his powers and was caught in the
trap rapids just above Goat Island,
and it was at this point that the horri-
fled spectators first caught sight of him
as he came down the river. A
man on the bank shouted to
him to row to the sluiceway near
the Cataract House, and he tried
to do SO, but "caught crab," lost
his balance, and fell backward into the
boat, where he lay stupefied with intoxi-
cation. The liberated oar drifted away
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05
What Is q DOctOrg

"WELL. what do you say, Mattel
What is doctorp'
"Oh, he's man in black with spec
tacles, that comes and tells us to put
out our tongues"
"What does he do then?''
He tells mother that little Fanny is
a very pretty young lady"
"What else?''
"Then I pinch him, and he tells
mother how 1 am well-behaved, and
says we're all growth"
"Well, 60 on"
81 don't know any more, only he
gets in a wagon and drives like light
ming till he gets round the corner"
els that ALP"
"Why, then, father gets the doctors
bill. and says it's a big shame, and
mother says, Didn't I tell you you'd
better get the children new shoes or
you'd have a Doctors bill?' '"
"And what does your father say to
that?''
81 don't like to tell.'
"Well, Johnnie, what are you hold
ing up your hand for?''
"Pve got a brother, he's studyin' to
be a doctor, and I know all about 'em;
l hear 'em talk"
swell, then, what is q doctor?''
"He goes in to keep his hands white,
and he knows everything. Father says
he's lucky to have such q son as Jim,
that can tell him just what to do with
out his having the trouble of asking.
He says that when he was q boy be
used to get licked when he gave his
father valuable information; but this
age is too long on science for that"
"Your brother reads a good deal,
doesn't he?'
Eyes, he always has a lot of big
books open on his table; aunty says
she knows he learns his lessons thor
oughly, cause he's always reading at
the same place"
swell, 90 on"
"He told aunty once there was moth
ing like q mans giving mis- whole mind
to a thing, and she said that was why
his mustache grew so fast"
"What, has he q mustacheP'
81 haven't seen it, but I know he's
got one, cause he's always looking at
It and brushing his lip with his finger;
beside he shaves it off every day."
Anything more about doctors?"
ooh. yes, lots; he kisses Cousin
Sarah; he tells her about medicine l
guess, cause she always seems to feel
better afterward."
81 suppose he is active in his attend
ance on lectures, isn't he?''
"Yes, he goes everywhere he can
learn anything; he went 10 see Count
Jones' and the 'Pinafore' to find out
J what real life was; he told mother 10. "
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05
Good Examples for Employers.

THE Messrs. Coke, coal miners,
DriftOn, Pa. will hereafter pay men
injured in their works $500, and boys
$3.50 per week, during the term of
their disability. The Messrs. Coke are
the most liberal of employers.-Coal
Trade Journal.
Up to within two or three years past
it had been the custom here, when a
fatal accident happened in the mines,
that all the employees of the colliery in
which the fatality occurred should quit
work and remain idle until after the
funeral, and then vote days labor to
the widow and orphans of the deceased.
Charles Parrish succeeded in doing
away with this semi-superstitious Gus
tom and substituting therefor this:
That when such accident occurs the
operatives continue work until the
funeral, take half-holiday and attend
the burial, then give fifty cents per
man and twenty-five cents per boy to
the widow and orphans, the company
agreeing to give as much as all the
men and boys together. This rule has
worked admirably ever since, and many
are the widows and orphans in this re-
gion to-day who have reason to bless
The custom. An illustration of its ex-
cellent working has just now been
brought to our notice. Two men.
Griffiths and Mitchell, were killed some
three weeks ago in the Empire Mine,
and the donations of the men and boys
amounted to 1882. This was promptly
duplicated by the company, and S532
have been given to each of the widows
of the deceased miners. This is no in
considerable sum for those who would
otherwise have had no means of sup
port for the immediate future. We
hear a good deal about soulless corpo-
rations nowadays. but that of which
Charles Parrish is the head deserves to
be exempted from the catalogue of
such.-Scrast0n Republican.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05

The cost of elementary instruction
in Prussia amounts to 50, 100, 900 annu-
ally; the sum being covered by eleven
and a half millions of marks from
property and legacies, five and third
millions from State subventions, and
the balance from communal grants.
Gratuit0us instruction is given in sew
enteen out of the sixty towns in Prussia
which count over 20, 900 inhabitants.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05

Innocent fun is as good as any.
The best medicine is not always bitter.
nor is q thing wicked solely because it
is agreeable.-N. o. PicayIns
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05

An amateur singer frightened q
pair of canary-birds to death. 1t was
. case of killing two birds with ones
tone.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05

The Italian maltreats his donkey
because it "is not q Christian.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05

Apparently they regard the two as one
animal, and one that is too powerful
for them. To get off of horse in a
herd of wild Texas cattle is almost
worth a mans life, and an experienced
herder will never do it.
All herds of cattle have bully
among them. There is a boss COW, and
she is hated and feared. Of ugly dis
position, constantly hooking unoffend-
ing cows, greedy in eating, she makes
herself generally disagreeable. Or it
may be that the bully is a steer. The
characteristics of the brute are all the
same. The rest of the herd are all
afraid of her or him. Singly they can
do nothing. Matters 60 from bad to
worse, and COW life becomes almost
uncomfortable in the herd. Something
has to be done, and that soon. The
bully in walking along gives some un-
offending COW a sharp thrust in the
ribs. Instead of running off as expected.
the stricken COW wheels around, fury
in her eyes, and believing war cry,
dashes head on for the bully. The boss
is surprised, but gets to work as an ex-
pert, and the rebellious COW is being
rapidly whipped Qhese cattle fence
with their horns); but the cry for lib
erty is understood by the rest OF the
herd, and with unanimous movement
they all turn on the tyrant. and if the
herders do not interfere they kill him.
The bully, being whipped, turns to
run. and to his horror finds that the
whole herd is after him. AS one ami
NAL gets near him he receives a vicious
dig from a sharp horn. He increases
his speed, but soon another animal
comes up to him, and another stab is
the result. The bully, with extended
tongue and labored breathing, is lead
ing the herd. and the herd, with ex-
tended tongues and upright tails, are
following-steers, cows, calves, all
believing loudly, "Kill hint kill himr'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1879-06-05

ASoSucA VA AaAy lives cApOScu W uaOger IN
the rapids of the river.
THE Democratic Caucus Committee
of the National House of Representatives
held q conference, on the afternoon Of the
18th, and agreed to recommend that no
further plans be decided upon by the major
ity of Congress until the Senate should have
disposed of the Warner Silver bill, which
passed the House on the oath.
SEC'Y SHERMAN has issued a circu-
lar requesting holders of called bonds which
mature before the first of July to send them
to his Department for payment during the
month of June. In this way the holders of
such bonds will receive payment for them,
with interest to maturity, before the bonds
mature. All United States bonds forwarded
for redemption should be addressed to the
"Loan Division, Secretary's Office" and all
registered bonds should be assigned to 'The
Secretary of the Treasury for redemption"
The Maine Republican State Con-
vention will meet at Bangor on the 18th of
June.
UP to the evening of the oath there
had been disposed OF ga, IA, $50 worth of f.
percent. refunding certificates.
DURING the severe thunder storm
which prevailed in the vicinity of Chicago, on
the morning of the 25th, the powder-maga-
zine of the Oriental Powder Company, stu
ated about mile beyond the south-westerly
boundaries of Chicago, was struck by light
ming, and instantly anDihilated The maya
zine contained $1,000 pounds of powder.
THERE has lately occurred in Indian
apolis, Ind, five cases of pernicious fever.
three of which proved fatal, which bore sus.
picious resemblance to the fever prevalent in
the neighborhood of the Nashville depot. in
Louisville, last fall. In one of them the black
vomit and other yellew4ever symptoms were
present:
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-07

ant day. During the afternoon, a con-
test for a cane came of between Henry
Frederick and Charlie Asnus, the pop
ular South Side officer. Charlie won
the cane, ar d is almost consumed with
pride over his success.
THB FAIR GROUND,
as usual, held its proportion of the
pleasure seekers on the Fourth, having
been selected by the Beethoven and
Harmonic societies. Beside these
organizations were many OF their friends
and others who attended to see the
races. Vaas' band produced some lively
music assisted occasionally by the voices
OF the societies. In foot race between
Messrs. Orr and Filan for $40, the
former took the cake.
OTHER PICNICs.
Besides the foregoing, there were nu-
merous other picnics OF which We can
give but brief mention.
The Parker Hall Temperance Union
excurted to Lockwood's Grove on the
Iron Valley and barges.
The st. Alphonsus Church held Its
picnic at Wilbert's Garden, in North
Wheeling.
The Eighth ward Lutheran Church
members banqueted and enjoyed them
selves at Whisky run, and the Wesley
Chapel at Frazier's orchard.
A large number of private and family
picnics were scattered about the neigh
boring country, taking their holiday in
a quiet way.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-07
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Bishop Kahn preached at Bristol, Va,
yesterday.
Father Reynolds delivered the usual
sermon at the Cathedral, yesterday.
Though young, he is said to be an able
and eloquent priest.
Rev. d. \. Cunningham preached in
the First Presbyterian Church, yester-
day morning, on Things which are not
what they SEEM"
Rev. 4. w. Werder preached in the
Chapline Street German Lutheran
Church, on "Sufferings now and glory
hereafter"
The First Baptist Church, Twelfth
and Byron streets, Thomas F. Clancy,
pastor. Morning subject, "A Desire for
the Sight of Gods Glory" COmmun-
ion service. Evening, an interesting
service OF song prepared by the pastor,
on variety in the Hearers of the
Word, in which a number OF speakers
participated.
Atthe First English Lutheran Church
Yesterday, Rev. Lewis Hay, OF Allie
gheny City, Pa, preached in the morn
ing at 1890 \. NJ. and in the evening at
7:3O p. NJ. Sunday school at P. NJ.
A religious meeting was held in Lock
woods grove, near Point Lookout, yes
terday.
The second quarterly meeting OF the
VI +. Church, South, was held yester-
day and to-day at Moorefield, w. Va.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-07-07
A Female Fraud.

During the first part of last week, a
woman named Schwartz, residing near
the east end of Seventeenth street, was
complained oi and arrested for selling
liquor without 4 license. She was fined
and ordered committed in default. \
commitment was made out, and she was
turned over 20 the sheriff. While at
his office she got OF a pitiiul story OF
want and suffering at himc, 10 which
her three little children lent an appar-
ent cOlOring. The Symp1thieS Of all
present were enlisted, and the Mayor
was appraised and granted her release.
But from later developments II would
seem she is a fraud Complaint was re-
newed against her and cmphatically. Ii
Is claimed that she sells the liquor that
causes much OF the trouble among the
East Wheeling prostitutes, and further
that she is not in the perjury she repre-
SCENTS herself To be. \ Sqlutary warn
ing was yesterday given her, which. il
not needed, will leave no prrtcXt for Cs-
cape from just punishment.