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Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
a OUAKER MAGNATE IN LIMBO.
A Large Pennsylvania Eabexxler
Passes through Bismarck.

"JOseph Rue and b. y. smith, Phlla-
delphia," registered last Saturday even.
ing at the Sheridan. One was a talkative
fellow, about thirty-hye, and the other a
tall, thin, gentlemanly looking man, of
forty.fve or fifty. The talker was eyi-
IDENTIFY somebody from his conversation,
and after staying here until Tuesday the
secret leaked out that he was a detective,
and his travelling companion Barclay j..
Smith, of Newtown. Pa. Rue had traced
Mr. Smith to Helena, Montana, and pre-
sented the requisition Of the governor Of
Pennsylvania calling for his person. The
papers were found faulty and Mr.. Rue re-
turned without his game. With improved
documents he re-entered the Territory and
found Mr. Smith getting ready to change
his base by making an overland trip to
Puget Sound. Rue tore the. old gentle
man from his weeping wife and child and
whirled him away ina hack to Fort Ben
ton, where he placed, him on board the
steamer Benton and got out of the Terri
tory as quickly as steam would take them.
Mr.. Rue when interviewed talked myster-
iously and wouldn't say anything. There
was nothing sensational in the matter.
The prisoner was walking about alone,
speaking to no one, and acting just as if he
was a travelling millionaire. The sharp
detective dropped sufficient points to give
the little item away, and gentleman in
our freight office recently from Phila-
delphla, who had lostJitwo thousand dol
lars through Smiths rascality, rounded
them out after the following fashion = Mr..
Smith was president of the Newton Rail
road Co., of the Newtown Banking Co.,
the Newtown Fire Insurance Co.,
and principal owner Of the townsite OF
Newton. Newton is a town on the su-
burbs of Philadelphia and is largely peo-
pied with Quakers. Smith was one Of
them, and his parentage was noble. When
he adopted the civilization Of the age and
embarked into all the characteristic enter
prises Of his day and generation. the good
friends contributed Ttheir mite. They
knew friend Barclay and was confident
! he was honest and safe. After while
| friend Barclay went to pieces and was
credited with two hundred thousand dol
lars of other, peoples moneys. He came
out in a card and sa1d the railroad COM
pany had swallowed it sup;s that4h was
poor: and everything had been legitimate,
but the devilisll times had wrecked him.
In refutationof his sanctimonious show
! ing his silent departure fog parts un-
known was cited. Following him soon
was detective. In Helena he was found
living on his earnings. as triplicatc presi-
dent. Now he is in Newtewn enjoying the
reception of an embezzler. 81
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
A SENSATION Nv FORT BENTON.
An Ex-SOldier Murders His Wife
; Because She Wouldn't ';Give Up"

T Because She Wouldn't '';Give Up
A ranchman living within twelve miles
of Fort Benton came into that town with
the body Of his wife, stating that she had
been drowned while they were crossing
certain mountain stream in.their wagon; :;
the wagon upset and he was unable to
rescue either his wife or child; he re-
covered the body of the former but not Of
the latter. The coroner's jury was about
to accept the mans statement when some
one thonght it would be wise to send out
an eastern detective who happened to be
in Benton to5see if the husbands state
ment was corroborated by appearances
The detective took with him the wife's
shoe. He found on either bank Of the
stream, in a remarkably secluded spot,
footsteps that were made by the identical
shoe he carried IN his hand. He saw that
the nails in one of the heels left the same
imprint that the wlfe's shoe made. He
discovered that there were other steps
than the woman's; that the persons max
ing; them were running at the time; that
the person pursued had fallewsin climb
ing over ridge and made an indenture
in the earth with one knee. The trail was
lost In the. stream. The dead woman's
knee. was scratched. Another circum-
stance was the husbands coat and vest
neatly laid away under bush. Besides,
there were no wagon tracks, and no
reason FIR any one drowning in that
place. The detective broke the man down
on his examination and established an al
most conclusive case against him. The
murderer's name is Morton. He was a
formef; soldier IN the Seventh Infantry.
His motive was his wife's property, which
she was, unwilling to transfer to'him. The
little girl is supposed to be hidden away
somewhere IN 4a5F g,. sSs.4f45i s. sits5
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
The Yellewstsne Yalley.

49, 3I31.1SNl,
"a The steamer Bachelor on, her last trip
went up the Yellowstone far as Hunt
ley, ninety miles above the mouth Of the
big Horn, and unloaded 4 large consign-
mentoa freight s;ta fol m is, H7lo'lips I McGirl,
the proprietors Of the tdya aHofl sHuntley.
The valley is teeming with life. H. w.
s1facadow, ut Cenlsen, -hss four hundred
paercs i'm oats He has q ;SsMaJmill and is
sending numerous RATS down the river.
There are plenty Of oat asld and thrifty
ranches in. sight from .Ae beats On the
river. The new VS. potatoesE S ana Yexr,ables
,.e;, :,;its q sE e. 2 s sl|oNsisps
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12
THE NEWS. By TELEGRAPH
5E3fE3iiIIti I5T7Tf7T7I 1i.i Il raaflfIF
ITEMS GORR4LtED1 sRROMt ALL
.ss-s PARTH OF THE GLOBE.a -
Yellow Jacks Fury Disastrous
.Explesions-ll-D Death OF Bill. .
Allen--aStormsd and
q Crop iProspects...S 81 Al
Especial Dispatch to The .T,i6une.)
YELLOW JACK l-.~&

- YELLOW JACk.& 1%"@
z ST.. PAUL, July l2.- The appearance of
the yellow fever at Memphis and else
where in the South has caused general
CONSERVATION, although yesterday bet
ter feeling existed in Memphis itself, and
no spread of the disease is expected. Five
thousand people left Memphis yesterday.
IAlquarantine is established by outside
cities against trains from Memphis. New
Orleans, Nashville. and other cities are
bestirring themselves to prevent an ap-
pearance sof the scourge. The national
board of health is thrown into conster-
nation by this news. from the. South ), it
dq4tknpmJ What tosdo9 The only. death.
reported is at Water Valley, Miss.
HON. WIN. ALLEN,
ex-governor OF Ohio, died yesterday very
suddenly. He was apparently in perfect
health on Wednesday,. =. A. + - ! s.
Pontiac, Porti H urroon, st: Clair, and ad-
jacent country IN Michigan were visited
by.aga g7ezs iq S;E.,aa AGa EaE''sTi55sI i,5s.l
z,zN ST: iii s STORM r5i 'so'41s.-. @-o2& ~.
Of wind rain and lightning yesterday,
which tore down steeples, chimncys, and;
unroofed houses. :: A new Methodist
church was blown down and a planning
mill and brewery destroyed. Several per-
sons were injured The amount Of rain
was very heavy. A storm similar in
character struck in the v1cinitysof Harris
burg, Pa, and in northern Ohio, doing
great damage to2 crops and buildings.
The attorney general has issued circu-
lar 'f'' t-sz;
snar- c~, TO +. Is. AARsIALs = {EE { III
informing them that the new law directs
the dimurition of court expenditures, and
cautions them against using one apprcs
propliation to pay other than its own
bills. m, -. e.y
TAKING A BATH. ~
An aged couple in Milwaukee delibel-
ately clasped each other and jumped into
a creek and drowned themselves. 55E
-. A TERRIFIC BLOW UP. * ,,..,.uy.
| A magazine containing five tons of
giant powder explodeda at Badie, Califor-
MIA, on Thursday. About eight people
were killed and forty wounded. The
shock was felt twenty miles away; all the
buildings in the vicinity were demolished.
#5 BOILER EXPLOSION &~
in a box factory at2Baltimore destroyed
the Carter House adjoining the mill. Sew
eral persons were killed and many wound
ed. ia. 40 ~" ~ @E.s .s
| THE EMPANNELLING .,.,. ..s
of the jury in the Buford case at Owen
town, KY, was completed yesterday and
the trial began. Judge Huess was first
witness. !,
! t,lr THE PRINCE 1MPERIAL's
remains arrived at Chiselhurst last night.
The funeral takes place today.
| a. THE CROPS. sGfgog 68os,
| Pioneer Press specials from all parts Of
the state last Hight, show. the crops not in
5jured except in spots by rains. Rust is
'confined to a few scattered portions, and
unless more rain comes the crops will be
Ecxcellent. a'esf
80 ~ GRAssHoPPERs l;l.
! have heenfanen a. M ansfon hntl inoi dam
Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1879-07-12

gf ~. GRAssHoPPERs H..
have beep seen at Mansion, t but no dam dam
age has been done. 49,. .,.,,,,,.y,a az
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10
The AlliteratOrs.

We want to weller in the blood of the
blamed blatherskites who perennially
persist in aiming at capt alterations
artful aid in all articles appearing in
their particular papers. We want to
welcome all well-wishers of our common
country, of our corrupted common
wealth, and our beloved Boston to our
aid in Selling upon this sign of SEN
sationalism, and dreadfully drubbing
the driveling, dreary, and drooling draft,
and driving it from the columns of con-
temporary collocations of composition.
How direfully and distressingly dis
gushing to the lover of light or lofty
literature to be pertinaciously and per-
petually pestered with some such SEN
tence as Dear Daniel Drew Dead" or
The Boston Batters Beaten Beauti-
fully" or "The Fire-Fiend Furious"
or Murky Murder Manqles the Mortal
Names of More Massacred Men," There
is kind of meaningless, musical mad
ness about this literary lunacy that de-
cidedly deceives its devotees. They
think they are doing doughty deeds
with their queasy, querulous, and quix-
otto quilts; whereas they but mechani-
cally manipulate meaningless maunder-
ings, marrying meretricious mouthing
and mournful mutterings with men,
dacious and mediocre matter. Out on
the outre and outrageous outpourings
of these outcasts, these outlaws. Gust
them if you can; Guido them if you
can't.-BOstOn transcript.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10
"Let Her SneeZe."

DR.. Taylor had been called in to
prescribe for the Princess Elizabeth, a
daughter of George III. "The COM
plant of the Princess was a continued
pain and stupor in the head. OF course,
John Taylor Immediately ordered her
to take his snuff. This snuff is made
of the powdered leaves of the Asara-
bacca, which has the property of purg-
ing the head, and OF which plenty was
grown in the garden at Whitworth.
John, having given his order and deiv-
cred the snuff, looked about him, and,
seeing the Processes all there, he
clapped the Queen Familiarity on the
back, and said: Well, thou art a
farrently woman (good-looking) to be
the mother of such set of straight
backed lasses.' Queen Charlotte took
the unusual familiarity with very good
grace, smiling and replying: Yes,
Mr.. Taylor; and was once as straight
backed lass as any of them The
doctor had not retired. from the pres
ence of royalty very long when he was
sent for again in great haste. Well
and what is the matter now?' asked he
on entering. 'Oh, the Princess is
taken with such a continual sneezinp
that we are quite alarmed rs tina,
alp said John. Then let the CIR
sneeze; that is the very thing that will
do her good The doctor is said tc
have had the honor of completely re-
heving the Princess of her complaint.
Chambers Journal.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10

The following suggestive advertise
ments, of sort which constantly APP
pear in the Washington papers, are cut
from single issue of one of them:
"A situation as a Waterman or messenger in
any of the departments; sl5 per month will be
given as long as retained in Office. Address j.
j. g., COG Fourth-st, n. W.
"a situation as Waterman or messenger In
one of the departments $40 per month will be
paid as long as the place may be retained Di-
rect TO b. Williams, City Postoffice.'
N"will pay 25 per cent of my salary to any
one getting me situation of any kind in
one of the departments. Address W., Alcxan-
dria, Va"
$3.50 offered-I will give to any party pro-
curing me a position in any of the Govern
ment departments in Washington the sum OF
$50 cash. Address Omega, City Postoffice."
twill let any one draw my first months
pay could they secure me an appointment in
any of the departments as common Ia
borer."
81 wi willingly give my first months pay
to any ole securing my appointment in the
railway mail service Application Endorsed by
the President and officially referred. Address
Monroe Wilson, City Postoffice." s
Employment in any of the departments OIL
Government Printing office, or copying to do
by lady. Will pay 40 per cent. as long as
employed Please address Miss L. ID. Harri
son, Postoffice."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10
The BOwery Boy.

It is related of Thackeray that, being
evry DESTROYS to see a "Bowery boy,
he went with friend into the haunts
of that peculiar creature to look for
one.
Very soon his companion pointed out
to him genuine specimen standing on
the corner of the street, against lamp
post, red-shirted, ack-trousered, soap
locked, shiny-hatted, with cigar in his
mouth elevated at an angle of forty-five
degrees.
After contemplating him for a few
moments, Thackeray said to his friend
that he would like to hear the fellow
speak-to talk with him-and asked il
he might do so.
Surely" he was told, without hesita.
ton; ego to him and ask him to direct
you somewhere"
Thereupon the curious stranger APP.
preached, and said, politely, my
friend, should like to go to" such OF
such place.
"Well," replied the Bowery boy, il
his peculiar and quite inexpressible
tone, and without moving anything but
his lips, as he looked up lazily at the
tall gray-haired novelist, well, sonny
you can go, if you won't stay too long.
Thackeray was quite satisfied, an6
well he might have been. He had seer
end heard the real thing.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10

A GOOD many persons have puzzled
themselves, no doubt, over the queer
little square notch which projects from
Massachusetts, into Connecticut about
half way across the northern boundary.
A writer in the New Haven Register
explains that years ago, when the boun-
Diary at the point in question was un-
settled, local Connecticut politician
belonging to the Federal party got the
State Legislature so to "gerrymander''
the town of CRANKY as to give the part
included in the notch to Massachusetts,.
As most of the Democrats in the town
happened to live in the coded part the
Federalists were thus enabled to main
tain their local predominance. CRANKY
has for years been steadfast Republic
can town, while Southwick, in Massa-
chusetts, which got the coded part, has
been as steadily Democratic.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10

HOLLAND is in s)me sense the dairy
farm of Europe. Some statistics re-
Gently collected show that its cheese
export in 1878 was $685.. 900 pounds,
half of it going to England; which re-
ceived from this country in the years
ending in 1878 and 1879, 141, 654, 200
ard 123,7s3,796 pounds respectively
In the case of butter the conditions
were reversed, Holland exporting 49,
S94, 200 pounds to England, and this
country 3S,24S,016 pounds last year,
and 21,S37,11 the year before. In
round numbers this country and Hol-
land export to England about 3,OOO,O
centals of cheese and butter, or about
half her foreign supply, and one-fourth
her total consumption of these articles
OF the butter sent out from Holland
more than half is artificial, but the re.
turns from this country give no hint OF
the oleomargarine exported here.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10
The Language Of Postage Stamps.

1t seems that postage stamps as well
as flowers have language. Thus, &C.
cording to the Albany Tunes, when a
postage stamp has been placed upside
down on the left corner of the letter,
it means, IL love you;" N the same,
crosswise, my heart is another's;"
straight up and down, @Good-by, sweet
heart, good-by;" upside down in the
right-hand corner, write no more;" in
the center, at the top, Eyes" oppo-
site, at the bottom, "No;" on the right
hand corner, at right angle, DO you
love me?" In the left-hand corner, Il
hate YOU" top corner, on the right, Il
wish your friendships" bottom corner
on the left, II seek your acquaintance; =
on line with the surname, Accept my
love-" the same, upside down, Il am en-
gagged" at a right angle in the same
place, II long to see you;" in the mid
die, at the right-hand edge, write i'm
mediately." While this is all very well
as far as it goes, those who put a
postage stamp on any but the upper
right-hand corner of an envelope must
hold themselves responsible for: all the
swearing of the postoffice clerks.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10
The Same Old Story.

The history of the Utes during the
past few years will show the causes that
have induced them to take the war
path. In the past they occupied nearly
the entire western portion of Colorado,
and even covered portion of the ter
ritory beyond. AS the tide of emigra-
ton flowed westward much of their
land was taken away from them. At
last large reservation was given them,
and they we've divided among three
agencies. At that time it was not sup
posed by the Government that the res
ervation would ever be needed for min
ing purposes. Emigration had always
gone to the north and south of it, and
the struggling bands of miners, fore
runners of the great multitude now in
Colorado, had never prospected in it.
But at last it was rumored that there
were valuable mineral deposits there,
and miners began to encroach upon it
Six years ago the San Juan mines were
discovered. and this was the sig.
nal for swarm of silver hunt.
ers. The Government then made O
treaty with them, and persuaded them
to cede back large tract, 100000
acres, for which they were to be paid
$4,000 per annum in perpetuity
Soon the miners were encroacbine
afresh upon their reservation, following
the lines of their mining claims, which
led to desultery bostilities. The Gov.
eminent made fresh treaty with them
aud cut off a new slice of their territory
Still the miners encroached upon them
aud the Indians grew FESTIVE. Worse
than this, the Government in 1877
tailed to pay them their annuities, and
exasperated by the miners, who every
cay crowded into their reservation, and
by the loss of the rations which either
the Government had failed to supply
or the greedy contractors and Agents
had turned to their own purposes, they
began to leave their reservation and
forage for themselves. Gradually they
commenced recrimination, and have al
last gone upon the war-path, exasper
ated by the action of Meeker, the White
River Agent, who had seized upon some
of their bes. ground for an agency
farm.-Chicago Tribune.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10

HERETOFORE it has been the custom
in the State of New York to send
tramps to Jail as Migrants without prop
er complaints and evidence. In one
county last winter no less than 5S9 per-
sons were in this way committed as va
grants. Such committal has now been
declared malfeasapce, and dozen OF
the offending Justices have been in
dicted. Italso appears that the winter
board bills of tramps have become a
heavy public burden in that and other
Eastern States, and it is presumed that
this decision will have the effect of
greatly lessening them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10
WHEAT CULTURE.
4 striking Revolution In This Department
of Agriculture la the Northwest.

A striking Revolution In This Department
of Agriculture la the Northwest
[From the Commercial and Financial Chronicle. j
A feature of the present time is that
this culture is being developed under
entirely new auspices, that is, under a
new system. It is no longer left to the
small farmer, taking up 160 acres of
land, building a log cabin, and strug-
Cling to secure himself home. Or
ganized capital is being employed in
the work, with all the advantages which
organization implies. Companies and
partnerships are formed for the cultiva-
ton precisely as they are for building
railroads, manufactures, etc., and some
of the wheat fields of the Northwest are
miles in extent. The following figures
were prepared for the prospectus of a
partnership of this kind, to cultivate
three square miles, or 1920 acres. We
give them simply to illustrate how this
business is being carried on, and what
inducements there are to enter upon it.
OF course, the first year is one of outlay
alone, no credit. 1t requires four years
to show the real result reached:
ACCOUNT CURRENT IN CULTIvATING 1920
ACRES OF WHEAT FOUR YEARS.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10

THE field so long and so conscien-
tiously labored in by "Old Probabili-
ties will, under international arrange
ments, be shortly extended to the entire
habitable globe so far as practicable.
The observations will be taken stimuli
taneously in all countries, and more
comprehensive data be thus secured
upon which to prosecute further re-
searches into all that pertains to me-
teorology.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10
A Sacred MOther.in.Law.

Some Kaffir customs and rules of ETH
quette are perplexing; such, for in
stance, as the one which forbids, under
the penalty of absolute social ostracism,
u Kaffir lady to pronounce the name of
her husband, or otherwise indicate him,
save by some such figure as the sun, or
the star. or other similar metaphors.
And, though in the new-made bride a
few such slips are, by common consent,
forgiven, for man TO commit such a
hideous breach of decorum as to breathe
the name of his mother.in-iaw, or even
to hint at the existence of the lady, con-
stitutes so great an enormity that have
never been able to meet with an au-
thenticated instance of its having been
ommitted.-Temple Bar.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-10

possible, on the spot. The house was
a log structure with frame addition to
the rear. The logs were poplar and
the building old, so that it was almost
mass of flames by the time that Bates
and other neighbors reached it. Bates
secured the girl in an insensible con-
dition, but the two boys were burned to
a crisp. No doubt the fire was caused
by the lamp exploding, and the burning
fluid scattered over the bed where the
boys were sleeping precluded all posi-
bility of escape. Nothing was saved.
There was no insurance. The child
Clara was almost asphyxiated when
rescued.