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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

itary offices known to our laws, with honor
and fidelity to himself and country, retiring
from Office and becoming private citizen,
he has made the tour OF foreign lands, where
he was received by crowned heads and by the
people as no American had ever been before
This was because he was an American citizen
and had held with credit to himself and the
country the highest Office In our land. On
his return to the United States and since he
first put foot on the Pacific shore, there has
been one grand ovation given him by every
city. town and hamlet he has visited up to
the present time; yea, has received genuine
heartfelt welcome from all people, without
regard to party or past course. Now Gen.
Grant, at the very gateway OF the South In
the metropolis of Kentucky, we welcome you
not only as Kentuckians, but as American
citizens, loving our country, Its constitution
and laws. Fellow citizens have the pleasure
of introducing to you or honor ed guest Gen.
Grant Loud cheers followed. Governor Black
burn welcomed him In behalf of the State OF
Kentucky, concluding his welcoming address
In the following words: We make no pretense,
General, to vie with the imposing and gor-
R6OuS TGCcpIlOup SAOOVO~ ySA 40 sS~@~~~~~
every nation and cline on your brilliant tour
around the world. We have been gratihed 10
recognize the honor paid you as sold or,
and one who has already filed full page in
your country's history, and to know that you
have achieved these results while nurtured
under the dome of the temple of liberty, con-
structed by and anointed with the blood OF
our revolutionary sires. In q republic like
ours, 1t Is but natural that the entire popula-
ton should share In the success and triumphs
of any one of her citizens. And now, General,
In conclusion, allow me as the chief executive
of this State to extend to you hearty wei.
come to TIE soil of Kentucky. Gen. Grant re-
sponded briefly and in substance as on former
similar occasions. In the evening there was
Examinations and brilliant receptions. At
o'clock Gen. Grant dined at Hon. Henry Wat
terson's, the editor of the Louisville Courier
Journal, and an ex-congressman. A private
reception was given Mrs. Grant in the eve
ming at Mrs. D P. Fauld's and Mrs. ShrGve's
and at later hour Gen. and Mrs. Grant held
public reception in the parlors Of the Gall
| House.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
The Results Of the Construction Of the
aiSSiS>inni LeftieS.

Mr. E. L. CortheIi, the resident en-
gineer at Port Eads, in an illustrated
paper in Scri6ner, writes as follows
concerning the practical benefits of
Capt. Eads' work at South pass:
1t is not too broad an assertion to
make, that every theory advanced by
Capt. Eads, every statement made by
him in reference to the channel which
he should secure, and in reference to
the advance of the bar in front of his
works, has been fully verified by actual
results. These results are all that the
most sanguine anticipated, but the OBJ
jects for which the jetties were built
ATE of far greater importance, for they
affect the welfare of millions and are
destined finally to exert an influence
on the whole country.
These objects will be realized in a
and in an increasing pros
perity of the Mississippi valley. The
work which has been accomplished viii
stretch its relieving and assisting hand
TO the remotest frontiersman, sn0,
knowing that an open river mouth viii
makeit profitable for him to raise cereals
viii cut down new forests and cultivate
a larger farm. It will induce CREATE
production everywhere in the Missis
sippi valley, and with it an increasing
immigration.
Already the grain expert Of the val
ey is turning into this, its natura
channel. The following table, CON
piled from oficial. sources, will show tn
tendency to increasing shipments b.
the way of the jetties:
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

THEy intend making travelling mo
convenient on the continent of Euro
by adopting our system of railway CT
riages. Little Belgium is vide awe
IN matters of business, and is setti
the first example. The Tnternatio,
Company of Sleeping Cars has SUBJ.
ted q project to the Government :
Russia for organizing q great expr,
train between Ostend, Cologne, Berl
and the Russian frontier. The tr'
will be exclusively composed of sle'
ing cars and saloon carriages.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

To FIND recreation In amusement is
not happiness; for this Joy comes from
without, and is, therefore, dependent on
accidents, which often cause inevitable
affection; bat the happiness that is
found in the soul itself 10 abiding.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

Those who admire the "noble red
man." and are forever harping on the in
justice done them, will please remember
that when they sec chance, they will
ruthlessly Stay their best friends. Such
was Mr.. Meeker, and not only that, but
he was friend to humanity. Neverthe-
less, IN the Ute outbreak, ne was the first
man to be killed.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

IL IS estl!nated that the 1ettles, g
partially improving the channel at IL
mouth of the river, saved the COUNT
$1,600,000 during the year ehdir
Sept. l, 1878, by areduction in freigh
on cotton alone.
1t must be borne in mind that IT.
channel through the ietties is onl -
obtained. The changes that will IA
place in the production and sbipmen
OF cereals and cotton will come slowl
but in o few years we will see one
the greatest revolutions of the centu
in agriculture and commerce.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18
CURRENT TOPICS.

Foul air may be expelled from well
by heating large, thick bar of iron
section of railroad bar, for instance-red
hot, and suddenly lowering it into the
water, just so 1t is submerged. The sud-
deu escape Of steam forces the foul gas
upward. When fire will burn in we'll,
the air is pure.
The luckless Sultan of Turkey has
been subjected TO an indignity that is
usually restricted to less resplendent
moltals. His butcher, and baker, and
wine-merchant and laundryman have
stopped sending supplies to the palace
on t ridiculous plea that their bills are
unpaid. Think OF Sultan without o
boiled shirt!
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

BUTTERFLIES are covered with teath-
ers; hairs are hollow tubes. The sur
face of our bodies is covered with scales
like those of fish. A single grain of
sand wsuld cover hundred of those
scales, yet scale covers hundreds of
pores. Through these narrow openings
perspiration forces itself out. like water
through q sieve.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

DIRT and violence are most affection.
ate companions.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

THE Melbourne correspondent OF the
London Times declares that the system
of paying members of Parliment has
proved failure, 1t was contended
formerly that country districts might con-
tain many capable men, whose services
were lost through poverty; but none of
these geniuses have yet appeared, while
there has been liberal supply of those
''who, unsuccessful in other pursuits, ulti-
mately turn their attention to politics. !"
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

John Lloyd, of Cottonwood, Brown
county, has had eight cases of diphtheria
in his family, and one death. Mr..
Edwards, neighbor Of Mr.. Lloyd. had
five children attacked by the disease.
three of whom died.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-18

Bishop Grace, of ST. Paul, visiteC.
Shakopee last week to consecrate new
bell for the steeple OF ST. Marks church
in that place. The hell weighs $500
pounds and cost $3.50.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
Tha Nnmniira "a.

South America has its large bats, OF
one of which everybody has heard-the
vampire. Much nonsense has been writ
ten about it, butthere was some founda-
ton for the stories of its sucking the
blood of men and animals until it killed
them. In the interior of South America
nearly everybody sleeps in hammock
either out-Of-doors or with the windows
open, and the weather is so warm that
little covering is used. The vampire
comes in on silent wings, and finding
toe exposed, gently pricks it with his
sharp tooth, and draws the blood until
ne can swallow no more. The sleeper
rarely is awakened, and does not know
his loss until morning. He may then
feel weak from the flow of blood, but l
am not aware that a man was ever
known to die from this cause. Horses
are very greatly troubled by them also.
Mr.. Charles WattertOn, an enthusiastic
naturalist, now dead, who spent several
years in New Guiana, has told us much
about this ugly bat, but could never in
duce one to taste of his toe, although he
would have been very glad to be able to
say that he had been operated upon.
For eleven months he slept alone in the
loft of deserted woOd-cutter's hut in
the deep forest. There the vampires
came and went as they wished. He
saw them come in the moonlight on
stealthy wings, and prick the ripe ba-
nanas; lay in. his hammock and
watched them bring almost to his bed
yide the green wild fruit of the wild
guava; floating down the river on other
moonlight nights he was struck by the
falling blossoms of the lawarrinut tree
which the vampires pulled from the
branches to get at the tender seed-vessel,
F the insects that lurk in the deep
corolla. He lay night after night with
his bare foot exposed, but could never
get them to lance it, although his friends
and companions were all bled by this
nocturnal surgeon; and except that he
once caught one fastened to the shoulder
of one his animals, he came away no
wiser than when he went of how the
vampire does his horrid work.
The vampires measure about twenty
six inches across the wings; frequent
old houses and hollow trees, and repose
in clusters, head downwards, from the
branches of forest trees.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
Two Essays on Fire.

It is wonderful what a woman can Dc
under the influence of mental or spirit
ual inspiration. VoltaiTe, having de-
ter1nined one year to contend for the
prize given by the French academy,
wrote on the given, subject an essay on
fire. Nine. Du Chatelet, not to be out
done, with the sanction Of her husband,
but unknown to'her friend, did the same;
it was difficult to escape from bis watch
full eyes, Tut she managed II by getting
upafter the household was asleep, putting
her hands in cold water, walking up and
down the room, and taking every i'm
aginable means to ward off slumber.
Then she wrote till daybIeak, and did so
for eight successive nights.
The two essays were sent in, but
neither of them gained the distinction
for which their authors hoped; they
were no doubt worthy of it, as both,
especially that Of the lady, were loudly
praised, and the height of recognition
would have been for the prize 10 have
been equally appOrtioned between the
dual aspirants. The work Of two such
geniuses could not be hidden in a cor
ner. Yoltaire wrote to the presidents
that No. 8 was by Nine. Du Chatelet,
and requested that it might be printed,
and one of them, N. Reaumur, gallantly
replied that the public must be informed
that one of the treatises on the Mature
of Fire" was written by lady.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
KnnEaa Trnda-

Il reckon couldn't drive trade with
you to-day, Squire, said a genuine spec
linen of a Yankee peddler, as he stood
at the door of merehantin in St. Louis.
''I reckon you calculate about right,
for you can't" was the reply.
swell, I guess you needn't get hufy
bout it. Now, here's a dozen genuine
razor strops, worth two dollars and a
half; you may have them for two dol
lars"
FI tell you I don't want any of your
tIaps-so you may as well be going
along"
HWall, now, look here, Squire, I'll bet
you ten dollars that if you make me an
offer for them 'ere strops, Wen have a
trade yet"
"Done," replied the merchant placing
the money in the hands of bystander.
The Yankee deposited a like sum.
Now" said the merchant, 'T'Il give
you a pieayune (sixpence) for the
streps."
They're yourn.n said the Yankee, as
he quietly pocketed the stakes.
"But," said he, after a little reflection,
and with great apparent honesty, Il cal
culate joke is a joke; and if you don't
want them strops, III trade back"
The merchants cOuntenance bright
ened. You're not so bad a chap after
all, ," said he. Here are your strops-
give me the money!
'aThere 1t il" said the Yankee, as he
received the Strops, and passed over the
siXpence.
"a trade is a trade, and now you are
wide awake. The next time you trade
with that 'ere sixpence, you'll do little
better than to buy razor strops." And
away walked the peddler with his strOps
and the wager, amidst the shouts Of the
laughing crowd.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
In Enek.

1t was during the war that a weD-
EnoWn business man Of this CITY. saws
the cincinnati TINES, kept gossip going.
and bis money, too, in the Whirl and eEe
citement Of fast life. He had large
army contracts, and from this his r.
sources came. The money, easily oh
tanned, was in truth thrown away. He
had barrels Of il estimates as to his
means were not infrequently placed Al
two or more million dollars he had ali
the attributes of a prodigal; in fast
horses, fast WoHeD, an unouenchable
thirst for wines, and the desire to be
talked about as a man about town. He
was as generous as he was reckless, and
fair-Weather friends sWaTmed about him.
They helped themselves to his funds
aud sang bis glories as long as he had a
dollar to spend. In the height of his
folly he thought of what was to come.
the inevitable death. What men said
about him living puffed up his vanity,
butwhat they would say about him dead
mnst depend upon the splendor With
which he could 20 ont Of the world
Over his grave he wanted to have the
most imposing monument in Spring
Grove. To prepare for this possession
AAC3 CLlC Qdlg CAAAdSNCA run AAA1 EOfEEl-
ment bonds So, 900, and putting them in
an envelope, which, being sealed and
indorsed proposals" he placed in his
safe. In his round Of dissipation the
monument and everything connected
with death slipped from his memory.
The natural sequence Of his mode Of
living, distressing poverty came upon
him. He did not have a dollar in time.
His family barely had enough to keep
soul and body together. His horses,
diamonds, fine house, business and
friends passed away. In the wreck, he
mourned his folly, and worked at what
ever he could get to do. Among the
things left to him were barrels and
boxes filled with valuable papeK Years
went Oh without improvement in his
affairs, until last Monday evening.
While overhauling the contents of one
of the barrels, a package Endorsed "pro-
posals" spurred his curiosity somewhat
He broke the seal, tore off the wrapper,
and to his astonished gaze $4,000 in
bonds were revealed. They were the
monument fund, being forgotten, and
now resurrected when a dollar to him
was as big as a three sheet poster.
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
Knew Her business.

When Collins went home to dinner
Monday, says the Detroit Free Press, he
found the house tenantless, the cook
stove cold, and there was a lonesome
look about that part of the Monday
washing, still left in the tubs in the
summer kitchen. Hurrying through the
back yard he saw his wife braeed against
the fence, holding to the end of broken
clothes-line to keep the newly-washed
garments from the ground.
you've got here at last, have your
exclaimed the wife as she caught sightof
him.
'Yes, Pm here-whats the matterT'
he repeated.
Here 1 have been holding this broken
line for over an bour-over a full hour,
sir she snapped. 81 was determined
to die right here before I'd let these
clothes DOWN.
"But why didn't you cali some one %
be innocently inquired. 'There is that
new family next door-the woman would
have gone over IN one minute"
"Woman next door, you big idiot,
you! Hasn't she been peeking around
and pokiug around for two weeks to see
my wash, and dye think Pd give her
chance to come over here and see for
herself whether the sleeves of my night
gown were pieced down with unbleached
cotton You don't know anything, sir
and you make tracks for piece of rope,
STRIP
"Well, I swamp growled Collins as he
tracked"
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
nanth By Knnninn RninEaas.

All the evidence goes to show that
death by hanging is painless, and there
is positively no fact or well-founded
opinion to the contrary. If this be the
case, then, what IS the explanation of it?
Simply this : That in every form of
strangulation the blood-vcssels of the
neck are compressed, as we'll as the air
passages. A large part Of the blood is
returned from the head by the external
jugular veins, which are very near the
surface, and in which the current can
be checked by slight pressure. Most of
the blood from the brain itself comes
back through the internal jugular veins,
which lie near, but a little outside of the
carotid arteries. The walls of veins are
lax and yielding, so as to be easily COM
pressed, while those of the arteries are
firm and elastic, and it requires consId-
cradle force to approximate thenE Pres
sure, then, which is sufficient to close
the iugular veins only crowds the caro-
tids little further inward, and the blood
is still poured through them into the
brain, whence it cannot escape. When
this pumping process is going on at the
rate of seventy strokes a minute, it is
easy TO understand how the engagement
of the vessels of the brain in a short
time reaches a degree which causes in
sensibility. To explain why this con-
gestion causes Inconsistencies would
involve a te1Enieal discussion which
would here be out of place. 1t must
suffice that it does; so that, as the cere-
bral congestion in a hanged person
brings on insensibility within minute.
while the physical agony of suffering
does not begin until later, it follows that
the victim does not feel any of the
pangs of asphyxia. He first becomes
insensible, with accompanying pleas
Hrable feelings, from cerebral congestion,
and then is choked to death while un-
PonsciOus
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
INSANITY.

It seems to be a fact that mental dis
orders are rapidly on the increase, both
in this country and abroad. The reports
Of leading asylums make this inference
inevitable. The increase is not merely
absolute, but also in ratio. England and
Wales show one insane 10 every 373 Of
the population. The State Of MaSsa-
chusetts reports one to every 426, New
York one to 5SI, Illinois one 10 $50, and
Iowa one to 1101. While it has been
held that solitary life predisposed people
to mental Inconsistencies, it seems on
the other hand that density Of popula-
ton, beyond a certain limit, produces
similar results, though by different pro-
cesses. Increase of population brings
with it oveT-crowding, and affects the
sanitary arrangement of large towns to
the hurt of those who reside in them.
Among the causes that produce insanity,
brain work has received much prom
inence in the popular belief Those en-
gagged in manual labor seem quite as
much disposed to unsettlement of rea-
son as those who work with their heads.
While over-study in youth and excessive
mental labor in after life have some in
huence on the causation of insanity,
vicious habits and animal pleasures have
considerably more. A mans brains viii
stand a great deal of normal exercise,
but are very susceptible to the action Of
artificial stimuli
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
4 Scene.


A very amusing incident occurred OF
a Fort Wayne railroad train. JUS
before one of the accommodation
pulled out from the station, a well
dressed, respectable looking individual
slightly the worse for a little "tam,'
entered one of the cars and approached
a lady who occupying part of a seat and
saidI
Madam, is tbi (hic) is seat taken P'
The lady very pleasantly answered:
fNo, sir.n
Madam, may 81 (bic) it DOWN.
Yes, sir, you may"
The b0osy individual took seat and
in a few moments the train started. He
sat seemingly eontented and happy for
a few minutes All at once he threw
his aTus about his fellow traveller and
kissed her vebemently several times.
Several passengers IN the crowded ear
at this became greatly incensed. The
fellow kept up his loving method of pro-
cedure and the lady appeared to be re-
sisting him as best she could. Finally a
number Of the most determined of the
passengers made simultaneous bounce
for the bOosy man. One individual
raised a window, and it looked as if the
fellow was going to hunt terra ttT7lld
when he suddenly seemed to take in the
situation.
what does vi (hic) you fellows
want%
The only answer was a more de-
termined effort to lift the speaker from
his place. Then the other occupant of
the seat turned and took part in the
conversation.
Gentlemen" she said, "this is my
husband"
"Oh"-
The man and bis wife had entered
the ear before any of the other pass
engers and he had gone out for refresh
ments. When he returned, feeling very
humorous, he addressed his partner in
such a tone that everybody could hear
him, as though she was a stranger and
that's what fooled theml
Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-12-26
To the Four Winds.

Five weeping children were len
orphans the other day by the death of
their mother, q widow who lived on
Prospect street, says the Detroit Fhee
Press. The father was killed at one Of
the depots about two years ago, and
since then the mother has kept the
family tagether by hard days work.
Lack Of food, exposure and worry
brought on an illness which terminated
fatally, and the children huddled to-
gether IN a corner Of a room feeling
awed and frightened. but yet unable to
5saliZe that death had made them waits.
sWben the remains had been sent away
to the Potter's field a dozen women
gathered and held whispered conver-
sation.
HI'll take one of the poor things.
though I've four children Of my own" ("
said one of the women.
"And III take another"
GAnd Pll take one"
Sand so will l"
Then there was the baby-a toddling
boy, who had been rocked to sleep
every night of his life, and whose big
blue eyes were full of tears as he shrank
behind his sister to escape observation.
40 AOAO VI luO pOOI hOHl6u 6oem6Q
prepared to take 50 young a child, gill
not over 10 years old, dressed little
better than other children there. erept
into the group, reached out for the babe,
patted his white head, kissed him, and
said:
81 will take this onei I have no
brother, and ma and pa will let me keep
him. He can sleep in my trundle-bed,
play with my doll, and they may put all
the Christmas presents into his stock
ing" and the girl ran around the cor
ner and returned with her mother, who
sanctioned all she had said. Come,
bubby-you're mine nowp called the
girl, and he laughed as she put her
arms around him and tried to lift him up.
By and by woman said Children,
you have neither father, mother nor
home. You must be divided up orgo to
the Poor House. Kiss each other. poor
orphans, and all kiss the babyp
They put their arms around him, and
hugged and kissed him, and they went
out from the old house to go in different
directions and perhaps never again to
meet all together