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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03
CASUALTIES.

Queen Victoria was--at Lake Naggiore
March Goth. g rs # @s #W @
Prince Waldemar died of diptheria at
Berlin, March 20.
A fire in Delwein, Iowa, March 25d,
destroyed several stores. Loss $17,000
The Gar of Russia Is expected to at
tend the Emperor Williams golden wedding
at Berlin in June.
The bridge over Soldier Creek on the
Kansas Pacific railroad, about two miles from
Topeka, has been destroyed by fire.
A recent fire at Akyab, farther India,
which was accidental, destroyed the native
portion of the town. Loss estimated at
e5OO,OoO. Thousands of people are rendered
homeless.
By collision on the New York ele-
waited railway, caused by misplaced switch,
four persons were injured, among them the
wife of Prof. William Henry Prent, who had
her collar bone broken. q q
By the falling of bridge over the
Whitewater Valley railroad near Cambridge
City, Ind, Adam Depner was fatally injured,
George Davis had an arm broken and John
Pacey and Charles Gallagher were severely
bruised.
At Glaremont, New Hampshire, early
on themorning.of March Goth, the fremont
House was burned and five persons persisted
Mrs. Hannah P. Gibson, of Chester, w.,
mother of one of the proprietors; Charles
Morgan, boarder; Lydia Merritt, table girl;
Ann johnson, chambermaid, and Mrs. s. A.
Place, cook. William Butler, of Brattleboro
Vt, and Frederick Warren and wife were
severely injured in leaping from the windows
At Seneca, ILL.,, March Both, nearly the
entire business portion of the town was de.
stroyed by fire. The fire originated under
HIPS hail. The FIRE quickly communicated
to other buildings, and as the town was with.
outfre sppa !atus, all efforts to stay the flames
were power1ess. Among the losers were
g. q. Fleckinger, druggist; c. A. Thomas
dry goods; D. H. Underhill, groceries; Marx
Taylor, hardware; and q. Billings, dry goods
and groceries. In all. about twenty buildings
were burned, including sixteen business
housess The loss is placed at $4,000; insur
ance, $4,000.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03

* MTGCELyANEOH

The suspended New Orleans banks
have resumed ~
amnesty has been granted 100 more
French Communists. a&g
The plague quarantine has been great
" modified at Berlin.
March IS Pullman car was levied On
inCincinnad, o., for taxes.
Nearly 100000 copies of the new
Methodist Hynnal have been sold.
J.& A. Tyrrel, dealers in hides, Bos.
ton, Mass, have suspended. Liabilities $780,
600.
1t is stated that the water at Szegedin
is again rising. II the rise continues there
win be little hope Of saving the few remain
ing houses. s@ s~@-s-
From Duluth lake navigation was re-
ported to be open. March 2sth, the steamer
siskiwit left with 20 passengers for Prince
Arthur's landing.
In the last Legislature of Wisconsin q
bill limiting the term Of office of county
treasurers became law without passing the
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03
Personal AND POLITICAL.

Ex-MayOr Johnston, of Cincinnati, died
March go s 3#G ff.
'Ex-congressman William J. Albend died
at Baltim ore Md. March 80. EiI s4t
Ex-congressman James FL. Gibson,
died at Abingdon, Va. March30 H esFE
The President has nominated Francis
A. Wakes, Superinten of the census.
Gen. Grant has accepted the invitation
of the King of Siam to visit his dominions.
Gov. Nichols, of Louisiana has signed
The bill repeating the Louisiana state lottery.
The Mexican minister Al. Zomacona is
Ill at Cincinnati with an attack OF pneumonia.
Col. Thomas A: Scott has been re
elected President Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road. sigltItJ8E
The Sultan has sent portion of his
plate and jewelry to be melted for the use Of
the streasufy. = , @@&@A s@@za
Ex.Judge Giles. died at his residence
in Baltimore, Md, on Saturday March 22d
aged y years. -.
An Elko, Nebraska dispatch of March
2lst; says, T. B Bradley, Ex-Gov. Of Nevada,
is dead. Age Il years.
1t is alleged that France, like Ger
many, win decline to participate in the mixed
occupation OF Roumelia. fte&
Fhe Ohio Democratic state committee
have decided to hold the, State nominating
convention at Columbus, June 4. =
Ez-cengressman Riddle, of Tennessee,
committed suicide at Nashville, byshootinR
himself in the head with small pistol. It ia
supposed hismind was affected by Ill health
and financial embarresments.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1879-04-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK
1RIMES ANE ORTMINALS

Some 60 of the Pekin whisky
ring plead guilty in the United States court
at Chicago lately, and were fined small sums.
A man in an English prison sconfeses
to have murdered man in New York city,
some time ago. His name is not yet given to
the public. - -
II. R. Webb of Newport, Arkansas,
convicted Of an attempt--to outrage deaf
mute girl, has been sentenced at Little Rock,
Ark, to the penitentiary for 81 years.
John Stenger, Jr., business manager OF
the Southern Glassworks of Louisville, KY
has disappeared, taking with him several
thousand doll airs of the company's money. 8
The jury in the case of James L.
Slaughter, late cashier of the First National
bank at Indianapolis, Ind, on his trial in the
United States court, before Judge Blodgett,
on a chargesof embezxlement, returned a YER
dict Of not guilty. skEB &c
The famine in Upper Egypt causes
terrible suffering. In some villages the peo'
pie are naked, and, like wild beasts, dig for
roots. In one town the women and children
fought over scraps of bread. inland villagers
are said to be starving ike dogs.
A dispatch from Moberly, Mo-, says
Joseph Daily shot and killed his wife March
Soth. while she was asleep. He claimes il
was accidental, thought the pistol was empty
and expected 70 wake his wife by snappiug
the cap. They had been married only hree
weeks. Daily is in jail.
On the night OF March 3d. Newberry
Indiana, two men named John Bell and
Daniel Frame entered church where q col
ored festival and supper was in progress, ant
Alternating as much as they desired, de
mand was made upon them for payment b.
Charles Thomas, a colored man. One Of thu
men drew razor and cut his throat from ca
to ear, killing him instantly. Both men arr
in iafl
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
Going a Friends Security.

My neighbor is in active business and /
am only farmer, Just out Of debt, with a
little at interest," bringing up and educat-
ing a family of children. He comes to
me holding out large note for me to
sign, saying, Il wish YOU would Just
write your name on the back of this, for
need the money very much; it will be a
great accommodation to me, and you will
only have to write your name"
My answer is: "My friend, do you real
Ky understand what my position would be
before the world and the law if / were to
do this' should instantly proclaim that
from state of independence and without
the slightest reason for similar favor
from you, and for no consideration what
ever, except that of friendship, I have
agreed to take upon myself the risk of
your business, but with the difference
against me, that if you lose | lose, and If
you gain | do not. | share in your losses
but not in your profits. But not only this
| should affirm before the public that you
are responsible, when know nothing of
your circumstances, and SO help you
to deceive others, give you credit"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
Education.

Every boy should have his head, his
heart and his hand educated. Let this
truth never be forgotten. BY the proper
education of the head, he will be taught
what is good and what is evil, what is
wise and what is foolish, what is right
and what is wrong. BY the proper educa.
ton of the heart he will be taught to love
what is good, wise and right, and to hate
what is evil, foolish and wrong, And by
proper education of the hand, he will be
enabled to supply his wants, to add to his
comforts, and TO assist those around him
the highest objects of good education
are, to reverence and obey God, and to
ove and serve mankind. Everything
that helps us in attaining these objects is
of great value, and everything that hin
ders is comparatively worthless. When
wisdom reigns in the head, and love in the
heart, the man is ever ready to do good
order and peace reign around and sin and
sorrow are almost unknown.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
"Think a Minute First,1

Apropos of the sayings of the little
ones am reminded of an incident which
touched me very much at the time, and
may find responsive chord in the hearts
of some who are parents. l was sitting
on my porch on pleasant summer morn
ing, when up runs little 5-year old Belt,
intent on visit to a playmate across the
way. Papa" she asks, "may l go over
and play with Garry awhile'" and then
as she seemed to discern dissent in my
face, she put her little rosebud lips to
mine, and quickly added: "Please don't
say no-think a minute first" Was there
ever a more charming protest against a
hasty and inconsiderate answer? Of
course the little girl had her wish. We
are, perhaps, all too ready, thoughtlessly
to deny many of the requests of the little
ones-things that seem trihing to us, but
are everything to them. And when their
little appeals come, before letting the "no'
rise too quickly to their lips, let us think
minute,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23

pinto, the Portuguese e1plorer.)


| here made one of the most curious
discoveries of my journey. l one day no.
ticed that one of my carriers was white
man. He belonged to race entirely un-
known up to the present day. A great
white people exists in South Africa. Their
name is Cassequer; they are whittier than
the Caucasians, and in place of hair have
their heads covered with small tufts of
very short wool. Their cheek bones are
prominent, their eyes like those of the
Chinese. The men are extremely robust.
When they discharge an arrow at the ele-
phant, the shaft is completely buried in
the animals body, They live on roots
and the chase, and it is only when these
supplies fail them that they hold any rela-
tons with the neighboring races, the Am
buelss, from whom they obtain food In
exchange for ivory. The Cassequeres are
an entirely nomadic race and never sleep
two nights in the same encampment.
They are the only people in Africa that
do not cook their food in pots. They
wander about in groups of from four to
six families, over all the territory lying
between the Cuchi and the Cubango. It
would seem that from crossing of the
Cassequeres with the negroes of other
races sprang those mulattoes Of the south
whom the English call bushmen. The
latter are, however, better off than the
Cassequeres and use pots in cooking their
food, while their dispositions are good,
though quite opposed to civilization.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
(Danbsry News.I


A very excited woman went into one
of our drug stores the other afternoon and
said TO the clerk
"You mustn't sell chloroform."
"Why not? asked the clerk.
"You mustn't sell it, l say"
"But we have the right to sell it to
proper parties" explained the clerk
81 tell you you mustn't sell it to my
man unless he brings deeplomey," she
shrieked.
"a diplomat"
"Yes, deeplomey|
"But how am to know it is your hus-
band,"
"Ye'll know him fast enough. He has
gray breeches, and there's a big black
patch on the back"
With the imparting of this infallible
indication of "her man," she departed.
To save embarrassment to the clerk
parties after chloroform will please wear
short. tailed coats.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
Runners and Drummers.

lTOy lmieS-J
Every town where much local business
is done is periodically visited by class of
men who represent all kinds of business
carried on in the place; and those which
are situated away from railroad or river
would be exceedingly dull were it not for
these travelling statesmen who, in Illinois,
Iowa and Kansas are called "runners,
and in Arkansas and the south generally,
"drummers." Their advent is practical
ly welcomed by the hotel and livery men,
since they always leave in their wake a
few loose dollars, and bring with them
the freshest gossip from the great throb-
bing arteries of commerce and politics.
They are usually men of the world, full
of life and fresh stories, and give to these
secluded burgs something of cosmopol-
tan air during their stay. AS men, they
represent nearly all phases of society,
and many grades of intelligence. "No
pent-up Utica confines their powers" and
politics and religion are discussed with an
abandon and dash that makes their opin-
ions quoted and respected by the simple
hearted villagers as though they were or
acles Of wisdom itself.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
The Wisdom of Leaders.

L
"The concerted wisdom of few brill
liant leaders" is Mr.. Howards ideal of gov
ernment. He is not alone in the notion
that great men are necessary for the pros
perity and safety of a community. Ant
vet since the world began what has tn,
concerted wisdom of brilliant leaders don,
fer mankind' The prosperity, and ever
largely the safety, of nations has actuall,
been wrested from those brilliant leaders
whose wisdom, concerted or otherwise, il
so radiant in many peoples eyes.
The simple right to enjoy in security
the products of ones own labor has been
acquired solely by the stubborn courage
and persistent purpose Of the people, in
the face of monarchs statesmen, priests,
and other brilliant leaders. The purpose
of the men whom Mr.. Howard aumires
| has always from the first been to keep
down the people and extend the power Of
the state. There are only two things
that the concerted wisdom of rulers has
ever been called upon to give the world,
and these two things their united intellect
has never been able to grasp-one being
to let the people alone in their faiths and
industries, and the other to establish a po-
lice that will maintain order. The great
men whose names shed so much luster on
the past have disdained simple task like
this; they have preferred to restlessly in
trigue for the extension of boundaries, and
so have plunged the nations into disas-
trous wars they have endeavored to es-
tabish or overthrow faiths, and in SO do
ing have bestowed upon the world a her.
itage of wrong and oppression; they have
schemed to augment their own resources
by every possible device in taxation, and
SO impoverished the commonalty. They
have done these things in the past, and
are busy doing them to-day.
The only countries that are perfect and
prosperous are those in which the people
have bound down their brilliant leaders,
and succeeded in controlling affairs by
an aggregate of commonplace opinions"
while the supreme wisdom of Bismarck
has filled Germany with discomfort, and
the administrative talents of the czar have
given to Russia choice crop of conspr-
acies and assassinations. Ten thousand
evils have sprung from the meddling wis
dom of statesmen, but not one genuine
rood. The blessings that have come up
on maEkind have been the elevation Of
common life, the growth of arts, and the
spread of education, and these things the
men in high places have resisted with all
their power. "Of one thing we may be
sure" says writer in recent English
magazine, "that the world has been too
much governed by persons whose talent
has lain chiefly in taking care Of them
selves. There have alway been too many
people to regulate society in their own
interests, whereas the welfare of the world
lies in the direction of self government.
Humanity has been too much sat upon
by rulers, heaven, born and devil -born-the
latter class chiefly prevailing. What is
wanted is increase in the general capacity
of lf-government The far seeing pray
er Of Robert Browning should be put in
all the churches
"Make no more giants, God,
But elevate the race at once!"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
The Uses Of the Lemon.

Few people know the value of lemon
Juice. A piece Of lemon bound upon a
corn will cure it in few days; it should
be renewed night and morning. A free
use of lemon juice and sugar will always
relieve cough. Most people feel poorly
in the spring, but if they would eat lem
on before breakfast every day for week
with or without sugar, as they like
they would find it better than any medi-
cine.
They will sometimes cure consumption
Put dozen lemons into cold water and
slowly bring to boil; boil slowly until
the lemons are soft, then squeeze until all
the juice is extracted add sugar to your
taste and drink. In this way use one doz
en- lemons day. If they cause pain less
en-, the quantity, and use only five or 81,
day until you are better, and then begir
again with dozen day. After using
five or six dozen the patient will begin te
gain flesh and~ enjoy food. Hold on te
the lemons, and still use them very freely
for several weeks more.
Another use for lemons is for refresh
ing drink in summer, or in sickness at any
time. Prepare as directed above, and ado
water and sugar But in order to have
this keep well, after boiling the lemons
squeeze and strain carefully, then to every
half-pint of juice add one pound Of loa
Or crushed sugar, boil and stir few min
utes more until the sugar is dissolved
skim carefully and bottle. You will sc
more juice from the lemons by boiling
them, and the preparation keeps better.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
How to Act in a Sick Room.
New York Times

Nothing requires more care, judgment
and circumspection than the simple act OF
visiting sick room. A capital book
could be written on this subject, warning
people of the dangers of being brusque
and stupid. There ought never to be
more than one spare chair in sick room
says an authority, and nurse who knows
what she is about would do we'll to place
an ice pitcher on that chair,so that no one
could sit in it. The most absurd thing a
person can do who calls on sick man or
which, in their imagination, was the cause
Of this illness, "the cucumbers of last
week, or the soft crabs of the week be.
fore" Religious admonitions, delicate
point, though they may save the soul
sometimes, if carelessly administered
certainly hurt the body Mr.. Brickley
who has written a careful book, which he
calls "Notes on the Care of the Sick,
says that he "looks with disgust on the
person who speaks to the patient as if the
illness was a distinct punishment for some
grievous SIM" and follows it up by send
ling some book, with note containing
these words 81 hope you will prayeriul
iv study this little book which send you
Doctors themselves often act in exact
contradiction to their theories 81 must
insist on the most perfect quiet in the
house; and avoid all noise," says Escula
plus Then the physician goes { Il
stairs quietly enough, but in the hal,
gets all about the patient, for he close, 't
front door with loud bang, and insteac
of moving off softly with his horse anc
wagon, rattles his equipage all he car
over the cobble stones. Doctors, some
times, are as much at fault as visitors in ;
| sick .rOOnl
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
bishop Fosters Sermons,l |

There is touch of pathos about doing
even the simplest thing "for the las,
time" 1t is not alone kissing the dead
that gives you this strange pain. You
feel it when you have looked your last
time on some scene you have loved
when you stand in some quiet city street
where you know that you will never
stand again, The actor playing his part
for the last time, the singer whose voice
is cracked hopelessly, and who after this
once will never stand before the sea of
upturned faces disputing the plaudits with
fresher voices and fairer forms, the min.
lister who has preached his last sermon
these all know the hidden bi erness of
the two words "never again We put
away our boyish toys with an old head.
ache. We were too old to walk any
longer on our stilts-too tall to play mar
bles on the sidewalk. Yet there was a
pang when we thought we had PLAYED
with our merry things for the last time,
and life's serious, grown-up work was
waiting for us. Now we do not want the
lost toys back. Life has larger and other
playthings for us. May it not be that
these, too, shall seem in the light of some
far off day as the boyish games seem to
our manhood, and we shall learn that
death is but the opening of the gate into
the land OF promise?
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-23
GRAINS OF GOLD.

The key to every man is his thought.
Appointments once made become debts
Feeling is no criterion of right or wrong
Adversely is the balance to weigh friend.
Ignorance is a subject for pity; no
laughter.
A knowledge of mankind is necessary
to acquire prudence.
Choose those companions who admins.
ter to your Improvement
When we have grievance we must
treat it as weed and pull it up.
Work is the weapon of honor and who
locks up the weapon will never triumph.
Truth is hid by great depths, and the
way to it does not appear to all the world.
Trouble does not come by chance-it is
sent to make US rise and not to make us
sink.
Conversational powers are susceptible
of great Improvement by assiduous cult
vation.
The friendships of youth are founded
on sentiment; the dissensions of age re-
suit from opinion.
Flowers sweeten the air, rejoice the
eye, link US with nature and innocence
and are something to love.
The business Of life is to 60 forward; he
who sees evil in prospect meets it on the
way; but he who catches it by RETROSPECT
ton, turns back to find it.
Affections like spring flowers, break
through the frozen ground at last, and
the heart which seeks but for another
heart to make it happy, will never seek in
vain.
1t is very pleasant to see some men
turn round, pleasant as a sudden rush of
warm air in winter, or the fash of fire.
light in the chill dusk; they shed radiance
on all around them.
All useless misery is certainly folly, and
ne that feels evils before they come may
be deservedly censured, yet surely to
dread the future is more reasonable than
TO lament the past
Mountains never shake hands. Their
roots may touch, they may keep together
some way up, but at length they part
dllhI lloC llllO illulN udl, lSOldlSu
peaks So it is with great men.
The beginning of hardship is like the
fist taste of bitter food-it seems for a
moment unbcc tbccaarable; yet, if there is moth
ing else to satisfy our hunger, we take
another bite and find it possible to go on
A great mind is like an elephant in the
ancient line of battle-the best ally if you
can keep him in the ranks, fronting the
right way; but if he turns about he is the
deadliest foe and treads his master under
meath his feet.
Strong, skillful men are often the gen
tlest to women and children; it is pretty
sight to see them carrying little babies as
if they were no heavier than little birds;
and the babies always seem to like the
the strong men best.
In young, childish, ignorant ratures
there is constantly blind trust in some
unshapen chance; it is as hard to a boy
or girl to believe that great wretched-
ness will actually befall them, as to be-
lieve that they will die.