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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-12-05

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bihousness col,stpa 1n Fer safe ,, ali druggists
THs Of Toothache Ne,-alSa rured in
few minutes by using Mrs Or Hose's Neuralgia Cure.
For sals bv Thaxter, druggist Gel
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FOR SALE.

EezaIa ra deuce, On Carson street, With fD=Etus,
osered Tor safe cheap. Enquire Of George II. Webb.
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WANTED.

hnse With ouvenienees suitable For lad, and gent
man FURNISHED aud he depo. preferred. kaqsa
at this Office.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13
A FIELD DAY FOR THE
FARMERS.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE
THE CHAMPION WING
SHOT OF THE
WORLD.

&dpt. N. II. DOSdiuuS. 'OhI6.Hi,u
hy his son. lad but fourteen years
old. who will also do some startling
and miraculous things with the gun. has
been secured by the gun club OF this
City and will appear on the fair grounds
on the 10Th and Doth of this month.
Men do not meet with an opportuni-
ty to see such feats performed more
than once in lifetime and cannot of
ford to miss it.
Mr.. Bogardus wears the champion
badge of the World, also the champion
badge of America See what he pro-
poses TO do:
1. Will undertake to break 45 glass
balls out of 80, springing the trap him
self. the ball to be thrown in IA differ
ent direction each shot
?. He will undertake to break IL out
of 20 balls, springing the trap with one
hand and shooting with the other hand.
3. He will undertake to break 20
out of - balls. standing with his back
to the trap, spring the trap himself.
turning and firing while the ball is in
the air.
i. He will undertake to break 100
glass balls in less than seven minutes.
loading his own guns. and to use three
guns of different weight and calibre--
a ten gauge weighing 10 lbs, a twelve
gauge weighing Z II lbs, and a twenty
gauge weighing ; lbs. Balls to be
sprung from two or more traps, to be
broken in the air to count. and only one
ball to be sprung at a time. This
shooting will serve to illustrate the
rapid firing required of the Captain TO
accomplish his great feat Of breaking
5000 balls in 800 consecutive minutes
at Gilmore's Garden. January Sd. 1873.
What he has done:
Capt Bogardus. upon heavy
wager. broke 5000 glass balls. only
missing - in two days. shooting and
breaking the first 1851 without miss.
from scream trap. at Gilmore's Gar
den. New York City. January s and 8.
1879.
Capt. Bogardus has held the cham
rionship medal and championship OF
America for over seven years. Won
the championship Of the world in Eng
land. August eth. 1879 and also during
his late visit to England this season.
and wears the medals at each perform
:.nc..
Capt Bogardu> is the only man VIII"
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13

The Wichita Gun Club has been or
ganized about one month. The gen
tlemen composing the Club are among
orr best citizens They certainly dis
PLAYED a great deal of enterprise in Sc
curing Captain Bogardus to exhibit his
wonderful feats with gun. The presl-
dent of the Club is II. Grubb: Secretary.
NJ. NJ. Alexander: Treasurer. Charles
Smyth.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13
WICHITA. KANSAS, FEBRUARY 10. 1879

has ever killed one hundred pigeons con
secutively from a trap, and has the best
record ever made in Europe. The Cap
tain will bet 81 600 to $500 that no man
can equal his exploits with a shot gun.
MASTER EUGENE BOGARDUS
Will break p glass balls sprung from
the trap. with twenty gauge gun.
He will break - with a IL gauge
gun in the same way.
He will shoot and break - glass
balls thrown in the air in the same
manner as DR.. Carver. using b cali
bre rifle.
Captain Bogardns has offered OH
three different occasions to match his
son Eugene against Ira Paine, and once
against DR.. Carver. and has deposited
money for that purpose in the hands of
the New York Clipper. and neither
dare accept his challenge. Shooting in
England hn held his own with the men
A small house ON Main Street is
almost full Of pigeons for the tourna
ment Yet there is room for more.
The admission to the Bogardus
shooting tournament is twenty five cts.
for the men: ten cts for boys and free
to the Ladies' Every body can go.
A big price paid for pigeons by the
Wichita Gun Club.
$500 i'm cash prizes will be- shot for
each day by the amateurs Of the State.
This will be- the largest tournament
ever held in the west, 5000 people eX
pected to witness this grand treat OF
skill
The Ladies are to he admitted free
to the shooting tournament. which takes
place on the 10Th and Goth.
An excursion train will run to the
tournament
Go to the tournament the first day
don't miss it.
The tournament will be better than
"A circus. Indian show. horse fair or any
thing else that has ever occurred III tins
valley since il became settled.
-o--
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13

The Ladies are to he admitted free
to the shooting tournament. which fakes
place on the 10Th and goth
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13

The tournament will be- better than
n circus. Indian show. horse fair or any
thing else that has ever occurred III this
valley since il became settled.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13

A big price paid for pigeons by the
Wichita Gun Club.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1879-02-13

The admission to the Bogardus
shooting tournament is twenty-five cts.
for the men: ten cts. for boys and free
to the Ladies'. Everybody can go.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05
The Orange which Disappeared.

SIN my hurry to leave the court
room yesterday" said his honor as he
hung up his overcoat, I" j left large,
plump Havana orange on my desk.
Bijah at once began to rattle the
stove in a vigorous manner, and it was
observed that his face suddenly grew
red.
"I have no doubt that 1 shall find
that orange right where left it, " con-
tinued his honor as he took'off his rub
bers.
Bijah ratified the stove until the pipe
shook its whole length, and his eyes
assumed a far-away look, as if he was
thinking of some one in Rhode Island.
Bijah, that fruit is missing I" sharp
ly remarked his honor as he walked
behind his desk. "It was left in your
care, and shall hold you responsible I"
"Mebbe it rolled of, suggested the
old man as he rose up.
"And mebbe you ate it up |"
"I lost a good iack-knife in here the
other day in just such a mysterious
manner, whispered Bijah, trying hard
not to blush above his ears.
His honor sat down without another
word. 1t was evident that he bad his
suspicious, and that he had determined
to find out the criminal if it cost ten
thousand dollars. Bijsh tried to tell a
story about his losing hundred dollar
bill in Texas, but broke down in the
middle of it and slid into the corridor. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05
Fifteen Days on q Wreck.

Chief Officer Foot and Charles Cos.
man, seamen, the only survivors of the
American shooner Estella, of Portland,
Me-, bound from Yarmouth for the
island of Antigua, West Indies, with a
general cargo, have been landed at Fal-
mouth, England. After leaving port
they experienced terrific weather. The
wind being very high they lay to for
three days, waiting for the fury of the
storm to subside. During the early
morning hours, one day, heavy sea
capsized the vessel. OF the crew of five
men, Cosman only was on deck, the
other four being below. Captain Hur-
sey and Chief Officer Foot and the cook
came on deck as she turned over. The
survivors then succeeded in getting on
the side Of the vessel. The cook fell off
exhausted after three hours. The cap
tain suceumbed to the exposure and
fatigue after gallantly holding on until
after eight o'clock in the morning. The
vessel finally, by the action of the waves
and being full of water, righted herself.
Foot and Cosman managed with great
difficulty to make their way once more
to the vessels deck. They laid planks
on the windlass and water barrel, which
served as their bed and resting place for
fifteen days. Neither of them slept for
the first three days, expectin every
moment that the vessel would sink be-
meath them. On the fourth day barrel
otapples floated from the forehold, which
they succeeded in capturing. The apples
were saturated with salt, and eau ed the
poor fellows the most intense thirst.
They also obtained box of salted mack.
erel, which they greedily devoured.
One day before they we're rescued a
barrel of -four hoated out from the
hold. They made dough of the flour
and ate it raw, until wave washed Rll
away. On the following day, while the
wind was piercing cold and the san was
about going down, the wreck the unhap-
by men were floating on was seen by the
Spanish brig Dorotea, which bore down
upon them. 1t soon came alongside and
rescued the survivors, who were hoping
and praying for death to come to their
relief.
When the Spaniards took the men off
they had only seven apples left. For
their breakfast they had two apples
each and some rotten haddock. They
we're in such an emaciated condition
that they had to be lifted from off their
plank bed, to which they had tied them
selves to prevent being washed over
board. They speak in the warmest
terms of gratitude of the great kindness
they experienced at the hands Of their
rescuers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05


that time had not stirred or changed
my position, leading the scoundrels to
count upon an easy victory, no doubt.
The odds were fearfully against me,
and as the four turned their wolfish
eyes in my direction, the clear, ringing
notes of bugle came rising and falling,
filling the air with its melody.
"a wild cry of Joy burst involuntarily
from my lips, thrill of hope pervaded
my whole being, as listened. 1t came
from my own gallant lads-a detach-
ment sent out, in all probability, in
search for their missing officer,
"My four friends had paused, their
hands on their murderous knives, un
certain and undecided how to act. They
turned for an instant toward the door,
leaving me to take advantage of their
stupidity.
"When they again confronted me,
was in possession Of the coveted corner,
with a rife to my shoulder, looking
them grimly in the face, while my dog,
his hair bristling with rage, stood
bravely beside me, displaying his white
fangs to the enraged gaze of the greasy
four.
"'Knife him, lads, before they are
atop of us. Put him out of sight, or
we'll all swing but not one of them
stirred.
"That dark, death-dealing riHe-bar-
rel had wonderful tranquilizing effect.
"'Curses on ye ! shouted the leader,
foaning with rage, as he dashed forward,
knife in hand. Are you all afraid OF
the Yankee2 l let him in here, and
this knife shall give him permission to
leave
"Perhaps the villain expected to
shake my nerves, and cause me to
throw away my shot, but never felt
frmer, more determined in my life.
"On he came, brandishing his knife,
closely followed by his adherents.
CT covered his left breast with the
sight Of the weapon, and with the re-
port the scoundrel fell headlong to the
floor.
"Charging through the smoke the
remaining three rushed upon me, but
we're met by the dog, who buried his
teeth in the flesh of one of them.
"I remember striking out with my
dubbed rife, of PAIRING rapid thrusts
and cheering on the dog, when, by
ksome means, in the melee, horn OF
canister of powder must have fallen
amid the red-hot embers of the fire.
cit exploded with tremendous vio-
lence, blowing off the roof of the house,
rending the walls asunder, and hurling
me to one side half suffocated and near
ly insensible.
"When I fully realized what was
passing abont me, my own troops were
removing The debris of the rancho from
my limbs, and the Newfoundland was
licking my face.
"Itwas, as supposed, party sent
out in search of my unfortunate self
and they were returning from boot
less search, when the report OF a rife
followed by an explosion and the glare
of flames attracted their attention.
"Of course, my friend, we made
short work of the three miscreants who
we're dragged forth from the burning
wreck. They howled vigorously fol
mercy, but that was not to be thought
of in their case. A swing from the
nearest bough terminated their career,
and 1 rode back to Vera Oruz, with my
mind firmly made mp that, during the
remainder of the campaign, nothing
should ever tempt me to wander alone
among the hills of Mexico in quest o.
game"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05
A Terrlhle STORY Of ShIpMreck.

Chief Officer Foot, Charles Cosman,
seaman, the only survivors of the Ameri.
can schooner Estella, of Portland, Maine,
bound from Yarmouth for the island
of Antigua, West Indies, with general
cargo, have been landed at Falmouth,
England. After leaving port they ex-
perienced terrible weather, the wind be-
ing very high. They lay to for three
days waiting for the fury of the storm
to subside. One day during the early
vessel. OF the crew of five men, Cos
man only was on deck, the other four
being below. Captain Hursey and Chief
Officer Foot and the cook CAME on deck
as she turned over. The survivors
then succeeded in getting on the
side of the vessel The cook fell of ex-
hausted, after three hours. The captain
succumbed to the exposure and fatigue,
after gallantly holding on until after
light O'Clock in the morning.
The vessel finally. by the action of
the waves, aud being full of water,
riRhted herself. Foot and Cosman
managed with great difficulty to make
their way once more to the vessels
deck. They laid planks on the wind
lass and water barrel, which served as
their bed and resting-place for fifteen
DAYS. Neither Of them slept for the
first three days, expecting every mo
ment that the vessel would sink be-
meath them. On the fourth day bar
rel of apples aoated from the forehold,
which they succeeded in capturing, The
apples were saturated with salt, and
caused the poor fellows the most in
tense thirst. They also obtained box
of salted mackerel, which they greediiy
devoured.
On the day before they were rescued
barrel of flour hoated out from the
hold. They made dough of a portion
of its contents, but, heavy sea spring
ing up, a wave washed it away. The
next day, while the wind was piercingly
cold and the sun was about going down,
the wreck the unhappy men were float
ing on was seen by the Spanish brig
Dorotea, which bore down upon them.
Soon they came alongside and rescued
the survivors, who we're hoping and
praying for death to come to their relief.
When the Spaniards took them on
they had only seven apples left. Two
of them were rotten. They were IN such
an emaciated condition that they had to
be lifted from of their plank bed, TO
which they had tied themselves to pre-
vent being washed OF. They speak IN
the warmest terms OF gratitude OF the
great kindness they experienced at the
hands Of their rescuers.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05

AN OFFICERS STORY OF THE MEXICAN
WAR. E
at was during the Mexican war
when / was q sub in cavalry regin ent,
that 1 found MY self ON duty at Vera
Cruz. Tempted by the high mountains
in the vicinity, the beautiful scenery.
and. above all. the superb hunting.
sailed forth early one morning accom-
panied by no one save my Newfoundland
dog.
81 was an ardent sportsman, my dou-
ble-berreled gun worked to charm,
and not. until the deepening shades of
evening, accompanied by an unmistak-
able growl of thunder, did L give 8
thought to the flight of time or the i'm
portance of retracing my steps to the
city.
1T was about the time that the
blood. thirsty ana cowardly Canales had
ordered every Mexican to join the. army,
and commanded that no quarter should
be granted to the hated Americans.
"I had not anticipated danger from
the enemy, unless ii might be in the
shape of some small band of guerillas
lurking amid the mountain gorge, actu
rated more by the hope of plunder than
by patriotic motives.
81 will not attempt to say how many
thousand feet was above the level of
the sea, bat found the elevation snffi.
cient, even for the tried and practiced
nerves of a seaman, had he been placed
IN my position.
"T6ere is but little twilight, you
know, in the tropics. The sun had dis!
appeared in the folds OF an immense
cloud which was rapidly spreading it.
self over the entire heavens, while from
its sable depths darted lurid sheets of
lightning, followed by the increasing
roar of thunder, which already found an
echo through the valleys and gorges of
the mountain.
"Idid not fancy wet jacket, and
whistling for my dog, an animal to
which l was warmly attached, was on
the point of retracing my steps down
the rough mountain roae, when the
iingling Of spurs and accouterments, the
trampling OF horses, and the hoarse
word of command was sufficient for me
10 draw back into a tall tuft of grass and
panish bayonet growing beside me.
The dog crouched at my feet, growl
ominously, as if conscious of the
hanger his master was in; and faith, ]
did not much like the sitaatipn found
myself compelled to face
Z" A number OF Mexican lancers were
before me, preparing to bivouac for the
night, and my retreat down the roa(
was out of the question.
"High, PERCEPTIONS rocks hemmet
me in on three sides, through which tn,
road had travelled had been original,
cut. That outlet was now in possession
of the lancers, while in front of me tn
steep side of the mountain, verging al
most on to a precipice, sloped towar,
the city.
=" To remain where was would b
only to court death, a nameless fate, a.
unknown grave, for discovery was ceI
tain to follow when the sentinels shoul
be posted.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A bill.head-The bust Of Shakespeare.
The tines on which many persons are
impaled--Valentines
None but the brave deserve the hair,
is the way Sitting Bull quotes it.
Paris last year consumed 11,319
horses for food, being some 700 more
than in 1877.
Somebody has counted the news
papers of America, daily and weekly,
and they number II, 900 and odd.
Everybody" says an exchange,
"likes radishes in Japan" It's q mis-
take. We don't, for one. We like ours
here.
"To get the sack F" is from the
French-but a young man does not
care where it is from rs long as it is not
from his girl.
The man who wrote that nothing
was impossible never tried to find the
pocket in his wife's dress when it was
hanging up in clothes'press.
Biologists have reported that there is
in Japan enough workable coal to pro-
duce a yearly yield equal to that in
Great Britain, for one thousand years.
There is one mayor in Chicago, ILL.,,
but hasn't Memphis, Tenn. Morris
toaon Herald. They ought to call in
the services of Baltimore, Md.
A number of enterprising persons
have been engaged in collecting the
bones of the horses that fell in the late
battles between Russia and Turkey,
and have sold them to Austrian sugar
refneries.
There was an old woman Of Blue Bell
Who, when told some bad news, cried " Do
tell
But always said so,
And st once l must go
And tell all the neighbors Of Blue Bell.
--NorriStOlon Herald
A resident of Clarinda, Iowa, has re-
ceived a rebuke from his pet canary
bird. He kept the bird in the room in
which he does great deal of smoking,
and it finally quit singing, and refused
to even chirp, until it was removed to
another room where it got better air.
Two ladies, both of them little dull
in the hearing, were in church one day,
when the minister had for his text,
Except you repent ye shall all like.
wise perish" They listened patiently
enough, but when they got out the
one said to the other "Jenet, wasna
yon an awful text the minister had the
day 2--' Except we pay our rent,
we're a to be putten out O the parish. "
Two stories are told of two Japanese
students at Hartford. One of them was
invited to call upon young lady, and
he did so one afternoon. When he left
he was urged to "call again, to I" be
sure and come and TO 4" come very
soon" The lad did not exactly under
stand what very soon meant, and
surprised the young lady by calling
again in few hours. Another Japanese
was invited out to dinner, and when
the servant passed him a jar of current
Jelly he gave the mold dexterous
shake and emptied the whole form on
to his plate, thinking that there was a
mold of jelly for each person at the
table.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05

A German paper says that a few
months ago u very eminent German
marshal, who keeps exceedingly early
hours, found a young woman busy with
her reaping hooks in one Of his fields
long before the other laborers were
astir. Inquir:ng the name of this fe-
male, he presented her with a dollar,
and when, later in the day, his steward
appeared, mentioned the subject, and
highly commended his early riser to
him. The steward, who did not recog-
nize the name, asked one or two ques-
tions, and then said: "That's Marie
Bauer, the cleverest field thief in this
part of the country. Your excellency
may rest assured that she contrived to
bundle off a handsome amount OF your
fine clover along with the dollar. She
makes hay when the sun doesn't shine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05
TERMS, sl.SO A YEAR.
Conflicts.


q Tho great battles Of life aretunending-
o on BY night as well rs by day, at all
ne and In ell places
b not upon fortified hill or field,
tsre fosmen meet with saber and shield,
Are mightiest battles fought
amid warfare's wild alarms,
roar OF cannon, the clash OF arms,
tf fandest victories wrought
abroad into earth's sad homes
atfce temptation stealthily comes,
Ned by wan despair;
ala are assailed by some merciless
fes--
Hln, by hollow-eyed want or woe,
aud mark the conflicts there
Many q mother sitting at night
~ her starving child, without warmth or
light,
In the desolate winter time,
Faces dread fees with courage true,
And spirit whose noble struggles outdo
A hero's deeds sublime.
Many wife who watches and prays
Through long sad hours, while her loved
one strays
With those who to ruin lure,
Btayely wrestles with unseen foes
Bravely smiles while her hearts blood flows
From wounds that know no cure.
Behold yon maiden, strangely fair,
With her gentle smile and her patient air,
At her needle toiling still.
An she could tell OF many fight
Bitterly waged by day and by night
With the legions Of wrong and i'll.
Bat she's conquered the terrible army at
last
The struggle is over, the peril is past,
And victory crowns her brow.
No mortal eye may see it shine,
Yet the crown is there, and its light divine
Illumines her spirit now.
All, yes these wonderful battles are fought,
These silent victories hourly wrought
In the lowlieet ranks Of life
While some are wicked and many are weak
While spirits Of evil their victims seek
Will be waged this unequal strife.
Only God and his angels pure
Ever can know what they endure
Who cope with these unseen foes;
Only heaven. with its infinite rest,
Can symbol the peace of the vict0r's Lreast
When these perlous conflicts clofe.
-Enleline sherman Smith
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1879-03-05

It is estimated that when the national
census is taken in 1880, the returns will
show a population Of over AZ, 900, 600 in
the United States. If the basis OF
representation remains the same as at
present, and no new States are admitted,
the increase in members of Congress
will be sixty-six. The representation
will remain the same in the States of
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Flori.
da, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New
Hampshire, Rhode Island and South
Carolina. After the next apportionment
the natiopal House of Representatives
will consist of $50 members and the
electoral college of 495. The New Eng
land States.will gain one member, the
Middle States ten, the Western thirty
two, the Southern nineteen, and the
Pacific States four.