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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-11-11

baby" Tom tried in vain to quiet me.
l would not listen. "My baby!' 1
cried. 81 will not leave nv baby!''
And sat up in the wagon, as if medi-
tating plunge into the water.
"Here is the little fellow" said a
familiar voice. "Take him, Mr..
Stevens" I looked up, and saw Mr..
Pierce in the window, holding the baby
out to Tom. In the midst of my excite
ment. had time to wonder how he
came there.
Tom handed me my little blue-eyed
darling, and I lay back, satisfied.
Never shall l forget that journey. The
rain fell in torrents, the angry waters
rushed around the bed in which I lay,
holding my baby in my arms, expecting
death each instant. The gallant men
struggled on, the water reaching their
shoulders, everrising higher and higher.
Fences, young trees, fragments of every
description foated by us, impeding
our progress, threatening destruction:
but God, in His loving mercy saved us.
BY degrees we left the direct course of
the flood behind US, the water grew
lower and lower. and the men were
enabled to draw the wagon straight tip
to our fathers door. Tom carried me
into the house, where his mother and
sisters were anxiously watching for us,
and loving hands attended to all my
wants. The baby escaped uninjured;
but /, the danger. and excitement over,
became unconscious and for weeks my
life was despaired Of. Not until 4 long
time afterward was able to hear
Katie s.story. Mr.. Pierce had been one
of the helpers until he saw that Katie
was to be left alone. Then he determined
to stay behind, too. The water rose so
rapidly that they were obliged to seek
shelter on the roof before help came.
Here it was, in the midst of the danger.
that they came to understand each
other, and Katie has since confessed to
me that the half hour spent ON the roof
Of the little house, in the pouring rain,
with the flood roaring around them,
was the happiest she had ever known.
50 ended the most exciting episode Of
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1880-11-11
SYMPTOMS OF A
TORPID LIVER.
TUFTS PILLS

80 eslec1alZ adaptea 70 such eeses, .
e0AG1o desc effects such q change q Ioons
ing ~ - a0ton1sh the sufferer,
SOLD EvERYWHERk PRICE Is CENTS
O0oes u Murray Street. New York
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
A Dead sure Thing.

A few years ago Mr.. Hammond was
coming up the Mississippi on e steamboat.
Among the passengers was certain we'll
known gambler.
The boat had been Ous'|oin New Orleans
two days, but owing TO Mr.. Hammond's in
fluence, not a card had been played or bet
made by anybody. This was ruinous 10
the gamblers business.
He had tried everyone on the boat FOR q
game of some kind, or bet on something,
but had failed in every attempt. lie was
getting desperate
AlOGg in the afternoon he approached
Mr.. Hammond who was setting on the hur-
ricane deck, and called his attention to a
couple of gulls flying across tine river, u
few hundred yards ahead of the boat.
''Yes, | see them, > said Mr.. Hammond.-
''Weli, I'll bet you five dOlla5 one uf
them falls into the water before We get by
them"
Il never bet, you ought to know that"
was the reply.
''Well, III make ii twenty to ft5, now
come"
Mr.. Hammond turned on his heel and
left him.
The gambler looked mournfuly after hil
q few moments AMI then continued his
walk again.
Preser ly he came back and accOsted NJ.
Ii. again
''l'll bet you twenty 10 five that this boat
blows up before we go ten miles further.
Now there's good bet, what do you say I"
lie was informed again of Mr.. III. s cal
ling, and that such propositions were scan
dalous.
''But that's a dead sure thing-yOu can
not possibly lose; come, what do you says"
Mr.. Hammond sought another part of
the deck, and left the obtrusive gentlemen
with the ''dead sure thing to himself.
The boat had scarcely proceeded five
miles when, sure enough, it did blow up
Mr. ii. somehow got upon an earlier start
than his late prosecutor, and went up quite
distance. AS he was coming down. he
was met by our sporting friend, who cried
out, as he passed:
'Hallo parsonl Bet you ten dollars I
got higher than you did; what do you say?"
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
The "stone RoIIn

About two miles north Of Hill church, in
Pike township, Berks county, Pa, is real
natural curiosity called the ''stOne roll, y
Stah Roll 1t is large rocky surface,
about 200 feet long and about 100 feet high
at the highest point. This surface for
about so feet from the bottom is as smooth
as the roof Of house. The upper part is a
little more uneven. The position of the
surface is little sleeper than the roof of
house. Down this surface hundreds of
stones were thrown down, whence il re-
ceIved its name ''stah roll" II is supposed
that there are about 10 feet of stones LAYING
at the bottom Of it, which have been rolled
down. All the ,oose stones within about
fifteen yards, from the size of head up to
as large as the people were able to roll them
have been rolled down. They make ter
rible noise rolling down the rocky surface,
and are generally broken to atoms when
they come down. This place is often VI
sited by the young people of that vicinity
on Sundays during the summer season. IL
is said that there was as high as fifty per
sons there al one time. The height has
been considerably reduced, as there were
stones broken OF at the top and also filed
up at the bottom, so that the original height
might have been about l20 feet. Since the
loose stones are all rolled down the young
men are trying the experiment Of climbing
up. Only one is said to have succeeded in
getting up last summer. The following
story i; related, which is said to have
some years ago: A hound was
after fox, the latter ran down the en-
bankmeni and away. The hound followed,
but was dashed to pieces down the strep
hill
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
Skating.

Frequent illusions occur in the old North
ern poetry, which prove that proficiency in
skating was one of the most highly esteemed
accomplishments of the Northern heroes.
One of them, named Kolson, boasts that he
is master of nine accomplishments, skating
being one; while the hero Harold bitterly
complains, though he could fight, ride,
swim, glide along the ice ON skates. dart
the lance and row, yet a Russian maid dis
dains me- In the ''Edda" this accom-
plishment is singled out for special praise:
"Then the King asked what that young
man could do who accompanied Thor.
Thlalfa, answered, that in running upon
skates he would dispute the prize with any
of the countries. The King owned that the
talent he spoke of was very fine one"
CLAUS Magnus, the author of the famous
chapter on the Snakes of Ireland, tells Us
that skates were made of polished iron, or
of the shank bone of deer or sheep, about
q foot long, filed down on one side, and
creased with hogs lard to repel the wet"
These rough-and-ready bone skates were the
kind first adopted by the English: for Fitz-
stephen, in his description of amusements
of the Londoners in his day temp Henry
IL }, tells us that ''when that great fen that
washes Moorfields at the north walls of the
city is frozen over, great companies Of
young men go 10 sport upon the ice. Some
striding as wide as they may, do slide
swiftly; some better practiced on the ice,
bind 10 their shoes bones, Us the legs of
some beasts, and hold stakes in their hands,
headed with sharp iron, which sometimes
they strike against the ice; these men go rs
swiftly as doth bird in the air, or a bolt
from cross-bow" Then he goes on to
say that some, initiating the fashion of the
tournament, would start in full career
against one another, armed with poles;
they meet, elevate their poles. attack and
strike each other, when ono. or both of them
fall, and not without come bodily hurt. "
Specimens of these old bone skates are oc-
caslonally dug up in fenny parts Of the
England. There are some in the British
Museum, in the Museum of the Scottish
Antiquaries, and probably in other coliec-
tiOns, though perhaps some of the finds
are not nearly as old as Fitzstephen's day,
for there seems to be good evidence that
even in London the primitive bone skate
was not entirely superseded by implements
Of steel at the latter part of last century.
Mr.. Roach Smith, F. ). A., describing one
found about 1889 in Moorsfields. near
Finsbury Circus, in the boggy soil peculiar
to that district. says that lit is formed Of
the bone Of some animal, made smooth on
one side, with a hole at one extremity for
cord to fasten it to the shoe. At the other
end hole is also drilled horizontally to the
depth of three inches, which might have re-
ccived a plug, with another cord to secure
il more efTectually."
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
A Sharp Hen.

A gentleman resident OF the Sixth district,
New Orleans, is telling his friends of the
singular and wonderful performance Of a
favorite hen OF his. This hen is one of the
best layers he has, and his stock Of poultry
is large one, but for some time she has
manifested misery desire to accumulate
a large number of eggs, and has in many
ways shown her objection to being depriv-
ed of an egg after having laid it.
About ten days ago it was noticed that
the hen would come from the chicken house
cackling, and giving the usual notice of duty
done, but careful search for the eggs thus
announced failed TO find them. This went
on for week, and then by al accident the
point of an egg was discovered by its project
ing from the soil below the nests in the
chicken-housc. Investigation brought to
light the egg. and further search revealed
the fact that six other eggs were concealed
in the same manner. The day following
the discovery the hen was watched, and
was seen 10 carefully dig hole, after the
egg was laid, place the egg in it and then
cover it with dirt. This work completed,
the hen, who had not given a cackle dur
Ing the whole time it was in progress, walked
out of the chicken-house and announced the
Law
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
For Young Men at Church Fairs

The following bits Of advice, culled from
the leading magazines of the day, are IN
tended for the eye Of the young man who
attends churchfairs: Be pleasant, and smll-
ing, and cheerful When they offer YOU
the seductive bowl OF oyster soup, bend
over 1t, affect to examine il critically, smell
it, then rise up, shake your head sadly, and
with sweet, suggestive smile, say. "No.
thank you, guess not" This adds greatly
to the happiness Of the silver haired,
motherly old lady who made the soup. Lie
boldly TO the first lady who wants you to
take a chance in the parsonage-cake. Tell
her that you have already taken two
chances. This will make it easier for the
next lie. Then, when she looks over her
list and saws she can't find your name, tell
her you bought your chances Of the other
young lady. Then, when she says she is
the only person selling chances in this cake,
tell her then it mus have been in the other
cake. Then. when she SAYS this is the only
cake they are rafting on, brace up, look her
right in the eye, and tell her, 40 yes, YOU
now,-it mist have been in the
cake last year" She can't deny this, and
you can look triumphant. But remember,
NV son, if you start thing Of this kind
YOU will have to keep it up. If you pick
up any pretty little article on the fancy
tables ask the price of the same, and, when
you are told, drop it from your nerveless
fingers, and, Us ii falls upon the floor, ex-
claim, in tones of amazement, ''Well,
am -" and leave the audience, TO ina
gIne what you are. This never fails to
please the young lady who has charge OF
that table. She will mention you to her
friends. Affect a plea ant, but natural and
undisguised, Lorror of the tides, and desig-
nate the worsted work as stuff Wonder
what the lambrequins are for, and laugh
short, explosive, sardonic laugh when the
ladies tell you. Ii some girl Las sent water
color or oil-painting Of her own to the fair,
affect to mistake the road Tor a river, and
wonder why people are driving along the
top of the water in wagon. Also, try to
spell out the name of hotel on the elm
tree in the foreground, affecting to mist axe
it for an old-fashioned swinging country
inn sign.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
The PeEjured Witness.

The late David Paul Brown, of Phila-
delphia, was famous among his brother
lawyers for skill in manipulating a wit
ness whose veracity he suspected. Nothing,
apparently, could be farther removed from
bull dozing" his csurtly politness. Yet
the wretched perjurer who fell into his
hands had better have borne the whips of the
furies than the gentle inquiries of the
courteous old lawyer.
A notable instance of this occurred in a
will case, were the property involved was
large Mr.. Brown was engaged on behalf
of the rightful heirs. The will he hoped
10 prove was q forgery, was executed the
day before the testator's death, and by it
the whole estate was left to tricky law
yer.
For sometime the case for the rightful
heirs seemed hopeless. A shrewt. Irishman
and his wife, servants of the tesiator were
the witnesses. Grown confident, the man
ventured at last upon little voluntary
evidence.
81 saw him, said the man, sign, seal
and deliver the dockyment."
"Ahl He was scarcely strong enough to
seal the will. You scaled it for him, you
meant" blandly suggested Mr.. Brown
''No, zur he dhropped the wax and put
on the stamp wild his own hands He
was so strong in body-and moind, with
a meaning chuckle.
'.But surely you forget. There was no
light to melt the wax. 1t was daylight.
''He said to me, Patrick, get taper
out of the cliset. An got 1t an lighted it.
Give me the wax an my seal,' says he.
And 1 give thin. An he dhropped it on.
There says he, its done!'
Mr.. Brown paused a moment. Then he
suddenly held up the will.
''Do you swear before Almighty God, y
he said solemnly, ''that you saw the tesla
tor sign this very paper?-that you saw him
seal it with wax and his own seal?"
The witness grew pale. 81 swear it, ="
he said stoutly.
Mr. Brown opened the will and handed
il to the jury. Gentlemen. he said, ''the
man is periurerl 1t is fastened with a
wafer"
The case was gained.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
Low Bismarx Did Resign In 1871.

Ii will be remembered that about the end
Of March, 1871, a report was current that
Prince Bismark had resigned and that his
resignation had been accepted by the En-
perur William. In Mr. lIansen's ''Coulis-
ses de Ia Diplomatic the following account
is given of the event: The Emperor VIII
liam spent the evening of Thursday. tine
27th of March. in the house of Prince An
ton Radziwill. who is distantly related to
the royal family. and there met Count N,
who also is an intimate friend OF the Radzi-
viii family well, Count" said the En-
peror, are you going to dine OFF the Easter
lamb with Prince Ferdinand on Easter Sun
day." Certainly, your Majesty" replied
The Conni. unless Herr Ealk confiscates
the lamb" In that case" replied the
Emperor, you need not be under any ap-
prehension for your dinner" Il am, how
ever. not quite certain, replied the Count:
.'for how can your subjects feel safe when
even her Majesty, the Empress, has to hide
her charitable acts TO avoid being annoyedf'
How So. Count" asked the Emperor.
why. SIRE" replied the Count, ''the En-
press gave officially 200 marks (about e50)
to the Ursuline nuns who had been expelled
from Berlin; but secretly Her Majesty sent
1000 marks" Encouraged by the Emper-
or, Count n. cited great number of other
petty vexatious acts of Herr Falk, acting
according to the orders of Prince Bismark.
The Emperor. evidently much annoyed, left
early, and the next day he sent for Prince
Bismark, who pleaded ill-health. A second
messenger ordered the Prince Immediately
10 appear at the Castle unless he were so i'll
as to have to keep his bed, in which case
the Emperor would call upon him. Prince
Bismark had to obey, and was closeted for
more than an hour with the Emperor. On
returning home he at once sent in his resig
nation
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
NO. 4.

knows how to read, straightwsy holds OFT
her arms 10 him, and he lifts her over the
back Of the seat with that expression,
wholly pleased and half surprised. which
becomes one who has received the highest
of compliments-the confidence and prefer
encc of little child How have any Of
us ever deserved that the kingdom OF
heaven should be given right into orr
armsl
For q very few minutes our dear baby
was allowed to rest in this quiet mans
arms. 10 play with his watch, to hunt
through his pockets, TO be let alone TO do
whatever she pleased 1t was not long,
however, before the mother began struy
Cling in an ominOas way with her travelling
basket, and then. while baby was entirely
quiet and happy, watching the reflection of
the lamp on the bright watch, q large
piece Of what looked like pound cake was
passed over to her by her mother.
IL was hard to see her put her little white
teeth into it, and to judge from thi what
the ordinary diet was likely TO be; hard -
glance from the beautiful peach-like cheek
of the child 10 the sallow one of young
mother which. together with the fragile,
broken American teeth, told the story of
chronic dyspepsia and general debility. Is
this what our 5loo1ing baby is coming To!
She throws half the cake on the fioor,
thank heaven, but eats the rest carelessly
and without appetite Chere's no member Of
the :. p. C. G. present to prevent this case
of cruelty to children), and then standing
for moment on the mans knees she
glances up, and through the narrow win
dow in the roof of the Car she catches sight
of the moon.
''Moon." she shouts with an enchanting
laugh. ''Moon up high" Then go up her
darling hands and she calls, ''Moonie.
Moonie. Come, mOOnie,"
''Why. she never did that before, " said
her mother. ''Maude, SIT down and tell
the gentleman where you went with par
per-" ''Where did you go with parper,
Maud, Maud, where did you go with par
PERI" The dear checks are growing too red
now. Water" she says as she is dragged
the compinionship of the
skies. "Water, water 1t becomes a
moan, and We think OF the pound cake
'sNO. There ain't no water Marine
can't get y6I no water. Water is all gone
Tell the gentleman where you are going
Maud"
water" moans the baby, and turns
her flaming cheek toward her mother.
stretching out her hands to her, ''water.'
''Water is all gone; perhaps therell DO a
boy round with water bime bye, - SAYS the
mother. ''Tell the gentleman where yoz
went with parper, Maud. Tell the gentle
man where you gre going, Maud"
My journey is ended Poor baby goes
farther, night though it be, and the last
words hear as leave the car are-''Cant
you tell the gentleman where you are going
Naud?''
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
The KohInoor Pearl.

The past season In the Miami River,
pearl fisheries was signalizedby the discov-
cry of an sgatized pearl, weighing forty
six and half grains. The groundwork is
beautifully agatized with the pearly irides-
cence shining through. 1t is the only
pearl of the kind in pearl history, history
which dates back at least two thousand
years, for the Ceylon fishery has been
known for quite that length of time. Be
ing the first of its kind, its value can not be
estimated. 1t is singular too, that it was
found embedded in the flesh of the mussel;
all others taken from this river were found
between the flesh and the shell, or imbeded
in the shell. The prosecution of this indus
try is due largely to Mr.. Israel Harris, a
banker of Waynesville, Ohio, who has al
ready acollection of over q thousand Miami
pearls of all sizes and values, some of them
of odd and irregular forms. Some resem-
BILE human hands; one is small shell 10
which coating of pearl has been added.
His latest important acquisition, the agat-
lied pearl. be calls the '.Kohinoor.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
Hardwood Decoration.

Hardwood decoration is Characteristic of
the interior of many of the fine new houses
that have recently been built, the rage for
marquetry floors and wood decoration on
ceilings and walls have again been revived.
Wainscoting and doors exhibit the same or
namentatiOn where doors are introduced at
all, but they are not unfrequently omitted
altogether between drawing and reception
rooms and the dining-hall, portieres being
substituted as much more artistic and in
some respects more convenient. The tapes
tries dividing apartments are suspended on
rings dropping from pole cornices- The
woodwork appearing in dining-rooms is
for the most part mahogany, to suit the
present fancy for lighter woods than were
formerly employed in this part of house.
Bedrooms show finish of oak, while par
lors are fitted chiefly in ebony or rosewood,
the taste for which is reviving. Not un-
frequently the woodwork of drawing and
reception rooms is relieved by little line
of either white holly or ivory. For floors
dark wood. walnut, for instance, forms the
base on which many colored woods are in
laid in intricate and artistic patterns.
Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1880-01-21
An Ancient Delicacy.

According to the French author who has
q udied the history of the queen of vegeta-
bles, the truffie had become favorite dish
in Egypt, long before the time of Moses,
and the proof this is to be found in certain
legends which tell of grand feast made to
celebrate the birth of the infant legislator.
1t appears that the menu of this royal ban
quet has been preserved, first, by means of
oral tradition, and then by patriotic annal-
ists-down to the present day, and that the
tubercle in question figures among the
dishes in very honorably place. 1t must
not, however, be supposed that the truffles
set before Pharaoh at all resembled the
stunted and diminu.ive products Of our
time. Unless some strange mistake has
been made in the figures, the weight of
those which the chief butler handed round,
or rather carved, was sometimes not less
than seventy pounds, and it must have been
g serious and arduous question what was
the best method Of cooking such q mon
strous 2elicacy. We must descend to the
time of Pericles and cross over 10 the land
Of Cecrops before we can learn anything
certain as to the style Of cooking adopted
by the ancients.