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Inc County Of Waldo, on the second Tuesday Of
January 4. y. ioSo'
DErSEY MATTHEW'S, widow of ARCHIBALD
- MATHEWS, late of Lincolnyille, in said Coun
y OF waldo deceased having presented petition
ior an allowance from the personal estate of said de
C asea.
ordered, mat the sald Betscv give notice to all
hcah journal printed at Belfast, that they may APP
pear a. PROBATE Court, to be held at Belfast with
III ana lor said County, on the second tuesday of
February next at ten OF the clock before noon, and
'ho" tausr u any they have, why the prayer OF said
petition should not DC granted.
PllLo liERSEi Judge.
true copy AtteSt:-B. +, FIELD, Register.
, 1880-11-12
Curious Theory Of Bathing Acci-
dents.

A naval officer writes to the London
Standard as follows: Being in an out
of.the-way place, / only saw your edi-
torial remarks on bathing accidents re-
Gently. l ask for space in your paper
to relate what happened to myself some
years back. The ship | belonged to was
lying for long time in Alden harbor.
Some of the men went to play cricket
every evening. To save the trouble of
sending a large boat with them we used
to send cur clothes on shore in the Jolly
boat, and the greater portion Of the men
would jump overheard and swim to the
shore. OF course we used to race to
reach the shore first; one evening while
SO doing | had q tug to win, and got
very much ont of breath, and began to
breath through my mouth. A puff Of
wind came from the hills and raised
ripple, little globules of water flying
along the surface. Breathing hard |
sucked globule into my throat, and
Immediately had the sufocating sensa-
tion that occurs when glass of water
is said to "go the wrong way" | 1could
neither get my breath in nor any out,
and soon began to feel ] was dying on
the top of the water. There must have
been dozen men close to me, but | could
not speak, much less call to them. |
kept swimming on for the shore. In
about thirty seconds my senses began
to leave me. | ceased swimming, and
my legs went down, when, luckily for
me, they touched the bettom; a violent
Jump helped me to cough up the drop of
water, | staggered on shore, and fell
quite exhausted on the beach, much to
the surprise of all the men with me. \
man taken with palpitation of the heart
can stop swimming and call out, unless
he is struck with apopleXy, but man
with drop of water in his windpipe
cannot speak, but goes on swimming
strongly till few seconds before his
death. / have paid much attention to
accounts of bathing accidents, and have
invaribly found that, although the body
of a person supposed to be seized with
cramp is picked up in a minute or two
afterward, no recovery takes place. The
remedy, Or rather the prevention, oS
such a sudden death is very easy-only
breathe through the nose while swim
ming, keeping the mouth closed.
, 1880-11-12
A Strange Plant'

A New Yorker, recently travelling in
the East, was much struck by the ap.
psarance and popularity of the plant
known as the Raftesia. 1t is paraftic;
consists merely of flower, and forms
part of the Rhizogens of Lindsay. 1t
is a native of the Indian Islands and
partly of South America. Having
neither stalk nor leaves, it sits, so to
speak, upon the roofs of species of Cis-
sus, first appearing as a hemisphencal
swelling Of the bark of the root, and af-
ter the bark has broken, rising in the
form of head of cabbage. The peri
anth is covered with imbricated brac-
te@, more or less recurved after it has
opened, and is thick, heshy, and is five
partite. The germ is inferior, contain
ing many ovlles, and the anthers are
under the reyolute margin OF the top of
the style column. After the flower has
expanded it emits the odor of carrion,
and the likeness thereto is shown by the
fact that flies are drawn to it and often
deposit their eggs in it. The largest
species was first discovered in Sumatra
in 1918 by DR.. Arnold, and sent by him
to the British governor of the island,
Sir Thomas $. Raiiles. The Rafiesia
measures fully three feet in diameter,
viii contain nearly two gallons of water,
sometimes weighs ten pounds and is the
largest of known flowers. A smaller
species, Rattlesia patma, whose blossms
are sixteen to twenty-four inches in di,
ameter, is highly valued as IA medicine
on account of its strongly styptic pow.
ers. Another species, Indigenous to
Japan, has flowers but three inches
broad. A flower that smells ike car
rion is one of the extraordinary contra
dictions of the East.
, 1880-11-12
Religion of the Dakota Indians.

Their idea of the spirit land is, that
it is physical paradise, but we enter
upon It's mysteries Just in the condition
we hold when we die. In the Indians
paradise every physical taste or longing
is promptly met. If he wants food it
is at hand, water springs up for ready
use, ponies and game abound; blossoms,
leaves and fruit never fail; all is peren-
nial and perpetual. But what is the
Indian hell 2 1t is the same in place
and profusion of mercies, bat the bad
connot partake. Like Dives, who saw,
craved and panied for relief, he cannot
enjoy In the light OF this idea we see
the reason of the systematic mutilations
practised by the Indians on their slain
enemies. 1t is to incapacitate their foes
tor enjoying the delights of the "Happy
Hunting Ground" With the muscles
of the arms cut out, the victim could
not pull a bowstring Or trigger; with
other muscles gone he could not ride in
stirrup or stoop to drink; so that while
every sense was in agony for relief from
hunger or thirst, there could be no re-
lief at ALL The red man does not have
the moral sense which would argue that
every vice is crippling the moral and
mental muscle, so thatevery fault leaves
man less perfect for beginning grand
career beyond the grave. But the germ
thought is in his mind, and the white
man can give it better force and activity
if he will care half as well for him as he
does for Hottentots, Asiatics and
strangers of the South Pacific isles Be-
fore Chief Joseph of the Nez Perces
fled from his rightful home in 1877 to
fight for his very life he was asked if he
wanted schools on the Wallowa reserva-
ton. He SAID mo When asked his
reason he replied that sit would bring
churches" Don't you want churches p
was the next inquiry. mo no p he
answered; lit would teach us to quarrel
about God, as the Catholics and Protes-
tants do. We fight each other, but we
don't want to hight about God When
asked to sell his reservation, he sharply
replied, "Do you believe that we came
out of the bosom of the earth2 ! know
you do; then the earth is our mother.
Would you sell your motherl l will
not sell my mother" Their mode Of
burial, by raising the dead upon plat
form, above the reach of wild beasts,
until the dust returns TO mother ealth,
is full of strange farcies. Their dread
of being hanged is due to the fear that
as the spirit leaves the body while the
feet are above the earth, i will be
doomed to the loss Of all capacity for
walking and running hereafter-the
most horrible of fates for the red man,
whose hope and JOY is in physical bliss
alone.
, 1880-11-12
Uncle Joshway's Thermometer.

The Colonel, Aunt Anarky, Phrony
and Blazy Ann, were all gloomily con-
templating Uncle Jcshway's new pur-
chase, a thermometer, that hung Oh a
conspicuous place on the wall, just above
the peg where Aunt Anarky's white
Sunday sunb bonnet spreads its ruffied
wings, and just below an exquisite, rain
bow -hued, warranted fast colors, " The
Belle of New York"
Notwithstanding all these smile-in.
spring surroundings, the family 5azed
sadly at the thermometer. They were
disappointed. 1t was a failure.
"Dem fggers is up too high" sad the
Colonel, thoughtfuliy. "Dat fermome.
ter's sorter outer fix, somehow. I'll get
Mars Lightning to Saminate the intee-
yur of its inside, an see what's de mat
ter wild de runnin' gear"
"D'know what name or common sense
you went n bonthened dat are ole thing
fur, nohow," grumbled Aunt Anarky.
"Pears to me like you out ter had bet
ter sense by now n wasin' dollar n six
bits on dat dair ole piece O tin an glass.
'Taint WORT shucks It's plum foolish
ness, dat's jes' what it is !"
After another look of withering con.
tempt at the thermometer, she began
shelling COW peas for dinner
"What kin be de matter wild IT. |
don't like de 'pearance Of its looks-I
reckon it muss be kinder out Nv fix, sho'
'nufi," said Blazy Ann.
"Kinder no count" chimed Phrony /;
"dat's de 'pinion NV mine-kinder no
count"
Uncle Joshua fully realized that it
was mo count" but not caring to con-
fess himself "sold," he did the next hest
thing-go5 anrgy.
"De 'pinion Nv yer mine?" he said
mockingly, ode 'pinion NV yer mine !
Hush mouf, gal, you'd better know what
You talkin' bout. Wimmin folks hasn't
got no mine to have pinions wid-even
wimmin amt got no sense, much less
such gawky yarlin' gals as you. N if
my thermometer don't run good and puts
de fggers too high, it's JUS cnz its sorter
out Nv fix"
Aunt Anarky suddenly paused in her
work, and with look of newly awak
ened interest, asked:
"What's fermometers good fur, any
how, Josh} What's de use of 'em ? Tell
bout stawms an tornagoes an change in
de moon?"
Uncle Josh was shocked; he started
at Aunt Anarkyin grim astonishment
sometime before he could give express
sion to his feelings.
Jus lisen' ct DAT fool niger Don't
know what fermometer isl OATS just
like oman; dey amt got no sense.
Here you is, Anarky, ole huff to be
Methusaly's nanny, and don't know
dat fermometer is ter call de time Nv
day by !"- Free Press.
, 1880-11-12
Beer in Africa.

Under the head of "Beer in Africa"
q French journal publishes some iufor-
nation which is rather amusing. Almost
all the people of Africa, IL appears,
drink beer, but those who like this drink
best are the Cafres. The female Cahres
are the brewers of the beverage to which
they give the delightful name of "ut-
schualla.' But the beer which they
make is not intoXicative 1t contains on
the other hand, fattenlng principles. As
corpuIence is sign Of distinction among
the Cattres, one may imagine, says the
French writer, what q vast quantity Of
beer is consumed by each gallant Caffre,
50 that he may rank among the digni-
tarles of the nation Followers lower
In the social scale have equally aristo-
cratic tastes; consequently, beer is an
important item in the Catire establish
ment. The malt employed in the prepa-
ration of this beer is said not to be made
OF barley, but maize and millet The
grain is arranged for the purpose of
termination, then it is roasted.
The Cahre, we further learn, is indie
pendent of the hop; he has substitute
OF his own which acts as an effectual
Substitute" 1t seems, however, that
the CafIre proceeds quite methodically
with hiu brewing, and does not appear
to be much troubled by the phenomena
OF fermentation. There are other pee
pie in Central Africa the Balondes for
instance-who brew, but their beer has
no "fattening principles" Still it has
Its recommendations, for we learn that
IN this district the beer drinkers may
be observed extended full length upon
the ground-drunk. This circumstance,
nalvely ADDS the French writer, may be
Observed in European countrie2, and it
Is not peculiar to Central Africa alone.
, 1880-11-12

The date Of the earliest eclipse Of the
sun recorded in the annals of the Chi
nese, when son the first day Of the last
month of Autumn the sun and moon
did not meet harmoniously in Fang" or
in that part of the heavens defined by
two stars in the constellation ct the
Scorpion, has been determined by Prof.
Won Oppoizer, Of Vienna, to have been
on the morning of October 23d, 2,l37
b. G.
, 1880-11-12
Some Turkish Intrigues.

Perhaps the most striking fact to a
stranger is the little interest Turkish
women seem to inspire among the gal
liant population of Constantinople. But
sucn strangers are perhaps unaware OF
the danger of q word or even look; a
prolonged gaze into the carriage of a
arande dame Turque may provoke the
ire of an attendant eunuch, and cause
him to lay about right and left the
heavy whip with which be is often pro.
vided; but the greatest danger lies in
the treacherous encouragement of the
orande dame herself. Some years ago a
MIR. B., a young Frenchman Of this
town, became enamored Of one of those
yelled Sunos, whose soft glances seemed
to reveal q reciprocal passion. Day af-
ter day he awaited her carriage at a
corner of the principale thoroughfare,
and day after day the bewitching eyes
drew him caressingly to his doom. Still
no words were exchanged. Mr.. B.
became more and more infatuated, and,
in spite of the warning Of his friends,
he determined to carry on the intrig que
to the end, whatever that might be- Pa
tientlv he bided his time and his oppor.
tunity, nor were they long in present
inc themselves. He was rewarded one
day by seeing tiny jeweled hand drop
billet from the carriage window, which
futtered all unnoticed to his feet. Seiz-
ing the paper, the enraptured French
man hurried deciphered the few words
contained therein. The lady proposed a
meeting for that same evening in the
obscure corner of large cemetery. Mr..
B, who had patiently borne the
Ouizzing of his friends, now informed
them of the progress of his adventure.
He was again warned against pursuing
it further. but he laughed at the idea Of
danger, and, accompanied by friend,
repaired to the redezvous at the ap.
pointed hour. He was presently accost-
ed by sable servant, exceedingly well
dressed, who politely invited him to fol
low. The two friends turned idto de-
serted streetand arrived at a small door,
which led through covered yard to a
second entrance. This their guide un-
locked, and made sign for Mr.. BIS
friend to retire All was silence and
darkness around; the servants black
eyes seemed to glance with malice, and,
moved again by an underlined fear, the
friend implored Mr. B to return.
"Bah I" returned this gentleman, sit is
too late; besides what is there to fear
when things are managed so easily y
The door closed upon the audacious
Frenchman, but the fears of his friends
were prophetic-he was never seen by
them again. Many attempts were made
to learn his fate, and large bribes We're
freely given for this object. A hint was
received that he had been conveyed be-
yond the frontier, but all trace of him
was lost, and no further clue was ever
obtained as to his disappearance. One
or two such adventures are enough to
damped the ardor of the boldest Love
lace, and, unfortunately, other examples
have not been wanting.
, 1880-11-12

Scene-A court of law; trial for man
slaughter is going on; Pat in the wit
mes ness box. Counsel for the prisoner:
Did you see the prisoner at the bar
Knock down the deceased?" Pat; "No,
yer honor; he was alive when / see him
knocked down."
, 1880-11-12

Sin has great many tools; but lie
is the handle that It's them al.
Morris tribune., 1880-10-14
Astronomical Sights.

The moon of the planet Jupiter was seen
to re appear, on the eastern edge, about ten
minutes later than the time advertised,
on the night of October first. The third
moon will re-appear from eclipse at about
Z 30 P. NJ, October Is. Opera glasses will
enable one to see these doings in the sky,
they will also show Saturn with his ring.
Saturn Is now visible at the same time as
Jupiter, being the first bright star directly
east of him. On the 10Th our moon will
be in the constellation of Aries and will
occult tolerable bright star known rs S..
or Sigma of Aries. 1t is the custom to use
the Greek alphabet to name Or distinguish
the stars of each constellation, calling the
brightest A or Alpha, the next B or Beta
for example, the seven bright stars in the
b1g D1pper or Great Bear, are named IN the
order of that alphabet, beginning at the
Pole star and ending with Alta. A comet
has been seen lately near the northern
crown" Corona Borealis). Corrigan, "a
young astronomer of st Paul, has seen it
with his telescope. We shall soon know
more about it; whether an old acquaint
ancc or if new to modern students in as
tronomy. Comets increase their velocity
greatly as they come near to our sun; very
soon after they appear, it is possible to
calculate their path and about how many
years it will be before they will come
again J. P. NJ.
Morris tribune., 1880-10-14
CAMP ELL.

From Our Regular Correspondent
Six new buildings have been commenced
in this village within f. W weeks.
Prairie fires have destroyed large quaint
ties of hay and several buildings herea-
bouts during the last week
A good many people from Ottawa, Iii.
nois, are settling here. They are all gilt
edged farmers and business men.
Mrs. E. F Styles, near this place, died
last evening of typhoid fever. Mr.. Styles
is IL well known travelling man throughout
the state, and has farm here.
Mr. ). Kruger, of Ottawa, Illinois, is put
ting up "a large two story and "a half build
ing, part of which will be used as drug
store by Ii b rrecortin, and the other as
IL bank and law Office by Mr. Kruger. There
will also be u hail in the second story
Henry Daughty who bought the old de-
pot buildings, has been trying to move it
across the track the past week. The man
who took the JOB OF moving it got it sad
died across the side and main track last
Friday night, when it stuck FAST and de-
layed the mail and freight train two hours,
until the wrecking train came from Brock
enridge and dragged it off making COM
pete wreck of it. The company threat
encd suit against the mover for detention
of the mails.
A lecture was. delivered in Daughty' s
hall Saturday evening, by Duplex .
There Was large audience in attendance.
The speakers remarks were mostly mis-.
cellaneous d partly pc itical. He allud
ed to the democratic party as defunct
party, when some person in the hall re-
marked audibly that it was lively corpse
| The speaker admitted that it was He said
there was a class of men who had resur
rected Tn, dead and buried the remains oil
the aged democratic party set them OF
wires. attached then, an electric battery
and had succeeded in causing slight gal
vanic action of the muscles, which they
cal!td life. loud applause from the re.
publicans and a few groans from the dem
ocrats).
Morris tribune., 1880-10-14

gun class. The extract above quoted is a
fair sample of the forcible and intelligent
stylc'of argument usually adopted by it,
As we have classed these Pope county
politicians, as bulldozers and hogs, we will
give their record for the past five years,
aud il will prove to every fair minded man
that these epithets are worthily and prop
erly bestowed, and should be adopted as a
trade mark by the Glenwood ring.
In 1875, Hon j. d. Good received a ma.
jority of the votes cast at the republican
representative convention, held at Glen
wood, and was properly declared the reg
ular nominee. However, the gang, some of
whom voted for him in the convention,
bolted the nomination, and tried to defeat
Mr. Good by treachery and trickery. A
representative of the clique was sent to
Grant county two days before the election,
and by representing to the voters of that
county that they, Pope, would support
one of their citizens from the legislature,
Capt John Ohlson was prevailed upon to
run independent Having hamhoozled
Grant county, the Glenwood gang then
brazenly put Ole Barsness upon their tick
ct in Pope county, thus shamefully break
in faith with both Stevens and Grant,
However, as usual, they overshot the mark.
their schemes were disclosed and the dirty
trick discovered in time to defeat it.
In 1876, Hon M Wollan. of Pope. W, S
nominated at the convention held at Nor
ris, but, instead of retaIiating, Stevens
gave him handsome majority.
Again, in 1877, Hon. II. w. Stone re-,
ceived the nomination at Glenwood, but
as usual the Pope county gang holted the
nomination, and put A LJackson, of Big
Stone, in the field For the second time
their dishor orable action and knavish
treachery amounted to nothing, except to
blacken their sadly besmirched record.
| At the district convention held in Nor.
ris, in 1878, Mr.. III f. Sanford Of Grant,
received the nomination, fairly and openly,
but with their usual, and evidently per.
fectly natural inform treachery and base
ness. these Glenwood porkers again bolted
although voting to make the nomination
unanimous Ole Barsness. fellow KEPT
on hand for the purpose, was put in the
field, and by combination of circum
stances was elected.
This is the fragrant record of these pOlit
zeal pirates for the past five years. theil
action at the recent convention being il
full accordance with their previous dog in
, the-manger policy. That no particle o
confidence can he placed in them, isampl!
demonstrated, and that they are uuworth!
e either recognition or fellowship, are Who'll
ly unreliable, totally depraveG and utterl.
lost to all sense of honor, the above extract
from the political history of this distric
!, will amply prove.
Morris tribune., 1880-10-14
sJE-RU.sE.LAsz? what Scoop.

Ohio and Indiana have rolled up magnif-
cent republican majorities, and TO say that
the republicans are juhilant and elated
over the Unexpectedly large gains, does not
begin 70 express their enthusiastic feelings,
Ohio rolls up the handsome majority of
%, 900, while Indiana follows with the as
tonishing majority of 5000, gain in the
former state of 10 900 and in the latter of
nearly 100000 The effect of this great,
wonderful and glorious victory on the re-
suit of the November contest cannot be
overestimated, for it points to the triumph
ant election of the republican national tick
ct by an overwhelming majority In Ohio
the republicans have gained four congress
men, aid in Indiana probably three, a
majority in the present congress. The re-
suit is dampener on the hopes of the de-
mocraCy, as not only have the above
named states sounded the knell of demo,
cratic defeat, but the returns from West
Virginia show heavy republican gains,
Hurrah for November and victory.
The following special telegram was re-
ceivcd late last evening, and confirms
former favorable reports:
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 1S.-The more re-
turns the better The news. LanderS con
cedeS the election Of Porter by 4,0)1 ma
iority. The returns, which are largely in,
Indicate this estimate to be low. In Ohio
we gain two congressman. Butterworth
and Dung, from the Cincinnati district,
both re elected by increased majorities
There is a net gain of seven or eight con
grcssmen in the two states. The demo
Gratis are everywhere Responding and
paying their bets. The republicans are
cheering in the streets No such enthusi
assn here since the war Nothing Cal
shake our success. All new returns in
crease our gain There is a big jollifca
ton meeting here to night Hon Carries G
Williams, of Wisconsin, is addressing on
citizens at the academy tonight. Glory
TO God. CHAS. w. JOHNSON.
Morris tribune., 1880-10-14

Once give a politician taste OF power
or a slice of the spoils, and, like the opium
eater, he is a helpless and incurahle victim
1t makes no particle of difference whether
he be dictator among the party leaders,
or common roYerin in the city wards or
county precincts, the effect is the same, he
is victim, forever craving and longing
for larger, stronger, and more frequent
doses. Give but one crumb of authority,
one drop of power, and in nine cases out
of ten an Unsuitable and unQuenchable
thirst is the result.
Morris tribune., 1880-10-14

A case of abduction occurred ut Wiilmar
last week, and caused some considerable
excitement. A man named Pease, of Or
tonville. whose wife had left him, taking
her two children with her, ON account of
neglect to provide for them, follow ed her
to her parents home ut Wi!lmar and sue
ceeded in forcihly taking one Of the chill
drcn, little boy, away from his mother.
The mother attempted to rescue the child,
but the brute of a husband struck her
twice, and finally drew a revolver and
threatened her life if she did not release
her hold 1t is thought Pease left for New
| York.