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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
A Trapper's Encounter with a Panther
in Maine.

Dave Mosher, trapper and guide in the
North Woods, Me-, had terrific encounter
with North Woods beast recently. Three
miles from Sacondaga Lake there is a wild,
rugged pass between the mountains, known
as the Black Cat Valley. The mountains on
either side are very steep and rocky, and
are covered with a heavy growth of black
balsam and spruce timber. As the SHOWS
deepen and the weather becomes cold,
many deer and animals take shelter in that
locality.
Among the rest are the rock-marten, hay
ing valuable dark-colored fur, known
among trappers in those regions as ''Black
Cat" They seldom move by day, keeping
concealed in trunks of trees or between the
assures of rocks. Owing to the uncertainty
of finding one twice in place, and their
natural shyness, it is quite difficult to trap
them. However, when they become pinched
with hunger they will jump at the bait
without hesitation.
A keen, strong, steel trap is set and COW
cred with snow or leaves, directly under
dropping branch that the animal can reach
by rearing; upon this is secured the bait,
and in the effort to reach which it is pretty
apt to step in the trap. Then comes sys-
tenn of desperate man9uyres, and the only
way to hold them is by having the trap-chain
attached to small sapling that will spring
and lift them off the ground. This sleek,
6ne-furred animal is about the size of red
fox, and, as David used to express it,
''they re a sassy varmint to get holt on.''
As Mosher was going the rounds of his
traps he saw through the bushes ahead
terrible commotion under large white
birch, where a trap had been set. As he
approached, a long, gaunt, tawny-colored,
Gerce-looking animal, whose wild scream
upon the mountain-side at night will send
thrill of horror to those who are safe in the
cabin, sprang upon lower limb of the birch,
and bid defiance with glowing eyes. 1t was
driven to desperation by hunger.
Had David quietly backed out he could
have enjoyed his supper of venison and pam
cakes. But no, he raised the old rifle and
fred. In one fourth of York minute, Bill
Stewards exact time for skinning Mon
tezuma bull-head, all the clothes upon him
would not have made bib for china doll.
He directly found himself beside log, partly
scalped with his lower limbs lookinr os
though they had been through threshing-
machine, while, at the same moment, with
a spit and a scream, a panther disappeared
up the mountain-side.
When he came up the panther was en-
gagged in killing and devouring marten
which was caught in the trap, and his hun
ger being partly appeased was the means
of the trapper crawling off with his life.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
Metallic Floors.

A method has heen devised for rendering
doors to certain degree fire-proof, by en-
oloying long fiat bars of thin sheet metal,
with perpendicular fange turned on each
edge. Other long thin bars which are
curved Or arched, and riveted at or near
their edges to the first named strips, are
placed edgewise vertically, one between each
two, the connection being so arranged that
the tops of the arches do not rise quite as
high as the tops of the first set Of bars.
Narrower strips are also arranged across
and riyeted to the lower fanges at suitable
apart, to serve as laths for holding
the ceiling plastering to be applied to them,
as we'll as to brace them laterally. Similar
strips are arranged across and riveted to the
upper hanges, or wood pieces may be bolted
on to receive and support the floor boards
The outside hanges are built into and rest in
she wall; and other fanges may be applied,
if desired, to the outside strip for letting into
the wall. For floor of great length the
bars are Tapped and riyeted.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
Loss of Sight.

A little accident, carelessness and ignor
ance in regard to the condition, strength
and power of the eye to endure, has giver
to many an early blindness. 1t may not b,
generally understood that writing on tn.
cars, steamboat, coach, or anything in mo.
ton, is intended to impair the eyesight.
The sculptor Crawford, was accustomed
all his life time to read lying down. Tc
this, very largely, the physicians attribute
the loss of his eye. Very soon cancer
formed in the other, which caused hi:
death.
The great historian, Prescott, lost his eye.
sight when a student, by bit of bread
thrown in sport by fellow student at the
table. A pair of scissors or fork thrown
in sport or anger, has caused the loss of an
eye which the wealth of the world cannot re.
place. A friend who was very ambitious to
finish set of linen for her brothers, spent
almost winter in the stitching, sitting up
often late at night over the work, in which
she took great delight. The result was, the
nerve of the eye was so injured that she was
obliged wholly to give up sewing, knitting
and reading, under penalty of becoming per-
fectly blind.
A young lady, who lived but ten miles by
train from school, used to spend the time in
studying certain lesson while she was rid
ing down in the morning. The result was
severe affection of the eyes, which disabled
her from study for long time. 1t is al
ways hurtful to the eyes to read in the train,
thong we may not see the effect so plainly
when it happens only occasionally. A
steady practice like this, young ladies, may
produce even worse results when the system
is in bad state.
Never read by twilight, nor before eating
in the morning. The little you gain in time
will be doubly lost before life's shutdown.
l know young clergyman who is re-
markably well-bred man, but whose eyes
are perfect deformity. He said he ruined
them by reading at night, long and intently
when he was getting his education. He
seems to have no control of the lids, which
twich and move in most grotesque manner
Don't fancy you can do what you please
with your eyes, and yet have them serve
you faithfully. Take good care of them as
you would of gold, for gold can never re.
place lost eyesight. When once we lose oul
eyesight, we lose the greater part of the
light and joy of our life.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
The Pit OF the Leaf.

In the famous mosque at Jerusalem,
place is shown called the Well or Pit Of the
Leaf, from this legend In the reign Of the
Caliph Omar, a man of the tribe of Benz
Temim, by name Cherik, the son Of Habacha,
let his ring fall into this pit, and descending
in search of it, he returned with leaf be-
hind his ear, which he said he had gathered
in Paradise. This he told the governor, and
the governor himself, with many attendants,
went into the pit, but could find no door,
nor any way to the Garden of Delight.
The story was related to Omar, who re-
marked, it was indeed true that the Prophet
had foretold how one of his people should
enter Paradise alive, and walking upright ;
but it might be ascertained whether this
was the man, by inspecting the leaf; for, if
it withered, it could not have been gathered
in Paradise, where nothing changes. The
leaf did not change, and Clerks veracity
was thus established.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
Chubb'S Clock.

Chubb's clock got out of order the other
day and began to strike wrong. That was
the cause of the fearful excitement at his
house on Wednesday night. They were all
in bed sound asleep at midnight, when the
clock suddenly struck five. The new hired
girl, happening to wake just as it began,
heard it and bounced out of bed, under the
impression that morning had come; and as
it is as dark at 5 A. NJ. in winter as it is at
midnight, she did not perceive her mistake,
but went down into the kitchen and began
to get breakfast
While she was busting about in pretty
lively manner, Chubb happened to wake.
and he heard the noise. He opened his
room door cautiously, and crept softly tc
the head Of the stairs to listen. He could
distinctly hear some one moving about the
kitchen and dining-room, and apparently
packing up the china.
Accordingly he went back to his room
and woke Mrs. Chubb, and gave her orders
to spring the rattle out of the front window
the moment she heard his gun go off, Then
Chubb seized his fowling-piece, and going
down to the dining-room door, where he
could hear the burglars at work, he cooked
the gun, aimed it, pushed the door open
with the muzzle, and fired.
Instantly Mrs. Chubb sprang the rattle,
and, before Chubb could pick up the lacera-
ted hired girl, the front door was burst open
by two policemen, who came into the din
ing-room. Seeing Chubb with a gun, and
bleeding woman on the floor, they imagined
that murder had been committed, and one
of them trotted Chubb off to the station
house, while the other remained to inyesti-
gate things.
Just then the clock struck six. An ex-
PLANTATION ensued from the girl, who only
had few bird-shot in her leg, and the
policeman left to bring Chubb home. He
arrived at about three in the morning, just
as the clock was striking eight. When the
situation was unfolded to him, his first
action was to jam the butt of his gun through
the clock, whereupon it Immediately struck
two hundred and forty-three, and then
Chubb pitched it over the fence. He has
a new clock now, and things are working
hettnr
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
Fowl Sympathy.

There is an authentic story of a large flock
Of swallows that revenged a wrong COM
mitted ON two Of their number. A pair of
wrens had driven out these two swallows
from nest, and usurped possession. The
injured ones twittered their complaints to
associates, and after short conference the
whole company began to take up mud in
their bills from the street and continued to
work until they had plastered up the en-
trance to the nest, and buried the guilty
wrens in living tomb. This curious Incl
dent showed power of taiking-in swal-
low language-and power of sympathy
and ofplanning to work together.
\ case of sympathy without the talking
and planning happened recently in Newton,
Mass. Some pet hens and pigeons are fed
together daily, and have become good friends
and we'll acquainted. One day cat sprang
from blaze of ambush on the pigeons, and
seized one in its claws. The pigeon strug-
gled hard to escape, and tapped its wings in
terror, but in vain. Its doom was sure, if
unhelped. Help came from an unexpected
source. The hens looked on in surprise at
the suddenness Of the attack, but at length,
as if compromising the situation, two
ROSTERS and three or four hens rushed at the
cat, and by vigorous pecking compelled it to
give up the prey and take to its heels in self
defense. Before spectator, who saw the
whole scene could reach the spot, the pigeon
was free and had flown to his house.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21

About one or two o'clock she heard steps
outside, and knew that the other burglars
were near, but her stout heart never uailed
She trusted in the bars and bolts and they
did not betray her.
The daylight found her sitting quietly
beside her wounded burglar, and the milk
man, bright and early, was the ambassador
who summoned the officers of justice.
When the bridal party returned next day
the house was neat and tidy, and Maggie,
in her best alpaca, told the news in laconic
fashion.
Frightened" she said, in answer to the
sympathetic CALCULATIONS of her new mis-
tress. Frightened! Oh, no! Fear
wasn't born in me-"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
Not q Certain Remedy.

A doctor called on cholera patient, a
German, and prescribed for him. Next
lay he found the patient better.
'Well," said the doctor. "the medicine
cured you? ''No: sir; l didn't take it. -
'What did you take?" 81 ate sour krout,
and turnip sauce
The doctor, pleased at having learned
something, wrote in his memorandum that
sour krout and turnip sauce are good for
the cholera
Next week he called on another cholera
patient-an Irishman this time. He pre-
scribed sour krout and turnip sauce. On
the following day he found the Irishman
dead.
He was learning medical science rapidly:
so he wrote opposite the old memorandum
''sour krout and turnips are good for q
Dutchn.an bat death to an Irishman.'
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21

ais union, and assured him of Gods blessing
ON ~ devoted an act. The awkwsrdneas
Of the situation was apparent when the
much-married saint attempted to seal the
nuptial ceremonies with kiss all around.
Each blushing bride persisted in receiving
the first salutation, and the bobbing of heads
was quite lively for while. The young
man gave it up at last, and issued out into
the wicked world with an expression upon
his countenance which indicated that he had
.ow got business enough on hand to occupy
I'll his leisure moments.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
Sound Advice.

Let the winds and waves of adversely blow
and dash around you, if they will; but keep
on the path of rectitude, and you will be as
firm as rock. Plant yourself upon principle:
and bid defiance to misfortune. If gossip
with her poisoned tongue NEEDLES with your
good name, heed her not. Carry yourself
erect; let your course be straightforward,
and by the serenity of your counrenance and
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-21
NY Garden Eeighbor.

All the woods are Swart and bare
Sad the wan November rain
SobS without the lattice pane
In the gusts of bitter air;
But with many CHEEKY call
Tit-Bird plumes his rutiled wing,
Where the dripping branches swing
Low against the garden wall -
'Sweet. sweet. sweet-twee dee-twee dee.
Though the rain rains drearily,
Sunny days are yetto be.
Little friend. for you and he ~
Dull and cold the landscape lies
Naked in her frost-aound sleep,
Sript by all the winds that sweep
Waiting under wint.y skies;
BuSily for hungry needs
Tit-Bird skins each winding walk
Fits from witherel stalk t. stalk.
Frying out ungaTlened >ee.>:-
"Sweet-sweet neig 'ibor. arc you there?
Though the slehe * s,eanei and bare.
We who trust the Fathers care
Still His loving bounty share
Pipes the Northar shrili and loud =
Bleak and bright the morning breaks
Slow the winter-wor.t awaSe>.
Clothed in whitene>- L. Il cloud
s. ny neighbor, trim III brown
Home>pan fuStan, weather-proot,
From some windy perch aloot
Gaily twittering futters down
"Sweet?" he answers to my call
(Scattering aims for pensioners small,
Suuward of the garden WALL
'Swect. gpod-morrow, little friend.
For the charity you lend,
He who marks the Sparrow's fall
Tentold will repay you ali !"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-03

has risen 80 per cent, making 81 per
cent. of profit within that time.
Until quite recently Bodice was a small
mountain town of some 1900 to 1000 in
habitants. Now its population has risen
suddenly to near 5000. There are thirty.
one steam hoisting works, five newspa.
pers, of which four are daily, banks,
stores, hotels and many elegant
residences, in all 450 places Of
business. The regular monthly product
of the mines is some $3.50, 900 per month
and rapidly increasing with tales of such
marvellous growth it is scarcely strange
that to the young and adventurous the
tanner pursuits of simple life seem hum
drum and slow. And yet it is fact that
for every one who achieves wealth in
these scrambles for sudden prosperity
hundreds if not thousands fail while
many lose not only the little means they
risked but often their lives as we'll. If
life at best is but lottery, life in these
golden lands is lottery where most
of the tickets are disappointments and
despair.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-03
Getting to tho Rear.


The following, related by an officer of
the Stonewall Brigade, may interest some
of our soldier friends:
While Jackson's corps was cautiously
moving 10 the flank and rear of the
Union army at Charlottesville, the Con-
federate cavalry in advance became en-
gagged with the enemy. Soon wounded
and bleeding trooper was seen emerging
from the woods in front. After looking
around, he moved in the direction from
which the infantry were marching as if
seeking the rear, or, as the average gray
jacket would say, the ra'r.
Soon afterward rapid firing explained
that the blue-jackets had closed in be-
hind Jackson, and it was not long before
the poor cavalryman was seen coming
back again. When opposite the "Stone-
walP another cavalryman from the front
also arrived. No. l at once recognized
him, and said, "Hallo, Bill, woundedp
eyes," said No. 2, "but not bad. Let's
git to the ra'r."
At which No. l exclaimed: "This is
the darndest fight Eve bin in yit. 1t
hain't got no ra'r."-[Editors Drawer
in Harper.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-03
The Cincinnati Star .

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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-03

The following are the transfers of real
estate from noon Yesterday to noon to-day:
Henry Lohmann and wife to Theodore
Lohmann, 80 by 80 feet on the north side
of Broad street, 10 feet east of Park strset
S4OO and other considerations.
Louis Hudepohl, Sr., and wife to Jacob
and William Magley, 25 by 130 feet on the
northwest corner of Young and Liberty
streets; $4,7OO.
Jane A. Gates and husband to Mary F.
Gates, 22H by 200 feet on the north side o
Mulberry street, 500 28-l00 feet west o
Locust street; $100 and other considera.
tions.
Mary F. Gates to George A. Gates, same
| premises 800 and other considerations.
Trustees of Pacific Building Association
No. to Joseph Crate, % by 1l6 feet, or
the south side of Storrs street, 100 feet eas
of Neave street; $2025.
Rachel Allen to Emily and Matthew W
Allen, 10 by 80 feet, on the west side O
John street, "a feet south of Sixth street
81 1--we and affection.
Same to Lewis E. and VIM. M. Allen II
by so feet, on the west side of John street
lying next north of above premises; 81
love and affection.
Jos. Longworth to Katrina Schmidt. q
by $50 feet, on south side of Third street
east of the Reservoir; 81, 500.
Jos. Darr to B. H. Rohde, five years
lease of premises occupied by grantor. OF
east side of Sycamore street, between Pear
and Second streets annual rent, $576
| Martin Crane an6 wife to Amelia Berk
ley, Is by 70 feet, on southeast corner o
Mound and Elizabeth Streets $1,000.
John Correll, Sr., to John Correll, Jr., II
years lease of 25 by 95 feet on southeas
corner of Boone street and 20-foot stree
living 1870 feet west of Vine street, Cory
willie; annual rent, $50; privilege of pur
chase, $500.
Executors OF N. Longworth to Catharin
@. Dobell, 20 years lease Of Lots Nos. ZIG
217, 2lS and 219 of Robb & Fees first sur
vey Of Undercliff; cash payment, $173 so
annual rent, $93 50; privilege of purchase
81, ,561 80.
John G. MILESTONE and wife to Mary
Allison, Is by 80 feet on north side of Bar
street, 100 feet east Of Baymiller street
$1,000.
Chas. s. Smith to August Rover and .slbfe
25 by 86H feet, on north side Of Everett
street, ITO feet west of John street; $2,5o(
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-03
THE GOLDEN FLEECE.

The growth of Colorado mining towns
Of the last few years is but a repetition
of the marvellous spring into being of
cities and towns in California thirty
years ago. The older portion of the present
generation remember we'll the unparal-
leled excitement throughout the United
States in 1849-50 over the reported dis
coveries Of gold amid the gulches
and streams of California. Thou
sands of young and adventur-
GUS not only but many of the
middle-aged and elderly classes, aban.
doned home and friends, and rushed to the
golden shores, many leaving their bones
to bleach upon the sands Of that then
distant coast. California has now grown
into great and populous State. San
Francisco, at Its golden gate, is city Of
wealth and luxury, the home of opulent
Bonanza Kings, some of the wealthiest
of the United States, and the vine and
fig, the orange and the citron,
the apple and the pear, are bend.
ing with their luscious burthens
upon her foot hills, and corn and wheat
are yellowing upon her plains, but the
recent discovery of silver and gold in
the new territories had for the last dozer
wears or more drawn away to those dis
tricts the adventurous treasure seeker,
who flock to the mines from almost tht
whole habitable. world. The famou,
Comstock Lode of Nevada since 1856!
has yielded according to state
ments published s365,OO0,OOo of golt
and silver bullion, and the amount takel
from other mines each year is somethin,
almost fabulous. But California seem
to have again come to the front by th'
discovery of new and richer mines, ant
1t looks as though some of the old-tim'
rush of population might return there
Bodice is a mining district that possessed
until recently, a local reputation only
but this has suddenly blazed into almos
worldwide conspicuity. In 1879 tn
stock of one of the Bodice mine
was $40 per share. Within twelv
months 81 per cent. dividends have beel
declared in cash and its market yalu
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-03
Trade and TRANSPORTATION.

The Directors of the Board of Trade and
transportation held a meeting yesterday
afternoon. The President was auth rized
to subscribe $3.50 to the Millers' Exposition
Guarantee Fund. The following list OF
standing Committees was presented by the
President and approved:
Manufactures-P. P. Lane, W. ]. NJ. Gordon, R
H. Galbfeath, W. H. Blymyer, VIM. Griffith, Cassi-
mer Werk, George Scott Joseph Hargrave, George
Stbley.
Commerce-Louis Krohn. W. 8 Sampson, N.
W. Harris, A. Z. Burkhardt Samuel Woodside.
Taxation = Gazzam Gano, John Simpkinson,
Lowe Emerson Charles H; Law, James NJ. Glenn.
-Arbitration-Dsniel DeCamp, Matthew Addy,
H. J. Cordesman. Edwin Hoole. W. T. Anderson.
Appeals-Florence Marmet VIM. McAlpln,
Chas Jacob, Jr,, H. Hardinhaus Jr., J. W. Marcy.
Railroads.. Y. Cherry. H. J. Page, L. c. Weir.
Jacob Elsas, J. W. Hartwell, Jacob Wirth, Jacob
Seasongood.
River Navigation-s F. Covington, Daniel
Stone, Florence Marmet E. c. Goshorn. T. J..
Sherlock.
Transportation-W. ]. M Gordon. John A. VIII.
son. Joseph Kinsey, George Moerlein, v. II. Law
son, S, c. Foster, George Wilkin. John Nan, L. A.
Green.
Law-Hon. Stanley Matthews, Drausin wulsin.
s. R. Burton. John R. Dayey, Jos. A. Scarlett
Memb mbership-Jos. A. Shalett, ]. w. Gano, L.
Krohn George E. Gault, Charles H. Law.
Weights and Measures-John H. Balance, Wm
Sumner. George Gerke, P. L. Coultry, Charles
Truesdale.
Public Improvements-James L. Haven, A. N.
Hinkle, JOS. Murdoch, Jr., c. H. Gould, Henry
Mack.
Legislation-D. Wulsn. Gazzam Gano, M. 10th,
Jas. L. Haven, P. P. Lane.
Finance-W. F. Thorne, John Carlisle, W. ],
Breed, Richard Woolley, Alex. Fries
U. s. Signal Service-Alex. Hill, Jacob Wirth,
L. Barney, J.W Dunklee, o. H. Geffroy.
Smoke Prevention-Joseph Kinsey, P. P. Lane,
J. W. Gosling, w. ]. O'Nel, Isaac Greenwald.
Exposition Commissioners-W. L. Robinson, E.
v. Cherry, VIM. McAlpin, John J. Henderson, R.
H. Galbreath.
Millers' Expostion-Robt. Simpson, e. F. Brad
ford, Joseph Kinsey, VIM. L. Robinson Samuel
Woodside.
ington, Robert Simpson. J. R. Stewart, E. f, Brad
ford, James X. Glrin.