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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-10
Drowned in Cl0ud-Burst and tCarried
Miles away
Stockton CNev Indenende

Stockton Nev) Independent
Particulars Of the death of G. J.
Smith. who was drowned last Wednes-
day in MERGED county, have just been
received in that city. He was visiting
his sheep range on Deadman's creek,
near Plainsburg, intending TO begin
shearing as soon as the weather should
moderate sufficiently, and he had gang
of men employed for that purpose. The
camp of the shearers was on high
ground, overlooking gulch, which at
this point runs between high and pre-
cipitous banks, and Smith occupied
cabin lower down and close to the edge
of the gulch. Late on Wednesday af-
ternoon, the weather showing no signs
of abating, he left the pen, and, accom-
panied by a Portuguese, went to the
lower cabin. Shortly after, the shear
ers on the hill above heard rushing
sound, quickly succeeded by terrible
roaring and cracking, as if every rock
and boulder on the mountain side had
been torn from its hold, and was being
hurled along the bed of the gulch.
They knew in an instant what had hap
pened, and realized the frjghtful posi-
ton of Smith and the Portuguese. They
rushed toward the cabin, yelling at the
top of their voices for the doomed men
to leave the cabin, and the latter evil
IDENTITY heard them, for two dazed, be-
wildered faces appeared at the door for
a single instant, the next a solid wall
Of water, debris, and the great masses
of earth and rock struck the lightly
6uilt shanty! and all that it contained
disappeared in the boiling waters. The
scene passed like frightful vision be-
fore the Mortified spectators on the
bank, and for a moment they stood as if
paralyzed. AS soon as the water sub
sided somewhat search was made for
the unfortunate victims, and the body
of the Portuguese was found the next
day about two miles below the scene of
the catastrophe. The body of Mr..
Smith was not found until the next day,
having lodged among the rocks about
five miles below the camp. The only
injury found upon the body of Smith
was bruise on the forehead, and there
can be no doubt but that he was drown
ed, and not killed by contact with the
boulder. The cause of this sudden de-
luge in gulch that is precipitous
enough to carry off any ordinary
amount of water, was evidently q
cloud burst in the mountains where
the gulch heads, such phenomena be-
ing of frequent occurrence in that Sec
ton.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-10
here, do not take kindly to snakes?"
7 ooEod

here, 90 not take kindly, to snakes"
L asked.
"No, sir,". replied the snake adyo-
cater, not one man in ten who comes
in the building ever devotes five min
utes to the snakes-while the other
nine will simply take passing look at
EN-, and exclaim, Snakes! amt they
ugly? and pass along, looking at the
other cases. There was jim jam case
in here the other day. The fellow had
been drinking for some days, and saw
snakes in his delirium, where no snakes
existed. AS he passed &long here he
looked at the snakes, and fairly howl
ed.
1T tell you I see snakes! and I am
positive of it''
ellis friends who was with him said
soothingly, not noticing the snake case:
"Oh, no, Charley, you only imagine
so.'"
"Look then, and be convinced said
Charley"
ellis friends did look-and hurried
out of the building, remarking, Il didn't
know that I had been drinking 50
hard.'"
eyes, we buy all good specimen in
the snake kingdom that are offered us,
but we have no need of the ordinary.
varieties. More of them are offered
than we want. We make plaster casts
of all kinds of snakes, and color them
up to nature as you will see by this'
pointing out a handsomely prepard lot
OF plaster specimens. This can be ex-
amined by many who can not look at
the real thing, but live snake has no
terrors for those who like them. In
deed, it is the dead snake that effects
them. Children, as rule, do not take
after snakes; they are most interested in
the stuffed birds or animals"
The Smithsonian collection of live
snakes number about 800. Of stuffed
snakes there are about 500, and of plas-
ter casts several hundred.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-10
From the Hub.

that possess as much real intrinsic value as the
Hop Bitters. Just at this season Of the year,
when the stomach needs an appetizer, or the
remedy is Hop Bitters. An ounce OF prevention
is worth pound Of cure, don't wait until You are
Frustrated by disease that may take months for
yeu to recover In .-BOSt9n GLOBE.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-10

Mrs. Governor Sprague has left Wash
lngton for her summer residence at
Edgewood.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-10

GLADSTONE assumes the Office despite
advice of his physician.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-10

order to battle pursuit and hide his
trail.
But it was little comfort to know it as
80 many months had passed that the
man might now be in Europe or under
ground. 1 took the lady's address, al
loved her to retain the watch I knew
had belonged to the Arnolds, and
again I lost the case for several months.
l wrote over fifty letters, travelled three
or four thousand miles on the lookout
tor big man and nothing came of it.
But one day when approaching the vii
lage Of Dewield, N. Y, by stage, two
suspicious looking chaps got into the
vehicle, aud they were my only COM
pany. I knew them to be 'hash" as
soon as | set my eye on them, and
their talk went to prove it. I pretend
ed to be very deaf as soon as they got in
not replying to any of their questions,
l assumed the tone of voice generally
used by the deaf, and moved and ex-
pressed my regrets if I had offened
them, saying that I could not even
hear the rumble of the coach.
"Good?' exclaimed one of the. men,
as sat down at the other end of the
vehicle. '.Now you can go on with
your yarn"
But before proceeding, the other one
called me an old fool, a thief, a robber,
and various other things, closely watch
ing my countenance to see if could
hear his words.
The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-06-10


But there are plenty of men, and wo-
men, too, whose special delight is in
catching snakes. Here is young fel-
low that goes by the name of "Snakey,"
and who is or was connected with Fords
Opera House in this city as property
man. He got his name for his success
in catching snakes; and he has nearly
always one or two in his pocket. There
is also another young man, his name is
Russell. about this city. He, too, al
ways-or nearly always snake
in his pocket"
eve expect" said the speaker, ito
have some beauties soon, from Florida;
some real fine specimens, and some of
them the largest that ever been seen.
Our collection, being confined to nom
poisonous varieties, is necessarily limit
ed; but it is more satisfactory, because
all can approach it without any feeling
of danger or fright, except that which
comes over many people by thebare
mention or sight of snakes. Field
snakes are, as rule, uglier than snakes
that take to the water. The ordinary
water snake feeds on frogs, snails,
toads or wopms. The rattlesnakes are
found up among the broken rocks on
the hill tops. 1t is easy enough i. to
catch them you have the nerve. In
California some snake-takers make q
living by furnishing them to the Chin
csc, who make medicine out of them"
men, then, as a rule, who come
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-04
Worth and the Queen of Spain

The following are the dresses supplied
by the unimpeachable Worth to the
Queen of Spain on the occasion of her
wedding A white satin dress with
square train, and trimmed in point
dAlencon, with silver feur-de-lis and
point d'Alencon iounces in front ;
reseau uni veil with semis of eagles and
heur-de-lis manteau de cour of white
satin with silver tleur-de-lis, point
dAle1con founces and white roses
without leaves, mixed with orange
blossoms. A court dress of pink dam
ask. trimmed with black lace A ball
dress of blue satin, with silver ears,
roses and blubottles An out door
dress of chestnut velvet, trimmed with
white Pompadour silk and Malines lace.
A stortie de bal of silver cloth with
Valenciennes lace, and cloak of blue
velver with black and gold lace. Lon
don Truth, November 9th.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-04
A Married Woman's Trials.

A lady living in the southern part Of
the city was sitting up about | | o'clock
few evenings ago waiting for her hus-
band to come home. The lamp was in
her bedroom and she was in tie parlor.
Hearing noise outside the dooryard
fence as if man who was drunk was
trying to find the gate, she went out,
and sure enough drunken man was
there She helped him into the parlor
as she had been used to doing, and
placed him carefully on the lounge.
After hard struggle she got his coat
and vest off, and then came to his feet.
She pulled at least five minutes at the
boots (as she thought they were) to get
them off, but they would not come. At
length she felt up about the ankles and
found that the man had shoes on
something that her husband never wore.
Striking light she discovered that she
had tramp on the lounge who was
drunk through and through. What fol-
lowed can easily be imagined - Stock
ton Herald
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-04
Reigning Soverelgns.

~OAS~~-O ~
The oldest reigning sovereign is
William L., King of Prussia and En-
poror Of Germany, born in 1877, became
King OF Prussia January ,, 1861, and
Emperor Of Germqny January Is,
1871. no other reigning monarch was
born during (wthin) the last century.
The sovereign whose reign has beon
tic longest is Dom PEDRO, who became
Emperor of Brazil April :, 1881. The
next longest reign, except in two small
German States, is that of Victoria, who
has been Queen of England since June
20, 1887.
Next in order comes Massr-ed Deem,
Shah Of Persia, since September 10, 1913,
and Francis Joseph l., Emperor of
Austria (now Austro-IIungary) since
December 2, lS4S.
The youngest sovereign is Alphonso
MI, born in 1857, and King of Spain
since December 80, 1874. The last
King crowned is Humbert l., who be-
came King of Italy January 9, 1873.
Edward Ill, OF England, was the
common ancestor Of all the present SOW
ereisns of Europe except the Sultan of
Turkey and the King of Switzerland
also Of the only Emperor in the Western
Continent. 1t is noteworthy that Dom
Pedro of Brazil is more nearly related
to Edward III. than any other ruler,
being of the 18th generation, while
Victoria of England is of the 18th, as
are also Alphonso MI Of Spain,
William |. of Germany, Christian *.
of Denmark, and Humbert |. OF Italy.
Lewis, King of Portugal, and Francis
Joseph |. Of Aistro Hungary, are of
the 9th generation f. om Edward Ill,
and Alexander II. of Russia, Leopold
ii. of Belgium, and George l. OF Greece
are OF the 18th.
The longest reign recorded in modern
history is that OF Louis NV. OF France,
which was scyenry-two years.
The longest English reign WAS that
Of George ILL.,, WHO ruled sixty wears.
The rcigns OF Henry III. and of IIi-
ward III. were each more tAan half -
century.
Victoria Of England and Kunzu Of
China ruic over one-halt the entire pep
ulation Of the globe.
Not only is the eracjous Qaoen Of
England connected by ties OF coJsan-
guiu,5r wi,hall but two Of the soycrcj-us
OF Europe, but also. with several who
would like to b' Kings, as tham ORD Of
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-04
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'Benj1mln NeI.eT, one OF 04iS S''h-'
lCHudius Shl1 was S~o' III IHe noun
tains by man 10y the name OF Dune
There were three or four OF them Sc
cre.ed ia the mountains. ana the guards
were Watching Tor them. some persons
TOLD June that tl'E were nc q certain
spot playing cards. june started to nnd
them, and Wien he came III slSht they
wora ylat "oVn' u1, hearing ms op-
proach rose up, ana as they dig so june
shot Kelley. they escaped, and Kelley
waadete. down near certain large SUI
plUr spring. where 'ie Yves found dead
by john Henley aA. Ans cog, larI y
covorc, MP V-l brush AM. leaves. Aear
him, t.et up in bundle with bark
string, Was the wedding coat % Mr..
Runne.+, which Kelley had stolen "a
long Jim3 before. When they went To
Eune.s house tAe family was absent
and whom ,Aey were inquire OF vino
they We're, they SAID FRIENDS. 1Ac
door was opened bT RunneIs' ana on en-
terlng they Immediately attacked nun.
There were three TO one, and IN the fight
Runnels received a cut III the arm which
partially disabled him during life.
When the neighbors came IN, the rascals
had plundered the house and fled, and
Runnels was found, as was supposed, IN
a dying condition. ~
The Mr. Runnels' incidentally men
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-04
Right and Wrong.

The dog, at least, frequently exhibits
a knowledge of right and wrong, making
Il deliberate choice Of the one or the
other, perfectly aware of and prepared
for the consequences of such a selection.
The animal has occasionally the moral
courage to choose the right and suffer
for it, to bear wrong rather than do it
(Elam). Not only does this frequently
noble animal know the right, but it
dares do it, enduring the expected, the
inevitable, consequent suffering. One
of the many evidences tnat the cog is
sensible of right doing is to be found in
the familiar fact that when it performs
an action which to it seems meritorious.
or which it has reason to believe its
master viii deem so-when it saves a
life, or successfully defends trust, or
rcsists great temptation-it looks at
once for some sign Of the sail masters
appreciation, perhaps for some reward.
There arc both the self-approbation or
selfsatisiaction Of the mems conscia
rec,i and an expectation Of mans APP
prevail. The animal is gratiiied if such
approval is il any form vouchsa(eJ, dis
appointed il it be withheld. IL must
also distinguish between the right and
thc oxpedient-what would be most for
its own interest to do. Ia other words
ii is just Us apt as mm is, and not more
s., oSttlse o selfish view Of all affairs
to consider how they ave likely TO al
lect It's own personal intorasa The
choice tia H. finally made between tie
right, the cxpe icnt and the wrong is
determined by q variety ot con-aDla-
tions-by conflicting omotions by the
balancing Of probabilities AID iucliua-
tons, 10y thelcsyee or kind Of t.mpta-
ton, by the presence or absence Of wiz
nesscs, especially human, by other spec
ialties of an animals position, 10y The
blythe character of the rewards and pun
ishments offered Oh previous occasions
In the dog there is sometimes obviously
the same kind OF conflict and collision
between virtue and seliiShnoss. between
ii sense of what is right-which is too
generally also what is painful, what
calls for terrible self-Genial and suffer
ing including the physical panss OF hun
ger and thirst, as well as the moral
pangs, say, of unsatisied reyenge-and
sense OF what is simply pleasant and
profitable. Temptation frequently be
gets in the dog, cat and other animals
the same kind of mental or moral agi-
tatior, and the same sort of result as in
man. Sometimes we can sec-in the
dog, FOR instance-the whole play Of the
animals mind-the battle between its
virtues and vicious propensities, It's
promptings to the right and its en-
deavors to stick by the right, its long
ing for the wrong-for the tidbit, which
it knows it would be improper to steal
and the final triumph either of virtue
or temptation. The poor animal, know
ing or feeling the weakness of the flesh,
sometimes has the moral strength, the
force of character the good sense, to
avoid temptation altogether But dogs
like men, are apt to have the most trying
temptations thrust Unexpectedly upon
them, and then comes the tug of war of
the appeiites and passions. Popular
Science Monthly.
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A Cheaply Governed Country.

In the estimates Cor the year 1880,
the Minister of Finance Of Paraguay,
asks only the following salaries for the
chief officers Of the republic: President
Of the Republic, $500 per annum; Min
listers Of State, $50 each per annum;
Legislators, $500, in FIVE monthly in.
stallments; Postmaster General, $50;
Political Chief Of Assuncion, $50;
Country Political Chiefs, So each;
Members of the Supreme Tribunal Of
Justice, $3.50 each.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-03-04

The briliancy Of the ordinary news.
paper Joke is undiyined by the fact that
the printer usually sets it up, sabe'
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-12
Charged With Larceny.

On Saturday night the tailor and shoe
maker shop of the county almshouse was
broken into and pair of shoes, lot o;
leather and some other articles were
taken. William Robinson. who has lived
at the a!mshouse at times, was suspected
Of being the thief and was arrested by
Constable Eichl,oltz. Tho shoes were
found on him. Last night he had = hear
ing before Alderman Spurricr, and was
committed in default of bail for a hearing
This morning a woman named Annie
Robinson was arrested by Officer Swenls
on the charge Of stealing silk umbrella
from the clothing store Of J. X. Smalin".
On Wednesday evening this woman went
into MIR. Smaling's store but soon left. She
was next seen at Habcrbush's harness cs-
tablishment, in Centre Square. where she
stole pair of gloves. Mr.. Haberbush
caught her in the act and she handed the
gloves over to him. She begged very hard
to De let go and Mr.. Habcrbush allowed
her to depart. When she was in the store
she had an umbrella. When arrested :.
small woolen child's cap was found upon
her. She was committed for hcarin. by
Alderman Barr.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-12

railroad into the Territory Of Montana
was yesterday formally celebrated at the
end Of the track, which has now reached
the boundary between Dakota and Mon:
tana. The ceremony of driving solid
silver spike into a polished oak tie, which
was laid on the boundary line, was per-
formed in the presence Of a small party,
and the work of laying the track in Mon
tana was begun.
The losses by the earthquake in Agram
Croatia. on Tuesday, are estimated at
10000 900 francs, without reckoning the
damage done to the churches Reports of
havoc caused by the earthquake have been
received at Agram from the whole sur
rounding country. Fresh shocks of Garth
quake occurred at noOn Yesterday,
and many houses fell. causing a most fear
full panic. The session of the diet is sus-
pended on account of the danger.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-12
Glass Of
Bonds.
.imount.

Using these figures rs basis, MIR.
Thompson says 3: ''Deductin. the surren-
dered currency still outstanding, viz:
'lawful money on deposit, . contraction of
S., 533, $50 is shown since Jan. 1, During
the eight months (from Jan. to Nov. y
circulating notes have been scarce-Only
mutilated notes have been sent in for're
demption. BY the table of bonds held to
secure the notes of national banks it is
shown that almost 5000, 900, 900 (the is and
6s) mature before July next, and that only
$119, $50, 100 Of As. out of $73S, 2G4, 900
have been deposited for circulation. With
tho As. at 40. or SIS at par,
and with federal tax of per cent. on
currency, the banks can have but very
small profit on their currency issues even
while their circulation does not flow in for
redemption. The banks take a risk in the
decline of the bonds and another risk in
having their currency flow in for redemp-
tion." Both these contingencies Mr..
Thompson thinks probable. He expects Il
large contraction of the currency as the
and per cent. bonds are redeemed, unless
the federal tax of per cent. on currency,
and the state and city tax on shares TO the
extent that the capital Of bank is invest
ed in United States bonds are repealed.
Such contraction would in his opinion, be
detrimental to the business of the country,
and would materially interfere with the
funding of the maturing bOnds.''
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-12
LATEST NEWS BY MAIL.

Harry Wilson, Democratic elector in
the Indiana district, ran ahead of his
ticket five or six hundred.
Returns from all but five counties in
Minnesota make Garfield's majority in
the state 1870. Washburne's majority is
1861.
The oarsman Elliott, who is to partici-
pate in the international regatta, has AZ
rived in London. He practicci on the
Thames on Wednesday.
Libby prison, the building in which
thousands OF Federal soldi ers were confined
during the war. has been sold for &c. ,275 to
a Richmond plug tobacco manufacturer.
Hancock's plurality in California is 122.
The vote in San Francisco is: Hancock,
q. At; Garfield. 19,O51. Rosecrans has q
majority of 1,509s
Christian Berge, a young gymnast, W no
broke his arm by falling from trapeze in
the Model School at Trenton, N. j., has
died of oflock-jaw.
Secretary Sherman yesterday received
from All unknown person, in an envelope
post marked Washington D. c., the sum
of SEQ. The money was deposited to the
credit of the conscience fund.
All hope of the propeller Zealand has
been given up in Hamilton, Ont. Her
crew, if full, consisted of sixteen persons.
and she is believed, in addition, to have
had one or two passengers on board.
The entrance of the Northern Pacific
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-12
STATE ITEMS.

The Pittsburgh Gazette drops Judge
Agnew as a candidate for the United
States Senate, since the election. He's
"a good enough Agnew till after the
election
Alice McCafircy, aged six, Of Philadel-
phia, was left alone playing with the stove.
So was VIM. F. Boyd, aged sixteen
months. In both cases the coroner rem
dered verdict of deaths from burns.
There is a rumor that company las
been formed for the erection Of :, rolling
mill on the site Of the old pipe mill in the
eastern part of Lebanon. Messrs. Robert
II. Coleman, A. Wilhelm, ID. S. Ham,
mond, G. B. Forney, and others arc said
to be interested in the enterprise. The
ground has been staked of, and the work
is to be commenced Immediately.
The telephone exchange and lines in
Berks, Lebanon and Schuylkill counties
and in the Schuylkill Valley will hereafter
he under the control OF the Eastern Penn
sylvania telephone company recently Or
ganized and for which a charter has been
granted. 1t is the intention to effect
general introduction of telephones in the
above counties, and to place Reading in
telephone communication with Philadel
phia, Lebanon, Pottsville and other
points.