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Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
Sheridan's First Victory.

It was in November, 1858. The In
dams had attacked the block-house at
the Middle Cascades, and had the in
mates badly whipped and in imminent
danger of being massacred at any mo-
ment. A courier was sent flying away
to Vancouver, where Sheridan held the
fort at that time, calling for immediate
assistance. Everything about the post
was thrown into great commotion in
the hurry and hustle of speedy depart
ure. Sheridan ordered an old fashioned
iron cannon to be placed on board little
steamer, and, in remarkably-short
space of time, was steaming away up the
Columbia. Arriving at the cascades, the
cannon was put on shore and taken to
position on the bank of the river In
the range of the beleaguered block
house, which was surrounded by yell
ing savages. In the excitement of the
moment the gun was placed near the
bank and loaded very heavily. The
order was given, a fearful boom, which
erashed and groaned throughout the
mountains, was heard, the cannon kicked
over the bluff and went splashing into
the Columbia, twenty feet below. The
artillery was silenced, and Sheridan
stood perplexed. His chagrin was
turned to Joy as he beheld the savages
running with all their speed for the
mountains, yelling as only savages
could. They bad never before heard
the report of cannon, and imagined
the Judgment day had come. Sheri
dan won his first victory, saving the
lives of those in the block-house, and
probably many others, as one success
of the hostiles would have caused {
raid down the river. Some Of the mel
said the Indians did not quit running
until they had crossed Snake river il
| Idaho.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
Names Of Children in China.

In the event of the birth of child
IN China, the name that Is given to it is
determined often by the most trivia
circumstances. If q child is born at
midnight. his name is possibly called
Midnight" or, on the anniversary day
of grandparents birth, his name may
be called 6ixty-five" or Seventy
II the little one comes to the world at
sunrise, he may be called Sunrise" or
if at sunset, he may be called Sunset"
But the funniest fact of all is 1T is a
fact we knew not before--that not in
frequently the name given on the arri-
val OF little girl is KGaLse. which
translated means, Fought to be boy"
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
Advice to a Young Man.

NV son, don't be in too great a
hurry to accept advanced opinions" 1t
is ''the thing" to be advanced in this pro-
gresslve day and generation, but there Is
a heap of shailowness in it. Did you
never notice, my son, that the man who
tells you he cannot b-lieve the Bible is
usually aole to believe almost any thing
else? You will find men, my son, who
turn with horror and utter disbelief of
the Bible, and joytully embrace the
teachings of Buddha. 1t is quite the
thing just now, my son, for civilized,
enlightened man, brought up in Chris
tan country and an age of wisdom, to be
Buddhist. And if you ask six men
who profess Buddhism who Buddha was
one of them will tell you he was an Egyp-
tan soothsayer who lived two hundred
years before Moses. Another will tell
you that he brought letters from Ph@nicia
and introduced them in Greece. A third
will tell you that she was beautiful
woman of farther India bound by hel
vows to perpetual chastity. A fourth will
with little hesitation, say he was Brah-
ma OF the ninth degree and a disciple
OF Confuclus; and of the other two, one
will frankly admit that he doesn't know,
and the other will say, with some indie
cision that he was either dervish of the
Nile (whatever that is) OF felo de Sc
(whatever that is) he can't be positive
which.
Before you propose to know more than
any body and every body else, my son
be very certain that you are at least
abreast of two-thirds of your fellow-men
I don't want to suppress any inclinatlor
you may have toward genuine free thouht
and careful, honest investigation, my
son. I only want you to avoid the grea
fault of atheism in this day and genera
ton; don't want to see you try to builc
a six-story house on one-story founda
ton. Before you criticlse, condemn, anc
finally rev Sc the work of creation, m,
son, be pretty confident that you know
something about it as it is, and don't, a
a man who is older in years and expert
ence than yourself, don't, let me implor,
iyou. don't turn the world upside dowl
and sit down on 1t, and fattsn 1t sntirel,
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
THE NEW YEAR 1880.
By JENNIE JONES.

Old Time, with his busy fingers
Is turning another page
In the wonderful book of life,
That readeth from age to age.
0nwritten its wonderful story,
Untold its mystical tale,
And before its possible reading
The marvels of romance fail.
Let as write with a higher purpose
Than any the past has known
The fair, bright page before us,
And make that purpose our own.
Let us love with a truer love
The friends that are ours to hold,
For the dregs that pass for friendship
Let US give the hearts true gold.
At the wrongs that would give us battle
Let us strike surer blow;
Let us meet the evils would slay us
With face turned full to the foe.
And though the future should fail US,
Just as the past has done,
The year VIII still be the better
For being be tier begun.
OOMER. Wis.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
The Doctors Man.

The late DR.. r. was one who could
seldom resist telling a good story, even
when it turned the laugh against him
self. On one occasion q man-servant,
whom ne had recently engaged, aston
ished him by appearing to wait at break
fast with swollen face and pair of
Enthusiastically black eyes. "Why,
John" said he, you seem to have been
fghting9" eyes, master, have," was
the reply. "And who may your oppo-
nent have been?" "Why, sir, DIR. M. 8
man." naming rival Esculapius. "And
what did you fall out aboutg" Why,
sir, he said ss you wasn't fit to clean
his masters shoes" "And what did
you say?" "Well. sir, said you was r.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12

There Is nothing better for farmer or out,
door man than good rubber boot and moth
ing SO exasperating as bad one. Competi.
ton among manufacturers has led to such
cheapening of quality that until lately it was
u hard thing to find rubber boot really worth
the money asked for 1t. The Candee Rubber Co.
of New Haven CT. however, has put ON the
market boot designed to meet the call for
real good, substantial article, and to denote it's
freedom from adulterative mixtures 1t is called
the "96 Per Cent. Sterling Boot" 1t is made,
on honor, as pure as can be made, and Ia war
ranted three months. By an ingenious COLI
trivance q space is provided at the top OF the
leg for recording the date of the sale, by
punching holes in the space provided-like a
railroad ticket-so that fhere may be no trou-
BILE about the warrant. The upper and leg OF
the "95" Boots are doubled, and the soles are
One-half inch thick, of solid rubber from toe to
heel. Ordinary rubber boots are barely a
quarter inch thick in the thickcst part, and
only one-eight at the shank descriptive
circular can be obtained by sending a postal
direct to the company; or the 95" Boots can
be found at most of the stores.
Thomas Electric Oil should be applied
Immediately. For Rheumatism, neuralgia
lame back, contraction of the muscles, &c
the Electric Oil Is unequaled. 1t is equally
good for burns and scaids, chilb)ains, fros
bites, sprains and bruises. For gals, ring
bones, lameness, swellings, scratches, wind
gals, &C., it is the horse owners best friend
Noyes Bros. s. Cutler, wholesale agents, ST
Paul Mimi
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
The Fly's PrObOsciS.

In an interesting paper read before
the New York Academy of Sciences, ON
"The Proboscis of the House-Fly,"
Prof. George Macloskie declared that
it was mistake to say that flies bite,
the testimony of all mankind to the
contrary Notwithstanding. They didn't
bite-they only filed. It was for long
time said by naturalists that this knob
at the end of the fy's proboseis was
made up of muscular tissue, by which
the owner was enabled to rub his teeth,
so to speak, into the flesh of suffering
humanity. Later investigation had
demonstrated the fact that the knob
was made up principally of small rods,
the sharp ends of which projected a
little beyond the end, making surface
similar to that off very sharp and effect
i've file.
The lecturer described just how the
flies go to work to file persons face
Having discovered minute speak of
something palatable, the fly first
dropped little saliva upon it to mois-
ten ordissolve the dainty morseL This
done, he went to work with his file, exc
cutting q movement like that of the
snout of pig when roofing up the
earth. Having gathered up enough for
a ''s@allOw," he drew up his proboscis,
emptied the food into his mouth, and
chewed it. To prove that flies had
teeth, although they were SO located
as not to bite any external object, the
professor passed around specimen Of
fy's jaw adjusted under the objective
glass of a microscope, and showing of
the fy's back teeth to great advantage.
The neutrality-suspicious. was very diff
erent. That interesting New jersey
bird was provided with number OF
lancelets set in among a system OF
sucking tubes. This enabledi it to bore
for blood and draw it up at the same
time.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
Eeautth era.

Ladies, you cannot make fair SKIN,
rosy cheeSs and sparkling eyes with all
the cosmetics of France, or beautltiers of
the world, while in poor health, and
nothing will give you such good health,
strength, buoyant spirits and beauty as
Hop Bitters.-Telegraph.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12

An old physician. retired from practice, having had
placed In his hands by East india missionary the
formula of q simple vegetable remedy for the speedy
and permanent cure for Consumption, Bron tits,
also positive and radical for Nervous Debility
and all Nervous Complaints after having tested ts
wonderful curative powers Ia thousands of haa
felt 1t bis duty max known to his er fellows
Aotuated by this motive and desire to relieve huma
suering will send free of charge alt VINO desire H.
ibis recipe in German, French English with full
directions for preparing and using. Seut By m9u by
addressing With stamp, naming this paEeR. w. W,
aHERAR. $40 Powers Block Rochester. n. Y.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
Kidnev CnmnIainsA.

of all descriptions ale relieved at once,
and speedily cured by KidneyWort. 1t
seems intended by nature for the cure of
all diseases OF the kidneys caused by
weakness and debility. Its great tonic
powers are especially directed to the re-
Inoval of this class of diseases.-Press.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12

out, until you have made or secured an
other one for the rest of Us to live in
while you demollsh the old one. If you
should ever develop into an advanced
atheist, my son, just do that much for
the rest of us
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12

NOODLES. - Take two eggs, little
salt, mix stiff with -four; roll out thin,
rub with -four, fold and roll up, cut fine
with knife; put on spider very near
full OF boiling water, put little salt in
the water; put in the noodles and boil
five minutes, turn off the water and fry
in great deal of butter (deliciousl.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
" AnGR0

Sherman q Co., Marshall, Mich, want "A
agent in this county at once, at salary Of
800 per month and expenses paid. For full
particulars address az above.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12

IT lisa strange thing In art that an
actress must lsarn 10 paint before abe
can draw.
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
Reed,s Gilt Edge Tonic prevents malaria.

PersOnal-Mr. Isaac B. Hasbuck, of Skana-
teles, n T., writes: | have been troubled with
bronchitis follyears, and Thomas Eclectric OIL
is the only medicine that would ever take
effect; one dollars worth of it has entirely
cured me. Ihave used 1t for several othr aft1ic.
tions, andhaVe always found it to have the
best results. After once using the Electric
Oil no one will be without 1t. Noyes Bros. &
Cutler, wholesale agents, st. Paul, MINI.
For one cent purchase a postal card and
send your address to DR.. Sanford, l69 Broad
way, New York, and receive pamphlets BY
return mail, from which you can learn wheth
or your liver is out of order, and II out of or.
der or Is auy way diseased, what II the beat
thing in the world to take for it
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
Boss Of All Blood Purifiers.

DIR. a. a. Hallidsy's Blood Purifier IL the best
known remedy La the world for nervous debility, Loss
hopes, imprudsncs Of youth, lost vigor and amni-
ton. 1t win make you strong where you are weak,
aud build up your shattered constitution. II softems
the skim cleanses and enriches the blood, acts Oh
rectly ON the liver, kidneys and urinary organs the
seat Of all diseases. For salt rheum and all private
You forget II. Use In connection DR.. E. B. Hallidays
wash In case Of gonorrhoea, geet or syphtc sores.
will guarantee 1t will not structure, and do al It IL
represented to do. Az this medicine has been extern
sively counterfeited, see that SO. Biackford" IN
blown In the back OF every bottle, and that Il has
bronzed Autographed label on II. Ask your druggist
Won: or address 9. BLACKBOARD, 146 West Third
street, st. Paul, MINI. MOVES BROS. 3 CUTLER
Druggists, wholesale agents, st. Paul, Mimi. ID
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
CHAPTER II.

On GlS 1OGQ Gay OF oDIuHFy buo nA
nual winter fair was held at Portaclare.
The anticipation of this day always
created good deal of excitement in
the minds of the peasants in and
around Storport-for it was always
constituted a sort OF gala day-but
the announcement of the fair Of 1877
brought with it whisperings of woe to
many a home. The crops had been
bad for that year, and the miserable,
haf-starved tenants had been unable to
scrape together enough money to pay
the rent, so the Proctor had summoned
them to attend the sessions at Ponta-
clare in order that they might show
cause why they should not deliver up
the whole of their worldly goods.
On the eventful day, which was ush-
cred in with hurricanes of binding
sleet, I ordered Shawn to bring out
the horses and car that we might drive
into Portaclare together. By the time
we started the hail had ceased to fall,
but still the wind blew bitterly, freezing
with it's icy breath the little pools On
the wayside, and when we drove into
Portaclare felt almost as if my blood
was frozen. It was midday by that
time, and, save for one or two decrepit
old men we had passed on the road, We
were the last to arrive. What gath
ering there wasl The streets of the
little town were 80 crowded that it was
almost impossible to make ones way
along. In the market-place bevies O.
rosy-cheeked servant girls waited to b.
hired; pigs grunted and squealed al
the drovers whipped them along; tn,
shopkeepers shrieking to the passen
gers to buy-the agent sat In the coz,
parlor OF the inn comfortably enjoying
his glass of wine; gazing with srnil
into the wild, woe-begone faces Of tn
creatures whom he had summoned
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12

Corr ect your habits of crooked walking by
using Lyons Patent Metallic Heel StiffenerS
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
COnsuIll pIIOa1 sure0.

Reeds Gilt Edge Tonic will cure the worst
cases of fever and ague
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
The Rest Rubber BoOt.

The true Indian question" Agent,
got any rum?"
Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-02-12
heKOran,

curiosity TO every ono, and q necessity
20 All students OF History or Religion |;
THE KORAN OF Mob AHMED; ira slatr d from the
Arabic by George sale Formerly publishe at "a u.s.
new beautiful type, neat, Outbound edition price
30 cents. and cts for postage Catalogue OF many
standard works, remarkably low in price, with extra
terms to clubs free Say where You this advertise
ment American Book Exchange, Tribune Build g,NY
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-17
The Ma.nor' on tho Train.

Uurl,g,c .u lI,wGJyc.
She MAS a beautiful girl, lair a. the
morning. handsomely arrayed, little
yluycl hands that you would even like
To- have box your ears. Drawn bN the
trr,...stablr fascination ot his inviting
eyes. she approached the mashcr, who
male ruum for her bcsidc him. Her
eve. Lrymcd on him IN beauty only
g,iualrl 10y his own. hc' voice Was
,Nrr,rr than the song oi the siren when
She spoke {, him She had 20 speak to
lim. hlW could she help II
.S,r. she SAD. and the music ul the
,ul,,, fulfilled the car. "Nlr, - thIs seat
rugagviI
liz booked up al the vision oi glow
iug checks aud laughing eyes, marble
brow and clustering Curls, AMI lac re.
tented. even the Washers heart warmed
t,Nard the lovely girl, the latest victim
ui his manly charms,
"Oh, certainly not, he SAID, and hIs
bow was study Of grace Tor the steam
man. "Oh. certainly not, you arr en-
tirrly welcome, | shall only be too
then" cried the charmed victim,
Mother. yru can sat here beside tins
gentleman. ..
And an oil woman, seycnty-three u
sine Mas A lay, with no teeth and only
,u,, eve. a small box. a bug band.boN IN
a ba.. green rciiculc aud an umbrella,
tNo paper bags and a piece OF calamus
ru,t. tottrred into the prOhcred seat
AMI sat down and piled her things into
the Young mans lap. And the girl, the
beautiful girl. went and sat down be
siIr the passenger with the sandy goa
Tee. Who was - bashiul thai he couldn't
npl didnt say word 10 his companion
an the way TO Newark, and blushed u
ms ears every time the TAT passenger
Winkrd al him.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-17
STARING AT WOMEN.
II II About Time To Break up
That Impcrtincnt paStime.

Old Traveller 900 London Truth
| believe civilized people generally
agree that fixed, prolonged stare and
uutspukcn criticism lu the presence OF
the criticised are uuclyIhlcd ,acis.
Many PERSONS imagine that u stony
British stare is confined to the British
Isles. this Is hy no means the ease.
and my wife have been making a pro
lousrd tuut ia Germany AMI Italy My
wife Is a sIrikiug.looking person, cSpcc-
ially i'm these days II plain women, aud
is much younger than | am, quiet IN
manner and dress, although she has
ample means II indulslng in 'tolicttcs
/ believe that is the night word aud
dislikcs attracting notice. | must SAY
the fixed, rude staring she has met with
i'm Italy aud Germany amounts 10 hIu-
tality and thcrritirisms~ sine la, provoked
have surprised me. More than that.
certain good Christians ur ChrlstlJnCSsCs
have gone beyond staring Iuurh rs an
IN tempered COW starv- at a human bc-
iup an "A field. rs II Shv would like To-
make rush at him aud auUihllatc him
and have hlArlri impvrtlucut rc.
marks among themselves about her.
cause A woman h attractive 90 dIstHguc,
because shr dresses veil. or has PAIR
oi large soft ewes that can l1uh 1T what
size sees iu strange country With Vi
ya,lty aud intelligence, Is she h be-
branded Ly evil beings Who listen 10 the
evil prompting- ui thclru own bad hearts,
who DO not believe IA Innocence aud
goodness because they are bad them
selves The uinctrvth century Chris
tians Cvrtaiiy have none OF the 'Chauiy
which thinACth ~ evil
As 10 the women we'll talent and
Lrauty arr not Way-silc ilpWcrs IA any
country. In Rome ! have seen a lev
fine or picturesque heads. but m very
many parts ot Italy the women are SIM
DIV hilcuus, Ii j, easy 10 see that they
sprins from different and mixed races
IombarI,. Tcuions, &c, skin, HAIR
ewes. all al the same indefinite shade
81 dirty blonde. blg nose, mouth with
out shape. tout ensemble very ordinary.
n | saw one or two handsome women
in Rome. most assuryliy ! did not see
one solitary even COOL looking woman
i'm Germany. They all have the fore
head anu NtANHiAs HAstaAA hRAAs aNHh'
ewes. set much too close together never
have | s.,en German With SOFT eyes f,
nose so longone might say Il never ends,
and - pointed that II i morr ike a
toothpick than nose, lips - inln they
are mere sketch ut lips; hidcuus long
chin and upper lip, lantern shaped iarcs,
- lantcTny they are like certain Indian
tribes. who compress the faces OF their
infants in order 10 produce a phiL,
Well. they didn't make their faces, bot
they did make their manners, AMI their
hal hearts make their faces look ugller
even than nature did.
II is high time for men 10 leave of
imagining that because a woman looks
In their direction she il THEREFORE admir-
Ing them. or. IL she has handsome eyes.
thai she il making eyes at them because
she glances that way. l assure you
this iond delusion does not exist only
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-17
Final Dispositio on OF the Khedive's Present
10 MRS. Fitch.

Cincinnati Enquirer
by the way, do YOU know what has
become oi the famous diamond neck
lace which WAS presented 10 General
sherman = eldest daughter, by the hhc-
dive at Egypt, on the occasion Of her
marriage 10 Lieutenant Fitch2' said thc
Enquirer man to Mr. Patton, the dia-
muud merchant, yesterday.
II do was the reply. ~ sister ui
general sherman called ut my office one
day this week and ! asked hcr the same
question. She repeated To me the his
tory of the famous necklace, from the
time ui IT. reception at the New York
Custom House until its final disposition
ID IL generally known that the duties
which the Custom.hOuse officers de
manded Oi Lieutenant Fitch, before
they could deliver the magnificent
present, would be- something over So
OuO. Lieutenant Fitch, not being a
man uf means. WAS unable To- pay this
sum. I'm enabling act was then passed
by Congress, authorizing the Custom.
house officers Ia deliver the diamonds To
Mrs Fitch free at duty. After TINS the
necklace was sent To- Washington, and,
with General Sherman's sword, dcpos-
Itri ia the United States Treasury Tor
sair-krrvlug Upon further inquiry
Lieutenant Fitch asccrtalncd tnat the
yearly taxes on the diamonds IN ST
Louis county. where hc then resided,
would be more than his salary,
and hc once more found them an Gle
phant ON his hands Ills lalhrr.in-law,
General sherman, took pity on the boy
and returned the necklace, with thanks,
To- the donor ia Egypt Upon receiving
them the khrdiyc wrote To- the General
saving that Il was not his desire that the
diamonds should he gwen To any one
member ui hl. family, and, having
learned that he had four daughters, 1t
WAS his wish then that the diamonds
should be- mounted IA sets and divided
equally between them. These daughters
are Mrs. Fitch. Hsc Minnie Sherman,
Ella sherman. Lizzie Sherman and Ra-
rharl sherman The necklace was then
returned To the Sherman family and
mounted IA iuur magnificent pendants,
hour pairs ui splendid solitaire earrings
and cight mugs. These four lailct are
nov the happy pussessurs OF four com
plctc suits ui diamonds, the value ct
each suit being at least sIJ,Wm This
makes each II them rich in her own
right. through the generosity oi EgyPts
ruler