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Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-11-24
DIRE DISASTER.
Another Steamboat Accident on the
Mississippi.


Mississippi.
On Friday, the 4th inst, the steamer
War Eagle, one of the largest and
finest crafts on the Mississippi river.
while proceeding down stream, oppo-
site Keokuk, struck the bridge with
terrific force, carrying away one entire
span of the bridge, and smashing in
the wheel-house of the steamer. The
boat was crowded with passengers,
and a frightful panic ensued.
The officers were utterly unable to
control the terribly excited passengers.
Women screamed and the most fear
full confusion ensued. One hundred
men leaped on the bridge soon after
the boat struck, while many passengers
jumped into the river.
Eight are known to be drowned and
several are missing. The total loss of
life may reach twenty-five. After
striking the bridge one engine was dis
abled and with the use of the other
engine the large boat swung around
and finally made partial landing
below the city, then drifted down and
sank in fifteen feet of water.
The steamer is total wreck, and
the freight on board is a total loss.
The War Eagle was insured against
fire, but not against accident. The
total loss will be $225,000.
Three passengers are known to be
drowned and fifty are missing. The
boat struck sidewise, with most terrific
crash. The cries of the affrighted pas
sengers were heartrending and such
was the panic and confusion that the
officers of the boat could do nothing to
save the frightened people, or prevent
them from leaping into the water.
The steamer was trying to make a
landing above the bridge at the levee
where she became unmanageable and
in the swift current was carried against
the bridge broadside, crushing a great
hole in her side and carrying away one
wheel house and disabling one engine.
The scene was terrible, and in the con-
fusion it is impossible to give the list
of passengers or even the names of
those drowned. Upwards of fifty per-
sons are missing, although it is positive
ly known that only eight are drowned.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1881-11-24

Mr.. Jobson kept his weary way.
racking his brain to conjure up some
escape out Of the dilemma. Two hun
dred pounds! And in q week. How
was the thing to be done?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17
WHEN 81. CHRYsOsTOM PRAYED.
BY N. j. P.

Twas not enough to kneel in prayer,
And pour his very soul away
In fervid wrestlings, night and day,
For those who owned his shepherd care:
But faith and works went hand in hand,
AS test of each petition made,
{ And saints were helped throughout the land
When st. Ch1ysostom prayed.
Within the closet where he knelt,
A box of Bethlehem's o1ive-wood-
For Christ" engraved upon it-stood;
And ever as he daily felt
The pressure of the church's need,
Therein the daily gift was laid;
For word had instant proof of deed
When st. Chrysostom prayed
Beneath his folded hands he placed
Whatever gold was his; and when
He travelled for the souls of men,
So long by pagan rites debased
The more he agonized, the more
The burden on his spirit weighed;
And piece by piece went all his store,
When St. Chrysostom prayed.
Oh, en-mouthed let this thine arms
Rouse us to shame who daily bow
Within our secret places now,
With outstretched, yet with empty palms
Wesupplicate indeed !; but has
Our faith brought answering works to
aid
Have words by deeds been proven, as
When st. Chrysostom prayed?
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17
q LUMP OF CARBON.

Tell me, lump of carbon burning,
Lurid in the glowing CRATE,
While thy flames are twisting, turning,
Quench in me this curious yearning,
Ages past elucidate.
Tell me of the time when waving
High above the primal world,
Thou, giant palm-tree, lifting
Thy proud head above the shifting
Of the storm clouds lightning hurled,
While the tropic sea. hot LAYING,
Round thy roots it's pillows curled.
Tell me, did the mammoth, straying
Near that mighty trunk of yours,
On the verdure stop and gaze,
Which thy ample base displays,
Or his weary limbs down laying,
Sleep away the tardy hours?
Waddled up the neighboring strand
Or leapt into its native sea
With something of agility,
Though all ungainly on the land;
While near your roots, in blood stained fray
Maybe two ichthyc beasts colliding,
Bit and fought their lives away.
Tell me, ancient palm-corpse, was there
In that world of yours primeval,
Aught of men in perfect shape?
Was there good and was there evil
Was there man or was it ape?
Tell me, lump of carbon, burning
Lurid in the glowing CRATE,
Lies there in each human face
Something of the monkeys trace?
Tell me, have we lost link?
Stir thy coaly brain and think,
While thy red flames rise and sink,
Ages past elucidate.
Chambers Journal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17
TIE MAIDEN IND THE BEE.

:! a cottager leaned whispering by her hives,
Idiing her bees some news, as they lit down
ana entered, one by one, their waxen town.,
lean Ingcloao's sOn the Border Of Can
mock Chase.
=, And presently bee, a great big golden bee,
That appeared to be the watchdog of the
treasury,
Shot like ball from out the waxen town,
down,
Saying: Excuse this liberty, o pretty maid
divine,
But have news to tell thee, in return for
news Of thine.'
the bees;
But struck frightful galopade, her hair upon
the breeze,
And the bowls that she emitted, as she danced
and pranced and ran,I
Were heard, the neighbors tell me, clear from
Beersheba to Dan.
-Cincinguti E,aaouircr
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masses to the floor The glasses which
she generally wore in Tom presence
were cast aside, while the blue eyes
and pretty face were full Of beauty and
animation.
Tom stopped short.
Clara Heywood!'' he calculated,
when he could command himself.
How in the world did you get here?''
ssMr. Wentworth, forgive me for
imposing unon you, but I-oh, Mr..
Wentworth, I felt as if / must see my
little one again! 1 could not give her
up, SO I came here as Mrs. Burton. = y
She spoke rapidly, and Tom could
hardly comprehend her.
"Your little one! Clara, is Bessie
your child?''
eyes, Mr.. Wentworth, and I have
but one request to make to you. When
you get married, let me take Bessie.
1 can see no other woman here as
mother to my child when I found that
| could not get on without her. And
the blue eyes looked SO imploringly at
him that Tom felt the old enchant-
ment holding him once more in thrall
as he looked at her.
"When get married, Clara!" he
repested, dreamily. Il do not expect
such thing at present, for there is
only one maiden in all the word that 1
really love- he said, laughing, ssand
that is my little sweetheart here"
kissing the upturned face of the little
child. 'sAnd if I thought I should
have to give her up should think a
long time before l should take any one
in her place.
The next morning, as Tom was
about to go to his place of business,
Clara Burton came down stairs in her
travelling dress. Her eyes were red
with weeping
"Why, Mrs. Burton-Clara why
are you leaving me?'' he asked in as
tOnishment.
Il thought I ought to leave, under
the circumstances. I might stay as
Mrs. Burton, but as Clara Burton, no.
1t is best for me to go.
g Stay, Clara, stay, and take care Of
your little one! She needs you and I
have found out that the old love is not
quite dead yet. May not Bessie be my
daughter, too, Clara, oar little one e.
But ABOUT Lulu Eastman, IOm |!
Mrs. Digby said you were to marry
her"
"Confound Mrs. Digby!' said Tom,
vehemently.
"Lu Eastman is a nice girl, but too
much of a butterfly for me. Clara,
dear, forgive me. but through you I
lost faith IN all woman; through you
it may be restored; may it not be so,
darling e.
g Yes, Tom. I have suffered from
a fancied preference, but I can be
happy now in my first and only true
lover
And so it was the pure, guileless
love of little child was the means Of
restoring Tom WentWorth's lost faith
in WOmankind.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17
Josh Billings Philosophy.

Woman il china ware, Heving bless
her! and must be handled accordingly.
The man who duz the best he kan,
may not alluss win. but he never gifts
beat.
Mankind are to blame for most oy
the shams in the world. They will
patronize a glittering humbug, and let
a unyarnished truth go off begging.
Mi deer boy, don't squander this
idea the majority oy the world il jest
watching yu only tn see yu make a
phool ov yureself. Yu hav it in yure
power to disappoint them. See that
yu do it.
Married life il most honorable. Ev-
cry married man haz given a certain
amount ov security for his integrity
! and general good behavior.
Happiness il skarce enuff in this
world emmy how, but the mass ov man
kind discounts it, even at that.
The man who IL anxshus tn beg will
beequally anxshus tn steal the first
good chance he gifts.
Yn hav got tn dig thru the religion
ov people tn find their piety. Religion
IL mere alluvial
a loafer IL a human being, and this
IL WHARF the outrage comes in.
There il this that kan be sed in favor
of despepshee. 1t makes man forgit
all his other sorrows, and other peo-
Pies too.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17
Bic Sale of Cattle.

The largest sale of cattle, says the
Trinidad lColo.) Republican, that has
ever taken place, in the world, was con-
summated the !other day by the Hall
Brothers, the New Mexico cattle kings,
who disposed of their rancho and stock
in Colfax County for the immense
sum Of 800, 600. About year ago one
of the brothers, of whom there were
then three in partnership, sold out to
the other two his interest, receiving,
If we remember correctly, 800, 900 and
5000 head Of cattle. He then removed
to Texas, where he still is. The two
other brothers continued the business
till the present time, and may now
retire to private life with the snug
little bank account Of SOC, 900 each.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17
Vice-Presidents from New York.

The State of New Y ork has furnish
ed six Vice-Presidents before Gen,
Arthur. Aaron Burr was Vice-Pres-
ident in Jefferson's first term. A
studious lawyer, fluent in speech, and
fascinating in manner, he disting.
uished himself in the chair. Quite
different was it with George Clinton,
who was Vice. resident for the eight
years previous to his death in 1913.
He had administered our State Govern
rnent for twenty-one years with marked
ability. But he had grown old when he
succeeded Burr at Washington, and he
made q heavy, clumsy presiding officer.
Daniel D. TOmpkillS was Vice-Pres
ident throughout the Monroe era. He
had been a Judge of the Supreme Court,
and was versed in parliamentary law,
in which his venerable predecessor
was deficient.
Gen. Jackson's second term was one
Of the most turbulent epochs in our
national politics. The Senate
chamber was the arena where Clay,
Webster, Calhoun. Benton and the
other party leaders fought their bat
ties. Martin Van Buren,, the Vice
President, had been for many years a
member Of the Senate and was familiar
with rules and usages. His natural
urbanity, eguable temper, and grace
full, charming manners, combined with
dignity and impartiality in the use of
his power, enabled him to weather the
storms of one among the periods Of the
greatest violence in the annals of the
Senate.
Willard Fillmore presided over the
Senate in his rotund, smooth, rather
turgid style through one of the long
sessions Of Congress then the death
of Gen. Taylor called him to the
discharge of the higher duties of the
President Office. William A Wheeler
is the present incumbent from the
State and is regarded as a fair pre-.
siding officer of the Senate.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17
+" by a Large Majority. .

Three months ago, when 200 Of the
leading citizens of Gunnison City met
IN convention on street corner, there
were seven OF eight Michigan men
among the crowd. When Col. Parker
presented the following resolution Ut
was Michigan man who supported
it:
Resolved, That committee Of five
be appointed to wait upon Calabash
Sam, late of DeadWood, and inform
him that after sunrise tomorrow
morning this crowd will open fire on
him with the intention of furnishing
a corpse for our new graveyard.
The Committee Of Five went out to
find Samuel and deliver their message.
He sat on a bench at the door of his
shanty, ashotgun across his knees and
a pipe in his mouth, and he preserved
silence while the Chairman of the
Committee read the resolution, then
he asked:
''That means me, does it,"
"She does. -
"They don't like my style of carving
and shooting, eh? %
"That's what they kick on. y
Well, I won't go! You haven't
got huff men in the whole valley to
drive Calabash Sam rod! Return to
the Convention and report that I'm
here for the season.
:" forgot to menshun,'' continued
the Chairman. in a careless voice, as he
leaned on his gun-s'I forgot to men
shun that the convenshun has adj
journed. This Committee thus finds
itself in an embarrassing situation, and
| it sees only one way ont of it. Unless
you'll agree to pick up and travel, this
Committee will feel called upon-to-
to-
" TO begin shooting, you mean e.
Exactly, Samuel, exactly. You
may have already observed that two
| of the committee have got the drop on
you?''
81 see.''
"Corpses which are riddeed with
buckshot have very unpleasant look
continued the Chairman, as he rested.
his chin on the muzzle Of his gun.
ssYes that's so.''
ssAnd its kinder lonesome, this being
the first plant in new burying ground.
les, it may be-
"And so take it all around, the
committee kinder INDUCES in the hope
that you'll see fit to carry your valu-
able society back to the Black Hills
You may have observed that three
shotguns, each under full cock, are
now looking straight at ye. We don't
want to bluff, but it's getting nigh
supper time
Swell, after looking the matter over
I'm convinced that this diggings won t
pan out low grade ore, I guess I'll take
a walk. =
Right off q
eyes
Fright up on this trail e
ssYes."
Every well. Why the committee
feels sorry to see you go, and wishes
| you all sorts of luck. It hasn't time to
shake hands. Step off, now, and fol-
fear you amt used to walking, well
keep these guns pinted up the hill
until you turn the half-mile boWlder.
Trala- march !''-Detroit Free Press
THEy were walking hv the enooico
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17

THERE is no greater sign Of mean
and sor6id man than to dote upon
riches; nor is IN Ething more magnificent
than to Icy tliem out freely IN acts Of
bounty and as,.saaltf
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17

They were walking by the seaside,
and he sighed and she sighed; and she
was by his side, and he by her side. and
they were both beside themselves, be-
side being at the seaside, where she
sighed and he sighed.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17

Mosr people think Of starch as being
used only by washerwomen in doing up
fine linen, but it really forms . large
part Of the food of man. Rice is nearly
nine tenths starch, and Indian corn and
barley more than two thirds.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-02-17

g Very well. Why the committee
feels sorry to see you go, and wishes
you all sorts of luck. It hash It time to
shake hands. Step OFF, now, and for
fear you amt used to walking, we'll
keep these guns pinted up the hill
until you turn the half mile boWlder.
Trala march !''-Detroit Free Press
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-22
L PILRsi PILRsi
A Sure Cure Found At Last. No
Need Suffer.

A Sure Cure Found Al Last. Nc One
Need Suffer.
A SURE cure for the Blind, Bleeding,
Itching aud liberated Piles has been
discovered by DIR. Williams ian Indian
remedy, called DR.. Williams Indian
Ointment. A single box has cured the
worst chronic cases Of twenty-five and
thirty years. standing. No one need
suffer five minutes after applying this
wonderful soothing medicine. Lotions,
instruments and ~electuaries do more
harm than good. Williams Ointment
abeorbs the tumors, allays the intense
itching particularly at night after get
ting warm In bed), acts as q poultice,
gives instant and painless ralief, and IL
prepared only for the piles, itching Of
the private parts, and nothing else.
Read what the Hon. ]. NJ. Cofinber-
~, Of Cleveland, says about Dr. Will
liams' Indian Pile Ointment: / have
used scores of pile cures, and 1t affords
me pleasure to gay that / have never
found anything which oave such imme-
diate and permanent relief as DR..
Willinms' Indian P5le Ointment.
For sale By all Druggists, or mailed
on. receipt OF pYico. 1.a
FRANK 8. HENRY, q Co.. Prop's.,
Cleveland, Ohio.
Re sure and ask for williams Pile
Ointment, and take no other.
For sale by Addoms q Glover.
may7-daw1y
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-22

THE following has been issued print
ed on white paper. with black border.
and freely circulated.
WAsHNeros, Sept, 10, 1851
Fellow citIzens: In the name Of the
now hesdless trunk Of the republic, you
are called upon to join at the moments
notice ssThe Holy Alliance Of Vigil
antes," in order to shield and guard
until congress provides, the one and
only life that stands at this hour, under
the constitution, between order and
anarchy. Let us zee to 1t that peace be
to the ashes of him now canonized in
the hearts of his countrymen, and that
his sacred dust be not scattered to the
four winds by factions or revolution.
God reigns, and the government at
Washington still lives.
Secretary Of national minute men Of
America. Thirteenth St.. e. w.
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p;.ti.otiou Without ! Difference.

The prosecuting attorney In . Indiana
sourt had indicted . man for stealing q
,og. The evidence proved that the
inimal was dead. and dressed and
hanging upon . hook. The court held
hat the variance must defeat . conyic-
Jon, as the Indictment should have
charged him with stealing '.Pork'' in
tsad of q hog"
The next case was that of . man In
,icted for stealing . turkey. The evil
ience showed that the bird was dressed
md hanging up In . smoke-house.
The Judge ruled that the prisoner must
Sc acquitted. as the indictment was
laulty in not charging him with steal
ng . fowl"
At the dinner which followed up~a
his trial . large roasted turkey was the
principal dish. OF which the judge was
Tery fond.
II will thank you : help me to sora-
II that turkey" said the judge to the
prosecuting attorney. who happened to
be the carver.
TO whatr' answered the law.
With . look Of feigned surprise.
"A part Of the turkey-a wing. 2
sidebone, or some breast"
Judge, / don't know what you
mean; I see no turkey. Win you have
ZONE fowlP"
well you rather have me-" replied
ihe Judge, with Q good natured laugh:
but you must recollect that there's q
wide difference between . turkey In
IN indictment and one On the dinner
-.able.n
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-22
A Rope Of woman's Hair.

In his detail of Indian horrors that
came under bis notice, Mr.. Markley.
the New Mexico Indian killer. stated
thst In 1867 he gave an Indian half .
dollar for q hair rope ten feet In length
and about the size of his little finger.
He UNFINISHED the end and found that 1t
was made Of red. auburn and black
hair. which. from the length Of each
hair, was evidently that of . woman.
He questioned tho Indian. who told
him the rope was made from the hair
Of the ONE and girls slain in tho
Mountain Meadow massacre. for COM
plicity with which murder John d.
Lee. the Mormon. was tried and shot =
few years ago. The place whore he
purchased the rope was 1t P~alerona-
gote. sixty-ive miles from Mountain
Meadow. where the most narrowing
and brutal massacre Of modern times
Louis Republican.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-22

TIE San Francisco board Of super
visors chamber Of commerce, board Of
trade, produce exchange, and q number
Of leading citizens, held a meeting Tues
day evening, and decided that on the
day Of the deceased presidents funeral,
there should be q procession Of citizens,
military and civic organizations on a
grand scale, the whole column to 20 on
foot with the exception Of the marshal
and aids. The committee which origin
ally had charge Of the Fourth Of July
celebration, which was postponed on
account Of tho assassination, have been
invited to join other committees and
the money subscribed for the celebration
Of the fourth, will be used to partially
defray tho expenses Of the obsequies.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-22
Curious Bee Inhabitants.

There Il . continual warfare going
IN In the deep-a constant struggle for
Inc means Of sustaining life. The car
siverous devour the vegetarians, aud
rhe indicators swallow both animal
and vegetable forms; and this runs all
The way down the scale. from the shark
and the equally bluefish TO
The least Of the snnelids. These last
The sea~worms-are wary. but they can
not oscar their enemies- II they were
% confne themselves to the bottom
where they feed, and where many of
Them grow TO the length Of . foot or
.wo-they might In . measure escape,
though they would still be = prey to the
,cup and other fish that know how 70
dig for them; but they love to swim.
particularly In the night and during
The breeding season. and then they are
mapped up In countless numbers.
They have almost every variety OF
forms. and their structure II marvellous
monsters with hooked jaws ut the
md of . proboscis. and with sides of
flush green, that throw of an infinite
variety of irridescent hues. Some Of
The sen-worms have scales, others have
horns, others have soft bodies; some
IRE sluggish and curl themselves up In
10 balls when disturbed; others are
restless. particularly 1t night; some
are round. others dat; some build tubes
Of sand and cement. woven together
I'LL they make . body Of several hum
drsd members; the tubes are soft and
flexible, and some. whom disturbed.
withdraw within their crooked calcar-
eous tubes. and close the oridce with .
plug. One variety of the serpule has
three dark-red eyes; another variety
has clusters Of eyes on each tentacle-
The amphipods were accounted Of no
great value till 1t was shown BY the
Fish Commission that these small crus.
tacea furnish . vast amount Of food for
both salt and fresh-watsr ishss. In,
deed. there Il not . creature that swims
or crawls that docs NOT become the food
Of some other animal. A beach.nes II
caught up by . soup or . founder.
squids make terrible havoc among
young mackerel. and sharks and sting
rays End something appstixing In the
gasterpod.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-22

Many Of the most amusing stories In
Arabic literature turn upon verbal
quibbles which are Of course, In most
cases, untranslatable. Sometimes, how
ever. the jest goes equally well In
foreign languages; as, for instance.
when . man with . harsh voice was
reading the koran aloud IT . mosque
door. and . Pssser.6y asked what he
sakc,h said the fellow. .Then
.for Gods sake hold your tonguew was
the reply. A story Is told Of Ell Mehdl,
that being out hunting one day he
,cAmo upon the hut Of an Arab, who
set some simple fare before him, but
supplemented it witha bottle Of wine.
Tile Caliph drank . glass and said:
i"Oh, brother OF the Arabsi do you
know who l amp mo, by Allahr'
was the reply. 81 am one Of the prin-
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-09-22
Personals.

Carloads hair Is white as snow.
Wendell Phillips is just sixty-nine.
Thomas Jefferson was a good violin
player
The Emperor William. old as he Is,
killed 1l8 deer and wild boars during
his recent hunting excursion at Letz-
ingen.
Motley, the distinguished historian,
affirmed that the govt Of Charles v.
changed the destlnies of the world. So
much depends upon seeming trifles
Mr.. H. II. Warner, Of Rochester,
N. Y, IL one Of the most liberal and
public spirited Of American self-made
men, and he Is using the wealth which
the popularity and value Of his Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure have brought
him most admirably.