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New-York tribune., 1882-04-08

BATTLE OF CHANCEI.LoRsvIiLK
"The answer to General Doubleday Is TINS; mat
when Graham reported the line 10 my left was con
tinnons The troops under Generals Slckles and
Slocum, by simply facing about leaving. perhaps,
a small defensive line, would have been able to re-
sist any right attack. Again. General Devens,
on the right, who had every iota of information
that | had. had arranged his command in such
way as TO make the best fight he could, and doubt
less General Schurz had done the same. Besides
Steinwehrs short line the front he had quite a
reserve of his own ready for action in any direction,
which doubtless he would have used if the circnm-
stances Of the battle had permitted him. And then
again SteIDwehr had reserve besides the general
reserve. and the general reserve consisted OF the
reserve batteries (the number do not remember)
and General Barlow's large brigade, and entrench-
nents sufficiently strong to cover bis troops Stein
wehr's division certainly did delay Jackson for
nearly an hour. and his command withdrew in COM
paratlvely good order. One of his batteries moved
to the rear. firing as it went. Certainly Barlows
brigade had been there it would have made a de-
fence so much stronger that we would have been
able 10 hold the enemy back until reinforced by
the other corps
Again. to show that the dispositions that
made were satisfactory to the commanding general,
dnrng the day of the I'd he and Colonel CoDstock
OF the Engineers, rode along the entire line with
me- and General Hooker said several times. How
strong Colonel Comstock thought there were
some gaps in the woods. The woods being very
thick, we thought perhaps we could extend the line
a little leaving gaps, but we concluded they had
better be filled and filled them accordingly, and
General Hooker had the troops located precisely
where he ordered. IL is true that he spoke OF a
mill. and the mill the map, bit it in reality
was not to be found in that vicinity. In reference
70 procuring information. General Schurz sent out
from his division reconnaissance well to the
front to ascertain what was going on. and was
informed by General Devens that he also sent out
scouts, and sent ont special scouts OF infantry
had no cavalry. My impression Is tha' 1enerai
Hooker's theory at the time was. and also that OF
every other officer with whom i conversed, tfat
General jackson. under the cover of the woods,
was moving toward Orange Court House. going
diagonally across front General Lees position
had really been fanked by our movements and
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Invest: DEER LODGE MONTANA, FRIDAY, MARCH 10 1882
Thought In . Dog and . Wasp.
Rochester Democrat.


A small-sized but fleet-rnnning dog chased
a large raccoon from q wheaifeld, and over
took him on the bank of creek, about
rod from the water. The raccoon faced the
dog and sat upon his launches for battle.
The dog seized him just below the forelegs
In front and tried to shake him, but he
could not. for he was heavier than the dog.
The animal Immediately set his long, sharp
teeth in the side of the dogs head and
clasped him In his claws. The dog, whip
ming with pain, tried to pull away and shake
off the raccoon, but was held fast, when he
turned to the creek and dragged the raccoon,
which still chung 10 him, into the creek.
where he held him under the water, adroitly
keeping his own nose out, until the raccoon
became SO exhausted that the dog shook
him off and then seized him by the throat
and mastered him.
The occupant of room with door open
into the street was startled one day by the
entrance with buzzing noise of large,
blush wasp, of the kind which captures
spiders to place In their nests for their grow
ing wasps to feed upon. After flying around
the wasp went to corner of the room,
where a large house spider had made a
broad web near the ceiling, with long,
close hiding place extending down IN the
corner. The wasp flew under the web and
examined this hiding place clusely, appar-
emily to see If the spider was at home, and
then, as If satisfied of that fact, few out into
the room and returning dropped down on
the center of the web, buzzing aud fiutter-
Ing like a caught fly. Therenpon the old
spider rushed out In great haste TO capture
his prey, and as soon as he came within
reach the wasp picked him up and flew away
with him. Was 1t reason or instinct that
caused the action of these two animals un-
der the circumstance? Whstely says In
stinct is a blind tendency to some mode OF
action independent of any consideration on
the part Of the agent of the end to which
the action leads"
| Did these animals have no consideration
or expectation "of the end or object to
which their actions Ied?"
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more being almost pure Elizabeth In style,
with odd gables and curious terra Gotta me-
dallions, and the Nindermere peing hybrid
In style, but rendered light and pretty by
rows of balconies and plenty Of carving and
gilt In Its trimmings.
HUGE FIRE TRAPS.
These big buildings are source OF danger
too great for our fremen to cope with In an
emergency. Frequently they are built in
streets that are not provided with proper
water mainland, leaving this aside, they are
all too tall TO he reached by water or by lad
des. Our fire apparatus, though 1t is the
best Of our public possessions, Is inadequate
above height of seventy feet, yet at ONE
hundred and one hundred aud forty feet are
vast wooden floors laden with combusiible
merchandise, or worse yet, tenanted by fam
lilies Of women and children. Our Fire
Commissioners have anticipated the horrors
that may confront them by frank confess
sion that on any day New York may take
her turn among the cities that have been
swept by unmanageable fires. But even
while these great structures are free from
the charge of having yet brought sucl, ca
lamity about, they are Transforming our
streets Into tunnels, darkening and dampel-
Ing the buildings In their neighborhood, aud
making New York scarec-ow among cities.
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How the Dear Creatures Have Finally
Captured the Male Stronghold.
Philddelphid Press.

The bottle Is uncorked to her as freely as
to any man. She need not be sly about it..
and she isn't. She may have it-in the secre-
tary of her closet, but she has it also in the
broad publicity of the restaurant. She goes
alone, or In couples, or In beyies. Where
she used to call for lee cream or Roman
punch, she orders up her small bottle of ex-
ira dry, her cocktail. punch, or hot Scotch
In snort, her favorite tipple. And she does
not mask IL behind charlotte usse or bread
pudding. She calls spade spade, and as
spade 1t is set before her. This right is
not restricted 10 settled danes or unmar-
riageable spinsters. Bright, fresh, rosy
checked girls drop In on their way to CON-
Portable homes aud have their ssnifter."
Sometimes they 90 out with flushed faces,
whirlsng brains and unsteady step, just as
the other sex does. by degrees they are
reaching the higher point, where they will
place one elbow OH the bar, throw the right
leg gracefully across the left and rest the
right foot or the toe, while merry chat and
repartee and badinage 90 on between drinks.
This is apose which requires practice, and
Is not to be attempted oif-hand by novice.
Women are not only exercising the right TO
drink what they please, they are filling drunk
ards graves-more of them than the world
| believes-and they are not always laid at rest
| I'm pine boxes, but, NJ well, In walnut cask-
cts with silver handles. Prondest triumph
Of all. Chicago Is about to provide an inebri-
ate's home for women.
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The Reapportionment Measure.
Ee1c York Herald.

BY this apportionment the North will gain
twenty representatives and lose three, max
ing net gain of seventeen, while the South
will gain fifteen and lose none. New En-
gland loses three and gains one, making a
net loss Of two. Classifying the States po-
litically, according TO The electoral vote of
1880, the net gain to the Republican States
IS fifteen, and to the Democratic seventeen.
This would increase the Democratic electoral
vote seventeen and the Republican fifteen,
whenever the States would 60 rs they did in
1880. In this classification California APP
pears In the Democratic and New York In
the Republican column; but while the
chances In each are favorable to the Republic
cans, neither State can be claimed positively
by either party. California went Republican
IN 1868. 1872, and 1876, and even In 1850
gave one Of It's six electoral votes to Garfield.
In the last four Presidential elections New
York has been carried alternately by the
Democrats and the Republicans. While the
States Democratic In 1880 will gain seven
teen representatives, and the Republicans tif-
teen, by the proposed apperionmeBt, II does
tot follow that there will be the same rela-
tive gain In Republican and Democratic
congressman. This Is matter which will
be affected by the redistricting of the States
and other local circumstances.
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Horse and Track Topics.
Pierre Lorillard has lost by death his fin,
Rnnnla Scntland mare Ralanra. ALL

Pierre LoriIlard has lost by death his fine
Bonnie Scotland mare, Balance-AlI.
The pedigree Of about six hundred Ciydes.
dale horses have been approved for the forth
coming American stud-book, and over TWEEN
ty-one hundred applications are said to have
been rejected by the committee.
Lady Larkins, the once famous trotting
mare belonging to Erastus Corning, died at
his farm on the 2lst ut., Of old age. For
many years she has been kept entirely for
breeding purposes. She was twenty five
years of age and valued at ten thousand dol
lars.
The managers of the Chicago Driving
Park confidently expect at the summer trot-
ting meeting contest between Phil Thomp-
son, Sweetheart, and Fred Croker. 1t 10
rumored that VIM. Ii. Vanderbilt, with the
intention Of starting a thoroughbred farm,
has offered fifty thousand dollars for Sensa-
lion, owned by George I.orillard.
Several interesting experiments have re-
Gently been made In England to fluid out how
long horse can live without food, and how
little he can live on. IL has been proved that
horse can live twenty-five days on nothing
but water, and it can live seventeen days
without either eating Or drinking, but II will
only live five days on solid food without
enough to drink. But the human monster
capable of making such experiments ought
to be pushed to the wall by every humane
agent In Christendom. undressing expert.
ments," indeed, to starve horse to death to
see how long he stands II.
Robert Holloway, Esq, of Alexis, Ills, re-
Gently received the largest shipment OF
Clydesdale horses ever imported into this
country. He had shipped from Glasgow,
Scotland, In this lot, eighty-three head OF
horses and mares, seventy seven Of which
arrived in good condition. Six were lost on
the passage, which was very long, being
twenty-five days from Glasgow to Alexis.
One horse, the cliampioh trotter Of Scotland,
Never Behind, weighs 1000 pounds. Two
ponies, purchased from the Countess oil
Lonsdale, cost 500 each. The batch cost
100000 and was entirely covered by insur-
auce.
Within the last few days, stablemen
throughout Philadelphia have been surprised
at the appearance Of peculiar disease
among many of the horses under their
charge, affecting the feet aud ankles ofthe an
finals In a most unusual way. The first
symptoms are fever and Inflammation upon
the parts around the pasterns and below the
fetlock. The following morning there are
running discharges of thick yellowish matter
and afterward pus begins to flow freely. The
horse becomes lame and dispirited and Is to-
tally unfit for work. Experienced horsemen
appear TO be ut loss to comprehend fully the
nature ofthe disease, but all are united In the
opinion that IL has been csused by the sailed
railroad tracks.
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A Story or Talleyrand.

Taileyrand was the only bishop possessing
benefice In France who took the new oall
required by the State. Mirabeau early de
serted the talent OF this extraordinary man
who " dressed like coxcomb, thought like
deist, and preached like a saint" Per
ceiving the wide range of his abilities, hi
distinguished him As one of the most power.
full and versatile Of the men Of genius who
then abonnded In Europe. Through every
thing Talleyrand preserved sang .froid
which was inimitable. Il VAS seen alike II
small matters IS In great.
One day, = he was mounting the steps 81
his carriage, he spoke 70 IN individual whom
he bad hitherto pretended not to recognize,
but whom he knew very well. This person
he had seen for days near his door.
"And who are you, my friend?n
IL am your coachmaker, my lord"
"Ah, You are my coachmaker; and what
do you want, nv coachmaker?
81 want TO be paid, my lord"
sAh, you ars my coachmaker and you
want to Be paid; you shall Be paid, my
coschmakcr."
sAnd when, my lord?n
aYon are very lnquisitive, my coach
maker, y saiG the bishop, = he settled him
III - ths new carriage which " had not
polo -
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THE JUBILEE srnoERs.
They Cali Upon President Arthur and Leave
with Him Song.
Cincinnati Gazette.

Cincinnati Gazette.
Tie Fisk Jubilee Singers called on the
President yesterday. He received them In
the library. Their agent, upon presenting
them, said:
Mr.. President: We have called to pay you
our respects, not only because you are Presi-
dent of the United States, but from the fact
that we know you to be warm and earnest
friend Of our race, and that yeu have es-
poused our cause In early life; and we look
upon you rs our friend. III It would please
you, sir, we would only be too happy to sing
one of our selections.
The President said am very much
pleased to meet you. have frequently
heard Of your wonderful songs, though
have never heard them. thank you for the
opportunity, aud will listen with pleasure.
In low, sweet tones they commenced the
well known "Steal Away to Jesus" (whh
the Lords Prayer, and as the rich notes
swelled and reyerberated through the libra
ry, weird, and wild, and long, the President
became deeply moved, and endeavored 10
brush away the tears with his hand, but the
fountain which had broken forth under the
touching song refused to be stayed, aud TAX.
ing from his pocket his handkerchief he
burst into tears and wept like a little child
The last note ceased, and after drying hi.
eyes the President warmly shook each one by
the hand, and, turning to DR.. Rankin, said
"Doctor, have never in my life been SC
much moved" The Doctor replied: " Mr.
President, this is one Of the things We like
you for, that such things move you"
The troupe then took leave Of the Presi
dent, who assured them Of the great pleas
ure that their visit had afforded him, and In
vited them cordially 10 call and see hin
whenever they visit Washington.
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The Empress q China Is enjoying life al


The Empress If China Is enjoying life al
most rs well IS the Gar Of Russia. In or
der to have little excitement In their mo-
notonous existence they ought to live to-
gether. While she was walking In her gar
den the other day, huge lion on one side
OF the path suddenly sprang into the air, and
with tremendous roar fell 1t her feet all
torn to pieces. The lion was OF gold, had
been filled with gunpowder, and fired by
means of an electric battery and q wire
which led to the private room OF = palace
official. BY tolturing him . conspiracy
against her life was discoveries if,insIsed,
they had not suspected something ~ $50
sort when the lion exploded-and IT, 6fs@
spirators were executed.
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The Assistant Sanitary Superintendent Of
New York says that Of the one hundred and
sixiy-six smallpox cases brought to the hos
pital during the month Of January, forty
eight deaths occurred. The number Of vac
cinated and unyaccinated among the one
hundred and sixiy-six cases was about equal;
but Ut the forty eight who died only one
showed any signs of having been vaccinated;
Of the eighty five vaccinaied, aesaatx eeven
cases were d mild type, ~hileEof IL sew
cnty-eiEht unyaccinaed, only tw&ntt were
q mild type. With such figures derived
from daily experience aays fhc knperIn-
tendeni, 1T sexms unnecessary il oiiofe no.
ures lrtm the past hlatDry a smallpox ana
vaccination TO prove what lins IbeSis rep<ase a.
n shown regarding The efficacy " vaccine
tton.p
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In the pleasant county of Devon, In one Of
its sequestered passes, with a few cottages
sprinkled over IL, unused aud sang Augustus
Toplady. When lad of sixteen and Oh a
visit to Ireland, ne had strolled into a barn
In which an illiterate layman was preaching
but preaching reconciliation to God
through the death of His Son. The homely
sermon took effect, and from that moment
the gospel welded all the power of this
brilliant and active mind. During his last
illness Augustus Toplady seemed to lie In
the vestibule Of glory. Toa friends inquir,
he answered with sparkling eye: "Oh, my
dear sir, can not tell the comforts feel In
my soul-they are past expression. The
consultations Of God are SO abundant that he
leaves me nothing to pray for. My prayers
are all converted into praise. enjoy a
heaven already within my soul" And with
In an hour of dying he called his friends and
and asked If they could give him up; and
when they replied I'm the affirmative, tears of
Joy ran down his cheeks as be added: "Oh,
what blessing that you are made willing to
deemer and part with me; for no mortal can
live after having seen the glories which God
has manifested 10 my soul!" And thus died
the writer of the beautiful hymn, "Rock of
ages, cleft for me-"
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An or-Hand way to Measure an Acre


Few farmers know the size of their fields
or how many acres they contain. A field OF
the writer's before 1t came into his posses
sion had been plowed and reaped by contract
for fifteen acres. On measuring 1t was found
To have but twelve acres. 1t Is desirable, In
fact 1t Is indispensable for good work, that o
farmer should know how many acres each
field contains, for otherwise he can not ap
portion seed or manure for II, nor can he tell
how much time 1t should require TO be
plowed. A measuring cord should be part
Of the furniture on every farm. To make
one procure sixty-seyen feet Of strong rope,
one Inch around; make loop, or fasten q
ring or bar at each end. and make these
precisely sixty-six feet apart. This Is four
rods. Then tie : piece of red rag In the
center. One acre of ground will be piece
four Of the cords (chains) long and two and
one-half wide, equal TO sixteen by ten rods,
making 100 square rods TO one acre. Tie
advantage Of the ring or loop is that one per.
son can measure alone by driving stake In
the ground 70 hold the rope while he stretch.
~ II out. The rope should be- soaked In tar
and dried, which will prevent II from shrink
lug when wet.
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On the sleeper of an L. +. & w. train, re.
Gently, a traveller noticed an old, white beard
Ell gentleman trying to get into linen dust
err. The young and spry traveller rushed TO
his assistance, aud, in helping him with his
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