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Year: 1879

Two miners were seated on bowlder
alongside the road to Sutro, says the
Virginia City Chronicle. discussing the
kicking powers of the mules. One had
just returned from Sutro and the other
was on the way there. and having met
near the rock they sat down for talk.


Have you quit over there p said the
one who was eastward bound.


"Yes.,


"Wby2 ~


"Mules.'"


"'Fraid I" of 'em ~


"You bet. saw one yesterday slong-
side an old boiler kickin' of the rivet-
heads one BY one. Never missed one.
was just going on shift, and when saw
the mule and heard there was more of
'em inside, threw up my job. I've got
Ia wife and two children depending on
me, and l don't take no chances.


"The worst mule / ever saw" said the
other, "was in Phoebe some years ago.
1t was one l owned. One day it rubbed
against some nails sticking out of post,
and it turned round and drove those
nails one by one. using a single blow Of
the hoof, with the iron shoe on, tor each
nail. 1t never missed its kick, and al
ways drove them just in to the bead
Then it saw few tacks on the post lit
tie lower down, which were only half
driven in, and it drove them in, too, with
light taps Of the hoof, just as gentle and
easy as could be-. One day man came
along and set out can OF nitro glyce-
rine and giant powder. He wanted to
get the mule to kick 1t and get killed. /
saw him about the corral with the can,
and knew what was up. AT first / was
going to stop him, but then l thought If
my mule was any kind Of mule at all
he could take care of himself. So I just
watched. Well, the mule saw the can
and, walking up, smelt OF it, and then
squared himself for the kick. The man
was sneaking off, and just as the mule
was going to kick the can, he caught sight
of the fellow and changed his position
so that his tail was toward the man. He
let fly his right hoof. The can went q :
ing through the air and hit the man
square between the shoulders just as he
was gettin' over fence about hundred
feet away. The thing exploded, and
never saw the man again. But next NOR
ming Pat Holland came out in the Record
and said that the town had been visited
by shower of blood"
Year: 1879

There is no danger that children can
sleep too much. The old proverb,
"Who sleeps, eats" is illustrated in those
little ones who sleep most. Wakeful
children are almost always peevish, irri-
table and lean. If they can be induced
to sleep abundantly they are quite likely
to be good natured and plump. Their
sleep should be as much during the
hours Of darkness as possible, and, there
fore, it is better that they should 60 to
bed before sunset to have their sleep
out, than to lie long after sunrise in the
morning. 1t is we'll to let any healthful,
growing child sleep till he wakes himself,
and then give him suchs variety and
amount Of outdoor exercise as shall
make him glad when bedtime returns.
Year: 1879

The best recipe we know of, if you
want to be miserable, is to think about
yourself-how much you have not made,
and the poor prospects you have for the
future. A brave man, with soul in
him, gets out of such pitiful ruts and
laughs at discouragements, rolls up his
sleeves. whistles and sings and makes
the best Of life. The earth was never
intended for paradise, and the man
who rises above his discouragements
and keeps his manhood will only be the
stronger and better for his adversities
Many noble ship has been saved by
throwing overheard its valuable cargo,
and many man is better and more hu-
name after be has lost his gold.
Year: 1879

you are gone this time, sure.' l was
too near the edge of the rock for the
Apache to get behind me, so staid
where I was. l was confused, but did
not lose my senses. was good box
er, and, although l could not see very


we'll on account of the blood, still l kept
my hands going, and l expected to feel
that fellows scalping- g-knile on my head
at every second He cut at me two or
three times, and cut my nose and cheek
and eyebrow, but 1 showed him away
/ made big effort to see, and l got my
right eye open and jumped at the Apa-
che, and luckily knocked him down.
Then l got on top of him as quick as a
flash and grabbed at his knife. He was
too sharp for me, and he cut my thumb
open, but did not seem to feel it at all.
Then he threw his knife away and put
both arms around my neck and pulled
my head down on his breast and tried TO
smother me. ! ducked my head so that
| could breathe. Both of his hands
were in use holding my head, and that
gave me my right hand free, and / used
it then, gentlemen, if l ever did. l
punched him In the ribs in the way a
New York prize-fghter had shown me,
and I hit him in the same place every
time. Presently felt something give
way. had broken one of his ribs
Then every time hit him I could hear
him gasp for breath, for was driving
that broken rib in on his lungs. In a
few seconds his arm dropped down, and
| felt him bite me in the shoulder and
try to get me by the throat. was get.
ting awful weak, but this reminded me
that also had teeth. fastened them
on his windpipe. / don't remember any
more. When the boys came up aud
found me the Apache was stone dead,
and my teeth had met through his wind
pipe. The boys rugged up blanket be-
tween two mules and took me down to
Sonora Rancho. 100 miles OF, aud there
/ was laid up for four months On New
Years morning my hair was long and
of deep brown, but five days after,
when l got to the rancho, it was as white
as it is now. / came to my senses Oh
tue 10Th of February, but the funny part
OF it was that my brain was so muddled
that l forgot English aud Spanish, and
could only speak German. When the
people spoke to me in Spanish or Euglish
! could understand it and thought it was
German, but all my answers were in
German. Gentlemen, you can eat what
you please, but for me, dou't want any
more live Apache in mine. Good night"
and the Colonel went off to bed. -
Year: 1879




very penitent and tearfully sorry woman
was she. Capt. Clark had just brought her
up from Geist's jewelry store, on Third
street. There she was charged with having
conducted herself as kleptomaniac. In
fact, the proceeds of her frenzy, consisting
OF four pairs Of earrings, set
or two of ladies' jewelry and an
imitation coral set were found concealed
about her person. The story goes that
she came into the store about 4 o'clock and
asked to see coral set, imitation. She was
accommodated. Her con duct was peculiar,
strikingly so. While she handled the cases
of cheap jewelry she was closely watched.
She was seen to conceal card or two in her
pocket. The purchase of coral set was
made, and she started for the door. Then
an employe of the store detained ner, &C.
cused her Of theft, which she stoutly
denied. Captain Clark happened to be near
at hand and was called in. The charge by
the jeweler was repeated, and the woman
taken to the station. She was searched, and
the above mentioned gewgaws were found on
her. The woman was terribly frightened.
and wept despairingly. She claimed to
know nothing about the act which had
brought into her possession of the iewelry.
Pretty soon it was discovered that she
was laboring under an excitement not alto
gether derived from her detection in steal
ing. The odor of whisky steamed up along
with her protestations of innocence. No
body knew her land at first she declined to tell
her name. Finally she gave it, vehemently
protesting against her husband being told.
Then followed a rambling story of how she
came to do it. She had been out with her
mother, having come over from her homo
In West st. Paul: they had visited a friend:
there they had INDUCED. Afterwards she
accompanied her mother to the depot, and
saw her off for Mendoza, near which place
she lives. Retracing her steps up jackson
street, she repaired to jewelry store to buy
a pair of imitation coral earrings
After that she knew nothing. This recital
was accompanied with bitter tears, and she
piteously implored to be released.


The woman is young, and claimed to have
two babies at home. Her worst fear seemed
to be that her husband would learn of it
''and then, what will he do. lcannot bear
to face him."


The deep contrition of the girl, she said
she was only 18, plainly showed
she was new to the business. Likely the
glitter of jewelry and her befuddled condi-
ton tempted her for the first time to COM
NIT an act, which evidently she painfully re-
grets.


The sad news of his wife's arrest was COM
munlcated to her husband, and he fastened
to her presence. He had no reproaches for
her, but ne stirred himself to get her released.
About o'clock he obtained bail and took
her home to her babies, q very sorrowful
md %~sAo
in the aggregate amount to about six OF
seven dollars
Year: 1879

Pelton, the nephew of his uncle, is getting
pretty heavy burden to carry, but it is no
news to those who know much of his doines in
1876, that the biggest share of the sins and
blunders of the Democratic campaign belongs
to him. He is not made any more Of a targes
now than the facts warrant.
Year: 1879

The German Odd Fellows Parade
From the Sunday Despatch.


The novelty of WHICH we want to say
few words is in regards to the street
parade. The Odd Fellows lodge is a
benevolent order, Of high standing,
known throughout th,s land as such. =
We bowed our heads with shame as
we stood on King street and saw them
coKntermarch with Sergeant and
seven police preceding them We
asked ourselves has the order become
class of ruflians that they need to be
guarded by police, or las the citizens
become so full of the spirit of rowdy-
ism that a society such as an Odd Eel


lows lodge cannot parade with out an
escort of polce' We remembered that
years ago they had for their motto the
words Friendship, Love and Truth,
now they require to be guarded by
Gordon of police.


We are OF the opinion that the police
in that situation were entirely out 0
place, and the tendency of such thing
lts to bring disrepute upon the order


and we wonder that such officers a
lthose who rode in carriages would per
4 nit such things on parade.


A 1t would be better that all Lodge;
l,of Odd Fellows should say i'll doors
4 (the place where they properly belong,
than to have posse OF police II


guard them on public parade; and SAT-
posse the very first party to break tn
r. peace.
Year: 1879

A horrible machinery accident is re-
ported from the Village of Martin. Ohio.
A little sev4n-year-old daughter OF
James Pratt, playing in the saw-mill OF
James Wells, was caught by the hair
upon a shaft making 400 turns to the
minute. The father, at work in tie
mill, was the first to see the child as it
was actually whirling upon the shaft.
In horror he rushed to the Unbelievable e
and shu. off the steam, when the child 5
body dropped to the ground lifeless.
The entire scalp was torn from the
head and securely wrapt about the
shaft by the hair, the line of severance
being across the forehead, taking Oh
the left ear and half Of the right, and
to the roots OF the hair at the back.
Year: 1879

One land Office in Minnesota reports
applications for five hundred thousand
acres of land in one week recently. Of
the ninty six Registrars of the Land
office, more than one half report i'm
mense increase in the settlement Of the
public land in the west. This is a hope
full sign. No doubt, many have been
driven to these homesteads by the busi,
ness depression and because OF financial
losses, but the result will be to increase
the material prosperity of the country
| in the healthiest possible way. The
! next census has some surprises i'll store
Year: 1879

Theresa's Adventure With VOL.


Near the village of Fratel Oh the
frontier OF Spain and Portugal, Theresa
Maria, who was carrying her husband s
dinner to him in the fields, was told by
a little shepherd boy that wolf was
prowling about the place. Wishing to
see one for the first time in her life, she
put down her basket and climbed to a
high place to which the boy directed
her. There she saw the animal in the
act of devouring lamb. The shepherd
boy began shouting and throwing
stones, to see whether it twould let 60 its
prey; and tho wolf in its fury then at,
tackled the poor little fellow, jumping
up at his face, tearing the flesh from
his Jaws, and throwing him upon the
ground. The woman, seeing the boy =
imminent danger, in an impulse of her
oric self devotion, ran on the vol
wholly unarmed, seized tight hold O
him, and then, after short struggle
contrived to blind him with a stone
and eventually killed him. Meanwhile
the boy whom she had rescued, ran
wounded as he was, to seek help in thu
village. While several villagers wer
coming up, armed with guns, stone
and sticks, to kill the beast and saw
the woman from its fangs, she was re-
turning to the village covered will
blood, and with her arms. hands an'
face terribly wounded. She said tina
at times she was on the point of bein;
overcome, but contrived to keep th
animals throa! in the close hold of he
left arm while hitting him hard or tn
head with stone which she Was abl
to pick up. She was taken to the Niz
Hospital. A month afterwards sh
died there of her wounds, and tn
, shepherd boy has since died Of hydro
DhObi6-
Year: 1879

The JURY that was smpansllsd to Try
Augustus o'Donnsll yesterday stool
eleven Democrats to one Republican.
John y. Wright being the Republican
A glance over the list by Mr.. sharpley,
O'Donuell's counsel, and . little hobnob-
bing between himself, h. c. Turner
and some other Democratic magnates,
resulted turning Mr.. Wright adrift and
putting Franklin Eastburn in his place.
Thus the jury was made solidly Demo
cratic with the intention Of course OF
influencing a partisan verdict in favor
of the defendant who was a Democratic
repeater. Such actions bring discredit
u pon trials by juries and must eventu-
allv work an abolition of the system.
with an intelligent and bipartisan


bench the people have nothing to fear
If the decision Of question OF fact IS
we'll as of law we're left with 1t. In the
first place there were not more than
five or six Republicans summoned as
jurymen, and when even these few are
singled out and objected to in the trial
of cases with a shade of partisahship
in them, the time has fully come when
trials by jury h I'VE become a mere farce
and the sooner the system OF trial by
Jury is abolished the better it will be
for the stric: and impartial administra'
ton of Justice.
Year: 1879

The TRIAL OF the first Of the election
cases Yesterday resulted in "hash in
the pam" and owen Hannah received
the bened, of the ilash. Ovens case
had been selected to commence with it
being a perfectly clear one, he having
voted twice at the late City election,
once in the Second and once in the
Eighth Ward. The flaw in the indict-
mept which made the White Horse Ho-
tel in the First Ward the voting place
of the Second Ward, instead of the Eel
ton House, cleared o ven, no matter how
guilty he may have been. We do not
wonder at the modification of Attorney
General Gray when he discovered the
mistake he had made, and that he disa-
vowed having had anything to do with
the drawing up of the indictment, it
having been drawn up by Mr.. Penning-
ton Mr.. Gray's predecessor in Office, and
true bill had been found upon 1t by
the G, and Jury at the September term.
No doubt there are many who think
under the circumstances that the flaw
In the indictment was more intentional
that accidental, but it must have been
evident from Mr.. Gray's surprise on
the discovery of it that he was not a
party to such inexcusable negligence.
But as it is au i'll wind that blows po
good, owen Haunan rejoices that there
was flaw in that indictment.
Year: 1879

THEKE HAS bsan a grea. deal said.
about the solid South becoming some
what restive and shaky under the pres
ent Democratic domination of imperious
Northern leaders, and that there is o
growing feeling in favor of making
General Grant the candidate of the peo.
pie, both North and South for the Presi-
dency. This all sounds very well but We
have heardsuch reports of dissatisfaction
before, and every time the South votes
Of late years she comes up as solid as a
rock. Republicans should not put
much dependence in such reports, but
should hold on to the solid North idea
which will be sure 70 carry them
through.
Year: 1879

COEGRESs WILL reassemb'e one week
from next Monday. The country will
then be entertained with explanations
from the Democrats why they were not
uore successful in the late elections,
and it is just probable that a great
many bills introduced during the extra
session will hardly be brought forth
from their pigeon holes in which they
are now so safely sleeping. The
machinery for President making will
ba put in operation no doubt right from
tie start and the people who pay the
taxes may as well prepare themselves
in time to endure the terrible inflictior
of rebel brigadier Congress trying tc
make a Democratic President. 1t is
fortunate that no matter what the
brigad ers do in Congress, the people of
the Moth at least will have little
something to say at the polls in Novem-
Der, 1850.
Year: 1879

THE JURY IN the case Of the State vs..
Augustus O'Donnsll, charged with IL
legal voting returned at G.55 O'Clock
after having been out so minutes with
a verdict of guilty. This verdict shows
that where illegal voting cases are
honestly prosecuted that honest jurieo
will do their duty. The fact that he
defen dents attorney challenged the only
Republican on the jury could not but
aave had different effect upon the
jury than was expected. 1t looked as
If the attorney only used the jury as a
partisan machine to record partisan
yerdicts. The rebuke of the young at
torney having the case in hand, by a
Jury that refused to be made such a
party tool is merited, and their verdict
stands TO their credit as honest men.
Attorney General Gray is alss entitled
to great credit for the bipartisan man
ner in which he conducted the case on
The part Of the State.
Year: 1879

AFTER many days the Nation has got
round to bis sisters, and his cousins and his
aunts". In connection with the quota
tion-a distant relationship like that OF
Mark Twain to Adam, the Nation
wisely remarks "That the right to control
the elections of Members of Congress was
bestowed on the Federal Government by the
Constitution, and the only objection worth
consideration made to its exercise is that it
has been and may be abused, but this OBJ
lection will lie against the exercise of almost
any Federal power. That the Republicans
did not intend that this act should be an in-
strument of abuse or oppression or of parti-
san advantage is, we think, sufficiently
proved by the fact that the power of appoint
ing the supervisors is given to the United
States Courts, and that they are to be taken
from the opposing political parties, and that
it was fully discussed. On its face, in fact,
the measure has all the marks of fairness and
jmpartiality." The Nation adds: ''If the
Democrats repeal it they will commit anoth-
er of the blunders which have so often
robbed them of power when 1t seemed all but
within their grasp, and which they commit
whenever they get chance, with a sort of
passionate avdity."
Year: 1879

To the Editor of The Neog Era


SR.-The announced "prnciples and pur
poses" of the New Era campaign seem to me
to be a step backward, and If adopted Except
that established institutions must. so far as
property is concerned, remain as at presently
would simply be productive Of great injury to
the people at large. hold


First, that the right to property (ownership)
in land Is natural right, and that in securing
and guarding 1t, the statute and common law
has but followed the natural law, given direct
ly by the Divinity.


In support of the above, 1 cite Kent, Chris
tian lin notes on Blackstone) and in general
all writers on the law of property, leaving you
to cite If you choose Blackstone CONTRA
Second, that the fullest and freest power to
give, sell, Will, mortgage or more generally 70
ALLEVIATE land, must accompany ownership in
land, and that any system looking toward q
perpetual ownership, without power of alena-
ton OF land, must result in the destruction of
the best interests of the peole.


In proof of this cite you 10 the history Of
the long struggle in England to secure free
power of alienation Of land. To secure free
alienation not to build up system of perpt tual
ownership, should be the end to bs sought.


Third, free and full right to acquire prop rty
III tuo iuulNluudl Llueb cAlbt III OFQ6E LQaL tno
Individual be free and the state be prosperous.


The right to private property is natural
right which it is the duty of the stats to secure
to every individual. (See on this head, the
works Of Backstone.)


Fourth, to compel man 20 hold property
which he does not want. and to refuse to him
power of alienation, is to bind him TO the soil.
To prevent his entering new fields of labor Is to
restrict the commercial spirit and enterprise Of
the nation, and by binding the land owner to
his few acres, to make at once C restriction of
the liberty of the individual, and to the pros-
perity and progress of the state.
submit the above for your consideration,
not doubling the perfect honesty of purpose Of
the earnest and able man whom l suppose
wrote your announced principles and pur-
poses," but only the wisdom of the same, and
the even possibility Of their adoption.
Respectfully,
Portland, March 15tb, 1879. Il.
Year: 1879

We are requested to ask the PRESS 10
furnish little Information. The Postmaster
at West Baldwin says that the Nation al
Banks are compelled to redeem their notes in
coin and that if they fail to do so the gov
erpment will furnish the coin. He says if
this is not so, then the National Banking
law is humbug. LEADER.


The Greenbackers appear to be greatly
troubled about the redemption of national
bank notes. AS long as the bank notes are
redeemable in greenbacks and the green
backs in gold, the bank paper is in effect re-
deemable in gold. 1t is now exchangeable
with gold without circumocution, as any man
who wishes to turn his paper money into coin
can convince himself. As long as the holder
can get greenbacks for national bank notes
and gold for greenbacks he will be satisfied
with the redeemability of the bank paper,
As it happens greenbacks are now received
for all debts due the Government, and
while they are legaltender the banks in
common with other debtors will use them in
discharge of pecuniary obligations.
Year: 1879

A STRIKING instance of the brief nature of
literary reputation, unless the reputant be
of the highest order, is afforded in the death
of William Hewitt. he died two weeks ago,
and, on this side the Atlantic at least, scant
notice has been taken. of the man or his work.
Yet for fifty years his name was household
word, and his books eagerly read by English
speaking people in two hemispheres. Per
haps Howitts reputation was due to that
fortunate companionship with Mary Botham,
known to the world as Mary Hewitt, rather
than to great merit of his own; but it does
seem as though an author who has filled so
large place in popular attention, has sunk
strangely and suddenly out of popular re-
gard.
Year: 1879

THE Nation INDUCES In good-humored
of the World to introduce the phrase "Our
esteemed contemporary into journalism.
The World lost its temper the other day and
like most of us who get into rage, forgot its
manners. Let US hope that those who SO
eagerly adopted the Worlds phrase with
out acknowledgements are of more phleg
matte disposition than their model.
Year: 1879

WHAT'S the use of having an extra session
of Congress? What's the use of having a
President, or a country, or anything else?
Our flag has been trailed in the dust, our
name dishonored. Unless we raise an army
and equip fleet and 60 right over to Eng
land and threaten to burn London unless
they give up that belt we must submit 10 be
ranked as only second or third rate nation.
Year: 1879

The New Era for some time past has kept
standing the following as one of the ends which
it bopes to reach, and which it advocates:


l Abolition of ownership in land, mines and
water courses, and the occupation of the land
10 secure homestead to every family SO that it
can never be aliensted by mortgage, sale or
gift.


At the suggestion of one of the editors Of the
New Era the following article in reply to the
above was written and declined by him: