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Year: 1877

AT THE BOTTOM OF WELL AND COW


Erred WITH EARTH-How THE MAN


WAS RESCUED ALIVE.


At o'clock Saturday morning, while
Henry Rauch was engaged in the work of
cleaning out well, 40 feet deep, on
Stephen Matthew's place, at Painesvile,
Ohio, the whole side slid in, burying the
man alive. The alarm Immediately spread
all over the village, and people turned out
en- masse, willing to do all in their power
to rescue their neighbor. The almost hur-
culean work was placed under charge of
the Mayor. No one expected to find
aught at the bottom of debris except the
mangled corpse, but no less willingly was
the work prosecuted. Relays were formed
and as soon as one man gave out another
took his place. A short distance from the
surface curbing was placed in order TO
keep the treacherous earth from again fall
ing in, and the work was pushed on. At
dark but little portion of the real work
had been done, and those who had hope
of finding the man alive were completely
discouraged. 1t was thought that if he
had escaped being crushed or suffocated,
he must die of dampness and cold. But
the work was pushed on vigorously by the
light of lanterns and torches. One curb
after another was put down, and the men
toled on. Midnight came, and most of
The crowd had left. but bucketful after
bucketful of stones and earth were con-
stantly ascending from the awful pit.
At length the bottom was nearly reached,
when one of the workmen called out,
Henry, where are youP" Distinctly,
though muflled by the earth, came the an
swer, "On the side toward town." Dur
ing all the terrible Is hours that he had
been in this living tomb Rauch had kept
the points of the compass in his mind,
and this probably saved him at the criti-
cal moment. Great care was now tak4n
not to strike the mans head or to permit
the debris to cave in around him. In
few moments his head and shoulders, then
his whole body was extricated. He was
given several cups of hot coffee and some
bread, and after short sleep was able to
walk home. Rauchs description Of his
sensations while in the well were very in
teresting. He had not moved muscle,
he said, during the time. He had slight
breathing space afforded him by means OF
the rope by which he was lowered. One
arm bent and raised supported large
stone, and the stone rested on the back of
his neck. He was delirious with appre-
hension much OF the time, thought OF 1ev-
erythng he had ever done, prayed and
wept, heard the men at work from the
first, and when they stopped once he gave
up all hope. 1t seemed to him he was in
the well a week at least.
Year: 1877

Bailey & Landre have reconstructed
their store and now have as neat an
establishment as one could wish. These
enterprising young men, By the way,
have splendid business in the hard
ware line, and keep up their stock IN
good shape.
Year: 1877

Elsewhere will be found a letter frofn
Deadwood and we assure our readers: hat
they will find it intensely interesting.
The writer gives an intelligent idea of the
situation IN DeadWood. :
Year: 1877

Chas Gayle, the safety lamp man, is
still in the city but will probably leave
for Deadwood in a few days. Mr.. Gayle
met With splendid success in this city
and met with no difficulty in convincing
Bismarck people that he could furnish
q light full as good as gas at very low
prices.
Year: 1877

John W. Proctor returned from
two days hunt few days ago loaded
down with ducks and geese-not less
than two hundred of the former, and
since then he has felt so proud of his
success that no common hunter could
approach him.
Year: 1877

Messrs. Editors,-I cannot help adding
my protest to the proposed action OF our
City Council to disband Company B Of the
Fire Department, and practically to throw
out Of service one Of our largest steam fire
engines on the pretext that it will save to
the city the magnificent sum Of $4,000 per
annum. .. ..........s.sf


II you will examine the map OF this city
Oately published by F. W. Beers)-take the
Capitol building as q centre, and with ra-
dius OF one and one hall miles describe a
circle-you will find that considerably over
one hall of the city lies west Of a line
drawn through the centre Of Ninth street,
running nearly north. and south. The pro-
posed action Of the Council leaves only one
engine company in this large district-the
one stationed at the corner OF Brook ave-
nue. and Marshall street. This is by
no means an adequate protection against
fire. While many Of the houses in this dis
trict are OF wood, and small in size, they
are just as much entitled to protection as any
other part OF the city. II an engine COM
pany were removed to some point on the
Southwest side Of Monroe Park it would be
OF great use in protecting a large district
that is practically now unprotected, as be-
fore either Of the large steamers on Third
street OF bTOOh AVENUE clu HitCu up, luu
to the fire, and get to work, the building is
destroyed, and one fire might destroy more
property in value than the saving OF $4,000
per annum for several years.


II the Fire Committee would consult the
interest OF the property-holder they would
take the small engine OF Company A and
remove it to the most available point in the
West End. This engine could be handled
better over the unpaved streets in that sec
ton, and be prepared for use promptly on
Oregon Hill, around Monroe Park and Hol
lywood Cemetery, the Richmond College.
and in fact all parts south Of Broad street
and west of Foushee street; while the large
engine OF Company B could be removed to
the house Of Company A, and handled
easily, as it would always go on y level OF
down hill to fires. cannot think that our
efficient Chief Engineer approves. Of the
plan Of disbanding one Of his companies,
and thereby crippling his already small de-
partment, which is less in proportion to
the size Of the city than any other city we
know Of. Respectfully, yours, a3 r,


CITIZEN.
Year: 1877

THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN AND THE Pc.
LICE BoARD.-At the meeting OF the Board
of Aldermen to be held this (Monday) eve
ming the resolution Of the Common Coun-
Gil asking the Legislature to so amend the
charter as to require the Board OF Police
Commissioners to be appointed by the
Judges of the courts of the city will come
up for consideration. There Is almost GER
tain to be spirited discussion on it. Those
who state that they have made careful in
qulries say enough aldermen have express
ed opposition to the resolution to defeat it.
1t is, however, not likely that many have
positively made up their minds in advance
Of the arguments that are to be offered pro
and con. It is said that a substitute will be
offered proposing, in effect, that the Board
shall be composed of the Mayor, Police
Justice, and President Of the Board of AL
dermen, and four non-ofice holding citi-
zens to be chosen by the Common Council.


The proposition to reduce taxes from
S1.50 to S1.40 on the 800, and that to dis
band Company p of the Fire Department,
will likewise be considered.
Year: 1877

THE CHIcKAHoMISY BALL.-The grand
masquerade ball to be given by the Chicka-
homlny Social Club at New Market Hall to-
night promises to be the most successful
one ever given by this popular association.
Every preparation has been made, and
good time is ensured for all who may go.
Year: 1877

employed IN, the store until few days ago.
That lie did not murder the mes chant Is no.
word in his favor. He. meant to do 1t, but


pluck and strength deserted him at the same
time. His victim Is badly bruised and


battered, and will not be out OF bed for q


week. His clothing was SO torn in the con-
flict that the entire suit was rendered use


less for further wear, while araluable watch
was pulled out OF his pocket and crushed
under their feet. !. - go. . -
Year: 1877

BR1cK-CLAY.-We have near our city, be-
low Rockets, q treasure in an undeveloped
state, consisting OF many acres Of the finest
brick-clay in the country. We understand
that this is now in the market, and that the
attention OF brick-lnakers from other cities
Is directed to it. We should be sorry to see
our own brick-makers lose the opportunity
OF occurring it. Contracts for city paving
are always required to be filled by furnish.
ing bricks of Rockets clay. The clay we
refer to having been taken from the road
leaves the property above the grade, making
it more easily and effectively worked. 5 Sold
ina body it will largely control the brick
market, and as an investment when smaller
bodies of first-class clay arc quite exhaust
ed cannot fail to prove remunerative. We
trust that this storehouse. OF wealth will
be secured by our capitalists and held In re
serve, that our city may not be forced to I'M
port bricks as our demands increase.
Year: 1877

iron assumes black color then add
this compound to No. 1, and boil few
minutes. Add cyanide of potassium,
one half ounce, which fixes the color
For ink, add gum and alcohol; for
stamping with dies, add grease.


To PREPARE COOP CUP OF COFFEE
Take a half cup each of best Java and
Maracaibo, half an egg and shell, and a
little cold water; mix well together !;
have coffee-pot hot; pour coffee into a
big quart of boiling water beat briskly.
Let If boil fifteen minutes, just 50 you
can see it bubble in the pot. Be care
full and not allow it to boil over. Set
one side three minutes, and then it will
be ready for the table. This makes
four cups of the best coffee you ever
drank. If too strong, use three-quar-
ters of cup.
Year: 1877

"But all was silent as the grave The
men gave hardly look around, and the
Captain said, I suppose it was a mis-
take; there is clearly no one here. I
am obliged to you, young lady; we will
trouble you no further And tramp,
tramp they went, leaving me turned to
stone ON the spot with the sudden re-
vulsion of feeling. They mounted their
horses, and in five minutes were out of
sight and hearing. F~EEl


"Then I flew to the hiding place and
tore the plank away. 'Abiel, Abiel = I
cried, they are gone; you are safe
Dear Abiel, thank God I've saved you 7


"There was no answer. Thrust my
candle In at the aperture. He lay on
the floor in dead faint To this day
can't tell you how I got him out of that
sitting hole and down the stairs,
though he was stalwart fellow, and /
only young girl. I only know that
when father and the boys and mother
came back, all at the same time, they
found him lying on the couch in moth
er's room, with his hand tight clasped in
mine, and his beautiful blue eyes look
ing love unspeakable into my face as I
knelt beside him. And when my father
exclaimed in astonishment, as well he
might .--zs4-.s so ..s.f ssa


"Our great-grandfather told him you
had saved him, and promised to be his
wife; that was it, wasn't it grandma %


I "Ah, thee knows the old story by
heart already, doesn't thee, child !?
There, give me my handkerchief these
spectacles of mine are wonderfully dim p


So ended our reat-grandmother's
story, told to us for the last time eleven
years and more ago. Dear old lady !;
she was SO when death took her; and
now, when the merry Independence bells
are ringing in our ears, they bring back
the echoes of the by-gone days, when
stout Abiel Wheeler and beautiful Ruth
Fletcher pighted their faith amid the
cannon roar of '76 !-Christia'a at Work.
Year: 1877

The following are given as the main
requisites for success in the cultiva-
tion of roses in pots: Select the best
fitted sorts of plants raised and kept
in pots, and not from the open ground;
keep in room not too dry, ats tenn
perature about seventy degrees in the
daytime and fifty degrees or more at
night, using liquid manure If the soil
is poor, avoiding over-watering or
soaking with standing water, shower
ing once or twice week, and turn
ing the ball of earth out sometimes to
see if there are angle worms, or water
ing with lime water to repel them.
Remove plant lice with tobacco water.
Cut back shoot that has blossomed,
to a good bud. Avoid cold draughts,
which cause mildew. Fork up the soil
and keep it mellow.
Year: 1877

collections, they invade the sanctity of the home, and make the Christian feel the heaviest-y yoke that ever galled the neck of man. No beautiful wife or daughter is safe from the lustful Turk. The victim of his fancy is ruthlessly torn from the weeping and stricken household, and, despite all the fine edicts and promises of recent years, the ruined husband or father is fortunate to come away with his head if he goes to make complaint. But a few weeks ago an aged father, whose daughters had fallen under the evil eye of the col lector, tremblingly declined to lodge him, as is the custom, uutil the village taxes were gathered. The enraged Turk saddled and bridled the man, and rode him back and forth until he sank with exhaustion. Nor does the foul tyranny cease with the wives and daughters; even the boys are seized and dragged to ruin. It was an in- famous proposal made by Turk to a Christian boy, at the fountain of Bel grade, that led to the horrible bom- bardment of defenseless Servians in 1862; and, finally, through the indig- nation aroused in all Europe, to the deliverance of the four walled cities to Servia. But he who would write the deeds of Turks must dip his pen in the springs of Gehenna.-AppletOrs' Jour- nHI
Year: 1877

What the world very often mistakes for conceit is self-consciousness, a recognition ofthe inward power, which is, in truth, very different from it. In our common acception of the word, a eonceited man is an empty fellow who bases his opinion of himself upon no true grounds. Very often, great but untried men will take upon themselves the achievement of that which the world deems an impossibility. But if the man has that within him which will carry him through, he is not to be blamed. It is the ignorant fellow and puffed-up fool who exhibits the richest crop of conceit. This quality in youth should not be sneered away or ban lshed, for, mean as it may appear, it has it's uses. A little hard work in the world will rub down it's salient points

 We must steer through all the shoals and quicksands of life, cultivating a proper lowliness, but yet an humble pride, if we seek, as all should seek, tc be proper and true men. as,-
Year: 1877

2 Selfishness is poverty-it is the most utter Restitution of a human being. It can bring nothing to his relief; it adds soreness to sorrow; it sharpens his pains; it aggravates all the losses he is liable to endure, and when goaded to extremes often turns destroyer and strikes the last blow on himself. It gives us nothing to rest in or fly to in times of trouble; it turns our affections on ourselves, self on self, as the sap of a tree descending out of season from it's heavenward branches, and making not only it's life unuseful, but its growth downward,
Year: 1877

BOILING BEETs.-With many house. wives there is agreat deal of boiling of beet-root in case it should lose it's color,

 and minute directions are generally given in all cookery books as to washing the roots carefully, so as to avoid all abrasion of the skin. That beet-roots should be washed absolutely clean be- fore being put into the potis, of course, very necessarys; but, the most simple way to avoid spelling the color is to drop the roots into boiling water. r
Year: 1877

RYE FOR PAsTURE.-A correspondent of the Elmira, (N. Y.) Farmers Club writes as follows: ssFarmers who are in want of first-class pasture at least expense, for this season, should prepare a lot for the purpose and SOW the same to winter rye; and they will soon have pasture for sheep, calves, poultry, in fact any kind of stock; and for young lambs 1t cannot be excelled. Heavy stock will trample it to the ground. to some extent, if put on early in the sea- son, but later they can be kept on it at Ia profit. Winter rye sown in the spring will not head out till the second year, but will stool out so as to cover the ground, producing luxuriant mass of feed that will pay every experi- mental trial. It can be cut for soiling purposes the second year for grown up stock, or it can be raised for pasture, as stated before, or it can be allowed to at tain it's growth and manure crop to harvest. It will also stand drouth very well, and enrich the land. From one and half to two bushels per acre should be sown according to the wealth of the land." 'i-5.
Year: 1877

F WHEN your wife puts scuttle of coal on the top stair, and you have a race with it, to see which reaches the bottom first, do not swear, but hereafter see that you carry it yourself, all the way up.
Year: 1877

. CHAPTER ON NBROOMS.-Itis not econO.

 mical to buy one broom at time. They

 cost more eventually, and do not last

 so long. For instance: MT. Brown

 buys broom, and says to his wife

 "Now you must make that last you as

 long as possible, brooms are high!"

 Mrs. Brown will try, of course, but

 the one she had already is worn to the

 handle, and the new one comes in to all

 kinds of work, and does not wear as

 well as it ought, and soon becomes too stiff to sweep the carpet, and too dirty

 unless washed. The broom has to be

 worn, like it's predecessor, until it takes, or ought to take, mans strength to sweep with it. On the other hand MT.

 White buys half a dozen brooms, and lot of brooms; see how long they'll last." The girl takes one, and sweeps, and for while takes pains to stand it on the top of the handle, behind the door, or in the corner. But the broom is dirty and soils the wall. So it is very soon set down anywhere on the brush, and few weeks makes it lop-sided and almost worthless. The baby finds the broom and takes it out of doors to play with. The girl does not find it handy when she wants to sweep, and goes for another. So the time comes when three or four brooms are lying around loose, all of them used-frst one and then an- other, whichever happens to come handiest at the time. The broom maker says they don' know how to economize in brooms.

 But MT. and Mrs. Hefty have learned to economize in many things, and this is the way they do.s When half dozen breoms are brought home they are laid immediately on the highest shelf in tue closet and no one takes one down unless mother says so. When a broom becomes too much worn to sweep the sitting room carpet, it is consigned to the back kitchen whereit serves to do the dirtiest work until it is fit for nothing but scrub broom The broom that. has been used while to sweep the chamber is brought down to use. in the sitting room, and new broom is hung up in the chamber, so there are three brooms in use at once, but eacir has its allotted work. By the time the scrub broom is worn out the broom in general use is worn enough to take its place, and the chamber broom comes down, and a new one takes it's place. In this way an ordinarily small family will make six brooms last two years, and always have clean brooms for clean work, and old worn brooms for dirty work. But they are always hung up. Each has it's proper place, and each one of the family is required to replace it after using. It requires some care and watchfulness to form the habit of putting them in their proper places, Dutzwhen the habit is formed it saves an endless amount Of work and worry. The best attachment for hanging a broom consists of strip of leather half an inch wide, or little less, fastened with two carpet taeks on each side of the handle at the top, form ing an open loop, that any little child can slip over nail, and one that will. wear as long as the broom. Try it, and have done with lop-sided brooms.
Year: 1877

SEEDING WITH FODDER CoRN.-The following communication was read at

 the last meeting of the Elmira Farmers

 Club: ~-r.-r,- ...,.-

 noticed in the .Hus6andmdn that one

 of the members of your Club thinks of trying the experiment of seeding with

 fodder corn. Iwish to say that have tried it until have become satisfied

 that it is as good or better to seed than

 most crops that we raise here on these

 hills, and especially would I recom-

 mend it in late or dry season. have

 seeded small piece of ground nearly every year for the last four or five years in this way, and have almost invariably got good catch. In fact, think the

 best meadow have, with the exception of some near the barns, is where have seeded with fodder corn. My practice

 has been to fit the ground soon after l

 have done sowing oats by top-dressing with some fire manure that will mix

 well with the soil. Sow the corn upon the furrow, and harrow until the ground is we'll smoothed, and if the land is not wet recommend the use of the roller. The amount of manure that use depends much upon the richness of the soil and the size of the manure PAAOs \ uoO SAOOA AAdA LII C w uC11 l nave no other. l usually use four quarts of clover and eight of timothy to the acre, unless think there is seed in the man. ure. l have had pieces of ground well seeded from the manure alone, and it was this fact that first convinced me that could seed with corn. As to the corn shading the ground so as to hurt the seeding, think it is just what the seed wants to make it do well. Our cloudy, moist seasons are always the best for new seeding, and where the fodder grows best I usually have the best seeding. I generally take the fod. der off the ground as early as possible, and do not let it stand long in the shock, for where the shock stands long it will kill the grass underneath. hope. to hear of the success of the member who intends to try this experiment., and that he will succeed I have no doubt, and convince others that his views in regard to seeding with fodder corn are correct, and that it needs only fair trial to convince the most skeptical. I only wonder that among so many enter prising farmers the experiment. has not been tried before, ard the practice more generally adopted.
Year: 1877

THE FIFTY THoUsANDTH.-Th critic of Tie
Boston Ga.se In the Of March 4, speaking OF the
last - rert OF the Harvard society in Boston Music
Hall. says The Chickerpg Piano upon which Dir.
Lang paye eel a instrument the n!ty tbOusanGtn
made by the firm Of fChickering sons Ii was superb
instrument rich and LARGE Ia tone, equal throughout its
whole compass sOnOrous with an exquisite singing quail
Inv and remarkable carry ing power In fact, was in
every way worthy the firm that made IT, and noble eN


ample OF the perfection To which they had brought their


work Whatever may DO the merits Of tho pianos Of
Year: 1877

Cabinet combinations iust well after hearing OF
Biiahs troubles in the Dctrot Police Court He Is IN
better humor too when he TO his Office or store II
he mas had quiet chucke himself his way down IN
the street car The mind heavy with thought Is relieved
by laughter, and health improved.
Year: 1877

TRIBUNE OFPiCE, March l4-I a. m.-The fall Of air
pressure shown in the first hours OF the diagram,
connected with yesterday mornings rain The recovery
from the depression is not very marked Temperature
varied only % during tine last "a hours. The air is
he avily loaded with moisture.


Warm and partly cloudy weather il probable In this
city and vicinity to-day Increasing clOudineSs and ram
will probably follow by or perhaps before tomorrow.
Year: 1877

This morning about $50 o'clock. a
flue In one of the boilers of the Diamond
State Iron Co.'S mill, at the corner of
Third and Church streets, collapsed, and
blew out the doors at both ends of the
boiler. and also the brick work around it..
Some of the bricks were hurled through
the roof, tearing hole about feet in di-
ameter. Several of the boards facing
Church street were also wrenched from
their fastenings and hurled into the
street. The board fence that runs around
the southern portion of the yard was
down, it is thought it was blown down
by the great volume of steam and water
which escaped from the boiler and took
that direction. A brick was also hurled
from the mill to the oyster wharf, dis
tance of about $50 yards.


Strange TO say that Notwithstanding
the mill was full of workmen at the time
of the explosion no one was hurt.
The explosion was the result of the
carlessness of the engineer who had moi
properly attended to his business. The
damage will amount to between $20(
and $500.