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Year: 1879

An elephant keeper in Philadelphia,
Pa, tried the other day to get vcncr-
able anima! named Old Chief to draw
a wagon. Old Chief didn't object mnch
while the harness was being placed on
him. 1Io merely blinked steadily and
now and then cast glance at his per-
sccutors, rs though he would say that
his time had come. Ills actions puz-
zlcd his keepers not a little, and they
began to suspect that he was brewing
some mischief. At length they got
him hitched to the wagon. The gap
ing spectators looked onwith deep inter-
est. Chief manifested no sign that he
was going to move. The trainers put
their hooks into his trunk and began to
pull on him. Chief snortcd little and
shook his head disapprovingly. They
tapped his ears like the roofs Of two
houses coming together. They gave
his trunk Il jerk. Chief lifted his ears
up with n yell and made dash for
ward, jerking the trunk free Of the
hook and projecting 1t out before him
like a bayonct, tearing through the
yard with the wagon. at his heels,
scattering the affrighted spectators In
every direction. IIe went tearing di-
agonally across tho long yard, taking
in pile of tent-polcs In his course and
making straight for the gap in tho low
er corner Of the enclosure. AS he
dragged the wagon over the pile of
timber party of half a dozen, who
had rctreated there for safety, ran for
their lives. One man tried to jump a
six foot wall and fell back to the ground
white as a sheet. When he looked up
| he saw the wagon, complete wreck,
not ten feet from him, and Old Chief,
with the broken harness clinging to
his body, standing wcdged In between
the corner Of the wall and the corner
Of the stable. He had knocked out the
whole corner of the stable, scattering
forty or fifty bricks over the ground aC
his feet. After good deal of trouble
his keepers succeeded in backing him
out of his tight position and ho was
sent back to tho stable, still snorting
and defiant. No moderate estimate
cover the amount Of punishment Chief
will have to receive before he Is reduced
| to subjectiOn.'
Year: 1879

place Thus have been torn away from
my dear Rcbckah have seen good
deal of service since that time. | had
the occasion to save my captain 5 life in
an engagement in Caucasia Since then
he keeps me always at his side, and con
fdes to me offices of trust. He is also
very liberal to me. and thus am enabled
to help your mother If | were not
a jew would have been advanced in
the service long AGO. Our escadron has
been stationed here for more than a
year, When we first came here | found
your mother in Badcyillc. in very poor
circumstances. But it goes much bet
ter now and hope that our present en-
counter will be the means Of restoring
US all to peace and happiness"


Speaking thus. our descrtcr with his
father. arrived at the headquarters of
Captain Milos,erdin.
Year: 1879

Thomas Doyle colored, while driving
several cows along the street yesterday
morning, he threw stone at a man
which Game very near striking him.
Upon the man demonstrating, Doyle be-
came angry and swore at him. Officer
Cloud who was passing by informed
Doyle that he had better walk on qui-
city. 1t appears that the defendant
did not heed the remarks of the officer,
but instead used profane language
towards him. 81 and cost was the
penalty.
Year: 1879

AT the police hearing last evening a
young man was arraigned for going into
a lady's house and acting disorderly.
The young man admitted that he had
"taken something" and on going to
the house, became jealous because
another young mans profile was in a
frame on the mantle piece. This was
too much for him, he could not stand it
and taking the frame in his hand threw
it on the floor. breaking the glass. The
lady Of the house ordered him out, but
he needed her not, and asked for his
own picture. This she did not give to
him and on being ordered out several
times and refusing to go he was arrest
ed by officer McIllheney. He was fined
81 and cost.
Year: 1879

indianapolis Journal.l


Unquestionably the bravast men
In America are those who can
stand upon the foot-boards of the
locomotives which draw the fast
express trains. But few persons
are aware of it, but on the leading
railways, where connections must
be made If possible, only engineers
known to be brave and daring are
given engines on express trains,
and as soon So an engineer shows
the least timidity about running
fast he is taken from his engine
and given one on freight train to
run. Two such cases have occurred
recently on Idianapolis roads. Rail
road officers state that the first sign
that an engineer is becoming timid
is that he will be from five to ten
minutes late-possibly half an hour
for some days or nights in success
sion. He is then called to an ac-
count, and, unless his reasons are
convincing, another engineer is
given his engine to run for few
times, and should he bring the
Vt"ih III PAO"Pbiy oh tihS1
the first named engineer
gets freight train engine to run
until he braces up. 1t is stated,
however, that after an engineer
allows his timidity to get fair
hold he seldom SO far overcomes 1t
as to have the bravery to step Oh
to an express engine and run it at
the speed necessary to make the
time. Quite recently an engineer
OF one Of the roads running west
from here got an impression that
some accident was to happen to
him, and one night, when running
fast express, he constantly lost
time. At the first station where
the train stopped the conductor be.
rated him for running so slow. The
engineer actually shed tears. and
owned that fear had overcome
him and that he dare not run fast,
and at his own request an engineer
of freight train which stood at
this meeting point was given the
train to run through that night,
the conductor telegraphiDg the
train-master, asking that the re-
quest be granted. The timid en-
gineer has since run a freight on
the road. - - 4@.-s
Year: 1879

INan election held the other day,
San Francisco, in her ballotlng,
quite notably failed to come up to
the promise OF her manifesto.
Those who strained their weary
eyes in an effort to descry the fig
urss 1900 or $1,000 as expressive
of the majority the metropolis had
rolled up were obliged to wipe their
spectaoles and look again, to satisfy
themselves that a decimal had been
Topped off the total. We shall al.
ways add q grain of salt hereafter
when famboyant announcements
are made by citizens committees
who live around the Bay.
Year: 1879

LONDON, May stb.-The Sports
man announces that the trustees of
the Sportsman's Challenge Cup
have consented to the Inclusion OF
the cup In the championship match
between Elliott and Hanlon. In
reply to the challenge made by
Year: 1879

Patrons and Oranges in Arkansas and


Florida will find it greatly to their interests


TO subscribe literally for The PATRON.
The, masses need light in regard to the


principles and measures of the Order, and
their practical work and progress. Give
them this light, and they will rally to the
Grange with all the old time enthusiasm
And there is no way to give them this
Hghtso promptly, effectually and cheaply
as through an honest, earnest Grange
journal, that is devoted exclusively to the
cause. No Grange could make a better
investment than to have copy of THE
PATRON sent regularly to the home OF
each one of its members. The price oil
subscription to clubs of ten is SO low, that
any Grange can easily take ten or twenty
copies. : We hopes that every Grange in
Arkansas and Florida will now be repre-.
rented on our subscription list. t.aa ~
Year: 1879

b Another step essential to the success of
the Grange is good music. This can be


had by bringing into the Grange our
young people, and assigning them,
always a meeting ahead, such pieces
as we may desire to sing at our
next meeting. To this might be added,


very profitably, select and original read
ings and discussions. Sisters, here is a
broad field for woLlan's work, upon which
she can enter ON a career of usefulness in
building up In the country cultured and
refined society. Much that relates to max
ing the Grange attractive and instructive
applies to the sisters. If you say unitedly
and as one person Gall being presently that
the bretheren must get suitable hall, and
that you will get the paraphernalia and
adornments, the Secetary write for the
books, and the Master and the Overseer
shall superintend, assure you that it will
be done, and there is not brother that
| would refuse to do his part, ..f .s.-a<.
The next step necessary to success is the
formation of a library. We don't wish to
| frighten you with the fear that this need
cost much money. If all the Oranges in
the county would have followed the rec
oirnmendations of the county Grange, they
they might, as you see here, and in a mum
Der of other Oranges in the county, have
FROM eighty to one hundred volumes in
their Libraries, fef the little cost of and
trouble of writing Officially, under the seal
Of the Grange to the Commissioner of Ag,
riculture, Representative and Senators


both State and National, for books for your
library that are for public distribution
some of which are valuable, and all are


useful as books of reference. Then theirs


are friends Of education that would cheer


fully present books for such an enterprise


To this must be added pay-lectures5 and


entertainmests with a small admittance


fee) during the leisure seasons OF the year
| such as come in summer, autumn and win,


ter. We could always find persons il


cur country that would cheerflIly lecture


gratuitousiy fos such a noble enterprise =
| WortAys ove1seey Hhoge, Of E3euHsrlvqnia
| Stake Grange. - -. =. -. L.
Year: 1879

Early yesterday morning Officer McMnhor
found a colorcd man almost nude lying on til,
pavement near tho corner of Twelfth and G
streets northwest. Thinking he WAS drunk
and had probably been robbed of his clothing
the officer conveyed him to the Fifth Precinct
Station. 1t was subsequently, ascertained
however, that tho man, whose name was join
Weston, resided over IA paint shop near thu
place he was found, and that he had walked Il
the window while asleep aud fallen out. DIR
Walter examined him and found that he hat
received serious internal injuries, and late i,
the day he was removed to Providence Hos
pital for treatment.
Year: 1879

An attractive performance is given nightly
at the Comique. The summer theatre is as
cool nook as con be found in tho city aud a
pleasant place to visit for all in search Of an
evening OF recreation and enjoyment
Year: 1879

Tt has always appeared strange TO us
that the Democratic party ON coming
into power instead OF encouraging and
fostering its press, should have crippl-
ed and IN number of cases crushed it.
The Republicans were wiser politicians
than we are--they understood the Sc.
cret of political success, and though
they were lavish in their favors to their
journals. still it Indicated that they un-
defstood the power and utility of well
organized public press. With MS it is
entirely different. Our public men are
no sooner elected to high and RESPONSE
BILE positions, and this through the inhu-
ence of news papers, than their ideas of
reform suggest heavy and killing blows
at the press. Monstrous monopolies
remain nndisturbed, gigantic swindles
are ignored. questionable transactions
go unpunislaed, and the great reformer
of to-day comes down with a swoop and
blightimg hand upon the poor printer,
who of all men stands out pure and
patriotic. The history Of this State for
the past fifteen years is proof sufficient
that the Louisiana editor is n man OF
honor and of integrity. During the
dark and corrupting days of radicalism,
when men OF all classes and of different
avoeations allowed themselves to be
tempted, the Democratic editors of this
State remained firm and true to their
political faith. Not one of them bar
tered his principles fer Office or sold
his opinions for gold. Their mission
was to redeem the State, and how well
they have accomplished this task the
people know and do admit. They have
succeeded, the people are free, and
shonld representatives now cripple the
arm that strnck such powerful l,.ows
for them ? Away with any legislation
that would starve ont such an honor
| able set of men.
Year: 1879

Washington, Feb. 28.-The cabinet
session to-day was mainly devoted to
the discussion,,of the Chinese question.
There is no doubt that the views of the
president are strongly to the effect that
absolute necessity exists why he should
veto the bill. In taking this ground,
it is also said upon excellent authority,
that the president is sustained by the
entire cabinet. The indications are
that the veto message will be prepared
without delay and sent to congress.
A gentlemen holding close official rela-
tions with the president intimates that
different result of the presidents
consideration of the bill might have
happened, but for the senate amend
ments abrogating the clauses of our
treaty with China. The veto message
on the Chinese bill will be sent to Con-
gress tomorrow. Unquestionable Of
fetal authority is given for the state
ment that 1t is not simply matter of
inference, but positive fact that the
bill will be vetoed.
Year: 1879

THE motion of Sir George Campbell,
In the house of commons, that a strict
prohibition Of the Importation of cat
Tie from the United States is calculated
TO destroy an important trade, and de.
prive England of the advantage Of
cheap meat, has been postponed at the
earnest request Of influential members
OF his own party, who thought the
subject was not ripe for discussion.
Year: 1879

The Indiana Bourbons are not in
the pay of the republican party, but
they are doing all they can to make the
state republican. They are showing
their true character in the legislature,
and will succeed in opening the eyes of
the people to the danger OF trying ex-
periments with democrats.
Year: 1879

THE leading democrats in Washing
ton are reported as troubled about Til
den, feeling that he will push himself
on the party, whether or no, and cause
an internal quarrel of alarming dimen-
siona.
Year: 1879

There cannot be the least doubt -
says the Machas Republican, 'but the
sham complaints in several cases of alleged
bribery in Washington county were part
of settled conspiracy of the opposition to
manufacture capital to form an excuse for
the Governor and Councilt to withhold GER
tificates of election from the Senators and
other elective county officers in Washing
ton county. The summary squelching Of
one of the complaints by a democratic
Justice. and OF the others by the Grand
Jury, will have a SOLDERING effect upon
their too prolific imaginations.
Year: 1879

The Portland Argus is not yet ready, il
appears, to join the conspirators who are
plotting the capture of the State govern
ment by revolutionary and unconstitution-
al methods. But the idea which it advanc-
es that no movements have been made
looking to the counting out of the repub-
can majority in House and Senate is ride
nlouS in view of the fact that they are
bruited far and wide in democratic news
papers and discussed in the most public
places. The Argus must have been asleep
during the last month.
Year: 1879

As General Devens took his seat he was
given three cheers, and three more rousing
cheers were given when, moment after, the
presiding officer introduced the Hon James
G. Blaine who had during the speech of Gen.
Devens entered the hall. As Mr.. Blaine
arose, in addition to the cheers, he was greet
ed by the audience rising almost en- masse
and swinging their hats and canes, while the
ladies entered into the enthusiasm of the oc-
cason and waved their handkerchiefs. This
was continued until Mr.. Blaine mOtioncd
with his hand for order Trarefler.


Lawyers of profound learning and good address,
honest and Jealous In their devotion to their clients
interests have after with the equity all
their side lost, because OF the juries on which
democrats are not drawn. In such cases as these,
jurymen. sheriff and judge stand In the baneful
shadow Of petty partisanshp, and justice is hidden
in its bighting shade. In no department of the gov
ernment can this evil of parsanssip be more perni-
cousy used than in the Judiciary, the machinery for
the administration Of justice Good lawyers in
Maine have lost and their clients have suffered
simply because the advocates differed in political
opinion from their colleagues; they were under the
unlioly law Of democracy Cases have been lost be-
cause Of the influence Of the administrative depend
ens upon the courts directly indirectly against the
lawyers.-Boston Globe, copied into Maine Stan
ddrd.


So foul libel, upon the administration Of
justice in the courts of this State, should not
be suffered to pass unnoticed. As practic-
ing lawyer in this State deem it my duty
to refute the above base falsehood. No
one knows better than the editor of the
Standard who published the above state
ment copied from the Globe, that
no discrimination is practised for politi, al
reasons in drawing jurors to serve in cur
courts. Mr.. Pillsbury has practiced law a
good many years in strong republican coun-
ties, and we venture the assertion that he
would not dare make the statement publicly
that he ever lost case "because of a jury on
which democrats were not drawn;'' but he is
willing for political effect to give publicity in
his paper to the vile statement of the Globe
to that effect. Names judges are not all re-
publcans but they are all of them high
minded. honorable gentlemen, and no lawyer
of respectability in the State can be found
who will intimate--much less assert-that he
ever lost or won case, directly or Indirect
ly, through or by the aid of any one of our
judges, for political consideration or auy
other consideration save the performance of
the duty imposed upon them by the laws of
the State.


Nowhere can be found more upright, just,
and honorable courts than those of the Pine
Tree State.


The low fling at our judges and juries
comes fittingly from the Globe, re-echoed by
the Maine Standard. TO what depths of
mcanness will not the coalition in this State
descend in order to perpetuate themselves in
power?
Year: 1879

The committee of the Executive Coun-
ell on the counting Of the votes returned
to the Secretary OF States Office, began
yesterday the work of tablulating and ar
ranging the same. The public will have
to wait until the next session of the Coun-
Gil TO learn what conclusions are reached.
Year: 1879

Sec 3. Any county court judge. or
other county officer In this state, who
shall assess, levy or collect. or who shall
attempt to assess, levy or collect. or
cause to he assessed, levied or collected
anv tax or tcxes other than those speci-
fled and enumerated in section one OF
this act. without being ordered first SO
to do by the circuit court OF the county.
or the Judge thereof. in the express man
ner prov ded and directed in section two
of this act, shall be guilty of d misde-
meanor, and, upon conviction thereof.
shall be punished by fine not less than
five hundred dollars. and, in addition to
such punishment, his Office shall become
vacant; and the method herein provided
Tor the assessment, levy and collection
of any tax or taxes not enumerated and
specified in section one OF this act shall
he the only method known to the law
whereby such tax or taxes may be as
sessed or collected. or ordered to be as
sessed, levied or collected.


Sec. The last preceding section shall
be construed to extend and apply to the
county court OF any county, rs well as
to any Judge thereof. and to extend and
apply to the county board of equaliza-
ton, and to any other body holding or
exercising any county Office or public
trust in the county under the constitu-
ton and laws of this state.


Sec. 5. Any county court or Judge
thereof, or county treasurer, or county
clerk, or other county officer who shall
order the payment of any money, draw
any warrant. or pay over any money for
any purpose other than the specific puI-
pose for which the same was assessed.
levied and collected, or shall in any way
or manner attempt so to do, shall be ad-
Judged guilty of Il misdemeanor. and,
on conviction thereof. shall be punished
as provided in section three OF this act.


Sec. 6. The right oi appea to the su-
preme court OF this state, under any OF
the provisions OF this act. Is hereby pre-
served to any and all persons, officers or
parties in anywise affected thereby, as
in other cases, and may be prosecuted
as in other civil cases.


Sec Z. All acts and parts of acts, in
consistent with this act, or in any man
ner whatever conflicting with the pro-
Visions ot this act are hereby repealed.
! Sec. 8. The time fixed by law for the
assessing and levy.ng OF state and coun-
! ty taxes. and for extending the same up
| on the tax books in the set eral counties
of this state, being within ninety days
from the passage OF this act, creates an
emergency that demands the immediate
enforcement thereof; therefore this act
shall take effect aud be in force. from and
| alter ITS passage.
Year: 1879

A letter from Santa Fo, n. NJ, says:
New Mexico has brilliant climate; one
could hardly desire better, but there are
in, idents about that climate. A gentle
man built handsome frame house in
Central New Mexico, and took his fami-
ly to live in it. 1t came winter, and fire
was regularly built in the kitchen stove.
One day the cat was about to get under the
stove, according to the custom of Its kind
when it was observed to give jump of
all unusual altitude, and d numbct Of Ell.
oquent snarls. Investigation showed a
rattlesnake curled up under and enjoying
the heat of the stove. The snake was
killed, but the next day another one ap-
peared in the same place. This thing was
kept up for some days. A snake was kill
ed every day. Finally one vas found IN
the gentleman bed. He watched to see
where they came from. and in the end
satisfied himself on this point Breaking
a .ay the wooden plank winch lined the
wall at the junction of the floor in t e
kitchen, he came upon nest of rattle
snakes in tht. wainscoting. Emigrants
never sleep on the ground in New Mexico.
Another pleasant feature of the climate
is to wake up in the middle of the mig
and hear ccntipede scratching over the
counterpane. These ugly little devils
leave dark red trails On the flesh they
crawl over. Tarantulas are quite socia-
bic fellows in this lapiy country. in
handling old tapestry, or window curtains.
you are very likely to put your fingers on
centipede or tartantula.
Year: 1879

at the hat at the slightest provocation Of
the ghostllest phantom Of puff of wind.


You don't look comfortable, son. Your
hat is always trying to come off; you
bump it against everything you pass; you
rub 1t the wrong way when you try to
brush TIE dust off it, when yon carry it
in your hand up the aisle, everybody
smiles because you first hold it by the
brim and let the crown tip gracefully
over your arm, and by the time you have
hit three or four worshippers in the head
with it, You change and turn it under
your arm and try to carry 1t that way
without touching it and the first thing
you do in that pose, you butt q woman's
eye out with your elbow. Then, when
you sit down, you put the hat on the floor,
setting il on the bIim; a fatal mistake.
And then, before the sermon is half
through, you put your feet on it three
times. But never mind; you have to
learn some time Only don't imagine
that people never saw anything Of the
k ind before, because they have.
Year: 1879

The first time you wear "a stove-pipe
hat everybody looks at you. Not, as you
may vainly imagine, because you are the
first young man who ever wore stove
pipe hat, but because it is apparent even
TO the old blind man VINO sits in the back
pc :, without any cushions, away back
under the gallery, where the poor have
the gospel preached at them, that it is
the first time YOU ever wore hat of that
description. Your old father claps one
on the back of his head, puts his hands
into his pockets, holds up his head and
walks off down the street in gale of
wind and never thinks of his hat. But
you, son, pull yours on at the most grace
full angle it can be posed, and you go
teetering along, both hands ready to fly