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Year: 1877

that iusticc is on their side thus far.


but they throw away all right they
have when they riotously cndeavor


to prevent other people from doing


the work they have abandoned.


Hence it is impossible for such strikes


as are now in progress on the rail-


roads East, to succeed. There is an
other thought connected with this


railroad war, and that is this: Sup


posing that in West Virginia a few


hundred men had leagued together
and assembled in various places to
prevent peaccable and fair elections,
or to overthrow the enforcement of
law, or to murder defenceless and un-
armed prisoners, and all this was in
the interest of the Democratic party
of the South. The question, in view
Of the history Of the last few months,
very naturally arises whether Gov.
Matthews would have called for U.
s. troops, or whether the President
would have found constitutional au-
thority to have responded on his own
motion at once and without o Cabi-
net council, and even then, whether
he would have responded at all. 1t
is utterly impossible for an intelli-
gedt citizen to not have these matters
arise in his mind at this juncture.
We know that many good people
will claim that there has not been, in
the past few months, anything South
to compare with the present outbreak
analogous in its relations to
the general Government. Our judg-
ment and knowledge of human rights
and constitutional law are totally at
variance with this view. We believe
that the just demand for Federal in
terference in the far South in the few
past, has been hundred fold
more imperative, judging from the
character Of the wrongs to be sup
pressed, than is the present demand
for troops.
Year: 1877

A gold mine on the roof of build
ing is certainly novelty; but, it ap-
pears, q small one has been found on
the top of a mint at Philadelphia.
The Director ordered that the dirt de-
posted on the roof of the mint should
be collected and tested in the usual
way 1892 pounds of dirt was re-
moved, which yielded AZ ounces of
standard gold and 96ts ounces of
standard silver, the total value of
which was $3.50. From this it will be
understood, of course, that the fine
particles of gold and silver which es-
cape with the smoke of the mint fur
naces have been lodged from time to
time on the roof. 1t seems that twen-
ty-fiye years ago the Assayer of the
Mint submitted the dirt of the roof
to a like process, and that he obtained
one ounce of standard gold to every
thousand and eight-tenths ounces of
dirt. Would it not be profitable for
the residents of the neighboring
houses to try the dirt on their roofs
The sweepings on the floors of the
mint, the woodwork, and the leather
gloves Of the workmcn, are periodi-
cally reduced to analysis for the par.
ticles of gold they contain. So far
this year 260 barrels of this refuse
have been sold, the greater part to q
London firm. The price averages
from fifteen to twenty-five cents 8
pound.
Year: 1877

have not dispersed, the troops under
my command will proceed to enforce
the order of the President"
AT present everything is quiet, and
it is doubtful whether anything more
than demonstration will be rcquir-
ed. Whatever action is taken will
be after consultation and with the
full concurrence of Col. De1Iaplaine,
aide to the Governor.
Year: 1877

The Iowa City Republican says q
gentleman who delivered a number
of speeches before the Tilden and
Hendricks club of that place, says he
regards the defeat of Tilden as the
best thing that could have happened
for the country as he is satisfied that
he (Tilden) is one of the most corrupt
public men in the country.
Year: 1877

IL Is great folly, and is totally
wrong for laborcrs, when they cannot
agree as to the price of their labor
with their employers, to attempt to
deny to other laborers tho privilege
Of taking their places. To refuse to
labor themselves at reduced rates
Is their right, and it may be
Year: 1877

The wheat crop of Wapello county
is the best in quality that we have
had for many years. It is now nearly
all in the shock, and we are thus as
sured Of excellent flour for the year
to come. We have heard many mil.
lers and farmers estimate that the
crop of wheat is ample to bread
the people Of this county. Last year
we had comparatively no wheat crop
MT all, and this difference in our favor
this year is big thing. For six
months last past, the county has been
drained of a vast sum of money, run
ming up into the hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars, to buy breadstuffs
from abroad. The corn crop may not
be quite as heavy as it was last year,
but yet it is coming out much better
than was expected three weeks ago,
and there will be thousands of acres
of the very best of corn. The grass
crop is full as heavy as last year, and
great deal better in quality. Last
year the rain continued through har-
vest, and the grass never hardened
up, but was cut and cured in the rain,
and was, therefore, in quality, ex-
tremely poor. So poor was the hay
last year that hundreds of horses
were seriously injured by eating it.
This year the hay crop is immense in
quantity and excellent in quality. The
oat crop is fair, and well cured, and
is q great improvement over last
year. The potato crop bids fair to
be excellent. 1t is only in fruit alone
that we are far behind last year.


Taking all in all, we estimate the
crop of this year to be considerably
better than that of last year in this
county.


The Iowa City Republican has this
to say in regard to the expense ol
useless litigation. johnson county i.
not the only county in Iowa that il
made to suffer in that way:


Much indignation is felt through
out the county, and indeed over ths
whole State, over the great expense
saddled upon the counties by tho nu
merous trivial and malicious lawsuit.
brought into the courts by pecuniari
ly irresponsible parties. The time o
the courts and court officers and ju
rors is often taken up for days to
gether over some suit in which les
than score Of dollars arc at stake
Generally the jury disagree, the cas-,
goes over to tho next torn and th
county bears the expense. An exam
ination of the docket for the Jim
term of the district court reveals tn
fact that thcre were 1856 criminal an,
civil cases, of which LeGrand Byinp
ton had 20. The people of this coun
ty have been taxed thousands Of dol
lars for litigation in which that gen
tleman was interested, and in seycra
instances suits have been brought b.
him with the evident purpose Of har
rassing persons for whom he ha
formed dislike, and not with q viey
of seeking redress for any wrongs h
may have sustained at their hands
We have no feelings against Mr.. by
ington and il he has any wrongs /
right in our courts of justice we d
not wish to see him suffer any injus
tice because of the prcjndicc'that eS
lists against him, but we do protei
against tho payment of hundreds {
dollars annually from the count
treasury to meet the costs In frivolol
suits brought by him at every teri
of court.
Year: 1877

Quite an original method of taking a
fortis described in Blackwood' 8 magazine.
In 1896, a large Russian army besieged
the Turkish fort of Azof, which was sit
lated on plain, strongly fortified, and
had a small but well disciplined garri-
son. No common approaches could be
made to it, and the Turkish cannon
swept the level with iron hail. In this
case the engineering skill of the Russians
was baffied, but general Patrick Gordon,
the right-hand man of Peter the Great,
and the only one for whose death 1t Is
said he ever shed a tear, being deter
mined to take the place at'any cost, pro-
posed to bury it with earth by gradual
approaches. He had a large army; the
soil of the plain was light and deep and
he set - 600 men to work with spades,
throwing up a high decentralization of
earth wall before them in advance. The
men we're kept in gangs, working day
and night, the earth being thrown from
one to another like the steps OF stair,
the top gang taking the lowest place
every half hour in succession. In five
weeks the huge earth wall was carried
forward nearly one mile, until it rose TO
aud above the highest ramparts, and the
earth began to roll over them. This
cansed the Turkish governor to hang ont
the white flag, and give in. Had ne not
done so, general Gordon would have
buried the fortress.
Year: 1877

anecdotes Of Tteo Uorshippcrs OF Nam


mon.


The true miser loves to look at his
gold in which he finds more beauty than
elsewhere exists in the universe; conse-
quently, when Sir William Smith,
wealthy English miser, was, at seventy
years of age, deprived of his sight, he
felt it to be terrible afiliction. He
was persuaded by Taylor, the celebrated
oculist, to be couched who was, by
agreement, to have sixty guineas if he
restored his patient 10 any degree Of
| sight. Taylor succeeded in his opera
ton, and Sir William was enabled 10
read and write without the aid Of spec
/ tacles during the rest of his life. But
no sooner was his sight restored, than
the baronet began to regret that his
agreement had been for so large a sum ::
he felt no JOY as others would have felt,
but grieved and sighed over the loss OF
his sixty guineas. His thoughts were
now how to cheat the oculist; he pre-
tended that he had only glimmering,
and could see nothing distinctly; for
which reasen the bandage on his eyes
was continued & month longer than the
usual time. Taylor was deceived by
these misrepresentation, and agreed to
compound the bargain, and accept twen-
ty guineas instead of sixty. Yet Sir
William was an old bachelor, and had
no one to care or provide for. AT the
time Taylor attended him, he had a
large estate, an immense sum Of money
in stocks, and thirty thousand dollars in
the house.


When the government desired TO
borrow a large sum of money from the
immensely wealthy miser, Foscue, he
refused the loan on the plea of poverty.
Fearing, however, that some of his
neighbors, among whom he was very un-
popular, would report his immense
wealth to the government, he applied his
ingenuity to discover some effectual way
of hiding his gold, should they institute
a search to ascertain the truth or false
hood of his plea With great care and
secrecy he dug deep cave in his cellar
to this receptacle for his treasure, he de
scended by ladder, and to the trap
door he attached a spring lock, so that
on shutting, it would fasten of itself.
By and by the miser disappeared; in
quiries were made; the house searched;
woods explored, and the ponds were
dragged, but no Foscue could they find ;
and cossips began to conclude that the
miser had fed with his gold to some
part where, by living iacognito, he could
be free from the hands of the government.
Some time passed on; the house in
which he had lived had been sold, and
workmen were busily engaged in its re-
pair. In the progress of their work they
met with the door of the secret cave,
with the key in the lock outside. They
drew back the door, and descended with
a light. The first object on which the
lamp reflected was the CHASTITY body of
Foscue, the miser, and scattered about
him were heavy bags of gold and pom
derous chests of untold treasure can
dIestick lay reside him on the floor.
The worshipper of mammon had gone
into his cave to pay his sdevoirs to bis
golden god, and became sacrifice to his
devotion.
Year: 1877

Al Extraordinary Encounter Siagle-


Handed ,CiM Forty Indians.


The particulars of a desperate fight
between a doctor name Tichenour and
band of Sioux Indians, numbering about
forty, at what is known as the cone"
at the mouth of Sand creek, sixtv-fve
miles west of Ness POstoffice, Ness coun-
ty, in the western portion of the state,
were received at Fort Leavenworth last
week. The doctor and a companion
named Dicdenso were ont poisoning
wolves, and had built temporary dug
OUT in which to store their skins and
provisions. 4 few days previous to the
appearance of the redskins Dickenson
had taken the wagon and gone to the
settlement alter provisions. The doctor
was asleep in the, hut on the third morn
ing after Dickinson departure March A.
when he was awakened by slight noise
at the door. Think the intruder might
be some animal, he took bis gun and
went to the door. Upon opening it he
was confronted by burly Sioux brave,
but it still being dark he could only dis
tinguish the outlines of the form. He
demanded his business, when the brave
turned and fed and as the doctor step
] ped outside to get a shot at him he was
Year: 1877

greeted with a shower of bullets that
drove HIM back in to the hut. Barrica-
ding the door with the best means at his
command ne patiently awaited the day
light. In the meantime the Indians,
about forty IN number, rs near as he
could tell, had moved further up the
creek, but just at daylight, one of them
who seemed 10 be in authority, and lead
er of the band, from the mannerin which
he was dressed, came to the door Of the
dug-out, carrying a white flag of truce,
and, in broken English demanded his
surrender Tichenour replied that there
were three men in the hut all well armed,
who would defend themselves TO the last.
The chief then began to threaten, de-
claring that he would take his scalp and
all of those with him, and the doctor,
taking this to be declaration OF war,
shot the red man dead in his tracks as he
stood. The entire band then rushed to-
ward the hut-Lut were driven back,


ssgsSr 1l-Tis ectt d,aHOrss EetiIIIg AZ 1lss'f'
4der. The next manGuvre OF the Indians


was an attempt to smoke him out by


burning buffalo chips and the wood work


of the dug-out, and from his position the


doctor could see some Of the arrange
ments made for his destruction. lie


could not see the Indian in charge, but


he knew that the work was going on,
and that in short time he must yield.


Realizing this, he made dash for the
outside, kicking the burning buffalo
chips right and left, an exchanging shots
with the head Indian in charge Of the
FIRE, killing him instantly, and receiving
bullet himself through the lower part
of his body. Then began the long-range
shooting match, during which he saw
three of his assailants fall. This was
kept up during the day. At nightfall a
terrible snow storm arose which drove
the Indians southwark, and which snow
ed the plucky doctor in. Had il not
been for this snow storm the Indians
would have captured him, as he was un-
able to move for three days. At the end
of the sixteenth day the weather mod
Grated so that he was able to 60 out and
seeing the coast clear, he travelled on
foot to the settlements. The doctor re-
ceived several bullets in his clothing,
but was wounded but once.-Leauea.
lg0Ttb Kan Letter.
Year: 1877




/. Is it because l am afraid of ridi-
cule, and what others may say of me
Whosoever shall be ashamed Of Me,
and My words; of him shall the Son Of
Man be ashamed"


,. Is it because of the inconsistencies
of protesting christians


Every man shall give an account of
himself to God"


3. Is it because l am not willing TO
give up all for Christ


What shall it profit man if he shall
gain the whole world and lose his own
soul ."


4. Is it because I shall not be &C
cepted?


Him that cometh unto Ne will in
no wise cast out"


.. Is it because 1 fear l am great
sinner?


''The blood of Jesus Christ cleanse:b
from all sin"
6. Is it because ! am afraid shall not
hold out?


Z" He that hath begun good work in
you will perfect it unto the day of Christ
Jesus"


7. Is it because 1 am thinking that |
will do as well as I can, and that God
ought to be satisfied


|Vhosoever shall keep the whole law,
and yet offend in one point, lie is guilty
of all"


s. Is it because | am pOstponing the
matter without any deinate reason?


Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for
thou knowest not what day may bring
forth"


Choose ye this day whom you will
serve for this faithful saying, and
worthy of all acceptation, that Christ
Jesus came into the world to save sin
ners. y Christian Cynosre.
Year: 1877

IfyOu are ever tempted to purchase
a very large pear, decline the investment
or reckon upon disappointment. You
will probably find it woolly, almost taste
less, and more like turnip than a pear.
We know, for we have made the expert
ment in the land where the gigantic
pears are grown. Overgrown fruits
never seem to us to have the delicate
sweetness which may be found in those
of the usual dimensions. What is gained
in quantity is more than lost in quality.
In the same manner great wealth, great
honor and great rank generally turn out
TO be great shams Beside the counter
acting influence of great carel and great
temptation, there is the inevitable satie-
ty in too much of anything, which soon
renders it tasteless. For sweetness pre-
fer competence to enormous fortune, the
esteem of a few to the homage of a null
titude, and quiet condition to posi-
ton of eminence and splendor. There is
more flavor in enough than too much.
Solomon's proverb bids us prefer the dis;
ner of herbs eaten in peace to the stalle4
OK consumed amid contention; and his
remark is the more practical when we con-
slider how often the fat OK seems of neces-
sity to involve contention, while the
herbs are not thought to be worth fight
ing over. He chose wisely who said:
" Give nae neither poverty nor riches. y
He took the smaller and the sweeter
pear. After all, it is better to have nc
choice, but leave all to our heavenly
father.-Spurgeon.
Year: 1877

He set up the champagne. 1t was bis
treat. This is how it happened; He
had insured a small house which was
burned down. The loss was adjusted,
but the agent pretended to object, Offering
ing to rebuild the house in place Of paying
the money. This offer was rejected with
some heat The dispute went Oh for
little time, when the agent, with appa-
rent Indignation, thrust letter from the
company's home Office in the hands Of
the now warmed-up policy holder, say
ing. "If you do not like the way do
business, sir, take that and do the best
with it." The gentleman, on opening
the letter which he thought might con
tain challenge, found to his astonish
ment. that it contained cheek for the
full amount of his loss. His good ma
ture returned. He saw the joke ant
stood treat with his usual generous lib
erality.
Year: 1877

would not only pay my debts, hut would
leave me enough beside to enable me to
clear out ofthe country


" Your daughter, in having locked
her bureau, did not take her key, but
left it in the lock; therefore, SO far the
way was paved for me.


did my best to conquer these temp
tations, but alas we arc but too weak
creatures, and / at length succumbed,
and resolved to turn (ohl my friends;
pass over the word as soon as pOssible)
thief SO at quarter past one this
morning l descended to the drawing
room, opened the bureau, and was about
to take the jewels, when, hearing the
handle of the door move, / went to see
the cause, and imagine my feelings at
seeing your daughter before me. soon
perceived, however, by the fixed look in
her eyes that she was asleep. She begA~
to talk disjointly OF having left the key
in the lock of her bureau / went to my
-s,,vrcss5f,s 'NffIcn wys m tYfeSr room, and
got key-that of the front door which
had taken from you study, and forced
it into her hand. She believed herself
to be the possessor of what she wanted,
and, turning round, left the room.


For some moments | stood where she
had left me, looking after her as if | my
self were in dream. When / had seen
her standing before me, with a lace as
pure and innocent as her mind, uncOn-
scious of all evil or danger, | seemed to
realize for the first time what a mean
and guilty wretch l was.


Contrition seized me: | recoiled with
horror from the thought OF the action
had been about to commit, and thanked
heaven it was not too late to resist the
temptation. After lapse of ,ew mo-
ments | went up t. her room to possess
myself of the key l had put into her
hand, which l found on her dressing Ia
bic. | then went back to your study,
put it nack in its place wrote the pres
ent letter, opened the window and shut
ters, aud babe farewell to the house
where had spent so many happy hours.


And now that you know what l have
done, try and forget my ingrstitude if
you can.


Ever yours lovingly, my dear friends,


EUGENE MENTION.
So ended the letter. Poor man!
inquired OF my father if nothing could
be done to trace him, and get him to re-
turn He replied he would do what he
could. We succeeded in tracing him to
New York, and there the clue was lost.
We tried every means which occurred
to Us for discovering his whereabouts
and inserted advertisements in the New
York and Canadian papers, begging him
to let us know at least that he was alive
and well but all our endeavors were in
vain-we never heard of him again.


We often think of him with pity and
regrets, for, whatever were his faults,
there must have been some goad in a
man who was capable of feeling such
profound and sincere contrition for a
guilty Illustrated Feekly
Year: 1877

All that IS left of Blarney Castle, n
mere she'll, stands somewhat apart from
the village Of Blarney and the lake,
though it is near to the mansion now
occupied by the possesser of the estate.
I was admitted to the castle by the
woman, who bade me climb till / came
to the top, and she did not omit to eau
tion me against falling off on the way
up. 1 climbed, and climbed, and
climbed Three or four times on the
way TO the turrets | might have dropped
down frem the doorless passages that
opened into the interior. There is not
a door left in it from the foundation to
the top The castle is like an enormous
chimney full of small windows. By the
side of the spiral stairs that screw their
way up one corner of the building there
are small chambers-hardly large enough
for sleeping rooms, though perhaps once
used for that purp0se-with walls of
amazing thickness. On the top | fol-
lowed the wall, quite broad enough for
footpath, till | came to that part of it
where the famous stone is lodged, held
in its place by strong bars of iron. The
outer ruin or turret is larger than the
castle, and is held in it's place by pro-
trudiDg stones; anywhere along the top
between the supports you may look down
the wall of the castle through the gap,
and the sight on a windy day, when the
ruins seem to quake under you, is by no
means inspiring. The Blarney stone is
clasped to the outer parapet by the irons
| have already referred to, and in order
to reach it you must lean out over the
open space between two and three feet
in width. 1t is quite impossible to
touch it with your lips without the as
sistance of a second party who hangs on
to you in the rear to prevent your diving
out through the chasm beneath l was
alone; the wind whistled about my ears;
and all the grass and fern tufts that have
spreuted among the decaying mortar
hissed spitefully. l cautiously crept to
the edge of the wall, and while the earth
seemed to swim under me, while the
walls of the old castle seemed to sway to
and fro, I reached out to the parapet and
touched the stone with my finger tips.
This is as near as | ever got to it, but ]
have had enough. There is stone
down stairs on the ground which is far
more convenient, and is usually sabsti-
tuted for the original. For more than
four hundred years this castle has been
the souI-.eature of Importance in very
cheerful though lovely landscape. The
square tower, with its machicollted bat
tlement-all that is left of the castle
has been visited by pilgrims from every
cline. But it doesn't pay. 1t Is very
dreary and very tiresome- Tue man on
the lawn who sells big oak ornaments IS
more attractive The woman who holds
the KEYS of the castle, aud who talks as
if she had been brought up on Blarncy
stones. is setter worth your attention
Catholic Standard
Year: 1877

Though Vesuvius has been in
state of eruption twentysix times during
the present century, against twenty-three
in the eighteenth and four in the seven
teenth century, the largest number OF
many hundred years, it is still disturbed.
There are expectations of speedy out
break. which will be grsteiul TO the
Nepolitans, since it will bring an influx
of strangers to their city.