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Year: 1877

Frank, an cight-year-old son of Mr..


Snyder, was sent out to the woods near


Stoddartsville, Pa, to hunt up some


COWS that had strayed away. The boy


had not returned at dark. Then his


parents became alarmed, and some


neighbors were summoned to help hunt


him up. For two hours they searched


about in the woods. Nothing could be


seen of him. At about ten O'Clock one


of the searchers while passing through


tho yard of an old farmhouse, half


mile or so from Snyder's place, heard
some one call family "Papa, papa !"
He stepped in the direction of the sound,
and threw the light of his lantern in that
direction. BY it's rays he saw the missing
boy. He was lying almost on the edge
of an old we'll, the covering of which was
broken, revealing an opening about two


feet square. He was raised to his feet,


but being unable to stand was carried
home. He was carefully treated by the
overjoyed parents. For long time he
was unable to give any account OF what
had happened to him, but finally did,
substantially as follows:


He had hunted about in the lots for
the COWS until six o'clock. On his way
home he was passing through the old
farmyard. He startled q pheasant froma
clump of bushes, and turned aside to see
whether it had nest there. He crept
into the bushes, and instantly something
gave way beneath him, and he was
plunged up to his waist in water. He
knew that he had fallen into the old well.
After recovering from his terror he set
about as calmly as possible to get out of
his perilous situation. The only way
was to climb up the sides of the wall, by
the chinks between the stones. He
made his way half way up the well in
this way when his foothold gave way and
he fell back to the bottom again. He
then took off his shoes, and after resting,
started up again. His progress, he says,
was slow and tedious-so slow that it
had grown dark at the opening above,
indicating that he had been in the well
more than an hour. In trying to edge
around a large stone that he had met
with and which offered no place to help
him along, he lost his footing again, and
again fell to the bottom. The boy says
that if it had not been for bis thoughts
of home and the agony his parents would
be in at his absence, he would not have
had the nerve to attempt the ascent
again. He did, however, after long
rest in the water, to the chill of which
he had become accustomed. This time
he succeeded in scaling the wall, and on
drawing himself out at the opening
above, fell fainting to the ground.
Year: 1877

Miss Sarah Redmond, fashionably
dressed young woman who is known to
her friends as being afflicted with KEEP
tomania, pleaded guilty of stealing a
seal skin sack and some articles of less
value, from New York stores. She ha-
bitually stole all she could, and spent the
proceeds in carriage rides. Her aim and
pleasure seemed to be carriage riding.
At the time of her arrest over seventy
pawn tickets were found on her. The
Judge said, in passing sentence, that it
was duty ne would gladly have avoided.
He thought the case was one for COM
mission in lunacy rather than an indict-
ment. He gave the lowest penalty the
law allowed, one year. The prisoner
broke down in tears as the sentence was
pronounced.
Year: 1877

A woman recently died in London


whose career furnishes incident enough


for half a dozen scnFation novels. For
several years she served the authorities
of Scotland Yard as dete ctive. Placing
herself in relation with the parish doctor
she volunteered to nurse those families
whose honesty was suspected by the
authorities AS q nurse she disarmed
all suspicion, and did not fail to take
careful note of all she heard. Her man-
ners were also apparently so loose and
low that but little restraint was observed
in her presence, and her reports for
warded to the Scotland Yard We're thus
rendered all the more valuable. While
engaged in her duties, she extracted
from her half unconscious and debili-
tated fever patients the confession of
some dark deed, and hints as to the
whereabouts of confederates in crime.
Such was the general plan of action OBJ
served by this extraordinary woman !;
but this was rather slow process, and
at times it was necessary to fall at once
upon the wrongdoer. On one occasion,
for instance, the police received informa-
tion that there was gang of false
money-makers in certain street, but
notwithstanding every effort they were


unable to ascertain in Which house the
coiners worked. The services of the
female detective were therefore requisi-
toned, and she was dispatched to the
street i'll question to sec what could be
done. Feigning violent illness, she
persuaded child who issued from one
of the suspected houses, to take her in
doors for moment. The sudden
entrance thus obtained enabled the
detective to hear the metallic sounds pro-
ceeding from the coiner's workshop
before the latter were aware that any
stranger was in the house. But they
soon discovered their danger, and the
chief of the gang, in his fury, hurled a
ladle full of molten lead ut her head.
Fortunately the poke bonnet that she
wore saved her life; the burns she re-
ceived were not fatal, though they de-
stroyed her hair and it's roots The
police arrived in time, on hearing the
alarm, to arrest eighteen corners. After
this, she disguised herself as a boy, and
penetrated many thieves den. On
one occasion she was discovered, and
struck down with blow which fractured
her skull, before the police arrived to
her aid. Still undaunted, with returning
health she resumed her dangerous occu-
patton, often engaging in hand to hand
fights, and armed with the magic whistle,
rattle, and number given her by the
authorities, and which insured the
assistance Of every policeman, stranger
or not, whose services she might find it
necessary to call. Sickness at last sub
dued this turbulent spirit. and thieves
need no longer fear the visits of the
female detective.
Year: 1877

While she sat in the twilight expecting her
beloved, her hand wandered wistfully over the
keys as she sang "Somebody, somebody's
waiting for thee" She was right. The old
man with new pair of uppers and club was
waiting for him, behind the front door.
Year: 1877

A Brooklyn tramp left the table, at which he
had been seated to partake of meal, because
his host offered him brown sugar to sweeten
his coffee. He remarked that he had fallen
far, very far, but he had not reached that point
Of degradation.
Year: 1877

Your daughter in having locked her
bureau, did not take her key, but left
it in the lock therefore. 50 far the,
way was paved for me.


1 did my best to conquer these tempt.
ations, but alas! we are but weak
creatures, and I at length succumbed.
and resolved to turn (oh my friends,
pass over the word as soon n posaiblo)
thief! So at q quarter past one this
morning descended to the drawing
room, opened the bureau, and was
about to take the jewels, when, hear.
ing the handle Of the door move, I
went to see the cause, and imagine my
feelings at seeing your daughter stand.
ing before me. I soon perceived, how.
ever, by the fixed look In her eyes that
she was asleep. She began talking dir.
jointedly of having left the key in tho
lock of her bureau. l went to my
overcoat, which was in the room. and
got a key-that of the front door
which had taken from your study.
and forced it into her hand. She b.
lieved 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 II
| myself were in dream. When had
seen her standing before me with q
face as pure and innocent as her mind.
unconscious of all evil or danger,
seemed to realize for the first time
what a mean and guilty wretch I was.


Contrition seized me; Irecoiled 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 the lapse
of a few moments I went up to her
room to possess myself of the key I
had put in her hand, which found on
her dressing table. I then went back
to your study, put it back in it's place;
wrote the present letter, opened tho
window and shutters, and bade fare
we'll to the house where had spent 20
many happy hours.


And now that you know what have
done, try and forget my ingratitude If
you can.


Ever yours lovingly, my dear friends.


EUGENE MENTION.


So ended the letter. Poor man! I
inquired of my father if nothing could
be done to trace him and get him to
return. 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 advertise
ments in the New York and Canadian
papers, begging him to let US know at
least that he was alive and we'll, but
all our endeavors were in vain-we
never heard of him again.


We often think of him with pity
and regret, for, whatever were his
faults, there must have been somo
good in man who was capable Of
feeling such sincere and profound con-
triton for a guilty intention.
Year: 1877

For the first time in three years the
Republicans have elected the entire State
ticket by the people. The plurality for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor is about
500, and for the remainder Of the State officers
is two or three times as large. The Republi-
cans have large majority in both branches
OF the Assembly.
Year: 1877

long interview, but he absolutely refuses to
make any explanations whatever as to his
motives in leaving New York under such ex-
traordinary circumstances, and seems Alto
gether At sea as to his future plans. He is
evidently very much broken in mind and
body. and says that he now only desires rest
and peace. The general details Of our con-
versation I am not at liberty to publish, but
venture to suggest that it is now only charity
to an utterly broken man to say as little more
about him As possible.
Year: 1877

bia, South Carolina, a detachment of
United States infantry. Finding them
in that place, I have thought proper to
delay the decision of the question of
their removal until I could consider
and determine whether the condition
Of affairs in that State is now such as
to require or justify continued mill.
tary occupation of the State House.
In my opinion there does not exist in
that State such domestic violence as is
contemplated by the constitution as
the ground upon which tho military
power Of the national government
may be invoked for the defense of the
State. There are, it is true, grave
and serious disputes as to the rights
Of certain claimants to the chief
executive Office of the State, but
these are to be settled and determined,
not by the Executive of the United
States, but by such orderly and peace.
able methods as may be provided by
the constitution and laws Of the State.
| feel assured that no resort to vio-
lence is contem plated in any quarter,
but that, on the contrary, the disputes in
question are to be settled solely by
such peaceful remedies as the consti.
tuition and law of tile State provides.
Under these circumstances and in this
confidence I now deem it proper to
take action in accordance with the
principles announced when entered
upon the duties of the Presidency. You
are, therefore, directed to see that the
proper orders are issued for the remov-
al of said troops from the State House
to their previous place of encamp
ment.


tSigned1 r. B. HAYES.


Hon. George ". McCrary, Secretary
of War.


In accordance with this letter the
Secretary of War has issued an order
withdrawing the troops from the State
House, on the 10th.
Year: 1877

The following paragraph Is found
10 some Of our exchanges aud EN-
bodies "a much truth and sound sense.
rs can be crowded in The same space OF
the English language


Always remember no one can debase
you but yourself SANDER, satire
falsehood. njustice--tbese can never
rob you of your manhood. Men may
lie about you, they may denounce you
they may cherish su>picions manifold
they may make your feelings the tar
get of their wit or cruelty; never be
aIarmed; never swerve an inch from
the line your judgment and conscience
/ ave marked out for you. They can
lot. by all their efforts. take away your
Iaowledee of yourself, the pnsity OF
Your motives. the Integrity of your
character aud the generosity of your
nature While these are left you, you
are. in point of fsct, unharmed.
Year: 1877

The Courier Jodrual of Saturday
has an editorial on the Legislative
Session, in which it asserts, with some
warmth. that sky days will be amply
Sufficient for the transaction of all
imnortaBt business which may come
before the A Assembly. 1t say:


There has not been a session for
ten years that could not have accom-
plis6ed all the business before it
Inside of sixty days, aud this new
lie, sl,ture that will meet in Frank
art this winter can have no business
tbst ought to detaiu it beyond the
constitutional limit Without doubt
a majority of the members now blieve
that thew will 90 to Frankfort at the
anpointed tune, attend strictly to
business, and adjourn for good ut the
eud of sixty days With still les
doubt it may be predicted that after
they have been it Frank fort forty days
a majority OF them will be casting
about to fad some excuse tor staying
eighty or uiuty days
Year: 1877

Ed. CHIEF FL see, in your paper order suppos-
ed to be from the County Board, that unless some
steps are taken to prevent it, the herd law will be
forced. would like to say this much to the County
Commissioner: that the people are toe poor; that
they can scarcely live through the winter until the
grass grows sufficient to support the stock that to
enforce such a Law would deprive hundreds of fami
lies the of will drive the stock from our
country it viii impoversh the people; it will be leg
slatg for the benefit Of the speculator by enforcing
the law. We will say We arc now ready to pay the
speculator for the grass II will be fencing the rail-
road track; ii viii be benefit to everything except
the farmer it viii make the rich richer and the poor
poorer. Gentlemen viii You undertake to force the
people to submiasoni To get up Remembrance, you
would have to ride al the face of Gods green
earth, and freeze yourself to death We would AJAX
you in the name of suffering humanity, not for the
love Of God hut just for Christa own sake thst yon
leave the question to q vote of the people. LB,


Ind many Others.
Year: 1877

~ Gradually and surely the disgraceful truth
is coming ont. From direct evidence, it is now
established that the draft for the money to bribe
the Governor of Oregon and Cronin was drawn
by the Secretary of Tilden's home committee,
from the bank in which Tildeu is one of the prin-
cipal stockholders, and was known, at the time,
to have been drawn for the purpose of effecting
political objects in Oregon
Year: 1877

70 People who are on the lookout for business for
work. for homes for anything that is going on, should
take the Blade for enterprsing people have learned
that il is the hest through which to reach what
they want.-Topeka Blade.


A fellow was arrested in bawdy- house in To-
peka, the other night. In his pocket was found
a copy of the Blade.
Year: 1877

The proprietor Of this celebrated medicine justly claims
for il s,pe rority all remedies offered to the


ubic for the safe CERTAIN peedy and permanent Of


sue and Fever Chlls and Fever, whether OF short


long standing. He refers to the entire Western and
Southern country bear him testimony the truth of
the assertion, that in whatever will it fail to
II the directions strictly followed and carried out In
srea single dose has been sufficient for
and wh ole families have been cured by single bot
tle with perfect restoration of the general health Il
is however, prudent and in every certain
cure If s is continued in smaller doses for week
the has been checked more especially
in difficult and long standing Usually this medi
cine will not require aid keep the bowel. good
order. should the patient. however require cathartc
medicine after having taken three four doses Of the
Tonic single dose of Bps Vegetable FamiIv Ps will
be sufficient.
Year: 1877

the experienced river nayigatorS in charge Of the
boats, the removal OF Il few obstacles from the
river channel. beyond the mouth Of the latter
tributary, requiring hut small outlay of labor
would render Il much higher point easily attain
able


Butord like all other posts upon the North west
frontier, consists of collection of buildings used
as officers and soldiers quarters, ware houses. etc.
surrounded by little painted paling. not high or
strong enough to be dignifed by the name of
stockade. Some of the buildings are constructed
of udobe a kind of brick which are prepared by
mixing clay with straw, the material thus formed
being rudely fashioned into squares and dried i'll
the sun The brick produced i'll this primitive
manner make a durable and not i'll looking build
ing The remains of old Fort Union one of the
posts of the North west Fur Co.. abandoned manv
years ago, are still visible four miles above here.


While here we wore joined by our escort. which
consisted Of five companies Of the 2Gth regiment
of infantry and two companies of the lamented
Clusters famous 9TH cavalry. Here also we receiy
ed our detachment Of mounted Indian scouts,
(tiros entries, Arickarecs and trowsJ and rs they
came filing through our camp at sunset in all the
pomp and glory OF their barbarous adornments OF
paint and feathers. they appeared no mean acdui-
sition to our force


An incident which occurred during our stay ut
this post afforded US an opportunity of witnessing
the manner in which these Indians mourn their
dead One evening perfectly nude warrior canc
riding INTO camp, his horse white Wit foam brin..
ing intelligence that all engaremenu which had
just occurred between the Sioux and ros Nentres.
somewhere in the vicinity of Fort Stephenson, in
which many of the braves Of the latter tribe had
fallen. Then cnsued scene only exceeded in its
sickenng horrors by the terrible Sun dance as
women and children dcnuded themselves entirely
Of clothing, daubed their naked bodies with mud
clay and ashes, and then mingled indis( Intimately
together in a sort of wild and frantic lance dur
ing which they gashed themselves with knives
and tore out whole handfuls of their hair all the
time filling the air with lugubrous and diaboli
cal yells. This turmoil continued unabated thro
out the night and may be imagined, little sleep
was enjoyed by its unwilling audience.


The part of the valley in which Fort Butord
stands is broad and level. possessing considerable
fertility. as evidenced by heavy growth of grass
with which it is clothed. 1t is situated in a dang
erous locality, and 1t is still quite unsafe Tor any
thing but well armed force to venture far beyond
the range OF its guns. SENYAH.
Year: 1877




A Young girl, about Is years of age,
whose name we withhold, owing to a
desire on the part OF the actors to keep
the affair secret, was sitting in the dark
ened kitchen with her betrothed, in the
wee hours of the night, when starting
for the fireplace in order to replenish
the fuel, her foot struck what she sup
posed was piece of rope, and STOPPING
to pick it up, she received the venom.
GUS fangs of a large rattle-snake in her
thumb. To ordinary individuals this
would be the signal for fainting fit,
but no. so in the present case. The
girl simply turned the light up, and
asked her "young man" to kill the
reptile, and seiziDg a large case-knife
severed the bitten thumb from the
hand, thus preventing the deadly poi
son from getting into her system, and
probably causing her death. The snake
measured four feet and two inches in
length. None but the two actors knew
anything of the affair until the next
morning. The bitten thumb grew
blacker, until il was rs black as piece
of coal. The wounded stump is fast
healing up, and il it had not been for
the bravery and presence of mind of
the girl, she would long ere this have
been corpse, rotting In the grave.
Suoh presence of mind is very rarely
seen i'm the life Of either men or women.
Year: 1877

THE FAH.oFF HAD BEEN. Some
times what dreamy, ar.away picture
of the beautiful Had Been it calls up in
your memory, when you have loved a
fair young girl with all the fervor and
passionate ardor of a manly nature,
wEen your very soul has caught the
Inspiration OF her presence, and her
f,ce has been for you the realization Of
all that was tender and fair and pure,
and when the loss of this prize has
swept over your heart like a sirocco of
agony and left it dry and bitter and
hard, ten years after, to look over an
alley fence when hunting for your run
away boy, and TO see her in the back
yard OF corner grocery, with drag
eled calico dress pinned up over red
flannel petticoat. mans hat perched
on her head, and stretching flapping
shirt over line, while she holds two
clothes-pins between her teetb.-Bur-
liDgton Hawkeye.
Year: 1877

FOLLOWING is the description of n
brides visiting costume, given by the
Washington Star: An invisible blue
velvet with 1emi-train. with a long
poonaise gracefully draped, which but
tons diagonally across the front. The
hat worn with this is cream colored
velvet, turned up in front with blue
and cardinal; the feathers and long
streamers at the back are of cream
color,
Year: 1877

Do NOT consider time lost that Is spent
In the interchange of social feeling, al
ways, provided you neither listen to,
nor repeat scandal, In which case 1t is
worse than lost. r,f--f r. .
Year: 1877

The Commercial complains that the
Law is not enforced against those who
sell liquor without a license. No police
officer will do this. The same complaint
has been ringing in our ears for twenty
years, under every license law that has
been enacted. Now there is law before
the legislature which contains clause
which requires every Justice of the Peace,
sheriff or Deputy Sheriff, Mayor, Coro-
ner, Policeman, or Constable to make
complaint upon knowledge of any one
guilty Of selling liquor without license,
and for neglect or refusal shall,
upon conviction. pay a fine, and
such conviction shall wo1k a forfeiture
of his Office But this act meets with
celee.ion from the temperance people,
because they are bent on being satisfied
with nothing short of Local Option, which
here We feel confident would not be bene-


fetal.
Year: 1877

Many attempts have for years been
made along one hundred miles Of
coast to work these shifting tidal
sands without success. Now rush
of pre-emptors is expected to stake
off claims on the shores of Cali
fornia and Oregon. The sands ex-
tend under the ocean far beyond
low water. But every tide and
every storm so shifts the paying
points that a claim rich to-day may
tomorrow be covered with barren
sands. Nevertheless, auriierous
ocean sands may now be consid-
cred a new and permanent source
of gold production, riyaling and
probably excelling the great aurif-
crows gravel deposits worked by
hydraulic washing. In both it is a
question OF cost in separating and
gathering a small per cent. of gold
dust from an immense body Of sand
and gravel.
Year: 1877

A curious elopement took place
in England the other day. An old
gentleman ran away with a young
girl, and to the great disgust of her
parents the couple were not caught
until they were safely married, and
all the indignant papa could do
was to upbraid his daughter for
marrying a man old enough to be
her father, much older, indeed,
than he was himself. A few weeks
of happiness, or the reverse, with
her aged adorer proved enough for
the young bride who continently
ran away with a young fellow she
met at a watering place. There
was, Of course, a great scandal, and
her father came once more to up
braid her with the eHormity of her
behavior. Really, papa" said the
unreasonable yonng person, "there's
no pleasing you; you told me be-
fore you would not have minded il
it had been a young man, and now
when | have chosen a young man
you are just as angry" The father
was disguised with her moral obli-
guilty and left her to her fate.