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Year: 1879

The RED BOYS REVENGE. par
snts are some times "sternly" rebuksd
by their own children. A case of this
king came under the observation Of a
Miner reporter tho other day. A little
Indian boy, whose mother had Just given
him walloping for something or other,
entered a blscksmith's shop on Bonanza
Flat, and. in the absence of the propris.
tor, crawled under the forge bellows to
have bis cry out. Pretty soon his
mother came along too, and as was most
natural for . sQuaw. squattsd herself
down ON the apparently Ilfrless forge to
take rest. The boy saw his oppor-
tunity to get even for the thrashiDg b.
had received few minutes before, and
crawlsd ont of his hiding place, began to
noiselessly work the bellows Pretty
soon he had the underneath GOALS in a
glow, and then giving the thing one
vigorous pump, a flame of fire foot high
shot up in the very spot where his ma
was seated. With Piute imprecation on
her lips, and big fire playing havoc with
her dry goods in the rear, the squsw
jumped from the forge and hurrisdiy
80 uatted in tub Of water standing near,
wuile the boy seooted out of the rear
door as if the devil was after him. She
ia saddess when she sits now, but won't
that youth get reception when he re-
turns to the tepee Of his injured mother.
T Silver Reef Miner.
Year: 1879

Milly Christine, the double-headed
woman, although not a particular at
tractive person. has had five offers OF
marriage during her life, and all from
white persons. Count Rosebud, one OF
the mldgsts, is in love with the niahtin
gale on account of her winning ways
and accomplishments, and would marry
her tomorrow if she would consent. Ono
head is willing. but the other is not, and
the two heads have been disputing about
this matter for the last two years. 1t IL,
in fact, about the only subject on which
they are not fully agreed. A man who
would marry woman with two heads
and subject himself to tho raking fire
from such double barreled gun - that
whenever he came homo late at night,
might elicit admiration for his valor, but
not for his discretion.
Year: 1879

There is one great mistake farmers make
in repairing roads and bridges, and that is.
they, in the majority of instances, do only


what the law compels them, and work as if
they were trying to do the least possible
labor in a given time. This is all wrong,
fol the roads you are repairing are the
routes over which you yourselves pass and
repass to and from your market, and it is
as much of an Inconvenience to you as to
the traveller, to have them inpassable. The
roads in every district should be put in re-
pair even IL it takes ten yes twenty times
the amount of work you are by law called
upon to perform. ti ~
Year: 1879

1t is very seldom that We compliment
under the most trying circumstances then
it is that they should be commended. Such
was the case the past week at the land Office,
Messrs. Stone and Hall, by their uniform
ly courteous treatment of witnesses and
principals in the cases tried before them,
prove themselves worthy incumbents OF
the offices they hold.-Bcnson Times.


We would take occasion to add, that all
with whom we have spoken, who have had
any dealings with the above named gentle
men speak in the very highest terms of theil
gentlemauly courtesy and attention.
Year: 1879

The following decision which We copy
from the Washington Law Reporter, may
be of interest to some of our readers:
Where a foreigner made an (homestead)
entry which was abandoned and cancelled
and he subsequently, made second entry
having declared his intention to become
a citizen-held that the second entry should
be allowed to stand. In other words, AN
attempted entry by one who is not quail
fed under the law must be treated as an
act having no effect upon his legal rights
when he becomes qualified to make an en-
try"
Year: 1879

Hayes vetoed the bill entitled
IAN act to prevent military interference at
elections" The bill is pronounced as
dangerous departure from long settled
and important constitutional privileges"
and numerous precedents are cited. which
prove this assertion, To deprive the gov
ernment of the power to employ troops at
the polls, would leave them powerless to
prevent fraud or disturbances, and the
President does not propose TO allow any
such legislation. He continues as follows:


All the teachings of experience in the
course of our history are in favor of sus-
tanning its efficiency unimpaired on. every
occasion when the supremacy of the con-


stitution has been resisted and the perpetu-
ity of our institutions imperilled. The
principle of this sstatute made by the fathers
has enabled the government of the Union
to maintain its authority and to preserve
the integrity of the nation at the most crit
ical periods of history. My predecessors
in the executive office have relied on this
| great principal. 1t was on this principle
that President Washington suppressed the
! whisky rebellion in Pennsylvania in 1894
1 In 1896 on the same principle President
Jefferson broke up the Burr conspiracy by
issuing orders for the employment of such
forces either of the regulars or of the mil
itia, and by such proceedings of the civil
authorities as might enable them to sup
press effectually the further progress of the
enterprise. 1t was under the same author
ity that President jackson crushed nulliti-


cation in South Carolina, and that Presi-


dent Lincoln issued his call for troops to
4 save the Union in 1851. On various other


occasions of less significance under prob.


ably every administration, and certainly
i under the present, this power has been use
4 fully exerted to enforce the laws without


objection by any party In the country, and


almost without attracting public attention


Under this bill the presence of the army and


navy of the United States would be lawful
and might be necessary to maintain the


conduct of the state election against the


domestic violence that would overthrow it


but would be unlawful to maintain the con


duct of national elections against the same
local violence that would overthrow it.


This discrimination has never been at
lteHpted in any previous legislation By
4 congress, and Is no more compatible with
sound principles of the constitution or nee
essary maxims and methods Of our system


Of government on occasion of elccsion
tLan at other times. ~ iti93
Year: 1879

Freight and passenger traffic to and from
this point is still very large and although
greatly in excess of any previous season,
yet appears to be steady business, that
bids fair to retain its present proportions,
and will probably increase instead of de-
Crensinp
Year: 1879

An exchange solemnly asserts: ''Prairie
should be broken between May 25th and
June 10TH" This might do in some coun-
try where there is not as much land to the
acre, as in this state, but for our use the
reCipe is worthless.
Year: 1879

What are the business men, of Morris
and Stevens County, going to do towards
subscribing stock to aid in the preliminary
survey of the proposed line of the Little
Falls & Dakota Railroad? Are they going
to aid this enterprise with their customary
liberality? In view of the fact that they
viii soon be called upon to assist in this
matter, these questions are pertinent and
should receive serious consideration. The
benefits and advantages offered by this line
are many and have already been enumer-
ated, and, with but very few exceptions,
all agree that the benefits we claim are not
over estimated. 1t is further admitted by
all that it is simply question of time ere
railroad will cross at or near this point
hence. it is not question of road, or no
road, but question of whether we are to
secure whatever benefits there may be, or
allow some other point to secure these ad-
vantages to our detriment. The charter
locates the road and has it touch at this
point, this is good SO far as it goes. What
we now want is individual effort on the
part of every resident of our county to aid
in pushing the line toward completion.
Il is necessary money be raised for pre-
liminaly survey-the amount required is
s., 900 and this county must contribute its
proportion of that amount. If we do not
contribute literally the effect will be i'm
mediately felt and work against US, for
other points watch our motions and any
indecision or wavering on our part will be
attributed to lack of energy or indifference.
We now have arrived at point where
prompt and decided action is necessary and
We appeal TO every resident of town and
county to aid and assist in furthering and
forwarding this promising enterprise. The
amount of stock-or the proportion of the
amount-to be subscribed by us is but tri
fle and yet it is necessary that the sum be
realized


We might say to our readers that this
county will be called upon at an early date
to vote bonus of two thousand dollars
per mile to aid in the construction of this
road These bonds are, however, not to
be issued until the cars are running on the
road. This secures US in the event of a
possible failure of the non,completion of
the road after bonus is voted.


On the construction and completion of
this line of road depends our future pros
perity and progress, hence, we must act


and not only act, but accomplish, else, moi
only will we remain at q standstill but in


all probability delay and hesitation will re
suit in our being pushed to the wall by the
more enterprisiug. Heretofore our bust
ness men have shown commendabe ener-
gy sagacity and enterprise, they have been


always active in promoting and aiding al
our undertakings and feeling that the pres
ent opportunity is one which may not
again occur-we take occasion to appeal to
our citizens to be prompt and liberal, by Sc
doing you can secure the prize-beyond q
peradventure-while the opportunity il


golden. Delay, hesitation and indiffer


ence at this time, will work disastrously.
Year: 1879

is the best in the world, having been awarded the
ONLY GRAND PRIZE (highest possible award)
in the Agricultural Department at the great Paris
Exposition; also, the Gold Medal of the Royal
Agricultural Society of England and all the Firft
Prizes that were given in New leland 1t has
been fully tried in this country, and is acknowl
edged to be the Best and Only Perfect and Relia-
bic Self Binder in the Market. Also, the
Year: 1879

The last two machines have been fully and fair
ly tested with all the other combined reapers and
mowers, and have always been awarded the high
est prize, 80 ofurther comment is unnecessary. We
are the authorized agents for the above machines.


In addition to the foregoing, we will have also
on hand and for sale, the Mccormick
Year: 1879

PHILADELPHIA May 14.-Papers by which the
North Pennsylvania and the Bound Brook Railroads
leased 20 the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Company for term of 300 wears were signed TO dlv


The lease dates from the 1T of MAY, and binds the
Reading Railroad Company to pay Tho interest on the
bonds ana assume Nil the Liabilities ui both companies
except the floating debts which are io hr carried Ht
per cent By the companc, unul converted into either
stock bonds but not below par with net dividend
both companies of six per cent tor the hrst Two years
per cent for the next Two years and eight
for the balance Of the term, Tree of all taxes and PAYABLE
quarterly. with Fixed sum sufficient To keep up both or
On
Year: 1879

In the Matter Of the Estate of Carl An.
ton Simondet Deceased.


Notice is hereby given that the Judge
OF the Probate Court of Redwood County
has fixed upon the first Monday of each
and every month for the next six months.
and the Probate Office in said County, as
the times and place when and where he
will receive, hear, and adjust all claims
of all persons against said deceased, and
that six months have been limited as the
time for creditors to present their claims
against said estate.


Dated the 29th day of June 1870.


JAMES HENRY SIMONDET
H. D. BALDWIN Executor.


Attorney for Executor.
Year: 1879

The lecture before the Wadena Literary
Association last Saturday evening was de-
livered by Dr.. Cronett and was chuck full
of interest and Information. = The reading
by Master Swindlehurst and the Misses
Katzky and Worthington were features of
the entertainment which are worthy Of men
ton. Remarks were also made by other
members Of the Association, and all departed
in good spirits. J. E. Hall was announced
as the next speaker.


Every man, woman and child is hereby
notified that there is no barber shop in Wa
dena up stairs. Mr.. Ostrander is the barber
and keeps his shop down stairs on the first
floor in the building nearly opposite the
ware house of Barnes l. Tenny, and the first
now completed building west Of the Touring
mill on Front street. Having removed
whatever excuse may have existed for men
ascending the back stairs ofthe farmer Of
flee and returning without making known
their business We hereby notify them that
We are about to convert our residence into
an arsenal and any man stealthily creeping
up the Aforesaid Steps during the absence Of
male protectors will expose himself to a
broadside from which he will BE- very liable
to return only with help, and don't you al
low this to slide from your memory.
Year: 1879

From our own correspondent.


Fall work is almost all done and prepara-
tions are being made to work in the timber
during the winter.


Mr.. Sawte!le is layed up with sore hand
caused by working in lime. He reports
plenty of plasteriag to be done yet.


Mr.. Cawsy has taken homestead on Sec.
4, and is going to build and move on it this
winter.


Our folks thought they saw four chippewas
coming in from the north east last week but
rs they came nearer it proved to he the sur
veyer and his crew that had been surveying
the Red Eye road.


Amidst all the confusion Of building a
new house Mr.. Fisher was called in to view
young son that had been born unto him.
He pronounced him mice leetle veller'


Il any one should want help to Kill beef
send for Wiswell and Winter, who can do
Any i;a,otof the work ard cte good hand. to
send for more help if it is needed.


Another prairie schooner loaded down
with Brown county folks crossed the Leaf
on Saturday evening O.K
Year: 1879

T. NJ. Fowler has made birds eye view
of Fargo which will be published if sufficient
copies can be sold. This is matter which
Wadeua ought to take AL interest in, for As
she progresses in size and importance it will
be interesting to see what she once looked
like without church and destitute Of side
walks Of any consequence.
Year: 1879

will accommodate itself to tho rise and fall
OF the tide The platform win be wide
enough to allow ample space for turning
horses and backing the carts against the choch
blocks at the brink. When the carts dumped
the load Will fall in the centre OF the below. and
when all the cars are filled steamtug will tow the
scow across the river to Hunters Point. where tho
ex-Juase proposes to have rail bridge. such as is.
sey City and Hoboken, and by the New York ana
New Haven Railroad at Mott Haven. When the
scow is placed in her slip tho Long Island shore
locomotive will be backed down aud relieve the
of her load. Immediately empty cars will ba
put aboard and the scow be forthwith despatched to
New York.


THE COST OF THE BOATS.


The cost OF the boats, or scows proposed, would
docks would have to be constructed, such as would
be necessary if the proposed hopper barges were
to be done by the small tugs now at the disposal OF
the department. great saving would thus be-
effected and ut all seasons or the year regularity in
the discharge OF the city refuse would be insured.
Then, the contract contemplates the whole
amount of garbage, ashes and sweeping there would
be no necessity for supporting police force to
that the harbof is not destroyed (Y. The
ocency or this force has been lately demonstrated
in these columns. II the street sweepings
demonstrated to bo or value fertilizers, v large
revenue will result to the city. and that which
has 80 long been an onerous expense will be de-
veloped into a source of profit. Stable manure ID
now quoted ut thirty-ve cents per cart load and II
street sweepings take the place of this fertilizer
result. Mr.. Hinsdale has made experiments with
street Eweopings. ana declares that the stun il quite
equal to the best horse manure. Ex-Judge Hilton
proposes to give the sweepings to the farmers Of
Long Island, and when their utility is estab-


shed and his contract expires. the city sell the
material.


The ashes ex-Judge Hilton proposes to In i'm
proving his property along Bushwcx Greek. He
has large tracts OF land along this creek in Green
point. and would have to dredge to make channel
for the to advance to the shore. He does not
care to so to any in this direction unless Id
has definite contract with the Police Department
aud IS sure OF regular supply of filling.
Year: 1879

AUGUSTA, GA, July 16.-There has been no
rain In this section to do any good to the crops
for two months. Corn In many places is liter
ally burnt up and will not average fourth OF q
crop. Cotton is very much behind, the weed
very small, yet it Is fruitfng well for the size of
the stalk This has been the hottest and dryest
weather since 1882
Year: 1879

movements now as we did forty
or even twenty years ago. Guess
ing has been silenced by scientific
knowledge, the rude pick sup
planted by the drill and giant
powder and mining has become
an entirely new thing.


-EcOnonaist
Year: 1879

To sick headache, that intalible symptom
OF disordercd stomach, liver and bowels.
Many suffer from it as many as three or four
times week. They do so needlessly, for
Hostetter's Stomach Bttcrs, by tonng the
digestive organs and regulating the bowels
and liver, removing the cause, and dispels
the painful symptom. The intimate symppa


thy between the brain and the abdominal
region causes the slightest disorder affecting
tho latter to be reflected, as it were, in the
organ of thought. The reform instituted by
the Bittors when tho digestive, secretive aud
evacuative functions are in o state of chaos,
has other and more beneficial results, viz,
the complete nutrition of the whole physical
economy, the restoration Of appetite and re-
pose, and an increase in the power Of he
system to resist diseases Of o malarial type
Year: 1879

An ex-Nlayor of st. Louis asked
his wife to sign a conveyance of some
property that he desired to sell, and
she surprised and angered him by re-
fusing. He swOre that, unless she
complied, he would never speak to
her again, and she was still ohdurate.
That was sixteen years ago, and al,
though they had been a loving
couple, and have since lived in the
same house, they never exchanged a
word directly. They roomed apart,
but sat at the same table, and were
never guilty of any disrespect toward
each other, save that of silence. When
circumstances made communication
between them absolutely necessary,
they respectively addressed their
daughter, AMI she spoke for both.
Their questions, SO put, were always
framed in the third person. The
daughter died few days ago, but
the parents are said to still decline to
become reconciled.
Year: 1879

During 800 years no woman is
known to have entered the grounds of
the monastery of Camaldoli, Italy,
except once, when a princess of the
house of Medici, who had great desire
to behold the place, disguised herself
in mems clothing and was admitted.
But so stricken with remorse was she
ON behOlding the sacred spot, that she
hastened to the pope to confess her
fault, and as penance for it was COM
manded to build new cottage in the
inclosure, which she did. This mon
astery is one of the few Institutions of
the kind suffered to remain in Italy.
A recent visitor says that what are
called cells are comfortable little dwell.
lings. Each is surrounded by wall,
and has its garden, twenty feet square.
A little piazza, with the trunk of a
tree planed and squared for bench as
its only furniture, runs along the side
of the house. Entering the door, you
find yourself in a brick paved vesti-
bule, with an empty chamber where a
spring of water is flowing into basin
on the left, and the living room on
the right. These consist of study
just large enough for one person to
enter and sit down, dining and sleep
ing room, with the bed built into the
wall in the fashion of a ships berth.
A small table, two chairs, and a cup
board complete the furnishing. Food
is passed to the occupant through a
hole in the outer wall, and being pre-
pared in a common kitchen and
brought to the hermits once day.
They never eat meat; and their portion
of fish on all except fast days consists
of six ounces of fresh, or four Of salt
fish.
Year: 1879

new maven hegl6Vert aug, octn.


A striking example of Republican
bulldozing in Massachusetts, was
brought out before the Wallace COM
mittee on Tuesday. 1t was in the case
Of Robert Gray, coolheaded, INTEL
igent and steady young colored man
of Chelsea. Gray had worked for a
man named Daniel Currie of Chelsea
for thirteen years at driving team.
Last November, as Gray was starting
to the City hall to vote, his employer
asked him whom he was going to vote
for, and not receiving a satisfactory
answer Currie said: "Look here, l have
done a good deal for you, and if you
vote for Butler l will discharge you.
You can vote for Morse, if you want
to, but | want you to vote for Talbot"
Gray went to the polls, voted, returned
to his work, but ommitted 10 inform
his employer how h mad i j voted. IN
fortunately for Gray he CHANGED to
mention the fact that his employer
had threatened to discharge him if he
voted for Butler in the presence of
some Democrat. He was summoned
to appear before the Wallace investi-
eating committee at 10 o'clock Mon
day night. When hisemployer learned
the next morning that Gray was to
appear before the committee he real.
lied that Gray had been "blabbing"
and at once discharged him from his
employment. In other words Gray
was thrown out of work by his Repub-
lican employer for exercising the right
ola freeman to vote as he pleased and
for doing his duty as good citizen in
Obeying the summons Of a committee
of senators of the United States to ap>
pear before them and testify facts
damaging to the Republican party.
A more unprovoked and brutal piece
of intimidation can hardly be con-
ceived of. A Massachusetts, Repub-
lican takes the bread from the mouth
of poor negro because he is not faith,
ful to the Republican party! And this
in the very shadow of Bunker Hill
monument and "the cradle of libertyP
The Republicans of Massachusetts, may
well hang their heads over a spectacle
OF shame such as this. The Republi-
can papers of Boston pass over the
testimony of this witness very lightly.
Two or three lines suffice in their col
umns to tell the story of poor, black
Robert Gray, who was turned out to
staTve because he was not good Re
publican. The Boston press should
ring with indignation at this outrage,
but their editorial columns nave no
room for the misfortunes of Robert
Gray. To refer to the facts of his case
would "hurt the party" the party Of
great moral ideas; the party that con-
ferred suffrage upon colored men with
the understanding that they should
vote the Republican ticket. The Re-
publican press of Boston should lay
aside all pretence to fairness, justice
and decency until it brands this law
less and wicked crime done upon the
person of Robert Gray, colored, for
the infamous deed that it was. The
morals of the Boston press have fallen
low, indeed, when it passes by in ST.
lence this open and notorious violation
of the manhood rights Of poor, black
Robert Gray.
Year: 1879

Silently, unobtrusively, as The grass
springs up under our feet, covering
the wide fields with a carpet of green,
so, spontaneously, yet quietly, go the
relief members of the Odd Fellows
Brotherhood among their fellcwcrafts-
men, seeking out the sick and dis
tressed and sending Joy and gladness
into many household and new life
into many despairing hearts by ad.
ministering to the needs of those in
want. Their physicians are ready at
all times to give aid and counsel as to
the best means of healing those who
are ailing. Their nurses are of the
most skillful to be found, selected
with the utmost care, and known to
be of good character, faithful and
watchful.