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Year: 1878

Last week hunter named Jacob
Farquarson, while passing through the
forest between White Fish Lake and
Black Trout Lake, near the head wa
ters of the Cadawaska River, encoun-
tered puma, or American panther.
He came across the carcass of a deer,
which he stopped to examine and found
1t to be the remains of large upland
Cariboo. While looking at it he heard
a noise at some distance off among the
tree tops. Shortly after the sounds
were repeated, aud, on looking up, he
saw large animal leaping from tree to
tree toward the spot where he stood.
He was armed with a Ballard rifle, and
as soon as the beast came near enough
he fired at it, when, to his surprise and
alarm, the brute sprang from the tree
directly at him. In the meantime the
hunter had rapidly reloaded, and hav-
ing jumped aside aud behind a large
pine, before the infuriated animal could
recover for a second spring he gave it
another bullet. Both shots had taken
effect, as was afterwards discovered.
but neither in "a vital part. After the
second shot, the puma turned and DART
ed with a roar at the hunter, who drew
long, keen7edged hunting knife, and


With his back against tree awaited his
enemy. The enIaged animal sprang
at him and fastened its long curved
claws into his shoulder, when he drove
the knife repeatedly to the biltl into it's
breast. Both came to the ground to-
gether, but the struggle did not last
long, for the huge animal, weakened
Year: 1878

The Providence Journal says 1.-THE
time has come for the inevitable baby
carriage. A generation ago these
things were little more than baskets
screwed on to axles without springs.
Then came protest, originally from
physicians, against trundling the little
ones over the pavements in vans which
would rack the bones and addle the
brains of the toughest man. Out of
this discussion the modern baby carri-
age was evolved, and, as at first con-
structed was provided with real springs,
and, if used with ordinary care, did not
endanger life. Gradually the springs
have given way to rigid strips of iron,
initiating springs, leaving the carriage
as unfit and dangerous as wheelbar-
row for the delicate mission of trans
porting an infant over rough crossings
and along the average sidewalk. The
baby's tissues will not bear much jolt
ing. Its brain is gelatinous, and even
its bones soft. Nature has made its bed
in the mothers arms and on the moth
er's breast. To change this for spring
less cart is almost murder. Let any
man or woman try riding a short dis
tance, on the smOOthest road, in wag-
on without springs. The jar will be
found tatiguing and soon become pain
full. The Intervention of a cushion or a
pillow does not ease it much. If any
parent wishes to get baby carriage
for child whose life is worth insuring,
let him or her buy none in which the
body pressed by the hand does not rise
and fall easily on its springs"
Year: 1878

Restless people who think by emigra-
tion to better their fortunes will do well
to read this plaint of farmer who went
to southern California to make his for
tune. He says: Don't come to Los
Angeles county. The lands are owned
mostly in large bodies by nonresident
capitalists, who obtained them when
they were comparatively worthless,
from the natives, or otherwise, for a
mere nothing, and who manage to avoid
the high taxation such as the men of
small quantities of land have to pay,
and therefore are enabled to hold them


The lands in this comfy are too high
for farmers to pay the prices and make
anything on them. l know these facts
from the saddest experience. l came
here IA few years ago from Illinois, pur-
chased 40 acres of what l thought the
finest land L ever saw, at $50 per acre.


1t was covered with the most luxuriant
growth of vegetation, just as the whole
country is now, after the winter rains.
| paid one-third cash, built me house,
improved the place for my future home,
and the deferred payments were left on
one and two years time at one and ii
half per cent. interest. l expected
from the looks of the country to pay for
my place out of my crop the first year
and have my family comfortably stu
ated at home but August came and
my corn was burnt up and | became Il
total wreck. l lost all had paid, all
my improvements, all my work, and
to-day | am here among strangers with
wife and helpless children depending
on my daily labor for support, when
there is no work to be had. But l am
not alone, there are hundreds that have
lost all they had in the same way, and
there is more real suffering to-day in
Los Angeles county than in your entire
state among the farmers. And right
here l would say to you who have little
homes upon which you can make a
scant living for your children, do not
leave them and come to Los Angeles
county. There is more dissatisfaction
in this county to-day among the disap-
pointed hOme-seeker and sufferers than
any county that l have seen and great
many would go back to where they
could support their families if they
could get back. The climate here is
fine and healthy, and that is the best
lnducement offered by this country to
the eastern people to come to it, but
there are drawbacks which largely
overbalaDce this advantage.
Year: 1878

The perils of the personal Column,
which is feature of many of our city
papers, have had recent unhappy il
lustratiOn out in Ohio. Sometime ago
the 19-years- old daughter of well-to-
do fan mer near Cleveland idling over a
Cincinnati paper became interested in
the fascinating mysteries of the "per-
sOnals." There was a specie of strange
ness and romance about them that ex-
cited her Imagination. One of them in
particular, which solicited correspond
ence with some young lady, appealed
to her fancy. She hesitated, and then
in adventurous mood sat down and
briefly answered it. A reply came
promptly, dated from Chicago. 1t was
fiattering and respectful, and the chiro-
graphy was very beautiful. A cores
pOndence ensued, and the mutual
warmth of expression increased with
each succeeding letter. The vanity of
the simple country girl was tickled to
think that at last she had Il real city
beau, and when one day he appeared at
her home clad in the most fashionable
city apparel, her cup of triumph ran
over at the contrast of his appearance
with the hOmely, awkward country fell
lows upon whom hitherto her cOQuet-
ries had been bestowed. The old folks
were disposed to be dubious about this
flash young chap from the city, who
talked so plausibly, and so boldly sued
for their daughters hand, but finally
gave their consent to the marriage.
Then the united couple ioyously sped
for the city, carrying with them gen
erous purse bestowed upon the young
wife by her father. The sequel is sad
and short. Two months later the wife
sought her fathers home a tired, care
worn woman. Her precious husband
proved to be a gambler. He speedily
squandered all his wife's money, and
then she found herself the victim of
cruel want, and fortunate it was that a
good country home was open to receive
the disconsolate waif. The girls hus-
band, one Wilson, was formerly a stock
broker with promising prospects, but
gambling ruined all, and his heartless
ruse of the newspaper personal was but
the cunning venture of a desperate man
to obtain the means of indulging his
besetting vice. Doubtless it will be
repeated, however, and some other silly
girl done for in a way like this Ohio
farmers daughter.
Year: 1878

was conclusive evidence to me that it
was the ashes that saved my plums.
When L first commenced the ashes my
brother told me that l would not sue
ceed, that he made sure of saving his
plums by placing a sheet under his
trees and shaking the little Turks off of
his trees and catching them on the
sheet and killing them. But when
plums were ripe l had plenty and he
had none.r
Year: 1878

by the loss of blood from the bullet and
knife of Farquarson, soon turned over
dead. The animal, which is quite rare
in Canada now, was one of the largest
size, measuring nine feet from the nose
to the extremity of the tail.-OttaaUa
Press.
Year: 1878

w The most melancholy recent illus
tratiOn of the fact that the country is
provided with too many newspapers is
furnished by the late Worcester Press.
The Gazette of that city alleges that
not less than 100000 of democratic
money has been sunk in the effort to
establish an organ, and for this snm
there remain but one or two thousand
dollars worth of secondhand printing
material. But apparently experience
enough has been gotten out of the ven-
ture to last Worcester for some time.
An effort to renew the Press as an inde-
pendent newspaper with religious
tone and backing has signally failed.
The survival of the fittest is going to
govern the future of American Journal
ism, and mole newspaper deaths in
massachusetts,, and an alarming NOR
tality among the journals of the coun-
try, may be confidently looked for
Springfield Republican. .H
Year: 1878

You deserve to suffer, and ifyou lead
n miserable, unsatisfactory life in this
beautiful world, Is is entirely your own
fault and there is only one excuse for
you,-your unreasonable prejudice and
skepticism, which has killed thousands.
Personal knowledge and common sense
reasoning will soon show you that
Green's August Flower will cure you
Of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with
all its miserable effects, such as sick
headache, palpitation of the heart, sour
stomach, habitual costiveness, dizziness
of the head, nervous prostratiOm, low
spirits, &c. Its sales now reach every
town on the Western Continent and
not Druggist but will tell you OF its
wonderful cures. You can buy II Sam
pie Bottle for 10 cents. Three doses
will relieve you.
Year: 1878

DEAR TRAysoRIPT When | saw that you
did not publish my letter last week, was
mad; and when l considered had used up q
half quire Of paper before could make it suit
me. / was just on the eve Of going on the war
path for you; but the paper did not cost me
anything, as had written it in Lindsey 3
office and on his paper, used one Of bis envelopes
and purloined three cent postage stamp out
Of his drawer to pay the postage; 50 | con
eIuded to gubside and try you again Editors
don't always have 80 much room as some pee
Die think they have. And that reminds me Of
4 little story. When Moss was running the
Pike here, dropped into his office one after
noon and found him tipped back in his big
chair, his feet elevated upon the top Of bis desk,
and pipe in his mouth. ''Just the man l
wanted to see,i said the Editor as ! entered,
II want YOU to write me an article upon the
Internal improvements needed in Chesapeake
Cityn | told him 'all right" got half
quire Of printing paper out Of convenient
bile, sharpened lead pencil and went to work
Moss eyed me a little wheRI reached the enu
Of the first page, and suggested that Il
would be we'll not to make the article TOO
lengthy. replied that had only noted the
advantages Of one grist mill, 50 far, and was
lust now about 10 tackle Iager-beer brewery
Then stop, said Moss don't write an
other line. IF takes three columns OF matter
for YOU to tell how much we need grlst mill,
the New York Herald wouldn't begin to hoid
what YOU know about the advantages we
would derive from brewery" Ever since
that day, there has been a GOODNESS between
Moss and the writer.


IN the way Of news I haven't much to tell
YOU, this week. told you in my last about
Tie town election and how the ''bloated bond
holders ticket walked over. the ''poor mems
ticket and laid tile poor men" out as cold,
political corpses. But this is notnew They
always do it.


WIN. Lindsey is still driving brisk lumber
trade. Fishermen are about winding up Tor
tile season and have had bad luck. The con
cert at Masonic Hall, Wednesday evening Of
last week. was success. Sanford played
ttten nights in bar-room'' to a large au-
dience on Saturday night.


we now have two mails day. The long
bridge i still favorite resort for lovers The
10. S. Marshall Of your State has been here
summoning witnesses in the Caulk case. Trade
il lively on the canal Times are hard, and
10 cent plates Of ice cream are no larger than
they were last season. Yours,


HIGH BRIDGE.
Year: 1878

The stCelebrated South Carolina Jubilee
Singers''-ten in number-were here during
this week and gave two concerts in Town
Hall. A large audience listened to them Mon
day night, and a fair audience was present on
Tuesday night The entertainment was fair,
but might have been better; and was seeming
" conducted without system or head


The programme on the first night was not
followed, but was merely touched in places
No programme was given on the second night
and the singing was better. A number Of the
singers have musical talent and good voices,
but they need the restraining influences Of a
good leader who will prevent them from effer-
yescing with too much 'niggerism" at future
concerts. In pecuniary point Of view the af-
fair was not a success however, the gentle
men who lent their names to the venture did
not expect to realize money out Of it, but felt
a great desire to hear the troupe before its de-
parture for Europe. It will probably be some
time before the celebrated South Carolina
Jubilee Singers visit Middletown again, and
we can safely say to those who did not CO.
YOU have missed something good
Year: 1878

bonds, bummers-too idle to work, too
indolent. even, to become great cri:ni.
nsls.' will be said by those who love the
heather better than their fellow white
men. The reporter could not believe.
- he gla1Ded ct the stalwart frame of
the tramp before him. and gazed into
his honest. manly face. and thought of
his story, of his many wanderings in
search of that labor which would still
preserve his manhood, that they were
oil SO low and wretched rs they are too
often painted. He could not help but
recall to mind the story told him by an
old sea captain. whose good ship Ata-
lanta lay in New Work harbor many
years Ago waiting for crew. Among
others who presented themselves Is
specimens OF hardy tArs whose calling
bad taken them into every port in the
world, was one very ragged and played
ont LOCKING individual. He did not
have that salt sea air about him that
was 50 readily noticed in the others,
and on being questioned in regard to it
by the captain. acknowledged that he
was not q sailor. He was at once
grufay told by the captain that he dii
not want landlubbers aboard and above
all such


WEIGHED LOOKING DEVIL


As he was. At this juncture, as he was
leaving the deck, the mate, attracted
by . certain something in the mans
countenarce, advised the captain to take
and try him. The captain Laughed at
the ides, the mate grew more earnest,
and finally the captain consented. simp-
ly requesting the mate to give him q
good cleaning up. He did SO. The
next morning the ship sailed. and in ell
that crew there was not more willing
sailor. It was not his last voyage with
Captain NJ, and to-day that mao,
who. - the mate expressed it, was
simply run down. is the captain of one
of the largest vessels now in the hsr-
Dor Of San Francisco. So much for
appearance. Oh. il these hosts Of
worshipers of hollow religion. the
Humerous travelling mounteba H. and
the many others who boast of theiru
fervent Christianity. would initiate in
any form some of the glorious acts of
the meek and lowly Savior. could point
to even Que being, one poor. wornout
tramp. but single fallen angel whose
degraded condition they had bettered.
or whom they had endeavored to bene-
1T in any manner!


How vast would be their influence
over the great majority CT thinking
men, what an earnejt and devoted con-
gregation they could gather around
them and what untold misery could
they thus united not ameliorate: Un-
der their kindly influence crime, power
ty and trampism would soon disappear
from . land 20 gloriously blessed.
Year: 1878

CHARLESTON, May 16.-It has been rrl-
mored during the past two days that special
agent had arrived here from the North to eff
feet the organization Of all Irishmen in SYM
pathy with the Fenian movement. to be held
in readiness to invade Canada in the event of
war between England and Russia The KEY
note OF the movement is the old adage that
"England's peril Is Ireland's opportunity"


The operations of the supposed agent are
SO secretly conducted that no clue could at
first be obtained as to the truth of the rumor
After dlilgent inquiry reporter found that
its origin was due to the arrival here of a
gentleman from the State of Tennessee by the
name OF OGallagher, who was seen on sew
eral occasions in close conversation with lead
ing lrishmen and workingmen of this city.


OGallagher, having circulated his views in
a quiet way, among the element of the COM
munity which he proposed to act In concert
with, held meeting where the object of his
visit was set FORTH and all persons present
pledged to, secresy Nothing more than this
could be learned concerning the meeting.
O'Gallagher refused to give any inform alton
as to the object of his visit, and those who
have been seen with him are equally uncom-
municatiye.


From other sources sufficient Information
was obtained to make it appear that OGalla-
CHER Is no less than special agent of the
Nationalist or Communist party, which has
already gained such headway in the West and
Northwest. He Is not expected to meet with
much success in this State
Year: 1878

undertook the task In order to illustrate the
ease with which one may sing when employ
ing the methods Of vocalization In which she
has been educated. She Is step-daughter Of
the late Mr.. Bellew, the English elocutionist,
ings in this country, and he taught her how
to organize her forces and employ her voice
so rs to experience the least fatigue possible.
Yesterdays exhibition was only rehearsal,
Mrs. Giles proposing to repeat her perform
ance publicly on the thirtieth OF this month.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, May 16.-The bill reported to-
day In the Senate by Mr.. Ingalls,, from the
Committee on the District of Columbia. pro-
viding q form OF government for the District,
differs from the House bill by vestng the ap-
pontment OF the commissioners of the Dis
trict In the President. with the consent of the
Senate. One commissioner shall be an officer
of the Engineer Corps, and the other two shall
have been actual residents of the District for
three years next preceding their appointment.
The term Of office for these commissioners Is
to be three years, but the two first appointed
shall be appointed for one and two years re-
spectively.


The advisory council provided for In the
House bill is omitted, and the estimates OF
the commissioners are to be approved
by the Secretary of the Treasury
The estimates are then to be submitted to
Congress, who shall appropriate 80 per cent
of the amount which they shall approve.
The rate OF taxation Is not to exceed So In the
cities of Washington and Georgetown and
81 80 in the country. The bill further pro-
vides for the payment Of the interest upon
the 365 bonds and the creation OF a sinking
fund for their final redemption by the Secre
tary Of the Treasury, and the amount SO dis
bursed by the Secretary shall be credited as d
part of the appropriation Of 80 per cent.


Contracts for the repair or construction Of
streets avenues, alleys or sewers are to be
given to the lowest responsible bidder, after
advertising for proposals In one newspaper
In New York, Philadelphia and Washington.


The bill provides for the election of con-
gressional delegate, who shall have the quail
ification of voters in the district These quail
ifications consist In residence In the District
Of Columbia for two years and the respective
precinct for six months prior to the election.
Year: 1878

An Ohio lawyer holds that a
father who prevents his daughter
from marrying the man she loyes is
liable to a lawsuit and heavy
damages. Wed like to- see q father
who'd think Of preventing such a
thing.
Year: 1878

LONG ISLAND SHOOTING CLUB vs.. NASSAU GUN


CLUB


For the fourth time selected teams Of the Long
Island Shooting Club and the Nassau Gun Club met at
Dexers Park. yesterday to compete at pigeon shoot
ing The match this time was for ive men from each
club to shoot at fifteen birds each, from hve traps,
thirty yards rise Better birds were never put In
trap. They fast and contrary wind puzzled the
shooters, and it. is not too much to say that the
best professional could scarcely have beaten the
score Of the best amateur yesterday the conditions
being the same The shoot was commenced at two
O'Clock, Mr.. Wynn Of the Long Island Club leading
with well killed bird from tho first bare Scovcr,
captain of the Nassau Gun Club team. followed with
a "rniss." The shooting went on with Long Island
steadily leading until they had shot their fifteenth
round when tho Long Island Club was sixteen
ahead. That moro birds were not killed
was owing their being very wild and fast flyers and
many falling dead out of bounds. The traps were
well handled by Mr.. O. 4. Doxter, and the birds were
well trapped and retrieved by the retriever OF
the Long Island Club Grounds.


The following is o summary of the shoot


DExTER's PARK, L. l., Nov. 6.-Match at pigeon
shooting between five members of the Long Island
Shooting Club and Ave members OF the Nassau Gun
Club shot at Is birds each from traps. 30 yards
RISE 30 yards boundary. Long Island Shooting Club
rules. Two barrels.
Year: 1878

vided only on the question OF whether there shall be
currency made uncertain in value by being redeem
able in gold and silver which will be carried out OF
the country commodity when it is more valuable
other for other than it is to
sumption, which. in my Judgment. is sure to come.
will settle that division of opinion, but not until the
trial has worked infinite mischief.


MONEY THE ONLY ISSUE.


In answer TO question as TO why he did not dis
cuss the financial question on the stump more me
quently. General Butler repled:-'1 confined myself
to the discussion of the action of money to the part
that capital had played In arranging the currency
as to cause the present distress. without regard
hard soft, it is termed And then
conne myself to State issues because in my letter OF
acceptance had called upon all men. without distinc-
tion of party and without agreeing with me In my
financial other opinions, to come together to sus-
Of he ss
myself bound to follow out that line of the campaign
However the leader of the republican party and OF
the Faneuil Hall party refused to take those issues
and their newspapers declared that the only Issue
money and brought their orators from other
States who could not have known, of course one
word about State discuss that question
This necessitated my asking two gentlemen OF national
prominence to come into the State TO aid me ana
others who had discussed the financial question IN
Maine, and who versed in the affairs OF this
State to meet in as large degree as possible TINS
their allies upon that topic. The real question OF
finance has not yet been discussed in this State put
will be hereafter when it becomes the proper issue De-


ARE REPUBLICANS AFRAID OF REFORM,


CoRREsPoSDENT-Do You believe that the repub-
lcan party will take the and institute the reforms
you demand in the State government?


General BuTLER--By no means They cannot do 80.
There is source Of corruption in the govern
ment they dry up without throwing off their ad-
herents who, when that is done, will expose Others
This will render the party so odous that they Will
not be able to carry out any reforms There will
probably be some attempt to shift taxes from the
State to persons corporations, but that Will De
only changing the from the people and putting
them ON to corporations-simply change OF the
burden, but ahording no relief at all.


READY AGAIN.


CoRREsroNDENT-Do you mean to keep up the night
or retire from politics?


General BUTLER-I have already said in the little
address which delivered to my neghbors on the
night Of the election that proposed to devote the re-


ainder OF my life to the service Of the people they
demand it. came forward in this campaign at the
demand Of the people. and should do the same
thing again and again. see some OF
the republican papers say am ''dead"-poltically
dead. I am glad they think SO. If they do they viii
go in their Of Expressing the people both in
the State and In the nation, and they do will show
them the hveliest corpse at funeral they have ever
heard Of Personal defeat to me is nothing
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