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Year: 1873

Sunday evening was to have witnessed a
contest of skill and strength between a
picked crew of the Orleans Club and SINH
lar crew of the Pelican Club. For some
reason not yet clearly set forth, the Peli-
cans failed to show up, although the Or
leans boys were on hand with 'ashen
breezes all in hand" Not to disappoint the
lovers of aquatic sport, who had gathe red
in large numbers on the banks of old Mis-
sissippi, the Orleans Club sent out two of
her boats, manned by four oarsmen each.
to show how mile dash might be won and
lost.


The boats sent out were medium barge
and an out rigged sliding seat gig. As the
river was somewhat rough, it was tn ought
by many that the light race boat would
have no play, but the issue belied such be-
lief. Though the crew of the barge did
well, the light gig, yielding easily to Don
nelly's powerful stroke, forged ahead on
the home stretch, and came in an easy win
ner halt boat length.


The Orleans Club is to be compIim ented
on the rapid and vigorous growth of the
association. From the style in which the
crews pulled last Sunday, in what they
facetiously called scrub race, we judge it
would be we'll for the champions to look
out for their laurels.
Year: 1873

many patients and friends of the above
named celebrated medical practitioner to
notice the announcement of his return to
the city, and the reopening of his Office at
No. 8 Rampant street. Standing as he does
so deservedly high as specialist in diseases
arising from physical debility and ex-
hausted vitality, as well as the author Of a
work entitled Manhood" which has run
through several hundred editions, the
doctors coming again among US is both
gratifying to US and interesting to the
afflicted. See his card, which appears in
another column.
Year: 1873

An incident of peculiar significance, which
gave rise to numerous and startling rumors,
occurred in the Fusion convention yester-
day. When Governor Warmoth entered
the hall no notice whatever was taken of
him. After remaining some time and not
receiving the invitation usual in such cases,
to take seat on the platform, he arose and
left, apparently in disgust, and was fol-
lowed by the angry scowl and squint of
some of his recent allies and friends. Why
he was thus snubbed and sighted, while
Messrs. McEuery and Penn, upon entering
the hall, were honored with the best ovation


that the crowd could extort from it's hope
iessnees is connundrum that the knowing
ones even do not pretend to be able to


answer.
Year: 1873

on the steamship Liberty. He goes from
us with many good wishes for his prosperity
and hopes of his speedy return. While
among us he has gained many friends, and
when he shall return to US tull hedged from
Howard University we look to see him do
yeoman service in the cause of truth and
justice here in his own loved State of Lou
isiapa
Year: 1873

In the loomy Fusion convention yester-
day, M r. Egan made very decent speech
on taking the chair, and told the unhappy
few that they fought not to undertake to
prove anything to be true which is not
true"-an admonition that fell upon the
audience as somewhat startling, and which
was received in ominous and significant
Gil
Year: 1873

Parties grow, they are not made.


Forbearance and acquiescence are
excellent virtues.


There are extravaganza and corrup-
tion on every hand.


Massachusetts, gives sixty thousand
less Republican majority than last year.


Who, then have wounded the Re-
publican party? Those who defend ex~
travagance and dishonesty.


Remove the abuses of the civil SER
vice, not here and there, but generally
and upon defined principle.


It is not by what we say when we
wish power, but by what we do when
we have power, that we are judged.


There are many sagacious politicians
who feel that the message of the Presi-
dent and the action of Congress will
either restore or destroy the Republican
party.


Politics are governed by laws which
the common politician, who thinks that
all motives are mean and all men mer-
cenary, cannot possibly comprehend.


1t the Republican party is to be rep.
resented and Congress to be controlled
Year: 1873

The regular annual meeting of the
State Grange of Patrons Of Husbandry
will be held in our city, commencing
Tuesday: Dec. 10th, and continuing
through the 18th and 18th. AS there
are now 372 organized Oranges in the
State, and will be more before the
meeting, and each Grange is entitled to
one delegate, besides which numbers
will bring their wives, and numerous
delegation from other States may be
expected, it will be seen that probably
full 500 persons will be in attendance.
and the accommodations Of our city will
be taxed to their utmost capacity. AS
the hotels which are crowded with
boarders, can accommodate but about
25O additional guests, it will be seen
that it will be necessary for our citi-
zens to open their houses for the recep-
tion Of many Of our visitors. No doubt
they will do this cheerfu)ly, and pre-
serve the reputation Of Faribault for
the exercise Of broad hospitality.
This entertainment, be it understood, is
not asked by the Changers gratuitously,
as they expect to pay their way, and
will accept Of private accommodations
only for the reasons that the hotels are
too limited for the necessities of the
case. We trust, however, that our oit-
izens will meet them in generous spir-
it of welcome, and make their charges
low. A very large and intelligent
body of men, representing one of the
most important organizations Of the
country: will be present at the meeting,
most Of whom will see our city for the
first time, and we trust that nothing
may be lacking to create in them fa-
vorable impression Of its capacities and
the character of its population.


A committee Of Patrons from our
resident Councils will visit our citizens
in about week to obtain information
as to the number each can accommo-
date. They will feel gratifed, however,
if residents will anticipate the necessity
for this call by leaving their names and
a statement of the number of guests
they will receive, at the Republican
Office.
Year: 1873

pense Of the hire, so that the grounds
really cost but little. The female por-
tion Of the household will deli ght to
care for the flowers, and the home and
surroundings will be so attractive that
there will be little excuse for the boys
to spend their time at the village gro
cery They will rather come to take
delight in rendering assistance to their
sisters in caring for the lawn and gar
den: and making their home still more
beautiful
Year: 1873

out some twinges of conscience for al


lowing the mistake to pass and taking


advantage of it.


"My first duty next morning was to


seek some knight of the razor. had


noticed pleasant1ittle shop at no great


distance from the hotel, in my walk the


previous day. Thinking that I should


do no better looking farther, repaired


to that. There was in attendance boy


about twelve years of age, who stated


that his father, the proprietor, had gone


to neighboring city, and would not


return before noon. Without any hes
itation asked for the loan of a razor,


and proceeded to operate on myself.


While thus occupied, the customers be-


gan to present themselves, expressing


great dissatisfaction on learning how


matters stood. Now, although / am


proud man, 1 am not, thank God, eurs-
ed with that species of vanity which


prevents a man from doing certain
kinds of honest labor simply because
they are not genteel. Here an opportu-
nifty offered to at least earn the price
of my breakfast. I took advantage of
it; told the first man that came In, after
1 had completed shaving myself. 1
would shave him, did so. In fact,
did quite brisk business for couple
of hours, and if any of the unfortunate
individuals who came under my hand
had any doubt of my fitness for the
business, they certainly expressed
none. At the expiration of that time
thought had done sufficient, and feel
ing rather hungry, having had no
breakfast, 1 divided the proceeds with
the boy, and prepared to return to my
hotel. But 1 was not done yet As
was brushing my hat, a young dandified
specimen of humanity came in. Re
solved that he should be the last, 1 went
to work on him. When he came to pay
me was, to say the least, somewhat
surprised to see him deliberately pro-
duce my own pocket-book-the one
had lost. Standing on no ceremony, 1
snatched it from his hSnd, and demand
ed in no gentle tone how it came into
his possession.


"Without stopping to reply other
than by a volley of imprecations, as he
reached the door, he tumbled rather
than ran down the stairs into the
street, Waiting for neither hat nor
coat, followed, the pocket-book in my
hand. We measured considerable
ground in short space OF time. On,
on. 1t was a very exciting chase.
Men, boys and dogs joined in the pur-
suit; the cries of stop thief grew loud
er, and increasing. What an uproar
there wasl Suddenly there came flash
of light, sharp and vivid for an instant,
then utter darkness.


A policeman, mistaking me for
thief, had gently tapped me on the
head, as in their usual custom, and with
The usual result, and the thief escaped,
md /, the victim, was apprehended. My
appearance told heavily against me;
but my story being fully eorroberated
by the boy at the barber shop, l was
released.


"Upon examining the wallet l found
ny money intact, and about $3.50 be-
iides. This is all the story.


"Not bad speculation after all"
aid /, as he concluded.


Well, perhaps not. No, it was
lot; but still my advice holds good.
Never place a railway ticket in your
Wallet"
Year: 1873

Dave Mosher, trapper and guide in
the North Woods, had terrific encounter
with North Woods beast last week.
Three miles from Sacondoga Lake
there is wild, rugged pass between
the moutains, known as Black Cat val
ley The mountains on either side are
very steep and rocky, and are cover
&c with a heavy growth of black bal
sam and spruce timber. As the snow
deepens and the weather becomes cold,
many deer and animals take shelter in
that locality.


Among the rest are the rocky martin,
having valuable dark-colored for,
known among the trappers in those re-
gions, as Black Cat" They seldom
move by day, keeping concealed in trunks
of trees or between assures of rocks. Ow-
ing to the uncertainty of finding one
twice in place, and their shyness, it is
quite itficult to trap them. However,
when they become pinched with hunger
they will jump at the bait without hesi-
ton.


A keen, strong, steel trap is set and
covered with snow or leaves directly un-
der dropping branch that the animal
can reach by rearing; upon this is Sc.
cured the bait and in the effort to reach
which is pretty apt to step in the trap.
Then comes season of desperate man
envers, and the only way to hold them
is by having the trap chain attached to
small sapling that will spring and lift
them from the ground. This sleek, fine-
furred animal is about the size of red
fox, and as David used to express it.
they're sassy varmint to get hold
on"


As Mosher was going the rounds of
his traps last week Wednesday, he saw
through the bushes ahead terrific com.
motion under large white birch, where
trap had been set. As he approached,
long, gaunt, twany- -colored, fierce-look-
ing animal, whose wild scr. ans upon
the mountain side, at night, will send
thrill of horror to those who are safe in
the cabin, sprang upon lower limb of
the birch, and bid defiance with glaring
eyes. 1t was driven to desperation by
hunger.


Had David quietly backed out he
could have enjoyed his supper of veni-
son and pancakes. But no; he raised
the old rifle and fired. In one-fourth of
York minute, Bill Stewards exact
time for skinning Mentezuma bullhead
all the clothes upon him would not have
made bib for china doll. He direct.
ly found himself beside log, partly
scalped, with his lower limbs looking as
if they had been through a threshing
machine, while, at the same moment.
with spit and a scream, panther dis
appeared up the mountain side. When
he came up the panther was engaged in
killing and devouring a martin which
was caught in the trap, and his hunger
being partially appeased was the means
of the trapper crawling off with his life.
Advertiser Dec. 2S.
Year: 1873

nature, would be practically impossible
on account of its high oxidizability,
since we see that potassium must be kept
under naptha, or some liquid which con-
tains no oxygen.


If such a metal or agent exists in ma
ture, in all human probability it must
forever remain unknown in its pure
state. If such substance could be found,
it would probably take all that existed
In the world to combust even so small
body of water as Lake Ontario--so we
suppose the world is safe for a while
longer from human attempts to destroy
II
Year: 1873

On retiring from business, wise old
man said 10 his son and successor
Now. my boy, remember that common
sense is the best thing you can bring to
bear on every affair of life except love-
making"
Year: 1873

The man who sat up all night weigh
ing ton of coal with pair of steel
yards and by the pailful, to see that he
had received full weight, thought he was
ahead few pounds, until he remember
ed he had not deducted the weight of the
pail.
Year: 1873

A correspondent of one of our ex-
changes says While in Rochester l met
with Mr. Hebbard, an old resident of
Genesee county, who saw Sam Patch
make his famous jump off Genesee Falls,
thirty or. forty years ago. He says that
jump day was a great day in Rochester
The people gathered for miles around to
see this intermitt ent American jumper,
as he performed his last feat.


Sam Patch had previously jumped
over Niagara. Then, saying "some
things can be done as we'll as Others
he slashed around like Sargent Bates
through the Western part of the State
to back up his proverb. Before his last
jump he bought a big black bear of a
circus man and led him over the turn,
pike to Rochester.


The morning Of the day came Sam
had arrived in town with the black bear
and the crowd rushed into Rochester
from miles around. Twelve o'clock was
the hour to jnmp-to jump a hundred
feet downtown the terrible fall into
the boiling caldron below. A staging
had been built out over the water, and
Sam appeared on the staging dressed in
a sailors fancy jacket. His friends now
took up collection on shore, while Sam
swung his hat and said after jumping
himself, he would return and throw the
bear over Then, amid the eath-like
stiffness, he ran few steps and gave
one leap into the air and fell. cutting
the mist like lead sinker, two hundred
feet into the seething whirlpool. AS he
left the stage his body assumed an OBJ
lique position, lis head foremost, but
above his feet. AS he struck the water
there was dreadful silence, while the
populace awaited with choking breath
his reappearance. One minute-two
minutes-three minutes-and no signs
Of the daring jumper. Then the people
set up loud wail-a long murmur of
! sorrow.


This was the end of Sam Patch.


They say he had been drinking during
the morning, and failed to keep his feet
together and body perpendicular, as on
previous occasions, so when he struck
the water the breath left his body, and
he was knocked senseless. A month or
so aftcrward they found his body away
down below Rochester. driftad upon the
Year: 1873

Miss Sarah Butillion. at the age of
nineteen was an operative in one Of the
cotton mills at Great Falls, n H. Dur
ing a certain June she was called home
to nurse a sister who had fallen sick with
typhoid fever. The sister died, and as
her parents were old and poor, Sarah re-
manned at home to look after the house
hold, Among her effects she had bro't
with her from the factory was parcel
wrapped in a newspaper published in one
of the cotton growing parishes of Louisi-
ana. In this paper she found among
prominent men mentioned as having ia
ken part on public occasion, one who
bore her family name of Butillion. The
name was not common one, and in a
jocose manner she said she had mind to
write to that man and see if she could not
scrape up a relationship. A companion
told her she dared not do it. Partly from
curiosity and partly from love of ad-
venture, and, perhaps influenced slightly
by the banter of her friend, she put the
project into effect She wrote q sensible
modest letter, giving an account of her
family genealogy as she understood it
aud suggested that, as the family name
was not a common one. and that as the
publication of his name had afforded the
only opportunity she had ever enjoyed of
seeing the name in print, it was not i'm
possible that some relationship existed
between them.


In due time Miss Butillion received in
reply a letter, friendly and affectionate,
the writer acknowledging that her father
and himself must be cousins. He wrote
that he had no family of his own, and but
few friends, and he earnestly hoped and
desired that the correspondence thus
opened might be continued Sarah ac
ceded to his request, and a correspond
ence ensued, agreeable and satisfactory tt
both parties. She wrote as a child Nigh
have written to an absent parent, whil
he answered as he might have answered
to daughter. This was kept up for al
most three years. and then Philip Butill
ca1 70 To > L. IL
G had remained unanswered for full thrc
r months, when she received. from an at
torney of Natchitoches, intelligence O
the death of her distant friend and name
sake, together with the information tha
he had left to her by will the whole c
his property, amounting to more tha
100000.


Shortly before receiving this INTEL
gence Sarah had given her hand in ma
g riage to worthy printer of her natiN
e e State, and together they visited the Ian
y of sugar and cotton, where the propert
te was obtained without trouble


We wish there were more Philip Butil
ions and more Sarahs- to hunt them |
and secure their property,-that is,


said Sarabs would select worthy printe
ca as the sharers Of their prosperity.





Prayer is the wing whe,ewlth the SO


flies to heaven.


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Year: 1873

Lawyers at Albany, n. Y, are kick
ing up deal of scandal just now
There is divorce suit "sprouting" in
the case of one whose wife found another
woman in his Office under suspicious cir
cumstances, the other day, and another
limb has been consigned to the lookup
for annoying a Suspension Bridge girl
with his unwelcome attentions. Worst
of all is the case of a prominent" law
yer, who bade his wife and family adieu,
a few days since, and started for New
York with the avowed intention of going
to Europe His banker found he had
largely overdrawn his account, and his
wife discovered things which aroused her
suspicious. The man of money took the
first train for Goeham, and found the
absconding lawyers hotel, where he had
registered himself ''and lady" The
chamber was stormed, and, after many
protestations, the door opened. To his
infinite surprise and grief, the banker
discovered the "lady' to be his own fair
daughter, whom he supposed to be miles
away, at a boarding school. He took
her home, and the lawyer was taken i'll
and did not go to Europe. The affair
has been kept pretty quiet.
Year: 1873

A chin that's never shaved-Urchin.


Example teaches more than precept.


A fop is the tailor's friend and his
own foe.


A man with long head is not very
apt to be headlong.


Helen Josephine Mansfield is studying
for the French stage in Paris.


A Buddhist convent has been suppress
ed in China, and the unclaimed young
ladies are to be married at auction.


Mary Short, of Harrisburg, Pennsyl-
vania, shortened the span of her mas
life with shot gun the other day.


At the last hanging in Pennsylvania,
Miss Cady asked permission to adjust
the fatal moose with her Gown fair
hands


What is the difference between a
crushed hat and the intoxicated son of
wealthy parents ? One is cylinder
stove, and the other is an heir tight.


A slumbering Albany brakeman was
aroused the other night by cry of pain,
and found that he had his wife by both
ears, and was twisting enough to ''brake'
her neck.


This is positively the worst yet: A
California editor, after calling a brother
editor an assassin "liar,'' "thief, y
ETC., winds off by calling him a ''he
school -marm !"


They have got an oil we'll so deep II
Oil City that you can put your ear to Il
and hear the Chinese on the other side
of the earth getting coal into their eel
lars. How is that?


A Maine man was recently run between
the rollers of a paper mill only foul
inches apart. When he came out. h
said he never felt SO fiat in his life
But he has got round again now.


Those Sandwich Islanders are gradu
ally adopting the weaknesses of NOR
favored races. They have a fashion
magazine there now. The summer styl
for both sexes is announced. 1t con
sists of red string around the left leg
just above the knee.


They tried to kill book agent il
Omaha last week He was robbed
thrown into the river. knocked off tn
cars. tossed from high bridge into tn
river again and in two hours he wa
around with an illustrated Bible. try
ing to get subscription out of the al
tacking party.


A Canadian lunatic recently took
little child in skiff and started for th
falls of Niagara, as he said, on voyag
to heaven, being an angel sent for tt
child The father got his rifle and wei
cunning for that angel" and stoppe
him just in time to prevent his chi
from being made one.
A young lady writes to an exchan.
: giving receipt for having fun. 81
says: Invite half dozen boys and cir
S to your house when your pa and ma a
away put half-dollar silver piece in
dish with moiasses an inch deep in it al
i offer it to the boy who gets it with
mouth. The more the boys try to get


the more fun there viii be. That q


surely deserves diploma.
Year: 1873

Thus does the Boston Herald exhibit
one of the phases of sleigh-riding in the
modern Athens: Sometimes gentleman
who has announced to his family that he
is not going to drive ont, makes his ap-
pearance on the mile ground with his
fast trotter and pretty woman seated
by his side. and finds himself chronicled
next morning: GAS Mr.. So-andSo and
his charming wife were whirled along at
tremendous pace by his favorlte gray
horse, Napoleon. :" In such cases the
wife is apt to make the buckwheat cakes
very hot for the husbands breakfast.
Year: 1873

Persons out West who have used corn
for fuel conclude that two bushels of corn
in the ear will create as much heat as
one bushel of coal. What the difference
is when the corn is made into forty
rod is not stated.
Year: 1873

The race unfinished on Friday at White Plains
between the 2:35 horses, which was postponed by
the judges until Monday, was claimed yesterday
by the driver OF Tanner Boy. who had scored two
heats. The horse was logged over the track under
the belief that the race could not be postponed
over one day, and his owner insists that he won
the race and claims The purse.
Year: 1873

JAPAN Is to have great Tndustrial Exposition.
and producers In the Pacific States are preparing
to exhibit evidences Of American progress In sci
ence and art Nothing could be more appropri-
ate. The United States are much more intimately
related to the island empire Of the Pacific than to
the inland and decaying nation Of Austria. II an
appropriation of money to aid such cnuse is Ius-
titable, Japan and not Austria shonld receive the
benefit. The exhibition will doubtless be most
Interesting, and it is to be hoped that the part
which Americans will bear in Il will be sueh as to
convince the Japanese that American agriculture
and American art have been unfairly represented
by the men we have sent among them