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Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

We are prepared TO do the. best.
neatest and cheapest job work on the
shortest notice.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Large stock of Cocoanuts, Chest
nuts. and other kinds, by Stevenson
& Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Highest price in cash for Pots-
toes, bv Stevenson & Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Miss Decie Johusan, OF the OmA-
ha public schools, is visiting with old
and warm friends here.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Leave your orders for Balm Wag-
ons, as several are already sold of car
coming. STEVENSON & Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Best brands of Flour. by Steven
son & Gross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

We have just received a stock of
fine fancy cards and other stationery,
from Snider & Holmes, St. Louis. If
you want any printing done, of any
kind, we are well prepared to do it,
and warrant satisfaction.
- Double Reed, : Stop Organs, for
S95 cash. y. T. SMITH,
BrOwnville.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

The oldest inhAbitant has not
seen as warm nor rainy a winter in
Nebraska as this has been so far.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Balm Wagons will be here in
Few DAYS. STEVENSON & Cross,
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Iron and Wagon Timber; big
stock, by Stevenson & Cross
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

-ClocksI clocks! clocks! at
SHUTS.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27
TIME CARDS.
Daily stage Line south.

Froun Browuvflle 70 Arago. Fails City and RulO
uiu Nemaha City. Aspinwali and - Deroin, con
Meeting with c0uyevAnCeS TO all other points
Leaves H}rovvuville daily Al O'clOck =. m
Arrives a. Br0Enville II O clock q m
&c. HAIRLESS. Proprietor.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27
GO 10 The REGULATOR

For Hardware and Farm Implements,
at No p Main street, BrOwnville.
THOMAS RICHARDS.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Twenty head of thrifty shoats for
sale at $50. All full bloods.
STEVENSON & Cross,
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Best salt, s., by Stevenson &
Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Wood and new corn wanted on
subscription.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27
AN OFFER
will be made by
II. G.. LEIT.

to sell canned goods by the CAN or
CASE. He will assert you up what
you want, at lower rates than ever sold
for before in NEBRASKA.
When you see tire immense stock OF
goods and prices, you will believe.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27
STANDARD WEIGHTS.

The following table shows the number OF
pounds in a busheI Of the various articles
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Nice fitting drawers for gentle
men cut and made at Marsh's.
- Choice Jap Teas, just received, at
Mcpherson
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Another nice lot Of Stoves COM
ing for Stevenson & Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Cloves and IitteHS, at
yNcGee g. Bros.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Hannaford is constantly receiv-
ing new furniture.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Prof. W. Rich, principal of the
Falls City school, and Miss MOllie
FuFnss, his assistant, are spending
the holiday vacation at their homes
in this city.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Apple Cider, by Stevenson &
Trn1n
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Apples, cooking and eating, at
Huddart's.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27
RuckMheat Flour

AT Huddart's Family Grocery Store.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

-Scsrfs. Nubas, Shawls, Blankets,
Wool Lined Boots and Arctic Over
shoes, At COST. at Mcpherson s.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Best job printing done at this Of
3ca
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Are you going to eat oysters with
the "band boys" New Years Eve?
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27
Il. c. LETT

Keeps a full and complete line o
DRUGS and GROCERIES.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- We 60 to press with less than our
usual quantity of readiGg matter.
Our boys" took Christmas in theirs.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Extra copies of THE ADVERTISER
can hereafter be had Of a. ". Nickel.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

= Pure Apple Cider at Huddart's.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27
- Cod Fish, at Huddart's.

- Cod Fish, at Huddart's.
CLOCKS! clocks! clocks! at
SHUTS.
- Machine Needles, by Stevenson
& Cross.
- New and large stock of Boots and
Shoes, at McPherson's.
= If Joe Shutz sells you an article
ofjewelry representing it 70 be gold,
you may depend that it is gold.
Before purchasing your wedding
rings, or your Christmas or New
Years presents, call at SHUTS jewelry
store.
The best jewelry and the greatest
variety, ever offered for sale in Brown
vile, may now be inspected at Shuts
store.
Money to loan on farms.
T. L. SCHICK.
RhNTV to loan on long time. For
III y ~ N i terms apply TO
VIM, E. HOOVER.
- Those ball programmes for the
promenade concert, ball and oyster
supper, are pronounced handsome.
They were printed at this office.
- Nice fitting drawers for gentle
men cut and made at Marsh's.
- Choice Jap Teas, just received, at
McPherson's.
- Prof. W. Rich. principal of the
Falls City school, and Miss Mollie
FuFnss, his assistant, are spending
the holiday vacation at their homes
in this city.
-Ifyou want TO pay corn on sub
scription now is the accepted time.
COOK STOVES: the finest stoves
and cheapest prices, by Stevenson &
Cross.
Mcpherson will begin moving
his stock of goods to the Hetzel room
to-day. Il has been newly and neatly |.
papered and painted, and is now one |
of the fastest rooms in town. Call, /
every body, and see Mcpherson in his I
new quarters.
y For your Harm ness and Saddles, go /
to Bauer's.
- Teas Of ali kinks, best varieties 1
and lowest prices, by Stevenson & 1
Cross.
- We go to press with less than our
usual quantity of readiGg matter.
Our boys" took Christmas in theirs.
- Hannaford is constantly receiv-
ing new furniture.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Ask your neighbors to subscribe
for THE ADVERTISER.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Oueensware lower than ever, by
Stevenson & Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Teas of ali kinks, best varieties
and lowest prices, by Stevenson &
Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27
THE BROWNYILLE MARKETS.
BROWvT1LLE GRAIN MARKET.
STREET IL4REET-PRODUCE

CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOSEPH HUDDAET,
DEALER IN GROCERIES AND PRODUCE.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Are you going to turn overa new
leaf Tuesday?
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

-Ifyou want TO pay corn on sub
scription now is the accepted time.
COOK STOVES: the finest stoves
and cheapest prices, by Stevenson &
Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

a large supply of rubber goods a
Robson 5.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Everything in the family grocery
line al HuGJart's.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Our merchants have done q fair
Christmas trade.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Dress Goods, in endless variety
at Mcpherson s.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Remem Der, when renewing your
subscription, that the price of THE
ADVERTISER is s. 90 a year, to all.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- GROCERIES g full line of the
best, by Stevenson 4 Cross.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Please he prompt in renewing
YOUR. subscription.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Mcpherson will begin moving
his stock of goods to the Hetzel room
to-day. 1t has been newly and neatly
papered and painted, and is now one
of the fastest rooms in town. Call,
every body, and see Mcpherson in his
new quarters.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Double Lounges-St. Joe prices,
at Hannsford
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Choice line Of Pocket and Table
Cutlery. at L. {. LET'S.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Cider vinegar, by Stevenson &
/ Cross.
-Parlor Sets st. Joe prices at
Hannaford's.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

= Three los. Tea for 81. at NickeIl's.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Full line OF sample piece goods at
sIarsh's
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

Stevenson & Cross are the most
liberal advertisers in the city, and are
doing the biggest business.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

California Canned Fruits, at Stro-
/ ble's City Bakery.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

- Ten bushels of corn will pay for
THE ADVERTISER one year.
Nebraska advertiser., 1877-12-27

"Choose your partners" for th'
promenade concert.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15
Published March 6. 1877
CHAPTER "a.

AN ACT authorizing and requiring the farm
mortgage land commissioners appointed I'M
der chapter 446, OF the private and local
laws ofIS6S, TO extend the benefits OF said
act to certain other parties equitably entl-
tied thereto.
The people of the State OF Wisconsin. repre-
sented in Senate aud Assembly do enact as
follows:
Section 1. The Wisconsin farm mortgag
land commissioners appointed under chapter
446 of the private and local laws OF 1858, are
hereby authorized and required TO extend the
benefits of such act to the owners OF property
on the north half OF the southeast quarter OF
section 6, town 70, north of range 8, east, in
the city OF Portage, against whom Judgment
was rendered in the second Judicial circuit oil
this State, in an action commenced to ioreelOse
certain mortgages executed to the La Crosse *
Milwaukee r. K. company.
Section 2. Hon. Joshua J. Guppey, county
Judge of Columbia county, is hereby appoint
ed trustee to act in behalf OF the persons who
are specially named or designated as enti-
tied to present claims under this act and
the said commissioners are hereby required
to recognise hisauthority to so act IN their be-
halt.
Section 3. For the purpose OF enabling the
said trustee to present the claims contempla-
ted by this act, the provisions of said chapter
446, OF the private and local law OF 1868, are
hereby extended TO the first day Of November,
1877.
Section 4. The provisions of said act are also
extended as aforesaid, Tor the purpose OF allow
ing said commissioners to consider and allow,
mill said first day OF November, 1877, any
other claims Justly coming within the provls-
ions ofthis act.
Section 5. This act shall take effec. and be
in force from and after ITS passage and publ
cation.
Approved March /, 1877.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15
Curious Facts About Spiders

Some curious observations regard
ing spiders have lately been communi-
Gated to the French Academy OF Science
by Father BabaZ, who has been fifteen
wears engaged in these researches. 1t
happened one day as he was reading
in the garden that small spider light
ed upon his book and crawled over the
very line he was reading. He tried to
blow it away, but instead of letting It
self be carried away by the blast it
raised its abdomen and swung itself up
to a leaf overhead. This appeared
strange, as there was no thread to be
seen. Our observer caught the spider
again, put it on his book. and repeated
the experiment, which ended In the
same result. He caught it once more,
and this time put himself directly in
the sun, with the insect on level
with his eyes. In this position he at
length discovered the evolution per-
formed by the little creature. On re-
ceiying the blast it raised its abdomen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15

ment of the committees was the adoption OF
the following resolution offered by Senator
Grover OF Oregon:
Resolved. That the thirteen memorials
here presented to the Senate by Hon. J. H..
Mitchell, purporting to be signed by 369 eitl-
zens OF Oregon, reciting that it was current
ly reported and generally believed that the
election OF l.. +. Grover, as Senator Of the
United S ates, was procured by bribery, cor
ruption and unlawful means, in the Legisla-
ture OF the State OF Oregon and that said l..
+. Grover did ccrruptly and traudulently is
sue certificate OF election TO one T. A: Cronln
I s Presidential elector, on December 9th,
SIG; and that said L. f. Grover did bear
ialse witness before q committee on or about
January 9th, 1877, be now referred TO the
committee on privileges and elections, who
shall thoroughly investigate and report upon
the foregoing charges, with power to send ior
persons and papers.
The Senate OH the 10th met and con.
firmed all OF President Hayes, Cabinet APP
pOintees Key was confirmed tor postmaster
General by a vote OF "a to 2, the negative votes
being cast by Democrats. The vote on
Schurz's nomination was fOrty-four iOI
confirmation and two against. The
vote on Evarts' nomination was about the
same. Quite a number OF Senator's on both
sides abstained from voting, and few ne
gative votes in each instance were cast by
Democrats. Senator Cameron, OF Pennsyl.
vania, voted tor Evarts, Schurz and Key, re.
marking his vote for Evarts was under whai
he regarded as instructions, his committee on
foreign relations having instructed linn to re-
port favorably. Mr.. COnkling RETAINED iron
voting On Evarts. The nomination of George
". McCrary to be Secretary OF War, Richard
w. Thompson, Secretary OF Navy and Charlie:
Devens 10 be Attorney General, were con
6rmed without the roll call, or even divi
sion.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15
No Blue Laws, Either.

1t has been known for some years to
those familiar with the history of New
England, that the surprising tumble of
absurd enactments known as "the
Blue Laws of Connecticut were in
fact, never on the statute hooks of
that colony or any other, but were in
vented by renegade pdrsOn, Rev.
Samuel Peters, who ran away from
home, where his genius for fabrica-
ton was not rewaId ed, TO England,
where he issued his "Blue Laws, and
got very good living by slandering
his native land. To puncture Peters
forgeries so that they will never again
have credence, j. Hammond Trumbull,
one of our most trustworthy historians,
has Just issued a brochure giving the
bogus 'BIue Laws of that romancer,
and contrasting them with the most
rigid and unreasonable of the genuine
colonial statutes of that early time. He
shows with what insane carelessness
the most famous historians have ac-
cepted Peters Revised Statutes as a
true version, forbidding man to kiss
his wife on Sunday. and forbidding a
woman TO make beds or kiss her child
on a Sunday or fast day. The real
laws of the Connecticut colony were
bad enough for they prescribed modes
OF worship and forms of doctrine,
and prohibited all Sunday travel, ex.
cept to and from church, and then the
horse must never go out of walk I;
but DR.. Trumbull shows that the con-
temporary laws of England, Massa-
chuSetts and New York were worse
. q rA,,-anfin,rA ov,I Iot
after EpiscOpalians were permitted to
worship in New Haven, Presbyterian
minister was thrown into Jail in New
York for preaching sermon and bap-
tiZing a child, while prisoners in this
city were tortured to compel confess
sion and capital offenders were tied up
in a sack alive and drowned IN the
North River. The fact is that the big
oted and harsh spirit of that age af-
fected alike all contiguous commune
ties, and Connecticut, without being
crueller than other colonies. was prob
ably just as bad. Peters, however. can
be mustered out. As a historian he
is not worthy even TO stand by the side
of that imaginative historian of the
Revolutionary war, PaTson Weems, the
amiable fabricator, who vOuches for
WashingtOn's filial virtue ana his IA
nous Ratchet, for Putnam's wolf cap
ture, for Ethan Aliens devout remark at
the gates of sold IT.. I" for Marion po-
tato feast with the British officer, and
for numerous other delightful episodes
that never happened. Weems told only
those incidents which ought to have
been true; Peters seems TO have been
a wanton libeler. No Blue Laws! One
by one disappear before the hand of
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15
Chandler AMI Sehnrr

EX-Secretary Chandler called togeth-
er the clerks OF the Interior Department. on
the 18th, and formally turned over the de-
partment to his successor. He made a brief
speech, recOunting some of the abuses he had
eradicated, and commencing the employees
under his charge.
Secretary Sehurz responded 70 Mr.. Chandler
as follows:
think am expressing the general opinion
Oi the country when say you have succeeded
in placing the Interior Department in far bet
ter condition than i had been Tor years, and
that the public is indebted 10 you.for the very
energetic and successful work You have ser
formed. euter upon the arduous duties with
which have been entrusted with an earnest
desire TO discharge them eOnscientiously,
and l shall be happy when leaving the
Department to have achieved as good 3
reputation for practical efficiency as you have
won.
Turning TO the clerks and heads OF bureaus,
Secretary Schurz continued:
Gentlemen, l desire to say to you that |
intend TO conduct this Department on
business principles, and YOU may be assured
l do not bring into my Official relations with
You the least possible personal feelings,
and hope you Will serve the country as faith
fully and efiectually under my admin.stra-
ton as | know you have under that OF my
predecessor.
Subsequently General Schurz and Mr..
Chandler had private conference, ( hich
asted Tor half an hour, alter which the
new Secretary received number OF visitors
who called 20 pay their respects. Mr.. Chan
der viii remain in Washington for some time
o come
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15

and In 50 doing projected a thread of
uncomfortable tenuity to considerable
distance, and raising itself in the air
disappeared from view. This unex-
pected discovery induced Father Babaz
to examine the question thoroughly !:
Every spider that came in his way had
to contribute something toward his re-
searches, and in this way he at length
ascertained fact hitherto unknown
to patuIalists-yi VIZ. that most spiders
possess not only the faculty of spin
ming a thread, hut also that of project
ing one, or several, sometimes of a
length of five or six metres, which
they use to traverse distances with,
and afiix their threads to a given
point; they seem to feel for the place
where 1t is most desirable to fix it..
Certain spiders, the Thomisa buta. for
instance, will eject bunch of threads
which, curling up in the air and shin.
ing in the sun with various hues, give
the insect the appearance of peacock
displaying its tail. But this is not all;
spiders can fly and swim in the air,
though they are heavier than alcohol.
To perform this feat they turn their
back to the ground and keep their legs
closely folded upon their body, and in
this posture sail about in perfectcease
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15
Wisconsin Legislature.

w lScOllSiI Legislature.
In the Senate, on the 9th, bills were
passed amending the law preventingt the hunt
| ng OF deer with dogs; authorizing change of
the place OF trial in certain cases; codiying the
law relative to garnishee proceedings;to distri-
| butte more equally the burdens OF taxation !;
| in relation to inquests OF the dead amending
the law relative to gathering agricultural
state statistics; exte ldng the time for the
construction OF the North Wisconsin rail-
road one year and for the construction of a
bridge across the st. Croix river IN Buffalo
county.
In the Assembly, on the 9th, the
vote by which the bill to appropriate one thou
| sand dollars to the Northern Wisconsin Ag-
| ricultural and Mechanical ASSOCIATION was re-
fused third reading was reconsidered and
concurred in. The vote by which the bill
appropriating two thousand dollars TO the
State Agricultural Society was refused third
reading was reconsidered and concurred in,
| reducing the same to one thousand The
Senate bill providing uniform system OF
| school text books was considered under sus-
| pension OF the rules. Mr.. Hamilton, although
a friend OF the principles OF the bill, thought
it as amended in the Senate unconstitutional,
and on his motion il was laid on the table by
a vote of SO to 81.
In the Senate on the eth assembly
bills were concurred in providing for the es :
Enlistment of a Hospital and School for i'm
| beetle, idiotic or feeble minded children; re-
lating tn dam across the Little Wolf river.
| Providing for recording lands OF Wisconsin
| Farm Mortgage Land Company; enabling
| Adams county to dispose OF certain lands;
relating to hawkers and peddlers. The bill
relating to the election of superintendent OF
schools was indefinitely postponed. The con-
terence committee report, apprOpriating ST.
600 to the State Agricultural Society was
agreed to.
| In the Assembly on th2 18th Senate
bills were concurred in to amend chapter 1852,
laws of 1872, authorizing county boards OF
| supervisors to levy special tax for county
road purposes, and to amend chapter 229,
laws OF 1874; relating to the Sturgeon Bay
and Lake Michigan ship canal, and to amend
the act incorporating the company; to amend
section IS, chapter 1870, laws of 1868, to pro-
vide for levying State tax of S263, 875 for the
| year 1877; amendatory of chapter 10, laws OF
1878, to provide for the improvement of yell
low river for log-driving purposes. The
Assembly bill was passed to prohibit persons
travelling on business ofthe State from charg-
ing railway expenses while using free
| ass.
The Legislature adjourned sine die
on the Sth. During the session OF the Legis.
lature there were introduced III bills-455 in
theEAssembly and 262 in the Senate-of which
30l became laws. OF these laws passed, 1876
originated in the Assembly, and 1l6 in tie
| Senate. The number OF laws passed by the
Legislature OF 1876 was Ala. Eleven joint res
olutions and thirteen memorials to Congress
were passed this session.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-03-15
Published March 6. 1877.
CHAPTER o.

AN ACT to amend section l, chapter 81, of the
laws OF 1876, entitled "An act for the pre-
servation OF duck and other wild fowl. ~
The people of the State OF Wisconsin, repre-
sented in senate and assembly, do enact as
follows:
Section l. Section one, of chapter %, of the
general laws OF 1876, is hereby amended so
as to read as follows: II shall not be lawful
for any person at any time, or in any place
upon any OF the waters OF lake Klshkonorg,
or Rock river, in the counties OF Rock, Dane
and Jefferson, in this state TO shoot at, catch,
kill, wound, destroy, or to pursue any duck
or other wild fowl, while bedded in tiocks or
their ieedingor roosting grounds, by the aid
means or use OF any float, punt boat, snoak
boat, or similar device or structure, however
known or called or to shoot at or pursue by
any aid or means whatsoever, any such duck
or other wild fowl, between the hours of eight
O'Clock in the afternoon and three O'Clock
in the forenoon of the following day;
nor shall 1t be lawful for any person to build,
or to use, for the purpose o.
hunting or shooting duck OF
other wild fowl, upon any OF the lakes, rivers
streams or marshes in this state, any sunkeu
or floating boxes or batteries, or any other
similar device or structure, however known
or called, or to sail Tor any wild towl of any
kind in, or shoot at them from any vessel
propelled by steam or sail for from any
boat or other structure attached 10 the same
Section 2. This act shall take effect and bt
in teree IRON and alter its passage
Approved March l. 1871