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The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-10

Commission Merchant and Purchasing Agent.
is prepared 20 make purchases in New York
and other cities, on order, Of AN goods. jeweIry,
groceries, etc, on commission OF per cent. for
5. Of l. and 10 per cent. for others outside OF
the order. West India preserves and Mexican
conserves. Address p. o. station "D," New
York city.
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-10

J. NJ. Sheppard, OF the Baker City
Democrat, is not disposed to bear mall
ice nor be unreasonable. Though de-
feated candidate for State printer he is
willing to accept as a solace for his dis
the position OF United
States Senator. Magnanimity in Polit-
ieal matters is as refreshing as it is rare.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

not difficult. Dread of displeasing my
wife or hurting her feelings was upper
most in my mind. What would be her
anxiety as hour after hour passed on
and did not return What would the
rest of the household think as the after
noon passed and no blackberries came ?
What would be her modification when
the news was brought that her husband
had been eaten up by a bear cannot
imagine anything more ignominious than
to have husband eaten by bear"
(Then he arranged his epitaph, and tried
how it would look in English and Ger
man. All this time-)
"The bear was coming on. He had
in fact come on. judged that he could
see the. whites of my eyes. All my SUBJ
sequent reflections were confused. rails
cd the gun, covered the bears breast
with the sight, and let drive. Then [
turned and ran like deer. did not
hear the bear pursuing. l looked back.
The bear had stopped. He was lying
down. l then remembered that the best
thing to do after having fired your gun
is to reload it. slipped in charge,
keeping my eyes on the bear. He never
stirred. l walked back suspiciously.
There was quiver in the hind legs, but
no other motion. Still he might be
shamming Bears often sham. To make
sure, | approached and put ball into
his head He didn't mind it now he
minded nothing. Death had come to
him with a merciful suddenness. He
was calm in death. In order that he
might remain so, blew his brains out
and then started for home. l had killed
bear p
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

According to Prof. G. Brown Goode,
instances where two or three rivers have
their mouths nearly together on the sea-
coast, the fish in returning to spawn,
never by mistake go up any other river
than the one they first came down from.
This happens even if all Of the rivers
are equally we'll we'll fitted for fish, and
have been depopulated only by over
fishing or obsrtuctions. In such instan-
ces, if the middle one of three rivers is
restocked, the fish, on attaining maturity,
return to it, and not to the adjoining
rivers. It is hence inferred that they
never wander in the sea far from the
mouth of their native stream.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

The crops throughout the great San
Joaquin valley of California were nearly
a total failure last year, for want of
water. This year, the recent food has
ruined $4,000 acres of wheat, and i'm
mense areas of alfalfa grass, worth $50
an acre are also destroyed. The cause
of this severe drought of one year and
the heavy floods of the next is attribut-
ed by the California papers to the de-
struction of the forests on the Sierra
Nevadas, which used to shade the snow
and retard its melting during the winter
and prevent the evaporation of moisture
in the summer.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

Nothing is so fatal to the romance of
kiss as to have your girl sneeze at the
very climax of oscillation.
A philosopher says the legend on the
silver dollar means, 'ln God we Trust
for the other eight cents.
During his ministry he made 600
hearts beat as 300," is the way Maine
paper neatly puts 1t concerning a local
pastor.
Our ancestors, the monkeys, couldn't
have been so ignorant after all, Mr..
Darwin. They were all educated in the
higher branches.
Boiling hair in solution of tea will
darken it, says an exchange but some
people don't like to have their tea dark
ened in that way.
Barnum has rendered the entire Con-
necticut legislature free pass to his
circus and menagerie. These little
amenities between rival shows are very
pleasing.
A man in Maine applied for five gal
Ions of rum for mechanical purposes. "
"For what mechanical purpose ?" inquir-
ed the agent. "For raising barn, -
was the reply.
"Are you fond of astronomy ?" SAID
a school master to young lady, who sat
beside him at the dinner table. .Oh,
yes !" she replied, "but my health is Sc
delicate that the doctor forbids my ever
eating any,"
Said college professor to notorious
laggard, who was once, for great won.
der, promptly in his place at morning
prayers, at the appointed time: II have
marked you, sir, as punctual this morn
ing. What is your excuse ?" "S.s-sick
sir, and couldn't Sleep" was the reply.
Snipkins refused to get his wife new
hat, and soon after his little girl cam,
in and said: Mamma, won't you bu,
me monkey to play with when you g
down town? ?" "No, my darling-wai
till you are older and then marry one, a
l did," replied the grief stricken wife
with her tears bursting forth afresh.
with these few remarks, Mr.. Chair
man, will resume my seat" he said
with majestic bow. but the small bo
had slightly interfered with his calcula
tons by pulling the chair away, and tn
orator had the floor again. Moral
is we'll enough to appoint date at whic
to resume specie payments, but we ha
better be careful not to allow the silvt
boys to pull the chair of financial stabi
ity away at time when it Is MOI
: needed.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

According to California paper Mes
srs. Miller and Lux who furnish the
largest share of fresh meat for the San
Francisco market, have 100000 acres
in all in California, an area nearly as
large as the State of Rhode Island.
There must be at least 100000 acres
all in one body running in a strip ten
or twelve miles wide and sixty miles
long from Hills ferry southwark. 1t is
covered with farm-houses well equipped
in all respects. They own about 900
head of cattle, and last year their new
born calves numbered $4,000 head. Of
sheep they have vast number, as well
as of hogs.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

TRUE RIoHEs.-A gentleman in the
north of England once said to friend
who accompanied him in a walk:
"These beautiful grounds, as far as your
eye can reach, those majestic woods on
the brow of the distant hills, and those
extensive and valuable mines, belong to
me; yonder powerful steam engine OBJ
tains the produce of my mines, and those
ships convey my wealth to other parts
of the kingdom "Well, my lord, re-
piled the gentleman, "do you see yonder
little hovel that seems but a speck on
your estate? There dwells poor wo.
man who can say more than all this, for
she can say, Christ is mine In very
few years your lordship's possessions
will be confined within the scanty limits
of a tomb; but she will then have enter.
ed on far nobler inheritance than your
lordship now possesses Inheritance
incorruptible, undefled, and that fadetf
not away, reserved in heaven for those
who are kept by the power Of God thro
faith unto salvation
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

Josh Billings remarks that men who
ride in the cars every day are satisfied
with one seat, while those who ride only
once year want two.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

"sally," said fellow to girl who
had red hair, ..keep away from me or
you'll set me on fire." don't fear,
she answered; "you're too green to burn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01
END OF A MONSTER.

The execution of Joseph LaPage,
Canadian Frenchman, rids the world of
one of the wickedest monsters that has
ever lived. The confession which he
left behind leaves no question OF his
guilt of the murder of Miss Ball of st.
Albans, on the Oath of July, 1874, and
of Miss Josie Langmaid at Pembroke.
on the 4th of October, 1875. The details
of these murders are fresh in the public
mind and need not be recapitulated.
Miss Ball was beloved and accomplish
ed teacher, while Miss Langmaid was
favorite school girl just blooming into
womanhood. Both were waylald, out.
ragged, and shockingly murdered. Those
crimes have no parallel in New England
history since the days of savage barbar-
lty, or JnaJ DUruer warrarU uiivL ---:-l
ed between New England and Canada in
the old French and Indian war.
There is no especial profit in dwelling
on this affair. Summary justice never
did better work than it has done in
Kidding the world of this monster. He
is beyond the possibility of repeating his
horrible work. Before he appeared
among us, the woods and by-ways of
New England were comparatively safe
for childhood and womanhood. Since
his horrid crimes came to light they
have been filled with weird apparitions
and startling dangers. With his exit
let us hope that they will once more be
safe and wholesome. LaPage was not
product of New England or of our insti-
tutions. That is much to be thankful
for. The end of his infamous career is
a triumph of New England justice,
which in his case has been as unerring
and relentless as it has been swift and
just. Let the crimes and the criminal
pass into oblivion.
The best quality of American ism
glass is made from the sounds of the
hake. The crude material is collected
usually during the summer and
autumn, coming from Maine, New
Brunswick, Nova Scotia. and Prince Ed
wards Island. The conversion of the
takes place in winter. A low tempera-
ture is necessary, in order to turn it out
by machinery the fine ribbons of ISM
glass, and icewater passes through the
rolls. The total product is about $780,
900 pounds. Besides the use of isin-
glass filming beer, etc., it is employed as
dressing VI gIaH0 rVr ss-~~o 4: =
the United States.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

NORMANDY WoMEN.-On the coast of
Normandy the women are tough and
hard to kill. A few weeks ago the
wives of three fishermen, having filled
their baskets with she'll fish, were going
home, when they found themselves sud-
denly in the midst of dense fog, which
prevented their seeing land. But they
knew their way. and walked on. This
was about 6 o'clock in the evening.
When they thought they were near home
they were surprised by the tide. They
walked as long as they could, but at
length had to stop. The water was then
up to their knees. They had to remain
in the water till the tide receded. the
fog being still dense. They screamed
as loudly as they could, but heard no
voice in reply. and they were finally
overtaken by the morning tide. Mean
while their husbands were running up and
down the sands with lighted torches,
screaming with all their might; but
neither party saw or heard the other.
At last the fog cleared away and the
tide ran out, and the three fshermen's s
wives were rescued, after having been
in the water twenty-f hours, and dur
ing a night when the frost had bitten
every tree in the neighborhood. They
did not seem to feel much the worse fol-
their adventure, and were inclined to
laugh over it.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

A great many mistake religious senti-
ment for religious life. Because they
are touched by religious truth. they fam
cy they are religious. Because they are
susceptible to religion, they think they
have it. An impression is to them the
same as if they obeyed it; to appreciate
right is the same as though they did the
right. Weeping over book of martyrs.
they almost think it as heroic as though
they died at the stake themselves. They
come to take what God has planted in
them as substitute for practical
Christian life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01

Civility is to man what beauty is to
a woman. 1t creates an instantaneous
impression in his behalf. while the op-
posite quality excites as quick preju-
dice against him. 1t is real ornament,
the most beautiful dress that woman
can wear, and worth more as means of
winning favor than the finest clothes and
Jewels ever worn.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1878-04-01
PLAY FOR THE CHILDREN.

1t is natural for the young to pass the
greater part of their days in play. The
kitten will tumble and roll at the end
of string the little lamb will frisk
about the young dogs are always ready
for frolic. Nature has decreed this
law throughout the world, and children
are not free from it. 1t is an essential
thing to them, and makes them better
and stronger men and women. Hard
work and dignity are attributes of ad-
vanced age. Children should have nei-
ther. The young body and mind should
have no weight to crush the body or op-
press the soul.
The recreation of the children should
be enjoyed principally in the open air.
Their play naturally calls for considera-
BILE muscular exertlon, and there IS no
display of muscular force without some
waste of muscular substance. The blood
is constantly at work repairing this
waste. and to perform its duty we'll it
should be thoroughly oxygenized. The
pure, open air does this. Let them run
and shout and laugh; climb trees and
jump fences, if their strength is suffi-
cient to prevent them from falling.
These boisterous sports not only develop
health and strength, but they create
self.reliance, and teach them how to use
their arms and legs.
Girls, as we'll as boys, should have
their outdoor pleasures. 1t is to be ex-
pected that girls will be less rough in
their play, but they will obey the In
stincts of their different nature. and
breathe the same air as their less gentle
brothers. l don't care how often your
laughter may be called hoydenish. or
how often she may deserve the appella-
tion of "Tom- boy" she is developing
health and strength and a general fitness
for the duties of mature life. If few
idiots, who either cannot understand th'
needs of childhood or are envious O
young blood, choose to call names, they
will not make her any the less lady
The day when a skeleton with pallit
cheeks and feeble step was considered
genteel is past. There are too man.
young graves filed by that Juggernau
of fashion to make the style permanent
-Nea0 Haven Register
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-13
@
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
HOUSE OF RHrnEsESrAT1vEs. c
Third Days Proceedings.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, !
New Orleans. Monday. March II. 1878 I
The House was called to order at 10 o'clock
M Present. o
Hon. oLouis Bush, Speaker, and Messrs.
Aldige, Barbin, Barron, Barrett, Brady.
Berry, Bell, Breard, Brice Briggs, Brooks,
Bowden, Brown, Boslcy, Buck, CarIoss, Car
Detiege, : Dickenson, binkgrave, Duke,
Dupree Drury, @Estoplnal, Fitzpatrick, Fobb,
CAN'T, Gary, Gaskfns. Gracfen, Gillespie,
Hammond, Hill of Orleans, Holt Huntington,
Jonas, Robert johnson, Kelly of Vim, Kelly
oy)reans,, Keeting, Lamare, Leeds, Leonard
Magloire. Martin, Means Milon McGehee,
Newsom, Nunez Pitts, Porter, Raby, Ran
dolph, Richardson, Role, Romero, Routon
Ryland, sartain, Shakspeare, Smart, Snaer,
Singleton, Spiller, Taylor, Tremoulet, Toll
livero Vance, VOORHEES,, Walker, Warmoth,
WasRburn, Washington, Watson, Wilde,
Williams, Wise, Wood Young of Claiborne
Absent Messrs. Aycock, Bridgcr, Bileu,
Como Davidson, Deioie, Delavigne Dcsma-
rails, Drew burden, Forester, Gaudet, Hahn
Hill of Ascension, Jones, I'll. nj. johnson,
Kennedy, Kern Kidd, Lea, McMillen, Peralta
and Toler-24.
Mr.. Breard introduced the following resolu-
ton:
Resolued, That 1t is the sense OF this House
that any member who shall fail to answer to
his name at all of the several roll calls on any
day, unless absent on account of sickness or
by permission of a two-thirds vote of the
members of this House shall forfeit his per
diem, and the chairman OF the Committee on
Contingent Expenses is instructed to issue q
voucher to the several members for the num-
Der of days that the Chief Clerk certifies that
they have complied with the requirements of
this resolution.
Mr.. Breard moved to suspend the rules that
the resolution be taken up now.
By a rising vote Of So yeas to 26 nays the
rules were suspended and the resolution was
taken up.
On the motion Of Mr.. Tolliver the resolu-
ton was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Berry called up a resolution, as follows ::
RESOLVED, That the Chairman of the Contin-
gent Expense Com mittee be and he is hereby
authorized TO pay the stenographer Of the
Joint Special Committee on the Investigation
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-13
FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS,
Governor OF Louisiana.
BILLS ON SECOND READING.

The special order of the day for this daj
was taken up at O'Clock p. m, being
House bill Mol
can act to provide for the further liquid1
ton Of the Consolidated Association Of It'd
Planters Of Louisiana; to provide addition]
functions and duties for the president and d1
rectors thereof, under act No, 1t3 Of 1853; u
authorize and direct legal proceedings by sad
president and directors; to impose certain al
ditional duties upon the Board OF Liquidatio|
and the Auditor Of Public Accounts"
oWas taken up on it's second reading.
On the motion of Mr.. Lyons the bill wi
amended in section 6, line Is OF paragraph
by striking out ''one-twentieth" and insertinI
In lieu thereof the words "one-tenth," and
| SECTION T. in the line next to the last, by stri
ing out twenty" and inserting ten
On the motion of Mr.. Jonas the bill wi
ordered to be taken as engrossed.
On his further motion, and by rising vol
Of Sc yeas to nays, the rules were Suspend
and the bill was ordered to its third readin
was read a third time and passed.
The title was adopted.
Mr. Jonas moved that the vote on the fiji
passage of the bill be reconsidered, and on /
own motion the motion to reconsider was Id
upon the table.
On the motion Of Mr.. Jonas,
House bill No Is,
"An act reapportoning the State into Ser
torial and Representative Districts,
amending and re-enaeting section Of
No. /, approved january 81, 1876"
Known as the aDDOrtiODmcut hill v
taken up on second reading under prefereH
given March 8, by resolution Of the House.'
Amendments were offered by Mr.. VoorhiI !
Mr.. CarvilIe Mr.. Watson, Mr.. Detiege ali
others.
On the motion Of Mr.. VOORHEES, the bill
amendments were recommitted to the Co
mittee on ApportioEment
REVENUE BILL.
House bill No. IT,
can act to provide revenue; to levy
collect taxes; to grant and collect licenses
define certain duties of officers, agents
representatives of banks, banking assoc
tions," etc,
Known as the revenue bill, was taken
on its second reading.
On motion the House resolved itself iDa LII
committee Of the whole House for the
sideration Of this bill.
Mr.. Hill, Of Orleans, In the chairI
On rising, the committee Of the wholeI
ported, through its chairman, that 1t had y
sidered the bill section by section. and
agreed upon several amendments thereto,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-13
NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY,, MARCH 10, 1873
The following message was received from

The following message was received from
the House:
HOUSE, orr REPRESENTATIVES,.
New Orleans. Ma eh II, 1878. {
To the Honorable President and Members Of the
senate.
] am directed by the House Of Representa-
tives to inform your honorable body that The
House has finally passed
House bill No. 20,
IAN act making, on appropriation for The
eperal expenses Of the State etc.
And ask the concurrence Of the Senate in
the same.
Respectfully, etc,
PETER j. IRRELEVANT,
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-09-19
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Mr.. and Mrs. Carleton, of Rockville,
Ct, were poisoned by eating apples
cooked on a plate on which there had
been once some fly poison, but which
had been thoroughly washed and
secured.
A desperate glove fight took place
In Boston, last week, between John
Connolly and Charley Walsh. The
latter was beaten In Is rounds.
Buffalo Bill. .irecently at Baltimore,
in conclusion ofhis show fired pistol
which had been loaded with ball
cartridge. The ball struck boy who
was in the gallery in the breast max
ing probably fatal wound.
The scratch of pin, which grew
into an infiamed ulcer and threw her
into spSsms, caused the death of DIR.
John Stones wife at Linton, Ga.
Near Pontiac, Ill, on the 18th, John
Doorley, a farmer, while feeding his
hogs, was shot for his money. The
murderer escaped. Officers are in pur-
suit. A reward of 5000 Is offered by
the Supervisors. Doorley will proba-
bly, die.
John Jones, a German of Chicago,
last week, called his three little chill
dren tohim In thepresence of his wife,
and after looking at them for a mo-
mont drew pistol and shot himself
through the head. No cause known.
CUSTER CITY, D. t., September l3.
The freight outfit of s. M. Booth.
which left here Monday, was stopped
in Red Canon Thursday afternoon by
g band of road agents and robbed of
horses, provisions. clothing, arms and
money. Booth lost $4,000 In cash.
The telegraph repair team was also
stopped and robbed of arms, pfovis-
ions and company outfit.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-09-19

George Lynch, of Berkley, Texas
was recently attacked in his bedroom
by a masked assassin, who shot him
twice, and believing him dead took a
hatchet and killed Lynch's eight
motherless children, and then set fire
to the house, which burned down
with the-children In it. The faith er
was not killed, but unconsciously
crawled out of the house, and when
he became conscious he was in an al
ly and his house in flames.
At Visalia. Cal, on the 18th, Will
lam J. White, suspecting undue inti-
macy between his wife and DIR. Meh-
ring, the family physician, ostensibly
left home, but soon returning, found
Mehring In Mrs. Whites bedroom.
White attacked the doctor with pen
knife and cut his throat, producing
instant death.
MUsCATINE, Iowa, Sept. 13.-A. J..
Bosworth, the obliging manager of
the telegraph office in this city, mar
rowly escaped death this afternoon.
Mr.. B., intending to give an exhibi.
tion of the telephone before the city
council, had the boys carry over some
battery cups. They used the water
pail for that purpose, and spilled a
quantity of sulphate of copper, which
was left in the pail. Bosworth. com.
ing into the office, took several swai-
lows before he discovered the error.
He rushed to grocery store, swal-
lowed number of eggs. and, though
he is very raw In the throat. is not Sc
riously Injured.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-09-19

Most of the state papers express
deep sorrow at the sudden death of
Hon. Frank WEIGH, and accord to him
the honor of being a sincere, honest
man. If papers would be only half
as reasonable toward the living and
not hound a man into his grave be-
cause, forsooth, he does not entertain
the same views that some obscure ed
itor does, there would be much more
happiness than now, and our public
men would be strengthened and en-
couraged to still better represent their
constituents. If in the death of Mr..
Welch factionalism in Nebrask a comes
to an end, every sensible man will say
amen to the decree of Providence
adams County Gazette.
Itseems a pity, however, to kill q
man to remedy factionalism.
Nebraska advertiser., 1878-09-19
Every Family in the West
Saws Browns Blackberry an(

y
Ginger is a safe. pleasant and retid-
6L} remedy for Didrrhde, DySentery
Cholera MorbuS, and Summer Conn
10laint. bottle of this Cele-
Drated Family safeguard at once.
Delays are dangerous. Price, fifty
cents per bottle.
BrOyyn'SVegetabIe Liver Pills
are the standard remedy for the Liver
and Bilious diseases of this climate.
4 trial establishes them IN every Vest
ern family.
Browns Arnica SaIVe has no
equal for removing inflammation and
for healing old sores and ulcers. All
of Bro,On's popular Family Medicines
For sale by A. w. Nickel, H. c..
Lett and w. H. McCreery, Brown
willie, Neb. Off.