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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-21

By AID Griggs-
Resol,ed, By the Common Council that the
Board Of Public Works be, and they are hereby
instructed to build sidewalk feet wide on
the north side, and two plank sidewalk ON the
south side of Nelson avenue, from Summit av-
enue to Western avenue.
Yeas, Aid. Allen, Cleary, Dowlan, Dreis,
Griggs, Mccarthy, O'Connor, Rhodes, Shepard,
Smyth, Mr.. Presidential.
Approved Feb 10Th 1873
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-21

by AID. CIeary-
.Resol,ed, That the Board of Public Works be
directed and instructed to remove all otstruc-
tons, and put into passible condition for foot
passage the alleys between lots Ii and IA, block
69, and between lots 10 and 20 "a and SO, block
81, Dayton and Irvine's addition to st. Paul.
Expense not to exceed S25.
Yeas-Ald. Allen, Cleary, Dowlan, Drei.,
Grlggs, MCCARTHY, O'Connor, Rhodes, Shepard,
Smyth, Mr.. Presidential.
Approved February 10, 1873.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-21

Chicago, st. Paul and Minneapolis Line
Comprising the West Wisconsin and Chi
"aSo and Northwestern Railways.
Depot foot of Sibley street. Ticket and Freight
office, northwest corner Third and jackson streets
Charles II. Petsch, Ticket Agent.
Trains Leave - Arrive
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-21

st. Paul Produce Market, February go.
Considering the bad state of the
roads arrivals have been exceptionally good
There has been no further fall in prices to-day.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

dulged in long and deep meditation. He
thought of the days when he was a popular
mate, and chawed of the ears and noses of
the deck crew when he kept his private
graveyard and stocked it With a fresh corpse
every season; and his credit was good in
any saloon from ST! Louis to New Orleans,
and the bar-keepers all knew it was good,
from sundry wei l-developed bumps which
he had erected on their cranlums in order
that they might more easily remember him.
And comparing those flush times with his
present detected and fallen condition, he
reused himself from his reverie and mutter-
ed, 1.-The country's gone to h-ll." Then
he opened up such an eloquent philippe on
the whole railroad system, that the skid
pile fairly shook and twisted, and the wharf
boats seemed to chafe their chains in exul-
tation, sand the old Father of Waters to
words. One by one the stars came forth,
nnd soon the full round moon rose cut of
the'distant prairie, investing the veteran
with a halo of silver light, which revealed
the rent in the seat Of his pantaloons, for he
had warmed up with his subject, and now
stood up, and, surrounded by the dreary
waste, looked like a huge statue erected to
perpetuate the memory of some great. victo-
fry Of past ages. After a moments pause,
he pursued in a calmer and more resigned
tone, for he had evidently exhausted his
supply of superfuous gases, and began to
weaken: "Old Mississippi, you've gone
back on me-" and he toddled off in search
of a fiye-cent saloon, whistling, II want to
be an angel.'-St. Louis Times.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
HOW T%0ssUCCEED.

The first requisite to success isnot to un-
dertake an unWise and impracticable thing.
For this reason the advice often inculated
much time and reflection to the formation
of plans. BE slow to decide ) bnt, having
resolved, be prompt to act.
1t is not sufficient, by any means, to be
prompt in beginning to act. This is easy
to every one. 1t is the continued, persever-
ing, untiagging activity which, alone, ac-
complishes great results. q
The temptations which beset ones steps
at every stage to divert his attention from
the main pursuit he has fixed on, are almost
innumerable, and to the irresolute and weak
they are found irresistible. This accoun
for numerous failures.
If a man has not attained to what he
started for.i it will almost always be found
that he has been attending to something
else. The song OF the bird by the wayside
fell upon his ear and charmed his senses, or
the bright flower caught his eye, and he
fingered when his pace should have been on
ward and firm and quick.
1t you would insure success in your UNI
dertaking, whatever it may be, let nothing
divert your attention.from it. Leave moth
ing undone, no matter how seemingly little
and unimportant it may be, which is calcu-
lated to promote it's accomplishment. There
is no other way to make success certain. It
is not luck. 1t depends on doing, doing,
DOING.
Yet simple as the lesson of success is
few as, are its requisites-there is nothing
that people are slower to learn.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
Is LIFE WORTH LIVING ?

Let us, so far as may be, look at life stead
lily and whole. 1t is not all darkness it has
its crimson dawns, its rosy sunsets. 1t is not
all clouds it has its silver embroideries, its
radiant glimpses of heavens blue. 1t is not
all winter; it has its summer days in which
" it is aluXury to breathe the breath OF life"
''Lifehath its May, and all is joyous then
The woods are vocal, and the winds breathe music,
The very breeze hath mirth in it,,
Ask the happy little child with its round
cheeks, land bright eyes, and taken curls,
love, and care that enfold, and e%ncircle, and
treasure it, and smooth its path the. whole
day long ask the happy boy, tingling with
life to the fingertips, making the fields ring
with his glad voice on summer holidays,
happy III misunderstanding, in generous
impulses, in strong health, in the freedom
fromall care, in the confidence Of all hopes,
when A'the boys will is the winds will,
and the thoughts of youth are longs" ask
happy lovers, when they know the Joy Of
being all in all to each other, and to their
glad gaze
- llveller emerald tWlnKleS IN the grass,
A deeper sapphire melts into the sea t"
Ask soldiers in the hour of victory ask
great thinkers when some immortal truth
bursts upon them j; ask the happy band who
gather in theyyet unbroken circle round the
Christmas hearth or, take less thrilling
moments, and ask fathers and mothers when
cares do not press, and the little ones are
gone to bed, and they sit together by the
fireside, through the quiet winter eve; at
such times, perhaps, all these will be in
clined to tell you that life is worth the iiv-
iug.-Canon Fa7rag.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

of similar cases, but it don't matter. I'll
just cross your name off, though you don't
look strong, and there's a bad color about
your nose"
See here, Mr.. Editor" said the subscrib-
err, looking somewhat alarmed, ''I'believe
I'll just keep III another year, because | al
ways did like your paper; and come to think
about it you're a young man and some al
lowances orter be made :" and he departed,
satisfied that he had made a narrow escape
from death.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
HE WANTED TO BE AN ANGEL.

! was Sunday evening, and the sun had
|9"s' sunk below the distant prairies. A
,ous'aoout sat on a pile of sombre skids,
ss''eu and co~tton-hooked, and calmly gazed
= upe mighty Mississippi as it rolled on in
~ uleeasing march to the sea-. He saw the
Ap'y harbor, with It's deserted wharf
s' 'he great bridge and numerous rail-
~. ualns dashing about on either side of
-, 'toaa river, and his heart failed him,
oofylng his face in his hands he in
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

The inventive genius of man continues to
excite our admiration. Some fellow has
brought out a stove which, he says, will
'bake, broil, try, roast,-aoall the cooking,
in'fact,.for four cents a day" The stove is
certainly q great desideratum; but why
didn't the inventor, Whileihe was about it,
get up a stow that would make the beds,
carry up the,eoal, split the wood, do the
marketing, wash and ironand darn stock
,ings at an expense Of about eight cents per
day? It seems to us thaLsthousands of peo-
pie would purchase such "a stove; but no
doubt there would have been found a person
here and there who would refuse to buy be-
cause itwouldn't shovel snow off the front
pavement, kick book agents of the stoop,
spank the children, stone the neighbours
chickens'out of the back yard, and furnish
the money for, marketing.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
qHT HOB E CIRCLE.
NEVER GIVE UP.

rive ND, and never get blue,
oM . brave soul !; you'll Wheathef IL 1iloosn'
NJ stNever say fall
s.1brice clad in mail
tn boro who's honest and true.
+,e weather is dull, and the rain
',1 lie white tears on the window pane,
''Never get blue,'
Light will shine through,
And the sun rise in glory again.
nuoncb thy losses like tempest-clouds lower,
paa hero shrink not from the shower.
s4Never despair
Arching the air
bor snanning cottage and tower.
What though riches should take wings and lee,
.nd tbv lot with the lonely should be,
''Never give up 81
Mixed in the cup
M te,rs are the sweets Of adversely. :
If tbe naughty pass by with II sheer,
mink not that scorn can eclipse the sphere.
''Never say die;'
Let him pass by ,
A turn of the Wneel may pilho hlHl Aeat'
Strike out and swim through the rolling sea
70 the shore, where hands are outreaehed to thee.
'tNever go down :"
He will not drown
Whose head is appraised and whose hands a.e
free.
ON, never give up, and never get blue;
Keen d brave ~song-you'll weather it through
Never say fall
.'Thrice clad in NALL
Is thc hero who's honest and true.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
ORIGIN OF GAMBLING.

Here is a quaint old allegorical account of
the origin of gambling.
The Goddess. of fortune was one day out
on a lark, near the shady Pool of Olympus,
wheL the gay aud festive God of War, Mars,
espied her, and soon allured her TO his arms.
They were united, but the mighty .Jove
fro wned upon the festive frolic, and forbid
the banns. The result of the amour was an
ill-favored child called Gaming. When a
chick of a young one only, she would play
with cards, dice and counters. Fascinating,
she had admirers by the score. The gay
and extrayagent of both sexes paid her
court, for she was of neither sex, yet pos
sessed the charms of both. At length, beset
by the martial wooings OF men of war, she
gave birth to tWins-Suicide and Dueling.
They became their mothers darlings; where
she went they went. MOI did Fortune des-
ert her daughter, Gaming. She gave her
splendid residences near the abodes of the
rich. At her table sparkled the most costly
wines; her larder was laden with the rich
est and most highly seasoned viands. Her
house was always open, and her hospitality
was a household word. Some came out la
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
A NEW WAY TO RETAIN SUBSCRIBERS

An indignant subscriber to a New Jersey
paper went into the office a few days ago,
and ordered his paper stopped, because he
differed with the editor in his views of sub
soiling fence rails. The editor conceded the
mans right to stop his paper, and remarked
coolly. as he looked over his list:
do you know Jim SoWders, down at
Hardscrabble q
"Very well" said the man.
"Well, he stopped his paper last week be-
cause he thought a tarlner was a blamed
fool who didn't know that timothy was a
good thing to graft on huckleberry bushes,
and he died in less than our hours"
Lord is that sop said the astonished
granger.
"Yes; and you know old George Erick-
soE, down on Eagle creek
.sWell, I've heard of him."
"Well," said the editor, gravely, she
stopped his paper because said he was the
happy father of twins, and congratulated
him on his success SO late in life. He fell
dead within twenty minutes. There's lots
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
ANYTHING THE MATTER

When he parent went into the parlor to
look for his newspaper he came suddenly
upon his daughter and her young man with
their faces so tightly glued to each other
that they didn't notice his entry.
t1Ahem!" he observed.
The twain started, and came tosthe light
with faces that bore every appearance Of
having just been drawn out of a furnace.
"Anything the matters" grim]y asked the
old gentleman.
II think we must have tainted" said she
in Il whisper.
"Humph! What made you faint 2" .he
inquired suspiciously.
This was such a poser that she sank back
exhausted, leaving her companion to carry
them safely out. With an awful wrench at
his faculties he gulped out
81 think there must be poison in the wall
paper"
The old gentleman collapsed.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
A TRUE1WG

What I wish to talk about is, ga True
Woman.' What is the duty Of Il true wo-
| man? Do we know? II not, let us try to
find out by giving it serious consideration.
Are we acting the part of Il true woman by
flirting? Most assuredly not; for are there
not men all around you, who have been
driven to destruction by this very act?
Have you not witnessed many a wreck that
was caused by this monstrous wrong? You
will find that a large part OF the drunken
ness and gambling is caused by flirting, UNI
true women, who have driven from those
hearts all the good, and replaced it with
recklessness. which carries them down to Il
horrible grave. Think how many you may
drive to such an end, by INDUCING in such
wickedness. Young ladies, think OF this
Does this not turn your steps? Has not
God placed us here for Il purer and wiser
purpose? Are we filling u mission? We
are falling far short of our duty, which has
been assigned to us, at best, and what will
" e be if we do not regard this duty at all?
We should ever be ready to encourage man
to throw away his bad habits, and to act in
such a way as to encourage him to look to
us for enjoyment, instead of the card table,
and other evil amusements, which he SO of
] ten practices. | believe that there is not a
women in the world, who has not had a
chance to lift up some falling man by some
klnd' womanly act and on the other hand,
there is not one who has not had a chance
to drive some father to destruction. Now,
Which will you choose, the former or latter?
VIII you put forth your hand to help those
VINO have fallen, to arise, or will you pass
oy and leave them as You found them? The
former | trust. A true woman is of more
value than gold, and a false hearted one is
as worthless as counterfeit for counterfeit
she is and nothing else, and I know you do
not want to be such SO [ beg of you to
keep ever on your guard watch for some
opportunity of doing good instead of watch
ny Tor some young MAJ to fool, (as it is Of
.eh termed by the girls), and reward will
oe yours in the end and you will bear one
" lhe grandest and most noble names that
woman ever bore-s'A True Woman.''-
goa IN Journal Of agriculture and Farmer.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

Ayoung lady Of a neighboring townwoke
from a terrible dream one night last week.
She dreamed that a young man with a soft
beard was pressing his face against hers.
When she awoke. she found it was only the
cat. Then wasn't she mad?
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

The ordinay incidents of life sometimes
take a theological turn. Whe1a lady was
half way up the Rigi she asked the conductor
what would happen if one of the ogs of the
track should give way. He replied that there
was a brake at the forward end of the car.
She imagined that the brake itself might
give way, and asked what would be the
consequence then. The conductor assured
lfer that there would be no danger even in
that extremity, for there was another brake
at the rear end of the car. '.But," she
persisted, suppose that should give way,
too, where would we SO in that case?'
The conductor, who was a Lutheran of the
old school, replied. MADAME, in that case
it would depend entirely on how you have
been broughtup.'
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

den with "ducats," others with empty
pockets; some led forth by half-witted,
quarrelsome, hot-headed Dueling. Others
followed in the wake of Suicide and sought
oblivion in the dark waters by the deadly
poison, or:the fatal bullet.-Cncinnati Com
7DercinL.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11
GOLDEN SHEAv ES.

Ana us Tic DlCSSGu angels turn
The pages of our, years,
God grant they read the good with smiles,
And blot the bad with, tears.
Endure your trials patiently.
Sacrifice money rather than principle.
Use your leisure time for Improvement.
keep the body under, but the spirit up.
Envy wounds itself in aiming at others.
Honesty is the best policy, innocence
the best wisdom.
Take from what has been written that
which has done mankind no solid good, and
a Saratoga trunk would hold the rest.
The cheerful are the busy; when wear
mess knocks at the door or rings at the bell,
he will generally retire If you send him word
you are engaged"
Caesar in warlike matters minded more
what was to conquer than what was con-
quered; what was to gain than What was
gained; SO does Il rumble soul mind more
what he should be than what he is what il
to be done than what has already been ae-
complished.
-Coerced innocence is like an imprisoned
lark; open the door, and it is off forever.
The bird that roams the sky and the grove
unrestrained knows how to eyade the hawk
and protect itself but the Gagged one, the
it leaves its bars and bolts behind.
is bounced upon by the fowler or yulture.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

To removet reckles, let young ladies'bathe
the face with Cologne-water after tea, and
about 10 T. M. brush both cheeks, the fore
head, and chm with a carefully select mus
tache. If this does not remove the freckles,
it will under ordinary circumstances, cause
them to be forgotten.
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

"Give me a kiss, dear girl?" said a young
gallant to his love q few days ago, II can't
she whispered, II don't mind lending you
one. but I must have it returned tomorrow"
Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1878-07-11

The man who is always Dragging that his
wife is worth her weight in gold always lets
her get up in the night for medicine for the
children.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-15
STILL HEKEaE,

Mr.. HAYES is represented as maintain
ing his proverblsl serenity while the
proposition Is pending IN the House to
Investigate the electoral frauds. While
tacitly admitting that the Presidency
may hsve been stolen, he protests that he
vsuued into the saddle upon the back Of
the gin.horse without stopping to look
into It's mouth. And now that he Is in
possession Of the stolen goods, and his
title to them having been pronounced
good by JOE BRADLEY, be thinks he can
hold on even in the face Of direct proof
of the theft, But 6e may fbd this more
difficult task than he now imagines.
Let these Florida confessions be
proven, and If they hold true lie. history
record the fact that HAYES WAS elected
By confessed fraud. Then let it be made
known whether HAYES was party TO
these frauds: and if such villsiny is
proved, gravely wroOged snd outraged
people will demand that their representa-
ilvcs in Congress take appropriate &C
ton. But, drst and always, Let it be IN
derstoed that the American people want
only truth in this matter; and if it shall
be iucoulestib}y shown that HAYES was
privy " The frauds and has been en-
gagged il paying the consplrators with
the ia. Offices belonging 20 tho people, he
can no more hold his seat against the
universal excavations of mankind than
he could stem the current of Niagara.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-15
Sealed PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED By
| the City Clerk until May II, 1878, al
O'Clock =. NJ, for cleaning the streets and
alleys of the City OF Wheeling, Tor the year
ending April 80, 1879.
Bids are asked Tor scraping and hanling
away the mud from the paved streets and
all VS. one time each month from NOyem'
Der LIST 10 May lSt, and for cleaning the
same by scraping or sweeping and haul
ing away the dirt twice month during
the period from May lst u NOyem er l5t.
Also bids are asked for cleaning The
macademiznd streets OF the city by scrap
ing the mud from the same and hauling
IL away, and opening up and cleaning out
the cutters on each S dc OF said streets one
time in the spring and one time In the
Fail OF the year.
Also bids are asked for cleaning the
street crossings OF the city once week,
and hauling away the dirt or mud
Also bids will be received tor opening
up and cleaning the cutters on All the
streets Ofthc city which are not paved or
macRdemiZed, the same 20 be done once
in the Spring and once in the Fall Of the
year.
The whole work 10 be done under the
control OF the street Commissioner.
BIDS may be made Tor the entire work OF
cleaning the above described streets and
alleys and cross ngs, and also for the work
separately.
The city reserves the right 10 deduct
from the entire amount 70 be paid Tor the
w0r. any pTOpOTtfCnate amount tor each
and every month and week when the
streets and alleys or crossings are not
sCraped and cleaned and the dirt removed.
The city also reserves the right 70 reject
any or al the bids made.
ALEX. UPDEGRAFF,
MALI City Clerk.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-05-15
IIOW DOES This AFFECT HAYES
$1,000?

There arc a great many existing
statutes that are known to but few per-
sons ard obeyed by none. Among these
dsad-lettcr laws, is one which will be OF
interef. just now in connection with the
5000 which Hr. HAYES intends to give
to the Republican campaign fund, and
the $50 and 500 assessments on Con-
gressmeu and Senators. 1t is portion
Of the appropriation bill for 1877, and is
OF course still in full force. 1t reads
thus:
"AiI executive officers or employees Of
the United Stsles not appointed by the
President, with the advice and consent Of
the Senate, are prohibited from request
ing, giving 70 or receiving from any
other officer or employo of the Govern
mcnt any money OF property or Ctccr
tlia. OF value for political purposes; and
any such officer or employee who shall OF
f=ud AGAINST the provisions OF this sec
tIon STALL be 81 once discharged from the
service O. the United States, and he shall
a.so be deemed guilty Of a misdemeanor
and on conviction thereof shall be fined
in O sum not exceeding five hundred dol
lars."
The question which now comes up is
this: IfHAVEs or any member of the
Cabinet contribute TO the campaign fund
they being executive officers Of the
United S,ates"-why should not this law
be enforced, and they be discharged from
their offices and fined.