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Year: 1877




A great deal of useless sympathy is in
this day expended upon those who start
out in life without social or monetary
help. Those are most to be congratu-
lated who have at the beginning
rough tussle with circumstances. John
Ruskin sets it down as one of his cal
amiiies that in early life he had"noth-
ing to endure" \ petted and dandled
childhood makes weak and insiped
man. You say that Ruskin just quoted
disproves the theory. No He is show
ing in detected. splenetic, and irritable
old age the need of the early cudge-
ling of adversely. A little experience
of the hardship of life would have
helped to make him gratefully happy
now. No Drawn of character without
compulsory exertion. The men who
sit strong in their social, financial, and
political elevations are those who did
their own climbing. Misfortune is a
rough nurse, bnt she raiees giants. Let
our young people, instead of succumb-
ing to the influences that wonld keep
them back and down, take them as par
allel bars, and dumb bells, and weights
of the gymnasium, by which they are to
get muscle for the strife. Consent not
to beg your way to fortune, but achieve
it. God is always on the side OF the
man who does his best. God lps the
man who tries to overcome difficulties.
I-Christidn at Work.
Year: 1877

Concerning the curious superstition
about thirteen at dinner, we have just
come across this singular incident in a
recent English book: Some years siTce,
poor Albert Smith gave supper of
thirteen that discredited the supersti-
ton in a remarkable manner. Himself
on the point of starting for China, he
entertained twelve friends who were
bound for the Crimea, to encounter the
perils of war as military officers or as
jourD Dalists reporting the incidents of
the conflict, Deeming it in the highest
degree improbable that they would
meet again on English ground when
they had once started for the scene of
danger, the twelve guests met their
host with light hearts, and laughed
about the fate which some of them
would of course encounter in few
months. Strangely enough, all twelve
returned from the war in perfect health
and supped again at table of thirteen
with the humorous lecturer.-Harper's
Magazine.
Year: 1877

a-The Festival for. the, benefit of the Methodist Repair Fund, held at the Court House on We9nesday of last week. wasaini all respects one of the It successful en- tertainments of the kind ever gTven in this village. Eatables were provide in abudauce. and the room was crowded from the opening of the doors until quite a late hour in the evening. The hand- some sum of S2O6 was realized after pay ment of expenses. The committee hav- ing the matter in charge request us to express their thanks to the people who so iberalIy bestoved their patronage. and hope en.to~sl,e able to commence the improvements for which the funds are being raised
Year: 1877

Washington, Oct. 24.-It is painfully
apparent that the Presidents nomi-
nations are not received with great
cordiality by the Senate, and there is
growing doubt of the confirmation Of
many of the most important of them.
This is especially the case with those
which have been referred to the judic-
iary committee, whose members are
generally opposed or indifferent to the
President. Every nomination of DEM
ocrats will, it is safe to say, be sent
back to him. The members say in
defense of the refusal to confirm them
that the southern negroes and Repub-
licans have lost every means of defense
and protection except the federal
courts, and they intend to insist that
the officers of these courts shall be men
whose loyalty to the cause of human
freedom cannot be questioned. The
names of number of such bad ap-
pointments in the south are at hand.


Members of the cabinet say the rea-
son the President did not advise with
members of the Senate on appointments
was that the Senators were absent. The
President will be disappointed if some
of his nominations are rejected for
cause.
Year: 1877

MORTON, the Philadelphia defaulter,
is going to be let down very gently
because he was representative Of one
Of the best "old families" of the town.
This reminds us that defaulters nova
days generally happen to be representa-
tives of the best ''old families" but we
do not recognize in this fact sufficient
reason to stay the hand of justice or
soften the rigor of the law.
Year: 1877

THE LEADER earnestly requests its
friends in all parts of the country to
send in the news. Write often, give
us all the news and keep us posted in
all matters of progress and develop
ment. When in the city our friends
are invited to call at this office and fur
nish us with any information they may
possess.
Year: 1877

st. Louis, Oct. 24.-The case of L.
S. Metcalfe and r. Graham Frost, the
contesting Congressman from the
Third district of this city, which is
before the Supreme court in the form
of a mandamus to compel the county
clerk to issue a certificate of election to
Metcalfe, was argued yesterday and
the court will give its decision on Mon
day next.
Year: 1877

RuMoRs are afloat that peace is
shortly to reign in Cuba. We cordially
hail the prospect of it and the approach
ing recognition of the new Republic of
Cuba. The Cubans have, for nine
years, fought calamity against difficult
ties that, to most people, seemed almost
unsurmountable, and they are fully
deserving of the final triumph of their
cause.
Year: 1877

THE pay of a Turkish private is only
four cents per diem and yet the Sultan
has to go skinning around, borrowing
a dollar here and there to manage
to pay off his army every Saturday
niuht
Year: 1877

Charles Stoppenbach's block on Nam
street in Jefferson each contained a
flre-proof vauIt-for the term of one
year, (one for the office of County
Judge and the other for County Clerk
and at price not to exceed the sum
OF twelve dollars per month for each
office, aud that the corner office be for
the use of Judge of Probate.


The Committee on Illegal Assess
ments offered the following report,
which was, on motion, adopted as re-
ported:


To the Honorable Board of Supervisors of


Jefferson County:


Your committee on Illegal Assess
ments beg leave to report that they
have had the matter entrusted to their
charge under consideration, and would
respectfully recommend:


lst. That the tax certificates and
deeds on the several tracts of lands de-
Year: 1877

illustrates the Piano W ar by n Dog
story, and Gives the BOttOm Facts.
Last week at the Tombs court, New
York city, before Judge Duffy, two claim
ants appeared for and with q handsome
Newfoundland dog. AS neither had any
corroborative evidence, the astute Judge
decided that the instinct of the dog himself
would be the surest test of ownership. A
policeman was ordered tC hold the dog in
the center of the court room, while one
claimant was placed on one side of the
room, the other on the opposite side. Both
were ordered to whistle for the dog at
signal from the judge, the dog to be re-
leased at the same time, and choose between
the claimants.


The judge called tine each claimant
whistled to the best of his ability. Police
man let go the dog but the dog, after
looking at the judge and surveying the
scene, escaped through the door, and
sought elsewhere Its rightful owner.


A similar scene has been enacted for the
past two weeks among the piano men. A
couple of piauo-forte manutacturers-both
honorable men-heve been whistling their
respective centennial awards through the
public press, with about as much success
as the claimants had with the dog.


The prize belongs elsewhere.


Stripped, then, of all verbiage, subter-
fuge, elimination and recrimination, law
suits, and all side issues simply intended to
befog the public, the naked facts as to the
centennial awards are just these


Most of the leading manufacturers re-
ceived nearly the same recognition in re-
gard to workmanship. Durability the
commission could only guess at. The
only real distinction was made by the jury
as to the TONE of the pianos exhibited.


The piano, violin, and every other musi-
cal instrument is valued and purchased
for its


TONE.


Thus, then, the Baltomore house is given
an award for general excellence in the
requisites of a first-class instrument in
power of Tone" to which the commission
added singing quality.


The New York house for "largest vol
ume, purity and duration of tone"


Whereas to WEBER is awarded "sympa-
thetic, pure, and rich tone, combined with
greatest power"


Comment as to which is the highest
award would be an insult to the intelligent
musical public.


Let them be the judges as to who is the
rightful owner of the centennial prize.


Suffice it to say that the Weber award
contains all that is possible in piano-forte
-"sympaihy, purity, richness, and great
est power"


In short, soul in piano. A. WEBER.


MCCLURE e. HALL,


RUTLAND,


Agents for the Weber Piano.
Year: 1877

owners of the land, and are mostly conserv-
alive, reluctant to change out of the old
ruts along which they have been accustom-
ed to move, and are cautious about inves-
ting money until they have seen practical
resuts. They have heard that Figures
won't lie;" bot they doubt the truth of such
maxim They have, as q class, little
money that they can afford to risk losing,
aud having been heavily assessed to pay the
expense OF dyking, they hesitate about ex-
pending more in ditching, and by provi,o
in the act Of the legislature, which author
lied the building of the dyke, they are IL
able to another assessment for the purpose
of removing the sand bar in the river, if it
should be judged necessary by those In
charge Of the harbor to do this. was not
aware of this proviso until the other day,
and think it was dictated by an unwise pol
icy on the part of our Legislature for if
the improvement of these and other salt
marshes should prove success, the towns
in which they are, and the state ITSELF are
benefited by the increased value of those
lands to a sufficient extent to warrant the
relieving those who risk their money In such
work from the additional risk Of having to
keep the river open for fishing boats.


The government votes subsidies to rail-
roads and steamships. The state holds out
inducements for the improvement of other
property. Towns relieve from taxation
those who will establish within their borders
manufacturing establishments, and | see no
just reason why like favors might not be
shown 10 thoseawho will attempt to make
land which ie now worth So an acre (and
dear at that into land worth $500 an acre
by increasing its producing powers TO that
| extent not only increasing its taxable
value, but also its cspability of supporting
and furnishing labor for tax-paying pop
ulation. / am not aware that the owners
of any of these reclaimed lands have asked
any such favor of the legislature, or that
they intend doing so, nor have they asked
me to plead their case for thsm bnt, learn
ing that this proviso is stumbling block to
some of the owners which prevents them
from further improvement of the land.
cannot help thinking it is but an example
of the discrimination of the ruling powers
| against the agricultural interests of the state,
and q mistaken and suicidal policy. The
true test of the prosperity Of a country is
the prosperity of its agriculture. Trade,
commerce aud manufactures are alike de-
pendent upon it, and the periodical depres-
sions and financial overtures to which we
are subject are onlyEthe legitimate results
of extending them beyond the natural de-
mands Of the agricultural interest. A struc.
ture which extends beyond it's foundations
cannot stand, and, as the products OF the
soil are the foundations of manufactures
and trade, their relation should be that of
the apex of pyramid to It's base. II the
pyramid is inverted it is only question of
time when the projecting portions will
| crumbe away
Year: 1877

The above reminds me of conversation
in which met the remark of my friend
"that business men might pay high inter-
est, but farmers could not afford it" by as
serting that the business men who paid
higher interest than farmers could afford to,
could afford it only by being speculative
and taking risks which the farmer does
not. Interest should be no more than
money is worth when safely invested in land
and lis proper cultivation.
Year: 1877

And in accordance with law and an order OF the Board OF
Trustees and entered the 14th day of August A
D. 1877, many of such designated shares Of stock be-
longing and standing in the of the shareholders
aforesaid shall and will be necessary psy the
upon all shares held and owned by such shareholders
standing in their upon the books of the company
will be sold public auction at the office of said company
in the office of Trenmor Cotn in Carson City, Nevada
Year: 1877

Work on the New Orleans and Paci-
iic Railroad is rapidly progressing in
this Parish. We understand that quite
an interesting ceremony was recently
performed by the convicts. 1t was the
piOuS dedication of two wheel bar
rows to Wells and Anderson whom
the convicts confidently expect to join
them i'll the course of the coming win
ter. Many sentiments worthy of the
men and the OCCASION were expressed.
One funky son of Ethiopia around
whom the odor of his nationality flow
ed in currents of sitting richness dec
Jared that he himself had been a thief
all his life, ana Wells was u man after
his own heart, His bunk was large
enough for two, and he wanted the dis
tinguished President Of the Returning
Board for his pard in their interesting
operations on the Eaii load. lie
thought the connexion would afford
him the opportunity of learning some
thing which might be OF use to him in


the prosecution Of his calling hereafter.


1t WAS thought that Big Tom would
make an admirable leader to the wheel
barrow gang and the two together
would form II pair of ornaments the
like of which not many penetentiarics
can boast. We can assure the illuStri-
Gus twain that they will march through
the hosannahs of a grateful people to
their work on the New Orleans Road
and will be welcomed by their associ-
ate convicts with hospitable hands to
as neat pair of wheel barrows as ever
rolled dirt.-1royelics Bulletin.
Year: 1877

1.-THE revision of the easteran liturgy, and,
Though little progress was made on the
Isubject in hand, it suficed to procure


him the secretaryship of the Propaganda
an Office which insures the holder his car
dinaPs hat. In 1876 he was sent second


time to Spain as Nuncio to King Alphon-
so, and by his publication of a letter
from Rome which was only intended Tor
the royal ear, nearly produced rupture
between the two courts. lie hau oniy
recently received his cardinals hat when
Antonelli died, and he was summoned W
take his place, call he obeyed only
"out of obedience due to the Holy Ia
ther," as he wrote himself He Is saiu
to be a man of austerc and ascetichaol
in this, too, offering a striking CONTRAST
TO his predecessor.
Year: 1877




The Washington (Mo.) Observer Of a


recent date prints the following:


Last Sunday night, at about ten


o'clock, there was an immense number


of grasshoppers passed over and through


this town. The night was very dark


but the "hoppers' came butting against


the buildings rattling against the win
dows entering the houses at the windows
and doors, and playing havoc with the
over superstitious, for many persons had
gone to bed and were IL their first sweet
sleep, as the choppers" commenced to
rattle against the glass of the windows
and jump about rooms, making an in
fernal small noise like unto parcel of
baby spirits out on their first spree. 1t
was a strange experience for those who
were awake and took the pains to go out
doors and listen to the odd small noise
that filed the air, produced by the con-
cussion of their wings and the butting
Of their heads against any obstacle in
their way. As far as could be judged
from the noise they made, they were In
great force, and came from the north go
ng in a southern direction; but many
thousands came to grief in town, either
giving out through fatigue or the many
accidents Of attempting to make night
rips without good pilots, as the next
morning thousands Of dead and manned
we've lying about loose on
he streets, in the yards and houses.
They were of the largest type Of Rocky
mountain species, some of them measur-
ne fully three inches in length from


head to toe" They evidently came
cross the Missouri river, which at this
lace is fully three-fourths of a mile
yide. and those that did not perish in
own kept on toward the land of perpet-
al Urepn
Year: 1877

The recital of this doggerel with its
accompaniment of elaborate gesticulation
convulsed the judge and the other audi
tors with laughter. Mr.. Bird waited
several minutes for the merriment to
subside before he went on 10 argue his
Year: 1877

The following is an extract from one
of Bishop Simpsons beautiful sermons {:


The very grave itself is a passage into
the beautiful and the glorious. We have
laid our friends in the grave, but they
are around us. The little children that
sat upon our knee, into whose eyes we
looked with love, whose little hands
have clasped our neck, on whose cheek
we have imprinted the kiss-we can al
most feel the throbbing of their hearts
to-day. They have passed from us-but
where are they? Just beyond the line
of the invisible. And the fathers and
mothers who educated us, that directed
and comforted us-where are they but
just beyond the line of the invisible?
The associates of our lives, that walked
along life's pathway, those with whom
we took sweet counsel, and who dropped
from our side-where are they but just
beyond us?--not far away--it may be
very near us, in the heaven of light and
love. Is there anything to alarm us in
the thought of the invisible? No! 1t
seems to me that sometimes, when our
heads are on the pillow, there come whis-
pers as of joy from the spirit land, which
have dropped into our hearts thoughts
of the sublime and beautiful and glo-
rious, as though some angels. wing
passed over our brow, and some dear one
sat by our pillow and communed with
our hearts, to raise our affection towards
the other and better world.
Year: 1877

The invisible is not dark it is glorious.
Sometimes the veil becomes so thin, it
seems;to me that l can almost see the
bright forms through it, and my bending
ear can almost hear the voices of those
who are singing their melodious strains
before the throne of God. Oh, there is
music all around us, though the ear of
man hear it not; there are glorious forms
all about us, though in the busy scenes
of life we recognize them not. The veil
of the future will soon be lifted, and the
invisible shall appear. And when you
and 1 shall just step beyond the
veil,-oh, how gloriousl We shall look
back to life and wonder why it was that
it did not fame with light, even while we
were treading the pathway here below.
Oh, that look into eternity! We zee the
the invisible and it gives us joy. Our
friends are there, our beloved ones are
there, and they are not far from us.
Year: 1877

In all diseases affecting these Organs
whether they secret too much or too liItle
water; or whether they be afflicted with
stone OF gravel, or with aches and pains set
tied in the loins or over the regions of the
kindnevs, these Pills should be taken accord.
ing to the printed directions, and the Oint-
ment should be well rubbed into the small
of the back at bed time. This treatment
will give almost immediate relief when all
other means have failed.
Year: 1877

Miss MarysNiles, the Oldest daughter of
the late Hezekiah Niles, the publisher of
the celebrated Niles Reg lister, died at the
Old Lady's Home in this city on Monday
last, in the Goth year of her age. She was
lady of education and refined mind, and
for many years followed the profession of a
teacher. Atone time she taught the Dis
trict school on the road between this CITY
and New Castle. Mrs. Hicks, the wife of
the late Robert Hicks, her sister, died q
few months ago, and her brother, who was
well known to the editorial profession died
at Media, Pa, few years ago. At the
time OF bis death he was connected with
the Media Advertiser" published by
Messrs. Cooper & Vernon.


The cause of her death was paralysis, a
stroke OF which she received few days
ago. Hezekiah Niles, her father, was well
known to our older citizens. He formerly
published paper in this city, but moved to
washington where be started the "Niles
Register" weekly periodical, which has
now become one OF the classic works of the
the country. lie was probably the most
celebrated writer of his day. The editor of
the Philadelphia "Press" made mention of
him and Matthew Carey, few days since
as being the foremost writers on political
economy in the country. Miss Niles was
not charity patient at the Old Lady's
Home as she regularly paid her board She
merely retired to it as a pleasant refuge in
her old age. 1t is an institution exactly
characterized by its name, viz A retreat
for the refined of the female sex who arc too
aged to keep house, and who would feel
more at home in such an institution fitted
up tor their reception, than in the ordinary
boarding house.
Year: 1877

NORTHERN Ohio is agitated over two girls
OF good parentage who without money or
any clothing except what they wore, got on
board railway train and rode until they
were put of,and then got upon another train,
and so upon successive trains for many days.
At last their kinsfoik hunted them down.
When they were asked the reason for their
conduct they answered-and Northern Ohio
Is wondering at the answer-that they were
possessed of a devil. 1t was very good reply
too, and one afording the only adequate
explanation of the phenomenon. Why will
not Northern Ohio be content with it, and
not 60 incoming round and asking what pos
sessed those girls?
Year: 1877

The New York papers in their notices of
Clara Morris as "Jane Eyre' insist upon
giving to the brutal "Rochester'' of
the novel and the play the title of 'lord."
He needs all the titles which all the kings
can bestow upon him to make him fit to ap-
pear among the characters of modern play
even. The Badger of the "Streets fNew
York; is more respectable and far more
agreeable character.
Year: 1877

To the trankness of Miss Phoebe Cousins.
the woman lawyer, the world is indebted for
statement which has much truth, though
most men will affect to disbelieve it. She
declares that the woman who never crimps
her hair nor powders her nose is person
of no refinement.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous etters and commune
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

THE wet weather of the past two weeks has taken away our security against the spread of small pox and made Yuma just as liable to it as Los Angeles and San Ber- nardino, both of which places are in daily communication with us and equally ex. posed, should the disease ever become epidemic here. Several cases are reported but we are not enterprising enough to in- vestigate them in person, and exaggera- ton has been so rife on this subject that it is hard to give the exact facts. Fully half the town believes that our sherif,s children are down with it. though from seeing the children nearly every day around the court house, we know it is not the case and are prepared to believe that similar exaggeration has occurred in other instances. That there are some pa tients here there is good reason to believe; also that there will be some until proper steps are taken to isolate them and to dis infect or destroy their clothing, etc., or un- til the air again gets dry as usual, when the disease will dry out and disappear as it has always done heretofore.
Year: 1877

TOM SHERMAN and Butt Donaldson have been out at the Gila City placers for over a month. They are carrying the gravel down to the river and washing it there. They express themselves fully satisfied and others out there say they have been talk ing out gold enough to make big wages. There is room there for plenty more men |; but it is easier work to lay around town and curse the railroad for making time, hard