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Year: 1877

EATING BALLoTs-The Kings county
board Of elect ions have received letter from
DIR. Henderson, late candidate for coroner OF
the western district Of brooklyn, in which
that gentleman states n at one OF the cam
vassers in district in the nth ward was
seen tearing of his pastors from the demo-
cratic ticket and eating them while the vote
Year: 1877

A book tine Age Of Elizabeth is an


noqnced by Gew y ork house. Elizabeth
isn't the only woman about whose age there
has been much discussion; but We believe
she is the enly one whose age has been
considered nat1er Of such importance as
to warrant the publication Of a book about
Year: 1877

SNErzIHG.-As a rule q sneezc is the
warning Nature gives that some part
of the body is exposed to cooler TEN.
pcrature than the other parts, and that
the sneezer is "catching cold" Next
TO the warning, what IS the use of the
sneeze2 1t throws open the pores Of
the whole body and induces a gentle
perspiration in q word, it throws of
the cold A child rarely sneezcs more
than twice-perspiration is readily in
duced in youth an old man, on the
contrary, sncezcs half a dozen times
with loudly explosive "catchoguc'
IL ia harder TO set him perspiring
When one is sitting by an open win
dow and finds himself sneezing, Ma
turc tells him he is taking cold. lie
should got up instantly, walk about
and take full tumbler Of cold water
to keep up the gentle pcrspiration tha,
the sneeze set in motion. II he does
this, ho will not be telling an hour al
ter that he has "cold in his head, " oil
chest, or lungs.
Year: 1877




One Of the battles of the Revolution,
whose Centenary was fifty celebrated
at Bennington, Vermont, on the 10th,
was no ordinary episode in that seven
years drama. Although of itself it
was somewhat aside from the main
current of military activity for the
season Of l7T7, it was part OF those
several operations which found their
joint elimination at Saratoga in Octo.
Der. Oriskany preceded it by ten
days, and the two victories together
were stern notification to the British
commander that he must prepare for
the worst that could befall him The
plan of the campaign on the part of
the British must be conceded to be
mastery, Having tried in VAIN to
subdue New England by direct as
sault, tho Kings managers resolved to
mako the attempt to isolate bor from
the rest Of the country. By coming
down with an army from the North
and taking possession OF upper New
York-which was then but strip Of
territory along the Hudson and the
Mohawk, and moving up the river
with q sufficient naval and land force
from below, it was believed that New
England could be cut off from her con.
nection with the sister colonies, and
the rebellion thus be bisected and con.
quercd in detail. II was an admirable
conception, and needed only complete
success TO have DESTROYED all the re-
naming hopes of independence for
America. So when Buraoync moved
down by Lake George from Canada
with his army of seven thousand men,
Clinton too was to come up the river
from the bay and effect q junction,
while st. Legor, with the Indian Chief
Brant for an ally, was to penetrate IN.
land from Oswego, with seventeen
hundred men in all, to join Burgoyne
by way of the Mohawk.


1t was the finest army combination
that the King had as yet let loose upon
the colonies, The Oriskany battle,
whose hero, the brave Herkimer, died
of his wounds on the day the battle of
Bennington was fought, resulted in
victory that checked st. Leger's ad.
vance; and the siege of Fort Stanwix
was raised by the panic created by the
report that Arnold was Fastening to
its relief. Meantime Burgoyne's south
ward movement had been seriously
obstructed by the impulsive rising of
the farmers the whole country round.
They so eiiectually blocked the roads
that in one instance his army was
twenty.four hours in advancing sin
gle mile. Such unexpected delay of
course told seriously on his stock of
provisions, the country being cleared
by its cutivators as fast as he advanc.
ed. So that the stores which were
collected at Bennington naturally at.
tracted his eager desire. Lieutenant
Colonel Bawm, a German officer great
ly trusted, was despatched with a force
Of six hundred regular troops and one
hundred and fifty Indians to seize this
treasure and lay the farmers under
contribution for horses and cattle. Col.
Breyman was sent after him with a
reinforcement ofa thousand men. The
Council of safety in Vermont had not
been disregardful Of their danger, from
the time when Burgoyne's progress
from Canada was known. New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts were earnest
ly appealed to to lend their aid in pro
tecting the common frontier. 1t was
understood that if the British plan of
isolating New England had succeeded
Year: 1877

Give him lift ! Don't kneel in prayer,
Nor moralize with his dspair;


The man is down, and his great need
Is ready help-not prayer and creed.
'Tis time when the wounds washed and healed
That the inward motives be revealed
But now, whate'er the spirit be,
Mere words are but 4 mockery.
One grain of aid Just now is more
To him than tones of sanity lore
Pray, If you must, in your full heart
But give him a lift give him start!
The world is full of good ADVICE,
OF prayer, and praise, and preaching nice
But the generous soul who aid mankind
Ar rasg gold, and hard to find
Give like Christan-speak in deeds
noble 1fes the best of creeds
And he shall wear a royal crown
Who gives 'em a lift when they are down.
-Netc Orleans Home journal.
Year: 1877




The Turkish Government is now dis
cussing a scheme for the enrolment of
Christians in the army. 1t is reckoned
that 200, 900 men could be raised for this
purpose. But the question is, would
they fight? OF this there is very great
doubt, indeed. To ask n.en at a moment
of extreme danger to fight for a govern
ment which has hitherto thought them
unworthy to bear arms would be a down.
right iniquity. Looking, too, at the
present state of feeling of the ten or
twelve million Christians in this en-
pire, it would be an act of great impru-
dence on the part of the Mussulmans to
entrust the giaoatrs with arms at this
moment. The Turks, however, canno
be earnest in this matter. The pretense
is that justice should be dealt out to all
Ottomans" alike, now that there is a
:" constitution" But, knowing as they
do that the great mass of the Christians
cannot be trusted, or will refuse to fight,
they will then come down upon them fol
an increase of the already heavy hardtsh,
or tax for exemption from military ser
vice. During the last few years this
burden has been greatly increased, even
children and old men not being exempt
ed from payment, although this is con-
trary to law Now, if it is further aug
mented, the poor rayahs-many of whom
are already at their wits end to pay ex.
listing taxes-will be put to sore straits.
The Turks may probably learn when il
is too late that they have destroyed theil
right arm in dealing repeated blows al
the trade and industry of the rayahs by
excessive taxation and vexatious meas
ures, for longer continuance in this
course must compel many of the latter
to leave their country to seek homes else
where Har Correspondence Of Net,
York Herald
Year: 1877

The death of Senator MORTON is an
nounced in our news columns this morning
ss having taken place at his home in In
dianapolis yesterday afternoon. Elsewhere
will be found detailed account of his pub
lie services. His demise at this time is a
sad loss to the Republican party and to the
nation, TO which he has ever been a faithful
servant. Endowed with lofty patriotism,
tirelcss industry and undauntcd courage
he had only to be convinced of the right
in order to accord it the aid of his powerful
intellect and exhaustless energy. He was
great as Governor of his State during the
wal, when his efforts to put troops in the field,
and hy exposing the Vaccinations of traitors
hold his State firmly to the Union cause, de-
veloped his great faculties Us an executive
and his wonderful talents as u leader


Upon his advent in the Senate the eharac-
teristics above named commanded the I'M
mediate recognition of his peers, and from
the moment of the delivery of his first
speech, on the question of reconstruction, in
that forum, his influence never tagged
Notwithstanding his physical iniirmitics
that with most men would have counted for
disabilities, he shrked no duty, nor did he
ever decline to speak and act in behalf of
the poor soldier and the freedman Their
interests seemed to be his especial care. To
be deserving yet helpless was a certain
passport to his assistance. He was
therefore deservedly popular with the poorer
classes, as well as with those in the higher
walks of life. He was the same untiring
friend and counsellor in the Senate to
Southern Republicans that Gen. BUTLER
has ever been in the House. His death
leaves void in the party and in the Senate
which will not be easily or readily filed
His demise in this moment of gushing paci-
6cation will b, most deeply and feelingly
mourned by those Southern Republicans who
find themselves ostracised and DISTINGUISHED
as one of the results of the new policy; but
all true patriots everywhere will contribute
wreaths with which to deck his bier.
Year: 1877

We DO not see any cause for regret at the
announcement made by the Philadelphia
Ledger that the anthracite coal trade is about
as depressed as II can well be. Coal has been
at too high figure for the past ten years, and
II is time that the prices should reach their
level
Year: 1877

10 all Southern, and partly also In
Central Russia, sheep breeding is carried
on upon scale approaching that of Aus
tralia or California. The owners and
shepherds have an invaluable assistant
in the huge and clever creatures especial
ly called sheep dogs. They are shepherd
born, just pure blood setter Is hunter
born, and two or three of these noble
bessts, under the direction OF only one
man, will drive out 10 pasture flock Of
sheep OF several thousand head, and
keep them in perfect order, never allow
ing them TO transgress certain line, and
eflectually keeping the wolves from them.
A good sheep dog can easily dispose of a
wolf in single combat, but there are usu-
ally several attached to each flock They
take up their position around il, and the
moment a sheep strays beyond the pre-
scribed line, the nearest dog gently bnt
firmly drives IL back These dogs are
mostly black or grey, often immense, and
always above the average size. When
taken care Of, their hair is remarkably
long and fine; but they lose this beauty
in the field, for il soon becomes tangled
and matted into an undistinguishsbc
mass, hanging in knotted fringcs often
down TO tho very ground. In pouring
autumn rain, Of the kind that lasts whole
days, you can frequently see a sheep dog
lying unconcernedly in the open air
curled up In round heap, from which
the water runs down without penetrating
to the warm, dry skin, protected by the
shaggy, uncouth, real waterproof coat.
These dogs are great fayoriies, and kept
very commonly ID the courtyards o.
country mansions, being most excellent
aud trustworthy watch dogs, gentle and
kind, and only fierce where occasion re-
| quires, 10 defence Of honse, man or sheer
iutrusted TO their care.
Year: 1877

Frazer's Magazine says: As contri-
button towards explaining how one feels
when z gping under fire for the first time,
l may here record personal experience
at Kars, which, though believe, COM
mon under similar circumstances, is
perhaps not familiar to non.combalant
readers.


This was my first exposure to either
musket or cannon shot, and ! ain free to
confess that, although In excellent health
and well mounted and armed, as the mo-
ment of actual conflict approached felt
a growing sense of fear as much beyond
the power Of my will as the involuntary
muscles, and which, as II eliminated just
before the first shot was fired, became
positively physical in its intensity. A
complex counter feeling OF half shame,
half pride, kept me however from trying
to escape, even If this had been practica,
bic, through the serried battalions be-
hind.


But hardly half dozen shots had been
exchanged before this emotion OF terror
abated as involuntarily as IL had arisen,
and in less than quarter of an hour 1t
was replaced by an exhiaration and
sense of positive enjoyment which moIe
than once during the day carried me
through the thick Of the melee with abso-
lutely unruflled nerve.


Afterward, before Sebastopol, a friend
who still carries glorious scars Of Alma
and lnkerman, told me that at Sobraou,
where be had received his own baptism
of fire, be had passed through much the
same process of sensation, and that he
knew it to be, as | have said, common
enough in the experience of others.
Mere animal courage, therefore, would
seem TO have less TO do with the moral Of
those who feel it than is generally sup
posed.
Year: 1877

Editors Dispatch: While the City Coun-
Gil are appropriating SO much money to va
rious enterprises would 1t not be well TO
look at the condition Of some OF the streets
and .walkways In the heart OF the city.
Take, for instance, Franklin street, one OF
the ONLY two ways to Church Hill. Let us
examine it from Twentieth to Twenty-ffth
street: On the north side there is not one
FOOT Of pavement; on the south side there
is only four feet OH several squares, and
that in a'horrid condition, and the roadway
full of ho.es and large loose cobble-stones;
while the city authorities are requiring
owners Of vacant lots on squares where
their are no buildings to pave in front OF
these lots. Would it not be we'll TO give a
little attention to this public thoroughfare In


JEFFERSON WARD.
Year: 1877

THE PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION. "A
movement has been started by several men,
bers OF the old philharmonic Association
looking to the early reorganization OF that
popular body OF amateur vocalists. Wlth
this object ia view the best singers and most
active members OF the old association VIII
soon be called upon to attend a meeting,
when the matter will be laid before them
for consideration. Our citizens will doubt
less hear Of this movement with pleasure,
and will lend their aid in encouraging the


Reorganization OF the Philharmonics, to
whom they are indebted for SO many eve
nings of delightful enjoyment in the past.
Year: 1877

TIE LnLY-BELL CANTATA TO BE REPEAT
announcement that the cantata so
charmingly rendered at the Virginia Opera
House last week, for the benefit OF the
Grace-street Presby byterian church, VIII De
repeated Friday night at the same place,
will no doubt be received with pleasure.
The play will doubtless not only be pre-
sented with much better effect than before,
but will attract large audience.
Year: 1877

THE CoLoRHD ORPHAN AsYLUE.-Coun-
Gilman Forester says that ii the City Council
does not mature and pass an appropriation
bill very soon the managers OF the colored
orphan asylum will be compelled to make
application to the Almshouse Committeefor
the admission and care OF the children now
in the coIored asylum.
Year: 1877

CHAMBER OF COMMERCIAL special meet
ing of the Board of Directors will be held
this evening at 81 O'Clock. AS the subject
to be considered is Of much importance to
this city it is requested that every member
| he present
Year: 1877

ond Judicial District of the State OF Nevada in and for
the county of Ormsby. Roger Crow, plaintiff J. L.
Cegg and Florence Clegg and A. W Pray, defendants
Action brought of the Second Judicial
District the of Nevada in and for the county
Ormsby and the complaint filed in said county of Ormsby


the office of the Clerk of said District CourtThe State
of Nevada sends greeting L. Cegg and Florence Cegg
and A. W. Pray defendants: You hereby required to
appear in action brought against you by the above
named plaintiff District Court OF the Second Judicial
District of the State Nevada in and for the county of
Ormsby and the complaint filed therein "a copy
of which accompanies this summons) within ten days lex
elusive Of the day Of sevGe) after the service you Of
summons-f served within this county, II served
of this county hut in this district within twenty days
otherwise within forty daysor judgment by default will
be taken against you The said action is brought
close certain mortgage executed by defendants j. L.
and Florence Clegg to said plaintiff on lot No ~ in
block No six 6 Rice Peters addition to the city of
Carson, in Orsby county, Nevada which said mortgage
given to secure the payment OF promissOry note
made by defendants L. and Florence Clegg the goth
day Of May A D. 1875, to plaintiff for the Of six
hundred dollars and interest therson three @ per cent
per month all in gold coin OF the United States, And
plaintiff asks decree of foreclosure of said mortgage and
that the morgagd premises be eoreed be sold and the
proceeds applied to the payment of COSTS attorneys
taxes insurance and the principal and interest
said nOte in gold coin of the United States and if found
insufficient that Judgment be docketed against the prop
erty of defendants L. and Florence Cegg for any bal
ance found remaining due plaintiff All of which Is more
fully set forth in plaintiff complaint on file in my Office
And you are hereby notified that you fail appear and
answer the said complaint, above required the said
plaintiff will apply the Court for the relief demanded


-" Given under my hand and the seal Of the District


Court of the Second Judicial District Of the State


h' of Nevada In and for the county of Ormsby, this
*- cath day Of August, in the year Of Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventyseven.
au251aw8w ALFRED HELM Clerk
Year: 1877

And with law and order the Board
Trustees and entered the 4th day of August
D. 1877 many of such designated shares of stock be-
longing and standing in the of the shareholders
aforesaid shall and will be necessary to psy the
upon all shares held and owned by such shareholders
standing in their upon the books Of the company
will e sold public auction at the office of said company
in the office Of Trenmor Coffin in Carson CITY Nevada on
Year: 1877

In the whole range Of sacred and
profane literature, perhaps there Is
nothing recorded which has such stay
ing properties as good healthy mort
gage. A mortgage can be depended


upon to stick closer than brother.


1t has mission to perform which never
lets up. Day after day it is right there,
nor does the slightest tendency to slum-
Der impair its yigor in the night. Night
and day. ON the Sabbath, and at holiday


times, without moments time for rest
and recreation, the biting offspring Of
its existance, interest, goes on The
seasons may change, days run into
weeks, weeks into months and months
be swallowed up into the gray man of
advancing years, but that mortgage
stands up in sleepful vigilance, with the
interest, perennial stream, ceaselessly
running on. Like a huge nightmare
eating out the sleep of some restless
slumberer, the unpaid mortgage rears
up its gaunt front in perpetual torment
to the miserable wight who is held
within its pitiless clutch. 1t holds the
poor victims with the relentless grasp
of giant; not one hour of recreation;
not moments evasion of its hideous
presence. A genial savage Of mollify-
ing aspect while the interest is paid; a
very devil of hopeless destruction when
the payments fail. e'ag 1hi sai',f d
Year: 1877

Saturday night makes people more
human, and sets their hearts TO beat
ing softly, as they used to before the
world turned them into war drums and
Jared them to pieces with tattoes.
The ledger closes with a crash, the iron
doored vaults come too with bmg,
up go the shutters with a will, click
goes the key in the lock. 1t is Saturday
night, and business breathes free again.
Homeward, hol The door that has been
ajar all the week gently closes behind
him; the world is all shut out. Shut
out? Shut in rather. Here are his
treasures after all, and not in the vault
and not in the book-save the record Of
the old family bible-and not in the
bank. Maybe you are bachelor, frosty
and forty. Then, poor fellow, Saturday
night is nothing to you, just as you are
nothing to anybody. Get wife, blue
eyed or black-eyed, but above all true
eyed. Get little home, no matter how
little; a sofa, just two or two and a half,
and then get two or two and half in it
of a Saturday night, and then read this
paragraph by the light of your wife's
eyes, and thank God and take courage.
Year: 1877

Several geological surveys have been
made of the proposed route Of the tun-
mel under the English Channel, and the
opinion Of scientific men appears to be
that there are no faults or assures
which will be likely to interfere with
the work. The tunneling machine in
vented by Brunton will be used; this
apparatus works similarly to an auger,
and the pieces excavated fall on an end
less band which carries it to the cars
in the rear. 1t is stated that by this
machine drift-way, seven feet in di-
ameter, can be advanced at the rate
of about a yard and quarter per hour,
at which rate 1t would only require two
years to pierce the channel through,
the boring being made from both ends,
and provided that no delays are occa-
stoned by leakage or change in the hard
ness Of the chalk. The company is now
fully organized, and work has been be-
gun on the French side of the channel.
AS the tunnel with its approaches must
be about thirty miles in length, it is
certainly gigantic undertaking, and
its completion will be hailed as a new
triumuh of engineering scienca
Year: 1877

Education should consist much more
than il does in learning to do, to act, to
perform. The successful men of the
world are those who can accomplish the
ends of life, who can by their own en-
ergy and skill bring about grand and
useful results. Our educational insti-
tutions make us learned, cultured, but
not sufficiently actors. One reason Why
very often the young men who have
but little education from the schools
surpass those who have lived for years
in the college walls, is because they
have been trained to action-action
gives strength and health. Culture
gives ease, grace and finish. They be-
long together, but have been separated.
Let them be brought once more into
some grand scheme of education, and
we shall have men and women as the
result, who can not only accomplish
noble work, but have at the same time
fine scholars, with cultivated manners.
with grace and dignity of demeanor.
Year: 1877

A good illustration of mans inability
for self-support independently Of sun
shine, is afforded by the following cal
culation. The mechanical equivalent
of the vertical sunshine received upon
a square mile of the earth's surface, is
computed to be 3,323, 100000 pounds
raised foot high in a second. Under
the most favorable circumstances, a
square mile of terrestrial soil receiving
this amount of sunshine, il planted
with bananas, would yield according to
the estimate of Baron Humboldt 10000
tons of nutritious food.yearly. This is
the greatest amount of food-producing
power Of which the earth appears to be
capable. But this quantity of food
would suffice for only 1OO, 600 men, whose
united mechanical force would not
raise more than 10000, 900 pounds a foot
high in second. 1t would therefore
not be possible for any number Of men,
by their mere mechanical force to
produce anything like sufficient light
and heat in the absence of sunshine
to raise from the soil the food needful
for their own support.
Year: 1877

1t is hard word to speak. Some may
laugh that it should be, but let them.
Icy hearts are never kind. 1t is word
that has choked many an utterance, and
started many a tear. The hand is
clasped, the word is spoken, we part
and are upon the great ocean of time
we go to meet-where2 God only
knows. 1t may be soon, it may be nev-
er. Take care that your good-by be
not cold one-it may be the last you
can give. Ere you can meet your friend
again, deaths cold hand may have
closed his eyes and chained his lip,
forever. And he may have died think
ing that you loved him not. 1t may be
long separation. Friends crowd on
ward and give you their hand. How
can you detect in each 'good-by" the
love that fingers there; and how you
may bear away with you the memory
of those words many, many days. We
must often separate. Tear not your
self away with careless boldness that de-
fies all love, but make your last words
linger-give the heart full utterance-
and if tears fall, what of it? Tears are
not unmanly.