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Year: 1877

A female justice of the peace,
in Wyoming territory, Was oblig-
ed to hear Il case Of scandalons
character, in which her husband
filled the unenviable position OF
defendant. She sentenced him
to be hanged by the neck until
dead, end was anxious to have
the sentence carried into effet at
once until the attorney explained
to her that she was sitting simply
as an examining court. She then
held him in bonds Of $4,000, 600
to await the action Of the grand
jury, and said she would shoot
the first man full of holes that
attempted to raise the surety.
Year: 1877

The Episcopalians have touched
very tenderly the matter of popular
amusements. DR.. Addison seems
willing to admit that square dances
are both healthy and innocent, but
complains that they can't be kept
square. but hrve such tendency to
round themselves off that before the
dancers know it they are whirling
about the room in that mutual em>
brace which the waltz allows. AS
for the theatre the Rev. Mr.. Newton
declared that there is certain dra-
matte interest in human nature
which has right to claim gratitica-
ton, and seemed to imply that if
the Church would boldly take hold
of the theatre and squeeze out its
immoral elements it might be made
a means of instruction as well as
amusement. All this has the smack
of common sense. The Church as
a body stands aloof from theatre,
and yet large proportion of its
members go there evening, and hon
estly feel that no harmis done there
by. There is a feeling in the COM
munity that in such dull, hard,
grinding times as these it does man
good to enjoy hearty laugh at a
farce. Let US hope it is not very
wrong, for it is certainly a great re-
freshment after the teasing and fret
TING care sof anxious DAYS work.
Year: 1877

The New York Herald says
Our most hearty sympathy has
at last been excited in behalf OF
Mr.. Henry Bergh. His long
life has been consecrated to the
amelioration of the condition of
the animal and vegetable world.
Such has been the singular fixed
ness of his purpose that he has
ottentimes passed by forlorn
and homeless baby and wept
tears of balm over the CALLED
shoulder Of a sick mule. When
the community asked if Mr..
Bergh was not a little fanatical
in this respect, every horse in
the country loudly erred, Neigh!
But now the catastrophe has
come. The very mule that he
has watched over with sleepless
eyes night after night, the mo-
ment it arrived at Il state of
hopeful convalescence has de-
liberately turned round and
kicked it's benefactor. Such in
gratitude is incredible and as
founding. 1t is now definitely
settled that mule is no better.
than man, which must so upset
the theories of the tender heart
ed philanthroplst that he will
mourn for many a long day.
Such malicious conduct it is very
hard to forgive.
Year: 1877

The missing link has at length
been discovered. 1t mayrnow be
seen in the meat-stalls. s 81
1t is great deal better to car
ry your religion in your heart
than in your prayer book.


ii One way to keep your husband
at home is to make it pleasant
for him when he is there.


Many people are busy in this
world gathering together a
handful of thorns to sit upon.
Year: 1877

The first intimation the Gov. Austin
had that his name had been mentioned
by some Of his friends in this State as
a candidate for governor this fall, was
on his arrival here from California on
Monday. and he authorizes us to say
that such mention was made without
his knowl.dge or consent, and he does
not wish to be understood as being a
candidate. The Lake City Leader,
which was the frs. to suggest it. stat
ed that it had no knowledge that he
would consent to the use Of his name,
but that there we're many in the State
who wouid like to see him governor
again, which is true. He deos not,
however contemplate resigning his
present position as third auditor Of
the treasury.
Year: 1877

Occasionally man is met who is
ready to exhaust his stock of exple-
tives against sheep and 'the sheep
business He is satisfied there is
no money In it, for he has tried it
lie speaks from experience, and
stands proof against figures and ar.u.
ment. Get such a man down to par.
ticulars, and it will usually be found
that he went into the business on
what lawyers would term er parte in


formation. Men who were deemed
reliable had said and written that all
the way from 20 to 100 per cent was
being made from the money they had
put into sheep. This was better than
could be done with any other live
stock : SO he sold a portion OF cattle
and hogs, which he new how to han
die. and bought sheep. Of which he
knew nothing. He saw no reason for
paying 81. to So or even more. for
sheep, when plenty could be had for
sl.50 to So; so he bought the cheap
ones. Having been told that shscp
required very little attention, he gaze
his but little. After they had been
on the farm a few days. he walked GU;
10 see them. aud found that the change
in plsturaye had given the scours to
some tf the weaker ones, and from
lack Of timely attention the masyo.s
had worried them to death. lie went
back in a few da to fad that the
dogs of the neiyhborheed had noticed
the change from cattle to sheep, aud
evidenced their approval by making
holocaust OF handsome percentage
of the best ones. To escape repeti.
ton of this latter experience. he drove
the Anck into the barn yard at night,
aud found next morning that the
mules had crippled half a DOZEN Of
them. Never knew before that young
mules would bother sheep BY and by
peddier came along with soma rams
OF which marvellous stories were told
rs to pedigree and shearing qualities.
ard he bought one and turned in
with his sheep. Didn't remember the
date, but it must have been rather
early, as what few lambs he got came
in March. and, having no "good place
to run during stormy nights. most of
them died. Before this the high.
priced, fne- e-redigrecd ram had died
as we'll as soodly number Of ewes
III of which he was unable to account
for, as they had a stalk field to run in,
and constant access to the straw pile.
Shearing time came, and his wool was
light; the buyers found fault with the
b1rs, and cut the price On the
whole. he had bad luck" with sheep,
aud would have done better if he had
"stuck" to cattle aud hogs. Such is
pretty fair sample Of the experience
of those who know there is no money
in the sheep business"
Year: 1877

A QUEER ExPERIMEST.-Popular suf-
frage has been put to a singular test in
village of Ava, Japan. Tho neighbor-
hood was harasscd by n midnight robbcr
whom nobody could detect. The head of
the hamlet summoned the entire male
population under his charge and directed
every man TO write the name Of the per-
son whom he suspected and to deposit
the ticket in box. Fifteen tickets bore
the name of Abe Tanhei, the rest being
blanks. The man whom everybody dis
trusted was so overcome with astonsh-
ment that he made a full confession and
went to prison. Never before in the his
tory of popular government was chief
elected with such unanimity.
Year: 1877

THE following extract from the Colusa
San indicates the straits to which some
people have been driven by the drou!h
and hard times: We understand that
a couple OF young women passed up Stony
Creek last week, carrying their blankets
and looking for work. They said they
had been driven out from Southern Cali
fornia by the drouth, and wanted chance
to earn living"
Year: 1877

ALL the cattle and sheep in the south
ern portion that could be- moved have
been taken abroad in search of grazing
grounds. Some have been sent to Texas,
some into the mountains, and the mos:
have been taken to the northern portion
of the State,
Year: 1877

AN exchange says that mining will be
followed on klamath river this Summer
to a greater extent than ever before. The
present season should be the best for river
mining of any for many years.
Year: 1877

called forth such deadly hostility,
and not Chamberlain as citizen.
AS II citizen he could romain here
with all case and safety, and get us
much to do i'll his profession us tho
noNt man, but should ho branch off
INTO politics again, and go about tho
State speaking to and organizing
the blacks, tho deadly hostility
would break out again. Tho simple
truth is, tho whites believe that
thoy have either to bo under tho
government of tho blacks or Oh
top.
Year: 1877

National Associated Press to the Star.


NEW HAVEN, CONN, Feb. 16-At l
O'Clock this morning Avery and Gushing
finished their eighty-seventh hour. They
have both six hours longer to walk with
out rest, except five minutes In each
hour. Both men are in good condition
and confident OF success.
Year: 1877

The effect of cutting down appropris-
tions by the last Congress has done more
to expose Grantism and strip the cloak
from Q multitude of Radical abuses than
could have been accomplished by any
other measure. 1t has been better
than legion of Congressional
Investigating committees. Cut off the
funds and you starve to death
all the private little schemes for
party patronage that have derived nour-
ishment from the national treasury for
the last eight years. They don't need to
be Investigated. The honey Is exhausted,
and they abandon the comb. Some of
them die and make no sign, but others
again are making noise, much to the
chagrin of the Republican household.


A great hue and cry has been raised
by the Radical press over what they are
pleased to term the defeliction of the
Democratic Congress to provide for run
ming the government. But the Demo
cratic Congress simply stopped when it
had provided for the legitimate expenses
of the government, and failed only to
provide for the perquisits and stealings
of super6uous offices and officeholders.
The most glaring instance of
Radical extravaganza which the
cutting down process has unroofed, was
found In the Engraving and Printing
Bureau of the Treasury Department.
Uader the GRANT administration nearly
1000 clerks were on the pay roll OF this
department. Now, however, the force
has been reduced to 400 nominating
the slight difference Of l,600 men
which are found amply sufficient to do
the work, and it is even said that 100 Of
the 400 retained are superauous and most
of the time idle Tor want Of work.


This is only one instance of the eceno
mical effect on the running expenses,
when Democratic Congress holds the
purse for Republican Administration.
A Topping of of few hundred deputy
United States Marshall will enable the
United States Courts to run through the
year, without further appropriation.
And 80 with all the other departments OF
the government service. Nothing is so
sslutary and effective as lesson of econ
omy as to limit the funds.
Year: 1877

One short month has not pass
ed since John Thompson suffered
the death penalty in this city
for the crime of murder-the
first white man ever executed in
the Territory by judicial author
ity-under circumstances which
impressed a very large majority
with the belief that the man
suffered the penalty Of a crime
of which he was not guilty; but
it was hoped that the death of
this man would be compensated
by the awful example it furnish
ed to deter others from like Of
fences. Its example and the
warning it was intended to i'm
part has been illustrated during
the short period which has since
elapsed, by two deliberate at
tempts at murder-one success
full and the other not-in the
immediate vicinity Of the hang
ing; a coincidence of crime so
rare as to impress upon a super
stitious mind the idea that it is
a Providential visitation to pun
ish the community for blood
guiltiness.' In a practical view,
it furnishes a very poor argu-
ment in favor Of the barbarous
death penalty as a means OF re-
srraining crime by the force of
an horrible example of its con-
sequences. The experience of
the world, in all ages, prove the
fact that unjust or unusual pun
ishments beget contempt for
law, and penalties disproportion-
ed to the offences uniform
ly inclte a disposition to violate
the laws. An unjust conviction
gives an awful latitude to crime.
Such is human nature. Parents
recognize it in the treatment Of
their children; the makers as
well as the administrators of the
laws should recognize it in the
treatment of citizens.
Year: 1877

results; and a judicial officer to
hear the testimony and apply
the law"


3. Che appointment of perma-
nent medical officers for the for
mer duty.


4. The transfer Of this duty to
the courts of the first instance.


One very important feature OF
this bill now before the Council
is, that it is made the duty Of
the medical officer to keep an ac-
curate record Of the causes of all
deaths, whether by sickness, ac-
cident or violence, and also to
keep a record of all the births in
his county, and in July and De-
cember of each year to file with
the County Auditor a full report
of such record. And the County
Auditor is required once in each
year to make out and file with
the Secretary a full and COM
plete report of all the births and
deaths in the Territory for the
year, which he prepares from
the returns of the County Aud
itors, to be preserved as a means
Of ascertaining the sanitary con-
dition of the Territory.


The Importance of this bill
cannot be over-estimated, and
we expect to hear of its passage
by unanimous vote.
Year: 1877

The New York Herald pub
fishes a. story of the sale Of a
woman for a few bushels of corn
by one brother to another, at
Waterford, Pa. Subsequently
the people of the neighborhood
became so incensed at the bar
barous TRANSACTION that they
broke into the house where the
couple lived, took the woman,
tarred and feathered her, and
rode her on a rail. The man es-
capped, but they are after him.
He is out in the woods at present
in his night clothes. %
Year: 1877

LOhAAAND,OSA.s wv. A~u, Ao'''


To THE EDITOR OF THE DISPATCH:


Last April, in communication to
the DISPATCH from this city, I stat
ed that 81 found the people of Port
land jealous of Puget Sound enter
prises, and that movement was on
foot in this State to have the land
grant of the Northern Pacific Rail
road Company, on their branch line
in our Territory transferred to the
Portland. Dalles and Salt Lake Rail
road" The Bee, of this city, took
exceptions to my findings in an item
published shortly after Neverthe
less, nearly every article, iu refer
ence to these two roads which have
been published In Oregon papers
from that day to this. have more
than substantiatcd my findings
And now the Bee comes to the front
in its daily issue of the Goth inst,
in a communication headed "Rail-
ads.--The resources of the North
ern Pacific" from which 1 take
the following extracf: Yesterday
I traced the modus operaada of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
till I established the fact that they
have only the value of the lands
granted to them upon which to rely
for monetary support in furtherance
of their projects; and such is the
backing that the Northern Pacific
Railroad have to build fifteen hun
dred miles of road with, and such
is the backing that some men have
the temerity to ask the people of the
Pacific Northwest to place their sole
reliance on for railroad connection
with the East. l maintain, and it
is reasonable conclusion from the
above facts. that even with its time
extended fifty years the Northern
Pacific cannot be built on its present
route. It is utterly impracticable;
the route is too long. That the
money could not be obtained to
build it with has been known for a
long time. Pretences have been
made lately considerable revenue by
the Northern Pacific from it's route
already built. This is to show, if
possible, some value attached to the
road. Without paying any interest
at all, and no repairing, I venture to
say the company have not realized
any but a very small sum from their
railroads, over and above running
expenses. The Oregon Steam Navi-
cation Company doubtless yields a
handsome revenue. .fourths
of which goes to the Northern Pa
cific by virtue of its ownership of
three-fourths of the Oregon Steam
Navigation Compsny's stocks, and
this is heralded to those who are
silly enough to believe it, as revenue
AAOAA eAO OOAPnhy AoAiIOduS. "A
transfer to the Portland Dalles and
Salt Lake railroad of one of the
branch grants which the Northern
Pacific Company had, the same as
has been done in other parts of the
United States, would insure a rail
road being built at an early date on
that route" If the finding of the
Bee correspondent are correct land
what reasons have we for doubling
them?) why should cur Legislators.
now in session at the Capital, hest
tate to pass the memorial row pend
ing before them for a transfer of the
lands on one of these branch lines
to the Seattle and Walla Walla Rail
road Company? Would it not in
sure the building of that road (Which
is of quite as much importance to
our people) at an early date?


Very respectfully submitted.


NJ S. BOOTH.
Year: 1877

RIGHT SELF EsTEEM.-Nothing hurts
a man more than to seem small and ig-
noble in his own eyes. 1t is slavish
feeling that degrades the slave. A base
ambition makes the man that cherishes
it base. No one can debase you but your.
self. Slander, satire, falsehood, injustice
these can never rob you of your man.
hood. Men may lie about you, they may
denounce you, they may cherish suspi-
cions manifold, they may make your
feelings the target of their wit or cruel
ty never be alarmed never swerve an
inch from the line your judgment and
conscience have marked out for you.
They cannot by all their efforts take
away your knowledge of yourself. the
purity of your motives, integrity of your
character and the generosity of your ma
ture. While these are left, you are, in
point of fact unharmed. Nothing outside
of yourself can ever make you smaller
than you are to-day. If you shall dwin-
die; if leanness and inability shall come
to any faculty; if you shall lose what
makes you an ornament to that rank and
order of intelligence to which you were
| born-the loss will be a self-inhlcted
one. self-degradation is the only degra-
dation man can know Golden Rute
Year: 1877

Then shall the kingdom of Satan be
likened to grain of tobacco seed
which, though exceedingly small, being
cast into the ground, grew, and spread
its leaves rank and broad, so that huge
and vile worms found habitation there
on. And it came to pass, in the course
of time, that the sons of men looked up
on it, and thought it beautiful to look
upon, and much to be desired to make
lads look big and manly. So they put
forth their hand, and did chew thereof
And some it made sick, and others to
vomit most filthily. And it further
came to pass that those who chewed it
became weak and unmanly, and said,
We are enslaved, and can not cease from
chewing it. And the mouths of all that
were enslaved became foul and they
were seized with violent splitting and
they did spit even in ladies' parlors, and
in the house of the Lord of hosts. And
the saints of the Most High were great
ly plagued thereby. And in the course
of time it came also to pass that others
snufed it; and they were taken sudden
ly with fits, and they did sneeze, with
great and mighty sneeze, insomuch that
their eyes were filled with tears, and
they did look exceedingly silly. And
yet others cunningly wrought the leaves
thereof into rolls, and did set fire to orc
end tberaof4l--.~s trru look very grave
and calf-like; and the smoke of their
torment ascended up forever and ever.


And the cultivation thereof became a
great and mighty business in the earth
and the merchantmen waxed rich by the
commerce thereof. And it came to pass
that the saints of the Most High defled
themselves Herewith even the poor.
who could not buy shoes, or bread, or
books for their little ones, spent their
money for it. And the Lord was greatly
displeased Herewith, and said, Where
Iore' this 'r-oste ,-and why do these little
ones lack bread, and shoes, and books ?
Turn now your fields into corn and
wheat. and put this evil thing far from
you; and be separate, and defle not
yourselves any more; and will bless
you, and cause my face to shine upon
you.


But with one accord they all exclaim-
cd eve cannot cease from chewing,
snufing and putting we are slaves"
Year: 1877

Never lose an opportunity of seeing
anything beautiful. Beauty is Gods
handwriting wayside sacrament !;
welcome it IN every fair face, every fair
sky, every fair flower, and thank Him
for it, the fountain of loveliness, and
drink it in, simply and earnestly, with
the eyes It's charmed draught, cup
of blessing.
Year: 1877

No matter how dark the night
No matter how black the clouds may be,


Up in the shrouded sky,


Hidden from watching eye,
Glitters a star for me.
Silvery bright and clear.
Out in the fields Of fadeless blue,


Needless of cloud and rain,


Fearless Of death and pain
Golden stars in their silent sphere
Twinkle and burn for you.
Summer and winter the same;
No matter if storm clouds surge and roll
Like waves on the frenzied sea;


In heavens bright gallery
Twinkle and glow with quenchless flame,
These types Of the soulI
No matter how dark thy life
No matter how gloomy our watch may be;
Mid sorrow, and pain. and care,


Still watching thee everywhere
Back OF the curtain Of earthly strife
Twinkles a star for thee
Year: 1877




Do Nor FACE THE LIGHT WHEN AT
WoRK.-Statistics kept by oculists en-
ployed In infrmarles for eye diseases
have shown that the habit of some per-
sons in facing window from which the
light falls directly in the eyes as well as
on the work, injure their eyes in the
end. The best way is to work with
side light, or, if the work needs strong
illuminations, SO that it is necessary to
have the working table before the win
dow, the lower portion of the latter
should be covered with screen, so as
to have top light alone, which does
not shine in the eyes when the head is
slightly bent over and downward toward
the work.


In the schools in Germany this mat
ter has already been attended to and the
rule adopted to have all the seats and
tables SO arranged that the pupils never
face the windows. but only have the side
lights from the left; and as light sim
ultaneously thrown from two sides gives
an interference of shadows, it has been
strictly forpioav~- "a huild school-rooms
with windows on both sides, sucn nfo..
ination having also proved injurious to
the eyes of the pupils.


We may add to this the advice not to
place the lamp in front of you in the
evening, but little on one side, and
never to neglect the use of shade, so
as to prevent the strong light shining in
the eyes. This is especially to be con-
sidered at the present time, when kero-
sene lamps, with their intensely lumin-
Gus flames, become more and more COM
mon.-Medsco Journal
Year: 1877

A pleasant story is told by Sir John
Lubbock, quoting from Weissmann, IL
Illustrative of the means Of protection
which some insects possess. The cater
pillar of the sphinx moth is quite as
good food for birds as any other insect;
but it is perfectly protected by its ugli-
ness. Its face is its fortune, having two
great spots on it which look like eyes
when the caterpillar wriggles. In gen.
eral the insect is suggestive of small
snake, especially when it is frightened
so that it draws back its head and shows
it's false eyes to advantage. NJ. Weiss
mann put one of these catcrpillars into
a seed tray where he usually fed spar
rows and other small birds. The first
bird that alighted on the edge of the
tray, perceiving the insect, became half
paralyzed, with fear. Eight or ten birds
joined the first one, but all stood on the
edge of the tray, afraid to 60 in. 'One
bird flew into the tray at first, but on
seeing the caterpillar hastily scrambled
out and Joined the company on the edge
that were bobbing their heads up and
down, and looking into the tray as if
half terrified. After the caterpillar was
removed the birds went into the tray for
seeds as usual