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Year: 1877

Us that recently party OF Indians or


foot came through the pass of the Bite,


Root mountains, known as the middle
fork of Clearwater pass and made the


trip in seven days when the SHOWS were


the deepest. They brought letters from


Fort Owen dated only seven days prior


to their arrival in the vicinity of KAMA.


They travelled only one day where snow


was deep, and that was between the


South fork Of the Lo Lo of the Bitter


Root and the middle fork of Clearwater


and the deepest they found there was


only four feet and that but for short


distance. This is the lowest pass


through the Bitter Root and the short


est route from the Bitter Root Valley


to the settlements Of the Clearwater and


has for years been the favorite Winter


pass for Indians in going ard coming


to and from the Bitter Root " alley and


all points east of the Bitter Roo.. It is


through this pass that we have ever


contended that the North Pac ac rail


road should be located, as beng the
shortest, most direct, lowest, mos, easily


constructed, and most free from snow
and snow slides. When Lieut.. N3b4r,


ly made accommodating of the Clear


water pass in behalf of the company n
assembled the north fork of the Lo Lo o
the Bitter Root and crossed the divia


to the north branch of the middle fork
Of the Clearwater, and attempted to de
sccnd the river in a small boat, but had
his boat stove up and then abandoned
the route and came on over the Lo Lo
trail and struck the Clearwater at
lower point. He claimed that the pass
at the summit was a very low one and
wanted to make full examination OF
the approaches from this side But on
arriving at Lewiston he found orders to
join in the exploration of the north fork
of Clearwater. Had he made the ex
animation he would have found the as
cent excellent from the point where the
middle fork branches by taking up the
south branch and crossing the
divide near the head Of the south
branch Of the Lo 10 of :he Bitter
Root instead of the north branch of that
stream which he assembled. The high
est point on this route is only about
1900 feet above the level of the sea
The route from point about 20 miles
above Kamia is densely timbered with
cedar, white pine and spruce and the
of the stream is excellent for
road, and the grade is easy to the sum
nit of the divide. 1t is the route
through which parties in 1864 sought
and obtained charter of the Idaho
for a wagon road to the BIZ
;er Root Valley. This road would have
,een constructed had not Congress
bout the same time made an appropri-
Ition of $4,000 to open road from
lewiston to said valley. The parties
vho had the expenditure of this $780,
700 took a more northern route over
ligh mountains and through deep ra-
ines, expended most of the money and
ince that time it has never been
raveled. Moberly told US that the pass
Year: 1877

The unnatural rise in the price of bread
stutfs has, as matter of course, been fol-
lowed by marvellous shriDkage in the
size of the Loaf. This fact has directed
public attention to the old city ordinance
for many years obsolete, but the law just
the same establishing the assize and regu-
lating the weight and inspection of the
bread. Judging from the tariff laid down
in section six of that ordinance, the
loGves of bakers bread do not weigh one
halt the amount prescribed. 1t is the duty
of the Mayor to publish the assize in the
official journal every Saturday. Win he
do it9 The law has never been repealed,
and the Mayor has hardly the night to
disregard it, even if his predecessors have
done SO without criticism.
Year: 1877

A grand jury in Fairmount, West Vir-
ginia, has lately found indictments for
murder against two former Union soldiers
for killing a rebel sympathizer early in
the war; He was suspected of carrying
information through the lines, and Gem
eral Kelly ordered his arrest. The two
soldiers were detailed for the purpose.
when they approached the rebel sympa-
thizer fed, and, on his refusal to halt,
they fired at him and killed him. The
foreman of the grand jury is the present
Democratic president of the State SEN
ate. What next?
Year: 1877

Since war hes been made on the boys
fer ball playing in Lafayette and other
squares. it is about time for them to assert
their rights. A research among the City
archives Of sixty years ago win disclose
the fact that Lafayette Square (Gravier
place. was donated to the city to be used
expressly as a playground for boys and
children with nurses. For the city itself
to interfere with the boys, therefore, is TO
interfere with its own title to this prop
erty
Year: 1877

Governor Pa kard yesterday commits
stoned General A. S. Badger Major Gen
eral of the Louisiana State National Guard,
and issued orders to him to proceed at once
to an organization of the first division of
the State militia.


In this selection Governor Packard has
shown his usual ssgacity. The experience
and ability of General Badger are sufficient
guarantees that the militia of the State
will soon be in q condition worthy of the
reputation of its commander. General
Badger is one Of the most popular men in
the State, with inanmerable friends who
are drawn to him Uy his persOnal qualities
or attracted by his stauneh political faith;
he has also the respect and esteem of every
political opponent who is worthy Of the
name.
Year: 1877

The American of Boston more than sllstains
its well earned reputation one Of the best man


aged Hotels i'll New England Particular attention
is paid to the comfort OF guests and desire To


please is apparent in all parts Of the House
Year: 1877

WE purchased our Stock Of Carpetings
W from the first with the knowledge
that Belfast needed access to good Car
pet Stock. 1t was our aim to keep the
best goods and most desirable styles we
could select Prices were offered that
would meet those Of Boston Houses, 50
that citizens Of Waldo would not be com
PEELED to 60 abroad in order to secure
good amt desirable Carpet, at a fair yalu-
alton With these views we purchased
LARGELY OF the LOWELL GOODS,
known from the fact that they are the


only Carpets wound on
Year: 1877

OF alt the trials appointed by the way
of discipline in this sublunary sphere,
is not the greatest that of being forced
into the perpetual companionship Of a
positive individual? One who is so
eminently and distressingly respectable
that he never did or could do wrong
act in his life; yet who constantly jars
upon your little harmonies and ideal
dreams, who darkens your rose-colored
atmosphere with a glance, and jars
every chord of life into discord. To
be able to discover flaw in the charac-
ter of such person would be more re-
freshing TO your mind than that lone
vOter would be TO a defeated presiden-
tial candidate; but no, from his i'm


maculate and appalling respectability
there is no appeal. Defenceless and
silent you must listen to his oracular
opinions on every conceivable subject.
His ground is staked cut in right angles.
around which your feet, long accUs-
toned to wanGer at will in their own
seCIet Pdlhs, must VAIN CiiCumepectiy


Oh for the grace o. adaptability
Like charity it covers multitude OF
sins. Though your friend be more
wretched than Patagonian, more un-
comfortable in disposition than the
furies Of old, yet shall lis coming ever
give you pleasure and his leaving pain.


Agreat virtue in machinery is that it
is easily adjustable TO different work
and different operators. 1t is no less a
Year: 1877

Take care of your pennies. Look
well to your spending. No matter
what comes in If more goes out you
will ALWAYS be poor. The art is not in
making money. but in keeping it. Lit
tie expenses, like mice in a barn, when
they are many, make great waste.
Hair by hair heads get bald; straw by
straw the thatch goes Off the cottage,
and drop 10y drop the rain comes IN the
chamber. 4 barrel is scOn empty if the
cask leaks but drop a minute. When
you begin TO save begin with your
mouth; many things pass down the red
lane. The ale jug Is a great waste. In
all things keep within compass. Never
stretch your legs farther than your
legs will reach, or you Will soon be
cold. In clothes choose suitable and
lasting stuff, ana not tawdry fineries.
To be warm is the main thing, never
mind the looks. A fool may make
money, but it takes q wise man to
spend it. Remember that it is easier
to build two chimneys than to keep one
going. If you give all 10 the back and
board, there is nothing left for the
saving bank. Fare haGd and work
hard when you are young. and you will
have a chance 70 rest when yOu are
old.
Year: 1877

Dickens tells us that his friends dis
suaded him from undertaking work
to be issued in monthly parts, price
one shilling, because it was a low,
cheap form of publication, by which he
would ruin all his rising hopes. Ma
caulay, in his essay on Addison, has
recorded few of the instances in
which the friends of an author have
adjured him nos to undertake the par
ticular work by which he raised him
self to that eminence which now makes
him widely known. Herder entreated
Goethe not 10 take up SO unpromiing
Il subject as Faust. The History of
Charles the Filth gave Robertson i'm
mense reputation, and put forty i've
hundred pounds in his pocket; but
Hume tried to persuade him not to
choose such period for the exercise of
his historical talent. Pope advised
Addison to print the tragedy of Cato.
but not to ran the risk of its being
hissed from the stage. One of ScOtt's
best friends predicted the failure of
Waverley, and urged him not TO peril
his reputation by publishing it. The
list might be indefinitely extended of
intelligent persous who, with the most
cordial good will to an author, have
advised him not to think of doing the
special thing which his taste or genius
prompted him to do.
Year: 1877

"0dd come shortlies never do well,
said an old lady to me one day.


VIII you please tell me what odd
come shOrtlies arefn | asked.


Well" said the old lady, "a mean
any odd acquaintance that you pick up
in an irregular manner-haven't been
properly intrOduced-and know moth
ing about their antecedents. They
never turn out well. Did you ever
know them to DO so2 Think my dear


l thought. | had at first dashed at
the conclusion that the old lady was
wrong, but to the question | replied la
couically, mo, ma'am, they do not"


Yet to whom does the cOntding hearC
of woman turn as to an "0dd come
shortlyl" You travel in the car with
her and she borrOws your magazine
and lends you her travelling cup, and
you cOnfide 20 each other that it does
not make you i'll TO ride backward, and
likeing the color of her eyes, you cement
a friendship. because of the surprising
coincidence that her little boy is the
same age as your little daughter, and
that they both like cream cakes, Why
is she more likely 30 turn out badly
than if che were your second cousins
daughter. | can't tell you. | don't
know; but she will. After she has
called on yoI. and borrowed your wat
erproof and your silk umbrella, and
begged a letter of introduction TO the
pastor, and hopes you will call to see
her, and wondered that such cOngenial
souls never met before. strange things
will happen; your waterproof and silk
umbrella will be that were te you, and
you will miss the little Cerde antique
from the etagere, and never see the
purse that was lying on the table again.


These people do not always vanish
so mysterious,y. It is the mission OF
many of them to become bores-to
come, on the strength of the fancy"
they have taken to you, to breakfast
and to stay to lunch and afterwaTd to
tea-tO look over your shoulder while
you write or read and to ply you with
questions until you could shriek-to be
always communicative without hav-
ing anything to communicate" and to
become as unbearatle in the end as
was Sinbad's Old Man of the Sea.


know herl" cries some long suffer-
ing friend. "HOw | pity you! How did
she get introduced" Then you re
member she was not introduced at all.
She called one morning to hope that
"her canary did not trouble you by
singing so much, because it it did, she
would send it away, much as she loved
it.r


So sweet of her, you know. Yet
to- day, when you look at her, you re-
peat the old lady's Yankeeism and say,
"Odd come shortlies never turn out
well.r-ErchdRJe.
Year: 1877

There is nothing-nO moral or intel
lectuai phenomena-mOre strange than
falling in love. What is it; whence it
originates; how it is brought about !;
those things are among the hidden
mysteries of our nature.


4 girl has reached the age of eight
teen young man that of twenty one.
They have lived at home; travelled a
little pursued their stndies; attended
parties, aud been good deal in society
of other young people yet they never
took very deep interest i'll anything in
particular neither of them ever cared
very much for any other person.


They meet, and 10. of sudden all is
changed Each sees the other in
a different light from what any other
was seen in; the world seems changed.
Life itself seems changed their whole
being is changed, to be like what it
was, again, nevermorei


Love is often as sudden as this, but
not always.


Sometimes it is of very slow growth.


Persons have known each other for
years, and been much in each others
society, and been intimate all this time,
but never thinking of a tie stronger
than friendship; when some incident
or event-a temporary parting, or the
intervention between them of third
person, friend or stranger-reveals to
them, for the first time, the great truth
that they are mutually in love.


Yet this love, springing up gradually
and imperceptibly, isno less mysterious
and unfathomable than that which is
Sudden and at first sight.


1t is not mere friendship grown
strong; it is a more absorbing more
violent, more uncomfortable sentiment.


Whether a person can fall in love
more than once is mOoted question.


Some people appear to fail in love
many times.


Ii is not unusual to see widowers,
who have been very devoted husbands,
marry again and seem to love the see
oud wife as well as the first.
Year: 1877

Many children instead of being as
fresh as peach are as wrinkled as
last years apples because they do not
sleep enough. Some physicians think
that the bones grow only during sleep,
This we cannot say, certainly; but we
do know that those little folks who sit
Up late at nights are usually nervous,
weak, small and sickly. The reason
you need more sleep than your parents
is because you have to grow and they
do not. They can use up the food they
eat in thinking, talking and walking,
while you should save some of yours
for growing. You ought to sleep a
great deal; if you do not you will in
activity consume all you eat, and have
none. or not enough, 10 grow with.
Very few clever children excel, or even
equal other people when they grow up.
Why is this Because their heads, If
not their bodies, are kept tSo bnsy; so
that they cannot sleep, rest and grow
strong in body and brain.
Year: 1877

IF two of the most distinguished person
ages in that resolute fraternity which visits
by night, equipped with jimmies and false
keys, the treasure vaults of banks and
similar places, had prepared little game
for the richest treasure in the world; if
they had tunneled a passage that could at
the last moment be opened with the
greatest facility, and had secured impress
sions of the lock on the last door and we're
in possession Of the whole secret Of It's
structure and the material with which to
make practical use Of that secret; and if
at the given hour they had reached that
door and proceeded to operate on it, and
then discovered that during the preceding
day it had been supplied with terrible
new lock. against which all their study Of
| the other lock was of no use, bow bitter
would be their disappointment and how
fierce their indignation against the theory
and practice of the application of new
locks. 1t is conceivable that in such case
they might feel as savage as Senators
! Morton and Cameron feel, suddenly con


fronted By the device of a new electora
law, which comes between them and The
little game Of making president without


much regard to the will of the people. =


NJ 7. Herald
Year: 1877

berlain trial justice, was shot, by unknown
parties, near bis door. This assassination
fired the blacks who Immediately armed
and the whites organized a strong police
force. The two parties came in collision
on the outskirts of the town early yester-
day morning and the result was that two
special policemen were wounded, when the
whole force returned to town.
Year: 1877

New York, Jan. 29.-Cardinal Nc
Closkey, by circular, invites the faithful of
his arch diocese to unite according to their
means with their Catholic brethren in
presenting worthy testimonial of their
filial homage and affection to our most
Holy Father on 1his golden jubilee or 50th
anniversary of his episcopate which will be
| on the Dist Of next May.
Year: 1877

At no time, for years, has Moline con-
tanned so many suffering families as now;
nor are these cases confined to certain
localities or classes as is usually the case,
but, on the contrary, they number those
who year ago. would have secuted the
probability of such an emergency
There are those on the list whose suffering
is the direcy result of the hard times, and
although Supervisor Reid has done every
thing he could under the law to alleviate
the suffering yet he is unable to satisfy
their wants properly. This condition of
things calls for united action on the part of
| our churches and benevolent people, and
should be acted upon at once. Moline,
with her immense wealth, cannot, or at
least should not allow this suffering to CON
tinue. Everybody can help some and if q
strong effort is made it will not be long be
| fore want and destitution will be unknown
| The churches, every Sunday, or nearly so.


take up collections for missionary uur-
| poses which 10 this emergency should be
added to the relief fun. 1t is to be hoped


that this subject will not be passed over
| lightly but that some action will be taken


to organize society to care for our suffer
| ing poor, Many names could be given in


this item which, however, fare omitted out


of respect for the feelings of those who


although in Strengthened circumstances


would shrink from being publicly heraldec


as among those receiving enforced charity


Supervisor Reid will be glad to aid anC


assist all who call on him for information


and thus far he has extended help to tht


fullest limit of the law. Let Moline shov


her generosity and come to the front Will
|, liberal contributions and let it not be SAT-
that there exists a single case Of destitutiol
In our midst
Year: 1877

The HAAS WELL BoRER.-An arte-
b'Sh we'll has been bored for the paper
am IN Stockton 30 feet in four hours
ana quarter. The instrument used is
known as the Haas Well Borer, and the
porer Is not taken up but the water is
a'yced up through its two lips, the pipe
p'lng hollow. We wonder it an artesian
wen somewhere at the head of Weaver
"ASln would not result in good stream
4" nVlng water at comparatively small
No>l' 1t would look as if the formation of
'he country is favorable to such an enter
P''se' Whether it would be paying one
OF not would depend upon the size OF the
stream If one were struck.
Year: 1877

A HEALTH TRIR.-Mrs. p. G. Eiason
went below on Mondays last, design
ing to remain in San Francisco some
time. She has been in poor health late
ly and it is hoped change of climate
will be beneficial.
Year: 1877

A JOKE LosT.-The voters now are
regretting that the Democrats did not
have the name Of Vollmers printed on
their ticket, tor Coroner, and then the
Republicans nominate Pete Paulsen, for
the same office. As the Union Hotel is
said to be a power in the politics of this
county, we could have seen how it would
come out to have that "house divided
within itself" There might have been
some strong pulling.
Year: 1877

don her. Three boats were launched, and
In these the whole crew of the Forest, a.
captain Lockart, supposed, with three
men belonging to the Avalanche, took
places. 1t appears, however, that in the
hurry and excitement of the moment some
OF the crew were left, for the captain in bis
boat observed signal lights burning, At
that time, however, rescue was hopeless,
and the poor fellows had to BE- left to their
fate, the wind and sea being so rough that
the men thought their boat would he
swamped every minute. Unfortunately. in
the case Of two of the three boats there is
too much reason for believing these fears
have been realized.
Year: 1877

expensive wars, which . natural result Of tho
agency system He 10 confident that II this plan we're
adopted that border troubles would be end and
the Indians OF tho Northwest be peacesble those
OF the White Mother into whose country sitting Bull
has retreated


NCREAsB THE ARMY


An increase In tho regular army would, In the opn
the Indian, who knows at present. and for the last
few years has been gradually educated to believe that
q confederation OF TWO or more tribes would be more
than match tor the United States army. Father
Mesplier is At work upon book In which ali these
matters will DO fully considered and he intends TO 20
before Congress-
Year: 1877

NEGLIGENT LETTER CARRIER
TO THE EDITOR OF 1HE HERALD:-


ls tho duty Of letter carriers to deliver lettcrs TO
persons whom they addressed or TO throw them
In the hallway2 An instance OF the latter kind
cured last week whereby tho writer almost lost an
engagement OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Year: 1877

TO THE EDITOR or rHE HERALD


Could the Harlem and New York Navigation Com
pany not afford to build little shanty down at Peck
SLIP their passengers DO subjected 10 the rain
and wind In weather like Friday II they watt for boat
II the company has not the money tor some lumber
the passengers would gladly subscribe for y.


A PASSENGER.
Year: 1877

TANNING THE TIGER.
Wild Beaet Training as a


Regular Business.
Its Principles and Its


Practice.
POPULAR MISTAKES RECTIFIED.
The Leading Men and Women Engaged


in Wild Beast Tanning
Year: 1877

Many young men have fathers
that are well of, and they have no
ambition and no particular pros
pect. They scorn to work. The
man too well born is born for the
gallows! Thousands of parents
who, by industry, have gained a
position which enables them to de
stroy their children take the surest
means to accomplish their destruc-
tion by encouraging them in idle
ness, and allowing them as they
grow up, to feel that it is disgrace
full to work at what ever labor best
suits their talents, no matter if their
father is a minister or lawyer, Sena-
tor or President of the United
States. Many young men are look
ing forward upon life with the gen
eral idea that they are going to en-
joy themselves. They are provided
with all the needed physical COM
forts, and they mean to be happy.
They have no business. They
slight their profession. Their
whole governing principle in life is
to shirk anything like work, and
they expect to have enjoyment
without industry. You must work
if you are going to be a happy man.
/ know you think it is hard; but if
God had meant that you should be
butterfly, you would have been
born a butterfly, and as you were
not born a moth or miller, but a
man, you must accept the condition
of your manhood. And if there is
one principle that is more impor-
tant at the very threshold of life
than at another; it is that man was
born to work.
Year: 1877

Marry-yes, that is the word
and set up for yourselves, and run a
shebang of your own, is our advice
to all those who have arrived at
marriageble ages. 1t is no odds il
you are poor, marry all the same,
and go to work, and if you have but
one bed TO go to housekeeping on,
you can soon have another. If you
are poor when You marry it will be
necessary for you to be Industrious
and economical in early life, and
you will be apt TO follow up these
virtues in ripper years. If you are
rich, or well TO do, when you marry,
ten to one you will die a bankrupt,
and your children will be worthless.
Riches in the beginning Of life, is
rather a curse than a blessing.
Every man and woman ought 10 be
taught the value Of dollar before
they spend it; and the way TO teach
them, IS 10 let them make IL them.
selves, and then il they saonld be
fortunate and get property they will
know how 20 take care Of it,
I Cleveland Banner.