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Year: 1877

CRAZY HORSE and his band, having
taken as many scalps during the season
as circumstances would permit, and be-
ing entirely out of buffalo meat, are
making rapidly for the paternal roof at
Spotted Tails Agency. A month or two
of fattening on Federal beef will, no
doubt, put the warriors in fine condition
for spring and summer campaign, and
enable them to keep a considerable por-
tion of the United States army busy un-
til the heavy SHOWS of next winter. This
represents the essence of the Indian
question in that quarter.
Year: 1877

BURLINGTON Ho.okeye: An intel
lectual young man, a promising student
just back from Brown University, was
met at the Union Depot by an elderly
man who made a grasp at the young
mans hands, and even essayed to clasp
him in his arms. The young man shook
hands with the enthusiastic native in a
noncommittal sort of way, and said, in
not unfriendly tones, Well, indeed, my
dear fellah-I really-your face is rather
familiar; it seems to me / have met
with you somewhere, and yet can't ex-
actly place you" And as the father
gazed at his distinguished son in dumb
amazement, and thought how only five
years ago he had distributed thorough
bred welts and orthodox blisters all
around his youthful back with a piece
of lath, for taking the old mans razor to
trim off shinny club, he sighed and
went back to the Office with an unaltera-
BILE determination to bind out his other
sons to shoemakers and blacksmiths.
Year: 1877

a


Mr.. Clarence Cook, writing on house
furnishing in the April number of Serb
aer, makes some suggestions in regard to
American decoration of China. We
quote the paragraph entire:


Since writing about china in the JAN
uary number of Seribner. it has occurred
to me to say word about the home
decoration of porcelain, which is at last
getting started after having been for
years discouraged by the Indifference or
mild hostility of the dealers. 1t has long
been plain that it was idle to hope for
help from the importers and decorators
of porcelain and earthenware, because
they could not be made to see that their
interest lay in getting to be independent
of the foreign workmen. The decora-
tive arts are in rather despairing state
in this country because the dealers in
wallpapers, china, furniture, and printed
and woven stuffs, find it cheaper to
"convey' foreign designs than to en-
ploy men who could invent fresh de-
signs and patterns. The only way ap-
parently in which these arts can be given
an American impulse is by people out
side these decorative trades making their
own designs and getting them executed.
Perhaps the easiest of the arts to make a
beginning with will be the decoration of
porcelain, and as one of the main diff
culties, the getting it baked namely, is
now put out of the way, there is nc


reason why everybody who has any


liking for dabbling in colors should not


buy few earthenware plates and some


colors and begin to decorate china. o.


course. many of those who make the ex


pertinent will fail and give up trying
and many of those who fail at first viii
} up and at it again, and will succeed a


last. But if the occupation can be fairly
set on foot, and enough people can b,
induced to give up working in worsted
r and painting wall-mottoes, and to tr,
f their hands at decorating china for thei
!, friends or for the public, beginnin
Y may be made of waking up the dealer
}, to some interest in supplying the hom
|, market with home work.
Year: 1877

The essence of good manners is kind
thoughtfulnesS of others. The man who
goes to his room in a hotel stamping and
talking through the corridor, slamming
his door, and finging his boots down
heavily upon the floor, is merely brutal
" selfish. He is not aware that he owes
duties to other people who will be affect
ed by his conduct. He does not think
that he rudely awakens some one to
whom sleep is indispensable, and whom
he has no right to disturb. Haydon'S
picture of he man in the chop-house
waiting for the Times, which his neigh
bor has held for an hour, and is evident
lv bent upon holding until he has read
all the advertisements, is an illustration
of this common Selfshness. The talk
and conduct in the cars are generally
signs of vanity or a morbid self
consciousness. A well bred man keeps
his toothaches and headaches to him
self, and does not assume that strangs
ers are interested in his digestion.
A well bred woman keeps her children
Quiet, and does not assume that all her
fellow-travelerS must share her fond
ness for them. If Mrs. p, with her
vivid sense of Mr.. P.'s peculiarities and
of her fine house and equipage, could
only once know how Supremely unim-
portant any individual is, how well the
world Jared before Mr.. P. arrived, and
how unshocked the universe will be by
his departure, she would be a modest
and we'll hammered woman. That
knowledge, indeed, would be general
corrective of manners. A certain kind
of personal conceit often accompanies
undeniable superiority. There are men,
like Lord Chatham, who like to have
their going and coming regarded as
events, to move with pompous hustle,
and to be constantly regarded as great
men. But if they could only know it,
that very taste is constantly accounted
to them for weakness, and their infu
ence is just as far lessened.
Year: 1877

DR.. Henry Finkenstein, of Brook
lyn, was tried before Justice Ferry
of that city on the charge of having
beaten his mother-in.law. He con-
fesSed the beating, but pleaded JUS
tifcation, and the plea was admitted
and he was let off with a fine of
five dollars. 1t is something to get
a decision that a man may be justi-
fed in beating his mother-in-law,
but an anxious world is waiting to
know the justification. In the alb
sence Of information we can only
conclude that Finkenstein was a
truly pious man, and that he pleaded
Justification by faith.
Year: 1877

There was once an awful little girl,
who had an a awful way Of saying awful
to everything. She lived in an awful
house in an awful street, in an awful
village, which was an awful distance
from every other awful place. She
went to an awful school, where she had
an awful teacher, who gave her awful
lessons out of awful books. Every day
that she. was awful hungry, she ate
an awful amount Of food, so that she
looked awful healthy. Her hat was
awful small, aud her feet were awful
large. She went to an awful church,
aud her minister was an awful preach
er. When she took an awful walk, she
climbed awful hills, and when she got
awful tired, she sat under an awful tree
to rest herself. In summer she found
the weather awful hot, and In winter
awful cold. When 1t didn't rain, there
was an awful drouth, and when an aw-
full drouth was over there was an awful
rain. SO that this awful girl was all the
time in an awful state, and II she does not
get over saying awful about everything,
she will, by ald bv, oJme to an awful
end. And this awful girl lives in this
awful town.
Year: 1877

The ROCKY MOUNTAIN TOURIsT.-The tour from
the banks Of the Missouri to the heart Of the Rock
Knight & Leonard, Chicago printers; T. J. Anderson
Topeka Kansas. publisher.


The far West, prolific in matchless scenery, is rap


idly ascending to the highest plane of the artis
tic in illustrated publications the grandeur of the
roundings and the eSharaon ofthe air appearing to
elevate the mind and the taste alike The Rocky
Mountain Tourist is, possibly, the most beautiful and
at the same time, suggestive exempfcation of this
influence yet finding its way to the world at large
and the Appletons will have look well to the lau
rels of their Picturesque Ameriea," and the Aldine"
folks keep careful eye upon the future, the
West will vet teach them lessons in the art
preservatve.- The Rocky Mountain Tourist is indeed
worthy of place in any gentleman's library by the
side of Picturesque America" and certainly no high
compliment could be paid it ItsIletter press is the
perfection of typographical excellence and its arrange
ment model for book printers the illustrations
lavshly scattered over its pages are superb in design
and execution. Many of them from the finest
drawings by Moran the subjects entirely new and the
ament and general character of each well worthy
that distinguished artists reputation Ofthe striking
views the several in Mancos and the McElmo Can
view, that of the Royal Gorge of the Arkan-
sas being by fifteen inches In all there some
forty of these exceedingly realistic engravings, all of
which equal, and many surpass, the finest works of
the Harpers The Tourist, aside from its Typography
and highly artistic illustrations is work of in
terest written, it is in easy and graphic vein
throughout There is strained effort at fowery
preston, stlted rhetoric, pedantic argument; on
the contrary the descriptive is vivid in clear cut de-
tail, gossipy in the fitting from point to point and
practical in every feature Mr. Pangborn the author,
is an old newspaper man, and the treatment of the
Tourist is of the journalistic order than of the
stereotyped book writer This leads to freshness and
originality, and while the interest of the reader is very
cleverly sustained to the end of the point that It's
fact rather than fancy guiding the writer is plainly
apparent to lend additional charm and lead the
reader to flights of really delightful anticipation Of
personal experience among the Alps of America. Re-
garding the Rocky Mountain Tourist beyond all
comparison the most elegant and complete publiea-
ton of description issued the Atchson, Topeka
& Santa Fe r. X. has purchased the exclusive right
it for the sole benefit of the thousands of patrons
who mako its line their grand thoroughfare to the
Mountains. The Rocky Mountain Tourist is there
fore not sale, but all desiring copy have but to
write to T. j. Anderson, Topeka Kansas to receive it
without monsy and without price.
Year: 1877

II The epidemic that RACES now, is the crush
ing of workmen by falling buildings, &c. First
was the loss of life by the falling of portion of
the new Post Office building in New York. Then
came the terrible destruction of life by the fall
ing of the dome of the new Court Honse in pro-
cess of erection at Rockford, illinois, Last week,
number of lives were lost at Chester, Pa, by the
breaking loose of the steamship Saratoga, which
was being launched. number of minor acci-
dents also come in to fill up with.
Year: 1877

S Holt County, No. still holds her claim to
be called "Bloody Holt" Two more tragedies
there recently. young lady school teacher at
Oregon, was killed, several weeks ago, by q
ruffian boy, who struck her on the breast while
she was correcting him; and last week, a young
man named Poe was poisoned. 1t was at first
thought to be case of suicide, but the belief
now is that the poison was placed by some one
else in beer which he drank.
Year: 1877




ond Judicial District of the State OF Nevada IN and Tor
the county Of Ornsby. Roger Crow plaintiff vs. D. l.
Clegg and Florence Clegg and A W. FRAY, deienoants
Action brought in the District Court OF the Second Judca
District of the State of Nevada in and for the county OF
Ormsbv and the complaint filed in said county OF Ormsby
in the Office of the Clerk of said District CourIhe State
of Nevada sends greeting j. L. Cegg and Florence Cegg
and A. w Pray defendants You are hereby required 10
ppear in an action brought against you by the ABOVE
named plaintiff in the District Court OF the Second Judicial
District of the State of Nevada in and for the county OF
Osby and to the complaint filed therein "a copy
of which accompanies this summons) within ten days Tex
elusive of the day of servc after the service on you OF
this smmons-if served within this county, or served
ont of this county, but In this DISTRICT within twenty days
otherwise within forty days-or judgment by default will
he taken against YOU The said action is brought to fore
close certain mortgage executed by oeiendants D. L.
block No six M Rice Peters addition to the city OF
Carson in Orsby county, Nevada; which SAID mortgage
was given the payment OF pronllssory note
made by defendants j. L. and Florence Cegg on the 20th
day of Nav A. d. 1875 to plaintiff, for the sum OF SIX
hundred dollars and interest thereon at three per cent
per month all in gold coin of the United States And
plaintiff asks OF foreclosure of said mortgage and
that the morgaged premises be deceed to be sold and the
applied the payment OF costs attorneys fees
taxes insurance and the principal sum and interest on
said note in gold coin of the United States and found
insufficient that judgment be docketed against the prop
ey of defendants L. and Florence Clegg for any bal
ance found remaining due plaintiff All OF which more
fuv set forth in plaintiffs complaint file in my office.
And vou are hereby notified that you fail to appear and
answer the said complaint, above required the said
antf will apply to the Court for the relief demanded,


- Given under my hand and the seal of the District
LIS of Nevada in and for the county of Ormsby, this


+ oath day of August, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy seven


o"Ssl aws,v ALFRED HELM, Clerk.
Year: 1877

And in accordance with law and an order OF the BOARD OF
Trustees made and entered the 14h day of August A
D. 1877 so many of such designated shares OF stock be-
longing to standing in the names Of the
aforesaid as shall and will be necessary psy the assess


ent upon all held and owned by such
or standing their upon the books OF the company
will be sold at public auction at the Office of said company
in the office OF Trenmor Coffin in Carson City, Nevada on
Year: 1877

Qucstion-No Necessity Tor stana,nu


Army.


IN. Y. Tribupe.I


1t seemed at one time possible that
the President might issue a procIama- l.
tion, which would have been an inter
national. surprise, In the place of that
postponing the extra session. The sub
Ject was two or three times seriously
discussed in Cabinet whether il might
not,be wise, patriotic, and expedient to
decline to call an extra session Of Con
gress altogether and permit the army
to be disbanded. The argument of the
members Qf the Cabinet who favored
this plan was substantially this: Con-
gress by It's action In refusing an appro-
priation had expressed it's opinion that
the army was not needed; that 1t would
be becoming in the Executive to recog-
n1ze' thiss opinion and give 1t
Its full Free. that the country was in a
state or profound peace and about to
the real theory of the American Repub-
l'lc Is that among it's citizens are enough
able, wei l-conditioned, obedient, loyal
men, ready at any moment to spring to
the defense OF the country at the tap Of
the drum; that the Governors of the
frontier States are quite willing and able
to protect their own frontiers without
the army; that there is no national ext
gency which requires the existence OF
the army, and that as there is no money
to pay for its support and Congress
has not thought Its services neces-
sary, the President would inform the
army that under the laws he has
no service for them to do, and that SO
far as the. Executive is concerned the
army OF the United States Of America
might cease to be. This plan was sup
ported by as good lawyer as Chief
JUSTICE Cartier OF the Supreme Court OF
the District; and it Is said that vote
even was taken upon it In Cabinet, and
that at least three of those present
heartily favored it. While others could
not consent, 1t was argued that under
the law and the constitution, in view Of
the action Of Congress, such proceed
fhB on the part OF the Executive would
certainly have been regular, and doubt
less would have received the approval
OF the American people.
Year: 1877

A Columbia dispatch of the I'd says
Wade Hampton had issued an address
calling upon all faithful, law-abiding and
loyal citizens who desire to maintain the
government of their choice, to come for
ward and pay ten per cent. of the amount
of taxes paid by them last year. He
says: at is for the people Of South Caro-
lima now to determine whether they will
support the government they have in
stalled, or the attempted usurpation which
is only upheld by the bayonets of Federal
troops. am but representative of the
people of the State, and to their decision
l shall bow with profound respect. As
long as they choose to support me as the
duly-eIected Governor, | shall maintain
that position, and, if supported by them,
feel safe in assuring them that their
rights will soon be firmly established and
fully recognized -
Year: 1877

THE Stockton (Cal) Herald says: "An
accident occurred at the residence of
James Smyth, about eight miles out of
town, a few days ago, that called forth an
exercise of remarkable presence of mind
in small child. Near the house was an
ordinary horsepower for pumping water,
at which horse was at work. The infant
son of Mr.. Smyth, about eleven months
old, crept to this machine and his clothes
became caught in the gearing. The child
was drawn, into the horse e-power, and
would have been ground to pieces had it
not been for his sister, about four years of
age, who saw the situation and ran to the
horses head. She caught piece of bal
ing rope that hung from the bride, and
stopped the horse, thus saving the infant
life. The child was found to have its leg
broken at the thigh, but was not other
wise injured. DR.. Clark was called in tO
set the limb. This was the youngest pa
tient whose leg he was ever called upon to
setn
Year: 1877

CONSIDERING the number of flying
trapeze performers attached to various cir
Gus organizations and variety shows
through the country, it is hardly surpris-
ing that there should exist in this city two
regular training schools to prepare the
performers in the dangerous art. In fact,
il will be found that in almost every we'll


ordered public gymnasium in the country
the trapeze is part of the apparatus, and
trapeZe performances part of the regular
exercises. But, as the gymnasiums are
for men only, the training schools are
Year: 1877

in the will recently admitted to pro-
bate, of Fred Rose, in Brooklyn, there is
the somewhat remarkable clause: Since
believe that married life is the best for
mankind, / beg my dear wife to try not
to be hindered by any false, romantic
ideas from marriage after my death, if
she finds man worthy of her, and re-
quest her to accept as wedding gift from
me, her first husband, who loves her more
than he can express in words, the sum of
$4,000, to hold and own forever
Year: 1877

A PASSENGER TRAIN ran off the track
between Horsens and Aarhuus, in Den
mark, a few days ago, and nine persons
were killed and thirty-seven others more
or less injured. This is said to have been
the first railway accident that involved
loss of life which ever happened in that
country.
Year: 1877

Edward W. Fisher went to picnic in
Harrisburg. Pa, with girl, and during
the day fell gradually but surely in love
with her. 10 the evening he wished to call
on her, but she told him she had an engage
ment with another fellow. who was to spend
the evening with her. Fisher went under
her window and took laudanum. but the
dose was not sufficient to kill. Then he
shot himself, but the bullet missed his
heart. making wound from which he will
recover. He is now being nursed by the
girl, and she may learn to love him, after
the story book fashion, although as yet she
says he's too big an idiot to live, but
don't want him TO die on my account"
Year: 1877

From The worcester Press.


When we say that the effect of baby
shows is to encourage branch of industry
which needs no encouragement, we have
said all that the impartial observer can say
without taking up the dark side of this
question. When we turn to that side we
are appalled, By the infnity Of ugly reasons
why these displays should be abolished, no
more to return until the fair fabric of our
advanced civilization shall have crumbled;
and the untutored- native of Maiden, sitting
upon the ruins of the navy-yard chimney,
shall sketch, in unbroken solitude, the mol
dering pile which was once the proud shaft
of Bunker Hill
Year: 1877

ASHES AND SALT have engaged the
ashes Of several stores in town. How will
it do to mix them with salt and apply them
to cotton


Will it pay to buy salt at cents per h.,
and mix with top soil and swamp mud for
cotton Wild Bill, Rock Hill, S. G., Sept.
30"


Ashes and salt made into compost with
swamp mud, muck, &c, would make good
manure-say IL bus. Of ashes, and bus.
OF sat, per cord If applied without COM
posting, some burrows should be run in the
drill after they are deposited in it, go as to
mix them thoroughly with the soil. Thus
applied, to bushels ashes, and one of
salt, is enough for an acre Salt is rather
dear at cent pound--at half cent
pound it might pay, Southern CuHivator.
Year: 1877

REMEDY FOR Cows GIVING BLOODY
MILK.-The remedy for the troubles which
cause bloody milk will depend, in each case,
upon It's severity and the cause of it. If
there be no other trouble than that the
milk is dlscolorcd; ifit comes easily, and if
there be no inflammation, the best remedy
will be aconite. Give twenty drops twice
day, for four days. If the trouble results
from an actual injury, as appears to be the
case with your cow, it will be best to trust to
nature for remedy. The diet should be
OF laxative character. Give no grain
while the trouble exists.


If there is fever existing, the uddcr be-
Ing hot and swollen, and the milk not only
bloody but otherwise dsorganized, it may
be taken as case Of garget Draw the
milk frequently by means of a tube or quill.
Give pound Of Epson salts in quart of
linseed Cruel. slightly warmed; and give
one tcaspoontul Of saltpetre once a week.
Prairie Farmer.
Year: 1877

DIARRHEA IN CALvEs.-Calves that
suck are not often troubled with diarrhea,
unless there is something wrong about tho
food or drink Of the dams. A handful of
powdered corn bread, which has been
bnrncd or scorched brown, fed to each calf,
will stop the diarrhca for the time, but the
originating cause must must be sought for
and removed
Year: 1877

THE address isszed by the Democrats OF
the House of Representatives does not strike
The Nation as likely to change the proverbial
bad fortunes of their party. That journal
has these comments: "The address ends
with screaming recommendation to follow
the course most sure to disgust the public,
and again close the political future to the
party, namely. the pursuit of Hayes with a
factious hostility, on the ground that he is
not lawfully elected, 1t is extraordinary that
politicians of the smallest experience and sa-
gacty should fail to see that Hayes is now
President of the United States, and the only
Ole there is or can be, and that popular conf
dence or support will inevitably be gathered to
him. Therefore, in vie NV of the fact that good or
bad, he represents the nation to the world,
all impugning of his title, and all heaping of
insults on him now on the score of "fraud''
will very soon touch the national pride and
cover those engaged in it with an odium
which nobody who remembers how much
national pride has TO do with the saccess of
free government will be sorry to witness.''
Year: 1877

MATT CARPENTER is understood to be


anxious to get back into politics, and, as he
naturally prefers the winning side, whichever
in his judgment that may happen to be, he
would like to be once more regarded as Re-
publican. He is said to mediate the publica-
ton of letter explaining that his champion
ship of Tilden before the Electoral Commis-
sion was merely in his capacity as a lawyer;
but the Republicans of Wisconsin manifest
an unpleasant disposition to remember that
the ex-senator was at great pains to declare
that his appearance was wholly voluntary,


and that he represented the wronged and
defrauded Democratic voters of Louisiana.
When the people get to remembering things
and looking up records it is a good time to
postpone the resumption of active political
Year: 1877

W5do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all caes Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith


we cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used