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Year: 1877

Tuesday m6rning four unhappy creatures were punched out from beneath the sleep ing ear of the train from Colton, at a section station on the railroad, about twenty miles from here They had ridden there all night and were so chilled and cramped that they could scarcely stand. The nights on the desert are now bitterly cold and, under car in motion, the draft IS terrific. When a man will curl himself up and pass the night on the running gear of railroad car he has it bad," and deserves to strike a bonahSa ledge after he gets here. Yet they say such chaps wont work. The trains now carry long poles for the espec' ial purpose of feeling around for stow awa5s under the cars.
Year: 1877

August Humboldt, an old resident of Yuma and former resident of Los An geles, has been legally pronounced insane and committed to the care of the sheriff until he can be conveyed 10 the asylum in California. The old mans mind is con- pletely gone and it seems as if he is even forgetting how to speak. He frequently gropes around as if in search of something It is well known that he had considerable sums of money, which he was in the Labit o1 keeping hid about his house. No money has yet been found about his place and the supposition is that he has forgotten his hiding place. or that since he lost his mind and became dead in law, some one has vol unteered to administer upon his effects without bothering the probate court for letters of administration.
Year: 1877

Oh Saturday night the store of II. S Fitzgerald & Co. was burglarized to the extent of five watchs, small quantity o1 jewelry and pair of blankets. The thieves got in by cutting the shutter of the window on the corner and making hole large enough for hand to be passed through and slip the bolt. Two differ ent attempts have been made to effect an entrance into the room occupied by U. S. Marshal Stan defer and Special Mail Agent Adams. The last time pane of glass was cut by dia' mond, for the purpose of removing the window fastening. A piece of the glass fell down and the noise awoke the occu- pants of the room. Both the gentlemen named know how to shoot and carry the tools with them. Pity the thieves did not get into the room.
Year: 1877

RAILROAD improvements go right along. Out by the engine house are now being erected an ice house and a sand house. The first is of one room, 16x25 and about Effect high. The walls are double and will be filled in with saw dust or some nOn-con- ducting material. Good place to go and camp next summer. The sand house is also wooden building about F feet by 20. It is designed for storing peculiar quality of sifted, sharp, white, sea-beJch sand, of which each locomotive carries a quantity in magazines. The sand is conducted to just in front of the wheels and is sifted down onto the rails whenever the wheels slip, or the engine has particularly heavy haul to make. This sand IS to be brought here by the car load from some place iE California. Between the two buildings is to be put up wooden water tank of 5oOOO gallons capacity.
Year: 1877

A ROOF of corrugated iron is to be put or the new engine house. They work well in cool climates-that is why the railroad people use it here-but in hot countries the expansion of the iron by day and its contraction by night move the roof arc md on the building until rivets and bolts give way under the strain. Next time they may ask our advice.
Year: 1877

THE new jury law works like charm the last legislature ought to feel proud of it. It looks to be impossible to get quail fled trial jurors enough here to even convict a stage robber-amateur or professional
Year: 1877

The internal revenue mill was set in motion this week in the district court and ground S75 fine out of one Yet Hing,who was found selling tobacco without license Very strict orders have been given to all officers of the United States to enforce the revenue ia#s.
Year: 1877

HIS. FITZGERALD is opening an elegant stock of ready made clothing just received from New York, they are fresh and stylish and suited to all tastes, sizes and purses. Go and examine them.
Year: 1877

81 AS simple and practic,l test for
the condition and quality of milk. the


COuatryoG Gentleman gives the follow
ing "A series of small cups are ar


ranged In water-bath Or rreceptacle,sO


that the contents of the vats may be
heated either by steam or by water.


As the milk comes to the factory, =
given quantity is taken from each pat
ron's can, and heated in these cups un-
ill a temperature of about ninety de-
grces Fahrenheit is reached. at this
temperature it is found, by practical
experiment, that the smell of garlic,
or disease of the udder
will each enthusiastically manifest itself
by developing the peculiar odor which
characterizes each Of these impurities.
Ii the milk shows no signs of being
or in bad condition, but is
suspected of being skimmed or diluted
with water, the sample of each cup is
coagulatei by adding rennet, the curd
compressed to expel the wbey,and the
curd then weighed. BY knowing the
standard weight of the curd or given
quantity OF. milk, and comparing it
with the sample tested, the variation
shows the amount Of water which has
been added. or to what extent it has
been skinned, and the percentage
may be reducted from such patrons
milk.
Year: 1877

LOCOMOTIVES THAT DOES IT'S OWN


FIRING.


An English mechanic has con!rived
to make II steam engine do its own
stoking. A large sheetiron hopper is
set above the mouth OF the furnace and
i'm front of the boiler. This il the re-
cepiacle for Goals. Below the hopper
a steel crusher is made TO run some
what rapidly, and as the Goals fall by
reason of their own gravity upon this
grinding apparatus, they are reduced
to the uniform size of cob nuts by the
action of the crusher. Thence the
equslized fuel drops upon a pair of
iron disks. or fans, incIosed in bow,
and running in opposite directions at
high velocity. The fans are, in fact
the furnace-feeders. for, as the box has
but one opening, and that leads to the
fire, they literally blow the Goals into
the latter and distribute them equally
over the whole surface of the fire-ba, s.
The feed is regulated in quantity ac-
cording to the heavy or light work
the engine may be doing. by means of
q single adjusting set-screw. This is
the automaton stoker. The furnsce
fires are fed and steam is kept up in
the boiler without the turning of q
shovel.
Year: 1877

do / believe in ghosts? Now YOU
know well enough Pm no fool. Mary
Ann, SO what's the use Of asking?


IIa, ha, ha! I'm laughing now as
I think of kind of adventure set OF
us had in my young days. 1t don'l
amount to much as story, bat it had
one important point in it that ought
to be of some interest to you, if you
don't mind listening.


'Iou must know there was q fine
looking chap, called Dick-Im tell
you the rest of his name by-and-by-
who used to come to our village, and
was generally looked up to on account
of being professional man, and our
folks said he was sure to rise. 1 had
a real pretty young friend-Dode was
what we called her then, though she,
too, has set up better name since.


Now 1 had kind of notion that
Dick came to our town especially to
see Dode, until once they had falling
out, and a f1ashy sort of girl-Ellen
Belmont by name-just set herself to
catch Dick, and, as far as folks could
see, was succeeding very well.


'1hree miles from our house there
stood, in those days, large old house
that the country people all knew as
'Bertram's Sorrow 1t hadn't. been
lived in for many years. though it was
once grand place, and the country
seat of the Bertram family-very fine
people, of the English stock.


AS the story went, Mr.. Harold
Bertram the one to whom the proper
iy fell. was about to be married to
wonderfully beautiful young lady, aud
he filled it all up superfine to receive
her,


She was English born, and very
fond of dogs aud horses. She used to
come riding over to inspect the i'm
provements. and I've heard my grand
mother say that it was sight to see the
pair, SO young and handsome, riding
side by side with their dogs caperiny
around her. She was so proud of the
beasts that it seemed dreadful pity
they should be her bane; but they
were, for a tall grey hound bit her
hand while he was playing with ber,
and her loyer shot him on tine SPOT,
and nearly frightened her into a fit by
the passion he was in, they say.


1t was just before they We're to be
married, aud her hand healed SO soon
it was not to be put off, but was per.
formed with grand ceremony and
pomp, and I've heard prettier sight
was never seen than the bridal train.


It's long time since I've thought
of the circumstance, and I'm half sor-
ry that started in to tell it, for it's
awful sorrowful.


'On the night OF her wedding, dear,
the poor bride was taken with that
most horrible curse, the hydrophobis.
They had all the great doctors that
they could gather together, but the
end of it was there was no hope, and
she was smothered in her own bridal
bed!


awful, wasn't it: Well, young
Bertran fled from the house, and the
country, after it was over, and went
abroad. But he soon came back-was
kind of rooted to the dreadful spot,
and never could get away from it.


Folks used to see him wandering
about like desolate spirit. and SO they
gave it the name of Bertram's Sorrow.
Very suitable, too, tor they found him
Year: 1877

SOME time ago member of cour.
ty court referred to the fact that he
had "a verbal communication in his
pocket aud subsequently, the same in
dividual proposed to adjourn sine die
until next Thursday
Year: 1877

A LADY who had married an invet.
crate smoker was asked il she had no
prejudice against tobacco, toi which
she replied that she had undergone the
process so long that her prejudice had
been perfectly cured
Year: 1877

A young mans interest and duty
both dictate that he should make him
self indispensable to his employers.
lie should be so industrious, prompt
and careful that the accident of his
temporary absence should be noticed
by his being missed. A young
man should make his employer his
friend bv doing faithfully and minute
ly all that is entrusted to him. l. is q
great mistake to be over-nice or fas-
tidious about work. Pitch in readily
and willingness will be appreciated,
while the 'high-toned' young man who
quibbles about what it is not his place
to do, will get the cold shoulder
There is story that George Washing
ton once helped roll log that one of
his corporals would not handle and
the Greatest Emperor of Russia work.
ed as shipwright in England to learn
the business. That's just what you
want to do. An energetic look aud
act with alacrity, take an interest i'm
your employers success, work as
though the business was your own
and let your employer know that he
may place absolutely reliance in your
word and OH your act. Be mindful,
have your mind on your business be-
cause it is that which is going to help
you, not those outside attractions
which some of the boys are thinking
about, take . pleasure in work; do
not go about it in listless formal
manner, but alacrity and cheerfulness,
and remember that while working
thus for others, you are laying the
foundation of your own success in
life.
Year: 1877

AMONG the high Alps, carly in the
year, the traveller is told in certain
places to proceed as quietly as possi-
Bile. On the steep slopes overhead
the snow hangs so evenly balanced
that the sound Of the voice. the crack
of a whip, the report of a gun, or the
detachment of SNOW ball may de-
stroy the equilibrium and bring down
an immense avalanche that will over
whelm everything Within its reach in
ruin. Applying these illustrations of
the physical world 10 The condition of
society arourd us, are there not many
whose moral character is so unstable
whose principles are SO uLfixed, who
are so evenly balanced between good
and evil that a W ord, look, may in
cline them 10 one side or the other, and
produce effects that will alter the col
o: aud nature of their whole future
existence.
Year: 1877

How to get sleep is to some persons
a matter of high importance. Nervous
persons who a.e troubled with wake.
fulness and excitability usually have
a strong tendency of blood to the
brain, with cold extremities. The
pressure of blood to the brain keeps it
in stimulated or wakeful state, and
the pulsa:iops- in the heart are often
painful. Let such rise and chafe the
body or extremities with brush OF
towel, or rub smartly with the hands
to promote circulation and Withdraw
the excessive amount Of blood from
the brain, and they will fall asleep in q
few moments. A cold bath, or q
sponge bath and rubbing, or a good
run. or a rapid walk in the open air,
or going up and down stairs few
times just before retiring, will aid in
equalizing circulation and promoting
sleep. These rules are simple and
easy Of application, and may minister
to the comfort of thousands who free
ly expend money for an anodyne to
promote Natures sweet restorer,
bulmy sleep" 'f - '''
Year: 1877

The above is an electrotype Of the
new Cylinder Press which we recent
ly set up in our Office. The old hand.
press, that has done its duty so well, is
now laid aside, and the pressmsn who
used to dread the approach of issue
day, utters a prayer Of thanksgiving
as the new press rolls of our edition
with dispatch and excellence. Should
any Of our friends desire to see it at
work, we will be glad to have them
call We would like to remark, too,
that our Washington No. 8 Hand
Pres. as good as new. is Cor sale cheap,
and on easy terms, and that we would
he glad to correspond with any one
desiring such machine.
Year: 1877

VIII we have an extra session Of Con-
gross, and If SO, will IL be before the New
Hampshire electionf In the organization
of the next House the Republicans will
need the New Hampshire representatives
to aid them in the fight for the orgsniza-
ton. There is some question, however,
as to the probability of securing triumph
IN all of the three doubtful districts OF the
State. The Democracy is straining every
nerve to secure two of these districts at
least. They realize the pressing necessity
Of strengthening their small majority in
the next House, and have determined to
sacrifice everything to secure that end.
The Democratic candidate of the Third
district is already engaged in trading off
the Dubernational ticket at all odds. He
even offers three votes for the Republican
Governor in lieu Of one vote to be given
to himself This demonstrates the neces.
sity for the Republicans of New Hamp.
shire to work with unremitting energy in
the struggle which is coming on apace. A
Republican victory in New Hampshire
may result in Republican victory in the
organization Of the next House.
Year: 1877

Liberal Advances made on Personal Property
TO any amount and for any time desired on very
reasonable terms.


Also, Goods sold on Commission.


A large stock OF Goods on hand (neW and sea.
ond-hand,l sold very low for cash. jaS.tf
Year: 1877

The large number of meteors lately
observed in the sky has attracted con-
siderable attentions, especially among
scientific men, who are of the opinion
that the earth is passing through belt
of aerolites. There is some diversity
of opinion regarding the nature and
origin of these stones, of which it is
calculated at least 5000 fall upon the
earth's surface yearly. The theory
most widely accepted is that they are
bodies OF our planetary system that
have come near enough to be acted
upon by the orbits. A great many
aerolites have been found, and nearly
every scientific institution in the
world is possessed of one or more
The largest of which there is any au-
thentic record was found by aSwedish
arctic expedition in 1870 on the west
coast of Greenland. 1t weighs TWEEN
ty-five tons, and is now in the Roya
Academy at Stockholm.


An aerolite OF probably much great
Year: 1877

Is the house turned topsy-turvy!


Does it ring from street to roof
viii the racket still continue,


Spite OF all your mild reproof.
Are you often in lutter?


Are you sometimes thrilled with joyi
Then have my grave suspicious


That you have at homc--that BOY.
Are the walls and tables hammeredf
Arc your nerves and ink upset.
Have two eyes so bright and roguish,
Made you every care forget?
Have yOur garden beds u prowler.
Who delights but to destroy?
These are well kdown indications
That you have at home-that Boy.
Have you seen him playing circus
With his head upon the mat
And his heels in mid-air twinkling-
For his audience, the cat:
Do you ever stop to listen,


When his merry pranks annoy
Listen to a voice that whispers


You were once just ike-that boyY
Have You heard of broken windows,
And with nobody to blame?
Have you seen q trowsered urchin.
Quite unconscious of the same?
DO you love teasing mixture


Or perpleXity and joy?
You may have = dozen daughters,
But know you've got that Boy.
Year: 1877

kneeling lowly down, clasped her
hands in prayer.


When God counts his jewels, may
not that rough diamond of Red River
purified by adversity and justified by
faith, shine more brightly than many
Of her more favored sisters Tapped in
luxury and refined by education? I
opine it will be 80 of a verify.
Year: 1877

In cur climate, where rain il abund.
ant during q considerable portion Of
the year the water falling upon the
roof Of any house. If properly collected
and stored is ample for the whole sup
ply Of the family which that roof shell
tcrs. This water ~ it falls ia ordinari.
y free from any impurity that eau
affect its taste aud from every source
Of serious fouliug, though after long
continued drought it is we'll to divert
and discharge upon the surface Of the
ground the first ten minutes aow of q
showcase that the impurities Of the
sir, aud the dust Of the roof may be
fret removed. After this FIRST dash,
lead TO the cistern al that follows
Even with this pre- caution the water
will be more agreeable for use IL filter
ed. There are numerous systems for
making filters in cisterns. but no other
is 60 simple, nor durable and satisfac.
tory Is the separation Of that part Of
the cistern from which the suction
pipe leads BY wall of brick aud ce-
mcnt. II is simply necessary to build
. wall Of brick Get on edge (two and q
half inches thick). 90 - to include
about one quarter Of the area Of the
bottom, slopiog it back 50 10 to termio.
ate against the side of the cistern 1t q
height of from four to six feet This
wall should be 50 we'll cemented at its
joints that water can only pass through
the material Of brick, and for strength
ito form should Be slightly bulg;ng.
A wall Of this sort. measuring Say six
feet At its base and rising to height
Of six feet At ito highest point. will
transmit an amouot Of water suficien,
to supply the demand Of the most con-
stan. pumping that any domestic use
can require.-CScribner.
Year: 1877

The St. Peter Tribune expresses the
opinion that the small acreage Of grain
sown in that locality is great disad.
vantage, It deprives the people Of
the chief incentive to fight the boppers
and prevents general and united action
in the matter.
Year: 1877

The Missouri river is higher than
before since 1874. the highest ever
known. Il is within three feet Of that
rise. The Low lands are flooded and
The river threatens TO shorten its course
at several points.
Year: 1877

If should die tonight,
My friends would look upon my quiet face,
Before they layed it in its resting place,
And deem that death had made it almost


fair
And laying snow-whte flowers against my


hair
Would smooth it down with fearful tender


ness,
And fold my hands with lingering caress-
Poor hands so empty and so cold tonight.
If should die Tonight,
My friends wsuld call to mind with loving


thought
Some kindly deed tho icy hand had wrought,
Some gentle word the frozen lips had said,
Errands ON which the willing feet had sped--
The memory of my sel6shness and pride
My hasty words would all be put aside,
And should be so loved and mourned
Tonight.


If should die tonight,
Even hearts estrauged would turn once


more to me
Recalling other days remorsely
The eyes that chill me with averted glance
Would look upon me as of yore, perchance,
And soften in the old familiar way,
For who would war with dumb, unconscious


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So might rest, forgiven of all, tonight.
Oh, friends, l pray to-night
Keep not your kisses for my dead, Geld


brow,
The way is lonely, let me feel them now
Think gently of me: | am travel worn
My faltering feet are pierced with many a


thorn;
Forgive Oh, hearts estranged, forgive,


plead
When dreamless rest is mine shall not need
The tenderness for which long to- night.
Year: 1877

\ MINING QUEsTIox.-A case is
now on trial in the Sacramento Dis
trict Court, involving the right of a
hydraulic mining company to dis.
charge It's tailings into stream which.
in time of flood, overflows the land of
a farmer below, and covers his field
with saud and gravel from the mine.
In that instance, the farmer bought
after the mining title attached, but we
persume that the relative rights of the
parties will not depend upon the dates
when the property passed from the
Federal Governmen: 10 them. The
general principle that the miner has
the right 10 discharge the tailings of
his mine into the channel Of the stream
running through it, without respensi
billty for damages that may be done
by them when carried down into the
valley by food, has been recognized
by the custom of quarter of centu-
~, and We do not see how in can be
interrupted now.
Year: 1877

SENATOR CONKLING, of New York,
one Of the ablest members Of the re-
publican party, has thus far not DIS
appointed the hopeful expectations
entertained of his course ID regard to
the presidential muddle. He made a
short speech in the Senate a few days
ago, on the occasion of the presea;a-
tiou of the memorials of the business
men of New York and Philadelphia
TO Congress, praying them for peace
able and constitutional settlement of
the question at issue, in which he took
occasion to remark that whatever was
right would triumph and whatever
was wrong would be defeated. He
said ii was the duty of Congress in
the present emergency to inquire and
find out what was right and what
wrong, and then it was the duty of
the country 10 accept the verdict, 10
stand by it and bow to it. These are
sentiments worthy an American Sena
tor aGd in giving them utterance the
speaker has endeared himself to the
hearts Of the people.
Year: 1877

While enjoying the hospitalities Of An
CORA. in Asia Minor, short time back,
Captain Burnaby heard droll anecdots
regarding Mahomet, who it appears, was
much bothered one day by an old woman
wanting to know to which particular
heaven she would be sent The Pro-
phet replied angrily that there would BE-
no old women at all in Heaven. The
ancient dame was terribly disguised at
this. and collected all the old women in
Mecca to complain to the Prophet ol
their evil fate and threaten all manner Of
things. This was serious, but the Pro.
phet escaped from the dilemma by say.
ing that it was quite true that there
would be no old wemen III Heaven, be,
cause they would all become young
again.
Year: 1877

While Senator Maxsy was speaking,
Senator Davis of Illinois left his own
seat to get nearer the Texas Senator.
He took the chance Of one of the ordin-
ary senate chairs holding him. The re
suit was that he had no sooner got we'll
seated in it than the cane seat as we'll as
the underpinning gave way and gently
dumped the Senator on the floor.