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Year: 1877

In the city Of New Orleans armed bodies of


men made up from the membership of the


White League and styling themselves state


militia have, under the orders of a claimant
to the Governorship of the state of Lcuisi-
ana, seized the public buildings, stolen the


property of the state, levied taxes, consti-


tuted a judiciary, and put into power a set of


men which they call legislature. In short


they have effected revolution, happily blood


less, but only bloodless because of the for


bearance or weakness of the regularly con-


stituted authorities. This revolution is the


elimination of the attempt made by the


White League last fall to gain possession of
Louisiana. By fraud and intimidation and


other criminal violence they succeeded at the
November election in getting more votes into
the ballot boxes than did their opponents.
But the canvassing board constituted by
state law investigated the circumstances at
tending the election and, as commanded by
statute, refused to count fraudulent ballots.
The canvassing Officers found that majority
of the ballots legally cast were given to the
Republican candidates, and so declared in
their official decision. Their return elected
Republican Governor and legislature. This
decision the White League refuses to accent.
organizes as an army, declares the defeated
candidate Governor, recognizes body as the
legislature made up in part of the minority of
the legal legislature and IN part of unsuccess-
full candidates, and supports the claimants to
authority in the exercise of functions right
fully belonging only to legally constituted
government.


Whatever the merits of the controversy
raging between the two parties in Louisiana
there ought to be but one opinion as to the
course pursued by the White League. Even
those who dispute the justice of the decision
made BY the returning board should not be
led by their distrust of that body to justify
armed usurpation. But the revolution is
justified by great political party. The
Democrats everywhere are in sympathy with
it, and those who do not openly applaud the
seizure of the machinery of government by
armed secret political societies seek excuses
ior the violation of law. No Democrat con-
demns the usurpation. By this course the
Democratic party shows its sympathy for
rebellion, for violence, for fraud. Wherever
it has the power it overthrows legal authori-
tie authorities are opposed to it.
1t it had the strength it would carry out
the Louisiana programme in every State in
which the functions of government are ex-
ercised by Republicans. Should it succeed
in getting possession of the United States
government it would not hesitate, did its
interests demand, to make the Louisiana
revolution a national one.
Year: 1877

THE unexampled vigor and prosperity Of
France attracts the special attention of Min
lister Washburne in his correspondence to the
Department ofState. Taxes continue high
there, but the patient industry of the people,
coupled with their economy and the rare
knack of turning everything to the best ac-
count, enable them to meet the exactions of
the Government with promptitude, to live
with ease, and to lay up money.
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are In
ali cases Indispensable not necessarytor publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve eommu.
nications that are not used.
Year: 1877

The committee will bind me hand and foot, and
while this condition coat from the back of one of
the audience will be transferred to my back, and
after being sewed securely together at the neck and
audience, returned by some unseen power to the
OWNER. Not knoi united OF a seal broken.
Year: 1877

BUcKwHEAT. Can any farmer adylse
me about this crup?''


Farmers are invited to reply through the
COURIER. We clip the following from a
W sconsin PIPER: There are several
things that serve to commend buck " hca,
to the farmer. 1t requires very little seed
to the acre. from a half tushel to three
pecks being sufficient. 1t is crop that
can be put in very late in the season. re
quiring about seventy days in which to
me ture. and it is desirable to bav. it ripen
as soon as possible aud avoid frost. In
low grounds sow earlier than on uplands
1t may be sown to good advantage on
newy-turned sod, and have known a
crop to be raised on ground that had been
moved the same season. There is hardly
any crop that is equal TO it for subduing
land. AS it grows luxuriantly il casts Il
dense shade, which causes the turf to rot
Immediately. 1t exhau>ls the sell very lit
lie, ana several crops my be raised in sue.
CT ssion on the same land. It is an excel
lent crop when our object is to get land
free from weeds. 1t cuts very easy and If
it docs not lodge, may be moved with a
rhine. 1t should be harvested when
the principal portion Of the seed is of a
dark color. 1t shells out so easily that ii
must be handled with great care. 1t is
usual to tie up the grain in small bundles.
being bound together to p event them fall
ing down. In two weeks of good weather
it will be sufficiently cured to thresn out.
which may be done by q machine, by
horses tramping it, or by the use of a fail.
In hauling from the field to the barn or
other place Of threshing, it is well to put
cloth on the bottom of the rack or wagon
to prevent the loss of euch seed - shells
out. The value of the crop is not suf1ici.
emily appreciated. rank it among the
most valuable kinds of food for use in
cold weather. 1t can be raised easier than
almost any crop, while the cost of seed is
Ialmost nothing. -


CoNsUMPT1vE-" "What exercise will ex
Ipand my Iungs?''


We know the following to be effective


Step out into the purest all you can
find; stand perfectly erect, with the
head we'll up and the should rs back, and
then fixing the lips as if you were goin g
to whistle, draw the air, not through the
nostrils, but through the lips, into tn.
lungs. When the chest is about half full
gradually raise the arms, keeping them
extended with the palms of the hands
down, as you suck in the air, so as tc
bring them over the heal just as the lung 2:
are quite full. Then drop the thumbs
inward, and after gently forcing the arms
backward and tile chest open, reverse
the process by which you draw your
breath till the lungs are entirely empty


This process should be repeated imme
diately after bathing, and also several
times through the day. 1t is impossible
to describe to one who never tried it, the
glorious sense of vigor which follows this
exercise. 1t is the best expec,orant in
the world. We know a gentleman, the
measure of whose chest has been increased
by this means some three or four inches
during as many months.
Year: 1877

Three maidens went sailing out into n,
world,
Out into the world of ballroom floor
Each thought if her hair was most grace
fully curled,
And their mothers stood watching then
out from the door.


For men must work that womcr


may keep


The length OF their revels, lest eve


they weep,


And their fond mamma be Sowing
Three fathers sat up BY their ledgers SO
blank,
And they conned their accounts with
their gray heads bent down:
And they added their bills and their checks
on the bank,
And read the dread roll of the DAYS
wrecks in town,


But men must work, lest women


should weep;


Though lonely his lot and his


troubles dep,


The pattern papa's not growing.
Three bankrup;s were posted in merci,ess
print,
In the morning Gazette as the panic
went down,
And their daughters went duly from fren-
Zy to faint,
For tile tragedy thrilled the elite of the
town;


For men may work, yet women will


weep,


And the sooner they're married The


sooner to sleep,
And defy the mamma and her


scowlng
Year: 1877

Stair Building AID Fine Work a speci,
allty. Cabinet work will receive prompt
attention.


NV work in the past is guarantee for
the present and future, and if you want
anything made from table to the finest
music al instrument give me call. Prices
reasonable. 5-tf.
Year: 1877

VERY RoMANTIC.-Ten years ago
very handsome young man passed
through Monticello. Ky, and was no.
ticed by a young girl sitting at the WIN
dow of the most aristocratic house OF the
town. She tell in love with him at first
sight. She had wealth, culture and beau
ty. He was poor. and was then ON his
way TO seek fortune IS cattle herder IN
Texas. After plany ups and downs he
found himself the owner of q silver mine
in New Mexico. The girl bloomed into
rarely beautiful woman, with literary
ability and became q contributor to the
Apostolic Times. She learned who The
unconscious object OF her fancy was, and
they corresponded throughout the ten
wears. She never wrote word of her
personal attractions or family, nor did
he speak of his good fortune. A few
weeks ago he wrote her proposing mar
riage, and soon followed his letter TO her
Kentucky home, where he saw her Tor
the first time. Recently they were mar
ried, and Miss Annie Berry that was,
learned on reaching Silver City, that her
husband X. b. Me,calf, was the greatest
capitalist iu New Mexico.
Year: 1877

Mr.. johnson said. .that tor his part he
had always noticed that people went up
just as high as the power inside OF them
would push them"


"Yes," said Miss Hunt, "as a general
thing we make our own fortunes. Eaca
one carves for himself, or for herself, his
or her niche to stand in. | can see how
my scholars make places for themselves
in the estimation OF the school, some by
their good-heartedness, some by their IN
truth. some by their meanness. some By
their jollity. and so on.


IL knew a young man." said Allen
"who went into large drJ-goods store
and in a very short time was made head
salesman. Some people said what a
lucky fellow One day was spesking
of this to the proprietors. They said
that luck had nothing to do with this
case. but that he had in him exactly the
qualities which make first-rate sales
man. Take notice that they said in him.
Business being dull. several of the clerks
were dismissed. One of them-fll call
him Ben-was a particular friend oi
mine; an honest, steady fellow. l
asked one of the proprietors how he hap
pened to select him to send away. oh,
said he. there's no happening iu' these
matters any more than there is in luck.
In ordinary times we should have kept
Ben, but in times like these we keep
those who are the most valuable to us. =
Year: 1877

Ac1IpENT.-0n last Wednesday evening a
young son Of Mr.. Dogsitt, living on Dry
creek, met with sad accident. He was
working in the mountains with his father,
cutting timber, when he slipped and buried
the AK he was working with in his left in
step, cutting through and crushing all the
bones except one, and severing several large
bIoodvessels. The loss of blood was very
great, before his surgeon, DR.. Bingham could
reach him. and he consequently very weak
His wounds are quite serious and may resnlt
in the loss OF his foot or portion of it. We
hope he Will recover. We sympathlze with
his family very much His father has always
sustained the reputation of being an lndns-
trious honest man, but his age prevents him
from working very hard and his boy Lee Was
a great help to him.
Year: 1877

BEAVER CHIPs.-Mr. George Savage has
Just returned from trip to the head OF the
Walla Wall river, where in company with
his wife he had been on fishing excursion
His party was out in all the late storms, and
as amattcr of course had a rough time. In
the course of the trip they came across
colony of beavers engaged in building
dam, and brought away number Of beaver
chips" These chips look exactly as though
they had been cut with = dull AK, and go to
show that the wood chopper must have taken
his first lesson in the art of telling trees from
the beaver
Year: 1877

The Agricultural Fair was not all that II
might have been, and certainly fell behind
public expectation The cause of the failure
may readily be stated-a lack of interest
To- make an industrial fair a success the CO.
operation of all classes must be enlisted
We have in this valley number of industrii-
al enterprises that ought to have been rep
resented The pavilion is poorly lighted.
and altogether bad place for the exhibition
OF specimens of artistic skill. With another
year better room should be provided, and
then we may expect exhibition of our
products and resources that will illustrate
tbs capacity of the country.


In the line of home manufactures there
was absolutely no exhibit whatever. The
Dayton wooden mills can make a fine dis
play of cloths, blankets and fiannels; but
there was not 4 single contribution from
that quarter. Our blacksmith and wagon
shops, all of them capable of turning ont
credltable specimens OF mechanical skill,
were unrepresented. We have several furni.
ture-manufactories in the valley, and the
far received no encouragement from that
quarter. One of these shops-that of Everts
Il Able-turns out specimens that will COM
pare favorably with the best furniture i'm
ported from abroad, and should have been
L
would call ont contributions from the quar-
tcrs named, and greatly add to the interest
of the annual fairs.


Dealers in agricultural machinery should
be pressed into the service, and thus by a
union Of the products of the farm and work
shop secure an exhibition that would repay
thevisitor for his outlay of time and money
The annual fair of rich and progressive
country like this should be something more
than n series of horse races, and it is for the
managers OF the society to see that in the
future there is marked improvement in
this regard


Some few individuals exerted themselves
to make the fair lccess, and these should
have special credit In the line of fruits and
garden products We may mention Messrs.
Philip Ritz, S II. Erwin, F. NJ Byrd, and
George Starett whose contributions gave in
terest to that department of the fair The
exhibition of horses, cattle, sheep and swine
was creditable, and showed a marked i'm
proyement upon the exhibits of previous
yea".


The mistakes and omissions of this year
can be corrected, and when summoned to
attend another fair We trust not only to wit
ness full representative of the products of
our farms and gardens, but also a showing
OF the products OF mechanical and artistic
skill. We have manufactures of furniture,
saddles and harness, sash, docr and blinds,
barrels and buckets, boots and shoes, leather,
and many others, all of which when brought
together and properly arranged makes up 4
show that is interesting to look at and at
the same time serves the purpose of instrue
ton.
Year: 1877

JAMES Brown, an original character
and the man who figured so prominently
on the wrong side in the Grover nvesti-
CATION, is at Walla Walla on public bust
ness. In politics Brown is free lance,
but in everything else he is clever, social
gentleman. Like old governor Pope, OF
Kentucky, he has but one arm to get into
the treasury, and this doubtless accounts
for the fact that he has remained poor
whilst other radicals of less ability have
grown rich.
Year: 1877

The MAIN STREET BRIDGE, now being
put mp, looks as though it may prove a sub
stantial structure The contractor, Mr.. Dion
Keefe, has had much experience in building
bridges in the Western States, and this ex
perience will be Of advantage to him in the
Job now on hand. Tocommence with he has
gone some thirty or forty feet back from the
stream to get foundation, and this of itself
gives the idea of durability. The timbers
as they are now on the ground are all massive
and bolted and tied together with iron
bars, it is altogether likely that the bridge
viii outlast the present generation. The
system of putting in brush bridges, to be
washed away by every freshet, was expen-
sive, and We are glad 20 see it abandoned.
The most important bridge in the county, it
will serve as a model for other structures of
the same kind and in the end most likely
Will be the means of introducing better
and more economical system of bridge bnild-
ing
Year: 1877

"THE DAscE OF DEATH. "A book with
this title has btcn laid upon our table, and
from hurred reading We think gu ite favor
ably of it The modern waltz we have ALWAYS
regarded as an abomination, and with US it has
been matter of surprise that any pure wo-
man could indulge in this pastime. We have
not forgotten Byron's lines in which the
waltz is characterised in language more for
cibie than polite. And here is a writer who
is even more forcible in his denunciation of
this fashionable vice A ball room is sketch
ed, and couple indulging in the anlatory
dance are thus described.


'He is stalwart, agile, mighty; she is tall,
supple, 1.-THE, and how beautiful IN form and
feature. Her head rests upon his shoulder,


her face is upturned to his her naked arm
Is almost ar0and his neck: her swelling
breast heaves tumultuuusly against his; face
to face they whirl, his limbs interviewer with


her limbs; with strong right arm about her
yielding waist, he presses her to him till
every curve IN the contour OF her lovely body
thrills with the amorous contact Her eyes
look into his, but she sees nothing; the soft
music fills the rOom but she hears nothing
swiftly he whirls her from the floor or bends
her frail body to and fro in his embrace, but
she knows 1t not his hot breath is upon her
hair, his lips almost touch her forehead, yet
she does not shrink his eyes cleaning with
fierce intolerable lust, gloat Satyrlike over
her, yet she does not quail she is filled with
rapture divine in Its intensity-she is in the
maelstrom of burning desire-her spirit is
with the gods With a last, low wall the
music ceases. Her swooning senses come
back to life. All, must it be Yes her COM
panion releases her from his embrace. Lean
ing wearily upon his arm, the rapture faded
from her eye, the flush dying from her cheek
-enervated, limp, listless, worn out-she is
led to a seat, there to recover from her de-
lirum and gather her energies as best she
may IN the space of five minutes, after which
she must yield her body to a new embrace"


We commend this book to all heads of
families in the belief that after its perusal
they viii be careful how they allow their
daughters to submit to the embrace OF the |
lewd men who form so large proportion of |
those who figure at so-called fashionable |
parties. Thebooks is sold by Mesrs kimball
Son, to whom We are indebted for copy. !
Year: 1877

THE HEAVY RAINS of the past few days
will add considerably to the weight OF the
sacks of wheat piled up in the neighborhood
of the railroad. If it continues too long the
dampness viii cause the sacks to shrink and
NAV occasion considerable damage
Year: 1877

FoR TaE STATE fAIE-Wc learn OF very
large number OF persons who intend to visit
the State Fair, al Salem. The hurried work
Of the season is about over, and our farmer
friends feel Ike spending week or two III
the way ri recreation. By visiting the State
Fair they arc likely TO learn much that will
he useful TO them III the future, and hence
We advise all those who h:,rc tie means and
leisure to MAKE the trip.
Year: 1877

WHAT is the use of any bad
blood about it ? Does any one
think each seperate individual
should set up a party of one by
himself Are we not to have
freedom of opinion, and shall we
sacrifice free thought to free pas
sion. The Bristol News has its
opinions, but it means to keep good
temper.
Year: 1877

Gen Fitz Lee makes no fooling
either with the enemy in the day
of battle, nor of the debt question
in the hour of peace If allowed
"the privilege of the field" for
one term he would smash the whole
thing by paying it off,
Year: 1877

is increased beyond the strength of
the boiler, and the rupture or break
will commence at the weakest part Of
the boiler; the violence Of the explo-
sion will depend npon the pressure at
the time, aud, upon the point as
regards the water level at which the
boiler yields" Such explosions (and
I take it from what I hear that the
explosion at Rogers & Landers mill
was Of this class. when they occur in
cases properly constructed boilers,
can only be produced by pressure
very much above tho ordinary work
ing pressure and, may DO pro.
ddced By an accidental or willful
overlooking Of the salty valve by the
adhesion OF the valve 10 i;s seat; or
by the closing Of a stop valve between
the safety valve and the boiler. Many
accidents have occurred from defect
i've safety valves. Hcsays as bearing
upon this part of the subject Of the
strength Of boilers to withstand
steady pressure 1T will not be out
of place to mention the case Of an old
boiler which | tested some years ago:
this was forty.two inches in diameter,
about twenty eight feet long, with two
twelve.inch hues through it. The
heads were of cast iron. The iron in
the shell appeared to have been 516
of an inch in thickness, and that in
the 1ues SIG of all inch thick. II had
been in use for over twenty years. and
it was known that the water had been
so low in it at one time rs to lead to
supposition that it might have been Sc
verely injured by the over heating. 1t
had also heavy ind4ntation on its
lower side, caused by settling Of the
front, thereby bringing too much
weight on little pier on the brige
wall yet ii stood a pressure of two
hundred and forty pounds per square
inch without sign Of yielding. Not
withstanding this great strength Of
boilers, it is undoubtedly trua that
there have been explosions of boilers
>at their ordinary working pressures,
without overheating and without sud-
den increase Of pressure, because Of
defects of material, design or work.
manship; as, far example, a plate that
has to be nanged, may be so poor, or
worked with so little skill as to have
so little strength left in the bends that
Il little alteration Of form, from varia.
tion Of pressure, on account of the de-
fective staying Of the fiat part Of the
plate, may lead to an explosion. A
boiler may be SO poorly stayed that
very little corrosion arouDd an inrper-
feet weld in one of the stays may lead
to an explosion; or plate may have
it's strength so reduced at or near
longitudinal seam in punching, bending
pinning, and riyeting, that the little
alteration of form that takes place at
this place at every variation of press
ure, may, by corrosion, so reduce the
plate in strength at that point, that an
explosion may ensue."


l know 10 part Of mill that
needs SO much care as the boiler, and
yet gets so little, and therefore it is no
wonder that about every paper you
read the first thing that meets your
eye, is, "a Boiler Gone Up" l think
we have as good men handling boilers
in this region as anywhere in the Uni
ted States, but the trouble is, as long
MS boilerwill run, why let her run,
and it is never replaced or laid aside
until it has burst itself and some one
With it. II.
Year: 1877

After Mr.. Foster of Ohio had finished
his eulogy on Gov. Hayes the other day,
and told the house lie would administer
the government SO patriotical!y and wisely
as to wipe away any and all necessity or
excuse for the formation Of parties on a
sectional basis, Mr Sparks,o Illinois, got
the floor, and replied in these scorching
words:


"The gentleman from Ohio has given us
quite little dissertation upon the patriot
ism Of the Republican candidate for the
presidency, aud he tells US that he will
make an excellent, good president |
doubt the patriotism OF any man who vii
take the highest flee IN the republic wher
it is thrust upon him by fraud, and this
man knows, if he gets the presidency, il
comes to him by aud through undisguised
fraud"
Year: 1877

TO ANY PERSON WISHING TO COMMENCE
l Housekeeping. we have for sale Il whole set of


HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE!


Including everything from the parlOr to the kiich-
en-, all complete and nearly new, having been used
but few months. The above household goods
will be sold for LESS THAN oNE-HALF THEIR VALUE.
the owner i going to California in May, and the
property must he sold. For particulars inquire at
this office 3-2dtf