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Year: 1878

Last week we published 4 second let
ter from Mr.. Parsons on the liquor
question, on which We intended to
comment. but had not tine to speak
through that issue of the ADVANCE.


We do not, as we said before, agree
with Mr.. p. as to the sale of liquors,
even beer, believing that crime and dis
orderly conduct would be very much
increased if intoxicating liquors of any
kind were openly sold III our midst.


But we are with him in demanding
an impartial administration of law.
We believe, with many others, that fl
voritism las been shown and that
church and political rings have been
formed to shield one class of liquor
sellers and punish another.


Mr.. p. tells our people some whole
some truths. 1t is Il fact that there
has been considerable drunkenness in
this community, although We have had
10 open saloons. It is Il fact that our
churches make a great show of piety
and of devotion to the cause Of Christ,
and yet they are involved in endless
litigation, some in their corporate ca
pacity, and others with member against
member. The ablest and most devot-
ed minister who has ever lived here,
said before he left, that Worthington
was the most pious place and yet had
the least religion of any place he knew
of. This will be the case us long as
the churches are so largely controlled
by goddess, spiteful and time-serving
men.


OF course, these are not pleasant
things to say, but tho truth is some
times unpleasant. And we do not be-
lieve that the temperance feature has
anything to 90 with our long terms of
court and our excessive litigation.
The sale of liquors would not diminish
this but would rather increase it. We
ask Mr.. Parsons, what if outsiders
were rs bad as the church people III
these matters, as they would be if liq,,-
ors were sold?


One good result might follow from
the sale of beer in our midst, viz: we
should soon know the hypocrites from
the genuine temperance men, but our
knowledge would be purchased ut
too great cost.
Year: 1878

A farmer informed us on Saturday
last that lie brought a load of wheat to
town and sold it, and that one churn-
ing from five COWS paid him better than
his lCud of wheat. Score one more in
favor of dairying.
Year: 1878

Political economy strikes a snag
that won't bulge sometimes. The
bulk of loaf OF bread indicates with
unerring precision the condition of
the times, but the size of tobacco
quid never varies.
Year: 1878

The attention of all persons owing
tax Is called to section forty-niDe OF
the revenue laws, which reads as fol-
lows: mo demand for tax shall be
necessary, but it shall be the duty OF
every person subject to taxation under
the laws of this State. to attend at the
Treasurer's office, at the county seat
ard pay his taxes; and If any person
neglect to so attend and pay bis per-
sonality taxes until after the first day
of November next after such taxes
become delinquent. the treasurer Is
directed to levy and collect the same
together with cost of collection. by
distress and sale of personal property
belonging to such person. in the man.
ner provided by law for the levy and
sale of property on execution.


On and after the first day of JAM,
1879, I will proceed to collect accord
ing to law all personal tax for the year
1877 and previous years that remain
unpaid.


A. II. GILMORE,


County Treasurer.
Brownville, November q, 1873.
Year: 1878

The donation party for Elder


Young, at the Methodist parsonage.


on thanksgiving day went off very


pleasantly. Quite large attendance


for so short a notice. About forty


dollars in money, clothing and pro-


visions were presented as an express


ion of regard for the Elder and Mrs.


Young. London is quite fortunate in


having these venerable and spiritual


minded persons come In its midst.


May the people know how to appre-


ciate them. and be benefited by their
coming among Us.


Il would cay to my spiritual


friends. the reason / decline going in


to an organization with them Is not


because do not appreciate the good


work they are doing in trying to re-


move the veil from the heavy eyes,


which veil prevents them from look
ing into the spiritual world and be-


holding the glories there, and the ef-
fort you are making to help the peo-
pie see the absolute necessity of a fit
ness of character to dwell among
these glories. Neither do I fear the
odium the spiritual cast at the
name spiritualist. But have found
it is better for me to work outside of
creed or organization. for cannot say
amen to anyone 1 have yet seen. 1
have found good in all; I could fell
lowsbIp those of any faith. The
trouble lie, if I cannot pronounce their
sheboleth am hereto. You may
censure me l am used to that. But
few days ago / had a severe lecture
read me for not working in the
church. My plea is, have tried 1t
so often, but the pressure is go great
it suffocates me; the limits so narrow
it wounds my wings. I presume
am as near a spiritnalist as anything |
else. for / profess to be a christian,
and do not see how anyone can be a
christian and not be a spiritualist. |
But differ with the spiritualists as a
sect-some of them at least-cOncern- |
ing the inspiration of the bible, the
parsonage. character and mission of
Jesus-the Christ. / stand midway |
between the christian as sect. and |
the spiritualist as a sect, but these
two bodies are moving toward each
other. The spiritualist is beginning
to acknowledg the scripture as rev.
ela,ion, and the christian begins TO !
acknowledge the existence Of both |
good and evil spirits. and their agency |
in producing both the good and evil |
in the world through it's medium of
men and women. The time draweth |
nigh when spiritualism and christi !
anity will be one. Then I will he all !
right-don't you see. Mr.. Editor. al |
low me this lengthy item, so that all |
my friends who have invited me 20 !
WORK with them In organization, and !
Offer me a leadership, may not sur
mise all manner of wrong resaons. |
thank them and wish them "God |
speed in every good word and deed. ~
Year: 1878

notwithstanding the low price of
corn, farmers are compelled to sell
more or less. and our buyers are stor-
ing away immense cribs of it, They
donot feel entirely safe in paying even
the low prices they do for corn, at pres
nt,and think they are running great
risk. It is the expressed opinion of
some Chicago merchants that corn
cannot be higher next summer in
that city than 80 to 35 cents. unless
something occurs to make a demand
for grain more than is now apparent.
+ There is now just possible chance
for great European war. but the
prospect is not deemed sufficiently
great to gamble largely upon.
Year: 1878

"A reverend gentleman. not Of THIS
city. appeared on our streets one day
last week with card containing the
words Dead Beat" pinned on his
back. IT was certainly a very irrev-
erent joke, yet the wag who put that
sign out must have gone to a guessing
school.
Year: 1878

- A month of more lovely weather
was never seen in this part Of Ne
hraskG than that of the November
Just past. No snow, and with the ex-
ception of q twenty-fouE hours rain.
the month has been one of continual
sunshine and starry nights.
Year: 1878

Let it be understood that no windy
windmill man can beat US in prices Of
windmills, for we will sell a windmill
as cheap or cheaper than any travel
ing concern can. Besides tCe IiUe here
and can make our warrantee of some
account.


HAwLEY l. DOUGLAS,
Year: 1878

in the old post office building--NO. SO.
He desires the public to understand
that he has. and will keep, everything
in the line of


Family Groceries;
will sell as low as any body for cash,
or country produce.
Year: 1878

PENNSYLVANIA RATE OF INTER EST
The lawful rate of interest for the loan or
use of money, in all cases where no express
contract shall have been made for less
rate, shall be G per cent. per annum.
When the rate of interest for the loan or
use of money exceeding that established by
law shall have been reserved or contracted
for, the borrower shall not be required to
pay to the creditor the excess over the le-
gal rate, and it shall be lawful for such
borrower or debtor, at his option, to re-
tain and deduct such excess from the
amount of any such debt, and in all cases
where any borrower or debtor shall here
tofore or hereafter have voluntarily paid
the whole debt or sum loaned, together
with interest exceeding the lawful rate,
no action to recover back any such excess
shall be sustained in any court, unless the
same shall have been commenced within
six months from and after the time of such
payment. Provided always, that nothing
in this act shall effect the holders of ne
gotiable paper taken bona fide in the usual
course of business.
Year: 1878

while growing 1t her husband last
summer New York woman WAS struck
by lightning and instantly killed. II you
wish your wife to zee this paragraph. cut
Il out and paste It on the looking glass.
Year: 1878

NEW ORLEANS, April 1.-The Su-
preme Courtroom was filled this morn
ing by attorneys, politicians, etc., to hear
the decision on the application of the
attorney general for re-hearing in the
case of the State vs.. Thomas G. Ander-
son. The court refused the rehearing
asked for, and in his decision announc-
ing the refusal the Chief Justice pointed
out clearly and distinctly what the court
did decide in its first opinion, and also
reviewed and refuted the points raised
by the attorney general in his brief filed
as a basis of his application for a rehear-
ing. The court says that in its first deci-
sion it was not decided whether the con-
solidated statement of returns for Ver-
non parish is public record or not, as it
was not necessary TO decide that point.
What the court did decide is that the
record offered in evidence as record
forged by the prisoner is not public
record, with which, sin the information" )"
the prisoner is charged with having
forged. 1t does hot possess the require
ments of such record, and does not CON
form to the statue. 1t has not the certit-
cate of the clerk Of the court necessary
requirement, in order to make it such a
record as is charged that the prisoner
forged.


Immediately after reading of the decree
Mr.. Costetlanos, counsel for Anderson,
appeared before the Superior Criminal
Court and tiledla copy Of the original
decree of the Supreme Court, which was
by Judge Whitaker ordered to be filed
and spread upon the minutes, and in
structed the clerk TO make out release
for Anderson. AT a quarter TO one the
release reached the parish prison, when
Anderson was set at liberty. He left
the prison in carriage in the company
of two friends.
Year: 1878

Girls do not always know their pow
er. 1t is far greater than they think;
and were they true aud brave enough to
exert it, they might almost, in a gener-
alton, revolutionize society about them.
Exert your power for good upon the
young men who are privileged to enjoy
your society. Gentle and good, be also
brave and true. Try to exhibit the
ideal of a woman-a pure and good
woman-whose life is mighty as we'll as
beautiful in its maidsnly dignity and
attractive lovliness. Do not let it even
seem that dress and frivolty constitute
your only thoughts, but let the eleva-
ton of your character and the usefu..
ness Of your life lift up the man who
walks by your side. Some Of you
are in intimate associations, which, at-
der exchanged promises, look forward
to a nearer and more enduring relation.
Ia these hours do nothing to lower, but
everything to refine and ennoblc each
others character.
Year: 1878

"Up in New Hampshire, where l


lived when boy" says Gov. Noyes,
there was an old deacon who was a
great deal more pious than honest. He
was on old hypoclite, and, when he had
done any particularly mean thing, he
eased his conscience BY going out into
field alongside of which was a stone
wall, and, kneeling beside it, prayed
the Lord to topple it over on him if he
had done anything offensive to him or
offensive in his sight. Well, We boys
found it out, and one day when we saw
the deacon making for the wall We got
on the other side and waited. lie
knelt down, according to his usual Gus
tnm. and went through lis usual for
mula, closing with the petition to have
the wall topple over if he had done
anything wrong. And We topped it.
Jumping out from under the stones the
old man cried in tones os mingled
disgust and alarm, Good gracious!
Can't you tell when q man is joking 2"
Year: 1878

killed him to kecpit from being known;
and she fed from you to avoid betray-
ing the man she supposed to be her
father"


"Do you know where she is now?"
Philip asked, his face darkening in spite
of him.


"She is living with her own mother
as lady's companion. Ter mother is
the widow of Lord TullIver. They are
iond of each other, but they do not
guess the truth. They are at Tulliver
Park in Yorkshire now"


Such was the substance of Carlos
story. omitting the many Interruptions.
the long pause, caused By his weak and
dying condition.


He died the next day. But he lived
long enough to complete and attest by
solemn oath all these statements, as
we'll as to tell where other witnesses TO
their truth might be found.


Philip lost no time in seeking his lost
love. and brought her back to Fanshawe
Hall as his wife with as little delay as
possible.


Madame, his mother, was very glad
to see her.


II always liked you, my dear. You
know l was as fond of you as could
he until Philip wanted to marry you"
she said coolly 10 Idele. "But had
followed you 10 the summer house that
night, and Cock Robin was not the only
listener there. l wonder if that wretch
would have killed me if he had found
me. | believed him when he said he
was your father, and you know / conld
not let Philip marry the daughter Of
man like that-a murderer too"
Year: 1878

One of the experiences which recon-
ellie US to death is the existence Of book
agents. They get up early ard sit up
late. They ring your bell when you
are at dinner, and though you send
word that you always eat for thrce con
secutivc hours, they sit down quietly in
the hall and wait until you have finished


Then they insist that you shall buy their
book, in spite ofthe fact that you have
already purchased two copies under
similar circumstances. because you have
been feeding hungry public and lay
ing the foundation Of a colossal fortune.
The only relief you can get is in the
suggestions which come from an ortho.
dox theology. We would not abate the
doctrine Of endless punishment parti.
Gle while book sgants iafsst tho earth.
Year: 1878

TIE idea that a person has two ears
merely for symmetry, or to keep his
head from being op sided, has been ex-
ploded. One Of the Vienna professors
has been making some experiments
which lead to the conclusion that two
ears arc absolutely necessary in deter
mining correctly the direction from
which sound comes. lie has found
that persons who are deaf in one ear
usually suppose that sound comes frOm
the direction in which the sound ear
happens to be turned.
Year: 1878

GOOD NIGHT.
God keep you safe, my little love,


All through the night;
Rest close in His encircling arms


Until the light.
My heart is with you as kneel to pray;
Good night! God keep you in His care alway
Thick shadows creep ike silent ghosts


About my head;
lose myself in tender dreams,


While overhead ldow bars,
The moon comes stealing through the win
A silver sickle cleaning mid the stars.
For ], though am far away,


Feel safe and strong;
To trust you thus dear love-and yet


The night is long
| say with sobbing breath the old fond prayer
Good night Sweet dreams God keep YOU
everywhere
Year: 1878

This is the choicest premium
ever given to newspaper sub
scribers-somcthing of real and
practical value. The ladies will
be delighted with it. If your
neighbor don't take the OBsER-
YER tell him of this offer. They
all want the paper and book.
You get the old OBSERVER and
a capital, practical, useful Book
of 100 pages, for the price of the
former.


Now is your opportunity.
This unprecedented offer will
expire in a few weeks.
Year: 1878

1t was just pouring down
when she admitted him and
claimed him as her rainbow, be-
cause she had taken him in out
Of the wet. He reflected that
a rainbow was sign of prom
Use and was very circumspect in
his actions.
Year: 1878

A cheerful wife makes hap
py home, because the emotion
is contagious, and almost un-
consciously the household is
happy in response, because eve
ry member Of the family is
cheerful by the genial influence
of the wife and mother.
Year: 1878

me. The man in the coffin was
the man whom / had seen il
the express office! That red
eye was staring straight at me
and | was Eot mistaken! Fol
"a moment my life depended omit


This man who was alive af-
ter the accident, which the pa
pers said caused the death of
Van Scooter and Griggs, and
who had made arrangements fol
the transportation of their re-
mains, was now here in this
coffin, to all appearance deadl
Then / remembered that the be-
reaved stranger had said that
his dead brother resembled him
very closely. But two brothers,
are not apt to have red glass
eyes! Such a coincidence as
this was beyond the pale of rea-
sonable probabilities.


While yet | gazed at the sup
posed corpse, the other eye O.
pened a little, and | was sure
it was looking at me. / was
convinced that there was fraud
here, but to show that l had
discovered it might cost me my
life. So | very quietly replaced
The lid of the coffin and took a
moment to think the matter
over.


l remembered my conversa-
tion with the express agent,
which we feared had been over
heard by the clerical-looking
stranger, and could only come
to the conclusion that the whole
thing was a deliberate plan to
murder me and gain possession
of the $4,000 in my charge.
There was no denying that the
man with the red eye was alive,
and / had no doubt that the
other man was also. Kneeling
down, ] placed my ear close to
the side of the coffin, and could
hear him breathe quite distinct
ly. / remembered that the at
tendant who had boarded the
train intended to enter the car
at Redwood, ostensibly for the
purpose Of seeing the bodies;
and / could not doubt that the
three men intended to attack
me after the train pulled out
from the station, and rob the
car before our arrival at the
next stopping place. There
was but one station between
US and Redwood, and l knew we
would be there in ten minutes
more. / had no time for hesi-
tation. Instant action was my
only chance for safety. IF [
could secure myself from any
attack until we reached the
next station, / felt that all
would be we'll. In one instant
I had decided upon plan of
action. AS quickly as possible
/ piled several heavy boxes of
merchandise on top of the two
cofins, and then l knew | was
safe. Scarcely was this ac-
complished when we ran into
the station.


I immediately found two or
three officers. First the man
in the coach was secured. He
was highly indignant that he
should be disturbed on such a
solemn mission. But it was no
60. He was handcuffed in less
than two minutes and marched
out on the platform.


1t was all easy matter to Sc
cure the two quondam dead
men. They were taken great
ly at a disadvantage, and were
deprived of all power to resist
almost before they became a.
ware how their nice little
scheme had terminated. All
three had been we'll armed.


Bound and guarded the three
miscreants were taken to Red
wood and lodged in the county
Jail.


Before I left / took a look at
them through the grated doors
of their cell. When | paid my
respects to the man with the
red eye, he smiled a little and
remarked patronizingly;


"You're a pretty sharp young
man. 1t takes a middling keen
boy to outwit us.
Year: 1878

LEWISTON, Jan. 9th 1878.


Ed. TELLER.-In your last issue we
noticed fiery communication from our
county treasury, striking out right and
left. What is the matter with him
that he does fret and fume at such a
rate about the school affairs Of District
No. | i? Has he an itching palm :?
Or what? The tone of his last letter
to THE Teller would indicate that
some strange influences were at work
upon him, for the oily spirit Of Ephra-
i'm seems to be raised to the height Of
perturbation, and his man Friday,
though rapid penman, is taxed to his
utmost in furnishing the necessary a.
mount Of manuscript. He daps out
great sheets of red hot rhetoric for the
utter annihilation of any school trustees
who may happen to intimate that his
great interest in school affairs has rath-
er suddenly come upon him. He
quotes law amazingly, but in his com
ments scatters wildly. He takes
special care not to refer to any portion
Of the school law that relates in any
manner to the question at issue with
the trustees Of District No. |, nor does
he tell in his parody on directory law,
whether special tax or donation raised
for District No. ! belongs equally to all
the public school Of Nez Perez coutty
CT not, and as maybe, his man Friday
did not read 10 him all Of the school
law, we refer him to See. 2S of said law
and he can insert that as an appcnIix
to the next edition Of his commentaries
on school law. He comes out and ipn-
estly admits himself in that letter that
he has always opposed the school tx, |
and that that is the reason Of the difbr- I.
ence Of opinion existing between hin |
self and the trustees of District No. j !
So Of course we have nothing more to
say on that point. The question is |
asked. by what honorable means the
trustees ascertained that he voted againtt
the school tax as he did not vote an o,-
en- ticket. To answer to that inquiry
we have only to say that the manner il
which he voted was the very rock upo,
which he split, as those who voted 70,
the school tax had no motive in conceal,
ing it but voted an open ticket.


School TRUSTEES


District No. /.
Year: 1878

and l have my mind on a piece OF
alapaca that could be sent home to
me for about that figure. that
would take the peace ont of every
family within seven doors each
way. don't spend much money
these hard times, but when do |
want to get a little satisfaction out
of il. So you can move on with
your sqaeeziu' machine an sell II
to some womom, who hain'tgot no
pride about her." And she slam
med the door in his face.
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, April 22.-President William
Orton, of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, died suddenly of apoplexy at o'clock
this morning.


The announcement caused the utmost sur
prise throughout the city, and especially on
Wall street At first many refused to believe
the news, thinking that it was ruse gotten
up to affect the stock market, but when the
flag of the Western Union building was dis
played at half mast, it was apparent that the
intelligence was but too true


Yesterday morning Mr.. Orton arose as was
his custom, shortly after o'clock, and break
tasted with his family; he expressed himself
as greatly refreshed. He was unusually
lively after breakfast. He read the morning
news carefully, and shortly before II O'Clock
repaired to his dressingrOOm to prepare to
attend morning service at the Church OF the
Holy Apostles, of which he had been for sew
eral years vestryman. During the service
he and his wife partook of the holy sacra-
ment.


In the afternoon he took short drive and
returned to his home He partOok heartily OF
the evening repast, but at 9 O'Clock complained
of having sharp pain in his stomach How,
ever it did not alarm either himself or his
family, and he retired for the night an hour
later


At II o'clock Mrs Orton noticed that he be
gan breathing heavily, and asked him if he
felt worse He made no reply, and then
alarmed at his condition, she notified the rest
Of the family, who were soon at his bedside
DIR. Bauer was at once sent for, and upon feel
ing Mr.. Orton's pulse and examining his heac
said that he had been stricken with apoplexy
The usual remedies were applied, but without
avail, the stricken man never rallying ol
giving ssZEs CT consciousness,