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Year: 1877

Mr.. Alphonse Cate returned to Will
Eamsburgh lately, after an absence OF
five years. His return recalled the story
of his departure. TT en- he was the owner
of large sorrel horse, and the work 1t
had to do told on the poor animal. After
months of i'll treatment, the horse be-
came unfit for work, and Mr.. Cate was
forced to give it to the offal contractor to
be killed. To the offal wharf he led 1t,
belaboring it on the way with a long
stick. The horse was tied, and one OF
the contractors men raised the axe. As
the blow fell on the horses forehead the
animal tore the rope from its fastening,
tottered for moment, and then dashed
through the crowd of idlers direct for
Cate. Terrified, Cate ran up the wharf,
the horse pursuing him to pile OF lrlm-
Der in the ship yard on the opposite side.
The horse was almost on him with out
stretched neck and open jaws, and fire
flashing from his eyes. Cate doubled
about the pile and climbed on its top as
the horse tried to spring after him. The
effort, however, had exhausted the horse,
and it died with its fore feet resting on
the pile.


Cate was so overcome that he had to
be carried down from the lumber. A
few days thereafter he sold out and dis
appeared. When question on his return
Cate shook with terror and begged not
to be reminded of it. "I went away,
he said, "to escape talk don't begin it
now"
Year: 1877

The Independent, I'm retrospective
and prophetic mood, says There has
been no great quarrel between Christians,
no great division of believers, no such
remarkable difference or wonderful re-
union as marks the external and ecclesi-
astical history of the Church. 1t has
been year of quiet, of peace, OF grow.
ing harmony; year of the progress OF
that spiritual history which most bless
es the Church, but which does not find
its record in its chronicles. The best
type and illustration of this stronger,
deeper and better movement of Christian
history is to be found in the revival
meetings which have been carried on IN
several of our large cities, and which
have brought together into one body OF
workers believers of every ecclesiastical
name. And nothing more important or
notable has occurred during the year.
It is in the continuation of this work IN
other cities and in the towns and villages
of our country that We look for the re-
Ggious progress Of the new year. =
In our own country the threatening
words which Immediately followed the
disputed election have been withdrawn
or modified, and no one believes that we
are to have Mexicanized republic. The
situation is grave; but our people are
patriotic, and they love their country
more than party. We shall have peace.
When this political riddle is solved we
may also expect the much needed revi-
val of business interests and the restora-
ton of prosperity. We close the year
thankful for its mercies and tr1lstful that
the new year has in store for us the love
and peace of God.
Year: 1877

The Pittsburgh GazcHe tells this
story Mr.. Close and family had gone
ont in the afternoon, leaving no one at
the house but girl, who is servant
in the family and whose name, unfortu-
nately, the reporter did not learn. She
also went out fos few minutes, and
when she came back found bury look
ing man standing on the porch. She
asked him what he wanted, and he
answered that it was none OF her bnsl,
ness. She then ordered him away, and
he retorted that he wouldn't go until he
got ready. The girl became frightened,
and slipping in the hall door closed 1t
in the mans face, locked it and put the
key in her pocket. She had been In the
house but minute or two when she
heard a noise up stairs, which she
thought was coal falling from CRATE.


She went up to attend to it, but on
reaching the room door (Which was
standing OPEN from whence the noise
proceeded was astonished and frightened
to see thief rummaging among the
bureau drawers. She retained enough
presence of mind not to cry out, as
ninety-nine women in hundred would
have done, but stepped away cautiously.


Remembering that in another room was
revolver belonging to Mr.. Close, she
went in and got it, and then walked
down into the hall to wait the coming OF
the thief. The latter, perhaps having
heard her, came down also in minute
or two with his hands and pockets full OF
jewelry, and was astonished to find him
self confronted by the brave girl with
the cooked revolver in her hands. She
asked him what he had been doing, and
ordered him to disgorge instantly. He
refused, but the girl, trembling and cry
ing with excitement, yet evidently de-
termined, told him she would tell HIM
three times, and if then he didn't obey
her she would certainly shoot him. The
man again hesitated for few moments,
but before waiting to be told the third
time, concluding that he was in posi-
ton from which escape from the threat
ening revolver and daring girl was I'M
possible, capitulated, and laid down his
plunder, consisting of ladys gold
watch and chain, gold bracelets, ETC., to
the value of 5000. The girl then threw
him the door key and ordered him to de-
part, which he did without loss OF time.
Year: 1877

Ii smallpox can be cured by cream OF
tartar, it is time everybody knew the
fact. A correspondent Of the Liverpool
Mercury says that it is not only never
falling remedy in the worst cases, but is
also n preventive. The directions are to
dissolve one ounce of cream of tartar in
pint of boiling water, and to drink,
when cold, at short intervals. Not a
yery exact prescription, to be sure; but
the remedy is so simple that it may be
well worth trying. 1t is said that thou.
sands have thus been cured, and that no
marks of the disease remain.
Year: 1877

An instance of GOODNESS is presented by
CURED in the Clifton tunnel, under the
Hartford pike. The work was in quick
sand, about two o'clock in the morning.
Joseph Metheral was caught by the sand
and water. His feet were glued fast,
and the slowly rising mass closed around
his knees, his thighs and body, and it
seemed inevitable that he would have
been overwhelmed, as in the case of the
laborer in Bruce & PattersOn's section,
heretofore mentioned. The seven or
eight comrades of the victim of the
quicksand abandoned him, but some of
them returned. Metheral was then fight
ing the sand and water with his hands,
but he was cool and collected in the face
of imminent death. Being al experienced
miner, he ordered the laborers who had
returned to his aid not to dig into him,
as that would only insure more of the
treacherous quicksand crowding in about
him. He was ready with the only ex-
pedient which could secure his release,
and directed the workmen to drive sheep
piling around him. They procured
boards, with one end sharpeped, and
obeyed his directions, which he gave, all
the while fighting the quicksand with
his hands, to keep it from rising over his
head and smothering him. The result
was that when the sheep piling was COM
pleted it was bulwark from enroach-
ments by the sand and water, and he was
leisurely dug out. That mans coolness
and experience saved hislife. His COM
rades who ran away never came back.
Year: 1877

Baker, principal doorkeeper Mt the
Treasury Department, was before the
Police Court at Washington, on March
%, on the charge of forcibly ejecting DIR.
Mary Walker from the Treasury Build
ing. The Doctor testified that on the
10th she went to the Treasury to attend
to some business with the Secretary.
She walked into the ante-room, and be-
gan writing letter when Baker ordered
her to leave. She replied that she was
a citizen of the United States and had
as much right there az anybody. Baker
said he had been ordered to keep her out,
and IL she did not leave he would have
to put her out. She caught up her writ
ing and walked away from him, when he
followed her up and caught hold of her
wrist with one hand and put his other
arm around her waist and walked her
out through the door and down the steps.
During this time she called loudly to the
Secretary and others to come and see
how an American citizen was being
treated in public place.


The Court said: CDR. Walker ought
to be respected in the department Just
as much as as any one. He would take
the personal recognizance of Baker for
his appearance for judgment whenever
the case was called"
Year: 1877

New YORK C0mmercial Advertissf.l


The execution of Lee on the Noun
tain Meadows was Westernish in every
detail, and it is no wonder that the per-
sons who were present declared it " sue
cess in every particular. The man was
brought out to the scene of the great
massacre, and sat facing the cross that
had been erected over the slain, bearing
the inscription, vengeance is mine; l
will repay, saith the Lord" No element
was lacking; the condemned mans
nerve did not desert him, and he fell
square on his coffin, stone dead. The
photographer was present, pursuing his
occupation, with no ole to interfere with
him and Lee, the Herald reporter tells
us, "involuntarily posed" " for his last
picture. It was miserable business
throughout, but comported precisely
with Western opinions of the proprie-
ties. The confession this man leaves be-
hind him is a curious document. He
reiterates his adherence of the whole
affair on the Mountain Meadows, and
asks us to believe that he took no active
part in the bloody work ct that day.
We have only his undisputed wcrd for
that. Therefore, when he directly
charges that Brigham Young approved
the work, ought reliance be placed upon
what he saYa2
Year: 1877

As long ago as 1857 company in the
West began the manufacture of building
paper, and now it has three large mills
that turn out sixteen tons per day. The
paper thus manufactured is thick, hard
pasteboard, wound in rolls of twenty
five to one hundred pounds each, and
usually thirty.two inches wide. While it
is being made it is subjected to an enor-
nous pressure, which congresses the
fbers into a solid body. The sheet be-
comes absolutely alright, and as the
paper is on-conductor of heat it resists
the action of both heat and cold. A
building lined with it resists the entrance
of heat in Summer and cold in Winter.
In case of fire the paper sheets do not
burn 80 easily as wood on account of
their hardness and solidity. This queer
building material has been tried in cold
and in warm climates, and found to
work admirably in all conditions and cir
o,.u, "a
Year: 1877

A man in Boston few nights ago was
so vexed by the music of serenading
cat that he got out of bed, carefully
loaded an old blunderbuss and fred at
the animal. A tremendous explosion
followed, and the shock almost knocked
the man senseless. On recovering his
wits he ascertained that the gun was
loaded when. his grandfather brought It
home from the Seminole war, and had
never been fired since up to the time
when Its latest owner had loaded 1t again
and fred both charges at once. The cat
escaped unharmed.
Year: 1877

o, In the depths Of midnight
What faucies haunt the brain
When even the sigh Of the sleeI er
Sounds like u sob Of pain.
A feeling of awe and wonder
may never we'll define,
For the thots that come in the shadows
Never come In the shine.
The old clock down In the parlor1
Like eleepiees mourner grieves,
And the seconds drip In the silence
As the rain drips from the caves.
And think of the "hands " that signal
The hours there In the gloom,
And wonder what angei-watcners
Wait In the darkened room.
And think of the smiling faces :
That used to watch and wait
Till the click of the clock was answered
BY the click OF the opening gate
They are not there now In the evening"
Morning or nOon-not therei
Yet know that they keep their vigil,
And wait for me somewhere.
1 moan with passionate yearning.
And food of hopes and fears
Flows DER the troubled spirit,
And ebbs In tide Of tears.
The CLEAN of star thro' the window
Falls like soothing touch
Ana the darkness wears to the dawning
For which / long 30 much
The dawn when the sun shall ripen
The soul in its genial light,
And banish the tears like the dewdrOps
That cling to the fruit at night.


ind. journal
Year: 1877

Do not imagine that the appearance
of sadness indicates sanctity; it may
mean hypocrisy. To conceal ones own
griefs for the sake of cheering others be-
tokens a selfdenying sympathy which is
the highest kind of Christianity. Let us
present the sacrifice of praise in whatever
company we may be.
Year: 1877

To POLISH FURNITURE.-Use equal
parts of boiled linseed oil and kerosene.
Apply it with a flannel, and rub dry
with another flannel. 1t will remove all
white marks and scratches, and should
be kept always ready for use. 1t gives
the room fresh appearance to rub all
the furniture with this preparation.
One feels well rewarded for the labor.
If any white spots are so firmly fixed
that the polish does not remove them, it
can be done BY rubbing with turpentine,
then holding hot shovel oyer them.
Year: 1877

THERE are times " hen the sacraduess
of grief should be respected, and in-
stead of popping the question 70 the
widow as she comes out of the church,
one ought TO wait til he gets to the
grave.
Year: 1877

NOTHING like wooden leg" ex
claimed a lame man a. his friend In a
mob, a. he stroked his artificial mem teG
which had Just been hi, by . missile
L don't know but wooden head
would bo better" replied the friend. As
he picked up bis hat tha, had just been
knocked oil By u brlekoat
Year: 1877


has opened even earlier than usual this
year, and our more enterprising merchants
have already arranged on shelves and coun-
ters and display in their windows most at
tractive assortments of holiday goods. They
know from past experience that the best
customers make their purchases early in the
season, when they can select from full and
unbroken stocks, and they wisely seek to
call the attention of this class to their goods
through the columns OF the Dispatch.
Quite number of such advertisements
may be found in our issue OF to-day. In q
day OF two we shall furnish information as
to the best places for buying all the novel
ties Of the season as well as the most desira-
BILE goods for Christmas presents and
Christmas cheer.
Year: 1877

THE BREACH H-oF-PRoMIsE SUIT.-1n the
City Circuit Court on Saturday the suit OF
Miss Lizzie Pauline Ruhle against .Ferdi-
nand Neurath, for $1,000, for breach OF
promise of marriage, was. concluded. The
defendant denied that there was an engage
ment. The plaintiff claimed that there was
one, though Neurath would not fix the day !;
and Judge Wexford instructed the jury as
follows ITO which counsel for defendant ex-
ceptedl:


Though the jury believe from the ev-
dcnce that there was general agreement
between the plaintiff and defendant to mar
nv each other at some future time, but that
no time and place were agreed upon for the
said marriage TO be celebrated, they cannot
find for the plaintiff unless they further be-
licve that before this action was brought the
plaintiff requested the defendant to Fix seme
time and place for the consummation Of
said marriage and that the defendant re-
fused so to do; or unless the jury shall be
satisfied from the evidence that the defend
ant had contracted TO marry the plaintiff
and thereafter, prior to the institution OF
this suit, denied that he had made such con-
tract, and, without the consent Of the plain
tiff, repudiated the obligation under the
contract.


The Jury, after fifteen minutes consulta-
ton, brought in verdict for the plaintiff
for $500.
Year: 1877

Bon l1omme Citizen. 9th


A Methodist church will be erected at
Bon Homme centre this winter. 1t is in
tended, We believe, that it shall, also be
used as schoo! house.


Geo. Hetner "camped" within during the
blizzard. He made bold attempt to 60 to
Scotland but changed his mind after facing
the wind few blocks, and returned to the
hotel to await change in the weather.


The discussion of the que tion shall the
people of this county vote bonds to insure
the construction Of railroad through it,
is premature; yet the question, we find, is
already agitated to some extent. We hope
the intelligent voter of this county will
never be seduced into plunging the county
into debt in order, that railroad may be
run through it. When railroad projectors
become convinced that railroad. running
along the course of the Missouri through
southern Dakota, will yield profitable
return they will build it fast enough, and
it would be ruinous to all parties to build it
sooner, but more than ruinous to the people
Of the counties.
Year: 1877

u NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The British rifle
men at Creedmore are improving by their
practice; but thus far their average scores
don't indicate much chance OF winning the
international match.
Year: 1877

General jackson was the wonder Of the press
No officer In either army was the subject Of SO
many newspaper paragraphs and yet be knew
nothing OF II, for as a rule, he never read the
papers. No great man of this century has gone
to his grave 50 marvelously ignorant of the
wideness of his fame. Regulating his conduct
with view solely 20 bis proper possibility
he did not care what the world said of it, and
never looked to see. At the beginning of the
war he used to glance over the papers to get
at the news, but when be became the subject
Of their praise aud speculation he stopped
even that The press, which prove! very
Marlborough 70 some generals had no effect
on him. He had no war correspondents, and
when in full command, he permitted none 10
bis army if he knew it. lie said be did not
want his friends 10 know bis movements and
certainly not his enemies. lie wished no pen
to write him into fame. I; was said the press
Of the North gave Rosecrans his military rep
uta,ion and also took it away. They had no
such chance at General jackson. He made
his own fame but they have generously help
Cd to make it worldwide and lasting.


But the press have done much to give the
public false impression Of tile religious side
of Jackson's character. He was rnemter Of
the Presby,erion cbtrCh, strictly Christian,
liberal gentleman. He was neither bigot nor
Pharisee. He held his own devotions 10 secret
lie made no parade Of his religion, nor pressed
bis creed upon any one; be was not Crom-
wellian in this regard he believed other paths
led to heaven just as surely as the one he was
travelling. On his staff we're the sons Of
clergymeu of the Episcopal, Reformed and
Presbyterian churches, and some others who
were very much in the dark as to their re-
ligious faith. The fact is, this Presbyterian
Elder, as be is sometimes called, became such
by marriage. The FIRST prayers said over him
were those Of his pious Methodist mother-ai-
though it appears in bis youth be was not more
pious than the average young man. When in
Mexico be was uearly persuaded to be Ro-
manist. He afterwarl was a member Of the
Episcopal church, and finally settled down in
the Presbyterian church, to which hi; wife be-
Year: 1877

The Nemsha Granger says lone
normal school is all that Nebraska can
afford at present" That may be so.
Blu. II that vicinity persists in oppos-
ing the establishments Of other schools
.!or the benefit of other and more
needy parts Of the State. Nebraska
NAV conclude not TO afford even one.
--Kenesaw Times


The Granger, with its narrow-mind-
ed views and selfish disposition. is In
capable of generous idea or impulse.
We are satisfied that the one normal
school is of great benefit TO the people
of the eastern portion OF the State.
and ihat another at some suitable
point, for the accommodation Of the
western part Of the State should be
provided for Oh demand. The State
is no,c amply able TO provide every
school facility.
Year: 1877

On the 18th inst, the Lincoln Jour
nal being authority, little girl sat
upon the steps of the High School
building, sat upon the cold, stone
steps of the High School building.
She was kept there in the dangerous
exposure OF that severe morning by a
law that forbids the opening of the
house until a certain moment. Such
laws are made for the protectin of
property. But property is not of go
much consequence as health or life.
The law is well enough. What the
Lincoln High School building needed
for the protection of the child was q
thoughtful jsnitor. The fact is, they
are trying to get the use of a great
amount of brains for a very small
amount of money in that establish
ment.-Keorney Press.
Year: 1877

The electoral commission of fifteen
are now at work. The case of Flori-
da is before them. and lawyers are ar.
guing the question OF going behind"
the returns Of the returning boards
Our opinion is that the commission
will decide not to do more than ex-
anime the returns, and If this point
shall be so decided, the work Of count
ing the votes will be comparatively
brief, and, probably by our next Issue
we Will he called to give our rooster
an altitudinal and erect position for
a glorious big Glow for Hayes and
Wheeler.
Year: 1877

The question agitating Chicago just
now is where Corse is keeping those
100. 900 men he telegraphed about. Are
they the fellows we wonder that
Hickey referred toin his able article
on tramps the other day ? Corse
ought to relieve the public anxiety.
We submit that il is not fair for the
city to support great lot of fellows
who belong exclusively to Corse. -
Inter Ocean.
Year: 1877

The breast bone ofa turkey has prov
ed a pretty good weather prophet thus
far. If the fore part is dark it is said
the fore part of the winter will be a
snug one, if light the fore part of the
winter will be light.-Beoirioe Err
11reSS
Year: 1877

DEAR SIR The above fully explains the ar
ticles we wish to sell. This business is honors-
bic, and BY being energetic, will Payyou we'll 1t
is our desire to appoint agent in every county
in all parts of the United States and Canada,
granting to each the exclusive right to sell every
bottle sold in the county. Should you accept the
agency for one or more counties, you shall have
the exclusive right to sell every bottle sold in the
county as long you continue TO act as our AGENT
and all orders which we may receive from your
territory shall be turned over 20 your account


This Wonderful Remedy, SEVEN SEALS or
GOLDEN WONDER, sells rapidly in the hands
of the right kind of men, and we want none
other. Now, il you think you are the man for
the work, forward your order, name your county,
and go to work; you can sell a gross in few
days, without doubt. We have one man who
buys on an average three gross per week, and his
orders are increasing rapidly, and he has
small county, tBerks Co, Pa He writes that
he expects to sell gross per day, at retail, the
coming season, not counting Wholesale. You
have the privilege Of selling wholesale or retail,
Year: 1877

WHERE OUR PUPILS COME FROM.


AS is common in all schools, a con.
siderable number of our pupils come
from the neighborhood of the school.
About one-fourth, or fifty-seven of our
pupils have their residence at Peru
but find by careful inquiry that
twenty-seven of these moved to Peru
in order to attend the school, and will
move away again as soon as they
have finished attendance on it. This
fall term, but twelve students are in
attendance from any other state than
Nebraska. Our students are drawn
from a wider range than formerly,
representing twenty-seven counties.
Though it would be entirely Just to
charge students from other states tut
tion, yet since the number Is so small
as not to increase appreciably the cost
of carrying on the school, it might
seem small business to do so.


AGE OF OUR STUDENTS.


There is current misapprehension
in regard to the age of students at
tending the Normal School. AS We