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Year: 1877

The new star in Cygnus has gone
through a performance that is a sore
puzzle to the men of science. AS its
gradually waning light comes to be
examined by the spectroscope, 1t Is
found now to have the features OF a
planetary nebula For a few years past
the spectroscopists have been pluming
themselves upon the important accession
To the proof OF the nebular hypothesis
that was furnished by the appearance OF
the nebula when their light was
snalyzed. The assertion was freely made
that the irresOlvable nebul@ consisted
largely Of the simple gases, principally
hydrogen; they we're supposed to be III
the process of condensation, ultimately
to form suns. But here is a star which
starts off as a sun with a varied assort-
ment Of streaks in its spectrum, and
winds up in few weeks with simplicity
of light and every evidence OF being a
nebula. Evidently.the previous notions
about nebula need revision. Prof; Lock-
yer suggests as a way out Of the difficulty,
that the new star may not be 50 many
million Of miles away as the 'fixed stars
certainly are If it had been at tnat
great distance and had burst suddenly
into fierce incandescence at the time 1t
was first observed, it would have taken 4
few million years for 20 long mass 10
cool. IN y. 1fibWpe,
Year: 1877

On an island of the Neva are the fort
ress and Cathedral OF st. Peter and Stl
Paul. The spire which is exceedingly
slender, is gilded and surmounted with
an angel and cross It is three hundred
and seventy-ene feet from the ground to
the top of the cross. Many readers will
recall the story Of the miraculous ascent
of this spire by Russian peasant in
1880, who undertook the Task TO repair
the angel with nothing but a rope aud
nail to assist him in the ascent, The
church contains the remains of several
OF Russia's sovereigns in marble caqkets,
among them being Peter the Great,
Catharine the Great, Alexander l., and
the late Emperor Nicholas The most
distinguished monarchs lie in the corners,
apparently the poorest places, but
according to the Russian ideas, the
position Of honor. Not far from the
above church is Peter the Greats cot
tage There the famous boat.--made by
himself--7is shown, together with the now
tattered sail. In the larger Of the two
rooms is the jeweled image Which Peter
had with him in the decisive battle ~
Poltava, where he conquered the Swe les
and established his greatness. The little
apartment was bright with the light OF
many tapers placed there by those who
have faith in the efficacy of the shrine to
prosper their undertakings. t.sN
Year: 1877

Or Chicken Charley, a Salt Lake thief,
it is said He will steal nothing but
chickens. You can trust him anywhere
or with anything but chickens. If he
comes into the society of chickens, he is
bound to steal them He has served out
several imprisonments Tor this same
crime, the last year ia the penitentiary;
but he was no sooner q free man than he
was indulging his old passion
Year: 1877

4 HAPPY THOCGHTs


To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD


Allow me TO congratulate you upon the happy
thought that prompted you open q complaint book
In your columns. As means OF reform and education
the measure cannot be overestimated on that score
alone. feel prompted 10 wish the HERALD long life
and prosperity expecting to occasionally avail myself
OF the privilege TO show some abuses and bad habits
IN their true light FREE PEN.
Year: 1877

To THE EDITOR HERALD:-


Please allow space In your valuable paper to say


few words In regard TO the they are building
Fory-second street and Second avenue. Cannot the
work be stopped at night, 1t perfect nuisance to
the neighborhood and disturbs everybody. Thcy are
running the engine all night aud blasting all the time
which not only the people In the neighborhood
but great deal Of damage to the windows and
pictures. am sure word or two from you will do
something toward stopping this nuisance. 8. S.
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON. June 6.-Despatch to the
navy department from Rear Admiral
Reynolds, commanding the Asiatic station,
states he has sent the steamer Alert in
search of the shipwreck persons supposed
to be on some island near Dampier strait.
He received bis information from the
captain of the Dark Agate, who stated
that native from King William Island
told him that on one Of the ISLANDS to the
northward there were 16 men and one
woman,
Year: 1877

AS grand curative and restorative agent is not
equslled by any element or medicine in the his
tory of the healing art. Unless the vital spark has
fed the body restoration by of electricity is
possible It is the last resort of all ph ysicans and
surgeons, and has rescued thousands, apparently
dead, from untimely grave, when no other
human agency could have succeeded, This is the
leading curative element in this Plaster.
Year: 1877

The healing properties of our own fragrant
balsam and pine and the gums of the East are too
well known to require description. Their grateful,
healing, soothing, and strengt ening properties
accordance with late and important discoveries in
pharmacy their healing and strengthening prop
critics are Increased tenfold. In this respect our
Plaster is the bert in without the aid of elec
fricifv
Year: 1877

The Citizen merits our Warmest acknowledments and thanks for it's pleasant mention of us and of our endeavors to constantly inn prove our paper. The SENTINEL will try to continue to deserve these encomiuns.
Year: 1877

The Prairie Farmer in some very
sensible remarks regarding the prop
er treatment of hogs, suggests among
the preliminaTies for getting rid OF
cholera, that the animal be allowed
the free use of his nose. and free access
to woodland or meadows. In a word q,
let the hog get back to first principles
again in the mode of his lie. Avoid
over-crowding and long confinement
in any one place. Allow him variety
In his diet. Give him something else
besides clear corn. 1t may be that our
farmers have been too al xious, and in
too great hurry TO convert their corn
into pork, and SO into money; forget
ting that such a transmutation tax es
time and patience and skill. If so,
let them remember that vaulting
ambition in money-making, as in ev-
cry thing else, is pretty sure 20 over
leap itself and fall on the other side.


A practical and scientific farmer
claims that cholera is the result OF
over feed, and constant and undue
effort To fatten that the hog is a nat
ural scavenger, and should have more
variety and Uffal for his food.
Year: 1877

have an unreasonable aversion TO as
sociating IN society with the women
and youth of the country. in a noble
cause. And. lacking this very vitali-
ty. that order will continue to be lin
tied in number, and inefficient where
the incuIcatioH of temperance prin-
ciples il most needed. We would not
throw a straw of obstruction in the
way of any organization or order that
can do any good. and say from our
heart. God speed the Temple Of Hon
or. Bat those other temperance or
ders, scattered all over our country
must not be represented falsely. All
through Nebraska, and especially in
this part of the State, lodges are to be
found in almost every neighboEhood,
where the mothers 20 with their sons
and daughters, and the wife with
her husband, 10 the school house-for
the time the lodge room-ODce week
TO learn lessons Of total abstinence
aud renew the pledge. Democrats
and Repu blicans meet together, not
to quarrl over politics but as brothers
and sisters in the work of saving and
being saved from the dire results OF
of inebriety.
Year: 1877

Pawnee Tribune speaking of the
Temple of Honor, says:


We are responsibly informed that
this order differs from all temperance
orders hitherto known, in that il pro-
hibits the Introduction of politics in
TO its workings, and consequently the
members are in nowise bound TO be-
come advocates of prohibition by leg
iSlstive enactment, nor in any man.
rner mix their temperance views with
the politics OF the country, but are re-
.quired to direct their efforts to the ed
ucatiOn of men In true views and
principles of temperance.


The editor, although "responsibly
informed," is still in error. as are
great many others. Neither the Sons
of Temperance nor the Good Templars
are in any wise bound to become ad-
vocstes of prohibition by legislative
enactment. nor are there any political
or religious tests, requirements or ex-
actings as conditions TO membership.
Political questions are never discussed
within the lodge or division room,
and in no manner mix their temper
ance views with the politics of the
country. by any obligation whatever,
that matter being left entirely with
each individual member to mix or not
mix, and TO clear his or her own con-
science in the discharge of duty as a
promoter of temperance reform.


We are Son of Temperance, and a
Good Templsr. and we most certainly
would not make any pledge that
would In the remotest degree bind us
TO any special action politically.


While upon this topic we will take
the occasion to say, as our opinion.
that the Temple of Honor will never
ne as effective in the field of temper
ance as either the Good Templars or
Sons of Temperance, and for the OBJ
vious reason that the Temple of Hon.
or excludes the ladies from member
chin while the other two organizs-
t,ons admit them. The former viii
serve q good purpose 10 cities to re-
form 10 a limited extent, some VINO
Year: 1877

the blows and blasts of those who
live In the bottomless pit of human
corruption and crime. whose moral
faculties are uDdeveloped. Come on,
ye workers for humanity. But the
cross awaits you-aye, and the crown.
too. The christian morality is beau
tiful, is high. is holy but it is not
taught enough, and. as consequences.
is not practiced enough. The great
battle is for modes of faith, and IL
found, faith without works is dead,
aud dead faith cannot bring forth
good deeds. The founder of the chris
tian system reproved with great sever
iiy the wise men of his day, and gave
stinging rebuke to the jealous Phar-
asees who stood on the corners of the
streets, and for pretence made long
prayers. But blessed was the gra-
cious word he had for those who
were kind. charitable, forgiving, pure,
honest and mercifuI. And He taught
the people that the sum of all wisdom
and of all human action was love-
Love to God and love TO man, who is
the child of God ia all of the law and
the prophets. Love is the fulfilling of
the law" "He who saith he loves
God and hateth his brother is a liar, 1"
Well would it be if the diciple was
more like the master in pure, holy,
moral life.


Teachers. consider the responsibility
resting upon you-the greatness ofthe
work ofdevelopiDg the faculties of the
child, being who is to live on, on
forever and his state of happiness or
misery will depend upon the develop
ment and action of the faculties en-
trusted te him. Where there is re-
sponsibility there is accountability.
Instruct With the future in view when
all shall receive a reward for deeds
done in the body. While trying to
bring out and strengthen the intellec-
tual powers in their grandeur and
majesty, and while you take oppor-
tunity to cultivate the religious nature
in its inspirational glory. do not for
get to rouse the moral faculties to
their holy mission. Strive to make
education harmonious, so that the in
dividual may be fitted for every duty
of life. / person is prepared to live
we'll here, he is prepared to die Ifhe
does not his duty in this world, he is
not fitted for the next. Strive to work
so as to help restore man to purity an d
holiness of life, which will hasten the
millennial time when they will learn


war no more, and peace will flow az a


river" becanse the people are living in
the light of moral glory, and walking
in the beauty of holiness" Then
verify ye will have your reward.
Year: 1877

The Granger and ADVERTISER OF
Nemaha county are excited over the
publication OF the proceedings of the
county commissioners court: the
Granger as the last and best act of
patriotism threatens to publish them
free. Beatrice papers have done this
free for years, and were only too glad
to have a chance To please and benefit
their patrons.-iStdte Journal.


All THE ADVERTISER has had to
say about 1t was TO state explicitly
that we have always published the
commissioners proceedings free of
charge, and will continue to do so
when furnished us for publication.
We regard it precisly as do the BE
atrIce papers," and no other inference
could be drawn from anything We
have said, but OF course, we don't ex-
pect anything approximating honest
journalism from the Journal when it
refers to US.
Year: 1877

We do not think all the Southern
people are composed of Hamptons and
Buffers, but the lesson which Mr..
Chamberlain has learned Is neverthe-
less valuable one for US to reflect up
on. Said Wendell Phillips in his late
speech at Philadelphia


Wade Hampton and Nichols prom
ise that if recognized, they will keep
the peace and protect the negro.
PROMISE! Why, the soil of the South
is hidden by successive layers of bro
ken promises made the last forty
years. She never yet kept promise.
To trust a Southern promise would he
fair evidence of insanity. The white
South stands to-day perjured before
the world. her cartel of honor broken
and forfeited. Unasked she offered
her oath OF submission, and took life,
land, citizenship, all its privileges, in
return pledging herself to obey the
Constitution and secure to every man
of every race his rights. Deliberate
ly, in the face of the world, over and
over again she has broken the oaths
W anu
pe1ured before the world. Such men
presume to call themselves gentlemen
and talk of promises


This Is severe, but the facts of his
tory proclaim the truthfulness Of the
statement. Honor seems a lost word
in the Southern vocabulary. In 1875
the Wheeler compromise was adopt
ed in Louisiana and solemnly assented
to by both parties, but it was as coully
broken afterward, when a little ad-
vantage was to be gained, as if oaths
were made for convenience simply,
and were toys and playthings to be
broken and thrown aside when no
longer interesting Inter Ocean.
Year: 1877

It is claimed that there are no grass
hopper eggs deposited in Buffalo or
Kearney counties. The 'hoppers last
season came early. took all the corn,
aud departed for the east kindly TAX
ing their eggs along with them Lin
coin journal.


Correct That is exactly what we
claim. There We're no grasshopper
eggs deposited west of the east line of
Buffalo county y.-KeGrney Press.
Year: 1877

Gen. Ben. K. Butler usually look:
through a political question about
right. In regard to the Presidents
southern policy he recently said, ''it is
a good one, provided it will work both
ways, but since the war the Republic
ans have given the Democratic party
in the south everything they lost by
the war, and the more they get the
more ungrateful they sre."
Year: 1877

, The Omaha Republican is a chronic
fault finder 1t is now engaged in
throwing dirt at Senator Saunders.


not because Saunders has committed
any wrong, but simply because the


Bee favors him. If the Republican
wants to be tbs leading Republican
Year: 1877

THE speeches in which Messrs. Pendleton
and Ewing open the Democratic campaign in
Ohio ought to startle thinking men every
where. They embody the most vicious and
alarming demagoguism-not the utterance of
mere ranting, roaring demagogues, who don't
know any better, but that Of able and accom-
plished men who are all the more dangerous
because of the insidious art with which they
present their heresies. There is hardly a
false notion in finance to-day, not mad de-
lusion, not destructive purpose, which these
men did not adopt and proclaim in their
crafty way.
Year: 1877

we do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are In
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ncations that are not used
Year: 1877

JUDGE DRUMMoND of the United States
District Court, took occasion, while sentenc-
ing some railroad rioters at indianapolis, to
deliver some legal truths which should be
lndelibly impressed on the minds of laboring
men OF every class. In the first place he said,
that no law can fix the price for labor or any
other commodi ty. 1t is matter purely Of
agreement between the parties, and that
means simply the operation Of the law of
supply and demand. We cannot say by law
that fireman shall have such a price,
switchman such price, and conductor
such price. 1t is the necessity for the
labor that regulates the price. If these men
had grievances, which ought to be redressed,
the courts are open to them, but they have
no right to combine to cause strike so as to
prevent the running of railroad trains, for
this is a matter that affects the whole country
and not merely single community or local
corporation. Such conspiracy will be
Year: 1877

IT has long been mooted question among
horsemen whether fast trotting horse ever
has all his feet in the air at once. An at
tempt will be made in California to settle
this question by instantaneous photography.
The experiment will be made upon the noted
horse Occident, who moves twenty feet at a
stride. Within space of twenty four
feet. covering little more than full
stride, twelve Photographic cameras will
be placed. The shutters of these cam
eras will be opened and closed by elec-
tricity as the horse passes in front of each,
the time Of exposure being not more than
the thousandth part of second. The twelve
pictures will be taken within two-thirds of a
second, the time required for travelling
twenty-four feet at speed of 2:37, and will
show distinctly every portion of the step.
Year: 1877

A TERRIBLE WARNING.--We clip
the following from the Ripley Bee Of
last week:


Mr.. Lewis Boyd, who lives near
Minerva, KY, was in Dover on Mon
day, and during the afternoon be-
came intoxicated and started home
in his buggy. At the toll gate he
was seen in the state of timber intOx-
ication and urged to get out and
forego his purpose Of going home,
but persisted in having his own way
and went ahead. When within q
mile of his residence, his ifeless
body was discovered, the feet caught
in the buggy and the head dragged
on the pike. His neck was broken,
and it is supposed that be had fallen
out of the buggy and become entan-
gled in one of the wheels Mr.. B.
is said to have been a perfect gentle
man, with the exception of his aPpe
tite for strong drink. He leaves a
wife and two children.
Year: 1877

The Republican State Committee
of Mississippi recently decided to
put no ticket in the field, and to
abandon their State organization
This action was taken in consequence
of the terror and intimidation that
have controlled the elections in the
State the past two years, and the
hopelessness of having a free and
fair vote. In their address to the
country, they say:


The facts of history speak for
themselves. Fraud, intimidation
and gjoIence hare practically dis
tranchi8ed tie Republican party IN
this State, and until the time shall
come when we can stand erect in any
presence as freemen, and assert and
enforce our rights at the ballot-box,
we believe it to be the part Of wis
dom to refrain from the unequal and
hopeless contest. With the recol-
lection of the campaigns of 1875 and
1876 fresh in our memory, we de-
cline to engage in o conflict which
promises. an increase Of bitterness,
with equally disastrous results.


In his endeavor to elevate the pol
itics of the country to a plane of
true patriotism and craftsmanship,
loe tender to President Hayes all
that ace hare to gj0e-0er Pral elJul
svn7pathy and earnest good acU.
We would respectfully entreat those
of our Northern as we'll as Southern
brethren, who, under the influence
of personal grievances and other
causes, inconsiderately complain Of
his Southern policy, to remember
that the political condition which we
now deplore existed long anterior to
his succession to the Presidency,
and the course which we now adopt
had become a necessity before he
was ever nominated for the high
Office which he now holds. To this
fact we would direct the special at
tention of those who are now most
active in sowing the seeds of strife
against the President, but who, we
we'll remember, neglected at the
proper time to adopt the means for
preventing the calamity which the
present administration, with limited
means, seeks to cure. We have con
fdence in the wisdom and patriot
ism of President Hayes and para
lived and powerless as we are, we
profoundly regret any effort, coming
from any quarter, to weaken his arm,
or which might tend in the slightest
degree to render unsuccessful the
high experiment in craftsmanship
which he is now making To oblit-
crate the color line in politics, to en-
force the laws by the civil power, to
reconcile hostile sections, and to
bring into one harmonious national
| brotherhood all the conflicting ele.
ments of our common country, is an
enterprise so grand in its cOncep
/ ton and so holy in its purpose, that
it should, and we trust will, com


mand the admiration and united
support of all good men, without re
/ gard to personal OF partisan consid


eratiOns.
Year: 1877

The necessity for dry dock at this
port has never been more clearly shown
than during the blow this week. The
schooner Grantham, had there teer a
dock here, would have saved very large
bill OF expense, b. sides two or three
days time, for she might have b, ell
tOwed into port and placed in the dock
and had her repairs made while she has
been waiting for the sto.m TO subsiGe, so
as to be tOwed to Port Huron or Detroit
in order 10 go into dock. At Macki-
nav is the schooner Starkey reported i'm
a leaking condition, and in all probable
ity will have 10 be taken to Milwaukee
or some of the lower ports and go into
dry dock to be repaired. Both of these,
had there been dry dock rs this port.
would haye, in. all probability. been
brought here for repairs. Within the
past two months there have been num-
ber of vessels passed this port in leaky
condition and which went into dry dock
at the lower ports, that had there been g
dock here would have stopped at this
port and had their repairs made. The
necessity of dry dock at this point j:
80 apparent that we are firmly convinced
that. there will be one Constructed at nc
distant day. The parties that take hold
of the project first are. the ones who viii
reap the benefit.
Year: 1877

A correspondent Of The Post and Tri:
bune, from Mackinaw. under date of Oc-
tober Is, says: IA lpcality OH tlis
island known AS the Fairy Arch has re-
Gently made revealat on full of mystery
and perhaps full of crime. This place,
which is well known 10 visitors who have
thoroughly explored our pmantic isle
and visited all Of the points of interest
with which it abeuntls, is, short dis
lance east of the Mission House, and near
TO the rock known as RobInson's Folly.
This arch, as IL Is called, is an opening
extending entirely through the bluff or
hill. at a considerable eleyation above the
water or beach, and until a recent Pc
riod was known to but few of the citi-
zens Of Aackinaw, being concealed by the
trees aud bush. s, and was almost if not
wholly unapproachable from the water
side. A few days since a gentleman
stopping at the Mission House wishing
to visit this place, went there with some
guides. While there one of the guides
discovered what appeared to be human
bone prOtruding from the earth and
stones, and on further examination hu-
man body was discovered, Which proved
to be that of a woman, and from the pO-
sition of parts of the body, it appear ed to
have been doubled up and crowded into
a crevice or opening in the rock, and
covered over with stones and earth. The


earth gradually washed away and par
italy exposed the remains. The person
whose remains were found here is sup
posed to have been murdered, and her
body concealed in this place, entering it
through the opening ut the top of the
hill. Ibis view Is strengthened from the
f.ict that this was not burial place for


either Indians or whites, and not very


long siuce.was secret place, known to


but few of the residents of the island.
It is further believed by many that the


remains are those of stranger visiting


the island. as 10 resident of the island


for long period has mysteriously dis


appeared. These remains were collected
| and are i'm the possession of one OF our


citizens. Time may disclose more with
| regard to them.