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Year: 1877

There is touch of pathos about doing
even the simplest thing " for the last time"
1t is not alone kissing the dead that gives
you this strange pain. You feel it when
you have looked your last time upon some
scene you have loved-when you stand in
some quiet street where you know that you
will never stand again. The actor playing
his part for the last time, the singer whose
voice is cracked hopeessly, and who after
this once will never stand before the sea of
upturned faces disputing the plaudits with
fresher voices and fairer forms, the minister
who has preached his last sermon-these all
know the hidden bitterness of the two words
"never again. How they come to us on
our birthdays as we grow older Never
again young; always nearer and nearer to
the very last-the end which is universal
." the last thing which shall follow all last
things, and turn them, let us hope, from
pains to joys" We put away our boy
ish toys with an old heartache, We were
too old to walk any longer on our stills
too tall to play marbles on the side
walk. Yet there was a pang when we
thought we had played with our merry
thoughts for the last time, and ife's serious,
grown-up work was waiting for US. Now
we do not want the lost toys back. Life has
other and larger paythngs for us. May it
not be that these too shall seem in the light
of some far-otf day as the boyish games
seem to our manhood, and we shall learn
that death is but the opening of the gate
into the new land of promise
Year: 1877

VISIT Your PARENTs.-Never allow
weather or want of time or consideration of
expense or convenience to prevent it, visit
them often if in the same town, or if at a
distance make it point now and then to
go back to the old home, and talk about old
times ard tell them how you are doing.
They are old now, and are very much alone,
There are no young people about the house
own age have passed away they need some
visit of child is pure happiness, and when
the message comes, "They are dead your


first regret will be that you had not done
more to make them happy, and to smooth
Year: 1877

FLATTER not thyself in thy faith to God,
if thou wautest charity for thy neighbor
and think not thou hast charity for thy
neighbor, if thou wantest faith to God
when they are not both together, they are
both wanting they are both dead if once
divided
Year: 1877

ny o. g. RicR.
And is there but vail between
Our weary, fearful eyes
And that far land no eve hath seen,
That calm forever lies
Beneath the loving smiles Of Him,
Where eyes with tears are never dlm7
Only vail and yet no gleam


OF all its wondrous light2
No munnur from its crystal stream.
No glimpse Of garments whlie7
Oh, home so blessed and SO dear,
oh, land, far distant, yet so near
Sometime the vail for us will part,
when Jesus for us sends;
Some night may meet the waiting heart,
Some day that DER us bends
May part It's shade OF curtained blue
And let the ransomed spirit through.
Sometime, but oh, we know not when
That hour for us will come;
But when our rort is finished, then
We shall be welcomed home,
And we shall walk the golden street
And with our loved and ransomed meet.
oh, let us patient serve and walt
That world il very near;
The moving Of It's sapphire gate
We any time may hear;
And all our weakness, want and sin
We leave whene'er we enter in.
Year: 1877

THE memory is store-house to be filed
for future use. We fill it in youth and draw
ON it in advanced age. win you fill with
the worthless and pershable, and draw out
sorrow and pain or with what is good and
substantial, and that which shall be a source
of satisfactory enjoyment? ? Fill up with
the best, while you may. Gods word stored
in the young mind grows more and more
valuable rs time advances.
Year: 1877

THE Mormon Ring have the penetra-
tion to see that the death of Brigham
Young is likely to have most impor-
tant effect ON the future of the Church
Of the Latter Day Saints, and that to
save it from dissolution in the future it
is necessary to introduce reforms which
he would have laughed at and make
concessions to its misguided members
Which he would have scorned to yield.
These tactics were pursued to some ex-
tent at the late conference, and it is
hardly to be wondered at that there is
something like a reawakening of the
last expiring faith in the superstitions
and muinmeries of Mormonism. The
Change is the strongest symptom of the
decline and fall of the whole fabric of
fraud and ignorance. Reform, perhaps,
delays the end, but it makes the end
certain.
Year: 1877

A Laramie man recently wrote to
Hon. w. w. Corlett asking him to
learn if the Government proposed to
Immediately prosecute all parties who
have been cutting timber on public
lands in Wyoming. Following is an
extract from Mr.. Corlett's reply:


I'm reply 1 have to Say that 1 have
succeeded in obtaining an interview
with the Honorable Commissioner of
the General Land Office, to whom l
presented the points contained in your
letter, and such others as occurred to
me, as reasons why no raid should be
made upon the citizens of Wyoming at
this time. I was assured by the Com
missioner that it was the intention of
the Secretary of the Interior to enforce
the law relating to the cutting of tim
ber on the public lands in all cases, and
that in no case hereafter would such
matter be compromised by the payment
of stumpage or any other device. The
Commissioner, however, further as
sured me that no steps would be taken
to enforce the law in Wyoming at pres
ent, for the want of funds wherewith
to make proceedings effectual, and that
he thought that we could rest secure
until such time as Congress could have
an opportunity to legislate upon the
subject and, if it chose, rectify the
difficulties in the present state of the
law, to which 1 had called his attention.
The Secretary evidently believes in the
maxim that if law is bad one it
ought to be so vigorously enforced as to
lead to its repeal or modification.
Year: 1877

Washington, Oct. 23.-Republican
senators and representatives friendly to
the administration are earnestly en-
deavoring to draw from the President
an authoritative Interpretation of his
order concerning office-holders' partici-
patton in politics, which shall officially
state that it was not intended to forbid
ofiice-holders from actively supporting
party nominations, but only to prevent
their debating whom the party should
nominate. These friends of the Pres
ident have advised at least two mem-
bers of the Cabinet that If he does not
take some such action the Republicans
will certainly lose all the states in
which elections will be held next
month, after which they intimate that
he need expect no consideration with
his party. There is good deal of anx-
iety expressed regarding the probable
introduction of resolution in the
House endorsing the presidential poll
cy, and several of the House party
leaders say that although they do not
intend to antagonize the President,
they are not quite ready to endorse or
disapprove his course, and will there
fore do all they can to prevent the in
PRODUCTION of any such resolution.
None can now be introduced under the
rules before Monday, at the earliest.


Newspaper publications of the doings
of private caucuses of state delegations
are denounced as infamous betrayals of
confidence. 1t happens, however, that
many Republicans attend these meet
ings who don't believe in the ostrich
policy, and who refuse to allow any
clique of men for their own purpose to
keep from the pubic the very acts of
their representatives, and so the public
is pretty well informed Of the senti-
ment here. The fact is patent that
many Republicans in Congress disagree
with the President on some features of
his policy. The most astonishing fea-
ture is that the experienced Cabinet
and members should think the public
deceived as to the real sentiments of
the party, or that final adjustment of
the difference can be avoided by post
ponement. The plans already proposed
for adjusting the difference are as cow
ardly as impolitic. The few leaders
declare party unity paramount. Others
say that skilled Democratic politicians
will soon compel the House to meet the
issues pending squarely and directly,
and approve or disapprove of the ad-
ministration, and that every Republic
can member must be left to vote ac-
cording to conviction, regardless of the
result.
Year: 1877

JAY GOULD, representing the Union
Pacific, and Huntington, the Central
Pacific. are in Washington, it is under
stood, to induce the Secretary of the
Treasury and Secretary of the Interior
to recommend to Congress the plan
heretofore submitted by the companies
for the liquidation of their interest in
debtedness to the government, namely,
the annual payment into the U. s.
treasury of s5OO,00o by each company,
to constitute, in connection with their
earnings for government -transporta-
tion, sinking fund to repay the in
terest advanced by the government.
Year: 1877

THE Permanent Exhibition in Pnila-
delphia shows signs of not lasting till
the next Centennial. The management
is said to be in debt over one quarter of
million dollars, which sum anxious
creditors are about to demand at the
point of Sheriff's finger. The fact is
that Philadelphia should have been
satisfied with one big show, in centu-
ry, and not greedily desire its
continuance right along until the next
century
Year: 1877

THE condition of Senator Morton, of
Indiana, is described as almost hope
less. From his chin downward his
body is said to be now completely par
alyzed, and nourishment is admins
tered with extreme difficulty. A par
tial recovery is all that the most SAN
guine Of his friends now anticipate,
and in few weeks or months the coun-
try will probably mourn the loss of one
of its most active and faithful public
counselors.
Year: 1877

SITTING BULLS escape into Canada,
which has heretofore been pointed ont
as a triumphal march, turns out to
have been exactly the reverse. He and
his fellow murderers Travelled night and
day and in the utmost disorder.
Year: 1877

LARGE numbers of depositors in the
Union Dime Savings bank of New York
called yesterday morning to withdraw
their money, but were informed that
the law requiring sixty days. notice
was in force. The bank department
has examined into its affairs, and the
examiner says the cash is all right and
the securities among the best.
Year: 1877

WHILE the actual cost of the tele-
phone is less than one dollar, they rent
for ten dollars year, and Prof. Bell
will not sell single instrument. There
are already in use in New York City
alone over three thousand.
Year: 1877

Superintendent Henry, of the Colo
RADIO Central, is preparing the last six
miles of road on the Longmont extern
sion so that Capt. Reed can celebrate
the completion of his work by laying
that length of track on the last day.
Year: 1877

The labor strike still continues to In
crease. The cloud which at first appear
ed 'eas mans hand" and Of local ID.
portance only, has suddenly developed
its gigantic proportions until it overshad.
ows the entire capital interest of many
States; possibly may involve the entire
country in the matter of settling this
great problem of desired harmony be-
tween Capital and Labor. This move
ment seems of spontaneous growth and
sprang into existence with such unheard
of rapidity and unanimity as to electrify
the whole country. Although it COM
rnenced as railroad strike, yet it does
not end there It is combined outcry
of the laboring masses Of the land
against the long continued aggressions
Of monied monopoly, under false con-
ception Of its true interest. Capital has
been aggressive, and on every occasion
where pretext was possible, has cut
down the per diem Of the laboring classes
until it has become, with large major
ity Of them, terrible struggle for simply
an existence. The long continuance of
this policy Of aggression towards the Ia
boring interests prepared the way for
the sudden bursting forth Of this long
pent-up spirit of dissatisfaction which


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Year: 1877

labor problem is a momentuous question,
is fearfully impressed upon us by the
present revolt. The issue is upon us and
we must meet it. We hope that party
measures and political and general and
personal aggrandizement may for time,
at least, be buried out of sight, and such
wise means and practical financial meas
ures be adopted as shall be acceptable to
the laboring and producing classes and
justly renumerative to the monied inter-
ests of the country.
Year: 1877

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Yesterday afternoon while thirteen
year-old daughter of Mr.. Peter Byers,
who lives about two miles and half
west from this city, was engaged in COM
pany with an elder brother in repairing
fence about the farm she observed col-
ored man coming from the brush close by
and at once sought the pony she had rid
den from the house. The man, who is
described as one who is young and strong,
hurried to her and before she could get
away caught hold Of her clothing, and
after much resistance succeeded in pull
ing her from the saddle. She had in her
hands at the time hatchet, which, be-
fore she was dismounted, she welded
With terrible force, inaicting a severe
wound in her persecutor's forehead. AZ
ter getting her on the ground, he nothing
daunted, attempted to accomplish his de-
signs, but was repulsed with all the bra
very Of q man used to the battles Of life,
she heroically defending herself with the
weapon at her command and at the same
time loudly calling for her brother, who
was q few hundred yards distant. Her
cries, together with her struggles, were
successful in saving her from dishonor;
for when the demon in human shape
saw her male protector coming to the
rescue, he started to run but she threw
the hatchet at him, and she says the blade
struck him in the back of the neck.


LATER


The colored brute has been arrested
and Is now confined in the city jail. He
fully answers the description, there being
q cut On his forehead and one on the neck:
The young lady has not had chance to
identify him, as she is confined to her bed
from the effect of the treatment she re-
ceived at his hands.-Sf. L0ais Republican.
Year: 1877

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ance to so regulatesour. railroad SYSTEM,
and other public enterprises, - to avoid,
i-possible a ag-recurrenceo Of the present
unfortunate retolt, and the attention ol
not only corporations but Of our national
Legislature. may well be directed to this
subject, that they may endeavor to solve
some means to harmonize the interests OF
capital and labor: and, while we depre-
cate and condemn, from the. depth Of
our inmost nature, the lawless demon
STATIONS Of the present uprising in GER
tain localities, and would, in no case
attempt an apology ION behalf Of the
perpetrators, yet it does seem that the
producers of wealth, whether from the
e. -th or from the raw material, or in
manipulating the inventions Of mankind,
should be entitled to, at least, sufficient
portion thereof to enable them to live
comfortably and care tor and cultivate
their families in a manner to enable them
to be blessing to themselves and a
credit to the community in which they
live. Laborers certainly have rights
which should be respected beyond the
possibility of oppression, even though
the power tooppress may legally exist


That satisfactory solution Of this
Year: 1877

The President of the United States,
who bestowed upon Senator Morton
recently the most profound testimonial
of affection and respect that kisses and
tears could typify, has just returned
from the Capital of Virginia, where he
suffered the infections of hollow and
hypucritical show of respect. He is
now followed by the most diabolical
assault on the memory of his much
loved and highly -honored friend. It
Is from the Danville News, a Demo-
cratic-Conservative paper published in
the State of Virginia, not very far from
the point of the Presidents late visit,
and is supposed to reflect the senti.
meat of the people of that State:


Morton Is deld, and the national
hearl will now thrOb with less pain.
The political thieves in public life will
feel no more freedom by his death, for
he pan'iered to all save when he had
to ply the party lash. His party asso-
ciates will be easier. for now they will
not have to resort to pitiable subterfu-
ges TO escape the severity of party lash
in the hands of go unmerciful task.
master. The long pent-up bird of
peace can, after long trepidation, now
extend its wings over both section sec
tiOns of country now again common,
having been cemented by blood, and
now submitting after long tribulatiOu
to common equality. We cougratu-
late the whole land on this happy rid.
dance of a terrible beast, and on its
prospect for peace aud fraternity in
consequence, That he has died now is
blessing to mankind, and is the con-
summation of an act devOutly wished
but long deferred. Had he died in a
fetal state and passed off as the slough
of putrid fungus, man would never
have been cursed by his spirits earth
ly incubation, nor worms SO much
nausea over u winters supply of corro-
ded carriOn. Again we congratulate
mankind and tender our sickened SYM
pathy to the worms that haunt the
graves in Indiana,


We have been engaged in journalism
for some forty years, and never have
We encountered SO diabolical an as
sault upon the dead, coolly and delib-
erately uttered. Isthis the spirit that
modern reconciliation and pacihcation
engenders? If so, mu,h time and ef
fort has been wasted upon the piaca-
tion of mere hyenas in human form,
who are ready to howl in mortal hate
over the graves of the hon ored dead of
the nation. Such an assault upon the
memory of great and wise statesman
IL unbeoOming the commOBest rites OF
civilization, and only goes to show
how entirely the President is wasting
his fragrance upon a people wha are
ready to insult him through the mem-
Ory of dear friend.-National Repub.
lican.
Year: 1877

THE Colorado stone man Is now on
his way eastward, and is being exhibit
ed in the various cities through which
he passes. One is not inspired with
the most profound belief in the claim
that he is prehistoric petrifaction,
since he is in the hands OF show men,
and Mr.. Bsrnum has been willing to
pay only $l2, 900 for half share In him.
Were there convincing evidence that
he was really dug up, as Is asserted.
and that man once existed seven feet
five inches In height. with tail three
inches long, rhe finders could have re-
allied fortune. Whether he Is AN an
Client idol or near relative OF the
"Cardif Giant" remains to be seen.
Year: 1877

Washington Special to n. 7. Herald.1


Unless the Democratic leaders take
more interest in defeating the Ewing
Anti Resumption bin than they have
done so far it is likely TO pass the
House. 1t is not believed, however,
that 1t can pass the Senate without
amendments which will entirely
change its purport aud effect and rem
der it harmless. There is an impress
ion that the Silver bin is strong in the
Senate, but it will NOT get out of the
Finance committee without at least
one amendment, which will be to turn
the profits from the coinage of silver
dollars into the Treasury instead of in
to the pockets of the owners of silver
bars, as the present bill shamelessly
provides. 1t is dou btfuI whether any
member of either housa will have the
hardihOOd to vote against such an
amendment. The present bill declares
that ANY owner OF silver bullion may
deposit the same at any United States
coinage mint or assay Office, to be coin
ed into such dollars for his benefit.U


A silver dollar is now worth between
nipty two and ninety three cents, aud
this bill simply provides that the
owners of silver bullion shall make AT
the expense of the people, about seven
cents on every dollar, one of the hand
soonest speeulstiOHs of recent years.
The amendments will provide that If
silver dollars are to be coined the
Treasury shall receive the difference in
value. 1t will be easy to vote down
such an amendment. Many of the
members of the House who voted for
the bill are already mortified at hay.
ing been led into voting for what il
seen to be q huge job, and they will
take care, if the Senate gives them q
chance. to redeem themselves from the
false position. The President will not
sign either the Silver or Anti-Resump
tion bills AS they stand. One of the
leading objects OF the Administration
as Secretary Evarts said a few DAYS
ago, is to resume specie payments, and
neither the President nor the Cabinet
will take a step backward ON this sub
ject.
Year: 1877

A story is told of a Chicago bride
who said to the groom as they slighfed
from the carriage at the church door,
she upon the ground and he upon the
trail of her dress-"Oh, dear how awk-
ward you are!" He said nothing, bus
evidently felt hurt. However, he gave
her his arm and they marched to the
altar. When she had said she would
take him to be her welded husband be
blurted out, "Ob, dear; how awkward
Won are," and left the church. That
was the end of that ceremony.
Year: 1877

WILKgsBARRE, Pa, Nov. 2S, 1877.
The jury In the OF the Scranton vigiIantcs this
morning returned verdict OF mot guilty." aiicr
being out ten minutes.


Immediately alter the rendition Of tho verdict
Jury was drawn n Of those OF the vgilantes
indicted for mansaughtcr After tho jury had been
sworn the District Attorney stated that the Common
wealth had no evidence 10 produce anu Judge Hard.
ing directed that the jury return verdict OF not
guilty which was done.
Year: 1877

The men who We're arrested some
weeks since for attempt to steal the
remains of President Lincoln from
their tomb are now on trial at
SpingeI1, Illinois. and it seems
doubtful whether they will be con-
victed. The opinion is gaining
ground that the whole thing was
plot to bring the Importance Of a ra-
tional detective force before the minds
of the people.
Year: 1877

Spend your time in nothing which
vpn mn=t be repented of. Spend it
in nothing which You conld not re-
view with quiet conscl nee on your
dying bed. Spend it in nothing which
YOU might not safely and properly
be found doing. if death shonId sur
prise YOU in the act.-'BaXter.
Year: 1877

There are moments when even tn
tender language Of sympathy is mock
cry to the sorrow stricken heart. -
What consolation Is it to u man wh"
has slipped on the icy sidewalk and
broken through cellar grating,
to be told bv christian men on The
other s.!e of the street, 'to flare W.
and hit it harder the next time.
Year: 1877

HE


For, my darling,' he said you
must leave me no more. have
caught my sunbeam and | mean to
hold it prisoner


But Gencvra Farnley has never
found her prison wearlsome or her
jailer aught but tender and loving.
Year: 1877

The Free Press says that the other
night about ten o'clock, 3 policeman pass
ing along Larned Street east came upon
u boy who was walking up and down in
front of house, aud, when the lad was
asked il he lived there, and why he did
not 60 in, be replied;


Dads waiting for me with q whip"


"Going to dust your jacket, is he ?"


That's the programme" sighed the
boy, unless can think up something
to unfaslen his mind from the subject
II could rush in and tell him that big
fire was paging down town. or that the
Mayor was dead, or some such thing
he'd be taken by surprise and forget all
about dressing me down."


"And you can't think Of anything
else p


Mot thing. I wish the old gent was
in the habit of stealing his wood, getting
into the House of Correction, or doing
something that would give me hold on
him, but he 8 straighter than an Alder
mans elbow.