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Year: 1878

"He was the orfulest liar ever
seen," said Cooley 0'Leary, as we
returned from his friends funeral.
"Why, he told me once that he
lived on q small island in the Pa
cific ocean on which there was a
volcano. And he said that there
was an active demand out in that
region for watermelons, so he went
into the business of raising them,
And he said one year his whole
crop failed except one melon, and
that kept on growing at such a fear
full rate that it crowded him off the
lowland and up the side of the vol
cano, which generated steam and
caused an explosion which blew up
the whole concern to atoms, and
shot him four hundred miles out to
sea, where he was picked up by a
whaler, He used to tell that the
one great mistake of his life was
that he didn't drive a plug in the
crater of the volcano so as to make
it water-tight, and then slice open
the watermelon aud come sailing
home on the half-shell


"He would lie, He said that
once he was cast away on an Ice
Year: 1878

berg, with no baggage but a pair Of
skates and a fishing-pole. But he
skated around until he came across
a dead whale, frozen into the ice.
So he toek off his shirt-it was
night for six months that year, up
therefore it into strips for wick,
run the strips through the bamboo
fishing-rod, stuck the rod into the
fat of the whale, and lit the other
end. He said it burned splendidly,
and the iceberg reflected the light
so strongly that it was bright as
day for forty miles around, and one
vessel ran into the iceberg, think
ing it was a lighthouse. He says
he sold the iceberg to the captain
for fifteen thousand dollars, and the
captain split it up and took it home
and made two hundred per cent.
profit disposing Of it to the ice
companies.


''Lie? well, sir, he beat any man
ever came across. Told me that
once out in Nevada a mountain lion
attacked him with his mouth wide
open. He had presence of mind
enough to grab it by the tongue
and pull. The lion roared with
pain, but he did his level best pull
ling, and pretty soon the tongue be-
gay to give and the tail to shorten,
and directly out they came, the tail
and the tongue in one continuous
string. He said he had 'em at home
and he showed 'em to me, but my
belief is they were only three or
four cowhides and bulls tail dove
tailed together.


"He was astonishing as a truth
crusher. Said he served on a gun
boat during the war which was very
small and light, while the mortar
on the deck was very large and
heavy, and he said the first time
they tried to fire a 15-inch shell the
shell remained stationary, while the
recoil was so great that it fired the
gunboat for miles up the stream
and landed it in a tree. He was a
liar, but now he's dead, l reckon


he'll ketch it."


There was no doubt aboutit; Mr.
O'Leary was very successful as a
constructor of energetic works Of
fiction.
Year: 1878

WHEN Mr.. Jasper gets through but
ting his head against the stone wall of
scientific truth, will he have the kindness
10 step over this way and explain why it
is the sun always turns his coolest side
upon us the very next day after man
spaqs his undershirt?
Year: 1878

HAY QUILT.-An English woman
of rank tells of simple means for
winter warmth, which she met with
while journeying among the noun
tains of Switzerland, consisting
simply of a hay quilt; and nothing,
she adds, in the way of covering
can be warmer. 1t is simply a
large square Gotten bag with few
handfuls of hay shaken lightly into
it. 1t is as warm as three blankets.
and costs next to nothing. An old
dress skirt, old curtains, or any
cheap material will do for the large
squares, which must be as wide as
the bed. A very simple yet efficient
plan for keeping out the cold, and
the poor can have them.
Year: 1878

A GREAT portion of treights on
the Red River have heretofore
been carried by fat boats, and as
they have been at no expense in be-
ing documented or being admeasur-
ed, they have had vast advantage
over regular carriers, who are at
great expense. The Secretary of
the Treasury has decided that here
after all such crafts will have to
pay tonnage fees and come under
the regulations governing common
carriers. In consequence of this
there is weeping and wailing on the
Red River.
Year: 1878

company it is announced that the
company will celebrate the coming
of the New Year by a general re-
duction of local ticket farea trora
five cents to four cents per mile on
all divisions of their road. By the
way, speaking of this road, it ap-
pears from the official report in the
office of the Railroad Commissioner,
that this company, in more than
twelve years of operation, have
never killed or injured any passen-
ger or lost piece of baggage.
Year: 1878

THE suit of the State of Wiscon-
sin to close the Duluth canal is be-
ing argued before the U. S. Supreme
court. What the result will be, of
course, no one can tell. Nothing
would please Duluth better than to
see the canal closed, d,-provided she
was furnished with another a mile
or two further down the Point.
Year: 1878

FAIR PLAY.
Don't crowd, the world is large enough,
For you as well a. me,
The doors of all are open wide
The realm of thought is free.
In all earth's places you've a right
To chase the best you can,
Provided that you do not try
To crowd some other man.
Don't crowd the good from out yeur heart,
By fostering all that's bad,
But give to every virtue room,
The best that may be had.
Make each days record such one
That you may well be proud;
Give each his right, give each his room,
And never try to crowd.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Joseph Taylor and his wife, the
father and mother of Bayard Taylor, our
Minister to Berlin, will celebrate their
diamond wedding on the 18th of Octo-
Der, at Cedarcroft. 1t is not often that a
venerable pair see together the sixtieth
anniversary of their marriage day; Others
beside their own personal friends will
wish them the addition of many more
happy days to their excellent and useful
lives
Year: 1878




The marriage of Don Cameron
and Miss Elizabeth Sherman re.
minds us of little story told some
time ago by river Captain. 1t
was during the navigation season
of 1876 that Miss Sherman took a
trip up the Yellowstone on the
steamer Far West, just to see the
country. Grant Marsh was Cap
tain, aud at one of the wood land.
ings, while he was scouting around
after dry sticks with a gang of
rou>ters, Miss Sherman came
ashore, accompanied by young
officer who was rather attentive to
her. While the couple were pro-
meOadlng up and down the river
bank something with white and
black stripes on it shot across the
trail at Miss Sherman's feet and
disappeared in hollow log. Wo-
mans quick instinct suggested in
moment the nature of the appari-
tiOD, aud she called to Captain
Marsh TO come and kill the snake
which had gone into the log. Marsh
went. He would like no better diver.
sion than mashing up Yellowstone
reptiles for the entertainment of
good-lookipg young ladies'. He
poked the end of a dead limb into
the hollow log and they all stood
back and squinted into the open.
ing to see what would be the result.
This close inspection was entirely
unnecessary, as they sonu discov-
ered. A blind man a half a mile
off could have made q reliable afli-
davit as to the species of animal
Captain Marsh was stirring up
with n short stick. There was a
wild rush for the boat, hurried
order to steam ahead to the next
wood lot, and as the boat swung
out into the turbib current, Cap.
tain Marsh said: 'If Pd known
there was skunk in that log, you
may be sure wouldn't have been
poking around there to kill a
snake" After the voyage was
over and the party had disem-
barked, Miss Sherman's parting
words to the Captain were to be-
ware of Yellowstone snakes. And
he has ever since.
Year: 1878

The graders on the Santa Fe ex-
tension of the Denver and Rio
Giande Railroad are going forward
now at the rate of about three
quarters of mile per day. They
are now out about twenty-five
miles from Alamosa. Railing will
soon begin and the road will soon
be completed thirty miles down
the Rio .Grande, where the next
town will be.-DeaUer Tribune.
Year: 1878

TAKING Too MANY LIBERTrEs.-Mary
Bradshawe is employed as domestic in
q well-to-do family at Egleston Square,
Boston. Mary is very fond of attending
dances. and is away three evenings in a
week. Upon these occasions she, like
others of her sex, takes considerable
pains in doing up her hair, using freely
of oil for that purpose. The family have
a gentleman boarder who also has PEN
chant for hair oil, and leavea it during
his absence, upon his dressing case.
Recently he had entertained the opinion
that the oil evaporated faster than there
was any necessity for, and becoming
satisfied that some one else was making
free with his property he concluded to
test his suspicious. Accordingly, he
emptied out the oil, replacing it with the
same quantity of glue, to which he added
scent enough to give it tone, and leaving
it in the usual place, awaited events.
He did not have to wait long, however,
for early in the evening Miss Mary was
heard muttering to herself in her room,
and suddenly called her mistress, who
was very much surprised to find Mary q
hair matted together in an inextrlcable
mass. and all efforts to put comb
through it were unavailing. The result
of the matter was that Mary was obliged
to have her golden tresses cut off close
TO her head, since which time the afore'
said boarder has not missed any hair OF
| from his apartments.
Year: 1878

On Tuesday morning ln Pittsield began the tlal of the mulatto, John Ten Eyck accused of the terrible murder of those two old people in Sheffield, MT. and Mrs. David Stillman, who, after their quiet. peaceabIe and religious observance of the day, Thanksgiving were 5futally butchered in their own house. Never before iu the his- such heartless and terrible murder com mitted, and what makes it appear worse, there was no probability of there being any provocation whatever for the crime, and the man who could thus coolly and deliberately murder with an axe, and in the most brutal manner. two aged and defenseless people, should be hung a thousand times higher than Haman, and that with as little delay as is consistent with it's being well and thor ] oughly done. John Ten Eyck is accused of this murder, and John Ten Eyck knows. and nobody else knows positively, whether be is innocent or'guilty of this most terrible crrle with which he Is charged, and over his trlal which is now progressing, every right mind' person hopes and prays Just God will preside, and will cause the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth to be proclaimed to the world.

 It may not at this time be uninterestng to our readers to refresh their memories on the evidence that is universally regarded by the people as pointing almost positively to John Ten Eyck as the murderer; and to as- sist in obtaining a comprehensive idea of the testimony, we have caused at consider. able expense to Ee engraved map ot the locality where the crime was committed, which will be found to be mathematicaly and geographically correct, as the good peo pie of Sheffield will bear us testimony. We have not been particular in locating aU the houses that the map would cover, and have probably omitted some, but all tEat has cr will be mentioned in the testimony relative to this case is included, except the one omis. sion of the artist to engrave the name of D. Boardman at the white dot denotipg the To cation of his house, but which may be read lily known by it's being at the top of the plate.
Year: 1878

CTS in this country have already prepared their circulars announcing that they were awarded the first grand prize at the Parls exposition for the best and sweetest toned instrument.
Year: 1878

NEW HONh LESiSLATUHE.


Albany, Jan. 23--In the senate to-day,
when the resolution dcnouncing the Bland
silver bill VAS called up, Senator Sessions
offered an amendment reciting that the
good faith Of the nation is pledged to the
redemption Of coin obligations of the gov
eminent 10 gold and silver, with unlimited
legal tender clune restored, to be made in
full, equivalent of gold; that any violation
of public faith would be injurious to the
public credit. and hurtful to the good name
of our country; that any debasement OF
currency nnsettles business, disorganizes in.
dustry, and Injuries labor, and that there.
fore the enactment Of any law by congress
calculated to prevent the resumption or
a gold and silver basis, within the TINT
fixed by law, would be a great public ca
Trinity. After discussion of the subject
it was laid on the table.
Year: 1878

A BAD PoLICY.-To retain pupil
after school hours as practice, hoping
to create a new interest in the pupil by
asking him to confne his attention fol
a longer time to the incomplete study
is an unwise measure. And if he is
kept as punishment, the teacher is
more punished than the pupil; for the
two are looking at each other with no
kind feeling. Each is tired, nervous,
and exhausted Besides there is physi-
cal incapacity in the case, ofttimes-
So long time the mind can be confined
and no longer, to one subject, or to sim
liar subjects. IF the teacher could
meet his to-be- punished pupils after
the lapse of an hour, and that hour to
be spent by each in the open air, some
some good might result.-N Y. School
JOu1mal.
Year: 1878

Coop PAY FOR Coop TEAcHERs.-It
is self-evident that no school can be
successful without good teacher; and
the only way to obtain a good teacher
is to offer a reasonable compensation for
his services. We will see the reason
ableness of this assertion when we con-
slider that person who is qualified for
teaching school is also qualified for al
most any kind of business; and the same
qualities of mind and character which
make him successful teacher, will Sc.
cure him success in almost any occupa-
tion in life.-Bradford Reporter
Year: 1878

AS Circulating Medium was in the
act OF Levitation at a dark Seance,
while he was describing the Black Spir-
its and White by whom he was sustain
ed in the air, an Inquiring Skeptic shed
light on his Movements by turning on a
Lantern he had consealed about his per-
son. The Circulating Medium came
down from his ladder, and said that he
would be Party to no such Trance-Ac-
ton. And the believers arose and cast
forth the Inquiring Skeptic, who there
after sought with his lantern for an
Honest Man in other Circles.


Moral-Light, more Light. iSsys5xey.
Year: 1878




One day last week, four citizens of
Grand Island were playing game of
poker-5 cent "ante'-in we'll known
saloon of that place. A dispute arose
as to the game, when one of the parties
made use of an expression about as fol-
lows: hope Christ will kill me if it
isn't So He had dealt the cards and
the betting on the hands was over, when
he passed the pack to the next man on
his left to deal. The dealer shuffled the
cards and handed them back to the man
to cut them, at the same time giving
him slight slap to attract his atten-
tion. The man did not move. He was
found to be stone dead.


Is it easier to prevent or destroy


q
Year: 1878

Phidias worked on marble, and the
light of his creation still beams from
afar. Raphael worked on canvas, and
gave to the world beauty which has
thrilled hearts through all these ages
What shall we fashion who work upon
the breath of God?"
Year: 1878

Miss CARRIE Ross, assistant teacher
in our high school, expects to attend
the American Institute of Instruction
this summer Her home in Vermont is
not far from the place of meeting.
Year: 1878

That only is real, is sterling knowl-
edge, which goes to make us better and
happier men, and which fits us to assist
the virtue and happiness of others. All
learning is useful, all the sciences are
curious. all the arts are beautiful; but
more useful, more curious and more
beautiful, is the perfect knowledge and
perfect government of ourselves"
Year: 1878

knowledge is an instrument. and the
teacher must learn how to use that in
strument, and how to transfer the use
of it to the possession of others. The
acquisition of the matter of knowledge
sinks out of sight, and the manner of
imparting it rises into prominent view.
We emphasize the Importance of this
department, this didactic philosophy and
didactic art. 1t is this which gives form,
strength and perfection to Normal
Schools. Without it they would be de-
lusions-W The Students Offering.
Year: 1878

All the new Law and Miscellaneous Books received
~ soon rs published Any book not In stock ordered
promptly. We wish to infbrm customers We have


complete assortment Of all the leading styles OF sta
tionery On hand always
Year: 1878

at the last meeting, the following
action was taken:
A resolution was ordered adopted
as drawn for the grading of Main
street, between Fifth and Ninth
streets.


A resolution was ordered drawn
for the opening of Seventh street,
from Main street to the river.
Also, for the opening of Fifth
street, from San Pedro street to the
river.


Olive street was ordered graded
from Third to Sixth street.


An ordinance regarding the loca-
tion of houses of ill-fame was read,
being an amendment to a former
ordinance. Adopted.


Report of the City Attorney re-
gardiDg the line of Buena Vista
street and distractions on the
same was read. Received and
filed.


The City Surveyor presented the
assessment list for the Fort and
Fourth street sewer. The former
resolution for the construction of
the same was adopted. Action on
the assessment list was postponed
for one week.


Action was reversed in the mat
ter of payment to Mr.. Neely on
account of the Fort street sewer,
and an advance was ordered made
OF the assessment charged to the
city on account of said sewer.


A warrant was ordered drawn for
$500 in gold, to pay for the
Thirty-Eights new hose carriage.
One hundred dollars was appro-
priated for the expenses of the
City Attorney In attending case
in the Supreme Court on the llth
inst.


The regular monthly bills were
referred to the Finance Committee.
Adjourned.
Year: 1878

Pool selling will open this even
ing at 7.30 at the Fashion saloon
on the great national four mile
and repeat race between Mollie
McCarty and Ten Brock.


Also, on the two mile and repeat
to come off at Agricultural Park
on the 4th, in which Cade, A. Rose
and Tom Stout are the contestants.


Arrangements have been made
to receive the result of each heat
in the great four mile event by
telegraph, and the same will be
posted on the bulletin board for the
benefit of the public.
Year: 1878

al tfa. t-' E
they have s.q44 thlug t1 see


But to win this we Sanuo, gtt IL
by turning our city into "sieeYg
hollow" The complaint Is hard
times and we cannot afford to give.
That is just the time we should do
something, and do it in earnest and
strongly. Iftimes were flush and We
needed no help, there would be less
necessity for it. When the plan is
completed and accepted by the
Board of Directors, we hope to see
active canvassing commenced by
some of our very best citizens, and
trust that every one will help a
little, even If he cannot give to ex-
ceed half dollar, The Hall will
be a benefit to the poorest as well
as to the richest man.
Year: 1878

A STORY OF a GIRLS BETRAYAL AND UE
SPEEDY VENGEANCE TAKEN UPON HER
"LOyERr BY HER BROTHER-HESRICo
COUNTY THE HOME OF THE PARTIES AND
THE SCENE OF TIE CONFERENCE.-THE
BROTHER sURgENDERs AND GIVES HIS
ACCOUNT OF THE AFFAIR.
Year: 1878

Sarah Winnemucca, the heroic In
dian woman who has served thearmv
OF General Howard as guide and
scout, is member of the royal fam
lily Of Piute chief. Her influence
is said to be very great in her tribe
and among the friendly Indians.
Her great courage, her laithfuluess to
her promises to the whites, and her
valuable services, deserve more than
passing notice. Her history will
be a romantic episode in savage war
fare.


The above is from the Chicago Lo-
ter-Oceo", and is good sample Of the
guSh and romance the eastern press
wrap around the Indians The truth
about Sarah Winnemucca is that she
is drunken strumpet; her royal ia
ther is a dirty old beggar, whose royal
dignity would permit him to accept
cold grub oranypetty charity from the
whites. Sarah was caught trying to
smuggie arms and ammunition to the
Bannachs, she being in company
with a squaw man at the time, and
General Howard utilized her asa spy.
There is about as much heroism in
Sarah as there is in a coyote, and
about as much romance as III game
of seven-up for fun.
Year: 1878




Lieut. T. W. Stone, Jr., who is in
charge Of the commissary department
of the expedition of Gen. Howard
against the Indians, i'll a private letter
says: "We are ragged and dirty,
burnt and tired, and forlorn looking
crowd. Have not been where pay
master could reach us, and whoever
has Il dollar is rich man. We are
living principally on bacon and brown
sugar.


y Democratic Congress says these
men are an incubus upon the Govern
ment. 1t is determined to cut their
numbers down from $4,000 to 10000,
and to increase their hardships by
doubling the work they are required
to perform. And yet this Congress
sends its rowing commissions broad
cast through the land, and supports
them in luxury and ease. We never
hear Of one OF these Democratic com
mittces looking ragged and dirty, how
ever iorlon its members may appear.
or OF their living upon bacon and
brown sugar. The fat of the land is
good enough for them. Their pockets
are never empty so long as there is
dollar in the public treasury The
contrast Is suggestive.
Year: 1878




The whole benefit which has re
suited from the measure has Injured to
the silver miners, the bullion Dealers
and the importers. The industrial
classes, the impoverished, and the IN
debted. on whose behalf it was So
loudly demanded have not derived
pennv's worth of advantage from it,
and it will be strange il they do not
soon penetrate the selfish motives of
the dcmaeoguoS who have deceived
them with talsn promises Of relief
from this most foolish and unuecc>S ry
piece Of legislation. Its net result SO
far has been to trnsmute the customs
receipts from gold into silver to oalmost
the fu,l extent to which the silver dol
lars have been issued and to impair in
like degree the gold reserve Of the
treasury. Its ultimate effect, If per
sisted in, will Toe to practically demon
etize gold and to enroll the United
States with China and India in the
ranks of the nations which have
ranged themselves under the single sill
yer standard
Year: 1878




THE Dallas Commercial hopes Austin
will ''treat the Odd Fellows temple
better than she does the Capitol" Our
people, the Commercial should know,
have never harmed the Capitol. 1t
was constructed long ago. The mate
rial used was the surface stone of the
quarries then freshly opened. This
soft stone is rapidly yielding to the
ravages of time. Governor Hubbard
could hardly ascend safely to the dome
of the decaying structure. The walls
are cracked, and very modest earth
quake would reduce the venerable
pile to a heap of rubbish. Bats
have appropriated the garret, and
they give the winds that toy among
the cobwebs of the venerable building
peculiar odors. Ia fact the safety of
human and vegetable life, if old Rata
baga come back from Collin county,
demands the execution of that clause
in the new Constitution which contem-
plates the erection of new edIfice
worthy of the taste and genius and
greatness of the commonwealth. The
beauty Of the court house in front of
the dingy, shspeless Capitol and COM
ing splendors of the Federal cou, t
and posteffice building and ornate
ness OF the OH Fellows temple
render the speedy construction of a
proper Capitol q matter of necessity.
Odd Fellows would perfect the beauty
of their Mecca for which nature has
done everything and art and taste
nothing. We are told that old Ruts-
baga himself. now candidate for the
Legislature, favors the immediate con-
structiOn of proper Capitol, and that
he would have on its summit q dome
like those that adorn Mahommedan
mosques. He says they remind him
so sveetly OF inverted rutabsgas.