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Year: 1877

A PNEUMATIC THERMOMETER Tor use
on board vessels, Is among the recent
inventions. The machine consists OF
a. copper cylinder. capped by
diaphragm Of stout india rubber,
Theoretically sealed, the whole being
covered with a metal dome having an
opening in its summit to admit an iron
pipe connecting with the deck. A
slight metal rod rests on the dia-
phragm and passes up through the pipe
to stand on deck, on which is placed
q dial plate. The action OF heat in the
cargo Is instantly communicated to
the cylinder, expanding the air In 1t
thus raising the diaphragm and with
il the rod connecting with the hand ON
the dial marking the amount OF heat
generating, as would an ordinary
Fahrenheit thermometer. A short
time ago the English Government
appointed scientific commission to
examine into the cause OF spontaneous
combustion OF coal on board vessels,
and the remedies which may be posi-
BILE to adopt for preventing and guard
ing against the same. The pneumatic
thermometer is designed to meet this
difficulty, the intention being to place
three or four OF these machines In
different parts OF the cargo OF coal
ship, so that If the cargo commences
to heat means may be immediately
taken to extinguish it. BY having


several the location OF the fire can


more easily be determined.
Year: 1877

CAR BRAKES. A new and ingenious
arrangement for Car Brakes has been
introduced, consisting chiefly in the
combination with q worm or screw
thread upon the car wheel shaft. OF an
adjustable pin attached to lever arm
this being also provided with right
angular arms, which are connected
with the traction rod through which
the brakes are applied. This pin Is
adjusted SO as to be raised above the
worm upon the shaft, or depressed so
as to register Herewith and move the
lever arm, in which it is contained.
laterally, for the purpose OF applying
the brakes through the right angular
arms. as elbow levers. The devices for
operating the adjustable pin are equal
" yuni1ue and simple. There is a rock
shaft which has an arm attached TO
sliding collar that raises the lever
carrying the pin; and then there Is Q
second arm, attached to an indented
disk. and so combined with ratchet
wheel and pawl as to remove the pm
hv the same movement
Year: 1877

To SAKE BLACK STENCIL dNz, take OF
she!lac two parts, borax one part, soft
water ten parts, gum arabic one part
lampblack sufficient quantity, indigo
sufficient quantity. Boil the sheilad
and the borax in the water until they
are Dissolved add the gum arabic, and
withdraw the mixture from the fire.


when cold add lampblack to bring it
n A suitable color aud consistence, and
lastly very small quantity OF finely
nowdered indigo give it a"jet" shade.
Keen in glass or earthenware vessels.
Year: 1877

The i ,llard News wants B'andville
to acccp, the chance that village has, OF
securing tn passage through the place of
the Cairo and Tennessee Narrow guage
railroad. The News says: .Blandville
has now n chance to have railroad, and
if she does not manfully step to the front i,
take hold of the tiler and stem the break
ers she may as well bid farewell to the
Court house and Jail, build fence around
the place and jog along as she has been
doing for the past fifty years"
Year: 1877

Has one of the most complete Family and
Fancy Grocery Stores in town. [apr27


CHEATING IN ALL TRADES BUT
OURs.-'.There is cheating in all trades
but ours The newspaper man is COM
PEELED to make his paper The standard
size every week, and to fill every column
to its utmost limit. What sort of show
has he alongside of the eoal-dealer, who
gives 1900 pounds of coal for ten, or
the huckster, who gives three pecks Of
potatoes for a bushel, or the bergman


who puts a quart OF berries into pint
box, regardless of the strain on the box
There may be light weights in the edi-
torial profession, in one sense, but there
are no ''short weights And they are
content with the advantages this fact
gives them, for they know that you must
be honest to be happy.-[ Shelby Sentinel
Year: 1877

THE COURIER Newspaper and Steam
Job Printing Office is now established in
the Heinze building, Clinton street.-the
steam job rooms on first floor and the
newspaper office up stairs. Call and see
MS
Year: 1877

THE WHEAT MARKET There has
been no material change in the wheat
market since our last report until
Wednesday last, when prices again broke
down in st. Louis. in consequence of the
great railroad strike, which has reached
St. Louis--rcsulting in complete embar-
60 on all shipments by rail. The result
is, Eastern and Foreign buyers are all
out of market, and as receipts are far in
excess of local demand, there is a large
surplus accommodating with few buyers


who are getting it at their own figures


II is not thought that this state of affairs


will last but q few days; after which
things will move on as usual. Receipts
in Hickman for past week have been
quite liberal-prices ranging from Soc to
81 10. Yesterday however st would
take frst rate article to command 81
per bushel. Most of wheat now coming


in, is being taken by the Hickman Mills
for manufacture, and We learn that thew


are now running to their fullest capacity


and shipping large quantities of -four
South. We note the fact that not a car of


wheat has yet been shipped from this
county which has graded as high as No.
Year: 1877

TRANSMITTING HAIR.-A valuable
discovery has been made by those
who have no hair on the top of the
head, the place where the bair ought
tc grow" n Frenchman has found
out that the human hair can be trans
planted, aud bald headed men can be
come reasonably hirsute blythe process
A man with thick head of hair and
/ sim purse can furnish bald beaded
man with heavy purse 4 fine toupee
at comparatively small expense. The
hair Is carefully drawn out, and the
bulb at the end of each hair Is adrolt
ly implanted into the scalp, where il
takes root. Ii requires more skill
than landscape gardening.
Year: 1877

An old>faShioned minister was
preaching in a tight, unventilaIed
church, in which by some means a
window was lett partly open. a good
deacon during the sermon closed il.
The minister stopped, end turning &c
the deacon, said in solemn tones, III
l were preaching in a jug, l believe
you would put the cork in"
Year: 1877

SCIENTISTS have long been trying to
discover how baliheaded man gets
the TWO hairs that he weaves over The
top of his head from shoulder TO sboul
der. They probably come from am
hair loom.
Year: 1877

ALL hsirpins look alike 10 men
but let wife 90 of on a visit and
come home anu fud a hairpin near
the gate and you will soon know that
there is a mighty deal of difference in
so pieces or forked wire.
Year: 1877

NUMBER DECREASING YEAR BY YEAR.


Camp meetings which were so popular
with the Methodist societies forty years
ago on this Peninsula are becoming more
unpopular every year. In the early days
OF Methodism they were means Of great
spiritual interest to the Church and sea-
sons OF blessed memory. Our fathers. by
whom they were instituted, were plain
practlcal men who looked after the sub
stance OF christianity and drank from the
spiritual fountain. They were plan un-
ostentatlous people and looked not upon
the show and glitter of the world with
favor.


VI late years camp meetings have come
TO be too much mixed up with the world,
and money making has become TOO much
an object with members of the church.
The privileges of camps are now sold to
lhe highest bidder at ruinous prices !;
boarding tents conducted on hotel princi-
pies, and for high living and display of
edibles, rival first class hotels of our
principal cities. The gay and the giddy
frequent camp meetings in these days TO
promenade, aud clad in gaudy attire, make
display of their clothes and personal
charms. These and various other causes
have tended to destroy the spirituality
OF the church and render camp meetings
unpopular. The numbers of camps are
gradually decreasing year by year. The
number to be held this year will be very
few in comparison to those held in past
years, and the time is coming when they
too will be among the things of the past
Year: 1877

WHERE are balls and routs supplied
gratis? On the field of battle.


THE latest plea in a case of wife-beat-
ing Hit her unthoughtedly.


WHAT is an excellent detergent? The
writ of Sheriff s officer-it often deters
gents.


WHY don't people in love consider it a
cheap affair? Because they are con-
tinually saying, ooh, dear !"


"IT is said cocoa will cure bashful-
ness" All these years gone and we
never knew what we needed


If there is any time in the affairs of
mau when he should keep mum it is
when he's getting his chin shaved.


GIRLS, don't be afraid to work. Ruth
CLEANED in the harvest-field and got just
as good Boaz any girl in the neighbor-
hood.


WHAT a saving Of time there would be
at this season of the year if there were
not so many patterns of carpets to choose
from.


An exchange says, "A wire hat is the
latest" Yes; they'll be handy now IN
cleaning house time, in case the collan-
der is missing.


STANDING on the backs of chairs and
whitewashing overhead is what keeps
down a superfuity of women in this
country; as much as anything else.


THESE are the days when the woolen
undershirt can do more in ten minutes
to make a man hate his neighbor than
forty hens can accomplish in week.


The Oil City Derrick says: "' When
spring unlocks the flowers to paint the
laughing soil is the time man usually
bursts a blood-vessel swearing at his
neighbor's hens"


The Burlington Raack-E,ye man must
be credited with this awful one 50 The
woman who made a hustle out of dozen
newspapers was well supplied with the
latest 90 wore news.


An Iowa paper tells OF smart wife
who helped her husband to raise seventy

acres of wheat. She probably stood IN
the door and shook broom at him when
he sat down to rest.


WEN at the Boston musical jubilee
President Grant was asked how he liked
the music, he replied: 81 don't care
much about music, but should like to
have this building, deprived of half its
height, on my farm for a barn and to
train horses in"


The most hopeless specimen of imbe-
cility to be seen these days is a man lean
ing over a dry-goods counter, staring
helplessly into the eyes of the unsympa-
thizing young woman behind it, and
wondering &c what the blazes was the
name of that thing the old woman told
me to get?"
Year: 1877

does not cure, heat it over and apply
again.


LEMON JELLY. = Crate the peels of
two lemons, and squeeze the juice out;
with three eggs, two cups of sugar, but
ter size of an egg; stir it over slow fire
until it boils The above cake should
be baked in four layers, and the jelly
spread on the layers, as for jelly cake.


CoCoANUT CAKE.-One egg; one cup
of sugar; one tablespoon of butter /;
two-thirds cup of sweet milk one and
two-thirds cups of -four; one teaspoon
of cream tartar one=balf teaspoon of
ed, and cocoanut sprinkled on the frost
ing.


NUT CAKE.-Two cups of sugar, half
cup of butter, four eggs, three cups of
flour, two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder,
mixed with the flour, one cup of sweet
milk, two cups of hickorynut meats, cut
fine. Flavor with vanilla. Beat butter
and sugar together, then add eggs we'll
beaten, then the milk and flour. Beat
well. Add the meats last.


RICE AND APPLES. s.-The following is
a very nice thing, especially for chill
dren: Core as many nice apples as will
fill the dish boil them in light mo-
lasses; prepare quarter OF pound of
rice in milk, with sugar and salt put
some of the rice into the dish, then put
in the apples and fill up the intervals
with rice, and bake it in the oven until it
is fine color.


To Cook VEAL.-A correspondent of
the Germantown Telegraph says "To
cook veal, cut the veal IN slices. Break
three or four eggs on a plate and beat
them well, together with little salt and
pepper. Dip the slices of veal into the
beaten eggs and then in rolled crackers
or sifted bread crumbs. Have fry
ing pan d hot butter ready to put the
veal in, cover and let it cook until
DONE 1t will be as tender and delicate
as chicken.





physician recommends to apply solu-
tion of chloral hydrate containing five
per cent. of the latter, by rubbing from
half to one ounce into the scalp by means
of sponge, and repeating it every
morning A slight burning sensation
and reddening of the scalp occur, disap-
pearing after two minutes. Ii the hair
had fallen off in consequence of the
dandruff, it will be renewed in about a
month.


A New ADHESIVE PLASTER. Rrus-
sells medical journal says that mixture
of twenty parts of mncilage and one part
of glycerine constitutes an excellent,
shining and supple plaster, far cheaper
than the resin and diachylon, and last
ing more than a year without deteriora-
ton. Three or four layers of the MKT
ure require to be spread. over each 9th
er on the linen or other stuff, allowing
sufficient intervals for the successive
layers to dry.


To DESTROY WARTs.-A medical ex-
change states that drachm of nitrate of
silver dissolved in an ounce of nitro
muriatic acid makes a solution, which,
applied to warts with a fine brush, will
permanently cure them in four days.
We may add that we know of nothing
better to remove warts than the leaves
of the common bean. Crush the leaves
between the fingers, and squeeze out the
juice upon the warts two or three times
day, until they dry up and disappear.
The cure will generally be complete in
less than week.
Year: 1877

A solitary spinster for eighteen years
lived in a first-goor back room, In Lon
don, and Systematically fed dozen cats.
When she grew feeble and was no longer
able to work, she starved herself and
pawneI everything she had in order to
keep her poor pets alive. She refused to
send fo1 doctor when she was sick She
was found dead in her bed one morning
late inJanuary, surrounded by green eyes
and music.
Year: 1877

ORATOR AND NEwsPAPER.-Comparc
the orator, one of the noblest vehicles
Tor the diffusion Of thought, with the
newspaper, and you may gain faint
glimpse of the ubiquitous powers of the
latter The orator speaks to few hun
dreds, the newspaper addresses millions,
the words of the orator may die in the
mir, the language of the newspaper is
stamped on tablets imperish BILE as mar
blei the arguments OF the orator may
follow each other SO rapidly that the
majority Of the audience may struggle in
n net of ratiocination, the reasoning OF
the newspaper may be scanned Mt leisure
without q fear of perplexity; the passion
of the orator influences an assembly, tac
feeling of newspaper electrities ii con
tinent; the orator is for an edfice, the
newspaper for the word-the ene shines
for an hour, the Other glow for all time;
the orator may be compared to lightning.
which flashes over a valley for n moment,
but it leaves ii again in darkness the
newspaper to a sun blazing over the
whole earth, and fixed on the basis of its
own eternity. Printing has been hap
PLY defined as the art which preserves
arts. Printing makes the orator more
than an orator. 1t catches up his dying
words, and bresthes in,o them the
breath Of life. 1t is the gallery through
which the orator thunders in the ears OF
ages. lie leans from the tomb owe. the
cradle OF rising generations.
Year: 1877

y Happy New Year.


- There were services at the Meth
odist church on Christmas day.


- Rev. Young, Of Lincoln has been
giving some religious discourses the
past week in London. He is in feeble
health.


- The damp weather is not favOra-
BILE for keeping corn sound. Much
corn is yet to be gathered.


- This reproof is given in all kind
ness and good wishes: Young men
should not disturb the religious exer-
cises of the people by going out Of the
church and coming in often, and late
saying nothing Of the irreverence of
it, such persons would have to be
classed with the uncultured they
could not pass in polite society. Re-
member and be polite and genteel,
boys; this has much to do in forming
character, and will help you to pass
honorably through the world.


- An oyster supper was given at
the parsonage on Christmas Eve, for
the benefit of Rev. Beggs, Pastor Of
the Methodist church.


Well reader we have made our
record for another year. How will
we like to look at it when the scroll
of life is unrolled? Let Us begin the
new year with the resolve that the
record shall brighten, as we go on in
the perfection Of character.
Year: 1877

Mr.. John Shafer, convicted at
the late term Of the District Court in
this county of attempted rape upon
the person of his daughter, and sen
tenoed to two years in the penitentia-
~, has been pardoned by the Govern
or. Shafer was released from Jail on
Thursday last, and visited his many
friends here TO thank them for their in
huence ia securing his pardon. Shat
er was the happiest of men and there
was good reason, for his escape was
very narrow one. We think the par
doning ofShafer was right because we
doubt his guilt. Whether he was
guilty or innocent of the grave and
loathsome Offense the Governor could
not well do otherwise than pardon
him, from the fact that the petition
for his pardon was so numerously
signed by the best and most influential
people. 4 stronger petition was per
haps never presented to q governor.
Year: 1877

- We are aware that those who
have promised us wood and corn on
subscription could not well fulfill their
promises owing to bad roads, but as
the roads get better we hope they will
not forget them.


We cordially invite the trade Of
all. STEVENSON & Cross.
Year: 1877

to sell canned goods by the CAN or
CASE. He will assert you up what
you want, at lower rates than ever sold
for before in NEBRASKA.


When you see tire immense stock OF
goods and prices, you will believe.
Year: 1877

DEADwooD, March 26.-A bold attempt
to rob the Cheyenne and Black Hills stage
bound north, was made near here last eve
ming. AS the coach was coming down
Whitewood canon, and when about two and
half miles from Deadwood. five masked
men, walking along the read before the
stage, suddenly wheeled, ordered the
driver to stop and Immediately commenced
firing on the coach. At the first fire
Johnny Slaughter: the driver, was killed
aud Walker tier, of Deadwo d, slightly
wounded in the arm and hand. The
horses started suddenly, throwing the
driver, tier and another passenger off the
coach and the stage was not stopped till it
arrived in town, leaving the driver on the


road dead. About 20 shots were fired at
the coach but all the passengers, except
tier. were unhurt. A party went out and
found the body of the driver, killed with a
charge of buckshot, and another party is in
pursuit of the road agents." The sheriff
offers $500 reward for them, dead or alive.
Year: 1877

N ebrara Pioneer, Juns 2S.


The Bohemian settlers on the Yer
digris and Niobrara are becoming
quite uneasy about the locat ation of the
Spotted Tail Sioux across the Niobra-
ra river from them. This is the result
of the efforts OF some of the citizens
of this place to represent to the au-
thorities that it was the desire of
the people of this county, now that
the Poncas have been taken away, to
have the Sioux located where the Pom
cas- were. The prospect of having a
large band of Sioux near with the fat
contracts and jobs connected there
with should not so dazzle any one as
to make him forget the exposed and
dangerous condition that many OF our
homesteaders and farmers would be in
if these famous cut t-throats, many OF
whom assisted in the butchery of
Custer and his men only year ago
should be located on the north side
of the Niobrara. A number of the
Bohemians have lost their stock by
the raids Of these very Indians, anc
it seems utterly impossible for them
to get any compensation for their loss
One Of them, Mr.. Brabcnec, had two
children killed and his wife severely
wounded by these red devils. Ger
tainly no one ought to blame them
for wanting to be as far as possible
from such savages.
Year: 1877

SENATOR CHAFFEE ayshe is sure of
votes enough in the Senate to pass the
Union Pacific railroad bill against Jay
Gould. Gould says heis ready to put up
one million dollars to substantiate his
good intentions toward the government
in paying for the railroad. Washing
ton is full of spectators on both the
Union Pacific and the silver bill. Many
parties have bought one million of gold
apiece in New York on the present low
margin, expecting it to be affected by
silver reconciliation.
Year: 1877

GEN. SHERMAN has issued general
order, in which he says the President
is much concerned to find before him
for action the proceedings Of courts
martial In several cases where officers
have been tried for violation of the
3Sth article of war, which provides
that any officer found drunk on duty
shall be dismissed the service. The
President desires it made known to the
army that he cannot be led to under
rate the magnitude of the evil of which
the crime alluded to is likely to pro-
dnce in the public service. No persons
addicted to it can expect to be entrust-
ed with any responsible duty, and a
person who cannot be trusted had bet
ter not be continued in office. 1t must,
therefore, be understood that any
clemency which may have been hereto
fore extended by way Of mitigation or
communication Of sentence, cannot here
after be relied on as basis of hope for
like favorable action after this. A
rigorous execution of the sentences i'm
posed in due course by courts-martial
may be expected.
Year: 1877

TIE executive committee of the
Board of Trade have authorized the
preparation ofa memorial to Congress,
asking the passage of a law for funding
legal tender notes in bonds running
forty years and bearing 4 per cent.
interest, to an amount not exceeding
ten million dollars per month, until
legal tenders shall be at par with coin.
Year: 1877

ADyANCIEG.-The last issue of the
West Coast Signal began the Seventh
Year and Volume Of that sprightly publi-
cation, and we are pleased TO note that
its columns show unmistakable evidences
OF prosperity, although few remarks of
the publisher show the subscription list to
be affected with the "same old complaint"
--delnquents. Within the past year, the
Daily Evening SignaL has been started
and we learn is doing well. Success to
both.
Year: 1877

WESTERN NEW York has had no
such winter as the present for snow with
in memory Of the inhabitants and it is
probably the same in many other sec
tions. The Rochester E'cpreSs says that
every house along the line Of the Cen
tral road between that city and Buffalo is
half buried or more in the snow, and
there is nothing but the snow covered
tops Of the larger buildings, and trees
above the wide stretch Of the snowy de-
sort
Year: 1877

SOME very remarkable statistics con
corning danger 90 human life have Just
been published, from which we are star
ed with the information that since 1910
one thousand people in the United States


lave met their death through bursting
blood vessels by immoderate laughter.
Year: 1877

THAT SUIT.-It seems that in that
mining debris suit, the tailings were run
directly upon plaintiffs land and not de-
posted in any river or creek. In charg-
ing the jury the Judge said that if the
latter had been the case the plaintiff was
not entitled to damage.
Year: 1877

THE Petaluma argus commenced a
new volume with its last number and
appears in quarto form. The argus is
one Of the best of our exchanges and
we are pleased to notice this sign Of its
continual prosperity.
Year: 1877

A Los ANGELES man agreed to lend
to another a certain amount Of money
at stipulated time; but when the
time arrived he refused to do SO. The
disappointed party brought SUIT for
damages, and won it.