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Year: 1879

Some of our leading citizens be-
| ing in company a few evenings ago,
an impromptu move was made to


have a grand general Fourth Of July


celebration this year at Brownville.
The mere suggestion of the matter


"took," and at once important ae-
ton was taken for the celebration
and TO make il a success.


This was right, and the movement
set on foot meets the hearty indorse-


ment of all our citizens and the peo-


pie through the country, so far as we
have heard from them or talked with


them.


BrownviIle has not had q general
celebration Of the national birth day
for a number OF years. While it has
at each recurring anniversary been


talked Of, the citizens have yielded to
Hsrmon's grove or some other point.


This year the citizens of this CITY
ask the privilege of getting up the
celebration and inviting the people of
the county to come, in a wholesouled
grand reuiOn. and celebrate with US.
With this spirit our city will take the
matter vigorously in hand, and it is
believed it Will be met with a like
hearty good will, and the cooperation
of all from all portions of the county.


BrownviIle, being the shire town
Of the county will do her level bestu
for the accommodation. the amuse-
ment' the happiness. aud general en-
tertainment of all her guests.


A success, a big thing, good thing.
will be expected. a failure she can
not afford, and will not brook.


To accomplish such success. bowev-
er, scquit ourselves, as all desire. the
people of the city must without ex-
eeption, come generously forward
with funds or whatever else is naoas.l
sary and consummate the enterpri4
which Is By no means light, with a
determination 10 make the celab1-
ton fitting TO the thing 10 be ceJabra-
ted-"The Glorious Fourth of JuIvr'


At this writing it has hardly been
determined what the character of the
dinner will be. a barbecue or pienic
but the latter being generally favored
We presume it will be a picnic.
Whatever the character of the dinner.
however, ample arrangements and
preparations will be made, especialIv
by our citizens, to feed any and all
who may come unprovided for. This
feature Of the occasion will he fully
set forth in future issues of the prsss


Now in behalf of the committees /
and the people of BrownviIIe. We cor.
daily invite and earnestly request the
people of Nemaha county to unite in
celebrating the approaching anniver-
ssry Of our Independence at Brown
vile, let the character of the festivi.
- - .-4t it may. /
Year: 1879

There is an ugly suggestion in the
story told by dutch witness who met
the Prince Imperial and his party as
they rode out on that fatal reconnois-
sance. He states that the party were &C
compauied by Zulu of whom no trace
was found when the English sent out to
recover the Princes remains. 1t ap.
pears, too, from this mans story, that
the Princes saddle turned when he
vaulted into it, as if the girth had been
either loosened or cut, and that the
Zulus must have been upon him be-
fore his comrades took to their heels,
leaving him, as the evidence of his
revolver cartridges shows, to fight des.
perately and alone for his life with his
savage assailants. If the Prince used
his revolver it is clear that Lieutenant
Carey and the rest of his fugitves must
have known that he was thus fighting,
and in that case the reported verdict
of the Court. martial dismissing Carey
from the British army S not to be won
dered at.
Year: 1879

The Reading "Times" is Of the tes


that those who stay:at home during the


heated term, are more comfortable thar


those who spend the summer amidst


the hurry and hustle Of summer water


ing places. We rather feel like endors'


ing the opinion Of tue "Timss," ever


at the risk of being taunted with "soul
grapes" One thing is very certain


those who seek pleasure at the sea side


often leave behind them the comforta'


BILE, well ventilated room and bed


while at the sea side they are stuck in


to an eight by ten room on the third or


fourth floor OF some monstrous hotel,
with little or no ventilation, no extra
comforts Of any kind, and subjected
to all kinds Of extortion and i'm
position. During the middle of the
day people at the sea shore are COM
PEELED to remain indoors on account of
the intense heat, and swelter in their
rooms. As far as the middle of the day
is concerned the cYotaries Of fashion
have no advantage over those people
who remain at home.


Now word to our people who cannot
90 away to revel in what is called the
pleasures Of sea side watering place,
,r some far off mountain resort. Here
Are our own romantic Brandywine hills,
with natural scenery unsurpassed by
sven the charms Of the Hudson scenery
with water cold as ice. With these at
fractions right at cur doors almost there
$ no necessity for people going away
rom home for watering place. or an
'vening they can, at triding expense,
'isit the charming groves along the
'randywine, and enjoy an endless va
iety of beautiful scenery, and yet be-
$ far away from the air Of the streets
s If they were at the seashors or in the
Idirondacks, and then go TO their
wu comfortable homes and beds. Those
'eople who are compelled to stay at
loms during the summer, are in nine
ases out Of ten, the best off, if they
My knew it. No "sour grapes" abou.
hat.
Year: 1879

KENTUCKY SEEMS to be stiffening up
little in the administration of Justice.
She has actually found Butord guilty of
wilful murder, and then sentenced
him to Imprisonment for life. The
murder was deliberate, atrocious
and unprovoked, and committed by a
man who all his life had been bully.
II the plea of insanity, which, no doubt,
saved him from the gallows. had any
sincerity in it, it should have saved him
from any punishment, whatever, ex-
cept that of being sent to a mad.house,
there tospend the remainder of his mis-
cradle life. 1t is, however, gratifying
and encouraging that there is even this
much improvement in Kentucky JUS
tice, and the community might enjoy a
feeling of self security if it was only
certain that Buford would be kept in
Jail until he died.
Year: 1879

GENERAL HIcxENLooPER, the Repub
lican candidate for Lieutenant Govern
or of Ohio, expects to See his party
successful with $4,000 majority to
spare. He says the course of the Con.
federate Brigadiers in Congress will be
the chief Influence at work for the Re-
publicans; the county is alarmed, aud
not without reason this question
makes it impossible to compare the
probable party vote OF this year with
that at the last election, for it brings
in an entirely new issue.
Year: 1879

At the South heat and dryness have
done considerable damage. 1t is stated
that for many years such intense heat
as has recently been experienced at the
South was not known. Even consider.
able rivers have dwindled to mere
brooklets. The James river, below
Richmond, can be crossed dryshod.
Such are the effects of the intense heat
diarrheal complaints have been common
and severe. The heat at the North, it
is said, did not compare with that at
the South.
Year: 1879

Now THAT Mayor Almond has tried
to seti Sergeant Whelan right on the
Green outrage case, it would be in
place for him to explain why the Ser
geant made the Chester County farmer
pay $40, that he had no right to pay for
the release of horse.
Year: 1879

REGULAR OR independent, no matter
which, Mr.. Paynter it is said will be a
Democratic candidate to succeed himself
in Council from the Fourth Ward.
There is hot weather and fun ahead in
that uo rd
Year: 1879

In noted breach of promise case re-
Gently, the Judge decided in favor Of the
defendant he having proven that the plain
tiff had very offensive breath, caused by
CATARRH, and that while he offered to
purchase Our VEGETABLE CATARRH
CURE for her, she persisted in using some
other remedy. although she constantly
grew worse. Finally being unable to bear
it any longer, he cancelled the engagement,
and notwithstanding the fact that plaintiff
proved that since their two hearts had dis
continued to beat as one, she had, by using
above named preparation, been entirely
cured, the court while commencing her
final sensible action, decided against her
on the grounds, that anyone troubled
with such disgusting and annoying dis
ease who would not accept the offer defenr
daut proved to have made, was not enti
tied to any damages" Let others take
warning and profit By this unfortunate
young lady's experience. OUR" VEaET
ABLE CURE for CATARRH. is smoked in a
pipe, and by this method of medIoateC
vapor applies direct to the disease.


Sold by all Druggists soc and $1.00 pc
| package
Year: 1879

Buffalo Gap station. one mile distant,
until o'clock the following morning, too
late to render any assistancelto the help
less people. Beaver creek has now gone
down and men are at work cleaning away
the debris with hopes of saving some of
the freight, but it is scattered for miles
and progress is slow. There is no way of
getting any authentic news from the
scene except by freighters coming in.
Year: 1879

He married the daughter of the as
tronomer at Gotha, an accomplished
lady, whose fine critical taste and learn
ing have been of much advantage to
him in his labor, and so perfect was her
familiarity with his purposes and her
knowledge Of his literary material, that
there is room to hope she may do the
work he designed in the life of Goethe.
He leaves one child, daughter, Lillian,
whose face is remarkable reproduc-
ton of his own as it appears in the
portrait that shows him as he walked in
Europe when q boy. His father and
mother are both living at Cedarcroft,
the house that he built within mile OF
his birthplace, on ground that his
ancestors had owned for two hundred
years. 1t has been nearly ten years
since their golden wedding, and in
April last they saw with cheerful hope
fulness their adventurous and famous
son, set forth upon the last of his long
journeys Cincinnati Commercial
Year: 1879

THERE is in course of preparation
by persons near the war department a
paper which will review in detail the
army bill, the purpose of which will be
to show that the bill should be materi-
ally amended before passing. Special
attention will be paid to what are called
the constitutional features of the bill,
and it will be maintained that these
provisions, which partly openly and
partly covertly, practically strip the
secretary of war of all powers and make
him subordinate TO the general of the
army, are in contravention both of the
letter and spirit of the constitution, and
tend to place the civil entirely under
the control of the military power.
Year: 1879

The New ork Herald says of the
late Baya Taylor: Beyond the age
at which literary men are most active,
and without the whip of necessity to
urge him to labor, he was almost to the
last an industrious, painstaking, volu-
minous writer, always carrying to his
work degree of enthusiasm which
many Younger men might envy"
Year: 1879

THE Five Nations of the Indian terri
tory have given the president permission
to settle wild Indians on their lands.
A proposition is before the house to
prohibit any further settlement of the
kind without a special act of congress.
The Five Nations deny that congress
has jurisdiction in the matter.
Year: 1879

Col. King of the EXPIRES, and his staff
ought to be cognizant of the fact that we
hav never laid claim to the title of Col O.
mel nor to any other military title. Ne
have been in active service during the war,
surely but not being speculator in cotton,
we never discovered the Bee-line to the
Colonelship. AS for his nominating US for
Governor, we scarcely know how to ex-
press our gratitude for the honor conferred
upon us, and should we be elected, we shall
certainly remember the Colonel. What ID
it Won want. COLONEL
Year: 1879

IN THE north of Holland the farms
i are not over foot above the level of
the sea, and some are lower. The land
is loose, spongy muck, and is very rich.
1t is sub-divided into small parcels by
canals. There are thousands of wind
mills which are used to pump water all
the time. The dwellings are as neat as
they possibly can be. They are built in
small villages, clustered closely togeth-
er. The roads are all paved, and not a
particle of dust is ever seen. They meas
ure distance by the hour, saying that
from place to place is ten hours walk,
four hours by boat, or two hours by rail.
The houses are built as nicely as any in
our cities, about fifty feet square, with
about eight feet between the joists upon
the first floor all above is used for stor-
ing hay. On the other side are the sta
bles for the cattle, and they are models of
neatness. The floors are all paved with
stones of brick. In these stables where
the cattle are, they make butter, cheese,
do the washing, ironing and baking and
tuo Senelh nOuseuolu WoIk. III is hOt
an uncommon thing to see hundreds of
cheeses there; they weigh about four
pounds each. The bedding is always
clean, and lasts a good while. When the
cattle are put into the stable they are
put there for the season, and tied with
rope to the corner of the stall. The air
is always chilly, and the cows are
blanketed in the summer, and of course
are warm in their stalls in winter, for
fires are quite generally kept burning in
two stoves throughout the coldest of the
season. The calves do not need to be
blanketed in summer because nature has
provided very thick coating of hair for
them, and in winter they are shed.
Year: 1879

Gentlemen" said Mr.. Lincoln one
day during wartime, to several western
men who called upon him to criticise
the Administration, suppose all the
the property you were worth was in
gold, and you had put it in the hands of
Blondin to carry across the Niagara
Falls on tight rope, would you shake
the rope while he was passing over it,
or keep shouting to him, Blondin,
stoop little more Go little faster!'
No, am sure you would not. You
would hold your breath as well as your
tongue, and keep your hands of until
he was safely over. Now the government
is in the same situation, and is carrying
across stormy ocean an immense
weight; untold treasures are in its
hands. 1t is doing the best it can !;
don't badger it; keep silence and it will
get you safely over"
Year: 1879

Always look on the sunny side,


And though life checkered be,
A llghtsome heart bids care depart,
And time fly pleasantly.
Why sit and mourn DER fnncied ills,
When danger is not near2
Care Is a self-consuming thing,
That hardest nerves can wear.
Always look on the sunny side,
And though you do not find
All things according to your wish,
Be not disturbed in mind.
The greatest evils that can come
Are lighter far to bear
When met by fortitude and strength,
Instead of doubt and fear.
Always look on the sunny side
There's health in harmless jest,
And much to soothe our worldly cares
In hoping for the best.
The gloomy path is far too dark
For happy feet to tread,
And tells of pain and solitude,


OF friends estranged and dead.
Always look on the sunny side,
And never yield to doubt,
The ways of Providence are wise,
And faith will bear you out,
If you but make this maxim yours,
And in its strength abide,
Believing all is for the best;


Look on the sunny side
Year: 1879

The successful cultivation of these in
pots depends in a great measure on the
quality of the soil used for the purpose.
The best compost is made up of one. half
good tibrous loan, the other half of equal
proportions of wcll-rotted dung and leaf
soil; the pots should be from five to six
inches in diameter, and deep and narrow
rather than shallow and broad. In potling
about two-thirds of the hul5 should be
buried, ana the soil must not be pressed too
hard about the base of the bulb, or in the
act Of roofing the Iirbrcs will he unable to
penetrate the soil, and the bulb gets forced
upward. After planting, the plots can be
placed in cool, dry, dark cellar, or out of
doors, on spot somewhat screened from
wei, and if the pots tc stood on states or
tiles, so much the better; they should have
thorough soaking of water, then be cover
ed with fine ashes to the depth of from one
TO three inches. If planted about the end
of October the bulbs will have made shoots
an inch long by the beginning Of February,
and they can then be taken to the conser-
vatory or greenhouse, Or wherever IL is in
tended they shall flower. A little warmth
and plenty of water will greatly assist the
production OF fine spikes Of flower.
Year: 1879

The Lamp Committee of the City
Council, Messrs. Belts and Richardson
Of the Wilmington Coal Gas Company
representations Of the Pennsylvania
Globe Light Company and the Frazier
Company of Canton, Ohio, had joint
meeting last night and had the subject
of lighting the city talked over in de
tail. The general feeling Of the City
Lamp Committee was rather in favor Of
the Pennsylvania Globe Light Com
pany as the company had given very


general satisfaction during the past


year. No report, however, will ID
made public until the meeting of Couu-|
ell on Thursday night next.
Year: 1879

The last variety entertainment will
be given in the Seventh street building
this evening, as the house has been
leased for term of years, to the new
society about being formed, with a
provision that they may purchase it at
any time at certain price.
Year: 1879

All the great sunday editions of the
New York and Philadelphia papers will
be for sale by Mr.. Davis at Hawkins
segar store, southeast corner of Seventh
and Market streets, in the morning.
Every new subscriber gets an almanac,
SO also do the old subscribers get a
copy. The papers contain the latest
news and the truth about the news.
Leave your order tonight and have a
copy sent to your home in the morning.
Open all day to morrow.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon at the Beet su-
gar works at Riverside, one of the
workmen who was engaged hauling bags
had his leg mangled so badly by the
rolling Of a timber thereon that the
limb will have to be amputated.
Year: 1879

North Berwick, March 10.-The
floor in Mechanics hall gave way this
forenoon during the town meeting here
precipitating nearly flfty persons to the
floor below. No one killed, but many
fearfully and probably ly'fatally wounded.


Later particulars of the disaster at
Mechanics hall to-day show the number
injured to be more than was at first re-
ported. At the time of. the accident
Year: 1879

A BRISK movement in the eastern
lumber market is reported. We hear
Of large New Hampshire cotton COM
pany calling for bids for heavy timber
to be used in rebuilding one Of its
mills. There is little or no call from
shipbuIlders.
Year: 1879

THE Boston Journal Of Commerce
ssys: Every large quantities of light
goods are on the way southwark and
westward, and Haverhill and Lynn are
busy places, the activity in the former
being especially noticeable
Year: 1879

1t Is n source OF much satisfaction to
ascertain that Notwithstanding the un-
precedenteh drouth of the present sea-
son the grain crop of the county will
fall very little.if any, below the average
yield per acre. Through conversations
with gentlemen from all the principal
agricultural Valleys. We find that tho
prospects OF the farmers are much bot.
ter than would naturally have been ex-
pected; tho cold weather in the early
part Of the season hating retained the
snow i'll tho mountains so that the
water came gradually, but in sufficient
quantities for irrigation, by which grain
was sufficiently advanced, generally. to
insure crop before the hot, dry
weather Get in. .. .E".


We also learn that from quarter to
a half crop Of hay will be secured at
Il number OF places on the river bottom
where it WAS thought none whatever
would be cut this season.
Year: 1879

TnE Secretary of the Interior has n
letter from Spotted Tail who says both
lie and hIs people want 10 be like
whites. We have good country and
behave ourselves aud work. The letter
thus closes: ~ want to tell you these
last words. have had enough Of the
military. ! want my people to work. l
want II" more scouting, have had my
belly full. We want to freight and not
work the ground. never laughed but
once, aud TINT was when the agent Of
the Lower Brules said kept his peo-
pie. They visited us and we fed them,
and my people gave them 800 head of
horses and sent them all home to their
agent. Since we have been hero my
people have had no whisky. Wherever
the military urs there is always WHISKY.
and that makes trouble. want you to
come here aud stay month and sec
how it is. Ny fricnl. this is all have
to tell you.'
Year: 1879

THE Trustees OF the virginia Savings
Bank publish notice that the ufIuirs
Of the bank will he closed up aud all
operations suspended AS soon rs the
same can conveniently be done. The
managers .. the bank refuse To say
whether it has been making or losing
money, the inference naturally being.
however, from the published notice that
tho business has not been profitable
Tho Savings Bank for more than "A year
past has b'en getting ~ large portion
Of tho stock business of the Nevada
Bank.
Year: 1879

The Reno Gazette is authority for tie
statement that at the next session OF
the Legislature an effort will be made
to form a new county out of past oi
Lander and Humboldt, with Tuscarora
as the county seat. One would natuf.
ally suppose the new county would de.
sire to plant its seat upon its own terri
tory. Where the devil does the Gazette
man suppose Tuscarora is located
Those western nnbobs have about as
much idea of the geography of the
great east" as Piute has of plum -pud.
ing.
Year: 1879

Gen. GaribaIdi has returned to his
home in the Island OF Caprera to settle
for the remainder of his days. His
health during the trip from Rome was
excellent, but his general condition is
one of great feebleness, and it is thought
that he canno OF live much longer. He
has cabbage garden on the island
which he cherishes fondly, but he can't
work 1t as formerly, being fat on his
back half tho time through rheuma-
tism, and unable even to hobblc about
on crutchcs,