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Year: 1878

clipped and sand pappered,0 and he
looks as he evidently feels, a sad and
broken man. Genaral Belknap not
only retains his flesh, however, but has
grown corpulent to obesity. The
beautiful Mrs. Belknap is living As
best she may in the little city of Keo.
kuk. called the Gate of Iowa. and q
very narrow gate it is, to be sure.
though beautifully located on the Up
per Mississippi. about 4O6 miles above
st. Louis. Gen. Belknap is here as
attorney for some war claims. It has
been suggested that, since he is now
poor enough in purse TO meet the re-
quirements, he become q newspaper
correspondent and tell the world what
he knows about the Grant Adininstra-
ton. The ex-Secretsry inherited an
honpred name from the sturdy soldier
Of 1912, and started on q career full of
promise. He came out of the Civil
War with the character of brave
officer, and later, as Collector of Inter-
nal Revenue in Iowa, he earned the
reputation of faithful public servant.
These who knew him best felt implicit
confidence in his purity up to the very
hour of his conviction. With all the
righteous indignation against his
otfense. 1t Is impossible not to pity the
man. His crime was venial one, as
political morals 60. and in those days
of Wholesale stealing would not have
excited popular attention but from the
fact that DETECTION from duty in high
places is like light set upon Q high
hill, and assumed q magnitude of helm
BUSINESS the public has no conception
of in humber stations. Through all
the story of his official wrong doing
there ran thread of domestic tonder.
ness that lent it an added element Of
pain. 1t was the old, old story of Eve
and the apple, save that in this case
belknap became a mute, inglorious
Adam. refusing to confess as did his
cowardly ancestor six thousand years
ago: tine woman did tempt me and |
did eat The present Mrs Belknap,
sister Of the first wife. who died 50
young. is by birth Kentuckian. whose
brothers were in the Confederate army.
and whose tastes and instincts are all
essentially Southern. She is q Presby.
terrain by religious profession, and while
here was the acknowledged queen of
society; always faultlessly dressed. a
perfect artistic in toilette envy and
admiration of that class who, . little
later, spitefully declared they "always
knew it," She is not remarkably
beautiful. as taken feature by feature,
but Is of stately figure and gracious
mien, with rich dark hair and brilliant
tropical eyes-a consummste woman Of
the world, possessing that rare tact that
is better than brains or beauty. Scan
dal, like death. loves shining mark,
and all her little wes nssses were laid
bare as in the MONDAY sun. while the
world hastened to point q moral and
adorn tale by her unhappy fall, and
then hied them &. church to repent
with bowed head. From all unchari-
tableness good Lord deliver u.s." And
SO the world wags


Let me tell you. sub rosa, how it is
whispered that s. j. Tilden will occupy
a mansion here next winter. and will
entertain sumptuously till the very
bottom of that "bar'l" is reached. He
still keeps his weather eye op the hopes
of 1880.
Year: 1878

The Republicans of Ormsby County in convention as
snDed renewing their allegiance to the undy ng prnci
pies of their glorious party and resolved upon their ndi
cation, set forth as follows:


Resolved That do hereby ratfy and endorse the
ton the Republican State Convention lately held at
Eureka both respect of the platform there adopted and
the candidates thereby placed in nomination for positions
under the government Of the State and hereby pledge
ourselves all honorable and just to secure
the election of the said nominees


ResoIued That every candidate coming before this Con
vention, seeking nomination, shall pledge himself TO
support the entire Republican ticket State county and
township and lend all his aid and influence toward the
election of the


Res0lced That the brilliant record male by the Hon.
John p Jones' in the Congress of the United
States, meets with unqualified approva and =
substantial endorsement Of his course in all things, and
especially in behalf Of the remonetiZation OF silver We
hereby instruct the candidates whom nominate to
the and Assembly their votes for his return
that body long he shall continue to be candi-
date for reelection at hands of the incoming Lea-



o. p. WILLIS


A. LEWIS


THOs BEER,


s. Z. WRIGHT,


F. d. STApTAULLER,


County Central Committee.
Year: 1878

PLATFORM AND RESOLUTIONS or THE CITIZENS


PARTY OF oRMsBY COUNTY.


We, the citizens of Ormsby County, eadopt
the following as the platform on which, with
ont distinction Of party, We propose to make
the ensuing canvass.


1st.-We are opposed to any repeal, mod
iication or change oS the law taxing the net
proceeds of the mines


2ud.-We arraign the transcontinental
railroads for their un Just and oppressive dis
ordinations in the matter of freights and
fares to and between points in this State, and
we demand prompt legislation by Congress
and the State Legislature for the correction OF
those abuses.


3rd-That the General Government should
Immediately take such steps as to absolutely
stop the further immigration of Asiatics to Onr
country; and that such nat and peaceful
measures should be adopted rs may he appro-
pirate and necessary to induce those already
among US to quit orr shores at the earliest
practical moment.


4th.-We repudiate and denounce the doc
trine that any public officer may disregard and
ignore the pledges made to his constituents
and on the faith of which he was elected; and
declare that if such practice be tolerated, Il
will result in the destruction of representative
democratic government; and we declare that
no power exists which can relieve officials from
pledges made to the people previous to their
election.


5th.-That we view with alarm the increas-
ing and unceasing attempts of the moneye6
powers of the Pacific States to control the cleo
tons and shape the legislation of said States,
that the principle and practice are fraught
with danger to our Republican government,
and should be frowned down and resisted by
every individual who has at heart the welfare
of American institutions and the freedom Of
the masses.


Gth.-Res0lrvd, That the stock brokerage
business should be regulated by law and the
security of the people be protected by proper
legislative enactment
Year: 1878

" How fiagrant it is is,'' said Mrs.
Partington, as she shifted the odor of a
bottle of Jamaica ginger. SIT is as
pleasant to the oil factories as it is warm
ing to the diagram, and SO accelerating
to the cistern, that it makes one forget
all pain like the oxide of gas that people
take for the toothache. 1t should have
a place in every home where people are
subject to bucolics, and such like mala-
dies; besides spoonful is SO salubrious
when run down like boot at the heel in
walking, one feels like new creature. u,
Year: 1878

LIE OPENED the package, and took
III out the trinkets, surprised at their
value and elegance. The miniature rep
resented young man of about twenty
five, exceedingly handsome, but rather
weak-looking, just the face to captivate
q young girl. The case was of fine gold.
delicately wrought with love. motto
twined into the chasing of the border,
and the name 7" Louis" marked on the
back, A single row of large pearls sur
rounded the locket. There was a gold
thimble scarcely larger than child
might wear, evidently an old one, and
worn thin all over, pearl ring with a
single fine pearl in it, and the watch.
This last was valuable one old fashion,
ed, but exquisitely made, and adorned
with wreath of pearl flowers. Inside
the case was engraven "Rose from
Walter"


"Let's go upstairs and see the child"
the doctor said. "She may know some
thing about these"


But Rose knew only that the trinkets
were her mammals, and that the pictur-
ed face was that of her papa.


Doctor Thayer took the child on his
knee, and questioned her closely about
the persons she had known, and these at
whose houses she had been; but she
could recollect no names save those three
Of the doctor and two ladies of whom
Miss Fairfield had spoken.


The doctor is dead; but mean to call
on the ladies some time when / am in
town" Doctor Thayer said, absently
smoothing the silken locks of the child
as she leaned against his breast. Then,
glancing at his wife, he put Rose down,
and went to sit beside Anne. 1t was
not the first time that the bride was
shown pettish jealously on seeing
her husband pet the little orphan
stranger.


When Rose Paulier was told that she
was to have new home, and that she
was to go to it Immediately, she made
no ado. Ifshe looked alittle soberer than
usual, it was scarcely noticeable, for she
seldom smiled. But Charles loudly pro-
tested and when Doctor Thayer started
away at five O'Clock one morning with
his charge, the boy not only refused to
eat any breakfast after it, but went off
and wandered about the roads all day,
not coming home till late in the even
ing. He had taken leave of Rose over
night, and had not meant to speak to
her in the morning; but at early day
light his door was opened an inch or
two, and soft voice whispered


Charlie, are you awake ?''


Yes, little dear, y he answered, fond
iy. "Come in"


First appeared loose curl of brown
hair pushed through the door, then the
edge of a pale, sweet profile, then the
Year: 1878

The alarm of fire this morning, about
8 o clock, was caused by the burning of
building at Riddles Banks. The
building was part frame and part stone,
and was occupied by Messrs. Chairman
g. Pierce, as dry goods and grocery
store. The alarm was sounded by
the watchman at the mills, and The
fire department responded, but when
they found that 1t was outside oi
the limits, owing to the ordinance they
refused to proceed further, with the ex'
ception of the Water Witch, which was
in service fof over an hour. This action
| on the part of the company will lno doubl
put them out of service, as the Chic
Engineer informed them that they hat
no business to go into service, and he ha'
the power to suspend them. The build
ing, which was owned by the Riddle es
tate, together with the contents, wer'
totally destroyed. The loss and th'
amount of insurance could not be ascer-
tanned. The fire is supposed to hav'


been the work of an incendiary.
Year: 1878

Drs. Charles N. Cresson and Robert Z
Rogers, Of this city, well.known as experts
in chemistry and dypsnics, were appoin-
ted BY the Reading RailrosdiDp Company
to inquire into and report upon the causes
of the recent explosion If the boiler of the
express locomotive Gen." at Mahanoy
City, by which FIVE lives were lost. Their
report, which is designed to cover the
whole scope Of most careful investiga>
tion, is not yet made public, but they have
arrived at lhe following specific conclu-
sion, which we give in their own language
1--WE are therefore Of the opinion that the
explosion of the boiler of the locomotive
GEN. was produced by the projection of
foam upon the heated crown bar Of the
furnace, caused by suddenly and widely
opening the safety valve, at a time when
the water had been permit ed to get 40 low
"a to overhead the crown Of the furnace"
This 10 an important matter, that should
be carefully noted by locomotive and
other engineers Tor it will show them that


here are conditions in which the sudden
and wide opening Of a safety vslve, or Of
throttle valve, may produce disastrous exs
pIasions instead If reliei to The boiler
P1:ls. Ledger.
Year: 1878

LONDON, March decline in silver is
stated to be due to the increase in the
amount of India council bills to be allotted
to day. Five hundred thousand instead of
three hundred thousand pounds, coupled
with feeling of uncertainty about the
probable future financial requirements of
the India government,
Year: 1878

a writer in the Southern Fdrnse,
says that his cow gives all the milk
that is wanted in a family of eight, and
that from it, after taking all that is re-
quired for other purposes, 26O pounds
Of butter we're made this year. This
is in part his treatment Of the COW: "Il
you desire to get large yield of rich
milk, give your COW every day water
slightly warm and slightly salted, in
which bran has been stirred at the rate
Of one quart to two gallons of water.
You will find, if you have not tried
this daily practice, that your COW will
give twenty five per cent, more milk
Immediately under the effects of it,
and she will become so attached to the
diet as to refuse to drink clea. water
unless very thirsty. But this mess she
will drink almost any time, and ask for
more. The amount Of this drink neces.
sary is an ordinary water pa,lful at a
time, morning, noon, and night"
Year: 1878

There was once little girl who had
way Of saying lawful" to everything.
The lived in awful house, in an awful
street. in an awful village. which was
an awful distance from every other
place. She went to an awful school,
where she had an awful teacher, who
gave her awful books Every day sbe
was so awful hungry that she ate an
awful amount of food. so that she
looked awful healthy. Her hat was
awful small, and her feet were awful
large She went to anful church, and
her minister was an awful preacher


When she took an awful walk she
climbed awful hills, aud when she got
awful tired she sat down under an aw.
full tree to rest herself. In summer she
found the weather awful hot. and IN
winter awful cold. When it didn't rain
there was an awful drought, and when
the awful drought was over there was
an awful rain. So that this awful girl
was all the tim in an awful state, and If
she don't get over saying "awful'
about everything. I am afraid she will,
by and by, become an awful bore.
Year: 1878

The bill for the reorganization Of the
army has undergone material changes
during its discussion aud will pass in a
shape that will not reduce the army in
numbers. Some expenses will be saved
and, altogether, the legislation will be
advantageous.
Year: 1878

Precautions. against insects Of al
kinds should be adopted early in the
season, because when they are allowed
to be developed to maturity they prop.
agate eggs in such abundance that it is
almost impossible to keep them under,
The destruction Of one early moth is .
far better preventive than killing a
hundred caterpillars. !.
Year: 1878

The Republican central committee
for the second congressional District
has been called to meet ut Shakopee
on the 3lst inst, tomorrow. The meet.
ing will determine the time and place
for holding the next convention.
Year: 1878

SETTLERS Sick OF THE TIMBER
On our way through the big woods we
learned that the majority of the farmers
in the timber we're becoming dissatisfied
with their situation, and were leaving
for the prairie districts as fast as they
could dispose of their timber property
It was stated that very few, if any at all,
of the many thousands Of emigrants
who are coming out West, can be in :
duced to settle in the timber. One great
reason for this is probably that the
cord wood aud hoop pole business, from
which the majority of them derive
their cash income, has been so owe r.
done that the market has become glut.
ted, the immense supply having re-
duced prices to such degree that fair
wages can no longer be earned.-[
Glencoe Enterprise.
Year: 1878

The House select committee has re
ported bill on tie subject Of counting
the votes for President and Vice Pres
ident. 1t is too late in the session fOr
il 70 receive full consideration but it
will put the matter is shape for dis
cussion and lead 20 the adoption Of
some measures that will cure the de-
fects in the present law.
Year: 1878

A bill is being prepared for a general
consolidation Of the Indian Agencies
throughout the west. The number of
Agencies will be reduced, if the bill
becomes law, from thirty-six to nine.


The Grand Lodge Of Good Templars
met in Minneapolis on Tuesday. 1t is
the oath annual session and there are
some three hundred delegates present
from all parts Of the United States and
Canada,
Year: 1878

joining, even in seasons of medium rainfall? This difference is only the greater in seasons like inc prss- cut; 1t always exists, and these facts point our firmers to the true preventive of cheat and rust drainage.

 In the damp, foggy climate of England rust can only be insured g ainst by thorough drainage, and the wheat lands there are netted over with blind ditches. Rust never ought to appear on wheat in our comparatively dry climate, and will not when the preventive iI properly applied.
Year: 1878

Mothers live for their children, make selfsacrifces for them, and manifest their tenderness and love so freely. that the name, mother, is the sweetest in human language. And yet sons, youthful and aged, know but little of the anxiety, the nights Of sleepless and painful so- licitude which their mothers have spent over their thoughtless way wardness. These loving hearts go down to their graves with those hours of secret agony untold. As the mother watches by night, Or prays ia the privacy of her closet, she weighs well the words which she will address to her son in order to lead him to a manhood of honor and usefulness. She will not tell him all the griefs and deldly fears which beset her soul. She warns him with trembling, lest she say overmuch. She tries to charm him with cheery love while her heart is bleeding, No wo thy and success ful man ever vet knew the breadth and depth of the great obligation which he is under tn inc mo;Eer who guided his needless steps at the time when his character for v;r- tue and purity was so narrowly balanced against a course of vice and ignominy. Let the dutiful son do his utmost to smooth his mothers pathway, let him obey as implicitly as he can her wishes and advice. let him omit nothing that will con tribute TO her peace, rest and hap piness, and yet he will part from her at the tomb with debt to her not half discharged.
Year: 1878

Sabbath day is the beautiful river in the week of time. The other days are troubled streams, whose angry waters are disturbed by the count less craft that float upon them {; but the pure river sabbath flows on to Eternal Rest, chanting the sublime music of the silent, throbbing spheres. and timed by the pulsations of the Everlasting Life Beautiful river Sabbath, glide on Bear forth on thy bosom the poor, tired spirit, to the rest which it seeks; and the weary, watching soul, to endless bliss.-Orphan's Friend.
Year: 1878

The two great enemies to tho wheat crop in California, cheat and rust, have met this year and have done great damage. Laying aside the question whether wheat turns to cheat or whether wheat dies out and cheat grows in its place, and passing over all scientific problems as to the nature and composition of the rust on wheat straw, we propose at this time to call the attention of farmers to a means by which both can almost surely he prevented. Those who will take the trouble to look into the matter carefully will find that on land well drained. whether by natural or artificial drainage, neither cheat or rust has done much damage to the wheat crop. That even in the same field the low wet spots that received the water from the surrounding higher ridges and retained it until evapora- ton carried it off, are those upon which most cheat is growing, and at ] the same time the very localities where the rust first made its appear ance, and where it grows and

 spreads with the greatest luxuri- ance. Taking a more extensive view, it will be noticed that the greatest damage to wheat has oc- cured this season in those sections where the heavier, clayey soils pre- vail, and that on these soils both cheat and rust are tie most preva- lent and make the greatest growth and do the greatest damage. These soils are generally overlying hard waterproof subsoil and the water that falls on them. unless it runs of rapidly, is retained till evapora- tion takes it away.

 In such soils this season, the State over, wheat has suffered most from the past wet winter, and is now suffering to the greatest extent from the attacks of rust. Wheat is | a plant that requires certain quantity of moisture to ensure its healthy growth and full maturity, 1 but this moisture must not become set, and stagnant, and dead, making the soil elammy and cold and com pact, excluding the air from the roots. If such condition of soil does not actually kill the wheat plant during the winter season, it will most surely so weaken it that it will fall a prey to rust or smut, or some other disease, when the warm weather sets in. Now there is a preventive to this drowning out of wheat, and to these attacks of rust and smut, and this prevention is drainage of the land.

 Drainage takes the water out of ! the soil and lets the air in, and is | good for the grain in wet and dry 1 seasons. Who has not noticed the | more luxuliant green color and | stronger growth and earlier matu-. rity of wheat on high ridges than sn low wet sinks or flat plains ad- !.
Year: 1878

To THE EDITOR OF THE NEW NORTHWEST:


The severest storm of the winter Wis
tied US yesterday. The day opened with
a heavy fall of snow, which soon after
ward changed into rain, and which con-
tinued to fall steadily throughout the
day with a gale of wind that did much
damage and effectually barred all ship
ping from coming into port.


The sad news of another shipwreck
of the North Carolina coast, near the
scene of the late "Huron" disaster, is
not calculated to give us exalted ideas
of the economy praetieed by Congress
toward our life-saving service, and the
two hundred lives lost yesterday, we
presume, are no offset to the parsimony
which leaves a most dangerous coast
nearly unprotected with life-saving ap-
paratus.


The Senate has adjourned over till
Monday, owing to the lack of busi-
ness upon the calendar, and the inabil-
ity of the Senators to prepare them
selves for further attack upon the in
terminable silver question. The Mat
thews resolutions exhausted their pow
ers for the time being, and now the
Bland bill promises US another deluge
of the pro and the con of a subject with
which every man one meets here is wise
in his own conceit.


i IN, naff - I
culed the vagaries and eecentricities o.
Doctor Mary Walker, and have alway:
regarded her oddities as merely laugh
ing matter, putting them on the sam,
footing we would the ehildishness o
the aged and decrepid. But we nov
think she goes a step beyond the sim
ple-hesrted when she protests against
] Congressional interference with th,
Mormon polygamists on the grount
that the Utah system of marriage is al
improvement on monOgamy and NOR
enlightened phase of the social evil


And we are astonished that Mrs. Spen
Ger, another prominent advocate q


woman's rights, should join in the pro
test on the ground that Congress wa


composed in part of practical polyp
amists. Mrs. Spencer is a elear-headec


able woman, and should realize that th
people will not sustain her in such ez
treme, unwarranted assertions. {
course DIR. Mary's extreme views wi
be laughed at for the time being, an
forgotten as quick as she is when out
sight, but Mrs. Spencer's views ha,
weight, just as do those of one of her a
, sociates who advocated at one time 8
extreme free-love doctrine.
Year: 1878

before described, the stolen meeting be-
tween Lord Bothwick and the afterward
unwilling bride of the solemn censor
who oyershrouded all, was ever before
me.


1 wonder that 1 did not die. 1 wonder
more that I did not become insane.
And vet, I idolized my husband. 1
hung upon his words, / cherished every
little deed which could construe into
an expression of tenderness. If he had
only known how much 1 loved him,
and how deeply 1 needed the expression
Of his love in return For really be-
lieve to this day that he loved me. And
yet, know he did not, could not love
me with that exalted feeling of true
eOmpanionship which man will nat
urally feel for a woman who is his coun-
terpart in experience and wisdom, and
his equal in maturity and beauty. For
immaturity is not beauty in its highest,
most exalted sense.


The days and weeks wore on, and at
last a change, as important as agreeable,
was in immediate prospect.


ITO be cOntinued.l
Year: 1878

An officer of the regular army laughed
at timid woman because she was
alarmed at the noise Of a cannon when
a salute was fired. He subsequently
married that timid woman, and six
months afterward he took off his boots
IN the hall when he came in late at night.