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Year: 1878

come lumber yard and by and by the
ltoscoeitcs are promised a plow factory,
machine shop and school house.


Flandreau Enterprise: w. H. Fl. Was.
son. of Illinois, will auccecd the Rev. John
p. Williamson, In the control Of Flsndreau
agency. The Indians are sorely displeased
at this change. as they recognize the true
value of Mr.. Williamson's services in their
behalf, and rightly conclude that man
equally qualified for the position can hardly
be selected.


The editor Of the Moody county Enter
prise seems to understand the situation
thoroughly and 10 be prepared to take it
In. He says the entire institution can salts.
fy Its hunger on the photograph of a Bos.
ton cracker and the only bed 1t needs is
standing room on a pine floor. Don't wor.
ry about that fellow. He will win.


r The Vermillion Standard says that at
Lodi on the 4th the attendance was the
largest one Clay county has had the pleas
ure of Witnessing. Early as seven in the
morning the crowd from the surrounding
country began to gather and arrivalsscon.
tinued through the day. The appearance
of the town as the visitor entered from the
west was lively in the extreme. The crowd,
which numbered at least 1900 persons,
thronged the principal streets, enjoved the
scene as best suited themselves.


Vermlllion Standard: Last week we
stated that the territorial fair will be held
In Vermillion this year, and were corrected
by the Press and Dakotaian of Yankton
On the Fourth, Judge West, secretary of
the society, informed US that Vermillion
will be decided upon as the place as soon as
responsible parties sign the proposition
guaranteeing the amount agreed upon
which we understood has been subscribed
providing too much time is not consumed.
Our citizens have the privilege of either Civ.
ing $500 in cash. or properly fitting up the
fair grounds. We eshould think our citizens
would prefer the latter.


Sioux City Journal: In the forenoon of
Thursdays clouds of smoke were seen is.
suing from the coal shed of The Journal
office An investigation proved that there
was combustion going on in the pile of
loose coal in the shed. What caused the
generation Of the heat In the coal pile can.
not be explained only on the supposition
that it was caused by the stoppage of the
blow pipe from the boiler in The Journal
engine. .room-said pipe being laid directly
under the floor Of the coal shed. This pipe
being filled up at the outer end prevented
the steam from escaping when it was blown
from the boiler. and it is thought that the
heat from the steam thus confined had fired
the coal. The fire engine out on parade,
was brought to the spot, and the coal was
thoroughly drenched with water, and all
danger from fire in that Quarter was over
Year: 1878

CLEAN TIE GurTERs.-Why does
the Chef Engineer not clean the cutters?
The fire plugs would only have TO be
opened and let the water flow to do this.
IS IL IN order that the service of greater
number of men may be called on next
Monday That he has vain hope that
he can induce these men to vote for the
Repubtican candidate for Mayor Shame,
Shame! Clean the cutters with the water
and save the city the expense and disgrace
that such conduct is bringing on the repul
lican City Council for the filthy condi
ton Of the city.
Year: 1878

1T Is tearfulto think Of the degradation
OF the American people as eXemplifcd in
the evidence produced before the Potter
committee. When people so liobIv
educated as the American people of Re-
publican procivlties are, defend such AN
atrocious fraud on the American renubli-
can system, it almost destroys the senti-
ment, that education and intelligence is ia
preserve the government upon its boasted
free institutions. One might well have
supposed that Senators would have not
only retlsedto countenance such a fraud
Dut would have openly declared they
would not tolerate the presence in decent
society OF the scoundrels who committed
the fraud and committed it too for a
money value. How true it is that by de-
grees real honor is lost. The thief who
steals hog is abhorred and summed
whilca thief who steals tens of thousands
IS fawned upon by 'Honorablen men
We were utterly shocked few wears aoc
when we read of men going to "I.ochiel''
to dine who had openly disclaimed its
chlel occupant as a thief after the House
had demanded that he should be put out
OF a Cabinet position.
Year: 1878

THAT SHERMAN letter is now said to
be in the possession of the Potter CON-
lnittce. Butler can have it produced
whenever he sees proper. Mr.. Sherman's
late denial that he ever wrote it will now
probably be confronted with the original
and his own signature.
Year: 1878

DIR. SwITHIN CHANDLER has conclud-
ed to take the field in Mill Creek Hundred
as a candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation to the Legislature. We wish the
county would send more men as honor
able and as well qualified.
Year: 1878

Sir John Lubbock described life and
manners among the ants in his usual
vein at the recent meeting of the British
Association. The Echo, in its recent
synopsis Of his speech, represents him as
the owner and proprietor of thirty
species, which are kept in confinement.
Some of these specimens he has been
watching for four years, and as they were
bred in the previous year they are now
five years old. They resemble human
beingSin many social aspects. They were,
for example, slave-making ants, which
in one case at least, were entirely de-
pendent on their slaves, and would
perish even in the midst of plenty il left
to Themselves He had kept some of
these ants, however, alive for months by
giving them slave for an hour a day
to clean and feed them. He found in
the different species various condi-
tions Of life curiously answering
to the earlier stages of human progress
Some species lived principally on the
produce of the chase, and they probably
retained the habits once common to all
ants. They resemble the lower race of
men, who subsist mainly by hunting
They hunted singly, and their battles
were single combats, like those OF man
in his early history. Another species
might be compared to the pastoral stage
of human progress, to the race that live
on the produce Of their Aocks and herds.
Their communities were more numer-
Gus, they acted more in concert, their
battles were no more single combats,
but they knew how TO act in combina-
ton. Sir Johns opinion was that they
would gradually exterminate the hunt
ing species just as savages disappeared
before more advanced races.
Year: 1878

consistent with this act shall be and are
hereby repealed.


The bill was reported to the Senate as
q substitute for the House bill to repeal
the specie resumption act, and was order
cd printed and placed on the calendar,
Year: 1878

We have just perfected an inyen-
tiOn which viii probably relieve US
in the future from the persecution Of
life-insurance agents and book can
vassers. 1t is in the nature Of pat
ent combination rehex-action door
scraper We fasten it down by the
side of the lowest step in front of our
house, and wait until book canvass,
er comes along, which one is toler-
ably certain to do within fifteen or
twenty minutes, The canvOsscr
stops to scrape his boots, while he
thinks up some new and vigorous ex.
aggeratlon with which to impose on
us. As his foot touches the iron. 1.-TWO
clamps fly over his instep and holds
him fast, a steel claw suddenly shoots
up his leg and grabs his trousers; a
trap flies open in the pavement, and
the victim is hauled into a coal eel
lar, where we have an infuriated
Irisman engaged to mellow him and
flatten him out with a scop.sbovel.-
We allow the Irishman a royalty up
on the remains, and he seems to be
animated by an earnest enthusiasm
which promises rich results. If the
machine works well, we shall either
buy a graveyard, or found medical
college. In the meantime, persons
in want of bodies for dissection or
other purposes will please apply
lfdr Adler.
Year: 1878

Hay, sprinklcd with a little chic
ride of lime and left for an hour in a
closed room, will remove the smell Of
new paint.


To whiten a panama hat, scrub
with borax and bleach in the sum-
Sponge the hat several times with
the water.


Good biscuit is made with one
quart Of flour, one tcaspoonrul of bak-
ing powder, butter the size of wal
nut; use water don't mix stilE bake
quick,


BuTrERscmcit,-Tako one pound
of sugar, thrce-Quarters of pint Of
water, and set over II slow
fire; when done add one and one half
tablespoousrull of butter, and lemon
juice TO flavor


Rhubarb ought not to be stowcd
for pics, but cut the sticks in small
pieces, ill your pie dishes, already
lined with the lower crust, and COW
or thick with sugar After placing
on u thin lid, bake in a moderate oy-
en-,
Year: 1878

A farmers boy writes to US the fol-
II am tired of farming and
want to go to town to make living
for myself. What do you think
about it?"


Well, we think you are a fool if
you don't stay on the farm. The
city now is overrun with "dead
beats" and tramps, and if you've got
a dead sure thing on making "bread
and meat" on a farm, you'd better
stay right where you are and dig po-
tatoes, than enter the city and go to
the workhouse and peck rock. Stick
to dad; and stay on the farm. You
are worth more to yourself, to your
neighbors, to the State and country
at large, than all the one horse NUT
ton head professional men" that are
living from hand to mouth in the
State. You stick to the plow, the
mower, the reaper; freeze to that
farm like a Ayblister to a negro's lip;
raise corn, wheat, oats, hay, rye, bar
ley, beans, potatoes, chop wood, mend
rails, burn brush, curry mules, feed
oxen, raise stock, and instead of
hanging around the street corners,
dependent upon lunch houses to keep
sand in your 7aw, you'll be at home
upon your farm living life of indie
pendent happiness, while thousands
Of nice young men, too pretty and
proud to work and too lazy to steal,
will be lighting out cover the hill to
the poor-house," merciless beats and
lazy subjects of utter dependence up
on public charity.


Young man, if you know which
side Of the bread of life the butter is
on, you give up the foolish idea of
going to the city to make a living
for yourself. Twenty-Five acres of
ground and chap like you to till it,
is worth more to the country than
the biggest bank in the city, and the
smartcst capitalists we know of to
run it. You stay where you are
follow the plow, and engineer the
docilo, willing mule that pulls it.
Our word for it, any young, healthy,
stout farmers boy who will give up
his chance of a dead, sure thing" in
life and go to town on an uncertain
ty, is not smart enough to take care
Of himself, and should be arrested
E-,r,!.aaa4 fstes4asl,1rat. ezasylum for q
darned fool. Stay where you are.
Year: 1878

Under the silver fringes
OF the willow boughs that swang


A glitter in the sunshine,
With frozen jewels strung,
With smouldering fire OF opals.


OF pearl and clIrysoprase,
And the twinkling diamond drops that Gel


The frosty morn ablaze;
Under the swaying willows,
Where the tall green rushes sprang,


The wayside spring Of my childhood
Bubbled and laughed and sang
Bubbled and rippled over,


As the blithe winds came and went;
And dinpled all day in the sunshine


With gurgle Of glad content.
Through chinls in a messy boulder
Its living water purled


With inarticulate whispers
Of the wonderful underworld;
The tall ferns nodded wisely


With every frond and feather
The brown reeds bent to listen,


With all their heads together.
Under the wintry starlight,
And under the summer noon,


It's ceaseless silvery babble
Was set to the self-same tune,
The rushes on its margin


Were the greenest that ever grew
And moss and brake, for its sweet sake,
Were golden through and through.
When the skies were gray with tempest,
And the landscape bleak and bare;


1t seemed like n joyous presence
In the midst OF grief and care;
Like CHEEKY, happy nature


No cloud can overcast,
In Joy or pain, in sun or rain,


ContCntcd to the lust.
Year: 1878

We would recommend the follow
ing to some of the scandal mongcrs
whom we know:


Scandal mongcrs can learn u lesson
from the story told ofa woman who
freely used her tongue to the scandal
Of others, and made confession to
The priest Of what she had done. He
gave her a ripe thistle top and told
her to go in various directions to
scatter the seed one by one. Won
dcring at the penance, she obeyed,
and then returned and told her con-
fcssor. To her amazemeht he bado
her so bask and gather the scattered
seeds; and she objected that it would
bcimpossible; he replied that it would
be still more difficult to gather up
and destroy all the evil reports sho
had circulated about others. Any
thoughtloss, careless child can scatter
u handful of thistle seeds before the
wind in a moment, but the strongest
ind wisest man cannot gather them
again. So the slandercr may scatter
seeds Of discord that no effort can re-
move, and the grave can scarcely
cover.
Year: 1878

-MR. EDIToR. cannot some of our public spirited townsmen be induced to pub fish. another edition of the history of Litch- field?

 The valuable histories of Messrs. Woodruff and Kilborn are entirely out of print and not even a copy is to be found in the public library of the town.

 Probably no place of it's size in the Union is so replete with valuable historic facts as this small town. The time and circumstances of it's first settlement, the prominence of the im- mediate descendants of it's first settlers, in arms, the arts, in learning, finance and pollt- ical economy-their great sacrifices and suffer- ings for the mother country in the ''Oid French War;" their greater sacrifices and sutferlnSS, and their patriotism, in 'the times that tired mems souls" will afford cause Of honest pride to their posterity of the present day. What town in the Union, of it's population, has given birth to so many highly distinguished men? Where have there been so many of this class reared and educated as in it's renowned law schools? Where have so many incidents oc- cured of interest to those curious in matters of history?

 The writer of this is the owner of the hlsto- ries above referred to and would not part with either of them. That of Mir. Kilborn-the most voluminous- has loaned from time to time to gentlemen of high position, who having heard something of Old Litchfield have solicit ed perusal of this work. and have read it with great satisfaction and pleasure, expressing great desire to find and own a copy and willing to pay for it five times it's cost.

 It is to be regretted that the book was not stereotyped, and that the author died so soon after its publication. Litchfeld, always an attractive village, is yearly becoming more of a place of summer resort for that reason and, on account of the healthfulness of it's air; but strangers desire something more in sojourn, than fine drives and extensive views, or books readily to be obtained elsewhere. The history of this town would gratify this desire, and il is to be hoped that it may be republished and several copies placed in the town library. The sale would doubtless be a source of profit to the pablisher. CIvIs.
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Aug. ISJn, ISIS.

 MR. EDITOR. R.-The thunder storm of Thurs day last was disastrous to John Black, he having two steers killed by the lightning, and Mrs. Blacks son, Myron Kinney, narrowly escaping the same fate. He was approaching the tree from the milk-house, when It was struck, and four creatures were knocked down, two of them never rising. The concussion sent him seven feet, but probably the electricity not affect him primarily. The next day Mr. Black suffered from the mad pranks of the wind, and on Saturday, when we essayed to make call of condolence, we found it diff cult to reach his house, the yard was so full of fallen trees and huge branches from the few trees than remained standing. Mrs. Black had not only the loss of her fine old trees to regret, but some of her choice house plants were ruined, among them a thirty years old cactus, with hundred or more buds and blossoms on it.

 The storm was very capricious and while waiting for the wagon at the depot, we were entertained by the accounts given by people from different parts of the town. One from New Preston said that on the Hill Virgil Hatch had his barn unroofed and hay and grain blown out of it, and carried to parts unknown, His grand father had just tied his horse to the hitching post when it and the wagon were rolled over and over, and the seat cannot be found al all Three calves near by were seen in the air and but one could be found after the storm had subsided.

 From the south part of the town they re. ported A Smiths barn unroofed, and .every wagon on the premises broken sothat the tenant had to borrow wagon to bring his milk to tht | depot. Between these two points North ant South the wind swoeped down in differen places doing little damage, here and there but nowhere doing as much harm as in New Preston, particulars of which you will probably have from the local correspondent there. It i said one family who were absent, returned to find the barn a complete wreck. I wonder il they thought as old Deacon Ms son did A hurricane visited them during his fathers absence, and as the boy surveyed the mischie he exclaimed 'there wouldn't be such devlisl work if father was at home." As the good deacon's sons were all models of propriety. that was probably the most profane remark h' l ever made. J. |
Year: 1878

The Board met in regular session, all the
members present, and President Bell in
the chair.


The Street Supervisor was instructed ia
lay double crossings on Broadway from
the end of the Market-house, at the inter
section of Crown and Home Lanes, and
across McMCMillan street on June street.


The Superintendent of Parks was in
structed to employ men and carts to COM
plete Lake avenue at its intersection with
kemper Lane.


The Engineer was directed to notify the
Miami Valley Railway Company to strictly
comply with the terms of the ordinance in
the occupation OF the streets named there
in.


The Clerk was directed to advertise for
bids for the improvement of North and
South Wendall alley


The Engineer reported that the cost to
the city for the improvement of Locust
street was $500 80.


A bill of S237 - for lighting gasoline
lamps was approved as to correctness


Pay rolls amounting to $1,000 92 were Or
dered paid
Year: 1878

young man will probably not be laid up
more than few days from the effects Of IL
He still refuses to disclose the cause of his
strange conduct, and his parents are unS-
Bile to find out the truth of the matter.
Year: 1878

The concert at the Music Hall Saturday
night was pronounced success in all re-
spects. The music was excellent, the audi
ence large and appreciative, and as fine IN
appearance as any that has yet filled the
Hail. Every one spoke in the highest
terms OF the successful Inauguration ID
cheap music, and other concerts of the same
character are assured.


There was some dissatisfaction because cf
misunderstanding as to reserving seatA
but that this was clearly misunderstand-
ing, for which the management can not be
blamed is shown by the following from
Mr.. Lloyd:


II respectfully state, and if needs be on
oath that no reserved seat or seats wefD
kept for sale, and therefore none sold alter
the opening of the Music Hall, OH Saturday
evening last. Any statement to the con-
trary is false.
Year: 1878

The treasury has now commenced to
pay out the new silver dollars, and in the
ordinary course of business 81 ,200, 900
will be disbursed during the current
month. There is, we are informed, some
complaint of the redundancy of small
silver coin and apprehensiOns that this
superabundance may lead to incOnveni-
ence. 1t is to be regretted that the gov~
eminent has not provided means for the
exchange of small coin for bills or for
coin certificates. This, however, it has
done in the case of the silver dollars, and
hereafter whoever finds himself burdened
with a superfuity of these shining discs
can without difficulty exchange them for
the new silver coin certificates in denom-
nations ranging from ten to one thousand
dollars Thus a supeIfuity of silver
dollars can always be prevented, so far,
at least, as any inconvenience may arise
from the mere handling or storing OF the
coins. We can but believe, however,
that the provision of the silver law,
which compels the secretary of the
treasury to coin two millions p r month.
and forbids him to coin more than four
millions, is not wholly wise, and that it
would have been better had silver not
only been made an unlimited tender for
all payments. pubic and private, but
that its supply also had been made to
depend upon the demand tor it, by
permitting any one to have silver bullion
coined on payment of the seignOrage.
This is what is done with gold; and
perfect equality between the two metals
cannot be reached as long as the govern
ment arbitrarily fixes the supply of one
of these by a cast-irOn rule, and leaves it
open for any one TO increase the supply
of the other by sending a ton or two of
gold bricks to the mint. We are not
asking any fresh legislative action in the
premises at present; we can afford to
wait and see how affairs move under the
existing regulations. But we point out
what we consider to be an imperfectiOn
in the law; and invite TO the subject the
consideration of the thoughtful
Graphic
Year: 1878

Yet these words dim the eyes of loving
wives; they pierce the hearts OF lonely
widows, and bind all true and fervent
womanhood close to the form that sleeps
so dreamlessly beside the one she loved
truly and long.
Year: 1878

'0ld Hundred and show these
people that we don't keep fiddle
in the house." Enoch piled the
bow and the instrument squeaked
in long drawn tones the familiar
notes. The committee were per-
fectly satisfied and went away with
the feeling that while it was a helm
Gus sin to own a fiddle that played
dance music, it was quite another
thing to have a Cremona which
played cold Hundred" and so one
church scandal was hushed. A rose
by any other name.
Year: 1878

The Supreme Court adjourned
yesterday. 1t is not without q Ger.
tain degree of local pride that we
are able to say that the Los Ange'
les session Of this tribunal has been


characterized by multiplicity
aud Importance of litigation which
fully Justified the Legislature in
granting forum of the Court OF
last resort to Southern California.
Year: 1878

At length the people are to
have a vote upon the question o.
retaining the capitol in New Or
leans or removing it to Baton
Ronge. The question will he sub
mitted at the next general elec
ton when we feel confident that
with anything like fair play the
advocates of removal will defeat
their adver-aries by thousands
of votes. If the late session OF
the General Assembly has not
convinced every sensible man III
the State of Louisiana that New
Orl ans is no / lace for the capi
toI then angels from heaven would
plead in vain Sugar Planter.
Year: 1878

PoTTER's Committee begin to find that
they have an elephant on their hands with
out any fodder for its feeding, notwithstand-
Ing Secretary SHERMANs previous tender OF
forage. The country and the committee are
alike disgusted with the whole thing, except
POTTER himself, perhaps, who is TILDEN's
attorney and will realize fee 1t is II
paltry, dirty, and bOOtless business through
out, save in its revolutionary features and
intcnts. These have been discovered, and
will be promptly set down on by public
sentiment.
Year: 1878

Mr.. POTTER has thrown OF all disguise,
He now bluntly proposes to repudiate the
Electoral Commission compromise, and call
upon Congress for an enabling act to per-
init reopening of the Presidential title.
If he could stop his revolutionary proceed
ings at that call, if he could cry halt" and
ave the command obeyed by his followers,
SO that the enabling act could be carried
into LEGAL effect, if such law should be
enacted, there would perhaps be no oprospect
Of great danger in the future. But he can.
not do these things He has invoked ele-
mcntS of riot, confusion, and sedition that
will not down at his bidding. lie will him.
self ride with and not upon the whirlwind
of his own invocation. and the country will
be plunged into the depths of choatic mis-
rule, or no rule