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Year: 1878

into every Republican household In the
State. Is that republican form of gov
ernment, such rs the Constitution contem-
plates? Is that such protection to the
people rs the genius of our free institutions
demands? Can these things be tolerated
with safet.j within this Union of States !?
We present these questions for the serious
consideration of the President Of the United
States,with the gentle, reminder that the men
who defy the Constitution and the laws and
trample the flag of the nation under foot
in South Carolina, are of those who cry
fraud when they point TO the Chief Magis-
trate of the nation, and are only waiting
the sounding of the trump of revolution to
hurl the President from his seat and usurp
the powers of the Federal Government rs
they have those of South Carolina We ask
as q humble citizen that the President
ponder these things well now and take
early counsel with duty. This is no time
to tamper with fire or tcmporize with the
spirit of outlawry, for the very air is rife
with the spirit of revolution and danger TO
the public peace and welfare, and especially
to the President as tho constitutional head
| of this Government
Year: 1878

A SUDDEN change OF financial position
was too great shock for Senator THUR
MANS physical system, and hence he had q
severe bilious attack. Fortunately his life
vas saved; but as n Presidential candidate
he is in the morgue
Year: 1878

AccoRDING to the Springfield Republican
the colored voters of Massachusetts, have
very unanimously Indicated their intention
to vote against BCTLER. They will never
desert the Republican party. The GREE
LEY experiment proved this to be a solemn
fact
Year: 1878

A party of Indians were playing
poker on Court street recently. and
one of the players, who was III on a
bluff, having all his 'noary III the pot,
pulled off his blanket and raised his
opponent ore blanket The other In.
dian saw the raise anI raised it a
sQuaw better. a ID TIE, the buffer hes
itated. He offered to put % his moth
er, but the other player said she was
too old, ard that he he had put up his
wife and wanted the bes called with a
wife or he would take down the pot;
snd the Indian with TWO duces laid
down his hand, aad will sleep tonight
with barley sack for bed spread.
Year: 1878

Vallejo possesses a young lady Of ex,
traordinary beauty. She IS, moreover,
as intelligent and bold as she is beauti-
full, and in graphing with a sudden
emergency she is probably unequaled
by any one Of her sex. Naturally, she
is the admiration Of every young man in
the town In fact, she is beyond the
reach Of rivalry. The other young Ia
dies Of Vallejo are perfectly well aware
that it IS hopeless for them to enter the
lists with her. They never expect to
receive calls from manageable young
men except on the off nights Of the Val
Iejo belle, and, though they doubtless
mgrmur secretly against this dispensa-
ton, they apparently accept it as law
Of nature.


For two years the beauty in question,
whom we will call Miss Ecks, received
the homage Of her muIritUdinOus ad-
mirers, and took an evident delight in
adding to their number. So far from
selecting any particular young man for
frOnt-ga-e or back-piazza duty, she pre-
ferred to entertain one or two dozen
simultaneous admirers in the full blaze
Of the brilliantly lighted front parlor.
1t is only fair to add that she was an
earnest young woman, who despised
coquetry, and never dreamed Of show
ing favor to one young man in order to
exasperate the rest.


That so brilliant a girl should have
finally selected a meek young minister
IN whom to lavish her affections
was certainly a surprise to all
who knew her. and when it was
first rumOred that she had made such a
selection, Vallejo refused to believe it.
The minister made his regular nightly
calls upon the object of his affections,
but an average quantity of eleven other
young men never failed to be present.
OF course he could not obtain a single
Year: 1878

The waste upon many farms is equal
to, if not greater than, the profits de-
rived from them. But. although few
men will admit that they waste any
thing, by little careful observation we
can find plenty of leaks which the farm
er who permits them has never dis
covered. First in Importance and fire.
quency is the waste Of time, which, by a
little foresight or the expenditure OF a
trifling amount of labor and money,
might be saved and added to the profit
side of his account. Who has not seen
Year: 1878

Special to the Star.


THE RAILWAY POSTAL SYSTEM.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The warning served by
the Postmaster General that, unless Congress made
the desired appropriation before January 1st
1879, for the railway postal system, he would dis
continue it at that date has stirred up the Commit
tee ito sense of the situation, and the Appro-
priation Committee has been called for to-day to
consider special deficiency bill for this purpose,
and the probabilities are that they will recon-
mend it, in which case it will pass both Senate
and house without delay.


Ex-sECRETARY ROBSON.


The Democrats of the Naval Committee were
disappointed in getting the views of the minority
of the Committee on the report holding Robeson
responsible for the Irregularities during his reign
and charging directly that he profted from the
award of unlawful and extravagant contracts.
The Republicans of the Committee, headed by
Hanna. of Indiana, are disposed to send in a COM
promise. The nature of this compromise is that
while the Republicans believe that the manage
ment of his Office was scandalous, yet he did not
profit by it 1t is not improbable that the Demo-
crats will accept this as impeachment has been
abandoned, and report of the kind intimated
will be the more severe because of its unan NOUS
character


No Senate.


There was no session of the Senate to-day.
In the House the Senate Bill author zing the
Year: 1878

VIZ ANTED = Information Of the gentleman


w that called at the residence of the late VIM.
H. shannon with his memorial to please call at
the southwest corner of Fifth and Smith. it,
Year: 1878

The undersigned takes this occasion his thanks


to the people Of Yankton particularly and to his many


friends throughout Dakota and Nebraska the generous
which has been bestowed upon the late firm Of
DUDLEY & HAWLEY through the many years in which
that firm has carried business in this city, and he
desires to call the attention Of these friends and that of
the people generally enlarged facilities
sive assortment and comodious which the late


firm had provided which Dudley
Hawley, now possesses.


In the line Of the Hardware trade in the
Of Tin, Copper Ware
equal in all respects anything in the north
west occupying three grand rooms each 251OO
tent.


In the futures by constant application business hopes
the Hardware trade Of the region which naturally tr
uary to to this point cenered here and shall
make for the interest people within this region
chase their Hardware Tnware Copper and Sheet
Stoves, and all other articles in this line from


Yours gratefully and respectfully
GEO. e. hAWlEY,
eaF Union Block, Third st.
Year: 1878

LITERARY ESSAYS. BY WILLIAM G. T. sHKDD D. D. SyO.


pp. 365. Charles Scribner's Sons.


In addition to his eminent services in the
walks Of philosophy and history by the standard vol
umes which bear his name Dr. shedd has offered singu-
lary valuable contributions the highest thought and
best literature Of this country by his occasional dis
courses before public Institutions and his articles in
leading periodicals the most profound themes Of in
telectual discussion. His productions in this KIND
never Of an ephemeral character; though often sepa-
rated by wide interval of years. they possess the unity
which grows Of thoroughness Of examination and
earnestness Of conviction powerful in argument lucid
IN exposition and effective in STYLE they challenge the
interest Of many readers who unable to assent to
their conclusions DR.. shedd is always muscular in
the expression Of his opinions his is that OF
praetsed athlete; he is no less amply pro
vided with backbone than with brain; and ap-
pears more intent on compelling conviction than
on winning sympathy Still he has nothing Of the harsh
ness OF the dOgmatist staunch disciple Of Calvin, he
would never lighted the stake Of the unhappy Serve
tus His stringent logic is tempered with vein OF
latent poetry The affections Of humanity are
strangely blended with his severe theology In the
ent volume the contents relate principally to subjects
connected with the aesthetic aspects Of literature and
art On these themes ne takes high ground and follows
pure and wholesome standard. In his view IN
danger at the present day. and In this country from
undue cultivation Of the aesthetic nature to the neglect
OF the intellectual and moral We require



tfu and relation which it sustans to the True
and the Good. 1t is not much culture, about which
there Just great elamor, DR.. Shedd remarks
as discipline. higher type Of intellectually is greatly
wanted in our new America. srctness and not laIty
should characterize style Of thinking, our
speculative Judgments, and tastes. Other
wise there is danger that the only civilization wOrtl
anything this Western Continent will 90 to destrEc
tion. We are not sound and healthy people W.
were generation ago. The debtatOn is seen in vice
that prevail over whole extent Of the land in th
Rmusements Of the people, especially in the large cities
IN the widespread mercantile deceit and breaches o
trust in the venay and prohganey OF politics. which
mas sunk Republican Government almost TO the leVe
Of the worst specimens Of monarchy in the times Of th
Second Charles aud the French Regency" II is TO b
hoped that Dr. shedd has made Of too sombf
eOors his delneation Of the character of the
age. There may be more than he is aware who "hay
not bowed the knee TO Baal" sti his wise and cOura
geOus voice viii find echo in many earnest heart
and may help to stay the plague which threatens tn
Ian d with desOlauOn.
Year: 1878

POEMS. By JULIA DOUGLAS FAY. l2mo. PIP 02. Albany;


Joel MunseM


A very considerable proportion Of the poems
IN this little volume consists OF trdnsiatons from the
German and French evncng good taste in the selection
and more than average skill in the execution. The
original pieces mostly OF patriotic reflective, or
religious character, showing perhaps a cordial
love Of poetry than familiar practice Of the poetic fac
ulty The simplicity OF their tone and their freedom
from aaectatOR commend them to favorable reception
from the friendly circle, though they will scarcely
mand the attention OF a much wider audience. Evi-
IDENTITY the production Of young writer they contain
the germs promise which may rpen into choice fruit
Year: 1878

A correspon lent of the Pail Mall Gazette


writes: When sitting in punt in summer
moored 100 hundred yards or more from
shore, have often watched snake swim
across the lake-in that place about 800
yards wide. In the distance all that is WIS.,
lole is small black spot moving steadidly
over the water. This is the snakes head,
which he holds above the surface. and
which yibrates little from side to side with
the exertions of the muscular body. AS he
comes nearer slight swell undulates on
each side marking his progress. Snakes
never seem to venture SO far from shore ex
cept when it is perfectly calm. The move
ment of the body is exactly che same as on
iand-the snake glides over the surface, the
bends OF the body seeming to act like
screw. They 60 at good pace and with
common, every now and then you may Sc
snake strike off from the shore and swim
across, twining in and out the stems Of the
green flags till he reaches the aquatic grass
on the mud and disappears among it.


One summers day I sat down on the
grass under an oak IN s.g,aned my gun
against it, Intending to watch the move
ments of pair of woodpeckers who had
young near by. But the drowsy warmth
induced slumber, and on waking-probably
after the lapse of some time-I found a
snake coiled on the grass under one of my
legs. kept perfectly still, being curious
to see what the snake would do. He watch
ed me with his keen eyes as close as
watched him. So long as there was abso-
lutte stiffness he remained the moment
moved, shot out his forked black tongue
aud away he went into the ditch as rapidly
as nnSsihle
Year: 1878

DoiSc tlii, idaho. Statesman.


Charles Norton, who has been engaged il


mining ON the Boise river, near the Junction


OF the north and middle branches of the rive,


had very serious encounter with a bea,


last Saturday morning. He had gone to


tne top OF steep hill, and when near the


summit had taken hold of a small tree to


pun himself up SO as to reconnoitre the


valley beyond, where he had been accus-


toned to find deer, when large she bear


that was lying with her TWO cubs lust on


the other side of the bush, which concealed
them, sprang upon him, seizing him by the
under Jaw and tearing the lower lip down.
making an ug ly wound. The front of ths
upper jaw bone was also fractured lust
above the teeth.siv of which wera
loosened and hung down with the fractured
and detached portion of the jaw. Another
herce bite of the enraged animal lacerated
the cheek and tore the scalp in several pla-
ces. The right arm was also bitten through,
In the scuffle Norton and the bear both
lost their equilibrium near the TOD of the
hlil, and together rolled down the steep
hillside a distance of forty feet. Upon
reaching the bottom they were about six
feet apart, when Norton's dog was heard
barking at the top of the hill where the
cubs had been left. This attracted the at
tention of the bear, when Norton. who had |
his gun strapped to him all the time, man.
aged to direct the nuzzle against the rear
portion of the brute, and reaching back
cooked the piece and fired it. The ball
passed lengthwise through the body of the
and through the head, killing it in
Stantly. Norton then made his wav home
whence he was brought to the house of Mr..
William Paxton, in this city, where he was
Immediately attended by DR.. E. Smith, the
who has charge of the patients in
The county hospital. DR.. Smith restored
The broken jaw and teeth to their place.
eWed up the torn under lip and dressed
he wounds, and has the patient in fair
way Of recovery.
Year: 1878

The Grand Jury came in yesterday before
Recorder IIackett with number of indictments of an
ordinary character and made pr-sentment to the
accumulation OF business In the Court OF General
sons. This effect request to the legislature to
pass an act giving fuller powers to the minor ma gs-
tracs and to consult the judges OF the Court OF General
..lnnsa 10 what can be done 70 that end
Year: 1878

THE LIFELEss FORM OF FISH pRDLER FOUND


IN A CULyERT UNDER THE LONG ISLAND


RAILROAD TRACK.


At half-past three O'Clock yesterday morning q
Long Island Railroad track walker whose business it
is to walk from Westbury to Hicksviue and examine
the track before train passes over it, found the dead
body Of man lying in culyert under the track.
mile and quarter west Of Hicksville. The
track walkers attention was not attracted by the
body. but by badly broken wagon which lay on the
south side OF the track. The body lay the north
side Of the track and far inside of it that it could
not be seen by person walking on the roadbed
fourteen feet above. The wagon was badly broken.
evidently much worse than 1t would have been from
merely falling down the einbankment There was
horse in sight, but one that had undoubtedly been
attached to the wagon found in farmers yard
not far away, wholly uninjured, but with harness
badly broken.


SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES


An inspection Of the railroad bed discovered traces
OF wagon wheels leading for perhaps eighth of q
mile from Hicksvine west to the culyert terminating
abruptly at the point where it is supposed the
either tumbled or was thrown down the embankment-
suspicious circumstance in this connection is the
entire absence Of the tracks of horses feet There
were footprints. but they might have been made
by the track walker at any time within few days.
by other people. walking along the road to avoid the
muddy highway which runs parallel to the track on
either side. An effort was made to discover At what
point the wagon took to the track but sufficient
wheel impressions could be discovered to warrant
THE formation OF opinion. 1t was the opinion Of
some of the people who held to the theory that the
man had been murdered that the wagon was taken up
the track bodily aud carried aloof from the ground
for distance to where the imprints Of the wheels
disco vered, and then along and thrown OF
for the purpose OF establishing prina facie Of
accident.


THE CORPSE IDENTIFIED.


The remains identified those of william
Rhodes OF smithyille, the south sido of Long
Island. and i'll the town of Hampstead. Rhodes
caught fish and CLANS in the bay and pedled them
about the country. lie left his home early on Mon
day morning with large load of FISH and soft CLANS,
without saying to what villages he intended going.
The horse and wagon were not owned by Rhodes. but
by Albert Haff, who hired out the rig to Rhodes by
tho day.


THE MANS INJURIES.


The skull was completely crushed and on the right
side OF the head was an incised wound six inches
long. penetrating to the brain. Either wound was
sufficient to cause DEATH On the body was found
just twenty two cents and unopened paper uf
chewing tobacco. As Rhodes must have sold con-
siderable fish. only few cod remaining in the
wagon it is thought that he ought to have had more
Year: 1878

ABOUT CANARY BIRDS. Place the
cage so that no dmught OF air can strike
the bird. Give nothing to healthy birds
but rape and canary seed. water, cutie


fish bone, and gravel paper or sand on
the floor of the cage, no hemp seed. A
bath three times a week. The room


should not be over beated-never above
seventy degrees. When moulting Shed
ding teathers), keep warm, avoid all
draughts Of air. iveplenty of German
rape seed; a little hard boiled egg,
mixed with crackers grated fine, is ex


cellent. Feed at certain hour In the
morning. BY observing these simple
rules birds may be kept in fine eondi-
ton for years. For birds that are sick
or have lost their song, procure bird
tonic at bird store, Very many keep
birds who mean to give their pets all
things to make them bright and happy,
and at the same time are guilty OF
great cruelty in regard to perches. The
perches in cage should be each one of
different size, and the smallest as
large as pipe stem. If perches are of
right sort no trouble is ever had about
the birds toe nails growing too long;
and of all things keep the perches clean.
-Fdncier.
Year: 1878

NEVER MARRY A MAN WHO DRINKS
The writer who said that, said all in a
few words, 1t Is n motto that every
girl might have written upon the wall OF
the peaceful litto chamber where she
dreams her maiden dreams and often
makes up her mind to marry the dear
good fellow whose only fault is taking .
glass too much now and then, and reform
him after marriage.


II is all the moro necessary that h
should be written there, because the men
who "drink" are by no means the worst
men 10 the world, We know that gener-
Gus, warm hearted men, men Of intellect
and men of power, have found the temp
tation too hard to Withstand, and that
many a man, otherwise contemplate and
wicked. has never had a "glass zoo much"
in his life +; although IL is also true that
under the influence Of liquor, men have
done deeds the very thought Of which
would have sckened their sober souls.


If only all men who drink were
despicablo m all other respects, thero
would be little need Of the warning I;
but as il s, lot every girl remember It,
let every mother whisperit. Whatever
his charms or bis natural virtues may
be, no woman be happy with q drunkard.
And he who will not give up drink for
his sweet hearts sake viii never give it
up to pleese his vito,


II Anything can check q man in bis
career OF dissipation, it will be for tho
dread Of losing the girl ho loves. Say,
"You shall not have mo unless you
forsake the bottle,n and you may con-
quer him. Failing In that, All your
wifely tears would tail also. Don't
marry him. Better weep over your
dead hopes, and 20 single to your grave,
than suffer. Never marry man who
drinks.- Mary Kyle Dallas, tn N. Y.
Tribune.
Year: 1878

WHY He NEVER WORE A CoLLAR.--
1t was a fact observed by many that Gov.
Briggs for several years before his death
never wore a collar. When he was the
honored Chief Magistrate Of Massachu-
setts he appeared at his levees and on all
public occasions without collar. There
were comparatively few knew the reason
of this. But the secret is most inter-
esting and suggestive. He had neigh
Dor whom he highly esteemed, who had
fallen into the habit of using intoxicat-
ing liquor. He was already the slave
to the appetite. The Governor remon
strated with him. Il will never drink
again, if you will never again wear a
collar" agreed" said the Governor.
The man gave up the Intoxicating cup,
and the Governor laid aside his collar
He never wore it again, but he saved
his neighbor. The adverse criticism to
which this seeming lack of attention To
his dress and personal Appearance ex-
posed him, never moved him from his
purpose. 1t is an example worthy oi
all commentator.
Year: 1878

AN UNDERGROUND FOREST The au-
thors of the newly published book, nam
ed Two Thousand Miles in Texas on
Horseback" f" tell wonderful story about
the subterranean forests which they OBJ
served on the prairies lying near the river
Chocao, in the western part of the State.
Riding over these vast prairies," thus the
story runs, "though you see no trees, vet
you will often see a tender little switch
of the mesquit shooting few feet above
the ground. Now, stop at one of these
and strike at its root with pickaxe, you
will expect nothing but tender, fibrous
roots, but instead of these the pick comes
in contract with heavy, solid body"
/ Surprised, you remove the thin cover
ing of earth, and you find u living log as
thick as mans leg, extending you know
not how far. Exploring around the same
little shoot you find many logs of the
same size, and an infinite pumber of
branches extending from them. Thus
each little twig yields you from quarter
to half cord Of fuel wood. not equaled
for that purpose by any other wood with
in my knowledge. Thus these treeless
plains are filed with fuel almost equal in
its supply to the heaviest forests. These
shoots do not increase in size, but after
attaining certain dimension, too small
to be dreaded by an urchin, they either
stand at that or die and give place to
others. The branches of the large roots
left in the ground speedily supply the loss
by other roots rs large of those taken
away"


Various theories are put forward to
account for the existence of these under
ground forests, but none cited by the
narrators of the story are satisfactory. 1t
is said by some that the burning heat OF
the sun has prevented the growth of the
the trees above ground. Others arge
that the scarcity of rain in that region in
duccd the phenomenon, and again, that
il is owing to The frequency ofthe prairie
fires, which consume the vegetation ex-
posed to its effects. But the same infu-
ences have nowhere else produced the
Same remarkable results.
Year: 1878

"A GOOD story is told Of Rochester, n =.
Y, deacon, who thought he recognized a
young lady friend leading little boy up
the street, and stepping to her side he
asked: "Why, Mary, where did you get
that child2" The scarlet face instantly
turned to his was that of an entire stran-
ger, and her quick reply fully satisfied
him. II came by it honestly" was all
she said, and the good old man had come
thing to think about all the way home TO
dinner,
Year: 1878

Several new advertisements have been
uuavoidably left out of this issue OF the
HERALD. They will appear tomorrow
morning. We are under obligations to
the business men of this community for
tGeir very liberal patronage In the way of
advertisements, and no efforts shall be
spared on our part to make the HERALD
the best medium for advertising in the
State.