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Year: 1877

There was curious comedy of errors that came near being tragedy at San Francisco recently. A sailor returned from sea and found his young wife fond- ling a baby. Without giving her chance to say that the child was neigh bor's he knocked her down and then trit d to throw her from the window. A crowd gathered below, and the man stabbed his wife in the back, jumped from the win dow, and escaped unhurt. But some of the crowd had entered the house, and, going to the wrong room, awoke sleeper, who emptied his revolver on them, but was dragged to the street and was just being hanged to lamp-post, when the mistake was ascertained, though not be- fore rib or two was broken by the mob, The woman was not much hurt, and is anxious to have her husband find his mistake and return.
Year: 1877

And now, dear farmers, such Of you as are tired of the old tools, let us give you bit of advice. you don't take it bet ter than advice we have given you on former occasions, all right-it will be no great loss to us so here it is: Do not rub linseed oil on your fork and shovel and rake handles; do not paint your blows and mowers; do not use any-rust preventive on the iron and steel parts, and above all, leave everything out of doors. You really have no idea how quickly you will possess new set Of tools, provided you have balance at the bank.-Journal of Progress.
Year: 1877

It has been reserved for M. Mondate, an Italian gentleman, to let the world know, through La Defense, what It feels like to be guillotined. He was in 1873 condemned to death for crime of which he was innocent, and 1t was not the fault of Italian justice that he escaped. The blade of the guillotine fell, but the wood in the groves of which it ran had swollen slightly, and the knife stopped barely two centimetfes from his neck. While they were repairing this defect reprieve arrived, the true mnr- derer had been found and had confessed his crime. "It was at eight a. m., Aug. r, 1S7s,s says M. Mendate, "that my confsssor, PAbbe Fernia, entered my cell te announce to me that l must die. When at the touch ofhis hand upon my shoulder I awakened, comprehended at once the nature of his errand, and despite my own confidence it seems that l turned horribly pale. would have spoken but my mouth contracted and no saliva moistened it. A mortal chill suddenly invaded the lower part of my body. By supreme effort succeeded in gasping, It is not trueI' The priest answered ] know not what. I heard only confused buzzing. Then sudden thrill of pride shot through me. For some minutes felt no fear; I stood erect; l said to my. self that if I must die I should show them that an innocent man died with courage. spoke with great rapidity; was horribly afraid to be silent or to be interrupted; I thanked the governor of the prison, and asked for something to eat. They brought me cup of choco. late, but refused it. Again l had be, come fully possessed with the horrors ol my situation. I had visions of what the scaffold would be like, and mechanically asked the attendants, Does it hurt much?' Not a bit, answered somebody

 and saw before me a new person in q gown of black woolen, the executioner

 I would have risen, defended myself, as

 serted my innocence, but I tainted, and when returned to consciousness I was pinioned in the cart which was entering the death place. l cast shuddering look at the horrible machine. had nc more connected or coherent thought, and the uprights between which the knife runs seemed as high as the masts of 2 ship. was lifted up to the platform; had but one fixed idea-that of resist

 ance. But how could I resist? I wa: seized and flung down upon the plank

 I felt as if I were paralyzed, and lay there for an immense time. Then there was sharp blow on my neck, and tainted again with the instinctive idea that the knife had struck me. It wa. not the knife, but the upper part of tho lunette. When came to myself I wal in the prison hospital"
Year: 1877

six pounds of intestines. A steer would thrive on bulk of straw with little oil meal, that would shrink sheep and starve pig. Pork can be produced from clean corn meal, while mutton re- quires greater variety of food, and beef cattle would become cloyed and diseased with its exclusive use.
Year: 1877

Outside pockets, it may be remarked, have had their day. They are now worn so common upon the most incongruous of costumes that ladies of taste are getting tired of and little ashamed of them.
Year: 1877

A CoNTRAsr.-From all parts of the At
lantic slope We hear of deep SHOWS and in
tensely cold weather. In Illinois, Iowa,
WISCONSIN and the whole tier Of Western
States, the winter has been very severe, at
tended with extreme cold. Iu this part of
Uncle Sam domain we scarcely know what
winter is, and now in the latter part of Janu-
AIRY there is not enough snow ON the ground
to hide the ruts in the roads. 1t may be said
that this is an exceptional winter. but this is
not the fact. Last winter it was scarcely
cold enough to require the use of overcoats,
and one year with another orr people are
strangers 20 severe weather People who wish
to get ont of the cold and wet, will seek
homes i'll the great interior basin.
Year: 1877




NUIsANCEs.-I most large cities ordinan-
ces have teeu passed prohibiting the erection
Of stables on front streets, and restricting
them TO back alleys. We are not talking
about livery stables. but the cowsheds and
other offensive structures which some men
seem to delight in placing in the most public
positions. These stables as a rule are offen-
siVe both to sight and smell, and they may
very properly be prohibited on the score of
uuisances. \ year or two since gentleman
living ou Poplar street was almost driven from
his house through the erection and maintain
ance of a COW stable Immediately in front of
his premises. In another part of the city we
notice a stable Immediately adjoining
school room, and here the manure and filth
is forked ont right under the noses of the
children. As a rule, we regard the city gov
ernment as useless institution, but in cases
of the character here described the council
can effect much good by the passage Of an
ordinance that will Danish these eye-sores to
back alleys.
Year: 1877

DISTRICT No. 1.-The directors of School
District No. have determined TO employ sn
additional teacher. The school will now be
divided into primary, intermediate and gram
mar departments. Mr.. Siott will remain as
principal of the school with Miss Martin as
assistant. We have not learned the name Of
the new teacher.
Year: 1877

LIBERAL.-The Idaho Legislature offers
the sum of $50 TO the gentleman who will
undertake to write up the territory in a
manner suitable for publication That legis-
lature evidently has proper appreciation OF
the value Of literary luborS.
Year: 1877

The PLEASANT WEATHER still continues.
and our farmer friends sll over the valley are
busy turning up the ground. Let them con-
tinue the good work. This valley cannot
produce too much grain. California mourns
the absence of rain. and stock raisers are Kill
ling their cattle in order to cave them from
death that an unprecedented drouth renders
almost certain We learn that unless heavy
rains soon fall in that State not only will
stock suffer greatly, but the farmers will be
without crops of any kind. In consequences
OF the dismal outlook for grain crops, freights
have gone down, and ships are now Offering
TO take cargoes at the lowest rate ever known
-2 per con. As stated in an item elsewhere.
there remains about ten thousand tons of
grain in this valley awaiting shipment. With
the opening of navigation this grain will
command a handsome figure, and put large
amount of money in the pockets of our farm
ers. Let every available acre of land be
brought under cultivation, and if possible
run the shipmen, for 1877 up to two million
bushels. This can readily be done, and the
whole country made rich.
Year: 1877

HARDLY THE TmNG.-We hear of brace
II young men who came in from the country
one night last week, and after investing at
the rate Of s. 30 each in ball, thea started
ont to hunt a 2-bit supper. This is scarcely
Striking au even balance. LsSs dancing and
more grub would be conducive to the comfort
ct the Inner man" Aud then, how can a
young man smile swee'ly upon his lady love
after treating her to a 2-bit supper? The
times may be hard, but still We think the
country boys can DO better than this.
Year: 1877

Owing to sickness of some taking part
In the exercises, and other causes, the
concert of the Congregational Sunday
school which was to have taken place
last Thursday night, was postponed one
week. The concert will take place next
Thursday night at which time it is
hoped that there will be large attend
ance..
Year: 1877

Regulator for constipation of my bowels, caused
by temporary arrangement of the liver, for
the ast three or four years, and always. when
used according to the directions, with decided
benefit. think it is o good medicine for the
arrangement Of the liver-at least such has been
my personal experience in the use ofit.


HIRAM WARNER,
Year: 1877

AT recent meeting of the New York
Academy of Science, DR.. Newberry read a
paper on the evolution of the continent Of
America, in which he said that the oldest
known rocks are but the sedimentary deposits
of older formations, and it might be that
these latter were themselves the remains Of
still more ancient rocks of continent of the
remote past. 1t was, of course, impossible
to tell where that continent was, but out OF
its ruins had risen the present continent.
The Oldest known rock were the Laurentian
and Harmian, which extended from Labra-
dor to the Lake of the Woods unto the far
north. Ever since its formation the Ameri-
can continent has been undergoing changes
newer rocks are being made up of the present
rocks; the cooling of the earth has worked
great changes in the surface of the land; the
ocean is wearing away the iron-b bound coasts.
The sea has, time and again, forced its way
far inland, leaving deposits in which are con-
tanned remains which give the key to the
kinds and conditions of life which, at remote
periods, were prevalent on this continent.
Year: 1877

THERE is but little prospect of Christian
swords being drawn for the Turks. There is
more probability that Russia will be able to
give such guarantees and assurances as to
secure the consent of England to the capture
and temporary occupation of Constantinople
The following language of the London Times
would seem to have been framed to prepare
the world for the absolute neutrality of Great
Britain: $50 far as can be judged, the for.
tune of the war will be adverse to the Turks.
The operations may not have the rapidity Of
recent wars, but the Turks are overmatched
and must succumb in the end. This catas-
trophe Europe will accept. No nation will
60 to war again to support that which cannot
be supported. No real statesman will cling
to dead element in system instead of look
ing for its living forces. We know we must
seek for that which is to replace the parting
power. To this we cannot too soon direct
our attention"
Year: 1877

THE extension Of suffrage to the elnanci-
pated race has increased the representation of
the Southern States in the Electoral College.
The Memphis Appeal makes the following
frank avowal of the purposes of the dominant
minority in the South with respect to this in.
crease of political power. "Our Northern
brethren have put the stick into our hands,
and we take infinite pleasure in breaking
their heads with it,
Year: 1877

PROFESSOR ROBERTSON SMITH, MEM
ber Of the Revision Commission of the Old
Testament, was accused of heresy late in May
and suspended by the Free Church of Scot.
land from his duties as theological teacher.
The main charge against him is that an arti-
Gle. in the Encyclopedia Britannica he treats
certain passages in the Pentateuch as non
Mosaic in their origin, because they contain
traces of later times aud institutions, without
even pretending to be prophecy in connec-
tion with them. The assembly of the Kirk
has ordered his suspension until the ortho-
doxy or heterodoxy OF his views eau be deter
mined.
Year: 1877

AT recent meeting of the Iowa State
Medical Society, resolution was adopted
deprecating the baneful influence of the indis-
eriminate use of spirituous liquors as bever.
age upon all classes of persons, and recogniz-
ing it as one of the most dangerous enemies
to society. They further resolved that ''this
medical society will cordially join with the
Women's Christian Temperance Union in
their efforts to mold popular opinion to eradi-
cate the evil"
Year: 1877

We do not read anonymous letters atld cOmmuni-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ncations that are not used.
Year: 1877

The Philadelphia Lnquirer says: |
these days Of frequent and violent eIeI
tric storms the following account
what may fairly be termed remark
bic case be read not only with interes
but, perhaps, with profit. A few day
ago young man named Warl'ick, wh
lives near Chew's Landing, New Jersel
where he and his family are well know
was struck by lightning while in a lie!
near his house. The stroke shattered
tree that was some distance from whef
he was standing, and prostrated hin
When he was carried into his father
house an examination showed that th
electric fluid had passed up his left lie.
burning his shoe and pantaloOns
crisp, and soaring the flesh deeply
though white iron had been presse
heavily into the flesh from his hip to b
ankle. The traces Of the fluid was le
marked from his hip to his head, b
there was a strip of hair completely It
moved from the scalp, showing wheI
the destructive agent had touched tn
portion of the victims person. ID
shattered condition of the young man
hat showed the point of egress of ID
fluid.


1t was believed that he was dead whe
picked up, and for several hours ate
ward he gave no sign of life. ID
father started for this city to summo
medical aid, and applied to DR.. Ur4I
hart, who could not leave the city, bI
advised Mr.. Warrick to return at one
and apply to his sons spine and wal
cloths soaked in a mixture which ID
Doctor made for him out of oil Of caI
enne and water, and of whisky,
which about three tablespoonfulS WEI
added to the cupful of water. NJ
Warrick did as he was directed, ard b
son, although he had been lying in
Stupor for sixteen hours before the a
plicatiou of the cloths was made, spoSS
in about five hours after the first app
cation. He has since been progre5SIIl
favOrably, and it is not unlikely that
will fully recover. The case will
probably brought to the attention OF u
medical universities of this city.
Year: 1877




A Montreal dispatch TO the Journal says
there is every prospect of an exciting time
Thursday, when the Orangemen have the
customary parade. The Orangemen are to
come down from Canada West In large
numbers to take part in the procession,
which the Montreal Orangemen have de-
cided on having at all hazards. Nightly
drills are going on, and have been for weeks
pest in different parts of the city, and fire.
arms are being put in order by the oppo-
site party. The indications are that hos
tile meeting will occur and blood be she'd
That the procession of Orangemen will DO
large is beyond question, and that those
men who participate in it will carry deadly
weapons secretly is also beyond question.
As the day approaches the excitement be-
comes more intense, and the authorities are
moving quietly to see what action can bt
taken to prevent bloodshed. All the city
bands of music are engaged to join the pro
cession. The city is full Of press repre-
sentatives from the United States watch
ing oyery movement by both factions.
Year: 1877

OMAHA, July 0.
The anticipated change of the channel in
the Missouri river above this place occur
red Sunday morning. A heavy volume Of
water Is now pouring through the cut off
which is about six hundred feet wide. 1t
will be necessary to take immediate steps
for the preservation of the levee on this
side.
Year: 1877

PoUGHKEEPsIE, July 8.


A heavy storm of wind and rain accom-
panied by thunder and lightning passed
over this section this afternoon. In the
town of Hyde Park three barns belonging
to John Gilbert were blown down, causing
loss of 81 900. The hired man was struck
by stick of timber and seriously injured.
The damage to fruit and growing crops
will be very heavy. East of here the
storm is reported as being very severe.
Year: 1877

Our Minister to Russia has addressed
letter to the Secretary of State, in which
he says


81 deem it my duty to warn the United
States against the importation Of the cat.
tie plague into our country. Being a
farmer, and feeling great interest in
such subjects, have read everything
upon the subject which is accessible, and
will give you only the result of my con-
clusions and observations. The cattle
plague is the Russian cattle pest in this
country. 1t is always more or less prev
alent, and generally kills whole herds.
Like cholera, it is both contagious and in
fictitious. BY these terms l mean to say
it is communicated from one animal to
another by the physical imposition of the
virus upon any animal from any object
containing the virus; and also that the
virus may be carried in molecules in the
air, and thus produce the disease. 1t ev-
identity did not originate de nOUo in Eng
land, but was carried there by ship loads
of cattle from the Russian Baltic ports.
If this theory is correct, then all impor-
tation of cattle from abroad should at
once be prohibited by Congress, if not
otherwise possible to be prevented. And
it would pay we'll to call Congress togeth-
er for that purpose only. No ship having
q COW or sheep on arrival from Europe,
or countries having the pest, should be
allowed to land in America without suf-
fcient quarantine. Every disease must
at some time have originated from vio-
lent disregard of the natural laws, and
this as others. But am Of the opinion
that there is nothing in the management
of cattle in Great Britain or America to
generate the disease; so also no sanitary
precautions can arrest it short of non-in-
tercourse. believe it to be a species of
bloody murrain, aggravated by the marshy
nature of northern Russia and the utter
disregard of all the laws of health which
is known to man and beast, especially in
regard to ventilation and cleanliness,
which prevails in these cold climates,
where great expenditure ofheat is needed,
and fuel and food scarce. The same
causes are producing now the aggravated
typhus fever here, which is called outside
of Russia the plague England was
warned long since Of the danger of direct
importation of cattle from Russia; but
failed to heed the advice. / trust our
country may be more wise, and more for
tunate."
Year: 1877

Soon afterward, while walking on the
railroad, and, unable to hear an ap-
preaching train, he was run over aud
killed. How sad we were! l felt that l
had lost friend to whom l was all the
world. wonder sometimes if there is
no after-life for one like him. The line
between his instinct and souls intelli-
gence was very faint. The depth of his
affection was wonderful. Poor dear
Sport Would that my arms were around
thy neck and thy soft, silken ears were
resting on my cheek now Thy place can
never be tilled.-Reo. Thomas Street.
Year: 1877

WHY SOME FARMERS KEEP PooR.-A
recent writer says: "After long observa-
ton have come to the conclusion that a
great majority of the farmers that are
poor might have made money. If you
inquire into their business habits you will
find that they always sold the best and
kept the poorest. For instance, if they
have too many sheep on hand, they pick
out the best to be sold. If you ask them
why they do so they will say, "Because
they bring twice as much as the others,
and am hard up just now for money.
know that it is not a good plan, and | dc
not intend to follow it always" think
the habit of selling the best is very
poor plan for any man, don't care what
his circumstances may be. Ihave man
in my mind now who always sells his
poorest sheep for more than twice as
much as the average farmer gets for his
best. l have seen farmers in the fall
pick out their best pigs to fatten, be-
cause they would make few more pounds
of pork than the others. This | cal
very poor economy.
Year: 1877

If the new colossal statue of Liberty
to be erected in New York harbor could
depend on one of the Pennsylvania gas
wells TO keep the great torch burning
which it will hold in its right hand, the
sublime effect would owe as much to
nature as to art.


The Bradford Neo Era says: The i'm.
mense vein Of gas was struck on the
night of October 4th, at depth of $40
feet, and was so strong as to render fur
ther drilling impossible. The well is
about two miles from Bradford, on the
Bruce Rodgers farm. Running from the
well are two two-inch pipes, attached to
which are three gas jets of the same size,
the gas belching forth from these pipes
with such terrific rush and noise as to
render conversation, pitched in the ordi-
nary tone, inaudble Tor fully one-fourth
of mile away, and the roar can be
heard five or six miles away.


The blaze from each of the three pipes
is sent by the force of the gas to height
of from twenty-five to forty feet, the heat
being go intense as to melt the snow en-
tirely away for distance Of at least one
hundred feet, and also keeping the
ground so warm during all the cold
weather of the winter, that grass, straw
berry vines and other plants may grow.
In many places, where the crowd Of
sight.seer have worn the ground, it is
very dusty.


The light is so strong that newspaper
may be read half mile away. On
very dark nights the illumination is
grand. The light has frequently been
seen in Ocean, Salamanca, and other
towns twenty miles away.
Year: 1877

BIRDs.-We know of nothing more
cruel and heartless than the wholesale
slaughter of the small birds, so common
In many of our towns. The farmer owes
more to birds than he is apt to admit,
They destroy innumersble insects which
would prey upon his fruits and injure his
crops. If the robin, the cherry-bird, the
cat.bird, or any other, is disposed to
make dive at the strawberry bed or the
cherry tree, there are modes of preventing
them from taking all. If they want a
rev, better let them have them than to
kill them.
Year: 1877

SANITARY INFLUENCE OF TREEs.-The
value OF trees in sanitary point Of view
in large and overcrowded cities can
scarcely be overestimated. Apart from
the sense Of relief and GOODNESS which
they impart their influence as purifiers
of the atmosphere Is almost Incredible


1t has been calculated that good-sized
elm, plane or lime tree, will produce
100000 leaves, have united area OF
100000 square feet. The competent au-
thority above quoted proceeds to show
that not only do the leaves absorb dele
terious gases, but they exhale oxygen,
They mnst, theretore,be of immense ben
eft in overcrowded and unhealthy dis
tricts. When to this it is added that
trees modify temperature, promoting
GOODNESS in summer and warmth in win
ter; also that they purify the soil below
as well as the atmosphere above, we have
very powerful sanitary argument for
tree.planting.--LOndOn Medical Examiner.
Year: 1877

ABOUT SITTLNG.-Some hens have the
incubating fever so strong sometimes as
to render it difficult to get them to give
over the notion of sitting when they are
not desired to do so. To cure them of
this various plans are resorted to. Some
times they are treated to tossings in the
air-successive immersions in cold water
and other chastisements, according to the
temper and knowledge of the owners. A
man in Ohio says he cures them by tying
the hen to stake near path which is
frequently Travelled, giving q play OF
string Of three or four feet 1t is said
that one days confinement in this way,
with the frequent scares she will get, will
put all sitting notions out of the hens
head.