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Year: 1878

IT Is said that dogs, which are gener-
ally treated by the law as the Wild ami
mails which belong to nobody, are to be
made property and to be taxed. This is
but right and fair. Dogs are nuisances in
many respects. They have their uses, but
they are ottener a terror 10 innocent and
helpless people than to evil doers. In the
cities they are pets and playthings, and are
not necessary to guard property and lite.
They ale liable to 90 mad, and infiict the
fell poison Of hydrophobia upon other an
imals and upon man. One Of their human
victims are worth all the dogs in America,
and would warrant the extinction of the
canine race. By all means let the dogs be
heavily taxed. ,..-.


1t is said that bill to this effect will be


introduced into Congress. But we protest
against the accompanying regulation,
which Furnishes the killing Of taxed dog
by fine and imprisonment. AT this rate a
man must not defend himself against the
attack of canine tax payer until he has
retreated to the wall.
Year: 1878

A COLLEGE FREAK.-The following
Story of old times in South Carolina is told
If the learned DR.. Maxey: On one occa-
sion several Of the students of South Caro-
lima college resolved to drag the doctors
carriage into the woods, and fixed upon II
night for the performance of the exploit.
One of the number, however. was troubled
with some compunctious visitings, and
managed TO convey to the worthy presi-
dent Il hint that ii would be well for him
to secure the door of the carriage house.
Instead of paying any heed to this sug-
gestion, the doctor proceeded on the APP
pointed night to the carriage house. and
ensconccd his porlly person inside the We
hlcle. In less than an hour some half
dozen young men came to his retreat and
cautiously withdrew the carriage into the
road. When they were fairly out of the
college precincts they began to joke freely
with each other by name.


One of them complained of the weight
of the carriage. and another replied by
swearing it was heavy enough to have
the old fellow himself inside. For nearly
mile they proceeded along the highway
and then struck into the woods to covert
which they concluded would effectually
conceal the vehicle. Making themselves
infinitely merry at the Doctors expense,
and conjecturing how and when he would
find his carriage. they at length reached
the spot where they had resolved to leave
it. Just as they we're about to depart
having once more agreed that the wagon
was heavy enough to have the old doctor
and all his tribe in it-they were startled
by the sudden dropping of one of the glass
panels, and the we'll known voice Of the
doctor himself, thus addressing them:


So. SO, young gentlemen. you are going
to leave me in the woods. are you7 Sure.
ly, as you have brought ne hither for
Year: 1878

1t is 4 seemingly beautiful custom; this
of decking the graves of our soldiers
The past glides by us so fast, we must
keep their memories green" You
will reserve these purple p'nsics and lay
them on your fathers grave The words
were spoken in very low tones by young
wild w to little girl of ten. Every child
brought its flowers. The address had
been lifting and eloquent. 1t was ended.
One line had fastened itself, speech is
silver, but silence is golden" In the
silence following our little pageant, one
person walked hack through the green
summer woods alone. The thrushes were
singing overhead, remember" They
seemed to sing, remember the price
paid for peace and freedom" remember
our dead"


How freely they came forward-these
soldiers-one young lad, slender and deli
cate rs a woman, with II fine intellect but
frAil body. He had to beg hard of his
guardian for leave to enlist. He died of
camp. fever in the first winter. Let us not
blame the guardian too much. He too
gave up his own son as well, They
brought home the boys as they fell and
spread the old flag over their coffins


But one of our best and bravest never
came back. He was a cavalry soldier
and chose Il powerful horse, being an ex
pert rider. He rode out to re-connoitre,
and in the dark venured beyond the lines
There was the crack of pistol, and the
horse wheeled and came back without a
rider. His name is read off with the others
each year, but we cannot deck his grave
with flow rs. The cavalry captain came
through the war with honor, but he too
lies here. The lieutenant was wounded,
and came home to be cured; then he re.
turned. The tall sergeant carried the flag
through the war unhurt His flag was
rildled with bullets, almost torn into
shreds. 1t is laid up with other mementoes
at the capitol. They seem passing before
me these men. We will remember each
AMI every one, but silence is golden "
and we cannot speak Of all. LET US keep
their memory green"


H.V.
Year: 1878

How COPPERAS Is MADE.-Early one
bright morning twenty wears ago last
September, my room mate and started
from Hanover, n. II to visit the famous
copperas works in Stafford, VT. situated
some fifteen miles from The former place.


We presume there are few of our Young
est readers who have not seen the article
called copperaS, but there may be those
much older who DO not understand the
process of manufacturing it, In olden
lime, copper;tS WAS Il necessity in every
household, because our grandmothers not
only spun the yarn and wUve the cloth
for family use, but also co+ored it ut home
and scarcely any shade except blue could
he colored without the use of cOpperaS
Now we buy our cloth already colored. so
that the process of dyeing or coloring in 4
private family, is rarely seen. But green
cupperas is still used for various purposes,
and is one of our most valuable disinfcct-
ants.


The mineral from which copperas is
made is composed of iron and sulphur,
and is callel the sulphuret of iron. Some
times it is yellow, and ignorant people
often mistake it for gold; hence it is
sometimes called fools gold " The min
erll in Straff'ord is not yellow, but Of
silver white, and in this form it is called
marcdsite There is ii vein of this mineral
several feet in thickness and of unknown
depth, extending along the side of ridge
of land


The first process is to uncover the ore,
which workmen do with spades. the earth
to be removed being about four feet in
depth. When the rock is laid bare, work.
men drill deep holes into it and break 1t
with powder, the same as granite quarries
are opened. These large blocks of ore
are then lifted out by means of derricks,
and workmen break them into small frag-
ments with sledge hammers. These pieces
are then thrown into large heap over n
water tight vat which has been dug in the
earth and covered over to prevent the ore


from falling into it, and is then set on fire.
1t is e,tSy To set the mass on fire on account
of the large quantity Of sulphur in it, and
alter it begins to burn it will smoke and
shoulder for several days like u coal pit.
After the fire has done its work, the course
fragments readily crumble, and the mass
assumes the appearance of pile of black
sand. Water is then brought to the top,
conducted from boiling spring far her up
the hill, in wooden spouts. The pile is
saturated with water and
leached, the liquid filtering through into
the vat beneath.


From this vat, the liquor which now
contains iron and sulphur in solution. is
drawn off in pipes and carried farther
down the bill and into the top of Il large
inc down through this brush. much of the
water is evaporated, and the residue is
again caught in II vat at the bottom. From
Ibis vat it is arain drawn off ard passing
farther dawn the hin it is received into
,no,hpr bnildinp filed with laroe boiiprs
where it is boilel unlil more of lbe water
passes off in steam. his Then Drawn off
Year: 1878

Oh, what shall give to the Savior


For what He nth given for me?
III give Him the gift of an earnest lite,
OF heart that is loving AMI free from strif,
As He hath given for me.


Aud what shall do for the SAVIOR


For what Hc hath done for me?
I'll pray for the sick, and the evil.loer;
IN make my friends among the poor


AS He hath done rOr me.


And what shall bear for the SAVIOR


For what He hath borne for me,
Remembering X P'n Ills constant care,
Whatever He sends me will bear,


AS He hath borne for me.


And what shall be for the Savior


For what He hath been for me?
Long suffering. kind unselfsh pure,
To bear, believe, t. hope, endure,


As lie hath been for me-
Year: 1878

HINDoo PROVERBS. of errors
of the mouth. DO not meddle with cll n
destine affairs. Do not publish people S
defects. Do not change what you have
said. Do not revile wise men. Be most
cautious with respect to superiors, relatives
and the dead. Do not go TO sleep early
and rise late. Do not neglect your own
field, and plow your neigebor's. Do not
run 100 fast after gain. Do not learn 10
do that from which there is no advantage.
Be most on your guard against having
the. body present, but mind absent Do
not make Il difference between the noble
and ignoble. Living or dying be the
same. Let the meritorious and defective
mutually advise.
Year: 1878

five can by honest effort change way
worn thought to manly purpose, en-
courage the halting mind TO correct views,
remove prejudice, cnkinde chaste desires
and strengthen noble purpose. our cf-
forts in life shall DOT he in vain. Feeble
our effort may be, MS the breeze that kiss
es the mountain summit; yet it may be
the morning breath that shall help on its
mission Of mercy, virtue and usefulness
some waiting pilgrim.
Year: 1878

A new industry is likely to spring up
S on in Kentucky, and is already full OF
Promise. This is The manufacture of dress
Iahrics from dressed hemp. which when
oeached, dyed and properly prepared. is
pronounced equal 10 the best wooden goods.
I'ousers made from this material have al
ready been worn several months, and show
no signs of wearing out.
Year: 1878

Saluiary of Vim. Isaac, President.

 In assuming the Presidency of this society I feel more highly hon ored than to be ths recipient of any other office in the gift of the people of this county. This society speaks volumes for this. our adopted home in this oasis in the desert. It says, emphatically, that Salt river valley is settled by intelligent, energetic and permanent citizens. Intelli- gent? In using the very best means of acquiring knowledge in all the vc. cations of agricultural and indus. trial pursuits, from the very highest and most reliable source of informa- ton, experience, enegetic in push ing inquiries, and experi- ments in all directions from which information may be obtained. Per manent citizenship? For no others care to spend time, money and brain work in building up society that must needs be expensive and of grad ual development. This organization says as whole that Salt River val ley is a place of no mean importance, where immigrants may surely find all that is conducive to happiness and prosperity. Let none hhbor the thought for moment that this society will be short lived, sickly or effemi

 nate, for 1 am entirely mistaken in the make up of the men composing the society's officers and committees, or to those who elected them to po- sitions if the word fail is in all their vocabulary of language when they embark in an enterprise of so much importance as this one. I predict a bright and prosperous future for this society. Its fairs will be times of profitable reunion of the people of this county, and will call together many from distant parts of this ter ritory. In conclusion, let me urge every person who Is interested in the development and advance ment of our country to consider themselves d committee of one to aid in making our county fair next October a dee ded success.
Year: 1878

with her friends in Spain until two years ago.
! After Alfonso was crowned she went back,


and had been plotting and intriguing ever


since in various ways. The liberal factions
of Spain hated her, especially as great


factor of trouble, and a tyrannical old
| creature when she had chance
Year: 1878

TIE Democratic machine was put in
motion at the Court House Saturday
night for the purpose OF giving us a
machine set Of officers at the coming city
election. There is feeling among many
Of our people that politics have no proper
place in our city affairs, and that what We
need isa good set Of capable and honest
men for officers-the same sort Of men
that private corporation would naturally
Try to secure, as q matter Of enlightened
self interest, for the management Of their
adaiS. Machine politics was pretty badly
smashed in this community in October
last, and We are prepared to see the people
do the same thing next month.
Year: 1878

IN pursuance OF an understanding
adopted before adjournment at Pittsburgh
on Thursday last, meeting Of the nail
men hereabouts was held ut the Office OF
the Riverside Company on Saturday alter
noon, for the purpose OF taking definite
action in regard to the pool project. The
meeting was not fully attended and
those present were divided in their views.
The practical result OF the meeting was
,he abandonment OF the scheme.
Year: 1878

There is not, probably, q more ell
| igible town or city in Nebraska, or
the West for q good steam Touring
mill than Brownvilie. yet we have
none. This year this idea strikes one
forcibly on account of our vast acreage
of wheat, every acre of which prom
ises an uncommonly large yield. Any
one with q few thousand dollars seek
ing investment in an enterprise sure
to paw we'll should investigate this
matter. The business men OF Brown
will would no doubt tender substantial
/ inducements for a number one mill
/ in this city. All our comparative
towns and cities have mills-we have
none. AS city with ineipient pros
poets of importance-of growth and
wealth, every channel of healthy
CONNER cial intercourse with the peo-
pie should be fostered and jealousy
watched and as fast as possible new
enterprises calculated to attract trade,
and people, and capital, and fresh i'm
petus to all branches of business,
should be inaugurated and establish
ed. "Procastination is the thief of
time" our old school book said, and
how true it is that the best time to do
anything is when it ought to be done.
Brownville needs at this time more
than any other one thing a Touring
mill of capacity commensurate with
our crop productions, and now is the
time to look after ito have it. If
we are determined to be Micawbers
waiting for something to turn upon
natural advantages, ''or tightening to
strike favorably-or anything else
that will relieve US from exertion, of
going to work to help ourselves. ten
chances to one that some other place
will get what we might have had, and
! too late wediscover ourselves away be-
hind everybody else, grumbling over
bad luck.


We started out merely to write
five line item to say Brownville is
most excellent point for some enter
prising, wide-awake business man to
erect q stear, Touring mill; but our
enthusiasm over an 'idea"-one we
have always entertained that our
adopted and favorite little city may
yet be called great, has led US into an
admonitory talk to our citizens, many
of whom we know Will appreciate
and approve all we have said or may
say in advocacy Of this or any other
tangible proposition for the good of
our city and people. What we have
said about q mill may be applicable for
the building up of machinery shops,
factories, etc.


Now that an era of prosperity for
the whole country is dawning, if the
signs of the times are not deceptive
financial matters improved and set
tied, crop prospects good beyond pre-
/ cedent-the time is certainly auspic-
/ ious for our citizens to view the situs-
tion and ascertain what ought to he
done to avail themselves of a goodly
share of the benefits 10 be reaped from
period OF general prosperity, peace
and plenty,
Year: 1878

The Falls City Record last week
announced its own demise. 1t sus-
pends for want Of sufficient support.
Mr. Stretcher made the Record a good
paper, but it ought not to have been
started-there was 10 use for it-no
demand for third paper in Falls
City; butts mission was to burst up
the other papers there, and very just
ly il burst itself. A newspaper, like
any other business, should be started
only where there is q public demand
for it and popular will ard ability to
sustain it. And when any one COM
mences the publication OF paper for
no reason but to run OUT some old
Daper, he finds himself IL the worst
paying and most thankless business
he could possibly engage in, and in its
usually speedy ingloriOus and humil-
iating death has little sympathy from
any source.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Alfred Smith, the miller at
Aliens who makes the popular flour
that comes from that mill. some days
ago left with Us a sample sack for
trial. We have tried it and found it
TO be only a fair sample of Allen s
flour, for ail that bear that brand Is
lust as good flour as anybody ought to
want and as good as can be made from
good wheat. We speak from person
acknowledge as for some time we have
used;noue but Aliens. Mr.. Smith de-
serves the credit of saeirs a number
one miller; for IL matters not how
good and perfect the mill, machinery
and facilities for making good flour,
unless the miller is an expert aud pro-
ficient in the business, the flour will
not be excellent Besides all this Mr..
Smith has our thanks with this de-
served notice for that sack of excel
lent flour. For the good Of the CON-
munity and the peace and happiness
of families, we hopeihe will continue
TO manipulate the wheat for Allen.
Year: 1878

BeatTicej Courier: There are
some very fine and extensive fruit
farms in Otoe, Nemaha, and Richard
son counties, aud We are assured that
the State can be fully supplied with
apples, peaches. pears and graues of
her own growing. This is really a
proud thought that we owe no State
thank you for grain and fruit. We
do not necessarily have to buy from
any State This system will eventual
ly bring untold wealth to the citizens.
Keep on setting out fruit trees where
ever you can, and pay no attention to
the croaking that Nebraska will never
be fruit State. Gage county will
raise more peaches this year than her
citizens can possibly use.
Year: 1878

- This is striped bug time, and an
exchange says, The striped bug that
devours young melon and cucumber
vines can be circumvented by sprinkl-
ing the vines with a solution of whale
oil soap and water" Another one
says to plant few radish seeds in the
hills with the vine seeds is a good
remedy, as the bugs will eat the
young radish tops in preference to
the cucumber or melon. We doubt
the latter statement. yet it might be
tried by those not having a sure way
of their own.
Year: 1878

The Cinijer man; Fairbury, Neb.,
tears his shirt because we alluded to
some of its nonsense a week or two
ago and neglected to send a copy of
our paper cOntaing such allusion-an
omission very easily accounted for as
that paper is not on our exchange list.
Bsbcock shouldn t let the latter end
OF his name bother him too much
nor scratch before he gets a bite.
Year: 1878

- Peru, lastiweek, Notwithstanding
our admonition, organized as city OF
the second class. And now, all we
can do is to wish our neighbor the
greatest prosperity, that her limits
may from time tc time be heightened
and widened to make room for houses
and that she may grow, and grow and
continue to grow until her old clothes
become.to small aud she cOmes out a
full fiedged young city OF the first
class.
Year: 1878

Gen. r. B. Mitchell and Congress


man S. S. Cox both relate their re-
collections of the buoyant and
modest young man who boarded. at
the same residence, large house
kept by a Mrs. Folsom, and how he
was then striving to build
mp business and gain professional


fame. He had been in the city but


o short time when it seemed to him
equally to be his duty to look after
q partner in life, and the ono
thought embollened him to call
upon Miss Lucy Webb at the COL
lego. His card was handed to Miss
Webb, who had forgotten that she
ever knew such person as
r. B. Hayes, and sho was still fur
thor convinced on seeing him. that
thoro must be mistake on his part
in sending for her. AS she camo
into the parlor, on tho ground floor
of the building, and saw Mr.. Hayes,


she protested that he had mado a
mistake; that she did not know him,
and it was not necessary to further
explain why he had intruded him~
self. Alawyer was not to be put
Year: 1878

yesterday on the universal fatherhood Of Cod
Mr.. Beeeher said: "With all my heart wish
that | could believe in Spiritualism, and /
would if it was not covered up with 50 much
nonsense The philosophy OF the thing is
mother don't remember me? Why should not
those who are nearest to Us here be nearest
there?


$50 far as the general idea Of Spiritualsm
Is concerned believe it, but so far as practi-
died throughout the country, do not believe
in. I could take consolation from spirit man
ifestations, although l believe that in the
main, the manifestations are adVentitious and
untruStworthy'
Year: 1878

tice to call session Of the court for the trial
Of the case, to commence within thirty days
thereafter, and at such called sessions the
court shall possess all the authority and Jurls-
the defendant, and to the claimant OF the
enforcement of its Judgment thereon,


SEQ. 6. The clerk shall issue subpTnas
upon the request of either of the parties, for
witnesses to attend before the court and tes-
tify, with or without papers, and they may
be served in any part of the United States by
the marshal Of the district within, or by any
deputy Of his, or by any person appointed by
the marshal of the Supreme Court ,,
On the trial copies OF the certificates issued
those rejected and OF the votes cast by them,
shall be admitted in evidence from the Con-
| grpsaionnl Record, in which it is printed, with
u like effect as the originals; and certified
! copies OF papers before the canyassing or re,
turning board Of any State, the action oi
which board is brought in question under the
| issues in the case, shall be received IN evil
dence with like effect as the originals. =,
| SEC. T. The investigation Of the court shall
be limited to the canvasslng or returning
| board of any State, by whose determination
| the appointment Of the electors was declared
| to have been made in receiving or rejecting
votes returned to them, and to the competency
or eligibility OF any person declared to have
been an elector, or appointed to flu supposed
| vacancy in the Electoral College to act as SuCf
eector, and in such investigation the cour1
shall receive the evidence tending to the
forgery, Justification, invalidity or error of any
certificate Ofany Governor, eanvasSer or othe
| person whOmSOever


SEC. g. The Judgment of the court shall b


rendered within ten days after the verdict 0


the jury or close of the argument. If ther


be no jury, or no Judgment, the court ma.


Determine the right both of the defend


ant and Of the claimant, or only tn


right of the defendant, as justice may re


qllire. II the defendant be adiudged not en-


TITLED to the office he shall be excluded fror,


it, and If the claimant shall be entitled to


he may Immediately upon taking the oatI


enter upon the execution of its duties.


SEC 8. This act shall take effect immedi


ately.
Year: 1878

Thus aptly and truthfiilly remarks the
Exeter News Letter, on Il subject that does
not receive the attention it deserves in this
or any other community:


1.-The local paper Is an absolute necessity
to the county and community in which it
is published. All tie city papers cannot
supply the place of the home paper. That
should be the first love of every man and
woman. tor with the paper is the locality
identified. The paper gives the county
and town where printed much of their inl-
portance in the world. and gives in detail
the local news. which cannot be gained by
any other source. Every weeks issue Of
the paper is SO much local history. and the
rise. growth, and development of the town
and county can be measured and recorded
only by the local newspaper that constants
~ is gathering its items. People do not
properly appreciate their home newspaper.
The home paper at any price is the cheap
est paper one can take.''