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Year: 1878

Gil, and Moses has signifed to Gen.
Howard what he wants Including the
land he wants. The following order of
the Generals indicates that Moses terms
were complied with SO far as it was in
the power of the General to comply, and
therefore Moses has agreed to remain at
peace with the whites:


TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.


All persons are hereby notified not to
take up land within the following limits.
TIL the pleasure Of the President shall
be made known, as TO whether or not he
shall grant the request OF the Columbia
Indians, that is to set apart, as An In.
dian reservation. This proposition, to
commence with this date, viz: the 9th
day of September, 1878. Boundaries
as follows: From the extreme eastern
point on the Columbia river at White
Bluffs, rnnning northeasterly in a. direct
line to the mouth Of the Spokane river.
thence crossing the Columbia river,
northerly along the right bank of said
river eight miles, from this point along
the ridges westerly, parallel with the
Columbia river and distant twelve miles,
to crest of Rattlesnake range; thence in
a direct line to the Yakima Falls (about
10 miles from mouth of said river);
thence following the Yakima river to it's
mouth; thence following the Columbia
river northwest to the place Of begin
ming. O. 0. HOWARD.


Brigadier General


Commanding Department.


This at least secures temporary set.
tlement of the doubtful question of
Moses status towards the whites. Iftho
government at Washington abrogates
its order once issued to put Moses on
the Yakima reserve. and accedes to the
proposition to give Moses this new re.
serve OF land we may expect a more
permanent peace. We are informed
that at the council some of the Indians
expressed desire to take up homesteads
and live as the whites, ana others desir-
ed to have large tract OF land to be set
apart as that belonging to the Indians in
common. To this last it seems that the
General gave his assent and thus issued
the above order to all whites to not tres,
pass upon the lands Of the new reserve.
Perhaps this was the best policy the
General could adopt under the present
system Of the Indian Bureau. But in
the event that that Bureau should be
transferred 10 the War Department at
the coming session of Congress. we are
led to understand that Gen. Howard fa.
vors the homestead plan Of permanently
locating the Indians as the one Offering
the best assurance Of u permanent peace.
and one tar less expensive to the govern
mcnt. In this we accord with his views
and so does most Of the press of this
coast at the present. 1t has been our
policy for years and one we have never
hesltated to avow from first to last.
Year: 1878

Mr.. EDITOR: The Constitution, 50
soon to be voted upon by the people of
Idaho, provides for the taxation of
church property. 1t is true that relig.
ious denominations own some very ex.
tonsIve tracks Of land within the limits
of this proposed new State. But would
it not be we'll for the people, who are to
cast this decisive ballot, to consider the
example of their predecessors, in regard
to taxing these monuments of depart.
ed Christ. lt has been the custom
from time immemoral to exempt monu-
monts commemorative of departed worth,
from taxation. The church is but a
monument to religion, and the grounds
that surround that church are like the
environs Of a tomb. IF these are a
just subject Of taxation, then tax them
all, tax the tombstone Of your fathers,
yes, enter upon the decayed remnant OF
mortality and render tribute from the
moulderlng dust. RECTOR.


[Rector's plea would Indicate that he
was opposed to taxation Of church prop
erty, any moro than VIC should tax GENE.
tries and tomb~stouos. At the same
time he admits that ''rclieious denomina
tons own some very extensive tracts of
land within the limits of the proposed
new State" There is this difference
between church property aud GENE
terry. The former is made source OF
profit to the holder and often it is rent
cd and farmed cut for gain, and tho
profits used in extending its limits far
beyond the necessities of the church.
and to the ivlividual enrichment of its
members aad attaches, and it becomes
like large landed estate of some de-
ceased person, whose annual profits arc
distributed among the heirs. It should
therefore by all means be made to aid
in the support of the government that
| affords it protection. Il is not so with
cemeteries. Six feet By two is allotted
as the resting place Of every person


where his body may rest undisturbod


A cemetery is nothing more than re-
serve OF greater or less number OF
these tracts sufficient to meet the wants
Of the dead. and furnish room for the
living to visit aud pay their respects to
the departed and find comparative soil.
tude at their graves. Cemeteries are
never farmed or rented out. No reve.
nue. is ever received from them by the
owners. nor are they put to the use aud
profit OF the living. The dead who in
habit the cemeteries have no earthly re
sources with which to pay taxes, and
the living public could only pay the
taxes by taxing the same public to raise
the means of payment, and then no ac.
tual revenue woald result. There then
was manifest propriety of exemptine
cemeteries, as does the new Constitu-
ton. But the same can in no sense be
said of church property, unless you
make all church property property oil
the State, and no one at the present day
is so foolhardy as to urge the union OF
church and State.


Euzysurrssrass
Year: 1878

RAIL ROAD CONNECTIONS the Naug- atuck R. R. milk train used to connect at Winsted with trains to Hartford and Cannaan it was said that it was the most useful train on the road; but now the advantages are all lost, as the Hartford train leaves four minutes be- fore the arrival of the milk train at Winsted, and Goshen passengers are obliged to leave home before daylight, and go by way of Waterbury instead of going in the middle of the day.

 RELEASE FROM STATE PRIsoN.-A large company of witnesses form Goshen were sum- moned to Hartford, last Tuesday, to testify be- fore the State Prison Committee in regard to the release of Harvey Chamberlain from Pris- on. He was sent to Wethersfeld for life nine or ten years ago. We have heard since then that the Committee were unanimous in the opinion that he had better stay where he is

 H. N.
Year: 1878

THE BEST FAMILY NEWSPAPER, W
Publishes both the religious and secular news
that is desired in any family. while al that ie
likely TO do harm is shut out. 1t devotes four
pages to religious newa. and four to secular.


The New YoRK OBSERVER was firpt published
in 1928 and it is believed to be the only in
stance Of Religious Newspaper continuing its
even course for tvty-sir years, without change
from the date Of it's birth.
Year: 1878

1t has long been regarded as fixed
tact that nothing but positive abstinence
from the use oil intoxicating liquors would
cure the inebrate. and so we'll established
has that idea become in the mind of tenn
perance rcforners, that anything short of
pure cold water and no whiskey could
possibly save the man who had permitted
his appetite to overcome his reason, that
the argument was considered closed up.


But recent discoveries have led to a
decided change OF views upon this sub
ject, and unless those prove to be no dis
covery at all. a much more simple and
pleasant method OF reforming drunkards
than anything yet attempted has been
found out. 1t is nothing more nor less
than the substitution OF vegetable tor ami.
NAL food.


This theory was presented for the con-
sideration OF the British Association by Il
MIR. Charles Napier. who produced in be-
half OF it, a number OF instances in which
it was shown that wherever, vegetable
food was exclusively used, the appetite
for alcoholic drinks was not only DESTROY
ed, but positive distaste for stimulants
established. Confirmed drunkards. whose
attempts at reformation had all resulted
in failures, were completely reclaimed by
a resort to vegetable diet.


While it is not claimed by MIR. Napier
that the experiments made by HIM are
sufficient to completely establish the cor
rectness OF the theory advanced by the
great chemist, Liebig, who twenty years
ago stated that many people found that
while they could ready indulge their
taste tor vinous and alcoholic drinks in
connection with animal iood, they found
that when a iarinaceous diet was adopted
they could not do so, enough has been
demonstrated to make the subject one OF
the greatest possible interest to Il friend
OF temperance. and to induce expert
ments on broad scale, in order to test
its correctness. ......


OF the nearly $500, 100000 spent yearly
in this country for Intoxicating drinks and
tobacco. the larger portion is spent by
our employed or labor classes. This ac-
counts tor 10000 drunkards who die
annually, and for pauperism and suffer
ing beyond computation; while statistics
will ever show conclusively, that clear
brain, healthy muscle aud nerve put to
an honest calling seldom comes to want.
Year: 1878

The Nashua IN. H. Telegraph gives the
following for a true story:"Ne know a man
who has walked up to the cannon'; mouth
without fiinching or losing his presence Of
mind, who has received what he belived to be
death wound and made no fuss about it, to
become so excited because OF an alarm of fire
that he couldn't speak the name Of the city he
lives in. This veteran was down t4yn with
his wife. His only child was at hom2 with the
hired girl. The alarm OF fire was given. aud
when he beheld the light IN the vicinity of Con.
cord street, he said not word, but increased
his speed from rapid walk to double quick
to the speed of a frightened hound. When
near Gen. Stark's residence he saw the flames
snveloping his house. and his heart sank with
in him. A team was passing. He hailed it,
and when the driver stopped he jumped
aboard, seized the reins and the whip, and
urged the horse to his utmost speed,regardless
of consequences. He arrived at heme' to
learn that the fire was half nile or more be
yond. When his reason returned he did not
know whose team he had used, and he has not
learned yet"
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON. Dec. 24.-One proposed
amendment OF the funding act, which will
receive the unanimous support of all adj
vocates OF honest currency, and friends Of
the public credit In Congress. will be that
portion in regard to issuing per cent.
bonds in small denominations, say of $40
and $25. .5. ....... ....... m


The arguments in favor of the issue of
bonds OF small denominations will suggest
themselves to any one who has watched
the current of public opinion during the


past few months. There are no subjects
in which public interest can be aroused so
easily as those which affect the individual
pockets OF the people. Thoughtless peo-
pie care little for the public credit, because,
although they may accept the theory that
injury OF it may cause general loss. they
never actually discover when or where
their share of it is contributed. If these
same people depended upon the mainten-
ance OF the public credit isr part of their
income, no matter how small it might be-.
they could at once become conservative
on all financial questions. and would be as
earnestly opposed to any legislation cal
cu!ated to impair the puolic credit as the
millIonaires. In no way could the farm.
ers and mechanics OF the country be more
thoroughly educated in sound financial
ideas than by inducing them generally to
acquire a personal financial interest in the
securities of the Government. s.al
Year: 1878

Governor Duval, of Florida. was the
son of poor Vrginian, a stern. strong,
taciturn man. The boy was huge youth
OF 15 At the cabin fire. at bed time,
according to the custom OF putting on a
back log, the old man said, between the
whffs of his silent pipe.


Tab, 60 out and bring in that gum
back log, and put it on the fire.


Tab went out and surveyed the log.
He knew it was of no use explaining that
it was too heavy, nor prudent for him to
return without having it on his shoulder.
His little sister. passing, was not sur
prised that he requested her to bring out
the gun and powder horn. as 'possum
or coon might have passed, or the brother
might have seen bear sig s. She brought
the gun and Tab started. He found the
way through the woods into Kentucky,
in 1871. After an absence OF eighteen
years he was elected to Congress. A
man OF immense size and strength, he
started for Washington, going by the way
OF his old home, to SEE the folks who had
long since given him up tor dead En-
tering the little cabin door near bed time,
he saw the identical gum log. He should
cred it, pulled the latch string and with
his load stood before the old man, pipe in
mouth, as quiet asusual.


Here is the gum back log, father


We'll you've been a long time getting
it. Put it on the fire and go to bed,' was
the reply.-From the San Antonio Herald.
Year: 1878

Editor of the State Jouenal:
As one of the best of the "Murphy men" in


Jefferson City. beg the use of space enough
| in the JOURNAL to notice an editorial in your
| issue of yesterday, which contains the follow
ing remarkable statement: Having ascertalg ed


that the Murphy men have adjourned their
| meetings without, as yet, closing up any Of the
liquor establishments of the city, we append,
| &C., &c.


Allow me to say that this editorial is the first
intimation haye had that the meetings" had


"adjourned," or that they would cease at any


early date. On the contrary, my information
Is that steps have been taken to give the tenn.


perance movement permanent character, and


make it an established institution.


"Without, as yet. closing up any OF the liquor
establishments of the city, H I..
Allow me to say that your editorial gives the
first intination have had that the Murphy
| men ever desired or attempted to "close up''
any liquor establishments at all. What they
| did undertake to do was to pledge themselves


not to use Intoxicating liquors as beverage,
and to do what they could to induce other men
| TO give the same pledge. In this undertaking
| they haye met with such success as to inspire
them with confidence that a permanent organ.
izston for that purpose will! result in wide
spread and permanent good to the people Of
this city; and cannot understand why any


good citizen should be in a hurry to believe
| or proclaim the contrary.


Suffer me to say further in regard to "clOsing
up" liquer establishments. that think you
are some what unfortunate in making out the


"list" you append to your editorial. If I am
correctly informed, all of the establishments


ready forfeited their licenses (and cannst legal


ly renew them). by pleading ''guilt," to some
violation of the dram shop laws, at this term of
the Circuit Court. Bat have not heard that
any Murphy man proposes to "cose up any
| of the liquor establishments" or even to go so
far in that direction as to enforce the law
against them. On the contrary. the Murphy


men suppose that the enforcement of these


laws Is matter for the judge Of the Circuit
Court, the county attorney, the justices of the


county court, and for "every civil officer, and


every officer Of incorporated cities and towns -
| and that the business of Murphy man is sim
ply "to abstain from the use Of intoxicating


liquors as 3 beverage, and to use his influence


to induce others so to do" This is his obliga-


tion, and it is all OF his obligation. This Is


certainly thing which he has a legal and


moral right to do, and to which no fsir.minded


citizen can make any objection. "i'J ii %
The tone Of the editorial referred to seems to


imply ssme hostile feeling towards the temper.


anee movement, and If you Cor any other citi.
zen, have any reasonable objection to urge


against the obligation taker by the Murphy


man. or any duty imposed by that obligation.
I world be glad to have you state 1t fully and


eandidly. as confess to you that like the


obligation, and am not able to discover any
good ressen against 1t. Yours truly, ee
y f9 'f TIA
Year: 1878

Several exchanges are giving direec.
tions How to dress The most sensible
way is to stay in bsd TIL the fire is started
and then take your clothes under your
arm and trot out to the dining room stove.
Rome Sentinel.
Year: 1878

A simple song. nameless song,
Sweet tremulous and slow!
1t blossomed on a human Hip


Two hundred years ago!
That lip has crumbled back to dust
Aud centuries worn asunder |.H
With stony clasp the chords that woke
II )lian breathings underl
Yet tell me not that long ago


The na,ueless ceased to be.
Death never won human heart
Embalmcd in melody!
This soul embod led in the thrill
OF one heart touching tone,
Goes waking on thousand lips
The echo of its own!
1t tells its own sad story in
That sweet and broken lay;
A soul that in life's labyrinth


Went wandering astray;
A soul that lived, soul that loved.
A soul that watched and wept,
Then folded up its weary wings.
Lay down in peace, and slept.
Far better thus a nameless throb
Cast on the shoreless sea
OF human hearts, TO circle on


In csaseless sympathy.
Than heartless trump hung idly on
The brazen tower of Fame,
Sending down deaiened centuries
The climor of q name!
Better to sing IA cradle hymn


Than babbie mystery;
Better to live in human love
Than human memory!
oh, sing that tuneful song again.


But soft and sad and slow; a..
Sweet az the spirit sighed it forth


Two hundred years ago!
Year: 1878

We advise all young people to ac


quire in ally life the habit of using


good language, both in speaking ant


writing, and also to abandon the use
of slang words and phrases. The
longer they live the more difficult the
acquisition Of good language will be
and if the golden age OF youth, the
proper time Of the acquisition of Ian.
guage, be passed in its abuse, the un-
fortunate victim of neglected educa.
ton is very probably doomed to talk
slang for life. Money is not neces.
sary to procure this education. Every
man has it in his power. He has
merely TO use the language which be
reads, instead Of the slang which he
hears to form his taste from the best
speakers and poets of the country to
treasure up choice phrases in his men,
ory, and habi!uate himself to their use,
at the same time that pc.
dantic precision and bombast, which
show rather the weakness of vain am.
bitioh Than the polish of an educated
mind.
Year: 1878

To cleanse and bleach ladies' straw
hats wash them in pure water, scrub.
bing them with a brush. Then put
them in a box in which has been set q
saucer OF burning sulphur. Cover
them up 50 that the fumes may bleach
them.
Year: 1878

PURCHASED SERMoN-PREACuING.-
The danger of preaching purchased ser
mons has had q very remarkable and
curious ILLUSTRATION recently in a small
town in Sussex. The curate had been
absent for week or so, taking his hol-
days. The first Sunday after his return,
he took the morning service, while the
rector otficiated for friend in neigh
boring church but the rector was pres
ent in the evening to preach after the
curate had read prayers. The sermon in
the morning was considered so good that
the congregation congratulated them
selves upon the effects which the change of
air had on the preachers style and power
generally. In the evening the rector as
cended the pulpit, and gave out the same
text which had formed the subject of the
curate's discourse in the morning. Very
soon, however, those who were there in
the forenoon found that it was not only
the same text, but the same sermon, and
their faces assumed q variety of expires
sions. There were not many placid
countenances in the whole church, with
the exception of the preachers, who went
on quite unconsciousy. There was one
face that bore upon it a painful expression,
and that was the curate's. The more he
tried to appear severe and indifferent, the
more he looked abashed and intensely
horriied. In short, the two worthy per
sonages had, unknown to each other pur-
chased copy of the same sermon, and
they had the ill luck to deliver it without
communication with each other. Moth
ing, it is said has come of this little mis-
adventure beyond harmless joke or two.
How the rector and curate got on is not
stated, but the villagers are good natured
people, and the sexton-of course a regu-
lar attendant at church-declares that the
oftener he hears sermon, the better he
likes it,
Year: 1878

A CONSCIENTIOUS WIDow.-A poor
man on his death bed made his Will. He
called his wife to him and told her OF its
provisions. 81 have lett" he said, my
horse to my parents, sell it and hand over
the money you receive. l leave to you
my dog, take good care of him, he will
serve you faithfully. The wife promised
to obey, and in due time set out for the
neighboring market with the horse and
dog. GLOW much do you want ryour
horse?" inquired the farmer. 81 cannot
sell the horse alone, bu: you may have
both of them at reasonable rates. Give
me one hundred dollars for the dog and
one dollar for the horse" The farmer
laughed, but as the terms were low he
willingly accepted them. Then the wor-
thy woman gave the husbands parents
the one dollar received for the horse and
kept the hundred dollars for herself.
Year: 1878

WOMEN are not very proud OF their
ancestry; not nearly so much so as men.
You will find thousand men named
Adam. but where will you find one wo-
man named after her illustrious grand
mother Ever
Year: 1878

The Public Cemetery east of Opelonsas, is
under the charge of the Board Of Po Ice Of this
town. All persons are hereby warned not to
trespass upon rhe grounds, under penalty OF
a criminal prosecution.


JAMES RAY,
President Board Police Town Of Opelollsaa
fsac J-ff
Year: 1878

president Hayes and the proprietor of
this paper will be at Cape May this sum-
mer. ."-Bridgeton Dai1y.


True, but we thought he would be able
to stand it after such a lengthy session of
Congress and the Potter investigation. We
want to interview him in regard to our next
district representative to Trenton. Bridge
ton Daily.


Right, but while you are interviewing
Mr.. Hayes just ask him whether Mrs. jerks
interrog ated Secretary Sherman concerning
that little matter of pass which the pub
Usher of the Daily bulldozed out of the
West Jersey Railroad in his efforts to re-
d@ce The fare in the interest of the dear peo-
pie.
Year: 1878

Conductor Ayars is making great prepa-
rations for an excursion from Bridgeton to
West Point at date sometime during the
month of July, hereafter to be fixed This
will be most delightful excursion, and one
that it will pay to patronize. A trip along
the banks of the Hudson, on one of the pal
ace steamers connected with that famous
river will be a grand treat. Conductor
Ayars has always managed his excursions
in very satisfactory manner, and the pro-
gramme which he will offer to the people
in July is one that will without doubt be
appreciated. Further particulars will be
given in due season.
Year: 1878

The present Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives commenced its work of false econ
omy by cutting down wages, and not salts
fled with the amount saved, it seeks to swell
the sum by stopping necessary public work.
This may make good showing on paper,
but it makes truer showing in the over
crowded poor-houses of our land. What
the people want is more work, not less, and,
if we are not mistaken, those who have
failed to recognize this fact in the dominant
party in the House will have an opportunity
to attend to their private business after next
fall. Money saved by forcing people to be
idle will in the end lead to national bank
ruptcy.
Year: 1878

Go to Bacon's and buy "The Tiger" a
perfect self-discharging sulky rake. In
simplicity, strength and durability without
a rival. For ease of operating or adjusting
to any variety of cropor surface unequaled.
Any boy or girl that can drive horse can
lake with it as well as the strongest man.


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