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Year: 1877

COMPANY C's TARGET-PRAC.ucE.- Com
nany C will assemble at their armory at 81
O'Clock this evening and march to the rear
Of the almshouse, where they will have q
tarset-practice-the best shot to receive q
roid medal. At night the company will
have refreshments spread in their armory,
corner of Thirteenth and Main streets.
Year: 1877

COLUMBIA, May IB.
The house has been engaged discussing
the payment of interest on the consolidated
debt and the sentiment thus far expressed
ID In favor of its payment. A vote will
probably be reached tomorrow.
Year: 1877

And in accordance with law and order of the Board of
Trustees made and entered the l4th day August A
D. 1877 many Of such designated shares of stock be-


longing to and standing in the Of the shareholders
aforesaid shall and will be necessary psy the
upon all shares held and owned by such shareholders
standing in their upon the books OF the company
will be sold public auction the office of said company
in the office of Trenmor Coffin in Carson City, Nevada
Year: 1877

Snow is often called the "roor mans
manure" and if it is true that it has any
manural value, the farmers prospects for
the next season are certainly fattering.
The body of SNOW upon the ground in
all the Northern and Middle States is
very great, and millions Of acres of land
are covered by it as with blanket of the
whitest wool. It is probable that sell
dom, perhaps never, has SO wide an area
of our country been covered as during
the month of January, 1877. The ques-
tion whether snow is capable of affording
to lands any of the elements of fertility
is one often asked; and in reply, the
Boston Journal of Chemistry says that
it probably is. The atmosphere holds
ammonia and some other nitrogenous
products, which are without doubt
brought to the soil by snowfakes as well
as by rain drops.


Experiments both here and abroad
would seem to prove the truth of this
conclusion.


Rains are not only valuable for the
moisture which they supply, but for
what they bring to us from the atmos-
phere. During a thunder storm nitric
acid is produced in considerable quanti-
ties; and dissolved in the rain drops to
high degree of attenuation, it's effects
upon soils are highly salutary, as the
nitrogen permeates the entire soil.
Year: 1877

The Allentown (Penn.) Bulletin says
Twenty years ago man living in this
city lost a wallet containing $50, and
lady living in Catasauqua had the for
tune to find the money, but lacked the
honesty to return it to the owner, though
she knew who he was. Years passed on,
the husband of the covetous lady pros
pered and grew rich, the man who lost
the pocketbook. with the money got
poorer and poor, till the other day the
lady found him in this city in actual
WANT. Her conscience priekeed e her sore,
and going home she got $6O, and took
it to the mans family. The family was
very grateful, but the man, as soon as
he found out who it was that had kept
his money so long, Immediately insll-
tuted suit to recover interest. We pre-
su,ne the claim for interest will be set
tied before the matter goes out OF the
hands of the alderman.
Year: 1877

The British House of Commons has a
very remarkable member in the person
of Mr.. Kavanagh, a country gentleman,
of ancient family and great estate in Ire
land. Although born without legs or
arms, he rides, drives, and does all, and
indeed more than all, that most men do,
and his dexterity is such as to lead to the
conclusion that nature must have given
him at the shoulder joint something
which answers the purpose of a. hand.
In 1765 there was living in Somerset
shire, England, farmer scarcely less
remarkable. He was born without arms
or shoulders, but endowed with such ex-
traordinary strength and dexterity that
he could, by some contrivance, do almost
the same as other men. His teeth were
80 amazingly strong that he could lift
ten pecks of beans with them, and with
his feet could throw sledge hammer
further than other men could with their
arms. He married, as has also Mr..
Kayanagh.
Year: 1877

A fair estimate of the crop of these ten
acres would be five hundred tons. Five
hundred tons of timothy hay would cost
10000, and as this five hundred tons OF
chopped fodder will answer the same
purposes as the timothy hay, it is easily
seen that every community can thus raise
it's own meat at about half the cost to
Year: 1877

1t is said of Philip Henry, that when
he had reached the age of three-score
and ten, he was accustomed TO date his
letters, " The year of my death" And
of both the older and the younger presi-
dent Edwards, il is said that on the first
Sabbath of the years Of their death each
preached on the text. This year thou
shalt die" the text seeming almost a
prediction of the departure of each to
that better land to which they were di-
recting their hearers. Death may not
come to us this year. And yet it may
come at any moment. But in view of its
certainly coming soon, and in the posi-
bility that it may come at any moment
when we expect it not, does it not become
us to live in expectation and in prepara-
ton for it? "There are two words"
says another, "that may well take up
much OF our thoughts and cares, viz,
time and eternity: time because il is 40
fast passing away, and eternity because
it will soon begin; time because it will
soon be at an end, and eternity because
it will never end"


II was the new yoar's resolve OF the
excellent Hannah More, never to pass
a day without thinking of the end of
days, and never to pass an hour without
lifting up her heart to God. through
Christ, to aid her to live for him." And
an ancient sculptor, when asked why he
took such pains in part of beautiful
statue that would be concealed by the
wall of the temple, replied, "Thc gods
will see it," And as TO every part OF
our life, we should bear in mind that
God sees il, and should endea,or ~ to
live as to be approved by him. On
plain tablet in Westminster abbey is an
inscription over the remains OF one who
was once eminent as a sculptor
+" What was, an artist, seemed of some i'm


portance to mo whils lived


But what vas, As a believer In Jesus Christ. is


the only thing Of importance to me Dew7"
And such will be the judgment of every
one of us as we look back from the
hour Of death, or from the unseen world,
on our earthly life and state.


departing or coming year is full OF
lessons to us-lessons we all should pom
der. The rules that some one has sug-
gested for the opening of every year and
for our guide through its days, if we are
spared to behold them, are full of wis
dom and safety: "Say nothing you
would not like God TO hear. Do no .hing
You would rot like God to see. Write
nothing you would no. Ike Gsd to read.
Go no where you would not like God to
90 with you. Read no book of which
you would not like God TO say, show it
to me- Never spend your time in such
a way that you would not like God TO
say, what art thou DOING"


SO endeavor to live, and life will be
continually preparing you fer death. and
death will ne,e er find you unprepared TO
depart.


Dost tnou ask, When comes this hour A"


Then. when II shall suit thee best


Trust His faithiulness and power


Trust in Him, and quiet rest.


Labor on, and hope. and wait;


Jesus never comes too lats


suddenly though He may come


IT'S to bear thee to thy home.


" T. Obserrer.
Year: 1877

attend the meetings every evening as
long a. Mrs Van Cott was in town,
"The young man went to the meeting"
said the widow, "and God touched his
heart. He would have gone to the
altar, but he didn't want TO lose his
money. He told me that after had gone
away he would embrace religion, and
write and let me know the fact. | said
to him: You will not do as you think
you will. You must come 10 the altar
now or never" Mis-. Van Cott clossd d
her meetings in the place and went away.
She did not get the promised letter; but
she was told that the young man, after
winning his wagers, became more wicked
than ever. He had won few paltry dol
lars, but lost his soul.-N. Y SIN.
Year: 1877

lIoEsEs EATING MEAT.-Thc hunter S
horse, ON the plains of Colorado, have
been known not only to eat meat, but to
become quite fond of it.


The buffalo hunter goes to the range
as lightly loaded as possible, so that he
may bring home all the meat he can. He
carries no hay, and but a small amount ol
grain. At night the horses are often tied
10 the wagons, and four of them have fire.
quently been known during very cold
weather TO eat one hundred pounds of buff
falo meat before morning. AS the meat
is plentiful and cheap, the hunters do not
OBJECT to this carniyorous proceeding on
the pirt of their faithful servant


We are told of one hunter who had been
long upon the range, and whose horses
had eaten flesh for so long a time that
they would eat buffalo meat even in sum-
mrr, when fresh grass was plentiful, pick
ing the bones Of Il large buffalo, killed
near the camd, as completely rs pack of
wolves coHlb do the job.


A party of hunters on the South Platte
had in their possession fine young stall
lion. that had been captured from band
of wild horses, but by kindness had be-
come very gentle and tame. At a time
when deer was found in large numbers,
the horse was given carcass of venison
every night, and only the well picked
bones were left III the morning. This an
imnl's love for meat came near causing his
dealh. The hunters had been out placing
sirychnine bails to poison wolves, A
small amount of this rank poison Is con-
cealed in a piece of meat and the meat
placed upon a stick. As the hunters
placed many bats, they noticed several
were missing and finally discovered that
The horse was eating them, Death would
certainly have cnsued, had not the men
quickly administered an excellent antidote
in the shape Of several pounds Of melted
grease aud butter.
Year: 1877

EVILS OF GossIP.-I have known a
country society which withered away all
to nothing under the dry rot of gossip only
Friendships as granite, dissolved to jelly,
and then ran away to water, only because
of this love that promised future as en-
duping as heaven and as stable rs truth
evaporated into morning mist that turn
ed to days long tears; only because O
this, a father and son were set foot to foo
with a fiery breath of m anger that wonC
never cool again between them; and Il
husband and his young wife, each strain
ing ut the hated leash which in the begin
Year: 1877

BEECHERs HAPPY YEARS OF EARLY
MARRIED LIFE would not take any
consideration for the first two Or three
years of my married life. | was settled
on salary of $400 in the county of Dear
born, and the town Of Lawrenceburg, In
diana, and with 5000 Of it came East and
married my wife, and got back to Law
renceburg with 1871 cents in my pocket
| lived in the second story of house that
was without door-yard in front, but that
unfortunately had enc in the rear which
was the pigs common. One of the rooms
was my cellar, my kitchen and my dining
room, all together. The other was my
bedroom, library and my parlor, all to-
gethcr. In those two rooms | spent the
first two or three years of my married
life 1; and every day was problem; every
day we set in battle array the question OF
economy; every day we studied to make
the most out of the least, and to make eX-
pedients satisfy us when we had not the
substance. Ii was very active play; and
as l was young and handsome, and my
wife was Young and discreet, we 10 this
day look back with pleasure TO those early
years Of married life. in our small quarter:
of two rooms, when (now am conlessing
| may as well tell the whole), ! wore
Judge Burnetts clothes, and Our carpet
was given to us, and our cooking-stoyC
was given to Us, and everything in th'
rooms was given to us. If the articles o
furniture were oddly matched, it was II,
fault of ours; for they came from difl'eren
persons who had different ideas Of house
keeping. And yet, little as there woul'
seem to have been to feed the Imagination
| look back upon those happy years, an'
would not part with the memory of then
for countless gold.
Year: 1877

MMLIONAIREs EARNING A " V."-Many
of the greatest corporations iu New York


have adopted rule to pay five dollars to
every director, trustee or officer who shall
be punctual at any regular meeting Of the
board The officer must be present before
the president brings down his gavel on


the stroke of the clock. If he arrives a
second later he loses the premium offered


for promptness. 1t is remal kable what an
effect this has had upon directors and the
like, especially the very rich ones. The
richer the man, the more certain he is to
be on hand before the fall of the gavcl.
Before the rule was made, it was extreme
ly difficult to get quorum of any board
together, and now ii is very easy. The
inducement of earning five dollars has
wrought Transformation; the certainty OF
getting little money has demolished pro-
crastnation. Whenever you see million
aries anywhere about noon dashing down
Broadway, into Wall staeet. through Pine
street, or toward Hanover Square, as il
life depended on their mission, you can be
sure they are struggling for the five dol
lars. They try harder than most men,
and really mourn when they fail to secure
Year: 1877

EXQUISITE WORKMANSHIP Modern
goldsmiths do not compare lavorably with
the ancient Roman or Greek jewelers..
There was one kind of chain in particular,
wrought with such consummate skill, that
modern jewellers have in vain attempted
to make it. The links are so cunningly
shaped and knit together, that when the
chain is extended it resembles plain bar
of gold, and yet it is perfectly flexible in
all directions Chains of this sort, manu-
featured of gold and silver, have been
found in the ruins of Pompeii, after being
buried nearly two thousand years.
Year: 1877

Coon SLEEP.--It is wonderful how
much may be done to protract existence
by the habitual restorative of sound sleep


Late hours under mental strain are, OF
course, incompatible with this solacement.
On this topic Dr. Richardson says it has
been painful for him to trace the begin
nings of pulmonary consumption to late
hours at unearthly balls and evening
parties,n by which rest is broken and en-
croachments made upon the constitution.
But" he adds, "if in middle age the
habit of taking deficient and irregular
sleep be still maintained, every source OF
depression, every latent form of disease is
quickened and intensified The sleeplesS
exhaustion allies itself with all other pro-
cesses of exhaustion, or it kills imperCep-
tibly, by rapid introduction of prema-
ture old age, which leads directly to pre-
mature dissolution" There, at once, is an
explanation why many people die earlier
than they ought to. They violate the pri


mary principle of taking regular nights
rest. If they sleep it is disturbed. They
dream all sorts of nonsense. That is to
say, they do not sleep soundly, or for any
useful purpose, for dreaming is nothing
more than wild, imaginative notions pass
ing through the brain while half sleeping
or doing. In dreaming there is no proper
or restorative rest Chambers Journal
Year: 1877

When you see newspaper article which
promises in its beginning to be an essay of
high merit, it is well to read it for the
profit to accrue from so doing. But as
matter of precaution, ii is better to glance
first at the end to see if anything is said
about two sizes of bottlcs-one for fifty
cents and the other fer dollar.-DanbWy
NeWS
Year: 1877

A. w. Chase, of the United States
coast survey, describes, in note to the
editor of the Popular Science Monthly,
a contest which he and a brother officer
witnessed in 1861 on the Purissima, a
small trout stream about twenty-iour
miles south of San Francisco:


We had been fishing on the stream,
and came to high bank which overlook
ed transparent pool of water about ten
feet in diameter and four feet in depth.
This pool was iringed with willows, and
had on one side small gravel bank. The
trout at first sight was lying in mid
water, heading up stream. 1t was. as
afterward ascertained, fully nine inches
in length-a very desirable prize for an
angler. While studying how to cast
our flies to secure him, new novel fish
erman appeared, and 50 quick was his ac.
tions that we suspended our own to wit
ness them. This emmy of the trout
was large water snake of the common
variety, striped black and yellew. He
swan up the pool on the surface until
over the trout, when he made dive,
and by dexterous movement seized the
trout in such manner that the jaws OF
the snake closed its mouth. The fight
then commenced. The trsut had the
use of its tail and fins, and could drag
the snake from the surface; when near
the bottom, however, the snake made
use of its tail by winding it around every
stone or root that it could reach. After
securing this tail hold it could drag the
trout toward the bank, but, on letting go,
Year: 1877

Young Indy in Her Sleep.


One of the most remarkable exhibi-
tions Of somnambulism ever given in this
city took place about one o'clock Satur.
! day near the corner of High and Sixth
streets. The principal actor IN the serio,
comic drama was an eighteen year.old
miss, named Annie Barton, and she was
first discovered by G. w. Hodges. He
was on his way home when his attention
was attracted by queer-looking object
seated upon the top of grapevine arbor
Just over the fence. Stopping, Mr..
Hodges looked at the figure until he
saw it move, when he spoke to it, but
received no answer. At this juncture,
Capt. G. G. Starkweather, of the Trum.
bull avenue police station, came along
Sixth street on his way home. lie was
stopped by Mr.. Hodges, who pointed out
the queer figure, and they were not long
III doubt as to the nature of the APP
partition. OTIS a woman" said Capt
Starkweather, and "shc must be aslcepm
continued Mr.. Hodges. Arriving at that
conclusion, the men opened the gate,
and, walking to the arbor, called to the
sleeping girl, but received no reply.
Captain Starkweather then began climb
ing up the arbor, at which the girl
started on a lively run, and going the
whole length of the arbor roof, made a
jump, clearing space of about eight
feet, alghting on the roof of a woodshed.


This vancouver astonished the men,
WHO awakened Mr.. Thompson and his
family and told them that there was a
slecp-walker upon their woodshed. Soon
Mr.. Thompson and his wife and son
joined Mr.. Hodges and the captain in the
chase. What was their surprise to find
Miss Barton had clambered from the
shed to the wing, and thence in the apex
of the roof of the main building, where
she stood quietly leaning against the
chimney. Finally a ladder was procured
and young Thompson climbed to the
side of the roof, but, getting there,
found it so covered with snow and ice
that it was impossible for him to reach
the girl. So down he came, and the
ladder was carried to the front of the
house, where it was put in position with
one end against the roof peak. This
time captain Starkweather took off his
boots and climbed up. The girl stood
quietly until he was within few feet of
her, when she ran down toward the wing,
and sliding went from one roof to the
other; thence she jumped back to the
grape arbor, and before any of the men
could get to her she jumped to the
ground, and, dashing through back
gate, ran up High street The chase
was continued to the Crawford street
park, where she was captured. Then it
was found that she was completely
dressed, with the exception of hat and
shawl and that during all of her haz-
ardous midnight ramble had not received
the slightest injury. She was taken to
the Trumbull avenue police station
until her relatives, being notified, put in
appearance and took her in charge. This
is the second escapadc, her friends as
sert, of the kind in which Miss Barton
has taken part.-DctrOH Fire Press.
Year: 1877

the trout would have a new advantage.
The battle was continued for full twenty
minutes, when the snake managed to get
its tail out of the water and clasped
around the root of one OF the willows
mentioned as overhanging the pool. The
battle was then up, for the snake gradually
put coil after coil around the root, with
each one dragging the fish toward the
land. When half its body was coiled it
unloosened its first hold and stretched
the end of its tail out in every direction,
and finding another root, made fast, and
now, using both, dragged tie trout out
on the gravel bank. Itnow had it under
control, and, uncoiling, the snake drag
ged the fish fully ten feet up on the
bank, and | suppose would have gorged
him. We killed the snake and replaced
the trout in the water, as we thought
that he deserved liberty. He was ap-
parently unhurt, and in few moments
darted off, That the water snake of
California brooks will prey upon the
young of the trout, and also smaller and
less active fishes, | have noticed, but
never have seen an attack on fish so
large or one more hotly contested.
Year: 1877

DN TOO "ufh bHN "ntsNy.


While it is true that there is no
absolute cure tor dipsomania or the dis
eased appetite for ardent spirits, save in
the dipsomaniac strength to resis.
temptation, there are valuable assistants
to his physical weaknesses in the form of
animal and vegetable stimuants, which
he should not despise in fighting the bat
Tie against the insidious foe. All who
have been sufferers from the diseased pas.
sion for liquor bear testimonyssto the TACT
that the craving for alcoholic stimulants
is invariably preceded by depression of
the nervous system that is actually in.
supportable. accompanied almost invari-
ably with distate for solid food. What a
nan is to resort to at this period of his
ailment is a most important question.
Ammonia in small doses, taken every
thirty minutes, has been recommended
but ammonia is not nourishment, nor
will it restore the desire for food. 1t is
the testimony of many who have tried it
under the circumstances stated that ex.
tract of beef, made palatable with celery
salt and moderate quantity of black or
red pepper, will afford the required
stimulus, with no bad effects, and at the
same time aid in restoring the tone Of
the stomach. Quassia, calisaya, and
iron should all be brought to assist in
toning up the system and aiding the
digestive and nervous functions, but for
diet nutriment, which will certainly he
at once digested and assimilated, there
is nothing to compare to the beef efextract
It is nothing but solution of Liebig's
extract of beet, with celery salt, taken
i'm hot soda water.
Year: 1877

Postmaster Key is enduring the inhic-
ton Of hot rivalry between various firms
to supply the department with postage
stamps, of which 100000, 900 are used every
year is this country.


The treasurer of the United States can
now supply silver coin in reasonable amounts
to bankers and others IN exchange for legal
tenders, fractional currency or national
bank notes, the expressagc both ways to be
paid by the party sending the notes. This
notice is intended particularly for the south.