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Year: 1878

MANY friends and acquaintance
are writing us in regard to the best
modes of ventilation and disiufec-
ton. The best we know of are
these: Open all doors and windows
in the morning. If the weather is
cold and frosty let the windows re.
main open day and night, to allow
the pure, frosty air to pass through.
But if the weather is warm or
damp, the windows and doors
should be closed at sunset, and
about an hour after sunset a
small quantity of sulphur or gun
powder should be put in an iron or
stone vessel and placed in the mid
die of each room and burned. An
hour after the sulphur or powder
has been burned, open the doors
and windows again for five minutes
to allow the odor to pass out, SO as
to make the room pleasant to sleep
in. If the air is frosty, the sulphur
and gunpowder can be dispensed
with. The keeping of the windows
and doors open during the day and
night is all that is necessary.
Year: 1878

The Avalanche Of this morning
reminds the public that we are to
have an election one of these days,
a fact Of which very few people in
the city have thought. 1t comes
off, if We are not mistaken, next
Tuesday week. Ordinarily there
would be numerous aspirants, but
so far the great dangers and troubles
which have environed us have so
preoccupied every mind that no
candidates have been heard of. OF
course, there will beno convention,
and perhaps but a small vote polled
on the day of election. The Ava
lanche says:


AS we have no politics, and nothing
has as yet been said about Legislative
ticket, the Avalanche proposes the fol
lowing:
Year: 1878

The cheek of the lady eviden4
blanched, and she gasp for breath. In
stantly recovering herself, she said:


% don't understand you, sir. You
are labOring under mistake.
Well, I may be," the man replied;
that's fact; but my impression was
that l saw you last night in the vault
when you were trying to remove the
ring from the finger of what you sup
posed to be a corpse"


The lady had sunk into a chSir, and
was deadly pale. By powerful effort
she overcame her nomentsry weakness.
and said in strong tones: "I don't know
sir, what you speak Of You are either
laboring under mistake or you are
lunatic."


Do you happen TO have a dress like
this. ma am ?" the man asked, drawing
from his pocket the piece which he had
cut from the dress of the occupant Of
the vault the night before.


The lady's lips grew white and dry
She tried to speak, but her tongue Glove
to the roof Of her mouth, and utterance
was impossible.


II am reasonable, madam" the man
said " l know your secret, but I will
keep it if you will make it worth my
while"


'Hnw much do you require ?" the
lady asked, acquiring the power of speech
by a great effort.


20 Twenty pounds down will satisfy me
for the present." the man said, "and
more at another time when need it"


The money was paid, and within a
month the man returned and demanded
more. The lady evidently revealed the
story of her disgrace and crime to sher
husband, for he paid the money, and
soon after resigned his living and retired
to England.


This part of the condemned mans con-
fession was made known to Mr.. Bell
All the parties TO this strange transac.
tion are not yet dead, and hence the
names used here are fictitious. The
writer's informant, however, vouched for
the truth of the story, and there is no
reason to doubt his veTacity.-tC Chicago
1nter-Ocean.
Year: 1878

Puss in Boots is mythical person
age, but the dog in boots is no imaginary
creature. In the regions of eternal snow
and ice, where the only beast of burden
is the dog, the cold is sometimes so intense
that sharp icicles form between the claws
of the canine sledge travellers. This
causes a most serious obstacle to the
speedy progression of the dogs, and would,
after few days, render them utterly un-
fit for their laboTious duties, AS the icicles
grow larger and larger as they go on,
until the poor creatures are quite unable
to stand. The older dogs, however, will
every now and then stOp and bite off the
icicles from their feet. Not so with the
novice. He tTudges wearily along;
every step he takes adds to his torture,
and after a time every imprint of Dis
foet on the snow bears a red stain from
his cut and bleeding paws At such
times the dog boot is called into requisi-
tion by the driver, principally for
policy. but occasionally, let us hope, out
Of humanity. The dog boot Is generally
made of raw hide, and is simply shaped
like a small bag or pocket This is
drawn over the foot of the animal and
made secure by tying it around the ankle
with leather string. Thus protected,
if the surface of the snow is pretty level,
these wonderful Esquimaux dogs will
uavsl at the rate of forty miles day for
many days in succession.-E Journal of


hemistry.
Year: 1878

Everything has its own center, round
which it moves; so that our true wisdom
lies in in our keeping in our own walk in
life, however humble or obscure, and
being satisfied if we can succeed in it.
The best of us can do no more, and we
shall only become ridiculous or unhappy
by attempting it. We are ashamed be-
cause we are at loss in things to which


we have no pretensions, and try to rem
edy our mistakes by committing greater.
Overwhelming vanity or seIf-opinion is,
in truth, often at the bottom of weak
ness, and we shall be most likely to con-


quer the one by eradicating the other by
restricting it within due and moderate
Year: 1878

THE Free Press tells how a Detroit
man explained the metric system to his
wife. sUnder the metric system" said
he, you write to your father in Wiscon-
Sll SIN tor the money to buy your new dress.
Inc money comes, you take half of it
ana BUY me pair of pants, and then
dress goods. 1t is a verv gopd ness1Ira
very good" She said that no metric svs,
TEN should ever come into that house
Year: 1878

ly, and allowing S2O,OOO for ex- penses, a dividend can be declared every thirty days of 40 cen.s, which twill certainly place the Tiptop stock on its own merits outside the pale of "wild cat" and such as will be sought after and hard to obtain. A new mill Ut tie confluence of Tule creek with the Humbug is one of the probabilities and an in ,titution much needed by the prOspectO,s for the reduction of their ores, although the TiptOp company seriously con template the adding of five more stamps for the accommodation of custom work. The general average of the ores from the many leads of the district is S20O per ton. Prac- tical miners who have had much ex- perience in the district unite in de- claring the HumLug mines of Yav- apai as the most promising on the Pacific Coast or in the West, A few short years will only be required to give time for the establishing of towns that will number thousands of souls, all of whom will find re munerative employment and become wealthy bonanza kings through the productions of the hidden treasures. Salt River Valley being the great granary of the Territory, will neces- sarily be called upon to furnish the breadstuff and ether edibles requi- site for a large number of inhabi- tants with pockets full of the need ful; thus another channel will be opened up to our. people whereby they will be enabled to dispose of their large bins of grain, their sweet potatoes, corn and pumpkins, and it certainly seems palpable that Salt River farmers, with all the openings presented for disposing of their sur plus articles of home productions, will be placed in the front rank of prosperity. A great farming coun- try, with rich mines surrounding her every door. and the iron horse ready to tap the center of her broad acres which now bloom with the rose and the lily, cannot but be re- garded by us as the Eden of this fair Territory.
Year: 1878

The President stuck to the last.
The eastern goldites should ever keep
him green in their remembrance.


His brief argument in defense of
his action has been far more strongly
put than he. did in his message du-
ring the course of the discussion by
every geld journal in the land.


He carefully avoided meeting all
arguments upon the other side. He
never mentioned that every solitary
bond that has been sold since the so
called demonetization of silver, con-
tanned upon the face Of ii the express
stipulation that it should be paid in
the coin Of the country in 1870, and
no man pretends but that tho silver
dollar Of 4l2h grains was then le-
gal tender and mora that that it was
then the unit of value, regulating the
gold dollar itself. 1t is utter folly to
say, as he does, that purchasers OF
bonds did not expect the same to be
paid in silver coin, provided by the
silver bill, when the bond expressly
says SO.


Then the internal rascality Of the
surreptitious manner in which silver
wasdemonetized, brought about by the
cunning Of the money power, in jus.
tice gave them not particle of right
under it. 1t was fraud, and should
have no consideration in judging Of
the merits of the case.


The President charges in plair
terms, that the supporters Of the sill
YER bill are dishonest, arrogating tt
himself and his friends in this meas
ure the purity and Righteousness O
the land. There is an impudenc'
Year: 1878

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-Don Piatt
who has been on most intimate terms
with the President, and who has Civ
en- up his private residence to Hayes
Secretary, Rogers, is out in a column
attack upon the policy of the admin
istration. He says that "the civil SER
vice now is in worse condition than
ever. This defeat is owing to a lack
of force in the personnel of the adj
ministration, that is distressing to its
friends of whom we number ourselves
One is forced to contrast this condi-
tion with that which marked the for
mer executive. Senator Conkling,
for example, who sneers at, and OPEN
ly opposes the President, spoke with
bated breath in the presence of Gen.
Grant, while Morton, the boldest
leader of his party, hobbled into the
White House and apologized for the
intrusion. Men who felt faint when
Grant frowned, are now insolent and
outspoken in their revolt"


In speaking Of the pusillanimons
course of the President, in relation to
the New York custom house he says !:
"Hayes submitted when he had the
game in his own hands. He should
have responded to the insult by send
ing in appointments made up Of
Democrats and Republicans, and the
Democrats would have seen that they
were confirmed. The Democrats of
the Senate no more want civil SER
vice than the Republicans, but they
would have aided the President in
torturing the common enemy. Messrs.
Conkling & Co. would have said,
This man is dangerous let us con-
ciliate,' and they would have taken
hacks and hurried to the White House
to assure the President that of all
things they most believed in civil SER
vice reform. Senator Conkling is a
buffalo bull, a lion before and COW
behind. In this he does not differ
from any other politician in Congress.
So long as one takes refuge in tree,
he lowers his horns, lifts his tail,
paws up dirt, and roars.. AT any
show of resistance he turns his tail
and the COW appears"


He then counsels the President to
swing free from his spoils-seeking
cabinet and act occasionally for him
self. He openly advises the President
to use the clubs of patronage to knock
down all congressional opposition, or
else give up and become recorded as
complete and utter failure.
Year: 1878

coin of inferior value to the money OF
the world.


The capital defect of the measure il
that it contains no provision protect
ing from its operations pre-existing
debts, in case the coinage which ii
creates shall continue to be of less
value than that which was the sole
legal tender when they were contrac-
ted. If it is now proposed for the
purpose of taking advantage of the
depreciation of silver in payment of
debts, to coin and make legal tender
silver dollar of less commercial value
than the dollar, whether Of gold or
paper, which is now the lawful mon
ey of the country, such q measure it
will be hardly questioned will be in
the Judgment Of mankind an act of
bad faith.


As to all debts heretofore contract
ed, the silver dollar should be made a
legal tender only at its market value.
The standard of value should not be
changed without the consent of both
parties to the contract. National
promises should be kept with un-
flinching fidelity. There is no power
to compel a nation to pay its just
debts. Its credit depends on its hon
or.


Owing to what it has led its credit.
ors to expect 1 cannot approve the
bill, which in my judgment authoriz.
es a violation of sacred obligations.
Obligations of public faith transcend
all questions of profit or public ad.
vantages. Its unquestionable main
tenance is the dictate as we'll of the
highest experience ss OF the most nee
essary duty and should ever be care
fully guarded by the Executive, by
Congress and by the people.


1t is my firm conviction that if the
is to be benefited by silver
coinage it can be done only by the
issue of silver dollars of full
value which will defraud
no man and currency worth less
than it purports to be, will in the end
defraud not only creditors but all
who are engaged in legitimate bust
ness and no more assuredly than
those who are dependent on their
daily labor for their daily bread.


Signed, RUTHERFORD B. HAYES.
Year: 1878

+
came to hand.


Our little town is prospecting huge
ly. Ottumwa, Chicago and sich lit
tie towns will have to look well to
their laurels, else the first they know
they will be distanced on the home
stretch. One of the last but not least
of our additions is the establishment
of B. & M. railroad land Office here
for the sale of their lands, and they
have very efficient and stirring
agent here who is selling land at the
rate of from five to twelve hundred
acres per day. 1t is not my design
to make special request to any one to
come to Nebraska, but if any are dis
posed to come-and they are coming
by train loads-I can say there is no
better point to strike for than right
here at our town on the west side of
Seward county, whether they wish to
buy land or locate in town. There is
q splendid opening here for business
of different kinds, three of which /
will name especially, viz: ShOemak-
ing, a hotel, and agricultural imple-
ment business.


One railroad was built here and
our town commenced about the first
of August last. We have three grain
houses, o lumber yard, a small hotel
not near sufficient to accommodate
the travelling public, three stores of
general stock, one hardware store,
enc drug store, one blacksmith shop,
one harness shop, one butcher shop, q
B. & NJ. land Office, one coal dealer,
two hog buyers, &C., SC.


1t is not an unusual thing to see
from four to six land buyers drop off
the train here at one time and they
seldom 60 away without buying land
or town property, and frequently
both.


We have had very warm, open
winter, with more rain and mud than
was ever known before here in win
ter. But there never has been time
when q good team could not haul 40
bushels Of grain to market. The
ground is in fair condition for SOW
ing wheat now, but we are very little
inclined here to SOW wheat in the
winter.


You will please excuse me if l am
q little tedious, as I do not write very
often, and am an old subscriber to
the COURIER. My father, think,
commenced with the first number and
l came in before he died, aud there
has not been year since that I have
been without the Weekly or Daily.
and sometimes have taken both.


l will close with my best wishes for
old friends in Ottumwa and for the
prosperity of your town, for l can
say that if any man wishes to stay in
any town in Iowa he can't find any
better than Ottumwa.


Excuse errors, as you will readily
see that writing communications is
not my line of business.


Respectfully, 6. A. DERBY.
Year: 1878

IT is impossible to get anything
satisfactory out of the war and peace
news from Europe. No doubt Eng
land would 60 to war if she dared to,
and she might dare to if she could get
Austria thoroughly on her side.-
Russia, however, seems to have the
advantage Of England and clings to
It, even to the determination to have
the Turkish war vessels.
Year: 1878

A special to the Inter-O Ocean says
Senators Ferry, Plumb, and others
who have visited the President to
urge him to sign the silver bill are
confident that he will veto it. They
and others have urged upon him that
it would become law, veto of no ve-
to, and that his opposition would on
ly increase his unpopularity in the
west. Besides, they have argued,
that his veto of this bill if it is sustain
ed by Congress, will reopen the SUBJ
|ject to the disadvantage of public
business, and will prolong the finan-
cial depression, and result, perhaps,
in the passage of a bill containing g
worse features. The President re-
ceived their advice kindly, but said
nothing of positive character, al
though he left the impression that he
that he would veto the bill.


Another dispatch to the Tribune
says:


"The Presidents views on the silver
question, and the reasoning by which
he is likely to come to the conclusion
that it is his duty to veto the Silver
bill, are illustrated by conversation
which he has had with a Representa-
tive since the passage of the Senate
bill. The Presidents views were, in
substance, these:


Since 1873 several million dollars
of United States bonds have been
sold, at q time when there were no
silver dollars in circulation, when the
Government would not accept silver,
when the people had no knowledge
that the silver dollar was to be re-
coined, and made a legal-tender in
any way to affect their rights; that
these bonds were purcha sed in the
only money of the United States at
that time when the Government
would accept for them, viz: gold !;
that the purchasers of these bonds
are, therefore, entitled to be paid
back in the same money, or in as good
money, as they gave, and in the very
money in which they subscribed for
the bonds; that it is bad faith for the
government to recognize cheaper
money, or to ask those who purchas-
ed bonds since 1873 to take this cheap
or money; and, and as President Of
the United States and representative
man of the nation, he cannot 60 on
record as endorsing such proposition ;
that every member of Congress rep
resents a constituency, is desirous of
reelection, has political preferment
in view, and fears to displease the
people; that the Executive cannot be
governed by such influences in his
action; that there is no other course
for the President to pursue than to
use Executive power to protect what
he considers the national honor J"
and that, whether the bill is passed
over his head or not, it is, never
theless, his duty to veto it. The Pres
ident admitted that he believed Con-
gress would pass the bill over his
head; but that, he added, was not
for him to consider. His duty would
end when he had signed the veto. If
Congress should then make the bill a
law by a two-thirds vote over his
head, the future result could not be
charged to the Executive.
Year: 1878

In the House at Washington, after
the silver bill came from the Senate.
our Congressman, Judge Sampson,
made the following brief, pointed,
ringing speech favoring its immedi-
ate passage:


"MR. SPEAKER, desire to express
myself in favor of immediate action
ON this bill and accepting it as it is.--
The agitation on reconciliation COM
mcnced in this House two years ago.
Since that time, especially the last
year, the country has been alive with
it, flooded with silver literature
Volumes of books have been written
on the subject; newspapers have been
burdened with it. 1t has been dis
cussed on every stump, at public
meetings called to consider it, in de-
batting clubs, by the fireside, and even
in the pulpit. The Executive has
considered it in his message. 1t has
been discussed from time to time in
this House for the last five months
1t has been thoroughly, deliberately
and exhaustively debated in the Sem
dtc loI many WCChe. UcllcNc tnc
mind of every member on this floor
is made up in relation to it. The
true friends of reconciliation are
convinced this is the most favorable
plan which can be adopted that will
secure the requisite strength necessa.
ry to enact it into law at this ses-
sion. The country is weary of talk.
What they want now is action. We
are constantly receiving letters from
our constituents urging us, if we in
tend to do anything, to do it at once.
If relief is to come from this measure
we all realize that it cannot come too
soon. Let the country know what il
is to expect. If we see signs of de.
lay in the Secretary Of the Treasury
additional legislation may be had to
secure more efficient and prompt ex.
ecution Of the law. I am therefore
in favor of immediate action.


"The bill has been passed by the
Senate by more than a two-rhirds
vote. l hope it will pass the House
by equally as large majority. Thai
it will 60 to the President to-day
and by March lst tho Secretary car
be buying bullion and the mints coin
ing siver dollars."
Year: 1878

Congressman Southard, of Ohio,
would have the Constitution so
amended as to elect three Presidents,
one from the east, one from the west
and one from the south. We believe
there are three lunatic asylums in
Ohio and Southard ought to be put
in All three of them,
Year: 1878

Go among great folks for great sim
ners.


1t is good to be deaf when the SLAM
derer begins to talk.


Love drifts into hate more easily
than Indifference into animosity.


"Just one little drink" has made all
the drunkards in the world.


lie is no true friend who has moth
ing but compliments and praise for
you.


Many people find their only happi-
ness in forcing themselves to be un.
happy.


Sharp and intelligent rascals are
more respected by the world than vir-
tuous fools. a
Half of the pleasure of riches con-
sists in seeing others suffer the pangs
of poverty.


When religious society quarrels
and splits, it stands to reason that the
devil gets one of the divisions.
1t is not difficult to do good, for the
means are constantly clustering about
every mans lips and hands.
He is indeed an afflicted man who
can pass beautiful woman without
for an instant forgetting his sorrows.
He who eats mince pie in restau-
rant affords beautiful and touching
evidence of child-like faith in his fell
low-man.


| Ifyou would secure the favor of an
intelligent man, cut off your story as
soon as he smiles an understand ing of
its point.


The physical attributes of man are
constantly at war with his moral and
intellectual forces-notably in the case
of boils.


There is no sadder moment in poor
mans life than when he rakes togeth-
er the last few grains of a fifty-cent
bag of smoking tobacco.


Tears at funeral are sometimes q
mere disguise for joy just as laugh.
ter and gayety amid social festivities
may mask broken heart.


Whatever may be the individual
fate of women, nature proclaims aloud
the one great object OF their creation
Watch the little girls with their dolls


A mans wedding day resolution,
Of reform are never Trustworthy, be.
cause for time the wings of his great
happiness carry him high above al
vicious influences. The hour Of tria
comes later.