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Year: 1877

"The war will not last long," says the
Hon. George Ii. Boxer to reporter of the
Philadelphia Press. "Russia will carry
everything before her, providing Turkey
does not find an ally or allies" A distiA-
guished officer i'll the service of the Porte
has assured him that the Turkish forces
are in no condition. to resist the advance of
an army directed in accordance with the
scientific principles of modern warfare, and
that the Russian army will be in Constan-
tinople within six weeks, if Turkey be un-
assisted by any other nation. He thinks
that mutual understanding has been arri-
we'd at between Russia and Germany. The
German Chancellor has never given up the
idea of crushing France. The wonderful
recuperation of the French nation after the
peace of Versailles, the rapid reorganization
of the army, and the certainty that the
struggle would be renewed Mt some future
day-all these have been taken into con.
sideration at Berlin. Germany has been
unable to crush France simply because the
Gar would not listen to it. Hence, in
order to dispose of Russia, Germany was
obliged to wait until that power became
involved with Turkey, and to effect this
the German Embassador spared no pains in
urging upon the Russians the fact that





programme the Car would undertake to
carry out. But so thoroughly was the
reason for this understood at the Russian
Court, that when on one occasion the
German ambassador was speaking to the
Emperor on the subject his Imperial
Majesty turned his back and refused to
hear any more. Mr.. Boxer does not think
that Great Britain can long remain an i'm
passive spectator when Russia threatens
communications with India. If the war
can be confined to Russia and Turkey the
danger will be over-for the present. But
once let Germany give the signal for
another march on Paris, and all Europe
will be ablaze with conflict SO mighty that
empires must be obliterated before peace
shall reign again.


Col John w. Forney, editor of the Phil.
adelphia Press, makes the following
prophecy: ain one year, with ordinary
forbearance and less of the little politics of
faction and more Of the larger practices of
patriotism, the American people will be
rich, united and independent Of all the
world" .
Year: 1877

"A newspaper correspondent writes
that two United States flags stand alone
in a corner of the great hall of the Prop
aganda at Rome. The story is that in
one of the Italian rebellions the leader of
the insurgents planted his cannon before
the Propaganda, intending to destroy it.
The frightened Papal authorities begged
Minister Cass to save the building by the
power of the American flag; neither the
flag of England, France or Austria would
be respected, but the American flag
would. After much hesitation Mr.. Cass
publicly removed his consulate to the
Propaganda and raised the flag of our
Union over its roof. The chief of the
insurgents swore he would not fire on
the flag, made his cannon ready and
moved away. The Propaganda was
saved, and the flags have this honor for
the good they did in the time of peril.
Year: 1877




The Executive Committee of Western rail-
road managers, whose duty it is to see that the
rates on East-hound business are properly main
tanned, will meet at the Grand Pacific Hotel
Wednesday, and will try several Of the Western
roads which arr accused Of having violated tho
agreement II the charges against any Que Of
the roads arc proven, it will be dealt with very
severely, and will receive 10 more business
from tic trunk lines. There has a1so been con
siderable trouble lately in regard to passenger
rates. Some Of thu roads whose earnings from
the passenger business have greatly fallen off
since the close Of the Centennial claim taat
their rivals, which arc doing better, must nee
essari1y violate the rates or give special induce
ments to certain favoritc parties. This matter
will also be taken up and investigated by the
managers.


While it is almost certain that some roads
have violated the freight treaty it is not
tain that the passenger rates have been violated.
All the passenger and ticket agents in this city
esnphaticallv declare that they have rigidiy
maintained the rates, and that tile most rigid
investigation can establish nothing wrong
against them.
Year: 1877

A new aud very pretty material for dresses
this winter is gray cloth called corduroy. This
made with German velvet is exceedingly pretty
and appropriate for a walking costume. 4 dress
Of this cloth made with narrow flounce Of dark
blue or brown velvet around the bottom Of
the skirt, above :ha. tlounce Of the cloth,
that headed with band Of Yello3ish
fox fur, the trout breadth of the skirt; the
cloth laid in large folds, four about reaching
from the fur trimming to the top Of the skirt;
the back has q large scarf OF velvet looped Two
or three tines filling In the skirt from the waist
to the timmingat the bottom; the waist should
be made with basque; vest made Of relver,
the sleeves coat-shape, with baud Of fur at the
wrist. i short jacket, made Of the cloth and
trimmed around with fur, should be worn with
this costume. 4 mui1, also OF the cloth, with
band Of fur at each end, is very pretty. a gray
felt bonnet trimmed with velvet and feath-
ers the color OF the velvet used on the
dress. would be the most appro-
Year: 1877

An effort will be made to bring about union
among the various roads IN this city in order to
prosecute jointly the scalpers " wllo are selling
tickets without license, contrary to law. II
tho roads will act tremendously and energetic
ally in this matter, the scalping business will
soon be Il thing Of the past.


4 meeting OF General Freight Agents will be
held at the office Of the Lake Shore &; Michigan
Southern office Tuesday to finish the work on
the uniform list Of Eastern cassihcations, on
which they have been ut work for some time
past.


The various roads will begin to run according
to>thc Lew winter schedules to-day. The new
timetables differ but little from those in force
during the summer.
Year: 1877

KIND WORDS For oRPoMERoY.-Pomeroy goes to
Washington next week. He may conclude to
fill one Of the vacancies in the ministry. He is
q better man than half his Republican traducers
in Kansas.-St. Joseph Gazette.


We presume the old man has no designs upon
any vacancy whatever, but no one who knows
him doubts his ability to fill any position he
would accept, with credit. Among the officials
of Kansas or Missouri, either, Mr.. Ga.ette, his
betters are few and far between.-Psblic Press.


We are glad to see q growing disposition on
the part Of the press to speak its honest senti-
ments. A little more courage on the part of the
press of Kansas. and Pomeroy to-day would be
holding position of honor to which he is justly
entitled. A victim of political dead beats and
shysters, and lying traducers; the people long
since set them aside, and now that the heel Of
the assassin is taken from his neck, it is proper
they should take him by the hand and lift him
up.-Osrego IRdepexdeaf.
Year: 1877

How Is THIS FOR CHEEKi-The house of Col.
C. B. Wilkinson, of St. Joseph, was destroyed by
the late storm. For this he is entitled to SYM
pathy, upon the common ground of humanity I;
but he is reported by the papers as having deliv-
cred himself of the following speech, in view Of
his troubles:


"A little while ago the Government swooped down
and robbed me of nearly all had, then the burglar
came and took all my souvenirs of better days. and
now, by an act of Providence, all the rest is swept
away There is nothing left to me but death. l
would to God that would come"


As far rs his remarks censure the burglars and
Providence, We have nothing to say. The first
are not entitled to defence, and the other can
take care of itself. But the reference to Govern
ment robbing him, is q little bit cool. He was
twice appointed to lucrative Government off
ice, and both times defrauded the Government.
The last time, his frauds were SO great, that he
fed, and became a fugitive. He was caught,
and property taken from him to refund his steal
ings The liberty he now enjoys, is at the clem-
ency of the Government; yet he stands up and
utters complaints against the Government for
roJbing him! Such man had better die; but
he is so ease-hardened that if Providence should
launch bolt at him, in all likelihood it would
glance off, and kill some honest man.
Year: 1877

y The financial excitement now is regarding
the remonetization Of silver, and the restoration
ofthe silver dollar. 1t is being fought bitterly
by the Eastern capitalists as the greenback was,
but silver is bound to win. The Ohio Republi-
cans say that the only Issue upon which they
can carry the coming election, is upon silver
platform. As they carried it on gold platform
two years ago, their views are modifying 1t
should be remembered, also, that their own Sem
ator, John Sherman, present Secretary of the
Treasury, at the instigation Of the Eastern mon
ey ring, smuggled the clause demonetizipg silver
into bill at the close of session, when no one
was expecting it, and it passed unnoticed. When
silver wins the day, the next clamor will be for
greenbacks. That is what the country will have
at last. Let them come
Year: 1877

n Harvard University has made President
Hayes Doctor of Laws. We should think that
a man who claimed and accepted an Office upon
a certain vote, and virtually decided that Gov
ernors and Legislators elected by the same vote
are not legal and should not be sustained, was
more skillful doctor of laws than any of the
University fellows. But maybe that's why they
conferred the degree.
Year: 1877

u Another shower of flesh and blood has oc-
CURED in the South. Perhaps it was caused by
Hayes heart bleeding for the poor colOred peo-
pie Of the South, when there was probability
that Tilden was elected
Year: 1877

II We see it stated in an exchange, that by
a recent decision of the Supreme Court of this
State, tax deed given for property embracing
more than one description, is of no effect This
will make spectators in tax-titles hump them
selves to get their deeds corrected. There are
stacks of them in this County that are void un-
der the above decision.
Year: 1877

q man for greatness, We may mention, that at
the time of the terrible magazine explosion at
Mobile, near the close of the war, Sam. Lappin
was stationed there, as Quartermaster, and had
left the building only about FIVE minutes before
the blow-up took place.
Year: 1877

TIE SAME NOW as IiEEN.


The position OF THE TINEs on the bond
question is the same now that il has been
for the past ten years. Upon every occasion
in season and out Of season, We have never
failed 10 express our convictions. The
editor 81 The TINI.s has always favored the
industrial CLASSES and fought thebond hold
ers. and We are proud Of ihc fact that to-day
rHE TiaEs is regarded by the laborins
men As their organ.


On the 1lth OF June 1867, We were The
owners Of the BgE.tia, and on that date We
published our declaration Of principles in
the following plain and explicit language:


ave favor the repud!ation Of the city and
county railroad bonds. They were Illegally
Issued.''


We fayo1 tie taxation Of all national,
state, county and town secGrit.e-."


We faver the 'iissuing OF sJJ0,9s0,oOO more
grcnbacks."


We think the old settlers Of Leavenworth
now give Us credit for boldness in uttering
our opinions IN early days when they were
unpopular, and remaining true to the same
opinions when the eat majority acknowl,
edge their truth. 1t is well sometimes to
remember the past.


We call attention to these facts at the
present lime, not A. 4 matter Of information
to our readers for every old citizen Of the
comfy Rs familiar with our record on these

important "a, 'ious but because we have
been charged DT people Who know nothing
about Lcavenwor.h or her interests, with
being in sympathy with the bondholders
and We simply refer to our
well known record upon all
such questions, as the only answer ne,
cessary to be made 10 such silly charges
Actions speak louder than words, and if q
life time spent in fighting against monopo.
lies, in the interest oi the working man, is
not sufficient answer 10 all such absurd
charges as those referred to above, it would
be idle for US to multiply words upon the
subject. We have fought to the bit.
ter end every steal that has been
perpetrated upon the people
OF this county, and We have advocated the
utter repudiatioa OF debts dishonesty sad
died upon u.s. And because We believe this
position TO be right We appeal to the voters
OF Leavenworth county TO vote at the COM
ing election for such men only as will prove
true to the people. We believe in Republi.
can principles, and we support the nomi.
nees OF the Republican party, whenever those
nominees are worthy Of support, but what
does party success in local election
amount TO, when our homes are in danger.
The question for US to ask ourselves at this
time is, will the barren ideality" OF a
local party success compensate us for the
terrible risk we are asked TO take, in put
ting men into office who can be moulded
and used IN the interests OF the bond
holders? These are the questions for us to
consider at this time; and all this hue and
cry that is now being raised against us and
the candidate we are supporting FOR sheriff,
is fOr the pIrpose OF throwing dust into the
eyes of the people, and binding them to
the real questions at issue, in order to gen
The Offices OF The county filed with pliable
material, which the5onI-holders can mould
to Their own interests.
Year: 1877

Such pans and goblets as are in everyday
use, after being thoroughly washed, NAV he
SIMPLY dried out with linen dish.clotb .
out soup pans and fish kettles, that NAV he
! put away tor a week or so at a time. sh0uId
De dried at the fire before being hung up.
"hlch VIII prevent iron pans from getting


mouidy or musty, and tin pans from rust
ing, however long they may be out of use.
ana II IS not only the pot or pan that must
receive attention, for if that be ever co
clean and the lid left unwped, then the
SAVIOR OF Whatever may have gathered on If
during the last process of cooking. set free
by the steam of the next operation. inevita.
Oily falls down on the new material. and
most lncongruous compound NAV be the
result. This is also the case with dish
covers which are too often hungup witf5 ali
the steam of the last joint, fish or pudding
on them, at the risk of its dropping down
on the rext article covered, and the GER
talnty OF the metal inside becoming in time
BLACK and stained. Brass pans should be
cleaned inside with vinegar and brick
then rinsed, thoroughly dried at the fire
and finished off by wiping out with clean
cloth. White enamelled mans oniv
want a little soda and warm water to keen
them pure and sweet, and free from the
grease which would beso disadvantageous to
to the finer kinds of made dishes that those
pans are principally used for. Soda is use.
ful Tor rinsing out a mixing dish before
making cake or light pudding, as to
grease from an ill-kept dish-cloth Is Quite
sufficient to account for what to many is
mysterlous-namely, that the sponge.cake
or pudding, which should have been as
hight as snow, turns out heavy and tougb.


Earthenware moulds-.the best and easi.
est kept of all kinds, whether for boiling.
baking, or simply shaping-should also be-
rlnsed out with a little soda in the water.
which in its turn should be well rinsed of.
as in its way it is just as Objectionable in
taste and smell as anything that can be
named.


For dinner dishes soap is better than
soda, as it gives them a clean, glossy look,
and thoroughly cleanses them at the same
time. brush for handles of tureens, ETC.,
should be provided, and plates should never
be piled up half warm from the hot water.
but spread out, or ranged in the plate rack
to cool and dry, before being put away
agricultural Gazette
Year: 1877

RATE OF INTEREST DowN.-The New York


correspondent of the Baltimore San saws


In conversation with two members of fbc
syndicate your correspondent learned that
cents to come largely for those institutions
winch have heretofore held the skies, while
Ihere was also an investment demanded
from parties who until recently would not
touch the a per cents, because of the low
rate OF interest. This fact was considered
10 show that the American people were
being gradually educated in favor of n low
rate OF interest, and as paving the way for
a successful placing of the 4 per cents
when the remaining 1920, 100000 of the Al
Per cents had been disposed of. In the New
Jersey Senate yesterday the bill to rednca
the legal rate of interest to six per cent
was reported by the committee with an
amendment allowing seven per cent On
on special contracts. The amendments wac
agreed TO by a vote Of to ""9
Year: 1877

HIAwATHA kASs., Sept IL, 1877.


EDITOR CHIEF I'm your article ON .Kansas' On
ward March, of last week, there are two er-
rors that desire to correct The statement that
made in relation to the sale of lands by firm
shat for the seven months ending that day, (Aug.
3lst, 1871 had sold fifteen Thousand of
land in Northern Kansas and Southern Nebraska
average of eighty per day for every business
day during that time In looking over our books
SINCE notice that but three parties bought than
leo each while the larger portion of the sales
were made in 80 acre tracts which would show that
they purchased by men of small means, for ac-
tual settlement The sales for September have been
larger than for any month previous All that was
said about this County is literally true, and much
more might be added. The farmers of this County
will have 900 head of hogs ready for market by the
r st Of March, which, at low prices, ought to realize
n quarter of million of dollars We estimate the
balance of the total products of Brown County, for
the year 1877 at one million five hundred thousand
dollars. There about sixteen hundred families in
the County This would give average of over
nine hundred dollars each family. Estimating the
average living expenses of each family at five hum
dred dollars, which is high estimate, and the net
gain of wealth to the County would lie hundred
thousand dollars. Nor does this show all the increase
in wealth. During the year, a great deal of labor
has been expended upon the FARMS in the way per-
manent improvements. Groves, hedges and orchards
have all been increasing in value; and this silent
gain is not shown in any estimate of the prolncts Of
the County. In conclusion, would say that during
my residence of twenty years in the State. have
never many evidences of q real. substantial
prosperity When the people learn to pay rs they co.
and to avoid debt the material prosperity of the State
will be placed beyond question.


EN MORRILL,.
Year: 1877

n The Lssvenworth Press seems to have
been established for the same purpose that the
Troy .Bslistis wss-to find fault with everything
that does not bring grist to its mill, reform
things generally, lament the existing corruption
of politics, and to purify everything that will
not pay IL price to be let alone. The editor Of
the Press for years edited the most rabid Demo-
crstio paper in the State. 1t is appropriate that
he should endorse the political soundness of the
traitor Hayes, and find fault with every Repub-
lican whs stands true to the party: Tho day Of
newspaper Ishmselites will some time pass
away; When it does, We fear the Pssss will not
answer st roll.csll.
Year: 1877

The FEELING WIEN UNDER FIRE.-As a
contribution towards explaining how one
feels in going under FIRE for the first time, |
may here record a personal experience at
kars, which, though, believe, common
enough under similar circumstances, is per
haps not familiar to non-combatant readers.
This was my first exposure to either musket-
ry or cannon shot, and 81 am free to confess
that, although in excellent health and well
mounted and armed, as the moment of actual
conflict approached felt growing sense Of
fear as much beyond the power of my will
as the involuntary muscles, and which, as it
eliminated Just before the first shot was
fired, became positively physical in its in
tensity. \ complex cOunter-feeling of
half shame, half pride, kept me, however,
from attempting escape, even If this had
been practicable, through the serried battal-
lions behind. But hardly halfa dozen shots
had been exchanged before this emotion of
terror abated as inyoluntarily as it had
ar isen, and in less than a quarter Of an hour
it was replaced by an exhilaration and sense
Of positive enjoyment which more than once
during the day carried me through the thick
of the melee with absolutely unruffied nerve.
Afterward, before Sebastopol, a friend who
still carries glorious scars of Alma and In
hermann, told me that at Sobraon, where he
had received his own baptism of fire. he had
passed through much the same process of
sensation, and that he knew it to be, as
have said, common enough in the experience
Of Others. Mere animal courage, therefore,
after all. would seem to have less to do with
the moral of those who feel il than is gen
orally supposed. l. Fraser's Maqa.ine.
Year: 1877

The Coast Survey is one branch Of the Govern
ment service which will not be horror-strlcken by
the recent general order from Washington. Prof.
Peiroes corps will keep quietly at work, investi-
eating the winds and tides, the Gulf Stream. ana
the magnetic force Of the earth, and mapping ont
the dry land and the bottom Of the sea, and not one
of them will charge to the front to declare his
anxiety to be assessed for the Fall canvass OF to
complain that he is dectizenized and wants to be
secretary Of a campaign committee These coast
surveyors are quite patriotic the gaugcrs or the
assessOrs but for some ii because they 90
not hold their positions during the pleasure OF
board of ward politicians for some reason they
are not consumed with zeal to organize" the party
tormly and thoroughly good work than the men en-
gagged in this great national undertaking. Indeed,
il is well known that the excellence and rapidity
with which the Survey proper and the important
services connected with 1t accomplished have
won the praise of the civilized world; and it woufd
be difficult to compute the annual gains to science
and to commerce which result from their laboTs.
Dees any sane man imagine that our politics would
be more corrupt OF that our Government wenld be
less efficient or beneicent if Tho cust0m-houses ana
the Civil Service in general utterly non
PARTISAN i'm constitution and control the Coast
Surveyf Or, does any man imagine that the
Coast Survey would he conducted more creditabiy
if Prof Peirce should make his appointments pro-
motions, and removals in obedience to instructions
from the Kings County Republican Central Com
mittee, or any other political committee, however
central or Republican,
Year: 1877

So long as a majority of the citizens Of the ke-
public are neither Federal ofce-hoiders nor Office
brokers, and do not depend on predatory politics
for livelihood, the Presidents Civil Service order Is
in no danger of being swept away by ireshet OF
popular Indignation.
Year: 1877

There will be two opinions IS to the reason
ahleness of Judge Freedman's action III tining
for contempt Of court the members OF jury
who handed in an incomplete sealed verdict
The Judge is certainly right in insisting that
iuries shall do their whole duty, but, on the
other hand the verdict reads like an honest
attempt to comply with the instructions of the
court, and the sickness of one of the jurors
doubtless made them anxious to disperse
Certainly the jurors in ,heir statements to
the Judge yesterday, had the appearance OF
men who had intended no disrespect to the
court, and there will be many to think that,
if Judge Freedman could not modify the rep
nmand which he bad already written, he
might have spared the jurors the fines, which,
though not heavy, may be tax upon some of
them. Perhaps the most striking thing about
the whole affair, however, is the inherent a5-
surdity of intrusting complicated case to the
decision of twelve men who could not or
would not understand The instructions of the
Judge for the framing of the verdict.