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Year: 1877

HON uhucrlaylng tnlS cunnlngiy ue- vised scheme. Messrs. Adams and Redfield, who are negotiating the sealing adjustment, may be entirely honest inf their avowed intention of doing the best thing practicable for the State, but we can't see it in that light. They say there are little over $4,000,000 of the GOOD bonds which the holders will turn over for new bonds at 67 cents on the dollar. We'll now, there are about 12, ,000,0 of dollars of bonds which are ALMOST ENTIRELY worthless, ,--ovER oNE-HALF of them having been adjudicatea to be ILLEGAL by the Supreme Court of the State. These bonds are to be se- cured by the holders of the GOOD bonds and presented, about THREE dollars of the WORTHLESS bonds with every ONE dollar of the GOOD bonds.

 Here is where the swindle on the people comes in, and here is where the big bonanza for SOMEBODY comes in. These WORTHLESS bonds can be bought up by the holders of the GOOD bonds, or BY SOMEBODY ELSE, at any price they see proper to offer. They,-the worthless bonds--have only been quoted at five cents, for a long time, and now since the decis- ion of the Supreme Court declaring the railroad bonds null and void, they are worth simply nothing in the market What holder of this class of securities would therefore refuse five cents on the dollar for them? But these bonds are to be included in the adjudication at 19 cents on THE DOLLAR. This will give mar gln of say fourteen cents on the dol lar; and as there will be enough of them to put three dollars of them with every dollar of the good bonds, a total profit of forty-two cents on the fraudulent bonds which must ac- company each dollar of good bonds will be realized.

 Now add 67 cents to 42 cents and you have an approximation at what will be paid for each dollar of GOOD bonds under the Adams and Redfield plan. It seems to common observ- CT, like ourself, that this is perfect ly clear and plain. Why does the Gazette try to make it appear that this will be just to the State? Why try to make it appear that such a BAD BARGAIN as this on the States part will give her credit? Why try to make it appear to be the only plan that promises anything feasible in the way of an adjustment? The Ga zette has been looked to as the peo- ple's friend, and it is strange that it goes back on them now, when in their impoverished condition they need it's aid in securing settlement which will protect them from fur ther hardships. We are not like the Gazette--we do not believe every, body who differs with us on this question is marrow pated ignora- mus" or an "unscrupulous shyster," but we do think that the stand taken by our newspapers and our public men may safely be taken as test, whether they love the people less or the money-lenders more.
Year: 1877

The vast improvements which have been made within the past hundred years, and the progress which might be made within the next century being under discussion in small groupe of friends the other day one party took the ground that we are now at the very zenith of our greatness. This party thought that it would be impossible for us to make as great advancement in the arts and sciences, Tn literature and inventions during the next century as we have done in the one just past. He took the ground that just as the wheel or the sphere revolving on its axis will bring any given point to the zenith and that it will then commence to descend again, so the cycles of time in revolving over our heads had brought us to the climax of our greatness and powerand usefulness, and that we would now commence descent from the pima cle of greatness at which we have arrived. This view of the case we shall combat, for notwithstanding the wonderful discoveries and the vast progress we have made during our first century as fref, separate, independent government notwith- Ing the advanced positioA we have taken among the civilized nations of the world, we think we are yet far from the summit of our gleatness. If reason for this sielles - wanted we simply point to the ignorance and iiliteracy all over the land, and ask can people, great portion of whom are ignorant, be truly greatf If fine gems of literature have been produced with the minds of great proportion of the people clouded by ignorance, what might we expect if all were trained and disciplined by a liberal education? If amazing i'm provements in mechanical inyen- tions, and grand achievements in science have been attained when only a portion of the brains of the people were sufficiently enlightened to grapple with these things, what might we expect if light were shin- ing from the great mass of mankind who are now groveling in ignorance. If the few who have been in the vineyard laboring have accomplished so much, what might we not expect if through the diffusion of a more general education tens of thousands of additional thinkers and workers should be added to the present force of workers?

 No, we are not yet at the zenith of our greatness and power. And while ignorance hovers over our land be- clouding the minds ofa great portion of our people we cannot be truly great. There is latent light yet to be freed from it's chaotic state and brighter rays may flash from this newly developed source than has ever yet beamed upon our vision. Knowledge is power; knowledge is greatness. If we would be great and powerful ahd revolve on around nearer the zenith of greatness we must dlffuse more general knowl- edge among the masses. Schools must he made more numerous and be better sustained. All means of enlightening the masses must be en- couraged and sustained. The mass es must be raised from that condi- tion of illiteracy where they are made the dupes and tools of bad men and interruptions, ambitious demagogues. They must be qual- fled to think and act intelligently. The press and the school system are the great means for accomplishing this purpOSn
Year: 1877

1917. NEW YORK. 1877


The different editions of THE Sun during
the next year will be the same as during,
the year that has just passed. The daily edi-
ton will on week days be "a sheet Of four
pages, and on Sundays sheet of eight pa
yes, or SC broad columns, while the weekly
edition will be sheet of eight pages of the
same dimensions and character that are al
ready familiar to our friends.


THE Sun will continue to be the strenu-
ous advocate of reform and retrenchment,
and of the substitution Of craftsmanship,
wisdom, and integrity for hollow pretence,
imbecility, and fraud in the administration
of public affairs. 1t will contend for the
government of the people by the people and
tor the people, as opposed to government
by frauds in the ballot box and in the count
ing of votes, enforced by military violence.
1t will endeavor to supply its readers-a
body now not far from O million of souls
with the most careful. complete and trust
worthy accounts Of current events, and will
employ for this purpose a numerous and
carefully selected staff of reporters and cor
respondents Its reports from Washington,
especially, will be full, accurate, and fear
less; and it will continue to deserve and en-
Joy the hatred of those who thrive by plum
dering the Treasury or by usurping what
the law does not give them. while it will
endeavor to merit the confidence of the
public by defending the rights of the people
against the encroachmeuts OF unjustitied
power.
The price of the daily SUN will be IS
cents month or $3.50 year, post paid,
or with the Sunday edition $7.7O year.
The SUNDAY edition alone, eight pages,
81 20 year. post paid.


The WEEKLY Sun, eight pages of Sc


broad columns, will be furnished during
| 1877 at the rate of 81 q year, post paid.
The benefit of this large reduction from,
| the previous rate for the WEEKLY can be
| enjoyed by individual subscribers without


the necessity of making up clubs. At the


same time, if any of our friends choose to
| aid in.extending our circulation, we shall be


grateful to them, and every such person


who sends us ten or more subscribers from
one place will be entitled to one copy of the


paper for himself without charge. At one


dollar year. postage paid, the expenses Of
paper and printing are barely repaid and
| considering the size of the sheet and the


quality of its contents. we are confident the
| people will consider THE WEEKLY Sun the
| cheapest newspaper publishedin in the world


and we trust also one of the very best.


Address, THE SUN, New York City, N. Y
Year: 1877

KEEP Your PRoMIsE.-A boy Dor
rowed - tool from carpenter, prnmis
ing to return it at night Be.ore even
ing he was sent away on an erland, and
did not return until late. Before going
he was tod that hi brother should see
that the article was rrturnpd A'ter he
came home he Inquired and found that
the tool had not been sent to its owner.
He was much distressed to think his
promise had not been kept, but was per-
suaded to go to sleep and rise early and
carry it home the next morning. BY
daylight he was up, and nowhere was the
tool to be found. After long, fruitle>s
search he set off for his neighbours in
great distress to acknowledge his fault.
But how great was his surprise to find the
tool on his neighbours door stone. And
then it appeared, from the prints of his
little bare feet in the mud, that the lad
had got up in his sleep and carried the
tool home, and gone to bed again without
knowing it. Or course bov who was
prompt IN his sleep was prompt when
awake. Respected while he lived, be
had the confidence of his neighbors, and
was placed n many offices Of trust and
profit. II all grown persons tet n this
boy did there would be good many
tracks OF bare feet found some OF these
bright morning, and what piles of book
and tools would be fonud a thei owner.
doors -PhrenOiogicai JOurHdl.
Year: 1877

II N The


ond Judicial District of the State Of Nevada in and for
the county Ormsby. Roger Grow, plaintiff, vs. j. L.
Clegg and Florence Clegg and A ". Pray defendants
Action brought the District Court OF the Second judicial
District of the State of Nevada in and for the county OF
Ornsby and the complaint filed in said county OF Ormsby
in the Office of the Clerk OF said District state
of Nevada sends greeting to j. L. Ceg and Florence C


and w PRAY defendants You are hereby required to
appear in an action brought against by the above
named plaintiff the District Court of the Second Judicial
District the State of Nevada i'll and for the county or
Onsby and to answer the complaint filed therein "a copy
which accompanies this summons within ten days Tex
elusive of the day service after the service you of
this smmons-if served within this county, or served
out of this county, but in this district within twenty days
otherwise within forty daysor judgment by default Will
be taken against YOU The said action is brought TO fore
close certain mortgage executed by defendants j. l..
and Florence Clegg to said plalntin on oF NO one IN
block No six M in Rice Peters addition to the city of
Carson Or1sby county, Nevada; which said mortgage
was given the payment of promissory note
made by defendants j. L. and Florence Cegg the goth
day of May, A. D. 1875 to plaintiff, for the of six
hundred dollars and interest thereon at three 90 per
per month all in gold coin Of the United States And
plaintiff asks decree of foreclosure OF said mortgage and
that morgaged premises be deceed to be sold and the
proceeds applied to the payment OF costs attorneys fees
taxes insurance and the principal and interest on
said note in gold coin OF the United States and found
insufficient that judgment be dockeed against the prop
ery of defendants L. and Florence Clegg for any bal
ance found remaining due plaintiff All of which more
fully set forth in plaintiffs complaint file in my office
And YOU are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and
answer the said complaint above required the said
plan will apply to the Court for the relief demanded.


Given under my hand and the seal OF the District


LIS of Nevada in and for the county of Ormsby this
*-* oath day of August in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy y-seven.


au25.law6w ALFRED HELM, Clerk
Year: 1877

Sleep, DR.. w. A. Hammond says, may


be defined as general repose. Almost all
the organs rest during sleep. The heart,
popularity supposed to be in perpetual
motion, is at rest hours out Of the "a,
the respiratory organs 8, and the other
organs more or less. The brain alone is
constantly employed during wakefulness,
and for it sleep was formed and made
needful to its preservation. 1t is true
that sleep does not give the brain total
recess from labor; imagination and
memory are often viv1dly active during
sleep. and unconscious cerebration like.
wise takes place, but enough rest is
obtained for the renovation Of the brain
Year: 1877

and that which has been torn down dur.
ing wakefulness is to certain extent re.
built. Sleep is most wonderful power,
often stronger than the will, as in the case
Of the sleeping soldier--and more mighty
than pain, as when sick persons and tor
tured prisoners sleep in the midst of their
suferings. No torture, it is said, has been
found equal to the prevention of sleep


The amount Of sleep needed differs &C.
cording to the constitution and habits.
Big brains and persons who. perform
much brain labor need large amount ol
sleep. Children need more sleep than
grown people because construction is
more active than decay in their brains.
Year: 1877

1884 59176
Majority against the amendment, 1852
Only fourteen counties in the State vo-
ted in favor Of the amendment and their
majorities in favor of this means Of pay
ing the State railroad debt are as follows
Year: 1877

Postmaster General Key, in converse
ton with Tennessee congressman, said it
was impossible that there could be more per
feet accord aud harmony than existed in the
cabinet, not only on the Southern policy but
on all questions. He said the president and
cabinet were thoroughly satisfied with the po.
litical situation; that the entire opposition to
the administration came from extreme wings
of the two parties; that the moderate men in
congress who constitute majority, would
rally to the support Of the president. Mr.
Key said that no suggestion has as yet been
made to take the circuit judgcship, made
vucant by the death of Judge Emmons.
Year: 1877

RECIPE WORTH Ten DoLLARs.-Take
one part (by weight rosin, one part bees
wax, and four parts good fresh or sound lard.
Mix and melt together over slow fire, so
as to be sure not to burn the mixture. 1t
makes an ointment that is superior to any.
thing that have ever seen tried for the
flesh Of either horses or cattle, for either
fresh or old sores, and is especially good to
remove old dry scabs. 1t softcns the scab,
and it comes, off leaving the skin soft ond
tough.


The mixture is the best thing l ever
used for boots or shoes for outdoor wear, as
it makes spongy leather waterproof, aud
hard leather soft.
Year: 1877

ga STOLEN PRESIDENT. "-Some of the
Republicans about here express very little
sympathy with the members of their own
party who are seeking office, and instead
OF condoling with them at Hayes dis
position not to turn out the old Office
holders, reply to complaints by saving it
is Just what you might expect from a
"stolen President" This is turning the
tables. Heretofore the charge has been
that Hayes stole the Office; now the
Office seekers appear to be charged with
the great theft. The advocates of Blaine
and Bristow in the Cincinnati Conven-
uon, who are not Office seekers are par
ticularly indignant that Hayes should
have opinions of his own,
Year: 1877

THE BILLS OF THE CITY BEFORE THE
LEGIsLATURE.-There are a number of
bills before the Legislature referring 10
this city. The Democrats object to the
passage of most Of them. They oppose
the bill tor making provision for four as
sessment and collection districts. They
allege that this bill will increase the
offices, and therefore increase the ex-
penses. 1t is very long bill and has not
been printed, or if printed our reporter
has not sent us copy Of it, and there
fore we cannot speak advisedly of its
contents; and it contains great many
sections and provisions. Ono of which
we would advise the adoption of whether
the bill passes or not. 1t is the publica-
ion of the list of delinquent Taxpayers
W ith the amount of Indebtedness. The
City Council advise it and it could be
readily added to the duty of the present
collectors.


We believe with the City Council that
every man ought to pay something toward
maintaining the government of which he
claims to be sovereign and integral part.
The idea of sooereign suffling himself
along without paying, and at the cost of
more honorable men, ought to be often
sive to every high minded man, and can
not be approved by any who do not want
to act In the same way. There are too
many men who try in many ways to
acoid the assessors. Some of these own
property. But when the election comes
round they rail out at the collectors and
also accuse every one in authority, and
make great fuss because they cannot
vote; while nobody is to blame but
themselves, they want to be thought
Uoting patriots; while they know they
have sneakingly avoided the officers and
neglected the first duty of citizen. Let
the names of all delinquent voters be
published as the bill provides and il will
stop these complaints against the officers,
ana De the means OF adding largely to
the revenue from taxes.


The Democrats are opposed to granting
the Council the money to build the reser-
voir, unless Water Commissioners are
appointed. We hold to our opinion
already advanced that we do not need the
reservoir now; and with new pump
which we are told is required, we would
be well provided with water for five years
to come. Hr.


The school bills are also objected to in
many particulars. We have referred to
these heretofore. We do not believe the
Board Of Education should be allowed tc
mortgage the school houses, and if they
are allowed to pay their present debt W.
hope this clause in the bill will be strucl
out.
Year: 1877

We again remind our citizens that no
sharp pointed articles must be thrown
in the street. No surer way to lame =
horse than bent tomato can. We count
ed no less than nine Of these dreadful
Jagged edges and thrown exactly in the
centre of the street Not long ago q case
came to our knowledge of horse drop
ping suddenly in the street, a sharp piece
of tin had entered the frog Of his foot
We have seen any quantity Of broken
glass bottles thrown about with reckless
profusion now in these moving times. A
fine will be imposed on any one who
does it. -l E. W.
Year: 1877

Farms, like steamships, have a given carrying capacity, and he only is an adroit farmer or mariner who loads with the best.

 Poor land is poor investment-so is poor stock, poor feed, poor anything. Have the best if you have to take much less of it. It will pay best in the end.

 Governor Vance, of North Carolina, attributes the destruction of the pure agricultural fair system to horse-racmg, three-card monte and prize candy.

 Tobacco leaves are fatal 10 COWS, as a Kentucky farmer learned few days ago by losing three valuable animals which ate some of the weed with their hay.

 It is estimated that more than 8 thousand packages of oleomargarine, or tallow butter, are used in New York city every week. Each package contains fifty pounds.

 Lorenzo Small, of Lisbon Falls, Me-, :, raised from one seed eighteen pumpkins, whose average weight was from eight to seventeen pounds; total weight, PIP pounds length of vine, 226 feet. That vine could not have been grown on poor soil.

 The best stock you can invest in is farm stock the best shares, blow shares; the best banks, the fertile banks of rural streams, since the more the latter are broken the better dividends they pay on the investment

 The experiment to determine the relative value of cooked and uncooked meal in feeding swine at the Maine Agri- cultural College are being continued. Seven years experience gives verdict in favor of the uncooked food as being the most profitable.

 A man in Salem, Or, cleared his premises of rats by catching one and pouring carbolic acid over 1t and turning it loose. The odor of their unfortunate friend appears to have convinced the other rats of the propriety of going else- where.

 The best way to protect the bark of trees from mice, rabbits or farm stock, is to tie a small bundle of dead branches around the part to be protected

 President T. T. Lyon, of Michigan, said that if he lived fifty miles from the nursery he would rather go all that dis tance to superintend the digging than buy trees and trust to others.

 Experience has proved that blowing Ill the fall IS one of the most effective as we'll as one of the quickest and easiest methods of fning the soil and that land which was plowed Tn the fall can be worked earlier in the spring, and more easily during the season, than will be possible if the plowing1s neglected. The New England Homestead says We have tried thls plan and found it to work so we'll as to merit acceptance as one of the "principles of agricultural practice.
Year: 1877

"What does the administration think of the refusal of the Senate to confirm it's New York nominations ?" was asked of a friend of the President.

 "Well," he replied, ''the administra- tion is little disappointed that the Sen ate does not think it's New York nomina- tions good enough to deserve contirma- tion. The President found it desirable as part of his public duty to try to i'm prove the management of the biggest business establishment in the country the New York Custom House. He thought it could and ought to be i'm proved, and selected three men -Roose- welt, Merritt and Prince-who, he be- lieved, would carry into effect his wish to conduct the Custom House on the best business principles. He sent their names to the Senate, which, under the constitution, is to aid him in making such selections. The Senate declares that two of the men he selected are not good enough men for the purpose. It cannot be supposed that the Senate dis approves the Presidents wish and deter minatlon to improve the management of the Custom House, especially after the developments in the Jay investigation. In effect, then, the Senate, by it's action said to the President: We approve of your desire for better management in the New York Custom House as mat ter of course think one of the men you have nominated, MT. Merritt, is a fit person to undertake the work, and we, therefore, confirm him. As to the other two they are in our judgment not good enough, and we return you their names that you may try again. That is a lit eral statement of the case" said this Re publican, {" for of course the President cannot suppose that the Senate, sitting as judges on oath, rejected his nomina- tions for any other causes than that in it's belief they were not fit. Naturally the President will try again. He may not agree with the SeAate's judgment on Messrs. Roosevelt and Prince, but of course It's objection is conclusive"
Year: 1877

"So you love me, do youf" inquired a sweet girl of the youth who had been talking to her. "That's bad. What have done to deserve it? Have not always treated you we'll p

 "You have, you have ? was the earn- est response. "But why is it bad, oh pride of my heart ?''

 "I trust, she went on musingly, "you will not select the usual weapon If I must die want to go off in some unusual-not in the stereotyped, the con- mon and vulgar way Oh, promise me that you will not disappoint me in this It is my last request"

 "Why, what do you mean 9 inquired the youth, staring at her.

 ''I mean that I am obliged to refuse you. I am engaged to MT. Smith. You will kill me, of course. It is right that you should It is the usual way. But pray, pray do it with a dagger. Do not use the vulgar revolver. Let there be something nice and original in this tragedy. AS I said before, it is my last request. ;"

 "It shall be as you say," he repl1ed in husky voice; and in proof of his honorable intentions he fired his revol- yer in the air and rushed to the nearest hardware establishment.