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Year: 1877

The resolutions recently passed IN the


New Hampshire house Of representa-.
tiyes endorsing the acts Of the national
administration in the removal Of United
States troops and the restoration of lo-
cal self~goyerpment in the states of
South Carolina. Louisiana and Florida,
and the order prohibiting otficehoiders
from intermeddling with the machinery
OF politics for the purpose of control
ling political organizations, etc, viii
meet with n hearty response from the
patriotic press all over the land The
vast extent of our territory, sthe i'm
cressing number of states, with all their
multiplied and varied interests. the
number of ofiiceholders which has al
ready swollen to the huge proportions
OF an army. render policy Of this sort
OF the utmost consequence to the best
interests of the country. General
Grant is not free from the reproach of
having wastefully and crininally used
the secret service fund of the govern
ment to control elections and keep his
party in power. and it may be safely
affirmed that it was the immense fed
eral patronage-in his hands, which led
TO the installation of the present adj
ministration against the expressed will
OF the people. An ofiiceholder should
not be the slave OF faction, but q
servant OF the whole people, and
not one dollar of the money
which he draws from the public
treasury as q just compensation for his
services, should be permitted to be sunk
IN the dirty cesspool of politics II is
estimated that there are now nearly
one hundred thousand persons who are
drawing salaries from the government,
or what Is the same in substance. living
upon the taxes wrung from the hard
earnings of the people, and rs vast
number of these oitieeholders are ut
terly selfish and destitute of principle,


@Sst'A"t- 'Nstt Dt lfis-tifti NiiAii ifiAt iiItN
viii at ail times be ready to dedicate a
part Of their pay for partisan purposes


The enormous sums of money which


have been collected in this way and
used IN the purchase OF ignorant voters
have already corrupted the country to a
shameful degree, and unless such prac-

tices are speedily put an end to, it will
sooner or later result in the complete
subversion of our free institutions. 1t
Is almost impossible to calculate the
amount of mischief which can be done
by one hundred thousand men, thor
oughly organized. and living upon
handsome salaries, drawn quarterly
from the national treasury. If Presi-
dent Hayes really intends to inaugurate
such apolicy as will cure this evil the
good men OF all parties and in all parts
Of our country will give him an earnest
and cordial support.
Year: 1877

THEUE is to be a quadrangular poli;i-
cal contest in the state of Iowa this
year. The republicans. who have held
the state entirely within THEN power,
have become somewhat disintegrated,
but will nominate straight>out ticket.
The democrats have concluded that
there is chance TO work in, while the
greenback ticket viii draw the dis
affected. The temperance people will
not drink any of the official pap, yet
desire a taste OF the campaign.
Year: 1877

Dean dogs are really an odd kind of
merchandise. yet there is firm in San
Francisco which purchases, at fifty cents
each, the dogs slaughtered at the city
pound. The skins are removed and
sold TO the tanners. the hair is disposed
of TO the plasterers. and then the car
casses arc thrown into great boiler,
and there kept until the bones are sep
srated from the liesh, and these are sold
to the sugar refnefs. The grease that
rises 10 the surface is made into cod
liver oil, at least 80 it Is stated.
Year: 1877

A NoyRL picture of the crueiixion
has just been painted by California
artist. The cross differs from all pic
lures, its height being little taller
than man. Midway Is projecting
saddle upon which the figure of the
Saviour sits astride Although archae-
ologists claim this TO have been the
shape of the cross. it is, nevertheless,
fortunate the old painters did not
know it, or we might not have lad the
grand Descent OF Rubens.
Year: 1877

themselves some fell on their knees
and prayed for mercy, while others
made frantic efforts to escape. Two
hundred and twenty-odd were
killed on the spot. Sixty,6ye of
them dashed off toward Centralia.
Frank and Jesee James, Cole
Younger, OH. Shepherd, and an
other man pursued the flying sol
diers Todd drew up his command
on the prairie to watch the chase.


Every few moments a puff Of
smoke would rise in the air, then
would come sharp report and an
other horse would dash riderless
away In the chase fifty.two out
OF the sixty-five were killed by the
five guerrillas. Out of the three
hundred militiamen only thirteen
escaped with their lives. The guer-
rillas lost two men killed and one
wounded at the first fire, but none
of them received a scratch after
ward. The Northern papers rang
with reports Of the affair, called it
a heaptless massacre, but when we
remember that the Federals were
the first to raise the black flag and
had all day long INDUCED in threats
of determination against the guer-
rillas, it can hardly be looked upon
in that light.


If the god Of battles had accorded
success to the Federals they would
have meted out the same fate to the
guerrillas which was meted out to
them. 1t was simply a fight where
neither party asked or gave quarter,
and the end proved to be just what
the citizens Of Centralia had pre-
dicted.
Year: 1877

ems Of others followed 80 fast that he
could not for moment stand upright.
Red and redder grew his fIce, as one by
one in quick succession, men women
and children shook his hand. Only the
departure Of the train allowed him to
stop the severe exercise to which he
was subjected by those wishing to grasp
his hand.
Year: 1877

This elegant preparation is prepared from the
True Jamaica Ginger, combined with choice aro
malics ard genuine French brandy, and ia va tly
superior to every other Extract Essence of Gin
ger be ore the publlc-all of which are prepared
with alcohol by the old process
Year: 1877

PLENTY of fresh vegetables in town.


THERE is demand Tor harvest hands
on this river.


A party Of gentlemen left early this
week for the falls. No grandcr sight
can be found in Western Washington.


Tuy hotel registers show so many
strangers during the week of the Fourth
that we have not room to name them.


A son Of Senator Morton was here on
Tuesday, looking for witness in the
Grover Investigation now gong on in
Portland. He left Wednesday morn.
ing.


FARMERS are literally making hay
while the sun shine, from one end of the
county to the other the rattling mower
and sweeping scythe is busy in every hay
field.


CAPT. Rodgers, formerly mate Of the
Nellie, has accepted berth on the
Zephyr. The latter took on q load of
shingles on her first regular trip from
here to Seattle.


A little lady, the same one who SO of
ten brings to the STAR office such beau.
tiful flowers, last Monday, came with a
briming bucket full OF fine ripe cherries
All the force in the press room join in
hearty thanks for the kind remembrance
of the over worked printer.
Year: 1877

THERE are four millions OF loyal voters In this
country who will object TO having President
forced upon them through tho unconstitutional
compromise Of q fow Of thor supposcd.to.be
trusty leaderA
Year: 1877

They are sitting around upon barrels and

 chairs, Discussing their own and their neighbor's

 affairs, And the look of content that is seen on each face Seems to say, have found my appropriate

 Sitting around. In bar rooms and groceries calmly they sit, And serenely chew borrowed tobacco, and spit, While the stories they tell and the jokes

 that they crack Show their hearts have grown hard and undoubtedly black,

 While sitting around. The sitter around is man of no means, And his face wouldn't pass for quart of white beans, Yet he somehow or other cOntrives to exist, And is frequently seen with drink in his fist

 While sitting around. The loungers, they toll not, nor yet do they spin, Unless iJ be yarns while enjoying their gin, They are people of leisure, yet oiten,tis true, Allude to the work they're intending to do

 While sitting around. They've habit of talking of other mems wives, As they whttle up sticks with their horn- handled knivea. They're a scaly old set, and wherever you go You will find them in groups, or strung out in d row

 Sitting around.
Year: 1877

The Chicago Inter-Ocean take these words Of President Haye as text:

 We do believe all good people every where desire reconciliation that The laws are to be Obeyed, anC that the rights of each and every citizen should be respected, what ever his race or color.

 And this is the sermon that i breaches thereon

 Doubtless this is true, but, i ttue, where are the good people ir the south to compel the ObServ anCe of these rights |? Let us leave high and sweet sounding phrases about unity for moment, and come down to solid facts.

 Since the policy of triumphing by love has been inaugurated Webber has been killed in Louis. jana for being Republican. Since the good men there eX. pressed desire to respect every. bOdy's rights,a Republican senator has been shot and a cOiOred post master prevented by furce from assuming the duties of his office.

 Since the era of love was inau- gufated the Chisholm family have been asSasSinated in Mississippi d political nassacre exceeding in cold bloOded atrOcity any crime known to our anuais.

 To-day, with the policy of con- ciliation in full force, United States senator is practically a fu- gitive from the state, and will return to his home only at the risk of his life.

 Watching with beating hearts the effect of the let alone policy of con ,iliatiOn in Georgia, we See a constitutional convention repeal ing all the safeguards adopted under a Republican regime, and the leader of the convention pub. licly declaring that the colOred vote must and shall be wiped out, or controlled absolutely by the Democracy.

 Turning 10 South Carolina we behold dozens of Republican rep resentatives driven out of the legislature and their places sup piled by Democrats, while the promise made to maintain the schools there for the education of the blacks is being shamefuily violated.

 We admit the lion seems peace. full at present, but is it not because he is glutted with his favorite dishes, and has nothing on earth to fight? A lion that wouldn't be peaceable under such circum- stances would be a very unreasOn- able animal indeed.

 We mention these things, not so much to show the President his mistake as to warn hiru about being too sanguine as to the re. suits of his policy. IL would doubt less be a very excellent thing to have all the people good and have them all believing alike. Possibly it may be very bad thing to go on, striving to maintain intact the party of Lincoln, but we fancy a worse thing would be to wake up some fine morning and discover that the scheme of blessed unity had proven a failure, and that the Democratic party, retaining still thatambitious spirit which parties are liable to possess. had come in through the uUguarded door and occupied the land.
Year: 1877




Never use lady's name in an improp-
er place, at an improper time, or in mix
ed company. Never make assertions
about her that you think untrue, or. al
lusions that she herself would blush to
hear. When you meet with men who do
not scruple to use a woman's name in
reckless manner, shun them; they are the
very worst members of the community;
many good and worthy woman's char
aeter has been forever ruined and her
heart broken by a lie manufactured by
some villain, and repeated where it should
not have been, and in presence of those
whose little judgment could not deter
them from circulating the foul and ,brag-
ging report. A slander is soon propaga-
ted, and the smallest thing derogatory to
a woman's char acter will fly on the wings
of the wind and magnify as,it circulates, Jun
til its monstrous weight crushes the poor
conscious victim. Respect the name of
woman. Your mother and sisters are
women, and as you would have their fair
name untarnished and their lives unim-
bittered by the slanderer's bitter tongne
heed the i'll your own word may bring
upon the mother, the sister, or wife Of
some fellow creature.
Year: 1877

Nine EssipOff will make her last appearance
in America next Saturday when a matinee entertain
ment ia 10 be given at steinway Hall The programme
has yet arranged but it is understood TO be the
intention OF the manager 10 make the occasion one
OF exceptional brllancy II cannot fail TO be interest
Ing IL ony the farewell concert OF an artist Whoi
connosseurs have learned to regard with respect ana
admiration We hone Nine Essipof will not be allowed
to take leave Of Newyork without impressive testi
monial Of the appreciation OF the public.
Year: 1877

ties The London World SAYS Protection seemed IS
extinct the Wars OF the Roses hut here IL IA again
and what more venture predict that we shall see
a good deal Of it during the next few years thAn
many people suppose"
Year: 1877

Do not rack it with violent purgatives, or perma-
nenty impair it's tone with indgestble drugs OF any
kind but if your digestion il impaired your liver out
of order, your frame debilitated, system
unstung that wholesome and agreeable Alternative
and tonic, HOstetters Stomach Bitters, which will
certainly afford you the desired relief. None OF the
ofacinal remedies can compare with it in restorative
efficacy, and medicinal stmulant it is by far the
most desirable we'll popular article of ts class.
Its basis the essential principle of sound rye is the
best possible agent for Fastening the action of the
botanic ingredients which it holds in solution and
those ingredients the most ecacious which chem
istry extracts from the vegetable kingdom and medi-
cal science applies to the cure of disease
Year: 1877

ders and reverberatories, to Stag the roasted
ore, and finally to run down to lead bullion
| in a slack furnace. A fine water acket
cupola is being built for the latter purpose,
which will have capacity of 20 tons per
day, and if constantly supplied, will produce
from 10 to 10 tons of metal daily. Judging
by the amount of lead ores in the vicinity,
and the excellent facilities the works possess
in location and construction, we hope to see
them running regularly and turning out this
amount before the summer is over. Only
bad management and bad work will prevent
such result, and these are hardly to be ex-
pected from the Company.


This new enterprise should receive the cor
dial support and encouragement of Montana
miners. Up to the present, low grade silver
ores have been utterly worthless in that Ter
ritory. Now fair market is offered for
mineral as low in grade as 20 ounces per ton.
A comparison of the Company's price list
with those current in Salt Lake, Georgetown,
or Eureka will show that the rates offered
are as good as any, for anything under 40
ounces.


Above that, some changes for the better
might be urged especially when the percent
age of lead is high, and we have but little
doubt that the Company will do better than
these rates as soon as they are fairly going,
and find that they can handle such ore with
as greet ease, and more profit per ton than
poorer stuff -lMjning Reuiew.


I'VE are informed by Mr.. Saunders, Super
intendent of the company, that the price list
referred to above is intended for concentrat-
ing ores and not for smelling ores. AS soon
as the season opens he intends to get up list
for smelling ores, also.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1877

Montana


That is what Mr.. James Luke says of
Avalanche gulch. The HusbGndman has the
following: 1--WE learn from our County As
SCISSOR, Jas. Mayne, who made us call last
week, that great excitement prevails in the
lower part Of the valley over the result of the
winters work in Avalanche gulch. Every
company that has reached bedrock have
found good pay. Encouraged by this, new
companies will start in to develop their
ground. The gulch is long. and good pay
having been struck in a number of places, it
is very probable that it will prove rich
throughout its whole extent The side gull
ches, except one, which paid well, are as yet
unprospected. In view of these facts, we do
not hesitate in saying that Avalanche is the
best placer mining camp in Montana"
Year: 1877

Weir & Pope have removed their stock of
drugs to the store formerly occupied by T.
G. erosion where they will remain until the
completion of their new brick, fire proof
building on the old site. The old frame build
ing, occupied by them for the past eight years
has been torn down and the new store will be
put up and ready for occupancy within sixty
days. Messrs. Auerbach & Beveridge will
build substantial brick adjoining, and both
buildings will be completed at the same time.
Year: 1877

The Balm Wagon, with all its New improve
ments for the season 1877, will do harder work and
stand more real hard Knocks with Less Repairs,
than any other wagon made. The Patent Inn.
proved Sketn Iighteners and Oil Holes
in Tntlnbles are used exclusively and only on the
Balm Wagon. The Balm Wagon stands with
out a rival in superiority and workmanship, and
is the most Reliable Wagon, under all crcum-
stances, now used.
Year: 1877

TO ALL WHO
afflicted with Rheumatism, Neuralgia or chronic
pains in any part of the body, say, 15ennet's
Magic Cure. Scores throughout the Territory,
who have suffered. testify to it's wonderful power to
eradicate pain and disease
Year: 1877

scours in any place, will work well in hard dry ground
40 that fall plowing can now be done without rriga
ting The success of this plow has been marvellous
that those unacquanted with this style of plow can
hardly realize its advantages unless they see the
Oliver Plovv. and then use the Oliver Plow; 1,1Oo
were sold in Utah in the season of 1876.
Year: 1877

THE WISNER TIGER" SELF.
OPERATING SULKY HAY


RAKE
Is self-discharging, the horse dumps it, any
boy or girl that drive rake with it well
the strongest 1t has solid wrought iron axle
IL the most simple and easiest working Rake
ever used
Year: 1877

THE USE OF LEGIsLATUREs.-It is
very seriously to be considered whether
1t would not be greatly to public sd
vantage to lengIhen the intervals be-
tween legislative sessions, considering
the little coed and the much evil We
derive from them. Admitting this
much, TO be sure, we make an admIs-
sion striking at the very tap roots Of
our system Of government; bat never
thelcss, it is lamenlabiy true. The
people exercise very insufficient care
in sending men TO the halls Of leg
isIation, who care very little for
pubIic interest ami very much for
private gain. A man rarely seeks
position in the Legislature 10 carry
out any purpose Of public good, bat
IN nearly every ease 10 promote some
private job, 20 pave his way into some
other office, or TO feather his nest in
some mann r.
Year: 1877

TIE ELECTORAL NoTE.-The latest
news from Washington left the CON-
mission engaged in hearing the argu-
ment on the question of going behind
the action OF the Florida returning
board. a report was current that
decision had been made adverse 10 the
democratic position; but this report
was subsequently contradlcied, and
up to tnis writing nothing definite Is
known
Year: 1877

LiQUoE LICEN>E>.-Judge Lewis has
recently decided that liquor licenses
issued ly the auditor in vacation are
void. The Judge, holding court AT
Stei.acoom, held that the auditor WAS
merely the clerk Of the board for such
purpose; and that the board, be
fore they made any order granting
license, must i'll open court be satisfied
from evidence that the man is Of good
moral character and their record
should So state. The bond must be
sufficient to the county IN the sum Of
$1,000 in case the party licensed shall
keep a disorderly house. The duties
of the auditor are merely clerical AID
not magisterial. 1t is therefore held
bv the court that all licenses issued
otherwise than by The vote of the
commissioners are null ana void, and
that all bonds upcn such licenses are
vacated by said nulli;y of license.
Year: 1877

Tue moisture can easily escape 1.-The soil nn1st
become pulverized, and will he ready to


work in the spring much sooner than land


untouched while the latter, also living fiat


eer' with no surface drainage, will quite like


~ De saturated more or less with water. and


Will turn up raw and stubborn at the very


tlne that the autumn plowed land is ready


to receive crop.


"lnvertlng the surface of, the ground
smothers the surface weeds and exposes the
eafth uhder the root weeds to,the action OF
the frost, by turning up the bottom of the
furrow slice to the air. 1t is self-evidpnt that
the more closely the inverted surface can be
placed, the more exposed the under part Of
the furroW slice can be exhibited to the in
fuence'of frost. the better is the chance of
smothering the surface weeds and of killing
the roots OF the root weeds. The highest
advantages of blowing may be obtained by
placlngthe narrow furrow slice at an angle
OF 40 deg. with the horizon, and vet care
less, shlftless plowing in heavy lands fre-
quently lays loosened furrow right on it's
back, over the surface of a rib ofaland per-
haps left untouched by the plow. Worms,
grubs and insects in the sod are quite likely
to be destroyed by the exposure of the thin
500 to the action of frost and cold. Numcr-
Gus other important advantages attendant
upon fall blowing will suggest themselves to
the farmer who is determined to thoroughly
investigate its merits and its practice.' u
Year: 1877

Nor TwEED's CONFESSION. The reported
confession of Tweed which was published by
the New York World few mornings since,
turns out to be the work of a clever Bohemian
named Don Cardan o Brian Bryant who also
wrote the Tweed romance which was published
in Harper's Weekly. He is relative of some
of the parties mixed up with the Tweed trans
action in some of its stages, and probably
knows as much of the secrets of the ring as
any man entirely outside of it. He has made
use OF all the current rumors and what facts
he was able to obtain from one source and
another and exercising his judgment as to
other matters, has succeeded in writing up
story which has had sufficient of truth in it to
make quite number of gentlemen anxious.
That Tweed bad anything to do with the story
is now generally discredted in New York A
large number of the men whose names were
connected by the Tweed romances with the
ring transactions have made emphatic denials.
Among this number is Recorder Hackett 1t
was asserted that the painting and library fur
nlture OF his house was paid for by the city in
connection with the ring contracts The
Recorder in card denies that such is the case,
and says that the only furniture he has in his
possession which belongs to the city is the
office furniture which the law provides he shall
have as Recorder, has held for years and will
turn over to his successor in Office
Year: 1877

BY the advice OF the Executive Council do here
by appoint


Thursday, the Goth of priI,
as day of Public Humiliation, Fasting and Prayer,
and recommend to the people of the State, the
observance of it in manner beftting the designa-
ton it bears, and in the spirit with which the custom
that ordains it was instituted.


The season when nature begins her new year, and
gives visible promise re-clothing the earth with the
beauty of her verdure and preparing the fruits and
harvest Of her constant bounty is most suggestive of
the renewal of hope, aspiration, and endavor in
the minds and hearts of men.


Let us obey the impulse of the opening year, and,
bowling in humility before Him who rules alike the
forces of Nature, and our human ways, form and
confirm every good purpose for the conduct of our
lives, and crave Gods blessing upon U.S. our State
and Country.


Given at the Council Chamber, at Augusta this
tenth DAY OF April, in the year of our Lord one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, and of
the independence of the United States of America
the one hundIedth and first.


SELDEN CoNNOR.
By tie Governor.
5. j. CHADBoURNE, Secretary of State.
Year: 1877

we do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.