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Year: 1877

REPUDIATE HIM-The first
thing that the Legislature of
Louisiana should do would be to
pass a resolution repudiating Oily
Cannon Kellogg of Illinois, as a
Senator from this State, and dis
owning any and all things which
his lnfamy may cause him to do
in the name of this State.


Let the world know plainly
and emphatically that w. 2. Kel-
logg, the champion liar of this
century is repudiated by every
decent man in Louisiana and that
he has no right, legally, morally
or any other way, to presume tc
call himself Representative o
the people of Louisiana.
Year: 1877

At a school examination a
clergyman made a brief address
to the pupils on the necrssit, of
Obeying their teacher anh grow
ing up useful and loyal citizens.
TO emphasize his remark, he
pointed to the national flag
spread on one side Of the room.
and inquired: Boys what is
that flag for!,, "A little urchin,
who understood the condition of
the house better than the speak
er, very promptly answered, "TO
hide the dirt. SIR
Year: 1877

A singular case of petritaction
is told by an engineer on the
Union Pacific. The principle cross
ties, which have been laid for
several years, are nearly all pet.
rified, the number of miles being
estimated at one hundred. SO So
lid are the cross ties that it is i'm
possible to draw the spikes from
them.
Year: 1877

Every young man who is so fat
he can't tie his own necktIe and
whose face is as round and about
as large as a dinner plate, wears
a helmet hat, and the burlesque
sets Oh the top of his head like a
grape on orange. The spectacle
of fat man in helmet hat is
what makes men murderers.-
RNrlingtOA Halckede.
Year: 1877

SHIPPERS will be interested in the
fact that half dozen carloads of cat
tie have been seized at point on the
Chicago and Alton road about one
hundred and fifty miles from Chicago,
on account of the owners violation of
the United States law requiring rest,
feed, and water after twenty EIGHT
hours confinement of animals in cars.
The shipper in this case was notified
by the officers Of the company that
the legal limit had been exceeded, and
as he neglected to remove the cattle,
the matter was reported to the United
States marshal and the seizure was
made in accordance with the law. An
example or two of this kind will pro-
bably suffice to insure proper treatment
OF animals in transit. The law will not
often be forgotten if it is known that
forgetfulness will incur penalty Of
four or five Thousand dollars.
Year: 1877

THE New York Post says: "We are
informed that petition asking the
Senate and President to withhold their
approval from the Bland silver bill or
from any bill which provides for the re-
monetization Of silver as full legal ten
der, has received the signatures of
the banks and savings banks of Boston,
and is now in circulation among the
same class of institutions in this city.
Year: 1877

BERNARD SLAMM has been awarded
nearly twelve thousand dollars for the
loss Of foot on the Southern Long
Island Railroad, and is now willing to
trade off the other ON the same terms.
Year: 1877

In wow Of the filthy condition OF tho atrccts and tho
inability OF the street Cleaning Buronu remedy Tho
owl, the Committee on street Cleaning Yesterday
adopted RESOLUTION Offering TO farmers, tree. all tue
DIRT collected IN tho streets heretofore tney have
been charged twenty cents cart load Tor IL
Year: 1877

OFF THE TRACK The train going into Los Angeles on Monday night met slight disaster, about , A. M, of Tuesday some six miles the other side of InGio. The storm drifted so much sand on to the track that the engine ran off and fell over in the ditch. The forward wheels of the forward car accompanied It. No other damage done and no one hurt.
Year: 1877

PLACER GOLD from the Santa Rita placer to the amount of some $500, was shown here this week by man en route to California. The gold was very hand some and was a gratifying proof that Arizona placers are not yet entirely ex- hausted.
Year: 1877

SNEAK THIEF Last Friday night the boys at the stage corral were despolled Of some of their clnthing and valuahles. The thief got away with several pairs of pants and watch or two. taken from under the sleeping owners heads
Year: 1877

TIE Shoe and Leather Reporter speaks in
very encouraging terms of the prospects of
revivalin its special industry. 1t says: The
demand sor boots and shoes is taxing the ca
pacity of he New England manufactures to
the utmost. Some of the large buyers are
already in he market replenishing their
stocks, and our advices from all points at the
South and West Indicate very considerable
increase of business. The orders taken at
the beginning Of the season were based upon
the condition of things then existing. The
prices were so low as to leave slender mar
gin for profit. A few weeks later the TACT
was established that the agricultural produc
tions of the country were unprecedentedly
large. These bounties of the soil are now in
the course of transportation to the seaboard.
They bring cash to the pockets of the produc-
ers of them when they leave the granaries.
1t is not 10 be wondered at, therefore, that
the farmers feel able to provide their families
with such outfits of apparel as are necessary
for their comfort. The first want in this line
is supply of shoes.
Year: 1877

THE Mormon Church now officially declare
that the end of the world is close at hand,


and as there are temples enough and to spare
for the present congregations of Utah, it
seems somewhat illogical to urge the faithful
to build more temples for coming generations,
who certainly will not be living in Utah after
the end of the world. Nearly quarter of
century ago, certain Rev. DR.. Cummins,
well-known English writer, had confidently
predicted, from the Book of Daniel, similar
catastrophe within three years from the date
Of his prophecy. He was at the same time in
Year: 1877

FERNANDINA promises to repeat the sad
history of Savannah and Shreveport. AL
ready all who can get away are taking to
flight. Those who cannot escape are falling
victims to the pestilence, and the town is
fast becoming depopulated,
Year: 1877

we do not read anonymous etters 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 preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1877

EVERY regular attache of the PRESS is furnished
with Card certificate couDtersigned by Stanley T.
Pullen, Editor All railway, steamboat and hotel
managers will confer favor upon us by demanding
credentials of every person claiming to represent our
jOurnal
Year: 1877

An act was passed at the last session of
the Legislature in this regard which seems
to be misunderstood by assessors. 1t pro-
vides that all property shall te taxed
which is not absolutely ased for church,
school, cemetery, benevolent or charitable
purposes. This is precisely the law as it ex-
listed before, the word 'absolRtely" being
interjected without giving any additional
meaning. 1t continues 'and to assess all
property belonging to religious, tdaca-
tional, benevolent or charitable institu
tions, heretofore exempted by law and not
used for charitable purposes" There
was no such exemption by law" unless
the property were actually used for the
purposes above indicated. But the act
continues "and offered for rent and pro-
ducing revenue of any kind" This
shows conclusively the ignorance of the in
dividual who penned the amendment, for
there was not tefore his amendment the
slightest pretext in law for exemptng any
such property. If exemptions were practi
cally given by assessors in several such
cases, it was in utter violation of the law.


We are, therefore, the more surprised to
hear that certain Jealous OH cials are put
ting on their rolls properties owned and
actually occupied by Religious Orders. Ac-
coIdiug to these learned expounders the In
FAINT Asylum would be taxed because not
every particle of space in the building is
devoted to the babies. There are certain
apartments which the Sisters necessarily
use for their own lodgings, since they
must be in the house day and night. Snch
apartments, these gentlemen would say, are
not " absolutely used" for a charitable pur-
pose; therefore they must be taxed, and we
cannot divide up the property.


The question is what is the primary pur-
pose ard use of the house Ifthe Sisters
| would not be there were it not for the
school or the asylum or the hospital that
calls them there, then the character of the
establishment is fixed by the form of the


work and the presence of the Sisters is
merely necessary adjunct without which
that work cannot be operated. We hope that
no unnecessary annoyance will be given in
this regard.
Year: 1877

1t used to be the boast of Americans
that no stan ding army was necessary here
to enforce the laws, because the people
themselves make the laws, while in despot-
isms immense armies were Indispensable to
insure obedience to laws for which the
people had no affection and in which they
felt an interest. Bat this distinction in fe-
Year: 1877

FAIR AT PASS CHRIsIIAN.-NeKt Saturday.
August 4th, this entertainment will open at
the Pass. Great preparations are in progress
20 mako it one of the most interesting, as it
certainly will be one of the most select enter
fninmenta of the season.
Year: 1877




The whole land north of the Potomac and
the Ohio is swarming with rowdies and
tramps. The rowdy, or rough, is an insti-
tuition peculiar to cities; he is O kind of
modified outlaw. The tramp is a rural
plague and practices upon the dread of
secret harm. The former is bold and bru-
tai he will pillage with q mob or practice
with brass knuckles for a consideration.
The latter lie impudent aud ely he will
extort money from timid folks who dream
of kid mapped children and burning barns.


These people all hate the laws as ener-
getically as does any population legislated
for by usurpers OF tyrants. And why
Because they hate all law. The great
body Of tie American people are at heart
far more loyal, far more submissive 10
their government, than the population of
any kingdom, because the government is
themselves. But in all countries there is
an element which is Testfve under law, not
because they who made the laws bad no
right to do so, but because they Themselves
arc lawless, wicked, impious.


This class is getting to be fearfuily large
in our Northern and Western States and
one is naturally led to enquire why Is
there anything in our government that
precociously develops such a trait in a new
country the frontier of which is yet hardly
half way across the Continent Is our
climate more rufia anly and wicked in it's
influence than other climates


The true cause is simply the absence
nf ra1ioinn Man uvill hn iota cd nd lou
less everywhere unless restrained more or
less by religious Influence. Professionalism
was for the American people the embodl-
menS of the religious idea. That aside,
they knew of no religion. But Protestan-
tism has lost all control over the popular
heart. Its influence is gone, and a great
vacuum of irreligion is left. Catholicity
has indeed made immense strides towards
the ground tbus vacated by an
extinct power, but most of the field is still
barren, wild and desolate. The spirit of
God does not quicken it's animal life into
spirituality.


Here again, as in everything else, the
form OF government is a mere mocke cry if
looked to as q moral agent. 1t is totally
impotent for spiritual effect, though az i'm
portant agent 10 temporal affairs. 1t is
only the Church of God that is chartered
for work of that kind and vested with ju-
risdiction over the spiritual domain of hu-
man life. If you want bad meh charged
into good oues you will never accomplish
it through the penitentiary or the political
suffrage or the public school.


s 4
woke religion if You ask for religion, you
must apply where God has left the broad
seal of His authority.
Year: 1877

h The rejection by the house of dele
gates of the Episcopal Convention at
Boston of the canon adopted by the
house of bishops for the creation and
regulation Of the proposed order Of
Deaconesses or Sisters Of the Church,
is one of the most significant events
that has taken place. 1t is undoubt-
cdly owing to the large influence OF
the laity in the Lower House. 1t
must be noted that the lay delegation
at Boston has been usually good as re-
CARDS the distinction, dignity, capacity
and earnestness of its leaders. Among
them are men of the highest emincnce
on the bench, at the bar, the Cabinet
and in literature. 1t was inevitable
that these should greatly modify the
purely clerical ideas OF the Convention.
The general movement Of this latest
council of the church bas been away
from the ritualistic tendencies Of pre-
vious Conventions. Little by little ex-
treme high church ideas were becom.
ing prevalent, not so much by what
was actively done by the councils as
by what they permitted without re-
buke if they did not actually sanction,
The first great result Of this was the
secession of the extreme low church
under Bishop Cummings; and this, if
it had no other effect, directed the at
tention Of the laity to the drift Of
things. Then reaction set in; and
the present Convention has in all its
deliberations shown the characteristics
of q reaclionary movement. The prop
osition 10 change the name of the
church was beaten by overwhelming
maioritics. The proposition to estab-
lish the order OF Deaconesses had much
said in its favor and had it been left
TO the purely clerical decision would
doubtless have been established. The
Catholic church certainly adds to its
vast working forces by utilizing the
piety and zeal OF women who wish 10
withdraw from society and devote
their lives to good works. There may
be certain additional advantages in
putting them into unworldly uniforms,
binding them by indissolube VOWS and
subleeiing them to severe discipline,
for they may thus be welded as
body of trained soldiers, under trained
leadership. 1t was thought so desire
able for the Episcopal church thus to
utilize its material OF the same kind,
that canon to establish the order of
Deaconesses actually passed the House
of Bishops, and was sent to the Lower
Houss. There, as in the Upper House,
it appears to have had the clerical in
luence in its favor. But even through
the meagre reports sent ON by tele-
graph, il is plain to see that the prop
osition was not received with great
favor in the House of delegates, and
finally when ii came to a vote the en-
tire proposition was voted down and
laid upon the table. This, as we have
indicated, was probably due TO the in
nuence Of the laity in the Convention,
and whatever may be thought of their
opinions and actions by the extreme
high church party, we cannot but re-
gard it as sign OF health in the
church when its laiiy--for whom.
after all, the church exists-has a res
oute will, clcar-cut views, and earnest
devotion TO what they deem the best
interests of their faith. Baltimore Ga
| -gfge
Year: 1877

woman for thirty wears. and until re-
Gently had no other knowledge of the
propress of time than that when il was
cold il was winter, and when it was
hot il was summer. He had lost all
reckoning of the years, months and
days.


Those men have frequently feuds
with other bands. The rife, pistol
and knife are their only law, and when
two of adverse factions meet, as rule,
one of them must die. John, young
as he is has shared in these ARRAYS
he has killed his man. been shot him.
self and badly cut with a bowie-knife.
He has no idea of law. and even now
is constantly on the lookout when
meeting strangers lest some of them
might get The drop on him. He will
not consent TO be a moment without
his pistol. He says old Tige has been
very good 10 him; has killed several
men vino tried to hart him nevor
made him do anything he did not want
to do; taught him to read several
books he carried with him into exile,
among them the Testament and Shake
speare's works nursed him in sick
ness, and in every way showed strong
affection for him.


A short time ago Tige consented to
let the boy make his first trip TO the
Year: 1877

The good man rcclineth at his ease
ho coyercth his head with u paper he
taketh his rest and his snorcs are heard
In the land, Tho housc.ny is not so
for his heart dcviseth evil continually
and when he hath crept under the pa
per he will tickle the good mans nose
Verify, all this is vanity and ycxatior
of spirit.
Year: 1877

William Cushman, a passenger on the
fast line west over the Pennsylvania
Railroad, became deranged on the cars,
and as the train was passing Corney's
Station, forty miles east of Pittsburg,
he ran out on the platform and made
desperate leap from the train, which
was running at a speed of forty miles an
hour. The madman escaped with few
slight bruises, and when the conductor
stopped the train was not to be found.
After the train pulled out he made his
way to the signal station, near Corney's,
from which he sent telegram to the
Superintendent, saying that he had
jumped from the train to escape party
of men aboard who wanted to shoot him.
The telegraph operator did what he
could to quiet the man, but in a short
time he became very violent, and draw
ing revolver forced the operator to
vacate The latter notified the foreman,
who ordered out his force and at
tempted to capture the insane man.
The latter, however, held pos
session, threatening to shoot the first
one that entered, until daylight, when
he set fire to the signal tower and was
forced to jump from the window to es-
cape the flames. He was instatly cap
tured, and his friends in New York tele-
graphed for. He was held at Greensburg
to await their arrival. He had ticket
from Boston to Cincinnati.
Year: 1877

The old-fashioned reticule is in style
again, made of silk or velvet to match
the costume, and hung on the wrist by
handsome cords.


Broad collars of pale blue, rose or
cream-colored fOulard are made to wear
with dark dresses. The wide Anne of
Austria cuffs covering the sleeves are of
the same foulard. These make a hand
some, facing for duchess and other point
lace, though the colored collars and
cuffs are worn.


The Recamier style of hair-dressing is
fayorite autumn mode. In this the
hair Is combed up from the hape of the
neck, and pouf of curls is placed at the
top of the head. The hair in front is
also combed upward, but the fringe over
the forehead remains, and may hang cut
straight across like child's or be
arranged in light frizzes.


The hair is dressed very softly and
with reference to the shape of the hat.
For the crownless floral bonnets, or
those with feather fronts to be worn on
dressy occasions, the coiffure is high soft
loops and pufs on top of the head. For
the close shapes the back hair is arranged
in a fiat chatelaine loop very low on the
nape of the neck, or else the chatelaine
is braided in wide basket braids of seven
strands or more. The materials for the
new bonnets are plush or velvet trimmed
with satin. The feathers and flowers
surpass those of any former season. The
bird-of-paradise, with its golden plu-
mage, is the choice for expensive bon
nets.


Felt is especially liked for round hats,
its only rival being velvet. Helmet
shaped hats, like those worn by gentle
men during the summer, are offered for
young ladies. Their only trimming is a
wide galloon band and a slender wing.
Another jaunty shape comes far down
over the brow, with a square, visor
shaped front, while the back and sides
are rolled closely against the crown
this is the jockey hat, and is most suit
able for young girls in their teens; the
feathers, which are two short ostrich
plumes, are set back of the crown, and
made to curl down on the 'front.'


Long slender sacques will again be
favorite wraps for fall and winter. Those
for general use are of medium length,
made of the new rough cloths, double,
breasted, buttoned their entire length,
and with coat-faps behind. These are
shown in smooth cloths of various light
gray shades, and, moreover, of clear
blue and of scarlet. For the latter the
trimming is rows of applique embroidery
in shaded colors. More dressy sacque
cloaks are long enough to envelop the
whole figure, which they fit closely, and
have side draperies in the way of capes
or flowing sleeves. These come in BLACK
TepPeed, silk, plush cloths, and nd. the the
woven of fine camePs hair. Circular
of elinging shapes are shown for carriage
wraps. Mantles az long as the sacquC
cloaks or rs small as fichus, in scarf
shape, like Dolmans, and as round capes
are shown, and the materials are a
varied as the styles.
Year: 1877

In the United States, England and
France the horse-shoer simply takes the
horses foot ON his knee to shoe it. This
depends to some extent on the nature of
the breed of horses, which in some coun-
tries are, on the average, more shy, and
most of them could not well be treated
in this way. Thus in the Netherlands,
and in parts of Germany, the horse is
placed in a narrow stall, where short
chains are attached to the uprights; then
one of these chains is placed around the
horses ankle and the foot lifted, and
tied up to a convenient height, for the
smith to do his work. In Turkey and
Servia the horses head is held by one
man, another holds the leg on his arm,
while the third operates on the foot. In
Russia the horse is placed in square
cage, made of rough wooden planks, and
is strapped around the belly with wide
leather straps attached to cross bars of
the frame work; his head is also safely
tied, the foot is fixed to a stake in the
ground and is held by an assistant, while
the smith nails ON the shoe.
Year: 1877

PHILADELPHIA Bulletin: This is q
specimen of the average Nevada "per-
sonalw "Our citizens generally will
be glad to know that Miss Trewella, who
last Christmas broke both thigh bones
and her jaw by falling from a swing, on
the Divide, is now able to walk without
crutch or cane, and to do the housework
at home. Notwithstanding all the draw
backs in the case, the attendant sur
geons have made good job of it. Both
legs are of exactly the same length"
Now if only one of this interesting
young lady's legs had been of the same
length, the case would have been a much
more curious one. We are real glad
that her jaw is able to 60 round and dc
housewofk again. without crutch.
Year: 1877

There's not blossom Of beautiful May,
Silver OF daisy or daffodil gay,
Nor the rosy bloom Of apple-tree flowers,
Fair as the lace of this baby of ours.


You could never find on bright june day
A bit Of fair sky so CHEEKY and gay,


Nor the haze on the hills, in MONDAY hours,
Blue as the eyes of this baby of ours.
There's not muTmur Of wakeDirg bird,
The clearest, sweetest that ever was heard
In the tender hush OF the dawn's still hours,
Soft as the laugh of this baby of ours.
There's no gossamer silk of tasseled corn,
No filmiest thread Of the shy wood-ferD,
Not even the cobweb spread Ger the flowers,
Fine as the hair of this baby of ours.
There's no fairy shell by the sounding sea,
No wild rose that mods on the windy lea,
No blush Of the sun through ApriPs soft showers
Pink as the palms of this baby Of ours, -
May the dear Lord spare her to US, We pray,
For many long and sunshiny day,
Ere he takes to bloom in Paradise bowers,
This wee bit darling-this baby Of ours.