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Year: 1874

Congressman are arriving in consid.
erable numbers, and the indications are
that before the week is ended a quo.
rum Of both branches will be here.
The conversation Of the Democratic
members shows that they are the same
untaught and unteachable Bourbons.
Even so sagacious man as Beck Of
Kentucky, can see in the recent Repub-
lican rcverses only positive Democratic
gains. The friends of Beck admit that
he is candidate for the United
States Senate, and that the reason Of
his declining nomination is found in
this fact.


AN EFFORT TO BE MADE TO PREVENT THE
HOLIDAY ADJOURNMENT.


The near advent of Congress has
called attention to the exceeding short
ness of the coming session. If the
usual holiday vacation is observed,
| there will be but sixty working days
in the session. An effort will be made
to prevent the holiday adjournment,
but it is not probable that such move.
ment will be successful. It is the in
tention of the working members who
have arrived to have As much work as
possible sent to committees before the
holidays, in the expectation that ma.
jority Of the principal committees will
be willing to sit during the recess.
THE MESSAGE.


The President commenced his mes
sage yesterday, and he does not intend
to complete it until the day Of the
meeting of Congress. It will not be
printed, and no copy Of it will be made
till the morning Of the assembling OF
Congress, when copy will be given to
the Associated Press.


THE APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Members of theAHouse Appropria.
Year: 1874

The most perfect home ever saw
was in little house into the sweet in
cense of whose fires went no costly
things. A thousand dollars served for
a years living of father, mother and
three children. ~ a3.a


But the mother was the creator Of q
home; her relation with the children
was the most beautiful have ever seen
even dull and commonplace man was
lifted up and enabled to do good work
for souls by the atmosphere which this
woman created; every inmate of her
house involuntarily looked into her face
for the keynote of the day, and it al.
ways rang clear. From the rose bud
or clover-leaf which, in spite of hel
hard homework, she found time to put
by our plates at breakfast, down to the
story she had on hand to be read in the
evening, there was no intermission ol
her influence. She has always been ant
always will be my idea, o: mother
wife, home maker II to her quick
brain, loving heart and exquisite fact
had been added the appliances of wealth
and the enlargements of wider culture
here would have been the idea of home
As it was, it is the best l have evel
seen.-Helen Hunt.
Year: 1874

Measurement of the ground must be made
and sworn to by competent surveyor. and
the amount produced must bs sworn to by
some one having knowledge Of the amount
A full statement of the method Of cultiva'
tion and cost of production must accompany
each entry. Kind and quality must be stated.
Entries may be made with the Secretary up
to December /, 1874.


Committee-The Board of Directors
of the Society.
Year: 1874

II Our friend, Charley Jones' has been ont of
luck again. He appeared in the State ConveIl-
tion, as u delegate from Harvey County; but his
seat was contested, upon the ground that he was
not resident of the County, but was merely a
route agent on railroad passing through the
County. Charley managed to get the Commit
tee on Credentials to report in his favor, but
other members went for him. He made touch
ing appeal to the Convention, saying that he had
a homestead in the County, and was a resident
but it was shown that he had par ticipated in the
meeting of the Congressional Committee of the
First District in June, member from Osborn
County. The result was, that the Convention nn-
ceremoniusly showed him under, notwithstand-
ing sharp turn be took to enlist majority of
the Convention in his behalf. We saw no more
of Charley; but we can safely predict that he
will appeal in the next Convention, as a dele
gate from some County away off in another di-
rectiOn.
Year: 1874

It's ANswER.-If "a soft answer turneth away


wrath, we should have no cause to be offended


at the Repablicdn's answer to our conundrums


last week, for it is soft enough to suit the most
fastidious. Its reason for abusing us for speak.
ing in favor of Judge Price is, that we misrepre-
seDted it. In our article relative to Judge Price,
We did not mention nor allude to the Republican
in the slightest degree; yet, in its very next is
sue, it went for rs most terrifically-because we
misrepresented it 1t was in favor of Judge Price,
but it wanted to help him by showing what liars
and scoundrels were supporting him.


Such stuff as that would be unworthy of lu-
natic. Now. hear our answer to the conundrum.
You did it with the expectation that Price and
his friends would snub as, and drive us from his
support, and that you could crow and blow over
it. But finding that they were disposed to drop
old quarrels, and make friends wherever they
could, you became soured, and while pretending
to support Price, did it in q way to show that
you hoped and expected his defeat In your last
issue, you confess as much, and cannot conceal
your qualification at the result. Yon preferred
to see Price defeated, rather than succeed with
our help.
Year: 1874

EDITOR CHIEF;-Permt me, through your columns. Ia
say few words about the Governors call for an extra
session of the Legislature. However lest my Republican
friends should put this down Reform "buncomb-" al.
low word Of explanation. I am. and always have
been, n Radical Republican, what was called in var
times black Republicans; and to-day am Greelyte
independent. But right right and would be very
to be Weak minded be able discern
rors even in fiends claim perfection for few if
any individuals much less entire party Our Repub-
friends have too great fears Increasing displeas
of this great party. But allow to use your col
umns through which toca the attention of the
to the enormty of the scheme being perperated
their expense.


Our Governor has issued call an extra session Of
the Legislature under the pretense of relieving the su
ferers of State. Noble purposei would Gov Os
born have his friends think that he puere to
know of no cheaper way relieve suferersl What
are our County Commissioners and Township Trustees
for if the emergencies the great for their
authority why does he ask aid the
regular meeting of the Legislature and make call
after the drouth and grassoepers stripped us
of of crop and drain from depleted
purses s25OOO s3OOOO All, Governor entirely


tOO thin" We do not think you blind nor fool but
certain il is that you think are.


We do feel quite easy While children are going
barefoot and will feed hungry neighbours but
for to lay upon the unnecessary 600 un
der the preteRs of feeding hungry neghbors by max
ing appropriation of IS 900 for show hospita
ty that may make of this call for eeconeerng
purposes that you may again ride power-ah Cover
nor say again, that is too thin" We the end
from the beginning had my ready to cast for YOU
and prepared to hail with joy your reeection but
this call too deep into the pockets of the Taxpayers
of whom am


We have been asking for biennial sessions of the Lcss
latnrs but we have them semannually Let the al
ready ovsrburened labOrng classes open their eyes
the great calamity brought upon and We
do not pretend to know much, obliged labor
too hard and read too tte but when yon touch mans
purse you will be him thinking and to talk
ing and many ardent supporters and friends Of Gov Os
born have dropped their ballots from their nerveless
hands, or thrust them into their empty pockets.


Some Of our friends may fear think themselves
and therefore shoot at the that
edged leaders have set ups hut when it late they
will be able to their hard earned money squanere by
ruthless hands. TAXPAYER.
Year: 1874

SOMEBODY FOOLED.-When we arrived in To
peka, last week, We met old friend named
Kicker, whom we used TO scoop in the moral and
intellectual game of "pitch." Kicker asked us
if We wanted to see the next Governor of Kansas
Of course, we did-that's what We went there
for. He told to follow him. We followed
him, and he introduced us to a gentleman who
was going to be the next Governor of Kansas
We were satisfied, and had mind to turn round
and come back home, but finally concluded to
stay awhile, and see things. When the nomina.
tiOn for Governor was made, they sent out to
bring him in but to astonishment, he was
not the man to whom we bad been introduced.
Did Kicker perpetrate "se.l" upon us Tor did
that committee impose the wrong man upon the
Convention, to return thanks for his nomination.
There's something ont of whack somewhere.
Year: 1874

Is Another question which it may not be
amiss to think of, is whether Tilton and his wife
did not put up little game to eutrap men for
blsckmailipg purposes 1t seems that TiIton
used to invite Horace Greeley TO visit at his
house in his absence; but Greeley replied that
he did not consider it proper for any man to visit
woman in her husbands absence. II Greeley
had accepted the Invitation, and had lived until
this time, who knows but that he might have
been in Beecher's predicamentf
Year: 1874

n The Wathena Reporter pronounces or
statement that the result of the delegate election
in that District was known Saturday night, a lie.
His word ought to settle it. We have only this
to offer in apology: that Saturday evening, word
was received from wathena, that the Price dele
gates were probably defeated as wathena had
given two to one against them but early Sunday
morning, we were told that the other precincts in
the District were heard from, and that the Price
delegates were elected. Our informant said that
he got the news late the night before. But we
suppose We lied aboutit!
Year: 1874

ES The Republican abused us for speaking in
favor of Judge Price. and it squarrels at us for
condemning Phillips practices in the Congress
ional canvass. by which Price was beaten. What
a gOoli friend of Price it isl
Year: 1874

F With its patent outside, and its inside ell
ed with Circus the Republican has but little space
TO devote to the Chief Bnt, then, Ii relieves the
editor of the tremendous load of labor under
which he labored heretofore, and gives him seven
days in the week to recuperste. and Keep his sc-
counts!
Year: 1874

~ 1t is said that the Republican boilers are
trying to get the Cnsenick party to reorganize
their ticket. The change will involve the dis
placement of Cusey himself. and the placing of a
bolter in his stead. The Cusenicks would do
most anything TO gain little strength; but
probably C"sey would rebel.
Year: 1874

~ 1t would become the Seneca Courier to say
as little as possible about the Chief and its advo
eacy of Judge price for Congress. The editor Of
the Courier Phillips candidate for delegate
to the Congressional Convention, but was badly
scoOped, and a Price man elected. Yet it claims
that Phillips carried the delegates. What dele
gates he carried in Nemaha County, he carried
in the same way that he did the CoHrier-by the
process known as quid pro quo.
Year: 1874

The people of the first Tenncs-
Bce District will remember the
l;attle cry of "equal and exact jus
tice to ALL which Judge Gillenwa-
tcrs has inscribed OH his banner,
and which lie hopes to ride into
Congress on. This too at a time
when the Civil Rights bill is the
issue of the day. Upon this un-
explained and tergiversatious plat
tcrm he Appeals to the rebels for
support. 1t is worth while to res
mark that his friends advocate his
claims and the defeat of Judge
Butter on the ground that the lat
ter has failed to trla white rebels
out of office in order TO turn black
radicals in. Following this we
have the recent vote of Judge But
Ter against the immediate passage
of the Civil Rights bill.


In view of these facts the white
rebel that would vote for Gillen-
waters against Butler would be
about rs hard to find in the first
District as would hG musquitos in
Iceland.
Year: 1874

The passage of the Civil Rights
bill in the Senate and its probable
passage in the House are evidence
PRMA FACIA that the party power
is conscious of having exhausted
the popular favor, and resorts to
this desperate measure as means
Of prolonging the control of the
Treasury.


1t remains to be seen how far its
authors will thereby commend
themselves to the further favor of
the people. On a test vote in the
House several republicans voted
with the opponents of the bill, but
these were from the South. Pro-
mincnt among these is Judge r. II.
Butler. There are many who say
the President will veto it if the
House should pass it. We see
nothing to warrant this belief. In
no Instance has he refused to sustain
a party measure, but if he should
veto this wanton and inexcusable
mdignity to hcpeoplc Of the South,
Year: 1874

A letter in the last News touch-
ing dead beat jurors having been
very warmly endorsed by some OF
the county, will, we hope be pros
ductivc of some good in remedying
the great evil complained of. The
fact is the matter has become al
most intolerable. T5-day a geh-
tlcman from the vicinity of Abing-
don remarked TO lis that he could
name certain ones who composed
almost half Of nt arly every Jury at
the Court House. SO notorious
has the evil become that it is said
an expert can forctell the verdict
in thrce-tourths of the casts.


If this system is to be continued
the Jury system is practically abol>
ishcd. and in lieu thrleof we have
a ring which is permanent and by
whom every other mans rights are
70 be tried. 1t is two plain mat
Ter to be treated delicatelv, and it
is too great an outrage to be longer
endured in silence, and we are per-
tectlv free to say that the News
will not be silent about it.


Fl ere are certain characters that
solicit the position, and that lie
around for item, Just for the pay.
The honest farmers and business
men Of thc country do not mesn to
allow the matter to pass longer
without at least a newspaper expo
SURF CT j..
Year: 1874

1t is only human religion such


as that of Buddha. or TkOr, or


Jupiter, that may fade as the light of


reason dawns but of religion from


God, given by inspiration, the first


distinguishing principle must e that


it will reveal its reasonableness as


fast as man uufoldS his own intelli>
gence, and still become more glorious


where there is the most culture.


The medieval Christianity having


been disfglred by ignorance and


superstition, the subsequent growth
of religion had to express itself III
inEdelity. When Donate describes


hell to mankind, and his frightful
pictures become the theology of the
Church, sweeping through Rnn,inism
over into Professionalism until Edwards
says God will dash the sinner down
on hell's floor and stamp upon him.
then infdelity must follow, not
simply to save man from such hor~
rors, but TO rescue Gods blessed
name from such unspeakable infamy.
In such hell as Dante's it is not
man that is punlsAed-it is God that
is destroyed. Frem such ideas we
must cry to more reasonable
religion, carrying the cross and our
holy faith away from such degreda>
tiou. We must, indeed. separate
forever the righteous and the wicked;
but, as the drunkard is punished
in this world, and the murderer ac-
cepts of his arrest without blaming
God, as the soul feels its own wicked.
ness and does not reproach tie
Creator, so the lost world is a place,
not where God is seen as a cruel
monster, but where the human free
will stands forth in all its divine
powers, and reveals a self punish
ment over which we can almost
imagine the Heavenly Father himself
to shed tears. Such is. the perdition
of reasons place not where the
Saviour and God become an inquisi-
zion, but where the sinners own will
and own heart have woven them
selves garments of perpetual sack
cloth, and where the tears of sorrow
fall not from a malicious decree of
God, passed from eternity. but fall out
of the sinners own wretched soul
aud misspent life. Thus, over almost
every idea of the Christian religion
there is lying drapery of reason
fresh from the God of infinite wis
dom, and beautiful TO man, the image
Of the rational God.
Year: 1874

ooh, Mary, 60 call the cattle home,
And call the cattle home,
And call the cattle home,
Across the sands of Dee."
The western win Is was wild and dark with


70 IN,


And all alone went she.
The western tie crept up along tie sand,
And O'er and O'er the sand,
And round and round the sand,
AS far as eye could see,
The rolling mist came down and hid the


land;


And never home came she.
"Oh. 1T is weed. or fish, or floating Lair,
A tress of golden hair,
A drowned maiden's hair,
Above the ne at sea!
Was ever salmon yet that shone SO fair,
Among the stakes mt Dee!
They rOwed her in across the rolling foam.
The cruel crawling foam,
The cruel hungry foam,
To her grave beside the sea:
But still the bOatmen hear her call the cat


tie home,
Across the sands of Dee.
Year: 1874

We present to-day very enter
tanning account Of the marriage of
the Presidents daughter, an event
which rarely has happened i'll the
country, and one fraught with much
interrrest. The interest is increas-
ed too, from the fact that the Pres
ident is now in his second term and
no mean prospect for II third one,
an honor hitherto conferred upon
no man in the country.
Year: 1874

SALE OF GoLD.-The Secretary OF the Treas
ury has directed the Assistant Treasurer at New
York to sell one half million dollars of gold on
each Thursday during the month of November.
The aggregate amount OF sales will be two mil
lion dollars.
Year: 1874

he MADE A FEW REMARKs.-They
had funeral over at Pencaddor Humid
rcd the other day, at which l happened
20 be present. After an affecting dis
course by the minister to the friends of
the deceased, who were gathered in the
front parlor, stranger arose and said
that he would like TO make a few re-
marks. He said " A beautiful thought
occurred TO me as / listened to the elo-
quent words of the venerable clergyman.
and as saw before me the sorrowing
ihrong which is about to accompany our
departed brother to his last resting place.
lie is not lost but has gone before. He
Is, as it were, our advance agent, sent on
beyond the boundaries of the mysterious
land TO herald the coming Of the rest of
US, who are on our way to that undscov-
cred country. Ny attention was directed
particularly 10 this singularly sweet sug
gestion of my reverend felowpigrim,
because | occupy a similar relation here
on earth to you to that of my departed
brother in the other world. 1t is my high
mission to represent firm which is en-
gagged in the manufacture of a superior
article Of stomach bitters which could
have confdentially recommended to our
lsmented friend over there in the coffin if
had arrived ere the vital spark had fed,
Bat which | can now urge upon the at
tention Of the weeping survivors, and
particularly upon that afflicted sister there
with the snifiles, and to the undertaken
whose warts upon the nose betoken a
dangerous arrangement of the digestive
functions. 1t is put up in pint bottles
and contains no deleterous substances
This is q world of sorrow and mourning,
and the griefs we are called to endure rob
the stomach of its tone. To restore this
we need, not only to have the gloom dis
PEELED from our hearts, but to have our
stomachs excited to action, and for this
purpose my bitters-"


Here the speaker was hustled out of the
front door by the undertaken and four of
the pail bearers, and the procession went
away without him. Personally was in
favor of allowing him to go on. knew
that in few minutes he would have
routed into the corpse and tried to re an
innate it with his bitters, and / was anx-
ious to see him do it.-Na1 Adeter.
Year: 1874

a sEAsHoRE landlord has had guest
who signed H. U. after his name on the
took. He supposed that a good sign
for securing his bill, but eventually found
that instead of the initials being of Har-
ward University they were those of "hard
NpO
Year: 1874

GIRLS looking for husband should
make note of the following: If you
want to find out a mans real nature,
take him when he is wet and hungry. If
he is amiable, then dry him and fiji him
up, and you will have an angel.
Year: 1874

PERHAPS So.-An old lady writes to
say that she is warmly in favor of women
doctors for women, that sick woman
will tell one Of her own kind more about
her feelings in FIVE minutes than she
would q male doctor in an hour.
Year: 1874

n GIRL twelve years old tried to starve
herself because her beau deserted her,
but at the end of the second day was in
ducei to give it up by the promise of a
3 ice of bread and butter with sugar on.
Year: 1874

They have engaged as foreman of this de-
partment. one of the most experienced Book
and Job Printers in the country and the
presses will be superintended by a Skilled
FRESHMAN from one of the largest Offices In
New England.
Year: 1874

NEW YORK, August 80, 1874.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Seeing your notice regarding Mrs. Stacey. whose
child died OF starvation two weeks ago in Jersey
City, take the liberty OF enclosing SIS to help her
along, IN order TO show that the people OF New
York are not dead to deserving charity as they
seem to be on the Jersey side.


FRANK d. HEARD.
Year: 1874

All Men Go Wild About Splendid Teeth,
therefore, fair ladies' il behooves know that FRA
GRANT sOZODONT makes them glitter like Oriont
pearl and is pure vegetable agent harmless spring
Year: 1874

The Chief Of Police OF Knoxville, wears
three diamond studs and lilmonl pin and
diamond ring, and the Knoxville papers are
Just mean enough To want to know how he got
'em on a salary of 5000 per year
Year: 1874

Contemplated Improvement of the


Thorougfares OF the City OF Wheel.


ing.


Editors Intclllgencer:


The structures Of our genial friend and
epltomiser, our "0ld Employe," in regard
to tho action Of the First Branch of Coun.
ell upon the street paving ordinance, &C EN-
to have attracted no little attention. A
desire for the improvement Of our streets
is no doubt the cause OF 1t. l presume
there is no member ofthe First Branch Of
Council who would oppose measure for
the general improvement, provided the
general interest Is taken into considera-
tion, the measure q judicious one, and the
means for Its accomplishment attainable.
The proposition is to ask the people for
permission TO borrow 100000 with
which the contemplated improve
ments arc TO be made. When the
ordinance was under consideration in
the First Branch on previous
occasion, and when the amount OF loan
proposed was two hundred thousand dol.
lars instead OF one, our Old Employo
heard very prominent member OF the
committee say from his place, in answer
to questions put to him as 10 the suffic-
iency Of the loan TO accomplish the pro-
posed works, that the estimate did not
include grading or curbing, and that Il
would most likely take three hundred
thousand dollars 10 do tho work. Figur-
ing upon the basis made by tho honorable
member from the First Ward, 1t Is not
difficult to sec the futility Of an attempt
10 improve tho thoroughfares Of the city
as indicated In the Paving Ordinance.
The expectations Of the people will not
be realized, as the proposed loan Is alto
gether insufficient for the permanent i'm
provement Of the streets named In the
ordinance. Tho capacity Of the city 10
borrow will have been exhausted, an ad-
diuonal eight thousand a year
interest must be provided for
by increased taxation, and the
construction OF a new Water Works will
be indefinitely postponed. All cities have
thoroughiares, and property fronting
thoroughiares Is more valuable, as a rule,
than property differently situated, hence,
In the application Of system Of assess
Iment upon property fronting a street foI