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Year: 1877

SationAl Associated Press to the star.


NEW YORK, Dec. 1O.-The Excise Law
as it came from the hands of the Legis
lalure OF 1857, prevailed in this city yes
lerday, by the help OF the police, more
completely than it has ever before since
that much berated statute received the
approval OF the Chief Magistrate Of the
State.


Mayor Ely believes that as soon as
the Legislature meets it will pass law
which will settle the whole matter, as
he did not see how any body Of sensible
men would refuse to do so. He thought
the situation a good one, and that it was
really testing the law, and would illus-
trate the Importance of carrying out en-
tirely a bad law in order that the peo-
pie might understand how necessary it
was to have something better.


A Sick Elephants Feat.


Yesterday afternoon Arstenstall was
leedlng sick elephant with oatmeal
Cruel. The difficult process Of swallow
ing enraged the animal, and, apparently
LOOKING upon his trainer as the cause Of
his pain, he suddenly wound his trunk
around ArstenstaPs body, and lifting
MIN from the ground threw him with
great force about forty feet distant from
the animal, striking the canvass screen
running up the Fourth-avenue entrance
TO the mehagerie from the animals
Arstenstall striking this, Knocked it
down. He fell into Its center, and was
thus saved from fatal injury. IT the
screen had not been hung up, Arsten-
stall would have been thrown upon the
sharp rocks over which the cataract
tails during summer entertainments of
Gilmore's Band. Arstenstalll was Sc
riously bruised, but not seriously in.
jured.
Year: 1877

We have received q great many
encomiums since we have changed oIa
paper. For these we are thankful.
1t is our only desire, lot it cost what
it may, 1--WE will not grumble) to give
you a good, nswsy paper. Any
news from friends will be thankfully
.rA~Ai-cd, though it only tie Il sisort
sentence ON a postal card, it will be
acceptable, for We want to give you a
live, local paper, from and about the
people to the people. We don't give
it to you every day, but We will try
and make it so you will welcome us
with pleasure once a week.
Year: 1877

There is only one man in the county
that signs himself " Prof" and we
have some Of the most highly cultivs-
ted teachers in the West or East, and
this very 8 Prof" not long since,
was limited at by our contemporary as
being g as green rs the grass in the
Courthouse yard; - at least we sup
pose it was lin, for he is the onl.,
man we have seen the COWS run after.
Year: 1877

The Moberly Headlight advises us
to put one of the new bonnets under
blue glass, and says we may get a
girl in that way. We prefer the old
way.-Brookfield Chronicle.


Maybe the Headlight thought that
was the only way you could Twin"
one.
Year: 1877

One of our young lawyers, the in
tials of whose name is, T. B. Buck
ner, in conversation this morning
said, that the best thing q rich,
young girl could do, WAS to marry
young lawyer and then she would have
somebody to take care of her
stamps" Now, this is very nice for
the lawyer, but We think it better foi
the girl to have some one to take care
of herself, 1--WE will look out for the
stamps); so we suggest poor editor
instead of a poor lawyer. OF course
there is nothing personal in this.
Year: 1877

Why is it that the Boston Square
Dealing sell their goods for less mon
ey than any house in Central Mis-
sour? Because they are connected
with one Of the largest Wholesale
houses in the north west.
Year: 1877

and buy some clothing for we want a
Wholesale house down there, next
wsek we will tell you how we traded
Texas land to Mr.. Reed for clothing
and then we will let q third party
come in and claim the honor OF
swindling him and say he made the
trade and when he gets the cemnis-
sion we will divide the ''swag''. Oh,
there is millions in it,


To be continued.
Year: 1877

These gentlemen have suspended busi-
ness in the way Of banking. Their
room will probably be rented in a few
weeks by some merchant, for it is a
splendid store for business of any
kind. Mr.. Guthrie has retired from
public life and only trsnsacts his
own private businesses in the way OF
trading, loaning money sc.


Mr.. Gentry is now a wholesale and
retail dealer in Texas land. He
has nothing to do with the renowned
Ruggles grant at all, the land he has
to dispose of is government land. He
don't throw in any mules, mines, fer
ries, monuments or corner lots, but
sells you land for 80 cents per acre
in any county in the State except one
or two which have all been sold. After
making arrangements with Mr. Gen
try to take six counties, as near
(?) the Ruggles grant as possible,
We make arrangements to have the
chaparell and mosquito cleared OF,
have soil shipped down there, the
herds of grasshoppers driven off to
some ether pasture, treaty of peace
struck with the Mexicans and q gas
pipe run through to the other side to
pump water through and then We went
to see those Colonists who went to
Texas, but did not see our nice land,
which is now ready for horticulture
or agriculture" and told them if they
did not quit running that land down
we would sue them for lible. After we
had scared them into silence we go In
search of few men we can depend
on, you see we want to send them
down there to see the land and then
give them 40 acres and salt mine to
come back and say it is all right, for
gentlemen you know it is, you see the
people are prejudieed against 1t, that
! Ia all that's the matter. Why the soil
10 400 feet deep before you find water.


But we must step into
Year: 1877

at one dash, from ear to ear. He
fell dead instantly. His father and
mother who had ran after him only
reached him in time TO see him draw
bis last breath; they asked him why
he killed himself, dekh grasp was
all the answer. For many years Mr..
Do ues mad
Year: 1877

After beeakfast Mrs. Dyer told
Willie to 60 and bring in some wood.
Father and son both left the house
and started for the woodward. In
the course of a few minutes the little
girl, having occasion to feed the chick
ems, fonnd her brother near the wood
pile with a large, heavy
Year: 1877

He looked wild and excited as Though
he were capable Of doing anything.
Immediately after he hadalarmed the
family, he ran around behind wood
sheed, and taking sharp razor from
his pocket,
Year: 1877

AS we closed our ramble last week
we took occasion to state that we
would remain at VIM. o. Lees & Co.'S
till this week and from there we re-
sumo our stroie, as an editor never
lies, Of counsel Monday night found
us present


AT THE REHEARSAL OF BELsRAzzAR.
Year: 1877

JAMES KeNNEDY, the Democratic
candidate for Assessor in the Northern
District is gentleman well qualified for
the Office he has been nominated for
He has long been resident and property
holder In the district, and will if elected
discharge his duty we'll and faithfully
The Republican majority at the last
Assessors election in the District, three
years ago was ALP, which may be hard
to overcome; but Mr.. Kennedy assures
us that he has strong hopes of carrying
the district and of an elect ion by small
majority. Every Democratic voc should
be cast in his favor. We have no obj &C.
ton to urge against Mr.. Provost, we
think he has made the best Assessor the
District has ever had, and if Republi-
can is to fill the position, Mr.. Provost is
no doubt the best choice his party can
make. Still he has had the office fol
three years and we hope the Democrats
will turn out and elect Mr. Kennedy
who we are sure will endeavor to dis.
charge the duties Of the Office as salts
factorilly as they have been by any ont
heretofore.
Year: 1877

She who sleeps upon my heart


Was the first to win it;
She who dreams upon my breast


Ever Ieigns within it;
She who kisses off my lips


Wakes the warmest blessing;
She who rests within my arms


Feels their closest pressing.
Other days than these shall come.


Days that may be dreary;
Other hours shall greet us yet,


Hours that may be weary;
Still this heart shall be thy home.


Sill this breast thy pillow,
Still these lips meet thine as soft


Biilow meeteth billow.
Sleep, then, on my happy heart,


Since thy love hath Won it;
Dream, then, on my loyal breast
None but thou hath done it;
And when age our bloom shall change
With It's wintry weather,
May we in the self same grave


Sleep and dream together.
Year: 1877

DARBER SHOP Is THE PLACE WHERE
ID you can get the best of work done IN the
neatest possible style. Ladies' and Children $
Hair Cutting nd Shampooing a speciality.
Shop Opposite Old White Corner. Two Chairs
always found ready for business Call and
see him and gef Good Job. Ladies' desiring
work DONE by leaving word AT the shop he
will call at their residence. ~
Year: 1877

TAxEs.-0ne of the most prominent men on Montezuma street, doing large busi- ness, assured us that he was compelled to work during the last year merely for the purpose of paylng Village and county taxes, and that as the indications are favorable for much heavier tax this year, it will neces- sarily compel him to sell out or close busi- ness. This is only one of the many who have told us the same thing during the last few days.
Year: 1877

Times are represented as being lively at AleHandra. Leases for town lots at that place, in blank, have just been printed at this office, and forwarded to that town. Per sons living there, and wishing to build, will now be able to obtain right to the ground upon which they may wish to build. We confidently look for lively times in that section ere lonr
Year: 1877

STROKE OF PAR,LySIS.-Wc are sorry to state that Uncle John Miller. father of the Miller Bros. of this town, and one of the hrSt white men that ever placed foot where now stands our beautiful village, was on Tuesday, stricken down with severe stroke oi paralysis of the whole right side To-day we learn that he is somewhat improved, but is still vcry low
Year: 1877

BIG CUINo-Mr. V. \ Stephens visited his stock ranch at Big Chino valley few days since and we learn from him that his stock is not doing near as well this year as last Owing to the small amount of rain this spring the grass has not grown much within tho last four or five weeks, Consc- qucntly grass is poor and dairy cows are giving buta limited amount of milk. Should We not have carly rains, butter will have d tendency upwards, rather than decline in price, as has been the ease every spring heretofore.
Year: 1877

We have on behalf of the people of Pres colt, asked lawyer in Tucson to make an appeal from the decision of Court Commis- sioncr Carpenter and bring the case before Judge French and have the order cnioining the Secretary from removing the effects per taining to the capital dissolved. which we are certain the Judge will do.
Year: 1877

Attention is directed to change in tho auction advertisement which reads lots lONf2 in block 33 instead of block 32. This valu- able property will be sold tomorrow to the highest bidder.
Year: 1877

Quite d number of mining gentleman left for the Zalida silver lead on Lynx creek this morning. The rich strike of yesterday has had the effect of turning many proSpcctorS minds in that direction.
Year: 1877

A TRADITIONAL feature in our Indian
policy is to take horde of painted
savages to Washington two or three
times year and have the President
receive them as though they were the
princes and potentates of the earth.
1t would seem however, that when the
President and majoriy of the Cabinet
assemble to hear such talk as that of
Spotted. Tail, the performance has be-
come so broad farce that it is time to
stop it for the sake of the dignity of
the Government, if for nothing else.
Year: 1877

BUSINESS on the Upper Missouri
river is drawing to close. The steam
er Josephine left Bismarck on her last
trip, and according to the Bismarck
Tribune, on the last trip of the season,
for Cow Island on the 25th of last
month.
Year: 1877

We have as clever people as there is in any country. North ern people are as free here as they are at home ill the far of State of Maine. I have lived in this Clark township ever since the war, and I have always been as radical as old MT. Thad Stew ems, and have said just what l pleased. and there has never been a time but the very bes: personal friends I had were Democrats. And we have one of the quietest States in tho Union. We want Northern men to come here; we need their assistance to build up our country. We don't care if they are republicans or democrats, so they go to work with their hands, minds or means. Hun dreds can find pleasant and pay ing homes here, where the rose blooms nine months in the year.

 Then come along, and when you come give Clark township call, and the writer will take pleasure in showing you around, and giv- ing you a sketch of his forty years visit to Arkansas, nearly half of which time he has spent in Pope county.

 Again you may hear from yours truly, SOLOMON SowzER.
Year: 1877

We would impress it most thor oughty upon the minds of our cit- izens, that manufacturing is the very life and making Of town. Suppose there were machine shops and factories for manufacturing here paying 500 or 1000 hands con- stantly. What lively impetus 1t would give things. We would never sec such dull, dry times as we now have. The shrill scream of the steam whistle, the chatter of ham, mers. the tramp of hundreds of 1.-the and sturdy artisans Us they passed back and forth, would make it brisk and lively year in and year out. Our farmers would then have good home market for all their surplus supplies.

 Let our people think of this, and although we have not the capital ourselves to establish any grand manufacturing establishments, we might do considerable to induce others to come among us with cap ital and experience. This is the very place for the business, right here where the raw material will be at hand, and we are satisfied that sooner or later we will have many factories of all kinds in Arkansas. In this connection we may say that we are reliably informed that q company from Indianapolis will soon visit our town to see the prospect presented for an invest ment in some kind of nianufactur- ing enterprise. We urge upon our citizens to court and encourage all overtures of this kind: and we think it would be a good idea for our cit iZens to make up bonus, say of a plat of ground for the location of any kind of works, and so much other aid as may seem proper and possible to offer to any one who will establish manufacturing enterprises here. What do our citizens think of it?
Year: 1877

DURING the last year of Repub lican rule in Mississippi the aver age value of state warrants was 80 cents on the dollar. Under Democratic rule they advanced to par. By their fruits ye shall know them"

 TnE continuous session of Con gross IS an advantage to the pub lie business in many ways. It saves time, prevents the introduce tion of new bills. and gives the national legislators a good chance to go right along and complete the work that is before them. 1t appears to berefit everybody but the lobby.
Year: 1877

There was never time m all the history of Arkansas when the country press exhibited more ac- tivity and enterprise than the present. It is true that some of our exchanges have been hard pressed; with Q few the wolf has been at the door, but almost with out exception they say to the peo- pie, in the language of the Beebe M agnet, "We intend to stick. " Do the people know the profit which comes from all active and cordial support of the countynews- paper? Do they realize the fact that the money which they ex- pend in supporting their news paper comes back to them . hun dred fold in the growing lntelli gence, the increased business and general prosperity of the publici Don't say your paper is little and dearer than the great Eastern weeklies, but go to work and make it larger and more attrac- tive and more useful. Support your own schools, your own mer- chants, your own manufacturers, but most of all, your own papers. Let every man in Arkansas re- member that if he would be in. telligent, if he would have an in telligent family, If he would assist in calling attention to his immc- diate local interests and so add to the general advancement ol the State, he should do his best to sustain his county paper. Ga zette.
Year: 1877




QUERY. Nov that the fine weather
is approaching, would it not pay to
run the passenger car between here
and Renton? We know some people
who would like to go out there oc-
casionally, but don't like the idea of
riding on a coal-car.


"MARY PARKER. "---This schooner
arrived from WILDLY Island on
Sunday with six tons of potatoes and
fifteen tons OF hay. She unloaded
the potatoes here and sailed for Ia
coma last evening to dispose of the
hay.
Year: 1877

The peculiar charm that surrounds
the Christmas holidays never seem to
grow less. Year after year it pervades
each family circle, fresh and sweet as
ifit were the first time, aud there had
never been a Christmas or New-Year
before. No matter what financial diff
culties may depress the community, or
what political clouds may hang over
the country, or what sorrow may
dwell in many hearts from sick ess,
death, and disaster, somehow Christ
mas brings light and joy which are
contagious, and they creep into the
worn and weary heart in spite of op-
pressing trouble. The father and mo-
ther rouse themselves to join in the
innocent merry making of the boli-
days for the sake of the children,
whose fresh young hearts so eagerly
crave the brightness of life. Pleasure
bestowed reacts on the giver,a and thus
genuine gladness grows and fills
the family circle and bubbles over in
to the outside world. 1t is not the
spending of much mony nor the Civ
ing or receiving of valuable gifts that
makes the happy Christmas but the
loving sympathy. which In the fami-
ly places a peculiar value upon the
little things done for mutual pleasure.
Is the essential element. Without
this. even though there be festal
adornments and gifts and dinners and
abundance of money, there is no true
Christmas.-Er.
Year: 1877

The Patent Centennial Cake and Bread
Pan, made of Russia iron, is so constructed
that you can remove your cake when baked
instantly from the pan, without breaking or
iniuring il, and you can remove the tubes
and convert it into plain bottom pan, for
baking jelly or plain cakes, bread. etc.


The Kitchen Gem, a plated wire boiler or
steamer, to hang inside of an ordinary iron
pot. for boiling or steaming vegetables. etc,
which, when done, can be removed perfectly
dry, without lifting the heavy, sooty iron
pot off of the stove avoiding the danger of
burning the hands with the steam I'm pour
ing off the hot water and the vegetables can
not possibly burn If the pot boils dry, as the
steamer does not touch the bottom of the
pot.


The Flat-Iron Polisher and Stand is an n r
ticle long needed by every hOusekeeper. 1t
cleans off the starch which IS so liable TO
stick to the iron and soil the clothes by
simply rubbing 1t through the emery polish
er occasionally while ironing; also cleans
off any rust that may adhere to the iron, en-
abling you to iron your Shirt-bosomS and
most delicate fabrics with the greatest ease,
giving them a glossy finish equal to the
finest Laundry work. 1t is also an excellent
rest or stand for your irons, by placing them
across the top.


These goods are sold exclusively through
agents, and have secured the agency for
Nemaha and Richardson counties, and will
canvass for orders. believing i have three of
the most useful articles ever offered to house,
keepers.
Year: 1877

DEAR SIR Il do not easily change
my deliberate opinions. and there
fore need no urging to stand to them.
shall never consent by my vote, as
/ never have consented, to make any
money which shall not be equal to
the rich and the poor; which shall
not pay the public debt as well as the
private debt. The only fault in the
greenback was that those who made
it, did not make it legal tender for
all debts. public as well as private.
1 trust ere long to see that remedied.
The SilUer dollar of the Constitution
tOdS good enough money for our faith
ers, and is good enough money for as,
and if anybody don't like payment an
that, let him sell his claim against the
government oOhich is nO1O untara6le,
and ,Oork hard to pay his tares and he
aOiU come to q different opinion on the
question as to the currency in which
Ma bond shall be paid.


Yours truly,


b. F, BUTLER,
Year: 1877

RADIX IN HARTFORD-wEALTH OF THE


CHARTER OAK CITY-SOURCES OF


PROsPERITY-S 81 800, 100000 OF IN


sURANCE-REPREsENT CoMPA-


NIEs-"ARMsMEARn- LITERARY CO.


TERIE-A MAGICAL TREE.


HARTFORD, August 81, 1877.


To the Editor Of the CGtedOnian


Well, in spite of my recent promise
to play truant no more | find myself
this morning again away from that
busiest of islands and surrounded by
the Ito me) novel attractions of this
venerable but cOmely and vigorous lit
tie city. And a very interesting spot
it is, from whatever standpoint it be re-
garded. Nowhere else in the Nutmeg
State or out of it is the greensward
greener or the shade of the grand old
trees more grateful. In few other Amer
lean cities are pleasing evidences of
wealth and culture more plentiful. With
hardly another is there more of historic
interest associated, while as a moneyed
center l doubt if there is another town
of equal size on the globe that can COM
pare with her--a fact of which her citi-
zens seem justly proud. Iu fact if the
average Hartfordite has one prominent
amiable weakness it is for impressing
outsiders with the solidity and magni-
tude of his city's financial operations.
To this end statistics are kept lying
around loose in order that even the
most transient visitor need not depart
in ignorance of the wealth of the Con-
necticut capital. Nor can it be denied
that these statistics justify the promi-
nence given them. For example had
not been an hour in town before / stag
gered under the knowledge that this
little city of $4,000 inhabitants is worth
in real and personal property consider
ably upwards of two hundred millions
of dollars. 1t is not an everyday affair
for a New Yorker to feel like taking a
back seat on questions of material pros
perity, but here there is no escape for
him; for, torture the figures as we will,
they still leave Manhattan way behind.
New York with twenty times the popu-
lation has only five and one half times
the valuation of Hartford.


These figures must seem of doubtful
credibility to any one who forgets Hart
ford's position as the insurance center
of America. Over one half the enor-
nous property represented by the num-
bers above quoted belongs to the fifteen
or twenty companies having their home
in this favored spot. Everybody knows
more or less about the Hartford COM
panies, but everybody does not know
perhaps that the amount which they
now have at risk on buildings and lives
is billion and half of dollars, or more
than the total estimated value of New
York city. American Fire Insurance
may almost be said to have been born
here, the history of at least two of its
still fOurishing companies dating back
to the first years of this century, and
here it has seemed to thrive more than
elsewhere. Life insurance too has at
tanned wonderful growth, and, with
the exception of the late unfortunate
trouble with the Charter Oak, Hartford
Companies have stood the shrinkage of
values and general depression of bust