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Year: 1877

possible), and in the spring to dispose of the
insects before they have done much mischief.
and while they are comparatively easy to
manage, if the best means are used for this
purpose; therefore,


Resolped, lst, That we will continue the
work already begun of plowing and harrow
ing our roads, and those parts of our fields
where we find the eggsare thickest, in order
that the eggs may be exposed on the surface
of the ground, Or else buried so deep that
they will do no harm. Whenever the ground
is in good order we will leave all other work
to attend to this most important business of
the season.


I'd, This club will meet here on Tuesday
night of each week, to report what has been
done and what has been learned since the
last meeting in regard to the impending
grasshopper plague, and at each meeting
some question will be discussed that is cal
culated to enlighten the members with ref
erence to the best methods to be adopted for
the work we have undertaken.


81. knowing that domestic fowls have
been very seryiceable to us heretofore in eat
ing the eggs and the young insects, we will
try to raise a much larger number of tur-
keys and chickens than we ever have, and
the locusts shall be their only meat.


4th. We heartily approve the act passed
by the legislature for the protection of birds.
We believe it will be of great benefit to the
people of the state, especially to the farmers
and horticulturists; ard although many
sportsmen will grieye that their occupation
is gone, we, believe this law ought to have
been enacted years ago. The members Of
this club will cheerfully obey the new bird
law, and will assist in enforcing it as far as
we have the ability.


9Th. We respectfully invite the citizens o.
neighboring districts and ct the town o.
Falls City to cooperate with us in trying te
avert the impending danger which we sc
much dread, and to remove, if possible, the
one great impeachment to the prosperity o
our young state We earnestly advise then
to meet together at their school-houses, o.
at other convenient places, to confer on thi
subject, and to encourage every one to be III
and doing, so that what has already beer
done by few may not be labor lost.
| After the adoption of the above the ques
ton, "Resoloed, that deep plowing is more
effectual in destroying the eggs than shallow
blowing and narrowing" was decided il
the affirmative, after an earnest discussion


which lasted till late in the evening.
Year: 1877

tendency, the outcome will be thin crop
from an exhausted soil.


The principal products of the farm are of
that class that are employed in feeding the
great family of consumers, and consequent
ly it is removed in bulk from the soil. and
but minimum portion of it remains to en-
rich the ground for another season; the
stalks and straw are lost to it, and another
robbery committed. Taking from the soil
these vital principles and making no return
for them, is reducing each year the value of
the farm per acre, in dollars and cents.


This need not be, as the product from the
so1l taken and transformed into other condi-
tons. such as compost and manure, if re-
turned to the fields, will restore to the soil
its strength. and keep it ever in condition to
respond to the demands made by succeeding
crops.-Factory and Farm.


LAW IN REGARD TO DITCHEs AND FLUMEs


The Legislature, at its late session, enact
ed the following law for the protection of
public highways:
An Act 70 compel ovmers Of bitches or fumes


to Keep the same IN repair. .. .4.
Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly


of the Territory of Montana:


Sec. /. The owners of all bitches or fumes
shall keep the same in such repair, that the
water shall not overrun the sides thereof,
and run into and upon any public highway
in the Territory of Montana.
| Sec. 2. Should the water Of any ditch OF
flume at any time overflow its banks and
run into or upon any public highway by
reason Of the negligence of the owner, the
owner thereof shall be deemed guilty of q
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof
in any court of competent jurisdiction, shal
be fined in a sum not less than fifty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars.
SEC. 8. It is hereby made the duty of al
road supervisors in their respective district
to prosecute all persons violating the pro
visions of this act, and any such supervisor
failing to perform the duty herein required
of him shall be subject to fine of not les
than twenty dollars, nor more than fifty
dollars.


SEC. 4. This act shall be in force from ant
after its passage.


Approved February 1st, 1877.


ALPHA. The Alpha fibre is produced II
great quantities in the French colony Q
| ALGERIA. the number of acres devoted tl
Year: 1877

AR present there is a strong indication


that there will be considerable thinning
ont IN the ranks of the farmers the coming


spring Notwithstanding the prospects for


farmers were never better, there are many


who have become so completely dishearten-
i ed that they will trust no longer to the soil,
and are bent ON trying their fortune in the
mines. This is an indication of good to those


who stick to their calling. The acreage


sown will probably be much less this year


than last, in consequence of so many quit


l TING the business. Those who continue
should put forth greater exertions, for it is


not probable that they can produce more
! than the country will consume. 1t is a bad


policy for any person to keep changing his
business, and more especially is it ruinous


] to the farmer. Success is not likely to come


to any save those who stick to their calling.
This year there is q better prospect than
ever. But while we feel secure from the
grasshoppers, we should remember that it
is safest to make our calculations just as


though we expected an oyer-charge of i'm
migrant grasshoppers. Every farmer,
though he farms to the full extent of his
means, may make himself comparatively
safe if he would raise a greater diversity OF
crops. A variety pays best in any country.
AT least, it is essential that each farmer sow
enough of such crops as are not likely to be


destroyed by grasshoppers to insure a


comfortable living in case his main product
should fail.
Year: 1877

The most terrible invention for war
fare that has ever been devised-if We
may trust tho reports of our English
contemporaries has recently been
submitted To the Admiralty by a
clergyman, the Rev. G. NJ. Ramus
Tie Whitehead fish torpedo has al
ready proved Its capability Of travelling
beneath the sur face Of the sea at the
rate Of 20 miles per hour but the
rocket float" as the new machine is
called, Weighs so tons, ard is propel-
led on the surface at the rate Of 275
miles per hour for a distance Of four
miles. The apparatus is timber or
iron vessel, the bottom Of which is a
series Of inclined planes. In the head
IS the explosive, aud enough gun cot
t can be carried to blow up the
largest iroaclad in existence, while the
rocket, by the combustion of which
the crank is impelled, is laid along the
deck The vessel is said to be easily
guided by rudder Of very thin shee,
metal.


II the coming British experiments
substantiate the foregoing, it would
seem that armor- plated ships have bad
their day, and that naval vessel Of the
future should he Of cork.-1ocienti6c
American.
Year: 1877

One day, just after King Solomon
had written a column Of solid sonpar-
ell wise and moral proverbs, he to"k
his eldest son by the elbow led hin,
down the back stairs of the palace,
through tie backyard. past the wood
shed, out into the alley. backed him
up behind Ahitophel's woodpile, Look
ed warily around to see that no one
was listening, and whispered into the
young mans ear. "My son, a little
Office in a spreaa-eaglc life insurance
company is better than a car'load Of
preferred stock in the Op'ir mines :
And then the monarch threw his head
on one side. drew in his chin, shut
one eye, and gaz'id at his offspring in
silence. Three years afterward, when
the Great Hebraic Consolidated Storm
JOrdcn Life Assurance Company
Of which the intelligent young prince
was President, went into bankruptcy
the young man was able to let his
father, who was little short at the
time, have 275 600 shckles for ninety
days on his simple note Of hand
Burlington Hawkeye.
Year: 1877

If anyone thinks that sheep raising
is over done in this county. let them
ponder little over few facts; Last
year the United States paid to Europe
fitty million dollars for woolen goods
and eleven million dollars for wool.
Now when it is remembered that sheep
can be as pro6tably kept in any part
Of the United States as in Europe. and
that in order to meet the deficiency OF
last year and supply increasing de-.
mands, we shall need at least forty
millions more sheep, the probable pro.
fits Of sheep raising for years to come
become self.evident.
Year: 1877

MEXIco.-Matters look pretty squally


on our Mexican frontier. Mexicans oc-
cupy county in Texas and the Extra
dtion Treaty between our government
and thai of Mexico is systematically yio-
lated criminals who escape from our
Jurisdiction into Mexican territory rcceiv-
ing protection instead OF being surrender
ed up. The people Of Texas and LoMsi-
ana are said TO be solid IN favor of war.
War is a terrible visitation to nation,
but the insolencs of our "sister repub-
lie is at times beyond bounds and if she


is not able TO protect our border from the
invasion OF her bauditti she must expect
US to protect ourselves. Congress will
doubtless take early action in the matter.
Year: 1877

a Lucky FlRE.-If there is such a
thing as II lucky" fire that which broke
out in the Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany's steamer Constitution can be classed
MS such. The vessel made the voyage
from Panama in safety, and reached the
Golden Gate before the fire broke out.
Plenty Of assistance was soon at hand and
all the passengers taken of safely. The
vessel was so scutted and sunk in shallow
water. The origin Of the fire is unknown
but believed to have come Of spontaneous
combustion OF some old coal. Had it
occurred few hours earlier there might
have been loss OF life attendant.
Year: 1877

WITH gold at one hundred and three
and greenbacks quoted at only two and a
half cents below par, the argument that
it will be impossible for Government to
resume specie payments so early as a year
from next January looks exceedingly
thin and shreddy. Greenbaoks are already
worth more in the market than silver
coin, and to the full amount now in cir
culation would probably be preferred to
gold for currency purposes if the Govern
ment could to-day announce them redeem
able in its gold coin.
Year: 1877

Iowa held her State election Tuesday.
We were under the impression that Iowa
with other States had postponed the day
of her State election to correspond with
the time fixed by Congress for choosing
Electors and Congressmen, but presume
it only holds good for those years when
Presidential Electors are chosen. The
returns indicate Republican victory
throughout. The party majority in that
State is too large to melt away into Green
back and other sido parties.
Year: 1877

CoLUsA talent seems to run in families.
One Hatch was recently elected District
Attorney Of that county and now his pro-
genitor Is nominated by the unterrifed
for County Judge. Now some of the
people are sitting in judgment over the
case, and thinking if it is not best to
to hatch out another candidate.
Year: 1877

ScALps. s.-Mendocin county has paid
s., 1888 bounty on scalps since the passage
of the law. The scalp law was designed
for the protection of sheep, but mas
much as the whole amount Of taxes re-
ceived from sheep in the county was less
than two thousand dollars last year, we
think the county would save money by
letting the wild animals eat the sheep and
then paying for them. The Dispatch
says the scalp business is increasing and
will probably reach $4,000 in another
vaar
Year: 1877

THE House of Representatives it is now
said will consist of one hundeed and fifty
two Democrats and one hundred and
thirty nine Republicans. The Clerk has
taken it upon himself to omit the name
of the Colorado member. This may be
all right, but we would suggest that little
too much power seems vested in the hands
of that Clerk.
Year: 1877

SAN FRANCISCO Water Commission
ers have adopted the blue Lake Water
Scheme. The estimated cost of convey
ing water from the Blue Lakes, which are
the sources Of the Mokclumne River to
San Francisco, is thirteen and halt
million dollars.
Year: 1877

ENLARGED.-The Record Union mp
pssred in new dress and enlarged form
on Monday. The Record Union is the
paper OF tho Northern part of the State
Its news department is Away. full and
complete and its editorials carefully and
logically written. Success TO it.
Year: 1877

A SAN Francisco commission mer-
chant on II business trip to Ukiah fell on
a pic ket and cut his nose or lie start
ed home at once 20 have it sewed on. If
his nose had been half as hard AS the
cheek of the average drummer, he would
have hurt the picket badly.
Year: 1877

WENDELL PHILLIPS is reputed to be
worth $3.50, 900. lie is q candidate for
Governor OF the Massachusetts working
men, and will divide his property among
them Just as soon as they are able to agree
how much each shall have.
Year: 1877

The Bodega potato district has been
invaded by worm which is said to rival
the Colorado beotle in destructiveness
Thousands of tons of potatoes in that
region are reported as tunnoled and
destroyed by the worm.
Year: 1877

A JAPANESE LEcENp.-The Japan.
ese have 4 curious legend of stone
cutter, who became discontented with
his lot in life. He first expressed the
very common wish, 30 that l were
rich !" This being granted by the gods.
he next wished to become king. so that
he might have power. In this station
he still found a source of discontent; SO.
after many changes, he wished to be-
come a rock, which even the floods
could not move; this being granted, he
for time enjoyed his newly acquired
power, for neither the burning sun.
rushing wind, nor roaring food had
power to move him. But one day \
man with sharp chisel and heavy ham
mer came along. and began to cut stones
out of the rock, and the rock said.
What is this, that the man has power
over me, and can cut stones out Of my
bosom! am weaker than he: should
like to be that mani" And there came
an angel out Of heaven who said, BE
this as you have said" and the rock
became a stone cutter; and he cut stones
with hard labor for small wages, aud
was contcnted.
Year: 1877

Not always do our faces bear
A faithful record Of the wear
VI TiEne upon the inner life,
The ceaseiess and the dreAry striA
OF passions that within us roll
The secret struggles Of the Soul


May frequently impart
Their history TO the human 6ace,
But oh how on they leave no traesi
How on there cometh 10 all men
The hour Of gloom and sorrow when
The placid brow does not express
The sense OF utter Loneliness


That rests upon the hearth
when chefished visions fade away,
Or those who leved NJ onre hetruy,
Or when he earth b laf4 e9osvS ss.sss
The still, cold form Of one we love,
Our faces for q while reveal
The bitter woe we inly feel;


But later on the seal
or pride Is set upon our grief,
That may not thenceforth find relief
In outward seeming, but must dwel.
Within the hearts most secret cell,
That careless eyes may not behold
The depth Of misery untold


And agony we feel.
Is il because we idly fear
The heartless cynic's covert sneer
That thus we veil our better part
In the still chambers Of the heart?
Or is IL that we hold our woe
Too sacred for the world to know,


And only for the eve
Uf him who reads all hearts to see?
know not; vet il seems TO me
The world were better could il know
That verdure blooMed beneath the snow;
Could il but rend the icy veil
And see that. though the surface fail,


The fountain is not dry.
Year: 1877

Another change is contemplated in
the postal laws relating to news
paper mail matter 1t is to be
hoped that the metropolitan press which
sends out its entire circulation by ex-
press will get the postal laws satisfactory
to itself pretty soon. If II country
newspaper gets a subscriber on the ter
ritory reached by the metropolitan
dailies through the express companies
there is at once a change proposed in
the postal laws that will in some way re-
strain the interloper The law requir-
ing newspaper postage to be prepaid at
the office of publication, and the I'M
reasonable law requiring newspapers to
pay postage on exchanges, are the
work of'the metropolitan press which
uses the express companies almost ex-
clusively for distributing its circulation.
These restrictions upon newspaper mail
matter fall almost entirely upon the
country weekly press. The law requir-
ing the prepayment of postage upon
exchanges. benefits the post-office de-
partment but very little, while it is bur
densome TO the country newspaper and
limits greatly its facilities for obtaining
the news of the day


The legislation now proposed divides
second class matter into two classes,
designated, privileged and ordinary. The
law then provides that publishers de-
string the benefits of the privileged rate
Of postage shall submit their publica-
tions to the department, and if entitled
to such benefits, a license certificate
shall be issued to the postmaster at the
place of publication, which entities the
publisher to have printed upon the
wrapper of each package eofnewspapers
mailed the words, Registered for
transmission through the mails at the
privileged rate y After this is done
and a fee of fifty cents is paid at the
post-office where the paper is mailed
the publisher of weekly newspaper
can have the same rate of postage now
paid, viz: two cents per pound or frac-
tional part thereof On all second class
mail matter coming under the division
designated as ordinary, the rate is one
cent for each two ounces, or fractional
part thereofto be paid by affixing stamps
to such matter. The frequent change:
and complications are about as burden
some as the amount of postage required
and if another change is necessary i
should, at least, be made with such care
that the next Congress will not have tc
change it again
Year: 1877

WASHINGTON, March 29.-The follow
ing was issued this afternoon by the
president of the United States of Amer
lea:


\ PROCLAMATION.


The completed circle of summer and
winter, seed-time and harvest, has
brought us to the accustomed season at
which religious people celebrate with
praise and thanksgiving the enduring
mercy of Almighty God This devout
and public confession of the constant
dependence of man upon the Divine


Father for all the good gifts of life and
health and peace and happiness, so
early IN our history made the habit of
our people, finds in the survey of the
past year, grounds for its joyful and
ings which depend upon the benignant
seasons This hoo, indeed, been Il
memorable year. Over the wide terri
tory of our country, with all its divers
ity of soil and climate and products,
the earth has yielded a bountiful re-
turn for the labor of the husbandm an.
The health of the people
has been blighted by no
prevalent and wide spread diseases.
No great disasters of ship wreck upon
our costs or TO our commerce on the
seas have brought loss and hardships to
merchants or mariners and clOuded the
happiness of the community with SYM
pathetic sorrows. In all that concerns
our strength and peace and greatness
as a nation in all that touches the
permanence and security of our good
and beneficient institutions on which it
rests in all that affects the character
and disposition of our people and tests
our capacity to enjoy and uphold the
equal and free condition of society now
permanent and universal throughout the
land-the experience of the last year
Is conspiciously marked by the protect
ing providence of God and is full of
pro mise and hope for coming genera
tions.


Under a sense of these infinite obli-
cations to the Great Ruler of the times,
and seasons and events, let us humbly
aScrlbe 1t to our own faults and frail-
ties, if III any degree that perfect con-
cord and happiness, peace and justice,
which such great mercies should diffuse
through the hearts and lives OF our
people, do not altogether and always
and everywhere prevail. Let us, with
one spirit and one voice, lift up praise
and thanksgiving to God for His mani
fest goodness to our lands, His manifest
care for our nation.


Now, therefore, l, Rutherford B.
Hayes, President of the United States,
do appoint Thursday, the 29th day of
November next. as Il day of nation
al thanksgiving and prayer,
and earnestly recommend
that, Withdrawing themselves from
secular cares and labors, the peo-
pie of the United States do meet togeth-
er, on that day, in their respective
places Of worship, there to give thanks
and praise to Almighty God for his
mercies, and to devoutly beseech their
continuance.


In witness whereof have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed Done at
the city of Washington, this 29th day of
October in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy
seven, and Of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and sec
ond. L. S.


Signed r. B. HAYES.


By the President.


VIM. M: EvERTs, Secretary of State.
Year: 1877

THREE farmers sailed forth to hunt
bear in Alligator swamp, thirty-six miles
from Fayetteville, North Carolina, on
Saturday last. They soon got upon the
trail of three of the troublesome "var-
mints,' one of which was finally dis
covered and brought to the ground by
discharge from the weapon of one
of the party. The lucky marksman
proceeded to the spot where the bear
had fallen, and was bending over the
animal, knife in hand, in the act of
plunging it into his throat, thus max
ing assurance doubly sure" when the
bear suddenly raised himself upon his
launches and seized him by the arm,
throwing him upon the ground, where
he held him securely, and had bitten
him upon the head when the dogs OPP
portunely came to the rescue, and the
farmer was relieved from the deadly
embrace of the monster and made his
escape.
Year: 1877

IT Is said the administration is well
pleased with the decision of Sitting Bull
in refusing to come back to the United
States. One thing is certain, Sitting
Bull has played a good joke upon a
number Of contractors by not return
mo
Year: 1877

Thus far congress has done but little,
the house has been waiting for speaker
Randall to make up his committees, and
the Senate has the Louisiana question
to investigate again in order to deter
mine who is entitled to a seat in the
Senate from that State.
Year: 1877

ing adjourned Saturday night at the place, to
hear the report OF the committee.


II 10 hoped that there will be no disturbance, ana
that the company vii, see their way clear to give to
the operatives what s claimed their DUE before any
hard ieeling strife is occasioned There IS
no doubt but what tie movement hero will be likely
10 be clt at Fall River, and tho milowners In the
latter city are anxiousIy awaiting the solution oil the
problem.
Year: 1877

a CELEBRATED Judge had a very
stingy wife On one occasion she re
ceived h,s friends in the drawing room
with single candle Re pleased. my
dear" SAID his lordship. "to let us have
second candle, ,ha: vo may sec where
the other stands
Year: 1877

j. ~Wu.LlAM.' observe! a Ni'wauk ce
woman 10 her husband. "Mrs HoIcomb
terls pretty badly now since the loss of
her child and wish you would drop
over there and see her You might say
that all flesh is grass. and that we've
all got to go tho same way. and see if
she Is going 70 use her dripping pan
this afternoon"