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C. W. WHEELER.
BRIDGE BUILDER & CON TRACTOR.
Brownvllle, Nebraska.
hole agent for K. W. Smith's Patent Truss Bridge,
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'las on hand a splendid stock of Goods, and will
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JULIUS GILBERT,
COUNTY SURVEYOR,
Post Oflice address.
Clifton, Nemaha County, Xebraska.
MRS. J. M. GRAHAM,
TEACHER OF MUSIC.
, Booms, Main-st., bet. 4th and 5th,
.,rs-Grahnm gives instructions In Vocal nnd In
, V?"J..ent-l Music, nnd is agent Tor the best Organs
na i Uuos in the counto' from the firms or Boot fc
Iffly. Clilcago, I1L, Bradbury, Stock, Chlckering.
iarD;ains Bros., Calenharc and Vaupel. All
jarranted for five yean, and iU be sold at manu
SSlarerfc prices.
J. IL REASON.
GENERAL BLACKSMITH,
Is .,. laln-Kt Brownville. Kcb.
hortl,Sred to.do aU kind'1 of work in iron, on
tunes noUcc'- Bn1 " prices in keeping with the
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aACKSSHTHS &. HORSE SHOERS.
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A ThrilliBsj Event on the Yellowstone.
Correspondcnco of the Helena Herald.
Old Military Camp on the Yel
lowstone, May 11. A party com-
poaea oi juiusi'arrar, I'icrreJoeriiaru,
Ike Hedges, George Hendon, a Crow
Indian, and the undersigned, left this
place on the 13th of March, for a trip
to the almost unknown Falls of the
Yellowstone. Our party, during the
entire trip, were in excellent spirits;
we not only enjoyed ourselves hugely,
but I must say that in all my travels
(and I have traversed Europe, South
America, Mexico and our western
country,) never saw so many wonder
ful and marvelous curiosities of na
ture embraced in such a small extent
of country, as those existing in the
vicinity of Lake Biddle, Sulphur
Mountaiu and the Fall of the Yellow
stone. Had I the time at my disposal,
I could not write such an account of
this wonderful region as would enable
you to form a correct idea of what it
really is. I therefore shall not make
the attempt.
My chief, and Pmightadd, my only
object in writing to you, is to furnish
the columns of your valuable journal
with one of the most thrilling events,
perhaps, ever occurring in the Itocky
Mountains.
On the 2d of April, about 10 a. 3l,
we iiulted. at the base- of some foot
hills (tfierc being some signs of gold)
and commenced sinking a hole. . We
had not proceeded long with our
work, when we were startled by see
ing our Crow Indian running swiftly
toward us. He reported a small band
of Indians (known as the Sheep
iEatcrs), distant about four miles
above, and in the same canyon. "Ve
felt no great uneasiness, however,
knowing full well that with our im
proved Jire-arms, we would be euabled
to overcome fifty of the sneaking red
devils. It is proper here to add that,
the ''Sheep Eaters" are those of the
Snakeand Bannack tribes who would
not live with their brethren, in peace
with the whites, but who prefer living
remote from all Indians and civilized
beiugs; foes of their former tribes
and of the whites. A body of savages
who would gladly welcome death in
preference to capture, either by the
white or red man ; hated and hunted
by their former associates, they are
compelled to seek an asylum in the
mountains, where it is so sterile that
no game but the wild sheep abound.
Here they exist as best they can,
which is but little removed from star
vation. 13ut to resume: the same
night our pack horses, three in num
ber, were run oil by the J'Sheep
Eaters;" we started in pursuit before
daylight, and the sun was not more
than fifteen minutes high when we
struck their trail. From the -appearance
of the same, it wasevideut that
they had at least four hours the start
of us. Upon questioning ourl guide,
we ascertained that the valley we
-ere in, and which their traiL follow
ed,, was about twenty-five miles in
length, bordered on both sides by pre
cipitous mountains, and no possible
mode of egress save by the upper end
of the valley, which opened to the
Yellowstone but a short distance
above one of the falls. .No sooner
was the information elicited than
away we sped in pursuit. After near
ly three hours sharp riding, we came
upon the band, and in such a manner
as to cause us some surprise, about
midway in the stream, where could
be seen a hastily constructed raft,
composed of drift wood joined togeth
er by thongs made of buckskin and
buffalo robes. Upon this strange
craft were seen in the center thirteen
braves, whilo live squaws were essay
ing to paddle the unwieldy raft to tlie
opposite shore. This stiange sight
bursting upon our view rendered us,
for the time being, incapable of action.
At a glauce we could see that they
were gradually going down stream,
despite the eilbrts of the squaws, and
although our senses for the moment
forsook us, the sharp crack of a Tifle
and tlie yell of a "Sheep Eater" told
that the equanimity of our urow
guide was well preserved. -At this
juncture Pierre Bernard shouted out,
"For God's sake, boys, don't murder
them ; they are bound to go over the
falls." We looked, and a sight met
our gaze which was fearfully impress
ive. The raft having been caught in
an eddy, not a vestige of it was to be
seen, it having been sunk several
inches below the surface, and the In
dians seemed to be like so many
weird spirits floating on the rushing
waters. One of the Indians rose and
bending his bow shot our Crow
through the arm. The shot was re
turned, and again a 3'ell of pain was
heard proceeding from a "Sheep
Eater." Bernard then told the Crow
in his own dialect to stop firing, but
he paid no attention to the command.
Agaiu he raised his rillc but a lariat
skillfully thrown by Pierre, held him
fast The scene now presented was
one which those who witnessed will
not forget to their dying day.
The mid-channel in which they
were now swiftly gliding down, seem
ed to be clear of obstructions, while
on either side jagged rocks peered out
from the foaming Water. When
about fifty yards below where we
were standing, an old Indian arose
and stood erect in the center of a cir
cle of braves. He spoke a few words,
turned his face towards the sun and
seemingly bade it farewell, then
wrapping his robe around him, he sat
down. The squaws immediately
hung their pieces of bark into the
river, threw themselves on the sub
merged raft, and commenced pulling
out their long tresses, in the mean
while screaming and howling more
like deatnons than human beings.
Indians seated in the circle shook
hands and then commenced wailing
their always mournful death song.
Nearer, nearer, they approached the
fearful abyss, still not a movement
was preceptible on the part of the
braves. They sat as immovable as
statues and did not quake With fear"
at the approach of the King of "Ter
rors; as they shot swiftly down the
stream, our parti instinctively raised
their hats while looking at them, and
I doubt if there was one except the
Crow, who did not show signs of vis
ible emotion. How singular, was it
not? Before us were our enemies,
who but a short time ago we would
Itave gladly killed in fight, but now
whose near approach to death touch
es our very hearts with mingled feel
ings of tenderness, sorrow and pity.
A few moments and wonderful to
state, the raft, without losing a single
piece, goes intact with its freight of
life over the awful brink and into the
mouth of death.
We turn from the spot with indis
cribable feeliues. As we take our
last look at the treacherous ftream,
where eighteen mortals passed from
life to death, we discern hovering
over the fatal precipice two large eag
les, whose screams resound above the
noise of tbe waters. The roar of the
cataract and the eagles' screams!
what a fit requiem for those departed
red children.
What a picture these would make !
The red men going to certain death
while chanting their death song; the
squaws terror-stricken, horses vainly
buffeting the torrent; our party lean
ing on their rifles, and with sad hearts
witnessing these beings with souls
going to meet their Maker with such
stoicism; the Crow Indian, held with
a lariat, his every vein swelling from
his person, as with baffled rage he
thinks how ninti' of his enemies he
could lay low, if but let alone. These,
and the surroundings, made it a
scene which doubtless never had, or
will bave, its parallel in the Rocky
Mountains.
I have given you a rough pen
sketch of this thrilling picture. X
have not essayed to color it, for a plain
version of the aHhir is sufficiently
startling. Were I gifted with the
highest descriptive powers ever be
stowed upon mortal being, I should
then fail to impress the scene upon
your minds as it is stamped upon ours.
In a few weeks I will bo in Helena,
and will-givo you 4ull particulars of
our Yellowstone tour. Until then I
remain, respectfully,
Chas. K. Sunderlee.
Great Snake Hunt in Ohio.
On the 10th hist., at Big Island
Township, in this county, on the
farm of Alexander Campbell, a great
snake hunt occurred. The party "Vas
headed by Captain Jackson Brady,
who led his gallant company down
into the tall prairie grass, and sur
rounding the twenty acre lot, set fire
on the outer edge of the grass at four
o'clock iu the afternoon1. The grass
burned well, the ilames rolled up ten
feet high, and as the fire advanced
the snakes retreated to the center,
sometimes making desperate efforts to
spring through the flames, but the
blaze being too heavy, they were
killed in the attempt. At 6:45 in the
evening the ground was burned over,
and Captain Brady went over the
field of carnage and picked up the
debris of the great army of snakes,
and by actual count there was found
to be 13.9S3 snakes of all sizes. One
black racer was nine feet and four
inches long, and seven inches in cir
cumference! This may be considered
a good day's work for this neighbor
hood, as 'the snakes had become so
bad that small children were afraid to
go to school, and they even attacked
some adults, several having been bit
ten on their boots. Some imagined
snakes in their boots, and it had be
come a common thing for fifty or a
hundred snakes to chase men, women
and children across the prairie. The
milk snakes were constantly milking
the cows, and thereby interfering
with the dairy business in that sec
tion. Marion Mirror.
Jffy Little Yisitors.
It was one of my unlucky days. I
awoke in the morn with a sigh, and
arose with a groan ; began the day
with an ill omen by putting my collar
upside down and my apron wrong
side out; went to breakfast, found the
coffee cold and my mamma impatient.
The day thus commenced proved a se
ries of vexations. I cut my work out
wrong, and lost my thimble every
other minute, till in sheer despair I
sat me down to think. "To think is
but to learn to groan." All! how dif
ferent is life from that which my fan
cy painted it! -yea, different as night
is from day, from the bright dreams I
have had of it, in the fair land of my
fancy. I imagined the world a beau
tiful realm, full of fair men and wo
men, stately mansions and glittering
riches. I dreamed of earth's bright
things, its nectar and ambrosia I
awoke to reality to bacon and cab
bage, and found life full of cabins,
poverty, misery, ugly people and false
hearts. My beautiful dreams all van
ished, and left me naught but tbe
cruel truth. Life fie on it for a
weary, "stalc,llat,unprofitable thing!"
a wretched farce, as unsatisfactory as
Dead Sea apples to thirsty lips !
And how much more miserable thau
all its other ills it is to be a woman !
Npw if I wore the boots and spurs of
knighthood, would I sit hpre wasting
my eiK"gies, cutting out calfco wrong,
and inwardly chafing, while all the
fires of my youth burn low ? No ; I
would buckle on my armor, mount
my Itosinante, and go forth, not like
Don Quixote, to fight windmills, but
to eouquor Fate.
Thus mused I, while with the rapid
power of thought I built me a grand
castle in the air, founded, like all such
structures, on the practical "if." I
was lost amid the mazes of my beau
tiful Spanish castle, when patter, pat
ter up the steps came the sound of lit
tle feet. The door opened with a
burst, when in bounded little Fanny
and Bessie Howell. Iu a moment
theirarms were around my neck, and
their kisses all over my face.
''We have come to spend the day
with you, if you will let us," said
Bessie, in demure tones.
With cheeks all pink with the au
tumn wind, and eyes all daucing with
childhood's glee, they told me how
bright the sunshine was out-doors;
and, listening to their prattle, I soon
forgot my discontent. They laughed
and played, roasted chestnuts and ap
plesjrund you may depend there was
not a hole or corner that little Fan
ny did not peer into ; and they
got into ti quarrel as to who should
have the liloon, if it should happen to
fall.
Whell the long grajT shadows of
twilight crept in at my window, the
children were gone. They came like
little good fairies, scattering the va
pors, and bringing thesunshine to my
heart. Alice Morel y.
Bananas and Plantains..
Poets have celebrated the banana
plant for its beauty, its luxuriance, the
majesti' of its leaves and the delicacy
of its fruit ; but never have they suffi
ciently praised the utility of this trop
ical product. Those who have never
lived in southern countries are unable
to fully appreciate its value. .Xpt it
deserves special attention and admira
tion, for it is to the inhabitants of the
torrid zone M'hat bread and potatoes
are to those of the north temperate
zone.
The banana tree is oile of the most
striking illustrations of tropical fertil
ity and exuberance. A plant which,
in a Northern climate, would require
many years to gain strength and size,
is there the production often or twelve
months. The native of the South
plants a few grains taken from an old
tree, in a moist and sandy soil along
some river or lake ; they develop with
the greatest rapidity, and, at the end
of ten months; the first crop may be
gathered, though small ; but the fol
lowing year one cluster alone will
weigh some sixty or more pounds.
The trunk of the tree, if it may be
so called, and which grows to a height
of some fifteen feet, is formed onty by
the fleshy part, of the large leaves,
some of which attain n length of eigh
teen feet, and are two and a half feet
jn width. While from an upper
sprffut you perceive the large yellow
Howers, or already formed fruit, you
sec underneath a cluster which is
bending the tree by its weight.
The plantain tree is much the same
as the banana, with the difference,
however, that its fruit cannot be eaten
raw like the banana, and that it is
much larger in size. Almost every
portion of the banana tree is useful.
First of all the nutritious fruit. The
Elantains when green and hard, are
oiled in water or with meat like our
potatoes, when they become soft.
There is a singularity about the
boiled plantain worthy of being men
tioned. Pork especially, and othftr
meats, are so exceedingly fat in the
tropics that they would be most dis
gusting or even impossible to eat with
either bread or potatoes; but the plan
tain seems to neutralize or absorb all
the greasy substance, and the fattest
meat is thus eaten by natives and for
eigners without the least inconven
ience. - ?
Ripe bananas are mashed into a
paste, of which the natives bake a
sort of bread, which is very nourish
ing, though somewhat heavy. This
paste, which contains much starch,
can be dried, and thus kept for a
length of time, which is often of great
seryicc to manners, xue young
sprouts are used and prepared like
vegetables, and the fibrous parts of
the stalks of the majestic leaves are
used like manilla for ropes and coarse
cloth.
From Harrlsbnrg, (Pa.) Torchlight, May 31.
An Eloquent Address.
We take pleasure in publishing to
day an eloquent address delivered on
the occasion of the decoration of the
soldiers' graves. Our report of yes
terday was very hastily and bung
lingly .given. The following is a cor
rect copy of the address as spoken by
Rev. O. H. Miller, and which' was
listened to with profound attention
and approbation by the multitude of
people in attendance:
The weary soul In saddened languor sits
And sighs because of sorrow. O how deep
The pangs which sometimes come and sharp
ly pierce
The inmost seat of feeling. Eyes bedtm'd
With tears the heaving breast the painlul
groans.
Show beyond disputeman's sure hcrlUigo
In tuls wilderness of hin this blood-stained
Earth this laud of woe nay, this vale of
tears.
There Is much weeping here. Nor shall nil
tears
Bo wiped away, till Jordan's stream be
passed.
And each unclogged, unburdoned, ransom
ed soul
Comes In response most Joyfully, In raptures
Most complete, becauso of angels' trumpet
sounds
Sent forth by direction most heavenly,
Mobt, divine, to call the blood-purchased
ones.
The blood-cleansed ones, to. that plpcc of
peace.
And holy rest, where no tears are ever shed,
Where fullness of joy, Howiugln full stream.
From a fountain most pure, exhaustless
quite; .
As David saw with his prophetic eye
Flowlngon and on and on forevermore.
In current unspent and tmspcndable.
On this memorial day, as our wont.
We come within the peaceful resting place,
"Where tho dust of loved ones in sleep uw-tlt
The-wak'ning voice, and resurrecting hiwct.
Of Him who givcth life unto the dead.
Hither we wend our way. In memories
Dear and sweet, though sad, of all that dread
past
Through which our pathway led us, when
constrained
By sense of duty to country to home
And to God, the inner spirit prompted
To active service in our country's cause.
Hither we come, an honr to spend In pure
Devotion on tills consecrated ground,
By man devoted to tho holy use
Of sepulture, for man in organism,
When the Life Spirit returns again to God,
Its Maker.
Comrades ! Th is is a sacred day.
And this to all a hallowed solemn place.
To-day, sweet though sad mem'ries of the
past
Come up, and we live o'er again the years
When the beloved dead, strong as wo Ju
life.
Toiled with us in peaceful avocations.
And when the hour of threatening danger
came.
With lis marched boldly to the battle-lleld.
Where should be settled, bv appeal to arms,
1'hc question of a Nation's life or death.
Ti-Uy, the living seek tho resting place
Of .those who fell; and here anew tho tear
Of sorrow falls; wliilc nflectiou hither
Brings fresh llowcrs, beautiful and sweet.
To decorate tho fallen soldiers' grave.
Their brows we cannot deck with garlands
ttreen.
But these hillocks, which mark their resting
place,
Wo can surround, and hero our ofPrlngs
bring.
Attesting our undying memories
Of brothers true r ho with us shared the toll
And dangers of the long, dull weary march,
The picket duty and the brave struggle
On tlie uncertain Hold of battle.
Each living man, this day, calls up In mind
Some soldier brother slain. The sacrifice
He Avoll remembers, nor would he forget;
A sweet joy now mingles with the sorrow.
The priceless boon of Liberty Is ours,
Liberty to choose tlie laws we would hnvo
To govern us, anil ours; full liberty
To rule this land, and hero to serve our God
To whom, for blessings with unstinted hand
Bestowed, ten thousand thanks arc richly
due.
A debt of gratitude we owe to God,
Because he crowned with victory, tlie arms
Of those who had espoused the Nation's
cause.
Redemption came, by virtue of a price,
That price was blood; the blood of noblesires.
Of brave sons, and brothers beloved nnd true,
For us, and ours, they to the bitter end
Endured; and faithful to their Hag they
stood :
Though death did threaten though clear
images
Of loved ones at home vividly arose.
Love of country love of liberty, rose
Above each other thought: even death they
braved.
Accounting it a holy thing to give
Up life itself, that millions might be free.
We who live and enjoy the purchased loon.
Would not ungrateful prove. Tills lloralday
Draws us around the graves of those, to
whom
Wo would do honor.
Comrades! let not these solemn, imposing
Ceremonies be fruitless, as to holy
Influenccs on our own hearts ami lives.
To us no point of time was ever burdened
With such dread realities such weighty
Responsibilities such momentous
Issues, as hang suspended on the slender
Thread of now; tho present, thepasslng now.
The Past is gone the Future Is not here.
The future Is not ours It may not be,
God gives us no promise for to-morrow.
Others may be here others will be here
For to-morrow's duties. Where we may be.
Wo cannot tell. Let not our to-morrow
Find needed work undone. When tho sum
mons Comes; may our soul-work,bo done, the
whole work
Of oursoul'K redemption be completed,
And ever watching waiting our Mauler's
call.
How shall we wait to hear that call ?
In listless idleness, In doing naught?
Shall that talent, we have received, bo lied
In napkin ? Shall all our powers weaker
Grow from want of use? Shall we Imbecile
be.
Because wc do not rightly cultivate
The germs which Into living acts mrty grow?
Shall we dwarf the Intellect by thoughtless,
Dolessncss? Shall we the conscience strife
By doing vlolenceto sense of right?
Shall Wo not recognize appointed work ?
Shall we have eycsnnd yet refuse to seo
The path of duty, leading plainly on?
Shafl we have cars, and yet refuse to hear,
The vnil of God. to our needful labor?
Shall we not know that our own active
growth
Depends on active duty: Duty such
As God the .rorld the Church and our
own souls
Require. Duty, Which if left undone, will
Our souls invo voin guilt, for which there is
In the life to come, no promised pardon.
Were it all of lifo to live, and of death,
Were it all to die, wo fniglit then full well
Live out this present life, then cease to be:
From naught arislnu wc might sink to
naught.
The faithless dies, but hU is that deathless
Deuth that dyitfg ever never uovcr dies.
The faithful dies, and In his death triumphs
O'er death itself and enters intj'llfo
Immortal endless and nndylng life.
Eternal in his being eternal-are his
Joys, is on helivcs, through myriad years.
No agp creeps o'er him them, ho snorts the
bloom
Of an immortal 3-onth, no change he knows.
He lives with God and angels, pure and
bright,
Wlthip tlie pearly Temple-gates, wbercGod's
Redeemed, forever walk the golden streets.
Dim Is the vision, of thoso who look on
Present duty with tlie blurr'd eyo of sense.
Ho sees aright, who sees with eyo of Faith,
Faith in what the Almighty God hath said.
He telh us who, and what he is, and does,
And yet will die.
He tells us of his love,
His everlasting love, antedating
All created worlds. He tells us of nis
Eternil purposes of grace and mercy.
To therulned, grace mercy to tho lost.
He tells us of the bright and happy land.
Far, lir nwny, where seraphs wave their
Mings
Of fire; and eherubs hover round the depths
Of Deity. Where angels barken to the
Commands of God, and souls redeemed de
limit "
To do His holy will. He tcllsus In that
Bright JaniLa nev heaven nnd earth appear.
No sun there shines by day, nor moon by
nigi.ir v, .
.No sickness, jorrpw,paln nor death Is there,
'N -curso Is there.
A sinless, curselcss land,
A, deathless land. No tears arc e er shed.
Each soul is clothed in righteousness com
plete. No thirst Is there, the pure stream forever
Flows hard by theThrono of God. No hu-
ger
There, the Treo of Life forever bears its
fruits.
With faith's discerning eye we seo It nil.
And "here wc hnmldy wait, ns strangers here,
Sojourners only, through the night of time.
But when the eternal day shall, on us
Rise, the fadeless beams of glory we shall sec.
When all the toils of life are past, into
The appointed rest we'll gladly enter.
When the race Is run, and life's battle fought.
We will, forever, wear the victor's crown.
"Oh, how blest arc they
That earth to earth entrust; for they may
know
And tend the dwelling whence tho slumber-
cr's clay
Shall rise at last, and bid tho young flowers
bloom.
That waft a breath of hope around the tomb
And kneel upon the dewy turf and pray l"
"Here, let each soldiers' name
Still shine, untarnished, on the rolls of fame.
And stand, the example of each distant age.
And add new lustre to the historic page."
"To-day wo honot Uose
Who did for country die;
Peaceful and sweet be their repose,
While cold and low they lie I"
"Here, blooming mother earth
Enshrines the fallen brave.
In her sweet lap who gave them birth
They And their tranquil grave."
Resolutions Adopted by the Congrega
tional Association of the State.
The State Association of the Con
gregational Churches in the State of
Nebraska, convened June 9th, 1870,
with the Congregational Church of
Camp Creek, Otoe County, Rev. R.
Foster, Pastor.
The time of (.ho Association was
spent in the consideration of questions
pertinent to the advancement of the
religious interests of the State.
Tho various discussions culminated
in the. adoption of the following reso
lutions ON HOME MISSIONS.
Jlciolvrd, That we view1 with deepest anxi
ety, and yet with joyful conlldence. the field
before us; that its widu extent, tlie urgent
need of present occupation, and Its rapid in
crease, are voices of God calling upon us, nnd
upon the churches here and throughout the
land, to multiply nnd Intensity their eiforts
to extend tho Kingdom of our Redeemer
throughout the State.
In view of the change made during
the year i u Agents of the A. H. M.
Society, it was unanimously
Jtesolccd, 1st. That this Association tender
to Rev. R. Gaylord, our gratitude for all the
wisdom of counsel and cHcctive aid lie has
rendered to the ministers and churches of
our order, as agent of tho A. H. M. Society;
and wo pray the great Head of tho Church "to
bless and direct him In the future in paths
of usefulness and pleasantness.
2d. That we welcome most cordially Rev.
O. W. Merrill, the newly apioliitcd agent of
the same Society, to the noble work and try
ing responsibilities now devolved upon him,
and we pledge him our hearty co-operation
and support.
"HOW SHALL WK MAKK OUIt PKAYEB-MEET-1NGS
IJJTKItKSTING?"
Rciolvcil, That wo deem tho prayer-meeting
of the highest Importance to the chris
tian church ; that we deem it very desirable
to havt) all members of the church take part
In thd hloeting, be they old or young, male
or female; that all professing christians
should come from their closlts to the meet
ing, and Hint they should have special sub
jects fot1 prayer.
"Tjik Pi-OltlJi'fl Piuitcipj.KS axd Work
What cax wkix Nebraska no jxxius
SAME WAY IN THE MKMOIUAL YEAU?"
Itcsolvctl. That the Pilgrim's Idea and prac
tise, religiously based and built upon the
great doctrine of Justification by faith, and
governmentally upon the free, equal and in
alienable right of alt men before God and
among themselves, deserve ahd should re
ceive the wannest gratitude to God from all
their natural and spirituul descendants, and
the most earnest and whole-hearted exten
sion. Jtcxolvctt, Thns this memorial year in which
wo celebrate the "Fifth Golden Wedding" be
tween them nnd our country, is a providen
tial opportunity to emphnslzo these things,
nnd bring them to a practical result as rec
ommended by the late Chicago Memorial
Convention.
Jicsolceit, That a standing committee of
thrco be Appointed to assist the churches of
this State to a more effective fulfilment of
the the duties pertaining to this Memorial.
"Religiox axd its Rei.atiox toPomtics."
Iiexohcrf, That wc believe that It Is the duty
of all men to encourage and vote for only
such men for ollice as maintain good cnarac
tet for temperance nnd integrity; and that it
is the especial duty of christians, by all rea
sonable methods, to advance the moral cul
ture of the people, so that political lenders
will not dare to continue tlie bribery nnd
corruption In political matters now so fear
fully prevalent.
.RetorctI, That all church members, yea, all
frlertd? of their country and God, should
carry Christ and religion luto politics; and
therein act not for self, or sect, or clique, but
for moral and christian advancementjnnd
for the coming of the Kingdom of God.
On the subject of Temperance it
was
Itetotvcd, That the Association recommend
the churches within our bounds to contlnne
boldly ahd energetically the Warfare rfgainst
all forms of intemperance, trusting that God
will give to faithful add persevering effort an
abundant success.
Wdjia-s's Wobd in the Ciicbch.
JieiDvett,, That we heartily encourage the
active co-oeration of woman in all tbelhdl
vldual agencies fdr bringing" sdlilS to" Christ.
The statistical reports of the church
es revealed the encouraging fact that
the practical working force of the de
nomination in the State had fully
doubled during the yean
The meetings of" the" Association
were fully attchded by the church
and the inhabitants generally of Camp
Creek, and a deep and earnest reli
gious fevor seethed to' pervade all the
exercises.
After a vote of hearty thanks to the
people of Camp Creek for theirabund
ant hospitalities, the Association ad
journed, feeling that they had enjoyed
the best meeting of the kind ever
privileged to them in the State.
Rev. J. B. Chase, Sec.
Visit to a Silk Hill.
A visit to a silk mill discloses the
fact that there is no such thing as
cheap silk, any more than there is
cheap gold. It is true that we find
sham silks and dollar jewelry in the
market, and botii bear exactly the
same relation to the original. An
ounce of pure silk is Worth its weight
in silver all over the civilized globe.
Italian silk is the best, not only be
cause it is finer, but because it "works
better," ud consequently causes less
waste. It is often raised from the
eggs of Japaucse worms ; nnd it is
curious that such worms, when work
ing on Italian soil, make exactly the
same quality of silk as their brother
Italian worms. This, however, is
probably because they are all fed on
the same food the leaves of the Ital
ian mulberry. In old-fashioned days,
before our European forefathers, un
derstood the perfection of roguery in
dyeing, they, too. liad an itching to
make a pound of silk weigh .some
thing more by artificial means; so
while the young girls wero spooling
the silk for "filling in," they dipped
their fingers in a preparation of oil
and lamp black. By this means two
ounces or more were added to the
pound. When they happened to get
on so much that the boxes which held
the fabric were oiled, these silks were
pronounced "oil-boiled." To-day
there are clerks in the store who will
talk to us about "oil-boiled silks," ad
ding that "this kind of ailk wears."
After the-silk. is dyed, a little oil is
sometimes used for softening pur-
,v 1 . t . t i
poses, out uuyming auuiiiouai is a
positive injury to the silk. When
twice the necessary weight of dye is
added, the silk is depreciated just
half its virtue. If thrice is added,
the silk is depreciated three-fold.
U.'S. Economist. -
THE LUCKY CALL.
A country curate, visiting his flock,
At old Rebecca's cottage gave a knock.
"Good morning. Dame I mean not anyllble.
But In your dwelling have you got a Blblo?"
"A Bible. Sir," exclaimed she in a rage,
"D'ye think I've turned a Pagan in my ago?
Here, Judith, haste, and run up stairs, my
dear,
Tls in tho drawer, be quick and bring it
here."
Tlie girl rctiirn-M with Blbleln i minute.
Not dreaming for moment what was in It;
When, lo! on opening it at parlor door,
Down fell her spectacles upon the floor.
Amaz,'(I she star'd, was for a moment dumb.
But quick, exclaimed, "Oh, Sir, I'm glad
you're come,
'Tls six years slnco these glasses first were
lost.
And I have missed 'cm too my poor eyes
cost.
Then ns the glasses to her nose she rnls'd,
Sho closed the Bible, saying "God be
praised I"
m m
Trifles.
A lady made her husband a present
of a silver drinking-cup, with an
angel at the bottom. When she filled
it for him he used to drink it to the
bottom, nnd she asked him why he
drank every drop.
"Because, Dickey, I long to see the
dear little migel at tlie bottom."
Upon which she had the angel ta
ken out and a devil engraved at the
bottom. He drank all the same, and
she again asked him the reason.
"Because, I won't leave the devil a
drop," he replied.
A friend of ours has a little fair-
headed youngster theologian of four
summers, who offer being the other
day for some time lost in thought,
broke out thus: "Pa, can God do
ever3'thing?" "lea, dear." "Could
he make a two-year-old colt in two
minutes?" "Why, he would not
wish to do that, Freddy." "But If he
did wish to, could he?" "Yes, in
two minutes." "Well, then he
wouldn't be two years old, would he?"
The late Tom Corwin, of Ohio, used
to say that Gov. Ritner, of Pennsyl
vania, told him that he intended, in
his first message, to recommend the
exclusion from the State of Yankee
peddlers, because they sold nutmegs
"made out of white pine and bass
wood, which is good for nothing, for
you know, and everybody knows,
that the right kind of nutmegs is
made out of sassafrax."
A Yankee one day asked his law
yer how ah heiress might be carried
ofF. "You cannot do it with safety,"
said the counselor; "but I'll tell you
M'hat you may do. Let her mount the
horse and hold a bridle-whip; do you
then mount behind her, and you are
safe, for she runs away with you."
The next day the lawyer found that
it was his own daughter who had run
away with his client.
A good story Is told us of a diminu
tive mercantile gent Of a neighboring
city, who, it is said, recently proposed
to a young and buxom dalnsel, with
the following result: "Oh, no," said
she, "I can't think of It Tor a a mo
ment. The fact is, you're a little too
big to put in a cradle, aild ti. little too
small to put in bed !" The back hair
of the stricken youth has since run to
seed.
A Detroit negro prisoner, on his
way to the penitentiary for larceny,
was asked what he thought of his
trial. He said: "When dat lawyer
dat fended me made his speech, I
thought suah I Was going to take my
hat and walk out of that coat room;
but when de other lawyer got Up and
commenced talking, I knew I was de
biggest rascal on de top of de earf."
Lutn Lidg Wau, an exceedingly
skillful native Chinese physician, has
located in New York to practice his
profession. Dr. Wau, whose maiden
name is Skinner, Was born and raised
in Boston, where his wooden nutmegs
were long recognized as the best in
the market. As a native Chinese
physician, he cannot fail to do well.
Louisville Journal.
A good old Massachusetts deacon,
recently deceased, was once called in
question upon some points of faith
pertaining to his denomination. With
a great deal of earnestness, his reply
was: "Don't tell me I'm mistaken.
I know nil about Congregationalism,
for my son has taken the Gongrega
tional Globe for years I"
"Waiter, I Will take my bat," said
a gentleman at a ball onecveuiiig. ns
he was about going home. "What
kind of a hnt Was it, Sir?' "A bran
new one, that 1 bdught tliis fnorhing.
"Well, sir," said the waiter, "dll the
good hats have been gone fdr more
than thiee hours."
. A young man who lido been narrat
iiig sonic Of His oHh wonderful ex
ploits to a crowd of lodngers one dny,
was thus rebuked by an old codger
among the listeiiers: "Young man,
ain't you lisbamed to talk to when
there are older liars than yourself on
the ground?"
A Mtintana paper sai's: "An In
dian lady passed by our office the oth
er day, with a quarter of venison and
two papooses on her back, a jug of
whisky in one hand and a wigwam
in the other. How's that for Lo?"
Miss Honora Fortyurr, who is very
rnrmnt nnonvorlitnril nt f lir onruloYnv
to say that she thought ' 'Hugging the
Shore' a most improper title for a
picture.
Young Lady "Will this road take
me to the village, my lad?" Juven
ile Bumpkin "Ees, miss, tor Wool, if
yer toorn round and goo tother way."
Tlie people of Wyoming don't know
whether to call their female judge
justices3 of the peace or a justice of
the peaecs'S;
COXMCXiaVT KD.
"A Word to Parent-?."
If parents would only spend the
money they pay for foolish toys and
sweet-meats in subscribing for some
nice little paper like the Bright Side,
for their children, how mtich better it
would be for thcuii
Manf parents spend weekly more
money in that irinnncr than it would
take to furnish their" little ones With
such a paper for a year. Instead of
feeding fJieir tender minds they are
weakening them nnd their body by
such indulgence.
Think of this, all 3'c who have the
care of such responsibilities, and gov
ern yourselves accordingly. L. e. e
Study of Natural History.
For many years it has been one of
mv constant recrets that no sciiooi-
master of mine had a knowledge of
natural history, so far at least as to
have taught me tlie grasses, that grow
by the way-side atld the little winged
and wingless, neighbors that are con
tinually meeting me with a salutation
which I cannot ahswerns things are.
Why didn't somebody teach me the
constellations, too, and make me at
home in the starry heavens which are
always overhead, aud which I don't
half know to this day?
I love to prophesy that there will
come a time when, not in Edinburgh
only, but in all Scottisli and Europe
an towns rintl villages, the schoolmas
ter will be strictly required to possess
these two capabilities (neither Greek
nor Latin more strict), and that no in
genuous little denizen of this universe
be thenceforward debarred from his
right of liberty in those two depart
ments,, aud doomed to look on them
as if across grated fences all his life !
Carlyle, in Edinburgh Courant.
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Adam's Wedding.
An English journal, The Briltania,
has an amusing article underthe head'
of "Adam's Wedding." The editor
says that he like3 short courtship,
and in this Adam acted like a sensible
man he fell asleep a bachelor, and
awoke to find himself a married man.
He appears to have "popped theques
tion" immediately after meeting
Ma'melle Evo ; and she, without nny
flirtation or shyness, gave him a kiss
and herself. Of. that first kiss in this
world we have had, however, our own
thoughts, and sometimes in poetical
mode have wished we were he that
did it. But the deed is or was done
the chance was Adam's and ho im
proved it. We like the notion of get
ting married in a garden it is good
taste. We like a private wedding,
and Adam's was strictly private. No
beaux were there, no croaking old
maids, no chattering aunts, and grum
bling grandmothers. Tho birds of
heaven were minstrels, and the glnd
sky shed its Ihibt upon the scene.
One thing about the first wedding
brings queer things into our heads,
spite of Scriptural truth. Adam and
and his wife were rather young to be
married some two or three years old,
according to thesagestspeculationsof
thcologists mere babes larger, but
not olderwithout a house, a pot or
kettljo nothing but love aud Eden !
i
Gold Jlining.
The number of quartz mills stated
to be in of e ration at present in Cali
fornia is 472, running o,120 stamps,
and erected at a cost of $10,000,000.
The present number of gold miners
in the State, including the Chinese,
is estimated at about 4-5,000; the
average yield of gold being about
$4SS per man per annum. Californi
ans are remarkable for tho pride they
take iu tlie erection of quartz mills,
and quartz machinery is more com
plete and effective in California than
it is in Australia, nnd to Cnlifornians
alone is due the credit of having
brought it to its present state of per
fection. So says a writer in the Over
land Monthlyi
m I ttt
The Newspaper
The Rev. DcWitt Hallmadgc, In a
lecture delivered in Philadelphia,
said:
"I now declare that I consider the
newspapers to be the grandest agency
by which the gospel is preached, ig
norance is cast out, oppression de
thronged, crime extirpated, the World
raised, heaven rejoiced and God glori
fied. In the clanking of the priming
press, as the sheets fly out, I hear the
voice of the Lord Almighty proclaim
ing to all the dead nations of the
earth, "Lazarous, come forth I" nnd
the retreating surges of darkness,
"Let there be light!''
Remedy fdf tfoisoas.
If any poison is swallowed, drink
instautly a half glass of eool water,
with a neaping teaspoon fill each of
common salt and ground mustard
stirred into it. This vomitsas soon as
it reaches the stomach. But for fear
some of the poison may remain, swal
low the white of one or two eggs, or
drink a cup of hot coffee theee two
beiug antidotes for a greater number
of poisons than any other dozen of
artieies known, with the advantage
of their being always on baud ; if
not, a pint of sweet oil, lamp oil,
drippings, melted butter or lard, are
goUU substitutes, especially if they
vomit quickly.
Delusion of Girlhood.
The following is a bit of Fanny
Fern's exj)erience :
I used to believe in school friend
ship. That delusion ended when
Arabella Triplet told mutual friends
that I was years and years her Senior,
knowing what a terriblu fib she told.
I used to suffer pangs of ringer be
cause of woes of beggars. Since that
I have seen one unstrap bis leg on an
area, and run ofT gaily tfd tttO legs of
his own. Another tbrtMr rt loaf of
bread in the gutter, diid I saw a third
who had all day boeh yelling, "Please
assist the blind," carefully examin
ing his collection of ten twit stdmps
by the light Of a friendly apple-wo-inaii'H
candle.
I used to put the greatest faith in
lovers' voWs. Now, I db hot believe
a man ifleaus anything he says to a
woman, unless it is something disa
greeable. I used to believe in faithful servants.
Since" then I Have hired girls from in
telligent offices, and lost all my
handkerchiefs but one.
I used to believe in beauty. Since
then I have seen a bewitching bell
take oft" half her hair, all her teeth,
the bd't of her complexion, two
pounds of cotton' batting and a corset.
Noah Webster, having been re
cently interviewed by a "mcjuin,"
has expressed a desire to come back
and revise his dictionary. Oh, Noah ;
Noah!
X l'iny'Woods Man.
In the vast primeval forest wherd
he lives, there are never any tempests
to keep his door in a ghostly shaking;
but ho hears all night, above the roof,
the melancholy sou;hingof theplnesy
like the sighing of some lonely, wan
dering wraith of a PnscflgOuIaT Some
times he is startled nt midnight by a
clutch of tnlous on his roof) and theH
the sepulchral Voice of Madgd-howlefc
resounds through the attic like a roll
of stage thunder.
One of the queerest thlng3 In hu
man nature Is the early rising of these
piny-woods melf, coupled with their
egregious laziness and personal un-
cleanness. A score of times I itaVa
kuown them to rise long befofe day
break, spit on their hands, "to git a
good start," make a fire, aud then sit
in the house the whole livelong day
Their early rising, I presume, is suf
ficiently accounted for by thcremark--ably
good ventilation of their cabins..
By the door there nre some sun
flowers those universal hierpphantst
of the rude poetry which blossoms in
the soul of tho poor. There is, per-
haps, also a harmless and necessary
hen-house, and a little patch of cotI
peas, okra, and "sich-like truck.'
Against the house nre stretched all
monners of fells raccoons', opos-
sums', foxes?, and beavers', whos
ring-streaked, speckled, and spotted,
tails flutter like the captured battle
flags 1" once saw on tho cabin of a fa
mous Major General. These are tho
parchments testifying to his gradua
ting in Draw-bead College, and these
cudal ribbons are fairer in his eyes,
than all baccalaureate silks and seals.
Overland Monthlyor Mag.
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Being in -Doubt Ab$t..ia
Puro religion and pure moralltyi
imparted at an early age, so form hu-
man nature that, from about seven,
years of age till sixteen or seventeen
no bad actiou is committed without
the reproof of conscience. Then suc
ceed the violent passions which com
bat the conscience, and sometimes ex
tinguish it. During this conflict, tha
persons tormented Ty the storm coil-
suit on somo occasions frith other
men, as in their1 sickness they consult
those who appoar to bo in health. It,
is this which produces casuists that
is, persons who decide cases of con
science. One of the wisest casuists is'
CiCero. In his book, JDc Officiisthat
is, on the duties of man he examine?
the most delicate points, bnt long be
fore him, Zoroaster had appeared to
regulate the conscience by the best of
precepts: "Being in doubt whether
an action be good or bad, abstain from
It"'
Marry lag Titles.
There Is a clas of American ladled
in Rome Who aro setting their caps fof
the Roman nobility. Many of tho no-
Kiltf-4 arri dtittt in t tuui. n.! Iii a-. .
uijlj ea.w oiuvi tu isc jLvrvri , auu lug vus
thing a Count wants is money, pro
viuuu iiu Kis au -American womun.
with it. Europeans expect from each
other a pedigreo as long as a ram rod
but "I'm an American," puts genea
logy out of doors, nnd there's no fur
ther talk about lions rampant and
bears couch.int, heroic grand-uncles
and distinguished great grand-nephews.
Blood is pittied against dollars.
It is considered highly fashionable
nnd trutiscchdentnlly honorable to be
come Mrs. Count Meccnroni ; not a
thought is ever given to tho character
or capacity of the Count; his titlo
gives hltti a litany of virtues, and of.
course, he must be good, and a useful
member of society.
A Venerable Old Age. The fol
lowing from one who was there is
vouched for by him that is, the old
lady made tlie reply given her, hot
that she was quite as old asehe claim
ed : "When the Fifteenth Pennsyl
vania Cavalry entered the town of
Dawson, Georgia, In "the spring of lSjf
among those who welcomed them was
a negro man, whose appearance dencM
ted extreme old age. Impelled by
CUriOsity, Oile of the boys rode up to
her find asked, "How old are vou.
Auntie?'' "Well, chile," she re
plied, "I don't 'zactly know how old
lis, but I was here when CoIumbu
come !"
xl San Francisco School Tetfchef
received the following note from thd
"ostensible" parent of one of his p-
pils: "I hope as to my John, yod
will flog him jnst as ofin as you kin.
Hens a had boy Is John. Altlio I've
ben in habit, of teach in him myself,
it seems to me he never will learn
anything his spellin is ottragously
defishent. Wallop him well, ser, and
you will receive my thanks.
P. Ss. What accounts for John beln
eicb a scholar Is that he is. my sua by
my wife's fust husband."
Bugfeldt Is exceedingly stout. Oncef
at Long Branch, he went to bathe
There was no surf worth speaking of;
and so Bugfeldt paddled out for a con
siderable distance. He was swiming
back leisurely, when his excessivd
stomach grated on the bottom". Hd
concluded to wade; but what was hia
astonishment, upon assuming a vorti
cal position, to find thut the water"
was over ins head! That was thd
first intimation Bugfeldt had that he
was broader than he was long.
Said a Baptist to rl methddlsfc, "I
don't like your church gotcrrttocnt.
It isn't simple enough. There's tot
much machinery about it." "It ia
true," replied the Methodist, "we
hdvc rHore Machinery than ydxf, but
then, you see, it dtfirt tdkc" hear' so
much water to run it."
An editor out We'st says : "Inter
viewing is very fashionable just now.
We shall 'interview' a number of our
good citizens next week on the subject
of finances." It is not certain that
the result Of these interviews will be
worth recording.
The report that the Caiifornia exctff
bionists took a race course, a skating
rink, a ten-pin alley, a croquet ground,
an eight cylinder Hoe press, a fishing
pond, and the great organ With them,
are pronounced unfounded by the
Boston press.
As McLean has gone to New York,
and Halstead has gone to San Frat.-
cifcco, the recent Cincinnati custom of
spreading sawdust on the streets to
soak Up KJSsible gore, has been dis
continued by the city authorities.
l The Fond du Lao (Wis.) Common
weailii describes a wctuitng whielt its
editor attended at Oshkosh. It says :
"During the ceremony, the bride aud
bridegroom took each other about tho
waist aud swapped gum !"
"Jane,'' said a wag, "it's all over
tovn:" "What's all over town?"
"Mud T' Jane's eyes dropped.
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