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Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04
California,

We have been permitted, says the Skow-
hogan Clarion, TO make few extracts of
letter from MIR. s. D. Arnold, of this village
now in California, and the picture which lie
draws is anything but inviting, and we are
astonished that any one after reading the
discourae eing accounts which are continually
being sent from there, by those who have
already gone, will persist in periling life,
health and properly in such n Will-o'.the.
wisp chase after riches. In speaking Of San
Francisco, he says:
There are now 5000 men in this city, and
the most of them are destitute of any means
10 get into the mines, or any other business,
or to return home, which many of them
would be glad 10 do, if they could Busi-
ness is altogether different from what il was
two years ago. Money can be made only
by those who have capital, and are willing
10 run great risks. Common laborers do
not get on an average over 50 per day. A
good blacksmith informed me that he tried
ten days 10 get work and offered to work for
50 day, and board himself, but he could
get no employment. Three or six months
ago, such men readily commanded $40 per
day.
There are thousands who start from home
with jus: money enough 10 get here. and
when they arrive, they are totally destitute
NOT having reflected before they started, that
board was So to SO per day, and that they
might be sick or fail in getting employment.
They therefore have to depend upon their
friends for aid, or suffer the penalty of their
| folly. Many of them become discouraged,
give up and lay down in the streets 10 die,
without money and without friends. There
they lay, for hours, and sometimes for days,
until finally they are packed into hand
cart las saw one yesterday and hauled off
somewhere to die. That poor fellow had
absolutely laid on the sidewalk, from the
first time saw him, from 10 o'clock on Fri
day A. Nj. till 2 O'Clock, Saturday P NJ,
without assistance, and thousands passing
him hourly. They pay no attention call
or think him drunk, and on they go. The
very spot where lie lay was on The sidewalk
under ihe window Of the Agency of Wander.
bit's line of Steamboats,. Twice, in pass
ing, stopped and looked at the poor crea-
lure God knows pilied him but what
could DO? Pass on is what did do and
what others had done. The poor fellow died
within five minutes after lie was packed into
the cart TO be hauled of. This is no coun-
try for man without money or friends.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04
Honesty in Mercantile Life.

Setting aside the golden rule of loving ones
neighbor as ones self, and what we may call
the silver rule of setting ones affections on
things above, not below-how is it with the
simple copper rule Of Honesty is the best pol
icy !"-does that hold in commerce!
must confess that the persons who excite
my suspicion most against merchants are the
merchants themselves, when | see the excite
ment produced among them when any one does
an honest actor instance, pays his debts after
failure. 1t is remembered for years, and
whenever the name of the individual is re-
ferred TO, it is trumpeted to his honor. Now,
although it is pleasing to see this theoretical
respect for honesty, still, when we look closer,
it is alarming that it should be SO rare as 10 be
talked about. Thus / remember reading in
Anderson's voyages, that nearly all the shops
in Canton, have on the signs the words "Pau
Hau," or "No cheating here" Now when a
man thihks it necessary to announce on his
sign, "No cheating here," though it does not
demonstrate that he does not cheat, it proves
pretty considerably that some Of his neighbors
do, and the more general the announcement,
the greater the suspicion; and so of this simi-
lar phenomenon in onr mercantile community.
If it is so generally understood that honesty is
the best policy, pray why this sensation when
any body is polite enough to try it!
sometimes think that the habits of caution
prevalent among us-the excess of documer-
tary transactions, notes, Endorsements, receipts
have rather tendency TO encourage fraud,
by constantly suggesting the thought of it, and
seeming to reduce the whole thing to game
of skill. I have been confirmed in this by
hearing that in places where there is little at
tention to those things, and more trust In honor
the trust is better repaid. For instance, am
told that it is 90 in the West Indies and in
Spanish America generally. Mr.. School
craft, who was Indian agent at Lake Superior,
for twenty-five years, said that he had never
known an Indian to break promise in the way
of business. | read in recent essay cn the
Commerce of Brazil, that the slave trade being
coutraband, is carried on sntirslK upon honor
land hence" tha su,hQg adds. very Elm. ..ae.is
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

"fraud Is of rare occurrence" One wishes
trade in general could be declared contraband.
if such be the result
And there is an anecdote in point, of Mr..
Fox, the British statesman A tradesman
who had often dunned him in vain for paymen,
OF note, came in one day, and found him with
two hundred pounds before him, and claimed
his share. "No," said Mr.. Fox, '',his is fol
debt of honor owe TO Mr. Sheridan. y
"Ihen," said the tradesman, Il will make my
debt debt of honor''-and threw the note in,o
the fire. Mr.. Fox acknowledged the obliga-
ton, and paid him at once.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

WHAT ARE CoNsoLs! They are three per
cent. English stock, which had its origin in an
act of the British Parliament, consolidating,
(hence the name) several separate stocks into
one general stock, called in the act Console
dared Annui,ies,' and commonly quoted, for
breviiy, as 'consols.
When the consolidation took place, the Prin-
cipal of The several funds thus merged, amount-
ed 10 go, ,l37 1871, but by the funding Of addi-
tional and subsequent loans into this stock it
amounted on 5,h January, 1885, f356, 1851
25s. Since that period. only one loan has
been raised--thst for compensation 10 the West
India planters, on the emancipation Of the
slaves ego O00 ,OOO--and q few millions
have been paid off. The total, a. the present
time, is between $40 and 375 millions sterling.
This stock, from its amount and ine lm-
menss number Of it's holders, is more ssns,'i.o
to financial influences than COY othsr5 1o -,
therefore, the favoriss stock for the oPofs'~
4 spectators and jobbers.
Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1852-03-04

orable Miss Shape has lived and thrived in
the best society.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11
lsuryirg Alive.

lu the midst Of eX,gSeration and invention
there - one un iuuted circumstance which foineI.
~ excited the worst apprehensions-the ( that
bodies were often found turned IN tha ir Coiius snd
the grave clothes di.arrargrd. But what was
ascribeh. with seeming reason, tu the tr,es oi Vi
ta!ity i, known 10 be due to he a9eace "f cor
Iuptlun. A gn- Is deyIop"d - The deraNed h"dy
which mimic, by It's mech Lcdi force many ot the
movements Of life So powerful il this gas III
corp'es that have Ibid long in the water, that NJ.
D>uyig'r, the physician itho Psrs Molgue aud
the suihpr If a tex book on legal medicine. saSs
.uat Gu,e., secured 20 tie tatle they srv ott,n
heavci up aud ttiown to the ground Frqpen O.
" strangers, seeing the motion of he limb, run
to the keeper oi the Murgue. and NJ nouuce With
horror that the person j. alive. Al b.dirs. sooner
sr la'er generate ga- IN the grave and cons ant
ly twists about the corpse, bUws out the vks till
1t feh.s with d.ttnsiin and sometime bursts The
coffin Itself when the gas expln1e- WIKI noIse
Imagination has concerted II nto an outcry ar
gruan the grave or want ha, been re opened the
position Of the bJdy confirmed the su. ,,clon and
the lsrgra'ipn has been taken lor evidence that
the wretch had gnawcd his ilr-h in the ireNzy Of
hunger OF de'pa'r. So many are tie crcunstan.
ce- which will constantly occur to support con.
clu ion that j. 70 more subsan'ia than Tie fabric
Of drcsm QudrteriV Reticp
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

lSExnsusrADI.r BorrLE Tack EXPLAINED
Some of illusions performed at the theatres are
of avery complicated character, and more than
ono rnSt has to he cUntrved to misl-ad, OF rather
10 lead, the audience to think differently to what
they intend. Tricks, within tricks vessels with.
in vessels, as the shrewd Sam Weller says are
worked to render perfect one deception, and thus
it is with the bottle trick Wherever does it
all come from E cay, Mrs. PsI,nyton. Ny dear
madam, that's where It is you are deceived ia
the least deception, certainly, bur not moro than
one half Of wha, Yea fancy. In the flst place,
there are the wine glasses. Supposug them to
he filed, they will not containing more than one
quarter Of the quantity Of the usual glass. They
are IN fact. what ! heard Mrs. 1hluguniy tour
charH oman say they were, regular "cight.1ut'
that H. a qgu'ctn, or IA gin, will hll eight ot
such glasses. Let me see: wine bottle holds
neally eight quartuts; eight times cispt (ior
such are the glasses used at the lhettf-) are TX
" four. No wonder poor Mr-. l.. shagll say
Where does II all come front" when she secs
five dozen aud four glasses filed ilom one bottle
no wonder that the bottle is chfi.tcned "ln,x
hau,tah'c.' Secondly, suppose have u bottle
by having 1t made triilr larger IA diameter and
doing away with the false bouom which Exists IN
all common bottles: why. then | could cun'ryl
/ It to hold no less than eighty Of ue wizard =
"humpcr-!" Fanny a cuniuror having wrat a
WINE merchant h4s uor--an honest bottle You
wont brIvc ii We'll then here YOU are de
celyed again fur ., +. Eu honest bottle that Is vs.
ed Now fr 'hr trick
An empty bp,tlc Is brought forward tie bot
Gf, /, !. washed cot before the company. and
drained. 'u show that u /, both clean aud empty;
! but II wro'. virlrg, Of ,o,rs-, aitrI being wet
led - naphln Is handed to the Magician iiE
! which be- wipes the bottle, as much after the
/ fashion Of waiter as he can but in this clumsy
/ kind Of M pkin Is concealed weak preparation
of spirits Of wine. sugar and water in bladder
and lu- in tie fac, ol the audience, he fills III,
bottle without their knowing it. Now to a couU
for the dfr0t lqHurs THIS part of tie lllusiol
il thus managed: The gIa.Ses ate arranged OF
a lruN, ~ definite manner known 10 the opera
tor. Into each lass one dtop "f various favor
iug ,s,euccs j. placed, such Il. essence Of bryniy
essence of move II, essences Of puTt or sherry
vine, lemonade, peppermint, clp,r.. pine app-
p'nis, DC Iie.c beng hiI up with he spir.l. u
wine. according to what Is called fnr bS the an
dicnce con pIct,- the Lsiuu OF ihc ino al lu-tall
bottle. And w. sill more he required. the ope
utor ma, have coucon ed IN III sleeve biaddr
# liqvui as easily as - tagp.r- PLAYER an .tov
away bag Of md Til, uirk is also pc, form
ed with a bottle having four interior division,
each containing different liquor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11
4 PlcasaEf Surprise.

A vourg man "i eighteen OF twenty, a student
ir University, tu"k walk one day with Pro.
f,ssor who Wa, commonly called the student,
fiirud, such was his kindness to the young men
wLrm II was hi, Office to Instruct.
While tley were now walking together, and
the Professor was seeking tn lead the clnver.a.
iion To- grave subjects, they saw pair of old
shoes lying in the path, which they supposed be-
lunged 10 poor old man, who had ucarly flush
ed his day. work.
Tie young student turned to the Professor
saying:
"L-t Us play hjs man trisk; We will hide
his shut-. and General ors,lV,s hthind the,
bushes. and watch to zee H., pcIplrxiiy when he
cgruot iua them
My dear hi,ul' an. wercl the Professor Nv,
must never nmu,c ourselves At the cNpeu.r oN
tie poor. Bot yea are rich, and may give yonr
self much greater pleasure rs mean, II hi.
poor man. Put dollar iu each shoe, aud lhel
We vii. hide ourselves
| The student did 30. aud then placed himself
with tie Professor, behind the bushes bard by
/ through which 'hoy could ca-ly watch the Ia
horcr aud fcc whatever woud.r OF joy he might
/ express.
/ The poor man soon fuj,led Iii, work ard IN,
across the field To the path where be- bad irii hi.
coat and shoes While he put on lis cnt h,
slipped one lu,. into one OF ~ shoes feeling
son thing hard, .u stopped down and found III,
dollar As.uui-moni and wonder were upon hi
icouniruaucc he gazed upon the dollar, turned i
round, and looked ugNin and again; lhcn he look
ed around on all sides, but could see r1 one
/ Now lie put the money IN his pocket. and pro
crcGc! To- pUt on tie otlcr shoe hLt what wa
h, e,luuj.hm,u VII b. found IL, u,urr do,
|ih. lis itrI.L- tNtr,#Wr lin, he IrIi upu'
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

fuINrrp SERMONS Many years ago there ~ d
ul'cd at HayIri Uni,rrsIry a man by the maine
Of Rtwson, who settled in the Ministry "a; Var
mouth on Cape Cud lie used to preach very
pointed sermons Having heard that some ofhl,
pmi,hloncrs were in the habit of making him the
subject Of their mir,h at a grns shop, he one sab
bath preached a ditcourse from the text, Aud
was the song Of the drunkatd' Al. remark.
were ola very moving character, rs many Of hi
hearers rose and left the house. A short time
afterwards he delivered discourse still NOR,
pointed: Aud they being convicted by theh
con'clcnces went out one by ore" On this oCca
sion no une ycnturcd toretire from the assembly
hu, rhr gully ones listened in silence to the lAsl
of ,heir pastor.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11
From the rlow, Loom and Anvil.
The Use of ilOmiuy.


It j. surprising how little j. known # this cx
ccllrnt, healthy food aud what an excellent sub.
stDtute il is lor potatoes during the CON nu ,,iuu
ut the disease umung them, which TENDERS som,
lhal are far To the tN", unfit iur food and all rx
crrdugly dear. IN poIn, Of economy, rs human
food, uur bu,h.lo Of beans or homin,, is equal tu
ten of potatoes llummy, too, Is dish alNnsl
universally liked a. pntatocs, and at the South
about q freely eaten, while At the North it is sell
0um seen, ~ tact, II l. an UHkuuwn food. except
IN q les. BN hOmuv, We do not mean u sort uI
Goa a. meal, hat grains Of -hit. com, from which
the hull AMI chit, or eve, has been removed, y,
mostening and pounding IN wooden mortar
leaving the grains almost whole, ani composed ui
little else hut starch 1t has often been said not
0nr cook ia ten knows how to boil potato We
may add another c, pher when speaking Of the
very process Of cooking humlnv. We give mrmuN
from our "wn eSprlenc., aud from INSTITUTIONS rr'
c.ivcd IN land where hog aud humny are
well understood:
Wash slightly it, cold water, anil snak twelve
hour, m t,pid. -nf water. with plenty unure All t.,
from time to time, with great care tn prevent
burnlng. DodSdH Thirc cooking w. that or hIro
Wdicr will harden the corn 80 1t VIII peas ol
beans green ~ dry or rice, also, When done, add
butter and salt ora better way is to let each uu,
season To- SUI. the taste II may hp eaten wiii
meat IN lieu oi vegetables, or with sug,r"I syrup
1t Is good hot or cold. aud the more fr,qncnlly 4
Is warmed over like the old fashioned pot of
" Bean ponidge hot, or bean porrdgr cold,
Bean porrdgc's best at nine DAYS Old"
81 is hominy--it il good alway, and very
wholesome. aud, like Tomatoes. only requires
10 he eaten once or twice to fix the taste IN 1t,
favor.
llnMNr BRpHrNsr CAKEa.--Mnsh the colo
hominy with "a rolling pin, aud add liitlo hou,
aud milk batter .oas to make the whole ,hicl
enough to form into little cakes in the hand or i
may he put upon the griddlc with spoon, Bak,
brown, eat hot AMI declare YOU never ate any
thing better of the batter cake kind.
numW frpnN0 Prepare rs (m bate, cakes
add one c.g To rnrh pint, some who!- cinnamon
sugar to suit the taste, add 'rw ruisiu.. Un,
bake like lice pudding. = little batter or chop
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11
VOL. XilI.-NO. II.
pr1nnr E,.G-yrrxnn sur,r,-Mnn InLh

DE.yh or EEGuvEEyog SHuLrg tlon John
Andres Shu!z ex Governor OF PENNSYLVANIA.
di.d Yesterday morning in the city of Lancaster.
He was trrd to the pulpit but ga, obliged to
give up preaching at an early day, in cOrsequ.pce
OF sumo physical affection. A. long a. 1910. lie
represented the county of Lebanon, then including
Diuplnn, in the House of Representative, of the
State. and was TOT many Years actively engage j
in ,be politics Of the Comm nweulh aud con
ssten,ly acting with the the Demosr acic party.
la l522 he was slecredlO h. state senate. in s23
hr was elected Governor. and 1873 he was re-
elected In 1929 he was again candidate for
the n0nInail"n but was opposed hy Nr. Bernard,
and the Convention finally settled upnn Gov Wolf
a- a new man. After h. retirement from fti =.
hr removed TO Lycpming county. where he lnpt
heasil, by some unfortunate speculstiois. and oi
late years be b., resided in Lancaster with some
relatives. .
Gov Shu''r was man ~ respectable. though
not Of commanding talents His administration
Of the governmen, was faithful and jndirou. and
throughout hi, long of service IN the State,
he b,rs an irr-prnnchRhls character. As Cover.
nor Of the commonwealth lie al the Lunur ot
representing the people of Pcnnp, lyania IN enter.
tanning Lafayette IN IN tour through his country
Hi bea'rg and manner were identified and agree.
able. and be was az popular in social us in politl.
cal life The ONLY Surviving ex Governors of the
State now, are Hon. joseph Ritnrr Hon David
Il. Porter AMI Hon VIM + johnson. - pkiIas,l
phia B"!letin.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

ltlusrRGIlpN o. Senator Nu,k referring to H.,
hc. lhT an, proposition hrougl before Cuugr,,'
nov Is sure tp rrplu"r vast number "t pei tica
speeches and ia,gc amount of political capl. al
-ad TINT the fact called to his mind an incident
lie was present On the occasion At an Indian talk
whcr u man drove up with u barrel Of whisky
an old ludNn who WAS sitting hv, fixed ais cy,
On the barrel aud asked Mr.. T. iehe knew whlI
was IN that barrel He said it wa' whisky, h,
presumed no." said the Indian there ar,
about ons thousand songs and fifty fights in tha
barrel y
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

Some wears since lawyer undertook 10 con
viNce Elder Winans that his manner Of preaching,
in threatening bis auditors with damnation. was
injurdcious and that exhortalion. Of nilIer
Character would he more successful. After lis
tenIns patiently the minister replied
My hirud you are mistaken sin j. II terra.
pin; you may exhori, admonish, even kic, lin,
and he will net move but merely draw hi, head
wthing lis sh'll, and your labor ia lost-bpt
rl'c" coal of FIRE on lis back and b, q avels--
heiifJe i, the article
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11
u.s,.

Goon--'W WaitT," SAID aG ambitious youth, in
'le excellent establishments uu Washington .t
j',t ahoye he Bella Union "wha, makes tI.-.
ho, rolls so cold aiway.E J. don, kGo~," was
the prompt reply, "uuIr.. IT, becru.c ,hry wee
made vi Chill Huur' - SH. Francisco Xsraa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

ped suet may be added. Serve lot or cold, with
Or without sauce
lloMISY ASp BEANS. Take one fourth beans
which put into the hominy when about half done;
aud when quit. cooked when about half done ;
aud when quite cooked, serve up. Season and
manage as above directed.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

There was great delicacy in the manner in
which man. having friend hung in tins coun.
Try, brose the Intelligence to his relations On the
other side of the water. who wtote Ms follows;
Your brother hid been addressing a large
meeting of citizens who manifested the deepest
interest IN him, vixen the platform upon which he
stood being subsequently asc,t,alncd, very nss.
cure, gave way, owing to whsh, he fell AND broke
his neck
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

A man not a thousand miles from Lowell once
asked another win be liked best to hear prrach.
WHY SAID lr, "ike to hear Mr. preach
hest; because, | don't like amy preaching and h,s
comes the nearest to nothing Of any that ever
heard
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

LANGUAGE or THE LAw.--lfa man would ac.
eor,ing to law, give 10 another an orange, instead
of SAYING, give YOU that orange" which one
would think would he what l. called in legal
phrascolugy IAN absolute conveyance Of alright
and title therein the phrase would ron thus -
."l give you all and singular my estate and in.
rrrs,, right, title, and clam, and advantage OF
and N that orange, with all It's rind skin, JUICE
pulp and plpcs, and right and advantages therein
with full puscr To- btc cut, suck ur Otherwise
rat the same or give The same aNa,. rs fulh and
rtT,ctually - |, the sad Is, am now Inclined
To bite, cut, suck or oth,r~I-- eUt the ,alut
orHngr ur gNr the .arr away, with " without u,
uud * juice, pulp or pip, arly;hlul hrtriufarr
or hereinafter, ur anv o,lrr deed ~ deeds lu-tru
ment ur instruments, Of what nature ~ kmd
sucver, to the contrary nniriihstsnd, y with
much more to the same effect Surh is he
language %! the lawyers and 1t i. gravch held
by the most learned men amone tkeu, that by
the omission Of any of these words, the right to
the SAID orange would not pass to the person ior
whose use the same WAS Intended
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-12-11

AS EplroR's Joy.--1he Richmond Palladium
SAYS that an editor was recently elected 10 til,
Indiana Legislature from Wayne couutv, whu
was 80 .lat.d at his success that he caught him
self by the seat Of his breeches and tried to hold
himself ont u, arms length. 1t is added that he
would have accomplished the feat II he had not
let go tn spit on hi- hands. II. treated all hand,
IN the oth e. however, to sling, aud cobIers anu
the devil got drank
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o. A. Osborn. J.E. SKINNER.
AUCTION AUCTIONS!
At
q. 4 Osborn's Cioor Saloon

Ncssts. OSBORN y SKINNER
iUCTlpNEERS. mr. prepared to receive nny
II kind ot Property for public or private sale such
as Mcrchaud7r OF all kinds Homes, Cnulr, &c -,
which they will sell to the best advantage
On C0HSigRmeHf, a lot OF ready made Glolhng,
which vii be pet mp al thcir sales room or the in
sprction oi The public All business entrusted to
thris in the above line wiiI meet with prompt
attention AUG 1T