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himself by scandalizing Others, might as
we'll sit down on wheelbarrow, and try to
wheel himself.
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v WA9IIiNGTON HOTEL.
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OLYMPIA, W.T.. i9IlHi

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TNHE proprietors Of this, hotel having. -, ~
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Our Inotto-Clean Beds and Warm Rooms 'llsI1
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Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14
NUMBER 23

An IMPATIENT DARKEY.-Some hf-
teen wears ago, gentleman of color re-
sided in Stenington, Ct., called in famll>
lar phrase Old Cuffy Longhead. He was
a noted preacher, in his day, and could
expound in the extempore pulpit in the
country school house nightly. Cuff had
been in a state Of widowhood two or
three years, when he became acquainted
with buxum and spicy damsel who was
a domestic in one of the first families Of
the town. A match was soon bargsined
for by the worthy couple, and DR.. P, in
whose house the damsel was employed,
proposed to make a grand party, invite
housefpn of company, and put the
wedding through" in good style. The
Rev. Mr.. Longhead and his intended
were of course pleased with the arrange>
ment, which was TO give so mnch eclat to
their nuptials Esquire Trumbull, JUS
tce of the Peace, was invited to lie tho
fatal knot, and, as he had piece of
waggery in his composition, he deter
mined to make the ceremony as imposing
as possible.
The company consisted of all tho
friends and relations of the borough,
and, when the couple stood up to receive
their sentence, Mr.. T., who is gifted
with an unusual command of language,
commenced long harangue to the par
ties upon the nature of the contract up
on which they were about to enter. The
company preserved their gravity indifer-
emily well for about half an hour, but
the dusky couple began to wax rcstive.
They were dressed up within an inch Of
their lives, and the sweat poured from
their faces, in torrents, during the un-
usual and lengthy exordium,
At length Cuffs impatience burst
forth and overw helmed the gravity Of
the Justice and the audience, as he roar
ed OUT
Massa Trumbull, it pear TO me you
haye NOSE too much preangulation !
De company can't wait all night for de-
wine and good things-I neider -
The ceremony was quickly finished
after the outburst, and trudition saith.
that more champagne was uncorked on
that occasion, than at any wedding in
that town before or since.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

a SINGULAR CHARACTER--HIs RuR.
IAL.---The Auburn Daily Adrsrtiser
mentions the death at Weedsport, Cay
uga county, on the 26th uIt., of ons
Harmon Weldon, aged so. He had
acquired handsome competency, and
many year9 ago made all his arrange
men's for his burial. He constructed
for himself Il stone coffin, of the Cayupa
limestone, well finished, the cover sits
ting over the sides on rabbited shoul-
der, and bolted together with six half
inch bolts, running through from top to
bottom, and secured with counter-sunk
nuts. He requested to be buried in that
with CHS cloak wrapped around him.,
and no mini ter was to be allowed 10
come near him His coffin weighed ono
thousand five hundred pounds, and he
gave particular directions how to lower
him into the graYe. All of his direc-
tions were explicitly followed, and by bis
directions the coffin was not only bolted.
but cemented together SO rs to be water
tight.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14
BEDwEE4E4 COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, IA,

cake-basket with pewter handle, bpught
for SILVER by the .agaciQus Committee. }
As the brandy had circulated pretty
freely, some Of the shots were rather
wild--several missed the target entirely
and Knocked tasir heads against the
trees one bored a deep hole in sand
bank, and the first lieu.ent was put un-
der arrest for attempting to tap the cap
tain. The man who took the second
prize did not come so near the mark by
an inch and half as another man, but
he had pretty sister whom one Of the
judges was in love with, 50 he took che
spoons" Ready to 60 home--Mnggiis,
one Of tie judges, missing. After a
long search found him wrapped up in the
colors, fist asleep with his head in a hog
trough---strred him up with a musket,
when he called ne & Mrs Muggins,"
and swore at me for pulling all the sheet
over to my side. Marched home in as
good order as circumstances would al
low---the darkey bearing in proud tri-
umph the perforated target, which had
SO many hits near the centre, as to ex-
cite the admiration of the deluded pubs
lie, which, as a general Inle, in such
eases, can't tell bullet mark from an
anger hole.
hIarttally, yours
d K DIN ,,-nrn Dnr-rtcr-S y Z
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

WESTERN SrEBMBoAT DISASTERS CT
l854.---The Louisville Courier contains
list Of disasters on the Western waters
during the year 1854. The number of
boats of all descriptions injured, or de-
stroyed, amounts to 4l0, involving loss
of life of upwards of three hundred hu,
man beings, definitely asoertaincd, be-
sides many others reported, but not sat
isfactori'y known. 1t also involves IA
loss of property, of property, of which
DE- finite estimates appear to the amount
Of 81, 1876, 900, besides a vast amount
not given in dollars and cents.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

TREATING" The Hoboken Gazette,
dreprecatin the ::'treating'' practice, has
the following:
" A country that has two hundred
thousand standing applicants, for office,
some in good standing, some of long
Standing, and many who stand little
more than upright, must, of necessity,
" stand treat - and she does it with a
vengeance. The art of drinking should
be eleyated to the rank Of the fine arts,
and then good taste would show itself,
even in this, though much abused yet
admirable mode of showing of our hospi-
tality. We hope the practice of treat
ing into disu>e. 1t is the custom of
thousands to take "a nip at eleven o'clock,
one glass---one glass only;' but, good>
ness gracious to be obliged to hobneb
with dozen, and drink again in return,
it is more than any mortal man can en-
dure, to say nothing about its unconsti-
tutionalay"
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

BEAUTIFUL ExtRAcr-Ihe velvet
moss attaches itself and grows on ste
rile rock the misletoe fourishes on the
naked branches, the ivy clings to the
mouldering ruins. the pine and cedar
remain fresh and fadeless amid the mu-
tations of the receding year and, Hea-
ven be praised something green, some
thing beautiful to see, and grateful to
the soul, will, in the darkest hour Of
fate, still twine It's tendrils around the
crumbling altars and broken arches of
the desolate temple of the human heart.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

A LIFE PREsERvER.---One day, when
Marrhal Soult was showing his gallery at
Paris to Colonel Gurwood, he stopped
opposite to one of the picture. and said,
" l value that picture very much, it
saved the lives of two estimable pcr>
sons" An aide de-camp whispers in
his countryman's ear, He threatened
to have both shot On the spot unless
they gave it up"
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

B@J John Jones has no objection to
the lick-er law, when applied to Jane
Jane Jones contents stoutly for the Ii
quor law as applicable to John. James
argument is simple and conclusive
When John does liquor, he does lick her.
When John don't liquor, he don't lick
her therefore, if john can't liquor, he
won't lick her; the conclusion she
wishes to reach.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14
nlart.ally, yours.
Z X. PnILANDER DoEsr1cKs, 2. B.

MAKING A LIVING WITHOUT WORKS.
We hear the remar!, The world owes
me living--I am going to make my
living without work y The world owes
yon no such thing. When you came in
to it you brought nothing with you, and
the world owes you nothing unless you
labor and earn it. IF you do rot labor
either with the brain or the hand at
some occupation that results beneficial
to your ftllow men, they owe you moth
ing, and YOU are dronee--consuming
that which The labor of some m MS
head Or Land has produced. 1t is the
ldIer and the non-producer that is the
debtor, and ;ety~--the world is the
creditor and after death the idler still
remhins charge upon the world, taxing
some ones labor and means for his
shroud, coffin and grave Let no one
boast, then, that the world owes him Il
living, until he earns it by the honest
labor of his head or hand Lem Pioneer.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

EcoNoMIcAL.-" My lad" said a
traveller to little fellow whom he met,
clothed in pants and small jacket, but
without & very necessary article of ap-
parel, my lad, where is your shirt ~
Mammy's washing it."
Have you no other -
''No other ~ exclaimed the urchin in
surprise, ." would you want . boy to have
thousand shirts :"
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

THE New NABoB.---The famous In
dian nabob, whose name was so long
that it < would not be inserted except as
an advertisement" =" call it Malaah for
shortncss, IS the present wonder of Par
is. 1t will be remembered, that on his
first landing at Bordeaux, he bought up
all the umbrellas Of the, as it was 4
rainy day, and had them presented to
the population in the streets. On arri =.
wing at Paris he went to the Theatre,
and seeing large audience with bare
heads, he dispatched his numerous at,
tend ,nts i'nnedi tely for such number
Of hats as would covcr the destitute
thousands before him The day after,
he stationed himself oposite the large
carria &c stand on the Bouvleards, and
employed himself with begging every
you'g lady who passed on foot, to take
a ride at his expense. \ subsequent
enterprise las been TO ride through the
city, followed by load of ready made
cloaks and overcoats, and stopping every
ill-elad or plainly dressed person, to beg
his acceptance of the article ne seemed
to need. He is said to have negotiated
for the hire of a whole theatre aud per-
formance, TO stand himself at the door,
and beg the passers-by to 60 in fee. At
the restaurant where once dined, be sent
a choice dish and bott of wine to each
person in the room There is an erpen-
sive class of Partisan beauties on bis
track, who, it is thought, will greatly as
sist in the propagation Of his East Indian
sentiments
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

G~Considerable anxiety is felt about
the process Of Photographic counter
feititing A correspondent of the Re
porter gives short, but we think reli-
able statement of facts in regard to that
matter. He says:
BY Photography can be copied any
printing in black upon aQhits ground,
or any printing il ashite upon a black
ground, but colored printing cannot be
copied. Printing in red, blue, or green,
or one half the letters red and the other
half black, or on colored ground, is safe
from the Photographer. It remains
therefore, for bankers and engravers to
agree to make it rule absolute, for cu-
ture operations, that all bank notes shall
have some portion of their printing in
colors'
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

na-Dr. Casin, having heard the ia
nous Thomas Fuller repeat some verses
on scolding wife, was so delighted with
them as to request copy. "There is no
use for that" said Fuller, as you have
got the original
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

TIE " AaIsToCRATIC DRY Ror"-
The late attacks of the Lress upon the
aristocratic element Of the British Gov
arnment as the cause of the present de-
fects in the military system is seconded
by Douglass Jerrold, who calls it the
" aristocratic dry rot," and says the
whole fabric is structure of century
and more of the most shameful injustice,
the vilest jobbiug, and the most self h
ignorance. He congratulates tie coun-
try on its fall with the ministry, and
says:
" Henceforth, We must have generals
and officers from the great mass of the
people, and not from frew corteries.
Genius and wounds and service must
henceforth purchase military rank, apd
not cash. Scars may buy promotions
but not bank checks. And the time is
fast coming---prescnt evento hurry it on.
ward when the people Of England will
no longer be the property of two or three
houses-->coroneted Noodles and Doodles;
lmbecilities that came in with the con-
queror, and will go out with the coming
OF the conquering mass, but will supply
their own statesman. Brains will rule
and not baubles.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

QUESTIONABLE BExEvoLENCE.-- -Du-
ring the last war Quaker was on board
an American ship engaged in close com
bat with an enomy's. He preserved his
principles calmly until he saw stout
Bri'on climbing up the vessel by rope
which hung overheard. Selling a hatchet,
the Quaker looked over the side of the
ship, and remarked =" Friend if thee
wants that piece of rope thee may have
it." when, suiting the deed to the word,
he cut off the rope, and down went the
poor fellow to his long watery home
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

na-Why is it impossible that there
should be one best horse in the world /,
Because at every race-course you'll find
a better.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

asrAn English officer, now prisoner
ia Sevastopol, had letter sent him from
young lady in England, to the effect
that she " hoped, when he took Mems
chilyof prisoner, that he would send her
button from his coat, for her to keep
as q relic.' The letter was forwarded
by flag of truce into Sebastopol, with
other letters for prisoners now in the
eneny's hands This letter fell into
Menschikoff's own hands, of course, to
be read ere delivered. On coming to
the above passage, he immediately cut a
button from his coat, and sent it under
flag Of truce, to be conveyed to the la
day, with remurk 10 the following eff
feet -" That he had no idea yet of be-
ing taken prisoner; but rather than dis
appoint a young lady of simple request,
he would fulfil her wish himself before
that tine arrived"
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

4 LEssoN OF SOLOMON .>--The old man
was toiling through the burden aad heat
Of the day in cultivating his field with
his own hand, depositing the promising
seed into the fruitful lap of yielding
earth. Suddenly there stond before
him, under the shade of huge Linden
tree vision. The old man was struck
with amazement.
Il am Solomon" spoke the phantom
in friendly voice. What are you
doing here, old man -
"If you aio Solomon" replied the ven
cradle laborer, q how can you ask this !?
In my youth you sent me to the ant
saw It's occupation, and learned from
that insect to be Industrious and to gath
er. What then learned | have follow
ed out to this hour.''
You have only learned half your
lesson," resumed the spirit. eco to
the ant, and learn from that insect to
rest in the winter of your life, and to en-
JOY what you have gathered up."--Ger-
man AHsgory.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

BE- When Shakspeare's mother wishe-
ed him to confess a theft, what di,tin-
guished character did she hold up be-
fore him William Tell.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

r@ Why is man who marries twice
like the captain Of ship; Because be
has second mate.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

s~Let girl be ever so young, the
moment she is married she becomes a
woman.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14

Humorous Aspect Of Anerioan Life.
Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1855-04-14
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