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The Trinity journal., 1856-05-31

THE FIRST Cray HMR.-Tis the silver
thread that draws ME nearer heaven i
Even now, as it lies quivering between my
fingers, sparkling with the hues of the glori-
ous sun light, my thoughts that have been
too long earth-nurtured, are being softly
spiritualzed and the other home, with its
peatly gates and golden streets, seems like
a "far-oif country drawing near
Bright forms of light are reyelling amid
the immortal cleaning from the great white
throne, and he who last went home, seems
stretching his paternal arms toward me, as
if once more to take me to his bosom.
All these are idle thoughts, it may be
but the saddening real so often dims my visi
ion, that such phantasles are sweet as lily.
bells amid rank and poisonous weeds.
The FIRST gray hair Shall | tell you Of
it2 Oh it has woven many gossimar
link for me around the time-worn arches Of
memory.
1t was a sunshiny, summer-day, and as ths
old man sat in his easy chair, with child
like fondness, was smoothing the raven
masses about his noble brow. There is
magic In the gentle tone Of fathers voice,
and as he tremblngly told me of the house
hold dove who had years since gone to her
rest, my spirit blended in blissfu union with
his, and together we went forth to meet her
Alas it was n mysterious interchange
that divine love then effected when as ],
stranger in the wide world, first heard d
fathers tones. She the fragile and the
gifted, the loved and the cherished; crossed
the golden threshold, and Joined the sweet
song of the redeemed
Then there were years Of anxiety and
WEAKNESS the helpless babe cluns to life
only by the tiniest thread, and the parents
heart grew old with alternate hope and fear.
I was spared to him all he claimed Of
earth-and as heavenly light made clear
my woman's missions to me, l began to
labor and to love.
He was telling me of this so tendcfly,
when parting the glossy wavngs about his
forehead The first gray hair like
wthered leaf upon the roses stalk, appeared
in view. Ye may laugh who may; but has
similar taiIsman of enduring love and pro-
longed suffering never drawn tear from
90ar eyes
Well, it is over now | One by one the
silver hairs were woven, until the "hoary
hIud bCtdlHC u tIOMu VI RlUTy LU HlDl,
because 'loundin the way Of righteousness"
Nellie" he whispered as on that last morn
here on earth, his white locks were parted
by the ripping breeze and his dying head
leaned heavily upon my bosom, Nellie, home
is near now; weepnot bat follow onp And
unfateringly and alone, he passed up into
the blossoming garden Of our Lord. Now
heaven seems very near to me, sometimes;
and can almost catch the music of the
spheres, as l hold this first gray hair to my
heart, and dream of the two loved ones who
are now as one--she who so quietly gathered
her robes about her, and fitted across the
dark valley to shores of light; and he who
years after followed on, and having renewed
his strength within him, stepped firmly down
the receding shores, to return not again
Olire Branch.
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TRoTTING OUT HER LORD AND MASTER
Fanny Fern shows up her third husband in
the following elegant mOrreau:
"And there is Mr. James Parton, author
of the Life of Horace Greely, whom l occa-
sionally meet Jim is five feet ten inches,
and modest--wears his hair long, and don't
believe in dcvil-has written more good
anonymous articles, now floating unbap-
tised through newspaperdom, Con both sides
Of the water than any other man save
himself, would suffer to go unclaimed. Jim
believes in Carlyle and lager beer-can write
books better than he can tie q cravat t;
though since his late marriage l am pleased
to observe a wonderful improvement in this
respect. Iti my belief that Jim is destined,
by steady progress, to eclipse many man
who has shot up like a rocket, and who will
fzzle out and come down stick.
FANNY FERN.
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Now-What is it That point in dura.
tion which links the two eternities that
fitting moment which, as it emerges into
the present, vanishes into the past. A beat
Of the pulse measures it heart throb-a
breath While one utters the word, ii
eomes--is gone.
What of it? Especially this. 1t is the
accepted time-the day of salvation. AS
it flies God waits to be gracious Listen
Divine loves speaks. unto you, . men,
| call. The great expiation haste.
The Trinity journal., 1856-05-31
A GALLANT officer in the United States


Navy communicates to the Drawer an ad-
mirable incident to show the power of an
American training, even upon the rawest Of
British-born subjects who enlist under the
stripes and stars {:
'In ls4S the frigate United States was
lying in the Bay of Gibraltar, and the usual
civilities were passing between officers of
the ship and those of the garrison. AT one
of the dinner parties conversation turned
upon the various smallarms in use, and
Commodore Reed spoke of the American
carbiae in terms of high praise. Few of the
British officers present had ever seen the
weapon, and general request was made
that an opportunity might be afforded of
witnessing its efficiency. The Commodore
readily complied, and an appointment for
the next morning was made.
"Orderly Sergeant Shaw was instructed
to select man and a weapon for the trial,
and he directed Private Lynch to be on the
ground. They found quite party of Brit
ish officers in waiting, who examined the
weapon, and made numerous inquiries re-
specting it of Lynch, whom they soon dis
covered to be a son of the Emerald Isle.
The trial began. A small china cup was
placed on post at q distance of thirty
yards. Lynch loaded his carbine brought
it deliberately to his shoulder, fired, and the
cup was in atoms. A second, third, and
fourth experiment had the same result. The
English officers expressed their qualification
and astonishment by loud cheers, and one
of them asked Lynch if he was not an Irish
man?
'I am by birth, Sir, was his reply.
''How long have you been in the Ameri-
can service p
"'About six months, Sir was his reply.
"The officer gave him sovereign and,
turning to his brothers, said Here is an
Irishman who has been in the American Ma
Wy but six months, and I'll wager a hundred
pounds he can do what not one of his coun-
trymen in the British service can. The
officers expressed their thanks to Sergeant
Shaw for his attention, and proflered him
five pounds as a slight expression of their
satisfaction. The Sergeant drew himself up
to his full height, and said
"I thank you, gentlemen, but non-com-
missioned officer Of the American Navy
never receives presents on duty
"I1l wager another hundred pounds,
said the British officer again, there is not a
sergeant in the English army or navy would
have done that
"The officers Of the garrison were much
gratifed and it would be difficult to decide
whether the gallant Commodore was more
pleased with the skill of Private Lynch or
the nice sense of honor displayed by Ser
geant Shaw;
"a few days afterward, Captain de Lacy,
of the garrison, inquired of passed midship-
man Brook, How they Americanized Irish.
men so rapidlyp
"'No trouble at all,' said Brook there
is an atmosphere breathed under the Ameri-
can flag that makes every man an Ameri-
can who serves underneath it,
"I believe YOU said Captain de Lacy.
Honor to the American flag, and to the
gallant tars that defend it p"-Har. MAG. |
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their smartest toilets and crowded to the
court house. On seeing this the Judge rose
and said: "Persons here assembled as spec
tators, sre not aware of the nature OF the
case. / therefore desire all decent women
to withdraw" A pause took place without
singlel female moving to retire from her
seat. Seeing this the Judge rose and said :
Officers of the court, now that all the decent
women have retired, turn out the remainder." :"
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NEwsPAPERs-Dr johnson, when in the
fulness of years and knowledge, said II
never take up newspaper without finding
something would have deemed il loss
not to have seen-never without deriving
from it instruction and amusement"
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SOLDIER CrrzENs-Recent events at San
francisco remind Dismal Jeemes" of Squl-
bob's toast at military entertainment
"Our citizen soldiery -inyincible in peace,
and invisible in war"
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WELL ronaorrEN-The Binghampton
Democrat says THE London Telegraph in
enumerating the cities which the brlusherS
could take Just as easy in case Of war be be-
tween the two countries, leaves out New
Orleans altogether. We cannot account
for the omission, except on the ground. that u
they took it in 1914, and do not think IL
necessary to take it over again y
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A LADY made complaint to Frederick
the Great, king of Prussia. "Your majesty"
said she, my husband treats me badly"
"That is none of my business" replied the
king. "But he speaks i'll of you" said the
lady. "That," he replied, "iS none of your
hnsinessn
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IT is a singular fact that woman cannot
look from a precipice Of any magnitude
without becoming dizzy But, what is still
more singular, the dizziness departs the very
moment somebody puts his arm around her
waist to keep her from falling" Queer,
isn't it?
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WHEN the editor of Mississippi paper
threatened in print ITO put full stop over
each Of the eyes Of the editor of the Louis
vile Journal" Prentice replied :: "While he
is putting full stop over our eyes, we will
put his nose in parenthesis."
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Remembrance.

There are tones that will haunt us, tho lonely
Our path DER mountain or sea
There are looks that will part from us only
When memory ceases to be
There are hopes which our burden can tighten,
Though tolsome and steep be the way
And dreams that like moonlight, can brighten
With u light that is clearer than day.
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Dreams.

o there is dream of early youth,
And it never comes again
'Tis vision of light, and life, and truth,
That fits across the brain;
And love is the theme of that early dream,
SO Wild so warm, so new,
That in all our after years, deem,
That early dream we rue.
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The following reminds us of little an
ecdote which we think we will tell first, so
as to be little ahead of our friend who
narrates it;
A couple of friends, sportsmen, fond of
shooting and fishing, were on a trouting ex-
cursion out in Sullivan County, whipping
the east and west branches of the Calicoon
and the Mongaup, in the month of May,
some four or five years ago.
When they left the rude hotel in the NOR
ming, where they had passed the night, they
agreed to separate in pursuing their days
sport and an agreement was made to rem
devious at the tavern at sunset, and compare
the result Of the days labor, or sport as
it is generally called.
Well about dusk one Of the party arrived,
and soon after the other, and they compared
their strings of fish.
One greatly predominatcd it consisted
Of flfty-seven trout.
"Did you catch all these yourself? 2"
"Why, how do you s'pOse l got 'em, if I
did'at catch 'em p
"That amt the question Did you catch
em ?"
"Why, to be sure-I took every one Of
em myself"
Well, that seemed satisfactory but,
somehow or other, the discrepancy in the
number of fish taken seemed to be rather
peculiar so after supper the discounted
friend took little boy one side, with whom
his competitor had fallen in on his way back
to the tavern, and putting garter Of dol
lar in his hand said,
"Did Mr.. P catch all those fish he
brought back with his own hook and line 2"
"Them he had on that crotched stick
He had taoO O them sticks"
Yes, yes-I know; but he did catch 'em
all :"
Cant say all can say, is, that lie told
me how, if any body asked me, wasn't to
say word about them fish and amt
a-goin' to do itp
The cat was out Of the bag
Now to the second story:
"A gentleman who had carefully traitied
up his servant in the way he should CO. so
that when his wife was present he might not
depart from it, sent him with a box-ticket
for the theater to the house of a young lady
''1he servant returned when the gentle
man and his wife were at dinner. He had,
of course, been told, in giving answers to
certain kinds Of messages, to substitute the
for the feminine pronoun, in speak
ing Of the lady.
"Did you see Inn p said the gentleman,
giving him the cue.
"'Yes, Sir replied the servant. lie said
led 60 with great deal of pleasure and
that he'd wait for you, Sir
"'What was he doing p asked the WIFE
carelessly.
"'He was putting on his bonnet, was the
reply.
ut is said that there was fat in the fire
Immediately"
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CONVERSATION BETWEEN SUBSCRIBER AND
EpToR OF A CERTAIN MORNING PAPER SR5,
Which is the right course for us to pur-
sue2
Ed-(Quoting classic authority )--Vich.
ever you please, my little dear, ~. Hesh
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IT is said that Grace Greenwood is about
to issue an entire new edition OF Little
Pilgrim" bound-in linen.
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BLrz had bright little fellow on the
stand to assist him in his experiments"
"Sir" said the signor, "do you think l
could put the twenty-five cent piece, which
the lady holds, into your coat pocket 2"
"No," said the boy, confidently.
'Think not 7"
81 know you couldn't" said the little fell
low, with great firmness.
"Why not ?"
"Cause the pocket is oil torn out !"
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One asked why B stood before G.? Be-
cause, said another, man must b before
he canC.
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WEAVERVILLE TRINITY COUNTY, CA~ SATURDAY MORNING. MI

THE following glowing picture of the West is
an extract from new book just published at Bos-
ton. entitled "The Panorama and Other Poems"
by j. G. Whittier:
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BRonED MAcKEREL-The following good
story is told of member Of Congress from
Ohio
The venerable Gen. H-was for several
consecutive years returned to Congress and
and as the hotels and boarding houses in
Washington in those days were all on par,
or rather below par, the members were in
the habit of occupying, year after year the
same rooms. The table of Gen H-'s
boarding house-which was kept by a widow
and her two daughters-was regularly fur
nished with stereotyped dinners, and at one
end Of the table always appeared broiled
mackerel. Gen. H, whose seat was
near the fish, had gazed so frequently upon
it-for it never was touched, except by the
cook-that he knew it all "by heart"
Now if the distinguished representative
had any one peculiar virtue, it was an af
fectionate desire to make every person and
every creature around him happy In the
course of time Congress adjourned, and
General H paid his bill to the widow,
and got ready to start for home. The
stage stood at the door and the old
gentleman, showing the goodness of his
heart, took the widow by the hand, and
pressing it, bade her farewell then kissing
the daughters, said he would like to see
them in Ohio, and furnish them with good
husbands, &c. But even this is not all ;
the black boys who stood along the walls,
were not forgotten, and grnned as he hand
ed each a silver dollar.
AS he passed around the breakfast table,
which was not yet cleared off," he saw his
old friend the mackerel. The tears came
into his eyes, and raising it by the tail with
his finger, parted with it, saying "Well,
good by, my old boy you and l have
served a long campaign together but
wiping his eyes-I suppose we shall meet
again next winter. Good bye p
The old gentleman rapidly left the house,
and jumping into the stage, ratified off, and
fortunately for his ears the widow never saw
him again
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IT has been ascertained that the man VINO
held on to the last was O shoemaker.
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The West.

The West.
Then with burst of music, touching all
The keys of thrifty life-the mill-stream's fall
The engines pant along its quiverng rails,
The anvils ring, the measured beats of fails,
The sweep of scythes, the reaper,s whistled tune,
The woodlands hail along the river shores,
The steamboats, signal, and the dip of oars
Slowly the curtain rose from off land
Fair as Gods garden. Broad on either hand
The golden wheat-felds glimmered in the sun,
And the tall maize its yellow tassals spun,
Smooth highways set with hedgerows living green,
With steepled towns through shaded vistas seen.
The school bouse murmuring with its hive-like
swarm,
The brook-bank whitening in the grist-mills S
storm,
The painted farm house shining through the leaves
OF fruited orchards bending at its caves,
Where live again, around the Western hearth
The homely old-time virtues of the North;
Where the bithe housewife rises with the day,
And well-paid labor counts his task play,
And grateful tokens of Bible free,
And the free Gospel of Humanity,
OF divers sects and differing names the shrines,
One in their faith whate'er their outward signs,
Like varying strophes of the same sweet hymn
From many prairie's swell and river brim.
thousand church-spires sanctify the air
or the calm Sabbath, with their sign of prayer
The Trinity journal., 1856-05-31

WHAT articles of attire do twins resemble ?
A pair Of kids
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"soNNY, who's your father ?" "Mr. Jenk-
ins.n "What jenkins 2" "The jenkins
what kicked you yesterday for sassing our
servant girl" 1t is unnecessary to say the
examination stopped there.
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me- Orders from abroad for ADVERTISING or
jon PRiNTNG, to ensure prompt attention. should
IN ali cases be accompanied with the CASH.
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II H e
TRINITY NAL
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BV SEAMAN s. GORDON.

IL. y. SEAMAN De. GORDON,
Editors ProprietOrs.
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Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-10-15
Miscellany.

Tom BELLS rER-The following let
ter is from the San Francisco Chronicle. 1t
was addressed by Tom to Mrs. Hood, the
woman who kept the house which he used
to make his headquarters
FRIEBAUGH FERRY, Oct. 4, | $50.
Mas. HOOP My dear and only friend
now in this country, as am not allowed the
lieerty OF seeing you, have been allowed
the privilege TO write you few lines-as
have but a few moments to live am at II
great loss for something to say.
! have been most fouily betrayed {; Bill
and John have told things that never took
place | am accused Of every robbery that
has been committed for the last twelve
months, which is altogether false. | never
have committed but three highway robbcr
ies in my lie. But still | am to blame, and
my fate is sealed am to die like n dog.
and there is but one thing that grievas me,
and that is the condition Of you AMI your
family probably | have been the instru
mentality of your mistortunes. If you con-
slider that have, oh forgive ne In my
last moments will think of the many IA
vors You have done me. II had king Ions
10 present you, you should have them all;
DuJ dlho am Io"I' aup my ~ - oc,'lo"
! would like to give you some advice, but
fear you may think me presumptous what
would say is this. that you had better send
the girls to San Francisco, the Sisters OF
Charity; there they will be educated and
taken care Of.
Tell -l the girls hrcwcll-tell them to be
good girls, and to be very particular to
whom they pledge themselves for life. All
the money have left is ten dollars, which |
have given to Mr. Chism for Sarah II you
ever see T. Elward S tell him my fate must
come to close, for the hounds are thirstng
for my blood. Good bye, forever
THOS. J BELL.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-10-15
MEDICAL.

from parcni chihl, aud cnilin. n,n the ur, rrin
ruined constitution. For the of ,l ,hr.r ,rin
uf disease. the Doctor. gymnastics n.k. nn
compcnssun Tho Doctor can hp c,,n~ult,, h., lrt.
ter or ulhrr~isr free ni charge, ad hNi,~ l Who nr,
n'ltt,I tn call upon hun, whrr' be- Vii Vtvc them
such -,t f-cliun a. thcN en- ohnin ro where else
nj, rooms ar, No aud Nrmory la corn. ruf sac.
ranruto Hud NnntS"mcrN -rr"ts ~hu Frauc,srn
TIE GREATEST DlSCON EHY OF THE
NGE.--.:r,nt blessing tr Mali iud ,-lnuoctu huf Poe
irnti-Dr l. !. Ck pkoNs Prdph1 'm1lcum. t>clf De.
mrrting Agtu'.l asrr,' preventative a"tjit-l g"l,r
fhuui aud >,philc d-';t.'', ni'iau Itra-~l
r,ly tor al lhr yrnr'.l. ,cr"ulnu> fu-ryrou> -ol
canr,rn~ ulcrr+ maI discharges trrn ihr Y.t4ln,,
uterus lul urclhra. ant ;Ii cul.n'p'p> 'rtnuu.aud
diseases. For -'r ~ nr l.J tnlkel'~ "'irr. Nt-
mnry iIall corner ~ N.,crltn uiu aud Montgomery
streets %tr ftHuti>cu. = Huuc d1tlon j. pr'trn-
tol,vr actnn.i stpaH po\. ~ - t'r l. } r2aukr,
lrup"i'HCicum preventative nG1'">' Nphliitici nut
poparri,.d ,i..~.~ Harmless m i'.r y pn>~,-.>t.-
the tnwrr of chemically r.trl i1g thr ~Nplii'lr So.
ru. and turu.h, >.N.Ht h.wsauds 81 'udns hrttuch-
,,. from brir. ltcrd h> the most trh SOM, u All
I,,,.-,,s I,.t u, Vuuug mnu VIII 70 'Irr-i'- Ut-I
hr without rr. rynpkn,~ 'torll"rl,um II J. iu
vrrN cosV"utrt paCkupcs ahd VIII hr FOUND convene
-ur 10 tts. ug used - sonp That d-,1S'' ctn Ice
pr.,.ui,ed D., lh, ur u proper n@'u>. h. we'll p
c,r,h~h,r fact thai thtN can hc cured ei't' thcv
establishments 1he rrntlrl" which = nnW untNrr.
.t., rrugny -. received even he 'rr r." day ~
Jrnucr the li~-uvrr"r o the va c'nrtion IN l''. amt
ia mulitrjrd bcucit- ever since. hav" r.rrit"|. -
they deserved. the attention OF i'"U"ilcl lnrll''.
ii w;t- in pursuit of MS hrnnch "i 'hr ta"d cI ,c.-
rn-,. tha pr h. J. Clnpkrv fortunately pade the Jls
cuycrl of hi Prophinclrna. which, i"r tlr lr''.r
uu uf :, pijitir gouorrh" "atftncrr auI CuHheu-
dl~,rdcr -tnld~ uurlN ali"dh, an, agent iu hr Pt-
marn,ncu. The effect II ms pg"ul nfcr cotton IS
uumr,l.lr and removes me p">'ihh. "l a rurlru"-
ton oi disease IT, however. M" d-cit-t' !- been
rac.l il useful IN ueuirIlilu" the pul- uoIS src"
lions which. bv ah-urp,i'u produce the hoyid Crns"-
uurn>rS known secondary syphilis Il haS h"rn
administered bY th. Doctor IL tHanN thousand C1~cs
and he has vel find The first Ia which II has IuhTI
sul~.rNr the purpu~r for which 1t wiz ainlnl-',r-
ed Price. So Fun directions are M 7Cll"d l"'lch
plckaCc In eases where Pr,uhllaciicin = trai ~
curative. mr. l. T. Cmpka " III lurni>h gratis n pre-
scriptiun fer his Blood Purifier.
Al communications f0m the country. addressed
y 10 Dr. t. j. CInpLay. san francisco will Toe strictly
and conlidoutinlh attended to. AMI IL" rmrdi'S
with the er'nc-t and secrecy. iminedHlct dis-
patch, d. by Express other cOnNelan TO the des
tnHliDn.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-10-15
HOWARD MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
l. SdcfdInrntu street. neNt To the Pacific Mail s.
Co. - Ofiice over W ines Coz Express Ofiice.
SAN FRANCISCO
ROOMS NUMBERS !. AND 3.

VENHIS ISSHIFtYiON j. founded tof The cure Of
"A Syphy hylItlc and ~Cr'tuitu- com mplWuls, and all
affections u ihc Genital Organs Of whai,-} -r nature.
Instituted tor tne r1Jrr-- purpose ui lr : In2 private
mundhs AT me instance Ut many medical gentlemen
who have sceB whh PAIN the lmIu>tRb,ps praCiiccd
hrrrlt tor, upon thnse ~un have br, SEt;ui- ot
wing advertisements 1hu,.. crnucctrd 0ifh are Iu
pursue 10 certain extent tt- mean. OF introducing
u to public notice.
Those applying tor adyIre viii iHd constantly in
attendance mrdich ablllA Of hunt-putrd skill ih lhs
class of com plants. AMI ~ hc dralI Wih IN The
most honorable and strHighi forward manner,
for The pnrpOse Ot securing pTiNacy 10 lhe most
iHicjc. Neral apartments ar arranged lhat ia.
Ji nj viii be brought ia contact win uOnt but The
Office Physician.
Ih, sr applying 10 this institute viii the charges
re sunabic, and the irralncut -up rI,r I.adi. and
lcnllcucn who desire tU broom puicui- without
calling at The rooms of liz Institute, can br attended
"a lh,.ir residences
Communication from all parts of ,nr country will
be H,,cndcd to with prUmptu,,-, and al, dicues sent
II de.Ir~d. hy euclo, ~ lee of ton doh r,
No Efforts viii be- spared io MAXI the ioNar Nedi-
cal Institute what II purports 10 he, philanhfophc
Il slru'e.
Consultation in English, French, Spanish and
German.
,n,c, hoL's from A. VI. tin 9P. n. Address,
-fiHvHrti- Httfeas institute, Ia Sacramento street,
san Franc SEQ
Office Physician, DIR. Il MCCAFPREY
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-10-15

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