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saint for guardians. There were scorn-
full looks ind naughty words in his aris-
tocratic bme, when his relatives heard
that the heir of their princely wealth
had turned student of divinity, and
would settle in an obscure village, and
there was much wonder among his fash
ionable friends. But nothing could win
the young man from his holy VOWS, and
night aftf night till the stars wanded,
did no lean over his desk, that he might
the sooner be prepared for the PASTORS
place, hiss stecreAtion being his walks
and talks Jstthe gentle Lily.
Two yer from the day he first en-
tered thoskttle church as stranger to
all, he wss solemnly set apart to his
holy work the aged PASTORS rembling
hands beipg placed upon his head, as
with quiysring lips he ordained him a
Christian minister; and the same low,
lute-like foice that enchanted him then,
sang nowlthe hymn that confirmed the
rite.
At sunset, the holy Sabath sunset, the
little church again was filed, for before
the al;ar stood the youthful pastor to
take ney vow to his heart, one that
babe him !" love and cherish till death
bid them part" tho gentle being who
uhconscioesly had woke his soul to the
view of life,-a vow, that, while
it changed the girlish thing" to a
pastors bride, yet left her, as she was
before, tie Lily of the Glen.
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from the New Orleans Delta.
A TRUE STORY WHY JAHES BU-
CHANAN IS 4 BACHELOR.
q Come fhie1- mini


And pail me t:Io-C.T C.T:il-.v-s------lza nf hslI.
That my keen knife sees not the wound it
makes" LADY MAcBETE.
More than fifty thousand years ago,
in far planet inhabited by men and
women with like feeling and passions to
ourselves, there once existed great na-
ton which had conquered for itself a
beautiful home on a large continent,
originally possessed by wild beasts and
by savages in shape resembling man, but
scarcely less wild and useless than the
beasts they hunted and destroyed. This
great nation had in its youth spent many
years in doubtful struggle with the
beasts and the savages, and had labored
hard in clearing out the thick forests
and transforming them into lovely gar
dens and fields, in which they might live
happily and abundantly, far from the
annoying interfeI ence of otbor nations,
across wide ocean on the same planet,
who had driven away their fathers and
sometimes threatened them
As the men of tho great nation, then
in infancy, struggled day by day with
untamed beasts, and savages OF. the fer
est, and looked forward every evening in
their musings to the time when their
children should enjoy the fruits of their
many tolls and dangers, they were un-
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4oftrg,
Thanatopsis.
sr WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT.

Wedo not for moment, says the New York
Atlas, hesitate to place the following effusion
from the pen Of William Cullen Bryant. in jux.
opposition with any similar effort in the Eng
lish language. The last stanza cannot be sur
paused IN the whole range of English poetry:
To him who in the love of nature holds
Communion with her visible forms, she speaks
A various language; for his gayer hours
She has voice of gladness. and smile
An eloquenc of beauty. aad she glides
Into his darker musings, with mild
And gentle sympathy, that steals away
Their sharpness ere he Is aware.
sF..szz When thoughts
OF the last bitter hour come like blight
Over the spirit, and sad images
Ofthe stern agony and shroud. and pail,
And breathless darkness, and the narrow house
Make thee TO shudder, and grow sick at heart
Go forth, under the open sky. and list
To natures teachings, while from all around
Earth and her waters, and the depth of air,
Comes a still voice yet few days, and thee
Ths all beholding sun shall see no more
In all his course nor yet IN the cold ground,
Where thy pale form was laid with many tears
Nor in the embrace of ocean, shall exist
r.=.a ,.s Earth, that nourishea tzee shall claim
Thy-growth. to be resolved to earth again
And. lost each humane track surrounding up
Thine individual being. shall thou go
To mix forever with the elements,
To be brother to the insensate rock
And to thesluggish clod, which the rude swain
Turns with his share, aAd treads uf0a.
- The oak
Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy
mould,
Yet not to thy eternal resting place
Shalt thou retire alone nor eould'st thou wish
Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down
With patriarehs Of the infant world, with kings,
The powerful of the earth the wise. the good
Fair forms. and hoary seers of ages pas+,
All in one mighty sepulehre-
t..s4z,-- The hills,
Rocked-ribbed and ancient as the sun the
- wales,
Stretching IN pensiye quietness between;
The venerable szaodsz rivers that move
] In majesty, and tiie cernp planning brooks
That make the meadows green; and poured
80 sr0und all.
Old oceans gray and melancholy waste;
Are but the sole1nn decorations all
OF the great tomb Of man.
{
As the long train
ofages glide away, the sons Ofmen
The youth in life's green spring and be who
goes
In the full strength Of years, naatren and maid,
And the sweet babe, and the gray headed man,
Shall one BY eae be gathered to thy side
BE- those, who in their turn shall follow them.
Solve. that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan that moves
Totllat mysterious realm where each shall take
His chamber in the. silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry slave at night.
Seourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and
sooihed
By an uufalten6ng trust, approach thy grave
Like.ane wiho.wraps she'drapery of his couch
sAibouthim, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
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HONOR TO WHOM HONOR IsDUE.'

The following letter, addressed to the
Dayton (Ohio) Jourtanl-a Fremont pa
per-briDgs Col. Fremont's pretensions
to military glory down to their proper
level
'HoNoR TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE,
To the editors Of tie Dayton Journal
1t is with very great reluctareo that
| appear before the public, but a sense
of that duty which I owe to the profer-
sion Of which have been member for
nearly thirty-two years compels me to
claim for the navy and marine corps and
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Behold. the furious storp1is rolling,
Which traitor -fep6s confederate raise;
The hounds of wee, let loose, are bowling,
And soon ON brothers' homes viii blaze;
And shall ne calmly view the ruin,
Whileb bloody force. with lawless stride
Spreads desola ton far and wide,
TLis happy land in blood imbruing2
Arise, arise. ye brave!
And let our war cry be
Our God our Union, and our flag,
Our creed, and victory.
Oh, blessed Union we will ne'er resign thee,
Nor fail to bow before thy glorious name,
While madmen rail and knaves malign thee,
Shall we be recreant to thy fame2
Mol by the Constitution beading DER usi
Pas MOI By the revolutions sacred deadl
Mol by the perils past and fledl
No by the destiny before us
.f Awake awake brave hearts,
Put down the traitor clan
Who would our Union rend in parts,
The last best hope of man.
AndhArki the popular shout is waking
tss- In every breast generous flame;
-z9 And Treason, in his den is quaking,
And shuddering at his death of shame;
And where our starry banners cleaning,
The patriot Buchanan stands,
-5i Supported by our hearts and hands,
Triumph sboye snd round him beaming
For on the Constitutions rock
With God our hearts to see,
We dare the traitors direct shock,
And wait for victory.
,ponot despairi ye millions pining
In bloody fetters DER the sea;
y The orb ye watch is not declining,
Tho sorely clouded it may be:
~ Dh this fair shore we win reserve ye
A shelter frem the despot,s ffoBn,
So a refuge from the peling ss5rn1;
Aad blessed UHi0n! we viii preserve thee
Yes. for the God above us
- Has madeand kept {: :: t.Aa, fac,
And from the skies beyond US
He points to victoryl
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Proclaim it on the house tops
that Fremont is running for President
in only sixteen states of the Union!
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fFrom the Daily Pennsy1vanian.I
The Deneeratic Battle Hymn.

oEDIcATED TO THE kErRToSE cIIs
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~ Air" .Mar,eilrais. Hy,sS. a.
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And pail me IN t:Io- CtTtTT-1v--t------lsa 81 hill
That my keen knife sees not the wound it
makes" LADY MACBETH.
The Placer herald., 1856-07-05
Letter to J. C. Zabriskie. ESQ.
SACRAMENTO. June %, 1885,


Col. J. G. Zabriskie: Dear Sir:-In view OF
the present agitated state of the public mind,
resulting from the action of the Vigilance
Committee of San Francisco, and its probable
effect upon the political action of the people
of this State, we would inquire what course,
in your opinion, as faithful and recognized
expounder of Democratic doctrines, should
be pursued by the Democratic party in the
crisis, to establish in the State its principles
upon pure and permanent basis. by Civ
ing early attention to this momentous subject
you will oblge your Democratic fellow citi-
zens:
b. B. Brown, Henry G. Rudolph, Matthew
Purdin, w. Wolf, w. N. Brainard, Gustavus
b. A. Otto, Juel Smith, II. Caswcll, Philip
Megerie, Philip Wager, B. F. Foger, William
Chesley, John Stuber, Friedrich Mier, George
Kelser, Josiah Gallup, John Nash, Jas. M.
Reid.
The Placer herald., 1856-07-05

AFTER HIM.-The Granite Journal says
that the Vigilance Committee of Carrolton
Placer county, are after brute who has re-
Gently been making some improper exposi
tions in the presence of ladies.
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NO HUMBUG---$13O,OOO WORTH
OF
CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE.

w sorment of Crockery, Glassware, $ar5
Lamps Clocks, Looking Glasses &C., of any SS
house in the State, which we will sell at greatly
REDUCED PRICES.
We are in constant receipt of large shipments
from Europe and the Eastern States, direct from
the manufactures. Our motto is
L4RGE SALES AND SylI.4LL PROFITS.
Merchants and Hotel Keepers will find it much
to their advantage to call and exaraine our stock
before purchasing elsewhere, as they will be sure
to find GREAT BARGAINS at ia street. be-
tween and 5, Sacramento; l76 and l73 Montgo-
merry street, San Francisco
July s '56.-3r VITALITY 4 PEHSHBAKER
The Placer herald., 1856-07-05
RANCH AND STOCK, FOR SALE CHEAP

Spring RANCH, three and a haif miles from
- Auburn, near the Nevada road, it contains
several hundred acres. 200 acres under good fence
rs acres in grain at the present time, and several
acres in good timothy hay
Also for sale, horses work oxen, COVE calves,
hogs, wagons, &C., which will De sold separate or
together. The ranch is in an excellent location,
produces good grain and is we'll watered by
springs. Also for sale, good business house in
Auburn, next door to the American Hotel, En-
qure at the Placer Herald Office.
June Tth, l35G.-3J
The Placer herald., 1856-07-05

SAM. WH1rE.-The trial of Sam. White, at
Sacramento, for an assault with deadly wea-
apon upon Mr.. James Cunning, of the Fashi-
on Saloon, come off on Friday and resulted
in the conviction of the defendant The next
day he was brought up for sentence, and re-
ceived judgment Of thirty days in the prison
brig or pay fins Of 5000 and costs, amount
ing to $500
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TO RENT.

TGNHE Subscriber will rent on reasonable terms
h the Stone Building next door to the Placer
Herald Office 1t has an excellent cellar. the size
of the room, 2l~ As feet; good alley way from
the street to the backyard. Apply to
Auburn, May "a soft JACOB GIBSON.
The Placer herald., 1856-07-05

The PAcIE1c RA1LRoAD.-A letter written
by Mr. 7. d. Judah, late engineer Of the Sac
ramento Valley Railroad, and dated May 18th
at Washington City, is published in the
Marysville Herald. 1t was addressed to Mr..
Chenery, and gives glowing accounts Of the
prospects Of the Pacific Railroad in Congress
There is little doubt ofthe passage Of the bill
introduced by Gen Denver. This bill pro-
poses to have the government give thirty sec
tions, or 10000 acres of land to the mile of
railroad, which Mr. Judah thinks is sufficient
to secure the completion of the road. AS
Mr. Judah is an able and experienced engi-
neer his opinion may be considered valuable.
But he places a much higher estimate upon
the value Of the land along the line than we
do. He is enthusiastic in his calculation that
the road will start at Benecia and pass by
way of Marysville, and that the thirty sec
tons to the mile would build the section of
the road in this State to Mobiles Pass. We
do not see exactly where the thirty sections
to the mile are to come from in California.
However, we shall look more particularly to
this matter hereafter. Sac. Union
The Placer herald., 1856-07-05

Mss OLIVE OArMAN.-This young lady and
her brother, under the care of a cousin, arri-
we'd on the Senator, en- route to Rogue river.
The Los Angeles Star says she is fast acquir-
ing knowledge Of her native customs and
habts-she speaks the English language flu
emily, any impertecton in her speech at first
arising simply from embarrassment.
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q Persian Princess.

l WENT TO see the Slail's half sister, ,
beautiful girl Of Is, who lived with lier moth
or IN an obscure, part of the anterootp, neg
lected by the Shah, and consequently by
every one else, She was really lovely fair
with indescrbable eyes, and figure only
iequalled BY some Of the chsfs de Uupre q
ltaimi art. This Is SO rare among Persian
women. that she was one ofylhe few persons
saw in the country with I'm approach to a
good figure. She was dressed in the usual
fashion of trousers, on trousers, the last pain
being of such stiff biocatle that If put stand
ing upright in the, middle ofthe room, there
they would remain. ,Ilerrhair was curied
not plated, and she. was literally covered
with diamonds. She was quiet in her man.
ners, and seemed detected. SHE was mos,
anxious To hear nbout European customs.
What seeinedao surprise her most was s,lat
we took lhe trouble to- untress every night
going TO bed; and she asked ma WAS it true
we put on long white dress to pass the
night ima All Persian women are astonisI,.
ed atitl'is custom, and ate'quite' unable to ac-
1eotint for it, Theyucver undress' at night
they units, their thin mattress from their sill
Ken cover, draw il out from its place against
The wall, and roll themselves up in The wsd
dcd-Tnilt which forms Heir 5lankct. The
onlyatime they change their clothes i,
When they go 10 bath. Ii they go cut TO
visit, they, Of course, put ON their best gar
mcnts, and take them off at night !; but gen
orally they lie down just as they are, and even
in cold weather they wear their cliadoor, or
out.of-door veil, at nigIt.--Lddy iShieTs
Gimpses Of Life and Manners IN Persia
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Efeshascns ia Iufksg:

Although fieenua<onry has for more tllan
thirty years been generally supposed to OK
ist aniOng the Mallom etans, and traces Of il
were found in Turkey by the Russian off
ce,s after the campaign Of 1920, Yet they
were too slight to prove the fac. aud il is OF,
ly within the hast few years tia, Il was salts
factorily demonstrated BY a German free.
mason cl,nncing to pass through Belgrade,
where he discovered masonic lodge, to
which he was invited, and where he receiv.
ed a hospitable reception. il appears now
to be proved beyond AL doubt that the Turk.
ish brothers who exercise their masonic du-
ties, under the name of Dervisbes, arc to all
intents and purposes the sans as our own Or
der OF freemasons, with bu; very little differ
ence in their customs and ceremonies, aud
making use Of exactly the same signs, words
and grips, TO recognize each other. The Turk
isi freemGsons appearto be in more elevated
state Of civilization than is lisual among Ori,
entails generally their views of religion are
far higher than those imposed by Isninism
they reject polygany, conteniing themselves
with one single wife, and .: The masonic
banquets the women appear unveiled--a
striking proof Of the mutual confidence the
rnasoeic brethren repose in each other
The Belgrade lodge, called Aikotsch, is
composed of about 10 members. The mas
ter, whose name is Djaai Isinael Mohaned
Smde, is at the same time grand master oi
all the lodges in European Turkey. and is di.
rectly connected with all those of,hc whole
Of the Ottoman Empire, Arabia aud Persia
IN which latter the ,freemasons amount te
more than tifiy thousand members. in Con
stantinoplc there are 10 less tlan nine lodges
The most numerous and important Of whicl
Is that Of the dancing defvi,hes, called Sirk
edeshi Teckar. The Turkish freeinason
wear rs symbol the brotherhood. beside
Q small brown shawl embroidered with ,nys,i
cal figures, and Hat, polished, Twelve eorneret
j piece Of marble. with reddish brown spot
| about Two inches 10 diameter, suspended b,
. white silken cord around the neck. Thes
4 sPots represent the drops oe blood, and ar
i symbolic of ofthssdessA Eof Al, the fousdos.o o
y the order in Turkey. who was barbarousI,
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KIssINa a QuEEN.-1t was the custom O,
the Court Of France, when franklin WA,
Ame,ican Ambassador there, to kiss the
Queen, which was considered in the light
that an American would view the shakin,,
Of hands. f'fai E'hvF lf'a .
\. 1t is said that he was reminded by one of
the dignilaries of court, that. when he was
pre- ented he must kiss the Queen, who, il
was also said, was a very kissible woman. -
The Queen approached familiarly and very
near-probably impelled by curiosity to see
well this handsome savage. FRANKLIN re
membering his lesson, without reluctance
put it into plactiee, in the only way he hid
ever been taught to kiss, and gave the Queen
a mighty Yankee buss on the lips TO The
great a,nazement and borrification of the
old maids, but to the great amusement of
all olhers--especially the king. who was de.
lighted with this savage simplicity and il
Is said that he cried out--"Eacors Bis, Da
Cdppo." or ado 1t again" How many
more things were said or done. it is not INV
business now to relate or vouch for. There
fore only object tosthe print for not being
truly historical, and especially for not hav.
ing chosen one Of those most remarkable of
Franklin's cour, feats. Some Of the wags of
Paris had not the most implicit faith in
Frankiin's simplicity, and said that he knew
more than he pretended to know.
shT vta sa, Cor. Boston Transcript
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singular 4sbsicphsnt.

Son. fifteen years ago, poor peasant in
an ansiauated village in France, became pos.
sessed of the determination of coming TO A
merica--the land Of wealth and liberty, from
which so many fattering accounts had been
borne ac,oes the bosom Of the broad Allan
tic, penetrating 10 tile very heart Of the odd
country and creating a restless desire in all
classes to test the truth Of that which seer.
almost fabulous. pb ,sA ~ bi.'riiz s-
! Getting together the little means at his
command he prepared at once TO embark
With bis family for ,l,s United Stats. Blu,
here, n difficulty arose which lie had not be-
fore looked for. His father and mother
who we've quite old, were too much welded
to the land Of their birth 10 leave il for one
where they must, for q. time at least, bs
strangers, and chose 10 remain, that the tnr
Of their native land might be spread abov.
them when the vital spark had fed. AS .
last comfort to the declining grand parents
il was agreed 70 leave with lliem the oldes
child, = boy some ten years OF age. Thu
arrangement made, the rest Of tho fasnil,
enshs. ked, and we're GOOD upon the soil o
America. - arE xf&8 Sfst q 100
81. Louis became their homo; and al
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though they arrived here in the most dest;
tu'e condition, !, WAS soon observed tha
they were becoming more comfortably situ
of life. - ,''0 ,.~' 80 =
| Many years did not pass before The moo,
man had purchased a lot or two. and then
upon one Of them, situated in. the in,ea. fash.
ionab!e part of the city, a magnificent re,i
dence was soon reared and In. family. orno
SO poor became the associates and friends nj
the wealthy and aristocraiic. How ,ba;r
wealth was accumulated no one cared IN a.t.
they Were wealthy, that WAS enough, and
ai'hoagh mystery hung over them, /, de.
serred no one from their company. The
ia'iier was never found at home during lie
day, and the wife. when he had gone, seem
ed troubled, and was sure TO give some
evasive answer, and then abruptly change
The topic Of coDversaiion. .
About four years after. these peonle b,d
ieft the land of their birth. to seek their fo, !.
tunes IN America, the old couple. with
whom the boy was left, died, however. 6r.t
making arrangements TO have him sent TO
his Paien 8. lie landed in New York ,bu, they
being i'm the West, he could find no cline liz
which TO discoyertlleir Whereabouts. BEING
thrown upon his own resources he was,
knocked from pillar to post; ON, in lisbsar,
there WAS still kept The pearl of honesty
ana desire, determination, To rise TO dis.
tinction. After many .hsrdships, and wears
of hard study, he became one Of The most
promising young physicians in the citv.-
one inontl, ago he came West, and passing
through this city. or Ills way 10 Kansas, bv
some chance he discovered his long lost re.
lations. '''" 'Fs.' taf l''' sisaIFe '0T
For some days everything passed off in
the most happy manner, the old father. n
thing unknown before, staying nj home din.
ring the entire day. A few days since how.
ever, he excused himself aud vent away. 70.
turning about ten o'clock in the evening ,f
ter all had retired. This was repeate,i I'm.
next day, and the next, until the Young MAJ,
determined 10 solve the mystery. His win.
dow overlooked the back gallery of the
house, and there he determined to watch. As
The old man always seemed to CONC in the
back way. .',.,.l ...r.. ..,....l .,as E,..
About eleven o'clock he heard a ,noi>c,
aud looking down. discovered poor ddcre..
pid old beggar, entering the gate. Ills as
tohlslnent was Increased when he SAW liiu,
produce night key and apply IL to his
door. In % moment he was down stairs,
and in the poor old ragged heggar, recogni
zed his father. a.. -, =,
An explanation followed = The old lnnn
had made his fortune by begging. and nfier
Becoming old and wealthy yeii had become
such a habit with him that lac could not
shake it otf--he WIS actually beggar from
habit. After many, promises tu act the
more honestly in the future, the affair was
hushed up, and kept as secret us possible,
hut has tinally-il won't do. To tell lhow-
leaked out and ..got into the papers.'-,grg
.s.-- gf ST. Louis ABaericcn.