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Quick Cures and Low Prices.

(ALD Established Office, corner of Montgomery and
y California streets-DR. YOUNG returns his sincere
thanks to his patients amounting to two
thousand in the last yea for their patronage and would
to consult on those difficult of Venereal which have
baed the skill of of the most celebrated physicians,
and on which he failed to perform radical
The Doctor happy to the public appreciate the val
liable services of regular medical graduate-one IN whose
skill and integrity they place the utmost confidence,
rather than class him with that herd of Quacks who nest
the city, sowing the seeds of debility and disease to an aar
ming by pretending to the worst of diseases,
when they know nothing of the Odus oprdndi Of medi
They give mercury and other poisonous drugs under
the of vegetable medicines, which, instead Of curing
entail upon the system humor which is handed down.
from generation to generation carrying misery in its trail
but what does the mpostor long he gets his pal
try fee
vertse largely in false and sninnng coor de-
ceye the unwarysome say, have great enmty towards
me because they am determined to do justice to
fellow beings and expose the deceptons and humbuggng
dractised We would say more, but thanks to the all
guiding hand who directs the sufferer where he be
cured that all affected with private diseases will call at
DIR. YOUNG'S Office, corner Of Montgomery and cali
aia Streets San FrdnclScO, whore he deyotes his whole
attention to the of the above disease His medicines
pleasant to take produce bad effect upon the sys
shortest possible time. They perfectly adapted tc
miners, travellers and Others they require restrictions
in diet or fear of exposure to weather.
Young affected with constitutional debility brought
by secret habit, which ruins the constitutions of many
will by calling find remedy to effect perfect cure
or no pay will be required.
All letters containing the usual consultation fee of $40
will be promptly attended to. Office hours, from A. M
to 8 p NJ Address
DIR. J. C. YOUNG, Express Building,
(Ovcr Wells. Fargo Il Co.'S Express Departmcnt,)
Corner of Montgomery and California streets,
Is BIN San Francisco.
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Ell Dorado County.
Terms OF the Courts.

SUPREME CoURT-Meets at Sacramento, on the first
Monday in January, April July, and October
DISTRICT CoURT-1lth Judicial District, Composed
of the counties of Yolo, Placer and Ell Dorado
Terms held in FL Dorado on the fourth Monday
of January, second Monday Of May, and third
Mondays of August and November In Placer
on the second Monday of January, and third
Mondays of April, July and October; In Yolo
on the third Mondays of March, August and
December.
Court OF SEss1oNs-James Johnson Judge Frank
Stewart and J. F. Long Associates first
Mondays of February, April, June, August, Oc-
tober and December
COUNTY CouRT--James Johnson, Judge--Regular
terms commence on the first Mondays of Janua.
ry, March, May, July, September and November
PROBATE CoURT-Regular terms commece on the
fourth Monday of each month
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zayo THE LADIES OF CALIFoRNIA-pr. L. J. Gap.

YEIO THE LADIES OF CALIFORNIA.-Dr. L. j. Gap
II kay late in the Hungarian Revolutionary War; chief
physician the goth regiment of Honveds chief surgeon
to the military hospital of Pesh Hungary and late ecur
diseases of the urinary organs and diseases of
Acted females aborng under any of the various forms
diseases of the brain, lungs heart, liver stomach womb
blood kidneys and all diseases peculiar to their SEX The
Doctor is eecng than any other physician in
the State of California Let false deicacy prevent you
but apply Immediately and yourselves from painful
delicate health other circumstances do allow to
have increase in their families should call at L. j. Gap
kays Medical Institute, Armory Hail. corner of Sacrament
to and Montgomery Streets and they will receive every
possible relief and help. The Doctors offices so ar
ranged that he be consulted without the fear of moes
taon If desired Dr. G. will visit the Ladies at their
residences. All consultations by letter otherwise)
free. Address to DR.. l.. j. CZAPKAY
Medical Institute, Armory Hall,
Corner Sacramento and Montgomery sts.,
~ 3m San Francisco.
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Henry M. Fiske,
DRUGGIST AND APOTHECARY

ATOULD inform the citizens of FL Dorado County in
general and MUD SPRINGS in particular that he has
on hand large assortment of DR. UGS, MEDICINES,
PAINTS and OILS, well full supply of the best
Patent Remedies usually found in Drug Estabishmens.-
Also, large assortment of the LATEST PUBLICA-
TIONS which he is receiving, by every steamer, direct
from the publishers, and which he will dispose of at the
lowest rates
Rs-Store-Postofice Buildings, Main St. Mud Springs
January 4th, 1854. [l2H]
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Pacific Express Company.
yaVIIE LATE EMPLOYEES OF ADAMS ~ &C

YNVIIE LATE EMPLOYEES OF ADAMS ~ CO.,
Il in consequence of the disruption OF that frm have
organized themselves into Joint Stock Company, under
the above and title for the purpose of conducting
General Express and Forwarding Business in all its
branches, throughout California, Oregon, and the Pacific
coast generally.
The business will be strictly and solely Forwarding
one, having connection with Banks Bankers and will
be conducted on safe and economical principles.
The Expresses will leave the Office at the northwest
of Washington and Montgomery streets, daily, at
regular hours, for
Sacramento and the Northern Mines,
Stockton and the Southern Mines,
San Jose,
San Juan,
Santa Cruz,
Monterey,
San Pedro,
and the Southern coast generally,
as well as to the Northern coast of California,
and to Oregon
We will also regular Express for freight, small
parcels and letters to and from the Atlantic States, by
every steamer.
The parties who have organized this Company wei
known in the community as old and experienced Express
men, and hope it will be acknowledged generally, under
stand their business thoroughly. They think they
saying much when they attribute much of the
of the late firm of Adams q Co. in the Express business tC
their exertions and personal energies.
In conclusion they would solicit fair share of the avor
of the public piedgng themselves to exert their best
deavOrs to transact such business may be entrusted tc
them in a prompt and busness-like manner.
Collections of all kinds will be promptly attended to
any of the points mentioned above.
r. G MOVES, President.
2Otf r. F. DAVIS, Agent, Coloma.
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SIM 9ranristo advertisements.
An Ode to all Mankind.
BY j. C. YOUNG, M. D.

All We who suffer, ponder whilst you read,
As 'tis your case, alone, not mine, plead
Ye who have felt, or feel them, know the pangs
Mans doomed to BEAR when the remorseless fangs
OF dire disease is fasten'd in his SOUL ~
When he would seek the dagger or the "BoWl,
To end his misery by the potent spell
OF deadly poison, or the polished STEEL
Ye who have writhed and groand from night to morn,
Cursing the hour that ever ye were born
Seeking your pillow thinking to find ease,
Then wildly rushing forth to court the breeze,
IIonino 'twoud ouench the flames that madly burn'd
In evry vein, as if your blood were turn'd
To molten lava
To him who hath felt this,
| need not speak, as he knows what it is
But such as only feel the ncipient spark,
Should read this DER, and ev'ry sentence mark!
Jpon the tablets of their memory,
As none may tell how he'l tomorrow be.
But all should know in dark afliction's hour,
Where to apply to one who has the power
To ease their pain, so prompt, they'd think my hand
Must surely grasp Necromancers wand,
Like some good Gen of the olden time,
Whose evry act bespoke his power sublime
Within this city-throughout all the State,
In evry town and hamlet, small or great,
Some can be found who know the power Weld
Having tried t--know it was to them shield
Stronger than that which Achilles of yore,
Upon Scamanders banks, in battle bore.
They know it sav'd them from the blush OF shame,
Preserved their health, and dearer far their name,
For who'd confess the pain that spoiled his rest
Sprang from a source impure to say the least
Ye suffering thousands who may read this DER,
REMEMBER, | ALONE can you restore
To health and usefulness.
That you may know
have the means and power for doing so,
| here will state. Let each note what say
My motto always s-NO CURE NO PAY.
Tn found with ease my names ev'ry tongue.
The suff 'rers' friend, and yours too
J.C YOUNG, M. d.
p S. Office corner Montgomery and California streets
,ver Wells. Fargo & Co.'s Express office. 10 3m
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DR.. ID. S. Smith,
Physician and Surgeon.

Late of the Hon East India Company's service
Office Main street, Coloma, next door to Zelners
Drug Store Hours for consultation, from to II A.
and to 6 2. NJ.
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ESTABLISHED PERMANENT CURE OF ALL PRIVATE AN
CHRONIC DISEASES, AND THE SUPPRESSION OF QUAoKERY
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Injuries Il Frost.
IA Rathbone.
IA ] Aston.
..J ID Clarke.
M Flashner.
IT 7 Hooper.
..B W0ostrum.
Nv Coddington.
81 w Butler.
81 M Miller.
81 Clarke.
James Buckner
u M Jemison
"A Mcdonald.
IT M Pawling.
e T Brundage.
George Thatcher.
:. Fred Peake.
81 ohm Bidwell.
I'M B Graham.
- S Cook.
- A H Hunnewell.
...Wm Vincent.
u M Groetscheiner.
1T Gallagher.
...P o Lamorie.
Nv d Wilson.
Nv Lane.
80 r F Davis.
j G Fain.
ID G Lewis.
..J M Root.
IT M Daniels.
Nv w Dobbin.
..Richard Smith.
ID Thompson.
- Guernon.
"A G. Sheath.
..R McAdams.
&C N Noteware.
81 w Crichfield.
IA Merier.
- w Hall.
MIR. Elliott.
II w Bean.
Lewis Stark.
IS Moody.
- w Everett.
u B hitcomb.
Nv G. Brown.
I'D Townsend.
Nathan Plum.
..R w Noble.
~ Smith.
Nv Henry.
...S Foreman.
"A G Bentzhoof.
"A Updegraph.
...S Stewart.
"A M Stowe.
IA G Everett.
...A G johnson.
..E Matthewson,
....J ID Tabor.
IN VanTassel.
Thomas Eddy.
...T B Jaques.
...C Tucker.
j M Sedwell
... E M Burrows.
...J Lefevre.
&c Dickinson.
...G w Baker.
...J w Gilbert.
...J II Alvord.
... B Brickell.
IL Colgan.
...R A Mardis.
&c B Keys.
-. Bruce Husband.
wv E O'Kear.
John T Bcener.
...Wm Potter.
George M Dent.
...W p Mayhem.
...George II Bull.
VIM Lewis.
Nv B Osborn.
&c w Applegate.
IL M Booth.
...P w Keyser.
...J F Mcnamara.
...P Ditts.
-. Hiram Togg.
George Kimball.
&c w Coulter.
al w Fisher.
IA G. Hendree.
81 ] Vallejo.
81 B Mckinney.
VIM Vincent.
I'D A Kneass.
Ira Thompson.
George Eastman
VIM Curtis.
...J Shumway.
81 Barron.
-. A II Stevens.
~ II Miller.
...J T Hoyt.
80. + ii Hart.
-. r. + Pratt.
Nv + McDcrmott.
-. NJ Hamilton.
...J Otlifson.
...E B Eaton.
J p Thurston.
-. w Ii Endicott.
1T A Russell.
e Z Lake.
Nv Fisher.
...J J G. Lewis.
&C I, Howell.
80. G d Shoemaker.
ID B Curtis.
.G White.
-. IL > Garland.
w Mccormick.
.G II Coe.
IT Gallagher.
:. Peter Rice.
e S Gaver.
IA J Bailey.
"A M Thatcher.
IS w Brown.
IA Kenyon.
.E Syloa.
T l. Andrews.
:. .R II IIoerchner.
..J Gaines.
j L Sargent,
j E Slater.
j r Little
IS Bradway.
II w ood.
... II G. Heald.
80. G l. Weller.
-. J B Hill.
... f Forman.
80. G. Lyon.
-. p Breen.
IT J Harvey.
j w Patrick.
F Cooper.
H J Share.
II G Hahmann.
w Russell.
j Downer.
80. G. r Fisher.
ID N Thomas.
IS ] Skidmore.
... John Wood.
NV Van Wagner
.G Alexander.
~ A Lank.
j Lemon.
-. Miller.
:. G w Patrick
-. G. Thatcher.
ID J Staples.
p f Conner.
I'D T Hall.
-. H Schroeder.
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POST OFFICES In cALIFoRNIA.

~AhoNA Nohil -
| Ashland B
Auburn Il
Auburn City......E E
AlylSo ............ .S
Alpha ............N n
Antioch. G
Belmont. S
Benicia ...........S
Bidwell's Bar. B
Big Bar. -. .....T
Big Oak Flat -. I
Bodega IS
Bucksport. ........E Il
Buckner ..........S
Bottle Hill. E
| Cache Creek. Y
Camp Seco. C
Camptonville. .... Y
Cedarville ........ /.
Charley's Ranch B
| Chico. b
Chinese Camp. j
Clinton IN
Columbia. .........T T
Colusi ............C
Cold Springs. e
Contra Costa. "A
Cordelia ..........S
Cosumnes. S
Cottonwood. IS
| SOlolild .... II
Carson Valley. 80. E
Crescent City......K
Curtisville T.
Cherokee Flat. 80. B
Dobbin's Ranch. Y
Don Pedro's Bar. T
Double Springs. &C
Downieville .......S
Drytown &C
Dry Creek. Y
Diamond Springs. .E
Ell Dorado ........ Z
Elk Horn. G
Elk Grove. &
Elliott's Ranch. S
Eureka H
Elizabethtown ....P p
Empire Ranch. -. Y
Emory's Crossing. Y
Fosters Bar. Y
Fremont .......... :. Y
Fiddletown. Il
Forbestown.. b
French Camp. 5
Forlorn Hope. 80. ~
Forrest City.......S
Foreman's Ranch. C
Fourth Crossing &C
Grafton ..........4
Garden Valley. .... L
Georgetown ......E
Gilroy. IS
Goodyear's Bar. IS
Grass Valley. n
Green Springs. IL
Green Valley. -. L
Grand Island. &C
Greenwood. L
Garotte Il
Georgiana ........S s
Hamilton .........B i
I1askell's Ranch. S
Horr's Ranch. ...S
Horsetown >
Indian Diggings II
lone Valley.......C
Illinoistown Il
Iowa Hill. .... /
! JameStoW j .......l i
Jacksonville. i
Jackson. 4
J0hnson's Ranch. S
Junction ..........l !
kilna .... So. =
Knights Ferry .... :
Lassen'S l
Lagun > SEGA. :
Lewiston Il
Los Angeles. L
Lisbon. L
Lagrange. .... :
Malysville 80. 80. J
Mariposa ..... -. \
Michigan Bluffs. i
Martinez I
Marsh's Landing. c
Maxwcll's Creek n
Mendocino ........N
Merry Oaks. ......s
Mission San Jose. :
Mokelumne Hill. {
Moore's Ranch -. {
Mormon Island. :
Monte .... l
Moons Ranch. {
Monterey .... go. n
Mountain Niew....S
Mountain Springs. |
Murphy's. -. ....(
Mount Ophir. 80. \
MonteZuma ....... !
Milerton. n..........N u
Monroeville {
McDermott Bridges
Michigan Bar. -. )
Mayield -. :
Napa City .... 80. !
Nashville .........I |
Nevada. y
Nicolas ..........s )
North Ranch. -. {
Newton ..........l
Nelson's Creek ....S
Obisbo. )
Oak Springs. u
Ophirville. -. |
ORC City. /
Orville. [
O'Byrne's Ferry. i
Ottitiewa ....S
Oakland. .........A A
Oregon House. .... \
Parks Bar. .......l J
Pilot Hill. l.........E /
Placerville ........E L
Petaluma .........S ;
Pleasant Grove =
Putah ............S
Punta de los Beys. N
Pleasant Springs. (
Quartsburg.. n
Ringgold.. d..........I /
Round Tent. \
Rough and Ready \
Red Bluffs -. ....S
Rattlesnake Bar. Il
Russian River. N
San Francisco. ....S
Salinas ...........N ~
Sacramento. e
San Diego S
San Juan. n
San Luis Obisbo. S
San Jose. S
Santa Clara. s.
Santa Cruz. S
Santa Rosa. S
San Ramon. C
Salmon Falls. ..... Il
Santa Barbara ....S
San Bernardino. S
San Rafael. N
San Lorenzo. "A
San Leandra. A
San Pedro ........l
Shaw's Flat. Il
shasta. -
SOnOn1,
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GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
f X E @ u TIV f

FRANKLIN PIERCE, President, salary $500
DAVID R. ATCHISON, Vice President, 500
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The Cabinet.

The Cabinet.
WILLIAM L. MARCY, Secretary of State, salary $4,000
JAMES GUTHRIE, Secretary of the Treasury, 6,OOO
ROBERT McCLELIAND. Secy of the Interior, 5000
JAMES G. DOBBIN, Secretary of the Navy, 5000
JEFFERSON DAVIS, Secretary of War, 5000
JAMES CAMPBELL. Postmaster General, 5000
CALEB CUSHING. Attorney General, 1000
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DIR. l.. J. CZAPKAY'S
Grand Medical and Surgical Institute.
ARNIORY HALL BUILDING,

Corner of Montgomery and Sacramento StS, San Francisco
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The Judiciary.
Statt of California,
THE JUDICIARY

THE JUDICIARY.
JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
Hugh C. Murray, Chief Justice. salary $4,000
Solomon Heydenfelt, Associate Justice,.... 10000
David S. Terry, Associate Justice, ...... 5000
Clerk, ]. R. Beard, ...... ...... fees
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The Greatest Discovery Of the Age.
Great Blessing to Mankind.
DIR. l.. j. CZAPKAY'S

INNOCENT, BUT POTENT!
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DEATH OF A VENERABLE PRINTER. We
have to record the death Of Mr.. Henry Bar.
Der, WHO expired on Monday las, after
brief illness, in the sevsniy-sixth year Of his
age. For the pas, six.y.6vs years, Mr.. Bar.
Der has regularly worked in the Mercury
office as a compOsitor, length oil time on
one paper that We venture 10 say is without
a parallel. To tie last, and ,ha, was bu,
two week, ago, he was regularly a, his case,
and never wore glasses Of any kind. He
could Sc: BREWER, but j, was trying to him,
and he usually confined himself 10 a long
primer case. or late years, he was slow,
necessarily so. but he was uniformly correct,
and seemed never better pleased than when
at his stand. He was also acquainted with
engraving and book binding, both Of these
branches, al one time, having been carried
on in this Office.
During his life he had never been further
than five miles from home; jamestown.
three miles across the bay, we believe, was
the most dis,an, point tina, he ever reached.
or course he had never seen railroad or
locomotive, and all iha, he knew ola steam
boat, was the exterior see, from the Office
window. But oil Washington he could
speak from personal knowledge, and Of
events iha, had transpired during the past
hall century and more, he could converse
His health was usually good, and he certain
" bid fair TO remain with Us for some years
10 come, but sudden cold was followed by
alarming symptoms, and death shortly en-
sued.
Mr.. Barber was brother of,hs late VIM.
and John II. Barber, publishers Of the Msr-
curry prior 10 1850, aud by that family the
Office had been owned period Of seventy
years.-NstrpOri Mercury.
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r.Ts and genuine, as they are PIT up carefully, ana
G SyrR CO." To give consumers ,ene idea Of Osr
..,s We annex the following scale Of prices, Wis -
m souchong TIA, l.50 8 ID. uocha Coees, LOO
10. Oolong +" LIS ID. Java "
siS' Y. Hyson 2.2s sib. good Loo
NJ The Splces are put up In IA and IL tin cases. ex'
s.siv for family use and warranted 70 be strictly
pure article and only need trial 70 establish them
ne sPPXSism coYYEg. We vo,d call the s.tent,n q
.Seh is highly esteemed and gives the greatest ss.is-
saetlou. II IL prepared with particular care, and by
neuar process In roasting, one pound OF this coee,
4 believed, 10 equal 70 ~ lbs Of any other
prrpared at our mills and put up In packages having
, trade mark and may be relied upon ~ the best and
mo.t approved mixture u dandeion and cofee.
TARhXAcUM, or Prepared Dsndshcn Root. I'M l,ls
Article IL prepared and roasted ut our Mills, 10 retalsd
by family grocers generally In city and county, ana
hearing our trade marx, Cinnamon grinding sQ1ks,
nav be relied upon the GEsrIsy AHrIcLs Tbs pro.
portion used Is about nehah the quantity o. .o.e'E
The prce Il 20 cents per pound, and warranted ~
be the same that which has been sold Tor my cens
pound by Druggists.
The medical properties OF Dandellon veil known,
and held In high estimation By al who use u ms pe
Ing preparaton Of the root, With oil m medicinal ur-
tines retained can be mixed with coffee or not, a. best
suit, The taste, and win be found cheap and economical
as family beverage, one pound nearly being equal 70
two pounds Of coffee. 1t IL prescribed b. many eminent
nhysIcan, 10 nyads children and aged persons, -
puirtoas beverage. and as . remedy for Dyspepsia,
re- Re careful 70 observe tina. all our Cefss have our
trade mark, {" CAinanan grinding e2tss."
ry To Groesrs and Deditrs, liberal discount 10
made enabling them 10 supply their customers ct she
1.r TO CASH CUsTOMERs.-our object being 70
secure large sales at small PROFITS, We Offer inducements
which cannot be Afforded ~ those VINO DO business on
the credit system and We confidently Invite an cram
nation Of the quaiy % stock and our prices %
compared with those Of any other house,
Boston, August 10Th, 1880. emH>e
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The Snake and the Crocodile.

The following thrilling account ofan en-
gagement between boa-constrictor and q
crocodile in Java, is given by an eyewitness :;
1t was one morning that stood beside a
small lake fed by one Of the rills from the
mountains. The waters were clear as crystal,
and everything could be seen to the very bot
tom. Stretching its limbs close over this
pond, was u gigantic teak-tree, and in its
thick, shining evergreen leaves, lay a huge
boa, in an easy coil, taking his morning nap.
Above him was powerful ape, of the baboon
species, leering race Of scamps, alwayS
bent on mischief. Now the ape, from his
position, saw a crocodile in the water, ris.
ing to the top exactly beneath the coil of
the serpent. Quick as thought he jumped
plump upon the snake, which fell with u
S, lash into the jaws of the crocodile. The
ape saved himself by clinging to limb Of
the tree, but battle royal Immediately
commenced in the water. The serpent
grasped in the middle by the crocodile, made
the waters boil by his furious con,ortions.
Winding his fold round and round the body
Of his antagonist. he disabled his two hind
ar leo. and nv hi, contraction. male the
scales and bones of the monster crack. The
water was speedily Hinged with the blood Of
both combatants, yet neither was disposed
to yield. They rolled over and over. neither
being able to obtain decided advantage.
All this time the cause Of m;.cb,ef WINS in
state Of the birbes, ecs,acv us leaned
IN and down the branches Of ,hs ira. cams
several times close to the scene of the FIGHT,
shook the limbs Of the tree. uttered n veil
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The Boomerang.

We do no, know tina, any OF our readers
IN this latitude have ever met with the mis-
siIe bearing this baIbarons name. a lew
years ago il wa utterly unknown. The
fri ,ha, was heard Of it, possibly reached
New Bedioid. or 80 ns similar whaler's ell
y-ium-lben ship barring the unmu'ical
co.nomeu painted on her stem dated in
seapJrt OF England, irOm FAR away Ans'ra-
lia-ueIi il found lis way into the Appen-
dix ~ Noah Webster's Dictionary, and now
at last. 1t becomes the subject OF familiar
newspapr comment.
The following paragraph, which has TOT
some time wandered Though the papers OF
the day. does bu, fam, justice to It's claims;
for the boomerang deies the calculations
Of science n. eirsc,ually Us DID the eonsrne-
ton Of the bees cell tor centuries, until
B,onghan aud the rest OF the moderns
do nonsirated that the tiny insect was a
batter mathematician than Eaclid. The
mystery Of the Boomerang angle Is an open
question, but he will be bold man who III
tempt. to solve II by practical experiment
Who throws the boomerang bad best be
war. Of the rebound p Many have essay
al 10 hull il from them, and found 1t rat
ling at their paies an ins,an, afterwards,
The Australian savage alone has SURE
thing of il. II returns to bis hand from it
deadly aim as naturally rs the lamb to IL
mothers milk. Hs will throw it over
hOu.s, and, presto, no is ready to hurl il
back again. Thrown as he throws Il, 1t i
m ever recurring weapon. and the feat to a
stranger looks like piece Of diabolism.
"This curious weapon. peculiar TO the
natives OF Australia, has often proved
puzzler 10 men Of SCIENCE. II is piece 81
carved wool, nearly IN the form OF cres'
cent. from thirty To torty inches long, point
cd at both rnds and the c"rne' quite sharp
The mode of u.,ns il is a. singular ~ the
weapon. Ak a black throw 10 % n I"
let u fall ai his feet, and AVA IL goes, fal
forty yards before him. examining along tn
surface al three or four ieet f,om The
ground: when Il will -udienlv ,i.e in ih-
sai' 10 o. 60 leet, describing 4 curve. and
6nally dr'ppiug at the feet u the ihroSer.
During its course il t.vOlves with grea, a-
pjdhy on pivot, with whi.zins nOise.-
u 10 wonderful 50 barbarous people have
invented 90 siagulof weapon. which sets