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Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-12-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
DEcLARAToaY NOTICE.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
InININ nf HI-IIl

C0rNrY oF Htrtt.
Mary Jane walker TO Declaration Of sole Trader.
q MRS MARY jAAE WALKER. W.T.. of Iabth
II q Walker, h'iug dr>irpus OF awaiting herself ut
thu benefit. ot certain Act ~ the Legislature o' III
state nl California and entitled An Act 10 author
~ married womrn 50 transact business ~ their ow !
uatn'' IL sole lradrrs-ua>>ed April l2ih, A -
ISL do hereby drciarc tnH! IL Is my intention -
transact and carry on lhr business Ui Keeping 3
dair, fur the purp~r Ot .,'iu. mils. hvt,cr. &r. "a
the county ui Buc and state uf California. thH tt'
tend to carry on said business n my own name, uu |
will hereafter he responsible for any debts contracted
by me- and that tn" amount of property invested by
in said business does pot exceed the SUN of five
thousand dollars.
MARY JANE WALKER, r.. 81
Signed, sealed and delivered ia presence Of
FRANK r. TAYLOR.
ST ATE OF CALIFORNIA, L.
CoUNTY or BurrE.
EAN THIS TINS the l7lh bay OF November, \. d.
" one Thousand eight hundred and tiny>sx, bc.
fore me, William e. English. Notary Public in and
for the Aforesaid county, personally appeared before
me. Mary Jane Walkor sole trader, personally
known to NE to he the individual described in and
who executed the within instrument ~ the party
thereto spd she acknowledged to me that she cNe-
cuted the same freely aud voluntarily, for the uses
and purposes thereinmentiOncd. Aud the said Mary
Jane Walker, wife at JabrZ &. Walker having been
by first made acquainted with the concnis of said
instrum eat, acknowledged To me, on an examination
had separate, apart from and ithOut the hearing ot
her husband. that she executed the same freely and
voluntarily, without fear. compulsion. or any undue
influence of her said husband, ard that shc did NOT
wish to rctract the execution of the same.
In testimony whereof have heTcunt0 set
H. 81 my hand and affixed my official seal, the day
and year first above written.
on5cw WM.G. ENGLISH, Notary Public.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-12-03
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTICN
xwzuF cO-pARTNERSHlP hbeetofore existing be
tween the undersigned. was dissolved b mu
,uol consent on the 9Th of september, le56
The partnership business will be settled 6y b. b.
Bliyen & Co at Chariey's b. D. BLExIS,
Charley's Ranch, Sept. u, es sl%ls
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-12-03
LEGAL NOTICES.
PROBATE NOTICE.
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
us berehv oi,en 10 all persons holding liens on the
a ..Jenny Lind Hotel" in the town of Orove,
Butte county, California to present the same win
legnl proof thereof in the Justices Court OF T. Ellis
OF. j. r., in and for ophlr Township, onGMohday
Nov. "a, 1856 at 10 O'Clock A. NJ.
BY order OF Court <,o,nxv
By Tow WELLS, Any,
Oroyille, Nov. IL, l5J6.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08
A Queer Name For a Boy.

Passing through the country of the Della
ware tribe ofIndians, while travelling in Kan
sas. I encounteie ed hut which looked SO
neat and inviting that I stopped and went
in was not very thirsty. Twas attracted
inside from curiosity, as much as on any
other account, being anxious to see what
specimens Of human nature dwelt in such 4
comfortable, cosy place. Still. called for
some water, as thought common civility re-
ouircd that should make some Grand
The proprietor Of the cabin wer to the door,
when made my request. and shouted, with
all the power of pretty strong pair Of lungs,
Quality Quality, Superfine Quality ~
Pr sen,ly boy appeared, apparently in an
swer to the cali, who, py the direction cf his
father, went to the spring and brought me
some water. While the little fellow was
gone. asked him whether he had two diff
ferent kinds Of water He said he had but
one kind. why thcn," asked, for ] be-
gan to have my suspicious of the true state
Of the case excited, what did you say to
your son about supe.fne 7uality:" "Oh,
white man deaf; white man no understand.
Ne call my boy Superfine Quality" But
what did you call him so for 3" What for
you call your boy John, when his name is
John," "Why, that is MT the little fellow S
name, is it?" ''To be sure it is That is
the name Indian glue him" Upon inquiry
| found that this Indian, who could read a
very little, had, soon after the birth Of his
son, come across paper of cut tobacco, with
the words superfne quality printed upon it.
A little learning is Il dangerous thing, Pope
saws. 1t turned out to be somewhat SO in
this case, for this Indian, taking the words
to be the name of the manufacturer, and ra
ther liking the sound Of them, forthwith
adopted them for the name Of his promising
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08
Cutting Capers.

On the Island of Malta, the caper.tree
grows wild, and in great plenty, and is par
ticularly abundant on the walls of Lavalette.
Ever since the capture Of that Island, the
fruit has been the undisputed perquisite of
the officer in command Of the engineers
Some time ago that officer complained to the
governor that the trees were cut down and
the berries carried away by the inhabitants
upon which that facetious old gentleman is
sued the following eccentric order: "Where-
as. it as been reported to me, by the officer
commanding the engineers, that the inhab-
tants of Lavalette have for some time pas,
destroyed the fruit and cut down the caper-
trees hanging on the outside Of the walls OF
the garrison, it is the command Of the gov
ernor that no one, in future. cut capers, eli.
ther on the top OF sides of said walls, except
the lieutenant colonel commanding the cngi-
neers Any one found cutting his "capers''
on tho walls after this notification, will be
confined in the black hole for the first OfIense;
and for the repetition of SO aagitious an act.
the next caper he cuts shall be his own, at
the tail of a calash, to the tune Of a cat-o-ninc
tails
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08
The I.epcrs in India.

The neglected condition of these unfor-
tunate beings, the leperS, has attracted the
attention Of the Commissioners OF the Trans
Sutlej States, from whose statement it ap
pears that in kan.ea alone there are ] 400
of them. 1t Is the benevolent object of the
prosper to build an asylum for these afflicted
creatures, where they can have medical
treatment and other altent on 10 mitigate
their sutferings This proposition has elicit
,d revelation of strange state OF things
from an up country cotemporary. who as
sures Us that in the Cmritsur district es-
pecially, the wretchcd lepers. though Gus
off rom the sympathies of their country
men, enforce their charity after method at
novel as it is cffectual, by avaiing themselves
of the horror of contamination which is
caused by the presence. They form them
selves into bands, and 20 about into all parts
where the population is not sufficiently re-
sOlute TO oppoS. them, and by threats Of de-
filing by their touch the persons or property
Of those who will not accede TO their de-
mands, levy kind Of back mail from whole
gergunahs. - have myself, writes cor
respondent, "met with large parties OF these
Crnritsur lepers moving about among the
simple and cffcminate races Of the lower
hills, and many OF them mounted on ponies
aud assuming an air Of importance, realizing,
was assured, large collections and spread
ing great terror and disgust wherever they
W ndcred, until the police interfered to re-
strain tliem-a matter which it was found
very easy to effect" Another curious fact
may be mentioned in connection with the
subject. There is a well known sacred tank
in the Uinritsur district, whose waters, like
those of the pool Of Betbsaida, have the vir-
tue Of curing one ieper on a certain auspi-
cious day in every year. 1t may well be
supposed that the tank is crowded with
bathcrs on such occasions, and that many of
the incidents of the story in sacred writ arc
strikinsy recalled. But it must be added
that although one patient is always cured,
yet there is an understanding that if he re-
vcals the fact of his cure to any human be-
ing, his malady returns with greater vIru-
lcnce than ever We must not be surprised
then, if authentic cases Of cures are very
rare.-.Nadrgs Athsneum
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miscr of the name Of Foscue, having
amassed enormous wealth by the most sordid
parsimony and discrcditable cxtortions, ap.
piled his ingenuity to discover some effectu-
al way Of hiding his gold. With great care
and sccresy he dug a cave in his cellar. Ia
this receptacle for his treasure he descended
by ladder, and to the trap door he attached
a spring lock, so that, on shutting, it would
iasten itself. By and the miser disap-
peared inquiries were made; the house
was searched; wosds were explored. and
ponds were dragged; but no Foscue could
they find. Some time passed on. The
house in which he had lived was sold, and
workmcn were busily employed in its repair.
In the progress of their work they met with
the door Of the secret cave, with the key in
the lock outside. They threw back the
door. and descended with light. The first
object upon which the lamp reflected was
the ghostly body Of Foscue, the miser, and
scattered around him were heavy bags OF
gold, and ponderous chests Of untold trea-
sure; candlestick lay beside him on the
floor. This worshipper of Mammon had
gone into his cave to pay his devolrs to his
golden god, and became an unwilling sacri-
flee to his devotion. -~
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08

DEAp MEx's TEErH.-Dcad Englishmen's 8
teeth, collected on the battle fields in the
Crimes, arc now in great demand BY the
London and Paris dentists! The price cur.
rent Of human ivory has greatly fiuctuatcd
recently owing to the quantities Of deceased
soldiers masticators put into the market. 1t
is stated the idea first entered the heads Of
some Londoners to send voyaging clerks to
the seat of war in search of teeth. The
harvest was good one apparently, and pro.
misses to yield remarkable price, as con-
nvisseurs vaunt the superiority of English
mems and Highlander's teeth over all others
Tho Coldstream chaps particularly, had
famously grinding jaws, and it may be COM
fort to their departed spirits to see at least
ionyaey back - London.
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Ap.IcE GRArss.-Be civil to the woman
who bites the ends Of her gloves.
In balloon, don't sit opposite to man
with long lees. ..-.
Take care Of your pockets when you 60
to Exeter Hall.
The loan Of loan office is best left alone.
Tell woman nothing but what you want
to be told again.
Those who live in glass houses had better
pull the blinds down. 81
Before washing, sec that there is a towel
at hand. E-t. s.G .
If you have lawyer for a next door
neighbor you had better not throw your
weeds over into his garden.-Punch.
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In the mountains Of Brazil there is hot

In the mountains Of Brazil there is hot
house plant (philes cal'itricholdes) OF ten
der, brittle, and juicy aspect, which looks as
tif it would be good to eat in a cooling salad,
but which IN really Of so explosive temper
ament that it might fairly be called the pis-
toll plant. When near Towering. and with
its tiny buds ready to open, If the plant is
either dipped in water or abundantly water
ed each bud will explode successfully. keep
ing up a mimic Sebastopolitan lombard
ment, sending forth a puff of gunpowder
smoke. or little cloud of dusty pollen, rs
its stamens suddenly start forth totake their
place and form a cross. 1t Is an amusing
toy, which produces plentiful supply Of
pop-guns.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08

SELLING 4 "DRrsxEH A drummer" is
a travelling dry good salesman. whose bu-
siness is to drum" up trade for his EN-
ployers in New York The following good
story is from Porter's Spirit Of the Times,
and shows how one Of them got sold, in a
trip he made down South. in Benton coun-
ty. Ga He was riding from Talladega 10
Benton Point, with 81 " rtin, in 1910,
and found out new way to make well:
Bill and the Drummer were riding along
and stopped to get some water at newly
located farm in the lower end Of Benton
county. The farmer had Set FIRE to an old
pine stump near the front door, and at the
time our travellers stopped. the fire was in
the sap root, some two feet below the sur
face. oil the wood above the ground having
been consumed.
The smoke issuing from a large hole in
the ground, attracted the attention Of the
Drummer. and turning to Bill. he asked the
meaning of II.
why" said William. 'ny friend
Thompson here. is burning out WE'LL
Burning out q we'll. What do you
,neans''
Just what say" rcjoined Bill; "he is
burning out well--have you never seen il
done ?"
"Nevcr-nor did ever hear Of such a
thing; would like to have it explained"
Nothing simpler" says Bill. Through.
out this section Of tho country the soil is
strongly impresnated with highly infamma-
BILE salts. and all we have to do when well
is needed, is to dig hole q foot deep and
four feet square at the top; wet the ground
around the surface to keep the fire from
spreading; fill the hole with pine knots, set
fire to the knots, and in weeks time you
have first rate we'll"
"Do tell" exclaimed the wondering. Go.
thamite.
Yes said Bill, warming with the sub
ject, "the fire burns straight down, just the
size Of the hole at the top; it burns slowly
and us bakes the sides as hard as brick
and continues to burn until it reaches wa
ter, when, of course, it ceases to burn
"But," says the Drummer. Il should
think the mass Of ashes and cinders would
extinguish the fire long before the water Is
reached"
"a very natural prin,a .taeie conclusion.
replied Bill ''but this is the strangest of the
whole process; there are no ashes! an
not chemist enough to explain it, but Pro
fessor Brumby, Of the University, attri
butes it 10 the Volatile principle continued ii
the inflanmatle salts. wish eould explain
| it but this much do know, that out of Al
least one hundred wells of the same sort il
Benton county, have never seen in all :
bushcl Of ashes"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08
New Boot and Shoe Store

NNoCNCES TO the people of La Sale County that he
81 has Just received the largest stock OF Boots and
Shoes offered ia this Market and is determined
keep hand full supply of all the varieties of
and New York Boots aud Shoes st
reduced prices for cash.
Having been engaged in the auufaere Of the above
named article for twenty-five years I've competent TO
produ good article as can be found in tis any
other market
Repairing done With despatch.
Ny place Of business may oe 'S"na .. NO. Cava,ys
eNC IOOT Ottawa. September -, 1855.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08

A young M named William Haushton.
a Clerk i'll Wright's dry goods store. ON the
corner Of Broadway and Lower Market
street, Cincinnati. but who resided with u
widowed mother at Newport, was bitten on
Thursday by a malignant spider which was
secreted in his clothes, and from the effect
of which, he expired in dreadful agony be-
fore night.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08

PRrssIc AcrD.-A German paper asserts
that Prussic acid only causes suspension Of
life at first, and that one who takes it can
be restored to animation BY the pouring Of
acetate of potash and salt dissolved in water
on the head and spine. Rabbits have been
thus recovered, a li ai DsHa
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08
I.Ta,.,Y MARBLE YARD

q lie undersigned having purchased the shop and STOCK
j OF G-weli Finley, where he intends 10 carry on .e
h,s;n.s. ON more extensive scale He has on hand ana
is nlways in receipt Of the best quality oi American va
ian and Egyptian Marble, for Head Stones Tomb Stones
No,ument, Nantles Furniture, &C. As lie has some Of
,L ~, Ucrlmrn i'm the country, he feels as
sured that he can get up anything in his line in .uper
style together with low prices he ieeis VA.
entire satisfaction
NB. Orders from a distance earnestly soliciied and
promptly attended to- JAMES Wills.
OTTAWA. March g 1886.
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Tahacrnx Si:ar MamufaClOry.

On -V1f3l n, ono If'0T E'tNI = III I'LL
- HE subscriber would inform the public that he = ma
- l.ulactuTiur and keeps hand tie best qaaiS "
Ch.Hiu. Tobacco, SuI. Pipes. &c at wholesale ana re-
,,u a, trces favorable Also, the best :"
Havana. LaoPcTa CassSd"ris and other KINDS OF u
gar. Farmers others who smoke OF che" can MAKE
great saving los buying Of a. wholesale as can
sell a better article, less price than Fc'ii.Es
Pleas, N.nEfac;OTy. h,It door west OF the
Post Dlh. e aud for yourselves
Nov. G IL sthNkiDss
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An elk, with large bra nching horne, hes'
messed to buggy, and driven through the
streets Of st. Paul. Minnesota, week Or
two since, created some excitement soong
the dcnizeus of that place. le was well
broken and distanccd the Z" last horses"
With ease.
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Sash Door. and Blind Factory.

HYToUI ID inform . public that lie ! nov making II
M. Factory on tie. Hydraulic Basin. near tile c.
- MILL. sIr,,ror articles Doors. Sa-h and Blinds
all mad. II SEASONED Lumber ana "a l''iii'
f fni-h and durability will conarc fa,orabiy with any
| in thi. market
Binders and others invited 10 give m. eau before
purci asng elsewhere. that can "ner tei
; indgc. to buy of me a r 'ASShh-'>-
s., -
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GRAND DISPLAY OF
Millinery Goods !

A. W. t,rsGc. HoOD,-. "r-s j. w. taHs store opPV-
si,, III. HH,k Of Oadur0.
. covpI rTE .,o-s Of Fal and Winter MILLINERY
\ oUsDS consisting of sk. Straw, Velvet. aud fiusi
i,1r.ts Fy-er. PIufnc-. Head Dresses. Drc-, Caps,
w, I:;LLD- new sL.r-, Chencige Cord and every
,Ir,. t - found m any NinIry E>isbisIlneii Hhie!
with hoping 10 !e4s- ~ q iy
fii''- II i'i-' '''-'
q call
Ird;.- please call and see !OT y"uT>eiyr'-
Patterns received monthly from SeN vT-
pEE>: NAKISG uiteri'ied 10 - usuai - ,.,..,-
oIi.sa. vctob-r II. l>S5. SahHh ""h""-
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YousG AMERicA.--Th following specimen
Of " Young Amsricanisu," we think is too
good to be lost:
One night Freddy had been put to bed.
and mother and Johnny were in an adjoin-
ing room. Presently Johnny cut up some
Gamer on which mother threatened to take
him into the o,hrr room and whip him.
"M ther." said Freddy's vote. under the
he'd clothes 81 know where I'd take bm, "
Where :" said mother. whose curiosity
was excited. -r'h t'. ',5''i :, ',-l ,i'.
"J'd take him under the left ear" ai1i
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MR. GRAY

VYYUTID inform the public that -iI- siii continues
w g., lessons uu the piano, guitar. and n.iodeon 10
al.G instruction IN thorough bass. Lessons gwen AT
her boarding mace az Fosters, west Of the sido-
cut. and at the Residence Of TlI'is. Jan IL
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-11-08
TIC Proportions Of the Human Figure.

TIC Proportions of the Human Figure.
Nature, in the composition of the human
frame, has so ordained that the face, from
the chin to the highest poin: OF the forehead
whence the hair beg ginS, is \ tenth part OF
the whole stature; the same proportion OBJ
tains in the hand, measured from the wrist
to the extremity of the middle finger. From
the TOP Of the chest to the highest point Of
the highest point Of the forehead is Sc
vcnth. From the nipples to the top Of the
s.alp is fourth Of the whole stature. Ii
the length of the face. from the chin to the
roots Of the hair, be divided into three
equal parts, the first division determines the
piace of the nostrils the second the point
where the eyebrows meet. The foot is the
seventh part of the height of the entire
frame: the cubit aud the chest are each a
fourth The other members have certain at
finities which were always observed by the
most celebrated of ancient painters and
! sculp,ors, and we must look for them in
( those productions which have excited uni
versal admiration.
The navel is naturally the central point OF
! the human body for If a man should lie on
| his back, with his arms and legs extended,
/ the periphery Of the circle hlch may be
! described about him, with tme navel for ITS
center. would touch the extremitics of his
hands and feet. The sane atiinitics obtai,,
if we apply square 10 the human figure
for, like the contiguous sides, the height
from the feet to the top Of the head is found
TO be the same as the distance from the ex-
trrmity of one hand TO the other, when the
arms arc extended. The standards accord
ing to which all admeasurements are wont to
| be made are likewise deduced from the mem
bers of the bOdy-such as the digit, the
palm, the foot, and the cub t; all of which
are subdivided by the perfect number which
the Greeks called teleioS.-BenOmi
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WACO WAGONS!
~TIaHNdJNJcS e. HAHN

n EF now manufacturing superior article OF wagons
and Buy-.s made -; the best seasoned timber and
warranted IN every respect. We invite farmers and AL
other, 10 call and work before buying az We are
satisfied that VIC are manufacturing good not better
wagons and BCgres than has ever been Ocsred III 'he
City. ~, ,
Our Shop is opposite the Gas Works, near the s'deeut
Repairing done ar short notice.
,rr an C;-yxrsGs. Imyio-lyl cHRi>roHiftH HiHS-
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MooRIsn JUSTICE E--During my absence,
two daring crimes have been committed 4
sheriff stole one Of the Snltan's horses from
the midst of the camp. The Sultan sentenced
him to lose his head. He then put in the
plea Of his birth. "Then. said she Sultan,
''cut of his right hand, that he may be disa-
bled from disgracing his blood in this way in
future" There is no executoner; the
butchers are bound 10 perform this duty
The chiefJewish and chief Mussulman BUTCH
er being called. they offered for a substitute
by sort of public auction, the crier COM
mences in this wav: "Who will cut OIL
head (or hand) for dollar ono dollar Of
fered;" and thus they ran up and down tho
street No one Offering, they increased the
bid to two, three dollars, &c. When they
had arrived at two doubloons (c1 l0s), tall
black stepped forward and said, That's my
price"
A tub Of tar was brought, the black hacked
off the hand in a hurry. and on dipping the
stump into the tar. it proved to be cold lie
had, however, bound the arm before the am
putation. and they ran to the neighboring
blacksmith's shop for embcrs, which they
! threw into the tar. and setting II on fire, the
stump was then plunged in, and so scorched
and burnt The sheriff was then let CO.
In the other case the culprit, man from the
interior had killed lad who was plowing.
and carried off his cattle. The Sultan said
to the mother Of the lad: Excuse his life.
and take one hundred dollars She said:
II want the life Of him who took tho life OF
INV SON." The Sultan three times repeated
| his question. doubling his offer. She said:
IL ask what the law gives me. and that Law
YOU are the Sultan to execute The culprit
was led out to execution; the head, aS wo
| returned, was on the markct-.ate, and the
dogs swarmed round the carcass 7rdreh
! in Morocco
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FAY Il HOBERT,


We q COsS
~ 0e -esidence Of ~. H. w. LHskDon. East Off0scd
Avsys for sale. large supply OF perpetual Roses and
en other kinds Of ooserng house anis Strawbery, 10
rstc. Rhubarb, Cabbage, plants, &C. lc, in their sea
81 aad ve5.,st'-s .. ~ tsn... jrnis
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...,,....I-.ElN..,

uIIE subscribers prepared 10 rho'ster Church
Peus in superior style and permitted tn refer 20
N..-rs A. Jl-. kceier for Whom they have NJ
ted news in the Episcopal and Congregational thnrche-
All KIND. oG FURNITURE on hand at tic Ware Rooms
north side Court House SqIaT, opposite jackson
( Lockwo"i's Hardware store 49,
SUgy!-2n JahfS n L. q W.