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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

Whn Dr.. Nathaniel Prentice taught
q publlb school in Rcxhury he was very
much b fayotite; but lis patience at
lines would get very much exhausted
by tbeF Fnfractipns OF the schoCl rules hy
the SC sonrs On ono occasion, in mth,
era wy9hy wy, he thrcatonAd to pun.
ish wiIs.sIx blows Of hoovy fsru'o 'he
frstbdyaeleeyed IN Whispering. aud ap
poin'ei some as dc'octors, Shortly at
ter on9 Of the deler'ors shouted;
"MsStet John 2eiclor is Whispering "
JohF was called up and asked ifit wns
q TACT, sf( John, by the way, was favor,
ite boih with bis toocher and Sc col.
males.D
"Y&," answered John. ~ was rot
award efwhat I was about; wes inlont
on wdfking out sum- and requested the
boy wfo sat next to hand me- the nrith.
metic That contained the rule which !
wished @ sce."
TbqDoctor regretted his hnsty threat
but toA John that he could not su0
him toS@hisper or escape the punishment
and odniinued:--
81 sish could avoid II, but cannot,
withovta forfeiture ormy word, | will,
he coqsinued, "leayo il TO any three
schols3ss'you may choose TO say wheth
er or 6l | omit the punishment"
JOhR said he was agreed to that, and
Immediately called out G s., I. D., and
D, PD The Doctor told them to re-
lurn verdict, which they soon did,
(nfter Consultation, as follows =
"I masters word must be kept in
violat -John must receive the thrcnt.
oned ( blows of the feruIe; but it must
be n ted on voluntarily proxies--and
we q arbiIrators will share the punish
meDt Receiving each Of US Two OF the
blow
% who had listened to the verdict
siepf op 10 the Doctor, and with out
slrol 4 hand exclaimed
81 Ter here is my hand; they shRn't
be q I a blow will receive the pun
ishm q
T. Doctor nnder prelense of wiping
bis shielded his eyes, and telling
the togo to their seats. said ho
woa blink Of it. believe he did
thia 4 TO his dying day bnt tho pun
islit was never inflicted Mddtcscr
Jom oomo
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Noa.rn Iarlcho nn,, Its Eoonla.

The iuh0bitaniSoC Jericho balonc toe
the agricultural Bedouin class. aud hnyo
their fixed dwellings bu,they are more
indigeut AMI havea worse reputation 10,
morals than their nomodic brother tthes
They mMotoin themselves by tillinc the
ground and hl Keeping cattle Somo IN.
cultivated arabic pots sud gm5ens sur,
round ihomscrable village, whilsl many
remarkably beautiful trees and luxorionI
grass proved, on tlu eyhan0, tho fOr
tiljyor the soil much wdntr The
climate in the Valley Of jordan is than
ot Jerusalem we conld sec by the fr-
uces, which lhrro had scarcely begun to
put forth their bu3s. but which here
were fuIlyip Leaf; mdby the corn which
there wasnol yct in ear, whilst il here
was yellow and ready for the harvest
Root.producs seem to uxuiale in tho
rich soil, well .watored rs il is BY sbpDl,
ant springs, Vegetation seems here con
sderb|y nobler than man. We went
hence to the top Of little green hill,
close outside the village, We had not
been long here before we sawN troop of
l5edoulns come riding along, evidently
with The intent of Iukcn noor view Of
u.s. They rode towards the bin on which
we were stoniing,but hailed when Shcik
Mustophs wen, towards them, and fell
into conversation with their chief; after
which they putspurslo their horses, rode
rapidly up 10 US, and passed us down TO
The village, casting upon US as they pas,
scd by, tightening like glanccs from their
dark, fiery eyes. The hue of their com.
pIe1lon was also very dark, but many Of
them hod beautiful, significant fenuros
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\ Nnm Kinh nrn rnnl.

! A citizen walking up Chestnut street
the other day. tod upon the flowing
skirts of a lady, The skirts were die.
tended by the most lavish circumference
Of orinolinc, and uailed upon the sido.
walk at least four inches. The drapery
was so volnmiaous at any rate that tho
wearcr was some feet distant rom her
husband, beside whom she was walking.
The citizen pod upon the Ialy's SKIRT,
bringing herto stSnd still The clti-
zen opolcgE in the most humble man,
neri ard the lady granted IT, 10 his
surprise, az the lady passed on, the bus.
baud turned short about'a and said TO the
citizen:
Your fool!'
'Sir?' said Ibeindignant and astonished
citizen, with an eye that forabode re.
sent to the insult.
ooh, | don't mean 10 insult you see
by your appearance that you are gen.
tleman. When l say your a fool, 1
mean you are fool for apologiziug to a
woman WHO wears trail skirts, because
you accilen,Iy tread upon them. That
lady. sir, Is my vile; Ihgve to get my
boots blacked four times doy to walk
With her, for fear ofsoiling her founces.
The nest time you tread upon them, pray
don't apologies for ii. 1 you had torn
the whole NIL off he dress ! shou d have
been pleased ralher tbnn oth9EWise,"
"And you re'foct youi offensive re-
mark, lhen?" asked the citizen.
sin The sense you understand It, | do
of course, Should you again tread up
on my wife's trail, and then apologize
for il, | should feel very much like re-
peatiOg the epilhet."
The citizen wended his way like man
who had acquired a new wrinkle.
The above we find in the Philadelphia
Gazette, and we must add that the hus,.
band was right; at least in this, that it
is the duty Of any lady with dragging
skirts, to apologize to the gertlemun
whose locomOtiOn hcr trail interrupts.
If roll Of silk should be tumbled from
store, over which roll the passing pc
des'rian should happen to stumble, who
should make the apology?
And wherein is there any distinction?
,-- -, =. - Z ,.--.l-... -
dry goods,r and both are WHERE l,bssI
-had0O sbdsiNsss-zihtHs dHt
We insist upon it, that when lady's
dragging dress is slept on, she should
apologize even if, by the accident, every
-
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PoETiCAL.
OUR GUARDIAN SPIRITS.

Lingsr gentle angle spirit;
Stay and fold thy eherub wings,
To the world thou didst inherit,
What sweet message doSt thou bring 2
Er't of balm for her who bore thee,
wept thy early flight to heaven:
Saw the c Id clods levelsd o'sr thee,
Canst bestow the healing heaveuf
as we tarry near tho greensward,
Covering into thy mortal bed;
And gaze down upon the roses,
All in bloom shove thy head
Sadly. mildly, mem'ry whispers,
Ola bud that never bloomcd
Then We feel presence near us,
Pointing to our rosebud's tomb.
Guardian spirit, lowering DER us.
Oft thy presence seemetI mar;
And when sorrows fount o'erGoweth,
Unseen pinions dry each teRr,
When ,tts silent twilight brmgeth
Bitter me, rorics to the heart,
Back to Garth on; cherub wingeth,
Whispers peace. aad steals the dart
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

TINS BLoopY wAR.-Who can esli.
mate the weight of responsibility which
haogs npon the souls Of those wicked
and evil guided men, who, by years of
Toll and labor, brought upon the country
this bloody war? Time can never de.
velope nor cure The evils which already
have been inflicted by their dcmon.liko
ogenoy. 3 na {ag
Upon the South the rnin is incacula.
bio. One hundred Thousand brave men
have either died, or their constitutions
broken down, or they are MANNED, ren.
dering them q burden to themselves and
to society. The loss in property cannot
now be estimated. Aod where is The
ruin to end? From tho North there is
nothing 70 hope-irom Europe We can
look for no sympathy. Nothing, per.
hsps, could crafty English statesmen
more than the utter ruin Of both North
and South. rf
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Cnriositics on thc nrnr,

SAYS the Eric, (Pa) Gazette:-The
freaks of the draft are innumerable. II
took all hands in Burgess wholesale
grocery, including both proprietors; both
the Johnsons. Of johnson and Brother,
grocers, their book keepers and clerks;
DR., Strong and Mr.. Starr, OF Strong
Drug store. 1t went into the legal fra.
ternity strong, and in many instances
two out OF three in firms and families
were drawn. Mrs. Foot, Of Mil Creek,
is left alone, all her sons, three in nun.
ber, have been drawn.
Says the Pousvillc. Pa, Miners jour
nall. Commissioner Hobart commenced
the draft for this county on Thursday
last, and it was expected would finish
last evening The plumber drafted vas
1867. We win endeavor TO Give a list
Of the names IN our next issue, Whom
the draft was male for Tanoqua all the
lawyers in the place but one were drawn.
A SOLDIERS SroRY,-Not long since q
lot Of us-I am an H. p, high private.
uow-werc quartered in several wood
en- tcncments, and in an inner room lay
The coyps Of a young rcesh officer, awai.
ting burial. The news soon spread 20 a
village pnl lar of;.aN5 dowp cane !cara
ing d sentimental, not psi looking spe.
cmen OF Virginia dame.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

How absolute and omnipotentis the
silence Of the night And yet the sill.
ness seems almost apliblc. From all
the measureleSs depths Of the air around
us, comes half sound. half whisper,
as f wc could hear the crumbling and
falling away ofalI created things, in the
great miracle Of nature; decay and re-.
production ever beginning, never end.
ding the gradual lapse and running Of
the sand in thc great hour.gla's Of timel
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Than the following story Of wha. has Just
occurred? AT the battle Of New. Ulm,
Mrs. Cruthers, who escaped from Beaver
Creek. lat first taken prisoner, but
Two Indians became engaged insa quar-.
rel asto who should have hor for
squaw, and while the quarrel was pro.
crossing she made her escape with her
Two children. She was out ore day and
two nights. and finally. reached the
Minnesota River where she foun n canoe
and tried to paddle across, but not un.
derstaniing the modm opeundi, was
floated down the river some six miles
and lnnlel near the fort in safety, with
one child on her aims and another on
herbaek and is now.ot S.. Peter Mrs.
Harrington was shot in tho buck at Lea.
yonworh. Tho samo ball shot a foger
off her ipfaot cbill. Mrs. Hrriugto n
and child we're out in tho brush nine days
and spbsistcd on bozle,outs She re.
'moinel socrelcd from the Indians oil
this lime, working her way toward white
settlements as best she could. Her
child, usually frclful, remained remark
ably quiet, anl whenever she would hear
lndions, she would knool down and pray
to God to keep horrfant quiet aud de
liver her from danger, W. Hle;y rc7cre. .waq
made by ono Of our PicSet' while cmw-
ling toward our lines Our picket snap.
ped two caps at her before hc discovered
sho was white woman. She Grsl hail.
efthe picket in the Sioax laaguqgs, aniI
ne supposed berto be an Indian. Her
escape was most miraculous through
out"
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

The man who has not anything to
hoas. Of but his illustriouS ancestors,
says Sir ThomOs overburry' is like a
potatoe--thc only good belonging iohim
Is underground The Duko Of Somer-
set, surnamed the proud Duke, snd Of
whom tie related that he rode all thro'
Europe, without ever leaning bq9k in
his carriage, used 70 say, That he pi'ied
Adam. because he bad 90 ancestors
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

Mr.. Martin saw the snare. end pull,
ing out his pocket-book pad the blt
and with great good humor assured the
young man.
You will do sir, and get through the
world with your profession, withou, ad-
vice from me.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

10 our spirit Of forbOarancc, We have
been playing an unequal game with the
rebels While we have been bowng po.
litoly to their masls md rigging, they
have been pouring their shot into our
hull.
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six feet in his boots !" exclaimed
Mrs, Partington' "What will the i'm.
porance Of this world come 10, won
der? "Why they might Just as renson
ably tell me tho man had six heads in
his hat" i'.#'
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He's for putting it to theny--A Ken
luckian named Giir whose house, mill
and store were burned by MOrgan's men.
and he taken prisoner Winds up a letter
which ho writes, after his escape. to Mr..
Hall, editor Of the Rayonna Democrat
us rollows
~ am uncquivocOlly for coniscalion
subjugation, emancipation, extermina'
lion, and heii and damubiion" eFr
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al do nollaoy,' remarked Mr. Brown,
'thot Jones il a thief but | do say that
If his farm Joined mine, would not try
to keep sheep.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

Love is the shadow OF the morning,
which decreases as tho day advances
Friendship is the shadow ortho evening
which strengthens with setting sun Of
life.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

Buell. orc brotherin,lAws. ifthatbe 30
II will not probably affect tho result Of the
Kentucky campaign any more than Pres
dent Lincoln's having two brothers-in-
law in the rebel army effected the policy
Of tho Administration in carrying on the
war.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

The Richmond Examiner very strongly
recommends The drafting Of negroes into
The rebel army,
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A story for lawyers.


It is probable that every lawyer Of
any note Sas heard and Rad of the celc.
brated Luther Maria His great effort
in the case orAoroo Burr ill not be
forgotten. Trifes in the history o. 90.
MUS are important, as we hope 10 show
in the story.
Mr.. Martin was on his way to Anapo,
lis, to attend the assizes. A solitary
pessen .er was in the stage with him,
and as the weather was extremely cold,
the passengers soon resorted to conver-
sation to divert themselves from TOO
much sensibility to the Indictment air
The young man knew Martin by sight,
and as he was also lawyer The thread
ofthe talk soon began to spin itself ou!
in legal matters.
'Mr. Martin said the young man, 4
umjust entering on my career as law
yer; can you tell me- the secret of your
great success? If, sir, you win give
from your experience the key to dis
tinction at the bar will
will whall' exclaimed Martin.
why, sir, ! will pay your expenses
while YOU are at Annapolis.
Done. Stand 10 your bargain now
and I'll furnish you with tie g'cat secret
The young man assentea.
'Very well. seid Mr.. Martin, The
;Rholpsrcrat of-my suscesslis contained
10 one little maxim, which | early laid
dowu 10 guide me. you follow it you
cennvt fail 10 succeed. ltis tbis-Al-
ways be sure of your evidence
The lstuer was very attentive, smiled
threw himself back in philosophical pos.
ture, and gave his brain to tho analysis
with The true lawyer patience, of AL
ways be sure of your evidence
1t wps too cold u night for anything
to be made pecuniary out of the old
mans wisdom, and so the promising
adop'in maxim learning gave himself
to stage dreams, in which he WIS knock
ing and psshing his way through the
world by the all powerful words, al
ways he sure of your evidence
The morning came, and Mr. Martin,
With his practical student, took rooms at
the best hotel in the city. The only
thing peculiar to the hotel, in the eyes
OF the young man, was tha, the wine
bottles and the ct.cetcraS OF fine living,
seemed to rocall very wildly the max.
i'm about the evidence.
The Young man watched Mr.. Martin.
Wherever eolins and drinking wote con
cerned, he was indeed man to be
watched, especially in the latter, as he
was immodrratcly fond Of the alter din
ner, after-suppor, after.eveything lnyu!
ry of wine, a few days were suiic ent
to show the incipient lcgalist that he
would have to pay dearly for his know.
ledge, os Mr.. Martin seemed 'omake me
MES! oi bis part of the contract.
i4sSytr's wlfeia6t yUl6 a,r otd, i:aHa
legal rights, and so the Young man be
gan 10 think Of the study of self Protec-
lion, ltran through all creation. Com
mon toanimnls and men, il was a noble
instinct not 70 be disobeyej particuier
rs gbcre the bo,ol bills cf & lawysr,Ee3e
concerned. The subject daily grew on
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ster pT0uuceu hlgnIy ruspettdUie VIC
ness, whose testimony (unless disproved
or imPenchetl) settled the case, and an
nihilsied Mr.. Wirt's client. After get
ting through the testimony he informed
Mr., Writ, with signifcant expression,
that he was through with the witness,
and he was at his service. Mr.. Writ
lose 70 commence the cross examina.
ton, but seemed for amoment quite per,
picked how to proceed, but quickly as
sumed manner expressive Of his incre.
dulity as to the facts eiicted, and cody
eyeing the witness a moment he said:--
"Mr. K, allow me to ask you
whether you have ever read work
called Baron ManchapSea?"
Before the witness had time to reply,
Mr. Webster quickly rose to his feet
and sail:--
IL beg yonr pardon. Mr.. Writ, for the
interruptions but there was one question
! forgot to ask the witness, and il you
will allow me tdat favor | promise not
to interrupt you again
Mr Writ; in tho blandest manner re'
piled, eyes most certainly" when Mr.
Webster, in the most deliberate and sol
cmr manner, said;--
.sir, have you ever read Wiris Pa''
rick Heary7"
The effect was so irresistible that even
the Judge could not control his rigid iea.
lures Mr. Writ himself joined in the
momentary laugh, and turning to Mr..
Webster, said, Suppose we submit this
c4sc 70 t5c iREy,Tilhallt rE@mlGg. ~
which was assented 10 and Mr.. Web
tser's client won tho case
ir ---- 49, .-------
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~ say. Dick, don't Won think that Il
thu women had to do the fighting instead
OF the men they would make sad work
of itYS - lt
"No, why do you osk I"
"BccauscI think they would. they
have such an engaging way with them"
That's very true bp; they have also
such a captivating way; there would be
l.hlln = llinanhfn IN N IiIlnl1t M aln "
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webster aud Writ.

! Webster was once engaged in
i one Of the Virginia Courts,
opposing counsel was William
Il,or of the Life OF Patrick Hen.
has been c,iticised as q bril-
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

The woalthiost Alabama planters are
now using the coffee thai was purchased
originally for the slaves, and the slaves,
are rcgaIed with o decoetion made of
burnt meal There is literally no med
icine in the South, and variety Of cx,
pedicnts arq resortol to supply replace
of drugs in case of sickncss melted
lard is given TO the slavosin lieu of cas-.
Tor OIL
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NUMBER 81.


Portugal has dccreed that lho freq in.
reduction ID permitted Of Ioreisn GER.
eals, whcol corn, rye, barley, and oat,
IN grointauur mad bakedbraA, through
the island and maritime otihe kingdom,
Until The end Of April, 1868. Tbislooks
ms Y Great Briliap was moi tho only En-.
ropcon country likely 10 suffer from short
crops the present seoson, lao0
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It is said tia. tho Eori Pit Works.
Pitsburg, under tho assessment mpdc
by the Assessor chosen under 'ho recent
act of Congress, for m internol revenue
will have to pay a Tux Of thirty thou'-
and dollars This isaor course, exclu.
Sive Of the usual State, county or bust.
ness tax which viii amount to several
thousand more, At this Works tho
Great Guns Ore now being made for the
New Monitor teTaa
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AnVERTISING.

- souye of 10 lines, one or three insertions
"a M Fni subsequent insertion, 25 cents.
s',y. s;onal cards Off lines or less year 50
Colum { months $40 one wear Sl5
f}nanS ;. mn, mouths SIS, / year 500
aslt GCn. 6 months sos year S35
Vns .n, 0o.%Gf di.,n mt made to those who adver-
tise by the year. avn be number Of in.
Advertisements must H. we 'ns I['oyV ,hon vii, he
sertions marked on the copy, ~ ooyya;rniv onoy NO,
kept in till forbid and char red f'o,"nsy o,o o+
An casual or rtransient adyertisem., S .or,ion @%
be pad for in advance, to insure their ns
GPAfidavt viii not be made to orders
Publication or other legal advertisements un'
loss they are paid for.
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The complaints that have been made
in many ofihe regiment, because Of the
non.pRyment Of monthly wages anil the
lecs Of suitable olohing, will now be
supplied, Os the President Ia determined
that the soldiers shall be well clad ond
promptly raij, and tho proper depart
ments Hr6 busy attending to acquisitions.
This applies to the troops 10 the West as
we'll as in tho East. .a
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1862-11-13

Tho ah]icaiion of Victoria is again
seriously talked Of abroad, The Patric
says that The discussion ofths, measure
with her Gctm0a relaly5s i the cause
Of the Queers visit to Germany. Tho
not Of nbdication -olcourso in favor Of
the prince Of Wales will, ii issaid take
place p5St spring, Immediately after the
msrage oftho Prince with the Princess
Alexandria Of Denmark.
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Dbe 1l)eeltIn aatpjsttr.
PuHJIsHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
GEORGE w. TIPPETT,

POINT PLEASANT, VA,
TERMS. -one dollar per aunum strictly in
advance.
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We insist upon it, that when lady's
dragging dress is slept on, she should
apologize even if, by the accident, every
"gather"in in her skirt is ripped.
The Nevada Democrat., 1862-01-18
sAcRAnIENTo CITY.

The late disastrous inundations OF Sacra-
mento are not going to ruin the city, as
some suppose. There is too much capital
invested there to be thrown away, and even
If the present inhabitants should become
discouraged and leave, others wonld come
in and take their places, and the city would
90 on and grow as the country around II
gradually becomes more thickly populated
Many of the leading cities of Europe, situa-
ted upon rivers, which, like the Sacramento,
have their sources in high mountains, have
been repeatedly inundated, sweeping of The
houses and drowning thousands of inhabl'
taDts. Yet the cities we're rebuilt, and the
people went to work energetically to devise
means of protection from similar vsitatlons.
The thckly populated valleys of the Vistula
the Danube, the Po, and the Rhone, have
each in turn been desolated by awful inun-
dations, sweeping off hundreds Of villages,
while the cities of Dantzic, Vienna, Pesth'
Ferrara, and Lyons, we're wholly or par
TALLY destroyed. Many thousands, and per-
baps millions, of the inhabitants per-
ished but as the great overdows occur but
seldom, the people soon forget the calamity
and rebuild their cities and villages The
large cities liable to overflow are protected
by immense levees, or dikes, which have
been built at an enormous cost. The levee
at Ferrara is higher than the top OF the
houses, which is sufficient to protect the city
from the highest rise of the Po of which
there is any record. That is the kind of a
leyee needed at Sacramento. AT the great
overflow which occurred in the spring OF
1928, the water was from eighteen to twenty
feet deep along what is now Front street
the rise, we should Judge, being egh! or ten
feet greater than any that has occurred this
winter. To protect Sacramento from such
an inundation, will require many years
labor and an expenditure, perhaps, of over
a million dollars. But great foundations
do not occur oftener than two or three times
in century, and a small annual expendi'
ture for the next twenty or thirty years
would build levee around Sacramento OF
sufficient hight and strength to make the
city comparatively secure.