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A FORTUNATE ARTIsr.-The Pal KaU
Gazette has the following: NJ. Courbet, the
French artist. is another instance of man
who awakes one fine morning to find himself
famous. For several years past be has been
painting pictures which only now and then
we're admitted at the salon, and Of which no.
body took any notice. But the tide that leads
on to fortune has come at last This year
ne sends his LA Femme an Perroquet' 70 the
Exhibition, and all at once finds himself the
fashion Of the hour. He sells this painting
for 1000 francs. A stockbroker gives him
IL, 600 francs nor landscape, also in the
salon, called La Remtse des Chevreuils,
adding, q the same tins, -cemmission on
equally good terms for picture Of naked
Eve Of the same size ~ the other nude figure
teasing the parrot. The sFemmes Damnees,
. painting which vas refused By the hanging
committee three years ago, has also been
sold for 1900 francs. Courbets studio il
crowded daily with aristocratie visitors, and
commissions pour in on him that will keep
him busy for years to come. This II story
which contrasts curiously with that Of poor
Holtxaptel, Who puts pistol to his head the
other week because he had been painting for
years without any recognition of merit, and
had his pictures Of this year rejected at the
sdlon. Courbet's case looked just as bad,
only he lived on, and the lucky day, it turns
out, was close at hand"
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OUR CITY CHURCHES AND THEIR
PA.sCORx.

Back to the sturdy Scotch Presbyterianism
of the days of the Protector goes for its ped
igree the congregation q which we now
come. A sturdy adherence TO credalistic
convictions and polity has ever characterized
it. 1t has no compromises to make with
what it deems wrong, being ever as firm in
refusing when James Stuart was its recrean,
ruler, to say ''God save the King" as to alb
jure Professionalism. Under its polity have
been trained good citizens, good christians,
good haters of slavery and wrong, good
friends Of right. We notice briefly DR..
Browns Congregation.
The LIST United Presbyterian Congregation
was organized in 1858, with some 20 mem
bers. In 1856 they obtained the labors oil
their present Pastor who entered upon his
work the 1st Sab. of December Of that year.
The membership of the church, at that time,
wes SO. Within less than three years they
increased to more than 100, and secured al
the labors Of their Pastor who had been with
them previously only one half his time. Fol
. number Of years the church labored under
the disadvantage Of worshipping in an upper
ROOM and were subjected to the annoyance
Of frequent removals from place to place until
about four years ago, when they obtained pos
session of their present church on Fifth street.
i 10 perhaps the oldest church edi6ce in the
city aud needs to be repaired with q new one.
This Improvement the congregation now con-
template making next summer. II 10 their
purpose to build on the foundation which they
own on the corner Of Eighth and Blondeau,
immediately opposite the Let Baptist Church,
now in process Of erection. In common with
oil the churches in the city it suffered very
much from the ''crash'' that came upon our
city. Our membership diminished greatly by
remands, and at one time the very existence
OF the church WAS threatened. But now it is
In more prosperous condition and the mem.
bsrship 10 about lao. The Sabbath School
10 prospersd. On the roll there are ia; q
teachers, and average attendance l48. When
the Pastor entered upon his labors 10 years
ago there were SO members and elders, nov
there are l40 members, elders and trus-
tees. As an evidence Of the transient char
scter Of our Western churches it NAV bt
stated that the communicates roll number,
nearly 800, while the resident membership i:
Of present, not one half that number, and thi,
diminudon has taken place almost entirely b.
emigration.
Dr.. Brown has been at his present post fo
about II years. Hence hs Il the Senior Pas
tor Of the city. To those Who know DR.
Bsows it will BE- unnecessary 70 speak Of th,
thorough christian symmetsy ofhis charscser
Hs i, too. steadfast foo 70 hanaa op-
pressiod. During the years Of his pastof,t1
here his pulpit has given no uncertain sound
on this subject. In prayer and sermon hay,
the people been warned Of the crime q
slavery, and tho voice Of the Pastor ha,
Joined With he boadnen in pleading Of ,
righteous heavea delives1ses iron thsalio~
During part Of thsss ysas tAses pssva;lsl
bsrs : ssaissass = - a1tese q Ilavvs,
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Foa RESr.-A dwelling house near corne
Of 4th and Concert streets. Rent $15 pc
month. Gro. G. ANDERSON.
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For Sale.
Hotel Property for Sale.

YSHE UNION HOUSE, at Hamilton, OPP.
i po.ts keokuk. With three and tar tot of rrnnna
or Witch situated two story FIR M Hotef bnd
ing cont all ing 20 rooms. With every convenience f
Hotel fcellar titern, good well OF water wh barn
for ~ ho,se- Her. !. ,are ehsner ior any ore
son VII, the NJ esen D. oprieor desir TO stil L.
connt II ~ i'm health Of bis wife. Price $3.50. little
cd sAe.
nrsu,,s.s or 10 III y TBN-EYcK
mayed Real Eta r ut, Re. tpk.
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MAsoy1c.-There will be . special meeting
Of Hardin Lodge; No. %, Monday evening,
ct u o clock. Work on Second Degree.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-17

PREACHING in Westminster Presbyterian
Church, to day, june 18th.
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csn.setteut mutual Lifs Isss,,nee CO

We clip the following frem the New York fndepeY
dent Of Sept 18th:
"This Company vas Organized in 1As on the mrtrsi
systsa, With NE we'll bnovn advantage Of frrnsfiys
Insurance ito artusi In the Of IL trvi
ness II 10 thu largest life Insurance company 10 II
country, and With the exception Of one German
p4ny II. largest II the world tt accumulated
nearly $4,000 600 II hes paid since it, organization
- 900 0o0 70 the famiies and editors Of
nembsrs and HIS refunded 5000 900 10 policy
hoders IN divdends surplus premiurs It's pres Ut
suYplas l. % O0oO 600 from which the annual dis
dend will be declared LIST Of yeo. The number
Of policies issued during he year SIS It's annual
- o. 600 per year ts receipts mr.
alone being half million which thaa
paid it, osses for the year ending LIT November last
RTr1 thsse figures notion b ohtatned OF the
immsass besness done BY the company and Of the
vintage offered TO insurer Fuller PARTICULAR viii
fou nd In sdv eFtseRent In another column OF the
advantAees life insurance 10 scarcely oeceeary
ny anything IT this dsy. Lord Chan~eor LypdhuSf's
rsmart that 20 With . dependent family 10 free
fron ysueA his hfe not insured 10 not too strong
The duty Of insurance being admitted the thing Il
End ,afs and cheap company; and the Connecticut
Mutual = both"
b. B. rrsErcx IL the agestfor this popular company
In this ctv- octo
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-17

APsrL re-introduced itself yesterday in .
series Of showers interpreted With sunshine.
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SORE HEADs.-We have great respect for
Colonel land Brieadier General by brevet, we
beliere) Thomas 81. Benton. Junior. He is
clever fellow, tolerably bright Mason. a
lair scholar, ct cetsra- But he has q sore
head, and when man gets n sore head, the
palm Of Gilead, the essence Of the rose OF
sharon, or the night blooming Cereus can't
ave him. He is pas, praying for. You might
as we'll turn him over to the everiastingiy rep
rebate at once and be done with it. Benton
ran for Governor last year. He got whaled,
and whaled so badly that his head has been
running pus ever since. He has now turned
up. however. Thomas 81. Junior is busy nov
for Andy. He has called State Convention.
By pros1;g,ous amount of correspondence.
by beating up recruits everywhere, By the free
use Of the underground railrsad, BY any and
every means, used all over Iowa, he has got
nearly fifty men in the whole State to sign his
call, and the said Convention will according
ly be held on the 9th inst. The said signers
Of the said call will all 60; they will do up the
business with much noise and confusion; they
will return to their virtuous homes; they will
make some noise and confusion after they get
home; they will poll the SAID fifty votes in the
whole State of Iowa; and then they never will
be heard Of again. That is what is always
what 8 the matter with your sore heads. We
are sorry for poor Benton.-Nuscatine Jour-
nal.
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Minins saeeks.

Aining ssoeks.
~ Telegraph NEw YoaE, June 10
Prices Of ninlng stscks ere dull. Bo,ton Coppsr
Salis ~: vpankha - Wancvck 81; Boston Watsr
Pouss le1s: Bay state l2l<
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Scared Hero-Col. DooksF's TrspiAA-
ei0n.
The army correspondent of the London, c.
", Free Press makes the following remarks
in his letter:
"Col Booker, shortly after reaching COLI
borne. resigned his command and wen, home,
the cause Of which ought, in justice to the
men under his command, be fully explained.
In point OF fact, Colonel Booker was quite
Unequal TO the emergency in which he found
himself. When his men we're fighting almost
o the death, and the tide of battle was turn
ing in their favor, the commander was so cog
fused and bewildered that he is representedto
nave beer almost incapable Of giving m or
Ter 18th any degree Of coherency. A cry
came down from the bill, prepare for caval-
~ and without considering that the only
dorseman on the enemy's side was Colonel
or GEN. O'Neill himself, he formed his for
.es into squares in the most exposed section
II the 6eld. The result might have been ir-
eparable disaster and discontinue. Our
men, however, soon discovered the mistake,
md resuming their former order of battle,
charged the breastworks and drove the enemy
,ack. Flushed with what appeared now 10
be decided victory for them, the gallan,
Queens Own led the advance, following the
.afepi~as over the brow Of the hill, bur here
he enemy was reinforced, and returning with
loud shout, succeeded in not only regaining
heir former position, but in driving our arms
back upon Port Colborne.
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Foreign Markets.

Ferssgn MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL june.
Tour-Efm. Holder. deaasd higher prices, and In
sors cass dal Tsses hfgAer hsa b~~n paid
wh.st-Awsstrsa vAaae = se,-.Sy, sosshsr 10 a
10 4 vrss-A toA y castai Searsr.
cosr-Tndiaa corn : o4ssd A.s.y II decline of d
American - a4fss.
Bs--Qsis4 ssA iossr.
hork-I~sesivs bat ARA
Bscoa-RasAar better. 80 rrie-s hvos sesssrs.
H. Louis Narksa.
y Te'eerapA-l sf. LOWS, June 10.
Cotton-Noninsl a senxc
FIour-Aetive and iTher: medium grade. advanced
fsssoc - 70 for srriog dos0k $40 eozlo Is; fsll
double = ST. onDI az
wh-as-r.n club 1t 81 oAe2 2,1< prime 1t y 1251
q q,
Cora-rirm ~ C0.se.
nass-virm 1t 4l04G.
Pork sctive at 81 Os0s3 90
Bacon so on po nds clear sides In bags, At 21Ic
whisky-Duli AZ u 9asa =
6toek Market.
By Telesrsph.l Nrv Yoax, inns 10.
Tho stock market cloves dull and without any material
change In qrntatons the 3l5 Board the fOllovina
transactions were m-de: NYC o. R,ie ssIs- Is
Hudson River 40: R~sdise 100. 4 @ Ios 7s,< III
Ia It's s211. y sosz; " pf'd $50; RI a2H ~
ss1< Ohio Nils rs Canton co. Quicksilver 10 Mar
pose pf'd 2sk
At the latest hoar 1t midnight gold VS. 1874
Few Ye1k Moasy Market.
BY Telegraph Nsw YoaK, 1En4 t.
Money y quite sssy with abundant supply 1t AOs
y csot On csll loans.
1tsstng-etesdy At oo4l00k.
Cola b excited md sossst'ss sd decidedly higher
opening 1t 14sss, Advancing to loo dsciisins to lSs
advancing to lso. and clodaR OF lssA.
The total export Of specie to-day ~, = oso ooo.
Governmest's quiet and nrn
frsishts TO liverpool dull and half penny penny
lower for corn.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-17

NOR SALE-Twenfy feet eat tide of lot H. 4
II bloch 106. the north aide OF Main, near serent
street Price coo. little good sale knquire Of
fsbst q TEf-efGx.
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NOR SALE-A r~oStoIy Brick Dwelling Homo
II with eis hit rooms lot 40 y f4o-two st.Llee. ~
weod heds, ard good well - seft water stree vel
paved ard hri side ak. Situated on ,ndesu to
tw Tenth and Eleventh streets Title good nossls
Price e, 800 Enquire Of
febr1 HB TEN-EYcK.
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49, 80 49, - e&Ma ~ !.
srfal Seerstary 81 Var, he forts eatss lisp.
~ 90. - sstksfs prsssnkasg1 II 49, 49,
~. 10y. ~. saoS - 1i n.ssa.s. vhes' = ~
mcst rcv.rsnl ,r.,,her SC m Nilitasy Co.'S
,niftae ~ a. Re-atas aim21& AooorS vere
paid on his arrival ct every national work
even during thsss nna! moaf 49, y
-. r s.d = III III an so,ts snd srmcries such
osscsr. = ha thousht mieht bs relied upon
to go with the South II the worst eemeF !
And was NOT nts qussnon sen Is, w
!. n n'sh .c..S 80. = vsss, n the hurrv
and ae;tat;on Of being conducted in, he had
lost his reckoning of the compass, though
veil scqualnteo ~:.n ~ sms~. ..I ;.; -.
n':. ques.,on "s. .L-.S - .,oS.:I 49,.
iost. or North 10 the loyal enemies Who have
subdued my peopley for It 10 always - MS
people that Nj. DAVIS refers 20 the oou'nefn
ssu;. al. ...a;n. ....- p;hle and
praver hook. HIS onl, comuenions those two
silent guards, and his only food the ordinary
rat'ons OF bread ana pee. ssu a. -. ~ s ~.
ou .ns ~ oa Inc e the sx.Preidents con6ue-
mem. !, 0
The work is published BY Carlton, New
York in the hand some style which chsrac-
ter;,e. everything emansting from his house.
Jo,H BrltINcs, His Book. With Comic
Illustrations.
A book containing much Wit and humor,
and not little wisdom. Some Of the Say
knu ka~ I'D vv
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EOR SALE--A two story frame dwelir {
L hcuss ~'l -ix rssoms AID flt lot. STRAITS -
10, In flock %, tte Rank Ard ffta~rt,
streets in D. ". kiibonynes Addit Title god u
sale. Price sson. Enquire Of
mch1 II B. fEN-EYCH
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~ sALk. t scres OF land rept etent.d the
T. city Pat ~ litter I, the A n c tract E-okuk
sm authorized To sell this property ~ great
ssie. II applied for Title good sal. En-
qui Of L. TEy-EYCK
sprl-i Real Estats Az, MT
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EOR SALE-S0 acres Of fine grape and
other fruit Iaed 10 in hish state OF cuiti-
vsir: Is under fetce ~th 2oo fruit of vsri
on. kinas now bearing. Price S75 per Alec
% joining The above LAM ard 10 Of the
character, wi improve but he all
b, pa fence the rnaf ut q small prnse Price
$40 and $50 per This land II situ.tsd he
iaepc- Of Dr. Hcks ,bouf miles from Recon street.
K-ekuk fof particulars enquire OF
mch2x II B. TEN EYcK
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EOR SALE-Twenty acres of beauti-
Il fsl Garden or Grape Land. and nearthe Mlssis-
sppi river shout three mile above the of keokuk
uch3o H. B. T1N-KYCK
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QSOR SALE.-Lots S and 9, IN block 1s4, Fulton
L street, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets Pric
$500 eech. Also LOT In block S. In Kill ourne's Add
ton to Keoknk. Price $780, Tffles good 20 sale.
Knquirso OF ljAn7l H .B.fkNByCK.
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SCk -ALE Three T, desirable Lott, which are
10 s.eGa t~e stes iric dwelling h. use. ccntain' re
Or roomss isrg- b'ick wash house and GOD hense,
together with ree trick stable, large cist rms,
snd Lots vel cover. with eboce lot ar fruit 9th
Til property 10 situated the Ct lh
ard Ncrs business Price 5000
hsif taianre In and years at per cent. in
s.rsst Title god. Enauir. VI
sps2i n n rEN-FYcE
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ENOR sALE-Lot L. and 30 feet Of Lot In Block leo,
u situzfsd the corne, OF seventh and Orleans Vt
These lots covered With fruit, evergr aud other
ornamental with hpe growth Of shade
trees th- sidewalk. and large cist the back
part Of the lot and re, the dne~t building lots in
that part OF the city Price 500 Title perfect En-
quire o. ftanlol n b. rBN-kYCK.
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NOR SALE-Lots Z and 8 in Block
Il ISL on the corner Of 18th and Palsan streets VII
Be cold at bargain. Enquire Of
mayI U.BTEN-EyGK
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Tor SALk.-A Business Lot on Main
= itreet, between 7th and sth North RIDE Which
two story brick Store Building, % BY SO eet Thin
property offered for few dayt at the low price
Of 81 600 baf cash and bAalc IN six months with in
terest. Title good or sale. inquire Of
nov3 a. b. fEN-EYCA.
, 1866-12-25
POLICE M mATTEHS.
The Hay Before Christmas Among the
DtBordef1tees

On The records OF the Police Court yesterday
morning there were nIneJ-rine cases, ali, with
rare c1crphons, beng elher drunk Of di.osderl5,
or both. The following selection Of item. f,on
general m.@ u. u.oush dun Indeed ,wern decided
v,niesestine. b! eo1tEsst % tao,e who listened:
Hattie Adams mad been ont 10 1 bail II Sunny
SIDE on Snuday evening: When SIC retnsuoc s6e
stopped tn 4 salocn On Wells street 10 ret yyarm
acd Is she gradually tt&wed ous, lhe IiqAos drank
1t Sun.yt!dc began 10 make be. lntoxfclted again.
She became notsy and pollceIan a17c3ted her.
Charles Myesr, keeping d saloon On South
C1arx street, contracted With hacSa2n named
Charles Blair to bring to his lace two fraal csrs
tures named Re1le DutIon nd Sarah caf7 The
houE was 1ate-lHo O'Clock, yesterday mornins-
bat he pany repaired 70 piy.!e spa,tacnt and
s,1on es, ~ ;,s,s M7s}s g.y f. inso Guas
the disturbance. De p1l1ed oG bis coat aud
went tu.". The fncspient hot was quei!ed
and tie hickman drove away. "A few
minutes later Myers discovered th.f Aschccx fnr
$40 On The Second National Bank, ana 1,neet.
Eresntaek: had been absraetco from Ia n II.
book which sas in tho eoat he hsd tinS Inn ~ ~
caused Ch2ylea Bfh{s 10 be 1rt1s hr,A n, snshs ~
, bstozc The Police Court. Ee6o of fhc s.1,rs....
examination, together. Tarr. raeh in h.it ~ xsn
beHe pntt1n sna Ahc p5Att1ce Ut lheoxir, paisfn
IT ,Ians ~ nesshbos's yard, Mn. Aun Jonss
vss Aafd Costello, a eo!0red nan, WIS zo,u.
-eine = ON church On Sunday night when i ~
CARED TO ntm that be ~ou1d e,ll 1t the seilin.
| Of Eusti- Ferris, OF similar complexion, and ret
| rome clean shlfta, which had been I'm I'd h.
D.: washed, that tc might make moro presentahts
App at2ner On Casistn,ax. II vas abnn, eleven
O'Clock Mhel Eue.ts was awakened By 4 loud
3! 1arpinx nj the door. 1t wAs sonrWna1 e1as-
, 1866-12-25
FnKf Freight L4pe&>

The ''fast freight business is attracting the
attention of railway stockholders, who can
not understand why the managers Of q road
can't rnn fast freight trnlna "a well as out
slders, and thereby save the owners OF the
road the twenty or thirty per cent extra
charge on such freIghts which now fnds its
way into the pockets Of spcculators- The
Baltimore e. Ohio Raiiroad manages its own
fast freight trains, and the Pennsylvania Cen.
ira! Is running fast freight train at passcn-
ger speed. MT. John ". Garnctt, President
Of the Baltimore l. Ohio. testlacs before
the Ohio SENATE Committee that:
t.Tb!s company certainly dtsApproycs the NJ.
rnEeenents commonly known - Fast FREIGHT
Lines. Experience l1s shown them 10 he tEJu-
nous 10 I: public, they arc certainly corrupt,
ccz,ranics aGordug them faellti The adva:-
tares TO the community claimed for such oEgani.
zaiIons cannot be as Etcnt ns well managed ra!E-
roads can supply, and onrnt to surls. to the pub-
lie d!feEt1y, lnsse5d Of 10 elafs oi middle nea
standing between them nrd the plitllc.
ttAa lUrth.r Illustrating our position. the 1Balu-
no1c i Ohio Lightning Express Line Is able to
deliver freight ot the higher ela.Ees tom DatMor
to CI1ciEna IN thirty y.twn houra, 1u1 IRON PhllA-
tlEI Ia 10 Cincinnati in th1rty-tishe hours. het0g
III ntnu. one hair the time consumed BY 'Fasi
Freight Lines hel~eca As cities namca."
Many Of these lines arc conducted by the
officers If the roads, who thus pocket large
rroti1 which might and should go to stock
| hulders slonc.
, 1866-12-25

ycry different result would hare takcn place:
Tie truth ia. the 1nore person Is out o.
doors. the less easily docs he take cold IL
il a yideIy known fatt that persons who
camp ont every night, or sleep under Tree
Many OF our ailments, md those Of a most
fatal form, are taken, In the hou7e, and not
out Of doors; taken by removing p3rm o.
clothing too soon after cotaing aato tne nouse,
or lying down on bed or sofa vhen ~
tired or exhausted COZ dttiou from haslng en-
gagged too vigorously in domestic emnloy.
mcn,s. Many pie has cost M 1noqstnons
man hundred dollars. A human llie h9
many time paid for m apple dumping.
When our Elves get to work theT become 60
interested In 1t that they find Themselves ~
an utterly exhausted condition their Ambi
tiou to complete thing, to do some Wor1 ],
well. sustnins them until Its completion, ano
the moment It is completed the mental
| and physical condition, ls one OF e1,
haustiop. Wien q breath of air Wall
give a cold to settle In the joints, to wake
I In next dag with tunammatory rheumAtlsm
Or with feeling Of stiffness or soreness As l
they had been pounded In bag. or sort
! tbrost to wo1ry and trouble them for months
or lung fever to put them In the grave IN 4es
! thun q week.
Our wives should work by the day, 1.-THE!
work Al all. and not by lhc Job; It u NOR
economical in the end to know how little the.
| can do In an hony instead Of much IT
SLOW. STEADY. continuous labor which bring
health ard strength and q good digestion
Fitful labor Is rn1nous to al.-HaTs 1ou'nt
| of Ltdtih.
, 1866-12-25

The San Francisco Buut,ia csIticisesa re-
cent article on "slaug," IN the London Re
rir.a, for emitting to notice the racy idion-
atic phrases of California. It says:
s.That a country which haScxhlbite1 60
much vitality In slang as California, and has,
as Il were. crystali1ed 50 many Of It's pecu-
should be overlooked in this catalogue is
offensive to the eeotism of every citizen. A
country which has elevated slang tn the
dignity Of geographical nomenclature !;
witch rejoices II the pastoral village Of
you Bet and the modest hamlet Of One
Horse Town. has certainly some claims on
posterity- With What = vivid conception Of
pioneers will the future historian speculate
npon the first Of thess euphonlous titles,
For, be It observed, California slsns. unlike
the Hlegitimasc conyeutionalisus Of other
countries, has always some significant local
derivation. Our halfyca1ly droughts ;on
expressed in the once popular e}A.s;t1 STR. ter
Dry mp as well as the acme Of ~ I'm :.Iosh I
y and fSSnr5ntea 'ha, uldy which
bespeAks rainy se2Sp~ ano QAufa+ Sl'"~As'