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The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24
sabbath and Sunday.

A correspondent asks us, says the
New York Observer to consider tho
expediency of discarding Sunday and
using Sabbath for the first day of the
week. The words are not synonymous,
however. Sabbath is the day of rest,
observed on Saturday by Jews, on
Sundays by Christians Sabbath is
the institution-Sunday or the first
day of the week, the title of its obser-
vance. In England this distinction is
more carefully observed than here.
The homilies of the English church en-
join US ito keep the Christian Sabbath
day, which issoaaaae Sunday" So the
title Of the gree National society, Tho
American Sunday School Union"
makes it Christian institution, as
distinct from any other religion. The
Seventh Day Bbatists published a pa
per called the Sabbath Recorder, but
it advocated the observance of Satur-
day as the Sabbath. It would, there
fore, be injurious to our principles as
Christians, who hold that Sunday is
the Sabbath day, if we ceased to speak
of it, when simply designating the day
of the week, as Sunday. The heathen
origin of the several names of the days
of the week, is no objection toour using
them now, or rather it is quite as proper
to use one of them as another.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24
Death OF a Veteran Of 1914
and 1915.


The Woodyille Republican, of the
9th ult., contains an obituary of the
late Charles Cato West, of Wilkinson
county, who died in New Orleans while
on a visit to that city. January 9th,
1866, from which we extract the fol-
lowing:
The deceased was born Of an ancient
English family in Fauquier county. Va,
on the 9rd day of August, A. D., 17o9.
His father, Dr.. Charles West, remoy-
ed to Mississippi Territory in 1791,
and was the first practising physician
in the then Natehez District. In com
pany with him came his brother, Col.
Cato West, who had been appointed
Secretary Of the Territory by President
Jefferson. Col. West succeeded Briga-
der General Wilkinson, as acting Gov
ernor. In the year 1907, Chas. Cato
West was present at the surrender OF
Col. Aaron Burr, which took place at
the mouth Of Coles Greek. He was
then in his 18th year. In 1910, he
visited Kentucky, and was there mar
ried. The following year, in company
with his young bride, he made the long
and toilsome journey on horseback, BY
the lonely route of a solitary Indian
trace, over roads without bridges, over
streams without ferries, through thin
and scattered settlements of whites and
Indians. without hotels, or entertain
ment of any kind, arriving, at last, il
the wild woods of the now cultivated
parish of West Feliciana.
/ In 1916, he assisted in the organiza-
ton Of Chances company Of Louisiana
militia, and when New Orleans va'
threatened, he went to its defence. III
served at the head Of his company i
the action Of December, and in the re
nowned battle of the 9Th of January
! A few months after that famous victory
be was permitted to resign on accorn'
of IL health. Before leaving, he re
-ceiyed the warm encomiums OF praise
| from the commander of his regiment
He was IN his 28th year, when the frs
Congress met in Washington to draft
Constitution for the State Of Missis
sippi. adopted on thel6th Of August
1877. The delegates from Wilkinso1
county, were Messrs. Poindexter, Bran
don, Joor, Williams, Scott and John
son. These were his Contemporaries
On the following October, 1877, he say
the afrst General Assembly Of th
state Of Mississippi. Her first sena
tors, Holmes and Williams, were know
, to him, and the 6rst Representatiy
elected by the people, George PoindeS
ter, of Wilkinson county, was bis broth
er-in-law. In 1919, Mr.. West remove
9 to Wilkinson county, where most of hi
children we're born and where he cor
tinually resided until his death,
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Gen. JacksOn's Mother.

The Rev. DR.. Hawks delivered lee
ture before tie Historical Society Of
New York, some years ago, in which he
related an interesting story, illustrative
of female heroism. Among those who
formed part of a settlement IN the Rev
olutionary struggle, was poer widow,
who having buried her husband, was
left in poverty, with the task upon her
hands of raising three sons. Of these
the two eldest ere long fell in the cause
of their country, and she struggled on
with the Youngest as she best could
After the fall Of Charleston, and the
disastrous defeat of Col. Buford, of
Virginia, by Tarleton, permission was
given to some four or FIVE females to
carry necessaries and, provisions, and
administer some relief to the prisoners
confined on board the prison-ship and
in the iails of Charleston. This wild
ow was one Of the volunteers upon
this errand of mercy. She was ad-
mitted within the city, and, Drawing
the horrors of pestilence, employed
herself to the extent of her humble
means in alleviating the deplorable
suferings of her countrymen. She
knew what she had to encounter; but
notwithstanding, went brayely on.-
Her missive of humanity having been
fulfilled, she left Charleston on her re-
turn; but alasl her exposure to the
pestilertial atmosphere she. had been
obliged to breathe, had planted in her
system the seeds of fatal disease, and
ere she reached her home she sank un-
der an attack of prison fever, brave
martyr to the cause of humanity and
patriotism. The dying mother, who
now rests in an unknown grave, thus
left her only son the sole survivor OF
his family, to the worlds charity, but
little did she dream, as death closed
her eyes the future of that orphan boy
That son became President of this free
Republic, for that widow was the mo-
ther of Andrew Jaekson.--Neao York
M,e,US.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24

#s
SIGNIFICANCE OF HUMAN LIFE.--lt has,
with some people, got to be common
remark that the late war was the blood
lest in history. This is mistake. It
may have been the bloodiest civil war.
It was mild thing, as to loss Of life.
compared with wars in the ancient
times. Let rs glance at random over
the solemn figures Of history:
At the taking of Jernsalum by Titus,
1,000, 600 Jews died by slaughter and
famine.
Marins in. one slaughter of the Teu-
tons, near AK, left 100000 dead.
Cassius at one time slaughtered 37,-
600 inhabitants of Seluecia.
Probus put to death 100000 Gauls
upon reducing their country.
Behsarius once had to kill $4,000
people to stop revolt in the city Of
Constantinople.
The Jews of Antioch got mad one
time, and killed over 100000 OF the
other inhabitants,
At the three days battle of Chalons,
over ], ,000, 900 Huns were killed, with
proportionate numbers on the side OF
the Gauls and their allies.
Gibbon estimates that in the various
crusades, 5000, 900 Europeans lost their
lives.
But why continue? Under the
above figures, a human life seems to
be q very significant thing; and 50, al
most, does the late civil war. They
were q bloody set in the olden time
WHERE IS THE FATHER or THE CouS.
rnv PIN q recent case before the May
or's Court of the city of Richmond
Henry A. Wise appeared In th'
course of his argument. looking at ths
Mayor, as only Henry 4. Wise car
look. he said: ssYou, sir. are the pate
civitntis; you have in your midst tn
patsr famiEias; but OF God, where
where is theparsns patrfe :"
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24
Curiosities OF Eating.


] Anlold beau, formerly well known
in Washington City, WIS accustomed
to eat but one meal in twenty
four hours; if after this he had to 90
to a party and take a second dinner,
he ate nothing at all thenext day. He
died at the age of seventy.
A lady of culture, refinement and
powers Of observation and
comparison, became widow. Reduced
from afiuenee to poverty, with a large
family of small children dependent on
her manual labor for daily food, she
made variety of experiments to as
certain what articles could be pur-
chased for the least money, and would
at the same time go farthest, by keep
ing her children longest from crying
for something to eat. She soon dis
covered that when they ate buckwheat
cakes and molasses they were quiet for
a longer time than when they ate any
other kind of food. H a 4s
A distinguished Judge of the United
States Court observed that when lie
took buckwheat cakes for breakfast he
could sit on the bench the whole day
without being uneomfortably hungry.
IF the cakes were omitted he felt
obliged to take lunch about noon.
Buckwheat cakes are a universal favor
ite at the winter breakfast table, and
scientific investigation and analysis has
shown that they abound in the heat
farming principle; hence nature takes
away our appetite for them in the
summer.
During the Irish famine, when many
died of hunger, the poor were found
spending thcir last shilling for tea, to-
bacco and spirits. It has also been
often observed in New York, by those
connected with charitable institutions,
that when money was paid to the poor
they often laid out every cent in tea or
coffee, instead of procuring the more
substantial food, such as meal, -four
and potatoes. On being reproved for
their apparent extravaganza and i'm
providence, the cry universally was in
both cases identical, their own obser-
yation had shown them that penny's
worth of tea, tobacco or liquor, would
keep off the sense Of hunger longer
than a penny's worth OF anything else
Scientific men express the idea by say,
ing, "Tea, like alcohol, retards ,tht
metamorphosis of the tissues IN other
words, it gives fuel to the flame o
life, and thus prevents it consuming
the fat and flesh of the body"
Ifa person gets into the habit 0
taking lunch between breakfast ant
dinner, he will soon find himself get
ting faint about the regular luncheon
time; but let him be SO pressed witt
important engagements for severa
| days in succession as TO take nothing
j between meals, it viii not be long be
! fore he can dispense with his lunel
altogether. These things seemto shoH
| that, to certain extent, eating is
mere habit. Whole tribes of Indial
hunters and trappers have been knows
to eat but once in twenty-four hours
Halls Journal Of Health.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24
Bill The Crockett LTexasl
ouid Nunc, hys of Bill Arp:

BILL ARP A0 S1OchOVe lLOAooJ
Quid Nunc, hys Of Bill Arp:
Bill IS anSl friend of ours, we hav-
ing knownhim years ago, when he
was conne4ed with the Rome Ga.
Grubber. D. A. is Judge Charles A.
Smith, O Rome, Ga, formerly law
partner oHon. ]. w II Underwood.
before tb war a member of Congress
from tB Rome district. He was a
Judge othe inferior Court Of Floyd
county several years ago. The best
part ofhe thing is, there is q real gen
uine BI Arp, ferryman on the Eto-
wah, lar Rome, from whom Judge
Smith 81 bis start as B. A. The real
! Bill A is as good viua uoee as the
ficticiaas Bill is on paper.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24

Ju NJ Bolts writes letter deny
inc at be has been lobbying to keep
sor4ern representatives out of Con-
orc He also denies the charge tia
heFer had CONTRACT with the rebe
Gernment
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24


"a eAf lnteaesl, t1..nsplred IN Wake
county, N. O., during the late war. as
follows:
It was late at night-the husband
was absent, and the wife alone with
her little children, had retired Three
or four soldiers rudely knocked at the
door of the house, and demanded en-
trance and something to eat The
good lady told them it was too late
that she had nothing cooked; but fear
ing they would break the door, she got
out of bed and opened it to expostu-
late with them.
They insisted that she should cook
something for them and while she was
getting ready andthey were roaming
about the house, one of them, who
seemed to be theleader, happened to
find a copy of Naokey's Masonic Juris-
prudence lying upon side table.
Turning it over, he found the name of
the poor, frightened woman's husband
Cd the fly leaf
"Is this your husband's?" he en-
quired of.the LADY.
"Yes, SIR was the timid reply.
"Is he Mason =
eyes, sir"
aCoine, boys, ight about face, march"
and Immediately the house was cleared
and quietly clsed.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24

All the money lost by Adams Ex-
press has been recovered and the rob-
bers arrested TWAS accomplished in.
this wise: Mr.. Spooner, who is the
head of the New England Department
of the Express C1mpanT, was called
out of his bed at Bridgeport on the
night of the robbery, and the fact an
nouneed to him. He took the whole
charge of ferreting out the thieves. He
believed they would come back to New
York that night. He agreed on a sig
nal from the conductor by which every
man should be pointed out to him who
got on board between Bridgeport and
New York. Mr. Spooner took Ian
tern and went through the train as a
conductor. Two men were spotted
and watched. They jumped off at
Forty-second street, and were fol-
lowed. After circuit of some three
or four miles, they brought up at q
- E
house on Tenth avenue. They had
nothing with them. TO get the money
was quite as important as to arrest the
robbers. Convinced that they would
go and get the money and return with
/ il, they were allowed to depart, but Q
detective was put on their track As
was expected, they returned with the
money, and we're nabbed They were
not lost sight Of for moment nom the
i time they first got on board the train
till they were in the Station House
1 A better piece of detective work has
! not been seen in New York lately.
NJ 7. Cores. Journal.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24

A DUTcHMANs s IDEAL OF a MANA
man is von creature vot years a coat
and ses de buttons off; vot opens de
doors, but neyormore shuts dem; rot
dips his moustaches in de soup and
kisses me NIT de same. He is von
goose vot buys lozengers to treat de
girls. He is Won animal-yon brute
vot eats tobacco and read ii de same
mouth. He is Won monkey vot jumps
over de rail fences, and do not creep
troo dem like me. A man is on angel
vot prings de yasser, and purchers de
pig, and writes de sermons-von
stumbling block, vot I can beat ven /
get angry and spare de childer. He is
Won waterproof vat de rain gets not
troo; but he carries my umprilla. He
is Won donkey dat knows not how to
sew, put wears my thimble on his little
finger, and treads needle troo de
point and ties in de tread. He is yon
dog dat polls de potatoes in de tea
kettle ven I go from home, vot shuts
up de cat in de milk closet, and put out
de milk in de vood-shed dat she may
not get it. He is Won great pocket
book vot holds q 30 pe
tFe
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24

One of the prettiest of Christmas
customs is the Norwegian practice OF
giving, on Christmas day, dinner to
tho birds. On Christmas mornings
every gable, gateway and barn door Is
decorated with sheaf Of corn fixed on
the top Of long pole, where from y
i intended that the birds shall make
their Christmas dinner. Even the peas
ants win contrive to have handful set
bv for that purpose, and what the birds
do not eat on Christmas day, remains
for them to finish at their leisure thro
the winter.
The weekly standard. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1865-1867, 1866-02-24

too the indignant muse of history will
yet denounce Gen. Butler.
The name Of Cen Butler is SO inti-
mately associated with the history of
New Orleans, that it is eminently prop
.er to reproduce in this column the de
Tense" here quoted.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
sU M MONS.

State of California. County oil Placer ss- District
Court OF the l4th Judicial District Of said State
The People OF Il c State OF California To Jas.
Dorland, CIR. citing:
VOU are hel cby summoned to answer the com.
i palnt oil Nancy Dorland in said Court filed
against you. within ten days from the service Of
this writ exclusive OF the day of service If served
on you in this county; hut il served on you with
out said county. ana within said District. twenty
days; and il served Oh you without said County
and District. then in forty days IRON such service
exclusive oi the day OF service. in IN action com.
menccd on the 7th day OF September SG6. in said
C0urt, 10 OBTAIN Judgment and decree of said
court diss0lving the bonds mat rimoD otore
ana now eXistlng between you. defendant lanes
Dorland and Nancy Dorand. plainliti herein.
Plaintiff also prays for judgment, setting apar,
Tor the use and benefit o pl,intiE and her family
certain property situated in the town of Alta
Placer county, and more particularly described
in plaintiffs comiluint All Of which you will
find FULLY set out in plaintiffs complaint on file !,
certified copy OF which is herewith served. And
you are hereby notified that il you fail to answer
the complaint M directed, plaintiff will take juig.
M ut by default against you and apply to the
Court for the relief prayed for, and such other
and further reic rs may he just.
49, In witness whereof, l. David W. Spear
LIS. 7 Clerk OF the 18th judicial District Cour,
(-~ } aforesaid. do hereunto set my hind and
impress the Seal OF said Court. ut office in Au.
burn this 7th day oil September. 1856.
d: W. SPEAR, Clerk.
Il. X. 5: 50cts.l A. N. GAMBELL. Deputy.
A. N. Walker, PlH's Atty sS tO2O,
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
WANTED. $27,6OPERDAY

A GENTS wanted. ladies and gentlemen, in eve.
n ry county in the United States, to se II the Ink
Powders OF the American Ink Company. The
powder sells for forty cents per package, and will
make ink ehongh TO fll fifty bottles OF the sxc
usually retliled at ten cents per bottle. A smart
agent can sell gross Of it IA day. and clear $!7..
TO. The ink can be mad. from the powder in 3
minutes in common boiling water. 1t il Il Der.
feet black ink. the best in the VOL d. II flows ea.
silly. does not corroe the pen u par, iclc. never
gums up is not injured by freezing, and its color
Will last forever. Every family in America will
buy II, asa package will last family for years,
and ink can be made in small quantities as want
ed. WIN each gross We send thousand circu.
lars. with testimonials from cer.ymen, lawyers,
teachers, merchants, commercial colleges. editors.
and the agents name on the bills. Only one
person will be made agent Tor county The
first one sending Thirty Dollars for gross will
receive 1t by return express. together with one
thousand circulars and the right to sell i'm tbe
county he or she desgnates II others send for
the same county, the money will Le returned 10
them free OF expense. To make su,e one had
better designate several countless either of which
he or she will take. Send for trade list and cir.
culars 1t you dare run the risk OF waiting. or
send The money Tor u gross. Letters atl,lres ed
to the Mayor Postmaster. cashiers of the banks
or the express agents Of this city. will show that
the business is honarably and sqi,.rely conducted
An lux Powder will he sent by mail TO anv adj.
dress. free OF charge. on receipt of forty cents.
A'drtss wrlting your name, town, county and
State distinctly. '""
AMERIC IN INK COMPANY Manchester N II
THOMAS W. LANE.
o'erA ior Tue Company aud Special Agent.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
County Court.
Il. ll.FELLOws, Presiding L

II. IL. FELLOWS, tresluluS'
Monday, Sept. 3rd. 1866.
Grand Jury empanneled, and q. j. Garland APP
pointed Foreman. w
People VS. Rouss IL trial set for the l7t inst
PEOPLE VS. Ball-set for The 18th.
Other trials set and Afterwards postponed ior
one week.
Sept. 4th.
John Carlson, native of Sweden, admitted to
citizenship.
Sept. 5th
John Holmes vs. His Creditors Sheriff appon-
ted assignee.
Adam Smith vs. His Creditors; S. B. Woodin vs.
His Creditors same proceeding.
People VS. All TOm-Judgment Of Court below
reversed, and cause dismissed.
People VS. W. d: Hartman cause dismissed by
consent.
Robert J. Peters, native England, admitted to
citizenship.
Sept 9th.
People vs. Craw wford-deiendant withdrew plea
Of guilty, and plead guilty to an assault and bat
tery-tined 500.
The time Of attendance of jurors, litigants and
witnesses postponed until Monday, Sept. 18th.
Friday, 7th.
Cox Il Clark VS. Norton-new trial granted.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
MEsTEAD FOR sAIE

MlLLER'S WELL KOWN MOUNTAIN VINE.
ly1 yard and Orchard. 'Soliah," Imnort,nt ,.".
slness calling me t" Europe. offer for sale chenn
ana on easy terms. the above property. siu,tcI
% mics from sacramento, miles from Ala.os-
ter Cave, or miles from New Castle or p;no
stations of tn" Central Pacific Railroad from S'".
ralnento to the east via Dutch Flat. embraci"
100 acres OF land, planted with from rs oON -
$4,000 Of bearing Grape vines. inclulin" ,,,,.s
o'ooO vines q the finest European and American
Var'et'ee, ofmy own importation from thcr. 'T
received tnree Premiums for Two best VINEYARDS
Tnu v"l'eues from 'ne State Agricultural Society.
There is also planted about . acres of Orchnrd q
ana io years Old, with as fine. profitable and enr,v
run as there is IN the State. There il no ninco
earlier than this north Of Los AngcIes-ahnn, ,
or weeks earlier than Sacramento Valley: nor.
iccty healthy; no floods, no fever, no tro.ts nIsn.
y OF water 10 irrigate with several living
sp'Ines ana running rovines the year around and
"e'i."y oho @ood water IN the house us can be
,ound IN the mountains. Great portion Of tho
land not under cultivation yet. is as good for Win
yard us that planted; the balance Grazing md.
Timber land. Title MOL. With IL. / sell Hnnse.
Sione,wali Cellar, Outhouses. etc. ETC.. large
WIN VINE Casks, Pipes Barrels, Eighth C,lks. Kegs,
r..,, rre.rmentlng Vats. Wine Press aud Mill Copper
''n SUI. 'neSar apparatus. Wagons. etc., Farming
to carry on The business Of the Vineyard and Or.
chard also offer Tor sale several thousand gal.
Ions Mountain Wine. inferior to none in the State
wholesale to tlealers Mt a sacrifice 10 get empty
casks % and cellar room Tor the coming crop. The
Wine positively must he sold before the new
crops comes in: For particulars inquire Of ny
Mr.. G. GHOEZINGER, Wine Nerbant. San
Fmncisco. ta.l 4i Tiii'T - ~ ~" So so
MR.JAMES CONDON. Fruit Dealer, Sacra.
meatO. esE kss E-srs',a. ~ - = -
~, Messrs. ENOR BROS, Fruit Dealers Virginia
City, Nevada. an ,.i,
Orat the place. LOUIS E. MILLER.
Rattesnake Bar. Placer county, Cal.-a8 Inn
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
G. J. GARLAND,
Foreman
Auburn, Sept. 7la, 1866.

Your Committee appointed 10 examine
the books Of the County Officers find them
to be al! right. as far as We have been able
TO examine. Our attention has been called
to the liberal manner in which the Board Of
OF Supervisors have allowed bills. We re'
commend to them more careful inspection
Of The items OF bills presented TO them for
approval and allowance. BY reference to
the laws of 1855, creating a Board Of Su-
pervisors in the different Counties of the
State, Section 18th Of the law is as follows:
"That in the Counties Of CaIaveras, CoIu-
81, Nevada, Placer, Sutter. EI Dorado and
Tuolumne, a greater per diem may be paid
not exceeding eight dollars, and in these last
named counties, the aggregate Of per diem
during any one year shall not exceed five
hundred dollars to each member Of the
Board"
1t will be perceived y the law, that the
members of the Board OF Supervisors cam
not receive more than $500 per annum, exr
elusive of mil-age. Upon an examination
of The Auditors books we find lha, for tie
year ending September, 1866, A. b Scott
Supervisor, has receied the SUN of 1891 ,25
being 1891 25 more than the law conteIn-
plates lie should receive. Samuel Dodd ,Su.
I,ervisor, has received S4S2, and W. G. Rich
mond. Supervisor. the sum Of $463 so, being
exclusive Of mileage. Our limited time
would not permit US TO investigate the re-
ceipts OF previous years. We wonld recon-
mend that duty to future Grand Jurips. We
cannot too strongly condemn the i'"'"ge'
ment Of the laws in .he case OF Supervisor
Scott. II he has The hight TO draw from the
County Treasury 1891 ,25 over wha, lhe law
allows him per au"um, by The same rgh, he
could draw thousands Of dollars. There
could be no liluil 10 the right.
K & SMITH
J.R. CIV YNN.
Z. N. COOK.
L. WHITING, Jr.
The report was unanimously adopted with
the exception OF one dissenting vote.