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LEwrsrox, Dec. 18th, 1870.

LEwIsroS, Dec. 18th, 1870.
DEAl EDrroR III had an opportunity few
DAYS since Of visiting prize defamation Of the
Freshman Class, Of Bates College. The class
consists Of Is students. and is divided Into two
divisions. In the 6ryt division notioef rep
resentstive Of Rodcsto. Turkey. who hsd since
being In this country, become perfectly familiar
with the English language. He ID prepsring
himself for = foreign mission.
The last speaker Of the evening was Henry ".
Chandler Of Bath, . ooaored man. Coad our
Democratic friends have heard this Intelligent
discourse, and seen his scholarly sppearanos,
they might have been little jeslous. Tho ex-
erciss took place In Hsthorn Hall, % cslIed on
account Of q liberal donation from former oiti-
sen, and has bssn fitted up st great expense.
capable Of seating sbout Ave hundred persons
The college d 10 . AourishinS condition, and
has recently had the services Of Dr.. Manning Of
Boston, In . course Of lectures On Pantheism.
Since the death OF d. Y. league, this county
has been without High Sheriff. There arc
thres candidates In the field, ell Of whom sre
expecting the appointment, but the Gov. and
Council arc at logserhead. II % doubtful u
there Is any appointment until Gov. Perham
takes the chair.
The Auburn Manufacturing Company have
roCe0tly u10 moSSfuxs uuu CDu5oictVl
the propriety Of building mills for manufsctur-
ing on the Little AndrOscoggin, the water power
recently purchsscd by that Company.
A.D. lockwood. esq.. has resigned the position
Of Agent OF the Franklin Company In this city.
. position creditably hllei BY him for about
twelve years, TO take efIcct February next. Mr..
lockwood Is we'll known In your city, ~ con-
nected with the manufacturing interests.
The plans Of the proposci City Buildings sre
being prepared BY Boston architect, ct IN O.
timsisd cost Of SiG0.OO0. The iormr plans -
submittsd were $4,000. The city government.
with that Of Auburn. sre urging the ooustrue.
toh Of new bridge across tho Androscossin
river. trt-f
An interesting case h now on trial. which
will occupy several days, that Of Lyfbrd vs.
Cutler. II seems that Lyfori sold Cutler pair
OF horses for el5, 900, and after $1,000, In cash
had been paid. Cutler gave his note for the bal
ance. $4,000. Amer making the trade Cutler
thought be bad beea deceived, that the speed Of
the horses had been over estimated, and conse-
queu,ly refuses 10 pay the note. Lyford sues
Tor Sl0, 900, and put tho matter In court. They
finally sgrssd 70 take u out Of court and have
hearing before two rcfcrees, Judge Danforth snd
Hon. Thos. d. Lang. Important counsel has
been employed ou both sides and the question
elicits quite stir. HoaArius.
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BE TRUE AND FAITHFUL
MORNING, DECEMBER %. 1870.

be anticipated from tho following simple
facts: Hundreds Of Chinese are daily got.
ting instruction in missions and private
schools. About 200 Of them have private
tutors. At least 1000 are being well
educated in the families where they live
rs servants. Another 1000 arc cducat-
ing themselves ss they best can. Up.
ward of 1000 are receiving religious in
struction every Sunday in tho various
schools Of tho Christian churches, such a.
DR.. Stones and DR.. Scudder's. One
Presbyterian daily mission school for
them, uudcr the Rev. Mr.. Leomis, Is in
full operation. The Methodists arc just
finishing college for them that will EN-.
brace all the departments Of complete
literary and religious education. The
General Assembly Of the Presbyterisu
Church is going to build another college,
on q most extensive scale, that will pro-
vide for the literary and religious wants
of the Chinese on the Pacific Coast.
Many of these Mission Sunday-schools
for the Chinese have for their superinten.
dents and teachers, editors, lawyers, mer.
chants and bankers Of the highest stand.
ing, and ladies Of the highest order Of
education. refinement, and social position.
Mrs. Cole and other ladies arc looking
after tho education of the Chinese women
and female children. It is q pretty hard
task, but Il will be accomplished in time,
and done we'll. The Episcopalians, under
Bishop Kip, Congregationlists, under the
leadership Of DR.. Stone; the Baptists,
under their three special missionaries !;
the Bible and Tract Societies, with their
numerous agents, are all girding them.
selves with energy and power to do their
respective parts in giving to the Chinese
Of this coast practical knowledge Of the
English language and q thorough ao-
quaintance with the teachings and princi-
pies Of the New Testament.-Cor. N. Y.
Tribune.
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that "whcn Modene was besciged. Brutus
within the walls, kept an uninterrupted
correspondence without. and this Ivy the
assistanoe Of pigeons; setting nt nought
every strntegem of the beseiger Antony
to stop these winged couricrs." Trochu,
at Paris, has boon following In tho stops
of Brutus. but Bismarck. II We may be-
lievo the dispatches, has devised y plan TO
outwit the French; with bis trained hawks
he VIII be able 10 stop tho flight OF many
pigeon freighted with important dis.
patches from tho government a. Tours
to the head of the department OF Defence
cooped up In Paris. There will be no
hcrce battles 10 the clouds, since the trus-
ty messengers of the French will not be
able 70 Offer resistance against tho strong
beak and sharp talons of the Prussisn
falcon. But Il will require . sharp look.
ont on tho part OF the invaders 70 discov-
CT NIL tho pigeons let loose Mt Tours in
time 20 successfully direct against thein
tho trained hawks of the Prussian camp.
We thus see war reviving the customs Of
the past. Tho use Of carrier pigeons calls
for the use of falcons, and hereafter
trained birds promise to play an impor-
tant part In every prominent siege.
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NEW PUBLICATION.

OuR Youoa PoLxs Coz January has . capital fall.
q good. "A Christmss!rres under Dimoulties,"-
s profSsioo q o.s.G sood iis..is.ioo:, and 70.
Iies, poems, .ad skstches BY y, y; Tro.bridg.,
Marion Douglass, Mrs. DIai and other adnrabls
wri,sn q, ne yosas A%SaE .ss .ri.sr. fSs S, s:.'
Augusta Holmes, Mrs. Austin and others. Ths
MAgaslne never stood higher with IL rssdsrs, who
are not all young. By any means.
EvERY SATURDAY for Dee. " 10 llled with ill.s-
trstioas from the best American and brslgn artise
There ID "0olny " Court" By D.!ley, "EmiEran1
Landing ~ Castle Gsrdsn," by kytinge' "Dscem.
@si, S. r..SuE aaa ass,Ss : varied ssd
and Will sooa be reinforced BY scriai story, by ID.
mund Ystss. which Won the hearty commeodassca
of Charles Liokena. Evesy saturday hAs maze
room ior itself With The American people,
Tas AxssrcAH Ops PsLLow ier Dsesnbe! elosss
o.: @; ;.s &. SS% .H.Ts ss c.ssa ssa
Nsv Zealand, AL elsewhere. We notice N " ~
txss<vs tAbis of eontsnts many coetxtesssoos ros.
thy. of note-saseg thsa, k,xhe BsilA A s Ooa
isvm . Rover's Lifs.Los, Oriental ststchss ths
porsiEn Artisan, Why Sustaia Odd rello.ship,
z 0dd Islls.:h.p rrpu:slvS h.sh h.ast stssS H'S'
s,,ss, Sss n.Ss's isns p.s. Ss
enxraviay entitled ''Homeiss ssd rs rs
Kivsa q ffvntispicos. hublishsd ~ sne A. .,
Assosiatlon, No. % Nssssn street. Nsv fsfA' s''S
vvlume, $3.50 . year. .f LIZ
krrsll's LsvIsa Aas VIII hegi. VIA ess ~
yssr the IRA Ausriesn trAnslaaen noa ~ - s.s.i,.s
~bcs. disiscs u: Sisf-Issi.eA, b issrssd by ...y
So1sh OssnsaS nsrsiy Ibe the psrIoss q fsnai.3
kis voSks ''Bssd Tine ssd Hsrvess " eSs 80 -
!ss .sts = :. s..,ss.S The psSS',,Hsss s: islss
ps.ssn q Usssys HssDsssidS ssosy, Pseashsd
bssOrs ~ ssw ysass vitheat shas<a
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for you were little girl when he went q
South America. It seems that he, rsu
away with beauty and heiress, and the
letter they wrote never reached MS; md
The first thing I knew. they were In New
York, and poor Will miserably knocked
up by the voyage and pistol-ball one OF
her relations sent after him. So i didn't
let father know, for fear of worrying him
and when Will got better we NIL came up
together. That's the story. Polly; but ]
did think you trusted me n little.'
oh. I did. I do sobbing; and I was
miserable. Phil .....r.a
so this was tho cause Of Pollys tears.
went on teasing Phil, availing himself,
manlike OF the opportunity; and that was
the reason she turned her back this MORN
Ing. Then Polly does care for me little
"a very little?' .-1 >, ~.
A pery little.' responded Polly, with n
faint CLEAN OF mischief from under her
wet lashes.
Enough to put confidence In my word
when assure her that shall never marry
--never-unless somebody I know, some
body who has proved faithlcss. and hurt
me little to-day should learn to believe
me. and like mo we'll enough'-squeezing
little brown hand rs he spoke-'to take
me for husband herself7 What do you
say, dear?' for tho pretty rosy face had
vanished into the sleeve of his coat and
for all questioning no answer could be
won hut little, sweet, half gurgling. half
sobbing. Forgive me Phil -
Phil did not move obdurate. Before
long the face came out of Its hiding place,
and, leaning on his arm. Polly stood n
happy moment tn look Mt the rising moon,
and taste tho consciousness of bliss. Jow-
lcr stretched himself luXuriously, yawned,
then leaping up, his paws on Polly's shoul:
der, no gave vent to one loud. solitary
bark, OF benediction perhaps. or maybe
sclfcongratulation that this consumation
devOutly to be wishel did not happen
sooner, to the detriment of his dinner.
A moment, then Phil drew Polly into the
shelter Of tho warmed and lighted hall,
and the door was shut.
There Is another young Mrs. Ralston'
now, whose pastry Is said by the good
housewives In the neighborhood to beat
all.' and whose dainty ways arc very like
our POlly's; but she always assures her
husband (wh0se name Is PhiD that, II she
should live half a century, she shall never.
never make. or ever taste. n pic half 80
perfect rs that which he forfeited by COM
Ing ten minutes late ono Thanksgiving
evening, And he says-I}ut no matter
what he says.-From Hapcr's Weekly.
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Spare Ltsscs.

Youths companion-a pretty girl.
The gamblers four In hnnd-four aces.
To remove stains from charactcr-Gct
rich.
The nearest the Par,sians can now
como To mutton Is little raw weather.
Ono sixth Of tho female population OF
England works out Of doors.
As wc oissn hear OF flying bricks. wo
ought not 10 be nstonishcd ut hearing .
chimney huc.
Tho Car would like = changr. Hc
wishes TO become Turkey gobb'cr.
Spurgpon thinks some ministers would
make good nmrtyrs-thcy arc 50 dry they
would burn well.
A man In Boston Is 10 short that when
be Il m he don't know whether he has tho
headache or troublesome corna
An experienced old gcntlcman says that
ali that u necessary In the enjoyment OF
love or sausages b confidence.
Many public mcn consider themselves
tho pillars Of the State who nro moro
prpperly the catsrpillHrs. rcnching their
high positions only by cmwllng.
.Is molassss good fr q cough'" Inqnlr.
Cd . man with . slight cold. at ought
to he,r was the reply; ''it Is sold Tor con-
sumption" J .r4t lo .rrf ~
A gentleman who Is ashamsd Of his en-
At A. - -T
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LIrrLE-BREECHES.
"A Pike County vlcu OF Special Providence,

"A Pike County View cf Special Providence.I
don't 60 much on religion,
never amt had no show;
But We had middlin tight grip. sir,
On the handful o things know.
don't pan out on the prophets
And free will, and that sort of thing
But b'lecyc in God and the angels,
Ever senee one night last spring.
come into town with some turnlps,
And my little Gabc came along
No four-year-old in the county
Could beat him for pretty and strong.
Pesrt and chipper and sassy.
Alyays ready 10 swear aud fight
And I'd lsrut him To chsw terbaoker,
Just to keep his milk white.
The snow come down like blanket 4
As I passed by Tsggart's store;
I went in for . jug Of molasses
And left the team at the door.
They scared at something and started
heard one little squall,
And bell-to-split over the prairie
Went team, Little Breeches and all.
Hell-to-s split over the prairie!
was almost fioIe with skeer;
But we rousted up some torches,
And ssrchei for 'em far and near.
Al last We struck HOSES and wagon,
showed under q snou-whiie mound.
Up-sot, desd-beat-but Of little Gabe
No hide nor hair could be found.
And here all hope soured on me,
or my fellow-citiIens' aid
LEST nOppci down on my msrrow-bones,
Cptch-deep in the snow, and prayed.
BY this. the torches was played out,
Aud me and Isrul Parr
Went OF for some wood TO sbeep-fold
That he said was somcwhar thar.
We found Il at last. and little shed
where they shut up the lambs at night
We looked in, and seen them huddlcd thar
So warn and sleepy and white. 2. 81.
And thar sot Little Brooches and chirped
As pesrt rs ever you see
al want ehaw Of terbacker,
And that's what's the matter Of me-"
How did he git thsrl Angels.
Hecould never have walked in that storm
They Just scooped down and totcd him
To whar il was safe and warm.
And think that saving a little child,
And bringing him to his own,
Is dernel sight better business
Than loafng around The Throne.
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While Il ,s now evident that the bonn
bsrdmeut Of Paris may possibly DO begun
within a day or two. Il e saidt5 bo . Po:i.
tive fsct from Information Just rcccivo' ~ ~
London from . prominent American ON. ON,
oer recently from tbs hssdqussss@m;, .,.u,1. s..Is
the cueniys guns ars mos yoe som0'oL -
within The range 10 canse very sss'ous
tsmaco or Sorue . capitalization. 80
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GEORGE D. PRENTICE DEAD.

Sadly though not Unexpectedly. the tclc-
grams brought close together inf formation Of
sudden prostration and tbs death of ono Of
the brightest lights of American Journal
ism George Dcnison Prentice. lie was
born in Connecticut, Dec. Is. 1902, graiu.
a!ci At Browns University. r. l., studied
law, but mounted the TRIPOD at the age Of
twenty-slx A. editor Of the Nev England
Weekly Resie,c. Published at Hartford. In
1921 he went on the Louiscile Journal. His
brilliant genius gave i, world wide fame,
and made II power in the land. for he was
great alike a. poet, wit and politician. lie
attained wealth, purchased the Journal.
rode on the high sea Of prosperity, and.
alas! through misfortune ended his days in
poverty, earning . pittancc where he had
been master. Not newspaper In the land
hut has acknowledged his brilliancy and
beauty as q writer. and not pen will trace
tho record of his death save with regret
H. has gone to the land Of no laughter, :
Thts man that made mirtA fot ~ III. ,"4 " =,
And Of al, tho heart. spring. ncne a,e pourers,
he that rounds them has pierced the heart. holIows
The places where teals are and sleep:
For the FOAM AkeS that dance IN litee shadows
' A.e wTung from Hes deep.
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ILLEGAL EXECUTIONS,

All Chow, the alleged murderer of Jol:r
r. Bitter has been apprchended, hung q
night on the Pine Tree 1t Helena, and th,
execution attributed ~ the vigilantcs
This we believe Is tho first illegal execution
since the two men were hung at Jefferson
Valley in the carly months of 1868. fol
horse stealing. There was tim. in Mon
tana when Vigilantc justice was essential t.
the protection of the lives and property Of
pcaccable citizens. The desperate deeds Of
the assassins and highwaymen, and the ab
scncc of . judiciary organization powerful
enough to cope with and punish outlawry
justified desperate rctribu.ion at the hands
of good citizens organized in self defense,
Where no judiciary exists, or is ineffective
when capital crime has been committed
without provocation or defense and tho of.
Tense is unquestionably proven; where "a
trust the prisoner to civil tribunal would
seriously endsngcr life or property. Lynch,
law is oftcntimcs invoked and sanctioned
There are few Western communities in
which it has not been used to tho public
welfare, but it has scarce less frequently
been administered in such manner - to in.
woke just censurc. The hanging of AL,
Chow, without trial before legal tribunal,
was grave wrong. lie could not prota.
bly, have escaped custody; aid was not dan
gcrous to tho public peace. while, If proven
guilty Of the murder, would unquestionably
have been hung At most, if guilty, his
midnight execution, merely saved the costs
of trial, while If it should transpirc that a
Court Of Justice would not hold him guilty
Of murder, his cxccutioncrs, whether Chi.
ns,ncn or white men, will have cause to re-.
greet the midnight exploit. Considcrste
public sentiment would not conccdc 10 q
half dozen unknown persons tho privilege
Of adjudicatins even trivial cases Ut Law.
That same sentiment wonll scarce conccdc
them the rigL; in this instance of passing
finally upon the life Of q fellow man. And
without public sentiment to sustain them.
the deed were better undone The thought
of)ynching any prominent citizen, under
the circumstances. would never have been
entertained. Law and sentiment tia, pro.
tects only class is farce! Every such an
occurrence is m advertisement of anarchy
in Montana, keeping back that capt. d and
immigration We desire, aid which a.onc
tends where law is established aid justice
guaranteed. The dealt, of that Ch:namap.
goi!ty or euiitIcss, dragged beyond the tenn
pie Of justice without Q hearing. and slain
like dog. Is q disgrace and = crime. Chi.
naman. alien, pagan, deprayed as he may
have hecn, his blood. clots stain deep on tho
record Of Montana We trust the Pine tree
will bear 10 moro such fruit. -. 1~El
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beey r,sed too, and % decided before, in
the Appointments ,oethis Territory. Some
eighties month"; ego . HI: Aeagher, Of
Kaussa we believe, was appointed and con-,
6rmed collector In 1r: Lansford's place.
Attention being called to the provision. the
confirmation was reconsidered and rcscinded
by the Senate. Another instance last win.
ter demonstrated the same Interpretation OF
the -ssatsts But, President Grant made
an equally grave mistake In eligibility in
appointing Mr.. A. T. Stewart to bic CAbi.
net, aud accidents will occur, etc." you
know. r r...
pssyons have had the pleasure Of reading
their own obituaries. and Mr.. Evxsts fortu
natcly enjoys the same privilege, and prac-
ticaily. still. the pay aud emolumsnts Of ~.
SCISSOR Of Montana
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paris ~ In turmoil a ~ l9eh, In the Chambess
md O. shs Doulsvas1, but = eonAIet oeeunsd
T>e Rochester state Csaal eonvsnEioa assembled
Ian a N.shaaie, sands e New Yosk was chosen
prssldsss ll,lasd y1oss snd city Other, VIZ Pres.
be,ts. = ~~~sa-
hartman wss elected State Treasurer In the Mary
la.d Lsgislatass Jan a.
oeorxe D. Pssntics was again taken in Jan a. nis
life b dsspaissd OF. -
Priner Arthsr was IN New York last Saturday and
lslt fos WashinStoa q Sunday. ""
Ogden, Jan sa-Ths Pacific IL open and The weather
pleasant. Trains On tina
feet in England Janl.
Traupman. the knapp family uaardeser WAS hung
10 Paris last Friday. His last words were II had ac
eomplieea"
A singular phenomena occurred At Chilicothe Ohio.
during storm On the ia. Il became - light ~ day
It midnight.
Another Fsoia, raid On Canada 10 rumorsd in New
York. ,Y,s
Louisvills, Jan ls.-Reports Of the tornado which
visited Cave City, state that 50 housss entirely do
moshsd. Nine pessons killed, ten MORALLY hurt and
large number Of others more or less hurt. About %
families were rendered homslese. The storm came
from the south.wess and passed In northeast d.
seesion.
Nashville, Jan l9-This section WAS visited last
night by terrible storm, accompanied BY thunder and
lightning Many public and private h.ild'ngs were
unroofcd and otherwise damaged. both here and Il
Nurfreesboro No loss u HE reported.
The President has dominated Suffer Carey 40 A.
fate fupA kn r.l
iforuia also VIII CumhacI Of Indiana, ~ Minister
to Portugal vice ehel'abarser
Forncy Covcosan and others interviewed tho Preei-
dent on Saturday with the object Of having him call
the attention Of Congress to the disadvantages to the
District Il Columbia Of the Capital removal agitation
New York Jan l0.--An im.suse mass meeting, IA
vorins Cuban independence, was held At Cooper In
stisutc this evening. Horace Greeley made . speech
favoring the recognition Of the bc!liercnt rights a
Cuba. CassIus n. Clay OF Kentucky also made q
speech. Resolutions were adopted exp Messing sym
patby for the Cubaur, and urRns the administration
accord bciqerest rights, and fayornS the establish
ment OF Cuban charitable aid societies.
Wheeler 4 Wilson's extensive sewing machine FAC.
tory at Bridgeport Conn, was burned Jan a. Losa
very heavy.
At . meeting Of peisons Interested In the Northern
Pacific railroad II New Yors, Jan - the general sx.
preston 10 favor Of the work bcng pushed vSor
ously ahead 10 the approaching sprinS.
General O'Neil president Of the Fenian Brother
hood, hiss issued call for Fcnian Congress to meet
In New York Tuesday. April 10, for making the final
preparations for active hostiics Irish National or
ganIxations, including that Of which John Savage
10 At the head are invited send representatives.
Commissioners Delsno estimates that the expenses
attending the collection Ut Internal Revenue for the
current year will amount to 100000.
Louisville, Jan sl-Geosge D. Prentice died At four
o'clock this morning. He was 6 years old
Louis Republican for 0o) damages, after being out
siuce Thussday returned verdict giving the plaintiff
5000.
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THE ASSESSOR OFINTERN.Ak
NEVENCE.

Tho kilograms announce the nomination
IT J. B. Church - Assessor Of internal
Revenue for the Districtof Montana In place
Of Mr. T. &. Evcrte. There IL no such per.
son In Montana that has made himself
known to the press, and the Herald asserts
belief he 10 resident Of Chicago, dis.
t,nguished vocalist connected with tho Rev.
snue Department there. If this IL fhca, il
lets Mr.. G. out he 10 nominated but incl.
izibls-a Church militant bat not sstum-
phsnt. or likely to become the established
Church In Montana. The Revenue Act pro.
viding for the appointment Of Assessor and
Collector differs from the acts providing for
other appointments. Wequoss from the &C,
Of July lat. 1909, which has not been
amended In this respect: '',s '''h aH' .
Sc. 10. That, for tho purpose 81 assess.
Ing, lcvying and collecting the duties and
taxes hereinafter prescribed By this ct, The
President Of the United States b. and d
hereby authorized 70 divide respectively The
States and Territories os the United otatc1
and the District Of Cniumb:a into couve.
aisos Collection Districts. and 70 aominsts,
ssd by and with The advics snd consent 81
the Senate, to appolns u asseuspf ana ! ool.
lecsor for each such District, sae sasu ).
sesf6ssss sstiASs asSssss, etc. -. -. !,
Tho difference ID trims bsswesa tlis end
othss acss requiring omcsis % r1ds u eef'
sa,a places, 10 apparens md scquires - eiie'
esona The p,ajA tasespssiasioa = tlas p.
solpIees sAxil -. Is ~ ytins Appreciated,
sraaAcss q ~ DisesSeA ~ pDsst ~