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The union Democrat., 1870-04-09
NUMBER "A.

upon those counties. This corporation has
also large and valuable land grant, which
1t will doubtless secure. and which is worth
probably four or FIVE millions Of dollare. lt
must build its road or forfeitits grant. When
it does build its road it viii own it absolute
ly, with all the profit and advantage which
may result from its operation. In San Luis
Obispo county the taxable property. real and
personal, in 1869. is given in the Controllers
report at 1855, ,lS1, Of which $500, 2SS was,
real estate. If there are sixty miles Of rail-
road constructed in that county the amounted
bonds would be $500, 900. and the amount Of
State debt, at the same ratio, would be $780,
OoO,O0 or nearly forty per cent. upon the
total valuation Of real and personal property
in 1869. No such debt could ever be paid.
lf the coast counties and the counties in
the San joaquin valley are TO be burdened
With debt, as is contemplated by these bills.
immigration would sbun their borders. No
man would be willing to settle or parchase
property in an overtaxed and bankrupt coun-
ty. The experience of counties in Iowa is
not favorable to the policy sought TO he inau-
gurated by these bills. We ought to profit
by their unfortunate experience, and shun
the financial ruin in which some of them are
ingulfed.
IIau tnere Oeen nothiuH OUT u slc1pte pro-
position for San Francisco to subscribe ST.
100000 to secure 800 additional miles of
road. aside from the questionable principle
involved, the results could not be disastrous
but the more have reflected upon these
bills, the more repugnant they seem TO just
principles and to sound policy.
1t has been said on another occasion that
"all the roilroads we need will be built nv
private enterprise. without loading the State
with an incubus Of debt, crippling its finances,
for half a century. and furnishing q prolho
sonrce of corruption"
The policy OF county aid is far more liable
to abuse and more dangerous than State aid
and, while l regret to differ on this subject
from gentlemen for whose integrity and judg-
ment entertain great respect, l am content
for the justice and soundness of the views
above expressed to abide by the develop
ments of the future. is
feel confident that they will be sanction
ed by the deliberate Judgment of your honor
able body, and that they will meet the wishes
and expectations of cur common constituents.
ii. II. HAlcnr, Governor.
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09
THE SOFT NO.


Young Kitty sat knitting. "My darling l said'
~ have had most beautiful dream
Shal, tell t.' She slight shake OF the head'
And answered I'm TURNING The SEAN.
reached for the mesh. speckled soft like pink.
That she held in her fingers so smal
But she answered ~ can't leave my "erA-enis
think
I'm knitting sock for DOLL"
Don't tease me so. Kitty, my dear little one
You are dying TO bear-I'll be boundF
sJust wait" who said. smiling bright as the sun.
''Just wait till I've knitted a round
waited impatient, and then drew near,
And pushing the curls from her brow,
said "Are you ready, my Kitty. my dears
She answered: 'PM NARROWING Now!'
Still nearer drew-put my arm round her waist
And breaking Of silence the SEAL
Repeated: Dear Kitty why, what is your haste! y
She answered: "l'm setting the heel"
smiled, and frewned-I looked up at the clock
At the Goals meath the foreetiek aglow,
And then at dear Kitty-she held up the sock,
Saying ''W ould you put white in the toe ?"
'You SHALL hear me. Kitty, you dearest of girls,
And then, If you WILL you may scoff -
She shook loose the hand l had laid on her curls,
And she said ''Pm just BINDING OFF"
s'I dreamed of cottage embowered with trees
And under the buest Of skies
She checked with-''Sit farther off if you please,
My needles will get in your eyes,"
81 dreamed you were there, like rose at my door,
And that love, Kitty. LOVE, made us rch!'
t'1 told you to sit farther of, once beforc,"
She answered. I'm dropping stitch
She knitted the last and had broken the thread,
When cried ''Aih only friend,
Or may be loyerf' She quietly said;
"Pray wait till I've fastened the end!'
"Will you mary me'" Here the worst came to the
worst,
There nothing to dc but to go;
Fer learned at the last, what might have known
first.
1t was all her soft way to say No!
4ppleton's Journal.
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COUNTY OFFICIAL DIRECTORY

FIFrH JUDICIAL DIsrRIcr CoURr
Meets hrst Me4Aay in March, July and November
A. BooKEE
Couxrv CoURr
Meets hrst Monday Of Janaary, May and September. .
C. III. RANDALL, uubo'
PRoBArx OoURr
Meets the foarth Monday Of each month
c. III. RANDALL, ..JuuBe'
Ccart Osmmssieaer. ) D. NEoNoND
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09

TRUE PRIDE.-A young man named Parks,
from Worcester, entered the store of the Law
rences in Boston, and found Amos in the of.
fee. He represented himself as having Just
commenced business. and desired to purchase
a lot of goods. He had recommendations as
to character from several influential citizens
of Worcester, hut none touching his business
standing, or capacity. The merchant listen
ed to his story, and, at its close, shook his
head.
II have no doubt" he said kindly ''that
you have full faith in your ability to prompt
ly meet the obligations you would now as
sumo but have no knowledge of your tact
or capacity: and, as you admit. you are Just
launching forth upon the sea of business.
should be doing you injustice to allow you to
contract u debt which did not feel assured
you could pay at the proper time.".
But Mr.. Lawrence liked the appearance of
the young man. and finally told him that he
would let him have what goods he could pay
for at the cost Of manufacture-nbout ten per
cent. less than the regular wholesale price,
The bill was made out and paid, and the
clerk asked where the goods shonld be sent.
81 will take them myself" said the pur-
chaser.
you'll find them rather heavy" suggest
ed the clerk. smiling.
"Never mind. am strong, and the stage
Office is not far away; and besides have
nothing else to occupy my time"
But" said the clerk, expostulating. cit is
hardly in keeping with your position to be
shoulderiug such ponderoas bundles through
the city.
There you mistake" replied the young
man, with simple candor. "My position
just now is one in which must help myself,
if would be helped at all. am not asham-
ed TO carry anything which 1 honestly pos
sess. nor am ashamed of the strength which
enables me to bear the heavy burden'
Thus speaking he shouldered large bum
die, and had turned towards the outer door.
when Mr.. Lawrence. who. from his Office, had
overheard the conversation, called him back.
"Mr. Parks. have concluded TO let you
have what goods you want on time. Select at
your pleasure"
The young man was surprised.
"You have the true pride for a successful
merchant. sir" pursued Lawrence "and I
shall be much disappointed ie you do not
prosper"
Amos Lawrence was not disappointed
Within fifteen years from that time Samuel
Parks was himself established on Milk street
one of the most enterprising and successful
merchants in Boston.
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09
The Funding Hill.


The following is a synopsis of the Fund.
ing bill passed by the Senate on the llth
The bill provides for the issue of four han
dred millions of coupon, or registered ten
forty year bonds. bearing per cent. coin in
terest, for disposal in the United States, or
elsewhere, at not less than par value for coin,
or in exchange for 500 bonds OF equal aggre-
gate par value; also, for four hundred mil
lions of fifteen-forty year bonds, bearing Al
per cent. coin interest for similar disposal at
no. less than par value for coin or redemption
Of bonds bearing a higher rate of interest
also for the issue Of $400, ,OOO, 900 Of twenty
four year bonds bearing per cent. coin in-
terest for similar disposal a. not less than par
value for coin or redemption of outstanding
bonds. A further issue of last named bonds
is authorized at the discretion of the Secretary
of the Treasury, provided the aggregate debt
of the United States is not increased thereby,
ell these bonds to beentirely exempt from taxa
tion. The Secretary of the Treasury is au-
thorized to appoint agents in the United
States for the negotiation Of bends, and asum
not exceeding half of per cent. is a2propri-
ated to pay the expense of preparing. issuing,
and disposing of the same $50. .000, 900 an
nually of duties on imported goods are appli
ed to the payment of the interest and the re-
duction or principal of the public debt. and
United States bonds now held ms a sinking
fund in the treasury, as well ms those hereaf-
ter purchased, shall be cancelled and destroy
ed on and after the 1st ofOctober next. Reg
istered bonds of any denomination not less
than 81 900, issued under the provisions of
this act, are to be deposited with the Tfeasur-
er as security for the circulation of the Ma
tional Banks. The circulation of those banks
which do not comply with this provision
within year from the passage of this oct 10 be
forfeited prorided, banks shall be allowed,
upon giving thirty days notice to the Comp
troller of the Currency, to deposit legal tender
notes with the Treasurer to the amount II
their outstanding circulation, and take up
the bonds pledged for its redemption and
procidcd. further, that more than one-third Of
the bonds deposited by any bank as such 70.
curity shall be cf either of the classes of bonds
hereby authorized on which the maximum in
terest is fixed at 41 or per cent. per ar
mum. The amount of circulating notes re-
ceived by any bank shall not exceed eighty
per centum Ct the par value of the bvnds de-
posted.
The last section authorizes banks to he or
ganized and do business on ,|epositipg $50
200 IN United States notes with the Compt-
roller OF the Currency, in exchange for 4 per
cent. bonds, and receive circulating notes the
same as other banks, without respect to limi.
tations, OF the aggregate circulation Of Ma
tionai currency prorided, horerer, that as
the circulating notes are issued under this
section. an equal amount of United States
notes shall be cancelled and destroyed.
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09

MATRIMoNIAL.-As short time ago. an old
man named Cavolt emigrated from Missouri
to Litchfeld. Illinois, accompanied by
plump, fne-looking young woman, in widow .
weeds, with two children as an incumbraace.
She was reported in the Tnral society OF the
place as the widow Of the old man e son aDc
Reuben Akers. an admiring townsman, soon
began to play the gallant. a wedc'ng
ensued, and it was not till eight months OF
welded bliss had passed that drunken
brother of the 'swidow" let out the interest
ing fact that she was old Cavolt',s wife. and
20 widow at ALL To the enraged queries OF
the badly-sold Reuben, the pat patriarch arch .00th.
ingly said: 'It is true. my son, that l was
Mrs Akers' previous husband; but was
growing old !: ! had but few more years I"
live, and, not wishing to leave a young
widow destitute in a abeartiess world. Thought
il better to have her united. while yet
lived. tc some honest and indrstrious young
man. who would cherish and support her
when was no more. Be cam. Reuben, he
cam. my son." But Reuben, wouldn't be
'scani."
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09

Madame De Stael said: '.IfI were mistress
Of fifty languages, would think in the deep
German. converse in the gay French, write in
the copions English, sing in the majestic
Spanish, deliver IN the noble Greek, and
make love in the soft Italian"
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09

An Iowa wife put starch in her husbands
beer. thinking it was arsenic, and was spr-
prised because it didn't stifen him.
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09

Meets Arst Monday cf February, May, August and
Noyemhcr Supervisor LIST District, Abner Reed; I'd
Dstrct EAmora Parsons Sd District, willard Wheeock.
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09

A gentleman engaged in little game o
"draw." a few nights ago, attempted the re
citation of little ode to his sweetheart. com
posed during trip across the ocean, with tn,
following result:
Sad parting. and my sad heart
Still sadly sighs for thee
Q'll take three cards. Mr.. nealer.)
As glide DER the moonlt sea, 81.
And the moons sweet rays set the sea ablaZe
With blaze that points to thee
I straddle-it takes ten to come in)
As fly DER the deep blue
Sweet Zephyrs play DER foamy way,
And they watt my signs to thee
Il see that and 90 fifteen better)
As float DER the deep blne sea.
Then weep not. dearest, this fond heart
Still wildly worships thee,
Tve got an ace full-the pots mine y
As ride the glorious sea-
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09

1t is said that gray hair is the acme of FEM
mime fashion just now. and that Mrs. Jesse
Fremont beats the world in that regard.
The union Democrat., 1870-04-09
GOV. HAIGHT ON RAILROADS.
A Veto Ilessagc.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
SACRAMENTO, March %, 1870.
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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09

An Irishman took a contract to dig
a public well. When he had dug
about twenty-five feet down, he came
one morning and found it caved in
filled nearly the top. Pat looked eau
tiousIy around, and saw that nobody
was near; then took off his hat and
coat, hung them on the windlass,
crawled into some bushes and awaited
events. In a short time the citizens
discovered that the well had caved in,
and seeing Pats hat and coat on the
windlass, they supposed that he was
at the bottom of the excavation. Only
a few hours of brisk digging cleared
the loose earth from the well, and just
as the citizens had reached the bottom,
and were wondering where the body
was, Pat came out of the bushes, and
goOd-naturedly thanked them for re-
lieving him of a ''sorry job" Some
of the tired diggers were Disguised (;
but the jnke was too good 10 allow
anything more than a hearty laugh
that soon followed.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09
WHITE PINE COMPOUND.

Cures SORE THROAT.
Polardas White Pine Compound,
Cares COLDS.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures COUGHS.
Poland's White Pin Compound,
Cures DIPTHERIA.
Polsnd's White Pine Compound,
Cures SPLITTING OF BLOOD.
POlandis White Pine Compound,
Cures PnlmonieA Affection Generally.
Poland's White Pine Compound,
Cures KIDNET COMPLEINTS.
For health comes sparkling in the streams
From cool ChocOrua stealing;
There's iron in q Northern winds;
Our PiRes are trees q healing.n
JOHN g. WHITTIER.
THE editor Of The Manchester Daily and
I Weekly Mirr0s. in An editorial in the Daily
thus speaks of Compound:
W are happy to learn tina the demand
for the Hhfte Pine Compound is increasing
beyond All previous expectations. It ! the
very best medicine for Coughs and Colds We
know Of and no family that has once used
II viii ever be without ii. We speak from
our own knowledge, II Is sure ri a cold,
and pleasant as sure. The greatest inver-
tons come BY accident; and IL is singular
that the White PM Compound, made for
Colds and Coughs, should prove the greatest
remedy for Kidney difficulties known. But
30 II is We cannot doubt il. so many testi-
come TO Us from Well-known men.
Resides, the character Of Dr.. Poland is such
that we know he viii not cOuntenance what
is wrong. For years a Baptist clergyman,
ailment, with a delicate cOnsumptive look,
standing with one foot upon the grave, he
made the discovery which saved himself,
n called out from hundreds ofOthers the
strongest testimonials possible. We have
known DR.. Poland for years, andneverknew
4 more conscientious, honest, upright man;
and we are glad TO state that we believe
he says about his White Pin OOm-
pound
l-The While Pine Compound has none Of
the nauseating taste 50 common in other
Tar preparations, but is a highly cOncentra-
ted medicine, prepared in the most scien-
name at the
HEW-EEGLAND BOTANIC DEPOT,
BOSTON, MASS.
JOh4 D. Park, Wholesale Ag't Cincinnati, o.
Sold by a. Druggists. sold al HOYTS
Drug Store. Hume ], lS7O-l&2 " e mlyr
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09

"Where there's smOke"- there's as
often cabbage leaf as 'baccyl all
weeds'i-very often make their smok-
ers i'll too. "ShOrt reckOnings make"
it rather announcement for people
who are ''shOrt" too! "He who
touches pitch"-had better put on an
old pair Of gloves. "All Is not gOldn
which Brummagem jewellers so de-
'fne." "a fool and his money"-are
the delight of matchmaking moth
ers. "When the cats away the mice
will play"-the part Of the policeman,
instead OF her. "As fools think''-
but come now, we amt such a fool as
10 think fools do think.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09

BEAUTY.-A clever writer says,
Providence made women to make
the world beautiful, as much as flow
ers and butterflies, and there is NJ sin
in a tasteful dress, but only in devot-
ing too much money or too much
time" This is a most sensible view,
and is the true ground of medium
ship between the one extreme of
straight and rigid simplicity and the
devotion of the best energies of a life
time to vanity and frivolity. But,
after all, what is this rage for dress
but an effort after the beautiful? The
reason why the beautiful is not al
wayst the result, is because so many
women are ignorant or merely imita-
tive. They have no sense of fitness
the short wear what belongs to the
tall, and brunettes sacrifice their nat
urai beauty to look like blondes
That which is inappropriate is never
beautiful, no matter how fashionable ;
but who does not know that some
women whose taste and training are
so perfect that fashion becomes to her
means Of grace instead of q despOt (;
so that even the worst Of fashions
seems to them but a chain Of roses.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09
MONEY CANNOT BUY TT.
MOST PERFECT,

Which are now offered to the public, al
pronounced by all h celebrated OpticiRu
Of The Would 10 he the
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09

MYSTERY OF TANNING BIRDS. -
Some masters and mistresses can
eve tame their birds, eve get
them to be on terms of intimacy
The cause is evident. There are no
feelings of affection in common be-
tween them-they do not love their
birds. The latter know as much,
and are assuredly aware that they are
kept simply for the sake of furnish
ing amusement. We have noted the
same unerriDg sagacity with all our
pets-Our squirrels in Particular
They would instantly detect any per-
son who might be preparing, or wish
ing to play them off, some practical
joke, and would, to our deep delight,
fasten on them at once, pay ing hand
sOmely and in full for all favors about
to be received. 1t was, however, i'm
possible to anger them. They too
well knew the friendliness of u dis
position seeing what merry romps
and gambOls we had together, both
by day and night, up stairs and in
the garden. Nc doubt il is a wise
provision of nature thus to endOw
our little friends with instructive
powers of perception. The face is
the index of the mind. They read
our character when they catch Our
eye.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09

A little darkey was recently found
sitting on the steps of a fashionable
house in New York, crying pitifully.
Whats the matter wild yOu?n asked
q cOlOred woman. Matter huff
double trouble all Ober de house.
Fader am drunk-mudder hab gone
home wild clOZe-sis broke de looking
glass wild de broom stick-de baby got
her eyes full of kyan pepper, and little
Ned Antony put de mustard on de
hair for goose grease. l put salt in
my tea for white sugar, and it makes
me sea-sick. De dog licked Ned's
face, and got his mouth full Of mus
tard, and lies under de bed a howlin.
De kitten got her head in de m~ilk-pOt,
andI cut her head OFF to sabe de pitch-
er, and den 1 dab to break de pitcher
to get de head out, and de way I'll get
licked when mudder comes home for
setting de bed a fire, will be a SIM
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09

The duties of neutrals-never to
neglect an opportunity of interfering
between husband and wife. Never,
on any account, TO allow lovers to set
tie their own quaTrels. To be prompt
i'm volunteering advice, especially dis
agreeable advice. Always to be ready
to give an opinion as to a lady's age.
To make a point of differing from
mamma, in every particular, when she
praises baby. When Major Thunder
clap declares that the army was never
in a worse condition than it is now,
and Mr.. ROsehew insists that it is in
the highest possible state OF efficiency,
to disagree with both disputants. TO
plunge into all street rows. Needless
~ to take part in squabbles between
relations. Generally, to NEEDLE in
other peoples business and to neglect
your OWL.
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Wilkins: "Any news from the thea
tire of ware" TOmpkins: Pooh! The
theatre of war is still limited to the
boxes. Wilkins: How so? TOmpkins:
Why the whole of the action takes
place on the frontier. wilkins: l
see that, in the first skiTmish, the
French report acknowledges they lost
one man. TOmpkins: Yes; that man
is the most unfortunate fellow in the
French army. He never goes into
action without being lost. wilkins {:
He must be very brave. Tompkins /:
Admirably so; because he must know
the fatal result. 1t has happened in
every skirmish. wilkins: Let us
hope thathe willultimately be reward
ed with a decoration. TOmpkins: OF
what material? wilkins: Fustian.
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The CHRONICLE.
GIVE ME NH HAND.
By eoonwIN RARNEY.

Give me the hand that is kind, warm, and
Give me the clasp that is calm, true, and
Give me the hand that will never deceive
Give me its grasp that I aye may believe
son is the palm OF the delicate woman:
Hard is the hand Of the rough. sturdy yeO-
man
son palm or hard palm. it matters not
never
Give me the grasp that is friendly forever
Give me the hand that is true as a brother
Give me the hand that has harmed not
another:
Give me the hand that has never fOrsworuit;
Give me the grasp that I may ndorn IL
Lovely the palm Of the fair blue-Nelhed
maiden:
Horny the hRndof the workman eriaden
Lovely or ugly, Il matters not-neverl
Give me the grasp That is friendly forever.
Give me the grasp tha is honestand hearty
Free as the breeze and u~nshackled by party [:
Let Friendship give me the grasp that be-
comes her,
Close as The Irvine OF the vines Of the sum-
meF.
Give me the hand that is true as a brother;
Give me the hand that has wrOnged not
another;
son palm or hard hand, it matters not
never!
Give me the grasp that is friendly forever.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1870-11-09

BOOKS, Just received at
~ POrter's Book store.
Bancroft's History u. s., 9 vol.
United States DispensatOry,
Clark's Commentary on New Testament,
SCOTS do do do
The Heart Of the Continent,
Hume Hut, England,
Encyclopedia OF Religious knowledge,
Illustrated Life Of Christ,
RecOllectiOns Of a Busy Life,
Encyclopedia OF Literature,
Hugh Miller's Works, in 10 vols.
NouRtt on the Horse,
Gibbons Rome, 6 vols.
Dicks Works vols.
Hotel Registers,
Kane's Attic Explorations,
Night Scenes in n Bible,
Richardson's Beyondt the Mississippi,
Warren's Household Physician,
The Andes and the Amazon,
Opportunities fer Bushes, by Freddy,
Four years among Spanish Americans,
Companions OF my Solitude.
stepping Heavenward,
DR.. smiths Old Testament History,
Resources Of Pacific slope,
WEverly Novels in 5 vols.
Life OF Audubon,
Dichens' Works in : vols.
Dr.. Chase's Receipts,
Letters OF Washington Irving.
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