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tn. Acting Au,ocr., Of n...is4

In- a letter to q friend, United
States Minister Jewel gives his i'm!
.prcssions of Russia as follows: "Ths
governmentis. of. i,s kind, ,perfeetion
and rloekwc,k itsclt. The Emperor
is man Of bruins, force aud progress,
and think hrs real love for bic
people. They certainly appear 10 be
very fond Of him-sll clsssea He
appoints tbs Council. Senate, snA
Courts, and these make ana execute
Tho laws. nis displeasure 10 moe .
pleasant thing 70 ineur. The psopls
may be no moro honest than oure,
hut exposure is too risky. D thu
the el,ells arc never hiied with sanos
nor do the troops !Inn, TIE 0sss
powerful man hereafter the Empesos
10 sTripof,' Chief Of palise-s mss e
wonderful executive ability-afuay1
at fire, . row, or psrsda H =
always last hchind. the Enpsroe
when ont. and says who nsy se1e
and who may 60, and rho shall -
tried too, ] think, aud psrllepa NJ
may, be conyicted. Hs Just TesD ~
city. aud does Il to p4rfeetie1. =
!! - aeaoantsbls 10 nobody bot ~ -
peros. ! send 10 him 10 - 4lDes.
| issas ont Of serapss, Or sSt q ~
Icoanl.y or 70 Do nssAise - r.
Il .Rn..-
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The humor of Frenchmen is occa-
sionaliy somewhat grim. A compact
was entered into many years ago by
a party of thirteen friends that they
have All annual dinner, and that upon
tho recurrence of the anniversary
banquet, if any Of the party were
dead, the table should be laid aud his
chair should be kept for his spiritual
presence. Tho company is said to
have embraced De Musset, Theophile
sGautier and other literary and well
known characters. The passing
years almost Annually reduced tho
number, aud recently one, aged
|cighty-four, dined alone, the twelve
vacant seats being his only com
panions.
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Administrators Sale Of Real

pYyirtus otsn ertier Of tho County court or
1fssidi fssi S tsss fssssiss sIH q ieaEt iiisl
Mondays the 9th day Of Ja6tSfy, 1874.
q ne ssis hol.s aeor, in the ri,y Of lexington.
N the county Of Lafayette, 10 the state OF Mis.
so1st during the session of the Probate court for
ssM county, expose TO sale atpuhlic auction, all
me interest OF William Boyce. .dcceaced, In aud
tn parts nflots number eleven ti) and twelve
MI, In block number Forty Ave tt5l, in arst ad-
,tttion r. the town tnnw cityl OF Lexington, In
s:atas etie county, Missouri, upon which lnts
stands1he building known rs the Virginia hotel
more particularly described as follows: Begin.
ming at the southeast corner Of said lot namber
Twelve tl2). thence north with fhe liue. OF said
lot number twelve ti2l on Lanrel strr& ninety-
nine ie,t and three Inches. thence west In q linz
nara'lsi with the alley running through said
niocS nity frct theme. nor:h along tho line be-
tween saii lots Sine incAes, thrnca wcs. In line
paraiei with the line OF said aTleS dttv feet to
sfikc In the Tine between said lot number eleven
ND ant lot number ten I'M in said block,
hence south with sail last mentioned, line to
thencc east With III. line ofsaii lot hn franklin
sfrset one hundred, fset to the PLACE Of beginning
TERMS OF sAIE--A credit OF six months
viii be given, tho purchaser giving bond with
aprrov.t, security. with interest ten per cent
rcr annun from date deed wilt he executed
upon the payment OF the onrchase money.
SAMUEL C MAJOR,
novl9 Pub. Admir- OF Howard Co. Mo-
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A WORD To TRAvELERa.

We have a word to say In favor of the Missouri
Pacific Railroad. It was the .sptoneerp line
Westwari and is the ''old reliable" route to st.
I,ouIs With the improvements which have
been yaile during the past year, we bt iieve that
tie Missouri Pacific Railroad has the hest tTnck
and the finest and safest equipment OF any line
OF iinc Coactes, equipped with the Miller plat
iorvi, anlfthe patent air brake. from Lexington,
through Sstiaiia and jefferson City to 81. Lonis,
routes 10 points North, Enst and South. Pnrtic-
,,iar information, with maps, time tables, &c
mag be had at the Ticket Ofbce OF The Comnosy IN
lion TO 8. A. Ford. General Passenger Agent,
nufa Nh z.
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A DMINIsTRATORs' NOTICE.-Notice Is
~ hereby given that letters of administra-
tion upon the estate of Jamcs j. Ferdue, de-
ceased, We're granted to the undersigned by
the Probate court of Lafayette county, on the
18th day of December, 1873. -
All persons having claims agninst said estate
are required to exhibit them for allowance to the
administrators within one year after the date of
said letters, or they may hc precluded from any
exhibited within two years from the date of safti
letters they will be forever barred.
JAMES II. WELB0RN,
SETH WELBORN,
(decls1 Administrators.
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TINAL sErT1.EMENT-Noiice. is hereby
Il given TO all cr..ditors anil others interested
in the estate of b. G Pert, deceased. that .the
undersigned, Public sdmini strltor of L.af,ve.te
county, Missouri, havi ing, IN charge said estate
intends 10 make final settlement OF said esiat..
at the January term OF the Probntr Court of La
ftvcttr county, to lie begin and held ut the court
house, in til, cItynt Lexington, on thet'rat Nom
day in January, 1871. NJ. CHAPMAN,
tiecS Public Administrator.
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CTRAY NOTICE.-Taken up bvs VIM, San,
- dcrs, living in Dover tow nshIp. in Lafay-
e;ie county, N Mssouri, and postc before the ur-
,Iersigned, justice Of The peace of Dover town.
snip. county and state afor, said, on the e5h da,
of November, 1873. one stray horse. described a
hind foot, fifteen hnn'is high. about six yelr.
oil. Appraised +, ninety dollars, by John vii.
sworn, according TO law, to sppraise tie same
Witness my hand, This day and date ahova
written. RICHARD BARLEY. ]. r:
declO
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sought FOR (sincs thc nreIcss camp.
ing-piace showed sisst le was = iiiou,
tho mesns Of makiss.a nre). shs
searchurs wont along. They reached
tho S"iPhur spr'ag. and there, cold,
hungry, iut safe. eat ihc object oi
their search. Five dag kad passed.
sci lie had not frozeni I'll wished
% learn arg more of the deserter
Harper, ! had ample opportunity Of
doing so. Ills viIlanainous face forme.
: proHhnsnt object at my campfire
de wss now the packet-bcarer to For,
vermillion on the Peace River rh.
Wild North Land.
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his zeal, ho there. too. hid not sue
cacd- could not ssiscover tho precious
pcnfi s.cmanded by tile Caiiph. Be-
sj1es, the time allotted was nearly at
an end, and he had but one more VII
lnre to explore. When about enter
ing II, lie observed q peasant and his
wife In tie field. The latter was cry
ing aloud because her husband had
struck her. The vizier separated
tl,cm, and said to the man, 'It is not
right that We should render our
wives lives miserable"
.tr miserable. ( nnhappy!' exclaimed
the woman: con the contrary, I am
very happy"
."But did not see your husband
strike yon7"
"True, he does strike me at times,
but II matters not he 10 able, also, 10
protect me with astrong arm"
"Thcn you admit to know whst II
IL to be happyf"
"Most certainly; I nm perfectly.
happy" = -
rhe Grand viz:ersrow relieved ot
HE heavy burden. exclaimed, "Fi.
nally. finally. have found one happy
womnn;" and he triunphantly took
her to Bagdad.
Appearing with his conquest be-
foro the Caliph, tho latter said,
"Well, have you found happy
womanp"
eyes, indeed, Sire"
"Ob. mighty-..t:alirh!" exclaimed
the PEASANTS wife 1t his feet, "havc
mercy upon INC miserable"
"What is thatr' the Grand Vizier
became frightened, saying, "Did YOU
not tell me that you were happy 2"
= "Ycs. Mt home with my husband
and children, from whom you have
torn me away. How is It possible
that I should be happy at this place.
so far away from them?"
BE at easc." Ilaroun al Raschil,l
addressed his Premier, with malic-
ious smile on his countenance, 81
pardon yon for during your absence
l have discovered happy woman,
even here in Bagdad."
"Opening his eyes widely. the
vizier asked. "Hcre in Bagdad ?"
Eyes; your own wife. 1 sent q
page TO ask .hcr. in my nafne whether
she was happy ?"
"And what did she ans.wcr?" .
"She answcr~d: -'Of course ! am
happy. my husband being OH aJnur.
nev'O
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spEED!sAFHTx, CoMr oRr /.

Take the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, from
lexington. for -. Louis, New York. Boston.
Pblselphia pit'smr az, bIs GhsaSS s ibS
only route by which you can avoid long AM!
dangerous transfers. The road is eqnippei With
10 cross; no delays; connections sure. Special
inducrn,ents offered to stock shippers. Tickets
for sale to ali points. baggage checked through,
w. W. RHODES.
80 Ticket and Freight Agent.
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AT 10 O'CLOCK A. Il.
AT
, aIATTHIEI'S, SALOON =
LAUREL STREET.

~ UAEDIAN's NOTICE OF FINAL SET
V TEE.:ENT. Notice is hereby give. {" ID,
persons interested In the estate OF Emma tulia.
way. minor; that the antirrsieneti, eaar.lisn o.
ae person and 'taie of said r,inor has fleti hi;
tse,Oc,aler term Of the Probatsscnrnt OF Lafay-
ettt county, Missouri sani 'viGaprly ut tho next
trIi orssil TO he held ss ihe A. st Mond
IN Janu"ry. ls74, for final tIschars- from said
guardianship. - Ii. eHAPMA :,
acc3 tfuar.lian
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sxlER.Fr,x SAy.E asREA4. ESTATE,
.YNr- u vRTUTW0E

sxlER.rc,x SALE asREa9. ESTAT,,
I = IN pARTITI0N.
Sarah y. Combs and Ennis Combs. herhussand.
ssd Thomas callaway; ,,d: l,ain':sns. :,
Iohs Csllawsy Emma taliaUay and Jsmes "
|. Call IN-s.r, defendants. -.
In the iirnhateCorr. OF Lsfsye:.c county -.
NJ oTT;.E is hereby given, tlst under and by
:i,e roHl,y cnur: Of ia:avette county, December
;. 1873, irthe above entitled cause, the nnier-
s;gned will, ON
Mon;lav. the s,h dsv of January,
a. D. 1874,
at he corrt house door, in the city Of lexington,
IN the county Esfivete, and STATE of Missouri
during The .erm aud session OF the probste court
for said I.af ye'ie County, Eetyy The hours oi
"'pe o'clorki l. the forenoon ami 1--WE o'clock in
the afternoon OF tr,t day, sell publicly, by auc
ton, ioihe highest bther, on terms hereinafter
stated all tie right titles. interests End es:Ites
OF the sal parties. plaintiffs and defeniants. in
and to the following. described tracts and parcels
ofland. sttua:ei in the rcnniy of Lafaye,tes and
ss,'e nf Missouri, to-wt;z The northeast quarter
nf the southeast quarter Of section numhcr fwen-
.y-two tes). in township fttE tsfl OF rnnge twen-
@ .n The s"sssfss sSIs ns
GUAR Of SEQ. twenfy-twS fs2) ,afil the southwest
qaarte- rs rie northwest qnarter, and the nor'h-
s qnshree soef snasp If nv seIn @
nort OF the base line and south Of the Missouri
river, In range fwenty-seyen ts0. west Of the
the y she as of
ron sixteen usl, township Nifty eN' rang
Trrins OF sai@-one-halfo of the purchase mon
or or bans,, vita ipprored security. far deferred
the rate Of ten per cent per annum: Deed to lie
ma,lc af cr purchase money is all paid
Given under my haai This, the n.h day OF De-
cember, ISIS. WM 1oCNS' shsrlno
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EiSAL sErTLEMENT.

TtiSAL SETTLEMENT.
r, Notice il hereby given 30. nll ereli'ars md
others interested in the estate of John w .sWi'-
kinsOn, 6ereasetf thar we, the. undersigned tx
-cutors Of said estate. intent! tn make y !.na'
settlement of said estate at the January term oil
the Probate court of lafayette counsy, 20 ltt
ber,upand hrl'i Mt thr cuy; house iu tine city o.
Lexington, on the f!rsi HPMtiny In ,Innuarv 1874
JAMES u EWING
AMELIA WILKINSON,
dcc3s Executors.
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= =
The Niagara Railway Suspension
- Bridge.

This bridge was opened for traffic
Eighteen years ago last August, and
The first rctimbering it has had has
just been completed. The work be-
gan the 7th Of April last, and has
been under the general supervision of
George Mckenzie. master mechanic,
with William Gardner and William
McFaul as forcmen. Mr.. Mckenzie
so managed the work that at no time
las there been any detention of trains
or teams, and 10 accidents of any
magnitude have occurred. Mr.. Nc
kenziee says that 800, 600 feet of sea-
soned timber has beenapsed in the
.'imbering process, aud about SIC, ,0o0
has been paid for labor. The most
difficult, part of the job has been 10
rebuild the girders under the railway
track. The last stroke of the work
was done oil Saturday, the 29,h ult.,
and. the bridge stands now US good as
new In its woodwork.
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The Danbury News says: eve
have received request from al
anxious moti.cr iT Brook field 10
,wriie some verses about her little
daughter, who 10 vrryilh We shon'd
like to do it, but we can't write
pestry. Besides, ~c don't see what
benefit our poetry would be 10 he'
sick girl, unless she tliinks the read
ing Of it would induce the patient te
laok more hopefully upon DEATH"
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NYDTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT - =
~ Notice ia herr.br given to ail creditors and
others interested in the estate of John Cham
hcrlain, deceased. that intend to make find
settlement thereof atthe next term Of tc Probate
court of Lafayette county. 10 be begun and held
on the first Mon,lay 'or january, 1874 dccS
WASHINGTON CHAMBERLAN,
Executor of John Chamberlain, peceased.
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FINAL SETTLEMENT,

~OTICE is hercl'y i..i, IN to all creditors and
~ others interested in the estate or HezrkieI
Pollard, decd. that I, the unJersie>c.. ndmin-
i-.rat,r sof sait estate. intend to. make q hEsl
settb.msnt cfisaid estate at sfhe JANUARY term N
TIE PROBATE rnlirt sf Lafayette cot.nty. TO heb in
IND belts nt.ihe copr. h,usc. in the city oi Lex
Sn' hovss1' ''' HENEY I,s ssi s"ps fonIKp Il
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A lady made u COMPLAINT to Fred
.erick the Great, King Of Prussia.
"Your Majesty" said she, "niy
husband treats ME badly"
eThat's none OF my business" said
the king.
.But te speaks i'll Of you," said
the lady.
@rhat." said he, .'is pone of your
business
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;. With the above line or Insncs.,r,. CJEnP MES
We an satisfy the mo- caiEc,.l. VIII wit, Poi-
'isss on " Class OF .-oi,e-- snhi.ct - snsrr-
aac., from ssest siv i.tns ai ne i@bJris :
III? TO the pal stia of tie Hresi:hy, rom
ahuck>ter's S.acs to dry g."is emporium.
fro n the stsr. "uiiiing Of II Sr"ei grocer TO the
fshn5i houses. .pabiic hni!d:n.,s, waTehouSes,
Barns. -k-s..ssr- tssLityes of rne1. f.Ou
Srs't'iuS Infancy throuSa yvut-. fnan9oi Il
Z hssaIy ss'. e. ~ :.
see:,-c j p,ltcy "a yotr- dvciiisg. star. hongc.
barn, ch1rcl, s-a,oi hols-.S warei, :n>e. as II
1t Is ererins:i ,yiy LOO iN.. ..rr cT-s'inito1 Is
thr Il { If ii.a..'' H.viig be - in tie business
for tge1'y-irs YEAR, W. ar IL ailv lsted ~ al
Yya.n.s OF ins'!rAn c Exp .ric4ce teaches Hi
things." w. raranit n "rrs - n'r- bi ru!crs
ieadiny - void p icies. i"ar pair IN 'ge Is so
lici:rd.
on monty known as winsnr's c rner.
Z. WINSOR s. SON,
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lfisoE1;LlnE0sS

q 5000 -
lffsOETIkHEOHS
'---- ;sss : Il
- ns.s asaey : 1s' = sPPo'sse
s' - ny 49, ~ - { q
= WMa.ih CnicaSo arncuness ns1@
SCH % ihe "Methoaist esndidass -
Vo'. 8. - 81 & +
WY does r"l'rcad eonneetos
punch = hosd ~ yoar tiekets T0sss
you pass though. !
The old maxim that pau pro.
po.es - nafiy cuntrAdicted by No.
'ssnusetse sp'as'er'.
a eenssspa'i lately refused % cet-
~ s9.sn& os NJ
'.u"s s"s. NC q n.y. ~ - -,
- oeassss 8 Is !.
The Hartford Ccurnnt, swfitipe0 y
shArkeys tseape frem eehs tomoss-
aske tne qnssii6ns " ~ eosdesefs
always out r. 81 X
Th6E'credisors Of an sbscondlne
isnkee, ioand, On opening me sesss
shas s'ss oaty s'sssK y l-s.''sa
rssnS asy ywss an umorei's'
"A Cleveland dry go0ds sdrummrf
has, during tlie last season, sold t6Ogs
OOO worth VI go'mis, travelled ll,WV
mi!cs aud married four wives.
An advertisement for . district
school teacher, in New Hampshire
concludes this way: IN. B.-No man
,necd apply who wears o shawl"
A young lady of Terrc Hante, tne
diana. has proved her ability to sup
port = husband Ly shooting over one
hundred oux,ls thi, season.
A Wabash editor returns, thanks
FOR a c.n,ipedc received nv mai, from
rexas. ami saws e. 10 the sir.t cent Of
any kind he had scen III months
.,, .,,,,o,,, w;.hss In ,,sorn,,
~. m,,,,,. Ma, ..,,.,.,. NJ. pse irvine
to brcak thoso iron. coul.hole covers
bv se,,ire etlbwiop'cm.o lie knows.
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49, ,,.. .,.,,a,m.d .,ba ,nn.,,;;,, ,"..,,,.
49, 49,. ,n., M a"...saa ..,'.d .ccr-
mu,.,.S : u,,is ,nn"or,,, ,on o,,;,
= "' 'N'' ~'''-
n. s..,,n;.,. u,.,, ..
,runl yst Nam 70 ,oy ..,h. scenery :.
,ru,v rnr,,n If hc soss ..,,n,.i
.,r.,n - xn, may ny, lin ao-r :.
Jrrut
-, :,
le Su'"i" s'a"' "e"' 'h'o os"s.
,uta,.,,he ,,,r.,., AR Tho d..n,c..
,,o su,n ~ "a nTh. !. ~, man ~ AN.
.nd.r. y,v,uy way,
r.. I r;,,..
e.., 80. 80
80 .oo -, ' W." ~, -"
~. - at :. @ -
..s,v. hove v,u my hook. for hov.
| vim, si.,, 70, religion in ,empn
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., ,,,o - - ca noo :, ao,,, 80
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..v., ...n n.s ,ho r.n,v .yo,
,.,d ,,o H., ,,od-,o.a. ,h.o,,h
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oo',o" preacher tf"ak'hg oi the
... r'. VI u, s D'o'e oe'"s soMueu
~, IN rr''.' po' p'..".0N
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.hov. d,.;.,ns" "r 80. -. -.
80 80 -
w. ~" ' VI JUG f'e
NC Ar.sn a"I'I""eer was o''o1.
they 'Pu' up g"a' anu nc was solo
No. -. ,,..,,,:,.i a. ~
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w;,o,r AVA civ ,rn,,,s .,;.,,a It,
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80.
The iatr venerable hcr. Matthew
hf"wn,p H. ID. MAS III The habit OF says
ng that religious interest and acttv.
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FlNAs. SETTLEMENT.

N6T1CE Is hereby given 10 llcrcditors antt
Ferree. deceased. t;.at I, fhc undersigned ad-
mins'rator Of said estate. jn-npdto make ilnni
s.fflcn.ent ofsa estate .t the Jannary term of the
snd neld at the court hons", in the city Of Lex
in-ton IN III. firs, Monday in .Ianuar-. ls74
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The dressmakcrs are the best sup
porters OF newspapers-the pattern
ise cvery one that falls into their
hands,
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EMIGRATION TURNSNGi
,.rrAp FARMS IN soUTH.VEsT MISSOURI!

ras AtlsntIs q Pacific Iiaiiroai Company
1firrs /. .aoO, ,OO9 acres OF land IN Centrai md
southwesf Missouri, at from % to sfs per arre
Ann St Louis to all purchases. Climate. sol,
siinber. xiineral wealth, sch ehurcses and
law w-Abidlpg soclety invite t,A.yssNM Iom su
rsrSiosiars addrsss \. Tuck. LAAd cemllesisa-
eE q. xeaae 00.
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California She'll 1Iouuns.

Charles Ben. Darwin, fhc assistant,
district attorney, noticed the whitisl
appearance Of a sand-hill near Steiner
street, north Of Greenwich, and
knowing that it must be one Of the
shell mounds SO common IN this
vicinity, he examined it. There is
nothing remarkable a6out the mound.
1t is not SO extensive as Ran9 OF hers
on this coast nor so large even as
several Others oasthis pe,'insuIa, ana
few people take any. special interest
in such places, though, they are the
signs Of the existence here of a once
numerous people. Many Of these
mounds in California are of vast ex.
tent, and are composed almost holly
of sea shells, some of the piles having
been constructed from level plain
to height of thirty to forty feet.
though most of them ere evidently OF,
elevated ground. selected, perhaps.
because beyond the reach OF tides, or
for the purpose of overlooking the
surrounding country, like the cxtcu-
sive one ri Monterey. One of these
huge piles, situated near the San
Pablo road, near Oakland, is built up
entirely of shells from lcvc! ground
10 height of fifty feet or more.
There is another OIL Mr.. Rogers place
in Alameda, and the Shell Mound
Nursery is located on another. On
This peninsula there are three or four
small ones and one or two quite ex-
tcnsive. The Digger Indians profess
10 know no more of these piles or the
people who constructed them than
the whites do. They say the mem
be,s of their tribe were never in tile
habit of congrcgating on the coast to
eat shell. fish, and that the mounds
have always been there since their
recollection, and they have no trn-
ditions TO show that their forefathcrs
knew anything of the mound build
ings. The mound near Greenwich
and Steiner is not composed wholly
of shells, but is all ordinary sand
hcar, with layer of shells from two
to four.fee i'll thickness on the sur
face, and some people surmise that
the shells were deposited by the sen.
and that the wind has driven the sand
off in places so rs to leave hill here
and there. This explanation might
appear reasonable rs to some locali-
ties, but not to all. The she'll mounds
of this coast differ materially from
the celebrated ancient mounds OF
Ohio and the Mississippi valley, and
were evidently constructed by q diff.
fcrent people. and for different rca.
sons.. AS yet very little attention has
been paid to them, the people of Cal
fornia being too busy in the struggle
for wealth to leave much time for in
vestigations out of curiosity or for
the purpose of scientific inquiry. Mr..
Darwin, however, having nothing
else to do, commenced digging with
his cane into the side of the hill,
where the the wind had blown away
tue sand, leaving the layer of shells
exposed; and, while thus engaged,
unearthed in the sand, upder the
shells, a complete skeleton, the bones
lying as If the man for woman) hail
been in a kEeeling position. MIR
Darwin intends to present the skele.
ton to the California Academy OF
Science, when it is hoped some good
guess may be made as to its age. II
is believed by the npder to be the re-
mains of q race now extinct.