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a RlTuALIsT CoNsPIRAoY. STEADY going
Protestants in England are very much
alarmed by the announcement that Rit-
uallst organization has been formed for
the purpose o! buying up as many vacant
hvIngs as possible and filling them with
eiersymen of "Catholic" views, who may
be trusted to encourage confession, and
10 go as near the mass as they dare.
There are certainly always plenty of
iiVInss for sale, and if the Ritualists have
command of adequate funds they will
not mud much difficulty in carrying out
their plot. 1t is positively asserted that
beginning has been made with the rectory
OF Liverpool, which has been bought for
tl4,ooo, and of course there is nothing
Incredible in the story. tor the Ritualists
are very rich, Very eager, and utterly un-
ssSerupulous in propagating their views.
ihe only thing that makes us doubtful on
me In subject is that the clergy of the
6hurch of England are all going over to
hltuaism SO fast that it is hardly worth
while to spend much money in Fastening
the process. Here is an example of Cath
ollc" pranks in Protestant church
= = lew days ago the Rector of st. James,
Exeter, very high churchman, was
buried with Ritualistic houors On the
eve OF the funeral the body was placed
IN the church and watched all night by
SISTERS OF mercy, the curate and an
aeoiyte There was large brass cross
On the coffin, and candles were kept
burning on the altar day and night
AZ the same time laborer was
oored without any services at all,
because, when alive, he had committed
1ns enormity OF refusing to go to confes.
son, son, 1t is not surprising that things
i'ke these should sometimes stir up the
Puoic to angry protests and even riot.
bune.
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According to the love-idyl of the pc
rloa' writes I. b. Aldrich, when Lau-
fa and Charles Henry, after uuheard-of-
obstacles, are finally united, all cares
snu s tubuiations and responsibilities slip
from their sleek backs like a Christians 5
ontden. The idea is pretty one, theo-
ieucally, but, like some of those models
n me Patent Offics ut Washington, it
aoesnt work. Charles Henry does not
~ X; On sitting at Laura's feet and reading
~ timothy Fitcomb to her forever; the rent
Oh the cottage by the sea falls due with
Prosaic regularity; there are bakers and
ou.chers, and babies and tax collectors,
anu doctors and undertakers, and some
.mes gentlemen Of the jury, to be attend
. ~ W. Welded life is not one long anna
S,y poem, recurrent rhymes OF love and
.u 1--WE, and kiss and bliss. Yet when the
average sentimental novelist has supplied
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-11

his hero and heroine with their bridal
outfit and attended TO that little matter
OF the marriage certificate, he usually
turns OF the gas, puts up his shutters,
and saunters off with his hands in his
pockets, as if the days business were
over. But we, who are honest dealers in
real life and disdain to give short weight,
know better. The business is by no
means over; it is just begun. 1t is not
Christian throwing off his pack for good
and all, but Christian taken up load
heavier and more difficult than any he
has carried"
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Dividend Notice.

uNHE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE STATE
BANK OF NEVADA are hereby notified
that at the regular monthly meeting OF the
Poard Of Directors, held on the Sd inst, divi.
dend was declared for the month OF October OF
Two and One-haIf per Cent.
On the amount Of capital stock, payable at the
Bank in United States gold coin on the 10Th
instant. Nv. wHI0nT. Bank Manager.
Phoebe, Novsnhse .. 1919. n&-td
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Offifial.

by p IN. Leave Hamilton Monday, Wednesday
and Friday, at 6 m; arrive ut Wells fifth days
by p m. New service.
45l35-From Toano by Silver Zone, Schell-
bourne, Piermont In. o., Sacramento District
In. o.) and Patterson District IN. o.) to Phoebe,
260 miles and back, once week. Leave Toano
Monday at 6 a m; arrive at Phoebe Saturday by
G m. Leave Phoebe Monday at m; arrive at
Toano Saturday by 6 pm.
45l36-From Tecoma IN. o.l to Buel, miles
and back, six times week, by schedule salts
factory TO the postmaster at Buel.
45l37-From Tecoma to Annaville, 25 miles and
back, once a week. Leave Tecoma Monday at s
a In; arrive ut Annaville by p III. Leave Anna
willie Tuesday at a IN; arrive at Tecoms by
/,
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The PENNSYLVANIA Constitutional Con-

lHE pennsylvania Constitutional Con-
vention has done service to mankind
by defining new crime, to wit, "bor-
ing" Henceforth we have the satisfac-
ton to know that there will probably be
one State in the Union, at least, where
the bore will be looked upon as q
criminal The following is the PROPOSE
ton which has been approved in Com
mittee of the Whole in Convention
THE practice of boring shall be defined
and punished by law, and shall include
any corrupt solicitation of members of
the General Assembly, or of public offic-
ers of the State, or of any municipal di-
vision thereof, and any occupation or
practice as common borer for or against
the passage or approval of laws" The
punishment for the offense shall be by
fine and imprisonment.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-11

THERE is rumor ahoat that the Dem
ocratic and Republican 'straight-outs, "
of the next Legislature, will combine
their forces in the election Of United
States Senator. The spectacle of the en-
tire Legislature resolving into Dolly VAR
dens No. /, and Dolly Vardens No. 2,
would be quite interesting. Imagine old
rammany indorsing the Credit Mobilier,
and Administration Republicans kneel-
ing at the shrine of Tammanyl Booth
might we'll forego Senatorial aspirations
for the national renown of having evoked
the millenninm.-S S. +. Post.
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FORM OF PROPOSAL. GUARANTEE,
AND CERTIFICATE.

The undersigned- -, whose Post.
Office address is -, county Of -, State of
-, proposes to convey the mails % the United
States, from July l, 1874 to June, 20, 1878,
on route No. -, between = and -, un.
der the advertisement of the Postmaster Gener-
al, dated October l, 1873, with celebrity, GER
tainty and security" flaw Of June 8, 1879, for
the annual sum of - dollars.
The proposal is made with full knowledge Of
the distance of the route, the weight Of the mail
to be carried. and all other particulars in refer
ence to the route and service; and, also, after
careful examinations of the laws aud instruc.
tions attached to advertisement of mail service
and of the provisions contained in the act of
Congress of June s, 1872.
nata1 nilI.r
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It's DEPTH. The average depth of the
sea is two miles. Occasionally, in certain
parts, it is four miles, and sometimes
only one mile.
I'm not getting married as much as l
was" is the latest way of saying no to an
impassioned sutton
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The undersigned, residing at =, State Of
-, undertake that, II the foregoing bid for car
rying the mail on route No. : be accepted by
the Postmaster General the bidder will. prior
to the LIST OF June, 1874. enter into the required
obligation or contract to perform the service
proposed, with good and sufficient surities.
This we do. understanding distinctly the obli-
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-11

The Supreme Court of Illinois has de-
cided that telegraph companies are
bound to transmit messages correctly in
the first instance, and that an additional
charge for repeating, to insure correct
ness, is fraud upon the pubic. A SIM
liar decision has been given in Ohio.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-11

BRIGHAM YoUNG says he will leave his
fame to posterty. But he will leave
such large posterity that it is doubt
full if there will be fame enough to so
round
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-11

A WESTERN paper says of the air in its
relation to man, thut it "kisses him and
blesses him, but will not obey him."
Poor Dobbs says that description suits
his wife exactly.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-11-11

An act of Congress of June s, 1872, requires
that bids of s5 900 and upwards be accompanied
by a certified check or draft equal to tive per
cent. Of the bid
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Official.
PROPOSALS
FOR
CARRYING THE MAILS.
DnGTnEEUrE nEn 4
POsTOFFICE DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, October /, 1873.
DRoPOsALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE
l. Contract Office of this Department until
p. m. of February 2, 1874 ito be decided on or
before March 2, 1874, for conveying the mails
of the United States in the State of
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NEVADA,


on the routes and by the schedules of departures
and arrivals herein specified; being routes es-
tabiished at third session of iist Congress. and
first session of AID Congress, and others.
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l. -, of -, bidder for conveying the
mail on route No. -, from ---, do
swear that l have the ability pecunarily to full
fill my obligation such bidder that the BID is
made in good faith, and with the intention to
enter into contract and perform the service in
case said bid shall be accepted; and that the sig
natures of the guarantors thereto are genuine,
and that belive the said guarantors TO be pecu-
nisrly responsible for and able to pay all dana.
ges the United States shall suffer by reason Of
nay failing to perform my obligations as such
bidder.
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Examine carefully the forms and instructions
anneNed)
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Sworn to and subscribed before Inc -, for
the -. of - this - day Of -, A. D.
ls7--, and in testimony thereof / hereunto sub.
scribe my name and afix my official seal the day
and year aforesaid.
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The undersigned, Postmaster at -, State of
-, certifies, under his oath Of office, that he is
acquainted with the above guarantors, and
knows them to be men of property, and able to
make good their guarantee; and that bidder and
guarantors are above the age Of q years.
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Bids of S5 600 and upward must be accompa-
MED by certified check or draft, on some sol
vent National bank, equal to five per ceutum ON
the present annual pay on the route; or in case
OF new service, not less than five per centup of
one years pay proposed in bid.-tsection 253,
Act of June 4, 1921
The Postmaster must not sign the certificate
until the sum of the bid is inserted ard the bid
and guarantee signed by all parties, and dated.
Oath Required by Section GAG of an
Act OF Congress Approved June =,
1872, to be Affixed to Each Bid for
Carrying the Mail, and to be Taken
Before an officer Qualified to Ad-
minister Oaths.
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OFFICE FLORAL SPRINGS WATER Co..
July 80, 1878.
TINHE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS HAVE
i been duly adopted by resolution OF the
Board Of Trustees OF the
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-14

''Will thee be good enough to
search the prisoner he said to
me, still keeping his hand in a
friendly way upon the passengers
arm
/ did SO, but not one item of the
stolen articles could be found.
Ole must have got rid of them
in the COACH the gay gentleman
suggested, and Immediately offer
ed to go N search.
"Stop" Numbered the Quaker,
lightning his grasp.
The man turned pale and strug-
gled to release his arm. In an in
slant one of the pistols was level
ed at his heart.
"Stir hand or a foot and you
are dead man.
The Quaker must have been aw-
fully excited so completely to for
get both the language and princi-
pies of his persuasion. Placing
the other pistol in my hand with
directions to fire at either of the
two men that made q suspicious
movement, he went to work on the
Lothario, from whose pockets in
less time than it takes to tell it, he
produced every item of the miss
ing property, to the utter amaze
ment of the two ladies, who had
begun in no measured terms, to
demonstrate against the shameful
trertment the gentleman was re-
ceiving.
The Quaker, need scarcely add,
was no Quaker at all, but a shrewd
detective, who had been set on the
track of band of desperadoes, of
whom our middle-aged friend--who
didn't look near so middle-aged
when his wig was off-was the
chief. The robbery bad been
adroitly planned. The leader of
the gang had taken passage in the
coach, and after learning, as he |
our dcfeaseless cOndi-
ton, had given the signal to his
companions by throwing out the |
scrap of paper already mentioned. |
After the unexpected capture of |
the first robber, it was attempted |
to save the booty by secretly pass
ing it to the accomplice, still be-
lieved to be unsupported, who
counted on being able to make on |
with it at the next stopping place.
The result was that both, for a
season, ''did the State some SER
vice.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-14
IMMENSE TIMBER REGION.

VIM. A. Howard, of Grand Rap
ids, last week delivered a lecture
in that city on his recent Western
trip. The following extract fiom
the lecture gives some idea of the
timber region around and about
Puget Sound:
There is more lumber around
Puget Sound than / ever saw be-
fore. There is one channel, called
Hoods canal, that seems to run
from Port Townsend, sixty or sew
enty miles toward the Columbia
river, and perhaps not averaging
over half o mile wide, and il one
half of what people said about the
timber growing there was true,
and it was here in the market, it
would build the Northern Pacific
railroad. The timber is fir and
pine. There are three kinds, the
white, the yellow, and the red, the
red predominating. 1t has q
coarse grain, more like the hem
lock, but it is free from knots, and
the wood between the layers is of
a red color, and soft.
This kind of tree grows to an
enormous size. Indeed, all that
the timber thieves there think of,
and exert their ingenuity for, is TO
find trees small enough to handle
to advantage, not liking to crap.
pie with the big ones. We went
through a portion of this forest
when we went to Olympia by
stage, and it was very rare to find
n tree as small as three feet through
at the butt. They were from five
to six, seven, eight, and some
times nine or ten feet through the
butt, and marvelously tall, some
two hundred and fifty feet high.
'What would you sayif / stated
that saw q tree that would max,
an amount of lumber more thar
the average of five acres in Michi
gan? Every one that knows pinG
lumber lands in Michigan know
that 10000 feet is more than tn,
average, taking the whole of tn
| pine lands OF the State; perhap
5000 would be the fair average
At 10000 five acres would hay,
$4,000 feet.
stNow, suppose we take a tire
ten feet through; that ought +
square six feet. Apiece of squar
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-14

COOP MovE.-The Central, of st.
Louis, contains the following "The
President of the United States, and
generally the heads of the Depart
ments, banished wine from the4ist
of refreshments at the late holiday
receptions. The accounts do not
indicate that any harm was done,
nor that good feeling and general
and generous friendship were want
ing. Light is dawning on the tenn
perance movement, and we shall
soon note victories, when the Presi.
dent of the United States and The
first officers of the government cast
their influence on the side of tenn
perance and good morals. Now the
kilograms from Washington herald
to the nation that the committee
who have charge of the Inaugural
ton ceremonies have decided that
ne wines or liquors shall be used
upon that occasion. We are pleased
also to note that bill has been In
tr0duced into Congress asking that
intemperance shall be a bar to pro-
motion in the regular army. We
hope it viii be passed, amended so
as to exclude all persons from pro-
motion in government offices and
employ, who indulge in intoxicat-
ing drinks"
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-14
TIE CALDWELL INVESTIGATION.
DiAealtiss In the Way Of Getting at
the Tfafh.

There is one great difficulty in the
way of correct Interpretation OF
the Caldwell case. Every witness
swears that he would not believe
the preceding witness under oath.
A man called at the Democrat Office
9 few days ago on his return from
Washington, where he had been ex-
Amined, He gave us his version of
the affair, which seemed to be so
much at variance with the testi-
mony of others that we could hard
ly believe it. "Bnt," said he, ''these
men have all testified falsely. i had
no interest in the matter except to
tell the truth, and couldn't help
damaging Caldwell" We thanked
him for setting US right, and babe
him an affectionate farewell after
an hours talk. Two days later
along came the report of another
days investigation, IN which our
Veraeious friend was shown TO lie
utterly unreliable, and to have op-
posed Caldwell because he could
make no money out of him. TheD
another man came along, called at
our Office, and wished to tell us all
the facts. He was clearly a Cald-
well man. "But," said we, "Mr.
told us quite different story
the other day, and he seemed to be
honest and disinterested. "There's
where you're mistaken" was the
reply. '"That fellow ia the biggest
liar in Kansas. tie wouldn't be be-
lieved on oath in any town in the
State" AS we have not seen any
body from Kansas since, that indi-
vidual is exalted in our editors
mind as the standard of truth and
excellence; but although we have
delayed writing this paragraph I'M
til 8 very late hour, we may yet hear
before going to press that we haye
been deceived again. The next
train from Washington may knock
the pegs from under our last reliable
in the Caldwell case.-St.
Louis Democrat.
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FRAUD.-A startling fraud was
unearthed in the Auditors Office at
Topeka, Thursday the 30th ult. The
Auditors registry of bonds was dis
covered to contain entries of $780,
coo in bonds, purporting to have
been issued by the cites of Gregory,
Cloud and Budlong, in Cherokee
county, Kansas, to the Memphis,
Carthage and Northwestern rail.
road. There sre no such places in
Cherokee county or in Kansas, and
the bonds are-eyiaently bogus in all
particulars. The names of cities
given are names of prominet citi-
zens of Carthage, Mo. There arc
two sets of bonds tor each city,
bearing seven per cent. interest, and
payable at the National Park Bank,
New York. One hundred of the
bonds, amounting to $4,000, were
registered December 20, 1872, and
the remainder were all registered
January 8, 1873, which was three
days before the present administra-
ton was installed. 1t is supposed
that an attempt has been, or is now
being made, to negotiate the bonds
in eastern markets.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-02-14

The OLDEST SESAToR.-The St.
Louis Democrat denies the state.
ment that Senator Trumbull Is the
oldest Senator in continuous ser
vice. Mr.. Trumbull took his seat
IS the successor of Hon. James
Shields, on the 4th of March, 1855,
and on the approaching 4th or
March he will have served eigh-
teen years. Mr.. Sumner entered
the Senate in 1851, as thesuccessor
of Daniel Webster. and has held
his seat ever since. If he shall
live to serve out his present term
he will have served twenty-feur
years. Mr.. Wilson entered the
Senate in 1856, about month be
fore Mr.. TrufnbH1I, to fill xacafC
cy occasioned by the resignation
OF Edward Everett, and has since
been three times elected by,the
Massachusetts Legislature. Mr..
Cameron may fairly be called, the
father Of, the Senate. He. is not
only the oldest man in the body.
but his entrance to it dates back
farther than any other Senator.
He was first eleeSed in 1916 for the
term ending in4s4S. He was then
superseded, but regained his seat
IN 1857 for the term ending in
1863. He resigned in 1861 to en-
ter the cabinet of Dir. Lincoln,
and IN 1867 hs was again. re-alect-
ed. Inc Pennsylvania 1egislatnfe
has just chosen him for the foiIIfEkI,
time. He via be so years solSl
when bis tern expires Id 1879. aaq
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This seems 10 be a time of sur
prises and revelations. What, with
"Tammany" and " Credit MobiIer,"
with "fighting legislature" and
corruption Investigations" it
might seem that all possible lesser
evils would be lost sight of; but
this is not the case, and perhaps
there never was a time when a more
earnest investigation of educational
affairs has been undertaken than at
the present. And this time it seems
to look in the right direction, for, in
stead of growing away at the mean
er and humber kind of schools, as
heretofore, it goes to the very foun-
tain head and proposes to purify
the sources before the streams are
attacked.
The two great universities of Eng
land are now the subjects of the
public lash. 1t is claimed of them
that they are filed with the sons of
gentlemen, who never pretend to
study, and who occupy their time in
general loafing, or worse, and at the
end of the required period, retire
with a degree.
We know of schools in this coun-
try that tend to the same order of
affairs, but we hope that the criti-
cism bestowed upon those older in
situations will be warning to
these.
1t would seem that the effort now
being made to get rid of corruption
in all high places, would result in
good to the world. Yet the student
of history well knows that we are
only more corrupt and dishonest
than our ancestors were, simply be-
cause our opportunities are greater.
They were as bad as they dared to
be, SO are we.
AprOpos to the above, we wish to
remark, that there is a growing ten
dency in some of our schools to drop
that thoroughness of drill which
used to be deemed so necessary to
success, and to substitute in its place
8 superficial knowledge of great
many things.
Now, we believe that science, to
be worth anything as disciplinary
element, must be well learned,
hence TO let a pupil obtain a hall
score OF loose ideas in study, and
know none of them we'll il alto.
| gether wrong. To obtain an educa-
ton takes time: to obtainsa Let OF
miscellaneous ideas at second hand,
is very simple process, and de,
ponds only upon the elasticity Of
the memory, but the effect produced
in the latter case is most deplora-
bic.