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The Placer herald., 1874-02-21
NOTICE THE CONTRAST.

The Argus correspondent, prompted by
the wicked desire to injure Mr.. Norton
among his friends, from no other motive
doubtless than jealousy of his great ability,
lyingly says;
"Norton, from whom so much was ex-
pected, has hardly met those expectations
so far. 1t is hlnted, however, that the
Eagle is outstanding his strength pre-
paratory to making an effort to soar away
up to the gubernatorial seat, and hardly
dare to spread himself on questions, the
good or evil of which the future must de-
termine, for he might, as has been his GUS
tom heretofore, sop over. He has the
strongest voice in the House, and when he
does speak commands attention. So far,
his speeches have been confined mostly to
this; Mr.. Speaker, have the Clerk call
my name, please, occurring soon after roll
call"
The correspondent of the Signal, know
ing no prejudice in the matter, and writing
fro honest convictions, says:
"Mr. Norton is a man of fine attainments,
comprehensive views, and possessed of i'm
mense oratorical powers. AS clear, log
lcal reasOner, he mas no equal III Tue Legs
lature. His deductions are made in such a
lucid way that intricacy, no matter how
knotty it may be, is made clear to all minds.
He speaks only on important measures,
where some principle is involved which may
have a deleterous effect upon fair and just
legislation. AS yet he has teen uniformly
successful, always carrying his point and
sustaining his views. lie is looked upon
by the Independents as the coming man for
Governor, and don't know of any man in
the State who could fiji it better. He is a
bwyer by profession, and has many time
stood side by side with the foremost of the
legal fraternity in the West, as well as in
California. Matt. Carpenter, Senator from
Wisconsin, and one of the abest lawyers in
America, said he never feared to grapple
with any member of the legal fraternity bu,
one, and that one was William G. Nortorn
He had met him on many hard-contesed
field, and invariably had been defeated. 50
that hecoud not help feeling the highest ad-
mration for his ability.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

Robb & Steel is the suggestive name of a
firm in Chicago.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

~ All parties needing the services of an ex-
perienced surveyor are advised to employ ]. A
Benson, U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor, Au-
burn, Cal. He has the Government Field Notes,
the possession OF which enables him to restore
lost corners without delay. He charges mod
erately and works rapidly.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21

BoorH NOT lMPLIcATED.-The Post, speak
ing OF the Senatorial bribery investigation
says: "lf there were any attempts at brib-
cry for Booth, we are well satisfied that
Booth himself had nothing to do with it,
But if the Legislature can fud that any of
these men have made an attempt at bribery,
let them be severely punished" So say we.
The Placer herald., 1874-02-21
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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
Far Apart.

Beneath the quaint old bridge you hear
The waves make music as they pass
And. winding to the eln-tree Fear,
You see The pathway through the grass
Where we were wont to walk, alas
The river wanders as OF old.
Bene3tl the shade OF willow trees
The sH. IL waters glfam like gold,
And ripple to the gentle breeze
But am far from thee and these
The sky bends over broad and blue
And, in The soft and mellow light.
You tread the laIe our footsteps knew
In former DAYS, when days were bright
Do these days bring such sweet delight
And still that lane with grass Is green
Wirh fragrant flowers the banks are fair
In golden Gloss aud silver sheen
The bees still haunt the balmy mir
But you will fail to find me there.
Again, perchance, | may not see
The rustling rows of willow trees,
(Which leant leafy canopy
When we strolled underneath at ease y
For am far from thee aud these
Our joys fofsake US Soon does Spring
Pass by and for The Summer call
soon do TIE birds lose heart 10 sing,
When fading leaves in Autumn fall
And Winter is the end of all.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
Mama.

Peacham, in his truth of Our
Times" London, 1888 says; "There
are many that believe and affirm that
manra, which is sold in the shops of
our apothecaries, to be of the same
which fell from heaven and wherewith
the lsraelites were fed" The common
mama of commerce is obtained by
making incisions IN the stem and
branches OF certain trees, natives of
tbs Socth Of Europe, which grow to q
height OF about twenty feet, and are
cultivated in plantations for the mamma
they produce. The mama by which
the Lsraelltes were mIraculously fed is
supposed by some 10 be Identical with
an emulation found on the stems of Il
shrubby plant which covers immense
plains in Arabia and Palestine. The
Juice hardens on the branches aud is
most abundant during hot weather, and
is collected by the Arabs who cross the
desart, they using it IS nutriment for
themselves and camels. Others hold
that il is not I'M Improbable that the man
na Of the Israelites was the mamma
lichen, which grows chiefly upon the
steppes OF Tartary III great numbers,
upon dead loamy soil and upfrequent-
ed rocky cliffs, loosely attached, and
consequently easily separated. When
it Is collected in hollows, or per-
haps carried considerable distance by
high winds, it produces the re-
markable phenomenon OF showers
OF mamma rain. This lichen is usually
the size of hazel nut, and when
ground up and baked as bread is eaten
quite generally The commercial man
ma is saccharine substance, white, IN.
odorous, of sweetieh taste, and in
medicine is used as gentle tonic.
Eamarisk mama, or mamma OF Mount
Sinai, is obtained from the tamarisk
trees, which grow ebundantly in that
vicinity. a thick transparent syrup
exudcs from the trees, through the
punctures made by a small insect, and
dropping from the branchts to the
ground, 1t is collected and cleaned. It
is eaten with bread, aud is considered
q delicacy; 1t is also said to be efica
cious in diseases of the chest. In
Syria the larch exudes from it's leaves
and branches a honeyed Juice, which,
on becoming hard, is called mama or
briancon. The cedar of Lebanon pro.
duces small quantities e transparent
resin0us drops, called mama by the
monks, who collect it and prepare from
IL various oiutments, which have con-
siderable reputation as a remedy for
phtbi8is. Australian ma ma is much
used as pleasant purgative.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
Row a Reporter lest HIS Situation.

TIL said that in moment of TEN
porary insanity a Boston city editor
assigned horse racing, base ball, and
aquatic reporter TO report in half a
column the Sunday services at the
church Of sensational preacher. This
is the report he published, and for
which he was DISCHARGED:
The House met at % a. m. Prayer
by the chaplain, The first race was
between the chaplain and the singers.
1t icing q pretty even match for the
first two heats; out the singers got the
best Of the last three heats, and came
in on the amen two lengths ahead, win
ming the last three heats and race.
Time, ) :02 Petitions were then
presented for forgiveness, and other
similar matters. sad notice was given
for special assignments during the
coming week for various objects
The singers then saileu up to the
judges stand. snd after getting into pc
! sltioD, sailed away on the course with
| canvass set and spanking breeze from
the organ, which drove them along in
finest gle The top rieGea fit flying the
! pernant WAS well ahead 1T thu stake,
/ p''' C'iS II III q az bkS VI al itIS ECCLs
pne speaker then took tne floor, and
announced bis intention to ask that
the resolutions of censuTe that had
been heaped upon ADauias should be
resciuded, and proceeded to read the
records of the case. from which it ap-
! peared that Anaplas bad sold his horse
and not given the price to the church.
The speaker then went on to say that
10 reason appeared on the record for
Ananias to give any, and much less all,
his property to the church, and he
questioned il any Of those before him
would do any moro than Ananias had
in the same place. He then went on
TO show that Auanias had oheyed has
wife IL the matter, and expressed a
belief that few Of those before him
could say as much Tor themselves.
After further arguments of a similar
character, he moved that the character
of Ananias be, and is hereby, declared
A l by the members Of the House"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
The Heather thiuee ~ q shoemaker,
From the Springfield Mass kepublicau.

Within the last six or eight years the
shoe business has grown TO be one OF
the most important industries, and is
row represented by six large shops.
The largest Cf these Is G. L. SIMPSONS.
rendered famous by the employment Of
Heather Ghinee." Watching them
at their work they seem not greatly I'M
like American shoemakers, though APP
peasing rather more quick ana deft of
hand. 4 glance at their quarters, how
ever, marks them Of a different race.
TIE sleeping hunks, ranged IN tiers on
all sides Of half dozen rooms, remind
one Of chicken coops at q country fair,
Rude attempts at appearing with pic
ture-papers indicate slight iDcul-
cation Of American ideas, but
the sleeping rooms look more like
a collection OF dog kennels or
OVergrown dove-cotes than places for
human habitation. In the kitchen the
visitor may find half a dozen "Chinee''
cooks, perhaps Just serving up the
dinner-ceutral dishes of meat, vege-
tables, and potato made into one grand
potpOurri and a large bowl of rice on
every table, with eide dishes OF fish at
| every plate, set ont on plain board
tables, without a suspicion Of table
cloths Or napkins nothing besides the
dishes ana food, IN fact, except the
inevitable chop-sticks. These IRE all
the luxuries Of their life, and yet they
appear contented ana intelligent.
Since the trouble, a short time since.
OF which mention was made at the time
in the Republican, there has been no
disturbance among them, and those
who were not sent back to San Fran
cisco during the panic have worked
steadily aud quietly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
ssappT Boxes,

An Albany genius has patented an
invention for making seamless paper
boxes from the pulp. They are much
stronger, and may be used for a
greater variety of purposes than when
put together in the old way. We have
paper flour barrels, and why not paper
dry goods boxes ghter, cheaper and
handsomer. Aud this Is IL reminder
that the japanese and the Chinese are
capable Of giving orr people q great
deal of instruction III the manufacture
of paper OF a suitable consis tenoy for
many household purposes of utility as
we'll as oTnamentatiOD, for which We
are at present using wood and metal.
It's extensive use for the manufacture
Of clothing in this cold, wet climate
will probably never obtain, but in the
dry, warm Southern states there seems
no reason why it should not IN some
degree supersede cotton and linen.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17

the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chen requir-
ing the Attorney General to prosecute suits
for payment to the Government OF In
ierest paid for the Pacific Railroad Company
-Whe eler, of New York, from the Committee on
Appropriations, reported the Army Appropriation
Bill appropr iating S1s 40 Gle, which made the
special order for Tuesd y rext. The House then
ssuIaed the consideration OF he Supplemental
civil Rights Bill. Speeches were made by 8Tessrs.
Nyo and Ransier in favor, and Messrs. stephens Of
Georgia, and Mills in opp1sltlon-Ihe spe ker
aid before the house message from the President
n reference to the steamer Virginius, after which
he House adjourned,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
Therapeuticai Value Of Cabbage Leaves

The ReUue dc Ia IheropcutiQue en-
umerates some OF the uses in which
cab bage-leaves have proved of special
value in disease. Among the uses thus
specified, prominence Is given to the
property this leaf possesses Of exciting
and augmenting suppuration Of the
secretion OF ulcers, alterations, WISH
Giles, and pustules. 1t has the same
action on the integuments affected by
Inflammation from erysipelas or boils,
and removes tissues in morbid con-
dltiOn. The augmentation Of suppura
ton Is constantly followed by an
nmelioration and often by cure-it is
the condition necessary to the result,
aud the property of the leaf which de-
termines this result is an indirectly GU
rative property. But this property,
according to the Revue, does not con
sist in any pIinciple which the leaf
yields for absorption, but rather in an
affinity which the leaf has for the vi
tiated secretiOns The leaf exercises
this affinity on open ulcers, or on Ill
GERS covered by thick er thin scab or
crust, ana also on the thickened cpl
dennis, or where 1t is converted into
thickeued rind-llke membranes. The
cure OF an ulcer by these leaves, how
ever wide spread and long standing it
may be, is without danger, and re-
Lapse Is very rare.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17

zenith century-dlstiuctly a Trianon
museum. Among the articles loaned
by the Empress was a sample book OF
Marie Antonette's dresses. Most OF
them are GAUGES an Indian fabrics so
fanoiful in design. so brilliant and va
ried in color. SO light III texture, that
they suggest the wardrobe of fairy
rather than that of mortal woman
Ltppinootts Nagosine for January
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
The New Grana Opera Elanse in Paris

= nv WV VI &iiN ~ pa Ia tsiFitSE Az al H.
The new Grand Opera House in Paris
will be done next July. 1t was begun
in 1861, 0nd three million francs We're
expended on 1t every year up to the
breaking out of the war, when the
Government reduced the allowance two
thirds; but a loan large enough to
complete the structure has been eff
fec ted. Its g0rgeousness is the theme
for columns OF praise and criticism III
the current Paris newspapers, One OF
its novelties IS a vast rotunda in the
basement, into which carriages may be
driven 10 deliver and receive
their passengers. There is also an
immense drawing room capable Of
holding five thousand persons, from
which an elevator runs to the various
galleries. The grand staircase is a
marvel Of colored marble and bronze,
with a halUstrade OF onyx; the walls
and ceilings are being painted by the
most noted French artists; each box
hes private saloon attached there is
a single plate mirror III one of the lob
bies thirty feet by twenty two and the
ballet greenroom, to which all sub.
scribers have the right of admission
The auditorium IS lighted with over
eight thousand gas jets. Experiments
with glass ceilings, with the lights re.
tlected from above, have proved unsat-
isfactory, the result being cold, ghostly,
and destructive to toilette effect.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
AT Largs.

OK January 9Th a severe wind and rain
storm set n at the East, and continued for
more than SO hours, completely stopping rail
way aad Geographic communication between
the East and West. Land slides occurred on
the Pougnneepsie & Eastern and Duchess &
Columbia Railroads, and washed away several
bridges on the Hudson River Railroad. The
STERN extends from Cincinnati to New York,
and Immense damage to property is expected.
but OWNS to telograpbic comm unica ton being
stopped we are unable to give the result o.
t. storm.
Two LEGISLATUREs arc IN session il Loulsi.
ala, representing the Kellogg and tho nc
Emery Go'etnments. tn lat o. body has no
q0o.um, aud does not propose to do ANYTHING
uoie han to preoare an address to CONGRESS.
The debt ct the safe Is over s24, o09. 900.
THE New Yok Times announces that Wood
wara of tue T@mmany Ring, was in that CITY
On Chris mas day, and is living within an
hours ME OF the metropolis.
DUBUQUE people are maklug vigorous Of.
fort to set the next Iowa state Fair to that
city.
IHE obio Houss Of Representatives has
passed, By street rarity vote, the resolution
ceusurlne both Congress and the President
for the sa AIRY grab
IAE ST LOUIS Stats Zeituns has been gold
10 Mckee l. Hauser. propiietors of the Globe
and wlll hereafter be published in Eaeiisb.
Two MEN named McEwen and Smith. who
got adrlft on field OF ice il Saginaw bav.
Dec 3Ist, and fer whose safety the greatcs1
fears were entertained, are reported to have
got ashore.
The Supreme Court Of Texas has decided
the law under which the late State election
was held, unconstitutional, as the constitution
provides that ths polls hall be kept oFen four
days, and the law Iovided fog only oIe day.
II Is reported that The miners IN the employ
Of the Calumet, Hscla, and CHI copper mines
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
House.

Mr. Coburn introduced a bill for the construction
OF ship canal around Niagara, and at the mouth
OF the Mississippi, which was referred Also an
amendment TO the Constitution in relation to the
election and appointment CT officers, which was
also referred Mr.. Syph"r offered Q resolutiop
directing the Secretary of War issue army raton
IN such quaint les may be necessary to keen
poor people IN certain portions Of the South from
actual starva ion Referred The s1nTla,1,ert-
airy civil rights bill then came Up and
speeches were made by Messrs. Durham, Blount
orlght, Herndon, Whitehead and Buckner against
ana Messrs. Elliott, Monroe and Lawrence in fayo
OF Its passage. = The naval appropriation bill wa
then reported to TIE House, and made the special
order Tor next Tuesday. The bill appropriates
S16, sec, S5l.-AdiouTned
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
" thinning . SsTinrn.

Nathan Lord, afterwards prominent
shipmaster Of Portsmouth, +. H.. was
a lad on one af the priyateers captured
by British frigate during the Revo.
iutionary War One day Young mid
shipman came near the prisoners, who
wee having an airing on the deck, and
spoke sneeIipgiy OF d" the rebels. y
foung Lord, being lad Of spirit, re.
torted, a" Il it were not for your lauk,
sir, would make You take back that
Insult" No matter for NY rank
said the gallant though arrogant young
officer 8 II yen can whip me you are
welcome to DC il. . The challenge was
eagerly accepted, aud tie two had a
regular sailors set-to. The Yankee was
victorious, ana The Epgi1ehman ac-
kr owledged himself beaten, and, shuk-
ing hands with his opponent, said.
" You are brave fellow; give me your
name and I Will not forget you At
the end OF the voyage I'll ..he prisoners,
with the exception of Lord, we're sent
to prison. the admiral sent him.
and informed him that hevoung Duke
OF Clarence. son Of his Majesty
George Ill, the young midshipman
whom he had fought, had requested
that be be set at large that he was at
liberty to 50 INTO any part Of the king
dom, and that the Duke had placed q
e5 note at his service.
TIE post Of Harpist to the Prince Of
Wales mas become vacant bv hn death
of Mr.. Eilis Roberts, who was we'll
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17

demanded an advance Of S5per n onth in their
wages January /, ana, the demand being re-
fused. placed pieces of timber across the
mouths ct the shafts, stopped the skips,
tn eatened to stop the pun rs, and have been
behaving in boisterous manner ever
since, holding meetings, marching in process
sions, ETC. The nuuter OF the strikers is
about 1000, composed of Firms and Nor
wegians.
Toreign,
THK Metropolitan Railway Carriage Works,
at Birmingham, England were burned re-
Gently. Loss estimated at s5o,CO0 400 per.
sons are thrown out Of employment.
TIE American bark Cechias has arrived at
Cardiff, Wales, and reports having lost sever
al hands overheard during heavy weather.
II is said that Capt. ;rmont. of the los;
steamer Vile du Ravre, will be appointed to
the command Of the French Transatlantic
CompaGy's steamer Vile de Paris.
4 MADRID dispatch reports that 500 persons
were killed and wounded before the recent
disturbance in Sarasossa aud Valla lolid were
suppressed.
TIE diplomatic representatives Of Spain at
Pals, Brussels and Lisbon have resigned. Il
ID reported that the government will remove
the Captain Generals OF PHILIPPINES, Cuba and
Porto Rico. 4 IS probable that Gen Jose do
La Concha viii BIS appointed Captain General
of Cuba.
TIE steamship Victoria, which left Glasgow
on the 9th of December for New York, has
returned with all The blades Of her propeller
| broken.
NAvIeATIoN OF the Danube is closed by ice.
A FAMINE prevails in five districts OF the
Gussiaa province Of Samara.
THE proprietors Of the newspapers in Ha-
vans have held a meeting to consider the
| question OF raising subscription rates.
| WHARF labarers and trade organic ,tions of
Havana demand pay in GOLD OF its equivalent
| IN currency, and propose to strike unless
| Their terms are complied with. Draymen and
| coachmeL join in the strife.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17

GREAT thi1gs are promised of GER
tain Mile. Donadic, who Is to appear
in Paris IN ola Sonaambula," and
wlso IS said t. have one o. the finest
soprano voices which has been heard
since Jenny Lind.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17
I" How is it that Won came home from

80 How is it that you came home from
your panty SO early last night. Susan 2
Didn't you enjoy yourselfa" Susan
Yes, ma, am, but the young man as tux
me hin TO supper 1usulted me. Insult
ed you, Susan2 Why, what did he
say z Susan-Yes, ma'am. He asked
me if my program was full, and I'm
sure I never adj nothing but a sandwich
aud glass OF lemonade, SO / come
away home.