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The Placer herald., 1874-05-09

WRITING SCHOOL AND PRIZES. Prof, E. Nj
Hoffman closed his term of writinc-school here
last Friday evening in a manner interesting and
appropriate. His 80 pupils with their parents
and friends, gathered in the largest room Of the
public school-house, until standing room rose
to premium-something very unusual for this
town Songs were sung, speeches were made
and general good time was had for nearly an
hour, when the committee, who had been
elected by the pupils themselves to decide as to
who were entitled to the prizes offered, was
called on by Mr., Hoffman to make its report
The Chairman of the Committee J. A.
fllcher, in his usual clumsy of-hand, discon-
nected way, proceeded to report. He spoke
most earnestly of the very marked improvement
made by all, and urged ON the pupils the i'm
portance of practicing, at least sufficient to re-
tam the advancement gained; for, said he,
without practice and watchfulness they would
get right back into the same old rut in which
Mr.. Hoffman found them, before they know it !"
He complimented Mr.. Hoffman appropriately
on his success in advancing the pupils so fast
and proceeded to announce the judgment of the
Committee as to who were entitled to the prizes,
as follows: The first prize, for greatest improve
ment, consisting of very handsome pen draw
ing OF the birds in the bushes, " by Mr. Hoff-
man, to Miss Fanny McClellen, a little girl
about 10 years old. The second prize for best
writing, beautiful pen drawing, of "an ante
lope in the chase, " by Prof. Hoffman, to Mrs
5. Speedy, lady probably 25 years of age
The third prize, for second best Improvement
beautiful pen drawing, by Prof. Hoffman, of
The Roaring Lion" to Miss Nellie Adrian a
little girl about II years Old The fourth prize,
for third best improvement, a charming pen
drawing of "rhe Bird of Peace" by Prof
Hoffman, SIZE about 8 by u inches (only one
fourth as large as the other three), to John NJ
White, gentleman about 40 years old, and n
blacksmith at that The Committee reported
among those deserving especial mention for
good writing Miss Carrie Keehner Miss Lizzie
Hoffman, Miss Matte Chapman, Miss Rosy
Bernhard, and Miss Daisy Rackliff among
those deserving especial mention for great i'm
provement We're Lima Reamer, Ferdinand
Green, and Sumner Dubois
The Placer herald., 1874-05-09

$40 Is; W Rittenger, cook, $120; L Calvin,
vegetables, S3S So; M Hoffman & Co. meats
$261 80.
On motion the Board adjourned.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-09

OUR citizens evidently are beginning TO real
" the dignity that O little printing attaches to
hir business Judging from the number of or
uefs for cards, receipts and bill heads we have
had this week. We are glad to note this ad-
Yancement in civilization
The Placer herald., 1874-05-09

The Chief Engineer of the Water Works
says the Sacramento Union, reports Burning
Lincoln coal from II A. NJ, l find, after 5 "a days
running on a lot of wet, refuse Lincoln coal,
that it is 81 36 less expense, per million gal
Ions, than cottonwood
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Lrsr Of letters uncaled for remaining in th'
NIARRIIcl

At Ophir, May 5th by j. Leahy, J. p, Au-
gust Jeske to Augusta Miller, both of Placer
county.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-09

SUIcIDE-Last Wednesday morning, week
ago Fred Palmtag committed suicide at Dutch
Flat, by hanging. He had been soroly afflicted
for some time, and to end his misery, it
seems, he finally took his own life
The Placer herald., 1874-05-09
BORN.

At Rosevile, May 2nd, to the wife of j. II. P.
Miller a son.
Near Roseville, May, 9Th, to the wife of j.
Harper, son.
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Local and County Matters.

A good letter from Roseville is crowded out
this week.
WHEN one editor gets mad at another out
East, be threatens to have him crusaded.
the English language.
IL you want lively paper subscribe at ono
for the-the liveliest one you know of.
JACOB GIBSON, an old and esteemed resident
Of Auburn, died at his home in Eureka, Nevada,
on the Sd inst.
A letter from Gold Run says 1.-The mines are
looking very WELL Several very profitable clean
ups have been made, and times are looking M.
" For the very best photographs 60 to
Bradley & Rulofsons Gallery with an ELEvA-
TOR, 429 Montgomery street, San Francisco.
The town has been livelier this past week
than usual, owing to the District Court, Super
yisors and the Grand Jury being in session.
TaE Coast Revielc for May is before us. Its
essays on Insurance, Mining, Finance and mis-
osllaDy, are interesting and instructive as usual
"ArRm showers bring May flowers, is the
way it used to be. But now we have both in
MY.
FOB oALE.-A farm near Auburn. with vine
yard. WINE cellar and dwelling. Apply to r.
Gordon, Auburn.
The Brooklyn argus is of the opinion that
kind word will always go further than a flat-iron
Every Argus don't seem to be of the same opin-
ion.
WE have received some poetry which we
would be glad to publish, if we had the name
Of the writer. Until we know the author we
cannot publish it.
The young folks Of Auburn had very en-
ioyable time at the residence of Mr.. S. M
Stevens, last Thursday evening, in the way of
amasquerade party-The first of the season.
As a certain writer says, "The backbone of
winter is broken SO it is, but its tail has
been waggipg considerably in these parts dur
ing the past week, in the way of Spring show
ers. Its waggings now will do no harm.
We notice from our exchanges the curl leaf
is etfecting the peach crop in nearly all parts of
the State. There are slight indications of it in
this part, but not bad enough, we think, TO do
any material harm.
Come out to-day and see the Bully Boys"
play game of base ball We understand the
boys are practicing preparatory to challenging
some other club for a match game. Go it, boys,
Auburn against the world.
Mr.. j. B. HoBsoN, an extensive and expert
menting farmer says that rye is the most profit
sble crop that can be raised in the foothills in
the way of small grain. Any of this land, he
says, is good for forty bushels to the acre on an
average.
The Sasitarian for May, with its rich con
tents, is before us. This is a monthly journal,
devoted to health and sanitary regulations, and
will be found valuable periodical to have in
the family. Address, 234 Broadway ny
The Placer herald., 1874-05-09

The lovers of enjoyment will not forget that
the grand bal in honor of st. Tammany, to be
gwen by the Red Men of Newcastle, will come
OF at that place, next Tuesday evening, the -
inst Everything is arranged for splendid
time.
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TERMS IN ADVANCE.
York having so completely squelched

York having so completely squelchtu
poor Pomeroy by that package, containing
seven thousand dollars in grecnbacks, q
trick has been suggested TO certain not over
scrupulous politicians thereby. Our read
crs will doubtless recall n case in oregon
10 which we referred some time ago, where
an attempt was made to procure a certain
candidate for United States Senator to
offer a bride, or brides, 10 certain members
of the legislature--the money beng pro-
duced, counted, shown and offered to him
for that purpose-but which proposition
he Indignantly rejected as it was known
he would do a; some half dozen or more
of the most upright Legislators having been,
rs il by accident, taken into an adjoining
room, seeing and hearing all down to the
counting of the money, when, before the
indignant refusal could come, they were
suddenly and urgently called away. They,
of course, supposed that the candidate
was endeavoring TO secure an election in
that way-the result was the candidate
who ''put up the job was elected and Is
now, we believe in the Senate Of the Uni
ted States. We learn now. from some OF
our exchanges, that there is an attempt &c
put up similar job in the Connecticut
senatorial canvass This time, If we I'M
derstand the story correctly, the dcaoae
ment is to come in the democratic caucus
not in the joint assembly. Oh how mora
and enrolling New England politics is he
coming, Ought we not to rejoice that W.
live in good old New England not in Kan
sas Yea, cerily!
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Now that it has been ''oillcially' an
nounced that the grave OF the proto-mar-
tyr Colonel Ellsworth Is not to be polluted
hv making Colonel j. r. Fellows the
chief actor on the occasion of defeating &
monument to his memory, it may be a
matter of no consequence, but, neverthe-
less, we should like to ask a question Of
our Springfield contemporary. After sta
ting the fact that there has been deal
uf excitement over the report that this
Fellows was to be the orator of the day.
was northern born, and had been in the
rebel service, it says, with what was
doubtless intended to contain "a deal" of
sarcasm: "Hc has been sufficiently recon
" structed since then to become assistant
" district attorney in New York, but not
- the old acquaintance Of both think,
" to fifty eulogize a patriot soldier" What
we desire to know is, how much recon
struction would be sufficient" and what
a certificate of character thus obtained
would be worth, "to become assistant
''district attorney in New York under
the regime of Tweed, Connolly, Tom
Fields, Genet and company? This "Col-
onel" was their associate, their 'crony,
and became assistant district attorney
under Garvin. when the ring ruled New
York with a rod of steel. When they
were vanquished, he went out, and now
cant come in" We hardly think that il
would take much TO make 4 man "suiii-
GENTLY reconstructed" for this gang, OF
that such reconstruction would recommend
an ex-rebel to patriot soldiers as fit ora
tor for decoration day" or any other day
when the services of those who gave theil
lives for the Union were to be commend
rated
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TEE PROVINCE OF \ NEWS
PAPER

What is the proper province Of news
paper, and what is the duty of the conduc-
tors thereof? We may have asked and
answered these questions heretofore, but it
seems necessary, from recent occurrences,
to briefly refer to the subject again. We
10 this now, more particularly, because in
q communication, published Thursday the
following sentence appeared :" had
hoped that this matter might have been
d" kept out of our local journals at least"
The reference was to a short item which
was copied from, and credited to, the Mid.
dlebury Register, and which appeared in
our columns the previous day. Tho con
troversy to which it alluded was, as we
looked at it, unfortunate we had no part
in it, or any interest save that the right and
truth should prevail. While items in
reference thereto were being published in
the journals of New York, Boston and
elsewhere, both within and without the
state, we from a sense Of deicacy-which
we now believe was false and mistaken
and upon request, RETAINED from all men
ton thereof or allusiOn thereto. We re-
ceived during the time six communications
IN reference to the matter, three of them
taking one view OF the matter, and the
others taking the opposite view, which we
declined to publish and, subsequently de-
stroyed. We should take the same course
again under similar circumstances. But
with these explanations, what is the pro-
vince of newspaper and the duty of its
conductors. Generally 1t may be answered.
and we are not sure but fully and correct
ly answered, by saying that it is their
province to give all attainable news
rs speedily as possible, and that it
is an editors duty to make COM
ments on such current topics as he may
think proper. This covers the whole
ground, if the word "neus" is correctly I'M
derstood. We think there will be no dsa-
greement IN reference to the meaning of
this word as connected with newspaper.
No one, will, of course, expect that news
paper will make itself scandal monger OF
purveyor of neighborhood gossip but
ought we, in justice to the community and
our patrons, to withhold matters of public
interest, matters that are known and talked
of in the streets, in hotels, stores Offices
and places of business? We are often re
quested to keep out of our columns the fact
that this person has committed suicide, the
circumstances under which some one has
been accidentally killed or hurt, that the
one so requesting has been convicted of 0
crime, and, even, that divorce has beer
granted between certain parties. We uni
formly decline to suppress the facts. Are
we not right? Take this case. We coulc
not have made the matter more public thar
it was. 1t was knowna and talked of every
where We think, as we have said, tina
we acted from a false and mistaken
deicacy and sense of duty in not mention
ing the fact We think, however, we SHOULD
have committed grievous wrong, II W.
had commented thereon, taken sides or pre-
Judged the case. We must, moreover, con
fess to feeling of shame at seeing mat
ter which had taken place In Rutland, an(
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TIE RUTLAND DAILY GLOBE FRIDAY MORNING. MAY IS 1874

ing and acting as they thought best. He
urged every citizen to work and labor to
suppress the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Rev. DIR. Hawley took the same ground
that the rest of the clergy. had In regard to
the women's movement. lie gave an inter-
esting account of the first occasion of
womens movement in Shelbyvile, Ind,
which has spread until it has reached our
own state and instanced some of the good
results that have been achieved by 1t and
also noticed the fact that il had reached the
mayors OF cities, the civil authority of
towns, legislatures, and, ere long, through
the aid of a national temperance organiza-
ton, it would reach our Congress. He was
glad that IL was attended with excitement,
for nearly all good works were so attended.
He expressed regrets that there were none
to speak in favor of the resolutions, and
called upon one person, who, unfortu-
nately. is not public speaker to speak
in favor of them, and If the gentleman had
spoken in their favor, more interest and eX-
element would have been expressed.
After the discussions the resolution was
| changed to read as follows:
RESOLVED, That the "Womans War ON
/ Whslley," (so-caled), is calculated to pro-
/ ducc lasting results, not being more of an
| excitement than settled purpose, and as
such, we do not fear that the reaction will
produce more evil than the movement has
of good
After some remarks upon the good of the
order and adopting the resolutions that
were offered, the Union adjourned until
EVENING.
when T. f.. Browncll, G. w. c., of the
Grand Lodge, delivered very interesting
address upon the subject of temperance, to
a large audience. He dwelt particularly
upon ntemperance as n moral and social
evil. AMI considered its effects upon the
moderate drinkcr and drunkard. He
thought that the means that should be
adopted Tor the suppression of intemper
ancc and its removal should be both mora
and legal suasion, and no Antagonist
should exist between them, ard could see
no reason why prohibition has not yet &c
complishcd its mission.
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holding has firm grip upon him, and he
descends from craftsmanship to the mere
politician. Such instances may retard the
day, but the intelligent American people
will soon throw overheard all office seekers
and seek the bes, men from among those
who to sot seek the office. God speed the
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of which we and nearly every citizen was
cognizant, published in journals both with
in and without the state, willie we were 81
lent, and to outside judgment presumably
ignorant thereof. To say the least, It show
ed want of journalistic enterprise or indie
pendence
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DENNlsoNs PATENT SHIPPING TAGS
over 200 millions have been used within the
past ten years, without complaint OF loss by tag
becoming detached. All Express Companies
use them, sold by Printers and stationers
EVERYWHERE
GLOBE PAPER co. RUTLAND,
lune23dSwtf Wholesale Agents
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a Maine clergyman recently remarked
that if call the bones of the victims of IN
temperance could be gathered and made
into pyramid, no plane could be found
large enough for its base to rest upon, and
the planets would have to be swept aside TO
nlsn rnnnA fAr to nnnN y
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FOR MOTH PATCHES. FRECKLE

FOR MOTH PATCHES, FRECKLES
AND TAN ask your Druggist for Perry's Moth
and Freckle Lotion, which is harmless and In
every case inlalllble. Or for his Improved Co.
medone ana Pimple Remedy, the great Skin
Medicine for Pimples Black Heads or Flesh
worms Or consult u. @, PERRY, the noted
Skin Doctor, 40 Bond street, New York.
april l0deod.w6m.
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a lot of rats were found, the other day,
in hogshead that had been left open in a
store at Exeter. The store cat having been
notified, climbed TO the edge Of the hogs.
head, but after surveying the situation,
jumped down and ran ont at the door,
shortly reappearing with another cat. The
two looked at their foes and retired, soon
coming back with third eat. They now
seemed satisfied with their force, and made
an attack, jumping into the hogshead The
cats had, however. miscllculated the force
of their enemy and two were killed. the
other hcing taken out in season 10 save its
life
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number were in attendance, but not as
many as it had been expected would be.
The session was called to order at 10
a. m, by W. a. Adams, W. G. r., and an
hour spent in secret session.
At II o'clock public session Cor prayer
and remarks was held, which was partc-
pated in by quite q number of those pre-
sent, At the afternoon session reports |
from different lodges represented showed |
the order to be prosperous, and that since |
the last meeting large additions had been
made to their numbers, and ono lodge for
some time in morbid condition. had re- |
yiyed and was now in good working order. |
While the reports from lodges were be
ing given, Brother w. A. Adams in his re-
port of the lodge at Factory Point, said
that as a lodge they had done nothing TO
the rum-scller, but that several of the
members had complained to the States At
torney against them, but he had paid no
attention to the complaints. Brother
Myers of Pownal, said that if the people
expected anything to be done by the States
Attorney they would be greatly mistaken.
nrscrss,ov
me greater part OF inc AFTERNOON session
was taken up in discussing the resolutions
and was participated in by quite number
of those present; but IA it was nearly all
on one side. not as much intergs. was cX-
cited as there would have been had they So
o,rc1 ,hc soryicos Of e,,,o ra.s,, a., snooi
!
III favor ol 'iic'i'
! The following are the resolutions:
RESOLVED. That all temperance legisla-
| ton should be for the nurpOsp of prohibit
inr the adultcration OF alcoholic lionors
rather than rcstvic;inr their sale. or nrohih.
itinr their Use M beverages.
RESOLVED, That the = Womcn's war on
whiskey." (so-called) is not calculated To
produce lasting results. being more of IN
excitement than a settled burmese. and ns
such. we fear that tlIc rpaction will nro.
duce more evil than the movement Loa of
GOOD.
RESOLVED. That orr organization IL
founded npon the scripiural hass, like the
church. of the family relation. and. Ms such.
should receive the st,pport of MI true men
and women.
RESOLVED. That the onlvrtTeclual mean.
of SURPRISING intcmpcrance is the cultiya-
tion of n correct nublic sentiment which
beinr n worl; of time. cytcndnr from In.
fancy to old arc in men. can never he ne.
compshed by liquor raids, womcn's pray
ing bands. or any other orders of tempe
rance. although, we as Good Tempars re-
cognizc the good they are instrumental in
ACCOMPLISHING.
T, erooLinr roo, fla, r.sll,.io,,s NJ.
~, >" 'rN',''"7 'l''
Fleetwood said' 'hat the io5oia'iohS car
ried falsehood upon their face, and that
any person that had lived A. lonr As he had
,,,,il .ao +, WIZ t.o ..,- ,..,,,,. 49,
"o"'' 80 nv" nv was ''''7 '"0
adultemtlon OF liquors was unknown,
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for salt.
A GooD BANoAIy IN pRANpoN, VI.

X o i 5 y / l.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-03
Spirits.

The Settle inpention of bugs to ac-
count for the phenomena of nightly
occurrence, at their residence, may be
thick" enough to somewhat allay
the rush now being made on them, to
witness the sliding crockery. The
public is not satisfied that small bug
can get up and dust over large din
ing table, with FIVE pound fruit
stand, with three pounds of fresh but
ter and saucer in that, like sled on
ice, at least they want to see it to be-
lieve it. That way getting Doak to
write him out Of trouble, is too thin |;
the witnesses are too numerous. To
prevent rush, Billy should charge a
small admittance fee and not try that
lame bug dodge. We hope, however,
that parties wishing to investigate will
not crowd them to inconvenience
The friends and relatives of the fam
lily will have to be served first, the
spiritualist understand these things,
and will stand back till the skeptical
public have been fully satisfied.
PERsEE.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-03

Mr.. II. o. WYATT, Secretary and
Treasurer, makes the following free
school report Of district No. II, for
the year ending August 81, 1874:
Scholastic population, 42O. Receiv-
ed of county Trustee, sl.34 $40 per
scholar, to-wit: April IL, s197 40;
May II, $34. 40: June 6, $4,000; Sept.
13, 1887 making s556,5S. Expend-
ed; Teachers salaFS. s395,OO; build
ing school house, $4,000; record book
and stamps for checks, s1.78-making
S556;78, leaving balance in bank Of
$3.50. There is, however, due to Dis
trict No. Is little more than said
balance for scholars from our district
Your directors have done the best
they could with the amount of funds,
and thinking it better not to continue
the schools longer than we had money
to pay, so they were not carried on but
between three and four months. Your
directors are of opinion that the law
requires them to carry on the schools
five months, but how to meet the re-
quirements of the law without more
material aid is a problem we cannot
solve, and we ask the court to instruct
us in this part of our duty.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-10-03
PERSEE.

EDITORS CHRoNICLE:-I notice in
your last issue, a reference to two des-
titute families in South GAINESVILLE,
which 1 think does injustice to many
of our charitable citizens. A number
of ladies had previous to that time,
visited and relieved the wants of those
families. Several citizens have also
contributed to the same worthy cause,
and there is still a church fund on
hand for the relief of the suffering.
We penned the notice referred to in
accordance with information furnished
US by a worthy gentleman of South
GAINESVILLE. Certainly no injustice
was intended. We cheerfully publish
the correction.
EDS. CHRONICLE.