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West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16
A WARM RECEPTION.

A clergyman tells story in religious
paper which would seem to indicate that
even that worthy walk in life is not unat-
tended with danger. A strong minded
maiden lady residing in certain parish
had been greatly annoyed by runaway
rings" She therefore determined one very
dark evening to watch for the mischievous
young monkeys who played these pranks
upon her, and had just stationed herself in
side the doorway when the bell rang out
sonorously. The lady instantly opened the
door, caught the diminutive offender by the
collar and boxed his ears right and left most
soundly. At every whack he protested,
"Madam, why, MADAME 'fDon't madam
me you young rascalr, she exclaimed, and
another blow made his ears burn fearfully
He begged, implored. "Don't beg fol
mercy, you graceiess young scampp' was
the only reply, accompanied by another
laundering thump on the side of the head
Becoming at last exhausted by this exercise,
she dragged the little man to the hall that
she might recognize the offender by the gas.
light and s'tell his mother" as she said,
when, to her great CONSERVATION, whom
should she discover in the person of her vic.
tim but her own clergyman, who had called
to pay her friendly visit.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

A MIsrAKE.-Mrs. Straw heard good
story concerning our friend Mrs., who,
you know, is on the briny deep. =.
Mrs. Switchem-Do tell us; she was so
free with her laughs on others, we enjoy
anything on her.
Mrs. Straw-The story runs that dealer
in articles Of gertu here had in his establish
ment an exquisite statuette in Parian mar.
BILE of the Venus of Milo. Our friend heard
of it, and gave it an inspection one day.
After gazing at it for some time, she said
sDid you select that, Mr.. Delf?" M
'Yes, 'em," he responded.
"Why, you must be good judge of q
figure. Did you ever see mine ?''
Mr.. Deli responded, blushing, that he
had not.
"Mine," she continued, sis allowed to bt
the finest figure in Washington
ssShouldn't doubt it, num-" responded
Mr.. Deli shifting uneasily from one foot tt
the other.
''I should like to show you my figure,
she said earnestly. Deli blushed all over
"Come up to my house some time. Better
come in the morning, when it won't b'
I likely for any one to interrupt u.s."
Poor Delf! he fairly sunk under table,
and stammered out something about being
member of church, when our friend con
tinued:
cit cost me $120 in gold; is pure Parial
marble, and l would like to have your opin
ion, as you are such an admirable judge
Light dawned ON Deli. She had beer
speaking of statuette, and not a corpu
lent, middle-aged lady, Washington Capt
t0I .,.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

A PRESIDENT MOST Folks NEVER HEARD
ORA Front street saloon-keeper is
great historical scholar, and will argue for
hours on issues, events and men of past CO.
lebrity. Old Preston was aware of this,
and he dropped into the place, one warm
day last week, and said stBy crackY, Jim,
but this is warm! haven't been SO warm
since old Gen. Cass was President of the
United States'' "What!'' said Jim, s'Gen.
Cass never was President Of the United
States" "Way, yes, he was,' replied
Preston, with well-feigned astonishment.
sI'll bet you the drinks for the house he
WASN'T said the excited proprietor -
"Done," answered the old man, and he
drew forth his pocket book, unfolded a
page of the Congressional Globe of 1848-9,
and proceeded to read that President Tay-
lor having died on Saturday, and Vice
President Fillmore not being at Washing
ton, the president of the Senate, General
Cass' became President of the United States
until the following Monday, pending Fill
more's Inauguration. When the old man
had finished reading, he looked around and
said: ''Come up, boys. A little Slough
ton in mine, Jim. Must excuse ignorance
you ."-DetroSt Free Press.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

NATURAL BEAUTY.-All our moral feel
ings are so interviewer with our intellectual
powers that we cannot affect the one with
out in some degree addressing the other; and
in all high ideas of beauty, it is more than
probable that much of the pleasure depends
on delicate and untraceable perceptions of
fitness, propriety and relation, which are
purely intellectual, and through which we
arrive at our noblest ideas of what is COM
monty and rightly called intellectual beauty.
Ideas of beauty are almost the noblest
which can be presented to the mind, in
variably exalting and purifying it accord
ing to their degree. And it would appear
that we are intended by the Deity to be
constantly under their influence, because
there is not one single object in nature
which is not capable of conveying them,
and which, to the rightly -perceiving mind
does not present an intellectually greater
number of beautiful than of deformed parts.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16
What is more unsightly than a ragge,

What is more unsightly than a ragged
evergreen tree; and yet how many of them
we see on every side. Sometimes there are
dozen in a single small plot of ground,
not one of them ought to stand longer than
the swinging of the axe, the grubbing hoe,
or even ''little hatchet" can produce their
downfall No evergreen will do we'll unless
it is properly attended to for several years
after setting out. As far as it's branches
extend, the soil should be frequently stirred
and kept clear of weeds. Another impor-
tant thing is, that in purchasing an evergreen
be sure thatsit is branched perfectly from
the ground, and has only one main stem.-
For front yards, and all small plots of
ground, the best tree to select is the hemlock
spruce, and the next the American srl,or
vitae. They can be kept within any reasvn-
able bounds by clipping, and occupy very
little room, while they are very beautiful
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16
"LITTLE JIM"

The cottage was a thatched one, the outside old
Yet everything within that cot was wondrous neat
| and clean;
The night was dark and stormy, the wind was
bowling wild. ..I'eT $3.50 q r.
A patient mother watched beside the death-bed OF
her child
A little worn-out creature-his once bright eyes
grown dim;
1t the Golfers wife and child-they called him
Little Jim lr e-tri
And O! to see the briny tears fast hurrying down
her cheek,
As she offered up prayer in thought-she was
afraid to speak,
Lest she might 'waken one she loved far better
than her life, M
For she had all mothers heart, had that poor col
liers wife,
With hands uplfted, see! she kneels beside the
sufferers bed,
And prays that He will spare her boy and take her.
self instead. s-,t~
She gets her answer from the child-soft fall these
words from him:
Mother, the angels do so smile, and beckon Lit
tie Jim;'
have no pain, dear mother, now but O, am so
just moisten poor Jim's lips again, and mother,
don't ye cry"
With gentle, trembling haste she held tea-cup to
his lips; Fhi
He smiled to thank her as he took three little tiny
sips M ~lf, es -.
"Tell father when he comes from work, I said good
night to him;
And, mother, now IN go to Sleep" Alas! poor
Little Jim."
She saw thathe was dying-that the child she loved
so dear ga
Had uttered the last words that she might ever
hope to hear;
The cottage door is opened-the Golfers step is
heard -
The father and the mother met, but neither speaks
a word
He felt that all was over-he knew his child was
dead,
He took the candle in his hand and walked toward
the bed; --.-.---
His quiyering lips gave token OF the grief he'd fain
conceal u, .=4 7,.
And see! his wife has joined him-the stricken
couple kneel; j5 eas
With hearts bowed down with sadness, they hum
bly, ask of Him,
In Heaven once more to meet again their own poor
Little Jim.'
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16
RUNNING A NEWSPAPER.


By some unaccountable misapprehension
Of facts, says the Memphis A0alancle, there
is large class of people in the world who
think that it costs little or nothing to run
newspaper; and if they buy copy from the
newsboy, when. too far from the Office to
come and beg one, they are regular patrons
and entitled to unlimited favors. Men call
every day at newspaper offices to get copy
of the paper for nothing, who would never
dream of begging a pocket handkerchief
from dry-goods store, or piece of candy
from confectioner, even upon the plea Of
old acquaintance, having bought something
once before. One paper is not much, but a
hundred a day amounts to something in the
course of time. But this is small drain
compared with the free advertising news
paper is expected to do. Some men who
have paid two dollars at an early period Of
life for an advertisement worth four or FIVE
dollars, appear to think they are stockhold-
ers in the establishment for eternity. They
demand the publication of all marriage and
funeral notices, obituaries, and family epi-
sodes, for the next forty years, gratis
Speak of pay and they grow indignant.
''Don'taI patronize your paper ?'' eyes;
but you receive the worth of your money for
what you pay" sBut," says the patron,
'it will not cost you anything to put this
in" which is just as ridiculous as to ask a
man to grind your axe on his grindstone,
rlx tolI-
cent. It takes money to run newspaper as
well as any other business; no paper will
succeed financially that carries dead-head
system. Any mention of the peoples af-
fairs that they are anxious to see in print is
worth paying for, and when printed is gen.
orally worth as much as any other invest
ment of the same amount.
| The newspaper business is very exacting
on all connected with it, and the pay is
/ comparatively small; the proprietors risk
more money for smaller profits, and the edi-
tors and reporters and printers work harder
and cheaper than the same number of men
in any profession requiring the given
amount of intelligence, training, and drudg-
| cry. =" 1ue llI6 LAS les CIldTunS anu piodSduI
associations, scarcely known to the outside
world; but it has it's earnest work and anx-
ieties and hours of exhaustion, which also
are not known to those who think the busi-
ness all fun The idea that newspaperdom
is charmed circle, where the favored men,
bers dive a life of ease and free from care,
and go. to circus at night on free ticket
and to the springs on a free pass in the sum-
mer, is an idea which we desire to explode
practically and theoretically. Business is
business, and the journal that succeeds is
the one that is run on a square business
footing, the, same as banking Or building
bridges, keeping hotel or running livery
stable. ~ ~ '
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16
PLEASANTRIES.

Plg7-A hog' little Doy. Il .u5
Stars-The moons eggs. o
o. A patient waiter---a young doctor.
An affecting sight-barrels in tiers.
Trunk (of an elephant)-His front tail.
Fan--A thing to brush the warm, off with.
The latest thing in front door locks
night-keys.
New Proverb-Never waste your time;
waste somebody else's.
The farmers surest speculations will be
in live stock and plow-shares. 1o @
It is woman's duty to be four weeks
cleaning house, no matter if she could do it
in three days! I t's :. dt4
1t appears that coming copper is not prof
liable. The Government has not made a
half cent since 1857. 3a 'I,75 ',
80, but no one would buy 1t was floating
down the river ON the ice.
The Wisconsin farmer who left candle
burning in the barn so as to scare thieves
away has no barn to watch now. G
An Eastern college professor tried to
make his wife live On diet of vegetables,
but she played roots on him and went home
to her mother. l. xEeI s .1a.
The average masculine stomach in this
country Graves liquor, and society must be
revolutionized before better state of things
exists.-Kdte Field. 1851
Talk about the poetry of motion and
splph-like grace, but did you ever stand by
| and see woman use a one.tined fork to
flop stove cover off?
Boston would like to know, care women
persons?" It's of no consequence, however;
if they are not they are very excellent SUBJ
stitutes. s.-Rochester Democrat.
| It has been discovered that shaky firms
usually belong to the Millerite persuasion,
because they all keep the day of their going
up profound secret.-Boston AdUertissr.
A Minnesota Sheriff carried bullet in
his head ten years, and when they removed
| it the other day he became foolish. They
| The Providence Press says it never heard
in funeral grafton or sermon, and seldom in
private conversation, the opinion expressed
that man with $4,000 income had gone
| to hell.
| The latest Irish bull we read of in the case
of an Irish gentleman who, in order to raise
the wind whereby to relieve himself from
pecuniary emparrassments, got his life in
sured for large amount and then drowned
himself.
A quiet peaceable gentleman in Phila-
delphia has recently given up business, sent
his family into the country, and calmly an
nounces his determination of devoting the
remainder of his life to discovering the man
who sent him paving stone by express, with
SIT charges on it.
1t was 'sdumpling day" at Trevor Hall,
and the boarders were fast appeasing their
inordinate desires when one of them discov-
cred long hair issuing from his dumping.
He tried quietly to remove it, but he soon
discovered that it was no loose appendage.
He then handed it to the waiter, with,
s'Please remove this and give me bald
headed one.''i i9
| Two good-natured Irishmen, on certain
occasion, occupied the same bed. In the
morning one Of them inquired of the other:
"Dennis, did you hear tundher last night"
sNo, Pat, did it really tundher?" sYes,
it thundered as if hivin and earth would
come togtiher" "Why, then, didn't ye
wake me, for ye know can't slape when it
! tundhers?''
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

Father Taylor once prayed for all the
musicians and opera singers, and especially
for the beautiful young woman Jenny Lind)
who had just landed on our shores to glad
den American ears with her songs. AS he
closed, long, lank fellow rose from the
pulpit steps and asked whether the preacher
supposed person who died in an opera
house could 60 to heaven. Father 7. re-
piled: CAN good people will 60 to heaven,
but fool will not, even though he dies on
the steps of pulpit"
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

Nevada brides won't stand much foolish
ness at a wedding Recently one Of them,
while going up the aisle of the church,
stopped short and kicked all the skin off tile
shins of groomsman who trod on her
trail
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

To remove stains from marble, take two
parts Of common soda, one part pumice-
stone, and one of finely powdered chalk; sift
it through fine sieve, and mix it with wa
ter; then rub it well over the marble, and the
stains will be removed. Wash the marble
afterward with soap and water.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

When they want to find out in the coun-
try if girl is courting Or not, an old lady
steps in and remarks: 81 say, there amt no
one sick in this here house OF nothin', is
there? seen light burning nigh on to
10 o. clock last night; but don't smell nc
campfire nor nothin' around.''
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16
Summer Arrangement.

az and after M MOnday, July IA, <aa
" the CEDARVILLE BRIDGE
TON STAGE willleave Cedarville Ho- n 7s21E@
teat! 80 clock A. M; Fafrton, $50; arrive at Bridge
ton Abonts O'Clock. Returning will leave c. O. Dsvis
Hotel Bridgeton, at O'Clock Pm.
N. B.-Thankful for pas. vors would solicit a
6hare OF public patronage dec 6-u
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

It is said that nothing will cure poets
affection for his idol sooner than to catch
her at the dinner table excavating the kerr
mel of a hickory nut with a hair-pin.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16
CANCERS

Removed without pain, or the use of either caus-
tics or the knife, and rddicauy cured. II painful,
by Express to give prompt relief Consultation by
letter, One Dollar Send so cents for Book with
descriptive Gases, References and Testimonials
DRs. PARK & MCLEISH,
aug 5-f No. q East 10th St., N Y.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

The habit of being always employed is a
great safeguard through life, as well as essen
tial to the culture of every virtue.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

A door step is often the first step in life
taken by little wait.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

An affecting sight-barrels in tears
West-Jersey pioneer., 1875-09-16

DIR. BASSEL, uMA
II Vine Street, formerly on Ninth Street. INSERTS
tho best Artificial Teeth Sets low as Ten Dollars
Want Of teeth to properly masticate your food will
cause dyspepsia. Roots of teeth and liberated
teeth cause neuralgia.
Send a fiftycents for a box Of Phoenix Tooth Pow
der prepared by DR.. Basset AE-Lberal discount
to dealers. AGENTS WANTED. set 18-1y
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-06-30
LOADER AND PRICEIN LIMBO.

The newly-discovered evidence in
the Beecher case does not pan out
worth a cent. 1t now turns out that
Loader and Price ARE a couple of IN
mitigated frauds. Price has turned
States evidence, and both are locked
up t await an examination on the
charge of perjury. Col. Beecher,
brother of Henry Ward, appeared as
the complaing witness against them.
We may next expect the question to be
raised as to whether Beecher's friends
have not purchased the unreliable
Price. Talk about the corruption at
tending mining suits in this country!
Why, the very worst that eve trans
pired on the Pacific Coast would not
begin to compare with this Tilton-
Beecher mess. Nothing like it was
ever seen or heard of before, and it is
sincerely to be hoped that its like will
never be witnessed again this side of
the resurrection.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-06-30
Steamship Service.
Y COUNTY ITEMS.

From tia Belmont Courier OF June 9th.
EXAMINATION In Justice South
worth's court, on Wednesday last, j.
Siininger was arrai@ned on a charge
for the killing OF an Indian, known by
the name of California Frank, IN Mon
itor Valley, on Monday, June Dist.
After n hearing of the testimony in the
case. the Court ordered S%tininger To
appear before tine next Grand Jury, 10
answer TO the charge OF mabslaashter.
He vas admitted To bail in the sun Of
3, 0n0. and reinanled to the cusiody
of the Sheriff until the required bond
should be furnished. or, ia defaull
hereof. to be confined in the County
Jail until the August term of the Dis
tr.ct Court.
Ell DORADO SouTH.-The contract
ors sinking the vertical SHAFT on the
FL Dorado South Were forced To stop
sinking a few days since ON account OF
wafer. The hoi-ting works are ex-
pected 10 be in operation 70 day (I'ri-
day. when sinking will again he re-
sumed.
WAIVED AN ExAMINArIoS.-James
Rowland, arrested some Two weeks
NiiNt WI u Phu'Ht VI hNlH0 SA''ihrs
in Monitor Valley. waived an KAT
nation in the Justice Court. The
Grand Jury Will investigate the charge
IN August.
CHANGE OF AGENCY.-W. a. Atlee
bias been appointed agent Tor T. j..
Bells ~ Co.'S line of stages running be-
tween this place and ryho. The Bel
mont Office is Mt Wells, Fargo & Cos
agency building.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-06-30
EALING

John Baker, formerly of Phoebe, is
now in Arizona, and writes to VIM.
Mahoney under date of Senator Jones'
Mine, June 8, 1875, In which he says
the mines are as good as any he has
seen in any country. the McCrackin
mine in particular, and this is II of
the largest mines in Arizona, perhaps
in America. 1t crops bold and brok-
en- for 5000 feet, and averages about
20 feet wide. In the Senator they have
a drift running at "A depth of 100 feet;
the ore body looks well. The Senator
and the Ala belong TO Buel, McNevin
& Co., who work about 70 men on
each clam. The Great Western il in
about 25 feet. The ChinewOrth is
owned by E. P. Raynes Il Co. The
Waters claim is sunk about 20 feet.
There are many other claims, north
and south, too numerous to mention.
Pat. Brophy is foreman of the Me-
Nevin Company. The writer says Ari-
IONA is a good country, but money
is scarce. They don't see a dollar in a
month. The mines are large, but it
takes money to work them, and poor
men are advised to keep away from
that country, as there is little show
for work. Col. Dave Buel Vas put
ting up two furnaces at what is called
Williams Fork, about 10 miles from
here. Baker don't think the furnaces
will prove successful, as the ores are
free milling. There was talk of put
ting up a mill in the arm place as the
other. About two months ago Raynes
bonded two mines for Stewart IL Co.
The Phoebe boys down there, OF
which there is quite a number, do not
like the country. Zinc Barnes had left
for Peacock mountain.
Judge Gould, of Silver City (Nev.),
has sentenced a man named Charles
Nelson to six months imprisonment
in the Lyon County Jail for the use OF
obscene language on the street in the
presence of ladies. This kind of JUS
tice Is needed in Oldor and more pre-
tentious communities, and we trustthat
the excellent example set by Judge
Gould will not be lost.
Yesterday morning, John It. Taylor,
of the Consolidated Virginia mine,
split his foot open with an ak. The
blow took effect between the fourth
and fifth toes Of the left foot, and
and went crashing though the bone
back of the joint Of the little toe.
1t is said that Powning, of the Reno
Journal, and Miss Clara Poor, his be-
trethed, are having a scrap-book made
to contain all the press notices received
by them before marriage. After hat
happy event they will press without
notice.
A young man named l.. Larin go'
kicked In the mouth by a horse In
Gold Hill, night before last, and had
his four front teeth kicked out, and
jaw fractured thereby.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-06-30
THE DEMOCRATIC STATE Gov.
yEvrUON IN CALIFORNIA.

The Democratic State Convention OF
California assembled at Union Hall,
San Francisco, yesterday at one O'Clock
p. NJ. We have a full report OF the pre-
liminary proceedings, though nothing
was accomplished beyond the election
of temporary officers and the appoint
ment of the appropriate committees.
Ex-Governor Downey was chosen item
porary Chairman, a result which Is
construed as a straw in Findley's ia
vor for the gubernatorial nomination,
although a dispatch received at an ear
Tier hour yesterday states that Twins
chances are the best. From all we can
learn this convention is the largest
gathering of the kind that has eve as
sembled in California, and if the re-
ports at hand may be accepted as sig
nifying anything, it is not only harmo-
Nous but determined to do its work
we'll. There are some old heads in
that convention, and unless we are
greatlymistaken it will dispense assured
of success. A disposition to proceed
cautiously is manifested throughout
the whole of the proceedings. An ex-
cellent committee has been selected on
Platform and Resolutions, and if the
Republicans and Dollies have not al
ready monopolized all of the political
thunder a ringing declarations OF prin.
ciples may be confidently looked for.
This is, however, a critical period with
the Democracy of the Golden State. If
this convention can be got over with
out the commission of too many blum
ders, there will be no sort Of doubt
about the complete uccess of the par
ty at the polls. We shall therefore
await further advices with no small de-
gree Of interest. The convention reas-
senables at 10 o'clock this morning.