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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-10-14
How Truiaes Did It.

returned to Ashville after an alb
sence of three years and found my friend
Truffies grown fat and jovial, with . face
the very mirror of peace and self-satis-
faction. Trufies was the village baker,
and he was not like this when / went
away.
"Trufies,. said /, show is it? You
have improved t.s #
"Improyed! how?''
y "Why, in every way. What have
you been doing?"
Just then a little girl came in with
shattered shawl and barefooted, to
whom Truf1es gave loaf of bread.
" Oh, dear, Mr.. Truffles," the child
said with brimming eyes, as she took the
loaf of bread; "mamma is getting bet
ter, and she says she owes SO much to
you. She blesses you, indeed she does"
sThat's one of the things I've been
DOING" he said, after the child had
gone. -
You are giving the suffering family
breadp" queried.
Eyes"
"Have you any more cases like thatp'
aYes, three or four of them. give
them a loaf a day, enough to feed them."
And you take no pay"
"NOt from them.'
ssAh! from the town."
"No! here,'' said Truffles, laying his
hand on his breast. ssI'll tell you, he
added, smiling. "One day, over year
ago, poor woman, came to me and
asked for loaf of bread, for which she
could not pay-she wanted it for her
poor suffering children. At first | hesi-
tated, but finally gave it to her, and
as her blessings rang in my ears after
she had gone, / felt my heart grow
warm. Times were hard, and there
was good deal Of suffering, and | found
myself wishing, by and by, that could
afford to give away more bread. At
length an idea struck me. I'd stop
drinking and give that amount away in
bread, adding one or two loaves on my
own account. did it, and it's been q
blessing to me. My heart has grown
bigger, and I've grown better every
way. My sleep is sound and sweet. and
my dreams are pleasant. And that's
what you see, I suppose. .''-New York
Observer.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-10-14
How to Judge . Town.

The Jefferson City Mo.) Journal
tells this:
About week ago gentleman from
Tennessee, representing q capital OF
$40 900, in search Of . location in
which to engage in business, gave us a
call, and after stating his mission
sWest - asked to look at our paper.
We handed him the morning journal,
and to our surprise. he did not stop to
read our newsy local 'pick-ups, or
our attractive editorial page, but turned
at once to our advertising columns, and
commenced counting our advertisers
and measure their space.
stWell, - said he, glancing up from
the paper, sis that all? Is that the
business Of this town." -
s.Oh. no. said we, sthere is the
Tribune with few advertisements that
don't appear in the Jourss0l. -
| He then counted two additional local
business advertisements in the Tribune,
and again looked up, with the remark
s.And that's all, is it? Why. You
hayen,t got near as much of a town here
as thought you had -
And then we explained to him that
we have great many business men who
1 do not advertise. sfiss .
ssThey are not business men to huyt
| il they don't ADVERTISE" was his an
swer. III Ess
We could not contradict him, and we
were powerless to vindicate the ssclaims
Of the city"
| He left us saying if he had time he
would look around, but thought this
4 was no place for him. -.
i This Is one instance, and fact,
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1875-10-14
SPLURGE.

q. rrlustrated by Prince Ralston, Jay
Ceeke, Duncan, Sherman ~ Co.. ana
- Allen.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04

their day of princcly fortune. Luck has
for while favored their vast specula.
tons but they have at last met the fate
always sooner or later to overtake those
who who make such haste to be rich.
The sudden death OF the president
w. G. Ralston, has cast cloud of sor-
row over the people of San Francisco,
and added bitterness with the defeat ofthe
bank ring; but the lesson of the failure,
though a severe one, and for the time
being great damper on the business
community, will in the end prove ben
eficial to San Francisco and the coast in
general, for those important financial
interests will fall into the hands of safer
men whose policy will be more slow
and sure and no fungus growth will
characterize their institutions.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04
The Panic.
THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA SUSPENDS.

At s:3o r. NJ. Of the s6th ult. the
great Bank Of California, SO long the
head Of Pacific coast finantial circles,
came down with crash.
Various causes have been assigned for
the gigantic failure, such as the sending
money out of the city to buy wheat
locking up coin by other parties' spec
ulations in mining stocks, and no
doubt all these combined have been the
immediate cause Of the trouble.
But the great underlying cause OF
this disaster lies in the rockies manage
ment of the conccrn-the grasp'ng
righteousness Of its leaders who were
never satisfied with reasonable gains,
but who departed from the rules Of lc-
gitimate banking business to hasten
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04
Advantages Ur Cla. No County.

The above is the title of neat little
pamphlet issued by the Patrons OF Hus
bandry of this county, designed for those
seeking information in regardto this Sec
ton of country.
The subject is treated under the follow
ing heads. Location, Surface Of the
Country, fruit raising, the certainty Of
crops, Vegetables, the climate, stock ra:s.
ing, mineral resources, s.hool and religious
privileges, timbcrs, fisheries, mills markets
roads govcsnmeut lands. game, and general
advantages comprising everything that
those looking westward Tor location
would most want to know.
The advantages have been very fairly
stated and thu disadvantages not altogether
overlooked, thus exhibiting the traditional
honesty and fair dealing Of the truth low.
ng yeomen.
i j We heartily commend the pamphlet to
Ill who receive letters Of inquiry regarding
the country, as the best means Of informa.
ton they can forwatd to all such inc uirers.
One cent will pay the postage t, any
mart Of Uncle Sans dominions, and the
pamphlets can be had free Of charge either
at this office, at the land Offices. or q,
Messrs. Whitney and Co.. stove and tin
Store.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04

The road over the Snoqulmie Pass
needs changing on the summit, as the
mud on the old track, has become work
ed up very deep, and now it is almost
impossible for even loose cattle to get
through the mud. The county survey
or. Mr.. Charles Wilcox, of Yakima
county, has volunteered his services to
survey the route. and Mr.. Robert Wal
lace has agreed to accompany him as a
viewer of the same. A wagon road
over this route is great necessity, and
VIC think it would be good policy for
the commissioners of Yakima county to
permit the labor, belonging to the sew
eral districts, to be expenced for one
year on that road. 1t is to be hopec
that it will not all END in talk this ycal
and that an earnest endeavor will ht
made to construct good wagon road
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04
yellow Fever Abating,
WASHINGTON CITY.
Duty on Pine Timber.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Gothic secretary Of til.
treasury has decided that hewn pine timber, com
nercialy known rs squared or sided, is subject to
duty at the rate Of per cent per cubic loot ANA
not 20 per cent nd valoram, rs heretofore hcla by
the department,
There have been several applications received 10
day by the treasurer for transfer OF gold rom Hw
York toS.n Francisco, but they have all been de-
bincd 49,
The treasurer and express companies have settled
the questions concerning the transportatin OF ma
tiona bank notes by agreeing on basis Of 81 cents
per 81 900.
WAsmlSGTox, Aug 3l-IIon. JIM Thatcher com
missioner of patents, has resigned to take erect
Sept LIST representative Is. II. Dual OF New
York, will probably succeed him.
WASHINGTON. Aug 81. The treasury 10 day trans
ferrcd $40 900 gold for the benefit OF the Bank OF
| Portland Oregon, via San Francisco. the treasurer
| saws this will be the last transfer.
| WAsuINGrCN, Sept, l. - The reduction OF th'
hubble debt during August was 81, 5S5. ~. coin i'll
treasury s7l,ll7273 currency, ~, OeS 800; speci,
deposit for redemption Of certificates of deposit
S6i $50 COO coin certificates, $40, lo5,ooo; esa
| eudcrs 1874, 245. IOS.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04
by ATLANTIC CABLE.
The Polar Expedition,

LONDON. Aug 80. A letter written by mem
Der of the polar expedition, on board the DiseoV
cry, previous to her departure from Rittenbank,
Greenland, Of the ETH. says:
After leaving Upernavik. We strike out into The
ice in Melville Bay, which is the most dangerous
part Of the voyage. When We reach the open wa
Ter at the entrance Of Smiths Sound. We make fol
Garry Island, then proceed up Smiths sound
making running survey OF both shores. We shal
visit Capt Halls grave at Poaris Bay, and then
make for winter quarters. The Alert however
will push on far toward the Pole Us possible
without being beset, and subsequently return to
ward us. wintering not more than Is miles from
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04

The Postoffice at Whitman, in this
county, has been discontinued by order
of the Postmaster General. Parties
who have heretofore got their mail mat
ter at that point will have to apply at
the Walia Walla Office.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-09-04
SAN FRANCISCO NEWS.
Suspelsion of the Bank of Califor.
mia.
Death of VIM. G. RalstOn.
Democratic Victories.
fly TELEGRAPH.I

by TELEGRAPH.I
SAN Francisco, August 26.-Thc
Bank of California suspended payment
at ego p. NJ. to-day and made the fol-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

lIlEhWnymAn.
The California independents.

The Stockton. Cal, Leader draws this
pen picture Of the Dolly Warden party
in California, and OF ita nguro head in
washington-Newton Booth. II Is
clearly limned and has some measure
Of resemblance to It's counterpart in No
vada during the last campaign. to wit;
the Sutro Independent phalanx.
Without the shadow Of o party organ
ization in forty.sevcn counties OF this
State, and in tho other five counties its
ranks filed up by the political refugees
and ~outcasts Of the two national parties.
wholly and confessedly incapable OF
putting O ticket in tho field without tho
concurrence Of one or tho othor-a
Micawber in politics, p~erpetually whit
ing for q fortuitous accidont-a Laza-
'rino cur, licking the sores Of each politi.
cal party--it ''holds the key" to moth
ing but what chagrined Republicans or
Democrats may choose TO give 1t. Rep
~rescnting nothing in p~orsonell but tho
banditti Of "outs," and nothing in prin-
cipls but tho prospect Of plumber, 1t
suits its logic to local needs and fawns
or fiatters AZ best II may. Next We will
be told that Booth-tho most conspicu-
ously inconspicuous figure in the Senate.
standing alone without u colleague. and
as powerless in shaping legislation a.
though he wero q porter in the gallery
we will be told that this man mould'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

Epr1osIAL CaASor.-we notice by
tho Virginia Chroaies Of last evening
that another change has como over the
editorial conduct Of that paper. and II
is decidedly . change for the better. 1t
having been run On . Bogus foundation
in that respect for the past four months.
Sands w. Forman. the new editor OF
the paper. is . gentleman Of talent and
sense. and judging from his editorial
writings OF yesterday. he will conduct
his department Of the paper in a sonsi-
bic manner. A TO the outgoing editor.
he did not amount to much, therefore
NO have and do lot him magnanimously
alone. We would not even be mean
enough to write the following which we
hnd in the Virginia PooaigM-Bosart's
rival-of last evening:
R. d. Bogart. for tho past four
months editor Of the Virginia Etvning
CAronids. resigned (by particular TO-
qucst) his position on that paper last
evening. A o grand failure, Mr.. Bo'
CART has keen an immense success.
Never Gnce he hrst arrived here has ho
enjoyed good health-sick all the time
in fact he was the sicksst editor that
this city has over had the misfortune 10
DO blossed with.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

A DrLuDEp Cow. A curious incident
took place some days ago ut the Greon
Point Dairy. on the site Of the now town
Of Newark. A young COW was discov-
ered by one Of the men to be in great
pain. giving birth to her first calf. Tho
calf was born dead. and tho farm hand,
unperceived by the mother, flung II over
tho fence. She turned to him, aud, evil
IDENTIFY ~supposing that this big.bsarded
fellow wa hor first-born. licked him
and covered him with bovine blandish-
ments. When he left her sho ran after
him. lowing. Nor would sho DO satisfied
until he had MIXED her. Whenever he
comes near the corral. tho COW runs up
to him. and will rot allow herself to DO
MIXED by any other hands. Here Is
something for Charley Peters or OAR
win to fathom. The new town OF New.
ark can certainly boast the possession Of
q phenomenal cows. =. Foa.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15
Canea Items.
lrrom the Thsass. April i<l


Tho County Commissioner Of Doug.
las county. Msssrs. Taylor. Bolss and
Frevsrt. are very justly proud Of the
present financial condition Of the county.
Il IL entirely free Of debt. and there Is
coin in the treasury. The taxes levied
for this year arc In al % 20. They
have the bcst Court-house and Jail in
Western Nevada. The Commissioner
spare no pains In making everything
count. The county building il a. clean
a. paint and vhitsvash can mako u. In
Recorder Furth's ONCE Is . large fire.
proof safe. in which are kept all the
county records and other documents Of
importance. The citizens Of Douglas
may thank their lucky stars for tho So
lection made Of the gentlemen who man.
age the county Affairs.
Mr.. McMAnus. the man who had his
thigh broken on Monday Last. Ia doing
q we'll - can be expected. His physi-
clans have had a swinging cot made for
him, and no lays u comfortably as q
bird in . nest The sick man Is rsceiv-
ing the best Of surgical attention, and
bsing possessed OF great nerve and solid
pluck. viii doubtless got safely over his
severe injury.
Old Redbons. one Of The gsysst horses
that walks, waa In town this morning.
Mr.. James Eastwood has him now and
says be beats any horse In washos VAL
Icy. Rsdbone 10 26 yssrs old. and II
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15
QUERIES

There arc extremes in religion As in
all other things. And mankind IL prone
to verge upon extremes. These in the
religious world arc ritualism. and that
rsbid and intolsrant evangelism now
manifested in London under the lead Of
Moody and Sankey. Tho followers Of
these two oppositss arc perpetually eI-
changing mutual vituperaiions. The
evangelist hints in no ambiguous Ian
guags that the ritualist Ia Antichrist.
The ritualist dsnounces tho former a. q
fanatic and hereto. Arc not both e.
trcmes tho product Of our civilian
tioni IL not the growing pas
sion Of q luxurious and sensational
age for spectacular religious ceremonies
the base Of extreme rituslismi And II
not its opposits-ths fierce desire Of
others for intense excitement and blood
curdling h~orrors-of the same origini
Not TO DO proians in comparison. may
not the passion which tends TO gorgeous
church decorations and cersmonials be
akin 70 that Of those who frequent the
higher exhibitions Of histrionic art. such
- Booths theatre, or wallack'si And
does NOT that passion which swells the
- - -- NIA a.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15
s~rGGEsrioS

Tho Board Of Trustees in Carson CITY
have p..sed an ordinance to encourage
The cultivation and growth OF shade
tres. A premium Of twenty cents Is
offered 10 any psrson for es'h fruii'
.h.ds. or ornamental tree set out OF
nl.n,sd in the streets Of said city whom
,uch tree shaii have entered on its see
ond year, growth after being planted.
Cottonwood trees. shrubbsry and brisr
bu.hs, only arc excluded. The idea 10
GOOD and will undoubtedly result
in making Carson as well shaded q any
city on the Pacific coast. within hvs
Year, from date. II occurs to ~ that
Il would Be- . god thing for our Board
OF Trustees to initiate tho example Of
THAR brother officials in Carson. Trees
will grow upon tho sides Of Mount Da-
,idson and in canyons surrounding Us.
This has been proved by numerous sue
cessful experiments. Even fruit trees
have been brought TO productive growth
in our nsighborins city Of Virgins. Gold
Hill il rugged and uncouth. Nature
has placed all her aitraetivensss 70 man
beneath the surface Of the earth. But
We believe that without great expense
Gold Hill may DO made q pleasant ~
IL IL now prosperous. Were each resi-
dent to set out Q few shade trees in front
Of his house or in his dooryard. II he
has one. and carefully cultivate them fol
q rear OF two. the whole town would
soon be gratefully shaded. Cottonwood
trees should not b excluded. We arr
not proud. like our Carson neighbors,
and should plant anything which vii
grow. We suggest to u town fathers
consideration the action Of tho Carson
trustees. In thsir wisdom they may
conclude Il best to initiate II. But lei
the premium Be placed much higher. Tor
Il 10 worth moro to grow trees here than
In tho valleys.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

soxr ovor-zealous patriot having
started a story that s1.speakcr Blaine
Wa q Roman Catholic. and consequent
ly not to DO trusted in tho high Office OF
President. tho Augusta (Ms.) Journal
hastsns to say: "As Mr.. Blaine has
been for nearly twenty years . consist
snt member Of the orthodox Consresa-
tional Church In this. the city OF his
home. tho Catholic rumor may DO classed
a. highly amusing. Orthodox Congre-
gationalism in Maine, our PittsburS
contemporary will please observe. ID
precisely the same creed a. Prssbytsri-
anism In Pennsylvania, and both differ
somewhat. we believe. from the dog
mas Of the Church Of Rome"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

ArrHxcIiTryk.-Tho Vallejo Chroaieie
has this brutal shot ut Brother Ham,
mond: LAST Thursday evening Mr..
Hammond preached from tho teIt Saul,
Saul, Why Persecutest Thou Mef' IN
the audience there was an engineer
named Saul. who was accompanied by
his wife and little girl. Tho reverend
gentleman repeated his text several
times. Saul. Saul. Why Persecutest
Thou Mel' At last tho little one. who
thought that the text had n personal ap-
piication. looked up into the face Of hor
parent and said: Father, don't mind
him; he's drunk"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

Tussr il little reverence on All Fools
Day. Illustrative OF which. We read
that on that day. in Hartford, Connee-
ticut, nearly all the elsrgymen were
summoned to . hotel. there to bind in
matrimonial chains . youth and maiden.
About tvsniy.four Of the good pastors
appeared simultaneously. only to dis
covor among the sad sweet smiles Of tho
surrounding crowd, that they wsro tho
victims Of o hoax.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

Ar tho fourth annual election Of the
California Stock Exchange Board. held
at San Francisco on the 10th instant.
the following gentlemen were chosen for
oficsrs for tho ensuing year: 7. J. L.
Smiley. President; O. l.. Weller. Vice
President; Joseph Tildsn. Caller; W.
w. Lswton. Secretary; Treasurer. Ms
tional Gold Bank and Trust Company;
Executive Committee. L. Hunt. G.
c. Harvey aud W. s. Taylor. This
corporation has now cash in bank and
assets amounting to $4,000. The
business done aggregates annually over
$50. 900. 600,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

A CURIOUS outgrowth Of tho Temper
anes Crusade In Ohio 10 . Law which
passed the Legislature Of that State ct
its recent session. The local govern.
ments Of tho State are forbidden by the
Constitution to license the sale Of liquor.
They may prohibit ID entirely. but they
cannot license 1t. Tho bill just passed
forbids the local governments to pro-
hibit the sale Of wine. cider and beer.
thus making tho perfectly just distinc-
ton between spirituous and fermsnted
liquors. Thus. from an agitation in IA
vor OF total abstinence comes q very
sensible Law in favor Of temperance.
which 10 likely to do . much moro last
inv good.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15
the REFORM DHMocaAcYo or OHIO.

IT,. c-;nc;nn..i Enovirrr u The leading
n.mo.r,t,e ,ourn,l Of Ohio. II lsborod
..-,..,,v and n.tisp,Iv for Democratic
-.noc.,. i... rear and triumphed in the
.,..,,on :, an .~n.ed;luvi.n Governor
-.,,,i,v l. ,ho I.,;s-
o Dem''aa' o'"'
laturs. That Legislature was elected
upon q reform platform. II was put In
row., "A rsdsem the Bucksys State
-ps..,,,.., .-o,-nn,;on ,ra "a
no"
store honesty economy anu son''J ~
the management Of public Affairs. II
v.s 10 eiys Democracy prestige for the
-. p...,a...,.i .,...;on. hv :.
'o~s
oourss OF strict intsgnty IL wAs 70 piace
tho Democratic party In favorable con-
,,,.. n n. R.nub,ic.n MADAGASCAR. and
- ..-;,. no,;,;..,
insure " Pf.ue' y. sA
virtue . retention OF State control. IL
recently adjourned With q record. What
,h., ,..o,d h.. r,o,.5 N bs wa Isaye
~
Ne nquar0-cefsaniJ NOT PreoisPo'sa
against its party reprssentaton-to toll.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

SrvrnR SPKIL.-They had q spelling
match down on tho banks Of tho tran.
quill Milpitas. There woro twenty
sevcn contestants. and twenty-six went
Town on the first word %''cat," and the
last man would have gone down too.
only no suffered. and couldn't get in
the second 81" quick enough. -Sioekio"
Lender.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

HrxBoLpr COUNTY owes $67.9 63 20;
$4,000 Ia bonded debt and interest
thereon. and tho balance in outstanding
warrants, drawing interest at ten per
cent. per annum. OF the above debt
$4,000 Was incurred in building the
new Court House.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

The song. "Silver Threads among
the Gold" was recently called for at q
music store in Danbury. The inquirer
being accustomed TO clearinghouse
fare. became . little mixed and asked
for gray hairs among the butter"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

Ma. JOHNSON Of San Francisco. the
owner Of tho famous picture, 'Elains."
has generously donated tho net proceeds
Of its exhibition. $2.0ii. to various
charitable institutions in that city.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

THs Republican State Central Com
mittse Of California have decided 10
hold . State Convention June 10th. It
will Be held in Sacramento.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

ALL the Postofico Department clerks
implicated In tho recently discovered
mail frauds, have been dismissed by the
Postmaster General.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

Exrras err begins 70 feel tho tidal
wave Of emigration nov ssttins in 70 the
Pseias slops. There were two births
sAsrs yesterday.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-04-15

DrrurY State Controller Hale Is In
Eastern Nevada on business connected
with his ofice.