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Not Millions.

AT u late hour last evening VIC received
the following dispatch from Carson. While
we have long since reconciled ourselves to
the fact that Fate and Mammon have de-
creed the metaphorical toga to the King of
the Comstock, we were not prepared for
the startling news that the great Democratic
leader Of our ''battle- born State " should
SO far stultfy his principles (and his prece-
dents) as to endeavor, with the paltry sum
Of eight millions of dollars, to corrupt the
heretofore incorruptable Democracy of Ne
vada, and all for the empty honors of a
complimentary vote. But the telegram is
before us, and we give it to our readers as
received by us:
"The Republican caucus has unanimously
nominated Sharon for United States SEN
ator. Robinson of White Pine and Thomp-
son of Washoe did not participate in the
caucus.
General Tom Williams is here, with
open rooms and eight millions of dollars,
seeking the Democratic complimentary
vo!e.'
Later.-We have just been informed by
the operator that the word "lnillions of"
should be stricken out.-EureEa Sentinel,
January 7M.
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A LEGAL ATTACHMENT.

BY AN UNDERGRADUATE or THE LAW SCHOOL.
Believe Inc, Bess, when declare,
A title deeds my heart,
And yon the party of the first,
And the second part.
That have an attachment true
Is useless quite to mention:
In vain strive to serve you and
Arrest your sweet attention.
You know you owned some love for me
When | the question mooted,
But now it seems to me you act
AS if you were non-suited.
Ny case is one in equity;
I've pleaded with precision;
You know the points why will yoa then
So long reserve decision?
make no dilatory plea.
I'm driven to distraction!
Unless / soon obtain relief
I'm sure shall take action.
At first civil suit I'll bring
In Cupids special session.;
And there plaintiff lover ask
For Judgment by confession.
Now don't demur when this you read,
But own You feel compunction,
For my suit will prosecute
In spite of your injunction.
And If, my judgment in despite,
You viii not hear me still,
I'll get an order from the Court
Tadminster your will.
trust you'll file an answer brief
To this my declaration,
Or else shall proceed to make
A cross examination.
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A PATHOLOGICAL LIAR.
The Singular Case of Madame corottier.
corresnondence New York Graphic.

Correspondence New York Graphic
PARIS, December 21.-The disease known
among alienist physicians as asphasia, and
the symptom of which is the patients. inss
ability to express his meaning by proper
use of words, SO that should he wish Cruel
he will call fer snuff or his boots, has re-
Gently caused some curious developments In
the case Of the Corottier, about whose
moral and social accountability there has
been much discussion. She is utterly un-
able to tell the truth ON any subject-at
least she has not for years beer known to
tell it-and in her defense on the charge OF
perjury her advocate, M. Henri Bernoullh,
has pleaded her cause ON grounds very
similar to those SO often urged in America
In behalf of riminals-temporary insanity,
moral insanity and the like--frst used, l
believe, by the late Mr.. Seward in his de-
tense of the negro Freeman. In a trial that
grew out of a case of inheritance Madame
Corottier swore so wildly that at its close
she was Immediately held for perjury, and
her counsel proved by physicians that, be
yo11d all manner of doubt, there was such a
nervous disorder as asphasia, and that
those afflicted with it are not always and in
every instance subject to it's influence.
They can't at times call things by their right
names; the disease is an obscure one, nor is
it possible to detect its presence by other
external signs than this misnaming of facts
and objects. This being proved, M. Ber-
nouilli next called number Of witnesses
who had known the prisoner for years, and
whose testimony was to the effect that it
always seemed impossible for her to tell the
truth. In questioning the prisoner during
the proces Der60l, she had been detected in
numerous misstatements; she called one
physician COW; said that slop-bowl ex-
amined her, and addressed nj. Bernouilli
under the title OF ffhair-brush." M. Ber-
nouilli is one of the most eloquent and sub
tie of Partisan advocates, and, on the
grounds shown above, actually succeeded
in acquitting his client of the crime with
which she was charged. To many her case
will seem to be simply that of an enormous
liar; but, as her swearing was grataibons,
and she was in no way benefited or could
have been benefited by it, her position was
peculiar. But how many gratuitous liars
are there in the world and if asphasia can
be used as plea for them, what is to be-
come of morals and of criminal justice?
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ST,LOUIS HOTEL
ENTRANCE FROM MAIN & JACKSON SITS.
Helena. Montana,
SAM. SCHWAB, PROPRIETOR.
THE LARGEST
FIRST Class Hotel in the Territory.

Having secured a lease for a long term of
years of this large and commodious house,
| have renovated, refurnislled and embcl-
lshed its roomy parlors and elegant suits
of rooms, and no expense or pains will be
spared to continue to improve and keep it
on first class principles. The tables are
supplied with the very best the markets
afford and the delicacies of the season. At
tendance unexceptionable. Terms. reason
BILE. 281
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Colored Masonry.

The Grand Lecturer of the Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons of .Massachu-
setts, J. N. Gonna, in an address before
Widows Son Lodge. No. ], on. !" The Legit-
imacy of colored Masons in the United
States,n January 7th, made the following
statements
''The introduction of Masonry among
the colored men in this country was by the
initiation, passing and raising of thirteen
colored men into travelling lodge attached
to General Cages army, stationed at Bos-
ton, Mass, on the 9th of March, 1775. On
the 10th of Sept, 1884, Frederick Charles,
Duke of Cumberland, Acting Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of England, granted a
warrant for the constituting of African
Lodge, No 459. In 1902, Prince Hall, the
Master of the said Lodge, instituted Hiram
Lodge in Philadelphia. In 1897 he alse IN
stituted st. Johns Lodge, in Providence.
In the year 1900 Prince Hall died, and Jno
T. Hilton was elected Master. In 1903 the
African Grand Lodge was formed in Bos-
ton with the above named lodges. In 1897
the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was in
stituted. and in 1S47 the National Grand
Lodge was formed. The speaker said there
are nearly 100000 colored Masons in this
countryh
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OVER THE RANGE.

Half sleeping by the fire sit
l start and wake, it is SO strange
To find myself alone, and Tom
Across the Range.
We brought him in with heavy feet
And eased him down. from eye to eye
Though no one spoke, there passed fear
That Tom must die.
He rallied when the sun was low,
And spoke, 1 thought the words were strange
It's almost night, and must go
Across the range
"What, Tom ?" He smiled and nodded, eyes,
They've struck it rich there Jim, you know
The parson told us you'd come soon
Now Tom mnst CO."
brought his sweetheart's pictured face;
Again that smile, SO sad and strange,
'Te her," said he, "that Tom has gone
Across the Range.
The last night fingered on the hill
"There's pass somewhere" then he said,
And LIP, and eye and hand were still;
And Tom was dead.
Half sleeping. by the fire sit
l start and wake it is SO strange
To find myselfalon and Tom
Across the Range.
j. Harrison Mills.
DENVER Col. 1874
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Review of the Past Year.

The Nesv York World, in a commercials
review of the year that has just left us,
thinks it marvellous that 1874 was not still
more fruitful ef disasters, considering the
intensity of these impulses which for years
operating in the direction of q collapse, at
last culminated in the failure of Jay Cooke &
Co., and the general stagnation and de-
preston which followed in all branches OF
business. That the country has been able
to meet the unprecedented strain upon it as
we'll as it has, is attributed to the unusual
amount of its Productions during 1874, and
the great demand for them. asse total
shipment of breadstutfs 1Eam this country
during 1928 amounted IN value to $685.
317, $50, and in 1851 to $3.50, ,985, 421, an
increase of S63, ,0O0 900. The exports of
provisions shows no increase, and in yaiu
of cotton exports there was u falling off of
$t5. 900, 600. Tobacco increased SO. O90, 900
and petroleum held its own. On the 0taaer
hand, imports were reduced S6Ss O00,Sgos
and the total excess of the exports of 1874
oyer those of the previous year being about
$40, ,O0e. 900, u help of $t13, 00C, 900 was af-
forded as . reinforcement against CONNER
cial disaster. II the country has not grown
rich duting the year, it has apparently made
progress ia wisdom, so that the valuable
lessons of the year have not been lost
There is u gener2l and growing disposition
to discard fine pettifogg ing advice Of politi-
sense, and the more this is acted upon the
iletter.
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WHY NOT EAT OYSTERS IN SUNNI Err
According to the popular notion, which,
in the main, is correct, the spawning season
Of the oyster embraces those months which
have no '.r . III their spelling, namely:
May, June, July and August, the four
warm months in the year. The fact is,
that oysters generally, do their spawning
during these four months; but a few are
liable to spawn whenever the water is warm
enough, and large numbers pass through
the year without spawning; and these,
were it not for the difficulty Of asserting
them, would be available for food at any
time. But the prejudice is universal against
their use during the r-less months. That
they are not in as good condition then as
during the cooler months, il reasonable tc
suppose; but that they are all necessarily
unwholesome in the warm months, is far
from being proved. In business phrase,
oysters in spawning time are said to be
smilkyt' This means the presence Of an
opaline fluid III considerable abundance
and which las 10 do with the wanfs Of its
young perhaps, remotely, sort af Huld ol
amilion. Popular Science MoiasatF
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IGNoRANcE AND CRIME.-We doubt, says
the Scientific dmtrtcan, if a more striking
evidence of the necessity OF compulsory
education laws and the provision of means
tor rigid enforcement con d be found than
appears ii, !, suggestive fact in the papers
alf a recent report Of the National Prison
Association. This volume, which is filled
with co9ious statistics of pr.sous and con-
victs in this country. deals incidentally
with the causes Of crime, making its de-
ductions from the prison reports of the
mental anil social condition Of the incarcer-
ated Ignorance is proved to be The worst
evil witt wIlici.a community must struggle.
Forty-eig 1t per cent. Of all the c,'nsicts i'll
She United States can neither read nor
wuite, and only one per cent. of he aggre-
gate have require ! superior education.
We rust that the enforcement or the COM
pais:n. j laws .sln.ady snacted II some Of the
States viii >oon Justly the wisdom that
pro.ap Ell them, aud lead Il, an iasi9ovc-
nncs.a shc liz. rsse sslacatiotof the lower
classes.
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POETRY.
AT THE CHURCH GATE.

Although / enter not,
Yet round about the spot
Ofttimes, hover;
And near the sacred gate
With longing eyes wait
Expectant of her.
My lady comes at last,
Timid, and stepping fast,
And fastening hither,
With modest eyes downcast:
She comes--she's here she's past.
May Heaven 90 with her!
Kneel undisturbed, fair saint!
Pour out your praise or plaint,
Meekly and duly;
will not enter there,
To suly your pure prayer
With thoughts unruly.
But suffer me to pace
Round the forbidden place,
Lingering minute,
Like outcast spirits who wait
And see through Heavens gate
Angels within it.
William Hakepeace Thackeray.
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The Last Illness and Death of Tom
Marshall.


From Sketch of His Life and Character in the
Lolistiile Coarier Journal
At last exhausted nature gave way and
he was stricken with his last Illness A
friend informed him that he must soon die,
and asked him some questions looking TO II
preparation for another world. 10 prmpU-
ly stopped him, aud said: ssNo, sit no.
sir; | do not wish to pray / had N, hand
in coming into this world; have failed iii
all have ever .ri ,usly attempted or desired
whilst in it. slr,ll llmake II arr tllge1nents
for my departure, nor f,ranatlle. e.<ist' nee.
If God has lnapas ed the matter ,o far,
shall permit Him 10 continue it as best
pleases Him. lie dismissed the subject,
and referred to it no more. After remain
ing silent for some time, as if musing, he
said: "Well, well, this is the end. Tom
Marshall is dying, lying, not having a suit
of clothes in which TO be buried; dying
rowed sheet, in house built by charity.
Well, well, it is meet md proper After
an hour or more, he looked through the
open window, and calling the attention Of
those around him to i solitary tree, stand
ing in the middle OF !. pasture, he said:
When I am dead. bury ME beneath that
tree in the middle of the field ; ] have been
crowded all my life, and | d. MT wisl, to
be crowded in death. He said no more,
but after 4. time quietly ceased to breathe.
He was placed beneat.t the tree, but no
stone nor mark tells the ,assing Traveller
who rests below.
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Editing paper is nice business. II we
publish jokes people say we are rattlehead-
ed. If we omit Jokes they say we are old
fossils. II we publish original 1uatttter TREY
damn us for not giving selections. If we
publish selections folks say we are lazy for
not writing something they had not read in
other papers, If we give man compli-
mentary notice we are censured for being
partial. If we do not give complimentary
notices folks say we are a hog. If we in
sert articles that please the ladies the mon
are mad. If we do not cater to the ladies
they call us Doors. If we write an article
about agriculture the outsiders call us
grangers If we do not write about farm
ing and praise Patrons of Husbandry the.
farmers call us monopolists. If we write
about books the people who never read say
We are book struck. If We do not discuss
literature they they call us illiterate. Ye
nged winds tell lis what to wrIteto please
this fastidious people.
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L'ENFANF FEaRIBLE.-A story is told of
daughter of d prominent person now in
the lecture field which is peculiarly inter-
esting, and suggestive of unconscious wis
dom. A gentleman vas invited to the lee
turer's house to tea Immediately on being
seated at the table the little girl astonished
the family circle and the guests by the alb
rupt question.
!" Where is your wife -
Now, the gentleman, having been recent
ly separated from his wife, was taken so
completely by surprise that he stalnmcred
forth the truth:
81 don know"
Don't know" replied the infant terri
bic !; sswhy don't you know ?''
Finding that the child persistedin in her in
terlogatories despite the mild reproof Of
her parents, he concluded to make clean
breast of the matter and have it over at
once. So he said, with calmuess which
was the result of inward explstiyes: s.WeIl,
We don't live together; we think, as we
can't agree, we'd better not.
Can'tagree Then why don t you fight
it ont. as pa and ma do ~
Vengeance is mine,'' laughingly retort-
ed the visitor, after pa and ma exchanged
looks Of holy hesror, followed BIZ the newt
able roar
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NEWSPAPER DECISIONS.

1. Any one who takes paper regularly frum the
Postoice whether directed to his name anothers,
or whether he has subscribed or notis responsible
for the payment. a siE
2. If person orders his paper discontinued, he
must pay all arTearages, or the publisher may continue
amount whether the paper Is taken from the office
not.
8. The courts have decided that refusing take the
newspapers periodicals from the Postoffce,
moving and leaving them uncailed for is prtsG fcsG
evidence of intentional fraud.
Papers order to any address can be changed to
another address at the option of the subscriber.
Remlttances by draft, check. money order. or reg
stored letter, may be sent at our risk All Postmas
tiers required to register letters application
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Recent experiments with r diamond
drill of tubular form Lave sllow1. tlle possi-
ssiasty of procuring actual specimens of the
Hseart Of q mountain, by means og i boring
two inches id diameter. In one case solid
= cares of rock. twelve feet lolig, were
taken from depth Of sevcr.ll hnndsssI feet,
giving i perfect know. slge &c t..,e quality
and dip Of tho or.
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LARGE AND SMALL EARs.-Large ears,
as has been observed, hear things in general,
and denote broad, comprehensive views and
modes of Thought; while small ears hear
things in particular, showing disposition
to individualize, often accompanied by the
love of the minute. Large ears are usually
satisfied with learning the leading facts of
a case. with the general principles involved
too strict an attention to the enumeration
of details, especially all repetition of the
more unimportant, is wearisome 10 them.
People with such ears like generally, and
are usually well fitted to conduct large
enterprises, to receive and pay out money
in large sums, in buying and selling would
prefer to leave margin rather than reduce
the quantity of goods of any sort to the
exaet dimensions Of the measure specified,
and in giving would prefer giving with a
free hand and without too strict calcula-
ton as to the exact amount Small ears,
on the contrary, delight to know the par
ticulars of a story as we'll rs the main facts;
take delight often in examining, handling,
on constructing tiny specimens of workman-
ship arc disposed to be exact with respect
to inches and ounces in buying or selling,
TO the extent at least of knowing the exact
numiser over or under the stated measure
given or received. People with such ears
would, ia most cases, prefer retail to a
wholesale business, PhrenosogicagJ Journal
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AS illustrating the scarcity of money and
consequent depression in the value of prop
erty. we have the fact that at sheriff's
sale, Saturday last, a quarter section of
land was knocked down at the rate of one
dollar an acre. This land is in the imme-
diate neighborhood of town, less than two
miles from the Court House, and in ordina-
times would readily command $40 per acre.
It was originally taken up on speculation,
and for several years has been assessed at
$3.50 an acre God help the unfortunate
man whose creditors press him in the pres
ent condition of the money market WelIa
W0gSd Statesman. .
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New York's new Democratic mayor, Mr.
Wickham, starts off well. A delegation
from the corner sample-rooms, called on
him few days since to secure the revision
Of responsible and lucrative appointment
for one of their friends sNo' said Mr..
Wiekham, .'not fit" "Well," said the
spokesman, (" if you don't our ward will go
back on you.'' "The whole city may go
back On me if it chooses" said Mr.. Wick
ham, 81 but / want it distinctly understood
that have determined to have no shoulder
hitters, political Rangers-on, or incompe-
tent persons about ane. want the city
business carried on ina systematic manner,
and if those whom shall appoint fail to do
it, | will get others that cen. Good day,
gentlemen
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A Genuine Woman.

A woman writes in the Boston Globe
Gone day, on the trip up, when reading q
magazine, my attention was attracted by
the glitter Of gold bracelet, which, look
where | would, flashed before my eyes, and
further scrutiny revealed the fact that tho
young lady who wore it was particularly
anxious that I should be attracted by it,
and to further her design, began cutting
the leaves of her magazine with silver
fruit knife. For the purpose of showing
her that was not particularly dazzled, in
fact that there was another such in the
world, | took gold pencil from my pocket
and mai ked a passage in my book, for my
bracelet was equal to hers. Observing that
fact she drew off her left glove and care
fully arranged her vail, that might not
fail to see the heavily chased ring which ell
circled her finger. could sgo her one
better here so taking off my glove, I
drew down the blind, flashing rare topaz
and a SOLITAIRE diamond before her appre-
ciative eyes. She saw, and quickly pulling
off her other glove, displayed splendid
cluster diamond and a gigantic amethyst, I
was slightly nonplused, but, as she wore no
earrings, felt that after all was even
with her. At that instant she drew an ele-
giant little watch from her belt, which she
studied attentively two whole minutes,
holding it up in full view, then turned to
me as if to say, Well, go on had done
my best, and could not answer the clal-
lenge, but thought mournfuliy of my poor
little locket in a drawer at home, with one
side all jammed in. When ut last the ag-
gravating creature took a jcwel-caseg from
her satcilel and held up a lovely coral set,
turning it this way and that to exhibit all
its beauties, furtively glancing at me to be
sure that | observed, I was utterly van
quished. completely Routed, aad SO greatly
absorbed III my book that did not see ..
thing.
4 TooTHLEsS PEoPI.E.-ferlibles times
III Warrentowl. Va, arc depicted by. the
Sentinel. 1t appears that u few weeks ago
a dentist came to tnat town and advertised
GHits tiSf WUuitl *feUlDNS ali OIs person 5
teeth for two dollars AMI insert !. new set
for ten dollars. besides giving six mouths
credit. The Warrentown people are very
fond of bargains, SO there was rush for
the dentists office. lie was busy for two
months pulling teeth, and at tho end Of
that time half of the people had empty
gums, and a bonedust factory in the neigh
borhood doubled its workmen SO as to grind
up the teeth. Meanwhile the people were
waiting for the dentist to fit them with
new sets, the abandoned sco1ndrel eloped
with the hotel keepers wife, and nov
there are two or three thousand people in
the town who cannot cat anything tough I
than soup and farina. All the butch rs
have failed, and not cracker has been
sold for three weeks. Que man. it is said.
whitfield out y set of wooden teeth for him
self, but the first drink of whisky he took
Cincinnati whisky--set them in blaze-
and his funeral cams off next day. rh,.
dentist will hear nf something II his adj
vantage II lie comes buck.
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Regular advertising payable quarterly as due
Transient advertising payable In advance
special Notices are 80 per cent. more than regular
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Local advertising 15 cents for the first insertion; 10
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In the 44th Congress there will be 43 Re-
publicans and 81 opposition members in
the Senate, Democratic gain of six over
the present Congress, reducing the Admin
lstration majority to 1a, but leaving it still
strong enough to prevent the House from
carrying outa Democratic policy. How
ever, the Democrats are of sufficient num-
Der in Congress to make the Republicans
toe the mark pretty closely.