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The Worthington advance., 1876-06-15
An Authors Annoyance.
Boston Commercial Advertiser.

Boston Commercial Advertiser.
The poet Longfellow, although nat
urally Of a most amiable disposition,
especially under the assaults made
upon his time and his privacy by sim
pie curiosity and literary-lion hunters
who have no possible claim upon him,
would be little short of a saint if he
were not sometimes annoyed by the
pertinacity of unlimited guests. Take
for illustration two instances:
Three ladies, two from Chicago and
one from Milwaukee, entirely un.
known to the poet, send in their cards.
They are courteously received by him
in reception room. Would he be
good enough to let them see his
library? The request is acquiesced in,
and the library undergoes inspection.
''Oh, it's lovely,' $50 nice," and
now "mayn't we see the dining
room -
The cloth for dinner was laid and
the hour for that meal close at hand,
but nevertheless the ladies carried
their point but when it came to wish.
ing to be shown the kitchen. the host
was fain to ring for servant less fur.
ther examination might extend to eel.
lar or attic.
Another amusing instance, also re.
lated to us by friend, was that of an
Englishman who, like Sir Charles
Coldstream, had s'traveled every.
where, seen everything, and done
everything" and yet was terribly en-
nuied.
"Haw! yes, Mr.. Longfellow, thought
I ought to see the great American
poet, n sent in my card"
The poet asked his visitor to be
seated, when he resumed
"Ye see, Mr.. Longfellow, I've beer
great traveller, sir, been all over thu
continent, been to Iceland, Sweden
Norway
"Indeed, you must have found much
to interest you?''
"Well, something, but it. getting tt
be an awful bore. I've just come
from Egypt, old country antiquities
you know
"Yes,' replied the poet, s'many in
teresting remains of past ages
"Ah, yes-just so, exactly; heaps O
old ruins. Now everything's new herr
in America, you know-can't find an!
old ruins-so thought I'd come an SCI
|yOu.'
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Daisy Deane arose. 'sStop, officer, -
she said, and advanced to the clerk 3
desk, laid down a ten dollar bill, and,
pointing to the old woman, said, "for
her." The clerk nodded to the officer,
and as Daisy Deane resumed her seat
the old woman murmured, *sGod bless
you my dear, God bless you, and then
went out.
After a while Daisy Deane was
called, and she came to the bar. In
obedience to orders she gently raised
her vail, and turned to the Court a
pale, tear.stained face, and the clerks
whispered, ''There is something the
matter with her,
The formal apeatfen,~ '.What have
you ~ Dsay 60 was put, but she made
no answer, and the Court passed sen.
tence, ''Ten dollars or ten days.
The clerk held out his hand for the
fine, but she turned quietly away, low.
cred her vail again and walked to the
dock, and when the gate was opened
went in. The clerks, the Judge and
everybody was astonished.
She was one Of ''the batch' which
entered the Black Maria. She served
her time, although ''friends'' offered
to pay the fine, and after that she was
never seen back of the town and was
never again brought in.
The officer who arrested Daisy Deane
stated one night that he had seen her
in the early morning while on his way
home, on a quiet street uptown, with
that old woman. He said, ''You would
hardly know her, she was so neatly
and yet so poorly clad, and was so ten.
der with the other - and he expressed
the belief that the old woman had
ound her daughter.
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commission, and making profound
bow attracted that gentleman's atten-
tion, and again asked the question,
''Will you please tell me where the
Maine building is!'' The Frenchman
couldnot understand him, and laugh
ing good naturedly, shook his head,
and passed on.@ At this, the New. Eng
lander began to lose his temper, and
growing very red in the face he NUT
tered something about. ''darned fools
that wouldn't answer civil question: -
Then, ''his native courage having
risen within him. he went up to am
other policeman and asked, tsBe you a
police officer! p ''Yes, sir,'' was the
reply. swell, then, if you be, just
tell me where the Maine building is"
''That is it, sir,' pointing like his
Irish colleague, to the grand hall. At
this the countryman Indignantly ex.
claimed, ''Look here, mister, hain't
come here to be fooled. I want to
know where the Maine building is, and
I want to know quick" 81 told you
once that the main building was over
there" was the angry response, ''and
If you don't believe me you can get
SsttlS1dCt1Ou SOIueWu6Te else.
The positive tone of the policeman
seemed to stagger the countryman for
amoment, and then he looked first at
the grand hall and then at the crowd
that was beginning to gather round
him in a dazed and puzzled kind of
way that was truly laughable. Then
he caught sight of lieutenant of the
guard, who walked down the avenue
'*rich in the manly trappings Of his
station" and rushing over to him he
asked: 'sSay, mister, is that the Maine
building? *'Yes,'' said the officer
politely, "that's the main building."
Of course such authority as this could
not be doubted; ssthe gentleman from
Maine" drew one deep sigh of relief,
and in the fullness of his heart ex-
claimed: swell, I swan to man, was
sure the old State want going back
on us, but hadn't no idea she'd put
up buildin' like that!'' As lost
sight of him he was still muttering
about the Maine building and the old
state -
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perpetual picnicers. They live there.
How they employ themselves when
they don't have company was always a
mystery, but they find enough to do
while you are there-and SO do you.
OF course the first thing you do, is to
kill off all these troublesome insects,
and as there are good many:of you it
won't take long. tT7 -
Did food ever taste better than at, a
picnice or is it that this particular
dinneris specially well cookede Did
|annoyances ever seem more agreeable!
Did youever have a better, time, any
how!
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Daisy Deane.

From the New Orleans Bulletin.
Daisy Deane sat on one of the low
benches in the front row. Her pretty
face was rather flushed, and her bold
black eyes had lost some of their
brightness, for Daisy Deane had been
drunk the night before, and had been
locked up. One of her ''friends,"
however, had secured her release for
the night, under promise that she
would come to court and answer, and
in keeping with her promise she had
come. Daisy Deane was one of the
fallen, and was one of the widest
but it was the first time she had been
called on to make promise of the
kind or to answer, for Daisy Deane
was noted as "a new one.
She sat in the front row, strangely
subdued, and she looked upon the pro-
ceedings of the Court in a listless way,
and was apparently unconscious of the
admiring gaze of the clerks and the
admiring glances of the Judge.
The 'sdrunks'' and disturbances
were trotted out and trotted in again,
and still Daisy Deane looked on and
seemed to see nothing; until, at last,
an old woman was led out-a woman
with gray hair, wrinkled face and
hands, and shabby but neatly patched
clothes. She advanced in dazed way,
and trembled as she stood before the
Judge.
Daisy Deane looked on her in the
same absent manner she had looked OH
all the others, but she started, her
face flushed, and she leaned forward
and gazed on the old woman with pain.
full intensity; then she sank back,
dropped her eyes and lowered her veil
but her face was still turned to the
trembling form.
The old woman had been arrested as
vagrant.
The officer said he had watched her.
She had habit of coming back of
town at all hours of the day and night;
he had seen her when he was on day
duty and when he was on night duty,
and she had a habit of looking into
the windows of some of those houses
back of town in a strange, searching
way. When he asked her /: ssWhat are
you up to, and what do you do for a
living p she gave no satisfactory ans.
wer, and he had taken her in as being
on the ''vag.''
The formal question was put by the
Court: "What have you to say :" And
all she had to say, was-and she said it
in a quivering voice-''1 was looking
for my daughter, SIR
This was no answer under the law,
and the Court, having in the one ques.
tion complied with the formalities.
asked no more, but passed sentence.
Ten dollars or ten days."
| An officer took charge of the old
woman and started for the dock, wher
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Picnics.
From the Red Wing Republican.

From the Red Wing Republican.
This is the season for them, and of
course you are going. The signal ser.
vice man renders you signal service
by furnishing you the finest day he
has laid away in his bureau, because
yours is the Centennial picnic. You
enter your carriage bright and early
destined to leave it not so bright and
not very early. You are astonished
when you find that the baskets of pro-
visions won't 60 under the carriage
seats, and the eatables are so plentiful
that when you get in you think you are
riding in bakery and provision store
But you are not impatient, because
that's the way it is at picnics. Their
your feet go into the cream-cake bas
ket, and you find you have left youl
measure for new pair of boots, but
way it is at picnics.
The left.handed horse is lame ir
three of his four feet and some of his
hind feet, and he is not so anxious tt
be at the grounds as you are, so hi
goes slow and looks back frequently tt
see that you don't get in a hurry an(
spoil that nice, new whip. But that!
the way at picnics.
It is unfortunate that the road is moi
paved, because now the pail of ice
water has upset right into your boots
just as it is always does going to pic
mic; but you console yourself with thu
reflection that the water is not reall,
gone, and that you don't want to have
a dry time, any way.
You have a party of singers along
and jubilee songs, melodious, half-for
gotten darkey songs, and Bliss ant
Sankey's stirring hymnsj enliven th'
way and the grounds after your ar
rival, and you forget the lame horse
the ruined cream-cakes and the ice
water.
To reach the grounds you. cross
stream in a row-boat, and of course i
wouldn't be picnic if you could Ian.
without getting your two feet thre,
feet into the mud.
The grounds are quite shady, ant
picnicers like shade. Musquitos ar
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THEfERL-xINg.

Wha's ridin' sac fat i tie sloamin' lichti
Wha's ridin' sac late through the mirksome
A father, wha sl..ps aye MAR close II his
arm
His ae bonnie laddie, s.fe bielded frae harm.
MY bsirn, J., VIII. s,rs ye aye cow'r doom your
"oh father, haadh.t, it,. the Erl-king I've
The Er!:k;i;ng, ~i' his Groom an his gl.mou-
my son, it's a driftin' olud thatYye see."
0 ERl-KlNo.
"Ne'er hae 1fleen' sae fair facet
Neer hae viewed sac SWEET grace!
gin yell gangwi me, wen play
On gowden shores the lee-lang day."
my NY father, my father, o dinna ye hear
What M the !; FL king whispers '.e i.igh in my
moo Thi.ht y, ny b.irn--it'ss 5, som. weary
That has'tint way whilk it cana fn'."
20 come WI me to my far-otf hamep'
Ye sail kane your locks wi gowden
kane.
My doehters their watch by your side sail
AM rock ye, an kiss(ye, an sing]ye to
my father, my father, an dinna ye see
The Erl-ksi;ng's fair dochters aye beckon to
My son, it's hut yonder gray willows SAT-
sheen
Ye tax for the CLINT O. their starry Gen."
ERL.KlN0.
''lt's oh, bonnie bairn, but like ye weel;
"Noo' yield 70, l rede, or my power ye sail
30 father, 0 father, haud fast by me moo!
For his gruesome ham it lies cauld on my
brOOl''
The father shuddered-his heart grew a
stane,
But he grippit his BARN an made ne'er a
name,
He sped to his castle wi meikle drede;
Wae's me! In his arms--the bairn lay deid
Chambers Journal
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Ouos "11oAcupOA AssI1S4clc Iulc" uOWu
his cords and said, Let some one else
bind her. It's not my profession to
execute children!' There was some
delay in starting, and little Nicole
Bouchard sat down by her mistr ess'
feet and tried to console her. She
asked leave to be with her in the
same cart. really believe that if
she had begged for life, more than
one would have freed her and offered
to take her place.
What we felt the people felt also.
The crowd was very large, owing to
the proportions of the execution.
Five or six young and pretty women
were in the first cart, and their fate
excited pity; but when poor little Nj.
cole Bouchard was seen there was an
explosion Of indignation. Cries of
: No children rose numerous and
loud. In the Fauburg St. Antoine I
could see the women weeping. l was
almost overpowered by the scene.
had looked at Nicole Bouchard in the
Conciergerie, and her eyes, to my
thinking. seemed to say, You will not
kill me?' And yet she is dead now.
She was the ninth. When she passed
before me had to struggle with an
inspiration that whispered in my ear,
Smash up the guillotine, and do not
allow this child to die!' My assist
ants pushed her on toward the knife.
| turned away, my legs trembled, and
turned sick. 1t was Martin who had
charge of the execution. He said to
me, You are unwell. Go home and
trust to me for the rest I did not
answer, and left the scaffold.
at the corner of the Rue Santonge,
when a woman stopped me and begged,
I thought the little girl was before
me. This evening / thought I saw
spots of blood on the table.cloth when
l was sitting down to dinner San.
sons constitution was giving away,
and his spirits also. Martin, his
brother, who usually took his place
whenever there was occasion for doing
so, perceived that the old executioner
was breaking down. The slightest
noise made him shudder, and he avoid.
ed his relatives. His usual state of
mind was that of the darkest mood
mess, which he retained to his last
day. In 1906 the aged headsman died.
Calling his son to his bedside half an
hour before he expired he addressed
him thus: ''Henri, believe me, let us
abide by the station which fate award
ed to us. It is of no use to hope that
the world will ever receive you; your
origin can neither be forgotten nor
forgiven. Do not take another occu-
patton for yourself or for your son. 1t
would be a desertion from your duty.
There has not been a single instance
in our family Of such desertion. Our
family is certainly the most ancient
and important in the profession; but
others have done as we have done.
For a long time sincerely believe we
were useful to society, and that in no
profession were self.denial and de.
votion shown more than in ours, but
l have seen such singular events that
my opinions are slightly altered now.
Some day we may be suppressed, just
as many other things have been sup
pressed. Until then be certain that
no one has right to blame you or in
suit you. You are not responsible for
the blood you shed. Do not forget
that the judge who passes sentence is
more responsible than you are
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Looking for the Main Building,

Philadelphia Correspondence.
Yesterday afternoon, standing near
the principal entrance to Paramount,
park, noticed a tall, raw-boned New
Englander who had just made his way
through the turnstile, and who stood
lin evident amazement looking at the
|great buildings about him, and star
ing in open.mouthed wonder at the i'm
mense crowds that thronged the ave-
nues. He was young man, evidently
just fresh from some interior village.
He was naturally no fool, but it could
be plainly seen that he knew next to
nothing of men or of the world, and
that his visit to the worlds fair was
the crowning event in his quiet life.
He had his best clothes on, ''store-
clothes I suppose he would have
called them, and in his hand he carried
Ia new and shining black carpet-bag
which probably contained the greater
part of all his earthly possessions. He
clung to it as if it contained untold
treasure. For fully five minutes he
stood looking about him, and then in
an humble and deprecatory kind of
way he approached an Irish policeman,
radiant in his new uniform of black
and red, and almost busting with an
overpowering sense of his own impor-
tance. Timidly the villager asked the
mighty official, ''Will you please to tell
me whereabouts the Maine building
lis?"
"That's it sur,' said s'the guard, -
with a toss of his head toward the
grand palace of industry, and then as
became person of his dignity and po.
away. The countryman looked at the
immense structure that had been
pointed out to him, and then shaking
his head walked on few PAGES. He
passed two policemen without daring
to address them. Then he came to a
Ijolly.faced member of the French
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40 . A Y OF CE
-AND--
'oALl0N MELTING ROOMS

hsoaAs PRICE (FoRMEBI,Y or THE
Worlasna francisco Assaying and poan;nc q
MAJ" H.; having fitted up tho old Pncidc
I, rna, oula,dlng,, No. 52i Sacramento street
Clensi;eso Clsi q Leeidesdorff, as an Assay % otIiee
n'usl now nrona.6 laboratory and Bullion Rooms. i
and aseivl irI'sd 70 make assays of the precious
sI%piste AZ or partial analyses Of All y Ia w"i, as
NAV h. waters or othor substances tbat
BsiIop nsirod, and is prepared 10 receive
inv NH and l ,"r melting into Bars, rcGninr. pnrtY
otbe b' coinage, SPECIAL attention beinr mid
that bis Ilaan'ent Of Bar Bullion, nnd he hores
,npss'on win entc him eNp', 10 'Inas ~ h,a
Tie puhv;nl ol the business Of his friends and
ssnoraIly' myl2-3m
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$50 r EW D!
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ ! have this day sold my interest in the
United States Bakery, Main street, Eureka,
to John Bush, who will continue the business
at the old stand. All bills due the bakery
ara to be pad to me, and persens having
claims against tho same will present them to
me tor payment
JACOB KIRSCnSTALLER.
Eureka, July Is. 1875. iyl9-lm
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DR0P0SED AMENDM ENT AND REVIS-
i ion of the Constitution of the State of
Nevada, passed at the seventh session Of the
Legislature:
Resolved, by the Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, that the Constitution of the State of
Nevada be amended rs follows;
Amend section one Of Article " of tho
Constitution of tho State of Nevada, so as to
read as follows:
Section /. The fiscal year shall commence
on the first day OF December in zach year.
Passed January 10, 1879.
Resolved by tho Assembly, the Senate con-
curing, that our history, asa State, has
tonght rs the necessity of revising tho Con-
stitution; we therefore recommend the elee-
tors, the next election fer members of the
Legislature, to vote tor oragalnst tho calling
OF Convention for the purpose of revising
the Constitution of the State of Nevada.
Passed February Is. 1870.
hereby certify tho foregoing to be true
copies rom the original enrolled resolutions
on hle in my Office.
T.. :. Witness my hand and the Great
Seal Ct the STATE. August |, 1876.
au3-td j. y. MINOR, See'y OF State.
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S. FRIEDMAN,
DEALER IN
fAMllf GROCERIES, GROCERY AND
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,

1 ,VnN.sIAN,TLY ON HAND. A CHOICE
Produce "roceries ana country
voa 'n'., wy y You want your husbands to love
tfe folIow; U rrieaman's for your groceries, as
Yon ny a moi loye You, because the molasses
Jcinased ma oiad at Friedman's was golden
rTh.'.rup, the sugar, tho jelly in glasses,
;, dear. ''' '''Ach r'i Know were not
Sacked salmon. ' Wv" ''''"''" :
sSSaowed ne his samples Of Limberger
:, mon. '"0"P was ho.sa"'
''Ira YOU and said SO, dear Jano, on my
in2Stf
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STATE AND COUNTY TAXES.

A LII PROPERTY, REAL AND PER-
IN snnal, Is now assessabe for State and
county purposes. Property holders win con-
Ter tayef by calling ut the Assessors Office
aud giving in their statements.
m-'u G. POWELL. Co inty Assessor.
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TOLITICAL.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CON.
VENTION.

THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CEN
i trail Committee Of Eureka county. Ne
vada, at a meeting held in Eureka, on the
evening of August ), 1876,
Resolved, That a County Convention of the
Democratic party for Eureka county, New,
for the purpose of nominating candidates for
State and county officers, to bo elected al the
general election Of Noycnl bcr. 1876, be held
in the town of Eureka, in the Court-hous,, on
Thursday, the 2sth day of &eg,ir.n-
ber, 1875, at ii o'clock, A. M.
Resolved, That the primary elections in the
several precincts be held on
Saturday, September 10. 1875.
The committee made an apportonment Of
delegates from the following precincts, viz:
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District Court Summons.
In the District Court of the sixth
Judicial District. ia and for
Eureka county, State of

THE STATE OF NEVADA SENDS
L greeting to j. W. Ellyson, N. Bertrand
and w. Ii. Merriam.
You are hereby required to appe,r in an
action commenced against you as dc fendant
by Thomas " ethered as plaintiff. in the Dis
trict Court of the sixth Judicial District, in
and fer the county % Eureka, State of Nova
da. at tn town OF Eureka, and answer the
complaint therein, which is on file with the
Clerk of said Court, within ten days after the
service on you OF this summons (exclusive of
the day of seryicel. if served in said county,
or twenty DAYS if served out of said county
but within this district. and in all other
cases forty Gays; or judgment by default
wall be taken against you, according to the
prayer of said mplant.
The snid action is brought to recover judg-
ment against your theFrid detendants, for the
recovery of the sum of sj2l 80 in u. S. gold
coin, being the sum of Sl5t 10 for goods,
wares and merchs ndise, and labor furnished
TO you by plaintiff at your request in the
years Isl and $50; also for goods sold to you
by ". ii. Clark to the amount of SIG in gold
coin; also for goods sold 10 you bv h. +. Me-
Even to the amount of SIS in U, 5. gold coin;
also or labor and service performed for you
at your request by john 7. Caleut to the
amount Of S21s in gold coin; and also for la-
bor and service performed for you at your
request by Vim. Smith; all Of said goods and
Ia Dor were furnished in the years of 1873 and
1870, and the accounts of which have been
duly sold and assigned to plaintiff.
And you are hereby notified, that If you
fail TO appear and answer the said complaint
as above required the said plaintiff will take
Judgment against you fer the sum Of Si2l 10
in t. ). gold coin and costs of suit.
h. s. In testimony whereof, |, (. II. iIar-
mon, have hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed tho sal of said Court this lst day OF
August, n. ID. 1915. i. IL. HARMON,
Clerk District Court, Sixth judicial District
Eureka county, Nevada.
JoHN /. BAKrR, Attorney for plaintiff.
aus lnW3m
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POLL TAX.

A POLL TAX OF -FOUR DOLLARS is
now due the State, for the year 1876, by each
male inhabitant over tho age of twenty-ono
SCISSORS office and settle.
j.. C. POWELL. County Assessor.
EUREKA, New, April %. 1876.
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