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necessary for any emergency, is not
confined to any particular metal, or to |
any metal. The quality of money is
neither gold nor silver, nor any other
precious metal. 1t is simply the sover-
eign authority of the nation so i'm.
pressed upon any substance as by its
presence to represent such authority in
determining at what price CT value it
shall be received in discharging legal
obligations.
SECTION 40G. The object OF the
grant of this power to congress is to
give uniformity of value as standard
of price throughout tho union.
The power OF coining money is uni
formly exercised by the sovereign au-
thority, for the purpose of supplying
uniform currency to the home market.
The necessity for such currency de-
nominated money is imperative. This
duty requires it to supply a currency
of such quality and in such amount as
to answer the imperative demands of
the public eXigencies. 1t should also
provide against the discrediting, dcbas-
ing or cOunterfeiting Of the currency,
or with interleringin any manner with
its authoritative value.
Every civilized government has
found it necessary to provide itself with
such currency, and to guard against
the debasement or counterfeiting there
of. The money thus created by the
government, and having lis authority
for the price at which it shall pass
stamped upon it, becomes a legal ten
der in discharge Of all legal demands
of yallle, under such regulations as the
law.making power prescribes. What
shall be permitted to be offered or ten
dcred in discharge of such obligations
depends upon the authority Of positive
law.
SECTION 4O7, Legal obligations are
such as created by positive law; and
can only arise in accordance with the
requirements of law. When the law
declares contracts made for the loan of
money, reserying for its use an amount
greater than seven per cent, usurious
and vcid, 10 legal obligation arises
from the making Of such contract.
When it declares that all contracts by
which one man undertakes to answer
for the debt, default, or miscarriage of
another TO be valid and obligatory,
shall be in writing and be signed by
the parties; a contract Of that charac.
ter by parol, merely, raises 10 legal
obligation. And thus with every con-
iition which the law making power
sees fit TO impose. Inasmuch as the
obligation is created by law it can also
be discharged by law. For it is pin
ciple of general application that the
power which creates IN obligation can
also discharge it.
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A Poetic Reconciliation

HhrpelS haENmei
Some time ago man came into a
Baltimore lawyers office in state Of
great excitement, and asked him to
commence proceeding for a divorce.
Mr.. Dobbin heard him through and
then said, ~ think I have something
that will exactly suit your case. Sit
still and will read it to YOU"
The man remained seated, all ears
supposing he was to listen to Black
stone or Kent, when Mr.. Dobbin began
to read "Betsy and ] are out" By the
ime he had ended the mans eyes
were full Of tears
~ believe l will go home," he said
And he and bis wife have lived happl
ly ever since.
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f0RTY>SEVENTH CONGRESS.

Since the regular elections last year
the membership in both the senate
and house has Undergone notable
changes Three senatorial seats were
vacated by calls to President Gar
fields cabinet, two others by the
designations of Conkllng and Platt,
and another by the death of Burnside.
Mr.. Window returns to the senate; but
the other 7aSancies In that body have
been filled by promotion from the
house. The whole number OF Tacan.
cies in the house, by promotion, death,
or resignation, have been nine; and a
special election In Rhode Island, Nov.
%, having filed the last Of them, the
list Of the new congress is now com.
plete. Its first regular session began
at Washington, at II o'clock, noon, of
Monday, Dec. s.
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ComptroIler Of Currency.

The report Of the comptroller of the
currency is now in the hands of the
printer. In addition to his usual
tables giving resources and liabilities
of banks, and his tables upon state and
national taxation, and dividends, and
earnings and losses Of banks, he dis
cusses the subject of the removal of
charters of banks, a large number of
which are to expire during the next
one or two years. The report also con-
tains an elaborate article upon the sub
iect of substitutes for money, giving all
the tables that have been compiled
abroad, showing the receipts Of banks
and proportion Of coin and bank notes
and checks and drafts. The comp,
troller repeats the tables which lie gave
in his address at Niagara, which
showed the receipts of large portion
of national banks. lie compares them
with returns Of similar character,
which were received subsequently from
all banks for September II. 1t has a
full discussion of the subject Of duties
Of directors and examiners and new
tables showing the amount OF coin and
paper currency held by the treasury
and banks on November /, 1881, and
the amount in the hands Of the people;
also the amount of bonds held by the
national banks, state banks and private
bankers, from which it Is seen that the
banks and bankers of the country hold
more than tT0-frths OF the bonded
debt The report a''9fOr The irst time
gives chapters upon private bankers,
showing the number Of such bankers
in the principle cities and in other pOr-
tiOns of the country by geographical
divisions, together with their capital
deposits and amount invested in United
States bonds. 1t also contains a chap
ter on loans and reserves Of banks,
showing the ratio Of their loans to their
capital, surplus and deposits, and re-
ductiOn of their cashier service during
the past year, not only in large cities
but also in country districts. Much
other Information of Il miscellaneous
character is given.
The assistant treasurer at New York,
has been authorized to continue the
purchase Of called bonds, under the
secretary's letter OF November 2S, until
the limit, S5,OO0,00o, ha9 been reached,
The national bank circulation out
standing is S3Gl ,22O,003, not including
tie notes Of national gold banks,
amounting to $0lS,4O7 additional. The
circulation issued during the month of
November amounted to $3.50, ,73O.
The amount surrendered and destroyed
was $933, ,G6j, leaving a net increase of
$l,797,2 ,26j. The increase of circula-
ton since December |, 1880, was $lS,-
6j5,327. The amount of lawful money
on deposit with the treasurer of the
United States to retire national bank
circulation is S299ll, 73l, Il decrease Ct
S760,S65 during the month of Noyem-
Der, and of S8,903, ,62j since December
| |, 1880,
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Perished Pine Lands.

Toronto Globe
Not for many years has fire made
such havoc among the pine forests of
the country. The extent of these fires
is, however, not known, and can not be
approximately ascertained until the
agents and bush-rangers in the employ
of the Ontaria government makes re-
ports on the subject. 1t is known that
thousands of square miles Of territory
have been burned over along the Otta
wa in the back townships north of
Lake Ontario and through Muskoka
and Parry sound. Much of this burned
land has consisted of farms, woods
from which the pine had Eeen stripped,
and pine areas previously destroyed by
fire. OF the very great destruction
which much have occurred throughout
the wholly unsettled territory lying
along the Ottawa, little or nothing is
known. Estimate has been made of
the loss in the Ottawa valley, and it is
placed by some at $5,O00,0O0. In
Muskoka and Parry Sound great belts,
twenty miles or more in length, and
from one mile to five or six miles wide,
have been burned over; and, according
to one gentleman well acquainted with
the districts, the smoke of brush fires
has ascended from every square mile
of territory from Lake Nipissing to the
Severn. The magnitude of the loss
must therefore have been great, and
not improbably quite equal to the loss
along the Ottawa. Yet some almost
place it as low as Sl,O00,OOO. That
figure may not be too small on the
lowest calculation, of the value of the
uncut trees to the numbering compa-
MES. But the actual value may be
four or five times as much. Along the
north shore of Lake Huron the damage
from fire has not been SO great as 1t
was supposed to be during the preva-
lence of the fires, but this may apply
only to the narrow strip of territory
traversed in summer by lumbermen
and others. Tho total loss over the
whole province may be varioHsly esti-
mated at from $lO,OOO,O0O to $4,000.
900. The average annual loss by fire
can not well be estimated, even ap-
proximately, and il 100000 be
roughly stated as on amount more
probable than anything lower, the
figures, large as they are, can scarcely
be considered too high.
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Blanching Celery.

The followingeasy method Of blanch-
ing celery and securing supply in the
spring is recommended in the Country
Gentleman: "Keep the plants, when
taken up, entirely away from earth if
intended for winter blanching. About
the middle Of November they are TAX
EN- up on a dry day and placed in water
tight troughs, or other vessels, in Il
quite dark cellar the plants standing
erect and closely together. Enough
water is poured on the roots TO keep
them, and the supply is continued
through winter as it evaporateS. This
constitutes TIE entire labor. The
stalks are gradually and handsomely
blanched in the darkness, and many
new ones spring up during the winter
months, especially if the apartment is
not very cold, and these new shoots
are remarkable for their delicacy and
perfect freedom from any particle of
rust, appearing like polished ivory. y
small, separate apartment in the cellar,
without windows, answers well for
this purpose. Boxes, tubs, or any
vessel which will hold a few inches of
water, may be employed. The plants,
as grown in the open ground, need not
be earthed up at all, or they may be
slightly earthed to bring them into a
more compact form if desired. Prob.
ably the best way would be to adopt
the course which is sometimes en-
ployed, of setting out the plants in
summer on the level surface of deep
rich soil, eight or ten inches or foot
apart each way, in order that theil
close growth may tend to give them
a more upright form. They are mere
ly kept clean by hoeing through The
season.
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SLEIGHlNG.


Jingle, jingle, jingle!
lis the feast Of love.
Crystal snow below us,
Crystal stars above,
Like q globe Of silver
CLEANS the yThltc-fGcci moon,
Jingle, jingle, jingle.
Oft-rcpeated tune.
Jingle, Jingle, jingle!
Hearts and cheeks aglOW
Steel encOmpassed runners
Cutting through the snow
Jingle, jingle, Jingle
See the vapOr rise
From our steedS, like incense
From Il sacrifice,
Jingle, Jingle, jingle,
Jingle everywhere.
Hear the liquid laughter
Pouring on the air.
Jingle, jingle, Jingle.
Hear the whips sharp crack,
Hear the merry voices
Greet us on the track.
Jingle, jingle, jingle.
Through the frosty night,
10 prevent her falling
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Gods KnoWIedge.

D Norman Mlcals Dairy
God knows me better than know
myself. He knows my gifts and
powers, my failings and weakness,
what can do and cannot do; so | de-
sire to be led, to follow him. And |
am quite sure that he has thus enabled
me to do a great deal more in ways
which seem to me almost waste in
life in advancing than l could have
done in any other way. | am sure of
that. Intellectually, l am weak; in
scholarship, nothing; in a thousand
things, baby. lie knows this, and so
he led me, and greatly blessed me, who
am nobody, to he some use tony church
and fellow.men. How kind, how good
how compassionate art thou, o God!
0 my Father, keep me humble! Help
me to have respect to my fellow.men,
to recognize these several gifts as from
thee. Deliver me from the sins of
malice, envy, or jealousy, and give me
a hearty joy in my brothers good, in
his gifts and talents; and may be
truly glad in his superiority to myself
if God be glorifed. Root out all weak
vanity, all devilish pride, all that is alb
horent to the mind of Christ. God
hear my prayerl Grant me the won.
drOus joy of humanity, which is seeing
thee as all in ALL
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sight and hearing of the rest of u.
Now" said the tall gentleman,
turning and confronting me "Pll in.
troducemyself, l am Captain August
us Boynton. This gentleman is my
father, John Boynton. Do you know
us nOw?'
"Well, really" lreplied, wandering
in my own mind what the duCe was
coming; "really don't know anything
more about you than what you've just
told"
"ITugh. said the captaian, and he
bent down and hissed in my ear II
an Carrie Boynton's brother"
"And am her father" growled John
Boynton.
AN, rcaH77, Dc 20" soy So" could
not help smiling, the whole affair
seemed so udicrous GIVE my regards
to Carrie"
"lTa' you laugh at rs, do you, vii
lain" cried the captain. "LoOk ere"
said he, lowering his Toice to a horrible
WhlSItI' 'lNOk uJ lNttt.
| did look, for just then he drew
from the pocket Of his brown over
coat a handsome case, and opening
1t, displayed a pair of splendid silver
mounted dueling pistols.
Take your choice"
A cold trcmcr ran through my frame.
Was TO be murdered?
Choose quick" urged the captain.
"Sir," said |, ina tremulous voice,
while the cold drops of Precipitation
stood ont upon MY brow, "there must
/ he some mistake. Pm bUok.keeper for
Grown 81 Co., dealers in hides and tai
Dw. My father was Norton McDou-
3al, my mother was Mary McDOugal,
ny grandfather was"
"Confound your grandfather. Either
m.rry my sister as you promised to do
| Il mmth ago or take one Of these pis-
tolls and"
20, help"
"Dry up, you whelp" and the
captain clappcd his hand over my
mouth.
"Choosc," said the captain, giving me
a kick with his boot
"lll mar.marry hcr."
"All right"
! And the captain smiled grimly as he
returned the pistol to the ca9e.
The elder Mr.. BoyntOn went after
the carriage, but before | had ceased
to tremble he returned.
The captain helped me in, and then
seated between the chiyalric father
and son, l rode away, There was
plenty Of people on the street, but l
was warned not to shout if l knew
what WAS healthy for me.
We r.dc at Il smart trot for about
two miles, should think, and then the
captain drew rein before a large, two.
story white house, that stood near the
read, surrounded by Il high white
fence. There was a gravel walk up to
the front door, and several large cherry
trees stood in the front yard
Here we are" said the captain,
getting down, and motioning me TO fol
. low
The do ourned just as We reached
it, and Wa. auoull lall into my arms
but the identical young lady who had
made 3Un. q strong impression upon
my hear. tle night Of the lecture in W,
80, Jom' | knew you would he
! L I a
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seyors! years ago oonred man named
Lewis, at New York, died. leaving $780,
OcO to ihe government 10 pay the national
debt His heirs contested tho will, and
haya fought IN every court for II, but the
executors Of the estate must account to
The government for every dollar Of the
legacy
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Republicans, in Roman, 81; Demo
Gratis, in italic, 81; Independents, in
SMALL CAPITALS, 2, Mr.. McDill, of
Iowa, holds by executive appointment,
and the legislature, to meet in January,
will elect for the unexpired term and
for the full term succeeding it.
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They may relieve, but they can't cure
that lame back, for the kidneys are the
trouble and you want a remedy TO- oact di.
rectly on their secreti0ns, TO purify and
Wort has that specific action, See large
advertisement,
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The Milwaukee (wis,) Eeeatng WIS
conStn says: "In all our experience
we have never heard so many favor
able reports from all classes as we
have concerning st. Jacobs Oil.
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1t is amusing to detect character In the
vocabulary of each person. The adject-
ives habitually used, like the inscriptions
on thermometer, indicate the tempera-
ment.-H. Il, Tuckermdn.
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RHODE ISLAND.
/ Henry }. sp0onu. 2 jonathan Chase.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
I J1aR s. Richardson. John n. EriRs
. Samuel Dibbie Geo. D. 7RlDldn.
3 u. lIydu Aiken,
TENNESSEE.
/ Augustus H. PctibOnc. John F. HOHsc.
! conidas D, llouk. Wash. Q. IThdfhOJHe
. Geo. g. DibbTeH 9 John d. c. Atkins
I BENTON NcNHiin. . Chdriss d. SimoHtOp,
Richard Warner 10 William H. Moore.
TEXAS.
! JOla H. Red1dp R0grr q. WaH
? NdUM y. CUibaS0h 0 GEOECE W. JoSEs
Q Olb WGR1OrR. Columbus UpsOR.
VERMONT.
Charles II. Joyce, William W. Grout
. james NJ. Tyler.
VIRGINIA
Geo. T. Car iSOR. John n. TacSty.
? John T. DczeuiUrE JOuS PAUL,
0 Geo. w. Wiss. s John S. barbour.
Z joseph JOrgcnseu . ABRAHAM FULKEEsOg,
! Geo. Q. CdbeH
WEST VIRGINIA.
/ BENJAMIN Wilson. J0ir T.. Espn1
? JOha D. HOge.
WISCONSIN.
l Charles G. Williams. Edirdri s. Bragg.
. LuCicn II. Caswcll 6 Richard Guenthcr.
3 George c. la2cton. llcman l. Humphrey.
4 PGiCr Y, DttSld, Thaddeus c. Pond
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The BabylonU. I.) South Side Signal
quotes from a Missouri paper Mr.,
Wm. F. Quinlan, Crystal City, Mo-,
suffered occasionally from rheumatic
pains in his knees, for which he sVc-
cessfully tried st. Jacoba oil,
Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1881-12-08

Those languid, tlresome sensations, caus-
ing you To feel scarcely able to be on your
feet; that constant drain that is taking from
your system all its elasticity; driving the
bloom from your cheeks; that continual
strain upon your vital forces, rendering
you irritable and fretful, can easily be re-
moved by the use of that marvellous rem
edy, Hop Bitters. Irregularities and OBJ
struct0ns of your system are relieved at
once, while the special cause of periodical
pain is permanently removed. VIII you
heed this 9--Ctnotnndi Saturday Night
The Empress Eugenle Is writing her
memolrs INSISTED by neyeEal persons
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PACIFIC COAST.
Attempted Suicide Of a Printer.

SAN Francisco, August 10th. = Isaac
Allen, G compositor on the E.cdminer, aged
about % years, shot him. self at the residence
of his parents, No. S45 Howard street, last
evening, intiicting wound which may prove
fatal. DR.. Murphy was summoned and
dressed the wound. which was in the left side
below the heart, the ball passing through
the lungs and lodging near the spine.
Aliens relatives positively refused to make
any definite statement of the shooting
when called on last evening. They seemed
to desire to give the impression that the
wound was the result of an accident, but
this is believed not to be the case On the
night of the French fete at Woodwards Gar
dens Allen and another printer were arrested
in. the grounds on charges of battery and
using vulgar language, and the cases
are still undisposed of in the Police
Court. Since that time he has been
rather low-spirited, drinking considerably,
and neglocting his work and also his duties as
Secretary of the Typographical Union, which
institution imposed fine on him for derelic-
ton last week. He has lately had some
trouble with woman residing in the Sacra-
mento House, at the corner of Third md
Mission streets, where he also roomed, and it
is supposed that these causes led him to make
the attempt upon his life.
At an early hour this morning the wound
ed man was still alive, though in great pain.
His father, prominent city musician, stated
that all he knew Of the occurrence was that
Ike was out in the yard with his brother.
while the remainder of the family were at
dinner. ALI at once shot was heard, and
on rushing out he found his son wounded and
bleeding. He understood the shooting to be
accidental.
Chambers in Vallejo.
VALLEJO, August 10th.-Glanders have,
appeared among the horses at South Vallejo.
The authorities have taken precau.
tionary measures to prevent the spread Of
the disease. Two valuable horses have been
ordered killed.
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PACIFIC COAST ITEMS.

Alameda county contains $4,000 acres
of land.
E. A. Weed has severed his connection
with the Greenville Bulletin.
The first locomotive in San Diego, and
the first steam printing press, were I" fired
up " on the same day.
The Southern California Conference of
the M. E. Church will be. held in Santa
Barbara, commencing September l, 1881.
The Port Oxford Post says that the
grazing has never been SO good before in
Curry county at this season of the year as
it is at present.
at Nevada City, was still alive and con-
scious Monday morning. The doctors say
he cannot recover.
The Eureka Odd Fellows and United
Workmen contemplate trip by steamer
Mary d. Hume to Crescent City about the
18th of August. returning the third day.
George B. Rogers, prominent citizen
and mill-owner at Mooretown, in Butte
county, was seriously and probably fatally
injured on Friday by saw-log rolling
over him.
The wild black berry crop of Clarke
county, w. T., has been immense this
year. Over 500 gallons were picked in
the vicinity of Lieser's Mill, on Salmon
Creek bottoms.
= At Columbia, Sunday, July 3lst, a
drunken Indian fell into shaft and broke
his neck. In the happy hunting. grounds
some one will have to feed him with the
celestial grasshopper.
The Decoto warehouse last week received
1900 sacks of grain. Mr.. Hare has or
ders ahead for cleaning 1000 sacks. Busi-
ness is also booming in the warehouses at
Washington and Niles.
The residence, barn and stored feed of /.
NJ. johnson, ten miles northwest of Visalia,
was burned August 4th. The fire was
caused by pan of grease taking fire in the
kitchen. The loss was 81, 900.
A well.known Carsonite said to parent
who proposed to send his child to college
in the East: " Learning is good thing,
but to give five thousand. dollar education
to five-dollar boy is foolishness.
Thus the Solano Times The revival
of hoop-skirts has come in time to make
the goats of Vallejo smile. They expect
soon to resume their old articles of diet
when the hoops become old and are thrown
into open lots.
George w. Grayson, the -wel-known
mining man, passed west Saturday on his
return from Eastern Idaho and Utah. He
thinks well enough of the Wood river
country to invest considerable coin in some
of the mines of that section.-[S Silver State.
Monday, August lst, Phoebe Kirk,
daughter of William Kirk, who lives about
five miles north of Milton, was drowned
in the Calaveras river. The little girl,
who was aix years old, was playing with
two children of Mr.. Hunt, who lives on
the bank OF the river. They waded in the
river, when she by some means fell into
deep water.
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BUSINESS FOR SALE.

.GAN SELL BARBER SHOPS FROM 800 TO
$500 restaurant and oyster saloons from
$500 to 81 500 irstclass bar, 81 500 variety store
$1,000; country hotels, $500 to 50 GOO; brass
foundry and finishing shop; grain, hay and feed
business; candy store factory. Sub-irrigatiou
patent rights, good offer. Partner wanted in gooi
paying business grocery store in good location !;
also one to rent. Inquire of STRoBEL, 321
street, broker Generals headquarters, Sacramento.
Always call there before you buy. jy25 lptf