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THE TELEPHONE IN THE sEvENrEEsgH
CENTURY.

There is a celebrated German romance
of the seventeenth century known as "The
Adventures of Simplicius Simplicissimus, y
which was published under the pseudonym
of G. Schliefheim Won Sutzford, but is now
known to have been written by Hans
Jakob Christopher Grimmelshausen, a
soldier in the service of the Bishop of Stras.
bourg. So popular were the satirical works
of the author, though invariably published
under false l....,s, that no fewer than six
complete editions of then appeared within
thirty years after his death, from 1853 to
l7l3. His real personality was almost as
great secret as that of Junius, and was
only lately cleared up by the research OF
Echtermeyer and Passon. The wandering
hero of the romance, Simplicius Simpliciss-
iums, is now claimed as the original invent
or of the Telephone. In Book ill.,, Chap
ter l, he is found to be in possession of
Instruments by means OF which he can
hear trumpet.call or the neighing of a
horse at distance Of nine miles. By
putting one end of it in his ear he can
tell what two men are whispering about,
though they are three miles distant
from him. What the telescope does for
the eye this unnamed instrument of Sim
plicissimus does for the ear. He can hear
the songs of the smallest birds, the croak.
ing of frogs, the grunting of pigs, and the
chatter of men and women at the markets
of distant towns. Simplicius would put
his instrument to his ear and say to his
comrades, 81 hear troopers coming, for
the horses are well-shod," and 81 hear
peasants riding, for the horses are bare
footed" 1t was more valuable to the
soldier than the telescope, for that could
only be used by day, whereas this was
equally usefHl at night. The comrades of
Simplicius thought that he had studied
magic, or, as he put it, that "the devil
and his mother had revealed secret to
me-" 1t was, however, purely his own in
vention, but he kept it a secret on account
of the terrible abuse which might be made
Of it. "If had revealed this science, 4"
says Simplicissimus, "its use would have
become very common, especially in the
wars, ard most OF all in . siege" It is
now suggested as not improbable that the
eccentric author, who preserved his
anonymity intact throughout his life, may
have had notion OF such an instrument
as the telephone, and even have expert
mented in the construction Of something
of the kind.
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Trauou,I nervous systen,

Can never be possessed by those whose diges'
tive and assimilative organs are in state oi
chronic disorder. Weak stomachs make weak
nerves. To restore vigor and qaietuds to the
latter, the frst must be inyigorated and regu'
lated. Ths ordinary sedatives may tranquilize
the nerves for a while, but they can never,
like Hostetters Stomach Bitters, remove the
causes Of nervous debility. That superb in.
yigoraut and corrective Of disordered condi-
tions Of the alimentary organs has also the
effect Of imparting tone to the nerves. Tbs
delicate tissues Of which they are constituted,
when weakened in consequence Of impoyer]
ishment Of the blood, resulting from imperfect
digestion aud assimilation, draw strength
from the fund Of vitality developed in tht
system by the Bitters, which imparts the rel
quired impetus to the nutritiye functions q
the stomach, enriehes the circulation, and
gives tone and regularity to the secretige and
eyacuatiye organs.
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MUoH MUsIc.-There may be music in
the jingle of $50 pieces, in the deep, solemn
notes OF the faithful watchdog, in the
wild wind as It rushes through the noble
pines, in childhood's happy laughter, but
how would you ike to hear the orchestra
at the New York festival? This orchestra
is made up as follows Fifty first violins,
80 second violins, 80 violas. &c violoncellos,
40 double basses, 6 harps, flutes, picco-
los, 6 oboes, 2 English horns, 6 clarionets, 6
bassoons, 2 contra bassoons, 8 horns, s sax.
horns, 6 cornets, 4 trumpets, ! bass trum-
pet, 6 tenor trombones, 6 bass trombones,
tubas, kettle.drums, bass drums,
small drums, 2 cymbals and 2 triangles
total, 302. There are 3, 900 trained singers
and large number of professionals.
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THE SUMS FUEL.


What keeps the majestic ball hot and
bright? This has greatly engaged phys
icists and astronomers, and various have
been their theories. If the sun shone only
by mere combustion of its own materials
the calculation is that it's fire would not
last five thousand years. 1t is very kind
of DIR. Siemens to come forward with an
entirely new theory, which holds out the
hope that the men Of science are all wrong
with their dismal foreboding, and that the
Creation is not schemed on the poor footing
of German stove, or suburban gas COM
pany. The learned ironmaster and phys
icist believes that the sun may very well
go on illuminating and warming our world
and the family of sister planets for an in
definite, if not infinite, time. he supposes
interstellar space TO be filed with an ex-
tremely attenuated hydrogen, and inter
planetary space with denser gas, albeit
more rarefed than the atmosphere drawn
round each world. The sun, he thinks,
whirling on its axis, draws into its
poles the thin hydrogen, hydro carbon,
and oxygen of our sphere, and these
being kindled are projected outward at his
equator into space The accepted view is
that the heat and light there developed and
radiated perish, as far as we are concerned,
except for the small portion arrested by
each solar satellite but DIR. Siemens ar.
CUES that this heat and light do their chief
work in decomposing the carbonic oxide
and watery vapor which were produced by
the kindling at the solar poles, SO that the
gun pcrpetually renews it's own supplies,
and restores by its energy the waste matter
which has fed that energy. The theory is
much too technical and complicated to be
here discussed, and we should offer bad
compliment to its ingenious author even to
attempt such a task. DIR. Siemens, how
ever, has had great experience with the
phenomena of radiated heat, and his appli-
cations of the new view OF the nature OF
the zodiacal light ard Of comets is particu-
| larly striking. OF course it is startling to
hear of something in our own system
( which closely resembles perpetual motion ;
/ and those who maintain that everything
comes to an end, and that all mechanical
energy must be gradually degraded and
metamorpbosed, will be allow to receive the
new suggestion. London Telegraph.
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AYEg's Hair Yigor restores the color an
stimulates the growth Of the hair, prevent
it from falling off, and greatly increases il
beauty. It has delicate and lasting pc
fume, its Ingredients are harmless. and IL
the toilet it il unequslied.
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RuBBEa AND OIL GOODS.

Tho Cutta Pefrlia and Rubber Manufact.
uring Compauy-M Manufacturers OF Rubber Gooos
Of every description. Patentees OF the celebrated
Maltese Cross Brand" Caroolzed hose Corner
First and Market streets. J. '" 1ayiof' manager
Davis d KeIIOSg-Pioneer Manufacturers oil CaFs
Ann oiled Clothing Hats, Covers etc. Importers
and Dealers In Rubber Boots and WOODEN Goods.
No. 81 California street.
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STAR MILLS AND MALT HOUSE.
NRUROURG & Lagos,

AyOS. so, 50 AND 81 FIFTH ST, SACRAMENTO
~ dealers in Produce and Brewers Supplies,
Ma ufacturers Of Malt End all kinds Of Meals, etc.
Oatmeal, Cornmeal, Cracked Wheat Graham Flour,
Buckwheat Flour etc. New Grain Bags for sale.
A0snts Buckeye Mills Flour, Marysyille. aI7.1D
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CampPs original italian Restaurant rant has
rnonened under the management OF n. Glam6oni,
Csmni,s former partner. Nos. 63l and 533 Clay
st., near Montgomery. Everything frst-cass
svatu,x Family Bakery and Dining
ssloou-No. 636 Market street. Wedding cakes
Ice cream, oysters je,hes, etc.. constantly On hand
Families supplied.
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SENATOR r. Green Hays. Of Louisville. Ky..
thus refers to his experience st. Jacobs Oi
cured me Of sprained back, accompanied by
rheumatic pains. From what understand,
st. Jacobs Oil never fails to cure. It is won.
derful in its action.
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WeIiman, Peck sS CO.-Importers and Whole
sale Grocers and Dealers In Tobacco and Cigars
Nos. 126 20 1872 Maxet and No. % California
Taber, Harker 4 Co.-Importers and Wholesale
Grocers, Nos. los and ITO California street.
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THOUSANDS OF WOMEN have been entire
cured Of the most stubborn cases OF fema
weakness by the use Of Lydia Z. Pinkhan
Vegetable Compound. Send to Mrs. Lyd
z. Pinkham, No. 233 Western Avenue, Lyn
Mass. for pamphlets.
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MILLINERY
RESTAURANTS.

The Randbox-The popular Mnel5 Establish
ment. B. s. Hirsch & Co., No. I4s Market street
strict attention TO orders from the interior
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sTATIoNERs, PRINTERS ETC.
WHOLESALE GRocERs.

II. 3. CTOcker q CO.-Importing and Msnuf.cs'
uring Stationers, Printers and Lithographers, Nos
215. 2l7 and 2l9 Bush street, above Sansone.
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SACRAMENTO RECORD-UNiON
San Rrancisco Onice. No. 8 New MOntgom-
cry street palace Hotel.-J. III. sharpe, Agent.
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HABITUAL CosTIyEsEss affiicts millions
the American people. Kidney-Wort wi
cure it.
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THINK. LADIES You can permanent
beantifv your complexion with Glenn's s
phur Soap. "Hill's Hair and Wbi'ker by
50 cents.
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Hermann, The ma:ter-Ne. 33s Kearny street
near Pine. The finest hats at the Lowest prices
Factory: No. II Belden street
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BOYHOOD.

Sweet singers Of the days that used to be,
You praise our boybood with unaIlOyed tongue
The world Is brighter than it seemed TO me
When was young.
can not turn the currents Of my rhyme
To sing the doubtful ioys Of liie's dim morn
What rapture could there be Ia all the time
Ere love was born
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EAkowARE, IRON, STEEL, ETC
Marcus q. BawIey .s Co.-Importers Of Hard
ware and Agricultural Implements, Nos. 3Ol, 3o3
ao5. s07 and 800 Market street, San Francisco
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STOVES, RANGES, ETC

w. w, Montague & CO.-Importers Of Stoves
Ranges and Sheet Iron, Mareleized aanteis
Crates and Tiles. Manufacturnrs OF Plain
Japanned and Stamped Tinware. Nos llo D2
III. lI6 and lIS Battery stree.
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GOOD PAsTURAGE

:T7JoR HORSES AND CATTLE CAN BE
n had on the San Juan Grant, north of k-SIs
the American River from Folsom. ThereZ ~
is an abundance of good water ard premises are IN
AnDly 10 JOHN T. CARDWELL, Folsom, sacra-
mento county, Cal. a4-u
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School OF Civil Engineering. Surveying,
Drawing and Assaying "a Post st. A. Van der Nailen
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DR1Gs CHEMICALS.
EDUCATIONAL.

Justin Gares.-Pioneer Druggist, removed to l2i
Montgomery St, s. +. Country orders solicited
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The white HOuse-The oldest Dry Goods House
in San Francisco We import direct frori the
principal msrts in Europe, consequently can sell
lower than any other house in the trade Country
orders attended to. J W. Davidson s. Co., NOE
ln1 and 1o3 Kearny street, San Francisco.
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WANTED, LOST AND FOUND.

Advertisements of FIVE lines in this department ar
Inserted FOR 70 cents for one time three times for
,euts or rs cents per week
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eyes. 1 knew l couldn't stop her D.
side of ten miles, and l didn't quite fetch
it at that, for when I'VE ran into the sta.
ton we smashed in the bumpers and ripped
up about twenty feet Of the platform be.
fore old long glcgged Jim would agree the
run was over; but got the check" and
the Yankee engineer thoughtfully drained
his glass, as his friend ordered the bar,
keeper to "set 7em up again. II Brooklyn
Eaule
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TO LET OR FOR SALE.

Advertisements OF ve lines IN this department
inserted for y osus for time three times for 90
cents or 20 oents per week.
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CONGRESSMAN.

The Congressional delegation will
probably stand six to fifteen in favor
of the Democrats. The Republic
cans claim the election of Taylor,
Robinson, Keifer, Updegraff, and
Mccormack, and consider the con.
test close on Morey, Mcclure, and
Mckinley. The Democrats claim
the election of Follett in the First,
Jordan in the Second, Murray in the
Third, Lefevre in the Fourth, Seney
in the Fifth, Hill in the Sixth, Hurd
in the Tenth, Neal in the Twelfth,
Converse in the Thirteenth, Warner
in the Fifteenth, wilkins in the Six
tenth, Wallace in the Eighteenth,
Page in the Twentieth, and Foran
in the Twenty-frst, and concede the
election of Morey in the Seventh,
Keifer in the Eighth, Robinson in
the Ninth, Mccormack in the EleV-
enth, Updegraff in the Seventeenth,
and Taylor in the Nineteenth.
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A Temperance AnecdOte.

Col. Cameron, of Virginia, was,
and perhaps is now, tectotaler in
principle and practice, and seldom
failed to rebuke all those whom
he saw departing from his strict
rule of life. One day when din
ing at hotel at Richmond, a
strange man near him called for
a glass of brandy and water. Col.
Cameron began Immediately to
rebuke the man for intemperance.
"Sir," said he, "let me warn you
in time. / have at this momenta
newspaper in my pocket, giving
an account of an habitual drinker,
who died suddenly, sir complete
ly eaten through, sir, | assure
YOU" "And l." replied the
stranger, "have O newspaper in
my pocket, sir, telling Of a man
who always drank water, like
yourself, sir. The man died sud-
denly; q post norton revealed
the fact that his NAV was full OF
tadpoles, sir full of tadpoles, sir,
quite full, / assure you. SIR" 1t
is unnecessary to announce that a
general burst of laughter followed.
to the momentary discontinue OF
Col. Cameron.
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Stranger Than Fiction.

Quite scene occurred in the
Philadelphia Orphans Court on
Friday during the decision of a
most curious case. James S. Dunn
sued VIM. McColgan for the pos
session OF his own daughter, a
bright girl II years old, who,
strange as 1t may seem, he had
never before seen, while McCol-
gan, who was her step father, re-
Sisted the claim. Dunn left his
wife in Pottsville, starting before
the birth Of the child, and the
wife, hearing nothing of him for
eight years, married McColgan.
she died two years ago, and the
girl, living all this time with Nc
Colgan, looked upon him as her
father and fought desperately
when the court ordered her sur
render TO her father. The child
was at last persuaded to go with
her maternal grandmother, to
whom she Was equally stranger.
The latter has property in Norris
town. Pa, and agreed to provide
for her education and support, so
that the sudden change may prove
to be for her benefit.
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Broad Lane.

The Independent is becoming
more popular every day, owing TO
its corps of correspondents, who
are at liberty to give their sound
sentiments irrespective of party.
Last weeks issue caused a great
OF enthusiasm in this neck, as The
Pine Tree Journal divulged many
things that had been hid with the
wise and prudent, and revealed
them unEo babes.
The Harmony picnic, which
came off last Saturday was well
represented by the ladies and the
children but owing to the busy
time there were nOt as many gents
as usual on such occasions. The
exercises were opened with sing
ing, and prayer by the superin-
tendent, after which the Misses
Lands and Ward addressed the
audience, with much satisfaction
to the hearers and much credit to
themselves. Rev. Rush then en-
tertained US with lengthy speech
on the importance of Sunday
school work. He was followed by
others on the same subject. 1t is
believed that all present enjoyed
themselves splendidly. Among
the strangers present we noticed
Miss Anna Fuss aud Miss b.
Smallz, Of Hedgesvilie, who in
formed us that our picnic would
compare favorably with any that
they had attended during the sum-
mer, except the one at Tub Run"
on Back Greek.
Miss Anna Ward is convaiesing
since she has been under the treat
ment of DR.. +. NJ. Davis.
Mr.. Jacob Pool is at present un-
der the treatment of DR.. Lamas-
ter. ARCTURUs.
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Shanghai.

DIR. NJ. III. Carter reports consld-
cradle sickness in this locality at
the present. Mrs. Nelson, wife
of Rev. John X. Nelson, has been
quite i'll for some time past. Last
reports, however, indicate a slight
improvement.
Mrs. Vanhorn, of Ganotown was
thrown from a horse q few days
since, and received painful injur-
les. At this writing, it is hard TO
determine how they may termi-
nate.
The GanotoWn Sunday School
will hold their annual social on
the l4th.
The new church at Shanghai
will be completed in few days.
The structure is very neat one,
and presents fine appearance Tor
a country church.
Mr.. Joseph E. KEGS, of jones'
Spring, maid a raid upon our viii
lage on Tuesday, October Sd, and
by the assistance of Rev. f..
l.. Wilson, succeeded Ia carrying
away, one of the fair ones. in the
person of Miss Mollie Ii. Robin
son. We might have known that
matters would have resulted thus,
from the frequent visits the young
man paid the place. Notwith-
standing all this, he came like a
thief in the night, and carried
away his treasure.
/ am requested to ask SOME
reader of the INDEPENDENT to
give a minute description Of the
Canada Thistle" for the benefit
of those persons who do not know
the plant. Please describe both
top and root. There is a plant
found upon some farms in the
valley, which threatens to give
considerable trouble. The top re-
sembles somewhat, that of aspara-
gus, and grows about 3 feet in
height. The root contains milky
substance. and grows to an I'M
known depth. One gentleman
told me that he tried to get an en-
tire root, but be failed, the root
breaking three fourths of a yard
below the surface of the earth. He
also stated that he had discovered
that wherever the root was brok-
en-, a new growth would put forth
Immediately. Any one possess
ing the information asked for, will
please give it through the columns
of the INDEPENDET. c.
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She LarrEped Him.

A correspondent describes q GU
rious scene that recently occurred
on the principal street in Staun-
ton, Va. A young woman walk
ed along with a heavy hickory
in each hand. She was handsome
and in vigorous health, strong
and determined. She saw him.
He was all confusion, but couldn't
hide himself soon enough. She
larruped him there and then, right
on that corner. in sight of many a
staunch Readjuster who had new
er seen such sight before. He
crept away as soon as he could
without seeming 10 think much OF
the shower. He had gone and
married a wife after having paid
his attentions to the angered beau
ty for seUe1s gears. Oh, man J"
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Youthful Boy-sEurderer.

The following are additional
particulars OF the tragedy, already
briefly mentioned as having oc-
cured at Niles, H., on Monday.
Rudolph kreich, the eight-year-
old, who killed the Polish servant
girl, lived in an adjoining cottage
TO where she was employed. There
was but one well for the two
houses, and owing 20 some disa-
ereement about the water, Martin
Krcich had forbidden the tenants
in the other house from using it,
threatening TO shoot any of them
coming to the well. The boy Ru-
dolph, on seeing the girl approach
ing the well for water, ran to a
closet and dragged out an old En-
field rifle belonging to his father,
and which was loaded with slugs.
With this he went to the back
door, only twenty feet from the
well. Just as the girl, having fill
ei her two pals, stopped to pick
them up the eight-year-old boy
raised the rife and discharged 1t.
The whole of the girls head was
blown away. The boy proudly
marched in and told his mother.
The unfortunate girl Wasa sturdy,
goodlooking girl, and did her
work well, but was unable TO
speak any language but her ma
tive tongue,
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West Virginia.

THE DEMOCRACY OF THE FIRST
DISTRICT TAKE A RIDE UP SALT
RIVER.
Ex.Secretary of the United States
Many, General Nathan Golf, will
represent the First district of West
Virginia, in the Forty-eight Con-
rress. His election is assured by a
majority ranging from 500 to / 800
votes. Very meagre returns have
been received from the different
parts of the district, but large Re
publican gains were made at nearly
an points. General Colts election
is certain beyond a doubt, and it is
now only a question of majority.
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eloquence that he struck the large
knuckle of his little finger with
much force upon the table before
him. Next day it began to pain
him, and surgical examination
revealed the fact that the knuckle
had been broken by the blow. 1t
was at once set. but for come time
the Senator will have to empha-
size his remarks by gestures with
Il bandaged hand.
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SECOND DISTRICT.

Returns from the Second district
show that the Democrats have lost
ground. Just what this loss is, OF
course cannotyet be determined, but
while we do not belive it will imperil
Wilson's chances of success, the fall
ing off is very considerable. Miner
al, Taylor, Hampshire and Hardy all
report a decreased Democratic vote,
and as there was only 2,l57 majority
i'm 1850 in the counties which now
comprise the Second district, it
looks as though the result, for a day