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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17
MARSHALL'S DISCOVERY OF GOLD.
The Story Told by a Man Who Was There
''It's Gold! It's Gold"


'It's Gold! It's Gold"
Henry q. Gardiner. in New York Sp-..
l see notice of the death of James W. Mar
SHALL who discovered gold in California, pub
llshed this morning in the Sun. / became &C
quainted with Marshall at Coloma, Cal. l knew
him intimately, and was associated with him in
business at that place, which is on the south
fork of the American river. Marshall was a
native of New Jersey. Gold was discovered in
February, 1648. by Marshall and another man
named Weimer. l have forgotten Weimer's first
name Marshall and Weimer built for Colonel
Suffer saw mill at Coloma. and had finished
1t in February. l848 l am a stockhoJer
in a company which now owns that
saw mill. The mill had been erected at the
head of bar where the river bends around it in
been cut through the bar. and when the mill
was started it was found that the race was too
shallow, and for this reSOn the wheel of the mill
was partially under water The water was shut
off, and Marshall and Weimer went down into
the race to ascertain where 1t was to be dug
deeper. point about fifty yards below the
mill they concluded was the place which OBJ.
structed the flow of the water. Here Marshall
said to Weimer: What is that which shines
just at the toe of your boot" Weimer then
picked up the shining piece and they both thought
it piece OF brass. They began to conjecture
how it was possible for piece of brass to get
into the race. From the fact that
no brass had been used in the con
found had been worn smooth they concluded
that it was not brass, and might be gold. On
that day Mrs. Weimer was making soap. and for
this purpose had made lye by teaching wood
ashes TO test the metal found Mrs. Weimer
boiled it several hours in this lye and when she
removed it from the I've it was as black as ink.
Thee facts stated to me by Marshall.
Wemer and Mrs. Wemer. went with Marshall
to Weimer's house to see the first piece of gold
found in California, and then and there the
whole history of the discovery was talked over
10y all three of the persons who participated in
the discovery. Mrs. Wcimer then showed the
piece of gold. Its weight was ST. or. the value
of the ounce being Sl6 in other words, 81 penny
weights The form of the piece was that of q
long, irregular pumpkin seed. 1t was still black
as when taken out of the I've, except at one end.
where the incrustation formed by the lye had
been removed.
This discovery was made Ia February, 1913
| The day do not remember. AS soon rs this I've
test had been made, Marshall and Wemer went
into the mill race and with wooden bowls washed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17
BUREAU OF PUBLIC PRINTING,
BINDING AND STATIONERY,
INDIANAPOLIs July 20, 1885.
SEALED PROPOSALS
To Printers, BookbindeTS and StatiOnerS:

The Board of Commissioners of Public Printing
Binding and Stationery will, in accordance with al
act of the General Assembly approved April 49, 1885.
receive sealed proposals. until the first day of Septem
Der, 1885 and up to the hour of IL o'clock a. OF
that day for doing the public printing and furnishing
the stationery for the of the State of Indiana for
1885.
At the date and hour above stated In the Office OF
the Auditor State the sealed proposals will oe opened
and contracts will be awarded to the lowest and best
bidder. according to law, as the bids can DO
properly examined and classified.
The work will be divided into three classes az
specified by the law, follows:
The hrst class shall comprise the laws journals
ports of officers and public institutions and all book
and pamphlet work. to be printed book pamphlet
paper.
The second class shall comprise all legislative bills
commissions, letter heads circulars blanks and otheg
work usually executed writing paper and all art
! cles of stationery.
covering and binding, and all work belonging to tho
! binding business.
Parties making bids viii be required to accompany
their sealed proposals with samples of every descrip
ton of paper named in said proposals. giving MANS
and weight of same otherwise designating means
for making comparisons and estimating valuo.
The contractor will be required to give bond in the
of 500 600, with approved security, for the
faithful OF all work which may be awarded
to him. and that in every instance the paper shall be-
In coor and quality the the samples furnished
Specifications and full particulars in regard to the
work be obtained of j b. Maynard clerk Of thu
Bureau of Public Printing. Binding and Stationery, at
the Office of the Secretary of State and the Contract
must be to do the work according to specifications
The Board of Commissioners reserves the right 30
reject any and all bids that may DO offered
The sealed proposals must be addressed to w. r..
Myers Secretary OF State and ofico secretary oS
the board ISAAC p. GRAY
wv ,,- President of the Board.
w. X. MYERS, Secretary of the Board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17
Advice tn Mothars.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always
be used when children are outing teeth. 1t re-
lieves the little sufferer at once; it produces
natural. quiet Sleep by relieving the child from
PAIN and the little cherub awakes as bright as
button" 1t is very pleasant to taste. 1t soothes
the child, softens the gums allays all pain, re-
lieves wind regulates the bowels. and is the best
known remedy for diarrhoa, whether arising
from teething or other causes twenty-five
cents a bottle.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17

Boston Transcript.
And SO Ouida is to be married. If in the
course of human events she should one day be
left desolate, would it be IL mere flower of rhet0
rc tc speak of the Ouida's weedsl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17

NECKs and arms of snowy whiteness, forms
fair as the lily, are the pleasing endowments
conferred by Glenns Sulphur Soap. healthful
substitute for the poisonous cosmetics formerly
ia vogue.
BILLS Hair and Whisker Dye, black or brown,
so cents
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17
HendriCks's Game.

Baltimore Amer
Vieepresident Hendricks Is not a sportsman.
If ne were. it is believed that he would shoulder
o blunderbuss and go hunting for mugwumpa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17
SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS FOR -
HUGH CONWAY'S
LAST MANUSCRIPTS.

We have great satisfaction in announcing
that the LATEST MANUSCRIPTS of the
lamented HUGH CONWAY have been
cured by us for EARLY PUBLICATION in
the columns of THE SUNDAY JOURNAL.
They consist Of three SHORT STORIES, and
are the only unpublished Short Stories of the
eminently popular author of Called Back"
Their titles are as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17
Proof of the Pudding

Is in the eating and proof of the excellence of med
cine is its acceptance by the public Ask your drug
gist, or almost any one and they will tell you that
the merit of Hoods Sarsaparilla where it has been
introduced, has caused it to ride
ROUGHsH0D
all competitors into the very heart of public
idence, and to-day it has record of and of
cures unequaled by any other medicine.
II was generally down. had appetite. and
felt the need of good tonic. / have taken other
medicines, but never used any that did much
good as Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1 now have good APP
petite and feel renewed all over better than
have been foe years" L. II. RAND, Al West Ninth
Street. Oswego n. Y.
had catarrh nine years and suffered terribly with
it. Soon after began to take Hoods Sarsaparlla the
catarrh troubled me less and after taking three bot
ties was entirely cured" JANE HINEY Lumberton,
Clinton county, Ohio.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Sold by druggists. ST.; six for SIS. Prepared by
G. ]. HOOD & CO, Apothecarios. Lowell Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17

every dog has his day. 80 does every cheap
ink. Payson's has held the field for over fifty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-17
ADJUSTMENTS.
BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHTS

foundries, machine shops and mills. Parties having
their own power can procure Electric Generator
and obtain much light at much less cost than by
any other mbde. The incandescent and storage sys-
tenn has been perfected making small lights for houses
and stores hung wherever needed and lighted at will
day night Parties desiring Generators to form
companies for lighting cities and towns will please
write for information. BY permission refer to
j. Caven ESQ, Indianapolis.
THE BRUSH ELECTRIC co, Cleveland, o.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
A Fall Of Half q Mile.

The greatest balloon feat that I ever
witnessed, says writer in the Philadel-
phia Times, was in September, 1857. Up.
ward of $4,000 people were at Lemon
hill and along the banks of the Schuylkill
to see NJ. GODDARD go upin balloon along
with his brother and drop the latter out
from among the clouds in a parachute.
1t is said that the feat had never been at
tempted before in the history of balloon.
ing, it was startling novelty, and the
people crowded to see it. When the
balloon sailed gracefully upward outside
of the inclosure NJ. GODDARD and two
friends were in the basket, while below
NJ. E. GODDARD, his brother, was seated
upon small bar of wood attached to the
parachute. Itlooked like an immense UNI
brella. The balloon went over the Schuyl-
kill in a southwesterly direction, and
after it had reached an altitude of about
5000 feet began to slowly descend.
Then the parachute began to expand.
When within about 5000 feet of the
earth the cord was cut and the para
chute rapidly descended, with GODDARD
hanging on the bar. The balloon shot
upward again. The descent of the para
CuulS was hcSuiE WdtSuCu Wy lhO IhOuS-
ands of spectators, and many expected
to see the daring man dashed to the
earth in the twinkling of an eye. 1t was
observed, however, that the nearer to
earth the parachute came the descent
was slow and easy. At last the man and
his big umbrella faded out of sight over
the hills, and we learned next morning
that he came down all right on his feet,
like cat, about half.mile west of the
old Bell tavern on the Darby road. The
balloon landed in Delaware county, neal
the Philadelphia line. GODDARD and his
brother were Frenchmen. They returned
to their native country, and, 1 believe,
were valuable to their countrymen dur.
ing the Franco-P -Prussian war. Gambetta
sailed out of Paris to Tours in one oi
their balloons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
Making Cigarettes.

Chow many cigarettes can girl make
in day2" was asked of manufacturer
recently.
"That depends upon how nimble her
fingers are. A smart, quick girl can
make about $500. The pay is from
seventy to eighty cents per 1000, ac-
cording to the grade of cigarettes made.
There are very few girls who can make
more than 1000 per day. Making the
cigarettes looks easy enough, but if you
should try it you would find it very hard
and tedious. When a girl goes to her
work in the morning she receives a small
bundle of papers and two and three
quarter pounds of tobacco from which
she must make 1 900 cigarettes. A small
piece of extra heavy paper about twice
the size of cigarette paper is used in
rolling cigarette. One edge is pasted
fast to piece of marble or smooth fiat
stone about one foot square that is on a
table. A stick about foot in length
and about as thick as match is used to
paste with. The paste is made of pure
starch and water. The cigarette paper
is laid on the heavy paper, and small
quantity of tobacco is put on it. Then
the edge of the heavy paper is turned
over. and, by sliding the flat of the hand
over it, the cigarette srolled. Then the
paste stick is run over one edge of the
cigarette paper, and one more roll com
pletes the cigarette. After the ends are
cut off it is ready for the trade.
Great caution must be used when roll
ing and pasting, for if any were pasted
crooked or soiled in any manner, or made
too hard or too soft, the thousand would
be returned to the maker, who would
have to make them over again. This
happens very often, and is loss of sew
eral hours to the maker. There may bC
plenty of enjoyment in smoking cigar
cites, but there is none in making them
-Neio York San.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
The Food OF the Danes.

The Danes mostly make a substantial
breakfast about 10 A. NJ, and dine at 3
in the afternoon, the cravings of hunger
being subsequently allayed with
schnapps, beer and slices of brown
bread and butter, covered with piece
of smoked salmon or some other SINH
lar delicacy. Every true Dane delights
to begin the day with a basin of sol
br dsuppe' composed of black beer and
cream, with slices of brown bread float
ing therein 1t is said to be very nu.
tritious. The strangest compound of
which it ever became our lot to partake
was called 'rumpsuppe and was com
posed of milk, rum. and preserved cher
ries, made hot and whipped in froth.
At dinner commencing with such a
dish, it may be Supposed that it was a
difficult matter to choose what to drink,
and the after consequences may be i'm
agined, but need not be described. Sew
eral Danish dishes look more peculiar on
the menu, than they do upon the table !;
for instance, "FOrloren Skildpaddle"
lmock turtle), 'R9get Gaasebryst"
(smoked goose breast etc. The pro
verbal honesty of the Danes shows itself
on the tariffs in the restaurants, where
'Laftte" figures at three francs per bot
tie. ''Real lafitte" fourteen francs, and
so on.-LOHdon Society.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02

In the early days of Methodism in Scot
land, certain congregation, whore there
was but one rich man, desired to build new
chapel. A church meeting was held. The
old rich Scotchman rose and said: "Breth-
rem, we dinna need a new chapel I'll give IS
for repairs"
just then a bit of plaster falling from the
ceiling hit him on the head.
Looking up and seeing how bad Il was, he
said: Brethren, its worse than thoucht;
I'll make it 80 punn
"Oh, Lord,n exclaimed devoted brother
on a back seat, shit i'm againl"
There are many human tabernacles which
arein sore need OF radical building over, but
we puttcr and fuss and repair in spots with
out satisfactory results. It is only when we
arc personally alarmed at the real danger
that we act Independently, and do tho right
thing Then it is that we most keenly re-
greet because we did not sooner use our iudg-
ment, follow the advice born of the expert
ence of others and jump away from our
perils.
Thousands of persons who will read this
paragraph are in abject misery to-day when
they might be in satisfactory condition
They are weak, lifeless, full OF odd aches and
pains, and every year they know they are
getting worse, even though the best doctors
are patching them in spots. The origin OF
these aches and pains is the kidneys and liver,
and il they would build these all over new
with Warmers safe cure, as millions have
done, and cease investing their money in
miseraby unsuccessful patchwork, they
would be well and happy and would bless the
day when the Lord "hit 'em" and indicated
the common-sense course for them to pursue.
London Press.
THE love of money and the love OF learning
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
WISE WORDS.

Every path hath puddle.
An idle brain is satan's shop.
Years know more than books.
The best mirror is an old friend.
Opportunity is the cream of time.
Never light your candle at both ends.
A man of words and not of deeds, 10
like garden full of weeds.
Virtue is flower which blooms only
In the garden of righteousness.
Regret is the water with which we
sprinkle the plants of our folly.
Publicity is the barn door upon which
fools love to chalk their names.
Revelation is the sunshine that dispels
the shadows of mystery and doubt.
Humor is the clear, sparkling water
that bubbles from the spring of good
nature.
Labor to keep alive in your breast that
little spark of celestial fire called con-
science.
A woman may be true as steel, but
then you know some steel is too high
tempered.
If there be any truer measure of man
than by what he does, it must be by
what he gives.
The rose has its thorns; and beauty is
never found without one or more. They
may be blunted at the points. but can
not be extirpated without killing the
tree.
There are two things, each of which
he will seldom fail to discover who
seeks for it in earnest; the knowledge of
what he ought to do, and plausible
pretext to do what he likes.
Microscopic holiness is the perfection
of excellence. If life will bear exam
nations in every hour of it, it is pure IN
deed. To live by the day and watch
each step is the true pilgrimage method.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
SIpns of RnIn

The following signs Of rain were givel
by DR.. Jenner, in 1910, TO a lady, in re
ply to her inquiry whether it would rail
tomorrow:
The hollow winds begin to blow,
The clouds look black, the glass is low;
The SCOT falls down, the spaniels sleep,
And spiders from their cobwebs creep;
Last night the sun went pale to bed
The moon in halves hid her head;
The boding shepherd heaves a sigh,
For sec, q rainbow spans the sky;
The walls are damp, the bitches smell,
Closed is the pink-eyed pimpernel;
The squalid toads at dusk were seen
Slowly crawling DER the green;
Loud quack the ducks. the peacocks cry,
The distant hills are looking nigh;
Harkl how the chairs and tables crack
Old Betty's joints are on the rack;
And sec yon rocks, how odd their flight,
They initiate the gliding kite
Or seem prccipitate TO fall
As if they felt the piercing ball;
How restless are the snorting swine
The busy flies disturb the kline:
Low DER tho grass the swallow wings;
The cricket, too. how loud she sings
Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws,
sits wiping DER her whiskered Jaws;
Twill surely rain, | see with sorrow,
Our Jaunt must be put off tomorrow.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
Soup Before Meat.

The stomach will not so readily digest
solid substances when these are taken
alone as when they are preceded on the
digestive journey by soup. The bread
which is eaten with the soup will be con-
verted into dextrin in the mouth, and
the essentials Of the soup, on reaching
the stomach, will apparently supply the
little glands of the organ with the power
to manufacture the pepsin OF the gastaic
Juice in due quantity. It would seem,
in truth, as if these glands demanded
nourishment and stimuant in their own
turn; and the soup, through its contain
ing an abundance of dissolved matters,
presents them with the Yherewithal
from which to derive the necessary
energy.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
brought Homo in a Wagon.

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-Mr. j. Helmus,
Vice President of the City Brewery, was
brought home in a wagon, carried up
stairs by two of his men and laid on the
bed. He was suffering with a severe
attack of rheumatism contracted in the
ice vaults of the brewery. He refused
to have doctor, but dispatched a SER
want for bottle of st. Jacobs Oil, with
the result that in one week he was entire
ly cured and able to return TO his desk.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
The "White" House.

The capitol was first occupied in 1900.
It was built of Virginia sandstone which
was ouarried at Acqua creek. The White
House was built of the same quarry. Nei-
ther the capitol nor executive mansion
was white when originally built The
burning of the interior of both buildings
blackened the walls so that they had to
be painted white. The executive man
sion has been known as the White House
ever since. ---Nep York Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02

To KEEP THE BLOOD PURE and the
bowels well regulated, be careful of your
diet; do not use rum or tobacco, and
take occasional doses of VINEGAR BIT-
TIERS. Perfect health must follow such
a course The range of diseases that can
be relieved by the use of VINEGAR BIT-
TIERS is literally without limit.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
Do You Feel

All tired out, almost Frustrated, without appetite,
nervous. depressed, and despondcnt2 Hoods Sar.
saparilla will give you strength and vigor restore
and sharpen your appetite build up your nervous
system and clear your mind
Do you have pimples and boils breaking out on
your body. scrofulouS punches. other in.
dications Of impure bloodi Hoods sarsapSrilla will
remove every vestige of impurity and utalizo and
enrich the blood.
Do you have headache. indigestion, heartburn,
distress after eating. faintncss other symptoms
of dyspepsia, Hoods Sarsaparllla will tone up the
digestive organs. remove every dsagreeablS symp-
tom, and completely cure you.
DO you have pains in the back aud the Disagree.
able evidences of difficulties with tho kidneys or
liver' Hoods sarsaparillA rouses these organs to
their proper duties and enables them to resist the
attacks Of disease. Give Il trial
Hoods SarSaparilla
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for IS. Made only By
q. LHoOD& CO., ApothecRries. Lowell. Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02

"'rhc Proper study or NIanlSIud is NInn.O
says the illustrious Pope Ii he had included
woman in the list, he would have boen nearer
the truth, if not so poetical Dr. r. V.
Pierce has made them both life study, espe-
cially woman aud the peculiar arrangements
TO which her delicate system is liable. Many
women in the land who are acqua nted with
DR.. Pierce only through his "Favorite Pre-
scription,' bless him with all their hearts, for
he has brought them the auacea for all those
chronic ailments peculiar to their sex such as
leucorrhpa, prolapsus and other displace-
ments, liberation, internal fever" boating,
tendency to internal cancer, and other all
monts. Price reduced to one dollar. By
druggists.
CnMNI ,-r,,,,. An,,,,,,. Lot
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
% Cents

VIII buy a TREATISE on THE HORSE AND HIS
DISEASES. Book Of 100 pages valuable to
every ownerof horses Postage stamps taken.
Sent postpaid. NEW YORK Horse Book Co,
ia Leonard Street, New York city.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02

When you visit or leave New York city, save baggage
express S carriage hire and stop at the Grand
Union Hotel, opposite Grand Central depot.
600 elegant rooms fitted up at u cost of mill on
dollars, 81 and upward per day. European plan Ele-
yator. Restaurant supplied with the hest. Horse cars
stages and elevated railroads TO all dspOs. Families
can live better tor less money at the Grand Union
Hotel than at any other irst-class no el in the city
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02
MENsatAN's PErroNrzED BEEF TONIC, the only

MENsstAN's PEProNIzED BEEF TONIC, the only
preparation Object contsiningits entire nYiri-
tous properties. 1t contains blood-mlkinS
force generating and DEMONSTRATING properties;
invaluable for Indigestion, dyspepsia nervous
also. in all enfeebled conditions, whether the
result of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly il resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswel, Hazard &
Co., Proprietors. New York. Sold by druggists
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1885-09-02

An Only Daughter Cured of Consumption.
When death was hourly expected from Con-
sumption, all remedies having failed and DR..
H. James was experimenting, he accidentally
made preparation of Indian Hemp which
cured his only child, and now gives this recipe
on receipt of stamps to pay expenses. Hemp
also cures night sweats, nausea at the stom-
ach, and will break a fresh cold in "a hours.
Address Craddock q Co., 1882 Race street,
Philadelphia, Pa naming this paper.