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Year: 1867

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HARVEY HOUSE BUILDING,


OPPOSITE LYTLE's PICTURE GALLERY


THE SUBSCRIBER bess to announce his re.
turn from the markets, with vel llselected stock,
his old stand, at such prices as will So tis
faction to all who may honor him with call.
As buy for CASH and coadact my business on
THE CASH PRINCIPLE,
am enabled to give my customers full benefit
by charging the


LOWEST POSSIBLE PROFIT,
which will enable me to live. confidently ask
but ONE TRIAL to convince you that it is your In
terest to buy for CASH and avoid the enormous
prices, which must necessarily follow the credit
system.


beg to return my sincere thanks for past pat
ronage SO literally bestowed, and hope, by strict
attention, to merit continuation of the same.
w An Inspection of my stock and
comparison Of prices, Is respectfully solic.
tied, and customers who do not choose to buy
need not fear being offended.


W ONLY ONE PRICEi


feb23 3m M. C. PARKER.
Year: 1867

The writer reluctantly inserts the above, and
would not do so were he not stranger to many
and concludes by stating the names OF his articles,
and the diseases for which they have been used
by many thousands with complete success.
Year: 1867

through passenger business during
the first year after the first train Of
cars runs from Omaha in Nebraska
to Sacramento, will be worth
twenty-five million dollars? When
to this we add half as much moro
for its icdy passenger business, and
more than as much moro than both
for its freights, expresses and
mails, etc, are there not the best
reasons in the world for believing
that the Union Pacific Railroad
will be one Of the most profitable as
we'll as ono OF the grandest worlsof
modern times?


THE. SECURITY AND VALUE OF ITS


BONDS.


We have made these calcula
lions that the public may have
some brief data of facts trom which
to form their estimate of the value
of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company's First Mortgage Bonds.
Besides, men of the greatest rail
road experience in the country
have shown their confidence in
the stock by liberal subscrip-
ions, and this stock must be sub
ordinate to all other claims. But
there are stronger proofs of the &c.
curity and value of the First Mort.
gage Bonds than any we have
named:


l. That for the safety Of the coun.
try as we'll as national economy the
road is indispensable.


2. That by an investment Of
about fifty millions in a Second,
Mortgage on the road, the Govern
ment practically guarantees the
principal and interest on the first
Mortgage.


The Company now offer limited
amount Of its First Mortgage Bonds
bearing six per cent. interest, pay
able semi annually in coin, at nine
ty per cent. This interest, at the
current rate of premium on gold is
equal to nine per cent. per annum
on the price for which they are
now offered. The Company cx-
poets to sell but small amount AT
this rate, when the price will be
raised, and like all similar bonds
they will finally rise 10 a premium
above their par value. The sub
scribcrs TO this loan will not only
have the advantages of very liber-
al interest and very safe security,
but will also have the satisfaction
OF having assisted in the construc
tion of the greatest national work
of the country.
Year: 1867

Tom bought a gallon of gin to
take home, and by way of a label
wrote his name upon a card
which happened to be the seven of
clubs-and tied it to the handle.-
A friend coming along, and observ-
ing tho jug, quietly remarked


"That's an awful careless way to
leave that jug Of liquor


"Why said Tom.


because somebody might come
along with the eight spot and take
it.n
Year: 1867

A correspondent writes to us that he mas
for five months been "fighting the tiger and
that, as natural consequence, he has been
swinded ont of all his possessions except
little furniture. He finds courage Gn an article
recently printed by us on "The Associated
"TigersO TO ask us to look up somebody VINO
will lend him "Sixty Dollars which VIII re-
suscitate his fortunes. If he has any good sense,
and will be guided by it, he will see that we
do not keep an Office for the purpose OF ralS-
ing loans or stimulating donations to assist
those who have lost money at " Keno, Oh olilei
game Of chance. II we were rasbly phll-
anthropic enough to engage III any
such enterprise, we should not lack for appli-
cations, to which, if we gave them any atten-
tion. we should be forced to devote more time
than we could spare. Some of these letters
might come from honest men sincerely desrous
of retrieving their errors, and OF avoiding them
in the future; but most of them would be
"begging letters written by swindlers, ana
unworthy of the smallest favorable cOnsldcT-
ton We do not doubt gratuit0uSly the honesty
of our correspondent; but on the other hand,
we know nothing about him. lie may he as he
saws "repentant," but we have no evidence
of that except his bare word There are Socle-
ties for relieving the destitute which make a
business of inquiring into such cases ana some
times Of giving aid; but we are not the bust
ness agents of any such associations, nor, as a
newspaper, their official organ.


We have never refused in these columns to
give publicity to any case known by us to be
one of real distress encountered by any de-
serving man or woman and we have the salts
faction OF thinking that we have been the
means of relieving many really unfortunate
persons But we must draw line somewhere,
and we believe that we shall be safe in drawing
il at "Keno.r We are ready i'll all possible
WAYS to arrest the ravages of the tiger" but
we cannot undertake to repair them; we will
cheerfully help to Kill the insatiatc beast, but
we cannot run the risk of providing him with
fresh fodder. If we were to get together
"Sixty Dollars" for Mr. Pigeon, how do we
know that within a week the whole sum would
not he in the pocket of Capt. Rook! 1t
wouldn't do at all. The Captain would only
be our much obliged and most obedlent servant


ANY distressed man has clam upon the
charitable for the supply of his immediate
material wants; but no man has special
claim because he has lost all his money at cards
As a general rule, we think we may say that
il will not pay postage and cost of stationery
to send lis begging letters. We mention the
fact because so many people seem to be of the
contrary opinion.
Year: 1867

The Committee upon State Prisons made re-
| port on Saturday in the Convention, recon-
mending Il new system of prison and police
control. The proposition is for Superintendent
of Prisons, to be appointed 10y the Governor,
with the concurrence of the Senate and TO hold
office for seven years. This Superintendent
shall recommend to the Governor Warden
for each prison, and shall appoint each
prison clerk chaplain, and physician. The
Governor aud Senate to appoint also Super
intendcnt Of Police, to hold Office for seven
years, and to exercise general control of the
police of the State, appointing an Inspector
and five Sub-lnspcctors in each of the five
Police Districts into which the State shall be
divided. The Legislature to provide a general
police system for the whole State. A minority
report recommended Board of five Prison
Managers in place of Prison Superintendent.
Without action upon these recommendations
the Convention adjourned.
Year: 1867

| We recently read copy of verses made


upon man who was lowered one hundred and


seventy-fv feet to the bottom of a hole in


the Mammoth Cave. The lines began, "Down,


down, down." with refrain of CLOVER, and


clover, and lower aud the object of the ad-
ventur0us gentleman was stated to be


"To find by the light that his lamp shall throw
IL that be the entrance of hell or no."


Whether this theological explorer found the


internal passage cor no. we are not informed


but we surmisc that he did not, for the reason


that he was drawn up all safe and sound,


which the proprietor of the hot old place


would never have permitted if he had found
the intruder hanging suspiciously about his
front door. As we penned these thrilling
rhymes, we thought of Andrew Johnson and
his rope; we considered his specific gravity and
fine natural dcsccndibility; we reflected upon
the slippery character of the palms which hold
the other end of the cOrdage of destiny, and
how Stanbcry and the Others may treacher-
Ously let go; and we wondered what
would become Of the President when, being at
the end of his rope, it might be discovered
that the Cabinet people above were incapable
of losting him out of his hole whether in
ou'H Nv uISHt Iibl uuu tit utIloo-
pherc growing suddenly too warm whether in
that strait, sending up Proclamations dc
prCtundis would do him any good and whether
under such circumstances the best thing would
not be TO send him down the other end of
the rope, that so he might more conveniently
put himself out of his misery and die the death of
the Treasurer of the Twelve Apostles. Or
pheus came back; Hneas came back Dante
came back OF, to speak more accurately, all
three came up; but whether Mr.. johnson may
ever again come up Gas i'll luck will have iO,
depends upon those who will probably get
possession Of Mr.. Stanbery's end of the rope,
and who have no inexpressible affection for
the pendulOus President who is swinging in n
circle away down below A regard for hstoli-
cal justice leads us to suggest that nowhere
could the President 6nd filter sepulcher than
Year: 1867

We see suggestion made that, following
the example of consolidation set 10y Boston and
Philadelphia, NewYolk and Brooklyn should
unite. The notion is a good one Philadelphia
has gained immeasurably by annexing dozen
crcumjacent districts, each of which, thirteen
years ago, had its officers and lis debts. This
consolidation has made the City of QuakcrS
one OF the most extensive, and, in proportion


to its size, perhaps the most homogeneous and
comfortable city in the country. Boston draws
to herself Roxbury, much TO the advantage of
both towns economically. The average here
OF State and local taxes per head, burdcnsomc
as it is is not 80 great as that of Boston, while
New-York and Brooklyn are almost hundred
millions ahead of our sister city in annual in
crease OF wealth. We should therefore
start upon career OF consolidation with
good prospects. and little more would
DO wanting to make this practicable than tho
Year: 1867

fore we Join in the Cabinet chorus:


Lower him carefully.


Lower him prayerfuIly-


Lower, and lower, and lower =,


Where mortal hath never been before
-"And do not we add upon our own hook
"by any means, think of pulling him up
"arain," which, if not rhyme, is at least rea-
son.


There is frightful story in one OF the
Italian novelsts of a monk who, having COM
mitted one or more of the seven mortal SINS
was ordered by his Superior to be let slowly
down to the bottom of an immensely deep
but dry well. After he had descended, they
threw down the chain, and, putting on the
cover. left the sinful ecclesiastic to his reiiec-
tions, and whatever else might occur to him'
His reveres must have been far from dulcet;
but perhaps the poor man found comfort III
some corner of his soul; perhaps he cheered
himself by rejecting that he had never been
drunk in the choir that he never had tried to
reconstruct his monastery; that he never had
struck hands with traitors, murderers, and
thieves and that he never, never had betrayed
a too confiding nation. We make no appllca-
ton of the story; but in the lowest depth
even President might find such reflections
comforfable
Year: 1867

by new postal treaty which the United States
have Just entered into with the Prussian Gov
crnment, provision is made for material re-
duction of the present rate of postage between
the two countries. The time when the treaty
is to take effect has not yet been made public
Year: 1867

At the late Baltimore election a
mans vote was rejected by Radical
judge because his barber pole was
painted in red, white and green, in
stead ofred, white and blue. Had it
bad black in it, probably he would
have passed.
Year: 1867

A HINT To PLUM.S AND PLACERvILLE.-"An
open confession is good for the soul, wherefore
We will court pSycologicaly enefts by acknowledg
ing that means OF transportation and ntercOmmn-
nication are not, in our immediate portion of the
mundane and terrestrial, exacly convenient and
speedy We should like to have them. But, not
wthstanding. if there is but an Insignificant snow
belt east of Placerville, and comparative plain
via Henness Pass, why. in the name of all that is
accommodating and enterprsing. don't some ener-
egetic Placervillian Plumase, GYubate y or
Williams ties, start fast freight and passenger
line over or other of those favored routes Our
word for it, such enterprise would be literally
patronized by I'VE 'uns' of the God forsaken
Dutch Flat route.'-Stdrs and Stripes Placer
County.


1t is evident from the present winters expert
ence. that the P,acerville route and the Henness
Pass subject to the interruption that rem
ders useless the Dutch Flat route; for both
the same unbroken range of mountains 1t is not
with the Feather route, that stream complete
ly breaks the mountains from east to west, attain
ing an altitude Of less than four thousand feet
A survey of this ronte for wagon road was made
during the month of February last, and no snow
found upon it exceeding ten inches 10 depth. A
wagon road will be constructed over this route as
far as practicable, during the summer, and pack
trail will be opened the remainder of the distance
This will accommodate Placer county if it can keep
communication with the Sacramento Valley open
another winter.


The strangest Of all the unaceoun.able perform
ances OF the Central Pacific Railroad Company is
their starting into the mountains Oh the American
river, and emerging from them on the Truckee,
distant only some twenty-five or thirty miles from
the Beckwourth pass at the head of Feather river
thus Ibuiding many miles of railroad diagonaliy
through the mountains, instead of running up the
Sacramento Valley and crossing by the Feather
route, which presents greater distance and few
obstacles to railroad enterprises. 1t was simply
an unaccountable preference for snow-covered
mountains over accessible valleys and natural
passes.


1t is said in defence of such course that it was
necessary in order to command the vast trade Of
Virginia City and Nevada while the road was in
process Of construction. The road, however
emerges from the mountains some distance north
of Virginia City, and the Legislature OF Nevada
were recently endeavorng to charter a company
for the purpose of connecting that city by railroad
with the Central Pacific. If the Legislature OF
Nevada have the interests of their State really st
heart, they should assist company to build road
from Virginia City to Beckwonrth Pass, and thence
down Feather river TO the Sacramento Valley.
They would thus insure uninterrupted communica.
ton TO the heart of Nevada, without being lepen-
dent upon the Dutch Flat folly, that has bilketi
everybody. and rendered railroads farce.
Year: 1867

PATENT WINDOW BLINp.-Mr. W. P. Hoffman,
formerly of 0rovlle. has invented patent Win
dow Blind which is said to work well He has ex-
hibited in the Times Office San Francisco. and in
the presence of several practical and scientific gen
tlemen. The Stats 10 he of glass in the form OF
", setting one within the other. In the bottom
of each and reaching nearly up to the sat above,
water is contained. The air strikes a concavc
surface and goes down to the bottom of the V
shaped sat where il leaves all the dust in the wa
ter and comes in perfectly cleared 1t will answer
for cars or dwellings, and keep them clear of dust
and flies, while the air and light freely admit
ted. Pitt has run somewhat checkered career,
as a livery stable keeper in Oroville, a lawyer in
Idaho and theatrical manager in San Francisco,
and we hope he has struck something that will
pan out all the fortune that he may desire.
Year: 1867

SMUT IN WHEAr.-lt is fact well ascertained
by actual experiment. that il is an exceedingly
small insect which incorporates Itself with the grain
of wheat which produces the disease known as
smut sometimes occasionug great loss to farmers.
By preserving seed wheat for couple Of years the
insect dies out and smut is thus e6ectually pre-
vented. The farmer readers of the REcosp should
treasure up this information and act upon it, and
by 50 doing guard AGAINST future loss.
Year: 1867

A QUESTION ABouT Low DRESSES
singer in a London concert saloon writes to
the Pail Mall Gazette : 'Can you or any of
your readers tell me why ladies of title are
allowed to wear dresses in society which the
manager of music hall where am engaged
as singer, tells me are too indecent for his
stage? Like most other members of my pro-
fession, buy all my dresses from dealer in
fashionable cast off clothing. / find that they
are invariably well made, that no fault can be
found with the quality of the material, that
they are long enough, and often too long, in
the skirts. large enough round the waist,
broad enough across the back, but always so
low in the neck that am not allowed to wear
them. and never feel inclined to wear them
withou, adding deep band of lace or silk to
cover my shoulders. My dresses come from
countesses, duchesses, and other ladies who
stand well in the Court Circular How is ii
that these ladies can wear dresses, sitting on
ottomans with gentlemen leaning over them,
that cannot and am not allowed to wear on
the stage of music hall with ten or fifteen
yards space between me and my audienceP


SINGER AT THE ALHAMBRa.'
Year: 1867




About the new short dresses there Is no
question ii is the most admirable, sensible
and useful fashion which has been invented
in modern time, and we hope sincerely that
ladies everywhere will sustain 1t and make
it permanent. A convenient dress for the
street is just what has always been needed.
The Z" Bloomer'' was an effort in that direc-
ton, but it made caricatures of women, and
ter to obtain recognition The gored short
dress has all the advantages of the Bloomer,
and more, without any of its disadvantages.
1t is pretty, neat, convenient, modest and
expensive. II provides costume in which
ladies can walk, ride or travel all the year
round, with as much ease as gentlemen can
in their comfortable cloth suits. But it
must be made well and tastefully, of materi-
al suited to the style, and of quality that
will stand wear and exposure without in
jury.


The prettiest short dresses we have seen
are cut out in squares over the plating of
the petticoat, or over wide flat plating
that Stimulates petticoat. The edge is al
ways bound with colored braid or edged
with heavy jet braid. Another style has a
plain edge laid over the plating, with van
dykes or scollops simulated by narrow lines
of jet, Chenille cord or silk braid, with but
tons to match, the trimming Occupying the
spaces. Some short dresses are made with
double vandyked edge, the upper points
finished with tassels. This will do for little
girls, but it is altogether too fanciful for
adults, and especially for a street dress,
which should be plain and unobtrusive. III
| arranging a skirt of this kind care should
be taxed to have the points from which the
tassels are suspended, placed between the
lower ones A stiff lining between the ma
teral and the facing is necessary to keep the
points smooth and in place.


Bands of velvet, or braid OF graduated
width are sometimes put upon the betticoat
instead of the plating, and have the adyan-
tage Of being newer; they also look very
well, but we prefer the plating so far as ap-
pearance is concerned. Only self colors,
very narrow stripes, or small figures should
be used in the composition of a short dress
large designs of any kind, whether plaid
stripe or set figure, being manifestly out o.
place.


The costume should also be general,
made en- suite, or as nearly so as possible
The short sack cut out or trimmed to mattel
the skirt will b, the garm ent &c erally worn
with short dresses during the spring season
and will be very appropriate for milder skie
and less rigorous state of the atmosphere
Over such toilette waterproof cloak ma,
be thrown as occasion demands il, completed
shieldidg it from possible injury. Neve
wear wide cloak or shawl with shor
dress, either one looks absurdly out of har
mony with the close, compact character q
the general design, and spoils its effect.
/ is much better to have one neat, complet
suit, than dozen incongruous articles c
dress.
Year: 1867

A SASSY WoMAN.-A Louisville
correspondent of the st. Louis
Christian Advocate tells the follow
ing: e.s,f .A'


The worthy wife of one of the
worthy bishops of the Episcopal
Church, recently attending the
Episcopal conYocation in the city, is
responsible for the following in
cident, which we learned from a
very reliable source: ''i'


p The good wife was accompanying
the Episcopal lord on one of the
tours in the Northwest. The bishop
is prospecting for a place to "plant
the seed of the church." spending a
Sabbath in a village where the
Episcopal service had never been
recited before. To aid the bishop
in ethe service, and to impress the
wondering villagers with the beam
ties thereof, the wife, seated in the
midst Of the congregation, respond
ed in a clear, strong voice, Just when
and where devout church woman
and bishops wife should, to the
amazeniont OF many, and the indig-
nation Of at least one Of the village
n1attons. who said 10 her neighbors
as thcy left the church door: @did
ever any body see such a sassy
woman as that preaeher'swife She
set there in the church and sassed
her husband all the time he was a
rerdin' = IRE -
Year: 1867

al


PRENTICE of the Louisville Journal,
says that should Congress pass "
series of measures to subyert the
State Governments of the South,
that President Johnson would rot
and ought not to enforce them.-
The ground Of tn, opinion is not
given; but we can easily sec that
the President would stand upon an
imprcgnable position shonldheplant
himself upon that provision Of, the
L. S. Constitution which requires
him upon his official oath to sec that
each State be guaranteedoa Republi-
can form Of government, and all
know what q Republican, form Of
government is--it'is one which is
set up. and controlled by the people
through their representatives. g.