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Year: 1867

A GRAND NEW YEAR


SOUTHERN
GIFT ENTER PRISE


under the auspices OF the
oAKwooD MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF


RICHMOND.


FIVE THOUSAND BOXES


MEMORIAL" SOAP
to be sold at ten dollars per box, anda


GRAND GIFT


VALUABLE REAL ESTATE


MANCHESTER,


VALUED AT SIS 900,
and now under an annual rent OF s2,Soo, to be
awarded to some one of the
PATRONS OF OUR ENTERPRISE.


$4,000


to be donated to the
OAKwooD MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION OF


RICHMOND.
Anxious to introduce our new brand OF "ME-
MORTAL .threps.hnrtus NOBLE efforts pnl
forth by the oakwood Memorial Association In
the identity Of our fallen heroes. we
respectfully announce to the public the above
GRAND ENTERPRISE.
Year: 1867

I'm the Matter of the Estate of James
Il Wasstaf, deceased. II appearing to the Court BY
the petition presented and filed by James Green Ad-
miRisrator Of the Estate Of James Wagsssf deceased
praying for rosr 10 sell real estate that it Is ness
sa-y to sell the whole OF the real pay the debts
outstanding against the deceased. and the debts expen
ses and charges Of the administration:


II Is therefore ordered by the Court that all persons
interested in the said estate appear before The said Pro
bate Court on Monday. the 2lsf day Of October D
1867. at ten O'Clock in the forenoon OF said DAY. a. the
room of said Probate Court, oroviIle to show cause
If any they have why order should not be granted to
the said Administrator to sell the whole OF the es
tate of said deceased.


And that copy o this order be published at least
four successive weeks in the WEEKLY BUTTE RECORD
newspaper printed and published in Orovie Butte
county.


otfce OF the County Clerk of the county of Butte
IL Moore. County Clerk of the county Of Butte
snd exoo Clerk of the Probate Court in and for said
county. do hereby certify the foregoing be true and
correct copy OF an order duly made and entered upon
the minutes Of said Probate Court


Witness my hand and the Seal of said Probate Court
this a6sh day of September, A 1857.
NS J G MOORE. Clerk,


By aANxs GkExx, Deputy
Year: 1867

THE LATE STATE FAIR-Many complaints of
extortion have been published by those who were
shallow enough TO be entieed to Sacramento by the
gorgeous handbills, printed at the expense of the
taxpayers of the State, and put forth by salaried
officers of the State Agricultural Society. Some of
the greenhorns paid as high four, six and ten
dollars day for room rent. OF course they did,
if the denizens of Sacramento had chance to
catch them. The whole thing is for the benefit of
the State Poor. who congregated at Suffers
old Fort Those who journeyed down to -Ra5els
Tannery' should feel til ankful that they got back
without the loss of their hair. We knew better
than to go down this season. when the people of
Sacramento had had no legislature there to live on
for over year. We knew they would be worse
than the bed-bugs on Greytown steamer that had
waited two weeks for California passengers. Al
ways attend the State Fair just after the Legisla-
tare has adjourned, when the blood suckers are
"sorter atisfed like
Year: 1867

COPPER 0RE.-The Cosmopolitan Company, at
Genesee Valley, Plumas county. are taking some
very fine ore from their main shaft. The company
are also at work running the main tunnel to strike
the ledge. Mr.. Chapman, the owner of the Gene
see Smelling works intends to burn large quanti-
ty of coal within the next few months so as to be
able TO commence smelling the ore.
Year: 1867

The story of Frederick the Great
and the famous physician Zimmerman,
who attended him in his last illness, is
an old one, but it will bear repetition.
One day the dying king said to him !:
" You have, [ presume, sir, helped ma
ny a man into another world ?" This
was bitter pill for the doctor but his
reply to it was admirable" Not so
many as your Majesty, nor with so
much honor to myself"
Year: 1867

A worthy man, when told that he
was about to die, said he was "glad of
it; he was tired of putting his shoes and
stockings on and off And this is
about what life gets reduced to at sew
enty.
Year: 1867

"We do not like to advertise worthless wares,
or articles calculated to deceive our readers and
when we see an advertiser like Mr. Helm bold,
whom we have known for years, gradually extend
his advertising from year to year until he becomes
the largest advertiser in the United States, we arc
satisfied that the statements in regard to his
articles mast be cOrrect'
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

At the present time great destitution pre-
walls among the poor in Philadelphia, from
the lack of employment. The Inquirer re-
lates the following terrible case of suffer-
ing of whole family:


One of the most heartrending cases OF
destitutiOn we have ever been called upon
to chronicle is one which was brought to
light on Wednesday, by means of visit
paid by one of the visitors of the Home
Missionary Society to a house in the lower
section Of the city. The visitor, on enter
ing the premises, discovered the achole
family in almost the last stages of starvation,
and the horror of the scene was heightened
by the discovery of the appalling fact that
the father of the family, who had died ten
days ago, was still unburied, from lack of
the necessary means to defray the eX-
penses of sepulture. The afflicted family,
by depriving themselves of the simple food
necessary to support life, and by pawning
the few things they owned, had been able
to raise but ten dollars, with which sum
they secured the services of an under
taker, who prepared the body for inter-
ment, but refused to proceed further until
the whole of the bill for the burial was
paid him in advance. This the poor people
could not do, and at the time of the visit of
the humane member of the Home Mis-
sionary Society, the death of all the other
members of the family from abject want
seemed imminent. The dreadful situation of
affairs was discovered in the morning, and
the visitor lost no time in finding the I'M
dertaker, whose requirements were speed
iy met, the amount advanced, and the body
at once decently inferred.
Year: 1867

If it is carriage which presents itself at
the gate, the coachman opens the little door
just described, enters, opens the great gate
which communicates with the house by
several electric wires which set the great
bell ringing, and the rest passes off in the
same way us in the case of callers Oh loot.
If the coachman has not closed the gate be-
hind him the little table in the vestibule in
dicates it, and they know in the house that
the gate has been left open.
Year: 1867

AN INNOCENT MAN CONVICTED AND
HUNG.-In recent trial of murder
case at Atlanta, Ca, in which the evidence
was circumstan,ial, one of the counsel for
the defense told the following story of
trial which took place in the same court,
thirty years ago: a


There then lived on the bayou road a
man about twenty-five or thirty years old.
He was not an educated, nor wealthy
man, but he was honest and had good
heart. Having had limb broken he was
infirm in health. He made his livelihood
by going TO the bayou St. John every eve-
ming and catching fish to sell in market
the next morning. One moonlight eve-
ming. while sitting on the bank of the ba-
you, fishing as usual, he saw lady dressed
in white, in company with gentleman,
walking on the road beside the bayou.
They were quarreling as they passed him,
and his attention was attracted by hearing
them quarrel. After they passed he re-
sumed his fishing, and waited till he had
caught his usual supply. He then started
home with his basket. As he reached the
place known as the +" Caquet," he heard
loud cry and soon after feeble cry.
Advancing in the direction of the sound,
he saw woman in a white gown lying on
the pavement, and coming to the woman
he perceived that dagger had been
stabbed into her bosom. Thinking to re-
lieve her he took the dagger by the ham
die and drew it out. As he did so a
watchman grasped him. The woman was
killed. The poor fisherman was tried for
the murder. The case was made out
clearly against him. He had been detect
ed in the very act, bending over the body
OF the deceas d with the weapon in his
hand He was convicted, and hung at
Congo square. About six months after,
trial was going ON in Judge Canong's
court. A citizen, called as a juror, said
he did not wish to be on the jury, and
wished to speak few words TO the Judge.
The judge allowed him private conver-
sation. Surprising that h- might !. ,
scrupl-s about capital punishment,


judge asked him if that was the reasc.
he objected to being on the jury. " No"
he answered, s'that is not the reason. 1
saw the fisherman hung for The murder of
my wife. He did not do it. did it my
self from jealousy" The judge sat pet
rified. The man made for the door, es-
capped, and has never been heard Of since.
Year: 1867

men that laf in corner groceries, and be
sociable with your wife and children. and
you will get ahead. You are iirst-rate
workman Joe; and there ia no reason
why you should not lay up two hundred a
year." m ts


Well to make long story short, he
followed my advice. / never saw fellow
switch off the wrong track and on to the
right one so suddenly. That was, let me
see--seven years ago; and now he owns
four thousand dollars worth of stock in the
company; and the dividends and increase
of stock together amount to thirty-four
per cent. ftti t


When returned, not long ago, from
the Illinois Central, of course i called at
the shop. Joe hailed me and squeezed
my hand terribly, and thanked me with
tears in his eyes, for starting him on the
"round hill track as he always calls it..
He is great favorite in the shop; he was
offered a foremanship, but he refused it,
saying he should make more money if
they would get a better foreman than he
could be but he likes now and then to
boss job, and is often sent on out door
jobs. sa


But what makes Joe most happy is to
be set on piece of work that requires
first-rate. skill and really he does il we'll,
but because he is thoroughly faithful and
works wi h will Joe would have me
take a Sunday dinner with him. He al
ways goes 10 Church with his wife and
childr n, but we had good hot dinner,
though later than usual. Joe's wife could
not have treated me better if i had been
minister Of the Gospel. She seemed TO
be perfectly happy; and her children, two
girls and a boy, are as intelligent and
well-behaved as you'll find you would
never uspect that they were the children
of a working mechanic, if you saw them
III the house of a man in average society


Now ii is easier to tell a man how to
go ahead than it is to 60 ahead yourself.


There is Joe living in real comfort, witt
all he wants, and his wife and children
want; and if he dies or becomes to iniirm
10 work, they will have something to live
on. And here am |, scooting about, and
if we get smashed up before we get 10 tho
end of this trip, and loose my hands,
shall be a beqgar. II / had done as ad
ssed him to do, should now have beer
worth four times as much as he. Nov
what can legislation do for such a chap a.
L?
Year: 1867

Though no doctor, have by me some
excellent prescriptions, and shall charge
you nothing for them you.cannot grumble
at the price. We are most of us subiecr
to fits; | am visited with them myself, and
! dare say you are also. Now, then, for
my prescriptions -


For fit of passion, walk in the open
air; you may speak to the open wind
without hurting any one, or proclaiming
yourself to be a simpleton.


For a fit of idleness, count the tickings
of clock. Do this for an hour, and you
will be glad to pull off your coat the next
and work like negro.


For fit of extravaganza and folly, go
TO the work house, or speak with the rag
ged and wretehed inmates Of the jail, and
you will be convinced -


Who maketh his bed Of brier and thorn,
3sa Must be content to lie fororn.
f For fit of ambition, go into church.
yard and read the grave-stones. They
will tell you the end of ambition. The
grave will soon be your bed-chamber, the
earth your pillow, corruption your father,
and the worm your mother and sister.


For fit of repining. look about for the
halt and blind, and visit the bed ridden
and afflicted and deranged, and they will
make you ashamed of complaining of your
lighter Affections.
Year: 1867

How TO HAVE MEALY POTATOES.


We find the following credited to
the Germantown Islegaph: 1t is a
very common thing in the Spring to
find strong, watery potatoes on the


table, unless care has been caken to


select and preserve them. A poor
potato is the poorst article of food that
can be had as soon as they begin to
sprout they will begin to grow poor
and watery, the better part of the root


going to the support ofsprouts; hence,
to have mealy nice potatoes, it is ne
ccssary to keep them from exhausting
themselves in this way. An exchange
gives the following method ofprevent-
ing the potatoes from sprouting, which
we hope will be tried and approved
Take good, sound potatoes and place
them in tub or barrel, and pour boil
ing water over them, letting them, re-
main in the water until the eyes are
scalded SO they will not sprout; dry
the potatoes thoroughly in the sun,
and put them away in a box or bar
rel in cool, dry place. This will
give good mealy potatoes all the time.
Year: 1867

WRESTLING GIRLS Show me girl
who will dare to whistle in these days
when every thing natural, even to the
hair on your head, is at a discount,
and III show you gal who can be
depended upon, one who will not fail
you in time of need, and will give you
the true hearty grasp, the cordial hand
shake, the warm, genuine welcome, no
tip Of the kid glove, and cold chow
doy do" who can brave danger, look
toll in the face without shrinking,
"laugh with those that laugh, and
weep with those that weep" as well
as whistle; who can in short take tho
world as she finds it, rough and rugged,
not go through life as though she was
walking on eggs and afraid of cracking
a shell, who deals in substance, not
shadow
Year: 1867

The rapid march of history in our
land was never more signally illustra-
ted than when the brokers of New
York recently sang "Old John Brown"
during their reception of Sheridan. 1t
seems only day or two since the
gaunt gray-bearded martyr to an idea
swung from Virginia scalfold, while
the learning, piety, and culture of the
country united in applauding the exc
cution. Yet since that time armies
have trodden to the rhythm of his re-
QUEEN, and the legend of his death has
become the history of the nation.
Year: 1867

A PRINTER not long since, having been
flung" BY his sweetheart went to the office
10 commit suicide with the shooting stick. y
the thing woulnt go off The devil" wish
Ing to perfect him, told him to 20 into the
sanctum where the editor was was Writing
duns to delinquent subscribers. He saws the
picture Of dispair rcconciled him to his fate.
Year: 1867

TX this neighborhood there are great many
persons who have perfect mania for attend
ing sales and like Mr. Toodles, purchase near
ly every useless article which their eyes see,
thinking doubtless, like her, that some day or
other how handy 1t win be to have Il in the
house,
Year: 1867

MEDICAL ADVICE-Dr. VIM. X. Doherty' e
Medical and Surgical Institute is becoming sine
qua non to the welfare Of our State and health
of our citizens; and his rapidly spreading reputa-
tion: although it may excite SURPRISE is but the
signal of SKILL and follows as the natural effect
of such cause. We are personally acquainted
with gertlcmcn who had suffered for years under
chronic disease, and who had taken advantage of
every available means that promised relief, but
without success, until they called upon DR.. Do.
hcrty who in an incredibly short space of time,
has given them entire relief 1t is gratifying to
announce this fact, because the Doctor is gen.
tlcman who seeks. not by defamation Of others,
10 establish his reputation, or to rear the super
structure Of his own upon the ruin Of another's
fame. The Doctor conducts his Institute in snch
a manner that must be gratifying to all his pa.
tients. He examines, advises and recommends
without charge, and the patient after hearing
his terms for treatment, can accept or reject at
pleasure. In no case does the Doctor make u
charge unless he effects cure. This, be ia able
to do; because he feels the confidence which long
experience has given, and no doubt the consola.
ton which appcrtains to that confidence. Per.
sons afflicted with either acute or chronic disease
would do we'll to consult the Doctor; at all events
it can do no harm, as for consultation he asks no
fee; nor does he insist on obedience to his advice
unless the patient places himself under his care
His offices are on Sacramento street. opposite the
Pacific Mail Steamship Offices. F. News
Year: 1867

GE- We are informed by the Clerk
of the Board of Supervisors, that all
voters who desire 10 vote at the Judicial
Election on the 10th of October, will have
to register their names THIRTY DAYS at
least before that election. As the present
officers Of election in the various precincts
hold for two years, when voter polls his
his vote on the 4th day Of September, be can
then have bis name enrolled as voter for
the October election. Remember this DO
not forget it Democrats, and see that none
fail TO attend to this duty. This is an inn
portant matter, and by doing as we suggest
you will save yourselves further trout le in
the matter.
Year: 1867

DANGER IN THE FIRsr.--We have had iu-
formation for some time that there is dan.
ger to Phelps in the First Congressional Dis
trict. lie may be defeated. From appear
ances he will 60 out of San Francisco 10 a
minority of such magnitude that it cannot
be overcome in the balance Of the district
Indeed, San Francisco is the only county
that can save The district from going Demo
cratic. The Times begins to appreciate the
ticklsh condition, all Of which were brought
about by its candidate for Governor and for
United States Senator.-Bee.
Year: 1867

SPECIAL NOTICE -Wewould call the utten-
tion of of our readers to the Grover L. Baker Ma
chimes Their reputation is too we'll established
for us to attempt word in their favor, but
would advise any person wanting reliable Fam
lily Sewing Machine, to investigate these before
buying. "a word TO the wise is SUFFICIENT
Year: 1867

We observe that the Democratic papers
are very jubilant over the recent State
elections. They seem much encouraged,
and predict certain success to their party,
and the equally certain downfall Of the
Republican party. On the other hand, the
Republicans say it was local questions and
quarrels in the party in California that de-
feated them in that State, and II is gener-
ally believed by them that had Mr.. BpwELL
been nominated for Governor the State
would have gone Republican. In Maine
it is stated that the liquor law had to do
with decreasing the vote Of the Republi.
cans. Whatever may have been the cause
of these changes, the fact stands that the
Democracy is encouraged and the Repub'
licans somewhat dispirited at the result.
Year: 1867

you have got letter from your wife's
sister out in Iowa and modestly asks you
what she has to say. m oz


In the city, this petty annoyance of
being butt for universal inquisition, is
unknown. There you may hear your
neighbor on either side of you, daily for
"a whole year, and yet not know them
when you meet them, and as to their
family affairs, they have no more interest
for you than as though you never heard
of such people. Your business brings
You in contact With SO many of different
habits and tastes, that, though the choos-
ing of friends is matter, of time, the
friendships formed in city are generally
OF more lasting character than the pro-
miscuous friendship of country village.


Talk of going to = country place for
Eetirement2 The idea is simply prepos-
ferrous and those who go there for that
purpose merely succeed in setting them
selves up as public curiosities, whose cos
tunes and antecedents viii be dissected,
and whose future viii be obligingly plan
ned out for them.
For retirement and solitude, the city
is the place, and the denser the popula.
tion, the more solitary the individual 7


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Year: 1867

SOLITUDE OF CITIEs.-There is no such
a sceue of loneliness in any other position
in which a man may be placed as to be
in strange city, friendless and money
less. The busy throng that jostle him
on the streets are too much absorbed in
their own affairs to notice the wanderer.
and the sea of faces that go surging past
have no kindly glance to give him. He
is as hopelessly alone as if he had passed
the bounds of civilization, and heard no
voice save that of the wild animals of the
forest and prairie. And yet with all
this complete separation of individuals
where the masses are thrown together,
the city, as dwelling place is far prefer
able to the little gossiping village. There
as soon as stranger arrives, every one
is apprised of it, and unless he makes a
"clean brest" of it, by detailing his entire
past history and future prospects, the
town is on the g,si gioe until the leading
gossipers have framed history of him.
' In a little village, every one knows
every one else, and in nearly all cases,
take personal intrest in overseeing the
affairs of each other. fla sewing girl by
prudence and industry has saved money,
enough to purchase bonnet that looks
smarter than the ordinary, old-fashioned
lot, the old dgossips sip their tea and shake
their heads while vaguely limiting that
she is no better than she ought to be. If
wealthy farmer proposes to send one of
his boys.to college, every one knows oft
and canvasses the propriety of the pro-
ceeding with as much earnestness as
though each had to contribute towards
the necessary funds. Do you receive a
letter-it is inspected at the Post Office
by at least dozen interested personages
the post-inark examined, the hand writ
ing Of the address critisized and its con,
tents strongly guessed at. The chances
then, are that q neighbor will volunteer
to carry it TO you and after forgetting tor
a week or so that it is in bis eoatrpocket
hands it out with the infoss,stion that
Year: 1867

In view of the strength which the
for Territorial Governments
are assuming, the Conservatives are ta-
king alarm, and have sent messengers and
dispatches into the South to induce the
Legislatures to ratify the amendment,
promising immediate admission. The
argument that the test oath will probably
be set aside, is also used; but as the test
oath was considered by all the last. sess-
ion as much part of the plan of frestora-
tion as the amendment itself, if the Su-
preme Court shall set the former aside
few in Congress would feel bound to
admit the Representatives of the rebel
States, even if all ratified the amendment.
Year: 1867

A MASSACHUSETTS FIsHING TowN.-The
Boston Transcript say that between this
time and the first of June at least forty
new vessels will le added to the fishing
fleet of Gloucester, and adds,


1t is estimated that last year from two
to three thousand men came frsm the
provinces the state of Maine to engage
in the Gloucester fisheries. That town
is rapidly engrossing the entire cod and
mackerel fisheries of New England.


Many provincial q Maine vessels pack
out at Gloucester, finding that port the
best market for their mackerel and the
cheapest and best place to procure outfits
The hardy fishermen are continually seek
ing out new channels for their enterprise
and new grounds for their cruising voya-
ges. Last year vessel was sent to Green
land for halibut, and was successful, and,
other vessels will be fitted out for the
locality this year. Some of the enterpris-
ing shippers of Gloucester think OF fit
ting out their vessels for the coast Of
Norway. Fish-can be purchased OF the
ssnatiyes" in great quantities at very low
prices and can be readily sold in our mar
kets at q great advance. M -
Year: 1867

eyes, ms if about to strike. l shut my
eyes and murmured prayer. Then it
glidcd away with swift emotion, and
disappeared in tie darkness. l Stag
gcrcd to my feet and fell swooning into
the arms of the guard. For week
after was very sick, and when able t,
be about found my hair as white as
YOU now see it. / have not touched II
drop Of liquor since.