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Year: 1867

There is beautiful story of a queer
old Quaker lady who was much addicted
to smoking tobacco She had INDUCED
In the habit until it had increased SO much
upon her that she not only smoked her
pipe large portion of the day, but fire.
quently sat up for this purpose in the
night. After one Of those nocturnal en-
tertainments, she fell asleep, and dreamed
that she died and approached heaven
Meeting an angel she asked him if her
name was in the book of life. He dis
appeared, and replied, on returning, that
be could not find it. "Oh !' said she
"Do look again; it must be there" He
examined again, but returned with a sor-
rowful face, saying, sit is not there. -
so" she said in agony, sit must be there
l have assurance that it is there Do look
again y The angel was moved to tears
by her entreatics, and again left her to
renew his search After long absence
he came back, his face radiant with joy,
and exclaimed, "We have found it; but
it was so clouded with tobacco smoke that
we could hardly see it !" The woman,
upon waking, Immediately threw ber pipe
away, and never INDUCED in smoking
again.
Year: 1867

The detectives are still engaged in
working up" the robbery of the Express
wagon mentioned last week Two parties
from Wilkes Barre and one from Kings
ton have been lodged 10 Jail during the
last week, and 1t as said that the detec-
tiycs know the whole party, and expect
to capture them. The parties arrested
had a hearing last Saturday upon writ
of habeas corpus and were remanded to
Jail Very little is known Of the plans of
the detectives, or the information in their
possession, and the eager public had better
await the result Of their efforts without
giving ear to the many reports and ru-
mors afloat --Luzeyac Union.
Year: 1867

home together The Old homestead
was sold. and after some years the
house was destroyed by fire, how, no
one knew


Herr Swecdlewasher often met him
that be once knew as de Master, on
his own native soil going to and fro be-
tween has home and the University, Of
which be Was the head


Jnhens was happy life. His inhu-
ence and power increased rapidly, and
al the time Of his death, his was the
first position IN point Of talent in Ger
many Distinguished as he became. be
always spoke Of has .frsl attempt as
among the most successful Julien
lived TO be white-headed man, and
the father Of large family. 1t is but a
short time since he came TO the end Of
his long and prosperous life.


Let him who would learn success,
study the life Of this great man New
England viii never forget him though
he hft her when a boy; and first and
freshest in the memory of the mother
land of science and of arts NE name
Of Julien Arnold
Year: 1867

Health and amusement


Being in search Of these commodities
we joined base ball club
| We had watched the game day after
day; had taken particular notice Of all
the points had studied the rules and
explanations until we could repeat them
verbatim had applauded all the fine
playing, at the same time perfectly sat
isfed that it was so easy to do this and
that, in fact was satisfied we could
make our mark as ballist


Went out TO practice.


Had position assigned TO us on the
right flank as skirmisher


But here we didn't show off to much
advantage, and we were ordered to close
in.


We closed in, and were afterwards
called short stop.


We felt much better hereas there was
some chance Of having something to do.
(We wouldn't Ike loafng even il we
are playing b. b.


Prepared for a catch, and got it--th
ball was coming right at us--strdck an
attitude, and took the ball handsomely
on the point of our middle finger, from
which it flew like lightning to aposition
directly under the LETT eye, where it
halted moment and then went to pur-
gatory-us on top.


Here is where some of our amuse-
ment part Of the game comes in.


But the amusement was for the spec
tators, not us.


The captain said something about
"muffins" or "muggins," we didn't dis
tinctly understand which, if we had
there would have been pugilistic en-
counter.


Our base Of operations were again
changed, the captain sending us to first
base.


Our position here was indicated by a
small pillow filed with sawdust, made
on purpose for the convenience Of play
ers who are tired.


We were tired.


And took sitting posture.


Tim captain ordered us up.
i We said pass.


We haze since learned to say pass"
was asking him to pass the ball TO you,
and we had no more than spoken the
mysterious word before the ball was
making directly for US.


We don't like to have things thrown
at us, and not wishing to get hit, we
played strategy and vacated that base,
letting the ball 60 where it had mind
to.


Then our position was changed again,
and we were sent to catch.
4 We did better here.
4 Catching everything but--the ball


Caught the devil from the captain,
and all sorts Of mean and low remarks
from the outsiders.
I Spectators should never be permitted
on a base ball field
7 They most always get up more base
bawl than the players. Which ain
right.


d After a while our side got in, aud we
had strike IN. B. We had been
receiving strikes ever since we com
menced.


Now we had chance to punish the
ball


Took the cue in our hand, and when
the ball came up we made for il and hit
/ it.
Ii few off and caromed ON the red
head Of the umpire, who said-"Fow-
owl-ll


This made us mad, as we were no
fowl, and told him be was no gentleman
TO be calling us any such names


But he didn't pay any attention toi
and the ball came by again. This time
! we hit it and run.
As We reached the first pillow and
were about sitting down 70 rest, the
boss yelled out Run your base
Year: 1867




Frequent complaints are made by ladies
In relation to Masonry, and their principal
arguments are that their husbands have no
business to do any thing that they cannot
tell their wiveS-that that which is secret
must be wrong-that it is only mean ex-
euse, and so on. One branch of the subject
seems, however, to be capable of legendary
explanation, and the Norfolk Journal pub
fishes thereon the following paragraph:
When King Solomon was still q young
man he had married his seventh wife. She
was beautiful young Ammonitess, with
locks as black as the ravens wing, and eyes
as bright as the eagles. 1t was believed
that she was the favored fair one among all
the sultanas of the Greek King, for his af-
fections were not divided then as they after
wards became. She knew his power, and
used ditunsparingly. In addition to her other
qualities, she was as inquisitive as ever was
a woman on this earth. '


One evening King Solomon attended a
lodge on some grand occasion, and stayed out
somewhat late. When he returned home,
lie found the fair Ammonitess in the Dumps
and pouting Just like the dear wives of
Masons do sometimes now when their lords
stay out too late at the lodge. She upbraid-
ed him with neglecting her, insinuated
that he hadn't been to the lodge as he pre-
tended, and insisted that in future he should
give proof that he went there by having
herself initiated, so that she might go there
and watch him.


daughter of Ammon, replied the King,
''thou hast behaved thyself as one of the
foolish women, in presenting to question
thy lord and master. Thou art not so angry
with me as thou pretendest to be; for the
true reason of this behavior is thy insatia-
BILE curiositys,in which thou excellest Eve
herself Know, then, that here ordain
that neither thou nor any of thy inquisi-
tive sex after thee, ever enter the portals OF
a Masonic Lodge, but L shall enjoin the
Tyler to pierce through with his sword
any woman that shall attempt to enter a
lodge; aye, even thee, Queen of Israel
though thou ber' And that ordinance of
the wisest of monarchs has continued in
force till this day. ...-,.
Year: 1867

pied the whole of the extent across the val
ley of Switzerland and abutting across the


Jpra. Now, the history of this study had


gone as far. as this when it occurred to me
that Switzerland could not have been alone
so much colder than the rest OF the world;


but the adjoining countries must have
shared the temperature that existed there,
to the extent of making these great glacial


heaps. When the valley of the Jura was
tull of ice to the depth of three thousand


feet, Germany, France, Italy, and the other
adjoining countries could not have enjoyed


the temperature that exists there now. 1t
was then I thought that if there was any
thruth in all these facts J should find gla-
ciers in England. The Professor then said
that as early as 1910 he started on hunting
excursion for the tracks of glaciers in the
British Isles He had no sooner reached
the hills of Scotland and England than he


found the same evidences that the lower
hills of these countries, on which snow new
er remains in summer, was once occupied


by glaciers of sufficient dimensions to reach
to the sea shore. [Applause] In 1916 he
came to this continent for the same purpose;
and during the first walk he took in Nova
Scotia. a few hours after landing from the
steamer, he discovered the well-known


tracks, or glacial marks, and he became
satisfied that the climate of the earth had
undergone stupendous changes. A few
years ago our evidence had only gone to
this point. that glaciers had covered the
whole of temperate North America as well


as Europe. He had come to the conclusion


that the whole of North America had been
covered with ice down to the latitude of
Charleston, South Carolina, where traces of
glacial action had been found. 1t had been
proved by Danish naturalist, from inves-
tigations in Greenland, that these glaciers
moved over level plains as well as on in
c1ined surfaces. So far had these cOnclu-
sions reached when he went to Brazil two
wears ago. TO his great surprise on taking
a walk on one of the beautiful mountains
which rise above the bay of Rio, he found
unmistakable traces of the former action of
glaciers. So we must admit that the earth
was at one time cool enough to allow
Year: 1867

BYRON'S MAID OF ATHENS-In speak
ing of Athens, perhaps l ought not to
omit the Maid of Athens, immortalized
by Byron-now Mrs. Black, of the Pie
rieus. The maiden name of this lady
was Theresa Maria. She was one of
three sisters, all of whom were great
beauties in their day. One of them is
the wife of Mr.. Pituky, the well known
Superintendent of Antiquities at Athens


The third, l believe, is not living. Lord
Byron's lines were written in 1S10-forty
years ago; and forty years make a CON
siderable difference in the appearance of
both man and woman; so that the lam
guage of the noble poet cannot be ex-
pected to apply in all respects TO the
present day. 1t is common thing for
travellers in Greece to call on Mrs. Black
with no other introduction than Zoe RlOU
Sas OqdpO. Not thinking this accidental
celebrity any ground for so impertinent
n proceeding, it was a long time before |
had the pleasure of meeting the lady, as
she lives in Piereus, and now seldom
makes her appearance in Athens. But
/ was invited one evening to take tea
and pass the night at the house of a
friend in Pier5eus. 1 found, on arriving
there, that the family ofMr. Black were
expected and no other guests They
soon came in-Mr. and Mrs. Black and
their daughter, a young lady of eight
cen or twenty years, and | had the felic-
ity of sitting the whole evening on a sofa
between the old Maid of Athens and the
young Maid of Athens highly poet
ical situation, as it seemed to me, with
the beauty of the past on one hand and
the beauty of the present on the other.
Certainly Mrs. Black shows traces of the
loveliness which inspired the muse of
Byron and if she did not, the magnifi-
cent beauty of the daughter is sufficient
and most satisfactory demonstration that
it once existed in the mother. Let me
add that Mrs. Black is an excellent
housekeeper, her house being one of the
best ordered, in all Greece. But if there
is one thing in which she surpasses the
rest of her sex, it is the art of picking
olives. The first time l tasted one of
her olives at the house of a friend, l
could not restrain an exclamation of sur
prise at their delicious flavor. Those
olives, responded my entertainer, "were
picked by the fair hands of the Maid of
Athens" A day or two afterwards
received jar of the fruit from the maid
OF Athens, which l kept as a precious
memorial, with fragment of the Par
thenon and a cane from the olive grove
of Plato-F F6Et0R's Lecture on Greece
Year: 1867

The following composition is real
ly worthy of imitation by the boys
and girls who are obliged to write
and don't know how to 60 to work.
We rather like the little fellow 8
ideas of winter. He is very correct
in his description Of sleigh riding !;


Winter is the coldest season of
the year, because i. comes in TIE
winter mostly. In some countries
winter comes in the summer, and
then it is very pleasant. ! wish
winter came in summer in this coun.
try, which is the best government
the sun ever shone upon. Then we
could 60 skating barefoot and slide
down hill in linen trowsers. We
could SNOWFALL without our fingers
getting cold---and men who 60 out
sleigh riding would not have to stop
at every tavern, to warm as they do
now. 1t SHOWS more in the winte,
than it does in other seasons Of the
year This is because 50 many cut.
ters and sIeighs are made thea.


Ice grows much better in winter





than in summer, wal.i vas :. III
convenience before the discovery OF
ice houses. Water that is left out
doors is apt to freeze at this season
Some folks take in their well:
and cisterns on cold night, ano
keep them by the fire SO they dom
freeze.


Skating is great fun in the win.
ter. The boys get their skates or
when the river is frozen over ant
race, play tag, break through thu
ice and get wet all over (thcy ge
drowned sometimes and are brough
home all dripping, which makes thei
mothers scold, getting water al
over the carpet in the front room
fall and break their heads, and ell
Joy themselves in many other ways
A wicked boy once stole my skate
and run off with them, and | couldn'
catch him. Mother said 'ncve
mind, Judgment will overtake him


We'll, ifjudgment does, judgmcn
will have to be pretty lively on hi
legs, for that boy runs bully.


There amt much sleigh-riding ex
cept in the winter. Folks dom
seem to care about it in warm wealth
q er. Grown up boys and girls lik
to 60 sleigh riding. The boys gen
orally drive with one hand and hel
the girls bold their NUTS with tn
Year: 1867

The annexed beautiful and touch
ing lines are furnished the Milwsu
kee News in manuscript by citize
Of that city. He states that the
first appeared in southern news
paper in 1861:


ITS only little grave they said,
only just child that's dead,-


And so they carelessly turned away
From the mound the spade had made tbs,


day;


All, they did not know how deep shade
That little grave in one home had made
know the coffin was narrow and small,
Cne yard woulahayt served an annie
And one man, in his arms, could have


borne away


The rosewood and its freish, of clay
But l know tha: darling hopes are cid
Beneath that little cothn lid.


know that mother stood that day,
With folded hands by that form of clay,
know that burning tears were hid
Meath the dropping lash and aching lid,
Andl know her lip and cheek and brow
We're almost as white as her baby's now.
know that some things were hid away,
The crimson frock and wrappings gay,
The little sock and the half worn shoe,
The cap with its plume and tassels blue
And an empty crib, with covers spread
AS white as that face ofthe guilcless dead.
lis iittie grave bu. oh, have care,
The worldwide hopes are buried there :
And ye, perhaps i'll coming years
May see like her, through binding tears,
How much of light, how much joy,
Is buried up with my only boy
Year: 1867

THE WAY TO PAY THE NATIONAL
Debt. LET the Radicals go on.
They will shake the credit of the
Government. The bondholders will
become alarmed, turn Copperheads,
and be denounced as enemies to the
Government. Then it will be in
order to repudiate the whole debt,
on the ground that the holders of it
are disloyal. In this way these
Radicals will get rid Of the whole
debt, or at least SO much of it that
we can easily pay the balance
Louisville Democrat.
Year: 1867

Roscoe Conkling beat Greeley for
the place of L. s. Senator from New
York. We thought he would when
Greeley tried the incorruptible dodge
The Radicals of the New York Leg
islature want something moro than
philosophy for their votes in these
taxable times.
Year: 1867

other. Brother Bob let me 60 along
q little way cnce when he took Cells
Ann Crane cut sleigh riding, and I
thought he paid more attention to
holding the muff than be did to
holding the horses. ..


Snow balling is another winter
sport. l have snow balled in the
summer, but We used stones and
hard apples. 1t isn't so amusing as
it is in the winter, somehow
Year: 1867




We would direct the special attention Of
those suffering from diseases Of the throat and
lungs to DIR. Hunters letter in another column.
The writings of this physician have excited
much interest in this country, and be has nc
Qaired a reputation in the large cities north Of
us surprising that Of any other physician. This
letter is the first of a series which he intends TO
publish. aud this correspondence will. uudoubt-
edly. be interesting and instructive 10 many.
All are aware Of the fearful mortality resulting
from CoNsUMPuoN, and there are probably few
families in this city that have not been visited
by it. and the mortuary reports show that it is
increasing. The statistics Of the mortality Of
the city OF Paris lor the year 1866 prove that.
exclusive Of those who died Of cholera, nearly
oNE-BALT of the deaths resulted from diseases
Of the lungs The mortality in our city is pre-
badly not so great bat is increasing in an alarm
ing manner and il becomes all 60 examine
closely every means which promise TO prevent
or remedy so great destroyer. particularly
when coming from physician Of DR.. Hunter
reputation and experience.


DIR. Hunter has foryears devoted his exclusive
attention to the study and treatment Of diseases
Of the head. throat. lungs and heart. and has
established an enyiable reputation by his skill
and success in their treatment. and we trust has
efforts in this city. where he has established his
home. will be as satisfactory rs they have here
toiore been However skeptical the reader may
be upon the subject Of the durability Of Con
sumption. he cannot doubt or dispute that il
may be prev ented by remedyiug ia tine those
diseases which produce IL.
Year: 1867

How Many ThOusnmsls Gam Teslify to Thu
t by Unhappy E1PerieDce!


Young men troubled with emissions in sleep-a
complaint generally the result OF bad habit in
utb,-treaed scientifically and perfect cure war.
ranted OF no charge made.


Hardly day passes but we are consulted by one OF
more young men with the above disease, some OF
whom are as weak and emaciated as though they had
the consumption and by their friends supposed to
have it. All such cases yield to the proper and only
correct course of treatment, and in short time are
made to rejoice in perfect health.
Year: 1867

DOVER, N. H., JlIIy ZZ IS53.


DIR. PoLAND:-I received your letter inquiring as
to the effects OF your medicine on sea-sickness. l
that dreadful sickness tried various prescriptions
but found none that settled the and cleared
the head like the HumOr Doctor felt as though
could hardly wait to get ashore, to entreat you to in
troduce it into ship chandlery stores, that it may
ni its way to those who suffer upon the mighty deep
from sea-sickness. If captains who take their fam


lilies with them, carry pass engers should trv 1t for
once, they would never be willing to voyage without
it.


have used it in my family since its introduction
to the public, 70. bilious habits, headache and hu-
mors about my children, and have always found it a
sure cure.


am not fond of having my name appear in pub
lie, and would not consent to it on any other ac-
ing will be of any service to you OF the public you
can make use OF it. Yours,
Year: 1867

LOVE AND DISAPPOINTMENT ednesday
afternoon loving couple-a dusky daughter
of old Virginia and a son of la bella France
might have been seen vending their way
up Main street. with hooked arms, while
words of mutual admiration and affection fell
from their lips. The female proposed an
immediate call at the Office of the Justice of
the Peace, for the purpose of being joined to
the object of her affections in the holy bonds
of wedock but at this Interesting crisis of
the conversation the Frenchman suddenly
forgot the traditional politeness of his race,
broke from the arms of his dusky ilamorata,
and fled at something less than 2:40
speed, exclaimng: . Be gar, no like get
marry(oo much now ~ Realizing that she
had not loved wisely but too WELL the female
elevated a black bottle to her lips and after
imbibing long and deeply, threw her volup
tuous form upon the bosom of mother earth,
and 'waled muchly'' over the Inconsistency of
man. In the language of Petroleum v:
:, it wur techin site.'
Year: 1867

TROUBLE AMONG THE SErTLERs.-Mr. En-
particulars of an affair which has created
considerable commotion in his neighborhood
For some time past the settlers in that sec
ton have suffered considerable loss on account
of depredations committed on their stock
Animals were often found shot down, and the
choicest portions of the carcass cut out and
carried away Observation soon convinced
the stock owners of the neighborhood that
these outrages were committed or instigated
by man named Raglan, who resides on the
Middle Fork of Cottonwood, and generally
keeps number of Indians loafng about him.
This discovery resulted in a general ndigna
tion meeting of the ranchers of the neighbor
hood, number of whom proceeded to Rag
lan's place and took his Indians With. them,
but not without scrimmage, during which
Raglan struck one of the men oeer the head
couple of times with slung shot The
Indians stated that Raglan had often furnish
ed them with guns andammunition, and sent
them out to shoot and steal stock. This
testimony only confirmed evidence already in
the hands of the ranchers, and special com
mittee was appointed on the following day to
wait on Raglan for the purpose of notifying
him that the people Of the neighborhood
demanded his unconditional removal from
their midst. We have not learned the final
result of the affair."
Year: 1867

BRowNLow.-W. G. Brownlow has been
ernor of Tennessee, by the unanimous vote of
the Union Convention of that State. lie is
one of the tried and true patriots of the
South, and the loyal men of Tennessee will
not fail to re elect him to preside over the
destinies of the State he has labored so
faithfully to regenerate and restore to the
Union fold.
Year: 1867

With the present number commences the
Sixteenth Volume of the COURIER, which,
with one exception (the Calaveras Chronicle,
is the oldest weekly paper published in
California, and tie sixteenth year of its
existence commences with prospects ms bright
as on the day the first number was printed
Politically there will be no change. We
will continue as heretofore, to adhere to the
principles of the Union party Of the country,
but will hold aloof from, and independent of
all cliques having for their objects the ad
vancement of the private fortunes Of any
aspirants to official positions.
Year: 1867

SEXTON Butte Record thinks the
mining counties should be better represented
on the Supreme Bench of the State than they
are at present, and says that W. I. Sexton,
of Orovile, is. the very man who ought
to be elected to the position of Supreme
Judge, at the next judicial election.
Year: 1867

COME OF YOU CAN'T, AND WE PITY
- you. You have tried every remedy but the
ONE destined by its intrinsic merit. to supercede
all similar preparations. it is not surprising you


should be reluctant to try ing else after the
many experiments you have made of trashy com
pounds foisted on the public a certain cure but
Year: 1867

Bay have offered to purchase the Crystal
claim, at South Fork, for a certain amount,
but the owners are disposed to hold on for
better offer The Crystal is regarded as one
of the most valuable claims in the district.
and the owners are in no particular hurry to
mart with it,