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Year: 1869

BY reference to the proceedings Of the
Board Of County Commissioners on Tuesday
il will be seen that the people of Flint Dis
trict. whose wishes should have been con
shifted in matter that interests them alone.
have had petition signed by very large
majority of the voters Of the District. with
out regard to politics treated with contempt.
We have no disposition to assail the motives
of Commissioner Miles, for we believe him
honest, but he has evidently mistaken stub
bornness for firmness and prejudice for prin
ciple. and doubtless firmly believes that he
is beyond the reach Of personal control,
when. in fact. he does not realize the subtle
influence that has embttered him against the
choice of the people of Flint District to such
a degree as to cause him to disregard their
nlainlv expressed wishes The attempt,
however. TO prevent George King from hold
ing the Office of Justice of the Peace will
prove failure as he holds under his last
wears election until his successor is elected
and qualified or the Board appoint another
to fill his place, which they have not done
nor will they do, as happily for Flint in this
instance, Mr.. Miles is not a majority, and
should Commissio ner Hughes return, he is
pledged to the people Of Flint to regard their
wishes ard support the reappointment Of
King. The very flimsy excuse that King
bolted the Democratic ticket on one occa-
sion. il it be an excuse at all, is fully offset
by the action of the Hon. Commissioner two
or three years ago, when he imagined his
own claims neglected by the party and pro
posed to run independent II majority Of
the Democratic office holders in the County
can be forgiven for boiling in the past why
fasten the curse forever on Squire King' or
does il take two or three years pcnance and
humiliation to. reinstate Democratic prodi-
aaI son into the Democratic House with
many mansions ~
Year: 1869

We give a rumor as we find il IN the
Democrat that the Idaho Statesman is about
to change hands, and the probabilities are
that it will fall under the control Of one
wing Of the Democratic party MONDAY is
the time fixed by the Democrat for the
change TO take place
Year: 1869

Ed. wAvE:-As per your generous notice,
your readers are aware that have become
legislative attache. | still continue to hold
communication with the common herd, just
as though the boost had not been received.
In fact. I'm ashamed that ] ever thought of
the position. Like dogs with a bone, or
something else. the POSSESSION Of subordin-
ate positions about the law mills, is only Sc
cured by much snarling and swapping, il no
worse. A most contemplate set Of fellows
are always hanging about for whatever posi-
tons there are 10 bestow, and they will
promise everything for support, no matter
about the result That compels indecent ac
ton all round. The idea of healthy, whole
limbed males hanging round from session TO
session for few days work with the pen is
one a sensible man of industry despises; and
specially when it is a fact that majority OF
these parasites are wholly unfit for the posi-
tons they seek. ! obtained the best in the
gift OF the Senate; the labor is easy; the pay
is reasonable and after much annoyance,
have good corps of assistants under me,
and still ] would not sacrifice steady situa-
ton as dish washer in a hash house TO secure
a like one again. and, be obliged to go in with
the dogs generally and make the scramble
for it,


THE ANNEXATION OF IDAAo,


or n mart of it. TO Nevada, has been proposed
bv Senator Bonnificld, Of Humboldt.
really believe il will not be approved by the
Legislature. Any action Of this body Would
only be an expression Of ii, and have no
other effect than to bring the proposition be-
fore Congress in a forCgble manner. Senator
Stewart did favor il once, and may yet
Congressman Fitch will probably be governed
in accordance with his views as decided by
his own examination of the subject, with
the action of this Legslature-should any be
| had. The people care but little about it;
would make but little fuss either way,
/ think. Stewards object was more taxable
property without regard to its political sig



nificance; vet I'm satisfied that if opposed
by the leading Union men Of Idaho he would
not press the annexation We're in Idaho,
should object TO the project


THE WHITE PINE


Excitement will agitate this body of wisdom.
Two new Counties are proposed by bills pre-
sented; one Elko, with Elko as County Seat
another, including White Pine mines, to be
christened White Pine or Argent The
method of filling the Offices and who shall
fill them are the two features Of organiza-
lion upon which the creative laws will be
specially disputed, as there seems to be no
opposition to creating the Counties


There viii be no use to extend advice to
0wyhceans bent on going to White Pine
They probably had better be urged off--spe
cially those with little money and big desire
to soon experience the feeling of a dead
broke man. I'm not prejudced; experience
prompts this suggestion When on such adj
ventures, always could truthfully exclaim,
g Everything goes. "


Your sheet is small, but contains many
items and will stop right here so as not to
break your programme. J. w.
Year: 1869

MATRIMONIAL LorTERY.-A short time
since at a wedding in South Carolina,
young lawyer moved that one man in tho
company should be selected as President;
that this President should be duly sworn
to keep entirely secret all the communi-'
cations that should be forwarded to him in
his official department that night; that
each unmarried gentleman and lady should
write lis or her name on piece Of paper,
and under It place the name of the person
they wish to marry, then hand it to the
President for inspection, and if any gen.
tloman and lady had, rociprocally chosen
each other, the President was to inform
each Of the result, and those who had
not been reciprocal in their choice were to-
be kept entirely secret. After the ap-'
pointment Of the President communion
tiohs were accordingly handed up to the
chair, and it was found that twelve young
ladies aud gentlemen had reciprocal
choices, and eleven Of the twelve matches
were solcmnixed. 'D sLei'rtAd 'sn
Year: 1869

A MURDEROUs sSEA-FLowER-On Of
the exquisite wonders of the sea is called
the opclct, and is about as large as tho
German astcr, looking, indeed very much
Ike one. Imagine a very large double
aster, with ever so many long petals of
!. .ght green, glossy as satin, and each one
tipped with rose color. These lovely pc
tails do not lie quietly in their places, like
those Of the astcr in your garden, but
wave about in the water, while the opclct
generally clings to the rock How inno-
cent and lovely it looks on its rocky bed.
Who would suspect that it could cat any
thing grossor than dew and sunlight? But
these beautiful waving arms, as you call
them, have another use besides lookin;
pretty. They have to provide food for u
large open mouth, which is hidden deep
down among them--so we'll hidden that
one can scarcely find it. Well do they
perform their duty, for the instant fool
ish little fshlct touches one of the rosy
tips, he is struck with a poison as fatal to
him as lightning. He immediately be-
comes numb, aud in a moment stops strug-
Cling and then the other beautiful arms
wrap themselves around him, and he is
drawn into the huge, greedy mouth, and
is seen no more. Then the lovely arms
unclosc and wave again in the water, look
ing as innocent and harmless as thou, ,h
they had never touched u fish.
Year: 1869

POSTMASTER CENTRAL CsEswRLL ha
finally decided that he will not enter into con.
tract with the Commercial Navigation Compa.
ny Of New York, or with any other parties. TO
carry the mails from New York Boston or
Baltimore under and in pursuance of the law
of last July, because the matter is pending be-
fore Congress-
Year: 1869

A celebrated Parish an belle, who had &C.
quired the babit of whitewashing herself
so to speak-from the solss of her feet to
to the roots of her hair with chemically pre-
pared cosmetics, one day took medicatcd
bath, and on emerging from it was Mortified
at finding herself as black as an Ethiopian
The transformation was complete. Not a
vistage of the Caucasian race was left
Her physician was sent for in alarm and
haste. On his arrival he laughed immod-
erately, and said: Madame. you are not
i'll; you are no longer woman, but sui
phuret. 1t is not now q question OF medi'
Cal treatment but of simple chemical action.
shall analyze you. Come, l shall submit
you to bath of sulphurc acid diluted with
water The acid will have the honor of
combining with yon; it will take up the sui
phur, the metal will produce sulphate and
We shall find as a precipitate, very pretty
woman" The good natured physician went
through with his anylsis, and the bell was
restored to her membership with the white
race Young ladies who are ambitious Of
SNOWY compilations should remember this,
and be careful what powders and cosmetics
they use-if they use any at all
Year: 1869

come the many failures which probably
will be their share before they reach
the high state at which they aim-to
these we say go, if you are dissatisfied
here; the country needs you, and in
time you will be repaid. To those on
the other hand, who look to leaving
Philadelphia, not because they cannot
earn living or competence here, but
because they think to acquire it else
where with less labor and more speedi-
ly, we have to say that the idea had
better be dismissed. On this continent
there has not yet been discovered the
counterpart OF that tabled garden,
familiar to our childhood's reading
where you had only to lie upon you
back and the partridges few to your
mouth broiled and buttered to perfec-
tiOn.
Year: 1869




A NEW TEST OF PATRIorIsM.- Stickney
of the Presque Isle Sunrise, unites the duties
of editor and Postmaster-like Nasby. In his
last paper he Publishes a philosophical treatise
on the superscription Of letters, giving many
curious illustrations. We are not at present
prepared to endorse without reservation the
theory set forth in the following paragraph
with only limited time for collatng facts and
for reflection:


Stamps on letters should be placed on the
upper right hand corner. Putting them on the
other corner or on any other part of the letter,
takes up the time of the Postmaster in cancel
ing them. To put stamp on letter bottom
up or face down, indicates that the writers
have no reverence or respect for the memory OF
Franklii /, Washington, Jackson, and other
great men of an age gone by whose likenesses
adorn the stamps. We always think we can
measure mans patriotism and love of coun-
try by the manner that he places his stamp on
his letters.
Year: 1869

THE London Times is so generous as to con-
cede that the builders of the Pacific Railroad
are entitled to more praise than NJ Lesseps
who is cutting the canal across the Isthmus of
Suez. 1t regards the railroad as more Won
derfll exploit than the canal
Year: 1869

Do not forget the Sabbath School Festival at
the Congress Street Methodist Vestry this
evening. Singing and speaking by the chill
dren, refreshments, and good time generally
may be expected.
Year: 1869

THESE TEARS. The Argus raises its
sightless orbs-one hundred of 'em - to
heaven and walls in depreciation of our wish
that Gen. Butler may be employed in presery
ing peace in Georgia instead of in flying fipan-
cial and other kites at Washington. II the
lachrymal glands Of our contemporary were
not completely exhausted in producing the sa-
line food of yesterday, it would be graceful
act for 1t to detail one corner of of its eyes
to weep for the thousands of men who have
been murdered in the South within the last
two years by its Democratic allies--leaying
the other ninety nine and fraction to go on
as usual.
Year: 1869

Who TELLS THE TRUTH?-I 1t is strange that
there should be such conflicting testimony on
a matter that can be easily investigated and
definitely settled. Here is Miss Phelps, with
her thousands Of young women working at
starvation prices in Boston, and living on a
few crackers or other insufficient food for
weeks. And Miss Phelps is working woman
herself and highly respectable and credible
person besides. But enter, on the other side,
Nr. Beard, connected with one of the largest
wholesale clothidg houses in Boston, affirm
ing that this large detachment of the great
army of Les Miserables does not exist in Bos-
ton, and that the women in his establishment
earn from four to eighteen dollars week
the average being eight dollars. By the way,
we have yet to see contradiction-and we
have longed to see it-of the statement made
by "Nox" in these columns as to the low
prices made to women employed in making
clothing in this State.
Year: 1869

SERIOUS sAccDENT.-Yesterday morning as
Captain Thorndike was driving out in top
buggy with lady he attempted to turn from
Monument street into st. Lawrence street,
when the wheel of the buggy struck the curb
stone, capsizing the vehicle and throwing out
the occupants Capt Thorndike was serious
ly injured and received bad cash in the throat,
which was. .sewed up by the physician who was
called to attend him, while the lady was Sc
verely shaken and bruised by the fall The
horse, after overturning the carriage, came in
contact with tree, tearing off the top of the
buggy, and continued up the street dragging
the wreck after him.
Year: 1869

We heard good joke on a resident of
Dog Creek the other day. The party re-
ferred to is bachelor and lives on the
wagon road. A few days ago an emigrant
wagon from Oregon came along and
camped near our friends place. The head
of the family soon made himself acquaint.
ed with the proprietor of the premises, and
asked him why he didn't have woman to
keep house for him. The answer was that
he intended to marry just as soon as he
could find woman willing to enter the
bonds of matrimony. The Oregonian re-
marked that he could find him partner if
he would take her. The bachelor said that
was right into his hand, and the emigrant
invited him into his camp. The emi-
grant called upon bouncing damsel of
about twenty years, and informed
her that the gentleman accompanying
him was "on the marry" and willing to
take her for better or for worse the dam
sci, delighted with the prospect, advanced,
and, seizing our friend by the hand, assured
him that she was glad to see him, and was
while the old lady hastenedup to congratu-
priced and alarmed DIT tile sefiotis tdfn iiiat-
tiers had taken, our friend, who is constitu-
tionally opposed to the institution of mat
rimony, endeavored to explain by saying
that he was only joking and did not want
to marry. At this the Oregonian became
indignant, and the would be bride request
ed her father to take his rifle and "drap
the varmint in his tracks" At this affec-
tionate suggestion the bachelor left for his
Notifications, the last thing he heard being
the voice of the old lady consoling her
"darter" with the remark that it was best to
"Iet the blk go"-Shasta, CAL, Courier
Year: 1869

Another of The most distressing events,
which mark with almost certain fatality
every bathing season, occurred here on
Saturday afternoon. Three or four little
lads went in bathing in the harbor, just
below the residence of William Jennings
One of them, William Bessey, son
of widow William Bessey, could
swim a little, the others could not
A son of William Finney got beyond
his depth, and was struggling for his life,
which young Bessey noticing, Immediately
swan TO his relief, and succeeded in push
ing him SO far in shore that the life of his
little playmate was saved, but at the sad
cost of his own. He was observed to sink,
but no aid could be procured until too late
to save the heroic little fellows life. His
body was soon recovered, and every effort
made for its resuscitation, but without
avail The loss of the boy, who was un-
usually bright and active, falls with crush
ing weight upon his poor mother; but
terrible as is her loss, none could choose a
nobler death for man or boy than the Civ
ing up of his life in saving that of another.
No more fitting inscription can be placed
over the grave ofthat heroic boy of eleven
years, than that he lost his life in saving
another's." Surely there is not man or
boy in the whole land who will not revere
the memory of little Willie Bessey.-Nor-
scdtk Conn, Gazette
Year: 1869

A remarkable career has just been
closed in the death Of the late President
of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail-
way. Its lessen is one that will long live
in the annals of our great railway finan-
ciers. The poor foundling of rural
poor-house in Central New York, with
the secret of his birth never solved then
a bound boy under a fiinty- hearted farm
er; and then, through such an unpromis-
ing rift, and opening upon life, too OBJ
scure and worthless to be followed by
those all too willing to get rid of him, the
forlorn little scarecrow rushed into life
alone. Could anything be more unprom-
Using? Put your own petted, bright
eyed, well clad boy beside him in this
picture, and say which shall surest mount
the shining sleeps that are known as sue
cess in life. The poor little astray began
life for himself by leading or riding horses
on the Erie Canal He helped drovers in
odd jobs of herding and driving cattle.
He was always busy and keen for ad-
vancement He made his first substantial
step as mere youth in buying Canada
scrip and converting it. His hands and
feet once on the ladder he climbed strong
ly and rapidly into his place as a broker,
banker, financier, until he came to con-
troll millions and to be mighty in stock
circles. Dying at the head of one of the
greatest American railway corporations,
he has shown by his life a remarkable in


stance of triumph over obstacles of birth
and early surroundings.-ChieGgo Repu6-
Year: 1869

We clip the following from the NewYork
Tribune; it is true, and we commend it to
every one who has interest where he re-
sides:


Nothing is more common than to hear
people talk of what they pay newspapers
for advertising, &c, as so much giUen in
charity. Newspapers, by enhancing the
value of property in their neighborhood,
and giving the localities in which they are
published reputation abroad, benefit all
such, particularly if they are merchants or
real estate owners, thrice the amount
yearly ofthe meager sum they pay for their
support. Besides every public spirited
citizen has laudable pride in having a
paper of which he is not ashamed, even
though he should pick it up in New York
or Washington.


A good looking, thriving sheet helps
property, gives character to locality, and
in many respects is desirable public con-
venience. If from any cause the matter
In the local or editorial column should not
be to your standard, do not cast it aside
and pronounce 1t good for nothing, until
satisfied that there has been no more labor
bestowed upon it than is paid for. If you
want a good readable sheet it must be
supported. And it must not be supported
in spirit of charity either, but because
you feel a necessity to support it. The
local press is the power that moves the
peODle
Year: 1869

DURING the fortnight which ended last
Saturday night, the telegraph line between
here and Chicago was mysteriously inter
fered with-so that no message could be
sent, and all dispatches were sent by way
of Racine and Savanna At first the
trouble was laid to the high water some
where, but after the various streams sub
sided, the trouble continued the same as
before. In the day time, however, the
line worked as well as could be desired.
After a week of nightly search for the
cause of the break, it was discovered last
Friday evening, in the shape of long
iron rod, which a miner at La Sale placed
against the wires upon quitting his work.
The rod was knocked down, and the line
worked well enough. The miner was
warned that repetition Of such dis
posal of his working tools would result in
trouble to himself as well as to the tele-
graph company. He was utterly amazed
at the power of his rod over the wires,
and thought the telegraph was mighty
quare thing to be sthopped by the likes o
that rod. d."-Darsnport (losea) Gassste, I'd.
Year: 1869

THE editor of New York paper (who
probably knows) calculates the amount of
money spent for drinks He says: "Leav-
ing wines and expensive liquors quite out
of the question, let us see what plain
cocktailist or modest imbiber of old rye Is
likely to disburse on his favorite refresh
ments in the course of year. Take q
very moderate man as a sample. Assume
that he drinks every day one glass Of ale
at ten cents, and four glasses of whisky at
fifteen. That amounts to seventy cents q
day, which makes four dollars and ninety
cents week. Multiply by four, and you
have nineteen dollars and sixty cents Q
month, which comes, you know, to two
hundred and fifty-two dollars and twenty
cents year. Thus, if the man who had
carried on at this rate for ten years had all
his liquor money back, his pocket would
be inflated to the tune of over two thou
sand dollars. This is only small beer
calculation; but think of men who spend
five times this amount on liquors, and re-
member that their name is legion.
Year: 1869

A lady while out berrying at North
Granville, N. Y, came upon corpse with
the throat cut from ear to ear. She
dropped her pail of fruit and rushed for
the villagers, who at once repaired to the
scene to find that the corpse had come
to life and run off with the berries The
clever rogue had stained his neck and
breast with berry juice,
Year: 1869

whether such great condescension had
ever been equaled. He then informed
them that as they most likely knew
who and what he was he would say lit
tie about himself. That this was highly
prudent all will admit; when a man is
among intimate acquaintance, expla,
nations of this kind are wholly IN.
necessary. 1t reminds Us very much OF
the character of Captain Wragge, in
Collins admirable story of mo Name"
He was a swindler, that moved from
place to place, and always kept a mem


orandum in which was a list of towns
and cities with certain entries after the
name of each. Upon one occasion his
friends were consulting with him as to
the propriety of their going to eer-
tain town in company with him, when
he Immediately had recourse to his Ii st,
and found entered opposite T. W. K,
and informed them that he could not
go. They asked an explanation of the
entry, and he replied that it meant too
,CeI knOwn. We thought Mr.. Carlile
had the T. W. K. in his mind when up
on the personal part of his speech.
Year: 1869

The IntelligeRcer claims that it don't
want "to perpetuate the registration
law in its present shape" Will that
paper show its readers the clause in the
platform adopted by the Republican
Convention which contemplates any
change in the registry lawi Will it
give Mr.. HUBBARD's explanation of that
platform
Year: 1869

Father Hyacinthe Friday made the
following statement: ! believe that it
is mpossible to enjoy freedom of thought
and exercise it and yet belong to the
communion of the Catholic Church. |
still consider myself Carmelite monk
and am as devoted as | ever was to the
holy mother church, but | maintain
that l exercise my priestly functions by
authority of God alone and that the
church has no right to change the faith
as handed down by the fathers; to add
or take from it anything whatever. /
believe Protestants to belong to the
great brotherhood of faith, but do not
intend to ally myself to their peculiar
views
Year: 1869

Our readers will find fair and full synop-
sis of the speeches of Judges Battle, Fowle
and others in defense of the protesting law
yers. We are willing to do justice even to
those who oppose us. The organ of the
Democratic lawyers, the Sentinel, gave no
report of the proceedings, but contented it.
self with promising to do so when it should
receive manuscripts from the speakers. The
STANDARD, with its usual enterprise, had a
first class short hand reporter upon the spot
and thus is enabled to give report of the
speeches in advance Of any other paper. We
condense the report, but have every word
as uttered by the speakers for future refer
ence The STANDARD is the only paper in
the State which is willing to pay the high
price which is necessary to command the
services of short hand reporter, and very
soon it will have another. We intend to
give our readers the freshest news and re-
ported in the fullest style. ~.