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Year: 1867

TNHIS LARGE AND COMMODKOUS HO-
u tel is situated in Humbug Valley. Pumas county,
in beautiful and healthy location. The are
large and airy and well furnished The table is at all
times furnished with the best the market affords; the
stabling is of the best is 'home for the traveller
For nvads fine Soda Spring, celebrated for its heal
ing qualities is adjoining the hotel. liberal share Of
patronage is solicited
Year: 1867

The disc lssou Of Christmas through the col
umns OF the Statesman has been worn thread
bare, and the time has come to put down the
brakes. A Teutonic friend, however, claims the
last word, and so we allow him his say.


We, as Christian people, and as all Christian
nations over the whole universe, sincerely be-
lieve


LIST. That on the 25th of December Christ,
our Redeemer and founder of our religion, was
born in Bethlehem.


I'd. That said day has rightfully been termed
and observed as Christmas day.


Sd. That to join in religious worship on that
day and praise God for his mercy with all thy
heart and soul, is very appropriate,


4th. To distribute presents among the little
ones and make them haPpy,is worthy custom


9th. To make up old qnarrels, strife and dis
cord, between your family, neighbOrs and those
around you, is a usage to which the most obsti-
nate could find no objection, even if we had
Christmas every day in the week.


9Th NO partake of good, substantial Christ
mas dfnuer, and regale yourself with an extra
glass Of wine upon tue oCchslOui Gnu uO 'He 0NN'
no Injury, but on the contrary, strengthens the
bod which is the house of the soul.


7tA, To join pleasant evening party or ball.
and participate in a social dance, can do no
harm in the eye of God, only to such who de-
sire to make harm out of it, and to that class
would say "Honi soft, qui nal y pense."


For if time shall steal our years away shall
it steal our pleasures too There is time to do
all things time to pray aud time to play time
to labor and time to rest and here allow me to
remark, what would the world be to US without
its earthly amusements aud joys2


There is certainly class Of our race, who
favor the extreme rather than the proper course
of enjoyment but why confound the innocent
with the guilty, and take from them that grand
privilege given by God himself, to rejoice and
be not always fOrsaken7 But still, let US look
forward with ardent hope, for many many more
merry Christmas days. Keep up the lovely
custom in spirit and in truth, for our fathers and
mothers taught US the mode, and our children
and children's children will remember Christ.
mas day and glorify its name, not as a heather
feast. but AS a day which the world With all it's
power eau never wipe from the face of the
earth. GALLON
Year: 1867

The GOLD DUST NUISANCE The mer-
chants and business men Of the Boise coun,
try have come to the unanimous determines
tiou, to discourage as much as possible, the
use of dust as a currency, and when CONS
PEELED to take it to uniformly adhere to the
reduced rates. The merchants of Umatilla
come to a similar determination some time
since In Baker county, as also 10 Union
county, merchants and business men have
adopted the same rules 10 regard to the use
of dust. 1t thus appears that Walla Walla
is the only settlement Of any note in the up
per country that adheres to the system of
receiving "mixed" and "lottery" dust at
figures far in advance Of the actual value.
How much logger we can continue this sys-
TEN is easy to conjecture. Already We find
that coin is growing scarce, and even treasuN
ry notes are in demand. The fact that dust
is received here at more than its actual val.
ue, has caused the tide to set this way, and
just as fast as the inferior currency flows in
upon us, just so fast the coin leaves US. 1t
is unfortunate that we should be victimized
in this way, and still more unfortunate that
the business of whole community should
suffer owing to the obstinacy of single
individual. We have already stated that
our merchants had come to 90 understand
ing 10 regard to this matter, but Owiag to
the refusal of single individual to sign the
agreement the whole thing fell through.
No person, however wise in bis own couceit,
has right TO set himself up in opposition
to a whole community, and if this obstina-
cy is adhered to much longer, we may feel it
a duty toindicate the obstinate individual BY
name. To continue the present system, when
it is abandoned BY all our neighbors, is i'm.
possible, aud upon further reflection we
doubt not that business men gill unanimous.
ly come to this conclusion.
Year: 1867

WINTER IN MONTANA. The Post refers
to the unusual mildness of the winter, and says
that on Christmas day there was not sufficient
snow for sleigh-riding. Cattle wintered in the
mountains have done well, and when brought to
marke: are in as good condition as stall fed
cattle in the Eastern States. The Post gives
1898 pounds as the average weight of nine head
Of cattle when slaughtered. From all this it
would seem that Montana is an excellent eoun>
try for cattle.
Year: 1867

nc OCu4 A4OCne
A Washington correspondent, who is
lose observer, thus describes the situation
4 is daily becoming more and more apparent
hat the present Congress is at dead lock
ID the question of restoration. There is
little or no hope of anything being done at
this session that will settle the difficulty.
The House is drifting toward the Territorial
,che ne, while the Senate still adheres to the
amendment. The majority OF
that body consider that the result OF the re.
cent elections is sort of instruction to them
% that point. There are few members in
the House who take the same view, but a
majority Of the republican side declare in
favor Of the Territorial scheme and between
the two the session will draw to close with
the question Of restoration standing practi-
cally where it is now. The Territorial prO~
ject will meet with opposition and find OBJ
staclss in its way, which the leading advO'
Gates have little thought Of. If the South
ern State governments are all to be oblitera'
ted, and the States reduced to Territories,
what is TO be done with their old State
debts Is the general government to be
called upon to pay them, or are they to be
repudiatcdi All those States bad funded
debt before the rebellion commenced-a debt
as legitimate as that of the State Of New
York or Pennsylvania. The State govern,
ment is the agent to which the holders Of
those bonds are to look for their interest and
the principal If the general government
abollshes the State government, where are
the holders Of those bonds to look for their
interest In reducing the States to Terri
tories, the officials are all appointed by the
general government, whose agents they are
until the the Territories are finally admitted
as States. The only parties that the bond
holders can look to will be the general gov
ernment. 1t then follows that the people of
the North must pay these debts, or else the
whole thing will have to be repudiated To
attempt to pay them will place an enormous
burthen on the already heavy taxed people
of the North.


Nor is this all. The entire expense of
the government Of Territories is paid out Of
the United States Treasury-the whole ma
chinery of the Territorial officers, from the
Governor down. The Territorial Legislature
is also paid by the general government. If,
then, these States are reduced to Territories,
the people of the North will be obliged to
foot all their bills, as we'll as to maintain an
army throughout the South. Are the peOs
pie ready to accept this additional taxation
for the sake of carrying out the party
schemes of the radicals? The radicals do
not want the Southern States admitted un>
til after the next Presidential election. If,
then, the Territorial scheme passes this wins
ter, the people of the North will be obliged
to pay the expense of the local governments
in the Southern States for at least two years
No doubt the Southern people would be glad
to be relieved of this expense, which they
now pay, if it is not accompanied with too
great grievances in other respects. But we
imagine that the North, already heavily bur.
dened with debt and taxation, will take a
different view of the subject when they
come to foot the bill.
Year: 1867

DAN tHANCIscol Dec. 70 IoUV'


EDrroR STATESMAN ~ learn BY your last
issue that reached me, that communication via
the Columbia River is stIIl obs6; and from the
immense amount Of rain that has fallen here,
l should judge that rain is the order Of the day
throughout the whole Pacific coast, as no other
news reaches US from all quarters, but rain,
rain; as though the very heavens were weeping
for our poor distracted cOuntry, now on the eve
Of a political rurtioa. If our continued rains
will only contribute towards washing some Of
Of oar political powers and aspirants clean of
continue for "forty days and forty nights" and
then not stop until our political horizon presents
clear sky.
Year: 1867

We have not copied or otherwise referred to
General Buffers second letter in vindication
of his scheme to pay of the five twenties in
currency, because there is in it nothing new,
nor does he attempt to meet the arguments
against this species of reputation contained
in our several articles on this theme. His
letter is simply more elaborate amplIfcatiOn
of his first squIbbles. lie does not once allude
the unden;abIe fact that the loan was negO-
tiaIed by the Government agents upon the
published condition that the principal should
be paid in gold, aud that this promise was
accepted in the public discussions in Congress
as an authorized Interpretation OF the contract.
There never was an engagement in which
knavish party could not detect flaw upon
which TO hang legal doubt. Butler is the
very man for such a work. The prevailing
impression Of him is that his system OF ethics
differs from that which governs the conduct
of most honest men aud lie is dong his
best to confirm this popular judgment. \
man who would steal it there was no law
against it Cor If he were surrounded by bay


onets to protect him from the enforcement Of
the law, would not he u safe teacher Of what
is required by high regard for the national
honor. General Buffers letters, like his
previous history, would be evidence in his
favor if he were accused of too much honesty.


Nec loyE Journal IF Commerce.
Year: 1867

DESERVING THE reported
that several of those who have heretofore act
eh or co-operated quietly with the Radical
party in this place have become so thoroughly
disgusted with the proceedings which have
been going on for the last few months, and
especially of late, among those who lead or
are being led in the Radical movements, that
they have expressed their determination no
esce in what their sense and judgment tell
them can only bring about mischief and evil
toboth white and colored people and that this
determination is not confined to white people
alone. We do not know that this is SO. but it
would be strange indeed it it were not so.


Alexandria Gdzette
Year: 1867

"Welcome, sweet day of rest" No books
to post, no orders to fill, no projects to think
over, no politics to discuss-none of the
thousand wcaryiRg, temper-trying, heart q,
worrying cares of the every day world. to day.
One day of quie. and tranquility-"emblen
Of eternal rest"


How sweetly comes the peace of the Sab
bath morning, after the tolls and agitatinns
oft the week Balmy as odors of orient spicy
groves; gently as the breath Of slecping
infants, or the dying winds OF evening; pure
as the incense that rises before the chrome of
God, comes the calm Of this holy morning
day of all the week the best" 1t is the day
of home-home hushed and quiet, home
peaceful and fall Of comfort To-day he
father is at home, and the mother with br- "
free from week day cares, sits beside him :;
and memories of Sabbaths in the by-gone
time, when sly love made the day OF repose
a time of joy. come back in all their pleasant
ness. Father is at home. and the little ones
hang at his knee, telling their joys and trou.
bies Of the past week, and rejoicing that for
a whole day he will be their company, and
lavish upon them, uninterrupted, his loving
words and smiles.


Aye. pure sweet and holy is the day of
rest in the family; but is all too brief-tran-
sient As the outline Of the silvery vapor that
floats on the summer sky-fOr the rush and
turmoil of the troubling world will come
back to morrow. Let not that thought mar
the gentle joy of this sweet day remember,
rather, there is a home" whose peace is
never interrupted, whose joy is never broken,
whose repnse breads no to morrow. and that
part Of the privileges and happiness Of to-
day is to secure place in that family whose
circle Is united forever more, in our Fathers
home on high.
Year: 1867

a little incident occurred in town day or
| two since, which shows how dangerous it is for a
husband to provoke the jealousy of shrewd,
loving and determined wife
1t seems that a young married mechanic,
whose honeymoon had sometime since waned has
| recently been in the habit of leaving the home
of connubial bliss occasionally in the evening to
seek enjoyment elsewhere. He followed this up
for considerable period, until at last his apollo
gies for his late return at night, were not en-
tirely satisfactory to his devoted wife.


Ascertaining by some means one day that her
husband had made an appointment with another
mechanic to 60 on ride in the evening, she
took young woman into her confidence. and in
her company resolved to test the faithfulnees of
her husband The "gay and festive young men
hired team at livery stable, and departed on
their evening excursion. The two women learn
ing that the destination of the truant husband
and his companion was somewhere beyond the
river at Amoskeag Falls stationed themselves
at the west end Of the bridge and awaited their
arrival.


They drove up when the mischievous wife
stopped their carriage and in free and easy
style, inquired the way to Amoskeag village.
The jolly mechanics were delighted with the
social disposition Of pretty girls and telling them
they We're going to Amoskeag themselves in
vited them to jump into their carriage. In they
jumped, nothing 10th, the husband taking his
wife into his lap, whilst her companion was safe
ly ensconced in the lap of his chum On they
drove in the most delightful fellowship far be-
yond Amoskeag, the husband in the mean time
caressng the unknown female in his lap in the
most endearng manner, not dreaming it was his
wife, while his chum was no less attentive to
the young woman he held in his arms. AT last
the wife proposed that all the party return to the
city.


that their new found female companions would
be more charming than any other in prospect.
On coming upon Elm street the wife threw off
her disguises and asked her lord how he liked
his new acquaintance. He blushed, stammered
and owned his folly. Will she forgive him
Of course she will-lNonchcster { N H. D,nao-
Year: 1867

A court lady, in Paris, the Countess de Bas-
sanville, has published book, telling people who
go to court how to walk, talk and behave them
selves. When the Emperor and Empress re-
ceive you, you are. when your name is called, to
get up from the seat on which you have been
sitting in an outer-room to go to the door of the
saloon in which their majesties are, and bow
most profoundly; then you take few steps and
bow again. equally profound; then you go up to
their majestics and bow once more, still more
profoundly. Then you stand bolt upright, and
wait respectfully until you are spoken TO. You
must say, '.Yes or no, sir" if the Emperor speaks
to you-'.Yes or no, madame" if it be the En-
press. You must not say. .'Yes, your Majesty"
or NO, your Majesty" for that is contrary to
etiquette. You must always address the En-
peror in the third person, thus: "Does his
Majesty deign to permit ME such a thing -
docs his Majesty do me the honor to accord
me- etc. If you have any one to present, you
must not say, Il have the honor to present to
your Majesty" bait Il have the honor to present
to the Emperor" Finally, you are to get out Of
the august presence with the same number of
bows as YOU got into it; and as you 60 backward,
Yen must take care not to tumble down.
Year: 1867

The case reported before the United States
District Court, of Elijah +. Moore VS.. Steamship
Z. w. Lord and owners, was one OF much IN
terest to common carriers, either upon land or
ocean. In this case the libellant had shipped
goods by the said steamer which were levied
upon by the Sheriff of New York. who made
actual seizure of two cases ON the wharf, and de-
clared an attachment upon the packages i'll the
hold, the Captain, to save trouble, agreeing to
bring the goods here and deliver them again in
New York into the hands of the Sheriff rather
than discharge his cargo to get at them. Upon
this ground, delivery of the goods was refused
the fbeant, and suit was brought to compel the
defendants to comply with the terms of the bill
of lading. Judge Person, counsel for the libel
liant, held, that while lawful seizure would ex-
cuse the carrier from the fulfllment of his con-
tract, IN the present instance there had been no
lawful seizure Of the goods in the vessel and
therefore, the agreement of the Captain to de-
liver them on his return trip did not release him
from his first agreement to deliver them to the
libellant in Wilmington His receipt to the
Sheriff of New York make him the bailee of that
officer and answerable to him for the goods, but
it did not diminish his obligation to the shipper
Several decisions were cited to prove that, to be
valid, seizure must be absolute, the articles
levied upon being in such position that hands
could be laid upon them if necessary. The mere
declaration of the Sheriff that he attached certain
goods, without seeing them, was not sufficient.


Mr. Waddell, for defendants, argued that the
attachment had been legally made, and the YES
sci therefore relieved from the obligations of the
Bill of Lading. That in order to make a legal
seizure, it was not necessary to lay either hands
or eyes upon the article levied on. Strong par
alel cases cited to show that the declaration
of attachment by the Sheriff was all that was
necessary, and that the contract with the shipper
had been vitiated by legal seizure. The con-
trary decision would bear very hard upon the
carrier for it made him amenable to the law
while he obeyed its dictates 1t made him the
judge of the legality of the procedure and placed
him between two fires. Ifhe delivered the arti-
cles to the shipper, the Sheriff would hold him
responsible, and if he carried them back to New
York, he was aInenable to the libellant


The Court reserved its decision until the after
noon, when it decided that the attachment
of the goods in the hold of the vessel was not
legal seizure, and therefore the carrier was not
relieved from the legations of his bill of lading.
Judgment was therefore given in favor of the
libcant
Year: 1867

Papa" said little boy, ought the master to
fog me for what did not do p Certainly not.
my boy" said the father. We'll" replied the
little fellow, he did to-day when didn't do my
sum
Year: 1867

if it was done by few men in single
State. No matter if The great mass of our
people utterly abhor the sug question of re-
pudiating their debts. The fact that the
public sentiment of America allowed such
a suggestion to come from public men was
enough to tarnisl the commercial honor.
and in the estimation of foreign capitalists,
to run stream of quicksand under the
very corner stone Of our national credit
This is the main reason why our Govern
ment bonds bearing six per cent. interest,
are selling in London at ~ cents on the
dollar, while foreign securities bearing on
ly three per cent. are Mt par; and this too,
Notwithstanding the fact that the grea,
masses of the American people are thor
oughly honest, and that reputation is the
farthest from Their thoughts, and in spite
moreover. of the additional fact. that we
have within two years diminished our ma
tonal debt S264,000 900. and are nov
paying it up at a rate that will cancel thu
whole debt i'll fifteen years. SO much doe
| il cost nations and individuals to retrieve
commercial standing once tarnished. Is i
not worth our while, as individuals and a
nation. to 50 far demonstrate our down
right honesty as to command money in
corporate or individual capacity at th


lowest rates The Adrance.
Year: 1867

GAME LAws.-It is very evident that there
are many OF our citizens who are either ut,
terly regardless or else ignorant Of the law
IN regard to killing game at this season OF
the year. The law states that it " shall be
unlawful for any person, except on his own
premises, TO kill, ensnare or trap any wild
deer, elk or iawn, wild turkey. prairie hen or
chicken, grouse or quail, between the first
day Of January and the 18th day Of August
in each and every year." The penalty Of
the law is very severe, and impo ed as well
upon those having game in their possession
as the one killing it, Officers OF the law in
other towns are doing their duty in this
matter, and we have the assurance OF our own
officials that il shall be 10 here.--Ks2istw.
Year: 1867

The ancient mariners Of Lake Erie CRATE
fully remember the Portland light at BARGE
Iona harbor, for it was the largest and
brightest light on the lakes and was never
known to fail The light cost less than any
other beacon light in the world for it came
from the burning of gas which rose up spon-
taReously out of the ground The gas was
of the best quality and the supply was ap-
parently inexhaustible. There was many
times more than was needed or used and for
aught we know it was burned during all the
day. But the Portland light is now no
more, at least for the sailors the gas now
sheds Its cheerful beams only on the land
lubbers of the village of Wcstfeld.


When the state line railroad was compile
ted the harbor of Barcelona, which at
Westfeld, n y, was distant from it only a
mile, was abandoned and the Portland light
was not needed. The gas was wasted on the
desert air. Last summer Addison Crosby
and D. ii. Taylor, under the name Of the
Westfeld Gas Co, having secured title to
the gas brought it to the village of West
field, distance of one and quarter miles


At the gas spring pit was dug in the
rock five feet in depth and sixteen feet in
diameter to accommodate a gasometer of the
same dimensions. From the top of this a
maigal WAS laid to tbs .Ysstasla gas9metsr gm mesr
From the first to the second gas holder
there is gradual ascent of l80 feet and as
the gas is lighter than air it travels up with
out any assistance from pumps. The pres
sure at the upper holder is nine tenths and
at the spring one and a half tenths Of an
inch water pressure. The supply of gas is
so abundant that early in the day the upper
holder is filed and is never exhausted at
night The Company have at command
three times as much gas as theyuse and they
propose shortly to offer it for fuel as well as
light The gas IS in use all over the village,
and in all there are 1000 burners. The VII
layers pay 81 per 600 cubic feet, good
remuneration for the enterprise of the gas
proprietors. The stock of the company
must be above par The good people of
Westfeld ought to be happy and proud.
They have one of the most priced luxuries
of the cities without any nuisance or danger
of gas works.


Fredonia, a neighboring village, has had
the prestige for about half century Of get
ting its light from natural gas, but it must
now yield the palm to West6eld. In fact
Fredonia meyer deserved its great renown,
for until within few years the natural gas
supplied less than score of burners, and it
was of poor quality At the present time
il depends mainly on its new coal gas works,
where little natural gas is mixed with a
large percentage of coal gas. The charge
of the company for the mixed gases is SO
per one thousand cubic feet. The Westfeld
natural gas is said to be richer than the gas
of cities In about the ratio of three to two.


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