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Year: 1879

All doubt as to the ability of the Democrats
to organize the next House seems to have dis
appeared. There was probably never any very
serious question about it, but the Greenback Deo-
Die were so lond and confident in their claim of
holding the balance of power, so many were
sick, with the prospect of being unable to be
present at the opening of the session, and the
peDItentiary yawned for so many more. that
some of the leaders week or two ago were
exhibiting symptoms of alarm. Under the
pressure of such peril they began to cast
about for means of escape. 1t WAS question
whether upon the whole it would not be found
necessary for the Clerk To resort to arbitrary
Year: 1879

The Aldermen who tried not long ago to
make it a capital offence for a cartman to
follow his occupation in this city while he
lived in Brooklyn have an imitatOr in men,
Der of the present Assembly from this city.
This wise law-maker proposes that all Iessees
of stalls in Washington Market who do not
reside in this city shall forfeit their stalls, and
it is understood that his desire is to put in
it's proper light the crime of living in New
Jersey
Year: 1879

TO enrich few corporators, whereas


the insurance of the Knights of Honor


mas not only the same carefully calcu-
lated business foundation, but is also
loftlhed by the fraternal pledge of
men, among the truest and best, all
over the country-reason would say
ehat the small sum of $1,000 promised
by the knights of Honor has a guar
ahtee certainly as good, if not better
than many of the companies can give.


But it is idle to attempt to strike
down great organization which has
inspired the confidence and won the
affection of an immense number of
the most prudent and calculating men
Of the nation, simply because it NAV
stand i'll the way Of certain individual
interests.
Year: 1879

Our friend Col. Cooper, of the Jackson


COMET, is just little too severe in the re-


marks he makes about the European House


at Aberdeen. He should have remembered


when he was writing his article in reference


to the Fair, that Aberdeen was crowded


during the whole of the week. Private


families were called into requisition and


did all that generous hospitality could do,


or could have done, under the circumstan-
| Ces. That Mr.. Roberts did not do more.


was no fault of his. He did all that was


In his power to do. He deserves credit


rather than censure for the efforts he made
during the week, to accommodate his
| guests. columbus Index.


If you think so, we are willing to


take it all back. Our comments on
the hotel facilities of Aberdeen were
not intended as an Indictment against
Mr.. Roberts. On the contrary, we
undertook to say that he made the
best of the facilities at hand, and de-
served credit for doing 50 much within
so small compass. 1t was not Mr.. |
Roberts, but his limited room that we
wrote about. We had no fault to find |
with his personal treatment of us. He
was clearly overcropped, but then he
did the best he could, perhaps, under
the circumstances. We don't believe
the man lives with hotel genius enough
to make two hundred men comfortable
in house that ten would feel crowded
in. Our point-if we aimed at any
point at all beyond mere pleasantry-
was to indicate modestly to the wide
awake and enterprising citizens of Abb
ardeen, the need which existed of a |
more cOmmodious hotel in their city,
md that such convenience would
ldd largely to the number of visitors
IN the occasion of their annual Fairs.
# our remarks appeared to have any
larshness in them, we desire to assure
Ill concerned that no spirit of that I
lind inspired them, and we wish to
trip them of any such quality. a
Year: 1879

THERE is one thing We have learned
in this world, and that is, q hotel man
can't relish joke on the style of his
grub and dormitory, unless it jumps
over the places which are afflicted. II
we live as long as Methuselah and run
The COMET till we die we never intend
to perpetrate another piece of pleas
antry against a hotel mans idea of
giving comfort, not even if he feeds us
on raw-hides, and sleeps us on railroad
cross-ties. An uncomplimentry news
paper commentary upon a hotel is an
idiotic performance.
Year: 1879

Young man, if you feel that destiny
marked you out for a professional man,
don't be corn doctor nor a patent out
side vender. Whether you work for
money or for glory you can't win it on
either one of these lines. There is a
settled idea as firmly fixed as the rock
Of ages in the minds Of all sane people
that a corn doctor Is an arrant hum
bug, and there is a steady tendency tOI
the same piOus conclusion in reference
to The patent outside.
Year: 1879

The thief who sold the message and
sold it to the newspaper syndicate for
$500 got good deal more out of it
than we have been able to find, after
a careful perusal, says the Richmond
Gfata
Year: 1879

CENSUS OF 1880. Representative Cox.
of New York, has introduced bin pro
viding for the taking OF census on the
Ist of June, 1850, the Superintendent Of
Census to be appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Sennte, the clerical
force to be appointed by the Secretary of
the Interior, and one or more Supervisors
for each State and Territory exceed
ing in all l50-are to be nominated by tho
Governors Of the several States. The
schedules Of inquiries at the tenth census
nre the same as those contained in the
Act for taking the census Of 1850, with
some additional provisions. Three mil
lion dollars is fixed as the maximum cost
OF the census. The bill proposes subven.
tion to any State or Territory which Mt
the intermediate five years may take the
census and report 10 the Secretary of the
Interior, the Government in such case to
pay half the cost.
Year: 1879

THK new bullion vault in the United
States Sub Treasury building in New
York, which the new dollar coinage law
made it necessary to provide, is said to
be the largest Of the kind in the world
1t lis basement apartment forty-sight
feet long by twenty eight wide and seven
high, incosed with granite walls of seven
fee: thickness, with iron and steel plate
lining, the entrance being by iron stair
way and hydraulic elevator from the coin
room above.
Year: 1879

The Board of Supervisors Of San
Francisco have adopted resolution re-
questing the Secretary of the Navy to
withdraw the training ship jamestown,
being satisfied tina: they have given it a
fair trial, and asking for speedy action on
his part.
Year: 1879

IN Charter Oak building, District At
tornsy Taylor has the most handsomely
fitted up and conveniently arranged law
Office in this part of the State. Among
other convenienees, his Office is connected
with his residence on High street by a
telephone. Shasta Courier.
Year: 1879

VOLUME EIGHTEEN.-Th Colusa SIN
commenced its Eighteenth Year and
volume with is Issue Of last week, in a
new dress of bright and clean appearance.
indicating a prosperity which it well
deserves.
Year: 1879

The death OF the Alpine explorer, Dr.
Mosely, of Boston, while descending the
Matterhorn, gives q timely and tragic
interest to the description of Mr..
Charles p Howard, in Ltppi'scOtt's Mag
Gzine, of the ascent of the mountain.
The following extract shows what risk
the climber undergoes:
To q novice our position seemed
frightful. On the right the rocks
dropped sheer 1900 feet to the steep
snow slopes leading down to the Z'mutt
glacier and on the left the slope was so
steep hat it appeared almost a preci-
pice. The ridge in front, along which
we must pass, narrowed until it seemed
to have no breadth at all and was capped
by thin ridge of snow, except where
one or two thin needles of rock pro-
.jected up through so sharp that no
snow could cling to them.
We soon reached part of the ridge
where it was not more than foot wi te.
l could hardly believe that rock and
snow could stand up in such a thin,
sharp ridge, but there it was, and
Bromtschen was walking along the
comparatively smooth, hard snow
which capped the rocks; he stopped a
little to balance himself. | followed,
but the slight wind on our right was too
strong for me feel sure of my balance,
rs my feet, when my toes were turned
out, reached from side to side of the
ridge; so l got down on my hands and
knees and crawled slowl y and carefully
along, my rghl foot overhanging the
Z'mutt glacier. and my left the preci-
pice which leads down to the slope on
the left | crawled in this way for
about $50 feet, and reached a small tur-
ret of rock, beyond which the ridge was
not quite so narrow, and where | could
walk upright. We followed the top of
the Shoulder without much difficulty, but
we had still to be so careful in placing
our feet that did not look ahead much !;
and so | found myself, almost before |
knew it, at the foot of he main peak
which had appeared so terrific from ou


last resting place. Looking up. the
rocks above for four hundred feet were
seen to be very steep1y inclined, making
an average angle of fifty-nine degrees,
almost perfectly smooth and coated
with glare ice. A little to our right a
rope hung down these icy rocks from a
considerable distance above, while just
below it the rocks. dropped away in tue
precipice facing the Z'mutt glacier. l
did not quite fancy the outlook, but
concluded that if l dropped the guides
must go with me, and that they knew
what they were about, and would not
take certainty of being killed for only
twenty dollars.
Year: 1879

1t seems that the mystery surrounding
robbery committed in the First Ma
tional Bank of this city many months
ago was cast aside Tuesday morning.
A long time ago Nj. Farnsworth, cash
ier in the bank, missed 81, 50 and S.
bills frequently out of small pasteboard
hoX he kept standing on the counter.
In all there were fifteen or twenty dol
lars taken. and then Mr.. Farnsworth re-
moved the temptation of the mysterious
bank robber by doing away with the
"change box" Tuesday morning
workmen were engaged in tearing
down the old vault in the building
formerly occupied by the First National,
situated on the corner of Broadway and
Main street, and in hole in the inside
of the vault, just above the door, they
found dead mouse lying on top of a
large-sized "nest" On making an eX-
animation of the nest it was found to be
wholly constructed of small pieces of
one, two and five dollar bills. The pile
was sufficiently large to cause the officers
of the bank to believe that the entire
fifteen or twenty dollars stolen from
them were in the mouse nest, and the
defaulting bank mouse, together with
its rather expensive nest is on exhibition
in Mr.. Farnsworth's Office, in the
Plumer block. Not piece of the bills
as large as a silver half dollar could be
found in the pile. We believe that
mouse to be the smallest bank robber in
the world.-Co,uaciI Bluffs (Ia.) Non
DnreI
Year: 1879

Two for assent-lovers who agree TO
wed.-ROnae Sentinel.


The barber who overheard his son
speaking disrespectfully of the profession
took him into the woodshcd and lathered
him.


Nothing is more successful in filing a
slnall boy with woe than a rainy Satur-
day.-.Ne1O York Star.
Year: 1879

Over the river, on the hill,
Lieth village, white and still;
All around it the forest trees
Whisper and shiver in the breeze;
Over it sailing shadows go
OF soaring hawk and screaming crowi
And mountain grasses, low and sweet,
Grow in the middle of every street.
Over the river, under the hill,
Anoth village lieth still;
There see in the cloudy night
Twinkling stars of household light,
Fires that gleam from the smithy door,
Mists that curl on the river shore,
And in the roads no grasses grow
For the wheels that hasten to and fro,
In that village on the hill
Never is sound of smithy or mill;
The houses are matched with grass and flowers
Never clock to toll the hours;
The marble doors are always shut,
You cannot enter hall oThut;
All the villagers lie asleep,
Never again to SOW or reap,
Never in dreams to mourn or sigh
Silent and idle and low they lie.


".
In that village under the hill,
When the night is starry and still,
Many weary heart in prayer
Looks to the other village there,
And weeping and signing, longs to go
Up to that home from this below
Longs to sleep in the forest wild,
Whittier have vanished wife and child,
And heareth praying, this answer fall
Patience! that village shall bold yoL all.
Year: 1879

This fs a scheme which Russia has cherished for q
quarter of q century. Several explorations have
been made Of the old bed Of the Oxus which enters
the Caspian near Fort Krssnorodak. and the decis-
ions reached have been diverse and unsatsfactory.
As IL we'll known at present the Oxus Tor the Amou
Darys) empties into the Sea Of Aral about ninety
ave miles due north Of Khivs. The old bed of the
river leaves the present stream at point several
days caravan march below Khiva and pursues
southwes.ery to the Caspian. This detection
Of the great river Of Central Asia accomplished
by the construction of an immense dam. When this
was done has been settled. II is certain that
history furnishes record Of the enterprise. One
Russian savant has fixed the time about
contemporaneous with the expulsion Of the Tartars
from Russia, but tho preponderance Of opinion is
against such theory. because 1t is not only far too
recent for local tradition not to have preserved and
the vast ruins OF cities along the old bed Of the river
indicate the decay Of than two Thousand years.
Central Asia may take her place in the commerce Of
tho world again If this great work 10 carried out
cessfully.
Year: 1879

In the Hall of the Council of State at Paris
yesterday great excitement was caused by the
report of four shots from revolver fired in
quick succession ut the members of the Council
who were sitting upon the bench. The shots
were fired by man who gives his name as YER
delet, and who upon being arrested refused to
give any explanation of his act Fortunately,
although the revolver was loaded with ball, no
one was hurt, and it is thought that Verdelet is
insane
Year: 1879




Correct habits of body and mind
will antagonize and generally over
come the most persistent efforts Of the
sun. Avoid heating food most peo-
Pile allow the palate TO determine what
they shall cat and how much, which is
as foolish as to allow the family fire to
select such fuel as best pleases it
gunpowder, nitro. glycerine, etc. Do
not increase your physical tempera-
ture, particularly that of your head,
by drinking alcoholic beverages when
water does not suffice as drink con.
suit your physician instead of bar
keeper. Use water internally with fire.
quency no ono can get rid OF super
fuous heat through a skin, the pores
of which are tightly sealed. If you
have great many cigars that ought to
be smoked before they grow dry and
tasteless, give them to your enemy, it
is better that his liver be dcranged
than yours, for torpid liver induces
weak hot head AT least once day
take exercise enough to cause free per-
spiration; the one who perspires most is
always the coolest; the soldier on drill
IN wooden clothing under a hot sun,
with the thermometer in the nineties, is
more comfortable than the lounger in
white linen, and sun umbrella who
looks at him. II you have first rate
thing to get angry about, lay it care
fully away until cold weather. DO
not worry; it is frightfully heating as
well as physically extravagant. Sleep
regularly and iull hours, resisting the
temptation to sit up late because the
evening is the only cool part Of the
day. A hundred other suggestions
might be offered but tho above, if fol-
lowed, will enable many heatstrick-
en- mortal to imagine that this is not
so drcadfully hot Summer, after all.
Year: 1879

There is one subject well worthy the
careful study OF every housekeeper


and that is, how she may simplify


work. If she will sit down daily with
pencil in hand and jot down items as
they occur to the mind when running
through mentally the days routine,
she will sec whore time, strength and
labor may be very properly saved. A
simple pudding for desert takes much
less time to make than a pie or two,
and is far more healthful and quite as
appetizing. Yet, how many women
slave over hot kitchen stove baking
pies interminably for the family din.
ner. To be good, nearly every kind of
pie should be eaten the day it is baked I;
so the same process needs to be gone
through with every morning Some
sadly pampered households make this
demand on housekeeper's strength
three times day, and unusually reap
the fruits of their folly in miserable
years of dyspepsia and hundred kim
dred ills.


1t is mainly in cooking that house
wife can save herself, and that too with
equal profit to the family purse and
health, Simply cook vegetables in
abundance, bountiful dish of oat meal
with rich milk, and sugar, if you like
it, bread and butter, and meat OF some
sort, make bill OF fare fit for a prince
Indeed, the little princes across the
ocean are much simpler than our chill.
dren, and are not allowed TO taste the
highly spiced, elaborate dishes such as
our good housewives set daily upon
their tables. High physical culture
and long lie are considerations for
possible heirs to crown, ! am sure
we mothers desire quite as strongly to
see our children grow up strong and
beautiful, and that length of days may
be granted 20 them. Let us strive to
do nothing that shall work against
either, and let us be equally careful to
avoid shortening our own days, by un-
necessary over work.
Year: 1879

A reportorial rambls around town
this mornings discovered little knots Of
the notorious Faithful gathered on sun
dry street corners, holding what might
be termed virtuous Indignation meet
ings. The subject under discussion by
these gentry appeared to be who is en-
titled to the spoils that usually belong
to the victors. One man, an active
worker on Tuesday last, declared that
he would be ID If he didn't
think it about time that somebody else
in the Democratic party had little
show, besides the few who have been
fairly living on the party for years
past. He added that there were sew
eral - men who thought that
"Bill Lee" had had enough from the
party, and it was time that some
change was made.


[NoTE.-Our readers will understand
that the dashes above are put in to
represent words in the Democratic dia
leet which are very expressive, but not
much for elegance. Rep.


We left the disgusted gathering more
than ever convinced of the truth of the
adaQe Heavy lies the head that wears
the crown.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon one of the teach
ers at school No. s, had occasion to cor
rect lad named McClosky, when the
latter rrbelled and attempted to leave
the room. Finding the door locked, the
boy ran to window and getting out
upon the outer sill stood there, and by
his cries soon gathered large crowd .
His teacher endeavored to get him
to come down from his dangerous
position but he only yelled the louder.
His mother who resides over Third
street bridge was sent for and she join
ed her entreaties with The demand of
the teacher but still the boy held out
determining to throw himself out
if they advanced. AS a last resort the
father was sent fer and with his appear
apce there came ass urance to the child
and he permitted himself to he taken
from the window ledge. Had the boy
thrown himself out he would have been
killed by the fall.
Year: 1879

Brenford, the first station above Dow.
er, was the scene Of a fatal accident.
The north bound train brought word to
this city that man had been killed by
the cars He was considerably mangled.
1t is supposed he is tramp and was at
the time of the accident stealing q ride
on one of the freight trains which came
up last evening. Detective Legg ia
down the road looking the matter up.
Year: 1879

The Democratic caucus measure is n bill to
forbid the President to enforce the laws of
the United States except by permission of the
Governors and Legislatures. The President
is required by the Constitution to "take care
" that the laws be faithfully executed" and
at his Inauguration he is sworn to discharge
this duty to the best of his ability. That he
may have the means of doing so he has been
made COmmander-in-Chief of the armed forces
of the Nation, and he has been empowered by
Congress TO call out the militia, or to use the
Regular Army or Navy whenever in his
discretion it may seem necessary in
order "tO enforce the faithful execu-
/" ton of the laws of the United States"
He is not required TO wait for the invitation
of the local authorities before he begins to
enforce the Federal laws The Constitution
and the Statutes both make a clear distinction
between the enforcement of State and Fed
eral authority. " In case of an insurrection
Gin any State against the Government thereof"
the President is empowered to call out the
troops, but only on application of the State
Executive or the Legislature. Yet "when-
"ever by reason of unlawful distractions.
combinations or assemblages of persons, or
"rebellion against the authority of the GoUern-
"Bent Of The United States it shall become
impracticable, in the judgment of the Pres
"ident, to enforce by the ordinary course of Judi
"cial proceedings the laws of the United States
"within any State or Territory" then the
President has full power to employ whatever
armed force he may deem necessary, without
the previous Intervention Of the local author
tiles. The business of the State Executive is
only to enforce the State laws The execution
of Federal statutes devolyes upon the Pres-
dent That there may never be even the ap-
pearance Of military pressure at the polls,
several acts have been passed to prevent the
stationing Of soldiers near the voting-places,
except IN cases of grave necessity, which are
strictly defined in the acts but it has never
been pretended until now that on election
day all the Federal statutes should be Of no
effect and the authority of the Federal Execu-
tive entirely suspended.


The new bill drawn up by the Democratic
caucus does Just this unheard-of thing. 1t alb
soutely paralyzes the Federal arm whenever
an election isin progress, by providing that at
such times the executive officers of the National