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Year: 1879

1t is night in the canyon below,


And calmly the peaceful moon shines,
While it's light strikes silvery glow,
To the hearts of the shivering pines.
And down DER the steep mountain side,
The road glimmers gray in the gloom,
Till it sinks, in the valley beyond,


Into shadows as dark as the tomb.
One sound, save the whispering trees,
Break, the silence, so sombre and still,
\ white-covered wagon winds slow
Down the long rocky slope of the hill
And where the damp rocks overhang,
Two travellers toll on behind,
Unheeding the gathering gloom


And the breath of the cool canyon wind.
And only the pitiless moon,


From her far-away throne in the sky,
Keeps watch DER the pilgrims lone march,
With her calm and impassionate eye.
81 know it is rough mighty rough,
But, cOmrade' a cheerful voice said,
"ThereIl be supper and rest for us both,
just down at the station ahead
And out on the chill evening air.
The answer came, sadly and clear,
''It will be home station to me,
And I'm glad we are drawing so near.
something strange has come over me, friend;
There can't be much further 70 roam,
Somehow, I've been dreaming of late,
So often of mother and home.
81 am back at the little brown cot,
Where the cherry trees bend at the door,
With the lilac's faint breath floating in,
Its fragrance as rich as of yore.
''By the flush on my mothers worn cheek,
And her faded blue eyes kindly CLEAN,
know she would meet me, tonight,
With welcome as sweet as my dream.
years ago, with her quivering lips,
She kissed me good-by at the gate,
And now, when I fain would return,
find it is getting too late.
81 am thinking that, ay-be, for her
The years have passed weary and slow.
Perhaps she is waiting me still,
God forgive me if it should be so.
1--WE had luck, such as comes to a man
But once ere his lfe-wOrk is done,
But you know the old story, my friend,
That tells of the Prodigal Son.
There is nothing but memories left
Of past that would not recall,
A lonely grave under the hill
Will tell of the end of it all.
'And with life nearly done, can see
What things might have been for the best.
Never mind, it's the pilgrims last tramp
God knows he is ready to rest"
And when twilight next comes to the vale
There is only mound, fresh and damp,
With the rough heaped-up rocks at the head
To tell of the Pilgrims last tramp.


LOU. L.
Year: 1879

GRAPE PREsERvEs.-Pick the grapes from
the stems, pop the pulps from the skins,
doing two at a time, one in each hand,
between the thumb and finger; put the
pulp in a porcelain kettle, and stew
gently until the seeds are loosened; !;
then strain and rub it through a sieve !;
weigh it with the skins, and to every pound
of this allow one pound of granulated
sugar, but do not put it in yet; put the
skins and juice in the kettle, cover closely,
and cook slowly until the skins are tender ;
while still boiling add the sugar and move
the kettle back, as it must not boil again
keep very hot for fifteen minutes, then,
seeing that the sugar is thoroughly dis.
solved, pour the fruit in cans, and screw
down the covers as quickly as possible.
The grapes should be dead ripe, and none
but those with tender skins should be used
in this way. The Isabella is excellent, but
the Concord defes time and patience with
the thickness and toughness of its skin.
There is Fox grape which is preserved
green, and is very beautiful; it is large and
firm, and before boiling it is cut open, and
the seeds are taken out.
Year: 1879

YELLOW PICKLE.-To two and a hall
gallons of vinegar put seven pounds OF
brown sugar, one pound of white mustard,
one bottle of mustard, one pound of white
ginger, one halfpound of white pepper,
one half.pound of turmeric, two ounces OF
allspice, two ounces of mace, two ounces OF
cloves, two ounces of celery seed pound
them all before you put them with your
vinegar, add one pound of scraped horse.
radish, half dozen sliced lemonsi scald
two dozen onions and salt them for one
day, then drain and wash them with vinegar
add them to the spiced vinegar cut your
cabbage in quantities and scald them with
other things until you can stick straw,
through them; drain them for day and
put them in plain vinegar for two weeks
then let them drain for another day, before
you put them in prepared vinegar. This
recipe is for making mango pickles as well
as cabbage. It is the most delightful
pickle ever ate.-HousehoId.
Year: 1879

THE DEMAND FOR LABOR.-A large shoe man.
ufacturer OF New York state recently adger-
tised In Boston and New York for rs shoe filters
TO work In his factory. He was ready to pay
had only one application. This gives good
idea OF the abundance of work now Offering for
all who are ready and willing to DO 1t. There
is no need for any one to be idle In the shoe
business, and the same is true In nearly every
department OF lndustry.-[Shoe and Leather Re-
porter, Tth,
Year: 1879

Ar THE CABINET MEETING this afternoon the
question of the proposed reorganization OF the
Old state associations in this city was brought
up The President stated that he had not
changed his views In regard to the matter and
that he thought IL best that the associations
be not allowed to reOrganke The rest OF the
Cabinet cOLcurred in this opinion. Therefore
the Old members OF these associations win hav


tO.stOp their DECLARATIONS for reorganization.
Year: 1879

say, Come, now, help Us % keep
these fellows our-iont bolt; hold
up the party, viii YOU? We have
said, What will the party do for Us:
They said, stop, good people, don't
put your crochet up now; hold the
party up, and we held the party up.
Now wa say, If the party wants to be
he'd M, well help hold il up, if
,hoy'll hold up prohibition, or down
goes the party. (Applause.) If
you believe in it, do it, They laugh
at all the attempts Of the temperance
people to evade the issue. Nou
don't believe in temperance until
YOU vote temperance. 30 conss.
tent-go to the party and say, III
vote for no man unless he'll vote for
me; or, if need be, I'm going to stop
at home, and lot them hold up the
party. Theirs is an opon game, and
we can all play at it. We doa't
want to vote for any party or any
man who is in favor of voting for he
liquor traffic or licensing it. | don't
propose todo it. Whatever anybody
else may say, am on ~ responsible
for what | say. III vote for no man
unless he is in favor of voting pro-
hibition. We say you legislated the
liquor traffic into existence. Now
we want to legislate it out. We
have no doubt but that they will say
to you Mind your own business.


You go about your neighborhood
when you want to organize Juven-
lie Templeeor Band of Hope, and
you find general willingness on the
part of parents to have their children
become members and join, but they
can't. It's good for the children bnt
it isn't good for the parent. It's
good for the boy, but not for the
father. You must not only point out
the road to the child, but 90 it your
self. Some people are much like a
painted post and sign-board at the
cross.roads-they point the way but
never go it. Send the children to a
Juvenile Temple. Do you think
that Juvenile Temple can blot out
the home teaching Of a week in only
two hours of a week? If you want
children to grow up abstainers, give
them a good example. There are
too many parents who live the life of
the finger post-they point the road
but never 60 it.
Year: 1879

DEMOCRATS are reminded that their
party primaries take place on Saturday
evening Of next week, June 21st. See to
it that good men attend the nominating
Convention and then you will be certain
to have a good ticket nominated. And
then, you know there is more glory in
defeating the best men in the ranks Of the
opposition. Besides, il by any accident,
oar Democratic friends should happen to
elect one or more of their candidates, we
want them to be solid citizens upon
whom the whole people Of the county can
depend for a just and economical admin
istration Of local affairs.
Year: 1879

FOURTH OF JULY.-By advertisement
in another column it will be seen that
Base Ball has been abandoned and Horse
Races and other kindred sport agreed up


on for the Fourth of July in Weavervile.
A purse of $50, with $40 entrance Fee
added, is offered to the best quarter horse,
free for all horses in the county on the
first day Of June. A foot-race for $25-
800 to the winner and $5 to the seconds
also offered entrance so so. A purse
will also be made up for the best jump
ing. The Electric Base Ball Club will
give Grand Ball in the evening which
will be made the Ball, OF the season.
Everybody in the county is invited to be
present and participate in the festivities.
Year: 1879

SCHOOL PROPERTY FOR SALE.-The
Trustees Of Weaverville School District
have decided to sell the old Grammar
and Primary School buildings at Public
Sale on Saturday, June 2lst. The build
ings and lots will be sold together or
separately as purchasers may desire. The
buildings contain much good lumber be-
sides doors and windows Of value. The
lots are also worth something and should
bring fair price. See notice Of sale in
advertising columns.
Year: 1879

Coon CRoPs.-From Henry Knowles,
who was in town this week, we learn that
the wheat crop in Hay Fork Valley is
better than ever before known and every
thing promises an abundant harvest
30 much wet weather has been rather
injurious to grass crops but still they will
be fully up to the average.
Year: 1879

STRUCK 1T RIcH.-A note from the
Superintendent of the Dixon Bar Mining
Company conveys the cheering intelli-
gence that they have lately struck good
body Of very rich gravel--reported to be
the best ever found on Trinity river. 1t
is hoped that the deposit may prove all
that it promises.
Year: 1879

POLL xEs.-Assessor Paulsen gives
notice elsewhere that unless Poll and
Hospital Taxes are settled prior to the
fret Monday in July there will be an ad
ditional charge of One Dollar. You can
settle now for S. ; in July it will require
So to pay the bill.
Year: 1879

Every householder should make each
person In his house acquainted with
the best means of escape, whether the
fire breaks out ut the top or the bottom.
Inmates at the first alarm should en-
deavor calmly to reflect what means of
escape there are In the house. If in
bed at the time, wrap themselves in a
blanket or bedside carpeG; open neither
windows Or doors more than necessary ;
shut every door after them. This Is
most Important to observe. In the
midst Of smoke 1t is comparatively
clear toward the ground consequently
progress through smoke can be made
on the hands and knees. A silk hand
kerchicf, worstcd stocking drawn over
the face permits free breathing and ex-
cludes to a great extent the SID okc from
the lungs. A wet sponge is alike cf-
ficaci1us. In tho event Of being una
BILE to escape either by the street door
or the roof, the persors in danger
should Immediately make their way to
the front window, taking care to close
the door after them, and those who
have charge of the household should
ascertain that every individual Is there
assembled. Persons thus circum-
stanced are entreatcd not to prccipitate
themselves from the window while
there remains the least possibility Of as
sistance. and even In the last extremity
plain rope Is Invaluable, or recourse
may be had to Joining sheets or
blankets together, fastened one end to
the bedpost or other furniture. This
will enable one person to lower all the
others separately, and the last may let
himself down with comparatively little
way rather than over the area. DO not
give vent to the fire by breaking In un-
necessarily from without, or If an in
mate by opening the door or windows.
Make point of shutting every door
after you as you 60 through the house.
staircase are very useful. Upon dis
covering yourself OH fire, reflect that
your greatest danger arises from draft
to flames, and from their rising up
ward. Throw yourself OH the ground
ahd roll over OH the flame--if possible
on the rug or loose drugget, which
drag under you. The table cover, a
mans coat, anything Of the kind at
hand will serve your purpose. Scream
for assistance, ring the bell, but do not
run out Of the room or remain in an
upright position. Persons especially
exposed to the risk of their dresses
taking fire, should adopt the prccaution
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In a weak solution Of chloride of zinc,
alum or tungstatc of soda.
Year: 1879

Living In plain cottage situated be-
tween two farms OH the main settle
ment near Portville, about seven miles
from Olean, Indiana, is a young wom-
an named May Langdon. Her mother
has been almost Il helpless invalid foI
many years. She herself has long suf-
fercd with Il terrible cancer OH tho up
per part Of her left arm. TO cure this
or to alleviate the torment of mind and
body which it has caused, has been
her constant thought, her ver-prcsent
care. The aid of competent physicians
had been called in and every kind Of
treatment resorted to, but with no
hopeful result. Expert medical men
pronounced the case hopeless one,
and the poor girl was regarded by all
anu by herself, as the doomed victim
Of the dreadful disease. A lady doc
tor of rcputed skill in the treatment of
cancer recently visited tho sufferer but
gave no word of encouragement. At
ter she had gone Mary shed no tears,
but resolved upon IL desperate and
dangerous eXpedient, and wheno
had resolved, speedily carried her de-
sign into execution. She ran Il stout
needle beneath the cancer, drawing a
thread through it. With this thread
She tied the artery, using her teeth to
aid her. She then took a sharp table
knife and cut the cancer, which was OF
unusual size, out Of her arm. This
dono, she took the mass of qulvering
flesh which she had removed from her
arm, and without word to any one,
buried 1t In the rear of tho cottage.
So quietly had the girl gone through
with the terrible operation that no one
In the house was aware of it until some
time after. Having bound up and cov-
cred the terrible wound in her arm,
she went about her household rs usual
or course tho result of this fearful
piece of surgery Is difficult to predict.
ri.~ 6iii 10 iiuU s.t p .n...V ~. ~. i..s "nJ
Ill effects, and it is sincerely to be
hoped that so much courage and cndur-
ancc will be rewarded by n complete
cure.
Year: 1879

he found that the "haking," which he
calls his process, OH the old arrowhead
left grooves that all turned one way.
lie produced like result by turning
his stick the easiest way from right to
left. He therefore concludes that the
prehlstorics were right-handcd people
like ourselves. This conclusion Is re-
inforced by the fact that occasionally
an arrow head Is found that has flakes
running from left to right, showing IL
left-handed person. The Importance
of the discovery Is that it shows the
prehistorics to have been able to do
this thing without the use of iron or
bronze, a thing long doubted.
Year: 1879

The late Legislature is deserving the
thanks OF community. and more especial
ly of every respectable journalist IN the
Territory who has pride in his VEGA
ton, for the passage of an act fixing a
penalty to the crime OF libel. The laws
of all civilized nations define libel as a
criminal act, but Washington Territory
has heretofore in this matter been with
out the bounds of civilization in not at
taching any statutory penalty to the
crime and irresponsible and INSCRIPTIONS
journalists have taken advantage of the
immunity thus offered to make personal
defamation special vocation to attract
custom for their newspapers. A journal
in this city circumstantialiy and specifi-i,
cally charged citizen whose moral
character had never before been assalled,
with an act of felony, which charge was
notoriously malicious invention with
out an incident or circumstance con-
Meeting the accused with the crime
charged. The grand jury, at its next
session, found true bill of indictment
against the libeller, and the court dis
missed the case without trial, on the
ground that the statutes did net specifi-
cally prescribe penalty, though the
crime was defined by common law and
statute; thus reversing tie common law
maxim No wrong without remedy"
which means that, the conviction of
crime is the warrant of the court for
awarding the measure Of punishment
not limited or prescribed by statute
This ruling of the court left the victim of
the most infamous SANDER without any
legal remedy unless lie adopted the
Scotch proverb: "Sue a beggar and
catch louse."


SANDER is held by all honorable per-
sons and in all decent society as one of
the meanest, most cowardly and mali
cious crimes, the most detestable when
its vehicle ls public print. In many
sections the offence is visited with sum
mary, though lawless punishment, like
that dealt to venolnous reptile or
vicious cur NJ community can afford
to leave an offence of so grave a charac-
ter without legal remedy; justifiable
homicide is not an uncommon result
Society owes to every citizen the same
measure of protection against SANDER as
against theft, burglary or arson. There
is no more reason in forcing citizen to
maintain suit for personal damages
against the criminal who defames his
charter than in allowing him no other
measure of redress against the thief who
despoils him of his goods. The crime is
no less IN the slanderer than the thief.


Holding an editor or publisher crimi-
naly liable for false and malicious SLAM
der is no improper restraint upon the
much vaunted liberty of the press, and
no respectable editor will feel in the
least oppressed or circumscribed in deal
ing with aay personal matter of public
concern. He is as free to comment upon
the official acts of public men as though
no statute existed on that subject. The
e,htor who thinks he canno. make
live paper" without lying and SANDER
ing, had better quit; his loss would be
no detriment to journalism or calamity
to the public.
Year: 1879

New York Tribune.


o The quinine manufacturers are natur.
ally indignant at the passage of the bill
removing the duty, and like most angry
people are trife illogical. They assure
the southern members that the price ol
the drug will 60 up instead OF down that
in place of three dollars and thirty-fve
cents per ounce the price will be five
dollars; and in the same breath declare
that they have withdrawn all orders for
bark, and will in all probability cease
manufacturing altogether. Why7 Man
ufacturers do not usually close up a bus
mess just when the profits are doubling.
If, too, as they assert, the Philadelphia
firms have sold the drug at small profits
which they might have made extortion-
ate, and also refrained from adultera-
ting it out of conscientious regard for
the wellAbeipg of the American people,
why do they not persevere in their phils
anthropy now, when, as they threaten,
We are to be poisoned with bad cinchona
and they can save us without loss to
themselves? Their threats and forebod.
ings may prove true Or not, but they
will not alter the verdict that their mon,
epoly has been selfish and extortionate.
Year: 1879

A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph in British Burmah
writes: "The other morning at Ran.
COON General Grant and party were in
vited to inspect teak 'sawemill, to see
the wonderful intelligence of the ele-
plants that are used to carry and pile
the logs. Teak, you know is very
heavy wood-it is one of the great sources
of revenue to Burmah--but to work for
his mahout the animal will lift the end
of a heavy log by his tusks, placing his
trunk on it to keep it steady; then
gradually working his way toward the
centre finally balances the log and carries
it carefully to lpile even higher than
himself, or if it Is wanted to saw the log,
he will push it along beneath the circu'
lar saw, his trunk interposed between his
foot and the log. They will do almost
anything, and from their tremendous
strength you can understand what they
can accomplish. At branch mill at
Montinain they breed them for this pur.
pose, but it takes twenty years before an
elephant can do hard labor"
Year: 1879

A good editorial story of David Hale,
one of the early editors Of the New York
journal of Commerce, is related in the
Independent. An angry New York
merchant once came into his Office and
bitterly abused some article he did not
like, and ordered the paper stopped. Mr..
Hale turned to him and said: "It
shall be stopped, sir. And let me re-
mind you, sir, that this is the second
time you have stopped it, and that now
I shall not allow your subscription to be
renewed. You shan't have it again" J"
These were the days when the Journal of
Commerce wssa real necessity for mer-
chants, and the irate merchant saw the
predicament in which he had put him.
self. "Well," said he, "you need not
stop it now. Let it continue for the
present." He went out quietly, and
left MI. Hale laughing, ,who never
heard any more complaints from that
man,
Year: 1879

they fed on the wings of the wind into
q deep, dark wood, where they fell asleep
under the starry sky. BE played more
and more softly, as if trying to lull the
children to rest till he found that his
hearers had actually fallen asleep. The
young artist noiselessly crept out of the
room to bis parents and visitors, and
asked them to follow him with light.
When the family had amused themselves
with the various postures of the sleepers,
Frederick sat down again to the piano
and struck up thrilling chord, at which
they all sprang up in fright. A hearty
laug gh was the finale of this musical
ioke
Year: 1879

American Register, Paris


Travelling on the continental railways
is fraught with dangers unknown to
those who have only travelled on the more
democratic and Ito my taste) more
agreeable railroads of the United States.
The division of railway carriages into
compartments may have some advan~
tages in the separation of ones self from
disagreeable people, but doesit necessari"
ly follow because a man ia able to pay a
first class fare that he is therefore q
first class travelling companion? Ny
experience leads me to believe that
oftentimes the poor traveller, male
or female, may be, and frequently
is, quite: as well behaved and
considerate for the comfort of his or her
associates on the rail as the man or wo-
man who carries heavier purse. !
seriously object to being locked into a
compartment for ride of two or three
hours with most persons with whom am
not personally acquainted. have vivid
recollection of my last ride from Lon.
don to Brighton with an Englishmsn
of brawny proportions and good
muscular development. We were
quite alone from the time we
left London bridge till the train
pulled up at the Brighton station. 1t
was 9 pm. when we started, and quite
dark. After riding together for IN
mauvais quart dheure in silence, my
companion began conversation, asking
me if I was a foreigner, and what my
purpose was in travelling. After few
minutes he put me the rather direct
question: Chow do you carry your
money while traveling?; I told him
that I generally had it on my person,
and by skillful questioning he drew out
of me the knowledge that had at the
time about five hundred dollars in my
pocket. Of course l was Every fresh
to tell it. Then he said, "What is there
to prevent my cutting your throat, tax
ing your money, and throwing you Out
of the window %


knew nothing in particular to pre-
vent it save perhaps his lack Of desire
and told him 30. He then began s
TRADE against the foolish custom of the
English in this respect, and incidentally
criticised various other antiquated rail-
way usages-relics Of the past-such az
the silly warming-pans for the feet, the
glass knob, which you break with your
cane or un brella, if you happen to have
one, when you wish to alarm the guard
nd have the train stopped. If you have
no instrument of that nature concealed
ahint your person you are expected tc
borrow your assassin's walking stick TO,
the occasion, or his umbrella, if he hap
pens to carry one. Then my comrade
spoke of the dim, dull lighting o1
English cars, so different from the
American gas~lighted railroad car, with
its iced drinking-water, elegant seats
perfect system of ventilation, water.
closets, and currents of hot air in the
winter season running underneath each
seat. The English have much, very
much, to learn from "Our American
Cousin" in railway management. Sc
have the French. But they don't care
olearn it, unfortunately for themselves
also for US, when we have to ride on
their railways.