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Year: 1867

Church -goers Of the present day, who
dread the prospect of long sermons, should
become patient listeners when they learn
that in I'LL clergyman in Colesford, in
Somersetshire, England, preached to a
large congregation sermon which con.
sisted of sixty-three pages of printed
matter. When he reached the end of the
thirty first page he said: "Thus have
(you may wish could say briefly con-
sidered the two things / proposed in the
beginning Of this discourse, and possibly
the only inference you may desire me to
make is that tits high time for me to
leave off; yet, considering this is the first,
and probably will be the last, instance of
my trespassing on your patience, shall
beg leave to conclude with the following
references The worthy clergyman,who
was just half through, then continued
with eight differences, the discussion of
which occupied thirty-two pages; ant, mot
inaptly at the close he said: Sand hope
every good Protestant will heartily say
amen" which vas no doubt as heartily
said as the Clergyman desired.
Year: 1867

Those in wealthy circumstances, or


who pursue sedentary employment with
in doors, generally use their lungs but


very little--breathe but very little air in .


to the chest; and thus, independently Of


positions, contract wretchedly narrow,


small chest, and lay the foundation for


the loss Of health and beauty. All this
can be perfectly obviated by little at


tention to the manner of breathing. Re-
collect the lungs are like bladder in
their structure, and can be stretched open
to double their ordinary size, with perfect
safety, giving noble chest, and perfect
immunity from consumption. The agent,
and the only agent required, is the COM
mon air we breathe, supposing, however,
that no obstacle exists, external to the
chest, such as lacing, or tying it around
with stays, or tight dress, or heavy
shoulder-straps upon it. On rising from
the bed in the morning, place yourself in
an erect posture, your head thrown back, !,
and shoulders entirely off the chest; now
inhale or suck in all the air you can, SO as
to fill the chest to the very bottom of it,
SO as no more can be got in; now hold
your breath, and throw your arms off be-
hind, holding in your breath as long as
possible. Repeat these long breaths as
many times as you please; when done in
cold room it is much better. because the
air is much denser, and will act much
better, because the air will act much more
powerfully in expanding the chest. Ex-
ercise the chest in this manner, It will
become very Aexiblesand expansive, and
will enlarge the capacity and size of the
lungs.
Year: 1867

IN the District Court of the Second Hudi-


cal District OF the State OF California in and for the
county of Butte. Mary Champion VS. Francis Cham
pion Action brought in the District Court of the
cond Judicial District and the Complaint filed in the
county OF Butte in the Office of the Clerk of said District
Court. The People of the State California send
greeting to Francis Champion:


You are hereby required to appear in action
brought against YOU by the above named plaintiff the
District Court of the Second Judicial District of the
State of California in and for the county of Butte and
the complaint filed therein IA copy of which
accompanies this summons within ten days. exclusive
of the day Of seryce after the service YOU of this
summons-if served within this county; or if served
ont Of this county but in this Judicial District within
twenty days; served out of said District then with
in forty days-or Judgment by default will be taken
against you.


The said action is brought to dissolve the marriage
relation existing between this plaintiff and defendant
and for general relief and cost And if you fail to a
pear and answer the said complaint above required
the plaintiff will take default and apply to the Court for
the relief prayed for her in her said complaint


Given under my hand and the seal of the District


:, g, Court of the Second Judicial District this


t'I eighth day of July, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven.


G MOORE Clerk.
By JAMES GREEN, Deputy Clerk


S. RosESBAuM Attorney for Plaintiff
Year: 1867

MAN in Boston. while being shaved recently,
jnmded from the chair to stop his hurse which be
ing left at the door, suddenly started and the bar
ber's racer neatly and expedtiously severed his
Dose from his face.
Year: 1867

TIE subject of letting the woman share the
right Of suffrage is good deal agitat.d Why
not let them have it aiE Men have monopolized
It for SIX thousand years and why not let the
there any danger that they would make a worse
one than we have done.
Year: 1867

A GIRL in Springfield. Mass, applied to her tea
cher for leave to be absent half day on the plea
that they had company at home The teacher re-
ferred her to the printed list Of that the
School Committee thinks sufficiently to Justify alb
sence, and asked her if her came under any of
them. She naivey replied that il might come under
the head of domestic aiflictinns''
Year: 1867

Ten MILE DITCH.-From the head of
Ten Mile and Monitor Clutches we have the
most fattering intelligence, both as 10 quartz
and placers. There is some six miles of
ditching already completed, and parties are
ground sluicing cuts back into the bars aud
on the rim rock, on several of which they
have reached bed rock with twelve feet of
gravel and prospects that should pay largely
for hydraulic mining. The great fall of the
streams in the district will be very considS
cradle advantage TO the miner in working
claims, both from the abundance of dump
and the facility with which bed rock can be
reached in the gulches. A number Of very
prominent quartz discoveries have recently
been made, among which is the opening to
view of sixteen foot crevice by running
cut on the rim rock of a bar on Charley
Sears ground. 1t would seem that the
whole district is network of leads, mostly
silver bearing, aud it only requires brain,
muscle and money to discover, open and de-
veop them.-Uctead Gazette
Year: 1867

DAnas opposition to Mr. Greelcys unwise and unpar-
otto views to the best mode Of dealing with the Re
beliOn. He suppressed OF hlT Greccys most out
rageous articles and his only fault as manager OF IlE
Tribune was That he did not suppress more He yleued
too much hs better Judgment to the whims OF his
nominal chief whose knowledge of turnps is unimpeach
aide but whose opinions politics public affairs are
OF very little real value. Mr. Greeley writes well, ana
has good deal OF skill in attacking and B den0uhc
ing meanness ana viliany but IL he had the manage
mcnt OF party he would run 10 into the ground III
twclycmOnth aud if he were, the deuded public sup
poses the real editor Of TIE TRIEUSE. that excellent
Journal would rapidly fall from its high estate. The
owners OF THE TRIBUNE well OF this and while
they value highly as they ought to- the prestige of hr
Greeeys NAME they take good car. to put yicerOy
him in the shape OF managing editor who really con
ducts the paper and whose chief difficulty always
sists in keeping the good Horace from dong foolish
things"


All which, you see, proves that the
owners of TIE TRIBUNE" deserve to be
thoroughly horse-whipped for their utter base
ness toward their "viceroy," in allowing him
to suffer for having simply done bis duty.
How could they be so mean as TO retain the
blunderer in preference to him who had done
his very best in their behalfl


The funny fellows assertion that Mr. Dana
ever attempted or offered to suppress any
thing written for these columns by the re-
sponsible Editor of THE TRIBUNE, is too gross
even for Munchausen. There was never a
shadow of foundation for it. Mr.. Dana is
nowiso responsible for this Rochester mans
monstrOus inventions.
Year: 1867

and Harvard persist IN pulling sM-Oarsf IL
they answered honestly, they would confess


it is because of the enormously greater dlltl-
Guilty in selecting and training eight. Why
do they retain their present model Of boat
Why do they IUw without c0xswalnY we
might multiply questions, but we wish only
to impress upon boating men that, before
they can challenge the superiority of the En-
glish clubs, they must consent to adopt such
methods as experience has proved to be best.
When they have done that, there will remain
quite difficulties enough to conquer. The dis
parity of age and weight will not prove easy
to overcome. The average weight of the
Oxford crew this year was 160 pounds, of
Cambridge England 1Gi pounds while Har
ward in 1866 counts up but 156, and Yale
only 154 pounds. OF course such boats as
are pulled on Lake Quinsgamond would
be quite unequal to the weight of an English
crew, but that is only an argument for having
better boats. Then the Englishmen are at
least two OF three years older than the Ameri-
cans and contest between Harvard and the
schoolboys of Eton would be more nearly equal
than between Harvard and Oxford or Cam
bridge. These are matters which it is worth
while to consider and we renew our suggestion
that Yale and Harvard should send over one
or two of their best men to England to see
and study for themselves the great races which
occur yearly on the Thames, and often in every
year upon the Isis and the Cam.
Year: 1867

The Importance of the Labor movement
in this city is shown 10y the statistics we
print in another column, and the reports of
recent meetings of worllingmen. That there
is steady and intelligent tendency to CO.
OpeTation is evident.
Year: 1867

A New YAcHT-A new and beautiful
yacht is now being built at the boat yard Of
Messrs. RObey 4 Evans foot Of Eleventh street
wharf, She will be entered for the next regatta,
which will take place on the 18th inst.
Year: 1867

a newspaper published at At
lanta, Ga, asserts that the cotton
crop OF the present year viii be
still smaller than that of 1885,
The reason for this is based upon
the condition of the freedmen, the
decreasing influx of Northern
capital and the moderate ability
of the planters. Many of our late
private letters from the South
express the opinion that the cul-
tivation of cotton is of secondary
importance. The writer's very
sensibly conclude that the true
policy, in the present revolutions
airy condition of affairs, is to de-
vote their greatest energies to the
production of corn, wheat, pota-
toes, hogs, etc. The Chicago
Times of a recent date thinks
that Southern men will do well
for a while to give their attention
less to cotton and more to corn
planting. The political character
of events during the next twelve
months will be unfavorable to
business of all kinds. Cotton al
ways risky, will prove especially
so when the Southern States are
under military rule. A corn crop
is sure, and it, at least, affords a
living. Had there been more corn
planted last year, there would
have been a good deal less destitu-
ton among the Southern people.


In fne,. we advise the South to
plant corn and look up what valu-
ables it has left. Furthermore,
let it at once, proceed to take some
action under the military bill.
Delay is precisely what radicalism
wishes. Nothing would please it
better than for the South to refuse
to do anything under the present
Congressional plan; for then, it
could keep the South under mill
tary rule and out of Congress
without any trouble. tits anxious
not only to keep the South out,
but to find an excuse for further
severe action in which doubtlessly
confscation would form the prime
element Louisville Journal.
Year: 1867

that time the sheriff came, and two
men with him. Y | told him the
whole affair in a few words, and
then made for the cart. He told
the chap inside who he was, and if
he made the least resistance he'd
be dead man. l then slipped the
iron wrench out, and as L, let the
door down, the fellow made a
spring. | caught him by the an
kle and he came down on his face,
and the moment l saw the chap /
recognized him. He was marched
to the lookup, and | told the sher-
iff Ishould remain in town all day.
"Aflep breakfast the sheriff came
down to the tavern and told me
that | had caught thevery bird, and
if would remain until the next
morning should have the reward
OF two hundred dollars that had
been offered. on. u .lr.I g.,ri8H


81 found my goods all safe, paid
the express agent for bringing them
from Indianapolis, and then went
to stow them away in, my cart
The bullet holes were found in the
top of the vehicle just as | expect
ed. They were in a line, about
five inches apart, and had l been
where | usually sit, two of them
must have hit me in the small of
the back, and both charges of pow
der were heavy ones. .f el I.


son the next morning the sheriff
called upon me and paid me two
hundred dollars in gold. for he had
made himself sure that he had got
the villain 1T, fJ r..lr.) ..rT


81 afterwards found letter in
the post Office at Portsmouth for
me, from the sheriff of Hancock
county, and he informed me that
the fellow who tried to kill and rob
me was in prison for life.p al-
Year: 1867

Mr.. PEABoDY's PoRTRAIT OF QUEEN Y NIc-
ToRIA.-The following Is a description Of
this costly and remarkable work OF art:


- 1t IS hardly appropriate to speak Of it
miniature nor does that word give
l correct impression a. regards the size Of
the likeness for though only half length,
the painting Is fourteen inches long bv
nearly ten inches wide. At the taking Of
,he likeness. for the first time for the pre-
seutation OF her portrait TO 4 private indi-
Tidual, the Queen sat i'll the only robe of
tate she has worn since the death Of the
Prince Consort-the costume In which she
opened Parliament. 1t l. a black silk
lre>s trimmed with ermine, and long black
Eelvet train similarly adorned. Over her
Mary Stuart cap Is the demi-crown. while
the KOh-i-noor and one rich jeweled cross,
presented by Prince Albert form her only
ornaments. To complete the portrait, she
gave the artist many and long sittings 1t
said that IN fidelity OF portraiture the
likeness is not to be surpassed, and the
Queen has expressed her unqualified ap-
1roval of it.


The portrait s done in enamel on pam
el of pure gold Enamel paintings, to
bring out all the brllllancy of their color,
aave to be burnt in furnace at least five.
lnd generally six times. The heat to which
they are subjected is so intense as to be
My short of that which would fuse gold.
The most exquisite care is necessary nei-
her to let the picture heat too soon, nor
above all, cool TO rapidly, as in cit ler case
he enamel would crack 50 large an en-


mel portrait was never before attempted
IN England. 1t was, therefore, found nee
essary to build a small heating furnace
speeially for the execution of this work
The burning was successfully performed,
and the result Is the most exquisite enamel
painting ever seen.


The picture Is mounted in a most elabo-
rate and massive chased frame of pure gold,
surmounted with the royal crown enameled
on the same metallic colors.'
Year: 1867

WHEN AND WHERE THE Day BEGINs.-
As we travel eastward, the day begins ear
lier; near the equator starlight appears an
hour earlier for each thousand miles going
east When it is sunrise in Newly ork, the
people of Europe have had sunlight for
many hours. and the Californians are still
Year: 1867

FLESH FORMING ELEMENTS OF
FooD.-A hungry gentleman who
sits down before pound of beet
steak, tender, juicy and an inch
thick. may not care two pins tor Q
chemical analysis OF the pride or
The porter house but after dinner
he may not object 10 know that
sixty.fve per cent Of this beautiful
cut was water: that eighteen per
cent. will 90 to give him an alder
manly heshiness and thatfourteen
per cent. is assigned to warm him
and make him feel comfortable on
a cold day. OF the flesh forming
ingredients, according to DR.. Play
fair, every one, on an average;
requires uinety-twopounds dsannually
to keep up a proper bodily condl-
ton. If it Is not obtained from
porter house steaks, then it must
be secured from something else
Cheese is q great Aesh-former go
per cont.) and taken with lager,
speedily conceals all traces OF IN
slightly bones. Two ounces OF
flesh. formers per diem will keep a
man alive if he is not forced to la
Dor, but hard labor requires six, or


they will run short OF starch ana
sugar, and go behindhand in health


and strength. In lO0parts oiwheat


there are ten pounds Of flesh, but


nearly double the amount in the


same quantity of oatmeal, which


may justify the preference Of Scotch


men in spite of DR. Jolsson's iexieo-


graphical sarcasm.
Year: 1867

STEEL PENs.-If a steel pen is
hard and obstinate, refuses to yield
when pressed, and annoys by its
hold it a half minute or
less, in the fame of a gas light or
candle and stick it into water, oil,
or tallow. In most most instances
it will cure the rigidity. In fact,
it is a good practice to pass steel
pen through the flame ola lamp be-
fore using it. This burns off the
oil used in the tcmpering and pre-,
vents that slipping of the ink, or
The refusal to low, generally no
ticed in all new steel pens.
Year: 1867

A TOUCHING INCIDENT IN REAL LIFE.--
While on professional visit to the guard
house last evening, we We're struck by the
bright, intelligent manner, and sweet voice
ofa little girl of some four summers, who


in earnest tones, was pleading with one Of
the sergeants to let her ma 60 home. We
turned to look for the ma. The poor
woman was intoxicated, and was seated
ap6n bench. AT the instant we looked
at her she attempted to rise, but fell
forward upon the floor powerless. She
was lifted up and replaced upon the bench,
and the sergeant remarked that if she at
tempted to rise again she must be locked
up, though he was unwilling on account Of
the child to resort to such harsh measures.
The little girl, who was now sitting by the
woman, heard him, and said pitfully to the
wretched inebriate,. ."there now, you hear
that" It looked as if the relative position
of child and woman had been reversed, and
the former was taking care of the latter.
1t was a scene to which Dickens alone
could DO justice Charleston Mercury.
Year: 1867

There cometh glad tidings of JOY to ALL
Tc young and to cid, to great and to small,
The beauty which once was so precious


and rare,
Is free for all, and all my be fair.
By the use Of
Year: 1867

ho oeats 20 other ende.


IL is surprising to find that tbs old fashion,
ed way OF teaching was adopted nv Prof An
lhon, man whose success in instructing
youth was almost without parallel A cor
respondent of the Syracuse Jour. al SAYS:


In the learned world he will be missed and
lamented, but perhaps no man. who for so
many years occupied so high place among
scholars, and whose name is so familiar through
the country, could die and be less regretted,
socially, than DR.. Anthem. He was quite as
remarkable for his aversion for society as for
his scholarship. He never married. Two Sis
ters, also unmarried, kept house for him; but
such was the ineompatbility OF temper between
them that the Professor had separate table
set for himself He hated men and he hated
women, but he loved boys-after apedaaogue's
fashion. He had a singular way OF unbeDding
IN the classroom. There he was always geni-
III, kindly, and at times even jovial; but out OF
tle classroom he was always a bear. He
nogged his boys numerically, and often
unIustly. He was accustomed to stand
at the foot Of the stairway as the
boys flied down to recitation, regarding them
with the grim precision of a drill-serpeant
Catching the eye OF this and the other lad he
would motion him to leave the procession and
retire to a secluded room. The victims obeyed
with true forcbodings of what was coming In
a few minutes the Professor would appear,
rattan in hand, and, beginning with the near
est boy, would 20 through the whole lot, ask
ing no questions till the fiogging was over,
when he would give the victim a chance 10
justify himself. OF course he often punished
boys without the shadow of pretext, but then
he would say encouragingly, "Well, never
miud; you didn't deserve il this time ii is true
Set it down for some time when you do deserve
it and escape detection" In this way he did
substantial service to each boy. At one time
h, hnd bupIr cd Uur nil La irh aeho
and it is said that he gave them all several
tastes of the rod in the course OF the year.


Notwithstanding his severity his pupils low
ed him. He was considered the most thorough
trainer of boys that ever taught in this coun-
try, and if his pupils got fioggiug they also got
real culture. They appreciate this now that
he is gone, and are ready to forget his severi-
ty and occasional injustice, ami to remember
only the sincerity, skill and fidelity with which
he fulfilled the duties OF his profession. sra.
Year: 1867

DurH, Jr2 now Judge of the Mum cipal Court
OF Portland. We speak of this occurrepcs
not as an isolated case, but only one of m,
many OF the same character that disgraced the
al darkness upon this great question of slav
cry.
Year: 1867

Last year when President Johnson's policy
looked very promising, Smart concluded it
was time for him to come forth from among
the Ndead men," take stock in the "bread and
butter" company, and complete the circle.
Accordingly he wrote letter which was pub
lished in the Bangor Times, declal ing that
he was in favor of Mr.. JohDsons programme,
and would support it. His letter fell still
born; it excited no attention anywhere. The
government rolled on without any percepti-
Bile shock, the Union party preserved its
equanimity, the gold market in New York
was as calm as the surface OF lake in
summer morning, and hucklebeTies, string
beans and haddock sold in Camden and all
along shore at the usual prices. Smart had
completed the circle. t
Year: 1867

As it is quite practicable by watchful
care to make an ashlar III for ordinary
use, some MasOns can fit themselves for
their places in society. The skill and
care of the workman enables him to de-
tect error in his own work, and the more
excellent the work, the more carefully
done. the more surely the skin that exc
cuted 1t will detect defects where others,
who are casual observers, fail to see
them. So the true Mason viii see faults
and errors in himself; however perfect
he may seem 10 his neighbors, he knows
well that he Is not perfect. If the end of
Masonry were merely to fit US for our own
places here, we should not have held out
as our pattern the perfect cube. No
after filling his place In Lodge here, after
his work as part Of the earthly society is
over, the Mason is to take his place
above he is to be an ashlar in the
Great Temple not built with hands.
For this he must be perfect, able to stand
the tests Of the Great Architect Of the
Universe. His life here passed in con-
slant labor, carefully correcting his faults
and shortcomings, he must, when the
call comes, find himself only too defect.
i've, even in his own eyes. How, then,
shall be dare to present himself to the
square of the Grand Geometrician


We are taught not to despair; that BY
living in faith and the exercise OF charity
we have grounds for sure hope. Masonry
teaches Us that there is some way by
which we shall be freed from our faults
and defects, bat it does not tell us how;
on the contrary, we are taught that our
light is but darkness visible. We seek
the light which shines more and more 10
the perfect day. This the true Mason
viii seek; the mode in which we can
become perfect Is the true secret OF Ma
sonry, and all its ceremonies and teach
ing should be indictments to further re-
search. We shall not, indeed, mere meet
with complete success. Portions Of truth
we shall get, glimpses, more or less per-
feet, Of the great mystery, q mystery so
great that we could not comprehend il
entirely. Firmly believing thst our
honest efforts cannot but lead US to some
truth, we shall not want faith, and we
shall need all cur charity to keep con-
stSntly before Us the fact that we have
not the whole truth, aud that the result
OF the honest research Of others will
teven though we see not how be an
other phase Of the same verify. Here
after the clouds and dimness will pass
away. We now see as through q glass
darby, then We shsll see face to face :.
we shall know as we are known.-Brit-
ish Ffesn0sOls's httg0zine.