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Year: 1866

During the Thirty Years War "
which convulsed Germany, one fine sum-
mer's afternoon, foot traveller came to
the little hoste!ry of the Travellers Rest,
which stood by the roadside on the riV-
er's bank. His garb proclaimed him
soldier. High black boots were drawn
half way up his thighs, in which loose
pair of breeches lost themselves, and a
rusty breast plate covered his buff leath-
ern jerkin. A broad leaf, low. crowned
hat from which a single black feather
depended, was pulled low upon his fore
head. He was armed with sword and
pistols.


There was something In his martial
bearing and firm tread that seemed to de-
note the officer. So at least thought the
little sunny-haired maid of the hostelry
who came forth to serve him, for she said
at once:


" What can I serve you with, noble
Captain ?"


"A Aagon of Rhenish ,'and of your best
vintage, mind, and bit of something to
eat, in the first place" answered the SOL
dier, good naturedly chucklng the girl
under the chin, like one accustomed to
such familiarity, and then bed for the
night.


. The first can supply you with, but
the second, l am sorry to say, L can not.


1t was a mans voice that spoke. They
had been joined by the landlord Of the
hostelry-a short pursy little man with a
fat face and a red nose.


d" Wherefore not ?" asked the soldier,
carelessly throwing himself on the wood
en- bench under the tree that shauOWed
the hostelry with its branches, whilst the
girl went into the house to procure the
refreshments he had bespoken.


Because every room is engaged, and
I have not a spare bed left. The young
Baron Ravensburg, his sister and their
attendants, will arrive this evening. Their
courier was here to bespeak the rooms.


That's unfortunate But I am not
particular am a soldier as you see-sO
give me bundle of straw in one of the
Out-houses, and that will content me


Impossible y cried the host, with an
alaerity which rather surprised the old
soldier; even as it is I shall be COM
PEELED to make some of the Barou's SER
wants sleep in the open air. My house is
too small, as you perceive, and the Bar
on's retinue is large. Ten miles further
on there is an excellent inn. You are
used to marching, said the host, with an
attempt at Righteousness, and the dis
tance is nothing to you"


Excuse, me, answered the soldier
tapping the heel of his boot with the
heavy steel SoaDDarQ, ana all Jhe Wnlle
subiecting his host to a scrutiny of which
he was unconscious, Z" am not foot sol
dier and in my long marches | have
been accustomed to use four legs instead
of two. I did not come all the way on
foot.


Where is your horse ?" asked the
landlord, quickly, and with some anxiety
the soldier thought.


Some two miles from here, replied
the soldier.


"Some two miles from here" echoed
Year: 1866

DAMAGE TO HAY.-We have conversed
with several ranchmen this week, who ex-
press the opinion that the damage to the
hay, lin this county, that was cut and ex>
posed to the late rains, will be much greater
than is generally supposed. 10 the lower
foot.bll and on the plains, large amount
Of hay was in cock or lying in swarth when
the storm came on.
Year: 1866

~ The late storm gave about eighteen
inches Of new snow at Meadow Lake, making
10 all from four and half to five feet as the
present depth. It will be the middle Of
June before It all goes cff. In the mean
time number Of anxious prospectors will
be kept idle.
Year: 1866

w In the absence of any details Of the
operations of the cement mills at Forest Hill
and Bath, we have the assurance Of citizens
Of those places that the milling Of the cement
gravel is decided success, and the renewed
prosperity Of that portion Of the county is
fixed beyond a peradventure.
Year: 1866

TAX ON MISEs.-Eastern dispatches say,
that in the amendments to the Tax bill in
Congress, the clause evying special tax of
ten per cent on the mines, was at first strick'
en- out in Committee of the Whole, but at.
terwards restored in the House. 1t will he
one thing to create this tax, but another and
quite different thing to collect it.
Year: 1866

The QUARTZ CoAvENrloS.-Sincep publish
ing the call for County Convention OF
Quartz miners, we have met number Of
quartz claim owners, and without an excep-
tion they express approval of a Convention
for the purpose designated. Doubtless, the
same sentiment is general through the coun-
ty, and sufficient interest will be taken to in.
sure full representation in the Convention.
It is desirable that all portions Of the county
should be represented, in order that the
laws adopted should be the rules governing
quartz claims, in the whole county for the
future.
Year: 1866

TO PREVENT Cows KIcKING.-Tie cord
or small rope around the body of the COW.
just front Of the hips and udder, drawing it
pretty tight, when you can 60 to work milk
ing without fear or trembling. In time the
cord may be merely laid over the animals
back with the desired effect.
Year: 1866

LINCOLN ON NEGRO SuFFRAGE-The Abb
oltionsts profess particular regard and adj.
miration for the sayings Of Abraham Lin
coin, since the death of that parsonage.
Such being the case we commend to their
notice his ideas on the proposition for negro
suffrage:


am not and never have been in favor of
making'voers or jurors of negroes, nor Of
qualifying them to hold office or intermarry
wthrhe white people, and will say in add
tion to this, that there is a physical difference
between the white and black races which
believe will forever forbid the two races liv.
ing together on terms of social and political
equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so
live, while they do remain together there
must be the position of superior and Inferior
and as much as any other man au, in favor
of having the superior position assigned to
the white race, to whom belong.
Year: 1866

PoL1rIcAL BATs.-There is au old story
about grand battle once upon a time, says
the Union Democrat, when all the birds of
the air were on one side, and all the beasts
Of the field on the other. The hostile arm.
les were drawn up opposite each other ready
for the fray, but at this juncture a singular
looking thing made its appearance on the
scene. 1t walked among the beasts and flew
among the birds, alternately. Neither side
knew what to make of it. 1t was neither
one nor the other, and being looked upon as
a commou enemy by both, all pitched upon
and soon devoured the ungainly OBJ ieot.
Such was the fate Of the unfortunate bat.
There are men at this time who are balanc-
ing on the political fence, and don't know
where they stand or what they are. They
are neither white nor black, democrats nor
republicans. There is moral in the above
little story which hits their case exactly.
Year: 1866

Too SooN.-In view of the fact of Auburn
being located on an odd section, and the fur,
tber fact that the time is not distant when
the Pacific Railroad will receive more pa
tents for lands from the General Govern.
ment, the Stars and Stripes recommends the
holding Of meeting to-day to adopt mea.
sures to protect our citizens in their lot
holdings.


Our contemporary is mistaken as to the
necessity for haste in the matter. The full
surveys for this Congressional Township
have not yet been made, and consequently
no maps have been fled 10 the land Office
in Marysvile, which include Auburn. But
when the surveys are made and the maps
6Ied, the Register is required to give three
snouths notice Of the fact which gives time
for the protection Of all acquired interests.


The railroad men are undoubtedly greedy
enough, but there is no danger Of our pos.
sessions being snapped up by them as long
as the land Office obeys the Instructions Of
the Department Of the Interior.


1t will be time enough for our citizens to
move, when the land upon which the town
is situated is surveyed
Year: 1866

10 rHB EDITION OF THE BOSTON, TRAVELLER.


In your Saturdays naveller 10 this paragraph


Henry Ward Beecher made aspeech Ut Philadelphia
Thursday evening" the question Of DEMONSTRATION,
In which he said In reference to the rebel StaesI
hold that Il would be better that the states should be
brought into the Union tomorrow, every Of them
And in this regard allow to say that cannot 60 with
either the President OF Congress. would bring ell In at
once" Nothing could be moro untrue, either 70 my
opinions or utteranccs said no such thing; and have
BY voice and print said many times over that would
Immediately. ~ n ". BEECHER
Year: 1866

CONSIDERATION IN CANADA.-From
lower provinces, (says the n. Y. Hen
we have information of election riot
killing of one Confederationist, an
election of several Confederate candid
Although public opinion in Csnada seen
be decidedly against the Confede
schemes, yet it is probable that the G
ment, backed by England, will man
control the elections and push the pr
through. We look upon the Canaiias
in state Of probation, certain soon
later, to come into the Union. Whae
may do in the interval, is really
little account. Blu. if the opponent Of
federation wish to win at the election
them come out openly for annexation, on.
before the people upon that issue.
Year: 1866

SKusKEp.-The Tuolumne Courier keeps a
sporting editor In late number he de-
scribes an amateur sportsman sitting near a
ledge of rocks, watching for gray squirrel ;
a skunk in creyice was watching the man.
The squirrel appeared, when skunk and
sport let fly together. The latter got the
worst of it.
Year: 1866

ter, with as courageous bearing and as
lustrous an eve as if her rider had only been
irving her PAGES preparatory to q start
One by one her competitors came Struggling
in. the brilliant colors of their riders toned
down, in many instances, to a lusterless
sepia, showing too plainly that there had
been many a tumbling feat performed along
the course. not set down in the bills of en-
tertainment Four other races complet
ed the days amusements. The second of
these, with eight horses entered, was a con-
test between gentlemen riders and some of
the best blood of Ireland appeared beneath
Jockey colors, in a friendly contest for supe.
riority of horsemanship and in the owner
ship of blood stock.


1t was an exciting and well contested
race, and but two out of the eight riders
were thrown. All the others were Gin at
the death" and the winner showed but a
neck in advance as they crossed the score.


The accidents of the day were in no in.
stance serious, Notwithstanding the number
of falls that occurred. An Irishman at a
steeple-chase seems to enioy an entire ex-
emption from all risk of broken bones, no
matter how wild toss he may get. BY
what particular "knack," in the art of
" ground and lofty tumbling" necks and
heads are saved from being broken-saying
nothing of legs and arms-when a man is
shot with the velocity of Parrott shell from
the back of horse going at full speed, over
five foot fence, for an indefinite number of
furlongs into the estate beyond, must ever
remain with me hidden and impenetrable
mystery. | admire the gallant physical
courage and skill of the steeple chase ridep
but my admiration will never ripen into q
practical ATTEMPT at emulation.
Year: 1866

VNHE subscriber has established new brick
| yard on the bluffs, beyond the old grave yard
near Mr. Boyer's place, where he will manufac-
ture the most superior building brick and sell
them as low or lower than the lowest. People
who contemplate building had better give him a
call before contracting.


He has the best clay to be found anywhere in
this vicinity, and will make brick equal If not
better than any other yard and his workmen are
of the first class. JOHN b. LUNG.


Rock Island April 19, d2m
Year: 1866

One of the most willful and awful murders
that have occurred in the West, happened in
Tama county, Iowa, last week. man by the
name of Felter living in the north part of the
county, shot and then beat out the brains of
his wife, and then set his house on fire, which
was consumed, together with the remains of
his wife His little girl, an only child, aged
six years, escaped, by the advice Of her dying
mother, to tell the story to her nearest neigh
bors The murderer is now in the hands Of
the sheriff.
Year: 1866

The ACADEMY, performances of the
Miaco brothers in the air are well worth see
ing at the Academy, even before audiences
who have recently witnessed the athletics of
Chiarini These feats appear easy enough to
the audience below, from the manner in which
they are performed. But it is exposing ones
life to a thousand accidents which may hap
pen upon any night, and they certainly de-
serve, when they conclude, to be rewarded
with a round of applause for their efforts to
amuse. AS for the rest of the performance
there was the usual variety which we have
more than once described.
Year: 1866

Once on time. when SANDER. foul and mean,
Flung from bis venomed jaws his poison round,
fellow reptile caught the enyenomed spleen,
And sought to sicken. where he could not wound;
And when one sought the subject of their hate,
To see ifmoYed he was at acts so yile
The friend received him with mien sedate-
Nay. at their rage was even seen to smile;
What! no resentment have you for all this2
So undeserved. so void of truth, of shame."
MOP was the answer-'let then, do amiss;
The world best knows where it should praise OF


blame.


A dog may vomit near my house.-alas.
may not help tits dog-what then?
And if fellow canine chance to pass,
And lap the slime to belch it forth again.
This time upon my doorstep, all must see
How very iltby tits their way 10 beW
Year: 1866

TEETH RUNS drawback on personal
appearance and personal comfort. Therefore, keep
them in good repair with that established antidote
for all the diseases that assail then fragrant Sozo
DON'T. II
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING HoUsE.-Ws take great
pleasure in calling the attention of readers to the
conspicuous advertisement of Messrs Smith. Bros.
Co.. No. 40 West Baltimore street. We speak what
We know when say their present stock of clothing
cannot be excelled. We commend this firm to the
favorable notice Of all who may want goods in their
limo. They sell ut small profits. and deal on the
square with everybody
Year: 1866

tells how she banished the piano,
books, harp, portfolio, music, all in
an empty room by themselves, and
locked the door, leaving them to
seclusion and dust, while the young
country girl without any deep laid
scheme, succeeded in convincing
the well-bred city gentleman that
he could marry a charming rustic,
if her fingers were more familiar
with the churn and knitting needles
than the piano and books?
Year: 1866

All. what lie life when love hath fed,
And what is love when hope is dead
And what is joy, when grief hath she'd


Its blight upon the blossom fair!
When sorrow casts her darkest wing,
When clou Is of doubt are hovering,
When from the fount of Hore no spring


Is left to quench Despair.
1t is to drag weary cham.
To count its links with anxious pain,
And ever to return again,


To count them o'er and Ger;
Like paternosters that are said
Like Ave's hymned above the dead,
Like funeral dirges sung and read,


For ever evermore
Year: 1866

a CHRISTIAN DuTY.-Oa a dying
bed how insignificant will appear many
thugs about which we contend in bitter
ness and wrath Life is too short, its
inevitable SORROWS 50 many, its response
biitics so vast and solemn, that there is,
indeed, no time to spare in abusing and
maligning one another Let not the sun
20 down on your wrath. Never close
your eyes to sleep with your heart angry
towards your brother and feliow-suferer.
See him and be reconciled if you can
IF you cannot see him, write to him. II
ne is true man and Christian, he will
listen. If he is not, you will have done
right, and your soul will be bright with
the sunshine of Heaven.
Year: 1866

HAVING purchased the Tin ana Sheet Iron
L Store, located on Bridge Street, Mifiiin-
town. l would respectfully inform the public
that | intend to keep constantly on hand a
Ceneral assortment OF
Year: 1866

FIRE with the discretion Of Congress with
regard to the qualification Of members, but
l hold it my duty to recommend TO you in
tho interest Of peace and in tho Interest OF
the Union, the admission Of every State to
its full share Of public legislation, when,
however insubordinaie, insurgent OF rebel
lious its people may have been, il presents
itself, not only in an attitude OF loyalty and
harmony, but IN TIE persons Of Republicans
whose loyalty cannot be questioned under
the existing constitutional or legal test. II
is plain that an indefinite or permanent
exclusion Of any part Of the country from
representation, must be attended by spirit
Of disgust and complaint. II is unwise and
dangerous to pursue course Of measures
which will unite any large section OF the
country against another section Of the
country, no matter how much the latter
may preduminale.


The course Of immigration. development
of industry, business and natural causes will
raise mp at the South men as devoted to tho
Union as those of any other part of the land;
but IL they are all excluded from Congress,
II in permanent statute they are declared
not to be in full constitutional relations to
the country, they may think they have cause
to become unit in feeling and sentiment
against the Government. Under the polit-
ical education of the American people the
idea is inherent and ineradicable that tho
consent of the majority of the whole people
is necessary TO secure o willing acquies-
cence in legislation.


The bill under consideration refers TO Ger.
tain of the States an though they had not
been fully restored to the United States.
Ii they had not let us at once act together
to secure that desirable end at the earliest
possible moment. II is hardly necessary
for me to inform Congress that in my own
| Judgment most Of these States, so far, at
| least, as depends upon .heir own action,
have already been fully restored, and are
TO be deemed to be entitled TO enjoy their
constitutional rights as members of the
Union. Reasoning from the Constitution
itself, and from the actual situation of the
country, feel not only entitled. but bound
to assume that, with the Federal Courts re-
stored in the several States, and in the full
exercise Of thoir functions. the rights and
interests Of all classes of the people will,
with the aid of the military in cases of re-
sistance to the law, be essentially protected
against unconstitutional infringement and
violation.


Should this expectation nnhappily fail,
which do not anticipate, then the Execu-
tive is already armed with the powers con-
ferred by the act Of March, 1865, establish
ing the Freedmen's Bureau, and hereafter,
as heretofore, he can employ the land and
naval forces of the country to suppress in
surrection and to overcome obstruotions to
the laws.


return the bill to the Senate, in the earn
est hope that measure involving questions
and interests so important to the country
will not become law, unless upon deiber-
alto consideration by the people, it shall re-
ceive the sanction Of an enlightened pub
lie Judgment


[Signed1 ANDREW JOHNSON.


WAsuINGToN, d. c., Feb. 10, 1866.
Year: 1866

Hoes Lightning has done for the large dailies
"a press that should be comparatively inexpen.
sive, economical, and rapid. He offered hand
some premium to the successful inventor.
Several new presses were the result


1--WE have already referred to the many novel
ties and improvements introduced into the trade
in the presentation of new styles of type. borders.
etc, to elevate the standard of excellence, aud
facilitate the execution OF work. Many OF these
we're OF his own invention, the punches cut, and
the matrices fitted up by his own hands. He
was never so happy as when he could leave the
details o. business and sit quietly at the bench
in the private Office, devising and cutting some
thing new in typographical art. This he con.
tmued to do with his daily walk OF a mile or
two) until near the close of his life, wnen his
eyesight failed, and he was compelled to abandon
both.


'I we'll remember his reply on my alluding to
this not longi since: Yes. Mr. Savage, have
had to quit the bench, and when cannot walk
any more my lite will be of little value to any
one. l shall then be near my end.' And now
his life has gone out into the higher lite. kne v
him for over thirty years, twenty-five OF 1T as
apprentice and employe was passed as his tenant
in the foundry building. 1t is. therefore, with
the knowledge these years impart that speak
of what he has done to advance our art, of HIS
personal character and worth, and the respect
that should be entertained for his memory
~ Y Tribune
Year: 1866

Having received, by late arrivals large stock of FIRE
and NEW DRUGS, in addition to the large assortmen. Of
hand prepared supply tha large and increasing
wants of the DRUG TRADE SOUTH.
Year: 1866

No Such PLACE IN His ArLAs-1he off.
cials at the Internal Revenue Bureau recently
enjoyed hearty laugh over letter from q
New York commission merchant, who wrote
to ask an explanation Of a notification of some
whiskey consigned to him, that bad been
seized in trausitu on suspicion that the tax
bad not been paid. II will thank you" said
the letter, "to write me where Transtu is, as
l want to send check there, and | can't find
out what railroad it is on.''
Year: 1866

AN old soldier was lately arrested at Chi
cago, for sleeping in the barn attached to a
hotel. He explained that he had paid for
lodging in the hotel, but the bugs bit SO
badly that he was compelled to fall back to
the barn, and even then they came near
fanking him
Year: 1866




Gen. JOHN A. LOGAN, in a speech lately
made in Indiana, showed the ridiculous
character of the cry of negro equality
He said:


''I noticed in one of your local papers
this morning an extract from one OF your
Democratic speakers. He said the Re
publican party had abolished slavery
and didn't intend to stop until they put
the negroes on an equality with the white
people. Now, suppose this man, who
made that speech, had got into fight
with another man, and, fortunately for
him, dog should spring upon the man
who was whipping him, and bite his arm,
thus enabling him to overcome his adver-
sary, would he feel himself necessarily
put upon an equality with the dog
Laughter and cheers. l don't think he
would be, especially if the dog was good
dog. And I say to this man and all OF
his class, that, so far as | am concerned,
| am not afraid that shall marry negro
or be uncomfortably associated with those
people. If he is, am willing the Legis-
iature of Indiana should pass law for
his special protection. l don't require
any such protection. If he or the Cop
uerheads of this State do, if they are
afraid they will go to marrying negroes, l
am willing you should pass laws for their
protection. If one of them wanted to
marry negro, don't know that it would
be any of my business; it would be the
business of the negro. Great laughter.
The Republicans in my State are not
afraid of the negroes getting ahead OF
them. 1t is fair race in this country
between all men, and if the negro beats,
he is entitled to the prize. There Is no
danger of the people of this country turn
ing over to the negroes.