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Year: 1867

For the last three months box lay in the
American Express Office, in this city, until
yesterday. Since the Fourth of July last
this box has remained until called for."-
For some time past strange noices had been
heard in the vicinity of the box with the
unknown contents, and the night watchman's s
slumbers had frequently been disturbed
Yesterday the box emitted a peculiar odor,
and a clerk was commissioned to ascertain
the cause. When opening the securely
nailed top, out jumped two well grown
rattlesnakes, one about five and the other
seven feet long. The shorter reptile, although
lying in the box for three months. was in a
healthy condition and in full possession of all
Its faculties, for Its first impulse was to raise
its yenomous fangs at its deliverer. The
other exhibited serious signs of infrmi.y, for
one half the body was in bad state of de-
composition. The astonishment of the Off
cials at this unusual sight gave way to a
feeling of security, when the porter of the
establishment dispatched the larger but less
animated reptile by a well directed blow on
the head. The other required more stringent
measures, and decapitation was resorted to
before life became extinct. The snakes were
booked from Great Bend, Indiana, and were
evidently intended for some itinerant show
man in this locality.
Year: 1867

TIE MoRMoNs REFUSED A Masonic CHAR
TER-At the late session of the Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons for Nevada,
(says the Vedette, held in Virginia City,
the matter of the petition of Mount Moriah
Lodge of Masons of Great Salt Lake City
Utah, for q charter came before the Lodge
for action. The whole affair was thorough
ly investigated large amount of interesting
correspondence read, substantial facts made
apparent, and after a patient hearing of the
merits of the case, and the Graft refused to
grant a charter that in any manner. should
recognize the peculiar Institution Of the
Saints. The Trespass says it heartily con
ours in the action of the Grand Lodge, and
believes it to be meet that any organization
protesting respect for Christian civilization
should refuse to countenance any creed OF
religion in direct cOntravention of the laws
of God, or the established laws of the cOun.
Year: 1867

A curious case of retribution took place
recently, at a country seat near Gratz, in
Austria. The proprietor of this country
seat. Baron Pragen, had, in 1919, been
Colonel in the Austrian army, and Chief
of the Military Police at Verona. In that
position he had displayed extraordinary
cruelty, and had repeatedly inflicted severe
corporeal punishment on prominent ladies OF
the Italian aristocracy. Among other In
stances, he caused the punishment of the
aeroes to be administered to the young
Countess Rovina, who had been arrested for
concealing young relative of hers, mem
Der of the revolutionary party. The sen
tence was carried into execution with un-
heard of brutality. The Countess was
stripped almost naked, tied to bench IN
front of the military barracks, and whipped
numerically by three Croats, in presence
of a large crowd of jeering soldiers. The
poor lady was almost crazy with shame and
indignation at this infamous outrage; and
the speedy death of her husband, an othcer
in the Sandman army, brought about her
death few months after the horrible scene
in front of the barracks of Verona. She
left young son, two years OF age. Wheh
the boy grew up, and heard Of the cruel tate
of his mother, be made a solemn vow to
ayeuge her 4 few weeks ago he repaired
to Baron Pragen's country seat and struck
him several times in the face, In presence OF
a number of witnesses, for the purpose of
compelling him 20 challenge him. The
challenge was sent, and the young Italian
had the choice of weapons. lie chose Turk
ish sabres, in the use of which he had, by
long practice, acquired particular skill
When the duel took place, the Italian told
the Austrian who he was, attacked him
furiously with the formidable sabre, and
hacked him almost to pieces. The authori-
ties only heard of the horrible affair after all
was over.
Year: 1867

The Master of the Mint, in London, has
obtained a message from the stars. 1t was
contained in piece of meteoric iron. When
heated and tested with Springel's aspirator,
the iron gave off three times its volume of
hydrogen. And, since maleable iron can
only be made to take up about one half of its
volume of hydrogen, Mr.. Graham understood
the message to be that the iron had come
from very dense atmosphere of hydrogen
gas, such as would not be found within limits
of the solar system. Spectrum analysis has
already shown that hydrogen is prominent
constituent in many of the stars, and Mr..
Graham's experiment shows how it can be
conveyed all these countless millions of miles
to this earth.
Year: 1867

WRESTLING GIRLs..-Show me the girl who
has the hardihood to whistle in these days
when everything natural, even to the very
hair of your head, is at discount, and I'll
show you girl that can be depended upon


one who will not fail you in time of need, and
will give you the true, hearty grasp, the
cordial hand shake, and the warm, genuine
welcome; no tip of the kid glove and cold
g How do you do? ?'' who can brave danger,
look toll in the face without shrinking,
laugh with those that laugh and weep with
those that weep" as well as whistle with
those that whistle; who can, in short, take
the world as she finds it, rough and rugged,
and not 90 through life as though she were
walking on eggs and afraid of cracking q
SHELF who deals in substance, not shadow.
Year: 1867

In calling the attention of the reader to the ad-
vertisement of DR.. j. C. Young's Institute, to be
found in another part of this paper we feel we are
answering the dictates of honest convictions in
pointing out to suffering humanity the honest and
skful Medical pra"titiner. 1t is the duty of every
man whose knowledge places it in his power to act
as guide to those who otherwise would unwitting
ly take wrong path. There is no need to wear
out life of pain and anguish, and in the end fill a
dishonored grave. Hesitate no longer, unfortunate
ones, but turn to the Doctor who can restore Won.
giving you in place of wasted energies and an i'm
paired constitution, health, vigor and power.


The Institute has been in successful operation
for Seventeen Years, and as it was the Piones In
sttute of the coast, soft has been the Pioneer in ID,
march of progress.


We say again to the afflicted-read the advertise
ment and follow its advice sl4
Year: 1867

QUEER CUsToM.-When a man becomes
famous for his forgeries, the Chinese author
tiles do not incarcerate him in prison, OF
imprison him in penitentiary in order to
suppress the evil Bankers and wealty men
in the locality make up purse sufficiently
large to buy him off from that crime, and to
bind him not 10 instruct others.
Year: 1867

and with one accord give it their unqualified apprs
baton. We now address ourselves to all who
unacquainted with this the greatest Panaeea of the
age, for the healing of all diseases of the Throat
and Lungs, assuring you that
Year: 1867

Father ! the skies are dark above me,


Before me lies q trackless waste,
Long thus thou hast seen good to prove me
God ! to my deliVerance haste.
do not ask that thou shouldst Tighten


The clouds impending Ger our way
only ask that thou would brighten


Their darkness with one guiding ray.
pray thee not to make less weary


The waste through which my pathway lies
would but see that path, though dreary,
And feel It's leading to the skies.
Guide me, my Father If before me


The angels Of thy presence 60,
Twill not shrink though clouds are e'er me,
: And round gathered many a foe.
. do not falter at the distance


Between me and nay heavenly home
Weary as seems this sarth-existence,


know it's bounded BY the tomb.
Nor do dread the ills that gather,


Thick from the cradle to the grave;
Nor from earth's cares and griefs, my Father,
Do implore thy power to save.
Only from this darkness brooding


Der every path of life l tread
And from the gloomy fear intruding


That thou my spirits ne'er hast led.
seek thy add ask direction


Teach me to do what pleaseth thee;
can bear toll, endure afliction,


Only thy leading let me see.
Saviour thou knOwest the earth is dreary,
Fer thou hast tread its thorny maZe
Guide me through all It's wAnderings weary,
Keep me forever in thy ways.
o God my God make no delaying,


Haste thee to help me when cry;
OF let me hear thy spirit saying,


I" This is the way Thy guide is nigh p
Year: 1867

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March IL, 1867.


Our much .talked-of trail, leading from here
over the mountains to Salmon River, a distance
of eighteen miles, through snow varying from
FIVE 10 twenty feet in depth, was completed on
Friday last, and yesterday we were greeted by
the appearance of eight head of fine beef cattle
which, assure you, was welcome sight to the
deniEens of this lat present) isolated, but rising
town. Several pack animals have also arrived
since the opening of the trail. Messrs. Smith,
Porter Co., deserve credit for the almost SUPER
human task they have accomplished in opening
communication between these points. The rates
of toll charged are moderate considering the
enormous outlay that these gentlemen were sub
jected to. They only charge for pack animals,
seventy cents each way, which, every rea,
sOnable man will admit, is not too much, cons
sidering that the mountains would be impossible
until July next, were it not for the construction
H U s,g ths trail %mgEsSS9 i % 6sgjn93g SS sans
men here by the middle of May, and sincerely
hope they will all do well, but the future of this
camp is as yet uncertain. There are some
claims here which are known to be good, but
the greater portion of the discoveries have not
been sufficiently prosPected to warrant me or
anybody else in telling the public that they are
all rich. There are now in the neghborhood of
sixty guches struck in this vicinity, and | be>
lieve most of them contain gold, but whether in
paying quantities or not remains to be seen.
The snow is SO deep all over this basin that
prospecting to advantage is out of the question.
We are now. having the coolest weather which
has been experienced here this winter, and no
appearance ofits moderating. That we are going
to have late spring is unquestonable.


Our town is progressing finely, there are some
very fine buildings up, and several more under
way. The main street is nearly half mile long,
and pretty nearly all built up already. There
are several cross streets, some of which will be
good business streets.-NontGnG Democrat.
Year: 1867

TEE TRUE LITE.-The mere lapse of years is
not life. To eat and drink and sleep; to be ex-
posed to darkness and the light; to pace round
the mill of habit, and turn the wheel of wealth
to make reason our book.keeper, and turn
thought into an implement of tradS-this is not
life. In all this but poor fraction of the con.
sciousness of humanity is awakened, and the
sanetities still slumber which make it most
worth while living. knowledge, truth, love,
beauty, faith alone can give vitality to the mech
anism of existence, the laugh of mirth which
Vbrates through the heart, the tears that freshe
the dry waste within, the music that brings
childhood back, the prayer that calls the future,
the doubt which makes us mediate, the death
that force us to struggle, the anxiety that ends
in trust, are the true nourishment of rational
beings.
Year: 1867

HoPE.-Hope is a wonderful gift of God, and
one ofthe most powerful principles in the human
mind. 1t is grand support of all mankind in
tribulation; it is the handspring of action
throughout the earth nothing like hope inspires
courage in difficulty and danger and what but
hope can wipe away tears and chear the sorrow
full heart? Hope for better things i'll time to
come, is the support Of all sufferers in the world;
it is also the life and vigor of all Adventures.
We shall find this principle at work everywhere.
1t is inscribed on the prison door, on the mer>
chants vessel, on the warriors banner, on the
pilgrims staff and on the pillow of the dying.
1t animates the lawyer at the bar, the preacher
in the pulpit the parent at the head of his family
and the starving poor, while passing through
the dreary winter. We plow in hope, we sow in
hope, we reap in hope, and die in hope. Fill the
earth with hOpe and you will 6li it with life and
light, with vigor and exertion. Danish hope
from the earth, and you fill it in a moment full
of darkness and despair. Where hope dies ex-
ertion ends, and man is buried in gloom and
dependency. While hope lives, man looks for
ward and strives to rise to happiness and
glory.
Year: 1867

SHOULD WOMEN RIDE AsTRIDE ?-The
New Orleans Picaynne thus speaks on this
subject: Among other grave questions now
discussed in England, and in which the wri-
ters for the reviews as well as editors Of daily
journals take sides, is as to the propriety OF
ladies riding astraddle, after tho manner Of
men, or whether it is not more proper for
them to sit with both limbs on the same side
of the horse as has been the custom among
civilized nations time out of mind. If we
had as many dollars as we have seen women
ride astride, among the Camanches, the Cad
does, the Pawnees, and other Prairie Indians,
we should be much better off pecuniarily
than we are now; and they rode or looked
graceful enough, and seemed at ease and at
home with one leg on one side of their
horses and the other on the other. Yet their
costumes were intended for this style of fer
male questrianism-their dresses were not
in the least in the way-and we would as
soon expect to see wild squaw sitting on a
piano as on a side saddle. If our ladies are
to change their habit of riding they must
change their habits as well-must discard
the long skirt, of course. And what costume
will they adopt? Not the Menken style,
certainly, nor the Black Crook or ballet next.
to.nothing mode. The Bloomer costume
might do, if curtailcd or raced; but when
the ladies once make up their minds to
mount mems saddles after the manner oil men,
we have little doubt they will hit upon ap'
propriate and becoming habiliments-some.
thing in the way of costume which will be
snowy, dashy, and elegant, without being
Anazonian or HippodrOmish--a dress easy
and graceful, and one which will make them
feel entirely at their ease.
Year: 1867

NorHING teaches patience like the garden,
We may go round aud watch the open bud
from day to day, but it takes its own time,
and you cannot urge it on faster than it will
All the best results Of garden, like those
of life, are slowly, regularly progressive.
Year: 1867

AN Irishman addicted to telling queer
stories, says he saw man beheaded with his
hands tied behind him, who directly picked
up his head and put it on his shoulders in
the right place. 'ha! ha ha ? said by.
stander, 'how could he pick his head up when
his hands were tied behind him AN
sure, what purity fool you are said Pat,
IAN couldn't be pick it up with his teeth p
Year: 1867

A Dutchman at Decatur married a second
wife within a week after the loss of his first.
The Sabbath following, the bride asked her
lord to take her riding, and was " cut up" !"
with the following response: You tink l
ride out nit anoder woman so soon after the
death of mine frau No, no.
Year: 1867

shadowy kind Of gloom rather than light, that
the wreiched captive might be surrounded, as
it were, with every seeming preparation FOR
approaching death


Yivenzio seated himself on his bier. Thsn
he knelt, and prayed fervently; and some
times tears would gush from him. The air
seemed thick, and he breathed with difficulty,
or it might be that lie fancied it was so, from
the hot and narrow limits of his dungeon,
which were now so diminished that he could
neither stand up nor lie down at his fall
length. But his wasted spirits, and oppreas-
ed mind no longer struggled within him. He
was past hope, and fear shook him no more.
Happy if thus revenge had struck its fnal
brow for be would have fallen beneath it al
most unconscious Of a pang. But such o
lctbargy of the soul, after such an excitement
of its 6ercest passion, had entered into the
diabolical calculations of Tolf; and the fell
arti6cer of his design had imagined coun-
teracting device.


The tolling Of an enormous bell struck upon
the ears of Vivenzio! He started 1t beat
but once. The sound was so close and stun.
ming, that it seemed to shatter his very brain
while it echoed through the rocky passages
like reverberating peals of thunder. This was
followed by a sudden crash Of the roof and
walls as if they were about to fall upon and
close around him at once. Vvenzio scream
ed, and instinctively spread forth his arms, as
though he had giants strength to hold them
back. They had moved nearer to him, and
were now motionless. Vivenzio looked up,
and saw the roof almost touching his head,
even as he sat covering beneath it; and ne
felt that further contraction of but q. few
inches only mast commence the frightful op-
GRAFTON. Reused as he had been, he now
gaspcd for breath. His body shook violent
ly he was bent nearly double. His hands
rested upon either wall, and his feet were
drawn under him to avoid the pressure in
'front.' Thus he remained for more than an
hour, when the deafening bell sounded again,
and, again there came the crash of horrid
death But the conclusion was now so great
that it struck Vivenzio down. As he lay
gathered up in lessened bulk, the bell beat
loud and frequent; crash succeeded crash;
and on or came the mysterious engine of
death, till Vivenzio's smothered groalhs were
heard no more! He was horribly crushed
by the porderous roof anu colapsing sides
and the hattened bier Tas his Iron Shroud!
Year: 1867

1t has been stated by a gentleman, who
says he has kept strict record, that since
the year 1860 over 600 lives have been lost
and S6,OO0,O00 worth Of property destroyed
by accidents from the use Of burning fluids.
Whether this estimate is over or under the
truth, may never be known but quite
enough is known to assure US that lamp exS
plosous arc fearful source of loss Of life
and property. Moreover, such accidents
are becoming more frequent instead of less
so. The latter fact is probably attributable
to greater extent Of adulteration of petro-
leum burning oils than was formerly prac-
tlced. 1t is well known that many dealers
in kerorene increase the volume of the more
expensive and heavier oils, which are mex
| pOsive, with the lighter and cheaper oils,
which it is impossible to burn by themselves
in ordinary kerosene lamps. When such
oils are mixed The lighter oil is nearly or
quite as easily converted into an explosive
vapor from the mixture as when it is subs
jected TO the same degree of heat unmixed
with heavy oils. 1t is difficult for the con-
sumer 10 protect himself from such danger.
GUS adulterations, although there are modes
of detecting such mixtures easily applied in
the laboratory. Kerosene should be pur.
chased only of well known and responsible
dealers, and by all means care should be
taken to avoid irresponsible grocers or oil
dealers, especially such as you may think
arc sufficiently advanced in wickeiness as
to adulterate an article of this kind or sell
that which another has tampered with.


CAUSES OF EXPLOSIONS.


1t is so difficult, at the present time, to
obtain an inexplosive oil, that the only safe
way is to use your oil at all times as though
you kae10 it to be explosive for by employ
ing a little care and judgment you can use
quite dangerous oil with comparative safe
ty. In the first place, never use lamp for
kerosene with an "air hole,' after the man.
ner of the old sperm lamps. Such lamps
are especially dangerous. If you have such
a lamp, have the air-hole soldered up i'm
medialely. Neither allow any opening to
be left IN soldering IN tie tubes, as is some>
times DONE The tube should be put in
perfectly tight. The air will pass down by
the side of the wick fast euou gh to fill the
vacuum created by the diminution of the OIL
in burning.


In putting out your lamp, never turn it
down suddeDly-in fact, it should never be
turned down at all, as we will hereafter
show. By turning the wick down rapidly,
yon are liable to force upward sufficient
quantity of explosive gas, which is almost
always contained in the vacant part of the
reservoir, to produce an explosion. Ex-
plosions most generally occur at the instant
of turning do'on the wick to extinguish the
light, or by blowing down the chimney to
aid in exunguishiug 1.-THE first from the
cause already given; the second from blow
ing the blaze down into the reservoir, which
is almost always (afler IA lamp has been
burning any length of time) filled with
gas, ready to explode with the slightest con-
tact of flame. If it is necessary to blow
at all, always blow from beneath the chin
noy-neUer into It. Never fill kerosene
lamp while it is burning.
Year: 1867

How TO TREAT BALKY HoRsEs-If you
have balky horses, it is your fault, and not
the horses for if they do not pull true, there
is some cause for it, and if you will remove
the cause, the effect will cease When your
horse balks he is excited, and does not know
what you want him to do. When be gets
little excited stop him five or ten minutes;
let him become calm; go to the balky horse,
pat him and speak gently 10 him; and as
soon as he is over his excitement, he will,
in nine cases out of ten, pull at the word.
Whipping and slashing and swearing only
make the matter worse. After you have


gentled him awhile, and his excitement has
cooled down, take him by the bits turn
hi each way a few minutes as far as you
can; pull out the tongue, gentle him little,
unreiD him, then step before the balky horse
and let the other start first; then you can
take them anywhere you wish. A balky
horse is always high spirited and starts
quick; half the pull is out before the others
start; by standing before him, the others
start too. By close application to this rule,
you can make any balky horse pull. If q
horse has been badly spoiled, you should
hitch him to the empty wagon, and pull il
around while on level ground; then put
on a little load and increase it gradually
caressing as before, and in a short time you
can have good work horse.-AE'erleaN
Farmer,
Year: 1867

A LADY SPEcULAroR.-A lady in the southern
part of Illinois, having a few hundred dollars,
concluded to try her fortune speculating in wheat
She wrote accordingly TO prominent commits
sion house in Chicago, engaging them to act as
her agents, and ordering them to invest the eu-
tire sum in that treacherous staple. In short
time, contrary to all expectation, it went up to
surprising figure, and the fair speculator SOLD
out at great advance. Shortly after she again
telegraphed her agents to purchase large
amount, but they replied in the same manner
that The market was very much depressed, and
they would not advise her to buy. For answer
she repeated her order, and by the late advance
in prices has been enabled 70 have $40 900 placed
to ber credit