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Year: 1874

SUPPOSED OIL DIsCovERY.-Nowt they think
they have discovered petroleum or something
ike lt-a5 well as lead mIne-at Newburyport
Mass. Four young men who were in a boat on
Westinghouse pond, In the rear of the Old rewn
church, recently, saw some bubbles on the
water, and by thrusting down a pole they
lighted it produced a flame three feet high.
Pipes are soon to be sunk in the pond to nnd out
what there is down there. 1t is a curious fact
that this pond, which jim summer and fall has
generally been dry, has now some three or four
feet OF water in 1t, while other ponds in the
vicinity have become dry.
Year: 1874

ANOTHER CONGRESSIONAL INTERROGATION
ASKED FoR.-The labor council Of Massachu-
setts complain that seven hundred and fifty
men were employed at the Boston navy yard
during two weeks prior to the recent congress
sienai election, upon the recommendation of
Congressman Gooch, and that they were dis
charged after the election. The council asks
Congress to inquire "into these corrupt and dis
Rracaful PRACTICAL
Year: 1874

VIOLATING LIFE POLICY By DRINK.-The
Connecticut Mutual life insurance COMPANY
resisted the pay ment OF policy, on the ground
thst the insured had violsted mis- agreement by
his death. Suit was brought In the United
States court at Chicago, and IL was proven that
the Insured at one time drank brandy at the
aversge rate of o bottle in day and half
besides large quantities Of wine and other light
driLks The jury gave q verdict for the plaintiff
anu the company moved for Q new trial.
Year: 1874

LABoR-It is mistake to suppose that Ia
Dor is an unpleasant condition of life. 1t il
matter Of experience, that there is moro con-
tentment in attending to any kind of occupation
than there is in looking for some occupation:
Attend therefore to your business, and regard
vour business as being worthy Of all your atten.
ton. Working men are apt to consider that
their occupations alone are laborious, but in
that they are mistaken. Labor of mind is gen.
orally even more fatiguing than labor of the
body, and it is quite erroneous to suppose that
others do not work 40 we'll as we do, simply be-
cause their work is different from ours. LID
Dor is the earthly condition Of man. and until
thing to do will always produce al the horrors
Of ennui. Gambling and other reprehendbie
dissipations are all owing to tho fact that hu-
man nature cannot support state OF idlenese'
To live without purpose 10 to lead . very rest
less lite.
Year: 1874

DELICATE GRATITUDE-The New Albany
Ledqcr. Standard tells Of an incident which, il
true, does much toward redeeming our race
from the charge Of selfshness. A gentleman
had assisted another to start in business, where
by he had risen from poverty and obscurlty to
wealth and distinction. Quite recently the
daughter of the benefactor was married. Her
father, not having kept pace with his protege
in the race for wealth, was unable to bestow
upon her any rich gifts with which to commence
life. But the gentleman who, years before. had
pro6ted by his benevolence, had not forgotten
what he owed to him, and considering that il
would be delicate way of acknowledging his
indebtedness to bestow a present upon his
daughter. held many consultations with hit
family as to what it should be. Unable to de-
eide, it was finally concluded to make the pres
eat in money, and let her invest it as she saw
fit; and while others brought gifts of plate and
Jewels, the grateful millionaire simply pressed
in the hand Of the bride package of money
and departed. Imagine the exaltant joy o.
the bride and her spouse when, on unroliine
the package, il was found to contain dollar
preenback
Year: 1874

AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION
Senator Sumner proposes to amend the Con
stitution of the United States so as to extend
the Presidential term of Office to six years; tt
abolish the Office of Vice President, and te
make the President ineligible to reelection
This would be great reformation; but there
should be added to it the election OF the Presi
dent by the people, to make the reform com
plete.
Year: 1874

Show me the man whose kindly heart
Will virtuOus acts defend;
Who seeks to do what good he can
I'll call that man my friend.
Show me the man who will not crouch
Who scorns the trucking knee to bend,
Unto the honored, rich or great
That man I'll claim as friend.
Show me the man who never fails
His influence to lend,
To every just and moral cause
That man I'll call my friend.
Show me the man whose daily life
To acts of kindness tends;
And l will rank him high among
My best, my choicest, friends.
care not what his creed may be-
What dogma he defends;
If he is what a man should be,
count him Of my friends.
He may not think the same as L
What matters that to me9
If he delights in doing good,
None better Is than he.


FREE THINKEE
Dee 10 1874
Year: 1874

School TEACniNG.-Thc evident lesson of
the following excerpt is: Explain the meaning
Of rules to pupils, instead Of dining into their
ears sounds which, to their uninstructed minds,
are profoundly meaningless. Rules are written
by persons having knowledge of the princi
pies to be set forth and their terms are always,
or nearly always, of too general nature to be
understood by any other:


In an address recently given before the Sen
eca County Teachers Institute. the Hon. 5. X.
Ten Eyck. of Waterloo. related a bit of youth
tul experience which illustrates too common
fault in teachers and text books:


Towards the close of the last term that l
ever attended in a district school. being then
thirteen years of age. l had got as far as the
division of vulgar fractions in arithmetic when
came to dead halt, because l could not
comprehend the rules. In my dire perplexity
read and re-read the rule for the division OF
fractions. with which you are familiar, "lnvert
the terms of the divisor and proceed as IN mul-
tiplication," and the words sounded in my ears
like funeral dirge. After struggling in vain
to fathom their meaning. at last called upon
the teacher for assistance. He readily per.
formed an example for me. but when asked
him why he proceeded in the manner that ne
did, he turned to the rule. and in harsh and tor.
bidding tone of voice read, "invert the terms
of the divisor and proceed as in multiplication,
and turned away and left me more perple!xed
than ever. His answer was about as intelligl.
BILE to me as was the answer of that pious Old
lady who, when asked by her pastor what she
thought of the doctrine of total depravlty, re-
piled by saying that she thought it was very
good doctrine, and she had no doubt that II nag
been the means of saving great many souls
Year: 1874

CHANGED.-The former land of the Modoc,
one of the most fertile sections to be found on
the Pacific coast, is fast becoming the abiding
place and home Of his hated foe-the white
man. The Walla Walla Statesman says the
whole country is being gobbled up by settlers,
and it will not be long before the Lost River
country, and lava bed vicinity will become a
prosperous and wealthy country.
Year: 1874

Arkansas Radicals are desperate, il
logical, and withal stiff-necked peo-
pie. The results ofthc recent elections
are quietly accepted and, as gracefully
as may be, acquiesced in by Northern
and Western Republican leaders, be-
cause these men know that the express
sed will of the people means something


Arkansas Radicals have been reared in
a very different school of politics, and
are wholly unable to discover any sig
nificance in the overwhelming vote
which the people of Arkansas have cast
against them or in the ominous and full
voiced reproof which the people of the
country at large have passed upon
their reckless schemes of anarchy and
oppression. The preposterous claim
laid to the Governorship of Ar
kansas by man named Smith, lately
Lieutenant Governor of the State, is
the climax of the revolutionary plot
concocted by Clayton and Morton in
their famous conference at the Hot
Springs last summer. But it is cxcee-
dinghy unfortunate for Mr.. Smith and
his accomplices that they virtually ac-
cepted as valid the legislative action
which they now assert was invalid
The full Republican vote was cast
against the new constitution under
which Governor Garland entered upon
the duties of his office, If the constitu-
ton were legally submitted to the peo-
pie, why did the Republicans trouble
themselves about voting against an in
stument which, even ifadopted, would
be made imperative According to
the census Of 1870 the negro population
of Arkansas is 122, 100, and the white
population 1862, 115-just three times as
large as the negro population. The
vote against the new constitution was
"a, S07, and the vote in its favor Il, ,G97,
Allowing one voter to every four or
five of population, it is seen that these
figures represent the full vote of the
State, black and white and, indeed,
the total vote of 103, ,504 cast on the
18th of October, when the new consti-
tuition was adopted and Governor Gar
land elected, was the largest ever poll
ed in the State. The election was so
iairly conducted and passed off so quiet
ly that no Radical has been foolish
enough to think of contesting it on the
ground of unfairness or violence. The


best case the conspirators can drum up


is bubble about ''informality" in the
manner of propounding the Constitu-
ton elsewhere than in Kansus. A po-
pular majority Of fifty odd thousand
would be accepted as conclusive against
quibble out OF which nothing can be


made. But Grant and his Attorney
General have taught these fellows


many lessons which, for their own


good, they cannot make too much haste
| to unlearn.
Year: 1874

The senate was not in session yester-
day. The day was divided in the house
between the consideration of the appro-
priaiion bill and the discussion of
finances. The appropriation bill was
concluded, and the main question will
be put to a vote tomorrow.
Year: 1874

The people themselves have neither
money nor credit; no place to go and
nothing to do. But this estimate by no
means discioses the distress of those re-
siding on small bayous and creeks, who
have been overfiowed by baekwater and
floods of rain; they generally have been
on land, but have lost much of their
stock and Improvements and are out OF
provisions and money. Crops are so dis
cOuraging that none are willing or able
to advance the supplies. They; too,
must suffer or receive assistance. II
these be added to the number 80 needing
help, it is not short of twenty thousand
people in the districts referred to.


The Times says the extent of damage
which has resulted from the great over
flow is just beginning to be fully under
stood, and that it was vast was readily
conceived, but that it should involve
Year: 1874

Every Democratic voter should re"
member that he has bat 4 few DAYS Ion
ger in which he can call on the collec-
tors in the city and the various hun
dreds and pay his tax and secure his
vote at the next election, 40 man 5
name will be continued on the assess
ment lisl uulcs7 LIS poll tax is paid be
fore the expiration of the prescnt month.
Nothing will bo saved by delaying to
nav the tax, as the collectors viii then
be repaired to enter suit and collect II
by law. The poll tax is very light and
should he paid at once. /" Go 80 Will
save expense TO delay may cause rou-
be, aud i'll feeling to take the place OF
that kindness and suavity that should
exist bet 4een citizens. and especially
those of the same political faith aiming
to advance the public good, aud TO Sc
cure the best government for the whol'
people of the Sta,e. Remember, only
a few more days remain in which to cal
and pa" your tax if YOU have not done
so; and that the collector is not requir
ed to coll on you until be calls with hi
warrant.
Year: 1874

| MAN AND WIFE WANT SITUATIONS AS WAITER


l and cook; they thoroughly understand everything
connected with their situations ana quietly do their
work for respectable family first class references:
| stS
Year: 1874

Private kilograms from Key West report
that the damage to the cargo Of the steamer
Gulf Stream, from Baltimore for Havana
and New Orleans, by fire in the hold, was
much exaggerated. The steamer arrived at
Key West On the eleventh instant, and
sailed the same day for her destination
During the voyage from Baltimore sponta-
neous combustion occurred in a case of
goods probably chemica]s) which was soon
extinguished, the damage being confined to
the single case of merchandise,
Year: 1874

The Paris journals announce the death of
an old soldier named Hoteland, who was
one of the drummers whose instruments
drowned the voice of Louis XVI. when he
attempted to address the crowd present at
his execution, during the reign of terror.
The horror which the events of 1898 had
inspired him with in his old age was SO
great that he could not speak of them with
out quivering Of the body, and this had
earned him the nickname Of lie Trem-
bleur" among his neiehbors.
Year: 1874

TIE HOME MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
We invite the attention of the public to
the card of this sterling old company, which
appears in another column. As will be
seen, the officers are tried and veteran un-
derwriters, and that the institution is pre-
pared to take risks as usual against losses
by fire, river and marine disasters, at the
lowest rates Of premiums. We bespeak for
The company continuance OF its large
business,
Year: 1874

HoN. De. p. Boss writes us letter from Gold
Run, some parts of which are good and some
parts are not. We would like the Hon. Mr..
Boss to keep up his correspondence, but he
must use less words in proportio 10 the amount
of news. He tells us in substance that Plum
mer gave them very enjoyable entertainment;
that Mrs. Young was there and had her temper
ance lecture with her, but it did not amount to
much. He says the Good Templars are run
ming things pretty high there now, 40 much SO
as to create hard feelings amongst the people,
which we are sorry to hear. He thinks Good
Templars are good society, but he thinks it is
wrong for man who has been low and mean
all his life nearly to assail good and peaceable
citizens because he JOINS the Temperance band
and they do not. We think ourself that is not
exactly right if anybody did so. Finally he
says We once referred to him as a Republican,
which made him mad. We are sorry we did 80,
but so we had been led to believe. We assure
our friend that it affords us great pleasure to re-
tract and say he is not Republican, and as he
says by the grace of God never will be-
Year: 1874

WE understand lot OF the young men Of
Auburn were out on a serenading expedition
last Wednesday evening. 1t is reported that
they went to the home of certain young lady,
and as they gathered near the garden gate, pre-
paratory to singing, they spied what they sup
posed was the fair damsel herself, step out and
take seat in dark shady place on the veian-
dab. This inspired the songsters with renewed
energy, and the pathos of their lovely and en-
chanting melodies was enough, it is said to
soften the heart of old Adamant. They sang
at least hour beneath that shady bower
And when, at last, they turned to go away,
each, no doubt, elated with the thought that
he had captivated the fair one by the thrilling
strains of his own sweet voice over the voices of
all the others, what could have been their as
tonishment and dismay to have the old lady
emerge from her shady nook, with "wel done
boys, come again sometime when the girls are
home.'
Year: 1874

NATIVE CorrEE.-The grand topic Of the day
is the wild coffee OF California. The subject
has been started by some foot-hill newspaper,
and in turn, taken up by nearly every journal
in the State, until, like all travelling items il has
become so tinted and enlarged as TO impress the
average reader with the idea that the wild coffee
groves of the foot hills Of the Sisrras outrval
or equal, at least, the immense coffee planta-
tions of South America and the West Indies
And indeed, living among it as we do we can
say, that even the most fattering description
we have seen, but slightly abuses the truth,
only in one respect, and that is in pronouncing
the production genuine article; and even in
that we cannot say they are wrong. But II does
seem if this wild coffee is valuable article of
commerce. our stupidity in not finding II out
sooner is hardly excusable. We only hope II
may be proven true indeed. What has been
said of it's abundance and hardy growth is, IL
anything, moro than true. The whole foot-hill
region of Placer county land we suppose 4 10
the same all along the whole slope), is covered
with it. Even on the rocky and dry ridges ito
growth seems as rugged as in the more favored
localities. and the yield Of berries we have
noticed on these bushes, in the Fall, seems TO
be immense. Since our attention has been d.
rected to the subject We have examined both
bush and berry more closely, and have come TO
the conclusion that the subject il one worth
Investigation at least
Year: 1874

THE report that the scarlet fever was in town,
soems to have been unfounded.


SEVERAL families have recently come to Au-
burn for the purpose of spending the Summer.
Thus fur they seem delighted with the place.


sER1rr Mccormick took a man by the name
Of Joe Short from Placer to the Insane asylum
last Thursday.


~ For the very best photographs go to
Bradley & Rulofson's Gallery with an ELEvA-
TOR, 429 Montgomery street, San Francisco.


Doors AND SHOE SHOP. Who saws our
town is not lively? small shop with the
above sign over the door was set up here few
nights ago, and IN less than an hour took in not
less than $40.


For SALE.-Any one wishing to procure a
good and pleasant home in Auburn have now a
chance See advertisement headed "For Sale"
in another column.


The Man-Fish, which appeared in Auburn
last Tuesday evening is said to be of the sucker
specie. At least all who went to see him got
badly sucked in.
Year: 1874

Foul crops are prevented, and double yield
procured by summer following in the foothills,
and the Western part of Placer. Now is the best
time to plow ground for this purpose. Thong h
the dryer the ground is plowed the better, there
is danger, if the northers continue of it soon
becoming SO dry that to plow it will be next to
impossible.
Year: 1874

bAsE-BALL is becoming the rage with the boys
Of Auburn. A few days ago match was play
ed between the first and second mines Of Au-
ourh, which resulted in a victory for the for
ner' on score of SO to "a. We understand
another game is to be played soon between the
Same clubs for five dollar ball.
Year: 1874

The recent north winds, we understand have
caused the farmers hearts to sink so heavily on
their diaphragm as almost to obstruct their
breathing. In the foothills these northers have
been scarcely noticed. A light shower would
set all to rights again, and just now would prove
blessing, which we hope may soon fall upon
Year: 1874

SUNpAY.-The law of this State prohibits,
under penalty, the transaction of business on
Sunday. Something over year ago, there was
a move made in Auburn to have the law enforced.
This was averted by the wiser idea, of first pc.
titioning each man in business to close his es.
tablishment on Sunday. To the credit of those
men, be it said, all, except saloon-keepers


signed but three. OF those three, one was


fined for the first offense, which made him an
observer of the Sunday Law ever SINCE another
closed out shortly after and went East, and the
third became ashamed Of himself and began to
do as others did The change, while it has
probably not injured any mans business to the
amount OF nickel, has had good effect on the
health OF the merchants, and the quiet of the
town. In every case, except two. both the mer-
chants and the people are pleased with the ar
rangement. These two solitary individuals being
descendants of Israel, imagine they are losing
money every hour their doors are closed. But,
like good citizens have, thus far, abided by the
popular will; though the true friends to the
move have, all along, entertained a fear
that they would fall from grace at the first op-
ro'J' Ah"e oPPoi'uhity, We uhueiSutHu,
is fast approaching, and the community are
considerably exercised over the probable result.
certain individual is about to begin the dry
goods business, and, we understand he has de-
cared his intention to sell on Sunday II he
does, Others will, and when two or three open
their stores to Sunday trade all will be compelled
to do the same, or suffer loss. Now, it does
seem to us that six days in seven are enough
for any man to do business. All need, oeca-
sonally, respite from labor, and If the merchant
does not get it Sundays, he will not get it at all
Besides, it is due to the credit of our town that
all business should be suspended on the Sab
bath. And while we wish every fair dealing
man success we think the people would be do
ing commendable act to withdraw their patron
age from any man who would attempt to break


into the present commendable arrangement of
our merchants. We understand if this indvid-
ual does persist in keeping open on Sunday, he
will be punished to the full extent Of the law.
But is it not better to quietly submit to popular
movemant than make enemies by going to
law? We think SO, and would advise 80, and
hope that the gentleman who threatens to sell
dry-goods on Sunday will reconsider, and thus
save the community from disturbance, aud him.
self from trouble and expense.
Year: 1874

A. II. DAKE, who was lodged in Jail last week
for pounding FREEDOM over the head with pick
handle has been released. But is bound in the
sum of $4,000 to appear before the next Grand
jury to answer to the charge of Assault with
intent to commit murder.
Year: 1874

We DOUBT Ira correspondent from Placer
Vile, to the Sacramento Union, says their local
papers are in the interest of certain ring,
which we might have been induced to believe,
uad he not said, little further on, that Page
vas member OF that ring. That correspond
eH' can t make us believe that Selkirk and Page
nc pulling on the same string. There is q
mistake somewere
Year: 1874

Who CAN BEAT Us?-No State in the Union
has greater variety of natural resources of
wealth than California, and no county in Cali
fornia has a greater variety of natural resources
of wealth than Placer county. Hence Placer
county is the richest in natural resources of any
county in the Union. This seems broad as
serton but we make it, and ask for proof to
the contrary. Some of the largest and finest
saw-mills in the State are in this county. Some
of the largest and best paying gravel mines in
the State are in this county; the largest lme
kiln in the Union is in this county; the only in
c0rporatad asbestus mine III the Union is in this
county; ,he finest granite quarries in the State
are in tdis county; as fine coal field as there
is ia the State is in this county; besides quartz
mines, which are proving better every day. and
copper mines, which only wait for local smelt
ing works to become a source of immense
wealth, can be found in this county, to say
nothing about our extensive grain and hay fields
in the lower part of the county, and the nu-
merous orchards, vineyards, and wild coffee
groves in the foothills. These resources added
to our beautiful and diversified scenery, and
most healthy and delightful climate, constitutes
Placer county one of the most not to say the
most, desirable location in the State.
Year: 1874

QUIT WoRK-We learn that the men employed
at the Government Granite Quarry, at Kocklin,
quit work last Saturday They had received
no pay since January last, and fearing their
employer did not mean to pay them, they quit.