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Year: 1874

Don't give liquor to children. Possibly
you can do itwith safety, but the chances are
against it, One of the first literary men in
the United States said to writer: There
is one thing which, as you visit different
places, wish you to do everywhere: that
is, entreat every mother never to give drop
Of strong drink to IL child. | have had to
fight, as for my life, all my days to keep
from dying a drunkard, because was fed
with soirit' wlcr a child, and acquired
taste for it. My brother, poor fellow, died
Il drunkard. | would not have child of
mine take a drop Of liquor for anything.
Warn every mother, wherever you go, never
to give drop to child" rs she values its
future happiness.
Year: 1874

lFrOW INC Grapntc.1


The interest III the third term discussion does
not subside. The attempts to ridicule the subject
only ian 1t into iresher life. The papers discuss
the question because the people think about it,
IL interests the public, and this shows that 1t has
something more than a iactitous and ephemera
vitality. But in all the discussion on tho subject
thus far no one has asserted that President Grant
really desires reelection. He has shown his
good sense by declining even to intimate to his
friends that he wishes another term or would ac-
cept o nomination were iu thrust upon him. II he
wanted the office the fact would have be-
trayed Itself by some word or significant
token before this. On the other hand
1t Is well known that the President is
not cOvetons OF oflccs and honors. His appetite
for such things Is not v0racous and Is already ap.
peased. The Presidency Is not sinecure. Its
cares and perpAexities and restraints and respon-
sibllites are exceedingly wearing, and 1t Is well
known that General Grant tires OF them and has
expressed wish to escape out OF the burden and
blaze OF onice and publicity into the congenial
scenes and interests OF private life Another term
would add nothing to his honors OF which he has
already mad a surleit, but would protract labors
and vexatons of which he is tIred and from which
ne would gladly retire to attend to his private
afYars and enjoy the pleasures OF home and friendly
intercourse.


II IL well known that General Grant did not
seek the Presidency in the first place. The Presi-
dency sought him. His. election was not only
natural and proper, but inevitable. He was re-
nominated at Philadelphia two years ago because
he was really the only available man the party
could bring forward, and his acceptance of the
nomination seemed to be called for by public con-
siderations he was bound TO heed He is President
today by no act or solicitation Of his own. 1t is
enough to say respecting third term tnat he will
not be likely to seek 1t. especially so long as the
precedents OF our history are against It, He is
not rash lnnovator, and would be the last
man 10 break rule to which usage has given
the sanction and force OF law. unless compelled
TO do so by the public good. Reasoning rom
what Is known of his feelings, wishes and char
acter II IL safe TO conclude that he would not be
uxel} TO accept q genomlnatlQn unless the 2uglic
Year: 1874

welfare unmstakably seemed 10 require It, II u
easy to imagine the circumstances under which
he might take the ONCE another term. II ts
should appear that he is The only really available
man for the ONCE the republican party can bring
forward In lS76-the only man who has national
reputation and the public confidence strong
enough to hold the party together and
secure its continuance In power The might
possibly be induced to accept q nOm-
nation rather than see Its defeat and .
consequent revolution In the government. Then


II is easy to imagine condition OF public affairs.
especially In the South. which would seem to re-
qure his continuance in ofice four years longer to
complete the work OF recQnstruction he has car
ried on. He has to 0 Tery great degree the conf.
dence OF the Southern people, and, having con-
quered their territory, is fast conquerlng thetr
hearts. At any rate, should he be elected f0r
another term it would be by the free act OF tho
NWerican people; and, backed by their confidence.
and with all the experience acquired by two event
lu and successful terms In Office, his third term
might poss 'bly be more popular and brilliant than
the other two, -
Year: 1874

From the DOyieSt0wn Dem0cratI


TO elect Grant for q third term is equivalent 60
giving him the Presidential Oclce for life and we
cannot say that hereafter he and his friends may
think necessary to dispense with the form Of
an election every four years. The condition OF
things is not such to make 1t necessary that he,
above all other men, should I'LL the Presidential
Ofice. There are not only as good, but better men
are much better fitted to administer the civu
affairs OF the country. We nope never to see tho
Tor three terms It would, most probably, prove
to be rock on which our ship might be wrecked.
fuse TO take new departures that may lead to fatal
political results.
Year: 1874

[FrOm the Indianapolis PeOple.l


We want no third terms. Grant declared, or his
friends for him. that he did not even want 1rss
term; but 1t would seem as if he rather liked it
and IS now rather 10th to leave the White House.
If he has aspirations for third term az President
they should be nipped in the bud. All good men
Of all parties. should discourage the ambition of :
President working Tor a third term. We know the
people Will not countenance the movement, and.
when the proper time comes, will give 1t their
hearty condemnation.
Year: 1874

Done at the RECORD Office in the best style
known to the art; and must be paid for on de.
livery. unless persons having the work done
have standing accounts with the Office. No de-
Walton from this rule
Year: 1874

THE merry birds are singing,


And from the fragrant sod
The spirits Of thousand flowers


Go sweetly mp TO God;
While in His holy temple


We meet TO praise and pray,
With cheerful voice and grateful lay,
This summer Sabbath dayi
We thank Thee, Lord; for one day
To look Heaven in the facei
The poor have only Sunday;


The sweeter Is the grace.
'I1s then they make the music
That sings their week away;
oh, there's sweetness infinite


In the Poor Mans sabbath day.
IT'S ne buret Of sunshine,


A tender fall OF rain,
That sets the barcst life abloom,
Makes old hearts young again.
The dry and dusty roadside


With smiling flowers is gay;
T1s open heaven one day In seven
The Poor Mans Sabbath dayi
'Tis here the weary pilgrim


Doth reach his Home Of Easel
That blessed home called Beautiful"
And that soft chamber, Peace"
The River Of Life runs through his dream,
hiu Ant lthNte VI nthNFn hEt Ut Dlhl
He sees the Golden City CLEAN,


This shining Sabbath dayi
axe heart, ye faint and fearful;
Your cross with courage bear;
So many face now fearful


Shall shine in glory there,
Where all the sorrow IL banished,
The tears are wiped away;
And all eternity shall be


An endless Sabbath dayl
Ali there are empty places


Since last we mingled here;
There will be missing faces


When we meet another yeaTi
But heart to heart before we part,
Now altogether pray
That we may meet In heaven to spend
The eternal Sabbath dayl
Year: 1874

PROF. LEEDs proposes in the Scientific
american to substitute eremacausis for
both burial and cremation. Eremacausis
Is consumption of human bodies pro.
duced by surrounding them with hydrated
oxide of iron. The learned Professor
would have the dead buried in the ground
according 10 the ordinary method, but
packed In this interesting chemical, which
will destroy every vestige of the remains
in few years. Perhaps somebody will
now form society for the promotion of
eremacausis, and by the trial of all three
methods the best may be ascertained.
Year: 1874

The New York Times having stated
that the gain made by the democracy in
Ohio is due in considerable measure to
the stand taken by the republicans OF that
State in favor of temperance legislation,
the World quotes from the. columns OF the
Times the statement made in substance as
above. and in an editorial under the head
ing, ..No Sumptuary Laws" proceeds to
explain the position of the democratic par
q. ty in regard 10 temperance as follows:


The Germans of the United States belong
in the Democratic party for two reasons. J..
They are not aquarians 2. They are not
willing to misuse the mere justice-maintain-
ing powers Of government to compel anybody
to be an aquarian The papa theory of gov
ernment-paternalism as odious to them
as Il is to ali instructed and true Americans.
But it 10 the central doctrine of the Democ'
racy that men shall be at liberty to do what
they please 90 long as they abridge no other
mans like liberty, and that the one chief
function of government in all its degrees mu-
nicipal, state and federal, is to maintain that
justice which is the best safeguard of the lib
erty Of all. Real temperance in meat and
drink, in speech, in expense, in behavior, is
what every enlightened Democrat would wish
to practise and to increase among his fellow
men, but not by government machinery. That
10 = perversion of its functions and an en-
croachment upon that individual self-govern-
ment which is the best hope for the progress
and the welfare of human societies. No doubt
at all, the temperance plank in the Republi
can platform of Ohio sent many Germans out
Of that party into the Democratic party. But
twas as natural process as that which takes
place at the two poles of battery submerged
in chemical mixture. Democratic people
gathered at this pole; Republican at that
pole. The same process is going on in New
York.


Free men uniform excise law; no sump.
tuary laws,-the Democratic doctrine of the
Syracuse platform, of which Mr.. Dorsheimer,
~ Of German descent, is an especially fit rep
resentative, here too is dividing the sheep
from the costs.


Such is the position of the democratic
party upon the subject of temperance, as
explained by the leading exponent of the
doctrines of that party. 1t will be well
for temperance men who complain that
the republican party fails to enforce pro-
hibition to the fullest extent, TO paste the
above exposition of democracy in their
hats, and then consider whether the tenn
perance cause would not be utterly ship
wrecked if entrusted to legislators who
would have rum sold as freely as meat or
bread.
Year: 1874

Communications from General Custer s
Black Hills expedition have created quite
AN excitement, by reporting the discovery
of rich gold mines in that section of country.
1t was reported so rich that a man could
make 500 a day with pick and pun. These
reports threatened to cause quite an excite
ment among the gold hunters of the coun-
try, and the seekers of sudden fortunes.
The news Of the rich discovery was only
made public about two weeks ago, and al
ready. nearly every newspaper in this State
has had an editorial on the subject Many
Of the papers, and especially those edited
by men who have been to Frazier River,
i Reese River, or some other river, advised
Ssheir readers not to get excited. This is
always good advice in such cases, but es-
pecially did it prove so in this. For later
developments seem to indicate that the gold
found in the Black Hills is not gold but
yellow gypsum. A correspondent to the
Chicago Inter- Ocean, who is with General
Custer, writes: "Immense beds Of gypsum,
as clear as crystal, come to the surface
everywhere, and extend, as we have found
by recent excavations. to depth of ten or
twelve feet; occasionally layer Of yellow
color is found, and this may have given the
ground for the gold stories, for we frequently
find pieces which resemble the pure metal
very much"
Year: 1874

The following, from our able cote'nporary,
the Vallejo Independent, is very good, and
it is true; railroad "ghost" to the contrary,
Notwithstanding:


"Stanford Il Go. would like TO have peo-
ple believe that that company is their friend.
They say that their interests are so closely
identified with the people that they cant do
an injury to them, without it's recoiling upon
themselves. There is a good amount OF
plausibility in this presentment Of the case,
but these men, while viewing the matter
correctly in the abstract, utterly repudiate
it in practice. The latest information we
have from these friends of the people is that
Leland Stanford, their President, is in New
York trying to make the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company charge a higher rate for
freight between New York and San Fran
cisco. The steamers charge $40 per ton,
but this doesn't tax the people sufficiently,
and SO Stanford, the peoples friend, is try
ing to make them gouge more.
Year: 1874


STATE OF CALIFORNIA, In Probate


County of Placer Court.
In the matter OF the Estate of George Rubbins,


deceased.


Order to show cause why Order of Sale OF Real


Estate should not be made.
TT appearing to the Probate Judge of said
l. court, by the petition this day presented
and filed by M. Swett the Administrator Of the
Estate of George Rubbins, deceased, praying for
order of sale of real estate that it is necessary
to sell the whole of the real estate, to pay tho
debts outstanding against the deceased, and the
costs and expenses of administration.


1t is therefore ordered by the Probate Judge
of said court that all persons interested in the
estate of said deceased, appear before the said
Probate court, on Monday, the twenty eighth
day of September D 1874, at one O'Clock in
the afternoon of said day, at the court room Of
said Probate court at the Court House, in Au-
burn, county of Placer, to show cause why an
order should not be granted to the said Admins
traitor, to sell so much of the real estate of the
said deceased, as shall be necessary.


And that copy of this order be published At
least successive weeks in the PLACER HnALD,
a newspaper printed and published in said Placer
county. By order of the court


j. IVES FITCH Probate Judge.
Attest B. F. BURT, Clerk.


Dated, August 18th, 1874. au22-4w
Year: 1874

Boruck, Of the Spirit Of the Times, from
some cause, has got mad at thoee, who,
heretofore, it has apparently been bis great
est deligh, to praise. We do not know the
reason. They may have pulled the teat
away from him, or struck his name from
some lucrative pay roll. we don't know
which, but we know he is mad. And in
his anger. has gone to telling what be
knows about some of those who have been
in the same boat with him. Two weeks
ago he opened his battery on the mint, in a
manner which was as astonishing to the
credulous Republican, as it was refreshing
to himself. Now he is pitching into the
monopoly press. No man has been deeper
in monopoly filth than Boruck, and no man
can tell what lies ct the bottom better than
he. They will doubtless put stop to his
rawlings soon, otherwise We may look for
terrible storms in the enemy's camp. In
speaking Of the Oakland Transcript he
says, "the editor Of that paper is bound in
shackles, and must respond when the lash
resounds in his ears" We knew this all
the time Of the Transcript, and we know
other papers, one not more than thousand
miles from here, in the same fix; but it re-
quires the evidence Of one Of their own
number to convince everybody. Boruck
has been true Republican, Of the pure
monopoly stripe, and we have thought his
turned, but in that we were mistaken, for
be now denounces the Republican party as
a party Of few men, to whom the Ameri-
can people are, and will be compelled to pay
toll as long as they are allowed to remain in
power. Choke him off,
Year: 1874

the city of New York. on the 18th day Of March, 1874
present Hon. Charles Donohuc, Justice; Joseph Wilde
painti against the National Lite Insurance Company,
defendaht On reading the sumnons and complaint


Herein filed on the proceedings heretofore had
herein and reading and hng the annexed affidavit
of beard the receiver in this action. whereby ap
pears Court necessary and proper That notice
should be pubshca IN this scton as provided tor BY
Revised Statutes, and motion Of Van Winke, Gambler
Jay the plaintiffs ATTORNEYS and the attorneys for the
claim against The DEFENDANT the Natio,a Life Insurance
eeiver aforesaid Mt his place OF business AZ No i
Duane street in the city Of New York on or before the
come parties TO this action before said last named
day and thereof that they ana each Of them


shall be precuded from all benefit OF the decree which
will be made In this action, and from any distribution
thcr ordered that this order be published week
published in the city Of New York. and IN the state
paper and thst the nrt % hereof oe made on


WILLIAM WALSH Clerk
Year: 1874

There was quite an argument yesterday IN
Special Term Of the Court Of Common Pioas, before
Judge Larremore touching the judicial interpreta-
ton to be given to the act by the last Legislature
relative to the Marine Court 1t was urged on
one side that the act was prospective a to sup
Elementary proceedings and that when Judgments
were obtained in the Marine Court alter Nav 4
1874 this being the date of the passage OF the act
all subsequent proceedings must be carried on IN
that Court. In opposition 1t was contended that
there were sectlons OF the act retrospective After
listening 70 the argument Judge Larremore held
tanned after the passing OF the act and RETROSPECT
tive as to judgments before it.
Year: 1874

Early yesterday morning several hundred OF the
sporting fraternity congregated at a well known
sporting house at wcehawken, n. j., to witness a
contest between three dogs noted ior their rat
killing propensities The match was for $780, each
dog to be supplied with thirty rats, and the one
killing the whole number In the shortest space OF
time was TO be declared the winner OF the stakes


Two OF the dogs were black and tans the third was
scotch terrier. One OF the tans WAS owned BY
Year: 1874

LIVELY BUTTER-There is an old
goat owned in Detroit which has received
a great deal of training from the boys.
Last Fourth of July they discovered that
if they stuck fre-cracker in the end of
a cane and held it at William, he would
lower his head and 90 for them; and
they have pract1ced the trick so much
that the goat viii tackle any human be-
ing who points stick at him. A few
days ago he was loafng near the corner
OF Third and Lewis Streets, when a cor
pulent citizen came up and stopped to
talk with a friend They happened to
speak of sidewalks, when the corpulent
citizen pointed his cane just to the left
of the goat, and said


That's the worst piece of sidewalk
in town"


The goat had been cycling the cane.
and the moment it came up he lowered
his head. made six or eight jumps. and
his head struck the corpulent citizen
just on "the belt. :" The man went over
into mass of old tin. dilapidated butter
kegs and abandoned hoop skirts, and the
goat turned somersault the other way,
while slim citizen threw stones at boy
seated on doorstep, who was laughing
tears as big as chestnuts, and crying
out,-


| HOh IFS 'nuff IN kill fallar -
Year: 1874

Pray leave me just while to think,
You put me in furry
1t is not well TO answer all


Such questions in hurry.
The subject is serious one,
Yet knew it's nothing new;
But if prematurely answered,
1t may cause ones heart to rue
Don't surmise that am thinking
You've a false, or tickle heart:
For, if that were my opinion,
at once would from you part.
You will therefore please excuse me,
If ask little time,
Just to think the matter over,
Which of course can be no crime.
l must ask myself this question
Most essential to this life;
Shall I still continue happy


If l should become your wife
Some young folks are very needless
OF the afterelaps in life;
But my aim is to live happy
Free from all domestic strife.
have said do not doubt you,
Though deem it well to pause,
And hope that my decision


May accord with natures laws.
Year: 1874

A Practical JokE.-A letter from
Dubuque, Iowa, mentions the arrival of
stranger from the country in that town
q few days ago. and describes the result
of his innocent inquiry for direction to
the Marshal's office. He was directed
to that officers head quarters, and told
that if he did not find that gentleman
in, to step into the next room, and he
would see rope; to pull that and the
Marshal would respond He followed
instructions to the letter, and, not find
ing the officer in the Office, the citizens
were soon alarmed by the ringing of the
fre-bell. Engine and hose turned out
as quickly as possible. and posted to
headquarters to ascertain where the fire
was located, and found the stranger
there. The fireman wanted to know
where the fire was, and, on his answer
ing that he knew Of no fire but wanted
to see the Marshal, one of the fremen
was SO irate that he pitched into the
stranger and gave him sound thrash
ing. The stranger at once proceeded to
Justices office to take out warrant for
the assault, but was told if he did the
fremen would bring suit for giving a
false alarm which is liable to $50 fine,
so he decided not to sue, and when last
heard from was hunting for the man who
told him how to find the Marshal
Year: 1874

Eight years ago, the New World be-
gan to communicate with the Old by tel
egraph. No triumph of scientific skill
had ever been deemed equal to this, but
since that time, other cables have been
laid and now there are four. 1t is hop
eG that the charges for sending messages
will now be more reasonable. Up to
the present, they have been outrageous
ly high. When the first cable was sue
cessfully operated, Cyrus Field said EGO,
about 500. was the least that would be
charged for any message not exceeding
ten words. This would, of course, have
cut off poor people or even those having
moderate means. TIE charges now are
not that much of course. but they are
still far too high; no man can send
any kind of message from London to
New York, for less than ten or twelve
dollars, in gold. This is an outrage.
and we sincerely hope the new ''Direct
Cable" may break up the monopolles
that have so long existed. In these
days, when large numbers of our people
go to Europe, the telegraphic communi
cation between the two worlds becomes
almost matter of necessity and if the
rates are cheapened. it will be a great
and general blessing.
Year: 1874

Boys, think of this as you 60 stubbing
your bare toes over the stones in the
garden of your young life. The richest
man in La. Crosse, Wisconsin, is a dry
goods merchant named Mons Anderson.
He is the largest tax payer in the city.
He was born in Norway and made his
home in La Crosse about twenty years
ago, when he was but poor lad. We
never heard of his whining or spending
time or money in dissipation. He went
to work as clerk in q store. He was
there early and late, always earnest, po-
lite and cheerful Little by little he
gained foothold When he had saved
few dollars, he bought little tail end
of grocery store and set up for him
self. In few years he had many friends
and some money ahead. He enlarged
his business and began to advertise. In
dull times or good times he advertised
largely, kept his name before the public
kept his store filed with goods and
customers, Joined church, not for effect
but because he felt that was the right
thing to do. and won the respect of per-
sons of other beliefs and nationality.
Honest, liberal, truthful and sound to



the heart as a gold dollar. he has worked
his way up the hill till now Mons An
derson, the once poor little Norwegian
boy who was homeless and penniless, is
to-day not only the leading merchant in
La Crosse, but in all the northwestern
part of Wisconsin. In religion he is a
Baptist In politics he is a republican.
In all that makes man he is above re-
proach. Such men are the north stars
for boys-the souls of the nation. Who
of our readers-of the boys and young
men who read this paragraph-will be
like him ? All honor and abundant
happiness to such men as Mons Ander-
son, the merchant prince-the honest
man of La Crosse.
Year: 1874

People Of Chicago and the
Northwest! Do you realize
that the Chicago Exposition
will POSITIVELY close on
tho 10th day of October,
III SIX days? Only SIX
days in which to SEQ the
greatest Industrial Exposition
Of this country! Only SIX
DAYS MORE in which to sec
and study the finest display Of
Works Of Art ever opened to
public view in America. None
need delay coming expecting
that it will be postponed, for
it POSITIVELY will not.