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Year: 1874

Dedicated to the Memory of Miss Matte SteDenson
BY MRS. FANNIE b. THOMPSON.


Softly and gently speak her name!


Inscribe IT on the page of fame;


Let every memory revere.


And every bosom hold it dear


When Memphis, through the public press,
Called for aid in dire distress,
She turned away from friends and home.
And meekly answered. Lo, come J"
And yet the noble girl had fears
Perhaps an Aged mothers tears,
Or white haired.fasher's sigh,
Might oppose her SOULS reply.
/" could not bear to see them grieve."
She said, so quietly viii leave,
And when I'm gone will let them know
Of my resolve; It's better So"
And thus she left the friends SO dear.
without a single word Of cheer
The lonely path she firmly trod.
Sustained in duty by her God.


Glorious pictured Such as, ween.
In this cold world is rarely seem
A tender girl foregoing ease


To face the terrors of disease;


A timid creature growing brave


To nurse and watch. please God, to save
Fellow beings stricken down


Beneath dread fever's blighting frown.
No hope of fame around her cast


A cheering radiance, as she passed


From couch TO couch, from room to room,
With sunny smiles. dispelling gloom.


The blood of her young veins was pure,


Her noblo soul firm to endure,
And this health and strength she gave,


The lives Of feeble ones to save.


might brings out stars, /" and Memphis found
When in afiliction bowed down.
How strong the cord of sympathy
Which unites humanity.


But no gift of shining gold


Could such wondrous love unfold
As the life of this brave girl
In her death, gives to the world.


Then build monument to tell
Future ages how she fell
And teach the children at your knee
To lisp her fair name tenderly.
Year: 1874

"a fine old English gentleman (Mr.
Moggridge), with abundant leisure for
studies in natural history, has written a
very entertaining book on insects, in one
chapter of which las critic asserts) he
" elevates the character of the spider.
1t is pleasant, at any rate, to know that
he has found out enough about the
creature feelings to elevate sciehce in
the direction of mercy. The story is
briefly as follows: Moggridge has been
in the habit of immersing for preserva-
ton his different specimens of spiders
and ants in bottles of alcohol. He saw
that they struggled for a few minutes;
but he thought that sensation was soon
extinguished, and that they were soon
free from suffering On one occasion he
wished to preserve large female spider
and twenty.four of her young ones that
he had captured. He put the mother
into a bottle of alcohol, and saw that
after few moments she folded her legs
upon her body and was arrest. Hethen
put into the bottle the young ones, who,
of course, manifested acute pain. What
was his surprise to see the mother arouse
herself from her lethargy, dart round to
and gather her young ones to her bosom,
fold her arms round them and again re-
lapse into insensibility, until at length
death came to her relief, and the limbs,
no longer controlled by this maternal
instinct, relaxed their grasp and became
dead. The effect of the exhibition upon
him is lesson to our common humanity.
He has applied chloroform before i'm
mersion. Judging from the above, the
spider is superior to the human animal,
in the fact that alcohol does not destroy
her natural affection,
Year: 1874

IN her hold IN the forward compartment.
Ordinarily she could make fourteen
knots per hour, aud at that rate could
have left tho Tornado out of sight in q
very short time. It is also said that
when the Tornado finally overhauled
the Yirginius, after full eight hours
chase, flames were rolling mp from the
smoke-stack of the former, and had
nearly burnt it out. The vessel could
hardly have borne q much longer chase
under such a strain.


The statement of nearly all the pris-
oners agree in disovning any knowledge
Of the purposes of the officers Of the
Virginius. They profess to have em-
barked as passengers, to have seen no
arms on board, and to have seen little
or nothing thrown overheard. Those
on the Juniata certainly do not present
q very warlike appearance, many of
them beng very young and diminutive
in size, and without any very intelligent
estimate OF the undertaking which they
entered npon. The fact that the Vir-
ginius was advertised TO go into Port
Limones and then sailed around among
the islands of the West Indies, SEEM
ingly without any exact destination, ap-
pears not to have excited any curiosity
among them as to her object, but on the
contrary their statements exhibit an ut
ter indifference to the course of the
ship, or the intention of the officers.
One thing, however is clear, namely !;
that the vessel put in, or was about to
put in, at Port-au-Prince for repairs,
when Capt. Fry changed his mind, and
turned her to the westward and back TO
Jamaica.-Nea0 York Tribune.
Year: 1874

How To KEEP A CHEERFUL KITCHEN.
The kitchen, in the care of wise and
capable housewife, can be as pleasant
aud spotless province as the parlor
above. Pans, kettles, skillets, stove
everything should be as perfectly clean,
for the unobserviDg little knows how
sensitive most articles of food in a raw
state are. Meat, for instance, standing
on kitchen table by an open window
that lets in air from stagnant water, or
otherwise, often spoils in short time,
and the queen of the kitchen is disgust
ed by the bad odor of the once nutri-
tious food. Berries, every thing in fact
of the edible kind, allowed to remain in
dirty kitchen absorbs ''the disease of
impurity, and sooner or later tells on
the health of the family.
Year: 1874

WHEs 1 think OF death SIS a thing
worth thinking of. it Is in the hope of
pressing, one Gay, some hard-fought
and wel1-worn field of battle, and dying
with the shout of victory in my ear.
That would be worth dying for, and
more, it would be worth having lived
for.-Sir Walter Scott
Year: 1874

The following letter in reference to an inter-
Press of the 18th ult.


Editors Press:-Feeling assured OF your will
hngness to publish anything that would be of
interest or advantage TO the public especially
those seeking homes in the State and never
having seen anything in print respecting this
locality, thought best to let the readers of the
Press know something of a beautiful tract of
country lying on either side of what is known
as Dry Creek, situated in the Southern part of
Placer county, and within Ia miles of Sacra-
mento city. | consider it worthy OF much
notice as many other places of which we read
so much. We can boast of rs healthy climate
as any other part OF the State. The soil is
varied, being composed OF clay, sand and de-
composed granite. 1t will produce as good
wheat, barley and oats as any other part of the
country. Potatoes and other vegetables do well
If properly cultivated, though we do not boast
of as many bushels to the acre as some OTHER
localities; but We have the satisfaction of reap
ing when We SOW, having never known total
failure on this creek. There were number of
pieces sown with alfalfa last winter the most
looks well and will no doubt be success. The
orchards and vineyards give promise of large
crop, and the hay crop was good, having been
cut and large quantities of it already marketed
We are now busy threshing wheat and barley
which will be an average crop, although the
rorth wind four weeks ago injured them some.
what.


Our nearest market is Roseville, pleasantly
situated little town at the junction of the c. p
Cal. and Oregon r, r. 1t is good market for
hay and barley, which is shipped in large guam
titles to the mountains for feeding stock in the
lumber regions. What we want, in order to
make this one of the most thrifty towns in the
State, is a few enterprising men with capital to
erect mill and factories and such other i'm
provements as are needed to make live place
We have the wheat and wool and need the mills
to fit them for use. Judging from the acreage
now in summer fallow there will be double the
area sown next fall that has ever been before
Another important item is the large quantities
of white oak timber, which, converted into stove
wood, commands good price.


| would say to those seeking homes in the
country, give us a Gall before buying mot that
have lands for sale, as l have none; but becaus,
they are yet cheap, compared to many othe.
places; possessing no more advantages than are
to be found here,) Improved farms can be
bought for $50 per acre There are large tracts
of land, from two to five miles of Rosevle, that
am told can be bought cheap, and on reason
able terms. They are now used for sheep
ranches, We have Grange at Roseville in
perfect working order, which numbers some
thing over 10 members and still they come.


V. w. S.


Dry Creek, Placer Co., July 9th, 1874
Year: 1874

CAUGHT Last Thursday morning stranger
whose name proved afterwards to be George
Solwerkv, came in town with horse and buggy
and at once of1el ed them for sale While he was
Ia king trade with 10 Mclaughlin, proprietor OF
the Empire Livery Stable, other parties gathered
around, and from the general appearance of the
stranger. und the low price at which he offered
the said horse and buggy, a suspicion arose in
the minds of some that all was not exactly right
He hailed from Sacramento, but on telegraphing
to parties there whom he claimed to know. they
answered that they knew nothing about him
This and other attendant circumstances increased
the suspicion sufficiently to induce A . Hunty
Under Sheriff, to swear out complaint against
him, and have a warrant issued for his arrest He
Yves accordingly lodged in JAIL and the officers
in Sacramento notified at once of the proceed
ings. Chief of Police, KArcher at once came
up and took the thief to Sacramento, the next
morning, in the same buggy that brought him
It turns out, as suspicioned, that ne had taken
the team from "A livery stable in Sacramento and
started off in hopes of selling the same and get
ting away with the proceeds.
Year: 1874

A LrrERAToR not in the employ of the county,
and who is an itnerant newsmonger in this
vicinity, go. into the galaxy way too early last
Sunday evening. It was through his oblivion
that the Episcopal Service Book was kept segre-
gated which inconvenienced the audience in the
court house. From the apology of the clergy
one would Judge that he would pray for the man
who forgot to distribute the Service Book. The
dream, related by the gentleman who learns the
children their letters, the following morning, is
evidence that the prayer of the clergy had the de-
sired effect. He said 81 dreampt lest night that
| was interviewed by st. Paul. ST. Peter and St
Matthew Dined with Napoleon l, and shook
hands with the Gar of Russia, l do not know
what caused me to dream such dream, except
it was because l forgot to distribute the Service
Book"
Year: 1874

A. d. BULLARp, of the Empire Hotel, Auburn
who some seem pleased to designate as the ''Live
Landlord is always doing something to tickle
the palate of his boarders, or please the people
of the town. 1t is not more than week ago
since lie began extensive improvements, calcu-
lated to add to the comfort and convenience of
those who favor him with their patronage, and
now as will be seen from the posters around
town. he is engaged in making preparations for
what is intended to be delightful, social party
an entertainment which all can attend with
previous assurance of having good time. The
elt veHth of August is the time, and Music Hall
the place Bear this in mind
Year: 1874

COMPLETED, The new wagon road, across the
American river, leading from here to Forest
Hl Michigan Bluff and other places on the
divide, has just been completed. BY this new
road the distance is reduced very materially,
and the grade lessened very much; thus not only
permitting of the trip being made in less time
than heretofore, but making it much easier, and
a great deal more pleasant to both man and
beast This is one of the mountain toll roads
That still pays, and to the credit of the owners,
De 1t said, they are determined to keep it in such
a condition that those vino travel thereen will
not begrudge the toll.
Year: 1874

FATAL ACCIDENT Quinn, owner of one
of the granite quarries at Rocklin, came to his
death very Suddenly, at that place. last Wednes-
day, by the falling of one of the large derrcks
used tor hoisting rocks out of the quarry, and
when so large AS to require it, for loading the
same on cars for shipment. 1t seems that one
Of the guys, or more plainly, one of the ropes
which extend from the top of the derrick to some
firm post, to maintain the derrick i'll an upright
position and keep it in place, came loose, and
MIR. Quinn ascended to the top for the purpose
Of refastening the same while in the act the
derrick fell over, coming to the ground with a
terrible crash killing him instantly, and causing
slight injury to another party. The Coroner
was summoned who went to Rocklin and held
an lnquisition on the body, which brought forth
the above facts, and in addition the fact that the
accident did not occur through either careless
ness or neglect. Mr.. Quinn was native of Ire
land, aged about SO years He was an old resi-
dent of Placer county, and has long been recog-
nlzed as one of her most valuable and enterpris-
ing citizens He lus done much toward deve-
oping the granite quarries in this county, and in
that business was in fair way of soon becoming
wealthy. His loss is q public loss and irrepara-
bic in the community in which he resided. Mr.
Quinn had family, who, at the time of his
death, were residing Mt the Bay, where his body
taken, the next day, for interment.
Year: 1874

WE are informed, by Superintendent Cross
man, that the Bellevue is taking out some rich
rock. In the west slopes the ledge is 80 inches
thick. The mill is now running ore from
these slopes, and it is estimated the rock will
run about $40 per ton. They expected to clean
uMto-day and from the looks of the plates, it
is reasonably thought the returns will be quite
satisfactory. In the east drift they are row ex-
tracing rich rock and it is supposed another
pay chute is struck At the ST. Patrick they are
full handed, and are going after the gold rock in
way that will doubtless soon be perceptably
felt.
Year: 1874

1HE FIRE COMMISSIONERS appointed at n
meeting OF citizens, last Tuesday evening have
hired Richard Sanders to serve es night watch
man OF the town, at salary of $2l per week.
1t is the general impression that Sanders will
make faithful watchman, and we have no doubt
but what he will. If not, out he goes, and in
goes some one else, for the Commissioners are
determined to have none but the best
Year: 1874

New School HoUsE.-Wolk on this building
Is progressing rapidly. The frame is pretty
much completed, or will be by tonight, and 80 far
as advanced the structure shows great strength;
the tmbers all being heavy of good quality, and
very well put together. The contractor, Mr..
Hicks. assures us that the people shall have Il
good building. whether he makes a cent or not
and sight at the work already done will con
vince any one that he is working to do what he
SAWS
Year: 1874

loE.-Jake Rittinger is selling the coolest ice
to be had in the State. AS Paddy sad it NAV
not be as cold as the ice in the old country, but
we assure those who are fond of the article thnt
it is cold enough for all practical purposes A
little ice is real dainty this warm weather and
those who would wish to indulge in he same
have only to notify Jake of that fact, and he will
bring it to Your door
Year: 1874

The youthful highwaymen OF the east side have,
during these hot days In July, adopted new, yet
simple means OF coming money. 1t Is simply to
steal gentemen's hats and dispose Of them to sec
end hand dealers at prices ranging from ten to
fifty cents These hats originally cost the owners
twenty times the prices that these vagrants re-


ceive. The methods by which these young thieves
become possessed OF these hats are various.


Sometimes they sneak up the front stoop OF house
that has the hall door left open in order to allow
current OF air TO pass through the hallway. The
hal rack IN sucn cases Is usually stripped OF all
hats IN the twinklng OF an eye, and before any OF
the occupants OF the house have any idea that
anybody had put in appearance. But the
is 10 watch for a crowded horse car,
and one that has its windows wide open. These
young rascals run along the sidewalk. and at the


first favorable opportunity that presents iteei they
steatnly 20 up to the side Of the car and take the
nat from on the wearer's head while the car is in
motion. Then they decamp with their booty. The
car beng crowded and the innocent victim sc ated
inside 10 ls several minutes before he Is able TO
reach the OUTSIDE, and by that time the thief has
ned to parts unknown, while the car Is several
blocks beyond the place wnere tue theft was COM


time for these operations; but there have bee
several cases where these petty arcences have
been committed in broad daylight. On one single
Third avenue car yesterday afternoon three men
had their hats stolen wnile riding up own rom the
City Hall PARK to the depot Tney were Obliged to
20 home bareheaded. The police have as yet not
reported q single arrest OF these young scamps.
Year: 1874

Coroner Wotman yesterday morning impan-
elled jury in the case OF William Benson, recently
mate Of the ship Octavia, who died In Bellevue
Hospital few days ago from the effects of in
juries received by being struck on the head with
lump OF coal alleged to have been thrown at him
by Charles Mccarthy during a difficulty between
them the pier foot OF Seventeenth street, North
River, on the 9th inst. The investigation was to
have taken place at twelve O'Clock M, but owing
to the absence OF the most important witnesses,
who have gone to Newfoundland, Coroner Volt
man announced to the jury that he should be com.
PEELED to adjourn the investigation till the ship
should return to this port, which may be several
weeks.


moved that his client be released on ball. and the
Coroner replied that he would release the pris-
Oner when he filed bond In the sum OF $4,000,
which 1t is supposed will be done IN a day or two
Benson was man much respected, and one OF his
sisters is said to be the vile OF an American Con-
sui to q foreign port.
Year: 1874

The police OF Williamsburg have been notified OF
the mysterious disappearance OF Mr.. William Il.
Powell, boss truckman residing at No. A Ryer-
son street, Brooklyn, and doing business in Wash.
ington street, New YORK. At noon on Saturday
last, after taking his dinner he told his son that
he would take walk toward Broadway, and since
that time his family have received no tidings Of
him. He is about forJy.fve years of age, and was
dressed in black cloth coat, gray pants, white
shirt and CATERS, and has brown hair, full
side whiskers and mustache. About two years
ago he was affected by the heat TO such an extent
that his friends say he may now be partially in
sane. When last seen he had on his person a val
liable gold watch and cnain and large sum Of
money.
Year: 1874

From the Petersburg Index and Appeal


The tobacco crop is a bad failure, and many OF
the worthiest young men are preparing to go
West. But the remainder are preparing to ride a
tournament, and that, surely ought to be a suf-
Gclent offset and consolation. ViCe la bagateUe.
Year: 1874

"LovE ME, LOVE My DoG."- This sentiment we have read somewhere, long time ago. but we never could acknowledge any sensible application to it. The idea seems to be that if you are enamored of a lady and she has a dog, you must love it too, or she will not love you. No matter if 1t is cross snappish cur that en- dangers your legs whenever you approach the house, you must love it too! Now this is all infer nal fOolishness. We therfOre ad- wise young friend of ours to make a little judicious use of strychnine, and he will not be obliged any longer to divide his love between the lady and her dog. Don't be afraid to lay it out. There are several dogs in that immediate vicinity that are internal hui sances and can we'll be spared. Do as Johnny did with those "Maltese Thomas cats'' at the Government corral, and you will make peace in that neigh borhOOd. Do you mind that now?
Year: 1874

An exchange tells ns about minister who will not change his shirt until the Beecher business is settled. He is determined to contribute his mite of dirty linen to the Plymouth buck basket - los Angeles Express.

 We can beat that in Arizona. We have a man here who took a swear eight years ago that he would not change or wash his shirt until hewas elected to Con- gress. He has kept his oath thus far, and is now candidate for Delegate, with no prospect to be elected. His shirt is awful, and it would puzzle laundress to tell what it is made of The only re- lief he ever had from the numer- ous inhabitants of said garment was to lay it on an ant hill and have 1t temporarily depOpuldteu'

 VOTERS OF ARIZONA, remem- Der that HIRAM $. STEVENS IS not an old broken down politician, but in the prime of life and vigor, both of mind and body. He is not trammeled by any party or faction, or shackled by promises to any man or set of men. He goes to Washington the free and honestrepresentative of the whole people, there to devote his ener- gies for the good of the whole Territory, without partiality for any section, any class or any man.
Year: 1874

DISASTERS AT SEA BY THE EoUINOCrIAL
GALKs.-Dispatches from New York report
quite number Of disasters in recent gales Upon
the North Atlantic. Among them was the bark
Antonio Maria, which sailed from Baltimore for
Queenstown August 9th, with q cargo OF corn
and was struck by hurricane on September
Tth. The bark Ranger found her disabled and
water-logged, and her captain abandoned her
and took refuge on the Ranger, which brought
them to New York. A salvage crew from the
Ranger was planced on board the Antonio
Maria, since when nothing has been heard OF
the latter,
Year: 1874

INTEREST ON THE DISTRICT BoSDs-The
Treasury department to-day received a warrant
for SI37 ,s28, drawn By Controller aker in favor
Of Secretary BristOw, to reimburse the depart
ment for money advanced By it on ally 1st last to
pay the interest on District bonds to the First
National Bank OF New York.
Year: 1874

a correspondent of the New York
Tribune gives the following as a sure
preventive against hydrophobia:


one and a half ounces of clccampane
root (grecn preferable, if obtainable)
boiled in a pint of milk until reduced to
half pint. Take in the morning, fast
ing, and do not breakfast until o'clock
in the afternoon. Intcrmit another day,
and then take same dose as last. This
will be cffcctual if taken at any time
before the paroXysms CONC on.'