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Year: 1876

then was asserted, and for which fervent
prayers were then offered. 1t seems fitting
that on the occurrence of the hundredth
anniversary Of our existence as nation, a
grateful acknowledgement should be
made to Almighty God for the pro.
lection and bounties which he has
vouchsafed TO our beloved country.
/, therefore, invite the good people of the
United States on the approaching 4th day
of July, in addition to the usual observances
with which they are accustomed to greet
the return of the day, to further in such
manner and at such time as in their re.
spective localities and religious associa-
tions may be most convenient, to mark its
recurrence by some public religious and
devout thanksgiving to Almighty God for
the blessings which have been bestowed
upon us as Nation during the century
OF our existence, and humbly invoke con-
tinuancc of his favor and of his protection.


In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed.


Done at the city of Washington, this 26th
day of June, in the year Of our Lord 1876,
and Of the independence Of the United
States of America the one hundredth.
[Signedl u. 3. GRANT.
By the President:


HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.
Year: 1876

A proof of how much more appear
ances weigh in this foolish world than
facts may be found in the relative tradi-
tional estimate of the owl and the goose.
The former bird, merely from looking
grave and solemn, and keeping himself a
little retired from public view, has been
credited with unlimited sagacity, and
made the chosen companion of the very
Goddess of Wisdom. As no ministry
fifty years ago would have dared to give
a bishopric to Sidney Smith, simply be-
cause he was too witty, so no old Athe-
nian imagined that Pallas would have
preferred in her temple the society of a
lively and satirical bird, like the goose,
to the dull and gloomy-minded owl.
But the goose is really clever creature,
and proves it in hundred ways; while
the owl, like Lord Burleigh, merely mods
his head in solemn sort, and is accepted
as wise on his own showing. The great
difference between masculine and fem
inine folly has been said to be that stu
pid man generally retains enough sense
to conceal his stupidity under the cloak
of silence, while stupid woman chat
ters the more the more ignorant she may
De, anu 50 DeITdyS ueT uelCltHCleS W Ill
the world. The man sometimes inspires
his neighbor, and always his wife, with
the conviction that there is matchless
wisdom hidden behind his reserve, which
he buttons close round him as the shabby
genteel do great coat to hide the alb
sence of shirt. The woman invariably
reveals her folly to everybody, and gets
no credit for the under. current of prac-
tical sense which sometimes runs be-
meath. The owl is in this respect de-
cidedly of the masculine order of mind,


while the goose goes about cackling and


screeching with her neck outstretched,


so that she looks supremely ridiculous
and idiotic, while all the time she is not
only sensible enough, but has the rare
merit of a strong dash of humor in her
composition. Since she saved the
Roman capital she has been known to
display all the domestic virtues, and as
many public ones as she has been per-
mitted to exercise. But no; experience
avails nothing against prejudice. She
has contrived to get herself classed


among the shrieking sisterhood," and


her claims are thrust aside with derisiOn.
Year: 1876

The way in which frost acts in destroy
ing vegetable tissue, and consequently
vegetable life, is yet open to discussion.
When the liquid in the structure freezes,
it will of course follow the law common
in such cases and expand, disrupting the
tissues to the destruction of life. The
enigma with most persons is how vegeta-
bic matter can get through our winters
after the sap has been thoroughly frozen,
in the face of this law. But it is prob.
able that the sap does not freeze in
these cases. A Mr.. Piflard publishes
some experiments, in an English paper,
made with the juice of cabbage leaf:
Some juice was mixed with water and
put in bottle, and in another bottle
pure water. Both were exposed to be
given in low temperature. The cabbage
water resisted congelatioD while the
mere water froze. II thus appears that
plants resist frost through their juices,
and that the power of resistance Is a
chemical act not vital one merely un-
less, indeed, life itself be but mode of
chemical action.
Year: 1876

The Centennial anniversary OF the day on


which the people Of this United States de.
clared their right 10 separate and equal
station among the powers Of the earth
seems to demand an exceptional
observance. The founders Of this
government at It's birth and In Its
feebleness, invoked the blessing and protec-
tion Of the Divine Providence, and the thir-
teen colonies and three millions OF people
have expanded into nation OF strength and
numbers, commanding position which
Year: 1876

TOoTHACHE proceeds from ague in the
face operating upon the exposed nerve of a
decayed tooth. Rub the gum thoroughly
with the finger, wet with Johnson's AnOdyne
Li,,iment, heat the face well, and lap a fan.
mel wet with the liniment on the face, also
put a little of the liniment into the cavity OF
the tooth on cotton.
Year: 1876

A correspondent from this place, writing
20 the InttNi9eaeET, says that We need an.
other lawyer, church and minister
There is no doubt, Judging by the past, but
that another lawyer would make good liy-
ing, and the TnteNgencer correspondent
would he good customer, and could be
plucked Of his plumes, by him, sooner than
any other man in this community. AS to
the church We endorse the sentiment. Now
that We are so soon TO have millinery
establishment here, it ~ necessary that our
ladies should have some place to go to air
their feathers and see what their neighbors
have got new TO wear, There was lot
donated, money subscribed and some work
done come time ago, towards erecting q
church edifce; but the itinerate preacher
who had the matter in hand proved himself
unworthy and lett, forgetting to come back.
Several Others have been sent here to "spy
out the land" but they were wholly incOm.
petent, did not understand this community,
had not sufficient back bone to labor in so
large and hard field, 20 they took them.
selves of in search Of green, and Of course
easier cultivated vineyards, already i'm.
proved, and that would yield them an easy
living. A man to succeed here, "a a clergy.
man, must be man OF education. He will
have to preach sound, common sense and
good morals, instead OF dogmas and creeds
He must not expect to settle down Into Il
nicely feathered nest, but roll up his sleeves
and take hold of the enterprise of founding
n church in good earnest, and must take
care 10 let people know that he has come
to live among US, take hand in pushing
along our laudabe enterprises, and not for
the sake of a luxurious living; such man,
if free from bigotry, and full of snap will be
we'll received in this community. One
young gentleman did visit us not long siuce,
preached to good congregation, was liked,
and would have been sustained had he re-
manned. But he did not, and with that
eingle exception, no man has come among
US with enough energy, common sense, edu
cation and native ability, to ever become
anything greater than drone In our busy
community. Attempts have been made to
saddle on to US several itinerants Of no
ability. who are behind thi> community md
the age; but to such we all turn from with
disgust Those men who have crept into
the ministry, because too lazy to work and
not smart enough to get bread and butter
without II, and so are sent into new settle.
ments, will have to chop oerd-wOod or work
in logging camp If they come here. 1t is
not the sense of the comnfunity that poor
preacher or poor teacher is'better than none.
We vast only the very best; and until one
Of the right'sort 10 willing to settle perma-
nsntly among us, we shall continue to do in
the futare as VIC have in thePast, get along
with none When the right one comes we
shall take pleasure IN doing all we can to
help him along.
Year: 1876

The term of our Ds:-ct Court, Ia full re.
port its proceedings appeared last week.
marks new era in the history Of our county.
His Honor, j. r. Lewis, succeeded, not only
in winning the respect Of the bar, and all
the officers Of the court, but encomiums of
praise have been awarded him by this entire
community. He has not only convinced our
people of his ability as o jurist, but
that he justly merits the appellation OF gen
tleman in every sense Of the term, He has
manifested dignity withsyut pride, and has
impsrtially dealt out even handed justice to
oil partiea We never remember being pres
ent at tho session Of term Of any court,
where so little dissatisfaction was expressed.
His imPartiality is beyond all doubt. His
entire influence hss been cast in favor Of law,
order and morality. The establishment of
the court is unquestionab|y q. decided step
onward for our county. A step in the right
direction, in the interest ofpeace and pros
perity. Even should it cause q slight in
crease IN taxation, which is matter of
doubt, the amount Of money necessarily ex-
pended, is retained at home, instead Of as
heretofore spent in an adjoining county.
The time usually spent by jurors, witnesses
and litigants in travelling to and from Seattle
and while in attendance on court there, hsS
been much less, and consequently decided
gain, for time is money. Those who are
lawlessly inclined will hereafter have a
wholesome dread of the court. We shall be
more orderly as community, and We must
say that We thoroughly believe the estab.
iishment Of our district court here at home,
is an advance towards that position we soon
hope to assums, prosperous county in the
future Rialb of Washington.
Year: 1876

The receipts yesterday from the Water Dc
partment we're $3,5l5


There was $4,000 paid out yesterday by the
City Treasurer on the city debt


Treasurer Dan O'Hara returned from the
East yesterday. It Is supposed that he will
count the money and pull out Immediately,
leaving Clinton Briggs to take q hand in, or let
the Treasury take care Of itself till conclusion
Of the troubles is reached.


The Office Of the City Collector was closed all
day yesterday, owing to the recent develop
ments- The Comptroller sent word to have the
License Department open to-day, and business
ployes Of the City Collector wait for instruc-
tiOpS
Year: 1876

1t is now generally understood that boys must
have special drill to prepare them for the
greatest practical usefulness. II. B. Bryants Chi
cago Business College and English Trimming School
Is the acknowledged headquarters for this kind Of
discipline Ills thorough in all Its departments
No vacation during the summer
Year: 1876

When Seth got home from mackerell-
ing he sought his Sarah Ann, and found
that she, the heartless one, had found an
other man. And then most awful tight
he got, and so he went away, and bound
himself to cut live oak all down in Flori-
day. He pined upon the live oak land,
he murmured in the shades; his axe grew
heavy in his hand, all in the wildwood
glades. Mosquitoes bit him everywhere,
no comfort did he get, and how terribly
he'd swear whenever he got bit. At last,
despairing of relief, and wishing himself
dead. he went into the woods piece and
chopped off his own head.
Year: 1876

Our dispatches this morning an
nounco the arrival in New York Of Dom
Pedro. Emperor Of Brazil. Now Is the
time for the American imperialists to
move. There are millions OF us who
would DO willing to exchange our miser-
able, vile and corrupt republican gov
ernment for an empire. But then we
want a gentleman for Emperor, not the
patron Of burglars, whisky rings, treas
ury thieves and official swindlers. If
we arc TO have an empire, let us
take advantage Of the presence Of real.
live Emperor, among us, and proclaim
him our ruler. Dom Pedro Is thor
oughbred gentleman, and IL we take
him, we will never have to blush for our
Emperor as we have had to do for our
President.
Year: 1876

A bill reducing the fees OF the Tax
Collectors OF this city was passed
through both houses and signed by both
the Speaker OF the House and the Pres
ident OF the Senate, and is now In the
possession Of Kellogg. The bill allows
but one per cent to tho Collector OF the
First District, and proportionately to
others. The bill will become Il law and
goes into operation when 1t is signed by
Kellogg. Will he sign it2 Mol And
why? Because It will save thousands Of
dollars to tho State, which will other
wise go into the plethoric pockets Of his
Radical Tax Collectors.
Year: 1876

We publish communications upon any
subject of public interest, when they
are handed to us by responsible men,
whether we concur In tho views ex-
pressed or not. The opinions OF the
DEMOCRAT will be expressed In Its cdi-
torjal columns. We do not stand for
those expressed by our correspondents.
Year: 1876

The French Benevolent Society
give a grand picnic next Sunday at
Arroyo Seco. The directors have made
every effort to secure the enjoyment
Of their guests and there will be great
amusement.
Year: 1876

NEW CASTLE, DEL, August 3l.-The
steamer which left Philadelphia last
night with the pugilists Weedon and
Walker and their friends effected land
ing on the New Jersey shore and ring
was formed near the Pennsylvania line
and the fight commenced. 1t is said the
sheriff made an effort TO interfere, but
was restrained by the mob. After a
stubburn fight of 62 rounds Weedon was
declared the victor. The sheriff notified
the crowd that he would follow the
principals and such of their abettors as
he could recognize to Philadelphia and
prosecute them to the full extent of the
law.


The dead body of Walker was found
this evening on the salt wharf, at Green
wich Point, and was removed 10 hls
fathers residence. His face and neck
are battered and swollen out of all shape.
The police are searching for three men
who were seen IN q boat near the wharf,
and who are supposed to have placed the
body ashore. The police are also looking
tor Weldon, the hackers, and ali con-
nected with the fight. Weldon is said
to be badly cut up. .. .,a- !.


A young man called at police head.
Quarters late this evening and stated
that after the fight Walker was laid on II
table in the ring and everybody deserted
him; that he hailed the party
in boat about putting of
and got them to assist
him in placing Walker on board.
Walker was insensible at the time and
renamed so till the time of his death,
which occurred when half way up to tho
city
Year: 1876

LOUISVILLE, August Sl,-The viii OF
NJ. c. Kerr devises, in substance, that all
the law books which he shall be owner
of at the time OF his death, and used by
him as law library, shall BE held in


trust by his wife for the use OF his son,
Samuel B. Kerr. He leaves sll his
property, real and perssnsl, in


trust with his wife during her
life, and at her death, if her
son should survive her the property will


be bequeathed to him. He also provides


that his mother and his wife's mother
shall be provided tor SO far as his wife's
ability may permit her TO do so. He
concludes by most earnestly beseechtng
his son TO cherish always most sincere
love of justice and truth, and to
make all his aims IN life consistent
Herewith, and they cannot fail TO be
high and noble. He makes his wife the
sole executor of his will. The paper Is
dated May 9th, 1865.
Year: 1876

1t soon becomes very unpleasant for a
person to write about his own personal
adventures and experiences yet We know
OF no other method by which We can al
ways obtain accurate information, discrip.
tive Of the country, than to travel and see
for ourselves, and write what we see. BY
doing this, we can youch for our matter
being at least as accurate as the impress
sions written in a private letter, between
personal friends, of sights seen, or expe-
riences undergone in going flom place
to place. We frequently give in detail
our own personal adventures, because
they more accurately represent what q
person would be likely to pass through
than any mere general description could
do. While these things may become tire
some to some of our home readers who
are we'll acquainted With the country,
routes and methods Of travel, &c. we
are satisfied they furnish just the kind of
information desired by very large por-
tion of our readers; We Judge so as we
receive nearly every mail number of
letters asking for specimen copies of the
STAR, especially for those numbers give
ing a description Of the country.


Last week We furnished matter dCscrip-
tive of the Washinton and Oregon FANS.
In this article we give some information
as to routes of travel to and from the
Sound to Portland and its surroundings.


About Eve O'clock in the morning of
each day, except Sunday. Rice Tilley's
line of stages leave Olympia for Tenino
The road is excellent, soil light, much Of
It very poor After passing Tumwater,
two miles from Olympia, the road runs
Shroggh tract Ofcountry where the road
Year: 1876

During last winter our mails arrived
here on the XpiW on Sunday, LETT on
Monday; afterwards the FuDy Ldh,
brought them here on Tuesday ana
lett on Wednesday, When the FanDy
was laid up for repairs the after brought
them down in her place on Tuesday, re-
turning with the mail tor Seattle on
Wednesday, The past week, no mails
were brought until yesterday, when the
MDhW brought down the mail from
Seattle; stopping here just long enough
to put of her freight, and without any
WARNING to the postmaster OF the fact,
started off without the mail.


We Lcicvc the mail is supposed to
to leave Seattle for Snohomsh every Mon
day morning, as well as TO return
regularly once week. The officers
of the ZepLyr stated they were to be
down here ne&t Monday with Judge
Jacobs, who is expected to make polit-
ical speech here on that occasion.


In view OF the manner our mail service
has been conducted in the past, we think
it would be proper to make one Of the
conditions precedent to giving Judge
Jacobs, or any other aspirant for congres.
sional honors, support in this communi-
ty, that they personally and publicly
pledge themselves to use their utmost eX-
ertions to secure scmi.wcekly steam-mail
service between Snohomish and Seattle,
and weekly mail service up the Snoqual-
mie to Falls City. And further, to see
that the contracts be drawn up with re-
sponsible parties SO that we cannot be
treated in the future as in the past. The
way. our mail service with this place has
been conducted is q SHAME aud an outrage,
to put it very mildly, We believe the
chief fault is in the way the contract has
been let. The parties who bring it to the
river being generally irresponsible, and
having no direct interest in the contract
being carried out according to its terms
with the original contractors. But being
specially employed to carry each mail
separately when b might Sut Meir ora
convenience


We believe the postal agent has the
power to remedy this shameful state of
affairs if he will give it his personal at
tention. 1t is a great pity that valley
containing nearly one thousand people as
enterprising and progressive as this can
not be better treated, so they can tell
whether or not they are to have any mail
to their community, when nearly half a
dozen steamers call at the river per
week.
Year: 1876

If the ladies of the period are as just
as they are beautiful, they will contrib
ute something toward monument for
King Canute, He was the person who
originally ordered the tidc-back.


Our best friends are those who keep
quiet when somebody is enumerating
our virtues.
Year: 1876

citizens OF America! to this sad family
this type of millions OF others? turn away
from the sight of that poor man, "beg-
bing a brother of the earth to give him
leave to tolls" from that wretched fam
ily, living on -four and water, too poor
to purchase stove or fuel to cook their
70 cd and form the pale face of that dead
child, five years old, deaf Of starvation,
stretched in her pine coffin. What are
these to thee? The great question is, how
can greenback dollar be made worth
thirteen cents more than it now is?
How can the rich mans mortgage be
made worth thirteen per ct. more than
it is. How can the Wall St. broker or
the foreign speculator who bought our
bonds at 40 cts. on the dollar receive 100
cents on the dollar? That is the mighty
issue!


Let the poor starve. What are human
backs and stomachs and souls TO the om-
nipotent claims OF money! And that
poor wandering wretch, sneaking about
Troy, New Yory, seeking work dollar
or two on election day will buy has vote
and when that is gone let him steal some
thing and so add to that vast swarm o
criminals which threatens to drown the
commonwealth.


Oh, men of America, who permit
knaves to sow the wind, ye will surely
reap the whir.wind. Even as the Unjust
ice of slavery covered the land will
blood and ashes and demanded an expo
sition from every fire side; so this greater
injustice will yet come home to you IL
horrible storms and tempests.
Year: 1876

The centennial anniversary Of the
greatest event of the last century was
celebrated throughout the United
States on Tuesday last. If we can pre-
serve our liberties and our institutions
unimpaired we may we'll claim that
that event was the greatest material fact
OF all the centuries. For we have in
these United States theatre for human
activity greater than that offered by Eu~
rope, and the human family exist upon
il under circumstances more favorable
than those known in any other part OF
the world. If tree institutions are Il
success here, they will eventually spread
over every part of the civilized world. II
they fail here our centennial will be here
after simply Jest for posterity.
Year: 1876

Remember that it is an invariable
rule to discontinue sending the ANTI
MoNoPoL1sr at the end of the period paid
for. We have no right to presume that
subscriber desires his paper continued
if he does not renew and remit; and we
are not willing to force it on him.
Year: 1876

and his successor the next day. instead
OF turning the prisoner over TO the
properly authorized officer Of the State
Of Texas. not only positively declined to
do so, but proceeded to draw up n SO
called judgment In which he argues the
case in favor Of the prisoner He then
communicates the same to the Texas
District Judge. in answer to tho reguisi-
tion which tho latter had made in com
ulianoe with the official notification of
the iu1ge Ieereeing in the first instance.


This document is such n curious one
that if we did not know that fascaiity
was u oongentnl defect II tho carpet
haggors we would he inclined tn believe
that they had been taught ~ the school
uf NeSicaus


Jf these claims FOR eytraditinn were
made directly hV the Government Of the
United States. inatnaI of hV the State of
TnSas, tho influence which they would
bear with tlonl would have far more
satisfactory results, and the tiinn con
simnd would iiui be greater than uptiet
tho present treaty
Year: 1876

BY reference TO the card published ia
another column by Mr. T.. B. Whcclock,
President Of the Board OF Directors OF
the New Orleans Pacific Railway Com.
pany, it will be seen that the company
offers splendid inducements to those
who may become voluntary subscribers.
For example. those who shall have
made payments prior to the collection
Of the tax will be entitled to a proper
tomato credit on the amount of the tax.
Those who will have paid in full, shall
have the amount Of the tax refunded to
them upon producing the tax receipt.
There is no doubt that, whatever may
be the merits of the principle involved
in the railroad tax bill, that the railroad
itself will be benefit to the city and
its property holders in general, and it
should be incumbent upon all the citi-
zens who can afford it, to lend helping
hand to the enterprise.
Year: 1876

The Superior District Court imhroglio
Exposes very clearly the fact chat there
is at least n present split in the Radical
party, with the Customhouao Ring on
the one side and Kellogg. Dibhlo. Camp
bell and several other WORTHLESS on tho
other aide. The Customhouao sccm to
have taken little Antoine in. while At
torney General Field stands alone. but
going tceth and nail for the Kellogg
crowd whenever he gets an opportunity.