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Year: 1873

The Board of Super, isors, sitting as
Board of Equalization, have been hearing
testimony n'raising and reducing the as
sessment Of the Central Pacific Railroad M
this county, which has been returned by the
Assessors atss12, 900 per mile. The Com
pany appliedto have it reduced to $6.ooo'
and taxpayers have made complaint that II
i, worth much more than it is returned at.
The Company have introduced the usual
testimony. that the road is not taxable tor
more than the old ties and iron would
sell for as old wood and iron, and insist that
that would not be more than 81, ,O0O mile.
The same parity of reason would require


the killing, -skinning. rendering out the tai
low, making soap Of the flesh and working
up the bones and loefs Of horse to find
out the animals worth as taxable property.
1t seems that the company mast have
"beaps" of cheek to compel sensible attor-
neys to take such ridiculous stand. Ev-
erybody knows or ought to know that the
franchise and right to operate the road goes
with the road whether the company sells it OF
the Sheriff sells it. The value of the road
as 1t stands, MAKING 60 allowance tor the
debts it owes, is it's commercial value and
what it should be taxed at, as is all other
property. Unquestionably the Board will
raise the assessment to about one.third its
value, or, say as they did last year to $685.
900 mile. As we have to get these taxes
from the company at the end of the law, it
would be right for the Board to raise it to
something like Its true value, say $75 200
IA mile. This is an annual proceeding in this
county, and the Board have been at it again.
The company promised our people when we
were voting to take stock in the road TO
pay taxes on it in this county at a value Of
So, 900 900, and at ste 900 per mile it
would have to pay taxes on only So, 75O,-
900, some two and quarter millions less
than they offered in their address to pay on.
And yet it seems we cant find Assessors
that will return It at one-sixth of that
anout. or Supervisors that will 60 higher
than one-thrd of that sum. We can tell
the voters of this county, if they support
the ring ticket as they have been doing fo'
the last six or eight years, tliis same thing
of fighting the railroad for a trihe instead
of what it should pay, will continue to &C
on. They have it in their power to remedy
this matter by the election Of proper Super
visors, who will put the road up to what it
is worth, employ the best attorneys in the
State, and crowd the case to final deter
mination.
Year: 1873

The convention of Independents will be
composed of al! parties who are the friends
Of the people against the exactions OF r'"gs'
nonopolists and ihefts from and expressions
Of the people. We have confidence 'ha'
the delegates who come TO this convent on
will come with clean hands and pure hearts;
come aJsolved from all partyism; free from
all prejudice, and with an. unalterable deter
mination TO know no man, party Or ism IN
their action, but to choose the very best
men as candidates for every office to be
filed. The convention, TO do its work
well. without which the movement will fail,
must take time and careful deliberation, as
haste will surely leave something improper
ly DONE This organization is intended to,
and will, bring lack 10th our State and
county governments, TO pure governments
of the people, for the people and by the peo-
pie, and on its action depends the veal or
woe of the people. On its defeat rests the
nope of the ring and railroad for lease Of
power to rob and insult you longer. 1t Is
not who wants an Office that the convention
must look for, but who is the best qualified, 1,
the most popular and the soundest on the IL
sues, and the most determined TO carry
them out. These latter are the Zen from
whom the convention must choose lis cand:-
dates, and if this rule is followed and tie
convention takes time 10 carry it ou. fully,
the labors of flie convention will meet Tie
demands of the people, and the Whole iick-
ct will he trumlhanlly elected The reso-
litons or platform must clearly and brief,


declare what the people want in the State
and county, and the candidates be pledged


to carry them out, and their past life mus
lie guarantee That til acW do it. Tie
ring convention needed but !i,tc time, be-
cause its work was all do.~ hy the Auburn
ring before it met. You are TO DO your
work after you assemble, and will therefore
take more time Bear these things in mind :,
Independent delegates, and all will he we'll
Year: 1873

The poor depraved creature of the Argus
next door, is hard pushed, and under the
caption, els it perjury Or simply lie, >
Yandrre ihroneh "uor n mar column 10
cndeavor to show tLat there is disagree
ment in an article in the HERALD and om
testimony The truth is, the article in the
HERALD, and our quoted testimony, proves
the same Identical fact, and that is, that We
had Teen talking toparlies about the rail
road assessment; that we met Mr.. Camp
bell few minutes after and told him it was
very desirable that some one should make
the complaint, and lie expressed a Willingness
TO do so. This answered Judge Hale's
question. Had he asked, he could have
got this on top of that answer. Mr.. Camp
bell went to the District Attorney and pro-
posed to make the complaint and the 'atsor-
ney 'hesitated so draw it up, at least Mr.
Campbell came back and told us so, and
then we wen: with him to the District At
tomey and told him, in substance, that Mr..
Campbell was taxpayer and filled she law
fully, and that be was bound to enter the
complaint in Campbell's name. This is the
ltes.imony that Judge .Male failed to ask for,
feeling ,perhaps, that the first question was
mot authorized by law, 'ifnot an impertinen'
one to outside lawyers. Now, we submit,
that all this proves that we swore the truth
OH the stand, and told the truthin the lIEn-
AID, and that the miserable plotter for the
monopoly is endeavoring to iniure our pr-
vate character solely because we are op-
posed TO his master, Stanford and the ring
further robbipg the people of this county
aud that too, when we are nothing but a
private citizen, aspiring TO nothing, and
seeking only the good of the whole people
Of the county. The Argus article is II
keeping with the ring; it comes from the
low whining, sneaking, minions of the ring
and monopoly, because we are the out
spoken enemy of the robberies of both the
ring and monopoly. We defy them all, We
fear none of them, we stand proudly by our
record, both public and private, and if i,
becomes necessary we will take the stump,
that we may be more fully able to meet and
tell the people of the county, face to
face, the rascalties and robberies of the Joint
combination, the Auburn ring and the rail-
road monopoly. We spit on your purile
attempts to injure us before the people Of
this county.
Year: 1873

The CHALLENGE. The ring and railroad
forces in this county submitted defiant
challenge TO the people 10y their acton il
convention last Monday. They said as
plainly as it was possible to say by acts,
"You have talked Of the Auburn ring and
the railroad IA long time; we will now defy
you by endorsing in the nomination of the
old ring, entire, all our past actions, and our
power and that of the monopoly can elect
the ticket in spite of you; our resolutions
pretending TO be for Booth and against the
railroad, will fool good many anti-monopo-
ly Republicans, while every man the rail
road can control shall be instructed privatel,
that the resolutions are sham, and thai
, they must vote for US People of Placer,
do you accept the challenge? will you quiet
ly submit to the banter, or will you rise like
freemen and hurl the whole ring and monop.
oily from place and power to continue youl
robbery?
Year: 1873

STULrIFIcAT1oN The regular railroad
lied ring convention passed resolution con
d.mnng the Back Salary Steal Bill, and all
who have taken money under it. Presi
dent Grant was thc only one man in Amer
lea that could have killed it, and he is non
drawing his extra one hundred thousand
dollars under it. ""How is that for high?'
Year: 1873

CHApARRAL Party We learn from a
gentleman, who was present, that great
many Republicans, at Newcastle, posilivel,
refused to vote nt the primaries held there
last Saturday. They said for the present
they wished to he left out in the woods
and from this saying they at once re-
ceived the name of Chaparral Party.
They claim to be independent, and Oh
election day will vote for whom they please
and say, if the Independents put up good
ticket they are wiling to discard the name
Chaparral, and 60 in with them. From
reports that come to us from different parts
CT the county there are a great many Chap
ARA from what has in days past and gone,
been known as the Republican party.
And Independents should see to it that
they find solace in the nominees of their con
ventiun, for these are the very men for al
independent party, as shown from then
decidedly independent actions.
Year: 1873

For LlFE.-SoIne member Of the Ring
Convention seemed to think they had better
nominate the members of the ring for lie.
They evidently began TO realize from the
way things were going that the power o
the ring TO retain the Offices as long as they
wanted them could not be broken, and they
were in favor of making short work Of it.
Nothing was said of good behavior. That
would shut them ont Mt once.
Year: 1873

THE CAMPAIGN IS NOW OPEN. The fight
is between the people and monopoly. Ihe
HERALD is for the people. All should read
it. ONE COPY sent to any address until
after election for FIFTY CENTS; ELEVEN
copies 10 one address for the same time for
FIVE DOLLARS. Those interested
should make up clubs and send the names
Year: 1873

Subscribers to the Panama Star and
Herald could hardly find fault with an
excuserecently offered by that journal
for not being ont in time. The editor
says that the Government troops were
keeping up a continuous fire on the
door Of his sitting-room, and half a
dozen shots did not vary three feet in
striking. "To this annoyance" he
says, eve must attribute our delay in
getting out this edition. for it is difficult
to persuade men to work under steady
and dangerous fire.
Year: 1873

A correspondent Of the RuraL Ne,c


TOrke- says: Before linseed cake
was made so common in England, the
seed was a good deal used TO fatten
cattle and given as food generally TO
young stock, by the best old fashioned
farmers. can well remember several
homesteads, about the year from 1920
TO 1880, where large boilers were fixed
for the purpose of boiling the seed to
a jelly, which was done. as any one
may suppose, by great deal OF water
being used to a small quantity OF seed
Ny father used it freely to iaitcn al
kinds of animals, and well rocoiiect
some horses Which had the finest kind
Of coats, their skin being iuli OF mot
tied spots and shining ike looking
glass; and l have known COWS which
have had 70 fodoer but chopped straw
mixed with the jelly, and, perhaps, a
very little given in their racks, with
out being chopped, which have laid
on fe-h and tat faster than Others
eating hay aud meal.
Year: 1873

Tow to Make Stalls for Cows


and Oxen.


Now is the time to make preplra
tions for building stalls for stock. /
should not be neglected until cold
weather, rs the animals viii frequently
need protection during the cold ana
stormy nights of autumn. Stalls should
be wide enough TO admit of the All
msls turning in them, the sides closely
boarded up, the floor raised seven Or
eight inches above that of the passage
way in the rear, with an outward
pitch Of about three inches in the
length of the stall, the entrance OF
each closed with two leaving door
opening inwarGs There need be no
rings, starchions, or any tying or fast
ening by the head. No ami Eal not
absolutely a fool viii ever stand head
down hill. As all the bovine animals
have their little itches and inconveEi
ences TO attend TO as well as ourselves,
and would DC better for the use Of
their tongue, with which they eau
reach nearly every part of their bod
es, this freedom OF the stall seems -
be i common sense arrangement, be
sides providing comfortable quarters
N all cold, stormy weather. The
stalls need not be expensive, being all
ma le of rough materials, with SUI
icient opening above the folding doors
70 iffjrd Tree ventIlition.-N Y
Herald.
Year: 1873

Cur Board of Supervisors ought not to forget the fact that the county records are exposed to dagger from fire, by being in a wooden building. The Recorder has not even . safe In which to pAaoe valuable books and papers, aud it does look as if steps should be taken lo save from destrue- tlnu records in tue preservation of which almost everg citizen Of the county Is interested. We have no plan to offer, knowing that the present board Is amply intelligent to devise some plan, but Te wOuld stand a special tax for the building oftG vault or the purchase Of safes.
Year: 1873

Commission, which will sit here in q
few weeks. This subject is being largely
agitated by engineers and parties inter-
ested in the promotion OF the mechanl-
cal science. The experiment will
commence Immediately after the ad-
journment of the meeting OF the Com
mission here this month.


To be Investi gated.


The publication a few days since by
a New York paper Of the coin owned
by the Treasury and where deposited,
will probably lead to an investigation
by the Secretary, as to where the in-
formation was obtained. 1t is said
there are only four men in the Treasu-
ry Department who have access to the
specie accounts, and should the guilt be
fastened on any Of them, his tenure Of
office will be at an end.


Break I'm the Chesapeake and Ohio


Canal.


A serious break in the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
near Harper's Ferry, occurred yesteer-
day, which will suspend navigation
nine or ten days.


Postmaster General Creswell has
gone to his home in Maryland for few
days, and Secretary Delano OF the In.
terror has gone to Ohio.


A Valuable Table.


The Bureau OF Steamboat Inspection
of the Treasury Department las pre-
pared a table of the pressure allowable
on boilers made since 1867. This table
will be valuable to manufacturers OF
boiler iron. Under the new regula-
tioIs, every piece OF boiler iron must be
inspected and bear stamp showing the
amount OF pressure that it will sustain
to the square inch.
Year: 1873

A correspondent OF the Baltimore
Gazette says: We devoted two or three
days TO the street architecture Of Paris,
stopping only at such objects OF interest
as incidentally came in our way. In
this respect Paris is far beyond all my
conceptions from reading. The Gus
tom OF the people 10 occupy fats which
contain entire suits of rooms to avoid
the necessity Of small houses as with us,
and hence we see nothing but the finest
class OF houses, which with us would
represent wealth and luxury, and here
a combination Of the extremes OF wealth
and poverty, from the rich man who
occupies the second flat (the first being
used for officers and servauts) in regu-
lar graduation up to the i'll paid work
man or grissette who has room in the
garret or seventh plat. This mode OF
life is well adapted to the Frenchmsn,
who lives mostly in the open air, and in
whose Language, rich as it is, our beau
tiful word "home" does not exist, and
cannot be translated, but it cannot
make a good people.


have not in all my rides through
the city, observed single hagstone or
stepping stone-the cleanliness OF the
streets renders the one and the perfect
drainage tbeIother entirely unnecessary.
The street cleaning is all done at night,
or very early in the morning, and the
streets are swept every night Insteal OF
semi~quarterly, as with us.


As IN London, noticed that the as-
phaltum pavement does admirably;
it is verv extensively used in Paris,
and | was unable TO discover g single
break or hole in it. Our trouble must
arise from ignorance Of construction.
l an quite cure there is more travel
over some OF the Paris streets where it
isused in a day than over South street
in a mouth, and ye! it is az firm az q
rock.
Year: 1873

At the call OF the German Cigar
Manufacturers Protective Association
of New York, a meeting was held in
that city on Monday, for the purpose Of
protesting against 8 certain patent cigar
box which the Commissioner OF Intern
al Revenue proposes 10 introduce, and
which was exhibited to delegation OF
cigar manufacturers at his Office on the
24!h ult. Resolutions were passed de-
clairing that the improvement claimed
for the invention, that the cigars can be
shown to the buyer without breaking
the stamp, is imaginary, as the buyer
does not care to look at the top row OF
the cigars, but he wants TO examine
their quality and packing, and that the
arrangement will involve an increased
expense for cigar boxes and for wages.
1t is further claimed that the use OF the
patent would break or injure large
portion OF the cigars. A committee wac
appointed 10 prepare and circulate q
protest for signatures in substance as
above, TO be presented TO the Internal
Revenue Commissioner at an early day.
1t Was stated that brother-in-law OF
the Commissioner is the inventor of the
innovation sought TO be enforced.
Year: 1873

Last Friday evening William RePa-
dan came to his boarding house, IN
Hunters Point, L l., and, as was bis
custom before going to bed, laid out
upon the stoop He fell asleep, and, in
rolling over, needle which had been
inserted in the lapel OF bis coat pierced
his left breast and penetrated the heart.
He attempted its withdrawal, but in
doing 80 broke the needle, leaving the
point where it fret entered. Physi.
clans were Immediately called, but
they could do nothing. To make an
ircision to recover the needles point
would be certain death. They gave
the unfortunate man chloroform, under
the influence OF which he has since
been; but last evening he was not suf-
fering as much az previously, though
the physicians give little hope OF his
recovery,
Year: 1873

The grasshopper is burden in por-
tions of California. In what is called
the Big Valley, q twelve acre lot Of
wheat at clock in the afternoon was
green and vigorous, and at 5 o'clock
its destruction was as complete as il o
thousand cattle had been through it;
and that destruction was caused by an
army Of grassboppers.
Year: 1873

Girls don't talk slang. If it Is nec-
essary that any one in the family
should do it, let your big brother,
though l would advise him not tc
adopt "pigeon English" when there
is an elegant systematized language
that he can just as well use. But
aont yo@ do it. You can have no
IDEA how 1T sounds to ears unused or
averse to it, to hear a young lady say
whsn she is asked to 60 with you to
some place, "Not much !" or if re-
quested to do something that she
does not wish, to hear her say "Can't
see it."


Not long ago ] heard a young miss
who Is educated, and accomplished, -,
IN speaking OF a young man say, that
she offended to ego for him p and
whom her sister asked her assistance
At some work she answered "Not for
Joseph !"


Now, young ladies of unexception-
able character q nd really good edu-
cation fall into this habit thinking it
shows smartness to answer in these
slang phrases, ind they soon slip
tiippantly from their tongues with a
saucy pertness that is neither lady
like nor becoming.


81 bet" or you bet is well enough
among men who are trading horses
or land but the contrast is startling
and positively shocking to hear
these words issue from the lips of a
young lady. They seem at once to
surround her with the rougher asso-
Citations of men g daily life, and bring
her down from the pedestal of puri-
ty, to their own coarse level.
Year: 1873

Twenty clerks in a store, twenty
hands in a printing Office, twenty
apprentices in ship-yard, twenty
young men in a village-all want to
get on in the W orld, and expect to
do so. One of the clerks will become
partner, and make a fortune; one
OF the compost tors will own news
paper, and become an influential cit
izen one of the apprentices will be-
come a master builder one of the
young villagers will get good farm,
and live like a patriarch-but which
one is the most lucky Individual !?
Lucky? There is no luck about it.
The thing is almost as certain as the
rule OF three. The young man who
Will distance b his competitors is he
who masters b his business, who pre-
serves his integrity, who lives pure
ly and cleanly, who devotes his
leisure to the acquisition of knowl-
edge, who gains friends by deserv-
ing them, and who saves his spare
money. There are some ways to
fortune shorte er than this old dusty
highway, but the staunch men ofthe
community, the men who achieved
something really worth having, good
fortune, good name, serene old age,
all 90 in this road.
Year: 1873

little elbow leans upon your knee,


Your tired knee, that has 80 much to bear
A cbild's dear eyes are looking lovingly.


From underneath a thatch of tangled hair.


Perhaps yo1 do not heed the velvet touch


Of warm, velvet fingers, folding yours SO tight,
You 40 not prize this blessing overmuch,


You are almost too tired to pray to night


Blu it is blessedness. A year ago


did not miss as / do to-day,


We are SO dull and thoughtless and too slow
To catch the sunshine It'll 1t slips away,
Ana now 1t seems surprising strang to me-
That while bore the badge of motherhood
did not kiss more oft and tenderly,


The little child that brought me only good.
And If some night when you all sit down to rest
You miss this elbow from your tired knee,
This re estless curling head from off your breast,
If from your own the dimpled hand has slipped,
And neer would nestle in your palm again,
If the white feet into their grave had tripped,
could not blame you for your heartache then.
1 wonder so that mothers ever fret
At little children clinging to their gown;
Or that the footprints when the days are wet,
Are ever black enough to make her frown,
III could find little muddy boot,
Or cap, or jacket on my chamber floor;
III could kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hear its patter in my house once more;
If could mend a broken cart to-day,
To morrow max kite to reach the sky
There is no women in Gods world corld say
She was more blissfully content than /.
But oh the dainty pillow next my own
IL never rumpled by shining head,
MY singing birding from i]s nesS has flown
The little boy had to kiss, is deadl