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Year: 1871

For some time past extensive altera-
tlons have been going on in the drain
age of Hampton Court Palace, for which
it has been necessary to take up the
pavement of some of the old courts
On Wednesday some of the men en-
gagged in the work discovered two hu-
man skeletons lying within short dis
tance OF the surface. The bones which
are those OF two male adults, are in
good preservation, considering it is es-
timated that they have been buried not
less than $50 or 200 years The part of
the palace In which they have been
found, however, was rebuilt by Sir
Christopher Wren about the year 1890,


and had these bones been in their pres


ent position at that time they must
have been disturbed in the progress of
the work. After the rebuilding of the
palace 1t was occupied by William LIT.
and Mary, who frequently made this
the residence of their court Indeed,
it was, as is well known, at Hampton
Court that King William met with the
accident that caused his death in 1902.
It seems reasonable, therefore, to haz


ard the conjecture that the skeletons
date from about this period. That the
interment, whenever it took place, was
performed secretly and hastily is eyi-
dent from the position in which the
skeletons were found, as we'll as from
the fact of lime having been used to
hasten the decomposition of the bodies.
Year: 1871

COLUMBUS, April 26.-The House
adopted resolution giving the Germans
the use of the State commons next Mon
day in their peace celebration. The
Senate has agreed to put in the appro-
priation bill on appeal for the payment
Of the Morgan raid claims growing out
Of damages made BY the Union forces.
Year: 1871

Sr. LOUIS, April ga dispatch
from New Orleans tonight says that it
is officially reported that Bonnet Care
Crevasse was fully twelve hundred feet
wide at two o'clock this afternoon, and
is growing wider rapidly by swamps
back of the city and along the line OF
the jackson Railroad, which are full OF
water. The railroad in some places is
covered to the depth of two inches.
The reports OF the destruction Of prop
erty::are hourly received. Nothing has
vet been heard from the other crevasses
above or below. 1t is thought as
a large force is at work upon them that
they have been partially repaired.
Much alarm is felt here, however, as
Walkers swamp is completely sub
merged and the swamps back OF the
city are filling up rapidly. 1t is feared
that another break has occurred from
the fact that water is now backing in
upon the city from vast lakes now
forming.
Year: 1871

JAIL DELIvERY.-On Monday night last,
about S o'clnck, Nathan Anderson, and a
Maryland negro, by the name OF Bishop, made
their escape from the Dover Jail, in the follow
ing manner. Mrs. Harcadine unlocked the
II door for coIorcd boy to put bucket
of water in for the negroes, when they rushed
out by her. Bishop took to the creek and
finally sank in the mud up to his neck, when
being twice shot at, and ordered to return to
the shore. he came out and was secured. He
was easily followed by the noise his chains
made. Anderson made his escape, and has
not yet been discovered It is thought by
some, that he was conveyed away in carriage
which was in readiness, by others that he hid
near the Jail and subsequently made good his
final escape. 1t is now known that said night
was the time settled upon by the parties fOl
| this escape. hut not in the manner in which il
was made. They, hy some means, had secured
an old knife out of which they made a saw anC
with this they had cut the main ch In by which
they were fastened to the floor. Each on,
had small piece of chain fast TO his ankles
when they escaped. They had picked plac
III the wall to the outside course oil bricks
aud had m de rope out Of their blankets
preparatory to letting themselves down on th
o u>ide as they were in an upper room
Anderson was serving out term OF nine year
imprisonment, for attempted outrage on


female, there was over eight years of it remain
ing. Bishop was awaiting trial, Tor simaa
offence
Year: 1871

Were we out of our chair cdito-
rial, as a private citizen cut off our
exchange list and all that, one of
the first magazines to which we
should become a subscriber, would
be WooD's HOUSEHOLD. This is a
publication wholly out of the usual
line, and beyond the common order
of Magazine literature-with point
and meaning, when it is gay or
sportive, and cmincntly instructive
when serious and rejecting. Much
of this work is devoted to the dis
cussion of just such subjects as will
greatly benefit, while it deeply in
terests the general seeker after
knowledge, desirous of really useful
information. Should anything we
might say induce any one to sub
scribe for it, we believe they will
thank us from their hearts as benc.
factors, so far, at least.
Year: 1871

The Jackson County Fair.


j. A. SELL, Esq, Secretary
of the jackson County Agli-
cultural Society, will accept
our thanks for a compliment
tary ticket to the 17th Annual
Fair to be held at Jackson,
Sept. 9th to Goth. From what
we learn it will be the best
Fair ever held in the county in
every respect. The exhibition
of Stock will exceed all former
years in quantity and quality,
and in Agricultural Products,
Mechanical Implements, and
Domestic Manufactures, the
exhibition will be unusually
large and attractive. The ele,
CANT order and arrangement Of
the Grounds must prove a
source of comfort and conve.
nience to exhibitors and visit
ors. Nothing which can be
accomplished will be left un
done to render satisfaction to
all who attend. 1t is a source
of pride to say this much of
the coming Fair of our neigh,
boring county, as we are too
poor to have one at home, and
we hope it will more than full.
fill the expectations of the
most sanguine. Let all our
citizens attend the Fair.
Year: 1871

There is a law of this State
making it penal olfiense for
any person to take unlawfully
any kind of timber, fruit or veg.
etables standing or growing on
the premises of another. The
juvenile idea that fruit is per-
missible plunder, is therefore
erroneous, and Young Ameri-
ca should take notice of this
and govern himself accord.
ingly.
Year: 1871

Down with the outrageous
taxation


Put it down at the ballot.
box on the 10th of next Octo.
Der


You can put it down only
by voting against every Radi-
cal on the enormous taxation
ticket !


Now is the time to work for
low taxes ! Tuesday, October
10th, is the time to vote against
the men who oppose low taxes!
Year: 1871

Who ever heard Of a young
gentleman going to see FIVE
different young ladies at rs
many different places, and each
time being numerically turned
out of doors, and finally to
keep up his unaccepted wooing
passion, and not shed tears Of
sorrow, search diligently for
o sixth maiden to court, and to
sympathize with him, in his
hour Of forsakenness without
success?
Year: 1871

A large stock of Groceries-BUTTER HONEY, CHEESE and DRIED FRUIT which we offer for sale; wholesale and retail We adhere to a cash system and sell our good remarkably low for cash. nl2
Year: 1871

DELIGHTS OF SARATOGA.-A Sara
tOga letter euumcrateS Il few Of the
luXuries to be enjoyed for a con-
sideration at that delightful place:
AT the table YOU are given rusty
knives and soiled tablecloths; your
beef f-steak is taken from the horns Of
the old COW that died for you: the
potatoes have been cooked for an
hour or two, your fruit, if you have
any, is wilted or decayed; your nap
kins are wet, which suggests that
they have done service on other
mouths less clean, perhaps; your
waiter is impudent, and eager to be
corrupted. and is not worth much
without; and your bills are large.
In the evening you hop and jump
about in hot room to the tune of
poor music, pick up a dozen hand
kerchiefs for ladies who drop them
on purpose; talk sweet nonsense into
the ears of silly girls between the
sets. or sweat yourself into feeble
ness in the corner, and at last go to
your room, meagerly furnished and
desolate. wondering where the COM
pensation comes in for all the eX
pense. the fatigue and the worry.


Delightful experience, isn't it?
Year: 1871

ments for this market. For the first
time, sizes five and quarter up TO six
are to be put up expressly For Boston
house. The colors now in use are
brighter than formerly, as opera shades
are Very generally worn on the streets
Gloves from abroad are ordered eight
months ahead, and in the lots to arrive
for the coming fall or winter trade are
four and five button gloves, seemingly
an exaggeration of the present popular
gauntlet style. The very genera use
of kid gloves has almost driven isle
thread goods out of the market These
are German manufacture, as also are
our white cotton military gloves 1t Is
the cheap labor that keeps this line OF
manufacture abroad. 4 very good kid
glove is made in Philadelphia, and at
Gloversvilie, New York some OF our
retail small dealers have them in
ladies' sizes. They are not SO THU and
soft as the French article, bat are reallT
more serviceable; and if the trade
would generally throw them into the
market with a legitimate American
brand, Yankee kids would be very
generally accepted as u desirable artl


cie.-BoSt0n Commercial Botietin.
Year: 1871

A POETIC THoUGHT.-The crew ofa
man of war once saw comet, and were
somewhat alarmed and surprised at its
appearances The hands met and ap-
pointed committee to wait on the
commander and ask his opinion of it,
They approached him and said 1--WE
want to ask your opinion, your Honor >
I" Well my boys what is it about p
" We want to inquire about that thing
up there" ''Now. before answer yon
first let me know what you think it is. :
= Well your honor, We have talked it
over, and we think it Is star sprung
q leak
Year: 1871

It is said by tho Oriental that when
aims full from The hand of the giver
into those of the receiver they say these
five things: +" / am small, bat thou
hast made me great My value was
little, but thou hast multiplied it Twas
thy enemy, but thou hast made me thy
friend [ was transient. but thou hast
made me permanent. Thou vast my
keeper, bat now am thine"
Year: 1871

A well known English Lord is said to
have given the following instructions to
his steward: 9 We are coming down.
large party, in day or two. to eat
Strawberries aud cream We want plenty
OF the latter. so don't let any of the
cows be MIXED meanwhile"
Year: 1871

p This story has never been appreciated
as it ought to be. It'actually occurred
in tho negro church at Company Shops,
last month. The colored people wero
carrying on a meeting, and many were
coming through. An old Guinea
"aunty" went in and her bull dog went
with her and Gpiled himself up at her
feet. After the preacher got through
and the shouting and clapping had com
menced the bull dog became enraged
and seized big buck negro fellow By
the throat and threw him down on tho
floor. Some Of his friends ran mp, caught
the dog by the leg and pulled him off,
The beast turnedln his fury upon the
crowd and bit four others seriously.
You never heard such hollering and
squalhng in all your life. There was a
tremendous crowd in the church and
this happening away up about the "altar"
the crowd in the back part thought it
was the mourners coming through"
and they took up the shout and went to
shouting; "Bless the Lord |" "Shout,
brothers and sisters, shout I" "One
more poor soul saved!" &c, &C. But
about this time frightened negro split
through the crowd, the bull dog hanging
to the seat Of his breeches and he squal-
ling: "Pull him loose the devils got
mel" And out went the crowd. Many fell
down and were run over by the balance
and the lights were put out and some
Of the negroes got seriously hurt. Tho
old Guiena negro keeps a chain on that
bull dog now as big as wagon polo
whenever she tends meetin'. Roanoke
IN. C.) News.
Year: 1871

A Democratic paper says it would
cost the Albany Evening journal nothing
to be decent This is a mistake. 1t
would certainly cost it an effort it has
never yet made, or has made in vain.


1t is said that a leading business man
of Chicago announces that he is now a
"gilt-edged pauper." We take it for
granted that there will be no question
about the gilt u...
Year: 1871

Now, wheI. u man sells fifteen ounces
for pound, he makes contract with
the devil, and sells himself for the value
of an ounce! And this is not all; he
sells himself to as many devils as the
lumber of times that he sells fifteen
ounces for sixteen! Idonot say that they
undervalue themselves in such sale as
this. / think that they do not ordinari-
ly! But consider what q man will do
for the sake Of few pennies How such
a man can look at himself in glass, or
bear to be alone with himself, l cannot
imagine. A man that practices this sys-
TEN of petty frauds, in which he has
trained his young men, his correspond
ents, all that are connected with him in
business, making them lawful-covering
them over so that they shall not excite
alarm, and weaving nets and excuse to
hide them "A man that goes on in this
course from week to week, damaging
people, while he enrichcs himself all
the way through, do you suppose that
such man can enter the kingdom OF
God? Would it not be kind if some an
gel were to sound the trumpet in his ear
every single day, saying; "It were better
that IL milestone should be hanged about
thy neck thaN that thou shouldest have
made this profit by such means" And will
there not come time when every penny
wrung from the trembling, palsied hand
of the poor widow,w every diminish
ed loaf, when every adulterated article
or food or drink or medicine, when
every act of fraud or cheating, shall rise
up in Judgment against him-each dol
lar that he has gained in unlawful ways
shall cry out, "slay himl slay him I!


Yet this would be small retribution.
1t is the souls slain by him that will
rise up on that day and say, "thou didst
teach me those damnable frauds, and l
am ruined =
Year: 1871

Tell your readers to mend their tin
pans with putty. 1t is very easily done,
and much better than to throw them
away. Put it on the outside; let it dry
thoroughly, and they will never have to
mend that place again. Ihave them that
I have used for 20 'years.-Ex.
Year: 1871

partially disengaged himself, and bit


Mrs. Huff severely on the left thigh.


By this time the heroic woman be


came calm and collected, and again
seized the dog by the under jaw and
throat, and then began again to draw
the brute toward the open door.
Finally, she had reached the door
steps, and began to walk up them
backward. and when at the top she,
by summoning all her strength, and
by one violent effort, threw the dog
to the ground on his back. Before the
animal could recover his feet and
ascend the steps, Mrs. Huff had
entered the house and closed the door,
and at once tainted. Her wounds
were examined and dressed by a skill
ful physician, who pronounced her
case almost hopeless. Her face, arms
and limbs, a lew hours after, had
swollen to double their natural size,
the poison from the bite having in a
few hours diffused itself throughout
her whole body.
Year: 1871

WANTED IMNEDTATELY-A SMART ACTIVE BOY
W In the ohee of wholesale dry Goods and importing
house in this CITY, must reside with his
ana come well recommended Address with reference ROY
box 425 Post Office.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Cox yesterday offered resOlU-
ton in the House instructing the
Committee on Public Lands to inquire
into the expediency of giving each
State all the public lands therein that
have been subject to sale or entry
more than twenty years, which was
odoDfnd
Year: 1871

New GUARD.-Passng by the Court House the
other evening, we heard considerable noise and
upon opening the hall door discovered that Peter
Paulsen's black COW had been shut in. Suppos-
Ing that Pete had placed her there as an addi-
uonal guard to the county treasury, we quietly
closed the door and passed on.
Year: 1871

Our CONDITION During the past week the
sky has been overcast with dark clouds; fine
shower of rain has fallen on the lowlands the
high mountains have already donued their Win
ter's robe of snow; our people are hopeful and
have good reason to expect that the present will
be good mining season-such one as Old
Trinity has not experienced for number of
years. Three dry Winters in succession have
proved severe test to mining sections gener-
ally, but in this county we have stood it and
now await better times as an adequate reward
for our patience and perseverance. Our miners
upon whose labors every other branch of in
dustry in this section depends-have not been
id!e, even though they have failed to receive an
nually the abundant supply of water that they
so much desired. A great deal of prospecting
has been done within the past few years, and
number of new and rich claims have been par
TALLY opened which will be extensively worked
this Winter for the first time. Those who al
ready possessed mining claims known to be val
liable have improved the time by fitting them up
in the best possible working order, in anticpa-
tion of wet Winter. Reservoirs have been
Dullli ullCneS nave Deen Jug, new HumPS nave
been laid and old ones re-blocked, hydraulic pipe
has been procured and placed in position, drifts
have been run in order that banks may be more
easily caved when water comes, and blasting has
been successfully introduced to some extent.
From every section of the county comes the glad
tdngs that miners to-day better prepared
for work than ever before, and now that water
will soon be available, gold dust will be taken
out in very short time Although business
has not been as thriving of late as might be
wished, our merchants have nevertheless sue
seeded admirably in making their payments.
Traders throughout the county have laid in their
usual supplies of Winter merchandise and at
the present time the credit of Trinity county
merchants, as it always has been, is equal If not
better than that of those doing business in my
other county in the State. With the opening of
the mining season, money will become plenty,
business more brisk, and the old " hard times !"
disappear.
Year: 1871

CANON City, November 10, 1871.


EDITOR JoURNAL.-Not having much else to do
Tor the past few days, | have been taking obser-
vationS Of the mines in this section. With one
or two exceptions, the miners are ready and
waiting for water. The Wolff Brothers and c..
J. Foran have fitted up claim on East Fork.
and have been to great expense in cutting bed
rock, laying pipe, etc. Baumgartner Il Co.
have put their claim in splendid order and only
await the first shower to commence operations
Sheriff Co. have been very busy for the past
ten days repairing their fume in all the weak
places and putting it in order to supply the de-
mand for water the coming Winter. Mr. c.
Dannenbrink is laying l 900 feet of iron pipe,
and will soon have it completed Conrad has
also imported pair of geese, and we may all
dream of feather beds and downy pillows from
this time H. c. Wilt & Co., on Mognl hill,
are working in their tunnel night and day, and
have already made about 60 feet. One hundred
and fifty kegs of powder are to be used, and
when Hank gets that charge we'll tamped in the
tunnel and touches it off, the Great Mogul will
probably think that resurrection day has come
If this blast comes up to the antcpatous of the
miners here, I-have no doubt out what several
will be put in next season, as there are a num-
Der of banks of like character on the Creek


The citizens of Canon Creek Road District
are not only surprised but entirely out of sorts
at the late action of the Honorable Board of Su-
pervisors Personally, no one has anything to
say against the gentleman who received the ap-
pointment as Road Overseer, so far as his char
acter or ability is concerned, but we would like
to know what right those living in other Dis
tricts have to meddle with our local affairs.
The petition sent was proof positive that we
wanted a Road Overseer and that the people
had choice as to who should receive the APP
pointment. For Board of Supervisors to ut
terly ignore a petition from the people, when
there is none in opposition to it, is ealing
them with contempt or, in other words, plainly
telling us that we do not know what we want
and are not capable Of governing our own local
affairs.
Year: 1871

MONEY FoUND.-Johnny Hueston is " lucky
cuss." He is always finding something valuable
and never finding an owner. On the way to
Lewiston, one day this week, over the old trail
and on horseback, he heard something jingle.
Looking behind him, he discovered, lying in the
trail, some pieces of money. Dismounting, he
began gathering them up and collected together
something over one hundred dollars, and also
found the purse, which was rotton. The coin
we are told, was rusty and had the appearance
of having been lost for long time. Johnny
will cheerfuly give up the money to any one
who can prove that it was their property.
Year: 1871

PRIvATE ScHooL.-The Trustees have given
notice that the Public Schools of this District
will not be opened again until about the first of
March next. Mr. T. p. Ashbrook will begin a
term of Private School next Monday. Don t
fail to send the little ones. Give them an OPP
portunity to learn more rather than to forget
what they have learned by keeping them at
at home during the long vacation.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Horace Greeley, in his tour
through the South, has made many agrl-
cultural speeches, some of which contain
excellent suggestions, which will not
fail to benefit Southern agriculture if his
hearers pay any attention at all to what
he told them.


AT one place he gave a series of ten
rules which every one should try to fol,
low out, if he would hope for tolerable
| success. We think that not only the
Southern but the Northern farmer also
would benefit by them, and we have
therefore extracted them from his speech,
leaving out the remarks he made under
each head, and set them together in one,
SO that those who wish may cut them
and keep them before him.


These are ten leading rules in Mr.,
Greelcy's idea of good Earnings


l. Only good farming pays.


2. The farmer is proved such by the
steady appreciation of his crops.
3. 1t is far easier to maintain the pro-
ductive capacity Of farm than to re-
store it.


4. The good farmer sells mainly such
products as are least Exhaustive


3. Rotation is at least negative,
6. Wisdom Is never dear, provided
the article be genuine.
:. The best investment farmer can
make for his children is that which sur
rounds their youth with the rational de.
light of a beauteo1s, attractive home.


8. A good practical education, includ-
ing a good trade, is better outfit for a
youth than grand estate with the draw.
back of an empty mind.


9. A small library of we'll selected
books in his home has saved many a
youth from wandering into the baleful
ways of the Prodigal Son.


10. Most men are born poor, but no
man who has average capacities and
tolerable luck need remain so.
Year: 1871

Wilt thou remember me
When may ne'cr again caress thee,
Nor more to loving heart may press thee,
Nor from thy brow the chestnut hair
May part, to imprint my kisses there?


Wilt thou remember me
When no longer come to greet thee
With yearning heart o'erjoJed TO meet thee,
When sealed the lips that love so well
To thee my every thought to tell?


Wilt thou remember me
And like thyself, with generous kindness
No fault observing in Loves blindness,
Think of me fondly, deeming me
What for thy sake l wish to be.


Wilt thou remember me
When years fit by, will love grow stronger
For me, when thou shalt hear no longer
My name rs a familiar word
By which the hearts deep founts arc stirFed


TsOu colt remember me
And shall come, in silence gliding
Whereer thou art, by thee abiding,
To guard thee, and to be to thee
What thou on earth hast been TO me,


Thou uH remember me
When of changeful oarth thou ,rt weary,
And all thou scest is dark and dreary,
My loving heart shall still be near
Thine own, TO soothe, and bless and cheer,


Ihou Wit remember me
In earth's last pains, close, close beside thee
Thy waiting one still stands to guide thee
In glorous form, with angel bands,
To pleasant homes, in heavenly lands.