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Year: 1873

How TO HAVE THE GOoD OF OUR
EAIING.-A healthy condition of body, and
a well nourished condition of body, may be
considered as the same The vast impor-
tance of sufficient nourishment becomes
thus apparent. Now, for sufficient nour-
ishment, there are two things essential !;
food and those various conditions which
go TO render the digestion and the assimi-
lation of food possible such as pure air,
sufficient exercise, sufficient sleep, tran
guilty of mind and so forth. 1t is infinite
" easier to secure an abundance of whole
some food, than it is to secure the cOnGi-
tiouS under which the due amount of nour-
ishment is to be obtained out of it. But
there is a compensatory provision which
balances this. While for food, on the one
hand, there is no substitute on the other
hand, for the complex conditions, without
which food is of little or no value, there il
substitute that unrivaled tonic stimu
liant, the fruit of long years of arduous re.
search and study-Dr Gottlieb Fisch
Bitters


This subject continued next week under
| ''Daily Routine" "
Year: 1873

1t is very desirable to understand how
to make cvercoats, horse blankets, hay
caps, grain bags, and anything else water
proof, by incurring little expense. We
herewith give recipe which has often
been sold for hundreds of dollars to I'M
SOPHISTICATED clothiers: To about ten
quarts of rain water add half pound OF
powdered alum; stir this at intervals until
it becomes clear; then pour it OFF into
another bucket and put the garment
therein; let it remain for twenty-four
hours, then hang it out TO dry without
wringing it. A lady who has tested this
recipe thoroughly writes that when they
were travelling, they wore garments thus
treated in the widest storms of wind and
rain without getting wet. The rain would
hang upon the cloth in globules; in short,
the garments were really waterproof. The
gentleman walked nine miles in storm
of wind and rain such as you rarely see
in the South, ard when he slipped off his
overcoat his underclothes were as dry as
when he put them on. This is, we think,
a secret worth knowing; for if cloth can
be made to keep out wet, it is in every
way better than waterproofs.-N T..
Herald
Year: 1873

On perusal of the following article,
from the Quarterly ReUaeao, Western farm
ers will see the great advantage OF saving
the waters of tub-washed wool for ap-
plication to their land:


Sheep draw from the land on which
they Craze, considerable quantity OF
potash. much of which is ultimately ex-
creted from the skin with the sweat. 1t
was pointed out by Chevreuel, that this
peculiar potash compound ("suint') forms
no less than one-third of the weight OF
raw merino wool; while OF ordinary
wool it constitutes about fifteen per cent.
of the weight of the fresh fleece. AS the
s'suint' may be extracted by mere INNER.
sion in cold water, it is easy for wool
manufacturers to produce more or less
concentrated solutions from which the
potash may be recovered by appropriate
treatment. The development of the new
industry is principally due to NM. Mau-
meme and Rpgelet, and their process il
probably - operation at most Of the
great seats OF the wool manufacture In
France. The plan adopted by Fhose
gentlemen Is 4 very simple one
Year: 1873

While the steamship Nevada was
about eighty miles off one of the minor
isles of Micronesia, on its way up from


Australia to this port, at about six O'Clock
in the morning, strange animal OF
dark figure was observed to light on the
highest peak of the forward mast. At
tracted by it's peculiar appearance, the
officer of the deck, Mr.. Burnt, the second
mate, offered one of the sailors small
bonus to secure it. The man clambered
up the mast with heavy cloth in his
hand, and, after slight struggle in which
he was severely bitten on the hand, it
was secured. Bringing it to the deck, on
examination the beast proved to be t1ne
specimen of a species of the vampire
tribe. This animal closely resembles the
terrodactyl of the antediluvian ages. In
appearance it is like huge bat, on hasty
examination. 1t is in the head of the
animal, however, that the. main distinc-
ton is found. That of the present one is
perfect counterpart of the black and
| tan terrier dog. Its teeth are over halt
an inch in length, and are called in
constant requisition to discoun'
tenance all attempts at familiarity


When flying the wings of this i'll


omened beast stretch, from tip to tip, at
least five times the diameter OF the body.
1t is of deep jet black color, the body
being covered with a heavy fur. 1t is
very savage, being constantly on the
alert to attack any person approachingit it.
Whether this animal is full and perfect
vampire, whose feats Of lulling man to
sleep with the waving fan motions of its
wing, while sucking in the victims very
heart blood, is yeta question, for, as yet,
it has not been examined by any scientific
man. Its appearance is, however


enough to suggest the truth of such a
horrible surmise. Be it as it may, the
little Micronasian island has always
borne weird and frightful reputation
among the native inhabitants of the ad


joining ones. Strange stories of cannibal


ism, tales of savage idolatrous practices,
poison valleys, ETC., are constantly con
nected in their minds with its name, ano
in the small matter of being possessed Of
blood-imbibing vampires in addition tc
all the other horrors, few of them would
think the matter extraordinary or the
least doubtful. ul.-Sd7a Francisco Alta.
Year: 1873

L,
WHEN am dead and buried, then
There will be mourning among men.
hear one musing on my dust:
"How hard he fou ght to win his crust
And one ''He was too sensitive
In this cold-wintered world to live."
Another, weeping, 'Ah how few
SO gentle-hearted and so true
81 met him only once, and yet
think never shall forget
The strange sad look in his young eyes,
One other says, and then with wise
And sOIemn-shaking head-'No doubt
The hot heart burnt that frail frame out.
Good friends, discount on your griefi
A little present help were worth
More than sorrow stricken earth
When am but withered leaf.s
An outstretched hand were better to me
Than your glib graveyard sympathy.
You need not pity and rhyme and paint me,
You need not weep for, and sigh for, and saint me
After you've starved me1driven me dead
Sayl do you hear? What want is breadl


-ScTi6DeT'S Monthly.
Year: 1873

A VALUABLE TRACT OF TIMBERED LAND IN
n Georgia in exchange for available Real Estate or
Personal Property Steamboat title absolute
SOUTHERN LAND IMMIGRATION COMPANY, l6i viii
liam street. New York.
Year: 1873

For the benefit of those unfortun.
atcs who suffer poisoning from con.
tact with the poison oak vine Rhus
toxicodendron), we would announce
from personal experience, that a
strong solution Of bi-carbonate OF
soda is an almost iniallible preven-
tative and cure of this most painful
and disagreeablc affection. The
stronger the solution the more
powerful the antidote. We have
tried this personally and on our
friends, recently, in several cases
with almost magic effect in every
instance.
Year: 1873

OK last Sunday evening about sun
set there was display Of the most
Grand and beautiful meteorological
phenomena that we bavc ever wit
messed. During the afternoon
there had been II very heavy rain
storm, accompanied 10y loud thun-
der and most vivid and binding
flashes Of lightning, and at sunset
the whole eastern sky was black
with ragged rain clouds. Sudden
", through II rift in the western
clouds, the sun came ont with daz,
zling splcudor and lit up the black
vault OF the East with II most
strange and beautiful light. In
simultaneously, almost in II twink
ling OF an eye, II rain bow. the most
perfect and gorgeous that We have
ever witnessed sprung like a bridge
of pearl over the dark abyss. its
ends seeming to dip into the river
whose bosom, lashcd into fury by
the elemental war. was as black
and thrcatning as the clouds above
il, Around and above the bow,
outside the arch Of flight, the ragged
clouds rendered still more inky in
hue by the contrast, were tossed
about by contcnding currents of
wind, and cvcrand anon torn apart
10y dazzling flashes of lightning.
While all above and without the
bow, which was perfect semicircle
with all the colors of the spectrum
most clearly defined, was black and
tcmpcstuous as midnight, within
the magic ring the clouds were of
the most exquisite rose tint, which
changed with their shifting shapes
into all the shades of delicate Grim
son, carmine and vcrmillion. The
first bow lasted for five minutes or
more, and faded out only to reap
pear in few moments IN greater
beauty and lovcliness. The scene
on the river was peculiarly grand
and impressive, and attracted many
of our citizens to the bank. The
little white gulls which fly along
the surface of the water at almost
all times, were out in unusual num-
bcrs and as the sunlight fell on
their white wings as they sportcd
amid the bues of the rainbow, the
effect was indiscrbably beautiful.
The sun meantime was sinking in
II sea ofpurrlc, crimson and golden
glory which almost equaled the dis
play in the east. Altogether it was
a scene not soon TO be forgotten by
those who witnessed it.
Year: 1873

AN ice famine was imminent
among the saloon keepers on Wed
nesday and Thursday, but the op-
portune arrival of hogs head or
two from above set them all right
again by the "glorious fourth
Year: 1873

We returned from Dickinson's
Mills at too late an hour to-day to
lie able to make such a notice OF the
barbecue and festivities there on the
Fourth, rs we could wish. We
therefore defer it until our next.
Year: 1873

We aro prepared to demonstrate
to any one. that our Elevators are
SAFER than any other. That they
run FASTER and very much
MORE STEADILY and more quiz
city than any other. That they arc
simple in construction, and there
is very little machinery to get out
oforder and need repairs, and that
they can be operated ut very much
less expense than any other, even
If the water is pumped by steam.
IF connected with an artesian we'll
the cost of operation Is NOTHING,
as the saving in insurance and wa
ter tax pays tho interest OIL the
cost Of tho well.


We cannot afford to give away
the Elevators, but wo can prove to
any ono that our Elevator is better
in EVERY RESPECT than any
other, and CAN BE RUN FOR
NOTHING. This ought to satisfy
the most s1keptical.


Shall be glad to show the Eleva~
tor to any one, and PROVE all VIC
claim. VIM. T.. HALE s. CO.,
Second story, southeast corner


State and Washington-sts.
Year: 1873

CuT-woGss-As our farmers aud gardeners have been, gre yet, troubled about the ravs- ges of these insects on their plants they might try one of the following "remcdies either of which, according to the Mobile, (Als.) Register will put stop to the opera tions of Mir Worm

 A thin layer of pine saw-dust spread around the base of the plant will generally protect 1t, and in setting out plants, as cab bage and the like, nothing equals leaf wrap ped around the stalk. That will never fail Roll any kind of leaf convenient around the stalk and set it into the ground with the plant. l, vii! drT and become hard in day and then no cutworm will trouble it and when the plant has grown sufficiently large and burst of the leaf it will be out of dAuger.' T
Year: 1873

The trial OF Henry W. Genet, in the Court OF oyer
and Terminer, before Judge Daniels, progressed
yesterday with almost unparalleled rapldity. The
prosecution finished their side IN nearly double
quick time and when the Court adjourned the de-
fence had got well advanced on its side Their
strongest reliance evidently, as will be seen 10y the
report below, is on the testimony OF the accused,
who was called as witness In his own behalf IL
looks now as though the case might possibly reach
the jury to-day


An epitome OF eight suits against the city, tried
yesterday before Judge Larremore, OF the Court OF
Common Pleas, will be found in to-day's law re-
ports. 1t win be seen that the city was beaten In
all OF them and besides this the results serve TO
throw important light on the manrfer in which In
terests and costs are rolled up against the city
through resisting the prompt payment OF just
claims.


AS wiz be seen by report OF a trial concluded
Yesterday before Judge Monell in the Superior
Court the East River National Bank, after three
trials has had long pending suit decided second
time in it's favor. This will probably close the lt-
CATION


James Bryant gave bail yesterday, before Com
missioner Osborn on a charge Of obtaining letters
from the Post once by means OF power OF attor-
ney, alleged to have been fraudulent. The defend
ant states that he will clear up the whole matter
on examination.
Year: 1873

The old hand-presses, to which we
owe so many noble works, seem likely
to come once more into vogue. Some
firms, at least, find it easier and less
costly to print at these presses works
requiring special care, especially those
with cuts, where the edition does not
exceed thousand copies.
Year: 1873

comparison Of the printed reports OF city oncials
prepared for general distribution, II not unlikely
TO be cast into the shade by the Developments
which must come sooner or later For some time
past there has been In circulation rumor 10 tne
effect tnat g there Is Pcstye deficiency IN co she ey
Boss Dawes has not helped to set at rest this
rumOr. Yesterday


MAYOR RECORD WAS OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
or the facts already printed in the HERALD re-
garJing the usurpation course pursued by Boss
Dawes. Mr.. James Courier, Chairman OF the Com
mittee OF one Hundred addressed the Mayor a let
ter setting forth that the progress OF the commit
tee In the work OF Investigation was summarily
stopped by the positive refusal OF City Auditor
records OF his department. ellis grounds for re-
fusai, Chairman Courier proceeds TO state ''were
personal objections TO one member OF the commit
tee OF experts, Mr.. Dillon, and doubt as to Your
Honor's authority in the premisesn little fur
ther on Mr.. Courier c0ntinues:-"As the city
charter and municipal laws, IN the opinion OF able
counsel, clearly give you the power which has
thus been


SET AT DEFIANCE


by your subordinate, City Auditor Dawes / now
earnestly request you IN the name OF the Com
mrttee OF One Hundred, to exercise your authority
10 the fullest extent in causing all the city records
regularly and duly appointed representatives OF
the Aforesaid Committee Of One Hundred" The
Mayor promised prompt consideration OF the mat
ter and there Is ample reason for believing that ne
Will at last throw himself into the peoples cause
and against the Ring on being asked last
evening what he thought OF Boss Dawes,
action, he said he could say all he
had to say in very short order II he mad been in
Dawes position he wo1ld have most cheeriully
given the committee the fullest powers and 0ppor-
tunlties to look into every page OF his records He
was unable to account for Mr.. Dawes personal
prejudices against Mr.. Dilion bat thought It very
strange indeed. Tomorrow evening the Commit.
tee OF One Hundred meets The meeting promises
TO he largely attended and important IN action
an epoch in the history OF municipal investigation
During the past few days q number OF leading and
influential men have announced their determine
ton to aid the committee IN every possible way.
Year: 1873

Chicago adds her voice to the general clamor
against companies which obtain their prvi-
leges gratuitousy and impede city travel The Inter
Ocean after giving catalogue Of the minor miseries
which the people who dependent the street cars
suffer- says


As in NewYOrk I'm Chicago, the railway companies
have received their franchises for nothing, and fe"
they procured from the Legislature an eXten-
Of the grant TO 80 years against the indignant pro
OF the people Of Chicago the Governor vetoed the
bill and it promptly forced through over the veto,
its odiOus provisions fastened the unborn mil


lions who shall constitute the population OF this city I
is not known what dividends the companies earn As
far as they are made public they exceed 10 per
cent In this respect they managed upon the same
plan as the Chicago Gas and Coke Company. But how
much their stock has been watered, how many stock
dividends have been made, nobody knows; ana We
might add with truth we believe that nobody cares
provided they will furnish accommodations 10 the traN
cling public What the public have right 20 demand
s that seat be provided for every five cent fare taken
and what the City Council ought 20 do is to declare by
that every street railway company In Chicago
shall provide seat for every passenger Offering TO Tde
or be prohibited from collecting fare and authorize the
Superintendent of Police TO rQdly enforce the ordinance
The packing" Of passengers in our street cars which
pracced every day To extent that would DE repre-
hensibc applied 20 cattle shipped % market III stock
cars will the day such ordinance IS passed
and enforced, and not till then.
Year: 1873

HANGING AS A TERROR TO EVII-DOERS.


The ineflicacy of the recent hanginss IN
Washington, as of grace. gives pause to those
who have been crying Hang him !" whenever case OF
aggravated murder TO notice. The Springfield Re
publican thus confesses ITS inability to solve the riddle


Within year there have been fourteen murders IN
the District of Columbia and in six weeks three eXecu
many executions are necessary to insure the moral re-
form Of the average spectator II two won't suhce,
will three


The Washington Star favors a good steady pull at
judicial strangng. and in answer 10 the puzzled IN
quries of The Republican, says:


Not two nor three, half dozen. twenty, nor
any number OF executions will have any effect IN de,
terring murderCrs II the hangngs are spasmOdc ana
contingent not upon the guilt or innocence OF the ac
cused upon the temper oi the public. Once let It be
lied that tie law will have Its with all assassns
Of whatever class that murderers viii he hanged speed
lily whether they rich in money ana friends or pen
ness aud friendess that the punishment will promptly
and certainly follow the crime; and II then there Is no
perccptble dminutOn In The number OF murders, the
opponents OF capital punishment (who are themselves
responsible much Of the mischief now Will have better


ground Tor argument than the mere fact that the hanging
out Of ten hundred does not deter
other slayers Granting what they claim, the act re-
for every murderer hanged tho community
ia safer that much at least Even now after three recent
executions in this city, the other men charged with ur
der do not TO realize that is anything more tan
the result OF a elimination Of popular Indignation
against urderers; that the public will be satised with
two or hree examples and each Of them thinks his
chances OF SAVING his neck are good This u the
direct result of the hopes held out to the condemned e
at every of their progress through the courts and TO
the end, and 70 encourages others 10 commit crime.


other words there is no hope OF amendment so long
as the popular feeling is ful and lets OF nine criminals
where one is punished according 10 law. New-York
readers will recOlect that 1t urged in behalf Of Fos
ter the carhook murderer. that his crime commit
ted at an nopportune time when the public seeking
for a victim to be sacrificed to general indignation
Year: 1873

Boston is rapidly rising from its ashes.
The buildings in process of erection are
Of a much more substantial character
than their predecessors; the walls arc
massive in thickness, there is less wood
work introduced, the fronts will be more
generally Of iron, brick and marble than
was the case in the old stores, and ap-
pIianccs will be introduced very generally
Tor their protection against fire.
Year: 1873

A medicine that has done more than
all the prescriptions of the pharmacopeia
to protect the human system against the
bodily ills superinduced by unhealthy
surroundings, is certainly worthy of uni
versal confidence. 1t is mainly on ac-
count of its extraordinary preventive
properties that Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters is SO exceedingly popular in localities
subject to the visitation of miasmatic fe-
vers and other diseases produced by en-
poisoned air. A family that has escaped
sickness during a sickly season in conse-
quence of using the Bitters as safeguard
is living advertisement of the virtues of
the preparation. The whole neighbor-
hood realize the fact. 81 couldn't have
believed it," says one. :" scarcely cred
tied the advertisements but one must
believe what one SEES" says another
" 1t is the very thing we need in this un-
wholesome section of country" remarks
a third. And the result is that the in
stinct of self defence, the first law of ma
ture, induces three-fourths of that COM
munity to obtain supply of the great
vegetable antidote before the next sickly
season sets in. In winter, when the sys-
tenn requires extra vigor and elasticity to
enable it to battle the effects of damp and
cold, the Bitters will be found particular
ly serviceable. rheumatism will not be
apt to fasten upon muscles and nerves
that have been braoed up by this excel
lent invigorant and nervine nor will the
seventies of the season, which have such
a disastrous effect on the pulmonary or
gans of the feeble and delicate, be likely
to exercise the same untoward influences
in cases where the stomach and the ex-
ternal surface OF the body (Which always
sympathizes with the digestive organs),
have been toned and stimulated by
course of this restorative. The FITS of IN
digestion and Irregularities of the bowels
which proceed from sudden changes of
weather may always be averted by
timely use of the Bitters.
Year: 1873

PILE DRIvER.-The Weaver Creek
Milling, Mining and Fluming Company
are now at work driving piles with a pile
driver, below their flume. 1t is the in
tention of the company to drive piles for a
distance of twelve hundred feet, and then
board them up, in order to corral the wa
ter and keep it from spreading. Being
thus kept together it is expected the wa
ter will carry the tailings much greater
distance and thereby obviate the necessity
of adding so many boxes at the the lower
end of the fume.
Year: 1873

Coon MEAT.-Quite number Of young
cattle have been killed by parties here
this Fall, and salted down for Winter
use. The meat is excellent-much better
than most OF that driven in here from
other counties. There is no reason why
Trinity county should not supply its own
people with all necessary meats and even
raise cattle and hogs for export.
Year: 1873

A FRIEND Of ours complained the other
day that times Would be very dull in this
county the coming Winter, because so
much p:oney had been invested in iron
hydraulic pipe, and thereby taken out of
circulation here. This is ''bread cast up
on the waters" and will return many fold
before another year.
Year: 1873

SoLD.-It was currently reported one
day this week that an old Trinitarian
was in Shasta with his bride and would
arrive here next day. Os course, the
boys were all prepared for grand char
ivari, but were saved the trouble as the
individual in question returned as he had
left-a bachelor.
Year: 1873

RETURNED.-E. Cornell got back last
Wednesday evening from his Eastern
tour. Lion" tells US that he had a
splondid time; saw more during his two
months absence than he had in all his
life before and that he learned great
deal.