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Year: 1873

GREENBACKs.-However public conf.
dence in the banks and bankers may be
shaken in the midst of the present financial
disasters, there is one fact which stands
out in bold relief-there is no want of con-
fidence in the currency of the country.
The circulating medium which has been
provided by congress commands the con.
fidence of men and banks in all parts of
the country, and the bill of national
bank performs the Office of money as
well at a point remote from its place of
issue as at home. And this fact marks
that clear distinction between the present
and any of the preceding crises that have
occurred in this country. Hitherto that
which has most contributed to panicky
feeling, has been want of confidence in
the currency of the country. AT such
times an individual or bank having in
possession bills issued by banks in remote
parts Of the country, and, indeed, near at
home, made haste to get them out of hand.
Now the currency commands the confidence
of the country so entirely that no one de-
sires to part with it.
Year: 1873

THE DOLLAR SAVINGS BANK.-This
trustworthy and reliable institution will re-
sumo business and the payment Of currency
on Monday, October 9th, an announcement
of which is made elsewhere officially. An
examination of the books Of the bank dis
closes the fact that ninety per cent. of its
capital is loaned on city real estate.
A majority of the depositors of the
bank have expressed their willingness
not to check for balances for thirty days
after the resumption of business, in order
to give the capable and obliging officers in
charge the fullest opportunity to start the
bank on career of renewed prosperity
and influence among our local monetary
institutions.
Year: 1873

IMPROVEMENT ON 'CHANGE, &c.
We are gratified to note from the reports
of the tobacco and -four exchanges
great improvement in sales of wheat
and tobacco on 'change. There was more
wheat sold to-day than there has been for
more than ten days past, and more tobacco
than for several days previous. This
marked improvement in commercial circles
is doubtless due to the fact that the
deposits in our banks are growing
healthier daily, which now amount to
fully seventy-fve per cent. of what was
usually deposited before the late financial
fiasco.
Year: 1873

A SNAKE STUFFED.-Th twenty-one-
foot boa belonging to Lent's circus which
died while in transitu between here and
New York, was given to Mr.. Andrew
Muller, of this city, who had his snake
ship skinned and stuffed so as to preserve
his outside semblance for the benefit OF
surviving generations.
Year: 1873

EXECUTION OF SENTENCE SUSPEND
ED.-The governor has ordered the sus-
pension until further orders of the execu-
ton of the sentence in the case of Rosa
Bowles, who was convicted of felony at
the last term of the hustings court, and
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years. The, reason for this action by the
governor is due to the fact that he has a
strong petition for pardon befor him in this
matter, but he hasn't had time to look into
r.
Year: 1873

FINE MUSIC IN PROsPECTIvE.-Mr.
Henry S. Page, the celebrated cornet solo,
list, who was engaged to play at the recent
Boston jubilee, will come to this city to
live the early part Of next month, Prof.
McCann having made arrangements with
him to play here. We can assure the
public they have rich treat in store.
Year: 1873

The following earnest and tender poem is TAX
en- from joaquin Miller's new volume called
Songs of the Sun Lands and is classed
among those entitled, Failing Leaves
Is it worth while to jostle brother?
Bearing his load on the rongh road of life2
Isit worth while that we jeer at each other
In blackness of heart?-that we war to the


knife?


God pity us all in our pitiful strife.
God pity us all, we jostle each other;
God pardon all for the triumph we feel
When fellow goes down meath his load on the


heather.


Pierced to the heart words are keener than


STEEL


And mightier for woe or for veal
Were it not we'll in this brief little journey
On over the isthmus, down into the tide,
We give him a fish instead of serpent
Ere folding the hands to be and abide
Forever and aye IN dust at his side!
Look at the roses saluting each other;
Look at the herds all in peace on the plain,
Man and man only. makes on his brother,
And laughs in his heart at his peril and pain
Shamed by the beasts that go down on the


plain.


Is it worth VIII lie that we battle to humble
Some poor fellow soldier down into the dust? !?
God pity us all! Time oft soon will tumble
All of us together, like leaves in gust
Humbled indeed down into the dust.
Year: 1873

SEEING IS DEcElv1NG. Here is a row OF
ordinary capital let ers and figures:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
They are such as are made up of two parts
Of equal shapes. Look carefully at these,
and you will perceive that tt G upper halves
of the character are very little smaller
than the lower halves-so little that an or
dnary eye will declare them TO be of equal
size.


Now turn the page upside down, and
without any careful looking, you will see
that this differenc in size is very much ex-
aggeraled, that the real top half of the let
ter is very much smaller than the bottom
half. It. will he seen by this there is a ten
dency in the eye to enlarge the upper part Of
any object upon which it looks.
Year: 1873

Ashamed to own you labor


To earn your daily bread,
Ashamed to carry parcel,


Lest something" might be said
Ashamed of humble neighbors,
Ashamed of kith and kin,
Ashamed to wear your last year S coat,
Yet not ashamed to sin!
Ashamed to save the dollar


BY laying up the dime,
Yet not ashamed to borrow,


Or waste Gods precious time;
ASHAMED to learn of good men,
Ashamed to take advice,
Yet not ashamed to take strong drink,
And not ashamed of dice!
Ashamed to shun temptation,


Ashamed to answer MOI
Yet not ashamed to liter


On "corners'' as YOU go;
Ashamed, before you venture.


To nobly count the cost,
Yet not ashamed to boast how much
At stakes you've "won" or "lostr
Poor human nature needeth


Foundation like rock.
And strong supports and braces
To guard against life's shock
But of all the "helps to aid her,
And all the props" beside,
That keeps her dignity alive.


The weakest is false pridei
Year: 1873

The subject of borrowing and lending
came up in the course OF conversation
with a subscriber living near Ithaca.
when he suddenly recollecled q funny
rcminiscence Of that character which
had happened in his own neighborhood.
He said he had neighbor whose family
re great borrowers, hut not so distln-
{ shed rs paymasters-they were al
ways borrowing. but seldom if ever lie.
ming the exact amount borrowed. An
OIL Quaker lady, another neighbor, who
hi endured these invasious for long
tine, patiently, hit upon very phlIo-
s. hical mode OF eventually putting
st4o to tho nuisance. Keeping her own
counsel, the next time her good man
went to town, he had separate and eX-
press order to purchase 4 pound OF the
bast tea, and and also canister to put
i, in: as he knew she already had plenty
o tea, and also q canister. he was puz-
lied to determine what the old lady
wanted of more tea and q canister; but
his questioning and reasonings elected
nothing more than q repetition of the
oIder,-


Jim, did not tell thee to get ME
pound Of the best tea and new canister
Now go along and do as bid thee"


And go along he did, and when he
came hame at night the ten and new
capister were his companions. The old
lady took them from him with an amused
expression on her usually placid features,
and depositing the tea in the canister,
set it on the shelf for special use. 1t
Lad not long to wait, for the borrowing
neighbor had frequent use for the aroma
tic herb. The good old lady loaned
generously. emptying back in the canIs'
ter any remittance OF borrowed teas
which the neighbor's conscience inclined
her to make.


Time went OIL, and after something
less than the hundredth time of borrow
ing, the neighbor again appeared TOR
just another drawing OF tea." when the
Oft visited tea canister was brought out,
and found to be empty, and the good old
lady and obliging neighbor was just one
pound of tea poorer than when she
bought the new canister, which now only
remained 10 tell the story. Then she
said,-


Thou seest that empty canister. L
flied it for thee with pound OF my best
tea, and have lent it all 10 thee in drb-
lets, and put into it all thou hast sent
me in return, and none but thyself hath
taken theIelrom or added unto it. and
now thou seest it empty; therefore will
say to thee, thou hast borrowed tbyself
cut, and can lend thee no more"
Year: 1873

broad. 1t will be all right. You needn't
worry about that


"'Well, Mr.. Smith, you need not send
these shoes to me; l will come Tor them.
The width of my feet in three inches and
seven. eighths. Very well; when come
for these shoes, shall measure the width
of The soles if they are one'eighth
of an inch less than three inches and sew
en- eighths. will not touch them


That struggle is over. Mr.. Smith
will. for the first time in his lie, keep his
broad.sole promise"


BEAUTY OF BROAD soLEs.


Besides the advantages have named,
broad soles are much handsomer than
narrow ones. They make the foot small
er. If one puts his foot into shoe too
short, and too narrow, and the toes and
sides Of the foot press out all round over
tie sole, it makes the foot look too big
but if the sole be large enough to let the
foot rest in its natural relation it looks
much smaller.


Another advantage may be mentioned
70 the benefit of those who study
economy. Such shoes will not only keep
in .hape, but they will last two or three
Ii cs as long as these soles. The uppers,
no being stretched as they are with
na-row Soles, will if of good stock ale
most never wear out, while the soles will
remain square and even.


have spoken Of the advantage oil \
greatly improved circulation, which
would result from the Introduction of the
wide solcs. may add that the change
which would at once appear in the man
ncr of walking, would strike every be-
holder.


THICKNESS OF TIE soLEs.


The soles of girls boots and shoes
should be thick. Tuey are not always to
remain upon carpets, but they must 60
oc doors and walk on the ground
Te,plo seem somehow, to suppose that
gus do not really step on the ground,
but that, in some sort OF spiritual way,
taey pass along just above the damp uu-
clean earth. But, rs q matter of fact,
girls do step on the ground Just ike boys.
| Lave frequently walked behind them to
test this point, and have noticed that
when the ground is soft. they make tracks
aud thus demonstrate the existence OF m
actual. material body. Now, while this
is the case and while it is indispensable
to their health that they must 90 much in
The open air, they must have thick solcs.
Let these be made OF the hardest and
most impervious leather.


OF WHAT SHALL THE UPPERs or GIRLS


BOOTS BE COMPOSED?


During the cold and damp months they
should be made of thick, solid leather.
No matter about the name; some calf.
skin is very thin, while morocco is often
thick. During the warm season they
may wear for uppers prunolla, or other
cloth


I. need hardly be said that they should
Lo broad, long aud low.-Cur Girls.
Year: 1873

In the District Court of the Fourteenth Judicial
District of the State of California, in and for
the County of Placer.


SARAH L, STREETER vs. JOHN C.


STREETER.
Action brought in the District Court of the
Fourteenth Judicial District of the State of
California in and for the County of Placer
and the complaint filed in the said County of
Placer, in the office of the Clerk of said Dis
trct Court.


The People Of the State of California send
greetiag 10 JOHN c. iSTREETER, Defendapt
NOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TIC Ar
Il pear in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff in the District Conrt
OF the Fourteenth Judical District Of the
State of California, in and for the County of
Placer, and to answer the complaint filed therein
Ga copy of which accompanies, this summons)
within ten days, (exolpsive of the day of service
after the service on you of this summons-if
served within this county or if served out of this
county but within this Judicial District, within
twenty days or if served out of said District
then within forty days-or Judgment by default
will be taken against you according to the prayer
of said complaint


The said action is brought to obtain decree
of this court dissolving the bonds of matrimony
now existing between you and plaintiff, and for
such other relief as plaintiff may in equity be
entitled, and for costs of suit


And you are hereby notified that if you fail to
appear and answer said complaint as above re-
CURED the said plaintiff will apply to the court
for the relief herein demanded


Given under my hand and the seal of the Dis
~ trct Court of the Fourteenth Judicial
SEAL ! District of the State of California in
wv and for the County of Placer, this
first day of October. in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two.


b. L. BURT,


Clerk,


BY W. B. LYON,


Deputy.
NORTON & BULLOCK,


Attorneys for Plaintiff Tde14-2m
Year: 1873

An important presentment, which will be found
in full below, was presented yesterday by the
Grand Jury in the Court of General Sessions After
giving rap at the Broadway and Seventh Avenue
Railroad Company for occupying too much OF tile
street in front OF its depot, the jury give general
overnauing OF our present prison system, and par
ticularly with reference TO juvenile Offenders.
Judge Sutherland expressed hope that the atten-
tion of the public would be called sufficiently TO the
subject to induce the adoption by the next Legis-
lature OF some measures OF reform.


Myer Londner was yesterday committed by
United States Commissioner Belts to await trial
upon a charge of fraudulent bankruptcy.


motion was made yesterday on behalf of the
State Attorney General. in Supreme Court Cham
bers, before Judge Fancher, TO wind up the New
York Plate Glass Company. The grounds OF the
application and the basis Of defence will be found
In report elsewhere.
Year: 1873

In the matter OF the United States vs. Myer
Londner Commissioner Belts rendered yesterday
his decision as follows :-"That the evidence that
the accused did, after the commencement or pro-
ceedngs in bankruptcy against him, secrete ana
conceal property belonging to his estate with in
tent To prevent IL from coming into the hands Of
MS assignee in bankruptcy, is sufficient consti-
tute probable cause OF belief in the guilt OF the
accused and 70 require that it should be submit
ted TO the Grand Jury for their action. The de-
fendant is commitfedu
Year: 1873

II the Secretary Of the Treasury could COM
mence to pay specie on the legal tender noisfi
they would rise to par In less than two weeks
aud the Bank notes would Approximate very c.ose
Iy to the legal tenders. The payment OF specie
would do more to revive or encourage trado than
anything else. 1t would give confidence and add
largely to the circulating medium, by inducing
those who have gold and silver in small quantities
to spend it freely aud thus furnish ready and &C.
ceptable change.
Year: 1873

Our Courts, showing a very repro ach-
able indifference and failing to correct
a neglect that may, and does bring
really serious consequences, follow a
line of conduct in business of great
importance, so badly provided for and
so little attended to that we have no
doubt very often originates great evils
and causes deplorable injustice. We
ing in Court to fill the difficult posi-
ton Of interpreter, the first man they
can get hold of, it being simply suffi-
cient that he can humble Spanish
and express himself in English.


1t is needless for us to dwell on the
Importance of witnesses in all suits,
and on the great, unavoidable, far
seeing necessity there is Of their evil
dence appearing as he gives it before
the Court and Jury. This is too we'll
known. But how often may ii not
happen that through incOmpetency in
the interpreter, the evidence is mis-
translated, loses ISIS force and meaning,
and even sometimes through the mis-
Interpretation of Il phrase or a word,
completely changes the latter,


1t Is true, we take up the discussion
of this question with more than Ordi-
nary interest, because its utter neglect
affects Sanish- Americans in a great
measure. 1t is we'll known that they
generally are the ones that often re-
quire Interpretation and, therefore, If
any defect exists in the translation, it
falls upon them and Injuries them
most.


For this reason we beg to suggest,
seeing that nobody else has thought of
it, that one or more apt, authorized
translaters might be appointed. recog-
nized as persons capable of filling that
place in the various Cours of Justice,
and have salary assigned to them in
the same manner as jurors are paid;
in that manner more facilitation and
greater security would he obtained for
the better administration Of justice.
We believe this question worthy of
proper study and attention, and we
have no doubt it will be so considered
by those to whom it belongs to enter
tain it.


If they do so. and have the happy
Thought of carrying out the above
plan, we will be the first to feel CRATE
full for having adopted just and equi-
table rule La Cronica.
Year: 1873

When the Great Eastern shall sail
up San Diego river laden with CLAIMS,
from Los Angeles bay; when w. Jeff
Gatewood shall be Secretary of State,
and sign his classical name to the de-
claration of war with the Fejee Island
ers;when the great, huge old mountains
which form the back country of the
city of the future shall bow their
heads and fall into the sea; when
right shall become wrong; and up
hill shall be made down; when water
shall change the direction of its flow,
and be seen going toward the sky;
then will San Diego arise in its might,
and become a competition of San
Francisco and Los Angeles; then will
it offer sufficient inducement to draw
away traffic and commerce, immi-
grafton and capital from our city.
Year: 1873

The greatest harm done by the Inde-
pendent movement is to the Republi.
can party. Indeed it is against the
party in power that the entire move
ment is directed.-[ Express.


OF course. The independent move
ment beat the Republican party.
What greater injury could befall it?
The Democratic party, of course, is
not seriously affected if it accepts live
issues and works with a progressive
party, as it will.
Year: 1873

The Express is of the opinion that
profusion is not mark of excellence,
yet at the same time it copies the
HERALD's special dispatches, to the
extend Of half a column or more each
day, and leads the public to infer that
they are not stolen! 1t admires pro.
fusion of copying more than profusion
of originality.
Year: 1873

fire In u MiDe.....H Heavy LOss.


SONORA, Oct II.
This evening the miners in the
south shaft of the Soulsby mine came
up for timbers leaving candles burning
which accidentally set fire to the TIM
bers in the mine, and in less than half
an hour the shaft and hosting works
were consumed. The loss was very
Year: 1873

The morning brought no relief, how
ever, as the storm had increased 30 that
nothing could be seen ahead. He erept
out of his snowy nest, but not daring to
leave, he crawled back again only to
shiver and suffer, as his clothes had been
wet, and were now frozen.


Mr.. Psyne's pony stood sentinel within
two rods Of him whinnying, and he got
up and tried to lead her, but could not.
He followed the fence to a track which
led to granary, stacks and stable. He
staid in the stable from about ten O'Clock
q. m until three p. m, thinking the own
ers would come to feed the stock there,
but fearing they would not he started to
find the house, which he supposed notfar
distant. He was lost once more, but as
he was about to burrow in drift he
found the fence and from that the stable
again. During his absence the owners
had been there, fed the stock and fasten.
ed the stable so he could not enter. He
found an empty shed covered with snow,
in which he stayed that night without his
robe.


Thursday morning the storm had SO
far cleared that he could see the house to
which the stables belonged, and which
was not ten rods distant. He had been
all around it the day before, and had lain
within twenty rods of another house the
night before. He was kindly cared fol
until Monday, when he arrived at his
home in this city. One of his ponies re
mained until Thursday morning near the
sleigh, and the other was found not sixty
rods away, and both perfectly safe and
sound.


Mr.. Payne thinks that he win lose hall
his toes and part of his heels.-&. Pau
Pioneer
Year: 1873

WE owe our thanks to Judge Kelley for
the latest Patent Office report. We
already have sixteen hundred of these
interesting volumes in our little library,
but they have been read and and reread so
many times that we know every page of
them by heart. This new volume came
opportunely and gratefully on Christmas
morning, and that night we gathered our
little family around the fire, and read 1t
through to them. The affecting tale en-
titled Improvement in Monkey
wrenches seemed to touch every heart,
and when we came to the climax of the
little story about Reversible Pie boards" {"
there was not dry eye between the front
door and the stable. During the reading
of the piteous narrative entitled Gum
washers for Carriage-axles," the whole
family gave expression to boisterous emo
tion, and the hired girl was so much ex-
cited that she lost her presence of mind,
and went round to her mothers inadver-
dantly with six pounds of sugar and a
butter-kettle full of flour, but came home
at midnight intoxicated. We can never
sufficiently thank Judge Kelley for the
innocent enjoyment thus furnished u.s.
The memory of that happy evening will
linger in our minds very much longer
than that hired girl ever fingers when she
lights on lot of substance which she
thinks will suit the constitution of her
aged parent.-Phi2adslphi Sunday Dis
patch. .teu IT
Year: 1873

IT was the misfortune of our fellow
citizen, Mr.. E. E. Payne. to be on the
prairie about five miles south of Kasson,
in Dodge County, last Tuesday afternoon,
when the storm came on. He was within
half mile of house, with the wind on
his back, and losing sight of the dwelling
he was governed by the wind, which,
without his knowledge or consent, turned
from southwest TO northwest, throwing
him entirely out of the way he desired to
go. He was soon lost in the binding
storm, and after wandering about for an
hour, he put up for the night by blanket
ing and turning loose his ponies, wrap
ping himself in buffalo robe, and sitting
down beside his open sleigh, which was
turned on its side. BY continually slap
ping his hands and kicking his feet he
managed to keep them from freezing.
He prayed, and sung and kept up his
courage, hoping to find a house in the
morning, as he was near pair OF bars.
Year: 1873

1t will be seen that none of these de-
nominations, except the Mormon and
Unitarian, maintain in the last census de-
cade the rate of increase shown in the
one prior. The falling off in the case of
the Methodists, the leading denomination
in point of numbers in the country, is
particularly great, as notable, in fact, as
the portentious growth of Mormonism.
The wealth of the leading denominations