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Year: 1873

Twas but a word. careless word;


As thistle down it seemed as light.
IL paused a moment on the air.


Then onward winged its flight.
Another lip caught up the word.


And breathed it with naughty sneer;
1t gathered weight as on il sped
That careless word. in its career.
Then rumor caught the fying word
And busy gossip gave it weight,
Until that little word became


A vehicle of angry hate.
And then that word was winged with fire,
Its mission was a thing of pain;
For soon it fell like lava drops


Upon wildly tortured brain,
And then another page of life


With burning scalding tears was blurred
load of care was heavier made
Its added weight. that careless word.
That careless word 0, how ii scorched
A fainting, bleeding, quiyering heart
Twas like hungry fire that searched
Through every tender. vital part.
How wildly throbbed that aching heart
Deep agony its fountain stirred;
1t calmed, but bitter ashes mark


The pathway of that careless word.
Year: 1873

NUTRITIvE MEAT JELLY.-Dr. Ansti,
in his lectures on diseases of the nervous
system, SAYS that when it is necessary to
give condensed nutriment in the smallest
possible bulk, " nothing equals this jel-
ly lean beef fillet, pounds lean
veal, 3 pounds; lean mutton, 3 pounds
cut up small and put into saucepan
with no water; simmer (never boiling
by the side of the fire for eight hours
strain the liquid (from small quantity
of tasteless ,insoluble fibre that remains.
and let i. jellify into a soft mass. THIS is
an immensely concentrated meat, minus
very little but the water which has been
driven off; a teaspoonful or two of it is
a wonderful support, and can be taken
every hour with ease
Year: 1873

1t is related of man whom DIR. Chal-
mers once engaged to manage a disor-
derly school, that he kept his eyes wide
open during praying, and when one boy
thrust pin into another, he marched
up the aisle still praying, and cufied
that boys ears, and went back again,
praying all the way. After that be was
master of the situation, for the boys
thought that man who could watch
and pray like that could not be put
down.
Year: 1873

Hope on, for Oft when in sadness,
The heart is oppressed with anguish or care
\ word or smile will awaken its gladuess,
Then trust to the future, but never despair.
Think not 90 much Of this world and its pleasure
Buii6 not your hopes too high in the air,
For ofteu We lose that which we most treasure
lis thus we are hurled to the brink of despair.
Drive far away the sad weary feeling,
For yet thy life is still in i,s morn,
And when at eve in prayer thou art kneelinr.
Some Kind thought will whisper hope ever.
hope on.


SE.!G
Year: 1873

A LITTLE MILL NEAR THE BAsIN.-
Yesterday afternoon, as two frail coloreu
sisters We're enjoying little pugilistic re-
creation on the basin bank, near the ston
mouse, they were interrupted by some OF
the police, who insisted on arresting them.
One OF them determined to fight it out on
that line rather than be jugged, SO went for
the police, and with such effect that two or
three of them, acknowledging the weight OF
her fists, measured their length on the sacred
soil. She was repeatedly knocked down by
their billies, but the assistance of the fourth
policeman was required to finally subdue
her, whereupon she was finally loaded on a
dray and taken to the lookup in badly
used up condition.
Year: 1873

LIGHT ESSENTIAL TO HEALTH,-
The exclusion of light from rooms is prac-
tice very common in this city, and one that,
in sanitary point of view, cannot be too
highly reprehended. Short-sighted econo-
my is responsible for this rejection Of one of
nature, s greatest blessings, blinds and shut
ters being closed to prevent the carpets
from fading in the sunlight Just as if a
few yards of woolen fabric were anything
in comparison with health. It is well
known that there isa vital principle in the
light and warmth of the sun that cannot be
supplied from any other source. seslli I
Year: 1873

Nor AT HoME-Nr understand that a certain
cub printer in our town conceived to himsel-
nN particular article in the HERALD last weel
Wa calculated to indirectly slur the unsophist
Gated youngster. In the hight of his anger l..
Naled himself of an opportunity 10 call whr L
~yere out to demand us to retract In ON
writings the ambitious young man never en-
tered our head, but we condescend to give him,
ID this mention, slice of notoriety he so ar
aen'ly Graves, and hope he will continue to cal,
When We are not ut home For if he dent,
"wl be compelled to be mot at home
'h'n he does call, or refer his case to the fight
ng editor
Year: 1873

do TO woRx.-Miners and farmers were DER.
maps better prepared for their winters work
TINS season than usual. Some weeks ago W,
were advised from the mountains that the min.
ers bad been making extensive preparati ms for
b g winters work, but had then about com.
pleted arrangements, and were waiting for rain
We were also advised from the valley that farm.
ers had mostly finished sowing summer fallow
and had oil other arrangements completed for
the fall, and were waiting for rain, that they
coad commence plowing and sowing winter
grain. They need to wait no longer. The
show and rain Of the last week has been sufi-
cient to NIL the streams with plenty of water for
mining purposes and thoroughly soften th.
ground for p'owng. The only trouble being
that the ground will for few days probably be
too wet for plowing, and the farmers may, il,
such be the case, have to wait few DAYS when
with tine weather, it will be IN apple pie order
md all can go to work. No more idling nov
t II spring. Now is the time for industry to gi d
on It's 10 MS and step forth into the field of Ia.
Dor. Let every man do all he can, by workjn,
while the elements favor the result of his toll
md show to the State and the world b, the r..
salt OF your industry, that Placer County has
abundant resources
Year: 1873

PARENT AND CHILD.-From tract written
by the late Bishop Meade upon the subject of
education we clip the following:


''On Sabbath evening when the services of
the day were over and directed my steps to
the next appointment, alighteG at an inn and
was ushered into the common room appointed
for travellers 1t was nearly dark, and the
Only light In the room was that proceeding
from the fire, around which number Of per
sons were sitting. Taking my seat among them,
my eyes were soon arrested by the sight OF two
persons sitting together with downcast eyes,
sad and sorrowiul; and, soon, after, per
ceived that their hands were maracled and
themselves bound fast to each ether, and on
inquiry learned that they were on the way to
the penitentiary of our State, there to rcmain
ten or twelve years for robbery committed
in concert. The one was an old man, the
that they were father and his son? What
sight And who, think you, was first and
chief ID guilt2 Was it the father or the son
said the son say to the father-father, let
us stcal7 Impossible. The lips of son
could scarce utter the words except first taught
by tie father. Is it the son that teaches the
father to utter words of b,asphcmy-that raises
the accurscd cup to his lips? Or is it the
father that teaches the SOP by precept, per
hapS, as we'll as by example, 10 swear, ana
pours the first fatal drops into his opened lips?
The scene l have described followed me for a
long time, from day to day, from church to
church, and seemed ever before my eyes.
could not rise up in the pulpit and look upcr
the congregation but it seemed to be renewed
before lne. | thought | saw parents and child
rcll, husbands and wives, sitting side by side,
bound by invisible chains Of sin stronger than
Inks Of iron, and going Onward, not to some
temporary prisoa, bot to an eternal one, from
which there is 10 escape. What a thought,
that oD some Sabbath day, and in some house
of God, parents and children may be sitting
side by side and moving onward as fast as the
wings Of time eau bear them to some eternal
abode OF darkness and misery, the parents lead.
ing the way in euiis AID suffering Let all
parents examine themselves we'll, and sec how
deeply gully they arc by reason Of their evil
example,
Year: 1873

There was less demand for currency yes
terday than for the two days preceding
Rates were from five to six in the morning,
closing at from tour to five. Some sales
were made during the day at three and a
half 20 four. The feeling was much better
than on Monday, the rumors Of the un.
sound condition OF one OF the banks having
been contradicted. More gold was offered
on the street than has been sold for many
days. and at reasopa able rates.
Year: 1873

The West V Virginia Journal, IN an ar
ticle referred to elsewhere, makes some
wholesome confessions concerning inc
Republican part of the political cam
psieu last fall. In the same article the
editor says:


"If the people only knew it, the pub
lie printer, fat as he has grown in the
treasury crib, is a small pig, beside
some others, and some OF the indepen-
dents don't care far thing, go they can
get to blind the public and keep their
nubbin. They feel very good.


While the editor is in the confession
al we wish he would be little more
explicit concerning the hogs to whom
he refers in the paragraph above. The
public is interested, in the matter and
we are sincere in our wish that the
Journal will produce the charges and
specifications that are hinted at. We
know the editor OF the Journal to be q
conscientious man whose intentions are
honest and pure. We are willing to
ioin with him in an effort 10 discover
and punish fraud, and as it is probable
that his residence at the capital gives
him better opportunities for detecting
wrongs in the administration of affairs
than we can have here, We rely upon
him to furnish US further information.
Year: 1873

A SAN Francisco Chronicle correspon-
dent has been interviewing the village
San Juan, in our newly acquired is-
land possessions OF that name. He
gives his Impressions: AT place Of
landing We found one street with about
twenty houses aud only one family.
The head OF this family used one OF
these houses for the eating department
Of a hotel, srother one for the sleeping
apartments, another for Q billiard room,
another 'or q sheep pen. another for Q
grocery, another for q barn, another for
a saloon, another for postoffice.
another Tor q chicken -house, and sn-
other for bis own residence; and - his
family were sll females, and he had 70
run the whole town all by himself. Il
WAS necessary for him to lock up one
institution while he transacted busi-
ness at the smother. When | infoymed
him that | was a Chronicle correspon-
dent who came to write up the place.
he Immediately threw open the whole
town TO my inspection, and tend cred
me the freedom Of the city. He placed
my baggage in the sleeping house, hung
my overcoat in the postoffice. took me
to saloon for a wash. conducted me
elsewhere for nv supper, and soon had
me thoroughly distributed throughout
the place"
Year: 1873

Nor long since q thief stole from the
London Crystal Palace aquarium a
piece Of living coral, of which there
were only two specimens. The Super
intendeut. hoping to bring the thief to
Justice, advertised in the papers that
the stolen polyps could be easily identl-
fed, as the other specimen still remain
ed in the aquarium. A few days after
this notice was published, the remain
ing polyps was stolen. probably by the
same person, who was desirous OF re-
moving all means OF comparison BY
which the missing corsls could be iden-
fed. Whether the thief was or was not
a naturalist, he has certainly shown
himself q shrewd fellow and humor.
ist.
Year: 1873

The Allen town Chronicle OF q recent
date states that the rails at certain
points on the Eastern Pennsylvania
railroad, between that city and Emsus,
expanded by the action OF the extreme
heat to such degree that several trains
had to lie over until the displaced rails
were put in order. In some places the
rails were expanded 80 much that
they were forced nine inches out o.
their proper position.
Year: 1873

A DUBUQUE swain wish ed to marry
the object this fall, but she argued in
favor Of next spring. when it WAS de-
cided to regulate the event by game
of chess, in which be beat. OF course.
She looked out for that.
Year: 1873

The law does not and will not after
June 30th require full prepayment of
postage on all printed matter. Transient
or miscellaneous matter must be fully
prepaid at the mailing Office. Regular
publications, known as newspapers or
periodicals, may be sent to subscribers
now and after the 30th instant unpaid,
and the postage collected quarterly of
the subscribers. Newspaper exchanges
may be prepaid quarterly either at the
Office of mailing or delivery.


The requirement for full prepayment
m transient printed matter is statutory,
L ot departmental, and therefore cannot
b abrogated by the Postmaster Gen
er II. 1t is made the duty of all post
m sters to collect all deficient postage
at the Office of delivery, whether upon
le tiers or printed matter. more or less
:uch matter being inadvertently trans
mitted in the mails. 1t is not shown
that more is collected at the Washing
ton Office than is legally due, or more
than at other Offices, in proportion to
the quantity of such matter delivered.


If any statement has been made that
no papers will be he sent without pre-
payment, then a mistake has been made,
for large numbers are sent daily to SUBJ
scribers as provided by law.


One cent will fully prepay on any
daily or weekly published in this city,
but it will not carry two such papers,
nor will it carry the larger New York
weekly or daily papers.
Year: 1873

occupied by the labor OF preparing their


food, she FG.sially recovered from her


hallucination and threw the poison into


the fire. Then the phantom came back
and remained with her through day and
night. waking or sleeping. Again she
carried the poison to Garland's house
and again threw it into Tho FIRE. The
strife became agonizing. When she
worked it upbraided her continually.


When she knelt to pray it ridiculed her
professions and Knocked her prayer.
"a pretty Christian .;Ou are, it would
say to her, "that will not do what your
Lord tells you to do" When she tried
to sleep its irresistible influence held
her wearily awrke with her eyes wide
open to see it ever frowhing upon her.
And when at last she did sleep, the
long night was one succession of dreams
through which the awful vision va"
always abot;t to infict eternal punish.
ment upon her for her neglect to work
its will. She woke from such dream
one morning with the words " Yes, l
will do it," upon her lips, and straight.
way peace Ike that she had imagined
of heaven came upon her and the phan.
tom presence was like that OF friend
recovered after an estrahgement.


Mechanically she performed her own
household work, and then proceeded TO
Garland's with another dose of poison.
When he came to her after his dinner
for q dose of "pain-killer to cure
pain id his stomach she felt that she
had known all the morning that the
spirit would thus send him TO her. Her
dose of strychnine was mixed in the
peppery stuff he had called for, and his
death soon followed.


Henceforth she saw no more of the
phantom. She felt relieved when she
thought it had no more such work for
her but she knows that it did appear
to her and did talk to her just as she
has related it to the physicians and
others who have visited her in Jail. She
feels no remorse, no regret she did
not kill them of her own motion, but
because the spirit forced her to do it.
She does not think she sinned, but
rather that she executed the divine will.
She never killed or attempted to kill
any one other than those four.


Such is the story of Mrs. Lambs
insane delusion, as alleged to have been
told by herself, though not in her own
language.
Year: 1873

When a boy can carry anything at


one lead he will not 10 twice after it.


This was the case with boy who was


working his way through Elm street,


New York, the other day, with twenty


bean poles on his shoulder. Now one


bean pole is about all an ordinary


mortal can safely carry, and nobody


but boy would undertake to carry


twenty of them. He had tied them TO-.


gether at the middle, leaving the ends


loose, and had thought on starting, with


out doubt, that he was boy Of remark.


able promise. Bean poles are naturally


uneasy. When they can't move one


way they will another but they will


move, and in spite OF all precau-


tions. These did. He had them on


his shoulder at first, but some of them


got to dropping down behind, and


striking against people, and others fell


down in front, and stuck into the side


walk and made him stumble. Then
again some of them lay horizontally.


Not but that they preferred to drop as
the others did, but laying horizontally
while the others were in opposite posi-
tions, gave a pleasing variety to the
performance. When the boy stopped,
as he was frequently obliged to do,
some one in the rear would step on the
poles or in among them, and swear at
him. Finally, he turned round to see
what the matter was, and knocked out
the face of clock man was carrying
in his arms. This so excited him that
he dropped the poles entirely. The
owner Of the clock cuffed him over the
head, and then took down his fathers
name, and swore he would have dam
ages. The unfortunate youth then
took the awful things up in his
arms, but they wouldn't lay still. They
kept together at the middle, but were
demoralized at the ends, and whirled
about so rapidly as to scare him. He
looked like a windmill, and presented
such an awful spectacle that people
precipitately took to the street, and
several horses attempted to climb up
into their wagons He had to drop the
load again or be shot down in his tracks
by the infuriated drivers. Finally he
made two bundles of them, and took
one under each arm. Some of the ends
to tangle with the opposites,
and get in front of his eyes, and shut |
out his vision. Others dropped down
in front and behind, and one of those
which went down in front caught SO
firmly in the walk as to completely |
upset the unhappy youth, and he came
down on his back-having turned a
somersault-with poles under
him, and over him, and on all sides OF
lim. while just back of where he went
lown, stood a woman picking the wrecks
If bonnet out Of her hair, and, looking
n the pile for the largest pole was a
man with cut nose and
shirt front. The boy jumped
Up and fled.
Year: 1873




without the least danger OF familiarity.
Nh, Miller must NOT allow himself to be
discouraged; for otherwise, bis play was
good and promises for the future. The
Simon of Mr. King lacked life which proved
that gentleman was NOT born to be q servant
-. d. Lieb and DIR. WIN Wroten as foot
pad were quite successful. They may
gladden. their hearts with the knowledge
that they proved excellent villains.


OF the MID Nance Of Mrs. 9. W. Rob
ilisoH 800 mach cannot be said in praise.
Her charming voice impressed the audi
ence wonderfully, and with some little study
she would appear to advantage before the
most exacting Metropolitan critic. e s7s


Fannie Dawson, by Mrs, J. D. Burke,
must have been quite lovable person if we
are to judge by representation Mrs.
Burke should adhere to d serious cast OF
character and with study of the modula-
tions Of the voice will achieve proud laurels
on her next appearance. saf


Miss Lena Lieb as Oonah Rooney was
excellent. The love passage between Andy
and her was the most effective Of the whole
evening, calling forth, asst did, every atom
of histrionic talent in their composition.
The sudden changes from seriousness to
gayety were exceedingly well rendered, and
it would ba unjust to deprive them of tIer
praise. But let them not imagine there is
nothing more TO learn. Every character
they may personate will be different and will
require different mode of study and de.
livery. Though successful to day they may
to morrow fail through want Of proper ap
probation. But that is neither here nor
there; suffice it to be tuesdays performance
was success as far as general acting
went. II not precisely what is desired in
pecuniary point Of view, let the members
remember their organization is IN its infancy
and butlittle known as yet; let them work
assiduously and with the assistance Of some
prior advertising in neigbboring towns aud
OF their friends here, the next performance
cannot fail to please one and all; cannot fail
to build upon solid basis the prosperity Of
the Magnolia Thespain Club.


GUY FRASCIs.


Magnolia, Dec. 18th.
Year: 1873

The annual statement Of the APPEAL
will be the biggest thing yet" 1t
viii embrace, besides full and
complete statement of the years
business in every department Of
trade, a statistical history Of the
rise, progress, and present condition Of
all the towns contiguous to Memphis,
and within one hundred and fifty miles
thereof. From the orders which are
pouring in upon US, We are san
guine that it viii be more wide
ly read than any similar work
emansting from the press Of the south or
southwest. We direct the particular at
teution Of merchants, manufacturers and
mechanics to this fact, and urge upon
them the Importance Of adver-
tisiug. Such an opportunity seldom Of
fers for addressing one hundred thousand
people so widely scattered and occupying
50 important a territory. Advertisers,


intending to avail themselves Of cur
mammoth edition Of Monday next, the
first instant, would do well to send in
their favors to-day and before Friday
evening. By SO doing, they will


greatly facilitate US in our extra labor.
Year: 1873

MADISON, Wis, August 27.-The
day and nominated G.. G.. Washburn for
governor by acelamatiOn, r. III. Baker
for lieutenant-governOr, Z. W. Young
for secretary of state, and Alex. G..
johnson for state treasurer. The fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted:


The committee on resolutions respect
fully beg leave to submit the following
report and preamble:


In view Of the fact that the Republi-
can party has so met the vital is
sues of the past twelve years as
to secure the support of the vast
majority of the patriotic and in
telligent people of the nation it has won
itself the title of being the true reform
party of the country and recognising
the Importance Of all questions raised
and attention to the relation of labor
and capital, and commerce, production
and supply transportation and eX-
change, cooperative franchises and
monOpolies, and to all other subjects
embraced in our political economy,
we pledge ourselves as such to adopt
and carry into execution and effect
all judicious measures of progress
relating to these and all other kindred
subjects, and as a party, we can give as
surance, from our political ascendancy,
both in national and State governments,
of a more speedy and effeetual remedy
of the existing evils than would be pos
sible through any existing opposing par
ty, or party yet to be formed.


ResolUed, That we disapprove and
condemn the recent measure by which
congress allowed additional eOmpensa-
ton to itself for past service, and de-
mand that the provisions of the act by
which congressional salaries were in
creased shall be promptly and uncon-
ditionally repealed.


RESOLVED, That it is contrary to the
theory of a represe sentative government
that any representative body should
make laws exclusively for their own
benefit, and we, therefore, favor an
amendment to our national constitution
which shall forever prohibit any con-
gress from increasing its own compensa-
ton.


Resolved, That the subject of cheap
and reasonable rates of transportation
has become of pressing importance to
the great body of our people, east and
west, and to the producers and eonsum-
ers, and that it is necessary that some
proper legislative measures should be
speedily adopted to secure relief and pro-
lection against the greed and oppression
Of grasping mOnopolies. We urgently
recommend what has already been
urged in two annual messages OF the
present executive: The creation of q
board of railroad control, whose duty il
shall be to examine the whole subject OF
transportation and freights, and report
facts in relation thereto, and prescribe
and adjust such regulations as will bt
fair and equitable both to the people anc
the railway companies,