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Year: 1871

WHAT THE BUSINESS MEN ARE DOlNG-coNDl-


TION OF THE GREAT BOoKsELLIEG FIRMS.


CHICAGO Oct. 90 - The newspapers and
people the streets overflow with enthusiasm at the
prospects the immediate restoration of business and
the rebuilding Of the city, but inspection In dierent
directions shows only slight impression yet produced
by the prodigOus efforts to get cheap wooden buildings
ready and to clear away rubbsh for thorough rebuilding
Along the lake 'front.' east OF Mchganave two or three
houses have begun to get in goods and some 10 more are
fastening the work Of construction largo portion OF
the buildings are rough and low, with fat roofs Re-
building the burned district s extensively announced
and large force of teams is at work drawing away rub
bsb but this removal Of debris is only fairly entered
upon In the few spots where most has been done
and still the general aspect much as 1t was at first IL
chiefly in Wabashaye that the rush OF new business
may be seen.


The peremptory decision Of the Controller OF the Cur
rency that the banks must open Tuesday morning. or be
closed up that very day. found these institutions equal
to the emergency, and secured prompt though some
what inconvenient arTauGement OF their aairs Iney
Of the burned district It win give idea Of the for
warness Of other tSr %
who were lately side by side in sates in superb stores
The vSSs:ss SSssR b.
have once M CO. kSsH' %So vere sOSss, SIss
buried out in lss and who had stock before the late


fire valued at s25OoOO are IN Waoashaye. m the resi-
BOOKS saved from the fire. and hourly expecting the
rival Of several cases with which to commence once
more tho rebuilding Of their great business Mr. Grggs
goes East night to make arangementS with publishers
there Not only the stock Of the rm but the private
library and house of Mr.. Griggs, were destroyed.


sales OF real estate the edge of the burned dis
trict indicate where activity is likely to begin Beyond
that the enthusiasm Of our people falls upon plain,
thick with duit and ashcs and piled with ruins which
woman whose barn was the cradle Of the great fire. have
made afdavt that their and kerosene had no part
first saw the fire. to the same statement. One
raving maniac has already been made by the burdens
and excitement Of the hour.
Year: 1871




A gentleman of this city who returned
from Attica Saturday night informs us
that the town was greatly excited on
Friday last by the report that a little girl
only seven years old, the daughter of a
prominent citizen, had been outraged by
a young man employed as salesman in
a dry goods store. The enraged and in
dignant father armed himself with pistol
and cpwhide, determined to use one or
both weapons in personally chastisine
the wretch, wherever and whenever
found. The two met at the depot just
as our informant stepped from the cars.
Leveling his pistol at the young man !
breast, the father bade him strip off his
coat and kneel on the floor of the wait
ingroom. The young man tremblingly
obeyed. Then followed what our inform.
ant described as one Of the most fearful
lashings ever experienced by mortal
man, which barely left the vile wretch
strength enough TO crawl away and hide
himself from the gaze Of his fellows


No arrest had been made up to Satur'
Gay, aud sympathy for the widowed
mother Of the young man, dependent on
him for support, together with the fear
full punishment already inflicted upon
him, may procure him immunity from
prosecution. - Indianapolis Journal
Year: 1871

GOD bless The little feet that can never go go
For the little shoes are empty, in my closet
I sometipes take one in my hand, forgetting
IL is q little half-worn shoe. and much too
And all at once feel sense of bitter loss
~ and pain. lt VII III
Va heart in twain.


Oh, little feet, that weary not, wait for them
For / am drifting on the tide. and they have
And while tbe biindins tear-drops wet these
little shoes 80 old, N
/ try 70 think my darling's feet are treadine


streets of gold;
And then lay them down again, but always
God bless the little feet that now so surely


cannot go astray.


And while thus am standing l almost seem
.a- to see


The little form beside me, just as it used to
The little face uplifted, with its soft and


tender eyes


All, me Il might have known that look was
reach my arms out fOndly. but they CLASP


the empty air, , sEi,l
For there is nothing Of my darling put the


shoes he used 70 wear. r
Oh the bitterness Of parting cannot be done


away
Until meet my darling whore his feet can
When no more am 5rifted upon the surginG


tide,
But with him safely landed upon the river
Be patient, hearth while waiting to see the


shining way,


For the little feet in the shining street can


never go hstray.
Year: 1871

From the New York Times London Letter.l


The Queens illness made people very
uncomfortable at the recollection Of the
hard things which had been said about
her seclusion, and within the last day or
two it has been generally discovered that
there is a good deal to be said in favor
of the Prince of Wales, as undoubtedly
there is. He is frank, loyal, warm
hearted young man, who is more sinned
against than SHINING and about whose
private life and character such seanda-
lous stories which have been circulated
are as absurd as they are false and ma
licious. He is good fellow Of the
jolly, boyish type Of many other young
noblemen of his day who has had tre-
mendous share Of the good things of this
world brought within his reach, and who
fallsto upon them with an excellent ap-
petite. His life is not dissolute or
debauched, but it is life without ele-
gance, refinement or intellectual OF
moral. He is not monarch of men
certainly; he is not an ideal King; but
then ideal Kings have always been rather
scarce, and If one were TO turn up now
a-days, he might have some difficulty in
finding subjects. An ideal King might
not care to play the Princes part. King
Alfred, if the historians are right, was
really kingly man, but some of his ways
might not fit in very well with the con-
stitutional system, with ballot-boxes Ito
come next year, the soothsayers tell),
majority votes and roc Del bawled
through the hoarse throats Of the popu-
lace. The Prince, l fancy, is neither
better nor worse than the continuity OF
history and the conditions Of his time
permit him to be- He is not great
man, but be is a very fair Prince, as
Princes 60.
Year: 1871

World.


The arriFal Of the Princess and the
anticipation Of the Kings appearance
on Monday Cor a longer stay than be has
hitherto designed 10 make in the new
capital, have given a great deal Of salts
faction, for the International and other
secret societies had long endeavored to
arouse a spirit Of discontent among the
Year: 1871

nHE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY INFORMED


that on and after this date we will Gin
and Bale all cotton brought or sent TO US for
seven dollars per bale, we furnishing the bag
ging and ties. and covering the bale all over,
longing to the bale. Or if the owner
desires us to keep the cotton seed be-
longing TO the bale Of cotton as part
payment, we will gin and bale furnishing
for two dollars per bale, and the cotton seed
belonging TO the bale Of cotton


IS 9i GEO. W. PAYNE 4 co.
Year: 1871

There are those who inherit, or by some
sudden stroke of good fortune acquire
riches, but almost universally speaking,
the difference between the wealthy man
and the poor man represents the difference
between the person who saves and the
person who spends as he goes along. 1t
is not an increase of salary or an exten.
sion Of business relations that ensures q
competency, but the adhered to determin.
alton to economic, to incur no unnecessa.
ry expenditures, and to lay by something
of each weeks gains. So long as people
increase their outgoes in proportion to
the increase of their incomes, they are nc
nearer that condition of independence
which it is desirable for all to attain


The present growing fondness for ostenta,
ton and display operates as direct bar.
rier to irugality, Some one has said that
life in the United States has become o
struggle for social position that whereas
in older countries the lines of demarca.
tion are so closely drawn by blood, caste


etc, as to repress this ambition, here ev.
cry one has an opportunity to climb the
social ladder, and may aspire with conf.
dence to any round. There is much
truth in this observation, and the very
fact that it is so presents a constant temp.
tation to persons to scatter their ducats
in keeping up appearances and in making
what is vulgarly termed 'spread.
Those who ye!ld to this temptation with.
out fortune to draw upon generally ac,
quire extraxagant habits which always
keep them financially under the weather


There are others who, arguing that the
true theory of life is to "live while We
live" invariably spend close up to theil
incomes. An impecunious old age is
generally in store for such persons.


1t is in little things that the money
takes its fight. The failure to stop uT
the little leaks is what prevents financial
reservoirs from ever filing. A New.
Yorker-now wealthy man-moved
out to an adjoining village some fifteen
years since. While his neighbors during
that time have generally sent their bun.
bles to aud fro by express, he has carried
his own. ln this manner, he computes
that he has saved twenty-five hundred
dollars during the fifteen years. And
this is but one Of very many ways In
which individuals can save their pennies


OF course, those who propose to stake
life easy" and not trouble themselves
about the future do not care for any sug.
gestions of this character. But those
who aim to secure competence for their
declining years cannot be too mindful Of
Of the fact that there is no royal road 20
wealth, and that no matter what their
Year: 1871

Editor Of the Herdld:-There appeared in last
weeks Stars and Stripes under the above caption
wanton vile and infamous attack on myself


which, however, is in keeping with the past his
tory and acts Of the editor OF that paper. II the
article had been read only by those who know
the editor there would be no necessity of my
correcting his falsehoods and base insinuations


The article says, in substance, the father Of n
quiet, modest, well-behaved lad, from five to
seven years old has collar fitted to the boys
neck, and is in the habit of claiming up the lad
and leaving him alone-that a box is specially
provided for the key to the chain, out of reach
of the boy; that in case of fire the little fellow
would be roasted alive: that this last occurred on
the Christian Sabbath while the father and his
house-keeper took pleasure jaunt. These as
srtions all contain base, vile, slanderous false
hoods, but they are in perfect character with the
promulgator. The boy is nine years old, and
only his parents know his disposition and hab
its, acquired by association with other bad boys.


While his Christian mother WAS alive, every
mode of moderate correction was resorted to to
keep him at home. ont Of bad company, and
render him obedient, and with her consent and
full participation the boy was confined, which
proved to be the mildest and most effective cor
recton--so effective as not to require repeating
for months and months, and but few times in
his life has he been confined and then, only for
a very brief time The father and his daughter,
a girl in her teens took walk on Sabbath, and
the housekeeper accompanied them,--but the
daughters name was left out by the evil-mnded
editor, because it would sound worse. How
long since that editor believed in Christian
Sabbath God in Heaven Or the duty OF faith
to furnish even bread to his children, if We
are to judge by his past life. The people Of Au-
burn for long years know m, character for sobri-
ety. industry and parental care in being with,
providing for and dtrying to properly and humane
ly protect, educate and rear my young family,
and to them word of this card is necessary


l have no wish to blacken even the vilest man s
character but must ask the editor OF the Stars
and Stripes to cast his mind back over his life


over his family living and dead and then tell us
if he can find one living example Of his barba,ity
in the whole county. l am told that the Grass
Valley Union, the Nevada Transcript and the
Sacramento Reporter and Record have copied the
lying article of the Stars and Stripes, and ask
them, in justice to Auburn and myself to copy
this card. is
Year: 1871

SORRY TO HEAR IT.-We are sorry to learn that
Hon. Joseph Walkup, Of the Placer Herald has
been confined to his room for a week or more by
serious illness. Nevertheless, the Herald,
though written up under these dsadvantageous
circumstances, is as bright and lively as ever.
We sincerely trust that brother Walkup will con-
slider it his duty not to die until after the cam
pagn is over. He can't be spared. Examiner.


We are better, thank you, and have con-
cluded not only to live through this campaign
but shall try to tough it out until we see the
old Flag 60 up on the 4th of March, 1873,
over an old style Jeffersonian Democratic
Government in all portions Of the Union.
Year: 1871

WE have aletter from Lincoln which is un-
Objectionable and will be published if the au-
thor will send his real name We do not
want the name tc publish or for any one to
see but ourself, but il is a rule of this and
all other responsible printing offices to pub
lish no communications without private pos
session of the real name of the author
Year: 1871

The EAR-MARKs- would seem that
Stanford, Crocker & Co. have determined
not to advertise their timetable in any news
paper that is not the suppliant tool of the
plundering monopoly. We like this, be-
cause when we take up paper in the flu
sure we can tell at glance by the presence
or absence of the timetable, whether the
paper belongs to the e,ple or plunderers.
Year: 1871

A very ingenious method has been
devised by Manchester (England)
mechanic of joining the ends of old
warp to the end of new warp in weav-
ing. According to this arrangement,
the ends of the new warp have to be
joined are held in clip, and the ends
of the new warp are also similarly held.
The two sheets of warp are then placed
in the machine; and the sheet of old
warp being placed over the sheet of new,
they are then acted upon by the ma
chine as follows: The warp threads are
first laid evenly by means of brushes,
and pair of clips or nippers take hold
of both warps after they are laid +; these
nippers take the threads into pair of
rollers set at an angle to tighten the
warp threads, and the end thread of the
old warp and that of the new are de-
tached from the other threads of the
warp by reciprocating pair Of nippers.
The threads thus taken by these recip-
rocating nippers are laid by other nip
pers over the side of tube, by which
the two threads are formed into loop
and hook passed through tube takes
hold of the ends of the two warp
threads and draws them into tube so
forming n knot. the ends of the threads
having been severed by cutting blade
to allow this Finally, the knot is
tightened by the threads being drawn
through narrow nick, which will not
allow the knot to pass, and the threads
are cut close to the knot.
Year: 1871

The proprietors of the Silver Islet
mine in Lake Superior, it is stated,
have been successful in finding upon
the mainland opposite the island the
same vein of ore which has proved so
astonishingly rich in their present mine.
1t was discovered at depth of sixty
feet below the surface. From Silver
Islet ore to the value of $S00,000 has
been taken in about ten months, and
the vein seems to grow richer the deeper
it is worked. There is no t. ling what
stores of mineral wealth are laid up in
the rocks and mountains around Lake
Superior.
Year: 1871

At recent session of the grand jury
of the district court in Utah, Chief
Justice Mexican in his charge to the
jury said: You are summoned not to
try criminal cases, but to say what
criminal cases all he presented for
trial. In the discharge of this duty,
you will be governed by the same prn-
ciples of law which govern grand .iuries
in Main and Montana, in Georgia and
Arizona. Principles of law everywhere
applicable throught the republic. The
crimes of murder, arson, larceny, biga-
my, adultery, and riot in Utah are the
same crimes as elsewhere throughout
Christendom. If there is anything pc
peculiar conduct of some men here, and
not any peculiar principles nr policy
that are to be enforced here. Utah be-
longs to the United States, and the
people of Utah, like the people of the
rest of the country, are amenable to the
laws of the United States. Those who
obey the the laws must be, shall be, pro
tected in their II ghts; those who do not
must answer at the bar of justice, and
these men of influence who in practice
definitely trample upon the laws them
selves, and by precept teach others to
do so, should be the first to feel the firm
grip of the law, rather than the obscure
men whom they have misled. Gentle
men, it is your duty and mine to en-
force the laws. Let us do so without
fear favor, affection, prejudice, or the
hope of reward
Year: 1871

BUTTER. Every one has seen
bntter, and most persons are fond
OF it; but it is doubtful whether
many persons know how butter is
made. II you ask your mother,
she perhaps would tell you that it
Is made by churning milk. your
curiosity z ,i 'oy VIC milk is churned, sne
might not be able to tell you.


Butter is made from milk.
which everybody knows is white.
The reason milk is white is be.
cause it is composed mainly of
water and oil. These are mixed
together and form what is called
an emulsi n. If you will put
some water and Oil in a vial and
ehake il, the water and oil will
look Write, just like milk. Milk
is nearly all water. The oil that
1t contains is covered up in littl.
sacks of a substance called casein
These being lighter than water,
rise to the top, and are called
cream. Churning breaks these
sacks and permits the oil or butter
as it is called to float on the top
OF the milk. Shaking milk turns
it sour, because the sugar which
is in it unitcs with the oxygen of
the air and turns it to Tactic acid.
Year: 1871

Be A MAN.-Foclish spending.
is the father of poverty. Do not
be ashamed of work, and of hard
work. Work for the best salaries
or wages you can get, but work
tor half price rather than be idle
BE your own master, and do not
let society or fashion swallow mp
your indiviiuality-hat coat and
boots. Do not eat up or wear out
all that you earn. Compel your
selfisl, body to spare something for
profits saved. BE stingy to your
own appetite, but merciful to ot.,.
ers necessities. Help oti,ers, and
ask no help for yourself. See that
you are proud Let your pride
be of the right kind.


BE too proud to be lazy TOO
prond to give mp without Conquer
ing every difficulty T; too proud to
to wear coat that you cannot
afford to buy; to be in company
that you cannot keep mp with in
expenses /; too proud to lie. or steal,
or cheat, too proud to be parsimo.
nious.
Year: 1871

LONGFELLOW AS SEEN AT THE LEXING-
TON RACEs.-Longfellow being on the bills
to-day, an immense crowd gathered to see
the horse that had run mile in lao. The
road to the course was crowded with Pc
destrians and vehicles from 10 o'clock un-
til noon, the old-fashioned time of COM
mencing a days racing, which has never
been departed from by the Lexington AS
sociation. The dense clouds of dust on
the road were never allayed for an instant
during that time, and the crush of car
riages was never exceeded at Saratoga or
Buffalo. The ladies were out in force
They soon overran their own stand, and
before the race commenced, had nearly
crowded the gentlemen out of the mem
bers' stand. There was, of course, univer-
sal curiosity to see "Longfellow," but not
SO much enthusiasm over him as one
would have expected. He didn't receive a
cheer until after the first heat was over,
and mute could hardly have refused the
one he got then. The beautiful animal
came out of the stable looking as fine as
silk. His dark brown coat was as glossy
as to be almost reflective, and his eye as
fiercely bright as mad bulls. He scraped
out well, and was all impatience for the
coming struggle. Pilgrim, his antagonist,
made no sort of showing beside the grand
racer, although good horse himself. He
is a:.dark bay, with one white foot, consid-
erably lower in stature, and falling cou-
pie of dozen feet short of Longfellow's
stride He did not look to be in the best
of spirits, either, giving meagre "scrape''
and walking about rather tamely for o
horse that was expected to give Longfel-
low any trouble. The race was two mile
heats-two in three. Longfellow was a
favorite, three to one.
Year: 1871

q, New YORK, September 16.-There have
been few events occurring in this city that
have created such a sensation in political
line as the decision of Judge Barnard con-
tirming the rendering of an injunction
| against city officials from time to time.
When the decision wasannounced, up to the
hour ofthe night, it continued to be the
all, absorbing topic among the crowds gath
cred around the hotels, political club
rooms, and places of resort throughout the
city. The decision was surprise to both
the friends and enemies of the movement
against the "ring.n 1t seems impossible
for the Tammany party to believe that
Judge Barnard would have rendered his
decision in any such way. Its announce
ment filled with CONSERVATION the friends
of Hall and Connolly.


Governor Hoffman said he was desirOus
OF having Sweeney continued in his posi-
ton, while he is not unwilling to have
Hall, Tweed and Connolly displaced,


Sweeney is known to have been the
principal originator of the present city
charter, which has been the cause of
the municipal corruption in this
city. .rf.-Fr


a preliminary meeting OF about two
hundred of Controller Connolly's friends
was held this evening to prepare a public
demonstration in his favor. Thos. DAILY
was appointed chairman. The only speak
ers were eX-COroner Cover and Peter Nc
COny, of the Peoples Newspaper. both Of
whom expressed faith in the integrity of
Connolly, and blamed Judge Barnard for
making a distinction between defendants,
and declared that all defendants ought to
have stood shoulder to shoulder. A reso-
luton passed to the effect that singing
out the Comptroller as sacrifice was the
result>o of conspiracy and trickery among
the members of the Board of Apportion-
ment to screen the chief perpetrators, and
that they manifest their sympathy for him
by torchlight procession; that mass
meeting be held and the day be named by
a committee, one from each ward.


The Republican Central Committe have
issued an address, in which they denounce
the corruptions of the city government,
and invite the Germans generally to aid
in the work of securing municipal reform.


The Germans are astir to the Importance
Of the situation and through their local
organizations are endeavoring to dissent
nate principles of political reform through
out the city.
Year: 1871

Mr.. L, Schweikerd, the well known merchant


tailor on Cumberland street, has just received a
full stock of gentlemen's fall goods, which he
is prepared to make up in garments of the latest
styIe. Examine his stock and from his large
selection you will be at once convinced of his
ability to suit all who call upon him. ix5ti
Year: 1871

Don't confound this gigantic organization with any
other show bearing the name of Robinson for it is in
no way shape or manner connected with any either
of them, but it is the ONLY ORIGINAL OLD
JOHN ROBINSON, who has owned and managed
shows for the past fifty years, through the Southern
country and has spent years of toll and vast sums of
money to bring his monster Museum, Menagerie, Car
avan and Circus to the state of perfection which it now
assumes
Year: 1871

If those who are now suffering pain no matter what
the cause may be, or by what it is ealledf ex-
ternal, apply the Railways Ready Relief to the part
OF the body where the pain is present If INTERNAL ~
Spasms. Inflammation, Congestion, Asiatic Cholera
Chills and Fever the most violent excrucating and
torturing pains will be stopped in from to twenty
minutes,
Year: 1871

There is not remedial agent in this world that will
cure Fever and Ague and all other WaarOus Bilious
Scarlet Typhoid Yellow and other Fevers (aided By
Railways Pills. so quick as Railways Ready Relief.