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Year: 1870

We have been so long accustomed, and with
good reason, to boast of our eleemosynary In
stitutions that we are panied to learn from
the investigations of the Sanitary Committee
of the Board of Health that neglect OF the
most ordinary sanitary precautions has pro-
duced violent outbreak of typhoid fever in
one of these establishments, and that the cause
of the disease exists in much greater force at
another. The order of the Board for an ex-
animation of all these institutions with view
of ascertaining their sanitary condition is evil
IDENTIFY not premature, and should be rigidly
executed, so that defects may be discovered
and remedies applied in time to prevent any
of them from becoming fever nests dangerous
to the public health. This is, however, the
more selfish view of the matter, and the in
vestigation has the better recommendation OF
being due to the inmates of our hospitals and
asylums whom the public have no right to
hurry out of the world by immuring them IN
pest houses
Year: 1870

Tue purpose of Judge Underwood's charge
TO the Grand Jury in the District Court at
Richmond, yesterday, seems better than its
taste, not to say its judgment. Some of the
statements contained in it, concerning the dis
position to assassination still prevalent in Vir-
einis, seem sensational, but this is matter
for the Grand Jury to investigate; and it is
earnestly to be hoped that, wherever the facts
are found of such a nature as the Judge sus-
poets, the offenders shall be promptly dealt
with in the severest manner that the law Will
hermit
Year: 1870

If men were compelled by fashion or fc' any other
reason to dress absurdly womer do. great
many men would unquestionably eithf go mad or
die young. Here is Miss Snsan Rcker of Spring
field Ohio who, not content with TIE waist which
nature had given her. must put hfsef in tight
press She pulled away at her corset strings for
long time. gave ono final wrench and fell down
Year: 1870

dead Before this operation, which may be regarded
as suicidal, the young had been in excellent
health and spirits. To our mind, these stays always
have been and still continue to be exasp,rsting
mystery Even il they conduced to asymmetricsl
figure they must be excessively uncomfortable.
whereas they simply produce decided deformity at
the expense Of disease.
Year: 1870

We regret that THE TRIBUNE has proved a
sourceiof serious uneasiness to officials at Wash
ingtOn. We have published, during the past
ten days, so many reports in advance of their
presentation to Congress, that the President
and Secretary of the Treasury have taken
alarm, lest we should have designs upon them,
and have resolved not to let the Message and
Report get out of their own hands until next
Monday morning.
Year: 1870

We print this morning an abstract of the
Report of the Bureau of Education, which
contains some extremely interesting statements
and recommendations touching the sad need
of education in the South, the efforts making
TO educate our Indian population, and the de-
STABILITY of extending educational facilities to
our working classes in general, and our igno-
rant immigrants in particular.
Year: 1870

The influence Of a good man ceases
not death, he is rs the visible agent,
is removed, but the light Influence VI
his example still rcmainj and tho
moral elements Of this world will long
show tho traces of their vigor sa9
purity; just as tho western sky, aftos
the sun is set, still bctrays the glow
ing traces Of the departed orb.
Year: 1870

Old DR.. Strong, of Hartford. Con-
necticut, was not often outwitted by
his people. One time he had invi-
ted a young minister to preach for
him, who proved rather dull preach
cr, and whose sermon was unusually
long. The people became wearied.
and as DR.. Strong lived near tho
bridge, near the commencement Of
the afternoon service he saw his peo.
pie fockiEg across the river to the
other church. He readily understood
that they feared they should have the
same young man in >thc afternoon.
Gathering up his wits, which gener-
ally came at his bidding, he said to
the young minister


"Nv brother across the river ia
rather feeble, and think he will take
it kindly to have you preach to his
people, and if you will do so, I will
give you note to him, and will bo
as much obliged to you as would to
have you preach for me and l want
you to preach the same sermon that
you preached to my people this morn
ing


The young minister supposing this
to be recommendation Of his SER
mon. started off in good spirits, de-
livered his note, and was invited to
preach most cordially. He saw be-
fore him one-half Of DR.. Strong's
people, aud they had to listen one
hour and half to the same dull, !,
hum drum sermon that they heard in
the morning. They understood the
joke, however, and said they would Mt
undertake to run away from DR..
Strong again.
Year: 1870

Radicalism is in trouble. It's rep
resentatives in Congress have made
up record SO damaging to the pros
poets of the party, that its most 10y
al journals do not disguise their dis
satisfaction and alarm. So far as
they have yet spoken they have pro-
nounced that record infamous and
disgraceful. With the exception cf
few who either have 10 opinions or
arc too cowardly to express them,
the press of the country unite in con.
dcmning it. \ few days before the
Adjournment the New York Tribune
burst out as follows


Gentlemen in Congress !! you have
done vast amount Of mischief this
session, which it will need all the
energy Of the party to undo. If you
want to leave us Il little chance of
getting on our feet again, please dis.
a gree about. the Tax and TsriH bill
and 60 home


Unfortunately. Congress did even
do the country that service, but final
ly passed the bill in shape still
more Objectionable to the Tribuns
than the original bill. The same pa
per also says


There has been no mismanag cement
more glaring than that of the finan
ces. The Appropriation Committee
has not redeemed the brilliant and
encouraging promises of the early
days Of the session. The Ways and
Means Committee in the House have
failed absolutely in its tax and tariff
measures. reducing those duties and
taxes which were just and equitable,
/ and imposing those which were un-
fair and odious.


The N. Y. Times says:


The session of Congress will not
be remem bered for its statcsmanlikc
achievements, nor even for it's con-
tributions to the glory and strength
of the Republican party. 1t has
been commonplace in the capacity
displayed, and far from satisfactory
in its treatment Of tho questions
which awaited its attention. There
has been much wransling. but little
genuine debate.
Of the income tax, which is con.
tinued in violation of the solemn
pledge of the Republican party, the
Tribune says:
In the next campaign the Democ-
racy will not fail to make effective
use Of the action of Congress on the
income tax /; and if they carry dis.
Year: 1870

Only waiting till the shadows


Are little longer grown
Only waiting till the glilnmer


Ofthe days last beam has flown
Till the night of earth has faded


From the heart once full of day,
Till the stars of heaven are breaking
Through the twilight soft and gray.
Only waiting till the reapers


Have the last shcaf gathered home,
For the summer time is faded,


And the autumn winds have come
Quickly, rcapcrs. gather quickly,
The last hours Of my sad heart,
For the bloom of life is withered,
And I'm longing TO depart.
Only waiting till the angels


Open wide the mystic gate,
At whose portals ! have fingered,
Weary. poor, and dcsol;.te
Even now hear their footsteps
Anal their voices far away ;
lfthey call me, am waiting


Only waiting to obey.
Only waiting till the shadows


Are little longer grown,
Only waiting till the slimmer,


Ofthe days last beam is flown;
Then from out the gathering darkness
Holy, deathless stars shall rise.
BY whose light my soul shall gladly
Wing its passage to the skies.
Year: 1870

The New York Star says that Hor-
ace Greeley also has been refused u
position in the French army. sob.
lection was taken on the ground of
his white coat and hat and awkward
gait, all Of which are declared by Ma
polcon to be not only unmilitary, but
certain to draw the fire of the enemy
at long range. Something was said
also about his On to Richmond fren-
zy, Tut as he was not with the army
when he wanted it to advance, the
charge Of recklessness Of self was
withdra
Year: 1870

JUDGE HoKE requests lis to say that he
does not regard the statement of the lIor-
xIXs.ARCnER habtas corpus case, printed
in our columns yesterday, NJ correct, ac-
cording u tho evidence ilt@us1h furnish
ed at our request by gentleman who
heard the evidence, and whogave it as IN
impartial outline Of the facts developed.
His Honor in the delivery Of his decision
yesterday, felt called upon to alludc to the
publication and expressed his regret That
It had been made; but lie was charitable
enough to suppose II was not meant to In
fluencc the opinion Of the court. We
printed this summary of the case, MS q
matter of news, aud of supposed interest
to our readers. II was not intended for
the benefit of Court at all, and We do
not see that His Homer had any occasion
to take judicial notice oft. We believe
it Is privilege newspapers have, to do
such things; and Courts usually make
up their opinions from sources more
authentic than newspaper publications.
II the practice of tho Court sitting ~ this
case is different, We shall have to make
our reports moro accurate.
Year: 1870

"A Denbury wife cured her
husband of singing "Shoo Fly
when she was lecturing him for
being out late nights by letting
her shoe fly ut his head with such
force as to give him a headache.
Year: 1870

by healthy and active vital organs,
oxygenated and vitalized In we'll ez-
panded lungs, and kissed by the life
giving sunlight on the surface of the
warm cheek. She who will have the
color she covets on any other terms
must buy it Of the apothecary, and
renew it every time she makes her
toilet
Year: 1870

The great Humboldt salt mine,
near Austin, Nevada, is described by
a California paper as looking like a
lake frozen over. The salt is as hard
aud smoth as ice. Were it not for
fne particles which are condensed
from vapors arising from beneath,
and which cover the crystalline salt to
the eepthRt perhaps one-eighth of an
inc. it would make an excellent skat-
iD1 rink at all times of the year, ex


Cept on the very unfrequent occasions
when it is covered with water. The
expanse of crystalized salt is no less
than twenty miles in length and twelve
in breadth, without break or flaw
for the greater portion of that extent.
The stratum of solid salt is about six
or seven inches thick, under which
comes layer ofsticky, singular look
ing mud, about two feet thick, and
under this again another stratum Of
solid salt, as transparent as glass, of
which the depth has been found IN
some parts to be six feet. la summer
this salt plain, glittering and scintil-
lating In the light of an almost trop


ical sun, presents brilliant appear.
ance. The frosty covering and solid
salt is as white as the snow, while the
crystalline portion, when exposed, re


fleets dazzling prIsmatic coiOrs. This
immense deposit is remarkably pure.
being 50 per cent. of salt and per
cent. of soda which is purer than
what we commonly use Tor our tables.
Year: 1870

BLACKBERRIEs AND RAsPBERRIEs.
Why We PRUNE THEM BY adopt
ing judiciOus system Of summer pru-
ming or pinching off the young shoots,
we can n axe the plants more stocky
and keep them in moderate limits,
and at the same time increase the
quality and quantity of fruit bearing
branches, Pruning in early spring Is
usually done for the purpose of les


sening the number of fruit buds,
giving to those that remain greater
strength; consequently the fruit will
be much larger. although the number
will be greatly reduced. We have
thoroughly tested both the pruning
and no-pruning systems as applied to
raspberry plant, and have proved to
our own satisfaction that the man
who prunes judiciously gains over the
one who does not, both in quantity
and quality, and as a legitimate result,
if the fruit is sold, it will command a
batter price.-He0rth and Home.
Year: 1870

surveys compelled farmers to apply for
their land, the railroads are constantly
seeking to have the odd sections listed to
them. and | did not think 1t right that the
miner alone should be without power to
buy his claim, and end the litigation incid-
ent tv the old system of things, and made
worse by the new.


l think it obvious that good title in
fee simple to mining claim of any extent
largely increases its commercial value
Our languishing mining counties need
stability enterprise, and the development
of their resourt es. We have not the capi-
tai to set our wheels of industry in motion.
Every miner would like to sell his claim
for an adequate price; and there will be
great field for labor and renewed prosperity,
when we can induce capital to give us the
aid that we need and can proftably employ.
To work in this direction is the object of
the mining law, and although do not
claim that it is perfect, | think it the best
that could be obtained at the time of its
passage, and know that its intention was
the welfare of the miners | shall he glad
of any suggestions that will enable us to
improve it.


Rasnectfullv SARGENT
Year: 1870

EH- There's difference of course be-
tween rum and ham, and between whisky
and pork, but there may be relations in
which striking similarity of effects may
be traced rs for instance, when ham be-
gets trichina, and rum sprouts into de


irium tromens Somewhere in crowd
the other day, the subject of trchina was
under discussion, and man whose
"head was level" on that subject at least,
said "If II is even whispered that gen.
uine case of trichina has happened within
thousand miles, people are frightened
out of their wits, and they all stop eating
ham but if a hundred men should die of
delirium tremcns, in n single city, people
would say that they were set of dorncd
fools to make such beasts Of themselves,
and there would be no less rum drank in
consequence, than there was before
Year: 1870

gave her medicine and attended to her
wants, taking rest as best | could.
| could not have endured much longer
was worn, and pale, and thin, and felt all
the time as if were dreaming.


One morning | sat in the rocking-chair
beside her; John held the baby as he
sat on the other side of the bed Her
hand was in mine-he, little bue-veined,
wasted hand, on which was a beautiful
ring, the gift of a brother who had died
far away from his home.


She said in low voice, looking fondly
upon me: "Chatty, you are so tired !;
but you will not have mother to care for
tonight. Iwish you would take off this
ring and put it on your own hand, and
wear it for my sake. Whenever you
look at it, remember what | have often
told you lately-how dear you are to me,
how much love you"


Before noon that day the strange
silence of death came stealing over her
face. knew what it meant. We had
SO grown together it was like rending
life from me to part with her, and with a
cry [ fell back family. Dying as she
was, she heard the fall, and turned her
head to look, and died with her last long
gaze fixed-oh so tcnderly and lovingly !
--upen me-.


And this is my testimony-the record
of ono mother-in-law and l telli it, believ-
ing it may do good and perhaps be light
and lamp to the feet of those who may
have and hold in their hearts the desire
to do unto others as they would have
others do unto them.
Year: 1870

The other day in Buffalo, an excit-
ed individual with carpet bag in one
hand and an umbrella in the other,
and shawl hanging over his arm,
accosted one of the street gamins with
the question Say, bub, which is the
quickest way for me to get to the
Erie Railroad depot?' "Runlp was
the laconic response. s.-r
Year: 1870

know this, nor railroad official of any
road running into Chicago that is not fully
avaro Of it, nor merchant in the city who
docsnot feel it in his pocket. It is difficult
always to change the channel of trade,
and it is never done except for good and
sufficient reasons, But when once done,
the:very difficulty Of doing it makes it all
the more difficult to cause it to return to
its old roadway. If Chicago loses its trado
in grain, the possibility Of its doing so is
certainly very serious,-it will be
very long, We venture to say, be-
fore she RECEIVERS it again. The city
is not yet SO old, nor its commerce
SO established, that it can see without
alarm IN important branch OF its trade,
that, indeed, to which it mainly owes its
existence md Importance, gradually leay-
ing it. Putting aside, for the moment, all
discussion Of questions Of detail in regard
to railroads, and elevators, and hot grain,
and inspection, md the rest, the question
underlying all these-How shall we carry on
this business SO TINT VIC can retain tits
the one now most in order. Manifestly
thopresent way is the wrong way, and, tosay
nothing of the rights of shippers, it is for
our interest, Of the railroads, who arc the
renl culprits, to change it and try a new
one. If they will not do so, they must e1-
pect some very unfriendly legislation at
Springfield, next winter..G
Year: 1870

Times are quoted dull everywhere in Ameri-
ca. La Philadelphia we are about as dull M
usual at this season of the year-no more.
But IN New York there seems TO be something
the matter out Of the ordinary line, as the fnio
lowing paragraph from the Star of that citv
will show wy
- On Broadway, between Waverly place and
Canal street IA distance of eleven blocks-tbere
are sixty three stores AMI offices to let. OF
this Lumber thirty eight are large stores. On
the block opposite the Metropolitan Hotel
there are tve magnltcent stores labelled . to
street there are thirteen business places stand.
ing empty We think that this is pretty good
evidence that business is 'dul.' in this civ and
that rents are coming down. They must come
Year: 1870

hAD.DOGs. The mad dog excitement has
been alta high pitch in our town for several
days. Seven or eight dogs have been killed
on the strength OF it, but none cf them were
really known to be mad, we believe they ouly
looked quar- All the good dogs are secur-
ed, and we hope the tumult will result in the
eKtermlnStlon OF the balance. Many persons
are afraid to walk the streets at night.
Year: 1870

FIRE.-The residence of George McCready
caught fire in the roof from the stove-pipe. on
Wednesday forenoon, and came near being burn
ed up, but the men from all portions Of town
rallied in force at the first alarm and through
we'll directed and energetic efforts, succeeded in
mastering the flames but not until considerable
damage was done. Considerable of the roofing
was destroyed and some damage to furniture
carpets ETC., was sustained The proprietor saw
the boys who fight fire without the machine at
the Bank Exchange and went them one better
which was heartily relished. Auburn contains
better tiremen and more of them to the popula-
tion than any town in the State We will not
take this statement back
Year: 1870

ONE thousand five hundred and forty -four
dollars and thirty-seven cents is all that the
County Clerk wants as back pay. This de-
fciency occurred because the said Clerk did
not have business enough to do to earn this
money.
Year: 1870

RETURNED-Our old townsman Ed. Walsh,
after two or three months visit to friends in the
east and the old Emerald Isle, is again with us,
hale and hearty and ready to greet customers
and old friends at the old stand. Winter is COM
ing on and Edward can make the outer man
comfortable for every one who leaves his meas
pre.
Year: 1870

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.-On Wednesday forenoon
John Van Geison of Sugar Pine mill on Bear
river, some ten miles from here, had his right
arm badly cut and torn by the circular saw while
in motion. Mr.. Van Geison went to feel the saw
with his fingers to see if it was heating, and it
being gummy, his fingers stuck and drew his
arm against the teeth of the saw which fearfullv
lacerated the arm before he could extricate
it. The wound is a very severe and painful
one, but not believed to be dangerous. DR.. Du
Bois was sent for and dressed the wound.
Year: 1870

FATAL Acc1pENr.--Paul Cox, one of Placer s
Oldest and most esteemed citizens who has re-
sided on Coon Creek for the past twenty years
was accidentally and suddenly killed, between
his ranch and Bear river, on Tuesday evening
last Deceased and Mr.. Whiting had been to
Grass Valley, each with large team, and We're
returning loaded with lumber. Whiting was in
advance. and after arriving at Cox's ranch, some
time after dark, and Cox not coming up with his
team Whiting and some of the men at the ranch
went back on the road to see what was the mat


ter. Before going far they found the team
standing in the road, the wheel having struck
stump or rock and stopped it. little further
back they found Cox lying dead at the side Of
the road with his neck broken. The load was
high one, and the seat on the top, and the sup
position is that Cox had been doing or drowsy
after the long days drive and wheel suddenly
going into rut had pitched him off, head fore
most thus dislocating the neck on striking the
hard ground. There were indications of Cox
having jumped to his feet and again fell and i'm
mediately expired Cox was peculiarly noted
/. for his quiet sober and Industrious habits, and
his sudden death has cast a gloom over his old
friends in central and western Placer. He leaves
wife and three or four small children to mourn
his loss. As an old neighbor and long time
friend. we pen these lines in deep sorrow.
Year: 1870

ponements which made her life
one endless endeavor to catch up,
with the transpiring present,
seemed to present themselves be-
fore her minds eye. What would
this end in? Was not the present
lesson sufficiently momentous to
teach her 10 train herself IN a diff
ferent school? She rose, and came
to her husbands side, laying one
tremulous hand on his shoulders.


There shall be no more missing
buttons, my love- she said, earn
estly.


He comprehended all that she
left unspoken, and silently pressed
the little hand in his own; and
not o word was said more than
this upon the subject.


But it was not forgotten. Fan
ny Chickerly set herself to work
to uproot the rank weeds growing
in the garden Of her life. And
she succeeded, as we all may do
when we resolve to do . wise
thing.-Neao York Ledger.
Year: 1870

Tn addition TO the above, six independent candidates
have been elected this year. The Republicans claim
that most of these Will act with the Republican party,
and some 1t said have declared their intention To
slider themselves members Of that organization.