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Year: 1871

Obeyed Orders


Il is a long time since anything


better than this has appeared:


The editor of the Colorado Herald
had occasion to leave town for two


or three days, and he committed his
paper during his absence to the
charge Of a young man, a novice in
journalism, whom he had just en-
gaged as his assistant. Before
leaving he instructed the ambitious
young editor not to permit any
chance to 60 unimproved 20 force
the PAPER and his very small
subscription price upon the at
tention Of The public. Always keep
before your mind the fact that the
object of this paper is to extend its
circulation he said; and whenever
you see a chance to insert a puff of
the Herald in any notice you make,
pile it on as thick as you can.
Keep the people stirred up all the
time, you understand, so that they
will believe the Herald is the great
est sheet in the United States The
parting tears was shed, and the ell
itor left. The following night, while
he was for away from home, his wife
died very suddenly. Upon the as
sistant devolved the duty Of an
nouncing the sad intelligence to the
public. He did it as follows:


"eoNE But NOT FORGOTTEN"


I'VE are compelled this morning
to perform duty which is peculiar
" painful to the able assistant edi-
tor, who has been engaged on this
paper at an enormous expense, in
accordance with our determination
to make the Herald a first-class jour
nal. Last night death suddenly
and uneXi ectedly snatched away
from our domestic hearth 1.-THE best
are advertised under the head Of
stoves and furnaces, upon ou- first
page) Mrs. Agatha P. Burns, wife Of
Rufus P. Burns, the gentlemanly
editor Of the Herald. (Terms three
dollars year, invariably in ad-
A kind mother and an ex
wife. (Odlce over Cole
mans grocery, up two flights of
stairs. Knock hard. we miss
thee, mother, we miss thee. dob
printing solicited. Funeral at
half-past i, from the house just a.
cross the street from the Herald Of
ice. Gone to BE- an angle now.
Advertisements inserted for ten
cents a square.)


Well the editor arrived home that |
day at noon. Slowly and sadly he
was observed to arm himself with a
double barreled fowIing piece, into
which he inserted about two pounds |
md q half of bullets. He marched /
over to the Office, followed By an /
immense crowd. The assistant ed /
tor was busy in printing a big pla-
ard to be tackled on the hearse. It
,ore the legend. Buy your collins
If Simms, over the Herald Office
The assistant editor cast his eyes +
round and perceived his chief.
ARE sat upon that wan cheek, and
hunder clothed his brow. lie lev
led his gun. The assistant did
ot wait With one wild and awful
ell he jumped from the second sto-
y window, AMI struck out for the
olden shore of the Pacific. 1t is
he eventually swan over
0 China.
Year: 1871

The Executive Committee Of the
Duck River Valley Railroad compa-
nv met at Columbia last week, and
after a full and free interchange of
views, it seemed to he the opinion
that Fayetteville wouhl be selected
as the eastern terminus instead Of
Tullahoma. 1t was determined to
commence the survey at an early
day. Thus they are fencing us out
on all sides. Wake up!
Year: 1871

Here is an item Of interest to law
yers: The Probate Court of Gin
cinnati has just decided that an at
torney cannot receive compensation
for partial or unfinished services
that he must 60 through with a case
once undertaken, or surrender all
pecuniary claims against his client
Also that he cannot, without the
consent of his client. transfer to any
other attorney a ease given to him.
Year: 1871

VNHE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE
i manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and a
greater variety of work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy of the Ell
liptic Machine in family is almost incredible
with one, good operator can do the work OF
twelve hands. By it the making of garments is
reduced from question of hours to one of min
utes as the following table will show:


Ut not to be understood that the following the
time to make the garments but to do the stitching ony
Year: 1871

so severely poisoned ana paralyzed by drinking
cider that had been conducted through lead pipe


into his cellar that he Is unable to raise his hands to
his head or to attend to his ordinary business. The
pipe was not ceansed or rlnsed out the first year,
but laid away and used last fall without cleaning.
Year: 1871

birthday OF Queen VictOria-Busi


ness Entirely Suspended.


LONDON, May 24.-To-dsy is the an
uiversary of the birthday Of Queen Vic
toria and is being generally observed as
a holiday throughout the United King
dom. Business is entirely suspended
and the usual festives are being indulg-
ed in without restriction. Naval and
military salutes are being fired at inter
walls in honor of the occasion. The city
is alive with excitement. Pyrotratrich
and military displays will occupy this
afternoon and evening.
Year: 1871

their generous gift, and expressed the hope that he might soon have successor in the pulpit, who should prove faithful and ef- fcient pastor as we'll as preacher, and that God would prosper them in the future as in the past. spiritually and temporarily. Mir. Doubleday's health has begun to im- prove as his friends may De glad to know.

 SoIACE
Year: 1871

CRoPs.-The monthly report of the De- partment of Agriculture shows about an average crop of corn, a falling off of about 10 per cent. in wheat and considerable damage to cotton The hay crop of the Atlantic States is one sixth, and that of New England. one fourth below the aver. age. Tobacco is large crop in New Eng land, but short at the South. There is on. ly about half the usual crop of apples in New England and New Jersey, and but lit. tie better in Pennsylvania and New York, the crop in the West is better but not av. craze.
Year: 1871

INVESTMENT OF MoNEY.-Just now, when nea.ly every holder of Five twenty Bonds is debating in his own mind whether he had better sell out, so as to realize the great premium on. his bonds, or to wait till he is offered new bond bearing a lower late of interest, hesitation natural with many who hardly know how or where to re- invest their money so as to retain the high CT rate of interest and still have their capi- tai safe and tangible-we can refer them with pleasure to the announcement of Messrs. Fisk & Hatch, the widely known and respected Bankers, in another column. All will remember the efficiency and earn. estness of this Firm in the sale of the great Government Loans during the dark days of the Rebellion, and many will appreciate the wisdom of their great faith in the ulti. mate value of the very Five-tweRties which are now commanding high premium

 Also, at @ later date, their wonderful ac- tivity and foresight in predicting a great success for the Central Pacific Railroad, which has been 50 fully borne out by the rapid construction ard great earning ca pacities of the road, and the enviable dis- tinction it's securities have achieved the world over. Those who have had dealings with Messrs Fisk & Hatch know that their statements may be relied on and feel that when they say Bond is as sure to be paid, principal and interest, as 8 Government Bond, it means that they have given care full scrutiny to the security. and that the statement is not made on their part with out thorough conviction that it is so. They now recommend with that same con-

 fidence the Chesapeake and Ohio Bonds, of which but small portion remain unsold. We entertain no doubt that time will show their recommendation of these Bonds to have been as fully warranted as in the case of Five-twenties or Central Pacifcs.-Er.
Year: 1871

Table linen for &c.,


Linen handkerchief for 30.


But these are not the kind Of goods that give
you value received for your money. The best is
the cheapest. We have full linesof the above
priaed goods for those that want them. and
large stock OF better gopds that are cheaper by
far than these. Our stock is now full in every
department, and we claim to have as big stock
az any body. ..r ..........y


We claim to have the best assortment of Dress
Goods of all kinds in this city.


The best assortment of Silks in the city.


The best assortment of Flaunels in the city


The best assortment Of Sha wis in the city


LOOK Our Last Saturday night two persons
came upon the premises of Mr.. j. Shaver, in the
town of Rutland, and Gu. bee tree standing
near his watering trough. The tree was we'll
known to Mr.. Shaver, and had been marked.
The persons committing this theft left a cane Of
peculiar shape behind them, by which they are
recognized, as we'll as by the peculiar foot marks
of their horses As they are thus we'll
known. We are requested to advise them to settle
with Mr. Shaver for the bees or they may possibly
get into trouble. 80


The best assortment of Closking Beavers ia
the city. -.


The best assortment of Velvets in the city.


The best assortment of Velyeteens in the city.


The best assortment of Gloves and Hosiery in
the city.


The best assortment of Notions in the city.


The best assortment Of Trimmings in the city


The best assortment of Dry Goods in the city


The Lowest prices in the city. We are giving
bargains every day-all the time. No special
rates.


A new lot of goods to arrive to-day. Please
call and examine them, and SEQ if what say is
30. W. II. HULL.
Year: 1871

MILLINERY.-Mrs. Morris is in the market
with an unusually large stock of millinery goods,
and asks the ladies to come and see her. She is
confident that her stock cannot be surpassed in
Ottawa, and also that her goods are of the latest
atyle.


She has bought at q much lower figure than
usual, and will sell at prices to correspond.


Come and see and Judge for yourself.
Year: 1871

Buy YoCR TICKETS Now.-By Il notice else
where in the HERALD it VII be seen that TIE
Rattlesnake Gift Concert will positively come
of on the first of May, whether the tickets are
all sold or not. We have rejected two other lot
terry advertisements within the past two weeks
because we do not think them half as deserving,
or honest and fair as this home one for the ben
have tickets at this Office for sale, come and buy
them and take your chances of drawing gold
coin plize.
Year: 1871

MAGNIFICENT SPEc1MEN.-The finest gold
quartz specimen we ever saw was shown us on
yesterday by VIM. G.. Greene. 1t is II slab of
solid quartz one foot long, averaging some three
inches wide, and two inches thick, weighing 8
pounds. We should say that fully one-third or
one-fourth Of the weight pure bright gold.
1t was taken from Mr. Greene S mine two miles
from here, at a depth of some G5 feet, and from
point in drift some AZ feet from the main
shaft and was broken from ledge of the same
kind of ore. 1t is not specimen gid, in the
common acceptaton of that term, but the gold
is equally diffused through the entire rock and
every portion Of it. We think this slab cannot
be equalled, considering the eviderce it
conveys of general body of rich ore in the
nine on the coast. In word it is rich and
beautiful beyond description and must be seen
to be appreciated. We have often, III these col
umns, spoken of the richness and wealth of this
nine and yet it is exceeding in these, all our
previous sayings and prophesieings.
Year: 1871

New PRoPRIEToR.-George ii. Stephens has
resumed proprietorship of the American Hotel,
and is now engaged in refitting and refurnishing
the same and making it comfortable and pleas
ant to all customers George is an experienced
landlord, and in years past was noted for keep
ing good house, an elegant table and q choice
y supplied bar. To his old friends and patrons
it is enough to say that he is again proprietor of
the American, with the will and capacity to make
it pleasant home for all that may favor him
with their PATRONAGE.
Year: 1871

FOREST HILL CELEpRATIoN.-By private letter
we learn that the German Peace Celebration at
Forest Hill on last Monday, was complete and
gratifying success. The day was pleasant and
the attendance large. The brass band and the
booming of the cannon made the day lively,
merry and mirthful. In the evening, one of the
most largely attended, pleasant and enjoyable
ball, which has been held at that place for years
was had at the Forest House Eighty-three
couple attended the grand ball and all enjoyed
themselves splendidly throughout the evening,
without Jar or ought to mar the festivities of
the occasion. Indeed the entire day and even
ing passed off with but one slight mishap. A
lady from Alsacc, formerly French, but now
Prussian territory, and not specially friendly to
prussan success threatens to bring in bill of
damages, alleging that the heavy firing of the
cannon spoiled two nests of eggs forher
Year: 1871

ELSEWHERE in our columns will be found an
advertisement of lost Stock from the ranch of
Mr.. Willis. This advertisement should have
appeared last week, but the young man by whom
it was sent did not deliver it until the paper was
being worked Of
Year: 1871

II seems to Ms high time tlat the officers OF the
law interOsed with show at least of vtgor TO re-
strain of their liberty persons mantestly insane.
Terwillger, who choked bis old mother to death
las week at Brunswick, Ulster Comfy afterward
setting the house on fire, had been it is stated,
insane for sonic time" To allow persons thus
afflicted To remain at large shows q great lack OF
civilization humanity, and intelligence in any COM
nunity; yet this case at Brunswick is only one of
many like ii which have come under our obserya-
ton. Members of q family should be required By
statute with siaicieGt penalty for neglectns the
duty to give notice to the authorities Of every ease
Of alteration within household.
Year: 1871

The absurd rumor that Mr. Sumner, in con-
sequence of his unpleasant personal relations
with the President, had resolved to oppose the
Ku-Klux bill, which confers certain extra pow
era on the Executive, found limited circula-
ton and little credence, and was not thought
worthy of serious denial. Mr. Sumner himself
yesterday put at rest all doubts, if any really
existed, that he would be heard in vindcatiOn
of the right and in support of every constitu-
tional measure to enforce it, by speech in
unqualified support Of the bill, and unequaled
in force ard fire 10y any effort of this long
debate in House or Senate
Year: 1871

The disappearance of Pension Agent Lan-
renee of this city causes great anxiety, more
perhaps than the circumstances warrant. His
accounts have been partially examined, and
are reported correct. His absence is not
wholly unexplained, as he wrote TO his wife
of his intention to be absent beyond the reach
of postal communication.
Year: 1871

Suspicious of fraud in the election of Lewis
-. Campbell over Gen. Schenck in the lid
Ohio Congress District have always been
strong. Additional evidence lately discovered
justfes the positive assertions already made,
and the House is TO be asked to grant further
time for taking testimony i'll regard to them.
Fun inquiry ought to be courted by the Dem
ncrafs and their candidate.
Year: 1871

NEEpED.-The springlike weather
of the last week or two has served to make
apparent many defects in our sidewalks
and TO show where sidewalks and CROSSINGS
are needed. Among the many bad places
we have particularly noticed the one on
Commerce Street, between High and Hoard.
There is no part of the city where a side
walk would accommodate greater number
of people. and where the want of one is a
greater Inconvenience. We suggest to the
city council that some of them take a walk
over this part of the city some dark night
when there is a Sne thaw aud are conf
dent they will then conclude that q side
walk there is needed. At the foot OF
Fountain Street a crossing over Commerce
is demanded. Along Commerce, in front
of the old Globe Hotel the walk, in wet
weather is inundated, and should be attend,
ed to. The reputation of city depends
largely upon the condition of her streets
and walks.
Year: 1871

IN TROUBLE The people ot-Tlatte-
vile are likely to have trouble about
their railroad. 1t looks to us as if some
parties are trying to beat Platteville out
of $4,000, and these parties are men
who owe all they have and are to that
enterprising town.
Year: 1871

No good besness man will carry over
unreasonable goods if he can dispose Of
them at cost, or even little less. At tho
City Store they stick to this rule, and arc
now selling some goods at actual cost and
less. All their goods are marked down to
the lowest possible figure. lw.
Year: 1871

Day feet arc Indispensable to comfort


and health. To insure this go to Teasdalc's


and get pair of she Richardson boots or
shoes; then you can bid defiance to the
spring floods. 1w
Year: 1871

In view of the short duration in life
entaiIed by some occupations, it must
be regarded as cOnsOling yea, a sub
ime fact that labor in general does not
to tendshOTten life; but, on the contra
ry by strengthening heath IeDgthening
life while on the other hand, idleness
and luxury are productive of the same
results as the most unhealthy Occupa-
tiOns. DIR. Guy, an Englishman, in
calculating the average duration of
life of the wealthy classes, arrived at
the very surprising result, with regard
to adults, that the higher their posi-
ton in the social scale, the more un-
limited their means, the less also the
probability of a long life. We have
been so long accustomed tocOnsider the
possession of riches as the best guar
antee for physical welfare, that many
will be surprised to hear from Guy that
the probability of the duration of life
lessons, with regard to the adults in
each class of population, in the same
degree as the beneficial impulse for oc-
cupation is lacking. If a person who,
for long time has lived an active
life, retires from business, it may be
taken for granted, with a probability
of ten to one, that he has seized the
most effective means to shorten bis
life. "


We may smile at the soapmaker
who after having formally retired from
business, went, nevertheless, on each
day of sOapboiiing to his workshop
but it must also be acknowledged that
his instinct did not mislead him. Oi
all conditions of life, idleRess is hard
est for nature to combat; and this Is
especially true of persons who have
accustomed themselves to a busy life.
Year: 1871

The best and safest tooth-wash in


the world is tepid-water. There is
not a tooth powder in existence, or a
tooth-Wash, that does not infict a
physical injury to the teeth, and pro-
mote their decay. Each dentist has
a powder of his own, which he sci Is
at O thousand per cent. profit, which
he may honestly imagine will do
a positive good without any injury
whatever, but he is mistaken. The
teeth " ere never intended to be pearly
white. Every intelligent dentist knows
that the whittier the teeth are, the soon
er and more certain they will decay ;
he also knows that those teeth are
the soundest, last the longest, and are
most useful, which have a yellowish
tint; then why provide powders to
take # this yellOwish surface?


1t is useful TO wash the teeth, once
week, with white soap, making the


EOuth a fall as possible with
g lathcr," SO as TO be closed to ever,
particle Of every tooth for u few min
utes; because the tartar OH the teeth
is the product Of living thing, which
is instantly killed with soap suds. a
few persons have another living
thing about the teeth, not affected
by soap, but which is instantly killed
with salt; hence each person is adj
Vised to wash the teeth with white
soap once a week, and once a week
with salt.


The teeth should be washed with a
stiff brush every morning on rising,
by dipping it once in the water, and
rubbing the teeth slowly, from the
rear, from side to side, and finally
twisting the brush, so that each bFis-
tie shall act as a tOOth-pick at the
jOinings of the teeth, so as the more
thoroughly TO dislOdge anything
which might remain in the hollows
between the ridges. The water in
the brush combines with the saliva
of the mouth, and, by its great soft
ness, makes one of the best solvents
in nature for any eXtraneous sub
should be brushed immediately after
each meal, with a soft old brush,


with plenty of water, twisting it up
and down as before. After each
washing, tho brush should be placed


far back on the tongue, and also turn
from side to side, SO as TO clear Off the
tongue; this does much towards
freeing the teeth from the odOr of the
last thing eaten.


If persons would brush their teeth
we'll Immediately after the last meal


of the day, instead eff putting it of
until bedtime, the teeth would be
clean four or five hours more in the
| tWenty-four, which is not a slight adj.


vantage.


It Is unnatural, absurd, and un.


philosophical, to have the teeth sepa


rated with Il saw, or frequent picking


or by thUeads.-HalCS Journal o.
| Health.
Year: 1871

The immediate antedotes of sleep
as languor,a sensation of weight in
the upper eyelids, partial temporary
relaxation of certain muscles, as shown
by the nodding and the dropping of
the head upon the beast, Compare
tive obtuseness to external impressions
yawning &c-call for no special re q.
mark. The order in which the muscles
lose their power is, however, deserY-
ing of a passing notice. The muscles
which move the arms and legs usu-
ally become relaxed before those
which which maintain the body in an
support the head; and the latter before
those which maintain the body in an
erect position. There are, however,
many exceptions to this rule, as may
may be seen I church on a hot Sun
day, when some Of the congregation
are almost certain to be seen with
their chins quietly resting on their
chests but yet tightly grasping their
pFaYer~DOOks. Moreover, in relation
to the special sense, that of sight is
first lost, the closing of the eyelids
setting up barrier between the retina
and the external world; but, independ-
emily of the eyelids-if they have been
removed by the surgeon, or cannot be
closed through disease--the sight is
still the first sense whose function is
abolished. Some animals, as the hare
do not shut their eyes when asleep
and in cases of sonambulism the eyes
remain open, although the sense OF
light is temporarily lost. The other
( senses, as DR.. Harmon tells US, are
not altogether abolished; but their
acuteness is much lessened. Taste Is
the first to disappear, and then SMELL
hearing follows; and touch is the most
persistant OF the senses. So converse
ly, a person is most easily awakened


by touch, next in order by sound, and
then by smell.
Year: 1871

An exchange describes an ingeni.
GUS apparatus now in use on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad, which employs electricity
as an agent to assist in filling loco
motive tanks with water. The steam
pump which supplies the tank is
situated on a stream half mile dis
tant, and entirely out of sight. A
float is so arranged that, when wa
ter is drawn off more than two or
three inches below the top of the
tank, a circuit is closed connected
by wires with the pump-house.
This sets a bell ringing within hear
ing of the engineer, who starts the
pump and runs it until the tank is
full, which is duly announced by the
cessation of the alarm. The appli-
cation of a similar apparatus for the
detection of lowness of water in
stationary steam boilers might be
made, we think, to answer good
purpose, by reminding delinquent
engineers of their duty before it is
too late to perform it.