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Year: 1873

Five dolns per year--to minister's, four
dollars So says the prospectus Of leading
publication Of the day.-Admisslon fifty cents
children, twenty-five cents-minlsters adj
mittod free. SO reads the circus poster. To
young men intending 10 enter the minestery,
tuition is free-so advertlses the college circu-
lar. And so it runs through the whole catagory
OF concerts, lectures, exhibitions, fairs, dc, to
the end. Did any one ever get better reason
for these things when questioning than the
statement that it Is always customary Does
the minister when receiving his free ticket for
the last reserved seat ever feel that he has any
right to such favors? Can II add to the inde-
pendence OF mind OF one to so through the
world feeling that he is continually practicing
a species of polite parastism? Occasionally
we find a man who refuses all euch beggarly
dependence, and, like the Apostle OF the New
Testament days, entertained sOrt OF horror
OF beng "burdensome," but parasitic preach
ers" are as numerous and widespread now as
In the days when Milton raised his voice against
them. What ie there in the character OF the
work Of the ministerial profession that should
enttle them to favors in any respect over other
men? Is 1t necessary concomitent upon the
divine calling to be considered sor: OF i'm
mense hat into which everybody IL expected to
throw all kinds of miscellaneous charity offer
ings? Young men when contemplating the
Masters work count largely on the charity OF
the people for their support through life, just
as though the Lords business was the only one
in which the laborer was not worthy ef bis blre.
And so they expect to receive at a discount
from the world, the result OF which feeling is
that the world usually discounts them and their
teaching at certainly as high rate.


The fact that 30 many pastors set large
part OF their salary in cabbages and turnIps,
donations" OF all sorts OF things that they
cannot nee, only illustrates the practical work
ing of the business principles on which they
proceed. The minister's work is simply bus
mess. and as such Is governed by the same
laws that hold good in other occupations. To
dign;fv his calling and make il felt no must act
honestly, braveiy, independently, relying on
the legitimate results of his labor for his sup
mort IN any church or people are unable or
unwilling 10 furnish him the means Of support
In return for his work. let him seek some other
location, the same as any other man would do.
The people will be better OF without him, and
he can we'll afford to lose them, When preach
ers depend on preaching for livelihood, and,
asking no favors, demand adequate pay in
money or its equivalent, and, by the way that
equivalent OF their own choosing; when. in
word they are equally business like with other
men, then will they be respected, and then will
their influence be felt in society. -
Year: 1873

MADE HIM PAY.-When Gen. Jack
son was President, a heartless clerk in
the Treasury Department ran up an in
debtedness to a poor landlady to the
amount of $50, and then turned her of
as he did other creditors. She finally
went to the President with her COM
plant, and asked him if he could not
compel the clerk to pay the bill.


"He offers his note" she said; "but
his note is good for nothing"


"Get his note and bring it to me" said
the President.


The clerk gave her the note, with the
jeering request that "she woald let him
know when she got the money on itr'


Taking it to the President, he wrote
"Andrew jackson" on the back of it, and
told her she would get the money at the
bank.


When it became due, the clerk re-
fused to pay the note; but when he
learned who was the endorser, he made
haste to "raise the wind" The next
morning he found note on his desk,
saying that his services were no longer
required by the Government-and il
served him right.
Year: 1873

REASONS WHY AMERICAN WOMEN
ARE DELICATE.-Anothe reason of the
delicacy of our women is the far greater
style affected by all classes in dress, and
the wearing of corsets during early
youth. Naturally, if she has attained
a full and fine physical development,
tight corsets, heavy skirts, close-fitting
boots and weighty chignons cannot in
jure to the same extent as when these
appliances Of fashion are put upon the
soft and yielding muscles of a young and
growing girl. The noble ladies of Eng
land exercise many hours daily in the
open air. They do not disdain to don
heavy calf-skin shoes and colOred petit
coats, in which to perform this duty.
This, of course, would not alone make
them as healthy as they are, were not
their constitution strengthened by n
proper physical education before they
are eighteen years of agei but it suilices
to retain them in a good degree OF
health. Our fair Americans, early in
the day, attire themselves in charming
morning costumes, with white skirts,
and then they are averse to soiling
these by exercise, and the least damp
ness deters them from n promenade.
American ladies think far more of dress
and fashion, and spend more money and
time on their toilets, than any women
in Europe, not even excepting the
French, from whom all our fashions
come.-GdIdTy.
Year: 1873

An obscure vocal student in Milan has
doubtless started on the highway to for
tune by aid of most helpful quality
known as "cheek." While the King
was in the city, recently, she threw her
photograph and petition into his car
riage. The petition stated that she was
q stranger in Milan, and in debt; that
she was told she had abilities, but she
had no influence or money to help her to
develop them; in fact, she had to pawn
her clothes to buy bread. His Majesty,
she made her appeal. She did not ap-
peal in vain, for his Majesty, after MAX
ing inquiries, gave her money enough
TO redeem her clothes from pawn and
agreed to pay her training during four
years at the Paris Conservatiore.
Year: 1873

have listened in my time, with more
or less pleasure, to the very roIlickina
songs about the sea, the flashing brine,
the spray, the tempests roar, the wet
sheet and the flowing sea, q life on the
ocean wave, and all the rest of it. To
! paraphrase a land proverb, let me write
the songs of the sea, and | care not who
goes to sea and sings 'em. 4 square
yard of solid ground is worth miles of
the pitching, turbulent stuff. Its ina
bility to stand still for one second is the
plague of il.


To lie on the deck when the sun
shines, and swing up and down, while
the waves run hither and thither, and
toss their white caps, is all well enough;
to lie in your narrow berth and roll
from side to side all the night long; TO
walk up hill to your statesrOom door,
and when you get there, find you have
got 10 the bottom Of the hill, and OPEN
ing the door is like lifting up n door in
the floor; to deliberately start for some
object, and, before you know it, to be
hung against it like n bag of sand; to
attempt to sit down on your sofa, and
lind you are sitting up; to slip and slide
and grasp at everything within reach,
and meet everybody leaning and walk
anS vi Slailli as II u neaNy Wlnu were
blowing, and the laws of gravitation
were reversed; to lie in your berth, and
hear all the dishes on the cabin table 90
sousing of against the wall in n general
smash; to sit at the table holding your
soup-plate with one hand, and watching
for chance to put your spoon in when
II comes high tide on your side of the
dish; to vigilantly watch the lurch of
the heavy dishes while holding your
glass and your plate and your knife and
fork, and not to notice it when Brown,
who sits next you, gets the whole swash
OF the gravy from the roast-beef dish on
his light-cOlored pantaloons, and see the
look ofdismay that only Brown can as
sumo on such an OscasiOn; to see that
Mrs. Rrown, on advancing to the table,
suddenly stop and hesitates, two walters
rush at her, with whom she struggles
wildly, only to go down in heap with
them in the opposite corner; TO see her
partially recover, but only to shoot back
again through her stateroom door, and
be seen no more-all this is quite pleas
ant and refreshing, if you are tired of
land, but you get quite enough of it in a
couple OF weeks.-SdunteTings 6y C. d.
ITUrup,.
Year: 1873

4 rather curious contribution to the
incidents of the late Boston fire has just
come to light. In one of the stores in
the burnt district, the porter with the
keys of the safe was on hand and per-
ceived that the fire was rapidly ap-
preaching. In his terror he rushed to
and fro in the counting-rOom, and at
last caught up the plated ice-pitcher full
of water, locked it in the safe and de
parted from the burning building in the
proud consciousness that he had accom-
plished something to save his employ
er's property. When, however, the
safe was taken from the ruins, it was
found that the books were uniniured.
The heat which would otherwise have
charred and destOyed the books only
converted the water into steam. At the
last advices steam safes are under ad-
vertisement as the last Boston motion -
Year: 1873

GAIL HAMILTON on A MAN IN LOVE.
Gail Hamilton is not always sensible,
as she should be, when she talks about
men, matrimony and woman suffrage;
but she did say this truthful and beau
tiful thing: "rhere is no slavery so alb
ject as the slavery of a man to the wom-
an he loves Abject, because it goes
behind his will and possesses the whole
man. And the more he is, the more
strong and bright and free, the more
thorough is his enthrallment. Woe to
such a one if he falls into the hands of
weak, frivolous, or an unworthy
owner. Joy to him if his proprietor be
a large-natured woman; for then his
completist thrall is most exalted and
divine freedOm.n
Year: 1873

An intoxicated Englishman beat his
wife recently in Chicago, and in default
of fifty dollars to pay his fine was sent
to Jail for one hundred days. The wife's
heart finally softened toward him, and
going TO Mayor Medill, she tearfuIlv
begged her husbands release. The
Mayor is very rigorous with wife-beat-
ers, and refused to listen to any PROPOSE
ton towards leniency, but moved with
compassion, gave the woman twenty
until the expiration of her husbandis
release. This she gratefully took. and
going to the Jail paid the remainino
portion of the fine, TO the chagrin of the
just but generous Mayor.
Year: 1873

PoRr DEPOSIT, Nd, January o.
The great ice food inundation con-
tinues. The ice is gorged between the
island and the lower end Of the village,
aud the back water floods the streets.
There is FIVE to six feet Of water in the
streets fronting on the Susquehanns
All the buildings on the lower side OF
the street are deserted by the people.
they being compelled to leave to save
their lives. The quantity OF ice in the
river is immense; the gorge ia more
fearful than in 1857. The railroad
track and depot is four feet under
water. The telegraph Office is deserted


in the centre OF the town, and q tenn
porary office has been opened at Rock
Run, in Hookers Hollow. On the
north side of the town the ice varies
from twenty to fifty feet high and 10 all
caked up on the streets and along the
wharf. In the upper part OF the village
sloops and canal boats are driven up
to the Main street, blocking the rail-
road. The water WIS rising up 10
midnight but appears to be falling
now. II the ice should break up At
Sac Hsrbor and McCabe's il would
probably be very disastrous for this
place. II the water keeps falling. and
leaves the ice as il is, it will take
month to get the railroad and telegraph
in good shape. and it will give months
employment TO 500 men. The only
way to get through the streets is BY
boats.


Houses. barns. lumber. DC. are
covered with water and ice. The streets
are only psvigable by boats, and then
only when the ice has not encroached
on them. All the lower part Of the
town fronting the river is destroyed by
the ice. Much suffering and q great
loss Of property bss already occurred,
and much more is anticipated. even
should the water abate and allow the
ice 70 remain. Many weeks OF labor and
many hundred lsborers will be required
To remove the immense mass OF ice &C
cumulated. The Port Deposit railroad
il covered for FIVE miles With Thousands
Of tons Of ice, and the telegraph wires
and poles nave been earned away Tor
Two miles.
Year: 1873

REMOVAL OF TIE PESITENTlARY.-1t is
stated upon llnduubted authority that there
il a gentleman in the city from Tennessee
who is willing to lease the penilentGlry and
remove it to such place as the General As
sembly may select if they pass the bill; and,
moreover, it is agreed by this gentleman
that the removal shall not cost the State one
cent; besides, he will give bond in the sum
of 100000 for the faithful performance Of
the contract
Year: 1873

A FRIEND who feels some solicitude to
have the laws OF the land respectedtaskS
US to call attention Of the saloon keepers
who have renewed :their licenses to the
fact that The law now in force expressly
prohibits them from selling behind screens
and frosted windows Gentlemen, there
is no help tor it. The screens and the
frost must come down. ...R
Year: 1873

To me Editor OF The Trf6uHe.


SIR: Stopping at a news stand by the ferry,
the other day. my eye fell upon the title OF book called
Miss An Idyl OF Red Mountain" Scanning the title
page further saw the OF Bret Harte the au-
thor The name of the publisher Robert NJ. Dewitt
OF this city Surprised this and supposng that Bret
Harte's works usually ISSUED from the well known
Boston house Of OsgCod & Co., looked again and
amiDed the book closely. Yes, sure enough. there
seemed to be no mistake. 1t new story by Bret
Harte author Of CONDENSED Novels" Heather
ChInee.o Luck OF Roaring Camp" Mrs. skaggess
Husbands" etc. Accordingly, purchased the book
and seating myself the cabin of the erryboat began
to read. Arriving home. the book was examined by df
ferent members OF my family, and all anticipated the
pleasure of reading story by Bret Harte. This
was to be a treat OF good things But alas for human
expectation on the 3ith page came to the following
notice just when had begun 10 catch the thread
tue story and become acquainted with the characters:


Note to the reader-Tne remainder Of this story was
written by another hand than Bret are, but 1t will be
found equally interesting and able.


The book was thrown aside in disgust at the fraud
The merit OF the story that follows need not tell you;
but did not suppose was buying an ounce OF Bret
Harte and pound OF somebody else. Now, perhaps
YOU will be KIND enough TO tell your readers whether
this book published with the sanction Of Bret Harte
Is he silent partner 10 this fraud and II not. why
don't he take steps 70 secure the pubic from further m
posture Does this puD her, other, dare TO
the OF this eminent author aud writer to decoy
the public into buying his cheap and trashy
Please enghten readers VINO look TO your literary
columns Tor honest and searching criticism.


Nep York, Dec. ., 1873. A READER


The book is not published with the sanction of
Bret Harte" nor is he by any means a silent or un-
resisting victim to the wrong which has been prac-
tced both upon him and the public We called
attention to this shameful literary scandal some
time ago. If the law affords Mr. Harte any redress
he will exact it'd
Year: 1873

Wc.hsve'read the Hrgus regularly ever
since !: .~as started, and though it made no
attsu'pt to disguise.its principles at first, we
.nandidly confess we do not know its senti-
'uents in regard TO Issues Of interest now be-
fore the people which it pretends in part to
represent. Therefore we ask in candor, and
wait for reply from it, or any of its read
's-s. lproviling always that cause is shown
for The answer given, to the following ques-
tions: First, journals that do speak out ac-
knowledge the main political issue in The
coming election to be struggle between the
people and the monopoles; which side is it
on? Second, it is a question of grave i'm
portance, and deserving discussion open and
above board, and if it is for the monopolies,
why does it not come out and let the people
know it ? THIRD the peoples cause will accept
Of honest help, and if for them why not come
out and proceed to discuss the principles for
which the people are battling? Fourth, the
peoples cause in Placer county is upheld by
those voters who sul ported Coggius at the
last election: if the Argus is for the people
when did it change, and why did it not let
the people know it? Fifth. does it desire
70 take in these important matters a neutral
position, if so, why does it not say it in so
many words and save go much acting?


These are important matters, and the peo-
pleas we'll as ourselves desire and deserve
to know uahese.eaoh journal stands; or wheth-
or it stands at all or not, and if it does not
stand whether it is going to make stand
and if it is going to make stand, what ii
expects TO stand on.
Year: 1873

In a late issue we noted dirty picayune
the ring, Of four dollars, and stated it vas
the second time the petty attempt had been
made, and that On the first occasion the
Board had relented and made the publisher
refund the money. Misery loves company,
and now the Argus not denying the four
dollar grab, proceeds to show that these it,
legal grabs have been going on for the last
four years in violation of both law and de-
cency. IF the chicks statement is true, We
have given the Boards more credit than they
were entitled to. The Aoy,ts makes nc
pretention to defend the illegal penny piifer-
ing from the charity fund, but really proves
it was common in the ring to violate the law
10 robbing the charity fund. We caught
them at it once, and they acknowled sed
their guilt, counteracted the order and we
had right to believe they had no. repeated
the crime. The cheek of the chick, talking
Of decency, is rich, when the foulmouhed
vulgarism Of its editor broke up, it is said +,
6ne hotel by keeping away lady patrons.
We never presented bill to the Board
against the fund for r. r. Hughs or any
other steward. so the chick of the argus
can put that falsehood in his pipe and smoke
it. If the HERALD office, its surroundings
and men are not respectable, how is it the
argus man violates all rules of decency and
the profession in .neaking around this office
to get our employees to work for him. All
The workmen in the Argus Office went from
the HERALD office, 80 the Argns must think
this is the only place to get respectable men
and good workmen. Now. since this rid on
the charity fund ias been both acknowl-
edged and proved. we may as well say to
Our church people and charitable soeieties
thsW contribution boxes should be made
very sssSse Yldle the Auburn Ring ia in the
raiding mood.
Year: 1873

The Union is just right when it endorses
our article Of last week on the Leading ls-
sues" 1t sees and admits that the veal or
woe of the people in their contest with cor
rupt monopolsts, all depends ON the charac-
ter of the members elected to the Legisla-
ture, and that the Senatorial aspirants are
at the tail in the fight the least and last
thing the people should discuss or drag into
what is the clealest and most beautiful fight
ever Presented to the people Of this State
Then why, whom we are in harmony in all
that is involved in the campaign, not drop
its peculiar personal candidate for the Senate
as we have LETT out of view'Gov Haight,
Eugene 'Casserly, Gen. Wallace, J. =.
Hogue and others, whom we might person
ally delight in honoring with seat in the
Senate. Then why this eternal slumbl ng-
block, when it's banefulness is admitted?
We see, every man in the State outside the
f,s limits of Sacramento sees, that Boob,
inside the Republican org'niz,t ,tion, cannot
even carry his own county, or in all the
State ten members OF the Legislature, anu
even they would be bound to 60 into a mo-
nopoly caucus and there take a pledge TO
support Corham for the Senate. The Dem
ocrats and Libernls Of rhs county are will


ling to sink their personal preferences for the
slke Of real redemption of the people
from the thraldom and oppression of a cor
rupt ring monopoly rule, hut they will moi
take the Buzzard this time. We are not
now trying to influence the Union, thougl
the HERALD, az the original ant monopoly pa
per in the State, ON sht to be good authority
but are only holding the torch to light the true
path so the Union can find it. When the
Union tells us that Booth was never in tht
infamous opestorganization, we dissent
because 1t is not the truth Of history. We
have travelled step by step with every polit


clan in the State, from before Caliiernia was
Il State. down TO to-day, and have forgot
ten nothing, and can tell where Booth ant
the Union were in every political contest il
the State, and especially where they boil
were in the memorable raiding monopoly
l. gisature of 1868, and the elections tha
'ook place afterward in the counties, but W,
are content to rub all that out now. So le
that pass for the present.
Year: 1873

DlsTklCr CoUKT.-J udge keardan Is IN
poor health at Nevada City, and his physi-
clan thinks he should not now commence the
Placer term Of the District Court On Fri
day last the attorneys of this county united
and sent dispatch to the Judge, asking
him to adjourn the Court for the term, and
be consented SO all business before the
District Court ViN SO orer to the Augalst
Term.
Year: 1873

~ Edmund Munger, speaking of
the time when he was boy, says it was
the custom of school children as you
passed school-house, to make bow;
but it these latter days, as you pass a
school house, you must keep your eye
peeled, or you will get SNOWFALL or
brickbat at the side of YOUR head,
Year: 1873

WA lawyer to aveage himself on an
opponent, wrote rascal" in his hat.
The owner of the hat took it up, looked
ruefully into it, and, turning to the
judge, exclaimed: " claim the pro-
lection of this honorable court, for the
opposing counsel has written his name
in my hat, and I have strong suspicion
that he intends to make off with it."
Year: 1873

The new code of California expresses
such complete equality in the marriage
state, and so does away with the old no.
ton that q man and his wife are one
flesh, that the two can contract with ana
sue each other just the same as II they
had never been married. The marriage
Of minors changes their status from MN
ors to adults, aud so infants may Jump
at once into that delightful state OF Ia
bility to sue and be sued which the WIS,
dom of their loving parents has prepared
for them.
Year: 1873

The unanimous consent Of the House was
given, yesterday, to tho Introduction Of IN
amendment to tho sundry Appropriation bill !,
prohibiting tho publication BY tie Government
4of books for free distribution. This is one Of
the steps toward that economy Of public print
ing which must naturally follow tho repeal OF tho
frankipG Privilege.
Year: 1873

Mrs. Swisshelm's opinion on
the Walworth case is that "the
woman who could permit any
sense of personal wrong to in
duce her to teach her children
to hate their father or to throw
any hindrance in the way of
their obeying the divine COM
mand to honor him-nay, the
woman who should neglect to
teach her children to love their
father on earth, because this is
required of them by their Faith
er in Heaven, is a bad wife, a
bad mother, a very bad Christ
ian, and a woman one would
not want to know"
Year: 1873

GREEN CORN PUDDING.-
Take six ears of corn and with
a sharp knife cut off the corn
and chop it fine. To this add
three pints of milk. three eggs,
three desert spoonfuls of but
ter, the same amount of sugar,
and salt to taste. Beat the
sugar and eggs together, add
the corn and milk, and bake
until the top is nicely Drowned.
The sugar may be omitted and
a handful of corn meal or
pounded cracker be used in
stead, and the dish served as
a vegetable and not as a desert.
-[Exchange.
Year: 1873

Fried cucumbers are more
wholesome than raw ones, and
may be thus prepared: Peel
the vegetable, cut it length
wise in slices half an inch
thick; spread on a little salt;
lay in flour and fry in batter or
pork fat till they are DONE
With fried mutton chops or
Aeal outlets laid between them,
fried cucumbers make a delic-
ious breakfast dish Elk.
Year: 1873

What marrow is to the sups
port and strength of the bones,
and the boues to the support
and strength of the body, that
faith in God is to the support,
strength, and energy, and sal>
vation of the soul.