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Year: 1873

HELP YoURsELF.-Fight your own battles.
Hoe your own row. Ask no favorS Of any one,
and you'll succeed five thousand times better
than one who is always beseeching some ones
patronage No one will ever help you as you
help yourself, because no one will be so heartily
interested in your affaiis. The first step will
not be such long one, perhaps; but, carving
your own way up the mountain, you make
each one lead to another, and stand firm in that
while you chop still another out Men who
have made fortunes are not those who had
5000 given them to start with, but started
fair with well-earned dollar or two. Men who
have, by their own exertions, acquired fame,
have no. been thrust into popularity by pufs
begged or paid for, or given in friendly
spirit. They have outstretched their hands
and touched the public heart. Men who win
love do their own wooing, and | never knew a
man to fail so signally as one who had induced
his affectionate grandmamma to speak good
word for him. Whether you work for fame,
for love, for money, or anything else, work
with your hand, heart, and brain. Say {" |
will" and some day you will conquer. Never
let any man have it to say, II have dragged
you up" Too many friends hurt man more
than none at all-Grdce Green,Oood
Year: 1873

It is related of the late Mr.. Butler, Of
Providence, Rhode Island, that he was so
obliging as to reopen his store one night
solely to supply little girl with a spool Of
thread which she wanted. The incident took
wind, brought him large run of custom, and
he died a millionaire, after subscribing
$4,000 toward founding hospital for the
insane.
Year: 1873

A conductor on night train, running
between Hartford and New Haven, more than
a year ago, received a thousand dollar bill from
a passenger in payment Of the fare. The con-
ductor passed on, saying he would return
presently with the change, but when he did SO
the man denied having presented the bill 1t
is supnosed the man was thief, gave the
money by mistake, and was afraid to rectify it.
The bill still remains to the conductors credit
at one of the Hartford banks.
Year: 1873

Don Juan Forster, the great land owner of
San Diego county, California, has sent an agent
to Europe to induce emigrants to settle on his
vast tract. To each he gives eighty acres of
land the sole condition being the guarantee of
the emigrant that he will expend at least
alternate section of eighty acres the don re-
serves for himself
Year: 1873

A young lady in Western New York has just
declined an offer of marriage from a wealthy
lover, whose name is Hussey. 1t is impossible
not to admire the spuHk of that woman who
refuses to be called Hussey for any man.
Year: 1873

A society for the suppression of slang has
been formed among the pupils Of the Girls
High School of San Francisco. Said
reporter to one of the members: Your object
is praseworthy one. Do you think it will
succeed in eradicating conversational slang p
Said she. "You bet"
Year: 1873

In the Troy Dispatch Of January 9Th,
I see q communication from you, headed
IAN unprecedented self-sacri6cing ply.
sician." From some Of the prominent
quotations, and also by the general out.
lines of tho article, can be seen, by one
Of little perception, that you desired to
caricature the communication published !,
IN the Lincoln County Herald, headed
"Honor to whom honor is due;" and tho
person whom tho last mentioned article
was intended to compliment is held up
for dsrision.


l was really chagrincd When that un.
deserved encomium appeared, and sorely
deprecated the public method by which
the author chose to manifest his appre.
citation Of my services. l simply per.
formed my duty, just as l believe any
one of the other physicians of this place
would have done under similar circum.
stances and l hold that no one deserves
praise for the performance Of any duty
The compliment was unsought, and be-
slowed publicly without my knowledge,
and while believe the motives prompt
ing it were pure and sincere, could but
regret the course pursued to express it.


10 you, u" who, like ROdin, travel
with a dark lantern, I will state that l
have infinitely more respect for an avowed
enemy than for false friend, and l dc
not intend to fight behind a mask. II
you cherish any secret grudge against


me, IN the name Of common decency come


out in straightforward and manly way


and say so, aud do not conceal yoursel


under false name, and cautiously cover


ing up your trail stealthily glide into


the realms Of nonentity.


Now to you, sir, will say that I an
not q public character, that l have no
placed myself iua position to be thu
ridiculed and publicly insulted, that l an
not so constituted as to enjoy being drawn
from the seclusion of private lifo anc
made the butt of an idiotio joke, ant
} that 1 can but regard your insult a


highly ungentlemanly, eminently cow
ardly, and unworthy any one who ap
proaohes respectability. You may maxi
: the most of this, and if you desire salts
! faction for what I have said, throw Of
your cowardly cloak and face me.
\ w. S. HUTT.
Year: 1873

"A WORD TO OUR ADvGRrIsERs.-Tt
is ss impostant TO the publisher of
paper that the advertisements inserted
therein should rebound to the benefit of
the advertiser as to him, and as some of
those advertising in ths Herald seem to
be lttle careless how the space they
pay for is filled, we think word on this
subject will not be amiss. If an adver-
tisement is attractive, it will surely bo
read, but like good book, people don't
care to be reading the same one over and
over. What would you think of an I'd
itor who published the same news items
every week for whole year? Just go
with advertising; something new must be
presented and often, in order to induce
the general reader to take notice. In
making yearly contracts, the usual terms
admit of quarterly changes, uud monthly
changes may be contracted for; but of
those advertising with US by the year,
none have made more than one change,
and the majority of them none. The
consequence is, their advertisements be.
come like familiar picture on the wall
they are never noticed after the first
few insertions, and the benefit derived
from them is comparatively small.
Change the style and the wording often,
and make them partake Of spirit Of
jollues. good feeling, humor aud attract
iveness indeed make them as near like
q general news item as possible. Now
take the average country store, for in
stance, that makes o specially of nothing.
Most Of them advertise "Dry goods,
clothing, hats and caps, boots aud shoes,
queensware,' &c, when every one for
miles around knows they keep such things
They keep score OF small articles, the
use Of which is cot known to many, and
the general cost of which would be o
matter of information to them; these
articles are never mentioned, and we
very often hear the inquiry: 81 wonder
where can get such and such thing
wonder if any of the stores keep it p
Now if these wero advertised, people
would know where to get them and would
buy them, while if they had to hunt and
inquire for them, would conclude to dc
without. This is true, and We hope oul
merchants will observe it. Another way
to make advertising pay is to give price
list of your goods. 1t then becomes
like a market report to the farmer ant
general consumer, and they will learn tt
turn to 1t to find tho prices of certain
articles as they do to the Commercial
market reports to fad out the price o
grain, stock, &c. An advertisement thu


becomes OF interest to them, and the,
will miss your "market report" almost a


much as they do the grain and stool
quotations, when they fail to see it ever,


week.
Year: 1873

A SERENADE. Some of the young
gentleman Of this place treated the occu-
pants of the editors residence with
vocal serenade last Saturday night, evi
IDENTIFY intended for 4 young lady visiting
there, but as she found the card with her
compliments under the window the fol
lowing morning, they doubtless went
away thinking their efforts were unap.
precia.ed. TO dispel any such idea we
take this method of thanking them
Along with other songs they made the
air resound with, "Let the dead and the
beautiful rest" We knew that wasnt t
intended for US, and if it had been, it
would have been impossible to rest or
sleep while the atmosphere around about
Us trembled with their vocal strains.
Year: 1873

Goods at cost! l will sell during the
month Of January any or all the goods
in my store at actual cost Call at the
Novelty, examine my prices and be con-
vinced Those indebted to me will save
trouble and costs by calling and settling
early. VS. COOPER.
Year: 1873

AN EXTRAORDINARY PLACE FOR IT. -
A young man not thousand miles from
Troy was out buggy riding with Miss
Belle -, and being of sentimental
turn Of mind, and the conversation lag.
ging, he thought to entertain his lady
love With . snatch Of his vocal powers,
just to fill up the void, you know; so he
struck out with the familiar ditty, Mag.
gle by my side" To make it more
personal he substituted the name Of the
young lady for that Of. Maggie, and in
order that the metre should correspond
with the music, had to make two sylla.
bles of it. This is the way he did it:


"storms can appall me mover


While her brow is clear,


Fair weather fingers ever


Where her smiles appear;


Ny own love, Belle dear,


Sitting by my side,


Belle dear, my own love,


My Belle by my side.


The young lady turned away her head
for . moment to smile and blush, AID
tried to look inuocently unconscious, but
she remarked to friend afterwards that
she "thought his side an extraordinary
place for that organ to be situated"
Year: 1873




DOUBLE TAXATIoN.-Of the late de-
cision in the San Francisco tax cases the
Record says: There is no practical
difference of opinion in regard to the ulti-
mate issue, all the Judges holding that
though property should not be taxed
twice, the Savings Banks must pay their
taxes as assessed. 1t is held that the
meaning of the constitutional declaration
all property must be taxed is almost
too clear to admit of construction, and
that if the result of taxing all property be
to produce double taxation, while the
evil may be onerous and manifestly op-
pressive, the Courts cannot interfere
unless it also appear that some provis-
ion of the Constitution has been violated
in the enactment of the law The .ulti-
mate outcome may be summed up as a
decision that the State Constitution pro-
vides for double taxation, and until the
Constitution can be altered it would seem
that this conclusion must remain" The
effect of this last decision will probably
be to restore to the assessment roll of this
county a great deal of property which
under the ruling of the State Board Of
Equalization had been passed over.
Year: 1873

. ASSEMBLY CLERK the Republican
candidate for Clerk of the Assembly, the
JOURNAL prefers Marcus d. Boruck, of
San Francisco, for good and substantial
reasons. He has held the position of
Chief Clerk of the Assembly on two for
mer occasions, and discharged the duties
of the position with an ability which can
not be excelled. The amount of legisla-
ton two years ago was unusually large,
nevertheless, for the first time in the leg
islative history of the State, a succeeding
Assembly will not be called upon to pay
for work left undone by its predecessor
AS reader Boruck has no superior, his
deep, heavy voice can be easily heard in
any part Of the Assembly Cham Der, and
those only who have served legislative
term know the need Of good reader to
occupy the Clerks desk. He is always
prompt at his place, and confines himself
strictly to the duties of his position, new
er using his influence or lobbying for or
against any Of the measures before the
house. No one can be urged for the po-
sition more honest or more capable.


Mr.. Boruck has bitter political enc
mics, for he is an active, outspoken party
man, but the most malignant of his op-
ponents are unable to fasten upon a single
act of his, either as an official or citizen,
that will not bear the closest scrutiny
The times are such as test the mettle of
the Republicans Of this State-men in
high position, placed there by the Repub-
lican party, have deliberately and to the
extent of their ability betrayed the party
to the enemy. Those who are Republic
ans from principle, and intend to stand
by what they believe TO be right without
considering whether it is popular or not,
should stand flrmer than ever, and put
forward as their representatives none but
tried, unfinching and capable men,
Mr.. Boruck was bitterly opposed by the
Union and Bulletin two years ago, and
no doubt they will renew their opposi-
ton. 1t may also be the fact that Mr..
Boruck's election would be particularly
distasteful to our back salary abiding
Governor, but these facts should only
unite Republican sentiment in favor OF
Boruck.
Year: 1873

ARCHY LEE.-In the Record of Mon
day is a little reminiscence of history,
which sounds little strange at the pres
ent day. In 1859 young man from one
of the Southern States come to this coast,
bringing with him his negro boy, Archy,
then nineteen years of age. Archy soon
learned the difference between free and
slave soil, and when his master under
took to take him back with him, claimed
his liberty and refused to go. Then en-
sued scene of excitement second only to
that occasioned by the arrest of Anthony
Burns. The State Courts were appealed
to, and on final hearing before the Su-
preme Court, Archy was delivered to his
master who started TO San Francisco
with him. Arriving at that city, the ex-
element was renewed. A wri: of habeas
corpus was sworn out and Archy was
taken before Judge Freelon. The mas
ter, tired of State interference, released
rested under the famous or rather in
famous Fugitive Slave Law" and taken
before United States Commissioner Geo.
Penn johnson. There the decision was
given that Archy was not a fugitive slave
and he was restored to liberty. Little
did the actors on either side of that scene
think that ere decade of years had pass
ed, the curse of slavery would be Danish
ed from the soil of our whole country,
that its courts would no more be Appealed
to to rivet the chains of the oppressed.


The sequel does not show that Archy
was much benefited by his acquired free
dom. A few days ago some boys were
playing near the bank of the river oppo,
site Sacramento, and saw the head of
man above the ground. Men went to
the spot and there found a man sick, and
covered in the sand. 1t was Archy Lee,
who had covered himself with sand to
keep warm. He was taken almost against
his own wishes, and furnished a lodging
in the station house.
Year: 1873

Last night young woman, a member
of the denat monde took poison hoping to
go to better or worse place than this,
but doctor with a stomach pump re-
lieved st. Peter Of midnight job and
she is happy yet. An italian carpenter,
named Seraphno, made better calcula-
tions to-day. He had got tired of the
jack plane, bevel and saw and so putting
a pistol under his chin he proceeded with
the utmost deliberation to blow out his
brains. All that he had went all over
the room and then he laid down quietly
and died. If anybody wants to commit
suicide effectually and leave no margin
for resurrection, good pistol or shotgun
is the thing. / have seen so many who
took poison and it was pumped out Of
of them. A good solid charge of shot
through the head or heart is generally
sure of the intended effect. Poison gives
too much time and the patients" (?) are
usually saved.
Year: 1873

THE United States signal station on
summit of Pixies Peak is nearly COM
pleted and will be dedicated with appro-
pirate ceremonies on the 1lth instant.
The telegraph line to the summit is al
ready completed, and when the station is
fully established important disclosures
may be expected. The signal station is
4,216 feet above the sea level. One OBJ
server and three assistants will remain on
the summit all Winter. The new trail
leading thereto renders its location access
ible except in the most severe weather.
Year: 1873

THE corn crop in Italy, which is the
main reliance Of the peasantry, has been
burned out by drouth, and the silk trade
is lapgliishing from an overstocked mar
ket. The people are in great suffering
in consequence, and the probabilities are
that government aid will have to be ex-
tended to them.
Year: 1873

A cousin of Senator Sargent named
Patten is under arrest for stealing money
from the Post Office. The fellow con-
fesses his guilt and when arrested threw
up his hands like an old experienced thief
Herrick another clerk was arrested on a
similar charge but he succeeded in PROV
ing to the authorities that the letters
which he opened were his own and he
was consequently released from durance
vile and resumed his duties to-day in the
Post Office.
Year: 1873

A SINGULAR result of the panic is seen
in Utah, where az enormous quantity of
bullion has been locked up. Silver,
which is ordinarily worth something like
81 Is per ounce, is now selling at less
than seventy cents.
Year: 1873

THE New York Workingmen's Com
mittee decided to hold a mass meeting
next Friday night, to advise on some
means by which the unemployed work.
men may receive assistance during the
Winter
Year: 1873

DAN FRANCISCO, NOV. ~, 1878.


DEAR JOURNAL The members of
the Press and host of other persons have
been made recently the victims of most
outrageous hoax. A certain Pat Murphy
had been going the rounds of saloons and
houses of III fame in splendid carriage.
He was dressed in priestly robes and was
in all places pointed out as Father Dug
gan the recusant Catholic priest. Last
week however the bare fraud was exposed
and the Dummy" Duggan rides on his
raids no more. The genuine Father
Duggan is to all appearances gentleman
and scholar and says the people of this
city will yet have the chance to establish
his identity as a very different man from
the impostor, Pat Murphy. The occur
renee has caused much feeling in the city
and is denounced as outrageous by people
of all denominations. The same game
was played with as poor success in the
case of the Escaped Nun, Edith O'Gor-
man.
Year: 1873

EFFORTS will be made to secure the
passage of a compulsory education law
by the next Legislature. 1t is conceded
that the Superintendent Public Instruc-
ton will recommend the measure.
Year: 1873




The call by Secretary Richardson OF fve-twenty
bonds of 1862, to the amount OF s5,oooooo, has al
ready been published. Interest on the same will
cease February l, 1874. The increase in the public
debt for the month OF October was only $soS9. 600,
being less by sS,00o,ooo than was expected The
resumption OF silver payment is not financial
success, the total amount disbursed from the
Treasury during the week being only s2,loo. At
this rate resumption is farce. The receipts from
internal revenue for the year were $50, 4S5,ss3.


THE STOCK MARKET


The adage ats an i'll wind tnat blows nobody
good' was fully exemplifed during the past week
by nearly all who speculated on the bear side OF
the market the turns being sharp, prices irregular
and with decidedly downward tendency on Fri
day, which continued until about Saturday noon,
when the upward reaction set in and the bulls had
the field to themselves The decline was largely
caused by the announcement OF commercial fall
ures The recovery was due to a restoration OF
confidence by the settlements made, and to the
covering OF the short interest by those who were
unwilling TO carry their loads over Sunday. The
old rurnor that the President would order the en-
tire issue OF the reserve Of $44 100000 was handed
around as help to the situation, but
we have the same reason as before for stating
that there is no truth in it, Tomorrow and the
next dag are not looked upon with much encour.
argement by those who are behind the scenes, it
being alleged that some trouble is pending among
TWO or three OF the banks Whether the fact be
true or not il is significant that one OF the promi
nent officials OF the Clearing House Association
should incidentally confess weakness somewhere
by saying that every bank in the association would
stand by every other with its resources to defeat
an attempted breaking down. The advance has
been too abrupt and 1everish TO withstand much
assault, especially II fortified with any new devel-
opments, and an uneven market is said 10 be con-
ndently expected during the week.


The following tables Will be found interesting as
showing the highest and lowest prices for October
for the nast week and for Saturday
Year: 1873

Petroleum Dull-Naval Stores Nomi-


nal Groceries Dull-Whiskey Firmcr.


SATURDAY, Nov. 1-e P. M.


The commercial situation was decidedly gloomy
during the whole OF the week Just Closed and dis
aster succeeded disaster in rapid succession in the
shape OF suspensions OF some OF the largest and
stanchest mercantile firms, who had become EN-.
barrassed by the difficulty o, obtaining money with
which TO carry on their business operations from
week to week, even by the payment OF high rates
OF interest and when their assets exceeded their
liabilities by many hundreds or thousands OF
dollars. But these are times when the strong
are affected equally with the weak and the
larger the firms, and the more extended
their ramifcations the sooner and appar-
entity the more severely do they feel the press
ure. The apprehensons which have been en-
tertained all along back that the worst OF the
panic did not pass on with the or failures in
Wall street has unfortunately been verified by the
perences of the past week While utter utity
puery OF declaring that there further danger
has been made painfully apparent all departments Of
trade have suffered, though not 10 the extent
that the troubles which have eliminated in the
failures Of houses hitherto considered almost beyond
reach OF disaster have served warning all classes
there is far greater probability that the money crisis
will be arrested than there when the mer.
camille public rested easy in their fancied Sc
curity. The movement of stocks was. of
course, slow under these adverse circumstances
and there constant and in radical
tuaon of prices Dry goods felt the very much
and there general recession At the Produce
Exchange the of trade unusually errac aud
uncertain. Breadstufs dull and declining up to
Friday when there sprang up Unexpectedly active
demand which carried up prices very materially and
the market closed on Saturday strong the i'm
and with moderate export demand for Great
Britain and Continental Europe Flour dun all the
week and prices favored the buyers until the reaction
wheat set In when the market rueo stronger in sym
pathy the demand being still Light Corn receded under
iul receipts but closed with With an active demand at
active at the decline whiskey was very hpetuating,
nominal although there was lt.le more tone TO the
but with fair movement At the concession Naval
unsettled BY southern ad vices and closed decidedly
firm for the most part but broke on Friday, and
Groceries were inactive all through the week, and
although prices underwent material change, the
in request but prices have huctuaed consde raby
AZ the saturday spot declined nc. per h. and
forward delivery l.l6c. per ID.


coIros on the spot was dull and &c per ID lower. Fu-
ture deliveries but moderately active decline
OF Lice which the market closed tame We quote