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Year: 1872

CLAP-TRAP AND CANT.-Invalid reader, if
you are unwise enough to put yourself outside
of any of the mock tonics guaranteed to contain
''no diffusive stimulant," you will inevitably
come to grief. Ask your physician if any liq-
uid preparation destitute of stimulating prop
critics, is worthy of the name of tonic. He
will tell you no. Shun all such nauseous catch
pennies. PLANTATION BITTERs. the most
wholesome invigorant in the world, owes the
rapidity with which it relieves the disordered
stomach and the shattered nerves to the diffu-
sive agent which conveys its medicinal ingre-
dents to the seat of the complaint That
agent is the spirit of the sugar cane, the most
nutritious and agreeable of all the varieties of
alcohol The medicinal ingredients of the Bit
ters, valuable as they are, would be compare
lively useless without this distributive basis.
They would ferment and sour. Beware, as you
hope for health, of the horrible compounds of


refuse drugs in a state of fermentation which
humbugs are endeavoring to foist upon the
public as medicines jy15-eod1w&w1t
Year: 1872

A writer in the Presbyterian Banner con-
demns the farcical performance of man in
the pulpit at one time bawling at the top of
his voice, withal galloping along, it may be,
with railroad speed, slurring his words to
such an extent that it is next to impossible
for his most intelligent hearers to imagine
what he is saying; and then, suddenly sub
siding into almost whisper, which even
those Immediately around the pulpit can
scarcely hear.
Year: 1872

JEAN INGELoW.
A CLINT, glimmer, gleam,
The gold of the furze and the bloom of the heather
The breeze, and the bird, and the stream,
That sing, and that sing together
The murmur Of drowsy bees
In the purple fox-glove bells;
A breath of the clover leas
A wait from the birchen dells;
A flash on the cottage pane
From .he sun in its westward burning
A sound of steps in the lane,
And Of voices home returning;
The warmth of a downy nest,
With the cushat's COO above it.
Earth at its fairest, best,
With its God to bless and love it.


Dora GreenweU
Year: 1872

They brag of almost everything at the
West, and here is town which boasts among
its charms that it has the solemnest looking
undertaken in the country. 1t must be a
pleasure to be buried there.
Year: 1872

WHILE thanking the good people of Portland,
w for their kind patronage through the last sea-
son, would invite any, and all who to have any
steam, Gas or Water Piping done, to call and
as to price, style and promptness of work. have also
on hand lot of excellent Hose, which shall sell at
reasonable rate old ones also neatly repaired.


K. MCDONALD, 200 Fore st.


my9d2m Foot of Plum ST
Year: 1872

In the conduct of your paper, make
any other blunder rather than attempt
to initiate the city press. Let them,
in long, dry political leaders, if they
will, continue to discuss the nullifi-
cation act of South Carolina in 80, the
Whiskey Insurrection of Pennsylva-
Year: 1872

ONE Of the very best provisions in the
new Constitution is that clause which
permits defendant in case before .
Justice, where the amount exceeds $50,
to remove it to the County Court and
thus secures 9 trial by jury. When
the defendant finds the magistrate is an
unscrupulous scoundrel, that he is
preiudiced against him or that he has
been bought by the plaintiff, so that he
cannot secure justice he can take II into
the County Court with out having the
magistrates costs added to an appeal
case. Thus A owes B s. and B war
rants him for $50. Now A admits that
he owes B So and OF course Judgement
will pc given against A but he denies that
he owes B $50 II the magistrate is
bought up in the interest Of b, A will
object to giving the case a trial when
be is certain to lose and be forced 10 ap-
peal. What then will he do? Simply
take it TO the County Court without
taking it before the justice. These
Courts set every sixty days and there
can be but little delay. This is another
safeguard thrown around the rights OF
the poor man, for how easy is it for the
rich to gain tn" favor ofthe magistrate
and secure q judgement against the man
Of small means, but give him this
chance to 90 before a jury of his couu-
trymcn and justice will be done him.
Yet il he sees he must pay the magls-
trates costs and the costs Of the appeal
he finds it cheaper to give up the $25,
wrongfuIly claimed, than to go to the
expense OF two trials.
Year: 1872

CADn, O., August Ga large and
enthusiastic meeting was held here last
night in the interest of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroad, the effect being
to secure the read through this town
ship by taxation. The general feeling
was in favor Of the movement but
nothing definite was accomplished
Other meetings will be held. when, it is
thought, measures will be adopted
which will secure the road.
Year: 1872

THE Omaha Bee of January 12th has
the following singular story;


Among the passengers on the regular
train from St Louis this morning was a
well-dressed and well-appearing lady,
who made inquiries as to the where
abouts of the Grand Duke. On learning


she expressed good deal of regret at not
having arrived sooner, and 50 conducted
herself as to cause inquiry. II was
learned that she belongs in small town
near st. Louis, and is a maiden lady of
some twenty-six summers, who has con
ceiyed the singular infatuaiion that she
is the destined wife of the Grand Duke
Alexis. She attempted to take passage
on the ducal train when il left st. Louis
Yesterday noon, but was prevented. She
finally secured a ticket on the regular
train, and arrived here only few hours
behind the one on which Alexis rode.
She expressed a determination of going
with him on his buffalo hunt, but failed
in securing a seat in the Pullman cars.
She belongs to good family, and has
plenty of means TO carry out her whim
of following His Highness over the coun-
try, but so far her devotion has met with
no reward, Alexis not deigning to bestow
upon her a single glance. She is not dis
couraged. however, but seems confident
in the ultimate result of her mission, and
as It is leap year she does not have that
modesty in the pursuit Of her object that
is usual with maidens of an uncertain
age. She first met the Duke at his recep-
ton in St Louis. and, 10 use q common
phrase. she has been struck" after him
ever since. She Saws she shall only de
siSt when he shall make her the Grand
Duchess. She remained at the Ninth
Street DEPOT adj the time Alexis was up
town, patiently waiting for his return.
There i little doubt that she Is a mono
maniac upon the subject, and should be
taken care Of The railroad authorities
will do their test to return her 90 ST
Louis by the next train
Year: 1872

VooHEEs-In his recent speech at
Greenfield, Indiana, Dan VOORHEES, made
the following sensible remarks which VIC
commend to the careful consideration OF
"the straight outs: !"


have told you that have great re.
spsct for that class of Democrats who
found II necessary to reason themselves
into the support of Mr. Greeley. l be-
long to that class myself, aud have reach
ed my position by careful survey of the
field of duty, and not from impulse or
mere personal inclination. l have
weighed the calamitics which will accrue
to the country from Grants reelection
against the benefits to be procured by the
election Of Greeley, and have taken my
stand accordingly | have no word of
abuse to huri against the men engaged
in calling the Louisville convention, but
their purpose cannot be mistaken Ev
cry intelligent man in the United States
knows that it is n movement solely in
the interest of Grant and directly tend
ing to his re e-elcction. That convention
is the hope of the Grant party Mr.
Greeley is now the only choice we can
make to bring peace and reconciliation
to the country.
Year: 1872

Ess- The Concord New Hampshire
Patriot says Of the canvass in that State
" If the vote was to be taken to-day, this
State would go for Greeley-we believe
by full 1000 majority; and there are
good reasons for believing that this
probable majority will increase at the
rate Of 900 each month until the day
OF election "
Year: 1872

rB- The Public High School of Van Buren,
viii open on Monday, the 23d of September,
,ext We arc glad to know that the commit
ee are prepared to open school with so much
as we feared we were to have no
chool for several months yet See notice OF
Of the board 1t is very desirable
PUPILS should be prompt on the day of ope-
Year: 1872

We are ready to believe from the character of
he gentleman composing the Board, that fair
,gstration will be had. 1t is important that all
Tho think they are under the late act Of Congress
ltitled to vote present themselves and offer to
1riatnr
Year: 1872

The Pope county troubles are still the all
absorbing topic of conversation. Below We
publish very clear and concise statement by
Rev. j. NJ. Z. Hickerson, of the killing OF
Hickox, who for more than six months has
been the deputy clerk of the county On the
day prior to the killing of Hiekox he dis
charged Mr.. Iickerson from his employ be-
cause. as he stated, the latter had foled his
attempt to get the governor to declare mar
tial law in the county some time ago. by Civ
ing the executive plain, unvarnished state
ment of the killing of young Hale and Joe
Tucker by the sherif's posse.


We ask candid reading of the following,
and leave the public to judge of its truthful
ness.
Year: 1872

The following account is given of how
birds are taught to sing tunes in Ger
many. II is chiefly done in Fulda, a
town in Hesse Cassell, where they keep
regular educational institutions for bull
finches. They place the young birds in
classes of six to ten each, and keep
them in the dark, turning little hand
organ for them while they are fed.
Finally, the birds commence to associate
the music with the feeding, and wher
hungry they commence to sing few
notes of the tunes they hear daily.
Those who do this are at once placed in
more cheerful room, when some light
is admitted. This encourages them and
makes them more lively. Then they
like to sing and are soon taught more.
The most difficult part in the first start
ing of the birds, some of which have to
be kept for a long time in the dark, and
on starvation rations, before their obsti-
macy is overcome. In order to teach
them several tunes they receive latter
being thus first taught in classes) private
instruction from the little boys of Fulda,
each of whom has few private pupils
of this sort. Their education lasts nine
months, when it is completed and the
birds sent into the world accomplished
performers. ftH.
Year: 1872

Some one posted in hogology says it
is as easy to drive hog, as whistling
after you know how" To the end of a
strong cord tic an ear of corn, place it
in front of the pigs nose, and commence
walking away slowlyin the direction you
wish him to propel. If his pigship
shows evidence Of blighted hopes or
alteration of mind from the singular
conduct of the corn, seduce him into the
belief that it is "all right" by letting
him have a brief nibble at it, and then
resume your line of march.
Year: 1872

The following is an extract from a
private letter to gentleman in this
State. Though it was never intended
for publication, the gentleman to
whom it was addressed has deemed il
of sufficient interest and Importance
to justify its publication.


NEW YORK, June II, 1872.


: 1 have no possible claim
to Democratic support, and never
made any. The Democrats will, of
course, be governed by a considera-
ton of their own interest. 1t is no.
wise proper or probable that they
should be influenced in making their
decision by any consideration personal
to myself, and if they conld be l do not
desire it. Hence, l have said nothing
TO any Democrat, unless he first ad-
dressed me, and even then have gone
no farther than to say that if | should
be elected l would treat all those who
support me alike, not asking whether
they had been in the past Republicans
or Democrats. x Yours,


HORACE GREELEY.
Year: 1872

this Commonwealth wrought wiser
than they knew, and prepared the
State for a glorious page in history
As citizens, having the honor Of
Pennsylvania in keeping, we are call
ed upon to act up to the highest wis
dom of to-day, and the highest wis
dom of this day is the average ex-
pcrience of the last twenty years
brought to bear upon present political
action.


We all know that General Hart
ranft never betrayed a trust repOsed
in him. We know that he would rise
to the level of any emergency that
has arisen or many arise. Never for
q moment was his position doubtful
during the war As an executive Of
ficer he ranked high among generals
As cool, determined, brave man his
record is without spot or dimness.
Twice the people of the State elected
him to the second highest place in
their gift, and he has proved entirely
worthy of their confidence. He isno
new man, no stranger, offered for the
suffrage Of Republicans. To bestow
upon him the high trust for which he
is named is not so easy an experiment.
The experiment Of trusting General
Hartranft has been tried, and he has
not been found wanting. To labor
for his preferment is an agreeable duty
and to congratulate him in the hour
of victory will be the pride of true
patriots.-Norh american.
Year: 1872

When winds among the blighted bowers


Began of coming SHOWS to talk,
l found a patch Of golden flowers


Ono morning In my woodland walk;
And all that day my heart was light,


For soft whisper said to me,
viii not the love that kecpeth bright


These little ones, provide for thee:
Once when the clouds were full Of rain.
And dark to deeper darkness grew.
A wild bird fiuttcred at my pane


And sung to me the long night through;
Forgetting how the sky was blurred


With rainy shadows cold and gray,
l sat and listened to my bird,


TIL the broad cast grew white With day.
In lone desert place sat


The earth was hot, and hot the air:
Far as the eye could reach, one fat,
Low reach of dry sands everywhere,
But when my strength was almost spent,
And sight to wavcring darkness fell,
10 the cool shadow of a tent,


And the soft murmur Of a well.
Then said l, looking back on all


My fears, be still, my heart, be still!
The evil hour could never fall


Were there no power beyond the Ill
NV foolish fears within me died,


The clouds were lit with rainbow CLEANS
And the hot desert, far and wide,


Lay like n garden in my dreams.
Year: 1872

There was a grand time over Buck
Fanshaw when he died He was a
representative citizen. He had kill
ed his man''-not in his own quarrel,
it is true-but in defense of a stran-
ger, beset by numbers He had kept
a sumptuous saloon He had been
the proprietor of a dashing helpmate,
whom he could have discarded with
out the formality of divorce. He had
held high position in the fire depart
ment, and had been n very Warwick
in politics. When he died, there was
great lamentation throughout the
town, but especially in the vast bot
tom stratum of society.


On the inquest it was shown that
Buck Fanshaw, in the delirium of a
wasting typhoid fever, had taken ar
senic, shot himself through the body,
cut his throat, and jumped out of a
four story window and broke his
neck and after due deliberation, the
jury sad and fearful, but with intelli-
gence unblinded by their sorrow, bro't
in IA verdict of death "by the vista
ton of God" What could the world
do without juries ?


Prodigous preparations were made
for the funeral. All the vehicles in
the town were hired, all the saloons
were put in mourning, all the munich
pal and fire company flags were hung
at halfmast, and all the firemen or
dered to wear their uniform, and
bring their machinery duly draped in
Year: 1872

The poor scourged wretch was
silent. He had found relief in happy
insensibility. l cast one look upon
the senseless body, and saw the feet
laid open in gashes and the blood
streaming down the legs. At that
moment the bars were taken away,
and the mangled feet fell like lead
upon the foor


had to work my way through the
crowd, and, before | could escape, |
Year: 1872

At st. Stephens church, Twenty-eighth street.
high mass was yesterday celebrated by the Rev.
Father Keeler. The attendance was greater than
It has been on Sundays recently. AS usual the
music was Of the highest order.


The sermon was preached by the Rev. DR.
McGlynn, who, In making the customary announce
ments. invited the ladies OF the congregation to
meet after the service to make arrangements for a
table for the fair that is to be held in aid OF the St.
Joseph's Home for the Aged that Institution being
now heavily In debt, owing to the erection Of new
building In fifteenth street. DR.. McGlynn alluded
to the claims the institution had for the support Of
the Catholic community, and said he expected that
Year: 1872




At the abovenamed edifce yesterday, after the
Gospel of the high mass, Father McQuaid ascended
the pulpit and preached on the Gospel Of the day.
which Is taken from Luke xiv 1, II. When Jesus
undertook to cure the man sick Of the dropsy on
the Sabbath day he saw, with that eye which pene
trates the secrets Of all hearts, that the Pharisees
would accuse Him Of breaking the Sabbath.
He condescended to convince them that 1t
was no violation OF the Lords day to perform
miracle in behalf of one Of Gods people. This He
did In a striking manner; for certainly II 1t was
no crime to draw out an ass or an OK from pit on
the Sabbath, how could 1t be wrong to heal man
suffering from q grievous maadys 1t is well
worthy OF remark how Christ deigned to convince
them that He had done no wrong for He did so In
order to show us how careful we should be not to
give scandal to our neigbbors.


SCANDAL rs ANY WORD


or action or the omission Of any duty which nay
Year: 1872

OUR correspondent at Grant says that Eskevanzin frankly admitted to General Howard at Apache that it was an even thing whether they killed MT. Jacobs the Agent or not, as half of the tribe wanted to do so and half were opposed to it. Now this is @ bad condition of affairs. MT. Jacobs has fed them all and more than they could eat; he has Yabored night and day for their interests and comfort All this they do not deny, but because he tries to keep them from murdering white men and women, and have them punished If they do, they hate him, and we fear may yet take his life. We fear these Indians are throwing away the best opportunity they will ever have.
Year: 1872

BY special order of Lieutenant Richard H. Poillon, in command at Lowell, all the available men of companies D and E, Twenty-third Infantry, were detailed under con- mand of Lieutenant Poillon to assist in burrying the late Lieutenant R. T. Stewart with military honors. The mournful duty was performed in a ereditable manner, each sorrowful countenance gave unmisteka ble evi- denoe of the love all, both enlisted men and officers, bore their late con- trade in arms, and the large number of lcitizens who followed him to the jgrave did so with sad hearts, for in ] him they had ever found a friend who sympathized with them in their aflictions and did all he could to tighten their burthens. He was a

 true soldier, g generous friend and an honest man. At the time of his death he was on his way to Tucson in the performance of duty, having been designated by General Crook to act as Judge Advocate on Court Martial about to convene. He has often told us while sitting around camp fires of his happy home and devoted father and mother far away, and

 fondly did he dote on seeing them

 once more; but the savage Apachd has torn him from them. Never od

 earth will they see their afectionatd sen again, and may God strengthen them to bear this irreparable loss.
Year: 1872

Some men use words as rihemen
use bullets. They say but little
The few words used 90 right to the
mark. They let you talk, and guide
with their hands and face, on and
on, till what you say can be answer
ed in n word or two, and then they
lance out q sentence, pierce the mat
ter TO the quick and are done
Your conversation falls into their
mind as q river into q deep chasm,
and is lost from sight by its depth
and darkness. They will sometimes
surprise you with = few words that
60 TO the mark like 8 gunshot, aud
then they are silent again, As If they
were re-loading. Such men are safe
counsellors, and true friends where
they profess to be such. To them
truth is more valuable than gold,
while pretensions is too gauzy to
deceive them. Words without
point to them, are like titles with
out merit, only betraying the weak
ness of the blinded dupes who are
ever used as promoters of other
mems schemes.
Year: 1872

As the time for burning coal has
come, and most people want 10
eeoAomize as much As possible, the
advice OF the London Spectator
might be ofsome prastical benefit.
The most practical suggestion yet
made toward economy of coal seems
10 be the use OF solid bottoms in or
dinary fre-grates. It is proved
that in any IRE places not exees-
lively small, plate OF iron placed
upon the CRATE will halve the con-
sumption Of coal, reduce the smoke
and leave a free-burning fire. Quite
sufficient air enters through the
bars, no poking is necessary, and
the 1ire never goes out till the coal
is consumed. There is no ash and
no dust; every particle OF fuel
being consumed. Any householder
can try this experiment, and re-
duce his coal bills say thirty per
cent At the cost of = shilling.
Year: 1872

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY CLERK


OF THE COUNTY OF PLACER,
|, B. +. BURT, County Clerk of the County of
Placer, State of California, and eX-oficio Clerk
of the Probate Court in and for said Placer
county do hereby certify the foregoing to be q
true, full and correct copy of an order duly made
and entered upon the minute, of said Probate
Court.


Witness my hand the seal of said Probate
Court this 10Th day Of August, 1872.


SEAL. b. f. BURT,
au2i-4w Clerk.
Year: 1872

Up in the Lehigh valley there is
hotel keeper who has mountain
about quarter Of a mile from his
house, and it occurred TO him that
it would be a good idea if he could
fix things SO that magnificent echo
could be heard from the mountain
by persons who stood at his hotel
and halooed. So he engaged q boy
to secrete himself behind a clump
of trees, with orders to repeat the
words of any one talking on the
roof of the hotel, After practising
to make sure, the landlord announced
one day his discovery of the echo,
and took up lot of people to enjoy
it. They called tor half an hour,
but no echo responded. At last,
when the landlord had become
crimson with rage, and was about
to give in, the echo came, but not
in the shape expected. It said: "Bin
down. to the spring fur mother. Fire
away now. I'm, all gight'n The
guests smiled, aud mine host sud-
denly disappeared. It is dangerous
now to mention the word ssecho" at
that hotel.