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Year: 1873

Like a breeze from a garden,
Made sweet with the scent
Of the fresh blooming lilacs,
She came and she went;
Pure spirit and vision,


Felt rather than known,
Fain would I have held her


And made her my own;
But as the unconscious


Breeze blesses and goes,
So went she, more blessing


And blest than she knows.
Year: 1873

LraISp OF THE TAILOR IN llEAvEY.--
God, having one day gone out with the
saints and the apostles for "A walk. left
Peter at the door Of heaven with strict
orders to admit no one Soon after q
t,ilor came and pleaded to he let in But
Peter said that God had forbidden any
one to be admitted, besides, the tailor
was a bad character, and "cabhagcd y
the cloth no used. Thc taller said the
pieces he had taxed were small, and had
fallen into his basket, and hc was will
carry the babies, ana wash or mead the
clothes Peter at last let him in, bot
made him sit down in n corner, behind
thhe door. Taking advantage Of Peter $
going outside for minute or two. the
tailor left his sea. and looked about him
He soon came 20 place where there
were many s.oQls, aud II chair of massive
god and a golden footstooI, which were
Code Climbing up on the char, lie
could see all that was happening on the
earth, and he saw an old woman, who
was washing clothes in a stream, making
away with somo Of the linen In his an
ger, hc took up the footstool and threw
II at her As he could not get it back,
he thought it bcs, to return to his place
behind the door, where he sat down, put.
ting on an air Of innocence. God now
re.entered, without observing the tsilor.
Finding his foot stool gone, he asked
Peter what had become Of it--had he let
any one in? The apostle at first eyadea
the question, but confessed that he had
let in one--only, however, q poor limp.
ing tailor The tailor was then called,
and asked what be had done with the
footstool When he had told, God SAID
to him; 90 you knave, if Judged Ike
you, how long do you think you would
have escapcd1 For long ago should
not have had chair or even a oker
left in the place, but shonld have hurei
everything at the sinners. - Grimm 8
FOX lore
Year: 1873

Let us see what Investigations Will demand
the attention of the next Congress: First There is the
Contract and Finance Company which holds the same
relative position TO the Central Pacific Railroad that
Credit MobilIer holds TO the Union Pacific We infer
from the late speech of Gov Booth Of California that
the people the Western Coast are thoroughly aroused
TO the sense oppression which they and the whole
country suffered at the hands OF this gigantic ring
Second The salary grab Will be leadingffeature in the
next Congress. The demand OF the people is that 1t
Fort Smelling swinde Will make loud call for inyestl-
CATION. Congress will nave to decide whether the war
Department can give title to s5O0OoO worth OF property
In a clandestine manner without consideration aud with
warrant from Congress Fourth The Louisiana
case which chOked off by the adjournment OF the
Senate demands Congressional aCtlsn more than IL ala
at that time. rim The New York Custom-hOuse wants
investigating than 1t did in the time OF Tom
Murphy and Leet Stocking Not only have the former
abuses been revived under new Danes but addltOnal
abuses have been furnished in the system or backma
ing that has been adopted hessrs Phelps Dodge
CO. can scarcely fail bring their before Congress
II is not improbable that Duden Freres & Co. vil make
out similar case The whole mercantile community OF
New York. and indeed of the entire country, are deeply
Interested IN having this backmaing system exposed
aud suppressed Sirtb: The cases OF Judges Durel,
Delanay aud sherman will call FOR investigation, unless
Congress Is willing to the United States judiciary


fall 10 the level OF Obbery and corruption that the
caucus system has reached. SereHUt: several newly
elected Senators will enter upon Congressional life IN
coudtiOn favorable for investigation, among them
Jones OF Nevada Patterson OF South Carolina, and
pp.c-Mitchell OF Oregon.
Year: 1873

TN FT1NfIsfO ffId 'ttUVTNlI IIFTI


THE NEW-YoRK TRIBUNE publishes in It's
issue of Aug table of the names of members of Con
gress with their action upon the salary grab Dill ana
their subsequent action with regard to the pay
the act allowed them IL Is poor exhibit Of inbred hon
esty and INBRED greed The tables make sorry show
lng indeed We see but little them to make feel
proud Of the American name Will the Congress next
10 assemble show little regard for the cOmnOnes
nrincples OF honesty as the asti And can wonder
Al the official denquencies other departments OF the
Government and in private life, when men who have
trusted with the honor OF the country show that
they nave such "a low estimate OF common honestly
Year: 1873

Each day nearly, brings the news Of
come county issuing call for primaries, Of
holding its nominating convention. In nearly
every case 60 far the actions of Republi.
cans are producing dissatisfaction. They


promise the people that they will amend
their past acts, by henceforth advocating
the nomination of good men opposed to the
peoples enemy, and devoted to the peoples
interest Under these promises the people
remain quiet, and Republicans proudly
cleave to their party organization hoping yet
through it to obtain redress for past griev-
ances. This is the case until action begins.
A cal for primaries is issued the day for the
convention is set, politicians begin to stir,
lectioneering commences, the same old tricks
are playted, and good people bolt.
Or, using figure, the match is struck, the
fire begnsto blaze, the pot begins to boil,
the old scum rises to the surface odorous
with impur ties, reveals the same ingredi-
ents which had proven so nauseating be-
fore; the people are asked to partake, they
behold the dish prepared for them, grow
sick at the stomach, turn away in disgust,
and declare they have supped long enough
of an ingredient which has proved injurious
to their characters, and brought upon them
so many nights of restlessaiess, and hence
forth forever they shall swallow nothing but
what is pure and agreeable to their health
if they know it. This result is foreshad-
owed by the action of the Republicans in
San Francisco their committee met few days
ago for the purpose of calling primary. A
disturbance arose, division ensued, one
party called a primary election for the 1st
of July, and the other party called meet
ing for the next night to do something else.
Last Saturday the primaries were held in
Solano. 'The obnoxious pot of Navy Yard
corruptbn' was again placed under the noses
of the people; they grew sick at the stomach.
On Tuesday the Convention met, and asked
them to swallow the contents of the pot at
which they rebeed. Thus failing in their
endeavors, the convention was postponed
until the Sth of next month, hoping in the
mean time to make the people believe the
dose they are asked to swallow is good for
them. This they can never do and if bolt
does not take place on that day we shall
know that the honest men of the party have
had a twist applied to their noses, their
heads held hp and dose of the rotten stuff
potred down ttBir tlroats. And believing
honest delegates Of Solaho county will not
submit to being thus gagged, we shall ex-
pect an uprising of the people in that county
which will result in puri6cation of their
political atmosphere
Year: 1873

Last Saturday the primaries were held in
Solano' County, and in the fight the honest
men of Vallejo rallied all their forces, work
ed with ardent zeal and made determined
effort to defeat the corrupted railroadized
navy yard. Regular Republican ticket, which
has so long held that otherwise prosperous
town within rings of CALLING torture, and
trod upon the working men of the place with
the iron heel Of oppression. But again they
were defeated. They wrestled hard for free
dom, but the strong hand of fate, combined
with the influence of the great chief, Sar-
gent, and the tricky and dnprincipled Mare
lslaml foremen, was too much for them.
We are SORRY for them, but not surprised.
When Navy Yard bosses stand at the polls
threatening vengeance on all over whom
they have any control, should they dare to
vote contrary to the interests of their great
chiefs, what other results can we expect
So far these corrupt Navy Yard'pets of the
great Grant Republican party in the coming
local elections have manifested even worse
|'disposition in the exercise of their power
than was committed by the bullying fore


men in the outrages of II when they, arm
ed with the tape-worm ticket, won the day.
But what has that to do with It's, say the
people of placer. Nothing, more than
further evidence to prove what we have so
oft asserted, that the unprincipled, oppres-
sive. tyrannical spirit of the" Regular Repub-
lcan party is not abating, as its leaders
would fain have the people believe. And
instead of obtaining though it relief from
heavy taxation and monopoly oppression,
which we have to suffer, and which it has
so repeatedly offered and continues to offer,
it is daily becoming more insolent, extrava-
giant, unprincipled and oppressive, and daily
the chances of relief through it are growing
more faint. There must be revolution


The organization of the Republican party is
corrupt; it is in the hands of designing men,
who are using the organization and party
name for fhe accomplishment ofpersonal and
extravagant ends, which, SO far as devel-
oped, are opposed to the interests of the
people, The good of the country and the
welfare Of posterity. A revolution implies
desperate undertaking, and is only justi-
fed under desperate circumstances But
while the Republican party have power,
reckoning from past acts, We consider our
liberties and rights as free men in danger;
and to rescue them from the hands of op-
pressors and place them once more on the
monument Of security, is worthy of desper-
ate work from every good man, and this Fall
is the time for THE work 10 begin
Year: 1873

In Yuba county, where the people Lave


long and patiently borne the burden of


heavy taxation, aid monopoly


oppression, and have in common with us


and other counties, had men IMPOSED upon


them who have disgraced and corrupted


their official positions, have disregarded
their pledges, and turned deaf ear to the


demands of their constituents, the citizens


have issued call for a mass meeting of the


independent voters of the county, to take
place at .Marysville on the twenty-seventh
day of June yesterday. This cali is signed


by about sixty among the best and most


substantial men in the county, regardless of
former party ties, or political affiliations.
The object of the meeting is "to take into
consideration the propriety of nominating a
Legislative ticket Of good men, pledged to
retrenchment and reform, and known to be
in accord with the wisl es of the people on
the important issues' of the present time;
also the nom ination of county ticket OF
good men to be voted for at the ensuing
election" This is a bold and decisive move
ment, and headed as it is by able and hon
est men, it must result in much good. We
learn from private source that the Dem
ocratic party will make no nominations, as
great majority of them favor this move;
many prominent men of the Republican
party are signers of the call, and all the
honest, anti-monopoly, anti-corruption mem
bers of the party favor 1t. This party,
styling themselves "Independent Voters"
will put up ticket of tried, true, honest
men, which is sure to win. Another ticket
will be placed in the field by the Stanford
Gorham- railroad-monopoly element of both
the old parties, and all the support it gets
will be from the back-salary-monopoly-
corruptionists, and their duped hunkes;
while the other party is supported by men of
pure motives and devoted to a good cause.
What more noble act of independent man
hood can we ask !? What greater sacrifice
for freedom and justice can we desire, than
to see men, heretofore anayed against
each other, dropping party lines, burying
party prejudces, and rushing hand in hand
to meet thefoe, the enemy ftheir liberties
determined to win victory for good cause,
determined to free their county from corrup
ton and oppression more blighting than the
rod of the tyrant. May victory attend the
noble efforts Of these gallant men of Yuba
county the home of many of CALIFORNIA;
most distinguished sons.
Year: 1873

Nor THE MAN.-Gen. Garfield, in long
letter in reply to the resolutions Of a recent
Republican convention, in Ohio, calling up
on him TO resign his seat in Congress be-
cause he voted for tie back pay salary steal,
says he is not the man; it was Grant who
did the mischief His vote didn't make it
law; Grants signature did. Not only this,
but Grant lobbcd for the bill from the first
and evinced even more anxiety in the mat
ter than d'Butler himself No wonder he
asks, if 'he ought to resign what ought
Grant do? The factis, It's getting rather
warm for Modocs and Mobiers, and no
matter which one you corner, he will tell
you he is not the man.
Year: 1873

The late John G. Thompson of Staten
Island was always signally successful in
getting large yield of full grownpota-
toes two to three weeks earlier than his
neighbors, on the same character Of soil.
His plan (Which he never tried to con
ceal from those interested in gardening)
we eptomize for the benefit of our
readers: From the middle to the latter
part of March the large tubers were cut,
leaving two eyes on each piece, and these
pieces were placed close together, eyes
up, ia shallow wooden boxes, having in
them layer of about two inches of sand.
The seed was covered with the same
thickness of sand, and the boxes were
then placed in warm house cellar, and
in week or so would begin to sprout,
without further care, beyond giving them
few light waterings, in case the sand
became dry on top. 1n the course of
three or four weeks, and by the time the
ground became dry and warm enough for
planting, these potatoes in the boxes
would have sprouts as inch or two in
length and an abundant supply of healthy
TuOl. LII tuC nCuu tlinC AHC Stouuu "aS
prepared for planting in the ordinary
way-using a liberal alownce of well
rotted manure. When the drills were
opened, and everything in readiness for
planting, the boxes were carried out and
the sprouted seed placed along the drill,
l5 inches apart and at once covered with
mellow soil With ordinary care in TAX
ing the seed from these boxes and trans
planting. the growth will not be checked
10 the least, aud, with warm weather, in
few days the young tops are well above
ground While potatoes planted in the
common way have not yet sprouted, this
gives clear gain of from two to three
weeks, on the date of ripening, with
much more certainty of an even stand OF
stalks, aud of course larger yield from a
given space. 1t is not supposed. OF course,
that large potato growers will prepare
and plant their whole crop in this way
but the method is practical and we'll
worthy of trial, on small scale at first,
by farmers who raise early potatoes for
market, while for family use the plan
seems altogether feasible.
Year: 1873

Rev. DR.. Baird, in a recent lecture.
gave some interesting facts. There is
nothing that strikes stranger more forci
bly,, if he visits Sweden, at the season of
the year when days are longest, than the
absence of night. Dr. Baird had no con
ception of it before his arrival. He ar
rived at Stockton from Gottenbury, 400
miles distant, in the morning, and in the
afternoon went to see. some friends, had
not taken note of the tiuc, and returned
about midnight it was as light as it is
here half an hour befor suudown. You
could see distinctly.


But all was quite in the streets it seem
ed as if the inhabitants were gone away,
or were dead. No signs OF fe.-stores
closed


The sun in June goes down at Stock
holm little before 10 o'clock. There is
great illumination all night, as the sun
passes around the earth towards the north
pole, and the refraction of its.rays is such
that you can see to read at midnight. DR..
Baird read letter in the forest, near
Stockholm, at midnight, without artificial
light. There is mountain at the head
OF Bothnia, where on the 2lst of June
the sun does not 60 down at all. Travellers
go there to sec it. A steamboat goes up
from Stockholm for the purpose of carry
ing those who are curious to witness the
phenomenon. 1t only occurs one night.
The sun goes down to the horizon, you
can see the whole face of it, and in five
minutes it begins to rise


At the North Cape, latitude - degrees
the sun does not go down for several
weeks. In June it would be about 25
degrees above the horizon at midnight =
The way the people there know it is mid.
night, they see the sun rise. The changes
in these high attitudes, from Summer to
Winter, are so great that We can have no
conception of them at all. In the winter
time the sun disappears and is not seen
for weeks Then it comes and shows its
face. Afterwards, it remains for ten, fif-
teen. or twenty minutes, and then de-
scends, and ioaly it does not set at ALL
but makes almost Il circle around the
heavens. Dr. Baird was asked how they
managed in regard to hired persons, and
what the considered day. He could not
say, but supposed they worked by the hour,
and twelve hours would be considered
days work. Birds and animals take their
accustomed rest at usual hours The
Doctor did not know how they learned
the time, but they had and they go to
rest whether the sun goes down or not
The hens take to the trees about Z p. NJ,
and stay there until the sun is up 10 the
the morning and the people get into this
habit of late raising too. The first morn
ing DR.. Baird awoke in Stockholm he
was surprised to see the sun shining into
his room. He looked at his watch, and
found it was only 3 O'Clock the next
time he awoke, it was o'clock but there
was no person in the streets, The Swedes
in the cities arc not very industrious, ow-
ing probably to the climate.
Year: 1873

Mr.. EDITOR. l notice by a late issue
Of your valuable paper, that smallpox is
prevailing in many parts of the country.
The following remedy is submitted, if
deemed worthy of publication, for the
benefit of those afflicted 1t has, | firm
ly believe, been the means Of saving the
life of my father. He was taken i'll with
the disease on the 18th Of January, 1873,
and suffered in great agony for week,
his head, neck and shoulders were swol.
len to double their usual size, and cover
ed with pox marks, his hands were
drawn crooked with pain, together with
the severe sickness attending the disease,
his tongue was swollen so that he could
scarcely speak or swallow. The physi
clans gave no encouragement, and he had
given up almost all hope of ever recover
ing. At this stage of the disease he ask
cd for buttermik, that he might put his
hands in it, it was furnished. and no soon
er had he put them it than it gave relief,
he kept them in it for three hours and
went to sleep, not having closed his eyes
in sleep for three days and three nights
previous. Upon awakiug, his aches, pains
aud fever had left, aud he Immediately
began to recover We then bathed him
with butter milk, and letting 1t dry in,
and then rubbed the skin with sweet oil,
and also gave the milk inwardly, and in
a short time he was able to leave his
room The buttermiIk appeared to allay
the disease ut once. Another member oil
the family took the disease after his re
covery, aud the buttermilk was again used
with the same success.
Year: 1873

1t is astonishing how many farmers are
the victims of all sorts of swindlers.-
They can be induced to buy fruit trees
of agents whom they never saw before,
and pay two prices, with the probability
that the fruit will he small and tasteless !;
they will listen with open mouths to a
smooth tougued fellow describing worth
less invention or patent right, and they
will almost sign their names in blank, by
which they get swindled out of hundreds
of dollars. In fact there is no miserable
game in which farmers cannot be induced
to engage. But it is to be said that these
victims do not read, and that they de-
spise agricultural papers. An authority
asserts that there are many thousands OF
farmers in Illinois who never see paper,
aud this is true of many farmers even in
all the States. A few years ago hund
dreds of farmers were Induced to sign
what turned out to be notes Of hand, with
the inducenent that they were to become
agents Of some wonderfully profitable
machine. The only remedy is for farm
ers to become informed, and to do so they
must take some paper which is devoted
to their interests and read it every week,
The time so spent will often save them
more money than all their labor can
bring.
Year: 1873

Most chronic diseases, and many acute
ones, are produced at the table. As a
rule, no fluid of any kind should be taken
at the table, especially if the stomach is
weak. The stomach should never be
overloaded not more than two or three
articles should be taken at one meal no
stimulants used before eating; tobacco
arrests digestion. Milk is the best diet
for Infants and children. Tomatoes with
cream and sugar are healthy aud nutri-
tious Bread and butter is the staff of
life, and easily digested. Too much salt
irritates the stomach Colds are fire.
quent!y produced by drinking hot tea
and exposure afterwards Late suppers
induce heart disease. Pastry and cake
constipate the bowels Boiled potatoes
are not so healthy as baked ones. Fruits
are to be eaten at breakfast and dinner
The stomach requires much rest to be
healthy purgative medicines weaken the
bowels. Cheerful conversation promotes
digestion aud anger prevents it.
Year: 1873

The subject of borrowing and lending
came up in the course of conversation
with subscriber living near Ithaca, when
he suddenly recollected funny reminis
cence of that character which had hap
pened in his own neighborhood. He said
he bad a neighbor whose family were
great borrowers, but not so distinguished
as aymasters-they we're always borrow
ing, but seldom if ever returning the ex
act amount borrowed. An old Quaker
lady, another neighbor, who had endured
these invasions for long time patiently,
hit upon very philosophical mode Of
eventually putting stop to the Nuisance,
Keeping her own counsel, the next time
her good man went to town, he had Sc
parate and express order to purchase a
pound of the best tea, and also new eau
ister to put it in, as he knew she already
had plenty OF tea. aud also canister, he
was puzzled to determine what the old
lady wanted of more tea and new canis
ter, but his questioning and rcasonings
ELECTED nothing more than repetition of
the o;der:


''Jim, did not tell thee to get me a
pound of the best tea and a new canis
ter? Now. 20 along and do As bid thee" +"


And 60 along he did, and when he
came home at night the tea and new can
lister were his companions The old lady
took them from him with an amused ex
preston on her usual placid features, and
depostipg the tea in the canister, set it
on the shelf for a special use. 1t had
not long to wait, for the borrowing neigh
bor lad frequent use for the aromatic
herb. The good old lady loaned gen
erously, emptying back in the canister
any remittance of borrowed teas which the
neighbor's conscience inclined her to
make. Time went on, and after some
thing less than the one hundredth time
of borrowing, the neighbor again appear
ed for ''just another drawing of tea, y
when the oft-visited tea canister was
brought out, aud found to be empty, aud
the good old lady and obliging neighbor
was one pound of tea poorer than when
she bought the new canister, which now
only remained to tell the story. Then
she made little characteristic speech,
perhaps the first in her life she said
Thou seest that empty conister. filled
it for thee with a pound of my best tea,
and have let it all to thee in driblets,
and put into it all thou hast sent me in
return, and none but thyself hath taken
there, from or added unto it, and now
thou scest it empty therefore l will say
to thee, thou hast borrowed thyself out,
and can lend thee no more - WeeLly
Nhacdn.