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Year: 1875

VIRGINIA City, May 4th.--The long
anticipated prize fight between Jim
Chatham and Bing Williams, for
$1,000 side, took place this morning
about 8 O'Clock, at a point about six
miles out on the Geyer grade. There
was an immense crowd, every vehicle
in town being employed to carry the
people to the ground. The betting
was strongly in favor of Chatham,
though both men were in good condi-
tion. Fifty-three rounds were fought,
when Chatham was declared to be the
winner by foul, Williams having in
a clinch bitten his arm severely Up
to the time of the foul the fighting
had been greatly in favor of Williams
and it was thought he would certainly
have won the fight. The crowd re-
turned to the city, much disgusted at
the result.
Year: 1875

WE of the Pacific coast are an un-
thrifty people. Oregon sells her ap-
Piles to the San Francisco dealers at
wholesale and buy them back at retail
paying about double the price for
which they were sold. The upper
San Joaquin valley raised large pro-
portion of the hogs produced in the
State. These hogs are driven to San
Francisco and the hams are brought
back and sold to the San Joaquin val
ley farmers at heavy advance over
the cost at which they might have
baconed their own hogs. Los Angeles
valley contains large area of excel
lent wheat land yet our people import
the greater portion from San Francis
co. We should grow rich faster if we
slightly changed this programme.
Year: 1875

MARYSvILIE has Just made the as
founding discovery that the Chinese
gardeners are in the habit of irrigating
and fertilizing their vegetables with
filthy matter. This is not news to the
greater portion of the people of Cali
fornia. Anyone taking the trouble to
examine the contents of Chinese
gardeners watering-pot will lose all
relish for those fine large heads of
crisp, tender lettuce and other vegeta-
bles that grow on the surface of the
ground. We once examined the
liquid in one of those watering-pots,
and never since have We knowingly
eaten any kind of top vegetable of
Chinese manufacture. Still, expert
ence teaches that what we call filthy
matter is the best fertilizer, no matter
whether used by a Mongolian or
American.
Year: 1875

him o like number for Lieutenant
Governor. With TINNIN a candidate,
IRWIN cannot control the delegation
from his own section of the State.
Hence we say TINNIN's chance to get
on the Democratic ticket for Lieuten-
ant Governor is better than that of
IRWIN for Governor. IRWIN will Sc
cure portion of the San Francisco
delegation, but a candidate who is not
endorsed at home always starts out in
the race with the odds against him.
Year: 1875

THE cool cloudy weather aided by
the fogs that have prevailed in this
valley during the past two weeks have
brought out the grain wonderfully,
and will secure the farmers good crops.
In many localities the harvest will be
above the average, while no where
will there be total failure.
Year: 1875

The San Francisco Chronicle OF Dec.
19.talks with characteristic confidence
thus: "In no year since California be.
came State has the prospect at this
season of the year been SO magnificent
for the farmers. Looking over the whole
State, there is one general expression
of satisfaction, from the northern to the
southern counties. The area of land un-
Ger cultivation is much larger than in
any previous year, A considerable area
has been reclaimed, and still larger
one rendered fertile by irrigation. Un-
less some unforeseen and unfortunate
change in the weather should take place
before harvest time, we shall be able
to pour into the markets of the
world from twenty to twenty
five per cent. more of the cereals than in
1884, in other words, we shall have to
sell from six hundred thousand to seven
hundred thousand tons of wheat. Un-
less the European markets. should be
specially unfavorable, this will bring
into the State an enormous amount of
money, that can not fail to place our
farmers fairly ON their feet and stimu-
late every branch Of business. Our
wine and wool crops will also add some
millions to the income Of the State for
the ensuing year. From presentappear-
1nces no State in the Union has brighter
prospects than California. 1t Is high
time that our farmers should have sea-
son of good luck to recompcnse them for,
some OF the losses and discoufagements
of the past"
Year: 1875

Here is warning for men too mean to
advertise: One Of this description
wanted to sell some land, and SO he put
O written notice in one of the hotels the
other day. A man who was inquiring for
a small farm was referred to tue written
notice, when he replied: 81 can't buy
land at fair price of any man who does
his advertising in this way. He'd steal
the fence, the pump.handle, and the
barn-doors before he'd give up posses
sicn."
Year: 1875

ing their way to the house of God there to render unto him that thanks and adoration which is ever due from creature to his Creator. Will not this great yield of wheat encourage our farmers to sow more abundantly next fall? Flow your ground deep, turn UP fresh soil up- on the top, cultivate well, SOW good seed, and you will make plenty.

 Remember farmers and merchants we have good mills and will do our best for you. We are determined to do all we can toward building up our town and country. Unite and help us; let us see who can best work and best agree.

 G. ". HARKEY.
Year: 1875

Last week in less than an hour after our paper came from the press we did not have a single copy of that issue on hand. To meet our increased circulation we this week add few quires to our weekly edition, and while we feel thankful for the liberal patronage thus far given us, we beg leave to urge it upon our friends to aid us. in still further extending the cir culation of the DEMOCRAT. We have the most satisfactory evi- dence that our paper is doing good. We now have paying sub- scribers in more than a dozen states, and this of course is great advertisement for our county. We are hattered at the number of readers we have in so short time, but we are not yet satisfied with our circulation at home. It Is for home that we are working, we wish to make our paper a use ful local paper, and we want it read every week by every family in our country. What a grand recommendation of our county it would be, if we could proclaim it to the world that every family in Pope county subscribed and read our paper. We tell you it would at once rivet the conviction upon everybody that our county is filled up with intelligent, energetic, in dustrious and prosperous people; and strangers would be proud to | cast their fortunes among us. There could not be a better recom- mendation than this. People who read a good home newspaper, grow in public spirit, in knowledge and in usefulness. Will not each sub scriber whom we now have ill Pope county try and send us at least one new subscriber by the 4th of July? Ii your friends whom you solicit have not the money tell them we will take wheat at the highest market price. Press the matter upon them, show them the importance and the ben eft that will be derived and they will subscribe. And to many of the old influential citizens of the county who ought to be jealous in the matter of sustaining and building up an influential journal at home, we say subscribe at once, all of you who have not yet done so, lend your influence, in getting others to subscribe. Don't look upon this as q contribution, but view it IS it is-as an investment which will pay largely in useful information to yourselves, and in building up your county. When you have read your papers send them to friends in other states, and let the world know that we have live population of intelli- gent people. We confidently hope our friends will act at once on our suggestion,
Year: 1875

The extra train which passed up yesterday, cane near meeting with a disaster at Piney Bridge. As they moved on the bridge it was observed that the timbers in the center of the bridge commenc ed to give way. The engine for tunately had time to back off be- fore any damage was sustained.

 The regular passenger train which passed up at 1:l0 P. m. found the extra waiting for them at Piney. Both trains returned, being unable to pass over the bridge.

 Copies of the DEMOCRAT can be had at this office, wrapped and ready for mailing, for five cents.
Year: 1875

There is an immense amount of tobacco used in this and sur rounding counties. Why don't the people raise tobacco, and oder some inducements for some one to establish a tobacco factory. There is more money in it than there is in cotton

 MT. Cad Hanks, the popular representative of the old reliable house of Brooks, Medley &Co., was in town yesterday. This is one of'the houses which is not too close listed to patronize our paper and we trust our merchants will always do something for Cad whenever they need anything in his line.

 --THE GLORIOUS FoURTH.-If we are to have anything going on on the 99th anniversary of our independence, it is time to go to work. We think the day should be celebrated by general jubilee. For the past ten years we have had but little to encourage us to celebrate the day, but now we think we have ample reason to glory in the day.

 --Parlor organs. Mir Daniel F. Beatty who advertises in an other column in this paper, will send to any one wishing to pur- chase, a price list and list of testi- monials, some of whom you may know, using these organs, &c., whereby our readers may select q first class instrument. If any of our readers desire to purchase they will send one for examina- tion by sending them good refer ence, and if the organ is not as represented it may be returned at their expense, they paying freight both ways. This surely is good offer. See advertisement in an other column.

 We observed several of the citizens of Clark township in town last Saturday hunting the Assessor to give in their taxable property. The Assessor had just came to this place from Clark township where he stay ed two days, but those men did not know it. Had they been subscribers and readers of the DEMOCRAT they would have been better posted, and would not always be behind, because we make it point to al ways give every item of impor- tance to our readers. We pub iishcd the list of the Assessor s appointments gratuously as a matter of information to the peo- pie, and those who read it need not be ignorant of the time and place where he will attend in each township. Gentlemen subscribe for our paper, and you will find il easy to keep posted on all public movements and matters, and will save yourselves much trouble and ten times what it will cost you.

 Subscribe for the DEMOCRAT.
Year: 1875

The Pacific Mail Co. has finally disposed Of its
former steamers running on the inland seas of
Japan to the Militia Btshe Company The sale
was confirmed by the Directors yesterday, and
Pacific Mail stock took rise.
Year: 1875

You who have dogs that are worth keeping, had better take care of them and keep them of the streets. Strychnine is being used very freely just now. There are many worthless CUTS in town that ought to be killed, but the danger is that when this terrible poison is thrown around promis- cuously, good and valuable dogs that are allowed to run about the streets, are as liable to be poisoned as the worthless ones.
Year: 1875

During our residence in ArizO- ma we have known many men to become disheartened, disgust ed and tired of waiting for all drawbacks to be overcome and the Territory to start in a full career of prosperity. We have known some of these men to lose all faith in the ultimate fighting of things, and in doleful accents deplOre their luck in ever com- ing to such a country, wish them selves out of it, and that the Ter ritory might sink, etc. We have known some of this class of men to leave the Territory, a' more who would have left, but they were too poor to pay for transpor- tation out, and too lazy to walk, and are to this day eternally growing and cursing the Terri tory. That class of men never do any good to any country. They are the sores, the excrescences of society. They are warts and tu- bercles, and they are about as much use in performing the part of true pioneers in building up civilization in new country as those effeminate and effete young men who part their hair in the middle.

 But there is another class of men, who, while disheartened by the slow progress made in the Territory in consequence of the long protracted Indian war, left the country and returned to the homes of their youth. And it is of that class that we commenced to write. They are coming back. Almost every stage and steamer bring some of them. Having once breathed the pure and ex- hilerating air of Arizona, even -4Lo i-sslle-rod associations Of the home of their childhood cannot hold them, and as a rule, all who have the means to return, do so. We say this is the rule, and we can bring hundreds to testify to the truth of the assertion, and we defy contradiction. Yes, they come back, and some of them bring young wives with them, and some who had already wives and children at their old homes, bring them with them. This is the foundation of civilization and progress, and without this blessed element there can be no true pro. gress. Every true man must &C., knowledge this great truth. Take away the influence of virtuous homes; take away the sacred guards that surround the domes- tic fireside, where husband and wife, brother and sister meet, the only type of Heaven on earth, and where would be civilization Gone! hopelessly gone!

 Yes, they come back, and they are welcome. May they continue to come back, and bring as many with them as possible, especially of the gentle sex, who will find big hearts and open arms ready to receive them, and help to build up a civilization worthy of our great and rich Territory.
Year: 1875

THE military telegraph line east, went down Tuesday after noon and was repaired and in working order on Wednesday night. The line west went down Wednesday and up to present writing is still tout of gear.'' Both breaks were caused by the last storm on the desert, which was, we hear, unusually heavy, Repairers are out and the line will no doubt be in working order very soon.
Year: 1875

INroRMAL PEopLE.-Treserye lis from
unceremonious people-lhose men and
women who ''never stand on ceremony
who are always perfectly at home in
other peoples houses Society has
many pests, but few so intoIerabIe as
they. Free and easy visitors are
most thoroughly disagreeable. They
will iuilict themselves upon you at any
time, and expect to be always cordially
welcomed because they are so free and
easy and SO 10th TO put anybody to
trouble. They will come before break
fast, or Just as yon are sitting down to
dinner, and draw up their chairs quite
like one of the family. Early III the
morning they delight to run in, and
they will come right up to your cham
Der to save you the trouble OF coming
down, and there they will sit and watch
YOU make your toilet, and comment ON
now gray your hair is getting, and
wonder if you are not great deal
stouter and redder in the face than You
used to bc. They will hunt over Your
writing-desk for note paper; bathe their
faces with your cologne-water, and
scent their handkerchiets with the con
tents of your choicest pertumery bottle.
They are always ready for luncheon-
"You know I'm too much at home IN
your house to 90 hungry, my dear, -
and any stray confectionery lying abont
melts before them as dew before the
sun. They make no scruple Of borrow
ing your latest magazines and novels;
even your wardrobe does not escape
their encroachments; and all this lnso-
lence is cloaked by some such empty
remark rs this: Il never stand on
ceremony, but make myself at home
everywhere, so donf put Yourself ont
to entertain me-" Again We pray,
preserve us from uncereinonlous peo-
pie
Year: 1875

Just fair enough TO be pretty,
Just gentle enough to be sweet,
Just saucy enough to be witty,
Just dainty enough to be neat.
Just tall enough to be graceful,
Just slight enough for fay,
Just dress enough to be graceful,
Just merry enough to be gay.
Just tears enough to be tender,
Just sighs enough to be sad,
Tones soft enough to remember,
Your heart tho their cadence made


glad.


Just meek enough for submission,
Just bold enough to be brave,
Just pride enough for ambition,
just thoughtful enough to be grave.
A tongue that can talk without harming
Just mischief enough to tease,
Manners pleasant enough to be charm


ing.


That put you at once at your ease.
Disdain to put down presumption,
Sarcasm to answer fool,
Contempt enough shown to pres''mp-
ton,


Proper dignity always the rule.
Flights of fair fancy ethereal,
Devotion to science full paid,
Stuff of the sort of material
That really good housewives are


made.


Generous enough to be kind-hcarted,
Pure as the angles above
Oh. from her may never be parted,
For such is the maiden ! love.
Year: 1875

From the Y. Journal of Commerce.


Even if any part ot his brutal trade
were true, there was no occasion whatever
that he should solicit the privilege of kill
ing the White Leaguers in cold blood.
This is what he means when he begs that
these men may be outlawed or declared
banditti by act of congress. Even in the
height OF the war, when there was need of
stern measures. such a demand. couched
in such language, would have been deem
ed bloodthirsty How infinitely more afro
ciouS it seems now, I IA period of profound
i.;ce!


We ask for this coarse, insolent man, and
for those who sustain him at Washington,
the calm, honest judgment of the Ameri-
can people. And we look to congress-if
a majority of its members are not yet quite
lost to all self-respect-- demand by vote
that Gen. Sheridan shall be recalled from
the position which he has disgraced.
He has slown himself by his vicious
temper ah,, sis reckless Justification totally
unfit t. ,mmand in place where self
polse and prudence are imperatively re
quired Congress owes this act of justice
not only TO the country, but to its OWE
sense of honor; for nothing could be more
insulting to congressional authority thar
this ludacious effort tn head off the work
of mmittee expressly appointed {, re
port upon i uiSiana affairs. and to fill tn,
public ear with falsehoods by which it il
sought to justify the outrages on free gov
ernment already perpetrated in New Or


leans OF in contemplation there.
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the TALL and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes
o d most cas-. .ly worked
agency IN the world. tur
agents have always been the
most successful. aud we nave
lately aided NV and exceed
ing Y taking induce ments, re
Quiring only intelligence and
for any one. young
or old, of ei her sex, to make
real y first-class paying busi
Year: 1875

From an Interview in the Herald.


Grant is little man. not only physically,
but mentally. and So is Sheridan little
man, a little upstart. 1t would not require
a very remarkable pair of scales to meas
ure the brains of either or both combined.
Year: 1875

A couSTRlMls bought n shirt in Ra-
leigh. North Carolina. which was tho
first white one he had ever owned. The
ncxt Sunday he was to DO married, and
that was the important occason that hal
melted him to the purchase. The shirt
hal a nice starchcd bosom and was open
in the bacb--a style that was new TO its
possessor. After careful study he put
Il on with the opening in front. con-
clu,ling that the still bosom MAS intend-
od ~ kind Of shoulierbraee 10 make
him stand erect. Thus dressed he met
the bride at the church door; but her
knowledge was greater than his about
shirts, and she made him go home AMI
reverse the garment before she would
allow the ceremony to 10 performed.
Year: 1875

Because they wear close hats and
caps. Women are never bald.
Sometimes from long-continued
headache, heat in the scalp. bad
hairdressing and some other causes,
women may have bare spots here
and there; but with all these com
bined, you never see women with
a bare, shiny, bald head. And you
never see a man lose a hair below
where the hat touches the skull. 1t
viii take it off as clean as you can
shave it down to that line, but never
q hair below, not if he has been bald
fifty years. The common black stiff
hat, as impervious as sheet iron, re-
tains the heat and perspiration.
The little hair glands, which bear
the same relation to the hair that
the seed wheat does to the plant
above ground, becomes weak from
the presence of the moisture and
heat, and finnlly become too weak
TO sustain the hair. It falls ont,
and badness exists. A fur cap we
have known to produce complete
badness in a single winter. A man
with a good head of hair needs very
little protection where the hair
grows. Women who live much
within doors and who are, there
fore, susceptible to the cold, oil
their hair and plaster it down hard
and dat upon their skulls, so as to
destroy nine Jenths of its power as
u nOn-conductOr, have worn for
years postage stamps Of bonnets
stu. k on the back of their skulls,
then going out of furnace heated
parlors, have ridden for hours in a
very cold temperature without tax
ing cold without complaint.
Year: 1875

Don't hart anybodyI Why, ]
know a person-yonder he is now
q specimen of manly-a portly six
footer. He has the bearing of 8
prince; he is one of our merchant
princes. His face wears the hue oil
youth, and now, at the age OF fifty
odd, he has the quick, elastic step
of your young men Of twenty-five,
and none more full of wit and mirth
than he; and / know he never dimes
without brandy and water, and new
er goes to bed without a terrapin,
with plenty of champagne; and
more than that, he was never known
to be drunk. So here is q living
exemplar and disproof of the TEN
perance twaddle about the danger
Gus nature or an occasional glass
and the destructive effects Of n tenn
perate use Of good liquors.


Now, it happened that the speci-
men OF safe brandy drinking was q
relation Of ours. He died in a year
or two after that, with a chronic dis
casa common end OF these who
are never drunk nor ever out OF IL
quor. He left, his widow q splendid
mansion up town, and a clear five
thousand a year, besides q large
fortune TO each of his children; for
he had ships on every sea, credit at
every counter, but which he had
never had occasion to use. For
months before he died-he was 3
year in dying-he could eat nothing
without distress. In midst of his
millions he died Of inanition. This
is not half, reader; he had been a
steady dFinker, q daily drinker for
twenty- eight years.


He left a legacy TO his children
which he did not mention. Serofula
had been eating up Que daughter
for the last fifteen years. another is
in the mad house; the third and
fourth were unhealthy beauties.-
There was q kind Of grandeur in
that beauty; but they blighted, pal
ed, faded into heaven, we trust, IN
their sweetest teens; another Is tot
teriug on the verge Of the grave, and
to only one Of them Is left the sen
ses, and each Of them is as weak IS
water.


The doctor who talks about guz-
zing liquor every day being healthy,
is q perfect disgrace to the medical
name, and ought to be turned out TO
break rock FOR the turnpike, for the
term Of his natural life, az .
shilling a day and find himself
Halls journal Of Health.
Year: 1875

There is quiet courtesy and mod
est unobtrusiveness about a wise
advertisement that creates a certain
responsive feeling OF sympathy in
the reader. We all like to be soiic-
tied, and it is natural to suppose
that he who most politely, clearly
and persistently solicits Us stand the
better chance for our trade. The
familiar advertisements OF local pa
pers often cover these points with
great tact and ingenuity.
Year: 1875

Every body talks railroad in this
county now, and the prospects are
daily growing brighter. We have
been IN the woods long time in
Wayne, but now we can see n bright
day not very far ahead. We must
keep the hall roliing.-Wayne Citi-