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Year: 1872

HARRIET hIARrINEAU tells how, when
she had grown to be quite girl, little
one was born into her home; and as she
would look and ponder, not knowing
what would become of it, she got great
terror into her heart that the babe would
never speak, or walk, or do anything that
she could do, because, she said, how can
it, seeing that it is so helpless now? But
she found, when the right time came,
that the feet found their footing and the
tongue it's speech, and everything came
on in its own right time; and then, in
stead of babe, she had mobile and beau
tiful brother, who was able to take her
part, and teach things to her, who had
taught him. So the babe became an IL
lustration, when it came to manhood, of
very common latent fear in the hearts,
not of sisters so much as of fathers and
mothers. that the life that has come to
them, and is their life over again, will not
scramble, or grow, or wrestle into its own
place, as theirs has done.
Year: 1872

AT last we have summary of the report to
he made by the majority of the Senate Com
mittee on the French Arms sales. The con-
illusions to be arrived at by these SEN
ators have been already sufficiently indi-
Gated in the course of the inquiry,
and will not take anybody by surprise. 1t il
assumed that the War Department could sell
these arms and stores to either belligerent
without any violation of international law :
that there is no evidence that it did so sell
them, knowingly, though its New-York agents
might have known Of the character of its pur-
chasers; that the sales were conducted under
the law of 1868; that the transaction was a
thrifty one to tho Government, and that the
money received from the sales was honestly
put into the Treasury.


1t will occur to every person who has paid
attention to this subject that this report is o
mere evasion of the whole question, if not di-
rectly begging it, 1t has never been charged
that "the War Department. has knowingly
sold agss R time Of WAR to any bsuiSez9at
Year: 1872

market. But Nature cannot be fooled. BAD
seed will give bad hsrvests. A covered weeo
will sprout at tho first rain. Borrow OF the
Earth and fail to pay, she casts out the un-
worthy steward. This quiet perennial and un-
varyine lesson is of incalculabe value for
boy prone to low ways. In Ireland the disci-
pline of farm labor has been found most whole
some with adult offenders, restoring large
proportion of them to tho honest and trust
worthy class. Massachusetts has such a school
as we recommend, and it is a success. No
State needs one more than New York, and the
first step toward establishing it will, we hope,
soOn be undertaken.
Year: 1872

maintenance and execution Of tho Treaty 30
endangered.


We hold our Government clearly in the
right in refusing TO withdraw or modify its
Case at the dictation of the adverse party.
In taking this position, we do not assert the
validity and justice of the disputed claim' nor
affirm the necessity or wisdom Oh making IT,
The former proposition appeals to the arbiters !;
the latter may raise an issue between our
Government and our People, not between
them and Great Britain.


Familiarly, the case is this Jones and Brown
have q quarrel, resulting in lawsuit, which
they agree to arbitrate on certain speclhcd
conditions. Going before the arbiter accord
ingly, Jones, being plaintiff, states tho grounds
and the amount of his claim. Brown replies
"No I never agreed to submit to arbitration
"on such claims as those" Jones rejoins:
"There is the agreement, in plain black anu
"white; here is the arbiter; l submit to him
"the question whether you did or dld not 30
"agree, and offer to abide by bis decision
"throughout.r "No," says Brown; either you
"withdraw this claim or / will not sub
unit to the arbitration at ALL" Is not this
a demand by Brown that he be allowed to pre-
scribe to Jones what he shall and what he
shall not submit to the arbitcr-in effect, that
he be allowed to make up both sides OF the
case Is not the rejoinder obvious" l
:" claim what the agreement to arbtrate does
mot warrant the arbiter will so decides 7"


Let no one be alarmed by the cry OF War.
There will be no war on this questiOn-there
il no excuse for hostilties. If Great Britain
does not wish to close this controversy. we
can wait. Let there be no needless irritation
but quiet iirmness in maintaining our rights.
Year: 1872

A colored preacher once gave colleague, who
desired to know the reason of his failure in the
pulpit. the brief criticism: "Brudder Jonsng, you
don't know how to ignorew The high public officers
whose conduct has lately been under investigation
will never deserve this caviL What circumlocution
is to British secretaries, tho faculty of ignoring
proves to American departments. Rifles and cannon
are sold from United States arsenas and contracts
made with foreign agents. yet the highest authori-
ties rest serene as Brahma In their uncOnsci0usness
The heads of departments may feel satisfied when
an investigating committee finds that the irregu-
larties charged took place without their knowledge
or consent but TO men Of strict business principles
this will prove hardly less damnng than the original
count in the Indictment. 1t is supposed to be tho
duty of an officer to know what is going on among
his subordnates and to see that public property Is
taken care Of OF at least not to leave opportunities
open for men with audacity enough to carry OH a
red hot stove to slip off the contents of navyyafd
or two in the face of neutrality laws The people
are rather tired of this sublime faculty Of ignoring,
in their public servants and choose that hereafter
men appointed to chief trusts shall vindicate their
honor before any and every tribunal by something
more active than what FraseTs alludos to al
"trumphant ignorance"
Year: 1872

Il
not be overcome. give us tho Central Under-
ground.


As we had hoped, tho House Committee on
Appropriations have agreed to report against
the Senate amendment to the Deficiency bill,
known as "The Morrill, Amendment" This
proviso, which was the unconstitutional Drake
Amendment under another name, could not
possibly have had any other effect than to
delay the fnnl payment of the claims 1t was
designed to destroy. If the Amnesty acts Oh
Congress and the proclamations issued In con-
sonance Herewith are constitutional, 1t IS not
now competent for Congress to annihilate the
rights which pardOned Rebels acquired thereby.


Both the reports on the condition OF the
Methodist Book Concern justify the position
which the secular press has generally taken III
regard to this unhappy business. 1t has been
held that the charges brought by DR.. Lanahan
were too grave to be lightly passed over, and
that the Book Concern owed it to its sup
porters and constituents, after such scam
dalous allegations, to show that lts
affairs were conducted with ordinary
business prudence. The majority report De-
gins by saying that the condition OF affairs III
several of the departments. especially that OF
accounts. was "nOt creditable," though no
frauds are discovered. The minority report,
to some extent sustains DR.. Lanahan in his
minor charges, and the new document pre-
pared by that gentleman is still more sweep
ing in its asseveratiOns and conclusions. At
any rate, some good has already been accom-
plished by the investigation.


We limited weeks ago that large fund had
been raised by the corrupt politicians who
were lately overthrOwn in the Municipal Gov
ernment of New York to defeat the bill which
expels from Office the Police Justices, who are
their main support and future dependence III
the struggle 10 regain power which they are
about to begin. That which was rumor then
is confirmed now, and it is stated positively
that tho influence of money on the Committee
which has this bill in charge has been tried,
and not in vain. We refuse to believe that
this is anything more than an idle boast OF
men who would corrupt legislators, but cannot.
Nevertheless, the rumOr is one which affects
| iniuriously the regulations of the men compOs-
ing that Committee, and for their own sake
| we trust that they will give it the lie by re-
porting the pending bill favorably. We must
be rid of the present Police Justices. or suffer
q revival of the "Rng." and against such a
contingency every true reformer must work
heartily and earnestly.
Year: 1872

1t is not a little discreditable that the Senate
Committee having in hand the charges against
Senator Caldwell should move so languidly in
tho matter as to provoke criticism, but such
seems 10 be the trouble now with that body.
AS tho Senator, when the charges were first
brought against him, was swift to "hurl I"
them back, he, of course, must deeply regret
this long postponement of his opportunity to
indulge in the hurting. Delay in such grave
business is rank injustice TO the innocent
accused.


The Governors veto Of tue Beach Pneu-
matte Railway bill may surprise some persOns,
~. .A2 t2Lss 0f Al Last 0as VI his kes4QRa
Year: 1872

If meeknoss sOftness, mildness eentleness,
patience take men to Heaven then ought all New.
Workers to ascend Immediately to their Saints
rest They are much too good TO live. The calm
ness with which they have borne the indescrbable
nastness of the streets for the past two months is
something quite unearthly How much longer they
will continue to suffer amicably thetorture of out
rageous dust, Heaven only knows. 1t ought to be
considered whether the city can afford to give 80
much in charity to one as it pays to the Street
Cleaning Contractor. A little impartality in the
distribution of aims wouldn't be amisS-there are
hospitals aud beggars without number that need
help just now and it's pity to bestow it all ON this
incapable.
Year: 1872

We believe that we have not mentioned the mel
ancholy prostraton of the tower of the NJ h. Chnrch
South, in Atlanta, Ga. The additional circumstance
now comes to US that good Dr. Harrison the pastor
Of the church, was in it at tho time of the tumble
Had he stayed minute longer in the vestibule.
crushed minister would have peen added TO the con-
santly increasing catalogue Of special providencos
Now let DR.. Harrison preach rousing sermon on
the extreme wickedness of sham church building
and the profanity Of dedicatng to God an edidce
which il is not safe to enter
Year: 1872

A sISoULARLY painful circumstance
attends the death Of n Monroe gentle
man. which occurred last week. Last
Winter he made IN agreement with
his wife to the effect that should she
kindle the fire mornings for six
months. he would do it for the same
length Of time. She had just COM
pleted her part Of the contract when
he died. It is 4 very sad affair.
Year: 1872

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
~ pursuance of the order of the Probate Court
of the County of Placer, in the State Of California,
made on the 18th day of March, A. ID. 1872, in
the matter of the Estate of JAMES VIcKERs, de-
ceased the undersigned, Administrator of said
estate, will sell at Public Auction to the highest
bidder for cash, in gold coin of the United States
and subject to confirmation by said Probate
Court, on


MONDAY, THE 9th DAY OF MAY, A. d. 1872,
at II o'clock, NJ, at the Court house door, in the
town of Auburn, in said County, all the right
title, interest and estate of the said intestate at
the time Of his death, and all the right, title and
interest that the said estate has by operation of
law, or otherwise, acquired other than and in
addition to that of the said intestate at the time
of his DEATH in and to that certain lot of land
together with the dwelling house and barn stu
ated thereon, lying on the north branch of
Shirt-tail Canon, within half "a mile Of the Pio-
neer Quartz Mill, and three quarters of a mile Of
the town of Damascus in township No. 7 in
Placer county, containing one hundred and sixty
acres, more or less


Also tive-tenths 5-10ths) of that certain mining
claim situated in Placer county within one and one
half miles Of Damascus, below the Hill ditch, and
near the trail leading from Damascus to the
mouth of Humbug canon, Township No. 7, and
known as the Vickers and Keller claims.


Terms and conditions of sale ten per cent. Of
the purchase money to be paid on the day Of sale
balance on confirmation of sale by said Probate
Court. Deed at expense of purchaser.


THOMAS JAMESON,


Administrator OF the estate Of james Vickers
deceased ap27-5w
Year: 1872

0FALL THE GREAT CURIOS1TrrS
~ which attracted the most attention at tbs
Mechanics Fair are the wonderful imnroxo
ments which are now attached to the well-known
WHEELER & WILSON SEWING MACHINE
without the completion of the others. This i
the only Family Sewing Machine with the new
Silent Feed Motion. 1t makes one thousand
button holes per day, on linen, cotton or woolen
goods. 1t sews on the binding of dress with
out previous basting, in four minutes and while
sewing on one tuck, makes the line of marks for
another; gathers and sews on at the same time
hens silk or woolen goods with equal facility.
cords and braids with surprising quickness.
makes articles for mems as well as womep's
wear takes two thousand stitches per minute
which is fifteen hundred stitches more than any
other lock stitch can make.


This wonderful machine has no shuttle To
thread five or six times before starting which is
n GREAT saving of time. 1t is n positive fact that
WHEELER & WILSON'S FAMILY SEWING
MACHINES will do all the same kind of work
that the other machines now on sale will do
will make the same single thread loop-stitch that
rayels out very conveniently, because you can
sew with one yard of thread all day long sew
ing it in again and so on-all right, and very
convenient; but you will find that the same
WHEELER e. WILSON FAMILY SEWING
MACHINE that does all these wonderful things.
makes also the only straight, solid lock-stitch
which cannot be raveled; perfectly safe to walk
to church with clothing made with this stitch;
also this machine will make the three thread en-
brodery stitch, which is the loop-stitch and lock
stitch combined. The AMERICAN INSTITUTE of
New York reports. "This machine makes the
Year: 1872

These Machines are specially adapted for the
use of farmers, being able to sew grain sacks and
heavy clothing with the same facility as the usu-
al family work-making a more durable seam
not liable TO rave, as is the case of the loop or
chain stitch
Year: 1872

b0r Linen can be converted into sugar
sugar into alcohol and carbonic acid; al.
cohol into ether and water. Sugar can
also be converted into oxalic acid, and
likewise into pure charcoal and water. Al
cohol will readily change into acetio acid,
or vinegar Coal tar is transformed int.
dyes that surpass the Tyrian purple Of old
Starch may be transmitted into gum, alco
hol, sugar, vinegar. or oxalic acid and
these are but few Of tho magical changes
which modern chemical science has made
familiar as household words.
Year: 1872

HWcndell Philips is completely at sea
on political matters. He says he is neither
. Republican nor Grant man, and that
he does not know who he will vote for,
or whether he will even vote At all. His
ability as political contortionist is we'll
known, and the public cares put little
where his jump leads him, or which side
up
Year: 1872

Gar6elde's strikers on the Sound admit
that he has sustained severe losses in that
part Of the Territory, but claim that these
are more than offset by gains made East
Of the mountains. As usual, this is all
bosh. At the election two years ago, the
Democrats had q candidate who was per-
sonally unpopular in this county, and as a
result the returns showed an apparent
gain for Gir6elde. and on this vote his
Sound strikers claim great popularity for
him in Waila Waila county, than which
nothing could be further from the fact.
Give the Democrats an acceptable candi-
date-O. B. McFaddcn, for instance-and
we can carry this county against Gar6cIde
by not less than three hundred majority.
We speak what we know. Garfelde never
was popular iu this county, and is now less
popular than at any previous period in his
history. All the promises he made to
leading radicals in this county previous to
his election have been forfeited, and on
this score alone he has many lukcwaru,
supporters in his own ranks. Through
the influence of ex Governor Sal"mou, he
obtained the votes of number of German
Democrats in this county, who were per-
suaded against their own better judgment
to vote for the silver-tongued orator. "
Now every one of these Germans are
against him, and will labor actively to Sc
cure his defeat. Another class of citizens,
not Of any fixed politics, voted for Gar
fielde thinking that through his ability he
could accomplish more f,r the Territory
than any other man named for the place
They have now given him three years.
trial. and fud that instead Of doing more
he has done even less than the worthless
Flanders, and SO this class of voters will be
found against him in the next canvass.
Another element of weakness is the fact
that at the last election he promised np.
pniutmcnts" to nearly every leading radi-
cal in this county. These promises, with
scarce an exception, have been disregard
cd. and as result the best workers 10 the
radical party in this county have soured
on him" This is the exact condition Of
the Delegates prospects in this quarter Of
the Territory, aud any statement TO the
contrary may be emphatically branded as
talse.-Statrsmdn.
Year: 1872

correspondent of the Providence Jour
nal tells what Oscar and Asa Barron of
White River Junction, VT. know about
freezing poultry for market:


Oscar was in the habit of attending the
Boston market years ago, for the sale of
poultry, which his brother Asa bought and
forwarded to him. He soon discovered
there could be no sale in a thaw Looking
about for storage, he found tight brick
building, and was surprised to find that
when he put his poultry into it as a thaw
was coming on and closed it tight, that his
stock came out fresh after several days.
He next discovered that the poultry which
came from Vermont in tight boxes was
much better preserved than that which
came in boxes through which the air circu-
lated, and he had all his boxes made tight,
and finally lined with paper. Taking the
hint, they built a building upon this plan as
an experiment, to see if they could keep
poultry through the month of April. 1t
succeeded SO well that they put up three
others, and now have four large buildings
constructed il this wise: They are built
of wood, as nearly air tight as they can be
made, no cellars, double walls, with foot
mtermural space all around packed hard
with dry sawdust, with the means OF sud-
den and thorough ventilation. The boxes
are Quilt OF seasoned bass wood, two thick
nesscs, two feet and nine inches square,
and as nearly uniform in size and as air
tight AS they can be made. The poultry,
turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens, the
largest proportion turkeys, are packed in
December and January. They must be
put into the boxes partially frozen. If
not, it would mould in the centre before it
mould freeze in any weather they would
have. The box must be exactly solid full
with paper to fill up any interstices un-
der the cover, and then nailed firmly up.
They are then packed as tight as they can
be packed into this building, but not par
ticle of ice in the building. The building
is then snugly closed and opened in dry
cold weather, but at the least appearance
of thaw or south wind, closed at once, and
in July this poultry will come out as fresh
AS when it was packed. 1t is sent to Bos~
tom and New York in the very hottest
weather on the slOwest freight trains with
out sustaining the slightest damage. They
always put up the very incest article, and
the way they do it is to buv the finest live
turkeys they can get in November and
December, and feed them four Or five
weeks. 1t is no uncommon thing for them
to have eight or ten thousand at a time in
hocks of fifteen hundred or two thousand
each. Their sales of frozen poultry amount
to $50, 900 annually.
Year: 1872

Perhaps some one will say, Il am not
for those particular things, but on the
whole, the country is prosperous; we are
getting good price for our produce our
merchants are doing well. and general
prosperity prevails, and | think on the
whole, the government must be managed
well enough" Now, it is true, and | re-
ioice that it is true. that general prosper
ity obtains in our country. We have fruit
ful seasons, yet we owe prosperity to the
Providence above us, to the genia show
crs. the fertile soil, and the climate in
which we live; and we prosper through
the energy of our people and the blessing
| OF God, in spite of the robbers of the gov
eminent. But we would have much more
| ii we could save ourselves from the
burden of taxation put upon us. We
would prosper much better. They say
we are soreheads complaining of Gen
Grant because we could not get Office
Now tried 10 pass a law, so far rs | am
concerned, three years ago, that would
punish any Senator OF Representative that
would undertake to recommend anybody
to office. SO that my head is not very
| sore upon that subject. But | tell YOU
! our heads are sore and our pockets are
empty, and our backs are lame in toiling
upon these fields, and raising our wheat,
and corn, and oats, our beef and pork.
and contributing large part of the pro-
| ceeds of it to fatten these men that are
plundering us OF millions of dollars every
year. have told you how much; al
| though in your prosperity you do not stop
to count the cost. But let me tell you
that last year you paid for sugars alone
more than So, ,0OO, 900 to the government.
Did you ever think of it when You went
to buy pound of sugar that consider
able portion Of the price You paid tor it
went to the government of the United
States ? And yet it is true. Did you ever
think of it that when you sold your wheat
and your corn, and invested the money in
blankets to cover your children, that fifty
per cent. OF the price you paid went into
the Treasury of the government Of the
| United States, to he squandered in the
way have stated? And yet 1t is true.
You paid last year on your woods and
woolens alone more than $33, ,O00, 900.
Did you ever think of it, that when you
bought wagon, or u plough, or anything
else, into the construction of which iron
or steel entered, that you paid last wear
Tor your iron and steel more than Sl6,-
100000 into the Treasury of the United
States? And yet the official figures show
that you did. Because this money is
taken ont of your pockets in this indirect
way, it nevertheless bleeds you to that ex-
tent and you are sore doubt not, from
having this money eXtorted from you, and
taken to enrich the plunderers and rob.
bers of the public Treasury. That is the
sort of soreness that obtains in this
country. The prosperity we have is not
because of the good management of the
government, but we have in spite of the
bad management. TSpeech Of Lyman
| Trumhul
Year: 1872

There is common notion among farmers
and others having the care of horses, that
when kept up and fed mostly on hay, they
should not be allowed to eat grass. The
reason most commonly given is that it will
make them soft and throw them out of con-
dition for severe work, and give them a
distaste for hay and more solid food. This
opinion is held by many professional train
ers.


We think this is mistake. There can
be no doubt that grass is the natural food
of the horse, for it is cooling and slightly
medicinal, keeping the bowels open, sharp
ening the appetite and hence heathful.
This is evident from the fact that if the
animal is ail:ng there is nothing that will
Year: 1872

SO surely promote digestion and remove all
tendency to fever in the system green
grass.


short nip at the grass daily for horse
that is kept up is beneficial, and there need
be no fear that he will lose in condition
from it, or fail either in speed or strength.
No farmer should deprive his horse of grass
in its season. 1t is not only the cheapest
but the best food he can have. Massachu-
setts Ploughman.