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Year: 1873

"You have nothing to thank me for, Mat
tie. should be sorry to see Elmwood owned
by any one but John-not even by my little
wife," he whispered, as he took me from my
horse.


All me! I think that evening I felt the
most unalloyed bliss had ever known. I
was happy afterward though care and ankle
ty were mingled with it. But then my heart
knew no sorrow, and felt the "fullness of
| joy" at loving and being loved.


Invent up to my room to take of my riding
habit, and as I put my hand on my table, l
discovered note lying there. Before had
time to open it, the supper-bell rang, and
was obliged to hurry down.


What merry party we were! Owen and
myself came in for our full share of the jests,
but we did not mind them. As he was to
leave the next morning, the family retired
early, leaving us alone in the parlor. We sat
up late, discussing "soft nonsense" which is
spoken on such occasions, and then we parted
AS he kissed me, said


"Ccme back to me- Owen, as soon as you
can."


"Of course will, darling. Who ever heard
of a man staying away from his sweetheart
if he could 60 to her? 1 hope l shall only
be away fortnight. Do you think you can
take care of yourself that long?"


eyes, I will try. Tell me goodbye, now
and say-'God bless and keep my darling,
will you?" He said it, and kissed me, and
then left him.


The first object on which my eye rested, as
I entered my room, was that note. l did not
care to open it then, for my first impulse was
to throw myself on my knees and pray, as
had never prayed before, for his safety, and
that might be given strength to bear "all
things"


Was my prayer answered, when on reading
that note, trusted to my own judgment to
decide as to my future conduct? 1 hope So
1 should like to think 1 was guided by higher
wisdom than my own, when l chose to bear
my burden silently and alone.


The note contained the following:


"I am now in this neighborhood again. un-
derstand that the property which was once mine,
has been made over to you. write this to tell
you, if you do not reinquish your right to it, |
will surely have my revenge. If you will meet
me this evening in the chestnut grove, I may be
willing to compromise. THOMAS STONE


And his was the familiar face had seen
1 sat up until nearly morning, thinking. I
decided would not speak of the note to any
one, neither would I give Stone the interview
he proposed. No compromise could be made
and as for his revenge-well!
To BE CONTINUED NEXT WEEK.
Year: 1873

congregation do' Of course they took some
steps in the matter?"


ayes, indeed just as soon as they heard Of
it, they went to Mrs. Wethered and told hel
how a,ufll it was, and how some dreadful
afliction would be visited upon her family
and asked how she could do So"


"And what did she say?"


"Now, what do you think? She said she
did not know it was against the canons Of the
church for her to make use of her old clothes
but if the ladies would wait moment, she
would satisfy them. She went out and got
all the scraps of muslin she could find, made
them up into bundle, and gave them to the
ladies. Think she was very impertinent, fol-
she said if there was anything else she could
do for them in the old clothes line, she would
be glad to do it."


"Hurrah for Mrs. Wethered" said Nellie
in an under tone.


"And," continued Miss Nancy, having
taken long breath, "they found out after
wards that she had not cut up the surplice
they had given, but one Of her old dresses.
am going over to see Mrs. Wethered as soon
as I can, and ask her to tell me all about it. y


81 wish you would" said Nellie; and be
sure to let US know what you hear. Mary is
so fond of hearing the news, that she enjoys
your visits very much"


II am glad to hear it. | will come around
often, then; but will not interrupt you any
longer" And with this, she took her leave


"Now, nellie, I think it was really too bad
of you to say that about me. You know il
there is anything do hate, it is gossip"


81 am sorry 1 have offended you, Mary
but you see the remark about little Mattie's
squint' has made me spiteful. am not
going to rest satisfied until see Miss Nancy
dressed in a tunic with pockets on the out
side. 1 shall cut her pattern and send it to
her tomorrow"
Year: 1873

A SINGULAR CASE OF MENTAL ABERRA-
T1oN.-The Tribune tells of very touching
case of mental alienation in charming young
lady, as described by careful observer. Not
long ago, her mother found her in her room
energetically darning stockings, and soon
after she appeared in the kitchen and assisted
that wondering dame in making and baking
bread and pastry. Alarmed by these fearful
signs of intellectual disorder, her fond pa
rents Immediately sent for skillful physician
who watched her Through keyhole while she
sewed buttons on her fathers garments and
mended those of her little brother. Much
affected the venerable man remarked that
never, during a practice of twenty-five years,
had he known any young person to manifest
such symptoms as these. The most heartrend-
ing phase OF all, however, was shown the
other day, when her kind father, with faint
hope of rousing her from her sad state, gave
her 5000, and told her to buy a new dress
Alas twas useless. She instantly observed
that she didn't need new dress, and if he
would let her keep twenty-five dollars to pay
a poor widows rent, she would much rather
he would take the rest of the money for him
self. For few moments that grief:stricken
old gentleman gazed upon his hapless child,
then, hiding his face, muttered between his
sobs "Her mind is gone! Her mind is
gonew
Year: 1873

done, and they duly married and lived before
the world as man and wife. The doctor died
in course of time, and, according to his word,
left his whole fortune to the child. The so''
distant husband also died, and the secret was
discovered. Hearing this, the relations OF
the doctor have brought an action against the
child to recover the fortune. The money,
they say, was left to the child of Monsieur
and Mamselle A., but as there was no Mon
sieur A. there could be no Mamselle A; ergo.
the child could not be theirs. The suit is still
at this point, the plaintiffs case being alone
heard as yet.
Year: 1873

hay" A pair of opera glasses lost long time
ago in that part of the California desert
known as Death Valley, was recently found.
The most singular fact connected with them
is that every object within range of where the
glasses have been lying for year or more, is
distinctly photographed upon them: Both
object glasses are covered with perfect and
most beautiful photographs Of etchings Of
desert shrubs, stems, branches and eafstalks.
Leaves and leaflets are as distinctly marked
as if laid on by master hand. There is no
mixture or confusion of one plant with anoth:
er, each having clear border of unmarked
glass, rendering it probable that the sun or
lightning photograph, or whatever it may be-
was received through the eye.glass.


Hay- "You ought to let me pass here free of
charge, considering the benevolent nature of
my profession" said physician to toll.gate
keeper. "Not SO" was the reply; "you send
too many dead heads through here now"
The doctor didn't stop to argue the point.
Year: 1873

As an evidence that the qualities
of nerve and downright pluck arc
not confined exclusively to tho
heroic men Of creation, there is
herewith offered tho narration of q
circumstance wherein young lady
boro herself bravcly under such
trying circumstance as would have
severely tested the most dogged
determination ever shown by the
average genus homo. On Sunday
last this young lady was at church.
when, during tho delivery of tho
eermon, she suddenly became aware
that something of q crawling nature
was making an expedition up hor
leg. Startled, as may we'll be be-
licyed, she was for the nonco bereft
of the power of action, and there
forthwith chased each other through
her mind extremely lively and
fearful apprellcnsions touching
snakes, rats, ard q host OF disgust
ing creatures, but with dotcr-
mined effort she recovered her
presence of mind, and by the time
tho "thing" had got short distance
above her knco sho clutchcd it
through her dress with o viso-like
grip and held on like grim death.
Since the frs. revelation OF the dis
tressing circumstance she had not
spoken word, nor indeed given
any outward sign of tho mental
torture which sho must have suf-
fercd, but eat rigid and composed,
firmly grasping that "horrid thing"
which she knew was somo living
creature, whom, upon being clutch.
cd, it gave forth squealing sound.
For full thrco-quarters OF an hour
the brave girl sat thcre as COM
posed as ever, still retaining her
hold to the close of tho service,
when she departed homeward,
never relaxing hor grasp till reach.
ing homo, when giving q hurried
explanation to her mother, she
tainted dead away. A quick ex-
animation revealed the presence Of
a rat, dead as a door-nail, as tue
cause of tho unhappy adventure,
which for lively interest and tho
revealing Of a remarkable spirit in
the mind of y young girl, is not
often matched in this latter day
INew Orleans Times.
Year: 1873

FtaiIAI.


Ordinance Of tie Board of Supervisors of Placer
county rc-dSLdc!mg the county into Supervisor
Districts.


NTIIEREAS SECTION 4022 OF THE
w Political Code of California provide that
each county of the second class must have "A
Board of Supervisors consisting of five members
and Placer County being of the class named, it
is, on motion, ordered that, in accordance with
the provisions of section 4025 of the said Code
said Placer County be- and the same is hereby
re-dstricted INTO Supervisor districts, as follows
Supervisor District number One shall embrace
all of Political townships one and nine.


Supervisor District number Two shall embrace
all of Political Townships number two and ten
Supervisor District number Three shall en-
brace all of Political Township three and of all
Colfax Road District.


Supervisor District number Four shall embrace
all of Dutch Flat Road District all of Political
Township eleven and all of Tahoe Road District
Supervisor District number Five shall embrace
all of Political Townships five. six and seveo
and all OF Last Chance Road District
Year: 1873

The Common Council is to bo 1ctito ned to
extend tho timo originally grantod for tho ocor1-
pancy Of the Lake Park by Tho Exposition build
Ing. As thero is no question as to tho adyiaa-
bility and oven necessity Of extending the time,
and no doubt that tho cntiro popular sentiment
Of tho city is in favor Of It, tho petition will un-
position building is great public necessity in
varioua ways, mud to refuse to oxtond tho time
would bo m not Of extromo folly and short
sighte(lneHs.
Year: 1873

An old Scotch lady had an evening party,
where there was young man present who
was to leave for an appointment in China.
As he wa. exceedingly extravagan: in his
conversation about himself. the old lady
said. when he was leaving: Take care
O. yourself when We are ava; Tor. mind ye.
they eat puppies in China
Year: 1873

Man is no better than leaf driven By
the wind until he has completely mas
tered his great, lonely duties. If he
has no habit of retiring from all that is
worldly, and of cOnyersing face to face
with his inner man, if he does not draw
upon his soul ''the powers of the world
to come" then he is no man yet; he has
not found the life of man, nor the
strength of man he is poor, unhappy
man, sporting only with shadows, and
affrighted before the real and the eter-
nal. He owns a great house, a wonder
full house, but it is shut up, and he lives
outside with his fellow-cattle; the inside
is wholly unknown to him, and he has
lived outside SO long that he is afraid of
the inside. Think, my good brothers
and sisters, of the great, high, serene
world, in which you might live and move
and have your being.
Year: 1873

Two young ladies of La Crosse were
standing by the side of ditch thirteen
feet wide, which they didn't know how
to cross, when their escort said Snakes"
and they cleared il at bound. fr
Year: 1873

Seven hundred cases of Yankee clocks
are to be exported from Connecticut to
Japan, from which resident missionaries
among the benighted heather will be
able to point their favorite moral that in
time, as in eternity, good works are less
important than faith.
Year: 1873

He invited Il hands repeatedly to
drink, and set out the cigars of the best
and most costly brands. Next day
saw Beau in the corner of the hall of
the hotel in close conversation with Col.
bowen, a big-hearted and genuine Mich
igander, and in few moments he went
down into his breeches-pocket and haul
ing out his wallet, handed something to
Beau. In day or two found Beau
had borrowed from nearly all my Off
GERS and feeling that | was in measure
responsible, took the old beat to task,
and demonstrated with him for his con-
duct. He was very humble, but said:
"What can one do? one, you know,
must live like a gentleman, and to do it
requires money"


when the officers found out the real
character of the man they had hearty
laugh at each other and freely forgave
Beau, for they had just been mustered
out and paid off, and had come to
Washington to spend heir three mouths
extra pay, and did not regret the little
of it Beau had got.


Hickman was fond of picking up new
acquaintancesi and one evening at
Year: 1873

The result of the raid against the railroad, says the Sacramento Record, is to cut of this source of supply, and consequently put an end to railroad building in the State. Our railroads have all been built with foreign capital mainly, and because some persons have had a grudge against the direc- tors of the Central Pacific Rail- road Company, they have carried on a war which has not hurt the Central Pacific, but which has so alarmed foreign capitalists that they refuse to invest another dol lar in California railroad securi- ties.
Year: 1873

TIE Hioclc L.c0ra is printed Oh a
power press run by q Baxter steam
engine. The APPEAL was tho first
printing establishment in the State
20 adopt this excellent labor,sayer.
ard knowing the value Of it we CON
SratHlate our friends Of the Hcc1yd
in having possessed themselves of So
cheap and effective a motive power.
1t will pay for itself IN six months
time. ......
Year: 1873

We must repeal the law which gives to the
banks the profits arising from the currency fur
nshed by the government; recall the National
Bank notes; return to the banks the bonds that
belong to them; create new legal tender cur
rcucy, and lend this currency or money to any
one who can furnish the proper security, charg-
ing, say, per cent per annum for the money;
the securities to be the productive industries
of the country, putting real estate in the first
class, as entitled to loan nearest to it's value,
aud government securities as the second. We
should object to loan being made on railway
bouds or any other such evidences of debt or
representations of wealth. Persons wishing to
borrow on such securities could apply to banks
or private lenders. The loans made by gov
crnmeut must always be on first claim on
property 1t is question whether the govern
mcnt should not supply the people with cur
rency on as easy terms as it does now the banks,
and raise the money needed to pay the obliga-
tious Of the government by direct tax upon
the accumulated wealth of the country. 1t
will not cost the government over one per cent
to construct the machinery aud issue the cur


reucy needed by the trade of the country The
other three per cent might be collected by


direct tax, and we do not care whether the one


per cent is called interest or tax. We should


thus approach the day when interest on money
would be so ins sgniGcant as not to be depended
on for support Until the National and pre-.
sent State debts are paid, the interest
charged by the government, or tax for issuing
currency, might be four per cent per annum.
When they are paid, the price could be reduced
to three or two per cent per annum, as 1t is es-
tinated that two per cent would pay all the ex.
penses attending the system, and pay the ex-
peuses Of the government besldes so that there
need be no more or very little more money
raised by any other tax, direct or Indirect, ex-
cept this, which might be called tax for sup
plying the country with currency The public
debts being paid, there would be no need Of
taxes for that purpose. Absolute free trade
being Inevitable, because of our increased facili
~ for production, the enormous expenses at.
tendant on custom-bouses would be saved, and
government expenses could be materially re-
duced. This new legal-tender currency should
be similar to our ''greenbacks, omitting the
words promise to pay and adding, this is
legal tender for all debts, public and private,
in the United States of America"


We need more money. If we have given the
true definition and true use of money, how
shall! we linit the amount? How shall We as
certain what is needed? Is there any better
standard of what we ought to have than what
we need? We see no other, and therefore ask
that law be passed by Congress by which this
new legal-tender money shall be supplied to
any one who will comply with the terms, one
Of which should be, that SO long as the security
is not reduced. and the anDual tax or interest
is paid punctuay, the principal shall not be
demanded during the life of the borrower. o.
I. g., IN Old and Neao for November.
Year: 1873




PUT Your MONEY AT HoME-A Phiadel-
mote places He afirms that capitalists who
have invested their money n local enterprises
whether industrial or financial, have generally
made money, and cites the premiums which
bank stocks command:


Even at the best, this sending away of our
capital is poor business. 1t ten millions OF
dollars be extracted from us to build railway
stations and new tracks all over the state and
10 the adjoining states, it is very poor invest
ment for US. even if the company so employing
the money should be perfectly safe. That
same money invested in local enterprises would
give employment to thousands of laborers in
our city the enterprises, when finished, would
give employment to skilled mechanics Per-
haps for the above sum ten thousand mechan.
les in steady employment, corresponding to
population of thirty or forty thousand. needing
seven or eight thousand houses to lodge them,
aod then again their consumption of food aid
ing in supporting large suburban population
10 grow it. All this We lose when our capital
is sent away for investment.


Thus capital judiciously laid out at home
benefits the community not only 10 its original
direct effects, but in a, dozen indirect manners,
all rejecting and concentrating their effect and
Strengthening the community as whole. But
the same capital if invested at distance never
comes back. If we'll invested and we'll manag-
ed we get moderate interest on it. But if
rot perfectly we'll managed the losses are terri
be, such as We have just seen, and such as
thousands are now realizing


I'VE are not rich enough to lend our capital
to the West Our great trouble 10 our richest
Eastern cities is still want of abundant capital.
Much of our business needs to be done on a
larger scale than now, and the openings for
profitable investment here are still most exten-
Slve'
Year: 1873

FLIRrATroNs OF MARRIED WOMEN
The innocent filtration Of married
women Ia one of the abomlnations OF
modern society. Even a desire for
promiscuous admiration Is wrong In
wife. The love Of one. aud his appro-
val should be all that she ought to de-
sire. Let her be ever so beautiful, 1t
Is a disgusting and appalling sight to
see her decorating that beauty for
public gaze to see her seeking the at
tention Of senseless fops around. and
rejoicing Ia the admiration Of other
ewes than those of her husband. Her
beauty should be for him alone. and
not for the gaze Of those that t'rtter
around her. There Is always among
the sedate and wise sensation OF DIS
gust when n married lady attempts to
ensnare or entrap young men oy
profuse display Of her charms, or an
unlicensed outlay of her smiles. Such
charms and such smiles are loathsome
TO the Indifferent beholder; and the
trail of the serpent Is over them.
Year: 1873

The election is progressing quietly.
Not more than a twO-thirds vote is
polled The Independents are SAN
guine of success.


The Express train from the East ar
rived about an hour and half behind
time this afternoon, in consequence of
q draw-head of one of the cars break
ing at Verdi last night.


Six hundred thousand salmon eggs,
from McCloud river, went East by the
express to-day
Year: 1873

The county court, We believe, meets


to-day and will be expected to take ug


and dispose of the question of the


further issuance of bonds to the Selma


railroad. The people are justly i'm


patient that work on that important


highway has been even postponed for a


day, and by the people We


mean, not only those Of Memphis, but


of Holly Springs and the country lying


between. In the latter place meetings


have been held and tenders Of help been


made. and The freest and fullest express


sion Of sympathy in the enterprise has


been had. They even went so far,


as the readers of the APPEAL will
remember, as to send "a delegation to


Us to impress US more and more with


the importance of the speedy construe-


ton Of this road, and its value to us


IN a trade they are anxious shall be


ours altogether, but which is now Givi-
ded between this and other cities. The
effect Of the presence of this delega-
tiOn was seen in an increased
public attention, the hearty and
earnest support given by our merchants
and the strong Endorsement by the
press and citizens generally, with which
the representatives Of the road entered
the county court and petitioned for the
issuance Of The third instaluent OF the
appropriation of five hundred thousand
dollars made by Shelby county. All this
Is known to our readers, and we merely
recite the facts TO recall them to the
attention of the court in order to remind
its members that while in matters of
this sort it is well usually to make haste
slowly, in the present instance it
Is important that it act with
dispatch, since the probable COM
pleti0n Of the road to Holly Springs
this summer depends upon its prompt
ness. As to the report to be presented
by President Forrest, we have
no doubt that it viii meet
the demands of the court, the
discretion exercised by which in so
closely and carefully scrurinizing
the management Of the road no good |
good citizen viii question. General |
Forrest has his reputation at stake in
this enterprise, and that is a great deal,
in fact it is everything to him. That
he has done the best he or
any other man in his position
could, none viii doubt who know
him. He is a faithful, energetic, tire
less worker; a man OF indomitable will,
one who has his heart in his work and
viii succeed where anybody can. The
building of this Selma road is to be the
work Of his life, and We hope nothing
VIII be permitted to intervene be-
7Eeen him and its accomplishment.
The county court has it in its
}ower TO decide, and we hope win not
ose any time in doing SO. If they can
10 So to-day so much the better. Ifnot, .
hen as soon as is consistent with
thorough investigation of the report to
re presented 10y General Forrest, through
lis counsel.
Year: 1873

CINCINNATI, May 4-Harry CrcweII,
Theodore Thomas's agent, while enter
ing on Spring Grove avenue this after
noon, suffered disloeation of the knee
by an accident of the breaking of the
carriage wheel, which threw him out On
the avenue. He will be disabled not
above fortnight.


Rev. Henry d. Moore preached his
final sermon at the Vine street Congre-
gational church to-day, and stated that
he would sever his pastoral relations
without the formality of a Resignation
He said that objections had been
urged against him by members of his
church because he was a Freemason,
and remarked that this was the onIy
time he had used that word in the pulpit.
He will remain in the city and organize
a church to be called the Tabernacle
congregation.
Year: 1873

At eleven the guard met at the jail
and formed a hollow square, inside
which the sheriff and prisoner rode in a
buggy. The ministers walked, and thus
they marched to the gaIlows, located a
quarter of mile distant, in a grove Of
tall pines. She told the sheriff as she
went that she was not the least shocked,
and was no doubt less troubled than any
other present.