November 18, 1875 (4 pages)

es aaa apt oa J Ghe Daily Brattseript NEVADA CITY, CAts— la y, Nov. 18, 1875. A Look in Advatice. 4 The recent State elections have, been watched with special’ interest because “6f the approaching Presi= dential canvass. /Thé State’ élec: tions afe now over for the y and the political character ‘of the Btates ‘ ball Logic. ~ the eee Longe sy ag follows: Pies Rey. Dr. Patterson of San Fran-. vosine 7 Connecticut $ cisco accounts for the loss of the. NHampshire 9 Mow York 06 steamer Patific in the old fashioned Massachusetts 19 Marviand : 2 way. He thinks it was the work of New Jersey 2 Woet Virginia i iss -. P ! a : Providente. He says ~~ —— Pennsylvaais 39 Georgia: 11 ity ia the result of sin, ‘the . g. Carolina 1, Migsiesipps. 8 wages of sin is death.” He does not . Florida i. —— . however, who sinned in this} Michigan 1 Arkansas 6 ease, Whether he thivks it was the . j)jsconsin = (ents fle 2 people who were drowned, the ship/. M _& Indians 15 ‘@wners or Government inspectors, . Kansas Ss ey we gue < ae the reports of rac boa : = is lecture. all events, be sees . Nevada ae the hand of Providence in the affair, . °T¢6°™ a. i f his lecture--he ae Fe nape enagdamohree ta _ Republican thajority on electoral vote,11. said there should be proper inspectjon of sea going. ships, a sufficient ~faumber of life boats and life preservers provided 80 as to prevent the ecourance of similar calamities in the futere. Now it follows if all these precautions liad been taken by the owners and inspectors of the Pagific before shé started on the illfated-voyage, she would to-day be ~gbové water, and if that was the ease the responsibility of ber loss rests ‘on her owners and inspectors, and notontke Creator. If all these precautions will prevent a vessel meeting with shipwreck or people losing their lives on the sea, how is Providence going te have any cliance in the future to interfere in maritime affairs? Itis just probable the Su\preme Being had as much to do with ' the disaster as-he would in burning the finger of Mr, Patterson, if that gentleman should voluntarily stick it in the fire. The steamer Pacifle was built in 1851. Its hull was probably rotton from stem to stern. The collision with the Orpheus only affurdedthe occasion for it to break in & $wo and send to eternity its two hundred passengers. Had it been a staunch vessel it would have cut the sailer in two and still have been able to pursue its journey unharmed. Traveling on the high seas will be-. come much safer when owners, in spectors and masters of ships are * held to a just accountability for criminal negligence, than when the responsibility of every disaster is shouldered on to Providence, Want to Continge. me ~ Recent dispatehes say that the Ministers and Council of Spfin have, after a lengthy consideration, agreed upon a reply to the recemt official note of Gen, Grant, concerning the rights of Cuba. The reply denies the right of the United States to interfere in the matter, and does not intimate any change in the present * policy of that Government towards the Island, In short, they desire to continue the butehery which has been going on forgthe past six. or seven years, and think mo one huta right to remonstrate. Time will tell whether such a course will be sanctioned by civilized nations. —@Seund Doctrine. : The Boston Pilot, the New EngJand Catholic organ, has a very séngible article on working for the church, in which it takes the ground that a Catholic voter should not cast his ballot at the dictation of a priest, nor should he drag bis church questions into secular polities.any more than a Methodist, Baptist or any othercitizen. If Catholics are honest men, who live good lives, worshipping. God according to their , faith, good neighbors, geod citizens, '. they are working for thé charch, says the Pilot, in the best awe: The following i is the roll of honor of the second Primary school for the month ending November 12th. Miss Kate Edwards, teacher: Gharlie Marsh, Richard Mannix, “Louis Isaord;, Carl Schemer,Ella Black “Tom: my Mien, Emil Ott, Lyle Hanson, Bella Miller, John Richards, Louisa ~~ Kallagher, Fred Wells, Fred Guild, Will Worthington, John Black, Eaddie McCauley, Clarence Organ, Jno, Marsh, Lewis Aumer, Frank MeoGuire, Will niornny ea Quighey. Wurx we look stent and see the large number of able-bodied men who spend their money and on time atthe beersaloons, while thei et are siltohing at homme. as Seventies taf in , we naturally wonder jal all yon tate California, with a divided Republican vote, elected a Democratic Governor, and 4 con@iderable part of the State ticket is of the same complexsion. But a few weeks later, when this Republican vote was united, elected a State Superintendent of Publie Instruction by more: than 8,000 majority. This, wesuppose, is rather An underestimate of the actual Republican majority in this State, which will range from eight to ten thousand. ‘Placing’the six elective votes on the other side for the present, we haye a Republican majority of 17.on an electoral -vote. but itis a considerable reserve with which to begin the next national canvass—Bulletin, 2 = £ How Monxeys Ars CaprurED.— How are monkeys caught? The ape family resembles man, Their vices are human. They love liquor and fall. In Darfour and Senor the natives make a fermented beer, of which the monkeys are passionately fond, Aware of this, the natives go to the parts of the forest frequented calabashes full of enticing. diquor. As woon as the monkey sees and tastes it, he utters loud cries of joy, and soon attracts his comrades. Then an orgie begins, aid then ina short time they show all signs of intoxication. Then the negroes appear. . The few who came too late to get fuddled -escape. The drinkers are too far gone to distrust the ne‘. groes, but apparently take them for larger species of their own genus. The negroes take some up, and these begin to weep and cover them with maudlin kisses. When a negro takes one by the hand to lead him off, the nearest monkey will cling tq@the one who thus finds support and endeavor to go close on him,and soon until the negro leads a staggering line of ten or a dozen tips monkeys, When finally brought to the village, they are securely caged and gradually sobered down;.but for two or three days a-gradually diminisbing supply of liquor is given them, so as to reconcile them by degrees to their state of captivity, — Howto Promore THs GROWTH OF A Horse's Froa,—Much depends upou proper shoeing, The diminvtion of the frog through the absurd practice -of unsparingly outting it away, andits consequent elevation above the ground, causes much more less contraction of the feet, thus interfering -with the proper growth of the frog. On the other hand, the blacksmith often carries his notion of frog pressure to an absurd extent, leaving the frog beyond the level of the sole. Both extremes are to be avoided. The reugh and detached parts should be cut off at-each shoeing, with sufficient of the substance of the frog to bring it just above .or within the level of the #hoe. Cleanliness in the stable will also tend to promote the growth of the frog. In this regard Mr. Bonner’s example may be profitably imitated. An ointment composed of equal parts of whale oil, beeswax and Burgundy--pitch;—applied to the frog . . night, Will remove soreness, and in ‘& measure stiumlate the growth of the frog. Sponge well and dry the feet before applying the eintment, Tar rok Tar.—‘‘Sure,” said Patrick, rubbing his head at the p pect of @ present from his employer. ‘Talways mane to domyduty.”’ #1 . believe you,”-replied his employer, Poop . “and therefore Roi ae of . —. taking them. They w This is a small majority, to be sure, by monkeys and set on the groutid . a un fe biax Lively: Mittiaway. Just to relieve the monotony a four-horse team belonging to the V Flume ‘Oompany took adash through town yesterday afternoon. Their. fe drew as latge & crowd a8 fF circus: procession would. The driver Harvey. Cooper, on East Broad street, and had to pass through a gate. He got off from the wagon and opened the gate, which he held while the team passed through, In the passage the wheels hit against the post and frightéfied the horses and they commenced to run around the barn in the yard. The driver "45 . left the gate open and started after them, bat did not succeed in overeled around the yard and back i the street, down which they flew like the wind. In coming down throvgh Ckinatown the near wheel horse fell, and was drawn the whole length of Commercial street and down Main as far. as the Union Hotel, where sofme men. caught the leaders and brought them up. The damage done was very slight. The-horse had one severe cut, and had the bair on one side pretty well worn off, but will be all right in a short time. Itis a matter of surprise how ‘the team ever “gdt through town without doing more damage, The incident afforded an opportunity for people to get out of doors, and about four hund: ‘ed as we sallied forth to say, item; now you can-get an item; that’s a good item. Roll of Honor. The following names are placed on the roll-of honor for the month ending Nov. 12th, in the Grammer School, Mis. M. L. Watson, teacher: A Class ~-Emma Schemer, Nellie Clark, Ella McLean, Ella Hamilton, Maggie Martin, Allie Turner, Willie Eddy, Willie Morgin. B Class—Willie Welch, Alice Cooper, Hiram Hundo, George Pasehal, Joe Miller, Marion Caswell, Curren Him,—At a fire in a large city, while the upper stories ofa lofty dwelling were wrapped in smoke, and the lower stories all ‘aglow with flames,-apiercing shriek told the startled firemen ‘tha! there was some one still in the building in peril, A ladder was quickly reared, until it touched the heated walls,and diving through the-flames and smoke a brave young fireman rushed up {the rounds on his errand of merey. Stifled by the smoke, he stopped, and seemed about to descend. The crowd was in agony, as @ life seemed lost for every monent of hesitation seemed an age. While this shivering fear seized every beholder, a voice from the crowd gried ont “Cheer him!’ and a wild ‘hurrah’ Y. burst from the excited spectators. As the cheer reached the fireman he started upward-through the curling smoke, and in afew moments was seen coming down the ladder with a child in his. arms, That: cheer did the work. How much can we do to gling with temptation, almost. fainting in their efforts to do good to others! Don’t find fault with your brother in his trial, but cheer him. Give him a word that shallburge him on the way, add if you cant help him in any other way, give him a cheer. : Timers, saysthe Humboldt Register, are exceedingly dull. There is no'money in the country and nothing to do, Last Sunday we saw a crowd of the ‘‘boys,’’ in order to while away a few dull hours, pitching quoits With twenty dollar. pieces. The one who got hjs piece nearest to a little peg in the ground pocketed all the other pieces, After playing at the game some time they changed it, by tossing their twenties up in the air and the one coming nearest to a certain crack in the floor gobbled. all the rest. It was asmall amusement; only about $740 changed hands, but it answered to kill time. ‘There isa large a1 amount of freight when the: horse is put up for th * s baptapseadrgaag at Colfax waiting to be brought up. This storm has put a stop to freighting, and when it is over and the teaming commences again, the, roads Wil he cut up Pretty -badly. It is estonishing to see the immense stodk of ods, consisting of . men’s youths’ ‘apd boys’ suits, and a full line of the latest ae of Overf . coats, ot, Under pert a ets, me a R23" "se Riad tee SSH Oaaratl aoa on cul re eat had occasion te @@into the yard_of. help the brave ones who are strug-. * llow. + ‘Wasamotow paper has stated that. certain Boston ladies‘were 80 enthasiastic over Longfellow’s poem, “Exeelsior,”” ren: it first appeared, that they had the word put on — gartera as ¢ “mott@. idea probably borrowed m ce English ladies at the Court gee io honor of Nelson after one of his’ naval yictories; his celebrated order, “England expects every man to do his duty,”’ was paraded everywhere, and even inscribed on the garters of the ladies. The spirit of the poem, “Excelsior,” is certainly an exalted one, and, dovbtless it has encouraged many youug men to higher aspirations. eis > Tue San Juse: Patriot poked fon at Hollister because its people were’ scared by an earthquake. The Hollister Enterprise gets back in this way: ‘“‘Well,. have never yet taken to the street in their.s——t ——, nor profaned tbe Lord’s day by publicly mixing in with eburch goers, with an ‘ace full’ in their hands, It is only San Jose people that can do tbat.’ : ernest capi ermiiniel: Sauicynic Aétp, which a few years ago was Only known asa curiosity, obtained in smat! quantities from the oil of wintergreen aud the leaves of willow, is now made on a Jgrge scale artificially from curbolie aeid, and-is being largely used in surgery and the arts. It prevents the decaying of meats, the curdling of milk, the musting of wine, and the putrefaction of wounds, and destroys the fungus growth in beer and the living organism tbat makes drinking water unhealtby. It is taking the place of creosote in deutistry, and, in fact, seems, to a certain extent, bound to supersede carbolie acid for many purposes, -baving the advantage of being odorless and less poisonous, and acting even in very small uantities. Poruiar Names oF Srates. —Virginia, the Oid Dominion; Massachusetts, the Bay State; Maine, the Pine Tree State; Rhode Island, Little Rhody; New York, the Empire State; New Hampshire, the Granite State; Vermont,the Green Mountain State; Connecticut, the Land of Steady Habits; Pennsylvania, the Keystone State, North Carolina, the Old North State; Obio, the Buekeye State; South Carolina, the Palmetto State; . Michigan, the Wolverine State; Kentucky, the Corn Cracker; Delaware, the lae Hen’'s Chicken; Missouri, the Pike State; Indiana, the Hoosier State; Iingis, the Sucker State; Iowa, the Hawkeye. State; Wisconsin, the Badger State; Florida, the Peninsular State; Texas, the Lone Star State. Sounp Common’ Sense. —If you are well, let. yourself alone.’ One of the great_errors—_of _the—age—is,—wemedicate the body too much. More persons are destroyed by eating too much than by drinking too much. Gluttony kills more than drunkenness in civilized society. The best gymnasium is a ‘ey oe a clearing, or acorn field. A hearty laugh is known, the world over, to be > health promoter; it elevates the’ its, enlivens the circulation, an is marvelously contagious in asense.’ Bodily health and bodily ac. 3e¢ tivity are inseparable. Hi the bowels aré loose, lie down in bed, rem-in there and eat nothing until you are well, The three best medicines in the world are warmth, abstinence and repose. -Potrerrcas orators in the West indulge in some high-flown asseverations in regard to their firmness of principle,--_The following is a moderate specimen; _‘*‘Build a worm fence around the Winter's supply of Summer weathér,-skim the clouds from the sky with a teaspoon, eatch a thunder cloud in a bledder, break a hurricane to harness,ground-sluice an earthquake, lasso an avalanehe, pin a napkin on the crater of an active voleano—but never expect tosee me false to my principles.”’ In New York, last week, Louisa Heuser, a pretty girl of fourteen, attempted te commit suicide by drinking a quarter ofa pint of red ink. This sounds ink-red-ible, bet it is true. The ‘physician didn’t order her to swallow a sheet of blotting pad } because he didn’t think it would “be write. A wowat cured her gm as of staying out late at night by going to the door when he came home, and whispering through imal hole, ‘‘is that you, Willie?’’ usband’s name is John, and uit sage at home erep night now, and sleeps with one e open and a " revolver } his neighbor, our folks} . [By Telegraph,} Mining Stocks, Yesterday Morning’ F Sales. 1110 Op ir 38%. . 150 can 16 210 Gould. & Curry 15. Y 990 Best & Beicher 36. 60 Savage 6634. 60 Chollar 58. 160 Crown Pvint 27%. * 20 YellowJacket 67x. 60 Imperial 8. 100 Alpha 16. £275. Beleher 1914 .815 Don Virginia 256,. 50: jon 40. 10 Seg Belcher 67. 290 Overman 44%. po jerra Nevada 11%. alifornia 54%, $18 Justice 2534. 235 Union Con 7%. 100 Lady Biyau 1. \ 675 Jdulia 11%. : 55’ Utab 6%. 30 Silver Hill’ ™%. 55 Eclipse 5. 200 Rock Island 2%. 50 Hale & Norcross 30. 4345 Woodville 5, 460 Andes 2%, > HE qtestion is again agitated, “Shall women be permitted to pass the hat in our churehes?” A few years ago, when boops were in yogne, the Iadies couldn't ‘‘pass a hat’’ in the aisle without dragging it up tothe pew they entered. Bnt them to pass the hat easy —, rose with some difficulty frofa’ the fourth plate of strawberries: ‘and cream, “if I eat any more 'I think . I'll bust,” And Charles fumbled abstractedly in his pockets and murrmoured, “that last plate has — nant ed me.” Tur Brooklyn Argus wearily complains; We have many a time, while wearily striding home at 3 o’clock a.M., reflecting ‘that no journalist can personally canduct a morning newspaper, and give satisfaction both to his wife and the publie. YesTERDAY a Clay “street negro, who some time since invented an ‘animal trap, was exhibiting a model in a store on Washington street, when a gentleman remarked: ‘‘Well, on are an eccentric genius.” "See eab, boss,’’ slowly replied the nenegro, ‘‘dat ar’ trap may be all right or it may be all wrong; Ize gwine to run my chances on det, an’ durin’ de meanwhile nobody hez any rights to call me names an’ hurt my feelings,” and he went away with grief in his eyes.— Vitksburg Herald. Too Candid by Half. As Tom and his wife were disputing one day Of their personal traits,in a bantering way, disparage, I’m certain, dear husband, our friends will attest ; That compared with your own, my judgment is best!’ Quoth Tom: riage.” “So they said at our marPn Tue Public Schoel Board of Tnlisaphelis have refused to establish kintergarten ’ Sentinel thinks this is a wise action, on the grownds that such early training is not essary in @ prosperous country like ours, and that'school life here is meeety tee long. =e Prorgesson Fawcett maintains that differ. ent students should be Jallowed to choose their own intellectual discipline so as to in keeping with their own aspirations and interests, a cites cases in which the study of political economy taxes hold of the the rome ce and developes their mental r classics and mathematics have completely failed to awakea them. é DIED. 16th, 1875, Alice Enright, wife of Michas} , aged 45 years. The funeral will take place trom. ‘the Catholic Church, this, Thursday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. EEE, LIVERY STABLE, BROAD STREET, OPPOSITE NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL. NEVADA CITY. re. N, Proprietor. etor of the EMPIRE STABLED ene cncns that he has now Largest lot of ad “. T6 be found in this f th: “Pa, I guess our man Ralph isa. Teams, with legs “Rogge agoe Christian.'’ ‘How, so, my y?’ “Why, pa, I read in the Bible bi aoe wicked ehall not a out. is. day has lived out ever ee kage ne Was Ct a it. tle -boy.’* A Somede student, su to be deficient in judgment, stg + he by a professor in the course of his examination how he would discover afool. “By the question he would ask, was the prompt and suggest ive reply.’ it wet tS A woman in ra fed Wa Aowesa 5: i £89 —_ aGat to let at the sho notice and on * ota wnt The Horses are free vice, of good S bapohanmias oeoee so ast of gomg as fast as any cares pone a Puncrels temeenes with Good Horses always on hand. Horses boarded by the day, month and the greatest of Sues deasenale D. WELLINGTON. Nevada City, November 17th, 1875. RUDOLPH PHOTO-GALLERY. R. A. ‘DESMOND. the present style of dress permits}’ “On, Charles, ”* she a as she . h—my—wit—you—may > schools in that. city, The Indianapolis }— L. JACOBS & BRO. Successors to A. Goldsmith, NNOUNCE that they have ceived an immense stock A " DRY & FANCY GOODs, e CONSISTING OF ALL THE TARTAN PLAIDS, EMPRESS CLOTHS, CASHMERES, ‘DRUP De TE, DROP De. ALMA, FRENCH MERINOS, SERGES, WATERPROOF, etc., All of the OT: best brands on hand. SHEETINGS,. From 4-4 to 12-4 wide. FLANNELS, NAPKINS, TOWELS, TABLE LINEN, And everything to be found in a first class store. “ MILLINERY DEPARTMENT, Consists of all the Latest Styles “" SASHES, ete. SHAWLS ‘and _ SEIRTS, An Endless Variety. * nt Canade Hill, near Nevada City, Nov. — ENGLISH THREE PLY, CROSSLY’S BEST TAPESTRY. OIL, CLOTHS, ” RUGS, MATTING. The above immense stock has been bought for CASH, and we are now prepared to give greater. inducements to Horses, Carriages and Bagéics_. -our—_eustomers than ¢ver — known before, The Goods will be. sold at importation -priees,and every artiele guar auteed. SAMPLES SENT FREE. We solict a share of patronage, and extend an inviamine the 4 Aus G ‘a former stand. D> a we eS The DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT Is complete, and only the tation to all to call and exss iow €6 €a '. We oe Pe 2 . Th ~ ther It tal tain trash mon flowi Ti burn sup cend ~ whic ’ thei and coul obli; whe “Win cau; . Wine unti at E The this Tal Fri diti trac Th pro 8h6) tor tra wodbtewde pi. a a. we et oe at -

es aaa apt oa J Ghe Daily Brattseript NEVADA CITY, CAts— la y, Nov. 18, 1875. A Look in Advatice. 4 The recent State elections have, been watched with special’ interest because “6f the approaching Presi= dential canvass. /Thé State’ élec: tions afe now over for the y and the political character ‘of the Btates ‘ ball Logic. ~ the eee Longe sy ag follows: Pies Rey. Dr. Patterson of San Fran-. vosine 7 Connecticut $ cisco accounts for the loss of the. NHampshire 9 Mow York 06 steamer Patific in the old fashioned Massachusetts 19 Marviand : 2 way. He thinks it was the work of New Jersey 2 Woet Virginia i iss -. P ! a : Providente. He says ~~ —— Pennsylvaais 39 Georgia: 11 ity ia the result of sin, ‘the . g. Carolina 1, Migsiesipps. 8 wages of sin is death.” He does not . Florida i. —— . however, who sinned in this} Michigan 1 Arkansas 6 ease, Whether he thivks it was the . j)jsconsin = (ents fle 2 people who were drowned, the ship/. M _& Indians 15 ‘@wners or Government inspectors, . Kansas Ss ey we gue < ae the reports of rac boa : = is lecture. all events, be sees . Nevada ae the hand of Providence in the affair, . °T¢6°™ a. i f his lecture--he ae Fe nape enagdamohree ta _ Republican thajority on electoral vote,11. said there should be proper inspectjon of sea going. ships, a sufficient ~faumber of life boats and life preservers provided 80 as to prevent the ecourance of similar calamities in the futere. Now it follows if all these precautions liad been taken by the owners and inspectors of the Pagific before shé started on the illfated-voyage, she would to-day be ~gbové water, and if that was the ease the responsibility of ber loss rests ‘on her owners and inspectors, and notontke Creator. If all these precautions will prevent a vessel meeting with shipwreck or people losing their lives on the sea, how is Providence going te have any cliance in the future to interfere in maritime affairs? Itis just probable the Su\preme Being had as much to do with ' the disaster as-he would in burning the finger of Mr, Patterson, if that gentleman should voluntarily stick it in the fire. The steamer Pacifle was built in 1851. Its hull was probably rotton from stem to stern. The collision with the Orpheus only affurdedthe occasion for it to break in & $wo and send to eternity its two hundred passengers. Had it been a staunch vessel it would have cut the sailer in two and still have been able to pursue its journey unharmed. Traveling on the high seas will be-. come much safer when owners, in spectors and masters of ships are * held to a just accountability for criminal negligence, than when the responsibility of every disaster is shouldered on to Providence, Want to Continge. me ~ Recent dispatehes say that the Ministers and Council of Spfin have, after a lengthy consideration, agreed upon a reply to the recemt official note of Gen, Grant, concerning the rights of Cuba. The reply denies the right of the United States to interfere in the matter, and does not intimate any change in the present * policy of that Government towards the Island, In short, they desire to continue the butehery which has been going on forgthe past six. or seven years, and think mo one huta right to remonstrate. Time will tell whether such a course will be sanctioned by civilized nations. —@Seund Doctrine. : The Boston Pilot, the New EngJand Catholic organ, has a very séngible article on working for the church, in which it takes the ground that a Catholic voter should not cast his ballot at the dictation of a priest, nor should he drag bis church questions into secular polities.any more than a Methodist, Baptist or any othercitizen. If Catholics are honest men, who live good lives, worshipping. God according to their , faith, good neighbors, geod citizens, '. they are working for thé charch, says the Pilot, in the best awe: The following i is the roll of honor of the second Primary school for the month ending November 12th. Miss Kate Edwards, teacher: Gharlie Marsh, Richard Mannix, “Louis Isaord;, Carl Schemer,Ella Black “Tom: my Mien, Emil Ott, Lyle Hanson, Bella Miller, John Richards, Louisa ~~ Kallagher, Fred Wells, Fred Guild, Will Worthington, John Black, Eaddie McCauley, Clarence Organ, Jno, Marsh, Lewis Aumer, Frank MeoGuire, Will niornny ea Quighey. Wurx we look stent and see the large number of able-bodied men who spend their money and on time atthe beersaloons, while thei et are siltohing at homme. as Seventies taf in , we naturally wonder jal all yon tate California, with a divided Republican vote, elected a Democratic Governor, and 4 con@iderable part of the State ticket is of the same complexsion. But a few weeks later, when this Republican vote was united, elected a State Superintendent of Publie Instruction by more: than 8,000 majority. This, wesuppose, is rather An underestimate of the actual Republican majority in this State, which will range from eight to ten thousand. ‘Placing’the six elective votes on the other side for the present, we haye a Republican majority of 17.on an electoral -vote. but itis a considerable reserve with which to begin the next national canvass—Bulletin, 2 = £ How Monxeys Ars CaprurED.— How are monkeys caught? The ape family resembles man, Their vices are human. They love liquor and fall. In Darfour and Senor the natives make a fermented beer, of which the monkeys are passionately fond, Aware of this, the natives go to the parts of the forest frequented calabashes full of enticing. diquor. As woon as the monkey sees and tastes it, he utters loud cries of joy, and soon attracts his comrades. Then an orgie begins, aid then ina short time they show all signs of intoxication. Then the negroes appear. . The few who came too late to get fuddled -escape. The drinkers are too far gone to distrust the ne‘. groes, but apparently take them for larger species of their own genus. The negroes take some up, and these begin to weep and cover them with maudlin kisses. When a negro takes one by the hand to lead him off, the nearest monkey will cling tq@the one who thus finds support and endeavor to go close on him,and soon until the negro leads a staggering line of ten or a dozen tips monkeys, When finally brought to the village, they are securely caged and gradually sobered down;.but for two or three days a-gradually diminisbing supply of liquor is given them, so as to reconcile them by degrees to their state of captivity, — Howto Promore THs GROWTH OF A Horse's Froa,—Much depends upou proper shoeing, The diminvtion of the frog through the absurd practice -of unsparingly outting it away, andits consequent elevation above the ground, causes much more less contraction of the feet, thus interfering -with the proper growth of the frog. On the other hand, the blacksmith often carries his notion of frog pressure to an absurd extent, leaving the frog beyond the level of the sole. Both extremes are to be avoided. The reugh and detached parts should be cut off at-each shoeing, with sufficient of the substance of the frog to bring it just above .or within the level of the #hoe. Cleanliness in the stable will also tend to promote the growth of the frog. In this regard Mr. Bonner’s example may be profitably imitated. An ointment composed of equal parts of whale oil, beeswax and Burgundy--pitch;—applied to the frog . . night, Will remove soreness, and in ‘& measure stiumlate the growth of the frog. Sponge well and dry the feet before applying the eintment, Tar rok Tar.—‘‘Sure,” said Patrick, rubbing his head at the p pect of @ present from his employer. ‘Talways mane to domyduty.”’ #1 . believe you,”-replied his employer, Poop . “and therefore Roi ae of . —. taking them. They w This is a small majority, to be sure, by monkeys and set on the groutid . a un fe biax Lively: Mittiaway. Just to relieve the monotony a four-horse team belonging to the V Flume ‘Oompany took adash through town yesterday afternoon. Their. fe drew as latge & crowd a8 fF circus: procession would. The driver Harvey. Cooper, on East Broad street, and had to pass through a gate. He got off from the wagon and opened the gate, which he held while the team passed through, In the passage the wheels hit against the post and frightéfied the horses and they commenced to run around the barn in the yard. The driver "45 . left the gate open and started after them, bat did not succeed in overeled around the yard and back i the street, down which they flew like the wind. In coming down throvgh Ckinatown the near wheel horse fell, and was drawn the whole length of Commercial street and down Main as far. as the Union Hotel, where sofme men. caught the leaders and brought them up. The damage done was very slight. The-horse had one severe cut, and had the bair on one side pretty well worn off, but will be all right in a short time. Itis a matter of surprise how ‘the team ever “gdt through town without doing more damage, The incident afforded an opportunity for people to get out of doors, and about four hund: ‘ed as we sallied forth to say, item; now you can-get an item; that’s a good item. Roll of Honor. The following names are placed on the roll-of honor for the month ending Nov. 12th, in the Grammer School, Mis. M. L. Watson, teacher: A Class ~-Emma Schemer, Nellie Clark, Ella McLean, Ella Hamilton, Maggie Martin, Allie Turner, Willie Eddy, Willie Morgin. B Class—Willie Welch, Alice Cooper, Hiram Hundo, George Pasehal, Joe Miller, Marion Caswell, Curren Him,—At a fire in a large city, while the upper stories ofa lofty dwelling were wrapped in smoke, and the lower stories all ‘aglow with flames,-apiercing shriek told the startled firemen ‘tha! there was some one still in the building in peril, A ladder was quickly reared, until it touched the heated walls,and diving through the-flames and smoke a brave young fireman rushed up {the rounds on his errand of merey. Stifled by the smoke, he stopped, and seemed about to descend. The crowd was in agony, as @ life seemed lost for every monent of hesitation seemed an age. While this shivering fear seized every beholder, a voice from the crowd gried ont “Cheer him!’ and a wild ‘hurrah’ Y. burst from the excited spectators. As the cheer reached the fireman he started upward-through the curling smoke, and in afew moments was seen coming down the ladder with a child in his. arms, That: cheer did the work. How much can we do to gling with temptation, almost. fainting in their efforts to do good to others! Don’t find fault with your brother in his trial, but cheer him. Give him a word that shallburge him on the way, add if you cant help him in any other way, give him a cheer. : Timers, saysthe Humboldt Register, are exceedingly dull. There is no'money in the country and nothing to do, Last Sunday we saw a crowd of the ‘‘boys,’’ in order to while away a few dull hours, pitching quoits With twenty dollar. pieces. The one who got hjs piece nearest to a little peg in the ground pocketed all the other pieces, After playing at the game some time they changed it, by tossing their twenties up in the air and the one coming nearest to a certain crack in the floor gobbled. all the rest. It was asmall amusement; only about $740 changed hands, but it answered to kill time. ‘There isa large a1 amount of freight when the: horse is put up for th * s baptapseadrgaag at Colfax waiting to be brought up. This storm has put a stop to freighting, and when it is over and the teaming commences again, the, roads Wil he cut up Pretty -badly. It is estonishing to see the immense stodk of ods, consisting of . men’s youths’ ‘apd boys’ suits, and a full line of the latest ae of Overf . coats, ot, Under pert a ets, me a R23" "se Riad tee SSH Oaaratl aoa on cul re eat had occasion te @@into the yard_of. help the brave ones who are strug-. * llow. + ‘Wasamotow paper has stated that. certain Boston ladies‘were 80 enthasiastic over Longfellow’s poem, “Exeelsior,”” ren: it first appeared, that they had the word put on — gartera as ¢ “mott@. idea probably borrowed m ce English ladies at the Court gee io honor of Nelson after one of his’ naval yictories; his celebrated order, “England expects every man to do his duty,”’ was paraded everywhere, and even inscribed on the garters of the ladies. The spirit of the poem, “Excelsior,” is certainly an exalted one, and, dovbtless it has encouraged many youug men to higher aspirations. eis > Tue San Juse: Patriot poked fon at Hollister because its people were’ scared by an earthquake. The Hollister Enterprise gets back in this way: ‘“‘Well,.

have never yet taken to the street in their.s——t ——, nor profaned tbe Lord’s day by publicly mixing in with eburch goers, with an ‘ace full’ in their hands, It is only San Jose people that can do tbat.’ : ernest capi ermiiniel: Sauicynic Aétp, which a few years ago was Only known asa curiosity, obtained in smat! quantities from the oil of wintergreen aud the leaves of willow, is now made on a Jgrge scale artificially from curbolie aeid, and-is being largely used in surgery and the arts. It prevents the decaying of meats, the curdling of milk, the musting of wine, and the putrefaction of wounds, and destroys the fungus growth in beer and the living organism tbat makes drinking water unhealtby. It is taking the place of creosote in deutistry, and, in fact, seems, to a certain extent, bound to supersede carbolie acid for many purposes, -baving the advantage of being odorless and less poisonous, and acting even in very small uantities. Poruiar Names oF Srates. —Virginia, the Oid Dominion; Massachusetts, the Bay State; Maine, the Pine Tree State; Rhode Island, Little Rhody; New York, the Empire State; New Hampshire, the Granite State; Vermont,the Green Mountain State; Connecticut, the Land of Steady Habits; Pennsylvania, the Keystone State, North Carolina, the Old North State; Obio, the Buekeye State; South Carolina, the Palmetto State; . Michigan, the Wolverine State; Kentucky, the Corn Cracker; Delaware, the lae Hen’'s Chicken; Missouri, the Pike State; Indiana, the Hoosier State; Iingis, the Sucker State; Iowa, the Hawkeye. State; Wisconsin, the Badger State; Florida, the Peninsular State; Texas, the Lone Star State. Sounp Common’ Sense. —If you are well, let. yourself alone.’ One of the great_errors—_of _the—age—is,—wemedicate the body too much. More persons are destroyed by eating too much than by drinking too much. Gluttony kills more than drunkenness in civilized society. The best gymnasium is a ‘ey oe a clearing, or acorn field. A hearty laugh is known, the world over, to be > health promoter; it elevates the’ its, enlivens the circulation, an is marvelously contagious in asense.’ Bodily health and bodily ac. 3e¢ tivity are inseparable. Hi the bowels aré loose, lie down in bed, rem-in there and eat nothing until you are well, The three best medicines in the world are warmth, abstinence and repose. -Potrerrcas orators in the West indulge in some high-flown asseverations in regard to their firmness of principle,--_The following is a moderate specimen; _‘*‘Build a worm fence around the Winter's supply of Summer weathér,-skim the clouds from the sky with a teaspoon, eatch a thunder cloud in a bledder, break a hurricane to harness,ground-sluice an earthquake, lasso an avalanehe, pin a napkin on the crater of an active voleano—but never expect tosee me false to my principles.”’ In New York, last week, Louisa Heuser, a pretty girl of fourteen, attempted te commit suicide by drinking a quarter ofa pint of red ink. This sounds ink-red-ible, bet it is true. The ‘physician didn’t order her to swallow a sheet of blotting pad } because he didn’t think it would “be write. A wowat cured her gm as of staying out late at night by going to the door when he came home, and whispering through imal hole, ‘‘is that you, Willie?’’ usband’s name is John, and uit sage at home erep night now, and sleeps with one e open and a " revolver } his neighbor, our folks} . [By Telegraph,} Mining Stocks, Yesterday Morning’ F Sales. 1110 Op ir 38%. . 150 can 16 210 Gould. & Curry 15. Y 990 Best & Beicher 36. 60 Savage 6634. 60 Chollar 58. 160 Crown Pvint 27%. * 20 YellowJacket 67x. 60 Imperial 8. 100 Alpha 16. £275. Beleher 1914 .815 Don Virginia 256,. 50: jon 40. 10 Seg Belcher 67. 290 Overman 44%. po jerra Nevada 11%. alifornia 54%, $18 Justice 2534. 235 Union Con 7%. 100 Lady Biyau 1. \ 675 Jdulia 11%. : 55’ Utab 6%. 30 Silver Hill’ ™%. 55 Eclipse 5. 200 Rock Island 2%. 50 Hale & Norcross 30. 4345 Woodville 5, 460 Andes 2%, > HE qtestion is again agitated, “Shall women be permitted to pass the hat in our churehes?” A few years ago, when boops were in yogne, the Iadies couldn't ‘‘pass a hat’’ in the aisle without dragging it up tothe pew they entered. Bnt them to pass the hat easy —, rose with some difficulty frofa’ the fourth plate of strawberries: ‘and cream, “if I eat any more 'I think . I'll bust,” And Charles fumbled abstractedly in his pockets and murrmoured, “that last plate has — nant ed me.” Tur Brooklyn Argus wearily complains; We have many a time, while wearily striding home at 3 o’clock a.M., reflecting ‘that no journalist can personally canduct a morning newspaper, and give satisfaction both to his wife and the publie. YesTERDAY a Clay “street negro, who some time since invented an ‘animal trap, was exhibiting a model in a store on Washington street, when a gentleman remarked: ‘‘Well, on are an eccentric genius.” "See eab, boss,’’ slowly replied the nenegro, ‘‘dat ar’ trap may be all right or it may be all wrong; Ize gwine to run my chances on det, an’ durin’ de meanwhile nobody hez any rights to call me names an’ hurt my feelings,” and he went away with grief in his eyes.— Vitksburg Herald. Too Candid by Half. As Tom and his wife were disputing one day Of their personal traits,in a bantering way, disparage, I’m certain, dear husband, our friends will attest ; That compared with your own, my judgment is best!’ Quoth Tom: riage.” “So they said at our marPn Tue Public Schoel Board of Tnlisaphelis have refused to establish kintergarten ’ Sentinel thinks this is a wise action, on the grownds that such early training is not essary in @ prosperous country like ours, and that'school life here is meeety tee long. =e Prorgesson Fawcett maintains that differ. ent students should be Jallowed to choose their own intellectual discipline so as to in keeping with their own aspirations and interests, a cites cases in which the study of political economy taxes hold of the the rome ce and developes their mental r classics and mathematics have completely failed to awakea them. é DIED. 16th, 1875, Alice Enright, wife of Michas} , aged 45 years. The funeral will take place trom. ‘the Catholic Church, this, Thursday afternoon, at 2 o’clock. Friends and acquaintances are respectfully invited to attend. EEE, LIVERY STABLE, BROAD STREET, OPPOSITE NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL. NEVADA CITY. re. N, Proprietor. etor of the EMPIRE STABLED ene cncns that he has now Largest lot of ad “. T6 be found in this f th: “Pa, I guess our man Ralph isa. Teams, with legs “Rogge agoe Christian.'’ ‘How, so, my y?’ “Why, pa, I read in the Bible bi aoe wicked ehall not a out. is. day has lived out ever ee kage ne Was Ct a it. tle -boy.’* A Somede student, su to be deficient in judgment, stg + he by a professor in the course of his examination how he would discover afool. “By the question he would ask, was the prompt and suggest ive reply.’ it wet tS A woman in ra fed Wa Aowesa 5: i £89 —_ aGat to let at the sho notice and on * ota wnt The Horses are free vice, of good S bapohanmias oeoee so ast of gomg as fast as any cares pone a Puncrels temeenes with Good Horses always on hand. Horses boarded by the day, month and the greatest of Sues deasenale D. WELLINGTON. Nevada City, November 17th, 1875. RUDOLPH PHOTO-GALLERY. R. A. ‘DESMOND. the present style of dress permits}’ “On, Charles, ”* she a as she . h—my—wit—you—may > schools in that. city, The Indianapolis }— L. JACOBS & BRO. Successors to A. Goldsmith, NNOUNCE that they have ceived an immense stock A " DRY & FANCY GOODs, e CONSISTING OF ALL THE TARTAN PLAIDS, EMPRESS CLOTHS, CASHMERES, ‘DRUP De TE, DROP De. ALMA, FRENCH MERINOS, SERGES, WATERPROOF, etc., All of the OT: best brands on hand. SHEETINGS,. From 4-4 to 12-4 wide. FLANNELS, NAPKINS, TOWELS, TABLE LINEN, And everything to be found in a first class store. “ MILLINERY DEPARTMENT, Consists of all the Latest Styles “" SASHES, ete. SHAWLS ‘and _ SEIRTS, An Endless Variety. * nt Canade Hill, near Nevada City, Nov. — ENGLISH THREE PLY, CROSSLY’S BEST TAPESTRY. OIL, CLOTHS, ” RUGS, MATTING. The above immense stock has been bought for CASH, and we are now prepared to give greater. inducements to Horses, Carriages and Bagéics_. -our—_eustomers than ¢ver — known before, The Goods will be. sold at importation -priees,and every artiele guar auteed. SAMPLES SENT FREE. We solict a share of patronage, and extend an inviamine the 4 Aus G ‘a former stand. 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