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afcs-Ei Jzss&e&i zJz I JC- THE ADVERTISER C.W.FAIBBBOTHER. T. C. ITACIIEB, F.4IRBROTIIER & RACKER puBllshers and Proprietors. Published Every Thursday Morning AT BROWNVILLE, NEBRASKA. TEK-MS, IN ADVANCE J lOneccpy.oneyear. Onejcopr. slx months. Onecopy, mreeraunun 'o paper sent from the office nntll paid for. I REAPING MATTER OyETEHYPAGE f PROFESSIONAL CAUDS. ATTORXETS. J. W. XewmHrtj .v-i?v AT T.AWIA NOTAIlV PTmTin. nf"ce epposite J"lrfct.National Bank, Main st. -- "; ' i,. -vhrAika. 4jm6 Bjwa " E. E. Ebrlght, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Notary puhllc and Real r ' atcAceni. Office in Court Houfce Build t j, Lr-WBVlIieScb. T. If. Schick, . TTOREY AT LAW. MAY BE CONSULT el fn the Oerman language. OUlce next . i ".nOanty Clerk's Oulce. Court House Buiia I VjE" nvllfc.ebraska. 18-6y J S. Stall, -. Tvr-v Am mrrxKRr.mi at t.aw. f 4 6 -e,No.70 Main street,(up stairs,) Brown- It tJ. " -J J. H. BrOhdr I I t TTORNEY" AND COUNSELOR AT LAWT- f A Ofilce over Stato Bank. Brownville.Nebj, E- "VV. Tlioxnae. t. 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And when he talks of other gtrla, Of hateful Kate and Jennie, too, Yon fling at him your auburn curls, You Jealous thing you know you do. Yoa.ReepVoaglaoo gjoS5xiocff?ry!Mj! iAnwlsh 'twoaldJamp an'Sour or two," So'Uiat your'pa"wold cease his talk And go to bed you know you do. And when the folks to bed have gone. And left "some ono" alone with you, You wish the clock would stop its tongue. Or you stop it you know you do, Ho blushes deep, and looks afraid To be thus left alone with yoa, But your eyes tell there ne'er was maid But could be woed you know you do. You peek at "some one" 'neath your curls, Until with love you burn him through, And make him hate all other girls In love for you you know you do. And when his arm steals round your chair, You give a smothered scream or two, As if you didn't want it thero. But oh, you do, you know do. You nestle closer up to him, Your head drops on his shoulder, too, You think Us nice to have a "Jim," Yon naughty thing you know you do. Yon let him kiss your blushing cheeks: Somchow your lips meet his lips, too; You tempt'him silly thing, to Bpoak, You wicked flirt you know you do. And when he timidly doth press His wish to make a wife of you, With happy heart you answer "Yes," You darling girl you know you do. mwmm OR THE SEARCH FOR THE MOUNTAIN MINE. Br GEORGE MA3TVILLE FENN,: Author of "Ship Ahoy !" CHAPTER XIII. OUT OF THE VALLEY. sp'5SWRA9inn QAtbOrnrai iwmuu uim w sue mat. me Bcounareis belovwere lib perfect unconacIouBnees of tvhat wasgpjnon upon thd moun tain slope, and then daehed after his leader; but beforo they had gone many yards they stopped, as if spell bound by tbo sight which met their eyes, for they had seen Adams sud denl3T rush forward and tear down the signal, and the neKt moment he and the muleteer were engaged In a fear ful struggle upon what seemed to be quite a narrow ledge. The mules were hnlted some distance back, and from the composed way in which the wo men kept their places, it was evident that the sight was hidden from them by some interposing crag. It was a dire struggle, but did not last above a minute, during whioh the two men heaved and swayed hero and there, till, reaching the edge, they re mained bent over, trying hard to re cover their balance ; then they fell and rolled over and over down the steep side, to disappear the next mo ment from their view. Larry uttered a hoarse cry as they disappeared, and bounded forward, olosely followed by Dawson. The way was. painful, though, and soon became a climb down to where at laBt they found Adams, looking very pale and dazed, sitting upon a' fragment of rock. "An are ye killed, masther dear?" orled Larry, feeling him all over. "Not a bone bruk," he cried, joyfully ! "only his head, an that don't matther a bit." '"Not much the matter, I believe," said the young man, giving himself a shake, and taking a little whisky from Dawson's flask. "And that treacherous scoundrel," exclaimed Dawson ; "he hoBn't es caped ?" Adams pointed down into a rift from which hehad crawled. Larry sprang down on the instant, to come baok after a few minutes with a Btrange, dry look upon his counten ance. "Dead?" said Dawson, in a hoarse whispers. 'Are there any crows an' bastes ov burden ov that kind in this partov the oounthry, 8or ?" said Larry, evad ing the question. Dawson nodded "Yes," he said, "plenty." "Thin, be the same token, I hopo thoblaokhearted villain wont disagree wid thlm. There's the ladie3 a-beok-oniu' ov ye. Come along, for thlm chaps may mako thlm out afther all." "Was he quite dead, Larry ?" said Dawson, hanging back to speak to the Irishman, as they climed toward the edge where the mules 6tood, as patient as so many sheep. "Sure, Sor, I didn't like to say so before the masther, bud the baste fell legs upwards, au'," ho added in a whisper, "he haden't jjot any head left worth epakin' about." Dawson shuddered, and the next minute they were leading the mules into a place of safety, which they found among the rooks, where at least they oould count upon being se cure from observation. " " 'o umits wete '' Rnd partaking of their provender, Here while the mulce were resting a mi n a. . ' p mm .111 w..flL. ' vM J oounoll of war was called, and the matter argued In all its bearings. It was impossible to hide from the wo men the fact that they were In the midst of dangers; but they bore It all with fortitude, and a look of admira tion more than once stole across Daw eon's faoe as Mary made somo quiet sensible remark. Two courses seemed opened to them to retreat and give up the proieot .for the time, as the valley wa3 open in their rear, or to go forward and try 'either to find away of getting out on to the plain on the right, or boldly pass by the ruffians' camp. "Well, Larry," said Dawson at last for tbTat Indivlduarhad'eatsnoking jaflf4iUokRii4ilsfening.at-, tentWejy Vell'l3a'rry;;whar"doy6u say?" " -i j "Bure, ye honor, it l8n6ifori the likes ov mo to make Diana, onlv to take ordhers." "Never mind ; tell uswhat you'd do. Would you go baok?" "Would I go back ?" said Larry in a tone of contempt. "I jlst wouldn't for the likes of thlm!" "Then what would you do?" "What would I do, yerhonor ? I'd invlnt a stratljim an' deludher the varmints. I'd jiat fade the bastes full to contintment, an' muzzle their fate, an' thin stale by the ill-lookin' ruffi ans, laughln: in me slave at tbim for a set ov fools, beggin' the ladles' par- rlnna " "I'm for Larry's plan said Dawson. "So am I," said Adams. "And I'll tell what it is, Larry, on ly let us have good luck and got to the silver region It's no'Jlttle sum you shall have to take back with you to tho old country, if you want to go." "Sure, yer honor," said Larry, with a cook of his eye, "an' isn't it a bad plan to begin givin' away what yo haven't got ?" "There get some sleep," said Daw- son, laughing, "and I'll take the watoh." . Objections were made, but overrul ed. "Unless you have rest you can not get through the task to-night," said Dawson ; and the force of his remarks was patent to nil. The sun seemed to comedown with greator force than over as the after noon wore on, and :Dawson saw from where he watched a couple of tho en emy oome up twice, and take a long look down the valley ; but they soon retlred-and ho inturn, stole forward. nfl nrppnlnrr frnm ni-on fn nij'ii! ing himself well under cover, thor oughly made himself master of thej bearings of the place, with the result that ho soon found that there was no way by which mules could pass save along by where the enemy watched. On foot they, might have climbed down from rock to rock, and eo gain ed the plain, but with their beasts of burden here was the only opening. He was returning when a detached stone suddenly rattled down close b3 him, and he had only time to throw himself flat on his face close under a large crag, when he became aware of the fact that one of tho spies was up above him, climbing higher and high er, and looking right over .where ho lay. It was a narrow escape, and he lay for quite half an hour, aware that a movement on his part must mean be trayal Of his position. Then he heard the fellow retire whistling, and he orept baok in safety to their hiding place. The fatigue of the party had been so great that, save the watch, they all slept heavily till about ten, when Ad ams awoke them. Refreshment wbb partaken of, and they prepared for their start. By the time the woinen'were ready the mule's feet had been covered with the woolen rug padB. Every arrange ment possible had been madefo'r their safety, and they setoff, Dawson going on In advance as scout, Larry bearing his orders to and fro to Adams, who led the first mule. Slowly, step by step, they crept on down a precipitous ravine so careful ly that hardly a stone was moved. It was as though a ghoBtly procession was on itB way, the phantoms of somo former mule train ; and at last they reached the lower level, where there was what might be termed the path way to the valley tho place where the enemy had pitched their camp. Here they halted for a few mlnuteB, to be joined by Dawson and Larry, the former giving his final orders In a whisper to Adams, namely, that a3 soon as they were out of the shadow of the rocks he was to turn sharp round to the right, and, making tho moon his mark, lead the mules right on her silvery track for the next two hours, and then, if not overtaken by him, to haltfor onehourl Thatspace of time past, Dawson advised that they should travel on till morning, and then seek some safe place where they could rest for a week ; and then it would bo wise for them to return giving up the quest. "But you, Mr. Dawson?" said Mrs. Adams, anxiously. "Well, my dear madam," he said, sadly, "it will be only a bit of fate. However, I am talking of the worst, and what you must do if those fellows stop Larry and me, for though we go in front now, we 6hall halt by the camp here till you get by, and then try to follow. Good-by," he said warmly. "For the present gcod-by,' said Mrs. Adams, "but had wo not better give up?" "Hist not so loud. They are not two hundred yards away, though they BROWiqyiLLE, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 1875. all seem to be asleep and no Bet. Give up ? Oh no ! That watch would never do." He took a step or two to where Mary Adams was standing by her mule, and held out his hand to her without a word. Mary seemed to hesitate for a mo ment, and then gave him her hand. saying goodby" quite calmly. The next minute he gave Adams a few final orders, and then she saw him step out of the dark ehadow whore they etood, and, olosely foil ow ed by Larry, go ailently on along tho level toward where the soraped rooka on the right rose higher, and oast a 6hadow right acros acrosatnia the narrow pfc-rvarf,' nf 'ith a a 'fa1&ti fKift"- XiiJ:. i ' or""; . -- .w wo3ed to disappear all three wfyo watched uotiolngnow soon a depart ing figure crew misty in the distance, and auguring therefrom well for their escape could they once pass the ene my. "Up on your millOj Mary," said Ad ams, helping her; "and now be ready. Perfect Bllence, mludt We start In a minute." Adams' blood ran cold, for, a9 he helped his sister to mount, the mule have an impatient squeal, and stamp ed with one of its fore-feet. At another time this would have been enough to set the whole train of seven in commotion; but they were replete nnd perhaps sleepy. Not an other paid any heed to the fikittlsh objector, nud the time being up, Ad ams uttered one more word of warn ing, drew ills rovolver with his right hand, took the leading mule's bridle with the left, nnd Btarted out of the shadow, the other docile beasts fol lowing in single file, and in perfect sl lenoe. Not two hundred yards to traverse before they would be level with the spot where the desperadoes lay asleep. Adams's heart thumped heavily; but he never hesitated for a moment. He had strung himself up for the task, and on he went, lightly and qulokly. Ono whinny from tho mules, one sharp kick! against a loose stone, would betray them ; but they passed over half the distance in safety. Then in the obscurity of the shadow ahead, Adams could just make out two watching figures, and, for aught he oould tell, the'y might be a couple of their enemies. He was compelled to believe that they were friends, and step boldly on, hard as was the task. Threo parts of thd distance. An- otbcr-jaileulo, ancUif thoy wore. fort u- nate ibey-would-be Vr, .Whawasjhat.?. GpHeavensT1 the slightest hitch would now be fa tal. There was a soft rustling noise, as if some ono alighting from n mule; and as Adams looked back his heart seemed to 6taud still, for ho saw that Mary, who rode tho last, had leaped down, and had taken his wife in her arms, lifted her from her seat on the last mule but one, end was carrying her. To halt now would have be'en fatal ; to have loft his guidance of tho first mule as bad. A glance decided him : he knew Mary's strength and he led on, and in this fashion tho train went by Dawson and Larry, both motion less as states tho mules led by Ad ams following one by ono, and the rear brought up by Mary Adams with her sister's slight form in her arms. Hearts beat faster, hearts seemed to stand still, aB the strange gray moon silvered train went silently by where, in a heap upon tho sand, lay in tho dark the whole party of desperadoes. Tho last mule pa9t Mary past with her burden and then, nt n sign from Dawson, she was joined by Larry, who, without a word, rolieved her of her fainting load. " Ten yards p2sfc danger twenty yard past thirty yards past; and, as Dawson watched, the mules already wore beginning to grow misty-looking as they trudged on for thosilentplaln, one groat gray lake apparently now in the moon-beams. Then thero was a faint yawn and he had but time to throw himself flat down upon his face, when a man rose from the shad ow, got up, shook himself, nnd strode out into tho moon-light, gazing In tke direction from which the fugitives had just come. Had ho looked toward the plain, he must have seen the dim, ghostly-looking, slow-moving train ; but, as It was, he stood scanning the valley for fully a minute, and that short space of time was long enough for tho dim, misty figures to fade or dissolve, as it were, in the silvery mist of the vast plain. But for this Dawson would have sprung upon him. He knew, how ever, that a oouille meant an alarm and certain pursuit. All depended on his delaying tho discovery of himself as long as possible. It was a nerve-trying position for tho strong man to Ho there revolver In ono hand, and a keenly pointed bowie.knlfe In the other waiting till this cold-blooded ruffian should dis cover and attaok him ; but it was for Aersake, though she did not love him. He might spring up and run for his life, and get away, but it would bo like betraying their escape and laying tho dogs upon their track. No : every minute was priceless in its worth for them now, and if he never joined them again, Mary would think ten derly In the fnture of the man who had given hi life to save hers. "A deal of good that would do us both !" thought Dawson, waking out of his romantic dream. "I reokon I mean to get the better of this rowdy, and join 'em again, and lay siege to my darling till she gives In. Patlenoe is a virtue, lad. Here he comes." The man yawned loudly, and mut tered sleepily aa he turned and look ed toward the plain, where all now was one silvery-gray mist. Dawson's nerves grew tense a3 steel, and he gathered his forces for a spring and the struggle to home. One blow and a run for liberty. Yes, that would do ; he would run back Into the valley ; It would be ea3y to dodge them, there, and then at daybreak he would scale the mountain, ollmb down one of the precipitous sides, and make for the plain that way. He could sooner or later find the trail and reaoh them. Yes, that would do. Now for It 1 "Hallo!" cried the ruffian, who now saw him; and Dawson's armed WSd8iSrirawn nP beneathtfhiife,M helAy fac downward, but oulyfo hlar-tfeo nesSBamentfo-resfc,tawre motionless ki one ajead. "Hallo!" orled the ruffian, coming closer. "What tho tarnation d'ye want? Crawl In there, for tho moon '11 be ou you d'rectly and drlvo you mad. Get up!" He accompanied this last order with a kick In thejprostrate man's ribs, ev dently thoughtless of the motto, "Lot sleeping dogs lie." "Get up, d'ye hear?" There was another and heavier kick, but Dawson did not move. ,'D'ye hear, Pete get up !" he oried again, and there was a fresh kick. Dawson gave a Bleepy growl. "Lie there, and go mad, then," said tho fellow, with an oath ; and Dawson, who was drenohed with perspiration, heard the ruffian yawn, straggle back to the lair under the rooks, and throw himself down. Saved ! and yet the nervous strain was greater than ever, so strong was the desire to spring up and run for life. Dut ho mastered the feeling, and Jay there perfeotly motionless for what 6cemed an age ; then, slowly oroeping inoh by inch as might a ser pent, he made his way along, pausing over and over again to listen. It was oruel work, and ho dare not attempt to rise until quite a hundred yards Intervened, and then It wa9 on all fours that he orept softly away for another hundred yards. There v?as no stonea now to wind amongst;" he was on the edge of the broad plain, brilliantly lit by the moon, and even now he dared not rlao, but crept away still upon hands and knees till he was quite a quarter of a mile away. Then he rose .and .listened.' v - -- .,J wj'fat a sound one Btrangoawful sl- iuucu. xio iuukeu oaca ;mere uiui ly seen, wera tho rocks of the valley bhlning In tho moonlight, but no pur suers were visible,- and Dawson stop ped to think. If thoso men were clever, they would be able to trace him by his foot printsperhaps follow those of tho mules. Anyhow, he could do noth ing. It would be the natural track, thought he, bitterly; thero was no scoundrel now to leave traoes of their route. And perhaps the fellows would remain watching for days, never thinking they had passed. At any rato, there was no help for It; he must join his friends, and try devices when he was with them to blind those who might follow. "Steer by the moon," he had said to Adams. ThereJ was hope in her bright face ; and, with an exultant cry of joy, he drew n long breath, and started off at o long double, whioh he kept up with little exertion to him self, and rapidly covering tho ground. CHAPTER XIV. IN THE DESERT. Day broke at last to find Caleb Daw son alone upon tho vast plain. He had walked on all night in the direc tion he had Indicated ; and now he halted, weary, choked, and half blind ed by the alkali dust that rose in an impalpable powder, and a dread wbb upon him that he might wander for days and never find the trail of hlB friends. It should Ho, ho thought, off to the left ; but It was almost as prob able that it hiy off to tho right. "Anvhow. I must havo rest," he thought so he sat down in a clump of sage brush, filled and lit his pipe, and smoked It out to the very end. Then be rose, refreshed with his quarter of an hour'a halt. It was a pure bright morning, and the'Bun was about to rise. All around looked clear, cool, and fine, and there was a soft dew up on the leaves of the ortemlsla, which began to glisten In the Boft light. He took a look round. "That's tho east," be Enid. "By-tbo-woy," he continued, with a sigh, "I hopo Adams won't muddle him- SC11 nnu uiui kuupi'. He could see nothing plain, plain everywhere, direction from which he but plain, but In tbo had come during the night rose the rugged hills. Suddenly, as a dull sense of despair began to oppress hfm, he tugged im patiently at his breast as If he wanted air, when his fingers became entangl ed with, a strap, and his heart leaped with joy. "Thank God!" be muttered, fer vently, and with hasty bends he drew round the thin sllng-gla33 that had hung forgotten at his back. To take It from its C3se and adjust it was but the work of moments ; and then, going dowu on one knee, he swept the plain, to see v-.t last in tho far dis tance, a group evidently halting. Yes, there were the mules, looking les3 than flies ; but they were there, and he was saved ye3, and they were caved too. The next minute ha had marked down the boarlngs in his own mind . aB well as he could, and started off, for he knew when the sun roBe thero would bo a quivering mlrago that would hinder observation, nnd It was Important that he should be well on his way before the sun grew too powerful. It was a fearful walk for he had no waier to quenon tho thir3t that op pressed him. When, too, he had got within snoh a distance that he could easily make the party out with his glass, in spite of the dancing mirage, he saw them start; and In spite of his exertions, he could gain bui little up on them. Again he had to stop and rest, par taking of suoh little refreshment as ,hkupookets contained. Thrsunoame down' with a' host that seamed to'dry hioatp-8s3-rttfe'Ma-of everyeaergy and "toward nvenlng, half-spent, he was staggering along, "when he stop ped to use the glass once more, and though thinga seemed to swim before his eyes, ho made out that tho mules were halted In a clump1 of bushes. This nerved him, and now, aa if In a dream, ho orawled on, how long he knew not, but to hear at last a cheery ehout, and he sank upon his knees, to feel strong arms thrust beneath his own, and find himself, before long laid among Borne bushes, With water that glorious fluid for whioh he had prayed moistening his hard dry mouth and throat, and seeming to give hlmhope aud life. The congratulations upon their escape were hearty, though Dawson sighed when once mofd left alone, for Mary was very quiet and r3erved. Their talk was mostly about tho dan gers they had passed through ; and Mrs. Adams wa3 full of penitence for what sho termed her weakness in fainting at such a time,while a faint blush spread over Mary's cheekB when allusion was inade to her bravery in carrying her Bister. A hot wind had been blowing part of the day, and, troublesome, as it had been, it had Its good points, for, on walking for somo distance back, it was found that every traos of-their foot-prints in tho sandy dust was fill ed In. Thero was nothing to fear, then, from the desperadoes. "Only the elements, then, now, Dawson," Baid Adams, 09 thoy sat in the calm night and smoked. "Thero is one more danger," said Dawson. Tndeed! What?" "Indians!" said the other, laconi oalIys9shladowntbsleerJ."r Days of journey tjifougH alkali plains, or tramping amluat Buge brush ; days of blinding dust, scoroh lugsun, and parching thlrat; but there were always the cool, pleasaut nights, when their tent set up for the Vv'omen, and calm rest and refresh ment strengthening all for the toll of tho succeeding days. Larry "tuk to mules," ho said, "as if they had been pigs, which they did reslmbleln their nature." At all events, the mules Beemed to like him, and beforo day light every morning thoy were away again over this "dhry say," aa Larry called It, Dawson never faltering for a moment as to his course, but oteering direct. At last tho plains were passed, and stony rising ground readied, where there were streams of limpid water, and places where rest and shade could be had In the hottest parts of the day. Then hill rising upon hill, and moun tain upon mountain, dark ravines, and wild gorges with huge rooks piled up and hurled aboutaa if by the throe of some hidlou's convulsion of nature. Then days of wandering here, and at last a halt In a wild valley like a deep rift, where tho air was pleasant aud cool. After a long reBt Dawson drew out his chart and studied it and the Burroundlng heights ; after whioh he carefully folded and replaced it. "Well ?" said Adams, for the other remained silent. "This should be tho Silves Valley," eald Dawson. "This? What, here?" exclaimed Adams. "Why, I do not see a sign." "Sure," said Larry to himself as he heard the remark, "I thought it was to be a glorious place, all shinin' an' white in the sun. Why, silver ain't, afther all, any betthar 'an tin. ii "Perhaps not," said Dawson wait till we have explored. "But When you are ready we will go." "I am ready now," said looking up. "Larry, mind, Adams, you are the ladles' body-guard ;" and the two young men plunged into the depths of a rocky cavern. TO BE CONTINUED. This story Is published by Messrs. Harper & Bros,, N. Y.. complete, and will be bent by them to nny part cf the Unitcl States, postage prepaid, on receipt of forty cents. Very few blacksmiths understand how to handle colts in shoeing and a good many farmers are equally igno rant. A colt may be ruined for life and ever afterward be troublesome in shoeing by his first lesssn. It cannot be expected that a colt will stand per fectly quiet while a shoe Is being put on wheft he knows nothing of what is wanted of him. The main thing la to get his attention attracted to something else besides the shoeing. A handful of hay for him to nibble at will somefrmea make him forget the hammering. It is a vlllaious hab it to pound a horse over the back with a havy hammer, as a great many horse-shoers do. It only makes the horse worse. Sacramento Agricultu ralist. With ca?o a man can walk upright ly. One who Is on the alert will not be found on tba orange peel. VOL. 19.-N0. 50. THE PACIFIC COAST. San Francisco The City at Largc Earthqnakes Frame Buildings Fire How tile Feople Litc i)ry Goods nnd Jewelry. Correspondence Nebraska Advertiser. , San Fkancxsco, Jane 3, 1S75. THE CJTY AT LARGE. In my last I gave you some of my impressions of San Francisco, but aa I had only boen in tho city a few days, they were necessarily brief and gen eral. I havo seen more of the city since. To .an eastern xrxanltAa& curious place. It is thS aeUBg'placo of the hra i defeat aad Ooetdeat-riha placow the strong, Belf-rellant,clful Saxon and Celt meet the pfcyaloally feeblo but intellectually strong Celestial, thU3 deploying in one city tho two extremes of civilization. It Is a city whioh has no thunder or lightning, and, I may say, no winter or summer. To-day, aa I write, tho thermometer standa at 60, and a spring overooat is comfortable. I oti, in my room writ ing, comfortable' only with a coal fire, and from my window I see, In full bloom, fusohlasand geraniums trained against tho sides of houses, nasturti ums in all their glory, roses of all va rieties till tho eye tires of them, calla lilies of a size thnfc I never saw be foro, and all the flowers that In the east are grown at thia season only in hot-houses, and which nro never turned out of doors till July or Au gust. Tho hills about thd city on tho bay are oolored with purple and yel low neper, and the roads are lined with the yellow marigold and other flowers which, owing to my lack of education In botany, I cannot put a name to. It l3comfortably warm in the sun, not too warm, and very cool in doors or in the shade. Aud, with the exception of a few daya in July, this Is aa worm as it ever gets here. The winters ore but u trifle colder. So the San Franciscan may be said to enjoy a delicious spring all the j'ear round. But it does enjoy EARTHQUAKES, which come with considerable regu larity, ana may do cousiuereii aa a fair offset to thunder and lightning. For it must bo a rather disagreeable thing to have the earth undor your feet heaving up and down and Blde wnys, and tumbling buildings about "your head, and all soft of thlog. When you can't rust the gro.und you stand on, what can you trust ? The olty has experienced some se vere shocks. Tho old Spanish resi dents tell of ono that occurred before the Yankee came, that made a fissure in the ground forty miles In length, but I rather"gue33. each generation has added ten miles to the crack. It was probably a mile long. In 1SGS a series of shocks disturbed tho equanimity of tho San Franciscans, destroying sev eral houses and oracking several more. But It Is fair to statethat the destroyed-and cracked houses were cheap struotures, and built on made ground. No well, substantially constructed building has over boen thrown down in the city by a shook aa yet. The fear of theso convulsions hss had its effect upon the architecture of tbo oity. Tho first settlers built one or two stories, three at tho most ; but the later comers have gone over that, and all over tho city -very, toll buildings show tholr heads. Thoy have discov ered that a building decently built and braced will stand any shock that has yet occurred or Is likely to. Th o new Palace Hotel now being built la seven very tall stories high. Earthquakes "are not without their useb, however. When the San Fran ciscan has looked upon the wine all night, and Gomes home in tho morn ing, and weaves unsteadily on the floor of his nuptial chamber, the wife of hla bosom remarke : "Sam'l, what Is over tho matter with you?" The answer alwoya ia : "Sary, my love, tho earth's a qua kin'. I kin hardly atan' up under It." In the country tho unsteadiness of the earth ta not feared, for It can do no espeoial damage. The buildings are all low and strong, so they cannot be shaken down easily, and the most violent ahocka can. damage nothing else. Occasionally wella arc made dry and the course of streams are changed, but these thinga do but lit tle harm. Only in oitios end villagea, where something can fall on some one, Is there any especial dread, and that la faat wearing out. The old res idents laugh at it. They may, how ever, catch one some day that will not bo r. laughing matter. This fear of earthquakes has led to tho erection, in the city, of many tliou3snda of FRAME BUILDINGS. The majority of the residences are built of wood ; iudeed, all the really elegant ones are of this material. There nro ecores of long btreeta of wooden houses, many of them thrco and fourstoriea in height. In conse quence there will be here, some day, and that not very far off, a FIRE that will dwarf that of Chicago, and make Boston ashamed of itself. The conditions are all here. All it wants is a party at Mrs. O'Leary'a, which requires milk for punch some night when there is a very high wind. There are thouaanda of acres covered with houses built of red-wood, which fs os much moro inflamable than pine as pine Is than brick. And the lots THE ADVERTISER o. w. iAinni:oTiifi. g.CITACCEn. HACKER FAIBBROTHER & Publisher & Proprietors. ADVERTISING RATES. One Inch, one ytr-.. Twonchei, one year , , , fto4 15 0 s m Each succeeding- Inch, per year- Legal advertisements at legal nxies Onesouare., .. .. . - - 1 iv nncs or nonpareil, or iessj nrst csertlon, $1.C0 each subsequent Insertion, 50c. JK3AH transient advertisements must boipatcJ J or in advance. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THECOUNTYV are small 25sS0 so the houses stand aa oloae togetheraslthe fire-fiend could wish. Then to make'll'more certain, the supply of w4otr la shrift, Tho people here all talk of and espoot It but they go on building red-wood houses all tho same. HOW THE PEOPLE LIVE. It la easier to live in San Francisco ttian In any city on the oontlnerit. The supply of fruits and vegetables ia beyond demand; and auoh fruits! They have strawberries from March to November, and buoh Btrawberriea tho undersigned never; saw. Gieafc luscious berries, as,. big as hlokory nuta, end with a flavor ihoT never knew In the east. 80 far, lam nofi 'P2ey. ake UP ke crysthat Call- f0 fruibrihav. no flavor, whlck Ja eo common m tne ease All thatri have eaten were even rloher tbaaJLhe best I ov&r tains. But I have not tried them all yet. Green peaa.'Jasparagus, new po tatoes, turnips, nnd all that kind of truck, are always In season. Tho markets present beautiful appear ance, for there you will see everything" th9 appetit9craves for,-and!aU of tho, best. We are eating oherrled'now ot all kinds,' and Joranges ar6e,lllria; ia tho orohards south of San Franolaco at fifty cents a bushel. Think of that ! And they have a Vfrlety. The vegetablea of China, Japan, and tho islands of tho sea grow here better even than they do Jon their, native soil. So these favored people gratify their tastes with the delloaoiea of two oontinents. San Francisco feeds well. Rents are very high, hovrevor, which in part balances the cheapness of provlsiona.tA house on a decent street, 25x40, costing $3,000, on ground worth $2,000, rents readily for $1,000 a year, or twenty per oent. And on tho better streets rents are still higher. DRY GOODS are about thesame aa In the 02S, at retail, I "mean. But heavens.'how the women dress here! Kearney and Montgomery streets will show moro handsome nnd exnensivelv-dyossed women any afternoon than any two streets in America. Not only do they delight in costly fabrics, expensively made, but thoy iudulgo in jewelry to an extent that makes a poor easterner shudder. TDIamonda nnd ureoious stones Of all kinds are'eommon, nnd every lady sooma 'to vie with her. neignoor as to tne numoer and en' jp-j thstTs'Iie weara. Asldefrom tlie Jenl- tlcstjpbuslnees of the city, whlccis ! f" not only very large, but veryVr&Utr. :y 1 bio, great fortunes are made here very suddenly In raining enterprlres, and money thus made la always eaally spent. I saw ono lady Jas3 Sunday, lu church, who had on her fingers seven diarnoud rings, to say notHlng of her bracelets, ear-drops and brooch es, all of which were diamond till you couldn't reat. Then every woman, wears a great 'ropo of gold about her neok outside of her'Jouter garmerita, and tho larger the rope the better. They wear goodjolothea and expen sive jewelry In this olty. As fortunes aro lost here as quickly ns they are' mode, it Is po39lbio that their hus banda have purchased theso things for them to fall back upon in the etent of disaster. Imagine a husband coming home to his wife with tho'remark : "I'm busted, Jane; strip off them diamonds, for I want them to start ogoln.' That has been qaid In San Francis co a great many Jtlmea, nnd will bo a great many more. I will say for the women of San Francisco, thot they aro a freab, band some, heal thy eet, averaging. In point of beauty, far above any of the cltie3 of the eaat. Their plated harness helps them, of course.Jbut they would attract attention wero they drseed less like the fillea of ths fleldf. In my next I shall give my two daya' experlenco in the Chinese quar ter of the olty. 'Pietro. The Ready Rosr. Roosters are the pugiliata among birda, and having no sultableshoulder tewstrike from, they strlko from tho heel. When a rooster gets whipped;, the hens all march oph with therother rooster, if he ain't half so big or hand sum. It Is pluck (hat wins a hen. Roosters, az a class, won't do any household work ; you kantgit a rooa tor to pay any attention to a young one. They spend most of their timo In crowing and strutting about, cud wunce in a while they will find n wurm, whioh they make such a great fus3 over, calling their wives up'from a distance, apparently to treat them, but as the bens git there, this elegant ousa bonds over and gobbles up tho worm. Juot like a man for all tho world I Josh Billings. A negro woman wa3 relating her experience to a gaping congregation 0 color, and among other things ehe' said she had been in heaven. One of the ladiea of color asked her, "Slater, did you see any black "folks up in heaven?'' Oh, get out! youapoael' go in de kUcheu when I was dar?" If you should invest in n iqttery, always dream three nighta in auccea hIod, immediately preceding the day of the drawing, that your number drew the capital prize. A Bridgeport man did this, and the very next day he saw an announcement lu the pa per that the drawing had been post poned for three months ! Can you spell consent tew ? Y-c-3. in three let? t i ' I ! 1 i . -, lib , ,-l : Tiia iiT amr l C tK. J1. . I T IT m 1 ? ;i, i I i , 1i ' l ii t i