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The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

s@- Among the sand plains of Cape
Cod there exists, though in somewhat
primitive state, that New England institu-
tion-the common school. In those bar
ren regions disconsolate pedagogues still
essay to teach the "young ideas how to
shoot although the youthful denizens OF
that section, under paternal supervision,
generally learn {ho science of shooting"
a gull on the wing, long before their pres
ence darkens the portals of school-house.
A tall and red d'headed son of Grand
Bank fisherman was endeavoring to mas
ter the contentl of spelling book, one
morning while the master, with zeal wor-
thy of better cause, was trying to lend
him assistance in the manner Of the sequel
Knife; what does that spell 7 1
don't know" grunted the boy. "What
did you eat breakfast with this morning 7"
with daddy's old razor" responded the
embryo skipper of fishing smack. Tho
suggestion contained in the above is req
ommended to boarding house keepers, who
are in the habit of offering tough beef
steak to their customers.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

LASTING EFFECT OF BONES AND AMI
NAL MArTER-We have seen, says the
American Cotton Planter, crop of tur-
nips, by their increased luxuriousness,
mark the land where thirty years previ-
Gus about one hundred bushels of crushed
bones had been applied per acre. The
Rural New Yorker says:
We know of field in an adjoining
county that has been cropped for thirty
years, and is now in high state of fertili-
ty. The surrounding fields are nothing
like it, and with similar cultivation would
by this time have been utterly impover-
ished. The former is the site Of an old
Indian burying ground, and when the
country was first settled, was ihdented
with graves within six feet of each other,
all over its surface The dead were
buried in sitting posture, not two feet
below the surface, and the writer, when a
boy, filed his pockets many time with
beads and arrow beads, turned up by the
dcsecrating plnurhshare. The half de-
cayed bones of the aborieines are this
day to be seen mingled with the soil, and
sad as it may seem, furnish food to sue
cessiye crops of grain and grass IF the
soil at any time gave signs of impover-
ishment, the occupant merely run the
ploughshare few inches deeper, and
turned up tea0 more Indians.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

WHAr1T CosTs-In l3 days, the AL
lies rained on Sebastopol 100000 balls,
averaging As lbs in weight, making q
daily shower of 2, ,7oo,o0 lbs. of iron, OF
a total storm of 50, 100, 900 lbs. worth, at
the rate English pig iron is selling, (let
alone transportation and manufacture,
1913 $50. If the cannon balls fred from
the Allied lines, during the thirteen days
were rolled into rail bars weighing sixty
pounds to the yard, the bars would ex-
tend three hundred and thirty-two miles
or, if laid as railroad, would suffice for a
single track road from New York to AL
bany, with all the necessary turn-outs.-
It is estimated that 4,68O,000 lbs. Of
powder was required to push the iron
At Is cents per h., this cost 100000.
Lives lost not counted.
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A SagaciOus Eagle.

A man in Connecticut shot an eagle of
the largest kind. The bird fell to the
ground, and, being only wounded, the
man carried him home alive. He took
good care Of hun, and he soon got well =
He became quite attached to the family
in which he was adopted; and though he
was permitted to have his liberty, and Of
ten few away to considerable distance
from the house, he always came back
again 1t was his custom to take his sta
ton in the door-yard in front of the house,
and if any well-dressed person came thro'
the yard to the house, the eagle would sit
still, and make no objections; but if a
ragged person came into the door-yard,
he would fly at him, seizing his clothes
with one claw, and holding On to the
grass with the other. In this way he
would make him prisoner. The owner
of the house was often called upon to re-
lease people who had been captured by
this eagle 1t is a curious fact that the
bird never attacked people, however rag
ged they might be, if they approached
the house by the back door. 1t was only
when they attempted to enter through the
front door that he assailed them. He had
some other curious habits, as, for instance,
instead of going out every day in order
to get his breakfast, dinner, and supper
his custom was, about once week, tc
make hearty meal, which lasted him fol
six or seven days. His common food wa:
the king bird He would sometimes catcf
ten of these birds in the course of few
hours. The eagle must have been very
dexterous to have done it, by the way, fol-
the king bird is surprisingly quick in hi.
motions, and does not make anything o
the task of catching bees by wholesale, a
they are going into their hive. ! watch
ed one last summer for half an hour, a
he was making his breakfast at the ex
Ipense of the bees belonging to the frient
at whose house l was visiting; and /
amused me not little, although eoul'
not help plying the poor bees, to see tn
dexterity with which he made prisoners o
the poor little fellows.i
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BEAUTIFUL ExrRAcT.-Whent the sum-
mer of youth is slowly wasting away on
the nightfall of age, and the shadow Of
the past becomes deeper and deeper, and
life wears to its close, it is pleasant to
look through the vista Of time upon the
sorrows and felicities Of our earliest years.
If We have home to shelter, and hearts
to rejoice with US, and friends have been
gathered together around our fire sides,
taen the rough place Of wayfaring viii
have been worn and smoothed away in the
twilight of life, while the many spots we
have passed through will grow brighter
and more beautiful Happy, indeed, are
they whose intercourse with the world has
not changed the tone of their holier feel
ings, or broken those musical chords OF
the heart, whose vibrations are SO mclodi-
Gus, so tender and touching in the evening
Of age.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

BUNKER HtLL.-A Yankee gentleman
conveying British gentleman around to
view the different objects Of attraction in
the city of Boston brought him to Bunker
Hill. They stood looking at the splendid
shaft, when the Yankee said:
"This is the spot where Warren fell"
"Ah % replied the Englishman, ovi.
IDENTIFY not posted up in local historical
matters, "did it hurt him much ~
The native looked at him with the ex-
preston of fourteen 4th Of July in his
countenanee.
"Hurt him ;" he exclaimed, che was
killed, sir -
"Ah, he was eh ;" said the stranger
still eying the monument, and computing
its heigh5 in his own mind, layer for layer
"Well, should think he would have been
to fall so far"
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PPopnsEn SALE OLE TILE PrnL1c w

PRoPosED SALE OF THE PUBLIC WoRKs
OF PENNsYLvANIA.-It appears that the
original cost of constructing the public
works of Pennsylvania was S32, ,424, ,267.
During the twenty-three years that they
have been in operation the working ex-
pendltures have amounted to 5 ,499, ,657,
and the interest on loans to $40, ,l56, ,796,
making the whole amount of cost to No
vember, 1886, $S7, ,646,171. The reve-
nue. to the same period was $25, ,342, ,02O,
showing balance against the improve
ments Of $50, ,l56. So that the State
has been paying Eve and six per cent. per
annum on its loans made to build the
works, while the works have yielded the
State less than one per cent. The Legis-
lature has passed bill to sell the main
line of these works, fixing the minimum
price thereof at seven and half millions
of dollars, and if purchased By the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, at eight and
half millions, and repeating the tonnage
tax.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

THE ToMB OF THE LATE EMPEROR
NIcHoLAs.-A correspondent of the Bcs-
ton Transcript, writing from St. Peters
burgh, April i3, thus speaks of the late
Emperor Nicholas at the Fortress Church:
Around one of the sarcophagi l saw
a dense crowd, and, approaching it, found
it that of Nicholas. The cloth was new,
and no dust had settled upon the ertnine
border. His initial letter was embroider-
ed in amaranth, aud candle burns day
and night upon the tomb The little
relic that was placed upon his breast
while he lay in state in the Palace, lies
upon the middle of the sarcophagus. 1t
is surrounded by wreath of immortals-
Every one who approached The spot SEEM
ed touched with real sorrow, and all spoke
in whispers around the grave Of that great
man.
GAS stood there watching the crowd,
the gates were suddenly thrown open, and
an old general, in full uniform, entered
and approached the tomb. Taking of
his helmet, he held it before his face, and,
kneeling, seemed for few moments to be
engaged in earnest prayer. The helmet
shook in his hand as if with emotion
Finally rising, he kissed the relic that had
lain upon his masters breast, and then
crossing the aisle, kissed Alexander's tomt
in the same way. He had served under
both Emperors, and this, his daily tribute
to their memories, was most touching
He is the commander of the fortress O
St. Petersburgh, and one of the last act
in the public life Of Nicholas was to thanh
him for his public services The Czal
sent him the imperial portrait enriched
With diamonds
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~, 80

na. The California Pioneer, the Knick-
erbocker Magazine of the Pacific, tells a
story of faithful old member Of a church
in Massachusetts who was fond of exhort-
ing. lie always commenced by saying
that he was quite anaceH, and did not feel
at all like speaking in meeting, but would
say word and give way to his brother
D.; and then he would go on, roaring
loudly and swinging his arms, for at least
an hour. AT the conclusion of one Of
these harangues, "Brother D." slowly
rose, and in most solemn voice said
II should be amazingly interested to hear
our friend once when he was in full
health"
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

THE HEART YOU SHOULD HAVE
Would you be true patriot Have an
American heart. It's pulsations are for
liberty, for freedom, for republicanism-
all that can bless the individual. give vital
ity and success to the State, and grandeur
and strength to the nation. 1t is the
heart of hearts. Show us a man with
real American heart, and We look upon
him who is an honor to his kind, full
measured patriot, a firm and valiant de-
fender of his country, profound lover of
its institutions. His heart is right. His
hands are right. He will be sure to be
right any way and any how.
Have an American heart. 1t will swell
your bosom nobly. 1t will ell you with
the grandest of feelings. He who can say,
II have an American heart, and its every
throb is for America" has a possession
the wealth Of tie riches of the world cam
not parallel.-fsnne Baptist.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13
.Inne.

The Louisville Journal says these lines are
from lady whose fame as an American poetess
is established all over the continent They
might, more properly have been inserted in our
columns during the past month, but "better
late than never"
Bright beautiful June! sweetest month of the yearl
Again in thy annual round thou art here!
Thou comest in beauty with sunshiny hours,
The rose in thy bosom, the queen of the flowers,
Thy presence sheds fragrance DER hill and er dale
Thy voice sends for music through wood and thro
vale.
The bird bends his notes with the hum of the bee,
And the leaf-covered trees look welcome to thee,
The fields are all fresh in their spring robe ofgreen
Or itch with the culture which gladdens the scene,
The waters blithe notes unequalled by art,
And no hing is sad save the sin darkencd heart
Bright beautiful June have loved the full well
When my life was as bright as thy blossoms that
fell
On the gay, smiling green, which lay spread to my
view,
As it pilowed the sunbeams or Graded the dew.
Ny heart had no blight in those sweet summer days,
cared not for fame, and sighed not for praise;
1t was bliss to sit idly and muse in the shade,
While around me the light breeze sportively played,
Or to gaze forth On nature, around and above,
Till my dreams were q erburdened with beauty and
love.
Till quick changing fancies rushed oer my brain,
Uncalled by deep study, unmingled with pain,
UnbIoken by thoughts of the dark coming years,
Unchecked by their trials sorrows or tears.
There rested a charm in each bright blooming flower
Each leaf had its language, each petal its power,
Each scene had its beauty, rock mountain and glen,
Oh when will they look to me lovely as then I
Or when shall watch for the ebb and the flow
Of the tide which runs up where the sweet briar
grow,
Or walk meath the bossoming locust-trees S shade
Where many loved one and lost one has strayedl
Sweet June thou art lovely as cen in those hours
When l traversed the wild wood and gathered thy
flowers;
Thy paths are as green and thy roses as bright,
While my life's waning summer has lost half its
light.
Now muse with the feelings which prompt the
sad sigh
Even where the magnificent Hudson rolls by,
And gaze on prospect eRchantingly fair,
But where are the friends of past seasons oh where?
wandered alone through garden and grove,
And hear the birds sing as Iecklessly rove,
But miss the glad voices which answered to mine,
And worship in silence at memory's shrine.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

The New York correspondent of the
Boston journal says, "In passing down
10Th street to-day, 1 met for the first time
in many months, General Scott. He re-
sides in a splendid mansion in that street,
which he has purchased since the title of
Lieutenant General was given to him, with
the salary added from the time of the war
with Mexico. He grows old rapidly, and
the change in his appearance since the re-
suit of the campaign that elected Gen.
Pierce is very apparent. His lofty form
is bowed down-his elastic step has passed
away-a look Of sadness and WEAKNESS
has settled upon those once expressive and
decided features He leads very retired
life-sees but little compaHy-rarely ap-
pears in public, and usually walks alone
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aeg PADDY Mcshane was annoyed ex.

ceedingly by 1 strange dog. On cold
winter night, tie wind cutting like knife,
after the dog had been turned out of doors
no less than three times, Pat was awaken
ed by q rather extensive fracture of the
glass. The dog was in the house again.
Paddy waited iupon him out, and both
were absent for. some fifteen minutes, so
that his old wogan, becoming alarmed at
such prolonged absence, rose and went to
the window "What are yees doing out
there, Paddy, acushla :" said she. There
was such chattering of teeth that the
answer for som5 time was quite uninteli-
gible at last il came: 81 am trhying to
fraze the diyilisA baste to death" "
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

PRExTIcE's LAsT-Two or three pa
pers in the interior of Kentucky, are oc-
casionally attacking US, and friendly
correspondent asks why we DON'T "casti-
gate them.n The truth is, they are al
together too small A woman once hand.
ed her crying baby to her husband, re-
questing him to make it hush. 1t con-
tinued to cry till she got out of patience
and then she called to her husband, 81 de
wish you would spank that baby" "Ye es, ,
said he. He fumbled about for some time
and at length she angrily exclaimed
saint you going to spank the baby ~
"1 would" he replied, "but, indeed, wife
1 can't find any place big enough t.
spank. .n-LouisuMs Journal.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

Why THERE is NO RAIN IN PERU.-In
Peru, South America, rain is unknown.
The coast of Peru is within the region OF
perpetual southeast trade-winds. Tho
the Peruvian shores are on the verge OF
the South Sea boiler, yet it never rains
there. The reason is plain. The south
east trade-winds in the Atlantic Ocean
first strike the water on the coast of Africa.
Travelling to the northwest, they blow
obiiquely across the ocean until they reach
the coast of Brazil. By this time they
are heavily laden with vapor, which they
continue to bear along across the conti-
nent, depositing it as they go, and sup
plying with it the sources OF the Rio de la
Plata and the southern tributaries of the
Amazon. Finally they reach the snow
capped Andes, and here is wrung from
them the last particle of moisture that
that very low temperature can extract
Reaching the summit of that range, they
now tumble down as cool and dry winds
on the Pacific slopes beyond. Meeting
with no evaporating surface, and with no
temperature colder than that to which
they were subjected on the mountain tops,
they reach the ocean before they become
charged with fresh vapor, and before,
therefore, they have any which the Peru
Wan climate can extract. Thus we see
how the top of the Andes become the
reservoir from which are supplied the riv-
ers of Chill and Peru.-Lieat Maury.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13
JoERJ EEAZINGER,
Dealer in Boots. Shoes and Caters.
Commercial Street, next door to Block ( Co.

a The subscriber has now on hand at his stand one
Il Door below the Corner of Pine and Commercial SITS.
"a the LARGEST STOCK of BOOTS. SHOES. CATERS
RUBBERS and LADIES' SHOES ever offered for sale in
the mountains which he will dispose of AT THE LOWEST
RATES. By keeping hand the best assortment to be
had in California and by giving his business his personal
attention. he hopes to merit and receive share of public
patronage. He designs keeping full assortment hand
and viii at all times he pleased to wait the public
n. Bile has in his employ the best workmen in the
State. and will at all times make to order Fine Boots,
Shoes Ladies' Slippers and in fact anything that
sarv in his Bushes. Call in and his assortment of
Boots and Shoes. for summer Nav 25-3m
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p.,u~,cp A:,1v-Nr W;ckl;Fs

PRENTICE A6ArN.-Mr. Wickliffe, ex-
postmaster general of Kentucky, recently
abused Geo D. Prentice, of the Louisville
Journal, in ptlitical speech. The latter
replies by calling him every silly old
man, and furth}r says: "Mr. Wicklife
calls US 'an abb qlitionist.' The charge is
not only false put upgentlemanly. The
truth is, that Mf w. never had any part
of gentleman'in him except when he
once bit off and swallowed gendemaa's
ear.n
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ticle of lost freedom isa conquest to those

ticle Of lost freedom is a conquest to those
tyrants.
And it is this circumstance which will
keep true American back from any rash
action. Should such actions follow, a
moderate foreigner never can deny that
they are provoked by foreigners them
selves.
Now one consolation for those poor fel-
lows, who expect to be brought into bond
age by ferocious X. Ms Every man
that is born in America is an American
and therefore your posterity at least will
belong to those who now look down upon
you contemptuously. And if you are an
industrious man, and fortune attends your
honest strife, then there is still some hope
left that you will get along comfortably
in spite of all the threatening signs of the
time. Only remember the duties to your
new home WaUerly Magazine.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

TRANsPARENcEs FROM PUNCH.--When the
mother of a large family Of grown up daughters
paws great deal of court to rich young man,
who is not vet blessed with wife. her conduct
becomes so ridculously transparent that all her
female friends openly laugh at her for it. When
a candidate plays with the children of an elec-
tor. and stufs them with oranges and sugar
pums, and pays compliments to the wife, and
begs to hold the baby whilst "she gets the good
mans DINER ready" it does not require the
sight Of lynx, or a conjuror, to see through a
miserable Transparency like that. When q
friend drops in alter dinner, and brings bag
of f!herts with him, the Transparency assumes
Immediately the rich glow of u bottle Of wine.
When a medical man is called out Of church
regularly every Sunday, he must flatter himself
exceedingly If he fancies no one sees through a
trick 50 excessively transparent as that When
q proud extravagant family breaks up its es-
tablishment in town ard country, sells off every
thing it has, and goes TO live on the continent
for the purpose of giving the children the best
continental education, We doubt if there are
many persons, even Of the most benevolent
turn of mind who give much faith to story SO
transparent. When government talks year
after year of the "public accounts being franz
ed with the strictest regard to economy" We
wonder how many persons are taken in by the
Transparency When a young swell puts
down his horses, aud voluntarily gives up his
doe-cart, because he has been ordered to take
exercise, the only effect such q transparency
can have on the eyes and minds OF his friends is
to make them exchange looks OF comlcal ln>
credulitv, and smile. When a servant wishes.
for q holiday "to go and see her mother on
Easter Monday, or a clerk asks for days
leave, if convenient for the purpose of visiting
his aunt in the country who is very poorly" on
the Derby Day, though the requests in both in
stances may be acceded too, still we suspect
that the masters, in granting them, kindly shut
their eyes TO the extreme transparency OF the
excuse.
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ra- do yof know the prisoner, Mr.

n- do yof know the prisoner, Mr.
Jones;'
'Yes-to theiback bone,'
what is his character
Never knewlhe had any
Does he live near you"
so near that he has only spent i've shil-
lings for Grewo4d in eight years
did he evertcome into collision with
you in any mai fer ?
'Oply once, ind that was when he was
drunk and mist bok me for lamp-post.'
From what You know of him, would
you believe hi4 under oath .
That depends upon circumstances. If
he was so much intoxicated that he did
not know what he was doing, l would; if
not wouldn't.j
you can ste p aside, Mr.. Jones. Crier
call the next witness
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Dear me, how huidly he does talkp
said Mrs. Partiugton, recently, at tenn
parance lecture. i am always rejoiced
when he mounts the nostrum, for his elo-
quencc warns me in every nerve and car
fridge of ny body
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

Too BAD.--A virgin Of twenty-three was
lately throwing oht some affected saeers at mat
rimonv, when a gave friend in the company
made the remark marriages were made in heav-
en-" "Can you tell 9me my dear s;r," rajoined the
ing down. !
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Steep Hollow Canal Go.
To all whom IL NAV Concern.

TNOW We that the undersigned did locate by
IL due notice, Canal for mining and other pur-
poses in the county of NeEada and State of Cali
fornia, on the 23rd day Of May, A. D. 1855, at
xhich time they did claim the right and privilege 70
erect the requisite dam; in and across the stream
commonly known as Steep Hollow, in Little York
Township, at place called Negro Flat and about
two miles above the dam Of the Chalk Bluff Lum-
Der and Water Company; such dam 10 be sufficient
to fill ditch and foom of the following dimensions,
,owit - Said aoom 10 be three feet ~ wide, and
twenty 20j inches in depth, 70 conduct the water
from the dam into n ditcn four t4) feet wide upon
the top, two ard one t2N wide at the bottom and
two and one-haf l2i) feet in depth. Said Ditch or
Canal and foom to Iun On the north side Of steep
Hollow, at grade Of twenty-one t2l) feet to the
-Inie, and to follow in line with Steep Hollow
Canon unto the Chalk Bluff Saw Mill then to divide
and run by branches to Waloupa, Red Dog, Mule
Ravine, and intermediate places.
The undersigned hereby notifying all persons
that they claim the right to build said dam, as well
as the right of way to contract the foom and ditch
as herenbefore described. and also water sufficient
10 fill the said ditch and floom from and out OF the
waters of Steep Hollow, which at this date,
rghtfully and legally to other person or persons,
zclsined or belonging JOHN IOBpEi!l',
T r. MORGAN,
WIN. A. BEGOLB,
D. A. CRANE.
5-,,sa ,qSx 2,,~
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

We understand that hasty pudding, which
had been set out 10 cool in Boston, was taken
up 10 the wattn-house by watchman, on
charge Of smoking in the street.
The Nevada journal., 1855-07-13

s@ Somebody says wife should be
like roasted lamb-tender and nicely
dressed Somebody else Hickedly adds,
"and without sauce"