Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-12-13
VOLCANO. Dec. 9th, 1856.

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cano. while useful associations, and noble pur-
SUITS are wholly neglected
The population of this place cannot be
less than three thousand, and certainly there
is some intelligence among so many people.
There are at least dozen doctors and nearly
as many lawyers in the place, besides many
young men who make some pretentions to
literary requirements; and notwithstanding
all this there is no Lyceum or other literary
society in the town.
Do young men and young ladies imagine
an educated foot of greater importance than
an educated head? Is conversation COM
posed of public scandal, senscless twaddle and
sckening compliments, to be preferred to an
intelligent interchange of ideas on subjects of
Importance and general interest? 1t may be
well enough for young people to learn the art
of dancing, but it does not look well in them
to neglect their brains until they resemble
"an unwecded garden"
The evenings are long, and amusemcnts
are sought after to kill time and some young
men succeed admirably, in way not very
well calculated to reflect much credit on them
selves or the town they inhabit. And now,
if the men Of this place who ought to take al
interest in the Improvement Of society, will
come out and help to organize Lyceum, and
encourage it by working little, they will be
repaid by having in their midst fourishing
and useful society
Let the ladies encourage such Institutions
with their presence. 1t will lend dignity to
the place. and afford them amusement and
instruction. Young men will then cease to
''loaf about town" and apply themselves to
the requirement OF useful knowledge
Who will second the motion for a Lyce-
um? y.
-FOUR correspondent adopts the sledgc-haInmer
style, decidedly. There may be those. excessively
given to gripping the light fantastic toe" who
will pronounce it a regular meat-axe production
Well, "N.n stands on his own bottom. We, how
ever, second his motion for Lyceum. Now let US
see if it will carry. We hope it may.]
QuILL-Inadvertantly, we admitted Quilts
I first communication without knowing the re-
al name Of the auther; and in his reply to
eva" he still forgets to furnish the editors
with his proper cognomen 1t would seem
hard, Quill, for a man to be thus cut short;
but the editors must have the real names of
contributors for publication, but to
avoid imposition.
THuRsroN & Co.-See the advertisement
of this firm. They have just opened a very
large and in all respects magnificent assort-
ment of winter goods selected in San Fran
cisco with great care by their experienced
clerk and salesman, Mr.. Branch. Call and
see for yourselves Terms cheaper than
the cheapest, for cash.
DoGs.--Won't somebody establish sau-
sage mandatory in Volcano? There are
several hundred worthless ours in this place
and we see no other chance to have them
disposed of, Can anybody tell us the good
of seven or eight hundred bowling, yelping
dogs in town the size of this What's the
price Of strychnine?
DRYrowN LADIEs-"H Homer" writing from
Drytown, Amador county, to the Cal Amer
lean, fills half column Of that paper in
praise of the ladies residing in the village
named. He aillrms that "Drytown possess
es the fairest galaxy of females in all Cali
fornia."
FRE.-A house on Indian Flat, a short
distance from town, was burned down about
D o'clock last Monday morning. Cause of
the fire, bad whiskey-the three occupants
of the house having found their way home at
late hour, and in an "exhileratedD condi-
ton
PoLIroAL.-We understand that late X
N. stump orator of Volcano has since the
election turned his attention to architecture,
and has lately been engaged in constructing
a mud chimney at Ashland, about three miles
distant from this place.
Mr. BRowS, of the Third District, is Pres
ideut of the Amador Board Of Supervisors.