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THAT'S JUTS MY LUCK"

How often do we hear this exclamation
from one who has met with q catastrophe
from inattention and neglect. Many apoor
fellow, whose plans may havebeen we'll laid,
but who has not used proper circumspection
throughout the enterprise in which he is en-
gagged, becomes sadly disappointed at his
failure, and curses the luck which has be-
fallen him. But this will be generally
found shallow philosophy. We do not
mean to assert that events do not take place
which no human circumspection could forsee,
and no human wisdom could guard against;
but we do assert that the disasters of life
are mainly attributable to ignorance and
carelessness, and are not attributable to luck
or chance. at all. .a
Many persons there are, who seemto be
struggling with adverse circumstances dur
ing the whole of their lives, and finally go
to their graves the embodiment Of incessant
bad luck. This bad luck, however, when
analysed, is only a wantof energy, economy,
and foresight. ANY other person than the
soi distant unluoky one sees how and why he
does not succeed. He 'observesa man in a
good and growing business, neglecting that
business toindulge in recreation and amuse-
ments, while his customers are going to other
and more attentive traders. Business thus
falls away, and the trader continues his de-
votion to amusements to compensate for the
feverishness which the decay of his business
produces He finally fails, and thus talks
about his bad luck Bad luck, forsooth
Just as if his course could have resulted
otherwise. -
The young man who has secured good
situation, is drawn away from his masters
interest by the allurements Of pleasure, and
thus become careless and inattentive. His
master demonstrates with him, but all to no
purpose. At length he is discharged with
out Recommendation by which he can pro-
cure another place, and whines about his
bad luck There was no luck in the matter.
He had but reaped the proper reward for his
negligence and inattention.. ~. -.
Those who go into crowds on festivedays,
with we'll filled pocket books, which ever and
anon they are. exposing, find during their
perambulations that some one has relieved
them of their money. They curse their luck
when they should curse their stupidity
They simply threw out bait to the pick.
pocket, and it was taken. -. =,
The young neglect their studies, and when
they attempt to enter upon the duties Of se
tive life they find themselves incompetent t
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their performance. Iney talk OF tneir DAD
luck, but all their difficulties are traceable
to misspent time in their youth. ..-.
On the other hand, under the false i'm
preston that child is gifted with more than
ordinary capacity, a fond but foolish parant
will cause that child's mind to be stimulated
at the expense of his or her bodily health,
and when prostrated by disease, that parent
talks of the bad luck that he has in rearing
his child. The bad luck in this. case, was
simply lack of common sense on the part
Of the parent. -.. t.,. ...
{ A merchant, not satisfied with the regular
gains of a legitimate business, enters the
stock market, or becomes shaver of notes.
The sharp ones take hold of him, and load
him down with decaying stocks, or foist up
on him inferior promissory notes, and after
o while he finds that. not only the profits. of
his newly adopted business are gone, but
that he has consumed more or less Of his
regular capital in trade, He, too, talks of
bad luck, but his misfortune is simply that
he forgets to mind his own business:
A lawyer, who had pretty good supply
of paying clients, becomes. dissatisfied with
the monotony of his practice, and concludes
that he might as we'll employ his leisure
time in the arena of politics. Hejoins what
he deems growing party, and when he i'm
AGNES they are about to succeed, thinks he
has attained the end of his ambition and is
sure of his reward. The party does not
gain the ascendeucy, and instead Of obtain
ing political position, the lawyer finds that
he has lost the majority of his clients
This, also, is called bad luck.
Such instances might be repeated, ad f.
nitun,, and they only show how very little
bad luck there really is in the world. Events,
generally, are but the sequence of material
cause. Those who with prudence and ener-
gylay out their plans are very seldom disap-
pointed in the general result. We do not mean
that they are net subject to delays and dis.
appointments, for that is the lot Of every
thing human. But, in the long run, proper
means directed to proper ends arealmost
certain of producing good luck for those
who use them. ~ TrT
The talk about bad luck ELECTS young
people very seriously. When hey become
negligent, and things go wrong, instead of
looking at the errors which they have COM
mitted, and reforming vigorously, they be-
gin by grumbling at their bad. luck, and
whining for the sympathies of thosearound
them. But such sympathies should never
be bestowed. They only confirm thoseswho
receive them in their Incidence and indis-
cretions, and make them. the sport Of bad
luck forever afterwards. Let those who have
had bad luck hitherto determine that bad
luck shall not attend them hereafter, and
that very determination will scare the phan-
tom away.-Boston Herald. s..-r.,
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GEN. JAcKsoN's DUEL.

Some time ago saw in your paper state
ment about the duel, between Gen, jackson
and Dickinson, fought before the year eigh.
teen hundred, which account was erroneous
! in several particulars. DESTROYS of correct
ing these errors, I furnish you an account
of that duel told to me by Gen. Jackson's
biographer and intimate friend, Gen. John
81. Eaton. He. and I were once travelling
together, and I inquired of him how he OBJ
tanned such accurate information about Gen.
Jackson, for that many circumstances con-
tanned in his book L knew. w.myself to be true.
He said he frequently visited Gen. jackson,
and they used to sit upaate talking oyer
former events, and on his retiringto his bed
room, he committed to paper what the Gen
eral had related concerning himself. The
following is Gen. Jackson's. own account Of
the duel, told to Gen. Eaton, who related
the same to US: ,-, r. ; M
jackson settled at Nashville between the
years 1890 and 1900, and began the prac-
tice of law. Dickinson was already there,
following the same profession. He was .
great duellist, having killed several in duels,
and almost certain tokill on the first fire.
His mode Of firing was very uncommon
Instead of raising, his pistol from his side
to fire at the word; heswouid bring it down
from above until be got ttotheproperleyel,
and then fire. ALI of the merchants in
Nashville had Dickinson retained in their
behalf and be being the only onethere until
Gen. Jackson came, no redress could be OBJ
tanned by the opposite side: But Gen;
Jackson refused to be retained by those
merchants, to the exclusion Of all other
parties. The consequence was, he issued
sixty writs to the first term of the Court at
Nashville.
f He issued writs against the merchants.
who, until then, had gone scott free. This
irritated them, and being desirous of getting
Gen. jackson out of the way, melted Dick
iuson to provoke duel. He began by act
ing on trials offensive to the General.
He demonstrated with Dickinson, and
plainly informed him. that he would net sub
NIT to such disrespectful treatment. s -
Dickinson persisted, and Gen. jackson
challenged him. The time and place tor
the combat we're fixed upon, and the news
spread for miles around. There were at
least two hundred people on the ground, and
bets were made as if it were horse race.
Dickinson himself bet that ne would kill
Jackson on the first fire. Dickinson fired
first, and his ball hit Gen. jackson on the
right pap and peeled his breast. He had a
callous lump there until the day Of his death.
AS soon as the smoke Of Dickinson's pistol
blew away, and he saw Gen. jackson still
standing, he exclaimed !: 'Haven't l killed
the damned rascal?" Gen. jackson told
Gen. Eaton that until then he meant to give
him his life, but on hearing these words he
raised his pistol, fred, and killed Dickinson
instantly.--,Neso York Daily Nesos. u
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Seletteo Qoetrp.
rKeENIous MEDLEY FROM THE POETS.

INGENIOUS MEDLEY FROM THE POETS
The moon was shining silver bright,
"sssf@5 All bloodless lay tn uptroaden snow;
- when freedom from her mountain height
Exclaimed, .Now, don't be foolish, joel"
anh6ar passed on, the Turk awcke
= bumblc bee went laundering by,
20 70 hover in the sulphur smoke,
- = And spread its pail upon the sky.
Sss' His echoing axe the settler swung,
sS-sHe was lad of high renown :;
And deep the pearly caves among,
serGiles Scroggins courted Molly Brown
; Loud roars the wild, ,inconstant blast,
= :; And cloudless sets the sun at even;
:, Whentwilight dews are falling fast,
rs., And rolls the thunder drum OF heaven
Oh, ever thus, from chiidhood's hour,
"a. By torch and trumpet fast arrayed; r..
, 3. Beneath yon ivy mantief tewer,
- The bull frog croaks his serenade.
= Oh. my loyeis like the red, red rose,
He: bought ring with posy true
Sir Barney Bodkin broke his nose,
And, Saxon, am Rhoderick Dhu!
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REMARKApLE INSTANCE On On ,HERofsA.

REMARKABLE INSTANCE OF HERo1sM.
The Rev. Mr.. scudder, of India, sini =
letter to the Christian Intelligencer, gives
the following instrnce Of heroism, ! called
forth by the Indian mutiniess 81 sys;x
Let Americans never be ashamed thst
Englishmen are their forefathers. England
is noble country. Her SONS are heroes and
her daughters are heroines, This rebellion
has brought out deeds that deserve tob bess-
sociatedswith those valorous actionas which
We, with throbbing pulses read in history.
In one place a lady and her husband fed il
their carriage He stood upright She;
took IL reins. She lashed The horses
through band Of. mutineers, while. hei NTH
cool aim, shot dead one who seized: the horss
heads, and another who climbed upon the
carriage behind to cut him down. On they
fed, till again they found themsely lyes ;smclg
foes, and rope stretched aoroas tie road
made further progress appear impoeslbld. e.
True to herself, she dashed the horses &
full speed against the rope, and as they
bearing down, stumbled, She; By rein and
whip, raised them, while her husbands
weapons again freed them from those who
succeeded in leaping upon them. He was
wounded, but both escaped with Their liyea.
In another place young lady, the daughter
IF an officer, shot seven mutineers before
they killed her. A captain, pressed By his
sepoys; with his good sword slew twenty:six
Of them uefore be fell . - ''''.'''s'@ ~
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A SHOWER OF MANNA-Do not be in
credulous, reader, when we inform you that
on Monday last, at the foot Of Clear Lake,
in this county, shoHerof sugar candy fell,
covering a large traot Of country. y coy
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s~Ye who are eating apple dumpling
and molasses Of wealth, should net forget
those who, are sucking the herring bones Of
poverty. rrs5
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.N,o.4e

cred everything -leases Of trees, rock, and
the EARTH surface dike When discovered
BY the inhabitants: the next morning, . paH
of it WIS of the consistency of syrup, and
the rest as perfectly crystalised as the candy
of the shops Its taste ID precisely similar
to that of ,unfavoreds candy Mr. Haiey
the Clear Lake expressn,an, saw it wEileon
the ground, and collected d box as,sampies,
which he brought 70 u.s. There isano omis-
take about the matter, as the public may
learn for themselves, by oallingsat3 on Office.
The specimens before rs are general inegs
ularly crystalized, rounded at $one end and
irregular in form at the other, as IL broken
off from some surface to .Rhinh thAg sAhasad
They are from one.fourth to I've. .eights Of an
inch in leugtb, some pure white, and others
of a delicate pink hue. Their general zap
pearance is that of very small stalagmiiies,
such as We have often seen in caves.
A similar shower occurred at Salt Lake,
some years SINCE. Naturalists pretend te
explain such phenomena by saying that sueh
saccharine showers are Of insert origin; but
their explanations seem even more improb-
able than the. fact ,itself-the latter being
well attested, and the former mere theory
to excuse ignorance Of Natures wondrous
workings-Napa Republican
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..Y - - 80 = -l.s.. ,.ss -
THADDEUs KosKIusKo. During the a:
merican struggle for independence, Wash.
ingten was greatly embarrassed BY the ar
rival of foreign Offices who expected moth
ingless' than one Of the highest posts in the;
army, and frequently, when accepted,
proved unworthy of the stations assigned to-
them. Experience of this Kind led Wsshs ! n q
ington to be exceedingly csntioas IN recesyE
ing foreign officers into the service As
this period, koskllsko presented nlmselI5o
y Washington, fortified by a letter rom ffauEs y
lin. The hrst interview between ssae gar
lant and generous fole ana the equsliy gen
erous fa washington, rs thus asscilDeo a ~ .as
tnira Volume OF asnng.ou ilVlDs s11 asA-
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21
sSheriH's Sale.

BlY VIRTUE of an execution jssned out Of the
-lD District Court, Fifteenth Jndcia District in
and for Butte CONnty, and State Of California, to me
directed and dSIivered. commanding me 10 make
the sum Of Throa Hundred and Forty Fifty One hun
dredtbs dollars with interest thereon at the rate of
three per cent per mohth from the 18th day of No
vember ID 1857 until paid and the further sun Of
Forty Fifteen one-hundreths dollars costs OF suit md
acccrning costs ON said writ wherein u. Cushman &
Go are Plainlsfs and " Carroll ia Defendant 4 have
levied upon and shall expose at Public Sale 10 the
highest bidder tor ash, on the 10Th day 0f Decem
ber A. ID. la5! at the hour Of u O'Clock p. VI. all the
right title and interest of the above named Defend
ant in End 10 the following described property TO
wit: All those certain eces parcels of land living
being and situate in the Town of OrnsiIe County of
Butte, California and descibed follows: Fty six
by ninety eight feet of Lots in.block p ~ laid
down on the Map OF the town of Oroyile. together
with all he appnrenances thereunto belonging or In
anywise appertaining.
Sale to take place at the Court House door In the
town of of0royille. p. FREER
nov %. Late Sheriff Butte County.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21

CHINAMEN IN SAN ANDREAs 1t was
once ironically said by female vocalist that
=" San Andreas is very fine place." (sung
to the tune of Few days,') and if nobody
else can appreciate the applicability of the
irony, perhaps John Chinaman can, after
understanding the following resolutions,
which the independent says were got up by
some of the miners thereabouts. They are
as follows
ReSOIUed, That after six months from this
date, no Chinaman shall be allowed to re.
main in this mining district, as a miner,
eithsr holding claim or working for wages
at mining
ReSoired, That any white miner, who Ell
ther sells claim to a Chnanan, or employs
them to work after the time set in these -es-
olutions, shall forfeit his interests in. all
mining claims and privileges in this district
Res0ioed, That We. the miners, bind our
selves by our honors, fortunes, and the risk
of Our lives, to carry out the spirit aud in
tention OF these resolutions to the very letter.
This is kind of higher law" which
strikes US as remarkably "bindin'," not
only on the Chinapen but the Mclean
man."
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21
Strange Alteration.

Mr.. EpEToa-l was forcibly struck iewnlny ngo
al the great increase Of comror; traveller SINUS in,
journeying through tins part of the mines from what
he did two years ago. At hat time there were
Sreams from tn buDbIing fountain free,' It's true
but now he can not only obtain this luxury, but to
my surprise. drank the best glass of Bottled Lon
don Porter at j. Troughton's Wyandotle, hat eve.
saw, since leaving the ''o,d country" lie told me he
obtained it from PARK Err s. O'CUNNOR's Whole
sale Liquor Store, Bird ST., oroville. Some TWO
thousand dozen OF this delicious beverage. under
stand, have been imported by that enterpri.ng firm.
Nov g. lin
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21
SUMMONS
State of californi.

County OF Butte. Ophir Township.
VNNHE People of the State Of Ca ifornia 10 j. Patt
IL Co. Greeting: You are her5by summoned TO
appear before me at my Office in the Ophr Township
OF the County of Butte, the 23d day OF February
d 1858 at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to answer unto the com
plaint OF the town Of Oruyile, In the name and STYLE
Of the Trustees of said Town. who sue u recover the
sum OF Thrty-three thirty onehundreths dollars
claimed to he due on accom- of School and Proper.
ty Taxes due for the year 1857 when judgement will
be taken against you for the said aHIonn, toge ther
with costs aud damages if you fail to appear and an
swer.
Greeting: Make legal service aud due return hereof
Given under my hand this 10th day of November,
A: ID. 1857 JOHN BERRY. Seal
Justice of the Peace of said County,
true COPY JessEe BFENE Marshall
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21
Honey Laae ,w,rru,ly .4,srepresented.


In late issue Of the Shasta Republican
was published a statement of some gentle
men who had been induced to adopt the
Carson Valley route through the misrepre-
aentations Of Kirk and his party regarding
the waters of Honey Lake; they having
given rise to the falsehood that those waters
were poisonous. The Placerville Democrat
(Kirk's official organ) replies TO the Repub-
Acan with reiterasion Of the untruth,
saying,-
elf Mr.. Kirk represented that the wa
ters Of Honey Lake were poisonous. and that
an immense number of stock had perished
from their use,' he represented nothing but
what can be easily proved. None of the
stock of the expedition 'perished until af-
ter they had drank of the waters Of Honey
Lake, and it was his duty to warn imm-
grants of the injurious effects of the waters"
Cur readers will remember a communica-
tion which appeared in the Record Of the
9th inst, from a gentleman who went out
with the Kirk party, signing himself Helm
drich." We know that gentleman, and, as
we did at the time of publishing his state
mont, we again vouch for his honesty and
integrity. Let US review what he says about
the waters which Kirk and his accomplces
designate as poisonous Says Heindyich:
Again, the Democrat says, that drink
ing of the waters of Honey Lake probably
killed the stock that died. The waters
there are not injurious. saw stock there
grazing upon the shores, and standing in
water, and was told by tho settlers, that
they allowed nil their stock to do So That
cattle preferred the water Cf the lake to any
other, and fattened on the rashes that grew
in and near it, The truth of the matter 10.
that the cattle were driven and beaten so
hard in the mountains. having nothing to
eat, that some of them could not recover
Is not this danial of Kinks assertion,
from dsinterested party, of more weight,
and more worthy Of crelence. than the as
serton itself?
The fact of the matter is, that notwith-
standing Kinks denial in full of the charges
brought against hiEa, which he made through
the columns of the Sacramento Un'on,
wherein he denied having used his position
as means of dverting the travel from the
Honey Lake route toward that of Carson
Valley. he now finds himself driven to the
wall, and as an excuse for having told immi-
grants to avoid the Honey Lake road, he at
tempts to foist upon the public the base and
wilful falsehood, that the waters of Honey
Lake are poisonous.
We're we at liberty to use certain state-
ments Of q fprivats nature, which we have
in our possession, as proof direct of Mr..
Kinks dishonesty we opine that nothing but
the most abject excuses would come with
any degree of grace from him and his de-
Tenders.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21

A SAD JOKE The Nevada Journal con
tans story of the bad result of a joke
which was attempted on the road between
that town and Grass Valley. The parties
were two cousins who were travelling togeth-
er in wagon. To test the courage of his
companion, il being dark. aud the road said
to be infested with highwaymen, one Of the
cousins after walking ahead of the team TOR
a few minutes, leaped suddenly towards the
wagon, and in fcigned voice demanded his
companions money. who thinking robber
had really presented himself, threw a hatch
ct at the Joker, hitting him in the face an1
inficting terrible wound. The wounded
man is recovering.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21
FREE CONCERTS!
SUMMONS

State of California, IS. Justices Court:
County of Butte. ~ Ophir Township.
HNHE People of The State oc CalIforsa. To kowset
L Augur \ co Greeting: You are hereby sum
moned 10 appear before me, at my office In the Ophir
Township OF he County of Butte on the Sth day OF
December a. ID. 1857 at 10 o'clock A. NJ to answer
unto the complaint of the town of OrOvllle who in
the name and style of the Trustees of said town
cover the sum OF fourteen aud seventy hundreds
dollars Claimed to be due account for Property and
school taxes assessed for the year 1857 when judgment
will be taken agnst you Tor the said amount togCih
er with costs and damages, if you fail TO appear and
answer.
To the Sheriff or any Constable Of said County,
Greeting: Make legal service and due return hereof.
Given under my hand This 1Slh day of Novelnber,
A ID. 1857. JOHN :. BERRY, Seal,
Justice Of ,he Peace of said Towns iip.
Aitrue copy. JEssz BEENE, Marshall.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21
Notice to License PAYERS.

All persons doing business for which State or
County License is required, ARE hereby notified that
list of delin1Rebs is being hladc out which Will be
placed in the hands Of the District Atiorne,. As
there are many persons whose licenses have EXPIRED
and others who have not complied with the law by
taking out license before cnmmenc Ing business, by
attending TO this and ealing at the office ut the un-
dersigned, ana procuring he same, Il viii nes
and costs Of prosecution.
WIN. LATriMORE,
Oroville Nov. l2th, Treasurer Butte County.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21

DOOMED MEN.-The Columbia Courier
says that the news of the decision Of the Su-
preme Court in the case Of Lyons and Poor
was communicated to the prisoners on Wed;
nesday morning by, Sheriff Sedgwick 1t
fell like thunder clap upon the condemned
men. Lyons was strongly effected, and for
the first time in months calle1 for liquor
Since the decision of the Court of last appeal
a solemn silence reigns in the jail; before
the announcement, a degree of levity was
observable The condemned are now in
separate cells, and will be strictly guarded
up to the stated day
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21

BENNETT FALSE Prophet. - On the
morning ofthe day when most of the New
York city banks suspended, Benefits Her
aid said: ''The anticipations INDUCED in as
to the inability of the New York banks to
maintain their position prove wholly ground
less After the terrible week through
which We have passed-week Unprecedented
in the annals of commercial suhering--they
have actually gained specie and are strong
or than before. There can be no greater
proof than this of the soundness of the sys-
TEN on which these banks are conducted,
and of the benefits which it is conferring
and will continue to confer on the commu-
nity after the panic is overr'
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-11-21

On TEE MUsCLE.-The editor Of the StGte
Journal acknowledges the receipt Of pair
of boxing gloves, as n present. Had We a
pair, we would send them to the Shasta
Courier man. We are decidedly opposed to
inequality in combatants, and as there seems
to be likelihood of warlike demonstrations
between him of thc Capital City and him of
The &" Great North" we wish to see 5oxng
gloves properly and equally dispensed to
them both