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San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

WOULDN'T MARRY A MECHANIC
The following anecdote we clip from an
exchange; our fair readers will please Pc
ruse attentively, and maybe learn good
lesson thereby:
A young man commenced visiting a
young woman, and appeared to be well
pleased. One evening he called when it
was quite late, when the young lady began
to inquire where he had been. Il had
to work tonight What! you work for
living? she inquired with astonishment.
Certainly replied the young man, | am
a mechanic Il dislike the name of me-
chanic,' and she turned up her pretty
little nose. This was the last time the
young mechanic visited the young woman
He is now wealthy man, and has one of
the best of women for his wife. The
young lady who disliked the name of me-
chanic, is now the wife of miserable
fool; regular vagrant about grog shops;
and she, soft, verdant, silly, miserable
girl, is obliged to take in washing to sup
port herself and children.
Ou OlSllhC luC lduIG Vi uCCUdUlC, ell
you whose brothers are wel-dressed loaf
ers? We pity any girl with so little
brains, who is so soft as to thiuk less of
young man for being mechanic-one of
Gods noblemen-the most dignifed and
honorrble parsonage of heavens creatures.
Beware, young lady, how you treat the
young men that work for living, for you
may one day be menial to one of them
yourself.
Far, far better discard the well-fed pau
per with all his rings, braziness and pom
posity, and take to your affections the
callous handed, intelligent and industri-
Gus mechanic Thousands have bitterly
regretted their folly who have turned
their backs to honesty. A few years have
taught them severe lesson. In this
country, no man or woman should be re-
spected who will not work bodily as we'll
as mentally, and curl up their lips with
scorn when introduced to hard-working
man.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

S'PEcT WE'LL CALL ON YoU.-The
editor pro tenn. of the Erpress invites
every one to come to Marysville, and see
the Fair. He says:
Come up to the State Fair and bask
beneath our Italian skies, walk in our
majestic forests, listen to the ceaseless
notes of our gifted warblers, sit by our
blushing maidens, stroll on the banks of
our crystal Yuba, gaze at our extensive
commerce, look at our institutions, accept
the hospitalities of our citizens, and view
the most tasty city in the State. We are
blessed with the finest climate, the most
orderly and best regulated city, the hand
soonest women, the smartest men, and the
best whisky to be found in the State
This is to be the greatest Fair ever held
on the Pacific, and accommodations have
been provided for the whole State, to-
gether with part of Oregon and Frazer
river.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

SPARE MoMENTs.-A lean awkward
boy came to the door of the principal of
school, one morning, and asked to see
him. The servant eyed his mean clothes,
and thinking he looked more like beg
gar than anything else, told him to go
around to the kitchen. The boy did as
he was hidden, and soon appeared at the
back door.
Il should like to see Mr.. -, said
he.
you want breakfast, more like, said
the servant girl, sand | can give you
that without troubling him.
THANK you,' said the boy, Il should
like to see Mr.. -, if he can see me-
Some old clothes may be you want,
remarked the servant, again eying the
boys patched clothes. I guess he has
none to spare-he gives away a sight,
And without minding the boys request,
the servant went about her work.
Can [ see Mr.. - again asked the
boy, after finding his bread and butter.
well, he is in the library. If he
must be disturbed, he must. He does like
to be alone sometimes said the girl in a
peevish tone.
She seemed to think it very foolish to
take such boy into her masters pres
ence. However, she wiped her hands
and bade him follow.
Opening the library door she said,
Here's somebody who is dreadful anxious
to see you, and so | let him in'
| don't know how the boy introduced
himself, or how he opened his business !;
but | know after talking awhile, the prin-
cipal put aside the volume he was study
ing, and taking up some Greek books,
began to examine the new conner. The
examination lasted some time. Every
question the principal asked the boy, was
answered readily.
Upon my word, exclaimed he, you
do WE'LL looking at the boy over his spec
tacles. why, my boy, where did you
pick up so much?'
In my spare moments, answered the
boy.
Here was poor, hard-working boy,
Will ie" opportunities Ior ScHOOllnS, al
most fitted for college, by simply impro-
wing his spare moments. Truly are
spare moments the gold dust of time
How precious they should be. What
account can you give of your spare mo-
ments? What can you show for them
Look and see. This can tell you how
much can be laid up by improving them;
and there are many other boys, | am
afraid, in the Jail and in the House of
Correction, in the gambling Houses, in
the tippling shop, who, if you were to
ask them where they began their sinful
courses, might answer, In my spare
naonaents'
Oh, be careful how you spend your
spare moments. The tempter always
hunts you out in these small seasons;
when you are not busy, he gets into your
hearts, if he possibly can, in just such
gaps. There he hides himself, planning
all sorts of mischief Take care of the
spare moments.-Ms. II G. Knight.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

SPUNKY.-Lieutenant Porter, Z. S.
N, addressed, on the 3Oth May, through
the press, the following letter to the mer-
chants of New York:
Il have now volunteers enough to man
and officer any ship, who are experienced
seamen and well acquainted with practl-
cal gunnery, and who will take good care
of any ship. 1 now ask the question
is there a merchant who will place his
ship at the disposal of these men under
my command, fora voyage of three months
to Cuba and back? We are ready
Where is the ship? The navy has cost
the government, or | should say the peo-
pie or merchants, since 1914, the round
sum of S314 900, ,000-it will cost S31 )
600, 900 to fit it for active service Mer-
chants, protect yourselves at less expense
than you pay the revenue. Where is
the benefit to your
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14
VOLCANO. July 2lst, 1856.


DIR. You've Feeling grateful to you for
your kindness and skill in removing from my
bodv the effects of most loathsome disease,
nnder which had been laboring for the past
FIVE wears. deem it my duty-not only to You
as a pbysician, but for the benefit of ali persons
who NAV be laboring under similar Affections
thus publicly to express my gratitude. /
had very little confidence left when first called
on you, having chosen several eminent phvsi-
Gains in this State, all to no purpose. Their
advice and medicine done me no good what.
ever. l read your advertisements with feel
ings of mistrust, but they described nv eel
ings SO faithfully, that resolved at once tn
consult you, which did, and only regret that
| had not done so before, as it would have been
a saving to me of hundreds of dollars.
however, will not regret the past, but will,
look joyfuly to the future, knowing that should
or any of my friends need medical assistance.
shall always find one in whom can trust
| am now on my way to the States. | shall
return in few months with my family. when
| hope shall find you enjoying health and
prosperity, which you so richly deserve that
your life and health may be spared for a long
while for the benefit of suffering humanity.
With many obligations, remain, very re-
spectfully, your obedient servant.
L. r. REMERTON.
ToJ. C. Young, NJ d., corner of MONTGOMERY
and California streets, San Francisco.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

A REMARKABLE DOCUMENT-Ad doc
ument is on file in the office of State
Controller, says the Union. which may
be considered curiosity. 1t is the de-
linquent tax list of San Bernardino coun-
ty for the years 1856 and 1857, as fur
nished June 30th, 1858, by Joseph
Bridger, Sheriff of said county, and &C.
offcio Collector. 1t contains twelve feet
in length of delinquent names, and op-
posite to each, remarks designating the
particular reasons why the respective
taxes could not be collected of their
owners. Most of the delinquents appear
to have been Mormons, who found it
convenient, from time to time, to remove
their household gods to Salt Lake Zion.
The preparation of so voluminous a doc
ument, with the examination that was
necessarily made into the circumstances
of each person, may be regarded as alike
creditable to the industry and inventive
faculty of the Sheriff We will partic
ularize few of the expressions which
may be found in the document: Gone
to Salt Lake, gone to glory gone to
glory with three steers gone to Zion;'
gone to h, and he ought to- under
arrest for grand larceny got nothing
nary red;' couldn't find him. mot worth
a red;' 'old cripple, and unable to pay
gone crazy-in the Hospital;' gone to
glory, and found no property ETC.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

Divorces. During more than two
hundred years after the foundation of
Rome, it is stated, no man attempted to
leave his wife nor any woman her husband.
At the present moment there are over
two thousand people from other States,
sojourning in Indian and Illinois for the
express purpose of getting rid of their
wives or husbands. 1t takes but six
weeks to put a divorce through in one of
those States. A man or a woman is a
"citizen' as soon as she or he arrives in
those States; notice is printed in an
obscure corner of country paper, the
passage of six weeks time is awaited, and
the bill is granted-it matters little what
the cause-and all without "the party of
the otherpart" knowing anything about it.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

STATISTICS OF THE Hoop TRADE
There is now in operation in the city of
New York, one mandatory Douglass &
sherwoods) of hooped skirts, that will
use, in the year 1858, over 1920 miles
OF hoops. They are giving employment
to small army of sewing girls, and at
least corporaPs guard of men and boys.
Indeed they now employ $50 hands, near
ly the whole of them bright and intelli-
gent American girls and widows, who re-
ceive, every Monday, about $1,000 for
the previous weeks work In these
rooms we listen to the continual buzz of
$50 sewing machines, which, with the
hand sewing, use up every month 1000
dozen spools cotton thread. These ma
chimes, and this army of sewing women.
are now manufacturing an average of g.
600 skirts a day, varying from SO cents
to 50 piece, and comprising more than
fifty patterns; the latest improved style
being The Beauty skeleton made of
corset lacing, with 81 metal clasps, tubes,
eyelets and hooks, and seven steel hoops,
measuring 54 feet in length, covered
with braid; with three hustle hoops of
whalebone, eight and half feet long,
cloth-covered-the steel hoops being M de
to expand by slides, to suit the most ex-
panslve ideas and yet the whole fabric
weighs but II ounces; and although it
will keep its place, it can be folded up
small enough to put in carpet-bag or
band-box without injury.-N y Tri-
bune.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14
COMFORT AND EcoNoMy I'm SNoK1,

COMFORT AND ECONOMY IN SMOKING.
"A correspondent of the Manchester
E:raminer has made discovery which
will greatly promote comfort and econo-
my in smoking-the result being achieved
by simple plan of keeping the tobacco
pipe cool. His instructions are
Take piece of sponge, three-quar-
ters of an inch square, Gin dry state),
make small hole through the centre,
then steep it in water until it becomes
distended. Squeeze the water out, and
put the stem of the pipe through the hole
until the bowl comes in contact with the
center of the sponge Charge the pipe,
and fill the sponge with cold water; then
commence smoking, and it will be found
that saving of 25 per cent. in tobacco
is effected, with an improvement in the
flavor
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

Look BEFORE You KICK.-A minis
ter recently, while on his way to preach a,
funeral sermon in the country, called to
see one of his members, an old widow
lady, who lived near the road he was
travelling. The old lady had just been
making sausages, and she felt proud of
them, they were SO plump, round and
sweet. Of course she insisted on the
minister taking some of the links home
to his family. He objected on account
OF not having his portmanteau along
This objection was soon overruled, and
the old lady, after wrapping them in
rag, carefully placed bundle in either
pocket OF the preachers capacious coat.
Thus equipped, he started for the fune-
ral While attending to the solemn GER
emonies of the grave, some hungry dogs
scented the sausages, and were not long
In tracking them to the pockets of the
good mans overcoat OF course this
was great annoyance, and he was seve-
raj times under the necessity of kicking
those whelps away. The obsequies at
the grave being completed, the minister
and congregation repaired to the church
where the funeral discourse was to be
preached. After the sermon was finished
the minister halted to make some remarks
to his congregation, when brother, who
wished to have an appointment given out,
ascended the steps of the pulpit and gave
the minister's coat hitch, to get his at
tention. The divine, thinking it dog
having design upon his pocket, raised
his foot, gave sudden kick, and sent
the good brother sprawling down the
steps.
You will excuse me, brethren and
sisters y said the minister, confusedly,
and without looking at the work he had
just done, for | could not avoid it. 1
have sausages in my pocket, and that dog
has been trying to grab them ever since |
came upon the premises!
Our readers may judge of the effect
such an announcement would have at
funeral
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS The
Buffalo Republic cleverly hits several
things in the following take-off:
Enquirer.-The Fourth of July does
not occur on the 22nd Of February, nor is
it, as you suppose, commemorative of any
thing that ever happened to the Roches-
ter Union.
Robertson.-He was not hid in the
slop-pail. He was under the bed.
Mother Reverse and spank.
Stdtistics-Seven times five are thir-
ty-fve.
Helen.-You can keep them up with
"elastics."
Nedicus.-Apply shoemaker's wax and
then sqeeze it.
Geographer.-Rochester is ON the ca
nal east of Lockport.
Stumucahe.-Fifteen drops each Of
laudanum and camphor, and rub it.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

s@- Great men never affect anything.
1t Is your three cent folks that put on
airs, swell, and put on pomp. The diff
ference between the two is as great as be-
tween barrel of vinegar and an angels
disposition.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14
DR.. ). G. YOUNG,
Late Professor at the University peursvlvou;o


CAN BE FOUND AT THE OLD STAND
Corner q Montgomery and California streets
San Francisco.
Where he can be consulted privately and
with the utmost confidence, by the afflicted ne
all hours, daily, from A. M. until P.
(Cure always guaranteed or no pay required.)
The indulgence in secret practice is the most
certain, though not always the most immedi-
ate and direct avenue to destruction. Physi-
clans of all ages have been most unanimonsIv
of opinion that the loss of one ounce of san;-
nal secretions, by unnatural aid or emissions
weaaens the system more than the abstract;ons
of forty ounces of blood. One of the rrpoTr
writers on medcan jurisprudence states thar
three-fourths of the insane owe their maladx
to such abuse.
How important, then, it is for every one.
having the least cause to suspect any trouble
in that way, to attend to it Immediately eveua
one single occurrences should be sufficient to,
cause doubt and much more so if the perssu
had ever INDUCED in the soul-killing habit
The treatment pursued by the justly celebra-
ted DR.. ]. c. Young, in cases of seminal weak
ness, impotency, sterlity, nervous debility and
paralysis, (the last is the most dangerous, andI
when it once occurs, incurable,) is not sur
passed by any Physician in the country. ItiS
the same as that followed by him for years.
under the guidance of the world-renouned
Ricord of Paris, and Acton of London. DR.
Young's office is at the corner of Montgomery
and California Streets, where he can be con-
suited ON that and all other private diseases
with the utmost confidence and secrecy. DR..
Young will warrant perfect cure, or make no.
charge.
N. B.-Letters inclosing $1,000 will receive
prompt attention. The Doctors time being SO.
much taken up that he cannot attend to letters
unless paid for it.
P. S.-Apartments privately arranged.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

EFFECTS OF ENCOURAGEMENT
celebrated Benjamin West related that
his mother once kissed him eagerly when
he showed her likeness he had sketched
of his baby sister; and he adds, "That
kiss made me a painter"
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

sG It is not great calamities that en-
bitter existence; it is the petty vexations,
the small jealousies, the little disappoint-
ments, the minor miseries, that make the
heart heavy and the temper sour.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14


Constitutional Debility or Semial Weakness.
DR.. YOUNG addresses those who have in
Jured themselves by private and improper in
dugences in that secret and solitary habit
which ruins the body and mind, uniting them
for either business or society. The following
are some of the sad and melancholy effects
produced by early habits of youth, viz weak
ness of the back and limbs, pain in the head,
dimness of sight, loss of muscular power, pail
pitation of the heart, dyspepsia, nervousness,
irritability, arrangement of the digestive func-
tions, general debility, symptoms of consump-
ton, &c.
MENTALLY-The fearful effects upon the
mind are more to be dreaded. Loss of mem
ory, confusion of ideas, depression of spirits,
evil forbodings, aversion to society, self-dis-
trust, love of solitude, timidity, &C., are most
of the evils produced
All persons who are afflicted with any of the
above symptoms should not fail to call on Dr.
Young, and be at once restored to perfect
health Let no false delicacy prevent you, but
apply Immediately, and save yourself from the
dreadful and awful consequences of this terri
BILE maldy.
WEAKNESS OF THE ORGANS.
Immediately cured and full vigor returned.
DR. j. C. YOUNG.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14
Elperp 5tabIes.
LIVERY STABLE,
OPPOSITE sPERRYs HOTEL
Ba MI

B9NGURPHX,ss@a B9 MI u
M URPHY'S being the termination of the
4Vl stage route, parties wish n7Ry
ing to visit the Big Tree Grove, GSEJ@
Carson Valley, or the Cave, at 2E5Osy
Cave City, caa obtain good Horses and Carria-
ges on reasonable terms. A STAGE COACH
is kept in readiness at all times for the ac-
commodation of parties of pleasure.
Gentlemen and Ladies can be accommoda-
ted with good and safe saddle horses
Horses kept at livery by the day, week or
month. MATTESON & BATES.
Murphy's, May 20, '5s my 22-3m-47
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

b9-That man has fallen into pitiable
state of moral sickness, in whose ewes the
good opinion of his fellow men is the
test of merit, and their applause the
principal reward for exertion.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

B@The man who plays at once on the
trump of fame and the horn of dilem-
ma, got his first idea of music on hear
ing a hay-cock crow while he was tying a
knot in cord of wood.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

HHr Printers with nine children are to
be exempted from taxation in the State
of New York.
Very safe legislation that. We would
like to see the printer who had any thing
to tax after feeding nine children.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

WITH LoosENEss.-We learn from the San
Francisco Herald that eight women of that
city were thrown into limbo for being loose
What is TO be done with those who get ti3kts
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14
5tofkton A0prrtisrmc,ts.-
Wind Mills! Wind. Mills !!
DERRICK'S
improved Patent Revolving
Self-Regulating Wind Mills.
VIM. DERRICK, :::::::::::MANUFAcTURER,
Channel street, Stockton.


Channel street, Stockton.
TIME PROPRIETOR OF THESE JUSTLY
Il celebrated mills, which took the first pre-
MUM at the State Fair of 1857, held in Stock
ton, would inform gardeners, farmers, miners
and others, that he is now manufacturing his
Improved Wind Mill, to order, at the most
reasonable rates. The fans, running gear,
traverse and self-regulating machinery being
all OF solid iron, firmly bound together in one
piece SO as to prevent the possibility of getting
out of order. These mills are superior to all
others on account of their cheapness and du-
rability. They combine every facility to effect
the purpose for which they are made, besides
having self-traversing plateau and a self
regulating apparatus to govern the motion OF
the wheel. The principle on which the ma
chinery works, is to throw the wheel off the
wind during strong gale, by having double
tails or dog-vanes attached so that they will
spread before the wind in a moderate breeze,
but contract in stiff gale, throwing the wheel
clear off the wind while, as the gale subsidies,
weights (which are attached for the purpose)
gently bring the fans of the wheel around into
the eye of the wind, when the wheel will re-
sumo its accustomed gentle evolutions.
These mills positively not liable to get out
of repair) are the best now in use, and their
durability, cheapness and simplicity, make
them more desirable than all Others A first
class mill, of the largest size, can be furnished
for $65.
Mills built on the same principle, without
the self-regulating apparatus, will be furnished
much cheaper. One of these mills will raise
water sufficient to thoroughly irrigate two
acres OF ground, and will pump seventy-fve
barrels OF water in three hours time and as
the sea breeze extends over almost the entire
State, but few places can be found where there
is not always sufficient wind to drive these
mills.
B9r All orders sent to WIN. DERRICK,
Stockton, will be promptly attended to. Ev-
cry iron necessary to attach the motive power
to the pump, with weights, bolts, &c., furn-
ished with the MILL
Stockton, May 9Th, '5S. my 8-mtf.
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

LIFE AND DEATH.-Directly after the
Marriage" head in newspapers comes
ss Obituary typical of the wedding of
bappiness and grief in this life. The
shouts. and song, and glee of merry ones
today will be broken by walls of sorrow
to-morrow, for the sod will be piled on the
breast of some we thought not so near the
crave We read who are married, and
wish " them joy; line below is the record
Of deaths, and we say mournfully, peace
to their ashes. Sorrow treads on the
heels h Of ioy; songs are hushed by the foot
fall Of death; laughs arc broken rudely
voices. no matter how musical, are still
in a moment
San Andreas independent., 1858-08-14

THE UNSETTLED PoPULATIoN-The
unstable character of large proportion
of the population of this State, is an evil
which has been brought prominently into
view by the extraordinary excitementand
attendant exodus to the north, consequent
upon the reported discovery of rich gold
deposits on Frazer river, which we have
just witnessed. This unsettled popula-
ton, attached to our soil by no stronger
ties than present success in gold mining,
having no interest in the future of the
State, and ever ready to move out side
our borders, when cupidity or attachment
to other lands dictates, we have always
regarded as giant evil, which needed
sound craftsmanship to correct and eradi-
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