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San Andreas independent., 1858-06-12
H. ". B " TON,
WATCH MAKER AND JEwELEF
MAIN ST., OPPOSITE ODD FELLOWS HALL,

MAIN ST, OPPOSITE ODD FELLOWS HALL,
SAN ANDREAS,
VKTHERE may be found a large assortment
w of good Brass Clocks, such as SR
Eight Day, and Thirty Hour Striking EIA
and Marine Alarm Clocks. Also, beau s&.2&
tiful Parlor and Bedroom Clocks, all of which
will be acarrdntad to keep good time one gear.
Also, fine magnifying Glasses, with double
power, expressly for examining Quartz Rock.
Also, Spy Glasses Spectacles, Thermometers,
Pocket Compasses, American Pocket Knives,
Steel Tweezers Watch Guards, Keys, first
quality Italian E string, fnger-boards, tail
pieces, bridges, roSin, bows, &c.
Also, large assortment of fine Gold Pens,
Gold Fob Chains, Fob Buckles, Seals, Slides,
Ladies Gold Curb Chains, Belt Buckles, Pen
ellis, Silver thimbles, Coral Beads, &c. Also,
fine Gold Rings EARRINGS, Breast Pins, Lock
cts, Snaps, Infants Coral and Gold Armlets,
Necklaces, &c.
Special attention will be given to all work,
such as repairing Clocks and Watches, manu-
featuring Rings, EARRINGS, Specimen Pins, &c.
n. B. All work warranted if well used.
l would also embrace this opportunity of
thanking the public for past favors, and hope,
by trying to please them, to still merit their
appreciation. jy ll-tf:v2:28
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Written for the San Andreas Independent
THE BURIAL.

The morn was wild and STILL Misty clouds lay
Like curtains of lace upon the moistened
Bosom of earth, shifting and wearing with
The soft breathings of awaking day. The dew
Still gllstened upon the closed buds
And flowers, and amid the slender spears
Of the green and tender grass. Ever
And anon, the sweet music of some lone
Bird stirred the air, and filled the ear
With its gushing melody.
Then it was,
That we stood around her little grave, and
With uncovered brows, listened to the low
And pleading eloqnence of the aged
Man of God a; while he told us of brighter
Chimes, where Disease and Death never comes
Where the tears of the mourner are dried, and
Bliss eternal is ours. Upon his
Broad and commanding brow, shone light,
Pure and mild, as if an angel touched it
With his wand of peace.
The dull sound, of the
Earth falling upon the coffin's lid, smote
Upon our bruised hearts, and the agony
Of thought, swelled in its narrow confines
Like mountain torrent. Again the tears
Trlckled down our pallid cheeks, forced
From their crystal founts by the strong and
Heavy pressure Of an unspeakable
Grief
Oh it was hard to part thus, when the
Music of love rang in her voice, and the
Rose of youth was but unfolding upon
Her lilly cheek.
Pale and mute we stood by
Her grave, and saw the cold earth heaped o'er
Her snowy breast, by those, who, never loved
And knew her not The green sod was laid on
The little mound, and the rose and myrtle
Were planted by her side.
Weak and trembling
We left the spot, and the bright angels came
Towatch DER her sleep. Home with its pleasures
Stood before us, but its light had fed
Forever. Grief spread her shadowy wings over
Our hearts and our homes, and we stood as
Strangers, amid the scenes of our former joys.
Years
Have passed since then ay! long years of
Mingled grief and pain, and yet the rude and
Scornful buffettings of heartless world,
Have failed to efface the remembrance
OF that sweet morn, and untimely burial.
VALLECIro Calaveras Co., June, 1858. ALPH
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A small lad, whose father was engaged
in smuggling in one of the Northern
States, and had sent him, young as he
was, with an important message in ad-
vance of the party, met an inquisitiye
loafer, who said: well, my lad, where
are you going this stormy weather alone?'
Going to draw my pensionp ? was the re-
ply. Your pensionp echoed the man
what does 50 small a boy as you draw a
pension for? WELL said the boy, look.
ing steadily in the face of his questioner,
for minding my own business, and let
ting that of every other person alone.'-
The discounted curiosity-box absquatula.
ted, and the boy reached his destination
in safety
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Written for the San Andreas Independent
THE MOUNTAIN GIRL.

THE MOUNTAIN GIRL.
| do not mourn my lowly lot,
AS lowland wights would say,
Because my homes mountain cot
And storms around it play;
| love to hear the tempest'S roar
The frowning cliffs among,
And when the angry strife is DER
| sing the strain they sung.
At noon, lead my snow-white goats
Down to the vale below,
While yet the shifting miSt-cloud floats
Before the mornings glow;
And when the mellow eve has come
| lead them back again,
And listen to the distant hum
OF streamlets on the plain.
My bandolet, with untaught skill
To cheer my mountain home,
teach, when all around is still,
Beneath the starry dome;
l have no idle, vain regret
To fill my heart with pain,
And tears my eyes have never wet
Unless at some sad strain.
envy not the great, their wealth,
Their days in pleasure spent,
While have Hope and rosy Health,
And dwell with sweet content;
My humble home is far above
The torrents dizzy whirl,
And cen the tempests seem to love,
The gladstone mountain girl.
IG TREE GROVE, June 1858. KARL.
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g. w. BrOCkWay,

Attorney and Counsellor 1t Law,
Mok HiA CalaUeras County,
WILL attend to all business intrusted to his
care, in the District Court of the Fifth judicial
District, and in the Supreme Court. Ja9tf:2o
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sWhy is the letter d like ring8 asked
young lady of her lover, who was as
stupid as the generality of his sex in such
situation.
Because added the damsel, with a
modest look, IRE can't be ,red without it.
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'ritten for the San Andreas Ind ependent.l
GOLD NC.

Written for the San Andreas Ind dependent1
GOLD SONG.
Come all we hardy sons of toll
And listen to me sing,
And let my music be as oil
Upon rusty spring;
For we have stood it well and long,
And now are growing old;
Then let me give you as a song,
A pocket full of gold.
Far better homes we all have had,
And comforts two to one,
But why should that e'er make us sad,
When half the work is done;
And though we murmur in our pride
Against the heat and cold;
We soon will take an honored ride
With pockets full of gold.
No matter where our cabins stand,
Or where our claims may be,
We offer all an open hand,
With welcome true and free:
And if they will accept it, then
With kindness, never sold,
Well make them wish that they were men
With pockets full of gold.
The lawyer in his inky den,
The merchant in his store,
The landlord with his serving-men
And doctors half score
Have never felt so gay and light,
So reckless free and bold;
AS we shall feel when jolly tight,
With pockets full of gold.
Yet will we have thought for home,
Where softest zephyrs sigh
And to the dear ones DER the foam
Well gladly, kindly fly;
And when we hear them softly say,
My love need not be told -
Well take them to our hearts for ave,
With pockets full of gold.
But if it should not please US there,
To Tighten sorrows gloom,
Wen pledge ourselves to take share,
And work upon the Fl,tme,
Well push it through with stock and scrip
If all together hold
If not, by Care, we'll let it rip,
With pockets full of Gold.
AVE Cry, June 4th, 1853. "NED.n
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The sons of an emperor in Venice got
into quarrel. In the height of passion,
one of them said to the other: You are
the greatest ass in Venice Highly of
fends at their quarreling in his pres
ence, the emperor said: Come, come
you forget that you are in my presence
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Ey- There is a cockney youth, who, every
time he wishes to get glimpse of his sweet
heart. cries " Firel" directly under her win
dow. In the alarm of the moment she plunges
her head out of the window and inquiries
"Where 2" when he POLITICALLY slaps himself
on the bosom and exclaims: g Ere, my Hange-
line Erei
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THE INDEPENDENT
Is PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING,
BY A R NOR s. co.

B. P. KoosER, 40. NJ. cLAYEs, ....GEO. ARMoR.
Office in the INDEPENDENT Building, st. Charles
street, above Main
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTIONS One year,
invariably in advance, So; six months, So
three months, 50.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING: One square
of twelve lines, first insertion, $3.50; each
subsequent insertion, Sl.25. liberal dis
count will be allowed to yearly advertisers.
Business Cards, not exceeding four lines, 50
per month.
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ID. d. VEZEY.
Carpenter, i n and Undertaken

a Shop on St. Charles street, oppositeA
~ the Willow Greek Lumber Yard. ".
MI SAN ANDREAS. MI
Where Miners can be furnished with Pumps.
Toms, Patent Rifles, Water wheels. Horse
powers, and all other machinery for mining
purposes on short notice.
Constantly on hand, Sash and Panel
Doors. Window and Window Blinds, Door and
Window Trimmings, Chest, Drawer, Closet and
Wardrobe Trimmings, Bedsteads, Dining, Cen
ire Card and Toilet Tables, Wash-stands, and
all other articles of Furniture made to order
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Thick and Thin Sowing.

The question of thick and thin sowing,
which was agitated so fercely few years
ago by Davis, Mechi, Huxtable and 9TH
er ultra agricultural reformers, is now
pretty much decided. A peck of seed to
the acre is amply sufficient, as they con-
tended, if it all grows, and the crop es-
capes wire-worms, winter-kill &C.; but it
is found that those who practice such ex.
treme thin seeding always lose more from
these causes than those who SOW thicker,
and that these losses more than counter
balance the gain from saving q bushcl or
two of reed per acre. Taking into con.
sideration the many pests that infest our
wheat crop, we are inclined to think that,
if anything, we SOW too thin. Two bush
els per acre is none too much when sown
broadcast or bushel and three pecks
when sown by the drill. The majority Of
English farmers SOW three bushels per acre
and we know some ofthem who SO w three
and half and even four bushels per acre.
This would be greatly too much in our
climate, but we must not err in the other
extreme GenRessee farmer
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A Good wh1tewasla.

A S this is the season Of the year when
people begin to clean up and make
things look fresh for the approaching sum-
mer, we copy from the Scientific 1mericaa
the following in respect to the best and
cheapest whitewashes, both for the inside
and outside OF houses:
Take half bushel Of fresh burnt white
lime and slake it either with hot or cold
water, in a tub or barrel. When thor
oughly slakcd, dissolve in the water re-
quired to thin the lime two quarts of COM
mon salt, stir it thoroughly, add one quart
of sweet milk, and it is ready for use to
put on with a brush. This wash is for
the outside of buildings, fences, &c, and
is very durable. Some put glue in white
wash, and Others flour and rice paste; but
these render it liable to scale off in very
dry weather. The above wash may be
made a cream-color by the addition OF
ochre. The above whitewash is all that
can be desired for the interior of houses,
excepting the salt-it must be omitted
as it tends to imbhe moisture. French
white is superior to lime washes for the
of rooms, as il is not so liable to
turn ye!lowish in color, but it rubs of SO
easily that it cannot be used for side
walls.
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The Southern Flood.

The amount Of suffering entailed and
damage done by the overflow is immense.
The latest intelligence we have is by the
steamer Diana. She reports the levce
broke at the late j ohm L Martins place
and on the opposite. Also, at the cen
trail Landing aud at various other points.
On the Mississippi side of the river was
over the levee. At Napoleon. some twen-
ty-three deer were killed in one day in
side of the town, which had been driven
in by the food A great deal of proper
tv was destroyed. The officers of the
Diana saw ,at one place below Napoleon
horses standing in the porch of a private
dwelling, and any number ofcattlc stand
ing in water up to their sides, Hogs
were standing about in the woods on logs.
The town of Prentiss was in the same
condition as Napoleon. The ieree below
Napoleon, on the Arkansas side, and be-
low Grcenville, on the Mississippi side,
have given way, aud the whole country,
on both sides, was submerged. At Mt.
Level plantation the river was within a
few inches of the highest water ever
known.
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Save Your Otd Corn for Seed.

The corn last season was all badly njur-
ed-so much so that, perhaps, not d
grain in fifty will germinate. The injury,
in many cases. is not preceplble, and some
farmers think their corn is sound and will
grow; Jut close and critical examination
will show that the germ or chit, as it is
sometimes called, is destroyed. This may
easily be tested by soaking it in water in
n warm place for two or three days
Sound corn, so soaked. will sprout in
that time, while that which is injured will
not Or cutting open grain of corn the
germ, if good, will be found white, but il
injured will he discoloted. 1t will be
no use to plant such corn, as it will not
grow Farmers had bette" secure old
corn for seed if,possible. Ifnot, let them
not plant any, however sonnd.looking,
without testing its terminating qualities.
Attention to this may save much loss and
disappointment when planting tiIle ar
riVCS
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NUMBER g.,
CIR A S S ES..

Blue grass requires deep, rich lime.
stone soil Tlte range Of its natural
growth is Tennessee on the. south 70 Cen
tral Ohio on the north It is scarcely
found in any perfection outside thsssslim-
its, and person who had only seen Il in
iitsfull glory, in the region Of Bourbon OF
Fayette Counties, KY would hardly rec
oguize the degenerate growth out Of the
limits we have stated. rsi@ ga
Red clover is generally seeded "a the
spring. The range of season varies wssh'
different persons and places from FebesA-'
ry till the last of April. che old wheat
belt Of Ohio is the best clover region in
The country. This il, from 4colnnbians
on the east, to as far west as Hancock and
Wood Counties, in fact, any land thst ID
fright for winter wheat, IS also fight for
clover. "A majority Of our farmers IN
this region have had the most anifoem suc-
cess, by sowing clover seed in. the last nf
March or first of April. II seseA too
early, it may come up in wsrn tine In
early spring, and while the te61sf Jsases'
are what is called the double, sAeys as49
come cold snap and nip them to dsakk;
whereas, seed sown in the last Of March
usually escapes this casualty, though b
may not do quite as well as when so6n.
earlier, If the weather happens to hs O.
vorable all through the spsipg D. thit
case of latter sowing, If you seaa shit ~
time right, so as to sow the day befoss =
rain, you are pretty sure Of good ssl-
If the clover is sown for deep eropy q
course it should be nnmixed, and ths ~
quantity is about twelve pounds 70 The
acre, of clean seed; but IL the crop 10 nain-
ly for forage, it is better to mix in tine-
thy seed. Ifclover is sown in the srsiae
upon wheat, or with oats, aone or two se-'
suits are pretty certainAif' yoa gss b
slim standlof clover; and IL you gee Q good
crop of wheat or oats, you get . weak
\ growth of the grain, you are likely to Get
good clover. It is rot likely that both
lcrops will be Arst-rate. 'sS
Orchard grass deserves more sttensioa
among farmers in the bluegrass region
and northward. than it is now yecsiving.
1t is earlier in the spriug, heavier in the
summer, and stands drouth better thsa
blue grass, but it Is more choice Of its coil,
and will not grow in perfsctios sxcspe
upon deep, moderately rich, moist ord -.
rous soils, where its. roots 60 TO . grees
Idepth. For woodland or open grosad,
SOW in the spring the same as blue grass.
one bushel fourteen pounds)seed to tha
, acre.-Ohio Cultirator. sasa'
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Atchafalaya Currency.

Captain Shallcross, of the Mississippi
steamer Peytona, is one of the crack cap
tains of the river. Everybody knows him
and he knows everybody, and therefore
we must tell little story about him.
One day the Peytona was steamers down
past the cotton wood, towords New Or
leans, when she was hailed by another
boat going up.
Halo! Captain Shall2' . aai2 s .
'Hallo!' was the answer es-i
Got any Atchafalaya money!
Yes, plenty .t----- ..,f
We'll, pay it out; the banks busted or
a gwine to-
t'Ay, ay,' says Capt. Shallcross. CLERK
have you got much Of that money!
"About thousand dollars, reckon,
Sir, said the clerk. eF "ra s 7sos
We'll, stop at the first wood boat
And the Peytona puffed on until a boa,
was seen moored to the shore, with piles
of cord wood around, and small man
with his trowsers rolled up, and his hands
IN his pockets, shivering on the band be.
SiNS hiS ooae IA tuS Culll OcCcnueT Wtatu'
er..
Wood boat ahoyl' sang out Capt. Shall.
cross. =' af~
Small man In the distance: 2'sS. 2l,z0
'Halioo' 7s@s : G ssT 5saJ zs-'3l'
Want to, sell that wood?' ssg
'Yas.'
Take Atchafalaya money!
'Yas' s@ p. 80
Round to pilot, said Captain Shall
cross. E s-a5 81 a-. - g. 9g
The boat bound down stream alway,
have to come around, with their bow
pointed up stream, to resist the curren
of the Mississippi; sometimes they encoun
ter big eddy, and have to take sweel
of some miles before they can reach tn
landing place. So it was in this instance
so you'll take Atchafalya money TO
wood. will you?" said the Captain, as tn
boat approached the shore.
.Yas.' t~6 seszszz&
How will you take it?' said Captain
Shallcross, (meaning at what rate .r5z,
Take it even.' 7ez
What do you mean by even?'
Cord for cord, Captain N 81 ..az
Put her round again, pilot said Cap,
Shall, and wood up at the next whar
boat. l reckon this fellow has been post
ed by somebody On Atchafalaya.' ssa
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w- The reason why Farmers :

w The reason Why Farmers arc
healthier than Professional men. The
reasons are: s
!. They work moro and develope all
the leading muscles.
2. They tase their exercise in the
open air; and thus breathe greater
amount Of oxygen.
3. Their food and drinks are com.
monly less aduiteratcd aud far more Sim
pie. @ ~ @a
8. They do not ovcrwork their brsin
as much as professional men do.
5. They take their sleep commonly
during the hours Of darkness aud o. nss
try to turn day into might.
G. They are not, commonly smsisious
aud do not wear themselves out 80 rapid.
ly in the fierce contest for rivalry. IS
Z. Their pleasures are more simple
and less eXhansting
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Correspondence of the New York Times.l
SAD CALAMITY.

Last Sunday night, about nine o'clock
it was discovered that the residence Of
Mr.. Comstock was in flames, and before
assistance could be rendered it was burnt
to the ground, together with its five in
mates! 1t would seem from the position
of effairs, as found them to-day, on the
ground, that Mr.. c. and his four daugh-
ters Ohe Oldest of whom was only. ten
years. were all asleep together in one bed
room in corner of the house. The first
indication they had of the fire was, prob.
ably, not until the building was full of
flames, for it is apparent the fire "took"
from Il keg of ashes in the wood house,
which is some distance from the bed room
in question, and, in burning its way to
the bedroom, it must have enveloped
everything in flames Rushing in the
darkness forth from the bedroom, the
frantic children flew in different directions,
blinded by the smoke and flames, while
the unnatural father, who loved his money
more than his offspring, ran mp stairs to
get his box Of valIables, while he might
have easily opened the bedroom window
at the outset, and placed himself and chill
dren beyond danger-for the bedroom
was on the ground floor But, alas for
human frailty!--his misery habits ruled
him, and his b.ackened bones and ashes
were found, after the fire, lying across his
box in the cellar, where he had fallen.
The second topic of which 1 spoke is
more agreeable to dwell upon Early on
Sunday morning. three prisoners, named
Wilson, Eddy, Missile and Ward, By feign-
ing the sickness of one OF their number,
got the jailor at This place, Mr.. Baker, in
their power. gagged and bound him, and
locked him in a cell This done, they
robbed him of his money and the keys of
! the prison, and were calmly taking their
leave, when they were drought all up
standing" by bcholding the jailor's little
wife pointing at them through railing q
loaded revolver, and calmly Informing
them that she would put a bullet through
the first man who attempted to come for
ward. \ conversation, something like
this, followed:
PrSoncr-The devil you will You
don't know how to shoot it,
Mrs. Baker-Try it and see, if yor
like! | have been practicing with this pis
tol for the past few days, and promise
You | viii kill the first man who come.
forward
Prisoncr-Weli, if that's your game
we'll be quits with you. Now, take you
choice, young woman-either let us pas
out in peace, or submit to have your hus
bands brains knocked out against tn
, walls of the Jail. Which do you lik
best? Perhaps that won't be gay, no
nothing, just to see him laying out ther
; ceid and stiff, with his brans laying around
: Qa-! ha ! ID pretty picture, amt it
]; Did pretty wife yon are, amt ye, to &c
your husband killed !? Come, now, wha
dye say? Let us out and it'll be all right
won't ye. And the speaker moved for
, ward step ..se
Mrs, Baker Tie first man aoao step
, orer tiat sill dies ~ ,s.
And there that brave woman held thos
| men at bay for something like half a
| hour. until help came, and they were drive
| into their cells. ..sit S.
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Losing AHA Family Scene.


There is something exceedingly ten
der, as we'll as Instructive. in the follow
ing, which we take from TIE Chi2iIs pa
per: -'tr&.s s- s@5 $50
4 few years ago q merchant failed IN
business. Lie went home in great agita-
ton
What is the mattcr?' asked his wife.
Il am ruined;I am bcggared. | have lost
my ALI he exclaimed pressing his hand
upon his forehead as if his brains were
in whirl
'Aln' said his wife; I am left. 'All,
papa!' said his eldest boy; 'herc am H.
And too papa said his little girl, run
ming up and putting her arms around his
neck. rs not lost, papa repeated Eddie.
and you have your health left said his
wife. and your two hands to work WITH
PARA said his eldest; and 1 can help
you. And your two feet, papa, to carry
you about 'And your two eyes to see
with, papa said little Eddie.
and you have Gods promises said
grandmother And IA good God,' said
his wife. And a heaven to 20 to, said
his little girl 'And Jesus to come and
fetch rs there said his eldest
'God forgive me- said the poor mer-
chant, burstcd into tears. 1 have not
lost my ALL What are the few thousands
which I called my all to these more pre-
scious things which God has left me:?' and
he clasped his family to his bosom. end
kissed his wife and children with a thank
full heart.
All, no, there are many things more
precious than gold and bank-stocks, val
liable as these may be IN their place.
When the Central 4naerica was founder
ed at sea, bags and purses of gold were
strewn about the deck, as worthless as
the merest rubbish Life, lfe!'. was the
prayer. To some of the wretched survi-
vors, Water, watern wasthe prayer
Bread, bread!' it was worth its weight
in gold if gold could have bought it.
The loss of property must not cloud
the mind with wicked forgetfulncss of
the great blessings which arc lcft behind.
No man should DESPAIR, for no man has
lost his all until he has lost his integrity
lost the mercy of God. and lost his hope
of Heaven at last. .yfs-s.i s.z...l