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The Nevada Democrat., 1859-10-26
TURSPIKE ROAD NOTICE.


w our declaration Of intention to organize Join
stock Company for the construction oa Turnpike Road
The general route of said Turnpike Road to be follows
via Commencing at point In Rough \ Ready Township
County Of Nevada and State of California al point on
the Ranch or Tract OF land now owned by Lewis Colon
aud Darwin Cotton, about fifty rods, more less in 70
southerly direction from the point where the old road
leading from the town of Rough Ready 10 Sacramento,
city Squirrel creek running thence sail
ranch tract Of land about sixty rods or less, IN
point the south easery side Of Squirrel creek thence
continuing in norther direction about mile aud
half more or less crossing said Squirrel creek the
reservoir known Lads reservoir thence the town
Rough Ready ntersectng said old road at point nea
the town of Rough Ready.
Notice Is hereby given TO all whom tmay concern tina
the subscribers win meet at the residence and dwell
ing house of Lewis Colton, In the township Of ough
Ready, County Of Nevada, and state of California on
Saturday the 10th day Of October, 1852 at e
o'clock A. NJ of said day for the purpose OF prelimna
ry organization of Company for the purposes aiore
said.
In witness whereof do hereunto subscribe our names
and set seals this Sd day of October, A. D. 1850
The said organization TO be pursuant to act entitled
act authorize the formation Of corporations tor the
construction Of Plank or Turnpike roads passed May 18th
1853" LEWIS COTTON,
MYRoN BILLS, W. wHIrESEIL'
FRANK DEWEY, DARWIN COTTON,
his his
ISRAEL ADAMS, HIsER NEWELL,
mark mark
I. REED GOE, MAURICE SHEEHAN,
State of California, county Of Nevada ss0n this Sd
day October A. D. 1852 personally appeared before me
J, l. Caldwell Notary Public in and for said County w
Whitesell, Lewis Cotton Darwin Cotton, Myron Bills
Frank Dewey Israel Adams, T. Reed Goe Hiser Newell
and Maurice Sheehan personally known to me to be the
persons described in and who subscribed the foregoing
instrument OF writing. who severay acknowledged to me
that they executed the same freely and voluntarily and
for the and purposes therein mentioned
(-A~) In witness whereof do hereunto set my hand
seal and official seal day and date aforesaid.
(~-J J.l. CALDWELL, Notary Public.
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Gclclt 1isisccIyo,,l,.
CuriOsitics in Crystais.

Inc wlnI Is from the northeast, an asher
gray sand sweeps close overhead the general
exclamation IS. I" 1t feels like snow" Soon
the lakes begin to descend: at first lcisnuly
ani lew then swli'tcr: and finally faster and
laSier. Before an hour the earth is cgy,,. d
with Il white mantle, composed Of millions OF,
millions Oh little crystals, each rs pcri,c; Of
It's KIND as diamond, aud each in Itself il
Sol III only look at II, as heau:Itul Take
up one. IL mcl;S in your hand it is gone.
see mat other, on the very top of the snow
dri't, GilSttning. ccInlike, in the sunshine
while ago, Ii was vapor floating in the sky.
before that 1t was drop of sea water; to-
morrow 1t will be iuid again. aud mirulinr
with the ocean. Examine its sha;.e. Ii is
Ike my Star cut IN Calrara marble. Yet
no sculptor, nor even Iapidist. could ever
rival IT, No marble is fine enough to Gabri-
cate 1t. What subtle power i'll nature has
made this snow fake 50 different in appcar-
ance from the rairdrop, yet substantially The
Same! The very boys in IL telcgraph-olic
VIII tell you it was magnetism. Yes, it is
Tins, as almost unknown agent, the motive
power by which VIC send "hghtning" mes.
SageS to our friends, which helps to crystal.
lize alike the diamond at the bottom Of ,hc
mine and the snowflake high up in heaven.
The whole subject OF crystals is beautiful
beyond imagination, 1t is crySlalliz,tlpn,
and Capitalization alone. which draws the
line between the diamond Il at flashes on A
lady s finger and the cha coal that SHUTS n
kitchen maid. Sandstone and granite, lime
stone and MAJ bic, have their essential differ.
ences Ill crystal zaiion. One has been form.
ca III the laboratory OF nature. BY the slow
deposit OF matter held in solution in p,imeyul
seas, the Other by particle on particle, also
held IN solution. arranging itself in the pre-.
clSlon "i soldiers at review. No architect
ever bGiIt more regularly than nature VIII II
constructing even the Sina lest crystals Plants
and ANIMALS grow nv excessive d,velopments:
increase by limitation through chemical
changes hut crystals are equally perfect in
Their earliest Stage, and enlarge uIl, bv nc.
cicilon. Yet crystals. like all other created
things, die In time Mines abuulid with skcl.
etonS o. crystals. Crystals dlit;r in shape
as The microscope reveals almost rs much
as plants themselves. Yet the same sub.
stances always crystalline in the same forms,
at least under the same conditions, So that
we may say there are tubes and races Of
crystals, with typical shapes, exactly as Of
men.
Capitalization is found through alt nature
There is not substance which, when allow.
cd the ilce movement If PARTICLES. doe, not
eNhlt irtqnrncy TO cilsallZe. Water, at Il
low temperature. crrStailzcs INTO ice
Metals, slowly cooked after melting crystal
i'Ie. HE gases. tyale>ccnt as they NAV
seem, may be made 80 aItiliclaIly cold as to
cryStaliZc. Oar children rat cryStallizcd
sugar, under the na'nc Of rock candy. and
we ourselves use il in 81" loaf criSIpillZrd IN
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G5risilsa! 1)oetrn.
For The Cecil Wing.
Ask'st thou i'll am happy.

Ast'st thou if am happy Ask the flower
That lifts its head unto the gol,ien sun.
While the rich dew, balmy plenteous shove.
Fills its bright cup, which sunlight shines
upon,
So am happy, love!
Ask the green tendrils in the cool shade
growing,
As round supporting limbs so tenderly they
Irvine
Feeling themselves beloved beyond all
showing,
Aud therefore lovingly and calm rcclinc,
So am | happy, love!
Ask the poor bird, that through rough storms
returning.
Has sought again its native woods to rest.
And stilled its weary BIT ating hearts deep
yrarning,
And made in those same messy bouglls its
nest,
So am happy, love!
Ask the glad stream, that with ceaselcss
motion,
Forever rushing onward to the sea.
LAS found calm spot, losing its commotion
Where it can linger, oh! 50 TRANQUILITY,
So am happy, love!
Ask the sad heart, that lone and weary rowing.
And feeling that on earth there is no rest
Think Of its joyful waking to deep loving,
And resting the worn soul on some true
faithful breast,
So am happy, lovc
LA'on, MI. +. NJ. a,
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4 DorItsbirs Gro9son.
INTERESTING TO
PARENTS and GUARDIANS.

lie had always been harsh with us,
and VIC hated him.
don't know why my father appointed
him our guardian. No two men could
have been more unlike, nor had they as
ISOLATED much together. One, a high
spirited, open-hcar,ed, improvident coun-
try squire; the other, u hard, passionate,
sullen man, whose logged self-will sell
dom deferred to the opinions or feelings
of others. Little sympathy could have
existed between them. | believe, too,
that he was averse to my fathers union
with his sister, prophesyng that she
would live to repent marrying mad Jack
Holderness. hat is our family name.
l It is right Yorkshire one, and has been
known in those parts any time these five
hundred years. Only the other day
found it in Chauccr.
She did not repent, however. Ny
father might ride and drink kard, as most
Yorkshire squires did in his day, but he
was always kind to her children. And
If the hall-ncver very orderly place
was sometimes turned inside out b. a
party of boosy hunters, its ordin airy as
pect presented cheerful contrast to
the great, grim, cold house, in the dull
country town, wherein her early years
had been passed.
All, that house if she could have but
known what would occur within it
| have heard that her father and his
| am speaking now of ny uncle, with
whom set out) was an attorney, who be-
came rich by the practice of his profess
sion, and that he brought up his son to
the same bushes. Old Swinchat-Foxcv
Swlnchat, folks called minded in har-
ness, leaving his money to be equally
divided betwixt his son and daughter-
Miles, my uncle, never practiccd after
wards. He had no need, to do so, and
was OF too sullcn, obstinate and oyerbear-
ing disposition ever to become popular.
l have said that my grandfather, who
died before was born, bequeathod his
money in equal proportions to his son and
daughter. He did this literally in the
latter case tying it upon my mother and
her issue, exclusive of her husbands con-
troll. Not that he entertained any ill-will
towards my father, but, being a shrewd,
sharp man, he thought, it not unlikely
that his son-in-law might make ducks and
brakes Of it. never heard of my faith
er S rescntng this probably he ac-
knowledged its prudence, which, was
abnndantly manifest afterwards when
my mother died.
That occurred at my birth, my only
brother being but three years old at the
time. We had little sister, but she
did not survive her infancy. So neither
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volumes appeared in 1855, the third of the
series WAS ISSUED within few weeks. and il
is understood that tie fourth j, considerably
advanced.
The Hon. George Bancroft, in on clooucnt
tribute to his friend, before the New York
Historical Society, thus referred to the
studious and Systcma tic '.abiIs Of Mr.. Prescott:
/" His habits were Mechanically exact; retiring
carly and ever at the same hGEr. he rose
carly alike III winter and in summer at the
appointed moment, roiising himStlf instantly,
though in the sonna,st sleep. at the filst note
Of his alarm bell never giving indulgence 20
assltude or delay. To the hours which he
gave 10 his pursuits be adhered as scrunalons.
" as possible. never lightly suffering them to
be intcrtHrcd with: now liSteElne to lis
reader; now debating what was to be writ.
ten: now using his own eyes sparincly for
rcad'ng now writing by the mid of SIMPLE
machinery devised for those who are in dal X
ness now passing time in thoughtfully re-
vol'ing his great theme.
The excellence cf his productions is, in part,
Transparent to every reader. Compare what
he has written vita the most Of what others
have left on the same subjects. and P!eScott's
SUI crloritv beams upon you from the contrast.
The easy flow OF his language and the faul,lcss
lucidty Of lis style. may make the reader
forget the unrenittirg toll which the narrative
has cost but the critical inquirer sees every.
where the fruits Of investigation rigidly pun
sued and an impartialty and souudnrss of
judgement, which give authority to every
statement. and weight to every conclusion"
/ Mr.. Press OTIS library was adorned with
striking portraits Of Ferdinand and Isabella -
OF Columbus--of Don Sebastian. King of
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IfaHdics.

Dandies arc not good Tor much, but they
are good for SOMETHING. They invent or keen
in circulation these convcTSat iunal blank
checks or counters which intellectual capita.
lists may sometimes iHld it worth their while
to borru" of them. They ave useful, TOO, in
Keeping up the STANDARD Of dress. which bun
Tor them, would dcsrioratc and become
what some old fools would have it, a matter
of convenience and not of taste and art
Yes. like danGics well cnoueh~-on one con.
diton, that they have rluck. | find that
lies at the bottom Of nll true danlylSn. 4
little boy dressed up very fine who puts his
finger in his mouth and takes to CRYING if
Other boys make fun of him. looks very s,ily.
But, II he turns very red in the face ard
knotty IN the fists, and makes an example of
thc biggest OF his aSsailants. throwing of his
tine lcghorn and his thckly- butoncd ckct.
!! necessary, to cunSumuIate the act of inS
icc, his small tcsgcry takes on the Spcndors
of the Gre S,d helmet that frightened AStyana
lon remember that the Duke said his dandy
ttiiccrS were his best officers. The " Sunday
blood, the surcr-supcrb Sa'torial equestrian
Of our annual taslday. is no, IMPOSING OF
dangerous. But such fellows as Brumncl,
and DOrSaY, and Byron are not to be >nubb,d
quite so easily. Look out for - Ia maia dr. Gr
sons le CANT dc re'ous.' A good many mower
full and dangerous people have had decided
dash of dandy ism about them. There was
Alcibiad,s. the " ctIrlcl son of Cinias," an
accomplished young man, but what would be
called a" swell i'll these days. There was
Aristotle a 7cry distinguished writer. of
whom you have htard-a philosopher. in
Shoit, whom 1t took centuries to learn,
centuries to unlearn, aid is now going to take
a generation or more to learn over again.
X, guar dandy. he was. So was Marcus
Antoninus: and though he lost his game. he
played. for big stakes, and it was not his
danyiSm that spoiled his chance. Petrarch
was not to be dcSpiScd as lar or a poet,
but he was one Of the same sort So was Sir
Humphrey Davy; 50 was LORD Pplnu>lon
formerly. if am not lorgetful. Yes, \ dandy
is good for something ms such and dandcs
such as was just speaking of have rocked
this planet like n cradle NY, and LIFT it
swinging to this day. Still, if I were you,
wouldn 60 to the tailor's on the strength Of
these remarks, and run up a long bill which
viii render pockets superiority in your next
suit. EegGns, " nasclur. non it," a man
is born dandy as he is born poet There
are heals that can wear hats; there are
n(cks that can't iit cravats: there are Jaws
that can't fill out collars: (WilliS touched
this last point: in one Of his earlier am
bIolycs. if [ remember rightly y there are
ioWaures nothing can hnmanizc, and move
nlvnlS nothing can Subiue to the sracions
suavity o. elegant la,glor or stately serenity
which belongs /" different 'yl,s"f dandyism
Tile duiodttfhc B'edhJust Idtie.
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FAMlsHED NANpEREn.- should like
very much to hear story" said a icl lie and
thonehtless youth TO his teacher. Il hate
scrionS instruction can't bear preaching"
Listen. then ~ said the teacher :"
wandercr filled his travelling pouch with sa-
worry meats aud fruits, as his woui !, ad
him across wide desert. During the first
few days he jonrneycd through the smiling
fertile fields But instead Of plucking the
fruits which nature here offered for the re
l,tShment Of the traveller, he found it more
convenient to cat of the PROVISIONS which he
carii,d with him. He soon reached the
desert After jonrncvng on for n few days
his whole store Of food was exhausted lie
now began To wall and lament for no where
sproutcd blade of grass; everything was
covered with hnrning sand. After suffering
for two long days IN tolmpnts OF hunger and
thirst he expired"
9 1t was foolish in hum" SAID the youth,
I" to frset that he mad to cross the desert"
DO yon act more wisely? asked the
teacher. in an earnest tone. " 4ou are setting
for h on the journey Of life-a journey that
leads 10 eternity. Now IS the time when YOU
should seek after Knowledge. and collect III.
treasures of wisdom but the labor aiiiights
YOU, and YOU prefer to trfc away the spring
time IF your years amid useless ard childish
pleasures. Continue to act thus. and you
will yet. upon the journey fife. yh,n wisdom
and virtue fail you, fare like that helpless
waudcreg. '--Sisfdriu gi1 Srhoo'aate.
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Aaluuitrlroi.


! improving Permanent Grass Lands,
Having bad some experience in the improve
'nth' O! permanent a'ass lands, will state
my method Of moccr,iing.
nave had TO cXru itnce with any Other
than meadow lands. aud these beng too
moist 20 r|ow, have been allowed to remain
as permanent meadow have been part;cu lar
III stating the nature of The soil for the rea son
'h't 'he same management might not answer
on different sells. Land intend d for perlna-
.ncnt meadow, shonld first have all stones
sticks and other Instructions, removed from
the surface, in order to rrnd it rerrccrlv
smooth: and if the field is kno.lv it should
be l"vlcd. 'licquircs much labor to prepare
"A piece of permanent meadow hut it paws
We!i III the end. W II, convene ncr of getting
over 1t, the savil < Of labor in harvesting the
crop and better appearance Of the field
" hen permanent meadow begins to fail.
and the crop is light and The field must lie
renovated. the hest way is to give it n coed
dressing Of wood ashes. lcached or ullcach,d
II The unleachcl are used. il will require con.
siderable less than # lpachcd arc used. |
have tried lime and plaster, hut not with so
good an effect rs when ashes were used,
Ashes have good tfi,ct for several years.
In ugh have found that after the third an
|'e''IoH lHc he'lellb III u measure ceases, and
the crop is not materially increased The
Application OF ashes must re chan.cd for
some other means o. improvement or PERHAPS
the Held viii be rendered unprnitablc. Nv
way has been to draw from fifteen to twenty.
i've loads Of stable manure per acre. spread
II evenly upon the surface, harrow it well,
and then SOW u peek Of grass and ten pounds
OF clover seed to each acre, and harrow again
well. Alter narrowing. pick MP all sticks
stones. or whatever may BE- brought to the
SUI lace, thus leaving it smooth and clean -
Alter tins treatment, there viii be a fine CROP
OF grass, aud The crop will con niue good for
many years. In the cor,sc of the ii st tlIce
yeh1> after spreading the manure a top Jrps-
sing ot plaster will increase the crop.
Nl'h the above management, permanent
meadow lands can DC improved from wear TO
year; but Of all other means. the spreading
"f inan'ne upon the surface and harrow,n,
well, with the sowing OF gia>s seed with each
Application OF manure. i the best. Ashes
plaster, &c. tcud to increase the action Of
The manure, besides ill,ir own individual ar-
ten.
have never received much benefit from
III" Application Of ashes or plaster uion poor
SOILS; but when applied upon la,lds recently
MANFRED the cilrct has been wonder full. In
TACT. the two seem intended 10 90 together,
as they each develop the fierce of the other
and remdr the Application of both more
profitable than that Vi either separate.
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MODIFICATION OF THE MASSACHUSETTS,
jury SYSTEM Petitions have gone to the
Massachusetts Legislature for law allowing
Judges TO accept verdict from three (ourthS
of II jury in civil suits, where in their opin.
ion, the cause Of justice would be served
thereby Judge Nash, of the Boston Superior
Court, endorsed the proposition. The gen
eral principle Of the unanimity Of the jury on
verdict is not proposed to be destroyed by
1t, but if, after long consideration, they fail
entirely to agree. the judge may in his dis
erection accept the opinion Of thlcc(our tbs Of
them as verdict.
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PRESERVING THE (pIOp nm Dprc-re

PRESERVING THE Colon or DRESSES -
HE cu!OrS Of Hc:inos, mnr!SSrlaine d,lainrs.
bingham. chm'a,s. printed lawn. &c, may
be preserved by Using water that is only milk
vain: making lather with white sonp
b"tnre YOU put IN the dress instead ofrnhhinr
IT on tie ma'cl.ai =: aud stirring 'nto first
and second tub Of water large tablespoonful
of "E-.nl. The gall can be obnined from the
butcher, and Il bottle Of it snould always tie
kept IN every house. No courrd articles
should be allowed 10 remain long in the water.
They must be washed fast and then rlnyed
'hrongh two cold waters. Into each rinSing
water. stir tcaSp7nnful Of vinegar. which
Viii help 10 brighten the corrs: and aft,r
rn~lng, han. them ont immediately. when
ironing dry Tor still a little damp bring them
IN 4; have irons ready heated and IRON them
at once, as i, Injuries the colurS 10 allow them
to remain damp too. long or to sprinkle and
roll them up IN n covering for Ironing next
day. II hey cannot be conveniently irAn,,l
immrdia'e'y, let th'm hang ill they arc
qW'e dry and then damp and fold them on
the following day. a quarter Of an hour b, fore
ironing. The best way is not to do coInr,d
dresses on the day cf the general wash. but
to give them morning by themselves. They
should only be undertaken in clear bright
weather If allowed to freeze, the rnlors viii
b. i,reparahly injured, No colorcd articles
should ever be boiled or scalded at all. Some
r"lor< (csp"ciay pinks and light green's
though they may stand perfectly wei, in
washing will change as soon as a warm iron
Is applied to them the pink turning purplish.
and the green blush. No colorcd article
should be smco;hed with hot iron
So. homestead.
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DRESS You've CHILDREN WARM This is
ore OF the most dangerous seasons for children.
Colds and coughs are now easily fastened
upon them, often resulting in consumption
and premature death. Therefore dress them
warm, Let your boys pantaloons reach
The insttp. Don't dress them in trowsers.
reaching to the knee or middle of the leg,
and leaving their limbs exposed to the
chilling air. Do not sacrifice your children :
health to the qualification Of a circus rider S
taste: but dress them with the paramount
view Of comfort and safety.
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To DELAY Blossoms. - ANY fruit tree may
be made to bloom sufficiently late in the
season to prevent its fruits ftom the froSt
and consequently present IL fine, heavy crop.
by the following ,jndicinrs Treatment
In the middle of. w inter, when the ground
is most severely frozen pu, large pile of
wheat SHAW or oak leaves around the roots.
letting it extend fr some distance in every
direction, so as to cover the EXTENDED roots
that approach thc SUI face Of the Garth. Cover
this pile with plankS or boards. 50 that no
rain can fall uron the pile. Let this cover
remain until all danger from frost has passed.
Then remove the cover and straw, and look
for spcnded crop to follow SOON.
The rationale OF this simply is: The frozen
earth will not t!.aw until late in the spring,
if the pile remains and while the earth is
frozen the tree cannot bloom, but when the
danger is past, remove the covering, and the
tree will bloom forth speedily. Try il
farmer friends. Rural NeW Iorkrr
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GATES AND BARS Does At poy to take
down and put up bars from sixty-Gve to a
thousand tlm's every wear, when in the lin e
wasted at this work dn'ing one season, 1
could make gaze that would last a scr. OF
years. to say nnhing Of having teams stand
ing. dong nothing. TO see me make mule
of myself, at work al the bars Tnen.
how often they are left down. for il does
s. EN- as # some folks could never learn to put
up bars.
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American Farmers Magazine:

TENIlTS work was formerly puhli>fe! ut 3
l. year. and more recently at s. with heavy
boss in both eases t" its proprietor. | is now
pob ishc crlirgei IN ev ny way improved
AT ONE DOLLAR A YEAR.
in advance. and. for the frs time it pay Such
is the ct, CT of giving the best article al The low est
price .- 81
1t is TIE WORK for the FARMER. the GAR
DENER. ana the FlRESlDE, Il complete
Aericuhmd. UOr'i.ul urGi aad Fomilp J1mici.
Published Monthly, ~ BEENMAN STREET. y. Y.
ut the " heard o. low prce Of ONE DOLLAR
year; NiNEiY CENTS . clGbf Of ten or mere
and fighy .nts to clubs of twclt; and upward,
Single Copies, TEN RS. Address
}. A. Nash, Id. L Pub.
\ w-Ao.k
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u If vou would b. convinced ha' all ter
rcStiial objects owe Their cololS to the lays Of
the sun observe the red orange. yellow
green, hlnc. indigo, and violet, rtil ctcd from
the colo'lrss thread stretched BY Mr.. Spider
from stake to stump over all unfrrGucntch
road or newly plowcd field while tina, glorious
orb is pouring his rays upon them AT a certain
angle win respect to your eye, Or cndvayor
t" feast your eye on the rich cclors Of some
iavcritc ecwgaw when the X ing of day has hid
his face behind the western hills and refuse $
to paint them for yon Thus learn the folly
Of PRIDE. j. *. .iiuond