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Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-18

R.D. W. DAVIS d Co-This well known
Auction House, whose place of business is the
Southwest corner of California and Sansome
Streets San Francisco, have regular sales
every Tuesday and Friday. Next Tuesday
2lst, they have peremptory sale Of the finest
assortment of Boots, Shoes, Caters, &c, Of
fered at auction this season. Read their ad-
vertisement.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-18

The FOURTH IN SAcRAMENro.-The Sacra-
mentans aae making preparations for grand
celebration of the coming Fourth of July
The General Committee appointed by the
citizens, have appointed FIVE sub Committees
10 arrange the details Of the affair
Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-18
The members of the Bell and Everett

Party of Yuba county, are requested to meet in
the city of Marysville on Saturday, May lSth,at IL
NJ, to take such action as may be deemed neces-
sary in connection with the coming political cam
paigH. JNO. g. FALL, Chm.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-18
SQew Adrertis
Notice..

The Odd Fellows and friends of Jabez f. Strong
invited to attend his funeral from the residence of
Mr. Steinmycr, Street, between Third and Fourth
Streets, Sunday evening, May 18Th, at o'clock
F. NJ, without further notice.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-18
The Yuba County Democratic Contra

The Yuba County Democratic Central
Committee will meet in the city of Marysville on
Saturday, the 18th day Of May next, at IL O'Clock
NJ. A full attendance is earnestly requested.
LORENZO HUBBARD, Chan,
County Democratic Central Committee
Yuba County Central Committe.
LORENZO HUBBARD, j. q. CANNON
L. b. SIMPSON, j. NJ. REESE,
j. =. BROWN.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-18

Muster Roll for the en-
<SXAAIfl4SSSA stment of a Company from
-ES- sssN5SSA- this District into the First
>4-S$S1~@SA1- Regiment Of CALIFORNIA
VOLUNTEERS, under command of Col FRANCIS j..
LlPpIrF, is now open at "Katz' Gymnasium" on Sec
ond Street.
Terms OF enlistment to be for not less than six
MONTHS Application must be made to the under
signed at 'he above place between the hours of II
o'clock A. NJ and O'Clock Z. NJ, and and u'clocl,
p. M.
BY Authority, CIIAS. G. HUBBARD.
Daily national Democrat., 1861-05-18
Religious Notice.
Notice !

Tha Pastor being absent from the City there will
no GAntist seryce at The Court House Tomorrow
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
Published Feb. 10, 1861.
CHAPEER. 26.

AN ACT to amend chapter eighteen of the re-
yised statutes, entitled ''Of the assessment
and collection Of taxes
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, represent
cd IN Senate and assembly, do enact fo!Lolss:
SECTION l. section ninety FIVE chapter eig-
hteen of the revised statutes entitled ''Of the
assessment and collecti of taxes" is hereby
amended by inserting after the word ''assess-
ed'' in the eleventh line. the following: Except
the five per cent. collector fees1
SECTION .. Strike out section ninety seven
Of said act. and insert in lieu thereof the fol
lowing: The five per cent on the delinquent
tax list returned by the treasurer Of any town,
city or incorporated village, to the county
treasurer as collectors fees, shall be collected
by the county treasurer in the same manner as
other delinquent taxes are collected, and paid
into the county treasury for the use of the
county.
SEC g. This act shall be in force and take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved Feb. II. 1861.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
Published February 2S Isl.
CHAPTER Al,

AN ACT to provide for the purchase Of certain
copies Of Nebster's Dictionary, for the sup
ply Of deficient school Districts Of the state.
The people of the State Of FjscoHsia represent
Cd IN Senate aad Assembly, do enact as Joll0cs:
SEC. l. The state Superintendent Of public
instruction, with the consent and approval of
the Governor is hereby authorized purchase of
on behalf Of the STATE three hundred copies Of
Webster's unabridged Dictionary OF the Eng
lish Language provided that the price shall
not exceed four dollars for each copy to sup
ply the deficient school Districts Of the state.
SEC. 2 Such Dictionaries when purchased
shall be distributed in the manner provided in
chapter twenty second Of the General Laws Of
1853, and IN section second Of chapter one hun
dred and thirty eight of the General Laws of
1859 and shall be held and used by the sever
al districts receiving the same as provided in
section third of said chapter one hundred and
thirty eight aforesaid.
SEC. 3. There is hereby appropriated out Of
the income Of the school fund sum of money
sufficient to pay for the dictionaries provided
for in this act, and the state Superintendent of
public instruction shall certify to the state
treasurer the amount Of such expenditure.
SEC. 4. The state Superintendent Of public
instruction is hereby authorised to furnish any
school district heretofore supplied, but now des-
titute through loss by fire, or theft, with copy
Of Webster's unabridged dictionary. upon re-
ceipt from the state treasurer showing that the
cost Of such dictionary to the state has been
paid into the state treasury ; proUided, that the
affidavit of the Town Superintendent of such
loss shall first be fled with the superintendent
of public instruction.
SEC. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage and publiea-
ton.
Approved February 9th, 1861.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.

Zenos c Lindsey. Plaintiff against Harrison J. Fur-
gensou, Defendant.
ID virtue and in pursuance of Judgment of Fore
d closure and sale, rendered by the said Court in
the above entitled action on the Goth day of Feb.
\. D. 1851. shall expose for sale and sell at pub
lie auction. to the highest bidder. at the Topping
House, in the village of Waterloo, in the county of
jefferson afol esaid, on Saturday, the 23d day of
May, A. D. 1851. ociock in the afternoon OF
said day the following described mortgaged premises,
or so much thereof may be necessary raise the
amount OF said judgment, with interest, costs and
the expenses of SALE to wit The following described
estate situate in the county of Jefferson aud State
Wisconsin, to wit the north half of the northwest
quarter Of section No. nine C9) in township number
eight Sl north Of range No thirteen 3) east con-
tanning eighty acres more or less with the exception OF
that part said land occupied by the watertown
Madison Rail Road Company or assigns.
Dated March 4th 1851. Sevl3marS
S.J. C0NKLIN. Referee.
LINpsLEv Drew. Plaintiffs Attorneys.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
L Z Il r.

HOW SHOULD LENT BE OBSERVED
Herricz, the poet, has written the follow Nc
beautiful lines on the manner of keeping a true
lent
Is this a fast. to keep
The larder leane,
And eleSne,
From fat Of Yeales and sheep
1sit to quit the dish
Of flesh, yet still
To fill
The platter high with fish y
l. 1T TO fast an houre,
Or rag'd to go,
Or show
A downcast look and sour?
No it's fast to dole
Thy sheaf and wheat,
And meat,
Unto the hungry soule.
1t IS to fast from strife,
From old debate,
And hate
To clrcumcise this life.
To show heart grief-rent,
10 starye thy sin,
Not bin
And that's the way to keep thy Lent.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
Published Feb. 90, 1860.
CHAPTER So.

AN ACT to amend section 10l of chapter IS
of the revised Statutes, entitled, of the as
sessment and collection Of taxes
The people Of the State Of Wisconsin, represent
ed in Seaats and Assembly, do enact as foLlo1cs:
SEC. l. Section 101 of chapter IS Of the re-
vised statutes, entitled, OF the assessment and
collection oftaxes,' is hereby amended by in
serting after the word corporation where it
last occurs in said section, the following: And
in case the taxes named in id warrant shall
be returned unpaid in whole or in part, and
said treasurer may at any time within two
years thereafter sue for and recover such IN
paid taxes and costs in action to be brought
in the LaIae OF the board Of supervisors Of his
county against such person or corporation be-
fore any court Of competent jurisdiction in any
county where he, she, or they may be found
and IL assessment roll and town treasurer's
warrant. and return or abstracts therefrom GER
tilted by the county treasurer under his seal Of
Office shall be prina facie evidence of such tax,
of its being unpaid and the amount which
should be recovered in such action And also
add to the end of said section the following: Or
to levy and sale upon execution for any judg-
ment obtained by proceedings under this Sec
tion'
SEC. 2 This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved Eeb. 10, 1861.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
An INSTANCE OF PRo-SLArERr Mol

AN INSIANCE Ot 1,RO-SLAFERf MORALS.
"A few days ago an unfortunate family,
composed of husband, wife and six beau
tiful little children, (now living in Lin
coln,) were returning from Kansas
When nearing this place, about dusk, or
one of the coolest days Of the winter, then
drew up before the door Of a house, toly
their desolate story, and asked for shelted
during the night. A minister Of humane
principles and 6e,ero5ent feelings, recently
distinguished in this community for his
Atheistic tendencies, and who was lord of
the house, insulted them and drove them
away! They encamped near by, and
though almost frozen after travelling over
the bleak prairies, spent the entire night in
the cold. Poorly and thinly clad one
cannot easily imagine the intense suffering
the little ones must have endured. d.-Lia-
coin (IU) Herald.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22

Said Dr. Wayland, speaking of Roger
Williams, ii you look upon tie effect of
his life upon the United States it is very
remarkable. But for Roger HItionss this
Union nerer could hare e1iSfed to the pres
ent day. Suppose that it had continued
as it begun. Suppose that Congregation
alism had been established in Massachu-
setts, and Presbyterianism in New York,
and Quakerism in Pennsylvania, and Epis-
copalanism in Virginia, and all the States
bad gone on in that way. uniting Church
and State in every commonwealth, this
Union could not have existed six months.
This religious exclusiveness and intoler-
ance of dominent sects would have brought
this experiment 30 utter confusion. con-
slider it owing to Roger Williams and to
the principles that be established here.
that we are now united, q free aud happy
people, "
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22

FRoGs.-Some one who has watched the
amphibious creatures, says in ChamLG's
Journal that male frogs make the most
noise, being furnished for that purpose
with kind of bladder in the neck, or
double action bag-pipe; and then the voices
Of the females are the hoarsest and most
aggravating. When, however, intent upon
doing the agreeable. they have another
tone of voice-soft, sweet and plaintiye,
ike bell heard in the stiffness Of sum-
mer evening: from which some naturalists
have inferred that it is only the married
couples, and old maids and bachelors whose
voices are so harsh and grating, the court
ing and honeymoon tones being pitched in
different key. Although frogs have no
tailors' or milliners' bills, they follow the
fashions in having a new suit Of clothes
every week or fortnight during tie sum
mer, and in casting off the old skin as fre-
quently. They are admired as food not
only by Frenchmen and gourmands, but
by snakes, eels. pike, trout, aquatic birds,
hawks, owls, moles and weazels. Those
most esteemed by epicures frequent deep,
clear ponds, and are not easily caught by
hand
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
LAWS OF WISCONSIN.
Published February Is, 1861.
CHAPTER "A.

An ACT TO repeal section two of chapter 1877
Of the General Laws entit,eI s-An act in
relation to evidence and limitations in Ger
tain cases.
Thspseple cfths State Of Wisconsin, represent
ed IN Seaote and Assembly, do enact as foIIors.
SECTIoS l. Section two. Of chapter one hun
dred and ninety-seven, of the general laws Of
1859, entitled AN act in relation to evidence
and limitation in certain cases,i is hereby re-
pealed
SEC. .. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved. February IA, 1861.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
Howard Association,
PHILADELPHIA.

Benerolat Tqstits,tioR established by special EHdoc-
naeat, for The reIif Of the SICK and distressed gf
fictgd 5ritb TI7st and Epidcnzic DisedecS, and
peciaJig FOR the Cure Of DISEASES ofs ,H1I Organs.
Ts5EEDICAL ADVICE given gratis, by the Acting
LsA Surgeon, to all who apply by letter, with des-
cription their condition. GAGE occupation habits Of
life, 6e.} and in cases of extreme poverty, Medicines
furnished free Of charge,
VALUABLE REPORTS on Spernatorrhoea, and
other Diseases of the Sexual Organs, and the
RENED. Es employed in the Dispensary, sent TO the
afflicted in sealed letter envelopes, free of charge
Two thre ee stamps tor postage Will be acceptable
Address. DR.. J. SkLLLIN H0UGHTON, Acting
Surgeon, Howard AssecIauon- 70. ,. South Ninth
Street, Philadelphia, Pa. BY order OF the Directors.
EZRA D. HEARTWELL. President.
GEO. FAIRCuILD, SECRETARY. 1n40yl
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
a Beautiful Invention.

The North British Mail describes an in
strument that has recently made its ap-
pearance, which will inaugurate a new era
1t is of French origin. and is called the
Debusscope, probably from the name of its
inventor.
1t consists Of two silverized plates Of great
reflective power, placed together il frame
work Of cardboard or wood, at an angle of
10 degrees On being placed over small
picture or design of any kind. no matter
how rough, or whether good or bad. the
Debusscope will reflect the portion directly
under the eye, on all sides, forming the
most beautiful and elaborate designs, and
by being slowl ly moved over the picture will
multiply new designs to any extent No
matter what the subject is on which the in
strument is placed, the result is marvellous;
there is produced from the most unlikely
objects, such as scraps of paper-haDgings,
blots of ink, leaves, flowers, bits of lace,
&c.,-an endless series of new and really
beautiful designs. which can be retained at
pleasure, for the purpose Of copying, This
discovery therefore, recommends itself at
cnce as an inexhaustible source Of new pat
terms to craftsmen, calico-printers. dyers,
paper hangers, painters aud Others and
as it is produced and sold at a price which
brings it easily within the reach of such
trades, we have no doubt that it will soon
be extensively used. The Debusscope
may also be made the means of gratiica-
tion as a parlor toy, along with the stereo-
scope and microscope, in afording to the
young amusement and instruction
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
Things That Are Very Foolish.


For young man to think that he does
himself credit by hanging around stores
and taverns. smoking bad cigars and pay
ing for Whiskey and oysters, in order to he
called liberal by clique of youths as
soft in the brain as himself For lady
to be annoyed because gentlemen do not
always give her the best half of the street
and the incest seat in a public assembly.
She should not forget that these conven-
: tional courtesies are not her right any far
ther than they choose to concede them
For an unfedged clerk to think that be
must buy extrayagant gloves and cravats
for every festive occasion, because Jones
whose father is worth thirty thousand dol
lars. does so. The best way of proving his
manhood would be to leave such things en-
tirel y alone. For girl to stay away from
a party because she has worn all her dres-
ses and can't have a new one. Isn't it
something akin to self conceit for her to
imagine that people have nothing to do
but to think about her and her dresses?
For man to be extra fastidIous about CO.
lognes, diamond fnger-rings, and scented
pocket handkerchiefs, and then society at
defiance with his tobacco box and cigar
case Fer a girl to think that she is es-
tablishing her character as young lady of
fashion by allowing her mother to toll
through all the drudgery of the house,
and then investing her money in gaudy
brooches and artificial flowers For q
man to suppose himself gentleman be-
cause he touches his hat to a party of
splendidly dressed ladies. while he seorns
to extend helping hand to the old woman
+ struggling across the street For simple
working girl to buy imitation jewelry, be-
cause her wealthy nelghbor spends real
fortune in the real For an elderly young
lady to think she renews her bloom by
I dressing in the style of sixteen, with pink
roses in her bonnet and ermine roses on
her cheeks For an old bachelor to at
tempt to darn his own stockings without a
steel thimble and good stock of patience,
or to venture where there are dozen pref
/ ty girls I!
/ AT party in dwelling house at
Hyde Park. London, a lady who was play
ing at the piano caught her dress on fire
/ from candle Other ladies rushed to ex-
/ tinguish the flames when they caught fire
too Five ladies were burning at once
and their screams were horrible. The
gentlemen present were unable to 4ueneh
| the flames for some moments Two of the
ladies were SO much injured that they di-
/ ed.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22

MAKING Doc UsEFUL-The latest in
vention of the fertile Golden State is a
plan to make a white dog useful Your
San Franciscan seizes upon the white cur,
and with stencilplate and black ink, in
scribes his business card upon each side of
the Wretched pup, and sends him forth, a
quadrupedal locomotive adyertisement-a
doggertype of the fast people of fast
country, in fast age. It's recloned that
lively dog will be worth at least five dol
lars per day, or equal to quarter of q
column per day.
A person inquiring at one Of cur rail
way stations what time the - train
would start, was answered. At quarter
to eight. d" BLESS me-" exclaimed the
inquirer, "you are always changing the
time on this line -
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
NUMBER Al.
Modern Spiritualism From China.

1t would appear from the following inter
esting account of modern spiritualism by
DR.. Dean, that the origin of this delusion
Is to be traced to China:
The third class in China are called the
IautiSts, or the Ratioualsts of the empire.
Tau signifies reason, and to this sect the
Rationalists of Germany are probably in-
debted for their creed. The foander of
Tauism, called Lautsz, was cotemporary
with Confucius. with whom he tad some
personal acquaintance He was born in
the Chau dynasty, B. c. $50. and lived in
a retired place, at distance from court, in
the deminons of Prince Tsi. The system
of Tauism is Sustained BY abstruse specu-
lations of a mystic philosophy, which fills
all nature with demons and genii, who con-
stantly influence the fate of men. They
furnish, not only the elements, but also all
the forms of modern spiritualism. with tho
accompaniments of rappings and table turn
ings. In China may be seen in the mar
kets and public places, mediums, who. for a
consideration, may be consulted in relation
to the future state, departed friends, and
passing events in foreign parts. Modern
splrltualists have embraced creed Of an-
cient origin, and there is fabulous ac~
count, on Chinese records. that its founder
not only lived more than FIVE hundred
years before Christ, but that ke was born
with white beard, having been eighty
years in his mothers womb and lived to
lie eight hundred and eight years old :
and the last that was seen of him he was
going West, riding on blue COW. ?
CABBAGED-The following good one is
told of fellow" who was in the habit Of
coming home hungry after his evening po-
tations
One night, beside the usual dish of
cabbage and pork. bis wife had left wash
ing bowl filed with caps and startch, The
lamp had long been extinguished when the
staggering cne returned home, and by mis-
take when proceeding to satisfy his hunger
he struck his fork into the wrong dish. -
He worked away at his mouthful Of caps
for some time, and being unable to masti-
cate them, be sung out to bis wife:
''Old woman, where did you get your
cabbage? They are so stringy that | can't
chew them
My gracious replied the old lady,
eff the stupid fellow hasn't been eating up
my caps that I put in the starch over
night"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22

STEPHEN GIRARD's THEORY OF ADvERTIs-
1SG.-The example and precept of one of the
most successful business men in America
has seen may be worthy Of attention at tie
present time. Mr.. Girard wrote, I have
always considered advertising literally and
long, to be the great medium of success in
business, and prelude to wealth. And l
have made it an in variable rule, too, to
advertise in the dullest times, long expe-
rience having taught NE that money thus
spent is well laid out; as by keeping my
business continually before the public, it
has secured me many sales that | would
otherwise have lost"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22

VINO PUT THEM THERE The other day
one Of the choppers in Ulrich's logging
came up the Chippewa, and chopped into
what appeared to be perfectly sound pine
tree After cutting III about four inches,
be came to a cavity, in which he found a
jack-knife, short clay pipe, and piece of
plug tobacco. This cavity was evidently
made many years ago with an axe by some
person who sat down to take a rest, piece
OF bold veDson, and smoke The growth
of the tree indicated that it occurred at
least thirty FIVE or forty years ago-Eau
CLAIRE Free Press.
: H. An amusing incident took place in
one of the dry goods stores in New York a
short time since.
\ good-looking, honest-faced country girl
came to town with her feller, to do little
shopping. The magnitude Of the store,
the piles of goods. the dazzling array OF ar
ticles. the fitting cash boys, quite overpow.
cred our good friends, who scarcely knew
what to do. Her ''felIer" obstinatelv re-
fused to go in, but loitered towards the
do7r
The clerks being all busy just tEen. the
young lady was obliged to remain stan5ing
for few moments. At length gaily
dressed little fellow came bowing and
smiling up to the blushing customer, and
said
Anybody waiting on You, madam?
The color deepened in her checks as she
pointed to the door and faltered out
He is, sir.
TIE clerk wltsd.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-22
IdlenesS.

Carlyle says nine-tenths of the miseries
and vices of manhood proceed from idle
ness with men of quick minds, to whom it
is especially pernicious, this habit is CON-
monty the fruit of disappointments and
schemes oft bafled; and men fail in their
schemes not so much for the want of
strength, as from the III direction Of it The
weakest living creature, by concentl ating
bis powers upon single object, can ac-
complish something the strongest, by dis
persing his over many may fail to accom-
plish anything, The drop, by continued
falling, bores its passage through the hard
est rock-the hasty torrent rushes over it
and leaves no trace behind
SPEcULAr1oNs IN On.-OH spectators
in Pennsylvania and elsewhere do not
make such sudden fortunes as was antici-
pated The Erie Gazette of March 9TH
has the following:
Many-we might say hundreds-of cit
izens of Erie county have within the last
six months engaged in the oil business,
some at Tidioute, some at Titusvilie, some
in Franklin, some at Mecca, some in Cam
ada, and others in Ohio and Virginia
We may safely presume that several hun
dred thousand dollars have been taken
from Erie County and invested in coal
sites, derricks engines, labor, etc As
yet, no adequate returns have been real
lied for the money and labor expended,
and we fear that large number Will new
er be fully compensated A few. however
have done well, and this has stimulated
their less fortunate neighbors to renewed
exertions