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New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-26
Prof. L. Millers'
HAIR INVIG0RATOR,

AN EFFECTIVE, SAFE and ECONOM-
TCAL COMPOUND
For restoring hair to it's original color with
out dyeing, and preventing the Hair from
turning gray.
FOR PREVENTING BADNESS,
and curing it, when there is the least par
ticl. of vitality or recuperatve energy re-
waning.
FOR REMOVING SCURF, DANDRUFF.
and all cutaneous affections of the Scalp.
FOR BEAUTlFYlNG THE HAIR
imparting to it an unequalled gloss and bril-
liancy, making it soft and silky in it's tex
ture aad causing it to curl readily.
The great celebrity and the increasing de-
msnd for this unequalled preparation, con-
vince the proprietor that one trial is onl y nee.
essary to satisfy discerning public of its SUI
perior qualities over nny other preparation at
present in use 1t cleanses the head and
scalp from dandrutf and other cutaneous dis
eas,s. Causes the hair to grow luxuriantly:
and gives it rich. soft, glossy and flexible
appearance and also where the hair is loos-
ening and thinning, it will give strength and
vigor to the roots. and restore the growth to
those parts which have become bald, causing
it to yield fresh covering Of hair.
There are hundreds of ladies and gentle
men in New York who have had their hair
restored by the use of this lnvigorator when
all other preparations had failed. l.. Nj. has
IN his possession letters innumcrable testify
ing to the above facts, from persons of the
highest responsibility. 1t will etfectually
prevent the hair from turning gray until the
latest period of life; and in cases where the
hair has already changed its color, the use of
the Invigorator will with certainty restore it
to its orr sinal hue, giving it dark, glossy
appearance. AS perfume tor the toilc,
and Il Hair Restorative it particularly rec
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and the great facilities it affords in DRESSING
the hair, which, when moist with the InviS-
orator can be dressed in any required form so
Il: to preserve its place, whether plain or in
curls-hence the great demand for it by the
ladies as a standard toilet article which none
ought to be without, as the price is within
the reach of all. being
ONLY TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
per bottle, TO be had at all respectable drug
gist's and perfumers.
L. MILLER would sall the attention Of
Parents and Guardians to the use of his In
vigorator, in cases where the chldren's Hair
nclines to be weak The use of it lays the
foundation for good head of hair as it re-
moves any impurities that may have become
connected with the seal p the removal of
which is necessary both for the health of the
child, and the future appearance of Its
Hair
CAUTIo~-NNne genuine without the fac
smile LOUIS MILLER being on the outer
wrapper; also, l.. MILLER'S HAIR lNVlG-
ORATOR. n Y. blown in tho glass.
Wholesale Dept, IS Dcy St. and sold b
all the principal Merchants and Druggists
throughout the world.
Liberal discount to purchasers by the guam
tity.
also desire to present to tho American
Public my
Nem UNI Improue0 In-
stlnt lnruu5
Ii QUID H A | r D Y E
Which after years of scientific expert
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New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1861-04-26

AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY !!
For the cure of
CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, COUGHS
AND COLDS.
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18
War Terms.

The Columbiad or Paixhan pronounced
ay-zan) is large gun, designed principally
for firing shells-it being far more accurate
than the ordinary short mortar. 1t is capa-
BILE of projecting a solid shot or shell with
large charge of powder, and at any angle of
from degrees below to 49 degrees above the
horizon. 1t may be said to combine the es-
sential qualities of the gun, the howitzer, and
the mortar, and may be used in place Of one
these pieces in sea-coast defense.
A mortar is a very short cannon with a
large bore, some of them thirteen inches
in diameter, for firing shells. Those in use
in the army are set at an angle of 45 deg,
and the range of the shell is varied by alter
ing the charge of powder. The shell is caused
to explode at just about the time that it
strikes, by means of a fuse, the length of
which is adjusted to the time of flight to be
occupied by the ball, which. Of course, cor
responds to the range. The accuracy with
which the time of the burning of fuse can
be adjusted by its varying length is surpris-
ing good artillerists generally succeed in
having their shells explode at the exact in
slant of striking. In loading mortar, the
shell is carefully placed with the fuse direct
ly forward, and when the piece is discharged
the shell is so completely enveloped with
htAhiC tiide thO iuSC iS hCuiiy hiCu.
The fuse is made by filling wooden cylinder
with fuse powder, the cylinder being of suf
ficient length for the longest range, to be cut
down shorter for shorter ranges as required
A Dahlgren gun is an ordinary cannon,
except that it is made very thick at the
breech for some three or four feet, when it
tapers down sharply to less that the usual
size. The form is adopted in consequence of
the experiments of Capt. Dahlgren, of the
U. S. Navy, having shown that when gun
bursts it usually gives way at the breach
The Niagara is armed with these guns, and
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard there are sixty,
weighing about 1900 pounds each, and six
of II 900 pounds each, the former of which
are capable of carrying a nine inch and the
latter ten inch shell distance of two or
three miles and there is one gun of this
pattern which weighs 1876 pounds, and is
warranted to send an eleven inch shell four
miles,
A casemate is stone roof to fort, made
sufficiently thick to resist the force of cannon
balls, and casemate gun is one which is
placed under casemate.
A barbette gun is one which is placed on
the top of the fortifcation.
An embrazure is the hole or opening
through which guns are fired from fortifca-
tiOns
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

IRISH kITTY.-"Ah, sweet Kitty Neil, rise
up from that wheel-your neat little foot will
be weary from spinning; come trip down
with me to the sycamore tree, half the prr-
ish is there, and the dance is beginning. The
sun is gone down, but the full harvest moon
shines sweetly and cool ON the dew whitened
valley while all the air rings with the soft,
loving things each little bird sings in the
green shaded alley With a blush and a
smile, Kitty rose the while, her eye in the
glass, as she bound her hair, glancing; It's
hard TO refuse when a young lover sues-so
she couldn't hut choose to-go off to the
dancing. And now on the green the glad
groups are seen-each gay-hearted lad with
the lass of his choosing; and Pat, without
fail. leads out sweet Kitty Neil-somehow,
when he asked. she ne'er thought of refusing.
Now Felix Magee puts his pipes to his knee.
and with flourish so free sets each couple in
motion; with cheer and bound the lads
patter the ground-the maids move around
just like swans on the ocean. Cheeks bright
as the rose-feet light as the does, now coy
ly retiring. now boldly advancing-search
the world all round. from the sky to the
ground, no such sight can be found as an
Irish lass dancing
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18
A Legend of the Pacific Coast.
BY EDWARD POLLOCK.

Southwark of our gates of gold
An hundred leagues, as the tale is told,
There ieth, mile below the sea,
A city that was, and yet shall be;
Drowned for its sins, but yet to rise
As shriven souls ascend the skies.
I have stood, when the moon to the rippled wave
The ghastly ghost of sunlit gave:
Through the avenues long, accursed by crime,
In the shadows of the olden time,
In a vision L wandered, and walked amid
The streets where numberless things lie hid,
That nameless seemed, and strange to me,
In those sunless soltudes down in the sea.
The hand of Time, that spectre grim,
Has never reached down through the water dim
But pillar and column are standing there,
Erect as they stood above in the air;
And, save that Ter all the Shiny water
cold and glittering film hath cast
As northern winds Implying scatter
Ice on the trees they hurry past
The mrror-like marbles untarnished shine,
As when first they went down in the sparkling
brine
The waving sea-weeds, rank and tall
Like ivy. clinging to tower and wall,
And the glittering dolphin and ravenous shark
Are gliding around in the chambers dark.
The arms of the polypus are seen,
Like a spider mesh in the waters green,
And thousand wonderful creatures sleep
Motonless, silently, down in the deep.
There sitteth form on a marble throne,
The form of a maiden young and fair,
But the water hath turned the body to stone,
And hardened the curls of raven hair;
Yet her full dark eyes open, and seem
Forever to flash with a lambent beam;
But her rounded arms and bosom white
Have deathly cast in that sadden'd light.
Wba, tba lavino waves of n thousand wears
Shall have washed from those walls of guilt
the stain
As sin is washed out by the penitent's tears,
That city will start from her slumbers again;
And surely twill be strange to mark
Each tower as it leaves its chamber dark
Springing up into life, unbound and free,
From those sunless solitudes down in the sea.
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18
The Kentuckian and the Bull Fight.

During the Mexican war, two regiments of
Kentuckians belonging to Gen. Buffers di-
vision, were stationed at the City of Mexico.
The boys" were all anxious to have peep
at the strange sights to be seen, and when
the announcement was made that bull
fight was to come off on a certain Sunday,
they were highly delighted, as that was an
amusement they had heard of, but never en-
joyed. When the day arrived, as Qany as
could obtain permission repaired to s,-pIaza
del Toros to see the sport. The b
ferocious animal, was introduce
arena, where he was plagued and to-
several grOtesquely dressed Mexrs
whom he would rush fcrcely, but the,
terously managed to avoid him, much to the
amusement of the spectators.
A wild Kentuckian, who had been imbib-
ing rather too freely of pulque. gazed at the
| scene in silence for some time, but becoming
excited, he observed to his companion:
''Bill, l have great notion to give that
ere bull trial"
sob, no, Jake, replied his companion,
"you don't understand dodgin' like them
ere yaller fellers, an he'd have you horned
afore you knowed where you were"
''Never fear for that, y replied Jake ''if
them ere yaller greascrs aint afeard, l aint;
oiu iAaihluNh IS dS -VVu Silt thCN r.
Haven't hunted the bars and the wolves on
my own native mountains, and haven't
wrastled with the tarnal critters, and though
they've near hugged the breath out O. me,
haint l come off victorious. Whoop, hur-
rah Who's afeard -
And with these words. and at one spring
he landed within the enclosure The bull
made rush for him, and Jake found that he
could not elude him. like those trained to it;
but he managed to catch him by the horns,
and with quick movement succeeded in
jumping upon his back The bull dashed
furiously round the arena, foaming at the
mouth, and tearing up the ground with his
feet, vainly endeavoring to rid himself of his
load. Old kaintuck clung to his shaggy
back, shouting at the top of his voice, Hur-
rah for General Taylor - amidst the uproar-
ious laughter of the assembled multitude
He was soon relieved from his perilous po-
sition by Mexican. who lassoed the bull
and held him until the Kentuckian had made
his escape. When he arrived safely among
his friends again, he was asked how he liked
his ride. He replied, in his peculiar man
ner, g that he had broke wild colts, and the
orfullest stubbornest mules ever raised in old
Kantuck; but, said he :. | wish l may be
squeezed to death in cider press. eff that
that warn't the most horribly ruffest ride
that ever l tuck in the hull of my life"
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18
Iron Clad Ships of War.

The military master-spirits of Europe ap-
pear to have become fully convinced that iron
or steel-clad vessels of war are hereafter to
decide the momentous question eft naval su-
premacy. Wooden ships are no match for the
rifle cannons of modern warfare, and nations
that desire to maintain military position on
the ocean must build their floating castles of
sterner stuff than timber or plank. As wsll
depend ON wooden forts as on wooden vessels.
Either must prove charnel house for their
brave defenders. The easy destruction of a
formidable British man-of war which ground
, ed near Odessa during the Crimean war, by
a few light shells and hot shot from the shell
tered Russian battery, opened the eyes of
British naval officers and the British nation
| the startling truth that their boasted ''wood-
en- walls were no longer safe. But John
Bull, exhibiting his usual inertia, was slow
to seek a remedy for the serious weakness
thus developed in the right arm of his power
Louis Napoleon, however, fully comprehend
ing the great consequences that hinged on
this demonstration, with his wonted sagacity
and energy, Immediately set to work to re-
store war vessels to their former rank as Of
| fensive agents. One year later he confronted
the fortress of kllburn with three iron clad
ships, which captured the stronghold after o
|
damage than the starting of three rivets !
The shot of the enemy made no more impress
sion than hail upon their metallic assailants.
As consequence, France has ceased build.
ing wooden ships, and is directing all her
energies to the construction of eel-plated
frigates, of which it is said she will have nine
teen afoat the coming summer. England
lags, and has one launched and only six on
the stocks. Austria has two building at
Trieste, and Russia one on the Thames.
According to the expectations of naval au-
thorities, these vessels will be terrible engines
of destruction. Impervious to shot or smell,
one of them could encounter feet of wooden
frigates with as much impunity as a seventy
four would a fleet of South Sea canoes, while
the frigates would be quite as certain of de-
struction as the latter. Not only this, nc
land fertilization, it is supposed, could deter
them from entering any seaport or fortified
place their commanders might choose to visit
| Indeed they seem TO be inyulnerable, and at
the same time capable of inficting terrible
punishment upon an enemy. Their cost,
however, is enormous; and it is sad to think
| of the immense sums that will be wrune
from the toiling millions of Europe during
the next decade, to enable its warlike powers
to reconstruct their navies. The military
expenditure in England alone during the last
year was Sl33, 500 900. Should England be-
come involved in a European war, of course
this enormous expenditure would be greatly
increased, and the money that should be ex.
pended in improving the homes, increasing
the comforts and advancing the education Of
the masses. will be squandered in the brutal
necessities of war, while the people must
wait and sufer.-Boston Journal.
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

The Steilacoom Herald tells of funny
fight between an Englishman and an Irish.
man. After one battle had been decided. an
Irishman dared another to step on his coat
tail as it trailed on the ground which re.
quest being complied with, an exciting Tip.
perary fight took place, in which about q
score of funloving Hibernians participated
each knocking down the man nearest TO him
regardless of his being friend or foe This
amusing scene covered large space o.
ground, the comhatants running up and
down, to and fro. along the entire length o.
the race course.
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18
The PR1srrR's SroRY-We Ice saw

The PRINTERS SroRY.-We Ice saw a
young man gazing at the *ry heavens, with
in l Ea- and of pistols in the
other. We Ndeavored to attract his alto
ton by ing a T in a newspaper we had in
our So, relating to a young man in that
of the country, who had left home in stS Of
Drangement. He dropped the and pistols
from his Eas-s with the i: 1t is of whom Q
read. left b4 my friends knew my design.
l so the psr of girl who had refused to
lisl0 me, but smiled on another. led
from the house, uttering a wild to the ?? Of
my friends, came here with this and -.
of pistols, to put a to my xisl0ce. Ny case
is un led in this 2.
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

CoNrRArrIoN. The Washington Star.
speaking of the permanent Constitution OF
the new Confederacy. says that it is the Gu
test Yankee invention conceivable sort OF
self-operating. self-controlling. self. f.protect-
ing and self-maintaining contraption. de-
signed forever to prevent within the seeded
States any such disagreeable contingency Of
public affairs as a real popular election. by
which the government may possibly get out
of their own individual hands into those ei
any other men or party.
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

EVERY MANS HOUSE HIS CASTLE The
following is Lord Chatham's brilliant illus
tration of the celebrated maxim in English
law, that $ every mans house is his castle -
The poorest man may, in his cottage, bid
defiance to all the forces of the crown. 1t
may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind
wind may blow through it; the storm may
enter, the rain may enter-but the King of
England cannot enter ! all his forces dare
not cross the threshold of the ruined tene-
ment -
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

THE Indian name of village in Douglas.
Mass, was OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A pond in
the same township. as may be seen in ancient
maps, rejoieed in the sweet sounding cogno-
men of ofChargoggagoggmanchoggogogs, a
word composed out of eight different letters
only, but numbering twenty-six, including
repetitions
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

EXPEDITION Up THE YANG-rzE- KIASG-The
new expedition under Admiral Hope, formed
with the intention of penetrating into the
heart of China and opening this rich district
to the worlds commercial enterprise, started
up the river Yang tie Kiang about the mid
die of last FEBRUARY. 1t consisted of FIVE
British war steamers and was to ascend the
river distance Of 1000 miles.
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

A FRIcArE's l" first launch is a vessel al.
most as large at small schooner She is
coppered and copper fastened, and could
stand a shot better than any of the chartered
steamers. The second and third launches
are of proportioned size. The strength Of
these boats is very great
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

An affeetionate wife, married only fort
night before her husband was arrested for
burglary, at Cleveland, Ohio, who daily Wis.
tied him in Jail, until his sentence last week,
coolly presented herself to him the day after
accompanied by a new candidate for martial
honors, TO ask her husbands advice as te
her second marriage
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

DIGNITY REBUKED.-We have never seen
dignity of the sort that prevails to so great an
extent among certain classes Of our citizens.
more completely at discount than one NOR
ming on board one of the ferry boats plying
between this city and Oakland. A dapper
youth in kids, with evidently lofty opinion
of himself, came on board every morning at
q certain hour, with an ivory topped cane in
one hand and a small japanned tin cash-box
dangling from the other. Selecting the most
conspicuous seat, where the prettiest women
were collected, he busted himself in assuming
attitudes and making conquests, until the
boat reached the pier, when with look in
tended to be imposing he would convey HIM
self ashore. On this occasion, Starch had
struck an attitude as usual, and was getting
along finely when suddenly the tin box. be-
ing negligently fastened, fell away from the
cover, and out tumbled, not a roleau of gold
or bundle of bank certificates. but-a small
roll of bread and a sausage. Since that oc-
currence Starch divides the period of transit
about equally between the forward deck and
the pilot -house.-S. +. Mirror
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

A gentleman having large sized six-shoot.
er in his hand, was asked
Pray, sir, is that horse -pistol?'
No, sir, ''it's only Colt.''
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

IMPROVED VULCANIZED
GUTTA PERCHA Betting
AND MINING HOSE.
WE ARE NOW PREPARED TO FURNISH
w to Mechanics, Engineers, Millers and others,
the above article of
MACHINE BETTING,
Which has been proved to be far superior to any
other kind in use being entirely free from the un-
desirable qualities of both Leather and Rubber,
while possessing the good qualities of both.
It does not Stretch.
Is not affected by Oil, Heat Steam, and in fact is
well nigh perfect, all who have used it attest
Besides all this, the fact that
It Costs Less
Than either Leather or Rubber, must make it su-
persede them altogether, as its merits are
known.
We have also produced an article of
Hydraulic Mining Hose,
Which is offered to Miners superior to any other
article heretofore known for this purpose. 1t is
made to stand any pressure required;
Will Wear Longer
Than any other article; will not milldew or rot
costs moderate price, and is altogether
The Most Economical Hose
Ever used in California. 1t is made from Al to s
inches in diameter, of different thicknesses and
strength to stand pressure of from 80 to 200 hun
dred feet perpendicular fall.
The first shipments of this article are now due,
and will shortly be ready for delivery.
Catalogue and price lists SENT on application to
CHAS. p. DANIELL & co..,
Sole Agent for the Pacific Coast,
mr9:3m Al California street, San Francisco.
The Shasta courier., 1861-05-18

VINO is very unpopular officer with some
Of the ladies? General Housework.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02

MISREPRESENTATION Commemorative sen.
sation press take peculiar delight in at
triouting every outrage and accident to
the fiendish spirit of the secessionists. 1t
was stated but few weeks ngo that the;
scccSsiOnists had burned the timbers of
the bridge, on the Hannibal and St. 10.
Seph Railroad, so as to weaken them and
left them standing, so that when the train
came upon it, it fell. This sensation sto.
~ naturally excited the indignation and
aroused the fury OF the people, and they
justly cursed the authors and perpetrators
Of the brutal aud terrible outrGke. The
st Louis Republican, in the interest of
Fremont, says it is true that the Rebels
burnt the bridge down, to prevent pur.
suit and communication and tnelre hours
afterwards, at night, the train fell into
the river. The Directors arc blamed for
not having made reconnaissance. All
"rmies burn bridges to prevent pursuit or
communication, and it. is not esteemed
wrong to do 20.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02

A HUMANE PRAYEE-N preacher in
TarltOn, Ohio, recently prayed for Pres
idcnt Lincoln and his Cabinet-invoked
the blessings Of heaven to rest upon the
officers, and the army and navy of the
North, and called upon the Almighty to
visit with wrath, destruction and calamity
all persons sympathising with the South,
ern COnfederacy, and those for peace III
any rGy Greept By fire and sword"; to
ali Of which his brethren cried aloud,
" Amen" Evidently Starr King is one
Of this fellows disciples. Does not the
above show the deep.seated 'naIignity of
the Republicans towards the South, and
their determination to carry on the war
until the latter is subjugated?
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02

GOoD.-.ArchbiShop Hughes rebukcs
the rank Abolition sentiments of Brown
sons Catholic Rerier, and SAYS Catholics
are not responsible for them Brownson
was bitter ro.slavery man n few years
since, and John c. Calhoun got him fat
office. He has been member OF nearly
every denomination known in this coun.
try, and false to all. lie is an unreliable
politician, constantly changing, and ever
traducing those who differ from him.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-11-02
SrsprSs,ox or THE KENTUCKY STATES

SUSPENSION or THE KENTUCKY STATES
MAN.-The Lexington .StatesmGn, an old
and influential Democratic journal, has
been voluntarily suspended. The editor
refused to advocate Republicanism, and
was threatened with the dungeon and con-
fiscation of his property il he continued
writing as freeman. Under the circum
stances he deemed II advisable to suspend
the publication Of the IStGtcsmdn, until
liberty of speech was once more permit
ted in "the land Of the free and the home
of the brave"