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The Nevada Democrat., 1861-05-21

NONSVABLE'S SALEs-Stnte OF CALI
" fornia, County Of Nevada, SIS. By virtue Of an
execution to me delivered issued from the Court Of
E. W Smith Esq, an acting Justice Of the Peace in
and for the County aforesaid bearing date May l4th
A. D. 1851 to satisfy judgement rendered by said
Court the 5th day of March D. 1861 in favor Of
J. II. HELM and against T. j. CHAMBERS for the
sum Of SIT O7 debt interest, damages and costs OF
suit, with two per cent per month interest," from date
Of Judgment. have taken in execution and will
sell 10 the highest bidder for cash, the following de-
scrbed property, TO wit All the right title and in
terest of T. j. Chambers in and to that certain water
ditch and premises situated lying and being in the
Township and county Of Nevada, State of California.
known and designated the Cascade Ditch taking
water from Big Deer creek will sell the same at
public auction, in front Of the Court House door, in
Nevada City ON WEDNESDAY the 5th day of June
A. 1861 between the hours of O'Clock A. NJ. and.
O'Clock P. N. of said day.
Taken as the property of I. J. Chambers to satisfy
the above demands and accruing costs.
Nevada City May 14th 1861.
mayl4-3w J. B. GRAY, Constable.
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TREASURER,S REPORT.

TREASURER'S REPORT.
7. T. DAVENPORT in account with the City Of
Nevada
DIR. To balance cash on haud May 10th '6l $50 rs
. Cash received from May 10th 1850
to May 18th 1861 6I................ 5,9S6 Is
Total ......................$ So 636 As
CR. BY amount of scrip redeemed and in
interest ON same. Gals 76
Bv Treasurer's commission .. 1872 AZ
4" - balance on hand. 2S 20
Total. tal........................ 636 43
I. T. DAVENPORT, City Treas'r.
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1TOTICE no CREDITORS.-Estate OF

NOTICE TO CREDITOHs'-Estate OF
IN JOHN HEBRON, deceased. Notice is hereby
given BY the undersigned H. b. Thompson admins
traitor Of the above named estate to the creditors Of
and all persons having claims against John Heron
deceased. to exhibit the same. with the necessary
vouchers. within ten months from the first publica
ton of this notice to the undersigned at his ohee,
Nevada City. ..,o,,roo,,
Admir-. of the estate of John Heron deed.
March 25th S6l.-mar2o-4w
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NOTICE no CREDITORs.-Estate OF

NOTICE TO CREDITORS.-EstHt of
IN CALEB MASON, deceased. Notice is hereby
kven by the undersigned Administrators Of the above
named estate to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against Caleb Mason deceased, to ex-
hibit the same with the necessary vouchers. within
ten months from the first publication Of this notice
to the undersigned at bis office at Nevada city.
April 22d 1861.
H. B. THOMPSON, Admir-.
anr03-4w of Estate of Caleb Mason deceased.
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TASTE NOT.
A STORY POR BOYS.

1
Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow p
Who hath contentious? Who hath babblingS
Who hath wounds without cause? Who
hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long
at the w~ine.-Prov. xiii, 20.
A happy little boy was Freddie Felix
happy because he was good-almost idolized
by fond parents as their first born, the pet of
the household. loved by all his schoolmates,
and q general ~favorite; indeed,
'None knew him but to love him,
Nor named him but to praise"
The halcyion days of childhood passed, and
Freddie, a fine, promising youth, babe fair
to become an ornament to society with pop
ularity undiminished, his sunny smile, cheer
full mien, and gentlemanly bearing, insured
him a cordial welcome wherever he appeared.
One evening he attended a gay wedding
N4s4TvgPAeEe the glasses -sparkled on the
refused, and not until the fair bride insisted
on a health did he assent.
Fatal glass it was the first-would to God
it could have been the last. He little thought
that in drinking a health to the bride, he was
drinking ruin to his own immortal soul.
Let me entreat you, my dear boys, to be-
ware Of the first false step. That, once ta-
ken, how rapidly, how smoothly We glide
down, down to eternal perdition.
Poor Fred! poor fellow, was echoed and
reeehoed by former friends, who were drop
ping off, one by one, wisely stunning the in
hebriate.
His devoted mother, with heart whitening
IN her bosom, vainly tried to conceal his fault,
and loved him more dearly since deserted by
others.
His father, all bis bright hopes blightcd,
threatened to disown him but the unfortun-
ate son promised to reform, and did for a
while abstain.
In the mean time, he married an amiable,
pious woman, but his future was paved with
broken vows and i'll kept resolutions.
Poor Fred, fallen and degraded, has passed
through all the dark and gloomy scenes of
drunkard's life.
His windows, with broken panes, have beer
stuffed with old rags, until the bright sun
light was shut out, and with it health and
happiness his wretched abode of misery was
made more sorrowful by the cries of his chill
dren for bread, and the bitter tears rolling
down his wife's pale cheeks, once blooming
in health, now pallid ard sunken from want
Heart-broken wife she will hunger anC
thirst no more forever; her last tears of an
guish are shed; she rests from her cares or
the bosom Of her Saviour.
You think now, my dear boys, Fred is
reformed man, you think he could not wit
ness such distress and still pursue the same
downward courses that caused it you mus
His se cSTId ahs nshtE Rqe aG letters of intemperanc'
almost friendless and alone in the world; on
faithful heart still clings to him, and pray
without ceasing for his reformation, not VIII
out hope that her prayers may be heard an
happily answered. .
From the first fatal glass at the weddir
party. we can date the downfall Of the victl
of intemperance. AZ,
trust all my dear young readers viii tai
warning. and Look not upon the wine VIII
II is read. At the last, it biteth like a serpeI
and stingeth like an adder. '-EpascopdS 1
corder.
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beautiful pictures on the walls of memory
and they will be radiant with beauty when
the heart is lighted with loneliness. Who
would desire to be like a pretty doll, with
no soul to look through the beaded eyes, no
heart to beat the blood into the cheeks, no
feeling to move the cold red lips ?
There are at least three kinds of beauty
intellectual, emotional and physical might
add spiritual, but | am not a preacher. only
q layman and shall notdwell on that branch
Of the subject. Ihave spoken briefly of the
beauty Of the heart and the mind. and I have
but a few words to say of the beauty of the
face and form. Beauty is rare indeed where
the health is poor. In order to enjoy good
health, you must obey the laws of health
You must eat plain food, drink pure water,
sleep on a hard bed, and nave plenty of sleep
and plenty Of air. You must have exercise,
either at work or play, and not exhaust your
nervous force by too much study, (you like
to hear that, do you not I? nor rust away
your strength by lazy indulgences put these
two facts together.
The plainest food makes the p~rettiest boys
and girls; and the boys who are cheerful,
hopeful and happy, who romp in the mea-
dows and climb the hills, will find their faces
red as the wild red rose, and their eyes will
shine as though the stars dropped light into
them, and their hearts, l hope, will be like
the fountain, splashing the water upon their
cheeks when kind words are dropped into
them. Let me enforce this remark by repe-
tition. Physical baauty and health are as
closely joined as the Siamese twins. Rich
soups, gravies, spices, and all kinds of luxu-
ries are injurious to health and beauty. You
can't ladle roses and stars out of luxurious
dishes. Eat plenty Of food, but eat it at reg
ular intervals, and let it be farmer fare :
then the nightmare will not rise out OF your
dreams, as the hippopotamus rises out of the
Nile, trampling on whatever should be sweet
and pleasant. As for sleep, children, you
know, needa, yast desJn s ana beIIs have no
more right to break their repose than guns
and gongs nave to break in upon the services
of the sanctuary. When we sleep we are in
the arms of the Creator, and he repairs the
injury done to the system during the day
He creates us over anew.
Daniel, you know, was a handsome man
he refused the rich viands from the kings
table, and he was able to translate the light
ming written by an armless hand upon thu
plaster of the palace. Good health and gooG
hearts never fail to insure physical beauty
and when the intellect kindles the pleasan
face, it becomes radiant with loneliness. Nov
you see that you all can be handsome. Keel
bad things out of your mouth, put good one
into your hearts, and the soul will shin
through the skin as though a star had bee
lighted there.
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o THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
7 II MANIAC LOVER.

-Effiu r06tfa11s dancing round me
Break upon my lonely ear,
Fairy forms in mirth surround me
Gorgeous forms in light appear.
In the distance there is ringing,
Ringing gladly merry bells,
And | hear sweet voices singing,
Angel notes in holy swells.
But within the black and sombre
Drap'ry of my weeping soul,
RustliDg tells the mournful number,
OF the hours as they roll.
From my heart is lost the casket.
Precious casket Of its love,
But I'm still compelled to mark it,
BY the smiles that pass above.
OF a maiden once they told me,
or an angel sure and blest,
Who would lovingly enfold me
To her sympathizing breast.
Yet they told me wrong; they knew it,
For she scorned my earnest suit;
All they took my heart and slew it
Cankered at the very root.
OH return thou radiant maiden!
Ohi possess again my soul;
Bring again the spice-mind laden
From Cytheria's howery bowl
But there is a ghost above me
Flapping with funeral wing
''She shall never, never love thee,
Ne'er to thee her blessings bring"
Off thou hideous spectre, vanish
With thy filthy, damning lie
Hope Of her | ne'er shall Danish,
She is mine in memory;
Aye, she lives-she lives within me,
ILalg.sses@ ..n,sRe R1An Goir -
Wake Forest 1861.
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Read the following Certificate /:


We the undersigned bave used and known used
the Receipt advertised by Robt. M. Brown, ESQ.,,
for the cure of Bots or Grubs in horses, and con.
slider it the best remedy known, for that disease
Indeed, we have never known it fail giving relief
in the very first instance, even wnen horses were
suffering the seyerest agony. And the remedy is
quick and ~effectual. For the benefit of every
s2aE- and especially for the benefit Of that noble
stances, and never without effect. In some cases
I has accomplished Astonishing cures.
J. L. BENNETT, T. B. HoLLEMAN,
P. R. JONES, JOHN BENNETT,
EDWIN HOLLEMAN, of Wake County.
JOHN r. WARD, A. P. STROUD,
D. Il. DURHAM, of Orange County, N. G.
JOHN c. BURGESS, WIN. H. burgess.
Randolph County. N. {
W. W. eek. Clayton, Johnston, N. c..
w. NJ. POWELL, TURNER, HAYWOOD
G.. NJ. HICKS, NJ. r. PINNELL
FIR nklin county. N. c., June IL. 1860.
HENRY B. EDWARDS,
Chatham County, N. C
New Hill. Wake co.. Jan. /. 1880. ig-lJ
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fueslOe
How to Become Handsome.

lwill ask you a few questions, and answer
them myself; should fail to give correct an
s"ers, | viii hear your criticisms. Would
you rather be very handsome, very rich, very
wise, or very goodp Some of you are hand
some-some arc rich-Some are in a fair way
to become wiSe-all can become GOOD. In
this lecture propose to show you, in a few
plain words, how you all can be handsome
may take up the other points in future lee
lures. You are all more or less interested in
this ques ion. You would like to be hand
some. IL is no sin to be beautiful it is no
the sweet children 6rtne;So1., The flowers,
tic birds are beautiful; so are the trees, and
the clouds, and the star. Now, how can
John. aud Mary, and Willie, and Susan, and
Harry, and Kitty, and Robert, and Blanche,
and james, and Maud become beautiful L
shall answer the question first negatively,
then positively. You cannot make yourself
handsome by merely wearing fine clothes
Ii is not true that fine feathers make hne
birds Paint powder, perfumery, oils never
: add to the natural beauty OF any person. NO
boy can make himself handsome by the use
Of tobacco. A cigar is no ornament. If he
smokes, wise people will Say-There is q
lit;le fellow with a long nine in his mouth (;
n little fire at one end Of the cigar, and q little
IOOl al III OkUCNs liz lhk tOOaOSO 10 -
rs bad, and / think worse, for it is flthier.
How tobacco juice colors the teeth, and spoils
the breath, and soils whatever it TOUGHEST
Were you TO see . girl chewing the noxious
weed you would say her mouth is not DIT t.
kiss. That which is bad for Mary is not fl
for John. Drinking any kind of intoxicating
liquors, whether beer, vine, brandy, rum Of
gin, will not make you handsome. Look a
the drunkard, is he good looking? Why
the rum buds and Brandy blossoms on hi
cheeks appear as though his vest pattern ha
broken out on his face; and his eyes, to us
q common expression, look like two burn
holes in a blanket. His face is like a volc'
no, because it shows eruptions OF the crate
Indulging in spGsms Of ill-temper will n
make you attractive, for the bad passion
when not controlled by reason, pillow de-
burrows on the face, and leave an hlerogi
phic history which reflects discredit on I
face that wears il. .
Would you be handsome? Rememt
the old proverb, handsome is that hal
some does You must have a good, gel
rous heart behind your face, in order
make it handsome. You are all like ma
lanterns, put handsome pictures into the
and then put a light there, and the SC
will be beautiful When the human h
is filled with love to all mankind, and is P
and good, thereof goodness will kindle
face with beauty. In order 10 be re
prcpossessing, you must be intelligent,
Intelligence ~ = sort Of janitor that will /
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Physicians orders viii be carefully and promnt.
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They keep constantly on hand every article 10 be
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SOAPS of all qualities.
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Vegetable Life Medicines

Are well known TO be infallible.
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The Life Medicines have been known to cure
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DR0PSLESsEA kinds, by freeing and
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crate most delightfully."- on these important or.
gaus, and hence have ever been found a certain
remedy tr the worst cases of GRAVEL.
Also y rs, by dislodging from the turn
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The use Of these Pills for a very short time,
will effect al entire cure of SALT RHEUM. and
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FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
AL0NE-AL0NEl-B1 TrsLEY JOHNSON.


AL0NE-AL0NEl-BT FINLEY JOHNSON
This world has now no joys for me,
The light Of life hath flown;
! walk abroad Q wretched thing, n
Unfriended and alone,
And though this earth has many forms,
Who crowd its busy mart
Their ceaseless hum falls heedlessly
Upon my weary heart.
No more can ! discern the skies,
For hopes bright sun is hid;
And they whose smiles made all so fair,
Sleep meath the coffin lid;
They have assembled to a land,
Where sorrow is unknown;
While | must walk the path Of life,
Alone-my Goa-alons.
Kind tones no more fall on my ear,
And those pure eyes Of light
Which once | cherished, have now set,
In sorrows darkest night;
And noble forms on which | gazed,
Have faded one by one,
The friends | loved with steadfast faith,
Stern death, alas has won.
Though upward to the heavens light,
| turn my weeping eyes;
No more the brilliant star | see
Which once shone in the skies,
It's light, like woman's smiles has fled,
It's brilliancy has flown;
And | must tread the path of life,
Alone-oh, Godl alone!
Baltimore, Md.
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BE NERCIFUL,
TO THE NOBLE lNIMAL-THE HORSE.

E is criminal who will allow his Horse to die
II with the Bots or similar disease, when it is
in hisf+=e- TO el#sss4aese on hand a remedy that
will cure the disease and save tho Horses life.
Browns Kemedy has been before the public for
several ysa-s rast, and has been tried by hun
dreds, perhaps thousands, and the Proprietor
has yet to hear OF the first instance in which
it failed to give relief. When given as directed,
if it fails, the money will be refunded. For ONE
DOLLAR, this valuable Recipe, together with
others, which will be found conducive to the health
and thrift of the Horse, and a great preventative
of D~istemper. Address
r. II. BROWN, P. M.
New Hill P. O., Wake co., N. c.
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ron THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
AN ACROsTIC.-BY *+'s*'s**.

AN AUROSTIC.-BY FF#FFF*.
Ny heart is light tonight, for I've been
thinking,
Of by-gone days and scenes of pleasure;
"Reminiscences sweet, of joys departed,
Transient yetvaluable, come o'erm my vision;
In despair and sadness, they bear me up,
Ever greenin my mind when think ofthee.
For memory fondly loves to wander
Long DER the hours that so briefly passed;
Ever when music and song are around me
Ny heart brcathes a wish for thy ooice and
thee.
intercourse sweet, was recently ours;
Nightly thy name in prayer ascends,
Good night till we shall meet again.
April Sd, 1861.
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all of which ne will sell on the most reasonable
terms. All o-Gers punctually and faithfully at.
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have on hand a few sets of Cottage Furniture
which I will sell on moderars terms.
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