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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13


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The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

A BLACKSMITH recently made out bill
against one Of his customers for welding
with steel two mattock& The son Of Vul.
can, who had been more used TO welding
a Sledge-hammer than studying Or. Ken.
drick. wrote out the item in the following
manner: ITO stealing 2 mad ducks two
shillin0R."
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

"MAsTER, how do you sell your beef,
this morningf" "Why. fourteen cents
pound. How much will you have ~
Fourteen cents, ehf Have you got
hearth" No; just sold it" Well, l
knOwed you couldn't have heart and Ak
fourteen cents for beef"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

IT % wiser and better to hold the torch
Of truth 70 the mind, than the torch Of
persecution to the body.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

An Trishman just from the sod, was
eating some old cheese, when he found,
to his dismay, that It contained living in.
habitants. "Be jabers," said he. I" does
your chase In this country have children ~
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

TnE late and lamcnted Lieutenant Derby,
(PhOenix.) among his many good things,
got oil the following, which is first rate,
and in these troublOus times may strike
our military men as just the thing
Light or flying artillery is to be great
ly improved four and six pound pieces
are to be fixed on the backs of mules, by
means OF PhOenix's patent adjustable pack
saddle, and pointed to the rear.
The animals being backed into line Of
battle, and the gun being fired, its recOil
will arouse all the natural obstinacy oil
the beast, who, thinking he is pushed for.
ward, will instantly move stern first With
great impetuo<ity towards the enemy.
When . retreat is ordered, the man serv.
ing the gun will vigorously pull his tail in
the direction Of it's axis; he will thus be
made to change instantly his motion. and
rush forward with increased CELEBRITY"
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

The happiness Of every one depends
more on hiS own mind, than upon any or
al extsFnali circumstances.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

COMMISSION AND pURCHAsUG
"A q Z N t.
sac YRAHcIeco.
tHRDER9 for the purchase Of NeFchAndize and
" articles q every descriptIan are solicited BY the
undeTSigned.
resit.nce in this city Of over ten yeAFs, and an
exp-Fenes In lhe busness Of nearly the lenEth
Of time considered salBcIent ~ warrant the
adenee Of perSons In she e"untFy WhO occasionally
require 10 Ake parehaseO here, through the AgVncy
Of . TVllAbie party: a. Who may be loeAing for .
permanent agent In Fan Yraneiseo. T" either the
advertiser oeTs his services asserting Ell Who ntruSt
orders 10 him that e@Vrt - III BE- spared 10
cute their COMMISSIONS Satisfactorily.
An orders Iaa Be accompanied Uith tie cash or
city reference.
Those desiring information concerning the nncer
Ogned are relrFErd to
Vim. T. Col-riAG Co, saa FrareiseoI
H. CoAhih 4 Co,
c. Langley. DTsggiat,
Flint. Peabody Co.,,
Ira ?. Ranktn,
Roas, DempSaeg 4 Co,
| ). Anthoay 4 Co., cLon O@ee. Sacramento;
And n 0slVieks 3 January, Publishers Of the
MoCNTAIS DEnncnAy, Naesvvillr.
| N.R.-OFderp for Machinery. PIanofortes. Ns.7.
6eoas esSinR AseAaea Watches, Jew elry, etc, ..
b SttSaded y - 0OO'ps!eaa Judges
L. p. FISHER,
t CommingiWu aud Purchasing Agent,
h30 WAshnS'oa Ufrext IN Stair,
opc"site Mssuirr'S Opera Ilossr, Saa vrascAeo.
apef.N
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

70 Adam, Paradise vas home. To the
tooa amOsg his descendants home is Par
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

Masonic NOtlce.--Stated Meetings OF
Fl Dorado Lodge, No. 20, are held at Masonic HAIL.
on the Monday Of or next preceding the Pull Moon
In each Month. n. GLAUBER, Secretary.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

PRov EK3s or ALL NATIONS. -There is no
better lOOking-glass than faithful friend
The worst Of the law is, that one suit
breeds q score.
The abuse of riches is worse than the
want Of them.
The blood Of the soldier makes the
glory Of the general.
To whom you betray your secret, you
give your liberty.
The bead and feet keep warm, the rest
take no harm.
Trade and commerce are universally
cheating by general consent.
The best Of the game is, to do ones
business and then look to their business.
Try your friend with a falschood; il
he keeps it q secret, tell him the truth.
What good can it do az ass to be called
lion?
Wolves sometimes lose their teeth, but
not their nature.
Wise mcn learn by others harm fools
by their own.
Whoever Is servant to the fox must
bear up his tail.
Where the hedge is lowest, men COM
monty leap over.
When every one takes care Of himself
care il taken Of all.
When good cheer is lacking, our friends
will be packing.
Who practice not virtue in youth, can
not fly sin III old age.
Words are nothing but wind, but see
ing is believing.
When . proud man hears another
praised, he thinks himself injured.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

PCrrIx1 THE DIGESTION. Sally, don't I
like you"
Ia, Jim, reckon So
But don't you know II, Sally? Don't
you thiRk I'd tear the eyes out Of any tom
cat that dares to look at you tor second!'
i spect you would
.Well, the fac. OF II is, Sally. -
"Oh, now, don't Jim, you're too sud.
denv
And Sally, want you To-
Don't say anything more now; I will.
But il must be done Immediately.
want you To-
oh hush. don't say any more
'Twant you to night to GET
What! so soon! Oh, no-impOsSible
Father and mother you'd be angry at me.
:. II How be mad fF doing such favor
Yes, dear me! Oh, what feeling"
But there is some mistake; for all I
want to have you do, is to mend my trous-
crs.'
Sally could hear no more. She threw
up her arms, screamed Historically, and
tainted away as dead as log.
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

State Of California. City and CO0nty Of Fan VTan-
eileen. ss.On THE 9Iss Day Of July. 1885, before
me, w@. z. Jrwett. NSaASy Pubic. P0reoeslly ap-
peATed D J. DshIee, k0oWn 70 me. who, being duIy
svOrn, dA deass and Say, that the eOntents Of the
card herewith signed b. HIN ere tgue.
In witness whereof have hsVsuntO ~ my hand
ssA saxsd ny OdaeiAl seal, the cay aDA yssT ArSt
shove written.
al wN G. JEwEFT, HsGary PEBBLE
The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-07-13

lSasss.L. >. c4AFKAY. n. D., saa $780,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27
No. 26.

back to his company, which he did. How sad
is the thought to me now, that man was proba-
hly killed in the battle the same day, the only
man in Capt. Pelton's company, as he has not
been heard of since the fight
When left in the morning, as our surprise
had failed | supposed the troops were to return
to camp also, but at a consultation of the Off
GERS in command, il was determined to advance
and attack the rebels-fatal, fatal error an err
ror which will cost ten thousand lives to atone
for. Our cannonadng and firing upon our own
men, had put the enemy on the alert and they
were fully prepared behind their entertainments,
TO meet our troops they had riled cannon
throwing shells, and we had only one ordinary
field gun to at least twenty on their side, and
very strongly entrenched-how mad unsoldier-
ly and wicked. to make such an attack under
such circumstances.
Our troops fought like heroes, but sure defeat
was ours, and we were defeated, but so severe
were the rebels handled that they could not fol
low up our retreat, and our men retreated in
good order, and unmolested to our camp.
Such was the battle of Bethel, and God grant
that another such error may not be committed
by our officers in this war.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27
THE WAR AND THE NEWSPAPERS.

1t is enormously supposed by many, that,
however disastrous the war may be to other
branches of business, it has proved a windfall
to the newspapers, and that editors are rapidly
accumulating fortunes. 1t is not seldom that
the remark is heard, at is only the newspapers
and those who furnish army supplies, that make
money now." This opinion is based upon the
fact, that the universal desire for news creates
an increased demand for papers. 1t is doubt
less true that the circulation of all newspapers
has received q considerable increase from the
cause named but this is a trihing offset TO the
augmented expenses for kilograms, correspon-
dence, &C., which are made necessary by the
continual movements of the forces in the field,
and the constantly occurring events and incidents
OF the war. No daily paper depends upon its
circulation or subscription list for its profits
Its chief source of income, especially in the ci-
ties, is from advertising. When business is ut
tery prostrated, as now, and disaster has COM
PEELED many leading houses TO close their doors,
and others to curtail, advertising patronage is
to a great extent Withdrawn, and the newspa-
pers suffer proportionately. There is no better
index of the state of trade and the market, than
the advertising columns of commercial jour
nal.
Instead of reaping harvest through the
present war, the indications are everywhere pal
pable that the press feels its effects injuriously,
if not to the disastrous extent suffered by most
other branches of business. We have the names
of some thirty newspapers that have suspended
publication, from various causes within the past
months and since our means of information are
solely through the medium of our limited ex-
change list, it is reasonable to infer that these
are but fraction of the number of newspaper
suspensions throughout the country, north and
south. Probably the actual number is between
one and two hundred. Of those that survive,
the greater portion have either reduced the size
of their sheets, or raised the price per copy, or
the annual subscription price. Doubtless eff
forts have been made by all to curtai expenses
in various ways.
Few who read the daily news have any con-
cepton of the immense expense incident to the
publication of daily paper at the present time.
The single item of telegraphic dispatches, as
furnished to the Associated Press, is in itself a
modest fortune. The receipts of newspaper
must be large to place great profits in the pock-
els of its publishers. We opine that contracts
for army supplies are in many cases far more
remunerative, and that editors are not to be en-
We'd above other men.-Neao York Journal Of
Commerce.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27
GREAT BETHEL.

Besause a man is good lawyer it does not
follow that he is a brilliant warrior.
This ought to be generally understood, but
really it don't appear to be.
The civilian who supposes that he can credit
ably command brigade simply because he has
succeeded in pacific pursuits is as absurd as was
the circus supernumerary who, having had con-
siderable experience in leading horses into the
ring, rashly imagined that he could play 'lead-
irg business" in first-class theatre.
We greatly fear the civilians are too con-
spicuous in this fight. We strongly suspect
there are men holding positions as captains,
majors, &C., who could not Systematically cap
ture hogpen with thousand troops, or march
a gunsquad through double barn-door with
any degree of martial skill.
Now while these majors and things are max
ing the very horses they ride to blush, thorough
ly accomplished officers of the army-gentle-
men who have made arms their study from
youth-are forced TO do duty as leutenants,
when they undoubtedly forget more about war
in short nap than their commanding officer
ever knew.
All this may be very fine, but on reflection
we have our doubts about it.
Look at Great Bethel-oblige us by looking
at Great Bethel. We haven't the slightest idea
where it is, since seeing the maps of it in the
daies, but look at it We see a big thing at
tempted, which fails. Perhaps it were as well
to speak the stern, sad truth and say that it
failed miseraby Our men behaved gallantly.
Brayer hearts never faced a roaring battery.
But the leadersp
We will not allow the disastrous affair at
Bethel to lessen our good opinion of General
Butler, though his attempt to iasten the blame
upon poor Bendix is rather weaker than any
hnnrltnr IL 1,tal
ed. Let that pass. Perhaps if his plans had
been carried out all would have been well. But
gadier-General Pierce-a strict regard for
candor compels us to say that Pierce considered
in military point of view, is very shaky. For
two hours this remarkable Brigadier exposes
large portion of his force to Calling hire, when
the utter madness of the thing must have been
palpable to the drummers.
WHY not faint as another Pierce is said to
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27

HARDEE MADE EAsY.-The recruit will un-
derstand that, although every battalion is pro-
vided with Wings there is no such thing as Fly
time recognised in the Federal service.
In drilling recruits without Arms, it is not
necessary to give them any instructions with re-
gard to the disposal Of their Hands.
If Colonel commanding, post your COM
panies according to rank of captains-having
previously Posted yourself according to this
edition of Hardee's Tactics.
1t is laid down that "the distance from one
rank to another will be thirteen inches" This
has reference, however, only to rank and file,
and does not mean that a major comes within
thirteen inches of being lieutenant-colonel, or
anything of that sort.
For Hating, it is not absolutely necessary
that the soldier should have one leg longer
than the other.
To confounl your greatest enemy, go through
your course of Hardees Tactics in a room i'm
mediately over the one in which he resides.
Bringing your musket down to the "order,"
very often with loud bang, will divert his at
tention from more serious pursuits and crafty
your spleen.
By careful study of the above, the recruit
cannot fail of becoming a soldier-in time.
This, our edition of Hardee, is the only cor
rect epitome of that authority. Buy our Har-
dee only six cents with the rest of VANITY
FAIR.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27
INCREASE OF THE ARMY.

BY General Order No. 80, issued from the
War Department, on the 18th day of June, the
organization of the eleven regiments added to
the military establishment, in conformity with
the Presidents Proclamation of May Il, 1861, ,
is effected. A new plan of organization has
been adopted for these regiments. Each reg
iment of infantry is composed of three bat
talions of eight companies, and each COM
pany of l0l men rank and file, making
2424 men to the regiment besides the field
and staff officers To each regiment is as
signed Colonel, l Lieut.. Colonel, and Ma
jors. To these new regiments it was deter
mined to appoint half of the officers from the
army and half from civil life, and by the order
aforesaid they take rank from May H. 1861
The list of appointments as contained in Order
80, is nearly complete with the exception of I'd
Lieutenants, most of whom will be taken from
the non-commissoned officers who have served
in the army. We select from it those who hail
from New England:
In the Third Regiment of Cavalry are-Cap-
tain Chas. II. Lowell of Massachusetts.
Fifth Regiment of Artillery-Lieut. Colonel
Thomas w. Sherman OF Rhode Island; Cap,
tains, Truman Seymour of Vermont; Richard
Arnold of Rhode Island; First Lieutenant Hen.
ry a. Smalley of Vermont; Adebert Ames oi
name second L'eu'ehah'' james "i'ilS o'
MASSACHUSETTS.
Eleventh Regiment of lnfantry-Colonel
Erasmus d. Keyes, Maine Major, John g.
Foster New Hampshire; Captain, John NJ.
Goodhue, Massachusetts, First lheutenants,
Henry e. Wood, Malnei L. a. Dodge, Vermont;
Chas. f. Head, Massachusetts,.
Twelfth Regiment OF Infantry - Captains,
Dunbar H. Ransom, w.; H. b. Rawson, IL. !.
First Lieutenants, Henry l.. smith, IT,; BenJ'
r. Perkins, Ct; John w. Jones, Mass.
Thirteenth Regiment OF lniantry-Lient' Col
Onel, Sidney Burbank, Mass MAJOR Horatio
G. Wright Ct. Captains, thomas ). naines,
n. H.; Oscar a. Mack n. H.; VIM Dwight,
Mass; First Lieutenants, Asa Z, carey, IT.
Wm' I. lde' Mass; "m' blalSueii' Mass
Fourteenth Regiment OF lnfantry-Captalns
Edward MICH: HUDSON w.; Geo ~: norton
Maine Hamlin W. heyes' Mass: FIRST Lieu
tenant, Chas' H. lhgraham' Mass
Fifteenth Regiment of lntantry-Captan
Dexter F. Parker, Mass. First Lieutenants
Horace Jewett, Me-; Chas McC. Lord, Ut.
Sixteenth Regiment of Infantrv--NIaior Sid
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27
VOL. XXVIIT.
THE CHARGE ON TIE TWELVE HUN
DRIED.
THE
Fairfax Stampede.

Fairfax Stampede.
Twelve hundred gentlemen" real +. T. VS.,
Taking at Fairfax their elegant case
Early one morning aroused by q drum,
Mustered to slay torty-five Of "tho scum,"
Daring Twelve Hundred !
wha. did those fire eating gentlemen do,
Who were in numbers as ffty to two?
Say did they pitch the vile underbrcd foe
Struight to the place where the bad people go2
Furious Twelve Hundred! !!
Oh, not at all, and that wasn't the worst
Iuto their camp the vulgarians burst,
This way and that way like centaurs they wheeled.
While from the battle shock hcplessly reeled.
Treasons Twelve Hundred !
Some Of the "heroes" broke cover and fed,
Several who didn't were knocked on the head
Others caught up by their soap-locks, were borne.
on from the battle-ground captves torlorn, -,
Hapless Twelve Hundred
Twenty or thirty were "wiped out and five
Snaked from the village, much scared, but alive,
What of the rest Of those Bayards became
Has not been breathed by tie trumpet of Fame,
III used Twelve Hundred
Brave 7. F. VS. how your passions must boil
Scattered like sheep on that "sacredest soil,'
Upset by ''mud-ss," unpedigrced looms,
Twelve hundred licked by u troop Of dragons,
Nonpussed Twelve Hundred
Henceforth o "chivalrv" be not so proud,
If You are panic proof don't say it loud,
Don't call us Mortimer mere "dastardly hordes,"
Think how from forty-hvc Northerner's swords, =,
Fled your Twelve Hundred
Though we may not be all gentlemen born,'
Can't upon that account laugh us to scorn
ScoGrers, believe us clite' Of the South,
Often times laugh on the wrong side the mouth, =,
Ask the Twelve Hundred
ools ot opr muscles. nil strung for the right
Look in our eyes full of terrible light
Though we've no serfs to turn pale at our nod,
Yet we can fight for home, Freedom and God, ,,
-Four 10 one Hundred
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27

New SAFETY FUsE.-A new safety fuse,
for military and war purposes, made in the form
of a tape, the outside being made of water
proof composition, which expodes at the rate
of one mile in four seconds, and which, in ad-
dition 10 other advantages, can be used in firing
off cannon that have been spiked, has been eX-
hibited in New York. The flat tape is inserted
with the cartridge or charge, and the cannon is
discharged with the same force and accuracy as
if the cap had been used. The fact of its being
waterproof will also render it valuable in case
of invasion by fleet, as a submerged battery
could be ignited at a distance of five or six
miles, and vessels destroyed by this means.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27

CURING CLOVER HAY.-A writer in the Bos-
ton Cultipator advises the following treatment
of clover hay from experience, lie cuts 1t af-
ter the due Is off, and when in fullest bloom
He let's everything lie till about p m. the day
of cutting, when it is turned. The warm earth
will continue the willing process. After dinner
Of from so to IS lbs each. These are allowed
TO stand two, three or four days, according to
the weather. If it is fair the sweating will cure
it, and if it rains the cocks will shed water. On
a clear day open the hay into five or six flakes
and let it air two or three hours, when it is fit
to cart away. A peck of salt to ton of hay
is his rule. He sows - to l5 lbs of seed to the
acre and thus obtains fine thick growth, not
near as likely to lodge as coarser stalks the re-
suit OF thinner sowing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27
have done on similar OCCASION 2

have done on similar occasion?
The best thing for Pierce to do is to take off
his pretty General clothes and enter the ranks
as private. True, he would, when on guard ),
shoot every man who approached the picket,
before demanding the countersign, but the kill
ing of a few dozen men in that way were far
better than leading thousands TO the slaughter.
This war is no child's play, and neither chill
dren nor old women shall lead US to battl?.
This war is not fancy review of troops on
Boston Common nor an exhibition of gold lace
and polished steel in Broadway. The people
are ready. Never before were they more so.
But they want-they must have-they shall
have competent leaders! So saith VANITY
EAIR.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27

A UNION SOLDIER HUNG BY REBELs.-A
report from Chambersburg, Pa, states that
young man named Gaf, residing at Greencastle,
was hung by the secessionists near uarper's
Ferry This report was confirmed on Monday.
A permit was in his pocket, from Capt. Elder
of st. Thomas, stating that he belonged to his
company, with leave of absence for few days,
to pay visit to his relations in Virginia, for the
purpose of settling some business relating to
an estate. This, and this alone, was all that
the rebels found upon him. 1t was his death
warrant. Young Gaff was about % years of
age, printer by trade, and just married.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1861-06-27
Mr. c. l.. Wilson, Mr. Adams Secretary of

Mr. C. l.. Wilson, Mr. Adams Secretary of
Legation, writes in respect to Mr. Adams -
"One of his first acts was to change the name
of the legation to the original title, and we now
have here the United States minister, in place
of the American minister as it was in the days
of Buchanan and Dallas. Mr. Adams has also
restored the court dress OF the earlier times, IN
place of the undertaker's short clothes worn by
his predecessors. These changes are much ap,,
plauded by the Americans residing here ana
highly gratifying to the English people