The Nevada journal., 1861-02-08

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Has abandoned the wreck to oblivion and shame?
When the banner of glory for ever is furled,
Shall each gem be reset and translated afar
Shall the bright constellation that lighted world
Be replaced by distant and desolate star?
Rather heap its proud trophies and over them cast
This all our honor--this shroud of our shame;
Fire the pile. fling the ashes abroad on the blast
1t was born amid storm-let it perish in flame?
SUPERIOR CLIMATE OF THE SACRAMENTO VAL
DIR. Carpenter, who lately removed from
the uncomfortable altitude of Gibsonville, Sierra
county, to seek relief from a pulmonary COM
plaint. in more genial stratum of air, writes
his experience to the Auburn Signal thus,
Oh what place is the great Metropolis of
the Pacific. Confusion worse than confounded;
muddy streets and broken warves; business pi-
led upon business all over the city, to the depth
of about fifteen feet-with an atmosphere of
density sufficient to crush to atoms the subjects
of pulmonary diseases.-0h! ye consumptive
sufferers. retreat from the cold damp fogs, and
violent transitions OF thfs Coast, to the great in
terror of our lovely State, would you prolong
your mortal existence. Shun alike the excess
lively rarifed atmosphere of the tops of the Ser-
ras, add the cold fogs of the coast, and at once
embrace the unparalleled advantages which the
great Sacramento valley offers you.
Dr. Cooper has also warned consumptive pa
tients againsts the climate of San Francisco and
the coast generally.
ORIGIN OF NAMES OF CoUNTIEs.-As a matter
Of interest to those not conversant with the sub
ject VIC give the following explanation ofthe or
igin of the names ofseveral of our counties So
noma' is an Indian name, and signifies Valley
of the moon.'
'Calaveras. signifies Skulls and the county
took its name from a creek within its borders on
which a large number of skulls were found.
'Tuolumne' is corruption of the Indian word
'tamalamne,' which signifies cluster of stones
or wigwams. 'Mariposa' is the Spanish for but
terfy.
party of California camped on the stream
bearing the name of 'Mariposa' in 1907, sawmy-
raids of butterflies and from that circumstance
named the county LAS Mariposas. San Joa-
quin is said to have very ancient origin in ref
erence to the parentagc of Mary, the mother of
Christ. According to the Divine revelation,
Joachim signifies preparation Of the Lord and
hence the belief that joaquin, who, in the course
of tine was admitted into the pale of sanctity,
was the father of Mary.
Lieut.. Gabriel Morga gave the appellaton of
San Joaquin to a rivulet which springs from the
Sierra Nevada, and empties into Lake Buena
Vista. The river San oaquin derives its name
from the rivulet, and baptizes the county with
the name.
CENSUS OF CHiLDREN.-From the ann ual re-
port of Superintendent Moulder we gather the
following statistics in the Department of Public
Instruction Number Of children in Califor-
MIA between is and 81, 1906; between and is,
1917 urder 4, 30,932; total under q years,
9S ssh, being an increase of 1888 during the
year 1860. The total number attending pub
lie schools, 26, ,993-an increase of 3,474 during
the year. Number attending private schools
5,43S total attending schools, 30 ,431. Number
ofSchool Districts in the State 525; public
schools, 593 private, l57. Teachers emplo yed
in public schools, male, 526 female, ,304-total,
$50. Total valuation of school houses and fur
niture, S4S0,570 10, expenditures for school pur-
poses, $l56, ,407 10.
New PAPER MILL AT SAN LoRESzo.-The
first lot of paper from the new mill lately erected
at San Lorenzo, Santa Cruz county, has arrived
at San Francisco. The mill is designed to make
straw paper most of the time, but can make eth
er Manila or printing paper if desired. Of
straw paper they will manufacture about fifty
tons month. which will supply the market or
nearly so, thus saving some $50,00S to the State
instead of sending it away. The mill gives en-
poyment to fifteen or eighteen men all the time.
ESoRNoUs CRoP OF SUGAR BEET.-We have
had reported to us during the present week
statement in regard to crops of the Sugar-Beet
raised the present year, that surpasses belief, al
most We have had statements made to us of
crop of one hundred tons to the acre. We in
tend to get all the facts, well verified, and give
names, place and weight, for such crop sur
passes any ever yet raised upon an acre of land.
1t is strange that so valuable crJp for dairy
stock is so little regarded, when by trifing ex-
penditure herd of dairy cows could be kept in
milk all through the dry season. Will not our
dairymen give heed to this matter, and take ad-
vantage of so favorable chance for dairy all
the wear rouna.-Ca,. Farmer.
WR1rING TO THE LoRD.-An exchange states
that at the breaking of ground for the commen-
cement of the Lynehburg and Tennessee Rail
road, at Lynchburg,a "a clergyman slowly and SOL
emily read a IN anuscript prayer-at the conciu-
sion of which an old negro man, who had been
resting with one foot on his spade, and his arms
on the handle, looking intently in the ehaplain's
face, Strengthened himself up and remarked very
audibly, Well, recko dat,s de fust time de
Lords cher bin writ to on de subjec OBJ rail-
roads,
A Hint FOR THE SoNs OF CRIsPIN.-It is es-
timated that California sends off ten millions of
dollars annually for boots and shoes. This
State has an abundance of the raw material, and
should make use of her own leather.
LoRD Brougham Sir Edward Bulwer Litton,
Mr. and Mrs. Hall, the novel writer's, together
With many other English notables, have accept |
ID and believe in the American doctrine of Spir-
tualism 1t is said too, that Louis Napoleon