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The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

TIE SAVIOR or NAN.-The i6lloWinRis b
a translation Of dispatch written by
Publius Lentilus, President Of Jmdsa, %
the Roman Senate, concerning .IesRS
Christ, the original of which is PFsssEVs6
in the Vatican 1t Rome! .,-,.. L..
Couscfipt Fathers - -ThdFS AapsV4
in these our days. and is Atpresent DyiAg
amongst US iD Judea, man Of singAAaf
virtue, whom they call Jesus ChTise.-
or the Jews be has been accepted and be-
lieved to be great prophet Of truth, blie
His own followers or disciples adote Hin
as being descended from the immOrtal
gods He raiseth the dead to life, and
healeth all manner Of human maladies
and diseases by his word and touch. In
stature He is tall. and Of perfect symme-
try Of iorm. His countenance and cir,
sweet and reverential, such as the behOld.
er may both love and fear. His hair b Of
color that would be difficult to desefibo
accutately-somcthing resembling the CO..
lor Of ripe chestnut-from the crown Of
His head to His ears, whence downward
it more orient OF golden hue, and falls we
wing and curling into ringlets, and spreads
tsOSh W toSCiut PtOtuSiVH VA A4tS 9uyUAs
ders. In the center, from the forehead to
the crown Of the head, His hair is parted
by seam or partition, and falls over each
ear, after the manner of the NazareneS. -
His forehead is lofty and pale, and His
face is without spot or wrinkle, beau.ifed
with slight tinge of comely complexion.
His nose and mouth are formed with the
most admirable symmetry. His beard d
thick, aud Of the same color as bis hair.
not Of any great length, and dividing 10
the center at the chin, takes nearly the
form Of fork. His look innocent and
mature, his eyes blue, brilliant and %.
renely beautiful. In reprovink bai ~.
full and majestic; in admonishins. court.
eous, sweet and persuasive. and a speak.
ing or acting he is grave, temperate.
modest and wise. It catinot be Femem.
bered that any have ever seen him laugh,
but many have seen bin weep. ID .
word, he is man who, by his exceeding
great beauty and his divine perfecsioni.
surpasseth the children Of men"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02
ENoAutNrrrn n e. q. q

Ar
EN0Auk3EHfs m GKkkAMY. 81 b
meht is naturally . great ph18S 8s 6tSTy
wOtnAn's life, bat it ssems . h. - epph
Of German existence. Theirs iah1
ry, no coHcealmsnt SboUt II ASSaS
the betrothal takes plaza iti6ennsaMOp1
to the woTid-to the aeqaAlaaaA e ~
cards, sometimes BY N advsItssat u
the papers; and TO society h esAsssfit 81
the happy pair appearing iH pahas saGs
in-arm. The young lady 10 bound % spdA
as if she Rere 10 the seventh heasen, ed
generally clasps both hands tiehtly asoguA
her lovers arm, as II 70 pFsVepFi - poAf
bility Of escape. as.T.f9s q ,
She must also loudly prOelaim bic
perfectiOns and her happiassa. have ~
hesitation in speaking about him, noE b
kissing him before folks ressEvetn tiissS
cases e not understood. The ssnAlomAn
seems y take Il % easy - be e1a. bNkae
usual, b far more awkward IN 111
situation than 10 his fair one. Afesr 'alls
il is not comfortable for poor MAJ, who
has always been accustomed 70 ualk alonO
and swing his arms, TO 6nd them tnmpSTUA
by girl clutching at them, Ind to have
her crinoline always beating ab6nk ~
legs Then, II she be short, be maab1ss
walk upright be must 90 crooked, SssN
drawn down BY the interesting Wsighf
hanging on hitD !; Il she be tall, hW A6ut
net tr innings tickle him 80, and - -
never keep step with his fair companions
1t requires . great deal Of aGecti62 %
smile under these circumstances. UNail
a girl is engaged she never takes eaS
mans arm. / wonder the young lh4iSo
do not learn to do it in their dancinR ~
sons it would bea great blessing 70 Eh1f
lovers. Their mothers cannot teach fham.
for as soon as the Homogeneous isieS&
man and wife 60 their separate HAHarF
The wonder is bow these attachmeafs nr0
formed, the sexes have % little elStSte teguVaO
except in the ball room: KalAzgWwR
brothers spend their evsnisgy q their n.
spective beer-houses with their ovu nsll.
and the mothers and sisters hock u thSif
coffee-houses. They have Their SsfssStg
amusements aud pleasures, until suddenly
a couple fall In love somehow, GISd V6e1I
they are never seen apart; they 6ecome
inseparable, like poker and to6es, kniGg
and fork, or any other implement which
is useless without its fellow. As long %
the gentleman remains 10 the town, bic
charmer dresses much better than usualI
but II he must leave, she renOunees ell
society, Or il she cannot help "bgeaking
resolution" {" It is essential that she shnsA
mako "guy" Of herself A peculiar AOi-
let-cOvered neck and long slseyes-ipA >
ball room, is as much sign Of betrothnl
as our widows cap is Of bereavement
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

MATRIMoNIAL.-We clip the following
advertisement from an eastern exchange ::
81 have lived solitary long enough I
want somebody to talk to, to quarrel with
then kiss and make up. Therefore am
open to proposals from young ladies and
I fresh widows of more than an average
responsibility, tolerably time in disposi
ton, and hair Of any other color but red
As near as | can judge of myself, ain
not over 50 nor under 25 years of age
In height am either five feet eight or eight
feet, sure. Weight 1876, 3l5 or 531, one
of the three, recolect each figure perfect
/ ly well, but as to their arrangement am
somewhat puzzled. Have whole suit of
hair, dyed by nature, and free of dandruff
Eyes butternut brindle, tinged with pea
green. Nose blunt, according to the
Ionic order of architecture, with touch
of composite; mouth between a cat fish S
and aligator's-made especially for orato-
ry and the reception Of large oysters. -
Ears plainated, long and elegantly shaped
My whiskers are combination of dog
hair, moss and briar bush-well behaved
and fearfully luxurant am sound on
the niger question. Wear boots No. 6,
when cornS are not troublesome, and
write poetry by the mile, with double
rhyme on both edges-to read backward,
crosswise or diagonaly. Can play the
jewsharp and bass drum and whistle Yam
kec Doodle in Spanish. Am very correct
in my morals, and first rate at tenpins !;
have a great regard for the Sabbath, and
only drink when invited. Am domestic
animal and perfectly docile-when towels
are clean and shirt buttons all right IfI
possess predominatlng virtue, it is that
Of forgiving every enemy whom deem
hazardous to handle. l say my prayers
/ every night, mosquitoes permitting, and
as to whether snore in my sleep | want
somebody to tell me. Money is no OBJ
jcct, Us never was troubled with any
and never expect to be-
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

SCRIPTURE MIsAPPLIED.- -" Susan" said
the man of the house to his maid servant,
"why do your church people have such
noisy exhortations in your meetings? II
seems to me not very becoming in q
Christian assembly"
"Why, sir, the Bible bids US"
"The Bible?"
Yes, sir"
Wherc?"
"Why, the prophet says: Cry aloud
and spare not; lift up thy voice like q
trumpet which means that we should
hoIlcr in meeting, if understand it,"
H en- yes, Susan, that passage has
not happencdto occur to my mind in that
light. Thank you for the idea. But, to
change the subject, Susan, | want you,
the next time you so to meeting, to take
dose Of ipccac."
"Me take dose Of ipecac! !"
eyes, that's what I say"
"Ipecac! sir? am not sick"
" Perhaps not; but you ought to take
it."
But why so, sir?"
because the Bible says you should,
Susan"
1.-The Bible says I should take ipecac?"
"Why, not exactly, Susan. But it
says you ought to Ake an emetic Of some
kind l merely mentioned ipecac because
it is the mildest and safest"
"What do you mean?"
"Why, I'll tell you, Susan. The same
prophet whom you just quoted as enjoin-
ing upon Gods children the duty Of
shouting in meeting, SAYS, also, Cast ye
up; cast ye up. ---
80 he does, SIR"
"And that means, take an emetic,
does it not? ?"
"0h, sir. how can you talk so ?"
IL can't, Susan. But why shouldn't l.,
when you say that the command you just
quoted makes hallOoing and screaming
and shouting, Ia religious meetings, .
duty ?"
"Dear me, sir, there's the baby crying.
I must 60 this minute. ."-tWatchman and
Reflector.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

us the sense of smelling more pleasing
than the sense Of tasting ?" was the queS.
ton up before q western debating society
in bar-room. Uncle, Joe WAS the last %
speak upon the negative, and I'll @sss
anxious to hear him deliver himself
" alking up to the bar-keePeF, be called
for hot whiskey punch, and drank Il Oh
with great gusto then, turning to bic op.
ponerts. he handed the glass to bis Ieadi6s
disputant, and thundered ont 'NOv'
smell 1t, you varmit." It is needless 10
add that Uncle Joe drought down the
house." and also the decision for the neg.
atiVe.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

A LADY friend of ours waS In Chicago,
recently, and was asked by her cousin
how she liked the Palmoral st0ckinR.-
"Oh, very WE'LL" was the reply. "Well,
don't" said the cousin, NOR win I Wear
them, either; I'll be hanged II IN make
barber's pole out OF my leg for the Gaks
Of being fashionable"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

BEAUTY RTsING oCr OF CHAos.-Moss
will grow upon gravestones, the ivy will
cling to the mouldering pile; the mistletoe
springs from the dying branch; and God
be praised-something green, something
fair to the sight and graceful, will yet
twine around and grow out of the seams
and cracks Of the desolate temple Of the
human heart.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

PsOPLE often wonder 1t the most nsan-
raj things in the world. az I@y, DlEby."
said QuiIp to- an acquaintance yel l6eG
sober this morning" And foF : seSy
obvious reason" p" sid Disbys "IIs@
SOBER" - .p,ta
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

1F it was not good for Adam y liNn1.
gle when there WSs not z wsan4 - -
earth, bOsr--tery -criminally = s1l
old bachelors be, nov that ths ~ b
Gull Of pretty girls dying ~ ~
from this guilt sa 1ei i 4sdf lo
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

M. ABOUT, in q recent publication, says
Of an avaricious man. that ut had been
proved that, after having kiDdled his fire,
he stuck a cork in the end of the bellows
to save the little wind that was lsft in
them"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

An exchange says thst ntss -
Increased Eve per cenE under tks.
istration Of Lincoln. SO haB
increased Eve thousand pr ct n
bis pateTnal sway. .fsggy'
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

SUBLIMITY on THE RAMPAGE" As the
ostrich uses both legs and wings W hen the
Arabian courser bounds in his rear-as
the winged lightnings leap from the hea-
vens when the thunderbolts are loosed-
so does little niger run when big dog
is after him |"
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02
SPECIAL NOTICE.

IL peTS0ns Indebted to the Arm of n. a. b.
"A LEVY, either BY note ~ book account,
are requested to call on 'CHAs. =. IRWIN, at Dia-
mOn1 Aprngs immediately, and settle up, We having
connded to him the charge Of our unsettled bust
mes. N. B. LEVY.
Diamond Springs, March 18th, 1S64-tf
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

A WESTERN editor was lately shot in an
affray. Luckily the ball came against a
bundle Of unpaid accounts in his pocket
Gunpowder couldn't get through that.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

JUSTICE consists in doing no inj to
man ; decency, in giving them no offence.
Let us pause in life's pleasures and"
pay the Printer.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

"Has your son Timothy failed ?" in
quired Gubbens of Stubbens, the other
day.
"Oh, not at all he has only assigned
over his property, and fallen back to take
better position" was the reply.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02

a - 1. W . X = - - - y -
-. ". A. yANrARY.
ERRNs-svAnAsLY u ApvA.cs-One Yesr. 81 Six Months
aal farls hsaths 81 One Month payable 70 the Car
Siail. % UsAls, Sihsle Copies, l2H cents
nvrnTrafNoone eauars sf Ieilnss, Insertion o.;
80 haoauant sksn d b0 Business Cards Of 10 lines
:, ies one year as Business Cards, Of 10 lines less
sSr. v,anths Ste liberal Discount will be made the
Above rnas yearly and quarterly Advertisements which
exceed one Square
Inn PRINTING Our once Is replee with the modern
rycrV syIeeG PRINTING such Books Pamphlets, Briefs
Handbis Circulars Ball Tickets Programmes Ger
erntes Deposit Bilihsads, Checks Receipts
CardS Labels etc., In plain or fancy colored inks
IraftcEs BLANKs.-Amdavs Undertaking. and writs OF
it1chent. under the new Law, for sac at this once also
1snE Declarations Homestead the yenient form
h u1e Just printed complete form Of hlHERS DEED
IlCo beautifully eXeeutrd MARRIAGE CERTIflCATk.
p YIsHRR Ne lTIH street, opposite Nagurs:
nkNOCRAr Ia the city Of San Francisco All oroeIh ior
~ Pnpsr Advertising len With Aim will be promptly At
tendsd 70.
- RROWN Is the authorized Agent ofthe DENocRAT at
Oeor1otown Orders for the paper advertns or Tor )oo
WoTf len with him win be promptly ATTENDED u
nuAa JACKSON 10 authorized Agent Of the NOUN.
TAN DEMOCRAT VI Dorado. Orders left Win MIN VIII
6s promptly attended TO-
HtDIENAN is our authorized agent at Sacramento -
All oTders sdveTtsng ETC., len With him VII receive m
Mediate attention.
AH L. DIAs is agent for the DENoeHAr At Virginia CITY
Nevada Territory.
col VIZ KNOX 10 ear authorised aeent at Grisiy Plat
All given him for the Democrat VIII De PrOmP"! ~
tendcd 70.
The mountain Democrat., 1864-04-02
TVF MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT'

PUBLIsHED KVKRT SATURDAY MORNING. By
aaEwxoEs - - n q - n X
- w.. A.. yAEUARY.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-28
Pe,roleum-its Value and Uses.

Few but those who have visited France
can form any idea of the high price Of fuel
in that country, or of the vast variety OF
methods which are employed to econo-
mize this necessary of life. Patents with
out number have been granted In France
for the manufacture of artificial fuel. In
order to explain this subject more thor
oughly, we subjoin one or two of the pro-
cesses which are largely employed, not
only in Europe, but also among the half
civilized Orientals.
In the neighborhood of the Caspian Sea,
where petroleum springs are abundant,
the inhabitants manufacture fuel by i'm
pregnating clay with the combustible
fluid; the clods are afterwards burtRd on
an ordinary hearth. The Norwegians
have long economised the. saw-dust Of
their mills, by incorporating it with lit
tie clay and tar, and moulding it into the
form of bricks. Of late years, in England,
much attention has been given to artificial
fuel manufacture in many districts, but
not with much success, owing to the want
of suitable combustion, which petroleum
is, above all others, best adapted to supply.
In France, charcoal is prepared from the
refuse of the charcoal furnaces, by mixing
it with charred peat or spent tar, and then
adding tar or pitch. The materials are
ground together and subjected to heat in
close vessels, to expel volatile gasses.
From seven to nine gallons of tar are
mixed with two hundred weight of char
coal powder.
Gas used as fuel for culinary purposes,
is daily becoming more common in Eu-
rope. 1t is easy to understand why this
source of fuel should be preferred where
civilization and luxury have converted
mere comforts into actual necessaries of
life, which are always secured if money
can purchase them. In rural districts.
where common fuel is often very expen-
sive, gas manufactured in portable works
would be largely used for culinary opera
tions, as itnow is where the supply of gas
is constant and cheap. But there is no
necessity to convert petroleum into gas,
in order to use it as fuel. Stoves have
been constructed for the combustion of
this substance without the use of glass
chimney, and without the production of
smoke. 1t will necessarily, from its cheap
ness supersede alcohol, which is COM
monty used for cooking purposes during
the summer months. As we may soon
look for its adoption as fuel for the gen.
Grafton of steam in our ocean steamers,
where economy in bulk and weight is so
great a desideratum. Petroleum is, as it
were, the essence of coal and the question
of its adoption as steam generator is de-
pendent upon the abundance of the sup
ply, to which satisfactory answer has
recently been given by the " flowing
wells" of Enniskillen.
The cost ofrelaying the wooden ties and
sleepers of railways is enormous. Our
readers are familiar with Koanizing and
similar processes. Wood stepped in Pc
troleum, or, what is still better, having
petroleum forced into its pores by pressure
is proof against decay for many years.
Canada paper.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-28
Trpe-setrinx Machine.

The Atlantic Monthly in an article on
TYPES" gives brief history of the va
rious type-setting machines which have
been invented of late years-the Alden
machine, the Mitchell machine, etc. The
matter for the Continental Monthly, pub
lished in New York, is set up and dis
tributed by machinery. These machines
are also employed to some extent in Lon
don and are found to be economical. But,
according to the Atlantic Monthly. the
most comprehensive and efectual inven-
ton for labor-saving in this respect Is that
of Charles W. Felt. of Salam, MasSachu-
serts. The first patent was issued to him
in 1854, and improvements since made
have brought it nearly to perfection. The
machine is described as strongly made,
durable, is not liable to get out of repair,
does its work Thoroughly and is easily op-
erated-all that is required of the operator
being to read the copy and touch the keys
1t accomplishes what no other machine
has vet been made to dot "justifes
the matter which it sets-that is, makes
the lines of equal and exact length. Not
only this, but it also "leads the matter,
sets capitals, small capitals and italic, and
places the type upon a galley ready for
the press. 1t is distributing as well as a
composing machine simply reversing the
motion of the shaft makes the change. BY
a portion of the machinery
both operations can be performed at the
same time. The machine stands in sub
stantial iron framework, five feet by four
within which, the mechanism is nicely
disposed. In front is keyboard of forty
KEYS, which correspond to two hundred
and fifty six characters, arranged in eight
cases. 4 single case consists of thirty
two fat brass tubes, standing perpendic-
ularly, side by side, each one being filled
with certain denomination of type, the
whole containing all the characters known
to the compoSitor. The instrument is
worked BY steam, but the Atlantic's ar
ticle says nothing of its capacity as to
speed. A company has been organized,
with liberal capital, for the manufacture
of these machines. The company's work
shops are at Salem, Massachusetts,.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-28
Cation Produotion.

The current statistics of British cotton
trade, although they do not possess that
instant money value to us which they
contained in former years, are yet of great
importance. They show the position
which is retained by the American pro-
duct during competition as sharp as can
ever occur. They give the amount, the
character and the comparative value of the
yield Of various countries they measure
the extent of blockade running, and they
reassure us in the belief that so soon as the
rebellion is conquered, and an opportu-
nifty afforded for the prosecution of our
former agricultural labors, one of the most
important of the whole will find as ready
market as before slavery and insurrection
caused the coasts of every sea and the
pampas of every topic to be worked for
its supply. Twenty-nine descriptions of
cotton are contained upon one of the Liv-
erpool cotton lists of March. Six of these
are Surats, and are treated as one in the
general summary, although they include
three qualities, and range from lOd to 25d
in value. Seven were not represented in
the reported transactions. They were
Australian, Queensland, Barbados, Sur
imam, Carthagena, African and Demerara.
The remainder had the annexed maximum
prices: Laguayra 26d; West Indies % /;
China Gid; Bengal Is; Madras, 234;
Smyrna 253; Egyptians SO; Bahia 264 /;
Maranham 2S1; Pernam 81; Mobile 273 !;
Uplands 273; New Orleans %; stained
Saa Islands So; and Sea Islands clean and
pure &C. The lowest price reached by
American cotton is 274d. The highest
price touched by any other is 283, and
that is for Maranharn, which is the capital
of the province of the same name, on the
western side of the island of Maranhao,
upon the coast of Brazil. This price is
consequently paid to American cotton.
The Sea Islands is king of all. It reaches
66d. It nearly trebles the best of the Su-
rats and the best of Madras. 1t more
than trebles what is brought from Bengal
and China. AL the effort, labor, money,
skill and ingenuity which, subsidized by
pressing European demand, could be
brought to bear, has been; and the result
is that the Union still remains in advance
of competition. Nothing approximates
to its finer growths, and the only effect
has been to show that lands which were
before known to produce the coarser and
commoner varieties have been stimulated
to greater production of that quality.
The war has thus demonstrated the dura-
BILE nature of our cotton supremacy
Phil. North american.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-28

The Discovery OF THE PROPERTIES
OF KELP OR SEAwBED.-1t has been dis
covered by the chemists of France that
kelp or seaweed has been found to con-
tain the properties necessary to give tone
to the stomach, and impart a vigorous and
healthy digestion. By distillation and
analysis it is found to contain iodine hy-
dropotassium, iron, lime, and the hypo-
phosphites, and other very important
chemical agents, which act on the food in
the stomach, similar to the gastric juice,
cause it to dissolve, and a perfect diges-
ton is the result. It is remarkable how
it produces strength and vigor to the sys-
TEN, making the most slender, heshy and
robust, with hale and hearty eonstitu-
ton. In Ireland, the Irish moss has been
used by physicians for many years, with
marked success, and it contains many
properties similar to kelp, but in such
feeble proportions that the seaweed is des-
tined to supersede it entirely. Professor
Faraday of London, has discovered that
the kelp possesses also anthlemintic, or
worm destroying property, in an eminent
degree and as it is perfectly safe under
all circumstances, the day is rapidly ap-
preaching when the seaweed will be the
only remedy that will be used as ver-
mifuge for children and adults for tape
worm, and all other kinds of worms that
the human system is liable to. Professor
Faraday will prosecute his investigations
still further on this interesting subject
and the public would do well to keep
themselves posted as to the result of his
labors. ~
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-28

JOSH BILLING's PRAYER.-From tn
many friends, and from things at luce ends
Good Lord deliver us ! From wife who
don't luv US, and from children who don't
like us, Good Lord deliver US. From
Snaix in our boots, from torchlight pro-
cessions, and from all nu rum. Good Lord
deliver US. From pack-peddlers, from
young folks in luv, from old aunts with
out money, and from kolera morbis, Good
Lord deliver US. From wealth without
charitee. from pride without cense, from
pedigrees worn out, and from all rich re-
lashuns, Good Lord deliver us. From
newspaper sells, and from pills that amt
fsick, from femails who faint, and from
men who fatter, Good Lord deliver us.
From virtue without fragrance, from but
ter that smells, from nigger camp meetings
and from cats that are courtin', Good
Lord deliver US. From other folks Sc
crets, and from our own, from mormons,
and megiums, and wimmin committees,
Good Lord deliver us. From politicians
who pra, and from saints who tipple, from
rikofee, red herrings, and all grass wild
ders, Good Lord deliver us.