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The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

WOMEN IN PARAGUAY.-Everyb body smokes
in Paraguay, and nearly every female above
thirteen years of age chews We are wrong.
They do not chew, but put the tobacco in their
mouths, keep it there constantly except when
eating, and instead of chewing roll it about with
their tongue and suck it, Only imagine your
self about to salute the rich red lips of mag
nlicent little Hebe, arrsyed in satin aud flash
ing with diamonds She puts you back with
one delicate hand while with the fair taper
fingers Of the other she draws forth from her
mouth a brownish- black roll Of tobacco, quite
two inches long. looking Ikea moDstrous grub,
and depositing the savory morsel on the rim Of
your sombrero, puts up her face, and is ready
for your salute We have sometimes seen al
over-delicste foreigner turn with shudder Of
loathing under such circumstances and get the
eplthet of ei saraco (the savage) applied to him
by the offended beauty for bis squesmisbness
However, one soon gets used to this in Para
quay, where you are, perforce to custom,
obliged to kiss every lady you are introduced
TO; and one-half you meet are really tempting
enough to render you reckless of consequences.
1ou would sip the dew of the profered lips in
The face of tobacco battery, even the double
distilled "honey dew" of old Virginia
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25
Mineral Belts.

In the present stage OF the science OF geology.
the term mineral belts is used with a great
deal Of vsgueness We often read Of the
copper belt. the gold belt the silver belt and
others, as il the earth's crust was divided OF
into regular parallel divisions, and in these,
traceable without limit. might be found each
Of those minerals to the exclusion OF the other
We believe tha. great mistake i made in
such an arrangement. and erroneous teachings
and speculatious are the consequence. III any
body of the eaTth's surface can be called a
mineral belt, il is the elevated ives ern portion
Of the American continent, but even to that.
the term appears to be inappropriate. The
rocks OF England and the old settled parts Of
the United States have been daite thoroughly
examined by the scssztisis o those sections.
and the theory that satisfied the conditions. as
fax as the explorations were carried, has been
adopted as correct, ior al, localities
Taking the deductions OF Eastern writers on
the subject, the geologists Of this western coast
have been led 10 make many assertions that
have not added to the repuie OF the science.
Geological reports have told US that certain
minerals need not be looked for on this coast.
and the next day the miner, regardless OF
science, viii turn up the non existing tscieutih
caly) treasure. But the report Of the learned
Iuau uaS gone pCioTS DliIl. dlu Tue buiSiut
world regarded the discoverers assertions with
distruSi, and an important resource OF the
country is for wears neglected. The mineral
discoveries Of the past five years bid fair To
oyertnrn the old established theories OF their
formation, and if our geol0giSts and mincralo-
gists are capable of originality, and will cast
aside such theories Us have proven inapplicable.
new ones may be found that viii cover all
cases, and their reports, instead OF leading into
error. will be found instructive, and assist in
the development of the resources Of the country.
1t will not do for miners to follow the precon-
ceived ideas of tracing up TO any great extent
any certain mineral formation. We see.
throughout this State and California, inter
mixed, apparently without order, all classes Of
minerals, and all orders Of geology. Along the
coast of California are found oils, Goals. tin.
copper, oinnabar gold. silver, iron and many
other minerals that ii has been supposed could
not associate together. Farther inland, in the
Coast Range, in the Sierra Nevada, in the
Great Basin. aud in the Rocky Mountains. the
same minerals are found and in the same mixed
localities. Copper springs up amidst the gold
bearing veins, or IT may alternate with lead or
silver, and, in following the supposed belt, we
may be led, in a short distance into coal
formation. The only rule it seems best, at
present, TO rely upon. is that the valuable
minerals are where you find them Reese R'rcr
(Nerddd) Rereitie
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

How ENGLAND PAID FOR THE WAR on
NAPoLEoN.-A correspondent OF the New
York Journal of Commerce says that England
paid for the expense of her wars Oh Napoleon
from 1903 to 1915 principally by taxes. The
total amount raised in these thirteen years was
in round numbers five thousand eight hundred
million dollars, being at the rate of four hun
dred and forty six millions per annum. OF this,
three thousand eight hundred and fifty four
millions were raised by taxes, and one thousand
five hundred and fifty four millions by loans.
The writer says:
But this was gold, or nearly 90. There was
no sensible depreciation of the currency up to
the year 1910. and it never exceeded, il it
reached, twenty five per cent. Allowing an
average of twenty per cent for the whole thir-
teen years, we have an annual expense of about
S375,000,000 in gold, equal to about $685.
100000 OF our present currency, and of this
amount only one third was obtained by loans.
Two thirds, or S550.000,000 per anuum, were
raised by taxes. This was the average for
thirteen years. For the year 1915 the taxes
were not far short of six hundred and fifty
millions of dollars in grccnbacks.
The population of Great Britain was about
100000; ours in 1868, half century later,
may be estimated at fifty per cent more,
exclusive of the rebels. England borrowed
only one,thrd of the money she wanted and
yet she borrowed more than any other power
engaged in the wars Of Napoleon. France
even, and Germany, paid 10 cash larger por-
tion of their expenditures than England did
that is. they raised at the time by taxes the
money they wanted. Would it not be well for
US to study this lesson?
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

Mrs. PARrINGroS AGA1N.-Mrs Parting
ton on being told that the family of Abraham
Lincoln came originally from England, remem
bered that she had heard of "Old Tom of Lin.
coin" and, adjusting her verdant spectacles
with great soemnity suggested that Abraham s
proximity" might have been "0ld Tom. "
Mrs. Partington, having seen cream gin" ad-
vertised, wonders bow they are able TO mana
facture the article, water having been recently
so scarce, and there being so little grasseous
nourishment for the cows An intelligent
Emerald was recently asked by the above
venerable lady why so many of his countrymen
were exordsiug themselves to the land of their
absorption, quickly replied that he supposed
they preferred the stars and stripes to moon
shine and starvation. Mrs. Partington eleva
ted her eyebrows, and the spectacles lay at her
feet in a dozen parts.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25
VALUABLE
Property for Sale !!

yuyHE WELL. KNOWN PROPERTY CONTAIN.
ing 1900 acres. all under fence. heretofore
known As Kelly. Hawkins & Cos Ranch. on Dry
Greek near Pence'S Ranch. and ten miles from
Oruvie. on the Honey Lake Road. with all the
appurtenances. thereunto belonging, together with
500 fence posts 6500 feet fencing boards on the
place and L. 600 feet OF la in 7xl6 feet OF Sugar
Pine fencing at lnskip; house tive stories, 24x4S,
iaihed and rlaStered, finished in the most sub
stautial manner; large barn and out-houseS, house
hold furniture, farm tools and implements, cover
ing everything required for of the place.
There is estimated 10 be $50 tons of hay growing
on the place 80 to 40 acres being planted i'll wheat,
barley frnit orchard of leo trees. 500 or more
acres of ullabs land, so head of stock ranched
by the month: one pair horses, wagon and harness.
two No. / mllA cows. one hSlf devon bull. (yearl-
sngO Is hogs poultry &c Each field has had an
abundance OF wate- throughout the past unparal-
led season Of drought; well Of excellent water.
that has not been rolled, even while neighboring
wells and springs were dry.
The ranch will he scld separate. or the whole
together. at low price, on account OF the depart
OF the occupant. for cash or II annual pay
nents With lew rate Of interest. after receipt Of
$500 paid down. If not disposed Of by the first
of April, will be rented for two three years
to good tenant for cash. share in the receipts
annually. good man may find place and sat
isfactorv ray hy the month to take charge OF. and
work the place as before mentioned. For further
particulars apply to 5. l.. Dewey. on the premises
hy nail 10 Orovie. and refer 10 Judge Lewis. Geo
4. Perkins and A. ?. Boyd. Of oroyille and j. H.
Fish T. u. Mathenson and Z c. Mathews. San
Francisco. ull-u
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

GEOGRAPHICAL DIscovERY.-A most impor-
tant discovery, far more so than that of the al
legged source of the Nile, has just been made in
South America. 1t is that the great river
Amazon has been found to be Davigabe from
one end to the other; that in fact new route
has been opened between the Atlantic and Pa
ci6ic. The Morona. Peruvian steamer which
was se0t to explore the Amazon, has arrived
at Mayro, about three hundred miles from Ii
ma. The Morons Davigated more than three
thousand miles of the Amazon proper, and six
hundred of the Yeayai and Pachitea rivers,
which until then, bad seen only Indian canoes.
The country is, Of course. inhabited ouly by
sayages, but is of wonderful fertility.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

CELESTIAL QUAcks.--In this city, at the
present time says the San Francisco Call, the
medical rage is Chinese doctors. Chang Slang,
Ding Dong and Ri II are worshiped by the
rabble. Hippocrates and Gaen are diminished
lights, candles blown out, mere penny dips, in
presence of the long tailed MongoIs whose
almond eyes look into those Of their dupes, and
at once the secret is read the oracles voice,
like his national gong, rings out the Harmonious
peal. and the poor fool who trusts him is told
By the Interpreter, who is shrewd, and knew all
about him beforehand, what he has been doing,
what sils him. and what will cure him. The
great public is delighted, for the great public
is humbugged The great public pays its fee
TO the qnack, and its fee to its confederate, the
Interpreter. The great public sips the nauseous
bolus, and lives or dies. as God wills The
great public that survives the prescription of
Doctor Ding Dong is delighted the great
public that dies of it says nothing about it..
The dupe becomes the adorer, the Coolle
becomes the demi god. Let every admirer of
ignorance consult Chinese doctor; let every
fool fool away his money, every gudgeon bite
the Chinese bait.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

A GERMAN officer, retired from the service,
has inst died in Vienna, leaving his nephew
the entire distribution of bis property. on the
condition that he never reads a newspaper.
TO secure strict compliance with this clause.
the deceased had bequeathed considerable leg
acies to three of bis friends whom he n,rusted
with the surveillance Of bis nephew. In case
of infringement of bis Injunction. the nephew
will be Immediately deprived of the enjoyment
of this fortune, which consists in two large in
aienabe houses, and the testanentary execu
tors will dispose Of them in conformity with
the clauses OF the will.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

HEALTH AND STUDY.-lf, by gaining knowl-
edge, We destroy our health, we labor for a
thing that will be useless 10 our hands and il,
by harrassing our bodies Though with design
to render ourselves more useful) we deprive
ourselves of the abilities and opportunities of
doing that good which we might have done
with meaner talent, which God thought SUI
fcient for US, by having denied US the strength
to improve it to that pitch which men OF
stronger constitution can attain to, we rob God
of SO much service, and our neghbors Of ell
that help which, in state of health, with mod
crate knowledge. we might be able to perform.
He that sinks bis vessel by overlooking it,
though it be with gold and silver and precious
stones, will give his owner but an i'll account OF
bis voyage.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

A FINE CoUNTRY.-0n the river Amazon
(South Americal are TO be found spiders with
bodies two inches and legs seven inches long.
that catch and suck birds butterflies that are
mistaken for bumming birds green snakes just
like creeping plant, and lovely coral snake
with bands OF black and vermillion separated
by clear white rings monkeys with white hair
all over them monkeys only seven inches long;
and owl-faced apes, sleeping all day and lively
all night.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25
Singular Coincidence.

The Circumstances attending the tragic death
of the rebel General {Bishopl Ieonidas Polk
finds singular coincidence in the fate Of Mar.
shal MoFeau, once one Of Nspoleon's ablest
officers, bat a traitor 10 his country afte, the
banishment 10 Elba.
1t IS said iha, at the battle in which Leonidss
Polk was killed, General Sherman e<pying =
group OF rebel officers upon ghboring
eminence engaged in scanning our lines through
their field glasses called an artillery officer,
and pointing toward this group. ordered few
shells TO be thrown in that direction In obe-
dlence 10 this order, q few projec,iles were
Immediately fired into this group, one of which
was seen to burst aud strike one Of the number.
1t subsequently appeared that General Polk
was the victlGhto his own temerity by veuturing
within range OF our artillery.
Moreau fell at the battle Of Dresden. in
August 1918, under peculiar circumstances.
lie had just returned from the United States
and. al the solicitation OF the Emperor Alex.
ander, consented 10 take up arms against his
own country. Ney and Murat bad each gained
the rear OF the Austrian column, on both tianks,
and, with their famous cavalry charged the
euemys line so successfully as TO determine the
victory. \ bout noon on the last day of the
fight, Napoleon noticed group Of officers on
an eminence half mile distant Supposing
they were watching bis maneuvers, be called a
Captain of artillery, and. pointing 10 them,
said : Throw dozen bullets in that group
perhaps there are some little Generals in it!"
The officer obeyed, and it was Immediately seen
to produce some agitation. One of the balls
struck Moreau's leg, cutting it eff below the
knee. passed through his horse, and carried
away the other leg. 1t was not known who
was the victim until the advance guard. in
pursuing the enemy, came upon little spaniel,
roaming over The field, moaning piteously for
its master Around its neck was collar
engraved with the words, Il belong TO General
Moreau.'
So perished these txo general officers under
circumstances almost parallel both in rebellion
against their country, and seeking its over,
throw. Mash uMe Uaion
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25
Importance Of Rest.

In bis paper. The Herald of Health. DR..
Trail thus sagely advises rest How much has
been written about water, air, food. exercise,
dress, and other bygieHie materials and influ.
ences. and how little about rest As rene
dial measure, res, is of vastly more importance
than has been generally supposed As 8
therapeutic means, its place is at the very bead
Of the hygicnic mdteriG medsca. Very little
skill, comparatively, is required for pract
toner of the Hygieo Therapeutic school. TO
know when to do something and what to do
But vastly greater fund of professional
knowledge is required 10 know when and bow
to let the patient alone.
Oue-half of the world is drugged to death
when sick, and one half OF the remainder is
fretted to death We have frequently saved
life by standing between the patieuts and their
friends. The world has got bad fashion of
making terrible ado. keeping up constant
CONSERVATION, nursing and fussing continually,
while anxious relatives. sympathiz,ng friends,
mysteriously gibbering doctors, meddesome
nurses, and whispering watchers, add their mite
OF mighty Influence on the wrong side aud all
because somebody is sick and needs rest. And
the whole mischief is traceable to false
dogma in medical science 10 relation to The
nature OF disease
The authors leach that disease is an entity.
thing which travels about, pervades, and
finally attacks US; and this absurd phatkasm
is easily traDsmogri6ed by the ignorant and
unthinking multitude (unthinking on this sub
ject, we mean,) into something analogous to
witch, ghost, goblin, spook 6end or demon,
which nothing but the doctors poisoLs, dealt
out by the doctors own hand or pen, can
aarfv araIi Ill
The charms, iucsniations and amulets of the
ancients were not more silly, and the necro-
nancy and pow vows of the Indian tribes of
the present day are not more ridiculous (and
they are predicated on precisely the same false
notions of the nature of disease), than are the
dosing and dragging and stopping a1d stufing
aud watching and fretting of the regular
physicians of to day and the patrons and nurses
of their school.
Nine out of ten OF all the maladies of oil the
people OF the world would get well in few
hours, or days, if left to themselves, with no
other appliances than such as instinct would
suggest and common sense employ Yet, in
niue cases out of ten, the doctor is called and
if he be drugopathic doctor, one half his
patients are in danger of a protracted illness,
and one half of these are sure of a ruined con-
not because of the disease, but in
consequence Of the drugs. When we visit a
patient IN the country, our greatest difficulty is
to keep the friends qniet. when nothing but
is needed All are willing
to do something every one is anxious to lend
a helping hand and people generally estimate
q physicians knowledge and skill by the extent
or variety of his prescriptions. Few can un
derstaud the quietly working yet efficient
remedial resources of nature when undisturbed
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

PRESENCE OF MIND.-The Washoe Times
relates the following remarkable instance of
presence of mind. A man named Dennis
Quinan was at work in the bottom of shaft
10 feet deep. he had filled the bucket,
which was hoisted nearly TO the top by the
man at the windlass, when, through some
defect, the bucket became detached from the
rope, and went tumbling into the shaft again,
threatening death aud destruction to the unfor.
tuuate individual at the bottom. Quinlan
hearing the noise and comprehendng the dan-
gerous position he was in, bethought himself of
some means to escape. The iron bound bucket
was coming with irresistible force, and must
soon be upon him. Quick as thought he grab
bed his pick, and, holding the handle firmly on
the ground, stopped under it, hoping thereby
to divert the force of the falling bucket, and
save both life and limb. The pick handle was
driven into the hard cement about one foot,
aud the bucket shattered into fragments He
only received slight flesh wound 10 the side,
and was to work again in day or two iD bis
old place.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

MARVELLOUS CASE OF UsRAvELIsG-A man
named Douglass, who frequently sips from the
flowing bowl came home, late one night, q
little more than ''half seas over" and feeling
thirsty, procured glass of water and drank it.
ln doing so. be swallowed small ball of silk
that lay in the bottom of the tumbler, the end
catching in his teeth. Feeling something in
bis mouth. and not knowing what it was. be
began pulling at the end, and, the little ball
unroling, be soon had several feet in his bands,
and still no end apparently. Terrified, he
shouted at the top OF bis voice, "Wifei wife
| say, wife, come here. l am all unraveling p
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

CAL1FoRNIA FBUTT.-There are on exhibition
in the museum of the Department Of Agricul-
ture, at w Washington, two classes Of raisins Of
extraordinary size, grown and cured 10 Cali
forna. The larger of these clusters has one
hundred and seventy-fve berries upon it. and
the smallest one hundred and twenty. These
are companion pieces" for the mammoth
-four pound pear" from this State, to be seen
in the same department.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

ESIGNA.-A few months since the following
enigma was sent to the Queen newspaper by
person who stated that neither he nor bis friends
had been clever enough to discover the solu.
ton, though they bad the puzzle two or three
years ID their possession
Himself he stood beside himself,
And looked into the sea.
And in himself he saw himself,
And wondered nightly.
And when himself within himself
He saw himself go round,
Into himself he threw himself.
And 10 himself was drowned.
New II it had not been himself
B1t any beast beside,
Himself he might have cut himself.
Nor in himself have died.
The last issue OF our contemporary has the
following answer from contributed "fhe
solution of The clever riddle is, a Neddy aud
an Eddy | have always seen it answered
thus, and believe it to be correct"
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

Ms. DEsHLER. the Treasurer OF the Sherman
Testimonial Fund, in a note TO the Ohio State
Journal. says the first contribution after Gen.
Grants was made BY a widow lady, who, as
she presented her S25, remarked that. "ss q
friend and neighbor, she was present st the
birth of Tecunlseh Sherman, and put upon him
his first clothes"
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

4 FnEScu gentleman has patented new
invention for instantaneously releasing runaway
horses from carriages. The driver, 10 case OF
accident. pulls strap, by which the trace
buckles are locsened and the horses run free
with all the harness, except the traces, which
remain attached to the carriage
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

SUSPECTED MURDERER ARRESrED.-The
body of a man supposed to have been murdered
was found in San Francisco, last week The
Investigations set on foot resulted in ascertain
ing that the deceased was Charles I. Hill, a
native Of New York, where bis mother now
resides lie was at one time proprietor of a
restaurant in St. Louis, from whence he came
to California last August. He brought two
thousand dollars in currency with him to the
State, but had become reduced to very low
state of finances. Thomas Byrne has been
arrested on suspicion, and circumstances point
strongly to him as the murderer. The accused
is said to be an old convict although young
man. He was seht to San Quentin from Con
ira Costa county, during Downey's administra
tion, and was pardoDed out by the Governor.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

THE Del Norte, the first ocean steamship
built 10 California, will be ready to make her
trial tripin about three weeks. She is intended
to run between San Francisco. HUMBOLDT and
Crescent City. Her dimensions are: Length
of keel, Isl feet breadth Of beam, 80 feet;
depth Of hold, II feet inches; length over
all 200 feet
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

A PERSON who dined iD company with DR..
johnson endeavored to make bis court to him
by laughing immoderstely at everything he
said The Doctor bore it for some time with
philosophical indifference; but the imperinent
ha, ba, ba becoming intolerable Pray. sir, =
said the doctor, what is the mstter? | hope
have not said anything that you can com
nreheDdr ~
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

SoNE learned critic contends that be gu ubleei
of Gray's Elegy in country churchyard wa:
volunteer soldier and in support of hi:
position quotes the line;
Large was his bounty and his soul sincere"
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

THE official clergyman at the marriage OF
deaf and dumb couple, wittily and gallaDtly
wished them unspeakable bliss.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

THE Charleston Mercury kept up its game
Of brsg to the last. and declared We wan.
no Atlanta or Savannah work here Let ss
step iuto the arena for life or death They
didn't step ill.," but rather stepped out
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

DAsTARDLY men are like sorry horses, who
have Just spirit enough to be mischievous.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

TIE number OF unknown persons who we're
found dead in New York last year was two
hundred snd thirty seven.
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

JOSH Bu1IsGs says; TO avoid draft
keep yure mouth shut-piu yure ears back
and haul in yure Doze7
The weekly union record., 1865-03-25

A proper discipline of mind enables Us to
accomplish a greater amount of labor than
twice the same force without IT,