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Year: 1869

One OF the great causes OF poverty of,
The present day is the failure Of the chg q
mon people to appreciate small thines.
They feel that If they cannot save large
sums they will not save anything. They
do not realize how daily addition, be it
ever so small, will snon make large pile.
If the young men and young women Of
to-day will only begin, and begin now, TO
save a little Of their earnings, and plan! it
in the soil Of some good savings bank,
and weekly or monthly add their mite,
they will wear ksppy smile OF conf
denro and independence when they reach
middle life. No, only the pile itself will
increase, but tie desire and ability 10 IN
crease il will sl-o grow. Let clerk and
trsdesmen, laborer and ariizsn make now
and al once beginning. Store Up some
Of your useGol force and viGor for future
contingency. Let parents teach their
children 10 begin early 10 save. Be-
gin cl the fountain head to control the
stream OF eXuavagaGce. AND .-ihen WORK
will be easy. To choose between spend
ing and saving isso choose between pow.
ery and riches. Let your youth go on
in habits Of extrsvagsnce, for fifty years to
come, as they have for fifty years past,
and We shall be nation Of beggars with q
moneyed arisloCTacy. Let generation
such as save in smaiLsuns be reared, and
We shall be free from want Do not be
ambitious for eXtravaSanI fortunes, but DO
seek for that which is the duty OF every
one to obtain, Independence and a com
f0rtable home. Wealth and enough is
within the reach of all. 1t is obtanabIe
BY one process and by one only-ssving.
Year: 1869

Little Pierre sat humming by the bed
side of his sick mother. There was no
bread in the closet, and for the whole
day he had not tasted food. Yet he sat
humming to keep up his spirits. Still
at times he thought of his lonliness and
hunger, and he could scarcely keep the
tears from his eyes, for he knew moth
ing would b 20 greatful to his poor in
valid mother as good sweet orange,
and yet he had not u penny in the
world.


The little song he was singing was
his own-ons he composed with air and
words the child was genius, and
Year: 1869

THE Democracy of the Twelfth
Judicial District of California nave
nominated Judge provinces of the
San Francisco Police Court for Dist.
Judpe. and r. F. Morrison for Judge
of the Fourth District. The nomi-
nation of provinces is spoken OF as
one eminently unfit to be made, he
being a poor lawyer and selfish mar
minded partisan.
Year: 1869




gings, some four or five miles north
of town, on the east branch of that
stream, attracted considerable notice
last week, and as friend had kind
ly located a claim in our name, we,
in company with Bill Norris, went
out on Friday to. take look. Ar
irving at the discovery claim we
found the Martin brothers and Mr..
Reynolds engaged in trying to pros
peet with a string of five sluice
boxes, but with an insufficient head
of water consequently it will be
impossible this fall to form any just
estimate of the working value oil the
mines. We tried but one pan, which
gave few colors, but not from the
best part of the claim, as they have
begun at the lower end in order to
get drainage and dump, when the
best prospects are obtained a humid
red yards above. The gravel and
clay in these claims look very well,
though the latter is so sticky
and tough rs 10 be very hard to
wash.


Leaving our horses at this point,
we made our way down the creek
about half mile to our locations
but found the bed of the stream SO
full of bouIders and large fir timber
as to be uninyiting as q location for
mining unless the ground should
prove immensely rich. We did not
prospect here as the space between
the trees and rocks is SO thickly COW
cred with heavy growth of willows.
vine maple and other vines and
shrnbbery, that it would require
more time than we had at command
to clear the ground preparatory to
commencing. and then from appear
ances we Judged the soil to be very
deep.


I Returning, We visited the old An
tome ledge, which crosses the creek
near the discovery, and found some
of the queercst rock we ever saw.
II appears to be q kind of conglom-
crate of slate, stone-coal, limestone,
silica. siliceous scinter, trap horn
blend, tale, porphery and basalt
fluxed with silver sweat and fused
! by antimonial congelation. Having
been thus explicit We trust no one
will misapprehend the character OF
the rock in the Antoine. The min
ers of the gulch have held a meet
ing. passed laws, formed district
and elected Vim. Martin Recorder.
The district is known as Reynolds
Creek. Next spring, when water is
plenty, Reynolds Creek may prove
very fair diggings.


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Year: 1869

In one of his eccentric speeches,


Senator Sprague said that nothing
in the world was more mean and
cowardly than million of dollars,


except two millions. If this be so,
says the New York Times, what
must we think of the generosity and
pluck of Asa Packer, the Democrat
ic nominee for Governor Of Pennsyi-
vania, who is worth twenty millions!
Year: 1869

An ADRorT THrEF.-Two or three days since well
dressed and gentlemanly appearing young man
visited one OF the principal jewelry stores on Wash
ington street and desired to look at some earrings
with drops or pedals attached. Several sets were
shown him, but none suited until he came TO a very
valuable pair OF heavy nne gold with diamond set
tings which were In neat morocco case and which
he examined with particular mlnuteness. ON inqur.
ing the cost, he remarked that they were Just the
article he wished, but not having sufficient money
about him then he would call and take them the next
day II they could be laid aside for him. This was
agreed TO- ana the ndvIdusl let the store, but has
since been ascertained that while examining the
articles he managed TO exchange the morocco case
and contents for another similar case which con-
tanned almost Tdc-stDltite Of the valuable jewery,
but which proved on inspection to be OF little or
value a. the metal is more like Attleb0ro jewelry
than g0ld and instead OF the setting being diamonds
they are nothing but paste. The trick was most
adroitly performed -B0ston Journal ADru ~
Year: 1869

SINGULAR REoUEsT.--The suicide by shooting OF
Miss Sarah G. Lewis, at her house In Brantree, was
mentioned IN the Heratd on Thursday, and we have
since learned that she made will bequeathlng her
house and land where she lived TO a lady In Boston
on condition that she should support the domestic
animals the deceased owned during their lives and
when dead the property was TO revert to the Unver
saist Society in West Scituate. With the Will was
found very large photograph OF tom cat, the
property OF Miss Lewis and as this is the only do
nestle animal she was known TO possess, and as the
picture Will prevent any exchange OF the animal,
the legacy, even II undsturbed will NOT very long
benefit the egatee. -Boston Herald, Apru 2l
Year: 1869

The Observer, commenting upon the statement
that The President has made rule to receive no
calls on the Sabbath, and has forbidden his secreta.
ries to bring him any letters or kilograms except
they are on important public business in answer to
something he has called for, remarks:-we are glad
TO hear OF this resolution trust the President
wilpersevere In keeping 10. Apart from the example


which must be sautary In all departments OF the
government Its effect upon the President cannot fail
TO be wholesome. His health positively demands at
least this amount OF rest There is great danger
that he will not be able to hold out now so great ia
the pressure OF public business upon him; but the
observance OF the molly Sabbath as day OF rest will
do him good, mind, body and spirit. Let him have
Year: 1869

10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


The article In your estimabe paper Of to-day
as true sentiments as ever
were uttered on the subject to wit:-'If there Is no


religion but natural religion-in other words If there
Is no revealed relgon-then Christianity IS lie and
the churches are swindling institutions and ALL"
and later on, 1--WE wish to see her Christianity
as she was when seen OF old by the lake OF Galile
and on the hills Of Judea. We want to progress; but
progress must be from cOmpleXity to simplicity,
from human dOgmas and DEGREES to Gospel precept
from artificial ceremonies to artless worship"


No sensible man but will cOncientiOusy subscribe
to these views views proclaimed as by the hero Of
Christianity nmsef an estimable, intelligent man,
who OppOsed-and unto death-the human dogmas
OF all Pharsaism, simply recurring to the universal
truth that all children OF God part Of the all
from which we issue, are and return and that all
d0gmas are merely clOuding that intelligence with
which all men are endowed in order to understand
ingly behold and approach God, the universal source
OF all being: without interference OF wrangling me-
diators tnat substitute for the purpose of personal
aggrandizement profit artificial ceremonies, and
human dogmas for artless Intelligent worship.
Year: 1869

Several benevolent ladies and gentlemen Of this
CITY, about three years since, established In West
Houston street home for the temporary reception
OF young girls exposed to the temptations Of city life
and for the recovery OF those who had
fallen. The institution has been instrumen nj ta
In the rescue OF large number who have
been restored TO friends or placed In sit.
temporarily residing in the Home have become hope
fully the subjects OF divine grace The house occu-
pied being TOO small the Home is TO be removed to
80 West Fourth street, on Washington square. For
these enlarged quarters the managers solicit dona-
tons OF furniture, pictures and Whatever may add
TO the comfort and attractiveness OF the place.


such articles may be sent to 80 West Fourth street.


at any time after the 25th inst.
Year: 1869

correspondent Of the Journal Of the Telegraph,
commenting on a novel proposition to have prayers
oy telegraph, says-


Let us have prayer by telegraph. am still under
the impression that much good will be the result of
such action THAT II prayer Is offered in this man
ner, with the true spirit OF devotion, 1t viii be sue
cess and we Will be rewarded, not by man. but by
Almighty God, whom we propose to adore with the
from formaty without sincerity. We as people,
are advancing In art and science Let not forget
that all our contrivances and discoveries are things
which "God has wrought And we should apply
all that Is practicable to the consummation
OF His services. Believing It practicable, l
would urge this system of Worship, espe-
cially for the benefit of those who are
deprived Of the privilege of assembling for public
worship. Some are placed In wholly irreligious
society," and are spiritually alone. Should they hear
and offer prayer on the instruments with which they
labor they could more readily realize that otner
hearts are sympathlzing with and praying for them,
which would encourage them to persevere and per-
haps enable them to successfully resist the worlds
temptations. should this system become a custom,
who knows but many non professors OF Christianity
who purposely absent themselves from public wor-
ship will hear petition that will cause sautary re-
fectiOn.


I'VE might add TO the above that the HERALD some
time since adopted the system OF not only having
prayers but whole sermons by telegraph, publishing
them on the Monday morning following their de-
livery The above idea Is. however, good one. and
may be the means OF recaiming many perishng
operators SOUL Saving a soul by the electric tele
graph That is progress.-ED.l


The National Sunday School Convention.


Next Wednesday the national gathering OF sunday
school men takes place at Newark. For some time
the note Of preparation has sounded and there will
no doubt be q grand convention A similar conven.
ton was held ten years ago, and one fifteen years
before that and stl another about twenty wears
before the last mentioned. So that the present will
Year: 1869


and spiritual faith and substance; for In all large
speculations faith and unbeief enter largely into
them. The fearful and unbelieving those who
adopt the temporal adage, "a bird in the hand is
worth two In the bush;" while the bold man whose
view Of the future Is strengthened by his faith re-
CARDS two birds in the bush as worth far than
one in the hand, because he ts enabled by his faith
TO see before him In the future the prospect Of his
becoming the possessor Of the living birds in the
bush, together with their multiplied progeny.
Therefore, the man Of faith regards a small spirit
ual treasure laid up In the future as far more
desirable than large temporal one In the present;
for as the latter diminishes and at last fades from
the sight the former increases In attractveness In
proportion TO the nearness OF the approach to IL.
This transaction teaches the intimate connection be-
tween the spiritual and material. For the mess Of
spiritual was obtained. The loss Of the temporal
was the gam OF the spiritual. IL teaches there Is
that which can be sold for money which money win
not buy Tue right TO buy and sell Is not disputed,
but the mode OF doing It and the circumstances
under which 10 is accomplished often OF such
nature that u may be questioned II right has any.
It'll IL assumed here that in q temporal point Of
sold Jacob for the mess Of pottaqe. Labor is the
Drthrlght Of all men, inherited from the fall OF
nfs. parent. As It was determined before Esau and
5acop were born that the elder should serve the
younger the term defines the temporal nature
o. % ene %olrthrlght barpalned and sold This being
uecIee OF COD, nothing but decree OF God can de-
stroy or IN any way impair 1t. The hard and rough
hsanS nssu were typical Of the hard hands and
Jaecb Z ao6r rhe soft and smooth skin Of
cunning trlckery and deceit Of the latter are pre-
tons throughout Christendom GAs tho nail sfick.
eth iast between the jonings OF the stones so doth
sin between buyer and seler.n The labor which
Esau was commanded Dy Isaac to perform was by
artlnce ana rlckery 80 diverted from it,
legitimate channel that u not only failed To benet
the iaDOrer but became the very means by which he
was wronged, oppressed and deprived OF his
temporal os,, as well as spiritual right Esau came
iIom the neiu ana SAID TO Jacob Behold am at the
point 10 die and appealed TO his brother for pit-
lance OF lood 70 sustain and strengthen him. Jacob,
taxing advantage OF his necessity said, s'sell me
tns uay .ny DIrthrlght; and Esau az is the custom
IN trade began TO count the profit and loss reason
| Ing Ia this manner:-"As am AT the po,nt To die
Year: 1869

OF Jane might have produced a sAn,entabIe ISSUE
to him. All this. and space OF l52 years. were
needful 70 repetition Of an event In this island.
though IT'S characteristics are entirely distinct.
Cuba unaffected by the commissions OF politics in
Span Is not In the habit Of seeing the effus0n OF
Spanish blood excepting 1t be IN combating for the
common nationality. No political creed3 divide
them here; they hold no other sentiment but OF an
unlimited attachment to the pdtrid; they recognize
no banner but that OF CASTLE, nor have they any
interest dear to them as the maintenance OF the
integrity Of tine territory.
Year: 1869

The spanish residents Of cuba consider II a duty
TO address their brethren beyond the seas, with
view that their interference the occasion OF re.
cent events should be adequately appreciated rhey
do not mean TO themselves as this Is not in
cumoent upon those who have measured their con-
duct by rational demands and the exigencics which
the honor and most sacred concerns OF their pduia
impose.


Occurrences TO which 1t IA unnecessary at present
to refer brought about changes In the system OF gov
ernment at home The movement there found an
echo here the explanation OF which IL not nccdiu
TO the present manifestation.


The peculiar existence, usage and customs which
pertain TO this province constitute the social and
political organization. As 1t Is not practicable
10 introduce any reforms without a glance at
the past, all residents of this province have
ever been opposed 10 reforms conceived In
the mother country unless their expediency
proved adaptable to mixed race, with It's
corresponding rights, and with a faction ever bent
candestinely upon Its final independence. To admit
political franchises, such would endanger its ex-
istence, would at once have aided those that strive
for a separation from the dominion OF the nation.
upon principle the Spanish residents DO not object
" those pberes yet tRsy hold that 10 practice they
Year: 1869

We are on the eve of vast and beneficial rev.
olution in industrial and commercial affairs


throughout the Pacific coast. The Atlantic
journals inform US that the marvellous rush OF


40 will dwindle into insignifcance, when CONS


pared with the mutitudes whose advent upon


our shores will be witnessed by us the coming


summer. Natural causes, as old as civilization


ITSELF combine to inaugurate movement of


population and capital Pacifc-wards: for which


modern history furnishes no parallel. This
years influx will be but the advanced guard OF


steadily increasing immigration coming to stay


with us and identify their fortunes with ours.


great State is forming: within a brief period


tens of thousands of inhabitants will take the


place of thousands, and we going to have


great cities, mammoth factories, systematized


agriculture and cheaplv-worked mines in this


California of ours. But while anticipating this


great and rapid change in the general condition


of the country, is it not we'll that we consider


county will be affected by it? The first rush


will mainly be retained in the cities and large


valleys, but as these natural reservoirs of popu-


lation fill up, after-comers will find it necessary


to seek for homes and employment at distance
from the principal agricultural and commercial
centres. Climate and opportunities for obtain
ing livelihood will control the question of
residence, and we may safely calculate that Trim
ity county is destined ultimately to be perma-
nently inhabited by as many persons as a thor
ough development of its resources will support
This We can accelerate if we choose; but
whether any effort be made to attract them hither
or not, by this fall, at furthest, we will see
newly-arrived strangers from the Eastern States
looking for work, perhaps aiming to engage in
mining operations, or, it may be, desrous 10 es-
tablsh some branch of business or manufactures
1t is no exaggeraton to say that several hundred
during this year and the next without extraor-
dinary exertion our part. In 1861 this
county polled 1900 votes business of every
character fourishing in proportion. The i'm
mense difference existing at present is largely
due to the attraction of business and capital to
San Francisco as by far the most profitable field,
which is now being fast remedied by our in
creasing productions and the pouring of money
into the State from abroad. The construction
of the Stewards fork ditch, or any other enter
prise which would open mines Of similar extent
and value, would fully compensate for all ex-
haustion of our resources through mining since
1851. For some years past the agricultural
courAies and the metropolis alone prospered but
there is no doubt that this season will mark our
lowest point of depression. Henceforward the
mining counties will experience an infusion of
new energy and life and retracing their steps,
enter, along with the State at large, upon a
steady substantial growth.
Year: 1869

GRANT CoxING TO CALIFoRSlA.-The Union,
Washington correspondent states, in his latest
published letter, that President Grant will visit
the Pacific Coast during the coming Summer.
1T is no hearsay affair, but comes from head
quarters. and by this mean the lips of General
Grant himself You can, therefore, set it down
as the intention of the President to visit our
State
Year: 1869

GERMANS IN THE UNITED SrATEs.-It seems
highly probable that the German immigration
into the United States will be immensely swelled
during the coming year and that it will hence
forth constitute the largest element in our natu-
rallied citizenship. The German Society for
Emigrants, established at New York, has re-
Gently published some statistics exhibiting in a
striking manner the rapid increase of the Ger
man element in the United States. 1t is good
element, and the more we hyae of It the better
The country owes no small share of its material
development to the qualities which distinguish
the people of the Fatherland, who are accurately
and appreciatirely characterized by the Oakland
Ners in the following language Tolerant of
the religious opinions and customs, and not med
dlesome with the political procliviiies of their
neighbors, pursuing quiet and steady industry,
thrift and prosperity follow all their steps. Al
ways found on the side of the oppressed, against
oppression of every form, they accord to others
the freedom and liberty which elevate and emo
BILE the human race. This is the true democracy
which this country needs-the great necessity Of
humanity everywhere"
Year: 1869

IT is highly probable that those who are con-
yicted of the crime of defrauding the revenue or
counterfeiting the National currency after this
date, will have to serve out the sentence of the
law. General Grant will not encourage crime
by pardoning criminals as fast as convicted.
That feature of Johnson's administration will be
dispensed with hereafter
Year: 1869

AN industrious Gentle population consisting
mainly of agriculturists, is said to be pouring
into the southern part of Utah. The San Fran
cisco Chronicle says the effect will be highly
preJudicial to Mormonism. If the Central Pa
ciic road is extended to a junction with the
Kansas Pacific the Colorado, running south
from Elko and skirting the southern rim of the
Utah basin, it will take in the most important
of the southern Mormon cities and exert pow
erfnl influence towards de-Mormonizing them
At any rate, such an extension will help to de-
velop region which may be made to contri-
butte largely to the material resources of the
country. If the road were to run to Colyille,
which is the head of navigation on the Colorado,
it would open up country believed to be ex-
ceedingly rich in minerals
Year: 1869

The Austrian Government has given a new
proof of its firm purpose to persevere in the lib
eral policy which it has once adopted 1t has
made several notable changes in the different de-
partments of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and
all of them are in favor of men of liberal views


LoSGsTREEr CoxFiRNED.-The Senate-25 to
l0-conlirmed the nomination of Longstreet on
Saturday last. Many Senators lodged the vote
There is report that he only accepts the office
of the Surveyorship of the port Of New Orleans
temporarily, and that he will give place to Sick
les, if the latter finally rejects the mission of
Mexico.
Year: 1869

LONG TERN. = The District Court sitting at
Shasta has been in session about FIVE weeks, and
probably will not finish the business on hand
before the regular term for this county. We are
informed that one divorce suit occupied between
two and three weeks, and that several other
cases have been very pertinacious contested
Year: 1869

The proprietors Of some of the
leading hotels in Washington says
that they have been notified by the
Corporate authorities that they can
not hereafter be licensed unless they
first certify that their houses ara
open in all parts to all classes Of the
travelling public, without distinction
Of color-Or in other words that they
ing with the whites, and admit him
to "bed and board" on perfect social
equality. This does not surprise as
In the least, as the City Councils OF
Washington ar largely composed of
negrOs; and we think comment un-
necessary, as the above is sufficient
to show where we are drifting to-
AdSfrIdTld Free Press.