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Year: 1860

FIRST BABIEs.--A somewhat extended observa-
ton and "a solitary experience have convinced us
that first babies have hard time, Parents must
have two or three children before they know
what baby is know how to treat it. and acquire
patience sufficient to treat it properly. The poor
little fellows that have the misfortune to come
along first have to educate parents to their task


and in the process they get spanked, and shaken,
and abused After man has become the father
of three or four children, he learns that whipping
or striking child less than two years Of age is
barbarism. We know one "paterna head
who struck his first child when only six weeks
old, the ass actually believing that the child
knew better than to cry, and that he stopped
crying at that particular time because he struck
him. We carry certain notions OF children and
of family government into married life, and the
first child is always the victim Of these notions


And not alone of these, for the parents have not
learned self control, and baby is whipped quite
as often because the parent is impatient or angry


as because it is vicious or intractable. We intict
on our first children the hoggings we ought to
have for our own mpatience or fretulness. This
pounding children before they become, in Gods
eye. morally responsible beings, is very strange
business Patience, good people-unwearying
patience! Don't wait to learn it until one OF
your little ones shall be hidden under the daisies
Year: 1860

LADY FRANKLIN is now in New York. On the
authority of Eastern journals we learn that she
WILL for the benefit of her health, spend the
coming winter in California. She is near sixty
wears old.
Year: 1860

HALLUcGNATIoN OF A SICK MAN.--One of
the most singular and distressing cases of
hallucination that we have heard related in
long while was told us yesterday by DIR.
Cox. lie said that patient having request
ed advice, made the following extraordinary
statement of his complaint: 81 am in The
habit" he said, 'of dining at two, and exactly
as that hour arrives | am subject to the fol-
lowing painful vistation The door of the
room, even when | have been weak enough
to bolt it, which have sometimes done, flies
wide open; an old hag like one of those we
read of enters with frowning and incensed
countenance, comes straight up to me with
every demonstration Of spite and indigna
tion, she rushes upon me, says something, but
so hastily That | cannot discover the purport,
and then strikes me severe blow with her
fist. | fall from my chair in a swoon, which
is of long or short durance To the recur-
renee of this apparilion am daily subjected
And such is my new and singular complaint.
The doctor asked whether his patient had
invited any one to sit with him when he ex-
pected such visitation lie answered in
the negative The nature of the complaint,
he said, was singular, it was so likely to be
imputed to fancy, or even tomental derange-
ment, that he shrunk from communicating
tHN ~ N"i'l9tHi'NN9 ~ "HD INV AANi, S'lN
the Doctor with your permission. | will
dine with you to-day tete-a-tete, and will
see then if your malignant old woman will
venture to DIN our company" The patient
accepted the proposal with hope and graft
tude, for he expected ridcule not sympathy.
They met at dinner, and the doctor who had
suspected some nervous disorder, eXerted his
powers Of conversation to keep the attention
Of his host engaged and prevent him from
thinking of the approach of the fatal hour,
to which he was accustomed to look forward
with SO much terror lie succeeded in his
purpose better than he hoped The hour of
two came and almost unnoticed, and it was
hoped might pass away without any evil
consequences but it was scarce moment
struck when the owner exclaimed in an
alarmed voice, "The bag comes again + aud
dropped back in his chair in a swoon in the
way he described These periodical shocks
were clearly established to arise from a ten
dency to apopleXy, and after the brain was
relieved by the abstraction of small guam
tity Of blood, the patient reeovered.-Albany
Standard
Year: 1860

HISrs FOR SETTING OUT THkEs--wc clip
the following from an agricultural address
in one Of the lower Counties MANY trees
are lost because their root are placed so low
that the early warmth Of Spring expands the
The buds before the earth has be come sutfi-
GENTLY warm 50 as TO form the granulations
and force the emission Of fbrous roots in
lime to sustain the incipient shoots. Tears
Of experiment, Us nurseryman aud an or
chardist, have satisfied me that orchards
should be planted, in this climate, ss early
In the Fall as practicable--eyen before the
the trees shall have cast their foliage, as
some portion Of the sap being up, its descent
aids materially in forming the granulations
Of the roots, and. the gr ound being warm
10 the Fall, the emission Of spongioles takes
place during the reception Of the early rains
and harden into rootlets through the Winter
so as to give supply Of food to the buds on
breaking early In the Spring. consider
that trees sustain no injury by removal after
the first OF November, although the leaves
may have TO be stripped of by hand and the
tree reset in dry soil, as by that time the
weather is cool and the newly stirred earth
becomes an absorbent of moisture from the
humidity Of the long nights.
Year: 1860

Gs- A down east editor processes to have
seen the contrivance the Maine lawyers use
when they warm up with the subject" and
declares that 1t is a glass concern which
holds about pint.
Year: 1860

SMALL Pox IN PHILADELPHIA The Phila.
delphia Inquirer of December Ist, thus noti-
ces the ravages of the small pOx in the ives
tern part of that city


"la Murray street small avenue running
between SAMSON and Locust streets. and
Twentieth and Twenty first streets, in the
Eighth Ward, four families have been attack
ed 10y the disease, and four or five persons
have died In Williams street running par.
allel with Murray street, between Twentieth
and Twenty first several poor families are
down, and it is feared that the most of those
afflicted will die. About two weeks ooo a
visitor of the poor found child lying dead in
one of these houses, in most shocking state
of decomposition. The stencil ari.p9 from
the body was of such a character, that it was
long time before an officer of the Board Of
Health could be found or induced to remove
It, Two or three children died a day or two
ago, and were removed by direction of the
Guardians of the Poor. Five or six were ia
Ken from this locality and conveyed to the
Small Pox Hospital Two were taken to the
Poor House from First street. In Locust
street an entire family. of six persons, was
reported sick and likely to die A family of
four was removed to the Hospital on the
3Oth, and orders have been given by the
Board Of Health to close up the vacated
buildings"


There are numerous other instances cited,
and an appeal had been made 10y the entire
city press, to the Board of Health to take inn
mediate measures to arrest the spread of the
disease.
Year: 1860

CoNISG HONE FoRCIBLY-It is an infa-
nous fact that the Legislature passed an
act, and it was signed by the Governor, for
the compulsory inspection of salt meats in
San Francisco. The law has gone into full
effect and the consequences begin to be
seen. Every barrel of pork that comes to
the mines, in accordance with the resolu-
tions passed by the Chamber of Commerce
of San Francisco, has marked upon its head
the price of inspection which is added to
the value Of the barrel of pork, and has to
be paid by the consumer. The San Fran
cisco merchant formerly warranted the pork
sold to interior merchants to be sound, and
if found not to be so, the loss fell upon the
dealer in San Francisco. Under the pres
ent law the miners take their own risk after
the pork is inspected and pay for having the
risk. Formerly if the pork was not good il
was thrown back upon the country merch-
ant who in turn shifted the loss upon the
wholesale dealer below. The people are
thus made in the end to pay for the folly OF
their representatives in the Legislature.


We predict the repeal of the law next
winter. The object of it was not to secure
the people against imposition in the sale Of
dsmaged meats, for they incurred no risk
before, but to provide place for some
hungry cormorant, whe prefers an otace to
honest employment.
Year: 1860

E@ Gov. Downey, at the close of his
first term of legislative duty, stands before
the people in favorable light. yetoing
two bills only of any considerable import
ance has given him popularity. He could
have done better by vetoing more. He
could scarcely have done les. and been re-
spected. While weare disposed to give the
Governor all credit for the course he has
pursued, we cannot refrain from expressing
an opinion that popularity growing out of
vetoes does not depend so much upon judg-
The idea prevalent with the people is, that
n Legislature is bound to be reckless, prod
igal or corrupt, and without caring to look
into the object of measures they are quite
willing to believe the Governor cannot go
amiss in the use of the veto power. The
people almost universally in this State side
with the Governor when veto is given,
and against the Legislature. 1t seems to
be taken for granted that they have to elect





to be watched, and that the constitutional
object of Governor is to do the watching.
A plentiful scattering of veto shot is all
that is required to create an impression Of
the no account nature of Legislature and
the irmness and integrity of Governor
If popularity alone were all that the E1ecu-
tive seeks, he has only to stab every other
bill that has an appropriation in it, and his
object is attained. The Legislature has Sc
bad reputation that Governor, it is be-
lieved, cannot go wrong in opposition
Whether the popular impression be correct
we do not say, but we apprehend the Legis.
lature just dispersed will find it serious
labor to prove it not so to jury of the
whole people.
Year: 1860

An immense catacomb can be seen Mt Roth
well, in the interior of England, near the direct
route from Liverpool to London. 1t is an i'm
mense vault built of masonry, under a church
which dates back apparently for its first erection
to about the year ll50, and contains the skele
tons Of thirteen thousand men, probably war
riors OF great size, piled up in regular order so
that skull and large bones only appear on the
oufsides of the piles. The skulls show marks
OF spear and hatchets but no gun shot wounds,
and their owners probably fell in mortal conflict
anterior to the invention of gunpowder. The
vault was discovered by accident one hundred
and sixty years ago, and has no connection with
the CHURCH as known; in fact, the mystery is
that there is no historical evidence nor tradition
airy legend which throws any light upon the OBJ
scurity Of its erection.
Year: 1860

TEETH! TEETH I! DR.. Levason comes
to us recommended as surgical and mechan-
ical Dentist of long established reputation for
professional skill. His specimens of work will
compare with those of any other dentist what
ever natural appearance, fitness and bcaut
of finish, while in all surgical dentistry his
mode of operating commends itself for its free
dom from pain and security against accident.


Office over A, Block h Co.
Year: 1860

A LADY in Petersburg, Virginia, one day last
week, while out marketing, brought cabbage
in rather close proximity to her face, and as she
did so, small green snake, walked from his re-
pose among the leaves of the cabbage, poked out
bis head and gave the lady tender kiss upon
the lips. His impudent snakeship then proceeded
to make himself comfortable in the bosom of the
unsuspecting dame, and had stretched his long
almost transparent body half way around her
neck, before she was aware of his presence, when
she let fall her cabbage and her basket of butter
and eggs, and after few screams removed the
intruder. 1t was eighteen inches long.
Year: 1860

"a. The Democrat ACCUSES US of "craw
fishing" 10 regard to the question at issue
between 1t and ourselves relative to the
representative character of Douglas tow
ards the Democratic party. Wewill attempt
to state the question between us. We de-
MED in an article that Douglas is repre-
sentative man of the party, and stated that
he is considered By a majority Of Democrats
renegade from the faith. Our neighbor
retorts that he is not renegade but rep
resentAtive man, being the exponent of two
thirds of the party. In rejoinder, we asked
if he is the favorite of three-fourths of the
members of the Charleston Convention Sc
cured for himself, and why, representing
three-fourths of the people, does he fear
the two-thirds rule The Democrat alleges
in reply that the party is not properly rep
resented in the Convention.


The representation is by States, in proper
tion to their Representatives in Congress, and
the States that have gone for Douglas have in
creased so rapidly since the last apportionment
that each Douglas delegate will represent nearly
double the number Of voters that are represented
by each delegate opposed to him. For instance,
the seven Western States, all Of which are in
structed for Douglas, cast as many Democratic
votes as the fifteen Southern States yet the for
mer have but sixty six votes in Charleston, while
the latter have hundred and twenty. This in
equality of representation cannot be remedied
until after another apportionment is made-two
years hence"


Fatal oversight, neighbor. The repre-
sentatiou is by States and your Douglas
delegates, allowing the population of those
States from which they come to have doub-
led, represent population and not the party,
and therefore, do not represent more than
half the people in political sentiment mas
much as the Republicans are in a major
itv in those States. There is but one
party in the South and that party is repre-
scented by one hundred and twenty delegates
who are not for Douglas. Those delegates
come near representing the will of a large
majority of the people South while the
sent half the people of the seven states
singled out. 1t is probable that if the party
were represented at Charleston as in our
State Conventions. according to its vote at
the preceding election, the sixty-six votes
paraded by the Democrat would be reduced
considerably, while the hundred and twenty
would not be lessened so much, leaving q
disparity not pleasant for the Democrat to
-sae.


Nor does the remark Of our neighbor,
that "In addition to this, Douglas has two
friends among the Democratic voters of the
South for every Democrat that can be found
in the North and West opposed to him -
help the argument whit unless greater
array of figures is produced to show how
many Administration Democrats are in the
North and how many Douglas men South,
than we ever expect to see. The other free
States not mentioned need not be brought
into account as they will only help to make
the argument of the Democrat more up hill,
and it is sufficiently so already.


Figures, neighbor, figures are necessary
TO prove Douglas an exponent of vast
majority" of the party.
Year: 1860

EDGERroNs SPEEcH.-Senator Edgerton pro
nounced last week the most caustic as well as
able philippe that has ever been uttered in the
State. The San Francisco Bulletin and Alta
were the enemies he encountered. The Sacra-
mento Union refused to publish it on the ground
that the matter was libe,lous So much has
been said about the speech that public curiosity
is alive to know where it can be found 1t is
contained in the Sacramento Standard of Sat
urday last For speech of its kind it may
serve as model Better for the man that il
never had been made, however
Year: 1860

In removing the dead from the ground of the
First Baptist Church, in La Grange place, Phila-
dolphin, one coffin was opened, in which the
body was found to be almost wholly petrifed.-
1t was that Of a man about 40 years of age. and
though it had been in the earth one hundred
years, the eountenance was as smooth and pla-
cid, and his white hair as perfect, as the day ii
was placed in its resting place.
Year: 1860

ADMITTING all that is claimed by spiritualists
we cannot perceive that the theories Of a clair.
voyant a.e any more likely to be true than the
talk of a mbulist-Democrat


Admitting all that is claimed by spiritualists
and you concede that spiritualism is true, ant
the talk of a somnambulist amount. to nothing
The logic of our friend, the Judge, is seriously
at fault
Year: 1860

The Senate printing investigation is disclos-
ing mass of political corruption, and much
more will be developed when Mr. Covode's
House committee on the general management
of public affairs brings to light many more facts
to show how the President has lived up to his
Fort Du Quesne letter deprecating the use of
money to carry elections. We do not believe
there has ever been so much selling and mart
ing of Offices" so many appliances of govern
mental patronage, and such an unscrupulous use
of Federal power to compass particular ends, as
have disgraced the Administration of James
Buchanan.-Lcuisriiie.J Journal
Year: 1860

Delcware is rapidly growing rid Of her
slaves. She had eight thousand at her first
census, and but twenty two hundred at the last
one. Their owners find it more profitable to
sell. to the South than to keep them
Suffolk county alone ships TO the South on an
average six per week, or 3l2 year. Every
census shows decrease of 10 per cent, in the
Slave population,
Year: 1860

A SPEcuLATIoN.-Lastf fall, firm in Carson
Valley purchased all the hay that could be had
in that region giving for it ten to twelve dollars
per ton, and have since sold the greater part OF
it at three hundred dollars per ton. They have
cleared, are informed, several thousand dollars
BY the peration.-Mountain Democrot
Year: 1860

NEWSPAPER LIBEL BILL FAILED.-The bill
to suppress the publication of newspapers failed
to become law, and thus visit we had prom
State is postponed. We had fondly hoped there
might be some guilty wretch in the lower coun-
try whom we might castigate, and thereby OBJ
tain an excuse for visiting the land of the vine
and olive
Year: 1860

A HANDSOME CoMPLIMENT.-The members OF
the House presented Speaker Moore with a fine
gold watch on the closing day of the session.
That was an appropriate appropriation of their
own money. The watch will serve to remind
its recipient of valuable time spent by the
body over which he presided.
Year: 1860

THE HENNEss Passive have been shown
a private letter from Almarin B. Paul. ESQ,
20 gentleman in this city, in which the
opening of the Henness Pass is urged with
zeal. Mr.. Paul says he has met hundreds
of men from San Francisco and the cities
below on their way to Virginia City, who
express the utmost astonishment at .he ap-
sthy manifested by the business men of our
city relative to transmoutane connection
with the silver region of Western Utah


1t is conceded by all who have competent
knowledge to decide, that the Henness Pass
is equal if not superior to any. And yet,
there reigns the most sublime indifference
regarding it. 1t took years to open the eyes
of the people to the fact that they had a
good mountain pass at all, and judging from
present appearances it will require another
generation to make it available five teach
our children to get up betimes in the morn
ing, educate them where spirit of enter
prize prevails, and give them a dose of po-
litical economy-just one dose-if they
should CONSENT to return to the drowsy land
of their birth to live, we may hope to have
open some day, the best mountain road thu t
the passes of the Sierra Nevada can afford.
The present crop of humanity ought to be-
stir itself What is the sum of one thousand
dollars, to the great advantages to accrue
from good road to the silver region? 1t
is but a few dollars loaned on short time at
hundred per cent month Open the road;
act like living men of the nineteenth CEN
tury like Americans; and the e1ertion will
return thousand fold reward
Year: 1860

And Testimonials new almost without number might be
given from ladies gentlemen in all grades OF society who's
united testimony could resist that Prof Woods Hair Res
orave will restore the bald gray preserve the lu Of
the youth TO old age, in all IFS youthful beauty.
Year: 1860

Fourth of Jsly.-The military of this city
have made their arrangements for celebrating
the anniversary of our independence, on We'd
nesday next, and as the general parade is to
take place in the morning, the First Regiment t
will probably make handsome turn out
The parade will probably be concluded by 10
O'Clock, when the line will be dismissed, and
the members of the various companies be per-
mitted to continae the celebration in their own
way. The Young Guard Light Battalion Will
parade in the morning and march 10 Voik's
Garden, where the Declaration OF independence
will be read, good dinner enjoyed, and the
remainder OF the day be spent under the shade
of the trees, and in pleasant amusements. On
the part OF private citizens, number of pic
mic parties have been made up, and excursions
will be made to the country.
Year: 1860

Stand from UndsY.-It is a matter of surprise
to us that persons with good eyes and ordi-
nary intelligence, ever think of passing under
a scaffold when workmen are engaged in


building or tearing down a house, and yet il
is no uncommon thing to see men, women,
and children, crawl under or climb over bar
riers erected to warn them of danger, and run
the risk of being killed or crippled, rather than
leave the walkway and cross the street. Last
Saturday afternoon Two lads, despite the re-
monstrance of the workmen, forced their way
over the barriers on Main, near 18th street,
ana came nigh being caugat under a pile OF
falling lumber, that might have crushed them.
Year: 1860

Snddsn Death.-Yesterday afternoon mar
named EDWARD DuRFTE, baker by trade.
died suddenly in the vegetable market on nth
street. He had been lying on one of the
benches for a short time. when he was seen to
get up, place his arms on the bench, lay his
head down on them, and remain so for some
time. A gentleman near by, suspecting that
ne was sick, went TO him and found that he
was dead. Durfie is said to have been man
OF intemperate habits. He probably died of
heart disease.
Year: 1860

Supposed to be Drohrnsd.-On Saturday night
last party of young men went to the river,
near the Armory to battle. When they got
ready to return home, gentleman named
Manning was missing, and as his friends could
not find him. they supposed that he was
drowned ..
Year: 1860

In safety lights her round he green isle."
would be literally true of the United States
But, apart from all these abstractIons we
will venture to undertake, that if the Ameri-
cans should receive an official intimation OF
so gratifying an attention as visit from the
Prince o1 Wales, they will make such prepa-
rations as Will protect him from every intru-
sioG while they are main tanning their own
honor and dignity. There is no substant tial
difficulty in the case. There would be plenty
of volunteers amongst The most eminent men
of the whole republic commanding the con-
fidenee OF every class of every state, who
would so surround him as TO form corps
more than sufficient to embody the dignity
that doth hedge IA king'-an escort more hap
py in its conception, and in its service. than
the Garde Noble of the fair Maria An
tOinette."
Year: 1860

The BoNDs.-We understand that
the Smelling Committee are looking after the
We believe they have found out where they
used TO be but they are not there now. When
they are found We shall tell the people all
about it.
Year: 1860

PLANTING CoRN.-Many Of our farm
ers are now busly engaged in preparing the
ground and planting corn. 1t is rather early,
but then, We have the earliest Spring on re-
cord, and farm work must correspond
Year: 1860

SEE advertisement of Douglas &
wisss Bakery, Fruit and Ice Cream establish
ment. They are prepared to furnish anything
in their line very low, and the articles are
warranted as very superior.
Year: 1860

In BLooM.-The cherry trees are full
Of blossoms about these days, and promise a
rich burden Of luscious fruit one of these fine
weeks. Plumb trees are in the same way and
promise like results.