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Year: 1859

DIssEMBLED MoDEsTY.-The Placer Herald
boasts that it has not been of those % who have
told the Governor his duty in the premises, and
pointed out to him the constitutional provisions
applicable to Senatorial vacancies" ;" because il
had an impression, perhaps a foolish one, that
it was none Of our business" That this i'm
preston was exceedingly foolish no man who
understands his position will deny. Upon the
hypothesis that the Governor is the editors mas
ter and not his servant, the foolishness of his
impression can be successfully defended But
we were under the impression that every citizen
was a sovereign, and that the Governor of the
State, instead of being our master, was but our
servant, and that hence every citizen had per-
feet right to instruct our servant as to his duty,
to the extent of his ability.


The editor of the Herald, however, proves that
this modestyis all assumed, for he says he is not
willing that the various little candidates for
Senatorial honors shall jeopardize the chances
of the genuine candidate Weller] of the party
therefore ce insist upon hariag then, put aside"-
The editor is altogether too modest to advise the
Governor, but feels himself fully capable of die
tating to the entire Legislature and Democracy
of the State "Oh! consistency" &c.
Year: 1859

KNOW ALL MEN by these presents, that l.
Ia Sophie Mitz of the town and county Of
Shasta, and State of California wife of Jacob
Miltzr of the same place, do intend, from and
after this date, to carry on and transact business
In my own name and on my own account.


The business which intend to carry on and
transact will consist of keeping and conducting
Restaurant or Eating House and Bar, which
said business intend to carry on in the aforesaid
town and county of Shasta and shall be indi-
vidually responsible, in my own name, for all
debts contracted by me, on account of my said
business.


furthermore declare and certify that the
amount to be invested in said business is less
that Five Thousand Dollars.


In witness whereofI have hereunto subscribed
my name and affixed my seal, this Goth day of
October, A. D. 1859. SOPHIE MILTZ.
Year: 1859

WoRsHPNG THE RISING SUS-We observe
since the arrival of the report that the New York
delegation to the Charleston Convention will &c
for D. 5. Dickinson, that quite a number of the
Democratic papers of this State have been bow
ed down in worshipful attitude before what they
conceive to be the sun of his rising fortunes
Dan. S. Dickinson would indeed make most
acceptable standard bearer in the next Prisi-
Dental fight. That the New York delegation
will cast the vote of New York for him how
ever, is matter of extreme doubt The DELEGATES
were elected by the Softs Dickinson has al
ways been the acknowledged leader of the Hards.
and we all know with what perfect hatred
these two wings of the New York Democracy
hate each other. The friends of Mr.. Dickinson
have great reason to fear that the Softs have
pulled the wool over his eyes, and got him to
recognize the legitimacy of their Convention
simply to more efectually kill him off at Charls-
ton.
Year: 1859

In another column will be found an unusually
interesting letter from Lucien Everts Esq, one
of the soundest thinkers in this State No one
can rise from its perusal without entertaining
doubts of the wisdom of the project put forth by
the recent Pacific Railroad Convention, to wit ::
that the State Of California borrow Sl5, 1000, 900
with which to commence the building Of the
Pacific Railroad from San Francisco to the
eastern boundary of the State. Indeed after
looking at Mr.. Evert's figures, it appears ex-
travagant, reckless and unwise. As will be
perceived, the project does not really call for
only Sl5,000,0 900 at the expense of the State,
but for the enormous sum of S42, ,960, 600 and
for what2 Why, simply to build railroad to
the bear haunts and panther jungles near
the eastern boundary of the State, years
before can hope there to fnd and con-
meet WITH the great Continental trunk We
confess that there is great room to doubt the
propriety of burdening ourselves with an enor-
nous debt in order to build railroad that for
years must prove comparatively useless, while
railroads are absolutely demanded in other
sections of the State by the imperious necessi-
ties of our people. If we were to think more
bout building railroads in our own State, and
build wore of them, instead of eternally talking
about the great continental railroad, it would
be well for US. OF course we are not blind to
the fact that the completion of the Pacific rail-
road would prove procreator of railroads in
California. But the day of its completion is
ten or twenty years distant. Shall we wait all
that period before we begin to cover our State
with that network of railroads which is de-
manded in order to develope the resources the
State, and accommodate the commerce and
various requrments of our people?


For one we feel a more immediate interest in
the project of connecting our little city with the
tide-water cites of the State, than we do in the
building of the great continental railroad So
too, we presume, with the citizens of Downie-
vile, Nevada, Auburn, Columbia Sonora
Marysville, Oroville, Weaverville, Yreka, and
every other town not Immediately on the line of
the Pacific railroad.
Year: 1859

hETURNED.-Capt Flints company of Infantry
has returned to Benicia. The Union says al
most every member of the corps had been at
tackled with chills and fever. We will tell the
OHlon the reason. This company nearly all
summer has been stationed in the Valley, near
Red Bluffs, and at least two days travel from
where they could hope to perform any service
few weeks since they took a trip to Fort
Crook. The idea of the Union that these men
had been performing service up this way,
against the Indians, is simply laughable Why,
five are correctly informed, they never even
tried to find hostile Indians. They quietly en-
camped near Red Bluffs, and left the people of
the frontiers, who were alone really imperiled
by the savages, to take care of themselves This
is the sort of inefficient service which has brought
so much odium on the regular service in this
State.
Year: 1859

The CHURCH FEsTIvAL-This affair, which
transpred on Thursday evening, was decided
success. The ladies who particularly interested
themselves in getting tup, are deserving of high
praise for the indomtable spirit displayed 1t
is thought the sum cleared by the Festival will
be adequate to wholly free the church from
debt, and leave small balance. The outstand-
ing debt is now S8ll OIL. The sum cleared by
the Festival will probably reach $1,000.
Year: 1859

n Office is hereby given to all whom it may
L Y in anywise concern, that the undersigned
will applyto the Board of Supervisors of Shasta
county, at their next regular term in November
next, for license to keep public Toll Bridge
across Whisky Creek, on the main road leading
from Shasta to the Tower House in said county,
at point on said creek known as the Whisky
town Bridge BENJAMIN MIX.


SHASTA, Oct. %, 1859. o29:4t
Year: 1859

10 CURE THE FEVER AND AGUE-Just before
the chill comes on, have pot of very strong
conee made and keep it hot, and when the first
emu Is teh poTr on about pint and squeeze the
JUICE Oh couple of lemons into it. add a little
sugar to make it palatable, drink it of, 90 to
oeo, and cover up warm. One trial of this Of
ten cures, whilst two or three trials never fail
Year: 1859

The SMITHSONIAN QUARTZ LEAD-We are
pleased to be able to state that Messrs. Smith,
Long Co., proprietors of this very rich quartz
lead, succeeded on Thursday in striking new
vein of the precious stuff, far richer than any
heretofore found by them. We had the plea
sure OF seeing some of the rock taken from the
new vein. 1t is surprisingly rich. If the rock
continues to exhibit for any length of time as
did the first few bucketsful, its yield per ton
will prove something almost fabulous. The
chances are that this company has the "dead
thing" in the possession of the Smithsonian
Quartz Lead, of ian immense fortune. We hope
SO at least.
Year: 1859

ngy The only really foolish thing we have
ever heard of Douglas doing, was the writing of
that letter to Mrs Lucy Stone, in response to a
letter from that female woman" inviting him
to attend Womans Rights Convention at Chi
cago, wherein the Senator assures the female
fanatics, who wish to vote and run for Consta-
BILE, that he "need not now, after so many
years of faithful labor in the cause of popular
sovereignty, assure them that they have, in their
endeayors to obtain the liberty of governing
themselves in their own way, subject only to the
Constitution of the United States the full conf
dcnce of my undivided sympathy"
Year: 1859

ENTERED FOR THE SENAToRsHIP.-Col Wash
ington, Collector of the Port of San Francisco
announced himself candidate for the Senator
ship. 1t was Immediately intimated by some
unnamed correspondent of the Placeryille o.
serper that he was simply running in order to
play "capper" to Weler-that his object was
to get as many members possible committed
to himself, thereby arraying them against Den
yer, McDougal and Baldwin, and placing them
in position where he could easily transfer
them to Weller. The National Indignantly and
scornfuAy denouuces this foul impeachment of
Col Washington's political integrity This, how
ever, was unnecessary work on the part of that
paper. No man who is not knave or fool,
who knows aught of the character of Colonel
Washington, would believe the charge even
though 1t had been sworn to by the author
Frank Washington is perhaps about the last man
within the broad limits of this State who could
be induced to play the ignoble part of" capper"
for any man, and especially for one not his su-
perior in any one quality which goes towards
fitting man for the proper performance of the
important duties of United States Senator.
Year: 1859

TRUcKEE LAKE--The water in the lake is clear
and cold; the adjacent hills are covered with
snow most Of the year, and in places sheltered
from the sun, it is perpetual. On one side is a
gravely beach, sloping gradually out so that you
can wade 100 yards or more, and then the mnia-
ture waves roll up in imitation of the ocean, and
are followed back by the black sand which is all
they have strength to drive ashore. Close by the
lake is an untenanted cabin, with solitary grave
near the door An immigrants wife lies there.
The initials of her name, and her age-22-are
roughly cut on fiat stone. She died and was
buried within half mile Of the place where she
might have looked over the Sacramento Valley
toward which she had iourneyed so long and
hopefully. 1t is lonesome place even for the
dead to lie down to rest, and the traveller seems
to feel the silence deepening as be fingers little
while at the solitary grave near the cabin door,
close by the beautiful lake.
Year: 1859

THE INNER CHAMBERS OF THE DEEP.-Wc bear
and see fearful storms the surface of the ocean,
in which great ships go down. Are there like
commotions in the cavernous places where the
sea hides its dead May not the dense billows
there be even more boistcrous and wTathful In


lighter griefs, the human face is distorted and
sufIused with tears; the heart heaves and the
eyes start as though constructing iron were press
sing on the brain. But these outward signs do
not betokon the sublmty and intensity ofwretch'
edness. There are storms in the soul so terrible
that the body can give no index of the conflict
as the walls of castle stand silent and unmoved
while the lord is wrestling with the destroying
angel, though they would quiver with the light
dance of the vassals, and re-echo the gentlest
song. May it not be so in the troubles of ocean
Perhaps the great waves, crested with the wrecks
of ships, and drowning men, are only the evidence
of the seas gathering anger; perhaps, when its
bosom is still, with not pulsaton to disturb the
sleeping water fowl huge monsters are drifted
about and wrung TO death in the throes of oceans
hidden agony.
Year: 1859

AN OLD AND BLowN-ouT ABsURDTY-We can
scarcely conceive of a reputable Journalist per-
sistently endeavoring to degrade the persons
annually selected by the people to frame and
revise laws We have read recently that several
persons were required to correct bad grammar
and construction of legislative speakers before
their remarks were fit for print. Now, that is n
lie we know. 1t is possible that in cereless re-
marks members may speak incorrectly, some
times, but in elaborate speeches the thing is
impossible. The assertion is an insult to the
commonwealth, and is a damnable untruth. Are
the people collectively fools, that they should
select the illiterate and uneducated to represent
them? There is not, and never has been, a more
intelligent Legislature in the United States, than
assemblies annually at Sacramento; we have lis
tened to many of the debates of three sessions
and positively declare that we have there heard
better arranged extempore remarks than we have
read in the laborous essays of journals that
have patronzngly affected the legislative school.
master There may be one or two clowns or ig-
norant persons in the hall, but they soon learn to
keep silent, or speak only TO be laughed at; but
to assert that majority or even considerable
portion, speak incorrectly or ridlculously, is as
base lie as ever oozed from corrupt and de.
famatory press.


This stupid vulgarism Of defaming members
of the Legislature originated with some drunkeni
polywog editor of the backwoods, whom nobody
could be induced to kick; IL does not appear in
eastern journals, aud we are sorry to see inteli-
gent journalists, who know better, thus foddering
the base minded Let them enunerate the leading
members of each house, and conclude whether
| these persons would require sluggish Drained
Journalist to correct their language. Away with
such fool talk
Year: 1859

SrUART's Fork DnCH.-Citzens should be
often reminded of the great advantages that
would result from the introduction of water to
this Basin; all are aware of its Importance, and
Of its ultimate necessity All know that with
such provision the town would vastly increase in
population, wealth and Importance; all know
that there is scarcely a rood of the valley that
would not abuudantly pay for working, but which
is not approachabe without construction of per-
manent water-works Numbers of good claims
are made to pay expenses, only; while water
lasts, owners obtain money enough to live over
the long season of inactivity-they lay up moth
ing; they expend all income building reservoirs
and digging bitches that are not permanently
useful; at a certain season they must stop, really
little better Off than at the same time of pre-
vious year.


Now there is q sort of capital which the poorest
possess labor, energy, enterprise. There are
scores of miners here worth from five to ten
thousand dollars, each and who have expended
vast sums in minor, and comparatively protitless
projects. Cannot number of these enterprsing
fellows unite and begin an undertaking, which
otherwise must inevitably be perfected by CAPT
talists who will then exact an oppressive water
taxi No one need peril his fortunes; let him not
enter desperately into the enterprise, but set
apart certain sum for that pupose. Once com
menced, the work will be already half complete


it will attract attention. and others will be anX


ous to be Interested. Think Of these things
working men, and do not let a golden opportuni
ty escape
Year: 1859

BUILDER IN EARNEsr.-We have before rcmar-
ked the energy with which the Coloma Times finds
faith of politicians who ride into office on the
Pacific Railroad, the editor said;


"In God name, must we submit to this unjust,
this criminal neglect? Must we see the best and
dearest interests of our common country Ignored
and neglected, and our own impotence to success
fully urge them1 Must we see this great and
important measure so bcsmeared with the filth Of
partisan and sectional politics that men with
clean hands shall loathe to handle it BY heav
en-, it is exasperating to see how long tho people
of California have been fooled In this matter
aud how patiently they have borne IL
Year: 1859

OUR MECENAs."-In our first attempt at
newspaper writing we had voluntary "MGce-
nas,' whose especial pleasure it was to commend
everything we wrote. Lord what nice things
he did say His friendship was beautiful to be-
hold, surprising in lovelness even the love of
women. After a while we began to rise almost
to his own professional stature; then he began to
let up" on compliment and let down" on us
in q horrible manner; his second conclusion was
that we amounted to nothing at ALI the plen-
itude Of bis bowels of compassion he had been
TUX in" Thenceforth he never felt so com
Portable rs when abusing his former protege. So
true it is that base-mnded, envous men will
ostentationsly assist inferior until he threatens
to surmount their little platform; then they
egin to pull down. havoc and tear Not until
the tree begins to bear valuable fruit is it stoned
and dubbed by intellectual rabble.
Year: 1859

MAKE YOURSELF SCARCE, YE ScRuD We are
vexed by the unwelcome coming of the Morning
cal, with "marked' articles of defamatory
blackguardism meant to provoke US to disrepu-
table controversy. Having else to do, we thus
desire the publishers to stop sending us their
paper until thoy shall have purged themselves OF
the defaming vagabond with whom we cannot
vouchsafc dispute. And until we are thus obliged
we shall continue to boot the CaH out of our post
office box with the same sorrowful reluctance
which we should exhibit in kicking a trinity OF
impertinence, lice and rags from our door.
Year: 1859

TELEGRAPH Sur Morse, the telegraph nven-
tor, has sued the Alta Telegraph company for
infringing on his patent; they are ordered to op-
pear before the Circuit Court on the 18th, to show
cause against Injunction The purpose is to
secure q monopoly to the State line. Interior
lines are considered liable to like prosecutions
If the suit is decided in favor of the State line
they will fix their own terms, which will materi-
ally lessen the business from the interior; an
increase OF rates will secure a season OF rest for
mountain operators
Year: 1859

The State Medical Society have acquitted DR..
Cole of Intentionally sandering the women Of
California, though they admit that the language
Of his report was reprehensbly loose and ambig-
nous With much propriety, they condemned
the meddlesome press that first published what
was not intended for publication.
Year: 1859

SOME OrOvile people are talking OF making a
railroad thence to arysvllle-twenty five miles
The road from Marysvle to Sacramento is ex-
pectcd to be finished by the first OF next year.
Year: 1859

TnEftE Is a belief among the most ignorant OF
the French peasantry in the Hume MOrne. that a
lantern made OF the skull Of young child will
render the pers0n who carries it invisible.
Year: 1859

the future and deserted possible separation by
Judge Bilngs. Certain il is thai hen the officers
went 70 the Calaboose yesterday morning John and
hrs Kate had departed. During the night he lad dug
ont Of biz cell and broken the lock from the door Of
here. Thus love 'riumphs over law and locksmiths
Year: 1859

In the course of a couple of months it is ex- pected that every available ship and steamer in the American navy will be in commission Even the gallant old frigate Constitution is be ing fitted for seaS she is one of the best yes sells in the service
Year: 1859

pHeckler, Sd street, a few doors west Of the
Post Office, has received mammoth buck from
the north. He was one Of the nOblest Of them
all. Those who want "cut" Of this extra
nice Buck will call Tomorrow morning At the
meat and produce store Of Stephen Wolf. on
Market si. near Main, where it will be served
to the public.
Year: 1859

D- 1t is said that a negro soldier in the
American army shot the officer who gave the
first order against the forces at Buuker's Hill.
Perhaps so; but one drop does not make a
shower, and we do not suppose that because
there was one brave black man at the battle Of
BuOksr's Hill il will be taken as an indiea>
cation that the whole race Is heroic.
Year: 1859

~ A man In Hartford has made appli-
cation for a divorce from his wife. on tn a
ground Of her being lazy. He alleges that she
will not get up in the morning, build FIRE and
get his breakfast at q seasonablo hour.
Year: 1859

To raise tobacco plants early and success
fully is great secret. Persons often fail 70
get early plants. because they do not take
sufficient pains TO put in the tobacco seed !;
nor do they make their beds in the right To-
cation, and put them in suitable condition
for the rapid growth Of the plant. A tobac-
CO seed seems to be slow TO start. unless
you resort to the most ingenious means to
force ii to swell and sprout.


The earliest, and perhaps the best mode
Of raising tobacco plants is as follows;


Prepare bed 40 feet long and 10 feet
wide. in a warm place where the sun will
help to enlven the soil pulserize The ground
thoroughly and deeply. and in the meantime
work fine manure, free from full seeds, so
that weeds will not come up among the
plants; rake down the surface Of the bed
smoothly and nicely and after you have
thus perfected kind Of hot bed-not at all
expensive to make--and when you are satis-
fed that the ground is warm, or in satis-
factory state to receive the seed, sow il on
the bed at the rate Of three ounces for a plat Of
ground Of the above size. But, before saw.
lng the seed prepare il in the following man-
ner: Put three or four ounces into q tightly
made wooden bag moisten Il with warm va
ter. and then hang il up behind the stove Ia
warm location. II will som begin to show
signs Of sprouting, (it should be watcheu y
and having found out that il Is ABOUT to ger
inmate. by its swollen condition and other
indications, SOW it on your bed in connection
with two or three quarts Of dry sand or In.
dian meal. The surface Of the bed should
be pressed down with heavy plank beiare
sowing seed and never rake in tobacco seed
but after you have distributed il evenly over
your plat Of g'ound, either roll il in with q
hundred pound roller made for the purpose,
or tread il in with your feet. Some press u
in with plank. About the 18th or 20th q
April is the time yuu should SOW ycur seed
il the ground is passably warm. Some SON
earlier and some SOW later. FIrst Of March
in the South.)