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Year: 1860




In the year l545, being in the Neilgherry
bills, and hearing report from my Koormbrus
that they had marked some elephants in sho-
lsh, or wood, close to Neddiwuttum-the bun
galow on the top Of the Goodaloor pass-I gal
loped out the eighteen miles, and went down
into the wood, where found a very large tusk
elephant, slone. He was Just moving from the
water, and followed him up one Of the steep
hills, and through the singing nettles, which
in that place grow to the hight of six feet. At
length, losing all patience, as the huge beast
apparently walking quite at his ease, still kept
thirty yards ahead of me, and thinking that
should bring him down to the charge, fired
at the side of his head behind the ear, as he
swung himself about in going up the hill.


For the first time with such large game
was using double rifle by Kennedy: that car
ried bullets of three and a quarter ounces
weight. 1t had been made to order, but was
an ounce heavier than it should have been,
through n mistake. You may we'll believe
that il was no joke, carrying this small cannon
after an elephant, up one Of those steep hills,
through the netties. But not having seen an
elephant for Eve years-whsn had been, for
q young hand, rather successfuI-I never
doubted for q moment that should kill the
animal with the left barrel in the charge. /
had not however, calculated on the down hill;
and though hit him in the right place for
even ground, the large bullet only made him





round, and knocked over my second gun-car-
rier. Ny FIRST, the now famous elephant-shi-
karee, Hoorcha. Of the Neilgherry Hills fired
barrel Of my light, smooth bore into his trunk
as he passed. The fallen shikaree was more
frightened than hurt, but he caught me by the
knees, and 1t was very nearly becoming 0
tragedy.


Hoorcha handed me a little gun, one barrel
only being loaded; and directly the elephant
could turn, he curled up his trunk and came
straight up the hill at us. / let him come to
within five PAGES, when hit him in the center
Of the head, and he reared backward, crash
ing through the elump Of bamboos. But he
was up Immediately; and, as we sat without
moving in the long grass and nettles, to my
great delight he lost sight Of US and went on.
Ny blood was well up now. I loaded quickly
and followed the savage, who was trumpeting
and crashing through the jungles, till came
upon q female, who rushed by me, too fast for
me to make at all certsin of her. / then came
on five females of the herd, who had heard the
firing, but not knowing from whence II came,
were standing like q wall. L walked steadily
up to the nearest one, who, hearing dry stick
crack under my feet, suddenly turned her
head, and suddenly fell dead, with q ball
from the right barrel Of my little gun. The
huge tusker had, however, gone of at great
rate; and, it being evening, / lost him, and
had 10 return to the Neddiwuttum bungalow.
Year: 1860

majority Of the Board OF Directors shall he necessary To
form quorum and decision of such majority shal be valid
except for the purchase OF right way for
or in building roads, for the purchase Of estate
uf Directors
Year: 1860

All powers of this Corporation shall be ed in Boad of
Directors consisting Of twelve persons each OF whom shall
hold in his right least twenty hundred dollars Of tue
capital stock of said Association
Year: 1860

failure from any elect Directors the day named
that purpose shall dissolve this Association the D
reeors then in office shall hold unl another election is
held Of which notice shall forthwith be given provided
Article II, and continued until an election is had.
Year: 1860

Each shareholder all meetings for the election Directors
other PURPOSES shall be entitled directly proHy one
vote share Of stock held by him poy that no Stock
holder shall in his five hundred votes and
provided aso that he shall have owned his least three
months prior to the day Of voting
Year: 1860

Du. the surface farm-if there are any SIciuPieS about disturbing the one imme- u,a.eiy uhderneath-may be greatly increas- ed m productiveness by properly manurius It. Let a portion of spring work be devo- ted to carting out manure on the land that Is to be cultivated. Be assured than no labor will pay better. If any one -has doubts on the subject, let him try an acre of thin land without and another with man ure. And fine desires to be still nor, gt,1;- torjan in his investigations, let him deduct the cost of the manure from the value of the increased crop, and it will be found that 1t is much better to manure one acre well than to cultivate two without manure.

 But let him try the experiment of both blowing deep, at the same time manuring well, and he will forever abandon the idea of cultivating more land than he can cuIti- vate tceU.

 Farmers! think of these things: do more, practice them, and, our word for it, you will never have occasion to regret that you did not cultivate more laud
Year: 1860

1t will be remembered that some time
since we published notice that citizen
of the Fourth Ward was in the habit Of
maltreating his family, and beating one of
his children, for whom he appeared to
have an especial dislike, 50 that the
screams of the little sufferer could be heard
throughout the neighborhooa, leaving the
marks Of the horsewhip he used upon the
body, SO that they were visible for several
days afterwards He was waited upon
number of times by those living near, and
demonstrated with for his cruelty. He
promised everything, but when in an Ill
humor would abuse his family, knock the
child down and beat it until senselcss.-
Forbearanee having ceased to be virtue,
a committee waited upon him III the even
ing about ten o'clock, after he had retired,
and requested him to dress himself and
step outside, rs some important business
was to be transacted. Suspecting nothing
he came out, was Immediately seized, gag
ged, thrown upon the ground, his clothes
stripped from his person, and stout man
with leather strap gave him taste OF
the punishment he was so ready to lntilct
upon his child. A physician was in the
party, who felt the pulse of the brute, and
allowed the executioner to lay on as long
as he thought it could be borne without
endangering the life Of the prisoner AT
ter he had received a just reward Tor his cru
city he was liberated, and informed that if
he did not wish to have repetition of the
punishment the sooner he lett the city the
better for him. Acting upon the sugges-
ton he left the next morning, and has not
been heard from since.-Lqtdyette (Lld)
Journai, July II.
Year: 1860

and, as yet, in their infancy. The quartz
lodes generally run from northeast to south
west over or alongside of the mountains.
and their locality is generally determined
by peculiar rocks, called blossom rocks
a species of honey comb quartz Of blush
red color; where these indications, and a
thousand others, unknown to anybody
save old miners, and hardly to them) are
found, you may reasonably expect to find
gold-bearing quartz, if you go deep enough.
The creyice or lode, is from one to three
inches, and sometimes six feet in width
and if you find it by going twenty to TWEEN
ty-fve feet, you are doing we'll The
quartz is usually Of softer nature than
the rock on either side; in fact, much of
it is so soft and so much decayed, that it
is washed or pounded the same as in gulch
diggings. The great difficulty here is not
to crush the quartz, but to save the fine
gold when once pulyerised.-Cor, lUilcau-
hce Scntpcl,
Year: 1860

On the Indiana and Cincinnati Rail
road pleasure party rode short distance,
when they alightcd, and stood around on
the small platform, completely covering it,
waiting to see the cars move before leaving
for the woods. Just as the train started,
the skirt Of one of the young ladies, who
happened to be standing close to the train,
caught on nut on the side of the cars,
throwing her from her feet. Very tortu-
nately the train was moving quite slowly
at the time: or the consequences might
have been more serious. As it was she
was pretty roughly used


A stout man in the party, seeing her
condition, at once raised her in his arms.
and pulled with all his strength, endeayor-
ing to tear her loose, but the skirt vas both
strong and firmly fastened, and not until
all her under clothing was pulled from her
Dody, and her dress torn to shreds, did he
succeed. All this transpired while the
train was moving a distance Of twenty or
thirty feet, when the conductor saw the
danger and instantly checked its motion.
Indeed, the girl was not entirely released
until the train had stopped. After the
excitement of the moment had passed, it
was discovered that the soles of both her
shoes, by the resistance she had offered the
train, had been completely stripped away,
leaving the uppers upon her feet. Strange
to say, she escaped any serious injury
She was Immediately encircled by a mum
ber Of her female friends, who conveyed
her to the village, where her wants were
properly attended to-
Year: 1860

Captain kell, the agent of the Atlantic Telegraph
Company, who was sent out to take up the New
foundand end of the cable, hassucceeded in raising
portion of it, after weeks of labor, and has
discovered serious defect in it, caused by its rest
ing and chafng ledge of sharp rocks, over
which it was laid, mile two from Bay of Bulls
Arm, Trinity Bay.
Year: 1860

ENERGY. 1t is astonishing how much may
be accomplished in self culture by the euer-
getic and the persevering, who are careful to
avail themselves of opportunities, and use up
the fragments Of spare time which the idle
permit to run to waste. Thus Ferguson
learned astronomy from the heavens while
wrapped in sheepskin on the highland hills
thus Stone Termed mathematics while work.
ing as a journeyman gardener thus Drew
studied the highest philosophy in the inter-
vals of cobbling shoes; thus Miller taught
himself geology while working as a day
laborer in aquarry: BY bringing their mind
to bear upon knowlege in its various aspects
and carefully using up the very odds and
ends of their time, men such as thes, in the
very humblest circumstances, reached the
highest culture, and acquired honorable dis
tinction among their fellow men. Itwas one
of the characteristic expressions of Chatter
ton, that God had sent his creaturs into this
world with arms lors enough to reach
anything, if they choose to be at the trou-
bic,
Year: 1860

A WHOLE FAMILY POISONED. The citi-
zens of Napeville, Dupage courty, have been
having mad dog excitement lately. One
day this week, a gentleman, whose name we
have not learned, went to drug store to get
some poison for the purpose of extermina
ting part of the canine community, and
while there purchased some chewing gum for
his children. He put both packages into his
pocket and returned home. BY mistake he
gave the wrong package to his children and
hated the dogs with the gum, in consequence
Of which the former soon died. Not long af
ter, his wife also expired from the effects of
a small portion of the supposed gum, and
the man was himself taken dangerously ill
ne having taken a taste of the poison under
the same mistake. Our informant states
that the child Of another man has been poi
soned in the town by eating soda cracker
prepared for doc. - Chicago Press.
Year: 1860

On Saturday night in the city of New
York, two burglars, entered warehouse for
the purpose of stealing valuable goods. They
toiled for several hours to enter the premises
where they could obtain silks, and while
about to secure their booty were discovered
Police officers were called in, when Louis
Bernowski, a Pole attempted an escape by a
window. a shot from a revolver stayed his
progress. The other burglar, Charles Muir
ply, more daring ascended the roof and
made a leap of thirty feet down upon an ad .
Joining roof There he lost his footing and
fell to the ground fifty feet lower. When
this young man, twenty two years of age,
was found, it was discovered that his right
thigh was fractured so that the bones protru-
ded at right angles from the flesh; the left
leg was broken near the knee, and his face
and head were severely bruised and cut
There is but little hope of his recovery,
though it is possible that he may live for
some time in lingering torments. This
young man is said to be native of Canada
and displayed skill enough in his terrible and
his desperate trade to satisfy any one that
had lis talents been directed to obtaining a
livelihood in an honest way, he would have
prospered.
Year: 1860

FArTENfNG CATTLE UPON HAY.-Speak
ing upon this subject, Committee of the
Massachusetts Board of Agriculture remar
ked:


Fattening cattle in winter upon hay alone
is resort of many farmers, and where hay
is plenty and distant from market, the prac.
tice is not inconsistent with economy. If
well attended, good animals consuming four
per cent. of their live weight of good hay dai
ly, will gain daily two pounds flesh. Sup
pose the flesh to be gained to he worth six
teen cents, it will be equal to S8 per tun for,
the hay. The best practice, however, is to
give only three per cent of the live weight
of the animalin hay daily; and an equiva-
lent for the other one per cent, in Indian
meal or roots. The gain would be greater
for the same cost of food.


Another remark worth quoting is the foil
owing: The best age for feeding cattle for
beef is from four to eight years. Young
growing cattle may be fattened, but it will
require more food in proportion, and longer
time"
Year: 1860

1t needs no great wealth kind heart to display
Ii the hand be but willing, it soon finds way;
And the poorest one yet. in the humblest abode,
May help poor brother step on his road.
Whatever the fortune man may have won,
a Kindness depends on the way it is done;
And tho poor be our purse and narrow our span
Let US try to do IL good turn when can.
The fair bloom of pleasure may charm for while,
But its beauty is fral and inconsistent its smile.
While the beauty Of kindness, immortal in bloom,
Sheds a sweetness DER life and grace DER our


tomb.


Then if we enjoy life, why the next thing to do
Is to see that another enjoys his life, too;
And though poor he our purpose and narrow our


span.


Let us oil try to do a good turn when We can.
Year: 1860

STATE OF CALIFORNIA.


COUNTY OF PLACER.


In the District Court Of the EieuenM Judicial


District.


ABRAHAM MCGIANIs. Plaintiff, Us. OLIVER JONES,


Defendant.


Action brought in the District Court of the
Eleventh judicial District, and the Complaint
filed in the County of Placer in the Office of
the Clerk of said District Court.
THE PEOPLE THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SEND


GuEEriNa: TO OLIVER JONES.
NOU are hereby required to appear in an nc
Il tion brought against you by the above nam
ed Plaintiff. in the District Court of the Eleventh
Judicial District, in and for the county of Pla-
GER and to answer the Complaint filed therein.
(a copy of which accompanies this Summons
within ten days, exclusive of the day of service.)
after the service on you of this Summons if
ser ed within this county; if served out of this
county, but within this Judicial District, within
twenty days; or if served out Of said District,
then within forty days-or judgment by default
will he taken against you. The said action is
brought to recover Judgment against you for
Seven Hundred and Ninety Dollars principal and
interest, on apron ssory note, from Defendant to
Plaintiff dated Virginia. April 18th. 1855 for three
hundred dollars, bearing interest at three per
cent PER month, together with costs OF this suit,
all of which is more fully set forth in the original
complaint now on file in my Office. and If you
fail to appear and answer the said Complaint as
above required. the Plaintiff will take judgment
against you by default, and apply to the Court
for the relief demanded.


Given under my hand and s al OF


the District Court OF the Eleventh
(--l Judicial District this 25th day OF
LIS. October in the year of our Lord
~ one thousand eight hundred and


HENRY GooDING, Clerk,
p. w. Thomas. PTS Atty.


OctobOr 29tb lS59-3m
Year: 1860

oN our first page we publish the report of the
hent county committee on crime and pauper.
lSm' read at the late Temperance Convention
heid IN this town. The statistics were gather
ed WIN much trouble, and will prove desirable
besides the information they convey on the
hrst readIng-tO lay aside as matter of refer
ence.
Year: 1860

short address by the President of the newly
elected Board, expressive of the deep interest
he telt in the prosperity of the Association. and
his determination to use every exertion for the
promotion Of its welfare, the meeting then ad-
journed.


VIM. TEMPLE, Chairman,
JNo B. COOPER Sec'v
Year: 1860

! We wish all our readers, both among cler-
gy and laymen, who are addicted to the use
of tobacco, draining the purse as we'll as
the fountains of lite by an unwise selt-indul-
gence, would adopt the resolution of the fol-
lowing article from the Peoples Joumal:
I Our friend delivered himself thus, honest
ly and in earnest. AS he emptied his mouth
of the last cigar, our mouth became iull-tul
Of blessings.


Blessed is the man himself. lie is more
wise, more clcanly, more savory and more
reasonable, than when he went smoking and
pulling about like locomotive.


Blessed is the man S wife. She is happi-
er woman for the four reasons mentioned in
the last paragraph, and many more. She
had hoped against hope for the last puff, bu,
it had been made at last. We seem to see
her face brighten, her step is more elastic,
her voice is swee,cr, her welcome to her h,ls-
! band as he reaches home is more cordial
! She has our hearty congratulations.


Blessed is the mans apparel. A certain
fragrance has lett it, but not to the sorrow of
those often in proximity to him. His ward
robe is minus a real annoyance, and plus the
bened:ction Of many friend.


And blessed is the mans health. In the
smoke and fire he so long kept under his nos-
trils, he fed an insiduous enemy. And his
whole nervous and digestive system unite in
the benediction We indite


And blessed is the mans pocket \ leak
is stopped. As much as before will flow i'll.
and less flow out We seem to hear a voice
flom that quarter, There will be better
days in this department Of our Masters do
minion."


And blessed is the mans resolution. May
it tower aloit, like granite pillar, above all
the fire and smoke that may assail it. That
last puff Be it the last . And though the
smokers will not join, there will be enough
to Join in a hearty amen
Year: 1860

Cherries and raspberries now in the height
of bearing, have uShered in the fruit season,
to be kept up by blackherries, peaches ,plums,
&c, to the end of the luciuus catalogue
Thanks to recent inventions we may prolons
the enjoyment of these cheap and healthful
luxuries beyond the few short months of
their ripening and rejoice in fruits retaining
almost MGr natural treshnessw hen the plants
,ha: bore them are shivering in the winter
gale or sleeping under their snowy covering.
Before us as we write stands wide mouth
ed pint bottle or jar, inverted in small tin
"patty-pan" with cement just covering the
rim around the neck of the jar. In the jar
are peaches put up last August, the jar cork
ed, the cap and cement added and they now
look as if just gathered and made ready for
tea. Being i'll clear glass any change can be
readily noticed. Having during the year
fairly tested the usefulness of glass vessels
for this purpose, we shall hereafter discard
tin, or metal of any kind. For many fruits
and vegetables tin cans answer every pur-
pose, and if glass or earthen-ware were not
obtainable We should use tin for sweet fruits
as formerly, but the comparative cheapness
of glass, the entire absence of injury to the
articles by corrosion of the surface, and the
readiness with which the condition of the
preserves is ascertained are paramount ad-
vantages. No particular form of jar is es-
sential-any bottle with neck wide enough
to receive the fruit will answer. We gave
preference to those having fange about the
mouth, and a shoulder in the neck for the
cork to rest against because of their convea-
fence. The addition of the small pan upon
the top for holding the cement and relieving
the pressure upon the cork makes the shoul-
dered neck unnecessary.


! The essential points to be observed in pre-
serving in this manner are,


! 1st. That the articles be entirely fresh
With soft, pulpy fruits as Strawberries, this
is very important. Many who have been at
fault here blamed the bottles or cans, and US
for recommending them. Berries purchased
| in the market are often from six to thirty
hours gathered or more. Fermentation ad-
vances somewhat before it can be perceived
by the taste, and when once it has started, is
with difficulty arrested. The good house
wife sometimes introduces such fruit into
confinement without sufficient cooking-the
openings are safely closed but the working
goes on. Carbonic gas is generated, "pop'
20 the corks and out runs the frothing syrup
and the housewives hopes together. Fruits
with firm skin give less difficulty because
Year: 1860

CsEFCLNESS OF SOOT-This article is often
wasted, being thrown into the ash-heap, or
dumped on the ground at the back door, and
no use made of it. Both science and expert
ence show that it is a valuable manure. If
used as top-dressing to grass it produces a
marked effect. When sown broadcast some
of its ammonia becomes volatilized and is
wasted in the atmosphere. Therefore it
should be mixed with water and applied as
liquid manure. Twelve quarts of SCOT to q
hogshead of water make powerful fertilizer.
1t may be applied to peas, asparagus, straw
berries, raspberries,and to nearly all growing
crops.


If farmers and gardeners more generally
considered that all fertilizers are more useful
when first reduced to a liquid state, they
would take the trouble to bring various ma
nures into this condition before applying
them. "They do these things better in
Spain'-certainly they do in England.-A-
merican Ag,icultmist
Year: 1860

Can anybody tell why. when Eve was man
ufactured from one of Adams ribs, a hired
girl was lot made at the same time to wait
on her ?-ESchange.


We can, easily. Because Adam never
came home whining to Eve with ragged
stocking to be darned, collar string to be
sewed on, or glove to be mended "right a.
way, quick, now" Because he never read
the newspapers until the sun got down be-
hind the palm trees and then stretched him.
self yawnlng out, "ain't supper most ready,
my dear ~ Not he. He made the fire and
hung over the teakettle himself, and pulled
the radishes and peeled the bananas and did
everything else that he ought to. He milk
ed the COWS and fed the chickens and looked
after the pigs himself He never brought
home half dozen friends to dinner, when
Eve hadn't any fresh pomcsranates and the
mango season was over lie never STAYED
out until II o'clock at ward meeting,
hurrahing for the out and out candidate and
then scolding because poor dear Eve was sit
ting up and crying inside the gates. To be
sure he acted rather cowartily about the ap-
pie gathering time, but then that don't de-
preciate his general hopefulness about the
garden. He never played billiards nor drove
fast horses nor choked Eve with tobacco
smoke. He never loafed around corner gro
ceries while solitary Eve was rocking little
Cain s cradle at home. In short he did no,
think She was specially created for the pun
pose of waiting upon him. and wasn't under
the impression that it disgraccs man to
Tighten his wife's cares little That's the
reason that Eve did not need hired girl.
and We wish it was the reason that none of
her descendants did