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Year: 1865

Make eight gallons Of brine strong enough
to float an egg; and two pounds of brown
sugar, or a quart of molassess, and four ounc-
.es of salt-peter. Boil and skim clean, and
pour cold over your meat.


BEEF VS.. BRANDY NEW sTIMULANT.


In cases of great exhaustion, attended with
cerebral weakness, produced by severe labor
or any other cause, preparation from beef
may be used instead of brandy, and it exerts
rapidly a stimulating power over the BRAIN
It is thus made:


Chop up lean beet, place it in a pan and
subject it for an hour or more to heat by
keeping the pan in a vessel Of boiling water;
the fat, fiber and essence will distinctly sep
arate. Strain the liquid portion from the e.
Year: 1865

Take two pounds OF apples, pare and core
them, slice them into pan, add one pound
Of loaf sugar, the juice of three lemons, and
the grated rind ofone. Let these boil about
two hours. Turn It in the mould end serve
it with thick custard or cream.


Vegetables should be picked and washed
clean, and laid in cold water until just ready.
for cooking. Potatoes, parsnips and roots
generally should be thrown into culd water
as soon as pared, or they turn black. 4 1T
tie salt should be thrown into the water, and
green vegetables should be put into boiling
water at the start. Only use as much as win
cover them properly; they are wAshy U
cooked in too much.
Year: 1865

Take two pounds Of very mesly boiled 30.
tatoes, mash them very fine with little salt,
mix them with two pounds Of -four, add
milk enough to beat this into dough, beating
it uP with spoon, and put in a little yeast
Set it before the fire to rise, and when L haS
risen divide it into cakes the size Of muffin,
and bake them. Those cakes may be suS
open and buttered hot.
Year: 1865

Yesterday while Capt. Drew was riding
through the town. he noticed a man with a
travelling bag who was evidently no one be-
longing to Vermont. Order was given to the
patrol to continuously follow him aud learn
his business, &c. They failed to learn any
thing about the man, and hence he was call
ed upon by Capt. Drew for " further partica-
lars" BE made contradictory statements
and could give no good account Of himself or
show any evidence that he was loyal citi-
zen. He was taken by the Captain TO the
Office OF Hon Joseph Poland who gave his
opinion, after questioning the man, that he
ought to be retained until inquiries could be
made in regard to him. He was thereupon
invited by the Captain to remain with the
Sergesnts until Major Austine could be in
formed and inquiries made. He claims to be
l.. A. Goddard, from Irving. Mass.,--is hne
looking man, well educated and gentlemanly
What excited suspicion was the fact that
though seemingly in every way fitted for inn
portant positions, he was very shabbily
dressed and gave as his business that be was
"peddling stationery" for which he had no
license.
Year: 1865

A HINT.--The New York Times says I:
The Chicago Convention, it will be rsmem-
bered, did not adjourn sine die. It was said
that its service might be required again.
Would it not be good idea to call it togeth-
er now for the purpose of reconsideriDg its
declaration that the war to put down rebell-
ion had proved fdiiure'
Year: 1865

The remains OF the late President have very
much changed since they left Washington. =
The tears shed attest the depth of the grief
which affects the hearts Of those who we're
so we'll acquainted with the martyred citizen
During the day upwards Of 5000 persons VS.
tied The former residence OF President LIN
coin. Tomorrow there will be grand mil
tary and civic procession TO escort the re-
mains OF the late President to their last rest
ing place.
Year: 1865


they inevitably bs cot CsrtainIy we


have ample evidence 10 tAe CONTRARY


in our own history. Not even to 20 30
far as tho name Of Wsstington-who
relinpishcd with honor the position that any
Roman soldier would have made subservient
10 personal snbition-not TO 60 90 far a. shnt
We have Abundant rDfdtssion Of the theory 4.
this war. At DO commencement, 1t may be
remembered, certain European writer's specu-
lated a. to which ono Of our coming soldiers
would rise upon the ruins Of his country and
convert the great republic into grand military
empire. But we have gone through the most
terrific struggle ever seen, and we are safe yet.
We have also produced In this war men of the
very highest order Of military genius; but not
one Of them has attempted TO turn his hand
against the government or seek his own ad-
vantage, except in the legitimate way. Are
Grant and Sherman honester than Cesar and
Pompsy weres Perhaps not. The result Is
otherwise brought about II is different age;
there is q complete and absolute difference in
tAe conditions Of national life; and that Ia
point that the Emperor entirely loaves out Of
sight, or even fails to see. Perhaps military
disorder and the inevitable impegstor did mark
the natural limit Of development in the days
Of Rome-but Is il 90 nowf The press, the
steam engine, the railroad, the telegraph, all
have been invented since then, and they have
made possible further development They
have enlarged life also; and while they render
it less likely that men in the position Of Grant
and Sherman will betray a great trust, they
render 1t absolutely impossible for such
betrayal to be effective against whole people.


The Emperor's idea Of the position that the
Bonaparte family occupies in the life Of France
Is made sufficiently clear. Napoleon the Great
was Cesar-the dominant intellect that con-
trolled all, the founder Of the Empire-and the
present Napoleon is the Augustus of the par
allel. But is this truei Roman history in its
great facts is distinct enough, and it Is certain
that the empire followed the republic. The
parallel, then, is not true; for France has not
yet had the republic. She has "declared" the
republic often enough, and has tried to estab-
lish it, but in vain. Earope in arms opposed
her. and she was betrayed by those whom she
ventured to trust Her attempts have all failed,
and there are hardly days in her history to
match the centuries Of Rome that followed the
abolition Of royalty and preceded the empire.
So far, then, from the Emperor's position being
identical with that Of one who came in the
period of splendor after the republic, he is
merely one of those who struggle for time,
and vainly, to prevent that development Of the
life of France.
Year: 1865

Have now in store large stock of Goods,
compris ng almost every thing usually
kept in n country store, which they


are selling at lower rates than


the same have been Offer


ed in this market


since the beginning of the war.
Dealers are are particularly invited to como
and examine the stock-inducements
will be offered such as cannot he


had elsewhere in this section.
All kinds of country produce taken in cx-
change for goods, and the highest mar
ket price allowed for it, such as
Year: 1865

The Emperor Maximilian is about to
found town on the shore Of the Bay Of
Guadalupe, which is destined to be one Of
the most important commercial ports In
the country. 1t is TO be called Miramar,
after the name Of his castle at Trieste
Year: 1865

ALL BUSINESS AND PROBES IoNAL MES


Should Advertise in the Argus
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the Argus.
ALL BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN


Should Advertise in the AnWa
Year: 1865

THE act of the rebel Congress, providing
for armiug the slaves, limits the number to
one~fourth Of those 10 the several States
between the ages ofeighteen and forty i've
years. 1t seems that, after much hesita-
ton, it was decided not 70 liberate the col
der slaves without the consent of the own
ers. This, however, is the initial measure,
aud the Congress will sooR be called upon
to emaucipate them as an Indispensable
means of securing their fidelity.


The whole number of black troops to be
raised is 300. ooOl But this is to include
free negroes. TIE idea that slavery can
survive measure of this character is too
absurd for moments consideration. We
have too much respect for the intelligence
of the rebel leaders to suppose for mo-
ment that they belive in it. They have
made up their minds to give up slavery as
the last resort for saving the Confederacy
but they are too cautious TO propound the
measure suddenly. Let the slave be arm
ed, and Davis will defy the opposition of
their masters. They expect by this policy
to secure sympathy in Europe, but the main
motive is the indispensable necessity of
having more troops. But it is too late
The Gonfederacy will be squeichsd before
the negro army cap be organized.
Year: 1865

smoking in the street. Pay that, strand
go, and beware how you again fall into
the hands of our police"


"And am to lose my diamond and
the Thousand pounds paid for it?" said
l, scarcely able to keep down my anger.


"You may thank me. sir, that you get
off thus easily under the circumstances "
said the old man, throwing up his specta-
cles.


This matter shall not rest here,
though |" said /, as 1 laid down my fine
and turned to go.


mo threats to the officers OF this gov.
ernment, If YOU please I" said the grim
old man, with look that made my flesh
creep; Tor you pass from here to dun.
geon at oncel You have already said
enough since your arrest te put you where
your friends could not find you and if l
hear another word of insolence you shall
go there! Take my advice, young man,
keep your tongue close in Prussia, and
leave the kingdom as soon as you can !"


did; and if ever they catch me in
that region again, the thieves shall have
the Liberty to rob me OF another thousand
pounds %
Year: 1865

The revenue system Of the country Is subject
of vital interest TO its honor and prosperity, and


should command the earnest consideration Of Con-
gress The Secretary of the Treasuary will lay be-
fore YOU full and detailed report of the receipts
aud disbursements Of the last fiscal year, OF the
probable receipts and expenditures for the other
three quarters and the estimates for the year fol-
lowing the 3Oth Of June, 1866. | might content
myself with a reference to that report, in which
you will find all the information required for your
deliberations and decision. But the paramount i'm
porance Of the subject 50 presses itself on my mind,
that cannot but lay before you my views Of the
measures which are required for the good character


and, might almost say, for the existence Of this
people The life OF republic lies certainly in the
energy, virtue, and intelligence Of itScitlLsns but
1t is equally true that good revenue system Is the
life of an organized Government. ] meet you al 9
time when the nation has voluntarily burdened It,
self with a debt unprecedented ia our annals
Vast as its amount il fades away Into nothing
when compared with the countless blessings thai
will be conferred upon our country and upon mar
by the preservation of the nations life. Now on
the first occasion of the meeting OF Congress sucC


the return Of peace il s Of the utmost imPortanc'
TO inaugurate Just policy, which shall at once b
nut In notion and which shall commend itself 4


those who come after US for its continuance. w


must atm at nothing less than the complete etface


ment of the financial evils that necessarily followe
A state Of civil waf. We must endeavor 10 appl
the earliest remedy TO the deranged state OF Oh
) currency, aud not shrink from deyising polio.
which without being oppressive IN the people, shsl
Immediately behin to effect reduction OF the de b
Year: 1865

Shasta being the head Of "yVo-haw"
navigation the hotels in the hourishing
town were full to overfowing, when
Judge B-arriyed and asked the land
lord for room. The landlord greatly
regretted the fact, but there was but one
opportunity even to sleep beneath his
roof and that in a double Ded already
occupied by son of the Emerald Isle"
"a miner from the neighboring country,
who was well acquainted with Judge
BY reputation. The Judge, making
virtue Of necessity, agreed to sleep
with Pat for the night, and was shown
into the room by Boniface, who walked
Pat and told him who was to be his bed
fellow. Pat was agreed. The landlord
retired, and the Judge commenced the
double process Of undressing and remind
ing Pat Of the great honor of which he
was about to be the recipient, and at the
same time talking Of the could Coun-
thry" and preparing Pat to give him,
the Judge, bis support at the coming
election. Conversing for some time after
getting into bed, said the Judge:


'Pat, you would have remained long
time in the old country before you could
have slept with Judge, would you notz''


Yes, yer Honor said Pat, ''and !
think yer Honor would have been long
time in the 'OuId Country before ye'd
been a Judge, too r


The Judge walked up next morning
and looked at himself in the glass to see
whether bad nights rest had injured
bis looks.
Year: 1865

A prominent English shipping house In.
this city sent out its usual trade circular
by the China this week, alludiDg therein to
recent events in the following spirited
terms


"TUEsDAY, April Is, 1865.


"The last three days have been the sad
dest in all American history. One of the
purest, wisest most magnanimous and
mostsmisble men ever placed at the head
of any government has fallen BY the hand
Of an assassin. No sovereign or chief
magistrate was ever 50 loved and trusted.
The CONSERVATION and anguish Of the
whole people could scarce be greater if ey-
cry family in the nation had, in one night,
lost its dearest member. since the Presi-
dents death business has been neglected,
almost forgotten. With the sorroWtof the
people is mingled intense indignation and
much bitterness towards all in s0y Way
implicated in the crime. Nearly twenty
years ago the writer heard one Of the most
accomplished public men in Mississippi
predict thSs JEFF. Davis would be hung.
The same gentleman repeated the predie-
ton on his death bed. As the case stsnda
now he hiss 8 very fair chance of being
clAssed among the dead prophets.


So farm evil effect has shown ITSELF
either political or financial The constitu-
tional machinery is so simple, and withsI
so nearly perfect, that even assassination
scarcely jars it. Great SIS the national
loss is, there can be little doubt but the SC
cession of the new President will greatly
expedite q final settlement. The assassin
alton piles upon the head of secession 8
load OF infsmy under which no cause could
live q moment. The South is not in q
condition to off5r any armed resistance
worthy of the name, and they know Presi-
dent johnson too well to presume in tha
least upon either his good nature or feeble
ness of purpose. Their leaders viii either
make their Pesce with the government or
fly the country. The whole south will
probably be open to trade in thirty TO six
~ days"
Year: 1865

1t is urged by some that the national debt is a
great blessing. Suppose we admit this. Then
suppose we ask why you are in such stew
about expedients to pay that debt2 Why not
go on and increase it-borrow money and
throw it into the ocean? We wish we could
persuade ourself that debt was blessing
Colusa Sun


The Government Bankers, Jay Cook L Co.,
are among the number who believe in the dog
ma that our national debt may be made
a national blessing. They have sent out their
pamphlets, with matter intended to fortify this
strange doctrine, and for the further purpose of
inculcating in the public mind belief that it
would, be better for the nation if this debt were
never paid off, or got rid of in any way; that in
fact the principal of the debt should be made
perpetual and the interest on it, only, paid
1t seems to US that the best way to look at the
debt is to regard it in the same light that we
do the war, as great calamity, and deal with
it as such; look upon it as a burden instead of
a blessing People know that it is a burden,
and why attempt to deceive them by telling
them that it is a blessing? But Jay Cook &
Co. are right about the odious features of the
tax law. They say:


"Revise the Excise System itself Knock the
inquisitorial aud annoying features out of it.
Quit counting the teaspoons of the people
Stop feeling in pockets for watches to tax.
Cease this inspection of buggy-wheels and
counting of harnesses, and the spectacled peek
ing into the work and incomes of tailors, shoe
makers and smiths. Quit this counting off on
masculine fingers that should be hoeing corn
the bonnets made by milliners and the manu-
facture of rainbow wrappage for our dear girls.
Quit taxing the matches with which the people
light their candles. A great nation should scorn
such sources of revenue. A free people should
be freed from inquisiton into its domestic life
by salaried officials. The pride of nation, its
truthfuness its reasonable right of privacy in
conducting its business, should be sacredly
shielded by law. Petty sources of Income to
the United States of America should be flung
away To the utmost possible extent personal
annoyance should be avoided in gathering this
income The Revenues that are collected on
the hearthstones and in the barneyards-all
those that rritate in the gathering, and, conse-
quently, demoralize, should be scornfully aban-
doned by us, and that, too, right speedily and
forever.
Year: 1865

MI1L-Mr l. 7. Reeses Grist Mill is rapidly
approaching completion, and viii be in full OPP
Grafton, we learn, early in the month of Septem-
ber. The building is the most costly, and finest
appearing in the County. The castings and
machinery Of the mill are said to be the best ev-
er shipped from California to either Oregon or
this Territory The distillery (close by the mill
is also being rapidly pushed forward. Mr.. R.
is deserving of much credit for laying out so
much capital in these improvements which
must prove of great value to the Valley at large.
If some capitalist would now 60 to work and
erect Wooden Mauufactory here, our valley
would take another step on the high road to
wealth and prosperity
Year: 1865

HELD TO ANswEB.-Partes from Boise
this week state that Ford Patterson has
not been set at liberty, but is still held in
confinement, at Idaho City, to answer for
the killing of Pinkham, at the next term OF
the Court, a special term of which will be
convened next month Since the special
Grand. d..Jury failed to find bill against him
an unsuccessful effort had been made, by
his attorneys to get him out Of prison upon
u writ Of habeas corpus.
Year: 1865

AGRIcULTURAL.-With the end of the week
the farmers, generally, will have pretty nearly
finished harvesting their grain. During the
past FIVE days, they have been employed mostly
in hauling in and stacking the grain, prepara-
tory to threshing it out. On some of the farms,
the grain is already being threshed and put
away in the granaries. The corn crop through
out the valley looks well, as a general thing,
and is maturing finely. Next season number
of farmers intend to experiment with some va
reties of corn which have not heretofore been
raised in the valley but which they believe will
do admirably here.
Year: 1865

A California paper, speaking of the weather,
says: ut was so warm at Smelling the other
day that'a bullock died from sun stroke, and
several other cattle confined in corral became
blind. Two young men went in swimming, and
when they came out were struck blind" That's S
nothing The weather has been SO warm up
here for the past few days, that it has set the
Blue mountains on fire. It's "all fred hot,
any way
Year: 1865

The masons have completed their work on Du-
senbery Bros large fre-proof brick building
The new building makes grand appearance
and is probably as well finished as any build
ing of the kind east of the Cascades. The car
penters have yet to finish up their work before
the store can be occupied.
Year: 1865

ANOTHER WILEY FAnLY.-Iflhert


is any truth in the following incident


which we cut from the Vermont Record


many of our subscribers in Burke musl


have knowledge of it:


An incident occurred near East Burke


which shows that God takes care of his


own through life, and takes them home


to himself as he pleases. There was a


Mr.. and Mrs. Newell, some seventy years


ago, poor in the things oE this world, but


rich in faith aud heirs of the Kingdom


She was bis third wife, and he was her


third husband. They lived in small
log house, at the foot of a steep bank in
a retired place. Being destitute of food
and fuel, the neighbors carried in a good
supply, for which they were very thank
ful. Mrs. Newell, in conversation with
some of her neighbors a few days after
this, remarked that they were poor aud
that it would be difficult to support them.
selves, as they hardly knew what to do.
She said that her children were willing
to maintain her, but not her husband :;
and that bis children would support him,
but were not willing to support her, aud
they could not bear tho thought Of being
She said "IVe have conclud-
ed to live together and hope to die togeth
er." A short time after this conversa-
tion there was heavy rain daring the
night, which caused an avalanche or
slide in the hill back Of their house, which
came down with such force as to carry
away the roof and ill the entire house
with earth to the depth of about five feet. |
The inhabitants immediately repaired TO
the place, as soon as they were informed
of it, and commenced removing the earth.
which had in a moment of time unroofed I
the house ard buried IFS occupants alive,
while in bed, apparently asleep, as ap-i
peared when the cold, thick, heavy earth
ly covering was removed from their life
less remains. Near the bed a bible was
found lying on the stand. They had
the word Of God, and in
prayer bad committed to him the keep /
iug Of their souls, and fell asleep to wake
no more on earth. Thus it seems their
desires were granted they were not
separated in life nor divided by death.
Year: 1865

Of course this state of affairs is a great
hindrance to marriage. A man alone can
subsist comfortably, and the temptation to
remain single is reluctantly overcome, when
by marrying he is certain to deprive him
self of food absolutely necessary to health.
The farm-laborer, apart from family, Is
adequately fed, long lived, and little trou-
bled with sickness. When he takes his
meals at the farmhouse, his risk in the
way of diet is from over-feeding. He has
usually four meals day-meat and bacon
twice, and even three times a day; milk
twice day; puddings or pies three times
day in Devon, and usually daily elsewhere !;
beer also or cider. La Yorkshire he Is
found to get cheese cakes and custards
almost daily at breakfast and dinner or
even to take an hour nap after dinner:
He objects to mutton because it is fat, and
throws the fat under the table. Living in
this sumptuous manner, he will put off as far
as possible the evil day which shall bring
him poverty and starvation. Continent
uron this state of society is needless, but 1t
is with gratitude that we compare the hap
piness of our own working people with that
of the English poor. The emigrants bound
for America even in these troublOus times,
may well be regarded as both wise and pru-
dent-tScje3tifc american.
Year: 1865

DEFENsEs OF WILMINGToN.-The New
York Commercial Adrertiser, in an article
on the defenses of Wilmington, says: Fort
Fisher asseventy-two Fort Caswell eighty
seven, Fort st. Philippe nine, and other
works estimate their number at thirty-eight,
making total of two hundred and eight
guns. We may consider the capture of all
these works now a foregone conclusion. Those
south of Fort Fisher are cut off and must
surrender upon demand, while those above
cannot hope to resist upon the approach of
ourheet.