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Year: 1865

GARDEN AND ORCHARD PEsrs.-Tbere is
said to be compensation everywhere in nature;
but we would like to know what there is to
Offset the army worm and the gravefy sup
posed to be doing considerable damage here
abouts. We had begun TO be alarmed on ac
count of the appearance o. the woolly aphis on
our apple trees, but gentleman of our town
discovered an animal devouring the eggs Of the
aphis, and since that time we have been cou-
tent to think the compensation in that direc
tion was satisfactory. But the army worm
came, and DO compensation or check came with
it. happy thought suggested itself to u
neighbor. Birds are very insectverous gener.
ally. So he turned loose his hens and chickens.
They fell to, and in short time they were laid
up painting in the shade, gorged amost to suf-
location the old rooster only being able to go
through the forms of growing without making
a noise The chickens we're found to be effec
tual The army worm disappeared. So far
there is power TO balance the evils of garden
and orchard pests. But the grape Iv finds no
enemy but man, and man has to fight him with
fire. Col. Craigs vineyard was last year in.
tested with the insect in such numbers, that
only the 6brous parts of the leaf remained
This year they came in myriads again. and ex
tended the scene of their operations 10 planta-
tons surrounding. The Colonel has resor,ed
to fire and with pretty good success. A light
blaze passed along under the branches destroys
the insects by thousands Every man who
sees the pest ought to try to extermina,e it at
once-Nerada Transcript
Year: 1865

JUVENILE DEPRAv1TY-A boy named Mich
olas Jennings, ten years of age, was arrested.
says the Nevada Gazette, at Grass Valley
and lodged iu Jail at this place, charged with
crimes that are astonishing n one so young.
A short time since be stole two horses from a
citizen Of Grass Valley and got away with
them. but they were afterward recovered, hav-
ing been found on ranch where where be had
left them for keeping Afterward be broke
into Jobnson's butcher shop, forced open a
trunk and stole quantity of jewelry and
$40 10 coin. The jewelry was found, and
the boy acknowledges the theft. but positively
refuses to disclose where the money is con-
cealed. The same boy was arrested about a
year ago on charge of stealing horse, but
the matter was compromised Oh account of the
youth OF offender He is so very small that
Deputy Sheriff Jones says be is afraid the
young rascal will crawl out between the bars
lof the grating. Young as he is. he is evident


y an adept 10 crime aud ii he lives and con
tiDues to improve. be will undoubtedly turr
out tough cussn
Year: 1865

HUSBAND AND WIFE.-Preservc the priva-
cies of your house, your marriage state and
your hearts, from father, mother, sister, and
all the world. Between you two, let no third
person come to share the secret JOY or grief


that belongs to yourselves. Do you two, With
Gods belp build your own quiet world-Dot
allowing the dearest earthly friend TO be The
confident Of aught that concerns your domes
tic peace Let moments of alienation if they
occur, be healed and forgotten iD after mo
ments and years of faithful and devoted love
but never let the wall of another's confidence
TO build between you and your wife's or bus
bands heart. Promise this to yourselves and
each other. Renew the vow at every tempta
tion; you will fud your account in it-your
souls will, as it were, grow together, and al
last become as one. Alb, if many a young
pair had, on the wedding day, known this all
important secret. how many marriages would
have been happier thao. alas, they are
Year: 1865

SIMMONS SPRINGS. Colusa Co,


July 3, 1865.


EDITOR UNION RECORD Since my last
nothing of particular interest has transplred in
this region. There have been two other dis
tric,s formed with laws similar to the first.
Implements are upon the ground to commence
boring-ope near Lanes Hotel and another on
Mr.. Bolts Ranch, near the mouth of Fresh
Water Caaon. Operations are to commence
on several claims on Bear creek soon. At
least so | hear. have but little faith in what
hear, and not until see the derricks up and
the drills going down. will place reliance in
the prosecution of work for oil. There are
goody number of gas bags" here that are
always just going TO commence work." ma
chnery on the way from the bay, etc; but all
the boring they will ever do will be to g bore y
their listeners. Such men are curse TO any
conntry, an incubus upon experiment or en-
ergy, but generally manage to get an inter
est, and. like a spider waiting for a fly, they
gas their time away, await for others 10 de-.
velop the region, aud stand ready to benefit by
the energy they themselves lack. The well
spoke of in my last has had work suspended
for some three weeks on account of the neces-
sta Of tubing it. At the depth of q hundred
feet it commenced caving. Three sets of pipe
were procured before they got the right size,
and then owing to the inequalities in the sides
of the well, reamer bad to be obtained. The
reamer is now at work The tubing will 60
down this week and the water pumped out
This well has been put down through slate
with the exception of strata of six feet of
sand stone at the depth of about fifty feet A
second STRATA OF sand stone was reached when
the work was suspended. 1t is intended to
tub the well 10 its present depth, drill through
this sandstone layer and then stop. as all the
indications are that it will now yield oil in
paying quantities. HARRY.
Year: 1865

GIBsoSvILLE. July l. 1865.


EprroR UNION REcoRD :-Glbsonville and
Whisky Diggipgs are the most northern mining
camps 10 Sierra county. Gibsonville is an old
camp, dating from 1851; but it arose in grea,
notice in the Fall of 80. Such was the i'm
portance of this camp that in SO Mr. Helm
thought it a good location for newspaper.
He called bis paper The Mountain Trumpet"
This paper survived until '55. when it was
transferred TO Rabbit Greek, which is now La
Porte, and its name changed to the Mountain
Messenger" GibsonvilIe is better mining
camp in reality than it was in 50. There are
some good paying claims and taking Whisky
Diggings into consideration that mining re
gion is as rich and extensive as any portion of
northern Sierra. The south part OF the coun-
ty is rich iD quartz. but the north has wonder
fol gravel ranges of immense depth, which as
general thing is good paying ground. Many
miners have left this part Of the county be.
cause, as they supposed, the mines were worked
out; and yet in the aggregate there is more
gold taken out this year than there was ten
years ago in any one season. The only differ
ence is that ten years ago the gold was taken
out by individual, DOW it is taken out by large
companies


This will finish my notes on the mines of
Sierra county, which hope is as correct as
voyager en- PasSant is supposed 10 be capable
of giving. 0. S. B.
Year: 1865

THIRTY BArTLEs-It has been decided that
the First Maine Cavalry is entitled to bear the
names of thirty actions on its regimental stand
ard, which is eight more than can be claimed
by any other cavalry regiment in the Army OF
the Potomac
Year: 1865

Travellers in Persia, China and Japan, tell
US OF professional story teers who, standing 10
the streets and market places tell marvellous
tales to all who may choose to listen The
following is one OF their Chinese parallels:


Foki, in the course OF bis wanderings, CON-
ing to s. village, knocked al the door Of a rich
woman and begged permission 10 enter.
What said she, do you think that receive
into my house every rowing vagabondg No.
indeed; 1t would be uubc6tting a respectable
woman-go thy way" Then be went TO a
cottage of poor woman who at once kindly
begged him 10 enter. She sat before him the
ooly food she had2a little goats milk-broke
piece of bread into it. and said: May Foki
bless it. that we may both have enough" She
then prepared for him couch of straw; and
when be fell asleep, perceiving that be had no
shirt, she sat up all night and made him one
out of some linen she had made with her own
hard labor; in the morning she brought il to
him, begging he would not dispise her poor
gift. After breakfast she accompanied him a
little way; and at parting, FokI said-"May
the first work you undertake, last until even
ing." When she got home she began 10 mea-
sure her linen, to see how much was left; and
she went on measuring, and II did not come 10
sO end till evening, when both her house aud
yard were ful of linnen; in short, she did not
know what to do with Der wealth. Her rich
neighbor, seeing this, was sorely vexed. and
resolved that such good fortune should not es
cape her again. After some months the trav-
eller came once more 10 the village. she went
TO meet him. pressed him to go to her house.
treated him TO the best food she had, and in
the morning brought him shirt of iine linnen,
which she had made some time before; but all
night she kept a candle burning in her room,
that the stranger, if be awoke, might suppose
she was making his shirt. After breakfast she
accompanied him out of the village; aud when
they parted, he said: May the FIRST work You
undertake last till evening" She went her
way home thinking the whole time of her lin
en-, and anticipating lis wonderful increase !;
but just then ber cows began TO low. Be
fore | measure my linen, said she, Il will
quickly fetch the cows some water" But
when she poured the water into the trough,
her pail never empted she went on pouring,
the stream increased, aud soon her house and
yard were under water; the neighbors com
planned that everything was ruined; the cattle
were drowned, and with difficulty she saved
her life, for water never ceased flowing till the
setting of the sun.
Year: 1865

RULES FOR BEHAvIoR.-lf You be a-rich
man, says Goldsmith, you may enter the room
with three loud hems march deliberately TO
to the chimney, and turn your back upon the
FIRE. II yon be poor man, | advise you 10
shrink into the room as fast as you can, and
place yourself, as usual, upon the side OF the
chair in remote corner. When you are de-
sired to sing in company, would advise you
to refuse, for it IS a thousand to one bat you
torment Us with atfeciation or bad voice. II
you be young and live with an Old man,
advise you not to Ike gravy ] was Gisiuheriied
myself for liking gravy. Don't laugh much in
public; the spectators that are not as merry
as you will hate you, either because they envy
your happiness or fancy themselves the subject
Of your mirth.
Year: 1865

The Tools GREAT Men WORK WITH.-It
is not the tools that make the workman, but
the trained skill and perseverance of the man
himself. Indeed, it is proverbial that the bad
workman never yet had good tool. Some
one asked Opie by what wonderful process be
mixed his colors. Il mix them with nv
brains, sir" was his reply. 1t is the same with
every workman who would excel. Ferguson
made marvellous things, such as his wooden
clock, that actually measured the hours, by
means Of common penknife, tool in every
body's hand, but then everybody is not Fer,
guson. A pan of water and two thermometers
were the tools by which Dr. Black discovered
latent heat; and prism, lens and sheet Of
pasteboard enabled Newton to unfold the com


position of light and the origin of color. An
eminent foreign savan once called upon Or.
Wolaston, and requested to be shown ever his
Laboratories, in which science had been enriched
by so many important discoveries; when the
Doctor took him into little study, and point


ing TO an old ieatrsy standing Oh the table,
containing q few watch glasses, test papers, a
small balance and blow pipe, said There is
all the laboratory l have" Stothard learned
the art of combining colors by closely studying
butterflies wings; be would often say that no
one knew what he owed to these tiny insects


A burnt stick and barn door served Wilkie
in lieu of pencil and canvas. Bewich first
practiced drawing on the cottage walls OF bis
native village, which he covered with his
sketches in chalk and Benjamin West made
his first brushes out of the cats tail. Ferguson
laid himself down 10 the field at night 10 a
blanket. and made map of the heavenly
bodies by means OF thread with small beads
on it, stretched between bis eyes and the stars.
Franklin first robbed the thunder cloud OF its
lightning by means of kite made with two
cross sticks and silk handkerchief. Watt
made bis first model of the condensing steam
engine out of an old snatomists syringe, used
to inject the arteries previous to dissection.
Clifford worked his first problem in mathemat


les, when a cobbler's apprentice, upon small
scraps of leather, which be beat smooth for the
purpose while Rittenhouse, the astronomer,
first calculated eclipscs on bis plow handle.
Year: 1865

How A CLERGYMAN CURED HIS APPETITE
FOR ToBAcco.-I had deep well of very cold
water and whenever the evil appetite cTaved
indulgence resorted Immediately to fresh
drawn water OF this drank what desired
and then continued TO bold water in my mouth
throwing out and taking in successive mouth
fuls, until the craving ceased. By a faithful
adberaDce to this practice for about month,
! was cured, and from that time to this have
been entirely free from any appetite for tobac-
co. The above is from the Medical and Sur
gical Journal, and We think will be found to
be sure and healthy cure for the very disa-
greeable, filthy aud unhealthy habit of tobac-
co chewing.
Year: 1865

By reference TO our telegraphic dispatches,
1t will be observed that the Atlantic Cable
has ceased talking. We are not surprised
On recent visit to New York we conrersed
with a large number Of the principal and
abiest telegraphers in the United States rel
ative to the laying and working of the cable,
and we found but very few who believed in
its ultimate success. Those who expressed
the opinion that it might possibly be success
fully laid, manifested very little faith in its
permanent existence as . medium Of oommu-
nication.


It's fact not generally known that Of
the fifteen thousand miles Of submarine
cables laid in different parts Of the world
since telegraphing was first discovered, only
about four thousand miles are now working.
All the remaining portions are lying dumb at
the bottom of different oceans and rivers,
and for different mysterious reasons no,
known to man. To the silent and inopera
tive cables we have little doubt will soon b,
added the present Atlantic magnificent in
operative and uncommunioative humbug o
CYRUS W. FIELD. The press of ithe countr,
need have little fear about paying the exor
bitant tolls which FIELD and his John Bul
coadjutors propose to charge for news. TIT
cable has stopped talking.
Year: 1865

re- Nearly all the English and French
papers admit that jeff. Davis deserves
some punishment, and they all volunteer
to suggest what the punishment should
be-; but, strange to say; not one of them
proposes that he be hanged. They all
want him to live; and most Of them think
that the greatest punishment would be to
pardon him, and keep him here. They
seem to hold to the Universalist doctrine,
that be will experience his hell as he goes
along. Perhaps they have not heard that
Universalism was played out by the war.
Year: 1865

) re- We now occasionally receive
Leavenworth papers the day alter publi-
cation. If the Postmsste at that city
would send the mail for this part of the
country to St. Joseph direct. instead OF
to Atchison, it would always come as
promptly as the mail carrier.
Year: 1865

F Dysentery and Flux are prevail
ing hereabouts to considerable extent.
PHYSICIANS anticipate great deal of fever,
especially typhoid fever, during the latter
part of Summer and Fall, when the rank
vegetation begins to decay. 1t would be
we'll for every one to set to work in time
and clean up sll the 6lth about his prem
ises, calculated to engender disease. Such
renovation may serve in great measure
to preserve the public health.
Year: 1865

= E The past week has been cold,
rainy. and dreary. The present Summer
has been the most dissgreeabls one we
have ever experienced in Kansas. We
do not see how it is possible for the latter
part Of the year to be otherwise than
sickly.
Year: 1865

FIRST RAIN OF THE SEAsoN.-A heavy
shower OF rain visited this section of country
on Sunday last, effectually laying the deep
dust upon the roads, and rendering the at.
mosphsre pure and bracing. The storm
seems to have. been general in tho mountain
region, but there was not sufficient fall OF
rain to swell the streams, or give an increase
Of water for mining purposes.
Year: 1865

BAD STATE OF SocIEr.-The Virginia


CITY correspondent Of the Carson Appeal
writes:


For some time past your San Francisco
cotemporaries have been teeming with SEN
sation warns as to the vicious habits of Young
girls. In Virginia we are fully eup in


copy," and at least dozen Young girls be


tween twelve and fourteen years of age have


within the past three months become com


mon prosttutes-onee specially-the child Of


a poor woman who does washing on North D


street. and but twelve years of age, | a fiil e


the prey of a villain, and rs we were yester


dav assured by respectable physician that
this child was not only enciente, but was
suffering from a loathsome disease. She is
very pretty, and her childish face already
marked with the lines that vice so surely
traces. Is a sad sight to look upon Oh, TEN
poro oh. mores what sad picture of
man who could be such villain. and how
doubiy sad the whole future Of this Girl
whose name must lie harot, and whose flu.
ture is perdltl0n. Another case-one of the
hendS who keeps house Of ill-fame on d
street, lately went below for fresh talent"
she returned, brlnginga pale faced girl with
her, certainly not more than fifteen years of
age. who she enticed from the steamer bv
specious promises of fortune in Nevada.
once arrived here, she was soon in the power
of silver haired old libertine. who could
have been her grandfather. She fell-two
weeks-and one night she got whipped by
an older denizen of the house-her clothes
taken from her and she was compelled to
apply to Judge Meagher for redress. Yes
terday we saw her staggering down street
In heastly state of intoxication, her eyes
sunken-her hair dishevelled-while bitter
curses rang like death knel on the air
Alas, how fallen in six short months-my
boy. Will God permit such atrocities to go
rnpunished? We have another, but we
forbear
Year: 1865

Brown SToUr.-The following thrilling
narrative will be immensely interesting to
drinkers of.. English beer: "a celebrated brew
er in London had in his employ fat porter
by the name of Stout. One day Stout was
missing, and they knew nothing of him for
several weeks. In the meantime his London
customers piled him with orders for more
beer like the last supplied. The brewer
was at a loss to know, in what consisted the
superiority of that particular brewing until
the beer was all drawn from the vat, when to
their horror, and no little astonishment.
they found the remains of poor Stout. He
had fallen into the vat of hot beer, and been
scalded to death. The citizens of London had
drunk him up. with the exception of the
parts not soluble in water, nothing was left
of him but his hair, toe and finger nails, and
the bones. This circumstance gave the name
to that particular kind of liquor known as
Brown Stout, which has established.for itself
a world wide celebrity, and is sold in all
parts of the civilised world at fabulous
prices.
Year: 1865

W. Hope for the Aflicted.-In another part
of this paper viii be found the advertisement of the
celebrated Institute established by DR.. J. C.
YOUNG in 1850. In this age of deceit and char.
latanism it is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they sure of obtaining the wished
for relief and cure. Under the care of the sklful
Doctor the sick and troubled divest themselves
of their burdens of pains and shame lay aside their
cross, and secure health and happiness. If you
are sick or in trouble, do not hesitate. Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number the manner of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $40 Washing
ton street, San Francisco.
Year: 1865

Speculative would call the attention of our
readers to the Grover & Baker Machines. Their
reputation is too well established for us to attempt
word in their favor, but would advise any per-
sons wanting a reliable Family Sewing Machine, to
investigate the merits of these before buying "a
word to the wise is sufficient OF
Year: 1865

THE SURRENDER.-The Sacramento Union
of April 18th, speaking of the surrender of Lee,
remarks


We can find nothing whatever conceded by
Grant to Lee. The cause is simply this. strip
ping it of few immaterial and exrinsic col
aterals. Grant summoned Lee to surrender ;
the latter asked what terms were offered-to
which the former named the terms and the
rebel then accepted them Internationally and
without stipuating for a single modification.
These terms embraced the surrender of The whole
rebel Army of Northern Virginia, which com.
prised all the forces under Lees immediate
command, as prisoners of war, with all their
arms, stores and munitions OF war The whole
force, from Lee down, are now prisoners of
war on parole Grant voluntarily offered TO
parole them and if this offer was the induce
ment which moved Lee to surrender, then Grant
deserves the highest praise, instead OF censure,
for having achieved great advantage at a
very cheap sacrifice. He was already encum
bered with twenty five Thousand prisoners, and
only offered TO do on the spot what would nee
essarily have had to be done in very short
time. There could, under such circumstances.
be but one motive for holding Lees army n
actual custody as prisoners, and that would be
the fear that they might break their parole aud
again take up arms against the United States,
and in regard to this it is to be presumed that
General Grant is better able to form correct
opinion than any other man in the United
States
Year: 1865

In an article entitled, The Termination oil
the War is but the Crisis of the National Dis
order," the Marysville Express INDUCES at
length in its customary dismal croaking. 1t
SAYS:


The conductors OF the Union press on this
Pacific coast, almost without exception, are
already lndulging their party with the inter-
esting prospect, as a result Of the close of the
war, that they will have nothing now to do but
to see how they can reward their friends and
punish their enemies" But we insist that the
National agony is not concluded by the termi-
nation of the war. The SpdSms of the patient
may subside with the struggle of coatendng
armies. But the most puulent ferer often
follows exhaustion resulting from convulsion,
from which the greatest degree of skill and
attention are required to save the patient. 1t
is highly probable, therefore, that the loyal
elements will have something more to occupy
their leisure time, than the pleasant diversion
of rewarding themselves and Furnishing Demo
Gratis


In another article in the same issue, the
Express rejoices in the hope that "the Southern
States may have voice in the proposed Con-
stitutional amendment" and thinks it "sees
unmistakable evidence of the upholdiDg of
States rights, thereby defeating the abolition
of slavery" Put this and that together, -
and it is not very difficult to understand what
the Express is aiming at and hopes for. 1t
imagines there is still possibility that the
secession doctrine of State sovereignty being
paramount may triumph, and slavery, still their
idol, be perpetuated. This fond dream is
invariably INDUCED when ever a question is
supposed to have arisen upon which the Union
people of the country may be divided in opinion
But the Express is doomed to disappointment
It will find that the present, like all revolutions.
will move with ever increasing force, forward
not backward. The moral obliquity of the
Express will, however prevent it from realizing
what the civilized world now recognizes as a
truth-that slavery must cease to exist with
the progress of civilization.