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Year: 1861

Toward the latter part of tho summer
Of 1910. lad of prcpossessing appear
ancc entered the beautiful town of C.
situated on the foot of Seneca Lake, New
York, near the centre of the State. He
had travelled from tho Western part of
Ohio. where his father, widower, had
died from one of those malignant icv"rs
so common in newly made countries,
while overseeing the cultivation of large
tract Of land, in order to regain fortune
lost during the disastrous spcculalions OF
1886


Being an only son. and left among
strangers after the death of his father,
! George Wentworth resolved to leave
| Ohio and remove to the State of New
York, for the purpose of trying his fort
uno in .nnv manner that chance might
offer. lie hnl passed through several
towns and villages on his route, without
meeting with anything to attract his at
tcnton. until reaching C.. This fine
town, with its lovely lake and <ine scene
rv, struck his fancy; so he determined to
obtain employment if possible and make
it his future homc.


While walking along the principal
street of the shady avenue overlooking
the lake, ON which were located several
dine churches and other public buildings,
he saw large crowd Of people assembled
around newly erected liberty pole, in
front Of one of the principal hotels. On
approaching the spot, he found it was a
political meeting. held for the purpose OF
raising the polo and making party
speeches.


Our hero forced his way into the crowd
Just as they were raising the "StarS and
/ Stripes" with names of their candidates
to the top of tho flag staff. The flag had
barely reached half way, the enthusiasm
being at its height, when the cord twist
ed and caught in the little wheel at the
top They pulled and tried every way
but were unable to raise or lower the flag
a single inch The excitement and cheer
ing ceased, and all eyes were turned &c
the half masted flag. A portion of the
opposition party, who were grouped q
little in the rear of the main body, began
to jeer and joke about the apparently ba(
omen. to the evident discontinue Of theil
oPponents.
Year: 1861

AS a weary traveller was vending his
way through the mud in far west region
Of the country, he discovered young
maiden seated in the door Of small log
house. He rode up in front of the house,
and asked the girl for a drink of water;
he drank it, and she being the first wo-
man he had seen for several days, offered
her dime for kiss. The young maiden
accepted the offer and received both the
kiss and the dime.


The traveller was. about to resume his
journey but the maid never having seen a
dime before, asked:--


"What am to do with this dime?'


"You may use it in any way you wish
he replied, at is yours"


eff that's the case I'll give you back
the dime and take another kiss" Will
some one show us that road?
Year: 1861

A FELLOW on race course was stagger-
ing about with more liquor than he could
well carry.


Halo! what is the matter now?" said
a chap whom the inebriated individual had
just ran against.


"Why-hic-why, the fact is, lot of
my friends have been betting liquor on the
race to-day, and they have got me to hold
the stakes.
Year: 1861

In olden times women were prevented
from marrying until they had spun sci
of bed furniture, and hence they were call
ed spinstsrs until they were married.
Nowadays they spin street yarn.
Year: 1861

WHAT SourHERNERs SAY ABOUT IT-A mer-
chant in Sacramento has lately received a letter
from bis brother, citizen of Tennessee, from
which the Union has made the following ex-
tracts;


We are in the midst of the most gloomy crisis
that ever hung over the American people, which
| verify believe is the curse of Heaven visited
upon us for our recklessness, and especially our
demagogueism. Perhaps if there were Lots
enough in this Sodom the Lord would spare it.
" We have sown the wind, we are reaping the
whirlwind." Fanaticism on the one hand, and
selfishness and deluson on the other hand, have
mingled the cup Of bitterness, which the nation
seems destined to drink to its dregs. How much
of this is due 10 politics and religious teachings.
leave you to judge, as you occupy stand point
more favorable therefor than myself. There is
literally no money in the country No corn or
wheat; no forage for our cattle no pork in fact
nothing for sale, and if there was, there is no
money with which to purchase. What we are to
do the Lord only knows The war cry is heard
from every city, town and hamlet A few months
and our little stock of provisions are exhausted,
when it seems to me famine must be the result
We cannot help ourselves, for the wealthiest men
in the country have been refused credit. A
neighbor worth $4,000 was refused credit for 25
barrels of flour. There has never been time in
my life before but what saw some way open in
the future-at present there seems none.


My property is assessed at $4,000,
and yet l cannot raise a dollar on any of it,
There are resolutions now before our Legislature
for relief. Companies are
being raised in every quarter, to be in readiness,
in the event of collision taking place between
the States and Federal troops. Where the provis
ions are to come from to feed these has not yet
transpired for we are credtably Informed that
beef in Charleston is worth twenty-five cents per
pound. 1t is supposed that an engagement has
already taken place there in which event see
nothing in the future but devastation and misery
The above will give you an idea of our condition
II the wheat crop which looks well at present,
should fail, we must be reduced to starvation.
With these facts in view, what can men think of,
who are urging us to a fratricdal war? All the
provisions have on hand are light stock of beef,
four barrels of corn (the crop of 1889 barrel
OF flour, and one of shorts and are in good
condition compared to most of others around us.
There is neither market, money or credit-all
the Nashville merchants having closed the credit
system. One of the best governments known to
man shattered to shreds by the hands of vain,
weak, selfish men, who, if not too proud to beg
are too much so to labor We justly stand as
reproach to the world.
Year: 1861

THE HUMoR OF THE TmE,-The American
character, that can extract fun from everything,
however serious, would not be complete without
an occasional squib in these times. The follow
ing startling and highly innammatory dispatches
appeared in Fanay Fair:


Late, Later, Latest, and Hghly Important from


Chart"Ston- Our SpectdL DeSpafches By The


Underground Line


Charleston, Supper Time, January l5.-All
the babies in the entire South are in arms. and
many in in this city are now employed ut the
breastworks.


TteO and One Half Minutes Later.-Ilundreds
OF the noblest women Of South Carolina are
behind the breastworks. and they boldly express
their determination to remain there


Later SWI- Three Quarters of a Mnute-A
number of young ladies were in arms during the
greater part of last evening, and many more are
extremely anxious to follow the selr-sacrfcing
example of their sisters Shame on the young
men


one Quarter Of a Minute Later.-We have
learned from reliable source, that the study OF
military tactics will be introduced into the female
schools of this State Immediately, as the spirited
girls declare their willingness to take charge OF
the South Carolina "iniantry,' which is yet to
be raised
Year: 1861

" SIZE Works FOR LIvING."-Commend MS to
the girl of whom it is sneerngly said, " she
works Tor living )" in her we are always sure
to ind the elements of a true woman-a real
lady. True, we are not prepared to a minc-
ing step, naughty lip, fashionable dress, or
hear string of splendid nonsense about the balls
and young men, the new novels and the next
party no, no but we are prepared TO hear the
sound words of good sense, language becoming
women, a neat dress, mild brow. and to witness
movements that would not disgrace an angel.


You who are looking for wives and compan-
ions turn from the fashionable lazy, naughty
girls, and select one from those who work for a
living, and never-Our word for twill you
repent your choice. You want a substantial
friend, and not doll help-mate, and not a
help-eat a counselor and not a smpeton. You
may not be able to carry piano into your house,
but you can buy spinning wheel or a set OF
knitting needles. If you can not purchase a new
novel, you may be able to take some valuable
paper If you cannot buy ticket for the ball B,
you can visit some afflicted neighbor.


BE careful, then, when you look for compan-
ions, and when you choose We know many a
foolish man who, instead Of choosing an industri-
ons and prudent woman for wife, took one from
the fashionable stock, and is now lamentng his
folly in dust and ashes. He ran into the fire
with his eyes wide open, and who but himself is
to blame?


The time was when the ladies went n visiting
and took their work with them. This is the rea
son why we had such excellent mothers. How
singular would gay woman look in fashiona-
bic circle darning her fathers stockings, or card
ing wool to spin! Would not her companions
laugh at her? And yet such woman would be
prize to somebody. Blessed is the man who
chooses for his wife from the despised girls who
work for their living"
Year: 1861

oNoA 114S'


Although many improvements in school
teaching have been made within the last
few years, there are yet many duties with
which teachers have not made themselves
acquainted which, at least, they do not
practically carry out. ! will here take q
brief glance ct one or two things which, |
think, L am correct in saying, large ma
jOrity of teachers too much overlook, viz :
the instruction of pupils as to the best meth
Ods to be adopted, and the best rules to be
followed in preparing their lessons. Of
course all teachers tell their pupils that if
they wish to learn and become good schol-
ars they must study, they must have their
lessons we'll prepared, and so on. In case
the assigned task has not been well prcpa-
red, some let it pass as though they did not
care (the truth is they do not care very
much) some spend many words in pictur
ing TO the pupil the beauties of having the
lessons at the tongues end and others ap-
pear to consider the birch as the great
means of bringing about an Improvement !;
while, perhaps, all of these either do not
think there is any one method Of study
preferable to another, or else they take it
for granted no instruction is needed in this
particular.


The same lesson mey be assigned to two
pupils of equal talents. Each may spend
half hours study upon it, and the one be
master Of it, while the other knows but
little abopt it, Why? Thc one acted on
the principle that, now is the time for this
tash; to occupy my mind, to command my
attention, and all the rest Of the world is
to be shut out the other scattered his half
hours labor through perhaps double that
length oftime, allowing every trifing circum-
stance around him, and many trivial thoughts
to draw his mind from that which should
have had its whole attention The result
is, the former, who carries out the psyche
logical truth, that the mind can exercise
its full force on only one object at time,
accomplishes far more than the latter, and
IL much less time. The greatest victory a
scholar can gain at the commencement of
his labors, and the one which will be Of
most benefit to him is, to get that command
Of his mind which will enable him to con-
ceutrate all its powers on whatever ne wish
es, and there keep them as long as he de-
sires. The great contrast in readiness of
scholars at recitation is owing more to their
different habits of study than to the diver
sity Of natura! talent But, says one, get
the pupils thoroughly interested in their
studies, and they will need but little urging
and advice to make suitable preparation for
recitation. True, but to accomplish this
in all cases is an impQssibility and from
the fact that we so ce1y Frequently fail in
this, we naturally resort to other resources.
The great mistake then made by so many
is, the laying OF TOO much stress on the
honor of brilliant recitation, thus strength
ening the erroneous idea so prevalent
among pupils, that they study to recite. A
practical knowledge of the best rules for
study is one of the greatest aids in causing
q pupil to become interested in his laborS.


TRY.
Year: 1861

B8~The narrow limit of the longest life
is every day becoming narrower still. The
story is told of an Italian State prisoner,
who, after some weeks confinement, became
suddenly aware that his apartment I4ad be-
come smaller. He watched, and saw with
horror, that movable iron wall was grad
ually encroaching on the space, and tnat,
as the movement came on, it must soon
crush him to death, and he could calculate
it to day! But in numbering our days
we have not that advantage. John Foster
yet more appropriately resembles our time
to a sealed reservoir, from which issues
daily small quantity of water, and when
the reservoir is exhausted we must perish
of thirst; but we have no means of sound
ing it to ascertain how much it originally
contained, or whether there be enough re-
naming even for tomorrow
Year: 1861

i Clear Conscience. ce.-How bravely a
man can walk the earth, bear the heaviest
burdens, perform the severest duties, and
look all men square in the face, if he only
bears in his breast clear conscience, void
of offence towards God or man. There is
no spring, no spur, no inspiration like this
To feel that we have omitted no task, and
left no obligation untitled, this fills the
heart with satisfaction, aud the soul with
strength
Year: 1861

coercion, retake the forts, recapture the
arsenals, collect the revenue and enforce
the laws, unless there was attached to each
one condition on which the pledge was
to be carried out? But the pledge is only
to do it in order to peaceful solution, apd
for no other cause
Year: 1861

The collection of the revenue therein
must also lead to a collision of arms. Af-
ter we declared our independence of Great
Britain nobody supposed the Colonies
would pay taxes. In fact they refused to
pay before the declaration ofindependence.
He repeated that if the Presidents policy
would be carried out there must inevitably
be war.
Year: 1861

SANDS SARSAPARILLA.-Th popu-
larity acqui ed by this truly invaluable medicine is
as extended as it is richly merited If the tens Of
Thousands Of scrofulous ulcers which have been cca
tried and permanently healed by this extraordinary
antiseptic had each tongue, chorus of testimony
would attest its efficacy not only in scrofula and all
external manifestations Of disease but in dyspepsia
bilious complaints general debility and the various
internal disorders in which il affords speedy and last.
ng relief
Year: 1861

Expect OF THE WAR UPON EASTERN PA
PBRs.-The New York Tribune and Times
have been reduced in size, owing to the falling
off in advertising. The New York Courier and
Enquirer has been merged into the World, hav-
ing been sold to the latter it is understood, for
100000. The Journal of Commerce, has
been reduced in size to the extent of four col
amns. All the leading papers in the country
have been reduced in size; but they publish as
much news as they did before, the contraction
being confined to the space vacated by sdverti-
sers
Year: 1861

Oho!-The New York Times says:


AS things now stand. the South has
enough to warrant its assumption Of
superi6rity.This is one sufficient rea-
son, if there were no other, why We
cannot accent peace if it were now
offered. IF the seeding State were
to return to the Union to morrow we
could not receive them without accep-
ting a posision of inferiority which
would utterly destroy the value of the
Union fofus forever.


Well; if that is all you have to
stand upon, you had better, like Cap
tain Scott's coon, "come down."
Year: 1861

r 1t should be borne in mind that the
Daily Ne,os contains the latest intelligence
received at this point. The paper does not
go to press until after the arrival of the mail
1t is delivered by Carrier for so per year or
$4 for six months..&a
Year: 1861

BEAR RIVER Workmen are
busily employed in re-constructing Englsh's
Bridge over Bear River on the Auburn and Ne
vada road. The bridge viii be ready for the
inconvenience to teamsters, and until repaired
no teaming can be done between Placer and
Nevada counties by the way ofAuburn. John
sons Bridge which it was reported had been
carried away, is still standing. The only dam
age It received was in one Of the abutments,
which was partially destroyed. The Bridge
however, will either have to be moved to the
river or the, river to the bridge, as we under
stand there is an intervening space of some
half a mile of good road between the two points


-[G. ". NATIONAL .sF
Year: 1861

CosT or TAKING BEAUFoRT.--It Is estma-
ted that about three thousand five hundred
shot and she'll were fired at Forts Walker
and Beauregard, in the late bombardment
at Port Royal. The average cost of each
shot is set down at eight dollars, making
the total cost of the capture of Port ROya
harbor S28. 900.
Year: 1861

FOUND DEAD.-An inquest was held, one
day last week, on the body Of man found a
short distance above Kent's ranch, not far from
Oroville. The body had the appearance Of hav-
ing remained several days in the water, and
was destitute of clothing save a pair Of socks
and boots, the former being marked a."
Year: 1861

10 referring to the issue of letters Of
marque by the JEFF, Davis Government, the
Mobile Advertiser says:


"We have no vast shipping interests to
be imperied. We have no empire Of tho
sea 10 defend. We are not vulnerable on
the ocean, but Lincoln's people are-most
vulnerable. The sails of their shipping
whiten every sea, and the navigation iuter-
ests of that country involve an Importance
to its citizens second only to the importance
of the cotton interest with US The destruc,
ton OF that would be TO the considerable
section Of country which thrves by it, as
the destruction Of the entire cotton interest
would be to this To destroy that interest
would imp0verish almost as many in the
Eastern and Northern States, us the an
Inhalation Of the negroes and cotton plant
ations would In the South. These cannot
be attacked, but the shipping can. There
is no sea on which the ships of New England
and New York do not cluster thckly, each
one rich prize for the daring privateer.
Let the note of war be sounded, aud SOON
hundreds of craft, bearing letters Of marqnc
from the Confederacy, would be securing
the ocean TO prey upon the defenceless
commerce of Lincoln's peaple. The enc
my could not retaliate in kind. We have
no shipping, so 10 speak, to capture. If
Lincoln makes war on US, he will have
work enough for his little navy, without at
tempting to blockade our ports. lie will
need 1t all to guard merely the gates of his
own ports. and drive off the feet Of priva-
teers which will hover around TO pounce on
every vessel which shows ITSELF outward or
inward bound"


In answer to this the New York Times
says:


"The letters Of marque and reprisal Is
war upon private property, and stands In
marked and dsgraeeful contrast with that
clause of the Presidents proclamation in
which he declares that The rights Of private
property sball be respected The next
step Of the Confederates In rebellion will
be 10 confscate oil debts from Southern
men to Northern creditors. IL is strange
that they do not see how easily and how
terribly this game may be retOrted The
action OF Davis will, If persisted In, justify
the iDroads Of scores of John Brown crusa-
ders into the Southern States, for the ex-
press purpose of setting free the Southern
slaves, and arming them against the South
ern rebels The property of the South is
much more open to assault than even the
commerce Of the Northern States. No let
ters Of marque and reprisal will be needed
TO make the war effective. We trust. how
ever, that the Government will not find 1t
necessary to retaliate by so fearful a pro-
cess"


The Times adds that thousands of Yam
kee Captains stand ready, as soon as these
priVateers make their appearance, TO swarm
upon the coast and sweep them from the
sea.
Year: 1861

AFRRkY WITH CHINESE.--On the Calave-
ras, q short distance below Greasertown, is
the head quarters of the ChiDese mining
population of this county. Some hundred
and fifty or two hundred Of them are bud-
died together there in the space Of a mile
or less, in claims on bars and in the led Of
the river. A few white men are also at
work 10 the same locality-perhapsa as many
as twenty-five in all-baving been long in
possession of claims, aud having what is
known among miners as the "first right TO
water and dam privileges. These, immedi-
ately after the subsidence of the late high
water, reconstructed dam in the river,
which was necessary to the proper working
of their claim. A few days ago company
of Chinese cut race through this dam to
the serious injury Of the owners rights.
This was explained to them and they were
asked to desist But they did not and on
Thursday morning seven or eight OF the
white miners went to the place aud COM
menced filing up the race. They had not
worked long until they were beset by a
hundred or more Of the Chinese with rocks
aud sbOvels and sticks. The whites had a
rough time of 1t for while, fought so lust
lily that they ultimately drove the Chinese
from the ground, with considerable num-
Der Of wounded, aud one so badly used up
that 1t is doubtful If he recover. The Chi
nese had the whites arrested for assault and
battery.-[San Andreas Independent.
Year: 1861

The House took up the Volunteer bill.
Mr.. Howard, of Mich, resumed his remarks
in favor of it, which, he argued, merely gave .
construction to the laws already in existence
1t was the duty of Congress to put into tho
| hands of the President the means of performing
his duty and to point out the mode in which he
should doit; they could not be released from this
obligation. He repeated that the President
| should have the power to execute the Constitu-
ton in all its parts, The highest duty Of a
Government, which dates far anterior to all con-
stitutions is to preserve its existence.


| Mr.. Pryor said it was the purpose of the dom
inent party plainly manifested and openly
avewed to drive through the bill by the pressure
of an irrepressible rule As this was a foregone
conclusion, he hoped it would pass at once to the
end, that the people Of Virginia and the South
may be aroused to the peris which menace their
destruction He deiantly challenged them to
assume the attitude Of hostility corresponding
to their bloody designs. He knew the Republi-
can party are resolved never to recognize the
independence of the seeded States nor to sur.
render the control over the captured forts. In
short, they are resolved to permit the South no
other alternative but, submission or subjugation.
I Mr.. Curtis said that Mr. Pryor had indulged
in a sham of defamation and denunciation simi.
lsr to that Of his colleage Mr.. Bocock. The Re.
pubiicans were accused of meditating coercion
when everything they had done or said had
brought such bearing. The gentleman ex.
Ipressed the hope that the bill would speedily
pass for the purpose Of arousing Virginia and
the South. He did not thus speak to reason to
the bill or to Congress- but to the Convention
Of Virginia and to the assembling Of the South


who are taking action against his own mother
country. The gentleman's own statement, tina


a confederany exists within the United States
should induce US to draw around ourselves al


the means Of power and protection we can com


mand. If we are q nation we ought to show it


What are the pillows Of governinent! Good
ness, wisdom and power. There can be no gov
ernment without power and no power withou


sanction, the omission Of which would be mer
advice. The bill now pending was for means o
defense and for the sake Of peace. He conten
ded that there was nothing unconstitutional il
1.-THE bill, which only extended the provisions q


existing laws. ,sHa1sais e faii9Es
Year: 1861

Resolution fixing the day for election Of
Territorial officers.


Resolution relative to joint committee on
Enrolled bills.


Resolution relative to rules and orders.


Resolution relative to pay of an Enroll
ing and Engrossing clerk


Resolution relative to the inspection of
the accounts of the Territorial Treasurer
and Auditor.