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Year: 1865

PAUL JONES was the first man that
ever hoisted the Stars and Stripes on a
ship of war When the revolutionary
war broke out he was living in Philadel-
phia in extreme poverty. Indeed, he
was almost penniless, and had scarcely a
friend in the colonies. He was born on
the southern coast of Scotland, where he
lived until he was twelve years old, and
then having passion for the sea, he
served regular apprenticeship of seven
years on board ship trading to Ameri-
ca. He learned his business thoroughly,
as great men always do. There never
lived better sailor than Paul Jones, and
he knew the British coast as Familiarity
as a neWsboy knows Nassau. After fol-
lowing the sea till he was twenty-five
years old, he settled a merchant in the
West Indies, where he acquired little
property, and had good prospects of ma
king a fortune. But in Iva, when he
was obliged, for some reason he would
never tell, to suddenly leave the island of
Tobago, and he sailed for Philadelphia
with just fifty pounds in his pocket; and
that was all the money he ever received
from his property in TObago. There is
said to be woman at the bottom of ev-
cry mischief. This, as our readers well
know, is a slander on the fair sex. But
the intimate friends of Paul Jones always
supposed that it was some affair of love
that caused him to abandon his home and
property in the West Indies. He was
always noted for his chivalrio and re-
spectful devotion to the ladies.


In Philadelphia he lived year and
eight months on his fifty pounds, since
commerce was nearly suspended by the
refusal Of the coIonists to consume Brit
ish manufactures, and he could get no
Year: 1865

DEsPIsE not thy mother when she is old
Age may waste and wear a mothers beauty,
strength, limbs, senses, and estate; but her
relation as mother is as the son when he goes
forth in his might, for it is always in the mer-
idian, and knoweth not evening. The person
may be gray-headed, but her moiherly rela-
ton is ever in its flourish. 1t may be au-
tumn, yea winter, with woman, but with
mother tt is always spring. Alas how little
do we appreciate a mothers tenderness while
ivingl How needless are we in youth fall
her anxieties and kindness! But when she
is dead and gone-when the cares and cold
ness OF the world come whitening to our
hearts-when we experience how hard it is
to find true sympathy-how few love US for
ourselves-Fow few will befriend US in mis-
fortunel Then it is that We think Of the
mother we have lost
Year: 1865

TIE priests and military have retired. and
I am sitting in chair facing the gigantic
clocl-from the bottom to the top not less
than one hundred feet, and about thirty feet
wide and fifteen feet deep. Around me are
many strangers waiting to zee the working
of this clock as il strikes the hour Of noon
Every eye is upon the clock. It wants FIVE
minutes to twelve. The clock has struck,
and the people are gone, except few whom
the sexton or head man, with a wand or
sword is conducting round the building.


The clock is struck in this way: The dial
| is some twenty feet from the floor and on
each side of which is chernb or little boy
with a mallet, and over the dial is small
bell; the cherub on the left strikes the first
quarter, that on the right the second quar-
ter. Some fifty feet above the dial in alarge
niche is huge figure of Time, bell in his
left, a sythe in his righthand. In front stands
figure of a young man with a mallet, who
strikes the third quarter, on the bell in the
hand of Time, and then turns and glides,
with slow step round behind Time then
comes out an old man with mallet and
places himself in front.


As the hour of twelve comes, the old man
raising his mallet and deliberately strikes
twelve times on the bell, that echoes through
the building, and is heard all around the re-
gion of the church. The old man glides be-
hind Father Time, and the young man comes
round again. Soon as the old man has struck
twelve and disappeared another set of ma
chinery is put in motion, some twenty feet
higher still. 1t is thus: There is a high
cross with an image of Christ on it. The in
slant twelve is struck, one Of the apostles
walk out from behind, comes in front, turns
facing the cross, bows and walks off around
to his place.


As he does so, another comes out in front,
turns, bows, and passes in. So twelve apOs-
ties, fgnres as large as life, walk round, bow
and pass on. AS the last appears, an enor-
nous cock perched on the pinnacle of the
clock, slowly flaps his wings puts forth his
neck, and crows three times, so loud as to be
heard outside of the church to some distance,
and so natural as to be mistaken for a real
cocS. Then all is silent as death. No won
der this clock is the admiration of Europe
1t was made in 1871, and has performed
these mechanical wonders ever since, except
about fifty years, when it stood for repair.
Year: 1865

AND God made man in His own image
But the creature defled the image, and forgot
his Creator. His sins became many and as
scarlet, and the Creator punished the creature
by bodily infrmities, which he is only releas-
ed from BY death.
Year: 1865

Health is most Important aud the afflicted .ho.iJ
not use an advertised medicine or any remedy snless


It's contents or ingredients are know 10 others besides
the manufacturer. or until they are satisfied Of The
qualifications Of the party so offering
Year: 1865

ious rhymes! And is there not Divine


consolation given to those lone hearts she


has lett on earth, when they remember


that il WAS said by the meek and lowly
Jesus: "Suffer little children to come unto


me, and forbid them not; for Of such is
the Kingdom Of Godf" Yes: Lulu is now
in the Kingdom Of God. and the fragrance
her FIRST presence shed on earth, and the
deep, pure love she united in two beings,
will ever bear them up with hopes and
aspirations far above all worldly c"nsidera.
tons. And when her little form is com.
mitted to the cold, damp sod. and little
grass hillock rises above it, let that be
shrine whereat at least two fond hearts may
repair to keep green their angels memory,
and in the solemn contemplation, bring
them nearer the celestial gates Of that
bright, eternal home, where now dwells in
blissful peace the fair LITTLE LULU.
Year: 1865

say it is employment that makes
people happy: This great truth ought
never to DO forgotten it ought to be
placed upon the title page of every
book on political economy intended
for America, and such countries as
America. 1t ought to head the col.
umns of every farmers magazine and
mechanics magazine. 1t should be
proclaimed everywhere notwithstan-
ding that we hear of the usefulness,
and | admit the usefulness of cheap
food Notwithstanding that the great
should be proclaimed everywhere,
should be made into proyerb, if it
could, TINT where there is work for
the hands of men there will be work
for the teeth. Where there is employ
ment there will be bread aud in o
country like our own, above oil others,
will this truth hold good in coun-
try like ours where, with a great deal
ofspirit and activity among the masses
if they can find employment, there is
great willingness for labor. If they
can find fair compensation for. their
labor, they will have good houses,
good clothing, good food, and the
means of educating their children from
their labor; that labor will be cheer
full, and they will bc q happy and
contented pcople.-DdRiet Webster.
Year: 1865

The Dayton (0hio) Journal has the
following warning in its issue of Dec. 2:
Wednesday evening lady who re.
sides in Oregan lighted Ooal.oii lamp
in her bedroom and after putting her
little girl to bed turned down the wick
SO as to give only feeble lighL in the
room, and and then went into another
room, to finish some work she had
bcen engaged on. Returning to the
bedroom in about an holr, she found
tho bed room filled with smoke; the
lamp was on the floor, with the glass
part in hundred pieces and the car
pet was burned in q circle Of several
feet, near where the fragments of the
lamp were strown and dress which
was hanging on a chair near by, had
been partially burned and the fire had
fortunately gone out. When found the
little girl was nearly strangled with
tho fumes in tho room. The wick,
when turned had heated the oil, and
the fire was communicated with tho
gas generated in the lamp causing an
explosion. We hope that this viii be
a warning to parents. 1t is very dan.
gerous TO turn down the wick Of a COAL
oil lamp after it has been some time
ignited and it is fully as dangerous or
more SO to carry a lamp after the wick
tube and other connections. have been
heated. We hear every day of dread.
tul accidents and loss Of life by care.
lessness with lamps. 49,,
Year: 1865

and bore below dark discolor alton, the
only trace Oflife depsrted. His mouth was
firmly and P lessantly shut. Mortality was
q perfect counterpart of his life. It is prob
able that his body will mako a circuit of
the Northern cities in as excellent a pre-
serVation as it now exists.


There is statement afoat that owing to
the wound in his head the embalment is
imperfect, and the route must be shorten
ed. Immense crowds visited the east room
during the day. The Herald's specialssys:
Year: 1865

Handel was extremely passionate, and Of
such remarkable irritability of nerve that he
could never endure to hear the tuning of in
struments, which process, therefore, was al
ways completed before he arrived in the or.
chestfa.


A musical wag, who knew how to extract
mirth from his irracibility of temper, stole to
an orchestra, on night when the Prince Of
Wales was to be present at the performance
of new oratorio, and untuned all the instru.
ments--sorle half note and others whole
note lower than the organ. As soon as the
Prince arrived, Handel gave the signal, be.
ginning con spirito, but such was the horri-
Bile discord that the enraged musician started
up from his seat and overturning a double
bass who stood in his way, he seized kettle.
drum which he threw with such violence at
the leader of the band, that he lost his full
bottomed wig by the effort Without waiting
to replace it, he advanced bareheaded to the
front of the orchestra, breathing vengeance,
but so much choked with passion that utter.
ance was denied him. In this ridiculous at
titude he stood staring and stamping for some
minutes, amidst commissions of laughter; nor
could he be prevailed on to take his seat till
the Prince went personally to appease his
wrath, which he with great difficulty accom-.
plished.
Year: 1865

One of the sweetest recolections Of my
girhood is a beautiful reply my mother once
made me when my heart was swelling with
childish grief


had Just returned from the house of a
wealthy neighbor, who had kindly given me
the use OF their piano for few hours every day.
to crafty my extreme love for music. Our
own cottage looked so plain to contrast with
the one had just left, and no piano within its
walls, | laid my head on the table and gave
vent to my overfowing heart | felt grlved
and perhaps a little angry, that we were una
bic to afford the one thing desired above all
others-a piano-and expressed my feelings
to my mother.


Never shall forget the sweet, gentle tone,
as she simply repied Never mind, daughter,
| if you can not have piano on earth you may
have IA harp in Heaven
Instantly the whole current Of my feelings
was changed Earthly things dwindled into
insignicance, and the harp in Heaven,
with its golden strings became the object OF
my desire. / felt reproSed for my repinings
against the Providence that had placed me in
an humble home, and from that moment the
enioyments of Heaven seemed far to outweigh
all the pleasures OF earth That beautiful re-
ply has followed me all my life, has gone be-
fore me like bright guiding star-litting my
thoughts above this transient life, and opening
to my spirits vision the glorious scenes of that
"land Of life and light | have piano on
earth" now, but its charm is gone. Its mus
ic no longer gladdens my heart as it once did,
for the ears that loved best to listen to its sweet
tones are now enraptured with the grand har-
monies of Heaven. The dear fingers that SO
often touched its keys now sweep the golden
harp strings O. that harp in Heaven! =
How my soul longs for one breath of its rich
melody 49,. .-..-.... ,-...
AS look upon the dear baby fingers in the
cradle near me, think it matters little wheth-
er my child be poor or rich-whether her path
be strewn with thorns or howers-if she may
only have q "harp in Heaven"
Year: 1865

and the surface is underlaid with rich and ex
tensive deposits Of iron ore. Copper is said
to have also been recently discovered there
The coal region lies further vest the oil sec.
ton is believed to be confined to belt lying
within about twenty miles of the Ohio river
Inthe neighborhood of Charleston, salt springs
have long been worked; Oil is believed to ex-
ist there, aud an extensive bed of camel coal
has lately been discovered. West Virginia,
with its glorious scenery, its salubrious atmos-
phere, and its loyal stalwart people, is about to
take her place in the front rank of States.
Year: 1865

The FsuIr CRoP OF PLACER.-The grape
crop of Placer county this year will exceed
that of any former season. We hear favor
able accounts from grape growers, who say
their vines, as general thing, were never so
full of fruit. This is encouraging. and will
cause a decided increase in the wine manu-
facture of the county-which has grown to
be no nconsiderable item of our domestic
industry


In other fruits the county will not be able
to make so good showing. Peaches are
failure compared with previous years, ALI
though the few left by the frost, promise to
be of remarkable size. Aprcots, pums.
pears and ounces will also be short crops
OfappIes there will be fair CROP although
many Of the early varieties were nippel by
the frost. The trees do not show The abun-
dance of former seasons, but as general
thing we think there is sufficient showing
of the fruit to make sure Of a good supply.
as well AS size and flavor.
Year: 1865

CLIPPER GAP RoAD.-Coeman & Co..
who have built the fine wagon road between
Grass Valley and IIlinoistown, are now build
ing road between Clipper Gap and Apple
gates, by which distance of one and ha
miles will be saved in the present travelled
route to Grass VALLEY and Nevada. Mr.
Thompson, the Superintendent of the work
informs US the road will be completed by
Wednesday next and ready for stage and
team travel
Year: 1865

ST. JOINS DAY The Masonic fraternity
of Sacramento City, celebrated the Ami
versary of this their patron Saint, on Sstur.
day last by the laying of the corner stone Of
their new Masonic Hall, and by an Excursion
to the picnic grounds near Clipper Gap, BY
Railroad. We visited the grounds during
the day and found present about 5000 per
sons, who seemed to be delighted with the
congregation and themselves. Our brief
space will not permit us this week to give an
extended notice of this pleasant "pc.nic."
Year: 1865

Cascarla bark imparts n pleasant odor
TO tobacco. The SCENTS like musk and is
to be preferred to the rank and bitter fumes
of common tobacco. With cascariIa bark
in ii, a pipe may be smoked in any apart.
meut without offence. A piece as big as a
pea is enough to pu: in one pipe-fnII; but
manufacturers grind the bark and mix it
With the tobacco.
Year: 1865

ting most Of the treasure into his possession before
any one came near. He then started aud ran, and
strange as it may seem, eluded his pursuers and
effected his escape.


lie managed to get about fifteen miles from
London the same day. and. fearful himself OF Ioos
ing his vast treasure, he went into wood and bur
ried II at the foot OF tree intending TO let il
main there till all his plans should be perfected for
a voyage to America. file seen digging there
BY farmer, who was watching for game in some
bushes near by, and who. after he had gone, went
there. uncovered the ground, and found himself
overwhelmed with astonis shment.


Only the diamonds Fad been buried here by the
robber, and believing these to have been stolen
and that he had as much right to them AZ the
thief, tho farmer took them home with him, pom
dering all the way what he should do with them,
whether to keep them secretcd for the present, or
60 before a magistrate and disclose the whole
story. Being undecided, he gradually became very
mysterious, and resolved to tell his family nothing
He locked the diamonds in chest in his bedroom
and then loaded his gun with two balls and set il
beside the bed.


That night the farmer became unusually rest
less, and late in the nigh: he dreamed that robbcr
was at his chest taking out the diamonds by hand
fulls. He awoke in state of great nervous ex
eitement, the perspiration streamed from every
pore; and seeing. as be supposed the robber still
at work, at his treasure. he jumped up, seized his
gun, fired. and shot his own wife through the back
She lived only two hours. She had got up to &c,
some medicine for sick child, and was bending
over the till oil his chest, where it was kept when
his fatal mistake was made.


lie was apprehended for murder; and when hi,
explanation was given it considered too i'm
probable for belief He pointed out the tree where
he had found the diamonds. A watch was set, and
the second murderer arrested on his return for
them. In time the whole facts came olt. The
farmer was cleared but the murderer was hung
For want OF heirs the treasures went to the crown


Thus ends the sad tale of a beggarly miser's
fortune which, directly and indirectly, caused the
death of five persons, besides deep sorrow to many
living individuals, and was finally lost, ike drop
of water. in the moneyed ocean Of the British gov
eminent.
Year: 1865

We believe that General Humphreys will be a
decided Improvement on the former Governors of
Mississippi. In his inaugural address he ajmon
Shes the Legislature OF that State that the idea OF
resusctation Of slavery is not to be thought OF;
that the freedom Of the negroes must be conceded,
that they must be gently dealt with. their rights OF
person and property protected, and "the highest de-
gree Of elevation in the scale of civilization OF
which they are capable. morally and intellectually.
must be secured to them by their education and re-
lirous training" All this is sensible and becom-


ing the gravity of solemn State paper; but the
Governor IS practical joker, and could not restrain
his propensity for esting, even on such occasion
Of delivering his inaugural else he could not hare
addressed to a body of Mi.sssippians, such Ian
guage as the following


"The purity and progress Of both races require
that caste must be maintancd and inter -rnarriag &c
between the races forbidden. Miscegcnaton
must be the work and taste Of other climes and
other people,"
Year: 1865

Sooner or later the storm shall beat,
Over my slumbcr from head to feet;
Sooner or later the wind shall rave ,i.r-f-
In the long grass above my grave.
shall not heed thorn where lie,
Nothing their sound shall signify;
Nothing the headstone's fret OF rain,
Nothing TO me the dark DAYS pain.
Sooner or later the sun shall shine
With tender warmth on that mound OF mine;
Sooner or later. IN summer air,
Clover and violet shall blossom there.
I shall not feel in that decp-laid rest
The sheeted light fall over nv breast:
Nor ever note in those hidden hours
The wind blown breath of the tossing flowers.
Sooner or later the stainless SHOWS
Shall add their hush to my mute repose;
Sooner or later sh Ill slant and shift.
And heap my bed with their dazzling drift.
Chill though that frozen pail shall seem,
Its touch no colder can make the dream
That recks not the sweet and sacred dread
Shrouding the city Of the dead.
Sooner or later the bee shall come
And fill the noon with the golden hum;
Sooner or later on half paused wing
The blue birds warblc about me ring
Ring and chirrnp and whistle with glee.
Nothing his music means TO me,
Mono of these beautiful things shall know


How sound!y their lover sleeps below.
Sooner or later, Ear out in then sht.
The stars shall over me wing their fight;
Sooner or later my darkling dews
Catch the white spark in their silent ooze.
Never ray shall part tho gloom
That wraps me round in the kindly tomb
Peace shall be perfect for lip and brow
Sooner or later-Oh, why not nowl
Year: 1865

New York. April I.
Tho Washington Intelligeneer Of yes
terdsy on good sushorisy rays that the
Commissioners of Internal Revenue
will in day or two issue an order author
ixing the taxation Of all tobacco brought
from any Southern port to the North,
there being no officers Of internal reveus
there for the time being
Year: 1865

A Missouri PAPER on NEGRO Sur
rRAoE.-The St Joe { Mo. } Herald has
the following: "Negroes voted in Penn


sylvania up to the adoption Of tha new
constitution in 1888. We have never
learned that their SO voting made them
the social equals of the whites, or that
they carried of in wed'ock the white
Young men and maidens Of those days


However, as copperheads are so appre.
hensive that negroes would become their
equals and marry them if admitted to the
ballot box, we are not sure We can favor
the clothing of them with the privilege.
On the distinct question of allowing in,
tslisept colored people to vote, We do
Year: 1865

PROFITABLE DEALING IN SPURIOUS Cur
RENCY.-One day last week an operator in
counterfeit currency was in this city with
some of the new one hundred dollar Treasury
notes which have puzzled the bankers else.
where. He dealt with a citizen, passed a
note for 800, received goods, cash, and
check for $i5 in exchange. The party gave
his check because he had not the money at
hand. suspecting that the note might be
wrong, he took it to two banks and the tel
lers expressed doubts as to the genuineness,
though neither would say that it was not
good On calling upon third banker he had
no doubt. but remarked that he would give
$40 for the note. The ofer was accepted
and the cash paid, Meanwhile an order was
sent to stop the payment Of the check for
si5, which had not been presented. As the
holder has not yet appeared to demand the
money, 1t may bs inferred that he will not
take the risk, Il
Year: 1865

WITH much gravity and solemnity the
Chicago Democratic Convention declared to
the world that the war for the suppression Of
the rebellion was failure, and the Penn
sylvania Democratic Convention has also pro-
nounced the war a disgrace" And yet the
Democrats, with their usual Inconsistency
and duplicity, select soldiers for their candi-
dates whenever they can induce one to stand
the nomination.
Year: 1865

New YORK, Feb. 3-The Richmond Sen
tinel OF the 3lst, Davis organ, has an
article which holds up the view that III
dependence is the main thing Tor which
they drew the sword and will listen to no
suggestions for its compromise as the
price of peace. The Richmond Enquirer
also has an article on the peace mission,
dcnouncing reunion or reconstruction as
a farce, and claiming liberty and inde-
pendence or no peace.


Let us keep clearly in view that indie
pendence, to maintain which we drew
the sword, and listen to no suggestion
for its compromise as the price OF peace,
Such a peace would indeed be but hol-
low truce and an uneasy armlstlce.-
There can be no permanent peace where
honor is compromised, OF where vital and
and important interests are placed In
peril. 1t would be madness, 1t would be
an unnatural cruelty, after having fought
this battle yearly through, to adjourn it
to begin anew.


In the tide of human events this ter
rible struggle has fallen to our lot. Thus
far we have met it as men. Thus far we
need not fear the verdict of history, and
the judgement of the world. The past
| at least is secure Shall we sacrifice all
our honor through sudden weakness
now? Shall we sell the measure Of our
great fame for any ease which may be
obtained short of a full SUGGEST Shall
we by any womanly shrinking from that
which we have bravely endured for four
years, leave heritage Of blood for our
children for which they shall curse our
memories! Let US stand firmly to ouI
responsibilities.


The article closes with this explana-
ton: I'VE have extended these remarks
to their present length lest the missions
between this capital and Washington
should enfceble us with injurious expec-
tatioDs"