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Year: 1859

The Germans of Nevada county are ma
king extensive preparations for the celebra-
tiOn of the birthday of the poet Schiller, on
the 10th of next month. The celebration
will take place at Nevada City A gentle
man of Grass Valley has been engaged to
deliver the Grafton in German.
Year: 1859

GRIZZLIES on TIE CARSON RoAD.-The ANA.
dor Ledger thus refers to the inhabitants on
the West Point road to Carson Valley:


George Mex who is now freighting
goods to Genoa. Carson Valley, by way OF
West Point, informs me that there is a dis
tance often or twelve miles where the road
passes through thick chapp"ral country
that bears are numerous and exceedingly
bold. On the last trip Mex enzie had gone
six or eight miles in advance of his teams to
assist man whose cattle had strayed off He
came up to the wagon about dark, and found
the man alone, save the presence of three full
grown grizzlies which were grumbiing and
gnashing their teeth. That night they at
tackled the wagon and tried to get at some
bacon which composed part of the load
Mckenzie and the owner of the wagon re-
uiained up all night and kept them at bay by
using fire brands Whenever they would
approach the hears with fire they would
scnmper off and run up the road, and in Il few
moments return and renew the nttaek. This
was kept up until O'Clock in the morning,
when the varinnts left for parts unknown.
Year: 1859

AS our Yankee women cannot wash
with hard water and do justice to fine
linen, allow me to give simple and easy
way to make it soft on short notice, which
will be of much value to many in dry
time:


While the water is heating, take two
quarts of wheat bran, put 1t into bag
and place it in the boiler of water, and
when hot enough to use, it will be soft.
This is enough for a common washing.


Or you can use soda, few ounces of
which will give whiteness to the fabric,
without the slightest injury, and will not
affect the hands.


Or, in my opinion, bolax probably the
best neutralizer used to soften water 1t
is better than soda or any other alkili yet
known. 1t takes half teacupful 10 ten
or twelve gallons of boiling water, and
will save nearly one-half in soap. An
extra quality of this powder is used for
ladies' cambrics, &c.


Borax being neutral salt, it does not
injure the texture of the llnen its effect is
to soften the hardest water, and is excel
lent to clean heir, and therefore it should
be on every toilet table. Hard water will
not make good tea. Soft water is essen
tial. All water can be made soft by using
a teaspoonful of borax powders to tea
kettle of water in which it should boil
1t will save much in quantity-say one
fifth of tea.
Year: 1859

The wheat crop in the upper end of Howard Co.
looks promising, and farmers are inclined to be
much encOuraged-but the cold weather lately has
been severe on the fruit prospect again. 1t is
thought that the peach buds have been so chilled
that no hope remains of their maturing The apple
blossoms are also injured, but these fruit buds are
not as tender those of the peach in this latitude
yet it is feared the apples will be knotty and un-
thrifty and the crop on the whole Indifferent The
gardens are all chilled out of months growth BY
the late cold snap
Year: 1859

We are indebted to Messrs Oelrichs Lurman for the
following account of the last semi iannual sale Of Coffee
made by the Dutch East India Company


On the 30th Of March the following public sale of Java
Coffee took place in Rotterdam:


Lot No. l. 4,7S2 bags light brown at.......... so
Year: 1859

the mail for America we not yet enabled to
what effect this extraordinary result may have upon the
future currency Of the article Meanwhile the active de
mand which developed itself after the auction proves
cusvey that dealers have full confidence the advance
which has been established
Year: 1859

The proposition to form gas light company at
Elcotts Mills is likely to be accomplished before
next winter. The Enterprise is informed that
large portion of the stock has been taken in this
city. -
Year: 1859

THE NICARAGUAN TREATY.-The National htelli-
gencer learns that contrary to the intimations of
certain correspondents of the Northern press the
Nicaraguan Treaty makes provision for the land
ing of United States troops in Nicaragua with a
view to expel any fibustering expedition that may
have effected descent upon that State, but does
contain a provision allowing Government


to land forces within its territory in order to pro-


tect the persons and property of our citizens when
in danger. The treaty also contains provision
permitting the United States at their pleasure to
send troops and munitions of war across the transit
routes with the reservation that they shall not be
employed against any of the States of Central
America which are in amity with Nicaragua. Unon
these points we learn that the treaty comedies all
that our Government has asked or could desire
We are also pleased to be informed that a good
understanding continues to prevail between our
own and the British Government in respect to the
most feasible mode in which the long standing con,
trovertles that have arisen with regard to Central
america, under the Clayton Bulwer Convention,
| termination.
Year: 1859


The ninth of the following exquisite verses
Gray's "Elegy, Written in q Country Church
ard is better known, from the frequency with
which 1t is quoted, than the others. The whole Il
certainly "a gem OF purest ray serene:
Once this soft turf, this riyulet's sands,
We're trampled by q hurrying crowd,
And fiery hearts and armed hands
ENCOUNTERED in the battle cloud.
All! never shall the land forget


How gushed the life blood of her brave
Gushed, warm with hope and courage yet
Upon the soil they fought to save.
Now all is calm, and fresh, and STILL
Alone the chirp of fitting bird,
And talk of children on the hill,
And bell of wandering kline are heard.
No solemn host goes trailing by
The black -mouthed gun and staggering vain;
Men start not at tho battle-cry-
Oh! be it never heard again
Soon rested those who fought; but thou
Who mngest in the harder strife
For truths which men receive not now,
Thy warfare only ends with life.
A friendeSs warfare! lingering long
Through weary day and weary year;





Hang on thy front, and flank, and rear.
Yet nerve thy spirit to the roof
And blench not at thy chosen lot;
The timid good may stand aloof,
The sage may frown-yet faint thou not.
Nor heed the shaft too surely cast,
The foul and Kissing bolt Of scorn;
For with thy side shall dwell, at last,
The victory OF endurance born.
Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again
The eternal years Of God are hers;
But Error, wounded. writhes in pain,
And dies among his worshippers.
Yea, though thou lie upon the dust,
When they who helped thee flee in fear,
Die full of hope and manly trust,
Like those who fell in battle here!
Another hand thy sword shall WELD,
Another hand the standard wave.
Till from the trumpet's mouth is pealed
The blast Of triumph DER thy grave.
Year: 1859

! hope there will. in 1850. he clean
work made of this vile administration.
so that not one single Lecomptcn Of
flee holder will be left in Washington
as a spared monument. and OF the pco-
pies mercy.


Now, gentlemen, how do our oppo.
nents expect TO meet us? Why with
the cries of res adjVdicoto; Dred Scott
decision and Abolition. etc That il is
our duty to respect the decisions Of the
highest tribunal of the country. The
decisions of the Supreme Court based
upon the constitution and laws Of the
land. and fixing TIE rights OF individ-
uals, we are bound TO obey: but decis-
ions made for partizan purposes and
based upon party and sectional poll
tics, and wholly outside Of the case be-
fore the court. we are not bound to
obey and can never respect


Now. gentlemen. without presuming
to speak for any one except for N.Y.
self, l will give you my platform.
The general government should lie so
administered as to secure equal rights
to all It's citizens and to promote fra
ternal feeling and harmony among al
the members of the coniederacv. These
objects. so desirable. can only be at
tained by a speedy return to the course
Of policy pursued by our fathers in the
purer and better days of the Republic:
a tariff SO adjusted rs 10 raise revenue
sufficient for the wants of the govern.
ment economically administered. AMI
at the same time to afford protection
to the labor. capital. and cnterprize of
our people. We need not quarrel
about protection for the sake OF pro-
lection; for if We raise an amount of
revenue sufficient for Mr. Buchanan's
purposes we shall have protection
enough in all conscience: unceasing
and eternal opposition to the Pentcn-
tisrv politics contained in the O,,end
Manifesto; in other words. an entire
change in the foreign and domestic
policy Of the present weak and wicked
administration at Washington. and
an entire change in the men and meas
ures of the administration of our own
State. Upon this platform all true
patriots may stand; upon this platform
vast majority of the people will
stand


Fellow-ci citizens. have detained you
much longer than | intended owe
you a debt OF gratitude which | must
acknowledge although | feel my ina
bility ever TO discharge it. thank
you again for all your evidences OF
kindness AMI partiality in times past.
and for the future / desire 10 share a
common lot with YOU. When your
shouts of triumph shall he heard after
victorious struggle with the enemies
of good government. my voice Of re
ioicing shall minglc with yours. and If
disaster and defeat await Us, If all our
hopes shall fail. let me step in that
grave which shall cntomb our common
hopes. and the hopes Of our common
humanity.
Year: 1859

ELoouESr ExTRAcr.-"Gentic
of the jury. suppose that one of you
was dead. what would you think If
you were to see one Of your children
walking along the streets Of Clalks-
vile. and see the boys pointing the
finger OF scorn at him. and saving
There goes the child Of the father
that stole ham,
Year: 1859

The extraordinary finale of DR.. Hale's series of
ARCHAEOLOGICAL illustrations, entitled the Calor-
MIA Drama" given on the previous evening, ,transpired
yesterday morning. The manner of these expert.
ments is familiar to most of readers and is briefly
thus The Doctor infames the imagination Of his
subjects with violent passion for the profitable
pastime of digging gold in California, and they
eagerly start with him voyage to that auriterous
region encounterng all sorts of perls the going
out and return trips they rake up bushels of gold,
going halves with the Doctor, per agreement, for
his services in showing them where to pick it upon
the stage, diggings where they stand, but being
numbered with the bulk of their wealth they hand it
over to him to the amount of 100000 each and re-
ceive his checks on the Bank for $4,000 each.


This was done last night, and after suffering them
to remain for while under the pleasant deusion that
the strips torn from programmes were good for $50,
900 each at the Crescent City Bank the arch decevel
removed the charm and suffered them to their griev
Gus disappointment and chagrin, to see the "checks'
as others saw them [Burns.] From two elderly ant
| weknown citizens of the gold digging squad, how
ever the Doctor did not Danish the SPELL but suffered
| them to go home under the happy hallucination 0
sudden and great wealth. and impatient for the bank
ing hours of the next day, that they might touch th
lucre in current shape. Yesterday morning the
were on the watch for the opening of the bank, whe
they gravely walked in and presented the payin
teller with their programme checks for $50 900. Th
teller, having been apprised of what would happel
humored the thing inspected their endorsements an
made the porter hand out on the counter two empt
but sealed specie boxes, which the subjects found to
heavy to lit, fancying that they contained $4,000


in gold, and one of them thereupon returned b


"pe'' to the bank on special deposit but the oth'
one was determined to make sure Of his money, an


ran out after drayman, going couple of squares
secure one, with whom he returned to the bank whe


the officers told them that they had discovered th
DR.. Hale had overdawn his account and as the


was nothing to his credit the check would not be no
ored and the money could not be taken away.


The unfortunate gentleman th.reupon fell into
y furious passion at the Doctors perfdy, and rush
furously cut Of the Bank and round to Concert Ha
Year: 1859

We would not encourage any false


hopes, or say word to lead farmers OF


others to relax the strict economy which


has been impelled, or compelled by the
depressed financial condition of the coun,
try, for the past year. Sill, We think, SO
far as we can observe and study the
"signs of the times" from an advantage
Gus point of observation, there is much to
encourage the hope that more prosper
Gus state of affairs lies but little way
ahead Of US. The use We would now
make of this is, to encourage farmers to a
more extended and thorough cultivation
of various crops, the present Spring. The
season bids fair to be favorable one.
Prices of produce are, in the main, higher
than they have been for some time past,
aud will probably increase still further.
Let every one maks an effort to plant or
SOW an acre or two more than they had
intended, and to till those crops already
planned for, with more care. The extra
produce thus secured may be make.
weight to turn the scale 10 g4y3r Of sulc.o
FTosgaFity.-da1 .iIyi,Gh
Year: 1859




Young man . are you poor, and with
cut the means of "splurging' in life as
you launch upon the tillows? Is your
father poor, and unable to give you an
outlity Be not disheartened on account
of all this. Take earnest hold Of busi-
ness, and never regard yourself in any
other light than that of being destined to
high and noble purpose. Study closely
the bent of your own mind for labor or 4
profession. Whatever you resolve upon,
do it, early; follow it, steadily and IN
tiringly; never look backward to what
you have encountered, but always forward
to what is within your grasp. The world
owes every decent man comfortable liv-
ing, and a respectable position in society
means are abundant to every mans sue
cess aul men have only to adopt will
and action to them.


To repine over want Of money and
properly to start with, and over the want Of
the props of influential relatives, is un-
manly. Let young man strive to create
fortune rather than seek to inherit one.
1t is an ignoble spirit that leads one to
borrowing instead of boqucatlirs means
Go forth into the world, conscious Of God
within you, and his providence over you,
and fight your own way to distinction, and
to comfort. Pity in your inmost soul the
young man who, without any charge, is
unable to support himself, and Is whining
around, and begging the influence Of 9th
ers, to get him into employment, Feel,
under all circumstances, that it is more
noble, more honorable, to cat the crust
you have earned, than to flourish with
coppers inherited. You may proudly con-
front the nobiest among Us, when you are
conscious of being the architect Of your
own fortune. Young man, are .goa poor
Be honest, be virtuous, be industrious
hold up your head, and say by your ac-
tions aud looks, what the poet hath said il
words I:


81 scoru tie man who boasts his birth,


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Year: 1859

rolf "Squatter Soyreign" will get
from Douglas himself over bis own name, a
statement that he-either personally or
by his family-is in nowise interested in
slave property, bat is utterly opposed to
slavery, it may be worth the ink it will
take. Anything less than that will hard
ly make him a good Free Soil candidate,
notwithstanding all the clubbing and So
phistry and concealment of facts piled in
his behalf
Year: 1859

r57The Chronicle has for some years
PAST had much the widest circulation of any
paper in Union county, and the STAR "
CHRONICLE will be found the best vehicle for
the dissemination of Real Estate and other
Advertising in this region.
Year: 1859

HO Ps Misunderstanding to the Chicago
Journal dishonest servant girl, who was in
the habit Of sporting immense hoops, was dis
charged by her employer, who soon, missing
articles, despatched an officer after the girl,
who was arrested; and woman was employed
to search her, with the following result A
bag of buckwheat, q quantity of -four, q small
can of milk, several pounds Of sugar, pack
age Of tea, and jug of molasses actually pinned
to her petticoats, and hanging upon her erino-
line. A further search brought to light large
quantity of cakes concealed in her bosom.
Year: 1859

PAsTE-If you want paste that is a paste,
buy of the druggist, for one dollar, one pound OF
isinglass, dissolve three leaves of it with piece
of alum about the size of crab-apple, in three
pints of water, thickened with wheat -four, and
boiled we'll. This paste will, if well made, be
moro elastic and keep in good condition longer
than any other There is want of judgment dis
played by some persons in making paste. They
will throw in their -four after they have put in
the water. This is entirely wrong. First, put in
your -four, afterwards the water, as you find nee
essary, after stirring. BY this operation you get
the -four well saturated aud have good mixture;
whereas, when the -four is thrown into the kettle
last after stirring can effectually prevent its
being lumpy.
Year: 1859




SHOCKING CASE OF BURIAL BEFORE
DEATH.-The New Orleans Crescent tells O
story about a sexton in that city named
Merit. The Crescent adds:


He sent his men, few days ago, to bury
poor man in grave at the back end of a
certain cemctry. After a short time the
men came back to him, excited, saying that
they would not bury that man, that be
vas sitting up in his coffin, swearing Q
wasn't dend Merit, in high Indignation,
seized spade and went to the grave him
self, where sure enough, he found his Gus.
toner, sitting upand looking quietly around
him. But, determined on his wages at all
hazard, the sick man was buried anyhow
He struggled and resisted as we'll as he
could, but few bates from the spade soon
settled him.
Year: 1859

AFFEorIoNATE.-On of the "Personal
advertisements in the New York Herald, If
the Doth ult, was as follows:


THoDI--I,did not see you on parade yes
terday Suppose you have resigned from
the list regiment What time next month
do YOU depart for New Orleans Your
slippers are finished. Cone up to night
and tell your pet all about it.
Year: 1859

PRESERVING EGGs.-The following recipe is
from a recent work on 'Game Fowls" "Dis-
solve some gum shelac in a sufficient quan,i-
ty of alcohol to make n thin yarnish, give each
egg a coat. and after they have become thor
oughly dry pack them in bran or saw-dust,
with their points downwards in such a man.
ner that they cannot shift about. After you
have kept them as long as You desire, wash the
varnish carefully of, and they will be in the
same state as they were before packing. ready
for either eating or Matching" The author of
this work states that he has been engaged for
thirty years in raising the best of game fowls,
and he has frequently imported eggs from Eu-
rope which he directed to be packed according
to this recipe, and from such eggs he has raised
chickens. This is certainly very simple
mode OF preserving eggs. and very superior to
the common method of laying them down in
milk of lime
Year: 1859

The Mobile papers announce the death of the
Hon John Gayle, Judge of the United States
District Court of Alabama who died at his
residence near Mobile on the 2ist instant lie
was in the 9th year of his age, and his health
had been declining for some time previous to
his death. Judge Gayle was among the most
honored citizens of Alabama, having spent the
greater part of his life in the public service,
andsilied nearly every post of distinction in
the State. He was twice Governor of the
State, and represented the Mobile district one
term in the Congress of the United States.
Year: 1859

A SUBSTITUTE FoE ALCOHOLIC DEINKs.-
Old torers may get Il hint towards relief in
the following passage Of an address by Pro-
fe>scr Miller TO the Scottish clergy:


Every drop of alcohol went to the brain,
hartrned il, and produced determination OF
blood thither. He had read i'll books of travel
that some of the tribes of the North American
Indians We're well aware of this for when
they failed in procuring supply of alcohol,
they Were wont 10 stand for some time on the
CROWN of their heads. This was 4 mere mat
ter of engineering on their part but ii pro-
duced the desired effect and served as a solu-
ton for the loss of their whiskey. Now, he
would take the liberty of suggesting 10 those
fathers and brothers who Were in the habit of
taking tumbler OF tOddy occasionally to as
sist them in inditing sermons. il it would not
be Il much better plan to adopt the idea of the
North American Indians, and stand for quar-
ter of an hour or half an hour on the crown of
their heads before they sat down TO write.
Year: 1859

DEvIsING PROPERTY WHILE ALIyE.-Mrs.
Blandina Dudley the wealthy lady who built
the Dudley Observatory in New York, has
disposed of her property by deed of trust
She gives, in trust, one undivided half of her
MI Niler n r provided he takes the name of her
father Rutger Bleecker. The remainder is
given in trust to him for her namesake and
grand niece, Blandina Dudley Miller. The
interest of five thousand dollars is to be given
to the poor of Albany. She reserves five thou
sand dollars year for her personal and
household expenses. She has adopted this
course " no less as duty than for the lawful
qualification of a rational desire"
Year: 1859

TIL. Pic Mic of the Leigh Street Church Sun
day School, last Tuesday, was one of the most
pleasant affairs of the kind ever witnessed in
Richmond. Besides three or four hundred
scholars, there were an eq ual number of guests
who Joined the excursion, and spent the day
in pleasant manner. The return train did
not reach the city until after O'Clock at night,
thereby causing some little uneasiness, because
il was not generally known at what hour the
excursionists were expected here. All speak
in praise of the attention of Superintendent
Dodamead, and of the untiring exertions Oh the
School to make the occasion q happy oRe
Year: 1859

Heary Freighf-The railroads running into
this city are doing a heavy business in the
freight line. On Tuesday night last train OF
thirty seven cars, heavily loaded came down
the Central road. Among the freight Were
four or five thousand bushels of wheat; and
we learned from one of the agents that at least
down the produce now ready for market be-
tween this city and Gordonsyilie. The DAN
Vile road is also doing heavy freight and
passenger business. which will steadily in
crease for several weeks to come.
Year: 1859

The BltsS are electing new members every


meeting night, and expect TO make a large pa


rade in October next. They have not yet filled
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
their late Captain, but will do SO when they
can find the man for the post.
Year: 1859

Dangerous Plaes.-For several days past off,
Ger Seal has taken the trouble to visit the
neighborhood of Victors old mill and drive
the boys out of the creek, where there is hole
of water more than six feet deep; but unless
he were to stand there all the time, TO the ne
glect of other business, he could not keep them
from bathing. Between the hours OF aud d
O'Clock, last Tuesday evening, he drove from
the sdeep hole" party of boys, but in less
than three hours thereafter, they returned,
and the consequence was. that one of them-a
free negro lad--lost his life.
Year: 1859

Child Poisoned-A child of Mr.. ]. Z. Bry-
ant, aged about three years, was dangerously
poisoned by eating piece OF food prepared to
kill dogs Mr. B. lives on 18th street, nearly
opposite the Wesley Chapel. He owned TWO
vicious dogs, and to get rid of them, some one
threw Il quantity of poisoned food into his
yard by night. The dogs ate enough of the
bait to produce death and the day thereafter.
Mr.. IS little child while at play in the yard,
found n piece of the bread and ate ii. In
short time thereafter the little creature was
thrown into commissions. A physician was
at once sent for, and suspecting the cause OF
the sudden illness, gave the child the proper
antidote and saved its life.