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Year: 1869

LEMONS FOR FEvER-When persons are
feverish and thirsty beyond what is natural,
indicated in some cases by metallic taste in
the mouth especially after drinking water, or
by whitish appearance of the greater part of
the surface of the tongue, one of the best cool
ers, internal and external, is to take a lemon,
cut off the top, sprinkle over it some loaf sugar.
working it downward into the lemon with a
spoon, and then suck it slowly, squeezing the
lemon and adding more sugar as the acidity in
creases from being brought up from a lower
point. Invalids with feverishness may take
two or three lemons day in this manner with
the most mari ked benefit manifested by sense
of GOODNESS, comfort and invigoratiOn. A lem
on or two thus taken at =" tea time" as an
entire substitute for the ordinary supper of
summer, would give many comfortable night S
sleep and an awakening after rest and invigor-
alton with an appetite for breakfast to which
they are strangers who will have their cup of
tea, or supper of relish and cake and
berries, or peaches and cream.-HaUs journal
of HEALTH
Year: 1869

The sulky being sometimes wears depressed,
spiritless, and utterly detected appearance, as
though crushed and heart broken by long con
tiuued oppression; sometimes heavy, dis
pleased, dragging step, and black and lower
ing brow are the chief signs which indicate the
disturbance within, and the form of vengeance
which is to be taken in regard to it. The lat
ter Is the masculine type the former Is, pro-
pery speaking, feminine. 1t is curious, and,
to some, Will appear an unaccountable clrcum-
stance, that in sulkinesS woman is more often
possessed with dumb devil than is a man.
Sulkiness is visible in the nursery, where it
exists, SO to speak, in the form OF bud but
it is merely an outbreak Of lad temper, tor at
that age child has not learned the method of
using it as an instrument with which to punish
his playmates. And the wiseSt way is to leave
it entirely unnoticed, to ''efface the oheRder,
as the French say until there is an obvious
return to a mole amiable disposition. But
boys and girls soon learn to estimate the power
of sulkiness, either by practice or endurance,
and large school is the best check on dispo-
sition of this kind SulkineSs is not tyranny
which can be safely exercised in society at large,


and it is commonly reserved for private OIL


home exhibition. The smaller the circle the


more concentrated its force in family, in a


house, in a room, the power of sulkiness Op


presses, searches and pervadeS every corner O


it. In ve-making sulkinesS is deplorablt


blunder. Smile or strike, or smile and strike


too, if that seems more advisable; but no gooC


ever follows a sul'en enmity, which chills, dis


concerts, and often actually destroys love-
Even that simulated sulkiLess, that toothles


vengeance, which consists in pouting coldness
, is an experiment full of danger, and in tn
, worst possible taste. But if between lovers


is a blunder, in married life it is simply th
greatest madness of which a human being ca
be guilty There they are, man aud woma
= yoked together like goats, and as the country
man justly observed, that been a trouble t
s more than goats" and if either of them is Ell
: dowed with the faculty Of persistent sulkines
r may be made to lead.
Year: 1869

A minister once prayed in the pulpit that
"the Lord would bless the congregation as
sembled, and that portion of it which was on
its way to church, and those who were at home
getting ready, aud that, in his infinite patience,
he would grant the benediction to those who
that" The congregation came in time after
that
Year: 1869

1t is curious to notice how Brigham Young
professions vary on various occasions. 1t has
been generally understood that he defended
polygamy upon the ground of a special revea-
ton from God commanding its establishment !;
aud yet, in his palaver with Judge Trumbull
he said "Polygamy was not originally part
of our system, but was adopted by us as a me-
cessity after we came here" Not word was
said of Divine commandment, but the Judge
was left to infer that the harem was set on foot
because Utah needed population. In saying
this, Young was probably considerably more
sincere than if he treated Judge Trnmbull to
nonsensical discourse couched in some alb
surd parody of scriptural phraseolOgy. We
incompatible arguments in support of his
system "-one for each of the secular days
of the week and two for Sunday.
Year: 1869

A NOVEL INSTANCE OF GENEROsITY.-A
colored man in this city some eighteen years
ago bought his freedom of his master, and,
working hard, early and late, soon was able to
buy his wife, He has been prospering since,
and he now owns the finest livery and hack
at about $5O,0OO. His old master, who, at the
time of the evacuation of Richmond, was worth
half a million, became ruined. The former
slave, being apprised of the misfortunes of his
old master, took him to his own house and gave
him everything he desired. Shortly after this
the old man died. His funeral was large and
expensive one, and he was born to lot in the
cemetery paid for by his old slave, who also
paid for the funeral outlay. Over HIM was
raised handsome monument, paid for with
the colored mans money. The widow of the
deceased slaveowner lives in house presented
by the colored man, who also supplies her with
every comfort. rt.-Richmond Journal.
Year: 1869

Some people appear to go on the princi-
pie that they don't care how they dress
when they are away from home because no.
body knows them; and when home they
don't care how they dress because every
body does know them
Year: 1869

Mediate on what you have heard and
read, till it becomes incorporated with the
whole system of your thoughts and feeling,
and through the influence of the Spirit,
exercises sanctifying energy over your
heart and life. Have special seasons set
apart for this, and let no interruption hinder
its performance; and when once engaged in
it, do not stop till you obtain realizing
view, lively perception of the truths which
you are contemplating. Select for medita-
tion those grander and more glorious parts
of revelation which are calculated to draw
up your affections to high, and holy, and
heavenly themes. Dwell on the Offices of
each person of the Trinity, the peculiar love
manifested to you by each, the love of the
Father in giving his Son as a Precipitation
for your sins; the love of the Son in giving
himself for you to death; and the love Of
the Holy Ghost in taking up his abode in
your heart, to purify it, and make it meet
for the Inheritance of the saints in light.
Mediate much on the history of the Saw
ours redeeming love and mysterious suffer-
ings, from the manger to the cross, with the
reflection at every step-all this love lavished
upon me Mediate on his character; on its
every lovely feature; on his first coming in
humiliation to be scourged, condemned and
cruci6ed for you; and on his second coming
! that glorious manifestation, when he shall


appear, and all his saints shall appear with
him in glory.
Year: 1869

The Western Advocate concludes an artl-
Gle on the certainty of punishment with the
following paragraph:


"Be sure your sin will find you out, is
an admonition ever as fresh and pertinent
as when it fell from the lips Of Moses to
check the misdoing of al erring people. Let
the admonition be stamped upon every
heart Especially let the lesson be learned
and relearned in childhood. Let it be placed
in golden capitals around the walls of every
Sabbath school room. Let the mother i'm
press it upon the child, bending at her knee.
The reason why so many men and women
are committing terrible crimes in our day is
because they were not taught the terrible
nature of sin when they were at the family
hearthstone. The Christian church is do
ing much for the children, teaching them
beautiful songs, telling them many beautiful
stories, giving them many fascinating books;
but is she teaching that greatest of all truths,
the inborn depravity of the human soul?
On the contrary, has not the church become
fascinated with infant innocence and purity?
In the old dispensation, the terribleness Of
sin was the great lesion taught the chill
dren, and lessons were engraved on lintels
and door.posts and human hands and fore
heads, that it perchance might be imprinted
upon the heart. Calvary, more than Sinai,
reveals the terribleness of sin, and the
Church of Christ should teach grander les
sons than the Church of Moses, and the
lessons appropriate for these days are les
sons on sin, to be taught in the family, in
the Sunday school, in the pulpit. Let the
certainty of punishment too, bepealed forth
with all the electric fire of old Sinai. Our
taxes will be less, and our prisons more COM
modious and comfortable for the wards of
the State"
Year: 1869

HALLIDAY CHRIsTIANITY.-A large num-
Der of Christian people have got in the habit
of staying at home half a day on Sunday,
and it seems like great undertaking to
change it. But Christians ought to feel
that in going to church, they are not to suit
every whim and crafty every mood. They
ought not to go to hear this or that preach
er, but to worship God, and to worship him
publicly. Such service has marked effect
on the individual. 1t is one of the most i'm.
portant means of grace, and nothing can take
its place. And even if one felt confident
that he could gain as much good to his own
soul by staying at home part of the Sabbath,
he ought to make personal sacrifice for the
good of others; for other Christians and ir,
religious persons will be influenced by this
example.-American Presbyterian.
Year: 1869

The HEART TEACHING THE HEAD.-Robert
Hall, who at one time rejected the PERSONAL.
ty of the Holy Spirit, says he was led to
new examination of the question by MOTTO
ing that whenever he was most fervent, in
his best seasons of devotion, he found him
self inclined to address the Spirit as per-
son.
Year: 1869

We would tail unfold, and pros
per to unfold it at once. The pc
riod of our story is during the late
war, tie hero a man we'll known to
the citizens of Utica, the scene the
shores of Canada and the waters this
side. We will call our hero Jones,
because this is not his true name,
and as there are three hundred fam
lilies by the same name in the city,
nobody will think we mean him.
We give the words of the chief ae-
tor:


You see I thought if I could get
a few men over from Canada I could
do big business in the way OF
bounties. So 1 went. passed my
self for railroad conductor, and
hired seventeen men in a few days
to come over, with. the understand.
ing that they should enlist as soon
as they reached Utica. I put them
at hotel, footed all the bills, and
fed them high, to keep them con-
tented like. They thought Uncle
Sam was good man to board with
Year: 1869

the door of the sleeping Nancy.
There was no response. The ia
tigue of the previous day made the
tired girl sleep sounder than usual.
So Mrs T. went back to her room,
finished dressing, and then raped
more loudly at Nancy's door and
shook the mob. The girl had evi
IDENTIFY found the strange room un
comfortable, and had gone down to
the parlor for a little walk, taking
the key with her; or what if some
one had forced open the window
and carried her off in the night!


The suspense could not be en-
dured, and so help was summoned
to break open the door. When
this was done, suffocating odor OF
gas was perceived, and the purple
face and frothing mouth of the poor
girl showed all too plainly that she
had been smothered to death by the
poisonous fumes.


The gas was still issuing from the
burner with whistling sound, and
it was the opinion of physician
who was called, that death had re
suited several hours previously.


1t was plain enough that the gir
obeyed the instructions about turn


ing out the light but too literally
She turned the stop and then in or
der to have it square across turned
it back again, letting on full heat


Of gas. The girl jumped into be-
and was soon asleep. She passe'
into the sleep whose bright awaken
ing was in better world, withou
pain or consciousness. God pit,
and sustain the parents and friend
whose hearts will be shocked an
wrung with anguish when the life


less form of the girl shall be born
into their presence this evening"


Syracuse Journal.
Year: 1869

THE Doc WAR.-Mayor Bowen has issued
proclamation requiring that all dogs found
roaming through The streets on and after the
18th Of this month be killed and buried by the
Metropolitan police force. The proclamation
will be found in full IN another column,
Year: 1869

The THEATRE.-The Chapman Sisters,
with the inimitable Bishop and Mr.. Ford's
admirable company, closed their season
here on Saturday night with a splendid
audience, which attested its appreciation OF
those young and interesting artistss by en-
thusiastic applause from beginning to end
The Pet7of the Petticoats !" and Colleen
Bawn" were the pieces produced. or the
latter but little can be said to commend it,
and had it not been in such good hands it
would have been positively boring. So
beautiful play as the "Colleen Bawn -
would require an extraordinary genius to
make ,pagsable burlesque.


The Chapman Sisters 60 from here to
Norfolk, where they will perform for few
nights. We sre sure they will be received
there in q manner deserving their talents.
We have seldom known an engagement to
prove 80 successful as theirs in Richmond.
They have won the admiration and popular
favor Of the city. They leave US with our
best wishes and hearty assurance of warm
welcome should they ever return, as we
hope they may.Tg5 ~ re-
Year: 1869

roi The twenty second annual meeting OF


the Richmond Male Orphan Society will be


held this evening at 8 O'Clock in the Syca-


more church, Eleventh street between Broad


and Marshall. Major Stiles and other
speakers will address the meeting
u We hope the citizens of Richmond will,
by their presence, show their interest in an


institution Of their own fostering, and in
whose success We should all feel q lively
interest. Thespeaking promises TO be very
good. No collection will be taken up.
Year: 1869

PAPER HOUSES. Passing along the street
the other day, the writer curiosity was excited
by seeing small house on the side walk Was
1t model OF some famous man dOmicie, or had
1t been used In political procession, or figured
at County or State Fair? Or was it put
there as sample of how houses should be
built! On examination, the writer found that
the roof, sides and floor were covered with
compacted paper or pastebOard, saturated
with tar and imperviOus to air and water, and
conductor of heat and cold, making it
cool in summer and warm in winter, and pro-
tecting the house against vermin 1t is put on
the studs with Sheathing boards, or on the
sheathing boards before clap p-boarding, or on
the inside of the studs before lathing, or on the
lath, and papercd instead of plastering, like any
wall, on the joints under the floors-to keep
out cold and nOise-and on roofs, under shin
giles or states, or instead of felt for a gravel
roof. And it is SO cheap that house 25 feet
by so, and 90 feet high can be covered with it,
and made air and water tight, and as warm as
brick house, for about twenty-five dollars


The paper can be used before saturation for
the inside of rooms, instead of plaster, and be
papered or whitewashed This material is be
ing very generally used, the Rock River Paper
Company, No. l3 La Sale street, Chicago
manufacturing it in large quantities at their ex
tenSive mills at Beloit, Wis, Marshall, Mich
and, like all other new and useful things now
a-days, it is patented. Samples and full par
ticulars by circular are sent free on application
to the company. We have had paper boat
for scull races and now we are to have papeI
houses We live in day of wonders. .--Chi
cdgO Tribune.
Year: 1869

THE MARRIED LIFE.-The universal expec-
tation of all young people is that their married
lives will be happy ones. Dcuded dreamers !!
They imagine they are different from other
people; and that when they enter the portals of
matrimony hope, peace and prosperity will ev-
er be their attendants. Such ones had better
by far consider themselves the same as others,
but form iron resolutions to do differently from
other married peope-resolution that will
keep them from the dangerous coast on which
so many have been wrecked and ruined. In
this fast age there is too much deceit practiced
by both sexes. Previous to marriage, many
try to appear more intellectual, more amiable
or more accomplished than they really are
Depend on it, love brought into existence by a
moonlight STROLL strengthened by deceit and
fashionable displays, and finally consummatec
through the influence of intriguing friends, will
fade almost as soon as the flowers thatcomposC
the bridal wreath DR. Bsltolrs
Year: 1869

A Japsnese correspondent says the Grecian
bend has been in fashion in Japan for four cer-
turies The spinal curve had its origin in the
custom which Japanese ladies have Of carry
ing their babies on their back, and the pannier
had its origin in the broad silk girdle which is
swathed several times around the waist and
fastened in a large bunch behind.
Year: 1869

Hill mines, in Nevada, on Wednesday. A fire
broke out in the Yellow Jacket mine and i'm
mediatey extended to the Kentuck and Crown
Point Mines 1t is not known how many per
sons were working in them at the time, but
over thirty dead bodies were recovered during
the afternoon and evening Every effort was
made by those outside to extinguish the flames
and to save human life. Virginia City was de-
serted, nearly every resident of that place being
at the scene of disaster.
Year: 1869

GoLD. D.-During the last month, the price of
gold has not been affected by violent huctua-
tions. At the time of the Inauguration of
President Grant and the passage of the bill to
strengthen the public credit, gold fell four to
five per cent. below the figures that had ruled
for many months before Since then the price
has been steady, and has varied but slightly
from l3l
Year: 1869

A western paper, referring to proposition to
have two national capitals, one st Washington
and the other at Salt Lake City, thinks very
little deterioration would be required in the
morals of the new capital to bring them down
to the level of the old
Year: 1869

A gentleman in his eagerness at the table to
answer call for a piece of pie, owing TO the
knife slipping on the bottom of the dish found
his knuckles buried in the crust, when wag
sitting opposite gravely observed:


"Sir, I'll trouble you for bit while you
hand is id -
Year: 1869

During the first battle of Bull Run briga-
der general discovered soldier concealed in a
hole in the ground and ordered him to join his
regiment The man, looking him full in the
face, placed his thumb upon his nose and re-
piled: No you don't old fellow, you want
thiS hole Yourself"
Year: 1869

DIED FROM Excessive DRIEKING-On
Sunday Frenchmen named Adolphe Bos-
toven came to Robert Pritchard' 8 saloon in a
state of intoxication, but insisted on taking
another drink which was reluctantly given
lin. After drinking Prtchard saw that lie
was too drunk to travel out to the cabin
where he lived, and took him in bedroom ad-
joining the saloon and persuaded him to lie
down. Pritchard then went about his buis-
mess, and Bostoven after lying on the bed
awhile got up. went out into the yard
and fell down among the grapevines. Dis
covering him in this position Pritchard OBJ
tanned the assistance of friend for the pur-
pose of assisting him back to bed. but or
taking hold CT him it was discovered that be
was dead


Coroner Lynch was promptly notified o.
the circumstance, jury empannelled, anc
after an investigation, verdict was render
ed TO the effect that deceased had come t.
his death by excessive drinking of alcoholic
liquor Bostoven was native of Breste
France, aged So years. and had been a resi-
dent of Shasta County since so.
Year: 1869




A few days ago we gave ourself holiday,
visiting Whiskytown and French Gulch. re-
turning home the same day. At the former
place we found L. Williams, Aaron Van Vie,
VIM. Kesler, Bob Williamson, Jim Blair,
and other old residents, laying back in the
shade on the hotel poarch taking things easy
and congratula.ing themselves on their good
luck in having had the measles when they
we're youngsters, and on being residents of
Whiskytown where public sentiment was
violently opposed to the performance of any
unnecessary amount of hard labor during
the heated term. The whole crowd seemed
in good spirits except, perhaps, our friend
Williamson who had just been perusing the
Union and bad evidently struck something
feel little unwell-guess it was labed,
"Gar6elde elected Delegate from Washing
ton Territory by 500 majority" We might
have been mistaken, however, and if we have
misrepresenteG or friend he can more than
get even BY voting against Us if we ever run
for Office in the county. Weinquired Of Lew
if he thought of going to White Pine to To-
cate, but be fanked the question beautifully
by telling as tn send him the COURIER for
one year directed to Whiskytown. Blair.
who owns the hotel, appeared as good natured
and contented as usual, and was the only
man preeent who failed to grumble at the
warm weather.


We visited the school taught by Miss j.
Fordham and found the scholars present,
progressing satisfactorily. The prevalence
of the measles in the neighborhood had. how
ever. caused rather slim attendance on the
day of our visit.


At French Gulch we found times compare
lively lively and business generally looking
up. Frank & Co. store, and that of Dr.
Plumb. were well filled with goods and gro
ceries and appeared to have a good run OF
custom. Mosher & Kline, the gentlemanly
lsndlorls. of the Empire Hotel, were busily
engaged in enlarging and fitting up their
establishment, and will have it complete and
in excellent running order by the I'd of July,
when their Independence Ball comes Off
We visited the French Gulch school, taught
for the past nine months by W. W. Stone.
who holds State certificate and is a most
excellent and competent teacher The
School. under his charge has prospered finely,
and his system of discipline is the most per-
feet and admirable we have witnessed in the
county. The people of the Gulch really de.
serve great credit for the zeal and interest
which they have uniformally exhibited in the
welfare and success of their Public School.


After booking the names of several sub
scribers we returned home, well pleased with
our visit. and resolved to repeat it at some
future time.
Year: 1869

An IrEM-We shall always be pleased to
receive calls from our country friends when
visiting town, and hope they will take an
interest in posting US on the local affairs of
their respective neighborhoods. We also ex
tend welcome to all who have business
transactions with the Office or have sugges-
tions to make on matters affecting or relating
to local interests. But individuals who have
no particular business of their own to attend
to. and who generally devote their ample
leisure time canvassing the affairs of their
neighbors, are respectfully informed that our
occupation is of such character as to render
their assistance unnecessary, so far as we
are concerned, and that in consequence of
this fact their room will at all times be more
acceptable than their distinguished company.
A printing Office is a place where silence and
application is necessary, and is not a prop
er retreat for iders and loafers.
Year: 1869

RED WARRIoR.-The Red Warrior COM
pany last week selected lot of quartz from
their shaft sunk on the Red Warrior claim
at South Fork, and shipped it below for the
purpose of having its richness tested. The
quartz looked very rich, free gold and native
silver being visible in almost every piece we
examined.