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Year: 1869

The UsURY LAWS OF THE DIsfRICr.-Sen.
ator Vickers, from the Committee on the Dis
trict Of ColumbIs, this morning reported in the
Senate a bill to amend the usury laws Of the
District Of Columbia. II enacts that the legal
rate OF interest in the District shall be six per
cent. per annum, and that If any person or
corporation shall exact, directly or indirectly,
tor loan Of any money. goods or chatteis, to be
paid in money above the value Of six dollars
for the forbearance of one hundred dol
lars for one year, and SO after that
rate for q greater or lesser sum, or
for loncr or shorter time, he shall be
deemed guilty Of usury, the penalty Of which
is a forfeit OF all the excess above the real sum
or value Of the goods and chattels actually lent
and the legal interest on sucn sum or value,
which forfeiture shall inure to to the benefit of
any defendant who shall plead usury and
plead the same. The plaIntif shall be entitled
10 recover the sum OF money or the value OF the
goods and chaitels actually lent with legal in.
rerest from the time the same was SO lent, and
all laws inconsistent with the above are re.
pealed.
Year: 1869

THH ST. THOMAS PURCHASE TRsArY-Gen.
eral Raaslof, the Danish Minister OF War,
who came to this country in January last to
look after the st. Thomas treaty, left here last
evening for New York, and will sail from that
port on Wednesday next for Europe Before
leaving here he informed the President and
members Of the Cabinet OF the views Of his
Government. The questions at issue in ref
eIence to that treaty are now before tie Sen.
ate, though II is not probable that any action
will be taken at this session.
Year: 1869

DOMESTIC INFELICITY.- from Eagle
Creek report that resident of that neigh
borhoed committed shameful outrage this
week by brutally beating bis wife and one of
his children. The woman was beaten so Sc
verely that she could scarcely walk, and in
that condition was put out of the house and
kept out all night. A separation will proba-
bly, be the result, as the injured woman has
taken refuge at neighbours house, and
ayows her intention to never subject herself
to such treatment again.
Year: 1869

avery respectable nose and pleasant mouth,
lie would look well OH horse, and seems to
have the vim and spirit of daring and dash
ing rider. He is still young, has CALAMITY


won his spurs, and merits the fame he has
Year: 1869

A kusH.-The indications are that there
VIII De heavy rush from this State to White
Pine IN the spring. Carter's Real Estate
Circular states that real estate transactions
are seriously interfered with in San Francisco
BY the withdrawal of money for White Pine
investment in the spring.
Year: 1869

GET OUT.-There is one Union paper in
this State simple enough to urge the claims
of John Bidwell for a position in Grants
cabinet. The old fossil could not be elected
Justice of the Peace in his own Township,


and hasn't the ability to make out sum-
mons for witness if he should be appointed
to that position by the Supervisors of Butte.
Year: 1869

HosrILE-A couple of prospectors visited
the head waters of McCloud river few
weeks ago, and obtained very rich prospects
in a number of gulches emptying into that
stream. They then concluded to spend the
winter in mining in that locality, but the
chief Of the McClou1 Indians visited their
camp and told them that no white men would
be allowed to mine on that river, as it would
muddy the water and drive away the fish
from the stream.
Year: 1869

NEvADA-The Legislature of Nevada con


vened at Carson City on Monday. Its session
is limited to sixty days. The election of
United States Senator is the first important
business to be attended to. Steward is sup
posed to have the inside track. and we hope
may be successful, as he is one of the ablest
men ever sent to Washington from this coast
Year: 1869

MURDER.-Last week a man named
Long shot and killed VIM. Tiffany, at Deer
Greek, below Tehama. under the following
circumstances Long and Tiffany had been
engaged in game of cards, and after con-
cluding the game they went outside of the
house and sat down to talk over the result of
the game, about which one of them was dis
satisfied. While conversing On this subject
Long drew his pistol and deliberately shot
his companion through the heart. This is
said to be the third man that Long has kill
ed, and his general reputation is that of a
treacberous and blood-thirsty desperate. The
Sheriff Of Tehama county arrested Long, and
he is now in jail at Red Bluff, awaiting the
action of the Grand Jury. We have heard a
number of wagers offered that the murderer
would be acquitted of the crime, which pro
positions were ventured on the hypothesis that
no criminal ever yet received his just deserts
IN Tehama county.
Year: 1869

Msss Aasy Thensands Gan Tessiay Co l. his


by Unharry Experience!


Young men troubled with omissions In nleep--a
complaint generally the result of a bad habit In
ranted or no charge made. S


Hardly day passes but we are consulted by one OF
more young men with the above disease, some OF
Tnom are as weak and emaciated as though they had
the consumption and by their friends are supposed e
nave 1t. All such cases yield to the proper aud only
correct course of treatment and in short tiroo are
made to rejoice in perfect health.
Year: 1869

HORTICULTURAL AND POM0LoG1CAL so
cInTY.-1'his Society has entered into an
arrangement with the State Agricultural
Society by which the two Societies shall
hold their annual exhibitions this fall to-
ge:hcr, the Horticultural aud Pomological
Society assuming entire control and direc-
ton of those branches Of the joint exhibl-
ton. AS by this arrangement the hortl-
cultural premium list will be offered by the
Horticultural and Pomological Society, our
citizens are requested to show by their libc-
raj subscriptions their appreciation both Of
the object and Of the energetic determlna-
ton Of the executive committees Of both the
Agricultural and Horticultural Societies to
give an exhibition worthy OF the palmlest
DAYS of the Old Dominion.


The canvasgers on the part Of the Horh-
cultural Society will call upon our citizens
in the course Of few days for their mem
bership fees and subscriptions md while
many will doubtless gladly avail themselves
Of the opportunity to become life members,
none, we hope, will fail to subscribe as
annual members, and thus enable the
Society to offer such premium list as Will
insure an attractive and useful exhibition.
We hare often urged the Importance on the
part OF our people of giving their earnest
attention to the fruit and vegetable lntc-
rest, and it is essential to the dissemination
of reliable information that this Society be
heartily sustained.
Year: 1869

LEFT FOR HIS New CHARGE.-ReV. ?. B
Price, late pastor of the Third Presbyte'
rian church, left the city yesterday to take
charge of High Bridge church, in Rock
bridge county, to which he vas recently
called. In addition to the loss sustained
by the congregation here, Mr.. Prices de-
parture will be matter Of general regret
among large circle Of friends. He was
widely known to our citizens, and his gen
tleness of manner, purity of life, and
sterling traits of character, had made him
general fayorite. His new charge may be
congratulated upon their fortune in secur'
ring q pastor in a gentleman SO eminently
fitted to sustain that relation.
Year: 1869

ALMOST A SERIOUS FIRE IN MANCHESTER
About l O'Clock P. NJ. On yesterday tho
dwelling of A. Moore, Eeq., on hull be-
tween Eighth and Ninth streets, vas dis
covered to be on fire 4; and but for the
timely discovery and the prompt assistance
Of the citizens this would have been one Of
the most destructive fires which has &C.
Cured in Manchester fer many years.


As soon as the alarm was given the cttl'
zens turned out en- maSSe to assist in saving
the immense property which seemed m
inevitable prey to the devourlng element
Ladies from every direction rushed to tbs
streets with buckets Of water IN thell
hands, which we're seized by stronger arms
and applied to the burning building until
the fire was finally subdued.


The fire, it is supposed, originated from
a spark from the chimney, which jgnitcd
the shingles, and spread with rapldity over
more than half Of the roof.


We hope the Board CT Trustees for the
town will lose no time in placing the Water
Works in {. proper condition TO be used in
case of fire. This is the second fire that
has occurred in Manchester during the past
week, and upon neither occasion could any
assistance be had from this direction,
having neither water, engine, or hose
Scores of young men arc anxious and will
ing to unite IN forming fire company Il
the authorities Of the town would give them
the proper implements.
Year: 1869

appointment The Weedites declare Fish
is the very man they wanted, while the
Fentonites assert that he was their own
special choice and recommendation.
The truth of it, perhaps. is that Fish is
independent of both the warning fac.
tiOns and intends to hold himself aloot
entirely from their strife.


President Grant and his family on
Sunday occupied the pew set apart for
them in the new Metropolitan Church,
in which he is trustee.
Year: 1869

Is Nor THIS TRUE.-We ask intelli-
gent men in this broad land, whether the
annexed sentences, from political speech,
are not the exact truth.


The Democratic party has declared
everything constitutional that helped the
rebels, and everything unconstitutional
that hurt the Democrats. In the COM
mencement of the war, they said Estates
had right" to secede, that the Southern
Statas were out of the Union. They said
this becuse they wanted to help the rebels.
Now, they say that they had no right to
secede, and that they are in the Union.
They say this because they want the rebels
to help them. During the entire war Dem
ocrat with musket was rebel, and rebel
without a musket was a Democrat The
difference was not in the mau, but in the
musket
Year: 1869

In THE Scar AND YELLOW LEAF
The Democratic party is in the sere and
yellow leaf-alElost minus eyes, minus
teeth, minus everything. Its vitality
is palsled. 1t has not even the dignity Of
st. Vitus' Dance. 1t is a burlesque on
corpse. Just enough of it is left to annoy.
1t is quito--nothing more. Look at
At. In its days of prime it branched with
organizations in every State throughout the
Union; but now its banner is lowered in the
dust In every Southern state. In none of
those State is there political party in the
held having any sympathy or connection in
the least with the so-called Democratic par
ty. Each of the Southern States have
few noisy individuals, who call themselves
Democrats, but not enough in number in
either State to run a ticket There are the
extreme Radical Republicans and the Con-
servatlve Republicans, with tickets in the
field, but no Democratic ticket. In not
one Southern State is there a political or
ganization opposed to the ratification of the
Fifteenth Amendment The Southern
people who fought for Democratic princi-
pies on the battlefield, now spit upon the
Democratic party. What is left oft? Such
men as Pendleton, Seymour and Vail u
dlgham maintain in the Northern States
what is called an organization. What is
1t! Nothing but mere sectional organiza-
tlon-nothing else. The story is soon told.
In three years hence its lamp of life will
be entirely extinguished, and its place sup
piled by party. Then will there be two
great National parties. Not as now one
National party, and faction composed of
what are called Democrats Sacramento
Record
Year: 1869

The VELoCIPEDE FoLLY.-The foolish
velocipede fever appears to have quickly run
its course. In the Eastern cities the velocipt
pede rinks have mostly closed; and at recent
sale of velocipedes, the best vehicles brought
only from FIVE to ten dollars, while a large
number could not be sold at all In this city
about the same results have been experien-
ced. Occasionally poor victim can be seen
working his way through the street with
his bicycle, but the price of velocipedes has
gone down very far below par, and nobody
feels like paying quarter to see the peder
erform.
Year: 1869

No internal adluvaHts being required in any
case, only To regulate the bowels, If eouStipa-
ted, or in Diarrhea or DySentery.


The PILES. while astOnishingly prevalent
In their various forms amongst all classes OF
both sexes, are, at the same time, the most
distressing, frequently dangerous, and hitll-
ertO most difficult of cure.
Persons who suffer any length of time with
the Piles generally try everything they can
learn Of puFpOrting To cure the disease, yet
realize M permanent advantage therefrOm.
They have been told professionally, perhaps,
there was I. no permanent cure for Piles, and
consequently have deSpaired Of amy future
cessation from pain and suffering.


To all such a SPECIFIC is offered for their
relief The
Year: 1869

Our experience seems to prove that no
thoroughbred animal can be so profitable
for farming purposes, rs half or quarter
bloods; or rather n cross Of different
breeds Is better than any fnll-blood.


For instance, In sheep, a cross between
Merinos and Cotswolds will give good
sized mutton and a good superilne quality
Of wool, much better for practical use In
New England than either the full-blooded
Merino or Cotswold.


Again In horses, each different breed
has various good points, but are lacking
In other desirable ones. A good horse for
farmer should possess all the good
points.


So In cattle. Probably II would be i'm
possible to find a single animal Of any par
ticular breed, which would show all the
good points requisite for use on our New
England farms. One Of the best milch
cows the writer ever knew was 4 cross of
Devon with Native. Another superior
one was half Dutch, part Ayrshire and
Native. Most people acquainted with the
different breeds are aware that the Devon
are not great mixers, though the oxen
are handsome and good workers, but not
SO good for beef as the Durhams, while
the Durhams are not noted as great milk
ers. The Dutch are good mixers, but are
not so good for fattenlng, as they do not
take OF flesh so readily rs more COM
pact breed. And no experienced feeder
would think OF taking the Jerseys for
stall-feeding.


People are often disappointed In new or
fancy breeds Of cattle or sheep, for the
reason that such fancy breeds have been
kept In fancy manner, and often their
superiority consists mainly In their hav-
Ing been reared and kept upon the best
the land affords, and they usually tall
away and dwindle to insignidcancc when
treated as native breeds have been. Many
farmers I'm Vermont and New Hampshire
have been sadly disappointed with fancy
Merino sheep which have cost them fancy
prices. In many cases these sheep have
dwindled and died when treated as the
Native sheep are usually.


Having examined different herds OF SUI
perior Durham cattle, owned by noted
breeders In Vermont and Canada, l have
Invariably found upon inquiry that large
quantities fgraln were fed to such stock
the year round; and L am satisfied that In
no instance was the owner repaid for his
outlay by any cash value received; al
though the satisfaction Of seeing the
growth and Improvement of such fine an
imals might repay the man Of wealth for
his care and expense; and occasionally u
slight return Is received by the sale Of an
animal at fancy price,


In some cases, doubtless, the breeders
OF fancy cattle may confer benefit to the
country. but usually the parties purchas-
Ing such cattle for practical use lose by
the operation, for the reason that with
common feed they are sure TO depreclate.
We are aware that IL would well pay most
farmers to take better care Of their stock,
and feed better than they do ut present; !;
but until they conclude to take fancy care
of their animals, they had better not pur-
chase fancy stock OF any kind.-Cor. NJ
Z. Farmer.
Year: 1869

you the cost ofa new wagon, or Mt least
the wheels filed, when the old one will
do the required service II properly cared
fora broken spoke not being replaced
when Il should be, may cost new wheel.
And SO with many other farming utensils,
One can economlse without being niggard.
ly.


What is Il that makes my stock brcechy'
Poor fencing Of course; by not mailing on
n board when by accident one Is knocked
of; by not setting a new post when you
find one has rotted Off; and Is held to Its
place by boards. In fact by general neg
ligence; by not feeding your stock well,
as well as by poor fencing.


II hunger causes his stock to cross your
fence In what you call "poor spot" In
the fencing. for the same reason they will
cross a much better place the next time
they are hungry,i IL the former place should
be fixed"
Year: 1869

May be well applied to the various du-
ties OF the farmer, one whose profits arise
from taking care OF the expenses as well
rs the sales. Young Farmer In the 'west-
ern Rural' thus applies the old adasc:


"a few stitches In your lines when they
begin to rip may save your team from
running away, and the probable breaking
Of wagon or buggy, and the cost inciden-
tal. Almost any farmer can repair his
own harness with but trining cost. A
very good article for this purpose, which
l prefer TO sewing, Is the copper rivct TO
be had at almost all hardware stores.
Use when the sewing first commences to
rip, or before at points most likely to do
SO, such as the llncs-splicc, the lower end
Year: 1869

In the spring Of the year plll-makers
reap rich harvests from the sale Of their
nostrums. A single dealer has informed
us that In single town OF five thousand
people, between the first OF March and the
first of June, he has sold as many as nine
hundred boxes Of pills. or course they
had been pulled well by almanics devoted
to that purpose. The reason why there
Is always such demand for physic In the
spring, Is because when the warm weather
OF March and April comes, people keep
on eating too much food. more than can
be managed by the stomach except dur
Ing the cold winter weather. The result
IS. the stomach is ovcrtaxed, tho liver and
bowels obstructcd, the blood deteriorated,
and the patient for want OF knowledge,
knows no better than TO resort to physic.


The true method always to be observed
In such cases Is, In the approach Of spring,
to eat less food, and that Of milder ma
turc. The brown bread should take the
place OF the white, II white Is used In the
winter. More fruit should be taken.
Avoid stale vegetables. II you have not
good potatoes, eat none, for poor potatoes
are very unwholesome. II you have good
potatoes, bake or boil them, and not fry
or hash; eat with fresh cream instead OF
gravy or butter. Use freely the canned
fruit, or we'll kept apples; at least one
meal each day should consist largely Of
fruit. Avoid fat meat, pastry, cakes, rich
puddings, and live simply and naturally.
Every family should put up for spring
use sufficient good fruit to have Il abun.
dant during March, April and May, and
rs soon as strawberries ripen they should
be used freely. Strawberries for those
who have attacks Of the disorders incident
to spring. are one Of the best remedies
that can be used. wcplty the family that
does not have them In abundance, and
early ones too. Nature seems to have
made them on purpose to meet a demand
of the system In early summer, and we
have known many cases Of individuals
being greatly improved by their free use.
Wilson, the ornithologist, was once order
cd by nm Indian doctor to live on straw
berries In order to cure IN obstinate dys.
entary, and to his surprise he was cured
In less than aweck. The tomato, which
can be canned In almost unlimited Quanti-
ties, so rs to be fresh and good In the
spring as In autumn, should also be used
freely, and not rs an occasional luxury,
but as a regular article Of diet. They arc
especially wholesome at this season OF the
year. These simple rules followed, will
In most cases, prevent much disease and
sufIcring.-Hrad ef HtaiA.
Year: 1869

OK the shore of the Baltic sea, between
Memel and Dautzc, there was discovered some
time since an extensive deposit of amber. The
fishermen of the neighborhood are very actively
employed in extracting the precious substance.
They make use of four steam dredges and a
large number of fatboats for the purpose, and
have three relays of meu constantly at work,
who relieve each other every eight hours. The
amber is found scattered uniformly through the
sand in little nodules at the bottom of the sea
where i. is ten or twelve feet deep, and in con-
nection with more or less Ignite.
Year: 1869

SxAiL Pox-The Douglas City health commit.
tee report the banishment of the small pox from
that place. No one is sick a thorough fumipa.
ton has been made of the infected premises, and
all quarantine restrictions have been removed
We believe there is no more danger to be appre
hended from the small pox.
Year: 1869

MINING AT RED IIrLL.-Lorenz Jacobs, at
Red hill, cleaned up last week, after run of
three weeks, with three men employed, and took
out the snug sum Of S32 For the benefit OF
those who say - the mines are worked out, we
will state that there is plenty of such ground,
not only at Red hill and vicinity, but in other
parts of the county. What is needed is more
water on the mines and men determined to work
chem. The gentlemen before mentioned have
been engaged for long time in opening their
claim and expended s., 900 in so doing
Year: 1869

Our ESTIMATE OF OTHERS. There are
folks who can never look at any one else In
their own walk of lie, without some latent ref
erence to themselves. They instantly institute
eomuarision. And this introduces disturb-
ing element, which makes their estimate OF the
other person OF no value. They are looking on
the other person through spectaccs strongly
tinged with green perhaps with yellow. 1t
you desire to form sound, right estimate OF
any one whose work is the same as yours, or
who may be regarded as q competitor tor the
same kind of stand, you must for the time for
get yourself altogether. But there are people
who have it not IN them to form an impersonal
and upsclfsh estimate of another. They never
think that the other man is six feet high, or
seven, as the case may be; but that he Is 80
toany inches taller or shorter than they are. -
They never think that the man is very clever
man, or a very stupid man; but that he is not so
clever as they are, or stupider than they are.
Such are the human beings who are disconcert-
ed unless they are recognized as cock OF the
walk. In selecting their associates, they do
not want equal companions but, humble atten'
iants
Year: 1869

GIRLS SHOULD LEARN TO KEEP HOUSE. -
No young lady can be too we'll instructed in
anything which will affect the comfort of
fairly Whatever position in society she oc.
cupes, she needs a practical knowledge OF
household duties. She may be placed 10 such
circumstances that it will not be necessary tor
her to perform much dom site labor; but on
this account she needs no less knowledge than
1t she was obliged to preside over tne oSTES f;ont
10 direct others, and requires more experience,
than 10 do the same work with our own hands.


Mothers are frequently so particular that
thew do not like to give up any part OF the
care TO the children. This is great mistake
IN the management, for they are often burden;
ed With labor and need relief Children should
be early taught to make themselves useful; to
assist their parents every way IN their power
and to consider it privilege to do so.
Year: 1869

Reports to the Agricultural Bureau show
that the cotton crop Of the South for this
year is larger than was at first estimated
and is it now believed that the yield will be
near three millions Of bales, most of which ia
of excellent quality.
Year: 1869

The Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Department speaks of the necessity Of a new
Custom House and Post Office at Cincinnati
also of a further appropriation to complete
the one now building at Cairo, ILL.,, and the
Marine Hospital in Chicago.
Year: 1869

Wendell Phillips has broken out in q
terrible scold at Newburypors, and calls on
Congress to assume the government and
educate eight million Southern ounces and
charge 1t to the Southern States. He think ks
tbs war ia not only not closed but has just be.
gan A few people yet insist that he is not
insane