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Year: 1862

TROUBLED WITH HUMoR.-An applicant for
exemption on account of physical disability, in
formed the examining physician that he was
troubled with the heart disease The doctor told
him to run up and down the stairs leading to his
Office once or twice. The applicant did this, when
the physician, after listening to the motion of the
please" "But, DOCTOR" said the man, "let me
run down stairs once more, and then try me-
The doctor assented; the man ran down stairs,
and-forgot to come back.
Year: 1862

PRosAIo TRAyELERs.-Let people travel
not FOR show and reputation, but for enjoy
ment. Let them cease to identify travel
with the French travail. The eye knows
the food that agrees with it as well as the
palate, and forcing on it what it does not
seek produces aesthetic indigestion. If a
man has no eye for art, let him confess it to
himself at least, if he do not spread it
abroad to the world, and let him select the
pursuit that will give him the most enjoy
ment, instead Of wearing out his eyesight,
his patience, and his legs, by rushing
through long stretches Of picture and statue
galleries. If he can only enjoy good field
of beans, and meadow with a prize OK in
it, Why should he render himself miserable
among cataracts and precipicesi A man
of no small celebrity, whose chosen field Of
inquiry and enjoyment was among animals,
when he arrived at Rome, went forthwith
to the pig market, and was not only able 10
see something new and interesting to him
self, but also to impart some fresh unhack-
neyed sketches to the world. I know
man much interested in manufactures. an
able and benevolent man, who has done a
deal toward the civilization and education
of the manufacturing population He
travelled in Switzerland once, carefully
auoiding all the grand scenery, but exam
ining with minute interest the turkey-red
calico works and the mandatory schools


You might have supposed from his talk,
when he returned, that Switzerland was a
fiat uninteresting country, conspicuous
chiefly for its manufactures and its educa-
tional establishments - Black1cood Mag.
Year: 1862

A MAN STOPPING HIS HEART BY HIS OWN WILL.
From an article on the Heart, by Isaac Ashe,
B. A. T. C. D., L. NJ, in The Popular Science
Review, we take the following extract:


This four chambered heart is a muscle and acts
by means of muscular force. What the agent
may be which irritates this muscle and so causes
it to contract, has been a subject of much discus
sion but it is now generally considered that this
agent is oxygen, which is received into the blood
in the lungs, and stimulates the muscular con-
tractility of the heart through the nerves of the
organ ! his muscular action Of the heart is al
most entirely beyond the control of the will, as
indeed are all the vital actions of the body; yet


instances have been related of persons who we're
able to stop the hearts action at will, and in one
case where this experiment was carried too far,
and the individual died by mere act of his own
will On the other hand, the heart will continue
its regular pulsatons for long time after its re-
moval from the body, and Of course the death of
the anima and the lower creature in the scale O
creation, tee longer will this action continues SO
that the heart of a sturgeon will continue to beat
as long as twentyfour hours after its removal from
the creature.
Year: 1862

OLD BUrTER.-A French journal tells this
story; 'In 1914 woman of Cussy, being sur
prised by the Cossacks, concealed crock of fresh
butter which she did not want them to have, in a
field near her house. After the departure of the
foreign visitors she endeavored to find the exact
spot in which the butter was concealed. but did
not succeed, and after awhile the whole matter
was forgotten. Last week some workmen dig
ging the foundations of house came upon the
pot in question, and on opening what they ex-
pected to be treasure, discovered the butter as
white and firm as when buried forty-eight years
before. Since exposure TO the air, it has, howev-
er, acquired an extsemely rank taste.


WHO is the most liberal manP The grocer:
Year: 1862

Next to the war the grape question
comes, in far more general interest just
now IN our neigFiborhood than any other
topic.


II is hard To find garden without It's
vine, and often we find them turned into
regular vineyards. And why should they
not be! When gentleman living near
the city has for two year cleared over S75
per annum on his grapes, raised on patch
of ground fifty feet square, and this year
they promise better than ever before.


What other crop will produce equal re-
suits


The people are awakening on this sub
ject, but like all new avocations, it is but
impertecly understood and must be un
til the experience Of tho pioneers can be-
come generally dliiused amongst the peo-
pie.


Mr.. Robert Buchanan of Cincinnati is
one of the pioneers in the wine grape
business in this country, and We have
clipped from an exchange his mode of
treating the vine during summer:


ROBERT BucHAxAN's MODE.


At your request, will give you brief
account of summer Pruning" in our
vineyards as practlced by myself and 9TH
ers. You are aware that vineyard cul-
ture Of the grape, for wine making, is a
system OF dwartiDg the vine; the object
being to obtain, in the most simple form,
and least cost, wine grape, rich in
saocharine matter. We therefore plant
close (generally three by six, or four by
seven or eight feet apart, and train OH
low trellises, or to a single stake--the lat
ter preferred.


In spring pruning. We leave cane or
branch Of the last years growth. of ten or
fourteen joints, to be bent round in the
form Of bow, and fastened to the stake
with willow tie. This is to bear the
crop, and will usually set from twenty to
thirty lunches, which the rot or other
casualties may reduce to fifteen or twenty,
and that will be enough. A spur of
two joints is also left to bear new wood
for the next years crop, and also few
lunches Of grapes. 1t will thus be seen,
that the whole strength Of the vine being
thrown into few punches, the fruit
must, Of necessity, be rich in sugar, the
great essential III making a good wine,
that will keep and improve by age,


by long pruning, | can produce double
the Quantity Of grapes ON the same vine,
but they will not be wine grapes, nor will
the vine be as lasting. Wide planting
will admit Of longer pruning, and heavier
crop to each vine: because the vine
which is selfish plant--will have more
nourishlnsnt, and light and air.


The irst process in summer pruning, is
to rub off the suckers that spring out
from the stalk, near the ground, It Is
well, however, to leave one to grow, if
the stalk is getting too high, that in two
or three years the old wood may be cut
down to this. The heads Of the stalks
should be kept down to within ono or
Year: 1862

On account Of the heavy ana almost un
bearable Tax levied upon Printers and all
kinds of Printers Material, by the recent
Congress, we are compelled to raise the
Subscription Price of the Pilot to One
Dollar and Fifty Cents per annum, after
this date We regret being obliged to
make this change, as much, if not more,
thar our subscribers; but we cannot help
the necessity which compeIs US. Those
subscribers who are now IN adUance on our
books, will receive the Pilot up to the
time for which they have paid, on tie old
terms, after which they will be obliged to
pay at the rate of One Dollar and Fifty.
Subscribers who are now owing US will be
charged according to the new terms from
this date.


We take this occasion to say that we
must have our pay an adUance, hereafter.
Those are our terms, and nc man mus: feel
offended if we obey our own rules. Peo-
pie are not obliged to take The Pilot if
they do not want it; aud if they acant it,
they should fulfill the terms or which it IS
published. Our expenses for the coming
year will be at least $500 more than for
the past twelve months-hence we must
have adcunce pay to meet the demands OF
the tax>gatherer.


Pilot Office, JalIy "a, 1862.
Year: 1862

TT One Of the essential issues Of the
coming Congressional election will be as
to the Willingness OF the people to be taxed
to provide for compensatory emancipation
Of negroes as proposed by the President
and sanctioned by the Congress which has
inst now happily Adjourned
Year: 1862

The war is working great changes IN
public sentiment As an example we
give the following extract from a private
letter, published by the Norfolk tVa.l
Union, from distinguished Judge who
has always been Democrat:


This is no longer war to restore the
Union as it was. 1t is a war to make the
Union what it never was, but what II
ought to be. would not make war &c
end slavery, but slavery having made the
war, / would put down the rebellion. and
if slavery falls, as fail it must, let it fall
The great bloody monster will die hard
and in his death struggle he will devouI
whole armies of devoted men.


The struggle is far from over yet
slavery is the most cementing power that
eyer existed on this continent. The
firmest bond of union, its enchantment
is of hell and its power beyond belief
1t enehains the poor and rich in every
border State 1t hates liberty, intelh
gence and progress. Its arrogance, ma
Ggnity and cruelty, have no bounds. II
is terrible power, in terrible earnest
1t will fight to the death.


1t will not yield until it is thoroughly
conquered, and conquer it we shall, if we
are not degraded sons of noble sires
Separation is destruction and division o
the North. The country must remain
one, and the South must be conquered
1t will take time, and blood and money
but by far the cheapest mode OF settle
ment is by conquest; any other settle
ment entails endless wars, barharism, ano
eternal degradation"
Year: 1862

The following Is published in the
Richmond Despatch. 1t reveals an aw-
ful state of affairs at Norfork, where Ia
dy actually has to walk her baby on the
pavement morning and afternoon The
aforesaid lady says:


But the crowning act is the emancipa-
ton of the negroes here. Every negro
man, woman or child is as free as you or
|. Much more so, for they are insured
protection. which is denied US, and grant
ed more liberties. If half a dozen gentle
men assemble in the street TO talk, they
are dispersed by the guard, but the ne
groes assemble in scores and hundreds
without molestation. Some few remain
with their masters yet, but will probably
leave soon. The streets are lined with
them. They are trying TO get homes, to
receive their own wages, but | hope none
of our citizens will encourage them.
Several of them have been to me, know
ing that was in want of nurse; but
invariably drive them off, telling them
am determined not to hire a runaway
negro. have been doing all my house
work for some time, and have to walk
my baby on the pavement morning and
afternoon, and am almost broken down,
yet will endure all that, and more too,
before l will hne one of them. My cook
is still with me, but more good for moth
ing than ever, and as surly as she can be,
and | expect nothing less than to rise
some some morning and find that ! shall
have to cook my own breakfast.
Year: 1862

From Holbrook's United States Mail.l


1t has been discovered that the facili-
ties for defrauding the public and the
Government, resulting from the free use
of postage stamps in making change, are
by no means neglected by those who are
wide-awake in such matters. This is done
by removing the stamps on envelopes
which have already been through the
Post Office, and imperfectly cancelled, and
either passing them off in making small
purchases or again placing them upon let
ters to 20 in the mails, with the expecta-
ton that their circulation from hand to
hand will account for their soiled appear
ance. and that the fraud will thus escape
detection.


Persons receiving stamps for change
should therefore inspect them very close
ly, as the last holder win be very apt to lose
their value when put upon letters, in case
doubt arise as TO their having been before
used in the prepayment of postage. Let
ters bearing such doubtful stamps will be
pretty sure to find their wry TO the Dead
Letter Office


A thorough cancellation in the first in
stance, by postmasters. will prove the
most effectual safeguard, both to the pub
lie and the Department.
Year: 1862

There is a gPievous lack of women in
the colony of British Columbia A curl
Gus letter on the subject, written by
Sir Henry Verney, appears in the London
Times. embodying the following extract
of note from a funetionary in high po-
sition in the colony:


oh, il fifty or one hundred women
should arrive from England every month
until the supply equaled the demand,
what blessing it would be to US and to
the colony at large. Women! women.
women are the great want The normal
state is man with help mate for him,
and if something is not soon done. either
by the imperial or the colonial Govern
ment, or by some philanthropist at home,
know not what will become of US, Poor
man goes sadly down hill if he remains
long without the supporting influence Of
women. Get some Miss Faithful to turn
her attention to these promising lads and
supply them with women. 1t is lamenta-
be to see hundreds of fine fellows, with
plenty of means, living on in single mis-
cry, and no one to help them TO get out
Of their trouble" -
Year: 1862

The editor of the Delaware Standard,
who has all his life been Democrat, and
who desires to act with the democratic
Party" writes about the Fourth of July
Convention as follows.


In commingling with the members, in
private, we found them still possessed
with the erroneous idea of charging the
present rebellion upon abolitionism, just
as they did last year at the Convention.
We hoped that the year past would open
their eyes, and enable the masses ofDem-
ocracy to divest themselves of the preju-
dice that had taken hold of them on this
all important point-but we have been
mistaken. for they still cling to it as their
only stock in trade. They seem to have
forgotten the course of the leading tral-
tors toward the Democratic party. by
which step they have been enabled to
bring the nation to the present crisis.


SO long as these things are still within
the recollection of the masses it is useless
to try to palliate the course OF traitors by
charging the war upon abolitionism,
Year: 1862

AT q recent meeting of the Democratic
state Central Committee, the 1lth day of June
next was fixed upon as the time to hold the
next Democratic State Convention, to put Ia
nomination Democratic State Ticket-to be
elected by an overwhelming majority next fall!


This Is early enough--and we would have
preferred later day--the 4th OF July, r even
the LIST OF August, as we believe In short, Wig
orous and spirited campaigns, without any lei.
ting up from the day of the convention to the
day Of the election--but we have no fault 10
find with the action of the committee. and Weld
cheerful acquiescence in. their decision. A
good ticket, and pull altogether, and Aboli-
tionism will, in this State, be buried 80 deep
that there will be no resurrection for it until il
is summoned by the Devil to appear at the gen
eral Judgment. Hancock Courier. -
Year: 1862

Bilious Disorders rs-Ltver Companies


From, DR.. Theodore Bell, Of Ne1O Fork city,


Not only arc your Pills admirably adapted to their pur
pose as aperent but find their beneficial effects upon
tho Liver very marked indeed. They have in my prac
tice proved more eifectual for e cure of bilious
pLdinfs than any remedy can mention. sincerely
rejoice that we have at length purgatiye which is
thy tho confidence of the profession and tho people,
Year: 1862

AMENDMENT TO THE RAILROAD LAw.-On
the fourth page otto days Herald will be found
the amendment to the Railroad Law. 1t is
the latter part Of Section 23d commencing
at the word provided, in the tenth line, re-
quiring the proceeds Of the Placer County
Bonds to be issued, to be applied only on the
last division of the road towards Auburn
and Ilnoistown. 1t is all proper enough
and will no doubt prove satisfactory to the
people of Placer county, knowing as we all
do, that when the railroad reaches the town of
Auburn, the people Of the State have forty
odd miles of track reaching towards the
summit of the Sierra Nevadas, and which
inevitably must be part Of the Great Pacf-
ic Railroad, which in few years must span
the continent.
Year: 1862

The EFFECT OF RAILRoAD.-Captain Brstow,
Assessor of Township No. 10, informs US that he
assessed this season the property of teamsters,
horses and wagons, who drive from Lincoln to
different parts of the mines This is all new pro-
pery, or rather property which has not heretofore
been assessed in Placer county. The Captain also
informs us that the amount of taxable property
OF bis Township will increase this year. over last.
100000. Such is the effect of railroad in q
few months operation. and the citizens of our
county can judge what benefit railroad will have
when built from Folsom to the town OF Auburn
Year: 1862

The CALICO PARTY.-The Calico party
given by the ladies Of Auburn on Thursday
evening last WAS great success. The large
dining room of the Empire Hotel was
crowded to such an extent that there was
little spare room for several hours. Dan.
cling however finally commenced and WAS
kept up to late hour in the morning. The
receipts of the party will be Appropriated to.
wards repairing the School House,
Year: 1862

LAST OF THE IRoN.-The last shipment
of iron, for the completion of the first divi-
sion of the Auburn Railroad arrived at San
Francisco on Wednesday last, by the clip
per ship Andrew jackson. She made the
trip from New York to San Francisco, in
the short time Of lls days. The railroad
Company have now fourteen miles Of iron
in the country, and the work, on the first
section, is being rapidly pushed forward
towards completion. Mr.. Myers, the con-,
tractor is now grading the road within one
mile and quarter of the Franklin House.
He expects to finish bis entire contract Of
grading in July.
Year: 1862

as the rate Of six and seven per cent now being
paid by the Treasury upon its issued bonds.


And, again, these bonds, being money, bearing
interest," viii soon take the place ofas well absorb
the irredeemable demand note, because these
bonds viii possess all the characteristics OF money
and bear interest.


compelled to ask another loan; for as these bonds
will be q legal tender the Treasury may use them
as other money in payment TO public creditors.
Thus will the national credit be protected against
dishonor, TO which it is now exposed by the plan
of demand notes and call or short loans.


1t is probable that these bonds may be absorbed
in the business of the country without materially
affecting values, to the extent OF more than one
thousand millions within six months; and, by allow
ing short time to bring about proper apprecia-
tion of the value OF this new money, bearing inte-
rest, and gradually placing the bonds into the
hands OF the public, IL IL not unnKely that Two
thousand millions may be proiitably taken IN our
country.


By issuing these bonds, that will take the place of
the irredeemable demand note, the Treasury will
be enabled to resume specie payments within
, ninety days from the time these bonds shall be
offered to the public.


II the public shall require the government to
continue the issue of demand notes Of denoH
nation less than twenty dollars, then provision
should be made to redeem such notes in specie at
the Sub. Treasury.


This plan win keep such issues within proper
limits and will not in any degree affect bank Issues
because those institutions like individuals may use
the bonds and notes OF the government in place Of
specie. II Congress shah adopt this system. and
thus make all its funded PROMISES legal tender it
will be placing the credit of the government where
it should be-above all other credits country.


These propositions bring the obligations OF the
government down To two kinds---one being time
promise, having twenty years to run and bearing
interests the other bearing no interest and payable
on demand in specie, both being legal tender.


This system Of credit will make as simple and
perfect plan of American finance any states
man can desire to zee established.


Two thousand millions of four and half per cent
bonds will require ninety millions of dollars to pay
the annual interest thereon, whereas the present
rates paid on the bonds OF government of SIX and
seven per cent, will demand one hundred and
twenty millions.


Thus to all the other advantages herenbefore
stated is added saving of thirty millions per an
mum Of interest on the debt of two thousand mil
lions.


Your memorialjsts &C. &c,
Year: 1862

CoNCERT OF SACRED MUsIC.-The Societies
" of st. Vincent de Paul respectfully announce
that their annual concert of Sacred Music for the
relief of the poor of this city, and Of the sick and
wounded In the hospitals, will be given at Odd Fell
lows Hall, Seventh street, on
Year: 1862

rations of the North. It will do so in the
most practical aud useful way by enlarging
the CONSUMPTION law to the utmost limits,
and putting, without delay, the whole avail
able military force of the South in the field.
Year: 1862

A BRAVE Doe.-A letter from Fred. Church
gunner in Co. A, Chicago Light Artillery, says
that dog Joined the battery at Fort Henry.
The dog at once attached himself to particu-
lar gun, and has stuck to it ever since. He is
good sized. shaggy animal, and a great favor
ite. He was in the battle at Donelson, and
stuck by his gun all the time. He was wound
ed in the battle Of Pittsburg Landing, on Sum
day, by bit Of shell, in the fore-leg, but stuck
to his post all that day and the next, and is now
doing well. The brave fellow is now considered
part of the complement of the g1n. Strangely
enough. it is not the men but the gun he ap-
pears to be so attached to.
Year: 1862

within a week Of the time when frs
met him 10 the police court room.


There may be some who are DESTROYS
to know whatever more can tell them
about the garnet ring. l will therefore
add that soon after the trial have de-
scribed, the morning papers reporte1
Mary Murray to have been convicted OF
stealing a ring, and fined twenty dollars.
falling 10 pay which, she Wa sent to jail.


And this further. No longer ago than
last summer, l met Miles Allen, on a
pleasant Sunday afternoon, leading fine
little boy, who looked the very image OF
Selma White, as when | first saw her.
Leaning on Miles right arm was Selma
herself, and what was curious, on her
little left hand, which c!ung to the strong
muscular arm, was the idrrtcal garn-t
ring that had proved her oan3r.-
Perhaps she was proud Of il, and desir
ell having it seen and admired perhaps
it was so large it might have torn or
misshaped her glove. At any rate
whatever her reason for SO doing may
have been, she wore it in plain sight,
and l knew it as well as Miles Allen
swore he did, long years before.
Year: 1862

God ble>s the little feet that never 60 astray,
for the little shoes empty In my closet laid away
Sometimes take enc In my hand forgetting til see
II Is little halswcrD shoe, not large enough for me
And all at feel sense Of bitter loss and PAIN
As sharp wts sxo ago cut my heart In twain
o, rtte feet that weared not wst for them no more
Por am drifting on the tide but they have reached


the shore;
And while the binding drops wet these little shoe.
try to u nix my darngs fee, are treadng streets o
And SO lay them down again but always turn to say
God bless the little feet that surely stray
And while thus am standing almost seem to see
Two little 70 beside me, just as they used to be
Two little faces fed ~ ther sweet and tender eyes
All, me! might have known that look was born o


Parad Sc.
reach my out fondy, but they clasp the empty


a.! . -


There nothing Of my darlings but the shoes they


cd to wear. Isl
Obi the bitterness Of parting cannot be drove away
I'll meet my dar'ags walking where their feet


never stray;


When no mt re am lied upon the su-gng tide
But with them safely landed upon the river sde
Be patient, heart, while waiting to see their shining


way,


For the little feet in the golden street, can never


astray. ..t