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Year: 1868

Make your school houses pleasant and
attractive. If we should be called on to
describe the kind of house we first
went to school in, most of US would des-
cribe little dipgy building, standing by
the road side, or in some forbidding nook
of creation, unsheltered or unprotected,
around which the focks and herds would
congregate, TO find shelter from the
scorching rays of the sun, and the drowsy
tinkling of the sheep bell or the mono,o.
nous clang echoing from beneath the
neck of old crumple-horn or mooley as
she gravely Reconstructed Ihe delicious
morsel cropt from the neighboring mead
ow or pasture field, would be about the
description and as our fathers did, so
do we-any place is good enough for the
school house.


We have only 70 examine the location
Of our school houses to find the above
description verified in hundreds of in.
stances all over our land. It is really toe
bad that men will be SO thoughtless in
this respect. We form our characters in
a great degree at school; the impressions
we there receive are lasting. If the sur
roundings are fOEbidding in their char
acter; if the place is repulsive and
gloomy, we are apt to imbibe the spirit
of the place, hence the boys and girls
attending school in forlorn, diIapidated
building learn to be rude and unrefned
and we instinctiveIy shrink from passing
such school house at noon or recess, for
we are sure TO be saluted with shouts
and rude words, and receive some un.
couth epiIhet as cognomen from a dozen
brazen-faced, tow-headed urchins. But
how different the sensation in passing a
neatly painted building, surrounded by a
well built fence, enclosing ample play
grounds, ornamented with shade trees,
with all the ConVenlences arranged IN
proper order, A silVer-IOned bell swing
ing in a tasty little cupalO, making music
in the air.


What feeling of grateful gladness
pervades the heart as we pass such a
school house. We know that many
happy hearts are there, while respect
and politeness seem 10 shine forth spOn-
taneously from every act of the shOlars.


True, every district may not be able to
build such a school house; yet there is
no earthly necessity of herding our chill
dren together in places hardly fit for
sheep pens Make the school house at
traciiva if vnn unnlA ra-I-- l. I; -
gentlemen of your sons and daughters.
Year: 1868

you the propriety of removing the


political disability, formerly i'm
posed upon a large class OF
rebels. The conduct of that class OF
people has been and still is such that
do not feel justified in making this
recommendation. They have a mili-
tary organization In this State, whose
avowed object is to trample the laws
under foot. and force the party In
power to enfranchise themselves and
their sympathizers.. [ cannot stultify
myself by yielding to these requests,
accompanied by threats of violence.
Iflthe General Assembly are alarmed
for their personal safety, and feel dis
posed TO sue for peace upon
the terms proposed by an
armed mob, they will, Of course.
takesa different view of the subject.
Any recommendation of this kind, If
made at all, should be made at reg
ular, and not at a called, session of
your body; and whether such recon-
mendation and corresponding action
thereupon shall be deemed wise at
your adjourned meeting In November
next, can then be more safely deter
mined by strictly observing the con-
duct of these unreconstructed Ku
Klux rebels and their sympathizing
supporters between this time and
that
Year: 1868

FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.


The attention of the County Central
Committees and Grant Clubs in the re-
spective localities is called TO the follow
ing appointments, with the request that
they take immediate steps for securing
large attendance &C the people if it rs
thought best by the local Committees TO
change the hour of meeting, 1t can be done,
provided the change wiz not Interfere
with other appointments Notice should
at once be sent To the Speakers
Year: 1868

STARTLING REVELATION ABOUT THE MAIL


caRRYINc.-The Virginia Enterprise says


=. Parties who have lately arrived in this city


from the Atlantic States, by way of the


Overland route. state that sacks of newspaper


mail are to be seen lying along the road every


where between the western terminus Of the


Upion Pacific and the eastern terminus of the
Central l-Pacific Railroad. Robert NJ. Black.
the velI-known boot and shoe man. of this
city. who arrived here by the Overland route
last week. says that be saw bags of newspa-
per mail lying in the road in many places.
where they had fallen from the coaches, and
that the drivers never stopped to pick them
up-tbat they did not even stop when they
fell off their own coaches, though informed
of the fact. John Ainley. employed in Bak-
er's tin shop, in this city. who came OTer-
land about the same time, tells the same
story in regard to the carelessness Of drivers
and others on the Overland route as to the
newspaper nail One of these gentlemen
we believe Mr.. ..Black-says at the western
terminus Of the Union Pacific Railroad. when
the mails were thrown out of the cars upon
the platform to be transferred to the coaches
some one in authority said to those engaged
in handing the mails. Put those letter bags
aboard the stages and take that newspaper
trash down to the stable Judging from the
we hear, most of the newspaper
trash appears to remain in the stable
Sometimes for whule week nothing at all
comes through. then lot of papers will ar
rive with perhaps two or three dates miss
ing"
Year: 1868

SusPICIoUs--A few days ago an Indian
discovered the hide. head and feet Of a COW
the site of the old Four Mile House. On
learning these facts number of stock own.
ers visited the shaft, got the remains of the
dead animal out, and endeavored to ascer
tain BY marks and brands who it belonged
to. The manner in which the remains were
concealed shows that the animal was killed
by some one who did not own it. Several
head of cattle and hogs have disappeared very
mysteriously in that neighborhood during th,
past year, and stock owners are disposed t,
try and ferret out where they go TO.
Year: 1868

The Shasta CoURIER was fierce after Hart
son when he received the nomination, be.
cause, after having been defeated for the
same offer before the people by the weakest
man in the district, he insisted upon q re-
nomination. notwithstanding that he was told
that bis election was doubtful while others
could be chosen by fine majority. 1t then
supported him and now it is after the Union
party for its folly in putting him in the
field. No man should be allowed to force
himself upon the party, as Harrison did in
both those nominations Of 1867 and 1867
The time has come in California, that who
ever does so will be defeated and the time
has come, too. for Union men to say to these
egotists that they shall not be forced upon the
party We have no doubt. and the best in
formed Union men of that district have no
doubt. that Charles Westmoreland could have
been elected by large majority. and they
believed so at the time of the primaries,
while they doubted Hartson's ability to carry
it. But there is no use in weeping over
spilled milk, although it is wisdom to ascer-
tain the cause of the disaster, so that future
slips may be avoided The fault is as much
with the Union men of that district as Ut Is
with Harrison. They should have been bold
in their declarations, while they were timid
They were afraid of offending somebody. ana
therefore they permitted the party to be de,
feated This milk and water Unionlsm Will
not do The free fair choice of the people
must be nominated. Trade and trickery Will
not be tolerated. Both now and last year 1t
has been repudiated and in this, the future
will be like the past.-.Sac. Bee.
Year: 1868

K1LLED.-C. Bensen and man known as
IS Canada" have lately been mining in a
claim on the west bank Of Clear Creek, abou,
a mile below the Tower House. A short
time before noon on Monday 8 Canada" left
Bensen at work in the claim, and went to
the cabin to prepare dinner On returning
soon after be could see nothing Of his partner.
On looking about be discovered that small
portion of the bank had caved, and upon re-
moving some of the earth he found the life
less body Of Bensen, bruised and crushed.
The body was in STOPPING position, indicat-
ing that the cave struck him while intent on
his work and unconscious of danger. The
body was buried at WhiskytSwn. Deceased
was a native of Germany, aged 81 years, and
was generally esteemed and respected by all
who knew him.
Year: 1868

Tar BssBfcuE.-The Barbecue given on
Thanksgiving Day, under the auspices OF the
rfniou Central Committee, was attended Dy
.sveral hundred persons. and would have
been more largely attended had more e1-
tended notice been given. At about 81 o.
clock the crowd present were invited to par
take of the feast. spread on tables erected on
the vacant lot in the rear of Armory Hall. A
beef roasted whole, roast pigs and turkeys
were the principal items in the edible line,
to all Of which ample justice was DONE Lager
beer. sweet cider, wine and fruits were also
provided in liberal quantities. The feast
was followed by ball in the evening About
eighty tickets of admission were sold, and
all participants unite in saying that it was
the most social and pleasant affair Of the
kind that has taken place here for long
time. Everybody enjoyed themselves. and
many expressed the wish that Thanksgiving
occurred twice year or oftener.
Year: 1868

SPECIAL messengers are no longer required
to carry the Electoral votes of the States to
Washington. One of the .unconstitutionar'
acts Of our Radical Congress does away with
that good old Democratic usage, thereby
saving to the people the matter of hundred
thousand dollars or so in the way of unne-
cessary mileage
Year: 1868

f.. Levin and +. Baehr VS.. The Mammoth


Quartz Ledge Mining Company
In the District Court of the Ninth Judicial District
of the State of California, in and Tor the County
Of Shasta
Year: 1868

DoS'r Throw STONES. The State Capital
Reporter, paper that is making desperate
effort to survive few months longer on a
very slim amount of patronage, affects to
doubt our " truthfulness in political mat
ters," and takes us to task for our remarks
on the Santa Cruz election returns. Ex-
Governor Bigler, editor Of that concern, is
not supposed to be good authority on the
subject of election returns. The late Major
Reading, of this county. often affirmed during
his lifetime that this same John Bigler was
instrumental in counting him (Reading) out
of the Governorship of this State. after be bad
been legally elected to the position. BY
manipulating election returns Bigler was
brought out ahead of Reading. who never
afterward accused his opponent of being an
honest or truthful man. For this reason we
decline to accept the Reporters opinion in
regard to election returns or political truth
funess as being entirely conclusive and in
fallbls.
Year: 1868

We live in two worlds--a natural and spiritual one.

 Heart makes the home precious, and it is the only thing that can.

 What so diffuses and creates Ilappi- ness as an abundance of sunshine?

 Three things to love-courage gentle ness and affection.

 Three things to admire-intellec- tual power, dignity and gracefulness.

 Three things to hate-cruelty, arro- gance and ingratitude

 Three things to delight in-beauty frankness and freedom.

 Happiness is promised not to the learned but to the good.

 It is human err, but diabolical to the persevere in error.

 Faith is the key that unlocks Para disc, and lets a flood of joy into the soul, Faith appropriates all to itself.

 Observe method in the distribution of your time, Every hour will then know its proper employment, and no time will then be lost, likeness will be shut out at every avenue, and with her that numerous body of vices that, make up her train,
Year: 1868

Let any one, whiles sitting down, place the left leg over knee of the right one and permit it to hang freely, aban- donlng all muscular control oyer if. Speedily it may be observed to sway forward and backward, through a limited space at regular intervals. Counting the number of these motions from any given time, they will be found to agree exactly with the beatings of the pulse. Every one knows that at fires, when the water from the engine is forced through bent hose, and if the bend is sharp one considerable force is necessary to overcome the tendency. Just so it is the case of the human bo- dy. The arteries are but a system of hose, through which the blood is for ced by the heart. When the leg is bent, all the arteries within are bent too, and every time the heart contracts the blood, rushing through the arteries tends to strengthen them and it is the effort which produces the motion of the leg alluded to. Without such ocu- lar demonstration it is difficult to con- ceive the power exerted by that exquis- ite mechanism, the normal pulsations of which are never perceived by him whose very life they are.
Year: 1868

Most people arc not aware of the present position of the cotton tax question in Con. gress, as so much wraugling and changing in measures have been made The position in which it now is will be undcrsteon from the following;

 The bill as originally passed by the House, simply provided for repeal of the tax on all cotton grown after last year; the Senate sub stituted provision for suspending the tax one year, and also for the importation of cot ton this year free of duty. The House re- fused to agree 10 this substitute, and the bill accordingly went into committee of confer ence, which reported that an agreement could not be reached. The reason was that the Senate members of the committee insisted on the provision levying a tax of one cent per pound on all cotton grown after the present year. Subsequently, MT. Sherman carried certain instructions through the Senate, and the bill was then sent to another conference committee, which agreed upon report pro. viding for the simultaneous repeal of the tax on our own cotton, grown hereafter, and of the tariff on foreign cotton, which, under the existing law, pays duty of three cents per pound. Iu this shape the bill, it was hoped, would have proved acceptable; but upon it's presentation in the House on Friday. it was summarily rejected, and third conference committee appointed. in whose hands the measure now rests.-[ Louisville Ind X Com. Gazette.
Year: 1868

In speaking of the late order from the government in regard to planters being furnished supplies by the government upon certain conditions. to enable them to put in crops this year, the New Orleans Cres- cent says:

 We learn that many planters are much gratifed at the late order providing for their assistance through the agency of the Freedmen's Bureau. They regard 1t as q cheering ray of light, breaking upon the planting and commercial interests of Louisiana An intelligent merchant of our acquaintance expresses the conviction that it will result in adding 500, 900 bales of cotton to the next crop it relieves plan ters from their previous dependence for supplies upon merchants unwilling and really unable to sell goods on credit; and divides risks of future losses between them and the government.

 Inasmuch as the government has under taken to provide subsistence for destitute freedmen, it is clear requirement of economy that the government should also it possible provide work by which such freedmen may sustain themselves. The agricultural situation in the South has be- come such as to make it necessary to assist planters with supplies, in order to extend assistance to freedmen with a reasonable prospect ofthe ultimate refund ing of money expended in this way But the number of freedmen taking part in the process, will comprise limited and select class. For planters, in accepting supplies on the terms of the order referred to, will become guarantors of the faithful and eff eient labor of the freedmen whom they employ. In default of such labor, they will find themselves at the end of the sea- son owing debt which will swallow up their measer crops, and, perhaps, even their farming uteusile and working stock Hence, it will be of vital importance for those who may try planting with freedmen on the conditions indicated, that they should discriminate carefully in engaging laborers, selecting only such as are likely to amply indemnify them for their stipu- lated obligations to government agencies.
Year: 1868

The United States Senate seems to be the last refuge of all the obsolete notions about the American cotton trade but even that body may be interested in the knowledge of the fact that the English papers calculate upon in creased supplies of dotton from other places than the United States during the present year. It was apprehended that production iu India and other new cotton countries would be retarded by the heavy reduction of prices, but the result does not appear likely to take place. The Manchester Cotton Supply Asso. citation has information that last years sup ply from India will be largely increased this year. Measures have been taken to improve Turkey and Egypt and the supply from these sources will be larger and better than hereto fore. From the West Indies, Australia, ..Af rica, and other places, the quantity win be considerably augmented. The consular agents of the British government have every where co-operated with the officers of tho Manchester Cotton Supply Association in dis tributing seed and information respecting the culture, growth, and packing of the staple, and with so much success that the result is subject of no slight satisfaction to the parties interested. The bulk of the supply of cotton from India does not reach England until late in the year; but there are now 1000 bales in transit in excess of the quantity at sea this time last year.

 The English Government eagerly cooper ates with private enterprise in stimulating the growth of cotton in every place but the United States in order to break down our trade; and Congress, with degree of parti- san malice and stupidity that is devoid of all sound sense and policy, aids in the work of crushing our only remaining national indus try. The continued imposition of the cotton tax in any form will build up the foreign trade at the expense of American producers -[ Commercial Advertiser.
Year: 1868

ADVERTISING SALES OF PRopERrr.-The Lancaster Intelligencer, in speaking of the importance and great advantage of adverti- sing sales of property in the newspapers, in addition to having hanG-bills printed, very truthfully says:

 "A newspaper is read by hundreds who never see the attractive bills which are posted in the taverns and the store rooms. Every subscriber to a country paper reads all such advertisements carefully. He knows who IS selling out andexactly what is offered for sale The advertisements are a topic of converse ton when friends meet, and arrangements are made for attending sales. The result is large crowd, spirited bidding and result of ten, twenty or fifty times what it costs to advertise. No money is so sure to return a large profit as that spent on printers ink A single additional bidder on single article will pay all it costs 10 advertise sale of per sonal property in a newspaper. Is it not strange then, that any one should fail to ad- vertises Let our friends think of the matter" Reading Times.
Year: 1868



 EB- Daniel Webster had an anecdote of old Father Searl, the minister of his boyhood, which is too good to be lost. It was customary then to wear buck skin brooches in cool weather. One Sunday morning in the autumn, Father Searl brought his brooches down from the garret, but the wasps had taken possession during the summer, and were having a nice time of it in them. By dint of effort he got out the intru- ders and dressed for meeting. But while reading the scriptures to the congregation, he felt dagger from one of the enraged small waisted fellows, and jumped around the pulpit skipping his thighs. But the more he slapped and danced, the more they stung. The people thought him crazy, but he ex- plained the matter by saying:

 'Brethren don't be alarmed the word of the Lord is in my mouth, but the devil is in my breechesf' Webster always told this with great glee to the ministers.
Year: 1868

Some of the best writing on New York papers is done by women. With in a few years this field of labor for women has been greatly widened, and it now affords remunerative employ ment to large number of intelligent ladies. Nine-tenths of the fashion ar- ticles are written by women--as they should be-and much of the miscela- neous literary work of the dailies and weeklies is performed by the same sex. Women are also employed in compo- sing rooms, and they are found just as useful and reliable as men. The World employs large squad of female com positors, and is perfectly satisfied with their performance. Many of the fe- male writers for the press are related to editors and reporters, and obtain employment through their influence. The rate of compensation is generally as high as men receive for the same kind of work, and when the work is as we'll done as men could do it, there is no good reason for difference in the pay. About one hundred women in New York support themselves com fortably by their work on newspaper press, not to speak of those employed in the mechanical branches of the in- stitution.
Year: 1868

CoLoR IN THE HoRsE.--It is an old expression that good horse cannot be of a bad color, still we find that the ready sale of a horse depends largely upon his color. Some hues are strong ly objected to, and prejudice is carried so far as to deny merit to an animal not marked according to the standard of the critic. We have not much faith in color, believing that good qualities are not partial to any particular hue. White horses, it is claimed, live to the greatest age. In 1903 gentleman far mer, residing near Ludlow, England, had team of four grays, whose united ages were a hundred years. These grays were all lively animals, perform ing their work with dispatch. Such circumstance certainly is unusual, and we may regard it in the light of coin cidence. As coincidence don't prove a proposition the history of tho Lulow team has no special influence in giving character to the theory that gray is the most desirable color in the horse, because it Is associated with the great- est longevity. Gray horse may be hardy and so may browns black, . shsstnst or 8 bay.
Year: 1868

A correspondent of tho New York Herald, writing from Jackson, utters the following sound views in regard to matters and things in this state. Re- ferring to the concern, called con- vention, now in session, he says:

 "I am ofopinion that the constitution to be framed by this convention will not he ratified. The whites will vote against it almost to unit, and the blacks have not as high an appreciation of the franchise privilege as they had before it was conferred upon them. They can't see any money in itA-no bread or meat; but they are beginning to sec how by their votes they are bringing white men to the surface who heretofore could not command the re- spect of their own race, and who care for the blacks only so long as they can be made useful for party purposes, or personal preferment. The W hites have determined to rule this country, and they will do ie. They are too poor to emigrate, if they SO desired, and they cannot live here in political equality, or rather ill subordination to the black man. In this and in other Southern States it is true they are in the minori- ty as to numbers; but, through the blessings of freedom, the black man, like the red man, is rapidly passing away. It will take them some time to all die out; but their race is doomed, unless the radicals let them alone.