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Year: 1869

BT cHAELEs KINGSLEY.
The world gnes up and the world goes down,
And the sunshine follows the rain,
And yesterday 8 snesr and yesterdays frown
Can never come over again,


Sweet wife,
No, never come over again.
For woman is warm, though man be cold
And the night will hallow the day,
Till the heart which at even was weary and old
Can rise in the morning gay,


Sweet wife,
To its work in the morning gay.
Year: 1869

We, ourselves, were present at
the Newport Barracks (Kentuckyl


when a bricklayer was doing some
repairs. A private was detailed
to wait on him. An officer was
standing by when the bricklayer
hesitated about how best to pro-
ceed. The private, an intelligent
young fellow, commenced to make
a suggestion by saying, II Think


when the officer with fury said to


him: "You think. d|n you,


what right have you to think 7


Persons are here paid to think for
you. You obey, not Think
Such is military rule. A mill
tary commission is 4 court organ


lied to convict. If the commands
ing General, or the President, re-


quire a victim to intimidate the
people, he orders conviction and
execution, and no humanity of
judges, no sympathy Of jurors,


no claims of law can interpose.-
Interiors have no right to think-
they must obey without Question


ing, execute orders without mercy.
Gen. Schofield has been thorough
ly schooled in its ideas, under


stands its spirit, and does not
hesitate to avow its superiority
over the civil for the government
Of peoples. Never before 1561-9
would any military officer Of prom
inence and standing have express
ed himself as did Gen. Schofeld
to the Texas Committee, on the
occasion to which we have refer
red. Such views do not shock
the people as they once would
have done. That such is the case
augurs i'll for the future. The


people seem to have forgotten
that the price of ihertyi is eternal
vigilance Cincinnati Enquirer.
~ Honor and position and
possession quite. depend upon the


individual. You can be a man or
a mouse; a lady or a lout; a most


indifferent nothing or q worth
while something. .Reccollect that


the dirtiest employment brings


clean cash; that good can be ex-


tracted out of almost any and
everything, if you are only equal
to the task; in a word that you
make out well or i'll or nothing


whatever, just as You stir and


drive. Also bearin mind thatyou


had better be Il servant in heaven


than a master in-the other place
fathoms below. ;t ad
Year: 1869

NEw MINEs.-Rumors have been current of
the discovery of new mines somewhere near
Pierce City, but the exact locality has not been
known with any certainty. The dscoverer Of
these underwriting to bis friend, Mr.. Harry
MGtkley, at Walla Walla-says the diggings are
On Reeds Greek, small stream running be,
tween Cow Creek and the North Fork of the
Clearwater. The diggings are described as not
very :ich, though they pay from SO to 81 per
day to the hand. There is plenty of ground,
such as it is but nothing big the gravel pros.
poets from top to bottom, and there is from one
to six feet of it. There is good trail to the
mines and no difficulty about finding the way
The discoverer asks his friend mot to get up
any excitement about the mines, but to come up
right away"
Year: 1869

COUNTY ScRIP.-At the meeting of
the Supervisors last week there was funds
sufficient in the Redemption fund to redeem
all the warrants offered at 10 and re on
the the dollar 1t is estimated by some
who ought to know that the Redemption
fund at the Feb. term will about absorb
all the floating scrip out, and that after
that date scrip will bring better price in
the Redemption fund. There is no good
reason why non-interest bearing scrip
should not bring so or S5c on the dollar
hereafter.
Year: 1869

The announcement of the death of A.
= Ladd, Assessor of this county, on the
morning of the 5th instant, was received
with surprise and profound regret by a large
circle of friends and acquaintances. Dur
ing Friday afternoon and until two o'clock
on the following day the body lay in state
IN the office occupied by the deceased in
the Court House where it was visited by a
large number Of friends who came to pay
the last tribute of respect to the dead


At o'clock the body was placed in the
hearse and escorted to the Church by a
procession of Odd Fellows, headed bv the
Shasta band, and followed by large con-
course of citizens. Here the funeral GER
emony OF the Odd Fellows order was read
after which the procession reformed and
escorted the remains back to the Court
House On the following day Charles Nc
Donald started with the remains to Sacra.
mente from whence they will be forward.
ed to Chicago in compliance with the re-
quest Of the brother of the deceased.


Mr. Ladd located in Shasta county at
an early day, and in September last the
people elected him to the responsible Office
OF Assessor for the fourth term, which fully
illustrates his popularity and shows the
strong hold he had gained in the esteem
and confidence of those who knew him best.


We all sadly miss his hearty salutation,
the warm grasp of his hand; but he is
gone, and regrets and prayers cannot restore
his presence. Yesterday, as it were, he
was with us; to-day the river of Death rolls
darkly between us. But he has only gone
before, and while our eyes are yet blinded
by earthly shadows, let US hope that he
has beheld the matchless glories and untold
splendors of the High Kings court.
Year: 1869

Crime is rife-taking more especially
the forms of incendiarism and highway
robbery for the time being. 1t is pecul-
iarity of these crimes that their perpetrators
are so seldom caught and punished by the
hw.-Sacramento Bee


Therefore the necessity of catching and
Furnishing such offenders outside Of the
law
Year: 1869

IRON RAILING.-C. w. Eames of this
place is now prepared to supply all demands
for Iron Railing. Specimens of his work
manship can be seen in all the burial places
of this town, and cannot be excelled any
where. The railing which he manufactures
is far superior to the brittle cast iron stuff
made below. Patronize home industry.
Year: 1869

CELEBRATED BuoK AND LAGER BEEHIVE
called a.. yesterday at the well known Restac-
rant of John Beck. and were SHOWN a sample
OF this delicious beverage, which he had just
received direct from Chicago. Those who
would enjoy glass of this popular drink will
find IL in all its purity and fresnness at Mr..
Becks. on ID street, adjoining the Office OF the
National Intelligencer. 1875
Year: 1869

GREAT CoNvBNIINCR-The merchants of
the District will be glad to know that the X
street bridge is now available tor travel The
work Of raising the streets on both sides is
practically completed, and to-day teams are
passing over in great nu bers.
Year: 1869

sale OF money, at the forty fourth monthly
meeting Of this Association, held last evening,
at the Council chamber, City Hall. f1fty-n
shares were advanced ON At an average OF
twenty Ave per cent premium.
Year: 1869

We dislike very much to speak of this
man. As all our citizens are aware,
when not stepped with stimulants nor un-
der the influence of the Poor Commissioner
Ring, he has some redeeming traits of
character, and so we dislike to speak of
him at all lest we shall make him worse
than he already is, which would be very
bad indeed. And then, too, unless we
can say some good of man we rather not
say anything at all. But Sibree is before
the people on his merits and asks to be
supported for the Office of County Judge
for which our people pay $1,000 per
annum, and the incumbent is elected for
four years. As a matter of course he
must expect to have his past record over
hauled, he must expect to have his pri-
vate habits examined into, and his pub
lie acts closely scrutinized. We do not
want man in this important position
for the next four years who will not strict
ly attend to his duties. Now what are
AIr. Sibree's merits? Why should the
people confer on him this valuable office?
While Mr.. Sibree lived on farm he was
counted respectable man and good
neighbo-, but he moved to town, came


to the conclusion that Office holding was
the best thing in The world for him, and
t, get office he has resorted to almost ev-
cry kind of trickery known to low politi-
clans. Cat this writing it is reported he
is out among the Bohemians, who know
but little of either candidate, trying to
bribe them to vote for him, as re believe
he did the members of the late conven-
tion.) Well on coming to this conclusion
he speedily went down in the dirt with
the lowest of the low, and of course lost
his chances for Office in the Republican
party, and what did he do then? What
no honest man would ever thought of
doing, he united himself with the Ring,
which has boldly, defantly robbed the
county of thousands on thousands of
dollars, and at their hands received the
nomination for County Judge. But we
hardly think his change of base will be of
any avail. The days of the Ring are few;
the people begin to see the matter in its
right light, and Mr. Sibree will
probably soon awake to the fact that he
must work for his living hereafter, or go
hungry; the people care very little which.
Year: 1869

We again call the attention of the Re
nublicans throughout the county to the
necessity of voting the Judicial Ticket,
which the law requires, must be deposited
in seperate ballot bon.


Chief Justice Dixon has no opponent.
This is the highest compliment that can
be paid to candidate, and shows that
his denomination was wise one.


In our own county the people ale
called upon to vote for County Judge.
The Poor Commissioners Ring" are ex-
erting every effort to elect their candidate
Mr. Henry Sibree. The people of this
County must break up this Ring which now
has and seeks to retain control of the gov
ernment ofthe county. They have run the
county tlcenty Seven thousand dollars in
debt and still they are not satisfied with
their ILL., gotten gains.


Our advices from the different towns
in the county are of the most cheering
character, and if the Republicans only do
their duty there is not question
but that Mr.. Waldo our candidate for
County Judge will be elected by large
majority. In our own village, where both
of the candidates are best known, the
majority tor Mr. Waldo will be the lar
gest that has ever been given to any can
didate- The Ring comedies this. 1t
is significant fact, and well worthy of
attention by the people of the country
towns. Be sure and vote the Judicial
Ticket bearing the name of W. W. Waldo
for County Judge.
Year: 1869

A Nav COMPASS. Since the intro
duetion of iron vessels, great difficulty
has been experienced by navigators in
avoiding the local attractions which have
made the compass to some extent uncer
tain and insecure, and the interest of the
public has been awakened to the necessity
OF providing some remedies against the
evil. Among others who have turned
their attention to the subject is Mr.. Sam
uel Custer, of Roanoke county, Virginia.
who is the inventor of compass which
is styled an automatic registering marine
compass, and which he claims will fulfill
the grand desideratum of navigation, in
furnishing needle which does not deyi-
ate from the magnetic meridian under the
influence of local attraction, whether that
attraction results from the iron in the con
struction of the ship, or iron in the cargo
or any other source of local attraction. 1t
processes to do four things: L. To show
the presence of local attraction (which
no other compass does); 2 To show the
direction Of the local attraction; 8. To
show the extent of the local attraction 4.
To indicate, under all circumstances, the
magnetic meridian as truly as does any
other compass when under no local infu-
ence. This compass is entil ely different
in construction from any other hitherto
used. An Eastern exchange gives the
following description of it.


1t consists of three systems of mag
netized needles, arranged in different
horizontal planes. The upper system is
composed of two magnetic bars, connec-
ted with a graduated card, like an ordin-
ary compass. The card needles are at
tached also to an axle-both to the same
axle. The lowest system consists Of
about a dozen magnetlzed bars, arranged
with similar piles) in the same direction,
and attached to perpendicular (gradua-
ted) rod The middle system of needles
consists of two mague etized bars attached
also to this perpendicular rod, and slides
up and down this rod When placed on
board of an iron ship, for example. the
middle system Of needles is adjusted at a
point on the rod which repels the upper
needle back to the magnetic meridian 1t
is only necessary to adjust this middle
system of needles with reference to the
local attraction existing on board of that
particular ship. No change in the direc-
ton of the ship makes any difference in
the pointing of the upper needle, whilst
the lower systems which have gradua-
ted card attached to the upper end of the
axle to which they are attached, which
card indicates the the movements of the
two lower systems of needlcs-traverse
! like an ordinary compass.
Year: 1869

Wishing to close out my entire stock of Leather
and Findings have reduced prices that Shoemak-
and others needing articles in my line will find it
TO their interest TO call on without delay.


also request those having accounts with me tc call
Tor the purpose Of settling. HENRY BERNER,


4q-3t 9th ST South side Manitoowoc Wis
Year: 1869

only Where he is now you see, must
have been covered with snow then, or
he couldn't have kept his footing"


Having said this much he replaced
the quid in his mouth and said no more.
There was no earthly use of waiting
longer, and yet the captain seemed 10th
to give the order to fill and bear away.


elf the poor fellow had a sparkle of
life in him he would have moved before
this, for it's six or seven hours since we
first saw him. But if he did move, ii
would only be to slide down over the
precipice, for no living thing could keep
footing on such slope as that. And
il there are any more of them we should
have seen them before this time, al
though we could never get them off, if
VIC did,"


Then pausing suddenly in his walk
on the quarterback, he gave an order
to get gun ready forward, and present.
came to the answer:


"All ready with gun, sir"


"Fire p


In few seconds the echo of the loud
report resounded from the icy wall, for
another instant all was still, and then
came noise like the rafting of loud
thunder, proceeding from the center OF
the berg.


The danger of our proximity to this
vast object now became more and more
apparent, and all sail Was made to get
a good of1ing. But we had barely pro-
ceeded a quarter of mile when the
same noise was heard again, only loud
er, more prolonged, and accompanied
by rending, crushing sound, the in
tensity and nature of which is perfectly
indiscrihable, The vast island was
parting in the middle, down the course


of the sea, upheaving what had been its


base, in which were inbedded huge


masses of rock, covered with long sea-


weed. The other part still remained


erect, but was swaying to and fro, as il


it almost must capsize. The convul'
sion caused less foam and turmoil than
might have been supposed, hut raised 4
waive of such tremendous magnitude


that, when it reached our ship, she
seemed about TO be overwhelmed by {
, rolling mountain of wator higher thar
our mastheads. The good ship ros'
, upon its crest, and, before again sinking
into the hollow, we saw the man upor
the iceberg, still in the same position


glide swiftly down the slippery incline
shoot over the edge of the precipice, anC
; plunge into the raging surf.
. A sensation of inexpressible relief wal
experienced by all. 1t had seemed 81
dreadful to sail away and leave hin
there, unburied and alone now, at any
, rate, we had seen the last of him.
Year: 1869

black spot 1t was at this the captain
had been peering through his glass
when he said: at is man."


Every glass in the ship was in requi-
sition, and every eye strained toward
one point. The excitement became al
most frantic, when one of the watchers
suddenly exclaimed that he saw the
man move his head.


We approached-so near that the pla-
teau above and its dread object were at
last hidden from view by the brink of
the precipice itself, which seemed about
to roll over and crush us. We sailed
along the side, frequently lying TO, to
explore each nook and corner, as we
passed. The further end of the island,
when we rounded it, presented quite a
new feature; the base was sapped away
and undermined, for about half mile,
by d succession of low, cavernous hol.
lows, extending inward further than we
could see, while the sea rushing in and
out tumultuously, made the pent up
air within howl and whistle like hur-
ricane. Altering our course again, VIC
steered almost due west under the south
ern side, and where its vast shadow
spread out far and wide over the ocean.
1t now looked even grander, more feai
inspiring, than before, with the sun
beaming over its rugged crest, or shin
ing through the thinner parts, and
showing tho prismatic colors of the
| .s.,l~ rff N fna leila n.
that of an irregular triangle, and i;
about five hours we had sailed complete
| ly round it. But there was no single
point at which any boat ever built coulC
have landed, even if it had been q deat
calm and the sea as still as mill-pond
much less in sucL heavy surf as wa
then faoming and creaming all arount
it. No sign of living thing was seen
excepting one great sleepy seal, that hat
crept into hole just above watermarli
and lay there as il he were in comfort
able quarters. No sign of boat, or span
or wreck. 1t was pictuIe of utter des
olation.


We hove to again at the nearest poin





could be seen. lie lay on his back
with one arm folded, in an unusual man
ner, under his head, the whole attitud
being one of easy repose; indeed, had
not been for the marbly look of his fac
and hands, we could have fanciod h
was sleeping soundly. He was clothe
as one OF the best class of seamen, il
rough pilot CLOTH, with large horn but
tons, he had no hat, and by his side la
small boat-hook, to which was tied
strip of red woolen stuff, apparently
piece of the same which he wore aroun
his neck. This, no doubt, the poor fel
low had intended on the heights as
signal. In such thin, clear atmo'
phere, with the aid of a powerful telt
scope, even his features might be plair
ly traced, and his iron-gray hair wa
seen moving in the wind.


The second mate stoutly declared tht
he recognized the mamie was quit
sure of it-an old chum and shipmate
his, with whom ho had sailed many
long voyage, and some parts Of who's
wild, varied history he told us the ne'
evening. What seemed to convince hil
more than anything was, the peculii
way in which the dead mans arm WI
slowed away under his head-his ol
L shipmate always 81 pit so, even in Ii
hammock.
Year: 1869

GIT is manr said the captain, hand
ing the telescope to the mate after a
long, steady look; "and he seems froz-
en- hard and fast to the side of the ice
berg"


The iceberg had been in sight since
the weather cleared at midnight, when
it looked like some high rocky head
land, except that, by watching the
bright stars behind it, we could see its
gigantic outlines swaying solemnly and
majestically up and down. There was
something solemnly grand in the slow,
stately movement of such mass
There it fioated, large enough, had it
been Land, to have been the dwelling
place of hundreds of human beings.
The lower part was of so deep purple
as to look almost black, but higher up
it shaded off to bright azure, then to a
light pale green, whilst on its lofty sum-
nit were long and slender spires and
pinnacles and pieces of thin transpar-
ent ice, worked into all manners of fan
tastic forms, and either of crystal white
ness, OF tinted with beautiful pale pink.
There were bays and promontories,
caves and grottoes, hills and dells, with
every variety of light and shade. The
island was almost equally divided by
great valley running through its centre.
This was half filled with snow, which,
thawing slowly in the sun, formed the
source of q waterfall, at a height so
great that it was blown and scattered
into fine rain before it reached the sea.
Around its basc-on which the sea was
breaking with Il noise less booming and
more musical than when it dashes on
the solid shore-was broad band of
frozen spray. which, glittering in the


inipe, looked like the silver setting


n1SSs sapphire.


ns.and on the side


snsth. CLASSY
Year: 1869

changes to which it exposes US, are not
the only evils. The air is vitiated by the
heater, and when the temperature i
raised to an extreme point. rs it is in
many of our stores and dwelling houses
1t Is impossible for any human lungs to
breathe it without sustaining injury. To
bring up children in such IN atmosphere
Is SIMPLY to weaken them for life Some
people have 50 dcmoralized their vital
system as to be scarcely able to live Il
yard away from the heater There is a
well-known dry goods store in this city
where the thermometer would nearly AZ
ways register 10 degrees of heat. l. it
any wonder that people complain of head
aches after being in there half an hour OF
so.-N. y. Times.
Year: 1869

A building in course of construction
in ST. Louis fell yesterday morning
with a great crash, burying nine or
thirteen men employed in the cellar III
Snoring up Sunken portions of the toun-
Iation. Six OF the men, at the latest
accounts, had been removed i'll a badly
iniured condition.
Year: 1869

SOARING CoI;N FOR IIoHsES.-A cor
respondent OF the Prairie Farmer writes
~ follows


Zone of the best farmers that know
saves one third of his corn by soaki y
it before he feeds it to horses. His plan
Is this He places two ho9shcais in his
barn cellar, secure from the frost, fills
them with ears of corn, and pours in
water until all are covered. When we'll
soaked he feeds out of one to his her,cs,
and by the time this is exhausted the
other hogshcad is well soaked. The cobs
become 50 soft that the horses eat them
with as good relish rs they do corn,
and they require only about two-thrd1
rs much corn as when fed without soak
inc. There is no doubt that the cob eater
with the corn renders the diet more whole
some \ certain amount of coarse
feed is necessary to the health Of animals. y
Year: 1869

of voters" his only alternative is to ap-
pear and make his defence. A failure
to appear insures disfranchisement.
Appearance with proper defence be-
fore an honest board will prevent dis
franchisemeHt.


We have thus glanced at some of the
more important conditions of registra-
tion. There is no doubt that they can
be complied with by many who are not
now voters. Nothing is needed but the
effort. Surely, if a vote is worth using
it is worth saving. Why not save and
use every legal vote in West Virginia,
to the end that wiser and better govern.
ment may be secured to the people, and
happiness and prosperity to the State !
Many have heretofore been deferred by
the reflection that passion and partisan
feeling controlled registration, and
whether for good cause or bad, the reg
istrars would decliHe enrolling their
names. Without discussing what
ground there may have been for such
opinionin the past, it is clear that pub
lie opinion now requires the law to be
enforced with reference to public rather
than party ends, and that faction can
no longer maintain itself in policy of
arbitrary disfranchisement for partisan
purpose. Sweeping prescription ha7-
ing now no public sentiment to back il, ),
there is great reason to hope that regis
tratlon will hereafter be conducted in
spirit of fairness and justice, and that
the law will not have its harsh pro-
visions made harsher merely to secure
temporary advantage. Taking this
view of the case, we invoke every dis
franehised man who feels that he is
entitled to vote under the law, to make
that effort to save his franchises which
be would put forth for the protection of
property much less valuable. When the
rigors of prescription are giving way
before the progress of liberal ideas, the
unjustly prescribed ought certainly to
be willing to put forth all proper exer-
tion in their own behalf.