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Year: 1859

Men sow wild oats, and women buttons The
shortest way TO a mans heart is down his


throat. Mans love is like the moon, if it does


not grow larger, i: is certain to grow smaller


A man may Z" do good by STEALTH" but as for
his blushing"t TO find it fame" that's all nom


sense. Man shrinks from cold meat. Does
this arise from mans innate presumption of al


ways ruling the roast! Man takes woman
with dowry in the same way that he accepts
the hamper that brings him handsome present
OF game. Men have two ways of extinguishng
the flame of love-they either let it burn
out quietly, or else they snuff it out by one
blow. In dilemma, during the time a man
has been standing like a fool. fumblng for an
excuse, a woman will have invented ten thou
sand. Wives are often foolish enough to sit up
for their husbands, but you hear of few hus-
bands who have the patience to sit up for their
wives. How many men are there who think
they are making themselves exceedingly popu.
lar when they are only making themselves ex.
tremely ridiculous Men have been pointed out
to me who were said to be great thinkers.
have watched them, and found them very great
who evidently thought great
deal-but then it was evidently about them
selves. An old maids only confident is her
pillow. All her cares, wrongs, and thoughts.
both sleeping and waking, are con6ded to it's
soft embrace. 1t is the only depository and
witness of the tears tfat she sometimes sheds
over broken hopes. More than this, it is a con-
ident that never mocks-never betrays her.
Year: 1859

DRINK OF SEA BIRDs.-The question is often
asked, where do sea birds obtain fresh water TO
slake their thirst but we have never seen it
satisfactorily answered till few days ago.
An old skipper with whom we were conversng
on the subject, said that he had frequently seen
these birds at sea, far from any land that could
furnish them water. lowering around and under
storm cloud, Gathering like ducks on a hot
day at pond, and drinking in the drops of rain
as they fall. They will smell a rain squall a
hundred miles or even fnrthe: of, and scud for
it with inconceivable feetness. How long sea
birds can live without water is merely a matter
of conjecture, but probably their powers of en-
during thirst are increased by habit, and possi-
bly, they go without it for many days, if not for
several weeks.
Year: 1859

FREE NEGROES ON RAILKoADs.-A bill has
been introduced in the Tennessee Legislature
to prevent free negroes travelling on the rail-
roads in that State, which passed at the first
reading. The bill provides that the President
who shall permit free negro to travel on any
road within the jurisdiction Of the State under
his supervision, shall pay fine of $500; any
conductor permitting a violation of the act,
shall pay fine of $3.50; provided such free
negro is not under the control and care OF a
free white citizen of Tennessee, who vouches
for the character of said free negro in pena
bond of 1000.
Year: 1859

Ans. 4. Were the proper influence of
the truly prudent or accomplished woman
dangerous, the Wise Man, under the
guidance of Divine Inspiration would not
have extnlled it SO far above great riches,
or the inheritance of fathers, as in the
text. But this brings US,


II. To consider why prudent wife


should be said to be from tie Lord !;


while houses and riches are only to


be styled the Inheritance Of fathers.
Year: 1859

Ohy


PFrFR swEIGHoFFER's ADVENTURE WITH SNAKE.


People of strong nervous temperament
are great slaves to the whims and capric-
es of thi ieir imaginations; and hence, peo-
pie of good mental, but Of very ordinary
physie(al acquifements, ar, isfvmost sub
ject to this tyranny of mind over matter.
Occasionally, very ordinary sort of per-
SON THAT is, an individual of considera-
BILE mind, but whose mental capacities
unsastained, and SO partially undeveloped
suffers from this peculiar fact in most
distressing degree. No doubt (says the
best physical authority one-half the ills
that flesh is heir to are superinduced by
the fancy of the sufferer alone. Hundreds
have died by mere symptoms of cholera,
yellow fever and plague, induced by sheer
dread and fear of those terrible maladies.


A case is recorded wherein felon con-
demned to death by phlebotomry bad his
arm laid bare to the shoulder, and thrust
through hole in partition, while he
was fast bound to the opposite side; the
hidden executioner, upon the other side;
applied the lances to his arm with click +,
the poor culprit heard the muddy stream
outpouring, and soon growing weaker and
fainter, he fell into swoon, and died /;
when the fact was, not drop of blood
had been shed, surgeon having merely
snapped his lancet upon the arm, and con-
tinued to pour small stream of water
over the limb and into basin


Another case in 'pint" was that of a
Philadelphia amateur butcher, who, in
| placing mis- meat upon hook, slipped,
and hung himself, instead of his beef up
on the barbed point. His agony was in
tonse-he was quickly taken down and
carried to physicians Office. and SO great
was his pain Gin imagination) that he
cried pitc ously upon every motion made
by the doctor in cutting the coat and
shirt sleeve from about the wounded arm
When at last the arm was barred, not a
scratch was there! The hook point had
merely grazed along the skin, and torn
the shirt sleeve! E 7as


will not multiply the various facts
extant in proof of the force exercised by
a misdirected imagination, but will men
ton one case so ludicrously imposing as
to cause pretty broad smile, if not prove
otherwise interesting. 4


Some years ago, near the town of Read
ing, Berks county, Pennsylvania, there
lived cosy old farmer, named Sweighoff-
er-of German descent, and accent too,
as his speech will indicate. Old man
Sweighoffer had once served as member
in the legislature, and was therefore "no
fool" and as he had also long ago COM
manded a volunteer corps of rustic militia,
he could hardly be supposed inclined to
cowardice. His son Peter was his only
son, a strapping lad of seventeen; and
upon old Peter and young Peter devolved
the principal cares and tolls OF the old
gentleman's farm, now and then assisted
by the old lady and her two bouncing
daughters it is very common in that
State to see the women and girls at work
in the felds-and upon extra occasions
some hired hands.


Well, one warm day in haying time,
lold Peter and young Peter we're hard at
Year: 1859

Speaker Of the Assemdy.-The
Grass Valley Nafinmalis emphsticaI-
ly out in favor of Brigadier General
Philip Moore for the position Of
Speaker of the Assembly. Though
politically opposed to The Brigadier
we will say for him, that he is better
qualified for the place than the
two or three gentlemen who occupied
the chair during the last sessions of
the Legislature. 1t is fact which
cannot be denied that Phil possesses
some of the necessary attributes to
make good speaker. At the same
time if You want presiding officer
FOR meeting of gentlemen. bis col
league, Judge Sesitb, will just fill
your eye. Put the Judge in the
Chair and try him.
Year: 1859

WAGON ROAD To WAsHoE.-We
are highly pleased with the PROPOSE.
tions set forth in the resolutions in
troauced by Henry Meredith at the
wagon road meeting of Saturday even
ing last. Theyismbody. as we think,
the most rational plan that could be
proposed for building a road over the
mountains. To secure road at the
earliest moment it is necessary for
the people most interested to open
their purses and put their shoulders to
the wheel and cab ON Hercules after
wards. The plan proposed by the
resolutions meets the case. Citizens
ARE enjoinedi to go Immediately at
work, build the road, and call on the
Legislature to empower the county
whichi is to be generally benefited by
the road to purchase it,at'its cost
Sooner or later the county viii see
the Importance of haxinga q free road
over the mountains and will be glad
to assume what hex public spirited
citizens have advanced for her. The
investment can not be aslosing. one to
those who havsmoney to spare. as
the travel to and from the silver
mines on the opening of spring must
be immense. AT the same time it
will be to the interest of every resi-
dent stakeholder in the road to sur
render bis stock to the county in or
der to procure. free road, and to
this community The benefits to accrue
from an increase of travel which must
result from the sboSton Of tolls =.
We believe the plan will find favor
among the people Of the eosDty gen.
orally and will be carried to an az
complishment at an early day. 1t is
due to the character of Nevada coun-
ty for enterprize chat the objects set
forth in the Court House on Saturday.
be ce,summated without unreasona.
BILE delay.
Year: 1859

Miss Incc.-We regret to learn
that this popular actress left the
State on the steamer Of Monday
last. we hope not forever, Miss Ince
has left a professional and private
regulations with all people, infesier to
none..
Year: 1859

The RAlLRoAD@We hope the
friends of railroad to this county
will bear in mind that their interests
lie in road TO Atlbsfn. A railroad
from Nevada to Lincoln would be
impossible. We learn that the pro-
posed railroad to Auburn would be
several hundred feet higher than
Lincoln, and the ascem from the
former place easy. The Auburn
road is the one we oug ht to favor by
all means.


In this connection we wouh
suggest the prepriety of a combi-
nation of the citizens of evada i.
Grass Valley, Auburn and 9th ef
points interested, for the construction
of the railroad and the wagon road
over the Sierras in connection. One
is in a great measure dependent up
on the other, and both seem to be
parts of one plan. II the Auburn
people favor our wagon road it will
be an inducement to enlist us more
warmly in their railroad, and thus
we could be of mutual assistance to
each other. The citizens of Auburn
have nothing to gain for the present
from the people Of Upper Placer. The
latter secretly and openly favor the
railroadto Lincoln and the removal of
the county seat from Auburn to the
latter place.that the county may be d.
yided. The route over the Sierras
through Placer County is of no more
importance to Auburn than the one
through this county, nor as much,
even allowing it to be as good, which
it is probably not. There appears to
be more of a community of interest
between Auburn and the principal
places in this county. than between
Auburn and Upper Placer. Should
she disregard it
Year: 1859

EXPERIENcE WIN 4 NEW SET ur TEErH.-
We have been very much amused III isten-
lns u Al acquaintance of ours when desrrib-
ing his experience with new set of teeth.
He remarked


Il have had all my teeth pulled out. for 10
tell the truth think they have been curse
to me always rather than blessing. Now


in their place | have had false ones put
in, and | must tell you nay experience
with my new masticators. l felt. when
the set was first put in, as though
had couple OF wheelbarows full Of pay


ing stones laying around loose in my mouth.
and it seemed rs if they were going 70
he spilled out at every motion. The
first day waited till every one had done
their dinner, not daring to make an exhib
ton of my teeth, and run the risk Of their
dropping on the table Well, chewed 4
little and stopped, chewed again and stopped
and finally went to my room and laid the
darned things on the back part of an upper
shelf, thinking they were no 80. The next
day tried them again. but with little bet
ter success. and after this would carry them
III my pocket, occasionally trying the things
on, and every time experiencing some new
emotion. One day they would feel As much
like great horse shoe, with nails in, as any
thing else; and again could be certain that
had a great circular wheel slowed under my
lips Some ofmy experience was very com
ical They served me so many times, and
was rather getting tired ofmy bargain; but by
perseverance, have become used to their
ways. and now they cannot get away from
me rs know just how to manage them, and
how to bite on them, and bless from the bot
tom Of my heart the inventor Of false teeth.
Year: 1859

WHY DON'T YOU LEARN A TRADE p
We clip the following from the Maysville
Eagle, hoping that it will not only be peru
sed, but that the absurd ideas formed by
most young men of the non.respectibility of
trade, will be at once and forever Danish
ed from their minds:


The question was propounded in our hear
ing, few days since, to young man who
had been for several months unsuccessfuly
seeking employment as clerk or salesmen
in some of our leading houses. Complain
ing of his i'll luck, one of his friends who
knew he had mechanical talent, but doubt.
ed whether he could make himself useful
either as clerk or salesman, put the inter-
rogatory to him which we have placed as the
caption of this article. The reply was, "Dot
so respectable as mercantile occupation. 1"
Under this delusive idea our stores are crow
ded with young men who have no capacity
for business, and who, because of the fanci-
ed responsibility of doing nothing, waste
away their minority upon salaries which can
not possibly liquidate their expenditures.


Late, too late in life, they discover their
error, and before they reach the age of thir
ty, many of them look with envy upon the
thirty mechapi pic. Rbow. in tha days of thar
Year: 1859

MASONIC BALL-A grand ball will be given
Mt san Leandro, Alameda county, on ST.
Johns Day, the Gath day of June. 1t will
take place at the Estudillo House, kept by
our whilom fellow citizen, Seymour Pixley.
This hotel is one of the finest and best in the
country, and is an inviting place to stop at
We hear it highly spoken of by every one
who has visited the delightful region of
country in which it is located. We under.
stand that the preparations for the contem.
plated ball are very extensive and that it
will be a brilliant affair
Year: 1859

WILL HE NEVER SroP Frank Qualey, at
the corner of D and Third streets, not salts
fled with furnishing the community with all
sorts Office creams and delicious sweet meats,
must needs add another temptation, more ir-
resistible than all the rest in the shape Of
frozen strawberry juice Go and taste for
yourself, and be assured you will depart en-
tirely satisfied that hot weather is not with
out its blessings. What Qualey will intro
duce next, it passes our comprehension to
guess
Year: 1859

INSISTING UPON HIS RIGHTs.-A rough look
ing customer, putting up temporarily at the
What Cheer House, undertook yesterday af-
ternoon to enter Pawnbroker's office adioin-
ing the hotel. He was refused admittance on
account of being in liquor, whereupon he be-
came uproarious and declared that he would
stand up for his rights or die; that he had
paid his money to put up in town, and by =,
he would have the full privileges to which
he was entitled. The Pawnbroker however,
did not recognize his rights, and finally the
indignant individual retired
Year: 1859

Thousands of men breathe, move and live
mass off the stage of life, and are heard of no
more. Why? they Gid not a particle of good
in this world and none we're blessed by them !;
none could point to tiiem as the instruments of
their redemption not line they wrote not
word they spoke could be recalled, and SO they
perished, their light went ont in darkness. ana
they were not remembered more than the IN
sects of yesterday. Will you thus live and die
Oh! Man immortal ? Live for scmethng'-
Do good, and leave behind you monument oi
virtue that the storms of time can never de-
stroy. Write your nane by kindness, love-
and mercy On the hearts of the thousands you
come in contact with year by year, and you
will never be forgotten. No your name, your
deeds will be legible on the hearts yon leave
behind, as the stars on the brow OF evening
Good deeds viii shine as brightly on the earth
as the stars of heaven.
Year: 1859

Life is but deaths vestibule and our pilgrim
age on earth is but journey to the grave
The pulse that preserves our being beats our
death march, and the blood which circulates
our life is floating it onward TO the deefs Of
DEATH To-day we see our friends i'll health


tomorrow we hear of their decease. We
clasped the hands of the strong man but ycster


day, and to-day we close his eyes. We rode in
the chariot of comfort but few hours ago,
and in a few more hours the last black chariot
must convey us to the home of all living. Oh,
how closely allied is death to life! The lamb
that sporteth in the field must soon feel tile
knife. The OK that loweth in the pasture is
fattening for the slaughter. Trees do grow
that they may be felled. Yea, and greater
things than these feel death. Empires rise and
flourish they flourish to decay, they rise to
fall How often do we take up the volume Of
history, and read of the rise and fall of En-
pires. We hear Of the coronation and death
of Kings Death is the black servant who
rides behind the chariot of life. See life and
death is close behind. Death reacheth far
throughout this world, and hath stamped all
terrestrial things with the broad arrow of the
grave Stars die mayhap it is said that the
c0n1agratlons nave peen seen liF VI Ill ue us
tant ether, and astronomers have marked the
funerals of worlds--the decay of those mighty
orbs that we had imagined set forever sockets
of silver to glisten as the lamps of eternity
But blessed be God, there is one place where
death is not lifes brether-where life reigns a.
lone " to live" is not the first syllable which
is to be followed by the next, =" to die. There
is land where death knells are never toled
where winding sheets are never wove, where
graves are never dug. Blest land beyond the
skies! To reach it we must die.-Spurgeon
Year: 1859

The Albany Express has some subscribers
who don't pay for their papers. The Ex-
press bids them good bye in the following ten
der terms


This week we strike from our list only
about fifty subscribers who will not pay their
due to the printer. Tn doing so, we take them
by the hand, and with tears in our eyes, bid
them an affcctiof1ate farewell. Good bye old
subs! Take care of yourselves. Sometimes
think of the Express, which you have read SO
long for nothing. Sponge Upon some other
printer now for awhile. A change of diet will
doubtless be good fer you. Poor old fellows
we are little sorry to turn you out on the
dark night without lamp, but it must be so.
Strike for the nearest neighbor's light. He
may let you in and feed you for a year or two,
upon the strength of your honorable promises
to pay at the end of the time. For ourselves,
we have enough of those curious pledges to
supply our cabinet for the present. We have
labelled them carfully, and they are open to
general inspection. With many thanks for
your selfsacrifcing indulgence of us, and for
your honest appreciation of the obligation cx-
isting toward our Office, we again, and finally
say farewell forever"
Year: 1859

A writer in the Columbus (Georgia) Sun
gives the following as the best recipe for MAX
ing tomato catsup: To a half bushe of skinned
tomatoes add one quart of good vinegar, one
pound of salt, quarter of a pound of black pep
per, two ounces of African cayenne quarter OF
pound of allspice, one ounce Of cloves, three
boxes of mustard, twenty cloves of garlic, six
good onions, two pounds of brown sugar and
one handful of peach leaves. Boil this mass
for three hours, constantly stirring it to keep
it from burning When cool strain it through
fine sieve or q coarse cloth, and bottle it fol
future use. 1t will improve by age, and create
and give zest to appetite almost under the ribs
of death.
Year: 1859

]
| An advantage in the use of grain drill


not unworthy of notice, is the fact that it in
duces more careful culture The ground pre-
pared for the use of the drill is usually put in
| better condition; and the action of the drill
itself, is perhaps more than equal to any addi-
tional narrowing. 1t is also believed by the
writer that deep ploughing, combined with the
use of the drill. will do much to prevent the
ravages Of the wheat midge or weevil as it


is more commonly called. The first by bury
ing the larvae of the little rascal so far beneath
the soil that he win not feel the enlivening rays
of the sun SO early in the season, and conse-
quently be retarded in his development and
for the same reason requiring longer time for
him to reach the surface, giving the grain sew
eral days advantage. And secondly, the use
Of the drill causing the grain to germinate
promptly and grow evenly, and it will all be
out of the reach of his deprcdations before he
is prepared to work his mischief.


The use of the grain drill is subject which
cOmmends itself to the careful consideration of
every cultivator in the country. He who
raises but ten acres of wheat may save nearly
the price of drill in one year. If by broad
cast sowing he raises only the average crop of
thirteen bushels to the acre. the intelligent use
Of the drill would doubtless add say onc-thirtl,
say tllirty-three bushels 10 the ten acres-add
to this FIVE bushels saved in seed, and we have
forty bushels saved in one year on ten acres
But one drill WI do the work for several mod
crate sized farms and where farmers dwell
together in unity AS they always should
they might club together and buy dill for
the use Of a ncighborhood, at very small IN
dvidual expense.


An important consideration is also to buy
the best even though it may be at an advanc-
cd cost for whatever is worth doing at all, in
farming, is worth doing well.
Year: 1859

Pick good tender, sweet string beans, cut
them into pieces about three-q quarters Of an
inch in length throw them into boiling water,
let them stand five minutes then, having the
oven heated just. hot enough to avoid burning
the beans, spread on tin or earthern Dishes set
them into the oven and let them remain there
till perfectly dry, when they should be put up
in small bags, and hung in cool dry place
When you wish to cook a mess of corn and
beans, put them to soak over night in warm
water, and cook them as usual Country Gen
Hendn.
Year: 1859

In most quarrels there is g fault on both
sides. A quarrel may be compared to a
srark. which cannot be produced without a
flint as well as steel, either of them may ham
mer on wood forever, and no fire will follow
7oltos,
Year: 1859

~ BY A GRATEFUL FRIEND


The brooklet and river may flow forever
81 Falsehood and folly may battle the truth
But the warm beating heart OF my bosom never


Forget the kind friend Of my earlier youth.
The good hearted sage Of my earlier age.
81 Who warmed mo with kindness when was unknown
Now sleeps in his grave-with a pure, sPOtless page


of his virtues engraved on green mountain stone.
His name on the door is seen there moro,
here strangers welcome TO all that good
And the work Of his hand is almost obscure,
In the beautiful grove where the old mansion stood
: The Old maple tree, once familiar to me,


Has long since given place to the pine,


And the wanuts and hawthorns that stood in the
Have all been removed for the bush and vine
Though years of sorrow have passed one another,
And Time with his pencil has whitened my brow,
His free acts Of Kindness have made deep furrow,


On heart that quickens with love for him
When fate may determine my time of departure,


And my weary voyage approaches its end,
Before my spirit departs for the future,


May my last prayers be to God for my friend.
RADSoR, Sept 18th, 1859.
Year: 1859

The motion to refer the bill to the Commit
tee of the Whole having thus failed, the House
was brought to direct vote upon Mr.. Grow S
amendment, which was adopted by the follow
ing vote: