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Year: 1868

WOMEN FARMERS.-As facts are worth
more than theories, L will give you some
account Of Mrs. Roberts who has gained the
appellation at the head Of this article. Some
three years ago [ visited her home in Pekin,
asmall village, in Niagara county, N. Y. Mrs
Roberts family consisted of herself, husband
seven girls and two boys. The mother, at
the outset Of her married life, had resolved
10 make no distinction in the development Of
her children, aud she and her daughters
wenkiuto the field and worked side by side
with the men the result was, the girls can
do as much work and do it equally as we'll,
as the boys, and the women We're equal with
the men in strength and capacity At the
time of my visit, six of the daughters had
attained womanhood, and l was astonished
to see the difference 10 the physical develops
menI of these women and those of the world
at large; every one Of them would measure
across the shoulders and around the waist as
much as any common sized man. There
was no part of farm work but what they
could do Any one of these women could
hitch the horses to the wagon, load it with
barrels Of apples, potatoes, or cords of wood,
or whatever it might be, drive eight miles
to market, sell and discharge their produce,
caring as little for what the world said of
them as though it had 10 existence. They
had a little world of their own, and whoever
went there to visit them, felt sense of free
dom such as could not be felt elsewhere, at
least so it Seemed to me. Mrs. Roberts in.
stituted what was called farm school, em,
ploying a good teacher, and taking a few
children from abroad. She had four hours
each day devoted to study, and six to work
and after that, the time was spent in pleas
ure and recreation. Musical and literary
entertainments we're gotten up, in which all
the members joined, old and young | have
seen the father on several occasions engage
in wrestling match with some one of his
daughters, when it was hard to tell which
gained the mastery and here l will say that
Mr.. Roberts is a man six feet in height and
of good mental qualities.
Year: 1868

IDLE DAUOHTERs.-It is a most painful
spectacle in families where the mother is
the drudge, to see the daughters elegantly
dressed, reclining at their ease, with their
drawing, their music, their fancy works, and
never dreaming Of their responsibilities but,
as necessary cousequence,of neglect Of duty,
growing weary of their useless lives, lay
hold of every newly invented stimulant to
rouse their dropping energies, aud blaming
their fate, when they dare not blame their
God, for having placed them where they
are. These individuals often tell you, with
an air of affected compassion, {for who can
believe it real y that poor mamma is work
ing herself to death yet no sooner do you
propose that they should assist her, than
they declare she is quite in her element
in short, that she never would be happy if
she had only half SO much to do.
Year: 1868

N addition to our well-known facilities for
L BOOK AND JOB PRINTING, and for the
manufacture of BLANK BOOKS, and the
prompt execution of every species of BOOK
BINDING, we would inform our friends and
patrons, and the public generally, that we
have perfected arrangements with one of the
hocf
Year: 1868

A STRATEGIcAL WIDOW widow woman
residing in the eastern section of Wheeling.
Va, had occasion to resort to piece of
strategy to meet the demands of her landlord
and save her home. Her means were very
limited, and to the frequent duns of her
landlord she was compelled to give him many
excuses, until he became exasperated and
demanded when she could pay him. She
then told him that she bad no money now,
but was expecting some from son who was
absent, and that probably in few days she
would be able to discharge the debt. The
landlord is a prompt old fellow, especially
when there is money in question, so it was
but few days before he showed his "grim
yisage" at the widows door again. buoyant
with the hope of receiving the amount due
him. But unfortunately the woman was not
prepared to meet her obligations, and did not
know what to do under the circumstances
feeiing ashamed to postpone the payment
any longer by promises. she resorted to
Pc .! strategy to accomplish the same end.


1ne widow informed him that she had the


money ior some time. but that herself and


her children were afflicted with the small


PoA' ana To at she was afraid to 90 ont for
rear 'nae tne disease would grow worse from
exposure. The landlord didn't wa;t - -. ,.
any more. or even to get his money bn,
vamosed instanter, and has not 49, ou'
since in that locality. 'A seen
Year: 1868

SNAKES ANTIPATHY TO FIRE.-There is
in Brazil very common poisonous snake,
the Surucucu, respecting which the inhab-
itants relate the following facts Such is the
antipathy of this reptile to fire, that when
fires are made in the clearing away of woods,
they rush into it, scattering it with their
tails until it is extinguished. even becoming
half roasted in the attempt and when an
individual is passing at night with torch,
they pass and repass him, lashing him with
their tails till he drops it, and the snake is
Immediately found closely coiled around the
extinguished torch. The greatest enemy of
this snake is an immense lizard, five or six
feet long; when the snake succeeds in effect
ing bite, the lizard rushes into the wood,
eats some herb, and returns to the conflict,
which almost invariably terminates in bis
cayor
Year: 1868




Enter upon the performance of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


If any person shall willfully make, give,
under oath or affirmation, false list of his, her,
their taxable property, or false list of taxable
property under his, her. their control, such per-
son shall be deemed gnilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor, as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury
and any property willfully concealed, removed,
transferred misrepresented. by the owner or any
agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon dis
covery, be assessed at ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it and fifty per cent. of the amount
OF such additional tax when solicited shall be paid
to the person or persons who shall furnish the
information which reveals the property SO conceal
ed transferred, removed misrepresented, and the
remaining fifty per cent. after deducting the usual
per centage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State


Attention is also directed to the following section
of the Act of 1866, relating to Shasta county:
The Assessor of said county is authorized and
it is hereby made his duty to collect all the poll
per capita tax except the road poll tax, and the
taxes upon all movable personal property and upon
the entry of any assessment of movable personal
property, to any person, firm, corporation, associa
tion- or company, who does not own real estate
sufficient in the opinion of the Assessor to insure
the payment of such tax within the county, to de-
mand the payment of the taxes upon the same !;
and if such person, firm, corporation, association,
or company shall refuse neglect to pay such
taxes, the Assessor shall, by virtue of the power
herein vested in him. proceed to collect such taxes
in the same manner prescribed by law for the Col
lector"


If Tax Payers were to have list of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps save themselves much an
noyance, well facilitate my work.


A. P. LADD,


Assessor Of Shasta County.
Shasta, March 2, 1867. MI
Year: 1868

The PLAIN IssUE.-What is the issue be.
tween the Democratic and Union parties p
1t is reduced to this: The Democrats are in
favor of allowing traitors to rule the South.
and then combining with them they can rule
the whole country. The Republican party
is in favor of loyal men, who are devoted to
the Union Of States and liberties of the peo.
pie. ruling the country. The same issues
which were before US FIVE years ago are re-
newed. Show us loyal man and we will
show you a Republican show us a rebel
and we will show you Democrat. Of such
materials are the parties composed. Stock
ton Iadependent.
Year: 1868

Villette, a French philosopher of the days
of Louis XIV, constructed burning mirror
which is thus described:


1t was thirty four inches in diameter, and
vitrifed fiints and bricks almost instanta-
neously, no matter how large they were. 1t
consumed the greenest wood, burning 1t to
ashes in an instant, and fused the most re-
fractory metals with equal ease and quick
ness. Steel, no matter how hard, resisted
its powers no more than other metals, and
melted SO quickly that one part burnt away
in inconceivable brilliant sparks, some of
them forming stars as large as a frame piece,
leaving flowing mass of metal behind
The last made by Villette was still more
powerful, being larger and more carefully
made. 1t was forty four inches in diameter,
and three inches and line deep. Its burn
ing point. or focus was situated at distance
of three feet seven inches from the surface,
and was apparently as large as fve-sou
piece; and it was at this spot, where the
rays of light and heat were concentrated
into so small a space that the wonderful
effects of its violent power became manifest,
the spot Of light being of such brilliancy that
the eve could no more withstand its bright
ness than that of the sun. Besides the
property of burning which it possessed in so
wonderful degree, it was capable OF exhib-
iting other effects Just curious as those
already related. 1t had the power OF send
ing the images of object, to distance OF
fifteen feet and more, SO that a man looking
at himself in this mirror, with a stick or ii
sword in his hand, saw an image of them
suspended in the air, apparently ready to
strike the observer. On seeing such an
effect for the first time, the observer could
hardly fail to experience the greatest sur
prise and even fear. 1t is stated that the
King having placed himself, with sword in
hand, before one of these mirrors, in order to
observe the effect. was surprised to find him
self face to face with an armed hand appar
emily directed against him. When he ad
vanced, the hand seemed to spring forward
to meet him. The King could not conceal
his surprise and fright, and afterwards felt
SO ashamed at being terrified with mere
shadow that he ordered the mirror to be
taken away, and could never be prevailed
upon to look into it again.
Year: 1868

San DIEGo.-There seems to be strong
probability that San Diego will be our Wes-
tern terminus of the Southern Pacific rail-
road. The bay is, next to San Francisco,
the best in California. Hittell, in his Re-
sources of California" says the bay of San
Diego is twelve miles long, from one to two
wide and crescent shaped, running from the
entrance and then turning to the south.
eastward. A channel. thirty feet deep and
a half a mile wide, extends more than half
the length of the bay from the entrance. The
holding ground is good the protection from
the winds perfect. There is no difficulty in
entering at any time, but it is not safe for
sailing vessels to go out during gales from
the south east
Year: 1868

A CITIZEN of Spencer, Missouri made his
brother present of suit of old clothes,
recently; and the brother, who is in poor
health, and has close work to make both ends
meet, appreciated the gift when he found in
pocket mortgage on his house for seven
hundred dollars. which had been paid off and
discharged by the donor.
Year: 1868

Established expressly to afford ths afflicted
sound and scientific Medical Aid, in the treatment
and cure of all Private and Chronic Diseases, Cases
of Secrecy and all Sexual Disorders.
Year: 1868

President Johnson's Christmas Proclamation
OF Universal Amnesty excites little interest
and prOvokes few remarks. We rejoice that
the very man who was most vehement and
yociferous in proclaiming that treason is n
"crme, and traitors must be punished when
Lincoln's murder had set the country wild
for vengeance, now fathers the most sweeping
Amnesty ever pronounced by man. In 30
far as lie may have sought or wished
to disturb the foundations OF RccOnstruc-
ton as enacted by Congress, his Procla-
nation can have no legal force otherwise, wo
presume it will take full effect. If any of tho
leading Rebels have thus far remained abroad
from apprehension that they would be prose-
cuted OF otherwise moested if they came home,
they will soon be among us. We doubt that
they are so many as twenty in all.


We seldom of late find decent excuse for
praising Andrew johnson; but we thank him
for putting an end, even thus tardy to tho
swindling legal farce, enacted every few
months, under the deceitful title of Trial Of
"JefP. Davis" swindle by which nobody is
duped-a farce at which nobody thinks OF
aughing-must have Outlived its day. Now.
there has been no intelligent person deceived,
for at least two years back, by the pretenso
OF keeping Davis in confinement or hold
ing him to bail, as though it were in
tended that he should be put on trial for
his life For time, there was some such ex-
pectation and the good -natured public thought it
rather nice thing to spend 100000 or SO per an
mum to keep him safe in Fortress Monroe till the
day of trial should arrive. But he who does not
know that trials for treason must be brought
on while treason is still rampant and perilous,
or very soon after its collapse, else con-
vicion is impossible, cannot have read
many volumes of history We doubt
that it was ever possible to convict
Davis of treason in civil court, unless by ex-
cluding every active Democrat from the jury
box. Judge Underwood, who would have re-
joiced to try him with tolerable chance OF
success, testified before Committee Of Con.
gress nhat no verdict could be obtained against
him in Virginia unless the jury were packed
for tho purpose-whiCh ia undoubtedly true.
Year: 1868

,,o, blacks, and the like. In addition to these


ia fr..e school for mechanical drawing. with
instruction IN bookkeeping, geometry. and al
zebra at a merely nominal charge; while at
the Institute of Technology pupils may, with
ont cost. study Erench, English, chemistry,
mining, and physiology.


The value of such chances OF intellectual cui-
ture as these depends unon the value OF that
culture itself, and can hardly be justly estimated
by those who from their youth upward have
had the path Of learning constantly made
smooth by the hands of parental anxiety, and
every assistance readily afforded in the power
of maternal competence to best0w. There are
very few persons in this country past their
majority and without an education ordinarily
good, who do not experience feeling OF mortl-
fcatiOn and despondency when they consider
deficiencies which circumstances render pecu-
liarly marked and observable. The deficiency
Of such persons, in a majority of cases, can
hardly be attributed TO any fault of their own.
They may have como of ignorant parentage;
the first years of their life may have been
passed in hard manual labor and they may
have been the wards of that delight
ful domestic institution " which found
it necessary to make their instruction
a felony. Nobody, without personal Obscrva-
ton, can comprehend the gratitude with which
such persons often receive proffcrs OF instruc-
ton, or the zeal and persistence with which the


inevitable difficulties Of an education delayed
until the faculties have ceased to be vivid and
plastic, are encountered. The desire to remedy
this evil of personal ignorance is a thousand
times more honorable to those who experience


it and are guided by It,, than all the ambitions
which have made history merely a record of
perverted abilities and of misguided energies.
Given one who is willing to he taught after the
usual years Of technical teaching are past and
we have presumptvely valuable member OF
society, faithful in small things, and worthy OF
any trust which demands fidelity and consclen-
tiousncss. OF course, whatever effort society may
make TO redeem all its members from the
loudage of ignorance viii be repaid Just IN
proportion to the wisdom of IT'S eXertlons. II
WAS long ago found ont, although the knowl-
edge has hardly been wisely acted upon, that
self-rcspcct i'm man or woman Il one OF the
very fist conditions of Il useful and innocent
life; and there need he no attempt to prove
that these frcqucntcrs of the Adult Schools
must, in the nature of things, acquire COM
mcndable pride in their own wise and discreet
bearing. as little by little they fit themselves
for association with the more highly cultivated
classes. TO those who are greatly and yaIiousIy
learned. this elementary instruction may seem
but small matter; but the hesitating and
laundering pupils of the Adult Schools may,
perhaps. be doing as much as the sascs to
guard society against any possible lapse into
barbarism.
Year: 1868

The news from Gen. Grant grows worse and
worse for the place hunters. Not only is he in
favor of the Civil Service bill, but he believes
that where an honest man is now doing honest
work in post which he is found capable of
filling, the mere fact OF his being in Office does
not offer primo fdcie reasons for turning him out.
Year: 1868

The Times contrived TO make sort OF reply
to our former article on Coal without telling
its readers that the almost prohibltory" duty
ON Bituminous Coal. which it would have its
readers believe tho cause of enhancing the
price of that Coal "more than SO per tun." is
exactly Sit per tun. Why is 1t that Free
Traders have such rabid aversion to facts
Year: 1868

And that truth doubtless afforded one OF the
reasons for not trying him.


If any one is sorry that we arc not to have
another procession of lawyers to Richmond
another tabeau in cOurt-and another anounce-
mcnt by telegraph that the trial Of Jefferson
Davis has been postponed to tho next term
he will doubtless make it manifest
Year: 1868

Mr. johnson is about to rival Garret Davis.
1t is reported that he means to veto the bill
IF Congress repeating the Southern militia
act on the ground that it never had any right
to pass that actl
Year: 1868

lAAAl HUM


There is solution of this bond ques-
ton now pending that will be, when it
comes, both startling and unpleasant. I
refer to our ability to pay. If this reck-
less extravagance on the part of our
Government continues, the question
promises to be not whether we will pay,
but whether we can pay. We may not
repudiate but we may become bankrupt,
and if any one will add to the National
Indebtedness the State, town and town
ship Indebtedness, each one as sacred as
the other, and then estimate the value of
property by the worlds currency of gold
and silver, to which we must come soon
er or later, he will'appreciate my propo-
sition. With an inflated currency Civ
ing us high prices for our products-we
know how, hard it now is toiraise our
taxes. What will it be when on specie
basis-our currency is reduced and
prices lowered Bear in mind that the
tax remains the same. $50 Gsit-v ssg,.5


-o' Our navy, the most expensive luxury
q Government can indulge in, is skeptup
on war footing. Our army reserved
to keep the peace in the South and on
the frontier is five times greater than it
need be. "A huge alms.house is kept
running at the South for the benefit of
lindolent negroes and hungry officials.
Alta time when our necessities call for
the strictest economy, when the Govern:
ment ought to be on peace footing, as
lit was in 1861, there visano5 limit to the
expenditures; and we find ourselves, the
heaviest taxed people in the world. j
can very well understand aoan this,
/ Senator a Sherman, av the leading
5 fnancier of the Republican party, prom
ised US to support the Government and
pay the. interest on the National debt by
Year: 1868

REV. HENRY WAHDBEEoHRR rightly
saws; "since all the men who sought to
destroy the government are raliying
around Seymour, it Is 1t that all the
men.who stood mp for the Union should
gather about Grant. 1t is an honor
that wiz not happen twice in mans
life time to vote for such q man as
Grant"
Year: 1868

THE MINER'ofiice is well supplied with Presses, Plain, Fancy and Ornamental Type and the pro prietors are determined 10 execute all work with which they may be favored in the ncatest and best style of the art.

 Work may be ordered from any part of the Territory and, when accompanied with the cash. 1t will be promptly executed and sent by nai or as directed.

 Persons sending us money for subscription, advertising or job work, may forward il by mail. or otherwise, at their own risk
Year: 1868

One Of the noblest Of New England rivers
flowed near the hotel where | passed the
night As | at times aWoke, 1t was pleas
ing occupation TO listen to the sound OF
many waters as they rushed among the
rocks ol neighboring waterfall & was
not Jarring and harsh, but quiet and sooth-
ing 1 missed pleasingly upon the service
Of song, aud, though the music itself was
monoTonous, yet TO me there was instruct
I've variety in the lessons | learned, for


j. II was song Of power. should not
have heard this midnight music if there had
been no power In these rushing waters.
The sound proved the force with which the
massive rocks were struck BY the moving
flood. Strong was the hand upon the harp.
And the strong waters all along IN the vast
course Of the falls had been made by human
skill 10 observe with great power the inter
ests OF enterprise and industry. How could
l iaH Of muslng upon Him whose are the
resplendent rivers, and who has power to
hold all the oceans in 'ths hollow Of flis
hand


, Il was song Of wisdom A drop Of
water How curious its composition And
how admirably adapted his vast element 20
the use of man and the welfare o. the world.
The fertility of the soil shall answer; so shall
the power it furnishes for countless mechan
ical operations; so shall the highway Of
commerce and travel il provides; so shall all
the life it gives the vegetable world aud all
the Fefreshment given to thirsty man and
beast So that was a sweet song of the
night, as it freshened all my waking
thoughts with the music Of the thcme-the
wisdom and goodness Of God


.. Ii was a song Of the ages Every
time awoke the music was going on, and
no man knoweth how long ago il began
Through years, through ages-none can
tell how mauy-the harp had not been once
hung upon the willows. And the midnight
music 90 any ear would be midday aud mid
night music ia the unceasing roll Of these
running waters Generations past had
heard generations coming would hear.
Would the waters ever run DY, so that the
musician should drop his harp and the song
cease and be resumed no more2 Would
not this be an unfailine song Surely, til
that remote era when BE vino commanded
the first strains OF the song should say, Let
them ccasCi


In the soft and soothing music Of thi,
midnight song, how easy and natural and
pleasant 70 think Of that other River pro
caedinE out of the throne Of God and tho
Lamb. 10 my acquaintance with thC
sweet melody o. these running waters. how
blessed % add acquaintance with those u
which the Lamb shall lead His redeemed
peoplc-iviug waters, Of which if one
drinks, he shall never thirst again. Ne,


trgf- ft.srg-3-ta.
Year: 1868

THE TROUBLES or LIFE-Sometime |
compare the troubles which we have to un-
deTgo In the year, to great bundle of fag-
gots, far to large for US TO lift but God
does not require us to carry the whole at
once. He mercifully unties the bundle, and
gives US first one stick, which we are to car
ry to day; and then another which we are
to carry tomorrow; and so on. This we
might carefully manage, if we would only
take the burden appointed for us each day;
but we choose to increase our troubles by
carving Yesterdays sticks over again to-
dav. and adding to-morrow's 5 burden to our
load before we are required to bear it.