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Year: 1860

SENsrBLE.-Brother Avery of the Marysvile
Appeal, makes some sensible remarks about news
paper patronage, and winds up by saying the
proprietors of that journal expect support, by
deserving and not begging for it, That's our
awful condition" We 60 upon the hypothesis
that we give value received for every advertise
ment inserted in the Beacon, and consequently
feel under no more obligations to those who pat
ronze us, for their favors, than they are to us
for inserting them. We have often been amused
at certain firm in this place, both of the part
ners of which have often throwed it in our teeth
that they did not believe advertising did any
good, but they desired to encourage their local
journal, by giving it an advertisement We are
under no obligations to such men, and desire
them to so understand it. What is their few
palry dollars to us, particularly when it is dealt
out in dry goods at one hundred per cent profit
Those very people who talk so much about what


little good advertising amounts to, are the very
men who were scared half to death last year, for
fear the head of navigation was going further up
river, and that consequently Red Bluff was
gone in institution. They would have sold out
for twenty cents on the dollar. But our humble
ability, as far as it went, did much to restore
confidence in the minds of the public. certain
set of scarry individuals were almost alarmed to
death, and one article from us would have caused
a stampede for the mouth of Clear Creek Let
them remember these things-Red Beuf Beacon.
Year: 1860

A BEAUTIFUL FIGURE. - Life is beautifully
compared to fountain fed by thousand streams,
that perish if one be dried. 1t is silver cord
twisted with thousand strings, that part if one
be broken. Frail and thoughtless mortals are
surrounded by iunumerabe dangers, which
make it much more strange that they escape so
long, than that they almost al perish suddenly
at last. We are encompassed with accidents
every day to crush the mouldering tenements we
inhabit. The seeds of disease are planted in our
constitutions by nature. The earth and atmos-
phere whence we draw the breath of life are
impregnated with death health is made to
operate its own destruction the food that
nourshes, contains the elements of decay the
soul that animates by vivfying the first, tends to
wear it out by its own action death turks in
ambush along every path, Notwithstanding
this is the truth so palpably confirmed by the
daily example before our eyes. how little do we
lay 1t to heart! We see our friends and neigh
bors among us, but how seldom does it occur in
our thoughts that our knell shall perhaps give
the next fruitless warning to the world
Year: 1860

THE WONDERFUL PoNY-THE Alta, speaking
OF the late surprising trip of the Pony Express,
says One must have crossed the great American
continent to be quite able to estimate this per-
tormance. News from st. Louis to San Francisco
in only few hours over six days! something
so far beyond all other horse time ever made
over any other route in the world of such great
length, that the mind is lost in admiration of the
feat. To think of reading news which was read
on last Wednesday morning by the good people
of ST. LOuis-that is, last week /! A good way to
estimate ii is by the fact that the passengers by
the steamer Golden Age, which arrived yesterday
from Panama, heard the news-boys crying the
Extra Alta about the streets just as they had
reached the wharf, and the election had taken
place since the steamer left Acapulco on her
way up!
Year: 1860

ELEGANT PoEM-lt is not necessary to ask at
tention to the poem of our friend WELLS, on the
first page. We believe it to be one of the very
best be has ever peDned. What say coempora-
ries who are capable of better Judging?
Year: 1860

SILVER MINES IN CALIFoRNIA.-Intormat
has been received from unquestionable sour
ces in San Francisco, that large quantities of
very rich silver ore have begun to come in
from the eastern slope of the Sierra, where it
abounds, apparently, In inexhaustible quanti-
ties. The ore is described as of far more SUI
perior richness to any ever obtained from Mex
leo or Peru, and improving in quality as it is
dug from greater depth. A specimen of the
ore received, shows that the mines are very
finely granulated and intermingled with iron
pyrites. The silver is not visible to the eye ;
but yet, as is well known, that is no argument
against its abundance. All lead ore of that
kind (Galena, or sulphuret of lead) contains
silver; and often in considerable proportions.
This from the accounts received, is richer than
any other known. The ore is said to abound
on the surface, cropping out in rocks over a
considerable extent Of country. The place is
only three or four days journey eastward from
San Francisco, at Washee and great ex-
citement is expected to be the result of the
discovery.
Year: 1860

Close her eyelids-press them gently
Ger the dead and leaden eyes,
For the soul that made them lovely
Hath returned unto the skies:
Wipe the death drops from her forehead,
Sever one dear golden tress,
Fold her icy hands all meekly,


Smooth the little snowy dress;
gcatter flowers Ger her pillow


Gentle flowers, so pure and white
Lay the bud upon her bosom,


There-now softly say Good Night.
Though our tears flow fast and faster,
Yet we would not call her back,
We are glad her feet no longer


Tread life's rough and thorny track,
We are glad our Heavenly Father
Took her while her heart was pure
We are glad he did not leave her


All life's trials to endure;
We are giad-and yet the tear drop
Falleth for alas we know
That our fireside will be lonely,


We shall miss our darling so.
While the twilight shadows gather,


We shall wait in vain to feel
Littlo arms all white and dimplcd,


Round our necks so softly steal:
Our wet cheeks will miss the pressure
OF sweet lips so warm and red,
And our bOsoms sadly, sadly,


Miss that darling little head
Which was wont to rest there sweetly;
And those golden eyes so bright,
We shall miss their loving glances,


We shall miss their soft Good Night.
When the morrow's sun is shining,


They will take this cherished form.
They will bear it to the churchyard,


And iconsign it to the worm;
Wcll-what matter? 1t is only


The clay dress our darling wore;
God hath robed her as an angel.


She hath need of this no more;
Fold her hands. and DER the pillow


Scatter flowers all pure and white;
Kiss. that marble brow. and whisper.
Crce again, a last Good Night.
Year: 1860

SNAKE IN LADY's DREss.-The London
Court Journal says: GA lady who had return
ed from India three years ago, and was the
other day opening drawer in what is termed
a bullock trunk, to Ter amazement and horror
a snake rered up his head her first impulse
was to push the drawer to, but it was stiff and
heavy She ran, screaming, down stairs for
help. Her brother, who was in the drawing
room, went to her assistance, and preceded
her again up stairs. The snake was not to be
seen, and the gentleman thought it must have
been his sisters imagination so after some
little time, the search was given up. The
following morning, canary that always hung
in the lady's room was missing, and looking
into the cage, the snake lay curled up at the
bottom of it, and allthat remained of the bird
by his side. There was no difficulty in des-
troying the snake, and it was discovered to be
what is termed green snake, whose nature 1t
is to make a spring at the eye, when death inn
mediately ensucs. The marvel is how the rep
tile lived so long and the lady escaped
Year: 1860

1t is very common matter, in talking
with those who were for Mr.. Fillmore IN
7 1856, to find them willing to support Lin
coin and Hamliu. They profess Il strong
friendship for Mr. Bell, but say that they
were induced to throw away their votes in
l656-or worse than throw them away
by voting for Mr. Fillmore, aud thus not
helping him, but their hereditary enemy,
the Democratic party. They declare that
they cannot be deceived IL second time. 1t
was told them in 1856 that Mr.. Fillmore
was likely to be elected. The returns came
in, W hen 10, and behold be had obtained
the electoral vote of only one State-Mary-
land.


Mr.. Bell they admit, has not the remotest
prospect of being elected hence appeals 10
them to vote for him can proceed only from
deliberate design to deceive them into the
incidental support Of that Lecompton party
whose policy they loathe.


The consequence Of this state OF feeling
is that there are very few reading and
thinking Bell men who will hesitate to sup
port Abe Lincoln man who was ii re-
liable Wing in tue lifetime of that noble
party, the friend and follower of Henry
Clay, and who now stands on platform
which occupies the old Wing ground on the
vital questions OF the times


Not day passes bnt we see and talk with
men who reason in this manner, and declare
81 M
ticket in preference to one which, however
respectable, has no possible chance of sue
cess
Year: 1860

SALT FOR Experience proves that
when horses or cattle are fed on dry corn
and hay, they will consume from two to
three ounces of salt per day, if permitted
free access to it; aud If fed new hay or
grass the desire for salt Is much increased,
aud the consumption amounts to from SIX to
seven ounces day. Little things are what
keep the ball rolling. Give the cattle salt.
Year: 1860

MURMURISG.-Oh, precious time tn At
is buried IN the grave Of murmurinpl-
When the murmurer should lie praying
he is muring against the Lord when he
should be hearing, he is murmurirc
gainst the divine providence, when he
shoald be reading, he is nurmuring a
gsinst instruments; and in these aud a
thousand other ways do murmurers ex
pend that precious time which some would
redeem with n world,
Year: 1860

The system of Free Love embraces quite
number of believers in the United States 1t
is kind of offshoot from the doctrines OF
Spiritualsm. but is not sanctioned by the
majority of Spiritualsts. The principle up
on which the system is founded is, that there
are certain natural atiinities between per
sons of the two sexes and that those who
mutually possess those afiinities should live
together, the marriage tie being wholly ig-
nored or disregarded The tracing of these
atiinities runs into the grossest details, but,
it being determined that mentally and phys
ically the parties, in any given instance, are
fitted for each other, they are at liberty to
be mated to their hearts content. If by any
oversight or mistake, they find that they are
not fitted, they are at liberty to part and fol-
low some new fancy.


This doctrine of free love was substantial
ly advanced by Swedenborg and Fourier,
and is still entertertained by the disciples
of those men, although they have no alhlia-
tlon with Spiritualism. Fourier believed in
a communism of property as well as of wives
Fouriersm is therefore even worse than Nor
monism, for the latter by no means allows
the promiscuous intercourse of the sexes.
These doctrines thus advanced by men of such
pure and spotless lives, (for Swedenborg and
Fourier were undoubtedly as virtuous in
character as any moralist who ever existed
in any age or country,) have done very much
to iniure the integrity of society, and TO
corrupt the morals of the reading world.
Their intentions were good, but the effects
of their teachings have been bad. They
erred in supposing that all men were pure
like themselves, and thought that, if all re-
straints were thrown off, true love and affec-
ton would regulate the intercourse of the
sexes. On the contrary, it only serves to
unbridle the passions and to give loose reins
to licentiousness of the grossest character.


1t has been well remarked by writer on
this subject, that three of the purest men the
world ever saw, and chiefly so in point of the
one great virtue of chastity have been the
most eloquent advocates of the unlicensed
and promiscuous intercourse of the sexes,
system more abhorrent to the Christian NOR.
alist than any other which could possibly be
conc aived Of These three were Swedenborg
and Fourier in modern times, and Plato in
the ancient. Plato did not hesitate to ad-
vance the opinion that the happiest and best
condition of society would be one in which
property was all held in common and where
no man would know his own children


Such are the vagaries of even the greatest
and purest of minds
Year: 1860

A RoBBER IN A CLOSE PLAoE.-A few days
since, it was stated that robber named
Flores had been arrested in Arizona. 1t ap-
pears that he was shot three times by the par
ty that captured him, and if he does not die
of his wounds, the probabilities are that the
citizens will hang him. lie had organized a
band of some thirty desperadoes like himself,
for the purpose of robbing the miners, and
running off the stock belonging to Captain
Stones party. The plot however was reveal
ed, and the result was, the capture of Flores,
and the complete scattering Of his gang.
Year: 1860

SANTA CRUz.-According to the Pacific
Sentinel the lime business forms an important
item in the commerce of the town of Santa
Cruz. Three thousand barrels are put up
monthly for shipment, and the demand for
the article is on the increase. Next in i'm
portanee is the lumber business Several
new saw mills are being erected which will
add largely to the shipments from that point.
Gentlemen have proposed to build good
wagon road from that place to the Lake
House near San Francisco.
Year: 1860

Tue MlnsrELs.-Billy Birch and Joe
Murphy are here with their talented associ-
atess and will give, this evening, at the The
ater, one of their delightfully."- funny and
comieal performances in the line of Ethiopian
delineations This company is the best now
in the State, and, in our opinion, the best in
the United States. OF course company OF
such acknowledged merit cannot fail to draw,
if the people are at all inclined to enjoy
themselves.
Year: 1860

MORE rain fell, yesterday, in this city,
than on any day previous, since the setting
in of the rainy season. The drops were large
and frequent. Few persons were stirring
and local items scarce
Year: 1860

SOME few residents in the vicinity of Big
Valley are talking of railroad from Peta-
luna to Bodega, and through the Redwoods.
Some think it would be very profitable
road for the capital it would take to build it.


The Stranahan tunnel, at Table Mountain
Tuolumne county, is yielding about eight
pounds of gold per week
Year: 1860

WAS the first and is the only Hydropathic estab


w lshment in California, that combines all the
varied treatments of Eastern Water Cures DIR.
BARLOW J. SMITH is the only man conducting a
Water cure on the Pacific coast, who has had the al
vantage and received the degree of NJ. u. from the
New York Hydropathc College We adopt and teach
the theory and practice of that school Reader If you
have been suffering from any chronic trouble, and
have bee1 treated Tor weeks, months and years with
drug medicines and are not satisfied with the result
and desire to consult rational system, you may
rely upon Dr. Smith is the best Bydropathc author


y in the State. We invite you to call and have your
examined. 1t will cost you nothing. We give
five weeks beard and treatment for $0O, If paid in
advance. Oar price is $25 per week if paid weekly
We give Free Lecture every Friday evening,
subjects pertaining to health and hygenc treatment
We depend for success not in advertising, but in
ing patients, being liberal with and making
pleasant home for them and striving to let none go
away dissatisfied.


II you are suffering from chills and fever or from
the effects Of the same, we can cure you


Rheumatism seldom fail TO cure besides we teach
you how to keep free from IT,


Dyspepsia, Constipatoa, Piles, and the early stages
Of Lung diseases, easily give way and are readily
cured under proper lydroypa'hic treatment. Weak
and nervous f males suffering from any arrangement
peculiar to woman are kindly treated and always
benefited at our home and Institution


* Circulars sent on application free Of postage.


oc2-my
Year: 1860

ExTRAoRDINARY PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENoM-
ENoN.-A physiological wonder occurred a
short time since in New York. A young
aud exceedingly interesting girl residing on
Eighth street, whose amiable disposition,
elegant manners and placid beauty Of soul
had endeared her to all who knew her, was
a year or two ago, compelled to discontinue
her studies and leave school in consequence
Of partial loss Of eyesight that threatened
to become total. She was entirely unable
to read. A number Of our most skillful
physicians were employed by the family,
and she was even taken to some Of our
most noted oculiSts; but all their learning,
dexterity and management proved unavail-
ing. Her eyes looked healthy, were beau
tifuily pensive in their expression, and SEEM
ed deep as her soul was pure; but they
were nevertheless to her almost wholly use!
less. Notwithstanding this rather nelan.
choly physical defect, a young man who
had long been devoted to her offered her
bis hand in marriage. She became bis
wife, and, strange as it may seem, from that
day her eyesight began to improve, and
she is now able to read the finest print by
gas light, without pain and without any
apparent optical injury.
Year: 1860

1@- At recent printers festival, the
capital toast was drank THc
EditOr-The man that is expected to know
everything: tell all be knows, and guess at
the rest; to make known his own good
character, establish the reputation of his
and elect oil candidates to Office;
to blow up everybody, suit everybody, and
reform the world; to live for the benefit Of
Others, and have the epitaph on his tomb
stone:-"Here he lies at lasT-in short,
be is Q locomotive runner on the track OIL
public notoriety; his lever is his pen, his
boiler is filled with ink, his tender is his
scissors, his driving wheel is public opinion
whenever he explodes it is caused by the
non-payment of subscriptions.
Year: 1860

A writer in one of our eastern exchanges
makes the following sensible and true re-
marks of the American people generally


We are a long way behind other modern
nations in providing for physical education.
More than half century ago, the profound
and far-sighted Germans revived the prac-
tice of the classic nations in giving their
attention to the development of the bodily
as well as the mental faculties, and much
of the efficiency of the youthful German
levies in the latter part Of the continental
crusade against Napoleon /, was owing to
their regular gymnastic training. In spite
of beer and tobacco, they showed them
selves vigorous, active and Selfpossessed on
every occasion that called forth their pow
ers. The pre-eminence Of LouiS Lapoleon's
light troops is. owing to their gymnastic ex-
ercises, which are considered as essential
as the manual of arms.


Mr.. John H. Bird, practical gymnast,
in the course of brief and sensible address
to the visitors at Ottignon's gymnasium,
New York, remarked Of resort to gym
nastics "Nor are its advantages con-
fined to the young alone-all may partici.
pate to their indisputable advantage. 1t
might, indeed, be somewhat novel to see
man, upon whose head sat the frost of
many winters, throwing somersault, or,
with astonishing precision, balancing him
self on tight-rope but it is by no means
impossible. You would probably look
rather for victim to rheumatism than
skillful athlete. Yet SO adapted to the
perfecting Of nature is the human form,
that a course of gymnastics engaged in
while young might be pursued to o green
old age, without the sign Of physical disso-
luton being apparent, and with oil the
elasticity Of youth"


There is no reason to doubt that were
we all to take proper exercise and live
temporarily in all things, our lives might
be prolonged almost beyond belief 1t is
well known that dissipation and sloth make
old men Of persons Of forty or fifty, while
those who are industrious and pay some
little attention to living temperateIy, retain
their strength and activity to seventy and
eyeR'eighty and ninety, and often longer.
Year: 1860

DECISION ON THE LIABILITY OF EXPRESS
CoMPANIEs.-The supreme court Of Illinois
has decided that an Express Company is
still liable for packages until an offer to de-
liver is made at the place of business of the
consignee-an offer to deliver at the ex-
press Office not being sufficient excuse,
except under peculiar circumstances The
case was package Of money sent from
Chicago to Madison, Wisconsin, to D. j.
Baldwin, whose authorized agent was the
Cashier Of the Dane County Bank. The
bank and express Office are substantially in
the same room; and an offer was made to
deliver by the express messenger, at its
counter, (asking IL he wanted it;) but the
bank clerk replied from his counter that be
did not, not feeling authorized TO receive
it. That night the express Office was rob.
bed and the above facts were put in, un-
successfully as defense against payment
Year: 1860

AFFECTING SCENE-REcoGNITIo OF AN
ExHUMED BoDY.-Not long since, says
Frazer's Magazine, London, certain miners,
who were working far underground, came
upon the body of a poor fellow who had
perished in the suifocating pit forty years
before. Som6 chemical agent to which the
body had been subjected-an agent pre-
pared in the labratory of nature-had ef
fectually arrested the progress Of decay.
They brought it to the surface, and for q
while, until it crumbled away through ex-
posure to the atmosphere, it lay there the
image Of sturdy young man. No con-
Vulsion had passed over the face in death
the features were tranquil F; the hair was
black as jet. Ne one recognized the face
a generation had grown up since the day
on which the miner went down bis shaft
for the last time.


But a tottering old woman, who had
hurried from her cot on hearing the news,
came up aud she knew again the face which
through all these years she had never
quite forgot. The poor miner was to have
been her husband the day after that on
which be died. They were rough people,
of course, who were looking on-a liberal
education and refined feelings are not
deemed essential to the man whose work is
to get up Goals, or even tin-but there
were no dry eyes when the gray-headed
pilgrim cast herself upon the youthful
corpse and poured out to its deaf ear masy
words Of endearment unused for forty
years. 1t was q touching contrast-ths
one so old, the other so young. They had
both been young these long years ago, but
time had gone on with the living. and stood
still with the dead.
Year: 1860

TIE PoET OF ALExASDRIA.-The number
of vessels arriving at this port during the
past six months, exhibits an increase over
the six months of any previous year in our
municipal history, and adds another to the
many evidences which prove the continuing
prosperity of our good old town. We COM
pile the statement from the daily reports
which the Gazette has furnish the public,
during the six months ending with June
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