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Year: 1861

FATHER AND DAUGHTER.-Thcre is
no prettier picture in life than that of o
daughter reading to her aged father
The old man, while listening TO her sill.
very notes, goes back to other times,
when another sat by his side and whis-
pered words he never will hear again,
nor does he wish to do so; for in the soft
evening light he secs her image reflected
in her child, and as ono by one gentle
emotions steal over him, he wells his
face, and the daughter, thinking him
asleep, goes noisolessly in search Of
other employment Virgin innocence
Watching over the cares and little wants
Of old age, is a spectacle ft for angels
It is one of the links between earth and
heaven, and takes from the face of the
necessarily hard and selfish world many
Of its harshest features.
Year: 1861

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the undersigned viii apply to the Board Of Su-
pervisors Of this county on the first Of May,
soon thereafter a hearing be had, for renew
al of license to collect toll trail and bridge
the Middle Yuba opposite Orleans Flat and also for
trail and bridge opposite Snow Point.


apr6 4wpd II. DlEVEND0RFF.
Year: 1861

G15- AN Envelope Factory is about to be Gtarted in Augusta, Ga. A letter from Rich mond, speaking of the necessity of such an enterprise, says

 A fortune can be made just now in the manu- facture of Envelopes. Six months ago they might have been purchased in New York at one dollar thousand. Now they will sell readily in Richmond at ten dollars a thousand. If some one can find the paper (the first con sidsratien) here is chance to make money.
Year: 1861

E~ The Banks of New Orleans have at last suspended specie payments, and give notice that they will hereafter receive treasury notes on deposit and in payment of debts due them. They ought to have taken this step long since.
Year: 1861

| will say in conclusion, that while | see
many evils likely to grow out of this agita-
ton, yet it may be that great good will come
ofit-that we shall not experience the evils
but shall enjoy the good if only the attention
of the people shall be directed to the subject
of education-to the publication Of the
schools wherever they need ito the eleva-
ton Of their standard of education. In the
elevation of our standard of education | will
include the teaching of the highest order of
morals, for no man will object that his child
will be taught in school that he must not
steal nor lie, nor SANDER, nor take lite-that
he must do good and avoid doing evil. Let
the great principles involved in the Deca-
logue if you please, be taught in our schools.
If you don't introduce the book that contains
them and read it in the schools, or that part
of it. let the principles therein contained
be inculcated. Let secular education be
brought up, as said before, to the highest
standard, Let our schools be made what they
can and ought to be, the proudest monument
of our intelligence, and our ability as peo-
pie to govern ourselves. Let this state Of
things result from the calling Of public atten-
tion to this subject, and out of the action that
may, and, trust, will be the sequence of it,
and shall be mora than satisGe1-gratiGed,
AEd contented
Year: 1861




About three thousand dollars have already
been raised among the citizens of this city
for grand dinner to be given in honor of
Senator Latham, which is to come off soon
at fuckers Hall,


The following petition is being extensively
circulated and signed in this city: The
undersigned, members of the Republican
party of this city and county, hereby request
the Republican County Committee TO take
such action as they shall deem expedent in
relation to the nomination Of ticket to be
presented for the sutfrages of the Republi
cans and others who are in favor of main
tanning the Union and the Constitution. at
the municipal election to be held on the third
Tuesday of May next.


The model artists had trial before jury
yesterday in the Police Court. and were
found guilty as charged in the indictment, of
an indecent exposure of the person, and were
held for sentence.
Year: 1861

Prompt and regular attendance at school
is worthy of special cou.mendation. SO it
seems wholly proper to record the following
that it may be seen by all the scholars Of
Mi1lin county. Let each one who may
see or hear of it seek to secure the honor
and the kind regard which every teacher
cherishes for


A Dligent PupH-Sarah Ellen, daugh-
ter of Finley Strunk, of sub-distrct No. s.,
Union township, has not been absent from
her seat in school one half day during five
sessions of the public school-an example Of
regular attendance worthy of imitation by
every scholar. g.
Year: 1861

let any man become immensely wealthy
by his own exertions, and Straitway you
shall hear numerous anecdotes Illustrating
the means ty which he attained his riches,
the effect they have upon him, his disposi-
tion of them. or bis say.2gs, peculiarities
and eccentricities


Astor, Girard and Billy Gray have furn-
ishcd illustrations for many clever sketch.
er. We beard few clever anecdotes the
other day OF Billy Gibbons, New jersey
millionaire, one Of which we will give our
readers


1t seems that Billy, while in country
village in which he owned some property,
stepped into BARRIERS shop to get shaved
The shop was full. Of customers, and the
old gentleman quietly waited for his turn.


A customer who was under the barber's
hands when the old man came in, asked
the knight of the razor in an under tone,
if he knew who that was, and on receiving
negative reply, he informed him in a
whisper that it was old Billy Gibbons,
the richest man in the State


Good said the barber, III charge him
for his shave


Accordingly, after the old man had that
operation performed, he was somewhat
surprised upon asking the price to be told
Seventy. FIVE cents


Seventy FIVE CENTS said he quietly,
isn't that rather high price p


It's my price said he of the lather
brush independently, and as this is the only
barbers shop in the place, them that comes
into it must pay what | ask


To the old man this was rather knock
down argument, for he drew three-quarters
of a dollar from his pocket, paid them over
to the barber, and left the shop.


A short time after he was in close con-
versation with the landlord of the tavern
hard by, and the topic Of conversation
barber shops


Why is it, said he, there's only one
barbers shop in town ? there seems to be
nearly enough work for two.'


We'll there used to be two,' said the
landlord, till last winter, when this new
man came up from the city and opened a
new shop, and as everything ia it was fresh
and new, folks sort of deserted Bill Har-
rlRgton's shop, which has been going nigh
fourteen years


But didn't this Bill do good work !?
didn't he shave we'll and-cheapF


We'll as for that said the landlord,
Bill did his work well enough and cheap
enough, but his shop wasn't on Main
street like the new one, and didn't have SO
many pictures and handsome curtains, and
folks got in the way of thinking the new
chap was more scientific, but though said
the landlord, stroking chin sown with a
beard resembling screen wire, 4 never
want lighter touch or keener razor than
Bill Harrington's.'


City fashions-ehp growled the old
man. So the new mans city fashions shut
up the others barber shop
We'll not exactly said the landlord.
Year: 1861

Closing Inquirics.-Afe you Chris
tian p? If not, do you ever crpect to be? If
so, mica? If God should soon call you to
your final account, what reason could you
give for being imponitent Might you
not be Christian nop? Delay not then
to seek salvation nor, lest you should put
it off too late. Receive these questions
kindly from one who may never meet you
till the day of judgment Think Of them
seriously, think prayerfully, think now, ac1
now.
Year: 1861

great ado when any one comes near the
nest looking down and scoldng with great
yehenence 1t is FIVE inches and quar-
ter long; the upper parts are fine yellow


those below white, except the sides


breast which are yellow.
Year: 1861

rom one visit to another, they


and the visiting of their schools no
4 or useless ceremony, but an intelligent
exercise Of parents right and powerful
incentive to every true teacher to promote
his scholars advancement to the best Of
his ability. 1t is thought this systematic
visitation by parents will be productive of
far greater good to the schools than is now
realized by the irregular, apparently aim
less mode Of visiting so common. If teach
ers will honestly show their schools just as
they are, and if parents will enter heart
tily into this plan, it is not unreasonable
to believe that very excellent results will
follow, such as more regular attendance
of scholars, deeper interest and nobler
ambition in study more thorough order
and well considered system in arranging
the exercises and in communicating in
struction, habit Gu the part Of scholars
of performing with precision and self pos,
session IL presence Of strangers or of
large number, and mere Intelligent inter
est oa the part Of parents in all that per
tainS to the school, and more hearty dis
position TO cooperate with the teacher in
rendering the school az useful as possible
Will parents and others, with directors,
try this experiment?


4 SMITH.
Year: 1861

Ir is admitted by most Republicans and
other practical men that slavery extension is
impossible, without the Government ia
conquered by jeff. Davis; and therefore the
question is considered no longer debatable,
except by Democrats who are pledged not
to "revive past partisan issues. appeal.


The Appeal ought to know, if it does not
that past partizan issues" were not revived
by our party, hut that when Secessionists
and Republicans both sang anew their well
practiced duett that there was no difference
between Union Democrats and Republicans,
then We were compelled to deny the bold
and reckless charge, and to show that Union
Democracy and Repubicanism were not
convertible terms, any more than the Chica-
go platform is the Constitution of the United
States.


We would like to ask the Appeal one
question? If "it is admitted by most Repub-
licans and other practical men that slavery
extension lie impossible" why cannot the Re
publican party strengthen and encourage
Union men in the South by promising to re-
frain from Congressional opposition to slauer!
extension? The Southern people will compe
JEFF Davis and his partners in crime to bacl
down, if they can be assured that the Gov
ernmcnt will not bolster up a dogma whicl
Republicans themselves admit to be an alb
strnction. VIII the Appeal favor the aban
donmentby the Republican party for ell time
to come, of any Congressional opposition tC
slavery extension?
Year: 1861

We will furnish the DAILY DEMocRAT from
this date until the returns of the Gubernatoral
Election are received on the the following terms


BY Mail or Express. s.........S2 90


The DEMOCRAT is the only daily paper in the
Northern or Central portion of the State, that
hosts the nominees of The Union Democratic
State Convention BY little exertion on the
part Of our friends, our circulation can be greatly
extended. A. S. RANDALL d co.
Year: 1861

Ancsent ballad slightly pdrGphrdSed.


The Dixies land patriots have nominated
for Governor John 4. Mcconnell, of Nevada.
lie promises to go out of the Union if Ken
lucky does We hope that in view of the
uncertainty of human events at this time, he
will not be elected, for we might wake up
any morning and find that our bird had
flown. We publish under the telegraphic
head the other interesting nominations of the
Bolts Democracy, and will tomorrow make
further allusion to them. We warn all anti
Lecompton men against being inveigled into
supporting the Dixie ticket on account of
their whilom friend Mcconnell
Year: 1861

DOES He STILL WAVE Judge Iiudley told
the Dixie-ibes last month that nothing they
might do or refuse to do could drive him
from political association with them. We
shall wait aDxously to hear whether be still
stands up to the secession rack.
Year: 1861

Universal PATRIOTISM The Shasta Her
aid says


In no war upon the records of history was
there ever displayed such universal patriot
ism and devotion on the part of the people
to a Government as we now behold In free
America Such an army raised in three
months was never before sean, while thou
sands, disappointed in their hopes of being
called into the field, are literally kneeing at
the feet Of the Executive and begging to be
sent. 1t is impossible TO believe that Gov
ernment which binds so closely to it the at
fectons of the people can be overthrown by
a misguided faction, who have yielded ale
glance TO the despotism of Secession.


The Union Democratic ticket, the Shasta
Courier thinks, will receive a majority o.
twelve hundred in that county. 1t saye


We are not over sanguine when we say
that Shasta will roll up majority Of l,2OC
for the Union candidate for Governor, and
the probabilities are in favor of an increased
ratio. =
Year: 1861

TROUBLE IN THE REPUBLICAN CAMP.-Some
of the Republican voters of San Francisco
are much enraged towards their County
Committee for the arbitrary and unusual or
der made, that no votes be received at the
primary elections from persons not previous
ly Registered" upon certain Republican lists
The following appears in the Bulletin Of
Tuesday over the signature of "a Republican! !


would like to know where the Repubi-
can County Committee gets the authority
from to require voters at the primary elec-
tion to have theirtnames registered. What
right have few Republicans to dictate terms
to the mass? Can their motive be pure
Que? l call it an outrage upon the sacred
right of free franchise, which ought not to
be tolerated. Is there no way to aDnul this
act of our Republican County Committee ?
1t is time Republicans were aroused upon this
subject; and | trust we shall not fold our
arms and look on with Indifference while our
rights and our liberties are being thus taken
from us. We have all right to be heard
and WiH be. If it can be accomplished in nc
other way, when the time comes for nomina-
ting our officers, We will go en- maSse to the
Convention and put down these scheming
politicians, and assert our right to have a
voice in the nominations 1t is high time
that this were attended to ; and trust infiu-
ential Republicans will look to it, and see
that we are not shorn of our rights.
Year: 1861

maintain its sovereignty within its sphere
against Federal usurpations like those recent
ly occurring in Missouri; and also declared
that the Democracy made its fight in the
Union and for their own country.


Then Phil Edwards, (old line Federal
Whig) read a speech three hours long, and
the Convention adjourned. Tomorrow we
will publis synopsis of the final proceed
ings upon the question of platform.
Year: 1861

Editor DEMOCRAT PLEASE annoence tAe name OF
P. j. WELSH, Candidate for the Office of Sheriff
subject to the decision of the Union Democratic Coun
ty Convention, and oblige


MANY VOTERS
Year: 1861

According to the proclamation of the
President of the United States Government
Land Sales were commenced at three differ
ent Land Offices in Minnesota on the 10th
of October, and they were ordered at six
other different points at times stated be-
tween the 22d of October and the 18th of
November. About 100000 acres of land
were thus to be offered. 1t may be inferred
from the following statement of the st.
Paul Minnesotiau, detailing the progress
Of the sales as far as they had then trans
pired, that the national treasury will not be
Immediately greatly replenished from this
resource. The first sale referred TO was
that at St. Cloud, which was duly aud reg
ularly opened on the 10Th. The account
then continues:


"The first piece of land offered was start
ed at 81 ,25 per acre, the minimum price.
The people stood around very cool and
calm and after the land had been duly
dwelt upon while, five cents more Was
bid. This five cents advance being cried
sufficient time, five cents more was offered.
And so on during tue whole day. this piece
of land was dwelt upon, gradually rising
the rate of five cents bid. Near the time
for closing the sale for the day, it bad
reached the magnificent proportion of SIG
per acre, and was duly knocked down at
that sum? But on looking around for the
bidder he was not to be found, and one of
crowd observed that he had gone home af-
ter his old stocking, and the land officers
had better wal. until he came back with the
gold


The land officers respectfully declined
waiting longer than the next morning, at
which time they put up again for sale the
same piece of land when the'iive cents a
bid competition for it was resumed, and
proceeded as on the previous day. From
all of which 1t was inferred that either the
price of real estate 10 the st. Cloud District
is rising to the flush prices of olden times,
or else selling the public lands in that
neighborhood is likely to be tedious busi-
ness At Henderson, on the 10th, the peo-
pie gathered in town, formed into process
sion, and intimated in the most peaceful
and polite manner possible, that they
'would like TO see anybody bidding on the
lands" The sale was proceeding from day
to day, the land officers Offering quarter
section, but getting mary bid"


Bidders appear to be working by the day
not by the job, and the time is likely to pass
without their accomplishing much.
Year: 1861

A SENSATION ITEM.--The following brief
but terrible story comes from Fort Wayne,
Indiana:


A woman, about to churn butter, threw
some boiling water in the churn, into which
one of the children had, unnoticed by the
mother, placed an infant, and was instantly
scalded to death, In her frenzy the mother
raised chair, and inflicted death-blow
upon the little girl. After realizing what
she had done, she threw herself into the
well and was drowned.
Year: 1861

No more shall Commerce be all in all, and Peace
Pipe on her pastoral hillock a languid note,
And watch her harvest ripen her hard increase,
Nor the cannon-bullet rust on the slothful shore,
And the cobweb woven across the cannon's


throat
Shall shake its threaded tears in the wind no
Z We viii wake to the highest aims
Of land that has lost for q little her lust of


gold,
And love of a peace that was full of wrongs


and shame,
Horrible, hateful, monstrous, not to be told;
And hail once more to the banner of battle m


rolledl
Tho many light shall darken and many shall


weep
For those that are crushed in the clash of lar


ring claims.
Yet Gods just wrath shall be wreaked On a


giant liar;
And many darkness into the light shall leap,
And shine in the sudden making of splendid


names
And noble thought be freer under the sun.
And the heart of people with one desire,
For the peace that was no peace is over and


done,
And now. BY the death-ringing mouths of the


fortress, flames
The blood-red blossom of war with its heart of


fire
Year: 1861

It looks bad to see three or four large,
robust boys sitting around the kitchen
stove toasting their shins, cracking nuts
and eating apples, while their mother-a
slender, feeble woman, lugs in wood from
the shed, vets her feet going through the
snow for water, and stands in the damp,
chilly cellar cutting meat for breakfast.


1t isn't right boys, ard when you get
to be men, and your ina agination wanders
back to the old homestead. that pale face
and fragile form, long since mouldeling in
the grave, will haunt your memory, and
cause bitter regrets at your careless neglect
You will think of her, as day after day
she moved about in the well remembered
rooms uncomplainingly, performing all the
harassing toll of the household, sacrificing
herself and wearing out her life for you
Think of it, and think how much you can
do to Tighten her burdens


A mothers work is never finished. 1t
is one Of unceasing, monotonous, ever re-
curing round of toll Her duties begin
first in the morning, and she must perform
the last stroke at night: and as she lays
her head upon the pillow, it is with the
thought that the same trcadmill of labor
is to be began at dawn. The calls upon
Mother are endless-here a coat to mend,
a book to cover, stocking to darn. Tom
my has cut his finger and Mother must
bind it up with rag. Father has got a
cold, and roae but her can make the boar
hound tea. After all have retired at night,
she gees carefully around to see that the
fires are all safe-to lock the smoke house
door-shut up the old cat and kittens,
and see that the hired girl las the pota-
toes washed, the buckwheat batter pre-
pared, and the coffee ground for an early
breakfast


Boys, think of these things, and keep
the wood boxes well filed, and don't let
your mother pull that heavy well sweep.
Knock the mud and snow from your boots
when you 60 into the house-don't leave
your cap and comforter, and books, lying
around promiscuously and insted of stop
ping to pay on your way from school,
hurry home and do that heavy churning
Do all this, and much more, cheerfully,
and il viii make home sweeter, and glad
den the household circle with many sunny
spots.-Moore' Rural NeU Yorker.
Year: 1861

By JOHN WHITEHEAD BYRON
Hurrah for the the brave volunteeri


For no soldier of fortune is he:
Amid danger still scorning all fear,


He has ARM d for the Land of the Freei
1t is not for the praises Of fame


That he braves the red battles wild breath
No! his Country's own veal is his aim,
And for this he hurrahs amid death
The sweet dear one he loves, for while
May his absence deplore with tear;
But, OBJ, when he return, with 2 smile
She viii welcome her brave Volunteer
Year: 1861

NOTICE is hereby given that on the
second Tuesday of May next and the next
succeeding days I shall sell at public auction
at the office of the Treasurer of the County
of Jefferson, in the State of Wisconsin, so much
of each tract or parcel of land described in the
following statement as shall be necessary for
the payment of the taxes, interest and charges
thereon. Said sale to be open between the
hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and fopr
O'Clock in the afternoon
Year: 1861




After several days of dullness tie Stock market
became little animated toward the close of The
week, and on Friday quite buoyant feeling prevailed
especially at the afternoon session of the Board. In
State stocks particularly the dealings very large,
and material advance in prices took place. The pur-
casers are said to be largely for Southern account but
have doubt that oversaes sn short account have
had strong influence market prices. Govern.
mens have been steady without material change. The
investment demand is gradually absorbing the twenty
year loan of 1881, but the new supplies will presently
come into competition Mr.. Chase's conference with
the Bank managers Of this city have been quite stis
factory and doubt Is entertained Of entire success
in tie negotiations be desires 10 make for
the Government. This probable result has
inspired stock speculstors with fresh hope and the
movements of Friday commenced partly on the
hypothesis Of an initiation Of the currency TO proceed
from these and other financial operations Of the Treas
ury. The calculation appears 10 he founded upon ex-
ampes in our history which bear very little resem-
blance to the present. But il serves the purposes Of
speculation, and while money is very abundant it is
easier work up prices than TO depress them Posi-
tive prosperity, good promise Of it, wonld be much
stronger basis build upon, and if this cannot be made
TO appear it will be difficult TO sustain improvement
founded merely upon the expectation of currency ex-
panson. The question OF productiveness is the most
important in consideration of stock values and this
will soon be presented ia practical shape. If the
business Of railways, for example, is maintained in
q comparison with the Autumn traffic Of 1860 it will
be very encouraging feature but this is too much TO
expect while the great struggle lasts.


The following is a statement Of the earnings of the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad Com
pany, during the month Of July, compared with the
aa ma rariod of last V.ar