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Year: 1859

B$ A recent traveller in Switzerland says
of farms and farming in that country, that
no good terraced land can be had there for
less than $4,000 to $1,000 per acre, and the
quantity of such land is one per cent. of the
entire territory. No man owns more than
ten to fifteen acres of such ground. In that
country investments are made for security
rather than profit, and 23 per cent, is usual
ly satisfactory. p
Year: 1859

A Man DYING TwIcE.-A man died
A the Seventeenth Ward n day or two
ago, who might be said to have died once
before, and been recalled to life by sin
gular circumstance. He had suffered for
long time from consumption, and grow
ing weaker and weaker, and more and
more attenuated, until he could not stand
or speak. He felt that he had but few
days to live, and made every preparation
for approaching dissolution. His wife
watched beside him, and one morning, he
beckoned 10 her TO put her head to his
lips, when he whispered, 81 am going,
Jane" and took her hand. A slight
spasm passed through his frame; dead
ly pallor overspread his face; his eyes
rolled upward, and the rattle Of death was
heard in his throat. AT that moment his
wife screamed, and he started up with
new vigor, and asked family: "Why did
you do that! Why did you not let mo
die in peacel' From that moment he
began TO recover and grow stronger, and
IN q month was enabled TO leave his bed
and work at his trade. He lived for near
" two years after that strange event, but
finally was attacked with a return of his
old complaint, and died after an illness Of
three months. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Year: 1859




Talking about the heroism displayed
upon the battlefield, what is that, asks
a cotemporary, compared to the herosim
of poverty! Think minute over the
idea. The hod carrier who supports
family of eight children and two dogs on
a dollar day, displays more true heroism
than is required TO effect conquest on a
battle field. Gen. Sabre will face bat
terry of a hundred guns without flinching,
but if called upon to face an unpaid cred
itor four times week, as Trowel, the
bricklayer, does, when out of work, he
would grow low spirited, and take to arse
mic in fortnight. The heroism of the
battlefield is kept up by bass drums,
claronets and praise from newspapers.-
Such heroism may not be matter of
principle: but there is no questioning the
courage required in the prosaic duties of
life, the bringing up family by shedding
perspiration at the rate of ten cents an
hour, is hcroism.
Year: 1859

TIE MISCHIEF MAKER" When the
absent are spoken Of" says Henry Ward
Beecher, "somc will speak gold Of them,
some silver, some iron, some lead, and
some always speak dirt, for they have a
natural attraction towards what is evil,
and think il shows penetration in them.
AS cat watching for mice does not look
up tho an elephant goes by, so busy are
they mousing for defects, that they let
great excellencies pass them unnoticed.-
| will not say it is not Christian to make
beads of Others faults, and tell them
over every day, say it is Internal. If
YOU want TO know how the devil feels,
YOU do know if you are such one.
Year: 1859

DoN'T SHoor THE RoBISs.--It is n
pity and shame 10 have all the little birds
killed off all about the country, and the
farmers should see that a stop should be
put 70 it, so far as they arc concerned
What il the birds do occasionally eat
little fruit or grain, they eat up more in
sects who damage the crops, and they will
earn all the fruit and grain they eat even
if they did not pay for them in their m'i-
sic.
Year: 1859

1t Is said that the Government is seriously
prosecuting the enterprise Of introducing into
the United States the culture Of the tea plant
A ship Is said TO be now on her voyage from
Canton 10 New York, with 10000 plants, selec-
ted With great care by special sgcnt Of the
Patent Ofice.
Year: 1859

TIE CRops.-Never in this vicinity
did the crops appear more promising.
Grain of all kinds now sown present the
appearance of an abundant harvest. Al
so, fruit of every Kind are blowing out in
a manner Indicating an abundant yield,
and in all probability will be if not des-
troyed by "Jack Frost"


Newaygo Republican.
Year: 1859

We learn from the Valley Tan, there is no
little excitement on the Humboldt The
owners of stock are suffering from the Indi
ans, it being an established fact, that certain
Mormons are out there among them.
Year: 1859

OuR candidates. canvassing the State, are
in high spirits. They witness encouraging
prospects wherever they go. The bone and
sinew of the land are with them. The solid
men Of the eountry are on their side
Year: 1859

Making Virtue Of Necessity.


The Times says it intends to SO before the
people of the State ut the next election, On
the Dyer Lecompton charter. This is very
ingenious aud pleasant ~ay Of stating most
disagrecable necessity. The public will under
stand that the intention thus proclaimed by
the Times is precisely similar to that enter
tanned by tie convicted felon to close bis life
on the gallQNs.
Year: 1859

Long faces iShortcnca.-It is an error
to think that long face is essential to good
morals, or that laughing is an objectionable
crime.


And yet how many there are who act as
if they thoughtso. Some men 60 through
lifo with countenance so gloomy, that one
would suppose the world was nothing but a
waste, bowling wilderness, instead of a
beautiful creation which God has made it.
From their sad and repulsive looks, you
would certainly infer that it was the great
est of all sins to enjoy anything Of the
abundance which our kind Father above has
so literally given us to enjoy.


There is no religion in a sanctimonious
face, nor is there any in laugh. Those
who choose can think SO, Lut as for us, we
intend to laugh and grow fat, and believe
that in SO doing we shall better please God
thanh wearing sad and disfgured coun-
tenance, sucl, as the Savior said was worn
by the self righteous hypocritical Pharisces
of old.-Boston Olive Branch.
Year: 1859

Horses .Sigcned and Uoof Bound.-A
horse that is driven on hard road is liable
to get stiffened. have seen valuable hor
scs driven on plank roads few days get
quite lame. reasoned to myself of the
cause, and produced a remedy which proved
etlectual. | have since tried it on fonnder
cd or hoof bound Eorses, and with good re
suits. | made solution of salt and water,
and applied it three times day, by washing
the legs and pouring upon the bottom of
his feet, and holding them up few minutes
to let it strike in, and SAW the wonderful eff
feet in few days. account for it in this
way: Salt will extract moisture from the
atmosphere, which keeps the feet moist all
the while; it acts nearly like melted grease
upon the foot. The hoof becomes tough,
but yet pliabIe. Like chunk of wood sa
turated with salt or brine, it is tough yet
moist; and so with horses foot. And
her" let me add, tho habit Of raspng the
cracked hoof to toughen it is all folly
Apply your brine, and it will effect care
Try it. and blame me if it does not Ohio
Cultivator.
Year: 1859

If your sister, while tenderly engaged in
tender conversation with her sweetheart
asks you to bring glass Of water from an
adjoining room, you can start on the cr
rand, but you need not return. You will
not be missed, that's ccrtain-we've seen it
tried. Don't forget this little boys.
Year: 1859

No man can tell whether he is rich or
poor 10y turning to his ledger. It is the
heart that makes man rich. Hew is rich
or poor, according to what he is, not accor
ding 10 what he has.
Year: 1859

" Advertise your business. Do not hide
your light under a bushel. Whatever
your calling or occupation may be, if it
needs support from the public, advertise
it thoroughly and efficiently, in some shape
or other, that will arrest public attention.
l freely confess that what success I have
had in my life may fairly be attributed
more to the public press than to nearly
all other causes combined There NAV
possibly be occupapations that do not re-
quire advertising, but cannot well con-
ceivc what they are"-P. r. Baynum.


d" have always considered Advertising
--liberally and long--to be the great me-
dium of success in business, and the pre-
lude to wealth. And | have made it an
invariblc rule, too, to advertise in the dull
est time, long experience having Taught
mc that money thus spent is well invested;
as by keeping my business continually be-
fore the public, has secured me many sales
that l otherwise would have lost. -
Stephen Girard.


Whatever success l may have had in
business | owe mainly to continuous Ad-
vertising, and l deem it good policy to

advertise long in the same papers. From
a close observation, am fully convinced
that it is impossible to make much head
way in any branch of commerce, without
the facilities which the press alone can
give" "-Jacoj Rmgetray.


my motto through life has been
work and Advertise. In business, Adyer.
tising Is the true Philosophers stone, and
turns whatever it touches to gold. l have
advertised much, both in the weekly as
well as the daily papers; nor have
found that those Of the largest circulation
of either class-benefted me the most"
john Jac06 AStor.


Advertise Advertise Advertise. this
is the life of trade, and standing adver-
tisements, you will find, will prove the
most remuncrative at least have found
it so during my business career thus far
for should you withdraw but single
week from the paper in which you are ac-
customed to advertise, ten to one that
would be the time when some would.be.
new customer will look into the paper for
your business address, and not finding it,
you will lose several profitable salcs."-
VIM. Gray.
Year: 1859

The CHRoNoMETER CoMpAss.-By
means of this instrument which is COM
bination of universal dial and chronome-
ter, it is claimed that any horizontal
bearing may be takeri,in any latitude, at
any time of the day, by bringing the
shadow OF the gnomon to its proper place.
The gnomon revolves by means of the
chronometer, so as to perform one rcvol-
ntion in twenty-four hours; and when the
instrument is levelled and elevated to true
latitude, and adjusted at the meridian. the
gnomon points steadily to the sun, which
it follows in its course. And conversely.
if the instrument be levelled and elevated
to the latitude of the place, and turned
horizontally till the gnomon points to the
sun, or till the shadow falls on the proper
point, it will be adjusted to the meridian,
and an ang lc or bearing may be laid off
by horizontal gradual motion. 1t will
also solve practically all the problems
which can be solved by any armillary
sphere, or by spherical trigonometry, SO
far as its circles and its motions ex-
tend. Thus, the declination and the time
given, it will show the altitude and the
latitude at any hour and at any place.
The instrument is constructed on correct
mathematical principles, and will, it is
believed. be useful in high attitudes where
the needle traverses badly. Its accuracy
depends on the correctness of the chrono-
meter, by which the index or gnomon is
moved. also, as must necessarily be the
case, upon its adjustment to the meridi-
an of the place. Commercial Bulletin,
Year: 1859

Some minister's wives would be re-
lieved of great burden of responsibility
that does not belong to them in the fol-
lowing just principles were generally as
sented to-


First, The relation of pastors wife
to a congregation is the same as that of
every other woman her marriage with
minister invests her with no office, and
gives her no prominence. Secondly, her
dutios are the same as those commanded
by the Apostle Paul to be performed by
Gvery other Christian woman in the mar
ried state-no more and no less. Third
ly, when she performs these to the best of
her ability, nobody ought to complain
Year: 1859

a SHARK SToRY.-Kanaka seamen, SAYS the
Honolulu Advertiser, are noted for their
yarns, which are sometimes rather fishy, and
not one iota behind the best of their more
enlightened brethren. The following was
current here few days ago Two native
sailors jumped overheard from the whaling
brig Wailua, (Which sailed from this port on
the 30th December,) when that vessel was
about thirty miles from land, preferred to
run their chances of swimming ashore to
cruise in the Arctic ocean. after having
been twenty hours or more in the water,
they fell in with one of the large sharks
which abound off Barber's Point Taking it
for granted that the monster was actuated
by no deadly motives, and that his errand
was only benevolent one, both the natives
sprang on the back of the shark, and guiding
his head with slap on this side or on that,
headed him direct for land, some ten miles
distant. Being almost fam:ished they picked
off and devoured the small fish which adhere
to the skin of the shark, and enjoyed during
their aquatic ride, such delicious feast of
raw fish as only Kanakas know the luxury
Of Having arrived within soundings, and
finding the fish reluctant to go farther, they
leapcd from his back, and swan safely ashore,
landing at Puuloa. We give the story as We
heard it. only adding that the sailors who
deserted from the Wailua were arrested and
are now in custody, and declare that they
are willing to testify to its truth. The dis
tance swan is probably correct, but the shark
part of the story is rather too tough for this
latitude
Year: 1859

To the AfIlIct d.--Let false delicacy prevent
the invalid from seeking medical relief-the card Of
Dr. L. j. CzAPKAY to be found in another column, In
dcates where to obtain reliable and competent ply
sican 1t is seldom that we ire called upon to bear
testimony in favor of the skill Of any ply scian, but
a sense OF duty well as justice demands that we
should not pass nr. Czapkay by, without something
more than a mere mention. Unlike the greater por-
ton of those who thrust themselves and their nostrums
before the public, whose practices are empirical Dr.
Czapkay gentleman Of rare medical and scientific
attainments having held the position ofchef surgeon
Of the liberating army during the late hungarian
Revolution, being voted honorary member Of the
Philadelphia College of Medicine, and is possessed Of
all the requisite experience and skill for the success
full practice of his profession 1t to the care and adj
vice of such physician we would recommend all
suffering from the effects of sexual or private diseases
feeling assured that in all such complaints, whether
arising from Infection ndiscretion, seabuse or loss
of vrty, he guarantee, from his extensive prac-
tce a speedy and permanent cure To those suffer
ing from the effects OF physical and mental debility,
we would say, let common sense take the place OF
false modesty and seek such advice as will save you
from an untmey grave, and lead you back again to
pristine health, eonslt DR.. Czapkay whom we cheer
fully endorse a skitu and tried physician, capa-
BILE of coping with and successfully eradcatins those
selfinficed mseries the evils Of empirical practices
and all diseases OF seminal nature DR.. Czapkay's
rooms are on Sacramento street, opposite the Pacific
Mail Steamship Co S Office, San Francisco.


dec16-3m
Year: 1859

CARD.-Iti is a well known fact among medi-
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation Of sARsAPARILLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East SPIRITS
and some ofthem even MERCURY, although protesting
not to do so-consequenty for all cutaneous Diseases
etc. they are injurious instead of beneficial. Now in
the preparation we offer TO the public we are willing
TO show the receipt TO any one-no matter who-Doo-
TOR OR no DoCTOR-as every man has "a right to know
what he is taking:
Year: 1859

Wednesday, Sept. 2l 1859.
DEAR FATHER Yours Of blank date i before me. I
am at cork 10 raise the $50 for the purpose
you mentioned and have no doubt shall succeed. i'm
busy forming associations ohe Kind hare peeriousIy
iTHeH yoH Already Efock in them is beginning TO be
taken quite freely, and of the opinion that for the
present at least aid the cause more in this way
than in any other can imagine. However hope YOU
will be able to remit little means as am en-
trely OUT and unless have something TO subsist upon
Ieould devote my whole time to this work as it Is
my wish to do


As wish 10 send You copies Of letters now will
I'VE details OF my operations until write you again
watch will be soon
Year: 1859

The recommendations of the Governor in
relation to primary elections are wise and
good, though somewhat indefinite, and we
hope the spirit of them will be acted upon by
the Legislature. Elections are now, as a gen
eral thing, determined long before the candi
dates are in the field because the party simply
ratities what has been done in the conven-
tions, and the character Of the conventions is
directed by the primary elections, where del
egates pledged TO certain men are almost in
variably elected. A great many frauds are
practiced in these primary elections, and the
voice of the majority frequently disregarded,
receive them are not under oath, and there
are otherwise no legal guards and securities
around the act of voting which ensure a full
and fair expression of opinion. The primary
elections of parties should be conducted with
the same scrupulous exactness that is required
at the final deposit of the freeman's vote at
the ballotb box, for the same reason that, il
you want the fountain pure, you must cleanse
it at the fountain-head. Who is really the
choice Of majority of the party as a candi-
date for any given office? This is the i'm
portant point to decide But, in a great
many instances candidate is put forth who
is not the choice of the party, but of mere
wire-workers, and yet the party feel bonnd
to support him, and do it, because he is the
party nominee. 1t is time that this evil were
remedied, and we hope to see the same rules,
precisely, applied to the conducting of pri.
mary elections as are now applied to the
final voting which decides the fate of the
respective candidates.
Year: 1859

Gov. Weller, in his message, alludeS to the
Indian Reservations, and, though mainly in
strumental, himself, in obtaining, while in the
Senate of the United States, their establish
ment in California, seems to admit that they
are failure that they were designed as
self-supporting system, but have only involved
the Government in a vast amount of expense,
without materially beneftting the Indians.
This admission by the Governor is we think,
rather too broad and unqualified. We be-
lieve he was right in his original advocacy
Of this system and that no other Will be of
any avail The reason that the system has
SO far failed is because of the ignorance or
faithlessness Of the agents or their employees
on the Reservations or the other or
both-and for the want of sufficient watch
fulness over their conduct by the General
Government We know not whether it be
true or not, but we have heard it charged
that white men on the Reservations are in
the habit of living with the squaws as wives
or mistI esses, or promiscuously debauching
them at every opportunity. If SO, they are
a beautiful set of individuals to teach the
poor barbarians virtue and morality We
have heard furthermore that many Of the In
dians have left the Reservations on that &C
count and that these straggers have com
planned that they receive no benefits from
their labors on the farms, because the white
fol oil hot tIot. all - ID,
this as it may-admit these charges to be
false, and we certainly do not know them to
be true-we are well satisfied that, if the
cause of the failure of these Reservations to
support themselves has not been the faith.
lessness of the agents or employees, it assur-
edly has been their gross ignorance and in
competency. The Dggers are docie, quiet
race, and easily domesticated, if you but give
them certain and permanent home, and
know how to manage them. They can easi.
ly be taught to work. and there is no earthly
reason why they should not be induced will.
lingly to work upon the Reservation farms
and to support themselves. The experiment
was tried once by the San Franciscan Monks
who founded the old Missions in this State
and it was successful.


We may be mistaken, but we do confident.
ly believe that if men were put over these
Reservations 'rho understood the Digger char
dcter, in addition to being steady, sober and
industrious persons, the system would not be
q failure.
Year: 1859

BoDY OFF, CHILD FGUND-About 10 o'clock
Thursday morning, says the San Francisco
Telegram, the dead body of q white male
child, completely naked, was found in the
bay near Greenwich dock. 1t could not have
been many hours old when thrown into the
water, and whether it was stillborn or not
could not be ascertained. The appearance
of the body does not indicate violence 1t
was taken TO the dead house,
Year: 1859

Tie stock market was very dull to-day, and the
amount Of business transacted al both sessions of the
Board was smaller than usual The only stocks which
had any animation were New-York Central and Rock
Island and even in these, there less excitement


and activity than has prevailed every other day in
the week. This inert condition of the market, is in
great measure attributable 10 the forced settlement Of


q large line OF time contracts among the brokers'
brought to that point by the failures OF last We ek
The indifference of the public to movements at the
Stock Exchange, il still as much matter Of comment
a. for months past, and the reserve has become still
more evident since the active demonstrations OF the
bellgerent powers in Europe The effect of the war,
thus far, has been decidedly against the stock
market, first in the rise in the market
rates for money, and second, in the depreciation
If securities r England Ins.eed OF sending cspital
Year: 1859

WOODLAND DRIvEs. The Main Avenue through
Woodland is progressing as fast as a competent
corps of workmen can complete the work
From the entrance TO the Cemetery around the
ravine as far as opposite the Odd Fellows lot
the grading has been completed, and the hesvi.
est portion of the work may be said to have
been performed. The course Of the avenue ID
already staked out around the entire yard, an
when finished it will be delightful drive. A
good deal Of grading remains to be done but
it will be comparatively light work when the
laborers get upon the high ground.


At the pit from which the workmen are OBJ
tanning the gravel to put upon the new avenue
nine complete human skeletons have been found
They bear unmistakable evidence of having
been inferred great many years. They have
crumbled very much to decay since their ex-
posure to the air.


1t is intended to have the drive around the
Cemetery completed early this season. Itwil
be great convenience, and add materially tC
the pleasure Of visitors.
Year: 1859

" We are informed by a gentleman just
from Coshocton, that the item we yesterday
copied from the Columbus Fact about the
CoshOcton robbery was not correct. The
Treasurer is young man, and has no large
children and he has not left the place, as stated
by the "Fset." The circumstance which gave
rise to the report is probably this. A large
amount Of the money abstracted from the
Treasury at the time of the robbery was on the
Cadiz Branch Of the State Bank. A broker OF
Coshocton few days ago went to Cadz with
about $1,000 of the money, done up in pscka-
ges, and it bore signs of having been kept
some time in a damp place, the bills having
"wet look" The fact becoming known, the
broker was apprehended; but on examination
he satisfactorily accounted for his possession
of the money, and was discharged. That was
the end Of that excitement.


Our Informant states that it is the general be
lief in Coshocton that the robbery was com
mitted by some persons resident there, and
who have, up to this time escaped de.sc.ion.-
They are like Mieawber, now "waiting fol
something to turn up"
Year: 1859

p The Dayton Light Guard go to Troy on
the 18th, we are informed to join the military
from that and other towns. in camp. They
will LiUOuGe three days OF course the Guard
will see the necessity Of turning out full com.
plemsnt of guns on the occasion. They have
a reputation which they must not treat ginger
ly. Bring out all the new guns, boys.