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Year: 1863

A writer 10 the Home Journal relates
the following remarkable case taken from
the French Encyclopedia:


"Perhaps the most interesting case on
record, is that Of young clergyman, the
narrative Of which, is from the immediate
communication of the Archbishop of Bor.
deaux. The young eccIcsiastic, when
the prelate was at the same college, used
to rise every night and write out either
sermons or pieces Of music. To study
his condition, the bishop betook himself
several nights, consecutiyely, to the
chamber Of the young man, where he
made the following observations, This
young clergyman used to rise, take pa
per, and begin to write. Before writing
music, he would take stick and rule
the lines. He wrote the notes with the
corresponding words, both with the ut
most accuracy; or when, by chance, he
had written the words too wide, he alter
ed hem. After completing sermon,
he would read it aloud from beginning
to end. If any passage displeased him,
he erased it, and wrote the amended pas.
sage correctly over the other. On one
occasion, in order to ascertain whether
he used his eyes, the bishop iuterposed
a sheet Of patsebosrd between his face
and the writing The sleeper took not
the least notice but went on writing as
before. The limitations of his percep.
tions to what he was thinking about was
very curious. A piece Of ainseed cake,
that he had sought for, he ate approx
ingly; but when on another occasion e
piece Of the same cake was put into his
mouth, he spat it out. 1t is to be OBJ
served, that he always knew when his
pen had ink in it; and if they adroitly
changed his paper when he was writing,
he knew it; if the sheet substituted was
of different size from the former, and
in that case he appeared embarrassed
But if the fresh sheet Of paper which
was substituted for that written on was
exactly Of the same size with it, he ap-
peared not to be aware of the change
and he would continue to read off his
composition from the blank sheet Of pa
per as fuently as when the manuscript
lay before him; nay more, he would con.
tinuc his corrections, and introduce an
amended passage, writing it upon the
precise place in the blank sheet cores
ponding with that which it would have
occupied on the already written page
Such are the feats Of Som1ambulsm
The ecclesiastic, indeed, seems at FIRST to
have seen through a sheet of pasteboard;
but the concluding fact in his case shows
that he really used his perception only
to identify the size and place of the sheet
Of paper. His writing upon it was the
mechanical transcript of an act of mental
penmanship. Th corrections fell into
the right places upon the paper, owing
to the fidelity with which he retained
the mental picture, his attention being
exclusively concentrated on that one
operation.
Year: 1863

nUThe Boston Post is responsible for
the following: "In Artemus Wards in.
imitable lecture on Ghosts, which, by
the way, was ghost of lecture, SO far
as ghosts are concerned, he tells Of an
absurd man who wouldn't have any glass
in his windows-hc thought the sash
would be enough, as it would keep out
the coarsest of the cold. This reminds
a correspondent of story that old Par
son Ii. of 2. used to tell of his exper-
ience of the cold on the night of his
marriage. They were on "bridle tour"
to his cousins, down on the shore of
Connecticut, and spent the night, which
was one of the coolest of the season, and
being put in cold spare room, they suf-
fered severely. After while his wife
asked him to get up and see if he could
not find something more to put upon the
bed. After diligent search he could
find nothing but his and his wife's cloth
ing, which he gathered up and packed
upon the bed, and got in and tried it
again, but still they "grew no warmer
very fast" and his wife begged of him
to get up and search about and see If
anything more could be found, and sug-
gested that there might possibly be
something 10 closet in one corner of
the room so he went and examined the
closet, and reported to his wife that an
old fish net was the only thing he could
find. "Weil, my DEAR" she said, "put
it on, put it on, that will tangle the cold
a little"
Year: 1863

A man has sued London photograph.
list for the price paid for two cartes dc
risite; he told the court that he sat for
seventeen days, and the only result was
one picture that made him look like 4
black man, and another that made him
look as though he was going to be hung.
The court gave him its sympathy, and
the artist had to give him his money.
Year: 1863

When l was a boy | lived among the
Green Mountains of Vermont; in winter
making snow forts and sliding down the
steep hills and in summer aud autumn
wandering over the mountains after flow.
ers or nuts, or catching the fue bsauti-
full trout from the brooks But my
brother 10 Wisconsin wrote mo to 20 to
him, aud I went. Our house was on
what was then called the Baxter's Prai-
rie" The prairie was then covered with
flowers, and the many clear lakes around
abouuded in fish and ducks; but our prin.
cipIe food was corn dodger aud salt pork.
One of our neighbors had had 20 meat
for long time, aud getting out Of powder
they had no game; so one day they sent
up their oldest son, a boy about ten years
old for piece Of pork. As he was car.
rying it home, aud going through piece
of woods, he heard rustling in the leaves
by the roadside. He stopped and lis.
tened-all was still. Again he pushed
forward, again the leaves rustled behind
him, and he thought he heard stealthy
step. Again he stopped; everything was
still. He dreaded to 60 forward, and he
dared not stay for he saw night was ap-
preaching, when the woods always echo
with the howl of the hungry wolf, aud
the savage bear and stealthy catamount
came out from their dens. So, picking
up a club, he again started homeward.
Again came the stealthy step behind him,
nearer and nearer until he saw q gaunt
aud savage wolf creeping after him, and
as he hurried on still cliuging to bis
meat, the wolf was coming nearer, and
he might at any moment spring upon
him. Still the boy, though he trembled
in every limb, did not lose his presence
of mind. He remembered having heard
his father say that if any one faced wild
animal and looked it square in the eye,
it would not dare to attack him. He
turned around and faced the hungry wolf,
and commenced walking backwards to-
ward his home, still long mile and a
half away. As the woods grew darker,
the wolf came nearer, showing his white
teeth, with hair bristling upon his back


The little courageous boy knew that if
he gave up his piece of pork he was safe,
and could run home unmolettcd, but he
knew there were hungry ones at home
awaiting his return. So backwards be
went, step by step. As the wolf came
near, he hit him square upon the head
with stone, when with an angry yelp
the wolf sprang into the thicket, aud set
up long and dismal howl. The boy lis
tened to hear if there were any answering
howls, and hearing none, he took cour-
age, but soon the savage beast maddeued
with hunger, came at him again. With
his club he gave him we'll directed blow
between the eyes, which sent him howl
ing back again into the thicket Again
and again was the contest renewed; many
times did the savage, yet cowardly ami.
NAL make a spring at the lad, and as
many times did the brave boy beat him
off, until at last he came near the log
cabin Of his parents, when the disappoint-
ed wolf, with a long aud wailing howl
dashed away into the woods Trembling
with excitement, and wet with perspira-
tiop, the boy dropped the meat upon the
floor, crying, "Mother, I've got it," and
fell exhausted at his mothers feet.
Year: 1863

HE NATIONAL CCRRENCr.-In the pas
sage Of the currency and banking scheme
proposed by the Secretary of the Treasury
and introduced by Senator Sherman, Con
gress has done more to introduce sound and
reliable principles of finance than the public
generally seem to be aware of. This mea-
sure provides a national free banking svs-
TEN with paper circulation, obtained in
greenbacks from the government, to the ex-
tent of the securities deposited with the
latter, but payable by the banks at their
counters on demand. This plan must rev.
the whole banking system Of the
country, and abolish all paper currency
other than the greenbacks, at the same time
that it creates an immense market for the
national bonds.


To aid in this system the Senate has laid
tax on all bank circulation other than ouch
y n,ay be Issued under this act.
Year: 1863

IMPORTANT INFoRMATIoN.-Co Wilmer,
Provost Marshal gives notice of the formation
of an Invalid Corps to be composed of soldiers
disabled from wounds and disease, who are un-
fit for field service but able to do garrison duty.
This will be good news to the many disabled
soldiers who long to get in the service again
lie also publishes an order defining the penalty
for resisting the draft or counselling or aiding
others to do so, also warns against harboring
or employing descrtcrs or purchasing govern
ment property Of them.
Year: 1863

Sent Awalor Triad McCOul, the Fede
rsl soldier VINO ravished youh9 lady in Mat
iiou on Monday for trial by Military Court
Martial. lie was seated In the cars with q
chain ard "a pound ball ON his Icy, and his face
aho wed the agony he felt at meeting his fate
about which there ia very little uncertainty
Death Ly hanging ia the penalty OF hrs heiaoul
aal
Year: 1863

If the man Who has got to the top Of the
bill Of honesty is ashamed to turn about and
iook al the lowly read he has Travelled. be de
SERVES 70 be taken by the neck and hurled to
ghe bottom again.
Year: 1863

Bread Making-A Professor is lecturing
in Providence on bread-making. Wish he
would come this way. Our bakers would like
to know how to make the largest loaves with
The least possible quantity Of flour.
Year: 1863

Morning stars,-An early look out of
doors these mornings, if clear, will repay the
early riser Venus, alone, makes grand
light in the Southern heavens, where her
crescent form, extraordinarily large and
scintillant, and seemingly as bright aa the
moon, but more beautiful, can be seen at four
o'clock. Saturn is also to be seen, but he
looks to the unassisted eye, less lnstrious and
brilliant-though good glass will reveal in
that ancient planet the most sublime and
beautiful object in the heavens.
Year: 1863

Atlantic and Great Western Rail-
road.-The rails of this great road are now
being laid between Dayton and Cincinnati
one or each side of the G H. & d. road,
When finished one Locomotive can take trains
OF cars on each road. 1t will be finished very
speedily and an immense amount OF freight
ana passengers will pass through this city on
trains from New York and st. Louis
Year: 1863

an idle hand or an Idle dollar unless he who has Wills
that k should be 80. Mechanics, merchants, manufac-
turers produce operators shippers men OF all classes
have all they do. ana could do much more they
had the labor and the skill TO do IT, The Of dis
count e usual 10 per cent but the lower figure


IL The exception and only obtained by favored customers
and at one or Of the banKs New York exchange is
shade Closer bnt the range 10 tho Yesterday
viz-par y discount buying, and par - premium
the saiing rate,
Year: 1863

A REpREsESrArryE NEoRo.-A Washington correspondent describes a negro he saw ct the capitol, whose dress and appearance msds him. a fit representative of the condition of his raos in this country at the present moment

 "During walk that took through the cap. itol grounds this morning. (which are now full of birds and aowers,) saw tall and very black negro sitting in pensive attitude upon the stepsof the western portico. He was 60 black and his curly hair so matted that he looked like native Congo. He had on grey overcoat given to him by II confederate officer, pantaloons given to him by federal soldier. and was without hat. The substance of his story was that he had come from Carolina.that he had 10 money, had no friends did not know what to do or what was to become of him. As locked upon this poor unfortunate creature. and thought of the war aud of the building which afforded background for his portrait. was forcibly reninded of Macauleys famous New Zealaudsr sitting on tae rufus of London Brdge" ,l..,..t. -..
Year: 1863

KNI1Hrs or THE GOLDEN CTRcLE.-This
is regarded as q reasonable organization
and all its members as traitors. Such
an organization the Union, Bee, Bulletin
and their imitators say exists in this
State, and lately met in San Francisco.
Members from all parts of the State were
present, said the Bulletin, and lined the
sides Of Montgomery street" Either the
Bulletin deliberately lied or it can name
member of the Organization, and Gen.
Wright will be false to the, Government
if be does not compel the B6Deah % ~1s
close the names Of the members II the
editor of the Bulletin refuses to give the
names Of the members Of the organization
who convened in San Francisco and
lined the sides Of Montgomery street.
he is a traitor and should be arrested and
punished for treason. The loyal people
Of California, Gen. Wright, insist upon
knowing who are members of the Knights
Of the Golden Circle, and you can give
them the information by requesting the
editor of the Bulletin to publish their
names. Otherwise the whole thing will
be regarded as an Abolition humbug,
which every intelligent man knows it to
Year: 1863

THE AURORA TINES. We neglected to
notice in our last the first number Of the
Aurora Times, edited and published by
R. f. Draper and Roht, Glen, both old
residents of our city. The Aurora Times
is the size Of and printed with the same
material of the late FL Dorado Times. 1t
is filled with original and well selected
matter. As a number Of our citizens are
interested in claims in Mono county and
as the Times has a carefully prepared
stock table, showing the price of feet
etc, we would advise all Interested to
subscribe for it. The editors and pub
fishers have our best wisher for their
success.
Year: 1863




ABOLITION PLATFORM. Abolition
traitors of the Legislature have adopted a
childish platform. 1t is intended solely
for buncombe. They resolved that they
ARE for the war at any cost Of life and
means" Well, we will take them at
their word. The Ell Dorado delegation
voted for them. If they hesitate or re-
fuse to volunteer, after indorSing snch
a resolution, the irresistible conclusion of
every intelligent man must be that they
are eithe hypocrites or towards, and they
will become the laughing stock and Scorn
Of the patriotic people of El Dorado,
Hypocrites or cravens they must be if
the refuse to volunteer.
Year: 1863

VALUE OF TINE.-Life must be pretty fast
in some of our cities if we are to Judge from the
folio wing item from a contemporary: I'VE
on his door, 'Gone to bury my wife: be back
in an half hour But candor cempels us to say
that one of our numbering merchants, the last
sickness of his wife occurring in the busiest
season, was only able to get in time for the sec
ond prayer at the funeral.''
Year: 1863

ALL ABOUT kIssEs.-The girls never grow


weary of kissing-we beg pardon, we. mean


the subject is ever congenial to their taste.


Bat what an absurd idea it is in a man to ask
lady to kiss aim, just as if he, the senseless
being, thought the poor trem bling little crea-
ture was going to do it /! The idea of man
asking for thing SO easily obtained Why,
IL is ridiculous! and man with the least
particle of brains would hoot at the idea
She'd say no till doomsday. And you, poor
beiieyer, would forego the happiness of draw
ing nectar from the rosebud mouth, simply
because you were ignoramous enough to ask
for what you might have taken. There are
ten thousand ways to kiss gir. without ask
ing the privilege. Direct her attention to
something on the table; ask for book which
you know to be there, and whilst she is there,
go with the affected purpose of helping her TO
look for it be particular to get at her left
side-dc you need any more telling If You
do, You do not deserve the kiss that might be
so gracefully taken.


A man who would ask kiss of fair maid
en- ought to be tarred and feathered as a crs-
Ven hearted monster. Don't do it: don't for
goodness sake. ask the girls TO kiss you.
Kiss them if you want 70, but do il like gen.
tlsmens Kiss,them If yoa can.
Year: 1863

How many mistake the true eisments
of grace in the selection of dry goods


whereWith they adoru themselves. Some


body has said that a Partisan grisette with
little tulle and ribbon, will conquer the
world. while an English women, with all


her shaWls, damasks and diamonds, looks
only like an animated clctheshorse. There
is some exaggeration in this statement,


but more wit, and still more truth. The
women of France unquestionably have 3
better taste to dress than those of Great


Britain or America. In both our mother
country and this there is too much of
what may be called "snobism in female"
attire The ladies of Anglo-Saxondom
seem to fancy that the more they spend
on dress the prettier they look. Accord
ingly one sees little women covered all
over with lace, or buried in the middle of
stiff brocade, or almost lost to sight under
a putting velvet cloak, with capes that
extend ON either side, like gigantic wipgs.
Or one beholds tall women, if suoh is the
trieked out in tight sleeves and
striped silks, costliness of the material
being regarded by the wearer as sufficient
for the incongruity Of the
styles. A French servant girl has better
taste. She knows it is not so much the
of the material as the way it is
made up, and the manner in which it is
worn, that gives the desired elegance A
neat fit, graceful bearing, and q proper
Year: 1863

harmony between the complexion and
the colors, has moro to do with brighter
ing female attractions than even Ameri-
can ladies' seem particularly to eompre-
hend: Many wife looks prettier, if she
would but know it, in her neat morning
trock OF calico, than in the inecngruous
pile of inery which she dignifes with the
title OF full dress. Many an unmarried
female first wins the heart of her future
husband in some simple, unpretending
attire. which, if consulted about, she
would pronounce too cheap except for
ordinary wear, but which, by its acciden-
tai suitability 10 her figure, face and car
riage, idolize her youth wonderfully. If'
the sex would study taste in dress more,
and care less for expense, they would have
no reason to regret it. At present theex-
travagance OF American females IS prov
erbial We wish we could say as much
OF their elegance in the same line 81 ssg
Year: 1863

stand by these loyal men. Hunted from
their homes by the rebel aristocracy; their
wives and children driven to the woods
and caves for refuge-let them 60 back
under the Egis of the American Union,
with the protection of the Government
pledged to them. They all want to go
back; they all want to have their States
restored as free States; they all believe
that free State Constitutions and free
State Governments alone can save them
from their enemies-I was going to say,
the enemies of human nature Cheers.


Is there man here who wants these no


ole, faithful. generous men to go back to


be trampled under foot by restored reb-
els; No more! Let them go back then
under the shield of the National Consti-
tuition and the National Union, and let
them. and those who, though not exiled
from home, have come to think as they
do, amend their State Constitutions to
suit themselves. You may depend upon
it, thIr they will protect themselves
againS' Slavery by the simple exercise of
popular sovereignty.


With the other States, not included in
the proclamation, the case is different
In them there has been no general en-
reimbursement of slaves by the President
though in all of them the Institution has
suffered severe shock from the war
Aside from this inevitable. damage, how
ever. Slavery in those States is left where
the Constitution has always been under
stood 10 leave it, under the disposal of
the States themselves And it may be
safely left to thst disposal. In every one
OF these States an unconditional Union
party has spring up, and the members of
that party in each State have adopted the
principle OF emancipation as a cardinal
doctrine; and by emancipation they mean
emancipation by the speediest lawful pro-
cess, and in the shortest possible time
In Delaware, in Maryland, in Missouri, in
Tennessee, in Kentucky, in every State
untouched by the Proclamation, these un-
conditional Union men are contending
for Union, re-established on the eternal
foundations of justice and freedom. All
we have to do is 10 stand by them. They
will triumph, and their triumph will car
ry peace and prosperity to the whole
land.


Now, my frirnds, Is not this an intelli-
gible statement ofthe way in which the
slavery question can be, and is likely TO
be, permanently settled2 How simple il
is just 10 trust the loyal people with their
own business, and stand by them, hon
estly and faithfully, while they are doing
it. Is this not true popular sovereignty?
Can popular sovereignty ever be better
employed than in protecting the people
who exercise it against the greatest of So
cial and political evils? How plain ell
things become under the light of common
sense and practical reasonl


The Mozart Hall speech, from which
the above is an extract, together with Mr..
Chase's other speeches on his Western
trip. have been collected, thrown together
with running narrative or the trip. and
published by the Grand Council of the
National Loyal League, in handsome sc
page pamphlet, just out.
Year: 1863




One risks nothing, think, in saying
that, by some form or another of indirec
ton, the Postmaster-General will be
speedily trying to withdraw from his po-
sition that the Union must be restored
with Slavery untouched. If the late cleo
tions particularly in the Border States,
have not been sufficient to show him
which way the tide is setting, (the main
point with politicians of his school). the
Presidents forthcoming message will be
very likely to cemplele the work. He
recently published an attack on radical
men, which the President had
never read and of the position of which
he knew nothing. and assumed to call it
a defense of the Presidents policy
When the Presinent says for himselfwhat
policy is, if he does not recognize the ne
cessity for a revised edition of his speech,
or Withdrawal of his unauthorized as
Year: 1863

REAtEMDgH that those magnificent Oil
Paintings will be here 10 day or two and
placed On exhibition is Metropolitan Block =
They are 70 bs sold without reserve for cost,
and for just such prices as they will readily
bring.
Year: 1863

Now IS tho time to invest in dry
goods Every day thsy advance. and soon
will be out Of reach OF many. Wadsworth
hss large stock, and he is selling very low.
Make your purchases now.
Year: 1863

A SHOT THAT ToLD.-During the lombard
ment of the Lamalcha village by the gunboat,
az Indian was observed perehed on the limb
of large tree engaged in firing from rifle
upon the bluejackets. Several rifles from on
board were brought to hear upon him, but
somehow or another. the best shots on board
seemed at fault. None could hit the fellow
Superintendent Smith, himself g crack
shot, also made several attempts to dislodge
the troublesome fellow, but his best efforts
proved of no avail. Every minute or two q
puff from among the thick leaves would be
seen. and 4" bang would go the rifle of the
redskin. At lentgth one of the mortars was
loaded with a large she'll, and brought to
bear upon him. When it W IS touched off
there was loud report, a whiz, and a
great crash The huge monarch of the for
est was struck in the trunk about twenty feet
from the ground. and blown into thousand
pieces. As the Indian was not seen again,
it is supposed he felt tired and laid down
Victoria Chronicle.
Year: 1863

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