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Year: 1859

MYSTERIES OF VEGETATIoN.-There are
some singular phenomena in the operations
of nature relative to the appearance and
growth of plants. When piece of woods
is burnt over so as to entirely destroy the
growth, new and very different kind of
trees spring up, to take the place of that
which has been removed. The same thing
has been noticed in regard to plants, new
and strange species appearing upon the To-
cality after desroying fire. After the great
fire in London, in 1866, the ground was COW
cred with species of cross marked Iris,
which was before that time stranger to that
locality. And yet in such profusion did these
plants spring up from the burnt land, that
it was calculated that Europe besides did
not contain so great quantity. So it is with
a lake or pond which is dried up: the ground
subsequently bearing kinds of vegetation
totally disimilar to that growing on the banks
of the adjoining land. Thus, when certain
marshes in Denmark were drained, some
years ago, plant called the carex cypero-
ides came up in bundance-though, before
that, an unknown production of the island,
it being native of Germany. Similar phe-
nomna is observable in this country and the
subject is we'll worthy the attention of the
curious.
Year: 1859

contemporary wisely suggests that read
ers of newspapers are little aware whatthey
lose by destroying the issues they are daily
in the habit of reading. If preserved and
bound (Which could be done at trifling
expense) they would havea connected re-
cord of current events in the most conven-
lent and comprehensive shape, which would
be invaluable at times as book of refer
ence, besides affording great pleasure in
reviving old recollections and associations
in the mind of the reader He will there
in have chain of history-essentially To-
cal, yet somewhat general in its character
growing link by link, yearly becoming of
more interest and value. 1t would be an
encyclopedia, a cabinet of literature, of in
formation in the sciences and arts, history
and biography; volume embellished with
an occasional gem of thought of the first
water, which if not thus preserved would
be wholly lost. 1t would be museum in
which the most inveterate statistician could
find deposits worthy of his attention, while
at the same time it would afford field
of delights in which the most accomplished
in intellectual attainments could revel for
days and weeks.
Year: 1859

IsoLATIoN.-The California Home Journal
expresses melancholy truth when it says,
'In entering the arena of life, you might
as well be aware of what awaits you. Do
not rely on others, be not grieved and dis
appointed in meeting treachery and unre-
lenting meanness And know that wherever
you turn, into your face will stare spectre,
whose name is-Isolation. You are alone
in the universe!"'


Did we say truth? Can we say, in truth,
each one of us is alone in the universe?
What !are all souls prisoners in solitude, or
despots over themselves? Should we think
SO, feel so, make it SO? No! let US rather
be convinced that there is a common kim
ship of hearts hereditary from the Deity of
creation. Isolation and desolation rise in
the subordinate impulses and sink in the
first warm premonition of manly sympathy,
which has it's seasons like time and is ir-
resistible like the ocean tide


Sierra Citizen.
Year: 1859

Letters from Syria state that carriage
roads actually commenced at Beyrout, which
is to terminate at the ancient city of DAM
ascus, the oldest city on the globe, accord
ing to biblical chronology. When the carts
and other apparatus for beginning the new
highway made their appearance-for cart
was probably never before seen by any Of
the inhabitants, with the exception of foreign
residents-quite sensation was made in that
out-of-the-way part of creation.
Year: 1859

The precautions in visiting powder
magazines in Europe are greater than in
this country, where the free and equal
rights, democracy" would hardly submit
to such rigid rules as are enforced. 1t
would be considered quite condescension
enough on the part of an American ''sov-
ereign," particularly one Of the Young
America school, to throw away lighted
cigar. He would have to do something
more than that before gratifying his curi-
osity with sight of the stores of powder
in some of the fortresses on the other side
of the water. Yet, with rigid obser-
vance of "the rules" established and
printed, perhaps century ago. danger Of
being blowed up is not always avoided
friend tells us an anecdote illustrative
of the fact that rules are not always APP
plicable to a new state of things. He Wis
tied large fortress in the northern part
of Holland, and being the son OF an old
soldier and an artist, in pursuit Of objects
of interest to sketch with his pencil, he
was permitted to look into the powder
magazine, where more than a hundred
thousand pounds of powder were stored.
The strong stone building was fenced n
round with a strong wall, outside of which
was little anteroom, where the appli.
cant tor admission entered and raped
upon the wooden door with a wooden
knocller when little wicket opened up
on its wooden hinges, and the keeper
showed his visage and demanded his pass.
This being all right, he was directed to
pull off his boots on the further side of
the room, the wooden floor of which was
kept free from all possible sign of dirt
Then, after brushing his stockings and
dlsting all his garments, he was furnished
pair of cloth slippers, and then put
through the course of questions that were
tied up with "red tape" at the ''war-of-
fee" in the time of his great-grandfather.


"Do you smoke? Then leave yonr
pipe and tobacco, and your flint, and your
steel and tinder."


Each Of these articles had to be deposit
ed seperate, 50 as to be shure the flint and
steel should not by any charm get togeth-
or, although hundred feet from the pow
der, and behind two thick stone walls
Happily our friend had none of these in
hamable articles.


Have you any knife, key or article Of
steel lie had, and was required to lay
Year: 1859

A BALLOON IN \ SToRM--SINGULAR Pie
NoNENA.-Mr. Wise, .he great eronaut
made his two hundred and twenty-eighth
ascension, at Lancaster, Pa, on Tuesday
| last. and furnished to the editor of the


Express, the memoranda Of his atmos-
pheric observations, from which we con-
dense the following:


"When | got up several thousand feet
] observed four distinct rain storms at diff
| ferent distances around me, one of them
not far off. As assembled a little higher
and had moved slowly onward, my mind
was turned to atmospheric phenomena
A little to the north east of me there
hung huge cloud, spread out above, as
near as could judge, about two miles in
diameter, and terminated below by great
cm de soc of the vaporous mass | had no
idea that this, or the more distant storm
Clouds were giving out rain, but took it
to be an incipient storm, preparing for a
thunder gust, and thus | approached it
cautiously As this remark may create
surprise from the Impression that the
same altitude of cloud and balloon would
necessarily cause the same velocity of
bodies in motion, must say that that is
not the case. There are positive and neg
ative powers at work in the upper regions
that often make it otherwise. When |
got near it found it giving out copious
shower of rain, first indicated by the rust
ling noise it produced in falling upon the
earth below.


Ii was to me very singular formation
of rain--a storm-cloud giving out rain
without accompaniment of thunder and
lightning and its great uGder, suspended
from the mass Of vapor, hung down near
ly to the earth. In few moments more
the balloon had reached the outer large
drops of rain, and as they glanced over
the side of the oiled surface, they flashed
like shooting stars, and so luminous were
several of them that | could not divest
myself of the alarming impression that
there was fire pelting against the balloon,
and made precipitous descent, so much
so. that in few minutes found the air
ship crashing into the apple orchard OF
Tobias Kreider, and the grappel catching
hold of one of the trees, obliged me to
cut the rope and bound over the tree
tops, when / threw line to Mr., Henry
Lands who held on TO il manfully, until
we got more assistance.


upon resting here few minutes the
storm cloud had passed on several miles
ahead, and in a few minutes more, Mr..
Metlar and Mr.. John lands had secured
me the grapel and ! rose second time.
The balloon having now lost considera-
BILE quantity of gas, which being compen..
sated by an adequate disposal Of ballast,
put it in order for higher ascent than the
first, and up went accordingly. In q
short time overlook the storm cloud
again, but was now mounted to height
where / could reconnoitre il more thor
onghly, and found that it had long
downward protruding neck, and was
much the shape Of balloon with long
neck TO it. ID was a water spout trailing
Year: 1859

Jas. II. Hardy, the Lecompten candidate for
posed Of the counties of Amador and Calaveras,
is now engaged in stumpiDg his section of the
State. aud splitting out his Bilingsgate against
Senator Broderick. In speech recently deliv-
cred by him at Sonora the more sensible men
of his own party were so dsgusted with his
blackguardism that they left the meeting while
be was speaking, lest they might be supposed to
cOuntenance his vulgarities and he wound up
bis speech by calling upon all present to unite
in defeating "this damned sinking skunk par
ty, the Anti-Lecomtontes." A Tow years ago
Hardy was leading Know Nothing, and in
his speeches at that time he was in the habit Of
applying the same language to the foreigners,
that he now applies to bis opponents, merely
changing the names but be is now standard
bearer in the Lecompton ranks, and is fair
representative of the leaders of that party.
Low, vulgar abuse, scurrilous epithets are the
stock in trade of the Lecompton organt and
the only arguments they make use of to bolster
up rotten and sinking cause. In 1857 Hardy





TO who was being tried on charge of commit
ting rape upon Rosa Lee, daughter of Mrs.
Marx. In the course Of his speech for the de-
fense, Hardy took occasion to use abusive and
uncalled for language towards the Israelites as
a class, many of whom were in the room and
took down his remarks. The copies taken
down at the time read as follows


"Louis Marx, Je~, step-father to the injured
girl, was the chief witness. Mr. James H. Hardy,
was counsel for the defendant In his argument he
said: "There are other reasons why you should not
believe him" (Marx.) 'He is a Jew-he belongs to
class who cannot be believed on OATH 'They can
not and will not be believed on oath in Christian
communities He belongs to class who, by per.
jury, away the life of the Savior of the world
1T follows the and their children, and if they
swore away the life of one of the best men that ever
lived would you, gentlemen ofthe jury, believe them
on oath They would swear away the life and lib
erty Of any man."


The two Associate Justices, and FIVE of the
jurors, before whom the case was tried, have
certified that the above language is in sub
stance the same as that used by Hardy on the
trial. No one but a narrow-m minded bigot
would thus vilify class of people for the pur-
pose Of throwing discredit upon the statements
of individuals. A man of such bitter prejudices
is unfit for any position in the gift OF the peo-
pie and YET il is from men of this class that
the Lecomptonites have selected their caudi-
dates.
Year: 1859

ANOTHER FATAL ACCIDENT AT SAN JUAN.-On
Tuesday afternoon of last week, as we learn from
the Hydraulic Press Christian Maritime was in
stantly killed by the falling of bank in the claims
of the Eureka Company on San Juan Hill. The
earth that fell mostly from the surface, and be-
ing quite dry sent up such clouds Of dust that the
place of his burial could not be by those who
witnessed the accident. A considerable time elaps-
ed before the body of the unfortunate man was ex-
humed. 1t was found face down, not more than two
three feet deep, and without preceptble bruise
or mark of outward injury. 1t is probable that he
was stunned, and died Of sufocaton. Mr.. Maritime
was a native of Norway about thirty-two years of
age, and has been mining in the vicinity of San
Juan since 1851. His death makes the third one
occasioned by mining casualty at San Juan in the
short period Of eighteen days. and the second which
has occurred in the Eurek claims within ubout four
months. The miners occupation is truly fearful
one and it is impossible to look into the deep
chasms where they work without shudder and a
dread.
Year: 1859

How HARD THEY TAKE IA young lady says
friend married recently and the mother Of her bus.
band being in very poor health, she was taken imme.
diately home by herege lord to nurse and take care
OF the old folks. In the course of few months the
pathizng danghterinaw thus expressed her grief at
this event, to company of her neghbors who called
in to take tea with her an afternoon after her
sad bereavement: "Oh, dear!" said she, chow much


can see her now just she used to sit at the break
fast table, reaching out her fork for the best potato


This reminds us Of /" a man without tear,D a Mis-
souri, husband at the grave of his wife: I've lost
cows" he said to neighbor the coffin was lower
ed into the grave, 1--we lost sheep I've lost hosses
and I've lost caaves but this is the wust Of the whole
lot ~
Year: 1859

AS matter of COURSE after the race, the crowd
adjourned to Dan Hickoks, where the prize was
presented in due form to the winner of the race. Mr.
Prague handed over the plate with few becoming
remarks, to Mr.. Davenport, who accepted it on be.
half OF Mr. Braisted, in right handsome speech,
There was then perfect fusillade of champagne and
sentiment, in which all took happy part, and left
satisfied.


Altogether it was bright, lively ana right pleas
ant regatta, for the first of the season.
Year: 1859

The first regatta Of the season. by the Crescent City
Yacht Club, came of yesterday afternoon, on the
lake, opposite the New Canal, alias Dan Hiekok's
The weather was dry and sunny enough, but there
were two things to spoil the fun-too much dust on
the roads driving down. and too little breeze on tie
lake to put the yachts to their mette. The attend.
ance, though not very large, comprised che salt Of
the people who love to wind and water races, and
with these the excitement was high enough.


-Four yachts were entered for the race and placed
for the start, as follows:
Year: 1859

PHILADELPHIA, sept. IA number OF the
prominent citizens oi Philadelphia have ad-
dressed ex-senator Cooper letter request
ing his views as to the expediency Of insist
ing upon reduction Of postage and an in :
crease Of duties as issues in the approaching
national election. This reply is locked for
with Interest by the dabb els in State and
federal politics.
Year: 1859

a NoHiE MoTHER.-Asth the morning
ira in from this place to Chicago came near
Rock River bridge on Monday last. the
engineer, Robert Waugh discovered a lit
tie girl at play on the track. He sounded
the whistle at it's highest, sharpest note
and used every possible effort to stop the
train The little child kept moving along
on the track, apparently frightened by the
whistle. but did not leave the track. The
mother Of the child, who lived in house
near the bridge, seeing her child in danger
made spring to save her. and rushing IN
front of the engine, caught her child and
fell over the opposite side. The engineer
brushed her clothes as she fell and passed
on IA short distance before it could be stop
ped. The conductor, Capt. Philips, ran to
the place, and found the mother had faint
ed but both mother and child were saved.
He took the child IN his arms, and restors-
tives being used, the mother soon revived
Who can tell the Joy OF that mother to
know her child was saved Had she hesi-
tated asnoment, or been only second la
ter, both mother and child, must have been
crushed beneath the wheels of the engine
We did not learn her name, but whoever
she is, she is brave and heroic woman
X. J. Argus.
Year: 1859

And whose representations can be relied on. OF such
iii safe to purchase


The fact Of so many parties trying to initiate this
article is the surest guarantee that is the best Whs
ky offered for sale on the Pacific coast


The genuine EUREKA WHISKY is imported In
barrels and habarrel and the kages are branded
the head:
Year: 1859

hand to Margaret Baily, and to his sur
prise no less his discontinue, she refused.


A week afterward Henry Ainsworth
made his appearance. He seemed unusu-
ally thoughtful.


"A penny for your thoughts, said Mar
garet, gaily.


He looked at her earnestly moment,
and then replied: Il will indeed tell you
the subject of my thoughts, and ask you
to forgive me afterward. 1t is, l know,
an act of presumption for clerk to speak
of love-of marriage to a wealthy heiress,
but l can not keep it secret any longer.
l love you, Margaret, with truth and sin
cerity Do you pardon me2'


No. said Margaret, for you have said
nothing that requires it. And if you do
indeed think me worthy of taking, you
may have me and welcome


DO hear arightp was the delighted
reply. How have l deserved such good
fortuneH


Listen and will tell you. I had re-
solved never to marry one unless l was
convinced that be was charitable. Last
week you received an anonymous letter
recommending poor family to your chari-
table notice. find that you have visited
them and relieved their necessities l
feel that L can safely trust my happiness
in your hands, since you have nobly stood
the test


Truly said Henry Ainsworth, as his
eyes lighted up with gratitude, charity is
its own exceeding great reward.
Year: 1859

THE MoTHER.-Young mani Thy moth
er is thy best friend The worldmay for
get thy mother never; the world
may willfully do you many wrongs
thy mother never; the world may persecute
you whileliving, and when dead, plant the
ivy and nightshade of slander on thy
grassless grave-but thy mother will love
and cherish you while living, and if she
survives you will weep for you with, such
tears as none but a mother knows how to
weep. Love thy mother
Year: 1859

1t is beautiful thought that human
affections are the leaves, the folinge Of our
being-they catch every breath, and in
the burden and heat of the day they make
music and motion in a sultry world
Stripped of that foliage, how unsightly is
human nature
Year: 1859

SMoKEINd TEsTED.-The Dublin Med
ical Press asserts that the pupils of the
Polytechnic School in Paris have recently
furnished some curious statistics bearing
on tobacco, Dividing the young gentle
men Of that college into two groups-the
smokers have proved themselves in the
various competive examinations far in
ferior to the others. Not only in the ex
aminations on entering the school are
smokers in the lower ranks but in various
ordeals that they have to pass through in
a year the average rank of the smokers
had constaHAy fallen, aud not inconsider-
ably, while the men who did not smoke
were found to enjoy a cerebral atmosphere
Of the clcarc-t kind.
Year: 1859

R6r A Louisiana paper, in recording
the death by lightning of "two likely ne
gro men, says. y


The electric fluid of the clouds seems
to be no rospecter of persons. II as soon
kills negro worth fifteen hundred or two
thousand dollars as poor white man
not worth the powder and lead that it
would take to blow his brains out"
Year: 1859

SWEET Whenever we find
our temper rufiied by parent, wife, a
sister or brother, VIC should pause and think
that in few months or years, will be in the
spirit land, watching over US, perchance
We shall be there watching over them left
behind. The intercourse between dear
ones should be like that between guardian
angels.
Year: 1859

RISG HER.-Somebody in the Atlantic Monthly,
in discoursng upon the skeleton fashion of the day
says


A woman in this rig hangs in her skirts like a
clapper in IN, II and never meet one without being
temp el " lake hcr by the neck AMI rAg her
Year: 1859

Is there heart that never sighed?
Is there a tongue that never lied?
Is there an eye that never blinked?
Is there man that never drinkedP
Is there a woman that never painted2
Or is there one that never fainted2
Ifso then heart and tongue and eye,
Must tell most confounded lie.
Year: 1859

HeA- The folio ding is an alarming evi-
dence of the progress of the Photographic
art: A lady last week had her likeness ia.
ken by photographer and he executed it
so well, that her husband prefers it the
original, a.
Year: 1859

RArTLEsxAKE DIcK.-We gave last week an
Dick Woods, near Auburn. Dick was we'll
known in this county, and made his escape
about two years ago from the Nevada Jail
From the Placer Herald Of Saturday, we learn
that when his body was found, there Was a strip
Of paper in bis right hand, on which was scrawl-
ed in peccil the following


"Rattlesnake Dick dies but never surrendcrs,
as all true Britons do"


On the reverse side Of the same paper was
written:


"If j. Boggs is dead am satisfied"


There was also found on his person a letter
from his sister, Of which the following is q
copy:


SWEET HONE, March Nth, 1859.


My Dear, Dear Brother: l can scarcely be-
lieve, or rather realize that am again indulg-
ing in the privilege of addressing you with the
hope of being heard or understood. And trem-
blingly ask that you my much loved brother.
the guide of my infant joys, the long lost friend
Of my childhood, will allow renewed cores
pondence to open between you and your good
old home. Oh how our hearts have ached for
word from your own pen. Years have passed
away since your last letter reached us-years,
that now seem to be lifetmes. have grieved
but never despaired, for have Prayed the Fs-
thcr that he would restorc you to the path of
rectitude-but il be has not already you will
say: "Ah. me He will never save mel" But
say faithfully, he will. Oh, brother will you
not be saved! God sees your heart while you
read these words He knows If there is secret
wish there to be better man. II there be but
the bud of resolution He knows-hear Him
say Seek ye frst the kingdom of God and all
things shall be added thereunto." Jesus will
raise your bead and make you new man. Go
to Him, Oh my brother.


| Will you not write few words to your own
home! 1t may indeed be bitter task, but may
it not prove blessing! Do try to overcome
every obstacle look down deep into your heart
and see If there is not wish TO remember
your sister, your own most affectionate and
anxious sister, HARRIET BARTER.
| =. S. Please do write dear brother aud | will
then tell you so many things that will interest
you.


To RICHARD A. BARTER.


There was no envelope on this letter TO indi-
cate where it was written aud mailed; but it il
stated that while Dick was in the Auburn Jail
he used to receive letters from Canada, and il
is thought his family reside somewhere in that
country. -- ..t


We learn from authority entitled to some
credit, that Dick believing himself to be NOR.
tally wounded by the officers, and knowing
that he must die, was shot through the head,
by his companion, at his own request, being
determined not to fall into the hands of the
officers alive.
Year: 1859

CARDIFF is a well known fact among medi
cal men, that there has long been wanted good and
reliable preparation OF SARSAPARlLLA, as nearly
all that are manufactured in the East SPIRITS
and some of them 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 willing
20 show the receipt to any One-no matter who-DOC-
TOR OR no DoCroR-as every man has a right to know
what he Is taking: