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Year: 1859

The i'll effects of the policy adopted by our government towards the Apaches, are begin ming to tell upon the people of this Territory We make treaties with the Indians to protect ourselves, and at the same time allow them to plunder our neighbors across the line, which they do to an extent almost beyond belief The whole State of Sonora is ravaged by marauding bands of Apaches, who find safe retreat and often market for their booty, in Arizona Ter ritory. It is in fact, nothing more nor less than legaized piracy upon weak and defenceless State, encouraged and abetted by the United States government; and mark the consequent ccs: The Mexicans retaliate upon us and steal back their plundered stock, or its equivalent, whenever opportunity offers.

 Within the past few days two fine horses have on the l6th inst, eight mules were stolen from the Sonora Exploring and Mining Companys ranche, at Arivaca Two or three mules were recovered but we understand that the Mexican authorities declined making any efforts to res cue the remainder, asserting as reason that the inhabitants of Sonora were constantly plum dered by Indians from American territory, and the booty frequently purchased by Americans themselves There is justice and truth in this reasoning, and our people will undoubtedly pay dear enough for their temporary security from Apache forays which is maintained partially by allowing the Indians to rob tAe inhabitants of Sonoral The people of Sonora are denied the privilege of pursuing the Indians into American territory and are therefore completely defence less, unless they maintain force of several thousand men, at great expense, stationed along their frontier to prevent our Indians from steal ing their property.

 Justice to the people of Arizona and to the inhabitants of Sonora and "decent regard " for the rights of others, demand that our gov crnment should take some efficient measures with the Apaches so as to put an end 10 their piracy at home and abroad With equal jus tice might the United States allow horde of freebooters to rendezvous and live at Key West and from thence descend at intervals upon the coast of Cuba to rob and murder, as to allow

 

 booty we purchase, and to whom we give safe retreat, to invest and desolate neighboring State! With such condition of things we shall loose more property by Mexicans than In dians, and with far less chance ot reganing it.

 To campaign against the Apache nation the Mexican authorities and people will lend ample assistance at any time; and it should be such campaign as will be likely to be remem bered and respected Let the different bands be allowed certain ample reservations and al intervals rations of corn and beef They must live, and this country does not afford game enough for their subsistence Something ot this kind must be done sooner or later, and the reform cannot commence too goon

 CoMMUNICATIONs. We should be glad if our
Year: 1859

Ho FOR THE CHA !-On our first page will be found an authorized communication from the Gla exploring party. There is an alum dance of time for persons from this neighbor- hood to join, and there will probably never be better opportunity We understand several per sons from Tucson will join the company,
Year: 1859

THE PATAGONIA MINE-At this establishment, under the superintendence of Mr. William God froy, from five to eight hundred pounds of ore per day is being smelted with one furnace of limited capacity Preparations are making to carry on the works on much larger scale as soon as machinery and workmen can be pro- cured. The mine is a good one, and if properly worked, will pay a large profit
Year: 1859

ExcHANGEs--It would be extremely gratfy- ing to get few exchange papers now and then We send regularly to over thirty papers in the Atlantic States and California, and thus far have received three papers in return We don't exactly understand it!
Year: 1859

Indiana has gained notoriety BY her
scandalons Divorce Laws that makes that
State haven of refuge for all women too
strong minded to be satisfied with one bus
band, and for all men who want to get un-
married and have not courage to admins
ter strychninc to their wives. --


We see in the indianapolis Journal the
following beautiful illustration Of the work
ing of the Indiana law:


In the discussion of amendments to the
divorce laws in the Senate, case was dis
covered in which gentleman in Leaven-
worth, Kansas, had furnished his wife with
money to visit her friends in the East, and
10 travel for the benefit of her health
On arriving at Indianapolis, she concluded
10 take advantage Of the Indiana divorce
law, and procure notification of her mar
riage. She then went TO Kekomo, where
she made affidavit that she was bona Jfde
resident of the State of Indiana, and filed
a complaint in the Howard circuit court,
against her husband for divorce, notice
of which was published for the benefit Of
her husband, who was a nonresident Of the
state. In the meantime, her husband
thought she was in the East, as be receiv
ed letters from her post-marked first at
Cleveland and afterwards at Boston.


While still under the impression that his
wife was at Boston, the husband received
copy of the Howard Tribune, containing
q notice of the filing Of the complaint
against him. He Immediately left Leaven
worth, and arrived at indianapolis, reach
ing the city on Saturday, the goth of No
vember. The Howard circuit commenced
its session on the following Monday-the
22d, and to reach Kokomo in time to an
swer the complaint against him. he had to
hire locomotive on the Peru and Indian
apolis Railroad to take him to Kokomo, in
order to be in court at the proper hour.


The reason, stated for the defence made
in the case was that the wife had been in
duced to ask for divorce under improper
influences. She has been for some time
half crazed by spiritualism, and the hus-
band thought if he could place her beyond
these influences, she would abandon the suit.
The case is still pending.


The following paragraph is from the Bos-
ton Traveler of Friday:


sPIRITUALIsM IN THE FAMILY CIRCLE.


We regret to hear that a gentleman of
this city, OF distinguished literary and scien-
tifc attainments, one who bears venera-
ted name, and whose genius and science
has given an important improvement TO the
cities of the United States, has been so far
bewildered in the mazes of Spiritualism,
as to believe that he is wrongly mated
with an amiable and devoted wife and has
found his spiritual affinity with another
young lady. As we have been informed,
the wife though heart-broken by the devel-
opment, and having one child, has assented
to the request of her husband for a separa
ton, and he has gone to Indiana to pro-
cure divorce, in order that he may marry
his new affinity, who, we believe, is like
his wife, lady of intelligence, amiability,
and irreproachable character.
Year: 1859

MoIsT BREAD-RIcE AND FLoUR.-Tie
up one pound and half of the best Amer
ican rice in thick linen bag, allowing
ample room to swell: Boil it three or four
hours, until it becomes smooth paste,
mix this while warm with fourteen pounds
of the best wheat flour, adding the usual
quantities of yeast and salt; allow the
dough to work a certain time near the fire,
after which divide it into loaves. The
flour should be busted in, and most vigor-
ously kneaded. This quantity of flour and
rice has produced twenty-six pounds Of
excellent bread, which kept moist and
sweet longer than that made by the ordi-
nary process. l d


Croton, o., Jan. 1859.


SALr-RIs1NG NEAD.-I saw under the
head of QUERY, in the Dec. No. of the
Cmtirator, wishing to know how to se-
cure good salt-rising bread in winter. First
procure an earthen (quart) jar, with lid to
it. To pint of warm water add half
teaspoonful of salt, one half sugar, one
half tea cup of milk. Stir in your -four
until you have thick batter, then place
your jar in hot water, and keep it steady
heat, string it every half hour for about
three hours; then let it stand, and if water
rises on the top, stirin more flour, and in
short time it will rise to the top of the jar.
The mix your rising and flour with warm
milk, knead it well, and set it to rise, keep
ing it as hot as you can not to scald it, and
in one hour it will be ready tor bake.


ANN s.


Dear6on Co., Ind.


How TO MAKE SALT-RIsrNe BREAD.-
To one pint of warm warm water, add half
pint new milk, half teaspoonful salt; put
all in tall crock; thicken to stiff batter;
set the crock in kettle of warm water on
the stove hearth. Gaze should be taken to
keep all the time little over milk-wsrm.
In about six hours the rising will be up;
mix Immediately, for by letting it stand it
is not so good. Knead the loaves very
stiff, press them down in the pan so they
so they will cover the bottom all over
Melt some clean lard and rub over the
loaves, this will keep the crust from drying
on them. Have Kettle of hot water on
the back part Of the stove put your pan OF
bread on it and cover it with a cloth. It
will rise in one or two hours. This follow
ed, and there is no danger but you will
have good bread, as the great secret lies
in keeping it about so warm.
sdi Mrs. NJ. NJ. 8.
d In the country, Jan. 1859. aslsii'
Year: 1859

II


The Rochester Democrat says that a
lad twelve years of age, the son of Mr..
Gibbs, foreman of the Niagara Falls Pa
per Mills, was, on Saturday, carried over
the American Fall. That paper says:


The Niagara Falls Paper Mill is situated
on Bath Island, between Goat Island and
the mainland, and the machinery is driven
by water power. stf


On Saturday afternoon anumber of men
were engaged in clearing away the ice
which obstructed the flow of water in the
race, and Mr.. Gibbs boy was playing about
the vicinity. In one place the race is
spanned by narrow foot-bridge of plank,
destitute of railing or other protection
on either side; and somehow in crossing
this he lost his balance and fell into the
water. The current was very strong;T and
in an instant the child was carried out
through the bulkhead at the tail end of
the race and precipitated some ten feet in
to the foaming flood, short distant above
the bridge connecting the two Islands,
The rapids were full of floating blocks of
ice, and mingled with these the poor little
fellow was carried down the stream. Help
could not be afforded, and the Mortified
spectators watched him till he was lost to
sight. He was observed to raise his hand
once as if to remove something from his
face, and that was all. The distance from
the race to the falls cannot be much over
fifty rods, and the fatal leap was not long
delayed. 1t is not probable that any YES
tice will ever be discovered of the remains.
The remorseless vortex beneath the Falls
seldom returns to land anything commit
ted to its mysterious depths.
Year: 1859




notice in the first of January No. of
the Ohio Cultiyator, an inquiry as the diff
ference in the worth of rye and corn
as feed to cattle and hogs, when ground in
to meal. l would here observe that fol-
lowed the milling business for sixteen
years, by which occupation learned many
things that might be useful both to farm
er and miller in many respects. learned
Of old teamsters, that horses used at hard
labor on the roads, as also those for farm
work, could not be kept in better condition
on any kind of food than on rye, ground
neither too coarsely nor yet too fine, which
should be well mixed with a due proper
ton of straw or hay cut very fine. l
learned that ship-stuff, (which is composed
principally of the eyes of wheat grains
would founder horses sooner than any 9TH
er kind of food given them, as to quantity
and quality


was told, that seventy or eighty years
ago, it was common practice among the
German Farmers of Penn, to mix unground
rye with due proportion of fine cut straw,
and none kept fatter and better horses
Il also learn that corn cracked in three or
four pieces, and mixed with due proper
tion of wheat bran or shorts, was consider
ed by old Virginia farmers an excellent
food for work horses, or those to be fatted
for sale, having tendency not only to fat
ten, but TO assist in lSying the hair down,
and makes it look fine and sleek.


Work oxen and all neat cattle differ ma
terially from horses as to grain food. The
horse will grow strong on plenty of rye
feed, while the OK will grow poor and
weak, but will thrive and endure hard Ia
Dor fed on corn meal and cut straw. Corn
is much to be preferred when ground and
scalded or cooked for cattle, and corn meal
may be fed to great advantage in fatten-
ing hogs, especially when mixed with po-
tatoes boiled or steamed. Corn meal fed
to hogs, or fattening cattle, fed dry or wet,
without being cooked, should have bush
el of bran or shorts, TO three bushels
of corn meal, with water sufficient to
make it when well mixed into thick mash.
The bran or shorts will cause the corn
meal to be retained in the animal thus fed
with it, until the strength Of the corn meal
is exhausted BY, the hog or COW before be-
ing discharged. 10 4silsis sal ID 7.esssas (
Year: 1859

9s- The effort to cultivate the Japan plum
tree has proved successful in New Orleans.
The trees are now in bloom, and the promise
is that this variety will eventually become
ono Of the most profitable of the fruit bearing
trees. The first shrub was introduced into
the country from France in 1923, and has
been growing common for about three years
mast
Year: 1859

The Express seems to find great difficulty
in Distinguishing rhat is wbat, these times.
in the political arena 1t reads out and reads
in. One day it publishes a resolution declar.
ing that certain gentleman is no longer a
member Of the gr eat Lecompton party,
and next day takes it all back, and says it
was mistaken. The Lecompton City Com
mittee does the same. These mistakes occur
We suppose, from the fact that there are so
many Douglas men all around, that the Com.
mittee and the Express take it for granted
that nearly every man they meet is Doug
las Democrat This is all very natural. So
scarce was the Lecompton material for that
City Committee, that the Express and its
friends actually froze to one of the Douglas
men, and claimed him as one Of their kind TO
the last minute, and wouldn't let him 90 at all,
until he came out in selfdefense in public
card, and fairly thundered it into their ears
that they were after the wrong man. God
help the poor fellows, their timber is scarce,
sure enough


Scarcely had We finished writing the above,
before we were authorized by another sound
Popular Sovereignty Democrat whom the
Lecomptonites had got on their City Commit.
tee. to say that he is not wit6 that crood-
For further particulars, see paragraph
headed Strike Him OFF"


We hope that bogus Committee will get
itself right after while We begin 10 com.
mserate its condition.
Year: 1859

The manner in which the Express, the late
denouncer of Douglas, speaks of the Illinois
Senator, is actually insulting to the friends Of
that great statesman. After he has beaten
the Administration and Lecompton forces
combined, proclaimed his principles boldly to
the world and taken possession of his seat in
the United States Senate on the strength OF
those principles, fiinging his victorious ban
ner in the very teeth of James Buchanan and
all his covering myrmidons the organ pre-.
tends to say that this crowned victor. this
noble conqueror in the great cause of Popu-
lar Sovereignty, has gone over to the misera-
the doctrines they had pledged themselves to
support, because the great Dispenser of fed
eral patronage commanded them to turn
traitors The organ does not even accord to
the Illinois statesman the poor dignity of be.
ing tolerated in the political character which
he bears, but insults him by the insinuaton
Party-as if he had ever wandered from it |!
But, here is the precise language Of the Elk.
press


Judge Douglas has given unmistakable
evidence of his purpose to return to and re-
main wih the Democratic party"


If the Express means by this, that Douglas
has given unmistakeable evidence of ever be-
coming a Lecomptonite it is only another in
dication that that paper either does not
know what it is talking about or does not
care what it says.
Year: 1859

"a While the Lecompton papers in this
State all speak of Broderick as being no long
er Democrat. it is somewhat curious that the
Atlantic Administration papers reckon him
among the Democrats whenever they men.
ton him. The New York Herald, for in
stance, referring to Slidelrs proposition for the
purchase of Cuba, says;


"The northern Democratic Senators will
all vote in favor of the measure, with the DOS
sible exception of Senators Douglas and
Broderick, and the friends of the former as
sert that he will vote for it, for whatever
may be his personal feelings towards the Ad.
ministration, his patriotism is superior to all
considerations Of personal nature when a
great question on the policy fthe country is
at stake"
Year: 1859

The man who is Obliged to be en-
poyed to earn tie necessaries of life
and support his family knows not the
unhapPiness he prays for when he
desires wealth and idleness. TO be
constantly busy is to be always hap
py. Persons who have suddenly
acquired wealth, broken up their ac-
tive pursuits, and begun to live at
their ease, waste away and die in a
very short time. Thousands would
have been blessings to the world, and
added to the common stock of happi-
ness, if they had been content to re-
main in an humble sphere, and earn
ed every mouthfu Of food that nour-
ishcd their bodies. But no, fashion
and wealth took possession of them,
and they were completely ruined
They ran away from peace and pleas
ure, and embraced lingering death.
Ye who are sigbing for the pomp and
splendor of life, beware Ye know
not what you wish. No situation,
however exalted; no wealth, however
magnificent; no honors, however gIo-
rious, can yield you solid enjoyment
while discomfort turks in your bosom.
The secret Of happiness lies in this
to be always contented with your lot,
and never sigh for the splendor Of rich
es, or the magnifccnce Of fashion and
power. Persons who are always busy
and go cheerlulIy to their daily tasks,
are the least disturbed by the huctu-
.ations of business, and at night sleep
with perfect composure.
Year: 1859

Don't be alarmed, reader-we are
not going to preach sermon on the
weather of to-day, nor that Of yester-
dsy, nor of year ago-nor even to
speculate on what sort of weather
we shall have q year hence. We on.
ly mean to speak of the weather i'm
personally and generally. leaving all
the science of meteoroIogy, and the
phenomena Herewith connected, for
some one else to talk about. What
on earth would people do were.it not
for the weather. What would bores
talk about How would our old
friend Hill over at Fayetteville, make
living, or find anything to put in his
almanac : And what on earth could
we write about just now, were it not
for the weather! What excuse
would one have for not visiting his
friends. In short, what could we find
Year: 1859

A young painter had finished an ex-
ccllent picture-the best he had ever
produced-even his master found no
fault with it. The young painter was
so delighted that he conlcmpla-
ted his work necessarily, and gave up
his studes-tor he imagined he could
never surpass his picture.


One morning, when he was about
20 indulge again in the contemplation
of his work. he found that his master
had cllaced the whole painting
Weeping with rage, he ran to inquire
the cause of this cruel proceeding.


my friend answered the master,
"thou ditlst no longer love the art in
thy painting, but thyscli! Believe
me, it was not perfect, even if it APP
pcared so TO Us; 1t was bat study.
Now take the pencil again, and try
what thou canst crcate Do not re-
pent of this sacricc The sublime
must be in thy soul before thou art
able to represent it on canvass"


Boldly, and full of confidence in
himself and in his master, the young
artist set to work again, and painted
his most splendid piece, "Thc sacri-
flee of lphigenia"-for the name of
the artist was Timanthies.


The moral Of this plain enough,
ifthere be those who would see it,.
As says the German poet,


This song was made to read by night
And he who reads it in the daylight


Will never read the mystery right;


And yet its childlike easy.
Year: 1859

Tomorrow is like a juggler that
deceives us; a quack that pretends to
cure US. and thin ice that will not bear
our weight. 1t is fruit beyond our
grasp; a glittering bubble that bursts
and vanishes away; a wiII-o'.thc, wisp
that leads many into the mire, and a
rock that many mariners have
struck and suffered shipwreck. 1t is
illusion to all who neglect the present
hour, and IA reality to those only who
improve to day.
Year: 1859

A strangerin Winchester the other
day asked US where Mr. lived.
The streets in our town not being
named, we told him as briefly and con-
else as possible, to 90 up that street,
Wointing to it) and he would come to
n big brick house on his left and
yellow or cream colored one on his
right. Then pass these and he would
come to white house on the next
street. Then turn to his left and pass
another house with trees around it
and at the end Of the street nearly he
would pass another frame house, and
the next house was where Mr..
lived. The gentleman started and
lost his way, and looking for the name
of the street he was on, found none
and returned, wondering why the
streets in the good town Of Winches-
chester are not named
Year: 1859

LABOR SAVING INsECTs-Those who do
not inform themselves with reference to the
habits of insects are apt to conclude that
the little creatures act invariably from in
stinct, and do not possess the faculty of
adapting themselves to exgencies against
which mere unreasoning instinct could not
provide. This remark is provoked by an 'ex-
hibition of adaptability to circumstances on
the part of some wasps, or yellow. jackets,
which we lately saw and think worthy of
mention. A trader in this place who deals
in paper hangings observed that the ends of
very many rolls of paper were plugged up
with dirt, and discovered only by accident
that this was the work of wasps. These in
gerious mischief makers, with true labor
saving intent, no doubt, had made their
nests in these paper cylinders, deposited in
them their Larvae with supply of spiders
for their sustenance, and then stopped the
opening wiz clay! The trader was obliged
to, open nearly every roll of paper to clear
out these harmful intruders, when there was
wholesale destruction of embryo wasps,
muck to the relief of the spiders who would
otherwise have fallen victims
Year: 1859

The fire at Monte Cristo originated in
blacksmith shop at the mouth of a tunnel
close to the town. Downieville relieved the
suffering people by an immediate contribu-
ton of $500. The Democrat says all the
mules in its locality were sadded and sent
up, and most of the Monte Cristo ladies
were brought to town and Hospitality pro-
yided for.
Year: 1859

The Christian Advocate thinks the pub
fishers of daily newspapers ought to respect
the sanctity of the Sabbath so far as not to
publish an edition on Sundays. Does not
our religious contemporary know that the
Monday morning editions of daily papers
are necessarily greater violations of the Sab.
bath than those published the day before?
Year: 1859

We stop the press to announce that this
morning, at about IL o'clock, three men
were buried by cave in the Eureka Claims,
on San Juan Hill. Their names are Platt,
Sullivan and Chandler The two first have
just been taken out deaf, and the third is
very seriously injured. Thus four men have
been killed in these claims since spring.
Year: 1859

From the Sierra Democrat we learn that
the completion of the turnpike to Downie-
vile was celebrated last Thursday, the 22nd
inst. in right good style. The arrival into
town OF the pioneer stage coach, filled with
ladies, was welcomed with cheers, music,
firing OF guns and procession of delighted
mountaineers. Downievile may we'll rejoice
ever such an important event, and we rejoice
with her as friends should. The "hole in
the earth" is bound to be place of much
consequence, on much travelled highway