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Year: 1859

NorucE.-Our subscribers who are
Indebted to US will confer great favor
by paving up as We desire to make some
improvements in our Office, which We
cannot do without money. We hate
dnrning. SO We hope that they will take
the hint those at distance can trans
nit through our acents-by Express or
by Mail, as best suits their own conve-
nience
Year: 1859

Despair not of the better part


That lies in human kind
A gleam of light f1ickereth


In cen the darkest mind
The savage with his club of war,
The sage so mild and good,
Are linked in firm eternal bonds
Of common brotherhood
Despair not, oh despair not then.
For through this world so wide,
No nature is so dem on like,


But there's an angel side.
The huge, rough stones from out the mine,
Unsightly and unfair,
Have veins of purest metal hid


Beneath the surface there;
Few rocks so bare but to their heights
Some tiny moss plant ciings,
And round the peaks so desolate,


The sea bird sits and sings.
Believe me, too, that rugged souls,


Beneath their rudeness hide
Much that is beautiful and good


We've all our angel side.
In all there is an inner depth


A far-off secret way.
Where through dim windows of the soul,
God sends smiling ray;
In every human heart there is


A faithful sounding chord,
That may be struck. unk known to us,
BY some sweet loving word
The hayward heart in vain may try
Its softer thoughts to hide,
Some unexpected tone reveals


1t has its angel side.
Year: 1859

THE Do-AS-YoU-LIKE PRINcIPLE.-The Iade-:
pendent, in an article on the physical degene-
racy of the American people, has the follow
ing true and important remark =


s'The child's rtH governs too much. II
they do not choose to go to bed they sit up if
they choose certain articles of food they must
have them-parents forgetting that instinct is
no safe guide in child, whatever it may be
in an animal. SO we see them, with their del
icate organization, keeping late hours, when
they should go to bed with the birds; sleep
ing often in warm and lighted rooms, whent the
sleeping room should be cool and dark and
eating hot bread and cakes, sweet meats, meat
and vegetables, pastry and pudding drink
ing tea and coffee, to the infinite detriment
of stomach and nerves. The injury thus
early done can never be repaired; as machine
imperfectly constructed in the beginning
never be made TO run fautlessly.a


This is the secret. Parents should know
that 'sinstnct is no safe guide to a chid,'
particularly when child is surrounded on all
sides with poisonous delicacies. To ask q
child, seated at modern table, what it will
have, and to give it what it asks for, merely
because it asks for it, is very common prac--
tice. But it is as cruel as it is common. Have
mercy upon the children.
Year: 1859

A singular accident happened recently to
Lewis Porter, who lives about two miles south
west of Connersville, Indiana. He was pass
ing through a strip of timber on horseback.
He stopped to avoid the limb of a tree; the
limb grazed the back part of his head, caught
under his shirt collar, lifting him off his horse
and holding him up about two feet from the
ground. Mr.. Porter's brother was some dis
tance behind him and fastened to his relief.
When let down from the limb, he was almost
strangled
Year: 1859

SHE ssFLU THE TRACK pa Mississippi
county clerk, having issued marriage license
for young man, shortly after received the
following note from him:


'sSteate Of Miss Jrtiy The IS59.-Mr. MOODY
Piles let This matter stand over until further
orders the girl has Flu the track By her own
Request and Release my name off of this bond
if you ples.''
Year: 1859

A curious trial was recently held at Middle
sex Sessions, in England. Thomas Saverland,
the prosecutor, stated that he was in the room
where the defendant Caroline Newton, and
her sister, who had come from Birmingham,
were present. The latter jokingly observed
that she had promised her sweetheart that no
man should kiss her while absent. 1t being
holiday time, Saverland considered this as
challenge, and caught hold Of her and kissed
her. The young woman took it as joke, but
her sister, the defendant, said she would like
as little of that fun as he pleased. Saverland
told her if she was angry he would kiss her
also; he then tried to do it, and they fell to
the ground. On rising, the woman struck him |;
he again tried to kiss her, and in the scuffie
she bit off his nose. The action was brought
to recover damages for the loss of the nose.
The defendant said he had no business to kiss
her; if she wanted kissing she had a husband
to kiss her-a better looking man than ever
the prosecutor was. The jutY, without hesita-
tion, acquitted her; and the chairman said
that if any man attempted to kiss woman a.
gainst her will, she had perfect right to bite
Oft his nose, if she had fancy for SO doing.
Year: 1859

Glove in COTTAGE is all very well to talk
about when you happen to own the cottage,
and ten acres of ground with it; but when you
are forced to pay steep rent ont of small
saleri, the romantic edges soon get worn off,
in the aforesaid cottage to, destroy barrel of
ssflat hooped Ohio extra family -four" every
six weeks.
Year: 1859

Some weeks since Mr.. Stalter, of Sloats-
burg Rockand county, n. Y, killeda large
rattle snake, which he carefully skinned. Some
days afterwards he accidently cut his thumb
with the knife which he had used for that pur-
pose, and hand and arm began to swell. The
family sent for physician, who not being in
formed OF the facts of the case, prescribed for
the swelling and left. Mr.. Stater became worse
and the physician was again sent for, but found
him past medical aid. Before he died his body
was covered with livid spots resembling those
on the snake which he had killed. The case is
one of the most singular in the annals OF med
icine, as it has been generally supposed that
the virus of the snake is confined TO his pois-
on faDgs, and the rest of his body is harmless.
Year: 1859

The Almighty rested one seventh OF the tlme
of creation, commanding man TO observe an e.
quail repose. The neglect of this injunction,
will always, sooner or later, bring mental, NOR
al and physical death. Rest is an lnvariabie
law of animal life. The busy heart BEATS, BEATS
ever, from infancy 10 age, and yet for largo
part of the time, it is in state of repose.


William Pitt died of apoplexy at the early
age of forty-seYen. When the destinies of ma
tions hung in large measure on his doings,
he felt compelled TO give an unremitting atten-
tjon to affairs of state. Sabbath brought no
rest to him and soon the unwilling brain gave
signs of exhaustion. But his presence in Par
lament was conceived to be indispensable for
explanation and defence Of the public policy.
Under such circumstances, it was his custom
TO eat heartily of substantial food, most highly
seasoned, just before going to his place, IN or
der to afford the body that strength, and to
excite the mind TO that activity deemed ne
ceSsary TO the fnomcptous occasion. Under
the high tension, both brain and body perished
prematurely.


Not long ago. one OF the most active busi-
ness men of England found his affairs so e,E
tended, that he deliberately determined TO de-
vote his sabbaths to his accounts. He had a
mind of a wide grasp. His views were so com-
prehensive. SO far seeing that wealth came in
upon him like flood. He purchased coun-.
try seat at cost of four hundred thousand
dollars, determined that he would now have
rest and quiet. But it too late. AS he
stepped on his threshold, after a survey OF
his late purchase, he became apoplectic. Al
though life was not destroyed, he only lives to
be the wreck of a man.


1t used to be said that brick Kiln must be
kept burning over Sabbath it is now known
TO be fallacy. There must be no smuSt' a
gainst divine command Even now, ii is a
received opinion, that iron blast furnaces viii
bring ruin if not kept in continual operation.
Eighteen years ago, an EngliShman determin-
ed to keep the Sabbath holy as to them, with
the result, as his books testified, that he made
more iron in given time, in proportion to the
hand and the number and size of his furnaces,
than any establishment in England which was
Kept in operation during the Sabbath.


In our New York the mind of man
who made half a million year, went out in
the night of madness and early grave in
only two years, from the very strain put upon
it by variety of enterprises, every one OF
which succeeded.


.slt will take about five years TO reel them
of, J" said an obServant master of an Ohio ca
nal boat, alluding to the wearing out inhuen-
ces on the boatmen, and fremen of steamers
on the Western rivers, which never lay by on
the Sabbath, seven years is the average of life.
The observance, therefore, of the seventh por-
tion of our time for the purpose of rest, is de-
monstrably a physiological necessity, a law of
our nature.-HaI's Journal Of Health.
Year: 1859

came again. After thanks had been return
ed to God for his safe return, Father Smiley
rose and told his story: That the Lord had
prospered his mission, that he had sold his
flour for twenty-seven dollars barrel, and
then got safely back lie then drew out a
large purse, and poured upon the table a
larger pile of gold than most of the specta-
tors had ever seen before. The young men


were paid each one hundred dollars. Father
Smiley was asked his charge. He ineekly
replied, that he thought 10 have the same as
one of the young men, though he had not
done quite as much work. 1t was imme-
diately proposed TO pay him three hundred
dollars. This he refused until the pastor
was paid. Upon counting the money it was
found there was enough to pay what was
due Mr. Smith, to advance his salary for
the year to come to reward Father Smiley
with three hundred dollars, and have alarge
dividend for each contributor. Thus their
debts were paid, their pastor relieved, and
while life lasted he broke for them the bread
of life The bones of both pastor and elder
repose in the same churchyard, but grateful
posterity still tell this story ofthe past.
Year: 1859

The Spring Tme.-We have felt the


first sweet balmy breath of Spring upon


onr cheek, whispering Of the coming days
of genial sunshine. We look forward
hopefully, joyously, on the green velvet
glades that lay stretched out beneath q
summer evening sky--to the opening
buds and blossoms, and we inhale almost
the fragrance which they exhale. The
murmuriDg rivulet comes echOing family
in our ear, and the waving boughs that
rustic in the breeze chant forth sweet
accompaniment. The feathered songs
ters will soon carol forth their joyous
notes; the opening rose will greet our
vision and dispense its grateful perfume
op the air, and the refreshing April show.
er will throw its magic, misty influence
upon the grassplot at the door, and star.
tie it from its winter reverie.


With what fond hopes and bright an.
ticipations do we greet thee, gentle
Spring and look forward to the happy
and fond embrace of those from
whom we have been so long separated.
How like the changing seasons, is the life
of man-as tickle as the breathing of the
wind-as uncertain as the mystic flight
of the thistle-down. Would that it were
always as gentle-as harmless. But IL
amt
Year: 1859

% The following from the Avalanche
is a very quiet satire upon the mastery
inactivity of President Buchanan:


"The Cuban question is too vital and
delicate one for the. hazardous and
reckless adjudication of unlicensed ad-
venturers. At the same time, it is too
grave and momentous one for imbecile
diplomacy and for craftsmanship whose.
tactics it is to do nothing, and whose as
pirations it is to enjoy blissful repose."
Year: 1859

HOME REsoURCEs.--We admonish citizens Of
this county that we wish to print account of every
important enterprise, in progress or complete.
We cannot conveniently neglect other duties to
travel for observation, and therefore request in
telligent persons interested to send by letter
whatever information they may deem Of general
interest or Importance. Add the names of owners
or projectors, that their friends at home may
know that they are worthly engaged in the bat
tie Of life. However obscure remote your
working place may be, tell us what you are doing,
and what you hope to accomplish and we will
print it, and make somebody glad that you are at
work and hopeful.
Year: 1859

I AN NOW PREPARED to receive the Quartz
l. or Crude Matter concentrated Tailiugs, or
Tailings, and to give all practical test at my
Works in Sacramento In soliciting owners of
Ledges to send me samples to be tested by the
Bartola Process, wish them to distinctly un-
derStand that cannot obtain Gold from matter
which does not contain it; and, in order to avoid
being encountered with worthless matter, have
decided to make uniform price of 500 per ton
for making thorough test-paying over to the
owner of the matter tested the full amount OBJ
tanned. Contracts will be made for working a
largo quantity at low rates. In all cases the
matter must be delivered at the Mill, in Sacra-
mento, opposite the Gas Works, and the charge
for testing must be paid in advance. My object
in erecting such extensive Works at this central
place is to test matter perfectly satisfactory to
all parties, SO that they may be enabled to intro
duce my valuable patents into all paying Leads
in the State. DAVID CHAMBERS,


Agent of the Aurora Gold and Silver Co.


ap30lm
Year: 1859

WAR ON THE BARBERs.-War to the knife, or
rather to the razor A writer in the Crayon is
eloquent in defence of the beard, this beautiful
ornament, this characteristic of manhood, which
gives a solemn dignity to the face of nature S
lord is admired by artistic genius, by all those
of the opposite sex who have a healthy taste,
and by little children To cut it off, or to carve
at it until the human face divine looks more like
that of monkey or wild cat, is to deny the
wisdom of Him who created US, who is the foun-
tain of all beauty. Moses forbade the cutting off
of the beard, entirely. Mahomet was never
shaved, nor any sultan since his time and to
cut off the beard of Turk is as great a punish
ment as to be publicly whipped The slaves OF
the seraglio, however, are shaved as sign of
their servitude. Precisely, and all very fine,
except in case of grey whiskers the razor then
helps an idea of youth which is solacing
Year: 1859

DESPERATE LEAp.-The following adventure
beats all the accounts of the hair-hreadth es-
capes of the highwaymen of the old world that
we tread Of" 1t seems hardly credible, yet it
comes from good authority


Shipe, the desperado, whose attack on Bos-
ton Jack we noticed last week, made his escape
from the Sheriif's posse by throwing himself
over precipice somewhere from one hundred to
one hundred and fifty feet deep, and crossing the
river in the only boat in the vicinity. The ledge
of rocks over which he jumped was so nearly
perpendicular as to prevent any one less despe-
rate than himself making the attempt to follow
him. During his descent, and whilst crossing
the river, some twenty or twenty-five shots were
fired at him, unfortunately without effect. 1t is
hoped that he will seek other quarters for his
future residence.-Plumas Argus.
Year: 1859

A STRIKING CONFIRMATION OF SCRIPTURE.-One
of the most interesting of the monuments of an
cient Rome is the triumphal arch erected to
commemorate the conquest of Jerusalem by IL
tus, who, after the destruction of the temple,
made triumphal march to Rome, bringing with
him a long train of captive Jews and the spoils
among which were the sacred vessels of the
temple. This procession is represented in the
beautiful arch, which thus furnishes an illustra-
ton of the Bible nowhere else to be found, these
being the only representatives that exist of the
sacred vessels, the table of the shew bread, the
golden candlestick with its seven branches, and
the silver trumpets used by the priests to pro-
claim the year of Jubilee. The Roman Senate
and people little thought, when erecting this
monument to a deiied Emperor, that they were
erecting monument to the true God in the YER
ihcation of prophecy and divine history. Not
one Of the Jews of Rome-of whom there are
about six thousand-will even to this day pass
under the arch of Titus, although it spans one
OF the thoroughfares OF the city; they shun it as
memorial of subjugation of their nation,
which has never yet been retrieved, and regard
it with averSion.-N. \. Observer
Year: 1859

nSA- Mother" said a little girl about ten
yoars of age, /" I've finished reading that story in
the yaller-kivered book" ''lm glad to hear it.
Was it Interestingly" Oh, real good the hand
some young man and the beautiful woman got
married, and had baby and that's all | re-
member" The mother remained in deep thought
for moment, and then deliberately cut a piece
of cake for the child, and sent her out to play
Year: 1859

THOSE Lousy CATTLE.-It was a great mistake
that you ever suffered them to get lousy. An
ounce of preventive is worth pound of cure in
this case as in many others. But you in for
it, and the animals are inhabited. What is to
be done Serve them as the hens serve them
selves when they have chance. They insist
upon dust, vigorously applied and shaken in be-
tween each individual feather. Watch them
carefully and you will find old and young busy,
on the sunny side of dirt bank, fighting lice
with dirt. Apply this vermifuge with like per-
sistence to the backs of your afflicted animals,
ard we will warrant cure. Scotch snuff is
indeed good, and so is tobacco water but dirt is
much cheaper, and we are 10th to prescribe to-
bacco, the vile weed, where any substitute can
be found. Try it-N T. Tines.
Year: 1859

THE FOURTH AT SwEETLAND BIRcHvfLLE.
We are informed that the preparations for
the celebration of the Fourth between Sweet
land and Birchville, are progressing most
satisfactorily. Distinguished speakers from
Nevada and Grass Valley have been secured
for the occasion, and the prospects for an
agreeable day are extremely fattering. Ow-
ing to the large demand for tickets, the COM
mittee have thought best to enlarge upon the
proposed size of the pavilion, which is
now of sufficient size TO allow of 20 quad
rifles upon the floor at ole time, and is got
ten up in superb style. The people of French
Corral are preparing to attend en-masse
while the residents of San Juan and other
places in the vicinity are showing an interest
highly gratifying to the projectors of the
festival.
Year: 1859

Before another issue of this paper the SD
anniversary of the declaration of American
independence will have come and gone. 1t
is day to speak of by itself, yet one that
tells its own history to every American heart.
How much Of the noisy rejoicing that an
nually greets it is the result of intelligent
appreciation and gratitude? Commonly, the
day is avidly seized upon as mere empty
holiday, and desecrated by debauchery and
intoxication, attended by their kindred
spirits, riot and bloodshed How often it is
associated in the minds of many with ideas
of dissipation, uncurbed by the sober neces-
sites of everyday laborI How often given
over to scenes of lawless confusion, disgrace
full alike to the occasion and to the individ.
uals who SO abuse it! Perhaps such scenes
will always more or less attend the popular
observance of the day. Perhaps the digni-
fed department of intelligent gratitude, quiet
bat heartfelt, will never suffice with the
multitude for the observance of our only ma
tional anniversary. But we hope otherwise.
We hope, at least, to see the time when the
guns will not cease to echo the thunders of
the Revolution, nor the people to shout and
be merry, but when, Also these "outward
and visible signs" of rejoicing shall be die
tated by earnest hearts and unmixed with
intemperance, reeling idiotic drunkenness
and brutal orgies.


For ourselves, the day has solemn I'M
portance which is quite inconsistent with
any noisy demonstrations. We love to think
in solitude upon it; to drink into our souls
the eloquence of its eyponents to imagine
its ultimate consequences and to congratu-
late our fellow citizens upon the blessings it
has already produced. Yet in spite of this
personal preference,-much as we dread to
hear the booming cannon tones, and shudder
womanly when they crash upon our ears,
we want to see the public celebration forev-
er kept up, the annual liberty every
where preached in the hearing of freemen
Not to keep in remembrance our triumphs
on the battle-feld-not to stimulate heredi-
tary hatred towards the descendants of our
early foe; but to excite and maintain prop
er regard for the rights and privileges of
which we are the peculiar and happy posses
sors. 1t is the nature of most men to lose
whatever is not frequently forced upon their
attention, to forget easily what they do not
fully appreciate, and to be led by extcrnals,
worshping show and taking sound for sub
stance. To such, the public celebration of
the Fourth of July will prove benefit, an
historical lesson, an inspirer of nationality
AS well as a holiday remembered and de-
sired for its pleasures.
Year: 1859

HEAVY FLooD-DEsrRucTIo OF LIFE AND
PRoPEaTY.-We learn that the Eureka Lake
Ditch Conpany's reservoir at the head of
Canon Greek, gave way last Monday morn
ing, and sent pouring down the South Yuba
food of water which carried everything
before it, and was not exhausted for several
hours The flood is described to have tray
eled like tide with breast to it six or
seven feet high, when many miles below its
outbreak Tree trunks hundred feet long
were tossed ON it like toys, and shot by with
about mile below Missouri Bar, three men
who were constructing dam in the river
were carried off and drowned. Their names
were Herman Edward Cohn, Russian, and
c. Henry Cornelius and VIM. Lankenan, both
from Oldenburg, Germany. One of the bod
les was subsequently found near Illinois
Bridge. The damage done to property must
have been very great, but the actual extent
of it is not known. The chief loss undoubt-
edly falls upon the Ditch Company named.
The reservoir which gave way is supposed to
BE the largest one belonging to the Compa-
ny, which was damned to a great hight and
covered surface of about a mile square
The loss of such an immense body of water
will prove very injurious to the mining in
terest in the section it was intended to sup
ply. The amount of damage done along the
river was trif1ing compared to what it would
have been had the flood occurred a month or
two later.
Year: 1859

RoBBERY.-Mr. Oague, of Oague's ranch
ON the Marysville road, was robbed of $50
on Wednesday under the following circum-
stances: He had been paying an account
and was suddenly called from the house to
attend to some stock. He left his desk open
with some money in it, and a strange man
was seated in the room. When he returned
the room was empty and he saw the strang-
er just entering the woods at distance,
making very fast time. Suspecting some
thing he looked into his desk and discovered
that purse of silver was gone.- A. smaller
one containing gold coin, was left. The
rogue was too far off to be pursued
Year: 1859

From telegram to the Marysville Express
We learn that Messrs. Forbes Babcock the
agents of the Mail Company, have issued
a notice that in response to the very general
desire of the mercantile community they will
detain the steamer as requested, until We'd
nesday next, the sixth of July