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Year: 1860

DEATH IN THE Coal MINEs.-The most pit
liable martyrs of labor in England are the
three hundred thousand miners and colliers,
who spend their days in the bowels Of the
earth. In galleries not more than two feet
high the miner becomes apparently twisted
and bent till it is painful to him to stand
erect, breathes fouland damp air, is bleached
by lack of sunlight to CHASTITY pallor, and
when he dies his lungs are black as ink with
the fine coal dust he has breathed. He is
besides exposed to terrible accidents and
explosions of fire damp, by which 500 lives
are annually sacrificed. The average sick
ness among colliers is sixty-seyen per cent
more than any men of other occupations
and besides the casualties by accident the
life of the miner is shortened nearly one.
fourth.
Year: 1860

The southern mining counties are making
healthy progress. One journal published in
that region says there is an increased
amount of land under cultivation, and larger
grain crops and another tells of favorable
experiments in sheep raising or wine grow
ing. The Mokslumne Hill Chronicle speaks
of apricots grown in its locality that measure
43 and q inches in circumference, and OF
excellent champagne and brandy made there.
This is the beginning of the end. Heaven
speed it.
Year: 1860

The transit of Venus will take place in
1861, when the planet will pass directly be-
tween the earth and the sun, during the day,
and the darkness caused by it will make
lights necessary in the houses. The transit
only occurs once IN century, and on the
last occasion the British Government fitted
out an expedition to the South Pacific Ocean
for the purpose of observing it from several
points simultaneously, for astronomical pur-
poses.
Year: 1860

Hypnotism, the anesthesia or nervous
eleep, produced by placing a bright object
before the eyes, has been the subject of nu-
merous experiments by the French savans
and physicians. They find that some birds
and animals are susceptible to the Influence,
just as men are. An interesting experiment
is made by placing hen on her side on a
board and drawing line of chalk around
her beak. 1t is said that she will look at the
chalk till she becomes insensible, when you


may stick pin in her and she will not move.
Year: 1860

A SPECULATION Last fall, firm ia Car
son Valley purchased all the hay that could
be had in that region, giving for it ten to
twelve dollars per ton, and have since sold
the greater part of it at three hundred dol
lars per ton. They have cleared, we are in
formed, several thousand dollars by the op-
ration.-Mountai1 Democrat.
Year: 1860

CARRYING GALLASTRr VERY FAR.-When in Carson
City last fall told that ladies had ridden II
miles to attend ball in that place. but here floating
item that conveysa stranger fact yet:


young man living at Yreka, recently performed a
trip Of sixty miles to escort young lady to a ball.
The snow was deep that he ten days in accom-
plshng the journey, but he arrived in time to stake
the gal to the party"
Year: 1860

Col. Fremont will not employ or allow a
man either in his mines or mills to carry
weapons. The influence of this rule is al
ready felt in Bear Valley, and may it extend
till society in this region approximates at
least to that from which nineteen-twentieths
of our population came. Employers and
society should follow the example. Mrposa
Gazette.
Year: 1860

Some of the Bay papers full of yirtuousy iud-
nant articles last week at the expense of poor weak
Catholic priest who found beastly drunk in the
streets. Why make such pother about it2 Is not
priest Catholic or Protestant, human well as the
rest of US, and is it any worse for of the Lords
annonted to get drunk than for Legislators and udges
Year: 1860

BEES IN TUoLuMNE.-Here is an odorous
item from the Columbia Tines


We notice that quite number of swarms
Of 'busy bees" are in successful operation,
in various portions of this county There
must be several hundred swarms of them al
together. The great number of gardens
almost every cottage and miners cabin hav-
ing its little patch of fowers-afford the ex-
emplary little epicures their daily food. The
holyoak and sweet clover appear to be their
favorite.
Year: 1860

The following extract from DR.. HAYES
:. Arctic Boat JourneY" will be read with
interest at the present time, when the
writer's proposed Polar Expedition is one
of the topics Of the day:


The dogs were fastened by their long
traces, each team being tied to separate
stake They were howline pifeously-
Having been exposed to all the fury of the
storm with no ability to run about, they
had grown cold, aud, as their masters
tod us, having had nothing to eat during
thirty SIX hours, they must have been saw
agely hungry. One Of them had already y
eaten his trace; but we came out, fcrtu-
uately, at the proper moment to preven
al attack upon the sedSes.


"Leaving the hunters to look after their
teams, | returned to the hut. The blind
ing snow which battered my face made
me insensible to every thing except the idea
Of getting out of it; and thinking of no
danger | was in the act of STOPPING to en-
ter the doorway, when a sudden noise be
hind me caused me to look around. and
there, close TO my heels, was the whole
pack of thirteen hungry dogs, snarling,
swapping, and showing their sharp teeth,
like drove of ravenous wolves. It was
fortunate that | had got down upon nv
kuees, or they would have been upon my
back.


Ia fact so imretuous was their attack,
that one of them had already sprung when
| faced round. | caught him on my arm


I l. i Il
ers were for a moment intimidated by the
suddenness of my movement, and at seeing
the summary manner in which their lead
er had been dealt with and they were in
the act of sneaking away, when they per
ceiyed that WAS powerless to do them any
harm, having nothing in my hand.


Again they assumed the offensive; they
were all around me; an instant more and
| should be torn in pieces. l had faced
death in several shapes before, but never
had | felt as then my blood fairly cur
died in my veins. Death down in the red
throats OF pack Of woltish dogs had some
thing about it peruiarv v unpleasant. Con
ing for spring | had not even time to
holoo for bel p; to run would be the read
lest meSns of brag the wretches upon me.
My eye swept round the group, and caught
something lying half buried in the snow,
about ten feet distant. Quick as flash
sprang, as | never sprang before or since.
over the back of huge fellow who stood
before and the next instant was whiri-
ing about me ;he lash of long whip, cut
ting to right and left. The dogs retreated
before my blows aud the fury Of MY onset
aud then sulieniy skuiked behind the ocks
The whip had clearly saved my life; there
was nothing else within nv reach and it
had been dropped there quite accidental
" by KaIutunah as lie went down to the
sedges.
Year: 1860

The GREAT FIRE IN LONDON OF 1866.
dickens gives the following description
Of the great London fire, which occurred
upon windy night, Sept 81 1866:


" 1t broke out in bakers shop near
London Bridge, on the spot where tho
Monument now stands as a remembrance
of those raging flames. 1t spread and
spread, and burned and burned for three
days. The nights were lighter than tho
DAYS in the day time there was an i'm
mense cloud of smoke, and in the MI sht-
time there was great tower of fire mount
ing up into the sky, which lighted up the
whole country landscape for ten miles
round.


Showers of hot ashes rose into the air
and fell on distant places; flying sparks
carried the contiagration to great distances,
and kinGled it in twenty new spot. at n
time, church steeples fell down with tre-
mendous crashes houses crumbed into
cinder by the hundred and the thousand
The summer had been intensely hot and drv,
the streets were very narrow, and the hou-
ses mostly built of wood and plaster


Nothing could stop the tremendous fire
but the want Of more houses to burn nor
did it stop until the whole way from the
Tower TO Temple Bar was desert, com
posed Of the ashes of Thirteen thousand
houses and eighty churches.


This was terrible visitation at the time,
and occasioned great loss and suffering 10
the two hundred thousand burnt out peo-
pie, who were obliged to lie in the fields
under the open night sky, or in hastily
made huts of mud and straw, while the
lanes and roads were rendered impossible
by carts which had been broken down as
they tried to save their goods. But the
fire was great blessing to the city after
wards, for it arose from its ruins very
much improved-buit more regularly,
wider, cleanIy y, and therefore much more
healthy"
Year: 1860

CAPTAIN JARvIs-The late naval ex-
plot at Vera Cruz is likely to make some
men famous. Calamity as all the officers
concerned behaved upon the occasion, vet
the whole responsibility of their action
rests with the officer in Chief-Captain
Jarvis. Now, who is he? lie was one Of
those unfortunate gentlemen who fell un
der the ban of the notorious "court of in
quiry," which sat, several years ago, at
Washington, and, in secret conclave, re-
tired and cashiered men, who were given
no hearing in their defense, and some Of
whom were better than the members of
that star chamber tribunal. Captain Jar,
Wis, who was restored to service, has Just
proved how valuable sailor, commander
and patriot the navy and the country
would have lost if the sentence which de-
privcd him of bis commission had notbeeu
reversed. Long ago, when in the Mediter
ranetn, it was said Of him by the commo
dore on :hat station, that when he wanted
any order executed With special prompt
ness precision and energy, he always call
ed on jarvis, and that opinion of the man
is now signaIly confirmed by the events
which have just transpired in the gulf
Lieutenant Turner, who performed his
part in the affair with great vigor and dis
cretion, is deserving Of all just praise !;
but we should remember, in according
honors in this matter, that the chef merit
lies with him who took the responsibility :;
and who would have borne all the disgrace
if he had erred in judgment or failed in
action.-Phitaiclphia Journal.
Year: 1860

LIVING NEAR TO GoD.-One day little
girl about five years old, heard preacher
of certain denomination praying most
Justify, till the roof rang with the strength
of his supr.Icaiions Turning to her
mother, aud Decking the maternal ear
down to speaking distance, she whis~
peIed;


Mother, dom, you think that if lie
lived nearer to God he wouldn't have to
talk so loud =


Such question is worth a volume on
" Elocution in prayer"
Year: 1860

story of an old darkey, who to all appear
ances, died on Sunday night Of last week.
Preparations were made for his funeral
but while the procession WAS on its way TO
the grave, the horse attached to the wagon
containing the coffin, took fright, upset
the wagon and threw the coffin out. The
shock broke it open and the mourners were
surpri-ed and alarmed to see the darkey
himself arrive from the ruins alive He is
still living and likely to live for some time
Year: 1860

GENTLEMEN OF the jury said an Ar
kansas lawyer, would YOU set rat trap
to catch bear would you make fools
Of yourselves by endeavoring to spear a
buffalo with knitting neede' No gen
tlemen, am sure you would not. Then
how can you be guilty of the gross absur-
dity of finding my client guilty of man


slaughter for taking the life Of roman'"
Year: 1860

TPThis Safe and EffectuaI Remedy for
Worms extensively used regular physicians
than any proprietary medicine Whsh has msde its
pearance in the United States.


used with the freedom and confidence by gentlemen
who have attained all the Middle Western and south
eFn States


The great Of its popularity the fact that nothing has
yet heen discovered which be substituted in its place. and
that be used In all without fears to the
suit Its perfect safety recommends it to every parent II
secreted within the system, it will speedily expel them
obtain the genuine article every
purchaser should his guard and look we'll to the initials
the bottle and and be particular see that he bayng
B. A Fahnestocks Vermfuge and o other. nov4-wlm
Year: 1860

The DAILY publishes a very large quantity of
matter, and the TRIWEEKLY is made up of two
Daily issues and the WEEKLY is one of the largest
handsomest, and cheapest sheets printed in the
Union
Year: 1860

Mr. White, our Assemblyman, has given no.


tice of his intention to introduce bill amenda-
tory of the law for the protection of foreign mi
ners. We trust he will incorporate into his
bill provision for the more effectual enforce
ment of the collection of the foreign miners
tax. Under existing law, if Chinaman has no
property, and refuses to pay this tax, he is per-
mitted to continue working the mines. This is
Clearly contrary to the spirit and letter of the
law, which declares that no man who is not
citizen, or who has not declared his intention
to become a citizen, shall be permitted to take
gold from the mines of California, unless he
shall first have paid a certain tax. Hence the
Collector should b. empowered to prevent Chi
nese working the mines unless they can exhibit
their tax receipt. Let the possession of tax
receipt be necessary to enable them to hold
claim. If they refuse to pay the tax, and per-
sist in remaining in the mines, authorise the
Collector to arrest and pass them into the hands
of the Road Overseers, and compel them to
work out the tax on the public roads, at the
rate of one dollar or less per day. Such pro-
vision, if it did not increase the revenue from
this source, would certainly result in great good
to the mining Counties in the improving of the
public highways. We earnestly, as we did to
Mr.. Street last year, commend this view of the
Chinese question to our present able Represen-
tatve, Mr. White
Year: 1860

SCRIPTURE POLITICALLY FULFILLEp-To La
than hath been given the Governorship, and
then the Senatorship From Weller hath been
taken the Governorship and likewise the hope
OF winning the Senatorship. In other and scrip
tural words, both have realized, with very OPP
passage which says To him that hath shall
be given, but from him that hath not shall be
taken away even that which he hath.n
Year: 1860

THE COURIER IL HoRsErowN.-Our bundle for
place until Monday morning. We placed it in
the Post Gffice in this place at an early hour on
Friday night So our Horsetown patrons will
perceive the fault does not rest with u.s. The
fact is, the bundle was accidentally detained in
the Shasta Post Office. We can assure our
Horsetown patrons that similar delay will not
occur amin
Year: 1860

The subscribers respectfully their customers
Planters general that they always prepared
furnish them with NEGRO CLOTHING of the very best ma.
erials, and most reasonable prices.


large patronage they receive from this and neghbong
States induced them extend their establishment
any business and order able supply
their patrsns always with the and best descriptions
eria they have made with several the
manufactures in the South and shall hencefoh
supply Planters with goods of uniform quality.


They confident that they will give entire satisfaction
all who may paronze their emnenty Southern enterprise
solicit orders which shall


jalS 6n HEBRARD Il co.
Year: 1860

slty may never occur but if it should, he boped he
would have strength for the trial W. N'
Inc resolution OF the Legislature was of sinister
import After alludng to the circumstances under
which Mr.. Pennington elected, he said he
could not allow the opportunity to pass of placing
the oiVe branch where every man might see it,
and revolutionary in their measures AMONG
other things, he remarked that it was not fair to
.ay John Browns raid to the account of the North,
whose representatives had so emphatically and in
7ignantiy denied any such completely. He repeat
ed that there was act he less regretted than his
vote Tor Mr. Pennington. There was none he
would gu more cheerfully give this day and hour


me Committee here and the House adjourn
ed till Thursday
Year: 1860

The following letter from Mr. Pearce, to a mem
Der of the Maryland Senate, which has found its
way into the newspapers, eitectually disposes o
anv question about Mr.. Pearce's relations towards
the Democratic party:


WAsHINGToN, SENATE, Feb. l3, ISG0
My DEAR Sm:-I have, as you know carefully
abstaned from any electioneering for the Senator
ship-never impOrtuning member for his vote or
asking for it, writing no letters to any men,
Der on the subject, nor to any outside the Leg
islature except in answer to their letters.


But reports said to be in circulation at Annapo-
lis, which are both unjust and injurious to me- re
dure contradiction, which Il think it is not in
delicate to give to you. 1t is said that am not
candid in my support OF the Democratic party, and
that | would vote for the nominee of a third party
if it satisfied my personal partiaties Such a
story is wholly without truth. | have given to
the Democratic party a cordial and exclusive sup
port since 1885, and | should acknowledge myself
utterly destitute of personal honor if should now
be willing to receive the Democratic nomination
for the Senate, and yet have the faintest idea of
withdrawing from the support of their nomination
in favor of any nominee of any other party. On
the contrary, shall, whether elected by the pre-
sent Legislature not, go with the Democrats in
support of the Charleston nominee and as certain
ly oppose his adversaries of whatever faith they
NAV be.


hear also that am said to be unsound upon
the slaeery question. What specification there is
under this head do not know. | am not general
ly an extreme man; but you know that | am not
only STAKEHOLDER, but decided IN my convictions
on this subject. | am not a secessionist but am
resentful enough towards every shade of anti
slavery to satisfy the prejudices of all South
ern men No man in the Senate here would hazard
any such assertion that was, in any respect,
timid wavcring in my support of the slavery in
stitutions


| may have been misinformed as to these rumors.
If have been, no harm can be done by this letter.
if not trust my friends will find sufficient excuse
for it. have nothing to say to the claims and
merits of other gentlemen, or of myself nor have
any wish except that the Legislature may settle
this matter by the convictions of their own enght-
ened Judgment.


Very truly, dear sir, your friend


j. A. PEARGE.
Hon. d. c. Blackiston Senator from Kent coun-
ty, Annapolis.
Year: 1860

The taxable property of the State of Louisiana
is said to be $400, ,450,747. The assessed taxable
property in the city of New Orleans is SlO6 $685.
more by six and half millions than one-tourth of
the whole taxable property of the State
Year: 1860

The Personal Liberty Bill, and the bill to pre-
vent slave-hunting in New York, both or which
are intended by the Republicans to counteract the
Fugitive Slave Law in that State, are set down TO
be discussed next Wednesday as the special order
Of business.
Year: 1860

Avoid spending dollars worth OF
time to save sixpence worth of silver.


The human heart is like feather bed.
it mus, be roughly handled. well shak-
en-, ard exposed to a variety Of turns,
to prevent its becoming hard.


Use not evasisus when called upon to
do good thing. nor excesses when you
are reproach-d for doing bad ono.


Female education is generally
gaudy and tawdry setting, which cum
bers and almost hides the jewel il ought
to bring out.


II you sleep well be happy! Remem-
Der, man lsads two lives, his days and
his dreams and if you are safe as to
the latter, accept the former as the best
that could be allotted you.


If every man was in reality as bad ~
some person at some time think him, the
world would be much worse than il is:
again, if ever man was really a. good
as he sometimes thinks himself, the
world would be much better than il 10.


Deep in the fountain Of his character.
like the immovable blocks vhsrsou
great edifices repose, each man has to
lay down for himself certain thoughts.
sooner or later. OF passing consequence
got out of secret and manifold eommun-
ings regarding the vast mysteries Of hsrs
and hereafter.


The man out of debt. though with o
flaw in his jerkin a crack in his shoe
leather. and hole in his hat. 10 still tho
son of liberty. free as the singing lark
above him but the debtor, though CLOTH
ed in the utmost bravery, what 10 he but
serf upon holiday slave. to be
reclaimed at any instant by his owner,
the creditor
Year: 1860

Speaking upon this subject, Commit
tee of the Massachusetts Board OF Ag-
riculture, of which John Brooks and Pa
oil Lathrop are members, remarks:


"Fseding cattle in winter upon hay
alone, is a resort Of many farmers, and
where hay is plenty and distant from mar
ket, the practice is rot inconsistent with
economy. If we'll attended, good animals
consuming four per cent. Of their live
weight of good hay daily, will gain daily
two pounds Of flesh. Suppose the flesh
gained to be worth sixteen cents, it will
be eight dollars ton for the hay. The
better practice, however, is to give only
three per cent of the live weight Of the
animal iu hay daily, and an equivalent for
the other one per cent. in Indian meal or
roots. The gain would be greater for the
same cost of food"


Another remark worth quoting is the
following: "The best age for feeding
cattle for beef, is from four to eight years.
Young growing cattle may be fatteued,
but it will require more food in proportion,
and longer time"
Year: 1860

Grain is sometimes subject to depreda-
tious from the flying weevil or grey moth,
which develops and natures in the heart
of the grain, and which imparts consider
able beat to the bulk Of the grain. The
heat is equal to or above blood heat
Grain infested with this insect is easily de-
,ected on thrusting the hand into the body
of the grain, BY means Of the great heat
of the mass. Another insect is sometimes
found in granaries and in mills that dep
rebates ON the stored grain.


In France, large quantities OF grain are
stored up against time Of scarcity, and IN
order to protect it from the depreda'lons
of the insects that prey upon it, commits
sioners have been appointed to examine
into the means Of destroying them, Who
have reported that small quantity chOi-
oform or sulphuret Of carbon put into the
interior Of the grain pit (Which is usually
in the ground and then hsrme!icaliy
Year: 1860

nTh hundred cast in number OF the for "
, Smith There few discrepancies the
n nrobv not enough make thousand difference for
against suv particular as matter
General interest and form for future reference
Year: 1860

MANNERs.-Young folks should be
mannerly. But how to be is the
question. Many good boys and girls
feel that they cannot behave to suit
themselves in the presence Of compa-
ny. They are awkward, clownish,
rough. They feel timid, bashful and
selt.distrustful the moment they are
addressed by stranger, or appear in
company. There is but one way to
get over this feeling and acquire easy
and graceful manners ; that is. TO do
the best they can al! the time, at
home as well as abroad. Good man
ncrs are not learned SO much as ac-
qnired by habit. They grow upon us
by use. We must be courteous,
agreeable, civil, kind, gcntlemanly and
womanly at home, and then it will be
4 kind of second nature to be SC
everywhere. a coarse, rough manner
at home begets habit of roughness
which we cannot lay off if we try
when we go among strangers. The
most agreeable people we have ever
known III company, arc those that are
perfectly agreeable at home. Home
is the school for all the best things.
Year: 1860

AMERICAN GRowN TEA.-A A gentle
man in the agricultural division of
the Interior Department, States that
he had tasted some tea made from the
leaves of the plants grown in the ag-
ricultural garden on Missouri Avenue,
Washington. He says that the flavor
is far superior to any he has ever
tried, having rich oily taste, which
is really delightful. The tea, to be
properly tested, must be drank with
out milk,