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Year: 1860

WE have lately, in consequence of having
w arrivals of New Goods, been obliged to
enlarge our already large store, at the


Corner of Clay and Battery Streets,
where we now opening the largest and best
assorted Spring Stock ever imported in San
Francisco, consisting of every article in our line,
and altogether too numerous to enumerate.
We are determined not to be UNDERSOLD by
any one in the trade, but will furnish a stock OF
Goods at less rates than they can be bought at
auction while the stock to select from presents
a far greater assortment, and facilities for sup
ply than dozen auction sales.


We will grant the usuel credit to all response
BILE buyers and traders, or


Allow Discount for Cash
on all Bills equal to the time usually granted.
We are now opening


One Thousand Packages
New and Fresh Goods, just landed ex Great Re-
public, A. Jackson, Sierra Nevada and other
clipper ships now in port, and are receiving by
every steamer large assortment of


New Dress and Fancy Goods,
to which we invite the attention of the trade
We only ask the buyers of the Pacific Coast,
whether by the package or the piece, to exam
inc our large stock before purchasing elsewhere,
and we are satisfied that we can give satisfac-
ton, both in regard to styles and prices.


CALL AND SEE US.


JANSON, BOND & CO.,


Corner Battery and Clay streets,
ap2S:3n San Francisco.
Year: 1860

valuable tooth powder, which will cleanse
the teeth, sweeten the breath and remove tartar,
may be made as follows Take powdered char
coal and white sugar. one ounce each Peruvian
bark, half an ounce cream of tartar one and
half drachms; canella, twenty -four grains pull
verised together in mortar.
Year: 1860

Carriages, sufficiently handsome for any use.
are now mana factnred in Richmond, and IL
the South will bur s.istain the inaunfac III rer,
as they deserve, the day is not distant when
pleasure vehicles of every kind may be had OF
as good quality and on AS good terms as they
are now, furnished BY those Northern makers
who now exhibit such an aversion to the in
terests and rights of the South
Year: 1860

Singular Wafraat.-At a late hour last Sun
day night, one of the police officers was called
upon TO serve 4 search warrant on a citizen
living near the Western suburbs. The obipc
one al that, but the warrant was nevertheless.
executed with all the form and ceremony that
would have attended the search for 4 peek OF
diamonds. After looking in every hole and
corner without finding poor "Towser,'' the
search was abandoned and the dog given up to
his fate.
Year: 1860

Scattering Ashss.-The condition of the side.
walks may be very much improved BY strew-
ing ashes over them Yesterday the walks
we're so dangerous that hundreds Of persons
preferred the carriage ways to walk upon, and
even these were not considered safe.
Year: 1860

The wtashsr, yesterday. was extremely cold,
that lec0moti0n was extremely daDGerous.-
Not only the bssin dock and ponds about the
city are frozen over, but the river oppesits the
dock Is choked up with Ice and snow, and The
suspended in u short time, unless the weather
Year: 1860

MIR. Whitfield once sobered Gov. Ogle-
thrope, Of Georgia, when abusing his ser.
want for some misdemeanor, and saving
in great excitement


The rascal shall suffer for it, for he
knows | never forgive such offences


III you never forgive said Whitfield,
quietly, Il hope you never sin, or need
forgiveness of Cod There is instruction
in the following story:


In middle ages, when the great lords
and knights were always at war with
each other, one Of them resolved to re.
venge himself upon neignbor who had
offended him. 1t chanced that the very
evening when he had made this resolu.
ton, he heard that his enemy was to pass
near his castle with only few men with
him. 1t was good opportunity to take
his revenge, and he determined not to let
1t pass. lie spoke Of this plan in the
presence Of bis chaplain, who tried in
vain to persuade him TO give it up. The
good man said great deal to the duke
about the sin Of what he was going 70
do, but in vain. AT length seeing ali bis
words had no effect, he said


My lord, since Cannot persuade YOU
to give up this plan Of yours, will you a,
least consent to come with me to the
chapel that we may pray together before
you go


The duke consented, and the chaplain
and he knelt together in prayer. Then
the mercy'loving Christian said to the re-.
vengefuI warrior:


'NiIl you repeat after me, sentence by
sentence, the prayer which our 3ord Jesus
Christ Himself taught to His decipies 2


i will do it, replied the duke.


III did it accordingly. The chaplain
read sentence and the duke repeated
1t, TILL lie came to the petition Forgive
rs our trespasses as we forgive them that
trespass against u.s. The duke was silent.


My lord duke, you are SILENT said the
chaplain. 'Will you be 80 good as to re.
peat the words fer me, If you dare to
do so l.; Forgive us our trespasses, as ape
JorgtUe them that trespass against u.s.


i cannot, replied the duke.


We'll, God cannot forgive you, for BE
has said so. He Himself has given us
this prayer. Therefore, you must either
give up your revenge or give up saying
tbs prayer for to ask God 10 pardon
you as you pardon others, is to ask Him
to take vengeance on you for all your
sins. Go now, my lord, and meet your
victim. God will meet you at the great
day of Judgment


The will Of the iron duke was broken.


NO said he, i will finish my prayer.
My God, my Father, pardon me forgive
me as desire to forgive him who has Of
Tended me lead me not into temptation,
but deliver me from evil y


Amen said the chaplain.


Amen repeated the duke, who now
understood the Lords prayer better than
he had ever done before, since he had
learned to apply it to himself
Year: 1860

Where's Alick 2 asked a minister one
day OF a baker as he stepped into his
store.


'Alick is below, sir, in the bakehouse,'
replied the man Of bread.


May | speak with him 2 asked the
minister.


Certainly, certainly, SIR said the ba,
ker, walk below, sir


As the minister went down the stair.
leading to the bakehouse, lie heard a
voice saying, LorG, help me to serve
thee! Lord, keep me faithful Lord, make
me good preacher 2


The voice was Alexis and when the
preacher reached the bakehouse he found
the lad with his shirt sleeves rolled up to
his shoulders, kneading down with ali his
might, and praying as earnestly as he
was working. No doubt he was greatly
pleased TO find the youthful preacher so
we'll employed. No doubt that he felt
that the appointment which he wanted
AIick TO fill would be well supplied.


The Lord soon called Alick from the
bakehouse to the pulpit, from which he
fed thousands Of hungry souls with the
bread of life. The young man carried the
working Of praying spirit which be had
in the workshop into the ministry. The
result WAS that God made him useful
and honorable man, for our Alick was no
less parsonage than Alexander Mather
one Of the presidents Of the Wesleyan
Conference.


Prayer ami work made Alick all he
was. and prayer and work will do grea,
things for all my young readers. Try il,
boys and girls Work hard with your
studies at school, and when the lesson
won't stick to your memories, and the
answer TO your sum won't come ou,
right, lift your hearts to God and saw
Lord, help me to study Lord, make
my mind clear y So when you are a,
play, keep saying in your mind, Lord
make me good boy or Lord, max.
me a good girl Help me to do right 7
When you are at work for your parents
say, lord help me to obey my iathe
and mother ] Lord make me industri
Gus Lord, give me iowly, loving, no
ly heart r Sometimes it would be wei
for you TO pray for each other.
Year: 1860

Where were you born, and were YOU
present on tie occasion of your birth


Have you any brothers and sisters: il
so, how many what proportion Of seek
and which do You like the best of the
loti


Have you father on your mothers
side


Did you ever black said progenitor's
eyer


Did you ever put strychnine in your
grand mothers cough dropsi


Are you married person, and how
do YOU like the institution


Have you any children? how many
and what is certain remedy for the
! snuffles?


DO you grow any cornl if so, how
much what proportion Of it do you con.
sumo in making whiskey, and how much
do you waste in making bread I


Can you get note discounted at any
OF the banks Of this city at thirty days?


Did you ever drive nail into your
little sisters head I


How old were you when you first be-
gan to whip the cid lady2
IL" Huch are you Wort1, any hows


What is the cash value Of one. dollar
bnl2


Were your father and mother both
white men3


Can you stand on your head, and how
longf if for good while, how much
longer if necessary


How're your folks?


Are you acquainted with Mr.. Squills;
if so, how ongl


If an acre Of ground will yield one
hundred bushels of ruta bagas, how ma.
ny banks will it take to discount thirty
day note, payable in New York?


How much have you accumulated
by loating around courts for the purpose
Of getting on juries?


DO you use sewing machine? il so,
state whether it is alive or dead.


II your family eats ham in three
days, how long will it take them to eat a
couple of hammers


Is your sister well?


Can you lend me five dollars?
Year: 1860

ASHES AND ANTHRACITE qCoAL.-We are
often asked if the ashes of anthracite coal
have any value as manure, and have IA
frequently answered that their greatest val
ue consisted in their ability to prevent the
adhesiveness Of clay soils, for eigbty-eight
per cent. of these ashes is entirely insoluahle
in the strongest acids, and consequently not
capable of furnishing food even to the lowest
class of plants; the soluble silica is immaterial
in amount, the alumina, which varies from
three to four per cent, cannot be OF any val
ue; the iron, which varies from four to six
| per cent, is of no value, as most soils con-
tain all that is required. The lime in the
ashes of the white ash coal is about two Eer
cent. in that Of the red ash, but sixteen
hundredths of one per cent. the magDesia
is not called for, while the soda is but one
fifth Of one per cent, and the potash even of
less quantity indeed, we believe this TO
| arise from the wood used in kindling the
fires, rather than from the coal ITSELF
The greatest value of coal ashes is the
phosphoric acid, being the fifth of one
per cent, and of the suphuric acid which
varies from half to three .fOurths of one
per cent. beyond these the ashes have
no value, and the phosphorc and sulphu-
ric acids contained in ton, is not worth
ten cents. Therefore, coal ashes, except
when required as divisor for very tight clay
Soils cannot be worth the carriage. In ad-
dition to the small quantity OF inorganic
matter capable of being used by plants, it is
proper to state it is not in very progressed
form, and, therefore, still smaller proper
tions than those noted can be appropriated
by the higher class of plants. = Working Far
mer.


The New York correspondent of the Bos
ton Journal relates the following incident:
Passing down 18th street the other morning,
| saw trade carried on by lady that is
worth noting. \ dealer in horses rode
through the street having fine-looking po-
ny tied behind. The pony attracted the AT
tention of the lady. She came out to the curb.
stone and hailed the dealer He came up to
the sidewalk What do you ask for the horse?
Is he sound and kind? Is bea good saddle
horse? Can | try him?' were questions
put in the usual form. She called for her
servant and a saddle, examined the horse as
any horseman would have done, placed her
servant on the horse, watched his PAGES, con-
cluded to take him, paid $3.50 in cash, and
sent the dealer on his way in less than fiji
teen minutes from the time she hailed him
from the sidewalk"


The following story is told of Rev. DR..
Morse. At an association dinner, a debate
arose as to the benefit of whipping in bringing
up children. The doctor took the affirmative,
and his chief opponent was young minister,
whose reputation Tor veracity was not very
IL L.. i
Year: 1860

with despair to the cruel feet which trampled
them to ceath-we closed our eyes from their
imploring gaze, shouted to drown their cries.
rushed on, on, blindly, madly on, over the
writhing mass. Then came pause fear
full shout.-again short advance-then the
whole mass recoiled, pressing back upon u.s.
and amid the wild tumult caught the cry,
cavalry. cavalry" and saw the dragons
Of Gen. Bruyere, sweeping past our column
on they rushed, each man bent eagerly for
ward on the neck of his maddened horse,
each sword flashing through the smoke and
pointed eager for carnage towards the
hated foe. felt the earth tremble under
the strokes of the thousands Of Gathering
hoofs. heard the shock, the rending shout
of victory, and again our column pressed
ferward-Bruyere had cleared the way. At
that moment saw a man carried back to
the rear, and heard his fainting voice As they
bore him along. urging US to stand firm
that man was Gen. Rapp-it was his twenty
second wound


Then an explosion SO terrible as to check
my very breath and to upset all power of
thought broke upon me. The ground SEEM
ed to tremble an6 rock. felt conscious Of
being swept rapidly forward as ifby q raging
and resistless wave. saw hundreds of men
before and around me hurled, struggling to
the ground. and vas forced over the quiv.
ering mass. saw low stoekade, and Eren-
adiers, in white uniforms, bending With low
cred bayonets over the intrenchment. Then
came another conclusion which swept me
back as in sheet of fame, and with anoth-
er surging swell swept over the erumbl;ng
wall, and felt heavy mass struggling on the
point of my bayonet; then felt and knew
10 more until awoke q week after in the
hospital, and learned that We had stormed
the great redoubt and gained the battle Of


Boredino.
Year: 1860

4 KIND ELErHANT.-Th animal, in the
absence of his keeper. was one day amusing
himself with his chain in an open part of the
town. when man who had committed theft
and was pursued by great number of peo-
pie. despai,ing of all other means of safety.
drew for protection under the belly of the el
ephant Delighted with the poor wretches
confidence, the elephant instantly faced round
about to the crowd, erected his proboscis
and threw his chain in the air. as is the man
Ter of these creatures when engaged with an
cLemv. and became SO furious in the defense
of the criminal, that Notwithstanding all the
gentle arts made use of by the surrounding
multitude, neither they nor even his keeper,
to whom he was fond!y attacked, and who
was sent for to manage him, could prevail!
upon him to give up the malefactor. The
contest had continued above three hours,
when at length the governor, hearing the
strange account of it, Came TO the spot and
was SO much pleased with the generous per-
severence of the honest quadruped, that he
yielded to the elephants interposition and
pardoned the criminal. The poor man, in an
ecstacy of gratitude, testified his acknowledge
ments by kissing and embracing the probes.
els OF his kind benefactor, who was apparent
Iy so sensible of what happened, that laying
aside all his former violence, he became per
tectly tame in an instant. and suffered hi.
keeper to conduct him away without resist
anCe.
Year: 1860

During one of the late exhibitions, lady
who was going to pa;ronize some artist, was
overheard to pass severe judgment upon va
rious pictures. Pausing before superb
deer piece by TAFT, she remarked loudly, as
if conscious of the annhili,ing nature of her
structures, "How stupid that artist is, to paint
a deer with so short tail should have
taken this picture If the deer had fine flow
ing tail" The amable artist happened to be
present, and had to leave very suddenly for
room where It was in order to "roar.' He
is still seeking for deer with a fine flowing
tail.
Year: 1860

cares and strew his path with flowers. In
the hour of distress she is the rock on which
he leans for support, and when Providence
calls him from existence, her tears bedew his
grave
Year: 1860

From Sharpc's Magazine.
THE SNOgy-BhT.Z4 AND THE ROSE.
How lovely is the summer time, lRw richly nature


dOwcrs
The gardens and the meadows with a heritage of


flowers!
Gazing on bowers and woods and streams SO cxqui


site and fair,
How strange appears the contrast of the snow ball


that bear
And yet my humble Offering mo, al may convey,
Showing how soon a change may come o'cr life's


rcsplcndcnt day;
In pie most enticng scenes the heart has oft
grown chill,
Warned by some silent monitor Of future storm


and i'll.


again;
The ripping streams will then be locked in win


tcr's icy chain
The flowers will have departed, and the fields look


bare and drcar,
And shall bring blushing rose to grace the clos


ing year.
rose, to give assurance in its fresh and smiling


bloom,
That green leaves will return again. that summer


flowers will come;
Thus, oft when mournfully we walk through dim


and Clouded ways,
Some pleasant token bids hope for brighter, bet


ter days.
lis by quaint observance that my tenement


hold
90 not bring to yon dole of silver of gold
Pcrchancc my tributes may be deemed of poor and


fragile worth
The snow flakes that descend from heaven, the


that gems the earth.
Yet may teach you wisdom; when you journey


amid flowers,
Think of the summer snow ball, and prepare for


gloomy hours;
And when your path is bleak and drear, let cheer


ing hope disclose
Sweet visions of the future, like the blooming win
Year: 1860

There is reason to believe that more cases
Of dangerous and fatal disease are gradually
engendcrcd annually by the habit of sleep
ing in small unventilated rooms, than have
occurred from cholera atmosphere during
any year since it made its appearance in
this country, Very many persons sleep in
eight by ten rooms, which multiplied to-
gether, and this multiplied again by ten, for
the height Of the chamber, would make just
eight hundred cubic feet while the cubic
space for each bed, according to the Eng
lish apportionment for hospitals, is twenty
one hundred feet. But more, in order to
''give the air of room the highest degree
Of fresheess the French hospitals contract
for complete renewal of the air of room
every hour, while the English assert that
double the amount, or over four thousand
feet an hour, is required Four thousand
.eaet so9 ais every hour apd vet there are
Ff1uIt Itituaes q tIle city 81 New York who
sleep with closed doors and windows, ID
rooms which do not contain a thousand Gu
bic feet of space, and that thousand feet is
to last all night--at least eight hours-ex-
cept such scanty supplies as may be obtain
ed OF any fresh air that may inslnuate itself
through little crevices by door or window,
not an eighth of an inch in thickness. But
when it is known that in many cases, a man
and wife and infant sleep habitually in thou
sand feet rooms, it is no marvel that multi
tudes perish prematurely in cities no Won
der that infAnt children wilt away Ike flow
ers without water, and that five thousand of
them are to die in the city of New York
alone, during the hundred days which shall
include the 18th of July, 1861. Another
fact is suggestive; that among the fifty
thousand persons who sleep nightly in the
lodging houses Of London, expressly arrang-
ed on the Improved principles Of space and
vantilation already referred to, it has been
proven that not one single case of fever has
been engendered in two years Let every
intelligent reader improve the teaching of
this article without an hours delay .-HuWs $
Jour- aA Of Health.
Year: 1860

The victims in our gamekeeper's museum
had not been nailed up by chance in the first
vacant place, but arranged with certain
legree of taste. a row being apportioned to
each species of animal.
Year: 1860

SILVER QUARTZ IN MExIco.-For few DAYS
past fine specimen of silver quartz has
been on exhibition in San Francisco. 1t was
brought says the Alta, from lead in North
Mexico, fifteen leagues inland from Quay
mas. The evidence of silver consists in a
small strip of virgin silver running through
the quartz. The lead is said to be very val
liable and is now being worked. With the
acquisition of Siualoa and Sonora by the
United States-an event which cannot lie
far dstant-the wonderful mineral wealth of
that region WILDE made apparent. In min
ing and agricultural resources, Northern
Mexico will be found to be another Califor-
MIA.
Year: 1860

WAGES REDUcED.-The first ninety days
of the session of the legislature in which the
members receive $40 a day, expire to-day
From this time forward they receive per
diem of only S.. 1t is likely the session will
soon close
Year: 1860

Hon, Henry S. Randall has in preparation
political history of the State of New York.
He was formerly Secretary of State of New
York, and is well known to the literary world
as the author Of the life Of jefferson.
Year: 1860

The PANAMA MINEs.-The gold excitement
at Panama is ended. 1t is now stated that
from twenty to thirty cents of fine gold per
day can be found in almost any of the rivers
OF the lsthmus, but no more"
Year: 1860

D. G, BRoDERIoK.-The New York Times,
some time since, contained a gross attack
upon the memory of the late Senator Brode~
rick. A reply subsequently, appeared in the
same paper, which refutes the statements
made and is evidently written by one who
knew him well, and therefore is as competent
as he appears to be willing to vindeate his
memory from unjust aspersions and wholesale
calumny.
Year: 1860

The National Democrat Of yesterday
has special dispatch from Coiumbus TO-
the effect that the Capital City Fact has,
run up the Breckenridge and Lane ticket
and will support the cause Of the Nation
al Democracy from this time iotward.--a
They they therefore have an organ a.
the Dapitol and may be presumed ready
for the iight.-SaR, Reg. lOt..
Year: 1860

We understand that this gentleman will
be a candidate for Judge of this (the 4th) }
judicial Circuit, at the next August elec
ton.


We learn that he has been induced to
consent to become candidate. by the earn
est solicitation of members of the Bar in
this circuit, and by citizens of every coun-
ty in the circuit. Mr.. GREEN is a gentle
man of experiences and ability in his pro-


fession. He is an able scholar and good


maa. Shoala he be eleeted to the resnon.
sible Office to which he aspires, of which
we have no doubt. he will discharge its ar
duous and varied duties with ability and
credit to himself and advantage to Eti-
gants.


We are not informed whether NJ. Green
will have competitor in the field or not.


We have not heard whether the present able
incumbent will be a candidate for rc-elec-
ton.


The above we copy from the Fort Smith


Herald of the 2d. We are not informed that
JUDGE GREEN will be a candidate, although
earnestly solicited by numerous friends to


let his name be used. He exhibits no anx-


iety himself to be a candidate, and if he al
lows his name to be used, it will be at the
earnest solicitation of his many friends
We can endorse the Heralds article in full.
As yet no one has signiied their intention


to run for the Judgeship at the August elec-


tion.


T. S.-Since the above was put in type
we have been authorized to announce Judge
Green as q candidate,
Year: 1860

l. T. b F. S. RAnRoAD.-The work of
grading in this county is progressing finely
and fast considering the means at the dispo-
sal OF the company at the present time.
The citizens of Crawford county, ard all
Others along the line Of the road, should
now come forward and give it all the aid
in THAR power. Let none hold back all
can do something in its aid.
Year: 1860

ET How painful is the news about the
Japanese. One writer has heard it alleged
that even the Princes of the Embassy can
punish brandy smash or cocktail in a
style that would do honor to Texas rang
er. 1t is said, also, that finding it to be
the custom of the country, they are very
fond Of shaking hands with the ladies'. The
writer, also, thinks that, notwithstanding
the solemn oath, invoking. for its violation
the penalty of death. which they took. ev-
cry man of this Embassy, before leaving
Japan, to keep themselves perfectly exempt
from any contact with the crinoline of the
outside barbarians during their absence there
is danger. if these Celestials do not look
sharp, of some execution among them on
their return.