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Year: 1869

General Debility has kept us from noticing, as we should have noticed the departure of this gallant officer from among us, but as it is never too late to speak good word in ia- yor of a good ofiiccr,--we now state what we firmly believe, in fact know, that, in losing General Devin this portion of the Territory has lost its best fricnd--one who loves its in- comparable climate, it's lofty mountains, it's green valleys, babbIing streams and majestic scenery We are aware that to some of our citizens he made himself obnoxious, and must admit that in one instance, at least, he acted, if not tyrannical, at least a little irregular, but, like man, he acknowledged his error, and our people are too brave, too generous and too impulsve to hold malice against a man for an act or acts committed in the heat of passion. It may not please some individu- als for us to speak thus of a man they do not like, but, to such we say, we cannot help it. We know General Devin better than they do; feel grateful for the services he has rem dered the Territory, and we will not speak ill of man simply because he has incurred the displeasure of few citizens. We look upon the military as the servants of the peo- pie, and know that more work can be got out of them by giving them credit for good deed: performed by them, than by scolding and abusing them. General Devin has many warm personal friends among our citizens who regret his transfer to Tucson, and who accord him just praise for the able and ener getic manner in which he has performed hi, duty.
Year: 1869

FoR ARIzoNA.-There is large prospect ing party being made up in Grass Valley to go te Arizona to search for the precious met als. The party will be we'll provided with arms, provisions and animals, and they intend to visit unexplored regions in spite of weather or Indians.

 We find the above item in the Mining and ScieRtiSe Press of the 2ith ult, and advise the Grassvalleyans to come on. They need not go to unexplored regions to find the pre- cious metals They are to be found in great abundance in the partially settled districts of the Territory, and can readily be extracted and secured if people wishing to secure them are possessed of the necessary knowledge and means tu secure them.
Year: 1869

WALLAPAI CHARLEY.-This notable Indi- an scoundrel, was, shortly after arriving at San Francisco, set to work by the military authorities there, who did not understand that General Price sent him in to have a good time and see enough of the whites to awe his proud, murderous spirit It is said that the Wallapais are anxious to see Char ley again, and threaten to kill all the whites between Prescott and the river, if Charley is not soon returned to them, right side up with care. Bah! the red dogs would like to murder xhies whether or not Charley is ever returned to them.
Year: 1869

SECRETARY BOUTWELL, is making himself ridiculous by sticking his Massachusetts bill into State politics. Will Yankees never learn to mind their own business and let other peo- pie mind theirs We would like to know what right this saintly New Englander has to advise the people of Tennessee whom they shall vote for
Year: 1869

TIE eclipse of the sun that was to have been Saturday last, was watched for by eager eyes, but no eye beheld it, in this part of the Territory, owing to the fact that the day was cloudy. Nevertheless, we presume it took place, according to programme, and was wit messed by the people of other portions of Mother Earth.
Year: 1869

MR. RAYMosD, National Superintendent of Mining, has visited every mining State and Territory but this Would like to see him come here and take look at the yulture, Sterling and other mines.
Year: 1869

The sprightly young man who does
the locals for that respectable sheet, the
Atlanta MteNigencer, wants to leave
this dull plodding earth and go on a
visit to the "man in the MOON" Read
him:


One of our friends informed us yes
terday that he saw the comet about 1913
o'clock last night. We would like to
see it, but l2la o'clock at night is too
late for one of our habits it must show
itself sooner. Would it not be charm
ing, one of these clear, bright nights, to
forsakc the earth with its dullncss, and
man with his seltishncss, and go cup in
u balloon, boys" and clcave the circum-
ambient, making trip "all among the
little stars look down upon our city
and Stone Mountain, and the country
below us-have a good view of the
comet, and have jolly time generally
"sailing around the moon!"
Year: 1869

The nervous man is the original harp
of one thousand strings. He is fiddle,
past finding out. The tread of the ele-
phant don't scare, but he wilteth when
the mouse nibblcs in the wainscot. lie
turneth pale at the coming Of the spi-
der. lie lauglieth when the whirlpool
is on bender; but shuddcrcth when
the striped snake walks out for an rir-
ing. lie gazeth at the red Lightning
with JOY when it gashcth up the hca-
vens, but the scales Of his back lift up
in horror when old Baxter files his wood
saw. Our advice to the nervous man is
to drink milk for living, and for eX-
element chew spruce gum.
Year: 1869

Bluff and gallant Stoneman, being
Governor of Virginia and rational
creature, found that he had to relieve
some persons of the necessity of taking
the test oath, because there were not
men to fill responsible places who could
take it. Insisting Oh the oath, he could
get only rogues or niggers to fill posi-
tions affecting the whole property of
the State. But along comes the tinscled
and pompous Candy and requires the
very letter of the law.
Year: 1869

The Imperialist avows its dctermina-
tion to keep on "the even tenor of its
way" no matter what opposition it has
to encounter. Every day, it tells us,
furnishes new proof of the future Of
Rcpublicanism, with fresh forcshadow-
ings of the "coming empire We
quote:


"All things are pointing towards it,
all things arc hurrving it on. Not one
of all the busy hands now AT work up
on our national fortunes is being exert
ed to stay its coming, while all alike.
ignorautly or carclcssly, seem bent up
OH doing the very things which render
its coming inevitable. 1t is true that
here AMI there a startled worker lays
aside the tools of his vocation long
enough to curse us for telling him
plainly what he is about, but the mo-
ment his patriotic spasm is over he sets
to again. laying brick after brick, in the
ovcrshadowing structure of future En-
pirc-or it may be Of despo,ism. 1t is
a thanklcss task to talk to such men,
who will never hear. understand. 0i
profit, but our duty is none the less
plain. We must tell them Of the end
and we are glad to be able to say that
that end will be TO them at least IA good
and not an evil. They are building
better than they know"
Year: 1869

Nine vessels from the United States
have landed men, arms and supplies in
Cuba, and as the tilibusters get used to
this operation they will perform it with
greater ease and safety. Thus it is like
ly that by the time Spain sends her
twenty thousand soldiers in the fall Gu
ba will have as many to meet them.
There will be plenty of soldiers if there
is the prospect of a fight.
Year: 1869

The recent election appears to have
had very little effect onTenncssee bonds,
nor is there likely to be much change
in the quotations until the Legislature
meets and adopts some definite policy
with regard to the State Indebtedness.
Year: 1869

The Supreme Court of North Caro-
lima has lately declared the acts of the
late Legislature of that State authOriz-
ing large land appropriations to rail
roads unconstitutional and void. North
Carolina securities have advanced con-
siderably in the course Of the past few
days Oh the strength of this decision.
Year: 1869

BGs~ Michigan hens are tough. a farm.
er lately cut of the head of pullet
which lived nevertheless until the next
dav and survived a second decapitation
three hours. She did not lay her regu-
lar egg after losing her head, however
which is Il great drawback,
Year: 1869

II one should give me dish Of sand
and tell me there are particles Of iron
in il, l might look for them with my
eyes, and search for them with my
clumsy fingers, and be unable 70 detect
them; but let me take a magnet and
sweep through it, and it would draw to
itself the most invisible particles, by
the mere power Of attraction. The un-
thankful heart like my finger in tho
sand, discovers no mercies; but let the
thankful heart sweep through tho day,
and, rs the magnet finds the iron, SO il
will find, in every hour, some heavenly
blessings, only the iron in Code SAnd 10
gold.
Year: 1869

Seek to acquire the power ofeontinu-
Gus application without which you can.
not expect success. II You do this, you
will be able to perceive the distance
which IL creates between you and thoSs
who have not such habits. You will
not count yourself, nor will they count
you as one Of them. Thus you will find
yourself emerging into the higher re-
gions Of Intellectual and earnest men
men who arc capable Of making q place
for themselves, instead Of standing idly
gaping, desiring place without the
power TO command it. Keep on stri.
wing to accomplish more and more ev.
cry day and thus enlarge constantly the
range of your intellectual ability II
you can leara to do as much work in
one day as you used TO do in two or
three days, you are as good As two or
three such men as you formerly were,
boiled down 20 one.
Year: 1869

The Age notes it as a current and Hn-
deniable fact, that scarcely two-fifths
of the revenue of the United States finds
its way into the public treasury, and
that in five months duration of the
GRANT administration not a single ex-
ample has been made of offenders
against the laws in this particular.
Sugar and coffee is being shipped from
New York to the West at less price
than it can be landed, duty paid, in this
country. Cincinnati whisky is selling
in New Orleans at less than the cost of
manufacture, tax and transportation,
while sugar frauds in the latter city
have reached point hitherto unheard
of in the annals of crime in this nation.
All this is known to the authorities at
Washington, and yet what is being done
to prevent fraud and punish those en-
gagged in these transactions GRANT is
running from hotel to race course at the
public expense, and the heads of Depart
ments are indulgipg in like reprehensi-
BILE practices In the meantime the
revenues of the nation are being stolen,
and its resources diminished. This is
the result of trusting a corrupt party,
and eleVating man to the head of the
nation without ability to fulfill the du.


ties of the place.
Year: 1869

Often in fine orchard we find one or
more trees leaning ever so far as to de-
stroy the beauty of the whole orchard.
1t is also much more difficult to cultivate
around leaning tree. This may easily
be remedied, while the trees are young,
by partially digging up and replacing
the tree. The roots will usually be
found smallest on the side from which
the tree leans; and therefore these roots
should be loosened from the earth, the
tree set in perpendicular position and
fastened carefully by stakes or guys,
and the earth replaced around the roots.
1t would be we'll to add some rich com.
post to promote their growth. If, as is
very probable, the top of the tree has
become one-sided, il should be pruned
so as to restore the balance. In this
way we have righted up pear trees six
inches through the stem; but the best
way is TO look after the young trees,
and not permit them to depart from the
way of uprightness.-Journal of Horti-
culture.
Year: 1869

reflect the views novC entertained By
Senator Boreman. We should bc very
glad to know this as q fact, for we
should then be able to commend where


We have for some time past been con-
strained to condemn.


If We read this f'uuder the ink, )" there
appears . vein ofridicule for which the
Senator and his "next friend" must feel
deeply obliged. To say that FOREMAN
has abandoned his proscriptive ferocity
and made HUTCHINSON the mouth piece
OF his recantation, is to satirize both
parties in a savage style hardly consist
ent with the fraternal feeling that
ought to exist among members of the
same political household. To find evil
dence of BoREMAN's conversion in his
devoted championship of CARLILEs po-
liticsl fortunes is the rudest sort of un.
friendly inference. It's about equiva-
lent to saying that if BoRENAM can
affiliate with CARLILE he must have
renounced his hatred of rebels more
malicious remark it would be difficult
to make.


The analogy between FOREMAN and
BRowNLow is replete with richness.
BRowNLow prescribed without mercy or
decency; so did FOREMAN. BRowNLow
hoisted himself into the Senate with the
Registration lever" so did FOREMAN,
BRowNLow has gone over to the
Conservatives, and FOREMAN must
follow the footsteps of his po-
litical exemplar. Being alike in
all other respects, they must also
agree N a final abandonment of the
proscriptive iniquity to which both have
devoted so much time and energy. "If
a man like BRowNLow" abandons his
dearest opinions at the bidding of in
terest, FOREMAN, being in all respects
"a man like BRowNLow," must bs ex-
pected to do that same thing.


If the Intelligenoer were a little less
savage and little more sincere, we
would be better prepared to receive
the statement of BoREMAN's conversion.
As it is, we prefer to wonder and to
wait. It's perfectly natural, We admit,
that an extreme zealot like FOREMAN
should engage in this very sort of po-
litical gymnastics. We stated months
ago our belief that as soon as he was sat-
isfied the Democrats were coming into
power in this State, he would be found
seeking admission into the Democratic
party 1t may be that his "next FRIEND"
HUTCHINSON is now pioneering the
way for him. But we did not, expect
him so soon. We were aware that the
signs pointed to speedy political rev.
olution in this State, but we hardly
thought the fact had yet penetrated the
dullness of FOREMAN. BROwNLow, it is
said, was converted by the information
that the Supreme Court of the United
States would, at its next session, de-
clare the whole Test Oath system un-
constitutional and null. If FOREMAN,
too, has become convinced of this, the
conclusions of the Intelligencer are
doubtless correct. But what has the
Democratic party done, to merit this
visitation OF all the inscrutable Or
derings of Providence, where could We
find dispensation so severe and so un-
welcome as thisi
Year: 1869

We will inform all who use coal OIL
in their houses how they may avoid 40
cidents from impure and dangerous OIL
Take a small vessel, fill it abont hall
full of water and place it over moder-
ate fire. Pour q quantity of the oil you
have just purchased into another vessel,
small enough to go into the first named
vessel Ga small tumbler or tsacup), then
drop into the vessel containing the oil
an ordinary lthermeneter. Light a
match and apply it to the surface of the
oil; if small flashes flight appear be-
fore the indicator in the thermometer
shows 103 or l04 deg, take the oil back
at once to the dealer from whom you
bought it, for such an article is exceed
ingiy unsafe to keep about your house,
and may, at aHy moment, cause serious
injury to persons or loss of life in yonr
family. OIL is only safe when it can
stand test of Ito deg. in the manner
described, and persons cannot be too
careful as to what kind of burning
fluids they. use in their houses, especial
,ly in private residences. Many steam
boats, which might have been saved,
have been destroyed on the western
waters by having large quantities OF
impure coal oil on board. Many lives
have been destroyed through the explo-
sion of spurious and impure petroleum
oil-Er
Year: 1869

The New York Tribune says: "Our
city has been cursed with two Republi-
can general committees; to remedy the
evil third has just been organized"
This is accumulating curses rather rap
idly. But if the country can endure to
be cursed with the rule of the Republic
can party, we don't see why New York
may not put up with the presence of two
or three Republican committees. At
any rate, GREELEY is about the last
man who ought to complain of the
cursedness of either the party or the
committees.
Year: 1869

The Rural Nep Yorker says, in reply
to correspondent who wants to know
how to have dry cellar: ''Dig twelve
inches deeper, fill with small stone
twelve inches, and three inches with
coarse gravel; pound we'll and plaster
over it a water lime msrtar one and a
half inches thick; cut drain from the
cellar to lead the water off, by pipe or
otherwise, and think you will have no
more trouble with water"
Year: 1869

The women and men change places in
some parts of China. At Foochow a
writer recently saw stout fellow sew
ing lace on bonnet for Portuguese
lady, and going on to the landing place,
behold all the ferry boats were rowed
by wSmen.
Year: 1869

without any special complaint, except grad


ual declination of bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN
PREsHfNG IF ING AND \ SEX ER HfLERATfSG fIER AS A
A POOL IN HE DESERT TO THE SAND
SCOKCHED AND PAINTING TkAVELER
Year: 1869

Tue CAMEL's IUMP.-Modern research
has determined curious circumstances in
an organic contrivance in the camel and
leech, unlike rs they are in structure
function ard habits. which has reference
to supplying them with food from store
house in their own bodies, till supplies
are attainable from other sources.


The hump is an immense collection oil
fat, s.ored in reticulated cells, piled up
one upon another, which is concentrated
food. When fodder cannot be had, as
frequently occurs on their long caravan
travels in the desert, a peculiar set O
absorbent vessels draw upon the magazine
the hump-carrying the fat into the
circulation until food from without puts q
stop to the draft on their back. The
hump is very sensibly diminished at times
even being almost completely leveled
but that which was thls borrowed to sus.
tain lit" temporarily, is Immediately
replaced when the stomach is set in motion
again in its accustomed manner.


The medicinal leech, or blood-suckcr
low as it is in the organic scale Of life, j,
as carefully provided for in regard to the
contingencies of life as the king of the
country. AS the Hood passes down the
gullet of the leech, the current divides
right and left to enter two lateral tubes
instead of entering directly into the stom
ach. These canals are folded zigzag
backward and forward, in loops, as it were
from the head to the tail. When perfectly
filled, the leech lets go its hold. 1t is then
plump and full, with stock Of food or
hand that may ordinarily last for one 0,
two years, in case it has no opportunity tc
take another in that long time.
Year: 1869

When We entered the Democrat ant


Herald printing Office, on the first day o


September last we found the editor in {


pleasant humor. We supposed he hal


had good brcakfast.) After our intro


duction, he told us that we could walk


about town until noon and take look al


things. after which he would see what he


could do in the way of making printer


out OF US. After our stroll, we came back


and pulled off our jacket, determined to
"do or die We were setting tvpe before


we knew it. At first we imagined we
could never learn the one hundred and


tilty-two boxes which make up a pair of
type eases but the "boss'' placed large
type, face upwards, in the principal boxes,
and we soon got the chang" of them.
The first day, and the second, too, we got
as tired as the mischief in both legs, but
we resolved to stick to it, and we have.


Our boss tells us great many things.
and, for the sake OF oar -apprcnti-
ccs, we here recount some of them: He
says that one reason why country printers


find it difficult to obtain situations in the
city Offices is, because they don't learn the
trade properly. He warns us to do our
spacing evenly, and to justify each line
sufficiently tight to stand of itself in the
stick to divide our words correctly either
on ''sound" or on the "vowels," but that
we must not run over the led" in such
words as ''stocked,' ''cried,'' and
"moored !" that we must not put two thin
spaces where thick one or an en- quadrat
would answer; that a "j' and an 90 !"
should have little more space before and
after them than her letters, because the
lower part of the one and the upper part
OF the other pro- jet over; that fve.cm
space must be placed after the inverted
commas which begin quotation, and
before the apostrophes at the conclusion
Ut it, unless the last word of the quotas
ton is followed by comma or period


that Il thin space must be placed before
colon, semi-colon, interrogation, and ex-
clamation mark, and after them when
they are followed by apostrophes; that in
distributing we must put the type in the
proper boxes, and keep it off the floor
the distributing of the italic, display, and
job type; that we must pick up all the
type we drop on the floor at the time we
let it fall, and that if we make any "pi''
we must distribute it ut once and not stow
it away that spaces in a blankcd line
must be next to the type and not at the
end of the line; that we must not make
our quadrat box a 'pi' receptacle that
printinS-ofhce secrets must never be dis
closed that all the hooks and corners of
the Office must be swept out clean every
morning; that we must avoid all that is
evil and cling to the good that we must
be tidy and neat in our dress, polite,
agreeable, truthful, and hoaest.--Printers'
Papa.
Year: 1869

On certain occasion, noted in6del
borrowed sum of money from the late
DR.. Lathrop, of West Springfield. Mass.
When he came to pay it, he thought to
pose the doctor by arguments from the
bible.


"You ought not to take interest for this
money, for the Jews were forbidden to
take usury."


sob no." said the doctor, "you forget.
The Jews were forbidden to take usury
from their own people, but they were al
lowed to take usury from the heathen."


This application was too direct to be
mistaken, and the man was quite willing
to drop the argument and pay the money.
Year: 1869

Few pets give more pleasure than these


sweet singers. They are so perfectly al


home in cage that in looking at them


one does not feel the regret experienced in


keeping birds born in the free forest thus
confined. Unpainted cages are best fol


birds, as they will industriously peck a,
every place that offers hold to their bills
and very little paint would poison them


The cage should be hung where plenty OF
light and air can be enjoyed, not hear the
ceiling where the atmosphere is usually
foul. Opposite window where the sun
shine can come in is the best place. Birds
are naturally very cleanly, and their cages
should be kept scrupulously neat. A piece
of brown paper laid upon the floor and
changed every day will keep the floor
clean the perches should be washed fre>
quently. Canaries greatly enjoy their
morning bath. Give them clean water in
a shallow dish daily, and their curious
little freaks over it will afford much amuse-
ment. The drinking cup and seed cup
should he ceansed and reiiIlcd daily.
Canary seed is the best regular food for
variety, add summer rape-seed, and coca
sionally a little hemp.sead. Fresh fruit
sweet apples, berries, etc., will be relished,
and are healthful they are also very fond
of sugar, which should be allowed them
only in moderate quantity. as an occasional
treat. A bit of cuttle-fsh bone for them
to peck at should be hung in tile upper
part of the cage, where it will be kept
clean. Occasionally cage becomes in
tested with mites, insects almost
too small to be seen without a microscope
which greatly irritate the bird, and if
not destroyed may cause its death. Their
presence may be known by the bird per.
sistently scratching and pecking at his
feathers, especially after settling upon his
perch for the night.


In such a case wash the cage thoroughly
with suds made from carbonic soap, and
put very little of it in their bathing wa>
ter, which will soon clear out the pests
without injury to the bird. With care
never to frighten a bird, it may be taught
to come to it's owner from the cage, to feed
from his hand, and even to perform many
tricks; the fats of Sisnor Bitz's trained
which many of our readers have
probably seen, show that these household
birds arc capable of receiving no little edu-
cation.