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Year: 1865

and presents the tickets to


Iowa, published in another columff~


Convention was fairly constituted, was an.
able, Intelligent and patriotic one as ever
convened in the State, and the result is be-
fore the constituents. With ahe exception
of Governor, about which officer there was
diversity of opinion, there was perfect
unanimity, and the ticket as a whole, will
give entire satisfaction to the Union men
OF the State. As to Governor Stone, those
who preferred a change, but could or did
not agree upon another man, now that the
nomination is made, ought to acqniesce
and give to him their support, for he is as
really their choice as he would have been
if they had preferred him. We will not
attempt to disguise the fact that quite q
number Of the true Uuion men Of the
State preferred another man at this time,
but the majority, and very large majori-
ty, it seems by the result, preferred Cover
nor Stone, and it is right and indispensi-
bic for the majority to rule, and we cannot
doubt that the importance and necessity
of maintaining the fundamental and vital
principles of Republicanism will secure
the all but unanimous concurrence and
support of our great, powerful. and patri-
otic party-a party which done too much
now, to sacrifice all by factious opposi-
ton to nomination fairly made accord
ing to the usages of the party.





An article in the shape OF statement
and series of resolutions, setting forth
certain grievances of the 37th Regiment.
commonly known as the Gray Beard, will
be found in this issue. 1t was unnecessary
for our friend Mr.. Goffto make the threato
publishing in the Copperhead papers, as
our columns have always been open to SOL
diers to make known their grievances and
Vlndlcate their rights. We very cheerful
ly give our venerable friends of the 37th
hearing, hoping our readers will give their
statements a careful reading, and that pub
lie sentiment will, as speedily as NAV be.
insist upon redress of their wrongs SO far
as redress is possible. ..-.-.


The hydraulic torture in ST. Louis seems
to us infamous, and ought to subject the
authors to the severest punishment known
to any law, military or civil. Neglect, too,
of the proper officers to hear their COM
plants, if made in proper way, was
wrong and should be condemned. There
may, however. be two sides to the subject.
If so, we shall be as happy to give any
other party an opportunity to be heard, az
we are the members of the 37th.


nne proceedings of the late Republican
Convention, with the exception of the list
Of delegates, for which we want room, will
be found in this paper. The resolutions
will command attention, as they are char
acteristic Of our brave and gallant State,
the morning star ofrepublicanism and ever
formostin the advocacy ofuniversal eman-
cipation and the rights of man. All hail 10
the brave and gallant State of Iowa, first in
every change over the enemies of freedom
and the first to lead off in every good
thing. .... .......- ..F-... .r
Year: 1865

YEAST THAT WILL START lTsELF.-
Seeing an inquiry for a receipt for max
ing yeast that will start itself, I send
you mothers: Boil two ounces of the
best hops in four quarts of water for
half an hour strain it and let the liquor
cool down to new milk warmth. Then
put 10 a small handful of salt and half
a pound of sugar, beat up one pound
of the best -four With some oft liquor
and mix up oil well together. The
third dsy add three pounds of potatoes
we'll mashed, and let it stand until the
next day Then stain and it is ready
for use. It must bo stirred frequently
while making aud kept near the fire.


Before using, siir we'll. Il win keep
two or three months in cool place.
'TRural New Yorker. $40 .--r
Year: 1865

LEARNING A TRADE.--It was a visa
law of the ancient Jews, that the sons
of even their wealthiast m IN should bo
obliged to serve an apprenticeship to
some useful occupation, 80 that ia casa
Of reverse Of fortune they might have
something to "Call back upon" Tho
same law still exists in Turkey, where
every man, rich or poor, even the Sui
tan himself, must learn trade. This
should teach parents that whatever they
may give their sous, they should give
them a trade.
Year: 1865

THE STATE OF OHIO, HIGHLAND COUNTY, IS


nURsUANT to the command Of an order for sale,


u issued from the Court Of Common Pleas Of High
land County, Ohio, and TO directed, will offer At
public sale on the premises in the town Of New Peters
burg and vicinity,
Year: 1865

The extract from the Southern Chriaian


ntelligemeer, as telegraphsd to our morning
papers, contained an important error. "From
localities where there are no national troops
some reports are that the negroes are hunted
down." &C., it should read. We desire to
call the attention Of the Government 70 this
state of affairs, and to danger which 1t fore
bodies danger not so remote as some Of vi
are apt to imagine. There is in the South q
very dangerous class Of men who have slipped
through the amnesty net, having neither
rank nor money enough to bring them within
its range. They are men who are pretty
thoroughly brutalized by their experience in
war or rather in the irregular practices Of
war, and who feel some degree of exaspera.
ton, which they will lose no opportunity to
vent upon the negro, now that hanging abo.
litionists has become somewhat out of date.
Upon the other hand are the negroes, who
already know something of their newly ac
quired rights, and who are daily gaining in
struction in that line. Many OF them hav,
borne arms. They have all learned thu
black men can use musket against a whit,
man. These are the elements which may b,
easily kindled into war Of races. Shall thl
strong arm be interposed now for prevention
or hereafter for cure Which is the NOR
excellent way
Year: 1865

Next to being bride herself, every good
looking young woman likes to be brides
maid Wedlock is thought by large proper
ton of the blooming sex to be contagious,
and much to the credit of their courage,
fair spinsters are not at all afraid of catch
ing it, Perhaps the theory that the affec-
ton is communicated by the contact is cor
rect Certainly we have known one mar
riage to lead to another, and sometimes to
such a series of "happy events" " as to IA
vor the belief that matrlmony as John Van
Buren, might say "runs like the cholera"


Is there any book entitled "Rules for
Bridesmaids" in secret circulation among
young ladies 1t seems as if there must
be, for all the pretty hench-women act pre-
cisely alike. So far as official conduct is
concerned, when you have seen one brides
maid you have seen the whole fascinating
tribe. Their leading duty seems to be to
treat the bride as victim led with gar
lands to the sacrifice" They consider it
necessary to cxhort her to "cheer up and
stand by" 1t is assumed, by poetic fic-
ton, that she goes III state of fearful ire
pidation to the altar, and upon the whole
would rather not. Her fair aids provide
themselves with pungent essences, lest she
should faint at the trying moment" which,
between you and US, reader, she has no
more idea Of doing than she has of flying
1t is true that she sometimes tells them that
she " feels as if she would sink into the
EARTH" and that they respond "pool, dear
soul" and apply the smelling bottle ; but
she goes through her nuptial martyrdom
with fortitude, nevertheless.


In nine cases out of ten the bridegroom
is more fustered" than the fragile and
loved creature at his side but nobody
thinks of pitying him, poor fellow. All
sympathy, compassion, interest, is coEcen-
centrated upon the bride, and if one of the
gronmsmen does recommend him to take
glass of wine before the ceremony, to
steady his nerves, the advice is given SUI
perciliously sly-as we should say, what a
spooney you are old fellow"


Bridesmaids may be considered as brides
in what lawyers call the " "inchoate" or in
cipient state. They are looking forward to
that day of triumphant weakness when it
shall be their turn to be "poor, dear orea=
tured," and Preston salted and otherwise
sustained and supported, as the law of nup-
tial prctences directs. Let us hope they
may not be disappointed.
Year: 1865

beside the sea-shore, he clasped the frall
figure III his arms and sprang.


For their lives. A misstep on the slippery
shore would have precipitated both into the
boiling whirlpools of the sea-a moments
hesitation would have been their doom; but
Kenneth Wayne had carefully husbanded
his strength, and calculated the exact dis
tance with precision learned through his
artist-life


He felt a clasp of kindly hands, the bonds
of aiding fingers as they were dragged up
the wet and yielding sands but one terri
bic apprehension filled his mind with strange
dismay.


"Lettice is she safe ?'


For if death had taken her from him III
that moment of peril, life would be scarce
worth having, dearly bought though it
were.


And then he heard her mothers voice
whispering softly,


Thank God my child is alive and un-
hurt "


Not all the pictured gloom Of cathedrals,
nor the chant Of white-robed priests, could
give more passionate fervency to the pray
er that went up from the desolate rocks of
the storm-girdIed island-the prayer of
thanks too deep for words, that burst from
Kenneth Wayne's inmost soul !


And so the tempestuous night closed
around the cliffs of Mount Desert.


The next morning rose bright and cloud
less, as if no murky vapors had ever OBJ
scured the liquid dome OF heaven and
when Kenneth Wayne come down stairs
Lettice was standing by the window in a
pink morning dress-a little pale, but very
lovely-in mood unusually subdueds sand
quiet She looked up with a faint smile
and few murmured words of greeting as
he entered, but he had made up his mind
not to be put off by any such maidenly sub
terfuge He went straight up to her, and
looked fully into the blue eyes with ten
der searching 6 lance.


Lefty" he said gently, " | have come
to plead my cause with you yet again. We
are nearer to each other than we were this
time yesterday. You are my preserver,
Lettice You would have given your life
for me yesterday | am here te ask you to
give that life into my keeping now l will
cherish il, t,dearest, with an everlasting love
Lettice, will you be my wife ~


She put her hand shyly in his.


ooh, Kenneth, | never knew how much
l loved you until l thought you were lost
to me forever"
Year: 1865

The Japanese women are, III general
much better looking than the Chinese--the
eyes less elongated, and the whole express
sion of the face more open and free from
cunning. There are many, however whose
faces proclaim their Chinese origin, the off
spring, probably, of some of those inter
marriages which occasionally take place.
Their head dresses and hair, which are OBJ
jects of.especial attention, are generally
arranged after a very elaborate fashion,
and when disposed to their entire satisfac-
ton, are not disturbed again for a day or
two. The pillow of which they make use
is admirably adapted for keeping the we'll
made of wood, and reminded us, at first
sight, of good sized telescope. The head
rests on a small roll of linen or paper, like
a sausage in size, which they place at the
top, and one would imagine that a stiff
neck next morning must be the result of
such an unrefreshing pillow. AS we are
all, however, creatures Of habit, they most
probably prefer that to which they have al
ways been accustomed The men, like
wise, have their head dressed only once in
twenty-four hours, and sometimes at longer
intervals A regular hair dresser arranges
their head in the morning, invariably selec
ting the front part Of the house, probably
in order that the individual under his hands
may be able to amuse himself by gazing at
the passers by during an operation so te
dious and elaborate. The entire top of the
head, from the forehead is always kept
shaved as clean as the face of beardless
boy. The rest of the hair, allowed to grow
long, is saturated with grease to which is
added kind of gum or paste, to make it
stiff The locks, thus bedaubed, are then
combed up all around, and tied at the crown
of the head the ends sticking together
forming a tail piece, which is again doubled
back and tied, plenty of gum being applied
all the time to make it pliable. When it is
finished, it rests on the centre of the head,
a short, neat little tail or knob. The wo-
men dress very much like the men, with
loose, flowing robe, confined at the waist by
scarf. At the back they w ar bundle
of cloth silk, the most costly article of their
whole attire. Every woman, whether of
low or high degree, poor or wealthy, always
turns round on passing another woman, and
fixes her eyes on this singular appendage,
a scrutiny which enables her to Judge of
the wearer's station and wealth They
redden their lips with a preparation the
name of which is Blen-tsu-ba. By means
of another mixture, which many avail them
selves of, they give golden tinge, the ap-
pearance of which strikes one, at first, as
very singular.
Year: 1865

DIvoRcEs-A Philadelphia paper says
application for divorce have, it is said,
greatly increased within the last few years
in our city. 1t does seem astonishing what
a hurry some people are in to sunder the
sacred bond, who few months ago were
in Just as great hurry to take upon them
selves the obligations and responsibilities
Of married life.


They kiss and twitter like mated birds
for brief fortnight, and the third week
are brought up before the courts for throw
ing smoothing irons at each other, and
indulging in other little endearments pecul-
lar to double -blessedness In some late
cases husbands and wives have been off
cake and ale had been washed from their
mouths There must be screw loose some
where. The fact is the whole preliminary
business of courtship is one grand system
attic course of mutual deception both par
ties persistently shut their eyes to each
others true character, and insist upon in.
vesting each other with attributes which
neither possesses, and which none but an.
! gels ever do


They picture to themselves for the future
an earthly heaven of music, dancing, bill
ing and cooling, gas-light Soirees, and pic
MICS. This is the poetic side of the question
The prose reality comes the morning at
ter the revel, and then-look out for cof
fee, buttonless shirts, neglected hair dye
pallid cheeks, abandoned ringlets, and al
the other accompaniments of domestic
torture.
Year: 1865

The sun had sunk behind the hills,


The moon sails high and wintry clear
Her pale light falls on twinkling camps


That lie around me, far and near.
Near, like a village lit they seem,
For, like the fre-hy's titful gleam.
All! many thousand weary men


Are welcoming the restful night
Glad that day of toll or watch


Withdraws its labor with its light.
They but await the evening call
That shall release them from their thrall.
Hark! far away the sound begins


One only lonely simple strain;
Then fife and drum and bugle-call


In tumult answer back again
And when one bird at morn awakes
A chorus in the woods and brakes,
And all is still again. The ranks


Have answered to the evening call
Come, o fair goddess Rest! and smooth
The rough beds of the soldiers all,
And Sleep, with softest fingers, close
The eyes that wake to watch our foes.
Year: 1865

sA- He that waits to do a great deal of
good at once will never do anything. Life
is made up of little things. 1t is very
rarely that an occasi) IN is offered for doing
great deal at once. True greatness con-
sists in being great in little things Drops
make the ocean, and the greatest works
are done by Titles. If we would do much
good in the world, we must be willing to
do good in little things
Year: 1865

How To BE CHEERFUL-A cheerful life must
be busy one. And a busy life cannot well
be otherwise than cheerful. Frogs do not
croak in running water. Active minds are
seldom troubled with gloomy forebodngs.
They come up only from the stagnant depths
of spirit unstirred by generous impulses
or the blessed necessities of honest toll
Year: 1865

QULP reports that party of ladies were
discussing the question of the draft, when
a young lady somewhat ignorant of what
a cartridge is, inquired the reason why men
were exempt who had lost two or three
teeth. Because they could not bite the
end of the cartridge" Then" replied the
questioner, "why don't they soak it in their
coffee ~
Year: 1865

To be woman of fashion is one of the
easiest things in the world. A late writer
thus describes it: Buy everything you don't
want, and pay for nothing you get; smile
ON all mankind but your husband be hap
Ply everywhere but at home ; neglect your
children and nurse lap-dogs go to church
every time you get a new dress
Year: 1865

A young lady was heard to declare that
she couldn't go to fight for her country, but
she was willing to allow the young men to
go, and die an old maid, which she thought
was as great sacrifice as anybody could
be called upon to make.
Year: 1865

"HEAvEN bless the Wives they fill our
hives with little bees and honey They
ease life's Shocks they mend our socks
but don't they spend the money? When
we are sick they heal us quick-that is if
they do love us if not we die, and yet
they cry, and raise tombstones above us. "
Year: 1865

THE EULoeIEs ON THE LArE SENATOR
CoLLAMER we're justly deserved, and we hope
no reader regrets that we have copied so
largely from them. We have given entire
the eulogies pronounced by members Of the
Vermont delegation, and quoted various pas
sages from every other speaker, so as to give
comprehensive view Of the many and
marked excellencies Of our great SENATOR
This we felt was due, not only TO the memory
Of the deceased Senator, but TO the credit Of
Vermont, whose people have certainly hon
ored themselves by that appreciation Of ex-
cellence which kept Mr. Collsmer constantly
in public service for more than thirty years.
We have also had personal interest in doing
so. since by not only that knowledge which
every reader can get ol public men, but also
by association with the Senator for six years
in public service, we acquired very exalted
estimate Of his character and powers, which
has been expressed sometimes, not without a
doubt whether others would not regard it as
exaggerated, through personal partiality or
State pride. That estimate has now been
confirmed completely by the most competent
aud impartial judges.
Year: 1865

Senator Cragin OF New Hampshire has in
ttodhced the following additional article as an
amendment to the Constitution OF the United
States:-" Paramount sovereignty shall reside
in theUnited States, and every citizen thereof
or territory therein shall be bound and phi
marily owe faieh, loyalty and allegiance TO
The United States, anything in the Constitu-
ton, laws or ordinances Of any State to the
contrary notwithstanding and every State
heretofore in the Union or which may be
hereafter admitted as amember thereof shall
forever remain and constitute a part Of the
United States, and shah not under any pre-
tex whatsoever have any right to sscede or
withdraw therefrom.
Year: 1865

A contemporary suggests that the Fenian
movement would result in great practical
good il the funds raised were devoted to or
ganizing a steady emigration Of the Irish peo-
die to the South and Southwest, where plenty
of remunerative labor would be found and
it argues that such strengthening of republic
ansm would do more to vex John Bull than
any physical demonstration. ,aH4oia aaa e
Year: 1865

The railroad trains were delayed on Thurs
day by smash near Randolph, and not by
the storm. The freight train got of the track,
and relief train was sent to clear the road.
The night express train from Boston ran into
the relief train, smashing platform into kind
ling wood, and bfuising two passengers on
the express train, though not dangerously it
is said
Year: 1865

W. Hope for the Afflictcd.-In another part
of this paper will be found the advertisement of the
celebrated Institute established by DR.. J. c..
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age of deceit and char.
latansm it is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they sure of obtaining the wished
for relief and cure Under the care of the skilful
Doctor the sick and troubled can divest themselves
Of their burdens of pains and shame lay aside their
cross, and secure health and happiness. If you
are sick or in trouble, do not hesitate. Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number nor the manner of directing you
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $40 Washing.
ton street, San Francisco
Year: 1865


enter upon the performance of his official duties Tor
the current year. He would call particular atten-
ton to the following section Of the Revenue Law
IF any person shall wilfully make give,
der oath affirmation, false list of his, her,
their taxable property, false list of taxable
property under his, her. their control such per-
son shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor, as is
by law provided for the punishment of perjury;
and any property wilfuly concealed, removed
transferred, or misrepresented, by the owner or
anv agent thereof, to evade taxation shall upon
discovery, be assessed at ten times the amount OF
tax for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it, and fifty per cent of the amount
of such additional tax, when collected, shall ba
paid to the person persons who shall furnish the
information which reveals the property so conceal
ed transferred removed or misrepresented, and the
remaining fifty per cent, after deducting the usual
per centare for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State


IF Tax PAYERS were to have list of their proper
ty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law d
reefs by the time OF my reaching them, they would
thereby save themselves some annoyance, perhaps,
as well as facilitate my work.


A. p. LADD,


Assessor of Shasta county.
Shasta, Feb IS, 1865. rs
Year: 1865

a Office is hereby given that the Poll Hosfi-
y tai and Military Tax for the 1866 is due and
payable on the first Monday of March, and the
statutes providing for their collection will be
strictly enforced


THE POLL TAX
of 50, if paid prior to the first Monday of August,
and So on and after that date, is due from each
male inhabitant of the State, twenty one and
under sixty years of age, and not by law exempt
THE MILITARY POLL TAX
of 50. is due from each male inhabitant of the
State of the age of twenty-one years and upwards,
and not by law exempt. California Indians alone
excepted"


THE PER CAPITA HOSPITAL TAX
of this county is 81, and is due from leach male
inhabtant OF the State. over twenty and under
fifty years of age, and not by law exempt
The undersigned or his deputy will call upon all
citizens either their residences or places of bus
incss, for the payment ofthe above taxes.


J. W. GARDEN,


Tax Collector.
Shasta Feb. %, 1865 f25