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Year: 1859

This ballad by Goethe, Translated by Professor
Aytoun, has great truth inagnatively and grace
nlly expressed.


MANY weary days suffered,
Sick at heart and poor Of purse, -Aa ?
Riches are the greatest blessing, .-..,
= Poverty the deepest curse
Till at last to dig a treasure w.rEst Tr
Forth went into the wood
"Fiend, my'souI Is thine forever"


And / signed the Scroll with blood.
Then / drew the magic circles,


Kindled the mysterious fire.,
Placed the herbs and bones in order,
Spoke the incarnation dire.
y And sought the buried metal,
s- With spell of buried might,
Sought it as my master taught me
Black and stormy was the night.
And saw light appearing
In the distance like star;
When the midnight hour was tolling,


Came it waxing from afar-
Came it flashing swift and sudden,


As If fiery wine it were,
Flowing from an open chalice


Which beautious boy did bear.
And he wore lustrous chaplet,


And his eyes were full of thought,
As he stepped into the circle
ar With the radiance that he brought. q
And he made me taste the goblet


And thought at cannot be artr
That this boy should be the bearer


OF the demons gift to me-"
~


"Taste the draft of pure existence,


Sparkling in this golden urn,
And no more with baleful magic


Shalt thou hitherward return.
Do not seek for treasures longer,


Let thy future spell-words be:
Days of labor nights of resting


SO shall peace return to thee"
Year: 1859

CEALED PROPOSALS will be received up to the
- first Monday in August A. ID. 1859, for the County
Printing and advertising for the County Of Nevada for
ration Of the contract Said made
for the printing of all blanks needed by the county for all
purposes and also for all the advertising for the county


BY order Of of the Board Of Supervisors.


RUFUS SHOEMAKER, Clerk.
Rv I G IAMRRnT Denutv-40-td
Year: 1859

D~A young lawyer Of Philadelphia
wrote to an old limb near Chicago thus
"Is there an opening in your part Of the
country that can get into? Answer
There is an opening in my back yard
about thirty feet deep, no curb around
it. If it will suit you, come on"
Year: 1859

THIS SEASON AT HIS WELL KNOWN
RESTAURANT


with his house newly fitted and furnished where he will continue
with the choicest the market affords Cap
ships will find this place most convenient
they the Of civil walters excellent
plies and first cooks


Particular invited his private
parties will be served all hours with meals weekly
order l9u
Year: 1859




The following letter handed to me this evening
II il written in beautiful style Of penmanship, and il
a ouriosity coming from man who WAS IN few hours
to tufer death:


CHAREsTOwy, Dec. is, 1850.
Having been called upon to make fair statement in
regard the ways and means Of our breaking jail,
of the county, jailer, and tie jail guard. We do
not wish that any should be unustly eensured
our account. The principal implements with which
opened passage through the wall of the jail
a barlow knife aud q screw, which took out Of the
bedstead.


The knife was borrowed from one Of the jail guards
10 cut lemon with. We did not return it 20 him. He
had idea Of any intention part TO break out,
neither aid the Sheriff. Jser any Of ihe guard have
sDy knowledge Of our plans.


We received no aid from any person or persons
whatever. We had, as we supposed, removed all the
rick except the last ter several days ago. but the
vening previous 10 our breaking out, We found our
mistake in regard to that matter.


We had intended TO 70 out on the evening that my
ister and brotheriD-aw were here, but knew that II
would reflect on them, and postponed it-but |
rged Coppc 60 and would remain, bat he refused.
We then concluded 10 wait.


got knife blade from Shields Green, and with that
made teeth in the barlow knife, with which we
sawed off shaekles We had them all of the night
previous TO our getting out Coppic went out first and
followed We then got up the wall, when was
discovered and shot The guard outside the wall
Immediately came up 10 the wall p.
We saw there no chance 10 escape and az il was
discovered that We had broken jail, we walked 10 de-
Year: 1859

1t is enlargement to hessrs. Rossiter and Mig
not to say that they probably intended to make in The
Home of Washington AFTER the War picture that
should especially appeal to popular and purely do
nestle feeling rather than to produOe great work Of
art, valuable solely chiefly for its artistic merit,
or to be cherished for subtle historical associa


ton, known, perhaps, and understood only by few.
Such of art is commendable provided there
be nothing meretricious or unconscientious in the
work, inasnuch it may serve in some degree, as
method Of education to tho who need culture, and to
strengthen feeling Of for the public and
private virtues Of one whom al taught to love and
honor. To make then pleasant rather than great
picture, and to portray Washington on the common
level Of ,efu and unpreendng retirement an exein
plifeaiiop Of the homey virtues of the bead Of
a household, was no doubt the purpose of the
artists, and one IN which they have succeeded
admirably. The time to which the pictare refers is
well chosen as s title inevitably suggests the stormy
and trying period Of eight years through which the
great chief has passed trumphany and hghtens by
the quiet and peaceful which presented
upon the canvas. IL s true enough to the probabilities
Of history to be called historical and the choice Of
Lafayette as the companion of his beloved general is
happy one, as, perhaps, the memory Of none of the
&, neras of the Revolution is universally cherished
or the story Of the life of any Of them except that Of
Washington, more fannlarly known.


The subject, moreover s carefully and honestly
treated. Great pains have been taken to present a
view nearly as possible Of Mount Vernon at the
time referred TO- and the portraits Of the three prnei-
pal persons are unquestonaby faithful The figure of
Warrington il full Of dignity though, were we 10 criti-
cise it, il might be to object 10 the position as little


too oratorcs for private conversation, and TO the legs
as somewhat ungraoefuly drawn; and the bearing Of
Lay marked by the easy attitude of the equal
i,y of friendship mingled with the involuntary defer
enos rendered 20 superior wisdom and to weight Of
cbarseer The subordinate details Of the picture are
abo well msnaged-hs pleasant group at the table, the
suggestive mmicry Of the boy with his harmless
non the timidity Of the little girl the quiet river with It's
suegisb SAILS the peaceful evening hour and the
SUNNI atmosphere all-are altogether in harmo
nious keeping We should rather prefer that Mrs.
Gusts were sitting in her chair and not upon nothing
ayard or two away from It; and no doubt many per-
soDs would have been glad not 10 be reminded by the
black girl that WsshI gton q STAKEHOLDER. Where
tie whole, however, is pleasing do not care 10
be critical but accept tn, picture oversmbi-
uous in design, and pure in purpose II viii be sure,
when engraved, 10 make popular and striking print.
Year: 1859

his stomach large quantity of frothy mucus,
and from that moment the spasms ceased, and
there was also a relief from the other more
prominent symptoms of the disease. He gradu-
ally grew better as this treatment continued,
and at length became able 10 attend to his du-
lies, which he has done with but slight inter.
missions ever since.


Almost every day, although, we believe, he
mas not been at any time confined TO his bed,
| mere has been recurrence Of the disease,
which, however, had Jeen promptly checked by
the same means which wrought such a mracu.
lous change in the tir>l instance. He now al.
tends to his business daily, aud when this con-
traction of the throat makes its apPear he
doses himself largely with the preparation,
which he kreps continual about him, and i'm
medlatey y upon this dscEargc from the stomach
becomes we'll


Ameng the numerous cases Of this terrible
disease, which occur every season in large
Giles, whore no prospect is left for the escape
OF the sufferer from what is even more to fear


han death itself, # oue could be thus saved all
he wrrlhlng agony and pain Of even one day
which is spent at The mercy of those spasmt,
which are It's prcullarty, our purpose IN making
this publication will have been attained.


The story, as we have related il, is strictly
true IN every puriicular, audi the medicine
may be obtained at almost any drug store in
The country, It's use may prevent q great deal
nt suffering, and pr0habiy save many life
At all events the case is worthy Of note, as
showing that although the virus may not be en-
tIreiy eradcaIed from the system, it at least
may be controlled in It's effects
Year: 1859

The LEVY COURT Of Kent county, on Tues
day week, passed an order to repair the root OF
the Court House IN Dover. They also refused
lh, use of the county grounds Tor the use oi
the gas works soon to be started III Dover.
Year: 1859

DR.. johnson used to say habit of look
ing at the best side of every event is far
better than thousand pounds year.
Bishop Hall quantity remarks g For every
bad there might be worse, and when one
breaks his leg let him be thankful it was not
his neck p' When Fenelon's library was on
fire, +" God be praised" he exclaimed, " that
it was not the dwelling of some poor man p
This is the true spirit of submission--one
of the most beautiful traits that can possess
the human heart.
Year: 1859

NAPOLEON III.-A writer in Household
Words thus describes the personal appear
anre Of Napoleon III:


lie is grizzled, cadavorous and lame in
the left hip, aud labors to conceal this last
defect His walk is awkward He turns
out bis toes, and leans heavily on the strong
stick he carries in his well gloved hand. He
is carefully dressed but though his coat
fits him very accurately, he has nothing of
the air of perfectly dressed man.
His figure is not improved by the cuirass
which his coat will not conceal. Every step
he takes is studied while his eye scans every
passerby with look which has something
uncanny in its expression.
Year: 1859

One of the best reasons yet heard for
disuuion is related by fellow who went to
call on the President He said he waited
four hours and could not get to see him.
Sand | concluded said he ''that if he was
so busy as all that, one President was not
enough to attend to the affairs of this Re-
public, and we had better have another"
Year: 1859

1 have been young and now am old and
as | stand before God tonight, | declare that
nothing have ever given in charity is re-
gretted. ONO! it is the riches we keep
that perish, that which we give away abdes
with us forever; it impresses itself in our
character and tells on our eternal destiny;
for the habits OF charity formed in this life
will accompany us in the next. The bud
which begins to open here will blossom in
full expansion hereafter, to delight the eye
of angels. and beautify the Paradise of God.
Let us, then, now, and on every occasion
hereafter, practice that liberality which in
death we shall approve, and reprobate the
Parsimony we shall then condemn. --RsU
Dr.. Mott.
Year: 1859

Already are the different sections of the Pro-
Slavery party 10 this State and city quarrelnS over
Tie potisal profits which it is supposed may accrue
to that political organization from the Union-savipg
meeting this evening. One faction desires that Dir.
Seymour shall BE- prominent speaker at the meet
ipe. in order to give him chance TO do something
in the way Of advancing his political fortunes at
the coming Charleston Convention. The wood
and Rerod fsctioD on the contrary, are opposed to
this. aud claim that be is fussy political gander,
who should only be allowed to do his political
squeakiDg in some other puddle.


In this frsterual spirit do these worthy patriots
seek to save the Union at the Academy OF Music.
The trading interest have got long list of names
amended to the call, ard it is of course, great
mint with the contendng factions to use this raw
material to the best advantage, and to make as
much as possible out of the meeting That portion
Of our fefow-citizens who rejoice 10 the name OF
Scfts, though beaten in the municipal election,
seem 10 have the inside track IN this contest,
md TO be determined TO make the most Of it. In
political poitt of view, the meeting is deemed
pr, at card, or rather whole pack of cards and all
the PLAYERS in our PrO-Slayery politics mean to
have hand. As they are famous for their cuo-
ming AID desperate play, we expect to see the usual
amount of cheating round the board. The traders
have had an opportunity in getting up the meeting
TO advertise their wares and approve their Loyalty
TO Southern Institutions; but beyond this their SER
vices will not be required or tolerated, except TO
hold tho hat while the political gamblers do tie
Year: 1859

Two years or so ago, those OF our citizens who
condemned the infamous attempt TO force an ab-
bored Pro- Slavery Constitution upon the Free men
OF Kansas, hired the Academy of Music for pubic
meeting, but were at the last moment refused the
use lit Hundreds if not thousands, repaired ta
the Academy at the time fixed for the meeting. but
were repulsed by its closed doors, and obliged 10
dlsperse TIE reason assigned ior this breach Of
faith was fixed resolve Of certain trustees man
ayers that this bouse should never again be let or
used for any political purpose whatever. In spite
of this resolve the UnionSayers are 70 have it To-
night, and are to have it for nothing.
Year: 1859

The Hon. Mr. Vallsndigham Of Ohio, we learn,
has withheld his recent speech in the Mouse from
publication in The Congressional GLO6'. and will


publish such speech as he now thinks he should
have made instead of that be actually did make.
Ii SO, let The Congressional Globe be abolished
forthwilh-that ia, let it cease to be supported from
the Treasury. The only poor excuse for feeding it
from the public crib is the Importance of having a
fun snd accurate report Of the sayings and doings in
Congress made and preserved for reference If
The Globe Is TO be anything else than this, we pro-
test against another dollar OF public. c.mOney being
Year: 1859

Since the municipal election, we have been IN
debted to The N. Y. Times for an unusual deSrse
Of attention. Whether from desire to diminish
OF 10 increase the circulation Of modest sheet
TIE Times jealousy draws to our labors tho coa-
slant notice OF the public. On Saturday, three Gf
its leaders we're devoted TO The TRIBUNE, a kind
ness which receives our gratitude. Only IN the
course of its little ahimadsersons it does not al
woys succeed in stating the facts just as they are.
For instance it says that assail the great meet
ing of this evening because it Will not denounce the
Southern DisuDionIsts. The truth is that we don't
know yet what the meeting will do on that subject
All that we say is that, if it is really made up Of
lovers of the UoiOn, it will not merely denounee
John Brown and his little band Of slave-stealers,
but viii also utter the indignation which every
American ought to feel at the open-mouibed
Disunionism which ia rampant auo6g the De-
mocrats in both IIOsses Of Congress.
Year: 1859

We owe an apology to Mr.. Jerry Larocque, law
yer, for chasing him as one Of the Fifth ayenue
Democrats. He Indignantly denies the imputatops
and we are happy TO believe that we were wrong.
IT is true, be- was locked up all night in the Eighth
Ward statiOn-House for riotous conduct at tho
John Brown meeting, but that is so much less ds-
graceful than participation in the manifesto Of ocA
l6, that il is Of no account in comparison
Year: 1859

ANOTHER RoAD.-Prelmenary steps will be
Immediately taken to build wagon road from
Weavervile to Bates ranch and Trinity Center
It is the opinion Of business men that this road
will be of more real value to the place than any
other. The road must be built, and the sooner
the better
Year: 1859

Miss TULIP, in speaking Of old bachelors says
that they are frozen out old gardeners in the
flower bed Of love. As they are useless as weeds,
they should be served in the same manner
choked!-E


Wonder if Miss T. would not like to choke one
with the inside of her elbow p LonsDaie JouyHai.
Year: 1859

An elephon, in Van Amburgh's Menagerie got
loose at Williamsburgh, knocked down man.
seized horse and threw him up in the air.


He next seized wagon throwing it up in the
air and breaking it to pieces. His anger was
fully aroused thtr, and proceeded to the cage of
the prairie wolf, smashed it with his trunk,
aud releasing him. Next in his way was tie
cage of black bear. The cage was demolish-
ed, but the bear was chained up and could not
escaped. The cage of the zebra being next in
his way, he pushed ie through the tent and clear
through the wall OF small shanty at the back
OF the tent Then leaving the tent he got into
the street pursued by his keepers and hundreds Of
people, none OF whom were able to cope with
the enraged elephant He did not moest passers
by, but seemed TO have great aversion TO
horses, which he would pursue as rapidly as he
was able, being hobbled with a cham connect.
| ing his fore legs.


| lie finally was driven by the crowd into the
stone yard corner of South Fourth and Tenth
| streets where q number Of workmen were en-.
gagged in dressing stone and had Just placed upon
wooden horses huge stone weighing about ff
teen hundred tons. In attempting to get out o
| the stone yard, the eephant.got caught by his
chain to the stone which checked him. The
keepers gradually approached him with chain'
TO fasten his legs, but it was not till he had re.
ccived several severe blows with spears that hi
attention could be diverted so as to render it pos
sib!e to further secure him. Finally he wa,
thrown up1n his side, when he lay for some
time believing and thrashing about him with
| his trunk.


Appica lion was made 10 the members of hool
and tldder companies one and three, who fur
nished the keepers with long hooks. One o
these was run through one Of his ears and twis,
ed round until the poor animal could not NOV,
from the pain OF the wound. When he was per
tectly subiued he was heavily bound with chain
and taken back to the menagerie. He is almos
covered with wounds received from he hook
and spears, and it is not deemed sale to exhbi
him for a Iew. days, nor would il be safe tor hi
keel lers 10 approach within sight OF him.
Year: 1859

UNSUCCESSFUL IN THIS LIFE-I confess that
increasing years bring with them an increas
ing respect for those who do not succeed in
life, as those words are commonly used
heaven is said to be a place for those who
have not succeeded upon earth and it is
surely true that celestial graces do not best
thrive and bloom in the hot blaze of worldly
prosperity. Ill success ,ometimes arises from
superabundance of qualities in themselves
good, from conscience too sensitive, a taste
too fastidlous, self forgetfulness too roman
tic, modesty too retiring | will not go st
far as to say, with living poet. that "th,
world knows nothing of its greatest men.
but there are forms Of greatness, or, at least
excellence. that die and make 10 sign; ther
are martyrs that miss the palm but not tn
stake; there are heroes without the laurel
and conquerers without the triumph.-Htk
lard
Year: 1859

WESTERN SicHTs.-A correspondent of the
Sonoro Democrat, states that the miners in
the Mono country have splendid sample
of the Aurora Borealis-all their own, and
invisible to the rest of the world, particular
ly in early spring. He says:


Every evening during our sojourn in that
land OF saleratus, sage and sunshine, we could
see, dancing against the western sky, the
same phenomenon called the Northern Lights
This would be ut twilight, caused, of course,
Ivy the reflection Of the sunlight 10y the snow,
which. by recent thawing and freezing had
assumed very smooth, ley surface. ! have
sent you these facts 10 show that this phe.
nomenon is not peculiar to the north, and
that the established opinion relative to its
cause is perfectly correct, viz: reflection OF
the sunlight from ieicles suspended from the
North Pole.
Year: 1859

A LETTER from Paris, written to the Alta,
August 25th, says:


Perhaps it will be matter of interest to
your lady readers (nud certainly a matter of
interest to their husbands who pay for the
extensions) to learn that hoops are almost out
Of fashion in Paris


Last spring it was impossible for more than
one lady to walk on the narrow sidewalks
of the Rue Sivienne and Rue Richilieu, and
now two can walk comfortably side 10y side
-whoopl The reign of the balloon skirts is
nearly over, and next month will see the last
of them,
Year: 1859

The city government of Portland have
made special arrangements to do honor to the
arrival of the Great Eastern. President
Buchanan and his cabinet, and General Scott
have been invited to attend on the occasion.
Year: 1859

STAGE UPsET.-We learn that one Of Matte
q Co.'S line of stages, running between Oak
land and San Pablo, upset on the 5th inst,
on level road, near the residence of Mr..
Wilson, through the carelessness of the dri-
yer. There were seven or eight passengers
in the coach at the time four of whom were
more or less injured, among them a lady, who
was so severely Injured as to he insensible
for several hours Contra Costa GazeLte.
Year: 1859

WE learn from the Sacra nento Bee that
the United States surveyors being dilatory
in the matter of surveying the grant, the
Deputy State Surveyor has commenced a
survey on the tule lands within its limits, in
and about the city.
Year: 1859

VALUE OF SrRAw.-The Alameda County
Herald has the following in regard to straw


We are pleased to notice a more general
disposition manifested among the farmers OF
our county than usual to save and secure
their straw for winter use. Heretofore it has
been the rule to burn the straw upon the
ground where the threshing was done; and
the exception. to stack it for future use.
Now, we are glad to know That the system
is reversed, aud the rule is to save the straw.
while its destruction by the flames furnishes
the exception. Our farmers have been taught,
10y the very high price of forage last winter
the necessity of providing against a reeur =
renee of this scarcity again. During the last
winter, hay was sold for fabulous prices,
bringing, in some instances, 500 per ton
and we have known good straw to be sold
for $50 per ton. With this experience be.
fore them, it is not surprising to see our
farmers taking measures to preserve their
straw piles.
Year: 1859

The farmers of the Pajaro in Santa Clara
county have had better season this year
than those of any other section of the State.
All cereal and root crops have yielded most
bountifully.
Year: 1859

The WORKING MEN.-" The mechanics" says
Lord Byron, land working classes who can maintain
their families are in my opinion the happiest body
of men. Poverty is wrechcdness; but it is, per-
haps, to be preferred to the heartless, unmeanng
dissipation OF the higher orders" popular author
says :" have no propensity to envy any one, least
of all the rich and the great; but if were disposed
to this weakness, the subject Of my envy would be
a healthy young man, in full possession of. his
strength and faculties going forth in the morning to
work for his wife and children bringing them home
his wages at night"
Year: 1859

CoLD PoTAToEs SCoLLopEp.- .--Bruise
cold potatoes in a mortar or potato bowl;
beat well the yolk Of an egg. and mix it
with warm milk, with some salt. and a
small lump of butter: rub the potatoes
perfectly smooth, and incorporate this
mixture with them; put it into scollop
shell; score it over the surface and put on
it some small bits Of butter; brown it in
Dutch oven or with salsmander.