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Year: 1859

Look at the domestic circle ! Not
more surely does the empress of night
illuminate and beautify the whole
canopy of heaven, than does woman.
if educated Alright, irradiate. and give
her fairest tints to her own freside.-
To leave her uncultivated. a victim Of
ignorance, prejudice, and the vices
they entail, is to take home to our
bosoms a brood that will inaict pangs
sharper than death. For the love
and honor of our homes, let us en-
courage the most liberal culture ofthe
female mind.-Young Maiden.
Year: 1859

CRIME NORTH AND SoUTH.--The New
York Courier, a Republican journal,
has an able article upon this subject
1t says "the contrast between the lrc-
quency Of crime in the Northcrn and
Southern States is remarkable. Of
course it is expected that the number
of crimes committed in the North will
be greater than at Soulh, but if the
proportion oil the number Of inhabi-
tanIs is regarded, it will be found that
in the South crime is not so frequent
as at The North. True it is that, ow.
ing to certain peculiar lotions of hon.
or, personal encounters, in which life
is often taken, are far more frequent
at the South than they are with us,
hut murder, adultery and other crimes
are by no means so frequent there
This is mainly to be accounted for by
the fact punishment is more certain
than it is here. The ten thousand
pleascas and excuses which have been
raised in favor of the criminal have
as yet found no favor there. There is
conservatism in the South in this
respect which cannot but excite our
admiration. The progressive ideas
which have done so much injury here,
there neyir find a root. Socialism
with its attendant destructive doc.
trines is never heard Of there. No
one would ever dream of attempting
TO establish there u Free Love insli.
tuition. Divorces are not granted on
frivolous preteXt, and in fact, a di.
vorce case is rarely found in any OF
the Court. Whether conservatism
be attributable to the influence Of the
peculiar institution is not for US to
say, but it is certainly desirable that u
similar conservatism should be found
the North.
Year: 1859

A beautiful thought is suggested in
the Koran: angels, in the grave
will not question thee as to the
amount of wealth thou hast left be-
hind thee, but what good deeds thou
hast done while in the world, to emit.
tie thee to a seat among the blest."
Year: 1859

1t SO happens that those hearts which
love the most strongly and deeply are the
ones which suffer the most from slight or
neglect, and which shrink most quickly
from GOODNESS and trifing.
Year: 1859

stead OF some other book at cqual cost.


bescech you all To live in habitual
contentment with moderate circum-
stances and gains of worldly store. and
earnestly to teach this TO your chill
dren and chidren's children after you,
by example as well as precept. BE
determined to know by experience a.
soon as may be whether Bible in
struction is of divine origin or not
BE sure TO owe no man anything, but
TO love one another. John Rogers
wrote to his children. "Abhor that ar
rant whore of Rome" John Brown
writes TO his children to abhor, with
undying hatred also. that sum of all
villanies-Slavery. Remember. he
that is slow TO anger is better than the
mighty, and he that rulcth his spirit
than he that taketh city. Remem-
ber, also. that they. being wise. shall
shine. AMI they that turn many to
righteousness as the stars for ever and
ever.


And now. dearly beloved family. to
God and the work of His Grace |
commend YOU all


Your aitectionatc husband and father.


JonS BRowN.
Year: 1859

You can well remember the changes
you have passed through. Life is
raadc up of a series of changes and let
us try to meet them in tho bost man
ncr possible. You will not wish to
make yourself and children any more
burtlensome to friends than you are
really compelled to do. | would not.


will close this by saying that if
You now feel that you are equal to the
undertaking. do exactly as you feel
disposed to do about coming to see me
before | suffer. am entirely willing.


Your aiiectionatc husband,


JoHN BRowN
Year: 1859

When you wake up, do not roll over,
but roll out. 1t will give you time to
ditch all your sloughs, break them up.
harrow them and SOW them with tlmo-
thy and red clover. One bushel OF c.o-
yer to ten bushels timothy is sufficient.


Make your fence high, tight and
strong. SO that it will keep cattle and
pigs out. If you have brush, make your
lots secure and keep your hogs from the
cattle; for if the corn is clean. they will
eat it better than if 1t is not.


BE sure to get your hands to bed by
I o'clock. They will rise early by the
f rec Of circumstances.


Pay a hand-if he is poor hand all
you promise him. Ifhe is good hand.
pay MIN little more; 1t will encourage
him to do still better.


i am satisfied that getting up early.
Industry. and regular habits, are the best
medicines ever prescribed for health.


When it comes rainy, bad weather, so
that you cannot work out OF doors, cut
and split your wood. Make your tracks
when it rains hard, cleaning your sta
bles or fixing something which you
would have to stop the plough for and
fix in good weather. Make your traks
liking your fence or gate hat Is off the
hinges, or weather. DO .rdink your oarn
where the wind has blown ot the siding
or patch the roof Of your house or barn.
Year: 1859

While grapes may be grown in such
profusion and with 50 little labor, il 10 4
little remarkable that q supply for every
household in the country is not secured.
not only in tie regular season Of them.
but to last until Spring. There 10 no
trouble in keeping graz cs through the
winter as fresh as when they are first
gathered. In seasons when other fruit
is scarce, no greater luxury can be en-
joyed than dish of fresh grapes in win
ter.


In gathering grapes for keeping fresh.
they should be allowed to hang on tho
vines until they are fully ripe, ard then
gathered with care, to avoid bruisiny.-
The fairest punches should he chosen to
put away. and with pair ef small scis-
sors all defective and bruised berries
should be cut off. They should then be
placed in boxes well ventilated, and re.
main for a few days when they should
be packed in boxes holding six or eight
pounds each, first sprinkling the bottom
with layer Of mahogany saw-duss, OF
what is better, turning chips. then lay.
er OF grapes, and then saw.dust alter
nately to the top. it is not important
that the box be tight, it is better that it
should not be. these should be put in
the coolest place in the house. where
tie air is dry. On the approach Of
freezing weather they may be removed
to upper shelves suspended in the cellar.
or in any dry room where the tempera-
tute is rs near the freezing point as pas.
sible. Some recommend cotton batting
IN place Of the turning chips,but We have
always been most successful with the
latter.


A most valuable addition to our old
stock of grapes has been made in several
new varieties. Some of them are we'll
suited to the various attitudes of the
United States up 10 the 43d degree
North.


Every homestead should have its half.
dozen vines, at least, of the kinds best
suited to the locality-trained to the
out.houses, where they occupy no room.
These, if taken care OF, will afford an
abundant supply for the family during
the grape season, and leave good store
for winter Valley Farmer.
Year: 1859

TOPPING CoRN.-Somc Of your con.
trlbutors differ relative to the practica-
bii1y o cutting off the tops Of corn.


My limited experience In the culture
of corn. much .nc!incs me to favor the
practice OF cutting off The tops at an
early day. The reasons for SO doing iu
brief are as follows:


As soon as the corn is full, remove the
top. The hot sun soon sears the cut
en- OF the stalk, and what supply Of
nourlshment was intended for the top,is
saved for Tie ear; consequently, the ears
will ripen fuller than it otherwise would.
If the tops are removed previous TO the
high winds accompanying autumnal
storms, the corn will be partially, at
least, protected and save The corn
Will ripen sooner, and, think, sounder.


The tops will be worth double what
they otherwise would he to remain un.
til the corn is sufficiently ripened to put
into shocks.


The sugar contained in the stalk is
its real value The sooner the top is
cut after it attains its full growth, tho
more is saved. Ii suffered to remain,
nearly all Of It's value escapes BY evapo-
ration.


True, if you cut up and shock before
the corn is quite ripe, you save tribe
in the value Of the butt stalks; but not
enough to compensate for the top stalks.
The increased labor in tying up and
shocking will quite balance that of top
ping.-New Eagtaad Farmer.
Year: 1859

tion OF the road Ia addition to that have school
fund OF $4,000 0Oo which has been and VIII be loaned
10 these roads aid and assist in their construction TO
the extent OF Sc 00O mile Besides we have peculiar
population in Texas people are largely interested IN
the real estate Of the country the value Of which %
extent depends the completion OF these roads
We have larger number Of andholde in proportion To
population than any State In the Union From the
poorest TO the most wealthy people taking stock
in the roads. WhyY Because, aside nom the bonus to
be received magnificent land grants and the IN
creased value OF real estate have in Texas the finest
country IN the world which 10 construct railroad
and country situated, geographically that we have
no navigation comparatively speaking and are driven TO
make roads from necessity. Thesc some OF the rea
sons which induce rae TO beIyc that suoh roads in the
hands of such people are bound 10 succeed As an ev
dence Of the ceapness OF their construction will read
short paragraph from report OF the president oi The
Vicksburg, III Paso, and Pacific road Immediately on
this line. lie says


The grading of the first fifty miles win cost S56 600
Sec the able report of engineer These estimates
we have tested by letting out twenty miles Of the road
aud the contractors make handsome profits their con-
tracts. 3 'Ibe ability to proceed with the con-
strucon increases with the progress of the works If
the land grant should be sold a 81 80 per it would
amount 70 81 600 per mio sum fully sufficient
pay for the entire cost Of the road and if the grant
should be worth much as the grant TO the Central m
nois road ten dollars per acre it would amount to 100
600 per mile and after paying for the road would leave
bonus of $50 900 mile to be divided among the stock
holders "


In that country, where there is in many places but


little more To do than lay down the ifon railroads can
be constructed for sl5,OOO per mile When say tis


not imagining what can be done, but am speaking
OF what has been done. do not pretend to say that
the whole line will be constructed for this amount but


do say that the cost of the whole line will not average
than $50 600 mile and at most S25, 600 and 1t
only cost the latter for small sections These
estimates may startle gentlemen who live in other
regions of the country where railroads have to be built
over lofty mountains by inclined planes and through
deep cuts, and carried over broad rivers We have no
Eur tfIlulf i'm kxa


would further suggest the advantages Of the climate
in the latitude which the III Paso route must pass


latitude favorable for the business OF its construction
and of its operation being free from and ice at
all seasons, which is often found troublesome in
northern latitude. Aud, further STILL this road would
reach from the extreme northeastern portion of the Uni
ted States to the extreme Southwest passing in dag
onal direction across the Union, thereby making it
equally convenient both the North and the South to
Year: 1859

Large fires of brush and pitch pine are
kept burning in the claims, both for the
light and heat they afford; and as the
miners further light up by means of
torches, the spectacle presented at night
by one of these Illuminated chasms is
very wild and singular, suggestive of a
place whose existence modern theology
is beginning to disbelieve. This night
work viii last for two or three months
The miners are said to be all doing well,
and we are informed that a large amount
of dust is sold to buyers every week.
Year: 1859

On TIE WING.-The Pixies Peak
excitement is extending even to Califor-
MIA. The unsuccessful, the idle and the
vicious amongst our heterogeneous and
mercurial population, are already turn
ing their eyes towards the new Ell Dor
ado. Several of our exchanges mention
preparations that are being made for al.
emigration to the Platte, and it is prob
able that the beginning of summer will
find large number on their way thither.
Unless future developments prove the
gold fields in the Platte river region to
be superior to those here, California will
not suffer much from the competition,
except, perhaps, by losing the eastern
emigration that might have otherwise
come through. But in any event the
new placers arc certain ultimately to
advance the interests of the Pacific
States. If they yield to labor anything
like fair remuneration there will soon
.be large population and new State
.there, and we shall be through that
means more nearly connected with the
eastern side of the continent. Anything
which tends to settle up the country be-
tween the Sierra Nevada and Mississip-
pi must benefit California. She possess
ses advantages which will make her al
ways attractive, and she will hereafter
draw from other gold fields as they have
heretofore drawn from her.
Year: 1859

"IN A PARLoUs STATE. Some of
our neighbors at Nevada are in bad
way, if we may believe correspondent
of the Pacific Methodist, who writes:


"Multitudcs of souls here are going
to perdition Some of them, if not
saved through the anstrumentatity of
the Methodist Church, South, very prob
ably will be forever lost"


What an awful place that county seat
must be, to be surel And to make the
matter worse, there is "only one very
poor preacher of the South Church in
all the territory of Nevada county,
Year: 1859

CAMPToNyILLE.-The Masonic fra
.ternity at this place are making arrange
ments for splendid ball, to be given on
St. Johns day, June Oath. A joint
committe from the Lodge and Chapter
have the affair in charge, and will not
allow it to be inferior to any similar Gel
ehration elsewhere. A general invita-.
tior to attend is extended to all men,
bers of the Order.
Year: 1859

In the last number of the Press we
remarked that ga great proportion of
the prisoners now confined atSan Quen-
tin and ir the county. nils were brought
here innocent children, and through
the neglect of parents, or Of communi-
ty, grew up in vice and graduated as
criminals" Upon this the Marysville
Democrat observes:


The Press is in error, we think, in the
above statement Not many children,
brought to California, are either in the
penitentiary or in the county jails. The
great majority of convicts are among
those who, vile and criminal in the old
States, or in the old countries, came here
for the purpose Of carrying out their us,t-
al mode of life s


Our staten ent was predicated upen
the State Prison statistics, expressions
in gub"rnatorial messages, and personal
observation extending through ten years
residence in the State. The report of
the State Prison Directors for the year
1858 gives the whole number confined
in San Quentin at 5S2. OF this num-
Der 242 were between the ages of twenty
and twenty-five, and eiyhty-two under
age The Governor has frequently re-
marke d to the effect that most OF the
prisoners were young men, confined for
the first offence; and the report Of the
Warden shows that there were only
seventy-one convicts con6nd for the sec.
ond offence at the end of last year. 1t
is no violent assumption to say that a
majority of these young criminals came
to this State innocent children. There
are hundreds of children now in the
State growing up to no better des-
tiny. San Francisco alone is raising
precious crop of them Whe does not
remember in the early days how little
boys could be seen gambling in nearly
every saloon? And where could these
boys be the readiest found to-day, if not
Ill tuc TtilkS vi our CTliulildlS ucIC
are no statistics by which we can prove
that the county jails are tenanted by the
same large proportion of youthful crim-
inals but the experience of every per-
son who has given the subject attention
will amply confirm our opinion that such
is the case.


AS we said before, these are disagree
able things to acknowledge, but they
should be met and remedied. We love
California, as our home and probable
sepulchre, and want to see her second to
no State in the Uaion on the score of
morality and intelligence. To make her
SO, plain talking and vigorous action are
both wanted. The press can do the one,
and the Legislature ought mainly to do
the other, though so far its members
have exhibited degree of Indifference
to the cause of education and reform
which is actually shameful.
Year: 1859




to the published proceedings of
meeting of the miners of Columbia,
Kennebec and Chimney Hill Districts,
ito be found in another column, it will
be seen that all labor has been suspen-
ded in those places and a determined
strike made for the reduction of water
rates From all that we can learn, the
miners in these districts are driven to
this step by necessity. At twenty-five
cents an inch their claims will not yield,
as rule, more than water money. Such
being the case it would be folly for them
to continue work. A reduction of the
price of water to fifteen cents would,
they contend, allow them chance to
make wages from their diggings. As
the interests of miners and ditch owners
are mutually dependent, it is to be hoped
for the good of both that the latter will
accede to the demand for reduction,
which, under the circumstances, is not
unreasonably made. A long strike will
prove disastrous to all parties, but par
ticularly SO to the ditch owners, for the
miners will sooner leave their diggings
altogether than pay for water every dol
lar they yield. The value of diggings
must always regulate that of water, and
it is poor policy to hold out for high
price thsn the miner can afford to give.


THE FOLSOM EXPRESS. paper
is SUI generis in California The editor
is Thomas Mooney Esqr., the we'll known
anthor of history of Ireland, which
work he is now republishing in the En-
press He has attracted some attention
by his scheme for line of Australian
and China steamers, and by his propo-
sition to build and supcrintend the pro-
posed Branch State Prison These three





things make his paper peculiar, to say
nothing of it's intense Irishism. He
appeals for support particularly to his
own nationality, and certainly makes
the paper of much interest to his coun-
trymen. We regret, however, to see an
American journal wear such foreign
aspect. We ought to be all country
men, and all Americans here.


The Etpress asks us to mention the
name of some worthy, whole-souled
Irish citizen of this place, to act as
agent. Sam Abbey is the best fellow
we know for the purpose, and is already
in the news business.
Year: 1859

In lecture to young, men, recently
delivered at Mobile, by the Rev. DR.
Lord, we find the following suggestive
and beautiful passage:


"Dare the young husband at the al
tar of the Most High God swear to
cherish and protect until death shall
break the golden chain, the fair and
timid girl who stands at his side, who
forsakes for him the fathers care and
the mothers tenderness, and then 60
away to the paths of sin, and brutalize
himself to death ? Dare he bring dis
honor upon the wife of his bosom, and
leave in misery and want what he
found in beauty and happiness?


Dare he substitute n drlvellng
drunkard for the promising youth, who
in the glory of his MANHOOD, vowed
before heaven and in the presence of
angels and men, to be to her in place
of-nay, more-all.kindred and friends;
Dare he leave to his innocent children
the Inheritance of an evil example, and
worse than all, the constitutional taints,
profigacy or intemperance, the fearful
law by which the Supreme Judge visits
the iniquities Of the father upon the
children ?''
Year: 1859

NOTICE is hereby given that by virtue of a
~ license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
of Probate in and for the County of Cass, in the
State of Michigan, / shall offer for sale at public
Auction: The undivided one-fiith part of the
following described real estate to wit: The east
half of the north west quarter of section one.
in township eight south of range sixteen west, the
east half of the south west quarter of said section
one, and the east half of the south west quarter of
section twO in town and range above all in Cass
County Michigan, subject to the right of Dover
of the widow of Oliver Drew, deceased on Satur-
day the seventeenth day of December next be-
tween the hour of nine o'clock in the forenoon and
the setting of the the same day, on the premi-
ses above described. the property of Cornca
A. Drew, minor child Of Oliver Drew deceased.
HORACE THOMSON, Guardian.


October %. 1859. nov3-2Sw6
Year: 1859

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of a
~ license granted by Clifford Shanahan, Judge
OF Probate, in and for the County of Cass, in the
State of Michigan: | shall offer for sale at pub
lie Auction, the undivided two-fifths of the follow
ing described real estate to wit: The east half OF
the north west quarter of section one, in township
eight, south of range sixteen west the half OF
the south west quarter of said section one and the
east half of tho south west quarter of section two
in town and range above, all in Cass County,
Michigan, Inject to the right of Dover of the
widow of Oliver Drew, deceased, on Saturday, the
seventeenth day of December next, between the
hour of nine o'clock, in the forenoon and the
setting of the sun the same day, on the premises
above described, as the property of Harvey L.
Drew and Perry G. Drew, minor chdrn of Oliver
Drew deceased


MARCUS SIIERRILL, Guardian.


October q? 1889 noy3-3Sw6
Year: 1859

ment, wear the ring on this finger. The favor.
ite and popular finger has been at all times
the third from the thumb, and the origin of
this is so curious that we must not pass it over
in silence II is maintained that an artery
leads thence directly to the heart, and it is by
right of this relation that marriage rings are
placed on it. Old apothecares used to mix
their prescriptions in presence of the client
with this privileged finger to indicate that no
hnrful substance was present. The thumb
had hid its day Of glory, when it was ordered
to open the touchpan, or take the cartridge by
the aid Of the first finger. Formerly, soldiers
and physicians wore their rings upon the thumb
II was thought that this ring, which was usn-
ally very large, contained suitable cvrdials TO
dSinIect sick room or reanimatc q wounded
warrior.
Year: 1859

EE The strawberry crop is likely
to prove a partial failure this season. 1t
was supposed that we should have much
larger quantity than would be necessary to
supply the domestic demand, but from pre-
sent appearances there will not be straw
berry shipped from Davenport this year
The cold weather and frequent showers are
sure death to this delicate fruit, and We
have no doubt the frost of last week worked
much injury to all kinds Of luxuries
Year: 1859

NorIcK.- We shoull be pleased to
have our Davenport merchants call at our
office and examine specimens Of eur job
printing. We think it little the finest ever
done in this vicinity. We are now engaged
in getting up come new and elegant forms,
OF blanks which have give such general sat
isfaction heretofore.