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Year: 1867

The dew lay glittering on the grass,


A mist lay on the brook;
AT the earliest beam of the golden sun,


The swallow her nest forsook.
The snowy bloom of the hawthorn tree


Lay thickly the ground adorning;
The birds were singing in every bush,


At five O'Clock in the morning.
And Bessie, the milkmaid, merrily sang,
For the meadows were fresh and fair;
The breeze of the morning kissed her brow,
And played with her nut brown hair;
But oft she turned and looked around,
As ifthe silence scorning;
Twas time for the mower to whet his scythe
A, five o'clock in the morning.
And over the meadows The mlwers came,
And merry their voices rang;
And one among them wended his Way
To where the milkmaid sang
And as he fingered by her side,


Despite his comrades warning,
The old, old story was told again,


AT five O'Clock in the morning.
Year: 1867

At St. Clair, Michigan, Charles T.
Wheeler sprang into the river and
saved a young girl from drowning
but while himself climbing back on
the dock, he was struck by propeller
coming up, and injured SO severely
that he sank back and was drowned
A few days before he came into pos
session OF $4,000.
Year: 1867

Once, when was little boy,
l sat me down to cry,
Because my little brother had


The biggest piece ofpie.
Twas not but l had quite enough,
But then l could not see
The reason why a partial nurse
Should give him more than me.
They said was naughty boy,
But l have oft seen men,
Behave themselves as foolishly
AS l behaved then.
For we are often thankless for
Rich blessings, when we sigh,
To think some neighbor has


A "bigger piece" of pie.
Year: 1867

Senator Wade was rather fierce
against the Democrats in his speech at
Portsmouth, Ohio, the other day
said he:


Now they talk of taxing United
States bonds. When a man talks
that way, look in his lace and you
will see Penitentiary oird. | would
not trust such a man In my sheep
pasture after dark. 2
Year: 1867

Since Longstreet spoke out manfully MS
he did upon the subject of Southern Recon
struction, it has been apparent that many of
the more sound and able thinkers of that
section have determined to meet the great
Issue more honestly than they heretofore
have done, and to recognize the inevitability
of the situation as revealed by the marvel.
lous progress of event Looking backward


in different spirit from those ho sullenly
and proGtlessly contemplate the Union rs
it was" says the Carson Appeal, they are
reminded that gigantic truth was uttered
when the irrepressible conflict" was fore
told and the deduction was made that the
United States must, sooner or later, be all
free or all slave holding communities. The
too manifest intention which prevailed
throughout the South imme iiately upon
Johnson's detection, to cheat the North of
its great victory is fast being abandoned ns
useless; and some of the honester minds are
beginning to. admit that that is false cause
which attempts to sustain itself by the arts
and bubbles of the prevaricator and the
double dealer. Doubtless the promptitude
with which Congress passed the Explanatory
Reconstruction Act convinced many Soath-
ern politicians who hoped to gain tempora
ry victory through Stanbery's Opinion, of
the utter hopelessness of longer maintaining
their attitudes of non compliance with the
law making power of the victorious North.
As indicative of this new and hopeful de
velopment we quote the following from late
number of the Richmond (Va.) Whig:


When the Yankees threatened war if we
seeded we thought it very amusing, when
they talked of conquering us we fanced
swagger could hardly go farther. Lincoln's
Emancipation Proclamation set the whole
Confederacy into guffaw. Later, when the
Republicans in Congress ventured to make
an issue with the Executive-the Executive
which for four years had been the Govern.
ment, and was still armed with the tremen-
dous power and patronage conferred by the
war-we thought the Republicans were
courtine the destruction of their party, and
looked to see them scattered like street rabbe
when grape shotted cannon are brough. to
bear upon them. Did they? Is Andy
johnson master of the situation Compare
his demeanor and language on his present
pilgrimage with what they were when lie
was " swinging round the circle" on his way
to the Chicago! To US, he seems to set the
South an example of decility and submission
under suijugation. We had some warning
too, that if 50 and so were not done, the
freedmen would be given the right to vote.
Nonsense, said we; where do you get the
right? And. simple souls, how secure we
felt under the agis of a Consultation we had
renounced Did it protect us? Now. what
Vice President Wade means by "anothcr
turn of the screw" is confiscation. Let who
will say 'pshaw," we don't. We have come
to have profound respect for warnings and
threats from such leaders of the Republican
party as Mr.. Wade.
Year: 1867

Tue Irish Republic, of Chicago, leading
Fenian organ. in commenting on a speech
recently delivered by JEFF. Davis, in Canada,
uses the following language, which we com
mend to the attention Of such of our Irish born
citizens as intend to vote the Democratic
ticket:


This arch. enemy of that great Republic
which the tyrants of England hate and fear
this champion Of the brutal ensiavement Of
millions Of men, as immortal as himself
this scourgo of humanity, with the blood of
slaughtered thousands on his skirts-has now
added another transcendent crime against
God and man to the long black list of his
horrid and hateful life.


He is now the champion Of the blessed
British empire the mnrtyred saint whose
orisons arise to heaven for the eternal per.
petuation of its rule.


Can the man who strove to strangle liberty
in America be the friend of liberty in Ire
land? Can those who are the loud mouthed
admirers of England be, at any time, or
under any circumstances, other than the
enemies of Ireland?


Then, for the sake of our suffering country.
let us have done with wretched names, and
still more wretched parties. Let us take our
stand on eternal principle. Liberty for Ire
land. and for all other lands, and death to
slavery and despotism all over the earth.
Year: 1867

DRUNK.-On Monday a drunken Indian
raised muss on Main street, with some o.
his tribe, and commenced throwing stones,
several Of which came near striking passers
by. lie was arrested by Charles Anderson
and escorted to Jail, wherein the Sheriff as
signed him quarters which he can occupy
until such time as he feels disposed to tell
where he procured the liquor. 1t is time that
tac practice of selling liquor to Indians was
stopped, and we hope the authorities will pay
particular attention to the matter. 1t is bad
enough to tolerate herd of lazy Diggers
around the town at all, but when they get
in the habit of getting drunk and throwing
stones at each other in our streets, It's time
the thing was stopped.
Year: 1867

SuAMuING.-Since receiving his sentence
to be hung. Indian Doc has adopted several
devices to escape from Jail. At one time he
pretended to ho awful sick. and commenced
splitting blood very copiously, after which he
tumbled over and lay as if dead but tinstead
Of removing him from the CELL and giving his
body to the Indians for burial, as the cul


prit had expected. the Sheriff left him in the
cell over night, and found him fully alive in
the morning. Shortly afterwards be repeated
the same dodge, but an examination Of his
mouth showed that he had some red sub.
stance concealed under his tongue, which at
once explained the cause of the hemorrbage.
Year: 1867

LOOK Blue The Democrats hereabouts
look decidedly blue and disappointed since
Bidwell's withdrawal, and the grea! Union
demonstration of Monday night. The large
and enthusiastic crowd proved to them that
the Union party was wide awake end numer-
ically as strong as ever. They had previously
consoled themselves with the delusion that
Union men were hopelessly divided, and so
perfectly Indifferent and apathetic as to per-
NIT the county to go for Haight and the
Democratic ticket. They now see their great
mistake. and are down in thu mouth in
consequence.
Year: 1867

WIrHDRAwN.-Gcneral Bidwell, seeing
that Sorehe ads and Copperheads were max
ing capital out of the peculiar position which
he occupied, has finally come ont and en-
phaticaliy declined to be a candidate, for
Governor on any ticket The General may
be slow to see point, but he will not know
ingly permit Democrats and their allies to
use him for the purpose of creating division
in the Union party. The General earnestly
advises all his friends to support and vote
for the regular Union ticket.
Year: 1867

PUBLIC SpEAKING.-Judge Hale, distin


guished lawyer and popular citizen of Placer
county, accompanied by our county Union
nominees, will speak on the political issues of
the day, at French Gulch, this Saturday
evening, and at Millville on Monday even
ing next. Judge Hale is an earnest and
forcible speaker, and one of the most thor


ough going Union men in the State. Those
who fail to hear him will afterwards regret
Year: 1867

CoAL.-A large and we'll defined coal vein
has lately been discovered near Round
Mountain, in this county. The quality
of the coal is excellent. Blacksmiths who
have used it say they prefer it to the coal
shipped from San Francisco TO this place.
The vein is easily worked, and something
like twenty tuns have already ben taken
ont
Year: 1867

PERsoSAL.-On Monday last we had the
pleasure of taking by the hand our genial
friend, 7. B. Merry. of the Red Bluff Inde.
pendent, and were pleased to find him in
excellent health and spirits. Brother Merry
is making good fight for the Union ticket
and the Union men of Tehama should stand
boldly by their colors and assist him in rem
dering their Local campaign thorough and
effective
Year: 1867

FoR REMoyAL.-The Santa Clara Union
County Convention passed a resolution de-
claring the people Of that count? in favor of
the removal of the State capital from the
mud hole in which it is now located 20 some
point accessible during the rainy season, and
where reasonable degree of health may be
expected to prevail.
Year: 1867

formerly resident of Weaverville, was kill
ed last week by the upsetting of a stage, near
Virginia, New. She was an estimable lady,
and her acquaintances here will learn of her
death with deep regret.
Year: 1867

DErEcTEp.-The wool buyers Of San Fran
cisco have discovered that the Wool raisers of
Tehama county have been in the habit of
sprinkling water on their wool while packing
it fst shipment, thereby greatly increasing
its wcirht
Year: 1867

81 The strike Of the miners in New Jersey
still continues and is increasing. Two thous-
and are idle or engaged WITH the strikers, and
all the mines in Morris county have suspended
work. The strikers obtain credit al the stores
as they have heretofore done, but it is only
because the dealers are afraid TO refuse them
No disturbance has occurred as yet but
trouble Is ser iously apprehended.
Year: 1867

Mental anxiety or excessive thinking tend TO
deaden the vitality of the scalp its effects are to
produce febrile affection Of the head, which
causes gray hair and badness and although
gray hairs may be honorable in old age, yet a
premature blanching, or loss of hair in tho young
or middle aged is to be regretted as it is natural
for us all to desire youthful appea, ance. we
would recommend to those afflicted in the above
manner, to use Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair
Renewer. This preparation will soon change
gray and brashy hair to its original color, and
make it OF siken texture; and will create new
growth when it has fallen of, ~ it furnishes the
nutritive principle which nourishes the glands
Of the hair, filling them with new life and color.
ing matter, and givinga healthy condition to the
whole fibrous mass-Drdnnstic Chronicle.
Year: 1867

To relieve the pressure upon our columns
for advertising space, we add two pages to
the FREE TRADER this week-being equal
to an addition of ten columns to our usual
one-fourth. This increase in size, though
not intended to be permanent, will be kept
up until the present pressure upon our COL
umns for advertising space shal! cease.
Year: 1867

Several of the leading Southern journals
are suggesting to the planters the policy of
planting cereals, and devoting no more


land to the culture of cotton, rice and sugar
than may be necessary for home consump-
ton. The starvation in some sections of
the South is serious argument i'm favor of
this course for the coming season. There
is deal of difficulty in making contracts


with the freedmen for the long season nee
essary to perfect the sugar and cotton crops:
but less time, fewer laborers, and far less
expense will suffice to fill the barns and
graneries of the South to overfowing, It
is getting to be generally believed, too, that
cotton is the main source of continued diff
culties between the Northern and
Southern States, and between the
white employers and black laborers
in ~ the, 8 South. Southern advocates
for universal complaining claim that,
so long as the South continues to raise
cotton, one-fffth of which is paid to the


Government at once, while the remainder
goes to the, Northern manufactures, or, in
other words, so long as the South EMPLOYS
Its capital and labor for the benefit OF the
North, the North will be rich and the South
poor; the North will be the master and the
south subordinate. With regard to the
Iaoor question, the raising of quick crops,
requiring little culture, like wheat and
corn, will render the planters comparative
ly independent of the freedmen, and will
open the way for the employment of white
immigrants, since these crops REQUIRE next
to no attention in the hot summer months.
whether these arguments are to the point
oEnot, tits quite certain that an immense
Year: 1867

lCorrespondence Boston Post1


Miss Hosmer is often seen in public hero
in Rome, at times driving handsome car
riage and span rapidly along the strl cts. at
which latter capacity she is goOd) to the
meet OF the foX-hounds on the Compagna
The pack this year is good, the sport fair,
and the amusement very fashionable. Miss
Hosmer is an. expert rider, and both she
and Miss Cushman are often seen going at
a furious pace over walls, fences and bitches
close upon the heels of reynard. Each of
these. ladies has strong and tireless ener-
gy, and muscular physique which1 many
men may well envy. They are gifted with
wonderful endurance, which the latter has


lften had occasion to display upon the
stage, and with which many of your read
ers are familiar. Both. are thoroughly
American and patriotic, yet of strong and
impressive individuality, that brings them
out in striking contrast with the rest of
society in Rome. Miss Cushman still con-
rinues to take the lead in all social affairs !;
and though now in mourning, yet dispens-


her old and abundant hospitality to her
American friends in aquiet and genial way
chat is so pleasing to every stranger. She
has always shown great kindness to artists,


specially to those from her own country
who have come here poor and friendless
md needed a helping hand, In this con-
nection her generosity and devotion have
been unlimited, and for it, if for nothing
else, she deserves the praise of every Amer
.ican. Often has she infused her own
temperament into the despair
ing, and given them fresh energy to en-
counter the hardships that so often sur
round the beginning of an artists career
And more than this, many a time has she
bestowed from her own'purse upon the de-
serving who were struggling with falling
means the aid that was SO much needed.
Miss Cushman has noble reputation in
her own country for benevolence and pub
lie spirit, but nowhere can one appreciate
so thoroughly as in Rome the good she has
been so unwearying in doing. l"s a"
Year: 1867

o The San Francisco Bulletin says that there
tare many good reasons for believing that
the sulphurets constitute the true matrix of
both gold and silver, and probably some
other metals. 1t is only within year or
two that it has been known that the sui
phurets collected from the tailings of our
quartz mills contained a very large per-
centage of gold, and even now the practice


of collecting and saving them has not be-
come general throughout the mines. A
large number of ledges very rich in gold,
combined with iron Pyrites or sulphurets,


have been discovered and opened in that
district during the past year and a half
The extraordinary richness of the crop
pings in free gold by reason of the decay
of the sulphurets at and near the surface,
caused by the action Of the elements, gave


that mining district deservedly high rep
utation, and caused the premature building
of tue town of Meadow Lake during the
spring of last year. - -so2
Year: 1867

attached TO the principles Of the consti.
tuition. Wicked men, ambitious OF
power, with hatred of liberty and con-
tempt Of law, may Fill the place once
occupied by Washington and Lincoln
aud, if this right Is conceded, and the
ealamities Of war again befall us, the
dangers to human liberty are frightful to
contemplate. If our fathers had failed
to provide for just such a contingency,
they would have been false to the trust
reposed in then. They knew-the his
tory of world told tnem-the nation they
were founding, be its existence short or
long, would be involved in war-how
often or how long continued, human
foresight could not tell-and that unlim-
tied power, wherever lodged at such
time, was especially hazardous 10 free
men. For this aud other equally weighty
reasons, they secured the inheritance
they fought to maintain, by ineOrpor-
ating in a written constitution the safe
guards which time had proved essential
TO its preservation. Not one of these
safeguards can the president or congress
or the judiciary disturb except the one
concerning the writ Of habeas corpus.


lcoScLUDED TOMORROW
Year: 1867

The wiugdam claim of Clark & Co, near High
Rock, has not psnned out very well the present
season. The company were in early in the season
ard had stripped about one hundred feet OF dirt
that promised to pay 800 to the pan. and were just
ready to commence mining, when their dam gave
way snd flooded the claim. The whole side Of the
dam was crushed in that it deemed mad
yisabe to attempt lis repair the present season,
AMI the company tried to get even by going into a
smaller space where they had worked last year.
They found nothing. however, and of course failed
to retrieve their misfortune. The glimpse obtained
of the rich deposits in their claim has, however
determined them 10 put in a dam another year
that VIII withstand hydraulic pressure until the ore
cau he panned out May their grit be pay grit
next time
Year: 1867

fue- VII be found the advertisement oi the celebrated
Institute established by J. c Young il 1ssa. In his
age Of deceit and eaTlaEanisn. i is boon TO the s
ering 70 point eut 20 them where they sure Of o
tanning the wished for cure and relief Under care Of
the skllfl doctor the sick and troubled divest
themselves Of their buren Of shame lay aside their
cross and health and happiness. yon are sick
or in trouble DO hesitate--ad tire advertisement and
and follow the advice. De let forget the number OF
the manner Of directing your letter Consultation Of
fee CSC Washington street. ssh Francisco.
Year: 1867

IrrGE sExToN'S little boy, who was somewhat
serioa>ly injured about the head and face BY being
thrown from his pony and dragged some distance
by his foot hanging in the strrup, is recovering
rom the effects OF his frig,l.fal ride.
Year: 1867

WALSH & ALLEN, of Marysville, one of the
heaviest dry goods dealing firms III Northern Cali
forna have written to Us to reserve them columns
space in our next issue which they propose to oc-
cupy by proposals to furnish the people of Butte
county with dry goods. They are already in re-
ceipt of the most extensive stock in the upper
country, which they selling at peace prices.
Persons living in Oroville and vicinity who may
desire TO purchase bill of dry goods, will find they
can procure better article at less cost, by taking
the cars aud going to Walsh & Aliens than by at
tempting to purchase elsewhere. Try it.
Year: 1867

Cousin Kate was sweet, widc.awake
beauty Of about seventeen, and she look
it into her head to go down on Long lsatd
to some relations of hers who had the mis-
fortune to live there. Among those rela-
tions, there Glanced to be young swain
who had seen Kate on previous occasion,
and seeing fell deeply in love with her.
lie called at the house on the evening OF
her arrival, and she met him on the piazza
where she was enjoying the evening air in
company with two OF thee Of her friends.


The poor fellow was so bashiul that he
could not iind bis tongue for some time
AT length he stammered out;


How is your motherY'


aQuite well, thank you"


"Another silence on the part Of Josh,
during which Kate and her friends did the
best they could TO relieve the mopotony,
After waiting about fifteen minutes for
him tO commence to make himself agreeable,
he again broke the spell by


allows your father ;" which was an
swered much after the same manner as the
first one, and then followed another silence
like the other.


"How's your father and mother again
put in the hashful lover.


"Oute WELL both OF them" This was
followed by an exchange of glances and a
suppressed smile. Silsaoe lasted some ten
minutes more, during which Josh was
idgeting IN his seat and stroking his sun
day hat. But al length another qustion
came


"HOw's your parents /"


This produced an explosion that made
I h. Ia n
Year: 1867

every movement Of the wheel Is instantly reported there
40 that the officer know &C once his orders have
been obeye and exactly how many degrees the rudder
has been turned. This communication being beyond
the control OF the helmsman, he cannot possibly
turn the wheel without the fact beng manifested upon
the dial The system may be made to communicate
orders the engineer. The steamer above named has
used this apparatus during two Voyages with great sue
cess The Life-Saving Commission, which met IN this
cy several months ago. recommended IL 10 the Govern
,nent for use upon all the Government vessels.
Year: 1867

.H%A curious bill. has passed the Senate OF
New York and is now pending before the
House. The bill makes 1t obligatory upon
every magistrate before whom person is
taken charged with crime other than murder,
TO take bail pending an examination No
matter how clear may be the proofs of guilt,
nor how certain conviction upon thai, W hen
bail is offered il must be accepted