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Year: 1861

BSy~ The Sacramento correspondent of the
Marysville Express tells of a customer who at
tended one of the theaters at the capital, and
remarked concerning the dancing, that " to
any person who went much on the intellectual,
such capering would naturally appear to be
ID foolish"


The Mountain Messenger says the above is
sensible. 1t may appear so to those whose
Stoical natures are unswayed by the beautiful
deneations of the befurcated drama
Year: 1861

RAISING THE BEAR FLAG.-Butte Mills, generally
known as Dogtown, in this county, has long been
known a sort of an Independent republic in the
county, ''wheel within wheel as it we've. 1t
was reported, short time since that fired by the
secession movement, the residents of that burgh


had raised the Rear flag and declared themselves
Independent. The report was not entirely without
foundation, although the act of secession was not
consummated. Secession not exactly approved
by all the worthy burghers of the aforementioned
town. The act of raising the flag was denounced
as treason by some, and it was rumorcd that one
resoute person had announced his determination to
save the Union by shooting the first and every per


son who attempted to raise the secession This
alarming state of affairs was talked over by the
boys and the programme of action arranged and
well understood by all but two of the consprators


Preparations for raising the flag then made,


es! the crowd grasped the halyards ready to throw
ortin and cactus to the breeze, when-bang went
a revolver. One of the conspirators claPped his
hand to his breast, fell over and ''ded without a
sign Crack again went the revolver, and the
crowd fed precipitately, seeking shelter in the bar


icade room of hotel, where counsel was held


and two persons were found as ready to treat as
they were to retreat few minutes before. Thus is
1.-The winter of our discomfort made glorious sum-
mer by the sons of'-the town above mentioned.
Year: 1861

AN ACT OF JUsTIcE.-We had the pleasure
of announcing in portion of our edition last
week, that, the Assembly had expunged the
resolutions of censure against the late Senator
Broderick from their records. They were
made the special order for today in the Sen
ate, and we have to chronicle their passage in
our next 1t is objected to the expunging
process by some, among other reasons. that
one Legislature has no right to mutilate the
journals of preceding session. If those
journals contain a false statement it is not
only a right, but the duty of the Legislature
TO correct them. No one denies but what the
resolutions of censure declare falsehood. and
were not, for that reason alone, an act becom-
ing the dignity OF the people Of tie State of
California. The argument that Mr. Broderick
voted against the English bill, after the receipt
Of the resolutions of instruction to vote for
Lecompton, is not applicable. They were
distinct measures and the former more infa-
nous than the latter. Neither should the fact
that Mr.. Broderick opposed the Administra-
tion, have any weight in preventing the pass
age of the cxpunging resolutions. The very
men who now use this argument against the
resolutions, are opposing the Administration
of Mr.. Buchanan, and denying his right to use
force in the execution of the laws Of the Fede-
raj Government. We hope the Senate will
consumate this act of justice, notwithstanding
the opposition of men, who conlended when
the censure was unjustly bestowed, that the
political mandates of the Federal Government
were all powerful and must be obeycd, but who
now rebuke that Administration for the feeblest
of efforts to enforce the Federal laws
Year: 1861

British Consular agents in the principal
cities of the-Sduth to Lord Lyons, who,
in his official capacity, it appeared, had
forwarded the Confederate documents on
their way to England. How they fell in
to the hands Of our officers is more than
l can tell at present. That the Presi
dert and Cabinet were a good deal excl
ted BY the development made by the OBJ
taiuing OF the papers there is no doubt.
1t is possible that Lord Lyons will be
able TO explain the matter satisfactorily
to our government, and thus extricate
himself from the suspicion that now rests
upon him or colIusion with those who
are in open rebellion against the govern
ment to which he is accredited.
Year: 1861

When the wild dark rains their dirges sing,


And the winds of winter roam,
And we feel that life is bitter thing


As we sit by the fire alone
How we picture the loving face that smiled


From It's place in the old armed chair,
And thrill TO the kiss of darling child


As we part its golden hair
Sweet, though sad such dreams must be,
Coming ever and aye to me-
Memory 20 Memory!
When we stand on the perilous deck at night;


And hear the breakers roar
When the anchor snaps and the lurid light


Reveals the long lee shore
Lo a cottage lamp with its glimmering rays


Shines soft on the gloom afar,
And we hear the voices of bright home-days


As we craah on the rocky bar
Sweet, though sad such dreams must be,
In the wild perils of the sea
Memory 20 Memory!
All the lovod and the. dead will in thought


come back,


To comfort the loyal heart
And the vision of home will light up her track


When the ships great timbers part
But tears will the strong mans checks bedcw


AS the wilder memories come,
OF one to her early VOWS untrue,


And q sad forsaken home!
Darker than death such dreams must be,
To one so true of heart as thee,
Memory 20 Memory
Year: 1861

with practice, lie could do many things
with his left arm, and at length adopted
the business of vinegrower.


As he grew older, his beard grew
heavier, so that in year little Henri,
his son, Lad to part, with his chubby fin
gels, the thick crisp hair to get at the
sabre scar, when he wanted TO hear the
story of the hard fight for the young cap
tain, and the banner, and Of the great
Emperor on the hill, overlooking every
thing with his keen, gray, unflinching
eyes.
Year: 1861

4 third stone fleet Of twenty vessels,
carrying upwards Of six thousand tons Of
stone, will be ready 10 sail from New
Bedford in few days to be sunk in the
outer channel Of Charleston harbor and
Stone Inlet The first fleet was sunk in
the "rat.holes" Of the North Carolina
coast the second fleet At the entrance OF
Savannah and now the third will seal
up Charleston.
Year: 1861

4 GREAT TRUTH IN A SMALL PARA
GRApn.-One secret Of the practical fail
ure in after lie Of SO many promising
young persons is, we apprehend, thai
they did not leern that mans capacity
and success in the world is estimated not
by what he can do, but by What he does
do The oposite heresy is, we are sorry to
believe, early imbibed in most of our sem.
inaries of learning. How the youth Of gen.
ius,real or supposed,i is worshipped by his
associates, and too often by society also
while the more diligent Plolder is left in
neglect to - work out his own salvation
as he almost infallibly does
Year: 1861

LIFE WITHOUT LOvE.-We sometimes meet
with men who seem 10 think that any indul-
eence in an atfectionate feeling is weakness
They will return from a journey and treat
their families with a distant dignity, and
move among their children with cold the and
lofty splendor of an iceberg surrounded by its
fragments. There is hardly more unnatural
sight earth than one of those families
without heart. a father had better extin-
guieh boys eyes than take away his
heart Who that has experienced the joys of
friendship, and values sympathy and affec-
ton, would not rather lose all that is beau q.
your hearts best affections. IndAL Lgs i'm the
warm and gushing emotions Of Glial. paren tai
and frugal love.
Year: 1861

EFFECTS OF THE WAR IN New YoRK-A
Procession Of Starring WOmen.-Here is the
other side OF the picture, phase of the infa-
nous war that the Lincolnites and Unionists
do not hold up to their readers to see. We
copy from the New York Journal of Com
merce of the 10th:


large number Of hungry women wi tn ba-


bies in their arms, gathered on Monday in


front Of the branch office of the Union De-
fense Committee, No. IA Fourth avenue, ex-
pecting aid from the committee. That office
not having been re-opened, the half. .famished
creatures marched, two by two, TO the City
Hall, in search of the Mayor, who was not


there. Tired with their long walk, and rave
nous for food, they became wild with disap-
pointment on learning that the Mayor was
not in. One of them threatened to drown
herself and child. Another said she was will
ing to starve, but her baby should have food
even ii she stole it. third stared that she
would never have allowed her son to enlist


lin the Mozart regimenD if he had not prom
ised that his mother would receive 50 a week


from the city.


These frantic expressions of grief and rage


were at last silenced by one of the Mayors
clerks, who direc ted the poor women to the
rooms of the Union Defence Committee, in


Pine street. Thither they went, and rushed


into the apartment crying out, "We are starv-
ing, we want money" General Wetmore,


secretary of the committee, kindly explained


to the clamorous crowd that there was no


money on hand, but that several gentlemen


were trying to raise some, and would probably


be ready to relieve them in a day or two. He
advised them to ogo home. This advice, though


undoubtedly well meant. did not nil empty
stomachs, and the poor women continued to
plead for money and food, alternating their
entreaties with execrations upon the war, the
committee and the city authorities for a long
time. Finally, finding that their implorations
availed nothing, they one after another with
drew from the committees rooms, to seek for
cold charity in the streets or to go home and
starve.
Year: 1861

. -.


Via Chambersburg, Nay 20 /
! have lust returned from Harper's Ferry. Two
thousand hssissppians arrived there 10 day they are
hard looking set, poorly clad and dirty Two regiments
arrived from Alabama yesterday They are Of the Same
stamp.


The small pox has broken out among troops there
company of cavalry left Harpers Ferry for Martins
burg this morning, 70 watch and prevent Union men
from voting on the 23d Of this month as ths strong
Union district.


The Home Guards OF Frederick CITY have arrested o
man who was setting FIRE TO large tan yard and barn
He put in jail The city s guarded by armed Union
men, and all secessIonists are watched closely.
The Union OF this district will nominate candi.
date for Congress next Saturday. Tho nominee viii be
unconditional Union man, against whom there wiz be
no opposition.
Year: 1861

There no truth in the statement about the fight be
tween tho two steamers at the mouth OF the Potomac
II was intended be sent into Virginia. to Dcte the
people 10 action.


The blockade Of Richmo end is perfect that II is i'm
possible for Q steamer to leave tnat port.
Year: 1861

~" HEADACHE is the favorite sign by which nature
makes known any deviation whatever from the natural
state OF the bran aud viewed in this light it may be look
cd on as safeguard intended give notice of disease
which might otherwise escape attention. till too late to be
remedied and its indications should never be neglected
Headaches may be classified under two names, viz -
Symptomatic and IdOpathic Symptomatic Headache is
exceedingly common and Is the precursor of great va
rety of diseases among which are Apopexy, Goul,
rheumatism, and all fcbrc diseases In it, nervous form
it is sympathetic Of disease of the stomach constituting
SICK headache, of hepatic disease constituting bilious
hsadche OF worms constipation and other disorders Of
ibe bowels, well renal and uterine affections Dis
of the heart very frequently attended with
lleadaches Anemia and PLETHORA are also affections
which frequently occasion headache Idopahic Head
ache is also very common, being usually distinguished by
the name OF nT0oi hyaddcbe sometimes coming on sud
denly in state Of apparently sound health and proslrat
ing at once the mental and physical energies and in 9th
er instances il comes slowly heraded 10y depre of
spirits acerby of temper In most instances the pain
is in the front Of the head or both eyes, and
sometimes provoking vomiting under this class may al
so he named Ne,VaiQid


For the treatment OF either class OF Headache the Caph
allie Pills have been found sure and safe remedy, r.
ieying the most acute pains in few minutes and by it.
subtle power eradclng the diseases of which Headache
is the unerring index:
Year: 1861

THE AMALGANATIoN or LANGUAGEs.-There is grow.
ing tendency in this age to appropriate the xpress


i've words OF other languages and after while TO incor-
porate them into own thus the word Cephalc which
is from the Greek sgnfying "for the head is be-
great Headache remedy but it will soon be used in a
general way and the word Cephalic will become as
common as Eectrotype and many others whose dstnc-
tion as foreign words has been worn away by common
usage until they seem native aud to the manor born"
Year: 1861

GREAT DIscovERr.-Among the most important of al
the great medical discoveries ofths age may he consd
cred the system of vaccination for protection from Small
Pcx, the Cephac Pill for relief of Headache and th'
use Of Quinne for the prevention of Fevcrs either Of
Which is sure specfc whose benefits will be experienc
ed by suffering humanity long after their dscoverers ar
forgotten
Year: 1861

CE5 Did you ever have the Sick Headache? DO you
remember the throbing temples, the fevered brow, the
loathing aud dgust mt the sight of food. How totally
unfit You were for pleasure conversation study. Onc
of the Cephaic Pills would have relieved you from all
the suffering which you then experienced For this and
other purposes you should alwys have box of item Oh
hand to use as occasion Iequiree.
Year: 1861

IO III tilO SO@uA~@"


All are ready to concede that those who
have gone from the endearments OF the home
circle to the seat Of war, to endure the la
bors, sacrifices and perils of a soldiers lite,
aud upon whose success depend the cherished
hope Of glorious government, are worthy OF
q place in the prayers of the lovers ol o'od
and their country. But who prays for them
Who prays for the missionary enterprise, and
those who are toiling amid the darkness OF
hcathendom to spread the liz ght Of the gospel ?
Is it the person who contributes literally to
promote the object, or the one who declines
to heed the call in behalf of those who are
perishing for the bread of life? Tho tre-
quency and tervency of our prayers is likely
to be in proportion to the interest we feel tor
their success and salvation. 1t this IS the
case, those who give the most in proportion
to their means, will be likely to offer the most
earnest prayers to Heaven for his blessing


We have been led to these thoughts by the
reception of four dollars, a voluntary offering
from Christian lady, to be expended In re-
licious tracts and reading to be disbursed
among our Vermont soldiers Here is a
worthy example for others to follow. The re-
suit Of such labors eternity alone can reveal
Our recent news from the army brings the
pleasing intelligence, that on last Sabbath
seven soldiers in the New Hampshire Third
Regiment received the ordinance OF baptism
Such news will be received with gatitudo by
every Christian heart. Many of those who
have gone from us, and thus periled theil
lives in this struggle, may never return. They
may fall.by disease in the camp, or be salr
upon the field of battle. We should spare
no pains to induce all SO to live that life Of
death shall be gain to them.
Year: 1861

The National CoNFL1cv.--The Christian
MteUiqencer, New York, which has always
been Of the ultra conservative school, has an
article in 4 late issue ending thus:


We are not only fully committed to the
prosecution 0. the war, but our people know
and feel that it is a matter Of national life or
death 10 them; that If we allow ourselves 10
be beaten in this contest, our prestige wi!l be
gone forever; our career as nation will DC
orouga: 10 an inglorious conclusion ropuoll-
can Institutions will be pronounced mlsera-
bic failure; and the index on the dial plate
Of Time will be set back hundred years
Year: 1861

FAMILY WoRsu1r-Tnuss speaks the Maine
Evangelist on the influence of family wor'
ship =.


The daily, regular, and solemn reading of
Gods holy word by parent before his chill
dren is one of the most powerful agencies OF a
Christian life. We are prone to undervalue
this cause. 1t is constant dropping, but it
wears its mark into the rock. a family thus
trained cannot be ignorant OF the word. Inc
whole Scriptures come repeatedly oelore 'ne
mind. The most needless child must observe
and retain some portion Of the sacred oracles
the torcetful must treasure up some passa ges
Of life. No one part of juvenile education
is more important. Between families thus
instructed, and those where the Bible is not
read, the contrast is striking. 10 deny
such course OF influence to the youthful


mind is an injustice, at the thought OF which
a professor Of Christianity may well tremole'
Year: 1861

and roofs of which the murderous paving
stones were thrown upon the heads of
those who thought themselves among
friends, and to pass ones common travel
ler's eye over the faces of the very crowd
who, few days before, had been the wit
nesses of the first dreadful act in great
historical drama! This street is lined
with the dirty dwellings of the lower
classes, and the inhabitants were all in
sulky and silent groups, at their doors,
cellar-steps and broken windows, appar-
emily all hopelessly idle, and all bad and
wretched. What can life be worth, on
such conditions


There were two mob gatherings, by the
way, while l was in Baltimore-6ghts of
the populace with drunken soldiers-and,
as happened to be passing through the
street at each time, it gave me an oppor-
tunity to see the common physiognomy in
its more excited phase. 1t is curious how
different it is from the ordinary look 1t
improves the animal. A man holding
himself ready for fight is picturesque
nostrils uncohsciously war-horse-y, brows
drawn down and lip firmly set. But
was very much struck with the way was
myself measured by the look of suspi-
cious inquiry as stranger in the crowd.
Possibly it was because my companion was
leading man of one of the two parties
there intermingled, (and | learned after
wards that | was taken for cavalry man
out of uniform. who was probably looking
on, for an object,) but it was an askance
perusal of my face which was quite differ
ent from the direct gaze of common curl
osity--a lurking doubt about whether
should be worth shooting or not, in case
of general conflict. Knowing that ev-
cry second man had pistol in his pocket
to say nothing of knives and paving.
stones, | felt rather an agreeable CONSCIOUS.
ness of "let off," on getting round o
peaceable corner.
Year: 1861

SINGULAR FREAK OF LIGHTNING.-Mr
E. w. Smith of Ludlow sends us an ac-
count of somewhat singular freak Of
lightning, which "came of" at his resi-
dence at about o'clock on Monday NOR
ming May 9th. He says: As | stood at
the sink, where the water is supplied from
a spring by means of lead pipe, ! was
startled by report like the firing Of a
pistol, accompanied by a flash which CON-
pletely filed the room with sparks, giving
the appearance of a fantastic shower Of
fire. At this instant the room began to
be deluged with water. Upon examina-
tion it appeared the lightning had taken
fancy to make visit in that direction,
coming in as is supposed at the open win
dow. 1t made its first appearance on the
water pipe where it is fastened to the sink
by wire, melting hole through the
pipe; it followed the wire making round
3-S inch hole through an inch board
lined with zinc. 1t then traversed the
length of the sink and descended into the
waste pipe until it reached wire on
which stove-pipe is suspended from the
ceiling and which happened to he in con-
tact with the pipe, when the lightning
made another hole through the pipe melt
ing off the wire, and then left, without
further signs Of its presence. 1t is said
by person who happened to be looking
at the window of the room at the time,
that the room appeared to be full of a
light blaze. II had no particular effect
on me although within a foot of the ex.
plosion.--Rutland Herald.
Year: 1861

Scott. A fleet of transports will lie on
shore, and be in readiness to take an army
to sea at a few hours notice, whenever it
may be necessary to reinforce the army,
or make demonstration on the coast.


The arrangements for cooking will be
on the most ample style, SO as to be ready
for any emergency; but it is intended to
make each soldier cook his own rations
after the manner of the French army
Every other practical improvement intro
duced into the French service will be
adopted, and no means will be spared to
render our army as effective and self-reli-
ant as possible. The temte d aJri, among
other things, will be adopted. They con-
sist of strip of cotton cloth, 2 l-2 feet
wide and 6 feet long, smeared with caout-
chouc to make them waterproof. Each
man carries one of these strips and part Of
the pins on which they are to be stretched,
and, on reaching camp ground these pie
ces are attached in pairs by clasps, and
the whole shelter for two men is put up
in a few minutes.-.Scientvfc american.
Year: 1861

A Farmers wife " puts the following
home questions to the readers of the
american Agricuhurist. They may ap-
pear unimportant, yet if needed, they
would save much WEAKNESS of body and
vexation of spirit in the household. But
she pleads the house-keeper's cause better
than q man could do-hear her: "Do
you, after you have kindled the fire, sweep
away the shavings and ashes neatly, or
leave them on and around the stove?
When you bring in pail of water are
you careful not to spill it, or must some
one use the mop after you every time?
When you (men and boys) leave the barn
yard do you scrape the dirt from your
boots, or bring it to the clean door steps,
or, what is worse. into the house, and
scrape 1T on the nicely polished cooking
stove that has cost an hours hard rub
bing to make bright? Do you ever spit
on the stove, floors, or carpets? Do you
leave hats and overcoats in the hall? or
do you wear them in and lay them on the
table with books and papers, &c., scatter
ing hay seed and dust over the cloth, and
its contents, making it necessary to re-
move and replace them much oftener than
would be required, if the rules of order
we're observed? Do you put your clothes
in their places, or leave them for some fc-
male member of the family to take care
Of? Ira


I could ask many more questions of
similar import, about door-yards, gates,
garden walks, fences, tool-houses, &C., but
will not intrude. insist that farmers
homes ought to, and might be, as neat
and beautiful as any others, if all would
do their work in the best manner, or at
the earliest opportunity, and not leave for
another what they ought to do themselves.
l know that long INDUCED habits are hard
to overcome; bnt may | not hope that
young men will heed advice. You would
not like to have slatternly wife; but il
you are slovcnly in your habits, you could
not be happy with neat one, for she
would be dissatisfied and unhappy, and
unless she were uncommonly heroic, you
would be likely to hear Of it. Perhaps
you may think these things Of very small
moment; but / know Of but few things
that grieye and fret woman more, wher
she is weary and dispirited, than to have
all her efforts at order and neatness un
appreciated and know, too, that mor'
offend from want of thought than from
Year: 1861

GU A statesman should have ears to
hear the distant rustling Of the wings Of
Time, Most people only catch sight Of II
when It is flying away. When it is over
bead it dsrkena their view. 4 ..a