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Year: 1861

At this season Of the year, when the trees,
and especially the fruit trees, are denuded OF
their summer foliage, the time is most pro-
pitious and OppOrtune to make those neccs-
sary examinations, us to the insect eggs,
which the health and prosperity of the tree
and its fruit crop during the coming season
demand. The tree being entirely diyested
of leaves, other objects concealed during the
summer are now exposed to view, and hang
out in bold relief, inviting our efforts for
their immediate removal. The pendant fol-
licles of the Z" drop worm," of the last sea-
son are not particularly conspicuous. True,
many of these are the deserted habitations of
the males, but all of those large plump ones
contain the pupa case, or the female filled
with eggs, in many instances numbering
from two to four, and sometimes five hun
dred, each of which contains in embryo a
young drop worm, that will be excluded
thereirom about the Goth of May next, or
as soon as there is heat and foliage sufficient
to hatch and sustain them. These follicles
should all be carefully clipped off with u
sharp pair Of pruning or other shears, fixed
to a pole long enough to reach them, and all
be burned.


But in addition to these, there are other
enemies to vegetation and the fruit crop,
that may in some measure be circumycnted
by little prevention at the proper time.
The eggs OF the American Tent Caterpillar,
the female of which deposits from three to
FIVE hundred in number, in girdle round
the smaller branches Of apple, pear and
cherry trees, are now also distinctly visible,
where they exist, ii close examination be
instituted. Ii is well known that these cat
erpillers appear sometimes in large numbers
very suddenly, and in an incredibly short
space of time spin and web over the leaves
and feed at their leisure, free from Interrupt
ton or injury by wind or rain. Where
these appear on tree, they ought to be i'm
mediately removed by clipping oilIthe branch
affected, with pruning shears, and burning
or singeing them in u smart fire but by Tar
the better plan is to remove the eggs. These
gird,cs of eggs can be seen as plainly, and
at almost US great distance us the bracelet
on lady's wrist. The eggs of plant lice OF
Z" aphids;" and those Of bark lice, or " coc-
eide" may also be seen on close inspection,
and those on small trees can be removed by
an application of soap suds applied with
stiff brush, thoroughly rubbed ON. Every
pleasant day during this and the coming
month should be devoted to this work.
Year: 1861

and l gave them to her. She thanked me
swectly, with tears in her beautiful eyes
and she carried them about with her all day.
I did not know how to tell her of my SYM
pathy in words, but VIC both understood the
flowers.


would sometimes read her your
loving, cheering letters, but am afraid she
has sister from whom she may not hear,
whose heart is sealed towards her and 1t would
remind her so painfully-you know. They
say she has never spoken ofhome, father nor
mother since she has been here.


l need not say remember me, but like to
write It. Remember is sweet word to
write or think when one is away from home.
And you know that no one loves you better
than SISTER RuTu.
Year: 1861

Judge Conant has come, dear sister. with
. face full of grief and love. lie was white
as spirit when he entered Addief room.
l saw him take her up in his strong arms,
and hold her with an iron grasp to his bosom.
Then he laid her back on the bed, and sobbed
over her until her hair was matted with bis
team.
Year: 1861

GARDEN HrNrs.-our gardeners know, or
ought to know, that peas can be planted
with safety as soon as the ground is fit to be
worked. They will come up even through
snow, should the ground not be frozen too
Year: 1861

scorn, of contempt, Of all that is maddenins'
And besides the heart within is hopeless
despairing. broken, and loathes the world
And the river flows by with open bosom.


stake her up tenderly,


lin her with cafau
Year: 1861

4 kiss is like a sermon: cit requires tuo
heads and an application. 1t deals with
the hidden spirit by means of tangible sym
bols It is like faith, in that it is ''the sub
stance of things hoped for.' It is the Ian
guage of affection, the echo of love, and the
concentration of bliss it is of good report, -
and pleasing to our ears; it is eloqueuce
dwelling with sweet accents upon the lips !"
It is both vocal and instrumental music,
giving ''vocal expression" to spirited char
monies" in language and with sentiment
Ineligible in all languages and in all ages
It is the :'sear' Of fathers blessing; the
witness Of mothers love, the guarantee
of a brothers protection, the "surety" Of a
sisters devotion, the ''gate" to lovers
heaven, and something that mere friends
have nothing to do with


1t is very fashionable for Misses of GER
tain age to insist that 'it is all foolishness,
and decidedly sickening.'


We never hear such an expression with
out thinking of a circumstance that actually
occurred, somewhere in Indiana, if we right
y remember. A gentleman stopped at a
house by the wayside for information as to
the route he was taking, and found woman
ironing, with her little child trying to amuse
itself upon the floor the little one was some
two and a half years old, very neatly dress
ed evidently scrupulous!y cared for, and
eminently handsome. The gentleman while
talking to the mother picked up the child
and kissed it; the little one looked up in
such perfect astonishment that the gentle
man remarked, "Why my little dear, one
would think that you were not used to being
kissed" The mother answered for the child, :,
L don't believe, sir, that she was ever kiss
ed before in her life I'm sure never did
such thing, and never knew it's father to. %
The Lord have mercy on that child and send
it somebody to love it, was the gentleman s
prayer, as he made sure his wallet was in
its place, and took himself out of the house
as fast as possible. Not to know the holy
kiss of a mother, the fondling embrace of a
father. the earnest lip press Of brothers and
sisters, is to fail in the development of the
soul in an essential aud vital degree; and
surely what is SO wondrous holy in infancy,
so refining in childhood, so worthy in par
ents and SO prevalent upon the hearthstone
is not matter to be disposed of with sneer,
or dismissed with Pooh" !" kissing, like
the marriage bells or the blessed truths of
the blessed Bible, never wears out; it is,
like them always new, fresh and interesting;
the affections. which, unlike the intellect,
loves the familiar; delights in the old and
Is coy Of the new and strange
Year: 1861

The variety Of kisses is not small There
is the kiss paternal, the kiss fraternsl, the
kiss connubial (and pre-connubial) the kiss
revercntial, the kiss delightful (to an aft
ance), the kiss hypocritical and the kiss
promiscuous.


The last two varieties are the only ones
to which we object We have often thought
in reference to the kiss promiscuous, one of
the blessings of the man over the woman
consisted in being relieved of this convention
al duty; it seems to US in very many instan
ces, like casting pearls before swine; and
in illustration of the old adage, "Familiari
ty breeds contempt" A man or woman
who makes himself or herself common in
this respect, must not wonder if they are
not always appreciated.


Notwithstanding all that we have said we
are not slow to confess that in many cases
the practice is carried to unseemly and ridi-
culous lengths. What sense is there in a
lady's receiving every feminine caller with
the same expression that she would greet
the return of a long absent brother or hus
band? Is it not hypocritical lie for Mrs.
Jones, to thus express affection for Mrs.
Quidnunc, when in her heart Mrs j., wish
es Mrs. O., at home? Is it not outrageous
to be expected to put a mothers lips to
everybodys baby clean or dirty?


The following anecdote comes in very
we'll here, to prove that there is something
rery natural in kissing:


''As weary traveller was winding his
way through the mud in far west region of
the country, he discovered young maiden
seated in frent of the door of small log
house. He rode up in front of the cabin,
and asked the girl for drink of water. He
drank it, and she being the first woman he
had seen for several days, offered her dime
for kiss. The young maiden accepted the
offer, and received both the kiss and the
dime. The traveller was about to resume
his journey. bat the girl, never before hav-
ing seen dime, asked: what am l to do
with the dime?' You may use it any way
you wish, he replied; it is yours IT
that's the case, said she, 'I'll give you back
the dime and take another kiss"
Year: 1861

WINTER RuLEs-Never 60 to bed with
cold or damp feet. In going into a colder
air keep the mouth resolutely closed, that,
by compelling the air to pass circuitously
through the nose and head, it may become
warmed before it reaches the lungs. and
thus prevents those shocks and sudden chills,
which frequently ends in pleurisy, pneumo-
MIA, and other serious forms of disease. -
Never sleep with the head in the draft of an
open window. Let more covering be on
the lower limbs than on the body. Have
an extra covering within easy reach, in case
of a sudden and great change of weather
during the night. Never stand still mo-
ment out Of doors, especially at street cor
ners, after having walked even a short dis
tance. Never ride near the open window
of a vehicle for single half minute, espe-
cially if it has been preceded by walk
Valuable lives have thus been lost, or good
health permanently destroyed. Never put
on new boot or shoe in the beginning of a
long walk
Year: 1861

In view of the non-combattant attitude
now assumed by portion of the unterri-
fed" Northern Democracy, an exchange pa
per relates an anecdote illustrative of their
position. How Northern men, pertinently


asks the paper alluded to, after tamely sur
rendering every principle they had, worth
preserving,. should have the effrontery to
threaten resistance if any more demands
were made-does certainly pass human un-
derstanding The only parallel we can find
to it, is in Davy Crocketts celebrated story
of the braggart. Two neighboring squat
ters quarreled about their claims. The one
was large and powerful man, but a noted
braggart and coward. The other was small
but resolute, and fully a ware of his neighbor' j
infrmity. One evening the little man,
Year: 1861

| The Coroner was last evening summoned to Al
gers to hold inquest the body of a Mr. Brant-


ley, who the right before burnt to death by the
burning of the warehouse of which he had charge,
| at Bayou des Alemands, up the Opelousas Rail
| road.
Year: 1861

PUBLIC FEELING IN KENTucKy.-The Louisville
Courier of the public meetings have been held
throughout interior Of the State and by each of which strong
Southern resolutions adopted almost without
one dissenting voice.
Year: 1861

Yesterday morning Bradley was taken before
the Mayor. Numerous gentlemen vonched for his
sympathy with and fidelity to the South. Mr.. Brad
lev asserted that the dispatch was sent in pure
malice, the men signing it being interested in an
opposition railroad-the Memphis road. The Mayor
gave him an honorable discharge.
Year: 1861

HILL-ior, July 81, 1861.
DEAR BoB:-Bully for vacation. I'm hav-
ing the tip-toppest time you ever see. Uncle
Nathe was as glad TO see me Hs he could be.
for he's a cross old curmudgeon and makes
the boys toe the mark. | tell you. lie said
he hoped Id he good, and said shouldn't
be anything else. He whispered something
to Aunt lIetty. and looked at me, tut /
didn't seem to mind it. Hes got new horse
that is very old, and pretends he can't 90
along unless You push him with a whip. II
is all sham, for stuck a brad into a stick
and touched him with it, and he went like
smoke lie kicked his heels through the
dasher, broke the wagon and landed me and
Bill in the ditch Uncle Nathe said he
couldn't see what had got into the beast. but
CUES it was the brad, though | thought it
wasn't best to mention it.


We had flag raising here yesterday. 1t
was big fun you'd better believe. We had'ut
any flag; So | got one of Aunt Hetty's sheets,
and painted Il blue square in the corner with
her indigo bag and chaulked out some stars;
then got Uncle Nathe's pot OF red paint
that he marks his sheep with and made some
elegant stripes and the flag was done. We
took bran new cod fne of Uncle Nathes
for halyHrds, then cut down nice little ma
pie for pole, aud nailed it up on the barn
One of the npighbors went down and told
Uncle Nathe what we were doing, and he
came up from the meadow US mad us a hop.
see 10y the way he acted that he was Sc
cesher. lie took down the flag that we had
consecrated, aud couldn't stand it, SO |
made him a speech, and told him the flag he
bad pulled down was the emblem of our
right to do as we pleased, and that he'd bet
ter be careful how he triiled with the spirit
of liberty. ia better not said it, because all
of us boys had to go to bed without our sup
per that night. and Aunt uetty gave us n
great talking to about the sheet. What Il fuss
folks lnake about trifles


But we had some fine fun next day with
Uncle Nathe. He's got big white rooster
that he sets everything by. SO we caught
him and colored one of his wings blue and
the other red, and ne looked as fine as any
thing you ever saw. The hens didn't know
what to make of him, and they all seeded
! When Uncle Nathe came home the first thing
he saw was his grower, who got up on the
wood pile and yelled yankee Doodle do. >
as loud as he could bawl. Uncle NaDh(
didn't know what to think of it at first but
when he saw the fun of the thing he didn't
laugh any.


| wish you was up here. If you were We
would train round some, guess. There
plenty of berries, and lots of birds, and Uncle
Nathe has got gun and two pounds of pow
der, and there's Il boat in the pond, and fin,
fishing, and everything t. make a fellow
comfortable. Can't you steal away and come
up here, and make 'em think you've gone tC
the war? Yours in clover,


IKE PARTiNGToN.
Year: 1861

The troops to be sent to New York are
those in. the regular service, and those des-
tined to Fort Vancouver are portions of the
the volunteers raised in this State. No
traitor, rebel or peaceful tory need put in any
bid. That is right, and is in keeping with
the vigilant patriotism which characterizes
every movement made in the Miitury De
partment of the Pacific.
Year: 1861

What would our wives say If
they knew where we were?" SAID the
captain of a schooner, when they
We're beating about in a thick fog,
fearful of going on shore. "Humph I!
I should not mind that replied :he
mate, "if we only knew whert We
were ourselves"
Year: 1861

stage is waiting: SO give you until
tomorrow to think of my Offer


The morrow came-the manager
was fairly caught; so, to make the
best of bad bargain, he boldly Of
fered the Scotchman twenty-five
pounds per week, which he, prudent
man, was too good a judge to refuse.
Year: 1861

From the Advertiser, Providence, R. I.

 The Cephalic Pills arc said to be a remarkably effective remedy for the headache, and one of the very best for that very frequent complaint which has ever been discovered s
Year: 1861

foolish shoe out as far as possible into
the form it ought at first to have had
Even the distorted foot, after the shoe.
maker has done his worst, will often tread
over the leather of the inner SIDE of the
boot heel, because of a natural effort of the
foot-hecl to bring itself into some approach
to the right line with the great toe.


In a properly made shoe, then, the great
toe and the heel have their right relative
places furnished for them. And since they
are to be in line together, 1t must follow
that if well made pair of boots be placed
side Ly side 50 that their heels touch, their
sides also will touch through the whole
space in front Of the instep from the place
Of the ball Of the great toe to the very end
Of it. They viii diverge only at the rounded
ends. where the great toes round off into
the little ones, along whose line, and no
where else, any possible pointing of the
shape of the boot sole can be got.
Year: 1861

CHEERFUI.-The New York Journal of
Commerce, under its new management takes
very hopeful view of the present aspect of
national affairs. 1t remarks:


From the day that this woful war begun,
the gloom of the future has seemed impene-
trable until now. But the prospect is begin
ming to brighten. Political battles are for
ever ended. The army is made up of men
who do not expect the work to be accom-
plished without their personal steadfast, long
suffering work. labor and possible death.
The Government is beginning to show that
it is as strong as its friends can desire, and
the heart of the volunteer, on whom so much
depends, is manifestly in the right place.
After careful examination of the state of
the army and the country, we are led to ex-
press the conviction that there is more
ground for good cheer and hope to-day than
at any previous moment within four months
past. Wisdom at Washington, and frmness
on the part of the'people are now all that we
need, under God, to accomplish the restora-
ton of the republic.
Year: 1861

SENATOR DoUGLAs's GRAvE.-Among the
new objects of interest shown to the stranger
in Chicago is the grave of Senator Douglas.
On broad and slightly elevated plain near
the beautiful grounds which he cOnsecrated
to the Baptist Society for their colleges, in
memory of the first Mrs. Douglas, itself a
monument to his generosity and noble affec-
ton, and on the very spot where he had an
ticipated building mansion to enjoy long
life, mound is now raised over the remains
of the great statesman. Only few months
before his death gentleman in the neigh
borhood, wishing to negotiate with him for
some of his real estate, at that time quite ex-
tepsive, was told that in that beautiful corner
lot he expected "to build mansion after his
own heart" where he and his family might
live in comfort and happiness. Near enough
to read the inscription on the marble the
traveller now passes by, looking not on the
mansion, but on the last resting place of the
dead senator,
Year: 1861




During the Revolutionary war the Southern
States furnished to the Congressional armies
one out of every twenty-six and eight-tentbs
ofthe population, free end slave. Their pat
riotsm was heavily taxed in that contest,
and, probably, il will not bear a much greater
weight Of taxation now. At that rate they
could bring into the field an army OF three
hundred and forty. four thousand eight hun
dred and ninety-six. We are disposed to
think this is the marimtnn number that they
are now able to raise. This opinion is
strengthened by a reference to the Military
Statistics of Prussia The Prussian military
system is a thorough and efficient enrolling
of the nation for war, and furnishes a very
satisfactory test of nations capacity. The
whole force, including all who are fit for SER
vice between the ages of eighteen and fifty,
gives only an aggregate of seven hundred
and seventy thousand out of o population of
fourteen millions, or one soldier to every
eighteen. similar proportion Of soldiers
in the seeded States would give an available
force Of three hundred and eight thousand
three hundred and seven.


In view of all these facts we think we are
justified in concluding that the number
which they can possibly bring into the field
will be found somewhere between these two
fgures-three hundred and eight thousand
three hundred and sixty. seven and three
huhNlNu dhu lOlNJ-lOuE buOuSdlu olEuL uuu-
dTed and ninety six.


We do not forget the supplies they draw
from the border States but we suppose these
are in great measure counterbalanced by
the loyalty of Western Virginia and Eastern
Tennessee. Nor do we overlook the posi-
bility of a forced levy of every one able to
bear musket or ply bowie knife, but this
can only be for local defense, and for linn
tied period. 1t can not long be continued,
not even under the sternest despotism. We
| are disposed to make our estimate of their
forces as large as possible.


We recognize the force of that fundamental
military rule which forbids us to underrate
an enemy. After making, therefore, the
most liberal allowances, we believe that if
the army which the rebel leaders can call
out ever rises above four hundred thousand,
it will only be by such coercion as military
dictator might employ in pressing emergen-
ces, and will involve internal perils whose
magnitude it we're not easy to calculate. But
up toward that number they will swell as
speedily as possible their army. Every
thousand men placed in the field now will
be better than ten thousand when the frosts
of coming winter herald our way to the ex-
posed coasts of the cotton States. Their
leaders know this well. .H
Year: 1861

1t is now fixed fact that this company
have made arrangements to Immediately ex-
tend the present line of their ditch, and run
IT short distance beyond Dinsmore's Four
Mile House, where reservoir covering some
one hundred and sixty acres of land will be
built. From thence it will be carried in
bitches upon the rich mineral lands of Maj.
2. B. Reading, Salt Greek, Lower Springs
and Middle Greek. 1t is expected that the
work will be completed in about three months.
-fhis enterprise will then give employment to
at least one thousand men the year round, in
the richest mineral lands in the State.


Large fortunes have already been made in
these mines, wherever parties have been en-
abicd to bring natural water upon them.-
And now that ditch water can be supplied to
these diggings, we will be much surprised if
tons of gold arc not taken out during the
coming Fall.


This enterprise on the part of the Clear
Creek Company, when completed, should be
highly appreciated by our miners, merchants
and citizens generally, as a new era in the
business prospects of our county.


God speed the enterprise-for he knows We
need it-and many more such during the
summer
Year: 1861

BALLs.-Those of our readers who love
dancing, and pleasant drive out in the coun-
try, will bear in mind that Fosters ball, at
Cottonwood, comes off on the 18th inst. "Jake"
has made up his mind to have grand ball,
and will be disappointed if there is not large
turn out.


Desmond's ball, at the California House.
on Wednesday night. was q fine affair. The
music, dancing and supper were satisfactory
to the large crowd present. The dancing
mas kept up until late hour. when all re-
tired in good humor with themselves and all
the world besides
Year: 1861

THANKs.-During the week we have re-
ceived from the Post Office book store large
and varied assortment of Eastern papers and
Magazines. The public can always find a
good assortment of literary reading matter at
this establishment,
Year: 1861

WE had the pleasure, a few days since, of
shaking hands with our friend and former
fellow townsman, f. K Shed, He is here on
flying visit from San Francisco. His ap-
pearance indicates that he is enjoying good
health
Year: 1861

The Board of Supervisors will meet on
Monday next. All persons having business
before them, would do we'll to notice their or
der of business, as of record in the County
Clerk s Office