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Year: 1861

MAKING Doc UsEFUL-The latest in
vention of the fertile Golden State is a
plan to make a white dog useful Your
San Franciscan seizes upon the white cur,
and with stencilplate and black ink, in
scribes his business card upon each side of
the Wretched pup, and sends him forth, a
quadrupedal locomotive adyertisement-a
doggertype of the fast people of fast
country, in fast age. It's recloned that
lively dog will be worth at least five dol
lars per day, or equal to quarter of q
column per day.


A person inquiring at one Of cur rail
way stations what time the - train
would start, was answered. At quarter
to eight. d" BLESS me-" exclaimed the
inquirer, "you are always changing the
time on this line -
Year: 1861

STEPHEN GIRARD's THEORY OF ADvERTIs-
1SG.-The example and precept of one of the
most successful business men in America
has seen may be worthy Of attention at tie
present time. Mr.. Girard wrote, I have
always considered advertising literally and
long, to be the great medium of success in
business, and prelude to wealth. And l
have made it an in variable rule, too, to
advertise in the dullest times, long expe-
rience having taught NE that money thus
spent is well laid out; as by keeping my
business continually before the public, it
has secured me many sales that | would
otherwise have lost"
Year: 1861

BE Your Own MAsTEE.-Never mind
what the world says, but always do what
you believe to be right Never mind pub
lie npinion, when it is inconsistent with
your views oftruth. honor justice Be in
dependent. Be man or woman Of princi-
pie II your rule is the rule of those a.
round you, you viii never have one of your
own. In some parts Of Africa, it is wick
ed to wash your face! In some of the Pa
cifct Islands, it is still an afectation to
wear clothes The resolute man cares moth
ing for these habitudes at the moment
His Judgment controls his conduct, and his
conscience controls his Judgment always
Year: 1861

LEARN THE VALUE OF MoNEY.-A silver
dollar represents a days work of the labor
er. If it is given to boy, be has no idea
what it cost, or what it is worth He wo'
be as likel y to give dollar as a dime for
a top, or any other toy. But if boy las
learned to earn his dimes and dollars by
the sweat of his face, be knows the differ
enee. Hard work to him is measure
Of values that can never be rubbed out of
his mind, Let him learn by experience
that hundred dollars represents hun
dred weary days labor, and it seems a.
great sum of money. A thousand dollars
is fortune and ten thousand is almost in
conceivable. and it is far more than be ev-
er expects to posses. When he has earned
4 dollar, be thinks twice before be spends
it. He wants to invest II so as to get the
full value of it. 1t is great wrong to
society and to boy, to bring him up to
mans estate without this knowledge. A
fortune at twenty-one, without it is almost
inevitable thrown away With it little
capital to start on, be will make his own
fortune better than any one can make it
for him
Year: 1861

The fragment breaks up. In black eclipse
Light after light goes cut Ore evil star.
LuTidly glaring through the smoke Of war,
As in the dream of the Apochalyse,
DraEs others down. Let rs not weakly weep
Nor rashly threaten GiTe us grace to keep
Oar filth and patience wherefore should we


leap


On one hand into fratricidal fight,
Or, On the other, yisld eternal right,
Frame lines Of law, ard good and i'll confound?
What fear We safe On freedoms vantage


ground


Our feet are planted let US there remain
In unrevengeful calm, no means Untried
Which truth can sanction, no just claim de-


MED,


The sad spectators Of suicide!
They break the links Of Union: shall we


light


The fires of hell to WELD anew the chain
Draw we not even now q freer breath,
As from our shoulders fall load Of death
Loathsome as that the doomed. Mezentius


bore


Why take we up the accursed thing again
Pity, forgive, but urge them back no mo-e.
Who, drunk with passion, hoist disunion's


rag


With its vile reptile blazon. Let US press
The golden cluster on our brave old flag
In closer union. and Numbering less,
Brighter shall shine the stals that still re-


main
Year: 1861

THE EFFECTS OF FRosr ON Iron. 3on
trcal paper relates an incident that occurred
a few days since at the Chatham station of
the London, Chatham and Dover railway,
which illustrates in singular manner the
astonishing effects of severe frost upon
metal. 4 signal man ATTEMPTED to lift a
large and powerful lever used for working
a signal, when it snapped in two like a
plpe-stem. The bar was of wrought iron,
and 1-2 inches in thickness, whilst its
weight was only a few pounds less than one
hundred weight. The point at which the
fracture occurred showed the iron TO be of
very good quality. and no indications of
a flaw could be discovered.
Year: 1861

mat village and was dead. The first unf o-tu-
Aaie occurrence distressed bis relatives grsst-
~ put tnis announcement completely over
Mne'med the whole family with grief. Young
Mel.ane was about twenty years Of age, and
has gFeatly admired BY bis EMPLOYER and
loved BY his associates.


Il appears that upon leaving the store in The
m,orpings MeLans went down slowly to the
west wheeling ferry landing, and after cross
ing stood Tor sometime on the Ohio shore look
ing mo ths water. Here be was mel BY a.
sequslatanee, who gave him the information
.nat MADDEN was great deal better, was SIT
tng npi and said to be in fair way of reeov-
cry; he seemed grestly relieved on hearing
sqis, and exclaimed, "Thank God for that"
he is supposed 10 have fingered along the route
between tne ferry lsnding and The place whera
ne body was found, short distance this sids
or belisire, until about hsif-past two O'clock
and being In a distracted state Il mind, be-
cause compelled to leave bis home feioni
drew bis pistol and shot himself through The
heart


A number Of the friends Of the deceased
went down 10 Beilaire, and returned in the
evening bearing the body He seemed to have
been thinking the matter over before commit
unE The rash act. as be had whitfield quite q
large niche IN the fence against which be had
been standing. Before firing the pistol be
wrote his name upon bis shirt bosom with q
pencil. When FIRST discovered by boy, be
was still struggling, but died in a short time.
Year: 1861

Arrangements have been entered into between
the publishers of the Messenger and the Journal
whereby the public will receive the latest tele-
graphic news some hours sooner than by any
other means Mr.. Bean will receive the morn
ing and afternoon report and issue them in an
extra towards evening. We will receive the
night report which, together with the reports of
the day previous as published by Mr. Bean, we
will publish in the morning at least as early as
o'clock. Thus, our readers will be furnished
with all the telegraphic news once day. On
Friday mornings we shall not issue an extra, as
all the reports up to that time will appear in the
Journal of that date.
Year: 1861

l. LTtOUH6 eayS'


A conversation, which I could not help
hearing, at the Charleston Hotel last night,
convinces me that the disafection among
the slaves is more general even than had
imagined. A member of the Convention,
who comes from the District Of Prince
George, was relating to friend circumstan-
ces of plot which he had discovered, the
rami6cations of which extended for miles
around, and in which the servants of some
score of planters were concerned. The idea
which possessed the slaves seems to have
been that the moment the first gun was
fred in Charleston Harbor, they should
make stampede, taking with them all the
property they could lay their hands upon.
The most pleasing part Of the story-to
the relator-seemed to be the remembrance
of the unmerciful whipping which he Or
dered to be administered to the men and
women concerned in it. This is no singu-
lar case; information reaches me daily,
which l do not intend to reveal, which
proves beyond all doubt that the first gun
fred against the United States Govern
ment will explode powder magazine, the
vaults Of which extend beneath the feet of
the whole South.
Year: 1861

How 1T WOULD REsuLr.-lt Is to be hoPtd
that IIoge and Lindiey the Chairman OF The
respective COMMITTEES. may come together
and recommend common PLATFORM upon
which We can unite and assert our supretn-
acy.- Shasta Uerdid


Did the Herald ever hear Deacon Sharps
story Of an attempted coalition between
snake and Il bull frog? Here it Isl


He was standing one day beside frog
pond, and saw a large garter sn Ike make an
attempt upon an enormous hig bull frog. lhe
snake seized one Of the frogs bind legs, and
the frog, to be on par with his snakeship,
caught him by the tail, and 10 h commenced
swallowing each other, and continued TINS
carnivorOus operation until nothing was lett
of either of them.


The most obtuse mind cannot fail to see
the application The only lack of resem-
blance in the two cases is, that however anX-
ious Mr. Lindey's supporters may be to see
him play the part of the garter snake he
will find no bull frog for partner. The
Democratic masses will harmonic on the
plain Union test They do not need any di-
rtctions like those in the Breckenridge State
address.
Year: 1861

As BROAD AS IT is LoNG.-Let the reader
just cast his eye back few years, and see if
he does not recognize some of the loud
mouthed Vigiantis as being the great cham
pions of law of the present hour. Does any
one doubt that circumstances alone have
forced them into their present position, and
that if the circumstances were changed they
would change too ?-ETpreSs.


Let the reader just let his eye rest on the
present, and see if he does not recognize some
Of the loud mouthed law and order men of
1856 as being the great champions of resist
ance to the law at the present hour. Does
any one doubt that circumstances alone have
forced them into their present position, and
that if the circumstances were changed they
would change too?


Obedience to the law was duty in 1855
1t is no less so in 1861.
Year: 1861

The San Francisco Herald says:


''To obvlate all chance of such a result, !. e.
Republican victory in the coming campaign we


invoke the two Democratic Committees to come
together and agree to but one Nominating Con-
ventiOn."


The Herald was the organ of VIM. M
win and Isaac |. Stevens during the last
campaign. If its conductor really desires
the success of sound Democratic Union par
ty now, he will not adhere to the above prop
ostion. The two Democratic State Com
mittees cannot trade together, for neither has
anything to sell. There are, no douht, some
good Union Democrats on the Breckin-
ridge State Committee. They have. however.
been overpowered and outvoted by the Sc
cession wing. The latter have made call
and adopted Southern Confederacy test
Their state Convention can have nothing in
common with the one to be called by the
Committee of which Joseph P. Hoge is Chair
man. The fainest sign of recognition be-
tween the two bodies would disgust the Dem
ocratc party go completely that no amount
of assev Grafton to the contrary could remove
the taint Of secessionism from the wicked
reason, and to avoid even a suspicion of
wrong, we do most earnestly hope that no
member of our Committee will even favor the
holding OF our Convention on the same day
that is fixed for tn of the Lihdley party.
The SecessiOnsts must be let alone. The
conservative Breckinridge Democrats, who
are really Union men, will cooperate with
the regular Democratic organization, if not
excluded by rigid and unnecessary proscrp-
tive tests. We are not strong enough to
carry the Secessionsts through the coming
campaign, if we desired to do it. Men who
feel that their allegiance is due to the Con
iederate States" of cottondom cannot well ex-
pect that any party in CaIifornia-one of
the United States adopt a platform
upon which they can stand. Let the would
be citizens of the new Southern Republic,
who now reside in California. go to "Dixie's
Land" There they can have platforms TO
suit them. and some of them might get offices
too "Perhaps, as Artemus Ward would say,
mo one of them would take small post Of
fee" Perhaps "patrits is abuv them things


We have reason to believe that the Herald
will not subscribe to the Lindley test. Why
not let those who made the test go to the
dogs in their own way Democrats cannot
be seen in their company. Their touch is
leprosy, and their embrace is death.
Year: 1861

How TO DEFEAT THE REPUBLIoANs.-Let
every Union Democrat assist in electng good
men TO the Democratic State Convention, and
let the Secession faction, composed of men
who once pretended to be Democrats, pad
die their own canoe" The Secession Com
vention has already been called by the Com
mittee of which Charles Lindley is Chairman.
The Democratic Convention is yet to lie call
ed by the Committee Of which Joseph p.
Hoge is Chairman. No proscriptive tests.
A Union Of Union men. These should be
striven for by all good Union men. Let the
dead past bury its dead, and the Democratic
party will recover from the shocks of the past
two years Let the Democratic masses har-
monize The time when Committees could
have done it has gone by.
Year: 1861

We would like for every sincere Breckln-
ridge Union man to ask himself whether by
voting for Breckenridge laet Fall he intended
to authorize the Lindley wing of his Com
mttee to put forth such a piece of accession
folly as is the test they have adopted for sin
core DemncratA to endOrse.
Year: 1861

COERCION AN exhierated individual in
sisted yesterday afternoon. upon dancing in
and about the Heenan Saloon, thereby dis
turbing the quiet of tie place. This not
being pleasing to the proprietor, was remon-
strated against by the latter. The Terpsi-
chorean exercises were, nevertheless, con
tinued until furbearance ceased to be virtue
at which stage of the game the merry indi-
yidual was expelled from the premises with
such amount of force as was necessary to the
accomplishment of that very proper object
The fighting was principally ON one side
and the offender was not, we believe, very
severely dealt with
Year: 1861

FIRE.-A stable. situated on Fifth street
west of G, was destroyed by fire at two o.
clock yesterday morning. The Department
was out in quick time, but owing to the
eombustble nature of the building it was
destroyed before the machines could be got in
service. The building the pecuniary value
of which was not large, was the property Of
Mr.. Wood. The fire was doubtless the work
Of an incendiary, and our citizens would do
well to he on Their guard, as further acts of
this character may be expected
Year: 1861

Are making hasty preparations TO depart.
Last evening General senter received dis
patch from the Adjutant General, requiring
tho corps to bring with them one hundred
keos of Do1e2er.
Year: 1861

The Plymouth church on Prospect street,
the Rev. J. C. White discoursed eloquently
upon the active spirit which the whole
country had displayed in endeavoring to
sustain itself in the present emergency, sug-
gesting at the close of his remarks that all
persons should adopt the Union eOkades, and
that our glorious banner should float from
his church, swell as from the other chureh-
es in the land. At the close of the service
the Star spangled Banner was sung with
tIr;lI;DO aflaak
Year: 1861

A meeting of the citizens of the Second
Ward VIII be held at the Wigwam this even
ing, at o'clock, for the purpose of forming
Home Guard.


All able bodied men living in this Ward
are expected to attend this Meeting, as bus
mess of vital importance viii be brought
before it.
Year: 1861

He could stay with us but . few minutes, Tor
not only was he iatigued with seven hours OF
such work as would wear out twenty common
men, I believe he is in his Office from seven
to eight hours every day. but there was
crowd waiting outside the door anxious &c
look at him. and to catch any words that
might fall from his lips. 1t is his custom to
spend few minutes at the door OF his car
riagc to shake hands with those who are anx-
ious to see him. But of lato the crowd has
increased to such size that to take the hand
Of each is impossible.


To-day as he stood on the sidewalk, saw
sight such as have never before witnessed.
WY it was | cannot tell, unless it be that
common morals are possessed OF an lnstlnc-
tive poiteness when in the presence OF one
vastly their superior but as the General
stood before his carriage door and turning to
the crowd spoke trw words of kindly greet
ing every man, to the very iootman on he
curb, took off his hat. One gentleman who
had served under him in 1872 and 1873 re
called some Mexican scenes and memories
The eye of the General frightened. and with
wonderful freshness aud accuracy no recount
ed, one by one, the friends OF earlier days.
But sJon his tone seemed to change as he
said Yes had many valued friends there,
but now they are all dead He stood silent
a moment as though lost in thought, and


hep suddenly recollccting himself, he turned
to the gathering, and saying, with wave OF
hand, 'Good by, gentlemen took his scat in
the carrh'ge and was driven away.


Glorious old hero, we said mentally, as We
followed the carriage may God grant you
days enough yo5 to carry US all through this
present night. We cannot spare you untll
the day dawns. And when taas time comes,
you may lie down to that sleep from which
there is no earthly waking, with the conscious
uess that a reunited peoples love will go with
you to Heaven. The spot that holds your
body shall be 50 sacred as that which holds
the ashes of the great Washington, and your
memory shal! be linked with his, claiming
equal gfAltude from the American people,
tie gave us our being and when by our o"r
sinfuIness we generated disease, and were
brought to the very edge OF the grave, you
by the might of your strong soul, ca led u'
back to life aud sire 9Th. I his has been !
day which none of Our party can ever forget
Correspondent OF the Boston Journal
Year: 1861

The FLooD AT BUTTALo.-Bufalo has been
visited by tremendous food, OccasiOned By
sudden melting Of the snow, which, with the
rain, caused the streams to rise to great
height. On Tuesday more damage was done
in Buffalo by high water than ever before
occurred. A portion of the embankm6at Of
the Lake Shore Road was broken away by
the food, and passengers from Cleveland
were obliged to get out and walk over the
dan gerous portion.
Year: 1861

T EWING A ROAD AND POLL TAX,
IL and providing for the collection of the same, for
the year ending May, 1862.


The Trustees Of The City Of NerGdG 0rddfn as follors:


SECTION l. Road Tax of four dollars is hereby
levied upon every able bodied inhabitant of the City
of Nevada between the ages oftwenty one and fifty
years.


collect the Road Tax and for this purpose he is here
by invested with the authority is conferred
upon Road Overseers by the act of the Legislature of
1860 entitled an act concerning roads and highways
in Nevada county" and the tax shall be collected in
the manner presc ibed in sald act.


Sc 3. The Clerk of the Board shall prepare and
deliver TO the Marshal a sufficient number of blank
receipts which shall be numbered and signed by the
Clerk Said receipts shall be countersigned by the
Marshal and delivered to persons paying the road tax,
and the Marshal shall specify in each receipt so de-
livered whether the tax is paid in labor money.


SEC. 4. The Marshal shall keep correct list of
the names Of all persons paving their road tax in
cash. and the names of those paying in labor, and
shall report the same to the Board on the first OF
each month. All monies collected on the road tax,
less his commission. the Marshal shall pay over to
the City Treasurer TO be used under the direction Of
the Board Of Trustees for road purposes.


SEC. 5. There shall be and is hereby levied upon
every male inhabitant of the City, of twenty-one
years Of age and upwards, poll tax OF one dollar
for the year ending May 1862 and it is hereby made
the duty of the Marshal to collect the same.


SEC. 6. The Clerk Of the Board shall prepare and
deliver to the Marshal proper blank poll tax receipts
which shall be numbered and signed by the Clerk
Upon the payment of each and every poll tax, the
Marshal shall deliver one of said receipts, counter
signed by himself, to the person so paying.


SEC T. To enforce the collection of the poll tax,
the Marshal may seize so much of any and every
species of property owned or claimed by any person
liable to and refusing TO pay said poll tax. as will be
sufficient To pay the and costs Of seizure, and
may sell the same at any time or place, within the
city limits upon giving verbal notice one hour pre-
vious to such sale delivery of the possession of the
property by the Marshal to any purchaser, shall be
deemed sufficient title in the purchaser Afterhav-
ing deducted the poll tax for which such property
was sold. and the necessary fees and costs of sale
the Marshal shall return the surplus money if any
there be. to the owner Of such property Any per-
indebted to another, liable TO poll tax and neg
lecting or refusing TO pay the same shall be liable
to pay the same after service upon him. by the City
Marshal, of Douce in writing, stating the or
names OF the person or persons liable, and owing
such poll tax, and may deduct the amount thereof
from such Indebtedness.


SEC. g. The Marshal shall keep a recorded list of
the names of all persons paying their poll tax, and
shall report the same to the Board on the 6rst OF
each month.


Passed May 2sth, 1851.


CHAS. KENT, Pres't.


II. H. FLAoG, ClOvk.
Year: 1861

The next annual meeting Of this Association
will be held at Lewisburg, Union county; on
the 9Th, 7th and 9Th of August, 1861. Ar
rangements will be made with all the principal
railroads, TO convey teachers ut reduced rates
Accurate and reliable information will be
given to the teachers, as soon complete ar
rangements can be made


j. P. SHERM4N,


PottsTille, April lG. 1861. Chairman Ex. Com.


1t Is hoped that large delegation of teach.
ers from this county will attend this meeting.
Let them make their arrangements early, so
that they can be ready when the time shall
arrive The Association will not be likely to
hold another meeting in this section of the
state forseveral years, and every teacher should
attend if possible. They will there have an op.
portunity OF forming an acquaintance with the
prominent educators of the State, which can be
had in no other way. Females have always
been entertained gratuitously, and we have no
doubt the same will be done this year, for we
learn that the good people of Lewisburg know
how to do up such things, and further, that
they are at all times ready 20 do it.


The attention of teachers is directed to the
following extract from the official department
Of the School Journal for May. They will find
it for their interest to post themselves, upon
the subjects therein spoken Of, and there take
this opportunity to advise them to procure some
good work on the theory of teaching and study
it as text book. Special pains will be taken this
fall to give instruction on the science of teach
ing and governing schools at the several Insti-
tuteS. Perhaps Pages Theory aud Pratice of
Teaching is as good work On the subject as
can be procured.