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Year: 1859

Take two pounds of double refined
sugar, beat and sift it through fine sieve
put in a spoonful of fine starch, penny
worth of gum arabic, beat them. all well
together, take the white of four or. five
eggs, beat them well, and put in a spoon.
ful of rosewater, a spoonful of lemon
juice, beat them with your eggs, and put
a little into your sugar till you wet it, then
beat them till your cake is baked, put it
on with knife.
Year: 1859

To as many apples as you please, put a
large proportion of water, hang them over
a brisk fire until they are quite soft, then
strain the juice through a sieve weigh
the liquor and put an equal quantity of
sugar.
Year: 1859

= Eight eggs to quart of milk; six viii
do;-the milk should be boiled and cooled
before it is used; and bits of stick
cinnamon and bits of lemon peel poiled in
it. Do not pour them into plates till the
minute you put them into the oven, if you
would have light crust. Bake till silver
spoon handle will cleave from the pie
when thrust in.
Year: 1859

Five quarts of water, to four feet, boil
them till well done, then strain the liquor
and set it to cool, when cold take off the
fat, but the jelly into sauce pan with a
glass or two of wine, two lemons cut in
quarters, a few Jumps of sugar, little
cinnamon or rose-water, and the whites
and yolks of four eggs boil it till clear,
then strain il into glasses.
Year: 1859

FIRE AT DOSGOLA.-We learn from cor
respondent that disastrous fire occurred at
DongOla on Saturday last. About eleven
o clock at night, the dwelling house of James
kell, in that village was discovered to be in
flames, and before the neighbors could be
aroused, they had got such headway, that
the house and nearly all its contents were
consumed. The loss is estimated at 5 900,
which falls heavily upon an industrious and
enterprising man. Mr.. Kell and tiunily
Were absent at the time of the fire, and the
only inmates of the house were his father and
mother who barely escaped with their lives
Year: 1859

RA wife whipper was before the May.
or yesterday on complaint Of his wife, who
charged him with severely beating her. He
was fined So and costs, and sentenced to
three days in prison on bread and water
His wife also charges him with stealing corn
from Harries and Chambers, and other bad
things and It is probable that at the end Of
of his prison term, he will be examined in
regard to these trifies. et
Year: 1859

Uwe intended yesterday to inform our road
ers that the 5th prize at the Tournament on
Monday night was divided between Masters
Phillips and seheuek," /" but the typo who cor
reoted the proof persisted in making the mat
ter SO muddy that il could not be understood.
We have taken an impression Of his head on our
Double Cylinder Chinese Press. which will
have the effect Of extending his ideas for all
lime TO come.
Year: 1859

GTWe call especial attention to the advertise
ment Of the Administering Sale Of lots belong,
ing to the estate Of +. J.. Forsyth deceased -
The lots to be sold are pleasantly situated on
the high grounds in the eastern part Of the
city, and only square distant from Third
street. Sale to morrow at the Court House, at
2 o'clock +. M.
Year: 1859

Mrs. Wigglcs have you got match p


Yes, sir-a match foi the old boy
Thar she is mixing up dough. Wiggles
pointed to his wife, and then slid from the
front door The last we saw of Wiggles
he was kiting it down the road hotly pur-
sued by red headed lady with a cistern
pole. Poor Wiggles
Year: 1859

mas won TOT itseiI such renown Tor the cure OF
every variety OF Throat and Lung Complaint, that
IT Is entirely unnecessary for us to recount the
evidences of its virtues wherever it has been ein-
ployed. As it has long been in constant use
throughout this section, we need not do more than
sssurs the people it's quality is kept up to the best
Il ever has been, and that it may be relied on to
Year: 1859

OFFICIAL RECoMPENsE.--We are disposed to
travel toward conclusions differing from those
arrived at by our courteous cotemporary. the
Shasta Courier in relation to salaries of State Of
ieers Our neighbor argues that commonwealth
officers are compelled to maintain a certain res
pectability of appearance and home hospitality
which cannot be accomplished with their present
salaries. Judges of Supreme Court now get
$4,000 year--S500 month that ought to keep
up very respectable show others in proper
tion with the dignity of their places arc paid va
rious salaries from $4,000 upwards


We do not believe It necessary that the Sccre-
tary of State should keep public hotel or free
restaurant it is quite possible that great mum
Der of very respectable citizens should visit Sac.
ramento and transact business with that function
airy without dining at his table or sleeping in his
bed certainly they would not If advised of his
extreme poverty or " indurated loftiness," q con-
dition roughly phrased as "hard up" But ii
should not be lost sight of that citizens are not
expected to accept these offices as facilities for
rapid accumulation of money-they are honora-
bic stepping places to higher advancement. We
venture that our intelligent neighbor would be
Secretary Of State for the small sum of $3.50 a
month, and take the chances of starvation. lie
and his accomplished wife could board in Sacra
mento at a magnificent hotel for $50 week, and
have more than that much left for extra contin-
gency--if he chose TO set up establishment, keep
horses, carriages servants and dogs he might
require more. The State cannot pretend to pay
its officers the full amounts they might make in
pursuit of lucrative professors for instance, we
are aware that Judge Fields legal practice has
been more than $4,000 year but the distin-
gushed and able juris was willing to work much
harder for the triding sum of SG,0OO-the honor
of position is something


This is a potent fact intelligent and capable
citizens are now working for $50 and 500 a
month. Retrenchment has been found necessary
in all industrial pursuits salaries have been re-
dnced and workmen's wages cut down now, il
is hardly inst TO increase public office remunera-
tion in proportion with that reduction. The prin-
cple is a bad one, the example is pernicious, and
the measure itselfis impolitic


We hope that The generosity and justice Of onr
cotemporary will enable us to escape suspicion
of demagogueism or affec ted anxiety for the pro-
lection of treasury no one dispises fustian pa
triot or vociicrous treasury whep more than we
but we are opposed to any retrOgrade measure or
conflicting with economic principles prescribed
fer subdivisions of State.
Year: 1859

FREEDOM OF A IloME PREss.-We remark this
community as the most tolerant Of local journal
opinion of any that we have ever lived in; we
are never annoyed by ofIicious advice or ndivid.
nal fault-fnding; we have been in no respect
interfered with by any citizen in the free express
sion of whatever opinion we desired to give
currency. This is proper it abstracts the worst
annoyance of journalism, and Is the surest means
Of making local newspaper useful. With proper
consideration, no citizen whose individual rights
have not been transgressed will condemn Jour
nal because it does not in every particular,
express his own views; publisher may print
with as much freedom as he is permitted TO talk
in the street, If neghbors do not like to hear his
oral remarks, they may bid him good day; If
they do not approve certain articles in his paper,
they can skip the obnoxious and find something
else
Year: 1859




WAsHIXGroN's NArIoxAf MoNUMENT.-In ac-
cordance with suggestion by Gov. Weller, res
olntion passed the Senate on the 22d approprla.
ting one thousand dollars to help build the Wash
ington National Monument Mr.. Kirkpatrick, OF
Sierra, made a feeling and earnest speech in sup.
port of the bill we cannot consider his remarks
altogether eloquent but the speech was extreme.
ly good and appropriate. This young Senator is
a magni Gcent speaker he lacks no requisite for
successful and celebrated craftsmanship sound
in Judgment, honest In purpose, attractive in
speech and admirable in all traits Of manly char
acter. nothing can debar him from the highest
honors he may require Of State. We shall re-
ioice in his advancement, for IN long association
we admired the character and capacity Of this
mere youth who is already distanclng senior com
petitors We saw him come to Downevllle very
poor and unknown be spoke Of his capacity to
nobody. sought nobody's influence, and for time
his legal practice was scant. One night we heard
him in the village debating society and remarked
his wonderful grace Of eOcution and gave OK
press ion to conclusions in the local Journal and
we believe. not without benefit To the young
stranger. Since then The just appreciation of the
Sierra people have given him the highest place
Of honor and popularity our young friend Is
fairly out in the popular breeze and we trust
that the kindly meant observations of a friend
may nothing retard hm
Year: 1859

SOME REMARKS on BuslNEss.-In few words
we want to suggest to citizens doing extensive
business that it will be much to their interest and
ours, to advertise extensively in the home paper.
Last summer the proportion Of advertisements
was not large in comparison with the number of
houses doing business we are grateful, however,
that it decreased but little during this most pinch
ing winter. This paper is now extensively read
and is measurably popular In the county, and has
very considerable circulation in other parts
IL has capacity of usefulness 10 advertisers, with
the advantage of unusual notOriety and-we hope
respect. These are business facts, expressed in
a business way, to business people, who will make
their own calculations without further importu-
nifty by us.
Year: 1859

THE POoR Man " INDEFINITELY PosTFoNED"
An Assembly bill, enabling poor persons to
prosecute and defend" has been indefinitely
postponed" by the Senate. The Shasta Senator,
Garter, thought that every poor person desiring
to sue or defend, could find some " friend" ready
aud willing to advance costs or security. We
admire that mans high estimate Of human gene
rosity; we rejoice that we know of, at least, one
person to whom we, being poor, may apply in
extremity for we know that at the least sgnih-
cancc of distressed poverty Senator Garter would
dive down to his boot-straps for divers and allie
Waiting monies


Isn't the progress Of brotherhood and christian
charity prodlgious' Only Think when Christ
resided In the world he found the poor entirely
friendless and in deplorably neglected condition


so knocked about that he thought necessary to
declare certain general rules for their protection;
ces are amazingly improved, surrounded by
/" friends," waiting for chance 10 lend them
money insomuch that the State need make no
provision for the poor's prOtecton-n fact may
postpone the poor man altogether. Happy coun-
try Blessed lumnously charitable spot In the
revolving wheel Of centuries No longer " sell
that ye hath and give unto the poor,p but give
away what ye have and be poor that ye may
fathom the length and breadth, heghth and
depth Of the mmcasurable love which this age
bears for the poor


Arguments like Mr.. Carter are as cold heart
ed as the rock on the north side Of an arctic hill
and at his logic warmed.sonled charity with
" strong disgust Is stirred"
Year: 1859

YREKA Pass AND Tng CoUnrs.-'fhe Union
ie in dispute with the courts in regard to publish
ing evidence. The funniest part is that The city
recorder has got his back up and declares that
since the other courts have decided that their pro-
ceedings shall not be made subject of newspaper
comment, be will not permit the Uaion to copy
the dds" from his docket II that court
shn Is an asaeE.
Year: 1859

COMPARATIVELY LAWGE.--One JOURNAL for
every five persons nhabitng Weavorvllc is sub
scrlbed for, and distributed weekly, within its
limits; this we presume to be an unusually large
proportion, and we should like to print in New
York with the same ratio OF subscribers Citizens
complain that the paper is frequently conveyed
off, without their appreciation, before they have
had time TO read IT through. OF these facts we
are disposed to be very boasiiul, without addition
of more words.
Year: 1859

On SroP THAT, WATKINS We're tired seeing
extracts from Sniktaw's" legislative humor,
and are sorry to see person from his great
North take position as capitol jester. lie has
established reputation for making people laugh,
aad he should now take nap on his accumula ted
vegetation. If unable to restrain his
genius for burlesque, he should engage as leading
actor in u circus.
Year: 1859




Professor GREEN, on the "Artistic Life of Craw-
ford" which our citizens to have the pleasure
of hearing, at the Mechanics Institute Hall, this
evening, has been delivered with acceptance be-
fore the Historical Society of New York, and at
the Smithsonian Institute. We hope that large
audience will greet him here, as we are assured
upon high authority, that they will enjoy treat,
rich aud rare in the polished periods and eloquent
strains of this line address
Year: 1859

BANK STREET is becoming q popular
thoroughfare for vehicles of all kinds and should
be we'll paved from 9th to 10Th streets. When it
is remembered that the Custom House and the
Capitol Square have each front on Bank street,
that other handsome buildings are soon to be put
up, and that the carriage way is now almost i'm i
passable, we think the Commissioners of Streets
cannot fail to recommend the improvement.
Year: 1859

made by hotelkeeper in Jefferson Ward, to have
all bar-rooms and groceries of every kind closed
on the Sabbath day; and as it has been seconded
by several others, effort will no doubt be made
to carry it out in q short time. The movers in
this reform say that they would readily close their
doors, regardless Of the acts of their neighbors.
but for the fact that By doing so their customers,
if denied accommodations on the Sabbath, would
withdraw their patronage entirely. If by closing
doors, they could lose only the Sabbath profits,
they would willingly give them up. From all we
have heard it Is not at all improbable that peti.
ton on the subject will be sent to the City Coun.
Year: 1859

BRIDGING THE MISsIssIPPI.-The last stone pier
for the bridge which is to span the Mississippi at
Sc. Paul, Minnesota, was finished ON the 25th ult
On either side of the river channel. at distance
of 2f0 feet apart, two stone piers rising like
two Bunker Hill monuments about 80 feet out OF
the water. The Superstructure is fast being raised
and the whole will be completed by the lat of May
and ready for use
Year: 1859

FAIR GaoUNDs.-Ths Executive Com
hGttee Of the Central Agricultural Society, will
meet at the office OF President Lyons Tomorrow
morning, to complete their examination Of the
Eastern lots offered for the Fair Grounds.
Year: 1859

Forest Hill was the Banner Township at
the last March Election, having polled more
votes than any other Township in the coun-
ty-just clean hundred-aH but three OF
them we believe for the Constitution. Last
Tuesday, they only cast thirty seven votes
in all. They were all for the regular Re-
publican ticket except four. But the busy
season and the high water kept most of the
farmers at home. Forest Hill is good fol
$50 votes an fair day and with fair notice.
She is also good for some of the best corn
and wheat fields in Kansas.
Year: 1859

Z u


We are pleased to announce to our read
ers that Britain and Priest, the new pro-
prietors of the Emporia Steam Saw Mill,
have, after liberal outlay in the way, of
Improvements on the same, put it into COM
plete running. order, and are now turning
out lumber of quantity and quality not to
be excelled in these parts. Messrs. Brit
tain & Priest are men of capital. energy
and thorough knowledge Of their business.
They also contemplate making an addition
of planning machine and lath saw in a
short time, which will add greatly to their
business and the accommodation of the pub
lie. They have also put their corn mill in
to grinding order, and are prepared to grind
corn on more reasonable terms than ever
heretofore. We commend the mill and its
new proprietors to the public. 8 6.
Year: 1859

There is no longer any doubt about the
nayigability of the Kaw river. We learn
that boats are now making regular trips on
that stream from Wyandott up as far as
Fort Riley. In this connection we desire
to say to our readers that Ford and Fill
more, of Lawrence, have made arrange
ments to do general forwarding business


Anything in this line of BUSINESS entrusted
to their care viii be promptly attended to
Year: 1859

An exchange says that the mosquito sea-
son whas fairly set in at Cairo and Padu-
cha. A short visit to the country towards
the cool of the evening will convince any
one that the mosquito season has fairly set
in in this section of country, too.
Year: 1859

We arc graliliel to learn that Gen.
George p. Morris. the distinguished
editor of the Home Journal, and the
universally admired poet and song
writer has been appointed United
States Consul to Havre. No better
or worthier or more gallant man tnan
Gen. Morris can be found in this or
any other country. We hope to hear
from him across the sea. A Tyre like
his should never be s;lent.-Unioa and
American.
Year: 1859

A youth in love with maid,


Each night meath the window stood,
And there with his soft serenade,


He awakened the whole eighborhood.
But vainly he tried TO arouse


From her sleep with his strains so be.


witching;
While he played in front Of the house,
She slept in the little back kitchen!
Year: 1859

A WoRD TO APPRENTICES. Es.--Appren-
ticeship is the most important stage OF
life through which mechanic is call
ed to pass; it is emphatically the
spring season Of his days--the time
when he is sowing the seed, the fruits
of which he is to reap in after years. II
he spares no labor in its proper cul-
ture he is sure of obtaining an abun-
dant harvest; but if. in the culture of
the mental soil, he follows the exam
pie ofmany in tilling the earth, and
carelessly and negligently does his
work like them, he will find the seed
ing time past, and his ground only
bringing forth weeds and briars. Let
the young apprentice bear in mlnd'
when he commences learning any bu-
siness, that all hopes OF success IN the
future are doomed to fade away like
the morning mist, unless he improve
the golden season. Let him bear in
mind that he can become master OF
his business only through the closest
application and the most perseverlng
industry; and that unless he does mas
ter it, he may bid farewell to all the
visions of future prospects and success,
The apprenticeship is the foundation
of the great mechanical edifcc; and
surely II the foundation of a structure
be not firm, the structure itscll crumb'
les and falls to the earth. Then
young friends, persevere; be studlous
and attentive: study well all the dilfe'
rents branches of your business, both
practical and theoretical-and when
the time shall come for you to take ar
active part in life, you will not fail te
beof use. not only in your own partic
ular business, but in society.
Year: 1859

Hou to Build Rail Road. The S.
F. Ha aid suggests the following certain
mode of raising the wherewith to build
Pacific Rail Road. The proposition
is good one if it could be carried out.
But tie difficulty is, it is not practicable.
There are too many parties to enter
into it. 1t is the old Wing doctrine
carried out by universal assent. A gov
ernment could make the doctrine effec-
tual for good, but it would require more
than one Peter the Hermit to enlist the
people in the cause. The germ of true
policy is contained in the HeralGs prop
osition, needing only proper culture and
pruning to produce the richest political
as well as pecuniary fruit


"Let Californians firmly and deter
minedly resolve to live upon their resour-
ces, and to refuse to purchase from the
eastern markets. There is scarcely
anything necessary to the support and
rational enjoyment of life that we Cam
not furnish for ourselves. Let our women
second their husbands, fathers and
brothers, and eschew the luxuries of the
East Let us give single example in
explanation of our position A pair Of
boots can be imported from Philadel-
phia and sold in this city for ten dollars.
whereas if the trade be closed, they
could not be manufactured here for less
than twenty dollars but these twenty
dollars would remain in California, and
be placed in active circulation - the
money would be with us, and not in
Philadelphia. What would be the re-
suit of such action? Mechanics and
artisa rs of all classes, farmers and pro-
ducers would flock in thousands upon
thousands to a country abounding in
gold, and where their labor would meet
such a reward. Close up our purse
strings-live upon our own resources
keep our gold for oursclycs-refuse to
traffic with the East-locll up the Col
den Gatc-foster our own manufactures
and productions, and it will be found that
at the end of a single year, the absence
of our sixty millions of dollars, the
amount of our annual contribution, will
have brought the Atlantic portion of
the Union to a sense Of their miserable
dependence. These sixty millions will
build the railroad, and there will be but
too much anxiety TO yield to our right
eous request in that particular. 1t re-
mains with ourselves we have the
power in our own hands, and we suggest
that meetings be held all over Califor-
MIA, TO pass resolutions aud take action
in the premises
Year: 1859

Mount tTesucius.-This volcano is said
to be cracking and opening at all parts
from the base to the summit. Small era
tiers are forming all over it, and it is fear
ed that another such catastrophe as that
which engulphed Pompeil and Hereula-
neum may at any moment occur.
Year: 1859

We recently published a letter, in
which Harlow Case, the defaulting Col
lector of Sandusky, announced the de-
cease Of the unhappy woman who had
accompanied his fight, and implored the
forgiveness of her husband Under the
title we have given above, missionary
correspondent of the Boston Watchman
and Reflector describes an interview
with the guilty pair, which took place
shortly before death hurried away the
mother and the child whom she had
made the companion Of her wanderings.
The subject is a painful one, but the
writer describes so feelingly and truth
fully self-inhictcd misery of Case and bis
partner in guilt, that we reproduce his
narrative
Year: 1859

Sons OF MALTA. -"Jeems" was recently
initiated into the order of the Sons of Malta,
and graphically describes his introduction
into the 'vale of mystery" as follows;


You are first grabbed and thrown into a
tub Of cold water, and forthwith several
large men begiu to stick pins into you.
Hauling you out Of the tub of water, they
rush you into another department, and new
men make lunge after you, dressed in dis
guise, and Immediately commence pouring
molasses into your hair and boots. Mean.
while, a stream of cold water is flooded cato
YOU, and man dressed in black tbrusts a
snuff boz in front of your nose, and all at
once you begin to sueeze vociterously, and
the eager crowd begins to laugh and hurrah.
Showing you further along, the chief men
aud bottle washers grab you by the nose,
hair aud coat,tall, and in this way rip every
bit of dry goods loose from your person, ana
again the crowd roars with tumultuou.
laughter at your nude state, with five or siz
men holding on to your hair and toes, forcing
you up soaped pole with pins and SHARP
sticks. You now begin to think you are
forsuken by all of Gods people, and the
devil has certainly got possession of you
knocking you on the head so that you see
stars as numerous as they are in the milky
way. You are handled in this kind of tau,
taliziug way for two hours, when the officers
give you large dose of liverwort and tar
aud then let you 60, Fun i
Year: 1859

DR.. Emmon.s advice to young Preachers
was not to preach over thirty minutes say
ing II here are no conversions after the
fist half hour" Wesley held the same
opinion, and said, in one of his letters IF
any, then, Of the preachers exceed their
time (about enc hour in the whole service
I hope you will always put them in mind
what is the Methodist rule. People imag-
ine the longer the sermon is the more good it
will do. This is a grand mistake