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Year: 1869

1865. The picture Is we'll drawn, but In the
advent Of the new administration it is the pic
ture Of what we leave behind u.s..


There is every reason to believe that a
s,ssounder system of financial management is
soon . be enforced, and that we shall emerge
from our War cloud With that vigor which
characterizes us as people. Hll our our mining
interests are receiving new impulse and are
already in part recovered from the lethargic
condition in which they have been lying for q
few years past. Our Pacific railroads, being
rapidly pushed to completion, are developing
territories as vast and rich in agricultural
wealth as are to be found on this Continent.
Little and petty railroads that were not known
few years since are consolidated into long
through routes for the purpose Of reaching the
greater demands Of internal commerce upon
them, and that they may more successfully
compete with rival lines for the growing traffic
pouring in upon them.


The Southern States, seeing that there
is no more hope for tho restoration of
wprnout and impracticable theories, which
the times have out run, are about to turn their
attention to the opening offered to them in
every direction. That they present splendid
openings for the investment Of capital is best
shown by the gentleman from whose speech
we have already quoted. He has lately pur-
chased very large estate in South Carolina,
upon which he intends to erect an immense
cotton mill. He is evidently dissatisfied with
tho pocket-book size of Rhode Island, and sails
for larger territory and more room.


1t only requires now on the part Of our ad-
ministrative government wise adherence to
the inaugural Of Grant and the sound princi-
pies Of common sense it contains to commence
q career Of prosperity to which our former
efforts have been but the preface. The next
twenty-five years will tell wonderfully upon
ths progress Of our country. We have here at
hand all the elements for the consolidation of
such national and commercial power as the
world has never before seen. Wise heads to
shape the laws, and bold, ulswegying hand
like that Of General Grant to administer them,
will start us well upon our voyage Of greatness.
Year: 1869

WHAT is to become of our one-armed
and one-legged soldiers? How can they
maintain themselves without resorting to
the tricks of beggars, and the degrading
competition to which such condition sub
jects them? There is scarce street cor
ner or public place of resort in this
great city which is not beset with lmpecu-
nious veterans of the service, or, at least,
those who appear to be such-for there
must be among them fair proportion of
impostors. The street cars and ferry
boats are beset by this class of unfortu-
mates, under various guises of industry,
asking charity And the cold rebuffs
which they daily meet from those who,
not from unkindness, but from being con-
stantly and unpleasantly annoyed in that
direction, is not calculated to make them
more manly, or to induce them 10 think
more of the country in whose cause they
have suffered.


The general government has done much
to give employment to such as are capa-
BILE of clerical labor, and goodly number
have found large-hearted business men
who were willing to share their misfor-
tunes by giving them positions which
could be better filed by sound men; but
what proportion of our first-class mer-
chants ever permit any other considera-
ton to govern them, in selecting assist
ants, than the obtaining of the largest
amount of service for the smallest amount
of money? A one armed or one-legged
man cannot be of such general utility as
one who has his members perfect; and
there are those whose refined sense of har-
monious adjustment is SO very acute that
the mere thought of having cripple"
about would send a discordant thrill
through every nerve, and destroy the
whole pleasure of living.


There are, doubtless, great many men
who wear the army blue, and carry a
crutch, who are not legitimate subjects of
tender consideration, but it is so very diff
ficult in this hurrying world to make the
proper discrimination, that we count it
safe to do whatever our charitable hearts
may dictate to make lighter the burdens
of those who, having fought our battles
for us, and given us united country, have
now to fight against more fearful odds for
the privilege Of living in the country they
have saved.-Packards Mont11yJoT Arri5.
Year: 1869

A VAGUE idea seems to prevail with
some that good COW makes her milk in
some mysterious way, drawing it from the
depths of her moral consciousness, rather
than from the food which she puts into
her machine. Some farmers seem to act
upon this theory and thus take pains not
succulent food. Verify, these Sol Silcox
farmers have their reward; their cows
look meanly, feel meanlv, and give as lit
tie milk as possible These men take no
prizes at agricultural festivals, they envy
those who do, and they are apt to be slow
about paying their grocers' bills. There
are number of them about the country,
but we trust the last will soon die out.


A good cow deserves better man than
that. A good COW does her utmost to min
lister to our pleasure and profit and de-
serves careful and good treatment. Re-
member that, after sort, she is violating
her nature to please us. The natural or
wild COW gives milk to suckle her young
for few months and then runs dry some
eight or nine months of the year, while our
COW gives her milk for ten months in the
year without ceasing. We deprive her of
the pleasure of sucking her young and
say to her: Grind up this fodder into
milk for us-work p and she does it, pro-
ducing for us some 5000 quarts of milk
per year. We have induced her to forego
her own pleasure, to forget her child and
to work for us, and, for my part, hold her
to be a lovely beast. He, therefore, who
strikes COW, or kicks COW, or starves a
COW, deserves the stick, the kick and
starvation. When / am king, propose
to myself to keep. for such fellows use, a
breezy knoll, wind always north, the
thermometer at 10 degrees, a gentle, sleety
rain, seasoned with hail, four-rail fence,
mostly tumbled down; in this delicious
retreat propose to allow the Sol Silcoxes
to stand, without overcoats, with their
backs up and heads down there they can
chaw their cuds, and perhaps find them
sweet-as the good COWS do not.


What we ask the cow to do, and what
she does do, is to convert cheap or upin-
viting food into good and dear food. That
is, we put into a cow, per day, say


Twenty pounds of hay, at one-half cent ...... 10
Nine pounds of sprouts or meal at two cents. IS


Total. l.......................... ~
and we ask her to produce from it ten
quarts of nice milk, worth at six and a
half cents, some sixty or sixty-five cents.
Now, the COW does not wish to do this !;
she wishes to suckle her calf, to lick it and
play with it, and then to wander at her
own sweet will along the meadows and
bushy pastures But she foregoes her own
wishes, and pleases us; and more than
that, she does it kindly and serenely. Is
she not then a most lovely beast?


Is there any human beast who ever does
so? Monet not one !-GaIary for april.
Year: 1869

gel, the dear shaven cheek and the chubby
face Of the best friend ever knew in all
this Babel where my life has been. have
learned to long for that jovival frontis-
piece which beams with every charity of
an honest heart, and if I should find him
in the other world sober, staid and mel
ancholy spirit, who, instead of hailing me
with slap on the shoulder, and the
hearty good-morning it used to warm me
like blazing fire in January to hear, and
should present me with sprig of ever
green and dreary kiss of peace, believe
I should feel lonely and forsaken through
all eternity.


In that sweet country, too. we shall be
sure to find some kind friends whom we
knew on earth. Our hearts went into the
grave with them, but we have tried to be
happy since, because we know that they
would wish us so. The grasses grow upon
the mounds where their dear heads are
resting, but the grasses can never conceal
them. And just so other loves are grow
ing up in our hearts, but they cannot OBJ
liteTate those first ones. Earth has no
symbol of them, perhaps, and that will be
the end of it until we meet them where
:" the days aye fair in the land o. the
leal."


I have heard that around us every day
of our lives there are futtering and flick
ering angels from the heaven above; and
can well understand how these white
winged spirits, when they have leave of
absence from their choral duties, love to
spend their holidays around the homes
they once inhabited, where hand met
hand and lip clung to lip in sweet deliri-
UNI; for it is a holy and lovely senti-
ment that makes wandering men yearn
with untraveled hearts for the old home !;
and, surely, In the dear coming heaven,
no such holy and lovely sentiment will be
extinguished. The world is bad enough,
and dreary enough, God knows; but it is
not all bad and all dreary. There are
fragrant spots on this ball of dust, and the
moss will grow on the bleakest rock.
There are dear friends to love, and dear
forms to see. Heaven would be rare
place, indeed, if it could make US forget
the faces that shone the tenderer on us be-
cause an hundred others were averted,
and Pm a little sorry, ON the whole, that
there is to be neither marrying nor Civ
ing in marriage" up there.-James Apple
ton Morgan, in Packard's Monthly for
April.
Year: 1869

TEE Journal Of Chemistry states that
fish may be kept alive for ten days or
more without water, by filing their
mouths with crumbs of bread saturated
with brandy, and pouring little brandy
into their stomachs, after which, in this
torpid state, they may be packed in straw.
They become alive in few honss when
again placed In fresh water. 81 fa.E
Year: 1869

about to disrobe il and wash the flesh
suddenly beheld 1t caught away i'm q
cloud out Of their sight--in order las
some say that her comely and inn
mortal limbs might never be seen OF
sinful and mortal eyes. Or, accord
ing to another version, her body like
her son's) was laid three days in a
sepulcher, and at the end of that
time, at her sons command. was up
lifted from earth to heaven, while
the vacated sepulcher was found
strewn with lilies by unseen aud an
gelic hands.


This is the second, or corporeal as
sumption of the Virgin.


For twelve centuries it has been a
Romish custom to celebrate the
spiritual assumption by a solemn
feast, held annually on the 18th of
August-the traditional day of her
death. The corporal assumption has
never yet been made an article of
faith; but the Ecumepical Council
(if report be true) propose now to
make her corporeal like her spiritual
assumption n dogma of the Romish
creed. ......
Year: 1869




Rock ISLAND, ILL.,, July 90.


A horrible afrray occurred on the
steamer Dubuque, after leaving this
city this forenoon, which terminated
i'm the killing of two negroes (deck
hands) and one raftsman, and the
badly wounding of two or three 9TH
ers. AS near as can learn, the
trouble originated as follows: Fifty
raftsmen came aboard the boat at
Davenport, and the clerk ordered two
of the negro deck hands to stand on
guard ut the gangway while he as
sorted the deck from the cabin pas
sengers, and not to allow any one to
pass without his permission. One of
the raftsmen tried to pass this guard
and make his way to the cabin, when
the deck hands ordered him back un-
til his ticket was examined by the
clerk. He, not liking this, COM
menced pitching into the deck hands,
who got the best of him, when the
raftsmen, to the number of over one
hundred, came to his rescue, stab
bing end beating the two deck hands
until about dead, threw them into
the river and made an assault on the
rest Of the deck crew, succeeding In
killing three more of them and throw
ing their bodies into the river. One
Of the raftsmen was also killed In
the melee, making six in all killed.


AS soon as Hampton was reached,
Captain Rhodes landed the boat,
when the raftsmen drove the deck
crew ashore, injuring several of them
with stones. AS soon rs this was
over, they went aboard the boat, and
ordered the Captain to proceed up
the river, or they would burn his
boat. He being in their power, and
fearing they would carry their threat
into execution, headed his boat up
stream, and In the mean time tele-
graphed to the Sheriff here, who
chartered an extra train, and left
with large force of men well armed.
They over took the boat ut Clinton.
and Immediately took possession of
her and started for this city.


On their arrival here, there were
5000 people on the river bank. togeth-
er with the crew who weIe driven Off
the boat, and with their and other
portions of the crews assistance,
they succeeded In recognizing forty
two of the men, who were taken to
Jail under strong guard. A large
force Is posted about the Jail, and no
further trouble Is expected.


The city Is full Of raftsmen who
came ashore, but an extra force of
policemen has been stationed about
the city, and it Is thought all will be
quiet for the night. An examination
will probably take place tomorrow.
There are men on the lookout for
the dead bodies thrown from tho
boat into the river.
Year: 1869

From the Macon (Ga.) Journal and Messenger.


by the war we lost at one blow
the accumulated wealth Of two CEN
turies; we lost our liberties, We lost
all those rights, privileges and i'm.
munities which we had enjoyed for
three-quarters of a century, and We
lost the protection of that constitu-
ton which we thought to be the em.
bodiment ofthe perfection of human
government. We may not have lost
them fairly. They who deprived ia
OF them may not admit that we lost
them. They may pretend, rs they
do, that everything they have done,
are doing, and may yet do, Is war
ranted by the copstitution- But IL ia
not the less true practically that we
have lost all that we have stated. and
IL Is equally true that Democracy,
Whiggery and States Rights can no
more help us to retrieve our loss than
we can bring back to earth the great
founders of those parties. and get
them to "invoke the genius or the
constitution i'm our behalf.


We can however, recover all that we
have lost. We have great future if
we only act wisely. We can regain
our liberties and our power, and be-
the most prosperous people on the
earth; but we can never do 80 III We
lose our time and waste ou. energy
rummaging in the political dustheap
of the past, and trying to fan into n
flame the expired cinders of defunct
political parties. Instead of constan-
ly invoking Virginia and Kentucky
resolutions, let us apply our hands
and our brains to develop and utilize
the limitless resources with which
providence has surrounded us. In
stead of protitless wrangling overthe
past, let us look to the present and
future. Instead of mourning the
wealth we have lost let us 10 TO work
to acquire new and greater wealth.
Instead of adding our brains by "a
vain retrospect of the perfection Of the
social system that no longer exists.
and never can exist again, let us use
our intelligence to fonnd another
system suited to tho times In which
we live.
Year: 1869

Wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove,
Cool as philosopher, warm as true love,
Silent as the grave, and grave as priest,
Sober as deacon, drunk ~ beast.
Restless as the ocean, calm as clock,
Soft as the down, and hard as rock,
Still az mouse and gabblng as geese,
Sticky as glue and sleek as grease,
White as a swan and black as SCOT,
Thin as wafer, thick as your foot,
Yellow as an orange, blue as the sky,
Bad as the toothache, good as pie,
Black as Niger, white as snow,
Sharp as razor, dull as a hoe,
Full as a tick and hungry az a dog,
Poor as crow and fat as hog.
Slow as a poker and spry as a cat,
Keen as brier, blind as bat,
Fierce as tiger, gentle as a lamb,
Mad as halter, happy as a clam,
Bold As lion, timid as hare,
Playful as kitten, cross as q bear,
Sour as vinegar, sweet as honey,
Plenty az dirt and scarce as money,
Noisy as mole and still as mice,
Hot as fire and cold as ice,


Talkatiye as women, dumb as a stone,
Wet Is water, dry as bone,


Fresh as lobster, salt as the sea,
Idle as loafer, bnsy as bee,
slimsy as rag, tough as nail,
Swift as an eagle, Glow as snail,
Green AZ cucumber. ripe as a plum,
Slack as dishwater, tight as drum,
Straight as cob and crooked az a snake,
Limber as string and stiff as stake,
Black as coal and pale as a ghost,
Cold As barn and warm as toast,
Tough ~ an oak and brittle as glass,
Dry as stubble and green as grass,
Heavy as lead and light an feather,
Fixed as the stars and changing as weather,
sweet as rose and bitter as gall,
Square as q brick and round as o ball,
Shy as fox and brazen as brass,
Bright as dollar, stupid as an ass,
Dirty as the pigs and neat az a pin,
Good as an angel, ugly as sin.
Black as midnight. white as a sheet,
Brown as russell, red as a beet,
Rough as CRATER, slippery as an eel,
A*st ue pahNahts IOunu hh " WHctl,
Dark as pocket, light as the pay,
Wet as sop and dry as hay,
Tough as sole leather, sore as boil,
Savage as meat-axe, pleasant az smile,
Thick as pudding, clear as quill,
Sweet as lasses, sour as swill,
Old as the hills, and natural az life,
Blunt as pick-axe, sharp as a knife,
Bright as the sun and pale as the moon,
Crooked as the rainbow, straight ~ a loon,
Fickle as the wind and regular an the tide,
Tender as your eye and tough us hide,
Proud as peacock, modest as pink,
Moderate as grandsirc, quick as a wink,
Worthless as rags and as good as new.
Poor as Jobs turkey, rich as jew,
Close as miser, free as the air,
Green as Jonathan, ripe as a pear,
Crooked as rope and straight as a line,
Steady as judge and high as nine,
Tender as your eye and tough a. your heel,
Rough as saw and smooth as seal,
Sour as bonnyclabber, sweet as a smile,
Tough as whet-stone, rough as a file.
Year: 1869

VERY FINE GRAY COUPE OR CARRIAGE
IN aoase 10 hands high kind perfectly sound and true
VAN TAssELL at their Mart ls East thirteenth street,
near Fourth would make splendid match
match for q pole horse
Year: 1869

-4IecGiOn-SPcecI of


-~Offman-He PROMISES
l est LegIsIatiOn.


ALBANY, Nov. 6.-Governor Hoffman,
last night, in the course of his speech in .
response to serenade by the Jackson
ians," said:


II notice that most of the radics, nsners
in Albany and New York are asking what
will they do with III that is. with tbe
victory. I am hardly disposed to tell them
just yet. prefer to give them a little
lime TO digest The returns, and when these
are fully digested, we propose to give them
some information as to what we will do
with it. In my observations have found
that knowledge suddenly acquired is never
very profitable.


But will tell them in general terms one
or two things we propose to do. We pro.
pose to make the Legislature of the State
OF New York honest; and that is what
they have not done in some time. We
propose to use the legislature for the pur-
pose of promoting the interests of the
mass of the people, and not the interests
of the few-which the radicals have not
done in long time.


The Evening Journal has stated that for
many years there have been a few men in
the Republican legislature who could be
bought. We viii show them that in a
Democratic legislature there will be none
| OF that kind. We propose to give TO the
people of the State of New York. all over.
the right of self government. We propose
to abolish such. laws as infringe upon the
rights of localities and secure to them tbe
| right to govern themselves. We will not
abolish such laws and give the people
something worse, but will give them bet
ter laws. We propose to make the State
of New York, and the government in ali
its branches thoroughly Democratic.


am aware of the responsibilities this
victory imposes. I am aware of the re-
sponsibilities it imposes on me as the Ex-
ecutiye of this State. I realize their mag
nitude, and will not say have no fear of
| them, But by the help of the people and
their representatives, and all the good
counsel can get, hope in my sphere to
SO discharge Its duties that the people will
approve my action.


believe that the legislature which is
about to assemble and legislate upon the
affairs of this great State will act with
such wisdom and discretion as To show TO
the people of the State and country that
the Democracy of this State can be as
moderate in the hour of victory as theV
have been patient in the hour of defeat
We viii be discreet and tolerant. We will
recognize honest men among our adverse
ries; we will deal justly, act honorablv
and promote the great interests of the peO.
i pie of the State of New York, who have
demanded and worked change"
Year: 1869




Enter upon the performance of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at.
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


Ii any person shall willfully make, or give,
under oath or affirmation, false list of his or her
or their taxable property, false list of taxable
property under his her. or their CONTROL such per
son shall be deemed gnilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor, as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury
and any property willfully concealed removed
transferred, misreprescnted by the owner OF any
agent thereof to evade taxation. shall upon dis
covery, be assessed at ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon it and fifty per cent of the amount
OF such additional tax, when solicited shall be paid
to the person or persons who shall furnish the
information which reveals the property so conceal
ell transferred, removed or misrepresented. and the
Remaining fifty per cent, after deduetng the usual
per centage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit Of the Common School
Fund of the State"


Attention is also directed to the following section
of the Act of 1866, relating to Shasta county:
The Assessor of said county is authorized and
it is hereby made his duty collect all the poll or
per capita tax except the road poll tax, and the
taxes upon all movable personal property and upon
the entry of any assessment of movable personal
property to any person. firm, corporation assOcia-
| ton, or company, who does not own real estate
sufficient in the opinion of the Assessor to insure
the payment of such tax within the county, to de-
mand the payment of the taxes upon the same
and if such person, firm, corporation, association
or company shall refuse neglect to pay such
taxes the Assessor shall, by virtue of the power
herein vested in him. proceed to collect such taxes
in the same manner prescribed by law for the Col
| lector."


| If Tax Payers were to have list of their pro
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
noyance, as well as facilitate my work
A. p. LADD,
Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta, April 3, 1869. ap;
Year: 1869

When female is in trouble or afflicted with dis
case. weakness of the back and limbs pain in
the head, dimness of sight, loss of muscular power
palpitation of the heart irritabiity nervousness,
extreme urinary difficulties, arrangement of digest


i've functions, general debility, vaginitis all dis
OF the womb, hysteria, sterility, and all other
diseases peculiar to females she should go or write
at once to the celebrated female doctor, w. K. Do
berty, at his Medical Institute, and consult him
about her troubles and disease. The Doctor is
etfecting more cures than any other physician in
the State of California. Let no false delicacy pre-
vent you, but apply Immediately and save yourself
from painful suffering and premature death. The
Doctors offices are so arranged that he be
suited without fear of observation.