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Year: 1859

IOne of the funniest things got
up in New York lately was the excnr-
sion OF an augur association, in bur.
lesque Of the target excursions. Each
man carries an augur instead of a
gun, a Calathumpian band accompan.
les them, and the exercises consist in
walking blindfold to the target and
boring a hole through it. Not one
man in twenty can do it, and the
blunders that are made cause a great
deal OF sport.
Year: 1859

U7 One of our exchanges gets
highly excited and piles on the high
ialutin IN this wise:


A grain Of camine will tinge q gal.
lon OF water so that in every drop the
color will be perceptible; and q grain
of musk will scent room twenty
years. Just so if q man cheat the
printer-the stain will be forever vis-
ible on the minute atoms of his mi.
mute soul, and will leave scent of
rascality about an individual strong
enough to make an honest man turn
up his nose in disgust, and kick him
out Of his presence, if he can't get
rid Of him any other way.


THE KISS PoLKA.-Among the new
entertainments produced by NJ. Ju-
lien in London, is a polka called the
kiss" with an orchestral accompan-
iment which produces the effect ofthe
smacking ofIps. Music would be
really the food Of love were lips used
to keep up harmonious accomponi-
ments. The "Kiss" will of course be
soon a fashionable dance, and slips all
around" one of the figures.
Year: 1859

ISrBNPERATE DUcKS.-The vicinity Of Hey
worth, in this county, is somewhat celebrated
for the immense number Of ducks which cOngre-
gate there every spring A gentleman who
lives there informs us that he and his neigh
bOrs have lived on duck flesh 80 long that they
have some fear of becoming webfOOted. A man
named Ben Taffe, fatigued himself so much by
loading his gun and killing ducks with fine
shot that he concluded TO il he could not kill
them with coarse whiskey. With that object
in view he came to this city and bought a gal
Ion of what il known by hard drinkers as ''sure
death '.round the corner" lie took it home
and soaked lot of corn in it, and left the corn
living around loose. The ducks swallowed the
corn without tasting the whiskey. and the con
sequence was that they becsme dead drunk !
few minutes They did not recover from their
first drunk until Mr. Taffe twisted their heads
from their bodies. About fifty OF them were
yictimiEed in less than an hour.-Bf0omipS
Pantagrapk.
Year: 1859

In an able lecture, delivered by the Rev. DR..
Storrs, of Brooklyn, in the Cooper Institute, on
the 25th ult., on The Influence Of Climate on
Civilization" he seemed to attribute much of the
vigor of the northern to the food required by
their climate. The idea conveyed seemed to be
an endorsement of the popular theory of animal
heat, which is inculcated in all the common books
on physiology. These compare the lungs to fur
mace, in which air and carbon are brought into
chemical union in producing heat. This theory
is simple, and somewhat beautiful, but not cor
rect. The combustion of our food-fuel does not
take place in the lungs, in the same manner that
the fire is produced in the furnace the food Of
man is not fed into his lungs neither does the OK
ygen of the air combine with the food or carbon
in the lungs, but passes into the blood through
their membrane tissue carbonic acid and moist
ure being given out in exchange. All our food
un6ergUes chemical change, before it reaches the
lungs in the form of blood, and the warmth of the
body comes from the organic processes which
make and unmake the animal tissues. These
facts which should be familiar to US all, lay the
axe at the root of the common furnace theory Of
animal heat.


Man requires the same elements for his food in
all climates. The northern races eat much fat,
which is almost pure bydro-carbon the inhabi-
tants of tropical climates eat gums and sugars,
which are Just as rich in carbon. Some castles of
Hindoos in India live exclusively on vegetables
the Caffrrs of hot South Africa are the greatest
beef gormandizers in the world.


The temperature of man is 98o in all seasons
in the hottest and codest climates. A change of
this uniform temperature Of the human body is
the sign of disease. Man preserves his standard
temperature in the tropical and arctic regions in
virtue of this peculiar organism which adjusts it
self to varying circumstances, but the means BY
which it does this is still involved In much obscur-
ity.-Saentifc American.
Year: 1859

81 The idle levy heavy tax upon the indus
trious, when by frivolous uiSitGions they rob them
of their time. Such persons beg their daily hap
piness from door to door, as beggars their daily
bread, and like them, sometimes meet with re-
buff. A mere gossip ought not to wonder if We
evinee signs that are tired of him, seeing that
we are indebted to the honor Of his visit, solely to
the circumstance Of his being tired of himself.
He sits at home until he has accumulated an in
supportable load of ennui and he sallies forth to
distribute it among all his acquaintance.
Year: 1859

JAPANESE JUoeLERs.--A letter from


Simoda, in tho Philadelphia Ledger gives


the following account of the feats of a
juggler--the Anderson Of Japan--per.


formed before Mr. Townsend Harris, the
American Consul General


No. l. He took an ordinary boys top,
spun it in the air, caught it on his hand,
and then placed it (still spinning) upon
the edge of sword near tho hilt. Then
he dropped the sword point u little and
the top moved slowly toward it. Arrived
at the very end the hilt was lowered in
turn and the top brought back As usu.
al, the sword was dangerously sharp,


No. 2 was also performed with tho top.
He spun it in the air, and then throw the
end of TIE string back toward it with
such accuracy that it was caught up and
wound itself all ready for q second cast.
By the time it had done this it had reached
bis hand and was ready for another spin.


No. 8 was still performed with the top.
There was an upright pole, upon the top
of which was perched little house, with
very large front door. The top was
spun, made to climb the pole, knock open
the said front door, and disappear AS
well as I remember, the hand end Of the
string was fastened near the door, so that
this was almost repetition of the self.
winding feat.


But feat No. 4 was something even
more astonishing than all this. He took
two paper butterflies, armed himself with
the usual paper fan, threw them into the
air, and, tanning gently, kept them flying
about him as if they had been alive.


III. can make them alight wherever
you wish try him!" remarked the Kami
(prince), through the interpreter.


Mr.. H requested that one might
alight upon each ear of the jugger. No
sooner expressed than complied with.
Gentle undulations of the fan waved them
slowly to the required points, and there
left them comfortably seated. Now,
whether this command over pieces of pa
per was obtained simply by currents Of
air, or by the power of concealed mag.
net, Mr.. H could not tell or ascer.
tain. One thing, however, was certain
tie po,0er 'Oas there"
Year: 1859

NEWSPAPER ED1ToRa. 1t would bo diff.
6cult to compress more in few words
than is found in the following from Cham.
6er'S Journal:


A newspaper editor must, like the poet
be born to his calling, as, in the majority
OF instances, no amount of training will
fit person for such post, unless he have
a natural taste and aptitude for this de.
scription of literary labor; for, although,
many persons are able to write "leaders."
or literary articles" for q newspaper,
few can be entrusted with its editorial
control few can scent out the libel which
turks in almost every communication, few
can distinguish the report intended to
please the speaker instead OF informing
the nation, and the letters written to serve
private interests instead of public ends !;
still fewer who can tell at a glance, the
kind of literary or political material which
will promote the circulation Of journal
in fact, good editors great difficulty
is not as to what he should put in, but
what he should keep out of his columns.
Successful editors have not been great au.
thors, but men Of good common sense,
and their good common sense has taught
them to write but little themselves, but
to read, judge, select, alter and combine
the writings of others.
Year: 1859

Tnr OVERLAND MAIL ROUTES. We deem 1t proper to state, as there IS such a strong prejudice existing against the con- ainuance of the overland routes, costing a million of dollars annually, with scarcely any return, that it is the desire of the Postmaster General to have then abolish- ed, and that he would long since have ap- piled the principle of retrenchment in this particular, had he not been prevented by decision of the Attorney General. This decision was, that as the contracts for that specific object was for four years, and did not contain the usual clause empowering the Postmaster General to change the ser vice, the routes in question could not be interfered with. Should Congress abolish them, a claim for damages would arise.- I Washington Star.
Year: 1859

The Nevada Democrat understands that
Mr. Sherman Day. who is now engaged in
surveying railroad route from Folsom to
Auburn, offers to continue the survey and
give estimate of the cost of the road to Ne
vada for six hundred dollars The Democrat
asks that the money be raised for the survey
Year: 1859

A NUMBER of young thieves, two or three
days since, enter the yard in the rear of a
liquor store in Sacramento, and stole lot of
empty bottles. which they took round to the
front of the store and sold again to the pro-
prietOr, making, in all, about 81 rs by the
operation.
Year: 1859

The city authorities of Boston are matu-
ring plan to unite all the horse railroads at
central station. and then taxing each car
$50 year. the income from which to form a
fund with which to widen streets for their
benefit,
Year: 1859

WE learn from the Telegram that Captain
Burns, we'll known to the commercial and
shipping community. has chartered the
steamer Santa Cruz for the Mazatlan trade
She will leave on her first trip on the 4th
proximo.
Year: 1859

FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE AT WEYMOUTH,
MAss.-At Weymouth, Oct cath, small
building near the Almshouse was burned 1t
was occupied as place of confinement for
two poor. crazy, demented persons, named
Flavius Hayden and Tirrell. who for several
years have been kept in it in cages. At
times they have been quite violent, and have
torn their clothing into shreds and thrown
it from them. 1t is supposed that they did
so on this occasion, and that the pieces lodged
upon the stove which was in the building.
and were set on fire, and this communicated
fire to the building, or that they succeeded in
so fastening them upon the stove as to pull It
over as they did once a year or two since
When the fire was discovered the building
was wholly in flames, and as no outcry was
heard from the men, they were doubtless
dead before the fire was discovered
Year: 1859

The hand and wrist of Coe, the balloonist.
who fell with balloon i've miles high, with.
out injury, and then fell from the tree where
his balloon lodged, and broke his wrist, have
been amputated, to save his life.-Adantie
paper
Year: 1859

A ST.. LOUIS correspondent contradicts the
story of the elopement of clergyman in
Maine with the daughter of another clergy
man. He says:


The facts are that the girl was niece Of
the clergyman, and had lived with him al
most from her birth, having been reared by
him as if she had been his own child. The
father, after permitting this for some thirteen
years, attempted to reclaim the child against
her own wishes as she owed all she is, as the
fruit of an excellent education. to her uncle,
and felt towards him as she would to father,
who had been equally faithful to her The
insinuation of an elopement was a base and
malicious lie. The clergyman fled with his
charge, and thereby evRded legal process
This step is not to be justified in any one. but
may be pallated to some extent, even in the
case of a clergyman, by the peculiar circum-
stance of this case.
Year: 1859

SLAVERY AND THB AMERICAN BOARD OF
MIssIoNs.-Mr. Thomas P. Atchinson, of Dan.
ville late corporate member of the Ameri-
can Board of Commissioners for Foreign Mis-.
sions, resigned his membership in that body
on account Of its action in regard to the
slaveholding portion of the Choetaw Ma.
tion. In q letter to the Richmond Whig.
stating the cause of his resignation, he says:


For the last ten years the Prudential Com
mittee, to whom the immediate control of
Mission Stations have been entrusted, have
required the Missionaries among the Choctaw
Indians to exclude from the Church every
member who held slaves; thus endeavoring
to establish a test of Christianity as well as
condition of membership unknown in the
early and purer days of the Church. For
their contumacy, in refusing to obey this re.
quirement, these devoted men, whose char.
acters have been extolled by the committee.
and whose faithful efforts to benefit the Door
Indian have been crowned with great sue
cess, have been persecuted and oppressed
and now they have been entirely cut off from
all support by recent action Of the Board
itself, which has formerly cast them off and
solemnly declared that they will no longer
have connection with such sinners-their
offence being their liberation of Shareholders
as members of the Church.


In his letter of resignation addressed to
the Board Of Commissioners, he says:


l hereby resign my position as a corporate
member Of the American Board of Commits
sioners for Foreign Missions, a position as
signed me by your predecessors, more than
thirty years ago, and before the accursed
fiend Abolitionism was let loose and coul-
missioned to rend the Church, and to de-
stroy the Union of these States, by sowing
the seeds of distrust. discord and division
among those who should ever feel and act
together as brethren. That you may soon be
restored to right mind, is the earnest de-
sire of your former associate.
Year: 1859

Cry WORK HOUSE MANUFACTURES FOR SALE
Persons in need Of the very miscellaneous articles
manufactured at the City Work House, would display
wisdom by purchasing there, and thus doing some
thing for the support of institution sustained at
public cost-at the cost Of all citizen Taxpayers
Certain OF these articles are advertised in this paper
Year: 1859

10. o. F.-The R. W. Grand Encampment Of the
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, Of the State Of
Louisiana, will hold its annual session this evening,
in the Grand Encampment Hall, corner Of Camp and
Lafayette streets We refer members to official notice
in this paper
Year: 1859

BANK OF LoUIsIANA-An announcement is else.
where published that semi-annuaI dividend Of five
per cent is due, and will be paid to holders of the
stock Of this institution and after this day. M inst
Year: 1859

SpALDINa B. ROGERS CIRcus.-This is announced
as the last week of spalding & Rogers excellent
troupe of circus artists and the entertainments will
be unusually brilliant Tomorrow noon there will be
an extra performance the novel feature Of which will
be an exhibition of the extraordinary skill of Mr.
Rarey, the horsetamer, in reducing vicious and un
broken animals to subsection.
Year: 1859

The following are additional particulars OF the great
confederation in Beekman and Ann streets that oc-
cu1ed Yesterday morning, an extended report OF which
may be found in another portion OF eo-i4y PSpeI'


The insurances Of Messrs Black Gramm are as ici-
Year: 1859

A REEAsLE KIND OF FoaTusE TsLLISa.--
Despicable asthe practice which goes by the
name of fortune telling is, we believe there is
q kind of fortune telling which is not only
possible, but easily praetised upon correct
principles. Thus, to begin with the young,
when We see child obedient to his or her
parents or teachers, or any one else toward
whom the subordinate relation has become
necessary, we have ne hesitation in predicting
that good fortune will accompany such child
into early manhood or womanhood, and insure
q fair startIin adult life. If the case be that
of an honest, energetic young man, who has
successfully advanced from the position OF
apprentice and journey man into that of mas
ter mechanic or boss, we can tell his fortune
without much difficulty. So with regard to
those who have chosen profession as the
means Of livelihood. Let tus see, how they con.
duct their business. If they do this intelli-
gently, industriously and honestly at the start,
they viii be very apt to continue to de- SO, and
success will be sure in the long run. Unprin-
cpled mon in the same line may get ahead of
them at the beginning, but they will fare best
in the end, and 80 illustrate the truth Of the
maxim that honesty is the best policy. We
will confess that we are no fortuns-telier if it
does not 80 turn out.
Year: 1859

INFLuENoE OF CHLoRoFoRM ON BEEs,-Mr.
AMMAN, of Downfeld, wishing to have the
honey taken from hive, without killing the
bees, and having before heard Of chloroform
being used, felt anxious to try the experiment.
He first closed the doorway, then covered the
hive with cloth to shut out the light as much
as possible, after which he commenced to blow
chloroform into the hive. When it was dis
covered that the bees had fallen asleep, they
were easily removed to another hive without
harm to any one, and the next morning were
all awake and In lively state, humming
around their hive.
Year: 1859

HORRIBLE DEsTrruTIoN.-The Coroner was
called to hold an inquest in Philadelphia q
day or two since, on the body of young
woman, Susannah Miller, who had dropped
dead the previous day, just as her mother had
returned home from the funeral of another
daughter. The mother had exhausted her
means in the burial Of her other child, and was
found in her hovel Watching the corpse of her
daughter to keep the rats from devouring 1t.
Year: 1859

~ have the largest stock of extra fine Gus


w tom made goods of any house in the State
Everything in the furnishing line for gentlemen,
and as we manufacture our own goods, and I'M
port direct from house 416 Broadway New
York, we are able and willing to sell cheaper
than any other house no matter who they are
Remember that we sell for cash. and cash only,
and one price. $4,000 worth of goods. whole
sale or retail.


December 25th lS58-3m
Year: 1859

Telegraph 10 lie FociRc.-The magnetic telc:
graph has been extended to Atchison on the
Missouri River. and is still on its way westward
From the Pacific side the work is extending to
Salt Lake City. 1t will probably not be very
long before the two will be made to unite, and
give complete teeeraphic connection from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. The Pixies Peak settle
ment will probably hasten the work. tits QUITE
possible that connection with the Old World win
be sooner made through this route than across
tho Atlantic; for it does not possess the same
difficulties, mud nothing to interfere with its work
ing after being built, matter which, in
the case OF the Atlantic Telegraph, is still III
doubt
Year: 1859

In ElOlUcnt Eriyact- t-Gcneration after
generation, says fire writer, Lave felt rs
we now feel, and their lives were as active
as our own. They passed like vapor
while nature wore the same aspect of beau.
ty as wlcn her Greater commanded her to
be. The heavens shall he rs bright over
our graves as they are now around our paths
The world will have the same attractions
ior our offspring yet unborn that she
had once for our children. Yet little
while and what will have happened? The
throbbing heart will bc stihcd and we shall
be at rest,


Our funeral will find its way, and the
prayers will be said, aud then we shall be
left behind in silence and darkness for the
worm. And, it may be for short time
we shall be spoken Of, but the thing Of life
will creep in, and our names will soon be
forgotten. Days will continue to move on,
laughter and songs will be heard in the
room in which we died and the eye that
mourned for us will he dried, and glisten
again with joy; and even our children will
cease to think Of us, aud will not renem-
Ucr our ilalncs.
Year: 1859

AS soon as you have carressed tho colt
little, take the halter in your left hand
appracll as directed and on the side you
have caressed him. Take hold of that
part of tho halter which buckles over tho
top of his head, pass the long side, or that
part which goes into the buckle, under h..s
Year: 1859

GTATE OF CALIFORNIA SIERRA District
- Court OF the 18th Judicial District in and for the County
Sierra SARAH r. WILEY VS.. JAS s. WILEY.


Action brought the District Court of the 18th Judicial District
of the State of California in the County
Complaint filed in said County Sierra the
said District Court


The People of the State of California greeting
Wiley Defendant:


hereby required appear brought
you by the in the District Court Of the
Seventeenth Judicial District of the State of California
the County of Siera and the Complaint
within ten days. Exclusive of the of sevice after the
on you OF this Summons served within this County if
served out of this County but within this Judicial District within
twenty days served District within forty
Judgment by default will against according
prayer of said Complaint


The said action brought obtain of this Court
the bonds of matrmony marital relations existing
tween and this Plaintiff the ground of adultery
she be restored all the rights privileges
and for other relief for in Plaintiffs Gopatou
fle and hereby notified that if fail to and
the said Complaint above required the said Plaintiff will
apply for relief demanded.


Given under hand and the Seal Of the District Court Of
r the 18th Judicial District of the State California


for the County of Sierra, this 2sth Of October A. D.
- 1859. GEO II. FUTILE, Clerk


WILL CAMPBELL Attorney for Plaintiff 298m
Year: 1859

STATE CALIFORNIA, COUNTY Ju
dca District in and for the County of sierra CHARLES
HElNTZEN, Plaintiff, VS., H. WHITE, Defendant.
Action brought in the the Judicial District
and the Complaint filed the County of Sierra
the Clerk of the said District Court.


The people of the State of California greeting White
You hereby required appear brought
you by the above named Plaintiff the District Court of the 1
Judicial District the State and for the County
Exclusive OF the day of servce after the service of this
summons served within this County served out of this
County, but within this Judicial
served out of said District then within forty day-or judgment by
default will be taken against according the said
complaint


The said action brought and
thyeie hit dollars with legal interest thereon
until paid upon two certain promissory notes. described
in Pfs. complaint file in this action for costs.
And hereby notified that appear
the said Complaint above required the said Plaintiff will
id of 81 with legal interest aforesaid
and costs.


Given under my hand Seal the District Court Of
L. s. }the 18th Judicial District of California and


for the County Of Sierra this 29h August 1859


RALPH ELLIS, Clerk.


By GEO. E. TALLMADGE, Deputy Clerk.
WIN. NJ STEWARD, Attorney for Plaintiff 313m