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Year: 1861

PLAYING POssUM-A KNOWING ANIMAL
A correspondent Of the American Agricultu-
ralist, at Union Springs, Indiana, relates a
tough story of a dog at that place. A
large number of sheep had been killed in the
neighborhood, and an apparently worthless
eur, kept at a grocery, was suspected of the
crime, though for long time no proof could
be brought against him. But murder will
out" and one day farmer and his neighbor
saw the dog besmeared with blood in the act
of tearing a sheep which was still alive. As
soon as the dog saw he was discovered he ran
to a wood lot about fifty yards north of the
spot, and the men at once proceeded to the
grocery, which stood half mile distant in a
southwest direction, to inform the owner. To
their surprise, on entering the store, they saw
there the very animal they came to complain
of, lying on the floor apparently asleep, as
though nothing had happened, and as clean as
though Just washed. But on examination they
found him very warm and very wet, he having
undoubtedly washed himself in a hurry, and
run for life to his master But the evidence
was too strong against him.
Year: 1861

A LAKE OF QUIcKsILyER.-In 1911, says
the Grass Valley National while one Father
Gonzales was acting as Catholic missionary
at Cavorca in the Mexican province of Sonora,
an Indian. from the north Of the Colorado, and
probably from the neighborhood Of the present
San Bernardino county, Cal, presented MIN
with a small jar of pure quicksilver, assuring
bin that at the foot of hill in his country
there was small lake Of this heavy water"
being entirely ignorant of the name and quail
ties Of this production Of nature. His extreme
simplicity, and the lack Of a competent inter
prefer prevented Gonzales from obtaining
more explicit information.
Year: 1861

A GOOD story is told of the late w. f. Bur
ton, which we have never seen in print. While
travelling Oh a steamboat down the Hudson, he
seated himself at the table and called for some
beefsteak. The waiter furnished him with
small strip Of the article, such as travellers are
usually put off with. Taking it upon his fork
and turning it over and examining it with one
of his peculiar serious looks, the comedian
coolly remarked, Yes, that's it, bring me
some" ."-Hartford Press.
Year: 1861

KEEP MovTNG.-Don't give up if you hap
pen to fail in anything you undertake, Try it
again-try it a hundred times if you don't sue
ceed before, and all the while be studying to
see if you have not failed through some negli-
gence or oversight of your own. Do not throw
down your oars and drift stern foremost be-
cause the tide is against you The tide don t
always run one way. Never anchor because
the wind don't happen to be fair; beat to
windward and gain all you can until it chang
es If you get to the bottom of the wheel
hang on never think of letting go, the next
turn will bring you to the top.


Are you in debt? Don't let time wear of
the edge of the obligation. Economise, work
harder and spend less, and hurry out. Does
misfortune overtake you, don't sit down and
NOPE and let her work over you. Keep in
good humor laugh yourself aud keep up a
merry face.
Year: 1861

BENT ORA portly young friend of ours
the other day contemplated for some minutes
the ponderous dimensions of bystander's feet,
and then in tone of utter wonder, said, as he
surveyed the mans not overgrown upper
works You'd have been deviIish tall maD,
if they hadn't bent you of so far up
Year: 1861

love the rain, the glorious rain


As it falls from the clouds on high,
With laundering voice and tongue of flame,
Which speaks to the soullit eye.
love the rain, the frolicsome rainl


Its musical voice to me
Sings the song Of the ocean wave,


And the depths OF the dark blue sea.
love the rain, the dashing rain.


In play with the earth and air;
For it speaks in mournful tenderness
To the soul that's touched with care,
love the rain, the buoyant rain!


Whose laughter, deep and loud,
Is fresh from the womb that gave it birth,
Wild torrent of the cloud.
l love the rain, the fruitful rainl


Forit bringeth tidings glad,
To cool and freshen mother earth,


When drought hath made her sad.
The glorious rain, the frolicsome rain
So sportive, wild and free;
The dashing and the fruitful rain,
And the buoyant rain for me.
Year: 1861

ers away, who would soon be charged as usual;
but when at the end of six weeks he found
Billy working away as usual, charging not a
cent for his labor and still having money to
spend, he came to the conclusion that he must
have drawn prize in the lottery, or stumbled
upon gold mine, and was keeping BARRIERS
shop in fan; so he closed his shop in despair
and left the place.


Meanwhile Bill Harrington kept on busy as
bee, and one fine morning his employer stepped
in and without word sat down and was shay
ed on rising from bis chair he asked to see
the score for the past six months. The barber
exhibited it, and after careful calculation
the old man said :


Plenty of customers, eh ?"


Lots of EN-" said the barber never did
such a business in my'life y


Well" replied Money Bags, you have
kept the account we'll | see I've paid you
one hundred and twenty dollars for services
All right. And there are are three hundred
and thirty charged for shaving all that applied
Now, this furniture cost one hundred and eight
dollars balance due you, one hundred and
two dollars. Here it is. Now you own this
furniture, and are to have this shop rent free
six months longer, and after to day you are to
charge the regular price for work and your
pay from me stops to day"


This, of course, the barber gladly assented
to.


But" said the old man, on leaving ' take
care you never cheat a man by charging ten
times the usual price for shave for it may be
another old Billy Gibbons.-C Commercial BuL
letin.
Year: 1861

How TO TAKE Ami. At siraight-for
ward shots keep your head erect, and let your
line of aim Tor visual-line) run along the back
of the bird, at the instant Of pressing the trig
ger, and you may then be certain of killing.


2 AT bird crossing to the right throw
your head well over the gun, and let your Vi
sual-ine run level with the head of the bird,
and more or less in advance, according to dis.
tance and the rate at which it may be flying
when you shoot.


8 At bird crossing to the left keep your
head straight, pitch your visualline upon a
level with the head Of the bird. and in front of
it, at distance varying from l to "a inches
or more, according to range and velocity of
fight
Year: 1861

\ From every Indication, our chances
of success in the great undertaking
of establishing a separate union OF
the slaveholding States, is manifold
We have conquered the foe in every
engagement, until they begin to be
not quite so sure Of success, and nat
urally a despondency has seized
them, which they cannot well shake
off. Their returned volunteers from
the different encounters with us, re-
present the courage and daring OF
our men, in a light far from favora-
BILE to the enemy.


The Lincolnites begin to fear that
there is strong under current ia
their midst, Of which they are wholly
ignorant, but are using all possible
means of discovering the true state Of
affairs. ln this they will be folled,
or should they succeed in discover
ing the plot, it will be two late to do
anything to prevent the accomplish
ment Of acts which will cause the
oy yerthrow OF their appartmt powerful
faction. They will meet with the
doom they deserve, aud probably be
served as they contemplate dong to
us of the South. Should our views
prove correct, we may yet have the
satisfaction of seeing the time when
Lincoln and his horde viii not only
be hurled from power, but driven
from the face OF this country. The
Democrats of the North and Vest
are evidently striving to put an end
to the continuance of the war. The
measures proposed we know not, but
will, in time probably learn. Peace
is not what We seek but Il recognl-
ton of our government as separate
and distinct one from the so-called
United State government, such al


acknowledgement will OF course OF


followed by the an end OF the present


difficulties.


Though there has oflate been eve


ry appearance of Il war OF considera


BILE duration, we think indication:
now are to the contrary, and that i


will not be long before there will b'


an end to the present hostilities.
Year: 1861

DAN SIckLEs astonished the seccssionists in
the House the other day, by telling them
that if Major Anderson had shellcd Charles
ton and burnt it to the ground, on the morn
ing the Star of the West was fired into,
Christendom and History would have usti-
fed him,
Year: 1861

SECRET STEEL BRRAsTPLATE.-A divided
breastplate, composed of thin spring steel con-
fined between the cloth and lining of a common
since by Mr.. ]. s. Smith, an ingenious inventor
and mechanic of this city. 1t is composed Of
two leaves which lap over at the edges where
the vest is buttoned, so as to cover the entire
chest. Being formed of thin springisteel plate,
and weighing only three and a half pounds, it
can be worn with ease by any officer or soldier
during the most active exercise. 1t is very
strong in proportion to its weight, as it can
resist the thrust of a bayonet or sword, and il
will repel the bullets Of muskets and pistols at
ranges which would otherwise be fatal tn life.
We saw 1t successfully resist powerful thrust
from heavy steel-pointed pike. 1t answers
every purpose Of light steel cuirass.-[Scientifc
American.
Year: 1861

SINGULAR RoBBERY.-John Moss, while
on back street in Sonora, on Thursday night
last, was assailed by man who drew knife
and compelled him to take from his mouth a
set Of false teeth and hand them over to him.
The next day the scoundrel offered for sale the
gold taken from the teeth. and was thereby de-
tected and apprehended.
Year: 1861

THE GULF SQUADRON. - The latest ac-
counts from the Gulf squadron state that the
whole line of coast from Galveston to the Flori-
da reefs, is in perfect state Of blockade, and
ton to attack Pensacola and the adjoining
Forts of McRae and Barrancas. There is no
doubt in the minds Of the best officers there
that the place can be taken without any serious
difficulty.
Year: 1861

THE Grand Jury of Ell Dorado have made a
recommendation to the Supervisors Of that
county TO sell the Court House lot in Placer
vile. and the county Jail in COlOma, at public
auction.
Year: 1861

times. Tomorrow I go to kneel for par
don, to pray for peace at the feet of my
precious Blanche. She cannot refuse me
l know, for | will pour out my whole soul
to her in one wild appeal for pardon, for
peace, for love. If she loves me-and she
does love me-she cannot refuse me this ;
love never refused to love its tendetest
forgiveness offend it, yet it takes you again
to its bosom, and whispers gently, you are
forgiven
Year: 1861

CURIOUS CUsToM-A WIFE SHow.-There
is a singular arrangement in Russia, called
the Wife Show. \ place is appointed where
the sons and daughters of tradesmen assem-
BILE to select their partners for life. The girls
come decked out in ornaments, and some
times carrying in their hands bunch Of sill
yer teaspoons. or playing gracefully with a
large silver ladle, as if it were a fan; while
the young men, also appearing to the best
advantage, stroll by them, and, on seeing
any young lady who particularly strikes their
fancy, politely enquire about her dover from
her parents, who invaribly accompany the
blushing damsels. Had been matrimonially
disposed, might have selected wife with
out even the trouble of advertising, to say
nothing of saving the time which the more
conventional customs of my native land deem
requisite for courtship.
Year: 1861


Did you ever hear any of these States right
men who talk about the expenses of the war,
blame the Confederates for bringing the ex-
peses on us?


Did you ever hear of them, when talking
of Lincoln's unconstitutional act in calling
out troops. say anything about the uncon-
stitutionalty of raising an army of rebels in
the South?


Did YOU ever hear one of them say that
jeff. Davis was trampling the Constitution
under foot?


In short, did you ever hear one of them
express a patriotic thought, except when
forced to?
Year: 1861

FAILURE OF JonN c. FALL-This we'll
known gentleman is announced as insolvent.
We are much panied to hear it. Mr.. Fall
has for years enjoyed the reputation of being
one of the most public spirited and useful
men in the State of California He is scru-
pulously honorable man and will yet master
his misfortunes. That he may soon do so is
the sincere wish of all who know his worth
and probity of character.
Year: 1861

The Auburn Advocate complains of the
rowdyism of some of the volunteers at that
place. We hope none of the Shasta boys had
anything to do with disturbing the peace of
that hospitable village in any way.
Year: 1861

A green one, who had crossed the Atlantic
told a story of storm, when the rain poured
down in such torrents that the ocean rose SIX
inches. There's no mistake" said he, be.
caus the captain kept mark on the side OF
the vessel =
Year: 1861

When we hear a man who halls from one
of the Southern States, and is interested in
the slavery question, uphold or apologize for
the recreant course of those States to. ail
earthly obligations, we fancy that we under
stand him Ruinous as is the course along
which his counsels impel the South, in most
instances he is sincere. Fanatics always
are. He does not stop to reflect as to what
is his duty as an American. By no means.
lie is told that some mysterious right of his,
somewhere, has been, or is about to he as
called by somebody, and he goes in with the
most indefinite idea of doing something he
does not know what, albeit that it is made
manifest to him that the course he is pursu-
ing works irretrieyable ruin and woes unut-
terable to the interests and people Of the
Southern States. There are mental as well
as bodily diseases, and this is of them.


But in what set and fitting phrase of choice
contempt may we, must everybody, speak of
that disloyal man who owns no slaves, and is
of kin to no one who does, but fannts his
cheap treason as the-ensign of perfect de-
graduation? No motive, save that which pro
yokes the sensefess howl of jjaekal, who.
merely howls because he has herd around
him., no impulse as elevated as that Of q
highwayman, impels him. He stands reliev-
ed, at once a monument of the mercy of God,
and sr conclusive evidence of the doctrine of
something more absolute than total depravity.


Now if language is inadequate to express
this mans turpitude, what shall, what can
be said of that other beauty, born in the Nor
thern States, and who never saw, much less
owned slave In alluding to this character,
how tame does our lang lage seem, how feeble
its adjectives, how weak its penultimates, and
how wretchedly bankrupt all superlatives
become. Interest? His interest points an
other way. Education? He was taught not
to do the very thing he is doing. Sympathy
lie is scorched with the scarcely concealed
contempt Of men from the South, who use
and despise him, and the poor silly creature
yet aliases himself before those who spit upon
him. If he was to so to the cotton States to-
day, special patrol would be detailed to
watch him, and most likely in one weeks
time he would leave by some quaint convey
ance. neither swift, elegant, comfortable or
dignifed, clad most likely in fashion never
dreamed of by Solomon in all his glory.


We have spoken somewhat severely. That
we have not been more rasping is owing to
the fact that we are unable to be So When
our faculty for speaking bitterly improves we
will rccur to these contiguous cess pools.
Year: 1861

D. &B. GErLEsoN.-By reference to adver-
tisement it will be seen that this firm have
now received their supply of Fall and Winter
Goods, and will be happy to see their cash
customers as usual.
Year: 1861

THE Broderick Monument Committee have
concluded to commence the erection of the
monument to the dead Senator with what
funds they have on hand, amounting to over
eight thousand dollars. 1t is intended to
have it cost ten thousand
Year: 1861

SOME malicious scoundrel has penned the
following: 1--we did not know as much as
her daughters of the present day Had they
been in her place. instead OF being aeeeiseo'
they would have deceived the devil
Year: 1861

The SUNDAY LAw.-From what VIC can
learn the Sunday" Law fails to give salts
faction to the people in this portion of the
State. The objection as we understand,
kcwevcr, is not to a proper law on the sub
ject, but to this particular enactment, or
rather to some ofits provisions. For instance,
if the liquor traffic is to be interdicted, let it
compel all dealers alike to close up their
bars on that day. Our understanding of the
law is that it will not compel hotel keeper
to close his bar, if he has one, on that day.
The statute is generally loose one, four
horse coach could go through it any where.
1t should be amended or repealed
Year: 1861

NJ. Noel, French agriculturist, speak
ing of the introduction of the potato, says
This vegetable was viewed by the people
with extreme disfavor when first intro
duced, and many expedients we e adopted
to induce them to use it, but without sue
cess. In vain did Louis XVI wear its
flower in his button hole, and in vain were
tubercles distributed among the farmers ;
they gave-them to their pigs, but would
not use them for themselves At last,
Parmentier, the chemist, who we'll knew
the nutritive properties Of the potato, and
who was most anxious to see it in general
use, hit upon the following ingenious plan:
He planted q good breadth of potatoes at
Sablons, close to Paris. and paid great at
tentOn to their cultivation When the
roots were nearly ripe, he put notices
around the field that all persons who stole
any Of the potatoes would be prosecuted
with the utmost rigor Of the law, and gems
d armes were employed to watch the field
day and night, and arrest all trespassers.
No sooner were the roots thus forbidden,
as it were, by authority, than all persons
seemed eager to eat them, and in a fort
night, notwithstanding the gems d armes,
the whole crop was stolen, and, without a
doubt, eaten The new vegetable having
been found to be excellent food, was soon
after cultivated in every part of the king
DOM
Year: 1861




pipes is Grundleg's poor court fool. who
wrinkled the Tabagie so often into grim
radiance of banter, with here and there the
outburst of loud guffaw, being without
any wit himself, but seems to have been
the irresponsible cause of wit in others =
chaotic blockheadism, as Carlyle calls him,
with the consciousness of wisdom most
wondrous to behold-a man of native dark
ness and human stupidity, capable Of be-
ing made to phosphoresce and eferyesce.


Cavalry Grapnel,


We find the following in an exchange
paper, but must confess our inability to
understand the nature of the weapon re-
terred to:


This is newly invented weapon of war
fare, and is designed to render cavalry
vastly superior to infantry. 1t is an ad-
mitted fact, in the science of war, that in
fantry formed into a square, or in mass,
and standing firm and unbroken, can de-
feat an equal number of cavalry, each being
armed with the ordinary weapons This
fact has been fully demonstrated upon
many a well fought field in the last half
century, the most notable Of which was the
celebrated battle of Waterloo, where the
French cavalry repeatedly charged the
English infantry, and were uniformly re-
pulsed, the squares standing firm and un-
broken. The firm stand of the infantry
and uniform repulse of the cavalry were
doubtless the main causes of the defeat of
the French at that celebrated battle, con-
tested by the best cavalry and infantry of any
age, and commanded by the greatest generals
Of the word A man and horse acting
as one, have the strength and speed Of sew
eral men. The cavalry grapnel is new
weapon, adapted to this superior strength
and speed, and regiment Of horse, armed
with this destructive weapon, and skilled
in its use, can easily defeat four times their
number of infantry, moving them down
like grass before scythe. This weapon
can also be used by cavalry against caval
ry, and even infantry could use it against
infantry with great destruction. The
grapnel was invented in one of our North,
ern States, and 100000 have been recent
ly manufactured for a European govern
ment for the arming of cavalry. The pres
ent wide spread rebellion in our own coun-
try caused the inventor to offer them to
our Government. They were submitted to
the proper department, and approved Of
and purchased, and it is expected that the
President will shortly call into the service
ofthe United States 80, 900 cavalry, to be fur
nished with the grapnel as an additional
arm. With this destructive weapon they
will be able to cut in pieces and annihilate
100000 of the best infantry that ever en-
tered field
Year: 1861

Tor we), - of -----, State oi -, hereby offer and
agree furnish and deliver at agreeably the provi-
and In conformity the terms OF the
OF the from the Office OF the Lighthouse Board Should


offer or bid be accepted. request to be informed
at, and that the contract may be forwarded TO -
for signature and certificate.
Year: 1861

We, the undersigned, residents In the State Of


hereby jointly and scveraly olyenant with the United
Sta es, and guarantee that in the foregoing
of be accepted - will, within ten days after the
acceptance of said -, execute contract Tor the
with good and sufficient Eletics to deliver the OF oil
proposed, in conformity the terms OF the advertisement
hereto appended which IL made. And case
the said shall fail to enter into contract aforesaid
guarantee make good the difference between the
Of the said - and the next lowest bidder


Witness:
Year: 1861

WAR CoRREspONDENCE.- war
correspondence 10 some what extensive this
morning, but being of highly interesting char
acter. will be eagerly read It will be found
on the second page. MAO" is doing our read
ers proud by his untiring efforts to keep them
thoroughly posted.
Year: 1861

Aom which mankind suffer over large part Of
the globe, Is the consequence of diseased action
In tie system, induced by the poisonous Inasm Of
vegetab.e decay. This exhalation Is evolved by
the action Of solar hea: SOIL and rises with
the watery vapor from it. While TIE sun is below
the ho-izon this vapor fingers the earth's sur
face, and the virus is taken with It through the
lungs into the blood There It acts as an irritating
poison OF the internal sisceTa and excretng organs
of the BODY The liver becomes torpid and fails
secrete not only this virus, but also the bile from
the blood Both the virus and the bile accumulate
in the Calculation. and produce violent constitu-
6onai disorder. The spleen, the kidneys, and the
stomach synpathize with the liver, and become
disordered also. Finally, the instinct of our or
ganis-l, as If in attempt to exi,cl the noxious
Infusion concentrates the whole blood OF the body
IN the internal eScre:ories to force them to it
out The blood leaves the surface, and r;shes to
tie central organs with congcstive violence This
is the CHILL. But in this effort it fails. Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the CEN
trI organs and rushes to the surface, as If in
another effort expel the irritating poison through
that other great e1cretory-the skin. In this
also it falls and the system abandons the attempt
exhausted, and waits for the recovery OF strength
10 repeat the hopeless effort another day. These
are the fits o. paroxysEns Of FEVER AND AGuE.
Such constitutional disorder viii OF course under
mine the health il it IS not removed.


We have labored to find, and have found, an