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Year: 1869

MILITARY PERsoSAL.-By special orders
from headquarters Colonel E. W. Stone has
been relieved from duty in this department
and ordered to his regiment, in Omaha
Bre7et Colonel C. 4. Hartwell has been as
signed to duty here in his place.


We regret exceedingly that Colonel Stone
should have to leave this department. We
have been frequently thrown in contact
with him officially, and more pleasant
and courteous gentleman we have not met
with. He was one Of the most valuable
and efficient officers in this district, and
had acquired SO thorough knowledge Of
affairs in Virginia that We doubt if any one
can be found in the State better acquainted
with the existing condition in regard to the
machinery of its government. General
Candy will doubtless feel his loss.
Year: 1869

MEMORIAL DAY AT OAKwOoD- The Hon
oRED DEAD NOT FoRGoTTEN.-Since the
organization of the Oakwood Memorial
the 10th of May as the day which should
be devoted to the care of the dead heroes
who sleep IN the cemetery which they
have taken under their care, each recur-
ring anniversary has been regularly OBJ
served. Their zeal has not languished,
nor have they grown weary in their devo-
ton to the remains Of these "boys in
gray" Active preparations are being
made for the celebration on Monday next,
that being their anniversary-day. They
propose to again decorate with flowers the
graves which fill these grounds; and in
order to accomplish this they request that
all who have flowers, and are willing to de-
vote them to this purpose, will either send
them to the president (Mrs. NJ. Smith)
or either Of the directors, or inform them
where they may be had, and they will be
sent for. Surely no one will withhold these
oferings-a token Of devotion to patriotic
duty.


In order to make the observance on this
day as full as possible, they cordially in
vite the cooperation of our citizens. AL
are invited to unite with them in the exer-
cises at the graves, which they hope to
render more than usually attractive. Ihey
request particularly that the clergy Of the
city should be present.


The procession will form at st. Johns
church at II o'clock NJ. on Monday, and
move out to the grounds in body. We
would suggest that hacks or omnibusses
should be on hand to take out such as are
not able to stand the long walk there and
back. We hope to see large gathering at
this celebration.
Year: 1869

How IS IT?-Our attention Was called
yesterday afternoon to a captain of our po.
lice taking refreshing glass of lager out
side Of saloon. 1t was brought in by q
negro boy; and almost at the same instant
g police detective walked into the saloon
with a cigar in his mouth and ordered o
julep. Cannot our officers Of police be
trusted in bar-rooms They will drink no
more if confidence be placed in them =; and
then, people think strangely when they see
them drink privately when they refuse 10
ioin q friend in ber-room.
Year: 1869

DEAD BODY FoUND.-We mentioned a
week OF ten days since that a negro man
named William White, cook on the steamer
Vulcan, had mysteriously disappeared from
her while the weasel was in DEVILS Reach.
No tidings of the missing man were had
until yesterday, when his dead body was
found on the southern shore of the river
lust below Osborne's. The wife Of the
deceased Immediately went down the river
for his body. No inquest was deemed
necessary in the case.
Year: 1869

thinks that the very situation, and the business
and circumstances OF Mr.. Stewart, approve the
wholesome ness and necessity OF the origin Il
law. The carpet baggers go for the Law,
ard, by going for 1t, go against Stewart
in body, because Mr.. Stewart, by
his position and wealth and haoits and record
can dispense with the aid of politicians can
ignore or smash rings-tread out little games,
and severely step upon little men,. Indeed, 1t
can safely be predicted that into the ensuing
discussion IN the Senate and House upon this
matter will be poured all the 6rst bltternessaDd
the acrimony, intensified by time, felt at the
extraordinary cast of the Cabinet. Republicans,
among themselves, do not hesitate to say that
they have Grant now on the hip and mean to
throw him. There are those, however, who do
not scruple to ate that when show of hands
is made the repeal will go through both houses,
and that in the face of patronage the Congress
will knuckle down. This is the other side of the
question, and fails to receive so much credence
or authority as its reverse. A great deal OF
criticism, passed by Republicans on General
Grant for not taking politicians into his couu.
cis, has been rebuked by the equal inculpation
Of the Senate with Grant as to ignorance of the
act of 1889.
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:


"If any person shall willfully make, or give,
under oath or affirmation, false list of his or her.
their taxable property, or "a false list of taxable
property under his, her, 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 l.
transferred, misrepreseuted by the owner or any
agent thereof. to evade taxation, shall upon dis
covery, be assessed at 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
ed transferred, removed or misrepresented and the
remaining fifty per cent, after deduchng 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 1865 6, relating to Shasta county:


The Assessor of said county is authorized and
it is hereby made his duty to collect all the poll OF
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-
uon- or company. who does not own real estate
sumclent 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''


LII Tax Payers were to have list of their pro-
perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, the law
direets, by the time of my reaching them. they
would thereby perhaps themselves much
noyanee, as well as facilitate my work.


A. P. LADD,


Assessor of Shasta County.


Shasta Anril 1850
Year: 1869

same point send out wide-spreading branches
above and a complicated pyramid Of roots de-
scending for seventy or eighty feet to the
ground below, and so spreading on every side
that one can stand in the very centre with
the trunk of the tree Immediately overhead.
Trees of this character are found all over the
Archipelago, and the accompanying illustra-
tion (.aken from one which often visited in
the Aru Islands) will convey some idea OF
their general character. / believe that they
originated as parasites, from seeds carried by
birds ard dropped in the fork of some lofty


tree. Hence descend aerial roots clasping
and ultimately destroying the supporting
tree, which is in time entirely replaced by the
humble plant which was at first dependent
upon it. Thus we have an actualstruggle for
life in the vegetable kingdom, not less fatal to
the vanquished than the struggles among ami
mails which we can so much more easily OBJ
serve and understand. The advantage of
quicker access to light and warmth and air,
which is gained in one way by climbing
plants, is here obtained by forest-tree, which
has the means of starting in life at an eleva-
tion which others can only attain after many
years of growth, and then only when the fail
OF some other tree has made room for them.
Thus it is that in the warm and moist and
equible climate of the tropics, each available
station is seized upon, and becomes the
means of developing new forms of life espe-
cially adapted to occupy it.
Year: 1869

TIE COMMIT rLs appoint-d to test tie How
ard University patent brick have b. IN q goad
deal disguised by the statement going tbe
rounds of the pres that their expel men s
show the bricks TO be able to sust lin pressure
OF So tons. and 273pounds to the square inch,
the ton business being an Interpolation O. mis-
Year: 1869

To obtain any OF these letters, the appli-
can't must call tor advertised Letters, giving
the date of the list.


~If not called for within one month they
will be sent TO the Dead Letter Once
Year: 1869

ROAD LAW AND MANNERs.-Jt is
commonly said that every one has a
right to half of the road. This is
practically true, and comes about
IN this wise. You and | meet upon
the road-Our legal rights are exact
ly equal, and both have a right to
go our several ways without oh.
struction, so, popularly, we say /
own half and you half. The law
steps in to facilitate matters, and di-
rects each to turn to wards his right
hand. This is true whatever the
load or team; for if one can drive
such a team that another can pass
him bnt with difficuiry or at all, then
/ their rights are no longer equal
This point becomes very important
in winter, for it is no joke to turn
your horse and all into the deer
snow while your neighbor goes
smoothly along in the beaten path.
No one has right to load his team
so as not to jeablc to give up half
the track to whoever demands it.


a foOtman may choose the part
which pleases him or any portion of
his right hand half of the way, and
the team must yield it to him. This
is already so in winter, and no man
is obliged to step into the snow for
one or two horses. This is the law
and the courts award it. t


Now for the manners of the road
which in some instances, vary from
the law thereof. The first require
ment of road manners is good ma
ture aud accommodating spirit. DO
to others as you would have them
do to you. Always be willing to
yield more than half the space, then
you will be pretty sure to be equal.
ly well treated. They who exact
inches will have inches exacted OF
them. If your neighbor has a
heavy load, consult his convenience
as far as possible; you may some
times be loaded. 1t has become a
practical rule of courtesy to turn
for heavy teams, especially in win
ter, when the roads are heavy. But
remember it was q favor, not your
right. and you have q reciprocal du.
ty to perform, and one which, | am
sorry to observe, is not always borne
in mind.


One word in relation to teams
gong the same way, i'll which case
many seem to think there is neither
law nor manners. When teams
come up behind you that team has
II right to ~ reasonable space and
opportunity to pass on--in fact hal
the road for that purpose-and YOU
obstructing him in his lawful desire
is both bad manners and bad law
If your load is heavy, do the best
you can. In most eases the very
least that can be asked is that YOU
should stop. This is particularly
SO in winter, when it is a heavy tax
on team to force it into trOt in
deep snow, OF deep mud, or frozen
or deep ruts--made necessary by
your continuing to move on. Re
member the good old aphorism


which can be SO opportunely applied
here-"W heel grease is great lu


bricator, but good manners a vastly
greater one. y Mass. Ploughmaa.
Year: 1869

a BEAUTIFUL INCIDENTAL
naval officer beng at sea in a dread
full storm, his wife, who was sitting
i'll the cabin near him, and filled
with alarm for the safety of the
vessel, was so surprised by his com
posure and serenity that she cried
out.


My dear, are not you afraid
How is it possible you can be sc
calm in such dreadful storm 7
He rose from his chair, lashed to
the deck, supporting himself by a
pillar of the bed-place, drew his
sword and pointing it to the breast
of his wife, exclaimed,


Are you afraid of that sword


She instantly answered, NO.


"Why +? said the officer.
Because, rejoined the lady, Il
know that it is in the hands of my
husband, and he loves MI to well to
hurt me-


Then, said he, remember,
know in whom l believe, and that
He holds the winds in his grasn
and the water in the hollow Of his
hands.
Year: 1869

SOUND DOCTRINE on THE SUB
JECT OF DIvORCE.-Ana application
was recently made before Judge G.
G.. Brainard for a limited divorce
from the bonds of matrimony. At
ter hearing the evidence in the case.
of the little bickerings-foolish
enoungh in themselves-which had
taken place between the husband
and wife, Judge Brainard delivered
the following judicious opinion:


Looking as 1 ought, and as
think every magistrate ought to
look at the union formed by mar
riage, and consider how sacred
and solemn that !. non should be
held, am exceedingly unwilling at
any time to grant a divorce or a sep
aratiOn unless the evidence will fully
warrant and sustain me in so doing.
The temporary difficulties and spats
arising between man and wife in The
course of q lifetime should be forgot
ten. instead of being widened, and
should be healed instead of being
strengthened by outside influences.
I'm this, do not find sufficient testi-
mony to justify me in granting a
separation. The letters of the wife
show that she is an affectionatc,
good-natured lady, and l don't see
that the defendant, except being
guilty Of two or three Out-bursts of
temper and probably indiscretions
which, on reflection, will be forgot
ten, has done anything to prevent
the parties from coming together as
God intended they should do. This
complaint is therefore dismissed
Year: 1869

sShe was twenty nine years old,


sir, and she was Southern lady,


too. | came down here long before
the war, and had Il nice bit of land


there. fell i'll with this lady at the
city up the river, and we were mar


ricd in 1862. / kept out of the war


as long as | could, because | didn't


like fighting anyhow, as was hap
py at home, and because felt more
like fighting, if | fought at all,
among my native Nermonters. |


hated the Contedcracy, and said so,
and got them down on me. So one
day II company of infantry came
along and said they would shoot
me on my own threshold at once if


| didn't enlist in the Confederate
army. | lived right there then
where YOU see those weeds. lcould
not get away from them, and finally,
with gun ut my breast, | said |


would enlist, and went of leaving
my wife crying III the door. | can


see Just how she stood her hand.
kcrchi cf up TO her face in this way,
her left hand waving like this.


But no use, | had to enlist with
the Missouiians, and so | did, with
the mental reservation that | would
run away the first opportunity
But ! didn't get any chance for they
watched me as close as blood
hound does IL niger. Finally,
when Grants army came down here
our brigade was sent out to kind "
hold them in check. | hadn I been
home since | went away, and my
wife wrote me trying to cheer me
up. The second day we moved
up in plain sight of my house, our
lines beng along where that fence
is yonder. Then the Yankees, they
came out Of the woods over there,
and began firing. | wondered
what had become of my wife, for
the bullets from both sides began
to tear the shingles of the house.


One side there, where you see the
cellar like Well, that's where
she went to get away from the shot,
she and the waiter girl. All night
stood out there by that tree, wish.
ing | might go and see my wife.


But she didn't know that | was
there at all. But | determined to
desert to the Union lines the next
night, so arranged to be on pick.
ct, and | was set out there, in the
corner of the field. just AZ 1t was
coming dark, | lay down on the
ground, so that the other pickets
might not see me and crawling along
slowly towards the house, and when
| got within u few rods, ! jumped
and ran for the house. When
came round the corner, % picket dis
covered what | was and fired ut .ne
Year: 1869

and the bullet vent over my head.
screamed Mary Mary and
she knew my voice, and came right
out to meet me on the step, and
said, % Dear, dear George, let's
hurry away from here, and opened
her arms to put them around any
neck and kiss me but some cf the
Union pickets, thinking there was
an advance in the direction Of my
house, opened fire just then, and
and--shot my wife through the
heart, land she fell before she had
time to kiss me or | her, The bullet
that killed her went through my
right arm there, l took her up and
ran for the Union lines shouting sI'm
deserter. - They finally let me in
but my wife was dead. The batter.
les over there hearing the muss
about the house began shelling it,
and set it on fire, and how the maid
got out of it | don't see. But | came
back here when the Union lines adj
vanced, and buried her the next
day, an Illinois chaplain saying the
prayers. And that's just why |
wish | was dead. | cart do any
thing nor think ofanything but her.


Oh, she was such a good wife. ,


Here he paused and wiped his
eyes with his sleeve, and went Oh


trimming his rose bush. SO sad a
tale and so real, brought tears to
our eyes i'll spite of rs. We could
not find it in our hearts to disturb
him with any more questions after
finding out his name, and so left to
pursue our search in the fields be
yond. As we were getting over the
fence at the outskirts of the planta


ton, we looked back and saw him
still bending over his rose trees.
After travelling in the woods mark
ing the bullet and shell SCARED oaks,
we TURNED towards Nicksburg,
crossing one corner Of the field as


we went. 1t was getting dark and
the stars were appearing, but we
could inst see his form leaning over
the bush as though he had not stirr-
ed since we left him an hour before.
Wepauscd upon the old rail fence
and said to ourselves, Great God,
wilt thou not heal this broken heart |!
Year: 1869

+ The Commissioners Of Internal
Revenue has decided that farmers
who have their grain manufactured
into Hour and then sell the flour in
any manner, must pay u license 10
the Government.
Year: 1869

The Day Book says of the famous
Judge Underwood


"We remember him as one of the
most unwashed loafers in New York !;
who used to 60 about among the
newspaper offices to get free reading
because he was too poor to buy a
paper. His feet could be smelt ut
the bottom of the stairs always ad-
vertising the approach of that pest,
their owner. This is the literally
unwashed ignoramus and mounte-
bank who dissents from the Chief
Justice on a question of law. He
knows nothing Of law. But he has
the malice of the devil, and wants
to hang Jeff, Davis, and everybody
else, who does not believe in equality
with negroes With such dirty rift
raft Lincoln filled the Judiciary
Build. him a monument
Year: 1869

People who stick up their
nose at the bare possibility of
the National Debt being re-
pudiated should not do so as
it is neither ''loyal'' nor pret-
ty. The thing is not new to
this OF any other generation,
as we have all witnessed it.
The pimps of Lord Abraham
known as M. O.'s were the
first ,men to repudiate the sol
emn obligations Of the Gov
eminent by issuing an en-
bellished trash to pay off the
debts that had been contract
ed in gold. The very day,
the very hour that gave birth
to the Legal Tender act bore
from its loins the babe Of re-
pudiafion. Every soldier who
went into the army was prom
ised his stipend in gold. Rad
ical Legislators took the solid
substance away from him and
gave him a something that
was 30 mean looking that
they now refuse to receive it
themselves, and let him whis-
tic for the difference in their
values. This was repudia-
ton, mean and unwarranted,
They took the slaves OF
Union men in Kentucky and
promised them pay for them,
but they afterwards changed


their minds and rcpudiated


the whole thing. They prom,
ised each soldier a bounty
and land. The bounty he
got but the land was given to
Railroads and other swindles,
In the face of these facts is it
absurd to suppose that a hum
bugged and deluded people
haye no grounds forcrepudia-
ting a debt that is the spawn
Of theft, and the illegitimatS
Year: 1869

WE have fought the great political bat


tie Of 1858 and are on the eve Of stirring
events, when every Democrat should take
and read Democratic paper Recent
events show that Western Democrats
should support Western papers. The
PLAIN Dealer is the only Democratic Daily
in Northern Ohio, and it carries the ban
uer Of the party in the very stronghold Of
the Radicals. Last year the Pain Deal.r
reached the largest circulation ever before
attained in its history, and while thank-
ing our friends for what they have done
for us, we appeal to the Democratic mass,
es Of Ohio to further extend their support.
Year: 1869

WHEAT BRAN FOR MMCH Cows Cows
that give milk require feed that abounds IN
abuminous matter, in order to be able to main
tain satisfactory flow Of rich milk. Buck
wheat bran will produce about as large guam
tliy of milk as wheat bran. But the milk
made by feeding buckwheat bran will be thin
aud poor, and much inferior to the milk which
aeow gives when her feed is composed largely
o. wheat bran, which contains large amount
ol albuminous matter. But wheat bran under
goes great improvement by being cooked be-
lore it is fed.
Year: 1869

Many years ago. the writer physician while visiting the
Island St health experienced and witnessed surprising and
beneficial Rum there produced hoinvaas who ke
ourssv and inquiry and investigation obtained full history


medicinal delighted and surprised and after his
which determined possible the sole right manufacture
and sell il in tho United States.


The result his glorious for himself and suffering humanity
BTTEaS world PLAN
being merit, upon principles and
vegetable world for its medicinal effects worked rapid revou-
ton the history medicine and became household wa all the civilized
TlseoX taIsan health and the demand for
BTERs far exceeded the @ Of the rroet supply


Notwithstanding importation Of St. Z Run made for the
pounding B quantity Inadequate therefore became
extensive scale abroad should made and agent
for tha. He fortunate IN securing and
leasing tho largest and mast productive estates the
stills erected M By which utterly aoa-
ied natives The services experienced and natives the Island pro-
cured very propors the PLANTATION 5S in position
supply laboratory perfectly St. c Eum nesael mnu
turing vTzTo2 The above cat represents
crushing preparing for tAa stills and presses


Fever and Ague Intermittent and G1s Fover Dep and
E-TTEaS unsurpassed the
history million disposed Of aa,u1v y
adapted old and male and female They agreeable IN TASTE ays
produce immediate beneficial result
Year: 1869

QUALIFICATIONS AND DISABILITIES ELECTORS


SEC. 10. Every white male citizen of the United
States, and every white male citizen of Mexico
who shall have been elected to become a citizen
of the United States under the treaty of peace
exchanged and ratified at Queretaro, on the both
of May, lS4S, of the age of twenty-one years,
who shall have been resident of the State six
months next preceding the election, and the
county or district which he claims his vote thirty
days, shall be entitled to vote at all elections
which now or hereafter may be authorized
by law.


SEc. IL. For the purpose of voting, no person
shall be deemed to have gained or lost a residence
by reason of his presence or absence in the SER
vice of the United States, while engaged in
the navigation of the waters of this State or the
United States, of the high seas while a
student of any seminary of learning nor while
kept at an alms-house or other asylum, nor while
confined in any public prison.


SEC IL. No idiot or insane person, or persons
convicted of any infamous crime shall be entitled
to the privileges of an elector.


SKc l3. A crime shall be deemed Infamous
which is punishable by death or by Imprisonment
in the State Prison.