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Year: 1865

6ercely, "the beasts teach me lesson;
but | will not, dare not, shall not heed
it. want a home my heart demands
some one to work for me, aud do my
washing. love you. Have me-"


The atom Of womanhood contorted
her diseased features into the pale twist
of agony, and her bosom heaved with
stormy wavings, ike the sides Of tor
tured and choking brute. Falling to
the ground, she writhed, and struggled,
and kicked conyulsiyely, as though
seized with some inward pang. Then
She rose slowly to her shattered little
feet and drew an old cupboard to the
middle of the wretched cave and beat
her head against 1t.


1t was the child's first taste Of that
great mystery Of perfect love which
woman is doomed to share with the
thing called man.


"Y'u air indulging in secret cachin-
nation, at the expense of my sair heart"
The child meant he was laughing at her.


John Smith helped himself to some
more pork and beans, and sat back in
his stern, dark chair. What were his
thoughts when he looked down on that
miniature fragment Of womanly human
ity? Perhaps he thought ,here might
be angels way up in heaven Just ike her.
Bright seraphs, with ruby eyes and sill
yer wings, and golden harps, and just
such pale, haggard, gaunt, sunken and
bleared little faces.


"Girletta," he said, Il hereby make
thee mine. Take some Of the pork and
beans" She fell upon his bosom.


There let us leave them. Do You
think they were any less happy, because
they were away down in dreamy,
raylcss coal mine, where men work their
souls away to give others warmth ! If
you think so, You have never felt what
true love is. Your degraded and star
less nature has never had one soul to
lean upon. When you lean upon soul,
you see everything through that soul,
which gives its own hue to everything.
Mans love is a pane III his bosom, and
through that pane the eyes Of woman
look forth to see the new world. The
medium was the ultimatum. God gives
US love that We may live more cheaply
and happily together than if we were
A bread pudding is richer
where there are two hearts, than plum
pudding is to one alone. The world
will learn this yet, and the lion will lie
down with the lamb, and even you will
be less depraved. The first Of April
found John Smith unmarried, but it left
him nearly wed. Let us think of this
when the Spring birds sing again. 1t
viii make us more human, more charit-
able, and filter to be blest.
Year: 1865

STATE OF MATRIMoNY.-A curious
lady is anxious to know the whereabouts
of the state Of matrimony. In answer
we say it is one of the united states. 1t
is bounded by hugging and kissing on
the one side, and babies and children on
the other. Its chief products are pOpu-
lation, broomsticks, and staying out o
nights. 1t was discovered by Adam
and Eve while trying to find a northwest
passage out Of Paradise. The climate
is rather sultry till you pass the tropics
Of housekeeping, when squally weather
sets in, with sufficient power to keep all
hands as cool as cucumbers. For the
principal roads leading to this interest
ing state, consult the first pair Of blue
eyes you run against.
Year: 1865

BURTsING OF AN ICEBERG.-A few
years ago, French man-of-war was
lying at anchor in Temple Bay. The
younger officers resolved on amusing
themselves with an iceberg a mile or
more distant in the Straits. They made
sumptuous preparations for picnic
upon the very top Of it, the mysteries
Of which they were curious to see. All
warning Of the brown and simple fisher
men in the ears Of the smartly dressed
gentlemen who had seen the world were
quite idle. 1t was a bright summer
morning, and the iollyboat, with
snowy flag, went off to the berg. By
II o'clock, the colors were flying from
the turrets, and the wild midshipmen
were shouting from its walls. For two
hours Or so, they hacked and clambered
upon the crystal palace, frolicked and
feasted, drank wine to the King and
ladies and laughed at the thought Of
peril, where all was fixed and solid.
As if in amazement at such rashness,
the grin Alp Of the sea made neither
sound nor motion. 4 profound stiffness
watched on lis shining pinnacles, and
harkened in the blue shadows Of the
caves. When, like thoughtless children,
they played themselves weary, the old
alabaster Of Greenland mercifully suf-
fered them to gather up their toys and
90 down to their cookie Of a boat and
fee away. As if the time and distance
were measured, he waited until they
could see it and live, when, as if his
heart had been a volcanic fire, he burst
with awful thunders, and filled the sur
rounding waters with his ruins. A more
astonished little party seldom came
home to tell the story of their picnic.
1t was their first and last day Of amuse.
ment with an iceberg.
Year: 1865




The CATTLE PLAGUE.--The London
Times says At length we have got
some statistics of the cattle plague, and
ghastly look they wear. Upward of
fourteen thousand animals are known to
have been attacked by the plague since
Its first appearance, and of these nearly
twelve thousand have died. To be
sure, more than five thousand of these
victims were killed to save curing, but
they swell the total loss of stock. As
to the recoyeries, there are registered
Just seven hundred and seven, which
would be only five per cent, on the whole
attacks; but then the proportion can,
of course, only bemeasured by the mum
ber Of cases in which cure was attemp-
ted. The metropolitan district ap-
pears to have suffered most, as might
naturally be expected, though perhaps
the tale is swelled in this case by the
greater completeness of the reports.
Then come the southeastern counties,
and then the which, however,
according to the classification adopted,
include only Essex, Norfolk-and then
Scotland. These four districts account
for upward of twelve thousand cases
out of the whole fourteen, leaving only
scme thousand casualties for all the rest
of England and Wales. In fact, there
are whole groups Of counties where but
a score or two of cattle have been lost.
This Is certainly reassuring, but we
must observe that the returns from
which We quote only profess to repre-
sent the cases reported to the author
ities, and are net supposed to express
the actual extent of the visitation.
They are correct enough, no doubt, as
showing the distribution Of the disorder,
but not as measuring its ravages.
Year: 1865

He continued by saying that Davis was not
the man for President, and never should
have been chosen. lie had not the ability
nor the weight OF character Of Hunter, and
hai been very unpopular ever since bis cleo
ton. South Carounians had denounced him
without sJint-but il was a position where
success was impossible. He had not high
opinion of DAVIS morals or dis :retiOn, bur it
seemed to him incredible how man ofcdu-
cation and culture, of refined taste, men,
ber of the church who sat at Christ's Table
and partook of the sanctiiied body and blood
of the worlds Crucilied Redeemer, could
possibly harbor Il thought of compli:ity in
the assassination. He supposed President
Johnson mad good evidence, however, but
if such completely was proved it would ma
terially damage his respect for human ma
ture.
Year: 1865

The Governor said the war was substan-
italy over when Grant took Richmond; all
the South agreed to that. No organized
guerilla warfare will be carried on. The
people of the South will not permit it. A
selfish instinct to defend themselves will
stimulate them to hunt down gueriIlas. lie
spoke with pride of having recently presided
at a meeting in Charleston TO express re-
eret and indignation at the murder of Mr..
Lincoln. lie said he had lost nearly all his
property in the war (some seven or eight
million dollars,) but if he saved enough for
his support he should not mourn tho loss.


This is the substance OF the conversation.
1t is said, though did not learn it from
him, that the Governor is brought here
charged with aiding blockade runners. But
even if he is, is he not far more innocent
than Robert +. Lee, who is lionized in n
quiet way at Richmond, and is not menaced
with trial at all !
Year: 1865

Though in general fowls, when in
health, will become sufficiently fat by
having plenty OF food, with air and ex.
ercise, yet they are sometimes fatted
for market by keeping them in conine-
ment, with abundance OF food and little
light, so that in tact, they have nothing
to do but to eat 1t is common prac>
tice with some to coop their fowls for
week or two, under the notion of i'm.
proving them for the table. and increas-
ing their fat plan which, however
seldom succeeds. since the fowls gener
ally pine for their loss of liberty, and,
sighting their food, lose instead of
gaining additional flesh Such period
Is, in fact, too short tor them to become
accustomed to confinement. 1t takes
several weeks to fatten fowls confined in
coops. The prevention of light, by In
clining fowls to constant state of re-
pose, except when moved by the appe
tite tor food, promotes and accelerates
obesity-but such state cannot be a
state of health, nor can the flesh of anl>
mails so fed equal in flavor, nutriment
and salubrity that of the same species
fed in a mole natural way. Economy
and market interest may. perhaps, be
the best answered by the place OF dark
ness and close confinement but feeder
for his own table, of delicate taste and
ambitions of furnishing his own board
with the choicest and most salubrious
viands, will declare for ths natural mode
Of feeding.
Year: 1865

One neighbor praising the fruit crop


Of another, remarked that the land must
be in very good order. "The secret is
not In the soil," John replied with a
twinkle In his eye, "but on it Do you


SEQ those grunters there My pork
brings me fifty z. its pound-elght in
flesh and the balance in fruit. began
to pasture my orchard ten years ago
with hogs, aud since that time l have
had no trouble with wormy fruit. Ap-
pies, as general thing, do not fall from
the tree unless something is the matter
with them. The apple worm and cur
culio lay their eggs in the fruit, and the
Year: 1865

Wonderful Tres.-1n the birch wood
of Culloden, Scotland, there is remark.
able tree, well worthy Of note. Some
where about thirty years ago little giant
of the forest was blown down in storm,
and tell right across deep gully or raw.
inc, which it completely spanned, and
the top branches took root on the other
side. From the parent stem no less
than fifteen trees grew up perpendicularly
all in row and there they still flourish
in all their splendor, where the parent
STEM evinces no token Of decay. Several
of the trees are not less than thirty feet
high. The tree is large fir.
Year: 1865




1t is striking and singular fact, that
the Union men of Pennsylvania have
conferred almost all their nominations
for the best Offices in the gift of the peo
pie, on those who nobly stood up in de.
fence of the national life. 1t may be
insisted with some degree of truth, that
the copperheads have also nominated
soldiers for Office. But there is this
difference between the parties making
these nominations The Union men
are impelIed to this act Of justice by
gratitude to the soldier, while the cop
perheads have seized upon soldiers who
are willing to be used, in order to in>
sure the success of political dogmas
dangerous to the life OF the Republic
The Union men were controlled by
principle in their nomination Of soldiers.
The platform on which Union men
stand, is consistent with the character
of true soldiers-in conson2nce with the
principles for which such soldiers con-
tended in battle with traitors-in har.
mony with the cause of the Union and
the Constitution. Not so, however. with
the copperhead nominations. In every
instance, the resolutions of copperhead
conventions reflect discredit on the cause
in which the candidates they nominate
derive their elements Of popularity
Thus, w. Fl. Davis would never have
been nominated for Auditor General,
had he not made some reputation as a
soldier-had it not been calculated by
the copperhead faction that he could
secure the support of men who fought
at his side to put down the S!avehold


ers' rebellion. And yet the platform on
which Davis stands declares the war in
which he acquired the popularity fitting
him for copperhead uses, to haue been a
brutal crusade on the rights and proper
ty Of the Southern people Every SOL
dier who votes for w. H. Davis will
thereby condemn himself as a mere rob>
ber and raider. Every soldier who votes
a copperhead ticket for county or State
officers, virtually charcterizes himself as
freebooter an ! assassin. Every copper
head platform insists that the war for
the Union was an aggression on the
sovereign rights of the Southern States


If this be 80, and it is confirmed by the
votes Of Pennsylvania soldiers, their
place in history cannot be other than
is usually occupied by burglars and pi-
rates. The soldiers who vote for can
didates standing on platforms which
charge the cause, the crimes and the
suffering of the war on the National
authorities, condemn themselves aud ar>
Year: 1865

A business firm in Arkansas, who
were indebted to house in Boston to
the amount OF four thousand dollars pres
vious 20 the breaking out Of the rebellion,
have within few days past paid the
debt, principal aud interest. A member
OF tho Arkansas firm is now in R.stop
making purchases Of goods
Year: 1865

A young lady moving IN the first cir.
cles at Chicago was betrothed at the be-
ginning of the war to lieutenant in the
army. He was killed in battle, and his
body taken home and buried by his near
est friend and comrade, who was with
him when he fell. To this young man the
young lady's affections were very natu-
rally transferred in time, and she enga>
ged to marry him. When the happy
day arrived, and just as the clergyman
was about to pronounce them man and
wife, the lady tainted, and on being revi-
we'd forbade any farther procedure, as she
said she had seen the spirit of her for
mer lover, and he was opposed to the
match. She persisted III her decision.
and has since retired to convent.
Year: 1865

Some of our religious exchanges tell a
story about woman being relieved from
speechless griet by hymn. We have
known number of the sex to be strong
ly affected aud greatly benefited by
himS before this.
Year: 1865

A WAR WITH ENGLAND.-Tho London
Times, a!luding to the Canada complications
and the desire on the part of some Of the
leaders of the Administration party to pro
woke hostlilies with England, says:


I'm the present state OF Northern feeling
there is too much reason to fear an outrage,
which may render rupture inevitable
Americans neither appreciate the strength
of England, nor understand the unaoiml'y
with which the war would be prosecuted it
forced upon a reluctant government and ma
,on. The first result Of the war would be
the immediate and irrevocable establishment
Of tho Southern independence.
Year: 1865




WHAT GEN SHERMAN SAID.-We com
mend the following passage from conver-
sation Of Gen. Sherman with gentleman
who visited him at Savannah, to the atteni
ton of those who hug the delusion that the
rebellion is crushed. The question was ask
ed: "Bu,. general. with all our recent sue
cesses, and with the plans in view, don't you
think the war is nearly at an end?'


To which he replied:


"At an end the war at an end! Well,
sir, if you wish my opinion on that subject,
will state that, SO far from being at an end,
the war is only about TO begin. The policy
of giving up their sea and river coast cities,
although taking away some Of the prestige
Of the Confederacy, is making it materially
stronger than if they retained them in their
possession; while the opening of the same
cities to trade by the federal government is
sufficiently supplying the rebels with all the
goods they used to receive by blockade rum
ners at cheaper price, and with less risk
and Inconvenience to themselves"


According to the Gen. there will yet be
opportunities for those who are anxious to
seek flame at the cannon's mouth" Loyal
gents with military nclinations need not
become disheartened.


ShuUsburgh Wis) Local.
Year: 1865

A company opened an office in Change
Alley, during the South Sea mania, to re
csive subscriptions for raising one million
dollars, for a purpose to be made known
after the sum was raised. The people flock
ed in and paid five shilings on every fifty
dollars they subscribed. A large sum was
thus collected, when an advertisement was
published announcing that the subscribers
might have their deposites without any
deduction, as the project of the directors
was merely trial 10 see how many fools
they could make in one day.
Year: 1865

I" DoX'T GIVE UP THE SHIP. .h-Karskv Brothers
Co., up street, are of the firms who believe
there is virtue in MISUNDERSTANDING extern
sively-and not in the same old worn out style
from the beginning to the end of the year, adop-
ted By most business houses and mercantile men.
Francisco buying winter stock of goods for
this market, which will begin to arrive next
week They desire that their patrons and the
general public shall be made aware of this fact,
and have found from experience that the columns
Of a well-circ ulated newspaper is the best way
to do it, In one week from this time their shelves
viii show the finest stock of dry-goods clothing
and furnishing articles ever exposed for sale in
Weaverville. Make note of it.
Year: 1865

FROM TRINITY VISEyARD.-Dr. Ware has sent
us present of samples of beautiful grapes
grown in his vineyard on Sydney Hill. One
cluster weighing nearly three pounds, is of the
~ White Muscat of Alexandria variety, and an
other, weighing trihe less of the " Black Ham
burg" The fruit of the Muscat is uniform,
being about the size of a pigeons egg. The
Doctor has large number of vines in full bear
ing, embracing some eighty varieties many of
which are now fully matured and ready for the
table or wine press. We read glowing descrp-
tions of the samples of grapes on exhibition at
the State Fair, but firmly believe that as fine
ones may be grown in the valleys and on the
hill-sides of Trinity, although a general thing
they do not mature and ripen quite as early as
in the warmer localities of the central and south
ern portion of the State.
Year: 1865

TRINITY CoAL.-Alex. Tinsley has delivered us
sack of the stone coal taken from Currie's clam
at Cox Bar. This coal has been tested both for
blacksmithing purposes and for stove use, and
proved to be an excellent article. We are told
that recent prospects have been made on the vein,
and that it is discovered to increase in size very
rapidly Several tuns of the article have alrea-
dy been purchased by Loots & Lord, blacksmiths
of this place, and the demand for it is the in
crease. Mr.. Tinsley will attend promptly to
ders for coal from any point in the county which
can be reached by team. Orders for him may
be left at this Office.
Year: 1865

SHEATH BoAnMAN.-The prominent adver-
tisement of this enterprising and substantial Red
Bluff firm will be found on the first page of the
JOURNAL. Probably no house in the northern
country is better prepared to afford fattering
of general merchandise than Sheath & Boarman
The San Francisco member Of the frm-R. G.
Sheath is an old, wealthy and responsible busi-
ness man, and his New York connections are
such to afford him great facilities for supply
ing the northern market with all articles in their
line at the lowest figures. Many of the retail
dealers of this county purchase of them in pref
erence to going to San Francisco. Read their
advertisement, and see what they offer for sale
Year: 1865

REVERSING THE ORDER OF THISGs.-Some really
entertaining incidents have been observable du-
ring the recent arrangement of postal affairs in
this section. For instance, on Sunday week a
number of Red Bluff freight teams arrived,
Dad" Van Wrinkle, among the others, bringing
Greenhood Newbauer's express bag and mail
matter, two and half days from the Tower
House ! Heretofore it has not been unusual for
fast travelling vehicles passing the Weaver
Vile and Shasta road on alternate days with the
stage to bring the express matter, but to receive
it by slow freight " clipper" was considered a
good joke. On Wednesday night the Humboldt
mail brought us the eastern letters which arrived
by the steamer over a fortnight since. In times
past it has been customary for Humboldt people
to receive their mail matter more expeditiously
by having it forwarded ria Weaveryile than by
steamer, and we rather enjoy this instance of
returning the compliment, as for three weeks
mail matter has come with great regularity
while it did not by the old accustomed route.
Year: 1865

The county, through its agents, the Board of
Superyisors has closed contract with Henry
Hooker for his splendid two-story brick building
at the head of Main street, paying $4,000 in Uni
ted States gold coin therefor. 1t has long seemed
matter of urgent necessity that the county
records and archives should be transferred to
safer quarters than the old Court House building,
and it will be matter of congratulation to all
interested in the county welfare to know that
such transfer will be made. Some of the
county officers have already moved to the quar-
ters assigned them by Supervisor Davidson, who
has been deputed by the Board to supervise the
fitting up and re-modeling necessary to prepare
it for county purposes. The building is 45x6O
feet, two stories high, and contains two large
basement rooms As we are informed, the plan
of the new Court House will be as follows
Basement-West room for Jail, and east room for
armory of Halleck Rifles First hoor-West
front room for Sheriff s office, with court room
in rear east front room for Clerks office, and
jury room in rear. Second story-District At
torney's, Treasurer's and Assessors Offices in





offices in rear. When finished and fitted up as
designed it will be one of the most convenient,
substantial and handsome county buildings in
the State In fact, the building contains more
room by far than is required for county purposes,
| if economically apportoned. We are of opinion
that it would have been better to have taken out
the petitions separating the back rooms in the
second story, making court room of the whole,
while the Sheriff. Clerk and other officers
could have occupied the front rooms. In this
manner one of the handsome rooms the street
| fiocr would have been saved, and could easily
have been rented for some suitable purpose.
However, the officers will feel the satisfaction of
being safely and comfortably located when fairly
settled in their new quarters.


! What disposition the county will make of the
old Court House is not yet determined The
upper story is owned and occupied by the Masonic
| fraternity, and it will probably remain there.
| The building is considered perfectly secure, for
il was built in early times when buildings were
erected in a rough but substantial, if not orna-
mental manner. 1t is proposed that the county
donate it for school purposes, which we believe
TO be good idea-the lower story to be occupied
by the primary, the second by the Grammar de-
partment


As to the old jail, sarcastic friend suggests
that it be torn down, and that on the spot q
monument be erected to the architect who de-
signed it. We should much prefer to see raised
in its stead monument to Lincoln or to the no
BILE soldiers who have fallen in battle the nee
essary means to be raised by subscription. Such
tributes are the order of the day now. At all
events. Norcross intends to take limited num-
Der of photographs of the old jail before it is
demolished
Year: 1865

TIE Humboldt Times chronicles the receipt Of
encouraging reports from the Oil Creek Petroleum
Company we'll, which is now down to the depth
of one hundred and thiriy-lve feet At last ac-
counts the augur was passing through strata
of shale in which oil WAS plainly and continually
perceptible, and from which u large and increas-
ing volume Of gas was escaping.
Year: 1865

To BE HANGED.-The last number of the Hum
boldt Times contains some four columns of Incl
dents in the trial of John Woods for the murder
on the 2lst of August last \ verdict of guilty
of murder was returned by the jury on the 2lst,
and on the 22d Judge Turner sentenced him to
be hanged on Monday, the Both day of October
next. The prisoner listened to the announcement
of his certain doom as only one hardened and
obdurate could do, declaring to the last that his
trial had been unfair.