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Year: 1862




In the neighborhood of New York
there are those who are in the habit
Of buying ewes in the fall, as the com
mon breed of the country, and put
ting them with South Down ram in
October. AS sheep go from twenty.
two to twcnty-three weeks, this would
bring the lambs in March and Arril.
The ewes are kept in fair condition
during the winter, and the lambs arc
sold the following summer to the
butchers. They command good pric-
es, and this practice is said to be prof
liable.


We do not see why it might not
be more generally adopted by farm
ers.


An old country farmer, at our el-
bow, says: why not advise them to
keep Leicesters?" For this reason
1t costs too much to buy the thorough
breds. And besides, we have others
on hand. It is also a we'll known
fact that when mongrel bred eve is
crossed by a thoroughbred ram, the
lambs partake largely of the qualities
OF the male. Our common bred ewes
therefore, are just the sheep to cross
with for that purpose-better than
Merinos.


Whether Leicester or South Down
rams are used is probably not Of much
consequence. Probably the South
Down would be preferable, as the
cross would not be so great Genes
see Farmer.
Year: 1862

Felopment of the family. 1t is not


necessary for them to be kept away


from home, in order to accomplish


this. Supply your sons with agricul-


turai publications, in order to awaken


an interest in and furnish a stimulus


to their labors. Give them a share
in the profits of the land, an owner
ship in the stock, that they may feel a
common interest. Allow your daugh-
ters to occasionally make butter and
cheese on their own account, and de-
vote portion of the general proceeds
to their extra little wants. By thus
doing, farming may be rendered the
most delightful, as it is now the most
independent, employment of man.
Year: 1862

AS the heat and labor of the sea.
son increase, horses will suffer from
vorious flesh wounds, which if not i'm.
lnediately cured, will cause great suf
fering to the horse, and waste of time
and temper to the owner. Let, there
fore, hint or two from the American
Agrlcnlturist be now needed:


Prevention is better than cure. Tn
the first place, be sure that your har-
ness is in perfect working order. See
to it especially that the collar fits
well, and is smooth. If the inner sur
face is rough, it must chafe, and soon
wear off the skin. A loose LAYER of
leather under the collar is good CON
trivance to lessen friction upon the an
imaPs neck and shoulders. While
spring work is pressing let the horses
shoulders be washed every morning
with solution of alum and whiskey.
At night, when coming home from
work sweaty and sore, let the shoul-
ders be washed with tepid water, then
rubbed dry. If then, gals occur on
the breast or back, wash them clean.
then apply ali ointment made by mix
ing together spoonful of pulverized
alum and the white Of an egg.
Year: 1862

At the request of the acting Governor of
Missouri, it has been ordered, at the next
election in that State. every voter shall be re-
quired to take the oath of allegiance It Ger
tainly seems no more than proper that in a
State where so ray thousands are tritors in
act and SO many other thousands traitors at
heart, the oath of allegiance should be reooir-
ed of all as condition of the ripbt of sniff.
rage.
Year: 1862

Edward Everett. who deals in fancies, aud
makes speeches according to rhetoric instead Of
fact, in late speech in Massachusetts said


"There are many, very many Union men in
Southern States held down by the strong hand Of
arbitrary power who call on you, frecmen of Mas
sachusetts, to come to their aid In the name Of
that Union which they and you equally cherish,
appeal to you. Go to their assistunce-relieve
them from bondage to government they detest
They will welcome your coming they will re-
celve you with open arms-they will hail you as
deiverers."


Fremont who has since spoken in the same
State rcfute5 this patent falsehood in the follow
ing:


"Nor do share in the belief that there is
large body Of Unonists in the South. In my in
divIdua experience have found them few, and
in the progress of the they have been fast
decreasing.


"In the whole valley of Virginia do not re-
member to have met Union man, and certainly
not one Union woman Laughter. This elc-
ment OF their strength must not be underrated. 1t
serves to show how thoroughly the feelings Of the
South are In this contest, and leaves no doubt as
to what will be the training Of the growing gen.
Grafton. Not only we're the people not desirous of
returning into the Union, but they did not enter
tain the idea in any shape-ther only conjectures
were as to the manner in which the separation
would be finally effected ! do not think that
our Northern people realize how many years the
South has been preparing for this struggle.


awe at with people who have been
educated to believe that they contending for
their liberties they carrying on this contest
with unity and determination; their armies have
acquired the solidity and consistency of regular
troops To reduce such rebellion will require
the utmost exerion of our force, and the immedi-
ate use Of every advantage which naturally falls
to our share in the contest. Their determination
to obtain success is unconquerable--to subdue
them, their designs must be made impossible, and
the unity which gives them strength must be ours
also" [Chcers
Year: 1862

WORTHY OF IMITATIoN.-The State Conyen-
ton Of South Carolina at its late session. adopted
resolution providing for the public registration
by proper officer Of all the names Of the officers
and soldiers of that State who have or shall fall
during the war in the service of their country,
whether killed in battle or dying from wounds or
disease contracted in the service, with the compa-
ny or corps to which they belonged, &c. We
hope our next Legislature will cause such record
or memorial to be made of all the dead of this
State, with proper notice Of any remarkable in
stances Of daring, &c.-RoleiyA Standard.
Year: 1862

COOP EFFEcT.-Hon. Thos. A. r Nelson has
come out in long address to the people of East
Tennessee, condcmning the recent proclamation OF
Lincoln, and declaring it the most outrageous act
Of usurpation ever contemplated in Europe or
America. He says: | shall feel il my duty to
encourage the most persevering and determined
resistance against the tyrants and usurpers OF the
Federal Administration who have blasted our
hopes and are seeking to destroy the last vestigo
of freedom among Let every man who is able
to fight buckle on his armor, and without waiting
for the slow progress of conscrption, at once vol
uneer to aid in the struggles against the usurper.
God will not prosper man or Government which
heretofore hypocritically pretended to wage war
for the Constitution but now throws off the mask
and sets II at defiance The address will have
great effect in East Tennessee. He will raise a
regiment.


Nelson heretofore considered ali East Ten
nessee tory.
Year: 1862

How THEY FIRE IN BATTLE.-An army cor
respondent says:


"You wonder whether the regiments fire regu-
larly in voey, or whether each man loads and fires
as fast as he can. That depends upon circum-
stances but usually, except when the enemy is
near at hand, the regiments fire only at the com
mand of their officers. You hear drop, drop,
drop. as few of the skirmshers fire, followed by
a rattle and ROLL which sounds like the falling OF
a building, just as some Of you have heard the
brick walls tumble at a great fire. Sometimes
when body Of the enemy's cavalry are sweeping
down upon regiment to cut it TO pieces the men
form into square, with the officers and musicians
in the centre The front rank stands with bayo-
net charged, while the rear rank fires as fast as 1t
can. Sometimes they form in four ranks deep
the two front ones kneeling with bayonets charg-
ed, so that if the enemy should come upon them
thew would run against picket fence of bayonets.
When they form in this way the other two ranks
load and fire as fast as they Then the roar Is
terrific, and many horse and his rider goes do "n
before the terrible storm of bullets.
Year: 1862

The Ell Dorado Times, published at Placer
vile, a staunch Douglas Democratic paper,
and advocate of vigorous war policy, has the
following on the suppression of the Mountain
Democrat, by order Of one W. Wright, the
Republican censor Of the press of the Pacific
coast:


THE ukase of the Dictator has finally
reached Placerville. The Mountain Demo
crat has been denied the mails. This piece of
intolerance and prescription has been effected,
probably, through the agency of the envions
toades of the powers. in this city. 1t is a
matter of surprise to some, that any one should
make such an effort to ruin if possible, men
who are amongst our most respectable citi-
zens, and who are regarded as gentlemen by
all who know them But it is only the natu-
raj outpouring Of hypocrisy, bigotry and fana-
ticism. One would have been called lunatic
who, short time ago, would have said the
time will come in free America. that men will
be oppressed for opinions sake; that their
business will be broken up, their sacred. n-
alieuable rights trampled upon, and their liber
ties taken away, all for no cause known to the
Constitution and the laws. And this done
under the guse of patriotism, devotedness to
the Union, men around US who would fain call
themselves neighbors while at the same time
they are clandestinely performing the double
part-pretended friend and secret foe-fawn-
ing on them in the name of friendship, while
their ruin at the same time they are attempt
ing to effect.


But so it is. Things, in the semblance Of
men, are found base enough TO prostitute what
ever of manhood they may have been possess
ed, for such damnable purposes and authori
ties have been found weak or wicked enough
to listen to them. Is it possible they know
what they are about? Freedom of the press
is not dependent upon municipal law, or the
caprice of those in power. 1t has for its foun-
datiOn the mperishable rock of inalienable
rights. Though the storm of fanaticiSm may
for the time overshadow it, yet when that shall
have passed away and reason shall again re-
sumo her sway. it will present itself the same
mistaken bulwark of American Freedom -
The reaction m st and will come. Then will
those who have striven TO inaugurate a des
potism realize that


The mills of God grind slow,


But they grind exceeding fine
Year: 1862

power and fertility of Imagination, and the au-
dacity of pen. that converts it into fright
fol ehasm "a terrible gull" and a canon,
one of the most fearful uan ever looked upon"


The Union is not only uDsatisied with these
appalling sentences, as inadequate to convey
the idea Of vastness and bottomless pit-ism,
but forces the reader to comparative approx
imation, and says: If the canous of the
forks of the American and the Yuba were
drppoed into the chasm, they would be almost
lost TO sight" Well so they would, if drop
ped from the top OF the three thousand feet
marble wall never again would hair or hide
of the Yuba and American one horse institu-
tions be seen-theyd go to smithereens before
they touched bottom.


Another frightful feature of the terrible
gulf is, that the water rose, during last win
ter's foods, seventy-fge feet. We have dim
recollection that it rose to nearly that figure
somewhere about the confluence of the Ameri-
can and Sacramento at the same time If we
could only use this "canon," as a really ter
rible gulf, without barelaced imposition on
the public, our pride in the stupendous might
be gratifed at the expense of our desire to be
useful but, as we cannot make its features
conform TO the Imagination of the Union. we
trust that that magnanimous and now enlight-
ened sheet. viii correct its misstatements and
defame US no more
Year: 1862

~ DIR. HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BTTTERs
should be in the possession Of everybody in the
mining region. As a preventative of the various
dangerous diseases to which the gold seeker is la
ble, it has superior. While it is quite palatable
as beverage, its speedy and powerful in its effect
upon the system. In all cases of Diarrhoa Dysen-
terry, and the prevailing fevers consequent upon
exposure, the Bitters will be found invaluable as
corrective. No man should enter upon the exposed
camp life of miner without being provided with
Hostetter's preventive of stomach disease, nor
should any of those who are engaged in the occupa.
ton, fail to have recourse to the Bitters. Sold hy
all Druggists and dealers everywhere.
Year: 1862

THE PETRIFIED MAN.-The Territorial En-
terprise says that Mr.. Herr Wesnicht has just
arrived in Virginia City from the Humboldt
mines and regions beyond. He brings with
him the head and one foot of the petrifed man,
lately found in the mountains near Gravely
Ford. A skillfu assayer has analyzed small
portion of dirt found under the nail of the great
toe and pronounces the man to have been ma
tive of the Kindgom of New Jersey. As a
trace Of speculation is still dscernibe in
the left eye, it is thought the man was on his
way to what is now the Washoe mining region
for the purpose of locating the Comstock
The remains brought in are TO be seen in a
neat glass case in the third story of the Libra
ry Building, where they have been temporarily
placed by Mr.. Weisnicht for the inspection of
the curious, and where they may be examined
by any one who will take the trouble to visit
them.
Year: 1862

AID FOR MExICo.-There is rumor in San
Francisco that force of 1000 men, armed
and equipped for active service, is now being
organized in that city, with view of Offering
their services to the Mexican Government in
its present struggle with France. The prepa-
rations are said to be so far advanced that yes
sells only are lacking for the transportation of
the men and their necessary stores and ammu-
milton to Acapulco but, as negotiations are
pending for the fufllment of this part of the
arrangement, it is presumed that it will not be
long ere the expedition will be in complete
readiness, and the gallant adventures on their
road to aid in defence of the halls of the Mon
tezumas.
Year: 1862

KSAyEs, fools and towards are continually
harpiug on the virtue they are most devoid OF.
The first boasts of bis honesty, the second OF
his learning and the third of his courage. We
also hear abolitionists boast of their patriot
isn.-I FL Dorado Times,
Year: 1862

n TABLE MOUNTAIN Coal MINE-Mr. NJ J.
Miller, of the Oroville Gas Company, has re-
Gently purchased an interest in the Table


Mountain Coal Mine, and operations have been


commenced to work the mine on an extensive
scale The coal will be used by the Gas
Company in the manufacture of gas. 81
Year: 1862

WHAT CONSTITUTES \ TRAITOR. A few
nights since the abolitionists in and about
Washington got up serenade for the Presi-
dent, as mark of their approval of the uucon-
stitutional negro proclamation The President
made a short speech from the steps of the
white house. in which he perpetrated several
jokes and related some of his characteristic
" anecdotes" He was followed by the notori-
Gus abolition lecturer and agitator Cassus NJ
Clay, who among other things. said that any
man, North, South, East or West, who did
not stand by Abraham Lincoln and proclama-
ton, was traitor, and would be dealt with as
such - 1t is said q choking sensation was
Immediately experienced by Seward and Blair,
two members of the Cabinet both Of whom
had denounced the proclamation as an outrage
without parallel. If then disapprobation of
the proclamation is hereafter to constitute trea-
treason, all we have to say is, there will be
good many " traitors in the land, who will
not be silenced even if Lincoln could rally the
imps of he'll to his aid


American pa Volunteer
Year: 1862

CATHOLIC CHURCH AT MARIPosA. - The
Catholics of this place are putting up fine
church at the lower end of town for a place of
worship This is the first and only one, We
believe, in the county Gazette.
Year: 1862

GENsRNL BURNSIDE This General. who
takes General McClellan's place. graduated st
West Point IN ls47, and was in the Mexican
war. He was born in Indiana. but went to
the war as Colonel Of a Rhode Island regiment,
was made Brigaiier General on August 9th.
after the the battle Of Bull Run. in which he
distinguished himself and has since been made
Major General. He was very successful in
North Carolina, where he was formerly in
command
Year: 1862

Every Housckeeper Experiences how


/dilicult it Is To make good bread and we there
4 fore take pleasure in calling attention to the
] fact that to insure uniformity light, sweet and
nutritious bread it is only necessary TO use RED
lNGT0N CO. : YEAST POWDER. In every 4
respect it eXcels all similar preparations ever
offered to the public. See the advertisement in J
another column.
Year: 1862

FEARFUL ACCIDENr.-Mr L. w. Williams,
says the Nevada Transcript. was injured,
Thursday, in tunnel on Gold Flat He had
employed hand 10 run an incline tunnel and
timber it. On going to see the work, be found
the workman did not understand his business,
but had constructed deadfall While in the
tunnel he saw the timbers giving way, and
started to run ont, but stuck in the mud and
fell down. \ timber struck him on the back
and another on the left leg, and dirt following,
he was covered Up with the exception of his
head. He called TO others TO come and brace
the timbers ahead, expecting the whole tunnel
to cave in. He was unearthed after some
time. He has a severe bruise in the back and
another on the leg. 1t was a mere chance
that be was Lot killed.
Year: 1862

Etudicc UuEccS ~ Ntuls per anu one
ton.


Paymaster's Clerks 500 per annum, and IS
cents per day when actually on duty


Chaplain in volunteers STAG 50.


In addition to the pay MS above stated. one ra-
ton per day and abunaant supply of good
clothing is allowed to every soldier. Quarters.
fuel and medical attendance are ALWAYS provided
by the Government without deduction from the
soldiers pay. Ii a soldier should become disabled
in the line of his duties the law provides for m
pension, or he may. if he prefer it, obtain ad
mission into the Military Asylum, which will
afford him a comfortable home so long as he may
wish to receive its benefits.


To the above pay for private soldiers must be
added the additional So a month TO be paid du
ring service. the 500 bounty at the end of the
war, which has already been provided for. and
the quarter section of land that Congress will
provide for at its coming session. The bounty
and land apply to officers and privates alike.
Year: 1862

habit Of self abuse. To which added observations on
Female Diseases other Interesting matter Of the ut


most import ance the married and those contemplating
marriage who entertain doubts Of their physical ab ty TO
enter that address in sealed wrap
per. receipt Of ten cents or four stamps


We devote entire time and attention 10 the treat


en Of the various private diseases treated of In our pr
report Our DPcnsary j. the ouy Institution OF the
Kind i'm America which has been tablished by special
charter ana this fact should give il preference the
various quscks doubtful character TO be found In all
aTge cities.
Year: 1862

other. This is fair sample of


the loyalty of the mass OF the Ken


tuckians.


4 From all I can learn respecting


the number, condition and organi-
cation of our forces here, and the
Notifications, / have no fear but


that we shall be able to repulse


the enemy. ! hope we may yet
be able to bag Kirby Smith aid
his horde of unwashed and ragged


rebels, and once more rid kentneky


Of its invaders, and punish those
of her citizens who, while profess


ing loyalty to the Union, have, on
the first appearance Of rebel SOL


dier, halIoed as loudly as any one


for Jeff. Davis and the Confcderacy.
If our armies in marching into
.rebellious city were only received


in tie same manner as those OF


the rebels are when entering a city
or town, we should then have
some hopes regarding the loyalty |
of the people, but they are not,
ard I much fear this feeling against
us is growing worse and worse ev-
cry day. l have yet to learn OF
one instance, fully established,
where our men have been received
in the South, or rather in slave
territory, as were the rebels the
other day in Lexington and Paris.
What are we to infer from this
Certainly not that there is a strong
Union feeling existing among the
and a wish to come
once more under the old flag. When
we see the feeling existing ameng
fcmales-they who naturally de-
sire peace--so bitter, SO clanorons
for war and blcodshed, and desi-
ring the determination OF the
Yankees, we can hope for no better
feeling on the part of their faith !
ers, husbands and brothers, and
must. not expect it from any one
OF them. 81
Year: 1862

,.s We suppose that in many cases


the statements made in our news


papers, of the alacrity with which
they say recruiting is going on,


are prompted by creditable mo-


tives., IN some of the smaller


towns Of the State the quota has


been filed up without much trouble;


but it is certain that volunteering


drags heavily in the cities and, in


fact, in a large majority Of the towns


in the Commonwealth. Some of


the newspapers in question doubt


less desire to encourage enlist


ments, and therefore put the best
show possible upon the matter;


but it is very, poor policy, after all,


unless the substantial fact is such
as'to warrant the belief that we
can SO raise the men required by
such means and by a little extla
exeftion. In orr judgment. there
is 10 reason whatever to think
that third part of the quota Of
Massachusetts, or of any part Of
New England, can be obtained
without draft. A correspondent
sends lis a communication from the
early battlefield of the r. yo.ution,
n spot on which, if anya here, one
would suppose the fires of patriot
ism needed but q breath announ-
cling public danger, to kindle them
in all their ancient vigor; and yet
IN that populous town only three
men have responded to the sum
mons to arms 1t is the same else
where. g s