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Year: 1860

Compare the dirtiness of the water in


which you have washed when it is cold


without soap, cold with soap, hot with


soap. You viii find the first has hardly


removed any dirt at all, the second little


more, and the third great deal more


But hold your hand over cup of hot wa


ter for minute or two, and then by mere


ly rubbing with the finger, you will bring
off fakes of dirt or dirty skin. After a
vapor bath you may peel your whole self
clean In this way. What mean is, that
by simply washing or sponging with water
you do no really clean your skin. Take
rough towel, dip one corner in very
hot water-if little spirit be added it
will be more efectual-and then rub as if
you were rubbing the towel into your skin
with your fingers. The black fakes which
will come off will convince you that you
were not clean before, however much soap
and water you may have used These
flakes are what require removing And
you can really keep yourself cleaner with
a tumblerful of hot water and rough
towel and rubbing, than with whole ap-
aratus of bath, and soap and sponge, with
out rubbing. 1t is quite nonsense to say
that anybody need be dirty Patients
have been kept as clean by these means
on long voyage, and when basinful of
water could not be afforded, and when they
could not be taken from their berths, as if
all the appurtenances of home had been at
hand. Washing, however. with a large
quantity of water, has quite other effects
than those of cleanliness. The skin alb
sorbs the water, and becomes softer and
more perspirable. To wash with soap and
soft water, is therefore desirable from other
points of view than that of cleanliness
Florence Nightingale. e...
Year: 1860

An extraordinary fallacy is the dread of
night air. What air can we breathe at
night but night air The choice is between
pure night air from without and foul night
air from within. Most people prefer the
latter. An unacountable choice. What
will they say if it is proved to be true that
fully one-half of all the disease we suffer
from is occasioned by people sleeping with
their windows shut An open window
most nights in the year can never hurt any
one. This is not to say that light is not
necessary for recovery. In great cities
night air is often the purest air to be had
in the twcnty-four. l could better under
stand in towns shutting the windows during
the day than during the night, for the
sake of the sick. The absence of smoke,
the quiet, all tend to make night the best
time for airing the patient. One of the
highest medical authorities on consumption
and climate has told me that the air in
London is never so good as it is after ten
o'clock at night. Always air your room,
then, from the outside air if possible
Windows are made to open, doors to shut !;
truth which seems extremely difficult of
apprehension. Every room must be aired
from without every passage from within.
But the fcwer passages there are in hos
pitaI the bctter.-Ftorence Nightingale
Year: 1860

aWP A physiological wonder occurred
a short time since, in this city, which will
doubtless prove as interesting to cur read
ers as it already has to Psychologists and
oculists A young and exceedingly inter-
esting girl, residing on Eighth street, whose
name we suppress from motives of delicacy.
and whose amiable disposition, elegant
manners and placid beauty of soul had en-
deared her to all who knew her, was, a
year or two ago, compelled to discontinue
Eer studies and leave school, in consequence
of a partial loss of eyesight that threatened
to become total. She was entirely unable
to read and, although she could see well
enough to enable her to walk about, visit
her friends and entertain them when they
called upon her, the threatened loss of
sight gave her much annoyance and aroused
the sympathies of all who became acquain-
ted with the facts. A number of our most
sklllful physicians were employed by the
family, and she was even taken to some of
our most noted occulists but all their
learning, dexterity and management proved
unavailing. Her eyes looked healthy
were beautifully pensive in their expression,
and seemed deep as her soul was prre. but
they were nevertheless to her almost wholly
useless. Notwithstanding this rather mel
ancholy physical defect, young man, who
had long been devoted to her, offered her
his hand in marriage She demurred, and
through an excess of affection refused to
bestow 1t upon the man who long since
won her heart, stating that she never would
consent to become burden upon the man
she loved. For long time be presisted in
his suit, and at length, through his praises
and sighs, made her believe that life with
out her, even if she were totally blind,
were better than Paradise where she was
not. A month or two ago, her resolution
was rescinded, and she became his wife,
and, strange as it may seem. from that day
her eyesight began to improve, and she is
now able to read the finest print by gas
light, without pain and apparently without
any optical injury The case has caused
considerable sensation among those who
are conversant with the circumstances
Apart from its significance as a well estab-
lished ocular fact. it is practical illustra-
tion of what has been clearly and wittily
said, That love is blind, but Hymen is
the oculist who alone can open his eyes. F."
Cincinnati Press


The above is not the only recorded case
where the eyes have been opened by mat
rimony.
Year: 1860

The SELF-SUFFICIENT STUDENT.-One of
the foreign literary journals tells story of
one of the most courteous of librarians who
found it in the course of bis duty to place
before self sufficient inquirer manuscript
record six centuries old, to the study of
which tie historical student at once betook
himself After watching the scholar for
awhile the goodnatured librarian, fapcying
be saw him perplezed, kindly offered his
assistance The offer was declined, with
an assurance that be was quite equal to
the grabbed and cabalistie characters before
him. Il am happy" said the librarian,
'fo hear of an efficiency which I do not
pretend to question. Allow NE, however
to remark that for the last hour you have
been trying to read document which you
have placed before you upside eloun p
Year: 1860

An act to provide for the establish.
ment of Commissioner in the City Of
New York, to promote immigration to
the State Of Iowa


SECTION BE it enacted by the GEN.
erai assembly Of the State Of Lpa, That
Commissioner Of Immigration for the
State Of Iowa, shall be appointed by the
Governor with the consent Of the Senate,
who shall hold his Office for two years
from the first day Of May next. aud shall
reside and keep an othcc in the City Of
New York, at least from the first day of
May until the first day of December in
each year, which office shall be kept
open at all reasonable business honrs, be-
tween the dates aforesaid, and to give to
immi grants the necessary information in
relation to the soil and climate of the
State, and the branches of business to be
pursued with advantages therein and
the cheapest and most expeditions route
by which the same eau reach the State,
and to give such further information as
will as far as practicable, protec, immi-
grants against the impcsi,ions often
practiced upon them ; to report to the
Governor as often as required, nd in the
manner to be prescribed by him the
number of in migrants sent by him to the
Sta'e, their nationality aud the branches
OF business intended to be pursued by
them.


Sec. 2. The Governor shall have
power to remove such Commissioner for
ineflicinvy aud misconduct in the dis,
charge of the duties Of his Office, and to
appoint some proper person in his place.
, SEC 5 The following sums Of money
are hereby appropriated out of any mon
eys in the State Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, to carry out the objects Of
this act; the sum of two thousand four
! hundred dollars for the salary Of said
/ Commissioner of Immigration, for two
years; u sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars to be expended under the direc-
ton Of the Governor, in publication Of
description of the State, in English,
I German, or such other languages as the
Governor shall deem advisable sum
not exceeding one thousand one hundred
dollars for Office rent, furnishing the
same, and for maps and books to be used
in the Office Of the Commissioner Of Im.
migration.


SEC. 4. The salary Of said Commis,
eioper .bsll te paid to tim quarterly, in
Year: 1860

An act to amend an act passed by the
Board Of Education, December "a. 1859.
entitled "an act to amend an act entitled
an act TO provide system Of common
schools"


SECTION |. BE it enacted by The Gene
rat .lssembly Of the State Of kora, That
whenever any tax has been voted by 4 sub
district and certified to the Secretary ofthe
township di>trict,as contemplated in section
sixty and siNty-eight of the act of
which this is amcndat"rv, the Secretary
shall within ten days thereafter certify the
same to the County Judge, who shall, at
the time .flevying a tax for county purp"-
ses, levy a tax of the amount thus certified
upon the assessed value of all real and per
sonal property in the subdistrict by which
it was voted. and the same shall be collect
e,l and paid over in the manner provided
in sections twenty four and seventy of the
act Of which this is amendatory.


Sec ?. In any case where it may be in,
compatible with the provisions of the act of
which this is amcndatory for the township
Clerk to perform the duties of Secretary
the Board Of Directors may appoint Sec
retary from the district at large, but the
person SO appointed shall have no vote in
the proceedings Of said Board except a,
herein provided. He shall qualify within
ten days after his appointment, and fail
ure to do SO shall create a vacancy. In all
township districts where there are but two
sub.districts, the Secretary shall give the
casting vote in all questions upon which
the the two sub-directors cannot agree.


SEC. 3. From and after the first day OF
January, one thousand eight hundred and
sixty one, the words Board Of Supervi-
sors shall be substituted for tho word.
County Judge" IN the latter par, "f The
Year: 1860

Nay, speak no Ill! kind'y woru


Can never leave sting behind;
And. oh! to breathe each tale wee hea
Is far beneath noble mind.
Full Oft better seed is sown


BY chosing thus the kinder plan;
For II but little good be known,


Still let us speak the best we can.
Give us the heart that would hide.
Wonld fain another's faults efface;
How can it please en- human pride
To prove humanity but base?
No let US reach higher mood,


A noble sentiment Of man;
Be earnest in the search of COOL.


Aud speak of all the best we can.
Then speak no i'll, but lenient be


To o her . fAilings as your own;
II you're the first = fail; to see,


BE not the first to make it known.
For life is hut . passing day.


No lip may tell how brief its span;
Then, oh! the little time we stay,
Let's speak of oil the best we can.
Year: 1860

PULL up, my boys, turn quick the rOunC
And !e! the work begin
The world is pressing on without,


And we must press within
And we who guide the public mind,


Have influence far aud wide,
And all our deeds are good, although


The deuil is al our side.
LetRy the frisket, now my boy


VINO are more proud than we;
While wait The anxious crowd without


The inward po1csr 10 see
So pull away--none are so great,


As they who lun lhe car,
And who have dignity like those


Who practice al the bar
And you who twirl the rollers there,


Be quick, thou lnky man
Old Time is rolling on himself,


So beat him if you can
Be careful of lhe light and shade,


Nor let the Sheet gro" pale,
Be careful of the monkey looks


OF every Aead and tale.
Though high in office is our stand


And pi-ous is our case,
We would not cast Siur on those


Who ell lower p lace.
The gaping world is fed by u.s.


Who retail kno aledge here
BY feeding them we feed ourselves


Nor deem our fair TOO dear.
Pull up, boys, turn quick the romce,


And thus The chase We'll join
We have deposits in Ihe 6dnh-


Our drawers are full Of quon
And who should more genleeiy cut


A figure or dash p!
Alas that we who press so much'
Should e'er be pressed for cash.
Year: 1860

Stand and deliver, were the words ad'
dressed to a tailor travelling on foot, by q
hlghwsyman, whose brace OF pistols
looked rather dangerous than otherwise.


III do that with pleasure, was the
reply, at the same time handing over IN
the outslrerched hand Of the robber, q
purse apparently well stocked but con-
linued he, suppose you do me favor in
return. My friends would laugh at me
were to 90 home and tell them was
robbed with as much patience as lamb
s'pose you fire your two bulldogs night
the crown Of my bat /; il will look
something like a show Of resistance.


His request was acceded to bul hard
ly had the smoke from the discharge OF
The weapons passed away, when the tail
or pulled out a rusty old horse pistol, and
in his torn politely requested the thunder
struck highwayman to shell out every
thing of value, his pistols not omitted
about him.
Year: 1860

agree to furnish AID deliver IN the respective all
articles named in the classes hereuntO Exed agTesby the
provisions Of The schedules therefor, and In conformity with
advertisement Of the Bureau Of Construction. &e Of August
p s60 should offer be accepted, request to be addressed
81 at--, and the contract sent to the navy agent st


or %, Tor signature and and certificate
Year: 1860

IEIlFe j


L ere insert the name composing the hrm) Of
name the town. in the State Of nam the ea hereby offer to
furnish under your Gated ae Of adveFsemen
and subject to all herequremens the same Of the prn-
ted schedule to which REFERS all the articles embraced in Glass
No. name the class for the nayyyard at the ysri
according to said schedule viz ee paste the printed csSs
from the schedule and oppos each article the price and
the agEate amount Of out the in the columns for
dollars and cens and foot the bid for the cass amounting
to (here write the amount in words.l


1propose my agent there AGENT If one Is required
BY the shedu for the supply under he classes miscellaneous
by non resident Of the place Of delivery and should my e
accepted request the contract k perare seusto tie
agent at The agency for signatures and certcae


tere the bidder and each Of the arm 70 sFn1
Year: 1860

OPPOSITION TELEGRAPH To PLAcERvILLE.-
We learn that the State Telegraph Company
are engaged in erecting a line from this city
to Placerville, and have got it in quito state
of forwOrdness. Redwood posts are put down,
and all the appointments are Of durable
haracter.-Sdcrdment Union.
Year: 1860

Next door to the Spring House.
OUR NEW SHOOTING GALLERY being now in
~ complete order, announce to ali that we are
ready to receive visitors. We have spared no expense
in fitting up, and hope to be able to merit the pat
ronage of those fond Of the genteel amusement of
Target Practice. We will always have ON hand Pistols
and Rifles of the best make. Everything will be so
conducted as to the most thorough satisfaction
TO those favoring us with their visits.


dec31.mv2 LAWLER 4 MARTIN.
Year: 1860

We commend this whole letter Of Stephens
20 men, of all parties, who in the pres
ent contingency of affairs, have no desire bat
to find out what is right and what is fair and
safe and do it. We ask the attention of high
toned southern men to its fervent adjuratiOns,
to stand fast by their plighted faith by sup
porting the doctrine Of Don.intesvedtion /;
and those men who were born in and have
never lived out of free State, but who are
SO jealous for the protection of the rights of
the slave States, and SO fearful of the infrac-
tion of those rights, we would refer to it for
the opinion of men who may be supposed to
be what more deeply interested in the
question ond therefore to understand it bet
ter than they can, upon the injustice or dan
ger to the rights of the South to be appre-
hended from the election of Douglas and the
maintainance of the doctrine of non-inter-
venton.
Year: 1860

THAT BRECKINRIDGE CALL.-For two or
three weeks past parties have been diligent-
ly laboring (under instructions from the
Court House Clique, perhaps,) to obtain sig
natures to call for Breckinridge Club in
Marysville. After having secured city and
county, the villages and mining camps and
every other nook and corner, and even added
few who are not residents of the county
one man in particular who is Republican,
and told them SO when they entered his name
on the list-the Express of yesterday gave
the result of their labors. Well, SS4 votes
for Breckenridge in Yuba are rather more
than we thought they could find, but we are
not thoroughly posted in the ways and means
of obtaining signers, aud this is the occasion
however, that the Boilers do not intend or
ganizing more than one Club in the comfy
but, if they do, the list given yesterday will
answer for any other precinct in the county
just as well as it does for Marysville, and we
are sure if they attempted to get new names
to a call to form Club outside of Marys-
vile, they would have to send South and
obtain the aid of pack of blood-hounds to
scent them out. That list has exhibited the
strength of their party, and the friends of the
regular nominees are jubilant, knowing that
the Democracy of Yuba are about six to one
in favor of Douglas and johnson.


This evening their meeting takes place
and we shall see how near we can come tC
counting 3S4 members present.
Year: 1860

The Boilers being hard pushed to make
out long list of names to their call, duplica-
ted some of Them That is supposed to be
understood that those gentlemen are "hefty'
in the cause
Year: 1860

and throw the election iDto Congress, where
Breckinridgs has the best chance Of any of
the candidates.


What do the Breckenridge men propose to
accomplish by retting up separate ti,kei.
Not to elect their candidate, for that Is simply
Impossible, but to defeat Douglas and render
the republican TICKET victorious What dn
the Breckinridg- men gain by this coarse
Nothing whatever, for Douglas cannot be de-
fea'ed any worse than be will be. aud 1t would
be like cutting ones nose 10 vex his face 10
elect Lincoln in order to spite Douglas and the
Regency. The true course Is 10 defeat Lincoln
anyhow, and leave the rect to the House of
Representatives, or 10 the good sense OF the
people and the conservative cleo tors after they
are chosen in Eovember This is best for the
Breckrridge section. and every other section
Of the great conservative party who are ar
rayed 10 antagoni-m to the revolutionary de.
signs OF the black republicans
Year: 1860

From that most interesting of all the San Fran
cisco daily papers-the EUening N'rror-we quote
the annexed article, and give in our full and
hearty endorsement. The treatment bestowed
upon the rough but gallant old war horse,
Harney, at the instance Of the British Govern
ment is disgrace TO the Administration, to
Mr.. Buchanan, to Gen. Scott and to the Ameri-
can people Here is the .Mrror's article;


The Pony Express brought the unweicome In
telligence that Gen. Harvey had reported him
self TO the Secretary Of War, and been relieved
of his command of the Northern Department II
was further stated that he would probably be
court-martialed for the responsibility he assumed
in taking possession of the Island Of San Juan
Our right to the disputed territory, although
still made the subject Of diplomatic treatment,
is conceded by every honest statesman in Great
Britain yet, In Difference to English vanity ana
bluster, our Government meanly sacrlilces the
hard earned laurels of one OF Its most lalthful
servants, and condemns him TO the humlliatlon
OF q eourt-martal for an act which II secretly
approves It. Gen. Winfield Scott is great
man-probably the most competent military
leader of either hemisphere. The nation is proud
of his fame-proud to have such man at the
head of its armies yet the glory of position and
the prestipe of great deeds do not give him the
right to tamper with the reputation OF soldier
scarcely less than peer to him In every military
qualification, and by no means bis inferior as
man. Gen. SCOTS action in this matter has
been unworthy of him, and ii is the duty OF those
who so view it to tell him SO. Under the hypo-
critical plea that his advice was required by the
War Department, Gen, Harvey was called TO
Washington TO be insulted, relieved Of his com
mand aud court martialed. Such conduct is dis
graceful and can receive nothing but condemna-
ton from every right thinking man whose pre-
iudices do not blind him to the feelings Of justice
and magnanimity. Gen. Harney-the old war
horse of The North-has grown grey in his coun-
try's service, and has stood faithful sentinel on
its frontiers until the savages have learned TO
tremble at the mention Of his name. Tell us not
that republics are ungrateful The old veteran
has been rewarded at last. His forty years of
camplife and privation have received the recog
milton of Government, and he is to be disgraced
at the request of England and 1t. Gen Winfield
Scott for doing what he esteemed to be one of
the plainest duties of his life.
Year: 1860

AFFECTING MEMENTO-We learn by gentle
man of this city who has recently returned from
Nova Scotia, that among the articles brought up
from the wreck of the 1" Hungarian" by the sub
marine operator, was card Of young lady,
one of the passengers who perished on the fatal
night of the wreck. on the back of which was
written in pencil in firm hand" Lizzie dies
tonight ht!"-Bang0r Times
Year: 1860

LEGEND OF THE DEsERT.-The heather mer.
chants met together at an inn in desert. al
have male slave" said one to the other, +" the
like to whose beauty is not to be seen in the
whole world"


And the other said, al have a female slave
the like of whose beauty is not to be seen in the
whole world"


Then they agreed to marry these two together,
and divide the children between them and In
the evening both the slaves, were brought into q
room. One stood in one corner, and the other
in the other corner.


And the male slave said, al priest, and the
son of high priest, should | marry a slave ~
And the female slave, in the other corner of the
room. 81, prestess, the daughter Of high
priest, should marry a slave?"


And when the morning approached. they dis
covered that they were brother and sister. And
they fell upon each others necks, and wept, and
wept and wept, until the souls of both departed
OLD ABE's PIcTURE-A Minnesota poet, in fit
of inspiration. has been delivered of poem,
which he respectfully submits to the considera.
tion of the great Black Republican party. We
subjon the last stanza:


Any lie you tell We'll swallow


Swallow any kind of mixture;


But oh, don't we beg and pray you


Don't, for Gods sake, show his picture!
Year: 1860

COUNTRY MERCHANTS
To our unusually large stock of Goods our
stock comprises every article in the Clofh'ng ana
Furnishing line We have constantly on mana
the largest stock and greatest variety OF CAsSt-
MERE Wool and STRAW HATS. OF any mouse IN
the city, and our prices for these Goods are less
than of any other House, as we receive them
direct from the manufacturers on consignment
Our stock Of


Spring and Summer Goods
is particularly attractive, and the great feature
TO the Country Merchant is the unusually low
priceless than the cost of Importation


We also keep the Staple Articles an me DFy'
Goods lime, which Goods we have purchased IN
this market under the Hammer, and are ohefing
them at .Neac York oOst-and less. We publish
this Cdrd in order that we may make new ac-
auantances and induce those who have not here
tofore purchased of US, to call and inspect our
stock.


All we ask is an opportunity to Sh0'c the Goods
and name the prices, and we have no fear OF the
result Good articles and lo0 prices are the great
inducements to all who purchase to sell again
Merchants who buy of us can make good
profit and sell 10 their customers at low hgure.
We remain, respectfully,
Your obedient servants,


BADGER & lINDENBERGERi


Wholesale Clothing and Hat Warehouse,


Nos 1913 and l05 Battery street.
San Francisco, July 6, 1860. Zol3'