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Year: 1865

The good book Of the hour was the useful
or pleasant talk OF some person with whom one
might converse, printed for Us. Records of
graceful words, accounts Of travel. good
humored discussions on useful subjects, state
ments Of facts, and the passing events OF real
bistory-all such books were multiplying
among Us. and they were peculiar character
istic Of the present age. But we made the
wo1s, possible use Of them If we allowed them
TO usurp the place OF true books; for, strictly
speaking, they were not books at all, but only
letters or newspapers. The newspaper mig BIT
be entirely proper for breakfast time; it was
not proper for all the day.


In the book for all time, the suihor has
something TO say which be perceived 10 be
useful, true. or beautiful So lar as be knew,
no one had yet said il aud no one else could
say it. He was bound TO say it clearly at all
events. Books of such q kind had been written
in all ages by the greatest men. The society
OF the dead multiplied as the worlds ages.
Into it we might enter always and take fellow
ship and rank according to our will. The
court OF the past differed from all living ariS-
tocraey iu this, that ii was open TO labor and
merit, and to nothing else. There, if one
sought admittance, be must rise TO The level
of the great mems thoughts il be would under
stand their words, and share their feelings If be
would feel their presence. One must show his
love for those great ones in two ways-by
evincing true desire TO be taught by them
TO enter into their thoughts, and by a true
desire TO feel with them-to enter into their
hearts. He must desire to enter into their
thoughts, not to find himself expressed by them.
If the person who wrote the book was not wiser
than the reader, it would be of no use reading
it. II the author was worth reading, his
meaning would not be got at all at once. nor
would his whole meaning be ascertained Tor a
long time. The best authors would only write
in a sort Of parable, 10 order that their mean
ing might not be got at unless it was really
wanted. Gold was not found on the tops of
mountains, bat nature hid it in little assures in
the earth that men might dig deep in order TO
find it. So it is with the hidden treasures Of
wisdom. Good reading required leisure, and
then the first requisite was to understand the
authors words in the sense in which be used
hem.-Ruskin.
Year: 1865

At the last session of the General Assem-
bly, charter was granted to establish in
this State House of Refuge, for children
of an age too tender to be incarcerated in
the prison at New Castle, and yet guilty of
crimes against the laws, which require that
they shall be confined where they will he
restrained in their career of evil This
charter was accepted by the corporators
named in the act the early part of last
month, Board of Managers of the institu-
tionwas elected, and means takento procure
suitable place for its location with necessary
buildings to place it in immediate operation.
We cherished the hope that the institution
would prove success, and by this time would
have manifested evidences of future useful
ness Nothing further however, has been
accomplished so far as our enquiries have
extended. What are the managers doingY
They surely need not be informed that while
they are tardily deliberating, the germs of
crime and vice are being matured in the
youth of our city.
Year: 1865

The traveller is subject to numerous
annoyances. Among others is the great
nuisance of having to give up your seat to a
lady and be required TO stand, the whole
or great part of your journey. We re-
member once being on the cars on our way
to neighboring city. We managed to get
the only vacant seat in the car We had
gone but few miles, when the whistle
blew, the iron horse stopped, and in a few
moments the car door opened and two ladies'
made their appearance escorted by gen
tleman. We began to feel some little con
cern about our seat, as we felt satisfied that
some person would be yictimized in the
most polite manner imaginable We watch
ed their movements closely, hoping that we
would escape. In front of us sat couple
of young men, and we soon discovered that
the ladies were advancing towards them,
with the evident intention of taking their
seats FROM them. PrOrided dltodys, that
some gallant young gentlemen on the route
did not surrender their cushioned seats with
out the unpleasant duty of asking for it.
None offered, however Every one main
tanned profound silence, or else appeared
10 be so deeply engrossed with'other mat


tiers as not even to be aware of the presence
of the newcomers, Even our young friends
assumed an Indifferent air, and affected to be
much engaged in viewing the beautiful
scenery which skirts the road on either side


The ladies moved on followed by their at
tendant, until they reached point in front
of the young men, when they came to a
dead halt. They gazed wistfully into the
faces of their victims, and half reprovingly
at their male companion as much as to say,
"Why don't you ask these young men 10
give us a seat:" Urged by such strong i'm,
pulse, the gallant approached our young
friends and in the most polite manner asked
"Would you be so kind as to let these ladies
have your seat!" Here was quandary, il
would not do to say no, and the consequence
was that the ladies were soon seated, and
the young men non-seated. The latter were
compelled to stand until the train reached a
station a few miles from their destination,
much to their displeasure We came 10 the
conclusion that it was a hard case, that d
man should pay for seat and then
have 10 stand up. Provision should be made
by the officers of the road to accommodate
with seats all who pay their fare. 1t woult
be much better if they had too many thar
too few, as is frequently the case. Mucl
bad feeling is engendered against railroa(
companies from the fact that sufficient car,
is not taken in this particular The officer


of the road cannot at all times, we admit


prevent this condition of affairs, but they
may make it the exception and not the rule


Conductors would find their vocation NOR,
pleasant, and the company add much to it
| ponnlaritY. TRAvR11rn
Year: 1865

We learn from friend who has besm
engaged for months past in the relief
work in tn Military Department of Tea
nessee. that the relations Of the two Com.
missions are entirely harmonious in that
department. By coBmen consent all tbs
stores are turned over to the Sanitary
Commission, and all. the literature to the
Christian Commission, and the agentas Of
each draw from both alike, as they may
need for the men. The advantage Of this
arrangement is seen in the economy By
which goods are distributed, and the ben
eft done to soldiers in not duplicating 10
the same men the issues Of stores. In
addition to this, the moral effect that Is
proDueod upon the. army and che people
who contribute is manifest. The tracs
and newspaper distributors draw for
physical comforts from the Sanitary
Commission. The agents Of the Sam
itary, in addition to giving physical
comfort draw for religious and
other literature upon the Christian
Commission for aid in that department.
of tue service. Thus, unity Of purpose
and harmony Of effort are combined 6oE
the common good, and the irnpreszion
upon all who realize it is faYorahls 10
the common cause of our goVernmsnkew
Year: 1865

HoME.-The road to happiness lie
over small stepping stones Slight cir
cumstances are stumbling blocks Of fam
lies The prick of pin, saysthe proverb
is enough to make an empire insipid. The
tenderer the feelings. the more pain
ful the wound. a cold, unkind word
checks and withers the blossom of the
dearest love, as the most delicate rings Of
the vine are troubled b7 the faintest
breeze. The misery of life is born Of &
chance observation. If the true history
of quarrels, public and private, were to be
honestly written, it would be silenced by
an uproar of deriSion
Year: 1865

jolly FUNERAL.-A clever old fellow
recently died at Buenos Ayres, aged seventy
eight years. His will contained clause
leaving ten thousand segars for those who
might attend his funeral. This eccentric
testator also expressed his desire that his
friends should not leave the house of mourn.
ing without drinking to his memory all the
wine left in his cellar. The directions were
fulfilled to the letter, aud the spirit was
emptied. 1t was gay funeral; and the
deceased none the worse for it.
Year: 1865

PErRoLEuM.-Almost every paper we see
says the Colusa Sun, now has more or less to
say on the subject Of petroleum. 1t appear:
that almost all We. discovered in th, State
is thick, tar like substance, and we even
see some Of the papers talking about tests tc
see if the substance found really contained
petroleum. The oil is found almost entirely
pure in the Coast Range, west Of Colusa
BY digging hole a few feet deep it can be
collected pure enough to burn in common
lamp without any purifying whatever There
is only very small portion, if any, f'reigr
matter in it-not over five per cent at most
We learn from reliable authority that nc
such oil has ever been discovered in thi.
country.
Year: 1865

If YOU love others, they will love you. 1t
you speak kindly to them, they will speak
kindly to you. Love is repaid with love,
and hatred with hatred. Would YOU bear a
sweet and pleasant echo, speak sweetly and
pleasantly Yourself
Year: 1865

When the Port Bill in l774, reduced
Boston almost to the coudition Of besieged
town, and her mechanics and seamen had
no means of earning bread, the people Of
Savannah, with those of all the rest Of the
country, came to her relief
Year: 1865

The eastern door of the north wing of
the Capitol, grand and imposing work OF
art, is in process Of casting by the Ames
Company at Chicopee, the plaster casts
being executed from designs by the late
Thomas Crawford
Year: 1865

WASTE IN WORKING GOLD ORES. We
are informed by gentleman connected with
one Of the most extensive Me;allurgical
works in this State. that within few DAYS
past quantity of ore from a mine in
Mariposa county, was sent to his establish.
ment to be operated on. The party sending
it stated that there was large vein of the
ore, but it could not be made to Weld more
than sl4 per tun by their process Of working
This same ore operated on at this establish
ment, by competent workmen, was found to
yield upwards of $1,000 per tun. This
case affords a clear illustration OF the enor-
nous waste that exists in working gold ores


S. r. paper.
Year: 1865

The DEVIL WAS RIcHT.- The following
will be appreciated by many Of our rsadsss:


DR.. III. who is now pastor of m orthodox
church, had been for some time annoyed by
the forwardness of lay brother 70 s.speakn


whenever an opportunity was offered, 70 the
frequent exclusion of those whose remarks
had greater tendency to edifcation. This
had been carried so far that the pastor,
whenever he stated that an opportunity
would now be offered for any brother TO give
an exhortation, y had always secret dread
of the loquacious member. On one especial
occasion the latter prefaced prosy, incohe-
rent harangue with an account of q previous
controversy he had been carrying ON with
the great adversary. 81 Ny friends, y ssid
he, the devil and have been lighting for
more than twenty minutes; he told me NOS
to speak tonight, but determined would !;


he said some of the rest could speak better
than /, but still felt that could not keep
silent; he even whispered that spoke 70 Of
ten and that nobody wanted to hear me but
/ was not to be put down that way, and now
have gained the victory, must tell you all
that is in my heart Then followed the tsdi-
Gus harange aforesaid. As they were com.
ing out of the session room, the good pastor
inclined his head SO that his mouth approach.
ed the ear of the militant member and whis.


pered, &. Brother, Think the DesiI pas right. -
Year: 1865

HARD SwEARING.-The Columbus
Statesman relates recent case of hard
swearing that would do credit to the most
enthusiastic 8 Loyal Lacquer" to be found
in any community. That paper says:


IS. b. Hannum had been clerk in
the Treasury Department at Washington
some time prior TO the late election. A
few days before the second Tuesday of
October he came to Columbus to vote
He had not been in the city long before
he was waited upon BY an official, and re-
quested to pay the Communication Of four
dollars provided for in the Abolition mi
litia law. TO avoid paying it, he swore
before Judge Pugh that he was not citi-
zen Of Columbus, and therefore, was not
subject to military duty here. On elec-
ton day his vote was challenged, and this
affidavit was produced to prove that he
was not q citizen, srheR he deliberately
s,core an kis uOte, and voted the entire
Abolition ticket! Comment is uuneces-
sary.
Year: 1865

pora,ion OF troops and suprles The aooso earnings
are about thirty per cent in excess Of the receipts
for the previous year


The mporaions OF dry goods at this port during tho
week ending January IS compare as follows with those
Year: 1865

The following should be read by
every man who has neglected to take
the paper published in his own place,
or the one nearest to him:


"Bresthes there a man with soul so
dead-who never to himself hath said
| will my county paper take-both for
my own and family's sake1 IF such
there be, let him repent-nnd have the
paper to him sent-and if he'd pass a
happy winter-he in advance should
pay the printer" Ia,-
Year: 1865

THE Swedes are gay race. Balls, sol
rees, and card-playing enliven the long
winter. The people are fond of music, and
sing we'll. One of the bores to which a
stranger has to submit is that of taking of
his hat when he enters a shop or public
house, and keeping ii off as long as he stays.
In the streets You lift your hat to every ac-
quaintance, so that it is almost as much
off the head as on Cleanliness is a virtue
much cultivated, and the uncarpeted floors
are as clean as man-otwars deck. rs
mats and scrapers are rare, goloshes are
worn by visitors, which they slip off before
entering the room, in wet or snowy weather
lest the thaw from the nails on the shoes
should leave its mark in little pools Oh the
floor Touching the Sabbath (for SO we
must call it,, the Swedes reckon it to be-
gin at six P NJ on Saturday, and end at sin
p on Sunday but, in practice, thecveI,
ing of Saturday is quite as secular as the
morning while the evening of Sunday is
the fashionable time for ball. concert, aud
theatre. The people are hard drinkers the
consumption of native brandy heing about
two gallons and half for every man, we.
man, and child in the country. Yet they
are rarely seen drunk, for the laws against
drunkenness are severe.
Year: 1865

THE surest way to prevail On young
couple to get married is to apposc thcm. -
Tell them you would rather see them in
their graves, and twelve months will moi
elapse before their baby will pass you twice
a day in a willow wagon
Year: 1865

A JUDGE out West has recently decided
that it might be insanity to sign another
mans name to a check in place of your
own but when you draw the money on
the check, and spend it, there is a great
deal of sanity in the proceeding
Year: 1865

THE best description of weakness we
have ever heard is the wagS query to his
wife, when she gave him some chicken
broth, if she would not try to coax that
chicken just to wade through The soup once
more.
Year: 1865

THE difficulty of acquiring our language
which foreigner must experience is illus
trated by the following question: Did yon
ever see person pare an apple or appear
with pair of scissors?
Year: 1865

WHY was there a financial panic in
Egypt in the days of Pharaoh Because
the mother of Moses went to the bank and
made deposit After that Pbaraoh's
daughter went and drew a large draft The
Bible then says there were rnshe& on that
bank
Year: 1865

TaE ELECTIos.-Ths citv elect On on Sat-
urday was decidedly the tsmest affair that
vas ever known in this city. But camPar.
ativcly few seemed to know or care any thing
about it, 1t was understood several weeks
ago that the democracy would make no nom-
nations and have nothing to do with the
election Of city officers this year. There vas
. strong factional feeling-Price and Anti
Price-among the Republicans short time
ayo. and we we're informed that the matter
was to be brought toa test-whether Hiram
Price was to rule supreme in the Republican
party, or whether there was strength enough
to rebuke him. This paper very plainly told
the Anti ti-Price men on what they might de-
pend; but they mustered their forces and
went into convention-but so complete was
their defeat, they never rallied from the
shock. 1t was aswe told them. Subsequent
ly there was some disposition manifested
among the factionists to unite forces with
the Democrats and whip out the Priceites,
but We told them The terms-that they must
come to the Demecncy-thst the mouse
must come to the mountain and not the
mountain to the mouse-and furthermore
that if they wanted coalition they could only
have i. upon the basis Of allegiance to and ur-
conditional support Of q Democratic ticket


These terms were not accepted, and SO the
election went by default That the Anti
Price faction and the Democracy united
could have whaled the regular nominees Of
the Republican party we doubt not, bu.
there is no coalition except upon absolute
surrender to the Democracy.


That is all the following is the result oi
the election-such rs it was:
Year: 1865

We publish the glorious news Of the fail
Of Richmond, Petersburg and Rebellion -
There is no mistake about it, Our forces
are in that city the city is on fire; Jeff.
Davis and his crew are on the wing. We
have no time for comment Let us rejoice
with exceeding great JOY.
Year: 1865

MATeuLEss.-The matchless friction match
is the universal safety match. This match
cannot be fired by any other process than by
friction upon a piece of prepared paper
which is attached to each box. 1t is there
fore perfectly safe in house IL has no Of
fcnsivc odor. Seymour x Judd, of this
city, agents for Iowa, of whom these goods
may be bought at wholesale. Every dealer
should have them, and no family should be
without them.
Year: 1865

The Coming EvENr.-Plotting and coun-
ter.piotting is the order Of the day among
those who seek for the ioaves and fishes Of
office. Candidates for city offices on the
Republican ticket, are numerous, and are
letting no grass thrive under their feet in
their great haste to obtain position through
the coming charter election. We advise
our Democratic friends to be preparing to
give whoever may be nominated on the 9TH
er side. well contested battle. 1t may be
that we arc in the mrority-in some Of the
wards but supposing we are in each and
all Of them, that furnishes no reason for in
action. None in the least. Let us select
the best men for our nominees-men who
have interests At stake in our city, and give
them our full support. Make ready for the
contest.
Year: 1865

The SCOTr COUNTY TAx.-Be it known to
all whom it may concern that the Tax List
for 1865 is ready, and Treasurer Fluke is
prepared to receive all sums offered him in
that line. The levy for the present year is
divided m fnl1Ows.
Year: 1865

and work as we never worked before, and keep
at it, for it is Gods law that man shall work.
Oheying this, y1u will ensure to US competency,
respect and happiness. and. withall, we will be
allowed to live in the land the good God has
given us.


Much depends upon our own will and the
guidance of wise leaders and the help of good
white men, to save from a rapid decline and
early extinction. Let US not destroy ourselves
by idlencss and folly.


Such policy on the part Of the Nation would
be Immediately adopted as will as near az posi-
bic, repair past damages and bring security for
the future. This is your province, and our
people earnestly look to yon ia this their time
OF national calamity Now that peace has been
made, every good citizen will do All in hi 70 yer
TO restore order, confidence and harmony. Ii
has been said that when the wicked rule the
people mourn" Let this rot b. said of us.
Good men must combine TO keep down the bad
ones. To perform this greatly desired object
no better plan can be adopted than a strict and
unhinching administration of the civil laws OF
the country. This must be done. We must
show ourselves capable Of our domestic and
internal government. We are not entitled to
the protection of the Government III we cannot
have the laws enforced Our citizens have "A
right TO expect tha: they will BE- protecrrd II
their person and property This il THE highest
object known TO Governments. and they are
failures If they come short ef thS. 1T vie ex-
pect good men To remain among W., vino are
capable of helping and assisting w., w must
protect them and let them feel that they are
aud will be protected. We should encourage
those who have intelligence and ability, and
cease from sbusing and slandrring them.


ITO BE CONTINUED
Year: 1865

a VI


our hearts. 1t would, however, be melan-
choly satisfaction to us to find the poor little
mangled body, and consign it to a decent grave.
AT length our eyes becoming more accustomed
to the state of things, we discovered that the
ceiling had fallen in, and had covered the floor
with its debris, and that in the place where our
childs bed had stood there was an enormous
pile of rubbish. -. - q
n ssHarlx p cried Edward with start, ssIisten,
all of YOU. Don't you hear something?"


YES. we all heard-what pa voice ? yes
cbild's voice !; but oh, so low and faint, and as
If she were half suffocated, came the voice of
our poor Annie from under the pile of rubble
which reached from the floor up to hole in
the roof, from which fragments of laths and
of mortar were still falling. Can | ever de-
scribe or forget the rapture of that happiest
of happy moments when we first knew that
our darling was still alive But this was not
the time to indulge this sensation of grateful
and overpowering joy, for there was work to
be done, and this we found to be of difficult
and dangerous nature, for with every attempt
to remove the rubbish, SO as to make an OPEN
ing for the child's escape, the mass threaten
ing to collapse and fall into the cavity, and in
this case even the larger loose stones would be
sufficient to crush out the little life now SO
doubly dear to us. f'r


"Mamma, papa, take Annie out. Annie
will be goOd,n cried the poor little thing, now
scarcely able to make itself heard.


With trembling hands, but with glad hearts,
we set cautiously to work, and after some
hours of careful and skilful endeayor, our eff
forts were crowned with success, and we were
enabled to pull the now almost liieless little
creature through the small aperture we had
ventured to make. Our precious Annie soon
recovered, after we had her taken down into
the air. .ff45Hf tIsFus k-fEs8 aItt 4


By this time the morning had dawned, and
the song birds which frequented our garden
bursting into joyous chorus, seemed to us to
be offering grateful praise in unison with our
own hearts, for the deliyerance of our beloved
child. You may be sure Annie now became
greater pet than ever. The chimneys had
been ill-advisedly placed, and the violence of
the storm dislodging them, one or two of the
stacks had fallen on the roof and Knocked
hole in it. through which the wind had en-
tered and done its work of havoc in no time,
first, however, happily turning over Annie's
little tent bed, and thus merciIully burying the
child alive, as it were. The accident had oc-
Cured in that part of the roof Immediately
over rthe sleeping child, and but fer this she
must have persisted.