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Year: 1869

TROUBLE is brewing in North Caro-
lima on the subject of mixed schools.
Sparse population in most of the coun-
try districts of the South has always
been prime drawback to any effective
school system, and now in the case OF
this particular State the obstacle as
sumes a new aud aggravated shape
BY the bogus constitution education is
made compulsory, and, with the ut,
tempt to put this experiment in prac


tice, signs of resistance begin to appear
In the well-populated districts separate
schools are provided, but in the thinly-
peopled districts it is limited that mixed
schools must be established, and at this
the whites, who will have to foot the
bill, very naturally and justly revolt.
Year: 1869

BUTLER, in his speech, rebuked the
toadyism of his fellow members, who
want to turn the question Of reducing
the army over to General GRANT, be-
cause the members did not know any
thing on the subject. He said, that
any gentleman who does not understand
it had better learn, or 60 home. He
has no business mere. 1t is his business
to understand it. We have no business
to come here if we do not know how to
do the duties which the Constitution
devolves upon US. The Constitution
sends US here to legislate; not to take
the ipsi dirit of any man." Here is a
slap direct at GRANT. "Let us have
peace"
Year: 1869

CHICAGO seems to have nice sense OF
Justice. 1t was not long ago that an
aged atterney-in the management Of a
case-who could not obey the or'er of a
Judge to sit down, because there was no
seat, and who refused the tyra1nicai
order Of the judge to leave the court
room, was dragged out by policemen
and beaten so brutallv that he died.
Here is another beautiful incident: For
insulting his wife, q citizen of Chicago
demanded satisfaction of his family
physician, whereupon the doctor struck
the injured man five times with slung-
shot, leaving him almost insensible.
Friday morning at the Police Court, the
doctor was lot off with fine of $40,
while the citizon paid for being the ag'
grcssor!
Year: 1869

The balls of water and slop pals
around the barn often get loosened OF
come off, by the breaking of the ears,
and the pail has to be carried between
the two hands, because the farmer has
no sheet or hoop iron to make them of.
Leather for pail ears answers n good
purpose. Take strip of harness OF
boot leather, one inch wide and three
inches long, punch bail hole through
near the tor, and tack it on with small
nails. If the leather is good, pair OF
ears Will last a year or more. Pieces OF
cid boot tops answer well.-Ohic Farm
er,
Year: 1869

The BIlI keIntiNc tno


Banks.


If the national banks are to remain in
existence the bill passed by the House
of Representatives, on Thursday may
prove useful in making a more equal
distribution of banking privileges and
circulation throughout the different
s,ctions of the country and in securing
the safety of Government deposits. As
far as it goes the bill is we'll enough.
OF course, if the Government is going
todeposit money in the banks it ought
70 he secured by the deposit of bonds
with the Treasury, with margin of
ten per cent over the deposits to meet
contingencies of change in the market
and expenses in case of fraud or failure;
and this is what the bill provides for
But why give the banks the benefit OF
deposits and of using Government
money Whatever they can make by
handling Government money is clear
profit, for % bonds deposit Ell as securl-
tv draw interest all the time, just as the
banks now make double interest on
their capital; fer they draw interest on
the bonds deposited to secure
their circulation, and make, be
sides, the profits on that CIR
culation. These national bankers and
their friends in Congress seem to think
the government is made for their spe-
cial benefit aud the Treasury for their
use. The proposed redistribution ofna-
tional bank currency so as to take away
from the East and North 4 portion of
the uneQually large amount they have
to give more to the South and West,
and particularly to the South, where
there is great want of currency, is but
simple justice These are the two main
features of the bill. The rest is matter
of detail as to winding up the banks
when they go into liquidation, the fees
of receivers, and so forth. But, as we
intimated, this is only skimming the
surface of evils connected with the vast
nation al banking monopoly. The whole
system should be abolished or remodel.
ed and thrown open to free competition,
with proper guarantees and security for
the circulation and depositors. The
bin now passed is as much as could be
Year: 1869

WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either Of these
remedies. They will cure every case Of MA.
RASMUS, without fail.


Thousands Of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor but space will
allow Of the publication OF but few. Those,
it will be observed are men Of note and of such
standing that they must DO believed
Year: 1869

WE are gratifed to learn that more
cheerful view of the situation is taken
by Republicans at Washington. The
most sanguine are beginning to believe
that General Grant will really select
Republicans as members of his Cabinet!
Year: 1869

1t is n well established fact that fully one.
half of the female portion Of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, "a
use their own expression, never feel well.
They are lanLuid, devoid of all energy, extreme
" nervous and have no appetite


To this class of persons the BITTEIS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.
Year: 1869

81 The New Yolk Tribune has sent A. ID.
Richardson, whose war correspondence and
books written subsequently all our readers
will remember, to the West as its own special
commissioner to examine the Pacific Railroad
From the last two letters we make the follow
ing interesting extracts. iiH
Year: 1869

We are growing old-hov the thought will rise
When q glance is backward cast
On s. me long remembered spot that hes
In the silence Of the past;
1t mar be the shrine OF our early vows,


Or the tomb Of early tears,
But 1t seems ike q far-off Isle to us,


In the stormy sea OF years.
Oh! wide and wild are the waves that part
Our steps from It's greenness now,
And we miss the joy Of many heart,


And the light Of many brow;
For deep DER many a stately bark


Have the whelming bilows rolled,
That s.eered with us from that early mark
Oh friends, we are growing old
Old in the dimness of the dust


OF our daily toll and cares
Old In the wrecks Of love and trust


Which our burthened memory bears;
Each form way wear to the passing gaze


The bloom Of lfe's freshness yet,
And beams msy brighten our latter days


Which the morning never met.
But oh ! the changes we have seen


In the far and winding way,
The graves in our paths that have grown green
And the locks that have grown gray
The winters still on our own may spare


The sable or the gold,
But we see their SHOWS upon brighter hair,


And, friends, We are growing old!
We have gained the worlds cold wisdom now,
We have learned 10 praise and fear,
But where are living fouuts whose fow


Yves q Joy Of heart to hear2
We have won the wealth Of many cline,


And the lore Of many page;
But where is the hope that saw In time


But its boundsss heritage, TX
Will ID come again when the violet wakes


And the woods their youth renew!
We have stood 10 the light OF sunny brakes,


Where the bloom il deep and blue;
And our souls might joy in the spring'time then
But the Joy was faint and cold;
For il never could give us the youth again
OF hearts that are growing old.
Year: 1869

Half way up Lookout Mountain, the place where
memory is stirred by Q thousand thrilling associa
tions, and where the brave boys of both armies
met and fought hand TO hand, where the blood OF
both friend and foe wss mingled together and ran
down the mountain side In rivulets, Is smooth
faced rock, upon which poor, wounded soldier
inscribed the following:


'sS. T.-ls60-X-Esrl in the battle l was
wounded, and carried TO this spot by two clever
'Ysnks.' They bade me farewell, and as they
supposed. to die. for was so weak from loss OF
blood that could but family thank them for their
kindness. They left in my canteen part Of q
bottle OF Plantation Btters. to which owe my
life, for it strengthened me. and kept life within
me until help came and my wound was dressed.
God bless them for their kindness, and for the
Plantstion Bitters.


"RENRY DAvAeEL, Company B, 10th Ca"
Year: 1869

PERsosAL.-Amopg the present guests OF the
City Hotel is Captain Asa Hill, general Southern
agent Of the Memphis and Louisville Rliroad.
Captain Hill is well and fsvorably known through
out the South, and his road Is second to none In
the country.
Year: 1869

Adyices from Odessa report that the
quantity Of wheat to be harvested in Russia
is large, but q decided opinion as to its quail,
isy cannot be given until the result of the
recent rains is known,
Year: 1869

La Sale has remarkable young lady


Her unusual performances are thus reported
Lying in condition closely bordering upon
physiea helplessness, she evinced a clair
voyant intelligence regarding the where
abouts and doings of sundry persons far be,
yond the reach of her physical vision sccu.
rately told the time of day by clock in
another part Of 'he house, and in various
ways, ineIPlicable to any laws of philosophy
recognized in the schools, gave proof of a
marvellous power of clairvoyant penetration.
The simplicity OF The Young lady, and the
highly respectable character o. the witnesses
preclude the possibility of collision, and We.
the phenomena cannot he explained upon
any hypothesis Of rapport.
Year: 1869

The assembly OF the Old School Presby'
terians has adopted resolution deploring
the state of feeling existing between this
country and Great Britain, and exhorGng
the churches to pray that the rulers and
people may be enlightened and the difficult
ties amicaby settled There is every reason
to believe that such prayers will be listened
to, even though they are put mp by those
who recently prayed that one third of this
country should be smitten and scourged
with fire and sword, and that the sword
might drink the blood Of its people.
Year: 1869

DESPERATE FIGHT WITH A BEAR
In the Santa Barbara Post of the 5th inst,
we find an account of desperate struggle
between Mr.. William Hampton, who
lived near there, and a bear. Mr.. Hamp-
ton was out hunting and killed a young
bear, but seeing the old one approaching,
concluded to save himself by flight, which
ne did. Next day he returned to look for
his game, and on approaching the spot was
attacked by the old bear, who had been
watching all night over her dead young
He was terribly mangled, and was only
saved by his faithful dog that attacked the
bear in the rear, drawing her attention long
enough to allow Mr. III. to escape.
Year: 1869

DEATH INA BALL-ROOM.-We are
here called upon, says the Havilah Courier
of the 4th, to record most shocking oc-
currence which brought the Odd Fellows
ball to an abrupt close on the evening of
the 26th ult. A little after IL o'clock,
when everything was passing off in the
most satisfactory manner, the fiddler
Mexican named Cruz-fell from his seat
and died in few minutes. He had bro
ken blood vessel, and fell to the floor
bleeding prcfusely from the mouth. Life
was extinct so soon that nothing could be
done for the unfortunate man. The BODY
was removed. and next day was buried
The deceased complained, few DAYS be.
fore ola piece of bread having lodged in
his throat. He was "a large man, and
seemed to be quite robust He was a
very good man. But the strangest thing
is yet to be told: he commenced to play
the Kiss Waltz" and after playing about
as long as usual, the music stopped, which
attracted no attention from those furtherest
from the music stand. The music ceasing,
we started to escort the lady with whom
we were dancing to seat, when, looking
towards the rear end of the room, we were
surprised to see the violin fall to the floor,
and before we could recover from our sur
prise, We were shocked to see the man drop
from his seat. Not note was dropped by
the unfortunate man, but until the instru-
ment fell from his hand he continued to
keep good time. The poor man never
spoke after he fell, and was evidently un-
conscious of everything.
Year: 1869

Ar Methodist chapel in Yorkshire, Eng
land, on a recent Sunday, there was regu
lar battle between the Trustees and the Sun
day school teachers who had been ordered
out of the building by the Trustees. One Of
the teachers bad large piece bitten of his
thumb, and another person was seriously
injured by buffet thrown at his head from
the pulpit. Bibles and hymn books were
freely used in the fight
Year: 1869

FIRST MONDAY APRIL,
Enter upon the performance of his official duties
for the current year. He would call particular at
tention to the following section of the Revenue
Law:


If any person shall willfully make. or give.
under oath affirmation, false list of his her,
OF their taxable property, false list of taxable
property under his, her, their cont oil such per-
son shall be deemed gnilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor, as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury
aud any property willfully concealed, removed,
transferred, or misrepresented by the owner any
agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon dis
covery, be assessed at ten times the amount of tax
for that year, which would otherwise have been
assessed upon 1t and fifty per cent of the amount
OF such additional tax, when solicited shall be paid
to the person or persons who shall furnish the
information which reveals the property so conceal
ed transferred removed or misrepresented, and the
remaining fifty per cent, after deductrng the usual
per eentage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State


Attention is also directed to the following section
of the Act Of lS65-6, relating to Shasta county:


The Assessor of said county is authorized and
it is.hereby made his duty collect all the poll or
per capita tax except the road poll tax, and the
taxes upon all movable personal property and upon
the entry of any assessment of movable personal
property to any person, firm, corporation, associa-
ton, company. who does not own real estate
sufficient in the opinion of the Assessor to insure
the payment of such tax within the county, to de-
mand the payment of the taxes upon the I;
and if such person, firm, corporation, association,
or company shall refuse neglect to pay such
taxes, the Assessor shall, by virtue of the power
herein vested in him, proceed to collect such
in the same manner prescribed by law for the Col
lector"


If Tax Payers were to have list of their pro-
Perty prepared, ready to be sworn to, as the law
directs, by the time of my reaching them, they
would thereby perhaps themselves much an
noyance, as well as facilitate my work.
A. P. LADD,
Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta, April 5. 1869. ana
Year: 1869

AN EUROPEAN astronomer predicts that in
August next there will be a comet of such
brilliancy in the heavens and so near the
earth, that we shall have our nights almost
as light as day
Year: 1869

BEEcHER, in one of his sermons, said tha.
"some men will not shave on Sunday, and
yet they spend all the week in shaving
their fellow men; and many fools think it
very wicked to black their boots on Sunday
morning. yet they do not hesitate to black
their neighbor's reputation on week days.
Year: 1869

mage was the heroine Of tina day, and that
the old bulls head that now hangs in her
fathers hall, at Columbus, will be mem.
ento Of hunt that will BE- the talk OF
many campmess, and the theme at many
an aristocratic circle across the waters.
We earnestly recommend buffalo hunt to
some Of our bellies whose pallid cheeks
and langud air form but sorry contrast
to the rugged health and buoyancy, com,
bined with the most delicate refinement
that characterize the appearance of the
heroine of the Buffalo Hunt Of Smoky
Valley" Perhaps the fact that Miss T..
slept but three nights in bed, nearly al
ways encamping out from the time she
left home till she reached Cincinnati on
her return, might prove some sli sht draw
back to the pale young women in question,
by whom the easy roll of their carriages on
Nicholson pavements is strongly preferred
to the blood-warming leaps of mettled
courser.
Year: 1869

The Last Words of Great Men.


"Armec Franchise! :" (The French ar
my. )-Erchange. -


What sad thing it is to see a man
close a grand career with plagiarism in
his mouth. Napoleon's last words were,
7ete d'armee." (lIead of the army.)
Neither of of these remarks amount to
anything as "last Words" and reflect
little credit upon the utterers. A distin-
.guished man should be particular abo t
his last breath. lie should write them
out on a slip of paper and take the judg-
ment OF his friends on chem. lie should
never leave such thing to the last hour
of his life, and trust to an intellectual
squirt at tn. last moment to enable him to
say something smart with his last gasp
and launch into eterrity with grandeur.
No, man is apt to be too much tagged
and exhausted, both in body and mind, at
such a tune, to be reliable and, may be,
the very thing he wants to say he cannot
think, to save him and, besides, there are
his weeping friends bothering around !;
and, worse than all. as likely as not, he
may have to deliver his last gasp when he
is not expecting to. A man cannot al
ways expect to think of natty thing to
say under such circumstances, and so it
is pure egotistic ostentation to put it off.
There is hardly case on rec6ri where a
man came to his last moment rnpr pared
and said good thing hardly case
where man trusted to that list moment
and did not make solemn botch of it,
and go out of the world feeling absurd.


Now there was Daniel Webster. Nobody
could tell him anythinr.. -.He was not
afraid. He could DO something neal. when
the time came. And how did it turn Out?
Why, his will had to be fixed over; and
then all his relations came; and first one
thing and then another interfercd. till at
last he had only chance to say, 81 still
live" and up he went. OF course, he
didn't still live, because he ded-and so
he might as well have kept his last words
to himself as to have gone and made such
a failure as that. A week before that,
fifteen minutes of calm reflection would
have enabled that man to contrive some
last words that would have been a credit
to himself and a comfort to his family for
generations to come.-Erch.
Year: 1869

UNDERGROwN TELEGRpH-The Amer
lean Journal of Mining has the following:


Engineers have for long time been
anxious to discover some means of laying
telegraph wires beneath the earth s surface,
as air lines are liable to be broken, or in
fiucnced by atmospheric effects, and may
be- tapped" or tampered with in the
course of the transmission of messages. A
great obstacle to underground tclcgraphy
has been the difficulty in Insulating the
wires. Gutta pcrcha coverings are said to
be liable to oxidation, and iron tubes are
too expensive. MIR. Donald Nicoll exhib-
its, at Paris, system of telegraph wires
in which perfect insulation aud practical
indistructability are provided. The wires,
as prepared and insulated under the new
system, can be laid in considerable num-
bers and fixed by unskilled labor. They
may be laid in trenches formed by an or
dinary subsoil pillow in any description of
soil, or in the slit and mud of the sea shore
or rivers. When SO placed, the wires are
not effected by the pressure of the earth
upon them, and they have the advantage
OF being not only secure, but secret, for
their course can only be discovered, when
laid, by those who possess the key to the
route. The prepared wires may be laid
between the rails on railway, or will do
their work with equal efficiency in the
depth ola line of sewers. The rapidity
with which the wires can be laid is such
that twenty miles of sections, containing
htty wires, could be laid in one day by
thirty laborcrs. There is no restriction as
to the number of wires which may be laid
at one operation.
Year: 1869

SpnUcE Up.-If you get moment to
spare, spruce up; put that gate on its hing
es; put little paint on the picket fence
you built last year, trim up about your door
yard-make it cozy and inviting, Don't
saw cant find time to atterd to these things.
The fact is, you have no right to be SLOW
enly. Your wife and children will be hap
pier, your farm will sell for more money IN
the market and will be worth more 10 yon
at home, it you devote an odd hour now and
then to sprucing up. h~.
Year: 1869

~ Frequent brushing aud washing
once week with a teaspoon full OF liquid
ammonia in large bowl-full Of warm water,
is said to be the best treatment possible for
the hair. If any stimulant is required,
half an ounce Of dry ammonia, rubbed into
a pint Of olive oil, IA the finest dressing to
be made, and prevents hair from turning
gray, if anything win do 50, and urges it,
growth.
Year: 1869

LOOK OUT FOB BARGAINs.-Mr. Gridley will
make his annual pilgrimage East, to buy goods
for this market in March next. and from the
large Quantities of goods We now have on hand,
We are reminded that to make room for our spring
purchases, We must and will run down our stock
OF goods on hand, and for this purpose We will
oHer special inducements to persons wanting to
buy. We have full line ane well assorted stock
ofDRY GOODS, the largest stock of CARPETS
in Ottawa; Chicago custom-msde warranted
BOOTS and SHOES; CROCKERY of all kinds
and in the way of GROCERIES we have fitted
up Our Columbus front, and can show full stock
of fancy or staple groceries


Presuming that the farmers of this and adjoin.
ing counties will want TO find where they can
get the most goods for dollar, We invite them to
call and examine our stock


GRIDLEY, BRIsTOL e. PERKINS.
Year: 1869

CosT, CosT! CosT Some clothing houses
claim to be selling out at cost 1t is about time
that old dodge was played out. We claim to be
able to make lower prices than the aforesaid cost
prices OF any house in this city. We pay cash for
our goods erery time, consequently buy low and
sell low. We keep No man on the street nor at
hotels to button hole you to draw yeur trade
We aim to gain and retain your trade by lo,c
prices and square dealing. Every time you buy
clothing or anything for mems wear without
looking at'our stock your lose money. Call and see
if il is not so. FIsKE, STRICKLAND & WING
Year: 1869

Amid the general dullness that reisned in bu.
siness circles during tho week, it was a relief to
look in at Hull's. This store, by keeping up
choice and heavy stock, including an abundance
ef the finer and higher grades Of dress goods and
trimmings, have gained such substantial and
steady run of custom, that even bad roads and
foul weather fail materially to affect it.
Year: 1869

On Monday It was discovered that one of the
arches Of the Fox river bridge bad sunk into the
pier on the east side, SO that the chords on the
south side had parted, rendering it almost dan.
gerous to sross with teams. A special meeting
OF the city council was called in the evening to
talk the matter over. The proceedings are pub
liahed in another column.


twill doubtless be highly gratifying to the
gentlemen who have sued the city to get bigger
pay for the old tumble down bridge, to see how
willing the city is to let them have it back. Now
il they are sincere in the complaint that the old
bridge was sold st such ,uinous price last
spring, let them come forward and take it off the
city's hands
Year: 1869

WINrER.-Cold days and frosty nights warn
~ to prepare for the inclement season, and he
and doctor bill, should go to Stefel's Clothinr
Bazaar and secure good suit of clothes and an
svercsst Our word for it, that it is good
remedy.
Year: 1869

HOw's THAT2-If it is true, as has been sug-
gested, that the damage done to the Fox river
bridge was caused by an effort of the bridge to
commit suicide by drowning, rather than suffer
the degradation Of being made again toll bridge


then the men who instituted the suit for that
purpose should bs made to pay the doctor bills.
Year: 1869

In tho way of holiday presents nothing can be
neater or more appropriate than pair Of those
beautiful slippers at Child s. Bros. They have
them Of all styles and at prices to suit every body