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Year: 1861

HINT TO LANDLORDS Ia times like the present it
would he good policy for the of dwelling houses
lower the rates OF rent in order to meet the necess
ties of ena Business this season is dull in
crnuary tines and tenfod more under present cir
cums;ancs In instances the salaries of those
who toll for others have been reduced Provisions have
advanced, money is hard to get and the necessares OF
life be purchased All these things are patent TO
landlords aud it will not only exhibit patriotism on
their par; to conform to the eIig Of the present.
but it would also rebound to their immediate benefit by
enabling their pay promptly rent suitable to
the financial condition OF affairs. You gentlemen who
have poor tenants, ponder this thing well; act with a
spirit of generosity. You will lose very little by il IN
money and will win for yours Ives the gratitude OF the
people, worth more to the conscience than houses and
lands
Year: 1861

GoD is SURELY WITH Us.-0ur blessed Master has prov.
ed great help, in s the trials have far had
undergo in the struggle for independence from the
fanatics of the North We know of several remarkable
instances of what in ordinary transactions would be
ed downright reckless carelessness which have through
the divine guidance Of His hand turned out without evil
results to US One Of these in the removal of pow
der from the Magazine at Fort Norfolk when that place
was taken possession Of by our people. We have heard
the history Of that Transaction and can scarcely believe
our senses when know how matters were conducted
on that trying OCCASION Notwithstanding Il resulted with
out accidents Norfolk Day Book.
Year: 1861

That times are very hard. and money very tight,
Itnt the people nave not 0rk, and in bad plight
And that for Carpets and Crockev they pay high
Of this and other matters the people they complain,
And makes feel sad 70 their faces lled with


pain
And selling cheap-if this will make them smle-
Evenif my money lose, they share it awhile.
Therefore, have concluded without regard to cost, to


sell
All OF my Kitchen Goods Cutlery and Carpets as well;
Also, nv Crockery and Glass Ware at discount am


selling,
With Brooms and Bru hes and everything all cannot


be a telling
Therefore ladies and gentlemen GUY upon this


invitatiOn
For have a full supply of House Furnishing Goods at


my Poetca Station,-
1t is located in the Bay State Block at the Poets



Here good Stock of Goods and as as any,


upon my honor.
Now coue and all, buy your goods. and times


for better will change,
Andf money is little will hold out if you buy at


the Poetical Exchange.
And should my capital the end of the be light
Why then here energy and ambition, wich is in or the


fight,
Forfe is battle field and if do right my customers


will rally,
And can put fight hard times, with vigorous


sally.
And, in conclusion my customers thank for the tayors


that past;
Also for those which am receiving in way pat


ronage-may it always last.
B.-The people respectfully invited 10 call at
the POetical Exchange and examine my Goods, which
ielG dtf ORsoN N. HEATH.
Year: 1861

To-day, another valuable and interesting
number Of the Weekly National Repu'licd" Is
published, and may be had at our counter, WIN
or without wrappers. This is a large and bean
tifully printed paper, without advertisements
and filled with great variety Of choice read
ing matter, suitable for the camp or the
narlpr
Year: 1861

REMARKABLE Pres sERvATIN-One evening,
last week, a man, who had been sacrificing
to the rosy god with more zeal than discre-
ton, in momentary fit ofabsence of mind,
stepped out of second story window, in the
Wisconsin House, Grass Valley. and fell
some twenty odd feet to the hard pavement
Strange as it may seem, he got up and walk
ell off, rather sobered but not much hurt and
only consented to have a doctor examine
him at the urgent solicitation of his friends,
who thought he might have sustained some
internal injury Verify, there is a Provi-
dence that watches over the fably muscular
system ola drunken man !-Nevada IranS-
criDf,
Year: 1861

THE LAST CoUNslLs OF DoUGLAs--We re
publish this morning, on the third page, the
last speech and letter Of the late S1EruEN A.
DOUGLAS. They should lie kept before the
people at this time, when those who were the
'defamers of our beloved leader i'm his life
time, are striving hypocritically to show
that they, and not the Union Democracy are
travelling the patIiJtic road marked out by
him
Year: 1861

CAVALRY VOLUNTEERS The Call publishes
the following in reference to Cavalry Volun-
teers, which is just now of peculiar interest:


Each Cavalry Volunteer furnishes his own
horse, (of which he must be the owner y the
horse must be of suitable size, age, health
and condition. No horse under five nor over
nine years old will be received. Large pony
horses will be received if the nature OF the
service they are expected 'te perform, anu the
equipments will consist of a saddle, saddle
blanket, doube-rein bride, with curb-bit
and te-rope or haulter all of which must be
strong and fitting. Every officer and man
will be required to take the oath prescribed
in the articles of war Notwithstanding they
are fully bound to the service by the act of
mastering, and under no circumstances what
ever will any officer be accepted 10y the mus
tering officer who is not known to be loyal
TO the Government Of the United Stateo
Year: 1861

OLD Governor Stuyvesant, some years
after the British possession Of New York, ap-
peared before the British Governor (Carteret)
with q complaint that he was annoyed by
men and boys bathing in front of his house in
nude state. Governor Carteret assured
lin that it should be stopped but happen
ing to recollect said, "Why Governor your
house is at some distance from the river, and
how can it incommode the ladies of your
family p Wy. you nee" said old Peter,
shaking his cane, mine gals have got q pig
.spg ql4s
Year: 1861

Col. ZabrisEie closed.


TIE TINES IIowLs yoR ABoLITtoN.-The
following is from q late editorial IN the San
Francisco Times:


1t is the fate of thisiournai to maintain its
character under every change of editorship,
to preface the way for reforms, to suggest
new thoughts TO the people, and to evolve
new measures. Thus, Mr. Piyley urged the
confscation of all slaves belonging to the
rebels, and the permanent eradication Of
slavery as fast as the necessities of the war
requireit We not only uphold this doctrine,
but we say it is a trusm. as clear asthe dir
ressibe conflict" Now, farther, we adj
wise the emancipation of Missouri from slave
ry, as a war measure. We recommend that
Washington be forever protected from the
malignty and bloodthirsty violence of slavery
by making the territory around it freee; and
we say it is just as well to do this with the
strong arm of the nation now, while the
blood is hot, and while the heart of the
country beats quickly and warmly for hui
manity We do not know whether the pub
lie mind will get bear the declaration of this
TRUTH but we make it in the full conviction
that it will be accepted with near approach
to unanmity before the war is over
Wherever slavery is not necessary to the
safety or the industry of State or District,
and wherever it has pited its own existence
against the Government-abolish it.


The Times is the chief organ of the party
which claims to have in its ranks none but
Constitutional Union men. What say the
Republican candidates for State offices p
Ought the Federal Government te engage in
an Abolition war? Or ought its strength to
be directed solely towards the suppression of
rebellion? ? Rebels have no rights, while
they continue in rebellion. Have loyal men
in the South no rights? Would the Times
and its hackers like to see our armies reduced
to those who seek the abolition of slavery by
d" the strong ann of the nation y?


The SECESSION County CoNyENTIcN. The
Yuba County friends of jeff Davis meet to-
day, for the purpose of nominating county
ticket What the use is, of going through
such motions, we really cannot see Surely
no one expects to be entrusted with any
public office, great or small, high or low, in
this State who is not friendly to the Gov.
ernment of the nation in which we live. The
people were gulled into electing Kungle d
Co., to the Legislature last fall, under the
name OF Breckenridge Democracy. Now that
all of that party in the Secession States have
turned traitors, and have the sympathY of
the managers Of the party here, we have DO
fears that the people who sustained them be-
ieyiug them to be patriots will sustain them
them, knowing them to be traitors. Hence
to-day's work Of the Secessioniste is thrown
away.
Year: 1861

SELF FoRMATIoN.-Thero is time in ev-
cry mans education when he arrives at the
conviction that envy is ignorance, thar i'm
itation is suicide; that bo must tako himself
for better. for worse, as his portion; that,
though the wide universe 10 full of good, no
kernel-of nourishing corn can como to him
but through his toll bestowed on that plot
of ground which is given him TO till. The
power which resides in him is now in nature,
and mono but he knows what that is which
he can do. nor does he know until he has
tried. Not for nothing one face. one char
actor, one fact makes much impression on
him, and another none. II is not without
pre- established harmony, this sculpture in
memory. The oye was placed where one
ray should fall, that il might testify Of that
particular TAy.-EmeTssa.
Year: 1861

DIPHTHERIA.-As the newspapers are full of remedies for this dangerous affection of the throat, some of them very good, and some of them very silly, we will give one which we know to be used by some eminent physicians, and which we have never known to fail, if applied early. Diphtheria in its early stages, may be recognized by any person of ordinary capacity, by two marked symptoms; the sensation of bone or hard substance in the throat, rendering swallowing difficult and painful, and marked factor, or unpleasant smell of the breath, the re- suit of its putrefactive tendency. On the ap- pearance of these symptoms, if the patient is old enough to do so, give piece of gum cam phor, of the size of marrowfat pea, and let it be retained in the mouth, swallowing slowly the saliva charged with it, until it is all gone In an hour or so give another, and at the end of another hour third fourth will not usually be required but if the pain and unpleasant breath are not relieved, it may be used two or three times more, at 9 little longer interval, say two hours.

 If the child is young, powder the camphor, which can easily be done by adding drop or two of spirits or alcohol to it, and mix it with m equal quantity of powdered rock candy, and blow it through quill or tube into it's throat, de- pressing it's tongue with the haft of a spoon Two or three applications will relieve. Some recommend powdered aloes or pellitory with the camphor, but observation and experience have satisfied us, that the camphor is sufficient alone. It acts probably by its virtue as diffasi- ble stimulant, and antiseptic qualities. NeU York Eaqminer,
Year: 1861

Suddenly, as we were yet creeping
along, in a silence which made heavy
breath seem loud and distinct, the woods,
were at once filled with the tremendous
barking roar of the gorilla. Then the
underbrush swayed rapidly just ahead.
and presently before US stood AN immense


male gorilla. He had gone through the


jungle on his all-fours /; but when he saw
our party he erected himself and looked


us boldly in the face. He stood about
dozen yards from US, and was a sight,
think, never to forget. Nearly six sect
high, Che proved two inches shorter with
immense body, huge chest, and great
muscular arms, with fiercely-glaring,
large, deep, gray eyes, and hellish ex-


preston of face which seemed to me like


some nightmare vision thus stood before


US this king of the African forests. He


was not afraid of US. He stood there,


and beat his breast with his huge fists
! till it resounded like an immense bass
drum, which is their mode of offering de-
fiance meantime giving vent TO roar af-
ter roar. The roar Of the gorilla is the
most singular Fad awful noise heard in
these African woods. 1t begins with a
sharp bark, like an angry dog, then glides
into deep bass roll, which literally and.
closely resembles the roll of distant thun-
der along the sky, for which | have some
times been tempted to take it, where 1
| did not see the animal So deep is it
that it seems to proceed less from the
mouth and throat, than from the deep
chest and vast paunch. His eyes began
to fash fercer fire as we stood motionless
on the defensive, and the crest of short
hair which stands on his forehead began
to twiich rapidly up and down, while his
powerful fangs were shown as he again
sent forth thunderous roar. And, now,
truly, he reminded me of nothing but
some heIlish ream-creaure--a being of
that hideous order, half man, half beast,
which we find pictured by old artists in
some representations of the Internal re-
gions. He advanced few steps--then
stopped to utter that hideous roar again
advanced again and finally stopped when
at a distance of about six yards from US.
And here, as he began another of bis
roars and beating his breast in rage, we
fred and killed him. With groan which
had something terribly human in it, and
yet was full of brutshness, it fell forward
on its face. The body shook convulsively
for few minutes, the limbs moved about
in a struggling way, and then all was
ouiet-death had done its work, and
had leisure to examine the huge body.
1t proved to be five feet ten inches high,
and the muscular development of the
arms and breast showed what immense
strength it had possessed.
Year: 1861

stirred the passions of the multitude, and


have led to a despotism he was calm,
cautious, firm, patient, patriotic, and his
character becomes more attractive As time
passes away.


Blu. let us come down to our own times.
Many have complained that our Govern
ment had not accumulated a larger army
and navy but who does not now see that
this would but have increased the power
Of the enemy that it isby kind Provi-
dence we are called upon TO create a navy
after, rather than before the great con-
spiracy? And on eyrey side we hear
expressions of joy that we have yet pre-
served to US the remarkable chief who
has so often led our armies to victory.
Is there 10 this no Providence Is there
none in enriching US just now with the
gold of Europe !? in giving us plentiful
harvests 5? in uniting the people of the
North, almost as one man, to save the ma.
ton? What people have been exempted
from trial and in our case, was there
not a positive necessity? Is not God
teaching US great and salutary lessons ?
Amid all the connections of the past and
the present, there is voice like the un-
dertone of the sea, continually saying
" Fear rot; for am thy Cod Chris
fiau Intel
Year: 1861

ming down his cheeks, only wish tha
every person here could have seen the
Dorr family when visited them anC
made known my errand. Poor Isaac baC
grown quite discouraged, and bad JUS
made up his mind to leave his wife an(
children and go to California. His chill
dren were crying, and his wife was in an
extremity of distress and despair. She
received me a great deal better than
anticipated had acted according to the
law, she said, and Isaac, careless and i'm
provident, was greatly to blame.
Yes, said Isaac, with the frmness of a
desperate man, it was a savage game you
played on me, but / was fool ever to
get into debt as | did, and then fancy that
any man would not take the advantage
when the law permits ii. / am ruined in
consequence; and here you see this wo-
man and these babies


The poor fellow broke down as he look
ed at them, and cried like child.


Isaac, said l as soon as / could speak,
| have come to show you that man can
be honest even when the law don't COM
pei him to be. / want to do right, Isaac,
because God commands it, and | have
come to tell you that you need not leave
your wife and babies yet unless you pre-
fer to.


Prefer to go off into a strange country
and leave them here to suffer? he cried,
and he caught the children in his arms,
and wrung his wife's hand, and sobbed
as if his heart would break.


Then / counted out the money | had
brought, and explained what intended
to do, and gave him the note, and such
surprise and happiness l never saw
They would all have kissed my feet if |
would have let them. 1t seemed TO me
as if Heaven was opened then and there
and it was opened in my own heart,
with such a flood of light and joy as |
had never experienced or thought possi-
BILE before.


My friends, added the Captain, his
once hard voice now almost as mellow as
a woman's, his cheeks still moist with
tears, | have been constrained to make
this confession; / thank you for listening
to it. The minister tells me a man may
be a church member and not be a Christ
ian. l meanto be Christian first, and
if ! fail


He could proceed no further, but sat
down with an emotion more effective than
any words.


l have nothing to add to his narrative
except that he became a church member,
and that his example of thorough repen-
tance, of cbild-like faith in Christ, and Of
vigorous, practical, everyday righteous
ness, elevated many degrees the standard
of Christianity among my people.
Year: 1861

LOYALTY OF CALIFoRNIA.-SenatorL Latham
in his late speech in the Senate, referring te
the proud position Of ofCalifornia, says:


As I have said, represent on this floor q
State far off on the Pacific, who are in the
calm, peaceful enjoyment Of their EVERYDAY
pursuits, supporting the Government in secn.
ring obedience to all its behests, and in the
hope constantly that with as little bloodshed
as possible these misguided people NAV re-
ture to their allegiance to to their duties to
our country. l know this is dark page
spread out before our vision, and no man can
prophesy what will be the result lit, consid-
ering the past and the passion of men who
have been aroused to frenzy. But l have the
proud consolation of feeling that, let the re-
suit be what it may, though God may Will
that star after star Of our political armament
shall be rent out, though it may be that col
umn after column that now sustains our po-
litical edifce shall fall and crumble away,
yet, whenever that day shall come, you will
find one column that is standing firm and
beautiful in all its proportions, cloud-capped
on its summit, and bearing inscribed on its
face the name of my own beloved State, as
one remaining that shall prove true to the
end to the Constitution and Government of
our fathers.
Year: 1861

If the ticket headed by Mcconnell is sue
cessful at the next election, says the Nevada
Democrat, in less than six months after The
State officers are inaugurated, California will
be in about the same condition that Missouri
is in at the present time. The Union senti
ment in Missouri is much stronger than il
California, in proportion to the population
and yet the secession State officers have man
aged to involve the State In civil war. The
only certain way to defeat the nachination'
of the disunionists in this State, and save u,
from the horrors of civil strife, is for all trut
Union men to vote for the ticket headed by
COnness
Year: 1861

A Coop TEsr.-A writer in the Marysville
Democrat suggests that public speakers in
this campaign have the plain question, DO
you desire the success of the Federal army in
the battles now being fought?" put to them,
and if they begin to explain, equivocate and
argue, they are not the men to be trusted.
Year: 1861

YHEADAcBE is the favorite sign by which na- ture makes known any deviation whatever from the natural state of the brain and viewed in this light it may be looked on as a safeguard intended to give notice of disease which might otherwise escape attention till too late to be remedied; and its indications should never be neglected. HeaI- aches may be classified under two names, viz: : symptomatic and Idiopathic. Symptomatic Head- ache is exceedingly common and is the precursor of great variety of diseases, among which are Apoplexy, Gout, Rheumatism and all febrile dis eases. In it's nervous form it is sympathetic Of disease of the stomach constituting sick headache, of heptic disease constituting BILIOUS HEADACHE, of worms constipation and other disorders of the bowels, as we'll as renal and uterine affections. Diseases of the heart very frequently attended with Headaches; Anemia and plethora are also affections which frequently occasion headache. Idiopathic Headache is also very common being usually distinguished by the name of NERVOUS HEADACHE, sometimes coming on suddenly in a state of apparently sound health and prostrating at once the mental and physical energies, and in other instances it comes on slowly, heralded by depression of spirits or acerbiy of temper In most instances the pain is in the front of the head ovei one orboth eyes and sometimes provoking vom- iting; under this class may also be named NEU- RALGIA. ...EE

 For the treatment of either class of Headache the Cephalic Pills have been found sure and safe remedy, relieving the most acute pains in few minutes, and by its subtle power eradicating the diseases of which Eeadacne is the unerriDg index
Year: 1861

TWENTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS sAvED.-Mr. Spalding has sold two millions of bottles of his celebrated Prepared Glue and it is estimated that each bottle saves at least ten dollars worth of bro ken furniture, thus making an aggregate of twenty millions of dollars reclaimed from total loss by this valuable invention. Having made his Gluea household word, he now proposes to do the world still greater service by curing all the aching heads with his Cephalic Pills. and if they are as good as his Glue, Headaches will soon van ish away like snow in July.
Year: 1861

accordance with the forms and require
ments OF the law.


On the morning of the trial, visited
the prisoner in his cell, and stated the re.
cent facts that had been developed against
him, and conjured him, if he was really
guilty, to confess the fact at once, and no
long er attempt to stand out against the
strong array of testimony that would es-
tablish his guilt.


AS have said before, the man was not
a hardened criminal this, doubtless icing
the first crime he had ever been tempted
to commit. and with terrible agitation,
most fearful to look upon and which ]
can never forget, the roor wretch made a
clean bosom of it, and confessed to the
murder.


He hap become aware of the fact that
Hendricks was in possession OF large
sum of money, and also that he intended
10 deposit it at Franklinton, and secretly
leaving llolmesville he proceeded to the
State line IOad to intercept him, Meet
ing his victim, 10 whom he was vel
known, by the roadside, he formed some
preteXt by which he inducec him to entel
the thicket by the sweet gum, where the
bloody deed was con summa;ed; and tn,
robbery mplished, he dragged til,
body to the spot where myself and frienc
had found it,


Thus it was, that noble and affection
ate animal, with We nderrul intelligence
not only pointed out the murderer of hi
master, but the very spot where the ter
ribe crime had been committed, lhu
being the instrument, in the hands o
Providence, Of retributive justice.