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Year: 1869

IMMIGRATION TO THIS CoAsT.-A New
York special says that over one hundred
passengers start to day on the weekly
through train for San Francisco. The
Panama Railroad Company and the Pacific
Mail Company have completed arrange
ments for reducing the rates of freight,
to compete with Cape Horn and the over
land railway. The charges were TO be re-
ducc1 oncionrth or one half the present
figures" Is it desirable that immi grafton
to this coast should be encouraged? Tn a
humanitarian point of view, we unhesitat-
ingly say that it is cruelty to the deceived
immigrants, and an oppression to the al
ready over.chargcd labor market on the
Pacific. The land monopolics and the spec
ulators in cheap wages may desire to see a
crowd and hopeless tcnantry, and thousands
of shivcring wrctchcs hunting for labor, but
both principle and seli:intcrcst call for a
check to be made to the deception that is
practiced by the Pacific transportation lines
to fill their purses at the expense of the
laboring class. There is society of work
iugmen formed in this city, and we suggest
to them that it would be in their line of
duty to publish and send abroad the true
state Of the labor and land interest in Ore
gon-cspccialy as to how much desirable
public land there is here open for home
stead settlement; and if they know of a
single acre, where !-HeraM.
Year: 1869

DID You EVER Ever what?-Why,
when the good old Democratic party was
in power, did you ever hear Of spies nosing
among your private goods to see if you
have complied with the provisions of an
unknown aud unpublished law?


Did you ever hear of stamps?


Did you ever have to swear as to how
much money you made :?


Ifa manufacturer, did you ever have to
make monthly report to some lazy Off
cial at five or ten dollars per day?


Did you ever hear of the Dent family ?


Did you hear men Gas you now do) advo-
eating the policy of paying the laborer
with paper rags and the money shavers
with gold?


Did you hear of tax on everything you
eat or wear, in addition to State, county
and municipal tax?


Did you ever hear of President riding
about in a steamboat, wholly to his own
use, at the expense of the people, when he
was receiving salary Of $4,000 per an
mum.
Year: 1869

Observation-Disclosures you see a
man or woman not afraid to bctray some
faults, you may be assured they have a
dozen times more virtues yelled to counter
balance them. Faultless and not faulty
folks are most to be dreaded, as at heart
they arc likely to be more dangerous.
Hypocrisy, as practiscd in the parlor and
in public, by this or that description Of
persons, of either sex, influencing them to
be sage or sober, when they are simply
silly or insipid, is enough tosickon any one
who loves sincerity. Give us a man or
woman who breads nor to do reasonable
act as the free heart may dictate, without
the fear that this or that upstart may make
it a subject for ridicule.
Year: 1869

The following valuable hints in regard
to the preservation ofleather, VIC copy from
the Shoe and Leather RepOrter:-


The extreme heat to which most men
and women expose boots and shoes during
winter, dcprives the leather Of its vitality,
rendering it liable to break and crack.


When leather becomes SO warm as to
give off the smell of leather, it is singed.
Close rubber shoes ulso destroy the life of
leather. All varnishcs, and all backing
containing the properties Of varnish, should
be avoided.


Shoe.leather is generally abused Per-
sons know nothing or care less about the
kind of material used than they do about
the polish produced. Vitriol blacking is
used till every particle ofoil in the leather
is destroyed. TO remedy this abuse, the
leather should be washed once month
with warm water; and when about halfdry
coat of oil or tallow should be applied,
and the boots set aside for day or two.
This will renew the elasticity and life in
the leather, and when thus used, upper
leather, will seldom crack or break.


Don't wash harness with water and soap.
No harness is ever so soiled that damp
sponge will not remove the dirt. When a
harness loses its lustre and becomes brown,
which almost any leather will do after long
exposure to the air, the harness should be
given new coat Of gran-bla Before
using the gran-back, the grain surface
should be thoroughly washed with potash
water until the grease is killed, and after
the application Of the grain-black, oil and
talow should be applied to the surface,
This will not only i" fasten the color" but
make the leather flexible. A harness
which isgraiued can be clean with Kerosene
or spirits of turpcntinc, and no harm will
result if the parts affected are washed and
oiled Immediately atterward.
Year: 1869

GLASS MAkING.--l suppose had seen
ten thousand bottles before | knew how
they we're made. Glass is made of com
pound of sand, lime and soda. This COM
pound is melted in very hot furnace.


Large pots are placed in the furnace in
which the glass is melted. These pots are
manufactured of clay which comes from
Germany. This clay is very costly; it
takes SO to buy enough to make one pot.
Pot making is slow business. The clay
is ground by means of very large cast
iron wheel rolling over it, in an iron box.
Perhaps this big wheel would weigh Is, Geo
pounds. When the clay is ground very
fine, it is put into large troughs. and made
very wet. Then some large, heavy men
pull off their boots and socks and get into
the troue,hs, and just such a tramping as
they give that wet clay. 1t takes two
months tramping to get it ready for work.
ing into pots, then it takes one mouth TO
build the pot as they have to build a little
and let dry before doing any more. When
the pots are done, they are put into the fur
mace, and filled with the compound above
namel. A very hot fire is then made oe
stone coal and has to be kept up twelve
hours before the compound is melted;
when it is melted, it has passed red heat,
and looks white. There arc two sets of
hands working at g'asa-works: one set
keeps hot fire all night, which mcls the
glass; and the other set work the glass into
bottles the next day Sunday School US
sitOr. ....f.
Year: 1869

cate the truth Of history, but to hold up
Mrs. Stowe, as she deserves to be made,
conspicuous for unwomanly greed for
money, to satisfy which she rakes up
from the dead past quarrel between
husband and wife which can never re-
ceive any further elucidation which in
its examination can do no possible good
and in regard to which she is as careless
of the truth as she is regardless of
modesty, morality or the responsibility of
writer who possesses the public eye.


Does she claim TO be an historian? She
misstates facts. Does she write in behalf
of female honor and virtue2 She rakes
up story, which otherwise would never
have come to the knowledge of one in ten
thousand of the rising generation Of
girls, and which is better they should
never inquire into; and she hopes to aid
one sister by accusing, without evidence,
another of acts 80 abominable that in
other, if not purer times, they were not
80 much as named among Christians.


On the whole, we are inclined to con-
slider this article as "smart advertising
dodge" 1t will cause Mrs. Stoves name
to be paraded in all the papers, and of
course give a wider circulation to what
ever she may write, and, in consequence,
put more money in her purse. Arabella
Churchill, whose features were very
plain, sought in vain for long time to
interest the Duke of York; fortunately
for her purpose, a fall from her. horse
disclosed legs of such admirable proper
tions that the Duke succumbad at once.


What was accident In the case of Miss
Churchill is done of act, purpose, and
with aggravations by Mrs. Stowe; she
makes her fee by not merely exposing,
but by invsnting the shame of woman
who cannot answer from the grave the
hideous, and false as hideous, accusation.
Year: 1869

Mr.. John Attfie|d, Professor of Practical
Chemistry to the Pharmaceutical Society


contributes the following seasonable directions:
IN these hot days a cool apartment is a real
luxury, a luxury to be had far oftener than
most people suppose possible. The secret
consists, not in letting in cool air, for natural
~ All DO that whenever they have the chance,
but in keeping out hot air. II the air out
side room or house be cooler than the air
inside, let in by all means; but II il be hotter,
carefully keep IL out A staircase window
LETT open during the night will often cool the
passages of house, and the rooms too, if
their doors be not shut; but it must be closed


at eight or nine O'Clock In the morning; or,
II on the sunny side, at four or i've O'Clock
people generally make is to throw open their


windows at all hours OF the day no matter
wnether the atmosphere be cool or screening.
"Let MS have some arr they say, and in
comes the treacherous breeZe-for even hot


air is pleasant while 1t is gently blowing,
taking away perspiration, and thereby cooling
the skin; but the apartment is made warmer
instead OF cooler, and as soon as they move out
OF the draft they find their room to be more un.
comfortable than before. Let in cool air, keep
out hot; this Is tie only formula to insure the
minimum Of discomfort. Sitting.roo may
generally be kept cool during the whols day il
the doors be only opened foringress, and egress
and the windows be kept closed and shielded
from direct sunshine by blind. II the atmos.
phere OF room be impure from any cause, let
II be renewed, hot air is less injurious than bad
AIR. III room be small In comparison with
the number of persons engaged in IL, free ven-


ulaton becomes indispensable. In cooking
apartments the temperature will probably be
higher than outside, hence the free admission
even OF hot air will be desirable. II persons do
not object to sit in direct drausht of air win.
dows and doors may be opened, breeze being
more refreshing, even though several degrees
warmer than snll air; but under nearly all
other circumstances rooms should be kept
closed as much as possible till after sundown,
or ull the air outside is cooler than that inside
Year: 1869

CoooANUr CAKE.-Take two caps OF sugar.
two tablespoonfuls Of butter, and the yolk Of
TWO eggs beat TO foam ead TO IL one cup
three cups and q quarter Of flour, and three
teaspoonfuls OF baking powder, or two tea
spoensul OF cream Of tartar and one of soda.
each layer is cool, instead OF using Jelly
make q merfngue Of the white Of one eGg we'll
beaten, nine teaspoonfuls Of white sugar, and
one as convenient. Mix and spread evenly
on one OF the cakes or layers, then put on
another layer, and 90 on until you have an
ordinsry sized Loaf Of cake THIS quantity
rist.
Year: 1869

Mr. EplroR-We feel deep interest in the
welfare of Old Tuolumne, and very much
dislike to say anything calculated to dampen
her future prosperity. But, it is no use
talking, her star of hope is to be eclipsed for
a little while 10y the newly discovered planet
which has fixed itself in the neighborhood of
White Pine, and whose unusual briiliancy
is beginning to attract the attention of the
world. The lustre of that star must pale be-
fore eur mines can hope to attract the means
necessary to their development. Its destiny,
however. is marked. 1t will shine but for a
season and pass to the tomb ofits predeces-
sors, amidst the curses and imprecations of
its disappointed followers. How many there
are whose dreams of fortune at White Pine
this coming Spring will result in disappoint-
ment and death and, by those results, how
many fond wives and affectionate children
will be thrown upon the charity of cold and
selfish world for support. 1t is a serious
subject to contemplate, and should be well
considered ty husbands and fathers before
thew Weld to the allurements OF the tickle
goddess. Better let we'll enough al>ne than
take the chances of bettering our condition
where the odds are so much against US. We
sorrow at the thought of the many homes
which are now comparatively happy, being
made desolate by the coming stampede. In
conclusion, we would say reflect we'll on
the step you are about to take; and remem-
her that YOU are risking the happiness of
home, wife apd children on single hazard
of the die--if you lose, grief and grim des-
pair will be your companions unto death.
Amen. Yours in grief. TuTrLETowN.


p. S.-We think the magnitude of the
anticipated stampede might be curtailed if the
married ladies of this county would put their
little "footsn down on their husbands going
to White Pine. They have no sick uncles up
that way requiring their immediate attention;
and if they had, it would not be well to let
them go. We learn there is a large supply
of the regular old taugle-leg whisky IN that
region. The royal Begal Tiger roams the
streets at large, seeking whom he may de-
vour and devouring all who happen TO come
in his way. So in view of the above facts,
we would advise the ladies to make their dear
"duckissn stay at home. Jan. 3, 1869.
Year: 1869

IorrERY.-We wish to refresh the memory
of our readers with regard to the lottery, soon
take place. of the effects Of the late A. Mayer,
There seven elegant prizes tickets one dol
lar, each. fu our next issue we will announce
the time the lottery will take place.
Year: 1869

SPRINGFIELD.
Passage of the Lake Front
Bill Over tho Cover


nor's Feto in the


House.
Final Passage Of the Tax
Exemption Bill in the
Senate.
Action on a Large humber Of Bills
Of Minor importance.
Final Adjournment to Take Place


on Saturday.
Legislative Visit to the Tomb of
Lincoln.
Year: 1869

DARIES TREATY LAND GRANTS. The Darien
treaty recently negotiated by Mr.. Gushing pro-
vides for the laying off of all the lands in
strip ten miles wide on each side Of the Darien
canal, and the assignment Of alternate sections
to the United States and to Colombia. The
immense expenditures on the isthmus which
will be required in the construction of the
canal will make these lands worth millions of
dollars, and this in itself will constitute sufli-
cient benefit to the petty and incompetent gov
ernment of Colombia for the concession of the
right of way. We therefore call upon the
Senate to strike out Of the Darien treaty the
stipulation that the canal tolls shall be aug
mented one third for the exclusive benefit Of
the Bogota government. No such tax on the
commerce of the world should be established
at the toll gates of the American isthmus.
Year: 1869

THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON
New TAoK.-The Secretary of the Treasury,
in directing the solicitor Of that department to
prosecute the pilots of the Ohio river steamers
United States and America for mansaughter
in connection with the loss Of life by the recent
collision between those steamers, seems to be
on an entirely new tack. But inasmuch as the
Secretary is charged with the general supervi-
sion, not only Of the fiscal transactions Of the
government, but also Of the execution Of the
laws concerning the commerce and navigation
Of the United States on the high seas, on our
coasts and on our inland waters. the case Ia
Year: 1869

Legal Tenders-Decisi0n Of tno supreme


Court.


There has been q great deal of hair-splitting
and unnecessary multiplication of words in the
press upon the decision of the Supreme Court OF
the United States ON coin contracts. The plain
language and whole scope of that decision are
based upon the intent of contract and in the af-
firmation that both coin and United States notes
are legal tender; that is to say. where con-
tracts have been made providing for payment
in coin, whether before or since the act was
passed making United States notes legal ten
der, coin payment can be enforced, and where no
contract for payment in coin has been or may
be specifically made United States notes are
legal and sufficient tender. So there are two
kinds of lawful money and legal tenders-the
coined money of the United States and the
greenbacks. The latter is in all cases legal
tender when contracts do not provide for pay
ment in coin, no matter when made; but all
contracts requiring in specific terms the pay
ment of coin, whether made before or since
forced according to the terms. This is the
sum and substance of the decision and settles
the question of coin contracts.


The court only decided upon the Law of the
case and did not enter into the question of the
constitutionality of the Legal Tender act author
izing the issue of United States notes. Ws
know not whether the broad question of the
constitutionality of the act will ever come up
fairly or be decided upon by the Supreme
Court but if it should there need not be any
fear that the decision would be such as ia
undo the work Of the government and throw
law of necessity before which even the highest
courts bow. Before this doubtful questions Of
constitutional law or nice technicalities give
way. The people may rest perfectly easy,
therefore, with regard to the legal tender
question since this decision Of the court on
coin contracts. Nor need there be any con-
fusion of ideas or trouble about having two
kinds Of money or legal tenders We have
always had two kinds of money-paper and
specie So has England, and so have all great
commercial nations. Indeed, it is impossible
to do without paper money in some form or
other. There is not specie enough in the
world to do fifth part of the business, to say
nothing of the greater convenience of using
or handling paper representatives Of value.
The decision Of the Supreme Court may prove
valuable in facilitating coin transactions in
business and in tending to bring the country
nearer to specie basis. That ought to be
sufficient for the present, and the less Con-
gress does with the currency the better. The
operation Of natural laws and of individual
action in the matter of contracts and trade will
regulate the currency and bring us to specie
payments as soon as they can be safely reached
without creating revulsion or disturbance in
the values and business of the country.
Year: 1869

tmc Jupuucst 1fkikIGOs


Our latest advices from Japan show that
most cordial understanding exists between the
Mikado and the representatives OF foreign gov
ernments at that court. II is thus evident
that the Japanese are feeling the impulse Of
the age and desire to be foremost among the
Asiatic nations TO seize upon the advantages
which the more civilized world is about TO pre-
sent to the Eastern Asiatic coast. Hitherto the
flow Of trade in the history Of the world has been
westward now there is every indication that
it is to turn to the eastward SO far as the
greater part OF the Asatic exports are con-
ccrned. In view of this IL becomes Of moment
for Japan to consider her geographical position
with reference to this coming trade, and seize
upon the advantages which she possesses to
assist in its dstribution-in fact, aid In
the transportation of Asatic products to the
coast Of California and to the lsthmus Of
Darien Japan. TO the future commerce OF the
Pacific, occupies much the same position that
Great Britain does to the trade of the Atlantic.
Great Britain and Japan flank the Eastern
Continent-one on the west, the other on the
east. Therefore let the japanese prepare for
the role they are destined to play; for the
Pacific Ocean will throw the smaller trade Of
the Atlantic into the background as, compare
lively, pigmy effort Of the past.


We cannot cultivate too extensively the ap-
parently friendly feeling Of Japan to draw
closer to us in her commercial relations, and
there, as elsewhere, our very best and ablest
men should be sent to watch over our intc-
rests; for much of our future growth in that
direction will depend upon the ability with
which our affairs are managed. II the foun-
dations are broad we shall have room for
vast structure; II they are narrow they will
require constant tearing down and rebuilding.
With Japan and China we want the most cor
dial understanding, and every effort should be-
made on our part to effect II.
Year: 1869

In Town FOR A Few DAys-A lot Of fell
lows Of the Albany lobby. When they 60 back
we may look out for new catalogue of street
railroads and other city jobs. These lobby
men in coming down to New York combine
business with pleasure, and the State pays for
all
Year: 1869

Use OF LeMoNs.-When persons
are feverish and thirsty beyond
what is natural, indicated in some
cases by a metallic taste in the
mouth especially after drinking
water, or by a whitish appearance
Of the e, eater part of the surface
Of the tongue, one Of the best
"coolers," internal or external, is
to take a lemon, cut off the top,
sprinkle over it some loaf sugar,
working it down into the lemon
with the spoon, and then suck it
slowly squeezing the lemon and
adding more sugar as the acidity
increases from being brought up
from a lower point. lnvalids with
feverishness may take two or three
lemons a day in this manner with
the most remarked benefit, mani
tested by u sense of coolness,, COM
fort and invigoration. A lemon
or two thus taken at tea-time, as
an entire subtitute for the ordina-
ry supper of summer, would give
many a man comfortable nights
sleep, and an awakening of rest
and invigoration. with an appetite
for breakfast, to which they are
strangers who will have their cup
Of tea or supper, or relish cake,
and berries or peaches and cream.


Journal of Health.
Year: 1869

COMPROMISE CT OLD DEBTs-We should
like to see inaugurated in this District,
a generous and public spirited move
ment to relieve the people of the fearful
burden Of old debts. Many of our most
industrious and valuable citizens ara
hopelcssly in debt. Ifone should make
a brave attempt to work out, he is, at
anv moment. liable. to have his plans
broken up and the little property still re-
naming in his bands put into execution.
This is state Of things that no enter
prise can bear. And the number of peo-
ple in our country 50 situated is 30 great,
that the paralysis of their energy is Sc
riously felt by the community at large.
What can be done to relieve the country
and set people ahoat once more?


Shall the creditors press these old
claims to suit and sell the debtors out?


This course would. We believe, be
mos, unwiSe. 1t would produce great
deal of suffering, engender bitter anirposi'
tv and result in no material benefit to the
creditor. Sueing is a slow process by
which to get money, but it is very cost
", and the people can i'll afford to pay
it at this time. Will not the people take
this in hand at once?


We would suggest that the creditors
and friends meet, compromise and set
tie. More can he got in this way than
bv sueing, and it will save vast expenses
70 all parties.-Marion Crescent
Year: 1869

The Turkish ladies at Constantinople
are becoming more and more civilized in
their dress. Although they still wear the
uncnuth. >hapelesS outer cloak and close
white veil when in the street. they have
tn European dress often under the cloak.
and make the veil Of such thin and trans
parent gauze as to show to the utmost
advantage the features they pretend TO-
conceal.