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Year: 1866

SUPPRESSION or RICHMOND PAPER.
The Richmond Examiner has been sup
pressed by order of Gen. Terry, in COM
mand there. Gen. Grant, who approves
the order says that all such papers
ought to be suppressed in the South, be-
cause they stir up and keep alive bitter
ness of feeling there while at the snme
time they misrepresent the true senti-
ments of the mass of the Southern peo-
pie, and thus tend to keep up Northern
hostility to the South, The editor of
the Examiner is now at Washington,
endeavoring to procure the restoration
of his paper He, as well as secession
lists and copperheads generally, may yet
learn of what metal our President is
made.
Year: 1866

How TO JUDGE WEATHER BY THE SKY
The following mode of judging of the
weather by the sky is from Thompson S
Coast Pilot:


The color of the sky, al particular times,
affords wonderfully good guidance. Not
only sunset prosages fair weather, but
there arc other snts which speak with
equal clea tness and accuracy. a bright
yellow sky in the evening indicates wind ;
pale yellow, wet; natural gray color
constitutes q favorable sign il the evening
and an unfavorable one in The morning
They are full of meaning III themselves
If their forms are soft, underlined and
featureIy, the weather will be fine; if the
edges are hard, sharp and definite, it viii
be foul Generally speaking, any deep
unusual hues bctoken wind and rain
while the more quiet and delicate tints
bespeak fine weather. Simple as these
maxims are, the British Board of Trade
has thought fit to publish them for the use
of sea. faring men.
Year: 1866

There is good sense in the following
which we copy from Washington letter
to the New York independent, the corre-
spondent being lady


At small select party, the other eveti>
ing, learned Senator made me wonder
how old the world would be when great
men should speak to y.oIfen as if they
were sensible beings The gentleman
had been convGrsing with brother Sen>
| ator on the subject of public moment,
which interests us all, touching IS nearly
the women who love their country as the
men. Anybody with tolerable knowl-
edge OF the English language, could have
understood that conversation. AT least
the vile of the Senator stood listening
with keen interest But when the gentle
man turned to address her, he altered his
voice, he changed his manner, as with one
vast effort, he dropped to the level of small
talk. And, oh ! what do you think was
the first thing he told her? A fb, of
course. lie told her she looked charm
inc" the poor thing, standing there faded,
and laded in the pitiless gas light Then
he remarked on the weather. Then how
many receptions she had attended during
the season. Then he hadn't anything
more to say. Then he looked awfully





would be ready. The lady felt instinct
lively that the learned man supposed, as a
matter of course, that she had neither
knowledge nor interest in any subject
which could possibly interest him 1imid
aud sensitive, she did not dare to destroy
the supposition, by broaching subject
or expressing an opinion, lest this very
masculine man should change his mind
and think her strong minded and un-
feminine The lady had read much and
thought more, and felt most keenly on
every subject of public and private veal
This wise man, In showing what he sup
posed to be his superiority, showed only
how very stupid even wise man may
be. Thus, J am afraid that the world
Will be very old before men will realize
that they can talk aught but the smallest
OF small talk to women whom they meet
IN society. But, gentlemen, pray do not
make too great an effort to descend to the
level Of our comprehension. A woman
need not be formidably strong minded,
nor friShtfully literary, nor painfully
scientific, to have common sense, and to
be able to talk sensibiy on all general
subjects. Women read newspapers with
as much avidity as men; and who can
read the newspapers and remain ignorant
OF the great questions of the day? With
all our schools, the press is an ever present
educator. Thus, my dear sir, very often,
when you are making yourself ridiculous
for the special benefit of q lady, she IL
silently gauglng your comprehension, and
touching butLOm all the Will
Year: 1866

HARv vEsTING-ANCIENF AND MODERN
Hot weather brings no cessation of work
on Il farm, but rather an Increase of care
and anxiety. Haying and harvesting are
busy periods, both indoors and out The
uncertainty attending the getting in OF
hay or the securing of grain, especially
if the weather be catching, makes the
season one Of particular sollcitude. BE.
fore the almost musical ring Of machinery
this time was one of the most anxious
eras OF the year for the farmer, since in
the harvest of his crops he gathers the
result Of all his planning and foresight
The longer time required to secure hay or
grain by mere manual labor, of course
exposed it more to the cXigencics of the
weather; now, with machinery, the busi-
ness is dispatched more speedily and thor
oughly than it could possibly be done be
fore, and lessons greatly the outdoor as
we'll as the household labor. Making hay
lacks all the poetic interest with which
to the locker ont was formerly IN
vested. No moro musical whettIng OF
scythes, or the graceful, steady strokes OF
the mower, who laid PROSTATE a phalanS
of tall grass at every sweep of his blade.
Now, instead, Il man, or even only boy,
rattlcs round the field for little while on
his chariot, and the grass is down; and in
a few hours the boy and horse 60 over the
same ground, and the revolving rake soon
has the grass in wInnOws; thus the pas
toral train Of ruatic maIdens, who have
been considered by rural poets as indis~
peusable at this stage, are done away with
The work of harvesting has need of some
sentiment to beguile the hard labor which
it brings to everybody concerned. Nc
wonder the old fashioned harvest Home
was made a regular jubilee, and that the
laborers sung and danced ut the prospect
of rest, and in thanksgiving for the boun'
ty they had secured
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING HoUsE.-We take H.
pleasure in calling the attention of IT readers to


conspicuous advertisement of Messrs Smith. Bros.
Co.. No. 40 West Baltimore street. We speak what
know when say their present stot of clothing
ca mot be excelled. We commend this firm to the
fav rable notice of all who may want goods in their
line They sell at small profits. an d deal on the
aouo a with everybody 4.
Year: 1866

-oNsoL!NG TO Lovers or PORk.-The actual exist
once Of trichnn in pork is confred il is claimed TO
very small district in the Hartz Mountains, in
6ermany and that tact demonstrates it to be the re


suit OF some local cause. The only fatal cases are
among those people of that district who the pork


raw and uncured 1t is demonstrable that the pres
ence of trlchinT in the pork disease affecting the
general health of the ANIMAL and that it is as i'm


possible cure and preserve diseased pork it is to
and preserve Ash that have begun TO decay. No
human ingenuity, it is asserted cure any pork


that is diseased by the presence of richn or other
wise before killing Any pork that has been cured
and will pass an ordinary inspection by an inteIli-


gent person, be relied upon having been free


from disease. whether from trichnU or other causes
before killing.
Year: 1866

How TO CAPTURE AND Destroy ANTs.-The
following described method for ridding kitchens
and cupboards of those pestiferous nuisances,
ants, is simple enough, and looks as if it might
be effective &c Procure large sponge, wash it
well, and press it dry which will leave the cells
open. Then sprinkle over it some fine white su-
gar and place it where the ants are most troub-
lesome. They will soon collect on the sponge
and take up their abode in the cells. 1t is then
only necessary to dip the sponge in scalding wa
ter, which will wash them out dead by tens OF
thousands. Put sugar and set the trap
ior new haul. This process will soon clear the
house of every aunt, uncle and progeny"
Year: 1866

How TIE President is TO BE IMPEAcHED.-
The New York Heralds Washington correspon-
dent says that the prominent Souherners de-
clare that the Radicals have passed the Rubicon,
and will march almost unopposed to absolute
dominion. 1t is imagined that the President
will be impeached and removed. The end in
the opinion of these Southern politicians, will
justify the means. The Radicals have the power
and their purpose is fixed. There is but one act
of the Presidents administration of which they
constitutionally and legally impeach and
convict him-the murder of Mrs Surrat and the
other victims of the Military Commission. The
Supreme Court of the United States has declared
such proceedings to be illegal Every Demo-
cratic Senator, under the lead of Reverdy john
son, will be constrained to vote in the alhrma-
tive upon the question Of guilty or not guilty to
this charge. The Senate will be unanimous
the Rardicals from policy and the Democrats
from conviction. The world will be taught an
other eminent example that in the ways of Prov
idence sin becomes its own avenger. That is
the view Of Southerners here, and there are but
few of them on hand.
Year: 1866

THE Southawil by and by begin to think light
ly of Democratic yeracity. At tue commence
ment of the war the Democracy promised TO help
them on the battlefield, but did mt. More re-
Gently il promised TO back them al the ballot
box, but could Mt That party is alike unrelia-
BILE with bullet and ballot
Year: 1866

THEIR WORK Is NEVER DoSE.-A Maine edit
or says he cannot imagine when editors have any
leisure ume unless tits after the ferryman car
rles as over Styx, ana then we have no ionb, tho
old fellow would want us to puff his boat
Year: 1866




II impossible here mention all the diseases with which
he is familiar perhaps will not be ont Of place
The most formidable tie most destructive 10 mankind is
SeAbse TIE brain being the If the disease. the
whole svsfsm suffers in consequence will here enumerate
some et the symptoms that those afflicted be able TO
form opinion regard To their complaints and seek adj
vice in time thereby themselves word of suffering
Nervous Debility. Loss of Memory Pain in the Limbs and
Back Paiptation Of the Heart Trembling Of the Limbs.
Headache and Aversion Genial Society," especially that
of females There n many but these suf
cent aud should you be suffering from any of Them call
DR. ToZER- and he will cure Won in short time without
Interruption in busnessor state by let
ter and there will be occasion for calling at the office


Structure of the Urethra
Is another formidable enemy health.
circulars that disease and inform Yourself of its terrible
results. Tho cured in few days.


Venerial Diseases,


Tn all their various forms either Primary Secondary
rediory completely eradicate systcm Your con-
sun being restored to perfect health there will he
danger Of handing down your children that terrible dis
known as Scrofuia.


-Syphaletic Disease,


As il presents itself this is Of formidable
character than that in the Atlantic States Eurone
rising the fact cf its being comuound of Spanish Chi
and Sandwich Island disease Those Of you who have
e latter countries nodoub have the dread
Of it 10th the native and foreign population
REQUIRES altogether different modes Of treatment
Year: 1866

10 the Ed1t07S 9T the EceR2Hg T0St


The Ecening Post continues to press upon
the Republican party the Importance of
holding convention in the South aid of
sending Republican speakers through the
South.


Does not the E0eniag Post know that the
life of every such " invader would probably
be sacrificed l..


Boston, Aug 21, 1866.


The ECenin9 Post knows nothing of the
kind. We are amazed to find that so sensl-
Bile person as our correspondent believes
any such nonsense. We urge that the Re
publican party shall hold as soon possible
II national convention in some Southern city.
Does our correspondent believe that such
convention would be molested or unlawfully
interfered with ? We urge that a Repub
lican party shall he organized in every
Southern State and that the best speakers
from the North should be sent down to help
lay the Republican doctrine before the
Southern people. Does our correspondent
pretend to believe such men would proba-
bly, be sacrificed" So long as the Republi-
can party of the North gives the cold shoul-
der to Southern loyalists, it is probable these
will be treated with bitterness and contempt
by eX-rebels, who now taunt then with the
desertion of their Republican friends.-N
Y. Post.


The Post is right in saving that discussion
Snouid De 1ree, ana we beileVe WIFI IL tuaI
free discussion is the only way TO break
down the sectionalpreiudces of our country,
and our uniform course has been TO publish
the arguments of both sides, and what is the
result We have been denounced as a Radl-
cal for so doing from one end of the State to
| the other by such papers rs the Raleigh Se1-
tinel !; and should Republican speakers come
down among US to address the people, the mas
ses would not have independence enough to
! 90 to hear them for fear of being denounced


in the same way by these same time servers.


Their audiences would be very smail-this
! is our opinion.-Ne1cbein Times.
Year: 1866

MODERN BATTLEs.-A pamphlet on the
needle gun by General de Gondrecourt, con
tests the idea that battles of the present day
are more sanguinary than those of former
periods. The writer says: At Borodno
the combattants lost a quarter of their effec-
tive force at Magenta and Solferino an
eighth at the battle of Senef. fought be
tween the Prince of Orange, the two armies
lost third of their numbers, and Conde had
three horses killed under him by the rude
muskets, old halberds, and clumsy pistols of
that time. so far behind the present epoch Of
the needle gun. Lastly, at the battle Of
Sadowa the Prussans and Austrians lost
an eighth of the troops engaged and yet
fought with obstinacy." The inference
which the General draws is, that the new
arms kill more quickly, but the battle is OF
shorter duration. The net result is that
there are less victims Besides, although 1t
may be imprudent not to possess the new
engines of war, they do not suffice alone to
assure the victory. That depends above all
on the genius of the general and frmness OF
the men.
Year: 1866

EARTHouAKE.-The Santa Clara Argus Of
the 18th says: We had two shocks of earth
quake on Thursday morning last, between 8
and 9 o'clock. Those who have got used to
that sort Of things pronounce them light
while We, who had never enjoyed the luxury
before, thought them "heavy." An immense
three story house rocking to and fro and
trembling like pigeon house 10 a gale, was
a novel sight to us; and we freely confess
that We felt like "dusting," and should have
done so bad any one set the example. At
the time of the shocks we we're engaged rea>
ding proof" and think it likely turned let,
ter or so may have escaped US. Should the
sharp>sighted reader find few such, be will
know what account TO charge them to.
Year: 1866

The UNITED STATES PACIFIC TELEGRAPH.
We learn that the Governor has signed the
bill granting the right Of way through the
State to the United 81 ates Pacific Telegraph
Company, and that they are now in opera.
ton to San Francisco. We published tho
charges few days ago-fif.y cents for ten
words, and five cents for each additional
word. These prices will enable all to use
the line, and we are glad that so far as the
Legislature can make it so the field is open
for competition, Sac. Bee
Year: 1866

TEST OATH.-The Washington correspon.
dent of the N. Y. Express, writing on the
23d ultimo says:


II hear it stated, in quarter unusually
we'll informed, that majority of the Judg.
es of the Supreme Court have united in de,
cIarpg the test oath OF Congress to be un.
constitutional. We had a rumor last week
that the Court was tie, but the source of
that information was not so reliable as in the
present instance"
Year: 1866

ONE RoBBER FAlLED.-As B. N. O'Brieu
was returning on horse back from CoIfax to
Rock Creek, one day last week, highway.
man stopped him on the road and demanded
his money. After expostuIatng be drew his
money, and as the robber advanced close to
the side Of the horse to receive it O'Brisn
knocked him sprawliug in the road, and
then rode on, nothing the loser by tho affair.
Year: 1866

A RECRUIT FROM THE GRAvE.-The war
has produced many strange stories, but few
more singular than the following one, related
by Col. Ellis, late of the first Missouri Cav.
airy, in St. Louis paper:


A few days after fiercey contested battle.
party of soldiers belonging to the first
Missouri, took jaunt over the battle-f field.
and came up to a spot where the rebel dead
were buried. In one place the hair Of a
mans head was seen sticking out of the
ground like a tuft of grass, and near by a
band was seen proruding upwards, which
evidently belonged to the corpse that owned
remarked to his companions, in spirit Of
thoughtless levi,y, "See there's dead rebel
reaching out for something; let's see what be
wants" In the same spirit Of wanton mis-
chief, almost recklessness, the cavalry men
took hold of the mans hand, and hauled the
body out of the grave, the loose dirt falling
back into the shallow hole. Soon after the
man began to stir and manifest signs Of life,
TO the utter astonshment and horror of the
ressurectionists. The man was taken BY
his rescuers to their tent, and was rubbed
down, washed off, and 10 few days became
as good as new" He said that in the bat.
tie be was stunned by the passage of she'll,
which knocked him senseless. He was
picked up among the dead and buried like
the rest. Not scratch was found on his
body. He said that he had joined the rebel
army, and fought the Federals long and we'll
but as this was his second appearance on
earth, he would now join the Federals and
fight for them He accordingly enlisted in
the lst Missouri, did good deal of tough
marching and hard fighting, and last Sep.
tember was mustered out Of the Service and
paid of at Benton Barracks.
Year: 1866

SEVERE AccIDENr.-We are sorry to learn
that DR.. Veatch was thrown from bis horse
on Monday last, and broke his right arm
near the shoulder. He was visiting At the
time Capt. Malletts quartz claim, mile and
half west of town, and was about TO return
when the accident happened. The Doctor
is noted as an eminent mineralogist and ar
rived here last week with the intention re-
naming some time, with view of examin'
ing our rich quartz district.
Year: 1866

HYDRAULIC CLAIMs.-A gentleman from
Dutch Flat, who mined near Auburn at an
early day, called to see US on Wednesday
last for the purpose Of learning something
about our mining customs, laws, etc. After
working 10 hydraulic claims at the Flat for
several years, he has come to the conclusion
that good hydraulic claims can be found in
the vicinity of Auburn, and is now on vis-
it here for the purpose of finding suitable
ground upon which to commence work.
We hope his surmises may be correct and
be successful in bis undertaking.


A Coon SrRIKE.-The Grass Valley Ma,
tional says rich strike has been made on
the Stockton ledge niue miles below that
place.


Almost the entire section between Auburn
and Grass Valley is mineral region, ira
versed by numerous lodges, the golden riches
of which will some day astonsb many an
"honest MINER" Not many years hence we
expect to see numerous quartz mills erected
upon some of these lodges. Capital and
more practical quartz miners is what we need
in this section.
Year: 1866

over everybody. Wo be to the South just
now If they had their way. The liberties OF
the Southerners would be withheld and their
lands seized and appropriated, and Scripture
would be quoted to justify all this, just as 1t
was quoted to justify slavery and the slave
trade in Massachusetts, formerly. Although the
radical views of New England to-day appear to
be in direct conflict with those of former times
on the subject of slavery, the spirit and motive
of action are the same. Restless ambition,
dogmatism, love of theorizing, selfshness and
intolerance are the Massachusetts, elements
from which sprung slavery and all its evils
and from which spring our present political
troubles.
Year: 1866


course Of Dme years we shall have museum
worthy of being called national


Spain ana Chile-The Proposed Meoia-


tisn Of tho United states.


1t Is reported in Washington, upon good au-
thority, that Spain is willing to accept the me-
diation of he United States in her quarrel
with Chile, and, submitting her claims against
the South American power to our arbitration,
will agree to be bound by the decision made.
1t is possible that this may only be one Of the
many diplomatic rumors always current in the
capital; but if it shall prove to be true we may
look forward to an early settlement of the
trouble, for it ia hardly possible that Cuba and
her allies will refuse the proposition.


Spain is usually alluded to as the least en-
lightened and progressive Of Christian nations.
as the one holding the most tenaciously and
stubbornly to all the old divine-right preju-
dices of Europe; yet we see that she is the
first of European nations to boldly acknowl-
edge the great fact Of the TINE in relation to
this hemisphere. namely, that we are the arbiter
Of national destip:es here-the one power
whose decisioc ON American topics should be
accepted as law. We might have expected
tbs recognition from England, who, knowing
better than any other the vitality that an Inn
mense commerce gives to nation, should have
been the first to perceive our great power. We
might have expected it from France, our
ancient ally, and the power that makes
most pretence to move with the spirit Of the
age. But hitherto these powers have mostly
exercised their ingenuity in the effort to argue
around the great fact Of our prcdominance in
the Western World, and when not able to argue
round it they have wilfully shut their eyes to
i Il is THE latter course that led France to
tumble into such an uncomfortable piece Of
business as the Mexican expedition. 1t is re-
malkable that old fogy Spain should be more
progressive than her enlightened neighbors in
the one fact in which progressiveness is valu-
able.


The present willingness of Spain to submit
her pretensions in South America to reason
able discussion indicates desire to free her
hands Of trouble on this side of the Atlantic. It
is .snother straw telling us how universally all
the European breezes tend toward war. All
the powers wish to have as clean record as
possible for the comipe summer. Though from
what is seen now. the war, if it comes at all,
will be far away from Spain and Spanish inter
ests, yet there is no knowing how it may
spread or who may be involved in it. EG-
pcrence has amply shown that exact limits
cannot be set to any great war; and Spain, act
ing wisely on that experience, prepares to put
her house in order.
Year: 1866

even Mr.. Bancroft has experienced change of
heart, and we have no doubt that at an early
day he will eloquently interfere to protect the
very creatures that he recently SO roundly
abused. As new converts are always the
most enthusiastic, it is probable that Messrs.
Belmont, Bancroft and Van Buren will
do oil the heavy work Of the society.
It would not surprise us to be called
upon to record that the graceful and agile
Prince John had chased and overhauled q
butchers boy who was driving cart over
loaded with calves, or that Mr.. Belmont had
scientifically polished off some vulgar rufian
who was belaboring a refractory donkey, or
that Mr.. Bancroft had lugged couple Of dog
fighters off to jail single-handed. At any rate
the society is certainly an excellent one; its
list of members shows that it has accomplished
some good already, and we offer our most cor
dial wishes for its future success.