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Year: 1867

How often have we heard this re-


mark. What is day e? Can we not


spend it as we choose, free for once to


throw aside the trammels of business,


the cares of life, and the obligations of


duty? May we not postpone these
/ matters till tomorrow and give loose
reins to the wings of fancy to-day p
What is a day? The brig ght and glo-


rious sun shines in the cloudless firma-
ment. The breath of June is ladened
with the incense of flowers, the woods
echo with the songs Of birds, the bos-
som of mother earth is clothed with the
fresh and sinless vestments of summer.
Nature walks forth in the richness of
her beauty, inviting to voluptuousncss
and pleasure let us repose then upon
her bosom and give care and toll to the
winds. What is a day? [ hear the
old clock ticking steadil y in the corner,
and ask what is a second? ? The ham,
mer strikes the hour? | see the sun
rise and set, and ask what is day?
What is it ? The spring came with the
winds of March and went with the flow
ers of May. Summer is measuring by
seconds, hours, and days it's ceaseless
tread, and soon will be gone. The au-
tumn and winter will succeed, and what
is year All! how the mysterious
mind is cheated of it's being how
thoughtlessly it is being borne along to
its mysterious destiny All great re-
suits are reached little by little, step by
step.


The longest journey is accomplished
inch by inch, the greatest wealth pen
ny by penny, the most splendid ac-
quirements are made up of items in
themselves small and insignificant
Take from the ocean drop of water
every year, and in the end you would
drain it dry. Blot out a star each CEN
tury, and the heavens would in time be
robbed of every gem. Extract from
the earth grain of sand for every gen.
Grafton of mankind, and at last it would
cease to be. Yet what is drop of wa
ter, star grain of sand in the universe
of God. -?


When Tiberius was near his end he
hesitated as to whom he should appoint
as his successor in the Roman empire.
He ordered his grandson Tiberius and
nephew Caius should be invited to his
apartment one morning, and appealing
to the gods to decide the question, pri-
vately determined in his own mind that
the youth who came first should have
the crown. Young Tiberius delayed
an hour, and the empire was lost and
won. The story has lesson to my
purpose. [ repeat, what is day ? And
answer, perhaps point on which hangs
the fortunes of this life, perhaps the is
sues of the life to come. One thing is
certain, a day may be lost but never
can be regained. You suffer it to float
down into the ocean of the past, but
yoa can never recall one of its most
feeting moments; you may lose thus
an opportunity of acquiring good or
doing good, but that opportunity will
never be yours again. You have a day
you could apply to the acquiring intel
iectual stores; you neglect it,and there
lose just that amount of knowledge for
ever. You may throw away the fruits
OF one days labor by idleness, and you
are that much poorer all your life.
Year: 1867

FRENCH METHOD OF RAISING ToA1A-
ToEs.-As soon as a cluster of flowers
is visible the stem is topped down to
the cluster, so that the flowers termi-
nate the stem. The effect is that the
sap is Immediately impelled into the
two buds next below the cluster, which
soon push strongly and produce anoth-
er cluster of flowers each. When these
are visible the branch to which they
belong is also topped down to their le-
vel; and this is done five times success
lively. By this means the plants be
come stout, dwarf bushes, not above
eighteen inches high. In order to pre-
vent their falling over, sticks or strings
are stretched horizontally along the
rows so as to keep the plants erect. In
addition to this all the laterals that
have no flowers, and after the fifth top
ping all the laterals whatsoever, are
nipped off, In this way the ripe sap is
directed into the fruit, which acquires a
beauty, size, and excellence unattaina-
BILE by other means.
Year: 1867

A Foreign journal says that sadowa is be-
inc disforested. 1t will be remembered that
this wood was the key to the battle of Kon-
iggrataz. on the holding of which for long
While hung victory or defeat. 1t is now be-
ing stripped of its timber by Austrian wood
cutters, and the writer believes that this is
done to destroy all traces of a locality that
must forever remind them Of a great national
humiliation.
Year: 1867

Mark Twain" says that to see lovely
girl of seventeen, with her saddle on her
head, and her veil just covering the end of
her nose, come tripping along in her hoop
less, red bottomed dress, like churn on
fie, is enough to make man wild.'
Year: 1867

body have been for nearly a year receiv'
ing arms, which were. aud are being,
furnished from the Eastern States by
loyal Governors and other parties. Mr.
Forney, the Secretary Of the Senate, in
his paper here, the Chronicle, declares
that resistance on the part Of the Presi-
dent to the order Of the Senate TO cease
his functions during his trial, would To
tho signal for a million Northern men TO
fly 10 arms, and march to Washington
to sustain Congress. That is the hope
of the Radical leaders, and it is upon
that they mainly rely to operate upon
General Grant and divorce him from the
President. My own opinion is that
General Grant will work to keep the
peace, and that he will sustain the Pres:
ident against any attempted coercion OF
him by Congress. And think the Pres
ident is assured Of that But all that
will not prevent the Radicals going
through with their programme. And
you will find that the presses that have
been deprecating impeachment, will fall
in line, give it their support, and urge
on members to the work. Such is the
history of all such movements.


But when will the impeachment pro-
gramme be carried out2 Not, in my
opinion, to its full extent at this present
session, which is too short for so impor-
tant proceeding. The foundation for
il will be laid, so that the new Congress,
which is to assemble at noon on the 4th
of March, can take the subject up at an
early date, and have the whole summer
before it to work in The Senate is not
Just now strong enough. 1t will receive
several Radical accessions on the 4th Of
March in place of Democrats and Con
servatives who retire.
Year: 1867

They have had a skating carnival in
Philadelphia during the past week, one
of the most attractive features being the
appearance on the ponds of Miss c. A.
Moore, the "Skatorial Queen" as she is
called. The Philadelphia Press gives
the following account Of this interesting
female:


A portion of the park, inclosed with a
portable picket fence, was appropriated
exclusively for Miss Moore. Her ap-
pearance at the park each afternoon
made her "the observed OF all observers"
The ice was crowded with skaters, and
the platforms and other convenient places
at which q sight of the Queen could
be obtained were filled with spectators,
many of the first families of the city
being present In skating circles the
performance and appearance of Miss
Moore formed the topic of general con-
versation. Among those who had seen
her there was a general desire to know
how she was dressed For their edifica-
ton, and for all others who feel an IN
terest in such matters, we may state that
Miss Moore has two skating costumes.
Ore of them consists OF basque and
skirt of purple velvet beaver cloth, trim
med with deep border Of gray and white
squirrel fur, above which are three rows
of silver trimming. She wears hat
made of the same material, trimmed with
fur, to correspond with that of the dress


Her Polish costume consists OF a basque
of blue velvet, and scarlet skirt trimmed
with ermine fur aud gold lace, the entire
dress being spangled with small gold
stars. A hat of red and blue velvet, and
white plume, adorned her head, while
her feet were encased in red kid boots.
Both the costumes are very rich and eie-
CANT a.,


Pray, sir" said q gentleman, do
you know what kind Of skates she uses


Yes, sir; they are the common rock
ers,' made Of the best material her
skates we're manufactured in Boston, and
have no sharp or projecting points to as
sist h-r in maintaining her upright posi-
ton, while she is dancing or performing
her most difficult movements upon her
toes Il SONS to be universally admit
ted that Hiss Moore is the best known
skater in the world
Year: 1867

The PHGNIX of Hartford can rcnsure at
the highest rates every risk now upon its books,
discharge all obligations-prssen or prospec-
tive-of whatsoever nature, pay back to stock
holders every dollar of its capital stock, and
retire from business with a clear net CASH
SURPLUS OF
Year: 1867

by a rebel privateer, and taken into !
southern port. He was conscripteC
into the rebel army and forced to the
front lie was made a hospital stew
ard, which gave him a good opportu
nifty to aid wounded Boys in Blue,
and saved him from taking seeming
part with the rebels. When the war
was over he come north, and at once
sought his home The old house was
deserted Sadly he turned to an old
neighbor for explanation. This friend.
who could hardly believe the story,
told him that about three months after
he had started for California, a letter
reached them from a member of the
outgoing party, informing the young
wife that George had been killed by
the Indians. She bad mourned for
him long time, and then a friend of
her husband had married her, and, TO-
gether with the aged mother, had gone
West He is now seeking them.
Year: 1867

A Gagged tiger had live dog thrown
to it one day for its dinner. Not being
very hungry, the usually fierce creature
did not touch the trembling little VIC
tim. This quietness gave the dog
courage, and he began to lick the
tigers eyes which were sore. This act
seemed pleasant to the wild beast, and
the dog continued from time to time,
till the eyes of this savage animal got
well. The tiger from that time took
his tiny four legged doctor under his
patronage, looked upon him kindly,
and allowed him to eat what he chose
of the food thrown.into his pen Hence
forth they lived like bosom friends.


Thus, you see, even the fierce tiger
can be grateful for little favor. How
much more, then, should children learn
to be grateful to their friends for the
great favors they have received.
Year: 1867

A strong and sensible writer saws a
good, sharp thing, and a true one. too,
for boys who use tobacco 1T has ut.
terIy spoiled and ruined thousands of
boys. 1t tends to the softening and
weakening of the bones, and it greatly
Injuries the brain, the spinal marrow.
and the whole nervous fluid. A boy
who smokes early and frequently, or
in any way uses large quantities of to-.
bacco, is never known to make a man
OF much energy, and generally lacks
muscular and physical as well as men,
tai power. We would particularly
warn boys, who want to be anything
in the world, to shun tobacco as a most
baneful poison The laws Of health
are infallible; the relation between
transgression and the penalty is invari-
able, and the infiction of the latter is
certain to follow upon the former
There is nothing about which young
persons are more beguiled and deluded,
than the belief that they can trans
gress natural laws and Jump the pen.
atty. Punishment for violation of
natural law is just as certain as that
the sun itself shines, and none can VIC
late law of his body or any part of
it, that there is not registered in him
a penalty.
Year: 1867

a singular circumstance, exhibitino O
IN remarkable degree, the refectinS g
faculties of wolf, is related as having
taken place at a small town on the
borders of Lake Champlain. A farmer
one day, looking through the hedge of
his garden, observed wolf walking
round about his mule, but unable to
get at him, on account of the mules
constantly kicking with his hind legs.
AS the farmer perceived that his beat
was so we'll able to defend itself, he
considered it unnecessary to render
him any assistance. After the attack
and defence had lasted full quarter
of an hour, the wolf ran off to a neigh.
boring ditch, where he several times
plunged into the water. The farmer
imagined he did this to refresh himself
after the fatigue he had sustained, anC
had no doubt that his mule had gained
complete victory; but in few min
utes the wolf returned to the charge
and, approaching as near as he coulC
to the head of the mule, shook him
self, and spurted quantity of water
into the mules eyes, which caused hin
Immediately to shut them. That mo
ment the wolf leaped upon him, an(
killed the poor mule before the farmer
could come to his assistance.
Year: 1867

Rumors OF treasure being found have
Tor several days been afoat, and TODAY
assume the semblance Of truthful real.
lty. 1t appears that while some negro
men were digging a well on Monday
last, on lot in the upper part of the
city, belonging to the estate of Joseph
Sierra, deceased, they encountered a
brick vault, and breaking through it
found a chest with the key in it, so rus
ty that 1T broke in the attempt to turn
It, Attached to a ring on the door of
the chest by a wire was brass plate
so marked as to indicate the amount
of special deposit. This was copied bv
one OF the negroes who participated in
unearthing the chest and has been
dealt unfairly with by his comrades.
Hi: figures are almost in hieroglyphics.
but parties who have examined them
say that the sum is S340, 900. There
are many conflicting statements among
negroes who are supposed to know of
the affair, and the whole thing NAV be
much exaggerated, but some treasure
certainly has been found, and four of
the negroes supposed to have control
OF 1T are nowhere to be found. AS the
matter has assumed such interest in
the community, we shall endeavor to
obtain a detailed account of it. The
concealment must date back to the
Spanish occupation.-PensacoIa Obser.
Uer
Year: 1867

JOHN CONFESS TO JoHN BIGLER.-On the
10Th OF December, John Bgler wrote Hon.
John Conness patronizing letter, to which
the following is reply. 1t is good:


UNITED STATES SENATE CHAMBER,


WASHINGTON. Jan. %, 1867.


Hon. JOHN BIGLER-Sir: am in receipt
OF your letter of December Goth, since which
time the Senate has rejected your nominal
ton for Assessor of Internal Revenue, and /
could not consistently with my own, nor in
view OF your political course, do otherwise
than recommend it.


You complain of the treatment received
from some of our most distinguished citizens,
and appeal to ne against their judgment,
ana you send me enclosures conc, rning your
political record in your vindication | am
only astonished that you should lave done
this, knowing as you must that your whole
political course i'll California is familiar to
me. You will pardon brief reference to it,


The men who wished California to remain
free State, for time put you forward as q
representative man, and thus you obtained
great prominence in the State How unwise
the selection, how false you proved, and how
unworthy of their favor has found universal
acceptation.


1t is small matter who shall be Assessor,
but no man can expect to enter th9 political
heaven who is uncean The example. if it
we're possible, would be bad and we cannot
afford it.


The President tells me that it was your
brother (who lives in Pennsylvania who
advised your appointment. Because he
lives IN Pennsylvania, and because he be-
lleved the war for the Republic failure, in
my Judgment renders him incompetent to
advise an appointment


You say you - true frend' of the
President lie has reason to wish to be
saved from his trends if this be so. No
man can be a g true friend'' of the Pres-
dent who has not been true to others, and
who is not true to all and WHO has not been
true to his country ruth has no special
season, but has all seasons for her own; it
cannot be spliced with falsehood In a vul-
gar acceptaton, it Is easy to be true to a
President and In this respect you may be
true to him.


1t is scarcely possible, as you seem to
think, that the gentlemen to whom you refer
feared the power of Assessor, as in the
way of their aspirations. This misappre
hension doubtless arises in your mind from
a want of knowledge of your own position;
and of theirs in California scarcely think
they would regard you as at all Iotent, even
with an Assessor commission


Your difficulty, apprehend, is the old
one-a want of capacity to appreciate the
importance of great political issues and
proneness to sink their consequence in the
obtainment of office, and consequent want
of the confidence of your fellow citizens


Respectfully, etc. JuRN CoNNEss.
Year: 1867

Curious STATIsTIcs.-Some statistical
genious declares that more money is ex.
pended in the United States for cigars, than
for all the common schools in the country"


wag who is undoubtedly a lover of the
weed, seeing the statement going through
the papers, gets off the following:


at has been estimated that the cost of
washing linen that might just as well be worn
two days longer. amounts to enough in this
country to more than defray the expenses Of
the Board Of Foreign Missions


. The expense of buttons on the backs of
our coats, where they are of no earthly use,
il equal to the support of all our orphan
asylums.'


g 1t is estimated that the value of old boots
thrown aside, which might have been worn
at least day longer, i more than enough
to buy flannel night gown for every baby
in the land. Also, that the cost of every
inch on the full shirt collars of our vouno
men. is equal to the sum necessary to put a
Bible in the hands of every Patagonian
giant
Year: 1867

A SENSATION SToRY.-A Chicago CORES
pondent says be saw lady the other day,
who was visit to that city, who for nine
years was nominalIy the wife of a Phiadel


phia banker, while at the same time he had
a wife and family in another part Of the city.
She supposed she regularly married
tn him all the time until the deaOuemeat-
lie had particularly requested her not to
visit his office, making some plausible excuse


and on two nights in the week would absent
himself on the plea that business called him
from town, The way the thing came to a
dcHouemeat was this: A sister visited her,
One morning she stood upon the piazza, and
as her supposed brother.in law passed out,
and when opposite the adjoining house, a
servant girl, sweeping the front steps. SAYS,
- Good morning Mr.. c." He barely
took notice, and passed on. The womanly
curiosity Of the sister was aroused, and she
said to the girl: why, that is not Mr..
C." The girl replied that she guessed
she knew, as she had lived in his family for
five years. This but added fuel to the flame
of curiosity, and the result was that she
ascertained that her brOther-in-law had a
wife and five children residing in an elegant
home about two miles away. She informed
her sister of her discovery. and. under the
pretext of selling some jewelry. she called
upon the wife number one. The first thing
that she saw on entering the parlor was a
full length portrait of her supposed husband.
thus the truth Of what her sister had told
her being confirmed, she went home, and
there was "A scene when the husband of two
wives returned at evening. A separation
followed. He entreated her to stay and
offered her money when he found her deter
mined to go. She refused all, taking only
her wardrobe and other personal articles
To complete the romance, she subsequently
married another man. from whom she is now
seeking divorce on the ground of cruelty.
Year: 1867

upon the Imagination or moral state of the
patIent either for its cause or cure.


1t mny not be amiss to say in conclusion.
that the Grindelia is used also by the people
oi the country as remedy for other cuta
neous diseases that are characterized by heat
and itching, such as nettle rash salt-rheum.
etc., but | have no means of knowing its
effects in those Diseases
Year: 1867

enter upon the performance of his off, ial duties
for the current year. He would call particular
attention to the following section of the Revenue
Law


- If any person shall willfully make, or give
under oath or affirmation, false list of his, or her,
their taxable property, false list of taxable
property under his, her their control, such per-
son shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished therefor as
is by law provided for the punishment of perjury
and any property willfully concealed removed.
transferred, misrepresented by the owner or any
agent thereof, to evade taxation, shall upon dsc0v
cry, be assessed at ten times the amount OF tax for
that year. which would otherwise have been assess
ed upon it and fifty per cent of the amount OF
such additional tax, when collected. shall he paid
to the person persons who shall furnish the
information which reveals the property conceal
ed transferred, removed misrepresented, and the
remaining fifty per cent, after deductng the usual
per eentage for collection, shall be paid into the
Treasury, for the benefit of the Common School
Fund of the State"


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 save themselves some annoyance,
perhaps, well as facilitate my work.


A. p. LADD,


Assessor of Shasta County.
Shasta, Feb. 23 1867 f23
Year: 1867

Will be kept up with full interest. The
WEEKLY will contain the --LATEST
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES up to the
hour of going to press. A full summary OF
the NEWS OF THE WEEK, and a collec-
ton of interesting STATE ITEMS, will be
given in each issue, oaor
Year: 1867

Will be special feature of the WEEKLY.
A correspondent will be employed In
EVERY COUNTY of the First District.
one of the editorial corps will remain at
INDIANAPOLIS during the session OF the
LEGISLATURE, and keep our readers
fully advised of its proceedings. We hope
to furnish Weekly Letter from WASH
INGTGN CITY during the CONGRESS
SIONAL TERM.
Year: 1867

OF the JOURNAL will be in charge of a
competent editor, and will add much to
the interest of the paper. We design to
make the WEEKLY especially valuable
to the FARMERS. Our correspondents
will keep us regularly advised of the con-
dition of the CROPS in all sections of the
country.
Year: 1867

BoY Run OVER BY STREET Car AND
KrLLED.-Yesterday afternoon . small
negro boy, aged about twelve years, was
run over by street car and Immediately
killed. He was standing on one Of the
wood cars of the Fredericksburg road, and
not noticing the approsch Of the street car
upon the street traok-running within four
feet OF the railroad track-jumped of, and
was In . moment under the horses feet.
The driver immediately put on the brakes;
but the accident had occurred too sud.
denly, and as the horses were in trot st
the time, the boy was run over before the
car could be stopped. One Of tho wheels
passed over bis head, crushing the skull,
and taking almost the entire top portion Of
it off. He was Of course Immediately
killed. An inquest wss soon after held
over the body, and the verdict rendered was
"that the deceased came to his death by
accident, having been run over by one OF
the city railway cars" No blame was at
tached to the driver. 81.
Year: 1867

REPORTED OUTRAGE UPON CHrLD.-On
Thursday . warrant was gotten out BY the
parents of the child for the arrest of me-
chanic for an attempted outrage upon their
little daughter, aged about six years. The
accused man, hearing that such . charge
was against him, and that there were wit
nssses who would swear positively that he
had committed the deed, left the city from
fear, though we are led to believe from
surrounding circumstances and his ire.
proachable character that he Is innocent
Of the charge. The decd Is said to have
been committed on yesterday week, and
yet nothing was said Of 1t until Thursday.
The child bears no marks ofviolence upon
her person whatever, and from her extreme
youth and small size 1t is physically impos-
sible that such an act could have been
done. The accused Is an honest, hard
working man, of such character and dis
position as to render the commission Of
such a mean offence almost morally uncer-
tain. In view Of these facts, We suppress
the names of the parties in the case.