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Year: 1867

ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.-A well
dressed and gentlemanly appearing man
arrived in this place on Tuesday mornings
stage, and took room at Greenes Hotel.
lie appeared at the dinner table at noon, and
=. after eating light meal, retired to his room.
About 3 o'clock in the afternoon some one
about the house heard an unusual noise In
the room occupied by the stranger. and called
the landlords attention to the circumstance
Thinking that something might be wrong
the landlord knocked at the door, but found
it bolted. On knocking the second time, a
voice from within told him to go around and
get in at the window, as the door was fast
ened. He did so, and found the stranger
lying on the floor and unable to rise on
interrogating him as to what was the mat
ter, he said he had taken poison. Medical
assistance was Immediately called in. and
after a few hours hard work their labors
proved effectual, and the patient was pro-
nounced out of danger. The patient stated
that he had taken strychnine, and that he
did so for the purpose of ending his life
Before taking the poison he wrote will,
bequeathing all his effects to the proprietor
of the house, and destroyed number of
letters and photographs, by tearing them into
fine pieces. He has persistently refused to
reveal anything about himself. He is either
a German or Frenchman by birth, as he
writes and speaks both these languages cor
rectly. Pecuniary embarrassment appears to
have been the immediate cause which led to
this attempt at selfdestruction.
Year: 1867

CouGHs and colds are often overlooked.
A continuance for any length of time causes
irritation of the lungs or some chronic throat
disease Browns Bronchial Troches are
offered with the fullest confidence in their
efficacy. giving almost invariably sure and
immediate relief
Year: 1867

I. B. MERRY.-We understand that this
gentleman, late of the Red Bluff Independ-
ent, will be candidate for Engrossing
Clerk of the Senate, at the next session of
: the Legislature. A better man for the
position cannot he found.
Year: 1867

FINE GRAPEs.-This week we were shown
bunch Of grapes from Voluntine's old gar
den, at Horsetown, which was a perfect
wonder to behold The grapes composing
the cluster were as large as ordinary sized
plums and of delicious favor. Such NAM
moth sized grapes would certainly take a
premium at any Fair held in the State
IIorset6wn is said to be the only place on this
coast where this particular variety of grape
is found
Year: 1867

SrRArMAN.-After a long silence, the
Major has been heard from. lie has sent us
this week a large bundle of magazines AID
illustrated newspapers. We are happy to
hear from you, Major, and hope You will
keep up your lick as the most accommodating
news agent that ever did business on this
Year: 1867

Gunpowder In the open air, says the


Scientific american, burns quietly. In
order to show that it has power we must
confne it. Except for gtns, fire crackers,
&c, we might not have found out that
gunpowder can make great noise. There
is common sort of friction match compO-
sition that is little moro explosive than
gunpowder. 1t burns quicker, and when
confined it gives sharper and louder re-
port. The matches to which we allude,
ignite with q flash and with a slight crack
ling sound. Most OF the matches called
parlor matches are Of this kind. The
readiest way OF making a match explode
is to lay it ON the floor and press it with
the heel Of your boot. The report In
sharpness and loudness is about the same
as that Of q percussion cap. Another
way Of making the experiment is to wrap
the match closely IN q stout paper and give
the composition end light blow with a
hammer. The explosion will be as loud as
before, and the paper will be torn to shfeds


There is, without doubt, enough explo-
i've force in . box of matches to explode
the stoutest mt1sket Children should new
or try the experiment of exploding match
es. 1t is dangerous. The melanch oly
fate of the Austrian princess, betrothed to
the SON of Victor Emanuel, and burned to
death but the other day in consequence OF
treading on lucifer match, il q warning
ing point. The greatest care should be Ia
ken Of these too plentiful and pc tilous
little articles.
Year: 1867

The destruction of freight train on the
Union Pacific Railway, ard the murder
and scalpng of the engineer and other EN-
ploycs, is an APPALLING fact, and may well
lead the public to consider the policy of
extcrminating the devils by whom such an
outrage could I've perpetrated. The only
question which arises is as TO the means of
accomplishing their destruction. Regular
warfare will not do it, except at an expen-
diture OF life and treasure which is not to
be thought of. The life of one white man
Is worth more than that of whole tribe of
savagcs. The time of regiment of civil
zed soldiers is worth more than an eteraity
of Sioux. The cost of All Indian war on
our side is enormous, and on the other side
nothing. Hence the contest is, in every
aspect of the case, unequal. To use n fa-
miliar phrase, il is n game of"heads win,
tails yOu lose" General Hancock marched
five hundred miles and captured on c Grip
pie and one idiot If he had DESTROYED
whole village full of redskins the results
would have been practically the same.


But something must be done. CiviliZa-
ton carnot pause on the Tooth meridian of
longitude. II must 90 forward. Through
peace or through war it must make its way.
Ii we arc 10 have war with savages who
burn their prisoners alive, let us have it
orsauizet in the most destructive fashion,
and on scale sufficiently large either to
accomplish the object, or TO prove that we
cannot accomplish 1t. And if this be the
determination. let everybody he invited TO
take hand in it, The frOntiermen have
always claimed that they could bring the
Indians io terms in single campaign, IL
they were allowed to fight in Indian FASH
ion. II the Commission now in session ut
81. Louis fail to accomplish the object they
have in view, let the frontiermcn try, or
rather let the Government add them to its
own forces, but hamper them with no rules
nor orders in their method of prosecuting
tho war. There is neither sense nor hu-
manity in applying the rules of civilized
warfare TO a foe who neither practises nor
appreciates them.


Ifihc same result can bc brought about
by negotiation. it will bc far better, for
neither glory nor profit is TO be won by
the most successful campaign against the
Indians. An opinion prevails that the In
dians have become so slated by their sue
cess this summer that they cannot be treat
with, until they shall first lie whipped
The truth will he asccrtaincd soon, and if
il shall prove To be the correct opinion,
then let us give our time, our energies. our
every thing, 10 the task of hewing this Oh
staclc out of our plth. -Chic. Trib.
Year: 1867

The Republicans of New jersey have
done very noble work. Certainly at this
time aud in this country it should not be
very heroic to declare the political equality
of all men: but in the State of New Jersey,
so long held fast in the Democratic vice, il
is so. The Republicans, in proclaiming
that the Constitution is unjust because il
dislranchses men for color, merely take
the true position OF every true American.


Nor do we believe that they will regret
il. Sometime the declaration was inevita-
BILE. Iii were delayed, and delayed, and
delayed, it would have been delayed still
longer: for fear is worsecounselor every
day that it lasts. Those in the Republican
! party who think the time has not come for
so plain and logical a position as that now
assumed in New Jersey never will think it
has come. A dominant party secures its
dominance by trusting the fair logic of its
principles; and when those principles are
humane, just, and generous, when they con-
template no inequality OF right, no subjec
tion. no injustice to any human soul, with
what lofty exultation should they proclaim
them and confide in the approving heart of
mankind,


If the Republicans in New Jersey had
taken counsel of their fears they would
have worshipped bugbears--a kind or wor-
ship neither beautiful nor useful. In such
State it was precisely the spirit Of the
men who called the Convention at Trenton,
which alone could inspire the party with
the ardor which will enable it 10 hold the
State. The Republican party can not af-
ford, az q matter of policy. to coquc; with
the question Of manhood suffrage. To say
that there is very great prejudice against
ha Of hat
will not understand the real question, is to
abdicate the post Of the advanced guard.
How will the people ever understand the
question if it is not argued, and how will
it ever be argued If it is not raised? The
way to raise it is to make il an issue. If
it were not an issue, every speaker and or
ator afraid OF injuring the party would con-
stantly declare that he was not yet in favor
of colored suffrage. 1t would be the old
cry of "As much opposed to slavery as any
man; but" Ii would be the copperhead
folly of the war: Resolved, that we are in
favor of the war but opposed to carrying
it on"
This nonsense has passed away. The
political battle CRY of the New jersey Re
publicans rings out blithe and clear. 1t is
the slogan that sounds melodious along the
whole National Republican line from
Maine to California, ard from Florida to
Oregon. The New Jersey address is most
felicitous. 1t recites the great triumphs of
the great party of loyal American people.
1t appeals confidently to New Jerseymen;
but the true heart of the whole land an
swers with hope and cheer:


ave appeal with sanguine anticipation
to their sympathy and cooperation in the
noble task OF wiping out the only relic of
old barbarism in our Constitution and ma
king it altogether In harmony with the vi
tai doctrine Of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence and tire informing soul of the Con-
stitution of the United States. .'-Harper s
| WeekLY.
Year: 1867

Il ONLY CRIED WTH HIM. The Wild
ow's mite was of more value in the
Savior's eyes than large contributions
by the wealthy, because Of the willing
heart and scanty means, The follow
in beautiful little incident shows how
even children can do good by little
tender sympathy:


A poor widow, the mother Of two
children, used to call on them at the
close of each day, for the report Of the
good they bad done. One night the
oldest hesitated in her reply to her
mothers question "What kindness
have you shown? Il don't know moth
en-. )" The mother touched with the tone
Of her answer, resolved to unrayel the
mystery, and the little sensitive thing
re-assured, went on to say Going to
school this morning, / found little An
ME G., who has been absent some days,
crying very hard. / asked her, mother
what made her cry so, which made her
cry more, Sc that | could not help lean
ing my head on her neck and crying
too. Then her sobs grew less and less,
till she told me Of her little baby broth
er, whom she had nursnd 50 long and
loved SO much, how he had sickened,
grown pail and thin, writhing with pam
until he died, and then they put him
from her forever.


Mother, she told me this, and then
ala l;I bar faao - M, ho1ly and c,;el
as if her heart would break Mother,
could not help putting my face on the
other page Of the book, and crying too
as she did. After we had cried together
long time, she hugged and kissed me
telling me | had done her good Moth.
er, don't know how | did her good
for | only cried with her That is all
can tell, for | can't tell how | did hei
good.
Year: 1867

We have probably all Of as met with
instances in which a word heedlessly
spoken against the reputation of fe-
male has been magnifed by malicious
minds, until the cloud has been dark
enough to oyershadow her whole exist
ence. To those who are accustomed,
not necessary from bad motives, but
from thoughtlessness, to speak lightly
Of ladies, we recomend these 'hints' as
worthy Of consideration:


Never use a ladys name in an i'm
proper place, at an improper time or
in mixed company. Never make asser-
tions about her that you think untrue,
or illusions that you feel she herself
would blush to hear When you meet
with men who do not scruple to make
use OF woman's name in reckless
aud unprincipled manner, shun them,
for they are the worst members of the
community men lost to every sense ol
honor, every feeling Of humanity.


Many a good and worthy woman $
character has been forever ruined and
heart broken by lie manufactured by
some villain and repeated where it
should not have been, and in the pres
encc of those whose little judgement
did not deter them from circulating the
foul and braggat report 4 SANDER is
soon propagated aud the smallest thing
derogatory to woman's character viii
fly on tic wings Of the wind, and mag
nifty as il circulates, until its monstr0us
weight crishes the poor unconscious
victim Respect the name Of woman,
for four mother and sisters are women
and as sou would have their fair name
untarnished, and their lives unembit-
tered by the slandsrer's tongue, heed
the III that your own words may bring
upon the mother, the sister, CT the wife
0f some fellow creature.
Year: 1867

cultivation than of climate. Sheep have
been successfully bred among the rice
swamps of Florida and South Carolina,
and there can be no doubt of the adapta-
bility for sheep raising of almost any
portion of Virginia and Maryland. We
have an immense advantage over the
Northern States in soil and abundance
and variety Of grasses. The winter feed
ing of the Northern States averages one
hundred and fifty days, while in the
South it is necessary to feed in winter
only under extraordinary circumstances,
by which sheep producers in the South
are guaranteed economical cultivation.


Nor will the cultivation of wool i'm
pair in any manner the production of
our great staples. If we deduct the
soil devoted in the growth Of cotton,
rice, wheat, tobacco, &C., &c, We shall
yet have large surplus of land which
should not beidle when available enter
prise is ut hand. Our necessities impel
rs to the immediate employment of all
our resources, and under present cir
cumstances, sheep husbsndry is certain
ly eligible and inviting.-Weekly Eram-
iaer.
Year: 1867

VENTILATION OF STABLEs.-This is a
very important item in connection with
all stables, and especially with warm
and close basement rooms. In the first
place, a stable should be comfortably
warm, and not open to any strong cur
rents of air. Nothing can be more un-
comfortable, and perhaps unhealthy, to
stock tied in stall without any chance
for exercise or change of position, than
TO be exposed to strong currents of cold
air, coming in through crevices or large
openings. But it is equally unhealthy
TO confine the stock in close and warm
quarters - especially cattle-as their
horses. A good way to convey pure air
into q stable is to have tubes of boards
foot square connecting with the out.
side, and passing along the sides Of the
stables to the rear, in such a manner
that the air may be conveyed to the
front of the stock. Cold currents will
thus be avoided.-Rxral New Yorker.
Year: 1867

The theatrical critic Of Macon pa
per has the following gush of rhetoric
concerning IN actress named Price
Shakespeare, who knew some things
almost as we'll as some Of our Solomons
has very sagely said that to gild fine
gold or to paint . lily is wasteful and
ridiculous to excess.' We will take tht
old stager's advice, aud not attempt t.
to add our humble perfume to the dram
attic violet now nightly s1nsling to oul
mental senses the rich odors of theat
rical grace and genius. Such rare gift
are doubly blessed-they bless the give
and receiver, and to be fully known
they must be seen, heard and felt"
Year: 1867

METHEGLIN.-This.a ancestral drink 10
made as follows: After pressing honey
from the comb, take the residue and
pour over it boiling water; after stirring
II well, draining and skimming it till
clear, boil it until it is strong enough to
almost raise to the surface an egg. Then
1t should be bottled and placed away.
Its excellence is increased by age, al
though it is fit for drinking any time
after 1t is year old.-NortSwesters
Farmer.
Year: 1867

SOMETHING NEw.-A neighbor Of
mine had very rough cellar bottom,
and did not want TO 20 t. the expense
of the cement, so he took his coal ashes
and mixed it with water, to the ordina-
ry thickness of mortar. 1t does not
matter how many Jumps or stones there
are. Put it on about four inches thick;
let it lie about twenty -four hours, then
stamp it with heavy block of wood
three or four times day, until it is per-
fectly hard. 1t is better than cement,
rs it will not crack or scale off.-Ameri-
can Farmer.
Year: 1867

phe finest thing Geo. ID. Prentice
ever wrote, is this ininitable passagee


"It cannot he that earth Is mans
only abiding place. 1t cannot be that
our life is bubble, cast up by the ocean
of eternity, to float moment on its
waves and sink into nothingness.-
ElseGfiy Is Ii, the high and glorious
aspirations, which leap like angels from
the temple Of our hearts, are forever
wandering, unsatisfied? Why Is 1t,
that the rainbow and cloud come over
us with a beauty that Is not Of earth.
and then pass off to leave us to muse
on their loveliness Why Is it that
the stars, which "hold their festival
around the midnight throne,n are set
above the grasp of our limited faculties;
forever mocking us with their unap-
proachable glory! And, finally, why
Is it that bright forms of human beau
ty are presented to our view and taken
from as; leaving the thousand streams
of our affections to flow back In an AL
pine torrent upon our hearts? We are
born for higher destiny than that Of
earth. There is realm where the
rainbow never fades; where the stars
will be spread out before US like islands
that slumber or the ocean, and where
the beautiful beings which pass before
us, will stay forever in our midst"
Year: 1867

CALuMNY.--Take a great, illustrous
revenge on young calumniators by
seeking to do better; constraIn them TO
silence by your excellence; this is the
true road to triumph. II you take
others If you plead your cause, justify
your self store Of woes, and you loose
your tranquility which you require Tor
your work, and the time in disputing
which should have been consecrated to
labor.
Year: 1867

WE suppose the largest price ever
paid for a course of popular lecturer In
this country, If not In any other coun-
try, was received by Professr Agassiz
for his recent course in New York on
the natural history OF Brazil, delivered
under the auspices of the Association
for the Advancement Of Science. The
price demanded by, and paid to, him
was five hundred dollars for each leet-
ure, or three thousand dollars for the
course of six lecturs. Taking the time
he devoted To each lecture-that is to
say, an average OF one hour and forty
minutes--it thus appears that he re-
ceivcd five dollars n minute for every
minute nc spoke, which Is a salary
equal TO that of an ordinary Emperor.
The Association which engaged his SER
vices did not lose by the operation, but
on the contrary received very hand
some surplus for Its treasury. Mr..
Bancroft says the audiences were the
largest he ever knew In attendance
upon any scientific lectures,
Year: 1867

themselves legally divorced in Scotland,
with permission to marry again, as it is
now in the most lax of German Kingdoms
or dukedoms And what would be still
more surprising to ordinary people Is the
circumstances that English-born people,
married In England at an American parish
church, had only to travel to Scotland, 60
through certain tormalitles, and at cost
of about fifty pounds have their nuptual
knot united, and they might then return to
England free to marry whom they pleased
More than all, although the whole affair
was openly arranged by the two parties
acting in concert, it was held to be lawful
and not immoral thing for the wife to take
what was called the "oath of calumny" :"
and to swear that there was no collusion
between her husband and herself to pro-
cure the divorce.


\ very curious instance of the opera
ton Of this law is given in a recently pub
lished book. 4 respectable Englishman
and his equally respectable English wife
separated. There was no quarrel nor even
a violent dislike; only they did not enjoy
each others society Presently the hus-
band fell in love. He wrote to the wife
about divorce. They met IN Edinburgh
The notes OF the conversation in the wite's
diary are amusing They not only made
arrangements about present and future
money affairs, and the custody of their son.
of whom they both professed to be equally
fond, the lady specially ob;ecting to the
fathers taking him to the Fives Court. but
on one occasion they discussed the pictures
at Dalkeith. on another the beauties Of
Roslyn Castle, and on third they drank
tea together, and finally settled that the
moment the lady should have taken the
9" oath Of calumny,'' on proper legal advice,
she should make up a parcel containing
- the joyful intelligence.' and send it of
by messenger, that 80 the husband should
know what was done at once, without wait
ine for the slow-going post to carry let
ter in its ordinary course.


After little tour in the Highlands she
returned at her lawyers summons, took the
oath, despatched the messenger, and then
went to visit her late husbands relatives in
Deyonshire. After the gentlemans second
marriage they met at Paris, apparently
without embarrassment.
Year: 1867

The USE OF MosoUIToEs-Dr. Osgood
finds that even mosquitoes do good service
to the world, and are useful even to those
who anathematize them:


God means TO give us strength as well
IS wisdom, and he is as much opposed to
idleness and ineficiency as to folly and
improvidence. He keeps his rational
creatures ever on the alert; and if ruder
ages he set wild beasts about men as
kind of watch to keep them awake; and
sometimes it was the stern destiny of the
backwoodsman either to slay or be slain,
or TO eat the bear or else be eaten by him.
Even the annoying insects that we so little
love, and SO readily commit to Beelzebub,
the demon of flies as of lies, have a use,
md are, like the mosquitoes, sor. of
poliee-guard to keep sluggards awake.
especially on warm days; and undoubtedly
those little imps, whom | do not love, add
to the wealth and health of the nation. by
spurring the lazy and sleepy to work, and
keeping many lounger from a perilous
nap in the malarious regions
Year: 1867

The Pail Mall Gazette says the general
English public has come to the perhaps
hasty conclusion that in Scotland nobody
knows who is married or who is not, and
does not care to hear any more about the
Yelvertons. But perplexing as the Scotch
law on divorce may be at present, it was
worse generation ago. Tnen it was every
whit as easy for married couple, to get
Year: 1867

DIscovrgy.-1'hc Gazette says there is a
''cat out Of the bag" Very likely and for
that reason we charge that concern TO take
goed care that the political vermn Of its
party is kept well hoied: or that cat will
make sad havoc with some OF its most init
mate friends
Year: 1867

NEW GooDS-lIazen & McPherson have received supply of Spring Goods and will have more soon. These gentlemen lasc 1determincd- to be up with tho times, hy Keeping always on hand full supplS of such goods as are demanded in this market. Give them a call and satisfy yourself
Year: 1867

a Lesson FOR LAZY WIVEs.-One
day sturdy peasant was at work in the
field amidst storm and rain, and went
home in the evening, tired and drenched
to the skin. His loving wife said: my
dear, it has been raining so hard that
could fetch no water, so have not been
able to make you any dinner. AS you
are wet through / shall be obliged to
you to fetch me n couple of buckets of
watcr-you cannot get any wetter.' "
The argument was striking; he there
fore took two buckets and fetched some
water from the well, which was at Il
considerable distance. On reaching his
hous", he found his wife comfortably
seated by the fire; then lifting one buck
ct after another he poured the contents
over his considerate partner, "Now,
wife," said he, "you are quite rs wet as
| am, so you may rs well fetch water
for yourself; you can't get any wetter."