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Year: 1867

Mr.. Spotted Tail, the eminent Chief of
the Brule Sioux, recently enunciated his
views of the Spirit Land, to a party of
whites at North Platte, Nebraska. After
death he had an idea that the spirit always
moved about. He had frequently heard
the voices, in the stiffness Of the forest
from friends that had departed. The Sioux
formerly buried their dead on scafolds and
the limbs of trees. They do so now on the
Plains, along the streams where there are
trees, and upon scaffolds where there are
hills. The reason for this is because the
spirit is more free to range about than
when buried in the ground. He once went
to war with the Pawnecs. He heard a
voice calling to him from the top ofa high
hill. He went up to the top of the hill,
and the voice continued calling to him
from the timber. He looked about and
found no one there. Itwas spirit. The
voice told him what to do. He believed
it and followed the advice. He went into
the fight and came out victorious.
Year: 1867

A Wires PRAYER.-If there is anything
that comes nearer to the implorations Of
Naomi than the subjoined, we have not
seen It:


Lord bless and protect that dear person
whom Thou hast chosen to be my husbnnd,
let his life be long and blessed, comfortable
and holy ; and let me also become great
blessing and comfort unto him, sharer in
all his sorrows, a meek helper in oil the
accidents and changes in the world make
me amiable forever in his eyes, and forev-
er dear to him. Unite his heart to me in
the dearest love of holiness, and mine to
him in sweetness. charity and compliance.
Keep me from all 'ungentleness, and dis
contentedness and unreasonableness of pas
sion and humor, and make me humble and
obedient, useful and subservient, that We
may delight each other according to Thy
Blessed Word, and both of US may rejoice
in Thee, having our portion in the love
and service Of God forever, Amen
Year: 1867

L


A correspondent Of the New York Eve
ming Post, describes his visit to public
school, reviews the rules and regulation.
he there found in force, and comments or
tho studies and the time occupied by them
In concluding, he says:


But it is not enough that children are
kept at their work by this constant stimu
lus of unwholesome and paltry motives
greater than they can do without the sacri
fee of health and often of life. From nine
to twelve, from two till four, every day
five hours in school FIVE hours of steady
brain work, and under such unfavorable
conditions of close and constrained posi-
ton that the five hours are more exhaust
ing than seven would be Of voluntary, in
terested and comfortable studying.
When are they to play When are they
to take exercise ? What lamb, or colt. OF
pig would live three years, if it were five
hours of the day strapped down tight in
an ill-ventilated room People reply =
"But children are not animals" Yes they
are and this brain Of theirs, which We
over work SO terribly, is not good for
anything after all is done, simply because
we have left it no healthful animal life
from which to draw its supplies.


But the FIVE hours are not all among
the fragments of the day which are left,
time must be found for the learning of at
least one lesson at home. The regulations
from which have quoted before, say that,
for boys, the lesson shall not be longer
"than a boy of good capacity can acquire
by an hours study" One hour more =
Six hours out of twelve and Walter Scott,
who, according to Carlyle, "was the only
perfectly healthy literary man that ever
lived" gave it as his deliberate opinion
that FIVE and half hours form the limit
of healthful, mental labor for mature per-
son.


l said to the Principal of this school -
" Do any Of your boys study more than an
hour out of school p "Oh, yes" he said,
it is impossible to prevent it that little
fellow" pointing to the small dark-eyed,
of whom l spoke before, ''studies two and
three hours at home every day, and he is
never sick. Our regulations say" he con.
tinued, smiling, "that no lessons are to be
given to girls to study Mt home but the
truth is that the girls study much more at
home than the boys do. They will do it. ~
My impulse was to reply: Certainly they
would not if there were no lessons given
them which could not be easily learned in
school.


But individual protests are of no use -
Nothing will do any good until some day
God sends a man with the strength and pa
tience of a Luther, who can see that child
murder in America is as horrible as it is in
India, and who will give parents no rest
until they realize that children's brains are
part of their bodies, and the present sys-
tenn of so-called education must be done
away with. Until then we shall 20 on
reading and piously lamenting that more
than two-ffths of all the children die be.
fore they are twelve years old T!
Year: 1867

PRIMARY ELEcTIoNs.-As the primary
elections of the Union party in this county
are to be held in accordance with the pro-
visions of the Primary Election Law, it is
important that the law should be well under
stood, especially by the supervisors appoint
ed to superintend the election Of delegates
In addition to the qualifications or test pre-
scribed by the Central Committe, any person
offering to vote at the primary meetings must
be a citizen of the United States, and quail
fed to vote in the county. (See Sec. 5. y
Now, to be qualified to vote on the first Of
June, one must be either enrolled in his
precinct or on the Great Register; and if
objection be made by any qualified elector,
the party Offering to vote must. among other
qualifications, be a - legal resident and voter
of the election precinct in which the vote is
offered" Any supervisor Of election who
neglects to enforce these provisions subjects
himself to a fine of not less than fifty nor
mere than five hundred dollars.
Year: 1867

\ SUCKER PoET.-An Indiana paper gets
off the following:


A love sick Sucker sends US some doggerel
to print. Respectfully declined. Go and
tell the gal that you are fool without letting
everybody else know it. TO which the swain
returned US an answer:


THE gal knows it already. So do I. She
wants her lover to be famous. But l amt
Therefore do write. If you publish the
doggerel, perhaps l may be accounted the
biggest fool in this part of the country
That'll satisfy the gal amt particular.
Don't be envious, old fellow. There is room
for both Alexander and Diogenes.
Year: 1867

MALcoNTENTs.- Every body or association
of men have among them a clique CT dIsat-
fected hangers.on who are constantly finding
fault and laboring to breed confusion and
disafection. They are so constituted by
nature that they find it utterly impossible to
favor anything of permanent character
They must have constant change and tur-
moil no matter at what sacrifice. Untortu-
natelv number of these malccntents afiict
the Union organization of this county, and
are endeayoring to breed disafection in its
ranks introduce discord in its councils, and
are plaving directly into the hands of the
Copperheads, who are encouraging them to
perseyere in their disorganizing efforts.


Two wears ago they attempted to accom-
plisb the same object for which they are now
striving and were only driven from their
nefarious purposes by the withering blast OF
loyal scorn and indignation which greeted
them on every hand. Therefore we cannot
reasonably expect these men to act honestly
and harmoniously with the Union party now,
when their attachment to It's principles was
not strong enough to deter them from at
tempting to break up the organization at a
time when the blood of Union soldiers was
still smoking upon the battle fields of the
South, and our banner was still draped with
the symbol of mourning for martyred Pres
ident. We warn all true Union men to be-
ware of the insidious advances of these semi
Copperheads. Their representations IN re-
gard to the character of straightforward
Union men are without foundation and
entitled to no credence whatever; and II
these slanderous reports do not cease, we
propose to give the names and ventilate the
characters of the parties inventing and cir
culating them, and expose their objects IN
doing so.
Year: 1867

PAYS WELL.-Several rich mining claims
have been located on the divide between The
head of Dog Creek, in this county, and HalRs
Gulch, in Trinity county. The only difficulty
to be encountered in successfully working
these claims is the great scarcity of water at
that elevation. One man made six dollars
per day during the last month, and packed
his gravel distance of half mile in a -four
sack to get water to pan it out.
Year: 1867

PETs.-Last we, k John Forster shot a hare
near his place on Cottonwood, and on taking
out its entrails, found three unborn hares,
which he threw upon the grass in the yard.
Shortly afterwards the little fellows began to
breathe and kick, and III an hour were
crawling around on their feet. John then
put them with an old cat that was rearing a
litter of kittens, and were at once adopted
into the family. They are now hopping
around as lively as crickets.
Year: 1867

A REoUEsr.-Superyisors of the approach
ing Union primary elections in this county
will confer favor by forwarding to the
Chairman of the County Central Committee
list of the voters at such elections in their
respective precincts.
Year: 1867

FUGITIYE LovERs.-A Romantic Story
Some days ago the Chief of Police received a
teles rIphic dispatch from the Police Depart
ment Of the city of New York, asking him to
lJok out for and arrest Aaron Meyer, on
charges of grand larceny and abduction
The dispatch stated that Never had stolen
some twenty-six hundred dollars worth Of
ladies' shoes, and had them on board the
steamer, and further, that he had abducted
a young German girl named Della Miller
The Montana arrived on Sunday morning,
and detachment of policemen were on the
look out for Mr.. Meyer, who was soon dis
covered and invited to visit the Office Of the
Chief Of Police. Arrived there, he was
catechised by ali hands. lie acknowledged
that be had lot Of ladies' shoes on the ves
sell and lot more coming, but exhibited
receipted bills for them. He explained the
abduction charge, by saying that Della and
himself had desired to get married, but her
parents had objected because he was jew
Not intending to let such objections stand
between him and bis love, he bad eloped with
her, and she was now with him ready to
explain whether she had been abducted or
not She was interrogated and affirmed that
she had not been abducted, but had eloped
because her ''cruel parents" could not see
that her happiness was bound up IN Meyers
carcass. On further investigation 1t was
discovered that they had been occupying the
same stateroom, and passing for man and
! wife, although they had not been married.
| They Chief of Police suggested that they had
better get married, to which Meyer respond
ed that he had run away from New York for
the purpose of doing So and he did not pro-
pose to 90 back on himself. A license was
accordingly procured, and the parties taken
before Rev. Mr. Briggs, who soon made them
man and wife. After the marriage Meyer
turned over all his effects to the Chief of
Police, and declared his intention of remain
ing in the city until the charge preferred
against him shall have been cleared up, and
the Chief of Police has permitted Meyer to
remain at large.-S. T. Call.
Year: 1867

AMPUTATED.-Last week, while running
the lathe saw at Klotz's mill, P. G. Buford
accidentally allowed his right hand to come
in contact with the saw which lacerated two
of his fingers so severely that he was obliged
to come to town, when it was found necessary
to amputate the first joint of the middle
Year: 1867

An ARTICLE OF TRUE MERIT" Browns 5
Bronchial Troches" are the most popular
article in this country or Europe for Throat
Diseases and Coughs, and this popularity is
based upon real merit, which cannot be said


of many other preparations in the market
which are really but weak limitations of the
genuine Troches. q =
Year: 1867

THE CRYsTAL.-The conditional purchas-
ers of the Crystal mine, at South Fork, have
failed to come to time, and relinquished the
claim to the original owners. The rock
prospects splendidly, and the lode has every
appearance of permanency, but the San
Francisco company probably think that by
throwing up the original bargain they will
ultimately get the claim at reduced figure.
The owners understand the game.
Year: 1867

INcoRREcT-The Red Bluff Independent
and Yreka Journal speak of us as being op'
posed to the nomination of General Bidwe!l
for Governor. Such is not the case. We
only deprecated the idea of setting the Gen
eral up as the only suitable man the Union
party can nominate for the position. We
do not consider the General in any respect
better qualified than the other aspirants for
the position, in fact we can name fifty
men, members of the Union party, any one
of whom we think would adorn the guberna-
torial chair equally as well as either of the
aspirants. If the General receives the NOM
ination we will render him cheerful sup
port, with whatever of ability we possess.
Year: 1867

LIFE INsURANCE.-Mr. A. A. Webber,
agent for the Continental Life Insurance
Company of New York, branch Office at
San Francisco, will stop in this place for a
few days. The company insures lives, and
makes the money payable at death only, or
at death, if death occurs within ten or fifteen
years; or, if the party lives to the expira,
ton of that time, the company will then pay
the whole amount for which he is insured ;
or, if he is not able to continue the payment
through the whole period, the company will
give him paid up policy for the portion he
has paid on any of the plans or they will
loan him in cash, four -ffths as much money
as he has paid in, to help him continue his
policy. The company is mutual one, and
the policy holder becomes a full sharer in
the profits of the company. The very lib
eral terms which this company offers, can.
not help gaining for it a liberal patronage
Mr. Webber comes to this place with the
very highest recommendations, both for
himself and his company.
Year: 1867

lEs- Hope for the Aflicted.-In another part
of this paper viii be found the advertisement of tho
celebrated Institute established by DR.. J. C.
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age of deceit and char.
latanism it is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they Of obtaining the wished
for relief and cure Under the care of the skilful
Doctor the sick and troubled can diyest themselves
of their burdens of pains and shame lay aside thsif
cross, and secure health and happiness. If You
are sick or in trouble, 10 not hesitate Read tho
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number the of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $50 Washing
On street, San Francisco.
Year: 1867

CONSTIPATION OF THE Bowels When
this is merely accidental or OCCASIONAL.
q dose Of Ro6aek's Sugar Coated Blood
Pills is the only treatment necessary; but
when it becomes babitual, it calls for
further attention. Want Of exercise is
generally the chief cause. especially
among the higher classes of society. in
which case the use of the Blood Pills
should be followed, to keep the bowels
open.
Year: 1867

In some parts Of the State. stone is
abundant. In our section, the rich soil


is not SO prolific Of this crop but in the
bluffs along the streams. sufficient can be
obtsined for all necessary purposes.
Year: 1867

; Ths supply of water is plentiful. the
State being drained in every part BY wa
tsrcoursss. from the unfordable river to
the smallest rivulet. Fine springs abound
everywhere. and good wells are obtained
generally by digging from twenty to fifty
feet. There are few quarter sections that
have not running water, either from
spring or q creek.
Year: 1867

IN referring to our card as above, We would
4 say that in the future, as in the past, we Will
give our best attention 70 the interests OF our
patrons on all eonsignments made US. That
while our facilities are at least equal 70 any,
aud we pledge ourselves that the result 70 the
PLANTER on all business intrusted 10 us shall be
as favorable as from any other house OF equal
standing. or from parties who may propose 10
transact business for less than we feel we can
fuSfiv and safely afford TO DO. Oc3-3In
Year: 1867

within Ave minutes walk Of the city, on Fifth, Sixth
and Seventh Avenues and and Streets for less than
any have been aold be bought the busi-
ness part Of the city, payments TO suit the purchaser


j. A. BROWN.
Year: 1867

One victory over ones self is
worth ten thousand over others.


AMUSEMENT AND ENTERTAINMENT.
We never respect persons who aim
simply to amuse us. There is a
vast difference between those we
call amusing men and those we de-
nominate entertaining; we laugh
with the former and reflect with the
latter.


SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS IN THE
WRONG DlRECTIoN.-The great
blessings of mankind arc within us,
and within our reach; but we shut
our eyes, and, like people in the
dark, we fall foul upon the very
things We search for, without find
ing it.


UNsoUGHT HApP1NEss.---Old sta
gers know that the way to be happy
is to give up all attempts to be So.
In other words, the cream of enjoy
mcnt in this life is always impromp-
tu. The chance walk; the unex-
pected visit; the unprcmedited
journey; the unsought conversation
or acquaintance.


SERENITY OF MIND. Enthusiasm
is always connected with tie senses,
whatever be the object that cxcites
it. The true strength of virtue is
serenity of mind, combined with a
deliberate and stcadfast determina-
ton to execute her laws. That is
the healthful condition of moral
life.


ELEVATION OF THE MIND. -Lof-
ty elevation of mind does not make
one Indifferent to the wants and suf-
fcrings of those who are below him;
on the contrary, as the rarificd air
of mountains makes distant objects
seem nearer, so are all his fellow
beings brought nearer to the heart
of him who looks upon them from
the height of wisdom.
Year: 1867

No word about the great battle in
which he played so conspicions a
part-no time or inclination to tell
of those heroic deeds which rendered
famous, forever, 'Stoncwall Jackson
aud the Stonewall Brigade but
he could afford the time to send to
his pastor money which he had
promised to the treasury ofthc Lord.


The example of this great and
good man teaches a lesson which
many would do well to heed
Year: 1867

RICHMOND, Sept. 18.-The National Cemeteries
in this State well nigh completed, and consequently
the operations of the Burial Corps will cease when
all but employees necessary to keep the cemeteries
In order will be discharged. The superintendent ap
pointed by the Secretary OF War In permanent capacity
will then receive charge OF them from Col Moore Chief
Quarternaster here, under whose control they have
hitherto been They number IN all seventeen, and are all
remarkable as the sacred historical cities OF the national
dead Many curious interesting incidents related
OF the Identification Of bodies by friends
Year: 1867

May God prolorg the life of our
Lord " shouted by thousands of pros
truto heads, greeted the Kleefa of the
Prophet, the champion Of God, the
next day, as he rode under the impe-
rial umbrella into the Meshwa, a very
spacious court OF the palace, where the
great trial was to take place.


The Meshwa herald now proclaimed
that Shashu (lhe blow givcr) and the
Sixfngercd Alec, each Of free will,
were about to test their strength, and
that a royal donation Of fifty gold
mitzakel would be the reward of the
cOnqueror.


May God bless our Lord| shouted
by ten times ten thousand voices,
drowned the cry of the herald - the
deafener,' as the people called him,
from his astounding voice. Both the
champions were already on the ap
pointed ground, when there arose the
| question which should receive the first
/ blow.


'On this the sturdy Alec spoko:-
| 20 mighty Shasha, slave of the De,
fender of the Faithful, the sultan of the
world it is my duty to grant that ad
vantage even to the meanest servant
Of our Lord


The blow-givor replied:
| Your course of life is run; it has
reached its goal. Where shall l deal
the fatal blow ?


Alec pointed to the top of his head
The long and muscular arm of the
black was now raised and poised in the
air over the skull of Alec, who, with
kncess slightly bent, stood undaunted
before his antagonist, Il broad grin
upon his features, as if certain of his
power of resisting all human strength


Down came the fist of the black
sounding like the sledge-hammer when
struck with force against an anvil
Alec staggered, drops of sweat burst
out upon his forehead, his eyes rolled
Year: 1867

1t was at this time, when such re
ports were abroad, that there happen
ed to be travelling overthe bill of Oar
ol-Clow, an aged Priest, on his return
from the village of EMzora, to his ma
tive place near Tangicr. As the old
priest reached the 'vale of murders,
he goadcd on his mule into a hurried
amble, being somewhat cheered at see
ing a party of mulcteers about mile
before him, who had already gained
the summit of the bill, and whom he
now anxiously strove to join, for his
memory was full of what he had heard
when reposing the night before with
another traveller in the mosque hut OF
E'Mzora.


Stop, or l shoot, grated on the old
mans car as he was pondcring on this
fearful story lie quickly reined in
his mule, and groaned out May God
have mercy on me !! Your prayer is
heard, O MoostaIil the learned, said
the same hollow voice; leave your
beast and come hither.' The Priest dis
mounted, his teeth chattering as he
Year: 1867

E Those who sew a a good deal
often acquire a bad habit Of biting
their thread off, instead of using scis-
sors. That this is a dangerous prac-
tice has recently been droven in
France, where a large number of
seamstresses have been suffering from
violent COLES from putting the silk
they use in sewing into their mouths.
This is attibutcd to sulphate of lead,
and the presence of that deleterious
substance is explained by the fact that,
as the silk is sold by weight, manu-
facturers mix tho sulphate with it to
make il heavier. Careful analysis
has been made of different samples
of thread, in almost every case not
only the sulphatc but the acetate for
sugar. of lead was found in large
quantities. Ladies should be upon
their guarl-and we thing the Ssah-
ufactsrTs might As well be 90 siso.
Year: 1867

ray~ At one of the colored church
es la Mobile, the minister, having
finished his sermon, announced that
collection would be taken up for
missionary purposes. The {" sasser''
was accordingly sent around. When
it came back to the pulpit, the
preacher proceeded to count the
amount received, and among the
fractional currency he discovered a
ten dollar confederate bill. He
looked at it for some time with evil
dent disgust, and then took calm
look at his congregation over his
spcctacles. Then clapping tho un-
current bill upon the open bible with
indignant emphasis, he exclaimed :
Brederin, 1 put dis bill right dar
on de bible and let de Lord take
care Of dat man"
Year: 1867

him to have and to hold a respectable Cabinet.
He is vain, egOtistical, passionate, ana oDStl-
nate, and imagineS himself the whole Govern
mcrt of the United States in such selt-satls-
fed way that sometimes we think that ne either
has not read or cannot read the Constitution.
Such man cannot get along smoothly with
anv Cabinet-nOt even, we venture to say,
with n Cabinet of liclspittlcs and knee-cro0k-
crs. lie is too suspicious to trust even his ac-
cepted tools. He likes to be ilattered, but he
will doubt even his fiattGrers. He likes to be
obeycd but he will suspect obedience itself.
He likes to have his own way, but his Admin
isiration is one, from the very necessity OF
the case, of shifts and cxpedents, and nobody
can be expected to play Proteus with the
velocity and the variety which he exhibits.
There is but one resource for the country, nm
less it may call for impeachment, and that Is
to wait patiently for Mr. Johnson's political
death. While he remains in office, we must
expect trouble of one kind or another. The
Republic thank God is too strong to be ruined
even by such President, and the vigilance
and good sense of the People and OF the
Peoples Representatives will sooner or later
restore lis to peace and security.