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Year: 1867

The Mobile Tribune says with truth, that to
radical Legislation is to be attributed of the
principal causes that prevents an influx of immi-
grafton into these States. Another cause is to be
sought for in the disposition of our planters TO
| hold on to land they are unable to cultivate,
rather than to divide it into small parcels, and
sell it at reasonable rates. There are agents in
our cities who have for sale any number of plan
tations, but, we know of not who is attempt
ing to sell them by retail-that is, offer man
Of moderate means the opportunity of investing
In a farm. He r:ust buy plantation or stay
away.


The term Southern has also had its influence
in keeping away immigration. If correct cen
coaid be taken of the biped in the world,
the world sefwould be alarmed at the number,
and would pray to God to send another flood, but
not another ark. The great majority of people
in Europe and at the North need nothing more
than to country called Southern, to be con-
WINGED that yellow fever, leprosy, Aslatlc chol-
era and Egyptian plague abide in it forever; that
there is a rattle-snake under every stone, a boa
constructor up every tree, and that aligators, mud
turtles, panthers, anteaters and hippopotami have
the freedom of all its cities. These impressions
they get from the vlanous pictures in school
Biographies. We confess that our earliest no.
tions of Egypt was received from one of these
plctures-pyramids IN the back ground, and IL,
front crocodile with an OK in its jaws. For a
number of years we thought an Egyptian was
never out of sight of crocodiles walking off with
oxen-the latter seized by the small of the back,
and their feet paving the air. We have recov
cred from all that; but there are thousands of
victims of Yankee biographies and free schools
that have not been so fortunate.


When good people hear our country called
Southern, they never look on the map for its
latitude, but only for the horrors mentioned
above.


We would like to convince all such that this
is not Southern land. On the contrary, it lies
in the very centre of the Temperate zone and en-
joys climate equal to that of the best part of
Europe. Its soil is the richest in the world, and
there is enough of i: cleared and fenced in, to
support population equal to that Of France
Ra roads and rivers are at hand to take the pro-
duce to market. This then, is the country to be
sought by white men who are wrestling with
starvation at home. Let them come in sufficient
numbers, and they can bid defiance to radical
Year: 1867

A NICE LAw.-Do you know why China is
called "the celestial country" It's because
they have a law there which wipes out all debts
on the first day Of January, whether people are
able to pay or not. Who will say that is not
better than the vilainons custom of taking notes,
or keeping accounts. How delightful il must
be, after constable has set up with you faith
fully until the 3lst day of December, to emerge
the next day and not know him Creditors are
very Insignificant creatures there on New Years
day The Chinese are very respectable people
in my opinion, and have no doubt that If
their law was adopted here, it would be con-
sIdered big thing. Then there would be no
lawyers, and writs and sheriffs and other dis.
turbers of domestic peace, and everybody would
prosper, Instead of being in state of chronic
insolvency like we are. In conclusion would
advise you not to try to be creditor. Credi-
tors are nuisanccs and are about to be abolished.
The Legislature considers them "bad eggs"
Year: 1867

LOST BY NOT TAKING PAPER The
Charlestown (Virginia) Free Press says: Some
time ago, a gentleman in Charlestown was ap-
pointed auditor to distribute the funds in the
hands Of the administrators among the creditors
Notice of the auditor was published


1t SO happened that few creditors residing
in a certain portion of the county, who had col
lectively claims to the amount of seven or eight
hundred dollars, from the neglect of taking q
county paper, never heard Of the audit until
after the report of the auditor had been con-
frmed BY the court They then came into town
to inquire about the likelihood of securing their
claims; called upon an attorney, who examined
into the matter, and Informed them that they
had forever lost their money, and we presume
charged them five dollars for the Information
All this resulted in being too penurious to take
paper.
Year: 1867

at the Old Stand in the Springs Building one door
above Hutchs on Burroughs 4 Co


Thankful for the very liberal patronage bestowed
the Old Firm / would solicit a continuance of
the same. Ny motto shall be, Quick Sales and
Short Profits, with fair dealings


Old friends as we'll as new customers will find a.
general and full assortment Of Family Groceries a.
low prices.


Come one. come all, and if you do not wish TO
buy, yon may find comfortable by good fire


In addition to the Family Grocery Business / buy
and sell
Year: 1867

We'll as haItondl economy the ROAD is lnOlS-
pensable. ,,,...-....s.


2. That by an investment of about fifty
millions in Second Mortgage on the road,
the Government practically guarantees the
principal and interest on the first Mortgage.


The Company now offer limited amount
of its First Mortgage Bonds. bearing six
per cent. interest, payable semi-annually in
coin, at ninety per cent. This interest, at
the current rate of premium on gold is
equal to nine per cent. per annum on the
price for which they are now offered. The
Company expects to sell but small amount
at this rate, when the price will be raised,
and like all similar bonds they will finally
rise to a premium above their par value
The subscribers to this loan will not only
have the advantages of very liberal inter
est and very safe security, but will also
have the satisfaction of having assisted in
the construction of the greatest national
work of the country.
Year: 1867

CURE FOR SLoBBERtNG HoRsEs.-A cor
respondent of the Boston Culttuator says that
this is disease in horses. Saltpeter, a
tablespoonful for dose, was found to cure
the worst case he ever had, and has not
dose. He gives tablespoonful in the
morning, and in three days, if the horse is
not free from it he repeats the dose.
Year: 1867

sleeps almost as comfortably as at home,
may be as great as the difference between
the numbers who are jolted over the noun
tains in an old-fashioned stage-coach and
those in an Express train between any
two great cities. Then, is it not safe to say
that this through travel will be at once
doubled OH the completion of the road in
1870, and, with the rapid increase of Pacific
Coast population in the next few years.
more than quadrupled? Is it at all ex-
travagant to assert that the through pdssen-
ger business during the first year after the
first train of cars runs from Omaha in Ne
braska to Sacramento, will be worth
twenty-five million dollars? When to this
we add half as much more for its ,oay pas
senger business, and more than as much
more then both for its freights, expresses
and mails, ETC., are there not the best rea-
sons in the world tor believing that the
Union Pacific Railroad will be one of the
most profitable as well as one of the grand
est works of modern times?


THE SECURITY AND VALUE OF ITS BONDS.
We have made these calculations that
the public may have some brief data of
facts from which to form their estimate of
the value of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company's First Mortgage Bonds. Be
sides, men of the greatest railroad expert
ence in the country have shown their con-
f1dence in the stock by liberal subscrip-
tions, and this stock must be subordinate
to all other claims. But there are stronger
proofs of the security and value of the
First Mortgage Bonds than any we have
named: ---- .........


1. That for the safety of the country as
The price of freight by teams from the Missouri
River was formerly TWENTY-FIVE cents per pound, or
e5o0 Per ton. r-tr7 p. a.5---9.E trH .rpi+1sF
Year: 1867

OUR CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY JuDGE.-Voters
will remember that at the coming election they
will be called upon to choose Judge to preside
over the County and Probate Courts for the next
four years. No county officer should be more
carefully selected, and no one should be chosen
who is not fully qualified for the place. He in
short should be man of legal experience. Such
m one is A. ]. Felter, the Union nominee for
County Judge. He was admitted 10 practice in
the Disttict Court of this county four years ago,
and has during that time met with uniform sue
cess as practcing attorney. Respected by the
of purpose and perfect freedom from bias, and
esteemed alike by his fellow citizens, we believe
he will be triumphantly elected.
Year: 1867

A MINISTER FOR WEAvERvILLE.-We learn that
tie late N. E. Conference assigned minister to
labor here during the coming year, after holding
our people on probation for a twelvemonth. We
have forgotten the gentlemans name.
Year: 1867

JUDICIAL ELEcTIoS.-The proclamation for the
approaching election will be found on the fourth
page of to-day's paper. An error occurs in pla-
cling Junction City precinct in Weaverville Elec-
tion District Junction City is by order of the
Board of Supervisors m Election District, and
that precinct will electits own Justices this year
Year: 1867

DExrIsrRY.-Dr. Gates has returned after a
three months business absence in Humboldt and
Mendocino counties, and is now prepared to do
in the best style any work in bis line which this
community may require.
Year: 1867

A DECIDED IMPRovEMESr-Is noticeable in the
neighborhood of the Union Hotel. The black
smith shop has given place TO road from Main
street to the gulch, aad the old rookery former
ly occupied by Buchanans postmaster was torn
down this week. A neat porch is to be built
along the west side of the Union, and shade
trees planted on the vacant lot.
Year: 1867

CoNpLErED.-Philbrook & Co. have completed
their high fume across the mouth of Oregon
Gulch, and are extending their ditch around to
Arkansas Dam. Its completion will result in a
waking up in that section.
Year: 1867

Coop NEWS FOR NORTH CALIFoRNIASs-The Pa
cihc Railroad Company have purchased the Cali
fornia Central, and will complete the road from
junction to Marysville right speedily. That is
glorious news for up country people.
Year: 1867

No CHANcE.-Parson Fitzgerald says that he is
g not a secessionist." He does not say that he
never was one but that is no matter, no one be-


lieves him, his own party least of all. Did they


believe that he tells the truth he would not get
$4,000 votes at the election. But they know


their man. He may before election say what he


pleases, they know what he is. Parson Fitz-
gerald made pilgrimage to the grave of Stone
wall Jackson and shed briny tears over his
grave; his lachrymose pen fairly sobbed in
writing an account of his visit, but he passed by
the last resting place of the gallant Sedgewick
who fell in the service of his country-and the
country never had braver defepder-without
sigh The sight of the graves of the gallant Stew
ems and the heroic Reno produced no fearful
emotions. No inky tears were shed by the pous
parson over the assassination of Abraham Lin
coin. The mourning weeds of the widows of
those who fell fighting the battles of their coun-
try excited no sympathetic emotions in his
breast, but his eyes were fountain of tears on
account Of the woes of the South. Parson Fitz-
gerald secessonist? Oh, no - Woodland
Rrars
Year: 1867

HUMBOLDT AND MExDocIxo RoAD.-The people
of Humboldt county are just now moving ener-
getically in the matter of a wagon road to con-
meet them with Mendocino county, and thence
by railroad with the San Francisco market. The
popular idea with the Humboldt people is to ask
permission of the next Legislature to issue coun-
ty bonds to the amount necessary for the con-
which amount will be ascertained by an accu-
rate survey of the route in the time intervening.
This certainly the most feasible and speedy plan
for completing the road, and it is to be hoped
will be adoped. Humboldt county is out of debt,
and the opening of the road in question would
result in the speedy settlement of the thousands
of now unoccupied acres along the route. What
ever the cost of the road, it will be to the inter-
est of Humboldt county to directly assume the
task of building it.


old residents of this county, and practical road
builders, have just returned from Humboldt, hav-
ing gone for the especial purpose of examining
the proposed route, and pronounce the underta-
king entirely feasible. As road builder Mr.
Lowden has no superior in the State. The road
from Weaverville to the Tower House was built
under his immediate superintendence, as we'll
the lately completed toll road over Trinity noun
tain from Lewiston to the Tower House-both of
which are enterprises which in magnitude and
general execution are not surpassed in the State.
Mr.. Williams has considerable interests in Hum
boldt county, and his experience as superntend-
ent in the construction of the highway from the
Trinity to Hay Fork Valley would be of great as
sistance to him in putting through the proposed
road. We hope the Humboldt people will con-
clude to give the gentlemen in question trial.
Year: 1867

FINAL RALLY.-Wc announce this day
the Last Grand Rally Of the campaign,
which will take place on Monday evening"
the evening before the election.


There will be AL immense gather og-
rain or shine.


There will be plenty Of speaking, plenty
OF music, and plenty Of enthusiasm.


The People invite their Republican
brethren 70 co no right in nnd hear tic good
things OF the evening. 1t viii do them
good.
Year: 1867

Babe left me on the corner of Main and
Chestnut streets. He was staying i'll town
ut the late residence of George Black,
deceased, for company for Mrs. Mary
Creacraft, formerly Mary Black. went
to my boarding house and went to bed.
Year: 1867

The members of the New York Agri-
cultural Society, during the late exhibi-
tion at Buffalo, spent an evening in dis
cussing the subject of cutting and cook
ing food for stock. The Importance OF
this subject is shown by the fact that
more food is required for the domestic
animal of the country, than for the
whole population.


L. M. Stewart, of Erie county, fur
nishcd reasons derived from long and
extended experiments, to show the ad-
vantage of cutting fodder. He had fed
from ten to fifty cattle, and found that
cooked food was much more completely
eaten than raw. Cooking renders the
woody fibre in straw and stocks into a
soft pulp. BY experiment, he had found
that two bushels of steamed hay, with
nothing added but water, was equal to
three bushels of unsteamed; and after
repeated trials with different animals,
the fact was proved that the animals
kept in better order and were better
satisfied Oh the two steamed, than on
the three unsteamed.


Many experiments had shown that,
for feeding swine, the value of corn was
about doubled-and in no case had the
reported grain been less than one-half
more.


In steaming hay, there should be two
gallons of water to every five bushels OF
cut hay. BY mixing hay aud straw to-
gether and steaming it, the mixture
thus treated is equal to clear hay I'M
steamed.


Two quarts of middlings are. equal to
one quart of corn meal-and wheat
bran (Which contains much gluten) is
one of the most valuable kinds of food,
if properly pre- pared.


Steamed fodder is similar in its char
acter to fresh pasture and horses that
had been diseased by coughs have been
cured by such food.


Another great advantage of stsaming
is the superior character of the manure,
which is finer and softer than common
coarse, lumpy manure; and such manure
can be applied at once to the land, as
we'll as fine fermented manure, and can
be distributed evenly.


Sheep are as much benefited by cook
ed food, as cattle. At first they do not
like it, but after few days they get to
liking it.


There is no branch of farming as little
understood and promises more advan-
tages, than the preparation of food.


A man who knows how to unite a
herd of cattle properly, is very rare
person.


Stock raising will never be the profit
able business it should be, in the North
ern States where we have long winters,
until we learn how to ecsnomizs food.
Year: 1867

PACKING BUTTER IN SUMMER.-=A Yer.
mont butter maker writes to the N. Y.
Farmers Club concerning packing but.
ter to keep: "Pack itin well soaked tubs
or firkins: put little damp salt in the
bottom, and place it in cool, dry cellar,
on a bench 1s inches from the cellar
bottom, and the same from the wall.
Stone or earthenware does not keep but
ter well, as the moisture from the sur
rounding atmosphere in warm weather
condenses on such vessels, and soon
affects the batter. Put no salt on or
between the layers, Fill to within half
an inch of the top, place a clean wet
cloth over the butter, pack the edges
down with q knife, and then spread
thin, wet salt on the cloth. Having
made and dealt in butter for some time,
l can say the above mode of packing
butter will be useful to many, and
cause n smile ofdelight to the buyer"
Year: 1867

The qualified electors will, also,
al, the same time, vote p" YES" or
"fNO'' on the following a47 es>


RESOLUTION .bois


Relative to an amendment of the
+, Constitution, propiding for the


Ertension Of the Elective Fran
: ch1se. 500 5T2rt Ertir silsz =s- I


Resoiued, By the General Assembly of
the State of Ohio, three-6fths of the mem
bers elected toeach house agreeing thereto,
tbat'i be and hereby is proposed to the
electors of this State. to vote at the next
annual October election, upon the approval
or rejection of the following amendment
as substitute for the first section of the
fifth article Of the Constitution Of this State,
to wit Every male citizen Of the United
States, of the age of twenty one years, who
shall have been a resident of the State one
year next preceding the election, and of the
County, Township or Ward in which he re-
sides, such a term as may be provided by
law. except such persons as have borne arms
in support. of any insurrection or rebellion
againstthe government ofthe United States
or have fled from their places Of residence
to avoid being drafted into the military
service thereof or have deserted the mill
tary or naval service Of said Government
in time of war, and have not subsequently
been honorably discharged from the same
shall have the qualification of an elector
and be entitled to vote at all elections.
Year: 1867

Now that a vacancy has occurred in the
office of Commissioner of Agriculture, we
hope that pains will be taken to secure


first class appointee. Agriculture is the
great national interest of this country, if
any one business pursuit is eutitled to
that distinction. And yet the govern
mcnt has done as little for it as for any


other, and much less than for some. 1t
does not want, indeed, any favoritism or
any peculiar protection, but simply an
equality of attention and fostering on the
part of the government. The first step
now requisite is the appointment of an
intelligent, energetic and systematic man
as Commissioner of Agriculture, who will
bring to the place personal interest and
experience in the vocation. 1t is possible
that the time may come when this bureau
may be enlarged into one of the main de-
partments of the Government; but in the
meantime there will be enough for one
good officer to 10 to reform it and put it
in the highest degree Of eficincy on its
present basis. 81. .- s-s-s.#..r....fs4


And one of the reforms most urgently
needed is the perfccting of the system Of
crop returns from all parts Of the country.
This would do more to acquaint all Sec
tions with the precise condition of the
harvests and the amount of products, and
thus reduce the mischievous speculation
in breadstuffs, than any other one meas
ure that could be taken. 1t would tend
to cquaize prices, and would benefit both
producers aud consumers in the long run.
The less uncertainty and guesswcrk there
is in any business, the more profitable it
is to those who pursue it in business
like, and not gambling style. They
have recently walked up to the Importance
of this class of statistics in England.
Last year, the farmers, relying on full
crops and tempted by the high prices,
sold off their wheat to such an extent
that before the winter was over, they had
to buy again ON the Continent poorer
grain at still higher prices. Full and
scasonable returns Of the harvest would
have saved the English people from the
loss. But the vast extent Of our own
country renders such returns far more ini-
lportant. The system We now have is bet
ter than nothing but it is susceptible Of
great Improvement, which we hope to
witness during the preseut crop season.
Boston Journal. m1i = ,jali la gruc
Year: 1867

Whether or not good bricks can be
made without straw is Bible question,
the solution of which we leave to the DO.
lemics but, meanwhile, it is quite certain
that species of wool can be obtained
elsewhere than from the backs of sheep.
The needlelike vegetation of the fir tree
is how, by a peculiar process, converted
into woody fibre, which is spun and
wove into a variety of fabrics There is
a factory in Breslau, Prussia, in which
pine tree wool is used as material for
the manufacture Of hospital and prison
blankets. 1t is stated that immense
quantities of these vegetabl, blankets are
used in Austria. The Austrian Govern
ment patronizes them because they are at
once cheap and warm. Nor is this their
only recommendation. Their aroma drives
away every species of noxious insect from
the establishments in which they are used.
1t seems that pine wool Is also used ad-
vantageously for stufhng chairs, sofas and
mattresses, and that it can be woven into
a kind of cloth of which a substantial
garment can be made Nor is this all


The liquor from the pine watts is useful
for medical purposes, and gas made from
the waste fibre is used to light the Bres-
lau factory. Here is utilization in per-
fiction; every portion of the pine foliage
is applied to some purpose nothing is
wasted. 1t is said that the Brcslau con-
cerr pays. Will not some enterprisiug
Yankee try his hand at making pine wool
blankets IN. T. Ledger. sg aaqvaa
Year: 1867

The ways and workings Of bees a,e mys.
terious enough TO battle the most scientif-
ic observers. There is no doubt much
nonsense written about them. For In
stance, the queen is peculiarly known as n
very "swell' indisidual, very much lar.
ger than the common bee, and of brighter
oolors: this is very poctical, but quite in.
correct. The queen bee is Of precisely tho
same color as her subjects, is scarcely any
larger, and can be distinguished from
them only by being a little longer in the
body. -...-


But there is sufficient of the martelous
about the bee.kingdom without necessita.
ting any romance. Take the act Of
swarmiug, for instance; the highest flight
of science-the electric telcgraph--is sim.
plicity itself compared with the extvaordi.
nary process. The first swarm usually
alights on bush or branch of a tree.
Before swarming, however, some of them
collect on the front board Of the hive, to
the edge of which twenty or thirty of them
cling; the others pass over them and
hang on by each other in clusters till the
ball is of,en as large as mans two fists.
When all is ready aud the royal command
is given, they all come pouring out in
stream as thick as mans wrist, and
take turn through the air. Suppose
them to settle on thorn three inches in
circumference, their weight, for the clus-
ter is as big as boys head, will bend
the thorn stick nearly to the ground.
Comparatively few of them have hold Of
the branch the rest all hold on by each
other. How can those who have hold
bear the weight of the mass? How long
would man hold onto tree if the weight
of three hundred men were attached to
him? And yet we suspect every bee with
hold sustains much higher proportion
of weight in the cluster below. This is
one of many mysteries Of creation that
mocks at human science. .--Agricaltuyat
Ad0ert,Ser, (ScOtland.J J