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Year: 1866

BEEs.-Supervisor Jones, at Lower Springs,
is quite extensively in the bee business. On
Wednesday we found him at his store, man.
ufacturing hives for coming young swarms.
The style of the hives is new, and we think of
great utility; but as we are not much at de-
scribing things, we will only say to those
interested that if they call ON Mr.. Jones he
will take pleasure in showing them. He
took us through his fine orchard and showed
us where he had his bee hives stuck around.
First he pointed out to US one or two hives
made after the manner of those he is manu-
featuring; then another. piece OF an old log
from a deserted miners cabin, where he
found them and brought them home; ano-
ther. the limb of a tree. in which he found a
swarm. sawed it off, and planted it in his
orchard without disturbing the family; ano-
ther, the body of an oak, or rather piece Of
it about four feet long and eighteen inches
in diameter. In saving this off, he com
menced two feet above the knot hole where
the bees went in and out, and cut through
solid honey. Commencing two feet below, he
was sure to miss the honey, he thought-but
he didn't. He got some thirty pounds of
honey from the parts sawed off above and
below the homestead of the family. 1t is
funny to look around and see the variety of
tenements in which these sharp-t toed busy
bodies are storing their sweets. While in.
specting the arrangements were cautioned
to keep cool and pay no attention to the bees.
We did as desired, but it was awful hard
work when they came close, and sometimes
even alighted on our face but we did it, and
escaped without sting.
Year: 1866

UNION MILL-Ths mill has been idle
during the stormy winter. There was too
much water to admit of working economical
ly, and the ground is yet too wet for working
the lode of the mill company. Last Monday
it started on rock from Jones & McCall's
lode, between this place and the Springs On
Wednesday we went down to see the machine
work, We did see it work. Verify, it
cha,os up rock to pulp justas easy as falling
off a log. The machinery is firmly set and
ruas smooth, the only friction being between
the stamps and dies. Five stamps and one
battery constitute tho force of the mill /; and
certainly it is an efficient power for the uses
and purposes to which it is devoted. To-day
Kelly, who is now with coat off feeding the
machine, will clean up and let US know the
result of the weeks run on groupings.


1t is pleasant to look at, that mill. 1t is
pleasant to anticipate what may be the result
of its labors, not only to the owners, but to
the general prosperity of the district. 1t is
pleasant to see Kelly break rock and feed the
critter; but it certainly is not plea ant
place in which to hold a whispered conversa-
ton.
Year: 1866

SKY HIGH.-The Reese River Reveille saws
the leading Union papers of the Pacific coast
appear to be about equally divided upon the
question of supporting or denouncing the
President Those which denouuce the Pres.
ident I" have flown off the handle" The ex-
plosion caused by the Presidents remarks
has sent them sky high, but they will all
come down again and probably somewhat
bruised. They will find. as the second ad
ventist did who attempted to fly from his
barn-top to heaven. that sit is easy to
fly but hell to light"


The Reveile prophesied too early. Stew
art and others, who sustained the veto after
voting for the bill, have handed in their
checks and been reconstructed That paper
will soon be able to tell how much hell there
is In lighting, for Johnson and Seward will
come around in obedience to the popular
will
Year: 1866

COPPER CRY, March 10, 1866.


FRIEND COURIER Il have been wanting
for some time to write you, in order to ex-
press my admiration to you and your read
ers, of your political course, both as regards
the great questions of State, as we'll as our
county affairs.


You have taken stand in regard to county
retrenchment that should be appreciated by
all tax payers. The great cry has been =
Pay literally to insure talent" Now, l
have noticed that as we retrench in fees and
salaries, we get as much talent and more
honesty, with less tricks at primary meetings,
and less excitement in our local elections
And one thing is always certain there are
good men enough to take the offices of the
county, when the pay is equal to fair daily or
monthly wages and men, too, who have too
much modesty to force themselves before
County Conventionyear after year until they
become known as wire pullers and politi-
clans.


will state. for the benefit of your readers,
that the Union men of this liberal and en-
lightened precinct are in favor of support
ing Congress in the reconstruction of the
rebel States.


Some time ago | saw a communication
from the Lower Springs in your paper in
regard to Cinnamon. Now | consider that
mans head extremely level. We don't see
r.H &c
have left the locality They are demoraliz-
ing in every sense of the word. In the mines
they are like locusts. In the cities ard vii
lagos. by doing housework and washing,
they take the places Of poor white women and
girls. They are as demoralizng as African
slavery. We have no doubt here but we
should have struck a good silver ledge long
ago but for the presence of these Asiatics.-
We find that since they have left everything
goes better.


The indomitable Gooch has melted twelve
ounces of silver and gold from forty pounds
of Kellinger rock. The Kelinger lower tun-
mel is now in eight hundred and fifty feet
and is in what is considered case rock. The
upper tunnel is probably nearer the ledge
than the lower one, and the rock is somewhat
harder. but of the same kind. 1t is the same
kind of rock that the Bully Hill Company
stopped work on. 1t shows iron and copper
salphurets, and assays in gold and silver
Some of you Shasta folks may think we will
not strike good silver ledge here. 1t may be
so, but we here would rather think of seeing
the sun stand still upon Tay Bully, and the
moon in the valley of Narwarket, than not
strike a good ledge in the Kellinger.


After the Kellinger, the fabulous riches of
Bully Hill will be opened. Then men will
say: . What fool was not to hold on to
my feet ~ Such is life, Mr.. Editor, such is
life.


| | will state here that have been engaged
for several years in writing the life and ad-
ventures of jeff. Faucet; also, as a COM
panion to the life of Faucett have written
a historical novel entitled the " Knight of the
Twenty Dollar Piece The life of Faucet
would be of thrilling interest even in the
hands of dull biographer. l had some idea
of having these works published and bound
in book form, but may conclude to have them
published in the COURIER, in which case
your readers may look for rare treat at the
expense of my heroes and the author,
| WINTooS
Year: 1866

SoNNEss' LAND BILI.-Whatever NAV he
saia or thought of him as a politician, says the
Dee, Senator Cohness has at least one faculty
wnicn Will keep him prominently before the
public long as he remains an aspirant for the
hohors OF the forum. He is remarkable for
the suddenness with which he will become
the master OF subject in all its bearings,
ana the promptness with which he will bring
1t forward for Congressional action. He is
now busy with his LAND Bill,7 the great
OBJECT OF interest just now with all classes in
the interior, and in few days the document
Will be introduced into Congress for final
action. We shall give its principal features
as soon as it is published.
Year: 1866

owLEDGEMENTs.-We can scarcely
restrain our bushes while We express our
thanks to the press generally for compli-
mentary notices upon our announcement OF
having completed our 18th and commenced
our 18th volume We will endeavor to merit
all the praise bestowed upon us. Excuse us,
gentlemen of the quill we cannot express
ourself as we would, and as the occasion
demands
Year: 1866

THE PREsIDENT.-The above is the caption
of the leader in the last Red Bluff Indepen-
dent in which he asserts that opponents to the
Presidents policy, as laid down in his late
veto message, and his speeches at the time
of delivering the same, are Weakening
just such balderdash can be found in
that paper any time one chooses to look for
it. The Independent says it now appears
that the President only favors the admission
of loyal Representatives from the rebel
States. Truth and candor, if it had an
abiding place in that Office, would have
compelled the editor to have said that public
opinion, as expressed by loyal journals and
loyal men, had compelled the President to
crarfsh. The Independent carries the idea
that the admission of loyal Representatives
had been opposed, though its editor we'll
knows such is not the case There never
has been a day when the whole South could
not have been represented in Congress if
the South had sent loyal men to represent
them. 1t is because they sent red handed
rebels that has raised the issue and made
the Independent their apologist.
Year: 1866

BEAT TnEM.-On the 10Th inst. the Senate
released from confinement D. o. Mccarthy,
who had been for several weeks in Jail under
sentence of that body for contempt of it, in
not answering certain questions. The COM
mitment was to the effect that be remain in
jail Until purged of the contempt. Verify
must that concern possess immense cathartic
powers to- have produced the effect so soon,
The history of the case has bred contempt
of the Senate, among the people of the State,
that would overtax the capacity of ali the
jails in the country to purge them of.


The Senate has now done what it should
have done when Mccarthy was first summon
ed. 1t has sent a committee with him to San
Francisco to investigate the charges of bri
berry made in the Flag against seven members
of that body. But unfortunately for the good
name of the Senate, its acts have convinced
almost every reader of the newspapers
throughout the State that the crime for
which Mccarthy was imprisoned was for sim
ply telling the truth, instead of, as called IN
the commitment, contempt. In the begin
ming Mccarthy offered to do what the Senate
now says he may do. Does it not look as il
Senators wanted time to cover up their trail:
That to gain the time and opportunity Nc
Carthy must be purged? 1t is about four
bits to red cent that now Mccarthy will not
be able to make good his charge of bribery
We didn't believe he could when he made it.
When he was imprisoned we believed he
could if he had chance Now we think he
cannot do it, and for the reason that the trail
has been covered. We give our convictions,
believing that the result will show we are
good at guessing. In any event the Senate
has committed itself, and day stands con
victed, ly its own acts, as guilty of the charge
made, or Of absolute imbecility.
Year: 1866

FORWARDING AND CoNMIssIoN.-Me
Rantzau & Shaw advertise their business at
Red Bluff, in to days paper. Persons in
terested will find themselves benefited by a
careful reading of their card
Year: 1866

THE Union has entered upon its thirty
first volume. There is no use wasting lnk
over compliments due its enterprislng pub



True. Ink would be wasted; eulogy
would be useless, even as the labor of gliding
refined gold
Year: 1866

GooD NEws.-The Marysville city election
took place on Monday last, and resulted in
complete triumph of the Union party What
makes this triumph of peculiar interest Just
now is that it was an Naturalization party
that was in the field against it, headed by one
of the most popular men in the city, and long
Mayor by the suffrages of the Union party.
Straws show the direction of the wind. We
may take the result at Marysville as a ccr.
rect indication of the feeling throughout the
land. The Union party was never more
united nor more powerful for good than now.
A few more lessons teaching men that they
can only command majorities when working
in Union harness, will put stop to the llu.
sion that has made the Fat Man of Marysyile
odious to men who think more of their coun
try than Of place. Fowler is not the first
man who has made the mistake of supposing
that it was himself, and not principle, that
carried the votes of party or people
Johnson, Seward, Doolittle, and others trust
ell by the Union party, have made the same
mistake, and unless they find their way back
before the people can make their power felt,
as in the case of Fowler, they will sink into
an insignifcance from which history cannot
resurrect them.
Year: 1866

FUTURE or THE SoUTH.-0ne can
not by any process that we know of
look any distance into the future. One
cannot see what will be the condition
of these Southern States . year hence.


We cannot guage the amount or the


value of the cotton crop now in the
field. In short, we knew nothing of
the future, which less yields up its se-.
crets now than at any prior time with
in our recollection. But every man
may, by looking backwards, find hope.


That is the last thing that came out of
Pandora's box; and. taking in the past,
what worse than what it has given is
any one justified in anticipating? The
good sense of the world is not less than
it was thousand years ago; indeed
and we express the opinion with some
hesitation--it is more, notwithstand-
ing the fools of Congress, who ought
to be ploughing up our cotton fields,
are troubling the country by their folly
and ignorance. The thing will come
right after while-when we are dead
perhaps; but God has no measure of
time. That is in our almanacs, and
they come mostly from New England.
II Mobile Tribune.
Year: 1866

Leaf by leaf the roses fall;


Drop by drop the springs run dry;
One by one, beyond recall,


Summer beauties fade and die
But the roses bloom again,


And the springs will gush anew,
In the pleasant April rain,


And the summers ! sun and dew
So in hours of deepest gloom,


When the springs in gladness fail,
And the roses in the bloom,


Droop Ike maidens wan and pale
We shall find some hope that lies


Like silent gem apart,
Hidden far from careless eyes,
Inthe garden of the heart
Some sweet hope to gladness wed,


That viii spring afresh and new
When grief Is winter shall have fed.
Give place to rain and dew
Some sweet hope that breathes of spring,
Through the weary, weary time,
Budding for its blossoming


La the spirit glorious cline
Year: 1866

III The knave who sells his princi-
pies for the highest price naturally
cries them out as Of the best quality.
We had rather place confidence in a
penitent thief than place trust IN the
hands of one who makes boast Of his
honesty. Ifyour principles are sound
the world knows it as we'll as yourself
But should you advertise them, it would
be because you have them not, and
wish the world to understand that you
have. tits notorious fact that we
only bray of that which we have not
The general who has not won a single
victory would make the world believe
he is the hero of hundred fights. The
soldier who has never undergone the
horror Of battle would make you
believe in the bravery with which he
stood in the hrunt of war. The law
yer with a thimhlefal of brains will
criticise and learnedly animadYert on
the number of cases he has won, when
the revenue derived from his practice
win not pay his poll tax. The world is
jealous; no matter what you take pains
to boast that you are, it will persist in
believing you are not what you pretend
to be.
Year: 1866

The Supreme Court of this State met in
this City yesterday, present, Chief Justice
Pearson and Judges Battle and Reade. We.
learn that there are some fifty applicants for
license to practice in the Courts.
Year: 1866

The schooterm is ended the roll has been called
Imperfect and perfect, answered by all;


Kiss each mate sadly bid all goodbye,


Schooroom and play ground, and creek that is nigh,
Now away from its shadow let thoughts wander STILL
All many time through the old creaking door,
Have ye come and gone In the terms before;
And the stealthy trick and the harmless game
The old walls witnessed then, the same.


Old, for only grey haired few


Know when that house on the hill was new
The windows are broken with stone and ball,
And have never blind or a curtain at all,
Save where the wandering spider would leave
sken web that II chanced to weave;
But sunshine is needed, know 1t well,
In that little school-house up on the hill.
The stove, too, is broken, but leaks not out heat
To halffreezing fingers or haIfforzen feet;
And benches and walls bear a record, ween,
or pencils and knives having near them been seen.
But sowing for good and sowing for IN
Have the scholars been doing there on the hill.
The old layground, 1t is long and wide
Formed from the road and the steeu hillside;
And the creek that goes on with its ebb and flow,
Has charm that aught else has not, know;
For naught looks so lovely, and naught ever will,
AS viewed from the schoolhouse that stands on the hill
With eyes your books when your thoughts were not
Have ye sat till the lesson was nearly forgot;
But fancy In life you will sometimes discern
That there harder far harder lessons to learn;
Then your thoughts will wander, as mine do still,
To the little red schoolhouse that stands the hill
Year: 1866

Has he forgotten, I wonder,
The love of those early dsysf
We thought not how far asuuder.
Would lie our different ways
Unspoken the hopes we cherished
Our visions were bright and fair;
How fearfuIly an have perished
Our castles were built on air.


He passes his life in palace,


With slaves at his beck and call.
l live in home so humble ra
lis scarcely home at all.
Does ever thought regretful
Come over his heart of me?


Has prosperity made him forgctfuT,
Of all we once hoped would be-?
1 am world-wearied now, and faded
lie would pass me by in the crowd.
Deep sorrow my life has shaded
And broken my spirit proud
Perhaps it's as well that as strangers
Each moves In different sphere
"Twould be to my heart some solace,
If my memory still was dear. aa
Year: 1866

Why do the birds in their little nests
agreeY Because they would fall out ii
they didn't.


What is the difference between stab
bling a man aud killing hogs One is an
assault with intent TO kill, and tue other
is killing with intent to salt.
Year: 1866

w ATER THAT WILL N OF DROWN,-All
travellers, writes correspondent, have
mentioned with astonishmcnt the pecu-
liar buoyancy of the water of Great Salt
Lake, and it is truly surprising. No dan
ger of ship-wreck need ever cross the
mind of those who navigate the lake, for
it would be simply impossible for them
to sink if thrown overheard. With my
hands clasped together under my head
and my feet crossed, I hoated on the very
surface of the lake, with at least one-third
of my body above the water. Upon a
warm summers day there would not be
the slightest difficulty in going to sleep
upon the lake and allowing yourself to
be blown about as the wind permitted
only one would need an umbrella to keep
off the rays of the sun.


1t has oeen stated that three buckets
of this water will yield one bucket of SOL
id salt, but, inasmuch as water will not
hold above 25 per cent. of saline matter
in solution, and if more be added tits in
stantly deposited upon the bottom, this
estimate is, of course, too large. On en-
quiring of the mormons engaged in pro-
curing salt, they unanimously y stated that
for every five buckets of water they OBJ
tanned one bucket of salt, which gives
the proportion at no less than 20 per
cent.


No visitor to the lake should omit the
bath; the sensation in the water is most
luxurious and leads one to think himself
floating in the air. On the way back to
the city it will be as well for the bather
to stop at the sulphur baths just outside
tations which have formed upon him, by
a plunge into the fine swimming bath,
whose only objection is its peculiar oder
,nd its oyraat boat
Year: 1866

We affirm, without qualification, that


all meetings from which either sex are
excluded without jusJifiable reasons, are


in danger Of working ultimate injury to


society. The happiness of the race is


dependent upon the intercourse and COM


municn that is held in the performance


OF the duties of life. ANY unnecessary


isolation of either sex is subveTsiVe of


the highest good. Man has his charae-


teristics; so has woman and they are


in their proper play only as they COM


mingle. Courage is to be tempered with


prudence, Power is to be exercised with
elemency. The sternness incident to
manhood is chastened in the affectionate
nature of woman. Perfect action herein


is only found as the characteristics Of
either sex are Influenced by the other


For this influence the soul longs, and is
satisfied only as its wants are supplied.
Thus constituted, the law of our be-
ing requires that constant social in
tercourse in society should be keTt
as broadly rs the circumstances will
allow. Woman, necessarily more con-
fined at home than man, has thence a
stronger claim 10 be present at all gath
erings from which there are no adequate
reasons for her exclusion. She is not
only benefited thereby, but CunfeTs more
than full equivalent for all she re-
ceives. Rare indeed would be the for
nation of bad habits in either sex while |
under the influence of the other. 1t
may be said that the influence of the |
sexes should be sufficient to counteract 1
evil habits in each other if they are not |
present in their social gatherings. We /
have no desire 10 contradict this state |
ment, but as a matter of fact, such is not /
the case to the extent to which it is to be |
desired. The personal presence does |
what nothing else can do; it subserves I
the wants of the occasion, and proves 1
that it is not good that either should be I
alone.


The farmers gatherings present some of |
the most important openings for gene |
raj acquaintance that we have. The |
meetings embrace a fair representation
Of the best members of the community; /
a broad catholic spirit is ehgendered; an |
acquaintance Is formed with those who /
but for such general meetings would not
be thus intimately known to each other.
If this is desirable for men, is it less so
for women ct such times as it can be
had II the gentlemen meet every
week, or every other week, is once in
the season too much for the ladies .
li0tt0Ht journal.
Year: 1866

Health is most important; and the afflicted
should not use an advertised medicine, or any
remedy. unless iTE contents or ingredients are
known to others besides the manufacturer, or
until they are satisfied Of the qualifications OF
he 50 qr
Year: 1866

New ToRx, April ii The following
is the decision OF the Court in the affair
of the receivership of the Columbia In
surance Company


| think the interests of the various
nersons interested in the distribution of
the proceeds of the Company will be
benefited by the appointment of a
man who has had experience in the
management of Insurance Companies
The original intention was that two
persons should be appointed to act
They we're so appointed, but one has re
signed. and Geo. A. Osgood is appointed
to act in conjunction with B. Setting
who will be required to give bond t.
the sum of Fifty. thousand dollars
Year: 1866

New YORK, April "A Washington
special states that Alexander H Stevens
testified before the Reconstruction Com
mittee this morning. He expressed the
opinion that there is general acQui
essence among the Southern people in
the idea of perpetual government, but
that they will never agree to give equal
political rights to the negroes.


It is said that proclamation OF an.
nestv is to be ;ssUed ty the President in
few days.


The Committee OF Ways aud Means
have not yet agreed on the free list Of
the Internal Revenue tax bill