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Year: 1866

DR.. Sayer's communication 70
the New York Board of Health
treats cholera as q manageable dis
ease, whose progress can be check
ed By the taking of very simple
PRECAUTIONS, while any communl-
ty can easily protect itself against
the introduction of the plague
He declares it to be portable, rot
infectious, but is communicated
mainly by the detection of persons
infected with the disorder. Thus,
to quote an abstract:


GA person infected with the
cholera diarrhea may leave the
see dis of the plague in q dozen pla-
ces ON his route of travel, and yet
recover himself. Every privy
thus becomes an agency for IN
fecting all who visit. This ex-
PLANTATION accounts for cholera al
ways keeping along lines OF travel
first, and its remarkable fatality in
crowded and filthy localities, as
well as in large establishments
where the water closets are used
by many persons. 1t also ex-
plains why it never travels any
faster than human being can.
and also why it is that it some
times passes over large sections of
country to break out in apparent
ly remote localities.


"If," says the World,


-"this is the correct theory Of
the spread of the disease, it is at
once robbed of nearly all its ter
rors: because cleanliness and care
are all that are needed to prevent
its propagation. The case of the
Atlanta shows that Il quarantine
is efiicacious, if rigidly enforced"
Year: 1866

changed in my personal appear
ance, and in company with an hon
est policeman not common in
those days-I visited the scene of
my nights adventure. AS we
trelessly sauntered through the
room, not a single face met mine
that | could in the least degree
recognize. They had evidently
those implicated as actors in crime
fled away until possible einvestiga-
ton should ceases The very dark
passage from the back part of the
house which | had such fearful rea-
son to remember, was so cunning
ly built up and altered that it was
difficult to suppose any such rlace
ever existed.


In the afternoon of the same day
unexpectedly met an old ac-
quaintance from the States, who
persuaded me to go with him to
t ne mines, and it was some length
of time before returned. As for
the money, it was mostly invested
in large building on Jackson
street, which was afterwards burn
ed up; but nevertheless, from that
time fortune dealt more kindly
with me, as some atonement Tor
her past frowns.


Once again the same inquisitlve
voice from the little lips interrupt
ed me, to ask:


But you are rich now, father,
amt your


As | looked at her, and then at
the other dear one, whose head
rested on my shoulder, | could on
ly think and reply, Il am indeed
rich in that which gold can never
purchase.
Year: 1866

To, wicked foi prayer, too weakfor moan
10 be heard in the streets of the crazy towr-
Gone mad in the joy of thesnow coming down
TO be, and so die, in my terrible WOO,


With a bed and shropd of the beautiful snow
Year: 1866

ELECTION OF UNITED STATES SENATOR'S
bill which passed Congress at the last session.
prescribing the manner in which United States
Senators shall hereafter be elected provides that
such election shall take place the second Tues.
day after the organization Of the Legislatures of
the several States, by oira poce vote ia each
house. \ meridian of the day following, both
houses shall meet in joint session. and if the same
person shall have received majority of the votes
of each house, he shall be declared duly elected:
but if the same person shall not have received
such majority, the joint assemblage shall proceed
to ehoose.by Dioa Doce vote person for the Office
of Senator In case no choice is made on tue first
day, the joint assemblage shall meet each dny du-
ring the session until Senator shall be chosen.
Vacancies occurring during the recess of the Leg
islature shall be filled on the second Tuesday af-
ter the commencement of the session; and vacan-
cics occurring during the session shall be filled
on the second Tuesday after the Legislature shall
have notice of such vacancy.
Year: 1866

AvERsE TO LITIGATIoN.--A New Hampshire
blacksmith being urged to bring suit against a
caiumnlous neighbor for slander, replied that he
could go into his shop and hammer out better
character than all the Courts in the State could
give him. With excellent wisdom, this man
preferred to keep out of lawsuits course that
IS generally found in the long run to be the best.
Year: 1866

y STRAY contraband from down South was
lately inspecting horsepower in operation,
when he broke out thus: % I've seen heaps of
thlngs In my life, but never before saw a horse
do his own work and ride too"
Year: 1866

/ SACRAMENTO CITY, CAL.
THE GREAT ERADICATOR OF SPECIAL COM
PLANTS, FORMERLY OF LOCK HOSPITAL


LONDON, EIGHT YEARS IN sACRA-


MENTo, AND THE LAST FOUR


YEARS in SAN FRANCISCO.


DIR. TOZER'S
ExPERIENcE is OF FORTY YEARS STANDING, AND
during that time has met with unparalleled success In
the treatment of all those diseases generally known as


Venerial or Chronic.
1t smpossbe all the diseases with which
he is famar some perhaps will not be out Of place
The most formidable the destructive to mankind is
whole syssm suffers in consequence here
of the symptoms that those afflicted be able to
thereby saving themselves world of suering
Nervous Debility Loss of Memory Pain in the Limbs and
Back Papitaton of the Heart, Trembling OF the Limbs
Headache and Aversion Genial Society," especially that
of females There great many more but these are su
ToZER. he will you short time, without
interruption in your state your case by let
there will be occasion for calling at the office


Structure of the Urethra
Is another formidable enemy to health Send one Of my
that disease and inform yourself of its terrible
results. The worst cases cured in a few days.


Venerial Diseases,
all their various forms either Primary Secondary He
retary completely eradcated from the system Your
suton being restored perfect health there will be
danger of handing down to children that terrible dis
ease known Scroula


Syphaletic Disease,
As it presents itself this coast is of formidable
that in the Atlantic States or Europe
rising from the of its being compound of Spanish Chi
nese and Sandwich Island disease Those of who have
visited the two latter doubt have the dread
full effects of on native and foreign population
1t requires altogether different modes of treatment.


Fhe Old Formulas
OF Ricord Acton and Bostwck of little account except
ry up the surface leaving the poison in
blood which later, VIII show Itself as secon-
darv disease in aggravated FORM These facts have learn
by experience and think without boasng that
practice in these diseases than other
you therefore, to think WE'LL before you employ
physician


Who is the proper consu-an old experienced
or one who has recently settled amongst you!


My Plan is Purely Vegetable,
Destroying purifying the blood that there
is no danger of secondary symptoms.


rheumatism, Neuralgia,
And diseases arising the Mercury pains
shinbones sweings of the different joints of the bo
dy running ETC., and impurities of the blood
ed in a short time by the of my VEGETABLE MIX
TURES, known only to myself


Diseases Peculiar to Females,
Such Retention Suppression Painful Menstruation
ETC. etc. my study great number of years.
and safely promise perfect in short time
Be deferred from calling Dr. TOZER from delicacy
fear of exposure, the Doctor is in whom you
trust and ali treated with the utmost secrecy


My Female Pills
used in this climate for Suppression of the
Monthly Sickness Every lady should have box in of
FREE. All letters returned destroyed. Office hours
from 4. NJ. till S p NJ.
Year: 1866

GolNG OVER TO THE ESENY.-As a specimen
OF how things here appear abroad, we give the
following from the Oregoaian of February 22d :
- Some of the papers which were classed on
the Union side during the war. appear to have
forgotten their former record, and can now find
no better business than that OF Weighing against
many Of the most prominent members OF the par
ty and the best friends Of the Government We
are glad to know that these treacherous journals
are few in number. Their language hetrays an
evident intention on their part to go over to the
enemy at the moment when they think he is like
" to win. The Morning CAL. of San Francisco,
appears to be the principle journal Of this class
on the Pacific coast.
Year: 1866

How LoNG SHALL YoU LIVE You will live
forever


There are no dead The blow which struck
asunder body and spirit did not end the,spirits
life And so the countless myriads OF the past,
whose dust has long since mingled with the
soil, still live The men, women, children
of Noah's day, and Abraham's and David s-the
motley tribes and herds beneath the crescent OF
the Arabian prophet-the swarms OF Goth and
Hun. Tartar and Vandal, that swept the plains
of the Eastern world-the red men that roamed
the forest Of the Western world, and left in
mounds and tree-grown ruins the dim history of
their existence-all these yet alive. They
cannot die. Immortality is their birth right and
inheritance. With the first breath Of life they
inhaled immortality.


YOU too, arc henccforth eternal. The life
you have begun is endless life You have
only crossed the threshold. The countless ages
before you stretched out in mmeasurable dis
tance. When YOU have trod the path of those
years, or million of years which you can reckon
up there will still be before you as many more,
fresh and new like the first and so on forever
and ever. as traveller can observe his path
way winding among the hills till far off in the
horizon ii seems TO end, but when he reaches
the place it stretches the path again away to the
hl-top--so will the ages of your endless life lie
before you ever the same, age following age,
cycle following cycle, till all your powers of
computation and measurement have been Dafiled
and silenced-and yet you have scarce begun
The never-cnding eternity stretches out just as
far ahead as when you took the first step of the
journey.


How long will You live? You will live for
ever. Aud your life there will depend on your
life here. Every day as you complete it, will
reappear in the years TO come. Every hour,
every moment. as it hurries its way, leaves
page to be read before the throne. Every word,
every act, every thought and feeling of your
heart records itself imperishably in the memory
of One who never forgets. You writing
your life fer eternity!


In gallery in Paris hangs famous picture by
Murillo, Of an old Spanish monk seated at his
desk. lie had begun the chronicle of his life
Death had summoned him before the work was
done but he had sought and obtained leave to
return to earth and finish it. You see in the
monk 8 pale face a more than natural energy
Those sunken eyes had looked . beyond the
vale and CLEAN with the vision of eternity.
The soul has communed with the unseen world
and behed face to face . Him who is invisible"
And the solem task renewed with the earnestncss
of one who has passed the fading scenes OF time,
and is absorbed in the realities beyond.


SO let the record Of your life be written as in
the light Of eternity. Look beyond, and see the
unutterablc things which Shall soon surround
you, when you stand before Your Judge. Be-
hold your endless ii:e-your speedy departure
o, needless sonl, adiure yon to prepare for that
eternity-and write now such life record of
faith in Jesus Christ and obedient services toward
him, that you may read it in eternity with
joy Congrfgationalist.
Year: 1866

LET HIN DowY EAsY.-The manner in which
our military heroes are let down to their original
level, on their return home is sometimes more
amusing TO the lookers-on than fiattering to the
subject. \ case in point; General Sam. II.
went out in a regiment from the Badger State as
Captain. Before he left the rendezvous he was
promoted to Colonel; and FOR gallant conduct in
the field was breyetted Brigadier General. On
his retirement to civil life he told friend they
let him down easy" At Washington it was Cen
cral II. at Madison, Colonel H. at the town
where he organized his company it was, g How
are you, Captain ~ and when he got up to s.,
where he resides every boy with freckled nose
was shouting, q Halo, Sam"
Year: 1866

e- No attention viii he paid communications sent for
publication in the JOURNAL unless they accompanied by
the real name Of the author This merely required to guard
against imposition.
Year: 1866

The ANGEL IN THE BLOCK.-It is re-
lated of Michael Angelo that, while
walking with some friends through an
obscure street in the city of Florence, he
discovered fine block of marble lying
neglected in a yard, and half in dirt and
rubbish. Regardless of his holiday at
tire he at once fell to work upon it,
clearing away its filth, and trying to lift
it from the mire and slime in which it
lay. His companions asked him, in as
tonishment, what he was doing, and
what he wanted with that worthless
piece of rock. ooh, there's an angel in
this stone," was the answer, "and Unjust
get it out" He had it removed to his
studio, and, with patient toll with mallet
and chisel, he let the angel out. What
to others was but rude unsightly stone,
to his educated eye was buried glory
of art, and he discovered at a glance
what might be made of it. A mason
would have put it in a stone wall a
cartman would have used it in filling in,
or to grade the streets; but he trans
formed it into creation of genius, and
gave it a value for ages to come.
Year: 1866

SHERMAN ON GoLD-Gen. Sherman,
in his recent speech at the Dartmouth
College Commencement, while briefly
alluding to his own past career, and
reviewing the history of the nation,
said: "The Mexican war soon broke
out, and / was sent to California, where
in my waHderings saw the first piece
of gold discovered, and watched its mag
ical effect upon the whole world. The
discovery of that gold gave millions to
America, and / doubt much whether, If
that gold had not been discovered, the
nation would have managed to work out
the problem of finance which the war OF
rebellion had raised, and preserved its
present glorious position. That gold
gave us wealth and credit abroad, and q
strength and durability which survived
the war"
Year: 1866

AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS IN ENGLAND. D.
John Bright, in the course of a recent
speech, made this statement, in sub
stance, as follows;


"He had recently seen a letter from
one of the largest cotton spinners and
manufacturers and merchants in Lanca-
shire, in which he expressed his regret
to find that among his workingmen there
was growing much greater interest in
American politics than in the politics OF
their own country. This gentleman
afterwards informed him, in corrobora.
ton of this statement, which he stated
to be literally true, that in his mill there
were nearly as many American news
papers to be found as there were news
papers of their own country
Year: 1866

An old fellow in a neighbor-
ing town who is original in all
things, especially in excessive ego
tism, and who took part in the late
great War, was one day blowing
In the village tavern to a crowd of
admiring listeners and boasting
OF his many exploits, when he was
interrupted by the question:


IL say, old Joe, how many rebs
did you kill during the war;"


"How many did I kill, sir?
how many rebels did / kill p
Well, | don't zactly know how
many; but l know this much-I
killed as many o them as they did
O me 7"
Year: 1866

A clergyman, in struggling to
explain the warming, vivifying in
fuence of divine love in the heart
of man, at last said: "Why, loye
is the elementary principle of
warmth and life, as may be seen
by the fact that on the coolest
winters day a loving young couple
will be all arglow in, a room in
which a frosty old bachelor would
freeze to DEATH"
Year: 1866

THE PROPOSED ELEVATED RAILWAY IN N. Y.-The following is brief description of the mode in which it is intended to operate the cars Of the "elevated railway in Greenwich street, New York

 'sThe motive power is an endless wire rope attached to drums-driven by engines placed beneath the surface of the streets-one engine of about thlrty-one horse power is to be sta toned at intervals of about one-haIf mile be- tween two lengths of rope about quarter of a mile in length on either side. and propelled by the sane engine. Drawbridges are to be placed at convenient cross streets, and are to be worked by the same engine so as to open and shut by steam power. The cars, by an in- genius patent device, pass from one length of rope to another without change of speed, and yet the conductor inside the cars can, by use of hand-levers, stop or start the cars at pleasure anywhere on the road. Stations are proposed to be placed once in five blocks, and station rooms are to be hired in the second story of contiguous buildings, and passengers ascend and decend by stairways inside the block where this cannot be done, outside staircases. are to be permitted"
Year: 1866

CULTIVATION OF rHE SMALLER FRUITS The cultivation of the smaller kinds of fruit, such as strawberries. raspberries, gooseberries, and currants, aside from the great luxuries they afford for the table, can be made quite profitable.

 For strawberries, the soil cannot be made too rich, and the more pains there is taken with them. the finer will be the fruit, both in size and qnality. This fruit is among the first that adorns our table. The luxuriant growth of the vines, and the rich melting Aa- vor of the fruit, entitle it to the highest es teem.

 In order to get good raspberries and goose berries, care must first be exercised in their selection, and in keeping them from grass and weeds. This will cause the vines to grow sol id. Prune with reference to bearing shoots. It is customary. however, to cut off portion of tke old canes every spring. They must not be allowed to grow too thick, or too near each other, and it impairs the qnalty of the fruit.

 The currant should occupy prominent place in every garden It is hardy and easily and the fruit forms a palatable dish, either green or ripe, when properly pre- pared.

 We do not recommend letting them grow among the grass, especially until after the plant has been set three or four years.-Gene- see Farmer.
Year: 1866

A SCENE Nor IN THE PRoGRAMME.-A Cali fornia paper tells the following of Lieut. Der by, John Phoenix" the humorst

 One evening, at the theatre, Phoenix ob served a man sitting three seats in front whom he thought he knew. He requested the person sitting next him, to punch the other individual with his cane. The polite stranger did so, and the disturbed person turning his head little, he discovered his mistak e-tbat he was not the person he took him for. Fixing his attention steadfastly on the play, and af- fecting bis unconscousness of the whole affair he left the man with the cane to settle for the disturbance. who, being wholly without excuse there was of course ludicrous embarrassing scene, during all of which Phoenix was pro, foundly interested in the play. At last the man with the cane asked. rather indignantly

 Didn't you tell me to punch that man with my stick ?

 'Yes.'

 And what did you want ?

 I wanted to see whether you would punch him or not
Year: 1866

A VERMONT DAIRY A correspondent of the Country Gentleman gives the followin ' statement of the yield of a small Vermont dairy of fifteen COWS: r, i..E

 The average yield of butter per COW for the year was two hundred and thirty pounds, which sold at highest market price. The regular winter feed was hay and straw, with the addi- tlon of two quarts of unground oats per day the oats being given at o'clock D. m.- the last feed before sleep.
Year: 1866

K1NDNEss.-"We once had very awkward horse to.shoe," said smith, "and was pun ishing it severely to make it stand still. My shop was just before the kitchen window, and my wife who is g kind-hearted woman, came out and reproved me for my conduct to the animal. She went up to it, patted it, and it stood quiet as lamb, and We could have done anything with it." Oh, that people would try kindness! It is mighty cure.
Year: 1866

DANCE AT THE MAY PoLE.-The social
dancing party given at the May Pole House,
on Sunday evening last, by Mr.. Calm, the
gentlemanly proprietor, was very pleasant
affair. Everything had been arranged with
ian eye single to the comfort and conven-
ience of the guests, and nothing which could
add to the hlarity of the occasion was left
undone. Dancing commenced in the after
noon and continued-with only an intermis-
sion to allow those present to partake of a
most excellent supper-until two o'clock
Monday morning. The music was all that
could be desired. Mr.. Calm has given a
number of parties at the May Pole since he
became proprietor of that institution, and by
the careful attention which he always pays
to the wishes of his guests, and by the vi ban
ity and suavity of his manners, he has made
his house one of the most popular resorts in
this vicinity. The daIce on Sunday last
added to his already enviable reputation as
successful caterer to the pleasures of the
public.
Year: 1866

A couple of weeks since we advocated the
idea of forming mining company on large
scale-a sort of joint stock concern-to be
composed of such of our citizens as felt able
to expend small sum, weekly, in the de-
velopment of some one of the numerous
quartz leads which have been partially pros
pected in this vicinity. We do not know
what the opinions of others may be on this
subject. but we think that it is only waste
OF time and money to continue the old sys-
TEN OF prospecting. Anyone at all convers-
ant with quartz mining is fully aware that
it requires capital. No matter how good
lead you may possess, or how favorable the
location, the opening of the mine, and erec-
ton of the necessary machinery, involves
the expenditure of large amount of money.
Prospecting enough has been done, but not
in the right manner. Labor has been per-


formed on many different leads, instead of
being directed to one. Concentration should
be our motto in the future, as the opposite
has been in the past. Wemust work togeth-
er, bend all our united energies, expend all
the money we have to spare for such pur-
poses, ON one claim. There is no use in wait
ing for capitalists to aid US any longer. They
are not going to do it. We must help our
selves. If We could only thoroughly develop
one lead and get mill in successful opera
ton, and thus demonstrate beyond perad-
venture that our quartz veins are really
valuable, we would have no further trouble
in procuring the money necessary to develop
other leads where decent prospect could be
obtained. Capitalists. like old BIRDS are not
to be caught with chaff but let them once be
satisfied that our mines are rich, let them
become assured that there is money to be
made out of them, show them the glittering
dust taken from the hinty rock, and there
will be no further difficulty in disposing of
quartz ledge that makes half showing.
The citizens of Mokelumne Hill ought Ger
tainly be able to develop one lead. If it were
thought best, some one of the partially pros
pected veins in this vicinity could be pur-
chased, or an entirely new lead taken up,
Just as the stockholders thought proper
There is scarcely man in town but could
afford to give something to forward such an
enterprise, not so much with the idea of max
ing money out of it at present, as to establish
the character of our mines and invite the at
tention of capitalists. The machinery belong
ing to the American Shaft Company. which
would be quite sufficient for the purpose, can
be purchased very cheap, and the opportu-
nifty thus offered should not be allowed to
pass unimproved. Will our citizens take
some interest in this matter. or will they. as
heretofore. allow the wide awake Amadori-
ans to get the start of them:
Year: 1866

and with one accord give it their unqualified appro-
baton We now address ourselves to all who are un
acquainted with this the greatest Psnacea of the age
for the healing Of all diseases Of the Throat and
Lungs assuring you that