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Year: 1866

efI- In the colored Convention at
Nashville the other day the proceedings
were said by the dispatch in one morn
ing paper 10 have been strong. Two
Others have it stormy. Two other pa
pers are to be heard from. We bet on
strong.
Year: 1866




johnson any design to extend Executive
power. but cheerfully conceded to him the
most patriotic motives and we cannot for
bear to say. in concluding. on that point,
that he sins against light and closes his
eyes to the course of the President during
the rebellion. who ventures % impeach his
patriotism. His life was constantly in
peril, and he clung to the Union and dis
charged all the obligations it imposed upon
him, even the closer because Of the peril,
and now that he has escaped unharmed.
and by the confidence Of the people has
had deyolved upon him the executive func-
tions Of government. TO charge him with
dlsloyality is either folly or SANDER
folly in the fool who believes it, SANDER
II the man Of sense, if any such there be,
who utters il.
Year: 1866

The reason why children die is because they
are not taken care of. From the day of their
birth they are stuffed with food, choked with
physc, sufocated in hot rooms, steamedin bed
clothes. So much for indoors. When per-
mitted to breathe fresh air once a week in
summer, and once or twice during the cold
months, only the nose is permitted to peer into
daylight a little later they are sent out with
out any clothes at all, as to the parts Of the bo-
whichneed most protection. B elegs, bare
arms, bare necks, girded middles, with an in
verted umbrella TO collect the air and chill
the other parts of the body. A stout, strong
man goes out on a cold day with gloves and
overcoat, woolen stockings, and thick double
soled boots, The same day a child three years
DID, an infant in flesh and blood and bone and
constitution, goes out with soles as thin as pa
per, cotton socks, legs uncovered to the knees.
neck bare; an exposure that would disable the
nurse, kill the mother in a fortnight, and make
the father an invalid for weeks. And why p
To harden the child to mode of dress which
they are neverexpected to practice. To accus-
tom it to exposure, which dozen years later
would be considered downright foolery.
Year: 1866

The other day we were riding in a crowded
car. At one of the stations an old gentleman
entered and was looking around him for seat,
when a lad, ten or twelve years of age, rose up,
and said, "Take my seat, sir" The offer was
accepted, and the infrm old man sat down.
''Why did you give me your seat ?" he inquired
of the boy, because you are old, sir, and l
am a boy" was the quick reply. The passen-
gers were very much pleased and gratilied.-
For my part, wanted TO seize hold of the little
fellow aud press him to my BOSOM 1t was a
respect for age which is always praiscworthy.


When boy OF girl does not reverence the a
gcl, it is a sure sign that they are evil in more
respects than one; We once saw lad run af-
ter a lame old man in the street, and hoot at him;
but he was known as one Of the worst lads in
the village. He would swear, disobey his pa
rents, rob orchards, and do other things equal
ly bad. We feel quite sure that the polite boy
in the car never uses wicked or vulgar words.
His parents probably can trust him.


One thing more. Doubtless every passenger
in the car felt that the little gentleman, for such
he was, who gave the old man his seat, was
well instructed at home. They thought Of his
mother, perhaps, and concluded that she must
be good and watchful. Some Of them might
have enved her the possession of such a son.
Year: 1866

There is a class Of people who obtain their
reading matter-keep posted in the news of the
day-entirely at the expense of other people,
Many of this class are not aware of the annoy
ancc they occasion to their friends by persist
ing in this unnanly and pernicious practice.
The cost of subscription to newspaper is but
triAe when compared with the expense and Ia
Dor bestowed uponit by the editor, and yet You
will persist in Withholding your patronage and
sponge upon your ncighbor, greatly to his in
convenience and the absolute injury Of the pub
Usher. Most men who subscribe and pay for
their papers are too modest to call you bore,
yet we know they so regard you. We allude
to you-the very lark now reading this article.
You are one of those well-wishers Of paper,
who never patronize it one dollar, to keep it a.
live. Goodwill is all well enough as far as it
goes. but dollars and cents are the absolute es-
sentials to the life Of newspaper, or its editor
either Give up the abominable practice Of
borrowing. Subscribe for paper ofyour own,
give your family the benefit of its perusal, and
don't longer suffer your ncighbor's family to
make mouths at you, as they say " there comes
old -, to borrow our paper, when We
have scarcely read line in yourselves" This
is no imaginary picture, but we know it has
often occurred and will continue as long as you
persist in this rnmanly practice of borrowing a
newspaber.-OHlpeper Observer.
Year: 1866

If industry is no more than habit, it is, at
least, an excellent one. If any intelligent man
or woman were asked which is the real hered-
itary sin Of human nature, DO you imagine they
would answer pride, or luxury, or ambition,
or egotism? No; they would say Incidence.
Who conquers Incidence will conquer all the
rest. Indeed, all good principles must stag
nate without mental activity.
Year: 1866

Here is the Smithsonian Antidote ier snake
and insect poison: 10 grains iodine of pOtas-
sum, so grains iodine / ounce of water, tho
solvent.


To be kept in vial with ground glass stop
per, and applied externally to the wound. 1t
is not to be taken as medicine internally. In
using it no time to be lost, as death often en-
sues from snake bite in fifteen minutes
Bites usually are inflicted on the hands or feet,
and when this is the case the first thing to DO
done is to stop the circulation of it with tho
blood by applying q ligature to the leg or arm
above the wound A pocket handkerchief, the
suspenders, piece Of rope, or strip OF bark,
in an emergency, can be used.
Year: 1866

Az exchange says that when a piece Of iron
is thrown into trough where chickens drink
water they are not affected with chicken chol-
era. A gentleman who has tried it, says that
his chickens are thriving while those of his
neighbors are dying daily. As the chicken
cholera is raging TO some extent throughout tho
country, it might be well to try it, Iron will
not hurt fowls, and trial Of it might be bencf-
cial.
Year: 1866

r We hsve the satisfaction of know
ing that the candidate elected in the 1lth
District is qualified to discharge the do
ties of the Office. Can the Chief say the
same of the person elected in the lst Dis
trict Hia,oatha Sestinel.


II the editor of the Sentinel will read
the last three issues Of the Chief, he may
be able TO guess what our probable an
swer to his question would be. If not.
We will endesvor to enlighten him in q
private interview. in the same manner
that be proposed to explain Fishbsck's
adventure with the Iudisn.
Year: 1866

MoRroN.-Weu undssstand that Judge
John T. Morton win be candidate for
Chief CLERK OF the House. at the coming
session Of the Legislature. which will be
equivalent to an election. Those mem
bers who know the importance of having
Q good Clerk, need no advice on the mat.
ter: and those who do not know bow
much depends on the Clerk. will find
ont before the session is ended. Morton
is the very man they want.
Year: 1866

The Publishers have perfected system Of
mailing by which they can supply the Magazine
and Weekly promptly to those who prefer to
receive their periodicals directly from the
Office of Fublication.


The postage on Harper's Magazine is "a
cents year, which nu.t be paid at the sub
seribt rs post. Office
Year: 1866

"MlcHANIcAL."-S Several months since,
we were considering the proposition to
take the St. Joseph Union. We urged,
Is an objection, that the material of the
Office was worn out, and that it was sl-
most impossible to get up . readable pa.
per on It. One gentleman contendsd tha,
the material was good. but that the bad
appearance of the paper was owing en-.
tirely to incompetent and bungling work.
men-that be could take the concern. and
&c. up as nice paper IS any ons could
desire. Well. that same gentleman has
had charge of the Office for about month
past and we say truthfuly. that we have
not during that time received . single
copy of the Union, Of which We could
make out half the contents-we refer to
the news and editorial matter. etc., not to
the advertisements, which We would not
attempt to dscipher-snd it is constantly
growing worse the last few numbers we
gave up without any effort to read. 1t is
time tehir competent workmen were turn
ing up.
Year: 1866

NEW YORK, Jan. 81.


The Hon. James Harlrn, in card to the
Daily Chronicle, says that part of the report
Of his remarks of last Friday evening, which
referred to the President, is so imperfect as to
change the sense, and he adds, after referring
to the danger apprehended by some in CONFER
ring the elective franchise on vast multitude
of persons 90 recently released from slavery,
and the danger on the other hand of exclud
ing so large portion of the thoroughly loyal
part of the population from voice in the re-
organization, | expressed my greater conf
denee in the ignorant loyalty than in the in
teligent treason, and he added that he had
never disguised the preference and would not
do tin the future, ennding with an expression
Of confidence in the wisdom and virtue of the
President, for whom he was not authorized to
speak, and who had been able in the past and
wonld be able in the future to speak his own
views.


Postmaster Dennison yesterday directed
upwards of hundred postoffices to be re-
opened in the Southern States.
Year: 1866

cations Of their own voters without regard to
color; and thus the number Of Representa-
tiyes to which they would be entitled in Con.
gress would depend upon the number upon
which they conferred the right of suffrage.l


The President, in this connection expressed
the opinion that the agitation of the negro
franchise question in the District Of Columbia
at this time was the the mere entering wedge
to the agitation of the question throughout
the States, and was i'll timed, uncalled for, and
calculated to do great harm. He beievedthat
il would engender enmity and strife between
the two races, and lead to war between
them, which would result in great injury to
both, and the certain exterminatioK of the
negro poprlation. Precedence, he thought,
should be given TO more important and urgent
matters, legislation upon which was essential
for the restoration of the Union, the peace of
the country, and the prosperity Of the people.
Year: 1866

A lady of my acquaintance gives it as her
sine qua non of domestic felicity, that the
men of the family should always be ab-
sent at least six hours in the day. And tru.
~ mistress of family, however strong
her affection for the male membsrs, cannot
but acknowledge that this is great boon.
A house where papa or the boys are a.
ways 'pattering about popping in and out
at all hours. everlastingiy wanting some,
thing, or finding fault with something else
is considerable trial to even femenins
patiencs. And beg to ask my sex gen.
erally-in confidence of course-if it is not
the greatest comfort possible when the
masculine half Of the family being cleared
out for the day. the house settles down in
to regular work and quietness until eve-
ming! Alas 1t is good for them as well a.
for us, to have all the inevitable petty do
mestic botlers got over in their absence !;
to effect which ought to be the principal
aim Of the mistress of a family. Let them
if possible, return to quiet smiling home,
with all its small anuoyances brushed :
way like the dust and cinders from the
srate-which, en- passant, is Que of the first
acquisitions to make tireside look CON-
Portable. 1t might be as well, too, if the
master could contrive to leave the worldly
mud of the day at the scraper outside the
door however as these chapters do not
presume to lecture the lords Of creation, I
have nothing more to say on that score.


But she, who the minute an unfortunate
man comes home fastelIs upon him with a
lopgtale o fdomcstic grievances real or jln-
agned-how the butcher will meyer bring
the meat in time, and the baker keeps a
false account of loaves-how she is sure
the cook is given to drink and that Mary s
cousin had his dinner off our mutton yes.
terday-wliy such a lady deserves all she
gets cold looks. sharp speeches, hasty
plungcs into the convenient newspaper
perhaps an angry cigar-a walk with no
invitation for her company-or the club.
Poor little woman. sitting crying over her
lonely fire not owning that she is wrong,
but only that she is very unhappy, and very
much ill-lised, might one recommend tn
her notice. one golden rule? Never poster
IL man with things he cannot remedy and
does not understand" "A WomQn's s


Thoughts about Dtoman.
Year: 1866

Mr.. EDITOE-


There areIseveral good reasons why tie
Southern States should refuse to elect men,
bers to Congress. In the first place any man
no matteI whO-would certainly have the
mortificatiN of going to the city Of wash
ington. an( dancing attendance on such mis-
cradle fanatics as Sumner and Stevens; would
be insultedby having +" conditions precedent
thrust intohis face; would be told he was the
Representative of disloyal people; and even if
hecould take the Infamous g OATH" would not
be permitted to take seat among the repre-
sentatives Of the States. A member elect goes
to Congress- cringing suppliant begging a
detestible pick of office-holders. time servers
and political intriguers, to grant him those
rights which the Constitution already guaran-
tees to him The resolution introduced by
the Radical MOgul in reference to Tennessee
ought surely to convince any rational crea-
ture that the Radical leaders do not intend to
permit members from the Southern States to
take seats In that hall until the States they
represent pave given the right of suffrage to
the negroes, and complied with every require
ment of this traitorous knot of politicians
who, unfonRlnately for our country, now hold
the power ind WELD the destiny of this ma.
ton. We say we ought not to elect members
at all, for 1t is useless and worse than useless
Even if our members were admitted, what &
beautiful state of things we would have. A
radical would, in the heat of debate, brand 9
Southern member as a " traitor" In reply he
would be charged with thieving," or, which
would be proper, have the charge Of treason
hurled back in his teeth; and then would en-
sue one of those scenes so disgraceful and SO
humiliating to American citizens, which can
be found enacted only in the halls of our fed
eral House of Representatives. What hope
of harmony Allow can the gaping wounds
be healed. when these things would constant
ly be occurring to tear them open and make
them bleed afresh?


Then we would in all sOberness and candor
put the question to the people of the South
"What can We gain by electing member to
COngress?" How far will such an election
put us forward in the path to reconstruction :
What would be the consequences of a failure
to elect, and Alat injury would follow to the
South? Cartihy one answer us? *.*
Year: 1866

j. GERRIT SMTTH.--Gerritt Smith writes to
Chief Justice Chase against any trial of Da-
Wis and against calling popular uprising.
treason and concludes long letter as follows
shave said we must deal with the South
in the spirit Of impartial Justice. We must
also deal with her In the spirit of great gene
rosity and great love- We must claim no in
demnity for the past. We must exact no I'M
necessary security for the future. We must
subject her to no changes and no disabilities
which are not indispensable. If the breaking
up of her large landed estates, to parcel them
out to her white and black poor is not deman-
lied by her people. we must not insist upon it..
If by putting the ballot In the hands of her
blacks, 1t will not be necessary, in order to
save her. to withhold it for season from her
whites who were involved in the guilt of the
war, then are they strong reasons why we
we should not insist upon the probation. One
thing more, the South is poor and the North
is still rich. Would it be too large an express
sion of fraternal love, to save the South for
some five or ten years, from the imposition of
direct national taxes? Or @i
Year: 1866

accept the call to become candidate, at
the next General Election for the Office of
Judge of the Supreme Court. Whilst can
not but feel diffident of my ability to fill that
position fully, and with entire satisfaction to
myself and others, think may, without un-
due assumption. promise that if elected, will
devote whatever of capacity | may possess to
the faithful. honest and impartial discharge
of the duties of the office.


L. f. BARBER.
Year: 1866

denounced, of manufacturing letters and notes
for the purpose OF adjusting them to my own
briei communications, in order to change their
work will no doubt be continued 30 long az
the public shall show itself sufficiently credu-
lous or gullble to give to these forged papers
credit or consideration. l cannot but believe
to he the dupe Of a trick so shallo and shame
less. All impUtatons calling in question the
strict integrity of my official action in any con-
nection with the "Conover testimony" as 1t is
from any other publication or source whatever,
pronounce Indignantly false in their every
intendment and implication.


You will do me an act of simple Justice by
giving the foregoing place in your columns.


j. HOLT Judge Acknowledgement.
Year: 1866

at the time Of the alleged riot indeed too drunk 10
pick up a rick, and certanly too drunk 70 throw
one and that while the row was GONG on 0Brien
was holding himself up by holding to q lamp'post;
that while in that pesihon he was shot and beaten
by the polcemen. lie II over into the street, and
was most brutally treated On trial.
Year: 1866

Northern voters will submit to see the negro
counted as man or three-ffths Of man whom
representatives are apportioned, but treated as
theory or the other must be abandoned.
Either the negro must not bo counted or he
must vote. We should like to hear single
reasonable argument against tho justice Of this
provision. The South ought TO be willing to
accept ii even If II were not condition Of
only q condition, but 1t is the best attain
able condition. II the Southern people
wait for something better they will be
forced to take something worse. Let them re-
fuse this amendment, which leaves the ques-
ton Of negro suffrage with the States, and the
next move Of the radicals will be to force upon
them unconditional negro suffrage, with the
alternative Of continued exclusion or perhaps
the bayonet. The South was not satisfied with
the Missouri compromise The same error
must not be repeated now. In case q moro
radical Congress is elected this fall, the mild
terms of the constitutional amendment will be
superseded by more harsh conditions, and
then what can the South do but submit? There
can be no second rebellion, and we no longer
care for the bcmbast and brsggadacio that
used TO alright our politicians. But ifsthe
Southern States ratify this amendment their
representatives will be at once admitted to
their seats in Congress and will hold the
balance Of power. On the one side are incslcu-
liable evils; on the other a palpable advantage.
The enemies OF the South are those who urge
the rejection Of Che amendment the genuine
friends Of the South urge the acceptance Of the
best attainable terms in order TO speedy
restoration. What will the South decide to do !?
Her fate is in her own hands.
Year: 1866

DoN'T BREAK YoUR LAMP CHIMNEYs =
An article in late number of an English
magazine, on the subject of the fracture Of
polished glass surfaces, says:


1t is fact known to the philosophical in
strument makers, thai if metal wire be
drawn through glass tube, a few hours
afterward the tube will burst into fragments.
The annealed glass tubes used for the water
guages Of steam boilers are sometimes de.
stroyed in this way. after the act # forcing a
piece of waste cotton through them with a
wire. for the purpose of cleaning the BORE
This will not happen if piece OF soft wood
is employed. The late Andrew Ross in
formed me that on one occasion, late in the
evening, he lightly pushed piece of cotton
wool through number of barometer tubes
with piece Of cane, for the purpose of clear.
ing out any particles of dust.f The next
morning he found most Of the tubes broken
up into small fragments-the hard slicipuS
cnating of the cane proving as destructive rs
he had known the wire to be.


In these times. when glass chimneys are
in such wide use. it is Of no little importance
that this fact be made known. Thousands
of persons who have been in the habit Of
using wires, table forks. and IA lot of metallic
articles. IN the washing of these chmneys,
will in the above stated fact find the reason
Of their chimneys so often swapping to pieces
on the lamp.
Year: 1866

REDUCTION OF FOREIGN POSTAGE. Post.
master Perkins, of San Francisco. has re-
ceived a communication from the First As
sistant Postmaster General, notifying him Of
an important reduction in the postage be-
tween the United States and Great Britain.
The following is the communication


have to inform you that on and after the
lst of April next, tie scale of progression for
rating letters between the United States AMI
the United Kingdom. will advance by sim
gle rate for each half ounce. instead of by two
rates for every ounce after the tirst ounce. an
arrangement having been concluded with uise
British Post Department to adopt from that
date scale of progression for the information.
al correspondence. having half an ounce as a
unit throughout. You will therefore please
to give the necessary orders for charging
postage on letters addressed to the United
Kingdom. in accordance with this modified
scale of rating which is the same as our do.
mestc SCALE
Year: 1866

SPRING CREEK QUARTZ Co.-This company
will commence next week to clear out their
ditch-filed by the heavy storms of the Win
ter, in many places-and to put their mill in
or r. 40 t to crush rock of their own,
but to do custom work We should think the
Live OAK near enough te this mill TO haul
their eck to it for working, until they can
prospect enough to safely justify building for
themselves.
Year: 1866

completed bis new mill on Brandy Greek,
where he has good water power, good cool
water, plenty Of specklcd trout, and best Of
all, where he is surrounded by lots of the
finest timber for the manufacture of good
lumber Good lumber is what this market
Year: 1866

Salt Pork Ridge is the name of mining
locality in Shasta county. Is it pork mine
Folsom Telegraph.


One so long recognised as cover for the
article, when chopped f'e, ought to know ;
nor should show ignorance in the very capa
c;tx n which he is so generally accredited.
Year: 1866

It is well known fact to the people of
Iowa county that Maj. G. Fl. OTIS. the
Union candidate for Clerk Of the Board Of
Supervisors has seen as much service in
the army, and done as much hard lighting
as any man in the county. Enlisting as a
private, he has served in every intermedi-
ate position from that to Major. We have
repeatedly promised that on the return Of
our army, we would honor and reward
our brave soldiers for their service in sus-
tanning the government, We now have
the chance to partially reward one of the
brayest soldiers who ever left the state, by
electing him by handsome majority, and
defeating his opponent, John Heron, a
man who labored necessarily with and for
the Copperheads during the war.
Year: 1866

nW- For want Of room we are unable to
give an extensive notice the meeting held
in the courthouse in this place on Thurs
day evening last. Suffice it to say that
the court room was well filled with an in
telligent audience, who listened with mark
ed attention for over an hour agd half to
a most eloquent speech from Hon. 6. c.
Hazelton of Bosoobel.