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Year: 1866

WHY is it that the moment of popping
the question is SO terrible 10 young fellows,
that they frequently cannot utter word
Because, just then, they love the fair one
beyond expression.
Year: 1866

A LETTER from Vicksburg supplies the
following synopsis of the reconstructed"
bylaws of company of Mississippi State
militia, recently organized at the capital of
that State: The company votes to adopt the
regulations and tactics of the Confederate
army. No one admitted as member of the
company who was not in the Confederate
army. or who was not friendly to the Confed-
crate cause. Motto Try u.s. The uni
form to be gray, but the buttons and insignia
of rank to be the same as in the United
States army.
Year: 1866

In earlier times, when placer mining be
gan to fail in this State, many disastrous
experiments were made in gold quartz. Mills
were erected and leads opened from which no
returns were had, except bankruptcy. In
time, there come to be great disgust tor TINS
sort of mining. The idle mills and vacated
lodges were SO many monuments OF the men
who had been ruined. When silver bearing
lodges were discovered in Washoe, the men
who berated their bad luck in gold quartz
embarked with new enthusiasm not only IN
oneninr mines, but in the erection OF costly
mills for the reduction of silver ore. In ma
nv instances. it seemed like going from bad
to worse. Heavy and long continued assess
mepts. rebellious ores, mismanagement OF
directors. became an old story. The obsta-
cles to successful silver mining were found to
be greater than had ever beset them IN gold
quartz. There were feet enough, bat no div
idends. Assessments became sort OF Imam
cial plague, fatal to stockholders but eom-
Portable to managers and the initiated per-
sons.


After years of reverses, many Of these tried
men have come to the conclusion that there
might be something better in store for them
in this State. Not a few of them have gone
back to gold mining with such a stock of
experience as will insure success. Many of
the mining towns which were once famous
for rich diggings, are destined to be famous
for rich gold quartz leads. And this interest
alone will save some of them from extinction.


1t is worthy of note, too, that the greater
part of these enterprises are prosecuted with
out the aid of any act of Incorporation. The
most successful are most likely to shun pub
lcity of any sort. The work goes on, profits
are divided among half dozen men, more or
less, and the public hear little or nothing
about it. The owners are content to prose
cute their work in "a private way. but in a
way which turns out to be successful In many
more instances than formerly.


Gold quartz mining in California is only
just fairly inaugurated. a greater degree of
success attends this branch of industry than
ever before. Along the chain of mining
towns, from Columbia TO Yreka, lodges have
been opened which yield all the way from
800 to 81 900 a ton. In most instances, the
stock is never on the market, and nothing of
that kind is ever issued. In many quarters
it is regarded as suspicious feature, and one
telling strongly against the character of a
mine, either to incorporate or to issue stock
at ALL If it is a good mine. few men can
work it with profit; If worthless, handsome
certificates of stock don't help the case.


1t is not rare thing to hear, in private
way. of recent locations of gold quartz in
this State which yield from 500 to $500 to
the ton. In every such instance the certainty
of permanent success is ten to one in favor of
gold mines over the best silver mining in the
country. Men who are ready tie rush away
to remote countries on the strength of favor
able rumors of new discoveries, will do well
to inquire whether there are not far better
mining enterprises nearer home.-Builetia.
Year: 1866

ssz.- Hope for the Affiicted.-In another part
of this paper viii be found the advertisement of the


celebrated Institute established by Dr. j. C.
YOUNG, in 1850. In this age of deceit and char.
latanism it is boon to the suffering to point out
to them where they of obtaining the wished
for relief and Under the care of the skillfu
Doctor the sick and troubled can divest themselves
of their burdens of pains and shame lay aside their
cross, and health and happiness. If you
are sick or in trouble, do not hesitate Read the
advertisement and follow the advice. Do not for
get the number nor the manner of directing your
letter. CONSULTATION OFFICE, $40 Washing
ton street, San Francisco.


Speculative would call the attention of our
readers to the Grover 4 Baker Machines. Their
reputation is too well established for us to attempt
e word in their favor, but would advise any per-
sons wanting a reliable Family Sewing Machine, to
investigate the merits Of these before buying. "a
word to the wise is sufficient" OF
Year: 1866

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of
v the statute in such case made and provided,
l will, either in person or by deputy, accompany
the Assessor in the performance of his duties
throughout the county. The taxes upon all nova
ble Personal Property for the year 1861 will be
due as soon as the same has been assessed by the
County Assessor of Shasta county, and the collec-
ton of the same will be Immediately enforced.


J. w. GARDEN.


Tax Collector Shasta County.
Shasta Feb a. 1866 f24
Year: 1866

THE bodies of Union soldiers Who fell at
Falls Church in the first year of the war. are
being taken up and brought to Arlington for
burial This extensive cemetery. upon Gen.
Lees former place, is being rapidly filed up
with bodies of the Union dead
Year: 1866

ENGLISH JUsTcE.-There are two points in
the late news from England which will at
tract special attention. as being an exhibition
of even banded justice which is dealt out in
Great Britain One is the conviction of
Thomas Clark Luby for a supposed crime.
and his sentence to twenty years penal servi-
tude On a charge which had no foundation
beyond the fears of what might have been
done in case Luby should enjoy his freedom.
He had committed no overt act, and was,
therefore, not amenable to any law based on
civilization and Justice The other was the
trial of Captain Peter Suter Corhett. the man
who ran to sea the Shenandoah FOR the pur
pose of delivering her into the hands of the
rebel Waddell. and knowing that she was
destined for piratical cruise. This man
Corbett. whose offense none but an English
court could fail to recognize, WAS, after a
''patient" hearing. pronounced perfectly
innocent, and permitted to 90 scot free, with
the endorsement of an English jury Of having
been engaged in legitimate business and an
honest calling. What a difference it makes
whose OK is gored ?-N. T. Herald.
Year: 1866

Among the innumerable ANECDOTES re-
lated OF the ruin Of persons play, there
IS one worth relating which refers 10 a
dr Porter, gentlemen who. In the reign
Of Queen Anne, possessed one of the best
estates in Northumberland the whole of
which he lost at hazard In twelve months.
According TO the story told OF this mad
man-fQr we can call him nothing else
when he had completed the loss Of his last
acre, at gaming house IN London and
was proceeding down stairs to throw him-
self into u carriage TO convey him home
10 his house IN town, he resolved upon
having one more throw to try to retrieve
his losses, and Immediately returned to
the room whore the play was going on
Nerved for the worst tha5 might happen.
be lnsislsted that the person he had been
playing with should @ivs him one chance
Of recovery or fight with him


His proposition was this That his car
rage and horses, the triukets and loose
money in his pockets, his town house, his
plate and lurniture-in short, all he had
left In the world, should be valued in a
lump alta certain sum, and be thrown at
a single east No persuasion could pre-
vaii on him to depart from his purpose
lie threw, and lost; then. conducting the
winner TO the door, he told the cOachman
there was his master, and marched forth
into the dark and dismal streets. without
house or home, or any creditable means
Of support. Thus beggared, he retired to
an obscure lodging in a cheap part of the
town, subsisting chiefly on charity, some~
times acting as the marker at billiard
table, and occasionally as a helper IN n
livery stable.


In this miserable condition. with naked
ness and famine staring him in the face.
exposed To the tounts and insults Of those
whom be bad once supported, he was res
cognized by an old friend, who gave him
ten CulneaS to purchase neccessaries -
lie expended five in procuring decent ap-
parcI and with the remaining five ne re-
paired % common gambling house and
increased them to fifty, lie then aaiourn>
ed TO one Of the higher order of houses.
sat down with former associates, and won
E2o,O 600. Returning the next night he lost
all, was once more peniIess. and after sub
sIsting many years III abject overly, died
a beggar in 81 Giles.
Year: 1866

Stars trembling Ger US and sunset before us,


Mountains in shadow and forests asleep;
Dow1 the dim river we float on forever


Speak not, ali, breathe nottteres peace on the deep
Come not, pale Sorrow, Zee till tomorrow,


Rest softly falling DER eyeIids that weep
While down the river float forever,


Speak not, alb, breathe notheres peace on the deep
As the waves cover the depths glide over,


So let the Past in forgetfulness sleep,
" lille down the river float forever,


Speak not, ah, breathe nottheres peace the Deep
Heaven shine above us bless all that love Us,


All whom We love in thy tenderness keep,
While down the river float forever


Speak not, ah, breathe nottheres peace the deep
Year: 1866

eyes; so we carried him below, and laid
him on the sofa On the cabin table was
the captain ; csse bottle OF rum, and the
n ate filled himself full glass and drank
1t 1 F; then he filled glass for me. but
his hand shook so that 4 good part OF 1t
was spilled. When | went on deck again
| found that the men had shut themselves
up in the forecastle, in spite of the heat.
and two of them, who had been i'll with
coast ferer for some days, We're now cutie
ont of their senses Well, sir. that night
the steward got so frightened by what he
had seen, and by the horrible wells Of the
skipper, that he went forward amongst the
men, taking small keg of rum with him.
and the hands were soon all drunk, and
fighting among each other like devils
The mate and myself took it in turns to
mind the skipper; and about daylight |
was wahened from n short snoozc bv a
sudden quiet coming over the ship, aud
there was the captain quite dead, his
chm fallen and his eyes wide open. The
same afternoon, the two men who had
been i'll of coast fever died, and there
We're three others in their bcrths rayins.
Twice that day we saw the great snake
once about mile from us, and the next
time some six miles out to seaward. and





the next day he rose about two hundred
yards from our starboard beam, aud mo~
we'd his head about as he had done at
first


Eight times in all we saw him, sir,
and once the steward, who was wild with
drink, got the captains gun out and would
have fired Ut him, bat the mate took it out
Of his hands On the seventh day from
the time we came to anchor, the weather
suddenly changed, and heavy tornado
came on, and blew US right out TO sea-
We lost most of our spars, being 50 short
handed, and as soon as the gale mOdera-
ted, we hove overheard the captain and
four Of the hands, who had died in the
bay, but whom we had been afraid TO
bury before, lest the snake might take
fancy for human flesh. At last we reach
ed Sierra Leone, nearly dismasted, and
with only three hands on board fit for du
ty. We got help from another vessel be-
fore we could bring the ship to anchor;
and after that | could remember nothing
TIL | found myself recovering from fever
in the Sierra Leone hospital, my head
shaved, and my limbs as weak as child :.


The brig had left the port with a new
crew, and the few suryi ors of her former
crew had returned to Eng and in another
ship. They laughed at me when told
them about what we had seen and gone
through they told me it was only my
dreams when | had brain fever l wish
could have thought so, sir; for it was
all too true,-too true


Again the sharp, sweet sound OF the
ships bell, again the hoarse call Of the
Walsh, and old Jake the Whaler and /
parted company.
Year: 1866

TRUE COURTESY sY-Real courtesy is widely
different from the courtesy which blooms
only on the sunshine Of love and the smile
of beauty, and withers and cools down in
the atmosphere of poverty, age and toll
Show me the man who can quit the brilliant
society of the young to listen to the kindly
voice of age; who can hold cheerful con
verse with one whom years has deprived of
charms. Show me the man Of generous
impulses, who is always ready to help the
poor and needy; show me the man who
treats unprotected maidenhood as he would
the heiYess, surrounded by the protection of
rank, riches and family. Show me the man
who never forgets for AN instant the delicacy
the respect that is due to woman as woman,
in any condition or class, show me such a
man, and you show me gentleman-nay,
you show me better, you show me true
christian.
Year: 1866

INFLUENCE OF AFFECTION. There is a
good deal of canting about involuntary af-
lection in the world, and all that; but
young lady should never let such foolish no.
tons enter her head. She should allow the
pride of conscious strength of mind to keep
her above every foolish, vain and Donsen-
steal preference towards this precious fop,
aud that idle attendant on ladys will.
She should lay it up in her heart as an i'm
mutable principle, that no love can last if not
based upon a right and calm estimation Of
good qualities; or at least that if the object
upon which it is lavished be not one whose
heart and whose head are both right, misery
will surely be her portion. a sudden pref
erence for stranger is very doubtful kind
of preference, and the lady who allows her
self to be betrayed into such q silly kind of
affection, without knowing a word of the
mans character or his position, is guilty of
indiscretion which not only reflects unfavor-
ably upon her good sense, but argues badly
for the nature and groundwork Of that at:
fectiOn
Year: 1866

MANHOOD AND WOMANHOoD.-Whoare
YOU, young man, young woman, living in
this country and age, and yet doing nothing
to benefit others? Who are you-blest
with body and intellect and yet an idler in
the busy workshop of life? Who are you
with immortal soul, and yet that soul SO
deaf to the myriad voices all about you that
call to duty and to labor? Arise! aud be
faithful toiler-God calls you humanity
calls you-and they have both right to all
your powers. Arise Make your whole life
one scene of industry! Arise and go forth,
and every moment your feet shall press or
your hand touch some pedal or key in the
''organs that shake the universe" Arise
there is work fory you to do. You were created
to toll and bear hand where the hammers
of time are ringing as they fashion the fab
ric of eternity.
Year: 1866

A HAsTY STEP.-An old sea captain who
was in the habit of spending his time while
in port among a set of hard drinking fellows,
returned to his hotel one evening in par
tally intoxicated condition. In going up to
his room he walked out of the window, In
the second story and landed upon the pave
ment Fortunately he was not injured by
the descent, and, upon going back into the
house, met the landlord


"Look here, Mr." said he, eff you
don't shorten the steps in your stairs. 1 won t
stop with you any more,
Year: 1866

Snow AND Ice AROUND TREEs.-A re-
markable instance Of the effect Of frost in
overcoming the circulation of the sap in
trees and destroying their life, occurred in
London during the Spring succeeding the
hard winter of the year 1894. The snow
and ice collecting in the streets, so as to be-
come very inconvenient, they were cleared,
and many carloads were placed in the va
cant quarters of Moorfelds. Several of
these heaps of snow and frozen rubbish
were piled around some of the elm trees
that grew there At the return of Spring
those of the trees that were not surrounded
with the snow, expanded their leaves as
usual, while the others being girt with a
large mass, continued quite bare, for the
fact was, the absorbents in the lower part of
the stem, and the earth in which the trees
stood, were still exposed to freezing cold.
In some weeks, however, the snow was
thawed, but the greater number of the trees
were dead. and those few that did produce
any leaves were sickly, and continued in a
languishing state all summer, and then died.
Year: 1866

IRRITABILITY OF ILLNESS. who
are blessed with health can never know, till
they are in their turn called upon to suffer,
what heroic strength of spirit lies hidden
under the mask Of silent, uncomplaining
suffering; how strong the temptations are to
be unreasonable, pettish, or repining how
difficult it is to be grateful, and still more to
be amiable when the.irritation Of every
nerve renders the most skillful attendance
irksome, and the dearest presence burden;
when the irritated frame loathes the sun
shine of smile, and breads the tear and the
cloud, where all is pain, and weariness, ard
bitterness Let the healthy lay these things
ever to heart, and while they scrupulously
perform their duty-while they reverence
the fortitude and patience of the gentle and
resigned, let them have pity upon many
poor and queruious sufferer; upon their side,
let the sick not forget that the reverence and
love thus excited are as the elixir of life to
their often wearied and overtaxed attend-
ants; quickening them to exertion by the
sweetest of influences, instead of exhausting
them with the struggle to perform an un-
grateful duty.
Year: 1866

A change or parties In power has been
considered Wholesome even In times OF yore,
when the government was administered for
the public good; how much more necessary
then is change now after the misrule and
corruption Of the party under whose rule
the country suffered for the last SIX years.
Slx years ago our country was at peace, not
only within its own limits-among ourselves
put with the whole world. Prosperity and


happiness were depicted upon the counte-
nance OF every American citizen. Our ma
tonai debt was but nominal, and taxation by
the national government, a thing almost un-
known. Our commerce found free access to
every country, and our staple products found
a ready market. New openings of trade
were made from time to time, and the neees-
saries Of life, such articles as we could not
raise or manufacture, the produce of other
countries, thusbecome cheapened from time
to time. How sadly and fearfully have
things changed within the last six years
Taxation wherever we look and tread-a dis
tracted country, and the fairest portion there
of almost a desert waste; and national debt
under which our children's children will
groan and suffer- All this misery and woe
was brought about in the short space of
few years of misrule, and by party who
professed to better our condition before the
people entrusted them with power. Upon
this promise the people voted for the Repub-
lican- Abolition party in 1860. How have
they fulfilled their promise? This is ques-
ton easily answered In ordinary business
transactions you will not trust a man the
second time if he deceived you once, we
generally adopt the maxim, if we are deceived
the first time, it is the transgressor's fault,
but our fault he cheats US the second time
We are sure the people will act upon this
principle the second Tuesday of October if
we are at all posted in the signs of the times.
Year: 1866

WILLIAM H. SEwARD.-If the friends OF i'm
partial Justice as the only safe basis Of recon-
struction have been anxious lest the detection
of Seward from the Republican party should
exert wide and disastrous influence among his
former supporters, the following extract OF a let
ter to the New York Tribune, from gentleman


in Auburn, may serve to reassure them - II
any changes among the great Union party might
be expected is this State, through the unaccount-
able course of Seward, they might certalnly be
looked for among his neighbors and lifelong
friends at his home in old Cayuga. But we can
say with an absolute assurance of truth, that II
the changes are Of a similar character in other
portions of the State, the great Republican IN


ion party will carry the election by 80 900 major
ity, and then we will employ with Seward swish,
expressed at Niagara Falls, by counting him out.
Stewards friends in this county lament his course
with unfeigned sorrow, and are bowed in the
deepest modification, but not q soul of them
proposes to follow his lead by deserving the par
ty lie did Sd much to upbuild, and the principles
he labored so long to inculcate. The acorn
he planted has become the towering tree, its
wide spreading branches and deep piercing roots
defving all storms and adverse winds. The work
of his lifetime, to which he devoted the vigor Of
his early manhood and the mature judgment Of
his riper days, cannot be overcome and annihi-
lated by the apostacy of old age.
Year: 1866

BEN. BUTLER TELLS SOME STUBBORN FAcTs.-
In a recent speech at Gloucester, Mass, in which
he reviewed - my policy" after his own unspar
ing fashion, Mai. Gen. Butler told the following
startling truths :--'' Are you ready to say that
these men shall sit in Congress, make laws for
you, have power to say whether your debts shall
be paid go unpaid, whether bounties shall be
paid to your soldiers, pensions to your widows
or whether the flag Of the United States shall be
upheld To have portion of the country in
governmental relations to the country where no
loyal men can speak, and no loyal men can as
semble? ! have had some private documents
from another portion OF the Cnlon. IL was De-
cause Texas concluded to come into the Union
that this proclamation Of peace issued. gen.
tleman born in a town in this county-formerly
serving upon my staf-was sent upon an inspee-
ton tour to Texas, and he made his report, and
was forthwith ordered home, because he reported
what he saw and in what condition he saw
things. Among other things, what do you think
he saw in Houston, the capital OF Texas
Gremen's procession bearing Confederate flag
reversed and leading figure of Goddess of
Liberty personated by young girl dressed IN
black and white. with chains about her wrists
and her ankles. The Goddess Of Liberty was in
chains in Texas When the procession came to
the house of a United States officer where the
flag of the United States was flying, they saluted
MIN WIFI BTOduS anu HlSScu; anu HuAlSN "4i 'AA


ner of contumely upon him and that procession
of our reconstructed brothers passed on, and for
some reason-some blur over that officer eyes
he allowed his flag to be insulted. All volnn-
teer officers of the army are discharged, but
undertake TO say that there were volunteer Off
GERS in the army that would have put nm end to
that procession-aye, more-neyer have allowed
it to start in the first place. He again reported
that in an average of one-ffth of our territory
about murders day where committed since
the war; that they had list of about ,2O0 and
they found skeletons Of some of them hanging
upon the trees every morning And this had
from a gentleman whose character for truth
stands good any in this community sNo
United States officer can go in that portion OF the
country without an escOrt-and these men are
to come back into our Government ! now de-
clare my feeling and believe, that II TINS
state of feeling continues it is not peace but
war; and the worst kind Of war for it is war
upon unarmed men, women and children ana
if no other remedy for this state OF things can
be found if this state of things cannot be alter
ed, we will march once more, and woe to him
who opposes"