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Year: 1874

We are always glad to call the at
tention of the public to a good thing.
The card of the Castac Water Ditch
and Placer Mining Company will APP
pear in our advertising columns.
Tie value of these mines can hardly
be estimated, when good stream of
water is put upon them, and we want
no better security that water will be
brought on these mines than the
name of the President of the COM
pany. When he says thing must
be done, it is sure TO be. He has lived
twenty years in California, has been
in all the mines-made large fortune
but the Castac placers is the first
mines he ever saw in which he was
willing to invest a dollar. 1t is now
ascertained that the first two miles
of the ditch will pass rich gravel-bed
that will pan out gold enough 10 more
than finish the ditch. We doubt If
the public will be offered any more OF
of this stock at the same price.
Year: 1874

Young man ahoy! Fitzpatrick is
the man you are looking for He will give
YOU the incest fitting garments to be had In
the city; cloth OF the best material; work
done upon honor, and the best satisfaction
made at once. jy2 tf-3
Year: 1874

It is rather funny to hear Demo-
Gratis charging that the Republican
party has 'outlived lite useful1 e."
If ever there was political organiza-
tion that not only outlived its useful
ness, but every possibility of useful
ness, it is the Democratic party. For
thirty years before the war it embraced
the worst elements and represented
the worst ideas in American politics.
Its influence was always bad and its
policy always demoralizing. Its
crowning act, the logical conclusion of
its long and disgraceful career, was to
bankrupt the government treasury
and inaugurate the rebellion. BY
every rule Of justice and common
sense, the Democratic party should
have died then. Having rounded off
its achievements with a civil war it
should have passed out of sight and
into oblivion. Why it did not, is one
of the inscrutable things of earth.
During the war it had no employment
but to fight the government, and since
the war it has had none but to fight
the Republican party. During all
those years it has not had we'll
defined principle,,a patriotic purpose
or noble aspiration, and has done
nothing but stand in the way of pro
gress. That it should have survived
this long term of inaction, negation
and disgrace, is simply wonderful, and
that it should now claim to be the
party of reform is a most stupendous
political Joke.
Year: 1874

year, to put up building which shall
be large enough to accommodate all
who may apply, and shall have con-
venlent arrangements for many indus
trial departments. 1t is believed quite
possible in time, to make the institu-
ton self-supporting. The Catholic
House of the Good Shepherds is fine
building, conveniently arranged for
this work, which is admirable carried
on by the Sisters. They have gener-
ally about fifty of those women under
their protection, besides large school
of children taken in for preservation.


Would that it were possible in clos
ing TO make a plea for the Magdalen
which should


SOFTEN THE HEARTS OF ALL WOMEN
toward her, whatever the guise may
be inWhich she stood before them.
Do sec her as bold, shameless and
deprived, and are you angry with her
that though her womanhood is so de-
graded and dragged through the mire?
Do you not condemn her to burn in
the red flames of her scarlet sin with
out the benefits even of trial. Fol
low her, though it be to the foulest
den, question her kindly-she is not
used to kindness-hence her offensive
ness at first. Question her gently and
there is not the least doubt that you
will go away wondering whether un-
der the same circumstances you had
been better or. worse than she. In
any event your anger will be changed
to sore pity for her and her kind.
Do you see her as young girl, bear
ing in her arms babe without name?
By all the love you bear your fair
young daughter, l beseech you let not
taunts and the blame be the first es-
Gaping words from your lips. Hear
her, before you speak words which
frighten her into lying to her. In
your prayers that night you will be
very apt to pray as you never prayed
before to the Father in Heaven, to
protect the tender lives Of your home
from such a cruel blight. Do you see
her as the ideal Magdalen, beautiful,
womanly, with the golden hair un-
bound, weighing down the dropping
head, pierced through the heart with
the poised arrows shot from veno-
nous tongues. clasp her to your breast,
lovingly mingle your tears with hers
piteously, bring her to the woman
hearted Christ for striving, to the
Christ of the love able, to the
Christ of the mercy most merciful, to
the Christ of the pardon most bounti-
full for all suffering, sorrowing, signing
souls that, tossed on the waves of life s
interest, shaken by life's pass
ionate whirlwinds, torn by life's
terrible tempests; out of the depths
unto Him despairingly do cry.


The paper was heard with rapt at.
tention and close sympathy, as was at


tested by the frequent use of banker.
chiefs.
Year: 1874

There are no distinctions of rank
when people are in need. Here is
one incident of many which pleasantly
illustrates this:


An old Scotchman was taking his
grist to mill in sacks thrown across
the back of his horse, when the ami
NAL stumbled, and the grain fell to
the ground.


He had not strength to raise it, be-
ing an aged man, but he saw a horse
man riding along, and thought he
would appeal to him for help. But
the horseman proved to be the noble
man who lived in the castle hard by,
and the farmer could not muster cour-
age to ask favor of him.


But fortunately the nobleman was a
gentleman also, and, not waiting to be
asked, he quickly dismounted, and
between them they lifted the grain to
the horses back. John-for he was
a gentleman, too-lifted his Kilmar-
mock bonnet, and said:
MY lord, how shall l ever thank
you for your kindness?


Very easily, john" replied the
nobleman. Whenever you see an.
other man in the same plight as you
were in just now, help him. and thai
will be thanking me"
Year: 1874

Over work causes great deal of i'll
health in farming communities. Very
many farmers, in their efforts to avoid
and a shame, go to the other extreme,
and loose both health and happiness
thereby.


While industry tends to health.
overwork breaks down the constitu-
ton and shortens life. It Injuries both
the body and mind, and, if long con-
tinued, results in death and prema-
ture old age.


For this sin, and sin it is to over
work, there is not nearly the excuse
on the part Of farmers that there was
twenty years ago. Now they have ma
chimes to take, in a great degree. the
place of hand labor, and the farmer
who will use them need not break
down his health by working too hard.
But it is not the farmer who is most
liable to overwork. The farmers wife
is generally the greatest sufferer.
Every day in the year, Sundays not ex-
cepted, she has much to do. Often as
much is requird of her as two women
ought to perform, AS the result of
his overwork, health is lost, and she
either dies long before her time or
lives to suffer the penalties of the law
she has transgressed. For this course
there is no justification. No woman
ought to work heself to death, and no
man is justified in requiring or allow
| ing his wife to do so. He ought to
furnish her with household machines,
or if her health is poor, either help
her himself or hire girl to help her.
This killing himself and his wife,
which so many farmers do, for the sake
of laying up few dollars, which they
never expect to use, and which they
can not carry with them when they die,
is miserable speculation so far as
| profit is concerned, and sinful and
shameful thing for any one to do.
| Want of sleep is one of the chief
causes of much of the physical and


mental troubles of farmers and their
families. During the busy season,
when the farmer rises at four in the
morning and works till six or seven in
the evening, then eats his supper, does


his chores, and sits up an hour or two


later to read his paper and chat with a
uClShOOAs AC uOCO dOt OOeulb SiCCI
enough to keep body and mind in per-
feet health and vigor. The'evil conse-


quences of this course may not be ap-


parent for many years, hut sooner or


later they will come. The waste of


the brain is not fully made up. Little


by little it decays, and insanity or in


curable disease is the final result oil


using the hours which should be de


voted to sleep for other purposes.
! Farmers wives, who are very often
kept awake at night by the exhaustion
caused by overwork or by the cry.
ing and fretting Of children are the


greatest sufferers, and year by year a


vast number of this class go to the in,


sane asylum or the grave. It is slow
but certain suicide to curtail the
hours of sleep, and no man or womar
or child need expect to continue long
in good sound health without taking
the fullest amount of quiet rest
, Working Farmer.
Year: 1874

The extent of the military prepara-
tions now going on in Germany may
be gathered from the fact that Prince
Bismarck has introduced into the
Imperial Council bill for the organ
ization of the 'landsturm The bill is
very brief, but it virtually organizes
the whole able-bodied population of
Germany into an army, which the EN-
peror may call into service whenever
he may choose. This measure has been
rendered necessary in order to meet
the gigantic preparations being made
both countries indicate that they are
looking forward to anOher great war
Year: 1874

The necessity for the practice Of the
most rigid economy, both personally
and in business management, is more
imperative than ever. 1t is true, we
have had good crops and in the main
prices are pretty fair. But the de-
depression in business still continues.
The predicted improvement that was
to have followed the harvest has not
transpired, and the prospect of revival
OF trade seems to be as remote as it
was year ago. There is great deal
of labor seeking employment and find
ing none. Employers have been com.
PEELED to reduce wages, because in
comes are less. The cost of living
has not fallen in proportion to the re-
duction of wages. Flour has declin-
ed in price, but other articles are firm
and some are even higher than they
were last year. The farmers have the
best of the situation. "Times," in the
phrase of the day, ''are hard" and it
behooves everybody to economize at
every point possible. Those who
have means should use them to rea-
sonable extent in making business in
order to give employment to the labor
er. There is much suffering in pros
pect for the poor this winter unless a
revival in trade takes place. To them
it is of little consequence whether
prices be high or low if they have not
the means to buy at any price.


The experience through which we
are now passing may be a wholesome
one. 1t may be fraught with valuable
lessons. but it has also brought upon
us much that is evil. 1t has caused
great deal of idleness from which the
country has been a greatloser. Aside
from the danger of large unemploy-
ed element in community, there has
been incalculable loss in every depart
ment of industry and business and a
consequent loss to the Government of
revenue, and in the arrest of the de-
velopement of the resources Of the
country.


The defeat Of the Republican party
is attributable, in a great degree, to
the fact that Congress at its last ses-
sion failed to address itself to the en-
actment OF some measure of relief.
Its first business upon reassembling
should be the consideration of this
question. There is much popular dis
content, and the danger Of large
masses of men out of employment,
seeking work and food and finding
none cannot be estimated. We can
not look upon the result of the recent
elections in any other light tha. as a
rebuke for the neglect of Congress to
provide some means of relief for the
people. The next Congress should
seek out possible cure for the evils
that afflict the country and restore it
to its past condition of prosperity


Lafayette Courier.
Year: 1874

That success Of farming is expert
ence.


That to ask mans advice is not
STOPPING, but oftener of much benefit.


That to keep place for every thing,
and everything in its place. saves
many step, and is pretty sure to
lead to good tools. and to keep them
in good order.


That it is good thing to grow into
farming, and not jump into it.


That kindness to stock, like good
shelter, is saving offodder.


That by making home pleasant you
keep your boys out Of the city.


That to fight weeds is to fl vor grain,
and to do Justice to your neighbors.


That it is a good thing to keep an
eye open to experiments, and note all !,
both good and bad.


That it is good paying thing to
take papers. keep posted, and be socia-
BILE with the neighbors.
Year: 1874

There are few men, it is to be hoped,
in this vale of greenbacks of whom
something good cannot be said at their
decease. Now there was Mr.. Bella s.
Lynde, of Boston, who recently went
to join his fathers. A Boston paper.
speaking of the event, said: He board
ed at the National House on Haymar-
ket Square for the past thirty years.
''He was man" said the feeling land
lord; take him for all and all, al
though a tailor, I shall never look
upon his like again"
Year: 1874

merited action that did not at least
receive respectful consideration and
there is perhaps but little needed
work left undone. The Railroad
Tariff bill, Wine and Beer bill, and
Herd Law, probably attracted the
most discussion. The Railroad bill
is the most important passed, If it
prove of any real practical account
whatever. Not fully discussed in the
Legislature, there Is plenty of time
for Its discussion before the people
between now and the 4th of July
when the attempt will be made to
put 1t in operation Davenport Ga
setts.
Year: 1874

Says the Independent, A. Willard, Of
Boston, is now in Elkhorn making ar
rangemcnts with the farmers of the
county to hold wool fair and festival
on the fair grounds within few weeks.
It is thought that it will result in bene-
fting the wool growing interest.
Year: 1874

The amount of opium imported into
this country during the past year, is
said to have been of the enormous VAL
ue at wholesale of nine hundred and
sixteen thousand one hundred and forty
two dollars. This is a large increase
over any previous year. If We keep on
at this rate we shall not only out-strip
the world in whisky drinking, but shall
excel even China in opium eating. Opt
um is said to be only little worse in
its influence on health and morals than
alcohol, which is encouraging consider
ing how many have been annually done
for by alcohol.
Year: 1874

We take pleasure in announcing to
the sporting public that Darien has
opened up track, and is now ready to
meet the trotting world. We don't
know but Bonner may be induced to
patronize it as it is run under the aus
pices Of the church, consequently a
moral affair.
Year: 1874

In report on public health by DR..
9 A. Cameron, Of London, attention is
called to a novel source Of atmospheric
contamination. In loose soils air is
universally present, and it contains a
larger proportion of impure matter than
air above ground. This underground
air is liable to be drawn into houses, on
account of their comparatively high
temperature, and to ascend through
them with all its impurities, like the cur
rent up a chimney.
Year: 1874

The Forestry Commission to be ap-
pointed by Congress arc u report what
measures are necessary for the protec-
ton of the forests, not only with refer
ence to the supply Of timber, but also
to the proper distribution of the rain
fall, and the avoidance on the one hand
of excessive freshets, and on the other
of extreme low stages Of water.
Year: 1874

cTHE recent rains have caused gen.
eral looking up in vegetation. Late
sown wheat will not be as heavy as it
would had these rains been little ear
lier, yet the prospects are that we shall
have good average crop throughout
the State.
Year: 1874

REBUILDING AT CoLFAx.-The work of re-
building the burnt district at Colfax has com
menced. At present all the destroyed buildings
will not be replaced, as the business demands of
the town will not require it, but on the main
plaza all the lots will BE built upon, and some of
them will contain substantial brick structures,
which will obviate the danger of a general CON
fagration in the future.-G Y. Union


The business demands at present will not re-
quire all the buildings to be erected just now,
but when the railroad is completed from there to
Nevada City, they will require all the buildings
they ever had, and more, too, or else this road
will fail to do for Colfax what is natural to sup
pose it will do.
Year: 1874

GRACIOUS OFFERNG.-How quiet and unas-
suming are the purest acts of friendship. Thus
we thought few days ago when a certain very
estimable laly of our town came quietly into
our office, and before we hardly had time to re-
alize the object of her mission, deposited on our
table, with her compliments to the man of the
quill, most handsome, fragrant and tastily ar
ranged boquet of the. finest collection of Cali
fornia roses, accompanied by large bottle filled
to the cork with very choice variety of native
wine 90 be taken with the donors compliments
10 the ladies of the house. We return our kind
thanks TO our friend but in doing so we cludid-
ly confess chat these expressive tokens coll from
us q grateful feeling which words fau to exc
press.
Year: 1874

CHARIrY.-Several pitiabe objects of charity
have visited our town this last week. seeking
aims of those who chose to give. Faith,
Hope and Charity; but the greatest of these is
Charity" says the good book, and the aptness
of the quotation is fully appreciated by mo-
ments reflection of how much good done, how
much suffering relieved, how many hearts made
to bound with joy at trihing act of charity.


'He that helps man in need


Shall feel joy that's JOY indeed
Year: 1874

TINE heals all griefs. A long-indulged sor-
row for any hopeless loss deadens our sympa-
Aies for what is left. AS the bosom of earth
blooms again and again, and burys its dead leaves
with the foliage of the living, so should the
heart awake to each enlivening impulse of life,
and enjoy in their fulness the blessings sur
Founding US
Year: 1874

NEWS from Dutch Flat says the prospects for
profitable mining season never more en-
couraging. All the hydraulic mines are at
work in full force, and their run promises to
extend until much later in the season than usual
owing to the abundant supply of water, and the
unusual depth of snow in the mountains at this
season OF the year. The same encouraging
news comes from the large hydraulic mines on
tho lINila
Year: 1874

BUSINESS is business, " said certain youth
70 a fair one with whom he was perambuating
she suburbs of our town few evenings ago
that's what we thought when friend from
Iowa Hill came in one day this last week, paid
Us for two years subscription. and ordered q
thousand bill heads prLntad
Year: 1874

OUR citizens evidently are beginning TO real
" the dignity that O little printing attaches to
hir business Judging from the number of or
uefs for cards, receipts and bill heads we have
had this week. We are glad to note this ad-
Yancement in civilization
Year: 1874

The Fourteenth Legislature has
gone to work in Sav that gives
promise Of future quiet and good un.
derstanding between the people Of
the different parts of the State, and
their varied and often diverse inter-
es,s. The resolution declaring that
a knowledge of the English language
is a necessary qualification IN a juror
or Office holder seems to us to be EN-.
,nently just and wise. That it was
possible fer one to discharge pub
lie duty without this, seems the very
quintesence Of blind stupidity.


The subject OF frontier defense is
already claiming the attention of the
new Legislature. 1t will remain to
be seen If our Representatives will
find time to work one day upon q
problem upon which hinges much OF
the future prosperity and develop
ment of the State The agonlzing
notes of sorrow, coming daily from
our braye pioneers on the border
should awaken sympathy in the
men, who are Legislators to-day, by
the will and consent of these suffer,
ing people. This subject is one tina,
cannot be put off to the end of the
Sc ession, the demand for Legislation
upon it is imperative, the necessity
instant and pressing. We do no
intend to contine ourselves to mer,
generallties on this vital subject, ant
'uggest the raising Of force suffi
cient in numbers and adapted il
equipments, to the task OF not onl,
protecting he border, but of pursuing
the narauders TO their Businesses ant
there, on the threshold OF the wig


vans Of the tribes, meeting out t
them the punishment hey SO richl.
deserve, and furnishing them with tn
only argument against murder ant
rapine that they can either under
stand or respect.


/: The subject Of the sale and settle
ment of the school lands is anothe
matter of great and present impor
tance, and will certainly receive ,h
early attention of the Legislature
| We intend to keep ourreaders wei
posted in the doings OF the presen
Legislature, from whom the peopl
expect so much, and on our outsid
will be found each day a briet bu
clear summary of their most import
ant acts.
Year: 1874

The difference between Sam Hous-
ton and Davis is simply this: Hous
ton was too proud man to hold OF
fice against the will of the people,
and Davis would not only do that,
but would invoke the aid OF Federal
bayonets to sustain him. The differ
ence belw the honest old Tribune
OF the people and the miserable, time
serving, would-be oppressor, Davis,
is too marked aid distinct to require
further treatment.
Year: 1874

We find the dispatch announcing the
suspension of the State Journal incorrect,
and are glad to find that 1t still lives.
We done admire the course of this
paper, but still we welcome it to our
sanctum. 1t is habit with us to read
both sides, and as the Houston Mercury
is in the dumps with us, and has ceased
its daily visits, why, we have to rely on
the Journal.
Year: 1874

The Galveston Nows is now defend
ing Gen. Grant from the charge of
Cmsarism. We are disposed to give
him credit for his late leniency to-
wards this State, but as we cannot
see into all the motives moving him,
we are disposed to ,oait d,chile before
we run his name up for third term.
Year: 1874

Cur IT OUT.-It is stated on excel.
lent authority, that tablespoonful
of sulphuiic acid on handful Of salt
forms a disinfectant which is almost
absolute protection against small
pox. By placing this mixture in a
saucer or other open vessel in a lower
room the whole house will be disin.
tected. The odor is not unpleasant,
aud we recommend its general adop-
ton, in view of the possible introduc.
tien of this loathesome disease.


Precaution is much better than
cure, and the disinfectant named
above is inexpensive