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Year: 1866

ENGLISH WILLS-Iu England, if you give a Icgscr
By your will, aud you intend the egatee to have the
fall amolnt named, you should direct it TO be maid
free Of legacy duty or the legatee will have 10 Day
the duty, which varies from one to six per cent c
cording to the relationship between him and von aud
ton per cent. it no relationship at all exists II you
gofngto leave married daughter and her husband
legacy Sithout any restriction YOU should ber1aath
tle legacy 20 the daughter who will pay one ner cent
Guty, and not to her husband, who is stranger ti
boOd, and will have to pay ten per cent


In Mr.. ArkWrights will was this clause 81 give
the sum Of one million to my son-n-aw, sir II Wig.
ram" th3 legatee had to pay ten per cent. or one
hundred thousand pounds legacy duty If tn. money
had been to the tesator's daughter whom he really
Intended II to benefit, the duty would only have been
one per cent, or ten thousand pounds; thus lie eu0r
nous sum OF ninety thousand pounds was literally
thrown away The shortest will you can make is
when you give all your property to one person as
fellows: The will Of John Brown. give all my
property 70 my wife and executrix Jane Short Lon.
dDn July Z, 1866" The will is then signed ana at,
nfssed, Al We have already pointed out. yoG- ei.s
PAYS no legacy duty.


Should you get married after making your win. Won
must make another, for marriage alone now rey3aes
WILL although formerly the additional circumstance of
t5e birth OF child was also requisite Hence IL is
uFual for man to execute his marriage setaameus
just before his entry into the church. and bis will as
soon as the matrimonial knot is tied so5H as bg
wedding breakfast is safely over. You NAV revoke
your viii by burning tearing it but not by drawing
your pen through it, unless the cancellation is v.,,
messed and attested in precisely the same way as in
making viii.


Some people omit to make their wills, merely bo-
cause the law would divide their property among leir
relations in precisely the same manner as the7 would
had they made Wills but this single fact seems to bo
generally ignored, that if you die utesa.e your
estate pa5s one-hrd more probate duty than would
had you left will; notwithstanding this out Of .hs
thirty or forty thousand people of property who dis
every year nearly third die intestate, and eers Of
| a administration are alcen ni.t
Year: 1866

BRMNs.-Unti lately it was supposed that the rca-
tive weight Of the brain compared with the body,
was greater in man than in any Of the lower animals.
but alas for poor human nature it is now known that
some of the smaller South American monkeys have,
larger share of brain than noble
selves On the other hand, however carries (ab
soIutey) more weight in his cranium than any other
breathing creature except the elephant and the whao.
As ruie the human brain increases in grayty-specis
gravity we mean Of course-up to the twentieth
twentyrst year. and from the cage of discretion till
the for5eth year usually remains in StatH quo After
forty, the organ in most begins to wilt. It
tnues to decrease in volume rapidly we grow
older, and in those who unhappy enough to reach
the seventh stage of second chdishness and mera
oblivion, there is nothing Of it left worth mentioning
AS proof that the weight of the encephalic de-


ernines to considerable extent the amount of intel


ecua power it may be stated that when the former s
less than thrtytgo ounces-fotty-nne ounces for tho
male and oryfour for the female brain is the average
--idiocy partial imbecity invariably accompanies
the defect The heaviest brain on record is that Of
Cuvier the great naturalist, which pulled down sixty
four OuI.ces.
Year: 1866

kNUNILlDEb.j


Tom was not long in returning that
OF the wood was very unfrequented, but
there was a sort of path not far beyond,
and he overlook some men going from their
work, one with his fork over his shoulder.
1t was growing almost too dusk to see foot
marks, but a little moon was rising, and
they could just see by it and the waning
sunlight, traces of broken boughs and fern
where something had been dragged along
a sullen little dark boggy pool lay in the
heather just outside the farthest trees, and
thlther the tracks led.


The woodmen began to tear down pieces
ol bark and light them, and a number of
hamng torches were soon moving about
round the pool. How does news, particu-
iariy bad news, travel so fast there were
now fifteen or twenty men about, coming
from all sides discovery of this kind
seems to be perceived long distances off as
VuItures scent a dead body They began
with their rude pieces of stick to sound the
Unlocking pool, black with peaty soil


Poor Rachel could not stir she watched
The gIancing lights, the dark forms in and
out among the giant trunks, the red glare
on the water, as if it were not a horrible
reality, bat only a picture, Little Reuben
Hdd taken his stand on a bank command.
i5lS both positions the men had abused
Dlin ior getting between their legs in his
,GAeinent curiosity, and he now acted as
telegraph to Rachel, who had buried her
'Sce IN her hands, and besides, where she
Year: 1866

MEETING DEArH.-Bonaparte died in his
military garb, his field-marshaPs uniform


and his boots, which he had ordered to be
put on short time previous to his dissolu-
tion. Augustus Caesar chose to die in
standing position, and was careful in al
ranging his person on the occasion. Siward,
Earl of Northumberland when at the point
of death, quilted his bed put on his armor
saying, that ''it became not man to die
like beast" A more remarkable instance
is that of Maria Theresa, of Austria, who a
short time before she breathed her last, ,hav-
ing fallen into a slight slumber one Of the
ladies in attendance remarked that her Ma
jesty seemed to be asleep. No. said she,
Il could sleep if | would indulge in repose,
but am sensible Of the near approach OF
death And will not allow myself to be
surprised by him in my sleep, | wish to
meet dissolution awake" Such are the
efforts of poor expiring mortality-St1lil
clinging to earth-still laboring for the
breath of prosperity, and exhaustlng itself
in efforts to rise with gracefulness at the last
Year: 1866

A New HAVEN LADY has little boy,
about two wears old, of dark complexion, who
was sent into the sithng-room to anuse himself.
Soon his mother heard a crash snd ON gong NJ
to the room found fine mirror broken INTO
small pieces On being asked what he had done
it for he said he not going to nave that curly
head 'brack" boy making up i"ees at MN
Year: 1866

Ronxwr kRAuss' clothing seems to bs in
good demand, from the fact that it is oil cut in
the latest style and made in superior man.
ner. Those in want Of winter clothing will
do we'll to give him call.
Year: 1866

No we'll regulated household should be
without the Eclectic Clean SER" as il Is in
valuable for its cleansing properti making
the usual household dsudgcry nothing but
sport.


Sold by all druggists and procera
Year: 1866

FORTRESS MONROE, August 3l.-A
nephew of the rebel General Wise arriv-
ed hero yesterday morning from Rich
mOnd with an order from Major General
Schofcld, commanding that department.,
authorizing him to recover all the prop
erty that could be found in the depart.
meht belonging to Mr.. Wise, now being
used by the officers of the government.
Quite large amount of furniture and
other hausehold goods ale found here
abouts, and their possessOrs have dis
posed of them in hasty and rather un-
ceremonious manner The goods were
stored here preparatory to being turned
over to EX Governor Wise
Year: 1866

GENERAL BUTLER cannot rest; he rs
ever on the rampage. He has just made
another speech, in which he says the
men of the Philadelphia Convention did
not do the fghtingin the late war, and
have 10 right to do the settling now.
Does he mean TO screen himself on thls
ground: that because he did not fight
be has no right to "settlei' This is q
question in which many honest men
who have lost spoons, and forks, and
plate are deeply interested. 9
Year: 1866




The President and party rode out this
morning to see the falls The President
in company with Secretaries Seward and
Welles, spent some time on the American
side of the falls, and in the afternoon
went ss far as the suspension bridge, but
did not cross over it. Strangers are here
from nearly all the States, the West be.
ing largely represented. Some of them
want the President to extend his Journey
further than is arranged in the pro
gramme, but as yet he has given no
promises. He is suffering from hoarse-
ness, owing TO frequent and loud speak
ing, but in other respects be is in good
health.


There will he all unusually large out
pouring of the people of Buffalo for
which city we will leave to morrow, A
large number of ladies aud gentlemen
called to see the President this evening
He gave them reception ia the hotel
parlor Some of the Canadians called
to pay their respects, amohg them five
or six Roman Catholic chtgymen. II
may be mentioned as a. e. siraordinary
fact that nobody has, siBcette President
left Washington, conversed 18th him On
the subject Of office, or sSS'ai ham for
place
Year: 1866

FRANKFORT, KY June 26.-There
Is great enthusiasm among the Union
men at the nomination of Gen Hob
son as Clerk of the Court of Appeals.
Arrangements are making for an inn
mense celebration meeting tomorrow.
Year: 1866

Constitution, which is displayed by the
usurping and revolutionary party who
from their "ebon throne" in the nation
al capitol, have as good as proclaimed
themselves to be the supreme power of
the land Look at the appliances which
are being constantly brought by them TO
bear upon the approaching elections.
hook at the turbulent and fraudulent
manner in which they are attempting
to pnt down popular rights and crush
out resistance to their execrable schemes
for subverting our institutions and shack.
ling free people with chains more gal
ling and degrading than were ever forged
by oriental deslot Is it not time to
awaken the whole country to sense of
the peril which hangs over it? We are
no prophet, but we cannot read the
"signs Of the times" as they now stare
us in the face in every direction, with.
out taking the warning from them with
which they are pregnant, They denote,
to say the least, an alarmingly preca'ious
state Of public affairs; so much so. in.
deed, as 10 warrant the inference that
we are on the verge of new troubles the
end of which the eye of The mishty
can alone see. The elections SOON to
come off in the Northern States will
subject this government OF ours and the
people living under it to an ordeal inf.
nitely more trying than any they have
yet had to pass through.


The last New. York Express has the
following paragraph on this subject,
which in few words fully sustains our
views:


"Read the inaammatory and incen.
diary speeches made by certain Radical
Congressman and Governors, in Phlla.
delphia last evening" and say ifthe
point of them allis not the inevitabilty
of another war. This war is to be be.
gun by all attempt to remove the
President by impreachment-an attemp
that will assuredly be made, it the au.
tumn elections indicate no abatement
of radical strength in the North and
West"
Year: 1866

those around us, but to convey to others,
in many instances, all intirely false i'm
preston of our sentiments. We often
live in an atmosphere Of deception 10
thick that we are not only hid from our
peighbors but hid from ourselves, also:
so that, from constantly striving to per
suade Others that We think and feel differ
.ntly from what We do think and feel.
we sometimes succeed in convincing our
selves that We are what we endeavor to
seem to be. We constantly receive with
courtesy those we dislike. and utter
words Of cordial greeting which do not
spring from true respect Possibly 1t
may be right to do so; but so tar as our
words and acts are intended to give onr
neiphbors Oh entirely wrong impression
of our feelings towards them, softr those
words and acts cannot be brought INTO
accord with the rule Of absolute truthful
ness.


We sometimes meet with people who
pride themselves on being frauk aud
speaking the truth, but these forget that
generally they succeed in being offensive
also. Society generally ostracises this
class of persons. Some OF our phlioso,
pliers. with these facts before them, hold
ont to us standard of truthfulness to be
aimed at, though incapable of realization,
yet AZ duty possible in attainment and
obligatory in practice. When they come


test their proposition. they betray the
weakness Of their position.


There seems to be no escape from tire
conclusion that in the present moral con-
dition If our race, perfect truthtulness
is scarcely attain"ble.
Year: 1866

to impose negro suffrage upon the Southern
States, and dsfranchise the whites thereof


he said that


This Radical majority at the beginning
OF this session of Congress made its appear.
ance upon the floors of the two Houses of
Congress demanding negro suffrage and the
disfranchisement Of the white men of the
eleven States recently in rebellion. 1t was
the intention and the object of that party to
give the right Of sugrage in those States to
the negroes. and take it away from our own
race. That gallant, heroic race OF whom.
notwithstanding the fault which they have
co'ntt,ltted-aye, notwithstanding the crime
they have committed-f have always re-,
garded it as crime TO take up arms against
the good Of our common country-vet they
have shown themselves to be sincere and de-.
voted in their cause. They have eviuced
courage and endurance; by their galantry
and by their long suffering in this cause so
mistaken. and so erroneous, and so criminal.
they have shown themselves to be the EQUALS
OF any equal number Of men upon God AL.
ingh'ys globe. [Applause.] Those who
have tontended against them are those who
are the readieat TO admit that they have
shown themselves to be the equals of any
other people in The world. [Applause Not
only have they shown themselves ready to
admit that these men are their equals, but
they have shown themselves the readiest to
overlook the past, and forget what there is
need Of forgetting, and to receive these men
back into the Government, with all the rights
and dignity of their respective States un
impaired, simply requiring from them,
upon the pledge which they will give,
that they will renew their allegiance to
the Government of the United States
(Applsuse.1 Cannot we trust that pledge
If these men will give it to us! Have
we not reason to believe that they are men
of sinceritys Can we not confds in these
brave men? l say that we can [Applause
say that this is The only way in which they
can be brought back into the Government
and bound to it BY links Of gratitude, strong.
er than any links of steel that can be
wrought [AppIause.
Year: 1866

The sick and suffering have always felt tho
necessity for safe and trustworthy meti-
cine, free from calomel and other corrosive
minerals, which, while acting gently and
without producing nausea or pain, would so
thoroughly cleanse, strengthen and regulate
the internal organs as to enable them TO per
form their proper functions without a con-
tinual resort to medicinal aid
Year: 1866

New YokK, March 1.-The United States Revenue
Commission met to-day, and after an exhaustive dis
cusson of the subject they decided to report bill
for the repeal of all duty on crude petroleum. and
for the continuance of the present duties all re-
fined products of crude petroleum under the same
mode of collection at present with provision au-
thorizng the Secretary of the Treasury to appoint
special inspectors of oil refneries and make more
general regulations for the collection of duties. The
Commission estimates duty of six millions annually
from refined petroleum at 20 cents per gallon.
Year: 1866

HELMBOLD'S
Highly Concentrated Compound Fluid Ex.


tract SnrsaparIlla,
For purifying the blood removing all chronic constitutions
diseases arising from impure blood and The
only reliable and effective known remedy for the cure
scrofua scald Head Salt Rheum, Pains and FEELINGS
Bones liberation of the Throat and Legs Botches Pmpe
on the Face letter. Eypeas and all scay eruptons Of
skin and


BEAUTIFYING THE COMPLEXION
Not few Of the disorders that affect mankind arise
from the corruption that accumulate in the blood Of all
discoveries that have been made purge it out
equal in effect


Helmbold's
Year: 1866

THE REGISTRY LAw.-The Governor has signed
the infamous Registry Act-just we expected
and it is now a law of the land.-1mddor
Dispatch


Democratic papers and people, generally, con-
slider it IN Infamous law. 1t will deprive that
party of its ten or fifteen thousand of customary
fraudulent votes; puts stop to the "early and
often - voting principle, which had become so
popular among the Democratic masses. Sincere
men of that party avow the belief that the Dem
ocrats would have carried the State at the next
election but for this Abolition q damper 1t S
bitter pill, to be sure, but you have got to
swallow it, Mr.. Dispatch
Year: 1866

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT, in pur-
IN suance of the statute in such case made and
provided, will, either in person or by deputy
accompany the Assessor in the performance of
his duties throughout the county. The taxes up
on all movable Personal Property for the fiscal
year of lS66-67 will be due as soon as the same
has been assessed by the county Assessor OF
Trinity county, and the collection of tie same
will be Immediately enforced.


F. WALTER,


Tax Collector Trinity county.
BY E. NEBLErT, Deputy.


Weavervile, April 10, 1866. l4n
Year: 1866

TIMELY WARNIYG.-An old Sacramentan sends
the Union a little advice to those who think of
going to that cold, snow-clad country to hunt
gold. He says by leaving Sacramento in Nav
they may arrive there by June, and find coun-
try overrun with men-a majority s'dead broke.
He advises those who cannot arrive in Montana
with at least three hundred dollars to operate
on, to stay where they are. Says it will be the
middle OF July before a man can pack his horse
and prospect in the mountains, and last year
snow fell to the depth of eight inches in Octo-
ber. That will give some idea how long mining
operations last
Year: 1866

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AT HUMBOLDT Bay
While the bark Nahumkeag was crossing Hum
boldt bar on the 24th of March, the wife of Capt.
II. II. Buhne, an old resident of Eureka, by some
unaccountable accident fell overheard and was
drowned. When she discovered to be in th e
water first mate Lawrence, of the vessel. ieaped
into the sea and twice succeeded in bringing her
within reach of the tug Mary Ann. Twice did
her husband sieze hold of her. and each time
was his grasp broken by the giving way of her
clothes, when she sank to rise no more The
Times says her untimely death was universally
deplored.
Year: 1866

How THE FREEMEN SHoUTED.-A Washington
dispatch says the announcement of the passage
of the Civil Rights bill over the Presidents ve-
to was followed by deafening storm of applause
Handkerchiefs waved. and hats went aloft with
cheers and shouts such as the Senate Chamber
never witnessed before we think that shouting
was in order y
Year: 1866

PROCLAMATION OF PEScE. president john
son has issued manifesto which declares that
the insurrection which lately existed in eleven
seeded States is at an end. What it will result
in remains to be seen 1t may be the intention
of the Executive to invite members of Congress
from those States to take their seats on his own
responsibility, in which event there will be stir
ring times at the National Capital.
Year: 1866

e3- County Warrants and Greenbaeks taken at
their ruling value in payment for subscriptions to this
PAPER To soldiers in the Government service the JOURNAL
will be furnished for Greenbacks at PAR
Year: 1866

HIGBY The Washington correspondent OF
the Sacramento Union erred when he wrote that
Congressman Highly sustained the President
plan of reconstruction, will be seen by read
ing the recent speeches Of that gentleman. Of
him it has been truly said that he is not a whit
less radical than Thad Stevens
Year: 1866

PACK UP--The discovery of gold within a few
miles of Washington is announced by telegraph.
As that is farther away than the last scene of
excitement, we expect to see it literally patro-
nized BIZ Californians
Year: 1866

~ Hope for the Afiicted.-IN another part of
this paper will be found the advertisement of the celebrated
Institute established by Dr. j. Young in 1850 In this
of deceit and charatanim is boon to the suffering to
point ont to them where they Of obtaining the wish


ed for relief and Under the of the sllfu


the sick and troubled dvet themselves their burdens
of pain and shame lay aside their and health
and happiness. If you sick in trouble do hes
tate Read the advertisement and follow the advice Do
forget the number the of directing your letter
cisco. 4l.3m.sn
Year: 1866

IT is generally conceded among prominent
members that Congress will remain in session at
least three months more if not continue in ses-
sion till the 4th of March next. 6 So mote it be-
Year: 1866

New FORWARDING HousE.-We invite attention
to the business card of Bartlett Il Co. who have
recently opened Forwarding and Commission
House at Red Bluff. They promise to attend
punctually to all business entrusted to them.
Year: 1866

SIcK-Scence would lack the grand charm that sheds
halo abors if the genter made par
tcpans benefits mparts To that the medical
discoveries of the distinguished phaDthrops Professor Hol
loway have been snguarly beneficial For the complaints
peculiar the female organization which borne with
been for twenty years administered with wonderful
In those crises of womans life the dawn of womanhood and
the commencement of old well in the nnumerabe
requiring medical assistance which between those
remedy is attesed by strongest vouchers
the Ointment less highly appreciated as a remedy
eruptons other external sfguremens which sometimes
cloud the beauty of woman.


1t is terrible thing to beloved wife or daugter Ian
gushing under the attacks of disease sre fading from
the from her check and
prostratng her energies in the morning the prime of m
Perhaps the innate senstvenes and decacy
forbid her disclose the of the difficulty or if she
seeks medical aid she finds little relief from sereotyp-
prescriptions. Furnished with Holoways remedies she
needs professional adviser The directions acquain her
with the Of their In the quiet secuson of her
chamber she can be physician to herself and will
learn millions have already learned that she has found
the elrer ritz As the glow Of health returns to her
dmmed elasticity to her step and cheerfunes her
heart she will realize in her feelings all that has been
published Of the experience Others who suffered she has
suffered and have been restored by the means


The subject which it is difficult to be explicit with
trenchng what called the proprees OF life but


of duty has mpeed to glance at Of the most
valuable peculiares of ooways remedies, and feel
sured our motives will be appreciated-N T. Sunday Times
Year: 1866

The best Family Machine.-We would call the
attention of readers to the GROVER BAKER MACHINES.
reputation well established for attempt


word in their favor, but would advise want
ing a reliable Family Sewing Machine to investigate the
merits of these before buying "A word to the wise is
sufficient" 4l.v9.