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Year: 1871




London journal, on the subject Of marriage
or celibacy, few Of which we annex:


"When girl marrics she ought, to a
certain extent, give up her acquaintance,
and consider the company of her husband
the best company she can have. The
young wife must learn cooking carefully,
if she docs not already have good know
ledge Of it. There are many excellent
cookery books, but she must not follow
them implicitly. My own plan, for some
time after was married, was to take some
recipe given, and note carefully what in
gradients could be dispensed with. The
second time generally managed it at halt
the expense. A useful plan is to keep a
blank book in the kitchen table drawer,
and whenever deviation from the ortho-
dox cookery book is made, to jot it down,
DonOt wait till you have washed your
hands; let the book be finger marked
rather than lose an idea. You will thus
learn more of household economy than if
you trust to memory alone; and when
your daughters grow up, what fund of
practical information it will he for them


TO a great extent, the celibacy of our
young men is owing to the way in which
girls are brought up Through mistaken
kindness mothers often themselves do
what they ought to make their daughters
do. Let them teach housekeeping on a
fixed, methodical plan, and they will then
learn their history, French aud music all
the better. 1t is natural and right that
mother should wish to see her daughters
well educated and even highly accomplish
ed ; and it is mistake that good and care
fnl education should unfit II girl for the
homely duties of cooking, dusting, etc.
On tho contrary, those duties would he
better performed if mothers would, at the
same time that they seek tale ntea instruc-
tors for their daughters, impart to them
some of their own culinary talent; there
would he more good wives and marriages.
Little girls should be taught, us early as
possible, to perform simple household
duties neatly; and as they grow older, let
them become gradually acquainted with
the theory Of housekeeping in such a man
ner that, when they are married, they
will be able to adspt themselves to their
circumstances, and be useful as we'll US
pleasing companions to their husbands
Year: 1871

NEW ORLEANS, April 28.-The City
Surveyor reports that the river is
falling and the Ievees all safe along
the front Of the city. Bonnet Cave
Crevasse is now twelve hundred feet
wide, otherwise there is no material
change in the situation. There IS
water within a half mile Of Ken
nerville in a northern direction; it
has also made its appearance in the
low grounds to the esst and north.
Year: 1871

The river Is declining slowly here and
is now nearly IS feet below high water
mark. The Arkansas is swelling slowly
at Little Rock and below, but is falling
at Fort smith White river is rising
slowly at Duvalps Bluff, and falling At
points above. Our dispatches give the
latest news from points above and below
Business 81 tho lsvee was active ysster-
day, the local packets bringing good trips,
and returned well ireighted. The weather
vas clear and warm
Year: 1871

INDEPENDENT STAGE LINE.-The Scott Valley
people propose starting stage line, within six
ty days, to run from Yreka and connect with
the mail line from Red Bluff to the north. We
learn that the indignant Democracy of Scott
Valley, at the convention held in Sskiyou coun-
ty on the 18th instant, united in nominating
ticket outside of Yreka for the reason that the
Ireka people brought about the late change in
the mail route from Red Bluff to OREGON. The
special Postal Agent, in passing through this
county not long since, stated that the facts had
been greatly misrepresented to she Department
From the best information we can get it appears
that the change of mail route referred to was
brought about through the efforts of the mail
contractors and the residents along the Sacra-
mento river road and of Yreka Not long ago
the General Agent of the Stage Company, at
Red Bluff, told of our prominent citizens
that the proposed change would effect large
yearly reduction in the expenses of the company.
One thing is inevitable: The railroad being
built up the Sacramento Valley will carry the
mail, and as it progresses stage lines will con-
meet with it. Minersville and Trinity Centre
mails must ultimately be carried by way of Wea-
verville.
Year: 1871

Space valuable in newspaper and is therefore pro-
posed in this advertisement to conense variety of facts


important to the public into small compass Those fact
refer to Iosteters Stomach Bitters-wat that celebrate
medicine is and what it will do In the first place then
the article is stimulan and Alternative consisting of
an absolutely spirituous agent with the valuable
medicinal vegetable substances that botanic research has
placed at the disposal of the chemist and the physician.
These ingredients compounded with great care and in
such proportions to produce preparation which invg
CRATES without exciting the general SYSTEM and tones
uates and controls the stomac the bowels the liver and
the minor secreive organs.


What this great restorative will do must be gathered
from what has done The of dyspepsia any
form indigestion in which has perssenty admin
stered without eecting radical cure yet to be heard
FROM and the may be said of bilious disorders inter
mitten fever affections general debility, constpa


on sick headache, mental disabilities to which the feeble
subject 1t pures all the fluids of the body nclud
ing the blood and the gentle stimulus which it impats TO
the system not succeeded by the slightest reactions
This chapter of facts which readers their own
hould mark and remember. June3-1m.
Year: 1871

The LAST CHANCE.-Only one week more is al
lowed for the sale of tickets in the Junction City
School Gift Enterprise, the agents will have
10 make full returns by June 3Oth. All who
are anxious to assist the cause of education and
at the same time " take the chances of making
the investment profitable, are recommended to
invest in this home lottery. The gentlemen hay
ing charge of it can be relied upon for honesty
and integrity, and citizens need have no fear
but what the enterprise will be carried out in
fair manner.
Year: 1871

STORM AND ACcIDENT.-Last Wednesday after
noon we were favored with a shower of unusual
violence at this time of the year, attended with
heavy thunder and thickly falling hailstones.
Although lasting but a few minutes, the water
fell in such abundance as to stand on the ground
everywhere. The wind blew with great force
and overthrew the circus tent erected below
town that day. A number of persons were un-
der the canvas at the time, having sought its
shelter from the elements. When the tent be-
gan to fall its inmates perceived the danger and
all of them got from under hut one little boy.
He finding escape hopeless, had the presence of
mind to throw himself fat on the ground and
thus escaped without injury.
Year: 1871

FoURrH OF July BALL.-By reference to our
advertising columns, it will be seen that Mr.
Charles Thomas proposes giving a dancing
party at the Weaverville Theater on July 4th.
Good music has been engaged and everything
possible will be done to made the affair pleasant.
The 4th of July only comes once year, and
when it does come everybody ought to throw off
all restraint and have a good time
Year: 1871

A THING OF BEAUTY The most beautiful rain
bow we ever witnessed was manifested in the
western heavens last Wednesday afternoon. 1t
was double bow, the outer ring being some
what indistnct while the inner ring was divided
into three distinct curves, displaying all the
prismatic colors and defying the hand of man to
initiate or describe
Year: 1871

FRESH FisH.-Shoppe & Co. have set their net
IN Trinity river just above Douglas City, and
expect to furnish fresh fish to this market by
to-day Saturday. They intend to put the fish,
when caught, into punt filled with water SO
that they will be kept alive until the last mo-
ment before coming to this market.
Year: 1871

MILE JEAL Co.'S Circus gave a performance
in Weaverville on last Wednesday evening.
Two lady performers did very well, and so did n
small boy, but outside of these three it was a
rather a slim exhibition
Year: 1871

THOMAS MCGovERN advertises valuable mining
and other property at rattle Here is a chance
for some one to get good claim and water-right
for little money. See advertisement elsewhere
Year: 1871

n We like to endorse man with soul, wher-
ever we find him, and in whatever party. DAVE
Holt, Treasurer of Richardson County, Nebraska,
fills the bill in one particular, at least. The De
linquent Tax List is about to be published. The
pubisher of the Rulo Register, in order to prevent
q competing newspaper making anything ont of
it, put in bid to publish it for nothing; but
Holt gave it to the Falls City Journal, at legal
rates. That is the way to do it. We do not care
Q continental for the sweet-scented quarrel going
on between the two papers; but when any man
calling himself printer undertakes to ruin his
own trade to spite competitor, We like to see
them come HOLr over him.
Year: 1871

~ Somebody is publishing series Of articles
in the Leavenworth Commercial, to prove that
GRANT did not amount to anything M a military
man. The writer is probably some fellow who
was dismissed from the army by GRANT, for cow
arilice or incompetence
Year: 1871

~ Ex-senator Ross has written a letter in de
Tense Of the franking privilege. He is right The
franking privilege, although subject to gross
abuses ought to stand, as it is Of much benefit
to the people as to members of Congress.
Year: 1871

With commerce that is only surpassed
by about five cities along the rivers Of the
west, Cairo owns but two or three small
steamers, and they are comparatively of
little use in the way Of carrying freights.
Thousands of tons Of freight are shipped
from Cairo daily, during a great portion
Of the year, to all points south, and our
steamers we may say carry less than two
hundred tons of the amount No
effort is made to obtain even a
fraction of the southern bound freight
which constitutes the great bulk oi
our commerce, while Evansville insists or
| owning all the packets which run between
that city and Cairo. For a short time Cal
70 had one boat in that trade, but every
effort possible was made by citizens o!
Evansville to keep freight and passenger:
away from her and give it to the two
boats owned in that city


Instead Of handling at least a small por'
tion of the freight which passes through
Cairo southwardly, we give the whole o.
| It to steamers which do not leave one
cent of money in Cairo, if it is in
their power to prevent it. They
buy all their stores at other points. The,
have all their repairs done AT other cities
In no way do they contribute to the sup
port and trade of our merchants, while
Cairo contributes to them, in the way o
freights, many thousands Of dollars ever,
year. And this is not ALL When freight
arc plentiful at st. Louis, and there is
good stage of water, they refuse to reserve
room for Cairo freight, even when we off.
er, at the same rates as they obtain in st
Louis.


Is it impossible for our forwarding
merchants and business men 10 devils,
means whereby these evils can be ovel
come, and reap at least smal
portion of the benefits O
the large and rapidly increasing commerc,
Of their own city This is u matter O.
great Importance to our community, ant
deserves their most attentive consider
alton.
Year: 1871

The great event OF the day was the
rival of the Dexter in St. Louis or ra
Dog Tooth as there is not much differ
between the two places. She was ngro
at Dog Tooth about IA days and mos
that time her cooks had TO carry waite
cook with. See was not damaged any
will probably continue her trip to J
Orleans.


The Illinois went to Mound City yes |
day to 90 on the ways when she will
Strengthened up and have the forward n
of her hull covered with sheet iron. y
will be out other trade about 2 weeks.


The 1dlewild went up as far as
Chain, where she met the Tyrone 4
transferred her freight and passengers 4
then returned here to take the place OF
Illinois, while the latter boat is being
paired. The Tyrone takes the ldlewil
place in the Evansville trade.


The Great Republic arrived from n
Orleans and will load in her turn for
south.


The Bodmann will not go any fart
up than the head Of navigation, SCAR
She sends her trip through by rail and
load for New Orleans.


The Potomac sends her way freight
the packet, and her Cincinnati freight
rail and lays up for the present.


The Kate Koarney returned from b
mont and is now loading for the south.


The Arkansas got away for Ouach
river, well loaded.


Phil Howard, the steamboat butch
slaughtered beef yesterday that weigl
2242 lbs. and has seven more Of the sa
kind


The Belle Lee ran trough her starboa
cylinder near Island No. 7G and broke
all to flinders.
Year: 1871

The name of ex Senator MeCreery is


mentioned in connection with the sue
cession to Hon. Garrett Davis in the


United States Senate. We admire the


ex Senator, says the Bowling Green


Democrat, and esteem his abilities as


highly as do any of his warmest person


al and political friends. He made the


State good Representative in the Sen


ate, though not a great one. His abilI,


ties are fair, and his disposition popular


but he is not statesman. As COM


promise candidate he was put into the
Senate without having either done or
said anything, in war or in peace, to en-
title him to the position. He got the
place by gratuity he was, in other words,
taken from obscure private life, among
his pipes and brandy cocktails, and ele.
waited to station which should be won
only by hard work, and long service to
the country He has therefore received
full reward for all that he has done or
said, and needs now to go to work, that
he may win and enjoy an additional testE
monial of public regard. The people
wanted him for Governor, but he was too
choice for that, and said "No, thank.
you; but I'll take the next Senatorship"


We earnestly warned Mr.. McCreery
against saying that, knowing, as we did,
that the people themselves would be
choosers by and by, and that he might
then be left out in the cold. Well, it
has turned out just as we said it would.
Mr. McCreery will lose the Governor
ship and the Senatorship too. He is
already defeated Hon. James B. Beck,
is candidate for Senator, and his claims
are overwhelming by the side of any body
else in the State Mr.. Beck is states
man; he has done and said great deal to
win the confidence, the applause aud the
gratitude of the whole party, not only
of Kentucky, but of the entire Repub
lie. He is the great man among the
Southern Democracy. He is entitled fully
to anything he may want within the gift
of the party. And be will get it. He
will be Sena in place of Garrett Davis.
and no combination of bodies
can beat him. This is just as certain as
that the reader is running his eyes over
these lines. And all, therefore, who
amt for Beck had better stand from
under.
Year: 1871

Imperialism has won its crowDiug vie
tory, in the passage of the Ku- Klux
Bill. The pretext for the Inauguration
of this revolution in the form of the
Federal Government, is the failure of the
Radical policy of coercive reconstruc
tion-the refusal of the Southern people
to bow down before the profigate aud de
graded instruments of party hate and
sectional hostility, who have been sent
to rule over them; while the real motive
is to control the Presidential election, to
strike terror by the organization of ne
gro militia, which, under the convenient
suspension. of the writ of hd6eas corpus
and the declaration of martial law, are
expected to drive the great mass of the
peaceable and aw-abiding people into an
unwilling support of the Radical party.


The bill is fragrant violation Of the
Constitution 1t is the embodiment of
Mr.. Summers idea that a centralized i'm :
perialism, which secures the domination
of the negro race, is preferable to free
Republic, which covers with the mantle
of its protection the humblest citizen in
the land
Year: 1871

NAPOLEON remains in London watch.
ing the course of events across the straits
of Dover, on the alert to take advantage
of any circumstance which may rebound
to his advantage. Inasmuch as there are
some slight prospects for his restoration,
he does not lack for friends and fatter
ers, who will doubtless be only too glad
to pay his board bills if the fallen En-
peror be as poor as he claims.
Year: 1871

The increasing tendency Of people to
gather in great cities where ground is
scarce, is so great in the particular city
of New York that it is becoming seri-
Gus question, how to accommodate them
The rich few. who have ample leisure
and can afford carriages and horses, pre-
fer to dwell in the suburbs; but the
masses of city's population prefer to
live in it, and as near to its center as
possible These gathering muItitudes
pressing toward and around the heart of
New York areso great as to choke the
channels of movement, and cause scar
city of standing room. The latest pro
ject submitted for relief of this pres
sure is the scheme long ago adopted in
Paris--to build houses higher. If there
is not room on the ground for all, let
them be packed in tiers. one above the
other, in houses ten stories high; and if
ten story houses will not accommodate
them, then build the houses higher
still.
Year: 1871

TIE domestic relations of Prince Ma
poleon and his wife are so inharmonious
that they will not even reside in the
same hotel in Geneva. The Princess
Clotilde has recently removed to the
other side of the Rhone
Year: 1871

Coon ADvIcE.-Presiden Porter of
Yale College gave the following advice to
the students of that institution the other
day .YouDg men, you are architects Of
your own fortunes. Rely upon your own
strength of body and soul. Take for your
star, self reliance, faith, honesty and indus
try. Inscribe on your banner, Luck is a
fool, pluck is hero Don't take too
much advice keep at your helm and steer
your own ship, and remember that the great
art of of commanding is to take fair share
of the work. Don't practice too much
humanity. Think well ofyourself. Strike
out. Assume your own position. Put
potatoes in your cart, over rough road,
aud small ores 60 to the bottom. Rise
above the envious and jealous. Fire above
the mark you intend to hit. Energy, in
vincible determination, with right motive
are the levers that move the world. Don't
drink. Don'tc chew. Don't smoke. Don't
swear. Dom deceive Don't read novels.
Don't marry until Jou can take care of a
WIFE. Be in earnest Beselfreliant Be
generous. Be civil. Read the papers
Advertise your business Make money and
do good with it. Love your God and fel
bowman. Love truth and virtue. Love
your country and obey its laws" Ifthis
advice is implicitly followed by the young
men oftbe country, the millennium is near
at hand.
Year: 1871

FENCE LAw.-The Susanville Sage
Brush is opposed to the general repeal of
the fence law, and says:


1t is rumored that trial will be made
this Winter to pass general "no fence"
law through the Legislature. While we
have no doubt but that such law would be
for the best interests of many counties Of
our State, yet it would work very great
injury to some of the border counties
There are places in this country, for in.
stance, where larger bodies ofland are used
almost exclusively for stock ranges, nearly
all of which is useless for anything else
Under such law man might Locate upon
aud cultivate ten acre lot of such land
and thereby force stock men to either buy
him out at an exorbitant price, or herd
their cattle from his premises which would
be still greater imposition. There are
numerous instances, where under such a
state of affairs, our principal pursuits would
be greatly injured, if not entirely subvert-
ed, and no permanent good accrue to any,
body. If bill must pass for the better
protection of agriculture in other places We
call upon our representatives to at least
leave Lassen out.
Year: 1871

No FENCE LAW A bill has been in
troduced into the Senate for trespass or
no fence law. The former experience uf
our farmers and settlers under similar
law some years since, arouses considers
BILE feeling in opposition to the recnactment
of the proposed law. We have heretofore
explained that the operation of such Law
would virtually transfer all the unoocupied
Government land in the county to the use
Of the railroad company, or to those large
stock k-owners who should lease the railroad
lands for grazing purposes. In such case
the family COW, or the work horse of the
farmer, turned out to Craze over night,
would becosIe :respasser, if it should wan
der upon an odd section, and become lia-
BILE to seizure and sale while the stock of
the large owner who rents odd sections of
the railroad company for grazing purposes,
is at liberty to roam alike upon government
and railroad lands 1t shuts out the do
nestle animals Of the producer from the
unoccupied government ground.


The experience under the trespass law in
this county was this i: There were large
unenclosed grants in the county, and when
a neighboring COW or animal strayed with
in its boundaries to Craze, it was immedia-
tely seized and sold, under the forms of the
law, for mere nominal sum, generally not
sufficient to pay the charges of seizure and
expenses of sale With the railroad lands
now added to the grants, every one strug.
Cling for home in the county, would be
obliged to enclose his domestic animals, or
render himself liable to be legally robbed Of
them, while government land was lying
vacant all around him.-Butte Record
Year: 1871

WASHINGTON, December 15th.-This
evening a large number Of gentlemen from
the Pacific coast, including Members of
Congress, called upon Mr. Williams, recent
ly appointed Attorney General, to tender
their congratulations.


MIR. Williams spoke in reply as follows :


81 promise all whom it may concern that
when | am placed at the head of the De-
partment Of Justice in this Government,
so far as the jurisdiction of that Depart
ment may go, its mandat will be dispen-
sed without fear or favor, and with equal
vigor and respect for all classes and coDdi-
tions of men. know not what may be in
the clamor now made about official delin-
quencies in Federal offices, but, so far as
the exposure and prosecution of such
delinquencies devolves upon the department
of justice, no partisan considerations will
have weight, and no pains will be spared
to bring the guilty to speedy and condign
punishment. l deeply regret that in some
portions of the country spirit OF lawless-
ness seems to prevail l will favor every
consideration of kindness to induce obed-
ience to the laws, but, if no other means
will answer, then am for using the whole
power Of the country in the most rigorous
and effective manner to crush out every
conspiracy against the peace of society and
the safety of unofending citizens. Gov
ernnents were primarily established to
protect the weak against the strong, and
if this Government fails to perform its
functions in that respect, it has poor claim
upon the support and loyalty of its citizens.
No one, in the light of rccen. events in
New York and elsewhere, can take office
now and escape the vigilant eye of the
people, and nothing but active and up
right devotion to duty will give general
satisfaction. shall struggle to meet the
popular demand, as well as to meet the
expectations of my friends, with how much
of success time and events will determine
| have the hon to be the first Cabinet
officer taken from the Pacific coast. Cali
fornia, Nevada, Oregon, and the Territories
of the far West, may now consider them
selves recognized and represented in every
branch of the Government. | do not affect
indifference to party matters because |
have been elected to office. l belong to
the Republican party, | believe in its
principles and policies, and l have pro-
found conviction that its ascendancy for
some time to come is necessary to the
preservation of peace and the enforcement
of the law. Subordinate 70 my official
obligations everything that 1 can reason
ably and honorably, shall earnestly do to
secure its triumph at the next Presidential
election.