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Year: 1870

Nearly thirty years ago a luckless boy
and his infant sister were left by the
death of their parents to the mercy of
legal guardians, who, having despotic
control of them by formal indenture,
was at liberty to expand for their bene-
fit the treatment generally i'll store for
nobody's children. In Paris, Maine,
where he lived and led choir, this
guardian was in high popular repute for
his religious severity, being one Of those
too numerous churchmen who talk the
New Testament and live the Old and no
sooner We're the orphans fairly within
his administration, than his inclination
to cuff, box, and heartily thrash them
for their sins was too strong to be ress-
ted Regarding them AS children of in
iquity, although that was by no means
their fathers name, he scourged them
before him daily until they were too old
to stand it longer, and then endeavored
to secure the girls future piety and I'M
happiness by striving to force her into
marriage with his son. Such matri-
mOnial consummation would have kept in
the good mans own family a certain
homestead coming to the maiden at her
+ magnify anu, 40 Iltl DlOiHtI Niltl llbl
approve the project, the attempted
prosecution Of the latter precipitated
revolt. BY advice and aid of her fellow
sufferer Ill the house of bondage, the
damsel fled for rescue and shelter to the
home of distant relative in anoth


er State, leaving her adviser and abet-
tor to face the deacon. After that.


OF course, there was grand scene be
tween guardian and remaining ward,
ending in the withdrawal of the latter
from the household With the sears of
his numerous earlier beatings indelible
upon his back without "A cent in his
pocket, or friend to help him, the young
man went out into the world beggar,
but resolute to bring his prosecutor to
reckoning and himself to fortune some
way. Working his way by land and
water to New York, he took passage be


fore the mast on clipper bound for
California, and in due time reached the
land of gold. Nearly fifteen years of
tireless labor and the usual vicissitudes
there brought him the ownership of a
fine farm, u mile square, near Los Ange-
los. At the present time he is one of the
most prosperous workers III his part of
the State and could afford to forgive
and forget any ordinary injury of his
earlier years but i'll the injustice and
heartless prosecutions of his guardian,
particularly as shown to his sister, there
was something to rankle ierccly lmfor-
given III his nature through all the
changes of three lustres. One day a
correspondent of the Hartford Courani
met him on the cars going northward
from Nashua, and learned that he was on
his way to his old unhappy home in
Maine for the particular and single
purpose of paying the debt justly due
the guardian of his youth in one relent-
less horsewhipping. He had left his
home in California upon this elrand only,
was infexible in his determination to
execute his long-brooded revenge at all
costs and hazards, and has, before now,
done the retributive deed upon the ty-
rant of his boyhood, unless batlied by
the timely fight of that parsonage.
Year: 1870

tant book-keepers, and at the age of
nineteen he took his place at the head of
the counting-room for to an aptness at
figures and an untiring application to
duty, he added strength Of moral in
tegrity, which made his services almost
invaluable


And now he has grown up to be a
man, and the bright-eyed girl who was
50 intimately connected with that one
dark hour of his life las been his wife
for several years. He is still in TIE
house of Mr.. Phelps, and occupies the
position of business partner, the old
merchant having given up work, and
now trusting all to his youthful associate.
Gilbert Goodwin has seen MANY Young
men fall, and he has often shuddered in
view of the wide road of temptation
which is open to so many more and he
will have no persons in his employ to
whom he cannot afford to pay sum
sufficient to remove them from inevita.
bic temptation.
Year: 1870

ALL greatness consists i'll thiS-in be
ing alive to what is going on around one;
in living actually; IN giving voice to the
thoughts of humanity in saying to ones
fellows what they want to hear or need
to hear mt that moment; in being the
concretion, the result cf the influence of
the present world, In no other way can
one effect the world than in responding
thus to its needs, in embodying thus its
ideas You will see, in looking to his
tory, that all great men have been apiece
in their time f; take them out and set
them elsewhere they will not fit so well;
they were made for their day and gcner-
alton. The literature which has left any
mark, which nas been worthy of the name
has always mirrored what was doing
around it not necessarily daguerrotyp-
ing the mere outside but, mt least, re-
fecting the inside-the thoughts, if not
the actions of men-their feelings and
sentiments, even if it treated apparently
far of themes.
Year: 1870

AT THE GRAVE OF HIS ANCESTOR. -
That mod wag, Mark Twain, while in the
Holy Land, comes across an incident,
the pathos of which addresses itself to
You roadors, To him and to MS "Tho
tomb of Adam How touching it was
here in land of strangers, far away
from home and friends, and all who cared
for me, thus to discover the grave of
blood relation. True, II distant one,
but still relation. The unerring in
stinct of nature thrilled its recognition,
The fountain of my filial affection was
stirred to its profoundest depths, and !
gave way to tumultuous emotion.
leaned upon pillar and burst into tears.
] deem ii no shame to have wept over
the grave of my poor dead relative. Let
him who would sneer at my emotion
close this volume here, for he will find
little to his taste in my lourneyings
through the Holy Land. Noble old
mamie did not live to see me-he did
not live to see his child. And II
alas, did not live to see him Weigh
ed down by sorrow and disappointment,
he died before | was born--six thousand
brief summers before ! was born. But
let me trust that he is better off where
he is. "
Year: 1870

In the Rue de- Trcyise, Paris, n lady
was passing before one Of the numerous
official dcspatchcs posted up now in Par
is. The despatch she was reading was
yet damp. The lady, whether by acci-
dent or purposcly, tore the despatch with
the end of her umbrella, Behind her
was standing very stout old lady, who
at once collared aud carried off 10 the
lookup the fair delinquent, amid the
applause of the crowd.
Year: 1870

NUsCArISE thinks the large amount of boat
repairing that is now done at Rock Island
and points above could just as well be done
there, and are talking of ''msrine ways
Well talk on, we will build up these and all
other kinds OF enterprises while others are
Eslking.
Year: 1870

For BETTER OR WORSE. Last Thursday
evening, considerable excitement was created
at the Middctown depot, by a worthless hus-
band trying to abscond from his wife and chill
dren The truant, afraid to get on the pas
sencer car, for fear Of being seen by his wife,
was found negotiating with tho engineer for a
ride on the locomotive, when the pursuing wife
appeared upon the ground, and the husband,
getting wind Of it, beat haSty retreat up a
back street. The same husband counlc of
weeks ago, was more successful and lived a
short time with another woman in the neigh
boring State Of Maryland, but being followed
by his own faithful wife, was induced to return
to his family, but only to try the same thing
over. - Commercial.
Year: 1870

Great reverse will prove disastrous to the
French army. This seems to be the tone Of
the press generally, though few journals,
that show more or less sympathy for the
French cause, claim that it will only arouse
the FreEch people, like the first Bull Run did
this country, and make France the victor in
the end.
Year: 1870

Under the Foreign Miners License Law
of this State, every unsatualized person
working mines is equally liable to the tax.
Collectors collected from Cinnamon only,
which was not carrying out the law. To
prevent discrimination between unnatural
lied foreigners, Congress passed an Act
providing that no law should be enforced
against one class of aliens which did not
apply equally to all aliens. Interested
parties are trying to construe this Act as
prohibiting the collection of mining licenses
altogether. 1t does surely nothing of the
kind, provided Collectors do their duty,
and collect the licenses from all unnatural
lied miners alike, as the laws of California
demand. This dodge of Collectors failing
to carry out the letter of the Foreign
Miners Law Of this State in regards to ALL
aliens miners, and thereby allowing the
Chinamen to crawl out, cannot put the
blame on Congress. The Collector who
carries out the State law and collects the
tax from all alieus alike, without discriul-
ination, is not affected by the Act of
Congress any more than the man in the
noon. Others will probably be guided
by their sense of duty, but if ue were
Co lector of this County, the Foreign
Miners tax would continue to be collected
and if a US. Marshal should come up here
to arrest us, and his warrant was based on
n, thing more than charge of collecting
foreign miners license in the face of the
Congressional Act alluded to, we would
start him back below in a cage, with a
coat of tar and feathers on his back, and a
Chinese doI collar around his neck, labeled
-"This is one of the white pimps subsi-
zed by the Six Companies"
Year: 1870

The Yreka Journal recently published
an account of a girl running away from
home and swimming Pit River to keep
from marrying young chap after he had
gone SO far as to visit Shasta and procure
marriage license Well tie story was
true as preaching, aud we have since learn
ed that her. would-he husband tracked her
TO neighbor's house and that she refused
and still refuses, to see or hold any person.
al conversation with him. He is perse-
vereing man, and says that if Grant could
make twin by fighting it out on the Petess
burg line all Summer, he will Just be id
If he cant also make it win by fighting it
out on the Pit River line if it takes all
Fall and good part of the Winter. Ac-
cordlngly he has went into camp in front
OF the fortifeation in which his aadorable"
has taken refuge, and says the investment
will continue until the besieged hoists a
white flag, or something else, in token of
an unconditional surrender.


P. Sit is reported that the young la
dy has made successful ''sortie" and that
she visited Shasta on Thursday in the dis
guise Of an ox-teamster
Year: 1870

At about II O'Clock on the night Of
September 10Th fire broke out in the barn
belonging to Robert Pitt at Portuguese
Flat in this county, which defed all effort:
made to extinguish it. There were foul
or five teamsters camping there that night
and their horses and mules were in the
barn Several of the mules and horses
were burned to death and the loaded freight
wagon driven by Bill Eddy was also
consumed Eddy himself was seriously
burned in trying to save his mules. The
fire caught in the loft of the barn and is
supposed to have been the work of an in.
cendiary. Pitt, the owner, is absent at pres
ent, ON visit to the States.
Year: 1870

Cadwallader has established his headquar
tars for the winter at Red Bluff, and the
order has been given to push the track
above that point without delay. An Eagle
Greek man who came up from Red Bluff
a few days ago, informed US that "Tehama
County was swarming with railroad men.
The iron horse will soon be up this way
without doubt, and our advice to old set.
tiers and miners is to secure your lands and
claims without delay, otherwise trouble may
be anticipated
Year: 1870

There are but few inventions or discoveries
partment of labor. To have supposed, year ago,
that the drtiest garment could be washed clean
in twenty or thirty minutes by boiling alone,
would have been regarded as an indication of in
sanity. But it has been demonstrated beyond any
doubt that this process not only cleans the clothes
but that garments thus washed become whittier and
clearer the longer it is used. Some people suggest
that clothes will get yellow after awhile. by being
washed in this way ; but such a surposition has no
foundation in fact and is contradicted by the ex-
perienee of every lady who has adopted this mode
of washing.


Everybody who has tried the machine in Shasta
have expressed themselves highly pleased with
its operations. 1t must be seen to be fully appre-
ciated, its full merits cannot be properly set
forth in an ordinary advertisement


Public and private tests have been given of this
apparatus for the last six months, and more than
million of people have witnessed its success. Ten
thousand boilers sold in New York CITY in less
than five onths, from one stand, and at this time
the orders reach about one hundred day Ne
one used it directed that did not recommend
it. 1t has been recommended by more than five
thousand persons in less than six months. Among
the names those of the most distinguished cit
izens of the United States : but the best recommen-
dation is to take the boiler and use it Yourself Do
just you directed and You will be more than
satisfied 1t appeals to all as matter of econ
Omy, and can be shown to be the best kind of an
| investment. 1t will return yearly dividend in
cash of TWO HUNDRED PER CENT. on the
money invested. For instance, we will suppose
your white clothing such as bed iand table linen
ladies and gentlemens wear, and childrens' cloth
ing. only cost you $40 year. They will last twice
rs long washed in this way as by the old method.
Thus. You actually $50 year by investing 10
OF 2o0 per cent. annually. There is family
scarcely but spends more than here stated but this
is taken a very low average of this branch Of
| family expense. Added to this is the great con
venience and comfort of the thing which. all taken
together, makes it luxury which family can
well afford to be without.


This Boiler sells the best of any article ever offer
ed to the public. Anybody after trying it fairly
will not let it go out of of the house.
Year: 1870

Fill the boiler with soft water to within about
three inches of the top of the inside b er. Slice
up one pound bar of good hard soap.
Bring the water to boil, and then place the
clothes in the hot water. The water will imme-
diately pour over the shell all around, and if it
boils raise the lid.


Keep up hot fire for twenty minutes. Then
take the clothes out ard Immediately SUBS them
through in soft water. If any shade of the dirt
remains. few rubs viii take it all out Then
rinse them in clean water, wiring dry. and the wash
ing is done. Give particular heed to the following
SUGGESTIONS.


The clothes need not be wet before placing them
in the Boiler. 1t is of vital Importance to THOR
OUGHLY SUBS the clothing after boiling. Every
lady knows that the least particle of suds left in
the clothes to dry will cause the clothes to look
yellow. brisk fire is important in order to pro-
duee rapid boiling Time may be saved by stirring
or turning the clothes occasionally while boiling.
The cover should not be removed, except when
necessary in order to insure quick work. II the
washing be a large one, the clothes should be as
sorted, as dirty shirts, for instance, will require
double the time of sheets, pillow cases, napkins,
&c.


Articles much soied may be left in for second
boiling White fannels may be beautiful washed
without FULLING) by this process. They
should be put in when the water is hot, and rinsed
out in hot water.


Colored clothes should not be mixed with white,
and unless the colors fast they should never be
washed by this process. The most delicate laces,
cambrics. -&c such as would nearly fall to pieces
if washed in the ordinary way, may be was he'd per-
fectlv without injury, by this process The almost
absolute necessity of using soft, or "broken," I"
water. is so well understood to hardly need
mention here.


Nomaehine ever invented will entirely remove
the streaks from dirty Wristbands and Collars
This Self-washing Boiler more nearly does it than
.ny o,ber device. Should shade or streak remain,
IL i'll he found to be so reduced and softencd to
disappear without the Of wash-board, by
merely rubbing them with the hands, thus avoiding
all the wear and tear of clothing by washing. 1t
has been carefully estimated that clothing receives
more than ONE-HALF ITS WEAR by the old
process of RUBBING, and consequently will last
twice as long if washed by this new process, which
alone would pay for Boiler many times during
single year, in almost any family, to say nothing
of the important consideration cf saving labor.


For any required information call on or address


THOMAS GREENE,


Shasta, Cal.
Shasta April 2nd 1870
Year: 1870

ness oIlen, though not Always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for
Year: 1870

The NEwsPAPERs.-A child begin.
ming to read becomes delighted with
newspapers because he reads names
which are very familiar, and he will
progress accordingly. A newspaper in
one year is worth quarters schooling
to a child and every father must con-
slider that substantial information is
connected with this advancement. The
mother of family being one of the
heads and having a moro immediate
charge of the children should herself
be instructed. A mind occupied be-
comes fortified against the ills of life,
aud is braeed for any emergency
Children amused by reading or study
are Of course considerate and more easily
governed. How many thoughtless
young men have spent their earnings in
a tavern or grog shop, who ought to
have been reading? How many parents
who never spent twenty dollars for
books for their families, would gladly
have given thousands to reclaim a son
or daughter who had igoorantly and
thoughtlessly fallen into temptation.
Year: 1870

THE HusRAND.-Ladies sometimes
do not value their husbands as they
ought to. They not unfrequently learn
the value of good husband for the
first time by the loss of him. Yet the
husband is the very roof tree of the
house--the cornerstone Of the edilice
tho key stone Of the arch called home.
He is the bread-winncr of the family
its defense and its glory--the beginning
and ending Of the golden chain of life
which surrounds tits consolcr, law
giser aud king. And yet we see how
frail is the life of the husband and the
father When he IS taken sick, what
gloomy clouds hover over the house. -
When he is dead, what d rkness, weep.
ing, agony! Then poverty, like the
murderous assassin, breaks iu the win
dow-starvation, like famished wolf,
howls at the door Widowhood is TOO
often an associate OF sackclcth and
ashes. 0rphanhood too often means
desolation and woe.
Year: 1870

We are ruined, not by what we really
want, but by what we think We do I;
therefore, never 60 abroad ia search Of
your wants if they be real wants, they
will come home in search Of you for
be who buys what he does not want,
will soon want what he cannot buy.
Year: 1870

Sometimes without assignable the physical
strength aud animal spirits give and falls
alike the body and intellect There little pain per
haps but the natural gor and elasticity of the and
muscular system have departed indifference
to the pleasures of lite, and responsibilities
takes the place of that interest both
acieLeS well balanced mind hen in healthy condition


This State of partial collapse often the premonitOry symp
toms OF some serious mady. 1t indicates unmistakaby that
the vital angushing and smuant In such
cases the effect OF few doses Of HoSetters Stomach Bters
wonderfully beneficial The great tonic up the system
from its drowse The ecretiOns circulation receive


new impetus The relaxed elasticity under
the operations OF the specific like the sackened strength


musical instrument in the Of tuning Lethargy and
DEPUTY are replaced by and spirits rise and


life that almost seemed burden the season OF epre
sion lasted becomes once That such radical
chShKe should be produced by remedy entirely devoid of the
powerful akaods and minerals extensively used in modern
practice may seem incredible who pin their on


tue m"cna efficacy of active pOisOns these keptics


e tue trouble TO enquire OF those who have tested the
corrective and Alternative virtues Bters under the cir
cuAhceS described they will find the statement to be true
Year: 1870

BE CAREFUL.-We are informed, on good
authority, that the Democrats in Appouuini.
mink succeeded in voting a number of the col
ored men at the Little Eeection, by deceiving
them in substituting Democratic tickets A
bold effort in this direction is to be put forth
at the general election, it is said, and we ad-
wise our Republican friends to effect thorough
organization. The result last week frightened
the Democrats, and they are opening their
eyes to the value of negro votes We say to
the Republicans, organize
Year: 1870

The ABANDONED BARoUE-The cargo of
the abandoned barque hez has been discharged
at Wilmington, and will be appraised to enable
the United Stotes District Court to decide the
amount of salvage due to those who picked
her up This is the craft taken adrift by the
crew of the Jos. p Comegys, OF Frederick.
Their salvage will be a clever sum, it is thought
Year: 1870

The most interesting continental strug-
gle at present is that between France and
Austria, each striving to get on the right
side of Russia, and neither succeeding
sufficiently SO but thai each is jealous OF
the other.
Year: 1870

1t Is very fortunate that we have an excitement
In our midst all the time, otherwise every one
would be complaining Of the dearth Of news from
abroad.


hind the age after calling at LEVY BROTHERS
spacious establishment OIL Eagle Square, where
at all times can be seen crowd of purchasers
who appreciate and avail themselves of the bar
gains offered by these enterprising merchants In
the dry goods line. At this season, just previous
to the opening OF the fall trade, they are offering
speci4l inducements, 4 FEW of which are noticed
In their advertisement in our special column. ALL
can be seen by calling at their store Nos. 1913 and
1915 Main street.
Year: 1870

Philadelohis policeman, in plain
clothes, arrested & plckpocket the other day,
who struggled so that another officer coming
up took the policeman in charge for fight
ing and let the thief go.
Year: 1870

General Lee is now receiving his punish-
ment for being rebel. Some dreadful
brass bands in Savannah have been banging
away under his window, Notwithstanding he


Was sick in bed, and lot of strocious
poetry is being fired off at him through the
Year: 1870

A NICE little boy in Kalamazoo Went
to the circus the other day, and amused
himself by throwing stones at the ele-
phant while he was drinking. When
he got through, the boy tried to pro-
pitiate him by offering him piece Of
gingerbread. Before accepting the
cake, the elephant emptied about
sixty-four gallons Of water (beer meas
urel over the boy, and then slung him
into the third tier to dry oil. This boy
Is very indifferent about circuses now.
He says lie believes he doesn't care for
them as much aS he used to. ..
Year: 1870

The New York Sun of yesterday
morning SAYS that before Secretary Fish
is released from the responsibilities Of
his office, it is indispensable for the
safety and the good repute Of the conn-
try that Congress should cause all the
transactions OF the State Department,
in connection with Spain and Cuba, to
be vigorously investigated. 1t charges
that the policy of the United States,
on the Cuban question, has been dicta-
ted and controlled by insolent and
knavish spectators, and that to make
the investigation complete, it will be
necessary to authorize suitable agent
in Madrid to procure evidence, which
can only he obtained there.