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Year: 1872

CHANGE FOR A Neutrality-suspicious.
have Seen made to Mr.. Alex. Love, pro-
hrictor of the Tammany race-track, which
may lead to grand race over his track
next Fourth of July. Certain parties de-
Sire to have Il contest between the three
best nags now in Trinity county, and if a
purse of three or four hundred dollars
can be made up the horses will be entered
at the same rate so as to make purse of
n thousand dollars or more for the win
ner. Such race would draw sporting
men from Scott Valley to Red Bluff and
leave a great deal of money in our town:
Weaverville can we'll afford to COME
down lberally in business point of view.
When outsiders come to town q great
deal of money is spent, and Weaverville
profits thereby every time.
Year: 1872

WHAT WE NEED.-We were pleased
to receive visit from Rev. Geo. Newton,
of Sacramento. In the course of our con
versation with him, we asked what he
thought of our town. In reply he said
that he thought it was one of the neat-
est and most quiet towns in the State,
and all in the world we needed to make
our people happy was sclocHon:" We
thought it was the Stuart Fork Ditch.
Year: 1872

God help theeI God bless thee! Behold de-


part
Farewell on my lips and despair in my heart.
Though my heart ieth broken, and broken for


thee
Be thy life and thy love from memory free.
Think not reproach thee amid my despair:
"God keep thee God guard theeF' is mine only


prayer.
Yet deem not blame thee: I blame but my


fate
loved thee too dearly and loved thee too late.
O Oer the tide of thy being my shadow was cast
'Tis lifted-the sunlight shines brightly at last.
From thy past blot the hours in which we have


metz
Forget me, O thou a0homs I me- er shall forget
Let me gaze on thy face once again e'er we sever,
Ere leave thee in anguish, and leave thee for


ever.
One look from thine eyes, and one clasp of thy


hand,
Then alone on the futures wide desert stand
Life's hopes, aspirations, and dreamings are O. er;
God keep thee, God guard thee, o loved ever
Year: 1872

The Emperor's third son, Alexis, is in the
naval service. Somewhat more than a year
ago, when holding the rank of midshipman,
the flagship in which he was serving was
wrecked on the coast of Denmark. The ad-
miral ordered lifeboats to be lowered, and or
dered Alexis to take charge of the first boat.
The royal midshipman declined to obey the
order 1t was peremptorily repeated: Il, your
commanding officer, order you into the boat.
Admiral, cannot obey you, said the young
prince. 1T would not become the son of the
Emperor to be the first to leave the ship. |
shall remain with you until the last" but
shall put you under arrest for disobedience
Of orders as soon as circumstances will allow
me to do 50, / mean no disobedience but
I cannot obey" replied the youthful hero
[n due time almost the entire crew reached
the shore in safety, onlysome four or five hav
ing perished In the transit from the ship
Among the last to land were the admiral and
the Grand Duke Alexis. Tents were hastily
erected from the sails and spars saved from
the wreck, and the rigid discipline of ship life
was promptly resumed The young prince was
placed under arrest for his previous disobedi-
ence Of orders. AS soon as possible the Rus
sian Minister at Copenhagen was informed of
the facts, and telegraphed them to the Empe-
ror, from whom he received the following re-
ply: II approve of the act Of the admiral in
placing the mldShIpman under arrest Tor dIs0-
bedience Of orders, and I bless and kiss my
son for disobeying them.''


The Legislature.


In speaking of the Legislature, the Lynch
burg Republican says:


''Their proceedings are not only puerile and
ridiculous, but they not unfrequently undo to-
day what they did yesterday, thus wasting two
days in accomplishing worse than nothing,
while the taxpayers of the Commonwealth
''foot the bills"


The late North Carolina Legislature did more
actual business in one day than the General
Assembly Of Virginia disposes Of in a week,
and the former body did not assume to undo its
own work.


We earnestly hope, for the honor Of our no.
BILE old Commonwealth and the reputation of
our public servants, who are supposed to reflect
the sentiments of their constituents, that they
will go to work, dispose of the weighty aues-
tions before them, and adjourn at the earliest
moment consistent with the public good
A Dutch justice gives the following oath to
a witness You do awfully swore you will
tell the trute, the whole trute, and nothing but
tho truta tho host uhat Won cant p"
Year: 1872

farmey who has children can afford to
make them his partners in business,
for he must know from his own expert.
ence, that AS soon as child knows
the value of money, desire to possess
it, and have separate, individual purse
of his or her own, is born. Parents
may say that all the property will 60
to the children when we are done with
it, but waiting for dead mems shoes
is not in keeping with the spirit Of
Young America"


Give the boys a direct interest in
the products Of the farm and they
will have an incentive to work better,
save more, besides learning how to
keep farm account and do business.
And if there are daughters, let them
share with the rest, and never fail to
settle the account annually, allowing
the children to draw their cash even
if they lend it to their parent again,
taking notes on interest for security.


You that find it so difficult to keep
the children at home, or interested in
farming, buy few books relating to
the subjects we have named, and next
January make the boys and girls over
sixteen partners in the business, prom
Using to the younger ones an equal
chance when they arrive at that age,
and see what effect it will have upon
them, as we'll as yourself.--Mc,c York
,NYu
Year: 1872

Thomas Jefferson wrote the follow
ing excellent advice. There is much
human nature and good sense in it


Harmony in the married state is
the very first to be aimed at Nothing
can preserve affections uninterrupted
but firm resolution never to differ in
will, and determination in each to
consider the others love of more value
than any subject whatever on which a
wish has been fixed. How light, in
fact, is the sacrifice of any other wish
when weighed against the affections of
one with whom we are to pass our
whole life And though opposition in
a single instance will hardly of itself
produce alienation, yet every one has
their pouch into which all these little
oppositions are put; while that is fill
ing the alienation is insensibly going
on, and when filled, it is complete. II
would puzzle either to say why, be-
cause no one difference of opinion has
been marked enough to produce a Sc
rious effect by itself. But he finds
his affections wearied out bya constant
dream of little checks and obstacles.
Other sources of discomfort, very com
mon indeed, are the little cross pur-
poses of husband and wife, in com
mon conversation, a disposition to
criticise and question whatever the
other says, a desire always to demon
strate and make him feel himself in
the wrong, especially in company
Nothing is so goading. Much better
therefore, if our companion views a
thing in light different from what we
do, leave him in the quiet possession
of his views. What is the use of rec
tifying him if the thing be unimport-
ant? Let it pass for the present, and
wait softer moment and more con-
ciliatory occasion of rehearsing the
subject together. 1t is wonderful how
many persons are rendered unhappy
by inattention to these little rules of
prudence"
Year: 1872

Much has Deen said and written
about the loneliness of farming life in
America, and while we concede that
it is not always the most charming
phase of enjoyable society, still it has
its bright as we'll as dark side. In nc
other country do farmers hold so high
position in society as in the United
States, and his opportunities for ad-
vancement, financially and intellectu-
ally, are unsurpassed; still we are in
clined to believe that the attractions
of farm life are far below what they
might be if farmers would use then
brains more and hands less. Our
young married people when they start
out in life upon a farm are usually very
ambitious, and their whole aim isthC
accumulation of property, and while
this in degree is commendable, still
if carried too far, it incapacitates the
possessor for enjoyment in any of the
higher walks of life. Early to bed
and early to rise, with no time for
pleasure, will make fool Of any man
or woman, and we find many among
our farmers, who have practised this
until they are now little more than
walking machines, and is it any won
der that their sons and daughters leave
home the first opportunity Is it any
wonder that such people become stoics
or religious fanatics, denying their
children even reasonable social pleas
ures? There is no good reason why
farm life in America should be lone
some one, even in isolation, becauae
cheap newspapers and cheap postage
should bring the world without into
every household.


Man has a natural love for mother
earth, and the boy who is driven from
the farm into the city, is very likely
TO go back TO the old homestead, or
upon some rural spot in the country
as the gray hairs begin to appear, and
we notice that such men become bet
ter farmers than their fathers, and
their city experience seems to help
them to conduct their business with
more intelligence, perhaps owing to
the course of study pursued, relating
TO scientific farming. We know it is
quite the fashion TO hurl slurs at city
farmers, who sometimes talk on the
subject, which they have perfect
right TO do, inasmuch as they are hon
orablc graduates from that high call
ing


There are but two things needed to
make American farm life attractive to
young people. and these are, knowl-
edge, scientific and practical of all
that pertains to the farm and its sur
roundings such as botany, entomology,
geology, physiology, especially that
branch relating to the breeding Of
domestic animals, and other kindred
sciences to which any member of the
family may have a natural taste. In
addition TO these, give the children an
interest IN the annual receipts, Every
Year: 1872

A lawyer riding through the town OF
Worcester stopped at cottage to in.
quire his way. The lady of the house
told him he must keep on straight for
some time, then turn to the right; but
said that she was going to pass the
road that he must take. and ifhe could
wait few moments till she got her
horse ready she would show him the
way. Well" said he, bad company
is better than none make haste. -
After jogging on five or six miles the
gentleman asked if he had not come
to the road he must take. Oh, yes,
she said, we have passed it two OF
three miles back; but [ thought bad
company was better than. none, SO
kept you along with me-
Year: 1872

The Memphis Avalanche says
About once a month we are angrily
ordered by some one to stop my pa.
per, which has given offense by print.
ing something dispeasing to the sub,
scriber aforesaid. The man who fat
ters himself that a newspaper is print
cd for the benefit and entertainment OF
only Ills class is doomed TO constant
disappointment, lie is fool beyond
the reach of all known treatment for
the simples, and we advise him to turn
from the press as though every sentence
in il bred pestilenee.
Year: 1872

An army ofiiecr Of some note writes
concerning what he terms Vanderbilt
struggle with God Almighty"


81 do not want to ssy anything dis!
respectful to the Northern Pacific
Railroad. | want to see it built, but
having seen much of that fertile land
that the company offer for their bonds,
| can certify that their land is worth
at least one mill per thousand square
miles, provided it is never taxed. II
is a very good country for prairie dogs
and gophers."
Year: 1872

II pegged boots are occasionally
dressed with petroleum between the
soles and the upper leather they will
not rip. If the soles of boots aud
shoes are dressed with petroleum they
will resist wet and wear we'll. The
pegs, it is said, arc not affected by dry
ness after being saturated with the
liauid.
Year: 1872

Where shall yet the wanderer jaded
In the grave at last recliner
In the South, by palm-trecs shaded:
Under lindens by the Rhines
Shall l In some desert sterile


BE entombed by foreign handsf
Shall sleep, beyond life's peril,
BY some scacost IN the sands?
Well Gods heaven will shine as bright,
There as here. around my bed,
And the stnrs for death lamps nightly
Shall be hung above my head.
Year: 1872

Editors Clarion There is no doubt in my
mind but that Gen. Grant can be defeated
for the Presidency. 1t can, however, be
done in but one way. Shall that be done
1t is by a fusion and working union of the
anti-G Grant elements, North, ) 'uth, East and
West. There must be but one organization
and ticket against him, and that ticket a
sound, able and judicious one. l think this
can be attained through the Liberal Repub-
licans, and only through them. In the
management and settlement of this matter,
the North, East and West should lead, di
rect and control, and leave the South as a
mere locker on in Vienna-to take such part
as followers and aiders as it may deem best
but in no case to offer any organized Op-
position to the anti Grant party and Ger
tainly no support of Grant.


Diogenes, the ancient philosopher when
consulted as to how often man should eat,
gave the simple reply: IF you are rich, eat
when you please, and if poor, when you can
get it, The South is poor. 1t can't eat
when it pleaseS, nor what it pleases, but
must eat when and what it can get, out of
the poor dishes before it. When it has the
chance of eating, it may have the choice of



sire would dictate. Wisdom would take the
choice rather than perish forever i'll the vain
effort to obtain that it desired and could
never reach-and thus lose the better for
tune of the poor man.


If no other good can be accomplished than
to defeat Grant, and with him the military
and despotic governments he has instituted
and maintained by the sword in the States,
and the | orde of hungry, unprincipled, ig-
norant and diabolical thieves, who, through
mis- favor and instrumentality, have Occu-
pied and disgraced the public stations, as
sub-rulers, backed by the bayonet, and all
which he proposes to perpetuate, that alone
i not only worthy of but should prompt
the noblest minds, men and hearts to one
accord, undying effort, superhuman action,
under any banner and name that promises
such glorious result. Indeed there never
was more of deep and vital moment depen-
dent upon a single canvass and its result
the friends of civil liberty and common
honesty-the opponents to brute force,
stealage and military rule, certainly cannot
hesitate to unite, move, work-struggle, fast
and pray, without regard 10, and in forget
fuluess of all former party ties and estrange-
ments for a result, a triumph and victory
indispensable, to life, liberts and happiness.
1t would at least be the entered apprentice
degree. to those higher and holier degrees
of the Grand Lodge of civil and Repuollcan
Liberty. This much the Liberal Republl-
| cans propose to 60. VIII not every honest
and sensible man give all his help to them
| in this grand reformation? | cannot hesl-
tate.
Year: 1872

A mind always employed is always
happy. This is the true secret, the
grand recipe, for felicity. The idle are
the only wretched. In a world which
furnishes so many employmeuts which
are useful, so many which are amusing,
it is our own fault if We ever know what
efssaati is, or if We are ever driven to the
miserable resource of gaming, which cor
rupts our dispositions, and teaches us
habit of hostility against all mankind
Thomas Jefferson.
Year: 1872

Here again Wisconsin is Joee's's a",. '-
that more than double the number of immi-
grants now pour into our state that are re-
ceived by Minnesota, at least through the
port of New York, and if we maintain any
where near the same ratio at other ports, as
is probable enough, it follows that Wiscon-
sin is growing twice as fast as her much
talked of, and loudly praised sister state.
She is considerably in advance of the great
state of Ohio, and far in advance Of Michi-
gan; her immigration figuring up nearly
one-hoJf as much as that received by the
wonderfully inviting state Of Illinois, which
is the immigrants state par excellence, being
only second to New York. Hence Wiscon-
sin properly takes rate as one of the Empire
States of the Union, and we venture to de-
nominate her the g Empire State of the New
Northwest"
Year: 1872

1t is thing to be deprecated that the
heat Of a presidential campaign is so apt to
lead to vilification and personal abuse of the
men who are candidates for the highest
Office in the gift of the people. Every i'll
word leaves it's effect when spoken against
human being. And the President suffers
afterward because of the political slang, and
partizan slander, that was coupled with his
name before election. The people Of Amer
lea are being trained, though gradually yet
surely, to contempt for the chief magistracy
of the nation. And with disrespect for the
Chief Executive must come the spirit of
lawlessness and crime.


If the principles or practices of a party
are wrong, it is far better to assail these
than the mere person who is the party can
didate; whereas if the principles or practice
cannot be assailed, it would. be a foul wrong
to assail the candidate with personal abuse,
to cover up the lack of a just cause Of quar-
rel. In any case and any event, it is a mat
lcI loI oil IcHeCCihS PoIS ISoho " ucPioic1 Iii'C


.I,a Ib.nc;Jon.x- Of tho
United States except by running the galiis:
let of the lowest ribaldry and billingsgate.
The inevitable effect in time will be to drive
every man of self-respect and exalted char
acter from the field, and leave none but
Francis Trains and Vic Woodhulls, to scram-
bic for place thai can only be obtained by
giving up the last vestige of true popular
regard and esteem.
Year: 1872

RAPID GROWTH OF FARM PRODUCTS.


Ours is a forcing climate, and the idea
which many entertain that we can raise
nothing here because we sow late, is one of
the most erroneous possible. The facts all
go to show that this region can be made not
only passable agricultural country, but one
that can claim admiration and invite settle
ment by reason of it's positive agricultural
advantages, which taken in connection with
its healthful climate, make it section worth
the attention of home and forei gn immigra-
ton.


We expect to chronicle in this paper from
time to time the facts bearing on this SUBJ
iect, and in pursuance of this plan would
call attention to what we have heard, or
what has come under our own observation,
in this line Of speedy growth. We under
stand that L. I. Slayton, one of our success
ful farmers, planted some potatoes even as
late as the sth of July, which were foot or
more out of the ground on the 9Th of Au-
gust. E. W. Anderson Jr. sowed buck
wheat in his block on 5th street near the
Year: 1872

We are informed that the Northern Pa
cifc Directors at their meeting in N. Y. last
week, passed a resolution to carry out the
agreement made last spring between that
Company and Superior, in relation to the
construction of certain lines of railroad.
Very well.
Year: 1872

Brooklyn is fast realizing her earlier antici-
patons respecting Prospect Park The past year has
developed many marked improvements In the general
plan of the Park that give IL aud more beautiful
features hitherto unpossessed Among the more import
ant changes may be mentioned the grading OF the


Jamaica Park Way which stretches nearly a miles to
the eastward and forms great arm OF the Park This
work improyes greatly the means OF communication
from distance Similar improvements have been made
ON the westerly and southery Sides and there are
several fine approaches chief among which is the Great
Ocean Way Tho work OF the past year also shows sat


sacory progress upon the rides and drives, as well as
upon the woods ana the several lakes splendid en-
tire circuit drive has been completed which forms an
attraction Of evident value to the public. The total
length of the drive constructed is
3, miles Another important feature is the
completion OF the lake shores, providing for
between so and 60 acres OF water surface The I'M


finished portion the Plaza has been graded and paved
with Belgian pavement. and the picket fence at the
entrance has been replaced by rail OF galvanized
iron The beautiful archway, Cleft Ridge Span, at the
eastery end OF Breeze HILL carrying the main walk from
the Plaza Is nearly finished and forms a magnificent
to the Park rustic bridge SO feet long, or
locust has been built OF the lake. near It's
The Concert Gr0yehOuse IL nearly
cOinpeted and its unique architecture Is much admired
by the visitors Between the dairy cottage Gnd the
yard householder ql feet long and u feet wde
has been built for the convenience OF equestrans and


small shelter has been constructed directly In 'front.' or
the dairy cottage TO accommodate picnics.
Year: 1872

There are political crises all around the
compass in Continental Europe. France
continues to be agitated by the dispute be-
tween President Thiers and large portion
Of the National Assembly. So threatening
has this dispute become that the threatened
resignation of the President may become
an accomplished fact at any moment. That
il is expected, is visible in the movements
Of the various parties who are looking
around for available candidates to succeed
President Thiers Some Of them appear
to be talking of Dictator but any
change Of rulers in France at this time can
hardly fail to be followed by wide spread
political CONFUSION, and perhaps BY insur-
rectionary violence. The German Impe-
rial government seems 10 be apprehensive
of this, and is making precautionary move
ments of troops in the army of "occupa-
tion" in France in view of it. But the
Germans have their troubles also. The
radical change in the Prussian constitu-
ton, involved in the Country Reform
Bill, is keeping the mind Of the Prussian
King aud his great Chancellor, Bismarck
in as lively state Of exercise as that into
which the House of Peers in that country
has been thrown. In the German crisis,
however, the Government has the advan-
tage Of being at the head of a liberal move
ment favored by the populace.


Further south on the Continent, two
other countries are in state of political
perturbation The people of Spain, who
were extrieated from the turmoil of revo-
luton aud brought to a condition of COM
parative quiet by the election of the young
Italian, Amadeus, as King, have some
ground for apprehension that Amadeus
may not live very long, and that they may
be thrown by his death, if it should occur,
back into the condition of political chaos
which preceded his election. Passing to
the new capital of Italy, we find condi-
ton of excited political feeling there also
We read in the late dispatches of the hold
ing of radical meetings" in Rome of the
arrest of some of the participants in those
meetings upon charges Of high treason
and of disturbance" which followed thii
action, of the Government authorities
These events were accompanied by move
ments in the Chamber Of Deputies for i
resolution of eensure against the Govern
ment for causing needless and offensive
display of military force in the Capital
all of which events look as If affairs in Ita
ly are not quite as smooth as they ough
TO be.


1t may be that these occurrences assum,
a far more formidable shape at distance
than they do nearer home, but taking then
as they appear upon the face, they look al
if Continental Europe is not enjoying tina
tranquility which we would all like to see