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Year: 1872

Bear hunting is not always the pleas
ATTEST kind of amusement. So thinks Nv.
Hamilton, Of Missouri. This gentFeman
shouldered his rife one morning and
went into the timber about mile off, TO
shoot squirrels. At night he had not re-
turned, nor did he make his appearance
during the following night. As squir-
rels are not apt TO devour man, several
neighbors the re.t morning went in
search of him kbont 3 O'Clock IN the
afternoon they found him up tree thirty
feet from the ground, and unable to e1


tricate himself He said that about 3
o'clock the previous day he canfe across
large black bear and shot at him but
missed him, when the bear made for him
with all his might He ran and finding the
bear gaining on him be :krew away his
rifle and climbed up sycamore tree,
with the bear following right at his heels.
The top of this tree hd been broken off.
and was hollow, in which hole he thrust
one of his legs to keep himself from fall
ing, but he soon found that his leg was
fast when be tried to extricate himself,
and he coald no: draw j, cr,t. The bear
in the meantime had torn the boot OF on
the outside and was gnawing and eating
the flesh from the foot and ankle. Mr..
Hsmifton took his pocket-knife out and
cut at his eyes. but with one sweep of
his paw the bear sirdck tie hnife from
his hand, part of two Of his fingers
He could not see no help; and gave up
to die, expecting 70 De eaten up alive by
the beast, But soon happy thought
struck him. That morning he had put
some salt in his pockc, to salt some cat
tie he had running in the timber, which
providentiaify he had not found Of
this be took a small handful and sprink4
led in the bears eyes. 1t lad the de-
sired effect. lie shook his head, growl-
ed and went down. lie soon, however
returned, when little more salt drove
him away, the second time, when, to Mr..
Hamil:on's inexpressible delight, he now
saw him tro,ting off into the forest. And
now Mr.. Hamilton advices all hunters in
Usage county to carry pocket full of
salt with them, or else to be cure that
they are "dead shots before the practice
target shooting on black bear
Year: 1872

AN INCIDENT OF THE CHICAGO FIRE
The following is related as a veritable
fact Of the Chicago fire: In the confusion
of the removal of furniture from a state
ly mansion on the night of the fire, a
marble statue of veiled female figure
was lifted from its pedestal and laid on
its back in the hall. Two men entered,
and seeing what they supposed was a
dead body covered with thin drapery,
lifted it tenderly, bore it to place Of
safety and watched it until daylight -
When they found the money value of
the form they had so faithfully guarded
they claimed e1travagant recompense,
which the delighted owner was glad to
allow. One of the men quietly eaid
that they knew it was very cold, but
were too scared to notice how very
heavy it was.
Year: 1872

MARTIN & WALTERS always keep up
ltl their stock of GROCERIES and will not
be excelled either in the quality or price of
their goods in this line. Give them q call
before going elsewhere.
Year: 1872

cd to inquire into his sanity He explained
20 the commission that he used sn un-
loaded pistol because he only desired to
frighten the Queen into compliance with
his demsnd. If there had been any fatal
result from his assault, it would have
brought the Prince Of Wales to the throne,
which he does not desire. he wishes the
Queen to be tbs last English monarch.
Year: 1872

specisl to the Appeal


JACKSON, March S.
The governor approved the bill in
cooperating the Arkansas City and
Grenada railroad.


A bill passed to authorize the build
ing of a street railroad in Grenada.
The railroad subsidy bill was
amended so that all railroads accept
ing the four thousand dollar subsidy
shall pay two per cent. on the gross
earnings annually into the State treas
ury, for twenty-five years.


The testimony in the ku-klux case
is closed. The attorney for the de-
tense is willing to submit the cause to
the jury without argument.
Year: 1872

ALARMiNG.-There is an alarming pros.
pect before us Plantamour, the cele-
brated Professor of Astronomy, has late
ly discovered a new comet, which in
volume far surpasses all comets hitherto
discovered. After making various OBJ
servations and calculations, he has arrived
at the conclusion that it is darting with
immense velocity, proceeding in direct
line toward our globe, and will como
into collision on the 18th of August
next. The approach of this fiery giant
will be heralded by an extraordinary
amount of heat. The Professor thinks
the catastrophe of the collision cannot
possibly be avoided unless deviation
takes place in the course of the rapidly
approaching comet. This may be pro-
duced by its coming within the scope of
the attractive influence of some other
heavenly BODY.
Year: 1872

The following wonderful story, very hard to
believe, is told in Bombay paper:


A Madrassie gong on journey took
with him some money and Jewels, and a
monkey, of which he was very fond.
The poor man, however, was waylaid,
robbed and murdered by a party of
rutfians. who went their way after throw
ing the corpse into a dry well, and
covering the latter up with twigs and
dry leaves. But they had overlooked
the monkey, who saw the whole pro-
ceedinGs from the top Of a tree. AS
soon as the road was clear, the intelli-
gent beast set off for the Tehsildar's, or
police officers house, and having drawn
his attention by cries and means, lured
him on by dumb signs to the tell-tale
spot. In due time the body was dis
covered, and then with the monkeys
bel p the Tehsilder found the stolen prop
erty where the thieves had buried il.
He then followed the monkey to the
bazaar. There the monkey picked out
one of the murderers, ran after him, and
with his teeth held him fast by the leg
until the man was secured. This feat he
seems to have repeated until all the MUIR
derers were caught. l; is added that
they have since confessed their crime,
and being committed for trial before the
Tellicherry Court. An Agra contempo-
rary suggests that such monkey ought
to be made an Inspector of police.
Would not that be rather descent for
the monkey? We would like to hear
more about him, how he behaves for in
stance in giving evidence before mag
istrate. What sort of equivalent for an
oath would be required of him, and
would the identity of the culprits be
proved by his showing his teeth ? If
the story SHOULD prove to have any
foundation, it will deserve prominent
place in the next addition of one OF DR..
Frank Buckland's amusing volumes.
ANen's Indian Nail
Year: 1872

A gentleman who has just returned
from Alaska, says that the week b. fore
Lent he witnessed in Sitka carnival
such as could not have been seen in any
other part of the United States. The
entire population marched in procession
on the opening day, and during the
remainder of the week no person ap-
peared on the street unmasked. In ev-
cry house jollity and good cheer prevail
ed, and Russian and Siwash, American
and Teuton, INDUCED in masked balls
every evening. The week is kept as
carnival week each year by the Russians
and they indulge in amusement to their
hearts content. Notwithstanding the
excitement, there were no quarrels or
disorderly conduct apparent.
Year: 1872

A HAPPY WoMAN.-What spectacle
more pleasing does the earth afford than
happy woman contented in Der sphere,
ready at all times to benefit her little
world by her cxertions, and transform
ing the briars and thorns of lie into
roses of Paradise by the magic of her
touch There are those who are thus
happy because they cannot help it no
msfortunes dampen their sweet smiles,
and they diffuse a cheerful glow around


them as they pursue the even tenor of
their way. They have the secret OF con-
tentment, whose value is far above the
philosophers stone; for without seeking
the baser exchange of gold, which may
buy some sorts of pleasure, they convert
every thing they touch into joy. What
their condition is makes no difference.
They may be rich or poor, high or low,
admired or fOrsaken by the tickle world /;
but the sparkling fountain of happiness
bubbles up in their hearts, and makes
them radiantly beautiful. Though they
live in log cabin, they make it shine
with lustre that kings and queens may
covet, and they make wealth a fountain
of blessings to the children of poverty.
Year: 1872

As marvellous instance of what one
man may achieve by doing systematical-
ly and thoroughly what ever he under
takes, we cannot do better than to con-
slider the life of Alexander Won Hum
boldt. There was no part of the world
he had not visited, and he had been no
where without acquiring the most ex-
act knowledge of the whole country, its
geology, its animal lite, its botany, all
its physical characteristics, as we'll as
the language, habits, customs, laws, re-
ligion and history of its people. He led
this life till he was ninety years of age,
and even then no fact in any par. OF the
world, that had any bearing on sclentlhc
truth had escaped his notice. His mind
was museum, where all the knowledge
that had been brought into the world
was placed in order, carefully guarded,
and always ready for use. We are not
wrong in attribnting the boundless learn
ing aud prodigious memory of this
great man to his habit of sys,ematizing
his mental labor, and to his power OF
characterization and to his belief in
the wisdom of God.
Year: 1872

RAILROAD LANDs-We are advised by
an officer of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company that an association of Eastern
and European capitalists are negotiating
for the purchase of all the odd sections OF
land which may fall to the Company in
Shasta County, said association having in
view the settlement of these lands by
Eastern and European colonists The
same parties, in the event of making this
purcfa ase, propose to construct canals taking
water out Of living streams for the irriga-
ton of said lands.


In case this sale is made and canals
dug, it will be big thing for Shasta
County. 1t will add greatly to our popula-
ton, assessment roll, and general prosperity;
and there is every assurance that TIE sale
will be made as soon as certain monetary
preliminaries are arranged with parties in
Liverpool and New York, although the
actual transfer will not be made for some
time to come.
Year: 1872

LINE BETWEEN SIsKIYoU County,.
AND SHASTA & LAssEN COUNTIES
bill passed the last Legislature, providing
for running the line between this county
on the one side and Shasta and Lassen
counties on the other The line to be run
commences at Castle Rock and runs thence
due east to the State line. The officers of
Lassen county believe, or pretend to believe,
that the line when surveyed will be estab-
llshed several miles farther north than
where 1T is now recognized to be. In 1861
L. 5. Rice, County Surveyor of this county,
and Linn, County Survey of Shasta
county, were appointed by the Boards of
Supervisors of their respective counties to
run out and establish the line between the
two counties During that summer they
met at Castle Rock, and commencing there.
Run the line thence eat as far as Fall
River Valley. In their report they state
that they found the line between the two
counties to correspond exactly with the
line between townships 3S and SO of the
United States surveys. If they were cor
rect in this statement-and we have no
reason to doubt that they were--we hardly
think Lassen will make anything by the
running of the line which she has asked
for. Along through Big Valley, the line
between townships 3S and SO is now
recognized as the dividing line between the
two counties. Heretofore the southern
part OF Surprise Valley has been conceded,
by the officers of this county, to be in
Lassen county, and the officers, revenue
and otherwise. of that county, have been
permitted to exercise jurisdiction there
without question. Mr.. Mimic, however,
who was engaged last year surveying fr
the Governm mt in that section of the
county, has Informed US, that if the line
between the two counties correspon ds with
the line between sections 80 aud 80 of the
U. S. surveys, no part of Surprise Valley
is IN Lass, county. But whatever may
be the effect of runniI the line on the
territory heretofore supposed to belong to
the one or the other county, we hope to see
the survey speedily made, and the line
established by competent authority. When
this is once done, persons will no longer
have the pretext for refusing to pay their
take. that they are not demanded by the
officer OF tbe proper cousty.-[ Yreka
Union.
Year: 1872

"WHAT KNOW &c."-An Oregonian
bought a farm densely ovrergrown with
elders, and commenced clearing it for crop
ping The confounded brush kept coming
up just as fast as he could cut it down, and
all his efforts to stop it were unavailing.-
At last he thought perhaps he had taken
hold Of it at the wrong time of the year, so
he concluded to write to the New York
Tribune about it. He asked the white
hated philosopher: "What is the best
time to cut elders ?" In the next number
of the paper, the sage of Chappaqua an
swcred him: "Just before camp meeting.
Year: 1872

AccIDENTs.-While exercising at the
Shasta Skating Rink on the evening of the
25th, Master Tim Lynch fell and broke
one of his arms


On Sunday afternoon, as Frank l. Gage
was picking cherries from tree in Sweet.
ser's Garden at Lower Springs, the limb
on which he was standing broke off, and
while in the act of falling, he caught held
of another limb with one hand and the
weight of his body coming suddenly on his
arm dislocated it at the shoulder.
Year: 1872

RAILRoAD'-The road is now graded to
the American ranch, and the grading
forces are making good time for Bells on
Clear Greek, to which point the grad nc
will probably be finished next week. The
bridge across Cottonwood will be compile
ted in few days
Year: 1872

Those days are lost in which we
did no good those worse than Loaf
in which We do evil.


10 seek the redress of griey.
ance by going to law, is like sheen
running for shelter to q bramble
bush.


He has the largest life who lives
IN the lives OF the largest number
of people.


The man who works out bis
present opportunities to the tullcst
extent is the most successful man
Year: 1872

We would not do any injustice to Mr.. simms,
the Democratic candidate for Mayor, but we
fail to see in him desirable person to fill that
office. Compared with Captain Dougherty, he
is At disadvantage in every respect as regards
fitness for this place. His acquaintance with
its duties is necessarily much less than that of
the Republican candidate, while his private and
personal qualifications compare unfavorably.
He who deliberately votes against Capt. Dough
erty surely srrs in Judgment
Year: 1872

If honesty be the best policy-if it
really does pay better than dihonesty,
and experience proves it-why are We
such scurvy set of fellows in this
world, everybody trying to cheat every;
body else? IF honesty be the best poll
cy, why did the early milkman stop 50
long at the pump around the corner !
Why does the grocer sand the sugar ?
Why does the shoemaker half-sole nv
shoes with pasteboard ? Why does the
haberdasher snip off thumb-nail's S
breadth at each end of my yard? Why
dosent the tailor send home the pieces
Why does the farmer put the best po-
tatoes on the top of the barrel? Why
TO Industrious money-getters sweat and
clip coin? Why is the bottom of the
grain measure creased in the Arabian
story? Why is the pure Madeira hall
poor handy? Why did the newsboy
sell me last weeks Gazette for this
mornings Journal? Why docs the
Hon. Timothy Popcock fervently dc
mand reform when he means place i,
the Custom House? Or why, indeed
does Tom Idle lie in bed and loung,
and swear and gamble, if it is so plai,
as to be an axiom that those courses
will carry him to Tyburn?
Year: 1872

began to haul him in with his knees
doubled up against his face.


When he got half way through he
stuck, and the machine stopped.


lie could not move, and the chiet
was afraid to touch the wringer; 50 the
braves fell on the doctor, and jabbed
him with knife, and scalpei him; and
then buried him and the machine as
they were.


This was the last attempt of the Sioux
Indians to cultivate the fine arts.
Year: 1872

"Close the polls, his work is done
What to him is friend or foeman,
Rise of wheat or fall of corn,


Woodruff, Stone or other woman
Lay him low, let him blow


Of his turn;ps, white as snow
What cares he ! He does not know
How the rutabagas grow
Year: 1872




AT eyery term of Court, the inconVemences
suffered by those who are Obliged to attenu H.
are freshly manifested, and once more there is
n strone disposition to remove the County puiio-
;nqs to Wilmington This is not 80 mueh q
movement among the people Of this city as by
those in the country, generally, though II is per
fectly true that our citizens are put to great IN
convenience and loss whenever they are Obliged
To attend the Courts at New Castle, as jurors
witnesses. or parties to suits, over one-haiI lhe
people of New Castle county reside either with
the city limits, or in the immediate suburbs and,
from the natural causes which affect crowded
population. more than half the criminal business
is from Wilmington


The fact is therefore plain that by requiring
ali interested in the civil and criminal business
of this city to attend Court at New Castle, great
loss and annoyance are inflicted on over nail oi
the people Of the county, while for those whe
reside in great part of the outlying rural dis
triots. it would be quite as convenient and CHEAP
to come to Wilmington, and for many business
reasons more to their satisfaction. 1t is saie &c
say that the present location OF the comfy seal
suits lust about one-eighth OF the populaton OF
the County, very much in convenienees nVe
eighths, and does not well accommodate the re
naming two-eighths.


All this we say without the slightest desire L
possess the county seat, for its own sake.
our people did not have to continually attend 1t
we should be glad to let it be- where the venerf
BILE original settlers placed it, two hundred
Years ago. But the annoyance caused TO 81
large proportion Of the public will compel &C
tion, Ultimately and there is no good reasoi
why it should suffer further delay.
Year: 1872

The following prognostication of Gree
dent was published in an Eastern journal
about n year ago, as kind Of n take-oil
Of the English Battle of Dorking" 1t
was written at time when there was no
likelihood that Horace Greeley would be
nominated for the Presidency, and was
Of course intended as pure fun.


THE FALL OF AMERICA.


You ask me to tell you, my children,
Of the events which immediately pre-
ceded the destruction OF the once great
American Union and the capture OF the
country by its present European rulers,
and to say something, also, of the cause
which led to these drplorable results.
undertake the task with heavy he e,rt,
for when | revert to that terrible time
cannot help contrasting our proud condi
tiOn up to that fatal year with the huml.
iating position now occupied by the
American people. The story is short
one. In the year 1872 Horace Greeley,
the editor Of IA paper in New York, wa-
elected President Of the United States
The people voted for him because they
thought he was an honest man. And SO
he was. But he was also vain and weak
and he entertained certain fanatlcu aud
preposterous bottoms which he was de
termined to force upon the people at all
hazards, and spite all opposition. lie
believed, among other thing>, that every
man ought to go to the West to earn his
bread, and long before he was chosen
President he used to advise everybody
to move TO that region, as cure for all
disasters that could possibly beial the
human family.


As soon as he reached the Executive
Mansion which we used to call the White
House, President Greeley organized an AR
my of two hundred thousand men, and
proceeded to force the people Of the sea-
board States westward at the point Of the
bayonet. The utmost violence was used
Il
their dead bodies carted off to national
factory which the President had estab-
lished for making some kind of iantas-
tical fertilizer. All the large cities of the
East were depopulated, end the towns
were entirely empty. The army swept
before it millions OF men, women aud
children, until the vast plains west OF
Kansas we're reached, when the pursuit
ceased, and the army was drawn up in u
continuous line, with orders to shoot any
person who attempted to visit the East.
OF course hund eds of thou ands OF these
poor creatures perished from starvation.
This seemed to 'righten President Cree
ley, and he sent II message 10 Congress
recommending that seven hundred thous-
and copies OF "A book Of his, entitled
What / Know about Farming, should
be devoted for the relief OF the starving
sufferers. This was done, and farming
implements and seed were supplied and
then the millions of wretched outeasts
made an effort to ill the ground. OF the
result of this will speak further on.


In the mean time the President was
doing infinite harm 10 the country in an
other way. His handwriting was SO fear
fully and wonderfully bad that no living
Year: 1872

In reply to a congratulatory dispatch
from n meeting Of admiring Jerseymen,
the Sage sent the following letter; Look
out for the tricks Of the enemy. am
taking it very calmly. The tokens are
unerring." This is the way the Chairman
read it TO the meeting I" Lit up your i'd
dlesticks while the air is balmy, and look
for rotten herring"
Year: 1872

A LEADING Democrat in the West is
little doubtful about going Greeley, and
expresses himself thus 81 would stoop
a great way to conquer but to stoop SO
far and get licked after all, wouldn't be
agreeg ble.n
Year: 1872

needless of the lessons which every day should
teach them not because they strive to exclude
them frOm their thoughts, but because familiar
tty with the works of God and nature leads them
to regard them as matters OF course awakening
no interest. Men have need to be aroused by
something that will ast0nsh them beyond measure
which, II they would, they might learn In the daily
lessons OF their experience. For this reason, in
the days OF old, God gave extraordinary man1iesta-
tions OF himself and in various ways arrested the
attention Of His people, and though now
He no longer deals with us in the way OF miracu.


Ous manifestations. such as raising the dead and
appearing In visible form among us, yet he still


leads us through strange and startling experiences
UNTIL by some dispensat0n In the way OF bereave-
ment or of suffering, the soul Is made to- listen to
the appeal which often before has been
made In vain. Sometimes, as IN s me case case
the hustle and business OF the world TO commune
with US by the way and often ere we return we are
ast0nshed beyond measure to ma That our eyes
before the contact of His presence. The
wondrOus works of Christ however, would never
have produced any result had not His own intrinsic
worth and loyeliness been sncn as 10 commend
The divine truth OF the Gospel was attested to by
the moral consciousness OF man, and the divine
was s,testeS TO- the rns miracles
power that multiplied the losves ana fishes is
the same that works in the heart OF man. 1t may
not be so miraculous In certain respects, yet it Is
measure astonlshed when we listen to the invita-
tions and promises OF the Master, and to take into
our hearts the glorious truths exhibited In the
Gospel; to be astonished not 80 much at the
healed, the blind restored to sight and the dead
raised to life, az at the greatness OF that love
whose length aud breadth and depth and heighth
are unathomabS WHICH not SS ,S only Teaeeme9 us
penalty, but which raised US up together with Him
to be heirs OF life eternal.
Year: 1872

No doubt the anticipation that the hot weather
must necessarily soon come to close had rnuch to
do yesterday with briD glnE hundreds OF people to
clurcn who or weeks aGd months past mad been
absentees. 1t is very questionable afSair how
far people may have been guilty in neglect of their
religious duties by absence from church In such
weather 90 we have bad this season: fnr most as-