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Year: 1871

A FASHIONABLE REvoLUTIoN.-A
charming way to ring out an old fashion
and ring in new was adopted by some
young ladies of Berlin with reference to
their chignon. The Es tional spirit now
at white heat in Germany is, if anything,
more ardent among the women than the
men, as indeed it always has been and
will be the world over. So the fair pat


riots resolve to reflect more of the Ger
man nationality in their dress, and aban.
don and henceforth ignore French fash
ions, but more especially the really odi-
Gus chignon. Accordingly, sixty young
ladies, daughters of the wealthiest citi-
zens, who we're selected to welcome the
returning army at Brandenburg gate,
had meeting in which the question OF
their attire was settled. 1t was that OF
Margaret in Kaulbach's sketch of her
first meeting with Faust, which has been
thoroughly identified with the German
maiden IN all art, and especially famil-
iarized of late by the Margueritas +" OF
the stage. Two plaits of their own hair
hanging down the back was to be indis-
pensable, and they were pledged mutu-
ally, and to the municipal authorities,
ON no account to use false hair. These
sixty wealthy young ladies ought GER
tainlv to be more than a match for one
empress, and she not so much of an en-
press as she was, and they will receive
the congratulations of the entire world
If they carry the day against false hair.
Year: 1871

At last, perhaps, IN moment of less
virtue or unusual irritability, the hus-
band, by word or deed, sights some lit
tie personal attention, or negleots one of
the established ceremonies of love. Poor
vile feels as she could not survive it.
1t is poisoned arrow into her tender
heart; a wound that may need long years
to heal. She is disappointed her love
is not appreciated; and in secret she
grieves over u hidden sorrow. If she is
foolish enough to complain, and to claim
as duty what TO be real or desirable
must be purely spontaneous-an this is
the folly of too many-she makes ruin
Gus mistake. The good man has not
left off loving her. True, the fever is no
longer on him; but he loves her with all
his heart in his own quiet way. Is she
not his wife, secure in his affections his
trusted, bosom frend-and what more
would she have? When she accuses him
of neglect, he is vexed, and does not tlike
it. If she continue the annoyance she
will make herself disagreeable, and may,
when it is too late, discover the awful diff
ference between the real and imaginary
loss Of her husbands love.


But let not the prosecuted husband be
too hard let him remember that he may
be more or less to blame; that his i'm
Fortunate wife may be but demanding
the love and attention he, in his folly,
taught her to expect, and often assured
her she should have. A change in the
fashion of love-making would be great
blessing. Woman are spoiled by the ad-
alteration they receive before marriage,
and both they and their husbands have to
eat the bitter after-fruit. Besides. this
desperate wooing is quite Unnecessary
For long time yet, young ladies will
have no choice but marry, whether flat
tered or not. And they would make
much better and more coDtented wives if
instead of Intoxicating them with wild,
sweet rawlings are at least insane, if
not insncere-men would treat them
from the first with something approach
ing the quiet kindness end affection that
their less emotional constitution will en-
able them to continue unto the end.
Year: 1871

Over the way, with It's fancy face,
Stands an old grog shop, a wretched place
Where the thovgbtless boy, yet In his teens,
Gainst the bar for his frat glass leaDs
No power stays the merciless hand,
That starts the child Ia the great, broad land,
With the mark Of SIN on the tender heart,
To play In his life It's own dark part.
Over the way stop women and men,


10 drain the cup again and again,


That sloyes them on In one mighty wave,
TO halt at last at the drunkards grave,
Where their drinksstained souls shall grope


around
In search of peace, on earth ne'er found.
Cursed is the hand that deals tn the old,
Cursed hand that steals the young from the


fold.


Over the way, all hours Of the week,
The opening doors on their hinges creak
And the old place rings with quarrel and song,
And clink of glasses from tue molly throng
So constant the sound, the deaf old wells
Have learned TO answer the drunkard's calls
And their very hearts are stceprd, ! ween,
In the low-lived plays there daily seen.
Over the way, in costly array,


Wovn from fibres of hearts pined away,
Dram seller and wife now take their ease
On orphans portions, their hourly fees
Their own little boy, with eyes like the night,
And curly haired daughter, merry sprite,
Are spending their time In childish Joy,
While others should have their ev'ry toy.
Over the way must come sorrow and pain,
For cause and effect are linked in one chain
And he who dares, for his own selfish ease,
To violate one Of natures DEGREES,
Must answer the charge, in its ev'ry jot,
To Judge that never by gold was bought
Then let the rum seller rest while he may
For God, at the last, will have his full pay
Year: 1871

Let us turn 10 the consideration of
my offrnses as enumerated by Mr.. Gree
ley, the offenses OF zone who has two
husbands, after sort, who lives in the
same house with them both, sharing the
couch of one, and bearing tie name of
the other" aud ot one who may be per.
suaded TO "ovei bear her shrinking mod
esty, and nominate herself" IN respect
to my domestic relations, which were
dragged upon the public by those who
desired and intended to injure me, but
to whom am only too grateful for that
favor knew not when | decided aud
acted at the several epochs of my life
that should ever meet with a single
outside friend who would justify me-
But as | was justified to myself decid.
ed and acted as l did; and l am only
embarrassed by the idea that any one
should think that by speaking on the
subject at all am condescending t
apologize to anybody. l was divorced
from Mr.. Woodhull for reasons which
to me were sufficient, but never was
his enemy. He continued to need my
friendship and he had it. My children
cOh'lIueu W prIZe anu 10 Deeu MS
affection and presence, and they had
them. Circumstances over which as
sumed the right to decide for myself, tc
the satisfaction of all who were irnmedi.
ately concerned, made it best that
should retain in public the name by
which l was already known, as in the
case of actresses, singers, and other wo
men is often done. In both respects my
conduct is undoubtedly irregular.
knew not how it would be accounted OF
by the world if the world should trouble
itself of the matter; but the complete
acceptance and justification not merely
but the appreclative lauiation also
which has been conferred upon ny
course in respect to my "two husbands,
even in the most conservative quarters
have been among the most gratifying
experiences of nv life. That should
have dared to be the friend and protect
or Of discarded but unfortunate hus
baud has not condemned me in the judg
ment of the Christian women and other,
of this enlightened community, and
with the exception of some thoughtesi
badinage and mere slang, Mr.. Greeley
is almost the only voice that has beer
raised adversely.
Year: 1871

w henever you see young men spend
ing their leisure hours at some resort for
gaming or other amusement, it is sure
sign that they will never become great
men. Whenever you see man spend
ing his time lounging about the streets,
talking politics, you need not expect he
has any money to lend. Whenever you
see young lady tightly laced, it Is a
sure sign she wishes to impose upon her.
self and the public by showing what she
has not got by nature, small waist.
When you hear youngster engross the
whole conversation, it is a sure sign he
has not sense enough to listen. -..


Old almanac.
Year: 1871

no small thing,) she would bring me
bread and cheese while my mother was
praying. One day my father said,
Henry, do you want to go hunting with
me = What moment Of joy in boys
life But Aunt Chandler didn't knC W
Of the invitation, aud asked me to 90 to
Collins store and get her three cents
worth Of snuff My heart was heavy,
bnt it was Aunt Chandler, and couldn't
refuse. So ran down the street, bare
footed, aud ran back, but father was
gone. That was black honr, and
have never forgotten it, and j pity my.
self for it now. You laugh, but the
troubles Of childhood are real, and any
body that has ever been boy will know
how felt. knew what sorrow was
then.


IspcAk of this because / wish TO con-
trast the influence of rigorous con-
scientiousness aud sympathy. In the
one case only thought Of how to obey
or get rid of obeying. In the other case
l would give my life almost to serve the
friend that understood me.


This illustrates the Scripture, scarcely
for righteous man could one he found
TO die, yet for good mam one would
even dare TO die BY helping men we
serve God. There is such a thing as
serving God by taking care of his His
children. Christ idcnt fies Himself with
His children, aud we serve Him By deny
ing self aud serving our fellow meu.
Year: 1871

recolect that when first commenc-
ed Christian life. undertook to have
constant flow of distinctive religious
thought; | tried to make religious expe-
rences join cne upon another, so as to
feel at night that religion had not been
ont of my heal all day. What work |
made of this you can imagine. began
sincerely but mistakenly. This Is not
the way God desires us to live. Distinct
lively religious thought is to the last de-
gree important, but it should be the
cloud out Of which come the ramdrops
that help our growth. if one has the
power of rising to meditations OF God
and the Heavenly state, to converse
with spirits, it is great privilege; but
it is preposterous 10 take child OF four
teen mercurial. imaginative, social, SEN
sitive, without any experience or re-
source, and attempt To hold his mind up
to these great themes. We are not to
measure our piety by these exalted states
of mind. They are nowhere in the New
Testament made Il test of character. We
are told TO set our affections on things
above; this is the ultimate state but
the sign of true Christian disposition is
this "Love is the fulfilling of the law"
He who carries a disposition of true
kindness, expressed towards God, by
reverence, and towards men, by benevo-
lence, can bear the critical test, and only
he.


A man may be just and true and NOR
al, he may have tervors and raptures,
but not fervor not devoutness is the test
of a Christian, though these traits
should be included. The Christian is he
who knows how to love; who radiaies
sympathy, kindness, gentleness, foroear.
ance. You should do by men what the
sunshine does by you, give warmth and
help growth. No man should be stern
and cold. Ii he is SO by nature, he
should cultivate the opposite tendency.
My farm was by nature compact gravel
but put on three yoke of oxen and 8
plow, and ripped it up. Nature is very
good thing to start with, but nature is
given for cultivation. If man is cold
and hard, he needs snbsoiling by benev
Olence. We should be radient, gentle
familiar. Every man tries to make more
of himself where he has enough, and
lets the rest alone. II he is obstinate
he teels the necessity of stability and
frmuess. Proud men are full of wis,
saws about selErespect. The Christian
disposition is full of light, life, JOY, pa
tience, love and sweetness. God gives
men their original temperament, as farms
are given TO farmers, and He gives then
time for sowing seed and ripening,


One OF the most severely proper per
sons, that ever saw, was one who neve
had any particular religious influences
over me. / never thought of going T.
her with secret or a sorrow. II wa
very different with good old Auu
Chandler. She was one OF those happy
fat women, bountifully big outside ant
in. If ! stole apples she wouldsay Tut
tut aud then march me into the hous
as If for oasligation but she would TAX
the apples along in her apron, and pu
them in the drawer, and give them q


me one at time. And when / was pu
to bed without any supper (which for
boy growing at three knots an hour wa
Year: 1871

A VISIT TO BoNNER's STABLEs.-Beau
tiful women and fine horses are the boast
of Kentucky, nd such being the case,
it is but natural that Kentucky women
should love fine horses, and noble horses
have an affection for pretty women
Not long since, Mr.. Bonner showed
through his palatial stable two of the
tairest daughters of the Blue Grass re-
gion. Dexter seemed to appreciate the
compliment, for he remained quiet under
the caress of the soft jeweled hand, and
Queen Pocahontas stood as beautiful as
dream when bright eyes looked into
her own and warm cheek was laid
against her head. The mare and the
woman standing together in the box
formed picture of rare beauty. Old
Flatbush Maid was in bad humor, and
could not be woocd into gentleness.
When an attempt was made to caress
her she laid back her ears and looked as
ugly as she could Possibly she was
Jealous of the favors showed Poca-
hontas. We apprehend that Flatbush is
like the majority Of old maids-inclined
to be sour and Grabbed. Bruno, who
mas DetH TeRdTueu Us NlClouS HurNe,
stood as quietly as lamb while a pair
of glorious arms were put around his
glossy neck and Lantern tried to look
much younger than he is when the door
of his box was thrown open and radiant
eyes beemed in upon him. Peerless
came eagerly forward and held out hel
face for kiss, as if kisses were heI
special mortgaged property. The gray
mare is something of spoiled beauty
in this particular. When the inspection
of the stable was finished, Mr.. Bonner
put Dexter to his road wagon and then
drove out in the park, IN order that the
ladies might see him move and the
manner in which he woke up the sleepy


policemen was somewhat bewildering.
They did not blow their whistles, but
looked oh in wonderment, and simply
gasped, 'Oh that's Bonner and Dexter!
Il is not necessary to say that the ladies
pronounced Dexter perfectly splendid
in action, tor all that and much more o.
the same kind was heard as matter o.
course. e
Year: 1871

A preacher, whose custom it was to
preach very long sermons, exchanged
with one who only preached half as
long. At about the customary time for
dismissirg, the audience began TO GO
out. This hegira continued until nearly
all had left, when the sexton, who had
stood it as long as he could, walked up
to the pulpit stairs, and said to the
preacher in whisper-"When you have
got through, lock up, will you, and
leave the key at my house, next door to
the church 81
Year: 1871

Mr. REED-Dear Sir;-In view of your re-
marks last week in regard to order in the
community, does 1t ever occur to the minds of
the majority of electors in our borough, how
easily much of the trouble anticipated and
expense incurred, might be saved by a strict
enforcement of the law in regard to selling
liquor? The largest liberty possessed by man.
does not give him the right to intrude on the
rights of others, by allowing one man to sell
another that which destroys his manhood and
makes him nuisance to his fellow-men. As
the case now stands, our wives and daughters
are not considered safe from annoyance and
insult on the street at night, because the peo.
pie are not willing N suppress this infamous
traffic
Year: 1871

RUNAwAY.-A large freight team
which was returning empty from the upper
untry, took fright at something on We'd
nesday morning, and starting from opposite
the Franklin Corral, came down the hill
through town at a lively rate. The driver
was 10 the wagon at the time but as the
team was driven by single line was. OF
course, powerless to check the runaways
OPP osite the alley, one of the wheel horses
fell which brought the team to standstill
The horse which fell was a little hurt
no damage was done otherwise.
Year: 1871

WHO rs He E?-There is an old saying
that if you want to learn what is going on
at home you must 60 abroad to find out
We are reminded of this saying by seeing
an item in San Francisco paper which
Gays that Shasta is excited over a young
man who traverses the street, kissing al
the girls he meets If our learned cotem
porary will give US also the name of this
offending "young man" we will be delight
ed to ego after him." Our Shasta people
don't know of any such chap.
Year: 1871

The Town SITE.-Parties who have
received deeds for their lots, will do well
to read the notice Judge Bush has had in
serted in our advertising columns. 1t will
be seen that the Judge will be ready at
any time between now and the 9Th Of next
month, to correct any errors which may
have crept in in filing out SO many differ
cut deeds.
Year: 1871

RED BLUFF From the Independent
Of thursday, we learn that work has been
commenced on the depot at that place. 1t
will be $50 feet long by 80 in width, and
will be completed in about two weeks.


Five hundred tons of freight arrived by
the the boat last week, and every team
that can be procured are engaged in haul
ing from the Tehama depot to that place


The Central Pacific Railroad has chang.
ed the time for the arrival and departure
of its trains. The stage now leaves Teha'
ma one hour later than heretofore. There
is more travel to Oregon by the Overland
route at present, than at any previous
time.
Year: 1871

NEW GooDs AT We'll 's.-The last ar
rival of new goods at Wells, includes some
articles new to this market, and very suita-
BILE for the approaching Winter. A list of
some of the articles received will be found
in the appropriate place.
Year: 1871

LOWER SODA SPRINGs.-Bailey drops
us friendly note from this place, from
which we gather some items of interest
although as he says, there sis nothing very
strange or meraculous to write of" TROUT
fishing must be pretty good yet, as in
about an hours time he captured ten
which would average two pounds each
The Sacramento and its branches are lower
now than at any time in the past twelve
years. In the recent showers, of which
they have had two, snow fell OH the
mountain opposite the "Butte' and along
the road for about twelve miles. 1t was
about three inches deep, and the storm
has driven the deer down from the noun
taius to the lower hills and valleys.
JOAQUIN Miller, the rising poet of the
Pacific, stayed one day and night at Bail
ey's, while on his way to Portland, where
he has two children. He has but little to
say but appears to be thinking deeply all
the time when not engaged in writing,
which he does almost incessantly. ALL
of the miners have left Soda Greek but
one, there was some nice gold taken out
of the Cr,ek, which he thinks will pay
better than many river bars now being
worked. BAILEY closes by saying that
times are dull compared wi h the summer
months although there is still great deal
OF teaming to Yreka and Jacksonville.
Year: 1871

with them in farthering the required relief.
We would suggest, as one step, that the
States portion of the Poll Tax be given up,
and apportioned to the "Redemption
Funds" of the respective counties, which
past experience has shown to be the most
successful agent in the reduction of county
Indebtedness. That some measure of this
kind is an absolute necessity, none familiar
with the true state of affairs will attempt to
question and we trust that the subject will,
in the Legislative body soon to convene,
receive prompt and earnest attention.
Year: 1871

ORGANIZATION. On last Saturday,
the Conservative party of Hampstead
county effected an organization with
the utmost harmony, which we think
will be concurred in by the whole peo-
ple and will secure the success of the
party at the coming general election
of 1872. The executive committee
will very soon appoint the sub execs- :
tive committees or canvassers for the
various townships, of which due notice
will be given. The county executive
committee will furnish such canvass
ers with all necessary documents tor
distribution, and blanks for their use,
and will expect, as they feel sure they
will receive, the hearty and Jealous
cooperation of every man appointed
by them to perform patriotic duty. In
this campaign there are to be no "soft
places" but every man, who feels that
he is a freeman, and that he should be
in possession of rights and privileges
that are inherently his, now cowardly
and tyrannically denied to mauy of our
people, and every one who has the
least regard for the future of his Off
spring, if not of himself, will be ex-
pected to work for the overthrow OF
tyranny and misrule, and for the turn
ing over of the affairs of the State and
OF the general government to honest
men. We want to hear of no laggards
now. He that is not for US is against
us, and we don't want to hear of a man
along the whole line shirking from the
sacred duty which now devolves upon
every hue man. We confidently call
upon the people, without regard tc
former political associations, to rally tC
the cause of right and justice, and tc
battle for principle as becomoth gooC
men to fight for the right.


Effort will secure success. Nothing
else will. They who do not labor fo
success do not deserve it. Those witt





do, will win it.
Year: 1871

How TO CURE STAuMERING.-
The editor of the Lacrosse Wis.,
Leader, who has been an inveterate
stammerer, writes as follows about
the way to cure the habit: ''No stam-
merng person ever found any difficult
ty in singing. The reason of this is,
that by observing the measure OF the
music-by keeping time-the organs
of speech are kept in such position
that enunciation is easy, Apply the
same rule to reading or speech, and
the same result will follow. Let the
stammerer take sentence this one
Leander swan the Hellespoint'-an
pronounce it by syllables, scan it, kee,
ing time with his finger if necessary.
letting each syllable occupy the same
time. thus: Le-an-der swam-the
-lIel-les point. and he will not
stammer. Let him pronounce slowly
ut first, then faster, but still keeping
the time; keeping time with words in
stead Of syllables, aNd he will be SUR
prised to find that, by very little prac-
tice he will read without stammering,
and nearly as rapidly as persons ordi~
narily read. Then practice this in
reading and conversation until the
habit is broken up. Perseverance, and
attention is all that is necessary to
perfect cure.
Year: 1871

SLEEPING ~ JAPAN.-As | was
about to pass my first night in a Ja-
panese house, watched anxiously the
preparations for sleeping. These were
simple enough: A mattress in the form
off very Trick quilt, about seven feet
long by four wide, was spread on the
floor, and over it was laid an ample
robe, very long, and heavily padded,
and provided with large sleeves. Hav-
ing put on this night dress, the sleeper
covers himself with another quilt, and
sleeps !. e.; if Ire has some years
practice in the use Of this bed. but
the most remarkable feature about
japanese bed is the pillow. This is a
wooden box about four inches high,
eight inches long, and two inches wide
at the top. 1t has cushion of folded
papers on the upper side to rest the
neck on, for the elaborate manners OF
dressing the hair does not permit the
japanese, especially the women, to
press the head on a pillow. Every NOR
ming the upperurost paper is taken Off
from the cushion exposing clean sur
face witho,st the expense Oh washing a
piIlow-case. IPassets the greater part
of the night in learning how to polse
NV head in this novel manner; and
when finally closed my eyes, 1t was
being slowly beheaded, and to awake
at the crisis to find the pillow Bottom
! side up, and my head resting on the
sharp edge of the box. During my
stay in the country | learned many
of its customs, mastering the use OF
chopsticks, and accustoIning my palate
to raw, fresh fish, but the attempt to
balance my head on a two inch pillow
| gave up in despair, after trying in
vain to secure the box by tieing it to
my neck AMI hcad,-1cross America
and Asia.