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Year: 1870

Undoubtedly economy is leading mo-
tive in taking SO many American women
abroad, for habits there are much less ex.
pensive than here, the same article of
dress costing much less, and far less
quantity Of them being required. The
expense Of young girls there are next to
cs sHhns dress far 'Sh" @st an Tlr slegant al
in Paris, who had just got three, or four
pretty daughters to school there, with no
article in the wardrobe more snowy than
the plain black gowns of the regulation
pattern. Surely great change from our
New York fashions, which bring all the
treasures of the dress-maker, milliner and
sometimes even the jeweler, to bear upon
the pet girl of fourteen or fifteen years.
who is forced to bloom out into the pre-
cocious woman when she should be in the
dub of her childhood. Not only is dress
less expensive abroad, but the whole
method is simpler. The choice here at
home is between an expensive house and
a hotel or costly boarding house. 1t is
difficult almost impossible, to procure here
for moderate price comfortable apart
ments free from nuisances and with
proper privacy. The moment We 60 into
cheap quarters, we find that the nasty
goes with the cheap and We are lucky il
dirt is the only bad neighbor. In Dresden
Florence, or Paris-nay, even Rome we
can find good rooms generally for a small
sum and we can live and see our friends
readily and independently as if we owned
the whole block. called on two Ameri'
can ladies in Rome in November, far uI
in the old palace, and found them a.
much at home as once in their own faith
er's house on the Connecticut. They haG
their servant to look after their table, ,ant
they could have a carriage any time at thu
door to take them to concert, or gallery
or chant, or TO the campagna when they
chose, without being troubled by any on'


else in the house. Here with us thos'


ladies' would be held responsible for thu


whole establishment, and their characte


and fortune would be mixed up with tn
whole neighborhood. Such instances ex
plain the fact that so many women g
abroad to find frugal living and refne'
associations at once. There is generally
Of course some man of character to advis


them, yet a banker seems to be sufiicien
protection, and it seemed to me that som
of our most accomplished women ha
learned to take care Of themselves alto
5 gether.
Year: 1870

A man can give his neighbor promis.
sorry note, moistened by fluid just in
vented by French chemist, and in a
month afterwards the holder will have
nothing to show for it but little dust.
IT this fact becomes generally known,
short credit will become the ruie-in or.
der that the borrower may be compelled
to come down with the dust before his
note does


The inhabitants Of Burmah have an
idea that pulling rope will produce rain.
Two parties tug against each other. One
il rain party, the other fair weather
party. By previous arrangement, the
rain party is allowed to be victorious.
On the occasion Of the late continual
drough, this proceeding was attended
with the happest results
Year: 1870

During the week number of residents
of TT. Crook and Big Valley we're in town
aud reported that the excitement about
the Big Valley mines was rapidly dying
out, and that the impression WAS & lining
ground that there was nothing to justify
the rush which had set in for that locality
Only one paying pocket has yet bc.a found
IN the mining district and that can be
worked out in a few months Except this
pocket nothing has been found that would
pay for working.
Year: 1870

Last week Watt Gage, while driving a
four horse team between here and Red
Bluff, slipped and fell, aud one of the fore
and one Of the hind wheels of The wagon
passed over his left leg, crushing the limb
in terrible manner. He was afterward
brought to town and DR.. Shurtleff dressed
the wound, AMI complete recovery is in
sured.
Year: 1870

Eugene Howard. formerly resident of
shasta, either committed suicide or died
from the effects Of an over dose Of NOR
pine few days ago He was agent of
Hill Beechy's Nevada Stage line at the
time of his death.
Year: 1870

On the morning after the election bur
lesque dispatch, written by disguised
Democratic admirer of Napoleon, and plain
ly intended as gross insult to our German
citizens, was found posted up on the tee-
graph office. Such petty exhibition of
spite is disgusting.
Year: 1870

HE RATLRoAD.-We have learned
with regret. that from various causes. the
railroad will only lay the rails this season
as far as the grade is now made-some
place in the region of Deer Greek. OF
course those outside of the I ompapv only
know SO much of cause or operation as
they may please to make known. W, be.
ileve the chief reason to be ii at the nre.
sent arrangement of the financial condition
OF al Europe, growing out of the French.
Prusslan war, has created difficulty for
enterprises Of this nature to procure the
vast amount of means required to conduct
such extensive operations. The deprecia-
ton OF bonds in market would r.auire
greater sacrifice OF interest than business
prudence would warrant. Their stock will
all be turned QUO here, ready for operation
at the earliest period practicable-next
Spring. We are sorry for it, for we earn
estly wan ed the Bluff. and Tehama to
share with us the advantage Of railroad
trade and convenience -[Chico Enterprise
Year: 1870

How TO BE MIsERABLE.-Sit by the
window. and look over the way to your
neighbor's elegant mansion, which he has
recently built and paid for, and fitted out.


20, that were rich man."


Get angry with your neighbor, and
think YOU have not friend in the world.
Shed a tear or two, and take a walk in the
burial ground, continually saying to your
SELF


when snail be buried there ?"


Sign a note for a friend and never forget
your kindness, and every hour in the day
whisper to your self wonder if he will
ever pay the note ?"


Think everybody means to cheat YOU.
Closely examine every bill You take, and
doubt its being genuine until you have put
your neighbor to great deal of trouble.
Put confidence in nobody, and believe
every man you trade with to be rogue


Never accommodate, ifyou can possibly
help it.


Never visit the sick or afflicted and
never give cent to assist the poor.


Buy as cheap as you can, and screw
down to the lowest mill. Grind the faces
and the hearts of the unfortunate.
| Brood over your miStortunes, your lack
of talents, and believe that at no distant
day you will come to want. Let the work
house be ever in your mind, with all the
horrors of distress and poverty.


Follow these recipes strictly and you
will be miserable to your hearts contelt--if
we may SO speak--sick at heart, and at
variance with the world, Nothing viii
cheer or encourage YOU, nothing will throw
CLEAN sunshine or a ray of warmth into
your heart.
Year: 1870

BOSTON, HARTFORD ASD ERIE.


The Joint committee Of the Legislature. which
has hal in charge the petition Of the bond hold
ers Of the Boston, Hartford and Erie Railroa for
further state sid reported on Monday in favor
Of a loan Of three AMI one half millions The
bin which the Committee introduced surrounds
the loan with the strU1ges; safeguards against
loss to the State. A large shlre Of the Ber-
dell, or first mori gage bonds, is TO be surreu-
dered to the State Treasurer, and is 10 form the
basis on which the Governor and council are 20
vote at the election OF directors. Furthermore,
the money AUTHORIZED by the bill is to be paid
no faster than the road IS completed The
committee stood eight 10 five. Another and
perhaps q harder i yht Is yet to come of, but
the friends of the bill are confident Of its speedy
passage Meanwhile the Springfield RsButlicaa
Is positively bowling with rage st the com
nittee's report, and is hurling its Connecticut
Valley mud at anything and anybody go the
least degree friendly to the unfortunate road
The fact is that Springfield occupies the position
Of the old barous Of the Rhine, and wishes 20
exact tribute from every person passing East
and West through the State AIN not alto
gether certain, myself, Of the policy Of granting
State aid TO railroads, but there can be but one
opinion Of the folly and wickedness Of charging
corruption upon every paper or every person
that thinks otherwise 1t may be questioned
yh@thur the Republicans immediate disiulerest-
edness or its general character warrants lis
casting the first stone.
Year: 1870

THE FAMILY OF A RETIRED CLERGYMAN WOULD


take charge OF the home and carefully supentcnd and
instruct the children OF wishing travel would
care for children bsreaved of parents Address CLERGY
MAN, station Il.
Year: 1870

WANTED-A COUPLE OF NICELY FURNISHED
w Rooms with everything necessary for light house keep-
Ing, on reasonable erms house must be n respectable
locality say between Twenty ninth and Thirty fourth
and Sixth and Ninth The of n quiet home
Indispensable Address ]. W, Herald office.
Year: 1870

CATAsTRoPHE AT AN ENGLISH CONCERT
HALL--A distressing accident occurred a, the
Alhambra Concert Hall in London. Tuesday
night. While the ballet was in progress and
the scene was crowded with dancers, one OF the
large trap-doors in the center OF the stave yavs
way. A number OF danseuses who we're gronped
on the spot were violently precipitated into the
space under the stage, which was unusually
deep, and filed with machinery and theatrical
lumber. Eleven Of the unfortunate girls were
badly injured, some, it is feared, fatally. The
catastrophe caused a panic in the audience
Year: 1870

ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL FIELD has
resigned his position and returns to Boston and
the practice of his profession on the first of
next month. He has been faithful and intel
ligent assistant to the Attorney General, and
will be greatly missed in both the social and Of
fetal circles Of Washington.
Year: 1870

'RED CLOUD" AND HIS WARRIORS INTER
VIEW THEIR "GRRAT FArHER"-SPBECH OF
THE Sioux CHIRP, AND REPLY OF THE PREsI-
DENT.-Red Cloud and the delegation of Sioux
Indians now on visit to this city had an inter-
view with the President this morning. Red
Cloud addressed the President, saying that he
was much pleased with his visit here. The
Great Spirit had put the red men In this land
first, and his forefathers had been raised in this
immediate neighhorhood. His people were will
ling to be kind to the whites, but they, were
poor, and wanted what was just and right. He
had never waged war against the whites. He
pointed bis people out to the President whom he
ident @ to pity them Their race had be been nj pushed &
from this neighborhood TO far over the hills
where the sun sets. Their Great Father, the
President, had Chi children, loyed them, and
children, and wanted to raise them. The Great
Spirit had taught them to live on wild game,
and they could not i've like the white man.
his people, and hoped that Fort Fetterman,
near their reservation, would be removed


The President, In reply. said he had always
was still anxious 10 do 80. He would protect
the Indian when he was wronged by the white
man, and would protect the white man when
wroDged by the Indian, and would see that all
appropriations and laws for them should be
carried out faithfully. Treaties made with them
should be observed, and they should not be
molested on their reservations. The President
advised them to 60 TO farming and raising cattle
as soon as possible as they would then be more
comfortable. As to Fort Fetterman, IL could
not be removed, as II was needed there to pro-
teet the Indians against the whites as well as
the whites against the Indians; besides, it was
needed as a base from which they could draw
their supplies.


Red Cloud said he knew his great father, the
President, had 50 many children that he could
not hear of all their actions He knew that his
great father did not know Of all the bad acts
against the red man committed by them.


The President said he was glad to hear what
they had to say, and be had given instr uctions
to the Secretary Of the Interior to supply their
wants and see that justice was done them. This
was received with q satisfactory "Ugh" By the
Indians and each of them shook hands with
the President and withdrew.


They will have another conference with Sec
retary Cox and Commissioner Parker in the
course Of few days.
Year: 1870

A BEAUTIFUL SENrIMENr.-In Augustin
Daly's great play of "Under the Gaslight." +"
Laura Courtland utters these beautiful senti-
ments:


Let the woman you look upon be wise or
vain, beautiful or homely, rich or poor, she
has bnt one thing she can really give or re-
fuse her heart. Her beauty. her wit, her
accomplishments, she may sell to you. but
her love is the treasure without money npd
without price. She only asks in return that
when Won look upon her, you shall speak q
mute devotion that when you address her,
your voice shall Re gentle, loving and kind.
That you shall net despise her because she
cannot understand. all at once, your vigorous
thoughts and ambitious plann, for misfortune
and evil have defeated your greatest purpose
her love remains to console YOU. You
look into the trees for strength and grandeur:
do not despise the flowers because their fra.
GRANGE is all they have to give. Remember.
love is al! that woman gives-but il is the
only earthly thing which God permits us to
carry beyond the grave.
Year: 1870


ollowing verses we're written upon
ng the scene attendant upon the
z of Walter Griffin in the Main flume
,hia, on the 18th inst.
"a child most fair


With haxen hair
II carried down the hume,"


The alarm goes out
"Mid shrek and shout,


And all the ciy assume
The work Ia stopped,


The shovel dropped.
The barrow's on the plank;


The pire may play
As best II may


u;on the falling bank.
And from the gorge,


And from the forge
How quick their feet they ply


They rush along
And swell the throng.


For all have heard the cry.
The fume that down


Al"ng the town
The wasted waters take,


Now for boy,
A mothers joy.


A watery grave would make.
Deprived Of gold,


The miner rollel
From out it's muddy wave,
II now q freight
BY far more great


Would hasten to grave.
As by its side


The dear one piled
It's little game of play,


As qnick as thought
The child IL caught,


And foaming rushed away.
And on with dash,


And foam and splash
IT hurries rs through fear,


Gold seeking men
Would come again


And take its treasure dear.
And quick along


Comes on the throng
To save the preci us life;


And mid the first,
Afflicted worst


The mother, and the wife.
The mother Of


This child Of love,
Her own. her darling boy
The wife 'him,
Who through the din


Is calling for his boy.
All double part


Upon her heart
This mother sad must bear,
Besides her own
Grief to bemoan


She must her husbands share.

And on the crowd


Come shrieking loud
The waters tn out speed,
Bnt hast'ning they
On their flaming way


Nor shrek nor wailing heed.
At length a gate


Propitious fatei-
Did stop the waters wild,
And lifeless there
BY his faxen hair


They spied the little child.
With anxioas grasp


They quickly clasp
To see iflfe had gone,
But his happy soul
Had passed the goal.


And Heavens light had won.
The little form


That through the storm
Otits fourth bright year had passed
In minutes ten
Was lifeless then


In wailing arms clasped.
And the water there


Without care
Its gurgling course doth run


And little heeds
ks on IL speeds


The mischiefit hath done
Itwashed to light


The metal bright,
In tons from out the clay;


But what's its gold
To the wealth untold


In hath destroyed to- day,
All! what relief


From stricken grief
Can pal en- sad obtain,


Because the wave,
Th,t gave grave


Hath also given gainf
Oh what is wealth.


Ave. even health!
Would only death keep way:


We'd part with all
Could we at all


His gloomy visit stay.
Throwout the gold


From out the hold,
But save the ships crews breath
Cut off the arm
Deface the form


But shield US safe from death,
But come he must.


And to the dnst
We all must be consigned,
And our best part,
Is with our heart


De to our fate resigned.
And think that there


Above the cir,
Where grief n'er strikes the heart
All friends we'll meet,
For aye 10 greet


Oh never more to part.
/. April 10th 1870.
Year: 1870

We do not desire to call the attention Of our
readers to the indsputab BILE fact that LEVY BROTH
ERS are Offering the most astonishingly low bar
gains in dry goods that exhibited In this
city; for, to judge by the crowds that daily
throng their store 1t would appear that the people
of this city fully alive to their own interests,
and thai they appreciate the efforts Of the Messrs.
LEVY BROTHERS In their endeavors TO sell dry
goods as low as they can possibly be sold.


But what we do wish to call their particular at
tenton to Is the beautiful display of carpets now on
exhibition at their store So long Us LEVY RLoTH-
ERs have carpets for sale no one need have bare
floors in the winter months, for you can purchase
acarpet Of these eentlemeusfor so little that ono
really does not miss the sman smoust invested
And to these desiring good article In tapestry
Brussels, !hreeply carpets, we cannot give them
better advice than to call on LEVY BROTHERS, Il
they would get exactly what they want.
Year: 1870

ESCAPE OF BURTON, THE CoUNTERFE1TER,
FROM JA1L.-John Burton, confined in the


county Jail ofHenrieo, awaiting trail on the


charge of counterfeiting United States
nickel currency, escaped on Monday night.
His case was to have been investigated by
the grand jury yesterday, and, upon OPEN
ing bis cell, it was discovered that he was
non est. The alarm was Immediately given,
and search made for the escaped bird. An
examination Of the premises led to the sup
position that he had effected his escape
throuch a hole in his cell, not quite large
enough for an ordinary man to pass through.
Ry means of blanket attached to the Win
dow he lowered himself to the scafold upon
which Phillips was executed, which had
not been removed from its original position
against the wall. jumping fromth scaffold
to the outer wall, thence made good his


I'D to a late hour last night there were no
tidings OF the apprehension Of the fugitive.
Year: 1870

: WE HAVE little secret to whisper In the ear Of
the little folks which they must not mention for
more than month. Id Santa Claus will soon
make his annual visit, with his pack well stored
with everything to make their cheeks glow and
their eyes sparkle. We peeped In slyly st his old
ELLYsoN & TAYLOR's, No. ll1e
Main street, and saw him packing away greater
variety Of beautiful things than you can shake
stick at In month. Keep This secret and be good
children and see what he will bring you.
Year: 1870

A gentleman was one day opening
a box of dry goods. His little son
was standing near, and, as his father
took the packages from the box, he
laid some of them upon the arm Of
the boy. A young friend and play.
mate Of the merchants son was
standing by looking on. As parcel
after parcel was laid upon the
arm of the boy, his friend began to
fear his load was becoming too heavy
and said;


Johnny don't you think you've
got as much as you can bearP


eNever mind" answered Johnny,
in sweet happy tone, "father knows
how much l can carry"


Brave, trusting little fellow! He
did not grow restless or impatient
under the burden. There was no
danger, he felt that his father would
not lay too heavy a load on him.
His father knew his strength, OF
rather the weakness ofthat little arm
and would not overtask it. More
than all, his father loved him, and
therefore would not harm him. Its
such spirit Of loving trustin Him
that God desires all his children to
possess.
Year: 1870

thing as you advise, it seems to me
that | shall hardly be able to keep
on my feet, l shall be so weak"


"Madam, you are entirely mistak-
en-. Any person when too fat will
only experience a sense of lightness
and increasing, when making a Judi
cious reduction in the amount of
food and drink. He will breathe
better, move quicker, and feel that a
great load is being removed.


"For example, a man weighs, say
two hundred and fifty pounds, and
should weigh, to be active and heal
thy, one-hundred and seventy-fve
pounds. This man is carrying
about an extra seventy-five pounds,
interfering with his respiration and
activity; in other words, cutting
short the two great conditions of
health-namely, respiration and ex-
ercise. Yet, that man goes on puff
ing and blowing until he dies,a for
excessive fat is inimical to longevity.


"Another word or two about
drinks. All fat people are large
drinkers, and when we remember
that about three fourth of the human
body are water (if you put a human
body into an oven and make it per-
fectly dry, it will 60 down from one
hundred and fifty pounds to about
forty pounds, you see what an init
mate relation with this fat condition
the use Of large drinks may have.
And it is not difficult to learn to get
on with but little water. Most peo-
pie drink many times more than
they really need. A man weighing
two hundred and fifty, has sixty or
seventy pounds more of water in his
system than he needs So he must
drink but little water and he will
soon get on comfortably, not only
without suffering, but with improve
ing health.


MADAME, before you leave l want
to say one other thing: you must
not sleep too much. Long sleep
fattens, don't get to bed very early
but get up early in the morning.
Seven hours in the twenty-four, OF
say six hours for a while, will do for
you. In other words, madam, my
prescription for you is, keep yo1
eyes open and yod9' mouth shut"
Year: 1870

In the neighborhood of Syracuse,
in Sicily, is cave of great depth,
which is said to have been built by
Dionysius the Elder, a tyrant, or
usurper, who was born about B. G,
4SO, and died B. C. 367, in the sixty
third year of his age, and the thirty
ninth of his rule. This cave was
two hundred and fifty feet long and
eighty feet high. 1t was fashioned
in She form of a human ear, and the
faintest sounds were carried from all
parts to a central chamber, which
corresponded to the tympanum or
drum Of the ear.


In this remarkable whispering
gallery Dionysius imprisoned all
who were the objects of his suspic-
ions, while he himself was in the
habit of passing entire days in the
innermost chamber, listening to the
conversation of his victims, in or
der that he might ascertain for him
self who were really his enemies.
Ancient writers tell US that the work
men who constructed the cavern
were put to death, to prevent them
from divulging the use to which it
was to be put, and that whole fami-
lies were sometimes confined in it
at once. Modern travellers relate
that even at the present day, not
withstanding the changes which
have been wrought by time, the echo
is such that the tearing Of sheet of
paper at the entrance can be dis
tinctly heard at the remotest part.
Pieces of iron and lead have been
found in making excavations, and
they are thought to be the remains
of the chains and staples by which
the prisoners were confned.-Qptic'
Mn0dziHe,
Year: 1870

Meagre as are the kilograms from
Paris, they suggest terrible picture
of suffering among the poorer classes
in that once gay and luxurious city
The thousands of small shOpkeepers
who are accustomed to live from
hand to mouth by the profits Of their
daily trade, must be entirely ruined;
while the mechanics who create the
various articles they deal in are like
wise thrown out of employment
The theatres are closed, and that
again turns adrift a multitude o.
workmen; the gas works are stop
ped, which has the same effect in an
other direction. Add to this tina
provisions are daily becoming scare
er and dearer, and we can readily SCI
that the horrors of a siege have be
gun to be experienced, although tn
enemy is not yet in sight of the city
No wonder that all who can are flee
ing to safer quarters; for should re
sistance be prolonged, the miserie
of famine of both food and drinI
and fuel will have to be endured D.
those who remain.