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Year: 1870

Since the failure of Ducrot's attempt
to break through the Prussian lines, and
the defeat Of the Army of the Loire, in
the vicinity of Orleans, no event of much
moment is reported from the seat of war.
Nevertheless, it is evident that the final
catastrophe is at hand 1t must be con-
fessed that the Republican Government
has proved itself unequal to the task of
liberating the nation from the terrible abyss
Of humiliation and misery into which it
has been plunged by the insane folly of its
former rulers. The Republican party has
not succeeded in bringing forth any rnan
in whom the country could place cohfid-
ence or to whom it could look for deliver
ance. The men who came to the front
after the fall of the Empire are either
Orleanists or else Imperialists at heart
Consequently, we are sorry to say the Re
public appears destined to fall The hopes
of the adherents of the Napoleonic dynasty
are again rising, and it is more than prob
able that they will be realized before the
new year sets in The French Govern
ment has been compelled to shift from
Tours, which is in imminent risk of falling
into the bands of the Germans, and seek
refuge further south in Bordeaux. The
important seaport of Havre is said to have
been captured, aud, although the rumor
may be untrue, the most that can be said
of it is that it is rather premature, since it
is scarcely to be hoped that it can be saved
from the large force advancing against it.
The Army of the Loire has peen divided
into two or more armies, very likely because
no man could be found able to WELD such
a large force. Still, fortdne is not propi-
tious, inastnuch as one division has been
badly beaten at Meune. All is compara-
lively quiet in the neighborhood of Paris,
but 1t Is supposed tha: TRocHU is prepar-
ing for another sortie on a large scale.
we are assured by telegram from Versailles
that the bombardment is to begin imrhedi
ately, yet we have been hearing that asser.
tion for the last six weeks, at least, so we
may be excused for doubling il now =
GSan Francisco Chronicle.
Year: 1870

cused if we continue to adhere to it on gen
eral principles, although we meant no dis
courtesy to the Press in saying so. In re-
lation to friendship, etc., we have to say
that the destruction Or withdrawal of the
article which we deal in and dignity by
that name, is hot contingent on the com
mission of ar error or even the'eEfression
of an ho.est but uhpalatablc opinion
Year: 1870

Read the notice Of the Empire Anniver-
sary Ball and Supper and prepare to be on
hand. Let there be general turn out.


Observe the announcement of Christ
mas Ball at Piety Hill, and be present on
the occasion if you want to have good
time


See advertisement of Phelan's Billiard
tables.
Year: 1870

Last Sunday Dr. A. Gutman, of Horse
OVID, accompanied by his wife and little
girl, started to return home from Piety Hill
in one horse buggy, and everything went
well until they arrived at the top Of
"Horsetown Hill," where the grade winds
down steep declvity at the foot of which
Clear Creek flows in deep and rocky
channel, spanned by narrow bridge. Be-
fore starting own this hill The Doctor en-
trusted the lines to his wife while he got
out of the buggy to arrange something
about the harness. Returning to his Beat
the lines slipped out of his hands before
be could grasp them securely, and in order
to recover them he jumped out of the
vehicle. As the Doctor jumped out the
horse started down the grade leaving him
behind. Down the steep, rough and crook
cd grade thundered the horse and buggy.
with Mrs. g. holding on to the little girl
and seredming with terror. On to the foot
of the hill, and on and acro.s the bridge
few the frightened horse, and just as the
outfit was nearing deep mining cut, Mr..
A. K. Fader, who happened to be riding
along the road, spurred his horse alongside
of the runaway animal, caught it by the
bride and brougt it to halt, thereby say





ing the lives of the occupants of the bug
gy liz his efforts to stop the frightened
horse Mr.. Fader's shoulder was dislocated,
and he also run the risk of getting very
dangerously hart His action was cool
and brave, and Ire deserves and receives
great praise therefor


The escape of Mrs. Gutman and the
little giI1, considering the terrible dan.
gers of the route over which they passed,
is nothing short of miracle.


The Sierra Messenger thinks Shasta is
''no place for the Land Office" but cannot
agree with the Sage Bresh when it says
Susanville is the proper place FOR its loca-
ton. The Messenger appears to think
that Loyalton in Sierra Valley would be a
delightful place for said office As no
portion Of Sierra county lies within twenty
miles of the line of the new District, there
will be no occasion for any of her residents
to visit Shasta to enter their lands. No
one who has read the bill defining the
boundaries of Shasta District, and knows
anything OF the geography of the country
included therein, can come to anyother
conclusion than that Shasta is the most
central, accessible, and proper place for the
establishment of the Office Its location
here pleases and accommodates ine-tenths
of the people of the District, no mattel
what may be said to the contrary by the
alkalied genius of the Susanville Sage
Brush.


Read the notice Of the Empire Anniver
sary Ball and Supper and prepare to be OF
hand. Let there be general turn out
Year: 1870

among the six principal owners and each OF
them will have over FIVE hundred thousand
dollars for bis share. With this vast sum,
il they we're dangerous or evil disposed men,
We might fear their power TO corrupt weak,
vicious or greedy legislators.


While the present owners are 10 posses
sion Of the road (bey may die or sell out
to rsscals) with their known repugpance TO
corruption, false swearing, bribery. employ
ing lobb, lists, or tamperipg with the itching
palms Of Legislators. it is best. We think
for the present Legislature to reduce the
rates of freight and fare. The time may
come when interruptions men may get bold
Of The road, and when a Legislature is not
wholly composed of pure. honest men like
this one, and these vast net earnings might
be used TO buy enough legislators to kill
any bill for the reduction Of charges.


II must be borne 10 mind that the con.
sirrclion Of the Central Pacific road did not
cos, its owners a single dollar Of private
money. We have no space 10 discuss the
question further, and only in conclusion
ask the friends Of reduction 10 insist upon
The ayes and uayes, so that the public may
know how each member stands. This done
and the public will take care Of its friends
and its enemies.
Year: 1870

AN ENTERPRIsING NEwsPAPER.-W have been
favored by the publishers with a copy of the En-
yopean NAL, published at Coonid building Lon
don, England, inviting notice and proposing
terms of exchange. When the large number of
newspapers in the United States is taken into
considerations to exchange with all is something
few journals viii be found willing to undertake
Nevertheless we understand this is what the
Mail proposes The journal spoken OF is one of
the most complete in every respect published
anywhere, and we should say indispensable to
those who feel personal interest in what takes
place in Merry England" Copies can be
found on file at this office, and old counrymen
caHk ZEE for themselves.
Year: 1870

The New Almaden New Idria and Redington
Quicksilver companies have contracted with
D. o. Mills for the entire product OF their mines
Tor Two years from April lst. Miners and others
have been made practically aware OF the fact
from an enormous advance in the price Quick
silver now sells for more than twice as much as
it ought to. May the shadow of the Bank of
California never grow less
Year: 1870

A GRowL.-Reterring to an item In the Sacra.
mento Reporter, the San Joaquin Valley Argqs
(Dem.) has this;


The digniied style assumed by the Reporter in
the above paragraph makes it emnently worthy
of the high position of central organ of the
Democratic party of the State" Were the Gov
ernor above reproach, or suspicion even of hav-
ing ever committed Il wrong action the style
would he OF questionable taste but under exist
ing circumstances it must be considered an
ebulltion of bombast forced by an outraged
public from one in the slavish interest of "A Gov
ernor whose official acts during the past session
of the Legislature will admit of no other mode OF
defense.
Year: 1870

Whilst large armies abroad are
about to meet each other in deadly
strife, to decide the most mOmen-
lous question between France and
Germany-whilst the noble and the
brave are battling for prestige-a
battle ofthe more peaceful kind is
being fought in our midst, but one
that we may we'll delight in.


But for what? We say for the
prestige Of Vicksburg as q great
commercial mart and business CEN
tire. And who is this battle nobly
fought by? BY the wide.awake,
pushing merchants Of our present
generation ; by those men who fully
identified with our city, and who
are anxious and ambitious to ad-
vance our commercial prosperity
by our young business men who are
no less proud ofthe great CONNER
cial future Of our city and State as
they are proud Of their own repu-
tatiOn for dealing upon q broad and
liberal basis, without which no city
can ever prosper and by our fear
less, straightforward, Onterprising
men Of business, who never stop,
falter and hesitate, but who take a
firm and decided, stand upon the
glorious field where the great bat
tie for prosperity and reputation Is
being eagerly fought.


There is no branch Of business
that admits Of 80 many improve
ments, reforms and expansions as
the dry goods trade; but none also,
that requires that amount of dill
gence and perseverance, care and
judgment as that particular branch,
and It 10 just in that line OF busi-
ness where we can justly point out
to our numerous readers, quite a
number Of cases where perseVer-
ance and reliability have always
won. Prominent amongst our
leading dry goods houses to-day
stands Mr.. Reinhardt, a pattern Of
business man, who, in his great
battle for business prestige aud
popularity, has shown what bust.
mes, honesty, courtesy and civiIily
have accomplished In q few short
years, and that fair and honorable
competition is the very essence and
life Of trade.


The trade Of Mr.. Reinhardt's es-
tablishment promises, from all ap.
pearances, to be enormous. for he
has q whole legion Of friends and
customers throughout this State
and Louisiana. 1t has been our
pleasure lately to examine the ex-
tensive and varied stock Of goods
kept by this house, and 1t actually
beats all our expectations, not only
as to variety and assortment but
also as to the uniformity and low
prices Of the goods. AS to the
treatment customers and visitors
receive at Reinhardts, kindness and
civility is supreme there.


Much Of his success Mr.. Rein.
hardt owes to his universal polite
ness and genial urbanity which
characteriEes likewise the clerks Of
his establishment. By their civillty
to everybody they have become
universal favorites with all the nu.
merous patrons Of the house, and
when we beSpeak for 90 worthy o
firm q fair share Of everybody's and
his wife aud daughter patronage,
VIC do so with ell our heart,


Go to Reinhardt's for the finest
and best Of goods, and bargains are
always found there.
Year: 1870

TIE New York Evening Post
says persons direct from the sa-
cred presence at Long Branch rep
resent the President "as more and
more disappointed that Congress
failed to take any action in view
Of the probable contingencies Of
the foreign war. He is more con-
vinCed than on the day Of adjourn
ment that some definite action
lie demanded by the different
interests Of the government but
he will not call an extra session
Of Congress unless still stronger
reasons arise than those which
now exist. says, however, that
he will not hesitate q moment to
issue his proclamation for a ses
sion, II in his judgment the inter.
ests Of the country will be served
by doing SO.


This is equivalent to the painful
confession Of Mr.. Grant that his

influence with Congress is MI
The interests Of the country de-
mand definite Congressional ac.
ton, he admits; but he will not
call IN extra session, obviously
because it will do no good. Grant
is right this time.
Year: 1870

bowels to be emptied and aoe kept in with raw
surface will produce the effect if the edcne had
been taken into the stomach SO said the great Dr. Clutter


back Very many know the operation Of oil
when placed upon the tongue say the least II is speedy
Purgaves in some shape indispensable the practice OF
medicine Many diseases ncUralle without the and all
OF the simple disorders of the system benefited by their
use The great desideratum in administration has been
to get one which was either laxative purgaye was
needed-always mild but always cnt-and the use OF which
did not make necessary continue use This has AT last
been done EDWARD WILDEEs FAMILY PILLS fulfill all the
requirements of he They laxative yet sure pur.
gative yet mild In small doses they meet the first want in
large doses they fulfill the latter. But whatever quantity
given, they create necessity for their use they create no
morbid state of the amcnary tube leave ceaned and
urge it to renewed health They in brief blessing to the
individual who suffers ON constipation and needs laxative


and are Indispensable TO him who parched with fever and
requires purga,iye. Use them al you value health
Year: 1870

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and the rod of correction shall drive it far
from him. And so, for hundred reasons,
we say, let the boys be taught how to use
gun At twelve, at fourteen certainly,
u boy is capable of taking care of himself
out of doors. He ought to be able to drive
a horse, to climb the highest tree, to swim
skillfully, to carry gun safely and to use
1t Alright, to be ofsuch a manly disposition
as not to provoke attack, or, if cwantonly
assailed, to have such courageous way
of using himself as that the same mis-
cFeant will not choose to meddle with him
a second time. Nimble of hand, quick of
footestrong Gof 1oins, patient of fatigue,
loving action. for mere luxury-this is the
boy that'a pious mother finds'it not hard
to train Chrlstianly, and when to this out
ward freedom is added the self. control
up such a man as the State .needs-as
good men honor-and true women fer
Vently love.-Ohristidn Union.
Year: 1870

At minstrel show in New Orleans,
one Talbot performs William Tell by
shooting with pistol an apple from the
head of his wife, the ball lodging in the
board against which she stands. .s-
Year: 1870

1HRiRoN-CLAD MIANToNoMAH, ,whichlwas put
in commission some months since to receive the
Peabody funeral fleet, will be laid up at Boston.
as there is no further use for her at present Her
officers have all been detached and her crew
will be transferred to other vessels
Year: 1870

COLLECTION OF THE INCOME TAX FROM Gov.
ERNMRHT EMPLoYKs.-In accordance with the
provisions OF the new tax bill, a circular ha,
been prepared at the Internal Revenue Bureau
which will be sent to all government officials
notifying them that on and after the 1sr of Au.
gust the income on salaries will not be collected
by them from government employees.
Year: 1870

RKD CLOUD AN EARNEST ADVOCATE OF
PEAcE--We have seen letter from an officer
at Fort Laramie, dated July 9Th, in which he
says Red Cloud has returned, and is not
well. He has gone to his village, about twenty
miles from here, where they are to call all the
chiefs together to tell them what they said to
him at Washington. Red Cloud said here that
if all his people did not make a treaty. he
would leave them and join the white people.
He is going to send his son east to be educated.
We are all safe yet. have not seen the % 900
dusky warriors. There were about 900 here
to meet him, AID they behaved we'll"
Year: 1870

the chamber whcrc little Mary lay
wearily moaning onA her bed. while
her mother sat busily stitching in one
cor,er, and held up the chicken and
the fruit crying. Good news good
news (! I've got oil these nice things
for Mary, aud . place at two dollars


o! how little Mary's hot fingers
closed over the punches of white
grapes, while the sewing dropped
from her mothers fingers, as the
tears ran down her checks. ..


It was evening when Mrs. Beach
sat in the library, absorbed in some
new book, when she heard her hus-
bands step in the hall. Though the
morning had been so pleasant, the af-
ternoon was cloudy, and the day had
gone down in low, sullen, penetrat-
ing rain.


Now, Mrs. Beach loved her hus.
baud with the love Of true wife.
but be was net q demonstrative man,
and the first beauty and poetry Of
their married life had settled down
into bare, every day, matter of fact
existence. But her heart was warm
to-night--warm with the good deeds
Of the day. and remembering her res
olution of the morning. she threw
down her book and ran down stairs.


Henry, DEAR" said the soft voice
Of his wife. "has the rain wet you at
all ? Let me take off your coat for
you


THANK you, Mary, I don't believe
l am anywise injured, but you may
help me just for the pleasure Of it,"
and he stood still, while she removed
the heavy coat, with all the softness
Of touch and movement belonging to
woman.


She hung it up and then the hus-
band drew her to his heart with all
the old lover tenderness.


"You arc very thoughtful Of mo
Mary, my wife, he said. ...


And there was music in Mrs.
Beach heart as sho went up stairs
music set to the words, Eyes
open eyes open!"
Year: 1870

But there is art, the most consum-
mate art, in appearing absolutely
frank, yet never telling anything
which is not wished should be known,
in being pleasantly chatty and con-
versational, yet never committing
oneself to a statement or an opinion
which might be used against one af-
terward drs celdrc drten.. in keeping
ones own counsel as we'll as Id other
things. 1t is only after long ac-
quaintance with this kind Of person
that you find out he has been substan-
TALLY reticent throughout, though ap-
parcntly SO frank. Caught by his
easy manner. his genial talk, his
ready sympathy you have confded to
him not only all you have of your
own, but all you have of other peo-
ple's; and it is only long after, when
you reflect quietly undisturbed by the
magnetism Of his presence, that you
come to the knowledse Of how reti-
cent he has been in the midst of this
seeming frankness, aud how little re-
ciprosity there has been in your con-
fidences together. Ypu know such
people for years. and you never know
really more of them at the end than
yon did IN the beginning. You can
not lay your finger on fact that
would in any way place them in your
power; and though you did not notice
it at the time, and don't know how
it has been done now, you feel that
they have never trusted you, and
have all along carefully avoided any
thing like confidence. But you are
at their mercy by your own rashness.
and if they do not destroy you it is
because they are reticent for you as
we'll as toward'you; perhaps because
they are good-natured, perhaps be-
cause they despiso you for your frank
ness too much to hurt you; but above
all things not because they are ura-
BILE. How you hate them when you
think of the skill with which they
took all that was offered to them,
yet never let you see they gave moth
ing back for their own part--rather
'sy tA- ;Asslarp- of manner made ron
believe that they were giving back Is
much as they were receiving! Per


haps it was ungencrous; but they had
the right to argue that if you could
not keep your own counsel you would
not be likely to keep theirs. and it
was only kind at the time to let you
hood-wink yourself so that you might
not be offended. In manner genial,
frank, conversational, sympathetic
in substance absolutely secret. eau
tious, never taken off their guarl,
never seduced into dangerous conf
dences, as careful for their friend as
they arc for themselves, aud careful
even for strangers unknown to them
these people are the salvation as
they are the charm of society; never
making mischief, and, by their habit
ual reticencc, raising up barriers at
which gossip halts an0 rumor dies.
Year: 1870

The fresco-painter lays the coIors on
the damp wall, and they seem to fade
away. Nothing is there. Again he applies
the brush, and the colors are gone. But
he patiently applies them again, They do
not fade away; they strike in, and remain
to shine brilliantly, and the peculiar genius
of the artist is left there for centuries. So
with your work. Repetition fixes your in
fiuence and lays upon the soul of those
you teach, the colors of your own cha
racters, there to remain more enduring
than the fadeless frescoes of Michael An
cello.
Year: 1870

'DID YOU EVER happen to see that most
soft spoken and velvet handed steam en-
CINE at the Mint? The smooth piston
slides backward and forward as a lady
might slip her delicate 1Bger in and out OF
a ring. The engine lays one of its fingers
calmly, but firmly, upon bit of metal; II
is a coin now, and will remember the
touch, and tell a new race about it, when
the date upon it is crusted over with twen-
tv centuries. So it is that a great silent
moving misery puts a new stamp on us IN
an honr or q mOment-as sharp an impress
sion as if it had taken half a life time to en-
grave il. it."-HOLnIes.
Year: 1870

ABOUT FAIRY STORIES. We used to have
great dislike for fairy stories, and we
now most sincerely despise most of the
hobgoblin things called by that name.
But there are some OF these creations of
fancy SO exquisitely beautiful, and if ap-
preciated by the reader, SO thoroughly
instructive, that we are proud of the
privilege of placing them before SO many
readers.


'.Fairy Story" Is but another name for
parable, in which Christ continually
taught the most beautiful and important
lessons man ever learned or refused to
learn. The proper object of parallels, al
legories, metaphors, and fairy stories is
to teach something By illustration.


1t would afford us real delight to sit
beside some of our readers who dislike
fairy stories, and read together some OF
the gems OF that name which We have
printed. 1t would be a surprise, indeed,
II you did not after a careful analysis
with US, pronounce them ''capital." We
thank those OF you who have written us
IN criticism Of our paper. Please con.
tinue to do this. We may not follow
your suggestions; but they are Of value
to US, more, perhaps, than you suppose


You viii, OF course, remember these
TWO tnlnSS: you are Dut one reader, ano
the paper is printed for a hundred thou
sand; God created the flowers for then
perfume and beauty as well as the stur.
dy oak for its lumber.


ENJOY Your WoRK.-No man IS even
successful, in it's completest sense, who
does not enjoy what he is doing. Ii your
business is dull and uninterrestlng, and
you are always wishing to leave the old
homestead and get a place elsewhere,
vour life will be miserable failure; but Ii
you love your work, give to your business
your best thoughts, enter upon the actlv-
tiles OF the opening year with energy, born
OF contentment ana hope, you will be botl
a successful and happy man, and no change
in the currency or mutation of the mar
kets, that so perplex and trouble othe
men, can possibly hinder It.-PeopIs,
Year: 1870

Southern negroes, by the aid
of their carpet bag allies, have
discovered a way by which they
can make their new right to sit
on iuries a very valuable one
to themselves and their race.
Through their "loyal leagues
they combine to prevent the
punishment of any colored per-
son for crime against the
whites. The fact was develop
ed in the open court at Quincy,
Florida, recently. A negro ju-
ror was asked by the State
Attorney if he had taken an
oath in any secret organization
not to bring in q verdict when
acting as juror, against any Of
his color where o white man
was interested, and he admit.
ted that he had taken upon
himself such an Obligation -
The chances Of getting justice
out Of negro jury-boxes, after
this revelation, do not seem to
be very good.