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Year: 1871

Was compounded for those not inclined to ex
treme bitters, and is intended for use in cases
when some alcoholic stimulant is required in
connection with the Tonic properties of the Bit
ters, Each bottle Of the Tonic contains one bot
tie of the Bitters, combined with pure SANTA CRUZ
RUN and favored in such manner that the ex-
trems bitterness of the Bitters is overcome,
forming preparation highly agreeable and
pleasant to the palate, and containing the medici
nal virtues of the Bitters The price of the Tonic
$50 per bottle, which many persons think too
high. They must take into consideration that the
stimulant used is guaranteed to be OF pure
quality. pure article could be furnished at a
cheaper price, bnt is it not better to pay a little
more and have good articlei A medicinal prep
aratiOn should contain none but the best ingredi.
ents, and they who expect to obtain a cheap com
pound will most certainly be cheated.
Year: 1871

TRADE IN 1S71.-The New York Tribune
has been summing up the gains of the last
year, and gives as result that eve are
increasing in wealth and productive Ca
pacty at rate unparalleled by any other
country, whether of the Old or New
World"


1t finds that our population increased at
least one million during 1870, and but one
fourth Of this increase is the result of inn
migration, leaving the remaining three
iourths to be accounted for by the excess
of births over deaths.


Our agriculture was very productive,
and its gains over 1869 in value were very
considerable. The gold and silver returns
of the mines were over sixty millions, and
in the same period numerous new mines
were opened, but they will not in many
instances show notable results until this
present year.


A source of general congratulation is the
approach of our National currency to gold
value; while in 1869 it was twenty per
cent. below, it is now scarcely above ten
per cent, and there is no reason why, du-
ring 1871, it should not reach the standard
of coin.


A remarkable feature of the year just
closed was the construction of over ten
thousand miles of railroad in the United
States, at q cost of over three hundred
millions of dollars. Our cities have also
increased the number of their buildings
one hundred thousand, and it is not unfair
to suppose the country outside of the cities
has erected quite as many.


In June, 1859, the reported balance of
trade against US was seventy-fye millions
of dollars, while in June, 1870, it was only
little over twenty-five millions.
Year: 1871

A CoLoRED LAwYER.-The London cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Commercial
gives an interesting account of q recent
trial for murder at the Old Bailey, where
the prisoner at the bar was defended by a
colored lawyer, Col. Chester, formerly of
Philadelphia. The writer states that q
large audience, attracted by the interest Of
the case, had assembled in the court room,
and that it was curious to note the sensa-
ton when this very black man, with his
white wig and very black gown took his
seat among the eminent barristers, who
treated him with the utmost consideration.
Col. Chester is described as full-blooded
negro. The case, it is stated, at first ap-
peared to be Il desperate one, and regret
was expressed that Col. Chester, in his
maiden speech at the bar, should have to
contend against such overwhelming diff
culties. Strangely enough, the negro law


yer, not by his speech but by an adroit
croSs-examination, managed to save his
clients life, by inspiring the jury with
doubt as to the existence of malice-afore-
thought, and thus reducing the grade of
the offense from murder to manslaughter.
Year: 1871

The extremely cold weather we have had this
winter, will prove beneficial in ore respect at
least-that is, our ice-houses will be filed with
a good quality of ice Usually we have had to
look to our Northern neighbors for q supply,
but if this is the case in 1871 it will be no fault
of nature, but our own.
Year: 1871

The Union Republicans of Shasta County
are called on to assemble in the respective
precincts on Saturday, june 10th, and
elect delegates to attend the County Con-
vention which will meet in Shasta on
Thursday, june 18th. Let there be a
good turn out, and none but good men
selected to represent the wist es of the mass
Of the party and act for the best interests
Of the organization. We believe it good
policy to send in unpledged delegates SO
far as the County candidates are concern
ed, but let them show their hands on the
Guberoatorial question. As to County
candidates, delegates should be left free to
exercise their best judgement, beside there
is little fear but that they will pretty cor
rectly represent the preference of their
constituents.
Year: 1871

AS Haight is likely to receive the romi-
nation of his party for Governor. his record,
copied from the Statutes, and published
in this issue, is document of some import
ance. He is a beautiful specimen to put
up as an anti subsidy candidate, and it is
difficult to understand how any honest op
ponent of subsidies can vote for him in
the face of bis record.
Year: 1871

The woman who is Indifferent to her looks
is no true woman. God meant woman to
be attractive, to look well, to please, and it
is one of her duties to carry out this inten-
tiOn of her Maker. But that dress is to do
it all, and to suffice, is more than we can be
brought to believe. just because we do love
to see girls look we'll, as well as to live to
some purpose, we would urge upon them
such course of reading study as will con-
fer such charms as no naodiste can supply.
A well known author once wrote a very
pretty essay on the power Of education to
beautify; that it absolutely chiselled the
feature; that he had seen many . clumsy
nose and thick pair Of lips so modified by
thought, awakened an active sentiment, as
ground that we 40 often see people, homely
and unsttractive in youth, bloom in middle
life in a softened Indian summer of good
looks and mellow tone.
Year: 1871

j. CLERK MAXWELL, writes in N1ts,re


Experiments on color indicate very con.


siderable differences between the vision of


different persons, ali of whom are Of the


ordinary type. A color, for instance.


which one person on comparing it with


white will proaeuncei pinkish, another


person will pronounce greenish. This DIFF


ference, however, does notsarise from any


diversity In the nature of the color sensa-


uons IN different persons. 1t is exactly of


the same kind as would be observed if'one


OF the persons wore yellow spectacles. In


fact most of us have, near the
middle of the retina a. yellow spot
through which the rays must pass before
they reach the sensitive organ; this SPOT
appears yellow because it absorbs theravs.
which are of grecnish blue color.


Some ofus have this spot strongly devel-
oped. | am indebted to Professor Stokes
Tor the knowledge of a method by which
any one may see whether he has this vel
low spot. 1t consists in looking at a white
object through solution of chloride of
chromium, or at q screen, on which light
which has passed through this solution is
thrown This light is a mixture of red
light with the light which is, so strongly
absorbed by the yellow spot When It
ialls on the ordinary surface of the refina
it is of a neutral tint, but when it falls on
the yellow spot, only the red light reaches
the optic nerve, and we see red spot
noatlng like rosy cloud over the iilu- |
minated field. st-f


There are several interesting facts
about the color sensation which l can only |
mention briefly. One is that the extreme
parts of the retina are nearly insensible to
red. If you hold red flower and blue /
flower in your hand, you will lose sight of
the red flower, while you still see the blue
one. Another is, that when the light is
diminished red objects become darkened
more in proportion than blue ones. The
third is, that kind of color blindness in
which blue is the absent sensation can be
produced artifcially by taking doses of
santonine. This kind of color blindness
S described by DR.. Edmund Rosesof Ber-
in, 1t is only temporary, and does not
ippear to be followed by any more serious
than headaches. I must ask
7our pardon for not having undergone a
course of this medicine, even for the sake
If becoming able to give you Information
t first hand about color blindness"
Year: 1871

At half-past II o'clock this morning an


extraordinary sight was seen at the corner


of Bridge and Broad streets, which for a


few moments caused considerable excite


ment. At first small quantity of dust


was seen to gather in the middle of the


street at the right hand, going toward the


horse-car track. This gathering was


about the size and shape of bushel


basket, and appeared as if a strong current


of wind arising from the inside of the


earth was forcing il upward as though in


compact body. In a few seconds, how


eTcr, il began sensibly to increase in size,


and to rise higher. Although no wind


WIS perceptible, it seemed to be whirling


violently round, and it was Soon moving


so rapidly as TO appear almost stationary.


On approaching close 10 the body an i'm


preston of fear and awe was irresistible.


As it still grew and grew the dust collected


on all sides of this center came into the


moving column in sheets, but on beconl-
ing Rart of the body remained with it as


a solid mass, from which escaped, seem
ingly, not particle. sa o. &


At this time its size was that of sugar
hogshead and about its form, being appa-
rently solid. From the mass came moan
ing noise, which grew in volume with the
increase of matter. Presently, 1t took
conical shape, and then began to stretch
upwards, the base OF open part, becoming
wider on the ground as the point ascended.
Its progress upward was then most rapid,
and in perhaps minute the eye could not
perceive the end of the tapering point, so
great was its altitude, and it appeared to
have decreased into a thread. The spire |
of the Reformed Church and the flag g-staff !
in the park, behind which the whirlwind
was, seemed less than a fifth of the height |
of the column BY this time The street |
was packed with astonished and alarmed |
people. A horse car was coming up, its 4
driver would have driven right into the |
whirl, but was stopped by the passengers. /
In the car a deYout lady (CathOlic) |
told her beads in terror, while other ladies'
were much terrified


By this time the column had, by its size.
swept up the dust from all sides, and
stones as large as a mans fist were drawn
70 its base, but did not, as far as seen, rise
The revolutions became slower and more
graceful, till at length the magnificent col
INN fairly waltzed to slow measure, round
md round. Occasionally it changed to
he rightor left of its position few feet,
while its breadth spread out over large
iurface of ground, or nearly the whole
width of the street With graceful motion
he speed decreased, the du,t from the
leavens began to fall, and the column
ell little by little to its natural place For
many minutes afterwards the dust con-
inued falling from the clouds. A smaller
olumn was raised, minute or two after
Fand, on the sidewalk, but had not dust i
nough to form its strength Soon pieces |
f paper were, however, picked up and (
arried over the way to the top of the flag 4
taft, touching the pole as they went up. !
piece of ground, at least thirty feet i
quare, swept entirely clean, showed after
ard where the base of the column had ,
cen. Nelnnrk IN ~ Aolrertiser !
Year: 1871

A Texas correspondent of New York
paper gives the following snake story:
One night my wife and myself we're
awakened by noise from the shelf which
contained our small store of crockeIy, fol-
lowed by crash, which showed that a
great portion of our cups and plates had
been flung to the floor. Springing up to
discover the author of this attack upon
+ China, found large snake in some
/ what unpleasant fix He had crawled
upon the shelf, attracted by number of
eggs which were scattered about. One of
these he had swallowed, and IN order to
get at the next he had put his head and a
portion of his body through the handle of
jug which happened to stand between
the coveted deicacies. The handle was
just open enough to let his body, IN the
natural state, Slip cleverly through, but
not sufficient to let il pass when pulled
out by the egg. In this position he had
swallowed the second egg. His snakeship
thus found himself unable to advance or
retreat; and in foundering aboutto escape
from this novel stock, had caused the ac-
cident which had aroused US. of course
proceeded at once to execute summary
Justice upon the interloper, but the eggs
he had swallowed were dead loss.''
Year: 1871

LAKE Shebandowan, where it is said
gold has been discovered in dust, nuggets,
and the quartz rock, is situated ia the
Northwest Territory Of the Dominion Of
Canada, about sixty miles northwest OF
the celebrated Silver Islet Of Lake Super
Tor. 1t is on the southerly slope of the
rocky heights which seperate the waters
flowing into the great Lakes from those
which flow into Hudson's Bay, and is
about eighteen. hundred feet aboYe the
level of Superior 1t is a narrow sheet of
water, or rather is composed Of three such,


partially divided from each other, about
twenty miles long in all There is no
reason to donbt that gold has been found


there The rocky, inhOspitable country


around Superior is very probably as rlch


in valuable metals as any other part Of
Year: 1871


A YounE Lady Enters = Young Gen.


tIeman's Room and Steals has Cloth


ing


On Thursday night singular case of
somnambulism occurred in this city, the
victim being young lady of eighteen. of
good family and prepossessing appearance.
She had the habit Of getting up in her
sleep and going about the house at nipht,
after all had retired, always returning to
her room, however without disturbing the
family. On the evening mentioned the
fair sleep walker arose about midnight,
and with lighted lamp commenced to ex-
plore the house In one room was
young man, friend of her father, who
had arrived that evening, and among the
chambers visited was his apartment. The
door leading into the room being un-
locked, the unconscious young lady, with
a lamp in her hand, entered the room, and
while the visitor was in the arms OF Nor
pheus, gathered his clothes-coat, pants,
vest and boots, even to his hat-not leav
ing a garment to clothe his frame, and de-
posted them all in the Kitchen, turning
the dishes over the duds. Her father,
hearing the noise made by handling the
pan. discovered the somnambulist and wit
k-SN@~~~+--5t
out being detected followed the sleeping
girl back to her room, saw her put cut the
light, lock the door and retire. Compre
hending the situation at once, he without
notifying his wife went to bed. The
Young man was called 70 breakfast next
morning. He answered the summons
from the closed door, but the family wait
ed until the breakfast was cold, impatient
at the lenOth of time IL took the Young
man to make his toilet Mr.. - enjoy
ing the joke and seeing the unconscious
cause quietly seated in the dining-rcon,
could keep in no longer Going to the
kitchen he lifted up the dish-pan and ex-
hibited the wardrobe of the tardy guest.
1t is unnecessary to add an explanation
had to be made to the clotheless young
man up stairs, who had been searching in.
vain for the missing garments. There
was very little breakfast eaten Friday
morning in that house, and of those about
the table the somnambulist was not
counted in.-SteltbenrlHe Herald.
Year: 1871

HARPER's BAZAAR, in its last issue, has
a complete account from "Our own cor
respondent" of the Presidents New Years
reception That is newspaper enter
prise" with a vengeance. The President
will probably have reception next year.
The excellent description can then be used
again, and perhaps be as good.
Year: 1871

The Republicans of New York are de-
termined not to be browbeat or intimidated
from attending the Italian meeting. The
Tribune says in one paragraph:


Vice-P President Colfax does not dodge the
question of Italian Unity; and the letter,
printed elsewhere, to the committee having
the approaching celebration in charge, does
him as much honor as any act of his lte


And again:


The meeting of our citizens called for
Thursday evening to express their sympathy
with the people of Rome and of Italy in their
recent reunion, under q government OF their
choice, will be largely attended by those who
care more for human liberty and progress than
for political advancement. Those who attend
are certain to be marked for vengeance J.
wherefore, let US go in such numbers that
whoever suffers for it shall have goodly COM
pany of sympathizers.


So much denunciation has been ieveled at
Italy for this reunion by citizens of countries
whose governments are at peace with her, that
il is important to the peace of the world that
il should be fully understood that nations of
freemen like this will never sharpen bayonet
for the threatened crusade against the rights
of the reunited Italian People. They have
mortal right to this assurance, and it is high
time it we're commandingly given. So let US
all go to the meeting of Thursday evening. =
Year: 1871

The survivors of the Army of Northern
Virginia, (that commanded BY the late Gen
eral Lee, propose to form an association to
perpetuate the memory of various incidents in
the struggle in which they bore part.
Year: 1871

love HIDES MULTITUDE OF FAULTs"-
But 1t fails to paint the pale cheek to gladden. the
heart or conceal the disease that is lurking and
making rapid inroads upon yonder rapidly declining
female beauty! Her wan features are bedewed with
tears her pulse is feeble and her daydreams are
growing dim, as night with its heavy pail of gloom
settles upon her brow II Can she not be restored
Yes Health, with oil its enticisg charms and beau
ties, will send thrill of joy through her feeble
frame, by the use of English Female Bitters, which
are advertised In another column. Go thou and buy
than
Year: 1871

The elections in this city on Tuesday have


vindicated the value and effectiveness of re-


publican institutions. The monarchists of


Europe and the opponents of republican gov
ernment everywhere never fail to seize an op-
portunity to make invidious comparisons
damaging to this republic, and the stupendous
frauds in New York afforded them the desira-
BILE theme. Republican government, they said,
IL failure. Not q few even of our own
citizens began to mutter their fears. How
shortsighted such views or apprehensons were
has been shown by the vote Of Tuesday. The
people Of all parties combined to overthrow
the corrupt and powerful Ring that despo lied
and held this city in its grip. Who will not
say after this that the ballot box and periodi-
cal elections are the purifiers Of the body poll
tic? II is through the ballot box and elections
recurring at reasonably short periods that we
can reach in America the evils that spring up
here, as in other countries, like noxious
weeds. Corruption and fraud are incidental
to every form Of government-yes, even to the
best; but remedy is soon found in republic
like ours through the elective franchise. The
result of Tuesdays election is Of inestimable
value, both to the credit and future welfare Of
this metropolis, and to the cause Of republican
everywhere.
Year: 1871

TwEED's REsIGNATIoN-LRr CONNOLLY Do
LIKEWISE. people Of New York will be
rejoiced to hear that the immediate fruit Of
their recent victory over the Tammany Ring
has been the retirement of William NJ. Tweed
from the Department Of Public Works. The
Boss or Cesar Of the Tammany corruptionists,
as Charles OConor aptly put it yesterday
placed in the hands Of Mayor Hall his resig-
nation as Commissioner Of Public Works.
This is well-bettcr, In fact, than most people
expected. But Mr.. Tweed must not stop here.
His atonement is not yet sufficient. He
should resign the position Of Senator to which
he has just been elected, and thus spare the
city the disgrace of being represented by him
for q single day in the Legislature Of the State.
BY doing this he will save himself from the
additional disgrace of an ignominious expul-
sion from the Senate-a step which the upper
House of our Legislature would be compelled
to take in vindication of It's own honor


Let Comptroller Connolly now follow the
example Of the Boss, and the publication Of
our municipal administration will be complete.
Slippery Dick has no longer an excuse for
holding on to the shadow Of an office the duties
of which are performed by Deputy Comptroller
Green to the satisfaction of the public.
Year: 1871

and startling explosion and its heavy rever-
berations among the hills


New York, the strong citadel, the magazine
of supplies and base of operations of the demo-
cratic party for the Presidential succession, is
lost and turned against them. What are they
going to do about it What can they do :
Their ''new departure" has proved snare
and a delusion, and Tammany has fought
their battle of Sedan. General Grant looms
up into bolder relief than ever as master
of the political field, and Mr.. Greeley
as subsoil Presidential candidate becomes
almost invisible to the naked eye. There is.
from present Indications hardly the ghost Of
chance for the democratic party next year.
They are an army without generals and gene
rails without an army. Routed and demoral-
lied in the North they are divided in the
South. With nothing but the Governor Of
New Jersey to swear by in the East, they have
hardly local habitation or name in the
Great West. Their perplexed leaders are de-
batting still another new departure-the get
ting up an independent republican Preslden-
tial ticket and the concentration of the whole
democratic party, with all the loose materials
Of the country, In its support.


This is not bad idea. Indeed it is pretty
good idea, only 1t involves tho disbanding and
dissolution Of the democratic party. And why
not? 1t has evidently run its race on its old
organization, and the republican party, too, is
closing up its accounts After the reelection
Of General Grant this republican party will
fall to pieces and reorganization of parties
will follow. The best course, then, for the
democrats is, perhaps, to run themselves q
republican ticket In 1872. Then we shall be
all republicans and all democrats, as in 1924.
With the final dissolution of the old anti-war,
federal party, the people became all republi-
cans and all federalists. To that starting
point we shall come again, with the political
cycle now nearly completed, and this revolu-
tionary New York election will serve to hurry
up the work
Year: 1871

ANOTHER WARNING against the lax inspec-
ZION Of our buildings has come to us In the fall


bf the veranda Of an immense piano factory In


Tenth avenue yesterday, under the ruins Of
which thirty-seven persons were buried. AL
though the building was burning when the
keranda fell 1t is apparent that there was a
trmInally lax regard for durability in its
btructure originally, as the beams which sup
borted the veranda jutted very slightly into
The walls, which were themselves exceedingly
kraIl for so large q structure. OF the thirty
seven persons injured only one Is actually In
Dangerous condition, but the disaster is suf-


hcient to give us warning that we ought no
longer to negleQs 49, e.