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Diaries for 1858.
EORTI-TWO different Sizes, Styles and Varie-
l. ties.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
New Way to Make Butter.

Miss Emily, n rustic lass Of the Hoosier
State, who has had for several years past
the entire control OF the milk department In
her fathers family, conIesses in the West
ern Culiiva,or, that she was indebted TO II
for the following process Of making butter
surely and speedily, said TO be the Russian
method, and most excellent one, too, as
her experience proves. She says:
"Beiore ! 90 to milk, put kettle, say
one.,hird full of water, and large enough to
let the milk pail into il, on the stove, whero
il will get boiling hot by the time come in
with the milk. then strain the milk into
another vessel, and wash the pail, (which
should always be Of ,in,) then pour the mix
back into the pail, and set II into the kettle,
on boiling water, till the milk becomes scald-
Ing hot, taking care not to let 1t boil then
pour il into crooks or pans and set II away
into the cellar for the cream to rise in tho
usual way. Cream produced in this way
will seldom require more than twenty mir
u,es to churn, while by the common prac-
iicc the poor dairymald may often churn for
hours, and then perhaps have TO throw oil
away, us did on two occasions, before
became acquainted with the Russian plan,
the essential features of which have adopt
ed in my present mode, as given above,
The method is applicable to oil seasons, and
will answer in summer as well as IN wih'ef'
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
Steamboat Racing.

Another of the awful accidents, caused
solely by the most perfectly unprinclpled
recklessness, has occurred five miles above
st. Louis, in boat named the Ocean Spray,
hound for Peoria. She was racing with a
Keokuk packet, and the fireman OF the
Ocean Spray fed the boilers Of their boat
with rosin and turpentine to gain on the
other boat. As matter OF course, the
Ocean Spray took fire, and from twenty to
thirty persons were burnt to death or drown
ed. The captain and officers Of this boat
were guilty Of wilfnl murder. and should be
executed for their crimes. Is there never
to be any law or rjustice? Are these whole
sale murders to be continued year after year
without notice? Some Of the facts were as
follows-others, too painful to record, are
givcn-thc dying struggles Of the innocent
passengers, thus cut oil in their journey,
women and children, rs matter OF course,
being The majority Of the victims:
al the time of the disaster, the steamer
was racing with the Hannibal City, Reo-
kuk boat, and when the latter was gaining
distance, the captain gave the command to
put tnrpen,ine in the furnaces. a barrel
was opened, and the men, under orders from
the mate, dipped the fluid out and threw 1t
over the coal. This was not expeditions
enough, and the head OF the barrel was
knocked in, and bucket with piece ol
rope to It was used to dip out the turpcn-
tine. The barrel at this time was standing
not more than six feet from the furnace
doors. Amer dipping with the bucket and
sprinkling the coal. sticks Of wood were tak-
en- up and their ends plunged into the bar.
rel, and then laid down between the barrel
and furnace. While lying there, ono OF the
firemen in pulling out his rake, ,jeIked Il live
coal, ns is supposed, Oh the wood, when II
Immediately ignited, and blazed up furious
ly. The mate swore at the men, and order.
ed them to throw water on the fire. The
water seemed to drive the flames to the bar
rel, which was soon oil blaze. The mate
grew furious, and cursing the hands, order
ed them to cast the barrel overheard. In
attempting to do this the barrel was upset,
and the burning fluid in an instant spread
all over the deck and poured in fiery torrents
down into the hold. At this the cry OF fire
was shouted and the alarm became general.
Some of the incidents attending ;hc burn.
ing of the boat are Of most thrilling and
painful character. The burning hull tloatcd
by the Levec. which caused general alarm
of fire in st. Louis, and thousands rushed to
the scene."
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
BIDDEFORD, Me. MAY 2l, 1858.

"Open the desk and take what you want.
Frederick took out few ducats, seize'
his hat and rushed into the street. An hou
after he returned, carrying under his arm
small electric machine.
"What have you there !" asked the uncle
in amazement.
"Do not be too curious, dear uncle" ," re
piled Frederick. "Wait until tomorrow
and you shall know"
Aroused ut day-break by the birds ant
the spinct, Frederick dressed himself hasti-
ly, and ran down to his uncle's room. Au'
drine was there before him.
swell, that machine ?" were the organ.
lists first words.
"Tut!" exclaimed Frederick, imposing
silence on his companion. "Be ready to
turn this crank when give the word. And
the doctor. having given Audrine seat
began winding the threads Of the electric
machine over her eyes and lips. "Turn
gently, uncle" said the young man.
A nervous twitching now seized the
young girls limbs.
"What do you see, Audrine 7" asked
Frederick, as he watched her anxiously.
Il hardly know what to tell you," she re.
piled. NJ see-I see little circles black and
orange.colored."
"Hcaven be praised!" shouted Frederick.
"In month, my child, you will see the
beautiful sun Of May"
Every morning after this Frederick re-
peated the operation, and each time a per.
ceptible change was produced in Audrine's
eyes. She could not yet distinguish objects,
but had gained the perception Of light and
shade. Van Braken was beside himself
with joy.
Little Audrine was sad and dreamy; she
seemed to have lost all interest in her old
friends, the birds. Frederick, too, was al
tered he was embarrassed In his uncle's
presence, aud sough; every pretext for leav-
ing him and joining his patient. Even The
little birds did not sing as before, but hid
their little heads under their wings.
"What can be The cause Of this great
change:" said Van Braken; but he soon
OWNED all. The two young people loved
each other.
One morning, as they all were seated on
the doorstep, a horse broke loose in neigh
boring street. Frederick darted across the
road, and seized child who was playing
in the mud, but in its furious course the an.
inal struck him lightly on the breast. a
cry of terror bus, from Audrine's lips, and
she fell senseless. Her sight had surely re-
turned.
Van Braken lifted the young girl in his
arms, and placed her tenderly on couch.
"She loycs you, Frederick" he said; "she
loves you as once loved her mother. On,
may she never suffer as ] have done! She
will not dare to speak before me. will
leave you together"
"She shall be my wiic, uncle; for ! also
love her." returned Frederick.
"Alas alas" sighed Van Braken-"musl
also lose her ?"
Frederick was kneeling before Audrine,
and her head rested on his shoulder. Both
were shedding tears-weeping in the very
excess Of their happiness.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
Victoria Bridge ut Montreal.

Imagine bridge seven times and hall
longer than Waterloo Bridge, or rot great
deal less (l76 fcct) than two miles imagine
the span between the central piers to be
800 feet wide, and the other spans-twenty.
four of them-242 feet; imagine this bridge
to be tube. like the one over the Menai
Strait and you will have general idea OF
a work now actually in progress-the VIC,
toria Bridge at Montreal. But the idea will
be very vague one; and TO bring It more
into shape, you must imagine that the river
spanned by the monster tube runs frequent
" at the rate Of ten miles an hour, and that
il brings down the ice Of 1000 miles OF lakes
and upper rivers with numerous tributaries,
and piles il at Montreal to the height oi
thiry-forty-ffty feet. You will now oh.
tain n notion Of the necessary thickness and
solidity of the work, and be able to suppose
piers or supports, containing some Q, 600 and
some 5000 tons Of masonry. The whole
weight of masonry In the bridge, when CON-
pleted. will be about 10000 tons, and the
bulk three million cubic feet. The faces ol
the piers looking towards the current terml-
nate in sharp pointed edge. while the sides
present to the avalanches OF the Ice, only
smooth, bevelled-oir surfaces. The stone Il
a dense blue limestone; scarcely block OF
which, says the Canadian News, from which
we obtain these particulars, rs less than sew,
en- tons weight, and many Of those exposed
to the force Of the breaking.up ice weigh
fully ten tons. The blocks are bound to.
gether, not only by The use OF the best wa
ter.cement, but each stone Is clamped to It's
neighbors IN several places by massive iron
riyets, bored several inches into each block,
and the interstices between the sivct and
the block arc made one solid mass by means
of molten lead.' The tubes will be from
nineteen feet high to twenty-five and n halt
feet IN the centre, their uniform width will
be sixteen feet, the rail.track beng five feot
six inches, the national railwny.gunge OF
Canada. The total weight Of iron in the
tube will be 1O,4OO tons. The bridge, il is
calculated, will cos, altogether about fl,-
25O,O0O. Mr.. Robert Stephenson and Mr..
NJ. A. Ross are the architects of this great
work, and Messrs. Peto, Brassey and Belts
the contractors. There can be no doubt
says the Canadian News, that without the
Victoria Bridge, the large and comprehen-
siye traffic-system involved in the construc-
ton Of the Grand Trunk Railway could on.
ly be partially, and, by comparison, ineiiec-
tually carried out at very great COST
Montreal is the terminal poin, Of ocean nav
igaiion, and is connected with the lower ST..
Lawrence and the ocean on one side, and
with the Canadian and American lakcs--cS-
tending 1000 miles into the heart OF the
continent-on the other. 1t is also the Gen.
tre from which lines Of railway now rsdlale
to Portland, Boston and New York, aud to
which lines will converge from the Ottawa
and the other rich, though as yet only pa
tally developed, districts Of Canada
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- OLE III I y 0
s PRIMO voic e s i.
ny JOHN WILSON.

com. firth. come forth IL were sin
To stay at home to-day
STAY no more lettering within,
Come TO the woods away!
The long. green grass Is hlled with howers'
The eloyer's deep, dim red
IL Frightened with the morning showers
That on the winds have ned.
Scattered about the deep-blue sky,
In white and flying clouds,
Some bright, brief rains are all that lie
Within those snowy shrouds.
Now look ,-our wcather-glass Is spread
The pimpernel. whose flower
Closes its leaves Of spotted red
Against rainy hour.
The tirst pale green are ON the leaves
That yerdure more like bloom;
Yon elm bough hath horde OF bees,
Lared by the faint perfume.
The cherry orchard fings on high
Its branches, whence are strown
blossoms like snow. but with an eye,
Dark, maiden, as thine own!
A vet our flowers are chiefly those
Which Rll the sun-touehed bough;
Within the sleeping soil repose
Those Of the radiant brow.
But We have daisies, which, like love
Or hope. spring everywhere;
And prinroses. which droop above
Some self-eonsuming care.
SO sad. so spiritual, so pale,
Born all too near the snow,
They pine for that sweet southern gale
Which they will never know.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
How to make u garden on clay SOIL

LESSON PROM EXPERIENCE. The OHIO
Cuiiirdior describes the manner IN which ,sn,
Zoe" made good garden on most forbid.
ding soil ,.;.,,.
CLAW soil. such us prcdolninltes throughout
a large portion Of Ohio, and is the greatest
obstacle to successful gardening, especially
among farmers and those who cannot afford
TO do things thoroughly. But not SO with
our friend Joe. His first effort, after erect
ing shelter for himself and his flowers,
was to trench portion Of his ground two
fee, in depth, mixing with II coarse manure
and other materials to enrich IL, and cspec-
tally to admit air mio Il. This was slow
and laborious operation, but II was the only
true way; and doing little alta time, tho
whole WIS accomplished without much ex-
pensc, and the result has been such healthy
IcoScLupED on FOURTH PAGE.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
Vol. XIV-No. 81.

gentleman this afternoon inthe County Cor
ven;ion. He looks hale and hearty, and a.
il be would live hundred years longer
He is certainly very remarkable wan in
his way. We believe he is now nearly 90
years old. He will be greeted BY hundreds
of old friends when the State Convention
meets, for he il well acquainted all over the
State. a good story was told about the old
gentleman during his attendance on the
Methods, Conference, which met in one
of the Eastern cities few years since
lie pu, up a, one of the largest hotels, and
a, nigh, was shown bis room, which hap
pened to be quite high up in the building,
and accessible by long winding staircase.
Ailcr reaching us room he halooed IN
loud voice, sufficient to arouse the inmates
of the hotel, ailer this manner: "Landlord,
l say, landlord, bring mo hntchet." Upon
the landlord making his appearance and in
euiring what he wanted with the Ratchet,
"Bring me ha,chc'," said the old preach
or; ~ wan, to blaze The way so that may
be able to find my way down when ! want
TN
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
the SQUARE AND the LEVEL.
MASONIC.

We NEE, often upon the level and We part upon
the square;
What words Of precious meaning these ~ofas
Masonic are
Come ie, us contemplate them-they are worthy
Of thought
With the hishes, and the lowest, and the rarest
they are faught.
We meet upon the level, though from every sta
ton come,
The King nom out hi. palace and the poor man
from his home
For one must leave his diadem outside the Ma
sons door,
And the other finds his true respect upon the
eheekered floor.
We part upon the square-for the world mus'
We minsls With the multitude. cold, unffiend
" crew;
Bu, tn. influence Of our gatherings in memory
is green,
And we long upon the level to renew the HAPPY
scene.
There's world where all are equal; We are hur
rying to IL fast;
We shall meet upon the level there, when th'
gates Of death are past;
We shall stand before the Orient. and our mas'e
To try the blocks We offer. with his own unerins
square.
We shall meet upon the level there; but nevs
thence depart;
There's mansion--'ns all ready for each trust
ing. faithful heart;
There's q mansion and welcome, and a multi
tude il there;
wAo have met upon the level and been tried up
on the square.
lie, u. meet upon the level. then, while iasorinl
patient here,
Let US meet and let rs labor though 'he 'aoo
be severe;
Already In the western sky the signs o'a US p''
To gather up cur working tools and Ss tried ~
on the square.
Hands round. We faithful Masons all. the or'sh
fraternai chain;
Ye part upon the square below to meet In hes'e'
again,
OH what words Of precious meaning thos
words Masonic are,
We meet upon the level and We part upon IN
square.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
The MIND OR BODY OF MAN."-Jensrson.

children to il. and teach them the hnrdshpss
endured by tie generation before them. !
love to dwell on the tender recolcciions, the
kindred ties, the early affections, and the
narrations and incidents which mingle win
all know Of this primitive abode; ] weep
to think that none Of those who inhabited i
are now among the living; and IL ever ]
fail in an uffectionate veneraion for him who
raised II, and defended itugainst savage vio-
lence and destruction, cherished all domes.
tic comforts beneath its roof, and through
the fire and blood Of seven years revolu-
tionary war, shrunk from no toll, no sacri.
fee, TO serve his country, and TO raise his
children to condition better than his own,
may my name and the name OF my pos,eri,y
be blotted from the memory Of mankind.-I
Daniel Wtbsftr,
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
Spring among The Hills
Br JAMES T. YIELDS.

81, and talk with the beautiful streams
In the beautiful spring Of the year,
When the violet CLEANS thro the golden sun
beams,
And whispers, "Come look for me here"
In the beautiful spring Of the year.
1 will show you glorioss nook
where-the eensers Of morning are swung;
Nature will lend you her bell and her book
Where the chimes Of the forest are hung,
And the eensers Of morning are swung.
Come and breathe in TIN. heaven-sent air
Tn. h,ee,e that the wild-bird inhales;
Come and forget that life has a care,
In these exquisite mountain gales
The breeze that the wild-bird inhales.
O wonders Of God 10 Bounteous and Good,
We feel that thy presence Is here
That Thine audible voice is abroad In this woo'
In the beautiful spring Of the year
When we know that our Father Is here
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
PERPETUAL CREATION.
ny W. c. BRYANT.

Nv .o.l IA stirred within me when l think
~ The great miracle that still goes on,
I'm silence, round me-the perpetual work
or thy creation. finished. yet renewed
Forever. Written on thy works L read
The lessons Of thy own eternity.
To. ali grow old and debut see again,
How ON the faltering footsteps OF decay
Youth presses-ever gay and beautiful youth
In ali IN. beautiful forms. These lofty trees
Wave not less proudly than their ancestors
Moulder beneath them. " there Is not lost
m. ~ e,rth's charms upon her bosom yet.
Af,.r IN. fight Of untold centuries,
The freshness Of her fair beginning lies,
And vet shall lie. Life mocks the idle hate
OF his arch enemy. Death-yea, seats himself
Upon the sepulehre, and blooms and smiles,
And Of the triumphs Of his CHASTITY foe
M.ke, his nourishment. For he came forth
From thine own bosom, and shall have NO end
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@ II did happen TO me to be born in a
log cabin, rised among the snow ddlls OF
New Hampshire at a period 80 early that
when the smoke first rose from Its rude chin
ney and curled over the frozen hills, there
was no similar evidence Of white mans hao-
itaiion between il and the settlements on
the rivers Of Cauads. Its remains still ex.
ist /: mako il un annual visit. carry my
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1858-05-21
~ The Rev. Peter Cartwright. the old

rThe Rev. Peter Cartwright, the o''
Western pioneer, is a delegate from sansa'
mon County, ILL.,, to the Democratic state
Con,cp,,on. Tho correspondent OF the ST.
Louis Republican thus writes OF h'm'
.Th;. Peter Cartwright, is none other than
a.. .aIebra,cd old pioneer preacher, whose
u.mc ,"T il as familiar all over the country as
ho"sebold words;" the same man whose
"u,obiors ply has been sold oil over the
country BY thousands. We saw the old
The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1858-05-18
The Victory in Phiiadelphip .

At the municipal election in Philadel-
phia, on Tuesday, Alexander Henry, the
Anti-Lecompton candidate for Mayor, was
elected by majority of about forty-threc
hundred over Vaux, the Democrs tic in
cumbent and nominee. The total vote is
much larger than in 1856. when Vaux
was elected by four thousand majority
The successful ticket is demon mated the
Union ticket, and grows out Of that COM
bination of all the elements of opposition
to the Administration which the Lecomp-
ton swindle is tending to produce every
where.
The Union candidates for Solicitor,
Comptroller, Receiver of Taxes, and Com
missioner, are elected by majorities rang
ing from $500 to $500. Two-thirds of
the Union ticket for Common Council was
elected, but 10 the Select Council the Dem
ocrats h. vo ono majority--a portion of the
old members holding over. The Union
party also carried majority of school d.
rectors, Ward officers, DC. The election,
although warmly contested, passed off
with good order.
The result created unbounded enthusiasm
among the successful party, and, up to a
late hour, the street rang with their shouts.
At IL p. NJ, not less than from eight to
ten thousand persons had assembled in tho
vicinity Of the North American office,
where they were addressed by Morton Nc
Michael and Chas. Gilpin, after which the
crowd proceeded, in procession, to the
house Of the Mayor elect, who was called
out, and then, after thanking them for
the honor conferred on him, proceeded to
speak of the result as an Anti-Lecompttn
victory. This view Of the result is also
taken by the Press, Col. Forney's paper.
That Journal says: -"
"Tbis significant result will convince the
country that Philadelphia is able TO make
her sentiments authoritatiycly known" =
II the contest could have been placed
exclusively upon national politics, the VIC
tory would have been even moro decisive.
Washington Republic.