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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31

"They 80 right = the Spet."
INSTANT RELIEF. STOP YOUR cOvo0
PURIFY YOUR BREATH
STRENGTHEN YOUR voIcEi
5PALDING'
Throat CONNECTIONS.
ARE.
GOOD FOR CLERGYMEN,
GOOD FOR LECTURERS,
GOOD FOR PU n'C spEAKERS
GOOD FOR SINGERS,
GOOD FOR CONSERVATIVES
GENTLEMEN C4RRY
SPALDING'S THROAT COMFEC
TONS.
LADIES ARE DELIGHTED WITH
SPALD!NG'S THROAT CONFEC-
TIONS.
CHILDREN CRY FOR
PALDING'S THROAT CONFEO
YIONS.
They elievs Cough instantly.
They eliza the Throat.
They give strength and volume to the voice.
They npart delicious aroma to the breath
They are delightful to the taste.
They are made Of simple herbs and osnnet
harm any one
advise every one who has Cough Or
husky voice or 9 bad breath, or any difficult
~ OF the Throat. to get package Of my Throat
CONNECTIONS, they will relieve you instantly,
and You viii agree with me that they 20
right 10 the spot" You will ind them very
useful and pleasant withdrawing or attend.
ing public meetings for sitting your cough or
alaying your thirst II you try one packYga
wards consider them indispensable. You viii
find them At the Druggists and Dealers in
Medicines.
PRICE TWExTY-FIvE ExT4
W signature is on each package. All
others are counterfeit.
\ package will be sent by pail, prepaid
receipt Of Thirty Cents.
-AUDEEss,
HENRY e. sPAI.DIyG,
No. As CEDAR STREET
NETWORK.
~ single bottle Of SPALDISGS
PARED GLUE will save ten times its cpst
nually.- sGa
SPALDlNG'S PREPARED GLUE!
SpALDING'S PREPARED GLUE!
SpALDISG'S PREPARED GLUE!
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1861-10-31
M q N TIC ELL
ST FAN FIGURING Mill

u l4u IlUu u u U III BIZ
The undersigned rroprietors Of the above
named Min, give notice to the Farmers Of
Tana county that they have entirely reiittcd
the machinery OF the MILL and are now ready
to give as ood..sdti.taction us can be given by
any mill III the country. They are aware
that through the mismanagement Of careless
and inexperienced hands, the reputation of
the mill heretofore has been anything but en-
viahle, hut with the present new arrangement
Of machinery,
New smut Machine---Johnson's Pat
ent.---the best in nsc.
a New 9o1ty
Two large run Of Bnrrs.
and with the supervision and attention Of Mr..
Scott, whe has been engaged in milling for the
past twenty years, they feel eoniiaeIt that
they can give entire satisfaction. and are de.
termincd not to be surpassed in suaaafactur-
ing good article Of -four, meal, &c.
We have also an extra bolt for Buckwheat,
and are now we faher ourselves. the best stu
ated Of any mill in the county. for doing Gus
tom work, to which ne intend to give our es-
pecial attention
II desired, Flour given in exchange for
wheat. From 80 lbs to 35 Of aour given for
q bnshel of wheat according to quality.
r A r ES OF TOLL.
Wheat, Rye and Buckwheat !
Corn and feed one sixth
Flour, meal 4 feed kept for sale and ex-
chanEeAt oil times, upon the most reasonable
terms.
We supcrintend our own business, and one
Of US may be found At the mill ct all times pre-
pared to attend to all calls, and supply orr
customers in the least possible time
The public are respectfully solicited to give
us trial.
BRUNER & SCOTT.
Monticello. Feb. ~, 1901. Sn15u
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19

For incidental expenses Of the .luartermaster's
department three lIudrcd SiNty-hyc thousand and
thirteen dollars and eighty cents.
For Ttatiou of the army and its supplies.
two million Ao hundred Lu't itty-icur thousand one
/ hundred and eiEhiy-six dollars and eighty-ome
cents.
/ For TRANSFORMATION Of officers baggage, fifteen
tl0u.lu,l three hundred and siNty-scven dollars
Fog purchase If Dragon horses. two hundred and
/ nilvty--gy,u Thousand three hundred and thirty
4 Eve dollars
/ For clothing camp AMI garrison clu!pnGe. one
uiIlt..l three Hundred fifty Thousand one hun
drei ami ms one dollars and tltirty-eiGht cents
For current expenses If ordnance service. twenty
I thousand dollars.
Fog orlntucc. orulncc stores.aud supplies. inci"-
ding h1r-. equipments for al! InoiHtcd troops four
hundred thousand dollars.
For manufacture Of arms. SNty thousand dollars
For Increasing the manufacturing capacity of the
national aTInury. fifty thousand dollars.
For purchase. Of sinpow,ier and lead forty thou
s;t;.I dollars.
For purchase ofartiilery horses, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
For hire VI quarters for troops, of store houses for
the S1f, keeping Of military stores. of grounds for
summer environments. and for temporary nuts. one
hundred and fty-ciSht thousand two hundred and
cf.ty.thrcc dollars and cig!ity-uEr cents.
Sec s. And hc it further enacted. That all appro-
uratiun< and all provisions of law herein contained
aprCah!c to three YEAR,. volunteers shall apply t.
two wears volunteers and all other volunteers who
have been may lee received inth the service of til"
United States fora period exceeding three months
Approved. July l.. ISL
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Sec q And le it further ena'te'i. That every per-
SON who .hall he appOnedssiStaut ayrnaster shall
at the time Of his appointment lie not less than
t,yenty-one years Of age more than twenty-siN
wears and that. previous to Ills appointment. his
physical. mental and moral qualifications shall be
inGuircd into and fivorably reported upon by "a
hoard of paynaSters appointed Tor that purpose by
the Secretary 0i the Navy, and under such regula
tious as lie may prescribe.
Sec :. And lie it further enacted. That the annu-
81 pay Of assistant paymastcrs shall be follows viz
ON duty for the first five years after date OF
commission on. thousand three hundred dollars; al,
ter rive years from date of commission. one thouslhd
on other duty. for the first five years after date Of
commission one thousand dollars; after hNe yen 7
from date of commission. thousand two hiuEe'
dollars H., e..
ON leave Of absence or waiting orders for the hrsi
five wears after date of commission eiSht nuLule Gu
iI;r. TIs I'VE years from date of commission enc
thnusand dollars and when attached 10 vessels LOT
service, each assistant pay '7'e ''''' ~
I" one FHti'n S IL further enacted, That from and
frar the passage of this ACT no commanding "ilceE
Of any verseI in the navy snail lie required I" per
49, 81, Tho ,Inties of paymaster assistant paymas-
49,. ana when such Office shall become vacant 10y
tJ mr. otherwise. in ships at sea on fOTei stat
,jns ar on the Pacific of the United States.
IN. senior officer present may make an acting APP
nointnent of any fit person TO perform the duties
until another paymHster OF assistant Taymaster
shall report for duty. Any person performing the
duties pavnaster assistant rayinaster i'll accor.
dance with this section tbut not othcrwisc( shall lie
entitled to receive the pay at such grade whilst :"
acting
Sec J. And lie it further enacted, That each
sist nj yuuster SHALL upon his appointment. enter
into bonds in the amount Of ten Thousand dollars.
with at least good and sufficient securities. tor
the nithfu performance Of his duties. and that as
siSttnt pHyinIsiers shall have rank aud precedence
with assistant sui geons not passed and that all az
I0intmeniS 30 fill vacancies in the corps of TaymhN
tiers shall Ice made 10y regular promotion ft"in the
list IF assistant IHymastcrs.
Sc g. And he it further enacted. That withims iN
months after the expir,t Of hc present imsnrrrc-
ton the corps Of payma-tcrS and assistant PaNias
ne a of
in tie whole.
Approved, JnIy l., 1851.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
Approved, July 10, 1851.
fPuRLlc. No. ..

AN ACT to provide for til" payment of the militia
and volunteers called into the service of the Uni
ted States, from the tine they were called int"
service to the thirteth day Of June, eighteen hun
dred and siNty-Onc.
BE il enacted by the Senate aud House Of Roprc-
seutatiVes of the United States Of America in Con-
gress assembled. That there he and hereby is appro
prated. ont of any money in the Treasury not pth
grwise appropriated. the Of five millions seEch
hundred and sixty thoushnd dollar-. or so ihiei'
thereof as may be necessary. 10 enable tue S"Nst.
ment to paw the militia Rn volunteers c"is'l mr.
service al the United states. being AN additional
amount required for the fiscal wear ehd'hs "uiiS
thirtieth eighteen hundred and si%ty-"h".
ApDroyetl, July IL, 1851.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19

December 1851 81 far ;s tile same can ~ may be az
piled to the provisions OF this Hrt aud not ineShS'S
tent Herewith. hereby revived =: ISrn'.t',,
,II tho Npens,, that may attend I'll" execution 81
his ACT Tie sum Of two hundred thousand dollars. or
4,.I ,t,.r,.nf n. may be necessary. Be and thr
-. - hereby appropriated to hc paid "ut q an y
money in th,. Treasury not otherwise appropriated
Approved, July Il, 1861.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
OFFICIAL.
ITTED STATES.
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES.
E,,s,d at the FTrtt .SessioH Of The Thirty SSreHh
CbngTeSS.
TPuPLC-No. L.

AN ACT to refund and remit the duties arms I'M
ported by States.
Be it enacted by the Senate AMI House of Repre-
sentatves Of the UniTed states OF America in Con-
ress Assembled That the Secretary of the Treasury
Re and he is hereby authorized aud directed 10 re-
fund and remit the duties and iuPOsts on all arms
imported into the United States since the ilr=t Jay
Of Nav last. OF which may Ice imported before the
frst day Of january next, 10y or for The aCG"t "i
any state; Provided the Secretary 81 the treasury
shaI M satisfied that the said arms are intended III
Fo1d faith, tor the nj the tro"Ii= ell any State
yrhich il or may be engaged III aiding To- suppress
the Instruction now existing ag;inat the UhIted
States.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
WTHV.Tv.NI o. ~ INI|TITE.l

N'l-lITlT- TWl-. Y 7 .. IN 100 49,
SIR: | have u-,t N"ur r.i'- ilt my i r,il i.i -
ptal practice ever -iura yHu md" them. Nil -ari
hr-iialrto -ty hc! hrr Tie H-t csih'r'I- v'rmI.'t
1'hrr g"gl IT'S, action "m the liver 'r aH,' i,-
Tor ,!,r:,t,..rin,u;~ # tl.t cream. !i.l- } i.r,r
seldom found Il c;t-" If hIl u'i,.ft l-iifa'e
that il !ii not readily yrii tr IE"'.
Frstrrnaily yours. Al"NN"tNl Nd
nIL,-.iri.IlL - H. Nilr-...- il---.-lL
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
no. TT, TWI''' =
EniycnnNL CMuEri


PULASKI House. Savannah. 't'- .'''- 49,
IIoSoGEp SIR: should lie umgrHteiul i.i W. '
yuur skill l,~ brought me il | lid MT ~ .,I .
t" YOU. 4 cold settled in my lut.5 am, ,i'..-
cNrruCiatiny HcWrGipic l,'i'S. which 'u't,' ''
physicians. tll, disease grew w"T-" riTi VIZ
10y the advice nj your u.cclent AGENT 10 ,'".
Dr Mackenzie. l tried yUur i,lS. Ii,'ii '''''.I
Sow. hut sire. by pci-cvering i'll tr us ''' ''.
:Iii. now entirely we'll.
SENATE CnAMnrE. Baton R"uge. Ia, 'ir'. re
DIR. AYrr: lave been entirely r''fci. y! .'i a
Pills of Rtrumntic G0ut-ap painful Ii...' M, ~.
afflicted me for years. NlN'ENl
80 Most Of the Pills in market contain N'
Which. although 81 valuable remedy ~ ~h''. In -.
i dangerous in "a public riil, from tic 'lr"1l'Ni -,
lurnc,.- that frequently follow it. mean nc.
These contain mercury OF hi!he!"
whatever. &,
Price - cts. per Box, or . BoX's for
Lowell. Mass
For sale Icy A. {. GOOD Co, aud ly @, ri, I'm t-
cists. iti-''-'-
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19

G. w. JOHNSON q son,

Manufacture of Copper, Tin and
Sheet Iron Ware.
gIAVING AVAILED OURSELVES OF ALL THE
! / improved facilities. we are better prepared NOW
the above line at business. Nallic- AMI Conductors
made t" order. Steamboat work done lit a -nhS;an-
rial and w"rkmanliir manner We paying
particular attention to tS branch of the trade, and
can guarantee satisfaction in every particular. II"
Wh"ic-al" Dealers offer Inducements that
cannot hc found elsewhere. uur stock of Ware is
complete. and the assortment il full! at all times We
keep stock of thclatrSt and most approved patterns
Of Coal and Wood Stoves ON hand ~ all times.
q. W. JOHNSON * son,
NoI79 Market Square,
jy2-dSwtf Wheeling Va
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
rPrnLrc-No &

taut Peymas.ers In the Navy.
Bstt enacted by tho ssn1te and House Of Repre-
sSntatfVoa Of the United states al America 10 Com
EFo,g asSsmbled, That the grade Of aSSlstAnt pay
atSg IA the navy VI the United states be and hoFe-
81 q established SDd that from and amer the pas
Ggs Of this Get the President Of the United States
by and With the adYicO and consons OF the ssnate,
NAY appoint assistant pAymaStsrs from time N time,
= oY GAII be needed Tor setIYs service IN the Ms
", not GEcSoding thfTty-SiH In HumbST'
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
Inpurity Of the Blood.

DH. AVER: have used your Pill viii, 'Ni'
nary success in my family AMI :uuui- ti'-e 80
called To- visit III Distress IT, rc-w''t H." "i-al
digestion and purify the blood. they are tn ''TS '
remedy have ever known. aud can CONT .'n'.. 20
commend them t. my friends.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
Join II. LAKIN,

iSUcc"~-"r t" Wheeler K ia!;in.
WILL RECEIVE ANU HAVE OPENED FOR
" inspection "m Thursday. March, 2"tli. ncw
and well selected assortment of
Cloths, CasSimeres and Vcstings!
Also , c"mVirtc;,S-"rt:ncmi Of Il ENTLEMES'S FUR
%ISiIING GOODS.
TIL" patrons ui ia" old firm. and the public in gen
,r.,t. respectfully invited iu call AMI examine my
stock before making their purchases rs intend sell
iu, small profits t" cash and prompt purchasers
Ti:tikfui for the patronage bestowed upon the old
firm Suigi; contiultuc" "t the same for tia" new
establishment. JOHN 7. iANGN. Merchant Tailor.
uii1SLwd No. lU2 Main st.. Wheeling. Va.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
TRANSFORMATION.
Cleveland, Pittsburg and Wheel
ING Rail Road.

Cleveland, Pittsburg and Wheel
ing Rail Road.
81 : =5z.. . zs:..sz
ON ANI AFTER MONDAY. June 10Th. 1851. Pas.
y seuger Trains will leave bridgeport as oito"s'
Sundays excepted
1900 a. NJ. Mail Train. stopping at all way stations
arrives at Pittsburgh ut $40 +. NJ. and
Cleveland $3.50 T. NJ.
4:2O T. NJ. Express Train. stopping at all way sta
tiun-. arrives Pittsburgh at $40 +. NJ.
Sos p. NJ Fast Express Train. st"ppngoniy AT Stru-
bcuvillc. Yellow Creek. WUlSVlc and l;o-
chester on the River Division ami mt all
stations Main Lines. arrives at Pitts
burEh. at 1888 l.. NJ, and at Cleveland at
lU:IU \. NJ
RETURNING TRAINS.
Leave Cleveland mt 9:l5 4. VI. and $500 =. NJ,
rive at bridgeport at :2O +. VI. and 500 \. NJ.
Leave Pittsburgh at 1855 \. VI. 600 A. M.ami
1910 L. NJ arrive Mt bridgeport 800 4. NJ, 10 -
A. NJ. and Ago p NJ.
Connections are made as Follows:
At Pittsburgh with Pennsylvania Il. u. for Harris
burg. Baltimore. Washington. Phiia-
,lrlphl. New York aud Boston.
At Cleveland with Cleveland roled Il. r. for SAM
duSliy. Toledo Detroit Chicago AMI
all points in the NORTH NEST. With
Detroit steamers fer Detroit. Jackson
Chicago and the NORTH WEST. With
Cleveland & Erie II. Il. for Erie Dun
kirk. Buffalo and Niagara Falls With
Cleveland. Columbus Il Cincinnati for
CrcStliuc. Delaware. Columbus and
Cincinnati
At Hudson with the c H. < G l.; H. for Cuynhor.,
Fails, Akron. Millcr-Eurgh and wo"~-
At Alliance with p. 1T. w. 4 c. r. r. for Canton.
Mn=sillpn. Wooster. Salem. Emom. Co
! lunhu< &c.
At stcuhen,llr with r C. 4 c. Line AID At TEi1 ,rE
with c. o. q. R.R for %uucsVille New
ark. Columbus Nrnia. DAYTON. luli-
annapolis. Cairo. Cincinnati. Louisville.
st. Louis. st. Joseph and III! points
Wt-t and Soutl Wet.
Excursion Tickets q Pittsburgh and return S.5
Fare always a. low. and time much quicker than
any other route.
Through Tickets 10 all points in the West. North
and East Ice procured n' the Office NJ" 81 Water
street next door to SPrsg House. Wheeling. Va, aud
/ NJ Bridgeport Station.
Freight contracts will hc made AT lowest rates Ia
any point ACCESSIBLE y this road and lis connections
t. III. East North. West and N"rtlt-W"St. At Office
No. 81 Water street with Freight Agent at Bridge
/ mort station. Il. HAMILTON. Agent
Wheeling. VA.
JOHN CIIApMAN. 4 gent.
Bridgeport. o.
y. MccULLoUGII President.
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WHEELING 18th April, ISGI.
NN AMI after the l4th of April. ISL. the pas,cn-
( ger Trains will be rnn ~ follow viz:
Tie Express Train leaves Wheeling daily except
Sundays IL A. NJ. E'nw"oi ut loi1 y. NJ. arry-
Ing in Baltimore ito 4. NJ. connecting with tlir
ENrrcS. train for Philadelphia. New York. Eost"m
aud all the Eastern cities. leaving at Gals y NJ. ar
rivc> Washington $50 4. VI. making: elise
mccri"n with the Southern lines for all parts of III"
south. This train stops at the principal stations
from Wheeling {" CuiuLrrlnnG.
Returning, leaves baltimore at i:i5 =. NJ. and
Wn~linet", City at 2:i5 +. NJ. arriving at Hrnw""d
at IS \. VI. and Wheeling at 'i:27 4. VI. making direct
West. Southwest and Northwest. Ilis train stops
only for ncul> ami wood and water.
The Mail T.t,ju leaves lNily including SUNDAYS NJ
Baltimore at :;.li =. NJ. connecting viii! tie Mail
and all tu>trri, cities iIj r. NJ. arrives at Wn>
crn lines for all parts ut tie South. Thistrln stop
Huntington. Water Station Fairm"u; and Grafton
iu-ruu city at -, 4. VI. and arrives ruw"yd al
1910 "! and Vile Linz. at lo:2 T.. NJ. canuec'im.
with the i,XITc> train for all lnrt>of tie Southwest.
West aud Northwest. THIS train stoIs at tie pri-
ciirgl stations only.
Tltr rIc,tIn"nt :} Wheeling. Accommodation rir-
nit y. cx .r SUNDAYS. leaving i'i" lm"it al $40 4. NJ
J. IL. FORD Agent.
W.P.SNIrIr. Master If Transportation.
l.. ". Co.'s. Gvu'l Ticket Agent. apo
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j WINE


WAasAw. Wyoming TO. y. Y. "rt = -.
DEAR 5 -: am using yuur CnlimInr li r. Wy
practice and find them :i rN'4ll"ir lti'-'t'''
5I0nH JDiIN Il MEACIiIi. NJ
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TT zsSi --yEzsssz = r Es:s5::;5
4St s 8 'ts.sss,
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-09-19
JOHN CHAPMAN. Agent.
D-+l,..,.. N
Baltirnore q Ohio Rail Road

j. y. MCCULLOUGH. President.
I. Il. MNErS. ,;rn't Ticket AIT jcl2
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-23

WHIPPING OxEN.-It is cruel and generally
Il useless act of barbarism, to whip oxen.
The best drivers use the whip the least. Up
on this subject, hear what the editor of the
Massachusetts, Plowman says. 1t is good
sense, and every farmer should think of it !:
. Thoushtless men Will whip, whip, whip.
They do it from a habit-a.vcry bad habit !;
and we find it difficult to correct that habit.
We are trying to teach our hired men better
manners thin to fut on the whip before Civ
ing an invitation to the brute animals to go
on We have oxen that will go as soon
as they are invited, without the endorsement
of the whip Yet we find it is surely saw
age practice to apply the lash before inviting
the animals to move by the proper words.
Yet we see that this is Il very common prac-
tice with those who are not owners of the cat
tie. When the common whip lash is not
thought to be hard enough for the backs and
noses of CATTLE the walnut handle, one inch
in diameter, is used on the noses of oxen, to
make them back a load up hill, before the
cattle had ever been taught to back an en-
ty cart down hill. Cattle must be made to
obey-and the common lash, or switch
stick, will be sufficient for breaking in. But
we ask for mercy on all cattle that are will
ing to do right as soon as the right is pointed
out. Many drivers of oxen put the lash on
first before asking their patient teams to
move. This is a species of barbarism which
all owners of cattle ought to prohibit. 1t is
SO natural for people whom we hire from the
interior, to use force in the first instance, and
gentlenessafterward, ifat all, that particular
care should be taken in regard to the treat
ment of their cattle. Proper driving is an
important item in husbandry. So many far
mcrs now depend upon their help to do the
main work, it is important for them to see
that the work is properly done. The merciful
man is merciful to his beast.'
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-23
Nothing but Leaves.


Nothing but leaves. The spidt grieyes
Over wasted life
Sins committed whilGeonsclence slept;
Promises made, but never kept;
Hatred, battle and strife;
Nothing but leaves.
Nothing but leaves no garnered sheaves
-~ef life's fair, ripened grain;
Words, idle words, forearnest deeds;
We SOW our seeds-lo tares and weeds;
We reap with toll and pain,
Nothing but leaves.
Nothing but leaves. Memory weaves
No veil to screen the past;
And We retrace our weary way,
Counting each lost and misspcnt day,
We find, sadly at last,
Nothing but leaves.
Aud shall We meet the Master so,
Bearing our withered leaves?
The Saviour looks for perfect fruit
We stand before Him, hHmbled, mute,
Waiting the words he hrcathes-
Nothing but leaycsn'
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-23

To GER THE I" DEADwooD" on BED BuGs.-
Take two pounds of alum, and reduce it to q
powder, then dissolve the powder in three
quarts of boiling water. This alum water is
to be applied hot, by means of a brush, tc
every joint or crevice in a bed stead, as well
as the crevices in the floor or skirting board
if they are suspected places. Bed bugs can
not stand hot alum water.
The gentleman who furnished the above
states that he took a room in a private house
last spring. which house was literally ''alive
with bugs" At his suggestion the lady used
alum water as above, and in less than two
weeks the g ''smell'' even of bed bug was
not to be found in the house. Driven from
the cracks and crevices, they congregated or
the ceilings, and TO dislodge them thence il
was only necessary to whitcwash the ceiling
mixing in plenty of alum with the wash, and
there was an end of their dropping from
thence.
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-23

A PATRIOTIC landlady, patronized by an
exchange, in. her desire to emulate the gem
erosity of city governments, and other cor
porations, in continuing the wages of absent
soldiers, has given notice that if any of her
baarders wish to enlist, she will allow their
board to ran right on, all the time they are
gone, he.same as if they remained. Can the
spirit of generous devotion to the interests oi
the ceantry go any further than this?
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-23

HoRsEs.-The army correspondent of the
Boston Journal says:
'.Forty two thousand six hundred horses
and mules have been purchased by Govern
ment for the army, at /. cost ofabout s. SEQ,
coo The contracts are about closed. For
months the streets have been filled with
horses; go where you would. you would find
boys and men leading, riding and driving
them, each man or boy having from six to
ten in charge. The Government corrals are
near the Observatory. There at any time
you may see from three to seven thousand. y
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-23

ARMY UNIFORM AND NIGHr SiGNALs-
Gen. Mcclellan has taken another step in
the way of insuring our troops from repe-
tition of the Big Bethel and similar blunders
In addition to carrying out uniform system
of clothing for our troops, code of day and
night signals has been adopted, and is to be
used for countersigns, so that there need be
no more danger of our regiment firing into
each other by mistake. 1t is gratifying to
have live man like Mcclellan at the head
of cur army Of the Potomac
The Shasta courier., 1861-11-23

The SALARY I.Isr.-The amount paid by
the city of San Francisco, annually, says an
Excharge, in the form of salaries, is
S2l4, 300; this, however, does not include the
amounts paid to school teachers, or to clerks
in the Recorder Office, or to employees in the
Industrial School ; add all these, and the a.
mount paid by the city as salaries. annually.
viii swell up to S3lf,00o. The whole a
mount paid by the State Government as sal
aries, annually, is S354, $50.