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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-12-20
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1862-08-16
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WASHING SILKS AND WooLESs.--
Shks.-No person should ever wiring or
crush piece of silk when 1t is wet,
because the creases thus made will re-
main forever; if the silk is thick and
hard. The way to wash silk is to
spread it smoothly upon clcxn board,
rub white soap upon 1t, and brush it
with a clean; hard brush. The silk
must be rubbed until all the grease is
extracted; then the soap should be
brushed off with clean, cold water, ap-
piled 10 both sides. The cleansing of
silk is very nice operation. Most Of
the colors are liable to be cxtrsc.cd
with washing in hot snds, especially
blue and green colors. A little alum
dissolved in the last water that is
brushed on the silk tends to prevent the
colors from running. Alcohol and CAM
phene mixed together is used for re-
moving grease FROM silk.
WooLens.-lf you do not wish to have
white woolens shrink when washed,
make a good suds of hard soap, and
wash the Hannels in it. Do not rub
woolens like cotton cloth, but simply
squeeze them between the hand, or
slightly pound them with a clothes
FOUNDER. The studs used should be
sttong; and the woolcns should be rinscd
in warm water. BY rubbing flannels on
a board and rinsing them in cold water,
they soon become very thick.
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WHOLE No. LOSS
Gun,orous.
Selected for Tie Cecil Whie.

certain dominic was instructing his
grammar class. The lesson for the day was
Lennies rule. " Pronouns agree il, gender.
etc, with the nouns for Which they stand
At Tire read Of the class stood a pert little
lady Of fourteen upof woori devolyed S,a
task to Correct the first sentence Of the ''Ex.
erciscs - Answer not a fool according to
her folly.' Having read it it in its corrected
form, the teacher asked why it was neces-
sary to translate her into his. d" Bee; u.e,'
promptly replies the intel gent pupil, with
that she meant what she said" because
fool is always of the masculine gendetp'
Orr little boy Orion of two years-iust
past-was recovering from measles. Medi-
cine was his special adherence, and ut
invaribly enacted the chief character by
strenuous resistance. Finally he changed
his tactics. A approached him witt th,ss
hated spoon, he smilngly said
GOOD pa good med s:n Sense me
pa eat him..
It is needless TO say he fully recovered
without more medicine.
l have little niece, aged five Years, whose
father like all other fatliers) thinks his own
Just little the sfnartest youngstcr theirs
is gong. Cnc day whfFe visiting ut my
brothers. house during his absence, Mimi IL
cut some capcr, for which rcproved her.
She turned around, and, with no little H. per.
ity, replied, -" You shan't scold rre. Y"u
amt my papa, and dent understand my CON-
situtfoa.''
Prentice says he has heard Of but one old
women who kissed her Cow, brt ~ knows ,,f
mary thousand yvrnget ones who have kissed
very great calves.
"AlFs well that ends WE'LL" said the mon
key, contemplating his beautiful tail.
An absent wife is thus advertised FL, -.
Jane, your absence viii ruin all. Think OF
the children. your husband, your PARENTS
Return, return, all may be well. At any tate
return the hey Of the cupboard where the gin
is"
A man driving number of cattle 10 Bos.
ton, one of his cows went into a barn yard
where there stood young lad. The drovcr
calls to the boy. " stop that COW, my lad,
stop that cow" al am no constabl., SIR
" Turn her, then" I" She is right side ont
now, sir" Well, speak To- her, thcn"-
The boy took off his hat, and very handsome.
ly addressed the COW with &C Your servant,
madam" The drover rode into the yard aud
drove the COW out himself
A gentleman the other day, speaking of
another, whom he suspected Of living in too
high style, observed. that 6. nc beloved no
won Id owe several thousand dollars, after al
his debts were paid"
A barber was asked, what was the reason
that nature had not given boards to womem?
The tonsor replied, - Because they conld
never hold their tongues long csrough to bv
shaycd.''
foor irishn,on Sros h1buchf hnG,rs a
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Vl)c 1)I)nsifiall.

AN INVALUABLE MEDICINE Henry
Hoyt, Esq. contributes to the Boston
Journal the following prescription for
what he says is an unfailing remedy for
Cholera morbus, Diarrhna, &c. MIR. II.
says that during the terrible raging of
Cholera in that city few years since,
in no case did the remedy fail where the
patient could be reached in season. 1t
is no less effective in cholera morbus and
ordinary diarrbGa. A remedy so east
ly procured and SO vitality eflicacious
should be always at hand. An ordn-
airy vial of it can be had for 25 cents or
so, and no family should be without it
over night. The wri;cr of this received
the recipe few days since, and having
been seriously attacked with the cholera
morbus the past week, can attest to its
almost magic influence in affording re-
lief from excruciating pain.
He ardently hope that every one
whose eyes trace these lines will cut
this article from the paper and procure
the medicine without delay.
Its prompt application vii. relieve
pain and presumptively save life.
Takc-One part laudanum,
One part camphorated spirit,
Two parts tinctu,c of ginger,
Two parts capsicum.
Dosc-One teaspoonful in wine glass of
water.
If the case be obstinate, repeat the
dose in three or four hours.
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vide circuit, got past them, and, by God 3
mercy. reached the turnpike INST as UnclU
Robert was passing if, and so saved his llfc.-
Frorf that time TIL We returned to town, two
days after, We sent. and received constant
notes to and from town, by these faithful set-
wants, but under constant terror of detection.
There were spies All about us, and if il was
mat We were sending information to the
headquarters in town, we should never send
any more That night a force was all rcady
to come out from town aud take these men 4
whom we had mritten them, and Just at the
last minute the officer in command at Licking
ton refused to let them go, and when men
whose wives and shldren were ont with us,
implorcd him to give them men, or let them
collect the men themselves, he refused. it
was whispered that he was traitor, and the
neNt day new commander was sent but the
men had escaped from our neighborhood, and
Joined the band further on; but all through
the night we waited and listened for our SOL
dicrs from town, while from the camp in the
wood came the oaths and shouts and pistol
shots of Morgan's men, who had us at their
mercy. We made our preparations for fight
or hiding. stitching orr money in our clothes,
hniying our va'nablcs, and burning our notes
then we took all The guns that were III the
different pats Of the house into our own
rooms, that at least they might not be used
against us, and locked oursclges into our
3dorns. That night and the next want to-
forget We knew that We we're watched. and
heard footsteps and signals all around the
house till morning dawned The door Of one
of our rooms con the ground Hoor) opened on
the yard, and hands were grouping about the
window shutters al night long. knew this
as sat at the window doing picket duty, lis
tcning and watching, with drspairing, dog
ged feeling that, if they killed us, at least we
should know when they were coming. Both
of the ladies in the rooms with me were inya-
lids. and slept from time to time, overcome
with fatigue and excitement, and cannot tell
you how cruel it seemed to have to Wake
them every now and then, to let them know
of some new sound or ntimation of danger,
that they might be prepared. o! they were
nights to drive person crazy, and | was
thankful that did not know, till many days
after, that our worst fears We're tft,c that
four pickets were in tho yard one night, and
SIX the next, watching us, and coming as we
knew close up to our doors and windows.
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For The Cecil Wing.
VIII Emancipation with Colonial ton
Increase the Price OF Land in
MARYLAND


Mr.. EDITOR Il perceive that the
question above stated has been discussed
at length in your columns. The calcu-
la.ion is composed of very simple Gle
nents, and need not be complicated at
all. Prices of all kinds arc regulated
by the relation that exists between the
demand and the supply. 1t is so in
merchandise ; it is SO IN stocks it is so
in horses, cattle, grain-cverything. 1t
is so in reference to land, also, aud for
the same reason, precisely. Where
there arc many land buyers land will be
high where there are few land will be
low. Let us illustrate. On the western
frontier of our country, where there is
much land, and few people, an acre will
bring only dollar and quarter per-
haps not that. A few miles in the in
terror, where there is some population,
it will bring twice or three times that ::
few miles further in, it sells for ten,
and as you advance towards the central
regions, fifteen, twenty, thirty times that;
and when you get into the eighborhood
of our large cities land will bring one and
two, and some times five and six hundred
dollars per acre and the same acre, if
it could be placed in one of our large
towns, would be worth thousand, or
ten thousand dollars, and if located in
the centre of a large commercial city, as
Philadelphia or New York or London, it
might be valued at one hundred thous-
and dollars, or perhaps even a half a mil
lion. Now you will observe, sir, that
this increase is usually about in proper
ton to the increase of population,
Where there are many buyers land like
everything else) will be high, and where
there are few IL will be low. This cx-
plains the reason why land is so much
higher in the free than in the slave
States, viz: there are more people there
in proportion to the amount of land
Their population is much more dense.
If all this be so, then the question al
the head of this article may be substi-
tuted by another. viz: E" viii the era
dual removal of the black population
from .Naryland be necessarily attendcd
Nth q proportionate increnee Of her
syhite populationr Why, certainly it
will. Every negro occupies the place
which, if he we're not there, white man
would occupy. The work which he
does would, if he were not there, fall to
the lot of some white laborer, who would
receive fair wages for it and who, if he
were industrious>and honest, would have
a chance to rise above the condition of a
mere laborer, and become a land buyer.
This negro very seldom does. Eman-
clpation with removal would, therefore,
increase the price Of land i'll Maryland,
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WHAT SOLDIERS WANT IN WARM
WEATHER. A writer in the July num-
Der of Halls Journal of Heath gives
some very good advice to persons writ
ing to their friends in the army. He
advises them to put in the lettcr a
spoonful of tea or spoonful Of eapsi-
cum. The latter is very strengthening,
and, besides satisfying thirst, will in
vigorate and effec;ual!y prevent that
uncomfortable sensation arising from
having drank largely Of water. 4 good
pinch, eaten at each meal, Or whenever a
cup Of coffee, or tea, or water is swal-
lowed, will always invigoratc digestion,
aids to prevent acidity, and is, besides,
a great antagonist of tho diarrh@a,
fux and "looseness," which
are great scourges of all armies. A
level tcaspoonful of capsicum daily,
taken in eating or drinking, or both, or
if taken pinch at time during the
day OF night, would do more real good,
and that wi .hout any ill result, than ten
times the cost in rum and quinine as a
proven i've agains. chills and fever.
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as it has invariably done elsewhere, and
for the same reasons. And what is still
better, it would operate most benefcially
upon the condition of that much neglect
ed class of our fellow. citizens, the white
laborers, by giving them fair chance to
rise in the world instead of keeping
them down by the unpaid competition of
the negro slave. There are two classes
of men who have great aud almost vi al
interest in this question Of Emancipation
in Maryland; l mean the land owne, and
his best friend and surcst ally in all
phases of social improvement, the free
white laborer. PoLITICAL ECONOMY.
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TURNIp FLY.-The Canadian .7gri-
cultur'st says Mr.. Il. G.. O'Brien, of
Shanty Bay, has for several years used
the following prescription to prevent the
ravages of the turnip fly, and on each
occasion the plants have escaped injury
Oil of turpentine, one tcaspoonful to each
pound of seed, stirred till the oil is
absorbed. The seed should be shown
Immediately. After the seed has been
so treated, it will have a shining, clis-
tening appearance. 1t is the oil, not
the spirits of iurpcntine that is used
The editor of the .AgricuAur,st has on
several occasions used fish oil in the
same way with favorable results.
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Correspondence Of The Cecil Wing |
Letter from Atlantic City.
SURF HOUSE, ATLANTIC CITY.
OIL 1000
August md, 1862.

For season at least, the glory of
Cape May has departed, and Atlantic
City is now The Eavori;e resort of those
who desire few days recreation and
sea- bathing. Being but three hours
ride by rail from Philadelphia, thou
sands who would otherwise be compelled
to remain sweltering and suffering at
home, are enabled to run over here, get
mouthful of fresh air, and take
plunge in the pillows. And the oppor-
tunity of getting away from the dust and
heat of the city is eagerly embraced
There arc al this time between two and
three thousand persons here, enjoying
themselves nationally, as general
thing, and seeking pure air and good
bathing instead of dissipation and gaety.
of those now here the greater portion
are from Philadelphia but l notice a
respectable sprinkling from other Giles
and towns, and few even from the
country. Some have been here for
weeks, and intend remaining through
The season; but new faces appear and
old ones disappear each morning and
evening, and a person remaining
month, unless So fortunate as to obtain
very small sleeping apartment, will be
favored during that period, with a num-
Der of room matcs-l might say bed
mates, for the hotels are so crowded that
sleeping double is considered good ac-
commodation.
10 one who has never been here or at
Cape May it is rather amusing to see
several hundred men and women dressed
in all sorts of dresses, plungng into the
waves promiscuously, and to hear of
such doings even, no doubt shocks the
modcsty of some of the readers of The
Wing. But the force of habit reconcilcs
us to anything, and modest maidcns who
would, under ordinary clrcums stances,
nearly faint at seeing man in flannel
pantaloons and shirt, think no hing of
such a sight here; and do not even
blush when, dressed in such toggery
themselves, they paddle bare footed
through the sand, or are rolled about in
the pillows by their male friends. The
usual bathing hour is from IL to -
each morning. During thai time the
beach is lined with bahers and spccta-
tors, but at all hours of the day occa-
sional stragglcrs can be seen enjoying
the luxury of plunge in old ocean.
1t is almost uncomfortable how the
time passes in such desert place as
Atlantic City, for i'll the main street the
sand is ankle deep, and as far as the
eye can reach there is nothing but sand
and scrubby trees. But l must confess
that between eating, sleeping, bathing,
reading, promcnading, sailing, dancing,
talking, etc. etc, it hurrics away very
pleasantly. Such at leas', is my expert
encc, and as | sauntered along the beach
last night with lady friend, | regretted,
with more than ordinary regret that
when the moon again poured down her
mellow light | would be speeding away
from Atlantic City and leaving behind
me many sunny rccollections.
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MATURING FOR WnEAT.-Geo. Gcd-
des, OF Onondaga county, remarks in an
article written for the Country Gentleman
that in his section manure should be
applied on or near the surface. Ground
intended for wheat, after the last plow-
ing, when the burrows are as rough as
the pillow has left them, is just in the
condition to receive the manure that has
been reduced in bulk and mixed by the
processes practiced here. The harrow
will mingle 1t with the soil, and perhaps
slightly cover most of it, if it is drawn
across the burrows. Then roll the land,
and drill the wheat, and leave the sur
face untouched behind the drill. If
anything will insure crop of wheat
here, this is the way to do it,
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Original l)octrp.
For The Cecil Whig.

Oh daughters of the sunny South,
Once honored in our land,
How changed We are since We Withdrew
From Freedom household band
Once fondly cherished, loved, caressed,
BY friends who now are foes;
Once bless d with Heavens gracious smiles
Now curse with fearful woes!
Ali bitter tears of grief have dimmcd
Arkansas calm blue eyes,
And on fair Georgia 5 sunny brow
A shadow darkly lies
The soiled robes of Tennessee
Speak loudly of her guilt,
Aud Mississippi crimson hands
Proclaim the blood she split.
And Alabnma's raven locks,
And Texas golden hair
Are torn and stream dishcvcllcd
: In wild and dark despair.
Sh pale is Florida's soft check
And faded is her bloom,
And Louisiana waits in grief
To hear her awful doom.
Poor Carolina in her pride
Now curls her lip in scorn,
At night she quafis CORY cup
But lightly laughs Mt morn.
And oh ! Virginia, stricken one,
Thy agony is great.
The sword OF vengcnce o cr thee hangs
We tremblc at thy fate.
Though We in wrath our household left
And Knocked us as We went,
We bid you welcome back again,
If yon will but repent
Then, erring ones. return, return,
TO Freedoms sacred hall:
Come not in pride, but come in love
And we'll forgive you all.
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To Preserve Peau.-Take small, rich, fair.
fruit, as soon as the pips are black; set
them over fire In a kettle, with water to
cover them let them simmer until they
will yield to the pressure of the finger
then with a SKINNER, put them into cold
water; pare them neatly, leaving on little
of the stem and the blossom end of the
core; then make syrup of a pound Of
sugar for each pound of fruit; when it is
boiling hot, pour i, over the pears, and let
1t stand until the next day or two: put the
fruit in the syrup over the fire, boil gently
until it is clear then put it INTO the jars or
spread it on dishes /; boil the syrup thick,
then put it and the fruit in jars.
Haifhum Sentinel.
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PREPARED Flour FOR DIARRuGA.-
Tie up pint of -four very tightly In
cloth and put into boiling water. When
united, the gluten of the -four will be
found in mass on the outside of the
ball. Remove this, and the inside will
prove dry powder, which is very astrin-
gent. Crate this and wet portion of it
in cold milk. Boil pint of milk, and
when it is at the boiling point stir in as
much of the wet mixture as will thicken
it to the quality of palatablc porridge.
Stir in a little salt, and let this be the
sole article of diet until the disease has
disappeared. Relieve it first by toasted
bread, or very delicate mutton brothj
which latter is also astringent. If the
disease has not progressed to the degree
of inflammation, this diet will preclude
the need of medicine.
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Coal Or. FOR LICE on CATTLE. Having
found, by experiment. that coal oil will kill
lice on cattle, and their eggs to boot, take
this opportunity to state the same, through
the Rural, for the benefit of those whose
cattle arc thus troubled. took my oil can
and poured stream from head to tail In
four hours it had spread nearly all over the
animal, and the lice were all dead where it
had touched Three weeks have passed,
and there is not a louise to be found | con.
slider it a perfect success. Vim. r. Miles.
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TOP-DREssING MEADOWS IN SIMMER

TOP DRESSING MEADOWS IN SUMNER.
The Illinois Farmer recommends far
mers in that section to top-dress their
meadows Immediately after the hay is
removed. This keeps the hot sun from
injurng the roots of the timothy grass,
and increases the growth of the after
math The crop of grass is better the
next season, than if the manure is put
on in April. in fac, the editor says,
"it is more than double the value of
that put on in April with us" He
does not know hoy it would be at the
East. What say the readers of the
GeneSSee FarmCrp'
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RECEIPT TO MAKE CIDER WINE.-J.
II. keck, of Macon county, Illinois,
communicates the following method of
making Cider Wine, which he highly
commends
Take pure cider, made of sound ripe
apples, as it runs from the press-put
sizty pounds of common brown sugar
into the fifteen gallons Of the cider, and
let it dissolve then put the mixture
in.o clean barrel, and fill the barrel up
within two gallons of being full, with
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clean cider-put the cask into a cool
place, leaving the bung out for forty.
eight hours : tEen put in the bung with
small vent, until fermenta ion wholly
ceases, and bung up tigh', and in one
year it will be fit for use. This wine
requires no racking the longer it
stands upon the lees the better. Thi.
wine is almost equal to grape wine,
when rightly managed.
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CLOVER HAY FOR Cows. The ".
f.. Farmer states that MIR. John Day,
of Bedford, Mass, who cuts large
quantities of clover, feeds it out princi-
pally to his mich cows, and he finds
that when the clover is exhausted and
he feeds timothy and redtop, s'twenty
cows Immediately shrink two cans Of
r'ilk per dayn'
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Mg~As flowers never put on their best
clothes for Sunday, but wear their spotlcss
raimcnt and exhale their odor every day. so
let your life free from stain, ever give forth
the fragrance of the love of God.
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Order Authorizing the Arrest OF Per-
sons Distoura ging Enlistmcnts.


ORDERED-Fwst. That all United
States Marshals, and superintendent
and chiefs of police of any town, city, or
district, be, and they are hereby, author
lied and directed to arrest and inprison
any person or persons who may be en-
gagged, by any act, speech or writing, in
discouragiug volunteer enlistmcnts, or in
any way giving aid and comfort to the
enemy, or any other disloyal practice
against the United States.
Second. That immediate report be
made to Major l.. &. Turner; Judge
Advocate, in order that such persons
may be tried before Military Commas
sion.
Third. That the expenses of such
arrest and Imprisonment will be certified
to the Chief Clerk of the War Depart
mcnt for settlement and payment:
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
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Bss" The pleasantest things in the world
are pleasant thoughts; and the greatest art
in life is to have as many of item ms oss BILE.
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Rsss~ Wise men are instructed by reason:
men of less understanding by experience !;
the most ignorant by necessity and the
beast by nature.