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Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-04
6'oFElos. .sEcRzrARr OF srArs. 3

SIR:The act rclatingsto the proposed.
amendmens 10 the Constitution. prescribes,
the manner Of 1oting for sand against said
ameridmsAk and how the returns of the
election shall be made by County Clerks to
this ofii6e{ and-ih order TO secure Uniform
ity in the returns this circular is issued.
The first secti6Hr provides that dsThose
voting gfarthe amendment shall eput upon
their ballots these words u Unconstitutional
Amendment, Yesr Those-voting against
1t shah put tnpen their ballets these words !:
Coistitutionaii A mendmelit MOI; "iil Only
one poiH should be held and one ballot cast,
of Course. and that the pollfor the election
of State and county officers ;aand the ballot
thesasne es the one on which are printed
the'names or said officers. 4 II sess ia
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-04

ANOTHER JoURsAL LIE.-Below we give
q note fromgaowell-known citizen, expos
ing one of the .Jogrnars lies:
WrncursrrR o. Oct O 1897
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
Marriage Associations. A

These institutions, according to the New
York Times, are getting to be very common
among us. The editor says:
persons advertise to introduce ladies to
getlemen and get them fixed in the bonds
of matrimony for the matter of a few dollars.
Cheap as the bargain may be, the usbands
and wives so united may prove to be dear
at any price, especially if the system adopt
ed always resembles that practiced by firm
of this sort at Chicago. 1t was given in
evidence before the magistrate that one o!
the firm used TO say to young lady, We
will get you merried for S. 'Of course,
as the witness says, she lady replied yes.
Then a rumor of her engagement is set
aioat, and some young man is set TO work
to cut the lover out a favorite pastime.
The young man pays his addresses, and at
last is egged on to propose, never dream
ing that he will be accepted. But he al
ways is,' add these cold -blooded traders
upon the weakness of human nature. We
must say that they exhibit a good deal OF
observation of the world in their schemes
especially of the softer seX-we mean the
masculine. The plan above sketched is
that which has been pursued by certain
dowagers from time immemorial, with emf
nent success. 1t is used in fashionable life
and is rarely known to fail. But that peo-
pie should pay to have the operation ol
snaring performed upon them is so utterly
incredible that we are disposed to reject the
whole story as fabrication, and protest
that men are not so utterly unfit to be a
large as this spurious narrative would hay,
believe"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

An article, under the above caption, has
gone the rounds of most of the agricultural
papers. The writer objects to d dish faced
horse, as being indifferent and unreliable.
have been an extensive breeder of horses
for nearly half century, and have dealt
pretty largely in horses, and have always
found the best, sprightly and reliable horses
with dish face and wide between the eyes.
On the contrary, Roman noscd horses are
usually dull, and sluggish, and difficult to
teach, whereas the dishface is sensible and
readily taught, affectionate and spirited. /
never did, nor never will, breed good mare
to Roman-nosed horse. | would rather
send twenty miles to dish, faced horse
Horse dealers in Kentucky are always ready
to make known to the purchaser of a horse
that he is ''cimblin faced" as they call it in
Jockey pariance l now own three-year
old that is very much cimblin- faced, and
more afiectionate aud better disposed ami
NAL never saw he is really troublesome
in pasture with his caresses-he rubs against
me like cat. / once owned a blooded
race. horse and a stallion, that was dish
faced and extremely kind and gentle; but
treat him roughly, and he would resent an
injury as quick as man. Nothing could
be done with him when foolish groom had
treated him rudely. He appeared to pos
sess the instincts of humanity Cores
p0nd6nt Country Gentleman.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
bsaising Pear Trees.

DR.. Van Mons, of Belgium, has written
letter to correspondent of the lNdgasins
Of horticulture, in which he describes new
mode OF obtaining pear trees, which, if re-
liable, will result III increasing the number
Of trees indefinitely. We suggest to those
who are transplanting pear trees to make
experiments according to the process:
81 now propagate for myself and intimate
friends the most choice variety of pears.
which obtain by means of the roots. Not
single one fails in this new process. IL is
immaterial in what manner they are set out.
This method ! discovered accidentally in
consequence of some roots on which | in
tended to graft other kinds of pears, being
thrown on the ground and covered with q
little earth, to preserve them until used for
that purpose, and which were lost sight of
and forgotten until the next spring, when
all OF them set up stocks, which, in the
autumn, were as tall as those raised from
the seed of two years growth. They can
be set out in the spring as well as autumn.
II | had sooner known this method, I should
not have lost a single one of new varieties
of pears, for roots could have been taken
from all the kinds in my large plantation at
the time of its destruction.
Such roots should be selected as have one
or more terminal fibres, and those that are
often cut off or left in the earth when tree
is transplanted succeed well. They cannot
be larger than the finger. The wounds at
the large ends of the roots should be cover
ed with the same composition to protect
them, as in grating. They must be set
obliquely.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
AGRICULTURAL, &C.
From the Germantown Telegraph.
The Difference between the Soil
and the SubsOii.

Beneath the surface soil, in which we
place our seed, and which is moved by the
passage of the plow, we find what is com
monty styled the subsoil, which though
most similar to is often very different in
composition from the surface soil. Though
it does not contain the decayed vegetation
which exists in the surface soil, it often con-
tains much fertile matter which if brought
to the surface would do much to enrich the
surface soil. This is particularly the case
when hard, retentive subsoil underlays a
rich, loose one; the lime, iron, magnesia,
and saline constituents of the surface soil,
having greater specific gravity than the
soil on which they lay or to which they are
applied, naturally sink until they find soil
OF their own gravity, which if the subsoi is
hard and retentiyc is usually in the upper
strata OF layer thereof This is of great and
vital importance in su5soiling, for 1t is evil
dent that in a subsoil of this kind, 1t would
be very bad policy to bring to the surface
six or seven inches of the subsoil.
Nor are the saline constituents of the soil
all that are found enriching the subsoil, fol
anything valuable in the upper soil ia solu-
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
HUMOROUS.

Don't touch the lutte when drums are re.
sounding A wise man remains silent when
fools are speaking.
An exchange advises gentlemen not to
part their hair behind, for "hair parted in
that way reveals soft place in the head"
The ladies May their virtues exceed even
the magnitude of their skirts, while their
faults be still smaller than their bonnets.
1t was Scotch woman who said that the
butcher of her town only killed half beast
at time.
Samuel Dunn is the only Revolutionary
pensioner now living, and joker thinks it
curious that Done" should close the list
AT a prayer meeting in New Hampshire
worthy ayman spoke OF a poor boy whose
father was drunkard and whose mother
was a widow. ..
An 1rishman having been told that the
price OF bread had fallen, exclaimed "This
is the first time that l ever rejoiced at the
fall of my best friend"
A member of fashionable church cleo
tritied music seller some time since by in
quiriDg for "Solomon's Song" saying his
minister had spoken of it as production
of great genius, and that he wanted his
daughter to sing it.
IL was Dutchman who said pig had no
ear marks except short tail and it was
British magistrate who, being told by va
gabond that he was not married, responded,
That's a good thing for your wife"
A lady once asked the Able dc Matignon
how old he was. "Why, am only thirty
two" said he, "but count myself thirty
three, because little boy was born before
l was and died, evidently keeping me back
whole year by accident.
A Yankee genius out west, conceiving
that little powder thrown upon some
green wood would facilitate its burning, di-
rected a small stream upon the smoking pile
and not possessing hand sufficiently quick
to cut this off at a desirable moment he was
blown into pieces. The coroner thus rea.
soned out the verdict: 1T can't be called
suicide, because he didn't mean to kill nim-
self it wasn't visitation of God, because
he wasn't struck by lightning; he didn't die
for the Want of breath, for he hadn't any
thing left to breathe with. It's plain he
didn't know what he was about, SO | shall
bring in, Died for the want of common
sense.'"
COULDN'T DO HIMSELF JUsTICE.-A col
ored man who had stuck to the rebel arm
Of Gen. Hood through thick and thin, was
in hopes of being able to march into Nash
vile and pay his respects to lady who be-
longed to the upper crust of the colored
society; but when he discovered that the
besieging army was retreating, he determin-
ed to break through the lines and throw
himself to Gen. Thomas, hat in hand, and
standing very straight.
Where are you from Z" inquired the Gen
eral
Use jest from dc army, sah."
"What army?"
'Mr. Hoods army, sah."
"Where is Mr.. Hood now 7"
"He's leavin, sab he's lcavin'.
"Ah! thought Mr.. Hood, as you call him
was coming into Nashvillen
''NO sat-: INr. Hood thinks ho can't do his
self justice in NaShgiUe :"
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

QUEEN VICToRIA's GRANDCHILDREN-T
Princess Christian, formerly known as the
Princess Helena, Queen Victoria's third
daughter, gave birth to a son on the 18th
of April. She was married, July 9th, 1866,
to the peuniless, midGle-aged Prince Chris
tian of Augustenburg, who, although he
had morganatic wife and half a dozen
children in Germany, was selected by Queen
Victoria as husband for her daughter. The
son of the Princess Christian is Queen Vic
toria's twelfth grandchild. The Crown
Princess of Prussia has had five children,
Zone deadD the Princess Alice of Hesse has
three; the Prince of Wales three. If the
five children of her Majesty yet to be mar
ried are equally fortunate, there is little
danger of the crown of Great Britain ever
passing out of tie HanoveTian line.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

From the above observations we can read
lily see that the effect of subsol blowing and
trenching, will vary with the character of
the subsoil if the latter is hard and COM
pact it will probably arrest the downward
passage of the water containing the valua-
BILE portions of the surface soil, which upon
being again brought to the surface will of
course enrich the surface soil but if on the
other hand the subsoil is light and loose,
and of texture not calculated to retain tho
saline constituents brought from above, they
will pass through it, and when it is turned
up II may not only not enrich the ground
above, but may for time decrease the
crops, for the only benefit gained seems to
be that of 6eeping the surface soil, which
even of itself is an important one. This
may in great measure account for the va
ried success which always attends subsoil
blowing, and more careful attention to the
difference may be the means of preventing
much disappointment as has been the case
with your new correspondent but old reader
GREAT VALLEY
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

BILE, and however hard and compact the sub
soil may appear TO be it is more or less p.ne-
trsted by water, which takes with it and de-
posits the fertility of the surface soil. It
often happens that the farmer who practices
subsoiling will on this account receive more
benefit from the first brought to the surface
than from any subsequent operation.
The following analysis of the surface soil
with its adjoining subsoil from the banks
of the Ohio, made by johnson, will proba-
bly, best show the difference between the
two. They were found to contain Of
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
RECIPES, sc.

To KEEP MEAT FREsH.-As farmers gen
orally reside at a distance from regular meat
markets, the following directions for keep
ing meat may be of use to those that try it:
cut the meat in slices ready to fry; pack it
in a jar, in layers sprinkle with salt and
pepper just enough to make it palatable;
place on the top thick paper or cloth,
with salt half an inch thick; keep this on
all the while. Meat can be kept for three
weeks in the summer, and the last will bs
as good as the first
BEpBuGs-SALT THEM.--A lady writes
to the Texas Christian Adrocate that sal: is
sure thing on bedbugs. Wash the a.ti-
cles and places infested with the bugs with
salt aud water, and fill cracks and crevices
where the vermin hide-they will give no
more trouble. They cannot abide where
salt is.
To REMOVE SUNBURN.-Milk of almonds
made thus: Take of blanched bitter al
monds half an ounce; soft water half a
pint make an emulsion by beating the al
monds and water together. Strain through
muslin cloth, and it is made.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

EATING WHILE FATIGUED.-There are
few habits more injurious to health than the
common one of filling the stomach with
food while the body is fatigued. Men will
come from the fields, from their shops and
their counters, with their bodies or brains,
or both, almost exhausted, sit down and
hurriedly eat hearty meal, and then go
back again to their abors. If the brain or
any part of, or organ of the body becomes
unduy fatigued, the whole system requires
rest for awhile, that the nervous influence
and the circulation of the blood may become
equalized throughout the body before an
other demand is made upon the vital ener-
gies. If the stomach is filled with food
while the vital forces are powerfully direct
ed to the brain or the muscles, digestion
cannottake place until and equilibrium has
been established, and the blood and nervous
power determined to the stomach, conse-
quently the food remains undigested, fer
ments and becomes sour and iIritates the
stomach, causing arrangement and disease
of the digestive organs and, through them,
of the whole system. If you have any care
for your health and comfort never sit down
to eat while either body or brain is fatigued
from over eXertion.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

it expels disease ana restores health and stimulates
the organs Of life into vigorous action Hence it
pdy cures a variety of complaints which are caused
by impurty Of the blood such Scrofula, King e
Evil, Tumors, Ulcers, Sores, Eruptions, Pimples,
Blotches, Boils, st. Anthonys Fire, Rose or Erysi-
Pelas, letter or Salt Rheum Scald Head, Ring
Worm, Cancer or Cancerous Tumors, Sore Eyes, Fe-
male Disease, such Retention, Irregularity, Sup
preston, Whites, Sterilty also Syphilis or Venerea
Diseases, Liver Complaints, and Heart Diseases
Try AYERS SARsAPARILLA and see for yourself the
surprising active with which it ceases the blood and
cures these disorders.
During late years the public have been mised by
large bottles, pretending to give quart Of Extract
of Sarsaparia for one dollar. Most of these have
been frauds upon the sick for they not only contain
little, If any, Sarsparla but often curative in-
gredient whatever Hence, bitter disappointment
has followed the of the various extracts ofSasa
parilla which flood the market, until the name itself
has become synonymous with imposition and cheat.
Still we call this compound Sarssparila," and in
tend to supply such a remedy as shall rescue the
name from the load of oboquy which rests upon IL.
We think We have ground for believing it has virtues
which irresistible by the class of diseases It Is in
tended to cure We can assure the sick, that we
offer them the best Alternative we know how to pro-
duce and have to believe it Is by far the
most efectual purifier of the blood yet discovered.
AYERS Cherry Pectora is so universally known to
surpass every other medicine for the cure Of Coughs
Colds Influenza, Hoarseness, Group, Bronchitis, In.
cipient Consumption and for the relief OF Consump
tive Patients in yanced stages of the disease that,
ii is useless here recount the evidence ofs virtues
The world knows them
Prepared by Dr.. j. @. AVER Co Lowell, Mass.
and sold by all Druggists and dealers in medicine
everywhere.
April 20, lss1-an On 3ro.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

A lady says the first time she was kissed
she felt like tub OF roses swimming in
honey, cologne, nutmegs and cranberries.
She felt also as if something was running
through her nerves on feet of diamonds, es-
corted by several little oupids in chsriots
drawn by honey suekles, and the whole
spread with melted rainbows.
A PRoBLEM.-f, as the poet says, "beauty
draws US with single hair" then what
oh tell us what--must be the effect Of o
modern waterfall. al
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Grant and sherman.


The joint Committee on the Conduct of
the War have recently issued their report
in an immense volume, containing reports
by Generals Sherman, Thomas, Pope, and
other generals. The volume contains many
documents never yet published, and among
them the two following letters
Private.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 4, 1864
DEAR SHERMAN: The bill reviving the
grade of lieutenant general in the army has
become law, and my name has been sent
to the Senate for the place. | now receive
orders to report to Washington immediately
lin person, which indicates either confr
nation or a likelihood of confirmation.
start in the morning to comply with the or
der, but shall say very distinctly, on my
arrival there, that | accept no appointment
which will require me to make that city my
headquarters. This, however, is not what
| started out to write about. While | have
been eminently successful in this war, in at
least tue confidence of the public, no one
feels more than me how much of this success
is due to the energy, skill, and harmonious
putting forth of that energy and skill, of
those whom it has been my good fortune to
have occupy "a subordinate position under
me.
There are many officers to whom these re-
marks are applicable to greater or less de
gree, proportionate to their ability as sol
diers. But what l want is to express my
thanks to you and Mcpherson, as the men
to whom, above all others, feel indebted
for whatever | have had of success. How
far your advice and suggestions have been
4
ecution of whatever has been given you to
do entities you to the reward am receiving,
you cannot know as well as me. ! feel all
the gratitude this letter would express, eiy-
ing it the most flattering construction. The
word you" use in the plural, intending it
for Mcpherson also. l should write to him,
and will some day; but, starting in'the
morning, do not know that | will find
time just now.
Your friend,
U. S. GRANT, Maj. Genl
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
NEW SERIES, VOL. 8, NO. 80.
P O E 7 I G. A l..
CHRISTIAN CHARITY.

Judge not the workings OF his brain
And of his heart thou canst not see
What looks to thy dim eyes a stain,
In Gods pure light may only be
A scar, brought from some wel-won field,
Where thou wotldst only faint and yield.
The look, the air, that frcts thy sight,
May be token that below
The soul has closed in deadly fight
With some internal fiery foe,
Whose glance would scorch thy smiling grace,
And cast thee shuddering on thy face
The fall thou darest TO despise,
May be the sleckened angels hand
Has suffered it, that he may rise
And take firmer, surer stand ..
Or, trusting less to earthly things,
May henceforth learn to free its wings.
And judge none lost, but wait and see
With hopeful pity, not disdain;
The depth of the abyss may be
The measure of the height of pain,
And love and glory that may raise
This soul to God in after days.
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
BountIes Collected.

@. W. HAUPT Attorney at Law, Sunbury, Pa
offers his professional services for the collection Of
hountes due to soldiers under the late Equalization
Act passed by Congress. As an authorized claim
agent he will promptly collect all Bonntiss, Pensions
and Gratuites due TO sodio Of the late war, OF the
war Of 1872 800
Runbury, August rs, 1886
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

Eggs with iron shells will be fact at the
Paris Exposition. A Berlin chemist caused
his hens to produce them by feeding them
on preparation in which iron was made
to take the place of lime. The eggs may
do very well for transportation, but how
about the chickens
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
Z. q. GOBLIN
M8GDEJNH>~s

rTNI1E following persons entitled to receive an
Il increase of Bounty under the Act Of Congress
passed July 1866, to equalize Bounties.
1st All soldiers who enlisted after the 10th day of
April, 1861, for years, and served their time of
enlistment and have been honorably discharged, and
have received or are entitled receive Bounty Of
$780, are entitled an additional Bounty of SlOG.
I'd All such soldiers who enlisted for years, and
have been honorably discharged on account of
wounds received in the line of duty are entitled to
an additional Bounty of SEOO.
81 The Widow, Minor Children, or Parents of such
soldiers who died in the service of wounds disease
entitled to an additional Bounty of sIOO.
By application to S. P. wOLVERTON, Esq, Of
suNBURY, Pennsylvania, who is an authorized Claim
Agent, all such claims can be speedily collected.
Sunbury, August 4, lS66.--tf
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25
CLEANSE THE BLOOD.

WITH corrupt, or taint-
ed Blood, you are sick all
over. 1t may burst out
in Pimples, or Sores, or in
some active disease, or it
may merely keep you list.
less, depressed and good
for nothing. Bot you can
not have good health while
your blood is impure
AYERS SARsAPARILLA
nnrnaa ontthese i'm nnrities
Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1867-05-25

New York, it is said, devours $2,OOO,OOO
worth of eggs year. One hotel in that
city consumes barrel day. These eggs
are gathered from large extent of country
around New York. One, dealer, alone for
wards from Philadelphia to New York a
hundred barrels daily.
The peach growers of Delaware and
Maryland, as well as of New Jersey, antici
pate full crops. The shippers OF peaches to
the New York market, il is said, have made
arrangements with the railroad companies
to send seventy-fve cars of peaches, daily,
during the season.