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The Portland daily press., 1867-06-20

furnishing sufficient assurance of his skill and sue.
lesS. u .a 3. -,
.l Caution ts the Public.
Every intelligent and thinking person must know
hat remedies handed out Tor general should have
heir efficacy established by well tested experience in
the hands of regularly educated oh, sician whose
preparatory studies lit him for ali The duties he must
fulfil; yet the country is flooded with poor nostrums
and 1ure-as purportng to be the hest in the world,
which are not only useless, but always injurious.
The unfortunate should be PARTICULAR in selecting
his physician, as it is Lmentabe yet ncontrovert-
PIE iact that many syphitic patients are made mis-
cradle with ruined constitutions by maltreatment
from inexperienced physicians In general practice tor
tsa point generally conceded by the best sypiogra-
pliers, that the study anc management OF these come
plants should engross the whole time of those who
would be competent and successful in their treat
ment ana cure The inexperienced general practi-
uoner, having neither opportunity time to max
himself acquainted with their pathology, commonly
pursues one system OF treatment, in most max
ing an ndlscrminate use OF that antquated and dam
gerous weapon, the Mercury.
Have Ueaadence. l.s
All who have committed an excess OF any kind
whether be the solitary vice of YOUTH the sting
ing rebuke of misplaced confidence in maturer years
- SEEK FOR An ANTIDoTE IN SEASON. r
The Pains and Aches, and Lassitude and Nervou.
Prostration that may follow Impure Cotton,
3 are the Barometer to the whole system.
DO not wait for the contamination that sure to fol.
low; do not wait for Unsightly Ulcers, Tor ~
Disabled Limbs, for Loss OF Beauty I-I
and Complexion. - H.
Kew Many Thoasan Ls Can Tosti(v IN Thts
by Unhappy Experienced!
Young men troubled with emissions in sleep,--a
youth-treated scientifically and perfect cure war
ranted or no charge made. 80 - ! :. =
Hardly day passes but we are consulted by one OF
more young men with the above disease SOME OF
whom are as weak and emaciated as though they had
the consumption and by their friends are supposed q
nave u. All such cases yield to the proper and only
made to rejoice in perfect health.
Middie-Axed Men.
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and whom the plant is in bloom tho
whole stem gathered and dried in tho
shade. Tho moro delicate savory
horbs lose much of their aromatic
qualities by being exposed to tho air.
10 preserve all the good qualities of
tho horb, rub tho leaf off by hand,
put thom in clean bottles and cork
tight. Herbs thus managed, will keep
good and fresh for Communi-
Gated by DR.. CamaA, from Transactions
Of the Southern Central Ayt Society.
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THE. CULTURE OF VEGETABLES.
BY CHARLES A. PEABODY.

poT HERDs-SAGE.-No kitchen
garden is complete, unless it is stocked
with those aromatic herbs which gives
zcst and rolisb to all cookery
About tho most important IN the cat
alogue, is sage. This standard herb
is not only used extensively medically
but it forms.a most important part in
seasoning fresh pork, and sayoring
stews, roasts, &C., and yet, not ono
garden in twenty can boast plenty
Of sage. The good house vito relies
on the drug store for the shaker press.
ed sage, and frequently to her morti-
hcation and chagrin, is not able to find
it there; and who could blame the
good lady for saying some hard things
When the sausage was all ready, and
no sage to put into it. AS we'll might
she make mince pies without meat, or
dumplings without apples. Raise
your own sage then, ye housewives of
Georgia. There is no plant easier of
cultivation. Sage is perennial plant,
and is perfectly hardy it may be
propagated By seeds, or by dividing
the roots. Tho seed may be planted
any time from tho first of ] january to
tho first of March. Plant in drills two
feet apart, and thin out to twelve or
fourteen inches. Sage will grow in
almost any son, but rich sandy loan
suits it best. Gather the leaves when
the plant is in bloom, as they then
contain all their strength, and dry
them in the shade. No herb that is
gathered for its aromatic savory quail
tiles should be dried in the sun.
D THYhE.-This is another excellent
pot herb, and is also a perennial. It
may be propagated by seeds or divi-
ding the roots. Thyme trails ON tie
ground, and should be sowed where it
is designed for the bed, to remain. A
bed of it will last for years. There
are several other pot'herbs, which are
annuals, and are tender; among them
the Summer Sayory, the Sweet Mar
jorum, &c. These may be sown in
April, in drills eighteen inches apart,
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thoroughly knows about, whether he
's not dazzlcd and beguilod. 1t is not
enough that he means well by YOU
aud is your friend. In the losses
which will como upon you it will be
no consolation that he shares them.
Seek advisers who are prudent, unex.
cited, as we'll as friendly and disintcr-
estcd.
Mako it a rulo to talso no part in
those kinds of Investment which aro
mere:games of chance. The chance
will always be- against you many fold;
you will certainly, as far as it goes,
unsottlo and dcm6fhlizo your mind.
Thcro is somo risk and somo chance
even in tho safest kinds of property;
DO not expose yourself unnecessarily
to their exciting and dangerous fluc.
tuatIons.
Again, DO resoluto never to incur
debts for speculative purposes. Thore
is class of commercial credits that
are we'll understood as perfectly lesit-
lmato and necessary, but debts incur
red for speculative risks arc ALWAYS
dangerous; it imperls your worldly
condition and prospccts-it imperils
your peace of mind, your intcg-
rlty, and all tho satisfactions of life.
Above all things bo resolutcly faith.
ful in all thugs of pecuniary trust
Never expose the property of other
persons to your own.risk, nor to any
risks without their knowledge and
consent. When tho money of others
ls contided to your keeping bo strict
never to connect it in any shape with
any interests or projects of your
own, nor listen for one moment to
tho subtle alIurements of others to
help and befriend them stiae every
tooling of friendship, kindness or affec.
ton, when it suggests the slightest
breach Of trust. There are families to-
day who sit mourning in shame and
ruin because tho heads of them sur
rendered their integrity and faithful
ness to weak compassion and misplac.
cd sympathy. Before oil things else
pc faithful to trusts DR.. Putnam.
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10, if. ho had paid mo visit, as 1 had
| expected, for had written to invite
him whilo ho was on a tour from his
consulate at Fernando Po TO several
points on the West. African coast. A
woman, belonging to neighboring
village, had told her people that she
had seen two squads Of female goril-
las, somc of thom accompanied by
their young ones, in her plantain field.
The mon resolved to go in chase of
thom, 80 they armed themselves with
guns, axes, and spears and sailed forth.
Tho situation was very favorable for
tho hunters; they formed limo across
tho narrow strip of land and pressed
forward, driving tho animals to the
cdge of tho water. When they came
in sight of them, they mado all tho
noiso in thoir power, and thus bewiI-
dcred tho gorillas, who were shot or
beaten down in their cndeavors to es-
cape. There were eight adult femal-
es altogether, but not a single male.
The negroes thought tho males were
in concealment in the adjoining woods,
having probably been frightened away
by tho noise.
This incident led me to modify
somewhat the opinions l had express
cd, in "Adventurcs in Equatorial AT.
rica," regarding solno of tho habits Of
the gorilla. L there said that L be-
loved it impossible to capture an adult
female alive, but ought to havo ad-
dcd, unless wounded. I havo also
satisfied myself that the gorilla is
more gregarious than formerly con-
sidercd it to be; at least it is now
clear that ut certain times of the
year, it COOS in bands more numerous
than those l saw in my former jour-
ney. Then I never saw moro than
five together. 1 have myself. seen, on
my Prcsont expedition, two of these
bands of gorilas, numbering eight or
ten, and havo had authentic accounts
from the natives of other similar
bands. 1t is truo that whom gorillas
become aged, they seom 10 be more
solitary and to live in pairs, or, as in
Tho case Of Old males, quite alone. l
have been assured by the negroes that
solitary and agod gorillas are some
times seen almost white; tho hair be-
comes grizzled with ago, and.I have
no doubt that tho statement of their
becoming occasionally white with ex-
treme old ago is quito correct.
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BELIEvINa.--It is related of Napo.
leon that when Marshal Duroo, an
avowed infidel, was once telling b
very improbable story, giving bis
opinion that it was true, tho Emperor
quietly remarked: "There are sonie
men who are capable Of believing ev-
cry thing but the Bible" This re-,
mark finds abundant illustrations in
every age. There are men all about
us, at the present day, who tell id
they can not believe the Bible but
their capacities for believing every.
thing which seems to oppose the Bible
are enormous. The greediness with
which they devou" the most far.fetch-
ed stories-the aimsisst' argumehts--
if they only appear to milita5s sgAihst
the Word Of God-is astonishing
, Congreyati0nalist. =. ,ga:.sz. 10 - q. =
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ing; rake it up, before tho dow falls,
in long and thick rows, and put it in
heaps (according as it is moro or less
curcd) Of from so to 100 lbs. Ifmuch
cured, put in largo heaps; let it sweat
in the cock over night, and if pretty
green, also over another day; these
open rs soon as tho dow is off, and
spread thom out to cure; turn the
hay about 10 o'clock, and after dinner
it will bo roady to haul. Stacks are
frequently SO badly made that it is
better to put hay up in pons, sheltered
by split boards carefully laid over,
with a considerable slope to tho roof.
Very few plantations havo sufficient
barn room. Log pens, with board
roofs, cost but little, and tho waste
from stacking hay and fodder is very
grcat-tho outside OF small stack,
which is largo proportion of tho
whole, being worthless, so far as OK
posed to wet.
Many swampy places are now dry
enough for ditching. Even if tho
ground is hard, it is better to dig
bitches now, as hands ought not to be-
exposed, by doing this sort of work
during winter. These swampy soils
not only yield, when mado dry, the
very bost returns of any part Of tho
plantation, but on their drainage, the
health of tho locality often entirely
depends. The increased physician 3
bills, and loss of time from sickness, ia
sufficient in ono year, in some cases,
to pay for draining the swamp from
which arises the diseases of the loca-
ton.
In this, rs in every other month, all
spare time should be given to the man.
ufacture of manrres. Haul in leaves.
rich earth from the fence sides, and
vegetable matter Of all kiuds, on
which to bed your stock. A great
deal Of this sort OF stuff can be 20:
from tho vegetable garden, in tho way
of weeds, trash, &c. Tako the rich
earth from drains and bitches to your
stock-yards. a fow minutes spent
thus every day, and tho results Of the
stables, yards, &c, pu: in tho pile with
rich dirt from any source, will give
surprisingly largo accumulation in
autumn. And most of this sort of
work can be performed by tho younger
and weaker hands. :.
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WARNINGS AGAINST HASTE TO RI
pICu

Do not indulge dreams of great
wealth, nor accustom tho mind to rev.
ell in tho fancied felicities of its DOS
session. There is small chance for
anybody that such dreams will bo re-
allied. Ii they are realized they will
not bring the sufficiency and happiness
you expect, and if not realized loaye
you q disordered Imagination and
morbid discomfort, with an incapacity
for approaching those common bless
ings of moderate success which are
always best
For tho most part keep your ideas
Of worldly advancement connected
with your one legitimate pursuit, the
calling which you are trained to and
understand; seek your prosperity in
that, and let not your wishes or imag.
nations stray often or far from that,
and be not too easily tempted to re-
llnquish that for other enterprises
which perhaps only look to you more
dazzling because you arc less acquaint-
cd with them..
You desire very properly 50 to keep
and employ your savings as to make
provision fer old age or a time of in
trinity or for your families, and also
to add to your comforts Of life as you
60 along. AS general rule, invest
those savings in thugs near to you,
and things that you know about and
are competent to judge of. Or if
from the circumstances Of your posi-.
ton, you are no judge Of any kind of
business or property, and you,m
take advice, take it from the wisest
and most honest persons you know of,
who will not recommend toyou an in.
vestnent Unless they understand it
and believe in it; DO not take advice
from adveDturers who have their own
interest TO serve, and who try to dag
Ele you with schemes of fabulous
gains. Be suspicious of all the Bplen-
did allurements they hold ont; it is
their own advantage and not yours
they are seeking; and even when
your own honest and friendly neigh
Dor offers you, grand opportunities Of
doubling yopr money quickly, consid.
or long whether it is q matter that ho
Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-07-12
COLONIZATION IN BRAZIL
by REV. D. M'NEILL TURNER, D. d
LETTER 4TH.
ABDEvILLE, s. c.. Jnl

ABDEv1LLE, s. c., July 6, 1867.
My DEAR DocroR: I fancy that upon read
ing over again my yprevious letters, YOU NAV saw.
as did another friend to whom, in conversation, I
stated my plan for colonization in Brazil: "Doc.
tor You will have to allow considerable mar
gin." l admit that. Common sense demands
that due allowance be made for the imperfec.
tIon OF plans, and for the imperfections of those
to whom the execution of them may be entrust.
ed An engine of sixty-horse power never does
accomplish all that tho theory on which it is
based would indicate. No small amount Of
power is exhausted in overcoming friction.
cannot see, however, why my scheme should be
deemed impracticable. am indebted to yerv
wise man for the outlines of it. refer to Ne
hemiah. He accomplished his object in rebuild.
ing the walls of Jerusalem by enlisting great
many in the work. and by requiring every man
to build "oUer against his house," assigning to
each Individual Il particular portion Of the
work. Despite the labor and the opposition,
that great work was accomplished in ffty-two
days. The secret of Nehemiah's remarkable
success is given by him in this brief sentence ::
" Tie people had a mind to work. They were
terribly in earnest. They carried their weapons
BY their side,. and they did not put off their
clothes, except for washing. Now, my dear
Doctor, success cannot be e.expecled in this or
any other enterprise without the proper mate
rial and the proper means. Earnestness, energy,
oneness of purpose, uuselfishness, strong mutual
sympathy, and trust in God, are indispensable
to success in this undertaking. My plan pro-
ceeds upon tho suppositon that all who are
likely to engage iu it are animated by desire
to "better their condition." socially az well az
materially. They will wish to reconstruct soci-
ETY. as we'll as their fortunes. Hence, some old
notions and practices must be laid aside. There
are good many folks who do nothing for
churches, schools, railroads factories, or any
thing else that promises to advance the welfare
Of society. They take it for granted, that as all
these things are very desirable. they will como
into existence In some way or other--somebody
will start them and keep them going. They
have 90 much confidence in the benevoleries and
shs enterprise of others, that they do not feel
called upon to do anything. Nay, these gen.
srous. souls woald not, for any consideration,
deprive their neighbers of tho great pleasure Of
doing everything without help from them.
They srs very oondssosnding, too. r. When
ehurehe. ard railroads have been built, they
win actually deign to occupy seats in the cars
Of the one and the psws Of the other; but With
this slight difference, they appreciate the seat
in a ear 30 much, that they will condeseend to
pay something for the use Of it. am free to
admit, that having such digni6ed folks as these
in yisw,1 should bsobiiged to allow very wide
marsin;in NY calculations. I.donbt very much
whether ! should have had ahy honey to eat
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19

STARTING THE N. Y. TR1BUNE--In his autobiography in the New York Ledger. MT Greeley speaks thus handsomely of his rival, Raymond of the Times, who help ed him start the T5'ibune:-
 On the intellectual side, my venture was not so rash as it seemed. My own fifteen years devotion to newspaper making, in all phases, was worth far more than will be generally supposed; and I had already se- cured first assistant in Mir. Henry J. Raymond, who-lIaving for two years,, while in college at Burlington, Vt,, had been a valuable contributor to the literary side of JHe Neao Yorker-had hied to the city directly upon graduating, late in 194O, and gladly accepted my offer to hire him at $8 per week until he could do better, I he'd not much for him to do till the Tri- bune was started then had enough; and l never found another person, barely of age and just from his studies, who evinced so much and so versatile ability in journal ism as he did. Abler and stronger men I may have met; cleverer, readier, more generally efficient journalist, I never saw. He remained with me eight years. if nv serves, and is the only assistant with whom l ever felt inclined to remonstrate for .do- ing more work than any human frame and brain could be expected long to endure His salary was of course gradually increas- ed from time to time; but his services were more valuable in proportion to their cost than those of any one else who ever work. ed on the Tribune.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19

THE HON. CHARLES J. McCURDY.-Judee McCurdy of Lyme, retired from the bench of our Supreme Court last week on Satur. day, having reached the age of 70 years. the constitutional limit. He has been one of our most able, judicious, energetic and courteous Judges, and those qualities have gained him popularity with the Bar. which supplemented the admiration it had for his learning Judge McCurdy was born Dec. 7, 1797, and is consequently seventy years old He entered Yale College in 1913, and was graduated at the age of 20. in 1877. He was admitted to the Bar and took prominent stand as lawyer at an early age. He frequently represented his town and district in both branches of the Legislature, and was several years Speaker of the House. In 1845 and '46 he was Lieutenant-Governor of the State. He was for several years U. s. Minister to Austria. In all these positions he exhibit ed high order of talent, and his appoint ment to the Bench of the Supreme Court was regarded with favor by all parties.
 The Hartford Times, 8 political oppo- nent, says of him:
 Previous to his elevation to the Bench he was strong partizan, and his political opinions have been at all times diametri. cally opposed to ours. It is due to him, however, to say that he has been uniformly regarded as learned lawyer and an up- right Judge. The Supreme Court, by req son of the conclusion of Judge McCurdy's term of office, and by law of the last session of the Legislature. is reduced to four members, who will hereafter consti- tute the Court, a majority being required to reverse decision of the Superior Court.
 ''The limitation of the term of the office of Judge to seventy years may be @ wise provision of the Constitution, but in Judge McCurdy's case it terminates the service of a man apparently in the very prime of life, with his physical and mental powers un- impaired ..
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WHOLE NO. .o72.

finally grew personal. T want to know said he to Bromley, .how quarter -mas- ter-sergeant can send home eighty dollars a month! Why, the deuce,' said Brom- ley; I'm surprised! Don't you know the facilities we have for sending on monev9 Send 1t by Adamss Express, of coursel x < Where does the Tombigbee empty?' in- terrupted Captain Raymond, who prided himself upon his geographical knowledge. The Tombigbee river, said Bromley. The Tombigbee empty?' 'Why, where do you empty Q bottle of whiskey? Into your mouth! We'll, the Bigtomby river empties into its mouth!" ~ Who was responsible for the following pun does not appear-we suspect Col 8. himself "Now the serpent was more swbe- ler than any beast of the field" - REIMBURSEMENT.
 When the time came for re-enlistment no regiment showed more alacrity than the Thirteenth Connecticut. Out of four hun. dred and six present for duty when the or der came authorizing them to do SO, fou,. Hundred re-enlisted in single day, pro. portion entirely unprecedented.
 In the appendix to Col. Sprague's book. there is full roll of the regiment, rank and file as we'll as officers, together with other important papers, .a
 Altogether, Col Sprague's work is ona that cannot fail to be very acceptable to the Connecticut public; it contains much of interest to the general reader, and will be of essential service to any one who may undertake to write correct history of the War in the Southwest
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19

The Paris Uaivers takes a desponding view of the Garibaldians in the next world. A correspondent of the Uaioe's, descri- ping the aspect of corpse of a captain of Papal Zouaves slain in the assault of Mon- te Rotondo, says: Still on his lips there was the most graceful smile, and, strange contrast, which powerfully illustrated the difference of the two causes-by the side of this noble young man was stretched the body of Garabaldian with red beard. bathed in blood, and with face which ex- pressed damnation,"
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19

Subscriptions are being raised in Eng land for the widows and orphans and of others dependent on the sufferers lost in the several vessels wrecked at St. Thomas and for the maimed and injured survivors including the whole of the foregoing who may be resident of any part of the United States. H 5oa ' 1 Brigandage has commenced on Q large
 scale in the Campagna and Miritima prov.
 inces of Rome. |s ssof7f ei1s
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19
and Foreign Patents
K. Ha. CODY.

SOLICITOR OF EATEN IFS, Late Agent of the U. s. Patent Office, Wash ...sl ington, under the Act of 1887.
 No. 7s STATE STREET, ,(opposite Kilby St. BOSTON
 A TIER an extensive practice of upwards oi kA twenty years, coatines to secure Patents in the United States; also in Great Britain, France and other foreign countries. Caveats, Specifications, Bonds, Assignments, and all pa pers or drawings for Patents, executed on req, sonable terms, with dispatch. Researches made into American and Foreign works, to deter mine the validity and utility of Patents of In. ventions. and legal and other advice rendered in all matters touching the same. Copies o the clans of any patent furnished by remit. ting one dollar. Assignments recorded in Washington. ...
 No Agency in the United States possesses superio, fac'lises or obtaining Patents, or ascertaining ' patenta6ilay of inuentions
 During eight months the subscriber, in the course of his large practice, made on twice re. jected applications, SIXTEEN APPEALS eUery ont of which was decided in his favor by the Com missioner of Patents.
Litchfield enquirer., 1867-12-19

One of the wounded Garibaldian prison CTS is Lutheran, and refusing to confess on being required to do so, he was sent to the hospital goal The Duchess Sforza, Cesarina having complained that her jewels had been stolen by the Garabaldian army, in which her friends were, and she was or dered to leave the country in twenty-four hours. The Liberal Cardinal has been or- dered to Rome on pain of deprivation.