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Year: 1861

great many anecdotes have been rei


ted concerning the remarkable power of the
sword fish, whaling and other vessels hay-
ing been frequently pierced by them, and
the swords found sticking in their tilnbers,
but we doubt whether any of these incidents
SO fully exhibit the power and velocity of
the sword fish as that which occurred to the
steamer Golden Age" on hei last trip down


While in Panama the steamer was beached
to undergo some necessary repairs, and the
sword of II sword fish was found in her frame
forty fee; from her bows and six feet from
her kelson on the starboarl side Ii had
penetrated the copper, the outside planking
and ceiling. 1t was over foot n length,
and appeared to have been broken off close
to the head of the fish. But the most re-
markable feature is the fact that when driven
in, the fish must have been going nearly in
the same direction with the steamer, and of
course must have been going with infinitely
greater velocity to have neutralizol the speed
OF the steamer and drive its sword through
masses of copper and heavy whieoak plank
mg. 1t is one of the most remarkable evil
dcnces of the power Of the sword fish ever
chronlcled. S. Il. H0uM.
Year: 1861

THE UNDERSIGNED BEGS TO INFORM THE PUBLIC


that the which these Lots be purchased
been modified that under certain restrictions
and regulations, description of Building be erected
being the desire object of His Majestys Gov
have the said Lots occupied quickly possible
every facility will be granted to intending occupers and by
consulting with the undersigned they will find that their views
will be met in every respect far consistent with the public
interests


Ten of said Lots having been engaged only few of the
choice situations remain be disposed Of that early
picatiOn will be necessary to secure them.


W. L. GREEN Agent for the sale


l9u and lease of the Waikahaluu Lots.
Year: 1861

LEAVING saved from the late fire in our will E II lage, over Eignt Thousand Dollars worth of Goods as per inventory, would respectfully i'm form his friends and customers that he has fitted up the front part of his residence where he will offer his goods consisting of Dry Goods, Really Made Clothing. Hardware, &c., at cost or less than cost in order to dispose of the entire stock He will continue to sell until new Store is pre- pared for him to resume his usual business. All are invited to come and take goods of all kinds at extremely low prices. Thankful for the constant and very liberal patronage he has always received he hopes to remuncrate his customers by giving them goods at low prices

 A large quantity of Iron of various kinds, and one hundred casks of Nails taken from the ruins for sale low. Also. Hinges an' all kinds of Hardware, portion of which is as good as ever.

 Treat would not feel disappointed if those who are indebted to him tat this particular situation of his mattersj should cash up little, especially if they have more funds than they can use to advantage.

 New Milford. Nov. 21th 1860. If.
Year: 1861

TWENTY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS sAvED.-Mr. Spalding has solI two millions Of battles of his celebrated Prepared Glue and it is estimated that each bottle saves at least ten dollars worth ofbro ken furniture, thus making aggregate of twenty millions of dollars reclaimed from total loss by this valuable invention. Having made his Glue household word, he now proposes to do the world still greater service by curing all the aching heads with his Ccphalic Pills, and if they are as good as his Glue, Headaches will soon Van ish away like snow in July.
Year: 1861

The AMALGAMATIoS tr LASGUAGEs.-There is a grow
ing tendency in this age appropriate the express
i've words OF other languages and after while incor-
porate them into our own thus the word Cephae which
is from the Greek sgnifying "for the head is be-
coming popularz in connection with Mr. Spalding 3
great Headache remedy, but it will soon be used in a
more general way, and the word Cephalc will become
common as Eectrotype and many others whose dstnc-
ton as foreign words has been worn away by common
usage until they seem native and to the manor born"
Year: 1861

GREAT DIsCovERY.-Among the most important of all
the great medical discoveries ofhis age may lie consd
cred the system of vaccination for otecon om Small
Pox, the Cephalic Pill for relief OF Headache and the
OF Quinne for the prevention of Fevors either Of
which is specific whose benefits will be experience
ed by suffering humanity long after their discoveries
forgotten
Year: 1861

cB~ Did you ever have the Sick Healache' Do yor
remember the throbbing temples the vered brow, IT,,
loathing and dgust at the sight of food. How TOTALLY
unfit you for pleasure, conversation or study 0e,
of the Cephalic Pills would have relieved YOU from all
the suffering which you then experienced For this and
other purposes you should always have box Of them
hand to use as occasion requires.
Year: 1861

for his crops smiled at the rain.


Ere another month had passed by, another
meeting was called for = petition for rain, bat
with the same result as before. Many of the
people bad their muck to dies and rain would
prevent them. Sons Saated is immediaiely-
some in one, some IN two, and some Ia three DAYS
whileiOtE parishiOners wantcd to put it OF
longer. So Mr.. Surely had no occasion to call
for rain. '-


One year rqilel by. and up to that time the
people Of Fallowdale had never once been
able to agree upon the exact kind Of weather
they would have. and the result was that they
began to open their eyes to the fact that this
world would be strange place if lis inhabit.
ants should govern it. -


On the last Sabbath in the first year Of Mr.
Surely's settlement at FallowdaIe. he offered
to break up his connection with the parish, bat
the people would not listen to it. They have
become attached TO him and the meeting, and
they wished him to star.


"But can no longer rest under our former
contract with regard to the weather. said the
pastor.


Nor do we wish you TO, returned Sharp
"Only preach to US, and teach us and our chill
dren how to live, and help US to be social, con
tented and happy"


"And," added the pastor, while tear or
pride stood in his eye, rs he looked for an in
stant into the face Of his now happy wife, "aIl
things above our proper spheres We will leave
with God, for He dOeth all things 44rell'
Year: 1861

In the present contest there is only one di-
vision line and that is the difference between
Patriots and Tories.


Your tory feels near, and knows that all
honest men have the natural instructive right
and desire to call him mean. Hence he hides
himself behind some thin, transparent cx-
cusc.


IIe says the Administration is incompetent
or has-as he prete:lds to believe-done some
technical wrong.


You will hear him howl and harangue about
a" the suspension of the sacred writ OF habeas
corpus" He will dwell With horror on the
us1rpatiOn by the executive in ealing out the
army j; and complain of the vast debt this war
will bring upon the country that the yag is
an abolition war, &c.


And if you will listen and compare, you will
find that every argument he uses, is borrowed
from the mouths of traitors.


Why is it that the traitors in arms, and
the tories in the North utter the same words,
sentiments and arguments? There is but one
answer, they think and wish alike, they are in
close sympathy with cath other.


To save themselves from public scorn, or
pubiS"ulSbtg NANy piCIItiu " "LSu AHC
Government to stand while they openly Op-
pose and denounce the government authorities
and desire TO weaken the administration so
that traitors may prevail.


They claim TO support the government, yet
oppose the administration, the only instrument
by which the government can he saved.


They are in favor Of the government, but
opposed 10 raising an army to save il In
favor of the government, but opposed TO any
expenses necessary to save it from disrup-
tion.


How can any man of sense be blinded in this
wayi


If these men really desire TO preserve the
government they must support the AdministrA'
tion, for there is nI other way in or by which
that object can be attained.


The fact is, such men are enemies Of both
the administration and the government.
Year: 1861

e9yThe love of beauty and refinement belongs
TO every true woman. She ought to admire,
in moderation, pretty dresses, and delight in
beautiful cOlOFs and graceful fabrics, she ought


TO take certain, not too excessive pride in
herself, and be sOlicitoas to have all belonging
10 her Vvell-chosen and in good taste; to care
for the perfect ordering Of her house, the har-


Hlohy and fitness of her furniture, the cleanli.
ness Of her surroundings, the good style of
her arrangements; she ought not to like singu-
larity. either of habit or appearance, or be
abe to stand out against fashion when FASH
ion has become custom; she ought to make her
: self conspicuous only by the perfection of her
taste, By the grace and harmony of her dress,
q the unobtrusive good breeding of her n1annersi
sbe ought to set the seal Of gentlewoman on
every square inch Of her life, and shed the ra.
dance of her own beauty and refinement on
every material object about her.-Ihe London
Recietc. Il flfai=5 rsE rtHa
Year: 1861

"Generation after generation" says an elo-
q1ent writer, "have felt as we feel, and their
fellows were as active in life as ours are now.
They passed away as vapor, while nature
wore the same aspect Of beauty as when her
Creator commanded her TO be. Aud so like
wise shall it be when we are gone. The heav-
ems will be as bright over our grave as they
are now around our path; the world will have
the same attraction for offspring yet unborn
that she bad once for ourselves, and that she
has now for our children. Yet little while,
and all this will hare happened The throb-
bing heart will be stilled, and we shall be at
rest. Our funeral will wind on It's way, and
the prayers will be said, and the grave clods
will be thrown in. and our friends will all re-
turn, and we shall be left behind to darkness
and the worm. And it may be for some short
time we shall be spoken Of; but the things Of
life will creep in, and our names will soon be
forgotten. Days will continue TO move on,
and laughter and song will be heard in the
very chamber in which we died; and the eye
that mourned for US will be dried and will gis-
ten again with joy; aud even our own children
will cease TO think OF Us. and will not rememi-
Der to lisp our name. Then shall we have
bes0Re, in the touching languageof the Psalm
tst, forgotten and clean out of mind"
Year: 1861

Faith and love are like pair Of compasses:
faith like one point fastens on Christ As the
center and love, like the other, goes the round
III all the works Of holmes aud righbeonsuesS-
Year: 1861

We regret the necessity that appears to
exist for the filling of vacancies in this
State, caused by Senators and members &C.
cepting Offices in the Confederate army. 1t
is also to be regretted that Congress did
not postpone the election for the Senators
and members of that body and Presiden-
tial electors until after the close of the pre-
sent war. ..-.s


There should be nothing at this time to
distract our people, who have engaged in
a high and patriotic work-the disenthral-
ment of their country; and as there can be
no popular election, where rival candidates
are in the field, without some petty dissen-
sions, it is pity the necessity has been
forced upon US.


The only remedy left us now is to have
the election conducted with as little rivalry
as possible, and certainly with no personal
squabbles or animosity. Let the people
themselves indicate in some way their
choice, so that no electioneering contest
may take place in the State.


We must remember that a large portion
of our voters are on the field, and will prob.
ably be there when our elections take place.
They are fighting the battle Of our inde-
pendence, and it would be source Of great
modification to see those who have remain
ed at home squabbling over this or that Of
fee, forgetful of the hardships and priva-
tions that the soldiers have to endure, and
overriding the great cause, dear to all, to
crafty petty ambition for oaice.-Guar-
dian. .-,.
Year: 1861

R@ The free colored men Of CHARLES
ton have contributed $3.50 to sustain the
cause of the South. The jealous and un-
failing alacrity with which this class of our
population have always devoted their labor
and their means to promote the safety OF
the State, is alike honorable to themselves


and gratifying to the community y.-Nercury.
Year: 1861

The Richmond correspondent Of the Will,
mington Journal writes:


The many wounded prisoners here are
recovering slowly. Yesterday thirty were
discharged frog the general hospital and
sent to prison. The officers rode through
the streets, while the privates marched. A
just and noble retribution to the ignomin,
ious manner in which our brave boys are
treated under their barbarous rule. They
are all allowed to write home, and in their
letters express the opinion, after the kind
treatment they have received, that they are
all to be hung. Such liberty should not
be allowed them as to correspond with their
friends. Two thousand prisoners are now
on the way from Missouri. A guard has
just passed the house with rs to 80 taken
by our pickets at Fairfax On the arrival
of the 1000 we will have near 5000 a
heavy expense to the Government. Can't
you advocate some plan through your pa
per by which they may be made to work.
Year: 1861

The Fur TRADE-The value Of the Fur
Trade of st. Paul cannot be over estimated,
Sleigh loads come in daily from trading
points one and two hundred miles distant.
some of which are worth thousand dollars.
This money is mostly spent again for goods
groceries and merchandise, helping to keep
trade brisk and circulate money. Then our
dealers have fair profit, which leaves a
balance of exchange in our favor. Many
persons in the interior settlements of the
State, who cannot work at their trade in
the winter season, become trappers, and
make considerable money.
Year: 1861

Two hundred thousand cords pine wood are
annually brought to the New York market, Of which
fifty thousand cords used by kindling wood
companies. IN the transpOrtion of this material,
number has fallen off somewhat lately through a
contraction of the business. Of this immense sup
ply of pine wood, New Jersey furnishes oneeighth,
and Virginia the remainder.
Year: 1861

At ball recently given in fashionable manner
in Hyde Park, London, five ladies had their dress
es burned in consequence of one of them catching
fire as the wearer was performing on the piano
The room being stripped Of its furniture to accom-
modae the dancers, there nothing at hand to
extinguish the flames. One of the ladies died of
her injuries, another is expected to die, and the
others were badly burned.
Year: 1861

A correspondent of the Independence says: The
relations between the French Government and the
Holy See are very cool, and not likely to improve
if as is reported brochure is about to appear IN
Paris under very high patronage, contendlng LOT
the establishment of the Papacy at Jerusalem.
Year: 1861

SALT FOR TIE THROAT In these
day S when diseases of the throat are SO


universally prevalent, and so many cases


fatal, we feel it our duty TO say word


in behalf Of simple, and what has been


with US a most eitectual preventive, if not
positive cure of sore throat. For many
years past, indeed we may say during the
whole Of life of more than forty years,
we have been subject to sore throat, an l
more particularly to a dry hacking cough
which was not only distressing to our
selves, but to our friends and to those with
whom we were brought into business con-
tact. Last fall we were induced to try
what virtue there was in common salt.
We commenced by using it three times a
day, morning, noon, and night. We dis
solved a large table spoonful of pure ia
BILE salt in about a half small tumbler
full of cold water. With this we gargled
the throat most thoroughly just before
meal time. The result has been that
during the entire winter we were not only
free from the usual coughs and colds to
which, as far as our memory extends, we
have always been subject, but the hacking
cough has entirely disappeared. We at
tribute these satisfactory results solely to
the use of the salt gargle, and do most
cordially recommend trial Of it to those
OF our readers who are subject to diseases
of the throat.


Many persons who have never tried
the salt gargle, have the impression that
il is unpleasant. Such is not the case.
On the contrary, it is pleasant, and after
a few days use, no person who loves a
nice clean mouth, and first rate sharp
ener of the appetite, will abandon it.--r
Farmer and Gardener.
Year: 1861

beaten, tormented, dirked, shot or hung.


Gods law, which says, Thou shall nos'


kill " is reversed and by slavery reads,


4" Thou shalt KILL" The civil law which


provides that no man shall be condemned


except by jury Of his peers is utterly


abolished by slavery, whose institute


reads, "and every man who renders him


self obnoxious to the suspicion of the


slaveholdng power, must run for life,


leaving all his property to the rapacity
of his prosecutors nor open his mouth till


he is north OF Mason's and Dixons; or


must die at the ropes end from the limb


Of the nearest tree


This is one part of slavery, and fair


average Of all its parts. Can it ever be


in allegiance, think you, to common law?


1t is in open rebellion now, but it has


been in covert rebellion, according TO its
own confession, for thirty years 1t has
openly made war on the United States of
late; but that, with all its turpitude, Is TO
be regarded as among its more honorable
acts. Having drawn the armies of the
nation upon itself, it is to be spared p


Shall our war making power assume the
responsibility of sparing this monstrosity
to perpetrate fresh murders without num-
ber-raise new conspiracies and blacken
all our horizon with crime? Must our
soldiers pour out their blood like water
to reduce the present horde of rebels,
only to prepare the way for future rebels
to be successful, the government will have
the responsibility on its hands of contin-
uing slavery. 1t may then abolish it.
If it does not it will be recreant to duty,'
false to humanity. God, by every indi-
cation of his providence, is saying to the
nation, Let my people co, that they may
Seroe me-" Shall The government fight
against God? The Shareholders have
abolished the league and covenant Of the
Constitution, and shall we endeavor to-
patch up its shreds for the sake of cover
ing the greatest enormity the sun shines
on? We are not bound to kill Johnthe
Baptist, although we promised Herodias,
with an oath, TO give her whatsoever she
should ask. The oath was void from the
moment she asked what would be im-
moral and illegal in us to give. Besides,
war makes slaves the creatures of the
yictors and if so, all humanity cries out
imploringly to our rulers, "let the peo-
pie 60" If they cannot be liberated the
nationality will be crushed. God has
said 4" the kingdom and the nation that
will not serve me shall PERISH" and he
will make good his word. Even if such
a nation could exist in form it would be
nothing but Il destroying canker upon all
the joys and all the hopes, and all the
tights of every one Of human kind. Shall
We not listen TO and obey Gods voice
Shall it not be said of u.s. that judgment
S turned away backward, and justice
itandeth afar off, for the truth is fallen
N the street, and equity cannot enter?"
Ii so the armies are vain, the war is with
out meaning, our sacrifice will be una
7aiIing, and posterity will give verdict
over defunct nation, "Died by COM
)ination of circumstances"
Year: 1861

IMPLEMENTs.--Tbe Importance Of
employing the best of agricultural imple-
ments never was greater than now. Their
prices have not risen. Their quality is
improving. The profits of farming will
for certainty advance this year, over or
dinary years. The farmers can afford to
encourage the manufacturers and it
would be bad policy for all parties, if they
were to use this year an implement so old,
and out of date, as regards Improvement,
that hand would do but three-fourths as
much with it in day as with better one.
Year: 1861

DON'T KILL THE BWDs.-Their songs
and their beautiful plumage all delight
US. They do us more good by keeping
insects within bounds than injury in any
and all ways. The division of labor be-
tween each father bird and mother as
saith Cowper, in rearing and instrueting
their young, is a lesson which all may
study. If any one is making war upon
the insect-devouring birds, so much need
ed TO deliver US from the insect veracity,
and to teach US domestic and moral les
sons, he might be better employed.
Year: 1861

| Senator Lathams recent visit TO this city,
was in response TO an invitation which was
cXtcndcd some time since TO him, and also to
Senator McDougaIl The latter gentleman
responded in letter, which we give here
with 1t would have been read at the meet
ing on Saturday evening, but for the fact that
there were no lights Immediately near the
stand, and the reading oft was therefore i'm
practicable We publish it because it Will
interest our readers, and not because they
need amy evidence Of the patriotism of the
writer:


SAN Francisco, May llth, 1861.


NJ. d. DoBBINS, ESQ, Secretary NaiyseHie
Union Clu6-DrAR SIR: Permit me to cX-
press to you, and through you TO your Club
my sincere regret at not being able to re p
spond to the request TO address Union meet.
ing to be held in your city before my de-
parture for Washington. | shall leave this
coast on the steamer Of the 2lst inst, and the
brief time between now and then will be
scarcely sufficient to arrange my private
affairs.


You cannot but know the deep interest |
feel in promoting and maintaining Union
sentiment and the Union cause everywhere,
and especially in this state.


That the Union must be maintained under
all circumstances and at every hazard is not
merely an opinion wilhmc. 1t is my fixed de-
termination to do all in my individual power
to maintain it in all places, under all circum-
starcos, and to be and act wherever | can
serve this determination best


Liberty, humanity, our race, for the present
and all the future, are too deeply concerned
in the maintcn0ce and perpetuity of this
Union to admit of any true man and patriot
! falteriag in this crisis. And let me say there
are but two aspects to this crisis, the one
Liberty, Union and Order; the other, Trea-
son, Secession, and Anarchy.


hope to see California unit on the bet
ter side, and permit me TO express the hope
| that the men, women and children of your
beautiful city will be found in the advance in
the support of the cause dearest TO freemen.


TnE UNION, FROM THE LAKES 10 THE CUR
FROM THE ATLANTIC TO TIE Pacific, NOW AND
FOREVER, ONE AND INsErARABLE.


j. A. McDoUGALL.