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Year: 1867

We have seen" says Augustus
NeaDder, destruction oYertake the
world wide empires of that city which
arrogated to itself the epithet of the
eternal, and we have seen even those
great ecclesiastical establishments the
fruit of the blood of the martyrs and
of the protracted labors of enlight-
ened and devout fathers of the
Church, carried away by this mighty
overwhelming torrent. But while
grave of earthly glory, and, filled with
despair, beheld all the forms of earth
ly culture dashed in pieces by the
hands of barbarians, ,devout christians
held fast by the anchor of believing
hope, which raised them above all
that was changeable, and gave them
firm standing ground In the midst of
the destroying waters. They knew
that though heaven and earth
might pass away, the word of the
Lord could not pass away; and these
words were to them, even when sur
rounded by death. an inexhaustible
source Of life. The existing ecclesi-
astical forms, so far as they were con-.
nected with the constitution of the
Roman Empire, necessarily perished
with the universal breaking up of So
ciety; but the essence of the Church,
as of Christianity itself. could not be
touched by any destructive power;
and at the period Of the worlds de-
crepitude and exhaustion showed it.
self the more evidently to be the un-
changeable vital principle of the new
creation.-Sundoy Magazine
Year: 1867

We hare engaged the services Of an experienced
workman and shall manufacture all articles usualI-
made In such Establishments. All kinds of repairing
done neatly and promptly.


Feeling confident OF suting every one We invite all
to give as call before purchasing elsewhere We hope
merit ana obtain full share Of public patronage
Year: 1867

An interesting Relic of Arnold's march
through Maine TO Canada has recently
come 70 light in piece of paper. with
writing on ii, rs follows ..Dwlrk-
uh .IruoH-l775." Ii was in maple
tree, which was probably cut in the
town of Nassalborc. and, while being
sawed at the mill here, a pine plug was
cut into. which was covered by about
nine inches of the tree, and on being
removed a scrap of paper bearing
the above in pencil was found, 1t Is.
without doubt, genuine, being on paper
such as was manufactured in the last
century; and the outside end of the plug
was entirely grown over. being covered
by about ninety rings OF the wood that
could be counted This is now In the
hands of Rev. VIM. A. Drew; but it is
hoped that it will be placed in some pub
tic collection, this bit of paper being OF
so much interest as bearing the name OF
Arnold written when at the zenith OF
honorable glory; and the tree which had
it clasped in It's heart is OF interest as the
last living thing that enshrined the name
of Arnold rs 4 true man.-Cor Baso.
Journal
Year: 1867

The Maine Farmer urges the good
housewives TO keep the teapot on the
stove 50 that their husbands can have
warm drinks which are better for
quenching thirst than cold water, and
much more healthy in warm weather.
Year: 1867

Cooke moved that instead of the
coin and bullion being sold it be paid
into the Treasury. Agreed to.


The joint resolution as amended
was passed.


Fernando Wood made a speech to
the effect that, whether criminal or
not, Collector Smythe had not the
capacity or discretion to fill place of
such magnitude and importance.
Year: 1867

ccedng ten miles in distance from it, equal to
the amount reserved from the operation of this
act in the first section of the same, to be select
ed in alternate odd sections provided in Sec
tions first of this act.


hereby granted to said State shall be disposed of
only in the following manner, that is to say:
when the governor Of said State shall certify to
the Secretary of the Interior that ten continuous
miles of said road are completed, then quantity
of the land hereby granted, not to extend thirty
sections, may be sold, and so on from time to
time until said road shall be completed and if
said;road is not completed within five years, no
further sales shall be made, and the lands re-
naming unsold shall revert to the United States.


SEC. e. And be it fitrt1tef enacted, That the Uni
ted States surveyorgeneral for the district of Or
egon shall cause said lands so granted to be sur
veyed at the earliest practicable period after said
State shall have enacted the necessary legislation
to carry this act into effect.


Approved, February 25, 1867
Year: 1867

The New York Herald, stiI harping on the
immediate need of impeachment, contains this
morning the following powerful little editOrial:--


"Charles the First OF England and Louis the
Sixteenth of France were both of them men of
great excellence of character. The memory of
the royal martyr is venerated to this day by
many thousands in Eng and, and there are not
a few IN France VINO think of their unfortunate
king as one of the most worthy of all the
descendants of st. Louis. But Charles and
Louis happened to stand in the way of the
people. They were both felt to be Instructions.
The distractions must be got rid Of Each of
the mOnarCbs in consequence lost his head.
Andy johnson, too, is man of many merits.
But he, also, has wiltully placed himself in the
way OF the people and must be got md Of


1t is unnecessary, however, to deprive him of
his head, as he has lost his head already. 1t
will be quite sufficient to remove him from
office. Physically considered, this will be more
merciful mode than that adopted in the case of
his obstructive predecessors. 1t will scarcely


however, be less severe, nor viii il fail in ITS
moral effects 10 be equally astounding and in
struCtiye. II will show how infinitely superior
our American institutions are to those of all the
rest Of the world. The inCon venienCe that will
arise from the displacement will be triAing


There are a hundred men in any of our States
competent to fill the office. A SNOWFALL flung
at random i'm Wall street, during the business
hours of the day, could not fail to tall on a head
fitted for the cares Of the Presidential office


provided always it were not the head of lady"
Year: 1867

THE MANAGING WoMAN.-To be a
good house keeper is one of the most cs-
sential and useful accomplishments. and
the man who secures for his wife one
whose education in this respect has not
been neglected. combined with mild. con.
fiding and loving disposition, has a most
valuable treasure aud IL his home is not
agreeable and pleasant, he may be assured
that tho fault is with himself. and that he
does not possess the manly and gentleman
ly attributes necessary for such a partner
in life. We commend the following just
and truthful remarks to the attention OF
our reahers:


"The managing woman is pearl among
women; shc is one Of the prizes in the
great lottery OF life, and the man who
draws her may rejoice for the rest Of his
days. Better than riches, she is fortune
in hersclf-a good mine never failing its
yield-a spring Of pleasant waters. whose
banks are fringed with moss and flowers
when all around is blcached white with
sterile eand. Tho managing woman can
do anything; and she does everything well
Percept'ye and executive. Of quick sight
and steady hand. she knows exactly what
is wanting. and supplies the defcienc,
with a tact and clevcrness peculiar to her
self. She knows the capabilities Of per
sons as well as things. for she has an intu
tive knowledge Of character. The man
aging woman. if not always patient, is al
ways energetic. and can never be disap,
pointed into inaction. Though she has "a
teach the same thing over and over again,
still she is never weary Of her vocation ol
arranging and ordering. and never less
than hopeful Of favorable result.
Year: 1867

OF QUALIFICATIONS AND DISABILITIES OF ELECTORS


SEC. 10. Every white male citizen of the United
States and every white male citizen of Mexico
who shall have been elected to become citizen
of the United States under the treaty of peace
exchanged and ratified at Queretaro, on the 30th
of May, lS4s of the age of twenty-one years,
who shall have been a resident of the State six
months next preceding the election, and the
county or district which be claims his vote thirty
davs shall be entitled to vote at all elections
which are now or hereafter may be authorized
by law.


SEC. H. For the purpose of voting, no person
shall be deemed to have gained or lost residence
by reason of his presence or absence in the ser
vice of the United States nor while engaged In
the navigation of the waters of this State or the
United States, or of the high seas; nor while a
student of any seminary of learning nor while
kept at an alms-house or other asylum, nor whiie
confined in any public prison
SEC IT, No idiot or insane person, or persons
convicted of any infamous crime shall be entitled
to the privileges of an elector
SEC. l3. \ crime shall be deemed infamous
which is punishable by death or by Imprisonment
IN the State Prison.
Year: 1867

mans


In consequence Of the communication by rail and ele
graph being from Cork and the western districts
To Dublin, am enabled forward 20 you intelligence
from this central position with little delay pos
sbie deeply segret 70 say that the news have TO
communicates is by means Of cheering character
calculated TO lead to the hope that the Fenans had de-
termined to abandon their insane projects or that the
peace and tranquility OF the country would be soon
stored The whole district Of which this is the centre Is
IN state of the most fevesh excitement and sorry
10 say not without just Every hour brings In
some Intelligence Of new disaster, OF acts OF wanton
outrage and malicious violence also statements calcu-
lated TO awaken tho most serious apprehensons for the
consequences


Colonel Gleeson, the brother to the famous general Of
FEDERAL ana Mounoy Prison n0toriety Is the chief In
command OF the Fenans OF this district including Tip
peary and y associated with number Of unprincplcd
and reckless adventures, who are trading with
geance on the creduy and ignorance of their dupes,
whose sunerings In the mountains and outlying woods
during the past week must have been surpassed by
anything since the First Bcnaparte's campaign
ny BY anything we have experienced at this
m the year, honsunds Of deuded men, without
clothing, food or shelter, and harassed on every
sue by well organized and determined military iorce
have been rowing from place TO place avoid their
aciive prsuers and are now reduced To state misery
that has made them desperate and regardless OF
qssnce. The heavy snow and bitter wind are driving
mountain districts and II is be feared that the Tenian
incursions viii be frequent and disastrous before the in
stirgents can be captured shot down Marauding
parties out for plunder and aggression driven
down by the weather.


While detachment Of the sixth carbueers were out
on patrol duty last night, and while passing along the
road between here and Tpperary, they came up with
large party Of armed Fenans who offered resistance when
were exchanged, whom fine @ the innv0enA mere killed
several were taken prisoners and the great majority
effected hurried and disordery retreat into places
where The horse SOLDIERS could not fellow. hare heard
Year: 1867

ROAD MAKING. The following hints up
on this subject we find as worthy of consd-
Grafton and as i'll the spring much time is
devoted to repairing ana making roads, we
give them tor the benefit of farmers aud
othcrs:


In road making, one great requisite is
the ready aud total removal of water.-
There cannot be good road where water
stands by the side of or, on it. II the bitches
have no ready outlet, the road bed will
soak up the moisture more Or less, by ca
pilary attraction, and thus remain ruttcd
and muddy. 1t ia vain 10 think of having
Il good road on a subsoil filled with stagnant
water. Even ON side hills, if water re-
mains on the upper side, it will iniure the
road hy passing under Provide, then, il
possible. for the thorough drainage of YOUR
roads. either surface or covered bitches
See that the road bed is evenly and slightly
rounded, 40 that the water can readily find
Its way to the drains. If the soil is clayev
or lcamy. give it few inches of gravel,
or even coarsc sand, and You will have q
tine and pleasant passage way. II the soil
is sandy, it needs an addition of clav to
correct it, and this will correct it,
it so that good roads may be had over
the lishtcst sandy soils.
Year: 1867

hand, and was being held there with close
and tender pressure.


There was no need that she should speak
he was answered.


And Nathan came back to live on the
old place, and fine new house was built in
the maple grove at the end of the lane, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Armstrong were the great
people of.the neighborllood, to be sure.


And from the day of her marriage no
body ever thought of saving Aunt Matilda,
much less Old Aunt Matilda; and when the
good mother unlocked the press, and
brought forth the long preserved linen for
the wedding present. there was not a hap
pier woman i'll the whole county then she,
unless indeed we must except the daughter
now daughter i'll law as well as i'll fact.
Year: 1867

How IL was Celebrated Religious services


Military Parades Sieighing and Other


ANN nsemenfs-The Day in Brooklyn. New


Jersey nnd Else Nc.


The eflects OF the furious storms with which we
visited ON Wednesday and Thursday not sufficiently
powerful to counteract all the good plans laid for the
celebration and enjoyment OF yesterday as holiday
Business throughout the city pretty generally sus
pended and all Of main thoroughfares put on,
withslandng their siushy condition, bright holiday
appearance. There unusual display OF bunting
from every building which bore flagstaff All
the ferryboats, steamers, and the shipping at
the wharves were rgged out in gay coors
and the citizens dressed in their holiday attire thronged
the streets and crowded in at the doors Of places Of
amusement in great numbers. The appearance Of the
business portion Of the city dull and deserted
while on the promenades the people gathered in mum
bers and enjoyed themselves as best they could with
sightseeing exerces where the streets were heavy
with deep sloppy beneath the rays Of the sum-
which In the afternoon shining quite warmly on the
scene, but by no means conducting the comfort OF
pedestrians who went abroad for eujoymens SAKE Be-
yond the regular routine Of holiday promenadng mill
tAry parades and the shows Of the theatres however
the day was marked by no occurrences Of unusual
interest.
Year: 1867




Union men remember that the
defeat of the pending suffrage a.
mendment will send thrill Of Joy
to every disloyal heart in this ma
tion.


That every peace copperhead
will vote against it.


That every rebel sympathizer
in Ohio will vote against it:


That every cowafdly member Of
the Knights of the Golden Circle
who threatened to resist the draft
will vote against it.


That every Copperhead who re.
Ejoiced at the assassination OF Lin.
coln,will vote against it.


That every one who abused and
lyillified the Union whito soldiers,
and opposed giving them the right
to vote when in tho field, will vote
againstit.


That every one who voted for
Yallandigham when he watched
and waited over the border, will
vote against it


That a large proportion of the
most ignorant and depravcd ele-
ments in society will vote against
Iit.
That all who desire the defeat of
the reconstruction measures and
of rebel domination IN this country
will vote againstit.


That all who, desire the repudia.
tion of the national debt will vote
against it.


That all who desire tho over
throw of the Union party will vote
against it.


That all Republicans who vote
against the amendment will vote
with the above named classes.


Remember, too, that the success
of tho amendment will sond thrill
OF hope and Joy to every loyal
heart in the land, North and South.


That its sue cess will send dismay
to every disloyal heart in the land.


That its success, while it enfran-
chises loyal black men and gives
them equal political rights with
white Copperheads, will infict a
most proper and deserved humilia.
tion upon these white rebel SYN.
,pathizers


That its success will lash the
Coppcrhead with his own preju
dices.


That its success will increase the
the strength Of the loyal Union
party in Ohio.


That its success will diminish the
chances for reputation and seces-
sion.


That its success will greatly di.
minish agitation, assist loyal re-
construction and hasten peace.


That its success will demonstrate
that the loyal sentiment in Ohio is
strong enough to carry through,
in spite of most unfavorable cir
cumstances, an unpopular though
just measure.


That its success will give politi,
cal rights TO men who have mostly
earned them by military service
but are now disfranchised in the
same category with murderers and
thieves.


That its success will not in the
least control the social relations OF
the races,


That its success is necessary To
encourage as well as reward loyal
ty of the black race, as a means OF
national safety as well as a meas.
ure of justice.


That its success is certain soon
er or later, and might be achieved
now while its good results are so
much needed and will be most avail.
able.-Delauare Garette.
Year: 1867

means. This Democratic plan,
then, among al! its other sins and
mischiefs, has this addition, one,
that could not be more cunningly
devised to force immediate pay.
mept of the whole public debt, by
first getting into the hands OF
our own people and then repudiat-
ing; and does this in the precise
way of all others which will be
most ruinous and bearhardest upon
the poorer classes"


The Governor concluded by
considering the question Of
tho time and mode of rosuming
specie payments. The history of
the Government since the war
proves that we can pay our debts
ii we want to. Our credit can be
strengthened in but two' ways
first. assurance that there will be
mo dishonest refusal to pay, nor
Reputation, open or covert, and,
second q fixing of definite time
when specie redemption OF the
currency shall begin.


On the first of these points we
can give the best assurance of our
determination to pay by emphatic
and full condemnation of all finan,
cial charlatanry such as this Dem
cratic policy we have been exam
lining. Under the influence of
the fear that their dishonest policy
might gain support, the currency
has been depreciating, and gold
has been rapidly going up for some
little time past To allay such
fears by an explicit and decisive
condemnation of that policy is our
first duty.


England, after her wars with
Napoleon, returned to a specie ba-
sis by aplan involving the follow
ing propositions:


l. That a resumption of specie
payments must be surely determin-
ed. 2. That the time of rcsump-
tion must be fixed at day not un-
reasonably distant; and 8, that the
approach TO it shoald be by regular
gradations and steps upon which all
business interests could calculate.
They accomplish it by providing
that at the end of five years from
the date of the act, coin payments
should be fully resumed; that in
the meantime a scale of rates
should be established at which the
currency should be redeemed in
uncoihed bullion at prices by
weight which should distributethe
currency values as nearly as pos'
sible evenly over the intervening
time. ~


The practical result was as hap
py as could be desired. In fact,
when confdencein the system was
once established, the convenience
of trade anticipated the time set by
the statue, and the paper currency
was at par in gold more than twelve
months before the expiration OF the
five years.
Year: 1867

The VIRTUES OF BoRAx, The excellent
washerwomen of Holland and Belgium, who
"get up their linen so beautifully white,
used refined borax as washing powder, in
stead Of soda, in the proportion Of one large
handful Of powder to about ten gallons OF
boiling water. They save in soap nearly
one-haf. All the large washing establish.
menls adopt the same mode. For laces,
cambrics, ETC., an extra quantity of the
powder is used /; for crinolines, requiring
to be made stiff, strong solution is neces-
sary, Borax being a nuetral salt does not
in the slightest degree injure the texture Of
the !iren. Its effect is to soften the hardest
water, and therefore it should be kept on
every toilet table To the taste it is rather
sweet it is used for cleaning the hair, is
an excellent dentiirice, and in hot countries
it is used, in combination with tartarc acid
and bi-carbonate Of soda, as a cooling bev-
erage. Good tea cannot be made with
hard watc'. All water may be made soft
by adding teaspoonful of borax powder
to an oriinary sized kettle of water, in
which it should boil. The saving in the
quantity of tea used will be at least one
ifth.-Applied Chemistry.
Year: 1867

IF there is anything strongly savoring
of the ridiculous, ifnot the hypocritical,
it is the long drawn sighs and lugubri-
GUS diatribes of the rebel press over the
"terrible effect" of republican or " radi-
ical teachings" If a row of almost any
description takes place, and single col
ored man happens to be involved in it,
it is all set down in the most serious
manner to the speeches and "inAamma-
tory harangues" of republican orators.


Governor Worth, Treasurer Battle
and Wade Hampton, or any speaker OF
that stamp can assemble the colored
people and lecture them by the hour on
D politics and the love and gratitude they
and the suspicion with which they
should always view the Yankee, and all
is right and regular and peaceable. The
moment, however, that republican
speech is to be made, explaining in a
lawful and peaceable way the objects
and purposes of the great party that
saved the government from ruin, and
caused every colored bondman to be set
forever free, then there seems to be moth
ing but groaning and wailing and al
sorts of gloomy representations among
these who abhor the freedom Of speech
only ON their side, and many of whom
really hate the old flag and the Uniol
worse than they loathe poison.


Now, in the estimation of every un
prejudiced and discriminating person
all this extra excitement is assumed fol
the occaslOn-in short, is a mere trick O
the partizan.


The meaning of it all, is, that as the
republican party has been prevented
from being heard at all In the South fol
more than ten years, it ought not to be
heard, for ten years to come The pop
ular and liberal doctrins maintained bv
that party upon the subject of free
speech, civil rights, the dignity and ira
portanee of free labor and the urgent
necessity of univ ersal education, do moi
comport with the almost antedeluviar
ideas of confirmed secessionists, and
hence this implacable hostility that ex
lists.


The time for the indulgence OF such
narrow and iliiberai views has passed
away. Better at once recognize the
fact that the republican party is toe
well acquainted with its own rights
too intelligent, resolute and powerful
to be " whistled down the wind" in this
way. 1t always stands ready to meet
respectable opponents in fair field OF
debate, but never dreams of being driv,
en- from its lofty and noble purposes by
denuneiation and slander-Necbera
Republican.
Year: 1867

There cometh glad tidings of joy at all,
To young and to old, to great and to small;
The beauty which once was so precious and rare,
Is free for all, and all may be fair.


Dr ho of