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Year: 1868

@ gTRUrH.-The first consideration in select
ing a companion for life should be good
sense, and good disposition. A fine figure,
a good face, and sweet smile, soft voice,
and interesting manner, do very well for the
days of courtship; these are the means of
winning affection, but let all young persons,
male and female, rest assured that they can
never retain it, unless they are aided BY an
amiable disposition,
Year: 1868

GREEN TOMATO PIcKLE.-Cut in thin sll-
ces one peck of green tomatoes sprinkle
them with salt and let them stand day or
two. Slice ten or twelve small onions; mix
together one bottle or small tin box OF mus
tard seed. one ounce of cloves, one ounce of
pimento, two ounces of turmeric. Put in
the kettle layer of tomatoes, then one of
onions and spice, till all are in. Cover it
with good vinegar, and let it simmer till the
tomatoes are quite clear.
Year: 1868

The tomato is so common now, and every.
body is so familiar with the manner of rais-
ing it to perfection, and the various ways of
cooking, serving and preserving it, that you
too seldom find anything said about it in our
agricultural papers. We, however, have a
notion thae there are some WAYS of cooking
| tomatoes better than others, and that now
aud then person, by force of habit, falls
into certain ways of cooking them, and needs
an occasional reminder that these are not the
only ways in which they can be served. A
sliced raw tomato in vinegar, with a little
salt and pepper, is not the worst of dishes.
A common stew of tomato, with butter, sale
and pepper, is probably about as common
dish as can be found, and gives you the fine
rich flavor of the fruit, and is not to be neg.
lected. Then you can obtain an exquisite
dish by broiling them.


You can utterly spoil the dish by putting
sugar or mixing it with pounded crackers or
crumbs of bread. You lose all the delicious
flavor of the fruit, and have in its stead a
kind of sweet and almost tasteess compound
that has no character to it whatever. OF
course the favor of the cooked dish Of toma.
toes can be kept almost in its natural state,
or can be changed, smothered and almost
destroyed, by the cunning art of the cook,
and it would take pages to record how this
may be done, and with what shades of differ
ence in the result. We do not propose to
enter into the subject at large, or to offer
anything new on the subject. We think,
however, there is one way of cooking this
vegetable which so far exceIls all Others that
mention of it should never be omitted. when
ever the subject of cooking this fruit is
alluded to, and that is baking it. Select
some good, ripe, fair tomatoes, and place
them in the dish side by side till the bottom
is covered. Then bake them until they are
well done.


When you take the dish out of the oven,
you will find the tomatoes nearly covered
with the juice, almost as light colored as
water, which has oozed out as they We're
baking. Take them hot from the oven to
the table when you are ready to eat them.
Put one of them in a saucer, and pour upon
it, all hot, some of the juice from the pan.
Then open the top of the tomato with
spoon aud put it in generous slice of but
ter, and pepper and salt if you like it. As
soon as the butter is melted, you will find
you have before you the substance and the
juice of the vegetable, in such state that
for decacy and richness of flavor it cannot
be equalled in any other form in which it
can be presented. While we are grateful
for raw tomato, or a stew, or any other way
of serving them almost, yet, when we want
to crafty the palate in the most delicate and
luxurious and simple manner, we call for
the baked tomato, and have it baked at
home, too. The Spanish mackerel, the soft
shell crab, and the exquisite mushroom, are
never to be slighted, but they cannot always
keep up in the long run with baked toma-
to, served in the manner we have described.
-RurdLiSk
Year: 1868

HALF AN Hour Too LATE.-A young
couple elopcd from neighboring town lately,
aud when at a safe distance from home were
married. Soon after an officer was sent in
pursuit, and arriving at the hotel where they
We're stopping he Immediately entered their
room, and found them snug in bed. lie
explained his errand, when the young lady
sad, with ringing laugh: Tell ma it is
too late-weve been married sometime, and
have been in bed half an hour. Snuggle up,
Ueorge, aud don't get out of bed for him.
Year: 1868

SPIRIr.-Spirit is now very fashionable
word to act with spirit, to speak with spir-
it, means only to act rashly, aud to talk ins
discreetly. An able man shows bis spirit
by gentle words and resolute action he is
neither hot nor timid.
Year: 1868

DRIED BEEF Slice the beef the same as
for toast, but use the same amount Of sweet
cream instead of water let it come to boil,
thicken by using one heaping tablespoon of
flour wet with cold milk, stir well until done,
which will be in minute or two, turn into
q deep dish, season with peper, add a piece
of butter as large as a small egg. This is
excellent to eat with baked potatoes. In
the absence of dried, cold boiled beef will do
for either of the above dishes


the Western Rural says that wnen ne preceIv-
es his horses inclined to rub their names and
tails he feeds them little oil meal, say from
one to two quarts day for week or ten
days, and at the same time makes a good
brine, as warm as he can bear his hand in it,
and washes the scaley substances out of the
mane and tail, and mixes about a tablespoon
full of lard to table spoonful Of powder, and
rubs it in well about the roots Of the mane
and tail
Year: 1868

We have never read any thing more beau
tiful than the following from the pen Of Geo.
d. Prentice;


"There is but breath OF air and beat OF
the heart betwixt this world and the next
And in the brief interval Of painful and awful
suspense, while we feel that death is present
with us, that we are powerless, and He all pow
erful and the faint pulsations here is but tho
prelude of endless life hereafter, we feel in tho
midst of the stunning calamity about TO befall
us that the earth has no compensating good to
mitigate the severity Of our loss But there is
no grief without some benefcent provision to
soften its intenseness. When the good and
lovely die the memory Of their good deeds, like
the moon beams on the stormy sea, light up
our darkened hearts and lends to the surround
ing gloom a beauty so sad, so sweet, that we
would not, if we coull dispel the darkness that
enyirons It,"
Year: 1868

We can always tell says the Lynchbnrg
Neios, what sort Of woman a man marries,
by the way he treats the printer. If he gets
common wife he will forget the printer alto
gether. II he gets tolerably good wife be
will send in the notice Of bis marriage. If ho
gets a very good one, he will send the printer
a slice Of cake accompanying the notice. II he
gets an extra good one, no will send green
back with the notice. And if be gets a glo-
rious, angelic creature-all affection and good
ness-be is sure to send the printer a gold or
silver dollar with the noticsof bis happiness.
Year: 1868

IF anybody wants to know how horse feels
On a bitter morning when frozen bit is placed
in his mouth, let them first place piece OF
frozen iron upon their own tongues. Having
done this, let the coachman or driver sec that
the BIT is warmed before being fixed in position.
Theborse will look, though he cannot say,
thank you"
Year: 1868

How many a kiss has been given
how many curse-hoW many a ca
ress-how many a look of hate
how many kind word-how many
a promise had been brOken-how
many heart had been Wrecked-hoW
many a soul lOst-how many a loved
one lowered into the narrow chamber
--how many a babe has gone from
earth to heaven-hoW many a little
crib or cradle stands emptynow,which
last Saturday night held the rarest
of all treasures of the hearts,.


A week is a life week is hisl
tory; a week marks events Of sorrow
or gladness which people never heard.
Go home to your family man of bust.
ness Go home to the cheer that
awaits you, wronged waif on life's
breakers. Go home to those you love,
man of toll, and give one night to Joy
and comfort fast flying byl Leave
your books with complex fixtures
your dirty shop; your busy store
Rest with those you love; for God
only knows what the next Saturday
night will bring you'll Forget the
world of care and battles with life
that have furrowed the weckl Draw
close around the family hearth Sa-
turday night has waited your coming
in sadness, in tears, and in silence.


Go home to those you love, and as
you bask in the loved presence, ant
meet to return the loved embrace o.
your hearts pets strive to be better
man, aud bless God for giving hi,
children SO dear a stepping stone il
the river to the Eternal, as Saturday
night.
Year: 1868

iu a personal concerning Hon. c.
d. HUBBARD, the IntelligeRcer notes
that his latest vote in Congress was in
ravot of passing the Supreme Court
BIZ over the Presidents veto. We
rather doubt whether Mr.. HURBARD
will relish any congratulation upon
shat score. 1t is hut charitable TO think
that he voted for the measure under the
pressure of party necessity, and would
gladly have it forgotten.


Ii is admitted that upon the constitu-
tionality Of 5lilitary Reconstruction as
involved in she McArdle case, the Su-
prelne Court stcsd six TO two. the ma
iority being adverse to the validity OF
bayonet Government in the South. A
Radical Congress owed to the Radical
party the disagreeabIe duty of prevent
lug the announcement of that decision
Hence the passage of the Bill to
take from the Supreme Court
all Jurisdiction over the case. Any
representative who voted to pass that
Bill has certainly deserved u higher
compliment from bis party organs, than
that which is implied in n reference to
snch vote He is at least entitled TO
the charity of silence, in his own house
hold. It's bad enough for Copperheads
10 discourse of these ugly but necessary
services, bnt for sloyaltyr to be re-
minding its apostle of bis sins in its be-
half is ut once cruel and ungrateful
Year: 1868

Chase NJ u Democratic Candidate.


The IatslliseRcer wants to know the
REGlsTER's opinion of the Radical pro-
gramme to make Chief Justice CHASE
the Democratic candidate for the Presi-
deucy. We think with the Tribune that
he is abOut as likely to be nominated by
the Democratic Convention on the 4th
OF July, as PENDLEToN is to be nomins-
ted by the Radical Convention on the
10th OF May. CHASE rs q Democratic
candidate is an absurdity that would
not be SURPASSED were SATAN to aspire
to rule the Kisgdom of Light.
Year: 1868

I was medical student in Paris at the
time the strange and startling adventure
happened which I am about to record. -
Tired with long lectures and hard study,
l was out one evening for walk in the
fresh air. 1t was pleasant night in mid
winter. and the cold. bracing air, as it
touched my feverish brow. caused CRATE
full sensation.


Passing through rather lonely street,
near tho river. I was surprised at meeting
young and pretty girl. ,(at least SO she
appeared in the dim light of rather dis
tant street lamp who carried in her hand
some three or four bouquets, which she
offered for sale.


''Will monsieur have a bouquet" she
asked in a sweet, musical tone. holding
cut to me we'll arranged collection Of
beautiful flowers.


They are pretty" said 1. taking them
in my hand, and then, somehow, could
Year: 1868

for use. If men abuse good gift, it is
the fault of the men and not of the thing
abused. But it is very much to be de-
sired that they be not cheated into the be-
lief that some ''villanous compound" is
the good thing they seek There is more
champagne wine sold in the city of New
York than is made in the whole cham
pagne grape region.


Apart from the matter of wine, let rs
look at the value of the grape crop as we
Gnd it, in what we should think the most
unpromisiug grape region, the State of
Massachusetts, A correspondent of the
Horticutturist says: Two of the largest
grape growers in this State tell me that
they make $1,000 per acre per annum
with the Concord" The originator of
the Concord grape in the same State, says:
"One acre of well established, healthy
vines will give about seven tons of grapes,
worth at WHOLESALERS, on the average of the
last four years. fourteen cents per pound.
or about $4,000. This amount, large as
it is, has been exceeded in many cases.
but if you reduce the result one-half, you
still have one of the most profitable crops
known to our husbanlry." Now. we may
add, reduce this half one. half more, and
is there any crop Of wheat or corn or TO-
bacco which will begin to compare with it
in profit? Or is there anything to deter
US from the growth of the more profitable
crop? There is no mystery about its cul-
ltivation 1t is much simpler work than
the management of tobacco crop It is


far less laborious. The. work is at no
time heavy or pressing. except at harvest,


when extra hands can be easily had for
the pleasant and cheerful labors of the
vintage.


There is no impeliment or hindrance.


out the want of cnterprize, or the want Of
disposition to look new undertaking in
the, face and turn it to advantage. Yet
there are native Maryland farmers who


hav. devoted hundreds of acres to tho


growth of Strawberries, and others who


have planted hundreds of acres in peach


trees. and some who have planted pears


largely, and some grapes. Almost all


who have persevercd and given due at


tention to their business have prospered.


Had the number Of them been three or


four-fold there would have been by this


time such demonstration Of fruit grow
] J ,,aei.y IN the soil and climate of the
State as would have saved her landhold lders


from the beggarly prices at which many


of them must sell their lands.


But the necessity which is upon our far


mers now of getting large products from


small surfaces. and with the least cost of


labor, will give stimulus in the direction
of fruit growing which will not be uuheed-
| ed, and we look to SEQ an interest in the
subject which hiss been heretofore un-
! known.
Year: 1868

Dearest, though have sung many songs,
Yet have never sung one from my heart.
Save to thee only-and such private songs
Are as the silent, secret kiss of Love!
My heart, say, so sacred was, and is,
kept, keep it, from all eyes but thine,
Because it is no longer mine, but thine,
Given thee for ever, when gave myself
That winter morning-was it years ago?
To me it seems the dream of yesterday!
You have not lost the face married then,
Albeit trif1e paler-not tonight


Nor the eyes that saw then, and see still,
What every man should see in her he weds!
l wander ....wisely, let me; since my words
Conceal what none but you and should know
The love bear you, who have been and are
Strong in the strength and weakness of you
Queen of my household, mistress of my heart,
My children's mother, and my always friend;
In one word, sweet-sweetest of all words-Wife
Year: 1868

If baud Of hungry Indians were to
invade farmers house and appropri-
ate" the provisions, it is probable that
some exertion would be made to prevent
the recurrence of such preceding. The
Indian agent would be applied to. influ-
ence would be made use of to remove the
transgressors to some distant reservation,
aud if this could not be done. the farmer
would assume the character Of the strong
man armed" and the bullet and the bayo-
net would be resorted to to repel the in
vaders.


Every year crowd Of rapacious weeds
take possession of the tillage fields Of the
farmer aud rob the soil Of the ingredients
which are the food of his crops. Some of
these weeds are . native and to the man-
ner born." but others, as the Canada this
tie. are adopted citizen, that claim the
right of =" squatter sovereignty" and are
satisfied with nothing less than the exclu-
sive possession of the soil.


An intelligent and successful farmer
once said that very early in life he learn
ed what proved to him very useful les
sou. aud that was, he could not raise two
luxurious crops successfully at the same
time, in the same field. He found that be
could not grow heavy crop weeds and a
heavy crop of cereals or forage plants
one must give way to the other, aud he
determined that the weeds should be de-
stroyed. He put bis resolution into prac-
tice by establishing rotation of crops.
never allowing cereal to succeed a cereal.
lest weeds might pen and disseminate
their seeds. He found drill husbandry
peculiarly adapted to dstroy weeds, and
he was particularly careful that the after
culture of the various crops should be
perfect.


Annual weeds which spring up in win
ter wheat may be destroyed by freshening
up the surface of the soil with the harrow
or horse-hoe at the time when the young
weeds have made fair start. The great
secret of cleaning land from weeds is to
prevent them from ripening their seeds.
It is said that


''One years seeding


Make seven years wedding"


Every farmer should begin in time to
prevent the growth of weeds, and above
all things, to keep them from ripening
their seeds. They are as injurious to pas
lures and meadows as to tillage crops. -.
Western Rural
Year: 1868

l.


THE WIFE SPEAKS
Husband, to-day, could you and behold
The sun that brought US to our bridal morn,
Rising so splendid in the winter sky
We thought fair spring returned, when we were


wed;


Could the shades vanish from these fifteen years,
Which stand like columns guarding the approach
To that great temple of the double soul
That is one-would you turn back, my dear,
And, for the sake of Loves mysterious dream,
AS old Adam and as sweet as Eve,
Take me, as took you, and once more go
Towards that goal which none of US have reached
Contesting battles which but prove loss,
The victor vanquished by the wounded one;
Teaching each other sacrifice of self,
True immolation to the marriage bond;
Learning the joys of birth. the woe of death,
Leaving in chaos all the hopes of life
Heart-broken yet with courage psessing on
For fame and fortune, artists needing both?
Or, would you rather-I will acquiesce-
Since we must choose what is. and are grown


gray,


Stay in hfe's desert, watch our setting sun,
Calm as those statues in Egyptian sands,
Hand clasping hand, with patience and with
peace,


Waiting for future which contains no past?
Year: 1868

ANOTHER CALL FOR THE DREDGING Ma
cH1NE.-On Saturday last the Jane Em Emer-
son, loaded with iron for the Tredegar
Works, and drawing only eleuen feet eight
inches, dragged the bottom from the irst
militar bridge below the city to the first
can-buoy, a distance of one mile, and that,
too, with an ordinary tide. Later In the
day she was aground on the bar, where she
was compelled to remain until high tide at
night before she could be brought off by q
tug. We hope the Council will see the ne
cessity of at once putting the dredging ma
chine to work, else the channel will become
so obstructed as to- prevent even vessels OF
light draught from reaching the city.
Year: 1868

STATE TAxEs.-Sheriff Wright notifies
Taxpayers in another column that the tax
bills will be ready for payment on the Sd
day of September, and that he will be in
attendance at his Office to allow parties an
opportunity of having any legal alterations
made in their bills and paying their taxes.
Year: 1868

ing in coin is small and temporary
while the dish onor is lasting and
the pecuniary loss consequent upon
the dishonor will be in the end enor-


Bad faith on the part of New York
the leading member of our Confed-
eracy, must invitably weaken very
g eatiy, if it do not destroy, the
credit of our Government securities
i'll foreign markets. Compared
with the Importance of this State
action in its effect upon the credit
of the Government, the cost of pay
ing our interest in coin is insignifi-
cant. Aside from this consldera-
ton of interest or policy, our duty.
in my judgement, was plain. 1t is
to pay the debts of the State: to
pay them in precisely the mode .in
which they were promised to be paid
to keep the honor of the State un-
sullied and to this plain duty we
should be true, cost what it may.


HoRATIo SEYMOUR.
Year: 1868

plicit trust look forward to the 4th
of next March, when Grant and Col
fax will take their seats as the. in


auguration Of a new era, when
peace and plenty will smile over the
entire country, healing the breaches


made by the late civil war, while the
old flag will once more wave in trl-
umph over the happy and united
land. - - W. ~ -t-.-
Year: 1868

The following, from the pen of Governor
Brownlow, appears In the Knoxville Whig:-


We observe that the Rebel papers of Nashville
and elsewhere have taken upon thems elves to
appeal to the colored men 10 leave the Republi-
can ranks and cast their political fortunes with
the party of Seymour and Blair. We have no
fear that such appeals will succeed. Colored
radicals cannot soon forget the position held by
these unreconstructed Rebels towards the old
flag; nor that their aim in rebellion was to rivet
upon them the chains of slavery so fast and
permanently as that they could never have been
removed save by death.


We do not write to warn our colored fellow
citizens against being seduced from our fold to
that of the Democracy, for of that there is no
danger. But we have It in mind to say to them
few sober words, which we hope they will
hear aud heed. The colored men have sho wed
a commendable degree of industry, thrift, and
intelligence. They have proved that they are
capable OF taking care OF themselves free, quite
as well as their masters could of them when
they were slaves. They deserve this public re.
cOgnition of their character and conduct. But
events now transpiring in Middle and West Ten
nessee show that they are in danger. The mur
derous spirit of the Ku KlnX Khan levels Its
deadliest blows against them. To the extent of
shall be protected. II the militia is authorized,
and he tn0s 1t necessary to call them out they
will be ordered out to whatever extent he may
deem it necessary to protect loyal men-whIte
or black.


But it is not well to give the Rebels and bad
men IN the State, generally, any occasion or
preteXt for beginning the war OF races" so
much desired and so often predicted by Copper
heads, and therefore we would caution our
colored friends, in every instance, to avoid
giving occasion for misconduct towards them,
We believe that only preteXt or excuse is
needed to set the Rebels on the blacks as effec-
tually as Seymour did the Irish of New York.
| The Governor, on this account, may not at first


call out any, but the white etroops, which will be


held as reserve corps, will be called out in


sufficient strength to put down all resistance
| against the State authorities.


In the meantime the blacks are advised to
| keep strict watch not only against giving Of
tense, but also, and equally, to avoid receiving


harm. Your rights, your liberties and youl


laws are in more apparent danger now thar
during the war. Be watchtul. BE alert. |


attacked, defend yourselves. SENIOR EDITOR.
/
Year: 1868

FIRE on MAIN STREET.-At quarter to
II O'Clock last night fire broke out in the
back room Of the drug store of Davis &
Sims, corner of Main and Twelfth streets.
It was soon extinguished, but not before
the stock had been to some extent damaged.
Cause as yet unknown.
Year: 1868

A FLASH IN THE PAN.-Gordon alias
Ginnis alias Sinclair was before the police
court yesterday to answer for the Baltimore
robbery referred to in our issue of yester
day. No witness appearing against him,
he vas discharged.
Year: 1868

At this juncture the jury took a recess,
and the members went across the street to
inspect the room in which Dir. Grant was
found, and from which it Ia supposed that
the shot was fred. They found it in the