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Year: 1865

REcEIPT.-The following is receipt for
a delicious nourishng brown loaf which at
a cost of a shilling or twenty cents, will
give your family as much nutriment, ac-
cording to physiological tai es, as nine
pounds of good roast beef, which, at twenty
five cents, would cost 1926.


Two cups Of Irdian meal, one of wheat
-four, Two cups Of sour milk, one of sweet,
one small teaspoonful of soda, one of salt,
two tablespoonfuls molasses or sugar.,
Place it in tin pail or steamer well closed,
which set in kettle of boiling water
Steam three hours This may be varied !;
some prefer it made ofIndian meal without
-four. Where milk is not at hand, sour
batter will answer the purpose. Every
housekeeper can easily keep a jar of souring.
The same loaf can be made without sponge
of yeast allowing time to rise.
Year: 1865

Take the most thorough man of the
world, Of your acquaintance the man
most perfectly versed in what goes on
in all ranks and conditions of life-who
knows when and for what the world is
fighting in this quarter and in that
how it builds it's ships what it pays for
gold--how it tills it fields, smelts it's
metals, cooks its food, and writes its
novels-and ask you what would he be
without his newspaper BY what pos


sible machinery could he learn, as he sits
at his breakfast, the last news from
China, of the last ballet at Paris, the
state of the funds at San Francisco, the
winner at Newmarket, the pantomine at
the Olympic, the encyclical Of the Pope?


It is with the actual, passing daily
arising incidents Of life, a man ought to
be thoroughly acquainted, bringing to
their consideration all the aid his read
ing and reflection can supply; so that
he neither fall into dogged increduIity
on one side, or a fatal facility of belief
on the other. In an age SO widely spec


ulative as the present, eager to enquire
and not overgiven to scruple-such men
as these are invaluable to society; and a
whole corps of college professors would
be less effective in dispelling error or as
serting truth than these people trained
in all the dialectics Of the daily press.
Year: 1865

Doc DAYs.--What preparations have our
city authorities made for the protection oi
our citizens during the coming dog days
Everybody is interested in this question,
and the public demand some immediate ac-
tiou
Year: 1865

CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GooDs.-The
attention Of our soldiers is directed to the
immense assortment Of clothing and fur
ni,hlng goods kept by Hess 4 Stern, in No.
8 "a st No other house in the city is able
to compete with them in good fits and low
prices. Give them call before purchasing.
Year: 1865

foot and thereby become accessories
before the fact of criminal offences con-
sequent on their advice, shall be provi-
ded with suitable quarters in case they
escape the hanging they well deserve.
Year: 1865

per cent. year, besides toe increase by i'm
migration that is, taking the loyal inhabi-


tants Rt twenty-three millions, two million


three hundred thousand in four years. Tax


ing the ahle-hodied men at one fifth Of the


whole, We have four hundred and sixty
th.ussnd as the increase. Now the los by
death and entire disahlenent in war cannot
he set higher than three hundred thousand /;
therefore the loyal States have actually more
able men than when the war begun, ana this
making no account Of the hundreds Of thous-
ands that have come % this country from
foreign lands


1t Is to be borne in mind, also, that Of this
800 600 lost. considerable would have
died from natural causes, during the four
years, while the increase spoken Of il the
actual per cennge after deducting the usual
proporsion for deaths. Thus the actual gain
of the loyal States IN fighting men, i even
much more than above reckoned.


There is no danger Of exhausting the fight
ing population Of the North just vet.
Year: 1865

HieH WATER.-The rapid thaw Of the
past few days has taken of nearly all the
snow, and in many places damage has
been done by the consequent high water.
The ice in the Winooski broke upon Thurs
day, but is damned in several places. The
water is over the Intervales both above and
below the Falls The woOlen factory was COM
PEELED to stop work from the rise of water
Friday. Many sswlogs were carried over
the dams, and all would have been swept
way but for vigorous cxertions by all the
available force.


There has been considerable damage done
in our streets by the dow Of water Main
street in particular il badly cut out.


At Montpelier, Friday morning, the PeTno
bridge over the wInooski was swept away.
The braces to the piers on Academy bridge
over the north branch were also torn out and
in East Montpelier and Barre bridges were
swept of. The Journal says, 'some Of the
groceries in our village have seen more water
this morning than is usually to be found in
them


The Connecticut has broken up at Spring
field, and the Hudson at Albany
Year: 1865

a correspondent Of the New York Herald
makes the confident prophesy that If Lee Is
obliged to leave Richmond, the city will be
burned and blown up. Not stone viii he
left, IT Lee can prevent it, as memorial Of
the place where the city now stands This
Is all gammon.
Year: 1865

We are informed that horrible tragedy
took place in Madison county, about four
miles from London, last week, but our in
formant could not give names, We. recite
this awful story as we heard it. A farmer
sold his farm to three men, who gave him
SIS, 600 cash in part payment. In the even
ing he walked to London, leaving his wife
and child at home. Some time after, ped
dler, who had often staid all night at the
house, drove up and asked permission to
remain, but the farmer wife declined, be-
cause it was doubtful if her husband return
ed that night, and she knew there was a
large amount of money in the house. She
remarked to the peddler that if her husband
returned, he would probably meet him.
The peddler drove on, met the farmer, and
returned with him. As they approached
the house, the farmer observed a light In
his room in which he usually kept his pa
pers, and remarked to the peddler that there
were burglars in the house. The peddler
introduced pair of reyolyers, and the two
stationed themselves at points where the
burglars would probably attempt to escape /;
they gave the alarm and three men rushed
out The peddler killed two of them, when
the third ran toward the farmer, who killed
him. Upon entering the house the farmer
was Mortified to find his wife and child mur-
dered. When the bodies OF the murder
ers were examined it was discovered that
they were the parties who had purchased
the farm that day; oneof them being broth
er-in-law to the farmer. Dayton Journal
Year: 1865

In PRESIDENT Johnston's letter excusing


MS attendance at the ceremonies at Gettys-


burg on the Fourth, occurs this passage.


In your JOY tomorrow, [ trust you viii
not forget the thousands of whiles AZ we'll as


BLACKS whom the war has emancipated. who


VIII haul this Fourth of July with delight
which no previous anniversary of the Decla-
ration OF independence ever gave chem


Controlled so long by ambitious, selfish
leaders, who used them for their own un-
worthy ends, they are now free to serve and
cherish the Government against whose life
they IN their blindness struck. / am great
" mistaken if, in the States lately in rebel
lion, We do not henccforth have such an
exhibition of loyalty and patriotism as was
never seen or felt there before =


Here is an idea which we fear NAV be for.
gottenln our jubIlatiens over the return of
peace. and IN the attention we devote to the
condition OF the emancipated blacks. We
are prone to think that the curse of Slavery
rested upon the negro alone, and that all the
whites efthe South were benefited by the
institution. This is great mistake, for the
Slave aristocracy degraded the poor white
man far more, If it were possible, than the
negro. The Southern people regarded sla-
very as the natural condition of the latter
to toll aud labor that his master might live
IN ease and luxury; but when the white man
engaged in honest, laborious industry, he
was regarded as having fallen from the ma
tural dignity of the white man, and forfeit
ed the respect incident thereto. 1t is
painful fact that the late war fell with crush
ing force upon the Southern poor white
man. The rich man-the STAKEHOLDER In
whose interest and for whom the rebellion
was inaugurated, enjoyed such immunities
from service in the field as he desired. while
tho poor man was indiscriminately conscrip-
ted and compelled to fight the rich man 5
battles


The war being over, these men, emanci-
pated from the blighting evils Of slavery,
have returned to their homes in penury and |
want 1t pleases us to observe that Presi-
dent johnson has not forgotten their condi-
ton, and that in the reconstruction of the |
Southern States he relies upon the loyalty |
of class of people who have been the great
est sufferers by the late rebellion. The lat |
ter admonishes us not to expend all our sym
pathy upon the negro, but in our schemes for |
the improvement Of the freedmen TO remem-
ber the white man as we'll ll-Pitts. Gdz
Year: 1865

Ii is not advisable to go out of doors with
out anything on your head, or into society
without any thing in it.


In choosing your grocer let your motto be
Measures not men.


When a fish is wounded, other fishes fall
upon and deyour him. There's some hu-
man nature in fishes.


The mind is like the body in its habits
exercise can strengthen, as neglect and in
dolence can weaken it-they are both i'm
proved by discipline, both ruined by ne
glect.
Year: 1865

A SUPERINTENDENT of a mission school.
being annoyed by the noise. finally, in an
peakng to the boys, raising his hand said.
Now let see if we can't hear pin drop." "
All was silence, when little fellow in the
back part of the room, cooking his ear and
placing himself in an attitude of breathless
attention, spoke out, Let her drop ~
Year: 1865

As much nitrate of silver as can be held
between the thumb and finger, if thrown In
to vase of water, will, it is said, preserve
flowers for fortnight This may be an in
teresting fact for the lady readers of the In,
QUIRER.
Year: 1865

ATHENEUM.-The brief engagement Of Miss
Dora Shaw closed last night, not as remunera-
lively as should hare been the case, but afford
ing her ample opportunity of showing herself
the consummate actress that she undoubtedly
is. 1t is not saying too much to repea. that no
one has ever appeared on the Cairo boards who
has so truly made herself mistress ofthe beautiful
phases of her art. There may be actresses of
more physical power, but none of more truly
dramatic excellence, or capable of illustrating
those delicate portratures that require exquis-
ite taste, and the concentration Of refined and
elegant culture. 1t will be long before Cairo
will have the opportunity Of apprecating an
artist of such merit and attainments.


The stock company fall back upon them
selves this evening, and produce the pathetic
nautical drama OF Black Eyed Susan, with Miss
Pennoyer as the heroine, Miss Lewis Dolly
Mayflower, and Mr.. Flemming as William.
The rest of the characters are well dis
tributed, and pleasing performance may
be safely promised. With the agree
able comic pantomime of The Brig
rands, ..and the farce of the Pheasant Neigh
bors,'' 4 variety entertainment may be ex-
pected and enjoyed. The stock company will
show forth this evening in their best colors,
and will be disappointed should their offering
not meet with popular appreciation.
Year: 1865

$ ILLINOIS BEET SUGAR.-It is stated in a dis
patch from Washington that the Commissioner
of Agriculture has received from Illinois a
specnen Of loaf sugar manufactured from beets,
which is Of snowy whiteness and beautifully
chrystalized, equalling anything produced from
the sugar cane The production Of beet root
sugar has long been Il prominent branch of in
dustry in France and portions Of Germany, and
is yearly increasing. 1t will be many years
before the sugar plantations of Louisiana aDd
Texas will equal the quantity of sugar they pro-
dnced before the rebellion, and if they ever
should the increase Of our population will de-
mand greater supplies than can be furnished from
chem andEall other cane-growlng countries OF
the world The cheap lands OF the Northwest
could produce all the sugar necessary for home
consumption and leave room enough to grow
all the cereals and other agricultural propucts
that can be consumed at home proftably or ex-
ported
Year: 1865

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2O.-At the session of
the Fenian Congress, on Wednesday, Gen.
Sweeney was assigned seat on the platform
The General was received with much enthu-
siasm, but declined making speech, as the
Convention meant work at the present session.


A resolution was adopted prohibiting dele
gates from making notes of the proceedings of
the Convention, and they were ordered to de-
stroy anything they had already written, for
fear they might be lost and give Information to
the enemy.


The head centre addressed the Congress, ad-
vising unanimity of action prudence and eau
ton in all our deliberations. He counselled
an entire revision of the Constitution of the
organization and read statement in relation
to the cause of the delay in the issue of the
bonds Of the Irish Republic. He also sug-
gested certain changes in the financial man
agement Of the organization.


The committee on credentials made a final
report, and it was agreed that no more appli.
cations for seats in this Convention be received.
Year: 1865

THE CREW OF THE SHENANDoAH.-The
Liverpool Post says tina, when the crew Of
the Shenandoah landed they brought large
quantity of luggage and seemed to have no
lack of money---facts which indicated that
their long cruise had not been unrewarded.
Attempts to draw them into conversation
rarely succeeded, and when they did it was
evident that they spoke rather to evade Curl
osty than to satisfy it. The men, indeed,
appeared to be themselves quite in the dark
as to their position, and though under the
i'm preston that they had done with the She
nandoah for good and all, appeared to labor
under fear Of committing Themselves orth cir
officers by some rash statement Some Of
them eagerly questioned the bystanders as to
what the English people thought Of the She
nsndoah. Many of the crew, says the Post,
ARE Liverpool men, and these, Immediately
on being landed, drove off to their home
Year: 1865

cane will he brought by time and reflection
to resume their good will for both the great
European powers, between which and tnem
there is now a temporary coolness. England
has been the innocent means Of their losing
Tor time large portion Of their carry ing
trade, and France has set up Monarchy and
established foreign occupation on their very
bordeFs. The tendency Of both people and
Government is to complain Of European treat
ment, and there are not wanting some who
believe that serious events may grow out Of
their resentment. We cannot snare 10 any
such apprehensions. We know that both our
neighbors and ourselves are anxious to live
on terms Of peace and amity with all the States
Of the New World, aud, that being the case,
that the American people have received, and
will receive, no wiliul provocation. Such
causes Of difference as now exist grow weaker
with every day Of reflection.
Year: 1865

The day was bitter cold; piercing winds
rushed furiously, the surface of the earth was
covered with ice, and the scene was one of
cheerless desolation. In the sweet country,
where roses and verdure had filled the air OF
summer with fragrance, winter had jostled
summer away, and his chilling breath had
frozen every beautiful thing


The gust Of wind caused the blinds to
creak and the loose boards to swing; when a
lady opened her front door to see what could
be the result of the mighty tempest She
looked out, she hardly knew why, but the
sight she saw tran6xed her gaze


There in the street, before the door; stood
an old man, his clothes thin and old, while
with the aid Of. a cane he was struggling to
stand on the smooth ies with that fearful wind
swooping against him. As the the lady
opened the door he turned toward her and
endeavored to step that way. She watched
him a moment as he tried to speak to her and
to come towards her


Z! He is certainly intoxicated" the lady
thought; and suddenly closing the door, she
went back into the warm setting ROOM
When she had reached the window, she saw
that he had given up in despair. No anger
was in his thin face, but q look of suffering
and disappointment Putting his cane or
Year: 1865

THE EDIToRIAL TREADMILI.Th Home
Journal thas describes the editors burdens ::


1t is one of the hardships of our profession
that its working wheels--brains and heart
are not allowed to lag for sickness, or stop for
calamity Or sorrow. The Judge may adjourn
his court, the school and the workshop may
close shutters, the mourner may eail his fea-
lures, aud turn friend and stranger from the
door; bit the journalists must forget before
tomorrow the sorrows of to-day, must write
gaily and freshly as newsmonger, ON the
trile of the hour, whatever burden has been
laid upon that same hour by Providence or
his brains MS a man II sometimes tries and
nocks as the world that reads what is thus
written would never dream OF.


The public look upon an editofs labors as
the Indian did upon the man that was cutting
hay. He finally gave in his opinion that it
was "easy to see white man NOV"
Year: 1865

cabAh8s
Whatever machine is used, IL
is evident that roasting is essential to suo-
|cess. Nature has so instructed US in show
ling that the decomposed or oxidated ore,
near the surface, presents no difficulty to
the ordinary processes for saving the gold.
A large proportion of the gold in this orc
lis easily saved, and it is simply IN ore
roasted by long exposure to oxidating in
Ihuences, as air and moisture, until all tho
sulphur OF the pyrites is oxidated, and then,
being soluble in water, is carried away.
ORDINARY roasting or calcination of ores,
lis process of like nature, only more rapid
through employment of all the more favor
able circumstances, and the energetic agen-
cy of FIRE.


Dry crushing being necessary, it is OBJ
vious that some of the effective and eco
nomical machines, known and long used
for this purpose, is to be preferred. The
old rollers, or Cornish Crusher, or perhaps,
also, Blake's, as a preparatory machine,
will effectually prepare all that could be
desired by any moderate mill. Then, hav-
ing by roasting desulphurized the ore, We
arastra, geared in q modern fashion, and





faces. The arastra is essentially q hard,
even grained stone floor, arms so made as
to revolve horizontally over this floor, and
gearing applied at the ends upon a rim, for
moving them, and stones fastened to them
lat intervals, by chains, SO as to be dragged
around after the revolving arms. Mercury
His placed upon the floor, and as pulveriza-
tion proceeds, the liberated gold is ANAL
&gamated and absorbed by the body of the
mercury.


= Experience shows that this machine, Of
cheap and rude material, is capable of q
& larger duty, and of saving at least an equal
Wproportion of the gold with less expense.
1t is therefore more profitable machine,
: since the greatest return of gold at given
Hexpenditure, is what We must look for first.
ave may afterwards consider if this proper
tion can be increased. No one can doubt
that all the gold can be extracted, but will
Eanot the last moiety cost more than cent
Hper cent?


H In all similar metallurgical processes it is
found practically necessary and economic
faal to CONSENT to certain loss of metal, and
so we shall find in this. By adopting such
s machinery We secure economy of construc.
@tion and operation, as repairs are seldom


needed, rapidity of action, working there


fore large amount each day, and as good
i la proportion of the contents Of the ore saved


a at cost smaller than by any other method


or mill now known.
B With such means and good Management,
there can be no doubt in the minds of any


one who knows, even q little, Of the i'm.


mense mineral wealth of Colorado, that j,
I would require only little time to show
y and attest, by solid and heavy returns oi
@'sretort" gold, that her mines are such a,


have never yet been known in any othel
kcountry, in all the history of gold.-Phil
4 adeIphid Railroad and Mining Journal.
Year: 1865

The Management, regarding the melancholy news
!of the assassination of the PRESIDENT OF THE
SUNrEp STATES and the SECRETARY OF STATE as a
great national calamity, and sincerely participat
ling in the sadness and deep gloon now pervading
1.-THE community, beg to announce that there will be
INC performance at the theatre this evening.
The performance announced for this evening will
Rbe given on Monday:


Tickets purchased for tonight will be received OF
MONDAY night.
Year: 1865

A minister took for hrs text, sTM
flesh, the world, and the devil" II.
informed his astnnished audience tha,
he would dwell briefly on the flesh
pass rapidly over the world and hasten
as fast as ic could to the devil.
Year: 1865

The session of the Grand Lodge of the
United States of the Independent Order OF
Odd Fellows, which was held last week at
Baltimore, was the most interesting ever
convened by that body. On this occasion
representatives were present from all the
States except two North Carolina and
Florida, and the best feelings seemed to
animate the assembly. The reunion was
complete, and we have the most graft
flying assurances that the hest results will
flow from this meeting.


The Representatives from the South--who
had been denied the privilege of meeting
with their brethren of the North for nearly
four years, because of the barriers which
war had set up-responded to the fraternal
welcome with which they were greeted on
the floor of the Grand Lodge, as only men
could do who had been schooled and indoc-
trinated in those sacred principles of Charity,
Friendship, Love and Truth, which the
ritual of the Order teaches, and which had,
through all the desolations of war, kept the
Fraternity in one unbroken link of Fellow.
ship to the end Thus has the great Order
of Odd Fellows set an example of For car
ance, Brotherly Love and Unity, which even
the Christian Church would do well to fol.
low in it's efforts to heal the wounds OF the
nation, and restore peace and harmony
throughout the land.


The Representatives met with cordial re.
ception at the hands of the authorities, and
merchants and citizens of Baltimore, and t..u
occasion throughout was a grand ovation.
Invitations were received to visit the public
institutions and places of amusement, and
each seemed to vie with the other in doing
honor to the Representatives of this great
brotherhood.
Year: 1865

A VALUABLE DIsooyERY.-A most
valuable discovery has recently been
made by Prof Swallow, in bis geological
survey Of Bourbon county, Kansas A
vein of dark, variegated marble, closely
resembling the Italian marble in texture
and character. is found about four
miles south of Fort Scott, on the line of
the railroad leading to the gulf. In the
opinion of Prof Swallow, this vein un-
derlies large section of, that region.
Scisntifc4nvestigation is Accomplishing
much for the enteprising people of Kan
sas. They could not have made better
investment than in.the expense ofa geo.
logical survey of their State under the
management of the late able State Ge-
ologist of Missouri. The discoveries of
Prof Swallow will bring large acces-
sion Of wealth and population to the
State.
Year: 1865

The following correspondence between Governor
Holden and Gen. Ruger, the military commander of
North Carolina concerning civil and military law,
will be read with interest Every friend Of civil


law will cordially endorse Gov. Holden's position