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Year: 1864

The registrar general tells us that only
Que woman in twelve, and only one man
IN five, dies leaving property, and what Is
left, except the great wealth OF iew, Is
OF small average amount Nevertheless
upwards OF twenty millions Of money are
annually wasted in this country, through
want OF g proper knowledge of the way to
deal with food. Our royal princesses have
been taught 10 weig gh out stores, and even
to make bread and churn butter. Many
ladies of the English nobility, and more
on the Continent, have maintained TIE
old custom Of attending personally to the
superIutendence of their household, and
sue h ladies inspire with their intelligence
the action of their cooks. lu Canada the
ladies play, and sing, dance, ride, skate,
often are well read and good hngusts,
while they know, at the same time, how
to make good bread, and cakes, and Jellies,
and how to rear poultry. Consequently,
they give 10 home more of the cheer OF
order and nicely, with the help OF q single
servant girl, than one Is accustomed TO
find in the household ofan English couple
with three servants. At Xeres de Ia From
terra, the author of this plea for a graceful
homeliness among English gentlewomen
of all classes, dined with a Spanish gran
dee, whose wife showed him with pride
the light, luxurious kitchen in which she
herself had attended not only to the di-
rection, but also to the manipulation of the
dinner, and he adds, lit was dinner.


The Centlewoman who adds to her ac-
omplishrnent first rate knowledge and
tact in the direction ofthe duties OF the
kitchen is mistress, he says, not quite un-
truly, of an art equal to that of physi-
clan "a noble art it Is it is sweetener
of temper, it is the swestener of life, it
prolongs life. 1t is far nobler art to be
able to prepare that which shall agree
with the delicate organization of the hu-
man frame, than the art which Is employ
ed to get rid of the injurious effects OF
! bad cooking" If you mix dirt with your
coal YOU dull the fire in your CRATE and if
YOU mix dirt with your food you dull,
says this apostle of clean ladylike cookery,


the FIRE Of life within your bodies, or those
of your friends. the Year Round
Year: 1864

\ good joke is told at the expense OF
the honest Democracy of Miami county
They regarded their Senatorial district
as perfectly safe. counting on the large
majority of lS62 and desiring TO aid
their friends in Cass, they sent some one
hundred and fifty of their voters to assist
in carrying that doubtful district The
consequence was, that nion Senator
was elected in the Miami district, and
the rousing Union majority in Howard
county saved Union Senator in the Cass
district We rather guess that a worse
disappointed set of hnaves never practic
Ell pipe laying since elections were in
vented d-Lqd Journal
Year: 1864

Hassanrek, Overlooking with scorn
the duplicity and treasonableness of Nc
Clellan.s position on two opposing plat
forms. id


w nat a self-contradictory and dis
honest position it would he to stand as
war candidate on a peace platform--a
u ar kite with Vice Presidential peace
tail attached to it, Such position re-
minds Us of those old Scotch houses
during the revolution of the seventeenth
century. in which father and son always
took opposite sides, 50 that whatever
party might succeed, the family property
should not he coniscated 1t would be
the position of a pious Mohammedan
drinking wine of protesting Israelite
eating pork: OF Shaker in favor Of
lnatrimony Of Quaker in favor of the
arbitrament OF arms, and perhaps Quaker
guns
Year: 1864

The New York Evening Post publishes
the following opinion of Little McClcl
Ian. entertained by n Democratic friend
of his, whose name will be furnished if
desired:


l have stood by Mcclellan as long as
could, and only ceased To apologize for
him when l found it impossible. The
great danger which will attend his cleva
tion to the Presidency will arise from
the pliancy of his temperament. He al
ways was and is now, by the constitution
of his mind, mere reccpticle of the
thoughts and purposes OF other men.
He never had an original idea or an in.
dependent volition. He was always n
satellite of some stronger will, and acted
only as he WAS impelled and guided by
others, In his academic life he was the
follower OF such men as c. W. Smith
and Eitz John Porter; in his military life
he has been guided by the same class, in
domestic life he i ruled by the women
about him, and in political life he will be
blindly led by the counsels Of Wood and
Nallandigham.
Year: 1864

According to the Worlds Fort Monroe
correspondent the Florida had been order
ed to Norfolk to coal, aud just before
starting she was run into BY the transport
Alliance and svery severely damaged. -
She was in = very bad condition when
captured and the steam pump was kept
going constantly. After this last collision
she filled at the rate of three inches 10 %
hour. An additional pump was set At
work and every effort made to keep her
sAoat, but all to no purpose, and before
she could be towed to shoal water she
went down.
Year: 1864

In the decline Of life the loss of vital force
queut upon physical decay. can only be safely sup
piled by some vivifyng preparation which recruits
the strength and spirits. without entaling the ex
hlu~tiou which i always the final effect of ordinary
- lnulart- We tender To the aced
Year: 1864

The general impression that the fur
loughing of our veteran regiments
which have re-cnlisted for the war is
causing a depletion of the ranks of our
armies is confidently denied in official
quarters. The number of recruits and
veteran volunteers entering the SER
vice, and now going forward to the
field, is understood to equal if not TO
exceed that of the soldiers returning.


Itappears from the records in the
United States Quartermastcr's Depart
ment in this city that the lumber of
recruits provided with transportation
to the various points on the coast, and
in Virginia where our armies arc sta
toned, average from three to five thou
sand each week. One half of these 80
by rail and the other by water. They
include the men enlisted in the eastern
part ofthis State and part of the volun-
teers of New England. AS the regi-
ments returning comprise only one to
two hundred men each, not less than
twenty Of these organizations belong
ing to the district of country named
must come homo each week to make
the number of men leaving the army


assuming the average for all the
states to be the same Aequal 10 the num-
Der joining it; and so many regiments
do not return. Besides, it is not gem
orally known that some of the rcgi-
ments coming home-particularly those
which were enlisted here-leave consi-
derable dctachments in the field. Our
regimental organizations are really.
therefore, not so much reduced as they
seem to be.


In the course of few weeks the
grand march of our regiments to the
field, with their ranks recruited, will
begin. Enlistments, which are now
numerous and increasing, will be like
ly togive many Of them quite their ori-
ginal compliment of one thousand men.
II New York Post.
Year: 1864

THIS LIFE.-Life is beautifully com
pared to fountain fed by thousand
streams, that perish if one be dried
1t is q silver cord, twisted with thou
sand strings that part assunder fit be
broken. Frail and thoughtless NOR
tails, are surrounded by innumerable
dangers which make it much more
strange that they escape SO long, than
that they sometimes perish suddenly
at last. We are encompasscd with ac-
cidents every day, to crush the mould
ering tenement which we inhabit. The
seeds of disease are planted in our con
stitutions by nature. The earth and
atmosphere whence we draw the breath
of life are impregnated with death
death is made to operate its own des.
truction. Thef food that n0rishcs, con.
tains the elements of decay the soul
that animates it by q revivifying fire
tends to wear out by its own action
Death turks in ambush along our path
Notwithstanding this is the truth, sc
palpably confirmed by the daily exam
ples before our eyes, how little do we
! lay it to heart We see our friends
and neighbors perish among us, but
how seldom does it occur in oui
thoughts, that our knell shall, perhaps
give the next,fruitless warning to the
world.
Year: 1864

Put all into a common-sized teacup,
or vessel which holds about four ounc-
es, and pour half full of boiling water (;
stir well, and then fill full of good vim
egar. Fit for use when it settles.-
Make swab by getting little stick
about the size Of a pipe-stem, notch
one end, and wrap a strip of cotton
cloth around it, letting the cloth pro-
jest about half an inch beyond the end
of the stick, so as not to jag the mouth
and throat, and fasten with thread


Swab the mouth and throat well ev-
cry half hour if the case is bad-every
hour if not bad. When the patient
gets better, every two hours; then
when better, every four hours; and
when still better, two or three times q
day till well, which will be from two
to seven days. Touch every affected
spot-the' e'uvula, tonsils and fauces, the
whole Of the back part of the mouth
and top of the throat, and let the pa.
tient swallow little Of the wash eacl
time you swab. Swabbing causes nc
pain, though the patient will gag, and
sometimes vomit but swab well, and t
feeling of relief will follow every swab
bing.


Let every patient have a separat,
swab; keep the wash pure by pouring
what you use each time into anothe
vessel; and also wipe off any matter o.
slime that may be on the swab every
time you take it from the mouth.


Rub the following liniment on til,
throat outside once every three or fOu
hours, and keep flannel cloth arounC
the neck till well. =


Take spirits of turpentine, / ounce


Take sweet oil, (cr linseed oil,) on,
ounce.


Take aqua ammonia, (mix,) on
ounce.


Shake before using each time.


Keep the bowels open with casio
oil. ,I' ....


Keep the patient in the house, bu
ventilate well.


We have long known that the appli
cation of caustic by swab, in th,
hands ola skillful physician, is next t.
certain to check the worst cases 0
diphtheria. We presume the merit 0
the above lies as much in the elemen
nitrate Of potash" as of all the othe
ingrcdien Is combined.
Year: 1864

Capt. John Smith left the pinnane,
and taking with him only two men,
and an Indian as guide, went on shore


in search of game, and soon found
himself assailed by over 200 yelling
savages. The two EngTshmen with
him were killed-he himself taken
prisoner, and conducted in triumph tc
an Indian village on the Rappahan,
mock. Smith presence Of mind and
fertility Of resource did not desert him
even in this extremity. He contrived
to interest the chief by the exhibition
of a pocket compass, and by "endow
ing leaf of his pocket book with in
telligence by writing thereon" They
had often heard of the famous Pale.


face, and the calm courteousness Of
their prisoner SO amazed them, that
they spent three days in incantations,
with the view of discovering the mys-
teries Of his character, Not successful
in that, his fate was referred to the Sul
Year: 1864

EarGeneral Grant was lately rallied
about the persistent and preposterous
use, by a New York paper, of his name
for the Presidency. The General re-
piled: Il aspire to only one political
office When this war is over, Imean
to run for Mayor of Galcna, (his place
of residence and if elected, l intend
to have the sidewalk fixed up between
my house and the depot"
Year: 1864

ABoLIsHING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM
An evening contemporary takes the extraordi-
nary ground that it is best to abolish our en-
tire system Of public instruction, in consequence
Of the enormous taxation it imposes upon our
citizens, and says political squabblss will
always be mixed with the subject Of common
schools 50 long as it involves SO large an
amount Of public expenditures as it now does.
This difficulty can be obvated by adopting our
suggestion, and that is to cut the entire school
system entirely and irrsvocably loose from
politics in every shape.
Year: 1864

earth in repentance, expiation Of their
crimes and preparation for thatawful change
which the stern demands of the law would
so soon compel them to undergo. The ad-
dress throughout was marked by dignity,
wisdom and a pure christian spirit. The
prisoners had little to say on being asked
"why sentence Of death should not be pro-
nounced upon them," beyond the denial of
their guilt and the assertion that Page was
false witness Renton was apparently ,af-
fected while receiving his sentence, but
Lowrie and Roman exhibited neither en-
barrassment or feeling, The address to the
prisoners was listened to by a large audi
ence midst the most perfect silence and the
most profound attention, and as the priso
ners moved from the court room the sound
of their clanking chains left an ineffaceabe
impression upon the minds of all present.


The long agony is over and the fourth of
March will commemorate the terrible trag-
edy whose history must. blot the pages of
the earliest records of the history of Idaho


The universal belief on the part Of the
public in respect to the guilt of the priso-
ners, has unquestionably hastened a convic-
tion which the imperfections of the law and
the ingenuity of able attorneys might have
otherwise delayed, if not indeed, altogether
defeated. The attorneys for the defense are
entitled to generous commentator for their
disinterested and unpaid labor in the defense
Of the friendless criminals, undertakers as
it were, in the face of a public opinion
which had already, perhaps justly, pro
nounced the guilt of the prisoners


This is the first cause of any kind, civil
or criminal, which has been tried by court
Of the Territory of Idaho, and though the
proceedings of the court may be subject to
itioism possibly legal exceptions, we are
S sltsfied in the consciousness that the great
ends of justice were ever constantly and
jealousy kept in view. His Honor, so re-
Gently from an older State and of necessity
unfamiliar with Territorial statutes and from
tier pecularities and customs, has acquitted
himself with high personal credit, with hon
or to the territory, and invariably manifested
spirit of indulgence, impartiality and a
firm determination to mete out even handed
justice to the unfortunate mortals whose
death sentence it became his painful duty
to perform.


The members of the bar who conducted
the trial have without exception ex-
hibted that uniform good feeling, dignity
and high bred courtesy, which we trust as
an example may give tone and character to
the entire bar of Idaho Territory.
Year: 1864

. PROSPECT OF STANDARDIZATION all
the accounts received from Oregon and Cal
ifornia, both by letters and from persons who
have been below, the rush to the upper
country next summer will far exceed that of
the emigration to Florence two years ago
The tens of thousands of dollars worth Of
gold that were shipped to California from
the mines Of Washington and Idaho last
year, have established in the minds of Cal
ifornans the fact that our mines will pay,
and it appears that the hitherto incredulous
people of that State have determined to try
to become sharers in the golden harvests.-
g Boise" is, of course, the main attraction !;
yet we hear that great many talk of COM
ing up to settle in the different valleys, and
it is quite probable that the larger proper
ton of all the best lands in the several val
leys in the country will be occupied by next
fall.
Year: 1864

It has been ordered by the County Com
missioners Of Wala Walla county that the
County Auditor is authorized to provide
stationery, fuel, furniture and other matei
rial necessary for the use of the several
county officers, and that hereafter no bill
for such expenses will be allowed unless
made or authorized by the County Auditor


WORKING THE CoNsoNANCE SY STEM
All officers whose politics do not correspond
or are not consonant with the views of
the Administration are being rapidly weed
ed out of the Federal army. Democrats
and Conservatives will have the privilege of
being drafted and can help do the fighting
as privates but they will have to stand aside
and let the loyaliSts fiji all the higher posi-
tions. The government will be built only
from the "sound" .-.-o
Year: 1864

The Bounty for Volunteers In this city.


Il win be seen from our report Of the doings
Of the City Government last evening that the
bill providing for the payment Of bounty Of
one hundred and nfty dollars (tlSO) to volun-
teers enllstIng in this city, has passed both
branches OF the City Council. We trust that
the quota may now be speedily allied.
Year: 1864

A message was received by the Senate from
the President yesterday covering letter from
the Secretary Of War, relative to the proposed
reciprocity treaty with the Sandwich Islands.
1t was not deemed compatible with the public
interest to give the correspondence, and the
to IL,
Year: 1864

The lee shall bs Of the best quality, and subject
70 the approval Of the surgeon In charge who will
receipt for the actual amount delivered at each
hospital.
plioite bills, certified to By the Medical Director


Signed
Year: 1864

NEW CrsTox MILL--The farming CON-
munity and people generally will be glad to
hear that Stribling's new custom mill is in
operation, as viii be seen by advertisement.
This mill will furnish the very best quality
Of flour, and take pains to give perfect sat
isiaction in grinding grain for the farmers.
Great pains have been taken to make this
first class mill, and there is no doubt but
that it is s.nFg .s
Year: 1864

ANOTHER CHANGE.-Chanre seems to he
the order Of The day in the quartermasicr
oliiic in this city. A fow weeks ago Hunt
was superseded by Corning, then little
later Corning was superseded by CATER,
aud now the order has come for Gutter to
be superseded by Corning on Friday next.
This makes pretty lively times, in which ii
is difficult to tell which is which until you
Nat and see
Year: 1864

SUspESpED.-The work on the Govern
ment Arsenal building upon the Island has
nearly suspended. But little more will y,
done. upon it until next spring. Owing to
the low water of this season the contractors
for stone and lumber have been unable to


meet their obligations labor has been very
scarce, and the !oag and short of ii is the
work could not progress u der such adverse
circumstances. Maj. Kingsbary has done
all that could have been done, but the build


ing is only commenced.
Year: 1864

LADIES should always bear in mind that
the place toget fashionable dry goods at
low prices rs at the popular store of Henry
G. Potter &Co., corner of I'd and Brady
You will be convinced of this fact by calling
there and pricing their goods.
Year: 1864

Our readers have observed that the Demo.
cratic ladies in different parts OF Ohio are nobly
responding to the suggestion that fund be
raised for Mr. Fallandigham, TO deiray his ex
penses while in exile from his native land, be-
cause OF his opinion Of the policy of the Admin
istration. We feel well assured that il only
needs the bali to be set in motion in this city 10
raise very handsome sum. as an appreciation OF
sympathy from the Democratic mssses with him
in the truly infamous persecution TO which he
has been subjected. because of mis- devotion TO
their cause.


Mr. Vallandigham, while in exile in Canada.


Is declared from the practice of his profession,
he not being citizen Of Grea, Britain. he has.
therefore. only his previous pecuniary resources
to rely upon, and they are far from being
large or extensive. IL is 20 his credit aud
honor thai. IN his public career of six
years in Congress, the voice Of defamation
never even accused him OF seeking TO
make money by illegitimate means he
was never the feed attorney OF a rich and pow
erful lobby, 20 carry out some private enterprise
that should rob the Treasury, but always MAIN
taned his character as an upright and disinter-
ested Representative. pure and above repr0ach.
He did not fatten and grow rich, TOO many
men in similar positions have done. by taking
fees as the reward Of his legislative aid In
other words his vote and influence were not in
the market, but went only in the direction OF hls
sincere convictions. Neither would he lend him
self 70 the uses Of or bow before the temporary
passions of the hour He might have been
among the richest and most powerful in the
land been Governor or Senator, If, like Tod OF
Brough. he wonld have gone contrary to all OF
his past political professions and become leader
in the ranks OF his old opponents As he
preferred honest poverty TO ill-gotten wealth,
so he preferred unpopularity and reproach to
the surrendering OF his opinions 10 any power
save that of his calm and deliberate reason.


This quality IN public man is not so common
that il is unworthy to applaud and recognize, al
though in this instance il has been a temporary
mist, rtune. When the violent hand OF arbitrary
power was laid upon him, he had no accumula-
ton to fall back upon. and was pecunisrily de-
fenseless to adversity's strokes


IL is just aid proper, therefore, that the people,
whose interests he has defended, whose sympathy
he possesses for encountering prescription in
their behalf, and whose respect he deserves for
his honesty ard integrity, should manifest their
appreciation OF it by material aid that shall
show its object that. although an exile upon the
bleak and frozen shores or Canada, he has not
been forgotten by his friends and by the lovers Of
Justice ANY contributions which our friends
NAV send will be duly forwarded from this Office
TO Mr. vallandigham.-Cin ERquirer.
Year: 1864

4


June 2S, ls62-l2:20 A. M


81 now know the full history Of the day On
this side Of the river, the ri ht bank we repused
several strong attacks. On the left bank our
men did all that men could do, all that soldiers
could accomplish, but they were oyerwhemed by
vastly superior numbers, even after | brought
my last reserves into action The loss on both
sides is terrible believe it will prove to be the
most desperate battle of the war. The sad
remnants of my men behave as men; those bat
tallons who fought most bravely, and suffered
most. are still III the best order The regulars
were superb. and count upon what left to
turn another battle in company with their gallant
comrades of the volunteers Had | (20,000)
twenty thousand, or even (l0,O00) ten thousand
fresh troops to use to morrow, could take Rich
mond; but have not man in reserve and shall
be glad to cover my retreat and save the material
and personnel OF the army. Ii we have lost the
day, we have vet preserved our honor, and no
one need blush for the Army of the Potomac.
have lest this battle because my force was too
small.


al again repeat that am not responsible for
this, and say il with the earnestness of Gen.
eral who feels in his heart the loss of every brave
man who has been needlessly sacrificed to-day.
still hope 20 retrieve our fortunes, but to do
this the Government must view the matter in the
same earnest light that do. You must send
me very large reintorcements. and send them at
once. .stets


II shall draw back to this side of the Chicka-
h0miny, and think ! can Withdraw all our mate
rial. Please understand that in this battle We
have lost nothing but men. and those the best W e
have. ..fs -
I'm addition to what ! have already said, | only
wish to say to the President that ! think be is
wrong iG regarding me as ungenerous when /
said that my force was too weak merely inii-
mated a truth which to day has been too plainly
proven. IL, at this instant, could dispose of
(l0,000) ten thousand fresh men, could gain
the victory to morrow. s. -sssts -.


II know that few thousand more men would
have changed the battle from a defeat to vic
tory As it Is, the Government must not and
can not, hold me responsible for the result.


al feel too earnestly to night have seen too
many dead and wounded comrades to feel other
wise. than that the Government has not sustained
the army. IT YOU do not do SO now, the game Is
lost. -. tI
"lf save this army now. tell you plainly
that owe no thanks to you. or 70 any other per-
son in Washington. - 1te e'-
"You have done your best to sacrifice this
army. q. B. MCCLELLAN.


ITO HoS. z NJ. STANTON"
Year: 1864

party into power. whether an entire change Of
administration is not imperativey demanded 10
preserve the Government Nothing but
change will save the nation from bankruptcy
and the Government from destruction. ..