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Year: 1867

CAPTAIN MALLoY, Of bark Osceola
Sd, of New Bedford, in letter to Jacob
B Hadley, Esq, agent, gives a graphic
account of an encounter with a whale on
the 18th of December last. We quote
as follows:


"About 300 miles N. W. from St..
Nicholas, we saw whales close to the
ship, lowered the boats as soon as posi-
BILE, and soon the second mate struck a
large whale. In few minutes, the third
mate struck and got stove. The whale
then went to thesecond mate and knock
ed the bottom out of his boat. The


first mate then brought the third mate
and his crew to the ship. 1 then sent
him off to bring the second mate and his
crew to the ship as quick as possible, as
I saw that the whale was intending mis-
chief. In the meantime the whale was
at work on the starboard boat, and he
soon made bad boat Of her. After get
ting all hands on board, the first and
second mates. being anxious to try him
again, went off, but didn't get chance
to kill him. In fact they had as much
as they could do to keep clear of him !;
and seeing that he was dangerous Gus
toner, I called the boats on board
Not liking the idea of being done by a
whale, I concluded to go at him with
the ship; got ready and made for him.
Getting near, he turned and came for
US, striking the ship on her pert bow
with his law, his head coming in con-
tact with the cut-water, knocking it of
considerable copper and sheathing. The
shock he gave the ship was heavy, tax
ing some of the men off their feet, and
GIVING them considerable of fright. Had
the whale struck the ship fair he would
have gone through her as easily as a cat
would through wet paper. About the
time he struck gave him bomb, but
did not kill him. So I went at him
again. This time he did not seem to
like the taste of the ship, and so got out
of the way as fast as he could. AS he
passed I gave him another bomb and
two lances, but these failed to kill him.
Again I tried him, but he kept clear Of
us. 1t being late, 1 sent a boat off to
make the wreck of the starboard boat
secure to the line, to act as drag, and
went after the boat, now five miles to the


leeward. After getting her on board I'll


being then dark) worked to the wind,


ward all night, and the next morning saw


him again with the wreck of the boat


still fast to him. At $50 we lowered


two boats well manned, and we went al
him. After hard tussle, we got him


under the care of friends, and took him
alongside. He was very large whale
Year: 1867


{ ELTHERE is in this city a young marri-
ed woman who is very strongly afflicted
with a mania for initiating the Growing
of the morning cock, while in state Of
somnolence. We are assured that at the
hour appointed by nature for chanticleer
to frighten away the midnight proWlers
from EARNING graveyards, the fortunate
husband of the growing wife, on the
first night of his marriage, was reused
from his slumbers by most Iusty crow
ing. On opening his eyes, what his as
tonishment to behold his better-half seat
ed in the middle of the connubial couch
of cOnjugal bliss, tapping her wings
and growing in most loud and clear
voice, stretching out her neck after the
most approved rooster fashion Thrice
did she thus herald in the morn" and
then sank back and slept on. In the
morning he spoke to her about it, and
was. not more surprised than amused to
learn that she had been born in the
country. and that favorite Shanghai,
which roasted with his feathered family
in the hen coop near the window of the
maternal bed-chamber, frightened her
mother by his loud growing, and thus
the child was marked. And ever
since-yes, even when baby lying in
the cradle, she has been wont to awake
the echoes of the coming dawn by imi-
tating "ye erOoster- and still, each morn
she "faps her wings and Crows"


As the business of the husband re-
quires him to rise very early, he is rath-
er pleased than otherwise to find his
wife possessed of this additional accom-
plishment, which dispenses with the ne
cessity of an alarm clock, though, hav-
ing heard his grandmother say that the
" growing of a hen indicated ill-lUck,
unless her head was Immediately cut off,
he is in some doubt whether, in order to
insure good fortune to his household he
is not in duty bound to stop his wife's
growing by severing her musical throat


We advise him to let his hen crow
on, so long as she does not peck" him.


Some persons may question the truth
of this remarkable incident, but We can
assure such that it is true in every par
ticular, and can be 7ouched for by re-
sponsible parties who have known the
lady from infancy; and the moral of it
is, that ladies' who do not desire crow
ing children" should not.sleep too near
the hen-eoop-Eg. @ "
Year: 1867

THIS is the title of one Those truly national lyrics
Father Ryan has contributed to immortality through
~ The Land We Love-" and it is of that brilliant ma
ture which will fash forth with The Sword Of Rob
ert Lee:''
Do we weep for the heroes that died for us,
Who, living, were true and tried for us
And, in death, sleep side by side for us?


The martyr Band


That hallOwed our land,
With the blood they poured in tide for rs.
Ali fearless on many day for us,
They stood in the front Of the fray for us,
And held the fOeman at bay for us;


Fresh tears should fall


FOrever-Oer all
Who fell while wearing the grey for rs.
How many glorious name for US
How many story Of fame for rs,
They left would it not be shame for US,


If their memory part


From our land and heart,
And q wrong to them and blame for us?
No no mol they were brave for US,
And bright were the lives they gave for us;
The land they struggled to save for us;


Cannot forget


Its warriors yet,
Who sleep in many grave for rs.
No mol no they were slain for us.
And their blood flowed out in a rain for us;
Red, rich and pure on the plain for US;


And years may 60


But our tears will flow
Ger the dead who have died in vain for us.
And their deeds-proud deeds-shall remain for us,
And their names-dear names-WithOut stain for us,
And the glories they won shall not wane for us;


In legendand lay


Our heroes in grey,
Though dead, shall live over again for us.
KnorviRe, Tenn, March 1st, 1867.
Year: 1867




Through the kindness Of Mr.. B. Frank Ca
rey, we were favored with a sight OF numer-
Gus articles provided for distribution by the
Soldiers Monument Association Of Shelby
county, on the 25th of June. If ticket hold
ers ever had any doubt Of the drawing coming
off, they may now rest assured that it is
fixed fact. Not only will It come off at the
time indicated, but the most splendid gifts
ever distributed in the Western country will
be circulated. We speak of what we have
seen when we say that the two magnificent
rosewood Pianos are unsurpassed for elegance
of finish and 6neness Of tone by any other
that we have ever seen and we have seen
the finest in the country. The same may be
said of the melodeon and organ. They are
decidedly melOdiOuS and so will the lucky
man or woman feel who gets one OF them
One of the Ladies' fine gold watches set with
diamonds is perfection. No other than
good-Iookinr woman should ever wear 1t
There are a dozen or more elegant watches
of pure and exquisite workmanship tor ladies'.
Dozens of gentemen's gold watches-Cgen-
uine)-no pnch-backS, but the finest kind of
an article and hundreds of gents silver watches
of the best manulacture-alsO, diamond rings
and breast pins, have been provided for the
occasion. There is nothing bogus in the as
sortment. Whoever draws one Of the prizes
and is not satisfied with it will lily deserve
his luck The buggies, horses, &c, are every
thing they were advertised to be. All the
property that can be got into Lamb & Zinn'S
Hall will be on exhibition in a few days. All
the fine articles Of jewelry were purchased in
New York of the best Manufactures, and arc
of the latest styles.


Too much praise cannot be awarded to
Messrs. Carey, Vandergrif & Co., for their
energy and perseverance in making this en-
terprise a success. They have so far done
everything and more than they promised the
public, and it is to be hoped that their efforts
win be properly appreciated.-Sbs!5y County


T.rrnL,I.rl
Year: 1867

THE Marion (Ohio) Independent says
that thirteen human skeletons, Of an ex-
tinct race, were found in an excavation
for cellar in that place, lately, and ex-
presses the opinion that the hill upon
which the excavation was made, is full
Of similar remains. A singular thing
about the skeletons found was that the
arms had all been broken between the
elbow and the shoulder, and the thigh
bones had also been broken. Two of
the skeletons were of females, the rest
of males. The females when living must
have been taller than the average of
men of the present day. The males
must have been seven or eightfeet high.
Year: 1867

HIS Color Nor ) BLACK BLUE
General ThOs. Ewing, who served with
distinction in the Federal cause during
the late war, wrote to a brother soldier
at Wooster, o., who was an applicant
for Office, and whose confirmation was
rejected by the senate, through the in
fuence of Welker, a Radical member Of
Congress from that district, the reason
Of his want Of success. Says General
Ewing:


Con your rejection I sent for Judge
Welker to get him to consent to a recon
sideration-for without his consent con-
frmation was impossible. He however,
was inexorable. You are only one of a
thousand soldiers rejected by the loyal
gentlemen who have been defeating the
of the great end for
which aUs fought and they shouted while
the war was going on. There is no hon
or in a confirmation by these men,"
Year: 1867

The Washington correspondent of
Charleston paper gives this bit of criti-
cism: "Thus far Wade has proved a
signal failure as the presiding officer Of
the Senate. The contrast between him
and his predecessor FOSTER is so great
as to cause many Senators who voted
for him to regret ever having done so.
His mode of deciding and putting ques-
tions is very ridiculous. Last evening
the Senate was almost eonvulsed with
laughter, when he announced the vote
on a proposition in this wise: "On this
question the yeas are twenty and the
nays are twenty. So the agreement was
not agreed to.
Year: 1867

Gain and loss, and loss and gain
A little less and little more;
Pain. and pleasure, pleasure and pain,
Ever and evermore!
Night and day. and day and night,
Ger and Ger, and Ger and Ger;
Out Of the darkness into the light,
Ever and eYermore
On and onward drives our bark,
From the shore, and to the shore
Out Of the daylight into the dark
Ever and evermore
Now lover with joy to greet,
Then a heart that is bleeding sore;
Meeting to part, and parting to meet,
Ever and evermOre!
Giving to take, and taking to give
Looking backwards, looking before
Living to die, and dying to live,
Ever and evermore!
True and false, and false and true.
Store Of good, and evil store;
The day of our life is made Of you,
Ever and evermore!
Year: 1867

A nOt-over-pious exchange is responsible
for the following:


Ben. Wade is going out of the Senate, and
they sag Brownlow is going in. 1t is the
old story of one devil cast out, and one seven
times worse returning
Year: 1867




Ho1o to Keep Street Potatoes. "A New
Jersey correspondent of the Germantown
pa Telegraph gives his method of keeping
sweet potatoes as follows


Ny method to keep sweet potatoes is to
air dry sand by spreading 1t on boards orr
board walk dig the potatoes in the morn
inc and pick them in the afternoon, before
the dew falls, throwing out all the bruised
ones. packed them II flour barrels-frst
a coat Of sand, then layer of potatoes, so
that the sand would fiji ali interstices. If
the sand Is too dry, as when dried in a kiln,
it win shrivel the potatoes. / had a room
on the south side of my dining room that
kept the potatoes IN after packing them IN
barrels The heat from the coal stove IN the
dining room was all that was given them,
and l did not loose two dozen tubers out Of
eight barrels ] have found them as sonnd
in the sand as when dug in the fall The
outside dampness should be well dried of of
the potstoes / felt myself amply paid by
the treat they gave through the winter.
Cold fall rains, on cold, damp sand make the
potatoes lose their sweetness.


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Year: 1867

RHEUMATISM is said on pretty good
authority that warm poultices made of
boiled pumkins will cure rheumatism.
Poultices to be removed and fresh ones ap-
piled every fifteen or twenty minutes
Year: 1867

PENNsYLvANIA-Co returns of the
official vote for Supreme Judge in this State
on the 8th ult, have been received and re-
corded at the Office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth, and they foot up in this
Year: 1867

CONVERSION OF A JEWEss.-The Pacific
narrates the following interesting incident that
occurred In the recent revival in San Francisco,
California:


One evening, when opportunity was given to
all to speak who so desired, young woman
arose and told the story of her conversion, which
was OF deep interest to all present. She was
Jewess, who had been instructed in the Old
Testament Scriptures, as understood by her peo-
pie. The idea of the Messiah had taken strong
hold upon her mind. She wished that He
might come, and longed for knowledge of Him.
thus affected, she was led to study the New
Testament and to converse with her Christian
acqualntances Soon she began to inquire whe-
ther Jesus OF Nazareth were not the One, for
whom she had so deeply longed. She became
convinced that Jesus was indeed He that
should come" She spoke of this to her parents
and friends At first they laughed at her then
they tried to compel her to give up her belief
She. however, remained steadfast for the
more she thought upon the subject, the more
convinced was she that she was right Time
went on. She was married and became moth
er. Her conviction had now become so strong
that she felt 1t her duty to give up her religion,
and publicly unite herself with the disciples of
Jesus


She told her husband of her purpose. He was
enraged, and said to her ''If you become a
Christian, you by that act divorce yourself from
me, and are no longer my WIFE, If YOU do So
| must leave you and take your child from you.
No woman can be follower of Jesus and be
faithful as wife to me. IF you love Him, as
Christians say they do, you cannot love me-
You must take your choice. Either abandon
your religion or [ must leave you


But, she said, 'only try me for while
[ am sure [ can. Just try me and see" He
however, was inexorable, and she had to choose
between her husband and child for Christ.
She did not hesitate long, but soon made an
open profession Of her faith. Her husband was
true to his threat He took their child and left
for the Eastern States. ''He has been gone,'
said she, now year, but [ am sure be will
come back. pray for him every day, and I
am certain that God will show him his error,
as He did mine to me, and yet bring him and
my child back, SO that we shall all be happy
together. VIII you pray for him too p


Her story, (which this is brief outline, was
told with such modesty and touching simplicity
that all who heard it were deeply affected, and
many shed tears as they thought of the great
trial she had endured for the sake of the dear
Redeemer. Christians sometimes think they
have to make great sacrifice for Christ How
few in this land of ours have ever been called
to such self as this young daughter of
| Israel
Year: 1867

What is a year? 'Tis but a wave
On life's dark rolling stream,
Which is so quickly gone that we
Account it but dream
IT'S but q single earnest throb


Of times old iron heart,
Which tireless is, and strong as when
1t first with life did start.
What is year? ;Tis but turn
OF times old brazen wheel,
Or but a page upon the book


Which death must shortly seal.
IT'S but step upon the road


Which we must travel DER;
A few more steps and we shall walk
Life's weary rounds no more
Year: 1867

A. there are some remarks being
made about my not taking stock in
turnpil<eS, / have concluded TO COM
municate, through the columns of the
Journal, some of my objections


When first saw the new law In 20
gard To turnpikes, il looked 20 be 20
unjust and unfair that | then dcterm-
incd not to go into II voluntarily, but
concluded to say nothlpg about my
objections at that time, but let every
one act for himself lam not opposed
To help build turnpikcs when material
can bc had In II reasonable distance,
as j bound myself several years ago TO
Assist a company gratuitously in max.
ing turnpike through my vicinity,
and am willing 10 do the same now.
l object to the late law because our
land has 20 be- assessed at the supposed
amount of benefit that will result from
the construction and maintenance Of
the proposed road, out of which the
rond IL To- be made, md the balance 10
remain u lien or circumference on the
land Ia keep up the necessary repairs
and other expenses Of the company So
long as the excess lasts, 80 that If any
man living I'm town takes stock, and
the speculator, who, no doubt, Will
buy up the most of II at very low
rate, for many of the farmers can not
hold IT, can receive into their pockets
the whole of the proceeds of the road
while the farmer must he dclving
away year after year 10 take IL up.


In the next place, object TO the law
becausc town property u not included
in the assessment. At the same time,
where several roads leads into town,
the citizens thereof have the benefit of
them all, while the farmer seldom use
but one. 1 see nothing in the law To
save = man from paying on every road
that may run i'm one and a half miles
of him, which is Objectionable. be-
llpve no person should be compelled to
pay OH but one road, and he should
have his choice i'm that. IL will be
seen that the foregoing refers to the
new law. There are also objections i'm
the law Of lSj2, under which COM
panics are now organizing, one cs
which Is, that the Board of Directors
may, i'm the route or distance from
Winchester To Huntsville, run the
company in between thirty and forty
thousand dollars i'm debt, which would
have to be paid whether there is ma
Hence, the necessity OF clccting men
OF good, sound Judgment, who manage
their own affairs well, then there will
be no danger.


1t i distressing 10 look over the
State and see the many holes that have
been dug, the cmbankments thrown
up, the many broken down and un-
finished canals and roads, the vast
a Mount of timber cut and suffered to
rot, and the immense amount of labor
lost and money sunk, all of which *
an incalculable loss 10 our noble State;
and yet, ii still goes on, all for the
want of forethought and prudence.
Build roads: yes; am perfectly willing
to help if material can be had to make
a good road through my ncighborhood,
if done upon fair terms. L presume
my ncighbors remember when we
undertook To make piece of turnpike
between my house and Winchester,
that ! some times had one and often
two teams hauling gravel. Perhaps
that is more than some can say who
are now making considerable stir
about roads. w. e.. WILMoRE.
Year: 1867

g We were approached the other day by
wealthy gentleman who said he would give us
almost any price if we would write something
for the Press that, said he, "shall make our
girls aoork rather than firt abont the streets
and stores spending money, the first cent of
which they never earned in their lives" We
could promise him no such thing, and so we
lost the genteman's proffered fortune. Now
that man has a family of girls; and he COM
plains bitterly that they are good tor nothing
but to spend his money. They would scorn to


help their mother darn, patch, knit, wash or
do housework-not they! they are too respecta


Ole for that! They can thrum the piano lit
tie; they can decorate themselves in silks and
jewelry; they can parade the streets and pub
lie halls to show their new dresses and feath-
cred slap,jacks upon their crowns; they can
waltz with gentlemen in the dancing room,
and drive with, fast young blades all about
town; but this is all they can do with will


No wonder the father of such young ladies
should call on the Press for help, and offer a
liberal reward if it will perform for him a SER
vice which was never performed for their adj
vantage at home, and the nom -fulfilment of
which by their parents is now bringing upon
their heads that punishment, in the shape of
shame and modification, which they so justly
deserve. No we tell that mau the newspapers
cannot reach his case. The evil lies In the
sanctuary of his own mansion. Because ne Is


wealthy, he has brought up his daughters to


neglect work and despise working people


The consequence is they are fit for nobody and


nothing. Their intellectual education has


baen neglected, and even their moral has been
enforced by quite loose lessons. In intellect


nal society they are embarrassed; for the
kitchen they are not qualified; and if they


should not have the good luck to marry


men whose fortunes can sustain them in idle


ness and luxury, they must 60 without hus-
bands, or find themselves, at last, in some


bad place. Teach your daughters to work as
soon as their young fingers and hands can
help a mothers tolls, keep them regularly
employed in some useful service, and their
health will be sounder, their morals purer


their character better, and-no matter how
plainly if neatly clad-they will appear wher-
ever they go ornamented by more than gold
en- jewelry-by good sense and modesty which
are above all price. Some girls in the plain
| est attire look vastly better and are much more
highly thought of and respected than others
| OF richer ancestry, who carry all tney are
| worth upon their backs, and faunt out In silks
| and satins enough to load barouche. And
| why? Because of their intelligent minds and
| accomplished manners. These, after all, are
Year: 1867

Never put them in cold water, but
plump them into that which is boiling
briskly. This will coagulate the albu-
men on the outside, close the pores,
and prevent the water from soaking
out the rich juices. If sailed meats
need refreshing, let it be previously
done with cold water, taking all need.
ed time, with frequent changing of the
water, if it is very salt. Toagh, cheap
pieces of beef, can be made tender and
palatable as follows: If salt, ireshen
as above. Put into the poi with a
trifie more water than will be tinslly
needed. Set into the top of tho cook.
ing pot closely fitting tin pail or pan,
and fill it with cold water. If this
gets boiling hot, dip out some and add
cold water from timo to time. Boil
the meat until it gets 80 entirely tender
that the bones will drop out, even II
it takes five to ten hours. The steam
and aroma or flavor of the meat will
be condensed on the bottom of tho
covering pan or pail of water, and
drop back, and thus be retained
When thoroughly done remove tho
cover, and slowly simmer down thick
enough to jelly when cold.


Dip out the meat, remove the bones,
place it in pan, pour ovor it tho
boiled liquid, lay over it largo plate,
Or inverted tin platter, and put on Is
to 30 pounds weight. When cold, it
will cut into nice slices, and if lean
and fat or white meal be mixed, it will
be beautifully marbled. The juicewill
jelly and compact it firmly together,
and you will have nice juicy meat,
good for breakfast, dinner or supper,
and so tender that poor teeth can mas
ticate it. Fresh beef, or corned beef
we'll fresbened in cold water, may be
used in this way with decided econo-
my, and it is far superior to meat
boiled in an open vessel, and from
which the flavor hos constantly ss-
capped, as you can perceive by the odor
all through the house, if Bridget leaves
the kitchen door open minute or two,
as she will certainly happen to do
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