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Year: 1861




On TIT CULTURE OF TIE VINE.-Lieut. Por-
ter, of the U. 5. Navy. writes to the San
Francisco Morning Call as follows:


As we are about to enquire into the culture
of the vine, it will not at this point be un-
appropriate to show method of forming
meter Biological table, and the instruments re-
quired for such purpose. For all practical
effects, common Fahrenheit thermometer
and little ether will answer our purpose.
We simply wish to know the height, temper
ature and moisture to which the plant has
been subject for this purpose a common in
strument is all that will be required Every
school boy knows that at the surface of the
ocean water boils under pressure Of fifteen
pounds of atmosphere, and a temperature OF
2l2 deg. As we ascend the pressure de-
creases as well as the temperature We take
the thermometer, inmerse it in water, boil it,
and note the boiling point; this gives us al
titude. To obtain the dew point, it will
merely be necessary TO drop on the bulb of
| the thermometer a little ether, watch the
formation of the dew or condensation on it,
and we have the dew point, or the amount
of moisture in the atmosphere by these sim
pie processes we Obtain the temperature of
the atmosphere, the pressure and moisture to
which the plant has been subjected. All tins
| to common observer may appear unhecessa-
ry; but Nature writes and makes her mark
| in an unmistakable hand. She plants the
gnun-vit@ in a tropical climate and the
pines near the regions Of snow. a vine which
has grown in the valley as an exotic, to the
mountain change it and it will require some
wears before the wood of the vine accommo-
dates itself to the new locality. Therefore,
when a cutting is selected, 1T should be Ia
beled for temperature, altitude and moisture,
and, when transpianted the same circum-
stances should be taken into consideration. In
addition to this, the soil in which the vine
has grown should be selected, analyzed and
sent with the plant. Some plants thrive well
in red clay soil, others in sandy and loan,
some only in rich vegetable mould. and few
require a bottle heat to thrive. | found a
variety of this latter kind growing in an eX-
tinct volcano at NapiesU Uhe Salftero) and an
other variety growing in the ashes over Pom
peii, near the foot Of Nesuvius. Particular
attention should be paid to the nature of the
soil from whence the cutting is obtained;
in many cases. neglect in this re-
spect will be fatal to the future growth oil
the cuttings or plant. Vines taken from the
volcanic and rich soil Of Naples would hard
| ly flourish in cold clay soils in the state OF
! California; but soils may be found adapted to
the growth and habits Of such vines. M y
paper shows that must for the present close
! but you will soon hear from me again.
Year: 1861

4 Ra'an8 tor their Cheer.-Gur
readers need not be surprised, says
the Norfolk Day Book, if in a short
time they should hear Of "old fuss
and feathers" being brought aprison-
er into the Southern Confederacv.-
We have been put III possession Of a
secret which we are now at liberty
TO divulge, which suggests the pro-
liability that General Scott may now
be on his way hither, in tie same
condition that Messrs Mason and
Slidell were carried to the North
Year: 1861

South CAROLINA pretends that the Federal
Government made war on her. Certainly South
Carolina fired the first gun and the first seventeen
guns and all the guns that have been fred
Louisville Journal
Year: 1861

An ARrrUL DoDGE-A month or two ago almost
every number of Ihe Governors organ at Raleigh
contained one or two General Orders" with line
at bottom, "Plpers of the State please COPY
From the manner Of their publication it was doubt
ful whether the authorities expected to pay for their
insertion, and two Democratic papers made the
INQUIRY whether it was intended to pay for them as
advertisements, or was it expected that the papers
would advertise for the State gratuitously-(a very
pertinent inquiry, by the way, when many of the
papers were going down for want of their usual
patronage, and all of them were in straitened cir
cumstances) Well, after some little delay-suffi-
cent to consult about the policy of an answer yea
or nay to these Democratic papers-the organ repl-
ed that the authorities expected to pay for those
notices as advertisements. That was all right and
satisfactory But from that day to this, we believe
not of those State notices General Orders has
had appended to it the words "State papers please
copy" But instead of that there has appeared an
order for three four favorite papers to copy In
one instance the GreenSborough Patriot was includ
ed IN the orderly mistake we suppose, for the
Pltriot is no favorite with 1.-THE powers that be-


We are afraid that there are some small pota-
toes" nofice at Raleigh. In nconnection with which
sage remark we may observe, (since the matter was
deemed Of sufficient Importance to be mentioned in
the Convention,) that Col. Hills admirable " Detail
ed Report of the Battle of Bethel furnished to
one paper in Raleigh even before it communicat-
ed to the Convention, and day before it was hand
ed to the Convention printer who had been ordered
to print % copies for each member.


This making party use of the glories of Bethel
removes any doubt that we might hdre had Obut
had mott about the size of those aforesaid potatoes


Whenever we find anything Of public interest in
these General Orders our readers will hear of it
Fau Obs
Year: 1861

TEE MINNIE BALL.-MAKE NoTE OF THIs.-The
shape of this ball Is what gives range to the social
ed Minnie rifle. The ball is named after Capt Min
ME, French officer of distinction.


Any rifle, no matter what is its bore, can be made
Minnie rife by simply cutting ball of the elon-
gated shape, followed at the bottom, and having
circular grooves about the lower end and using that
ball. because Capt. Minnie has no especial rifle for
his ball. An ordinary rifle can thus be made into
so-called Minnie rife


The length of the ball should be about twice the
bore of the rife and it should so Gto the bore very
easily, so as not to drop out The ball having
hollow, the powder drives the lead against the
grooves so that it is not so important to have the
ball fit very tight


Any rife having bore from four-tenths to seven
tenths of an inch will make good Minnie rifle by
first using this ball.


If the bore is about six-tenths of an inch the ball
must be little less in length than twice the size of
the bore, otherwise the ball will be too heavy. 1t
should never weigh over twelve to the pound


The charge of these rifles should be about one
tenth to oneeight The weight of the hail. being SMALL
as the ball is heavy.-NashUiIle Union
Year: 1861

Information was received at Manassas Junction
yesterday morning that nine of the South Carolina
troops, stationed near Falls Church, were taken
prisoners the previous day by the Federal troops
They were out a reconnoitering expedition with
in a short distance of Alexandria, when they were
suddenly surrounded by largely superior force and
compelled to surrender.-Lynchburg Republican.
Year: 1861

The PRICES OF WooL.-The market for
the coarser kinds of this article is exceed
ingly active, owing to the large consump-
ton for the manufacture of army clothing.
Its price at present is at least three-tifths
higher than at the same period last year.
Wool being dull in England. large orders
and we shall not, perhaps, long see the
present prices sustained. WOolen mills in
Philadelphia and environs are working al
most entirely upon Government account.
Indigo is another article that has much
risen lately in p'ice, owing to the heavy de-
mand for dyeing blue army clothing.
Year: 1861

AS the gentleman who does the presswork
for the TRANSCRIPT was retiring, after fin
ishing his work, at a late hour on Saturday
night last, he was accosted, near the head OF
Pine street, by dark looking individual


who wished to know the time of night.
The typo Immediately produced revolver,
which he pointed at the inquiring hombre,
whilst with his left hand he produced his
patent lever, which, by the wayr is mag
inicent silver, chronometer, worth at least
four dollars and half, and gave therequired


information. The .inquiring man politely
thanked him, and disappeared Transcript.
Year: 1861

We understand that a rich Quartz Lead
has been struck, about ten or twelve miles
below Grass Valley, the assay of which is
richer than any thing yet discovered in this
neigh borhood.


The matter is as yet keptvery quiet among
the rropretors of the lead butas our Items
is one of the principal owners, (Which will
account for his absence from our columns
this week and last we can promise in our
next full developemonts.-Gras Valley
National.
Year: 1861

AFTER HER.-The English press maintain
that the act of secession reduces South Carolina
to the condition of a province, such as she was
previous to the Revolutionary War, and suggest
that the British Government proceed to lay vio-
lent hands on her. That appears to be good
logic. No such Power was known to Great
Britain as "South Carolina" She didn't ack-
nowledge the independence of that State per Sc,
and if she does not now enforce her demands for
allegiance, the Palmetto Republic may consider
itself lucky.
Year: 1861

THEIR DoDGE.-The pistol and bowie Knife
chaps are great on change of venue" To
their thinking, it is equal to the abb, so strongly
recommended by the elder Mr.. Weller If they
can only get their case before "chivalry I"
Court, they are all right. Now, this being fact,
as relates to the criminal, is poor compliment
when applied to the Judge.
Year: 1861

VEBocTY OF THE WND.-When the wind
moves at the rate of one mile per hour, it is
hardly perceptible ; at two miles an hour it
fans us as the gentle zephyr, and at six it
becomes a pleasant wind. From ten to
twenty it becomes high, and thirty to fifty
characterize storms from. light to. hard : at
eighty miles an hour it becomes hurricane;
and at one hundred tornado.
Year: 1861

Hay The HYDRAULIC Press OFFICE has
been removed to the second story of the
brick building occupied by Frank Smith as
a hardware, stove and tin stese. Entrance
from Main street, outside
Year: 1861

On the night Of the 9th Of October insurrecton took
place in the Of Geleadz Russian Poland The people
tore down the Russian eagle from the public buildings
and put up the Polish eagle its place. The mayor OF
the town was killed.
Year: 1861

AMENDMENT TO THE CoNsrIrurIoN.-Goyernor
Morgan, OF New York, on Thursday transmitted
to the Legislature Of that State the Joint resolution
adopteo by Congress at Its late session, proposn
atory TO the Constitution providing that no amend
Inent shall be made thereafter which shall give to
Congress power to abolish interfere with the
II may exist.


In transmitting the joint resolution, Governor
Morgan makes an earnestappeal to the Legislature
to adopt 1t. The proposed amendment he saws
commends itself to the judgment while II con-
forms to the sentiment of the people of New York,
who have always adhered to the doctrine of tAe
right OF the states respectively to control thei Z
domestic institutions In such manner as they NAV
judge most conducive to their prosperity and
haDpness. He further thinks that the Border
states would accept such amendment to the Con.
sttntion as the resolution proposes as an earnest
OF the honest desire Of the Northern States to
serve for them for all time their constitutional
rights.
Year: 1861

Revenue Guard
BAGGAGE CONTAINING pUTIABLE MERCHANDISE
should, however, dutable articles be found in
such baggage, the trunk or other package COLI
tanning the same must be placed In the car with
The herc handise, and under the revenue lock- as
before required, and the fact noticed in the mani.
lest And such baggage shall be delivered with
the other merchandise, TO the chief revenue Of
ncer at the revenue depot, under the foregoing
DISPOSITION OF BAGGAGE AT REVENUE DEPOTs
passenger baggage destined for places beyond
or more Interior than the revenue depot m ust he
examined by the chief revenue officer at sa rev.
enue depot, and il they are found not to contain
any merchandise subject to duty, may pass to
their destination by having permit in the same
form as that provided for revenue stations sig ned
pp tne chief revenue officer, pasted thereon.


ohould, however, such baggage contain dutia-
pie merchandise, the trunks or other package I'm
which said baggage is contained, shall be de-
posted at said revenue depot hereinbefore pro-
vlded for regular merchandise
Year: 1861




Farewell do you say And wherefore l--"We e
must part" Part: no, that may not ever be. II
IS not in the power of distance time or crcum.
stances TO separate the hearts that truly love.
When kindred spirits find each other first. their
successive love-revealings sometimes flash upon
the mind a thought that seems a half.awakened
remembrance Of a friendship, long buried, which
lived somewhere far back in the unbesinnine
Past


Is the tondrils O.: affection grow out from each
heart, craving ever support for their utmost
twnings, drawn by sympathy, they reach forth
into the other soul, and fasten there with a CLASH
too firm to be loosed-forming ties of union en-
during as the hearts they join. These are soul
bonds which may not be broken. They are
elastic enough to span the widest ocean, to be
drawn across the mountain and the desert They
are not sundered or weakened, though one heart
thus bound may beat beneath the Palm tree of
India or the Cedar of Palestine, and the other
throb back with love from Americas prairie.
gardens OF the west. Upon these, as upon an
electric cord, the thoughts and loves of these
twin hearts 80 flashing forth 10 meet each other.
They are not separated. They often meet and
hold communion which words may never utter; !;
which soul can only speak to soul


And when one throws off the body's Shrouding .
weight, and goes to its home in the sun-bricht
land, those ties which the scythe of death can
not sever, are borne upward too and now they
bind together heaven and earth, and on them
the heart left here climbs often upward, yearning
TO embrace its kindred in the skies And the
loving spirit there comes down and imprints a
Kiss upon the brow when pale with wcariness or
flushed with pain.


Can distance separate the hearts thus Joined?
hat were the space between the farthest stars,
to souls thus grown into one!


APEH.. 1851
Year: 1861

During this month. it is advisable that
all peach trees should be carefully examined
about the crown of the roots for the Worn,
that infests it. The presence of gum will
indicate that the worm is at work, and it
will be necessary to follow its progress under
the bark, either with a sharp wire by cu-
ting into the channel made by the grub,
with sharp, fine pointed pen-knife. Fol-
low it up until it is found and destroyed.
and finally plaster the wound with mixture
composed of two parts of soap, one part of
-four of sulphur, and one part salt. Scatter
some wood ashes and lime about the stem,
and then return the earth.
Year: 1861

political system-the political system of the
whole United States Of America-is based
on the fundamental principle of the right Of
detcrminable by the voice of the
people. These several independent sover-
cign States, of their own free choosing and
for the purpose of their own and the COM
mon welfare, interest, and protection, fed
crate with certain others to this end. A
number of these States declare that faith has
not been kept with them in the compact of
confederation and that the cause and pur-
pose Of their federal association with certain
Others no longer urge its continuance, but
on the contrary demand it's termination. -


Whether they possess the right to so ter'ni-
nate the connection, is neither asserted nor
denied by the deed of Union. This silence
is claimed by each side in the quarrel as
favorable to it's own case. Upon which side
the construction may be said to weigh, is,
no doubt nice and intricate question for
political doctrinaries and hair-splitting con-
troversialists. But what we have to say is
this. that it is something more than mourn
ful, it is monstrous, it is an outrage and a
disgrace to humanity, that on point which
may be ruled either way, the shocking spec
tacle must be seen of torrents of blood being
made to flow in the conquest-the subjuga-
tion-of those independent States, who
merely ask for self-governmcnt and freedom
TO decide their own destinies? We say it
would be deplorable even if those Southern
States were mere colonies or outlying dis
tricts of despotic empire. We say that,
in the face of such unanimous determina-
zion for secession-right or wrong, accord
ing to construction of constitutional techni-
calities-this bloody war to force union on
the Southern people at the point of the
swerd-to sabre them into brotherhood and
dragoon them into "liberty" "-is blot up
on humanity. We cannot pause to weigh
the niceties Of the rival constructions of the
silence of the deed of Union with reference
to the right of secession. We turn in dis
gust from all this, denying that the proof
at best can be plain enough to reconcile us
to this butchery-butchery to. be done, let
US remember, not by kings, autocrats, or
,tyrants, but by Republicans, advocates of
popular liberty-themselves the offspring of
rebellion. Wehave often enough and clear
ly enough declared our anxiety that the
5great Republic of America might be saved
.f0m dismemberme9t: but far greater is our
+anxiety-for the sakeof the hideous reproach
6t involves to popular liberty--that it may
'S5 sawed rom tdg terr1D1e crime Of forcing
its Federal embrace upon any State at the
expense of ruthless slaughter by Ere and
sword
Year: 1861

A soldier needs, besides his soldiery drill.


l. Good feet,


II. A good stomach,


III. And after these, come the good head
and the good heart.


But good feet arc distinctly the first thing
Without them you cannot get to your duty.
If comrade, or horse, or locomotive
takes you to the field, youare useless there
And when the field is lost you cannot retire,
run away and save your bacon.


Good shoes and plenty of walking make
good feet. A man who pretends to belong
to an infantry company ought always to
keep himself in training, so that at any mo-
ment he can march twenty or thirty miles
without feeling pang or raising blister.
Was this the case with even defamation of
the army who rushed to defend Washing
ton ? Were you so trained, my comrades
of the Seventh


A captain Of a company who will let his
men march with such shoes as I've seen on
the feet Of some poor fellows in this war;
ought to be garroted with shoe strings, or
at least compelled to play Pope and wash
the feet of the whole army Of the Apostles
Of Liberty.


If you find foot soldier lying beat out
by the roadside, desperate as a sea-sick man,
five to one his heels are too high, or his
soles too narrow or too thin. or his shoe is
not made straight on the inside, SO that the
great toe can spread in its place as he treads


am an old walker over Alps, across the
water, and over Cordilleras. Sierras, deserts,
prairies. at home; 4 hare done my near
sixty miles 2 day with easerana 7s;ask iag;
from large experience, and with painful
recollections of the suffering and death I
have known for want Of good feet on the
march, | say to every volunteer:


Trust ia God; but Keep yow shoes easy


4Hantic Monthly far June.
Year: 1861

Gy-It is an evil thing needlessly to cause
a human being pain, but it is fearful thing
to inftict it on creature that cannot speak,
for it must be that there is always some
where tongue to tell, mysterious witness
to bear testimony.
Year: 1861

We copy the paragraph below from the
Abingdon Virginian, OF tbt10th:


Tue DEED rs DOVE The last straw
has broken the camels back" and the
war of sections has commenced. We have
given full particulars, which will of course
be read with avidity. The question is now
narrowed down TO North aud South--it
is no longer Union or Disunior r--and we
must all take one side or the other. 1t is
either fight or suhjugation. Surely there
is not a true man in Virginia who will
hesitate, or fail to breast the storm. il
need be. in defence OF his own State and
the South. 1t is no time lor. elimination


to enquire whether this party or that
is at fault--the citadel is on fire, and we
must put it out. The way TO do this is by
unity of effort. As far as we are concern
ed God knows we haze honestly and
9e0lnuslv nuisued the. co"Lse our judg-
mrnts prompted US 10 no the better to
prevent this great calamity, and we ac-
cord to those who have differed with us
the same honesty of purpose. But no
| matter now which was right and which
was wrong, the Black Republican enemy
has invaded us, and we must fight him to
| the death


We had hoped for the restoration of
this great, beautiful, and once prosper.
Gus and glorious country, to peace aud
| happiness, and to this end have said over
and often that we would not desert the
| Union and Constitution as long as there
was a plank left to stand upon, but the
last plank has been swept away by the
storm OF Northern Ianaticism. and now
it is war to the knife or vassalage to the
North. No time for splits" No mat
, ter whether we join the Southern Con-
| federacy or the Southern Confederacy
| join us. We must stand shoulder to
shoulder. That's it. No matter wheth-
er secession be right or wrong. revolution
is upon us. and we must ride upon the
wave to victory or death. No matter
whether the simultaneous secession of
all the slave States would have prevented
war, or whether peace would have pre-.
vailed had there been no secession, the
torch Of war has been lighted, and we
must march by its blaze to honor, or
quietly submit to degradation.


Some we believe, still advocate Mid
die Confederacy. This. we think, is n
mistaken policy. North or South. Abe
Lincoln or jeff Davis, is the alternative.
We must be united as one man in de-
fence Of our rights and institutions.
We have notr to say more at present,
bat we have not doubt that we speak
the sentiments of 90 l0ths ofthc Union
men, and that they will not be the last
to throw themselves into the breach and
| share the fate o.! the South.
Year: 1861

~ The pulpit is constantly telling US
how bad we are-seeking thereby to exalt
the Deity by disparaging the noblest OF
his creatures, and to inspire us with faith
in Him, by divesting US of all faith in
ourselves
Year: 1861

TIE PooR SouTH Many people believe
the North is rich in comparison with the
South. Tho statistics show the contrary.
The South is richer in many respects,
which will astonish the man who never
informed himself accurately. Let us ex-
anime few items of the census of 1860;
Year: 1861

INrALrnLE CURE FOR ToornAcHE.-Take'
equal quantities of alum and common salt.
pulv and mix them, and apply them
to the hollow tooth on wet piece Of cot
ton. The remedy is very simple. very
cheap, and within the reach of all. IL
any one will try it he will find it infsli-
Year: 1861

Folly OF PRIDE.-Taks some quiet,
sober moment Of life, and add together
the two ideas of pride and man; behold
him, creature Of span, stalking through
infinite space in all the grandeur of little
ness. Perched or a speck of the uni.
verse, every winl Of heaven strikes into
his blood the coldness OF death his soul
hoats from bis body like melody from the
string day and night, as dust on tho
wheel, he is rolled along the heavens,
through a labyrinth of>worIds, and all
the creations Of God are flaming above
. and beneath. Is this creature to make
FOR himself crown of glory, to deny his
own flesh, to mock at hs fellow, sprung
from that dust TO which both will soon
return I Does the proud man not err
Does he not sufferl Does lie not die -
When be reasons, is he never stopped by
difficulties . When he acts, is he never
tempted by pleasure When he lives, is
he free from pain When he dies, can
he escape the common grave9 Pride ia
not the heritage Of man ; humility should
dwell with fralty, and atone for ignorance
error and impsrfection.