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Year: 1864

spear How beautiful! What proper
ton Of the seed sown had sprouted /
could not know. Why was it so long in
sprouting and showing itself? / could
not tell. Would it always be thus with
the white clover seed? l could not tell,
But my bee-yard is now beautiful. And
a great lesson l learned from it.


When have spent wakeful and wea-
ry hours, and many Of them, too, in pre-
pairing to speak to the great congregation
on the mighlier themes, and it seems to
make no pression-and when / do this
week after week and month after month,
| sometimes feel much discouraged. But
single visit to my bee-yard, and single
recollection of the quantity Of seed sown,
and Of the long, long time it was in
sprouting-gives me hope and courage.
Who knows what may come of it yet?.


] sometimes 60 out-nay often 60 out
and preach in the outer corners, and dis
tricts to our town-as the people gather
in school houses. l go from week to
week, and thro' years, and ] see no fruits,
no conversions to God. | mourn over it,
but / think how have sown the seed,
and then 1 think of the bee-yard.


Sometimes a christian mother speaks
to me of her chidren-how she tries to
teach them and ill their minds with BIZ
BILE truths,-and does this from week to
week through years, and she sees no
results. tell her the story of my bee
yard, and encourage her to persevere.
The seed will not perish tho it may be
long in growing.


Sometimes l watch that faithful Sab
bath-school teacher. She has had that
same class for eight years-ever since
they were five years old. She has been
sowing the seed and praying for bless
ing on it all this time. But nothing that
is green yet appears. 1t seems like
sowing on the sand. But | cheer her
and bid her think Of my bee.yard


Wearied pastor! with heart often
aching because thou seest no return from
the seed sown--


Faithful missionary of t he cross
sowing upon the bare sands, year after
year,-and nothing ike verdure yet seen


Praying parent instructing the little
ones and longing to see what thou canst
not see,-their conversion to Christ


Patient teacher! sowing and toiling
and apparently in vain


Courage! courage all!-for in due
time you shall reap if you faint not
Remember the sandy bee,yard.
Year: 1864

CEMENT FOR RooMs.-A recent IN
vention by NJ. Sorel of Paris, is de-
scribed to consist in the discovery Of
a property possessed by oxychloride
of zinc, which renders it superior to
the plaster of Paris for coating the
walls ofrooms. 1t is applied in the
following manner: A coat Of oxide
Of zinc mixed with size, made up, like
a wash, is first laid on the wall cell
ing, or wainscot, and over that coat
of chloride of zinc applied, being pre-
pared in the same way as the first
wash. The oxide and chloride effect
ah immediate combination, and form
a kind of cement, smooth and polish,
ed as glass, and possessing the ad-
vantages Of oil paint, without its dis
advantages of smell.
Year: 1864




turn.


| will now say few words as to the
line of communication between the great
West and the Atlantic. They have, at
great expense, opened a line of commn-
nication from Casco bay to Lake Mich
gan, and beyond to Grand Rapids.


The SPEAKER. The gentleman's
time has expired.


Mr.. RICE. of Maine. move that
the gentleman be allowed to proceed for
ten minutes longer.


There was no objection and it was
agreed to accordingly.


Mr. BAXTER. l thank the House
for IT'S favor.


What was the argument of Mr.. Gait,
the Canadian finance minister, for the
making of that line of communication
| am acquainted with Mr. Gait, and know
him to be talented and skiful man, for
he took from John Bulls pocket millions
that will never gladden. his eyes again.
What was the cry by which he took the
money out of John Bulls pocket? Why
it was this, that they were going to drain
the great West. If this argument had
not been used they could not have raised
stock to have built sixty miles of road.


Now, it has been said that if we abro-
gate this treaty they will take umbrage
and deprive US of their trade. Do you
believe that they will do that? If they
did they would not make one per cent. to
keep their lines of communication 10 re-
pair. They want all the trade they
can get, and they will take all they can
get. Do you know of any country that
wants to decrease its carrying trade
Our products will continue to 90 to the
Canadas and to Casco bay-to Portland,
that beautiful city, God bless her-wheth.
er the treaty be abrogated or not.
Gentlemen have talked about import
ing wool. l am happy to say that in a
few days we will have something that
will lead the people to believe that
we have a protecting Government. II
the tariff bill which will soon be report
ed from the Committee of Ways and
Means, shall be passed by this House
you will see the great prairies Of the Wes
dotted all over with sheep, and within q
few years after, instead of importing
wool, we will supply the whole world
with wool. Does any man know where
it can be produced cheaper than here
Only give US support, only give us reason
to believe that the people shall have
support in that respect, and we shall be
able to do that


lam much obliged to the House fol
indulgug me, and | will detain them bu
one moment longer. If you are going tc
pass this resolution l want to amend it
little. If this commission is to be pro-
vided for, want its name changed to -
commission to arrange terms for continu
ing, in digniied position, the wet-nnrs,
of the sick British dependencies. havt
done. Laughter
Year: 1864

The neglect of a proper observ.
anee Of the Lords Day, which pre-
walls toan alarming extent through
out the whole country, has at last
awakened the attention of the secu-
lar as we'll as the religious press
One of the Burlington daily news
papers has recently betrayed aston
ishment and just indignation that
base ball was publicly played in the
village of Burlington on Sunday in
the sight of those church-goers and
others who, with the rest of the
world, are commanded "to keep holy
the sabbath-day."


There exist in st. Albans, we fear,
very lax notions in regard to the
due observance of the Lords Day.
Large collections of men and boys
lounging in the streets, loafing about
the corners and hotels, and rudely
staring at passers-by, have been so
common on Sundays as to excite no
surprise, far less public rebuke.-
About the station-house boys Of all
sizes and colors amuse themselves
on Sundays with all sorts of games
and riding on hand-cars across
Champlain street to and fro, with
out let or hindrance, just as if we
had no salaried men set apart as
police officers to preserve the peace
seven days in a week, and just as if
the rolling stock" of the Railroad
Company was at the mercy of strag-
glers and boys who could get free
ride on Sunday provided the plug
uglies propelled themselves !


On Sunday afternoon last, about
the hour Of two o'clock, might have
been seen lying helpless on the side
walk in Congress street man in
beastly tate Of intOxication,
and near the gas house about
the same hour another person, not
SO much overcome with liquor, whose
habits were evidently too tconvivial.'
These sights-disguSting at all
times, and especially SO on Sundays
have become so frequent as to as
tonish some of our most thoughtful
citizens. How long this disregard
of statute law and the decencies of
life are to go unnoticed or unpun-
ishcd, it is impossible to foresee.-
The almost universal apathy which
prevails, forbodes no good and has
already become alarming.


The Church Journal, one Of the
best of our religious newspapers, in
series OF powerfully written arti-
cles on the decentralization of religi-
on and business which this cruel war
has aggravated, remarks that "the
Lords Day is losing its sacredness.
Some of the most widely circulated
of our daily papers are issued on
Sundays as well as on other days,
and few hesitate to read them as
eagerly. The preaching and pray
ing about the war in so many pulpits
has led one step further to the hold
ing of open meetings on Sundays for
the discussion of political topics
and the delivery of secular lectures
and giving of concerts on that day.
Military funerals are always fixed
for a Sunday where it is at all pos
sible. The circulation of exciting
Sunday papers is increasing and the
attendance at the houses Of public
worship is diminishing. We are
steadily drifting towards the Sunday
of Continental Europe. Tran.
script.
Year: 1864

Among the curiosities at the New
York Fair was a dollar greenback,,
pierced by rebel bullets, which was
taken from the body of a Union sol
dier killed in battle, and sent to the
Fair by his mother as the only offer
ing she was able to give. A lady
was 50 affected by its touching his
tory that she gave a hundred dollars
for it.
Year: 1864

BRACE OF ANECDoTEs.-We are in
debted to a correspondent in Fletcher
for the following anecdotes


Living in the town of r, in
Franklin County, is an old gentleman
everywhere known as Uncle Ben" d
veteran of 1872. and father Of seven
boys, five of whom are three years men
in the Union army at the present time,
and one, who will have bis joke on ev-
cry possible occasion. Once, while pass
ing by a country school house one sultry
day in summer he overheard the teacher,
who was standing by the window, pro-
nouncing words to one of her small
classes-words OF four letters, as Tray,
Pray" BRAY" &c. Hearing his foot
steps, she turned, and looking straight
at him pronounced the word bray, to a
scholar at the same time.


"Well," said Uncle Ben, taking it all
to himself, I'm not very good al it
but I'll do the best | cam" and forthwith
roaring on a high key, at rate that
would have astonished Baaam's charger
had he but heard it. We imagine that
to be the last word spelt at that roclta-
ton.


At the session of the Vermont Gen
eral Assembly, in 1854, l think it was,
Mr.. Bartlett, representative from
Lyndon, to Illustrate some point in the
debate upon the School law, then before
the house, related the following anecdote,
which certainly is worth keeping, and
shall be rendered as nearly as possible IN
his own words: Some member men,
toned the lack of proper politeness IN
teac hers and scholars Of the present day
and compared it with those of days past
which brought out Mr.. Bartlett as toi'
lows "a few winters since / had occa.
sion to visit Orleans County, and one
cold day while travelling in the northern
part, l met a lad some twelve or fourteen
years of age on his way to school. He
stepped out of the track into the snow It
let me pass, but making no obeisance
there he stood, erect, bold and defiant


Thinking to impress upon him a use
full lesson, 1 said. My lad you should
bow when you meet a gentleman No
moving in the leas: he replied, 81 Away
do, sir p'-BmlingtOn Times.
Year: 1864

p1y"A married man Of our acquaintance
says the first thing that ever turned his
attention TO matrimony was the neat and
skiliul manner in which a pretty girl han
died broom, He may see the time when
the manner in which that broom will be
handled will not afford him quite SO much
satisfaction.
Year: 1864

Vi


Ever brought to this City, which is
made up of the best Foreign and
Domestic materials. Great care
has been displayed in the selection
Of their Goods, which, owing to
their superior quality, make and
style, cannot be exeelled anywhere.
AS they have also bought their
entire stock cash Down." they
deem themselves justified in assert
ing that they can and shall offer
greater advantages to customers
regarding styles, prices, qualities
and assortment than any other
house in this city. 80


Those who intend favoring Us
with 3 call are respectfully invited
to examine and convince them
selves,
Year: 1864

NEW HosE.-Mr. Kohlhauf, of this city,
this week raised, by subscription fromo citi-
zens, nearly 5000 to be used for the pur-
chas Of 200 feet of new Hose for the
Fire Engine The money has already been
forwarded to San francisco, where the hose
will be obtained and sent forthwith to this
place. Any additional sum that may be
required for the purchase, aside from the
above sum, will be furnished by the city
A section or two of the old hose was dam
aged at the late fire and hence the necessity
Of getting q new lot.
Year: 1864

1LaI


Z2eso1yed, That it is the highest duty
of every American citizen to maintain
against all their enemies the integrity of
the Union, and the paramount authority
Of the Constitution and Laws of the Uni
ted States; and that laying aside all diff
fcronces of political opinions, we pledge
ourselves as Union meD, animated by
common sentiment, and aiming at a com
men object, to DO everything in our power
to aid the Government in quelling by
force Of arms the rebellion now raging
against its authority, and in bringing to
the punishment due to their crimes the
rebels and traitors arrayed against it.


ResolUed, That we approve the deter
m;nation Of the Government Of the United
States rot to compromise with rebels, nor
to offer any terms Of peace except such as
may be based upon an unconditional
surrender" Of their hostility aud a return
to their just allegiance to the Constitu.
ton and laws Of the United States, and
that We call upon the government to
maintain this position and to prosecute
the war with the utmost possible vigor to
the complete suppression of the rebellion,
in full reliance upon the self-sacrifce, the
patriotism, the heroic valor, and the undy-
ing devotion of the American people to
their country and its free institutions


Res0lued, That as Slavery was the
cause, and now constitutes the strength
Of this rebellion, and as il must be always
and everywhere hostile to the principles
OF republican government, justice and the
national safety demand It's utter and COM
Year: 1864

.*Devoted to the cause of Republication,
the interests of Agriculture, the advancement
of Education, and the best good of Potter
county. Owning no guide except that Of
Principle, it will ehdeaver to aid in the work
of more fully Freedomizing our Country.


ADVERTISEMENTS inserted at the following
Year: 1864

Res02rcd, That in the future, as in the
past, we will adhere with unswcrving
fidelity to the Union under the Constitu-
ti5 as the only solid foundation of our
strength, security, and happiness as a
people, and as framework of government
equally conducive to the welfare and
prosperity Of all the States, both North
ern and Southern.


Resoired, That this Convention does
explicitly declare, as the sense Of the
American people, that, after our years of
failure to restore the Union by the ex-
pertinent of war, during which, under the
pretense of a military necessity or war
power higher than the Consultation, the
Constitution itself has been disregarded
in every part, and public liberty and pri-
vate right alike trodden down, and the
material prosperity of the country essen.
Year: 1864

II is reported that Gen. Grant said to
a United States Senator on a visit to
his army in the midst Of the late Mary :
land raid, that he was 'Gust as certain
to take Richmond and crush lees army
as the san is SIRE to rise"


We cont know how true the report
IS But If Grant did say It, i. viii be a
great encouragement to the people To
know it. lie is no heaster. We never
knew him 10 say = thing would be done
that was not done. lie always does
more than he says if.ncre is possible.
We have fifth in his utteranccs, be.
canse he talks little and never loosely.
We think he has Lee by the throat. II
he saws he will choke Lee to death, we
do no not doubt that he will do it.
Year: 1864

Total. ............... Sl3,69l 0S
And we further certify, that We have counted
the money in the Treasury of Placer County. and
find that there is in said Treasury in United
States gold and silver coin the sum of Thirteen
Thousand Six Hundred and Nincty-one Dollars
and eight cents.
Year: 1864

sJ- A large number of the planters Of
Cub. have signed PETITION to the Queen
of Spain for the gradual abolition ofslave-
ry in that Island The Governor Gem
eral to whom it was presented reserved it
until he should X ow The result of the elec
ton in tie United States. considering it
d csvs Of the fate of slavery I hus the
in.,i.ution everywhere is affected by this
contest. 1t is the battle for human rights
and the blows struck for them here sun
der chains every where. THIS fact shows
further that the opposition were tie allies
O. slavery during the late Presidential
contest.
Year: 1864

Prof. J. Milton Sanders, NJ D., L. L.
D in an able paper in the Elcctic Wedi-
cal journal, contends that the position
of the body is Of the utmost Importance,
and that health is preserved, and even
disease cured, by conforming to t. e law
which requires bodies under the direct
influence of magnetic current to be
ranged north and south We quote the
closing part of his article


That this earth is kept steadily in
its orbit, and derives its motion from ell
ectricity there can be no doubt. The
manifestations of the common magnet are,
no doubt, referable to currents of elec,
tricity pressing around it, and similar
ones passing round the earth. That cur
rents pass round the earth, and give it
the properties Of magnet is well known;
and that one magnet will reyolye around
another, is easily demonstrated. The
indicative action Of this eerth upon pieces
of steel, when laid in the direction of it's
magnetic meridian, is proof chat the earth
is magnet The fact can be easily
demonstrated ; for if any person stiffen
himself, and De properly suspended, the
head will range to the north and the feet
to the south.


''We remarked that if piece of steel
be ranged north and south, and be left
in that position for week or two, that
the steel becomes magnet. IF, now,
that end OF the piece of steel that was
toward the north and which corresponds
with the north pole of the needle, be
placed to the south, the polarities of the
magnet will soon become weakened and
finally lose their magnetism, and at last
@ecome reversed. This would, of course,
h the case with the compass needle
|. SO, would it not be the case with the
living human body 1t appears that
the normal or physiological condition of
the human body is to possess MAGNETISM
so arranged, that the head shall cores
pond to the north pole. and the feet to
the south pole of steel magnet Ifany
concurrence transpireto to weaken this nor.
NAL condition of the system, of course
we should look for a disturbance of that
condition, or the production of condi-
tion ofill health. As the magnet gets
its polar condition disturbed, and finally
annlhilated, by lying in position the re-
verse of its normal magnetic one, 50
therefore should we expect such to trans
pire, in measure, with the human sys-
Year: 1864

The New Albany (Indiana) ledger
tells this story:
1--WE printed few days ago, from an
Atlanta paper, an account of a mocking-
bird, which at the battle of Reseca.
perched itself on the top of tree, and
during the fight initiated the whistling
of the bullets and other noises incident
to the battle. Another and more
touching incident of a similar character
was yesterday related to US by Captain
George Babbitt, Of General Gersham's s
staff, and of which he was himself wit
ness.


During the fierce cannonading at Nj
okajack a small bird came and perched
upon the shoulder of an artilleryman-
the man designated, we believe, as No,
H. whose duty it is to ram down the
charge after the ammunition is put in
the gun. The peice was a Napoleon,
which makes very loud report The
bird, as we have stated perched itself
upon the mans shoulder and could not
be driven from its position by the vio-
lent motion of the gunner. When the
piece was discharged, the poor little thing
would run it's neck and head up under
the mans hair at the back of the neck,
and when the report died away would
resume its place upon his shoulder
Capt. Babbitt took the bird in his hand,
but when he released his grasp it imme-
diately resumed it's place on the shoul-
der of the smoke-begrimed gunner. The
scene was witnessed by large umber
of officers and men 1t may be sub
ject of curious inquiry, what instinct led
this bird to thus place itself. Possibly
frightened at the violent commotion caus
ed by the battle, and not knowing how
to escape or where to go, some instinct
led it to throw itself upon this gunner
as protector. But, whatever the cause,
the incident was a most beautiful and
pleasing one to all who witnessed it"
Year: 1864

Reforms are not instituted by growl-
ing and fault-fmling. There is an old
fable Of Esop's which shows how wag-
oner who was bemired extricated him
self The hopeful genius in question,
Immediately upon his accident, sat down
by the roadside and bitterly bewailing
his predicament. called on Hercules to
help him; instead Of doing so Hercules
gave advice and told the man to put his
own shoulder to the wheel and hel p him
self; in effect to stop grumbling and 60
to work. The wagner did this, was
successful, aud went on his way rejoicing.
There are great many people in the
world like the WAGNER in this fable
They are always in hot water, forever in
trouble. They throw the blame of their
own misdeeds and want of jud dgment on
others and if one might believe them
society would be found in shocking
state. They rail at verything, lofty or
lowly, and when they have no grumbling
to do, they begin to deprecate. They en-
deayor to make good actions appear con-
temptible in others eyes, and try to be-
little every noble and praisworthy enter
prise by casting suspicion upon the mo-
tives of those connected with it.


Such individuals, whether men or wo-
men, are an incubus on any society, and
the best way to paralyze their efforts to
create discord, is to ignore them alto
gether. Let grumblers form a select
circle by themselves. Let them herd to-
gether; give them the cold shoulder
when they appear, and make them un-
comfortable during their sojourn, and if
they cannot be cured they may be more
easily endured, and prehaps discover the
error of their ways and reform.
Year: 1864

TEN, as we preceive that it, too, is a
magnet, and therefore subject to the
same disturbances as the steel magnet.


"This we find to be true. and by con-
tin pually lying the reverse of the magnet
lie meridian, we should finally expect that
the ma gnetic condition Of the body would
finally be destroyed if vitality were not
continually resisting it.


:'if, therefore, any person sleep at
night with his head to the south and feet
to the north, he must expect to have his
condition of health disturbed 1t is true
that strong, robust, healthy person will
not feel these disturbances but a
, weakly, nervous patient will feel them
quite Sensibly, until health is almost or
entirely ruined.


1--WE know person who cannot lie
one night with his head pointing either
south, east or west without rising in the
morning with headache, and enfeebled
as if he had risen from bed of sickness
IF, on the contrary, he sleep with his
head directly to the north, he rises en-
tirely free from headache, and with an
elasticity of body that will endure
through the day almost any amount OF
fatigue. This we know to be the case
with many persons, especially those who
are weakly and nervous.


"We therefore feel that we cannot
recommend too strongly to the physician
the practice of placing the patients bed
north aud south, so that his head shall
be north and his feet south. Patients
who are ever complaining, it will be per-
ceived will soon cease to complain, and
the roseate will soon begin to suffuse
cheeks that were blanched for years
The person will soon be astonished at
the amount of fatigue or exertion she is
enabled to sustain and even diseases OF
long standing will gradually depart to re-
turn no more
Year: 1864

Did you never observe, when pig in the fence
Sends forth his most pitiful shout,
How all of his neigh bors betake themselves hence
To push him ere he gets out
What hubbub they raise, 80 that others afar
May know his condition, and hence
Come ing to join them in adding
To the pig that is fast in the fence.
Well. swine not all the creatures there be,
Who find themselves sticking between
The rails Of the fence, and who strive to get free,
While the world is still showing him in;
Who finds that the favor they meet with depends
Not worth but on dollars and cents
And Ills few who will prove themselves friends
To the pig that is fast in the fence.