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Year: 1867

A LETTER WRITTEN BY THOMAS JET
FERsoS LITTLE WHILE BEFORE HIS
DEATH.-"This letter will, to you, be as
one from the dead. The writer will be
in the grave before you can weigh lis
copusels. Your afecIionate and excel.
lent father has requested that | would ad'
dress to you something which might pos.
sibly have favorable influence on the
course Of life you have to run; and l. too
as a name.sske. feel an interest in thai
course. Few words will be necessary,
with good disposition on your part
Adore God. Reverence and cherish your
parents. Love your neighbHrs as your
self. Be Just. Be true. Murmur not
al the ways Of Providence. So shall the
life into which you have entered be III
portal of eternal and inevitable bliss. And,
If TO The dead il is permitted TO care for
the things Of this world, every action Of
your life will be under my regard. Fare
we'll
Year: 1867

is blighted with shadows from the wings
of war, and that irretrievable ruin is
upon u.s. The wish is father to the
thought. With all the power they pos
sess, designing villains. to subserve and
party personal ends are endeavoring to
throw the wheels ofgovernment from the
path of progress and prosperity, by vio-
lating its faith, and placing it before
the world a bankrupt and defaulter.
With economy, anti-taxation, and con
stitutionality stolen for their watch
words, they are pursuing the course
that must inevitably bring ruin, distress
and perhaps disruption upon the land
now in the full possession of every re-
quisite to continuous welfare. This cry
of oppressive taxes. tyrannous military
despotism. and unconstitutionality of
laws will deyelopin the financial issue,
which circumstances indicate will be
the leading question of the pending cam
paign, and should the half and whole
repudiationists succeed, no power likely
TO interfere in national affairs can save
us in '68 from the financial crash that
did not come in 81.
Year: 1867

The following, which we presume to
be circular addressed to all Internal
Revenue collectors, has been received by
Mr.. Langford, and evinces a determine
ton on the part of the Government to
punish the frauds so extensively perpe-
trated on the Government, with a pen
atty more severe than the mere forfeit
ure of portion of the gains in evading
the statutes. The manufactures are so
limited and the payment so complete
and voluntary in Montana, that the most
rigid application of the law would scarce
ly result in year in single instance
of the kind of punishment contempla-
ted in these instructions. However, it
may be well enough to make public the
purpose of the department.
Year: 1867




OFFICE OF THERMAL REVENUE


WASHINGTON, Oct. 81, 1867.


SIR desire to call your attention
not only to the great importance of rig
idly enforcing the laws against often
ders but of enforcing them in the man
ner best calculated to secure their OBJ
ject.


1t is believed that the practice too
much prevails of prosecuting with q
view to the imposition of pecuuiary pen
alties alone In many cases the inflic-
tion of such penalty is very little pun
ishment-insuficient even for deterring
the offender from repitition of his of
fense.


Forfeiture of property and the imposi-
ton of fines seem to be regarded by
many persons as affecting delinquent's
property rather than his character, and
what was intended as a punishment for
fraud is construed into the avarice of
officials.


Imprisonment is a positive punish
ment, which the guilty must bear for
himself, and unlike fines and penalties,
cannot be paid and discharged out of
the proceeds of frauds. This can only
be secured by an energetic and earnest
prosecution of offenders, and by using
all possible diligence in procuring testi-
mony to be used at their trial.
would by no means have fines and
penalties less than heretofore, except
when punishment is the alternative,
and it becomes necessary under the stat
ute SO to do, in order to secure imprie-
onment. The penal provisions of the
statutes are for the prevention of frauds
rather than the immediate production
of revenue.


What l have said is especially appli-
cable to the law and its administration
in reference to distilled spirits, coal oil
and tobacco, snuff and cigars There
are immense frauds in the manufacture
and removals, and every revenue officer
owes it to the Treasury, to the public,
and to his own reputation to do all he
can for their detection and rigorous
punishment.


| 1 desire, therefore to earnestly urge up
on you the great importance of an ener-
getic and cooperative performance of
your duty in this behalf, and that you
see that all officers employed under you
be diligent and prompt in the perform
ance OF theirs. Any misconduct or in
efficiency on the part of such officers
should be Immediately reported to this
Office for the action of the Department,
and any supposed fraudulent violation
of duty to the United States district at
torney for prosecution.


You may rest assured of the earnest
and unmeasured support of this Office
In your vigorous efforts for the thor
ough and rigorous administration of the
law. The law, to be productive and
sustained by the honest taxpayer, must
be enforced against wrong-dOers.


Very respectfully,


+. A. ROLLINS,
| Commissioner.


Mp. LANGFoRD, ESQ.,, Col.
Year: 1867

Please, ladies', do a little gardening.
Yon do not know what roses it will
bring to your cheeks, and what health
ful appetites, what vigor and elasticity
you will gain thereby. Begin with
strawberry bed, two dwarf pear trees,
and a grape vine. Let them be your
own special care. Do not let indoor
work prevent, and let some part of the
morning be taken for this outdoor ex-
ercise, and you will not be halt SO likely
to get the backache at the usual domes-
tic tasks. Perhaps you will say, +"
have no time, l have just as much as l
can do within doors" Dear lady, do
you not have all your time 7 II you
really have no time, something is wrong.
You do not plan right. We must not
be slaves to custom, to society. Sure
ly health and vigor are Of prime impor-
tance to every mother and house keeper
in the land, and there is no other
method half so cheap and so pleasant
as working to full perspiration in the
broad open sunlight two hours every
pleasant morning during the spring and
opening summer, If you have an eye
open to beauty, you will love it; if you
have heart to recognize our benefcent
Heavenly Father, you viii rejoice and
adore. Manchester Mi,Tor.
Year: 1867

Gra,y Cakes. Chop two legs Of beef
in pieces, put them Into a pot of water,
stew it over a slow fire day and q
night; lhen add onions, herbs and
spices as for gravy; continue stewing
it till the meat is off the bones, and the
gravy quite out; then strain the liquor
into milk-pan, TO which quantityit
should be reduced when cold, take off
the fat, put it into saucepan, and what
ever is required TO flavor it; simmer it
on a slow fire till reduced to about
twelve saucers two.thirds full, put them
in an airy place till as dry as leather,
pat them in paper bags, and keep them
in a dry place


Chicken St46ed-A small onion, chop
ped fine, is put on the FIRE, with one
ounce of butter, and fried; when nearly
done, add some sausage meat, to which,
if not seasoned, add salt and pepper and
little cinnamon, with one yolk of egg;
stir rapidly, adding three or four mush-
rooms or truflies and one teaspoonful Of
parsley chopped fine; cook this for
three minutes. Always open the skin
on the top of the back TO extract the
crop; break the breast bone; fold tha
wings under, putting the stufing in and
truss it. Then put it in the oven and
bake.


Coldsla,c. Get a fresh cabbage, take
off the outside leaves, cut it in half
with sharp knife, shave it into fine
slips, put it into deep dish, and pour
over it dressing prepared in the fol-
lowing manner: Beat up two eggs, add
to it one gill Of vinegar and water mix
ed, place it on the range when it be-
gins to thicken, stir in a piece of butter
the size of small walnut little salt;
when cold, pour it over the cabbage and
stir it together, and, before sending to
table, sprinkle it with a little black
pepper.


Potato Pie--Peel and slice your po-
tatoes very thin into pie dish; between
each layer of potatoes put little chop
ped onion (three. quarters of an ounce
Of onion is sufficient for a pound of po-
tatoesG between each layer sprinkle a
little pepper and salt put in a little
water, and cut about two ounces of
fresh butter into little bits and lay it on
the top; cover it close with puff paste.
1t will take about an hour and half to
bake it.


Steamed Apple Paddiag-Make a
dough as for buscuit of one pint of
-four, one teaspoonful cream Of tartar,
one-half teaspoonful of saleratus mix
with cream if convenient, or with
water; add little shortening. Divide
into three portions. Then take a pint
of apples quartered, and put layer at
the bottom of pudding boiler; cover
them with crust, and put layer of ap-
pies alternately, taking care to have the
crust on topi steam two hours. 1t is
very good.


Ham Omelettr-Cut the ham in slices
and pillets, and then in small dicei put
a small piece of butter-in a frying pan
on the fire, and beat the eggs with q
very little salt. Then put the ham,
which is raw, into the melted butter aud
stir. When the ham is nearly fried,
turn the eggs over it, and cook the
omelette on brisk fire. In making an
omelette with boiled ham, you put the
ham on the fire at the same time with
the eggs.
Year: 1867

The Union of to-day bears no more
resemblance to the Union of ten years
ago than the soaring butterfly does to
the crawling caterpillar. Refined in
the white heat Of civil war, we are as
unlike our former self as the bright gold
coin is to the dull lump of ore slumber-
ing IN the mine. We have been purged
of many crudities, have cast off many
superfuities, atoned for many mis-
deeds, and are almost ready for the
Great Re6ner's stamp. The nation is
done with shams. The era of humbugs
is about at an end, The rule of injus-
tice is almost ended. We stand on the
threshold Of new epoch.


When the hour of our deliverance
came, how we shrank from duty, and
hesitsted to aid truth and justice in the
Year: 1867

Mr.. Lewis, a noted dairyman of Her
kimer Co., N. Y, feeds his calves milk
for the first four weeks and near the
close OF this time reduces the quantity
of milk, adding whey; then commence
feeding whey and eil.meaI. For morn
ing feed, dip the whey from the vat
when the curd is being scalded, and
when the heat has reached about so
degrees, carry directly to the calves and
feed. For nights mess put a pound OF
oil cake in tub for each calf, scald tho
whey and turn upon the oil cake at boil
ingsheat, this will form mucilage that
will keep sweet during the day. Calves
fed in this way made very thrifty
growth.
Year: 1867

BEAUTIFUL TRIBUTE TO A WIFE
/ was guided in my choice only by
the blind affections or my youth. l
found an intelligent companion and a
tender friend prudent monitress,
the most faithful of wives, and moth
er as tender as children ever had the
misfortune to lose. met a woman,
who, by tender management of my
weaknesses, gradually corrected the
most pertinacious of them. She be-
came prudent from affection, and
though Of the most generous nature
she was taught frugality and economy
by her love of me. During the most
critical period of my life she relieved
me. She gently reclaimed me from
dissipation; she propped my weak
and irresolute nature; she urged my
! incidence to all exertions that have
been useful and creditable to me, and
she was ever on hand to admonist
my heedlessness or improvidence. TIC
her | owe whatever / am; to hel
whatever | shall be. In her solicitude
for my interest, she never for mo
ment forgot my feelings or character
Even in her occasional resentment, fol
which but too often gave her cause
[ would to God | could recall those
moments , she had no sullenness o.
acrimony. Her feelings were warm
nay, impetuous but she was plaza


BILE, tender and constant. Such wa


she whom | have lost, when her ex
cellent, natural sense was rapidly i'm


proving, after eight years struggl


and distress had bound US fast to


gether, and nodded our tempers t.


each other; when knowledge of he


worth had refined my youthful low
into friendship, and before age ha'
deprived it of its original ardor.


lost her, alas the choice of m
youth, the partner of my misfortunes
at the moment when had the pros
pect of her sharing my better days.
Year: 1867

New YORK, March l6.
A Times Georgia SPECIAL says that the eff
forts which are being made in Georgia to
arouse the people to the duty and necessity OF
taking an active part in recognizing the State
government under the bill of Congress met
with little response. The people do not like
the terms imposed upon them, and they are,
therefore, disinclined to take any portion
under them. He also speaks of the presence,
agitatoFs, who are doing everything IN their
power to arouse the preiudices Of race and
color, and to array the blacks against the
whifes
Year: 1867

vote shall be taken in each State for and
against State Convention, and according to
the result of the vote q convention shall or
shall not be held. Amendment adopted.


Mr.. EDMUNDS moved an amendment BY
requiring that majority Of the registered
voters shall vote OH the question of calling q
convention Adopted.
Year: 1867

REMEMBER THE CHRISTMAS TREE--The commit
tee having the matter in charge desire us to say
that gifts for display on the tree will be received
at the Theatre up to o'clock on Tuesday after
noon. All are invited to contribute-to whoever
they choose. The Sabbath school children are
provided for Remember the rest
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant, and shall do what we
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing.
and exert ourselves to encourage the diverstf-
cation of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources
Year: 1867

The lMMIGRATIoN.-Thu far this sea-
son comparatively few Of the immigrants
have come into this Valley for the purpose
OF settlement. This, notwithstanding there
still remains large amount of most desira>
Ole land open TO pre-emption. As rule, the
immigrants start for Oregon, and with them
Oregon means the willamette Valley. With
their heads thus set it is useless to talk with
them of the superior advantages offered to
settlers cast OF the mountains. Advice is
thrown away upon them, and they hurry on
down TO the land of web.foot. There thew
vege;ate for year 1.-TWO, experiencing the
inconveniences incident to q wretched CHM
a'e, and living IL country far removed from
a market for its surplus products. A brief
period Of this kind of life effectually cures
them, and then they are only too glad to
lind homes cast Of the mountains. The i'm
migration Of this season is no execution N
the rule, aud Of the hundreds who are now
rushing to web foot, it is safe to say that a
large majority of them will be back here
Inside Of year
Year: 1867

ORo FINo.-This mne is yielding richer ore
than ever before. The last run of seventy tuns
cleaned up $40 .00O-over Sl4O per tun and there
is much more of the same class of ore in sight in
the mine and some out. 1t is placed beyond
doubt that the Orc Fino stands at the head OF
rich quartz mines. The Company is in perfectly
easy circumstances and has the ready means to
meet all just demands against it, and with the
rich ore in sight will pay the stockholders fine
dividends this year. The value of this mine can
hardly be exaggerated. few weeks more work
will enable the Company to supply compile OF
mills and the Morning Star, toO.-0Vyhes Ava
ldHche.
Year: 1867

THE WHISKY LEDGE is being put in the
condition Of paying mine, and SO far as
worked is really profitable mine About
five and one half tuns of the ore we're sold
at the mine. and the buyer made money on
the Transaction. We are not accurately in.
formed, but believe it 10 be no ezaggeration
TO say this lot of ore gave a gross yield Of
near two hundred dollars per ton. The
vein is improving as it is deveoped-bofL
in size and richness. The owners manage
the working and recently built new house
at the mine and are putting the works in
better O,cyhee Avnldnche.
Year: 1867

THE SoUTH Pass MINES From gentlemen and
private letters from Utah. we learn that the In.
diaus have gotten the best of the miners in the
Wind River Mountains, and have driven them
out. It is generally understood that there were
not over l5O or 200 men in the mines, and the
Indians killing two or three of them, the rest
packed up and are returning to Salt Lake The
plscers are reported to prospect well. and one
quartz ledge discovered was very rich. The
mining region is situated near South Pass. OF
its extent we are uninformed, but experienced
miners are pleased With the appearance of the
country and believe it abounds in the precious
etals.-Aontand Post.
Year: 1867

GRAND MASQUERADE The association
Of Turner's, of Manitowoc, propose to have
grand celebration on the 9th of March
next, commencing in the afternoon with a
procession, which will march through the
principal streets of the village In the
evening there will be Grand Masquerade
Ball, at their new and spacious hail. We
arc confident the managers Of the enter
tainment will leave nothing undone to
make the occasion agreeable, entertaining,
and pleasant. Further particulars will be
given hereafter. ~
Year: 1867

Senator GRAFT BRowN, of Missouri, is
notorious Radical, but is opposed to the
High Tariff Bill recently passed through
the Senate, and voted for by Mr. HOWE, of
Wisconsin. In recent speech Brown
said


Il think, sir, that system of prohibi-
ton such as we are asked to enact here to-
day is neither more or less than a legalized
plumber. 1t is wrongful taking out of the
pockets of another. 1t is making lawful
that which every morality condemns as
wrongful It is statutory theft and pillage.
That is my Judgment about the whole pro.
hibtory system. We have Just emerged,
Mr., President; from long and exciting
conflict, in which we have labo-ed to get rid
of one system of oppression; we have
abolished slavery in SO far as It relates to
personal bondage; but, sir, in my opinion,
the measure now before you in its princi-
pie, and to very large extent in its appli-
cation, as neither more or less than the iHcip-
ient rc-estaJhshment of stoueIy IN another
shape. 1t is a slavery to capital a servitude
which will be just as onerous, just as trying
to this nation, and just as productive of evil
consequences to the oppressed classes and
sections as ever was any other form or type
of slavery"


"Mr. FEssENDEN. If we get the negro
into the bill we are gone.


"Mr. Brown. That may do for retort;
but, sir, if you get the white man into sla-
very the western farmer paying his tribute
to the eastern manufacturer, and continue
to clench his fetters and extort from him
more and more, as seems to be now pro-
posed, you will not end without violence
either"
Year: 1867

nea 4 thunderbolt of binding vivi6ness
burst from the clouds Saturday night, in
New York, while rain was pouring down in
torrents, and the darkness vas so great as
to make it impossible to see across the
street. The church spires and buildings
were for an instant rendered plainly visible
In the glare. 1t was followed by heavy
shock of thunder. which seemingly made
the earth rock as in an earthquake. \
similar phenomenon occurred week ago
Saturday night.
Year: 1867

AS before limited, it is mainly to Russia
and California that Europe must look for
relief and were the former to withhold sup
plies, general famine would be the result.
Herein may lie the reason for the apparent
apathy of France and England towards the
action of Russia in reference to the Eastern
question, stree they are in no condition to
go to war if that course should be rendered
necessary by the conduct Of the Gar; and
it is among the possibilities that the En-
peror of All the Russias, conscious of his
opportunity, may avail himself of it to
seize the long coveted prize of the key to
the Bosphorus
Year: 1867

From the New York Herald.l


/ We find that through the stupid Iegis-
lation OF congress the debt bearing coin
interest has increased over four hundred


AID thirty-six millions during the last


year. While the currency Of the ooun-
try is paper-while the people never see
specie, everything is being done to hand
over all the gold to the bOnd-holders. to
| foreign holders OF the debt and to the


gold gamblers Of Wall street. The debt


bearing coin interest should be first re-


duced, and the whole Of our national


finances should be based as soon as nos


sibie upon the currency, the lawful


money of the country. There should


not be one grrandard for the bOndholders


and smother for the people. There


should be, in the first place, only one


description of currency-the legal ten


der; and upon this uniform national


money the credit and opetations Of the


government should be based. In this


way gold would become more abundant


and cheaper, and We should return to


specie payments much sooner.


We notice that there is in the treasury


over hundred and two millions ia gold


and oyer seventy-tYO million3 Ia cur
rency. Reduce this gold to eurrency,and


we have nearly two hundred and twenty


millions lying idle in the hands of Mr..
McCulioch. Last year at this time there
was nearly as much. Taking the whole
year through there has been probably on
sn average little less. Only think of.wo
hundred TO two hundred and twenty
lions Of dollars lying unemployed all the
time in the treasury! 1t is well known
that If the treasury were empty to-day,
and the revenue and finances prOoerIv
managed, the money coming in from
day 10 day and month 70 month would
meet the current demands upon
the government. Indeed, with prom
er management there would soon
be q surplus again. The country
is not only losing the interest on
two hundred millions, but such an enoF-
nous sum in the treasury continually, is |
. great temptation to fraud, eOrrup-ion |
and extravaganza. The amount In the |
hands Of Mr.. McCulloch at present is /
sufficient 10 buy up enough of |
TO cut down the coin inter- /
EST we are paying TO about twelve mil |
lions q year. Never before was auv .
great nation cursed with such an ineom- /
petent finance minister. The national
iebt is really small affair when we look
at the resources of this country and when
We see such an enormous revenue plum
Tered and thrown away. Yet for the
want of capable secretary and s. seusi-
Die congress we may see the government
and the debt become too
to bear.