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Year: 1868

Some years since l was travelling in


the Northern States, for the benefit of
my health. found some kind friends,
and among them was Mr.. H ard his


wife, who reside i.1 small cottage near
the village of D. They had been


married but few months, and as Mrs.


H. found herself rather lonely while her
husband @as in bis shop, she gave a pres
sing invitation to make their house my
home while remained i'll the village. |
gladly accepted the offer, and many
pleasant hours did I spend in that quiet
retreat, where the poetic idea of Love
in cottage" was tuEy realized. The
house vas yet unfinished, and as the
chamber where l slept was small, my
trunk was placed in closet in one cor
ner Of the room, the entrance to which
was closed by a muslin curtain in place
of door. On the evening Of my arrival
Mrs. H removed the curtain, and In
vited me to examine some rare and curl
GUS things which the closet contained
Among tie relics of the Revolution, l
noticed military uniform once worn by
her great-graadssssA4r, who fought side
sby side with Gen. Washington. Here
Year: 1868

No farmer should be without good
smoke house, and such one as will be fire.
proof and tolerably secure from thieves
Fifty hams can be- smoked at one. time in a
smoke house seven by eight feet square,
Mine is six by seven, and is large enough
for most farmers. | first dug all the ground
ont below where the frost would reach, and
filled it up to the snrface with small stones.
On this laid my brick floor, in lime NOR
tar. The walls are brick, eight inches
thick. and seven feet high, with "a door on
one side two feet wide. The door should
he made of wood and lined with sheet iron.
For the top put on joists, two by four, set
up cdgewise, and eight and half inches
from centre to centre, covered with brick
and put on Il heavy coat of mortar. / built 4
small chimney on the top in the centre,
arching it over and covering it with single
roof in the usual way. An arch should be
built on the outside. with small iron door
to shut it up, similar to a stove door,
with a hole from the arch through the wall
of the smoke house and an iron CRATE over
it. The arch is much more convenient and
better to put the fire in, than to build fire
inside the smoke-house, and the chimney
causes a draft through into the smoke house.
Good corncobs or hickory wood aret the best
materials to make a smoke for hams. The
cost of such a smoke house as | described is
about $50.
Year: 1868

Tc have spinach at its best, it should be
cooked in very little water. Wash, and
place it in a saucepan with only the water
that adheres to the leaves, add lump oi
butter, and stew gently, with the pan close
ly covered, until tender. Take out, chop
fine, and return so the saucepan with more
butter-no matter how much, hardly, for
spinach will allow of the use Of large guam
tity, if one has it to spare. Seasoning OF
salt and pepper may added-some use nut
meg-heat up again, and serve. 1t is very
common to garnish or ornament the dish
with slices Of cold boiled eggs.
Year: 1868

LIVE SrocK.-Live stock of all kinds


should have owners supervision. If Others
do the work his eyes should see that it is
well done. Few hired men can be trusted
to do things constantly according to direc-
tions In very cold weather there is con,
slant temptation to consult his own ease
rather than the comfort of the animals en-
trusted to his care. Feed and water regu.
larly. Keep salt within reach ofhorses, cat,
tic and sheep. A large lump of rock salt is
best for This purpose. tkey can lick when
they please, they will not take it in excess
Year: 1868

The New York Herald, of the third in
stant, says Of the Vermont election:


Some of the most obnoxious Southern
rebels of the war have assumed to be again
the leaders of the Democratic party and
have boldly undertaken to glorify it as the
champion of "the lost cause" and their
silly but alarming harangues on Southern
rights and Democratic principles find a
ready echo among their old obnoxious
copperhead sympathisers of the North.
Worst of all, copperheadism has again
more hauntingly and defantly than ever
before risen to the control of the tone and
policy of the Northern Democratic press in
the conduct of this canvass. Eulogiums
on Southern rebel leaders and scandalous
personal attacks upon General Grant, the
great champion of the Union cause against
the rebellion, are reviving again the Union
war spirit of 1864 and 1866. Thus all the
advantages gained by the Democrats in the
reactionary elections of 1867, so far as we
may Judge from this Vermont election, will
probably be lost in the election of Grant
and Coltax and another Radical Congress.
Such is our Interpretation of this Vermont
election.
Year: 1868

The DJrY OF PARENrs-As the
parents are, so Is the schooE-Nothing
is more certain than this. The whole
success Of she school depends upon the
interest manifested by the parents. II
they exhibit no regrad for the educa-
tion of tneire offsprings, no one else will,
and our schools will continue as they
are, of little practical utility. compared
with what they might be. Once let the
public, and parents especially, consider
and fully realize the importance Of
sound, practical, int uectual cultrue,
then good schools will become the
general rule instead of the exception
We shall then have what we now need
to great extent. intelligent highminded
and we'll qualified teachers. It is un-
reasonable to. expect that men with the
requisite qualifc atoms Will seek teach
ing as q profession unless the remuner-
alton be sufficient to make it equally
lucrative with other occupaticls We
are reluctant to admit, yet such is the
fact, that much good tea ching talens is
lost TO the cause for want of the proper
encouragement and support, and the
result is that many who occupy the
teacher place are destitute Of the pro-
per qualifications for discharging the
ordinary Observation-Disclosures
Year: 1868

John Taylor, of Champagne, Illinois
was instantly killed on Thursday Of
last week by his wife Julia piercing his
heart with a pair of scissors. He had
ordered her to put Grape upon the door
as there would be corpse in the house
before he got through with her. He
then attacked her with q chair, and was
himself reduced to corpse as stated.
Julia was arrested, but acquitted on the
ground of self-defence.
Year: 1868

SINGULAR SCENE IN CoURT.-Frank Fer.
gusson was tried in the County Court, yes
terday, says the San Francisco Alta of Jan
uary 10th, on an Indictment for highway
robbery in knocking down a miner named
Louis Evans, after cruise around the Bar
barry Coast, and taking from him twenty
seven twenty dollar gold pieces. The jury
found verdict of guilty, and on its being
announced, Ferguson rose and swore with
uplifted hand by the living Redeemer that he
would take the life of every witness who
appeared against him, and that he would
have some of them beaten before morning.
His language was not only horribly bias
phemous, but disgustingly obscene and
shocking to all who heard it. We under
stand that one of the witnesses against him
was assaulted a few evenings since by Fer
gusson's friends, and that he was SO we'll
satisfied that be would attempt to put bis
threats into execution that he Immediately
appealed to the police court to protect him.
Officer Forney accompanied him home last
evening as precaution. 1t is quite prob
able that the Court will take notice of the
threats by Ferguson, and by giving him
the full time of Imprisonment allowed by
law, render it impossible for him carry out
his bloody threats in person for q long series
of wears.
Year: 1868

FRoM Mr.. TBoMAs.-We have used Henley's
Royal Balsam in my family this winter There is
no use talking. 1t throws everyth in the shape
Of Cough medicine in the shade that 1 ever saw.
My wife was troubled with asthma or smotherin Q
spells for years. and could get nothing to have any
effect until 1 struck this "Royal Balsam" She is
now about. well. 1t cured me of the worst cold
ever had in my life in night. Whenever our
children have anything like a cough, few drops
given on going to bed-that is the last of the
cough l never intend to be without it in the
house.


B. THOMAS the paper man
Year: 1868

Challenges the world to produce anything in the
shape of Medicines that will remove aud eradicate
a Cough or soreness in the Chest, as prompt, no
matter what form the disease might assume. lien
leys Roya Balsam" is the best Medicine in the
world for Bronchial Pulmonary affections For
Group or Hopping Cough, there is nothing on
earth that can equal it. All motherers and Nurscs
ought to have bottle close by them, it will give
child relief in two minutes. 1t is entirely veg
etable and will prove blessing to the human
family.
Year: 1868

A HORRIBLE FRAUD.-The St. Louis cor
respondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer says
There is no telling the ways that men. greedy
for gain, will not avail themselves of to ad-
vance their fortunes, especially during and
since the war. as men have been found will
ing and anxious to sell soul and conscience
for little filthy lucre. A few days since an
incident occurred which very forcibly illus.
trates this. An Irishman was employed to
dig up and remove some of the bodies of
Union soldiers in the Western Cemetery Of
this city. In lifting the cofins he thought
they seemed unusually hollow in their sound.
and opening some of them found that no
bodies had ever been placed in them at all.
nothing but planks or square blocks Of wood.
The mystery to the honest Hibernian was
great; but when it was told him that the
Union soldiers were buried by contract, the
undertaken receiving SO much per coffin. and
that the bodies could be sold at handsome
profit to some medical college, the doubt was
at once removed, and the avenue TO a laroe
fortune was Immediately disclosed This
was only one of the ways that the war made
men rich. -
Year: 1868

We have used some Of 'Henley's Royal Balsam''
IN my family and think it is splendid medicine
for children, as well as for grown persons For
Coughs and Colds l freely recommend it TO the
public r. PITToCK
Year: 1868

WoNDERFuL.-The town of Coburg, N. Y.
was made famous, recently, by the birth of
an az, infant which weighed only one pound
The child is now in the third month of its
existence, and has gained pound and half
AN ordinary sized gentleman's finger ring
Will easily pass over her arm to the elbow,
and her shoes are just two inches long.
Year: 1868

BRowN had been in love with a young
lady, and asked permission to call her by the
name OF some animal, which request was
granted, on condition that she should have
the same privilege. On leaving, Brown
said; "Good night, dear Good
night, BORE" she said
Year: 1868

The Cheyenne Argas of Feb 4th, ir speak.
ing of the Sweetwaser Mines, offers the follow.
ing excellent remarks and advice with refer.
ence to the subject:


We find in our exchanges from every point
OF the compass, marvellous accounts of the
richness of the Sweetwater mines, bnt, after
publishing long letter which places affairs in
that district in the most attractive possible
point of view, they wind up with piece OF
editorial advice. counselling their friends not
to go TO Sweetwater for fear that il may be
another OF those too common mining huunbugs
This is somewhat singular manner of doing
things to be sure, but it is also very common
with certain class of papers which condemn
many things III nm attractive manner. Ii is a
commendable practice to publish letter of
the wonderful wealth os a certain country, and
then say, I" Don't go there you men who have
nothing-you might lose it," As ss.


If such papers as are solieitous for the wei.
fare Of their readers do not believe the mines
are good. why do they give currency to the re
ports, and assist the so-termed humbugs by
printing and widely circulating such cxtrava
CANT stories as are every day TO be seen in
newspapers concerning those mines The facts
in connection with Swectwatcr are few and
very plain. Ledges OF d-bearing quartz
have been discovered and arc found TO be- ex
ceedingly rich. But the extent of the paying
district is altogether unknown-there may be
plenty more of the same kind of hedges, and il
may be there are none. There is n certain
amount of uncertainty connected with all gold
and silver mines, and probably always will be.
If any man contemplates going to Sweet,va.
ter he should FIRST bring himself to believe that
there 10 nothing Tor him except what he may
have the enterprise or fortune to discover.
These settlers aud watchers who are ever wait
ing for somebody else TO find diggings, and
then hope to rush in for a share. or jump some.
body else's, are of no benefit to any community,
and would better be anywhere else than in the
mines Let none 60 to Sweetwater except
such rs go with the intention of prospecting
for and finding diggings OF their own, and there
will be less disappointment in store for all par.
ties. Let no one go expecting to find good
claims awaiting his arrival, but rather with
the expectation of surmounting all obstacles
finding his own dgeings and earning his own
living by the hardest kind Of labor. Then there
may be less disappointment and better diggings
found in the Wind River Mountains.gaa F7aaF2
Year: 1868

AT the Marion County Convention, lately
held in Indianapolis, the Republicans
nominated Mr.. Jacob Wright, as theil
! choice for Chairman ci the next Republican
Central Committee. We have rot a per-
sonal acquaintance with Mr.. Wright, but
from what has been said, we understand
that he hardly MANAGED the last State
canvass, as it should have been aud it was
limited, that had it not been for the almost
superhuman efforts put forth by Governor
Morton, our party would have been de-
feated. IL such is the case, If Mr.. Wright,
as chairman Of the committee in the past,
has been inefficient, then by all means, give
him the go by. In campaign as exciting
and holly conte ted as the one upon which
we are about to enter, not little OF our
prospect OF success depends upon the
Chairman Of the State Central Committee.
We want, for such a position. a man per-
fecty acquainted with the politics Of the
State; who knows all the weak spots, and
there send our most fluent and logical
speakers I; who can comprehend the poiiti-
cal working OF the whole State at glarce,
and know just where and when men and
means are needed quick 10 see any mis-
takes that may &c made and also as prompt
to rectify them; and also as prompt to take
advantage o. any false moves made by our
political opponents. The office Is no
sinecure, but not little of party success
depends on the person filling it.


The best Of generals can but poorly fight
q battle If they have not the men and means
with which to do II. The Chairman Of the
State Central Committee occupies exactly
the same relative position as the general of
an army, and must not be clogged for want
Of speakers and money. We hope the
Year: 1868

The call for Mass Convention of the
Republicans of Marshall County is pub
lished to-day, and it is to be hoped there
VIII be much larger attendance than there
has been at such convocations of the party
for some years past. This meeting viii be
the opening of the campaign in this county
and it is important that proper interest
should be manifested and an impetus given
to the ball then get in motion to grind to
powder the corrupt, dishonest, tax-eating
party that now dominates in this county,
to its discredit and disadvantage In an
economical light.
Year: 1868

Below will be found Il few selections from
"Poor Richards Almanac" the anthor
of which is generally known to be Benja-
min Franklin:


An egg to-day is worth more than hen
tomorrow.


If pride leads the van, poverty brings
up the rear.


God heals, and the doctor takes up the
fees.


Mary's mouth costs her nothing, for she
never opens it but at another's expense
He that can travel well afoot keeps q
good horse.
The worst wheel of cart makes the
most noise.


He that falls in love with himself will
have no rivals.


A false friend and a shadow attends
only when the sun shines.


If you would not be forgotten as soon as
you are dead and rotton, either write
something worth reading or do something
worth writing about.


Nothing dries sooner than tear.


Scarlet silk and velvet have put out the
kitchen fire.


The mistake in public business is going
into it atal.


Yhe idle man is the devils hireling,
whose diet and wages are famine and dis
ease.


Kings and bears very often worry their
keepers.


Beware of little expenses; small leak
will sink great ship.


A plowmal on his legs is higher than
gentleman on his knees.
He is fool who makes debtor his heir


Never take a wife till thou hast house
to put her in.


He that has trade las on Office Of
profit and honor.
Year: 1868

Rice, the great staple Of South
Carolina, the culture of which was
once confined to the river swamp
lands, isnow grown on tbeuplands.
The seed of the swamp rice is used
and the grain raised compares IA
vorably with that from the old rice
fields.8
Year: 1868

The official report on the Camil-
la massacre has been submitted to
tho President, and thows that
there were nine negroes killed and
twenty five wounded in that affair.
Only six white persons were
wounded
Year: 1868




VEGETABLE OYSTER SoUP.-Scrape
and cut in small pieccs-lay them
in cold water till you are ready to
usc them. Boil tender in q little
water, then add milk enough for
the quantity of soup desired and
stew gently--season with pepper
salt and buttor, rubbing the butter
in a little -four. When dono, add
some good crackers, wet in cold wa
tor, boil up once, and you have a
rood substitute for real oyster soup,
which is preferred by many TO the
marine oysters ~


ANOTHER WAY.-Make a batter
Of -four, milk and eggs and little
salt Cu. the satisfy in Slices
whom II is boiled tender, put it IN
the batter and drop tue mixture
by the spoonful INTO hottat. COOK
them light brown, ...
Year: 1868

ents.


Now what remedy can we adopt to cure
this evil? If"moral suasion" would do it, we
should be willing to preach from morning till
night. But that does not seem to be effica-
cious If water can be sold for eight cents
per quart, some men will be very likely to dip
it up or pump it. We know of no remedy for
this crying evil except we have City Milk
Inspector armed with all the implements OF
his office. Why can't we have one? We
should like to read report from such an Of
ficer. We should be pleased to know how
many hogsheads of water are annually sold
in our city at eight cents per quart. There
may be another remedy found in condensed
milk. We have tried one sealed can of this
article put up in Boston and sold at Chad
wick's in this city. We find it to be an excel
lent article and free from all impurities, one
teaspoonful being enough for cup of coffee.
Those who use this will not be compelled TO
buy water at eight cents per quart. There is
nothing in its composition but the very cream
or essence of milk and sugar. Ard we oeiieFe
it is cheaper than the thinly Diluted ini'h sou
in this market II we can't have faithiul
and scientific inspector who will put stop to
the sale Of spurious milk, then let our citizens


sbe condensed milk for season and
,.N,iss their milkmen for the present until
asSIar 1,,ev learn to bring us milk as pure as
y came from the COW. Our citizens have
been cheated long enough, and their patience
has long since ceased to be virtue. How
much longer must we continue to pay eight
cents quart for water and chalk9 The pow
er is with the purchasers if they will but ex-
ercise it.


AGRICOLA.
Year: 1868

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE TRANscRIpT.
have often been unable to supply the de-
mand for extra copies of the TRAN
SCRIPT. Many persons have called for it
and have been disappointed. The way to
remedy this is to subscribe for it. We
add extra numbers to our issue, from time
to time, but the gradual increase Of our
subscription list continually reduces them,
so that we cannot always be prepared to
furnish transient purchasers. If they
would subscribe for it, they would then be
sure Of receiving it regularly.
Year: 1868

The vote upon the upper terminus of the
Kent Rail Road, was not taken at the
meeting of the Directors which took place
on Monday last. The question was de-
ferred until the next meeting, which takes
place on Friday next.
Year: 1868

The Prince Georgian has received a
copy of the Panama Star and Herald, from
which il copies the following as illustra-
ting the estimation in which American In
stitutions are held in that locality:


In this State of Panama, before the year
ly sessions of the assembly take place, po-
litical parties generally meet to consider
amongst themselves such matters as thcy
intend to bring before the legislature. AT
one OF the late meetings gentleman who
had lived for some time in the United
states, and is great admirer of Ameri-
eau institutions, maintained that, by adopt
ing those institutions without DELAY, this
country would Immediately be on u level
with the Great Republic" or, in other
words, that by following the North Amer
leans we would be one of the most civil
lized people in the world. We extract
from the proceedings of the meeting Mr.
SIS reply to the gentlema' ms assertion:


Mr.. President In proposing that we
should adopt North American institutions.
iu order that we may rank amongst the
most civilized nations of the world, our
friend is merely repeating vulgarism
against which do most solemnly protest.
We are represented as an uncivilized peo-
pie; but, sir, if to do what the Ameri-
cans have done, is to be civilized, then, we
are civilized if to have done it before them
is to be ahead of them, then we are ahead
OF civilization. For what do the Ameri-
cans boast of? They have but recently
abolished slavery; we have abolished sla-
very long ago They have just proclaimed
the equality of races and are trying to hold
up the negro; we have proclaimed that
equality and held up the negro long ago.
They have only finished their first civil
war, rendered money scarce, and made
paper dollar not worth dollar. We have
had dozens of civil wars have rendered
money scarce and made paper dollars not
worth dollar long ago. They are begin
ming to tear up their Constitution, impeach
their President, set up Dictators we have
done all that long ago. They are at last
going to the devil as fast as they can; we
have gone to the devil long ago.


The argument could not be refutcd and
the meeting adjourned.
Year: 1868

A CURIOUS PEoPHEcy OF CHARLES DICK
ENs.-- In his American Notes in 1912,
Dickens thus writes:


. Year by year the tone of public sentiment
will sink lower down; year by year the Congress
and the Seuate must become of less account be-
fore all decent men :. year by year the memory of
the fathers Of the Revolution must be outraged
more and more by the bad life of their degcne-
rate child"


Is there one man in America, outside of
the arch-anarchs of the Capitol, who will
deny the plain and bitter truth to-day of
these words spoken in 1912? Is there one
act of that batch of law-breakers at the
Capitol-panting for the carmagnole and
the red cap-who will deny that Charles
Dickens had the forecast of seer when
he penned them?
Year: 1868

There is many rest in the road Of life,


If we only would stop to take it;
And many tone from the better land.


If the querlOus heart would make It'll
10 the sunny soul, that is full of hone,


And whose beautiful trust ner faileth.
The grass is green and the flowers are brigh


Though the wintry storm prevalent.
Better to hope though the cloods hang low


And TO keep the eyes still lifted
For the sweet blue sky will soon peep thro'


When the OMNIBUS clouds are riftedi
There was never night without day,


Or an evening without a morning;
And the darkest hour, as the proyerb goes
Is the hour before the dawnfng.
There is many gem in the path of life,


Which we pass in our idle pleasure,
That is richer far than the jeweled crown,


Or the misers s'hoarded treasure;
IL may be the love of a little clild,


Or mothers prayers to Heaven,
Or only beggar's grateful thanks,


For cup OF water glvan.
Better to weave In the web of life


a bright and golden filling,
And to do Gods will with u willing heart.
And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, minute threads
OF our curious lives asunder;
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends
And sit and grieve and wonder.