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Year: 1868

The trustees of Washington College, Virginia,
at their recent meeting. passed q resolution sp-
pointing a Board Of Survey, composed Of Presi-
dent Robert E. Lee and the professors Of pure and
applied mathematics, natural philosophy and
chemistry, to gather exact information of the
geography, mineral resources, industry and
natural history of the South and particularly the
State Of Virginia, and to publish the same for the
use and benefit, not only of the institution in its
instruction, but Of the country generally.
Year: 1868

We were curious to know how the New
Orleans press would take the defeat Of the
Democratic party, and we looked for the
morning journals with some interest.


The Crescent says that it would be un-
candid to depreciate the disaster which the
elections have inflicted on the Democratic
cause; that there is no hope for them in
the North, but that the battle is now trans
ferred to the South, and that if there is ana
hope it is in carrying all of the Southern
States. In making an estimate they count
Virginia, Mississippi and Texas as necessa-
ry to their success. They claim Connect
cut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware.
California and Oregon for the Democracy,
and then only foot up majority of t,co
roteS,


The Times article is very brief Their
hope is in the future. "The cause yet re-
mains" Lack of numbers may put off
our day of deliverance, but it will never
theless come"


The Picaprne closes long and dreary
article on the causes of the defeat, with these
words which contain the gist of what they
have to say;


Let the November election go as it may,
the people of Louisiana should not weaken
any organization, or relax any effort, which
promises them the opportunity to redeem
their own State.


The Bee hopes that when the full returns
are in the Republican majorities will be
reduced, but "they are large enough to
satisfy us that General Grants election is
no longer problematical." They advise
the South to fall back to the attitude of
passive resistance.


The Commercial Bulletin has nothing to
say.
Year: 1868

On Monday last we published series Of
resolutions from the Tiger Club, and criti-
cized them and their authors.


Yesterday committee from that club
waited on us and requested a retraction of
our criticism. The committee expressed
no willingness to modify the sweeping
charge made by the club against the Re-
publican party, to the effect that at is
well known that the Radical party Of
this State is composed exclusively of un-
principled adventurers, domestic thieves
and ignorant negroes" and we declined to
retract our comments thereon.


We have to say, that when the preamble
and resolution shall modify their sweeping
denunclation We shall very eheerfully mod
ify our own language.
Year: 1868

A young man in business must acknowledge
one mathematical fact. He knows by experience
about how many hours of sleep he needs to be
as fresh one day as on the previous day. He
must acknowledge the fact that he cannot sit up
late and rise early, and get this amount of sleep.
There is right mathematical obstacle to the ac-
complishment of such a feat. If he needs seven
hours sleep-as many young men door eight
hours-as more young men do--he cannot get
them between one O'Clock, A. a., and seven
o'clock, A. VI. If he insists ON late hours he
must neglect either his slcep at night or his
business in the morning Nearly every young
man has sufficient mathematical acuteness at
seven o'clock, A. M., to appreciate the impossi-
bility of taking one from seven and leaving eight
The question is whether or not he appreciates
this impossibility in the evening, when he is
called upon to decide between "jolly good time
and his bed. One very frequent mistake is that
lost sleep can be made up" In the first place,
whatever young man may intend to do, he
very seldom actually tries to make up for lost
sleep. If he needs eight hours sleep and gets
but FIVE, he usually makes mp the lost three BY
sleeping about one hour longer than usual the
Bext night. Or perhaps he depends on Sunday
balancing the whole week, and BY three hours
extra sleep "'makes up for ten hours lost. In
the second place, ono honr of regular sleep is


worth, for purposes Of recuperation, ut least two


hours Of make up" slumbcr. Thefs is, tpracti-
cally, no such thing as making up lost sleep.
Year: 1868

The New York Sun is urging working men to
cultivate the intellect, and become as intelligent
and we'll informed as any other members Of So
ciety: .,.s.f... -....


''It is surprising how much may be obtained
by devoting few hours each day to study, dur
ing series of years. Gibbon produced his great
work rather by the regularity than the protracted
nature Of his daily studies. Franklin became
the wiscst and one ofthc best read of his cotem-
poraries in the midst Of incessant labor. And if
the workman, with his hcathful mind SO well
prepared for the reception of knowledge, will
give two hours each day TO careful study, he
may, in few years, surpass in general informa-
ton the great majority Of college graduates, who
SO often obtain diploma without deserving it,
or who have laid aside their learning the mo-
ment they left their prcccptors. He may elevate
his own intellect by coming into communion with,
the eminent ntcllects Of the past" s.-
Year: 1868

Mr. Vernon Harcourt, the "Ifstoricus" Of the
London Times, and man of considerable note
| In England, both as politician and literary
man, lately stated at meeting Of the Social
Science Congress in Manchester that:
''Gentlemen who have travelled in the South.
ern States have often seen persons sit down to
peaceful dinner with revolver in each coat-tail
pocket. Of course it was only for the purpose
| of elfdefence but then it very frequently hap.
pened that before dinner was over, two or three
were shot,"


The above shows the impression that has been
created on the mind of an educated man by con-
slant perusal of the Radical papers. We do not
wonder that these journals have produced such
an effect upon the mind of a foreigner, when
they have induced SO many Americans to look
upon TIE people of the South as q set of barba.
rians even worse than the Feejee Islanders.


We trust, now that the object of such gross
misrepresentation no longer exists, that our peo-
pie will have some rest from such systematic
maligning as no other men were ever subjected
to- There are good and bad in the South az
everywhere else, but we do not believe that the
inhabitants of even the outskirts of our section
are worse than they are in Colorado aud Nevada,
which never have been reckoned as belonging TO
the Southern country. AS long as fierce polit-
ical contest was going on, it was perhaps to be
expected that an unscrupulous press should be
reckless in its assertions about the South, since
by pursuing such course it was able 10 increase
the chances of success of the Republican party.
1t is to be hoped, however, that now that the
great object of the Radicals has been accom-
plished, the newspapers and politicians should
give us respite for while The belief that
property and life are not safe in the South has
totally prevented any emigration to our section,
and has entirely shut out capital from seeking
investment in our country, where it is 80 much
needed, and where it would give SO rich return.
We think that selfinterest alone would induce
the moneyed classes of the North to exert them
selves to put stop to this abuse of people,
which under the chromosomes. are as orderly m
could be expected of them or Of any otssrs In tbe
same condition. .Ht 9o 81 l8s fas
Year: 1868

GEN. SHERMAN.-If the New York Times
knows any more than the rest of us what will
happen hereafter, General Sherman viii be the
man of the next administration. "He will be
the man nearest to the war President sild most
influential in his counsels, whether as Secretary
of War, General or Lieutenant-G General either
of which Offices viii be at his option. In fact,
there is nothing in the gift of Grant which Sher-
man cannot have. But Gen. S. is said to be no
politician, and could never become one. He is
too honest and too impulsive, and would as likely
assail the corruptions of his own party as those
of the adversary He has such horror of dig
honesty that he could make no distinction be-
tween friend and foe IF he makes Washington
his residence, as the Times says he will, and
takes part in the administration, he will probably
have his time well occupied in hating rogues-
Richmond Wing.
Year: 1868

The gray squirrel makes very in
tercsting pet in confinement. We had
one last summer for a pet, and she was
full Of fun and fIolic. She was taken
from her parents nest when she was
hardly week old, and reared by hand.
OF course Sac was perfectly tame and gen.
tie, She soou learned to recognize the
members of the family, and would know
a stranger at once. She was very afcc-
tionate, and never s'emed happy unless
she was il our lap or in one Of our pock.
cts, where she would cuddle herself up fol
nap, or busy Herself with a nut. or
piece Of cake or or ECKER that was placed
there for her use. She was very fond Of
ice cream, and we often took her to Fera s
and treated her, letting her cat from our
own dish; for you know sh, was such q
foolish little body that it would noe pay
to have whole cream for her. In mid
summer we we're i'll a few days. Bunny
seemed to sympatbize with us; for she
would not content herselfi in her nest, but
would creep up stairs and cuddle down
beside US at every opportunity.


Poor little Bunny Ono night she wes
found cold a, stiff in her little house.
She had made nest Of brown paper, and
had accidentally swallowed some 1t il
poison to these little creatures and it kilt
ed her. Tie tears little Anna aud Frank.
y shed on the next morning, when they
learned the death of their favoaite, SPOKE
volumes for tic affection she had wor
from them. fnn id5
Year: 1868

The chief use of Supplying potash or wood
ashes to the soil. is to rsnder the silica in
the earth soluble. 90 that it may be taken
up by the plant In most soils the soluble
silioates have been taken mp by successive
groupings, and though there isan abundanee
Of silica or sand IN the earth, there 10 no
alkal to unite with it. hence the advsuts-
g.s Of wood ashes.
Year: 1868

rs Medic nj AdVice.-DR. WM. X. DOHERTY'S


Medal and Surgical Institute is becoming QUA NON
to the welfare of State and health of citizens
and his rapidly spreading reputation although may ex
cite SURPRISE but the signal of skill and follows as the
natural effect of such We personally ac-
quainted with gentlemen who have wears nm
der chropi disease aud who had of every
available that promised relief but without
until they they called upon Dr. Doherty who, an incred
IDLY short of time has given them relief IL


is gratifying to announce this fact because Doctor
gentleman who seeks by defamation of Others to es
tabh his reputation to the superstucture of his
upon the ruin of anothers fame. The Doctor con-
ducts his Institute in such that b. crafty
ing TO all his patients lie examines advises aud recon-
mends without charge and the patient hearing his
terms for treatment can accep reject pleasure In
does the Doctor make charge unless he effect.


cure. This he is able to do because he feels tie conn
dence which long experience has given no doubt the
consolation which appertans to that
afflicted with either accue chronic disease would do
well to consult the Doctors at all events no harm
for consultation he asks no ee does he insist on
obedience to his advice unless the patient places hs
under his His offices Sacramento street en-
posite the Pacific Mail Steamship Ofice.-S. T. News
Year: 1868

II a man is poor, we like to hear him
confess it on proper occasions. We de-
spise to see him trying to make out he is
rich-working himself TO death-not TO
save enough to get rich, but to make the
impression that he is already so.


1t is miserable, too, to see poor people
i5z1g as as hssP sP nsed e. now Fiat they are
broken in fortune, and everybody knows
it. Half the Southern people have been
ruined by war. Let them come down to
their circumstances, and there will be
some hope for them. But, there is no
chance for the man or woman, who has
not the moral courage to spend less than
he or she makes.
Year: 1868

The pork crop of the approaching
season will probably be the largest ever
raised in the United States. The wealth
er has been favorable for the corn crop
in Illinois and other States, and II is
said that it will be the heaviest ever
grown in this country. Stock hogs are
said to be plenty and in hne condition.
The present price of pork in the. West .
much higher than st the same uSs n
SNar
Year: 1868

: Do Sor SWALLOW GRAPE SEEDs.-
Grape seeds, cherry pits and the like
are in=Ulublc in any and all the juices


used in the process of digestion they
must therefore pass from the body in the


same state in which they are swallowed.


In their passage along the alimentary


canal they cannot but induce more OF
less irritation, and if the digestive organs
are at all weak they must OF necessity
cause great disturbance being hard,
almost like little stones, they scrape along
over the delicate mucous membrane
which lines the stomach and bowels,


and frequently lodge in the coils of the
intestines, or become imbedded in the
delicate lining, and cause alterations and
tumefactions of the bowels, which may
result in death. \ friend Just tells IN,
OF Il young man who, having eaten u
quantity of grapes, became ill, suffered
intensely, was unable to get relief from
any source, and finally died, An eN-
animation disclosed u large quantity OF
Year: 1868

A long train of cars. fourteen or fif-
teen, were recently passing over the ALE
ghany mountains on their way eastward.
They were crowded with passengers. As
the iron horse snortrd and rushed on,
they began to descend and needed no
power but the invisible power OF crawl
tation to send them down with terrific
switincss. Just as the passengers began
to realize t heir situation, they came to a
short curve cut out of the solid rock, Il
wall of rock lying on each side. Sudden
ly the steam whistle screamed as if in
agony, Put on the brakes, put ON the
brakes" but with no apparent Slackcn-
ing of the cars. Every window flew
open, and every head that could be was
thrust out to see what the danger was
and every one rose i'll their places, fear
ing sudden destruction. What was the
trouble Just as the engine began TO
turn in the curve the engineer SAW II little
girl and her baby brother playing on
the track. In moment the cars would
be upon them. The sIlrick of the whistle
startled the little girl, and ever one look
ing over could see them. Close TO the
track in the upright rock was little
niche, out of which piece OF rock had
been blasted. In an instant tue baby
was thrust into this niche, and as the
cars came laundering by, the passengers,
held their breath, heard the clear voice
of the little sister on the other side OF
the cars ring out, ''CEng close to the
rock, Johnny, cling close to the rock ~
And the little creature snuggled in, and
put his head as close to the corner OF the
rock as possible, while the heavy cars
whrled past him. And many were the
moist eyes that gazed, and a silent thanks
giving went up to heaven.
Year: 1868

FAIHIEI;>' SHOE GREAsE.-Put into
some freproof vessel e-tourth pound Of
lard or soft grease like lard. one-iourth
pound of taIlow-htcl or mutton tallow
ome-tourth pound OF bceswaX, half pint
OF nealetout oil, three OF four table
spoonful> of lampblack and a piece Of
gum camphor as large rs 4 hens eg@@
Melt the ingredients over Il slow fire.
and STR them thoroughly after they are
melted Never heat il SO hot rs to make
it boil. Soft grease which has salt i'll ii
will rot iniurc the leather. Now, have
the leather warm, and warm the grease,
not so it will flow. but have it 80 soft
that it may be put on witha brush.
Should the leather seem to need IT, give
the shoes or boots an olling occasionally.
1t is not best TO dry this shoe grease all
in before the fire. but allow it TO remain
on the surface OF the leather. \ light
coat of this kind will exclude the water,
even if the boots are exposed to the wet
all day This shoe crease will not in
lure leather by rendering 1t hard and
inclastic When mans boots are cX-
posed to wet. he should wash them up in
the kitchen where the leather will dry
gradually, and put on little crease every
morning. 1t is far better to grcase lit
lie often than TO grease bountitully every
ten or twelve days. Leather should not
be allowed to become very dry before
grcasing. Always apply the grease rs
soon rs the leather is almost dry; then
the leather will be mellow, and never
become hard Nothing Injuries boots or
shoes more than to set them aside to dry
when covered with dirt. keep boots and
shoes away from the fire when they are
liable to be heated. Heating the leather
injuries it.


Here is another and much simpler
recipe:


We notice in our exchanges numerous
recipes for making shoe leather water
proof, most of them compounds, lnvolv ing
considerable trouble in preparation and
more or less expense, and none of them
half 50 good rs the simple article castor
oil, which can be bought at the drug
stores for twenty-five to fifty cents a. pint
according to your locality. Apply it to
the boot when dry and soak it by the
fire till the leather is saturated. Treat
the soles in the same way, being careful
to dry in well, 50 that they will not
grease the carpets. We once treated a
pair Of calf boots in this way, and few
davs after we walked five miles in sat-
urated snow and water from six to ten
inches deep at every step and came out
with feet perfectly dry, Castor oil will
keep leather soft, pliable, and black,
though not glossy, and quite impervious
to water.- Wisconsin Farmer.
Year: 1868

4 LAND OF DEsPoTIsM.-Se Senator Doolittle, in letter to democratic meeting thus con cludes:

 TlG From where I stood this morning upon the steps of the capitol with the flag of the union over me can look at a land of absolute, un- qualified despotism. If l visit Mount Yer non, and sit down by the tomb of Washing ton, sit under the shadow of military dictatorship, more unlimited than can be found in any civilized country on the globe ConsGtutiohal liberty is already bound, scourged, and crowned with thorns here, in her own sacred temple.

 2 Shall the general of the army, urged on by tue jacobin chief priest, cruelty her on this sacred capitol hill, in her own house, under her own banner, amid the scoik and Jeers of all the despots of the Old World2

 Let the people answer
Year: 1868

THE HOMESTEAD AcT.-The Alta gives the following synopsis of the Homestead Act :: " The General Homestead Act provides that no property shall be deemed homestead, or be exempt from forced sale under execution unless declaration that the land claimed as a homestead, has been filed for record and the Probate Law provides that after the death of man, leaving a widow or child, the Pro bate Court, "if there is no law exempting property faom execution shall set apart for the use of the heirs, certain persOual property and a homestead. There is statute exempt ing property from execution, and as the Gen eral Homestead Act requires the record of a claim, 1t has generally been supposed that the Court could not set apart homesteads to the prejudice of creditors, but the Supreme Court decides that it can. If a married man is living on piece of land, he cannot have an exempt homestead there, without filing a claim, but his widow is entitled to one. This claim is subject to any prior mortgage or lien, but it is not subject to any personal debt of either wife or husband.
Year: 1868

REFINED salpetre is one of the best reme- dies for sore gums or throats. Take bit as big as pea and let it slowly dissolve in the mouth, and from time to time repeat this, and great relief will be experienced. We have known several inhamed throats-with a tendency to ulceration-entirely cured by this single remedy.
Year: 1868

Five Hundred and Forty Miles OF Ghe
union Pacific HkaflF cad.


We kept hearing OF 1t all summer and
late into the autumn-how ten miles of
track were laid per day, until the foot Of
the Rocky mountains was reached. five
hundred and seventeen miles west of
Omaha, and one thousand miles west of
Chicago. We had supposed that the CON
| tractors might stop there-that old Boreas
would' have blown such a frosty breath out
Of the hosom of the frowning Black hills.
| and followed it up with such snow blaD-
ket that railroad building would have
waited for spring and a warmer sunshine,
But no-Onward was the word, and to-day
the locomotive is within ten miles of the
highest summit in the mountsin-chain that
separates the Atlantic. and Pacific states;
aud during this year of our Lord 1865,
much more than half the distance between
the Missouri river and the Bay OF San Fran
cisco will be spanned by first class rail-
read.


The California mailsand passengers have
already been carried through to New York
and Philadelphia in fifteen days, and it is
expected that daring the eoming season the
regular time will be reduced to nine davs
and that more than half the Pacific coast
travel win take this route, instead of the
long tedious journey OF TWENTY-FIVE ia
twenty-ionr days by sea. The intervenine.
stage trip between the two ends of the Pa
eise railroad line will be but q romantic
holiday excursion, and we have no doubt
that the passenger traffic in that direction
this year will be full earnest of the i'm
mense business that must follow the com
pletion Of the work perhaps two years
later.


The Union Pacific railroad is especially
fortunate in many wsys. 1t is true that,
unlike sny other line, it will be monop-
oily, but nothing less than a monopoly
could have commanded the large resources
necessary to carry it through, and as 1t WAS
ail but few iar-seeiag capitalists declined
to stake their fortunes on the result.


1t is fortunate in having secured the most
generous government aid, and the govern
ment is still more fortunate in being paid
back with compound interest


Il is also fortunate in escaping all those
pecuniary embarrassmenis that have SO
often checked and finally dessfaSea similar
enterprises. The. stockholders have aIreadv
paid in eight millions FIVE hnudred thon-
ssDd dollars upon the capital stock on the
work already done, and Ibis sum and the
government aid, and their own 0rst mort
gage bonds, have given them ample means
for the most Vigorous prosecution Of their
great undertaking We can perceiTe no
reason to doubt that this erea86sf of modern
works viii 60 On as vigorously Is it has
been begun. and that 1870 viii aeo the tNo
sides Of the republic for the Grst time
realty united, TO be. let ns hope. goreyer
insepaFable.
Year: 1868

Do not fail to visit the Scottish queen,
that little larry at the Crescent City mu-
scum, where also are Miss Annie Leak, the
wonderful armless lady, and Signorita
Eugenie, the lion queen. The champion
glass blower is there likewise, besides all
the animals Of the menagerie, and the ten
thousand cnriosities that ought to interest
the admirers of nature.
Year: 1868

The sudden death of General G. G..
Halpine miles O'Reilly) will occasion
sincere and profound grief in every
part of the land. A gallant soldier, an
accomplished gentleman, a man of
warm and genial nature, he had made
hosts of friends by personal inter-
course; but he was far more widely
known by his writings, under theROll
de plume of 8 Private Miles O'ReilIy," I"
and as editor of the New York Citizen.
Some Of his poems will be remembered
and quoted as long as the memory of
the war fingers. General Halpine was
elected City Register Of New York by
the Democrats, and was a man Of large
influence among them. The Citizen
was Democratic paper, but was edi-
ted with good sense and moderation,
and gave no sympathy to the dislOyal
element which controls that party
We printed lately its sharp comments
upon the ticket and platform set up by
the New York Convention, which
showed that the Citizen and the War
Democrats, for whom it spoke, would
be likely to give to Seymour anything
but a hearty support, and while the
paper nOminally sustained the party,
it is probable that the private infiu-
ence of General Halpine would have
been not at all TO the advantage of the
ticket. As a writer, a soldier and a
gentleman, his death will be greatly
regretted.