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Year: 1861

REMEMBER, That every nominee on
ahe Bull Run county ticket is a supporter
of the Secession State ticket headed by John
r. Mcconnell.


REMEMBER, That a nominee on that
ticket said, in Convention, that if the other
nominees would work as he would, they
would achieve riciory like tie riclory McY
aclicrci at BuH Rpp.


REMEMBER, That every vote for the
Bull Run county ticket is vote to endorse
The California Express, which is recognized
by the Dixieites Of California as their organ


REMEMBER, That there is not a Dis
unionist in the county who will not vote and
work for the Breckinridgc county ticket.


REMEMBER, That John Lowery was
one Of the .fttg-screu Who declared STEPHEN
A. DouGLAs their LAST CHOICE for the
Presidency. in the California State Corven-
ton Of February, 1850.


REMEMBER, That the ultra chiyalry
have had possession Of the Court House long
enough, and that their political leaders have
made all the trouble in which tie country is
nov involved.


REMEMBER, That our nominees are
all ackno wlelged to be competent men, and
that good deal of fault has been found with
the manner in which business has been con-
Quoted by some Of the present county incum-
lenta.


REMEMBER, That the Dixieites expect
to be beaten by the people of Yuba county,
because they know that they have outraged
the public sentiment, and because they have
taken sides against the Union for fear of be-
ing chilled Black Republicans.
Year: 1861

The affair at Bull Run has taught this lessor to the North that we have hitherto underyalue6 the present strength of the enemy, and that te crush out this wicked rebellion, we have to wai for famine, disease and deserton to do its work as well as the battlefield.

 The thieves worked too assiduouslv and cuu ningly in stealing the Government arms and money, and the infatuation of the new confed eracy' has been too far and too widely spread to hope for any thing less than the bloodiest and most decisive means being used to suppress the insurrection. Means and men must be freely given by the loyal North-the work of patriotism must not cease until the end is accomplished and for those who go to fight the battles of their country and return, the glorious shouts of "Well done, good and faithful servants" shall greet their ears and for those who fall, wreaths of i'm mortal glory shall crown their halting place, and history shall chronicle and posterity bless their sacred memories!
Year: 1861

Tho various peace-meetings" to which we have alluded elsewhere in these columns, would not probably deserve the notice we have given them, were it not for the fact, which is as evi- dent as daylight, that they are gotten up and held by few demagogues and traitors, solely for political purposes, and to resuscitate the in- huence and power which these interruptions pol iticians have lost, and lost forever.

 The clique in Hartford and New Haven, aid- ed by the two notorious presses in those cities and damned by the miserable blackguard sheet in Bridgeport, are striving to regain the ascen- dency in the once powerful democratic party, which has purged it's skirts of all their kith and kin. It is thus that the Eatons, and Burrs, and Millers, working secretly and assiduously among the low, debased and ignorant hope to obtain a foot-hold to commit the democratic party to an ignominious cry for "peace" and the " Recon struction" of the Federal Government under the plans and advances of the rebels.

 Most bitterly shall they be disappointed The traitorous few who are willing that the Govern ment should be demoralized and overthrown, at

 

 the North grow fewer and more insignificant and contemptible every day. There is hardly but one voice now heard heard from the hills and vallies of Connecticut, and that is for sustain. ing tbe Federal Goue7nment and crushing ou dte rebellion. There are no parties now-Re. publican or democratic-only one great loyal party, comprising the men of means and infu ence and position in every town and village of the North, and the few dastardly tories seeking to hide their treason and villainy under the mask of "peace" of which W. W. Eaton is the AL lah, and the Hartford Times the prophet. There is but one course to be taken with these men and the sneaking clique they form. They are careful to keep themselves out of the reach of the ha~ by avoiding the covert act" while they scatter their covert treason Tar and feath- CTS are too pure for them. There is but one remedy, and that will speedily grow for them if they will but do what they dare not. Meanwhile let all loyal men treat them with the contempt their cowardice deserves, and be watchful of the first overt act.

 God save the Republic.
Year: 1861

THE HoMEsTEAD.-We believe we have not hitherto alluded to the change of condition of our excellent cotemporary, The Homestead. It will hereafter be issued monthly at sl.OO a year, un- der the same editorial management as hitherto, and in this form, which will not deteriorate from its worth, we have no doubt it will be par excellence, the best Farmers Monthly Maga- zine in the Country.
Year: 1861



 Capt Stedman of Co. 5th Regiment Conn., Volunteers, has sent the following acknowledg- ment of the obligations of his Company to the ladies of Sharon

 CAMP PUTNAM, July 14th, 1861 Patriotic Ladies In behalf of my company wish to acknowledge your useful and appro- priate gift. The havelocks are the most accept able contribution you could have made to our comfort. Company is, with few exceptions composed of Litchfeld County boys, and al- though some from Sharon have since repented the step and left us, the patriotism and fidelity of the few who remain is quite enough to vindi- cate the reputation of your beautiful town, even without this kind act upon the part of the ladies. It will add much to the valor of the brave bovs to know that those they leave behind them are careing for their comfort and anxious for their welfare. The whole company both officers and men feel themselves under deep obligation to you, and unite in Tie resolve that you shall have no cause to regret tilio and trouble expended in our behalf. GRIFFIN 4. SPEEDWAY Jr To the Ladies of Sharon.
Year: 1861




put an amendment to the Constitution :;
so that they cannot do II. There must
be settlement of some sort now. 1t
cannot be postponed. We are in state
of revolution. ltis compromise or war;
lie preferred compromise. He said it
seemed as though the Senators on the
other side determined to act as party. 49,
Let the people decide the question. No
doubt the pe ople of Massachusetts are op
posed to slavery extension, but he thought
if the question were submitted to day Of
the resolutions of the Seuator from Ken
lucky. they would ratify them. There is
no other way of recourse left, to enforce
the law in seeding State, except to
tmake war and bring the State into your
! possession first and then enforce the law
afterwards. A war between eighteen
State, except to make war and bring the
State into your possession first and then
enforce the law afterwards. A war be,
tween eighteen States on one side and tif~
teen seeding States on tho other, is to
me revolving thing. For what purpose
is this war to be waged? Certainly not
for the purpose Of preserving the Union.
| have too much respect for gentlemen on
the other side Of the chamber, collective
ly and individually, to believe there is one
of them who does not know that war is
disunion. You cannot expect to EXTERN
mate ten millions of peol le, whose pas
sions are exhibited With the belief that
you mean to invade their homes and light
the flames of insUrection in their midst


You must expect to cXterminate them, OF
subjugate them, or else, when you get IL
ed Of war, to make a treaty with them
No matter ifthe war lasts one year, or
seven yers, or thirty years it must have
an end at some time. Sooner or later
both parties will become tired and exhaus.
ted, and when rendered Incapable Of fig lit,
ing any longer, they will make treaty o
peace, and that treaty will be one of sep
aration The history of this world doe,
not furnish an example Of war of sections
) or between States of the same nation
where the war ended in reconciliation
Such war always en- ds in treaty o
peace, and final, eternal separation.
don't understand then, how man car
E claim TO be friend of the Uniou. Now
the question must be met, and Ehateve
concessions | am called upon to make
choose to make voluntarily, before blood
is shed, and not aiterward. No man ha
more pride of country than |. 1t hun
blcs my pride to see the authority of tn,
, Government questioned, but we are no
the first nation whose pride has thus been
humblee. Republics, empires, and king


doms alike, in all ages, have been subject
TO the same humilitating fact, but wher
there is deep seated discomfort perva
ding ten millions Of people, penetrating
every man, woman, and child, and invol.
wing everything dear to them, it is tim,
fer inquiring whether there is not somt
cause for this feeling. If there be jus
cause for it, in Gods name let us remove it
Are we not criminal, in the sight of lIesv
en- and postcrity, five do not remove the
just cause? If there is no cause, and ye
they believe there is, so much the great
er the necessity for removing the miscon
!, ception.
Year: 1861

The UndersiEned Citizcns and Taxpayers OF The
THIRD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. tNillth and IAth Wsrds
without regard to party feel this time tina, all party prefer
should he abrogaed and that the public interest and
well being Of the community should be only motive in
l-cng aud capable and competent men for impor
tsnt public positions.


We, therefore, IT this crisis among the many sspans for
Police Justice in the With and I&h Wards deem 1t
duty to recommend 10 fellow citizens Mr. JAMES NJ.
MURRAY who has been areident OF the District for
than forty years and whose long experience Clerk and
knowledge Of criminal law amply quality and render him the
most complete ana suitable person for the position


We therefore feel ustiied in calling upon our fellow c
TO unite with In sustaining the right man FOR the night
Year: 1861

Seeing it suggested, last Summer,
in the English Cottage Gardner,
that The bloom Of dahlias could be
i,aprOYed aud prolonged by raulching
the roots with coarse litter dung, the
writer tried the plan and found it very
successful. The mulch was applied
in the latter part Of Summer, just as
the earliest buds were Developing
The ground was first thoroughly hoed
to soften the surface. AS the litter
did not present a very neat appear
ance to the eye, we sprinkled over
the top of it little fresh mown grass
from the lawn. This mulch kept the
ground from drying up, and when the
rain fell it leached through the mulch
carrying more or less liquid manure.
But the rains not being always as
abundant as we could desire, the soap
suds from the weekly wash was applied
and with good effect.


The result of the whole was fine
bloom and constant succession of
flowers, unchecked. by the prevailing
drouth. The soap suds was also ap-
piled to the foliage, and served to
check the ravages of insects. We
advise young Tourists, who are apt to
get discouraged with their dahIas, to
make a note of this.-Amer. Agri-
culturiSt
Year: 1861

The Editor of the Iroquois Gil } Re-
publican, says that Mr.. d. w. Ayres of
that place has been for some years work.
ing on a model for a grain binder, and
at one time completed and filed a ca veat
for machine that would bind with the
straw of grain, but after consideration,
concluded that it was too complicated for
general use, and so abandoned it. Hav-
ting heard of the wire and string binders,
set himself about learning their qualiica-
tions. The string binder he found would
not prove valuable for the reason that no
machinery could be made TO the knot,
and the sheaves had to be made all one
size to suit the length of the strings (Which
are made one uniform length with knot
at each end else the sheaves would be
imperfectly bound or not bound at ait.-
The wire binder, Mr.. A. feared would
be too expensive, but on ascertaining
that wire could be furnished at cost not
exceeding eighteen or twenty cents to
the acre. he went to work to perfect<a
wire binding machine. capable Of being
attached 10 any ordinary reaper, and OF
binding 10 It's full cutting capaclTy-tnat
would fill all the requirements Of a sue
cessful self-binder.


In this machine the simple Increment
of getting the wire around the bundle,
does all the rest. The wire is carried
around the bundle by a revolving arm
attached to a crank. which press the
bundle together and operates the cutting
and twisting devlce-one turn of the
revolving arm completely binding bum
die.


It's capacity, when attached to reaper,
will be fully equal 10 the cutting capacity
of the reaper, and will bind a Iarge or
small bundle equally we'll As lhe grain
is raked from the board on which It falls
directly into the binder, it Of course does
not touch the ground until It is bound into
sheaf, and the ground over watch the
machine passed at the trial was almos
as clear Of straw as if none had ever
grown there.
Year: 1861

Bread is a matter which comes home 10
the stomaches Of everybody, and we would
say word on fermented and unfermented
bread In bread-making the only pur-
pose served by fermentation, is the gen.
Grafton of carbonic acid to raise the dough-
and to effect this a quantity of yeast is
mixed with -four. But the same purpose
is gained by mixing quantity of carbon
ate of soda with the -four, with a cores
ponding proportion of muriatic acid, and
bread so formed is more nutriOus and
economical This kind Of bread never
sours on the stomach. By this method
bread can be made in Two hours, and it
saves both time and labor. The ingredi-
ents are simple, and costs but little
Fermentation always destroys more or
less of the -four, besides otherwise injur.
ing it for the purpose Of assimilation.


A large proportion Of the bread in some
communities, is scarcely more than an
active form Of yeast. thrown into the
stomach only to produce fermentation
and a host of disorders And then we
witness, of course, the blue vapors, which
under different aspects. are as ruinOus to
the welfare and peace of family as are
those Of a distillery~ The proportion Of
acid and soda baking soda) directed to
be used, may be thought too great, in
which case they may be varied at discre-
tion.


The following formula is recommended
for unfermented bread Take of -four
three pounds. bicarbonate of soda nine
dranchms, hydrochloric acid, IL, specific
gravity l6-l00. About 25 OF. of water
will be required to form the dough
First mix the soda and -four as thoroughly
as possible. This is best done ty shaking
the soda Gin fne powder) from a sieve
over the -four with one hand, while the
-four is stirred with the other. and ;hen
passing the mixture once or more through
the sieve Next pour the acid into the
water. and diffuse it by stirring them well
together avoiding the use Of any n1efaiic
alensil tha Ike acid might come in con-
.act with. Then mix the -four and water
50 prepared as speedily as possible. The
dough should be put into quick oven
speedily. This manner of making bread
will, if practiced, be found to be a great
Improvement. ald advantageous compared
with the fermen;ing method, and also the
quality VIII be found vastly superior to
the antique ''leavened bread. &C. j.
ROBISsoE, in Country Gentleman"
Year: 1861

We should learn to look upon all things
that God has made as sacred, filled
with religious suggestions, until we do
look upon every act of duty, every toll
for daily bread, everything we do as hav-
ing a sacred bearing and significance
until we thus consecrate nature, and all
that belongs to the life of nature, we
shall have dwarf, mean and s.inted re-
ligion; a religion compromising with the
world al the best, religion to be seen
in hooks and corners, a religion formal
and outward.-ChdPia.
Year: 1861

~ Did you ever have the Sick Healacl eP Do you
remember the thrObbing temples the fevered brow, tie
loahing and dgust at the sight of food How totally
unfit you for pleasure conversation or study Oe
Of the Ccphalic Pills would have relieved you ON all
the suffering which you then experienced For this aad
other purposes you should always have box of item OIL
hand to use as occasion requires.
Year: 1861

GREAT DIscOvEEY.-Among the most important of MI
the great medical discoveries ofths age may be consid
cred the system of vaccination for protection from Small
Pcx, the Cephalic Pill for relief OF Headache and the
use of Quinne for the prevention of Fevers either Of
which is specific, whose benefits will be eyperienc
ed by suffering humanity long after their discovereri
forgotten.
Year: 1861

now known as the United States, would split up into
number OF petty States jealous OF each other And let
it be remembered that il secession once takes place. it
will render any compromise in respect to slavery mpos
shle
Year: 1861

Tne first "blow-of7 in England on the
reception of the news of the capture OF Ma
san & Slidell. 1t did not amount to So
much of storm, after all, as we expected.
| That AN indignation meeting should bc
called at Liverpool, off hand, and rcsolu-
ton to call upon " government to assert the
dignity Of tie British flag by requiring
prompt reparation for the outrage" should be
offered and loudly applauded was not remark
able. On hint from one or two considerate
sort of men that the law officers Of the crown
doubted whether, after all, the act might not
be upheld by international law, and that 1t
might 5e as well for the meeting not to be
too hastY, the resolution was trimmed down,
and all talk OF ian outrage" was left off.
OF course all would vote to have the dignity
OF the British flag preserved. Even the Lon
don Tunes admitted that England had done
some things formerly, which would rather
tell against her in this case but OF course
she was excusable she was then in a hard
spot struggling for existence, and did what she
would not now do nor allow others to do
even If they were in hard spot and strug-
Cling for existence, we suppose. The Tunes
says too, that some lawyers say point may
be made that the boats crew Of the San ia
cinto assumed to decide the question whether
or no Mason & Slidell were liable to capture,
instead of taking the vessel into port for ad-
Indication British captains, we suppose,
haye never been wont to take any such res
possibilities on themselves,
Year: 1861

We see various speculations sfoat as to
how the next crop Of cotton may be got TO
market without beng shipped from Southern
ports. 1t seems to be taken for granted,
generally, that cotton is still king and viii
make it way TO his subjects some how We
differ from this conclusion altogether We
are now fully embarked IN war which must
end N the victory or defeat Of the most in
eXcuSabie. assuming. wrong @-heaGed set of
traitors who ever set about pulling a govern
meut to pieces. Thoroughly corrupt them
selves, they have succeeded in so far cor
rupting and misleading the people of the
cotton states as TO make them bitter enemies
to their best friends-to bring them into the
field III vast wiid MASSES for the purpose OF
crushing out liberty and establishing tyranny.
They have dared and dttied us-trampled on
our flag, stolen our property ana threatened
our capital. The evil is radical and REQUIRES
prompt and desperate remedy; and that
remedy is to Shut up the rebels within their
own lines-to permit no ingress or egresS by
land or water until the people Of the South
themselves return to reason, Danish the
traitors who have deceived and dcludcd them
aid ask once more to enlist under the banner
Of the Mon


The usurperS who sit enthroned at Mont
gomcry have staked their success on cotton ;
they believe that rather than be deprived Of
Southern cotton for year, the powers OF
Europe will come to their aid, and that even
We Of the North will give way to the nccess-
ty Of cheap shirts, and permit them to raise
money for carrying on the war they have in
augurated cut of their crop of cotton. The
sooner they are undeeeiyed on this point the
better for all Interested Before the next
cotton crop is ready for market our govern
ment will have blockading force before their
ports quite sufficient to seal up hermetically,
and to command the respect of all foreign
powers; and this being done it will be polit-
ical suicide to permit the export of cotton
over Northern railroads to the seaboard-
Under the circumstances there is no other
wise course but a strict blockade by land and
water. 1t will be better for the South be-
cause it will teach them that Cotton is not
King any longer and they will come to rea-
son sooner. Better for the North, because it
will bring the war to an end sooner. Better
Tor Europe, because she will find that cotton
grows and can be obtained elsewhere, and
she will no longer be dependent on this
Year: 1861

until Saturday last, when, ascertainlng for
the first time that there are two Camp Den
nisons, and that while she was in one, her
lover was in the other, in Lancaster, Pa, she
went to Col Morrow and requested to be
changed from the company she was in, CIV
ing as a reason that she preferred to assocl-
ate with Americans, and her company was
composed of Irishmen. Her real design was
when her request should be granted, to choose
place in one Of the companies of the ID
reslment,not knowing that it would be i'm
possible to change her from one regiment to
another. Col Morrow discovered the secret
of her sex. Marshal Thompson supplied her
with apparel more appropriate to her sex,
having enrobed herself in which. she express
ed desire to leave, as she had friends in the
city with whom she could sojourn. She was
released.-Cm. Gazette.
Year: 1861

country for it, Better for the cause of liber-
ty, because the culture will rapidly fall into
the hands of frecmen, and the unbearable
arrogance Of the STAKEHOLDER be brought
down. We say, therefore, shut King Cotton
up within his own dominions, and let his sub
jects live upon him till they are sick of the
fare, even if all the world, for one or two
years, have to pay double price for cotton
cloth. The end to be gained is well worth
the sacrifcc-Bo5toA Jou,mul
Year: 1861

AS to the pillow, it didn't seem to ease my
feet after all; perhaps it is because neither of
them came within rod of it, for l discovered
that while broke my only water pitcher with
one heel, had put the other through my pic
ture of John c. Heenan, in his favorite chara-
cter of champion of the word


mustered up courage in three days to try
handspring, but the results were not salts
factory, being merely a new and extensive as
sogtment of bumps aud bruises


Then | sent for Spinkey-Spinkey taught
me the art can do it now-I do it
all the time-I keep doing it; in fact, 1 don't
do anything else. When l come down to
breakfast, | generally walk on my hands
around the table, and give each one of the
boarders patronzing shake Of my slipper
then | turn handspring over the table, and
come down easily in my chair, and read COL
umn of the Tribune while the people are look
ing in the air for me to come down. | never
sleep on bed, now a-days; sometimes l hang
myself by the toes to the gas fixtures; some
times suspend myself by my little finger to a
staple in the WALL sometimes | balance myself
on my trusty sword, or take short nap on
the point of my bayonet. I've practiced thrus-
ting with my bayonet and sword till there isn't
picture in my whole collection that has its
regular number of features; Dolly Davenport
has only one eye, and a traction of a nose; i;
Edwin Forrest is playing Hamlet without any
top to his head, and John c. Heenan with one
arm aud big hole in his ribs, is fighting Tom
Sayers, who has no legs, and nary an eye in
his head. I've put up target on the brick
partition that separates me from the next house
and have fired SO many balls into it, that the
bricks are not now more than al inch and a
half thick, and | expect every day to kill a
baby or two in there. When do, I suppose
l will have TO apologize. | havn't killed any
body for good while, and l really ought to
get my hand in again. If you shouldn't hear
from me next week, YOU may conclude that I'm
going through the farcical formaity of an ex-
animation for manslaughter, aud that I'll write
as soon as | can get out on bail.


Confidently, DOESTICKS. P. B.