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Year: 1869

State of Virginia or members of tho
Legislature elected under. the. new
Constitution. It does not seem to mo
that the provisions Of this second Sec
ton, which are applicable to the gov.
crnnlent of the State under military
authority, were intended to apply to
the Legislature and officers under
whom the State is to be restored to
its proper relations TO the Union, and
hy ahqm the goycrmEcnt Of the State
is TO be admiliistcicd after its rcstora-
ton. This opinion is strongly con.
iirmed by a reference to the second
section of the same Act, which au-
thorizes the commander Of any Dis
trict named in the Act to remove or
suspend from Office or from the per-
formance of official power any officer
or person holding or exercising, or
protesting to hold or exercise, any
civil or military office or duty in said
District under any power, election,
appointment or authority derived
from, or granted by, or claimed un-
der, any so.callcd State, or the gov.
ornment thereof, and to detail com.
potent officer or soldier Of the army
to perform such duties. 1t would be
impossible to suppose that Congress
could intend that u Legislature, under
the Constitution of q State, could have
its members appointed by a detail
from Soldiers of the army.


The only reasonable conclusion
- Is l. a.
tended that any such Legislature
should be allowed to exist and act
until reconstruction was completed,
except for limited and qualified pur-
poses requisite to reconstruction but,
on the other hand, fully concur with
the view of the General Commanding
IN Virginia, that, under the Recon.
struction Acts of Congress, no officer
or legislator is competent or should
be permitted to exercise any of the
functions or powers Of his office with
in that State, except as far as those
Acts themselves provide, without
taking the oath which is referred to
in the statute of 1867, requires the
Legislature to meet ut time which it
desiguates-that it is to meet implies
that it is to como together for some
purpose. 1t is required, under the
previous law, to act upon the question
Of adopting the fourteenth amend
ment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States before the admission of the
State to representation in Congress-
am of opinion, therefore, that it
may come together, organize and act
upon that amendment, but not until
Congress shall have approved the con-
situation and the action under it and
shall have restored the State to its
proper place in the Union by rccog.
nizing its form of government as re-
publican and admitting it representa-.
tion ,the Legislature is not entitled
and could not, without violation of
law, be allowed to transact any bust
ness, pass any Act, or resolve or IN
dertake to assume any other function
of Legislature if the test oath has
not been required Of its members, and
that no officer elected under the new
: constitution can enter upon the duties
Of his otfise without taking the oath
willie military government continues.


Very respectfully,


e. r.. nOAR,


4 4
Year: 1869

BY inspection it can be easily dis.
covered that these fields, whose own.
crs complain 80 much about the blight
ing effect of dry weather, havo not
been plowed any time during the year
deeper than two inchcs-bclow tho
the ground is as hard and compact as
in the maiden state. Who, then,
skilled in agricultural science enough
even to follow farming as business,
could expect any other result upon
ill-prcparcd land? The lands, judg-
ing from every surrounding appear
ancc, are productive the weeds and
grass have luxuriant appearance.


Near Anderson Court House, where
the farmers have been improving upon
the old scmi-barbarous system of
agriculture, by deep and thorough cul-
turc in tho spring season, when such
is so essential, although their lands are
not so good as those Of Abbcvillc, tho
crops have quite different appear
ance. Both corn and cotton
are good. Why is this difference
Ii cannot be accounted for in the sea
sons therefore it can only be in tho
culture. - Cor. S. G. Republican.
Year: 1869

1t is now evident that our crop is a short
one, and we should cast around and see
how to avoid It's bad effects.


The lack of c6tton will make money
scarce, and the lack of corn will effect bread
and meat 1t is agreed by careful observ-
ing people, of experience, that three bush
els of corn ground into meal viii 90 as far
in feeding hogs, horses, cows and chickens,
as Eve bushels of corr fed in the ordinary
way, aud corn shucks cat and sailed and
mixed with meal, is much better than dry
hay imported from OHIO and Illinois, at two
cents per pound With little care in our
store bills, and feeding our stock right, we
may avert the calamity and do better than
usual. You've FARMER
Year: 1869

IMPORTANT INFoRMATIoS.-Marryin old
men for their money does not always turn
out, as it would seem, according to the expec-
tations Of the blooming brides. An ex-
change reports case where, forty years ago,
a charming girl of sixteen married an old gen.
tleman for his money, under the confident
expectation that he would soon die and leave
her wealthy young widow. Last week the
disappointed bride died in the 56th year OF
her age, leaving husband at the advanced
age of 100, and four children to mourn her
loss 1t is to be hoped the venerable patri-
arch will wait what the neighbors shall judge
to be reasonable length of time,o before
he marries again.
Year: 1869




The Generals father has returned to his
home in Covington. He was unable 70 70 on Q
for two weeks, but just before he lett hs was
able TO ride out few times, but il was very
d'mcult for him to get In and out Of the car
riage. He Is much more infirm than when /
first saw him, some eighteen months ago; and
It Is doubtful If be is ever able to visit Wash
ington again. When he was here in Decem-
Der, 1857, he met lady who, upon being intro
duced to him, greeted him as the father of
our next President the old gentleman was
taken by surprise and seemed much affected
by her greeting, and never forgot it, as various
acts OF kindness TO her afterwards proved.


Before he left the city last week be sent his
sons carriage for the lady that she nigh. come
and bid him good bye, saying it would proba-
bly, be the last time he should ever see her as
he never expected to be able to come here again.
He Is the first man who has lived 10 sea his son
iuaugurated as President, and believe Gen.
Grant Is the youngest man who has ever been
elected to that Office.
Year: 1869

Cows that give milk require feed
that abounds in albuminous matter, in
order to be abe to maintain a,satisfac-
tory flow of rich milk. Buckwheat bran
will produce about as large quantity
of milk as wheat bran. But the milk
made by feeding with buckwheas bran
will be thin and poor, and much inferi-
or to the milk which cow gives when
her feed is composed largely of wheat
bran, which contains large amount of
albuminous matter. But wheat bran
undergoes great improvement by be-.
ing cooked before it is fed. Agricultu-
raj chemists tell US that bran contains
more than fourteen per cent. ofalbu-
men, which Is an excellent feed for max
ing rich milk. Besides this. wheat
bran contains about three per cent. OF
phosphoric acid, which is an excellent
material in the line of fertilizing mate
rials for producing beautiful crops of
any kind of grain or vegetables. Where
a person has only one or two mileh
cows, it will always be profitable to
scald the bran before feeding to the
COWS. Let a few quarts be put in tub
and boiling hot water turned in and
mingled with it until the mass is as thin
as Cruel; then allow it to stand over
night, or during the day, covered close
ly. A good cow, fed with such mess
and prime hay, will roll out the rich
milk almost as abundantly as If she
were fed on grass, provided she have
comfortable shed, or stable, in cold
weather.
Year: 1869

A Jersey City Barb er of the colored
persuasion, makes the hair to grow. He
takes hair from the head named Innis,
says that hair may be grated into the
premature bald head of another person
and examines it with microscope, to
ascertain whether it is perfect and
healthy. This hair he inserts into the
cavities of the scalp and secures it to
its place by bandages, until the hair
takes root. If woman We're only as tre-
quently given to badness as men, this
discovery might give rise to a fashion OF
artistic tendency. Half a dozen col
ors of hair might be engrafted in.o the
same scalp, and produce startling va
rety that would please the most sem
sation loving, and make them look
mare hideous than many of them do
now.
Year: 1869

Most farmers have a SYSTEM of put
ng up their cattle late at night and let
ting them out early IN the morning, and
leaving them the remainder of the day
to stand out in the cold, perhaps on the
lee side of some wall or shed, but any
way where they cannot be otherwise
than very uncomfortable.


The writer of this article has adopted
plan which has been decided snce ,ss
From the time the cattle are put into
the barn in the fail, they are not allow
ed to remain out to exceed one hour in
each day, and rarely more than half an
hour until it was warm weather in the
spring,


The food that will barely keep cows
in good condition when exposed to
to storms and cold in the day time will
fatten them when kept constantly in
warm stables and not permitted to
drink but once a day.


We advise all farmers to try this plan
for themselves. One years experience
will demonstrate the value of the sys-
TEN. Let them be well beddQd, and
the stables be kept clean, and good
health and flesh will be the inevitable
result,
Year: 1869

Where there is the necessity to use a
poultice, no person who has once ex-
perieneed the comfort of a potato poul-
tice will again use bread. 1t Is light,
keeps hot a long time, can be re-heated,
and, more than all, does not moisten
the garment or bed-elothes with which
it comes in contact, Pare and boil the
potatoes, strain, and then mash them
with a fork over the fire. Put them in-
TO bag, and apply the poultiee as hot
as the patient can bear it.
Year: 1869

TIE DIAMOND STATE CooKrHC-STovE was
gotten up with special reference to this market,
and i ofthc best articles Of the kind ever intro


duccd into Richmond. They are to be had only OF
GEORGE KLEIN. Glt Broad street, where you will
find large and varc! stock Of stoves also tin
ware In endless variety. Give KLEIN call He
will please you in the price and quality Of his
Year: 1869

All who have real estate for sale or to let,
and those desiring to purchase rent such property
will find 1t to their interest TO advertise ia THE TRIBUNE


Its aggregate circulation exceeds that any other news
paper, and In addition to this advantage TIE tribune
will be found, not only In NewYork and all it, cities and
Villages but In every State aud Territory throughout tho
Umon The advertisement should DO as brief as will
allow Of the advantages claimed being made clear 20 tho
reader. We would especially dwell the fact that the
subscribers for the three editions Of THE TRIBUNE Daily
Semi Weekly and Weekly, comprise individuals I'm every
business professions consequently advertisements in each
are read by all classes. THE TRIBUNE devotes especial
attention 20 reports OF saes OF real estate both m city
and country, thus adding greatly value OF It's col


umns rs All advertising medium The charges for a,lycr
tisug follows: DAILY TRIBUNE Is cents per line
for each InsertiOn WEEKLY TRIBUNE g per llne sEM


WEEKLY Tribune 25 cents per line About ten words of
Year: 1869

1


The New York Journal of Com


merce is urging a change in the


methods of writing medical pre-
lscriptions


Any one who has examined


these extraordinary productions


OF practicing physicians (says the
editor) must have been surprised,
not that mistakes are sometimes
made by which the lives of unfor-
tunate patients are sacrificed, but
that the majority are served with


the medicines which were intend
ed in the order. The reform we
propose consists of a change from


the dead language TO ordinary


vernacular. The objection to this
is that it would do away with the
mysterious prescription, and the
patients by examining the order
could learn for himself what he
was expected to swallow. We
Istill Insist that this would be an
Incidental advantage instead of
serious objection, and we repeat
our recommendation that all pre-
scriptions to be compounded by the
druggist be written in plain Eng
lish. As some Of the doctors will
object the Legislature should re-
quire it under heavy penalty. II
any patient still wishes to be
kept in the dark, let the physician
compound the dose himself, or
have it done by his verbal order;
but let all prescriptions in a dead
language be absolutely prohibited.
There has not been a case of fatal
error in reading a prescription,
which has come under our notice,
where the mistakes would have
been at all probable if the rule we
propose had been adopted. In
our former discussion, we cited
many illustrations. The recent sad
death by an overdose of ammonia
is another added to the list
The physician ordered: Aq. Calcis,
Tinct. Opii, Aq. Canaan. Had
he written "lime-Tater, laudaDum,
and cinnamon" there would have
been no room for the fatal error
Those who practice on the homoe-
pathic system furnish their own
medicines to the patients at their
bed-sides, and this is not after all
a bad precedent for the allopathists
to follow. At any rate if they
must risk the compounding by
unknown parties, the least they
ought to be compelled to do for
public safety is the writing of
the order in plain English.
Year: 1869

The Brownsville Tenn. Bee in
its last issue has a slashiDg ar
ticle denouncing the masked ruff
fans who have recently infested
Gibson county, bringing disgrace
on the citizens thereof. 1t denies
that the scoundrels belong to the
Ku-Klux order, but are composed
of the scum of society who perpe.
trate their deviltry from sheer de-
pravity and meanness. Speak
ing on thesuHect, and addressing
itself to the masked Williams, the
Bee uses the following vigorous
and sensible language;


The people you are moIesting
have as good right to live in the
country, labor to support them
selves and their families, and be
protected in their lives, liberties
and pursuit OF happiness as you
have.


They are entitled TO the color
of their skins and the color of
their politics, and they are en-
titled to be protected against any
of your meddling with them or
their affairs in any way.


There is no language strong e.
nough to express the deep scorn
and unqualified contempt of the
true soldier or good citizen for
such marauding cattle as you are.


For very shame, ye cowardly
scum of iniquity, burn up your
masks, throw your pistols in the
nearest creek or river, pull off
your coats and go to work like
honest men, and behave your
selves like gentlemen. If you do
not, we tell you in good earnest,
that day of reckoning will speed
lily overtake you, and you will rue
the hour you turned outlaws.


We trust we may never hear of
you again, except as peaceful, we'll
behaved citizens. If we do you
will hear from us, in spite of all
your threats, as sure as our right
hand forgets not its pen-hold.
Year: 1869

All Southern men and women
with a proper feelingof self-respect,
should be deeply interested in the
efforts which are now being made
throughout the South to develop
her native literary talent, and to
build up literature, through
which her past history shall be
vindicated from all the obloquy
which is now being heaped upon
it, and whereby Southem thought
and Southern civilization shall be
adequately represented in the
arena of the modern world. But
strange as it may appear, there
prevail a remarkable apathy and
Indifference on the part of the
great mass of the population TO
all literary projects, which can
scarcely be accounted for on
grounds. creditable to Southern
character. The editors of the
South, as a body, have perhaps
done what they could to dispel this
indifference, and to arouse the peo-
pie to the imperative necessity of
fostering native enterprise, if they
wish to preserve inviolate the sa-
cred honor of their dead, and to be.
queath a heritage of liberty to their
children.


The Me,o Eclecti Magazine, which
has now been in existence for three
years, and with which has recent
ly been incorporated The LAID We
Lore, stands at the head of the
list of Southern publications. At
this period Of the year, when per-
sons are in the habit of choosing
their periodicals for the winter, it
is especially requested of the pub
lie that they bestow q part at least
of their patronage upon 4 periodical
published in their interest, and
which, the Southern and the North
thern press both beiug judges, is
the peer of any magazine published
in America,-both in its literary
standards and the quality and at
tractiFeness of its typography.
Year: 1869

Some of the Louisiana papers
are taking decided ground against
the introduction of Chinese la
borers into that State or section of
the country. Upon the same sub


ject the New Orleans Picayune
says: "The need of greatly In
creased labor, and the unreliable
character of the negro, are admit
ted but the introduction of the
Chinese seems to be regarded as a
great evil. Grave and wide spread
social and political evils are antic-
ipated as the consequences of the
settlement among us of another
inferior, unassimilating and un-
christianized race. 1t is feared
that their presence would, In time,
bring upon us a CONFUSION no less
fearful than that from which we
have just emerged. We confess
the problem is a grave one."
Year: 1869

A prominent physician of Port
age county, Ohio, relates a case
within his knowledge where boy,
now some fifteen years old, has
used tobacco since the age of five
months. When five months old,
being nervous fretful child, a
plug of tobacco was placed in his
mouth and produced a soothing ef-
feet. The remedy was often used
during infancy and through teeth
ing period, and before the child
could talk plainly it was a con-
firmed tobacco chewer.
Year: 1869

OF all the myriad moods of mind


That through the soul come thronging.
Which one was eer so dear so kind,


So beautiful, as longing?
The thing we long for, that we are,


For one transcedent moment;
Before the Present, poor and bare,


Can make its sneering comment
Still through our paltry stir aud strife,


Growls down our wished Ideal;
And longing molds in clay what life


Carves in the marble Real:
10 let the new life in we know,


Desire must ope the portal;
Perhaps the longing to be so


Helps make the soul immortal.
Longing is Gods fresh Sesyenward will,


With our poor earthward striving;
We quench it thatwe may be still
/ Content with merely living;
But, would we learn the hearts full scope
Which we are hourly wronging,
Our lives must climb from hope to hope


And realize our longing.
All! let us hope that to our praise


Good God not only reckons
The moments when we tread Ills ways,


But when the spirit beckons;
That some slight good is also wrought


Beyond self-satisfaction,
When we are simply good in thought


Howe'er we fail in action.
Year: 1869

A French servant, who was
suspected of theft, underwent an
examination by the police, which
revealed no evidence Of guilt, un.
til an old detective gave her head
gear a twitch, when a tremendous
chignon was unrolled, and brought
to view a box filed with laces, dia
monds, and money.
Year: 1869

THE Southern papers say JEFF.
DAVIS does not intend to settle in
America. He is in Mississippi, says
the Herald, for the purpose of settling
up his private business preparatory to
joining his family in London, which
is to be his future home. This is
news to US. We thought JEFF. had
consented to head a life insurance
company and locate permanently in
Memphis. The business selected is
q good one. 1t is eminently proper
that man who has devoted so many
years of his existence to destroying
human life should now become Presi-
dent of life insurance company.
Year: 1869

THE twenty-second day of Febru-
ary has been fixed upon By the Re
publican State Central Committee as
the time for holding the next Repub-
lican State Convention. individuals
anxious to sacrifice themselves for the
good of their party, will no doubt
promptly make their wishes known.
Year: 1869

The New York thieves have be-
come so bold that they do not hesi-
tate to attack officers and liberate
their companions on their way to the
penitentiary. The condition of that
city, under Democratic management,
is becoming most pitiable. A similar
condition of things may be expected
one day in this or any other city
wholly given over to the control of
the leaders of that party.
Year: 1869

ALL the creditors of LOCKWOOD &
Co, Of New York, have accepted the
proposal of settlement on the ba-
sis of fifty per cent, and the
firm will resume business IN a few
days. This, we presume, will enable
1E9RAND to keep his grand one mil
lion dollar palace. Verify, there is
nothing like big smash, if one has
to break at all.
Year: 1869

Our SHIPBUILDIEG INTEREST. =
Around the whole harbor of New
York and in all the ship-yards on the
many shores OF that harbor there is,
we believe, but one ship on the stocks.
NJ Y Herald
Year: 1869

An Alpine hunter, ascending Mont
Blanc, i'll passing over the Mer de Glace
lost his hold and slipped into one of
those frightful crevices by which the
sea is cleft to its foundation. BY catch
ing himself in his swift descent against
the points of rocks and projecting spurs
of ice, he broke his fall so that he reach
cd the bottom alive, but only to face
death in more terrible form. On eth
er hand the ice rose up to the heaven,
above which he saw only strip of blue
sky. AT his feet trickled little stream
formed from the slowly melting glacier.
There was but one possible chance of
escape--to follow this rivulet, which
might lead to some unknown crevice or
passage. In silence and terror he pick
cd his way, down the mountain side,
till his further advance was stopped by
giant cliff that rose up before him,
while the river rolled darkly below
He heard the roaring of the waters be-
low, which seemed to wait for him.
What should he do? Death was beside
him, and, he might fear, before him.
There was. no time for reflection or de-
lay. lie paused but an instant, and
plunged into the stream. One minute of
breathless suspense-as sense of darkness
and GOODNESS, and yet of swift motion, as
if he was gliding through the shades be
! low, and tnen Night pegau TO glimmer
family in the waters, and the next in
stant he was among the green fields and
flowers and the summer sunshine of the
vale of Chamouny.


So it is when believers die, They
como to the bank of the river, and it is
cold and dark. Nature shrinks from
the fatal plunge. Yet one chilling mo-
ment, and all fear is left behind, and the
Christian is amid the fields of the para
disc of God.
Year: 1869

Captain Palmer, who is engaged with


party of royal engineers in making


typographical survey of the peninsula of


Mount Sanai, has sent home an interes-
ting account of the "Jebel Nagus,' or
Gong Mountain" so called from the
extraordinary sound, something like
gong, that is emitted from it. The noun
tain, from this cause, has long been a
curiosity with travellers, and one ofawe
and superstition among the Arabs
Capt. Palmer has now proved, by ex-
pertinent, that the sound is occasioned


by the finest sand. He found slope OF
sand, 400 feet in height, which filled a
wide gully in the mountain. This sand
is so extremely fine and dry, and lies at
so high an angle to tile horizon, as 10 be
easily set in motion from any point on
the slope, or even by scraping away a
portion at its base. When any conside.
rable portion is thus in movement, roll
ing gradually down the slope, then the
sound begins-at first deep, swelling,
vibratory moan, gradually rising to II
dull roar, loud enough when ut its full
heighth to be almost startling, and then
gradually dying away till the sand cea-
es to roll. Captain Palmer describes the
sound as much like the hoarsest notes of
an -Eolian harp. 1t is not to be wonder
ed at that the ignorant Bedouin, wan
dering in solitude among these dreary
should have invented wild
legend to account for this strange and
sound