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Year: 1864

When the corn is in good condition for eating
the grains being fully grown, boil a quantity OF
ears, Just enough to cook iLe starch, and let
them cool and dry few hcnf-, and then shell or
cut of the grains, az spread them in the sun
rll dried. The best wav 60 DIV the corn Is to
nail piece of cloth of very open texture on a
frame, which if two feet wide aud five feet long,
will be OF a convenient size to handle. If the
coru il spread thinly upon this cloth it will dry
quickly without souIing. II should be covered
with piece Of musquito netting TO keep off the
flies.


Another person gives the following directions
for driving sweet corn:


"As soon as the corn is fit for the table, husk
it and spread the ears 10 an open oven, or some
quickly drying place When the grains loosen
shell the corn, or shell "a soon As you can. Then
spiead upon a cloth to dry in the sun, or on pa
per in a warm oven stir it often that it may dry
quickly and not overhead. Ii more resembles
the undred bv its being WHOLE il sweeter, and
retains more ofts natural flavor by driving faster.
Wholly dried, expose it TO the wind by turning
il slowly from dish TO dish; the wind blows Of
all the troublesome white chaf "
Year: 1864

We are in the habit OF keeping grapes for
common use during the winter, in the following
manner: Take clean small boxes, pick of the
lunches of grapes carefully and pack them in
dry grape leaves. Keep tue boxes in dry, cool
place, being careful lot TO let them freeze We
generally have grapes til NAY.


Cut the buuches carefully of the vines, dip
the stem when cut into melted wax, then wrap
With paper or cloth. Put a LAYER of cotton in
the bottom OF your box, then 4 layer Of grapes
and layer OF cotton, ard 30 Oh. Put the box
where the grapes vii not freeze, and they may
be kept good until spring.
Year: 1864

The State Of Minnesota, to the above named
defendant, Frederick Mccormick.


In the name Of the State of Minnesota YOU
are hereby summoned and required to answer
the complaint Of the above named plaintiff
which IS fled il. the office Of tho Clerk Of the
aforesaid courtat the City of Red Wing in said
to said complaint on the subsrriber at his Office
in the city, OF Red Wing in said county within
thirty days after the service hereof upon you
exclusi We Of tue day Of such service; and if
you fail to answer the said complaint within
the tin,o Aforesaid the plaintiff will apply to
tho eou!t for tho relief demanded in the said
com plant.


4 Dated june eth 1864.


FRANK IVES,
p Plaintiffs Attorney


Rad Win1 Mimi.
Year: 1864

A correspondent OF the Brooklyn 1yNs
furnishes that paper with an amusing &C
count of hisexperience with terrier whici
he bought from dealer on the recommen
dation that he was "such ratter." :. III,
had some trouble at first in getting rat oI
which to try his spup." He succeeded q
last and says: 90 s -'.a,. -s,g5z 55s azo.1 -
However, the next day was 80 fortu
nate as to secure from q boy in the market
fine, old line, bob-tailed rat, whose furi
Gus efforts to chew everything within reacl
gave promise of glorious sport for Nip. Tool
the rat home, called in my dog, and told m!
wife that if she wanted to see the way tina
terriers did rats to come down in the base
ment. She came down and shut the door
Just in time, too; for as soon as Nip saw
the rat, he, Nip, my ratt+r, for which paie
the old gent five dollars, made most un
mistakably cowardly movement toward the
hall. Wife, on chair, said the dog did not
appear to see the rat.


Told wife to keep her breath. Thought
l would not give Nip any reason for seeing
the rat again SO tied the string that hsle
the rat to the dogs hind leg. He saw the
rat that time, and jumped on the Chair by
wife. Wife laughed aud showed him Off
Tried the stove next. Got off it without
being showed The rat, however, being an
old stager, and not used 10 such treatment
made demonstration on Nip's rear, and
don't believe little Flora Temple ever made
better time in the same limits than that
dog and rat made around the room.


hal ha oil n
lowed by rat, who on striking the half mile
pole foot stool in the corner) broke badly;
in fact, nearly broke his back, and before
he could be brought down dog led him by
the whole length of string Didn't stop fol
wind, but started on the second heat. Got
off we'll together (tied) and went finely
around neck and tail, until they reached
the Judges stand (wite standing On achair)
against which dog brought up solid, bring
ing the judge down in style pre- eminent
ly sudden, if not diguifed. That heat was
decided against dog, you may bet, and it
was only after much pursuasion that the
Judge would again take her stand


The third heat may be aptly termed a
dead heat. They got off as we'll apart as
the dog conveniently could and sailed lively
until they struck the last quarter, when the
rat, which ran about as we'll on his back as
on his legs, shied che track and got wound
queerly round table leg. Dog kept On as
the string and length Of his hind leg would
let him. On raising the rat he was found
to be noncompos, totally defunct, in TACT,
dead. Nip was not much better off.


Wife said that that dog couldn't kill niece.
Told her he had certainly killed that rat
but on viewing the feat in scientific light
1 did not feel quite satisfied with the per-
formances Of my pet and the next morning
gave him away to q milkman, who wanted
a ratter to free his stable from the deprs
dalions OF the vermin. have not been able
to ascertain which left him first, the rats or
the dog.
Year: 1864

The special Washington dispatches of
the 22d give the following particulars in
reference to the time and place of holding
the Union Convention for the nomination
of Presidential candidates:


The National Republican Convention
met to-day at Governor Morgan residence,
in this city. Governor Morgan in the chair,
Edward Mcpherson. Clerk of the House of
Representatives. Secretary. A brief COM
prehensive and loud call for a National
Convention. to meet at Baltimore on the
9TH of june. was adopted 1t is under
stood that opposition was made to admitting
the recently appointed members from Mis-
souri, and other States. Governor Morgan
gives large reception this evening in
honor of the con Ell ion The appoint
ihcnt of the place for holding the convcn-
ton gives fresh impetus to Presidential
spcculations The fact that the radical
men are largely in the ascendcncy in Bal
tmoro, is thought in this connection to be
of especial significance.
Year: 1864

fell where it was aimed, and the fires of
Miss Browns wrath began to be kindled.-
She impulsively sought the Committee
whose names had been attached to these
lnvidious articles and demanded redress.-s
But the committee having never signed
their nam es to said articles, and half of them
having never attended the examination at
all, Miss Brown began to speculate upon the
moral code and the ninth commandment,
and finally came to the conclusion that she
would plead her own cause before the pub
lie, Consequently when an other aunive:-
sary rolled around, she came upon the plat.
form and m ade the subjoined explanations:


FELLOW CITIZENS AND FRIENDS; I consider it
but an act of Justice to myself and school that
submit for your reflection the following state
ments: A great deal has been said directly and
indirectly by q certain class, IN our community
in prejudice of my school and method Of teach
ing, &c. For the benefit of those who have so
far busted themselves, would simply state that
my plan oflnstructlon Is the same upon which all
the good and celebrated schools Of the eAst are
conducted, and until the wise people of Granville
can prove me better plan, l shall continue to
maintain it. AS for my exhibitions, have
never aimed that they should be ''t6Sts scholar
ship, or eXcellencies in any branch ofeducation."
My object in giving exhibitions has been to inn
press upon the minds ofyoung ladies in pleasing
and attractive manner, classical and historical
truths also to make the closing exercises of the.
school such as will confer the greatest amount of
pleasure upon Patrons and friends. With these
explanations trust the people will be hence
forth forever satisfied. and willing to tolerate
another exhibition which we design giving to-
night. My object The present year is to impress
the great facts in trelife of Washington together
with the prominent events connected with the
discovery, the settlement, and the Independence.
of our country, embracing historic period Of
about three centuries-from 1892 to 1792-upon
the minds and hearts of the young, In my esti-
nation, the great ideas connected with the in
and development of civilization and
Christianity in the New W orld, in their nature
aud results, are of such moment to mankind,
that they should be made prominent in every
system of education. and be instilled in the
minds, and embalmed in the memories, of the
youth of our land. Perhaps other teachers can
suggest better plans to perpetuate the truths, to
interest and instruct young ladies in their priv
ileges and duties, and to hold up to their view,
the character and career of Washington. If 80
let them bring them forward, and they will meet
with my hearty adoption"


Having thus spoken, Miss Brown courtesied
and sat down. and if there have been any
made since, we have yet to learn
them. Should we hear of any more we will
lay them before you in our next issue g.,


TITUS.
Year: 1864

LIFE The WORLD OvER Peter Of
Cortono was engaged on piture the Royal
Palace of Pitt, Ferdinand II particularly
admired the representation of weeping
child


HAS your majesty said the painter, %
mind to see how easy it to make this child
hugh?'


And suiting the action to the word, EbS
artist merely depressed the corner of the
lips and the inner extremity OF the eye
brows, when the little urchin seemed in
danger of bursting his sides with laughter,
who in moment before seemed breaking
his heart with weeping.


If this be true in the world Of living men
slight, very slight are the causes that make
or break the happiness of life.


The touch of brush can dim heaven
with cloud, or brighten the prospect Of
the fair horizon.
Year: 1864

The blossoms were thick on many hedge,


The green leaves hid the thorn.
The sun came down on his milk-whte feet


And stood in the standing corn.
When a beautiful maid, with raven hair,


And lips like blood OF the rose,
At the end Of The grass green lane met


And April was at its close.
She laid little white hand in mine,


Like lily leaf newly torn,
And lips were kissed that love never Kissed


Till the birth of that beautiful morn.
The mill-wheel clicked by the side of the dam,
The cattle drank at the ford,
But over the scene went strange bright light
At the sound of single word.
1 felt the presence of darklirg eyes;


The blessing Of being loved
Sank in my heart, like gift from God,
Wherever lived and moved.
But the rainbow season ofAowers is past,
And the later summer comes,
ofthe headed grain, the dropping peach,
And the purple velvet plums,
And reapers are reaping early and late,
In ranks of the golden grain,
As wait and watch for coming step
At the end Of the grass-green lane.
But it never comes. Ny heart was rose,
That into its folds receives
The sun of the summer; but now my heart
Is heap of wIthered leaves.
Year: 1864

LANDMARKs FOR YoUNa MEN.-Every
young man now arriving at voting age should
examine carefully the history of past Ad-
ministratioDs. II be does, be will find that
every invasion of the rights OF the people
and every encroachment upon public liberty
has been made by the opponents of the
Democratic party He will further find that
every man Who stood NJ boldly and defend
ed those rights, was Democrat. Let these
landmarks of the past be your guides in the
intura.
Year: 1864

How TO HAVE Pure CIsrERNs This
spring says correspondent my cistern got
quite filthy, anglworms in it. and could
scarcely use the water. procured q comp
le of live fish and put them in the cistern
and since that time it has been free from
W orms and smell. The fish will live and
grow f1elvs
Year: 1864

To PIcRLE ONIONS the smallest
clear onions, peel them and lay them in cold
salt and water for eight or ten days. chang.
ing the water each day. Drain them on a
sieve. put them in a jar and pour boiling
hot brine over them; let them stand closely
covered, until cold. Repeat the scalding
with new pickle, and, when cold and well
drained, put them in bottles, with one or
two slices of ginger, one blade of mace, and
one bay leaf; fll up with distilled vinegar,
and add sweet salad oil to float on the top.
Tie them close, cork, and seal down for
store,
Year: 1864

position which embraces the restoration of
peace, the integrity of the whole Union. and


the abandonment of slavery, and which
comes by and with an authority that can
control armies now at war against the United
States, will be read and considered by the
Executive Government of the United
States, and will be met by liberal forms on
substantial and collateral points, and the
bearer or bearers thereof shall have safe con
Year: 1864

To whom it may concern:


Any PROPOSE tion which embraces the res
toratiou of peace, the integrity of the whole
Union and the abau donment of slavery and
which came by and with an authority that
can control the armies now at war against
the United States will be received and con
sidered by the Executive Government of
the Unit ed States, and will be met by liberal
terms in other and substantial and collateral
points, and the bearer or bearers thereof
shall have safe eonduct both ways.


GSignedI ABRAHAM LIN COLIN.
Year: 1864

Not time enough So the guilt edges
Of the Bible remain un,enished, and it
leaves its own profile Of dust on the ia.
Bile. Not time enough to study its teach
ings. But there is time enough for 9TH
er things.


Time enough to coil around the soul
the web of wealth, which, when com
pietGa forms its shroud


Time enough 10 simmer away alter
noon in the maudlin sympathy of ro'
mantle Sentimentalism, until the heart
in its voluptuous importance, becomes
incapable Of real love to god or man!


Time enough 10 pursue lust until the
chase is turned and lust pursues youl


Time enough to lay plot upon plot,
and scheme upon scheme, for the graft
fication Of ambition or vOnity!


Time enough to be sick, though then,
when the heart is troubled, and the body
faint, and the head sluggish, there is in.
deed not time enough to repentl


TINE ENOUGH TO DIE!-T Episcopal
Recorder.
Year: 1864

Way THE DrrSa NNvER WEEP.-The
reason why the the dying never weep is
because the manufactures Of lie have
stopped forever; the human system has
run down forever; every gland Of the
system has ceased its functions. In al
most all diseases the liver is the fnt
manuiaetory that stops work; one by
one others follow, and all tho fountains
of life arc at length dried up; there isnO
secretion anywhere. So the eye in death
weepS not; not that all affection is dead
10 tho hOou, but because there is not a
tear drop in it, any moro than there is
moisture on the liy,
Year: 1864




In starting the PORTLAND DAILY Press the
Proprietors were influenced by what they be-
lieved to be demand of the loyal public senti-
ment of the State, and the generous reception
which it has met with, and the unexpected meas
ure of success which has uniformly attended il
thus far afford the most satisfactory evidence to
the proprietors that they did not misconstrue the
public demand. The PRESS has been in existence
but one year and a half, and though it was COM
menced with no previous canvassing, and with
the field to a superficial observer, fully occupied
by papers having old associations and honor
able antecedents, yet in its brief history it has
gained circulation never before attained by any
daily paper in the State, and hold upon pub
lie confidence and respect most encouraging to
the proprietors, and stimulating to their cher
ished desire to satisfy the public wants by max
ing such paper as shall be deemed a public ne
cessity by the loyal people of Maine.


Though the Press has had success far ex-
ceeding the most sangune expectations of its
projectors, and though comparatively few sub
scribers have been heard to complain of its ac-
knowledged DEFICIENCIES, and few demands for its
improvement have come to the notice of its pro-
prietors, and though it may have been all they
could afford to make it at the past and existing
exorbitant prices of printing materials and stock
and with its present patronage, yet the proprie
tors have long felt that it is far short of what
leading journal in the commercial and financial
een'e VA .ho ''s".e ohouiN oe, anu tiiat Tue en-
terprise, the wealth, the public spirit and the
asst increasing population of Portland demand,
and should therefore sustain, such efforts as are
necessary to make paper commensurate with
the growing Importance and commanding posi-
ton of their city.


The Business of this city should demand much
more space for its advertisement than her num-
erous merchants and manufacturers have as yet
claimed for its accommodation, while the great va
rlety yandimportanceofth of the news of theday-For-
eign and Domestic, Civil and Military -imper-
atiyely calls for more attention than the patron
age actually enjoyed by any paper in the State
would justify bestowing upon it. The Proprie-
tors of the Press, reposing implicit trust in the
good sense and the iberality of the people of
Maine, and their willingness to sustain all
terprises having for their object promotion Of
our common veal, hope the day is not far dis
tant when they may, with full confidence in sue
cess make
Year: 1864

GOOD RULE.-A certain man, who is
very rich now, was very poor when he was,
boy. When asked how he got his riches, he
replied: my father taught me never to play
till my work was finished, and never to spend
my money until | had earned it. If had bur
an hours work in day, Imust do that the
was allowed to play; and then | could play
with much more pleasure than if | had the
thought ofan unfinished task before my mind.
| early formed the habit of doing everything
in time, and it soon decame easy to do so.
1t is to this | owe my prosperity" Let every
one who reads this do likewise
Year: 1864

lhE Iooh MANS WAh.-lH speech at
Philadelphia last Thursday, Gen. Hancock
said:


"This war is essentially the poor mans war
When it is over higher degree of prosperi
ty will be open to him; much larger field
will be open before him for his enterprise
The wealth of unexplored regions of our
country will be then within his grasp. In ref
erence to the continuation Of the rebellion, he
thought that it would not last more than
another year. 1t is to the great interest OF
every hard-working son of toll to help with
his muscle-to have the war prosecuted yig-
orously-which will insure peace in shorter
space Of time than If they remain luke-warm.
Their forefathers lived for posterity; let us
venerate them; let us hand down to millions
yet unborn noble country improved by age.
The man who does not assist in suppressing
the rebellion certainly cannot legally or NOR
ally claim as a right the blessings which We
enjoy"
Year: 1864

OF such enlarged and generous proportions that,
while the business of our city shall be better ac-
commodatedi in its advertising columns, the gem
eral news, the varied interests and enterprises of
the State, and the development of her almost un-
rivalled natural resources, may receive that de-
gree of attention commensurate with their great
Importance and their claims upon public atten-
tention = thus makinga daily paper worthy the
practical regard of every business man in Port
land, of every commercial citizen of Maine, and
OF every well-wisher to our vigorous Common
wealth
Year: 1864




We find the following wel-timed and truth
ful remarks in relation to our veteran soldier
veteran comparatively only-in the Chicago
Tribune:


Those in the army who have watched this
thing declare that the motive which has SO
operated to secure re-enlistment among the
veterans Is bound up in the word fiGlouqh;
that bounties would have been vain; that
patriotism, plenty and good as it is, would not
have availed; because the soldier reasons that
he has had his share of exposure, and that
those at home ought to take their chance
But the furlough could not be resisted. To
90 home once more and stay month, and
mix with his old companions, and tell his sto-
ry, and feel the sympathy of his neighbors 1t is
pay for months of trial, and he can then 90
back to the field with new content and a new
stock of courage.


But the soldiers is not only glad to see home
and old friends. We are glad to see the sol
diers. We looked at the regiments three years
ago, as they marched away, with proud yet
mourDful interest, asking ourselves how many
of these generous fellows will ever return?
We are glad to see them when they do return
such of them as survive the marches and
battles, and seiges, and fevers and exposure of
these campaigns We are anxious to see what
effect their campaigning has had upon them
- ueu. when tucf Mtut away tneIe were
many fears for them. European service is
sometimes destructive of morals and charac-
ter; and it was natuaal fear that our armies
might be schools OF vice and deterioration es-
pecially as some recruits in the rush of first
enlistment, and before suitable preparation
had been made for them, exhibited a some
thing of giving way in tone.


But it is goodly sight to see our veterans
bear their campaigning SO well not only as
regards physical liabilities, but as respects the
mental and moral also. The lawlesness and
deterioration for which some have looked and
many have feared, nowhere appears The cars
are full of them on all the railroa lines; and
1t is impossible to see the camp and field have
done them the least damage. IL is true that
there may be such cases; but as many doubt
less, have been bettered as have been made
worse.


The truth Is that war is a school, and the
modern appliance of civilization and christian
ty do not cease to operate upon the soldier,
more than upon other men. And as the man
is prepared by the appliance of peace for du-
ty as soldier, may qulify one to discharge the
duties ofpeaee.
Year: 1864




coveries, Inventions, &c.


Tales and Poetry original and selected - will
receive proper attention.


Both papers the Daily and the Weekly -
will be largely devoted, heretofore to the dis
cussion of the great principles which underlie
our free institutions, and will give a generous
and whole souled support TO all the measures
necessary to put down rebellion, to overthrow
disoyaty in all its FORMS and to re-establish the
authority of the Constitution, the laws, and the
constitutionaladministra of the government,
over every foot of our common domain


On the great questions of Progress, Humanity,
Liberty and Equal Rights, being forced upon
he attention of the nation by the crisis through
which our institutions and our constitutional
Government arc now passing, the PsEss will ut
ter no equivocal voice and occupy no doubtful
position. The emancipation of those held in
bonds before the rebellion the death of slavery
that Liberty and the Nation may live will find
the Press neither hesitating nor reserved in its
advocacy and support.


In a word, the Press will stand by the gov
ernment under all contingencies and defend
and support those who labor to maintain its in
tegrity and honor; and it will be, as it has been
heretofore, the uncompromising foe of all rebels
and rebel sympathzers, without respect to their
locality or position.


In the political campaign TO be fought before
the close of the year 1864 the Press viii be found
acting with loyal Union men, irrespective of an
tecedents, and opposing all disloyal men, on
matteEfrom what stock they may have descended.
Its course for the last year and half may be
taken an indication of what it proposes for the
future.
Year: 1864

LloHrsIsa.--The lightning lately produced
curious effect upon the Church Of st. Ap.
roiise, in the town ef Beziers. in the south
of France. No great damage was done to
the roof but it lighted all the wax candles
placed in choir and at the altar; and when
tho attendant at the church opened it in the
morning he found all the candles at the al
ter lighted just As they are when grand mass
is celebrated.