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Year: 1865

l. If man faints, place him fiat on his
back and let him alone.


2. If any poison is swallowed, drink in
stantly half g ass of cool water, with
heaping teaspoonfuI each of common salt,
and ground mustard, stirred into it; this
vomits as soon as it reaches the stomach; but
for fear some Of the poison may still remain,
swallow the white Of one or two raw eggs,
or drink cup of strong coffee. These two
being anldotes for greater number OF poi
sons than any other articles known, with tue
advantage of being always at hand; If not,
pint of sweet oil, or lamp oil, or "drippng,"
or melted butter, or lard, are good substil
tutes, especially if they vomit quickly


8. The best way to stop the bleeding Of
an ordinary cut instantly, is to cover it pro'
and half.


4. If the blood comes from wound by
jet or squirt, be spry, or the man will die IN
few minutes, because an artery is severed:
tie handkerchief loosely around near the
part between the wound and the heart; put
a stick between the handkerchief aud the
skin and twist it around until the blood
ceases to flow; keep it there until the doctor
comes; if in position where the handker-
chief can not be used, press the thumb on
spot near the wound, between the wound and
the heart; increase the pressure until ply
sician arrives, so as TO glue up the wound by
the coaguation or cooling of the hardened
blood.


5. If your clothing takes fire, slide the
hands down the dress, keeping them close to
the body as possible, at the same time sink.
ing to the floor by bending the knees; this
has smothering effect on the flames; If not
extingushed, or great headwsy is gotten,
lie down on the floor, roll over and over or
better, envelop yourself in carpet, or any
garment you can get hold of, always preer-
ling wooden.


6. If the body is tired, res; if the brain
is tired, sleep.


7. If the bowels are loose, lie down in
warm bed. remain there and eat nothing un'
ill you are we'll.


s. The three best medicines in the world
are warmth, abstinence and repose
Year: 1865

An edi or may write articles Tor years
right along, which meet with your most de-
cided appreciation. but you will give him no
specia praise for it. If he happens to write
few | n $ which you do not approve you
will get into terrible rage, aud declare YOU
will never forgive him for it.
Year: 1865

ENGLAND AND AMERICA.-Considering the part
which the London Times plays in framing public
opinion in England, it is well to know what the
correspondent of the Times in this country writes
to his paper. Here is part Of what Mr. Jen-
nings has to say in his last letter which has
come back to the United States in print:


1t is impossible to mingle in different classes
of American society without being impressed
with the depth and earnestness of the irritation
which exists towards England PEOPLE who
form unfaYorable judgment of Mr. Seward for
writing dispatches to England in a tone of asper-
ity. cannot sufficiently have considered the fact
that the President and his Cabinet are constantly
in the position of Offering resistance to an exter
nal pressure which. if left to itself would soon
precipitate a collision with Great Britain How
ever unlusty the large majority of Americans
honestly believe that England has behaved very
badly towards them throughout the late war.
This conviction is not confined to the lower
classes BIZ whom it is exhibited in strong de-
sire TO strike back vindietiye blow at England,
but it has penetrated the minds of the most
thoughtful and moderate of the higher ranks of
society. With them it does not arise from in
temperate anger, but is founded to some extent
on reason, as it is part of my present object to
show. There are, it is true, many who hate En-
gland without knowing why, and the number is
comparatively few who are able to give any e1-
PLANTATION of the bitterness they express. Again,
there is a large class, contractors and the like,
who have direct interest in fomenting ignorant
prejudice against England.
Year: 1865

PROSPECTING IN THE SIERRA NEvADAs.-The
Virginia Enterprise prints the following in refer
ence to future quartz prospecting:


Next Spring and Summer almost every square
foot OF ground on the upper heights of the ST.
ezra Nevada mountains will be critically examined
by the shrewdest and best informed prospectors
to be found IN any part of the world. From
oregon to Arizona they will search every hill
and scrutinize every ravine. The finding of rich
gold-bearing veins in Excelsior. almost upon the
summit of the mountains, has set the people to
thinking. In early times prospecting parties
traversed almost every part of the Sierras, even
to the most elevated and craggy portions, but
these early adyenturers were looking only surface
digglngs-for placer mines. They expected to
find their fortunes in the ravines or flats of the
mountains, and paid but little attention to quartz
veins. Although they saw plenty of quartz,
they PAID but little attention to it. Now. how
ever, these old miners are beginning to remember
the huge veins of quartz they saw high up in the
mountains, and next Spring and Summer they
Will go IN search of them. Whether or not they
find the leads they are looking for their explora-
tons in the mountains will be pretty sure to
result in the finding Of valuable mineral veins.
Those who prospect in the heavily timbered re-
gions west of the summit of the Sierras need not
pass by ore containing $50 to $25 per ton, for
with the facilities of reduction there to be had
ore paying no more than Sl5 per ton will richly
reward those who may work it, In the chapparal
hills found in the southern counties of Califor-
MIA, about the line. are millions of acres
of ground that have never been trodden by the
foot of any white man. and these hills are many
Of them in what are known to be rich quartz
ranges. Some wonderful discoveries are certain
to be made next year on the western slope of the
Sierra Neyadas
Year: 1865

MoNEY.-We are in need Of money. and We
hope those who sreindebtSd 10 us for advertise.
ments. job work or subscriptions will prompt


ly forward what they owe us. Weare anxious
TO settle up the business Of the old firm. Many
OF those who owe MS could pay us without the
least Inconvenience TO themselves. We have
INDUCED them as long as we can consistent
with our interests. Come, friends, settle up.
Year: 1865

A D. Richardson, correspondent of the New
York Tribune says that the official report of all
the American gold, received at the United States
Mint and its branches from the first gold dis
coveries up to June 3Oth, 1864, shows the am It
to be $597, III, 1888, 81 These figures ought to
convince every reasonable mind that the Ma
tionaI debt could never be liquidated from Ell
ther the sale of the mineral lands or from a
heavy tax upon their proceeds. Still, many
seem to think, that somehow or other the mines
ought to pay off this great debt. But when we
come to compare the amount Of gold taken cut
of the American mines, with the amount of the
public debt, the mineral wealth appears like
only drop in the bucket. All the gold yet
taken to the mints, after all our long and pros
porous mining operations, foots up only little
over half billion dollars; while the National
debt, of only four years growth is estimated at
four thousand millionsl
Year: 1865

TED.-According to the Oregonian, of la
test date, just as the eastern telegraph line had
wires between Jacksonville and Portland part
ed An item it seems was being telegraphed
at the time, to the effect that the laying of the
Atlantic cable had proved failure, the cable
wire having parted while paying it out from one
of the vessels. This is the second failure, and
probably no further attempts will be made to
lay the cable
Year: 1865

The Dalles Mountaineer says the people of
that place imagine that they are the only suf-
ferers by the stagnation of business which pre-
walls in the mines, but it is informed by gen
tleman just up from below ''that there is scarce
a person to besseen in the streets at Portland,
and great many merchants would like to move
and change for something better"
Year: 1865

The Sacramento Union strongly opposes the
repeal of the California Specific Contract Law.
1t repudiates the idea that paper currency should
be the panacea for dull times, patriotism and
everything else.
Year: 1865

M Thaddeus Stevens, who has been


IN Washington for some days, talks with
the utmost freedom respecting the course
he and his friends intend to pursue. He
denounces the policy OF the President
without stint, and will take an early op-
portunity, on the assembling Of Congress,
to enunciate his own views There is
considerable pressure to prevent his re-
appointment to the Chairmanship Of the
Committee Of Ways and Means.


rZ- A one hundred dollar counterfeit
compound interest note was offered for
exchange at a Chicago banking house
last week. The only difference between
the counterfeit and genuine is that the
die on the left hand corner touches the
letter L in the United States" and the
Of the word Estates" is done
IN a bungling manner.
Year: 1865

WASHINGTON. June "a delegation u loyal
Georgians led by Hon JOshus B. Hill. formerly
member of Congress from the Empire State Of
the South. had an interview with tie President
10 day. MIR johnson blandly but firmly told
them what the policy OF the Administration would
be in reference ~ reconstruction of the Southern
States which was entirely scceded TO by the gen
tlemen OF the delegation as emiuenty just and
proper. and acceptable to the loyal men Of
Georgia
Year: 1865

The Place for Davis Triai Not Yet


KNOWN.


NKw YORK, June ga special to the Herald
dated Washington Sth, says: 1t is not to be in
ferred from the fact that JEFF Davis has been in
dicted in this District that he will cestaEly be
put on trial here The impression that he was
indicted in this District at the instance of the
Government is without foundation. The indict
ment was returned by the Grand Jury at the 10.
stance of the District Attorney alone, who acted
without consultation with any member of the
Administration. He is equally liable to indict-
ment in Maryland and the Eastern District OF
Penns,lyania, and if indicted in either Of said
Districts will doubtless be tried in that one to
which the Government may see fit TO turn him
over
Year: 1865

= - = BALTIMORE, July y, 1893.


This is to certify, that was afflicted with a
violent pain in my breast and right arm, which
supposed proceeded from the impure state Of
my blood T was recommended to take Hance's
Sarsaparilla or Blood Pills, and after taking
one box, the pain was entirely removed from
my breast and arm. / found them extremely
gentle in their operation, and would recon-
mend them to every person in want of a mild
Year: 1865

4 And the people of the south waxed angry Rsains,
Il. the people OF the North, and rose up as one man
| saying: .t f. ....'


a. We will no longer be as brothers with the people
Of the North but will separate and our country
from them and their country, and a machine by
ourselves; u -Eg on rs. f. 400 h.@E HH
g. And there will be mons among the people Of the
North sho will prevent us for they are Yankees and
towards and the smell OF blood them sick while
we are brave and not afraid OF blood.


I. But IL any among them should stand up against
us, will cut them or from auopg their people and
paint them black and they shall be hewers OF wood ana
drawers OF water Tor us and for our households. SIS


s. But the Of the North called their wise men to.
eether. and all their great captains and their mighty
men OF valor and made them ships and engines Of


g. And said to the Of the SOUTH you shall not go
ont from neither shall you destroy this
which fathers have built and II you will not remain
with US as brethren we will hold you captives


Z. And they fought for many years. and, gold and
silver and copper disappeared from the face Of the land


9. Now when certain man named Salmon, Of the
tribe which dwslt between the waters Of the Ohio and
Lake Erie, said 10 the wise men who were In council
together Go to now, why should We lack for money
when have mil which will grind 1t out?


Q. And they answered him Go and grind, that we
lack not for money wherewth purchase for our
men, and bareback and pork to feed them.


10. So the man went forth and commenced grinding.
aud his mills ground day and night for many years
money that was not OF gold Of silver, vet Of
copper, covered the land-and as fast as the money
came forth from the mills OF Salmon fast the prices
raiment and food went up. " i #E- go


IL. And his mill continued to grind.
Year: 1865

RAILROAD ACCIDENT.--An accident
attended with distressing consequences
occurred on this line of railroad on
Thursday of last week. As tho freight
train neared State Centre the boiler OF
the engine burst, and fragments Of tho
engine were thrown great distance in
every direction. The Fireman was al
most instantly killed and the Engineer
was seriously and perhaps fatally injur-
cd. We have not been able To learn
that any other damage was done except
that one of the cars was thrown from
the track. In view Of the fact that SO
many accidents have recently occurred
in this and other parts Of tho country
it does seem to us that somebody is at
fault and that there is an urgent ncccs-
sity for greater precautions. - Cedar
Rapids Times, Nor. 23d.
Year: 1865

q Whilst waiting for paper, we deem it
best, lest our readers should fail of news entire
ly. to issue only small Bulletin, declining all
advertisements We can safely assure them
this will only be temporary We intend to
keep up the Telegraph at any cost.


AS yet our Executive has not deemed it of
sufficient Importance to keep up a journal in
the State, to Justify State aid in procuring news
paper He is an able, honest man, ef undoubt-
ed patriotism, but fearful of responsibilities.
and perhaps too conservative for the crisis. We
have not the good fortune to be within the
scope of that most admirable ofwar Governors,
Allen of Louisiana, who announces to the Leg
islature that through his aid, all the papers of
the State have been plentiiully supplied with
paper. Sink or swim we must struggle for our
selves, and that without the bladders. 1t is
hard work for individual enterprise. We re-
mind ourselves very much of arat in water
barrel, with his nose barely above the surface.
Our readers must therefore look kindly on eur
imperfections. The Telegraph means to live.
But it is low now, very. Wait little to see
eur reefs shaken out, and full spread of sail
Aided or unaided we intend to announce peace
before we go under, if it takes the last cent we
can raise, beg or borrow.
Year: 1865

Eg Every body try and get hold of Gov.
Aliens address to the Louisiana Legislature.
Borrow it or send to Shreveport after it,-steal
it rather than miss, so you don't take ours
get it some how and read it. You will feel the
blood leap and tingle to the finger ends 1t is
a glorious document. We long to publish it.
Year: 1865

A FRIEND dining with General Grant
not long ago, and observing that he was
a very sparse eater, said to him: Gen
eral, you are not as much Of trencher
man as supposed you were" Towhich
the General replied; 81 am small eater,
but am huge sleeper. To keep me in
good working order, need nine hours
good sleep out of the twenty-four. |
can dispose of more, but nine | must
have. When was out West | could COM
mand but about seven, and | nearly
broke down. Give Inc my quantum of
sleep, and | can meet any amount of ex-
p0sllre and labor"
Year: 1865

MI ii. OF cOniugal mlsbehavior. and got
a decree of divorce against him without
his knowing it, apparently, for he did
not appear to resist her accusation. Now
he applies to the Supreme Co"rt in that
city to have the result of his failure to
appear set aside, and he be allowed to
show that the Indiana divorce was valid.
The case is not vet determined, but we
presume that Hoffman will fail The
courts of New York have never made any
account of Indiana divorces.
Year: 1865

A FRENCH chemist asserts that if tea
be ground like coffee, before hot water is
put upon it, it will yield double the
amount of exhilarating qualities. An
other writer says, "if piece of lump su-
gar, the size of a walnut, is put into the
teapot, you will make the tea infuse in
one-half the time"
Year: 1865

GEN. BEAUREGARD is expected to ar
rive in New York in the course of few
days, with a view to his departure for
Europe. 1t is understood that the Gov
ernmrnt has given him permission to
leave the country, on condition that he
will never again take up arms against it..
1t is supposed he will tender his services
to the French army.
Year: 1865

- Late dispatches say that proceedings
have been commenced at Richmond for the
confscation of rebel property. This illustrates
the importance to every one vine can. Of taking
the amnesty oath, before it may be too late.
There is nothing on the face Of the earth.
whether as matter of pride or prudence, to make
it objectionable; and when taken, it should be
with the honest intention Of observing it stead
tasty and in good faith.
Year: 1865

FALSE APPEARANCES The New York
Sun warns its readers not to take the hectic
flush Of seeming prosperity for the bloom of
real, personal or national health. It there
fore soberly and wisely says: "lhe Govern
ment is in debt twenty seven hundred mill
lions of dolIars-all contracted within the
last five years. Every dollar Of that debt,
which bears interest, is distributed among
the people. and every taxpayer must bear a
share Of the burden according to the taxable
valuation Of his property. 1t matters not
how much of this interest is paid by direct
tax, or how much in the way Of internal
revenue; in one way or another it all rests
upon the people, and the country at large is
Just the sal twenty seven hundred million
dollars poorer than it would have been with
out the war, to say nothing Of the genera
wastage Of resources. How is it, then, that
we are apparently richer. while in reality a
great deal poorer than before the rebellonl
The truth is, that our present condition is
unnatural, baseless, transitory. The war
created an artificial prosperity, which. al
though we'll enough for the individuals who
made hay while the sun shone,' was fictitious
and unreal, so far as the country was con-
cerne1."
Year: 1865

A BEAUTIFUL ExpERIMENr.-If an acorn
be suspended by piece Of thread to within
half an inch of some water contained in a
hyacinth glass, and SO permitted to remain
without being disturbed il will in few
months burst and throw a root down into
the water, and shoot up tapering stem.
beautiful little green leaves. A young oak
tree growing in this way on the mantel shelf
Of room is a very interesting object.
Year: 1865

The REBEL DEBT.-The Committee on the
Judiciary of the House have agreed to report
Mr.. FARNswoRTH's resolution to provide a
Constitutional amendment to bar the pay
ment of the rebel debt.
Year: 1865

breastworks we should have the same relative
advantage over their large army as Gen. Lee has
had during all the campaign over vastly superior
numbers under Gen. Grant. And cur whole
force would then be under the eye of Gen. Lee
which would be guarantee that we should suffer
no more from the blunders of commanding otl-
GERS In such contest for the capital who can
doubt that our gallant army, under its great
leader, would be successful


Sa But whatever may be the ultimate intentions
of the Federal commanders. our duty is a plain
one In order to meet the immense force that Is
operating against us. our whole energies should
be put forth to fill up the depleted ranks of our
army in the field. There are now Struggling
through the country, without permission Or au-
thority men enough, already on the muster rolls,
to win our independence. Means should be re
sorted to to bring these men back to the colors
which they have deserted. Let the people dis
courage such desertion from the ranks. and let
every community drive back to their duty men


who prefer the ease and the enjoyment of the
| comforts of home to the independence of Their
country There are also many men capable OF
| bearing arms Nho have never been in the army


Let all such be placed in the ranks at the earliest


possible moment. If our authorities would only


do their duty. andif the people would second then
| in it, we should soon cease hearing complaints


that we have not men enough to fight our bat


tles.-Loussiana Democrar, January 18th. ~
Year: 1865

An Unexpected aud GFaeerhi Act.


The proclamation of the Mayor of Mon.
tresl calling upon the citizens of that place
to closs their places of BUSINESS after
twelve clock to-day, in respect to the
memory Of Abraham Lincoln, is an unex-
Pectedly graceful recognition of the great
ness of the fallen President, which we had
not looked for from Canada snd above all
from Montreal The decisions of Justices
Coursol and Smith, delivered thers and
the demonstrations Of sympathy with the
South and hatred of the North there man.
Tested, had not given US any reason for
looking to it for any fairness or courtesy.
We are glad to see that we were mistaken,
and to believe that Montreal and Canada
in our national loss and attic
ton,
Year: 1865

New YORK, April Is.


The Posts special says that President
johnson yesterday said to 8 clergyman,
who begged of him to be merciful to rebels,
that mercy to individuals was not always
mercy 70 the state He also declared to q
prominent member of Congress that he
was willing to act with the utmost mag
nsnimity towards the common people Of
the rebel states, but that unrepentant
rebel leaders must be punished.
Year: 1865

down; there would be blood shed" y
What called for the remark nobody
knew. There was not q single objection,
so far as we know, to the ensign. There
certainly could not have been. Certain
ly there is no one that does not feel
proud of the emblem of our country's
blood, perils and liberty. They did not
manifest any sympathy for Baker He
is the noted collector of the revenue uni
versally known as the NAY Government" ."
Whether this NAY Government" is in
tended to snbserve the interests of The
United States or not. is not gene lily
known. True, it is not as popular (like
all other new Governments> as the one
old, ,Ntime-honored Government of the
United States.


No person would dare doubt the 10y
atty either of the baker (Baker) or the
blacksmith Some seem 10 whisper
around the corner that the flag they
brought there was not the L. 5 flag, bnt
the ensign of the Government of Colonel
Nay. How this is we cannot say, but we
hope all governments outside the author
ity of the United States will sooE give
place to the laws we respect and rever-
ence, whether it be NAY Government"
or any other new notion of some of those
men who fancy changes


Very respectfully, OBSERVER.