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Year: 1864

The adventure of the diver attached
to the Fawn is worthy of a place in Ell.
gar A. Poe's tales of wonder. On max.
ing his way in his gulla. percha dress in
20 the saloon Of a wrecked vessel. he was
suddenly surprised by the appearance of
a huge ground shark, which sailed IN az
The door. Escape was impossible. An
that could be done was to remain perfect
ly quiet. The monster, meanwhile, FIX.
ed us cold green eye no hun, pushed
against the leaden solss of bis boots and
rubbed against his dress, the slightest
Puncture in which would have been csr-
tain destruction. Ten inmates elapsed
"a lifetime under the circumstances
but the nerve Of the hero was at length
rewarded by Witnessing his enemy turn
TAIL and sail out by the way be came in
leaving hun % make the best Of his way
upward TO the surface.-Cruise Of Il. NJ.
S. Fawn.
Year: 1864

IL A horticulturist advertised that he
would supply all kinds of trees and plants
especially pie plants of all kind, A gen
tleman sent him an order for "one package
OF custard pie seed, and a dozen of mince pie
panis" The gardener promptly filled the
order BY sending him four goose eggs and
small dog.
Year: 1864

Our Door ETIoUETTE.-A gentleman
meeting lady should always take the out
side of the walk.


A gentleman meeting another should al
ways pass to the right.


A lady, as general rule, should not ;ake
a gentleman's arm in the street in the day
time.


However, it is not Improper when the
walk is thronged with passengers.


A gentleman meeting or passing gentle
man and lady should pass or the gentlemau's
side.


A Gentleman should never fail to salute q
lady of his acquaintance when within prop
er distance, unless she wears veil, in which
case it would be highly uncvil to recognize
her.
Year: 1864

THAT CONCERN EVERY ONE TO AN

 SWER. Are you bald3

 Does your hair fall off?

 Has your hair become thin ?

 Does it feel harsh, and dry and fever Is it turning gray before its time? Are you troubled with itching, burning sen sation of the scalp?

 Are you troubled with Dandruff! Are you troubled with what is called Scrof- ula or Salt Rheumf

 Have you had the Erysipelas an lost your hair?

 Have you had the Measles, andl it? Have you had the Typhoid Feve and lost it? :. Have you had the Brain Fever, 8. lost it 1? Have you lost your hair by any si nesss Do you wish luxuriant hair? Do you wish soft and lustrous hair Do you wish gray hair restored? Do you wish your whiskers glossy? Do you wish them restored in color! Do you want a dressing?

 Do you want it for your children? Do you want it for yourself, for father or mother, for brother, sister or friend? Do you want to make a present! Do you want a perfume for your toilet? Do you want Harmless article? Do you want double distilled article? Do you want a cleansing article? Do you want the best preparation out for dressing, stimulating, protecting, restoring the color, and rendering soft, silky and lus- trous the Human Hair

 If so, we warrant
Year: 1864

GA soldier at Madrid lately stole a
gold cup from an altar dedicated to the
Virgin, and was arrested He boldly de-
clared that being in distress he had APP
pealed to the Holy Mother for assistance,
and that while engaged in prayer and
contemplation of the four millions worth
of jewelry displayed on her brccaded pet
ticoat, she stopped, and with charming
smile, handed him the golden cup. This
explanation was received by the Court in
profound silence, and the case handed
over to the ecclesiastical commission, to
whom it at once occurred that, however
uconvenient the admission OF the miricle
might be, would be highly impolite to
dispute its impossibiity. The soldier
was therefore declared not guilty and
told not to do it again.
Year: 1864

Our Tommy was always of an in.
qurng mind. When about four years
OF age, he was looking out of the vim
dow one morning, and funeral train
passed. He turned to his mother with an
eager look, and said, "Mother, who will
bury the last man that dies 2"
Year: 1864

An old maid says that this war will leave
so many widows anxious to marry again,
that modest girl will have no chance
Everybody will be after that "lasI man and
last doilar" with matrimonial designs.
Year: 1864

For THE SNAKE RIVER MINEs.-Every day,
more or less ascend Snake River from this
point, to mine during the Winter. Several
boats on the bank of the river are now in
progress of construction for this purpose
From So to $5per day is the remuneration
on the Snake river bars, and room for any
number.-EAge.
Year: 1864




This question is creating considerable un-
easiness in official circles as we'll as with the
honest tax-paying people of Lne Territory.
1t seems by the Age" that the northern
counties show clean sheet and that the
money received has been properly accounted
for by the Territorial Treasurer But accord
ing to the statement of the County Treasurer
of Boise, be shoeld have some $4,000 OF
more now in his hands which should long
since have found its way into the hands of
the Treasurer of the Territory and been dis
bursed to her creditors. True, some 5000
was forwarded about three weeks previous to
election, with the promise that some eleven
thousand, then in hand, would follow forth
with. We shrewdly suspect, however, that
the fact of that amount being due promi-
nent Democrat whose influence seemed to be
confidently anticipated by the authorities
that be-" and those that hoped to be, had
more to do with that remittance than said
parties official would like to acknowledge.
| wonder if oar worthy Spring6eldJudge did
not feel little sold in that affair? How
ever, be this as it may, since the election no
package has arrived from that locality, for
our anxious Secretary of tlae Territory, and
those who claim to be posted hint very
strongly that large sums were borrowed to
stake upon the ticket in the last election. /
have no deabt but this is a mere slAnder, but
in order to keep the people who support these
public paupers, advised of the scandal that
is being circulated about their officials. /
deem it proper to thus revert to the subject.
In order that yoNr Republican readers may
not deem this an expected Mcclellan ROOF
back, will simply add that my informantS
are un&oubted Republicans, occupying posi-
tions which entitle them to credence in this
matter, with perhaps one single exception =
that of the prominent Democrat whose excu-
sable device procured the payment of his
six thousand dollar warrant Lewiston
Cor. Walla Walla Statesman.
Year: 1864

What will be the status Of slavery in the
rebellious States after our arms shall have re-
stored those States to the Union? This seems
to be regarded as an open question by some of
our cotemporories. We hold that, by the
Emancipation Proclamation, slavery was and
is extinguished within every State and part Of
State included in that charter of liberty. The
faith Of the nation is pledged, and the compact
is sealed by the blood Of thousands Of the best
and noblest Of the land. There is no policy or
power which can again rivet the shackles Of
slavery upon those made free by that proclama,
ton; and to us it appears strange indeed that
there should be question among loyal citizens
upon this point. Mr.. Lincoln, in one Of his
letters, used these words: MY paramount OBJ
ject in this struggle is to save the Union, and
not to save or destroy slavery" but he also
gives the assurance that il to save the Union
slavery must be destroyed, then be would de-
stroy slavery. This is the true doctrine, and
we hold, in common with the great mass Of the
loyal citizens throughout the nation, that the
best and surest way TO restore and perpetuate
the Union is at once and forever to rid our
country Of the greatest political and social
curse that could have been interviewer with
its institutions. While we agree that tho par.
amount object Of the war should be the saving
Of the Union, yet, whsn the rebellion is crushed,
should slavery be allowed to blight any portion
Of our land. We should regard our victory as
barren indeed, and dearly purchased.


In times past, for the sake Of union and
peace, compromises have been made with the
slave power; but the day Of compromise with
that power has passed. In their mad lust for
power, the rebelliOus slave owners have at
tempted to rend asunder the Union cementsd
BY the UloOd Of the Revolutionary fathers, and
to proclaim upon its ruins despotism "whosi
cornerstone should be human slavery" Lei
US tear out that stone, and the whole super


structure will tumble to pieces. . .. -.'-.
Year: 1864

Labor, coal, ink, telegraph bin, and
every thing else which enters INTO the
cost of printing newspaper has ad-
vanced more than double. We are there
fore compelled, by sheer necessity to raise
the price of the LEADER to the follow
ing scale.


We pledge ourselves, however, that when
the cost of printing materials goes down,
our subscription price shall go down in the
same ratio.


On and after Monday, September 9th,
the LEADER will be furnished at the fol-
Year: 1864

night, preliminary to starting national bank
here.


The Board Of Control Of tho State Sanitary
Commission is fully attended.


Senator Woo1sou introduced bill to In
vest the permanent school fund Of the State
in Tinted Htntes enrnor hnnds
Year: 1864

The Copperhead sheets are circulating
a silly lie for political effect, in regard to
branding drafted men in the small OF the
back with the letter L. They assert that
it has been "suggested'' by the Chief Med
ical officer of the Provost Marshal Gene
rails Bureau. at Washington. in a letter
to the Surgeon Of the Board Of Enrolment
at Springfield. Illinois. that all accepted
recruits and substitutes be mark ked in
that manner. At best, admitting the
letter is not forgery, which we believe it
to be. it is only "sugges,ion" from al
ignorant undcrstrapper. who possesses no
power whatever TO enforce it. No man,
unless he is a natural born fool would seri


ously make such suggestion, and we
therefore conclude the letter must be for
gerry. Some Democrats about here in
talking about the matter speak Of it in
such way as to leave the impression that
the order to brand all conscripts and sub
stitutes has been issued by the President
or Secretary Of War. Is it not strange
that some men care so little for their repu-
ta,ion as men Of veracity that they will
make statements which they must know
will be proven false in very short time?
Year: 1864

A considerable difficulty occurred few
days since between q party of Union SOL
diers and q number Of Breckinridgc Dem.
ocrats in the Shenandoah valley. The
latter came out second best. The muss
was subsequently, renewed higher up the
valley with similar result.
Year: 1864

eff disaster to our armies is necessary
to the election OF Mcclellan, then pelcon,e
disaster" said Democrat TO a Union
man a few days since.


Such an attrocious sentiment could on
ly be entertained by rebel at heart.
Year: 1864

Our worthy State Military Agent at Nash
vile, L B. w llisrd, Esq, in a recent letter
to his wife, relates the following affecting in
cidenr He says;


Las, evening as was passing The Post
Hospital, my attention was arrested by the
singing in rather loud tone, OF Rally
Round the Flag Boys bv one Of the pa
tients inside While listening 10 the beauli
iul music OF that popular song | observed to
nurse standing in the doorway, that the per-
son singing must be in very merry mood
and could not he very sick. you are mis-
taken, sir" said he, "Jhe man engaged in sing
ing that good old song is now erappli g with
death--bas been dying alt day. an hi
nurse" he continued, land The scene affec-
ted me thai was obliged TO leave the room.
He is about breathing his last" | stepped
into the ward, and true enough the brave mau
was near his end. His eyes were already fix
ed in death. He was struggling with all his
remaining strength against the grim monster,
while at the same time there gushed forth
| from his patriotic seul incoherently the words,
"RaIly round the aag boys" Which had so Of
ten cheered him through the weary march,
aud braced him up when entering the field OF
blood, in defense of his country. Finally be
sank away into his death slumber and joined
his Makers command that is marching on
ward to that far of, better land. The last
audible sound that escaped his lips raj
ly boys, rally once again" As his eyes were
closing some dozen of his comrades joined in
that solemn yet beautiful hymn appropriate tc
the occasion Take it altogether this was one o
the most affecting scenes l have ever wit
messed in a hospital 1t drew tears copious!y
from nearly One hundred of us. 1t occurred
in the large ward which occupies the entire
body of the church on Cherry street. Th'
deceased was an Illinoisian, aud had beer
wounded in one of the recent skir mishes.
Year: 1864

In response TO a call from the l64th o. n.
G., whose term of service bad expired, the
President, from the front OF the Executive
Mansion, addressed hem as follows


SOLDIERS You are about To return to
your homes and your friends, after haviag, as
learn, performed ia camp comparatively
short term OF duty in this great contest
am greatly obliged to you, ana to all who
have come forward at the call of their coun-
try. | wish it might be more generally and
universally understood what the country is
now engaged in, We have, as all will agree
a free Government, where every man has q
right to be equal with every other man.
In this great struggle this form OF Government
and every form of human rights is endangered
If our enemies succeed. There is more in
velved in this contest than is realized by ev-
cry oue There is involved in this struggle
the question whether your children and
my children shall enjoy the privileges
we have enjoyed. 1 say this in order
to impress upon you, If you are not already SO
impressed, that no small matter should divert
us from our great purpose There may be
some inequalities in the practical working O
our system. 1t is fair that each man shall
pay taxes in exact proportion for the value o
his property hut if we should wait before
collecting tax to adjust the taxes upon encl
man in exact proportion with every Othel
man, we should never collect any tax at all
There may he mistakes made somewhere
things may be done wrong while the officers o
the Government do all they can to proven
mistakes. But l beg OF you, as citizens of thi
great Republic, not TO let your minds be car
ried off from the great work before US. Thi
struggle is too large for you to be diverte,
from it by any small matter. When you re
turn to your homes, rise up to the hight Of


generation of men, worthy of q free govern
ment, and we will carry out the great worl


we have commenced. return to you m
sincere thanks, soldiers, for the honor yo


have done me this afternoon
Year: 1864

There are some people who think that moth
ing is gained unless all is gained. They pre-
fer to go hungry if they cannot have the
whole loaf at once. They are impatient, rest
less, and impractical, They rarely bring much
to pass, but spend their days in chasing phan
toms, mourning over the hardships of their
lot, and watching fer Utopia or an earthly
paradise. Another and wiser class see that
all healthy changes, all real and lasting re-
forms, are slowly inaugurased. They have
learned from the past that all enduring iusti-
tutinns are the products of long and slow
growth. They gladly avail themselves of ev-
cry advantage, however small, which is offered
them in the prosecution of their work, and
toll on, cheerful in the hope that present
achievements will form the stepping stones tC
other and greater victories.
Year: 1864

A wonderful thing is a seed


The one thing deathIess forever
The one thing changeless-utterIy true
Forever old and forever new


And tickle and faithIess never.
Plant blessings, and blessings will bloom;
Plant hate, aud hate will grow;
You can SOW to-day-tO-morTOw shall bring
The blossom that proves what sort OF thing
Is the seed, the seed that you sow
Year: 1864

A well to do farmer built his barns forty
rods from his house-at least twenty rod.
further off than there was any call for
Twenty rods is one-sixteenth of a mile. He
and his men went to the barn at least four times
daily, on an average. In going and returning,
they would travel one half mile each, or both,
one mile daily, which might have been saved
by judicious location of his barn. One
mile day is three hundred and sixty-fve
miles year. In thirty years it would amount
to nearly eleven thousand miles of travel !;
enough to perform journey to Europe and
back, and overland to California.


A large farmer builds a new home. He
locates his pantry SO that the good wife, to
set the table, has to pass through long hall,
at least sixteen and one-half feet further than
necessary, had he used good judgment in To-
eating his kitchen and pantry. The good
woman and her girl went into that pantry
at least twenty times daily-making at least
forty rods Of extra steps daily, or over forty.
five miles yearly. This tax was upon one al
ready overburdened with labor and cares.
Year: 1864

An exchange makes the following sensible
suggestions to every landhOlder:


Make preparations for the spring. Select
the best varieties of trees, as it costs DO more
to have good one growing than one that is
inferior. Every farmer, or person who has
but garden, should plant fruit trees of differ
ent kinds. There is no soil or climate better
adapted to fruit than ours, and in this mar
ket it pays largely. 10 fact, we're person to
devote his entire attention to fruits, including
grapes, provided they know anything of the
culture, it would be found most profitable
pursuit. No one should delay planting fruit
trees. The outlay is more than made up by
the increased value of the plant and the
natural growth of these trees will, in short
time, afford much profit. A place well set
out with bearing trees, will, in this market,
sell at any time, and for high price.
Year: 1864

as the season approaches for making this


staple, we think that our country readers viii


ma the subJoined article a valuable aid to


their operations. The writer is a large sugar


manufacturer in New England =


The present high prices for cane sugars


should stimulate the makers Of maple sugar,


the present spring, to demand corresponding


prices to obtain which they must seek Gus.


toners in season. When people once become


familiar with the use of maple sugar for cooI-I


ing and table use, for tea, coffee &c. thew


prefer it to the best refined white cane sugars.


There is taste to nice maple sugar much


more grateful than that of other sugars /; and


the neat housewife is not annoyed, when
making custard, by finding at the bottom
OIL bowl, sand, whiting, flies wings, bugs,
and other insectiverous remains


We have been in the habit of making. An.
nually, in our establishment, from $500 TO
5000 pounds of maple sugar; and when we
could obtain from two to four cents per pound
more than the cost Of the best loaf or 0ranu-
lated sugar, we have sometimes sold ourselves
30 short as to be obliged to buy for home use
barrel or two of the best granuIated sugar.
But excepting what was wanted for
some kinds OF preserves, which it was desired
should be as coIorless and transparent as DOS
sible, the female members of our two families
have consented to the change with great re-
luctance.


But much depends upon the manner in
which maple sugar is made. We have sold
our sugar usually at the highest price-once
as high as fifteen cents by the thouEapd
pounds. We make our sugar in this way -


Our buckets and holders are thoroughly
scalded and rinsed previous to setting. Our
evaporating pans, Of which we use eight, are
scraped, washed and made perfectly clean be-
fore use We then endeavor to gather and
eVaporate the sap, as speedily as possible
after it has left the trees, to a consistency q
little thinner than moIasses. 1t is then strain
I'd and set aside until we are ready TO sugar
I. of. When we commence this process, to
yruP enough to meke forty pounds of sugar
We add one pint of milk and one or two eggs
veil beaten and mixed together. Place the
yrup over the fire, and when the scum rises,
Kim 1t OF into vessel for future use. After
he skimming is through, remove the syrup
rom the fire aid strain through flannel, to
emove all little curds, which, If suffered to
emain, would not only injure the flavor of the
ugar, but by settling to the bottom will en-
anger burning. Now we wash our evapora
ing pan, return the syrup, place it over
risk fire and eVaporate as quickly ss possible.
I 1t is to be caked it must be harder than
'r tub sugar, or to stir off dry.


When the season is through, gather the
tensis, and scald and scrub every one per-
,ctly clean, if you wish to continue making
ood sugar. In this order the evaporating
ans are excepted, which should be put away
dry place with the glazed coating upon
lem, which is the best protection against
lst.-Journal Of agriculture.
Year: 1864

One might as wen throw his young trees into
the streets at first, as to set them out in tough
sWard' and let them so remain. Perhaps most
Of them will manage to live, but they cannot
thrive. PloW the land properly, manure it
well, keep the surface hoed clean of weeds
and grass for six feet around every tree, and
II VIII make more progress in one year, than
grass-bound tree would in three or four.


This is no mere speculation the expert
enee OF every year proves t. As the trees
become large, and the roots ramify, let the
PloW be gradually Withdrawn.
Year: 1864

The success of the Canterbury since the opening
Of the Fall and Winter Season is
WITHOUT PRECEDENT OR PARALLEL,
in the Concert Hall history, being


TBRoNGED NIGHTLY


THRONGED NIGHTLY IN


THRONGED NIGHTLY


THRONGED NIGHTLY
with CRITICAL JUDGES and FAsTIDIoUs AU-
D1ENCES.