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Year: 1862

STARCH OF HOME MANUFACTURE
We commend the following recipe for


making starch to all who may wish to try
it, it having been furnished US by enc
who has tried it, aud who knows it to be
a good one. The starch will be found to
be as good an article as that which comes
from YankeeGoodledom


''Take a peck of unground wheat of the
best quality, pick and soak it carefully.
Next put it in tub, pour on sufficient
clear, soft water to cover over, and then
set it in the sun. BE sure to change the
water every day, keeping it in the sun as
much as possible, or an equally warm
place in the house, should the weather
prove unfavorable. When all the grains
of wheat have become quite soft, rub it
well in your hands, and separate it from
the husks, which must be thrown into an
other tub. Let the wheat settle in a ma SIS
and then pour off the water and put on
fresh; stir it we'll, aud let it settle again.
Repeat this every day till the water comes
off clear and colorless, then pour the wa
ter finally off. Take the starch out of the
tub, collect it in thin bag, and hang for
few days in the sun; after which spread
on dishes or on sheets to dry"
Year: 1862

To MAKE CASDLEs.--Take ten pounds
of tallow, put it in one pint Of milk and
two tablespoons full Of soda, aud boil it
nntil the milk is all evaporoted. Then
strain the tallow and put in six drops Of
,couafortis to the pound Of tallow. Make
The wick about the size of that used for a
star cand le-darning cotton makes the
hest wick. This will make tallow can
die that win burn clear, last long, and


will not run. aul
Year: 1862

THE EvAEsvTLLR JOURNAL is now in the 9th
year of its existence. During all that period it
has sought to be In every respect faithful "chroni
eier of the times, the people and the country"
The circulation of the JOURNAL Is q gratifying
evidence that our labOrs are appreciated. Never
before was a newspaper more necessary than at
present. Ne man can fail to understand the inn
POI tancs of keeping up with the stormy times
in which we live. He who does not read now, and
keep informed on the current events of the day,
will have the failure to do 50 for a lifetime
regret
Year: 1862

SHOW AND SUBsTANCE.-We suppose it is
useless to tell those who have little money to
spend, and have worked day and night to get
that little, to think twice before they make an
outlay of their hard earnings; but we can't
refrain from saying "What pity" when we
see the children of parents in very moderate
circumstances tricked out in fiimsy fnery, when
good substantial clothing might have been pro-
cured for half the money, in which they would
have looked much prettier, and much more
respectable. We often say "What a pity !"
when we see a working girl Haunting snowy
dress bonnet, that i'll asserts with her gown or
shawl. We often say "What pityw when
we see a clerk dressed more extravagantly than
his employer or putting into the hire of
dashing carriage all the earnings of week, or
sporting the equipage on the promise of doing
so without any expectation of performing that
promise. The rainy day of disaster that is sure
TO follow all this sunshine of folly they will not
see, though disgrace and sickness, and work
house bed, and a nameess grave, loom up in
the future for many ofthem. "We can be young,
but once" is capable of more than one inter-
probation, as they seem to forgot. None but
the fool looks to reap the harvest in sowing
time and none but the fool expects when
harvesting comes to reap wheat where only
tares have been sown.
Year: 1862

S E A young man fell down in an
apoplectic fit, in our streets. few days
ago, and the bystanders decided that Ee
was about to "roll of Of the log." Hs
was carried into store. and the doctor
administered . liberal dose of ipecsc.
The emetic took 9 job of work on the in
testinal canal. where it presently got into
. regular Irish row with the spopleIy.
They must have torn mp the brush st
tremendous rate, for pretty soon the pa
tient threw up good-sized blackberry
patch. after which he complained of feel
ing better. That was the sort OF spo'
plexy he had
Year: 1862

AGRICULTURAL STATIsTICs.-The Sec
retary of the State Agricultural Society
has favored us with copy ofa blank
which he has sent to the Clerk Of each
County in the State, in sufficient quantity
to supply one to each Township Trustee,
containing a series Of questions with re-
gard to Agricultural products. to which
he desires answers to be transmitted to
him by the 6rst Of December next. Let
the Township Trustees in this County
give the subject due attention. have the
blanks filled by the required time. and
forwarded to the Secretary. If the Trus-
tees cannot conveniently attend to it, let
them engage some competent person to
do SO. The crops throughout the State
promise splendidly, and each County will
put forth her utmost endeavors to present
. creditable agricultural exhibit. Doni.
phan is one of the best agricultural Coun-
ties in the State, and If the Township
Trustees do their duty, she need not be
ashamed to compare notes with any other
County.
Year: 1862

~ The Conservative says that funds
are on deposit in the Ocean Bank, New
York, to pay the interest on the seven
per cent. bonds. The Conservative is
becoming wonderfully gracious. to publish
this item. Why didn't If fly od into q
food of abuse of Dutton and Bob Stevens,
and swear that the Kansas Treasury was
kept in Attica. New York
Year: 1862

7 AMEN The soldiers have been re-
moved from this County, and Union men
will rejoice thereat. We think compa-
ny of troops is necessary in this County,
for the peace and security of the people
but when these troops are terror instead
of protection to Union citizens, it is
time to say ''leave u.s." Our people may
manage to keep treason in subsection ;
but they cannot cope with both Secesh
and "Union" troops.
Year: 1862

; E% The blackberry season is now
here, and the delicious berries arc being
brought in BY the bushel. Finer ones
are not to be found in any country. They
have sold at 5 cents per gallon.
Year: 1862

E The Telegraph says that Gen.
Lane will not accept commission from
the President. because It would interfere
with his Ssnatorship: but that he will &C.
cept one from the Governor of Kansas
Well bet Jim had that put in. himself.
as . good joke on the Governor Of Kan
sas
Year: 1862

VOLUNTEERING TO GUARD PRISONERS The
Salisbury BanLer does not seem to have very
high opinion of those who volunteer enlist to
guard Yankee prisoners rather than to fight and
help capture them. There is large lot of yankee
prisoners confined at Salisbury, aud the Banner
says:


In consequence of report that there would
probably be draft made upon the militia for re-
gular service, volunteering to guard the prisoners
has been within the last week, unusually spirited
in this county. More companies have offered their
services for this purpose than are needed. Every
body seems anxious to guard prisoners here, but
not over anxious to run the risk of taking them.
Could not the authorities make some change by
which the prison grounds here might be rendered
serviceable in the way of a camp of instruction,
and soon as a company is sufficiently drilled
send it to some point now menaced by the enemy.
We think in this way it could be made douby
useful"


Yes, if men, strong and hearty young men, can
volunteer to guard prisoners, they ought to be
made to capture them first.
Year: 1862

The Above report was made on the sth Dec, 1851
since that time enough have entered the service
to increase the number to over 10 asla


We may also add that probably tws hundred
have ioined the service in South Carolina from this
part Of the State. ss
Year: 1862

be told that it wa, unconstitutional to use
the necessary means. The Constitution
was adopted for the protection Of the coun.
try, and under that Constitution the nation
had a right 10 exercise all the powers that
were necessary for the protection Of the coun
try IL martial Law was necessary to the
salvation Of the country, martial law was
legal for that purpose. If it was necessary
for judge. for the preservation Of order to
punish for contempt, he Thought it neces-
sary for General To exercise control over
his cannon, to imprison traitors. TO arrest
spies, and to intercept communication with
the enemy. If this was necessary this was
legal
Year: 1862

BENJAMIN F. HALLErr is dead. He was
a Rhode Islander thirty five years ago, an
Anti Masonic editor, and was transferred to
Boston in that capacity, and one of the ear
ly Abolitionists of the radical school. After
time, he turned Democrat, and, being an
able, shrewd man, became one of the small
number who dispensed-or rather, divided
the patronage of the Federal Government
for the New England States. He was the
author Of the Democratic National Platform
put forth at Cincinnati in 1856.
Year: 1862

Brattleboro, July B, 1852
To the people Of Vermont:--


The President of the United States
calls into the service of the country an
additional force of three hundred thous.
and men, and expresses the desire that
they may be enrolled without delay, SO
as to bring this unnecessary and injuri-
GUS civil war to speedy and satisfactory
conclusion"


Each citizen should consider this appeal
as addressed directly to him, and at once
enquire what he can do for his country,
directly, if may be, and if not, indirectly,
by encouraging and assisting those able
and willing to take up arms and advance
to the scenes of conflict. Any one can
see that, even though our arms are every
where victorious, additional troops are
needed to garrison and hold the numer-
GUS important points taken; and much
more are they needed to prevent or re-
pair reverses that may happen.


1t cannot be necessary to more than
barely remind the citizens Of Vermont
that the crisis of the rebellion has come +;
and that by hesitation and delay, it may
be allowed to l;nger and invite foreign
interference IN It's behalf, or by such
new, prompt and powerful rally to arms,
as the loyal people Of the country are
abaudantly able to make, it can be crush
ed and annihilated. The present, then,
is 10 time tor hesitation or delay. Let
the response from Vermont be prompt
and patriotic, and in consonance with all
her past history. Let no young man,
capable of bearing arms in defence Of
his country and its wise and benefcient
government, linger at this important
period of the war. Let no one hinder
those who are brave and competent to
fight the battles Of the country, from
going forth to that patriotic, righteous and
needfu service.


1t is of the last importance that the
resources and strength OF our Govern
ment should be now in q large measure
put forth, and its power and stability
fully proved and firmly established Let
the President Of the United States feel /
the strengthening influence of our prompt
and hearty response to his late call for
padItionsl troops, aud those brave men,
our fathers, brothers and sons, now in the .
field, struggling to the death to uphold
our cause, be cheered and encouraged
by the intelligence that many more of the
" Green Mountain Boys are rapidly
enrolling for the service Of their country,
and will soon advance to its defence
Much more might be said TO you fellow
citizens, but few words to the brave and
patriotic is sufficient. Time, now, is
everything. Let there be no delay for
a more convenient season. Let it be said
that Vermont is one of the first States to
respond with her quota-composed of
volunteers, ready for the service.


The 9th Regiment Of Vermont Infant
ry, now in camp in this State, will form
part of our quota, under the recent call
for three hundred thousand men. An
order from the Adjutant General of Yer
mont will indicate the details of further |
necessary organization. Ir


FREDERICK HoLBRRooK, G


q Nv--.....n..A L
Year: 1862

men, and then commence ths march 10 Baltimore which
About dfty miles from here oy the turnpike road by
the time that city is reached they calculate on having
nifty thousand oppressed MARY andsrs In their ranks


TIE RIAL sSxrxxu IN MAINLAND.


tho rebel leaders were aware OF the hatred with
which they are regarded by the people this State they
would hesitate to commence Q raid upon Maryland.
Even the secessonss Of Maryland regard invasion OF
tho State by the rebel army in It's present condition.
anything but an agreeable prospect They are aware
that 1t would have to live the country through which
passed. and that they might far better have nock Of
ocusts Many Of the loyal Marylanders already
pairing to oopsrats with the army in driving back the
rebels, they should have the temsrity TO invade the
State. But, after all there need be little apprehension,
for We have sufficient force guarding tho various fords
Of the Upper Potomac and a within supporting distance
Of each other while renforcemsnts arriving every
day Besides this there supporting columns In their
rear, and some heavy columns moving up the turnpike
The loyal Maryanders eSclam, "Let the rebels come =
Year: 1862

LATEST CONCERNING THU "GREAT EAST
ERN."-At a recent special netting of the
shareholders in the Great Ship Company it
was stated, in the report presented to the
meeting, that, on account Of the lamentable
accident which occurred to the "Great
Eastern" on the 18th of September, loss
of $l25,0 900 was incurred. She was now
at Milford Haven, undergoing the neces-
sary repairs for another voyage. The as
sets Of the company were sufficient TO meet
this loss, with the exception of $4,000
To provide for this and for the extra capital
which the directors thought would be me-
cessary, $125.O00 would have to be raised,
aud it had been determined on raising the
amount by debentures bearing interest at
the rate of ten per cent on the mortage of
the ship. Ofthis amount seventy.five thou
san dollars had been subscribed. The chair
man, in moving the adoption of the report,
remarked that the ship had begun to be
profitable. ard there was no reason to sup.
pose that such an accident would occur
again. The directors had had offers for the
ship. One gentleman had offered $3.50, 900
cash down, but the directors had not listen
ed to the proposal The chairman moved
the adoption of the report. Capt Halstead
said it was mystery in the history ofprac-
tical seamanship how the ship got helpless
ly into the trough of the see. What the
shareholders should know was whether the
ship fell into the trough Of the sea in con-
sequence of the breaking of the rudder head,
or whether the breaking of the rudder head
was the result of getting into the trough OF
the sea, and the efforts to get her out. He
had no hesitation in saving that no other
ship than the "Great Eastern" could have
remained in such a position ten minutes
He was Of the opinion that the "Great Eas-
tern" should be placed upon her original
destination, india for he never believed
that she was designed for crossing such a
duck-pond as the Atlantic. The chairman
said that before the ship went to sea again
thorough investigation should take place.
After some further discussion the report
was adopted.
Year: 1862

LAST SICKNESS OF Prince ALBERT.-The
full report of the sickness and death of
Prince Albert is very interesting. He was
taken i'll with feverish cold on the Sd De.
cember. This attack alternated from mild
to severe, and vice versa, to the afternoon
of the 14tb, when the case assumed the
character of typhoid fever. The Prince
gradually declined in strength until IL
o'clock the same night, when be died tran
gully, surrounded by the Queen and the
other members Of the royal family.
Year: 1862

SOUTH CANAAs.-The ladies of the Congrega tional Society in this village have been adding to their past claims for the gratitude of our brave soldiers in the army, by forwarding an- other box to the s'Womans' Central Relief As sociation' in New York, to be by them distrib uted for the relief of sick and wounded soldiers The Society in South Canaan has 8 most excel. lent exhorter to good works, in the person ot their pastor, who sat on the same bench wi tn us in the old division room at Yale, during Fresh man year, until the sea-side proved too bracine for our weak lungs, and we took trip Cup country for our improved constitution. Those were tho days when the Union, the Constitution and the enforcement of the Laws wore too many for us, but HALL survived them all, and is now regularly ordained installed, married and set tied down to preach tho gospel to the Canaan ites, while we-
Year: 1862

WAHREN.-They had squall over at warrsn the other day. But it was mostly within doors, and proceeded from two lusty throats within the walls of the Parsonage. The Parson is follow ing fast in the beaten track of the generosity of country parsons, who, as their age advances, and their salaries decrease, are always sure to have large increase of family responsibilities Mir. L is certainly very expeditions and very successful His friends say that he is . man ot great creative powers. We congratulate him very heartily upon the double increase of his clerical force Blessings never come singly.
Year: 1862

our advices from Richmond thai the rebel
leaders there are not disposed to wait until II
shall suit our convenience to resume hostilities'
but that, on the contrary, they are busily en-
gagged in their preparations for some dashing
and daring enterprise. Stonewall Jackson is
reported one day. with an army of forty or fifty
thousand men, at or near Gordonsyille, and the
next day the news is that he is on the south
side OF the James river, threatening Suffolk with
seventy thousand men. These conflicting re-
ports are intended to embarrass Generals Hal
leck, Mcclellan and Pope; but we dare say that
they understand the true value OF all such
tricks of strategy. Napoleon Bonaparte made


it his first business to ascertain the whereabouts,
the forces and the movements of the enemy
from reliable witnesses, and we hope that his
teachings in this matter will hereafter be more
closely followed by all our generals in Virginia
than they have been heretofore. The raids of
jackson down the valley Of Virginia, and his
final escape in time to lead in the overwhelming
assault upon the right wing Of our army on the
ChickahoEiny, could never have happened with
anything like proper activity and vigilance on
the part Of Our officers concerned in watching
his movements and in defeating his designs.


With all our Virginia armies under the super
intending eye Of General Halleck, we have rea-
son to believe that the War Department will
suffer no more panics from these rebel forays
in the rear or in front Of Washington We
have no doubt that General Halcck has made
ample arrangements for seasonable and accu-
rate information of the movements of the
enemy, and for strengthening Mcclellan or
Pope as the occasion may require. But, while
the government and our army are thus pre-
pared to meet any desperate assault of the
enemy, we want to see the army Of Mcclellan
and the army Of Pope each strong enough TO
take the initiative and able TO cope with any
force which the rebels can bring to bear against
them or either of them. TO this end, in behalf
Of the universal wish of our loyal States we
again call upon the President to call out the
inforce each Of our two Virginia armies to the
extent of fifty thousand men.


The whole game and the issues Of this rebel
lion lie in the all important battle field of
Virginia; and between Richmond and Washing
ton, and between this day, perhaps, and the
LIST of October or September, or-who can
tell? AT all events, the sooner our armies are
reinforced the sooner will we be ready to re-
sume the march upon Richmond. And if we
intend to do any decisive work in this cam
paign we must prepare to do it before the mid
die Of November; for after that date the com
mon roads Of Virginia are impassable till late
in the spring. Now is the time for action. and
this is the day Of salvation.
Year: 1862

writes .. letter saying that he is willing to DO
everything in his power TO help Mcclellan
after going around the newspaper offices to IN
duce the editors to denounce him, and when It
is also notorious that he aided in the rejection
Of the most trusted officers of McC,lellan's
army, for the purpose of stabbing that g>'nerai
in the back over their shoulders, what can
be expected from such vindictive fcelin gs,
and what from such malignant spite as blinA'y
sacrifices the blood Of the people and the in
terests of the nation to its own base gratiGca-
ton
Year: 1862

"


and Our Duty.


The fate of this rebellion hangs upon the
present campaign in Virginia JEFF. Davis and
his conlederates have concentrated around
Richmond the flower OF their forces from all
our rebellious States. making, all told, for
midabie army, very little if anything be-
low the imposing figure Of three hundred
thousand men. The rebel leaders have mus
tered this army chiefly through sweeping con-
scription act, under which every able bodied
white man within their control. between the
ages of eighteen and thrty-fve, is declared to
belong to the army. Their aggregate armed
forces thus brought into the field are fully up
10 six hundred thousand men; but the elite Of
ell these forces is concentrated ia the great
rebel army Of Virginia


The fact is pretty well established that, in the
late sscguinary battles near Richmond, the
rebel forces engaged were twice or thrice in
numbers the forces Of General Mcclellan; and,
according to our latest reports, rein.orccnents
to General Lee were pouring in by every train
from the South, 20 that we cannot be very
wide Of the mark in putting down the rebel
forces IN Virginia, between the line or the
James river and the line Of the Rappshannock,
at three hundred thousand men. We know,
too, from the experience Of some twelve
or fifteen bloody battles tlat this is an army
Of courageous and disciplined fighting men, and
that even with our superior arms and warlke
equipments we cannot safely undertake to
overcome one hundred thousand OF these rebels
with fifty thousand Union soldiers. According
ly, we cannot positively assure our readers that
we have the campaign In Virginia under our
absolute control uutl We are officially assured
that The forces Of Mcclellan aud Pope are
well up TO The aggregate Of three hundred
thousand men. We are ignorant Of the present
forcesof both Mcclellan and Pope. We know
that they have been considerably strengthened
within the last two or three weeks; but we
! spprehend that if the calculations and proceed
| ings Of the War Office arc based upon Virginia
| rebci army Of less than quarter Of million
Of men, Mr. Secretary Stanton Is lsboring under
a grievous mistake.


| In tks paKt plass IL u yery evident fr0a all
Year: 1862

nation" would yet perpetrate upon the
nations of the earth.


England pretends to be the natural
enemy of slavery, and yet we see her aid
Ing and abetting it under the most 0imsy
lretexts. While she assumes TO he the
friend of human rights and human pro-
gress, she seeks TO destroy those who are
battling in their defence She holds her
self up before the world MS the champion
of universal liberty, and yet she delights
at every reverse our arms meet with in
quelling rebellion, and gives couutenance
and encouragement to traitors who are
striving TO overturn the only truly free
government on earth, Ambition is her
ruling passion. Her lust for power is the
very inspiration of her being. Brave
when dealing with distracted and iron
hled country as ours now is, she is very
coward before the superior military
prowess of France, and trembles at every
ripple that spreads with mwonlcd quick
ness across the Thames. But she is yet
to be punished for her duplciiy. Her
day Of retribution, like the morning sun
will surely roll around. 1t may not be
as bright. nor as swift in its coming; but
it will come nevertheless, aud woe, woe,
unto hcr,-the giant dissembler of ma
tions,- the alarum drums shall call
TO arms a whole continent of frcemen 10
chastise her for the gross and nsidious
treachery she has practiced upon christi
anity, civilization and liberty.


WILLIAM Penn