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Year: 1868

FAILING ETEs.-PersOns suffering
from dyspepsia or any other malady
must take care of their eyes. Any dis
ease impairs the strength and the
nervous system is depressed /; and when
laboring under this form of depression,
the eve is particularly liable to become
weak. The reason of this is, that "of
the ten nerves which go of from the
brain. six are distributed wholly, and
the other four partially to the eye.
Through the great sympathetic nerve,
the disturbed stomach, or liver or in
testines, communicates with telegraph
ic speed with the brain, and so with
the eve. Theftst advice to be given with
reference to the comfortable use Of the
ewes. undoubtedly is-to keep mites
tines and liver and stomach in a
healthy condition, or in hther words
do everything to confirm the general
health. If this be impaired, do not
read. and especially do not write long
without giving the eye rest. The great
remedy for an eye whose disease de-
pends upon the nerve and not the
muscle, is Rest ! ! Rest Rest II!
Year: 1868

The Franchise clause of the new Missis-
sippi Constitution allows nearly all to vote,
with the single exception of those holding
Office prior to the rebellion who then de-
serted the Union and aided in trying to
erect the Confederate Government. It
disqualifes to hold Office civil or military
all those who have held similar positions
in the so-called Confederate Government,
providing that the Legislature may at any
time remove said disabilities. On the 4th
of July, 1876, all shall be relieved. and
general amnesty shall prevail. No test
oath is required, as it is held that all test
oaths are unpopular ana demoralizing.
Year: 1868

Sir Mathew Hale says: Converse not
with a liar or a swearer, or man OF
obscene or wanton language for either
it corrupts you. OF else it will hazard
vour reputation to be Of ike making ;
and, if it doth neither. it will fill Your
memory with such discourses, that II
will be troublesome to you in after time
and a return of the remembrance oi
the passages of this nature, that you
have long since heard, will haunt you
when your thoughts should be better
employed.
Year: 1868

At q large party the other evening.
while q young lady was playing the
piano with peculiar touch, bystander
remarked: "Pd give the world for her
fingers" he was greatly taken back
by her prompt reply that he might
have the whole hsnd-for mis- own.
But then it is leap year, you know.
Year: 1868

beds with about four inches of manure.


A good many varieties are advertised.


with but little difference.


CELERY.-To obtain good celery, it is


necessary that the plants should be strong


and well grown. Sow the seeds in


hot-bed, or cold frame. When the


plants are about three inches in height,


transplant to a nicely prepared bed, in


the border, setting them about four or
five inches apart. When about six inch
es, and good stocky plants, set them in
the trenches-about the middle of July
is early enough. Too many make trench
es by digging out the top soil, and only
putting few inches of mold at the bot
tom, and never obtain good celery. The
trenches should contain at least eighteen
inches of good soil and well-rotted ma
nure, in about equal portions. Take off
all suckers and struggling leaves at the
time of transplanting. Earth up little
during the summer, keeping the leaf
stalks close together, so that the soil can
not get between them and during Sep
tember and October, earth up well for
blanching. Those who grow celery for
market extensively, do not use trenches,
but make the soil deep and rich, and
plant in rows, earthing up with the
plough. Take up the plants late in the
fall, Just before winter sets in. A little
may be placed in the cellar, covered with
sand or earth, for immediate use. The
best way of keeping is to dig a trench
about foot wide, deep enough to stand
the stalks of celery erect, leaving the
tops foot below the surface. Place
them in this trench, without crowding
then cover with boards and plenty of
leaves and straw. This can be opened
any time during the winter, commencing
at one end, and removing enough to the
cellar to last a week.
Year: 1868

BEST Cow FOR GENERAL Use
What is the best kind of COW for me to
keep" asks 4 suburban friend, 1.-The OBJ
ject being to get good rich milk without
special regard to quantity ~ 1t would
seem an easy matter TO answer such 4
question ; and, indeed, | replied at once
''Alderney.' But further conversation
led me TO the conclusion that the Alder
ney, instead of being the best, would be
one of the worst cows, for my friend to
buy. In the first place, he could keep
but one COW and in the second, he
wanted milk every day in the year. In
such circumstances no other plan can be
adopted except to buy milch cow and
keep her as long as she gives the requisite
amount of milk then sell her and buy
another. A grade Devon would perhaps
be the best of all cows for such purpose,
she gives rich milk, and with liberal feed
ing, would steadily improve in condition,
and could be sold to the butcher for as
much as she cost. l have known a COW
of this kind to give milk every day for
five years, and then be worth for beef
good deal more than she cost.-AmeI7caH
4gI1cuhtTiSt.
Year: 1868

THE THERMOME'rER- R-Thcrmometer is
a Greek word, and means heat-measure.
Mr. Fahrenheit, who invented the kind
of thermometer which is used in this
country and in England. lived in q warm
er climate than ours. He never breathed
the keen air of a zero-cold morning: but
he knew what the boys and girls who
make ice-cream know SO well-that "A
mixture of snow and salt or pounded ice
and salt, is much colder than ice or snow
alone. Indeed, he thought that such
mixture was SO cold that there could not
possibly he any heat in it at all. So he
concluded that the temperature of this
mixture would be good starting-point
from which to mark off the scale of his
thermometer. Putting the bulb into the
snow and salt, he marked the point to
which the mercury, which fills the tube,
fell, (cipher), zero, nothing: because,
as before said, he thought the amount Of
heat was nothing. But had he lived in
our cold New England, instead of Ger
many, he would have found, perhaps to
his sorrow, that our wintry air is often
colder than his ice and salt. Then, if
the air is ever colder than this mixture,
it follows that there must be some heat in
the ice and salt to make it warmer than
the air. So Mr.. Fahrenheit was mis-
taken about his zero's expressing, as he
intended it should, no heat. Indeed,
chemists tell us that, by an experiment
which they know how to perform, they
can produce degree of cold compared
with which FahreGheit's zero is quite
hot.-Om Boys and Girls
Year: 1868

''In your paper Of Jan. Both l saw All
article from the Maine Farmer, from
subscriber asking how he may remedy
the bitter rot in his apples, and what
course he should pursue to get good, sound
fruit


Some ten years ago l came in posses
sion of a large farm on which stood
large apple tree, which was at that time
about sixty years old, according to the
tradition Of the fathers which bore i
few bushels of small, scurvy, bitter rot
apples every other year. Having read
that ashes was good for fruit trees, l
spread some five or six bushels of strong
house ashes under the tree in the spring.
That season the fruit was nearly double
that Of the previous year and the sec
ond year | gathered fifteen bushels of
smooth round apples from said tree. 1t
bears less fruit every other year but l
have not gathered less than fifteen bush
els every alternate year since L spread
the ashes under the tree. | have used
ashes as a top dressing for fruit trees
every year since, with very nearl Y the
same results.-JOna Laurence IN UIatch-
man and Reflector.
Year: 1868

Two OF TIE TOUGHEST LOCAL YARNS


ON RECORD.-The Berkshire Eagle says :


A man in Beckett, while in the woods


for timber, had the misfortune TO ''lodge''


a tree, and in order to get it down hitch


ed his oxen so the butt and made them


pull. The tree fell into the fork of an


other near by, when the top over-bal-


ancing, the other end was jerked twenty


feet high i'll the air carrying the oxen


with ii, where they remained suspended in


imminent danger of being choked to
death. Perceiving the tree to be very


nearly poised, the man attempted to drag


them down by the tails, but one of these


failing, he had recourse to fifteen foot
pole, with which by reaching up to the
tops he could SO raise it that the oxen's
hind feet could touch the ground, thus
enabling them to catch breath. Being
unable to sustain the top for any length
ot time, he adopted the see-saw motion,
causing the tree 10 vibrate up and down
often enough to give his cattle chance
for air. He continued this operation
four hours before aid arrived. He then
climbed up and out on the tree, cut off
twelve foot log, which falling released
the oxen, and he ''snaked it home with
out even unhitching. ."-Again the
same paper has a man near Stockbridge
who puts in the following evidence of
our very dry and cold weather: The
IIousatonic river being strongly frozen
over. and the water having fallen away
from beneath the ice, left the latter sus-
pended above the stream to such AZ ex-
tent that man went under it with rod
and line, tished for more than half an
hour and came out dry shod, with about
two bushels of suckers,
Year: 1868

WRECKED. The little coasting schooner
Richard Roe, of this place, owned and
sailed by Mr.. A. NJ ANDERSON, in at
tempting to make the harbor on Monday
night, struck the south harbor picr, and
was driven ashore in disabled condition
The vessel was bound from Milwaukee to
this place with a cargo of fruit and vege
tables. We have not been able to learn
the amount of loss, but it probably all falls
on Mr.. ANDERSON, as we understand the
vessel was not miserable The Roe was an
old craft, and will probably be abandoned.
She has already been stripped of her rig
ging.
Year: 1868

AID TO OUR RAfLRoAp.-W publish
this week notice by our Village Clerk that
the Manitowoc 4 Minnesota Railroad
Company has made an application for aid
towards the construction of ire first divis-
ion of it's road, from Manitowoc to Me
nasha or Appleton, and our citizens are
called upon to determine by their vote
whether the aid sought shall be granted or
withheld.


The only question presented by the prop
osiion of the Company for the detcrmina-
tion of our citizens is, will they agree to
pay 500, 900 in the manner and within the
time proposed in consideration Of the COM
pIetion of this road to the Fox River; and
from the expression we have heard from
our citizens upon the subject, and from the
universally acknowledged importance to
their interest, Individually and collectively,
of the early completion of this work, we do
not believe there will be single vote given
on the 10th proximo against the railroad
proposition.


The moment this short line of road is
completed there will be added to the pres
ent valuation of village property a per
cent equal to three times the sum asked,
and at the end of ten years, when the last in
stalment becomes due, per cent. will be
added exceeding ten times that amount, for
by that time the line will be extended to
the Mississippi River and will form other
important connections and make Manito-
voc point of great commercial interest.
While every vote should be for the prop
osition there should be full vote, that
those towns on the line of the road west
may severaly follow the example and vote
the aid which will be asked OF them to en-
able the Company to prepare the track
of the road fer the iron.


Our people are waking up from their
Rip Van Winklc doze they have been in
dulging in over this railroad for the past
ten years, and will shortly come to the de-
termination to spend only one long winter
more without railroad connection with the
civilized world.


The Railroad Company contemplate
making no contract for the iron and equip>
ments for the road until the means for fin
ishing the track ready for the iron have
been assured, and will not commence work
, on the track until after such contract has
| been secured from reliable parties.
OFF FOR A SEAsON.-Our associate ed
itor, Mr.. JOHN NJ READ, leaves us tnis
morning for short trip through the State,
and will be absent from us some days, lcav.
ing the cares and duties of editorial life
upon our poor weak, shoulders. To Mr..
READ the readers of the Pilot and ourself
arc indebted for most of the valuable mat
ter that has appeared in our columns for
some time past, and We are sure that we
but speak the sentiments of the entire
community when we say that whether at
home or abroad he is entitled to the conf
dence and esteem of all he may encounter
in his perogrinations, and we wish him


safely and ..appily back at his pos. in the
Pilot Office.
Year: 1868

To SKIN PEACHES FOR CANNING.-An
exchange says:


In canning peaches, much time and la
Dor may saved by removing the outside
peel with ley, instead of knife. Have a
pot of moderately strong ley heated to boil
ing drop the peaches in; let them REMAIN
a minute bf two; dip them out, and drop
them Immediately iato tub of clean cold
water. when the skin may be speedily re-
moved by rubbing with the hands. -
Year: 1868

Loss OF THE HIppocAMpUs. Mr..
Bloom, the clerk of the propeller Hippo


campus, says that the propeller was struck
by a squall while there was heavy sea roll
ing, and while the propeller was in a trough
of the sea. He says that the vessel did not
appear to be laboring more than usual
in such storms. She had heavy load,
bat he says she had carried as large loads.
He further says chat it may be possible
that the cargo was not as we'll slowed as it
should have been, and that there was not
more than forty packages en- the hurricane
deck, weighing not to exceed ten hundred
pounds He further states that the caps
tain was just about throwing overheard part
of her deck load, and had called his men to
their work, when the terrible calamity
came upon the boat, passengers and
crew. ri ha- 8stse -5.f5 10 s53i EE
Year: 1868

ARCHBISHOP SpALDING, of Baltimore,
has just issued circular to the clergy
of his Church. directing that the pray
ers for pleasant weather ordered by the
Catholic Church be added to the mass
during the entire month of June. The
faithful are also invited to recite the Lit
any of the Saints once, in their respect
i've families, for the same object.
Year: 1868

THE POTOMAC FIsuKRrEs.-The run OF shad 10 the
Potomac this season has been very light owing partly
TO the pacxwsrdness of the season and the rreshet
but In greater measure to the destructive methods
killing or the sh. In the olden times thousands Of
shad wets caught at single haul OF the short seineA
more ,baa are now caught In weeks fishing with
the long srines. n has been said that nshermen
make ~ such monsy at the high prices now AZ they
did then IN more nsh and low prices. THAT u NOS
So Forums were made In those days at the nsn-


fishery In one esason as can be lost In the same time
In establishing newspaper. The nshlng growe
worse each yeAr and will continue TO do until the
fishermen gease to catch all the shad entering the
river and allow portion to reach the upper waeetl
OF the Pofomac to spawn, or until they take mee1s
AoV4A
Year: 1868

CHEAP Ice PIToHER.--The following
simple method ofkeeping'ce water long
time in common pitcher, is worth knew
ing Place between two sheets of paper


news paper will answer, thick brown is


better),a a layer of cotton batting about a
half an inch In thickness, fasten the ends


of paper and batting together, forming a
circle, then sew'or paste a crown over one
end, making a box the shape of a stove


pipe minus the rim Place this over an
ordinary pitcher filed with ice water,


making it deep enough to rest on the
table, so as to- exclude the air, and the
reader will be astonishedy at the length OF


time this ice willkeep.I.and the water re


main cold after the ice is melted.ds-~
Year: 1868

| 1 ~. -. x .


The Sun of Thursday says The mass
meeting of citizens of Baltimore at the
Front Street Theatre last evening. to ex-
press the sense Of the community on the
present critical condition of national affairs,
was one of the largest and most imposing
popular demonstrations ever witnessed in
this city. Like the meetings of similar
character which have preceded it in New
York and Philadelphia, it was composed
of those commercial, manufacturing and
working classes whose interests are inti-
mately identified with the continued peace
and prosperity of the country, and whose
voice ought, therefore, to be needed by
those who desire to ascertain and are will
ing to be influenced by the intelligent pub
lie sentiment Of the country. Prior to
such assemblages as these we had mostly
mere partisan utterances on both sides of
the question, but the proceedings Of these
announce principles which beft the mouth
of national and conservative men of all
parties. In addition to the speeches made
and the letters received and read, from dis
tinguished persons in different parts of the
country, at the meeting last night, resolu-
tions were adopted which express the gen
eral sense of sober and rejecting minds
with reference to the issues between the
Legislative and executive departments of
the United States government, and which
have reached crisis in the impeachment
Of the President of the republic at the bar
Of the Senate by the House of Represen-
tatives. They pay an earnest tribute to
the firm aud unhinching manner in
which Mr.. johnson has stood by the great
principles of the constitution, and exhibit
in an impressive manner the extraordinary
spectacle that is now presented of the
arraignment Of the President by the House
for the exercise Of power conferred upon
him by the constitution, and which was
conceded to be such by all parties, and by
the most eminent jurists and statesmen of
the country, down to the present time and
of the hot, indecorous haste by which a
proceeding so grave and momentous has
been hurried through. Confidence is, not
withstanding, expressed in the constitu-
tional tribunals Of the country, and the
Senate still looked to as a rampant behind
which the constitution may find ref
uge. 1t is to be hoped that the intuitions
which the people have formed and signifed
in their late meetings of the injustice and
evils Of the impeachment proceeding will
not be condemned by the Senate, and that
this dignifed assemblage will consider
whether to act in this matter upon causes
which the masses do not approve as con-
templated by the constitution or, demanded
by any public exigency, will not be pro-
ductive of greater mischief than any which
it is likely to remedy.
Year: 1868

to inundate vast country by storms Of
blood, we are fast losing self respect and
natural bravery, while we passively sub
init TO pander great birth-right for the
pottage mess which swells the stomach Of
a pigmy race.


Liberty, with broken staff, and glaring
eye, tramples her cap in the dust, and
gathering her royal robe close around her
Symmetrical form, disgusted and broken
hearted drops humbly, while monarchy
with pompous mien eyes the throne god
dess offers to vacate.


RoDERIcK RANDOM.
Year: 1868

srAsprSe SouAazLY ON TIE Mono
PLArFoRM.-The Bond wing Of the Balti-
naore City Radical Convention, on Thurs
day Of last week. after declaring for Gen.
Grant, placed themselves squarely On the
negro platform by passing the following
resolution by acclamation:


RaoIpsd, That the Republican party In Mary
land, having in Its State convention Of May IA,
1857 solennly and deliberately organized anew,
en- the basis Of impartial manhood suffrage, and
having then and there made the eolored man q
member Of the party in full standing and fellow
ship. cannot now cast him out, and we therefore
demand that his rights be recognized and impair
dial suffrage be carried out not m theory but in
practice.
Year: 1868

We would suggest to Farmers; Market
Gardeners and others, to give Bowers
COMPLETE MANURE fair and impartial
trial. Last season it was found TO be Of
remarkable benefit, and from the result Of
that it will be largely used this spring.
It acts at once in the soil, forces and sus.
tains the crop, and is the substantial food
so necessary for all vegetation.
Year: 1868

A regular meeting of the Chamber of Com
merco was held at O'Clock p. m, yesterday Wm Il
Dodge esq., President in the chair. After the transRc
ton Of routine business. the Executive Committee re
ported that it ne1pedent to comply with the request
OF the Buffalo Board OF Trade asking an Endorsement OF
their memorial to Congress for appropriation Of $500
TO effect improvements In the harbOr OF that port The
reasons set forth by the Committee that memorial
is before Congress looking TO the improvement Of the
harbOr Of York and that IL would be ont OF place
the Chamber 10 solicit the appropriation asked for by
Buffalo without being put In possession OF knowledge
TO the particular improvements sought TO be made there
The report was adopted,


The Committee reported favorably on the communica-
ion OF the Albany Board of Trade asking the Chamber
ndorse their action requesting the Legislature TO take
immediate steps TO put the State Canals proper repair
Ine Committee recommend that memorial be prepared
setng forth the necessity OF such action as proposed
Dy the Board OF Trade that tho President Of the Chamber
sign the same and that II be transmitted to Albany
report was adopted.


Mr 4. A Low moved that o committee Of three be ap-
ponted 70 examine the facts In relation to the proposed
new IN tins city and submit 10 this Chamber


memorial IN relation thereto with Wow TO having the
same LAID before Congress The motion was carried and
the Iouo%ihg named gentlemen appointed as such com
mittee Elliot C. Cowdn. Francis B. Lathrop and Gen.
John Ewing.


The Executive Committee, TO whom was referred the
making OF arrangements for the centennial celebration
Year: 1868

weather delightful and the ground was In toera
Bile order excellent playing had As the new
field at TremOntwhich Will be the finest in the state
will not be ready until June, the Club will play on their
old field at Merose until tho latter part Of May In the
and not the exception, the Club will take trip
down East All of The niue were present on
Wednesday except GOldee, a fine young player named
Stearns taking his place Waterman has gone TO Cincin-
natl and Shelley plays third base Ihe odds OF hye
given the field party and yet they only made
six runs Had Harry Wright been better supported how
ever the nine would not have made as many as hey did
In the fourth inning, when Of the ZINE supported
Harry's pitching no runs were scored Some fine field


ing was shown by the nine, especially by Brdsal Shel
lev and Geo Wright in their positions Mark Durell
won ball for good ycatcng presented by the scorer
The Unions expect TO have grand game on SATURDAY
next when they will play the nine against the field The
Club have wisely adopted the plan ofputtng up prize
bat and ball these games VS. held, Tor the Dest
nlav on the winning side. We give the score below
Year: 1868

THE CHAMPIONS IN THE ZELDA LIVELY OPEN


ING AT M0RRiSANIA.


Tempted by the splendid weather this week
the Union Club Of norTisanla-the Champions Of tho
United 5ates-hasty arranged to have opening game
their grounds Merose on Wednesday and though no
publicity 20 the affair 1t got known in the city
and party took 2So train for Morrsania
and at Up. m game began between the Union and
selected from the best players present The