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Year: 1866

BROUGHT Down A PEG.-A
.spreadeagle orator of the torch and
turpentine school was lately ad-
dressing some of his brethren on
the universal freedom question,
when he exclaimed, go, that | had
the wings of the o eaglel that |
might fly to every town and city,
every village and hamlet in this
broad and glorious country, and
proclaim equal rights to black and
whiteP' AT this point he wilted,
when a naughty boy in the crowd
cried out, "Dry up, you old fool,
you'd get shot for goose before
you flew mile" s.. la..s
Year: 1866

HABITS OF THE APPLE BoRER.-
A correspondent of the Maine
Farmer, who has paid much atten-
ton to this destructive insect,
states as the result of his observa-
tions that the absence OF the saw
dust or borings about the trunk OF
the tree is no proof of the absence
of the borer; that the borer
works downwards, sideways; or
round about, the second year
working very close to the bark
and girdling the tree SO lar as
he goes, aud it is not until after
the second year that he makes q
straight course upward and inward
to come out, probably on the other
side; that there are often several
borers in the same burrow, at least
during the first and second years
and that it is better to kill the tree
in searching for them with the
knife and the chisel, than not to
find them. " a
Year: 1866




A friend just returned from 10
wa, says they have such long-nosed
hogs in a portion of that State,
that the settlers employ them to
plough the fields. lie says they
bury cob at one end and place
the hog at the other. The porker
Immediately digs his snout into the
rich soil and turns a furrow, e.
quail to the best plow, right up to
the cob. Some settlers say that
if a stump should be'in the way
of the furrow, the hog splits it
with his snout. IS laa
Year: 1866

To PRESERVE POTATOES FROM
RoT.-A correspondent of the Sci
entifc American says that he has
tried the following method of
keeping potatoes for years with
complete success, though in some
instances the tubers were diseased
when out of the ground; Dust
over the floor of the bin with lime
and put in about six or seven inch
es deep of potatoes, and dust
with lime as before. Put in six
or seven inches of potatoes, and
dust with lime again; repeat the
operation till all are stored away.
One bushel Of lime will do forty
bushels of potatoes, though more
will not hurt them-the lime rath-
er improving the flavor than other
wise,
Year: 1866

The Canton miss. Mail says a
Northern cotton planter, about
the only man in Madison county
who rejoices in being classed as a
Radical, undertook, the other day,
to whip one of his freedmen, and
got soundly whipped himself.
Year: 1866

To MAKE BUTTER IN WINTER
Strain your milk in pans, then set
the pans on o kettle of hot water
on the stove, aud let it scald, and
ypp will baye no trouble in churn-
ing, nor have bitter butter.
Year: 1866

A fellow who has had "the nit
ten" more than a dozen times, says
that the custom of joining hands
in matrimony is said to be taken
from the practice of pugilists sha-
king hands before they begin to
fight.
Year: 1866

When fresh cows sell for forty


to sixty dollars each, is it not time
to consider whether it will moi. be
good policy to raise some calves,
especially if we have good stock
to raise from? / consider early
spring the best time to start them,
as grass comes when they will re-
guire but little care until fall.
q HOW I START THEM.


A calfithat | am going to raise
| never let suck the cow 1T is much
easier to learn it to drink before
than after | have had them drink
alone, without the aid of the finger,
before they were twelve hours old,
and after the second day | have
but little trouble with them, as
they drink freely if they are in
good healthj besides, the great
advantage is, when they are turn
ed with the cows they never troub-
lie them. Neithef have / put
straps around the nose, with long
nails in them, to prevent their
sucking, as they know nothingsa-
bout it,
Year: 1866

The first two weeks / give them
milk drawn from the mother of
the calf; after that the cud comes;
then | give them little cake meal,
bran and salt, mixed with water
about milk warm. 1t is better to
scald the meal, and let it soak
twelve hours before feeding. If
any is left, feed it to something
else. and make fresh for the calves
every time, as this will sour. A
bout this time they eat alittle hay
clover is best. As soon as there
is grass enough for them to bite, |
turn them out, and ] soon slack off
their food, A small enclosure,
with water and shade, is the most
suitable, where horses or cows are
not permitted to run.
Year: 1866

PR1NoE ARTHUR having now reached
his sixteenth year, Queen Victoria has
determined that he shall enter the
Royal Military Academy at woolwich
as agentleman cadet. The Prince OF
Wales is a General in the army and
Colonel of the Tenth Hussars; Prince
Alfred is Captain in the navy; and it is
intended that PrinceArthur shall be pre-
pared for a commission in either the en-
gineers or artillery. The royal family
will thus be connected with nearly
every branch of the service.
Year: 1866

1t was very evident to-day that al
though Nebraska and the amnesty
power were being discussed in the Sem
ate, and the Pacific Railroad and tho
Appropriation Bill were being discussed
IN tho House, the Congressman were
thinking of the coming Christmas holi-
days, moro than the national business.
1t is the prevalent impression that Ne
braska will be admitted, without the
condition that the word 1Chite is TO be
stricken from the Constitution, but Mr..
Sumner will contest the point to the
last extremity.
Year: 1866

TWO TABLEsPoONsFUL of the Extract of Sarsa-
parla added a pint OF water is equal to the Lisbon
Diet Drink and bottle is eQuai 10 gallon of the
Svrup of SarsapAria, the deC0con as usually made.
Tbe decocton is exceeding troub esome, 1t Is neces
sary TO prepare 1t fresh every day and the Is still


more Objectionable is weaker than the decoction
for fluid saturated with is susceptible of holding
in solution much less extracive matter than water
alone and syrup Is otherwise Objectionable for the
patient is frequently nauseated and his stomach sur
1eed bY the large proportion sugar he Is obliged to
take with each dose sarsaparl and which is OF
use whatever except to keep the decoctOn tom spoil
ing Here the advantages and superiority of the Fluid
Extract in comparative view are strikingy manifest.
Year: 1866

Do not spend life's little day


Sowing seed whose fruit decAysi
Throw not time and strength away
In 9 toll which meier repays
DO no, bound the souls desires


With the earth's horizon.line
When to God thy heart aspires


Through the power Of grace dlT'nss
Do not Bt beneath the shade


or tree in earthly ground,
when thy deathless soul was made


For a joy earth hath not found
transient, vain. decel,ful joys


Cheat our souls and waste our yeAre
= And the world its art employs


To suppress our rising fearss
Sowing to the fiesb, We reap


Fruits Of death, though fair they seem
Soul awake, and dread the sleep


Which destroys thee with dream.
Year: 1866

that his policy may be called revolu~
tionary: but he does not seem to be aware OF
the true dangers which it dimly shrouds. With
a perpetual directory sitting at Washington and
compelling the South by force of arms to sub
nit to scheme Of which the majority OF tho
people, North and South, disapprove, we shall
have taken the last step towards military
despotism, unless we are checked by another
revolution, beginning at the North, which will
sweep the radicals out of power and restore the
old constitution. Against this revolution Mr..
Phillips proposes to guard by frightening the
Northern people with the cry of "repudation."
He claims that if the South comes back into the
Union without negro representatives her Con-
gressmen will Immediately proceed to repu-
diate the national debt. Whether or not the
people are to be scared into acquiescence by
this bugbear time must decide; but if they are
we shall soon have military despOtism
here. similar to that which succeeded the
republics in Rome and France. Tho
people, who are to Judge between the
policy of President Johnson and that of tho
radicals, now have the facts before them and
must be prepared for verdict. What Wendell
Phillips says Congress will do. He is the most
honest, sincere and outspoken of the radicals.
What he declares from the house-tops the rest
whisper in secret. He shows his face, while
they wear masks of expediency. But he In
their leader, their St. John the Baptist; and,
from Sumner and Stevens down to the most
humble of the party, they will all tread reli'
cously in the path which he has marked out
Year: 1866

Even Wendell Phillips will have nothing TO do
with him when such candidate as Grant is
in reserve. Nor does Congress find any greater
favor at the hands Of this radical leader Mr..
Phillips thinks that the great fault of Congress
is regard for prccedcn,s. He is opposed to
precedents. He believes in negro suffrage pro-
tected by a standing army. "The national
sword must never be sheathed." Congress,
too. is composed Of towards. "Tbey dare not
utter their opinions" Congress discusses what
is constitutional. Mr.. Phillips and his followers
"hate the word constitutional" The mes
sage which they send to Congress is,
III you can safely remain in session
be in session forever This may seem rather
inconsistent, but lite meaning is plain. Let


Congress remain in session and force the rad.


cal programme upon the South "by the exer-


else Of whatever dcspotism:" for I'VE have


conquered the South, and have . right to


trample II under our heels.r


The real reconstruction policy Of the radical
leaders Is now plain to the whole country.


That policy is: universal amnesty m exchange
for negro suffrage; negro representation and
negro equality the bargain TO be forced upon
the South ct the point Of the bayonet, under


the war power, and Congress to remain In
perpetual session until the bargain II consum-
mated. The name Of General Grant ~ our
next President h tackled on 70 this policy In
order to give 1t show Of popularity and


plausibility; but, as Grant is the candidate Of
the people, and not Of any party or society
We may at once disconnect him from pro.


srsmme Of which, in oil probability, he
knows nothing whatever. Nr. Phillips admits
Year: 1866

PLEASING EvERYBoDY.-Do not de-
lude yourself with the idea that you can
please everybody. Who ever saw any
body that was worth anything that had
nobody to find fault with him? You
would have to do evil in many cases to
please the evil; some, to crafty them; in
dulge the selfish; submit to the tyrannical;
be a tool for the ambitious, and be careful
not to have anything as good as those who
desire to have everything superior to their
neighbor. If you are public man, sho'd
you be diligent, you must expect to have
many secretly dislike you and talk against
you, for your success; and if you accom>
plish little, though many show themselves
friendly, it often leaks out that some who
appear pleasant to you do thus because
they do not fear your rivalry; they may
smile upon you outwardly, and yet inward
ly entertain contempt for your incficiency.
Always do that which is right, be diligent,
do the most you can. paying no regard to
fault finders, and you will find as many
friends as any sensible man may desire.
Year: 1866

Deacon A. while passing through
his lot the other day, stopped down to tie
his shoe. A pet ram, which the boys had
tanned, among other things, was taught to
regard the posture as highly offensive
He instantly pitched into the old gentls-
mans undefended rear, and laid him full
length in a mud-h Picking himself
up, the deacon discovered the cause Of his
overthrow standing in all the calmness and
dignity of conscious victor. His rage
was boundless, and he saluted him with
the energetic language


"You id old rascal !"


At that moment he caught glimpse OF
the benign face of the minister, peering
through the fence, and he instantly adj
ded-


"If l may be allowded the expression"
Year: 1866

We learn from the Quincy Herald that
one of the radicals of that town invited
Fred. Douglass to tea with him, but when
tea-time came the daughter of the radical
could not be found A search revealed
her in the kitchen, and there she said she
would stay, because when the niggers took
the parlor then the kitchen was her place
and she would not go to the dinner-room
and eat with the great orator" Nice
girl, that, and we'll bet she is good look
inc. and don't wear waterfall or "tilt'
ing skirt"
Year: 1866

A man in Chicago has been compelled
to sue out writ of habeas corpus to get
possession of his wife. The writ is di'
rected to the wife's mother, who is charge
with unlawfully OBTAINING her from the
arms of a loving husband Halt, the
plaintiff, says that he has had but two
years of married life and rather likes it
and don't intend to have any mother-in>
law chisel him out of his martial rights.
But few Chicagoans would be at the ex,
pcnse of lawsuit to recover possession OF
their orn wives IF they have any par.
ticuar weakness it is for the wives of 9TH
er people.
Year: 1866

~ October /, 1865


This work of which Editor Proprietor for
TWENTY YEARS which has had very heavy subscrp
and advertising list every part OF the Union
established a secure and permanent basis.


My purpose The future is give national character
all Of my energies the develop
OF the great material interests of the UH0uits Com
merce Agriculture Manufactures Internal Improvements and
General Industry.


In addition these important topics the work will embrace
discussions upon such great questions of legislation effect


the relations OF the States the permanency OF the Union and
tie honor and prosperity of the country.


In especial viii il be devoted the re-esGbish
ment Of SOUTHERN PROSPERITY and the building Of
its fields of industry and enterprise rendered necessary under
the and altered condition Of things.


The restoration Of the South as effected rpon the basis
proposed by the President and greater field could opened
tor the investment OF capital invited hither from every
quarter Its abundant and fertile lands invite emigration
which it will be prominent object secure.


Regarding the issues of the past dead about which
practical philosophy will not dispute, and those the present
living and potential it is the part of the REVIEW
accept good faith the situation and deduCe from all that
can be pomotye Of the best interests of the whole country


Offices of the REVIEW will be located New York Wash
ngon City, Charleston, Nashville and New Orleans Office
New York, 40 Broadway. J. D. B. DEBOW.
Year: 1866

See the advertisement Of Classic IL
Cook, Claim Agents, under the head
Of new advertisements. These gen
tlemen are prepared to render justice
to all, and are entitled to an extensive
patronage. Mr.. Classic is personally
known to lis as q polite and affable
gentleman, and we warrant that he
will give satisfaction
Year: 1866

crease Of bis pay proper OF 81 per month for each
month Of faithful service in the second year Of lis en-
Isimcnt and further like increase OF 81 per month
for faithful service in the third year Of bis enlistment
and when any soldier reeIlsts Immediately OF within
80 days after the expiration previous term Of enlist
ment it shall be counted continuous term OF en-


-tment and be shall receive from year 10 year add
i0na pcy at the rate Of s. per month in each successive
year that he remains in tie service AL officers are TO
receive their pay monthly When 1t is necessary 10
employ soldiers as arfcers or laborers in the consruc
tion Of permanent military works public roads or other
constant labor Of less than days duration IN any
case hey shall receive addition 10 their regular pay
the following additional compensation therefor: In
listed men working artifcers and non commissioned
officers employed oyoreers Of such work not exceed
ng one oycrseer FOR every meD 40 cents per day and
enlisted employed laborers. 90 cents per day
but such working parties shall only be authorized on
The written order Of commanding officer. This
allowance Of pay not 70 apply 10 the troops Of
the engineer aDd ordnance departments.


BROOKS VS.. DODGE.


The discussion on the Brooks and Dodge
case to-day seemed to throw some little doubt on the
final result, bat it was very little. Several amend
ments are offered to recommit the Committee, and
for other Issues Of the fact that Brooks not legally
elected there 10 be doubt. The proposition
10 recommt means simply leave the matter where il
u.s. To order new election finds less favor than any
other pan and it is morally certain that Brooks will
be ousted. and Dodge accorded the seat.
Year: 1866

In certain village there dwelt poor
woman, who had gathered dish of beans,
which she wished to cook. So she made
fire upou the hearth, and, that it might
burn the quicker, she lighted it with a
handful of straw. And, as she shook the
beans up In the saucepan, one fell out un@
perceived, and came down upon the
ground near straw; soon after glowing
coal burst out of the fire, and fell Just by
these two. Then the Straw began to say,
"My dear friend, whence do you come ~
The Coal replied, ''By good luck 1 sprp- !,
out of the fire, and if had cot ;pmnoS
away by force, my death had been Ger
tain, and | should have been reduced 10
ashes" The Bean continued, 81 also have
got away with whole skin, but, had the
old woman put me in the pot with the
others, should have been boiled to pieces.
as my comrades are" "Would better
fate have fallen to my share 2" said the
Straw; 'for the old woman has suffocated
in tire and smoke all my brothers; sixty
has she put on at once, and deprived Of
life; happily, slipped between her fin
gers"


"But what shall we do now 2" asked the
Coal.


81 think, said the Bean, ''sincs we have
SO luckily escaped death, we will ioin in
partnership, and keep together like good
companions; lest new misfortune over
take us, let us wander, forth and travel
into a strange country"


This proposition pleased the two others,
and they set out together on their travels.
Presently they came to little stream,
over which there was no bridge or path,
and they did not know how they should
get over The Straw gave good advice,
and said, 81 will lay myself across, so that
bridge"


So the Straw stretched itself from one
bank to the other, and the Coal, which
was OF a fiery nature, tripped lightly upon
the newly-built bridge. But when it came
to the middle of it and heard the water
running along beneath, it was frightened,
and stood still, not daring to 90 further.
The Straw, however, beginning to burn,
broke in two and fell into the stream, and
the Coal, slipping after, hissed as it reach
ed the water, and gave up the ghost The
Bean, which had prudently remained up
on the shore, was forced to laugh at this
accident land the joke being so good, it
laughed so immoderately that it burst
ITSELF Now, they would all have been
done for alike, if tailor, who was out on
his wanderings, had not just then, by great
good luck, sat himself down near the
stream. Having commiserating heart,
he took out needle and thread, and sewed
the Bean together. The Bean thanked
him exceedingly; but as the tailor used
black thread, it has happened since that
time that every Bean has black seam.
Year: 1866

Oliver Wendell Holmes thus discourses
on a Thankful Heart :-'1f one should give
me dish of sand, and tell me there were
particles of iron in it l might feel for them
with my clumsy fingers, and be unable to
find them; but let me take magnet and
sweep through it and how it would draw
to itself the almost invisible particles by
the mere power of attraction! The un-
thankful heart like my finger in the sand,
discovers no mercies; but let the thank
full heart sweep through the day, and as
the magnet finds the iron, so it will find
in every hour some heavenly blessings;
only, the iron in Gods sand is gold"
Year: 1866

Henry A. Wise, Ex-Governor of Vir-
ginia, in lecture at Norfolk for the ben
eft of Southern churches, made this ex-
traordinary declaration:


"He is, | fear, an infdel who doesn't
see that the fire and sword of this war
were sent from heaven. God knew that
we could be torn away from our black idol
of slavery only by fire and blood and the
drawn sword of the destroying angel of
war. He sent them, and we ought to
praise the Most High that he did not send
worse plaques, like those of Egypt, against
whatever weakness or wickedness we
clung to like Pharaoh"
Year: 1866

A Coon REPLY.-Lord Bolingbroke
once asked Lady Huntingdon how she re-
conciled prayer to God for particular bless
ings with absolute resignation to the Di-
vine will. every easy" answered her
ladyship; 'just as if were to offer Pc
tition to a monarch of whose kindness and
wisdom l have the highest opinion. In
such case my language should be, l wish
you to bestow on me such a favor; but
your Majesty knows better than l how far
it would be agreeable to you, or right in
itself to grant my desire. l therefore con-
tent myself with humbly presenting my
petition, and leave the event of it entirely
to YOU"
Year: 1866

Nothing teaches patience ike the gar
den. We may go round and watch the
opening bud from day to day; but it takes
its own time, and you cannot urge it on
faster''than it will. All the best results of
garden, like those of life, are slowly but
regularly progressive.
Year: 1866

The second cause, and the one most COM


mon in this climate is disease of the air.


passages-catdrT-h, sore throat or bronchitis


sometimes by dust. All catarrhal afiec-


tions, whether of the nose, throat, or


lungs, produce thlckeHiBg of the mucus


membrane and more or less secretion of


nueus. These tend to diminish the size


of the tubes through which the air passes


to the lungs, and, rs a consequence, dimin-


ishes the quantity of air received at each


breath. Often we find in bronchitis the size


of the bronchial tubes diminished one


third and even ene-hdT When such is


the case, the patient is always short


breathed. He can not run up flight of
stairs or a hill, as he could when he was


in health, but soon gets out Of aoi'1d and
fatigued. Even where the obstruction of
the air tubes is slight and temporary il
produces feverishness of the system, in
creased frequency of the pulse, and di-
minished appetite. When the obstruction
is greater, IS is the case in asthma, these
symptoms are increased, and the shortness
OF breath becomes q gaspiHg for air
When person dies of Group or drotoniRg
it is not the disease or the i0ater which |
kills, but the carbon of the blood which |
poisons and paralyzes the heart and brain.
Nothing loiLL renloce this carbon 6ut the ]
Oxygen of the air. The fumes of burning |
charcoal, when difused through the air Of |
q room, cause death in the same way as
drowning or Group, by simply preventing
the oxygen of the air from reaching the
lungs.


Now, since death follows from shutting
off the air, in from one to two minutes,
you can readily understand that this func-
tion of the lungs is very necessary to life,
and that even the slightest diminution in
the qltGHtityor the purity of the air must
be followed by great injury to health.
The blood always becomes carbonGccous
when the quantity of air is diminished,
and the quantity of air is always dimin-
ished when the air tubes are thiekeHed BY
catarrhal Inflammation, or cLoqgcd by
sticky nsueus. Consumption is only the
consequence Of this carbonaceous impurity
of the blood. INbercIeS themselves are
only deposits of carbon in the tit sue of the
lungs and the liberation and destruction
of this important organ results directly
from their presence.