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Year: 1867

BUTTER, CHEESE AND WOoL.-The
well informed commercial editor of
the Boston Watchman and Reflector,
gives the following information con-
cerning the present and prospective
condition of the Market, as regards
Butter, Cheese and Wool:


The market is decidedly dull for
butter. We have no interest either
in the making or sale of butter, and
we aim to give the exact condition of
the market. We don't believe that
butter will ruleas high as it did last
year, because we think dairymen have
seen the folly of holding butter till
they are compelled to sell at grease
prices. That there was more butter
made the past season than was need
ed for consumption is abundantly
proved by the fact that hundreds and
hundreds of tons were sold at Is to
20c per Id. Unless there is a de-
mand for butter abroad, dairymen
will make mistake in holding; for
although we expect a larger South
ern demand than we had last year,
Yet the supply is likely to exceed the
wants of the trade.


1t looks now as though the demand
for cheese abroad would be fully
equal to last year. The ravages of
the cattle plague have been fearful,
and in many of the best cheese-mak-
ing districts, as in Cheshire for in
stance, nearly one-fourth of the cattle
have died. The depressed condition
of the laboring classes will doubtless
have some effect on consumption, but
there is no reason to expect small
er demand than there was the past
year.


The stock of wool in all the sea-
board markets is very light, and as
there is comparatively none to come
forward everything will be cleaned
up by the last of June. Should this
opinion prove correct we do not see
but what manufacturers will be OBJ
liged to stop, for want of material,
unless the new clip at the West can
be moved at satisfactory prices
That there will be more than usual
caution manifested in buying the pre-
sent season is beyond doubt. The


manufacturers have not made so much


money the past season as to enable


them to buy dirt for wool, and a very


liberal discount will be demand on ILL


conditioned wool.
Year: 1867

HAVING A COOP TME.-The Pen
insula Herald has the following good
turn on a common expression by the
.opposers of Temperance orders:


"Some of the enemies of our Order
think themselves cute and shrewd, il
saying the young people join the
Good TemplarS to have a good time.
And those who say so are sharp and
cute, though unaware of it. What
they intend as a sneer, is a veritable
fact. Not only the young people, but
also the older people have a good
time in the Lodge. 1t is organized
for that very purpose. Our foes GER
tainly do not expect that we meet to
have bad time. Goodness is oul
object, doing good our. aim, and all
actuated thus have a good time al
the time. Some people are SO mean
and selfish and miserable, that they
cannot bear to see others happy
They should brush up little, and If
possible get into the Lodge, and they
may have a good time too."
Year: 1867

told them, he had been struggling un-
der a horror of great darkness. A
sense of guilt crushing him down to
hell, He could neither eat nor sleep.
He had appointed that night for a
ball, and intended to drink to uncon-
sciousness, that he might drown his
lashing conscience. But his conscience
would not drown. Even whisky could
not drown it. He saw that he must
stop his fearful trade at once, and he
had stopped it. That night he had
confessed his misery to his assistants,
and had closed his place forever
That night Osman was converted.
Next day his usual advertisements
were exchanged for the notice of a
prayer-meeting, and on the evening of
that day was held a triumphal meet
ing the at metropolitan, such as Prov
idence never saw before. Saturday
night another meeting was held at
which the proprietor himself presid-
ed. AS we heard his touching pray
er and earnest appeals to his late
companions we could but exclaim,
What hath God wrought


We have given this extended mar
rative for distinct purpose. A vital
Christianity will aim to do something
for the moral rescue of those in
danger. Jesus came not simply to
make the good better, but to save the
lost, to lift up the fallen, to feed the
hungry, to cure the leprous soul, to
redeem the drunkard, to keep the
young man from theft or forgery, and
to establish the kingdom of God in
every city, home and individual soul.
This is the work of an aggressive
Observation-Disclosures Register.
Year: 1867

signs were sometimes voucasafeG to
mortal men for certain grave reasons,
and, though not superstitious, | still
believe that they are more frequent
than is usually supposed. As We near
ed the port for which we were bound
Captain Williams (for such was the
name Of my visitor) was one day sitting
With me in the cabin, when be asked to
see the chart, as be wished to pick ont
the spot where [ found him. / gave
him an entirely new chart, and he bus
led himself sharpening a pencil with
which to mark the place where he had
so nearly lost his life Spddenly ]
heard an exclamation from him, which
he followed up by saying, "My dear -
| am very sorry; but l have cut my
fuger, and have dropped some blood on
your new chart, and / see that [ Have
soiiei the very spot which / was going
to point out as that whereabouts you
found me Bat" he added, in light
laugh, ''that will do instead to mark
the place. | have the two charts now
both of them marked exactly alike !;
one done by Captain Williams in the
fIesh accidentally; the other BY
Render, can you tell whom?
Year: 1867

sfNttt1 ~ II = -'ChtA - / - .. -


In the year I85- I vas il command
Of the Do5abj,,, fine bark Of 500 tons


We had been oa a whaling voyage,
and had obsa:2ed an unusually good
cargo Of oil both in quality and qnautity.
With cur course laid for home, the
crew il good health, and fair prospect
Of percentage money oil the cargo, what
more could we want tc keep the song
and the jest on the lips Of the crew ?


Time passed quickly along. Hcme-
ward bound" has an intensified mean
ing 10 the whaler's crew, and as We
bowled along with good breeze, each
day getting nearer and nearer to our
homes and fresides, there were few on
the vessel Who did net feel their spirits


rising with each days progress. -..


One night about eleven o clock l was
sitting at the upper end of my cabin


table consulting chart on which the
vessels course was laid down. | had


beeu reading Dante's Inferno, and the


horrible nature OF the work had aroused


my sensitive feelings to such an extent
that l had determined to try how far 4
cigar and 4 walk CD deck would steady
my nerves. Just as I vas about rising
fcgta ury chair to 60 on deck ] noticed
Geure des, ending the companion way
before ne 4 single glance told me


that it was t one Of the crew. No
one Of my well-fed, sleek men could


possibly lock as miserable as this figure
looked, even at the distance at which [


saw him Slowly he descended the
steps, grasping the hand-rail to support


himself as if he were too feeble to
descend without support. His back


was bent, and his head lay forward on
his breast as If he was carefully watch
ing bis footsteps; his feet we're bare,


while his head was enveloped in a
piece of old sail-eloth in place of a cap.
His left arm hung down by his side
carefully rolled up in his coat, which


had evidently been taken of for that
purpose, and the arm itself appeared to


be broken Quietly and without utter
/ ing word he approached ME, and at


last lie sat down at the opposite end of


the table to that which was my accus-
toned place. He then slowly raised


his head, aud sight was presented to


my astonished gaze, the like of which I


hope | may never see again. A fine,


noble face it was but attenuated by
disease aud suffering, or perhaps both.
The features had been good andregular,


but now the cheeks were sunken and
hollow; the teeth, white and even, weFs
Year: 1867

BLINDNEss OF MIND-W hen men
stife the convictions of conscience, aud
play with thing so sacred as truth,
they are left to reap as the fruit, con-
science that is scared, and to be more
ready to embrace falsehood than truth.
Year: 1867

v---A gentleman visiting In the family
of worthy deacon, in a neighboring town
had been showing the children one evening
beautiful musical box, after which hs
wound up and put the instrument II his
pocket. At tho hour OF retiring for the
night. the visitor was called upou fcr
prayer and having got upon his knees was
in the midst Of what promised TO be : some


what prolonged petition, when suddenly,
in consequence Of change OF position on
tho part, Of the suppliant, the musical box
started gayly of with the tune. ",rake your
time. Miss Lucyw 10 say that the prayer
was brought TO rather abrupt termination,
and that even the worthy deacon rose from
his knees all but convulcd with laughter,
Is drawing the effect Of the incident quite
mildly. ao'nlsa re ~ 'AlA''
Year: 1867

REpUDIAroN.-Ths Copperhesd party


arp now openly advocating repudistion Of
our nationsl war debt, or Whist amounts
to the same thing. and are calling upon
the working men and the soldiers to unite
with them to accomplish this object. At
time when our Government was sorely


pressed for funds to feed and clothe our
soldiers in the field, and to pay them for
their services. it raised the money from
capitalists. BY giving them bonds. and
pledging their payment in q certain kind
Of funds. and stipulatiDg that the bonds
should not be taxed. At the close Of the
war. the Coppsrbead leaders proposed to
pay the Government debt. and also the
rebel debt. contracted in the effort to
destroy the Government. Finding that
proposition spurned BY the people. they
gradually worked along. until they now
unblushinsly propose to violate the SOL
emn agreement by which Government
raised the mssns to feed and pay our
soldiers, sud ask the soldiers to aid them
in their rascality. How many soldiers
will do it? Not one, who was true
soldier.
Year: 1867

Go to the polls early on the morning OF
Wednesday, the 4th. stay there all day and
work for the success of the WHOLE ticket.
You certainly can spare one day in two years
for the good of your country.


See that every one of your neighbors, WHO
is entitled to vote and will cast it on the
right side. goes to the polls on that day.


Be vigllant. See to it that no Union voter
is deceived and Imposed upon with ''pastera,'
spurious tickets and other such Democratic
tricks.


Do not make any swops with Copperheads.
They have nothing on their ticket worth
swopping for, and if you trade with them on
any terms you will get cheated.


Vote the straight ticket, from Governor
down to County Surveyor. You do not
need any pencils. Leave them at home.


Do not let the Democrats play any dead
men or absentees on you. We understand
they are going to attempt it. Watch them
close. They know they are beaten, and
consequently will resort to every species of
trickery and fraud to secure the success of
their nominees.


FINALLY don't "niss trick"
Year: 1867

You who are now about to exercise, for
the first time, that great privilege of Amer
ican Freemen-the elective franchise you
who will, on the 4tl, of September, for the
first time, have a voice in the administration
of this Government, pause and reflect before
you cast vote the recollection of which will
cause your checks to tingle with shame for
years to come. Do not allow yourselves to
be blinded by prejudice. duped by falsifers
or misled by political tricksters. Examine
both platforms carefully, become conversant
with the records of the parties, study what
each aims to accomplish, and we have no
fears for the result. Think well before you
Join your fortunes and allie yourselves with
party which is opposed to every principle
of justice and humanity, the enemy of prog
ress. education and enlightenment, and the
sworn friend of ignorance, stupidity and su-
perstition. The Government has protected
and educated you; Will you repay its kind
ness and benefcence with stab in the bacl;
at the first opportunity by casting your vote
for traitorsa If not, then vote the Union
ticket.
Year: 1867

Union men. on the day of election the
democrats will resort to all manners of
tricks to get you to vote portion of their
ticket. They will have tickets headed
Union Ticket" with the names of some of
their candidates on them, put in where there
is the least danger of detection. They will
also have "pasters,' that is, little strips of
paper with the name of a Democratic
nominee printed on them, to paste over the
name of candidate for the same Office.
Unless you READ YOUR TICKET FROM
TOP TO BOTTOM, you cannot discover the
forgery. Be vigilant.
Year: 1867

THE dance at Lebeauxs on Wednesday
evening last was numerously attended
Prof. Cronk was in his usual good spirits
and played as lively as ever and the evening
wore away all too rapidly. Dancing was
kept up until an early hour IN the morning.
We were sorry that we could not attend.
Too much work on hand.
Year: 1867

has cured thousands and it will YOU you try
it.


This invaluable medicine is pleasant to the taste;
soothing healing and Strengthening in its effects
tirey free from all poisonous or deleterious drugs,
and perfectly harmless under all circumstances.


Certificates from many prominent citizens Of San
Francisco accompany every bottle Of
Year: 1867

AN ACCIDENT IN THE U. S. SUPREME
CoURT.-One of the judges of the
United States Supreme Court had one
of his eyes badly injured the other day,
during the argument of case, by mad
vertently allowing it to fall upon a
point in the evidence
Year: 1867

FLINT Kun, w. Va, I


November 18th, 1867.
Editor OF the Register


SIR-Seeing my name in connection
with an article in a recent number of
your paper, wish to make a few re-
marks in reference to the subject mat
ter of said article. 1t is true | offered to
vote at the late election, believing that
1 had perfect right to do so; and from
this that l had been registered by the
Board, of this county, and my name
appeared on the registers book at the
polls; and further understanding the
law to the effect, that all persons regis
tered had right of franchise and no
other, l claimed my right to vote.


was with the Confederate army for
short time in the summer of 1861, but
come back to my home as soon rs l
could do so, which was in July, 1851. l
never took An oath of any kind to the
army, or Southern Confoderacy-never
fired u gun, nor injured person in any
way while connected with the army.
Directly after my return came to this
(Doddridge) county, and have here my
home. was elected to Office in this
county in 1863, but would not accept it,
because could not conscientiously take
the oath of Office; neither did take the
oath when was registered. AS an
honest man l could not do so, but the
point is hero. ras registered by the
Board; therefore contended that under
the Registry law l was entitled to vote.
1t may be that had no right under the
State Constitution TO vote, but under
the law governing the conductors of
elections contended l had, and still
think 80. As to whetherI was eligible
TO be registered is another question.


Yours, &c,


JAMES c. CLINE.
Year: 1867

Killing hogs is a business in which
the whole community is interested,
and perhaps small proportion acquaint-
ed with it. 1t is termed "butchering,"
and often carried on in "butchering"
style, while it is business worthy of
being conducted in decent and scien-
tific way. do not purpose going into
long programme Of telling how to
catch hog, and how to hold him, &C..
but to throw cut few hints.


Do not suffer the hog to be run and
worried by men, boys and dogs, getting
his blood and flesh heated, just before
killing. Ibelieve this is one cause of meat
spelling. Sometimes we drive hog or
two to q neighbors so as to "kill to-
gether," as it is termed, making use of
the same force, same fire and other fix-
ings; and we have known the hams and
shoulders Of hogs thus driven to come
out little short before the next sum
mer was over.


Let the hogs be killed with as little
noise, and worriment aud excitement IS
possible. A Jers.yman has enc to 20 into
the pen, select hia victim, and shoot
him, or with q broad faced hammer
(like q shoemaker's hammer) knock
down the hog, when other men come i'm
mediately and stick, and others drag out,
and 60 to scalding, and so on, with q
large number of hegs.


Scalding machines have become very
commsn and are good institution; but
everybody has not got one and still use
tubs. / like the tub, and want nothing
better for ordinary times but / want Q
rope and tackle, and one OF two hands
to help work the hog. ! would not al
low hog put into hot water while there
is sign of life in him; but when dead,
make an opening to the gambrel strings
and hook in, hoist the hog and dip him
head and shoulders into the scald: do
not let him remain more than a second
or two lest his hair "sets, hoist him and
air him, aud if needfol dip him, again
and again till done, then hook to the
lower Jaw and scald the hinder parts.
! like slow scalds the best; as less likely
to "set the hair.r While the hind uarts
are getting scalded, the face NAV be
cleansed. Too little attention is gsner-
ally given to cleansing the head, as also
the feet, leaving them for the women to
worry over by the hour in some cold
out-kitchen. AS soon as the hog is
hung mp and washed of, let the head be
taken of, and set upon Q barrel or block.
and regularly shaved and cle;ned.-
And now, while speaking Of the bead,
want to say howl cut up . head.
lay it on its side and take of the iowl
Tor lower jaw:) / then saw down across
the face Just above the eyes, but csrsfll
Year: 1867

almost unrivalled, while as q speaker
he was earnest, persuasive and eloquent.
By his diligent research he laid all de-
partments of learning under contribu-
tion, but he was especially familiar
with the pages of historic aud classical
literature; frequent and apposite al
lusions and quotations richly illustra-
ted his subjects, and adorned his for
ensic addresses. His habits were un-
exceptiOnable, and it is needless to add,
that the most entire prop,iety distin-
guished his professional intercourse
with the bar and the bench.


As a citizen lie always manifested o
becoming degree of public spirit in
everything appertaining to the welfare
and prosperity of the community in
which he had cast his let, while the
value of his councils was duly appre-
ciated in the constancy with which
they were sought in the management
Of our public affairs. Again and again
was Mr. Russell called upon by the pub
lie voice to represent this city and
county i'll the General Assembly ut
Richmond, and the ability and faithful
ness with which he discharged his du-
ties are known and acknowledged by
all.


Bat, while Mr.. Russell was held in
high esteem as lawyer and citizen, he
was especially appreciated by those who
knew him in the intimacies of private
life. His genial nature, his courteous
manners, his lively flashes of wit and
humor, his happy repartees, all united
with a highly poetic and philosophic
cast of mind, gave charm and pleasure
to his conversation and intercourse
rarely eqHalled. He was faithful in his
friendships, and in all the relations, pub
lie and private, which he sustained in
life. His bereaved wife and children, in
the bitterness of their grief, can testify
to his virtues as husband and father.


The great secession movement of 1861,
in which he united, led to his separa-
tion from oar midst: this was the great
political error of his life; the move
ment was overthrown, and he expressed
himself content with the result, and
INDUCED the earnest hope that all parts
of the country, under wiser couhcils,
might again be united, prosperous and
happy.


His life has gone out; the light of his
beaming eye is extinguished; his genial
heart has ceased to beat; the grave
covers all that remains of Charles w.
Russell. Let all partisan and sectional
feelings and animosities be buried in
his tomb, and the memory of his public
and private worth, as one of our former
citizens, alone survive in this communi-
ty, where he spent nearly quarter of a
century of useful and honored life.
Year: 1867

We have frequently commended the
practice of whitewashing fruit trees
in the fall.


There is o two fold benefit in this, as
it destroys the eggs of insects in the
bark and by its reflection of the suns
rays on bright days in winter, protects
the tree from sun-scald while the sap is
frozen. Then the whltewash will have
become so weather-beaten that it will
not be offensive to the eye, after the tree
puts out is leaves. On this subject q
very noted orchardist writes:


"We are quite sure that no enc who
ever used limewash to tree ever found
any ill effects result therefrom, while
hundreds can attest to its virtues. The
mistake arises from supposing that old
bark like the leaves, have perspiratOry
organs. A leaf has, and to dip leaf in
to whitewash would smother and kill
it; but the outside bark of tree is dead,
and serves no useful purpose, but to aid
in preserving the internal heat of the
tree. 1t is the analogue of hair to an
animal. Whitewash cannot hurt it, but
it does hurt the insects which harbor in
the crevices of the rough bark, by closing
up their breathing pores and perspira-
tory organs. Use whitewash, friends, if
you like. The white color is disagree
able, but you can mix something with
it to odestroy the glare"
Year: 1867

The heat Of the sun fell down, fell down
The beat Of the sun fell down on me,
As shaded my eyes with a trembling hand


And gAzed through the haze at the sea.
And the sea It shimmered, and lifted, and fell,
All brightly blue; till the swell Of the wave
Broke down on the sands into foam,foods white
That weltered BY crag and BY cave.
From the sunny shadows 1t deepened down
Gathering evermore deep aud dark
Till it changed to a shuddering vast Profound
On t6e dizzy ledge Of the hoary enf


The sea-birds huttered In restleas Aoei.
And their piercing shrieK Euu uneir pIaintive cry
Rang sharp through the air from the rocks,
The land wind, scented with thyme and heath,
Flowed down from the moor to the edge Of the


bay,


And mixed with the dense Salt.brsathI that
Where the shells and the sea.weed lay.
Far out where the sky swept down to the sea,
And the sea swept smoothly up to the sky,
Where the Doors Of Space that are backward


flung,


To the ships when the winds are high.
In the bay below swung a summer boat,


With helm, and a flag, and tiny sail
But all unfit for the wrestling rush


OF the surge and the strength of the gale.
dropped my hand to my reaping book
How mourDful the sea-birds cried in my ears !
gathered my corn in the sweat of my brow,
And noieteaed my bread with my tears.
But thought of a Land that lies far away,
As true in the dawn as it is in the dream
Where the fruit and the flowers, the rest and the


love,


Arc all that they ever seem
Land where the breath, now drawn and spent
In toll, on these fields Salt>strewn by the blast,
Might have time to stay in bosom that swelled
With satisfied wonder at last
The heat of the sun fell down, fell down,
And it smote on the field, and the cliff and


the sea,


But | thought of ship with shadowing wings,
That will some day call for me.
And then to sail past the Doors of the Flood,
Ger a narrowing sea to rising shore,
Till the prov runs up on the golden sand
And Life shall know Labor no more.
Year: 1867

Both Houses are holding sessions every night,
and are getting large amount of business dis
posed Of. | think there will be some important
and very proper changer made in the Indian
Depart nent this session. There will be nothing
done with the Northern Pacific Railroad this ses-
sion, but the friends Of the bill hope to have 1t
up Immediately after the 4th Of March.