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Year: 1866

The Folsom Telegraph says, work on the
Manufacturing Canal, at this place, is
being steadily prosecuted. We are informed
that the force at work will be largely increas.
ed in few days, and that the heavy cutting at
the upper end of the canal will be done by
contract, and that work on the entire line
will be pushed with vigor during the Win
ter. The capital invested ia this great
enterprise is home capital, and proves what
can be done with live enterprise and energy
rightly directed.
Year: 1866

The WRECK OF THE CoYA.-The bodies
of thirteen persons have been recovered from
this vessel Persons living on shore in the
neighborhood of the wreck, have carried
away everything valuable that has hoated to
the beac
Year: 1866

EGov. Smith, recommends TO The mem.
bers Of the Montana Legislature that they
adopt almost entire the civil Practice Act of
California. lie remarks that The Territory
is 80 much like our State in every respect,
that nearly all the cases for adjudication
there, can find precedent in those settled
here BY our practice and reports.
Year: 1866

OBLIGED TO H1M-Gen. Butler said, in his
speech in the negro convention at Phla-
delphia had the negro not been armed the re-
suit would have been far different" OF course
he meant, says an exchange, the twenty mil.
lion Of Northern whites would, but for the aid
OF the negroes, have been whipped by the
seven or eight millions Of Southern whites.
The Northern whites must feel tremendously
obliged to him. They should give him big
dose oftcphet, administered with spoons.
Year: 1866

V1cE ON THE INCREAsE-The Scottish Amer
ico" Journal says that five years ago there
were not more than score or two Of known
gambling houses in the whole of New York


but to day there are at least two thousand,
where the young. the idle, and the viciously
disposed are employed night after night in
learning the business of plunderng people.
Year: 1866

Mr.. Sydney e. Morse, the founder of the
Boston Recorder, the senior founder of the
New York Observer, and the inventor of Ge-
ography. has recently Invented; and Just pat
ented, in connection with his son, G.. i4iv-
ingston Morse, a new aud very simple philo-
sophicai Instrument, which they call Bath
ometer. 1t is intended, as its name imports.
to measure the depth of water everywhere.
even in the deepest partssof the ocean ; and
it does this with rapidity and accuraey far
exceeding that of any apparatus now Id use
for the purpose.


No line is used, and it sinks, therefore. ra-
pidly, with little obstruction from friction
No line being used, its accuracy as a meter of
depth Is not affected by currents. You throw
it overheard, With its appendages, in the
ocean, where the water is miles deep. 1t
goes down ike shot, and as soon as it touch
es bottom it turns and comes back TO the sur
face. You pick it up, and the true depth of
the water at the point where it struck the
bottom is seen on the scale of the bathometer.
just as you see the degree OF heat on the scale
OF thermometer. You turn the instrument
on lis side, and then cause it again to assume
a Perpendicular position, and it is ready for a
new operation.


One of the most Curious parts Of the :. hole
contrivance is, that, with a slight change, the
came batnOmeter can be used as a meier Of
the depth of water in the ocean, on a scale of
an inch to mile, and in bathing tub on a
scale of more than tile tenth of an inch to a
foot, the lower part of the scale being used
for shallow and the upper part for deep wa
ter.
Year: 1866

Ey' The Pittsburg Republican states that
at Rising Sun, Indiana, on the Ohio river. on
the 14th of July, while the sky was perfectly
clear, SO far as the eye could reach, and the
sun was shining brightly, vivid fash of
lightning appeared. followed by long and
sharp peal of thunder The electric fluid
struck a church and two dwelling houses
AT the same instant little girl was killed
outright, and little boy had his clothing
stripped completely of his body. not exceptc
ing his shoes, all of which had the appear
anee of being cut with sharp knife. The
boy was only stunned and slightly Injured in
one of his legs: Another boy in the same
vicinity was also struck at the same time. but
was more seriously, though not fatally injured,
than the boy who had his clothing torn off.
Year: 1866

Why EARLY DIDN'T TAKE WASHINGTON
~C1TY.-The credit of saving the city is due
alone to bull and barrel of whiskey Said
bull was the property of Mr. George w.
Riggs, the banker. and was much esteemed
for his many excellent qualities and intrinsic
usefulness. The whiskey was a barrel of
choice old Bourbon, found in Mr. Montgom-
cry Blalr's wine. cellar. When Jubal Early
and his rebel host reached the defences Of
Washington they were both hungry. and
thirsty, aud went to searching the houses of
the neighborhood for whatever was good
The bull was discovered aud slaughtered, and
the rebel generals and their stats banoueted
on him. And there was great rejoicing when
the barrel of whiskey was captured and
brought forth. When these rebel gentlemen
had filled their stomnchs on tho flesh of the
bull, they had such fondness for the Whis-
key that they allowed IT to steal away their
brains. Indeed, they gave themselves up to
feasting and drinking, and quite forgot that
they had been sent to capture Washington,
which they might easily have done, for it
was at that time in defenccless condition.
The delay caused by this riotous conduct on
the part of EARLY and his subordinate gene
rails gave the old Sixth corps time to come
up, when they scampered back across the Po-
tomac, and the siege was raised.-NaHOnat
Republican.
Year: 1866

- 1t Is announced that Attorney General
StanberFy has decided that persons nominated
by ths President for public Offices during the
session Of the Senate and rejected by that
body, can be again legally appointed to Office,
during the recess. This doctrine. of which
We may say there does not appear to have
been any doubt on the part of any ureyious
administration, will enable the President to.
re-aPPoint TO Office any person whose former
nomination has been rejected.
Year: 1866

An old lady who had insisted ON her
minister's praying for rain, had her eabbaecs
cut up by hail storm, and ON viewing the
wreck remarked, that she s'never knew him
to undertake anything without OVERRIDING the
Year: 1866

The New Orleans Commercial of the I'd
inst. has long aud very sensible article on
the subject OF the recent riot from which we
extract the following passages:


We suppose it will be conceded that the
resistance of the Southern peopl.: to the Gov
ernment of the United States was based on an
universal apprehension of negro freedom and
its probable dangers Emancipation came.
The negroes were sorderly throughout the
war. They accepted the freedom which was
rendered them. They resumed their en-
Payments. The relations of kindness be-
tween themselves and the whites were re-
stored. Finding the fact of emancipation
had not produced the evils apprehended, and
that 1t was inevitable, the people OF the South
determined to re-enter the Union, and in
good faith to remain there. The only cause
which had interrupted the Union could never
occur again.


The South recognized the changed relation
OF the negro. 1t proposed to provide for it.
In Georgia. the Carolinas and in Virginia,
leading men who mould public opinion, have
declared the Importance OF protecting the ne
gro race by law, and of correcting the crime,
ignorance and pauperism which inflicted such
injury upon southern society. The progress
OF Southern sentiment does not. however.
seem sufficiently rapid for the friende of the
negro elsewhere. They send emissaries to
stimulate him to demand an immediate sta
ton, and accompany this demand with speech
es calculated to excite an hostility of races.
with all its terrible consequences.


1t Is, therefore, our opinion that the public
meeting in favor of universal suffrage. with
its infiammatory harungues, was one of the
first causes of the great riot. And that the
asSembIages and procession of armed negroes
which paraded the streets, was the second cause
OF the onslau- BIT.
Year: 1866

Mr.. CONOvER-De0r Sir: I have
been trying to see you for several
days, but hear that you are out of
town. shall leave this at Station
A, that you may get it as soon as you
return. am in great need Of more
money; my last investments did not
pay, and / am dead broke, and so is
Snevel. The Judge told me when /
last saw him to communicate with
him only through you, and l don'tlike
to write him but / must have money
in a few days. Get him, to send me
$500, for nothing less will be Of any use
to me. / wish / could get in bulk all /
am to receive, and then could get
into safer business; but / suppose
you are all afraid that if you should
give me all in my hands at once, /
could not be found when most want
ed. / don't like to be suspected but
any thing is better than being poor,
SO will take what / can get-but OF
course not less than $500. Don't keep
me waiting again, for Gods sake, fol
I shall hardly be able to raise cock.
tails and cigars till i hear from YOU
''Truly yours,


"WILLIAM CAMPBELL"
Year: 1866

thread, or knit fabrics manufactured
exclusively from cotton and exported,
as shall have been assessed and paid
in the form Of an internal tax, upon
the raw cotton entering into the
manufacture Of said cloth or other
articles"


In other words, while the producer
or planter who grows one hundred
bales Of cotton has to pay to the gov
ernment tax of S15OO upon it, the
manufacturer in the United States
who converts it into fabrics Is paid by
the government for so doing the sum
Of $3.50, that Is, Of about three .foertIs
of a cent per yard, which is of itself
a heavy profit on the capital in
vested.
Year: 1866

CAUSES OF SUDDEN DEATH.-Nery few Of the
sudden deaths which are said t. arise from
diseases of the heart do really arise from
that cause. 10 ascertain the real origin of
sudden deaths, an experiment has been


tried in Europe, and reported to a scientific
congress held at Strasburg. Sixty-six
cases of sudden death were made the SUD
.ject of a thorough post m0rte01 examination
in these cases onl y two were found who had
died from diseases Of the heart. Nine ont
of the sixty-six had died of apoplexy, while
there were forty-six cases of congestion of
the lungs-that is, the lungs were So full of
blood they could not work. there not being
room enough for a sufficient quantity Of air
to enter to support life. The causes that
produce congestion of the lungs are-cold
feet, tight clothing, costivc bowels, sitting
| still until chilled after being warmed with


labor or a rapid walk, going too suddenly
| from a close heated room into the cold air,
/ especially after speaking and sudden de-
pressing news operating on the blood
/ These causes of sudden death being known


an avoidance of them may serve to length,
en- many valuable lives, which would other


wise be lost under the verdict of heart com


plant. The disease is supposed to be in
tevitable hence many may not take thC
! pains they would to avoid sudden death il


they knew it lay in their power.
Year: 1866

Then she stopped and asked questions Of
the stones, striking them with her open
! palm because they would not answer
AN amazed little herd sitting ebehind "a
rock, witnessed these strange proceedings
By-and. by she began to call after the birds,
IN a wild shrill way, startling the echoes
of the hills as she went along. A party Of
gentlemen returning by dangerous path
heard the unu nal sound and stopped to
listen.


"What is that 2" asked one.
a young eagle" said Coll Dhu, whose
face had become livid they often give
such cries"


at was uncommonly like woman's
voice !" was the reply: and Immediately
another wild note rang toward them from
the rocks above bare. saw-lIke ridge,
shelving away to some distance ahead, and
projecting one hungry tooth over abyss
A few more moments and they saw Evlcen
Blake's light figure futtering out toward
this dizzy point.


MY EvIeen p cried the colonel, recog
nizing his daughter "she is mad to ven
ture on such a spot" !"


Mad {" repeated Coll Dhu. And then
dashed off to the rescue with all the might
and swiftness of his powerful limbs.


When he drew near her, Eveleen had
almost reached the verge of the terrible
rock Very cautiously he approached htr r,
his object being to seize her in his strong
arms before she was aware of his presence,
and carry her many yards away from the
spot Of danger But in fatal moment
Evelecn turned her head and saw him
One wild ringing cry Of hate and horror,
which startled the very eagles and scatter
ed flight OF curlews above her head, broke
from her lips. A step backward brought
her within a foot Of death


One desperate though wary stride, and
she was struggling in Coll's embrace One
glance i'll her eyes, and he saw that he
was striving with mad woman. Back,
back, she dragged him, and he had moth
ing to grasp by. The rock was slippery
and his shod feet would not cling to it.
Back buck ! A hoarse painting, a dire
swinging to and fro ; and then then the
rock was standing naked against the sky,
no one was there, and Coll Dhu and Eve
leen Blake lay shattered far below
Year: 1866

1t is not what we make, but what we
save that makes us rich.


In looking around among my brother
farmers, notice many things wherein
there might be greater economy, in my
opinion.


In turning cattle out late in the fall,
when the grounds are soft, to be tramp
led npon. ;.


In letting cattle stand in an unshelt-
cred ward in cold, stormy weather,
when there is room in tho stable for
them.


In throwing their fodder in the yard
to be trampled under foot, instead OF
feeding it in racks.


In not having water in the yard for
the cattle, in place of driving them
through snow and all kinds OF weather
to the creek, thereby losing more i'll
manure during a year than the inter
est of what it would cost to bring the
water in the yard, to say nothing OF the
convenience.


In not having n house for poultry TO
roost in, and save their drOppings; the
value of the latter from ono hundred
fowls in one year would pay the cost OF
the building, not counting the advant-
age it would be to the fowls.


In not having wood-hOuse to cut in,
in rainy days, and store up dry wood.


In leaving potato vines, weeds, etc,
90 to waste instead of hauling them to
the hog-pen, to be worked into manure.


In riding about and leaving the
management of the work too mnch to
hired help.


And last, but not least, in sending
their children 10 school day or two in
each week and allowing them to play
and loiter about the rest Of it.
Year: 1866

The scene was enacted at Berlin on
the morning of the entrance of the vic
torious troops. A young and distin-
guished officer of the Cuirassiers, who
had received cut of sabre from an
Austrian Uhlan, was paying a visit to
his fdncte, young lady attached to the
Queens household. Her lover entered
her sd Ion in his full uniform, and wear
ing his helmet, but on taking seat
near his lady-lovc, he took off his he'll
met and put it on small table in front
of the fire, as, Notwithstanding all the
enthusiasm of the population, the day
was cold. By some sudden movement,
however, the young officer upset the
table, and the helmet rolled into the
fire. There was scream and an eXcla-
nation of horror. The scream was, of
course, feminine; the expression OF dis
may, however, was masculine, caused by
seeing the horse-tail of the helmet catch
fire and burn away in an instant To
Join his regiment and pass the King
wearing a singed helmet and one guilt
less of horse-tail, was utterly impossible,
and still less was it possible to absent
himself on such a day. One eXasper-
ating fact was that the helmet was
burnt behind; the wits among the crowd
would therefore imagine that he had re-
ceived shot while flying from the en-
envy. Needless to remark that every
shop in the city of Berlin was closed.
Suddenly Romeos fair Juliet started,
seized pair of scissors, and, IN fewer
seconds that it takes me TO write, cut of
the whole of her magnificent cherelare
doree, and with marvellous ingenuity
fastened it to the scorched helmet.
Thus Grag Won = rode at the head of
his squadron of Cuirassiers with flow
ing trophy of love and devotion, such as
one would have thought a Roman wom-
an of old alone would have parted with;
but this deed was done by fair Prus-
sian, and in the midst of the prosaic
nineteenth century.
Year: 1866

Our cows give fully one-third more
butter this year than last, due solely to
good feeding and warm quarters In the
winter. They were cows l bought with
the farm. They looked well but prov
ed to be poor mixers. They had been
suffered to go dry about the first OF No
vember, under the impression that mills
ing them in the winter would seriously
injure them the coming summer. And
have no doubt that there is consider
able truth in this idea, provided the
cows in the winter have nothing but
cornstalks and straw and are not sta
bled. But if they are not fed literally,
they may be MIXED, not only without
injury, but with positive advantage. 1t
favors the habit of secreting milk. Till
within six weeks or two months of
calving, a good COW, with plenty
Of rich food, can give four or
fve quarts of milk per day,
and will still be able to secure milk


enough for the calf. She will eat and
assimilate more food, and will get the
habit of secreting more milk. believe
there is no better way of restoring the
milking qualities of cows that have de-
generated from poor management. L
givesmy cows three quarts each OF corn
meal per day, and an abundant supply
of cornstalks and straw. Instead of
letting them 90 dry in November, kept
them stabbed in cold weather, and they
gave moro milk, or rather more butter
after we commenced to feed grain IN
November and December, than they did
in August and September. l MIXED
some Of them until within six weeks
of calvthg. This is perhaps too much
ten weeks would be better. The cows,
after we stopped milking, fleshed up
rapidly, and many were the predictions
that the corn-meal would spoil them
for rmilk. But it did not. They gave more
milk than ever before, and it certainly Is
very much richer. The prospects now
are that for the year commencing the
1st of last November, till the 1st of next
November, they will give as much again
butter as they ever gave in year be-
fore. Somuch for good feeding IN WIN
ter. Wo weigh every pound OF butter
made, and l feel confident that this
opinion will prove correct. have not
vet fed meal this summer; but shall do
it at the moment there is any lndlca-
tions of a falling off in butter. In fact,
I should feed meal now if / had my
buildings conveniently arranged for
the purpose. / have not the slightest
doubt that it would pay to give each
COW two quarts of corn and pea meal a
day. If twenty bushels Of corn year
will double, or even add one-third to,
the amount of butter and cheese made
by COW, it is easy to figure whether 1t
is profitable or not. l do not say
they will not eat as much grass and fod-
der as if they were not fed meal. The
more food thay will eat the better, pro,
vided it is turned into butter and
cbeese.-Har7is' "ITdlks and Talks"
Year: 1866

Hear what a practical man says on the
subject: II ironed a wagon one year ago
for my own use, and before putting on
the tires filled the felloes with linseed
oil; and the tires have worn out and
were never loose. ironed a buggy for
my own use several years ago, and the
tires are now rs tight as when put on.
My method of filling the fellOes with oil
is as follows: use long cast iron heat
er, made for the purpose. The oil is
brought to boiling heat, the wheel is
placed on n stick, so as to hang in the
oil each felloe, an hour for n common
sized felloe The timber should be dry.
as green timber will not take oil. Care
should he taken that the oil be no hot
ter than a boiling heat, in order that
the timber be not burnt. Timber filled
with oil is not susceptible to water, and
the timber is much more durable. |
was amused some years ago, when Itold
the blacksmith how to keep the tire
tight on wheels, by his telling me it
was a profitable business to tighten
tires, and the wagon maker will say that
it is profitable to him to make and re-
pair wheels; but what will the farmer
who supports the wheelwright sayW
Year: 1866

Good butter can't be made in foul Gel
lars. Nothing receives a faint more
easily than butter. 1t becomes infected
readily by offensive odors. Much sweet
er, better butter is made in spring houses
than in cellars. Decayed cabbage, tur-
nips, etc, in cellar do not impart any
virtues to butter, but deteriorate it bad
lv. Good butter is one of the great lux
uries of the table; and nothing but scru-
pulous care and neatness will secure it..
Early in the Spring give the cellar a
thorough cleansing and scrubbing, If You
please. Then whitewash it from top to
bottom. A little lime scattered about
in heaps is also beneficial. Have an op-
portunity to vcntilate cool nights and
mornings. But be able to close it tight
in warm weather.


Shut in the cool air and give it no
chance to escape. Then, if you will
scald your pans and crooks and buckets
with boiling water daily, and use the
proper skill and care, you can make and
pack butter tha5 it will be pleasure to
eat.-Rurdl UI0rld
Year: 1866

1t is sometimes the case that the best
Judges will be deceived. A COW of
very unpromising appearance, coarse in
the neck, large boned, and second or
third rate milk marks generally, viii
now and then tum out to be first-rate;
while another, with these marks large
" developed, fine in the head and neck,
and promising every way, will prove
unsatisfactory. But a failure in this
case is rare. Let the head be light, the
forehead broad, the horn rather thin
and clear, the eye clear and prominent,
the neck thin, and the quarters very
light, the back straight, the hiDdquT-
tiers well developed, wide over the lOins,
the carcass deep, the skin soft to the
touch, the teats well set, not too large
nor too small, and the tail long and
thin like a whip-lash. Such a COW
ought to be q good one.
Year: 1866

Every person much accustomed to
horses. will have noticed the alacrity
with which they will seek a rolling
place on being relieved from harness
at the close o: a warm days labor.
What particular benefit they derive
from rolling in the sand we do not OK
actly know; but the horses understand
it, else they would not indulge in that
species of pastine. 1t may serve to al
lay an itching of the skin caused by
perspiration, or the perfOrations OF their
great enemy, tie flies. But whatever
be the reason, an indulgence in this
species of pleasurable exercise should be
accorded them whenever their inc.ina-
ton prompts to the performance.-RarGl
N,,r Yorker
Year: 1866

hours. Be careful to keep some water


with it to prevent its burning. When


it is very soft, rub it through a sieve,
and add little salt; beat up six eggs
with a pound of sugar, and spoonful.
of mace or cinnamon; warm quarter OF
a pound of butter, so that it will stir in;
add aquart of good milk or cream, and
bake it in deep plates lined with paste,
and thick rim. Cut rim of paper to
put over the crust to prevent its burn
ing. Bake it half an hour.
Year: 1866

Break the eocoanut and save the milk;
peel off the brown skin and crate the
cocoanut very fine. Take the same
weight of cocoanut, fine, with sugar and
butter; rub the butter and sugar to a
cream, and add five eggs, well beaten,
one cup of cream, the milk of the cocoa
nut, and little grated lemon. Line n
dish with rich paste; put in the pnd-
ding, and bake it one hour. Cover the
rim with paper, if necessary.
Year: 1866

Lemon Pudding-Beat eight eggs
very well, add eight ounces of white
sugar, the rind of two lemons being rub
bed with two Jumps of sugar to take
out the escence, then peel and beat
them in mortar, with the juice of the
lemon, and mix all with two ounces of
butter warmed; line the dish with
rich paste crust; turn the pudding


in and bake it about an hour.
Year: 1866

Peel the pineapple, taking care to
take all the specks out, and CRATE it;
take its weight in sugar, and half its
weight in butter; rub them to a cream,
and stir them into the apple; then add
five eggs and a cup of cream. 1t may
be baked with or without the paste
crust.