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Year: 1866

The present venom of the Radicals
against the President, is founded upon
the fact that they are losing the hold
which they had for years upon the pub.
lie treasury. Public plunder, and not
principle is the cohesive power which
keeps them together as a party. All they
care about is the "spoils.' To secure
these, and further enrich themselves,
they would sacrifice the Union, overturn
the Constitution and inaugurate new
civil war. Union men mark these pO-
Iitical trieksters at the polls.
Year: 1866

A Nut FOR THE RADs.-The Darling
tou Soutkrner says that there is move
mena on hand among the Freedmen of
that place to get up q petition to the
President for the withdrawal of the mil
itary, the abolition of provost courts,
and putting stop to the interference
of the Bureau with the affairs Of the
blacks. f.4
Year: 1866

We havo seen d specimen Of quartz rock, stained
with the oxide OF iron that contains large amount
of gold. This is said by gold miners to be the richest
specimens of gold bearing quartz they have ever
This was found in the neighbOrhOod Of the Foundry.
and is supposed to have been dug up while sinking
we'll few years since.


that vicinity. While Cunningham & Co. were dig
ging well at their FIGURING Mills few years since.
a vein of gold-bearng quartz struck and negro
saved several pennyweights of the precious metal,
but it failed to attract the attention OF parties able to
make full examination and search. thorough
test will be made. If there is abundance like
the specimens before us a thousand dollars to the
head per day, would not be an unreasonable yield
Year: 1866

HOLIDAY STREET THEATsE-To-nght is the
second appearance of the Rayel troupe, with pro
gramme that promises any amount of the comical
aud otherwise. that is amusing and entertainipg
Let all who enjoy the ludierous pay them visit.


AT THE FRONT STREET THEATsE tonight. we have
again the Streets Of New York with one OF the crea
fire scenes which make this great sensation dram.
so striking in this play.


WOODS MINsTRELs.-This renowned New York
troupe open at the Maryland Institute Hall on Mon
day evening next
Year: 1866

TORONTO, C. W., March 12-The number of yoIun-
teers answering to the call Of the government is
largely in excess of the demand


The following official military order has been pnb-
lished:


"The commander in chief regrets that he is com
PEELED as measure of precauton to call for the SER
vices OF so large number of volunteers This step
does not result from the existence of condition of
war between our Sovereign and any foreign State,
but 1t Is necessary performance of duty which has
deToiVed upon the government. who are bound to
make provision for protecting the lives and property
OF the inhabitants Of the province against threatened
piratica attacks of awlessncss. who are using the
territories of neighborng power for the purpose of
openly organizing enterprise against the sovereign


rights of the Queen and the security of her subjects


The commander-in-chief relies with confidence on
the loyal spirit of the Canadians to meet this extra
ordinary state Of facts and feels assured that ne
cessary the entire population of the Province will
come forward and face any invasion of the country


The commandcrin-c chief knows that il is not neces-
sary to address any observations to the officers and
men called out the importance of strict attention
to their military dutiesi and is convinced that should
the threats of attack be carried into effect the Cana
dian volunteers of the present day Will, with the
blessing of God, meet with much in repel
ling such criminal and wanton outrage against hu-
manity and civilization given their ancestors
whether they called upon to roll back from
their territories the tide of legitimate OF repulse the
attacks of laYless invaders
Year: 1866




During the severe gales that have prevailed in
England the Oldest house in England the one at the
bottom OF Blue Anchor Lane West Quay Soutbamp-
ton, formerly the residence of King John had one of
the walls blown down, thereby destroying a secret
court that had existed within the wall, and which
ledto subterranean passage, planned for the esca
OF Its beleaguered occupants. In one of the walls Of
the house Is recess the size and form of a human
being, trsditlon asserting that a poor wretch was
built into the wall alive, and there left by his bar
barous Jailers, to perish by the slow and torturpg
pangs OF hunger Within few months a great local
antiquar, the Rev f. hell had photographs taken of
the remains of this celebrated historical residence


TROPICAL NorIoNs.-A notice of Sir John Bow
rings recent Recollections of Java, in an English
magazine, says;


Sir John was present once at the arrival Of a cargo
of ice for the first time in Java The people, he
said, looked at 1t with the wonder at first that
they would have felt had they similar of
crystal. They touched it, the cold was such they
had not before experienced and the novel sensation
filled them with awe and apprehension But, when
it dissolved in their hands, they fanced they had un
knowingly worked q miracle, and that some demon
must have been at the bottom of the mystery. De-
scriptons of snow fros ce and winter scenery have
singular attraction to the inhabitants of the hot
regions. These are to them the very romance OF
nature. In my travels in the interior of Java met
with most accomplished lady, who was burning with
DESIRE about to be gratifed, of visiting Europe
And now tell me of all you hope to see; from what
do you expect to receive the greatest pleasure' Oh
she answered. . forest without leaves,
Year: 1866

Determined to get the great secret from his BOSOM
and as the last attempt id I'D the only alternative left
Smms put the direct question to him: Did you do
that terrible job at koxbury?" Scratch Gravel"
was silent-he hesitated-he stood though para
yzed-he gazed with terrible stare into the eyes of
his questioner-and it seemed as though tumultuous
thoughts were raging through his brain and spring
ing from the inmost recesses of his SOUL For the first
time he quailed before his ellow-prsoner His ewes
were fixed with an earnestness which seemed almost
to de that he saw before him photographed his fell
crime and dreadful doom. When he did speak, his
voice quivered and he said. hesitatingly, No. How
do know but there is detective here. But if was
out of this Cd d-n State | might say more-tell
you all about it; there is officer here who would
like d-n well to know all about it, -


THE DETECTIVES WORK DONE.


After due consultation, the officers unanimously
concluded that the object of the detective had been
fully accomplished and that it was unnecessary to
continue the investigation any longer. IS, G.'s'
Year: 1866

Halls Journal of Health enumerates the
following. The list is capable of being in
definitely extended. Indeed, il one should
specify all the silly and ridiculous habits
and practices by which the majority of rea.
soning morials are injuring themselves, he
would make a chapter as long as the Allan,
tic cable:


Walking along the streets with the point
of an umbrella sticking out behind, under
the arm, or over the shoulder BY sud-
denly stopping to speak to friend, or other
cause, person walking in the rear bad bis
brain penetrated through the eye in ons Of
our streets, and died in few days.


Stepping into church aisle, after dis.
mission, and standing to converse with 9TH
ers, or to allow occupants Of the same pew
to pass out and before, for the courtesy Of
precedence, at the expense Of greater boor-
ishness to those behind.


To carry long pencil in vest or outside
coat pocket. Not long since, clerk in New
York fell, and the long cedar pencil so pier.
ced an important artery, that it had TO ba
cut down upon from the top Of the shoulder
to prevent his bleeding to death, with three
months illness.


To take exercise or walk for the health,
when every step lie drag, and instinct urges
us to repose.


To guzzle down glass after glass Of cold
water, on getting up in the morning, without
any feeling of thirst, under the impression of
the health giving nature of its washing out
qualities.


To sit down to table and "force" yourself
to eat, when there is not, only no appetite,
but positive aversion to food.
To take glass of soda or ,oddy, or san
garee, or mint drops Oh summer day, under
the belief that it is safer and better than a
glass Of cold water.


10 economize time, by robbing yourself Of
necessary sleep. on the ground that an hour
saved from sleep is an hour gained for
life, when in reality it is two hours actually
lost, and half dozen other hours actually
spoiled.


To persuade yourself that you are destroy
ing one unpleasant odor by introducing a
stronger one, that is, attempting to sweet.
your own unwashed garments and person
by enveloping yourself in the fumes Of musk,
eau de cologne, or rose water, the best per.
fume being a clean skin and well,washed
clothing.
Year: 1866

Yes, there is the dwelling-the warmth of the

 year Yl Still live in each blossom that flourishcs here; Yes, there is the dwelling--but lonely it

 seems, As a land in which fancy stalks-silent in The doorway that welcomed the guest to the The creepers that whispered along the white

 wall- Each sweet of the summer smiles tenderly

 there; But where are the fingers that dressed them,

 oh, where? Ah, true to remembrance! An, true to the

 thought, Deep hid in my heart, of that love-lighted

 spot! Aye, there are the flower r-bordered paths that

 we walked, And there are the groves where we listened

 and talked All lonesomely blooming, look but in vain, For symbol of life in the quiet domain The lawn where the children have gamboled,

 is there, Yes, there is the window that looked to the

 flood, But where are the friends by the easement

 that stood, And told me how sweet as he sunk to his rest Was the smile of the sun from the clouds of

 the west; How bright on the river his blushing light

 fails, How spectral in distance those time-shattered

 walls, And the hearts that to mine turned fervently

 there And the minds that to mine were an echo

 Oh. where? True! life is but short and possession unsure, Religion may teach us that we should endure 1; But oh, there are moments when feeling will

 speak, When nature is mighty and reason is weak. Wnen, selfshly sinking, our bosoms will

 mourn Der joys that are gone, and can never return, And whisper ill ignorance fearful and drear- Where now are the days that have left us ?

 Oh, where? May He in whose keeping arc sorrow and joy, The kindly to save, aud the just to destroy, Give light to our spirits in moments so dim, For these are the trials that turn us to him. There may be time when the bosoms that :, here Yet sigh OCT the wrccks of the vanishing

 year, May whisper in joy round fine foot of His

 throne, lis we'll that our dwelling looked drcary and

 lone"
Year: 1866



 To save himself the trouble of carry ing an embrclla four or five hours. while riding on horseback. on cloudy. threatening days, the writer had been in the habit of consulting the barometer of friend. The following communic- ation ill the Scientific American has furnished him with storm-glass of his own, which makes him quite indepen- dent in this respect. We have tried it now for about two months, and find it to be very reliable:

 Dealers in philosophical and optical instruments sell simple storm-glasses, which are used for the purpose of indi eating approaching storms. One of these consists ofa glass tube, about ten inches in length and three fourths Of an inch ill diameter, filed with a liquid containing camphor, and having it's mouth covered with a piece of bladder perforated with a needle. A tall vial will answer the purpose nearly as well as the tcn-inch tube. The composition placed within tie tube consists of two draehms Of camphor, half a drachm oi pure saltpctrc, and half drachm of muriatc of ammonia pulverized and mixed with about two ounces of proof spirits. The tube is usually suspended by a thread near window, and the functions of its contents are as follows : If tho atmosphere be dry and the wca- tbcr promises to be settled, the solid parts of the camphor ill the liquid m 1 the tube will lrcmain at the bottom. and the liquid above will be quite clear but on theapproach ofa change to raln' the solid matter will gradually rise, and small crystalline stars will float about in the liquid. On the approach of high winds, the solid parts of the camphor will rise in the form of leaves and appear near the surface ill state resembling fermentation. These. indi- cations are sometimes manifested twen- 1 tv-four hours before a storm breaks out! After some experience in observ- inc the motions of the camphor matter in the tube, the magnitude of a coming storm may be estimated: also its di- rcction. inasinuch as the particles lie closer together on that side Of the tube that is OPPOSITE to that from which the coming storm will approach. The cause of some of these indications IS ;l' | vet unknown: but tie leading principle l is the solubility of camphor in alcohol and it's instability in water, combined with the fact that the drier the atmos phere the more aqueous yapor does l take up, and VICE VERSA"

 Here. then, is the storm-glass, SC cheap that the poorest can afford t' have one; and simply as a matter o curiositv,to say nothing of convenience it is well worth keeping.
Year: 1866

There are many persons who have been deferred
from Insuring their Lives for the benefit of their
families on account Of not being in sound health
The undersigned is agent for the UNIVERSAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK
which company takes risks the lives of INvALIDs,
and is also agent for the
Year: 1866

A large proportion of the operatives in our various
kinds Of shops sre not worth $1,000 A wife be-
loved, and con6ding children cling with fond regard
to the father liable at any moment to be taken away
with nothing laid by for their comfort and protec-
tion. The annual sum of sos would pay life poll.
cy that would in the event of death go far towards
making them comfortable; and who can not lay
aside for such purpose this small sum, and who
among you ought not to lay it aside If the family
is poor much the greater need that this wise pro-
vision be not neglected. As the ordinary accumu-
lations necessarily slow, requiring years to lay
aside few hundred dollars, how much wiser to make
sure at once a large sum by Life Insurance. Take
warning before it is too late.
Year: 1866

The property this Powder possesses In in
creasing the quantity of Milk in Cows, gives
it an Importance and value which should
place it in the hands of every person keeping
a Cow BY actual experiment it has proven
that it will increase the quantity of Milk and
Cream twenty per cent, and make the Butter
firm and sweet. In fattening Cattle, 1t gives
them an appetite lOosens their hide and
makes them thrive much faster.


TT - n q
Year: 1866

We find the following in the Wisconsin State
Journal regarding the severe illness of Miss
Anna e. Dickinson, which has been briefly an
nounced by telegraph:-"Miss Dickinson is con-
fined with pneumonia at Rockford. The attack
was brought on by her being obliged, on the day
she left Madison, to ride from Caledonia to Bel
videre, a distance of nine miles, in such a
vehicle that she was constantly exposed to q
draft of that wolfsh prairie blast, which all will
remember, on Thanksgiving Day. Though far
from well on leaving here, and all the while
growing worse, she persi ted in keeping her
next appointment, and so lectured in Belvidere
Possibly she was the more scrupulous about it,
as, on the Monday previous, she had failed to
come to time in Ripon. But she had no sooner
arrived in Rockford, on the next afternoon, than
she was compelled to succumb, and has not
since left her bed.


ION Saturday her left lung was congested and
acutely painful, nor was she able to raise her
left arm. Her face was flushed with fever, and
her hands felt feve1ish. And, TO one who had
so recently heard her voice ringing through our
City Hall, it was most pitiable to see her whis-
periDg, as unable to utter word aloud. Yet
she seemed to think less of herself than of the
disappointment of those who had come from
far, in bad weather and ways, to hear her
Though among strangers she has found home,
and is nursed by Quaker matron not unkno wn
to her on former Visitsn
Year: 1866

may be read with 10 less profit than his significant
comments on books and men. Indeed his whole
volume, in the temperance and kindness Of its
tone, the sincerity and business of its criticisms,
its abundance Of anccdote and personal detail, and
its rich aroma Of the library, without even spice
Of pcdantry, may be regarded boon TO the reader
of current literature.
Year: 1866

other religious commnriors, nor does be represent
the character Of the Archbishop in the spirit Of full
some adulation. His distaste for overstrained
effects may sometimes give the appearance OF cold
ness TO his language, but every intelligent reader
Will value the moderation the justness OF mind, the
truthfulness of description, and the eminent literary
ability, which characterize the volume.
Year: 1866

WAYrED.-Any person having the fret
Volume of the report on the Pacific Railroad
explorations, Stevens repOrD will confer a
great favor upon US by leaving it at this Of
fee at an early day as convenient.
Year: 1866

We take the following from Wm'
Swinton's History of the Army OF the fo-
tomac:


often heard Gen. Meade say, "there
co,fld have been no Grant; for the army
made no essential improvement under
anv of his successors" 1t was common
throughout the war to ascribe high de-
aree Of discipline to the Confederate
army-even higher than that of. the Ar
INV Of the Potomac. But the revelations
of the actual condition OF that army since
The close of the war do not@justify this
assertion. On the contrary, they show
that the discipline of the Army of North
ern Virginia was never equal to that of
the Army of the Potomac, though in fire
and elan it was superior. II could al
ways rely on my army" said Gen Lee, at
tbe time he surrendered its remnant at
Appomatfox Court House-'I could al
ways rely on my army for fighting; but
its discipline WAS poor" At the time OF
the Maryland invasion. lee lost above
twenty five thousand men from his effec-
tive strength by struggling, and he ex-
claimed with tears, My army is ruined
BY struggling" Nothing could better
illustrate the high state of discipline of
the Army OF the Potomac than its conduct
in such retreats as that on the Peniiisu a
and in the Pope campaign, and in such
incessaat fighting as the Rapidan cam
paign of 1864.
Year: 1866

uate names 0 Fame, what a simpleton
thou art What q rush there is in the
market Of fempty honors. What stupid
ity, not to have noticed that the most
enduring fame-to say the least, the
most honest--is not secured by those
who are "bidders at the auction Of pop
ularity:" and that true greatness is un-
selfish, and of almost unconscious deyel-
opment in the soul The greatest men
are generally surprised by the honors
which are offered by the impulse Of the
worlds great excited heart. How calm,
in death, the face of the great Lincoln
while a continent did him honor. But
comparatively few live to hear the
worlds best praise, because so few are
content to live without it.


Carlyle is right when he intimates
humanity's need of heroes to worship
there is void in our conception Of hui
manity if we have no heroes to contem-
plate. But we are inclined to the opn-
ion that Carlyle's conception Of hero,
to begin with, is inaccurate. We want
the genuine greatness before we render
homage. We do not believe that all
prodigies are heroes We cannot con-
ceiye that all wise men are great men.
We think he is selfish rather than great
who labors for fame rather than human
ity 1t is not brain alone, title alone,
or substance alone that makes great
man-to worship such is worse than
image-worship. As an orthodox man
would say, there is no spirituality about
such worship 1t is the poorest kind Of
idolatry. Of course when we speak Of
hero-worship, we do not mean any kind
of exclusive worship, and are at the
farthest remove from supreme worship.
We BEG leave to express a just con-
tempt Of every effort to defy humanity
We are only questioning the general
: accuracy Of the worlds method Of dis
tributing honors. Where there is sucl
race for delivering the yaledictory
, human nature may need a little watch
ing.


When an honest laboring man wa
informed that his neighbor, Dr. Robin
son was the author Of the book which HI
was reading, and admiring to the exten
of his capacity, he could not believe tina
the man whom he saw almost ever,
! day and heard talk on common subject
, was the great historian. He was sur
r there was no prophet in his neighbor
hood. To his mind, all great men wer
q at a distance.
e The rule, Honor to whom honor
due, is plains but to apply it is yer,
8 difficult. Every man, in some respect
is inclined to make the world his debt
e or. Every man insists that he does no
. receive his dues. So we suppose W
y must infer that the accounts Of the worl
' are in bad conditions and that honor
' in distressing litigation.


PuIDEITA,
Year: 1866

An English gentleman relates the fol-
lowing trick of pet monkey, that was
kept chained in bis yard. About three
feet beyond his reach, stood a trough in
which a pig was fed The monkey was
very fond of the barley meal which was
frequently given to the pig, but how to
get it, while thus fastened, might puzzle
even a wiser animal. The monkey
however, hit upon the following plan
While the pig was feeding, the monkey
seized the tail of the porker and gave il
a sharp pull the latter turned quickly
to return bite, and in SO doing let fall
mouthful of the desired barley meal
which his cunning tormentor immedl
ately APPROPRIATED he repeated the ex
pertinent with great satisfaction, unit
the meal was finished.
Year: 1866

Boys think tobacco is good-at any
rate they persist in trying to use it
though it makes them i'll, as if they
thought it would prove to be good A
boy nine years of age was recently
brought in for examination by his moth
er, and having a twenty-five inch brain,
we advised him never to touch tobacco,
because it had such a tendency to induce
the blood to the brain and keep the body
lean and little. We remarked that if he
ever expected to be full-sized man he
must keep clear of tobacco as he would
of any other poison. The mother re-
marked that she had seen enough OF the
use of tobacco to make hervery earnest
in training her boy relative to its use
She said her husband used tobacco fol
ten or more years, becoming lean, bill
ious, and sickly; that when he became
so weak and i'll that he could hardly
walk or sit up, he would smoke seyera
cigars day. Finally the doctors in,
formed him that he must quit using to-
bacco or 90 to his grave. This brought
him to his senses, and he resolved to tly
the experiment. From that day he usec
tobacco no more, and in three months
time he went from weight of 1870 VI
to lS5 pounds, and became as hardy
healthy, and robust man as could b(
seen in days ride. That woman
thinks tobacco is not good for boys, anC
she is sure it is not good for men. Sh'
is determined that her boys shallbe KEEP
from it. If parents could realize the ex
tent of the evil resulting from the use o
tobacco, especiallyb youth, they woul(
certainly refrain from setting them thu
bad example. The appetites Of all to
bacco-users are perverted, and they ar


in an abnormal condition of body ant
mind.-Phrmological Journal.
Year: 1866

We fear not. 1t will not be safe TO-
put them in the brine again after they
are smoked. A friend Of ours tried il
year or two ago, and had to make
soap greqge Of bis hams in consequence.
He says tie soap turned the brine or
picklesohr, and spoiled the bans A
good dea| |can be dure toward preserv-
ing those that are not salt enough, by
smoking them thoroughly and for sew
eral weeks, keeping up fire until the
smoke has completely saturated the
hams