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Year: 1866

How TO CURE BACHELOR IDIosYNCRAsIEs.
Eccentric bachelors, if you want to be
cured of your oddities. and become polished
Christians, marry. You, sir, with the
slouching gait, the pocketed hands, the i'll
tailored frame, just pair off with a neat,
smart little damsel, who has an eye for the
picturesque, and before the honeymoon is
over, she will so transfgure you that you
shall scarcely know yourself in the looking
glass. Beauty and the Beast is no fable.
Many I" monster" has been tranformed
into a gentleman by the necromantic in
fuence of a pretty woman. You, Sir MIN
rod, whose talk is of double guns and set
ters, of deer. shooting on the Adirondack or
moose-hunting in the Canada wilds, do you
wish to be civilized and socialized? Doubt
less you do. In your leisure moments the
talk, game-talk, is not the vernacular of an
pleased to call "sport," is not the chief end
of man. Marry true gentlewoman, sir, if
you can persuade one to venture on you, and
she will soon divorce you from dog and
fowling piece, and make you as gentle and
biddable a cavalier as ever shawled lady
at ball or opera. Even the miser may be
won from his golden pagod by generous
wife, though it must be confessed that of all
eccentricities, the greed of riches is the most
difficult to eradicate.


The fact is that every eccentric bachelor
is like helmless ship that has yawed more
or less out of her proper course A good
wife's advice is the tiller that he needs to
bring his head around, and steer him safely
and happily over the sea of life.
Year: 1866

Sour GRAPEs.-A friend related to us one
morning scene in school room which we
think will do to publish and is too good to
keep. 1t is the custom in the school to read
a moral lesson each morning, when the
teacher questions the scholars on what has
been read. The day our friend visited the
school the lesson was in regard to the taking
of fruit, and was a sort of narrative in which
it was stated teacher had told his class not
to touch the fruit which grew in neigh.
boring orchard, but to wait until it was per.
fectly ripe and they should all have share of
it. They all disobeyed the command with the
exception of one little girl, she alone refrain
ing from touching the fruit. The first ques-
ton asked by the teacher was


(which did right, the little girl or the
others of the class ?"


The unanimous answer was:


The little girl"


The next question was:


"Why did not the little girl also take the
fruit?'


This appeared to puzzle the class, and for
long time no one was ready to answer
At length little fellow at the bottom Of the
class held up his hand, which was equiva-
lent to saying that he could give the answer.
He was told to proceed, when he astonished
the teacher and couvulsed our friend by ex-
claiming:


'' Pleath, sir, she wath too little to reach
the fruit ~
Year: 1866




The young man wAo experiences that growing
weakness in his muscular and mental organization,
should stop to consider whence it arises. He will
find in the weakness of the back, trembling of the
limbs, disordered digestion, unaccountable failing
of the powers of the mind, distaste for society,
dread of impending trouble, forebodings of evil,
seeplessness, troubled and lascivious dreams, ac-
companied by growing deafness, loss of muscular
power and numerous other symptoms of disorgan-
ization the positive traces of that most terrible and
destructive of all diseases. Seminal Weakness
wasting away his powers, destroying his hope of
life and manhood, and dragging him all the broken
path of his existence toward premature and loath-
some grave. To him who finds his life dribblin 2
out in the discharge of the vital principle of exist
ence in nocturnal and diurnal emissions the mere
cessation of the of its appearance brings no
assurance of relief.


Marriage, that holy office, thu safeguard and
hope of manhood, brings to such an one no hope of
cure, but adds to his misery in the knowledge that
the one who looks to him for so much of her happ-
ness is victim of his evil, and an innocent COM
panion of his punishment He adds to his misery
and disorder until hope leaves him. Consult, then
at once, physician whom long practice and care
full research has made thoroughly conversant with
every phase of the disease. Those who have be-
come the victims of solitary vices, that dreadful,
fascinating and destructive habit, which fills thou
sands of sick rooms with paralytics and consump-
tives and hundreds of untimely graves with its
misguided victims, should consult, without a mo-
ment's delay, who will sympathize with their
sufferings. To such the Doctor would especially
address himself, giving to each and all assurance
of PERFECT and PERMANENT CURE, with
out hindrance from business, change of diet, or
fear of exposure.


Do not forget the address. See below.
Year: 1866

tbs One Man PowER.-The President has We
toed the bill for the admission of Colorado, as
was expected. They are too loyal away off in
that section, and might assist to swell a Union
majority y-Sdcramenfo Bee.
Year: 1866

lfTOm Jne NeW lOTh JOuTndl OF commerce


The testimony taken by the British Royal
Commission in Jamaica, which is eXamln-
ing into the history of the late revolt, while
it leaves exceedingly uncertain as yet the
question how far the plot for rebellion eX-
tended among the negroes, reveals in strong
light the fact that the freedmen of that is
land are wholly unfit for elf-government.
No one can read the evidence without per-
ceiving the conclusive nature of its bearing
on this point. 1t was a point, indeed, which
did not concern the Commission, and to
which they gave no attention, and the evil
dence on this subject was for that reason
not direct, but is all the more forcible and
convincing.


One OF the remarkable features of the
testimony relates to thecredulty of the ne
groes. They seem to believe any story,
however improbable and foolish. Hence,
constant excitement can be kept up among
them by designing men. Runners that the
Queen had sent them shiplOads of presents,
had ordered the lands to he divided among
them,' had done this and that impossible
thing, not only spread as rumors, but were
instantly adopted and believed by the
whole colored population, Various WITT
nesses testified that common belief pre-
vailed among them that $ liberty Of person
carried with it liberty OF land, and that the
Queen had given them the lands when sh &
gave them freedom" The custom of pilfer-
ing amopg them is described by witnesses
as almost unitersal. They steal everything
they can lay hands on In the way of pro5
visions and the produce of the soil-steal-
ing from one another as much as from the
whites, M Farming is described as almost
impracticable in some districts on account
of this practice. ." 9' 'hn-


Among the witnesses examined, was
Rev. r. Ward, who is described as q, color
ed man, formerly q slave in America, who
had escaped and been in England, He
said "the people were credulous and truth
less, and if you told Shem they were starv-
ing they would be very much inclined to
believe you even If they were well to do"
He said that. $50 far as he could perceive,
the laborers had not much, to complain, OF
respecting the administration of Justice.
The fact was that Che black people gfUHbt
led even more than EngllShnae1 did; they
Year: 1866

Reports from the Southern States indi-
cate that they will be blessed with an
abundant harvest. In the Northern States
crops are likely to be failure, but we
have what is of vastly more Importance !:
the Abolition party in power and the man
ifold blessings resulting therefrom to the
country. We should see to it next fall
that this party be kept in power so that no
Go. Farmer. " .. .r..
Year: 1866

INTERESTING TO LUMBER DEALERss-The adyer- s
tisement of the superintendent Of the New Orleans
and Garrolltou railroad will prove interesting to
lumber dealers and we direct their attention to it
Year: 1866

PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS: business
Of general interest was done in the Senate yes
terday A protracted discusslon took place on
the bill to enlarge the powers OF the Freed
mems Bureau. The proceedings OF the House
committee Of tie whole ensued on the naval
appropriation BILL which was amended and
laid aside The consideration Of the Presi-
dent $ MESA ge was then resumed, and after
two speeches had been made the House ad-
journed until Monday. The Senate will be in
session to-day.
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
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 fltttning Cattle, it gives
them an appetite, loosens their hide aud
makes them thrive much faster.


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Year: 1866

We FAIL TO SEE anything from the com.
piler of the new map in the proceedings of
the meeting of Council held on last Thurs.
day evening. AT sle previous meeting he
expressed himself as being happy to be able
to explain the cause Of the delay in compct-
ing the map, and stated in substance that
the question had resolved itself into the
simple one of mep or Riaderpest, but at the
last meeting he made no speech or perpe-
trated no joke. Can it be that for the past
two weeks he has been too "happyn to tell
us whether the map will soon be forthcoming
or not?
Year: 1866

abolish slavery throughout the Union,
and that there is every reason to expect
that it viii soon be accepted by three
fourths of the States, so as to become a
part of the national organic law. The
conference came to an end by mutual
acquiescence,s without procuring an
agreement of views on the general mat
ters discussed, or any of them. New
ertheless, tits, perhaps, Of some import
ance that we have been able to submit
our opinions and views secretly to pro-
minent insurgents and hear them an
swer in courteous and not upfriendly
manner
Year: 1866

Paris Correspondence of London Paperl


A poor. pale, wan seamstress was ar.
raigned for theft. She appeared at the
bar with baby of eleven or twelve
months in her arms, her child. She
went to get work one day, and stole
three gold coins of LOT. each. The
money was missed soon after she left
her emplyer, and a servant was sent to
her room to claim it The servant
found her. about to quit her room with
the three g old coins ia her hand. She
said to the servant, 'I was going to car
ry them back to you" Nevertheless
she was carried to the Commissioner of
Police, and he ordered her to be sent
before the Police Court for trial She
was too poor to engage lawyer, and
when asked by the Judge what she had
to say for herself, she answered; saEhe
day went to my employers l carried
my child with me. It was in my arms
as it is now. | was not paying atten-
tion to it. There were several gold coins
on the mantle piece and unknown to
me it reached out it's little hand and
seized three pieces, which I did not
! observe until I got home I at once
put on my bonnet, and was going back
to my employer to return them, when
I was arrested. This is the solemn
truth, as / hope for Heavens mercy"


They could not believe this story.
They upbraided the mother for her i'm
pudence in endeavoring to palm of
such a manifest lie for the truth. They
besought her for her own sake to retract
so absurd q tale, forit could have no
effect, but oblige the court to sentence
her to much severer punishment than
they were disposed to in1ict on one so
young and evidently stepped SO deep in
/ poverty. These appeals had no effect
except to strengthen the poor mothers
pertinacious adherence to her original
story. AS this frmncss was sustained
by that look Of innocence which the
most adroit criminal can never counter
felt, the court were at some loss to dis
cover what decision justice demanded
To relieve their embarrassment, one Of
the judges proposed to renew the scene
described by the mother. Three gold
coins were placed on the clerks table
The mother was requested to assume
the position in which she said she stood
at her employers house. There was
then breathless pause in court. The
baby soon discovered the bright coin
eyed it for a moment, smiled, and
stretched forthits tiny hand and clutch
ed them in its fingers with miser' ea-
gerness. The mother was acquitted.
Year: 1866




FENIANs.-A foreign correspondent
gives the information that very many
of the most prominent Fenians arrest
ed in Ireland are Americans and Off
GERS Of the Union army They are
getting into a serious fix:


In Dublin the arrests have been
very numerous of suspected persons.
Most of those locked up are american
citizens of Irish descent;" ex-captains
and colonels of the Union army, many
of them who, having taken part in put
ting down one rebellion, either for
the sake of variety or in the hope of
better profits, propose trying their
hands at getting up another. Some
of them take their arrest in the most
lofty style-relying upon their citizen
ship and threatening very terrible
things to be visited upon "perfdious
Albion" for the indignity offered to
the great republic in their persons.
Not less than one hundred and fifty of
these gentry are said to be now pro-
vided with lodgings at the expense of
the crown, and yet many ESCAPED;
some leaving in the Canard steamer
which touched at Queenstown Sunday.
No effort was made to stop such as
sought this means of escape, and it is
supposed the police were instructed to
let them go.
Year: 1866




HE is an old and experienced man
in vice and wickedness he is never
found opposing the works of iniquity
he takes delight in the downfall of the
neighborhood he never rejoices in tho
prosperity of any Of his fellow crea-
tures he is always ready to assist in
destroying the peace of society he takes
no pleasure in serving the Lord he is
uncommonly dilligent in sowing dis
cord among his friends and acquain-
tances he takes no pride in laboring to
promote the cause of Christianity he
has not been negligent in endeayoring
to stigmatize ell public teachers he
makes no exertion to subdue his evil
passions he strives hard to build up
Satan's kingdom he lends no aid to
support the Gospel among the heather
he contributes largely to the evil adj
versary he pays no attention to good
advice he gives great heed to the
devil he will never go to heaven he
must go where he will receive the just
recompeuse of reward"
Year: 1866

OLD LETTERS. Never burn kindly
written letters. it is SO pleasant to
read them over when the ink is brown,
the paper yellow with age, and the
hands that traced the friendly words
are folded over the heart that prompt
ed them, under the green sod. Above
all, never burn love letters. To read
them in after years is like q resurrec-
ton of ones youth. The elderly spin
ster finds IN the impassioned offer,
foolishly rejected twenty years ago, q
fountain of rejuvenescence. CHANGING
over it she realizes that she was once a
belle and beauty, and beholds her
former self in mirror much more
congenial to her taste than the one
that confronts her in her dressing
room. The widow indeed derives a
sweet and solemn consolation from the
letters of the beloved one who has
journeyed before her to the far-off
land, from which there comes no mes
sage, and where she hopes one day to
join him. No photograph can SO Wv
idly recall to the memory of themother
the tenderness and devotion of the
children who have left at the call Of
Heaven, as the epistolary outpourings
of their love. The letter of true son
or daughter to true mother, is some
thing better than an image of the fea-
tures-it is a reflex of the writer's soul.
Keep all loving letters. Burn only
the harsh and cruel ones, and in burn
ing them, forgive and forget them.
Year: 1866

The Cincinnati Gazette is opposed
to the Standing Army Bill passed by
the Senate. It says:


We have before remarked that men
mus get rid of their inflated notions
before they can be expected to devise
any wise policy of contracting the in
fated currency. One of the most
striking instances of this imitation of
ideas is that the Senate passed the
army bill essentially as it was reported
from the committae. isacreasing the
standing army to sixty-seven regi-
ments. So rapidly has war drifted us
into this feature, which all tradition
holds fatal to republics. This useless
burden and evil institution is to be
fastened upon country loaded down
with war debt, when it has o million OF
citizens trained in war, and on the
heels of a demonstration that the reg
ular army system is wholly inadequate
in war and incapable of enlisting the
spirits of the people.
Year: 1866

II Is rarely that WILLIAM II. SEWARD does
not carry his point with his own party. In
the State OF New York, he is n controlling
power. When the American or KnowNo.
thing party seemed destined 10 oyerwhelm
every man who refused 10 subscribe 10 Its doc
trines, Mr.. SEWARD calmly contemplated the
subject, saw that the organization was an
ephemeral one, took ground against it, went
before a Know Nothing Legislature for re-
election 10 the United States Senate, and was
successful. He knows exactly how far he may
20 for or against any political measure, whe-
,her the same be popular or not, and yet sus-
tain himself He is not n political weather
cock; for he does not always shift his position
with the popular breeze He Is rather a poll
tical barometer, which indicates in advance
what the weather is 10 be. A remarkable evil
dcncc of his power to control his followers has
lust been given. Whilst the Legislatures OF
all the other States in which the Republicans
have majority have passed resolutions sus.
tanning Congress upon the question of the
Freedmen's Bureau bill, he has managed to
prevent the Republicans in the New York Le-
gislature from following the contagious exam.
pie so generally set. AT fun caucus Of the
Republican members of that body, held in
Albany on Wednesday night last, resolutions
sustaining the Radical majority as against the
Presidents plan Of restoration were defeated
by a vote af forty -four TO forty-three.


The city of New York has always been
Democratic and conservative It's, neyerthe-
less, worth noting that although the City
Council, under the peculiar influences Of the
war, has become semi-radical, one half Of its
members being Republican, yet when that
body was asked TO endorse the President S
policy, only two OF these Republicans dared
TO vote in the negative.


These evidences Of q healthy public opinion
In the Empire State are peculiarly gratifying.
They give the Southern people reason to hope
that as New York exercises great influence
upon other States, and will herself elect
good men. the next Congress will be much
more liberalin IN word and deed than the present.
Nothing more than the manifestation of this
kindly spirit IN dealing with the South is
necessary TO attach her firmly 10 the Union.
Nothing less can secure that desirable result.
Year: 1866

EXPLOSION OF A SHELL.-Satnrday, between
II and l o'clock, an accident occurred ut the
foundry of Messrs. Lee & Cox, at the lower
end Of the Dock, which for time created
great excitement In the vicinity The EN-
ployees had stopped work for dinner, and seys-
raj of them were sitting in the foundry yard,
resting from the labors Of the morning, when
a negro man named Peter approached a pile
of shells near them, having red.hot iron in
his hand, with which he had just lighted his
pipe, and walking up to one OF the largest re-
marked, "Look sharp, men, Use gwine see
what dis gwine do''-and putting the hot rod
into the opening of the shell, a terrible explo-
sion soon told what fire and powder "gwine
do Peter was knocked fiat on his back, the
thumb of his right hand was torn of, his cloth
ing was stripped from his body, and his per-
son seriously injured in several places. He
was taken on spring wagon TO his home,
where medical skill was called in TO relieve his
suferings No other person was hurt.
Year: 1866

RUNAWAY HoRsE.-Mr. Thomas J. Beale and
a friend stepped out of buggy at Mr.. Beale's $
door, on Fifth street, yesterday afternoon, and
left the horse standing unhitched in the street.
In a moment the animal wheeled round, with
out, however, oyerturning the vehicle, and in
a sweeping gallop turned out of Fifth into
Baker street, and thence to the back gate lead
ing into his stable. Singularly enough, though
two corners We're turned At a gallop, and the
buggy entirely round once, no damage was
done.
Year: 1866

CoLoNIzATIoN OF THE BLAcKs.-The Ameri-
can COLONIZATION Society has received apphca-
non from SIX hundred colored people al the
south for passage TO the republic OF Liberia.
and the society has asked the New York bran en-
10 assume one third the expense I'm fitting out
the expedition. The board has the subject
under consideration
Year: 1866

TIE CLUB BuILDINs-We learn that tho
levy made by officers on the furniture of the
Young Mems National Union Club, at their
headquarters in Pants building, G.ouisiana
was at the instance of an agent and no, the
owner OF the building. As soon as the latter
was informed of the affair he telegrapbed 10
release the distrain, which was done. -
Year: 1866

OF this wonderful business, so extern
siveiy manipulated in New York, il is
said Ihut until quite recently, the art was
scarcely practiced I'm this country. What
Is wonderful about il is, that a single
.grain of gold may be beaten with the
hammer so rs to cover seveniY-iiVe
soulare inches, which would leave il less
than the three hundred and fifty thou
sandth part of an inch in thickness, or
recurring more than a million sheets to
make a pile three inches high.
This would be about the twelve
handrcdth part of the thickness OF eom-
mon printing paper, and IS owing to the
extreme tenacity of gold. \ pound OF
gold NAV be drawn into wire that
would resch around the globe. A silver
wire. coated with the thinnest wash Of
gold, may he drawn out 10 an indefinite
extent without breaking the coating 50
much that a defect could be discovered,
even with a microscope. The gold
which is used for beating is very slightly
allowed with silver and copper, unless
the leaf is TO be exposed TO the weather,
when pure gold is used. Ii Is first
melted in an ingni. long and narrow,
which, on being cooled. IS passed through
ualished steel rollers. till il is reduced to





In thickness. 1t then passes into the
hands Of the beater. The gold ribbon is
cut into pieces of an inch square, and
one hundred and forty Of these are placed
bptween rs many sheets of the vOlumn,
when the heat0rlays on with
his heaviest hammer, beating the pile
about an hour first with one hand, then
with another, shifting the hammer with
out any pause, and very deity turning
The book over, or from side to side, be-
/ vcan the blows. BY this time the pieces
of gold viii have expanded to the size
of the velium, when they are taken
Ont, and each one Is cut again into
four. They are again placed within
sheets of veilum, thus making pile Of
six hundred out OF the original pieces,
which are belabored for another hour or
more with hammer Of less weight than
the first. The faces Of all the hammers
are. slightly convex, which causes the
a,oId TO spread. When this beating is
c9mpjefed, the leaves Of gold are again
suhdivided by four making two thousand
four hundred in all, and are put into
three parcels of eight hundred
each, the gold alternating with
tie vellum, as before, and each par
eel is subjected to another beating,
more carefully administered, on account
of the extreme thinness Of the metal.
The hammers decrease in weight as the
process goes on. The beating lasts for
i've or six h0gFs', at the close of which
the edges Of the leaves, which are quite
uneven, are cut with sharp reed, as the
gold adhercs toa metal knife, and the
leaf, ready for use, Is placed in the books
i'm which it is sold, each leafof gold being
about three inches square, and twenty
five making a book. They are very sell
In, t.rrr, ~. nl.l l.nl
Year: 1866

WHY do the Copperheads md Johnsonites
oppose the Constitutional amendment which
repudlates the Rebel debt, and prohibits the
payment of traitors BY the Government for
the valne Of their emancipated slsvess Shall
the loyal people run the risk of being taxed
for the immense sums prohibited by the Con-
stitutional amendment We think not. Let
us make sure thing of it.