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Year: 1866

An EDITOR FoRGETs HIS NAME-This
vivid sketch of editorial character on the
Pacific side is from ARENAS Ward, who
says: My arrival at Virginia City was
signalized by the following incident [ had
no sooner achieved my room in the garret of
the international Hotel, than | was called
upon by an intoxicated man, who says he
was an editor Knowing how rare it was
for an editor to be under the blighting In
funoe of either spirituous or malt liquors,
received this statement doubtfully. But l
said, what name % 'Wait, he said,
and went out. heard him pacing up and
down the hall outside. Ia ten minutes he
returned, and said, EPepperl' Pepper
was indeed his name He had been out to
see if he could remember it and he was so
flushed with his success, that he repeated
it joyously several times, and then, with
short laugh, he went away. had often
heard of man being so drunk that he
didn't know what town he lived in, but here
was man so hideously inebriated that he
didn't know what his name was. / saw no
more of him, but heard from him, for he
published notice of my lecture, in which
he said had dissipated air |"
Year: 1866

Wednesday. The last heard of him, was about
O'Clock that day when he collected some money
from party on Cont street. 30 trace can be
found of him after leaving that place,


On Wednesday morning a child Of MIR. Peter
Ort, residing at No. l4s Front Levee street, while
amusing itself with some matches, set FIRE to the
mosquito bar of bedin the house, and tie greater
part of the bedding was consumed before the fire
was put ont
Year: 1866

NEVER TRAvELED.-A story is
told Of an old lady who lived near
Rochester, who had never seen or
travelled on a railroad. Wanting to
60 on visit to small town short
distance from the city, she thought
she would try one Of the pesky
things. So she went to the ticket
Office, carrying her reticule on one
arm and an old-fashioned rocking
chair on the other. She bought her
ticket, walked out on the platform,
put down her rocking-chair, sat down
in it, took out her knitting and went
to work diligently. Steadily she
rocked and worked, trains coming in
and leaving as the car-time came
around. The old lady made no at
tempt to get on the cars, but kept
knitting. '''aa7


The day grew to a close, and night
came on. The last train was about
starting, when the depot-master went
up and asked her if she was go
ing out.


Eyes, sir" replied the old lady.


Hadn't you better get aboard
and secure seat?" said the depot
master. ...r.


"Thank you, sir, / am very COM
Portable, replied the elderly dame.


The train left. The master came
around again. "Madam, I shall
have to disturb you; it is late; the
trains have all left, and we must
close the depot. Shall I send you
to a hotel?"


WELL" exclaimed the old lady,
dropping her knitting and holding
up her hands, "ain't the thing goin
to move2 Here I brought my chair
from home so as to have a seat on
which some pesky man couldn't
squeeze himself. I've set here all
day waitin' for the thing to 60, and
here I've had all my trouble for
nothing. | thought it was long
time moving. / declare that these
here railroads is the biggest nui-
sances and humbugs as ever was!"
and the old lady, with bag on one
arm and rocking chair on the other,
gave toss of her head and marched
off in high indignation. 1s'


She mistook the depot for the cars,
and expected to travel in it. 'asd I'D
Year: 1866

To ENSURE FAST CoLoRs.-
When washing calicoes, infuse three
gills of salt in four quarts of water;
put the calico in while hot, and leave
it till cold, and in this way the colors
are rendered permanent, and will not
fade by subsequent washing. 4tgeD
Year: 1866

20 Blondin is said to have been
one of the first applicants to the At.
lantic Telegraph Company, he want
ed to have the cable raised on poles as
either end, SO that he might walk over.
Year: 1866

properly be formed within the bosom Of the


Presbyterian Church for the purpose of


openly resisting the authority of the General


Assembly, and of setting at nanght and con-


temning its solemn decisions, while the


individuals composing such combination still


claim all the rights and privileges of ministers
and members much less may any lower
court of the Church thus repudiate the
Assembly's authority, and still claim and
exercise all the powers of a court in good


standing. The principle which would admit
this would prove destructive Of any govern
ment, secular or religious, for it is the essence


of anarchy Notwithstanding this, several


Presbyteries have openly declared that they
will not regard the Assembly's authority,


especially the acts Of the last Assembly
concerning the terms Of receiving ministers
and members from the Southern Presbyterian


Church, We trust that upon further retlec-
ton they will reconsider euch action, and
again show a proper subordination. Ole
Presbytery, however, that of Louisville, in
the Synod OF kentucky, adopted q paper in
September last called Declaration and
Testimony &c, which arrays itself against
all the Deliverances of the FIVE Assemblies


from 1861 to 1865, enacted upon slavery and
the rebellion. This paper has been signed
by certain ministers and elders in other


Presbyteries and Synods, chiefly in the Synod
Of Missouri. The present Assembly felt


called upon to take decisive action in the


premises. This paper exhibits organized


rebellion and schism within the bosom of the


Church, whose design is to resist the author
ity Of the General Assembly. 1t pronounces


the last five Assemblies guilty of heresy,


schism and virtual apostacy. Such an organ
ization, with such aims, bringing such charges,


and animated by such spirit as the said
paper exhibits, the Assembly could not
overlook. The simple question presented


was, whether single subordinate court, with


such individuals of other Presbyteries as


might join it should be allowed to carry on its


schismatical and rebellious schemes with


impunity, and still claim and exercise all the
rights of court, and the individuals con-


cerned have all the rights of office bearers in


the Church accorded to them, while openly
defying the General Assembly; or whether
the Assembly which represents the whole
Church should require due subordination and
respect to its authority. The signers of the
said paper openly ayow their determination to
continue agitation against the solemn acs Of
| of the last five Assemblies. until they shall
bring the Church, through action of the


General Assembly, to their views or, failing
in this. they declare that they may feel called
upon to abandon the Church.


. In this posture of affairs, the Assembly
| could not hesitate IN its duty. 1t censured all
the persons who have signed the Declaration


and Testimony deprived them of the right
to sit in any Church court above the session,
and cited them to the bar Of the next Gehe-
raj Assembly. This measure Was clearly
justified, and was demanded for the purity,


peace. and order of the Church y
Year: 1866

IT is said that the Democratic members OF
Congress have resolved to withdraw their
''moral support from the President, unless
he makes positive recognition Of it by q
transfer of executive patronage. As the
scarcity of an article is one Of the measures
of its value, the '.moral' support of the
Copperhead Democracy should bear good
price.
Year: 1866

The young graceful ard dashing Eluestrisn. whose
performances f1rrE the last In New York city
and the Vest ladies for him reputation Of tie
most accomplished somsrsault kider Of tne age
Year: 1866

In the matter of the application of George W.
Bond, an Insolvent Debtor, for the benefit of the
4Sth Art Code of Public General Laws of Mary


land.


No. 1878, on the lnsolvent's Docket in the Circuit


Court for Washington County.


ORDERED by the Clerk Of the Court this l2I,
day of December, 1866, that the third Monday OF
thd March Term of this Court, it being the 18th
day of April, next succeeding the date Of this or.
der, be fixed as the day for the said petitioner tu
appear in this Court and answer such interrog-
alorcs allegations as his creditors endorsers and
suretics may propose or allege against him: and
that said petitioner by causing copy OF this order
to be printed in some newspaper published in
Washington county once u week for three success
sve months prior TO the said Monday in the next
March Term Of the Court, give notice of the fixing
of said day for the purpose herein.


Test: LEWIS B. NYMAN,
Dee l3 Bin CLERK
Year: 1866

~Up to the present time the fall has
been particularly favorable for the grow
ing crops of grain, and as consequence
they now present promising appearance,
and bid fair to reward handsomely in yield
the toll of tho culsivator. 1t is to be hoped
that nothing will intervene to prevent the
fulflment Of this promise, as no elias, Of our
people moro richly deserve our wishes for
prosperity than does the farmer.
Year: 1866

GS-The Fall term of court is still in
session aud progressing but slowly with the
trial Of cases on the docket. This is the
fifth week of the term and we understand
there is sufficient business to occupy its
attention for several weeks longer should
she cases on the docket be brought to trial
The Grand jury were discharged on We'd
nesday of last week-a happy deliverance
Year: 1866

VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS, In time of high prices
few hints in regard to preserving food, and o
economy in bread, may not be uantercs!ing to
our readers. ''You can keep butter sweet long
time, even in hot room where it is half melted
by keeping it covered with brine made by mere
putting into boiling water all the salt it will
take in. Meat may be preserved in the same
way. To be sure it will become rather salt but
when yon wish to use it, take it out of the brine
the night before, AID lay it across two spoons or
sticks, to lift it somewhat from the bottom of the
dish in which you wish to soak it and cover i,
with fresh water. The salt will then settle down
out Of the meat, and it will freshen nicely. You
throw meat or fish into the bottom of q vcssc,
and cover ii with water and it will freshen very
little for the salt does not fall out, but only to
the lower side. Few persons seem to understand
this.


Ifyou buy rye flour and make bread yourself,
putting in very little moasscs and good sweet
yeast it will be better for you than wheat bread,
and will cost less. You can hire it baked. l,
is good, too and keeps fresh much lsnger than
wheat bread. 1t is all nonsense to think that
only wheat bread is agreeable to the taste. Many
prefer well made rye at the same price"
Year: 1866

The surest way to prevail on 4 young
couple to get married is 10 oppose them,
Tell them that you would rather see them
in their graves, and twelve months will
not clapse before their baby will pass you
twice day i'll a willow wagon.
Year: 1866

of Dave English got the start of Hem
bricks, and dedicated the concern this
noon in novel and ominous manner: He
attempted to commit suicide by hanging
himself to the fancy arch work which
supports the roof but was discovered and
cut down before life was extinct. The
stand has already acquired the name cf
Hthe gallows," and, as such will be known
hereafter.
Year: 1866

The Democracy of the Seventh Congress
sional District have made 8 very "sense-
less and fit" choice of Congressional
candidate. His name is Louis Shaefer,
and he is lawyer in Canton. His loyalty
may be Judged from the fact that within
three months he made the following
declaration:


81 have never Voluntarily contributed a
farthing, nor ever spoke one encouraging
word, nor ever entertained one favorable
thought in favor of either of our two late
Abolition rebellions, one headed by John
Blown and the other by Abraham Lincoln u


There can be no doubt that Shaefer is a
fair representative of the Democracy Of
his district. Governor Cox carried the
district by nearly four thousand majority.
If Shsefer isn't beaten by six thousand
majority we shall blush for the district.
Year: 1866

CORRECTION or a FALSE REPoRT-THE VIEWS OF THE


MILK PRODUCERS.


To the Editor Of Then Y Tribsns


SIR: My attention was called this morning TO a
communication in The World Of the 26h inst purorng to be
report tho proceedings Of Convention OF milk producers
and milk dealers held at Goshen Orange County Saturday
Nov a. The whole report gnbed not to say false in
rs statements that its tendency lead to wholly wrong i'm
pressons regard what done at the Convention and
also as the views and sentiments OF the MIX pro
ducers OF Orange County In regard TO the milk trade


Tho writer after first stating some OF the Nmcues con,
neced with the milk business goes on 70 say that on oon oi
Chas A. Reeve A. r. Haiti properly A. T. Hulsel Wat called
chair and the correspondent the winter hnse Mgs
chosen Secretary He goes put speech IN the mouth
Mr. Huse not word OF which no ever uttered Ile
speech is fabrication Of the spondenL 10 would
not have been bad Huse had held the sentiments at
trbued to in the speech but IL Is wei known fact that
the views which he holds in regard 70 the manner IN
which the milk trade should be conducted are al
entirely the opposite Of those expressed IN the speech
put his mouth by that correspondent The nam and IN fact
the only point IN this bogus speech an attack upon what tho
writer calls the platform" system Of carrying on the milk
trade and az admission aa this system has proved failure
To rCh Of your readers interested m TINS matter and
who not know precisely what is meant by the platform
system OF the milk rGda system when some OF the mllk
dealers your city would have you believe species q eg
Year: 1866

The following story of a charming Rus
sian French widow, is related by COR
respondent:


'In the great annual exhibition of pic
lures in Paris there is this year portrait
of lady, with the simple title of "Thc
Widow in the catalogue. There is ter
rible story connected with this picture
The lady is the Countess o., who
although only ri years of age, has been
twice widowed She is said to be of hum
bic birth, but when only Is years old her
great beauty attracted the attention of the
Marquis de D, who married her
On leaving the church, however, the
Marquis was assassinated by some obscure
rival, and the lady was left widow with
an immense fortune. The aaarqutse re-
tired to a convent, where she remained
till her twentieth year. She then made
a journey to various parts OF Europe, and
visited among other places, st Peters
burg, where one Of the most wealthy bQy-
ards of Russia placed at her feet his
heart. his diamonds and his millions The
marriage was celebrated iu the house of
the bridegroom's mother, in a remote part
of Russia, some distance from his own es-
tate The newl y married couple left for
their new hone in magnificent sleigh.
On the way they whore attacked by wolves,
and the Count, in trying to defend his
bride, made false step, fell out of the
sleigh into the snow, and was immediate
ly devoured by the wolves. The horses
mad with terror, dashed ofwith immense
speed, and did not stop till they arrived
at the Counts chateau, which was brill
liantly Illuminated for the reception of
the newly married couple"
Year: 1866

Go to the Drug Store and get half an
ounce ofextracto of logwood, and ten grains
of bichromate Of potash. Be sure you
get just these articles and not some SUBJ
stitute for them. Dissolve them in a
quart of hot rain water. When cold,
pour it into a glass bottle, or some vessel
fit for chemical uses, and leave it uucork-
ed ten or twelve days. Exposure to the
air IS Indispensable. The ink is then
made, costing you about five cents quart;
it is at first an intense steel blue, but be-
comes black and glossy as ravens wing.
SO says the Country Gentleman, after
fully testing it.
Year: 1866

\ few nights ago the captain Of ship
lying at a pier in New-York, was aroused
By noise, and saw man standing over
him with a revolver, saying if he moved he
was dead man. The captain lay quiet
and the fellow backed out of the cabin
As soon as he reached the deck, the cap
tain sprang from his berth, and seized
his revolver, rushed up stairs. The man
was just about stepping on the wharf,
when he fred, shooting him dead on the
spot. An examination of the body prov
ed it to be that Of clerk in the bank
where the captain was in the habit of de-
posting his funds, and from whence on the
day of the attempted robbery, he had
drawn out quite large SUM, which was
known to the clerk, and to obtain which,
the robbery, which cost him his life, was
attempted.
Year: 1866


The President with profound sorrow
announces to the people of the United
States the death of Winfield Scott, the
late Lieutenant General of the army. On
the day which may be appointed for his
funeral the several Executive Departments
of the Government will be closed. The
Heads Of the War and Navy Departments
will respectfully give orders for the pay
ment of appropriate honors to the memo
ry of the deceased.
Year: 1866


A young lady of New York was in the hab.
it OF writing for the newspapers on the sub
ject of temperance Her writing was full OF
pathos, and evineed such deep emotion of
soul, that friend of hers accused her of be-
ing a maniac on the subject of incompetence,
whereupon she wrote the following touching
lines


Go feel what have felt,


Go bear what have borne
Sink meath blow a father dealt


And the cold world proud scorn;
Then suffer on from year to year
Thy sole relief the scorching tear.
Go kneel as have knelt,


Implore, beseech and pray
Strive the besotted heart to melt,


The downward course to stay,
Be dashed with bitter curse aside,
Your prayers burlesqued, your tears defed.
Go weep as l have wept


Ger loved fathers fall
See every promised blessing swept


Youths sweetness turned to gall;

Life's fading flowers strewed all the way,
That brought me up to woman's day.
Go see what have seen,


Behold the strong man bowed
With guashing teeth-lips bathedin blood
And cold and lived brow;
Go catch his withering glance and see
L. ,,,.,ar1,
Go to thy mother side,


And her crushed bosom cheer;
Thine own deep anguish hide;


Wipe from her cheek the bitter tear:
Mark her worn frame and withered brow
The gray that streaks her dark hair now;
With fading frame and trembling limb:
And trace the ruin back to him,
Whose pighted faith in early youth,
Promised eternal love and truth,
But who, foresworn, hath yielded up
That promise to the cup:
And led her down through love and light,
All that made her promise bright
And chained her there, mid want and strife,
That lowly thing-a drunkard wife
And stamped on childhood's brow, so mild
That withering blght--the drunkard's child:
Go hear, and feel, and see, and know,


All that my soul hath felt and known
Then look upon the wine cups glow,


See if its beauty can atone
Think if its flavor you will try,
When all proclaim, It's drink and die!
Tell me HATE the bowl


Hate is a feeble word!
| loathe-abhor-m very soul


With strong distrust is stirred
When l see, or hear, or tell
Of that dark beverage of He'll
Year: 1866




The father who plunges into business SO
deeply that he has no leisure for domestic
duties and pleasures, and whose intercourse
with his children consists in brief word Of
authority, or a surly lamentation over their
intolerable expensiveness, is equally to be
pitied and to be blamed What right has
he to devote to other pursuits the time
which God has allotted to his children
Nor is it any excuse to say that he cannot
support his family in their present style OF
living, without this effort [ ask by what
right can his family demand to live in man
mel which requires him to neglect his most
solemn and important duties? Nor is it an
excuse to say that he wishes to leave them a
competence. Is he under obligation to
leave them that competence which he de-
sires? Is it an advantage to them to be
relieved from the necessity of labor Be
sides is money the only desirable bequest
which father can leave to his children?
Surely, well cultivated intellects; hearts
sensible to domestic affection; the love ol
parents, and brethren, and sisters a taste
for home pleasures; habits of order and
regularity, and industry; hatred Of vice and
vicious men; and lovely sensibility to the
excellence of virtue as valuable lega,
cy as an inheritance of property simple
property purchased by the loss ofevery hab-
It which could render that property bless
ing Wagner.
Year: 1866

TIE TRuE LIFE.-The mere lapse of
years is not life. To eat and drink and
sleep; to be exposed to darkness and the
light; to pace around the mill Of habit and
turu the wheel of wealth; to make reason
our book-keeper. and turn thought into i'm
plements of trade-this is not life. In all
this, but poor fraction of the conscious
ness Of humanity is awakened, and the sane
titles still slumber which make it most
worth while to be. knowledge. truth, love,
beauty, goodness, faith, alone can give Vi
tality to the mechanism Of existence. The
laugh of mirth, which yibrates through the
heart the tears which freshen the dry waste
within, the music that brings childhood
back, the prayers that cal the future near
the doubt, which makes Us mediate the
death Which startIes Us with mystery, the
hardship that forces us to struggle, the anx-
iety that ends in trust; these are the true
nourishment of our natural being.
Year: 1866

CHARACTER OF a TRUE FRIEND. .-Concefn
ing the man you call your friend; tell me,
will he weep with you in the hours of dis
tress? win he faithfully reproye you to
your face for actions which others are ridi-
culing and censuring behind your back? VIII
he dare not to stand forth in your defence,
when deuaction is secretly aiming its dead
ly weapon at your reputation. VIII he
acknowledge you with the same cordiality
and behave to you with the same friendly
attention. in the company of yorr superiors
in rank aud fortune, as when the claims OF
pride do not interfere with those of friend
ship? If misfortune and losses should oblge
YOU to retire into walk of life IN which you
cannot appear with the same liberality as
as formerly, will he still think himself hap
py inyou society, and instead of withdraw
ing himself from an Improbable connection
take pleasure 10 protesting himself your
friend and chcerfully assist you to support
the burden of your affiictions2 When sick
ness shall call you to retire from gay and
busy scenes Of the world, wlllhe follow you
into yonr gloomy retreat, listen with atten-
ton to your tale Of symptoms, and ad-
minister the balm of consolation to your
flinting spirits2 And lastly, when death
shall bust assunder every earthly tie, will
be shed tear upon your grave, and lodge
the dear remembrance oiyour mutual trlend-
ship IN his heart.
Year: 1866

ABOVE IS BUSINESS. sit is a serious evil
that many young man has fallen into to be
above his business. A person learns a trade
and then he must go to shop-keeping, Or
street loafng, or turn politician Fool IF
he cannot make living at his trade, we are
sure he cannot any other way. And then,
young men brought up to shop keeping must
buy farms, or houses, or some other foolish
things they know nothing about, and what
is the result? Head over heels in debt and
certain failure Multitudes have been ruin
ed by being above their business and branch
ing out into what they know nothing about
Year: 1866

NEVER KNOCK UNDER. No, never.
Always rally your forces for another and
more desperate assault upon adversely. If
calumny assails you, and the world-as it is
apt to do in such cases-takes part with
your tradueers, don't turn moody and mis-
anthropie, or worse still, seek to drown your
unhappiness in dissipation. Bide your time.
Disaproye the slander if you can; if not, live
it down. If poverty comes upon you like a
thief in the night-what then? Let it rouse
you as the presence of a real thief would do
to energetic action. Nomatter how deeply
you may have got into hot water-always
provided that you did not help the father of
Lies to heat it--your case, if you are male of
the right kind of stuff, is not desperate; for
it IS in accord with the Divine order and
sweep Of things that life should have no
difficulties which an honest determined man,
wish Heaven help, cannot surmount.