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Year: 1866

How TO AVOID THE THREE CENT TAx-1f
our planters would only take advantage Of the
"protection" which the Radical Congress has
unwittingly offered them, they would ask that
the present internal revenue tax on cotton be
continued in its present terms for ten or fifteen
years, with collection districts, just as :hey are
now, or at least not enlarged. This tax is not
to be charged unless the cotton leaves the col
lection district. Now if they will manufacture
the cotton within the collection district, the
Manufactured goods will pay no more tax for
manufacturing than Buffers Lowell ncighbors
pay, while the three cents on the raw material
may be wholly saved to the home producer and
manufacturers. IF the RAIDS had thought of it,
they never would have given so much protec-
tion to the South. Let make hay while the
sun shines.-N. O. Picoyune.
Year: 1866

During visit to the State Hospital
for the insane, some weeks ago, our
attention was attracted by the pecu-
liarly sad and hopeless expression of
one OF the patients. He was a man
apparently about fifty five years of age,
with grizzled locks, a sturdy, well knit
frame, and decentlY clad in hOme-spun
His general appearance was that of an
ordinary elderly farmer. He was sit
ting with downcast eyes, wholly absorb
ed in his own thoughts. Nothing di
verted has attention. Passing by him
several times, we were struck by his
motionless posture, his entire abstrac-
ton from the things around him, and
haggard expression of his face. On
inquiring Of DR.. Van Nostrand, the
Superintendent, he related to us briefly
the history of the patient He was a
farmer in comfortable circumstances.
residing IN one of the remote counties
of the State. When the Southern
Shareholders rose in rebellion to over
throw the Government and divide the
country, this man had a son, dearly
loved, who enlisted to aid in defending
the. republic against its enemies. For
a time ne received letters from him
occasionally, but during the last year
of his term of service these ceased to
come. No intelligence reached his
parents, however, that anything had
befallen him. His regiment was about
to return to be mustered out. The
parents hoped that all was well with
their boy, and that he had only neg
lected writing. In this hope they eag-
erly awaited the return of the regi-
ment and its muster out, expecting
that their son would return with ib.
At length the regiment came and was
mustered out, when from the members
Of his company they learned that their
son had been taken prisoner by the
rebels, confined at Andersonville, and
had there died of starvation, a victim
to the internal and malignant cruelty Of
the rebel authorities, who deliberately
adopted a system of starvation and ex-
pOsure, to destroy, or ineapaetate for
further service the Union soldiers who
fell into their hands.


The news, made doubly poignant by
its suddenness and by coming at the
very moment they expected to meet
their son, was a blow so terrible that
it shattered the reason of both father
and mother. Both became insane
Only the father, however, was brought
to the hospital, his wife being cared
for by friends at home. He sits moody
and distracted for hours, and again al
times has paroxysms of frenzy, when
he fancies that he hears his sons
voice calling to him that he is starva-
ing to death. The same form of delir-
ium characterizes the mother. Both
imagine that they hear the voice Of
their dead son calling to them from
the far off scene of agony and death In
the horrid prison pen of Andersonville
and implOring their aid.-MadjsOn
( Wis.) JourdJ.
Year: 1866

It appears that some of the Richie


lieu family papers, lately come to light,


disclosed the fact that the great Cardi-


nails head was preserved apart from


his body The question which there


upon arose was, what had become Of


the head Immediate search was or


deTed to be made, and no expense was


to be spared in the efforts to recover it.


After several months Of research, the


head has at length been found in the
possession of an acient family in Bret


agne, and forthwith sent to Paris to


the Mlnlstere de IInstruction Pub


llque, Those who were present at the
opening of the box describe the head
as being In a wonderful state of pres
ervatlOn. The eyebrows, whiskers,
imperial, and mustache are of a red
dish color, and quite perfect one eye
lid Was-closed, the other was open the
flesh, Of course, was black. 1t bore
something of the appearance of a
mask, but not atall unpleasing. A tele-
gram was Immediately dispatched to
the Emperor Napoleon, asking, what
was to be done with the defunct Car
dinaI p 1t is feared that orders will
be issued for a funeral. I say feared
because there are many who would in
fnitely prefer having the head pre-
served above ground, that they might
be allowed to stare at it to their curl
osity's content What would this
once greatest man of Europe have
said, or rather, what would he have
thought, for most probably he would
not have said anything, had a proph-
ct foretold him in his days Of high
glory, the journey his head would
have to take some centuries after his
death enclosed in a common packing
case and tossed about in the lugguage
van of an express train, whirling along
At the rate of forty miles an hour
Enough.-LOnd0n Letter.
Year: 1866

BAGGAGE.-TaylOr, the word paint
er has written no more truthful things
than the following


That seat is occupied" said a
bright eyed girl to a man who was
about to take it. Occupied =" he
grOwled where's his baggage 2"-
With a saucy upward look at him,
=" Tn his baggage, she said. And
this brings me to say that if you are
going long journey in regions where
it is " first come, first served" the
most desirable piece of baggage you
can take with you is not a hat-box or
a blanket, but a l00nlGn. If you have
none then marry one, for you are not
thoroughly equipped for the road un-
til you 90. When dinner is ready you
follow in her blessed wake, and are
snugIy seated beside her, and exactly
opposite the platter of chickens, be-
fore the hirsute crowd, Womanless as
Adam was till he fell into deep sleep.
are let in at all. There gOW are, and
there they are. You tWain-one, with
the two best chairs in the house served
and smiled on. Look down the table
at the unhappy fellows, some of them
actually bottoming the chairs they oc-
cupy, and their arms and hands reach
ing in every direction across the table
like the tentacule of gigantic poly
pus. When night comes, and with it
a border tavern, it is not you that shift
from side to side on the bar-Toom
floor IF there is any best bed she
gets it and you share it. You follow
her into the best car; she is first in the
stage coach and you are too, More
than that, a woman keeps you upon
her honor" you are pretty sure to
behave yourself all the way.


The conclusion is as strong as a lar
lat, that travelling bachelors have for
gotten some of their baggage, and that
if a woman hears a man sneer about
her troublesome sex and their newt
bic, inseperable band box. and then in
some weak moment he says of her,
will you" and if she be wise, she
will be cautious. Men are not tithe
of the help to women on journey that
the latter In their mOdesty and their
ignOrance-we beg pardon, e0hjch p
are always conceding. Blessed be
nothing A lone woman can make
the transit of the American continent
like Venus crossing the sun, without
either danger or insult. She can en-
ulate the Irish Norah, who, in some
old fabulous time, decked with jewels
and beauty, made the tour of ireland
alone, and not a soul harmed her as
she went.


erich and rare were the gems she wore,


Aud bright gold ring on her hand she bore,


But ali, her beauty was far beyond


Her sparkling gems and her snow-whte wand.


on she went and her maiden smile


In safety lighted her round the green isle.
Year: 1866

FNERGY.-Who ever became a man
If influence by sitting under the har-
row Of desnondency2 What idle man
over benefited the world, his friends,
Mt himself2 There is nothing ike
action coupled with cheeTfulness. We
see IL everywhere. Who is he. sitting
On that empty barrel on the wharf2
4 man with no energy prey to grief
He does not know what to do. nor
how TO start. Who is that man with
folded arms. standing in the market
plaee2 ? A law. do-little Eort of vaga-
bond who hardly earns his bread and
butter. Do Won wish not to become
such q character2 Then arouse your
self away from the arm chair M
from the gutter out Of the downy bed
Move your arms, kick your feet. and
stir about: give your blood a chance TO
circaIate through your veins, and the
air of heaven to circulate through your
lungs. Seize the first job presented,
and dispatch It at once un for the pav,
and get another forthwith you viii
soon earn enough to purchase a wheel
barrow or handeart and then YOU viii
begin TO live. Who knows what YOU
may become2 Energy is half omnip-
nteut Small beginnings end IN large
gains a pennv we'll turned begins q
Fortune. Resolve. then. 20 do some
ching. and you will bless us to vOur
diving day for preaching thus faith
fully to you
Year: 1866




CAPTAIN STEADMAN. in his "Nar-
rative of a Five Years Expedition
against the revolted Negroes of Sur
imam, :" relates, that on waking about
four O'Clock one morning In his ham
mock, he was extremely alarmed at


finding himself weltering in CONCEALED
blood, and without feeling any pain
whatever.


The mystery was, continues
Cptain S., that I had been bitten by
the Vampire or Spectre of Guiana,
which is also called the Flying Dog Of
New. Spain, and by the Spaniards, Per
rOvolador. This Is no other than a
bat of monstrOUs size, that sucks the
blood from men and cattle while they
are fast asleep, even sometimes till
they die /; and as the manner in which
they proceed is truly wonderful, I shall
endeavOr to give distinct account OF
it.


Knowing, by instinct, that the per.
son they intend to attack is In a sound
slumber, they generally alight near
the feet, where, Whil6 he creature
continues tanning with his enormous
wings, which keeps one cool, he bites
a piece out of the tip of the great toe.
so very small, indeed, that the head of
a pin could scarcely be received into
the wound, which is, consequently, not
painful yet through this orifce he
continues to suck the blood, until he
is obliged to disgorge.


He then begins again, and thus con
tinues sucking and disgorgiug until be
is scarcely able to fly; and the sufferer
has often been known to sleep from
time to eternity. Cattle they generally
bite in the ear, but always in places
where the blood flows spontaneously.


Having applied tobacco ashes az
the best remedy, and washed the gore
from myself and hammock, I observed
several small heaps of CONCEALED blood
all round the place where I had lain
upon the ground on examining which
the surgeon judged that I bad lost al
least twelve or fourteen ounces during
the night"
Year: 1866

CRIME IN MEMPHIs.-One of the
rebel papers Of Memphis says


Not IN the wide world is there as
much shooting, stabbing and killing,
as In Shelby county, when we take in
to consideration the intelligence of the
community. Night after night affrays
occur men are shot within a few
yards Of our Office bullets are fred
into windows-and it is damn you
click I'm shot-nightly, from one
end of the city to the other. One of
the most astonishing features In this
revelry of blood, is the nonchalenee
of the participants They go for an
other" like men at rowing match.
While wrestling, two persons became
engaged IN a difficulty under our win
dow some nights ago. One made at
his antagonist with a knife, who re-
piled with shot, and exclaimed. I've
killed him r You are a liar |" says
the individual hit, while he had a
hole in him you could put your thumb
in. The city is mad crime is epi-
demic, and the poisonous elements
consist in the evil practice of carrying
weapons.
Year: 1866

Why THE DYING NEVER WEEP
The reason the diving never weeD is be-
cause the manufactures of life have
stopped for ever every gland Of the
system has ceased its functions. In
almost all diseases the liver is the first
mandatory that stops works one By
one the others follow. and all the fOun-
tains of life are at length dried up
there is no secretion anywhere. So the
eye IN death weeps not that all affection
IS dead to the heart. but because there
IS no tear-drop in it. anv more than
there is moisture on the lip,
Year: 1866

A GooD SERMoN.-The only true
praise of a sermon, is in some evil left,
or some good done upon the hearing
of it. One such fruit brought forth,
were a more ample cOmmendatiOn than
many mouthsfuI of good words spent
and copies taken, and printing. and /
wot not what. And sure it is. on whom
a sermon works ariqbt. It leaves him
not leisure to talk much. to use many
words. but makes him rather full of
Thought. And when all comes to all,
the deed done is it. And It is no good
sign in a tree when all the sap goes in
70 the leaves. it Is spent that way nor
in an auditor, when all is verbal that
comes. nothing else-no reality at
all.-BisHop Andrel0s.
Year: 1866

Fire extinguishing cartridges, CON
tanning in gradients which developlarge
quantities of hydroehlOric acid gas,
are the latest scientific sensation in
France. The cartridges resemble
brown paper parcels, and are Of two
sizes. One is about eight inches long
and two and half inches wide, and Is
intended TO be thrown by hand into
the heart of the fire. A string is also
attached, by which it may be projected
as from sling. The cartridge is
slightly explosive, so as to scatter the
substance producing the eXtinguishing
gas. The second sized cartridges are
simply thrown (the cover being torn
Off into the water of the engines, which
they saturate with a substance pro-
dueing hydrochloric acid gas as soon
as the water touches the fire. Exper-
iment proves that with these oartridR-
es, tenth of the water ordinarily
used will extinguish FIRE. The result
is instantaneous, and the cost light.
Year: 1866

Thou must be true thyself,


If thou thetruth would teach,
Thy soul must overflow, If thou


Another's soul wOuldst reach;
Tt needs the overflow Of heart
To give the lips full speech
Think truly, and thy thoughts
Shall the worlds famine feed:
Speak truly, and each word Of thine
Shall be a fruitful seed
live truly and thy life shall be
A great and noble creed.
Year: 1866

A gentleman calling on his butcher
to order something for dinner, was
asked if he would ike 10 have a sad.
die of mutton. why, said he, would
it not DO better to have a bride, as /
should then certainly stand a better
chance Of getting a bitiB my mouth
Year: 1866

1t is related of Sydney Smith that
once, On entering a drawing-room in q
West End mansion, he found it lined
with mirrors on all sides. Finding
himself reflected in every direction, he
said that he supposed he was at a
meeting of the clergy, and there seem,
ed to be a very respectable attendance.
Year: 1866




The sacred concert announced by Mr. Draper for Easter
Sunday. at Irving Hall land that follow, embrace
features OF no ordinary merit and interest Since the days
OF "Tper Hail. lhis Kind OF entertainment well de.
signed TO refine and elevate the public taste has not
been attempted In this city upon any plan commensurate
with n importance. These concerts will be sustained
by the highest order Of talent and marked BY the debut
Of several artists Of extraordinary promise


MILITARY CONCERT.
The splendid United States military band Of Governors
Island will perform this evening at grand promenade
concert 10 be given In aid Of the Soldiers Library Of the
isand.
Year: 1866

The WRoNG RooM.-A curious
story is going the rounds Of a mistake
in applying mustard poultice at a ho-
tel. A gentleman whose lady was suf-
fering from cold, got up at midnight
and went below to fetch a mustard
poltice. In his agitation he mistook
the room On his return, and went into
one where there was light burning as
dimly as that he left-a room alto
gether similar, and apparently his wife
in bed fast asleep. He applied the
mustard poultice to her chest, and sat
quietly beside the bed waiting for it to
draw. 1t did draw but it drew an in
furiated scream from the young lady
who had been the unconscious object
of his solicitude. At the sound of the
unaccustomed voice, the nature of the
accident which had befallen him and
his patient was at once visible, and he
rushed headlong from the presence of
the mustared woman into the arms of
his own. Both parties told the story
next day, and had to retire amidst the
laughter Of all the occupants.
Year: 1866

IN INCUlN1kh Wlld a OEaR. "A
man living near Pembina, I'm Dacotah
Territory had terrible fight, not long
since, with a grizzly bear, for his boy
"a fine lad, ten years Of age. The
The father and son were out in the
brush, looking for colt that had stray
ed off, and more than a rod apart, when
suddenly a bear rushed upon the boy
with terrible ferocity. The child had
time to give out one wild, heart-freezing
shrek of horror before the bear seized
him. The father, drawing a large hunt
ing-knife from its sheath, leaped to the
rescue, and horrible contest ensued.
The bear was powerful creature, and
ferocious with hunger but the father
was fighting for his boy. Though much
torn by the teeth and claws of the bear,
he won the fight and succeeded in carry
ing his son home in his arms, where
both were at last accounts, rapidly re-
covering from their wounds.
Year: 1866

A YOUNG lady said to her beau as
she held pot of hot water in her hand,
Promise to marry me or I'll scald
you," Throw the water" he replied
81 had rather be scalded once than every
day of my life.'
Year: 1866

A MAN proves himself fit to 60 high
er who shows that he is faithful where
he is. A man that will not do we'll in
his present place because he wants to
get higher, is fit neither where he is, nor
yet above it.
Year: 1866

A SON Of Neptune, who was in the
habit of quareling with his better half,
was one day demonstrated with by the
minister of the parish, who told him he
and his wife ought to live on more ami
cable terms, as they were both one.
One, said the old salt, shifting his
quid if you should come by the house,
sometimes, blast my tarry toplings il
you wouldn't think we were t,rentu.
Year: 1866

CoNs1DERABLE prospecting is now being
done at different points on Florida Mountain
and scarcely day passes that some new dis
covery is not announced. But the torma
tion-being a mixture of porphyry and tale
is of such character as to render discovl
cries very uncertain until after considera,
Bile amount of work is done and the lodges
are well opened. Rumor has it that rich
ledge has been discovered at the head of
Blue Guch. Whether so or not, we have no
doubt But one or more lodges of immense
wealth will be found in that section, as the
gulch is literally full of quartz and gold
specimens Many of the discoveries now ber
ing made on Florida may and we hope will
prove good Most Of the dirt upon it con
tains gold of fine, wiry nature-unwashed
and the fnder of its source will probably
gel, big enough thing for one man. Oaoy-
hee Aualanche.
Year: 1866

INDIANs-We have ruug pretty much all
the changes on these professional and-natul
raj thieves and murderers, as well as What
should be done with them. They are prOwI
ling round in small gangs-whether to exam
inc the situation with view to heavy at
tack OF to indulge their predatory and muir
derous inclinations, we are unable to correct
ly presage but one thing iscertain, that life
is unsafe in any direction Our very notaN
BILE District Commander is enjoying his usual
placidity. Murders are being continually
committed by Lo, and his family is unpun,
ished and allowed to roam undisturbed We
cannot do the subject justice-it is useless
to attempt it, Owyhee AUalanche.
Year: 1866

FIENDIsH CRUEtTY-A few mornings
since a valuable. COW belonging to Judge
Horton, was discovered with her tail cut off
near the root. No clue has been obtained
to tho perpetrator Of this cruel act. Should
he be discovered, Judge II. will make him
suffer for his brutality.
Year: 1866

A HEAVY fall of rain on Wednesday night
the first for many weeks-zhas had tendency
to cool the atmosphere thsTeabouts and bring
down tho mercury to summer heat, and ten de-
OrAaa below. ~
Year: 1866

COME OF YOU CAN'T, AND WE PITY
y you. You have tried every remedy but tho ONE
destined by It's intrinsic merit TO supersede all SIM
liar preparations. 1t is not surprising you should be
reluctant to try something else after tEs many ex-
periments you have made Of trashy compounds
foisted on the public as a certain cure; but
Year: 1866

There were old apple trees in profusion,
with nearly hundred pear trees of vigorous
growth, but utterly neglected, and reported
as yielding small crops of Indifferent fruit.
The outgoing seller of the farm had intend
ed TO cut them down. He knew the market
value OF pickles, but the pear culture was a
sealed book. The buyer, educated in diff
ierent school, believed that there was yet n
nigh money value in those trees, and that
they could be resuscitated. We stood among
them and debated the question. He thought
that here was foundation to begin upon
and that an Investment of money in revivin0
them would yield a far quicker return than
in waiting for the product of newly plant
ed orchard Among other facts and expert
ence, reference was made to the memorable
account recorded in this journal nearly 20
years ago, of the complete renovation of
two out-cast pear trees. Like all these, they
had once borne excellent crops of fruit, but
for several years had produced only worth
less specimens The owner was told that
the trees--for there were several in like con-
dition-had exhausted the proper element in
the soil, and that it must be re-introduced
by artificial means. That autumn he car
ried out the suggestion, and scraped off all
the rough outer bark from two trees. then
coated them with soft soap. cut out about
one-third of the poorest branches, and short
ened the head of the tree one-third by cut
ting back the principal limbs, pairing the
wounds and covering them with shellac So
luton.


The preparation being made, "A trench was
dug around each tree, three feet from the
same four feet wide and twenty inches deep,
the soil being cartcd away. In making this
trench, about a third of the roots were cut
away. The trench was then filled with soil
from good pasture field, there being added
at the time of filling, two bushels of refuse
scoriG from a blacksmiths forge two of
well broken charcoal and two pounds of pot
ash. All these were thoroughly intermin-
gled after the trench had been filled, by fire.
quent overturnings with the spade


The result of this cheap and simple opcr-
alton was manifest the following summer.
The luXuriance and vigor of the foliage were
surprising, for the newly formed roots were
wandering into fresh and wholesome pasture.
The next year there there was moderate
bloom, but every blossom produced fruit.
The third season there was fine crop, the
two trees producing six bushels of superb
fruit. 1t was convincing evidence that the
failure of old established pear trees to pro-
duce good crops is owing to want of prop
er nutriment in the soil, and that instead of
being cut down when they cease to bear,
they should be taken in hand and renovated
-HOrticultiuist.