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Year: 1866

his cotton to bis factor from his own landing, by the
first boat, if he peases


Upon its arrival at New Orleans, instead OF being
delivered and stored by the collector as heretofore,
when bonded it is received once by the factor, who
has it weighed and assessed and pays the tax thereon
formerly. Upon payment of the tax the collector
will issue the factor his certificate thereof I'D dnpla
cate one copy of which the factor will preSens To the
of his district for the additional certificate
quired, and then transmit the to the assessor
from whose district the cotton shipped Tie other
copy he will retain for his protection in case OF the
loss of that transmitted to the assessor.


The assessors of the several districts will keep an
account with each factor, who has given bond for his
district charging him with each shipment and credit
ing him with each certificate of payment tsat if II
factor has given bond for thousand bales an in
definite number may be consigned him, provided he
promptly transmits his certificates of payment SO the
assessor and keeps his 60a2tce, @5th him, ctff tie
limit Of his bond


1t will be Seen therefore, that by the execution OF
single bond, for, say thousand bales, the Hctor
may receive fifty thousand bales under it
during the season. by payment of the tax upon It's
New Orleans, and promptly forwarding his
duplicate certificate of payment.


Properly constructed. [ believe these additional
regulations remove nearly all the embarrassms'ntS al
tending the removal oil cotton to this port fnd will
greatly facilitate the business of the county, and
strengthen those regulations between the panser and
his ictor which the regulations before had tendency
to disrupt


While the method of shipping cotton in bond here
toforc established, may still be resored to- ifpr$erred,
Commissioner Rollins and secretary McCulloeh have
shown their desire to facilitate the business OF the
country, by most libcry constructing the lawi in pro
vidng this additional method Of shipping cGrton in
bond and are entitled to the thanks OF all co1cerncd
for the relief thus afforded the planting cOmmHnily


W. p BENTON,


Collector of Internal Revenue, lst District
Year: 1866

"Do you sec this lock oil hair ?'' said
an old man. 9 'a.i.


Yes; but what Of it? 1t is, suppose.
the curl from the head OF dead child
long since gone to God"


'lt is not 1t is lock of my own
hair; and it is now nearly seventy
years since it was cut off from this
head. ~


but why do you prize a lock Of your
own hair so muehy' ,


1T has story beonging TO it, and
a strange one. kept it thus with
care because it speaks to me more Of
God and OF bis special care than any
thing else possess"


Il was child four years old, with
long curly locks, which in sun or rain
or wind, hung uncovered. One day
my father went into the woods to cut
up log and went with him. was
standinga a little way behind him. or
rather at his side, Watching with in.
tercst the strokes Of the heavy axe as
1T went up aud came down upon the
wood, sending off splinters at every
stroke in all directions. Some of the
spinters fell at my feet, and eagerly
stopped to pick them up. IL so doing
stumbled forward, and in a momchl
my curly head lay upon the log hat
fallen just at the moment when The
axe was coming down with all il
force. 1t was too late TO stop the blow
down came the axe-I screamed =
aud my father fell to the ground in
terror! He could not stay the stroke
and the dizziness which the sudden
horror caused, he thought he had Kill
led his boy! "


A'We soon recovered, / from my
fright. he IRON his terror He caught
me in his arms and looked at me frou
head to foot, to find out the deadly
wound which he was sure he had In
ficted. Not a drop Of blood nor ,
scar could be seen. He knelt upor
the ground and gave thanks to gra
cious God! Having Ione so he tool
up the axe and found Il few hairs upor
its edge. lie turned to the log he haC
been chopping, and there was single
curl of the boys hair, sharply Gu
through and laid upon the wood :
How great the escape! 1t was as if al
angel had turned aside the edge at tn,
moment when it was descending o.
my head. With renewed thanks up
on his lips, he took up the curl an,
went home with me in his rms. A..


That lock he kept all his days a
memorial OF God s care and love. Tha
lock he left me on his death bed"
Year: 1866

CRISP BIscuIrs.-Ono pound Of Aour,
the yolls of one egg, milk. Mix the
-four and the yolk OF the egg with sut-
ficient milk to make the whole into q
very stiff paste; beatit well and knead
it until it is perfectly smooth. Roll
the paste out very thin; with round
cutter shape it into biscuits, and bake
them a nice brown in slow oven from
twelve to eighteen minutes. 80
Year: 1866

PAPER SHlRTs-These are now bo-
ing manufactured very extensively in
the East. and are retailed at twenty
five cts. each, which is cheap enough.
We hope to see them in very genera!
use, though very little linen would
not damage the best of them.


What's q man without mate'


Ora boat without sail


Think of dwelling-eruel fate


Within shirt without IT.
olerable share Of linen to make it com.
Portable.
Year: 1866

Mr.. Budkins is spry old gentleman
of sixty, but having never been married,
passed off for forty five, aud would like to
take ten of of that During the cold
weather, when the Newly York Central
Park poad was in fine order for skating,
the old gent got splendid pair of sinners
and undertook to display his youthful
agility in the midst of lis friends and the
public generally 1t was hard work to
get them on; but he was ready at last,
and boldly striking out, one leg went north,
the other south, and down be came, as
solid and square as judge on the bench


Blaming the skates, he strapped them
up, rose to his feet, and with new -four
ish, came up, all standing, on the same
cushion that received him before Try
ing again, he met the same fate, when a
" Young America" coming up and be-
holding him sitting at his ease on the
CLASSY surface, called out to him, II say,
old cockad0odle, you've got those skates
on the wrong place put them on your
coat tails p Budkins grinned a ghastly
smile, and then called to the boy, who
glided off in an instant, and would not
come back to get quarter. Budkins
took off his skates, and went home, a
wiser and sadder man.
Year: 1866

Gen r. B. Marcy has written book
about Life on the Plains" " in which he
tells this story of himself: The Indians
have little instrument by which they
initiate the bleat of fawn Col Marcy
tried itonce The result was as follows {:
1t does not comport a mans feelings of
security, especially If he happens to be a
little nervous, to sound the deer bleat in
a wild region Of country. | once under
took the experiment with the instrument
myself, and made my essay in attempt
ing to call up an antelope which l discov-
ed in the distance. / succeeded admira-
bly, in Turing the wary victim within shoot
ing range, had raised upon ny knees, and
was just in the act of pulling trigger,
when rustling in the grass on my left
drew my attention in that direction, where,
much to my surprise, beheld huge
panther within about twenty yards, bound
ing with gigantic strides directly towards
me. | turned my rife, and in an instant,
much to my relief and qualification, its
contents were lodged in the heart of the
beast.
Year: 1866

Formerly there was but little difficulty


in getting out of the National service by
! those who have been educated at the ex.


pense of the country. West Point, In


deed, was considered to be most eligi


BILE finishing school at which the sons of


lucky parents could receive a splendid


practical education without cost to their
families, and in due time be released to
engage in civil engineering or some other
practical pursuit, for which their train
ing had fitted them So, also, with the
Naval Academy it was good school for
the instruction Of captains of merchant
ships, and when the course was compile
ted all that the young MILDLY had to do
was to resign, and at once obtain more
lucrative employment elsewhere. But
this abuse is likely TO cease in the future
The increase of the regular army is such
that all the West Point graduates will be
needed for actual service, and the navy
has grown SO large that the Naval Acade-
my graduates will also be wanted upon
our ships and iron n-clads. Hereafter ar
my and navy cadets viii be held to the
contract under which they were entered
at West Point and Annapolis, and the
idea that many persons had that they
could get their children finely educated .
at public expense, without any recon-
pense, will have to be abandoned. This
determination has already been manifes-
ted at headquarters, and the old system
Of accepting designations offered under
such circumstances is to be abolished.
Year: 1866

The Fenian movement against Canada
is entirely suppressed. Some of the
rougher sort, hailing from the city of
New York, made poor return for the
free transportation given them by the
Government. On Wednesday night Of
week before last, three carloads of them
on the Hudson River Railroad commit
ted serious of outrages. Besides de-
stroying freight on the train, they robbed
a hotel at Tivoli, and threw one of their
number out Of the window while the train
was in motion.
Year: 1866

According TO the recent state census
New jersey has now population OF sew
en- hundred and seventy-three thousand
and seven hundred, which is gain in
FIVE years of over hundred thousand
Hudson and Essex counties exhibit the
largest relative increase.
Year: 1866

A correspondent of the Maine Farmer
says he applied kerosene to valuable
pair of oxen to kill lice; both were soon
after taken sick aud one died. On being
opened the smell of the oil was quite
strong, and without doubt it caused the
sickness and death Of the animal.
Year: 1866

The editor of the Calais Advertiser is
disgusted with politics. He says he ''has
been helping to grind an axe for one and
an other since 1886" aud being now "a
bout ground out himself has resolved 10
let those who choose continue to turn the
crank
Year: 1866

One morning Old was getting
into his carriage when his hat was either
blown off or knocked off by hitting into
his carriage top. The horse starting at
the same time, Old gained his seat
with some difficulty and stopped the horse
at little distance, when a man came
running along with the hat, which he
handed to him politely, asking him in a
hurried manner:


" Are you hurt, Mr.. .--F


"No, no, but don't forget that your note
comes due to-merrcw-get upp'
Year: 1866

There arc 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,
which company takes risks the lives of INvALIDs,
and is also agent for the
Year: 1866

Health is most important; and the afflicted should
advertised medicine, any remedy. unless
ts contents or ingredients are known TO others besides
The manufacturer or until they are satisfied Of the
qualifications Of the party so offering
Year: 1866

The coming month will witness the lovers base ball
out in full force And who is not lover OF this our
national gamer The will smile upon the base ball
ground, and the summer breczes they rustic amid
the newborn grasses will harmonize together sing ng
they 20 the Wearing Of the Green The air will DO
filled with joyous shoutngs and gladsone laughter aud
the swift ball will fly from the pitchers hand to be
stricken into perhaps, eternity out the road by
the keen-cycd batter Then 1.-the limbs will laugh at
nimble nelders from base the batter makes
home run. Praise OF the pasiimc, either agree
able sport or heaithful exercis. Is necessary. Eight
thousand hall players In New York weary OF sing.
ing laudaiions excused. little however,
for encouragement to the clubs which every day are
sprouting up throughout the country. Base ball l. Of
all outdoor gamos. either this any other con.
tnen the prince Combining all the advantages OF cck
Ct with sociabity quite foreign TO that game 10 Just
y entitled to the position holds la the estimation OF
the public. Americans do not ''dawde" over a
sleep inspiring game all through the heat Of June or
July day. What they do they want TO do In a hurry
Englishmen differ materially In this particular. The
latter will spend half hour glass OF 'arf an
arf. - and an hour coming column Of the Times An
American dashcs OF a "whskey cocktail or smash
and reads the HERALD summary In about three
minutes. Thus the OF the American antpaihy TO
cricket can be readily understood IL Is too slow and
every man Ia not always engaged In bas, ball all Is
lightning; every action is swift a seabrds fight and
there Is no who has not something TO do and all
want their bands fun when the ball is round about
OF the coming season very little can as vet be sad
There Will be plenty OF interesting matches and the ap
pcarancc OF old faces will again gladden. the lovers OF


There about twenty senior one hundred junior
clubs In New York and Brooklyn, comprising between
eight and ten thousand players These clubs play at
Brooklyn on the CapioIine, Union aud Washington
grounds, and at Hoboken the Elysan Fields II Is
great drawback to the New York clubs that they
have no ground on which 70 play this side OF tho
river There Is portion OF the Park allotted for base
ball ground but the present but the students
OF the Free Academy have been permitted play there
II something could be done 70 open this ground the
principal clubs II would be OF the greatest possible ad
vantage both to base ball players themselves and 10
the Qenoral uubic IL would impossble
each club In New York In detail but few words about
the most distinguished be otherwise than inter
etng TO all the lovers OF the sport The club that
rally arises hrst In mind is the


ATLANTIC


'Champion Base Ball Club" II proud title and proud
srs We memben Of the Atlantic. Of Brooklyn, to be
Year: 1866

then country ae house, where benzine
and Bourbon synonymous stoppage here for three
four al glasses Of this unenjoyabe concocton,
and half drunken drive home in the course OF which
an apple woman and . beggar man are He'd and two
children MANNED for lie Truly wagon ride Is pecu.


liar luxury. On the other hand take 'four IN hand"
modates from twenty TO twenty persons, among the
rest number Of LADIES' driven by fast 'spankers"-a
sociable party who pass the tme as they drive along in
agreeable and It may be- intellectual conversation
vulgarty entirely banished through the presence
of ladies, and when after m cen miles ride the carriage
stops at neat hotel tho party, over small cnampagne
fu and sober Jehu steering clear course and giving the
possible anxiety. club Of this description
Fort Washington. number Of influential gentlemen
are among the members, Griswold Gray. ESQ, being
Die thus shown may be followed during the coming
son by otners who We think will hardly regret the
change from one horse wagon 70 Q superb "fouF In
hand.n
Year: 1866

wretched, indeed, must be the being who does not
feel some Joy at the approach Of spring This such


person does not exist ushered In 1t Is by winter
drear and dsagreeable occurred conti
nent and which insists remaining with US 10 the
last and does not retire from the field until the bamy
air Of April compels him to hdehs face ashamed Of his
hardhood For four long months have unfortunate
citizens dragged their weary way through oceans Of
Stygian mud else picked their careful steps
glaciers permitted 10 remain in our thoroughfares
through the consideration Of amiable street cleaning
contractors Joyousy then do all hail the change about
to be inaugurated.


With the advent Of spring the sporting world will be-
gin bestir itself the entire continent and
where will there be greater hustle than in the city Of
New York. While the student Of nature sees in the
" ETHEREAL mildness' Of which Thomson speaks the
waking Of vegetation from Its heightened hybernaton,
the manng Of the earth with verdurd the clothing Of
the in brightest foliage and the bursting from the
soil of future flowers while the fair the ntroduc
ton Of Paris modes, new freaks Of Dame Fashion, hith
erto unthought Of hats and undreamed Of coures 70
replace the exhausted waterfa the sporting man. with
keen appetite for enjoyment, pictures to himself the
trotng course with its sleek occupants and crowds Of
spectators the base ball ground with its excited players
the cricket field the rowing matches and the yachting
Hundreds at the present time making books planning
matches and dreaming Of untold success Bats arc with
drawn from their hiding places balls recovered wickets
polished and boats carefully examined; yachts being
made trim and neat, while horses carefully trained
by their fortunate In fact everything promises
well for first class sporting In New York
than in any other city in the Union outdoor sports
INDUCED in. Our metropolis has always been proud and
justly So Of her pre-eminence in that respect New
Workers, too, enter into these sports with zest,
spirit not found elsewhere Known the world for
their energy their goa-headativenes Americans live
excitement which they themselves furnish, and
whether the skating pond the base ball ground tho
trotng course or the yachting grounds, New Workers.
ably sustain the acknowledged superiority Of their
country and the supremacy Of the Empire City A
lengthy and admirable programme in all the sports re-.
fcrred to is laid for tho coming season. which lay
before readers.
Year: 1866

The coming yachting season ID certain 10 be brisk
one, oven more than the last which was the most
successful known here for many years At present
there less than six yachts building for some Of
our leading citizens who delight in tho sport and all
the modern improvements will bs introduced in their
construction possible the neetsst boats Of tho New
York squadron will nnd rivals in them Hitherto
tho match between individual yachts have been
tho principal features Of the season. and although these
affairs vastly interesting testing the merits OF
vessels still the public will take far moro interest In
the regatta which is promised by the New York Yacht
Club. The pan too. Of sweepstakes suggested
last season may be carried out this year. The occur
renee Of such would be Of the greatest possible
benefit to the yachting fraternity The sport In itself s
which, though possesses not 80 much interest for
landsmen other sports. is aught with considerable
advantages to participants The vast benefit Of having
skilled seamen among young men was well proven
during the late war; and as Columbia is now the "mis
Of the seas't becomes the youth Of the coun-
try retain her in that proud position which they
only do by themselves becoming conversant with the
management Of all matters appertaning to the plough
ing Of the brny element


"NEW YORK."


The New York Yacht Club stands proudly out as tho
nrst In the country and 1t may be said In the world


The yachts comprising 1t forty in num-
ber and all of them large boats Of exceeding swfnsss
The Of the principal with the owners are As fol-
Year: 1866

The new Freedman Bnrean bill pas:
sed by Congress met the same fate Of
the former at the hands of the President
The House however Immediately passed
it over his veto by vote Of 153 to S3.
The bill being Hess Objectionable than
the former ara Senator Lane of Kansas
who voted against the other one, being
dead, there is at least a possibility Of
its passing the Senate also over the
veto and becoming law.
Year: 1866

The Cedar Rapids and Missouri river
rail road Company have fully determin-
ed to terminate their road at Council
Bluffs, instead Of higher up the river.
BY an arrangement with the Chicago
Iowa and Nebraska, and the North


western railroad Company that run the
two roads, it is now fully decided 10
leave the present track of the former
near Bertram, south east of Cedar
Rapids and run directly west until they
strike the Cedar Rapids road on Prairie
Creek, thus shortening their line about
six miles. This arrangement will cut
off Cedar Rapids, about three or four
miles. The companies have had this
step under consideration for more than
two years, and have at last fully made
up their minds that it must be done.
Year: 1866

SLANDER.-We have known
a country society which with6r-.
ed away all to nothing under
the dry rot of gossip only
FriendShipsence firm as granite
dissolved to Jelly and then run
to water, only because of this !;
love that promised a future as
enduring as Heaven and as
stable as truth, evaporated into
morning mist that turned to a
days long tears, only because
of this; q father and son were
set foot to foot with the fiery
breath of anger that would
never cool again between them,
only because of this; and a
husband and his young wife,
straining at the hated lash
which in the beginning had
been the golden bondage of a
God-blessed love, sat mourning
by the side of a grave, where
all their joy lay buried, because
of this We have seen faith
transformed to doubt, hope
| give place to grim despair, and
charity take on itself the feature
OF black maleyolence, all be-
cause of the spell words OF
scandal, and the magic mutter-
ings of gossip. Great crimes
work. great wrongs, and the
deeper tragedies of human life
spring from its larger passions
| but w0ful and most melancholy
are the uncatalogued tragedies
that issue from gossip and de.
traction; most m0urnful the
shipWreck made of noble ma
lures and lovely life by the bit
ter winds and dead salt waters
of scandal. So easy to say, ye1
SO hard to disproye-throwins
on theinnocent all the burdeI
and the strain Of demonstrating
their innocence, and punishins
them as guilty if unable Il
pluck out the stings they neve


see, and to silence words the!
never hear. Gossip and slande


are the deadliest and crueles


weapons woman or man ha
/ eyerf forged for humanity's hurt
IL Exchange.
Year: 1866

How IT'S DONE.-We furnish
the following valuable and in
dispensable receipt for the ben
eft of those meddlesome busy
bodies, yclept Tattlers and SLAM
derers. 1t is infallible:


Take a mouthful of the vine
called Run-a-bout; the same
quantity of the root called
Ninble-T Tongue, a sprig of
Back-bite, a pint Of Don't-you-
teli-it, six ounces of Malice, a
few drops of Envy; mix them
in your neighbor's business, and
simmer for half all hour, over
the fire of observation-disclosures,
kindle with a little Jealousy
then strain it through a rag
torn from the fiimsy garment Of
Misconstruction, cork it up in q
bottle of Malevolence, hang il
upon a cord of Street Yarn
! shake it occasionally for q few
days, and it will be fit for use
Take a few drops just before
making a visit, and you viii b.


abundantly able to speak al
manner of wonderful things


and to tell to a dot "all abou
it %
Year: 1866

Does the road wind up hill all the way
Yes, to the very end.
viii the days journey take the whole long
a day


From morn to night, my friend.
But is there for the night resting place
a roof fer when the slow, dark hours


begin?
May not the darkness hide it from my face i?
You cannot miss that inn.
Shall meet other wayfarers at night
Those who have gone before
Then must knock, or call when just in
sight


They will not keep you standing at that


door.
Shall find comfort -travel-sore and weak
Of labor youshall find the sum.
VIII there be beds for me and all who seek Z
Yea beds for all who ceme
Year: 1866

SELF4RELANCE.-The sue
cess of individuals in life is
greatly owing to their early
learning to depend upon Their
own resources. Money, or the
expectation oft by inheritance,
has ruined more men than the
want of it ever did. If you
teach young men to rely upon
their efforts, to be frugal ant
industrious, you furnish then
with a productive capital which
no man can ever Wrest from
them.