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Year: 1866

I In the early settlement of our country the
greatest anxiety was, how our people could get
enough of good wholesome food. Now the
manner of living has changed, so that many
people really suffer, and enough of every kind
around them. Why is this? 1t is because their
food distresses them. Buy one bottle of MaiR's
Elderberry Wine and you will getrelief Then
buy case ~ dec4tf
Year: 1866

( BOLD ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.-The Star
says that on Monday night a lady living on
Federal street was awakened by some one in
her room. She quietly awoke her husband


and they waited the fellows vain attempt to
find any valuables After the burglar had lef,
the room the husband rose and dressed himself
and gave chase, going in the direction of the
police Office. While the gentleman went in to
call up an officer the burglar escaped without
being recognized. ~ ~
Year: 1866

There is mysterious feeling that frequently
passes like cloud over the spirit 1t comes
upon the so9l Ia the busy hustle Of life, in the
social circle, in the calm and silent retreat of
solitude. It's power is alike supreme over the
weak and the iron hearted. At one time it is
caused by a single thought across the mind
Again sound will come booming across the
ocean of memory, gloomy and solemn as the
death-knell overshadowing all the bright hopes
scribe it, and yet who has not felt It's bewider-
ing influence? Still it is delicious sort of ser
low, and like cloud dimming the sunshine of
the river, although casting momentary shade
Of gloom, it enhances the beauty Of returning
brightness.
Year: 1866


Farewell, farewell, sweet mountain home
How fondly clings my heart to you
Reluctantly my footsteps roam


And tearfully / say adieu.
Farewell, thou tiny, laughing rilli
No more upon thy banks I'll stray;
Thou wilt be gay and happy still


WI hen l, alas am far away.
The birds will come again next spring
And seek once more their favorite tres;
Again their songs Of praise they'll sing,
But ah ! they will not sing for me.
The spring will call my flowers out
That slumber now beneath the snow,
The breeze will watt the scent about
But not for me, for / must go.
The running rose beside the door,
That learned so gracefully to climb,
I'll see its bushes never more
No more its tender branch entwine
No more II see at close of day,


The round red sun go down to rest,
And hide his golden head away


Upon yon lofty mountains breast.
How have loved this happy glen.
Have loved the mountains tall and blue
Here Nature was my only friend,
But never friend was half so true.
She never failed her gifts to bring
With gratitude my heart to move,
She gave her floral offering,


And bade her birds to sing of love
From haunts of men removed afar
All things appeared more pure and true
More brightly beamed each radiant star
From out heaven of fairer blue.
Thus two sweet years in this dear home
1t has been mine in peace to dwell.
But fortune once more bids me roam
Sweet spot, forever fare-thee-well,
Year: 1866

TEST OATH.-f Southern rebels were as dis
honest as Northern Republicans, they would
take the test oath at once. The leading Repub-
licans, when they swore to support the Consti-
tuition, now boast that they did so with the
mental reservation as to parts of it which they
did Rot and would not obey So was it with
Chase. Indianapolis Herald
Year: 1866

Love is as necessary to young girl a. ti,s
flower to the bee, lain to the parched earth, or
dough to a duck. Without flowers bees can't
make honey; without rain vegetation would
perish; without food the duck would starve;
and without love the girls would all turn into
walking vinegar kegs, take to drumming or
ballads such as: ''No one to cheer me. No one
to love- From such fate good boys, deliver
them
Year: 1866

The book of all books is the heart in which
are written and engraved the deepest lessons of
divine instruction. Learn, therefore to be
deeply attentive to the presence of God in your
heart, who is always speaking. always ipgtruc-
ting. always Illuminating the heart that is Il
tentive TO him.
Year: 1866

About eight out of every ten of all the
farm homesteads we have visited this
wear present evidences about the barns,
cribs, out buildings and grain stacks OF
wholesale destruction of rats. Farmers
say: 81 can't get rid of the thieving
rodents" We say: Yes you can! Not
by terrier or trap always. Old rats are
artful dodgers, and soon learn to give
laws. whether steel or canine, wide
berth. But the rascals may be easily
enough taken in, and effectually taken
off, too. Arsenic-always arsenic; only
il must be real arsenic-not half mag
nesia and the other half rye flour. Half
the arsenic sold by druggists is so vii
lianously adulterated that pint of it
would not kill hummingbird. Get
pure arsenic, and then prepare ii proper
ly as follows:


First, incorporate thoroughly quar-
ter of pound Of the poisiOn with an
equal weight of pure sweet lard. Put
il in tin can with close cover, and
put the can safely away where neither
boys, girls or hired help-no one but
yourself can lay hands on it.


When you are going to rat and mice
killing. mix an ounce or so of the salve
with a half pound of corn meal, wet
ND with water into cake baked about
half done, break into small bits, and
place these in the holes and runways of
the yermin. Both rats and mice will
eat arsenic short cake greedily when
they went even nibble at dry meal and
arsenic. The practice followed up will
fix every rodent robber and the quarter
of a pound of poison will keep the coast
clear for at least year. There need be
no danger Of poisoning anybody else, as
the bits of cake are thrust into holes
and crevices where only rats and mice
can get ut it. IA
Year: 1866

to set trap in the crib. The next morn
ing the boy came running to the house,
exclaiming. .'Bress God, massa, if dar
isn't white fellah ont dar at de corn
crib, shaking hands like h-ll wild dat
steel trap" .


A SASSY WFE-The worthy wife of
one of the worthy Bishops of the Epis-
copal church, recently attending the
Episcopal convocation in the city, is re-
sponsible for the following incident,
which we learned from perfectly relia-
BILE source. The good wife was accom-
panying her Episcopal lord in one of his
tours in the northwest. The Bishop, in
prospecting for q place to plant the
seed of the church." spent a Sabbath in
a village where the Episcopal service
had never been recited before. To aid
the Bishop in the service" and impress
the wondering villagers with the beau
ties thereof, the wife, seated in the
midst of the congregation, responded in
a clear, strong voice, just when and
where a devout church woman and
Bishops wife should, to the amazement
of many, and the indignation of at least
one of the village matrons, who said TO
her neighbors as she left the church
door: did ever anybody ever see such
a sassy woman as that preachers wifef'
She set there in the church and sassed
her husband all the time he was a read
in.-hy. Dept. ST. LoHis Ch. -4droedte.
Year: 1866

In his twelfth and last lecture on
Brazil. delivered in Boston, Professor
Agassiz devoted the closing portion of
his lecture to the subject OF the monkey
tribes and defense of the Professors
theory that the different races of men
have different origins. This, he said,
was an awkward subject, and one which
he dreaded to discuss, though it was re-
lieycd from some of the embarrassment
which surrounded it while slavery cXis-
ted, when the assertion of the inferiority
of the negro was regarded as defense
of the system of slavery. The discus
sion was also unpleasant because IL in
volved dissent from the doctrine OF
common origin which the Christian
world has so long held sacred. Yet he
felt bound to express his conviction on
this subject. While regarding the
monkey tribes as the highest of the
quadrupedal mammalia. and as next to
man, he could not sanction the doctrine
of the final transformation of monkeys
in to men, and was not inclined to ad
nit that we are the descendants OF
the highest monkeys. In this con-
nection the lecturer remarked Ill
an interesting manner upon the charac-
teristics of the monkey, the orang ou-
tang, the chimpanzee, the gorilla, and
the gibbon, marking them as families
distinct from man, though i'll many
points having affinity, yet having diff
ferent parentagc. Considering the re-
gions from whence these monkeys tribes
derived their origin; it must be cOnclu-
ded that if they were allied to any OF
the races of men it was to the mongc-
liam and the negro, and not to
the white. but critical exam
ination of facts would not warrant
the theory of transmutation, or the doe
trine that men have common origin
The fact that the progeny of combina-
tion of individuals of two races never
resemble one or the other parent. war
rantcd the inference that the different
races bear TO one another the same reld-
tion as different species of animals bear
TO each other, and that all have diff
ferent origin. Perhaps, indeed, differ
ent nationalitics also have different or
igins.


In conclusion, the lecturer said that
unless the fact that 4 common 9rlglii
could be established historically, we
must accept the conclusion dcduced
from the Investigations of naturalists.
If we could trace plan OF variation
and succession through all ages, in
stead of regarding diversity as the re-
suit of accident, we should sec the evi-
dence of a thinking mind in the whole
creation, and recognize ourselves as the
children of God, and not as the children
of monkeys.
Year: 1866

The new pipe is an Improvement the
city haSlong needed; its construction
has been largely owing to the enter
prise and energy of Mayor SwEENY;
but he must be jaundiced indeed who
sees in this any cause wherefore the
Mayor should be reproached or con-
demned.


enhanced the value of city property of
almost every description to an amount
equal to, if not exceeding, the cost
Of the pipe, and, if it has not
already done so, it should and will re-
duce the rates of insurance against fire.


The truth is, our city government has
been administered during the past two
years in manner entirely satisfactory
to a large majority of our people. That
this is so is apparent from the fact that
most of the present city officials have
been renominated, almost unanimously,
by the dominant party, and it will be
further apparent in the overwhelming
endorsement of their course that will
be given by the people at the polls
next month. These men have been
tried and not found wanting; they
have discharged their duties faithfully
and well, and not even the madness of
party rage will induce our citizens who
care for their own welfare, to commit
to the keeping ofnew and untried men
the interests that have been SO well
cared for by those who are again the
Democratic nominees.
Year: 1866

THE editor Of the Intelligencer, in


endeavoring to excuse his refu-
sal to publish q correction of
the errors he has put forth in re-
gard to the people of Greenbrier and
Monroe counties, says he does not pro-
pose "to be the vehicle of their false
hoods" The only inference to be drawn
from this is that his "vehicle" is so bur
dcned with his oun falsehoods that he
cannot find room for those of other peo-
pie. He is a prudent man who doesn't
overload his wagon. He does not OBJ
ject to the kind of freight, but simply to
the nnGniitM
Year: 1866

CocoASur PUpDrSG-Break the CO.
coanut and save the milk; peel off the
brown skin and crate the cocoanut very
fine. Take the same weight Of cocoa
nut, fine, with sugar and butter; rub
the butter and sugar to cream, and add
five eggs, well beaten, one cup of cream,
the milk of the coacoanut, and n little
grated lemon. Line dish with a rich
paste; put in the pudding, and bake it
one hour. Cover the rim with paper,
if necessary.
Year: 1866

PARLoR TRICKs.-The following par
lor tricks for winter evenings are given
in Western paper:


THE CABLE.-Take a piece of tarred
cable, about fifteen inches in length,
cut it carefully in two with a sharp
knife, and then try and chew the ends
together. You can try as long as you
like.


THE NAIL TRIcx.-Take two large
wrought iron nails, and wire them to-
gether in the form of q cross. 1t will
then be found impossible to swallow
them. There is no deception about
this
A TRICK AT CARDs.-Select a pack OF
cards with plain white backs. Take
out the four jacks and burn them be-
fore the company, letting them see the
ashes. Now shuttle the cards quickly,
and, holding them in the left hand, give
them a sharp rap with the knuckles OF
the right. Then place them on the Ia
BILE with the face down, and defy the
company to find the jacks. They can't
do il.
Year: 1866

A writer referring to the death of
Miss Fanny Seward, daughter Of Sec
retary Seward, says:


Since the death Of his wife, Mr..
Soward's affections have clung most
closely and fondly to his daughter,
whose character resembling her mo-
ther's, was we'll calculated to win love
and tender regard from all who knew
her. The fearless courage with which
she threw herself between her faith
er's breast and the uplifted knife of
the assassin Payne, and the tenacity
with which she clung to his arm, and
sought to divert his deadly aim, attest
a trait in her character. Payne after
warnd said that if he could have made
up his mind to strike her out Of his
way, he could have accomplished his
purpose upon the Secretary, but that
her face between his weapon and her
father disarmed him; he had no heart
to take her lifo also. Mr.. Stewards
attachment 10 her was always most
warm and devoted. While travelling
in Europe, he never retired at night
without writing TO her full descrip-
tons Of al he had seen and heard
during the day; she was always in bis
thoughts W. n absent, and always
closely watchful of her comfort aud
happiness at home. That home, al.
ready so shadowod with gloom, now
that she who gave it SO much Of it,
tight has left il forever.
Year: 1866

GAMBLER's TELEGRAPH. - The Denver (Cal.)
News of June 2d states thata building on street,
between Larimer and Holiday, fprmerly occupied
as O gambling hell by the notorious Harrison, Is
being lowered to the grade. The house is now 90.
cupicd as grocery by Mr.. Gehrupg. In making
the necessary excavation for lowering the build
ing, the workmen discovered one Of the signal ma
chimes used by the sporting fraternity In aeecing
their unwary victims. A great many Of our citi
aens looked at the affair yesterday II consists OF
q long lever made fast at one end by n swinging


vnt to one Of tn, joists on which the floor rested
about eighteen inches from this joint there Is q
reaching within two inches Of the floor. Into the
end of this board q nail Is driven, through hole
In the floor, large enough to admit OF its playing
freely up and down; when down the head of this
nail Is even with the upper surface of the floor
At the other end Of the lever string passes up
through the floor and between the walls cf the
partition, subjected In some way to the control OF
the hand or foot Of the gamblers confederate.


The mode of operating was simply for the gam
bier to sit on one side Of the table, with his foot
on the head Of the nail previously described. the
pigeon to be plucked sitting on the opposite side,
and the gamblers assistant behind or On one side
Of him, 90 ns to see the cards In his hand. Then
by a jerk Of the string he could cause the nail,
II, and by series Of this kind OF taps, could &c.
curately inform the honest sport of just what he
had to play against. II Is beautiful arrange.
ment for the purposes designed. The lever 10 pad
ded where Il would strike the jost below, 50 that
IN signalling not the slightest concusson sound
may be produced.


An who look at this machine must be impressed
with the fact that between thieying and gambling
the former Is far moro honorable than the latter.
Year: 1866

10 MAIL CoSrRAcToRs.-lt will be seen that
the Postmaster General advertises for proposals
to carry the mails over all the more important
mail routes in Washington Territory, including g
the mail to Helena City, as also that to Colvlle
We have already noticed the opening of the
route through to Montana City, but this, it ap )
pears, was only temporary arrangement made
BY Special Postal Agent Bright and is only to
be continued until the contract can be awarded
oy the Department Ga this Blackfoot route
Gnything less than a tri-weekly service will
scarce meet the wants of the country, and hence
We suggest that if tri- weekly service can be
had At anything like reasonable rate, the De-
Parsment will act wisely in accepting 1t. The
travel over the BlAckfoot mail route, with an.
other season, will be immense, and such a. to
call for daily line Of boats on the Pen d, Or.
e'lls Lake and River, and with these will necss,
EARLY connect a daily line of stages for Wal.
lula. Over route thus Travelled anything less
than tri-Weekly mail will be entirely behind
the timsS. In the Atlantic States the m ails ar,
90 organized as to preclude the carrying Of
letters or mail matter by express. The time
has come when similar policy should be adop
ted on the Pacific coast There is no reason
why our people should be taxed for carrying
their mail matter outside the mails, and with
the present energetic Chief Of the DspArtmsu
We expect that the postal service will be arrauR.
ed TO meet all the wants Of the country.
Year: 1866

EDIToR STATESMAN. - Our weather for the
last week has been Of the most Pickering kind
sometimes little snow, sometimes little rain
and all together, dull, heavy, damp and cloudy.
Before this time last year, the broad surface o.
he Columbia was covered with ice now there
is not a speck as large as mans hand. The
steamers still make Wallua their object point,
and come well freighted with merchandise.
Year: 1866

A GOOD STORY is told about the Rev. Robert
J. Breckenridge, who was temporary Chair
man of the Baltimore Convention in 1860, and
the late Thomas T. Marshal. of Kentucky.
Both wishing to establish reputation in ear
ly life, measured lances with Henry Clay, and
ofcourse got the worst of it. few years
afterwards the two met-Marshall being on
one of his customary sprees. The lawyer
exclaimed to the divine: "Ah, Bob! it was
a. unlucky day for us when we tilted against
the great Harry 1t drove me to the bottle
a nd you to the pulpit, Bob but I've stuck
id sight closer to my text than you have
to yours p
Year: 1866

ISrANTICIpE.-Thc body Of ncwl y
born child was found in the dock at the
corner Of Seventeenth street yesterday
evening. There were no marks Of violence
upon the body, but it had evidently been
in the water for several days, as it was in
4 state of high decomposition.
Year: 1866

A woman says what she chooses without
being knocked down for it. She can take a
snooze after dinner whls her husband goes
to work. She can 60 into the streets with
being asked to "stand treat" at every ss-
loon. She can stay at home in time OF war,
and get married again if her husband is kill:
ed. She can get divorced from her husband
whenever she secs one she likes better. She
can get her husband in debt all ever until
he warns the public not to trust her on his
account. But all these advantages are bal
anoed by the great fact hat she cannot sing
bass, go sparkling, or climb tree with any
degree of propriety.
Year: 1866

The following story is told by Peter
Cartwright, the hard-shell Methodist pio
neer IL the western praries. He believed
IN the use Of the carnal weapons of war
and when with rough characters, would
assert his mastery over them by simple
physical strength and daring. The fol-
lowing incident, resting on good author
ity, is very like one told of North Car
Olina pioneer, who pummelled grace into
a profane and fighting blacksmith.
Year: 1866

q
here the heart OF tho province and Is the reflex Of
the sentiments and opinions that since my stay have
been wanting In the animated discussions and
ton attending the progrcs Of Legislative action tho
aabsorbng question Of confederation or oonedcra.
ton


NO PRINCE AND NO COLONIAL THRONE


have yet 70 see the man who is anxious TO have q
prnc OF the reigning house. any other house any
other prince or potcntate placed ON colonial throne
Confederationiss Of the most loyal devotion TO her
o. mapner during the canvass, and II they had their
hopes Of would have boen rendered most unmis
hkably futile The people have become too rcpubl an
fod by their long existence IN America and by their
neghborhood TO the United States Whatever infauaton
they might have had originally when first the colonts
were In existence when the children OF the hst col
onss s mbued with respect for the Ith Of their
fathers whatever animosy possessed By the 10y
at refugees who settled here coming from the States


after the Revolution land this element OF the population
was very large oncl all differences have gradually
ished and the provncas have assimated 70 the people
OF the states with whom they have sincc been united
will not say oyatyhas disappeared from the province
OF New Brunswick, a. far hs my experience has gone.
II exists u s but in FORM and that not worry marked


yMGRArIn> To IHx UNITED srArxs


There will be an immense emigration OF the young
men Of tins province to the states during the coming
spring whatever the reason, whether II Is the natural
ncrease OF population, the Inducements held out to
labor IL certain that tide will In In your direction
with the opening of the spnng trade No doubt the
check that has been given TO manufactures by the
ton Of the Reciprocity treaty well az tho
generally TO labor In the States are among the reasons
for this movement Among the young men there is an
evident FEELING that they Will better their fortunes by


rrasomyL PROVINCIAL rARLiinrSr


The legislative bodies now u session here attract.
ing m attention In the present crisis which may give
perhaps, interest 70 the following brief outline OF
The Character of the men composing them.


The upper House, or the Legislative Council as s
which y shsA BY ,hs psspe and "a more democrsic
end Isp'ssssssvs Of .as more rsduca I. Vol .. ,ss
Year: 1866

AUTUMN - A las for the summer
The grass is still verdant on the hills
and in the valleys; the foliage Of the
trees Is as dense as ever, and as green 4;
the flowers are abundant along the
margin of the river, and in the hedge
rows, and deep among the woods; the
days, too, are as fervid as they were a
month ago and yet in every breath
ofwind and in every beam ofsunshine
there IS an autumnal influence, | know
not how to describe it. Methinks there
Is a sort of GOODNESS amid all the heat,
and mildness in the brightness of the
sunshine. a breeze cannot stir with
out thrilling me with the breath Of
autumn, and | behold its persive glory
in the far, golden CLEANS among the
long shadows Of the trees. The flow
ers, even the brightest of them, the
golden-rod and the gorgeous cardinals,
the most glorious flowers Of the
year, have this gentle sadness amid
their pomp. Pensive autumn is ex-
pressed IN the glow Of every one of
them. l have felt this influence earli-
er IN some years than IN others. Some
times autumn may be perceived even
in the early days of July. There is
no other feeling like that caused by
vhis faint, doubtful, yet real percep-
ton, or rather prophecy, of the years
decay, so deliciouslv sweet and sad at
the same time.
Year: 1866

Il BAD WAY-A private letter
states that Postmaster General Ran
Dali, Al a conference with some Of the
chief fuglerz Of the johnson party in
New York, al the Astor House. on the
l4th, when the subject Of raising q
large fund for campaign purposes was
under discussion, remarked that ''It' s
Of no sort Of use. as the party had al
ready gone &c where they don't rake
up the fire-niglts-'