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Year: 1867

WASHINGTON, DC, March I, 1867.
EDITOR REGISTER-Dedr Sir Per
NIT me once more to offer few lines for
the columns of your paper which have
been open to me in the past, and trust
still are, as | do not wish to suggest any
thing that is calculated to overcome any
one, even should they condcsccnd to read
it.


We are laboring under the difficulties
OF great deal of rain and mud, but with
the prospect of soon being forced to accept
ot our extra compensation VIC are yet
able 10 overcome all this disadvantage,
and in spite OF it almost every one wears
smile upon his counicnarcc, especially
those who are laboring for Uncle Sam, III
the dull, monoionous capacity of Il de-
pntment clerk, and each one feels that he
can look beyond the darkcned sky anil
behold a bright and cloudlcss future by
the aid of this small "mite" that Con
gress has so literally voted to us. But
| will drop this subject and speak of IL
pleasant trip recently made TO that far.
famed and immortal spot, "Monnt Yer
non.' On the morning of the 2Sth ult.,
(Which was quite pleasant one for this
season of th" year, a small party composed
of people from different parts Of the coun-
try found ourselves mingled together upon
the little Steamer "Wawaset" bound up
the Potomac, for the place above NAMED.
Ii was but short time and we were
safely landed rp'n that soil made sacred
by being the final resting place of the
'iathcr of our county, each one anxious
ly hurried to the different points made so
attractive by the fact already mentioned;
it certainly was the most interesting place
havc..ever visited, and | am satisfied
that Il majority if mt all present were
impressed with the same feeling, as they
gathered up some little relic to bear away
and cherish with a certain degree Of that
iondness and affection which every true
American heart has for even the memory
of that hero whose body has made this
spot so beloved. One could hardly i'm.
ag'ne as they tread the soil which his
footsteps have made so hallowcd and gaze
upon the waters Of the beautiful Potomac
that there could lie more delightful
place selected for n home and "a final
burial place than this one chosen by him.
The "manslon' which when occupied by
him was no doubt called an elegant one,
at the present day can hardly be con-id-
cred as such, although there are of course
some things about it that would attract
more attention than any other of
equal age, even when not consider
ing the f,ct that it was the home of
"Washing'on." But to close | will say
| think all were delighted with their
visit, and turned away contcntcd and
happy with the thought of having visited
that cherished spot where rest in peace
the ashes of him who has so well taught
us that it is good to be noble.


Respectfully, i.
Year: 1867

n USEFUL SKlLLEr-A Southern cor
respondent gives the following illustration
of the poverty of Southern resources in
the culinary art, which is rather good.


The style of cooking, generally. is a
feature that cannot faIl to attract the
attention Of the traveller in the South, an
a good anccdotc was toll me by South
crn gentleman on this point:


"An old Quaker lady had Travelled in
the South, and on her return North was
asked by friend what she thought OF
the cooking. She replied:


"Well, thee can have an instance.
stayed at friends house, and in the
morning | had skillet to wash in.
had no more than made my toilet, when
servant came for the skillet. Soon
after, on looking out OF the win low,
where had ful! view of the kitchen,
saw the cook scall out the skillet and
then fry some pork in it then used it to
warm some potatoes, an. then boiled
some coffee in it. 1t appeared to be n
very useful utensil for all purposes On
retiring to bed that night, 10 and behold {!
thcrc was the skillet under the bed y"
Year: 1867

festivities it was noticed that the noble
man became very sad. His face wore Il
melancholy appearance, and those who
stood nearest to him saw him weeping.
What could have caused him to he mel
ancholy at such time ms that One of
the pieces that these musicians had played
was his mothers favurite melody. She
had often sung it to him many years ago,
and he had not heard it since, until the
students played it. 1t was enough to
make him sorrowful, and it drew these
students to his heart in such way that
he could not express his feelings They
had recalled to his memory a piece of
music which he had never been able to
find in any music store and which it was
worth fortune for him to hear.


must now make my story short
The nobleman kept the four students in
his castle two weeks became acquainted
with them very fully, and learned their
Object in leaving the university to give
concerts. lie supplied them with three
thousand guldens, and told them he would
pay their expenses at the university for
foar years and that they might have the
privilege Of making drafts on him at any
time.


Their fortune was better than they
had reason to expect. Ernest had already
written to the owner of the house and
garden that he might expect them to take
it, so that it was now engaged.


The students returned to the university
AMI reached there Just few weeks before
the end of the year when the house must
be ready for the owner. On the evening
of the day when the old man promised to
appear, he stood below the window in
the bright moonlight playing on his violin.
lie was true to his word, and expected
the promise to be kept. The young men
went down to invite him up, and told
him all that they had done. They show
ed him the deed for his place and gave it
to him. On the following day he formally
took possession of it, and they supplied it
with furniture and groceries for house
keeping.


The young men felt that they were
am ply repaid for their faithfulncss to their
word; by the gratitude and JOY Of the old
man. But they were not only repaid in
feelings they were more than repaid even
in money.


Fourteen years after that time that
place came into their possession for the
old man had dic1 and bequeathed it to
them in his will that part ol the town
rose suddenly in value. Many things
contributed to its increased value, which
| will not crumer"tv. IL L. enough 10 say
that in seventeen years from tie time the
four students gave the deed Of the house
AMI garden to the old musician the same
property which had cost two thousand
guldens was worth eighty thousand. The
students, therefore, were not merely paid
in heart. But also in money. They had
kept their word; and the memory of
being faithful to their word even to the
poor old man who had no power to com
pei them to be true to it, was pleasant
memory as long as they lived.
Year: 1867

But l must pause, or my prolixity will
weary your patience. Before you hear
from me again hope to be sailing over
the seas to visit the country of olden
tales. Yours, ever, s. z. *.
Year: 1867

we have introduced, would give to the
losing parties legal remedy against
those who occasionod tho loss. And
probably the reason that no such suits
arc brought rs because the influences
employed TO interfere IN such contracts
are so intangible and difficult of proof
that the evidence must in nearly all
cases be deficient


The subject is one ofgreGt interest,
and includes within itself some of the
most intricate of social problems.
there is SO much ofright on each side
that the public press, usually shrunk
from It's dicussion, SO as to allow the
experiment to work itself OUT Per-
haps this is really the wiser course.
1t must come at last to the arbitra-
ment of necessity. The laws of de-
mand and supply will control the
question. If wages are so high that
men cannot afford to build, they will
bury their money in the various Sc
culities which are offered, instead of
investing 1T in real estate, and thus de-
mand for labor will diminish until it
comes into the market alta price which
will command a sale.-Ne10ark (NJ)
Advertiser
Year: 1867

STRENGTHENING LEANING TREEs.-No fruit
tree will be 80 productive when the entire
top and body have been blown partially over
as 1t will when in an erect position. When
a tree leans, sprouts will almost always start
from the upper side of the body, or branches
and grow perpendicularly. By this means
the largest proportion of the sap flows into
the erect stems, while the horizontal part of
the top receives only a limited supply of
nourishment.


When it is desirable to straighten up
leaning fruit tree, set post in the ground,
say twenty feet from the tree, to which
chain, or rope and pulleys may be attached,
and the tree Strengthened up and secured
with strong wire extending from stake in
the ground to strap around the main part
of the tree. In case tree is large, and well
rooted, let the earth he excavated on the
upper side, and few of the larger roots
loosened, and the earth removed beneath
them, so that the top of the tree may be
brought up with ease to the desired position.
The guy wires will always hold trees in
position, until the roots will keep the top
erect. If long branches grow too erect, it
is easy to wire them down 10 the proper
position, when the wires may all be removed
after one season. AS general rule, fruit
trees are neglected quite too much.-ET.
Year: 1867

A DELIGHTFUL LEGEND.-There is
charming tradition connected with the site
on which the Temple of Solomon was
erected. 1t is said to have been owned in
common by two brothers, one of whom had
a family; the other had none. On the spot
was sown field of wheat. On the evening
succeeding the harvest, the wheat having
been gathered in separate Shocks the elder
brother said unto his wife: "My younger
brother is unable to bear the burden and
heat of the day; will arise, take of my
shocks and place them with his, without his
knowledge" The younger brother, being
actuated by the same benevolent motives,
said within himself "MY elder brother has
family, and have none; will contribute
to their support; will arise, take of my
shocks, and place them with his, without
his knowledge Judge of their mutual as
tonishment, when, on the following morn
ing, they found their shocks undiminished.
This course of events transpired for several
nights, when each resolved, in his mind, to
stand guard and solve this mystery. They
did so, when, on the following night, they
met each other, halfway between their re-
spective shocks, with arms full. Upon
ground hallowed with such associations as
these was the Temple of Solomon erected
SO spacious and magnificent, the admiration
and wonder of the world. Alasl in these
days how many would sooner steal theil
brothers. whole shock than add to it a single
sheafl
Year: 1867

MASONIC INFLUENCE-AN INCIDENT OF
THE WAR; give the following incident,
falling under my own observation, as an in
stance where the Masonic tie of brotherhood
proved stronger than the fear of death, and
more lasting than the hatred of mortal foes.
At the second battle of Cold Harbor, the
repulse of the Federals left the ground in
front of the Confederate works strewn with
their dead and wounded-these, lying more
than day under the hot July sun, dying
with thirst, begged piteously for help, but in
vain, as the Federal lines we're so close that
none could leave the protection of the breast
works without being made target for their
bullets. Some dragged themselves to the
ditch and were hoisted over by means OF
waist belts buckled together and let down to
them.


AT this time, when to cross the works


seemed sudden death, two men came tc


headquarters and asked permission to bring


in wounded Federal lying in their front


they were referred to the order prohibiting


such reckless exposure, and the danger o
the attempt pointed out. They answered
that the man had shown the Masonic sigma
; of distress, and that, as Masons, they fel
} bound to attempt to relieve him at any cost
4 The General (R. F. Hoke,) could not refus
s his consent, and at nightiall the two wen
+ upon the field, and though exposed to tn
. greatest danger, succeeded in bringing III
: man safely off. He proved to be Lieuter


ant Colonel, badly shot in the headi he We


carried to f private hospital, carefully q
II tended by Masons, and eventually recoyere
. from his wounds, at first considered morta
o As General Grant sent in no flag of true
ID but continued his fire upon the Confedera
o. ambulance corps, his wounded lay whe
g they fell, and nearly all died without help
20 the sight of the two armies; but the Mason
" signal ieebly raised had found respon
from hostile breasts, and added one more
~ the many victories of Love over death,


New York Dispatch
Year: 1867

Bf FRANZ koAUkpFIs
Two little white arms folded
Over the quiet breast
Two little blue eyes sleeping
In an eternal rest.
One little heart that loved us,
Silent forever and aye,
Aud the heavy clouds OF sorrow
Are darkeniog our way.
Two little feet aweary
OF all this toll and strife,
Joining the ranks of their Captain
In the march Of higher life.
One angel spirit wandering
Over the brighter shore,
And only the casket left US,
To sadden us the more.
One infant anthem blending
With the nightly choirs above
One little new harp swelling
In the harmony Of love.
one more to wait there for us,
Aud meet us when we go,
Leaving this world of darkness
This world Of sin aud woe.
o Christ cur God and Saviour
We thank thee for the word,
That of children--llttle children,
Is the Kingdom of the Lord.


Bolton Trdnsc
Year: 1867

DEATH OF AN OLD CoLoRED WOMAN
A colored woman, one hundred and eleven
years of age, died in Norfolk county, Va, a
day or two ago. She had been slave all
her life, up to the emancipation proclama-
ton, and then her former master would not
cast her of, but continued to provide for her
I to the day of her death. At her decease he
caused an elegant coffin to be provided, and
he and his family followed her remains tC
their last resting place. This gentleman
was her seventh owner.
Year: 1867

AN editor out West lately married one of
his lady compositors, another lady compost
tor acted as bridesmaid, the officiating cler-
gyman being retired printer, and the local
editor giving the bride away.
Year: 1867

JEFFERSON, Ohio, June H.-Editors Missouri
DemOcTdt-Dear Sirs:-I notice in your paper of
the 25th inst an article on the remarks made
at Lawrence, Kansas which have been so
severely criticized by several papers, commenc-
ing with the New York Times, commenting
upon a letter of its correspondent who was
with the party, and who furnished an alb
stract of the speech. There was no stenogra-
pher present. and no one attempted TO report
the speech literally; and while cannot pre-
occasion, / am perfectly sure that said nothing
about the division OF property, OF the unequal
distribution of 1t, or even that IL might be
remedied by legislation. / did speak OF the
immense advance that science had made In
labor. saving machinery within the last half
over the material elements in that time, so that
the labor of one man would now produce more
OF things useful than many could previous TO
that time; yet was unable to see that those
improvements had bettered the condition of
the labOTer; that this state of things was wrong
and must be remedied / also remarked
that the tnadequacy of the compensation OF
labor was creating an uneasiness and rest
lessness among laborers everywhere, as
was manifested by strikes, by endeavors to
Indications which led me TO believe that the
question must be met, and that the man who
should discover and be able to apply a remedy
for these great evils would be the greatest bene-
factor of mankind since the time of Christ, etc.
etc; but did not attempt In that speech to
point out In what the remedy should consist.
In short, your editorial has caught the spirit Of
what Intended to say, and believe / did say
much nearer than was done by the correspond
ent of the Times, who, IL seems to me, entirely
mistook what said on that occasion. Several
Senators were present. and not one OF them
that have consulted understood me in the way
/ was reported by that correspondents


Yours, with respect, B. +. WADE.
Year: 1867

honored by the American interests In this city
in q spirited manner. All the American yes
sells in port and along the Mersey appeared in
full dress trim at daylight, and kept the Eng
lish and other national colOrs displayed during
the day.
Year: 1867

Our farmers quite generally held the
opinion that summer following greatly
benefited the soil by the rest it gaye.
If the land lay utterly idle through all
the season of growth, should it not re-
cuperate its powers of production
They believed it would. And this Opin-
ion prevails to some extent at the
present time among farmers.


But absolute rest obviously adds
nothing to the soil; no food for plants
descends from the air above or rises
from the sub.soil below. No favorable
chemical action is known to be induced
by exposing q naked soil long time
to the elements; on the contrary it may
be apprehended that the washing of the
rain, the parching Of the sun, the evap-
oration of the atmosphere, remove
some of the volatile substances which
are found in o fertile soil. Rest does
not impart fertility to the sands Of the
desert, nor are arabic soils in state Of
nature where they are increasing in fer
tility ever permitted to be destitute of
vegetable covering.
The soil then does not need rest-re-
uuires cultivation. By cultivation we
mean here those physical changes which
NAV be made. 1t wants deep and
thorough working, so that the roots of
plants can reach every particle of soil;
it needs draining to draw of the stag
nant water which is poison to the roots
of our cereals and cultivated grasses.
Deep, thorough and frequent pulvcriza-
tion of the soil, though it adds nothing
to the amount Of plant food, will, by
making it all available to the crops,
cause the land 10 be very productive.
Then, except during the brief period of
this thorough working, the soil should
be producing, forit is by the sole agency
of what grows upon it that the farmer
can hope to increase the amount of
plant food in his land.


But is not land constantly producing
crops, whether Of grain or grass, ex-
hausting itselfi Yes; if those crops are
removed from the soil, and no remuner-
atisn made thereof, but if the whole
produce of the ground is returned to it,
the amount of plant food is increased.
The soil becomes richer for the reason
that the substance of the plant was only
partly derived from the soil, but largely
from the atmosphere, and while the soil
receives again what it gave, through
the decomposition of the plant, it has
in addition all that was drawn from
other sources. This is the reason why
the plowing under Of clover, or other
green crops for manure, enriches the
soil. The crops have drawn only part
of their fertilizing components from the
soil; they have gathered from the air
likewise, and it is precisely this which
increases the previous richness of the
soil. And if all the manure which
crops will make by passing through
the animal system be returned to the
soil, its fertility will doubtless be main
tanned; enough will be returned to re-
place the ash h-constituents of the plant,
which alone were derived from the
earth.


We conclude, then, that the soil does
not need rest to render it fertile. 1t
needs cultivation and cropping, not
reckless, wasteful. unmcthodical farm
ing, but that so planned and executed
as to grow large and varied crops, and
dispose of them in such manner as to
return the extracted element to the
soil.-Rardl NeW Torher.
Year: 1867

DISSOLvING BoNEs.-Bones dissolved
or reduced by any process, are one OF
the best manures, and every farmer can
save and dissove great many each
year if he will only set about it in the
following manner: Get large cask or
box-a sugar hogshead is as good as any
thing-set it ont where it will catch all
the water that falls, and into this throw
your bones and ashes as fast rs you
make them; the ashes should be the
greater bulk, so that the bones will be
completely embedded in the ashes. The
rains will keep the mass moist, ana the
lye will act on the bones, and complete
ly dissolve them from six to twelve
months. Should there not be enough
rain fall TO thoroughly moisten the
whole mass, chamber lye shOnld be add
ed, or water sufficient poured on to
make up the deficiency. There should
be two casks or boxes, so thai when the
one is full it may stand while the other
is being filed, and in the meantime the
bones become thoroughly dissolved.
Some say that littl5 caustic lime adj
ded to the ashes helps to dissolve the
faster. This have not tried, but the
former | have, and know it to be a
good thing; and would advise all to
save and prepare t he bones on their
farms in this simple, easy and inexpen-
sive way.-E. 4. Riehl, in Farmers Id
rOcdte.
Year: 1867

An INVALUABLE RECIPE.-"A recipe
worth one thousand dollars" So says
the Ohio Cultirator: Take one pound of
salsoda and half pound of unslacked
lime, put them in gallon of water and
boil twenty minutes let it stand till
cool then draw off and put in stone
jug or jar; soak your clothes over night,
or until they are wet through, then
wiring them out and rub on plenty Of
soap, and to one boiler of clothes, we'll
covered over with water add one tea
spoonful OF the fluid; boil half an hour
briskly, then wash well through one
suds and rinse through water, and your
clothes will look better than the old
way of washing twice before boiling.
This is an invaluable recipe, and We
want every poor tired woman to try it.
We think with patent wash tub to do
the little rubbing, the washerwoman
might take the old Bible and cOmpO Sc
herself on the lounge, and let the wash
ing do itself.
Year: 1867

To CURE SHEEP FROM JUMPING.-A
correspondent of the Ohio Farmer gives
the following curious account of the
method adopted BY him to prevent his
sheep from jumping the fences Of his
pasture: aI want to tell you about my
jumping sheep and how ! broke them.
/ got them in a pen built sufficiently
large 10 hold them. i then caught the
ring leaders, one at time, and made a
small hole in each ear. i then took a
cord or string and run through the holes
in the ears together, elise enough to
keep them from working their ears;
thsn let them out and they were as
quiet as any sheep"
Year: 1867

minister Confession of Faith" shall be adopted
as containing the system of doctrine taught in
the Holy Scriptures. Being understood that
tnls Confession is received in the historical that
IS, the Calyinistic or Reformed sense, with the
longer or shorter catechsm. That the united
church shall receive and adopt the Presbvte


ran form OF church government. The Book of
realms, which Is OF Divine inspiration, is well
adapted to The state Of the church in ALI AGES
and circumstances, and should be used In the


worship OF God. Therefore we recommend


mat new and faithful revision of the Book of


Psalms be provided as soon as practicable.


BUT inasmuch as various collections of psal.


mody are used in the different churches, q


cnange In TINS respect shall not be required


among supplementary resolutions adopted


were the following THAT we unite In re-.
guessing our respective churches in their su.
prems Judlclatures to appoint a mn,,t-
zee OF nVe each, which shall constitute a
joint committee. whose duty it shall be to
m' et at time and place 10 be agreed on


and proceed with all convenient des


patcn IN an attempt to form basis
OF union according to the principles of this re-
port, winch basis they shall submit to the
churches Tor their consideration and adoption.
IL Deing understood that this Is not designed IN
interfere with the existing ARRANGEMENTS for
reunion between two of the larger bodies rep
resented In this convention. In case the above
paper should be adopted, that a commit be
appoint 4 TO lay this action of the con We alton
before the highe 1t iudicatures of the various
bras che OF the church here represented That
ne members OF this convention who NAV vote
for the foregoing bonds Of unicn to be laid ne
Iofe the churcoes. shall not thereby be regard
ed as ENG committed TO ad vocate is adoption
Wnen laid before the branches OF the chn~ch
Te esIeeI'veiy, but shall tree TO act according
10 the indication OF Pro violence at the time.
Year: 1867

OWING to an apprehended scarcity of wheat in
France, the imports from the first TO the tenth of
September exceeded the exports by more than
eighteen hundred millions of kilogrammes: but
this has had little or influence upon the price of