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Year: 1866

Mr.. George D. Prentice, senior editor of
the Louisville Journal, acknowledges the
sympathy of the press during his recent
illness, in the following felicito1s manner:


"Our heartfelt thanks are due to very
many of our brethren of the press for their
kind notices of US during our late illness.
Their sympathy soothed and cheered US.
1t seemed to throw a calm and lovely light
upon the world, and make us wish to Iinger
still among our fellow men.


There is much that is beautiful and holy
and hallowng in sickness. Its influences
are purer and better than those of health
Indeed the feebleness of the body is often
the health of the soul We see and hear
what we may not in the season of our physi-
cal strength. Myriad spirits of the air fut-
ter over the dividing line between two
worlds, uttering 70 mortal beings the tones
they have learned in heaven. AS we move
downward upon the sombre an mysterious
pathway that leads to the door Of the tomb,
we behold, as from the depths of a sbadowy
well and cavern, the pale serenities of float
ing stars, all invisible in the glare and sun
shine of the upper air, and their sacred and
blessed light need never fade from the
spirit"
Year: 1866

Men should practice some little of what
they preach. For instance-the merchant
who breaches encouragement to home en-
terprise, should not get his hand bills print
ed in Cincinnati. Orif he does, he ought
to be careful not to allow them to be stuck
up with the Cincinnati imprint on them
Not that the imprint does any especial harm,
but that it takes all the point out Of his
preaching.


Again, men who expect to make profit
on the goods they offer for sale, should,
merely for the sake of consistency, allow
others a like privilege. To illustrate: When
merchant wants circular printed, for the
sake of consistency, he should not say to
US, "wby, I can get it done in Louisville or
! Cincinnati at - less than what you
charged" unless, forsooth, he proposes to
let US have goods at Louisville or Cincin-
natl prices.


We make these remarks upon general
principles and under our general privilege
of lecturing, but if any reader finds the ad-
vice applicable to his own case, we beg him
to accept it with our compliments. Were
we in charge of printing establishment II
Louisville or Cincinnati, we should make i
a point to do printing as well and as CHEAP
as any other establishment in the same
city, but as we happen to be located il
Columbia, Tennessee, we prefer to regu
late ourselves to prices that rule here. L
any good people don't like it they have GU
full and cordial permission to let it alone
We are neither running charity machine
nor printing for Cincinnati customers
Columbia Herald.


Those are our sentiments exactly.
Year: 1866

A CERTAIN INDIcATIoN.-Take a string
that will reach twice round the neck of a
young lady; let her hold the ends in her
mouth; then if the nooze viii slip over her
head to the back of her neck. it Is a certain
indication that she is married or wants to be-
Year: 1866

FIRM in the right the Printing Press should be,
The tyrant's foe, the champion of the free;
Faithful and constant to its sacred trust
Calm in its utterance IN its judgments just;
Wise in its teaching; incorrupt and strong
To speed the right and to denoUnce tFewrong.
Year: 1866

Look out for cross marks on your paper. This
indicates the expiration of your subscription. We
are compellSa to adhere to our rule of payment in
advance. We hope you viii renew without delay.
Year: 1866

That God rules in the affairs Of man is as
certain as any truth of physical science On
the great moving power which is from the
beginning, hangs the world of the senses and
world of thought or action Eternal wisdom
marshals the great procession of the nations,
working in patient continuity through tho
ages, never halting and never abrupt, cncom-
passing all events in its oversight, and ever
effecting its will, though mortals may slumber
in apathy or oppose with madness Kings
are lifted up or thrown down, nations come
and go, republics flourish and wither, dynas-
ties pass away like tale that is told, but
nothing is by chance, though men in their
Ignorance of causes may think so. The
deeds of time are governed, as well as judged,
by the degrees of eternity. The caprice of
heeting exi5tences bends to the inmovnbl1
omnipOtence which plants its foot on all the
centuries and has neither the change Of
purpose nor repose. Sometimes, like a mes
senger through the thick darkness of night,
it steps along mysterious ways; but when the
pass into new form of being, unseen hands
draw the bolts from the gates Of futurity !;
and all subduing influence prepares the minds
OF men for the coming revolution; those who
plan resistance find themselves in conflict
with the will of Providence rather than with
human devices; and all hearts and all un-
derstandings, most of all the opinions and
influences of the unwilling; are wonderfully
attracted and compelled to bear forward the
change which becomes more an obedience to
the law or universal nature than submission
to the arbitrament of man.
Year: 1866

On this subject the New York Sun takes
a negative position; and reasons as follows !:


''The price of raw cotton was at one stage
of the rebellion over one dollar per pound.
Now the average price in New York Is less
than forty cents pound, the reduction being
caused, not by any increase of supply, for
little cotton has been grown since the high
figures were current; but it is caused by the
certainty of supply in the future. The de-
cline in the value of imported goods is attri-
butable partly to the same cause, bat directly
to the decline in gold: Now there is no
probability that gold will advance to any
material extent, nor is it likely that any new
cause will intervene to occasion distfust in
relation to the supply ofcotton, consequently,
there is no ground upon which to base the
opinion that prices in the dry goods market
will again advance. The present decline
has been very steady and gradual. 1t has
occurred in spite of the most strenuous Op-
position of the speculative interest, and it
may be set down as the natural and legiti-
mate effect of the transition of country from
a condition of unrest and excitement to a
condition of comparative confidence, stability
and certainty"
Year: 1866

ExLARGgp.-The Gazette comes TO US
this morning enlarged to nearly he present
and indicates no small amount of enterprise.
We hope it will long maintain its present
broad dimensions, and yield rich rewards
to its energetic proprietors.
Year: 1866

Are the April showers, they nourish into
life the opening buds, and renew all vegeta
ton. But yet it is time Of the year when
there is great danger Of taking Gold from
exposure to the weather. Goes Cough
Balsam is excellent for Coughs, Colds, Sore
Throat, ard oil Pulmonary Complaints


While Goes Dyspepsia Cure is invaluable
in Dyspepsia, Indigestion, and all diseases
Of the Stomach and bowels.
Year: 1866

Sronrs AFLoAr.-A party Of nine gorts
left town this morning per steamer New
Bostor, for the rare hunting grounds Of
Sturgeon Bay, where they propose to spend
a few days among ths wild game Of that 10
cality. We know the gentlemen to be well
armed and provisioned, and that they will
bag plenty of game, even if they have to
buy it,
Year: 1866

RRMExBER TIE GRAND BALL To NIGHT
The last grand ball Of the season will be
given to-night, at Lahrmann's Hall, by the
members of Fire King Company No. l, the
proceeds to be devoted toward paying for
the new steam fire engine. There can be
no doubt but that the affair will pass off in
the most pleasant manner.
Year: 1866

MEDICAL ADVICE.-Dr. VIM. X. Doherty's
Medical and Surgical institute is becoming sine
qua non to the welfare of our State and health


OF our citizcns and his rapidly spreading reputa-


ton, although it may excite surprise, is but the
signal of skill. and follows as the natural effect
of such a cause. We are personally acquainted
with gentlemen who had suffered for years under
chronic disease, and who had taken advantage of
every available means that promised relief, but
without.success, until they called upon DR.. Do
herty, who in an incredibly short space of time,
has given them entire relief 1t is gratifying TO
announce this fact, because the Doctor is 4 gen.
tlcman who seeks, not b.. defamation of Others.
to establish his reputation or to rear the super
structure OF his own upon the ruin of another's
fame. The Doctor conducts his Institute in snch
manner that must be gratifying to all his pa
tents. He examines, advises and recommends
without charge, and the patient after hearing
bis terms for treatment, can accept or reject at
pleasure. In no case does the Doctor make Il
charge unless he effects cure. This, he is able
to do because he feels the confidence which long
experience has given, and no doubt the consola'
ton which appertains to that confidence. Per-
sons afflicted with either acute or chronic disease
would do we'll to consult the Doctor; at all events
it can do no harm, as for consultation he asks no
fee; nor does he insist on obedience to his advice
anlcss the patient places himself under his care.
His Offices are on Sacramento street, opposite the
Pacific Mail Steamship Offices F. News.
Year: 1866

days since asking for my photograph which will
attend to as soon as convenient. At present am
very busy, on account OF the stormy weather, be-
ing out at all times both MI ght and day and am
enjoying very good health. apprehending no dam
ger. if properly careful. as every one should be-
have read my letter in the Call and in other pa
pers. and have been asked several times concern
ing it, and whether it is correct, and say can
vouch for its contents. and more if required. and
can Il good many others who knew me at the
time. | remain your friend.


JAMES CAMPBELL.
To DR. Bourne San Francisco.
Year: 1866

SPECIAL NOTICE. We would call the atten-
tion of Of our readers to the Grover Il Baker Ma
chimes. Their reputation is too well established
for us to attempt q word in their favor, but
would advise any person wanting a reliable Fam
lily Sewing Machine, to investigate these before
buying. "a word TO the wise is sufficient"
Year: 1866

We were again visited last week by
Chief Engineer Sill, of the Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway. The object of this visit
was to ascertain the feasibility of an ex-
tension of the Milwaukee and Watertown
road, via. Lodi and Merrimac, up the Bar
aboo Valley Mr.. Sill came here from
Kilbourn, and passed over the proposed
route on his way back. The portion of
route on which he deemed it more espec-
iallv necessary to inform himself was the
gorge through the Lake. The Northwes-
tern company, by their charter, hold the
right of way through the gorge, and
doubts were entertained as to the possibil-
ity of constructing there more than the
track. We learn that after looking over
the ground, Mr.. Sill expressed the opinion
that there would be no difficulty in laying
the two tracks His report is to be sub
rnitted to regular meeting of the Board
of Directors of the St. Paul company, which
assemblies at Milwaukee tomorrow.


1t is believed by many of our best in
formed citizens that Milwaukee railroad
men look with more favor on this route
than on the branch from Portage here
but we cannot learn that this beliefs based
on any authoritative assurance. We hope
that at the meeting above referred to, such
action will be taken as that we may know
at once ani definitely how far we may
ook for aid to Milwaukee. .-BGra50o Re
lpu6Ac.
Year: 1866

A young man named Hill, Of South
Granville, Washington county, N. y, had
a singular encounter with a panther, the
other day, while hunting for squirrels.
His dog began barking at the mouth of a
cave and came out bleeding, as if having
had tnssel with some animal. Hill de-
tcrmined to "see it out," so he procured a
lantern and AK and entered the cave. For
fifteen feet he had to crawl. Then he was
able to stand up. He proceeded fifty feet
farther, when he saw the eyes ofan animal
glaring at him. Hill poked the gun at
the stranger, which he seized in bis jaws
He fired; the animal made rush, but a
blow from the hatchet finished him. The
question was then how to get him out.
Dragging was practicable until he got to
the narrow spot, when he had to call for
help, and it took five or six to pull the ami
NAL to the open air. 1t proved, to the
great amazement of Mr. Hill, to be huge
panther, six feet long. The hunter said
he would rather fight rebels than under
take another such job
Year: 1866

~ A Virginia paper gives the following
curious account of family wedding coat:
"Many years since an old German citizen
Of Pendleton county, when about to lead
his fair "frown to t.le hymeneal altar, pur-
chased broadcloth coat in which he was
married. His wife presented him with
many children, among whom were eight
sons, all Of whom were married in the
same coat in which their father married
their mother The youngest Of the sons
had seven sons, all Of whom were married
in the same wedding coat; and after the
youngest son of the seven, orthe youngest
grandson Of the original owner of the coat,
had led his blushing bride to the altar in
his veneralable grandfataer's fashionable
wedding-coat he sold it for the sum of $40.
What has become of the coat since it was
sold we have not been advised, but suppose
some one is keeping it for the purpose of
getting married in it,
Year: 1866

- Some fellow stopped the town
clock in Dubuque, little after eleven o.
clock, ON the night Of the 3lst ult., for the
purpose of fooling the Methodist people,
who were holding watch meeting, and
were depending upon that clock for the
time.
Year: 1866

BY the proceedings of the County
Board, to be found in another column, it
will be seen that they have forbidden the
use of the court house for balls, theatrical
performances, &C., &C. Let some enter
prising citizen SO to work at once and
erect suitable concert hall. 1t is thing
much needed, and an enterprise which
would doubtless pay handsome profit.
Year: 1866

ny" One Of the first acts of the ensuing
state Legislature, should be to pass laws
restricting and restraining the railroads,
and other moneycd monopolies. We are
pleased to see that the people of the west
are waking up to their interests, and we
hope that in the future it will not cost two
bushels Of grain to take one to market.
Year: 1866

superior TOILET Soar, prepared from refined
VEGETABLE OILS in combination with GLYcERINE
and especially designed for the use of LADIES and
for the NURSERY. Its perfume is exquisite, and
its washing properties unrivalled.


For sale by all druggists. fe9-eo1y
Year: 1866

chooses to learn next to nothing, the pro
fessor has no penalty; and at the end Of
three years, every student who has in
form attended all the examinations, re-
ceives his certificate of proficiency.
Now is it not the plainest thing in the
world, that where a given number OF
young men apply for graduation, and all
receive at, the testimonial so conferred
ceases altogether to be any evidence OF
proficiency? At the University of Vir-
ginia, nothing is more common than the
rejection of two-thirds of the applicants
in the schools of Ancient Languages,
Law, and Medicine. And since, in every
group of human beings, some will be
found inefficient wherever there are no
reflections, the testimonials of scholar
ship must be worthless.


We greatly fear that the result has
been produced, which might reasonably
be expected: degradation of Theolog-
ical training in thoroughness and in con-
scientious diligence. The scholarship of
our young ministry loses in depth what
it has gained in extent of surface; in
many, the habits of research and know
ledge of the learned languages is soon
lost, after they, enter upon their active
duties. The average grade of diligence
is not what it should be in the Semina-
ries, nor even equal to that of the better
students in secular, institutions. l shall
not, of course, be understood as saying
that it is as low as the average which we
should find in the colleges, by taking all
the idle and dissolute who are found there,
along with the diligent. 1t is believed
that the standard, both of literary attain
ments and of industry in study, is higher
in Union Seminary than in any other
Presbyterian Seminary. But very often
has the writer asked the better students
here: care you studying now, as you
did when competing for an honor, in the
Senior class at College?" And the an
swer has usually been, with smile at
the absurdity of the question: "Why
no, of course not; not by any means.
But surely, as the young Christian draws
nearer to his sacred and responsible work
as a minister, and enters upon the more
essential preparations for it, this is no
time to relax any of the effort of which
he has shown himself safely capable !
The Church should be satisfied with no
diligence in her ministry beneath that
which is exhibited by the foremost in
secular professions. While she has en-
ployment and reward for every grade of
capacity, even the humblest, she has no
use for any grade of Incidence, or for
any but the highest energy. The times
demand that she should realize, in the
zeal of her ministry, the promise by Zech-
ariah: "He that is feeble among them
at that day shall be as David, and the
house of David as the angel of the Lord
before them"


To pt, CONTTNTrEn
Year: 1866

GENEVA, August 28th, 1866.


l promised to give you a letter from
Geneva, but before saying any thing
about the city of Calvin, must tell you
something about my previous Sabbaths.
Those l spent in Bremen were not par
ticularly interesting, as there was no SER
vice in the city that | could understand,
all being in an "unknown tongue" so
that in the words of the Apostle 1 was a
barbarian to them, and they were barba-
rians to me. There is Methodist mis-
sion in the city that has made some in
roads on the established churches, judg-
ing from the bitterness with which | heard
it spoken of, but both Drs. Warren and
Jacoby, the conductors of it being absent,
l could not learn much about its doings.
The churches in Bremen have service
early in the morning, 6, 9, II, and 2
o'clock, an arrangement made necessary
by the immense size of the churches,
which require several pastors. Why they
do not build new churches, / cannot say,
but whilst new dwellings are found going
up all around the ramparts, often costly
and elegant, you find no church building
that has been erected probably since the
time of the Reformation. Whether it is
a superstitious love of their old walls, or
an unwillingness to spend money in that
way, | cannot tell, but the fact is one
that is both an effect and a cause of a
state of religion in the churches, which
is mournfully wanting in vital energy
and aggressive power.


But there was one Sabbath in Germa-
ny that must describe to you, that which
| spent at Wiesbaden, the celebrated
bathing place of Nassau, memorable alike
for its thermal spring, where the water
boils out of the ground like a caldron,
smoking and almost scalding hot, (1530
Fahrenheit and also for its grand gamb-
ling establishments, licensed by the gov
ernment and open to the public, where
many poor dupe is ruined and some led
to end their career by suicide every year.
l had an opportunity of seeing there what
l never saw before, and what can be seen
in but few places this side of Russia, the
service of the Greek church, and [ will
give you some notion of it, if | can. 1t
was performed in little chapel on the
NerOberg, hill overlooking Wiesbaden,
that is one of the most beautiful things
in this shape 1 have ever seen. 1t is a
perfect gem. The first wife of the Duke
of Nassau was a Russian princess, and oi
course a member of the Greek church.
and dying at the age of nineteen, hel
husband erected this chapel at fabulous
cost, as a monument to her memory, and
the service of the Greek church is regu
larly performed here for the benefit o.
the numerous Russians who resort to thi:
celebrated watering place. 1t is certain
ly one of the most exquisite specimens
of architecture on a small scale | have
seen in Europe. 1t is outside a square
building in the oriental style, with five
gilded cupolas, one at each corner anc
one surmounting the central dome, an(
all of them terminating in gilded crosses
from each one of which four chains de
scend to the body of the cupola. They
Year: 1866

Many young men have fathers that are
we'll of, and they have no ambition, and
no particular prospect. They scorn a
trade. A man that is too well born for
trade, is very we'll born for gallows :
Thousands of parents who by industry
have gained a position which enables
them to destroy their children, take the
surcst means of accomplishing their de-
struction, by encouraging them in idle
ness, aud allowing them to grow up with
feelings of contempt for labor. No child
ought to be reared to feel that it is dis
graceful to work at whatever manual la
Dor best suits his talents, no matter if his
father is a minister, Or lawyer, or a'sen-
ator, or the President of the United States.
Many young men are looking forward
upon life with the general idea that they
are going to enjoy themselves. They are
provided with needful physical comforts,
and they mean to be very happy. They
have no trade. They slight their pro-
fession. Their whole governing princi-
Gle in life is to shirk anything like work;
and they expect to have enjoyment with
out industry. But no man In this world
will be happy who violates the fundamen-
tai law of industry. You must work if
you are going to be a happy man. l
know you think it is hard but if God
had meant that you should be a butterfly,
you would have been born butterfly
And as you were not born a moth or a
miller. but man. YOU must accent the
conditions Of your manhood. And if
there is principle that is more important
at the very threshold Of life than another,
it is that man is born to acorh. At the
beginning OF the history of the race, it
may have been curse that doomed man
to work but, thank God, it has been
changed to a blessing now. And the
baptism of work is baptism Of blessing.
-H~W. Beecher
Year: 1866

1t is now pretty well settled that JEFF
ferson Davis will be arraingued before
one of the Circuit Courts of the United
States, either in Virginia or Tennessee,
as soon as the arrangements on which the
Attorney General is now engaged have
been completed. The charge will be
high treason, and as the Attorney Gen.
eral holds, that there is no such thing as
constructive presence the trial must take
place within the State where the crime
was committed-most likely in Virginia.
Year: 1866

The most extraordinary instance Of
patience on record, in modern times is
that of judge, who listened silently for
two days, while couple of wordy attor-
neys contended about the construction oil
an act of Legislature, and then ended the
controversy by quietly remarking, Gen
tlemen, the law is repealed"
Year: 1866

A Little boy in Wisconsin was being
put to bed the other night about dark
when he objected to going so early. is
mother told him the chickens went to bed
early and he must do so too. The little
fellow said he would if his mother would
do as the old hens did-go to bed first
then coax the chickens to come.
Year: 1866

A babe not old enough to walk was
creeping on the floor. BY and by bright
ray Of sunshine fell upon the carpet
Baby saw it, and crept toward the dazzling
object. She looked at it, and crept all
around it with the greatest interest in her
sweet face, and then putting down her
little lips she kissed it. The bright little
sunbeam lighted up JOY in her heart, aud
she expressed that joy with sweet kiss.
Year: 1866

4 country youth who had retured home
from the city, was asked by his anxious
father if he was guarded in his conduct
while there. "Oh, yes" was the reply
of the devoted son, / was guarded by
two policemen part of the time"
Year: 1866

A resent analysis of the milk furnished
by the New York milkmen shows that it
consists of three quarts Of water to one of
milk, to which was added starch to give
it thickness, grease to make it oleagin-
Gus, and roasted sugar to give it creamy
color.