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Year: 1866

SHEEP.-Weare strong advocates for shear
ing sheep unwsshed. They may thus be
sheared much earlier there is little danger
Of their taking cold; the coolness of the
weather is supposed to influence a more ra-
pid renewing Of their covering. and by the
time the summers heat beats down hot and
scorching upon their backs, Trey are sufh-
ciently protected not to be blistered, as
sometimes happens in late shorn sheep. All
foeks ought to be DIPPED after shearing.
Unless the ticks or lice are very thick, the
dipping should be postponed till warmer
weather than we usually have in May. The
gradual accustoming Of sheep to grass is
quite as important as the same treatment for
neat cattle. Do not withhold the grain, but
keep it up until the flock is well established
upon grass. They should also be turned to
grass gradually, two or three hours day,
IN addition to their full regular feeding Of
hay, ETC. No one should overlook the great
value OF his stock IS manure makers. This
will in many parts Of the country make It
very remuncrative to have the cows all
yarded and stabbed at night, and the sheep
folded.-Am. Agrieuifurist. q
Year: 1866

Tie Washington correspondent Of the
Philadelphia Press, predicts that Missouri
will give 6O,OOO majority against President
johnson at the next election.


The people Of West yrrginit will vote on
the 9th Of May, lS66, on the proposition
to amend their State constitution, forerer
d'JraHctHiHg all who voluntarily gave aId
and comfort to the rebellion or at least until
another convention Is called that will repeal
this restriction.


Governor Holden Ol North Carolina has
addressed letter TO prominent member OF
the United States Senate, stating that hun
drcds Of loyal people are daily leaving North
Carolina for the Northwest; and that unless
some protection Is speedily afforded them by
the Government, every loyal man vet re-
naming in the state viii be compelled to
leave, himself among the rest.


The Washington correspondent cf the
Baltimore Sun says


The political movement of electing General
Grant as the next President has met with Won
derful success. The Republicans Of all shades
accept the proposition as the best if not only
mode Of securing their desired end. That is
the compromise to be offered TO the eleven South
ern States: the Republicans are to have the
Presidency for the next term, and the South
may have restoration and representation


The Republican Central Committee of St.
Louis met recently and adopted the follow
ing among other resolutions


That we regard it as the only tue policy, not
70 admit any representatives, Of the late rebel
States into the national Legislature until they
have given ample guarantees for truly repub-
lean form Of government in the future. and We
are entirely opposed to the repeal or modification
Of the so-called Congressional "test oath"


That We hold it the duty Of Congress not to
adjourn before the 4th of March, 1867, unless
the reconstruction Of the Union has been settled
before that time in the sense Of the principles
laIi down in the Declaration Of Independence.
Year: 1866

Tue COLORADO VETo.-The Presidents We
to Of the Colorado admission bill contains
some strong arguments which the friends Of
that measure are bound to meet, before it
can stasd much chance Of securing two
thirds vote. 1t Is matter Of doubt wheth-
er a clear majority Of the people of Colora-
do really desire admission to the Union at
this time. But stronger objection arises
from the small population of Territory,
and the uncertainty. to say the least, as to
whether it is actually increasing or decreas-
ing in numbers. The community does not
vet seem to have assumed settled, stable
character, but is in great part composed of
trunsient and migratory elements, according
to surrounding circumstances. 1t is, there
fore, no great injury for such community
to wait awhile and make some steady growth,
before it is admitted to an equality with the
great States Of the Naturalization Jonr-
nal
Year: 1866

ID. From an experience Of eight years with
Mr.. Joseph Cilley in our High School, we have
large and increasing confidence in his ability.
faithfulness and success as teacher and guar
dian Of children and youth.


81. We pledge our continued and hearty c.
operation to sustain our High School, and make
1t the pride and confidence Of the village and
town, sad Of all that shall resort to it for in
s'ruction and improvement.


CoNGEssIoNAL.-The West Point Academy
bill waspassed-in the Senate on the 9Th, with
an amendment prohibiting the appointment
OF men who have served IN the rebel army or
navy.


In he House the tax bill was further DIS
eussed and a tax ofSlOO on grinders Of coffee
and spice added.


The President sent a message to the House
enclosing a communication from General
Grant, asking for the immediate passage Of
an army bill, assigning as a reason for this
request the fact that more troops are needed
on the frontier and at TIE South He also
expresses the opinion tina, the troops cannot
be withdrawn from the South with safety for
some time to come.
Year: 1866

A PLEA FOR TREEs.-The most super
fetal observer travelling either in England OF
on the continent, must have noticed the ex-
treme care which is taken to preserve trees
and fruits from destruction. Americans
would do well to copy after the example of
their European neighbOrs in this matter.
Yearly and daily and hourly our magnif
cent forests. the distinctive beauty Of an
American landscape, are falling under the
woodlands AKA sacrifice to the greed of
gain. Undoubtedly one cause OF the differ
ent estimate the inhabitants of the two coun-
tries put upon the value of trees is, that in
old countries the fact is realized that the
forests are Learly gone, and must be
guarded if any portion Of them is saved. In
America, on the contrary, settlers never can
believe that the vast forests can be exhaus>
ted. The result, however, is the same. A
farmer having selected his land, Mt once gn-
es to work to clear off the timber, and,
seemingly possessed Of an unquiet spirit urg-
ing him on, stops not until he has removed
nearly every particle of wood, often leaving
his cottage standing alone without even the
shelter Of a solitary tree-a fiery furnace in
Summer, aud a bare and bleak place in
Winter. Nor do the consequences end here
The farmer soon finds the cooling spring at
which he was wont to water his focks either
drying up earlier than usual or affording
much less water ;han when he first settled
the farm, and ignorautly attributes it to the
unusual number of droughts and 'dry spells, u
instead of fading the solution in the fact
that the chief protection of the cooling
springs that formed such a prominent fea :
ture Of attraction in causing him to purchase
was destroyed by himself when he cut down
the forests. But notwithstanding the vast
ness of the forests that nature SO prodigally
scattered oveEthe country, they are fast dis.
appearing before the AK, and it is now a Sc
riOds question how long they will last
Journal of Commerce
Year: 1866

MoNEY.-Men work for it, fight for it,
steal for it, starve for it, and die for it. And
all the whihe, from the cradle to the grave
nature and God are Numbering in our ears
the solemn question-"What shall it prof
it man, if be gains the whole world and
lose his own soul?" This madness for mon
ey is the strongest and lowest passion, of the
human heart, before whose remorseless altar
all the finer attributes of humanity are sac
rifced. 1t makes merchandise of all that is
sacred in the human affections, and even
trafics in the awful solemnitiees of the eter-
nal
Year: 1866

INCONSISTENCY. In Liberia the whites
e..denied the right of suffrage. The ne
groes who are demanding for their race that
right in this country, ought to be ashamed
Of themselves for asking the whites to do for
them what they will not do for the whites
Although we labor under the halluucina-
tion that this is a Government instituted by
white men, for the benefit of white men, we
respectfully implore our bretheren of Afri-
can descent to be consistent We demand
free sugrage in Liberia.
Year: 1866

4 LESSON ON TRUsT.-Some time ago, a
boy was discovered in Claiborn street, evi>
IDENTIFY bright and intelligent, but sick. A
Can who has the feeling of kindness strong
ly developed, went to him, and shook him
by the shoulder, and asked him what he
was doing there.


"Waiting for God to come for me" said
he.


"What do you mean ?' said the gentlel
man, touched by the pathetic tone of the
answer and the condition of the boy, in whose
eye and flushed face he saw the evidence of
fever.


"God sent for father, mother and little
brother" said he, 'and took them away to
His home in the sky, and mother told me
when she was sick that He would take care
of me. ! have no home, nobody to give me
anything, and 1 came here, and have been
looking so long up iT the sky for God to
come and take care of me as mother said He
would. He win come, won't He? Mother
never told me lie"


"Yes, my lad" said the, man overcome
with emotion, "Ho has sent me to take care
of you"


You should have seen his eyes fash, and
the smile Of triumph break over his face as
he said: "Mother never told me lie, sir,
but you have been so long on the way"


What a lesson of trust and how tIhiis Incl.
dent shows the effect of never deceiyiDg chill
dren with tales.
Year: 1866

fHr old Greek did indeed regard his body as
sacred vessel, which be was bound to keep
clean, iAir, and ct for use, and would as soon
cave neglected his daily meal as his daily exer-
Year: 1866

Scarcely week passes thst some one does
not assure US that he possess a valuable
quartz ledge which, if worked, would pay
ldrgely-and we believe them, because we
have seen some of the leads, and specimens
from others, which we know would return
large per cent. upon the money and labor
expended upon them. When asked why
they allow these lodges to lie idle. the answer
generally is, :" want of means" This is a
singular way of doing business, it seems to
US. Want of means is no excuse at all. To
work good quartz lead sufficiently to thor
oughly prospect it does not require any
means, to speak Of What is wanted is mus
cle-and in addition, a pick, shovel, wheel
barrow and mule. With these, the miner
is ready to proceed to business. Let him
build an arastra beside the nearest spring or
ditch, to grind his rock, and then commence
his tunnel-not shaft A tunnel is moro
easily worked, and can be driven further in
the same time than shaft and if water is
struck (which is pretty apt to be the case) it
will flow out of the tunnel itself; whereas,
if encountered in a shaft. work has to stop
until pump can be procured, and an engine
to propel it. Having got out quantity of
rock, the miner. if he knows his business,
land no one else should engage in it) can
select from it, if the vein is, on an average,
worth $50 per ton, enough rock worth 500
per ton to supply his arastra. good mule
will grind about 2400 pounds per week,
which, at the rate indicated, will give Sl20
per week-good wages for the labor of two
men and mule. The balance of the rock
can be saved until the vein is sufficiently
developed to justify the erection of machine.
ry, or it can be ground at any of the custom
mills. By using another mule, the quanti-
ty ground can be doubled, which even if it
necessitated using rock worth only $50,
would yield the same amount per week.
And there is no vein which will average $40
per ton, of any size. from which an expert


enced miner could not select enough rock to
supply two arastras, yielding $50 per tom
In this simple way we have seen great
deal of money made in California. and have
no doubt it could be done here. 1t has the
advantage of not involving the miner in debt
at the start, nor does it compel him to take
in as partners men whom he never saw
who buy in to freeze him out" Suppose
they try it, and not wait for 4" meaps."-
And the most important part of the pro-
gramme, particularly when the hill sides are
steep, as is the case hereabouts, is to prospect
by tunneling PidcerriUe Mirror.
Year: 1866


The following beautiful poem is from the Oxford
edition of Mton's works, and the work is rare
and the lines comparatively unknown, we produce
them:


am old and blind
Men point at me smitten by Gods frown,
Afflicted and deserted by my mind,


Yet am not cast down.


am weak, yet dying;
murmur not that no longer see.
Poor, old and helpless, the more belong


Father Supreme, to Thee.


merciful Onel
When men are farthest. then Thou art most near
When friends pass coldly by, my weakness sbun


Thy chariot hear.


Thy glorious face
Is leaning towards me, and its holy light
Shines upon my lonely dwelling place,


And there is more night


On my bended knee
recognize Thy purpose, clearly shown;
My vision thou hast dimmed that may see
self-Thyself alone.


I have naught to fear:
This darkness is the shadow of Thy wing;
Beneath it am almost sacred; here


Can come no evil thing.


OH seem to stand
Trembling where foot of mortal never yet had been,
Wrapped in the radiance of Thy sinless hand,


Which eyes hath never seen.


Visions come and go
Shapes of resplendent beauty round me throng;
From angels lips 1 seem to hear the flow


Of soft and holy song.


1t is nothing now,
When Heaven is opening my sightless eyes,
When airs from Paradise refresh my brow,


That earth in darkness lies.


In pure cline
My being fills with raptures waves of thought
Roll in upon my spirit strains sublime


Break over me unsought.


Give me now my Tyre
I feel the STRINGS ofa gift divine;
Within my bosom glows unearthly fire,


Lit by skill of mine.
Year: 1866

po6sr in the Executive SIS would en
able him, if 80 disposed, to control th'
action of 3 numerous class, and us'


them for the attainment OF has Owl


political ends. II cannot be over
looked that if the President had fol
lowed the Radical programme, insisted


upon enforcing the rights OF the ne


Oroes To vote in the South, disfranchised
the whites of the same section, and
filed the country with sgents 70 take
care of the negroes, he would have
had about hundred votes in the Elec
toral College Ia his own hand


Whatever comes of il, the veto has
killed the bill, for the necessary two
thirds vote to passst Notwithstanding
the objections of the President, could
not be obiained in the Senate; and the
intelligence of this result was received
with such an uproar of applause in the
galleries that they were, as on the day
before, at the conclusion of the read
ing of the Presidents message, cleared.


The exercise Of the veto power Is
looked upon by many as almost an act
of usurpation, but the tendency of pop
ulsr assemblages, to an extraYagance
not usually found in one man vested
with exacting responsibilities, has often
been remarked, and the value of the
veto to check the exaggerated develop
ment of q sentiment, is recognized by
the cool and iudicious. Congress has
needed an sdmonition that the will Of
its majority was a distinct thing from
the fat of 0mnipotence; that there is
another department. of the Government,
and the people akoVe all, to be heard
from. We are hopeful the veto will
have the effect to give more sobriety
and wholesome pFacticability to the
business of legislstion, and serve as an
edmonition TO gentlemen who are truly
solicitous for the civil confirmation of
the military success of the national
cause, to abandon the Leadership of
those who would waste the energies Of
the State upon things impossible, and
devote themselves to the accomplish
ment of the greatest sttainsble good.


Whether the Presidents plan will be
adequate for the protection of the
freedmen is question, the determine
ton of which by great numbers will be
decisive as TO supporting or condemn
ing him Many objections may be
urged to any plan. All are necessa-
rily imperfect There win be suffering
and wrongs to endure by the blacks Of
the South, at the hands of those who
have been their owners, whatever we
do; and the problem is to modify the
evils for which We have no unfailing
remedy, by the process that combines
the greatest degree of efficiency with
the least expense. Whatever expert
ments are tried, the iron grip OF the
military is still upon the South, and
the President tells us that he is
already armed with the powers con-
ferred By the act of March, 1865, es-
tshlishing the Freedmen's Bureau and
hereafter, ss heretofore, he can employ
the land and naval forces Of the coun-
try to suppress insurrectiOn and to
overcome obstTuetions to the laws. =
Cincinnati COMMERCIAL
Year: 1866

authority Of Congress; bat nothing herein contained
shall be construed to authorize any increase OF the pub
lie debt


The essential changes proposed by Mr.. Stevens are
striking out the discretionary power of the Secretary
of the Treasury and also the foreign loan clause He
intended he sad 10 offer bill III this form substi-
tute for the original bill.


Mr. HOOPER Mass then addressed the House. say
ing in conclusion 1t has been said tnat the United
States notes and the fractional currency took the place
of the coin which had been previously circulated.
IL is very certain that they did not dis
place the bank notes for they have in.
creased in amount instead OF being diminished


since the issue Of the United States notes While tho
supply of money was regulated by the State Banks
there was, in my opinion, suitable amount OF
money for the proper conduct Of the business OF the
country. 1t seems TO me that the Treasury should
resume specie payments without regard 10 the banks
and that tue UuiIed States notes could be continued
in circulation as the equivalent OF coin after specie
payments were resumed. and until there was
sufficient amount Of coin in the country to supply
their place. The United State would be more conye-
nient within the United States and so long as
the foreign exchanges in favor OF TINS country,
there would be legitimate demand upon the treasury
to redeem the notes in COIN During the past four yeers


the great object in all the financial bills before Congress
has been TO carry on the war That necessity
having passed no more Loan bills are required.


IL is our duty be cautious IN determining upon the
changes 10 be made in the regulation OF the money OK
the country involving as 1t does the value OF all prop
erfy and affecting the interests Of every one in the
community My chief objections to Withdrawing tho
United States notes from circulation by converting
incurred for interest on the bonds my belief that
a larger amount Of money than formerly, is now
oured the business of the country fear that
other papar not good may be allowed to take
their place by which the country would be further than
ever from q currency convertible into coin. The Loan
bill passed BY the last Congress. approved March g.
1865, empowered the Secretary Of the Treasury 10
issue bonds Of any description authorized by that
act for the purpose OF converting into such bonds any
Treasury notes other obligations bearing interest
issued under any act Of Congress. This is the power
which the Secretary OF the Treasury has now. mel
authorized TO issue bonds for period not less Than
five or not more than forty years from her date Inc
rates of interest not TO exceed SIX per eehtum Oct
only for the purpose of converting or funding other
interest. bearing obligations The bill under c0nsd.
Grafton proposes to amend that act so as to enlarge
the power 50 far us permit the Secretary OF the
Treasury when he deems 1t expedent, TO convert obi.
cations not bearing and also to dispose Of any
of the bonds either the country or IN Europe for the
purpose only Of relieving other obligations but not Tor


ree seventh Paae.
Year: 1866

1. Thou shalt have no other woman but
me, Tor am thy true and lawful wife, whom
thou didst promise to love and cherish.
=, Z Thou shalt not have a picture or any
likeness OF any other woman but me; for /
only am thy wife, and jealous wife


.. Remember the market day and repleuish
the larder; thy wife's commandments, and
keep them sacred.


H. Love and cherish thy wife, that we NAV
live happily together in the house thou Civ
est unto me.


D. Thou shalt not find fault when thy wife
goes out to spend money, buying fashionable
shawls and dresses ;efor am thy wife and
thou must abide by it. Thou shalt not scold.
but shall keep her decently clad and in good
repair. Thou shalt furnish buttons and
thread, that thine and thy children's shirts
may be kept in order; herein, fail not at thy
peril.


6. Thou shalt not play at domiuoes neith-
er at any game of chance. Thou shalt not
s%d about after sunset, nor in any way ne
glect thy wife; neither the children she gave
thee. o.


:. Thou shalt not dress thyself in fashion
unless the wife of thy bosom is dressed fash>
ionably also


8 Thou shalt not go to any slight of. hand
or spiritual meeting, neither to speak thyself
nor to hear others speak: Thus saith thy
wife.


8. Thou shalt not find fault if thy wife
should fail in getting the meals in due time,
Tor 1t IS written, Rnowest thou, o man, bet
ter late than never.


10. Thou shalt not drink lager or any
other beer; nor spirituous liquors of any kind;
neither shalt thou chew or smoke tobacco.
nor use snuff, for 1 thy wife abhorreth it
knowest thou, also, that it consumeth money,
which ], thy wife, can better dispose of, even
to the last farthing of thine earnings verify,
verify, say unto thee, 1 am mistress of the
house thou gaYest unto me
Year: 1866

The Shreveport, La., Southeastern is
responsible for the tollowlug: Two
credible and intelligent gentlemen, a
few days ag while riding along the fold
a short distance from this place, VIII
pessed the following Occurance during
the daytime. A rain was coming up
preceded By slight sprEkliug, when At
a short stan AHEAD, they saw a large
osll of fire descend slowly from the
clord4 and afiix itself to the trunk OF a
dead pine, and at the hight OF few feet
from the ground Both called TO each
other simultaneously to uotlce the
strange object, which, TO use their own
words, blazed up where It stood like a
candle" 1t so continued for three or
four seconds, when it suddenly exploded
with a tremendous detonation, tearing
the tree into thousand spllnters, and
setting FIRE to the portion of the stump
remaining. A considerable area was
filled with the falling foliage, and frag-
ments scattered in every direction. I'm
mediately upon the explosion streak,
of FIRE was seen shooting Oft horizontally
from the tree, following the surface of
the ground, passing within fifty or sixty
feet of them, and of the character OF
stream of lightning, as often seen de-
scending from the clouds, when it strikes
The sight was terrific in the extreme.
The phenomena is unusual and startling
The air became strongly impregnaied
with pungent, sulphurous odor