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Year: 1866

At the Spring.


| knew a cumbrous hill,
From whose green breast did daintily distlll
throbbing rill.


THIS Is the artery,
And further on the crystal heart must be.
Thought said to me.


All other forsook,
To follow every twist and curious crook
Ofthis wild brook.


Among deep moses set
found the glimmering tount that did bege
The riyulet


No other eye had known
It's secret, nor ear heard, for il made moan
Always alone.


quafFed its water clear;
Its limpid music bubbled to mine ear
With voice sincere.


Then such silence fell
Upon ne, mantling meas where a spell
Is wont to dwell


Yet fed I from the place
At rude rustling and fear gave me chase
In my disgrace


Twas q slim Ea'er-snake
Slipt like an arrow through the shivering brake
And left no wake
But cleft the placid spring,
And waved its flaming sword, its forkei sting,
In 4 charmed ring
So was the fountsin spoiled
Within its lucid walls devil coiled-
Ny trust was ioiled.


CHAs WARREE SToDDARD.
San Francisco. Cal.
Year: 1866

at the Southland to involve the country in a


foreign war, which they may turn to ac-
count in a second attemp. to gain their ir-
dependence.


Gen. Saxton tes.ifes to the intense hatred
OF the Yankees among the Southerners. All


the evidence and there is much more to
which we have not slluded-goes to show
bad state of feeling throughout the South,
with the exception of Arkansas, which sp-
pears to be in much better condition than
any other State, and to contain large pro-
portion if not majority OF loyal citizens.


There is more evidence to be submitted by
the committee but we fear it will only
eorrobOrate that already introdu ced.
Year: 1866

TnE WATES QUEsTioS.-The point Of mcst
interest a present, in the water discussion,
seems to be as 70 the value Of the property
of the Aqusduet Company to the city. in
case it decides to erect new works. We
publish second communication on that
branch Of the subject to-day Our columns
are open to those who have the information
required in order TO answer the questions
asked, as we have not. That the property
OF the Aqueduct Company, will be rendered
worthless to the owners, by the erection of
new water works on the scale proposed, and
that the city ought in justice, therefore, to
take whatever it can use of that property,
and Jay fair price for the same, are the
only points at present clear to US.
Year: 1866

The vote to be given for or against
raising money to be applied toward procuring
water for the city will be interpreted as bearing
on the question Of purchasing the property of
the Burlington Aqueduct Company, at s25. 900,
am surprised, therefore, at not seeing fuller
statement Of the property and Its value. The
property is said to comprise:


1st, Real estate. This, however, is not in
eluded in the offer. 1t consists Of parcels of
land on which are the feeding springs Of the
Company. Why are they withhold OF no
great value in themselves, they nevertheless are
the life Of the Aqueduct Company to the
owners
Year: 1866

Gle in the October Herald of Health /:


SIN. my school, at Lexington.


Mass, / had more than 100 fash
ionable young ladies last winter, all
of whom wore constantly during the
school year the short dress. the gym
nastic costume, while all the fashion
able ladies of the village outside of
the institution adopted the same
dress. Indeed, it is almost rare to
see in Lexington a lady with long
dress. An attempt to introduce the
Bloemer costume, 1 am sure, would
have proved failure, not in our
own house, perhaps, but in its infu-
ence outside. All through our part
of the country, when we 60 out to
ride, we see ladies in the short dress.
Indeed, some of the clergymen, who
observed that our young ladies
changed for the long dress on GO
ing to church, came to me to say that
they hoped / would allow them to
come in their short dresses, for they
liked very much to see them. A sin
gle lady appearing in the streets OF
Boston in the regular Bloomer css-
tune attracts crowd of boys, while
twenty of our young ladies can go
into Boston without remark or no
tice.'"
Year: 1866

Miltsn's blindness was the result
of overwork and dyspepsia.


One of the most eminent Ameri-
can DiYines has for some time been
compelled to forego the pleasure of
reading, has spent thousands of dol
lars in vain, and lost years Of time,
in consequence of getting up several
hours before day and reading by ar
tifcial light. His eyes will never
get well.


Multitudes of men and women
have made their eyes weak for life by
the too free use of the eye sight in
reading small print, and doing fine
sewing. In view of these things, it
is well to observe the following rules
in the use Of the eyes:


Avoid all sudden changes between
light and darkness.


Never begin to read, or write, or
sew, for several minutes after csm-
ing from darkness to a bright light


Never read by twilight, or moon
light, or on a very cloudy day.


Never read or sew directly in front
of the light, or window, or door.


1t is better to have the light fall
from above obliquely over the left
shoulder.


Never sleep SO that on first waking
the eyes shall open on the light Of q
window.


Do not use the eye-sight by ligh.
so scant that it requires an effort to
discriminate.


Too much light creates O glare,
and pains and confuses the sight
The moment you are sensible of an
effort to distinguish, that moment
cease, and take walk or ride.


As the sky IS blue and the eartAis
green, it would seem that the ceiling
should be Of blueish tinge, and the
carpet green, and the walls of some
mellow tint.


The moment you are instinstively
prompted to rub the eyes, that mo-
ment cease using them.


If the eyelids are glued together
on waking up, do not foreibly open
them, but apply the saliva with a
is the speediest diluent in
the world; then wash eyes and face
in warm water.-HaTs journal of
Health.
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON, December 9.


General Jim Steedman may be an


nounced as among the converts to
the new Democratic doctrine of ne
gro suffrage. Not a new convert,
either; for he made speech in ia
vor of it two years ago. What he
said, if / recollect right, was that
every negro who had been in the
Union army ought to have the right
of suffrage. He new comes out
stronger than ever in favor of this
doctrine, and is rather proud to tell
his friends at Wizards and else
where that he was the pioneer of the
whole arrangement. He forgot to
boast of this in his speeches last
summer, but that makes no differ
ence. Nobody will doubt his De
mocracy, l hope. At least, it won't
do for Van Trump and other re
constructed Know Nothings, who
now lead the Democratic party of
Ohio in opposition to the Chicago
Times flank movement, to doubt it;
for while they were giving their grips
and pass words, and drilling for the
determination of the men whose
votes they now go on their knees in
the Fourth Ward of Cincinnati and
other such places to obtain, Jim was
-apologizing to the Irish fellow citi-
zens for the accident of birth on this
side of the Atlantic, and encouraging
them to be COED Democrats, and vote
straight tickets. He never was a
Gaddis Democrat like Pendleton, eli.
ther; but has always been of the
straight-eut, pure, unadulterated
stripe.


The Chicago Times wants impair
tial negro suffrage for the South
Well, let us have it and on Steed.
mans basis. Let service in the
Union army be the basis of suffrage
down South. 1t is fair and Impair
tial-not like the photographic quail
ficatien, which is neither In the
South, we all know there has not
been an equal chance for all persons
to learn to read and write; but there
has been an equal chance for all per-
sons to enter the Union army
Blacks and whites had a fair start
in this matter, if in none other. If
the darkies knew better than their
late white masters, now their white
brethren, which was the right side
to fight on, SO much the better fo=
them. Impartial suffrage is just the
thing, If the question of suffrage is
to be interfered with at all in the re-
construction business. The only
point essential to make il work well,
is to see that it is not founded on
some sham or artificial basis. To
be in truth as well as IN name impair
tial, the test must be one for which
all have had an equal chance to quail
ify. Reading and writing won't do
as test in section where they used
to hang q man to q tree or a lamp
post for teaching a negro to read or
write. Steedman's proposition is the
best, and, besides, the Radicals will
all agree to it. So let the Democratic
party wheel into line under Steed
man, if they want to win
Year: 1866

He who is passionate and hasty is
generally honest. 1t is your old,
assembling hypocrite OF whom you
should beware. There's no decep.
ton in a bulldog; It is only the cur
that sneaks up and bites you when
your back Is turned.
Year: 1866

Now, John, listen to me, for am older
than you or j couldn't be your mother.
Never do you marry young woman be-
fore you have contrived to happen at the


house where she lives at least four or five
times before breakfast. You should know
how late she lies abed in the morning.
You should take notice whether her com
Plexion is the same in the morning a. il
was in the evening, or whether the morn
ing wash or the towel have robbed her Of
her evening bloom. You should take care
to surprise her, so that you can see her in
her morning dress, and observe how her
hair looks when she is not expecting you !;
if possible, you should be where you can
hear the morning conversation between
her and her mother. If she is ill-uatured
and snappish with her mother, she will be
to you, depend upon it. But if you find
her up and dressed neatly in the morning,
with the same countenance, the same
smiles, the same neatly combed hair, and
the same ready and pleasant answer to
her mother, which, characterizes her an
pearance and department in the evening,
and particularly if she is lending a hand
TO get the breakfast ready in season, she
is prize, John, and the sooner you se-
cure her to yourself the better. 5aa4 ii
Year: 1866

sal Negro Suffrage. Whatever might be
said Of the justice of that proposition, it
was thought best not to adopt it, as the
States would not be willing to surrender
their power of controlling the elective
franchise TO Congress. Whatever might
be thought Of the justice of the measure,
it was thought best that Congress should
not dictate universal test for the quail
fication of voters, when in Massachusetts
they allow none to vote who cannot read
and write; in Illinois they allow unnatu-
rallied foreigners to vote in other States
they don't allow a foreigner to vote until
he has been naturalized a year. In some
States they don't allow colored people to
vote at all. while in others they allow them
to vote if they are only half colored. 1t
was, therefore, thought not best to pass
constitutional amendment that would fix
universal rule for the qualification Of vo-
tiers. The first thing the Committee Of
Reconstruction did was to lay this ques-
tion aside. Again, it was proposed to
treat these rebellious States as conquered


territories. Whatever might be said
about the theory, it was thought best by


the Committee to lay this proposition aside
also; and so they laid aside every Radi-
cal measure brought before them. In
fact, SO conservative was this Committee
that the first proposition of amendment
reported by it was defeated in the Senate
of the United States by Sumner and other
Radical Senators because it was not Radi-
cal enough. All this talk about the rev.
oluionary character of the Committee OF


Reconstruction was and is utterly false


aud is designed to excite undue prejudice


against this mode of deciding the matter
Year: 1866

bitter one, and the joke a terrible one
against him, and the city men are very
adverse TO joke against them; so it was
hushed up, and has only got to the ears of
the purveyors Of scandal and to your cor
respondent, who records it as trait of
London lilc."
Year: 1866

WASHINGTON. April S.-The Department of State
has received despatch from the United Consul at
Funchal, stating that vast number Of poor bat
honest, hardworkne Iaborers of the Island of Ma
deria, who skilled in the raising Of cereals the
wine and sugar cane and in gardening, are desrous
OF emigrating to the United States but have not the
means for accomplishing that object lie expresses
his belief that if naf of their passage could be
advanced to them by parties in this country, by a
contract to repay it in labor at least ten thousand Of
them would he prepared to leave Immediately
Year: 1866

WITH half an eye the difference may be seen be
tween coarse f4brc and a fine one. and any one
with the moiety of the sense of smell will find no
difficulty in selecting Phalon's "Night-Blooming
Cereus" from all the perfumes in the market, as the
most delicious and refreshing Sold everywhere
Year: 1866

A superior Toilet Soap, prepared from refined
Vegetable Oils in combination with Giycerine,
and especially designed for the use of ladies and
for the Nursery. Its perfume is exquisite and its
washing properties unrivallei. For sale by all drug
gists. fee dEv1v
Year: 1866

Inc Gan AutOulO iLtFItu VI lue OJl ultlluO, says:


From a friend of ours who has just returned from
trip upon the Colorado. old Caney and other
of the most important sections of the State we de-
rive the most satisfactory information respecting
the prospects for the coming crop The planters are
almost universally possessed of far higher hopes and
far brighter prospects than could possibly have been
anticipated at the outset Of the year. Nearly all the
cotton plantations in the sections visited by our
friend are in cultivation most of them with fair
supply Of labor with than ever before en-
Ployed upon them, while some were still short of
them In general, planting operations were fully as
far advanced usual at this time OF year. and the
proportion of cotton to other crops, though greater
than has been customary heretofore, was yet not
such as to threaten scarcity of grain.


IN nearly every instance the planters spoke very
tavorahly of the disposition and conduct of the ne
grOes so far. The hands generally divided into
squads, each under black foreman, and proper
tonate extent of ground is assigned to each squad
The tOremen e1 erclse a strong control over their
squads, and the hands themselves rapidly learn
ing, from the instinct of self interest the necessity
of making every laborer do his duty The portion
of the crops assigned to the hands varies from one
quarter to one-third and in some instances one-hal
is allowed Them
Year: 1866

Ice IN THE LAKE.-Says the Cleveland Leader of a
late date:


"The warm weather of Saturday caused the ice in
three O'Clock that afternoon. The blockade was re
moved from our harbOr A strip of ice was, however
visible lar as the eye could reach which would pre-
vent the passage of craft to Black River A few
more such days as Saturday and46unday will insure
the immediate opening Of navigation in these waters
Year: 1866




Tho discovery OF quartz led Us Of unusual richness
in Owyhee and also in several parts of Montana Ter
rit0ry has Withdrawn attention to some extent from
other valuable fields. The South Boise region is al
ready one Of tho best districts known. Some of the
icdges OF that vicinity will compare favOrably with
that can DO found elsewhere The lOdes are very
numerous. ind most of them are easily worked The
rock generally yields we'll, Nearly all the edges are
wider than those Of 0wyhge and if the yield per ton
IS not so large in the former in the latter place
the aggregate amount Of the precious metals which
viii bo mined IN South Boise bids fair 10 almost
equal and perhaps it may eventually exceed that ob-
tanned at Owyhee,


new ledge has been discovered in Yuba district
South Boise, which will quite rival the celebrated
"POoTman" Of the OWyhe6 country. The Yuba
ledge is named the "Greenback" and was discovered
about the lst OF November last by gentleman named
peirees. formerly Of California and Nevada. Tho
ledge has width fully seven feet and the rock is
Of uniform value. The rock of the richest quartz
Gdes Is generally found to be of unequal richness:
but in the 'Greenback" the precious metals-chiehy
silver-are dispersed equally through tho whole
ledge We have seen specimens of the rock.
1t contains much moro silver than any other we
have ever seen, except of the best specimens of
the 'PuOTman." The ledge has been traced for
long distance. Next spring summer mir Il be
set at work upon it. Near the discovery tht. s an
excellent ana extensive water power, which will be
made use Of IL crushing the rock Thiswat er power
Is supplied from large not springs, and hence will be
available in winter as well as in summer.
Year: 1866

NJ. PREvosT-P -PARADoL. of whom there is so much
talk in Paris just now, is well known for his love of
present dynasty A curious circumstance happened
to him few years since Being, unable to keep
stable of his own he had hired horse from dealer
on it to the Bois. There he fell in with the Prince
Imperial. attended by small escort of dragons,
Just then the bugler blew CALL and at the sound NJ
Prevost-P Paradols horse prcked up its ears and
denly joined the troop. In spite of all his efforts to
prevent it. the young Journalist was carried along
with the escort and had to ride into the yard of
the Tuilleries in attendance the Prince 1t turned
out that he was mounted on an old cavalry borse.
Year: 1866

Samuel Lunsford, lad about fourteen
years of age. committed suicide by hanging himself
last Saturday. He was an orphan. and living with
female relatives about four miles from Newark. Ohio
lie was found in the barn with strap around his
neck one end of it being thrown a rafter. His
feet were on the ground and his head resting
knee, and when the body was discovered it was not
yet cold He had been reading considerable and
thinking on religion, and thought great deal about
his deceased mother whchis supposed to have caused
depression OF mind that led to the fatal result.
Year: 1866

1T is wonderful to see what miracles resoIute
and unyielding spirit will achieve Before its ir-
reslstlole energy the most formidable obstacles
becomes AS cob-web barriers in its path. Firm
ness Of purpose is like the crashing avalanche.
which sweeps everything before it while in mo-
ton. Difficulties, the terror Of which causes the
undetermined to shrink back with dsmay, pro-
woke from the man of lofty determination only a
smile. The whole history OF our racial nature
indeed teens with examples to show what may
be accomplished by intrepid perseverance and pa
tent toll.


1t is related of Tamerlane, the celebrated war
rlor, the terror of whose army spread through
all eastern nations, and whom victory attended
at almost every step, that he once learned from
an insect an example of perseverance, which
had striking effect on bis future character and
success. When closely pursued by his enemies.
as the anecdote is related he took refuge in some
old ruins, where, left to his solitary musings, he
espled an ant striving and tugging to carry
away single grain of corn. His unavailing eff
forts were repeated sixty-nine times, and at each
several time, as soon as he reached certain
point he fell back with his burden, unables to
surmount it. But the seuentieth time he bore
away his spois in triumph and left the wonder
ing hero terminated in the hope of future victory.


How pregnant the lessons this incident con-
veyS How many thousand incidents there are
in which inglorious defeat ends the career of the
timid and desponding when the same tenacity
of purpose, the same unfiinching perseverance,
would crown it with triumphant success.


Resolution is almost competent Sheridan was
at first timid, and obliged to set down in the
midst of a speech. Convinced of and mortified
at the cause of his failure, he said one day to his
friend, I" it is in me, and shall come outn From
that moment he rose and shone, and trumphed
in consummate eloquence. Here was reason
and resolution.
Year: 1866




Mr.. Coffin, in his I" Four Years of Fighting
tells US the following incident which occurred as
our troops were moving to Gettysburg


When the Fifth Corps went through the town
of Liberty, farmer rode into the village mount
ed on his farm-wagon. Hisload was covered by
white table cloths.


What have you got to sell, old fellow p
Bread, eh 2" said soldier, raising corner of
the CLOTH and revealing loaves Of sweet soft,
plain bread of the finest wheat, with several BUSH
els of ginger cakes.


git' What do you ask for a Ioaf7o - ao9


/ haven't any to SELL, said the farmer


F" Haven't any to sell What are you here
for


The farmer made no reply.


" See here, old fellow, won't you sell me a
hunk of your gingerbread ?" said the soldier,
producing an old wallet.


ts No."


Well, you are mean old cuss. It would
be serving you right to tip you out of your old
bread cart.


" Here we are marching all night and all day
to protect your property and fight the rebs We
havn't had any breakfast, and may not have any
dinner. You are set of mean cusses round here
| reckon" said the soldier.


A crowd of soldiers had gathered, and
Others expressed their Indignation. The old
farmer stood upon his wagon seat, took off the
table cloths, and Replied


II didn't bring my bread here to sell. My
wife and daughters sat up all night to bake it
for you, and you are welcome to all I We got and
wish had ten times as much Help yourselves,
boys.p


Hurrah hurrah hurrah p Bully for
you p You're brick p g Three cheers for
the old man ~ q Three more for the old wo-
manaP Three more for the girls p


They threw up their caps and fairly danced
with joy The bread and cakes were gone in a
twinkling.


/" See here my friend, l take back all the hard
words thatl said about, you, said the soldier
shaking hands with the farmer who sat on his
wagon overcome with emotion
Year: 1866

METHOD OF COMPUTING INTEREST "A new meth
cd of computing interest on any number of dol
lars, at six per cent. appears very simple. Null
tiply any given number of dollars by the num-
Der of days of interest desired, separate the
right-hand figure and divide by six; the result
is the true interest of such sum for such number
of days at six per cent. This rule is SO simple
and so true, according to all business usage that
every banker, merchant, or business man should
post it up for reference and use. There being no
such thing as fraction in it, there is scarcely
any liability to error or mistake. By no other
mathematical process can the desired information
be obtained with SO few figures
Year: 1866

EXEMPLARY CHARITY Well, neighbor what's
the most Christian news this morning?" said a
pious gentleman TO his friend.


81 have just bought barrel of flour for a
poor woman


" Just like you, " said the other who is it
that you have made happy by your charity this
time?'


Z" NV wife p
Year: 1866

EDUoATE.--In a free country like ours, where
so much work is to be done, no one need be idle,
hungry, or disreputable who is able to work.
We say, then Parents, give your boys a good
education, if you would insure their success in
life, and guard them against vice and degrada-
ton, Mann
Year: 1866

Meier be hasty in your Judgment
Never foremost to extend
Evil mention of neighbor,


Or of one you've called friend
OF two reasons for an action


Choose the better, not the worst;
Oft-with some-the meaner motive
Ever strike the fancy first!
Then be gentle with misfortune;-
Never foremost to extend
Evil mention of a neighbor,


Or of one you've called friend
Judge not with detracting spirit,
Speak not with disdainful tongue;
Nor, with hard and hasty feeling,
Do one human creature wrongl
Words there are that, sharp as winter,
Strip the little left to cheer =
Oh, be yours the kinder mission,


Prone to sooth, not cause tearl
Then be gentle with misfortune;


Never foremost to extend
Evil mention of a neighbor,


Or of one you've called friends
Year: 1866

T WOULD call the attention of my Country
l friends and customers to the new stock of
CHINA, GLASS AND QUEENSWARE just
received and for sale AT THE LOWEST PRI-
CES FOR CASH.


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