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Year: 1866




The Illuminator is a common burner, Just
such as all families are used to, and to man
age it and makeit give fine, steady, reliable
flame, requires less care and attention than
the chimney burner; it is SO very simple
that there is no mechanism whatever required
to keep it running.


The proprietors are preparing to furnish
the llluminator to the world, and will also
dispose of rights to States and counties. II
can be made in any place where there is a tin
shop, and in the manufacture and sale there
is a field for speculation never before offered
by patent.


Farewell, then, to the old glass chimney;
your abominations have ceased; you have
drained many a pocket. and taxed the pa
tience of two many burnt fingers have add
ed to your sins, and you are set aside with
10y All hail ! we say, to the Illuminator,
and long repose to the ashes of chimney
lights.


To the people of Logan county, and to our
readers everywhere. we say by all means send
to the proprietors and get an Illuminator, and
see and enjoy the luxury of good light, and
learn that Lincoln has produced something
which time will prove to be of wonderful
utility. The Illuminator can be furnished in
various STYLES for So so, S., Sc and $40. If
you want rich treat, to read or sew by,
either call and buy or send for one.


We will cease by saying to the country at
large that Lincoln, Illinois, has produced the
biggest thing sin coal oil light the world ever
before seen.-Lincoln (W.) Herald.
Year: 1866

A little girl, who made very frequent use o
the word guess was told by her teacher to say
presume. Presently, one of Mary's little play
mates coming up to her remarked's


think your cape is very pretty, add my
mamma wants your mamma to lend her the
pattern. because she's gciDg to maks me one
like it. My mamma. has no pattern was
the prompt reply she cut il by bresume.riI
Year: 1866

SoRaIo cULTURE.-The best soil for the sorghum is lightish sandy or gravelly upland. The heavy, black aluvial soils which border rivers and streams are quite unsuitable The growth of cane may be good but the syrup is of dark color, and ofinferior quality. Any good corn land is good for sorghum, provided it is also good for wheat. Bottom land, though it may be good for corn as already stated, is not good for this crop. No strong, rank inanures of any kind should be used. Pig manure has been known to impart such flavor to the syrup as to render it unfit for use. If the soil is reasonably rich no ma nurc is necessary; where manure is need- cd, only that which is old and well rotted should be used X liberal application of lime, plaster and ashes, unless these ele- mcnts largely exist in the soil, will be- found highly advantageous. Under-drain- ing and sub-soiling will be quite as bencf- cial to this as to any crop, though it is not more necessary than for corn. Flowing and dragging should be carefully done, and the soil thoroughly pulverizcd, as there is no plant more feeble or sensitive in its 1 early culture than this. Planting should be done as soon as the soil has become thoroughly warm and dry. It is not ad- visable to soak the seed. If the soil is dry when the soaked and partially gcrminatcd seed is put in, the dry soil absorbs the moisture of the seed and destroys its lifeI A half inch of light, fine soil, is abundant covering for the seed. Many plant in drills and cultivate one way others in. hills and cultivate both ways. The drills should be about four feet apart and the plants six inches apart ill the drills Hills may be three and q half by four feet, with six to eight in the hill. There isa iucs- ton as which way is best for drills to run, but on account of the prevailing westerly winds, the plants in drills running east and west are less liable to prostration. The young plants when first up are grass

 like in appearance. They arc very feeble, and it is absolutely necessary that all weeds should be kept down. so as to give them q good start from the first. When the plants arc we'll established and have reached n night of ten or twelve inches, they grow with great vigor and rapidity, and all subsequent cultivation can be done with a horse cultivator. Western Rural.
Year: 1866

How TO DO UP SHIRT BosoMs.-We have often heard ladies express desire, says an exchange, to know by what process the fine gloss observable on new linen, shirt bosoms, etc, is produced, and in or der to gratify them, We esubmit the follow ing receipt for making gum arabic starch : Take two ounces fine white gum arabic powder, put it into pitcher and pour on it n pint or more of boiling water--accord- ing to the degree of strength you desire and then having covered it let it'eset all night. In the morning pour careful from the dregs, into clean bottle, cork it and keep for use. A tablespoonful of gum Wa ter stirredintoa pint of starch made in the usual manner, will give to either white or printed lawns look of newness. Much diluted, it is also good for thin muslin and bobinet.
Year: 1866

by that portion of the Union party, be said be
expected to approve the Constitutional amend
ment to be reported by the joint committee


That was the position of andrew Johnson
then. L went to Connecticut, and what was
my surprise and modification when | return
ed, few days afterward, to receive from the
same President his veto against the Civil
Rights bill, and to learn tLas be ore and at
the time he held this conversation with me be
was cooperating and combining with the cop
perSeads in the State Of Connecticut for the
defeat of the Union candidate.
Year: 1866

so far as 1t coald do so with due respect to the
dignity and safety Of the republic, and with a
proper regard to tn security and protection
OF the property, liberty and lives of all the
people Of the United States


After laborious and extended session and
patient comparison of views, both Houses of
Congress agreed, by the necessary two-thisds
vote, 10 propose TO the legislatures of the sew
erll states the following amendment to the fed
eral Cnnsti.u.ion.
Year: 1866

the influence of rum at the time; & n
ways produces that effect, often inducing
man to kill his dearest friend.


In conclusion, we urge upon the friends
OF intemperance the necessity Of taking
some immediate action to prevent the
spread of these abominable temperance
societies. Unless something 10 done, it
will not be long before ninety per cent.
Of all the crime, pauperism and suffering


will have disappeared and if rumselz
ler should then dare to set up in his pres
ent lawful and respectable business. he


will be consigned to such depth Of infa-
my that the highway robber would be con
sidered perfect gentleman compared to
him. So mote il be.-[N. Y. Tattler. s,s
Year: 1866

Every soldier should understand that
the bounty due him is withheld by order
of President Johnson He wants to pro-
duce the impression that the act passed
by Congress is Insufficient alone
stands in the way The Army Board
appointed by the Secretary OF War have
reported that the act is explicitly in ia
por of the payment of the bounties pro.
vided in it. The President ordered the
report to be withheld in order to prej,i-
dice the elections in his favor Let the
soldiers speak and compel the President
to order the payment of the bounties
which Congress ordered to be paid to
them.
Year: 1866

Were purchased in New York direct from
importers and Manufacturers, during the late
panic in gold and as we pay 10 second profit
to JobberS we respectfully invite the atten-
ton of parties who wish to rtplcnish their
stocks.


We rectify our own Whisky, and defy ccm-
petition. a


We are prepared to make liberal advances
on Cotton, and shall pay strict attention to
Year: 1866

WELL PUT.-An Grafton of Rev. A. H.
Ouint at New Bedford contains the following
paragraph, expressing very forcibly the great
principle which we believe is destined to pre-
vsil in the great struggle upon which we have
now entered. Let all heed the lesson which it
teaches:


Our Gag, when it rustles in the wind, sweet
music, says nothing about race, nothing about
property. 1t never complained because an
irishman bore it with the gallantry of that
fery race, nor because a sturdy German kept
step to its march. 1t never blushed because a
black man carried it at Wagner The ring of
our muskets was never sullen because a black
man fred one. Our bullets never stopped to
ask who bit of the cartridge. Our bayonets
never lost their temper because black man
obeyed the " charged Our nationality, like
the fire of our guns, means perfect equality
before the law, and the ballot is the bullet


To this great principle we must come. Be
fore the clear light of truth all differences must
be swept away. There are to be yet, In the eye
of the Law, no black men, no white men, but only
men; not freedmen, but freemen. Unless this
is done it needs no prophet to see that trouble
is yet to come.
Year: 1866

The HOUR OF DEArH.-A correspondent of
the New Haven JOurna! contributes the fol-
lowing to the columns OF that paper:


Some time since read in one of your pa
pers an article In substance that great ma
jority of the human species die at night, or
rather between the hours of midnight and
four A. M, or daylight. Such, probably, is
the TACT but 1t dld not seem to occur to the
author of that article that during such inter
val the tide was then ebbing at the demise of
such persons, be it's locality where it may.
Let any person losing relative or friend,
note the time, and such will find that eight
out of ten depart this life at the ebbing or
turn of the tlde-most generally at the first
quarter of ebb tsde. Curiosity prompted me
TO look into this matter. In the case of the
death of Gen. Scott, it is officially announced
that ne died on the 18th inst, at llh. 5m. !;
such Is presumed TO be correct. Now it was
hi gh water at West Point on the 29th inst.,
at l1h. I'm. in the morning-oonseQuently he
died shortly after the tide had commenced to
ebb. This is not any superstitious idea, but
careful and personal observation, and it seems
to be correct that death from natural causes
Is irrespective of day or mig bit, and that such
generally happens during the ebb or turning
OF the tide ichsn the moon - past the nlersdsan
of the place, and that a small portion die dur
ing the flood, or ch,Ie the moon IS on its pass
age to the nser,dian.
Year: 1866

ness of pushing it through with great earnest
ness, Senators Wade and Chandler acting
engineers. Finding them bent on its passage,
Mr. Sumner hunted up the laws on the subject
of neutrality and had them piled upon his desk.
He then notified Mr.. Chandler that he should
speak at least four hours on the bill, and that
Mr.. Johnson also desired to speak at length on
it. As the hour Of adjournment was not far
of, and as there was much business that had
to be transacted, Mr.. Chandler determined not
to press the bill.
Year: 1866

A plain farmer says: 1t is now over
twenty years since ! learned that sweet
oil would cure the bite of rattle snake,
not knowing it would cure other kinds of
poison. Practice, observation and ex-
perience have taught me that it will cure
poison Of any kind, both on man and
beast think no farmer should be with
out n bottle of it in his house. The
patient must take spoonful of it in
ternally, and battle the wound for a cure.
To cure horse it requires eight times
as much as it docs for man.


Here let me say of one of the most
extreme cases of snake bites in this
neighborhood: Eleven years ago this
summer, where the case had been thirty
days standing. and the patient had been
given up hy his physicians, heard of it,
carried the oil and gave him one spoon
full, which effected a cure II is an anti
dote for arsenic and s,rychnine. 1t will
cure bloat in cattle by eating too freely
of fresh clover. it will cure tic sting OF
bees, spiders, or other insects; and will
cure persons who have beea poisoned by
low, running vine growing in the
meadows, called ivy"
Year: 1866

The Best MovEMKNT.-A new law in
Ohio provides that any volunteer in the
late war who was honorably discharged
tuition in the Ohio University of Athens,
for period equivalent to the time he
bore arms while under age. Minors who
left school or workshop to follow the flag.
and returned in safety to their homes,
will thus receive proper recompense
for their sacrifice of time and opportuni-
ties The Legislature of Ohio has set an
example to the other States of the Union,
and NO. better style of commemorative
monument than this could be devised.
Year: 1866

BY EMILY HUNTINGTON MILLER.
What are you good for, my brave little man!
Answer that question for me. if you can
You, with your fingers white a nun,
You, with your ringlets as bright as the sun.
All the day long with your busy contriviug,
Into all mischief aud fun you are driving;
See if your wise little noddle tell
What you are good for-now ponder it well.
Over the carpet. the dear little feet,
Came with patter to climb on my seat;
Two merry eyes, full Of frolic and glee,
Under their lsshcs looked up unto me;
Two little hands, pressing soft on my face,
Drew me down close in loving embrace;
Two rosy lips gave the awnswer SO true
''Good TO love you, mamma; good to love you. y
Year: 1866

When the Legislature assembled, there was
much said about the sxtravaGant price which
had been paid for the public printing, and
economy. Much was TO 6s saved the Con.
monwealth. In this day Of poverty and dts


tress, by putting ont the public printing by


three months have elapsed without any re.
suit. Is there any good reason for this delay
The small difference between the two Houses
In regard to the manner OF having the work
executed should be readily adjusted. The
House demands . change Of system. 1t
believes the work can be done on better
terms under the contract system; and
that q Superintendent, having no In.
terest in any printing establishment TO bias
his Judgment or lead him into temptation or
corruption, Is the proper person to snperintend
the work. The Senate yields to the principle
Of the contract system so far as 70 allow the
printing Of the House Of Delegates and all tho
other public printing heretofore done, by .
"Public Printer" to be done under the new
system; that is, by contract. The Senate also
yields to the suggestion Of having the work
done by Superintendent. But II adheres'to
o isf oa al he
to all printers-whether connected or uncon.
nected with printing establishments-to fill
the office Of Superintendent. Thus the Senate
has presented q compromise which, we think,
might well be yielded to on the part Of the
House. II the House thinks Superintendent
could be selected who Is removed from tempta.
tation, 1t can do SO, even IL the door be left
open to all competitors.


The Senate printing, compared with the
amount Of the House printing, and to the
printing of all the other departments Of go-
vernment (all of which goes into the hands OF
the Superintendent Is bnt m atom In the
balance. And would IL not be well TO let the
TWO systems-the contract system and that at
!" prices paid for printing by private indi-
tried, side by side, at least unAl
another Legislature assemblies BY that time
it will be seen which of the two Is the cheapest
and best system. The risk with the private
system will be small, as the Senate
printing Is but trife In amount. 1t Is com.
paratiyely almost nothing TO oil the work
which will be done under the contract system.
Ii, at the end Of twelve months, Ii shall appear
that the contract system is the BEST then the
Senate will have the advantage Of that fact to
govern them on the subject II the House
shall find that the "price paid private indi-
yiduals' is the best, then the House will have
that fact to govern 1t in the future.


We repeat, let the two systems be tried. 1t
can be done on the terms proposed by the
Senate with but little risk to the interests Of
the State; and thus, for the present, this yexed
question Of the public printing will be settled.
think there Is no good reason why the two
Houses should not agree, even upon the COM
promise basis proposed by the Senate. -
Year: 1866

A FREE FIGHT IN THE CoUNTY.-Five or six
Dutchmen got into big row in the suburbs
yesterday, and were about to do something
desperate, when Constable Cole settled the diff
ference by escorting them to Justice Wade, to
answer the charge of creating disturbance
and threatening each others lives. They
there commenced free fight with their
tongues, and kept up such racket that the
Justice had to threaten them with the Gala
boose. After they were quieted, they were
bound over to keep the peace, and went on
their way rejoicing.
Year: 1866

TIE POLICE Force OF RrcHxoxD.-When the
new police force, commanded by Major Clai


borne, commenced their duties in this city, the
State was still in that condition Of turbulence
and disorder which Is naturally caused by the
termination Of terrible war, the disbanding
Of large bodies of men accustomed to the
liberty and laxity of an army life, and the
emancipation of hundreds Of thousands OF
slaves. The Provost Court was In active ope-
ration, the department commander was su-
preme, and civil law had no existence but in
name. Federal officers had nervous dread
that enlisted uen would be ill-treated and
abused If placed in the slightest degree In the
power of a Virginia police, and the citizens, on
the other hand, feared that some unknown
laws and regulations might be brought to light
to prevent the police frem exercising their
authority, and restoring order and quiet to the
community. In an extremely difficult and deli
cate position, the police have conducted them.
selves with singular prudence and good sense !;
and instead Of falling to the ground between
two Shots they have succeeded in gaining the
good will of the citizens and the respect and
cooperation of the military authorities. From
General Terry and the Judge ofsthe Provost
Court the Chief of Police has received many
evidences of cour teous consideration, and in
no instance which has come to our knowledge
has there been any collision between the civil
and military officers. Day by day the number
of arrests has decreased, some houses Of impro.
per characters have been broken up, and many
haunt Of the hoary and unrepentant would
have been summarily closed had the Chief
of Police, under the law, been invested
with more plenary powers. It Is not
the fact alone that no arrests are made which
causes our congratulations In this city, all
the elements of crime still exist; gamblers,
horse-thieyes, garroters, burglars, are still
here, and are only repressed and kept in sub
lection by the constant and yigilant super
vision of the police. 1t is fair 10 assume,
therefore, that if the city is more secure and
peaceable than it has been for years, it is not
on account of the absence of criminals, but
because we have, for the first time, a tho
roughly organized and efficient police force.
auerulous complaints have been made of the
expense Of keeping up the police, but that this
is not the feeling Of the mass of the people Is
shown by the eagerness with which even the
poorest citizens have subscribed to pay for the
new uniforms of the men and, singularly
enough, some of those who have been arrested
for petty law -breakings have themselves been
among the first to enter their subscriptions to
the fund. The citizens of Richmond are con-
tent to pay we'll If they, as now, obtain the
value of their money. Our police have already
won golden opinions for themselves, and If
they and their officers will 60 on as they have
begun, they will continue to possess the firm
confidence and admiration Of the people,
whose lives and property they have protected
so well.
Year: 1866

THE MUSICAL SoIREEs. .-Messrs. John w.
Davies s. Sons will find many difficulties in
their way in carrying out their plan of giving
private musical soirees "for the entertain
ment and edification of the lovers of music
and song" The amateurs in this city are all
of them willing TO hear and criticise any musi-
cal performance, but many of them are some
what chary of rendering their personal all
and advice in making that performance RS
complete rs possible On Thursday night the
Musical Soiree was opened with an original
fantasia for the piano-forte, which was
played with great ability by the composer


Professor Ambold. Robert tOi que Jaime and
4 cavatna from II Trdcdtore were well sung by
lady amateurs; and Tn, Sitting on the Stik,
Mary, was very sweetly rendered by gentle
man amateur. The Maniac and Schuberts
ganderer were sung with great power and
force by an amateur basso, who will perhaps
pardon the suggestion that his voice should
be occasionally more subdued, so as to give
the full contrast Of light and shade, without
which all singing must be tiring and monoto-
nous. The Philharmonics were weak, and
rather faulty in both time and intonation.
little work and study will remedy every
fault, and if the Richmond amateurs will dc
rs much for themselves as Messrs. Davies
Sons have done for them, the musical soiree:
will become even more edifying and more
entertaining than they have hitherto been.
Year: 1866

THE UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURcn.-ln
these hard times, those irrepressibie swindlers
who annoy every city Of magnitude are driven
out of their usual track and are compelled TO
adopt new schemes Of turning dishonest
penny. 1t is well known that efforts are now
being made to rebuild the United Presbyterian
Church, and we learn with regret that num-
Der of subscriptions, nominally for this pur.
pose, have been collected by persons who had
not one shadow of authority for so doing, their
only object being 10 pocket quietly the dona.
tions of the charitable. We are now desired
to request that no contributions in aid Of the
fund for rebuilding the United Presbyterian
Church be made to any but those persons who
are regularly authorized to receive them and
1t is suggested that it would be well to pub
lish a list Of the names Of all authorized col.
lectors.
Year: 1866

The principal singer of the great Thea
ire at Lyons one day observed a poor
woman. with her four children. begging
in the street Her decent and respecta
BILE appearance in the midst of extreme
poverty interested the kind hearted vo
calist He desired the poor woman to
70 low him into the place Bellour. where
placing himself in a corner with his back
10 the wall. his head covered with a
handkerchief. AMI his hat at his feet. he
began to sing his most favorite opera
airs. The heaut, of his voice drew a
crowd around, the ifea of some mystery
stimulated the kystanders and five franc
pieces fell in showers into the hat
When the singer who had thus. in the
goodness of his heart. transforfnd him
self into street minstrel, thought he
had got enough. he took mp the hat.
emptied the contents into the apron of
the poor woman who stood motionless
with amazement and happiness, and dis
appeared among the crowd His talent
however. betrayed Lin. though his face
was concealed The story spread. and
the next evening when he appeared on
the stage, shouts and applause from all
parts of the house proved that a good
action is never thrown away