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Year: 1866

A number of freedmen in Selma, Ala,
have published an appeal to their former
masters, concluding in the following ear
nest but respectful terms:


70 oar former masters: We know there
is a large number of widows and crippled
men, who are well educated, aad have no
employment by which to make living.
These persons we would be pleased to see
taking an interest in teaching our children
and training them up in the way they
should go. We are greatly in want Of
schools, and to persons who will establish
them, we will give our undivided support.
Our own people are the proper ones 10
teach us, and we sincerely wish them to do
it. And why should they refuse? They
raised and taught US all that we know, as
carpenters, blacksmiths, stone and brick
masons, plasterers, etc., including working
on the farm, driyin0, ETC., and were not
ashamed or backward in performing this
service. And why should it be considered
a disgrace to make living at this business
in the South? We make our living out Of
the people, here; and, therefore, We think
it our duty to spend our money with those
who sustained and took care Of US.


The United States Government and your
State Convention gave US our freedom, and
we prefer you to any other, to have the
money derived from our daily labor for
teaching our children. If you all stand
back, strangers viii come in and take the
money from under Yourshands and easy it
away to build up their own country. They
are not ashamed TO make money from any
class of people.
Year: 1866

81 wish I could have seen your great
feat" said young lady to a gentleman
who had had hazardous adventure in the
Mammoth Cave.


:" There they are, madam" said he,
pointing to his pedal eKtremities.
Year: 1866




A Washington correspondent of the BOs-
ton Post writes:


''Men in Washington have no rule of
dress, and go to ball or call on the Chief
Magistrate of the nation in a sack coat as
often as in a froek, and the old orthodox
dress coat is no more seen. The ladies
dress gaudily, and with royal disregard
of taste worthy of their courage and their
despair.


Positive colors are all the rage. Soft
neutrals arc eschewed, and hair frizzed like
the paper curley-kews one used to see at
the end of ham, with band of gold pass
ing through it, gives them the appearance
affected by low comedians as the picture Of
coming terror. Warren in ''Dickory''
wears exactly the head of a Washington
belle, They come to apvblic table at a
public hotel, not in dinner but in ball dress,
and not unfreqnently in white bOhnets with
opera cloaks pendant from their shoulders"


st-.


SECRET OF BEAUTY. The women of PO-
land are celebrated for their beauty, and the
secret of it is, that their girls do not, as
with us, jump from infancy to young lady
hood. They are not sent from the cradle
directly to the parlor, to dress, sit still, and
look pretty. No; they are treated as chill
dren should be. During childhood, which
extends through period of several years,
they are plainly and loosely dressed, and
are allowed to run, romp, and play in the
open air. They take in sunshine as does
the flower. They are not loaded down,
girded about and oppressed every way with
countless frills and suPerabundant aOunces.
so as to be.admired for their much clothing.
Nor are they rendered delicate and dyspep-
tic by continual stufing with candi and
sweet-cakes, as are the majority


stnc~ 5s~ssnd abuHsAnce Of
sunshine dufIng the whole period of child
hood, are the secrets of beauty in after life.
Year: 1866

tval Southern Railroad, IS kept in the Counting
room Of Massrs. Moifatt Cox Those who have
agreed 70 convert their tax rece PIT in the Stock Of
the Railroad can do ut RLy time by calling at tho
ONCE, where hs can generally be found. jan5-tie
Year: 1866

1t may, perhaps. be profitable, even at
this earf= date. to make inspection of the
different parties into which the p'tbiic sen
timont Of this State appears to be divided
with view to obtain an intelligent un'lfr-
ding ef shefr strength, their grounds
If difference and their bearing at the en-
sxing Fail election There are row no
less than four distinctive parties IN tins
State. Tn numerical power, the Demo
cratic party is greatly stronger than the
other three parties combined and Is per
haps also second in elective strength. 1t
* Of course. unit against she Registry
law and nearly unanimous for the ReSto-
ration policy of President johnson. The
party of Senator Creswell, the 1homases
and the baltimore Americdn is the next
in order It is the second in numerical
strength and the first in eseetfve power
This party is as radical as It's rnsplrer'
Mr.. Stevens, coul! wish It, AMI Is, OF
course. unanimous for the Registry law
and \ unit against President Johnson =
The thiId party agrees in sentiment uP"a
vital issues with the Democratic party. IL
upbolds johnson and favors the repeal or
at least the modification of the Registry
law. 1t is headed by Mr.. Speaker Fra
zier. Young man of decided parts, and
embraces all opponents of the Registry Ia"
and all the real friends of President John
sons policy of restoration outside OF the
Democratic party Though of consldera-
bic independent weight, this party derives
its chief significance from its intimate lden-
ti6eation with President johnson ana from
being the recipient of his confidence and
patronage in the State, The fourth and
last party is composed of Gov. Swami and
his adhcrcnts and is the weakest. both in
numerical and elective strength, OF the
siuartcttc 1t is against negro suffrage
and opposed to the repeal of the Registry
law. These are its minor tenetS, howcv-
ever. it's cardinal one being the election of
Gov. Swami to the United States Senate.
For this the Governor is now in market
and is prepared to sell himself and party
at the shortest notice


An, this is the political situation in the
state 1t is clear to our Judgment that
the ultimate parties in this struggle are the
democratic and the radical and that the
two others will be absorbed by these be-


fore the election. SO far as we are midi


vidually concerned regarding names as
aothnc, W" are prepared to tratcrnlzc with
conservative men under any banner which
promises success against the present Kc-
ei,try law of this State and victory for the
peace and union policy Of Johnson. But


we understand it, that the Democratic par
~ declines to abandon its namc or its or
oanization. So be j.. We are altogether
Indifferent in the matter, the onl Y thing
about we are Solicitous being, to see the
whole conservative force Of the State and
Nation rallying under the same common
banner. When this shall be realized IN
Maryland, the Registry law will be doom
cd and the State be placed Enthusiastically
land permanently on the side of johnson,
and then and not till then will the radical
and mcrccnary be impotent for mischief
Year: 1866

TNYUE LADIES of the Forest of Prince


Georges County, desirous OF mani
Testing their sympathy for their SUFFERING
friends of the South, propose to hold
Fair and Festival at ''ELN ERION
HALL"
Year: 1866

CRUELTY TO ANIMALs.-Yesterday, near
the Second Market, a butchers wagon was
driven along the street at a rapid rate, and
among the animals in it was calf tied by
the legs, which was jostled out and fell
into the street, where it laid until its own
ers came back and lifted it again into the
cart. This occurrence suggests forcibly
the establishment of q society for the pre-
yention of cruelty to animals, SO that such
inhuman scenes may not occur in our
streets to the annoyance Of all who wit.
ness them.
Year: 1866

A MEMORABLE SPoT.-Yesterday work
men were engaged in pulling down the
walls of the ruins on the ground on Main
street below Fourteenth-the point at
which the memorable fire of April Sd was
stopped by blowing up the house. A new
building is about to- be erected there.
Year: 1866

SusrEspEp WoRK.-The workmen on the
city railway have been compelled TO sus-
pend work for the want Of timber for
strineers. It Is probable, however, that
they will be able TO resume work In few
Year: 1866

REsuRRkCrED.-The old vaults Of the
Rank of Richmond were sold at auction
few days since, and on yesterday were dug
up by the purchaser and carried away.
They were In an excellent state Of preser-
yation.
Year: 1866

The Enquirer is not included because its
circulation was returned as less than 1000.
These returns are made on oath by the
different offices. 1t will be seen that the
Richmond Dispatch is far ahead Of its con-
temporaries in its advertising business.
Year: 1866

FROM liail 8 JOURNAL OF ueaitn.I


With a greater amount Of bile, in the
blood than is natural, the result is that
the eyes and the skin begin to wear a
yellow appearance, while various othe
symptoms manifest themselves, accord
ing TO the temperament, habits and pc
culiarities of the individual one has sick
headache; another complains of want
of appetite, sometimes loathing the very
appearance of food third has cold feet
and hands; fourth has chilly sensations,
involving the whole body, running up
and down the back; fifth is costive ;
women become hysterical, and laugh, cry
or talk, while men are moody, peevish or
morose. Bile is naturally of u bright
yellow color, but as man becomes more
bilious it grows darker and is at length
as black as tar, causing a state of mind
which the old Romans called attrabiity,
attra meaning black; scowl is on the
countenance, and the person is lima
tured and fretful, finding fault with ev-
erybody and everything; hence, when a
man is cross he is bilious, and ought to
be pitied, and at the same time be made
to take an emetlc.


The ill-natured are never well, they
are bilious" the system is clogged,
the machinery does not work well, and
both mind and body are disordered.
The safest and best method of getting
rid of biliousness is steady work in the
open air, for six or eight hours every
day, working or exercising to the extent
of keeping up gentle moisture on the
skin. This moisture conveys the bile
away out of the system. The same re-
suit will be accomplished, but not so
well, by good steam bath, or by wrap.
ping up in bed, drinking hot teas, thus
getting up perspiration but the
atmosphere Of the room should be pure,
and the diet for several days should con
sist of coarse bread and fruits. Medi-
cines which "act on the liver will do
the same thing but they should be ad-
vised by the physician, when other
means have failed


The Office of the liver is to withdraw
the bile from the blood 1t is the largest
workshop of the body and is at the
right side, about the lower edge OF the
ribs. When it does not do its work
it is said to be torpid - asleep
and medicines are given TO stimulate it,
wake it up, make it act, work faster than
common, so as to throw off the excess OF
bile. When it does not withdraw or
separate the bile from the blood the skin
grows yellow, also the whites of the
eyes, and the man has yellow jaun-
dice" When it separates the bile from
the blood, but it retains it within itself,
constipation ensues, appetite is lost,
spirits become despondent, and the per
son is languid, lazy, fretful and irritable.
The liver is in sense like sponge,
and the bile may be pressed out of it as
water out of sponge, by pressing the
ball of the hand over the region of the
liver downward, from hip to "pit Of
stomach" two or three minutes at a
time, several times day. This is q
good remedy in dyspepsia, and also re-
lieves the stomach of wind, giving i'm
mediate and grateful relief sometimes.
Year: 1866

10 the Editor of the Press:


notice radical change in the arrangement
OF the matter of the Press. At first blush It
did not strike me favorably, 4ry chonoe sal
dom does. Naturally conservative, if born at
the South had doubtless been satisfied with
slavery, and opposed to emancipation, because
born at the South, and not because slavery ia
right. But slavery once abolished. and its re-
suits before me, could net fail to praise what
otnerwlse had remained incomprehensible.


80 OF the change indicated in your paper.
Not wholly analogous perhaps = for compare
sons do not go on all fours-but sufficiently so
1or my present purpose. 1t is of little conse-
quence where any given matter in newspaper is
located, provided the arrangement be uniform.
Proper classification of subjects is essential to
harmony, whether the reading matter be all in
81 &c or outside, or distributed between,


Under the old arrangement all reading mat
ter was placed on the inside, while the outside
was mainly devoted to advertisements. As a
consequence with most readers advertisements
on the outside were seldom noticed A news
paper was something like a nut-the meat all
inside, and only the bark outside. One would
have to crack or unfold in order to find the
meat. Now, under the present arrangement
1T is more like pear, or peach or plum = ali
luscious and attractive both inside and outside,
while advertisers more thoroughly achieve the
object for which alone they advertise 1 am
then in favor of the CHANGE
Year: 1866

GRIFFIN's PANTEcNATHEcA. This exhibition
canae off last evening at Deerng Hall before large
and highly gratifed audience. This panorama is
questionably one of the best ever unrolled in our
city, The paintings are artistic and truly represent
the scenes they purport to portray. We confess we
were agreeaby disappointed, the exhibition far ex-
ceeding our expectations. The same exhibition Will
take place this evening.
Year: 1866

THE SwoRD.-We are informed that Maj. Beatty,
gentleman of established military ability and Skill
has formed class for instruction in the sword
else. We cheerfully call attention OF our young men
to the favorable opportunity now presented for ac-
quirng this necessary and manly art.
Year: 1866

DooLITrLE.-In the Senate on Friday
Senator Doolittle thus referred to his position
on the civil rights bill, before it, veto by
the President:


"While this measure was upon its pas
sage, took no part in its discussion except
q single point in relation to the Indian
tribes. The bill passed and the final vote
was taken when l was not present in the
Senate but it was not under such circum-
stances that had been here l should not
have voted for the bill. l have no doubt
that had been present should have vo-
ted for it. My attention was not drawn
very earnestly to the consideration of all
the provisions of the bill until the bill Nod
passed from the Senate and had gone to
the House of Representatives, when the
speeches OF Mr.. Bingham, of Ohio, and
Mr.. Delano, Of Ohio, both able and dis.
tinguished lawyers of that state, arrested
my attention and called me very carefully
to the consideration Of the great questions
which are involved in the bill. The hill
was passed by the House of Representa-
tives; it went to the President. From the
fact that it was not signed but returned to
this body at once. and from all heard,
became satisfied that at least, if the bill
was not to be returned with objections, it
was being withheld for most serious con-
sideration by the executive.


Then, Mr.. President, it was in view Of
all that had occurred, what had been said
by gentlemen in whom had the utmost,
may say unbounded confidence, that be-
gan to look into this measure and to study
it for mvselfH E- Ufls
Year: 1866

The SorTH.--Wc commend the follow
ing sensible remarks from the New York
Ecening Post:


It seems to us that these are mere child
ish fears. Just now, in Ireland, the En-
glith have forbidden the wearing OF
shamrock and the Haunting Of Irish en-
blems. But suppose they had said, "Put
out your emblems; cover yourselves with
shamrock would they not have done
much more to allay irritation? And sup.
pose they had added, "You Irish shall be,
in every respect, as free as we are; you
shall not pay for our churches and priests;
you shall not any longer be subject to the
mismanagement which has driven three
millions Of You to America. But you must
keep the peace" Would not that have
been wiser and more effective than to cram
loyalty down their throats with bayonets7'


The old method has been often tried and
has always failed. Let us try new plan.
Let US say to the southern people,, "You
shall be in all things as free as we are;
you shall be represented in congress-; you
shall say what you please, shout for whom
you please, wear what colors you like,
elect whom you like; we only require that
you shall grant the same right ito us, that
you shall keep the peace, obey and enforce
the laws, and protect all others in the
rights which you demand for yourselves
We believe there is common sense enough
among the southern people, and statesman
ship enough among their leading men, to
accept and fulfil these conditions. and
where they find it difficult at the moment,
to receive kindly the assistance Of the gen
eral government. And if there is not we
are strong enough to enforce these simple
rights, and we are bound to do SO with the
utmost vigilance. ...


What remains to be done over and above
this can be best done by private effort. If
there are poor and helpless people in the
Southern States, the private benevolence
of the north can better feed, clothe and ed
ucate them than the government. If pub
lie opinion is to be enlightened, let Beech
er and Curtis, Sumner, Phillips and Garri-
son 60 through the south; their presence
and their speeches there will be more pow
erful than an armed host in allaying
hatred, calming evaporation, and produc-
ing kindly and brotherly feelings
Year: 1866

"Does your officiating clergyman preach
the gospel, and is his conversation and car
riage consistent herewith" was circular
from bishop to the churchwarden Of his
diocese. A vestryman near, replied: "He
breaches the gospel but does not keep o
carriage"
Year: 1866

BLEssED.-Blessed is he who does not
make cent, for he will have no income
tax to pay.


Blessed is the bald headed man, for his
wife cannot pull his hair.


Blessed is the homcly men, for the girls
shall not molest him: yea, thrice blessed is
he, for when he asketh lady to dance,
she shall answer him saying, III am enga.
ged for the next set"


Blessed is he who polisheth his boots
and not his morals, who maketh the out
side of his head to shine, but neglccteth
the inside thereof, for all the girls shall
rise up with smiles at his coming, and call
him beautiful.


Blessed is the man who hath no brains,
but brass in abundance, for he shall be the
ladies favorite. Selah


Blessed is the man who giveth many and
costly presents to young ladies, for great
shall be his reward--in horn.


Blessed is the man who is always flat
broke, for no man saith unto him, Lend me
five dollars.


Blessed is the Niger and Indian, for no
man prescnteth unto him . subscription
paper
Year: 1866

In an instant the noble dog leaped into the
rushing water, and be also soon disappeared.
By this time the excitement was intense, and
some persons on shore supposing the dog was
lost, as well as the child, procured boat and
started of in search of the body. Just that
moment the dog was seen far away with
something in his mouth. Bravely he stTug-
gled with the waves; but it was evident his
strength was fast falling, and more than one
breast gave a sigh Of relief as the oat-reach-
ed him, and il was announced that he had
saved the child, and it was still alive. They
were brought to the shore-tbe dog and the
child. Giving single glance to satisfy her
self that the child was really living, the young
mother rushed forward, and sinking beside
the dog, threw her arms around his neck and
burst into tears. Not many could view the
sight unmoyed. and as she caressed and kiss
ed bisshsggy head, she looked up to its own
er and said" Oh. sir / must have this dogl
I am rich; take all I have, every thing. but
give me my ehild's preserverp The gentle
man smiled, and pattihg his dogs head. said
a / am very glad be has been Of service to
you; but nothing could induce me to part
with him."
Year: 1866

From the Boudoir.l


WE are hearing itasserted continually
that crinoline is going out, that its reign
is over, and that ladies willsoonresemble
closed umbrellas as closely as they now
resemble open ones


All this wisdom is dedueed from the
fact that now and then, from caprice or
from the exigeucies of the occasion, the
Empress Eugene appears without her
wonted circumference.


At the recent court festivals, which
are certainly occasions of full dress and
display, her Majesty appeared minus the
+" steel cage" but not without substi-
tute for it in the shape of new inven-
ton, the eriuoliDe cloth skirt, and an un-
usual number of starcbed pettieoats.


The crinoline cloth skirt is notan ar
ticle in the market, but is made to order
by modistes "who have the pattern. :"
There is nothing so unique about this
pattern that a special amount should be
charged for cutting a skirt in it. Almost
any American can make one; she needs
only to be told to cut gored skirt out
Of the ligLtest and stuff. say French mo-
hair poplin, and cover it half way up
With pufings of the same, taking care to
decrease in size on each upward row of
puffs. The bottom of the skirt should
not be more than a yard and a half in
circumference before the pufhngs are ap-
piled, that is, if for a lady of average
height. Over this is worn two or three
we'll starched petticoats.


The advantage of the crinoline cloth
skirts over the steel ribbed erinoline, is
that it is more yielding, and therefore
better adapted to crowded assemblies. -
The Empress, it is true, can always com
mand her position, and avoid being
crushed even by the densest of festal
crowds, but it was for the benefit of the
ladies who make up the crowds that she
set the fashion of wearing erinoIine cloth.
Too much of lady to sweep around the
saloons with an extended orinoline and
magnificent trail, while her guests we're
suffering from the extent ofcircumferenee,
she announced that the festival should
be attended "sans crinoline," and grace
fully set the example, not, however, with
out eonsoling them and herself with the
substitute of the crinoline cloth skirt.


For the street, the erinoline is the
usual steel ribbed skirt, small and with
out a trail; but for the most elegant and
exclusive full-dress occasions it is more
expansive than ever.


The truth is, the feminine heart loves
display too much ever to give up this
most efficient aid, and the newer and
richer the patterns and materials for
robes, the wider will erinolines become.
Year: 1866

faetured into breast pins and other orna-
ments and sold for money. But what
would have been thought then Of the
prevailing fashionable color now. Not
only would those shoddy kings have set
mebs upon the Wearers, but the very dye
stufFs would have been thrown in the
streets BY an outraged sentiment of
loyalty"


We remember that in those days lit
tie girl was gravely dismissed from our
public schools in CbiIlieothe for wearing
a butternut breast-pin. The trinket
seemed to suit the little girls fancy /;
(whether it indicated good taste in her
or not, we do not determine) and board
of education, being a part of our system
Of government, assumed it to be within
the province of government to prescribe
for the tase of those who chose to wear
this or that kind of ornament. Nothing
could be farther from the province Of free
government. An assumption of the
right to forbid or prescribe what people
shall or shall not wear is the assumption
of unmitigated tyranny. Our people
have since dispensed with every member
of that board.-Cb CbizticotEs Advertiser.