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Year: 1867

After the departure of Major Amory, Dick
Gregson returned to the cabin with thoughtful
look.


His wife, observing his abstraction, inquired
timidly,


''What was it the stranger wanted Of you,
Dick?"


What should you want to know for?' demand
ed her husband grufay.


because, everything that relates to my husband,
is of interest to me-" said Mrs. Gregson, more
firmly than was her wont.


'sWomen always want to know all that's going
on" said Dick.


II hope, Dick, you give me credit for a better
feeling than simple curiosity"


''Wel, I shan't inquire into your affairs, and it
won't be of much use to meddle with mine


''Ten me, at any rate, that it isn't crime that
he wants YOU to commit. Only tell me that, Dick,
said his wife earnestly


ssWhat should make you think of such thing"'
asked Dick looking up curiously
II don't know, Dick, but there was something
in the mans face that did not like. There was a
bad look about his mouth and was afraid ne hao
some wickedness that he wanted done, and didn't
dare to attempt it himself, and wished to hire you
to do it. I've heard of such men, Dick.


'sWhat do you take Inc for-a baby or fool
Peg Gregson, that you need make this ridiculous
fuss about gentleman visiting US"


1T is just because he is gentleman, or wa
dressed like one, that makes me suspicious ,"


"Well, I'd like to know what there is so mighty
strange in gentleman visiting us. Amt fit fo
gentleman to visit?' demanded Dick, exciting il
himself feeling of virtuous Indignation "D'
YOU mean to insult your own husband, Peg? Iad
wise you to get rid of them suspicious Of yours il
double quick time"


Saying this, Dick threw himself on the bed witt
discontented growl and having seen little or N
rest for twenty-four hours and more, was sool
breathing heavily in deep slumber.


Hiswife sighed heavily and resumed her work


The conversation which she had just had wit
her husband may seem strange, but there had bee
something in the face of Major Amory which pow
erfuly impressed her with a presentiment OF ev
which he was to bring upon them, which she coul
not readily shake off, She knew that Dick was
saint and that he would readilyyied to temptation
Her great fear had been that he would sometlm
undertake an enterprise in which his life would
bazarded. and she shuddered with the thought tina
her husband might lend himself to become hire
assassin And little as such man deserved to 3
owed; she loved him with the devotion OF Wlt'
land felt that she should not long survive his loss
!. During that day her husband, contrary to
, usual practice did not leave the cabin. lie rou
Year: 1867

TEETH AND PAINLESS DENTISTRY,
l. corner Camp and Canal streets, New Or
leans A full Sett of Teeth made in Thirty
Hours. Teeth inserted on Vulcanite Base,
vastly superior to gold in every respect, being
much stronger and more durable, and can be
furnished at Half the Price.


The most nervous persons can have their
Teeth inserted without the least pain. Teeth
Extracted without pain. sep27-3Ino-d
Year: 1867

CURING LAMB sKIss.-A correspon-
dent Of the Country Gentleman gives the
following directions:
As soon as the skin is taken from the
animal, stretch it tightly on board, flesh
side out: then before it begins to dry
apply IN equal mixture of fine salt and
alum, thoroughly puIverized togctherf
until the skin is slightly whitened By the
mixture. then take no further notice
Of the skins until | want them for use.
(Which is always a few weeks from the
time Of applying the mixture). 1 then
take them and wash them thoroughly in
warm soap-suds, let them dry moderately
and just before they are fully dry, rub
them soft with my hands. After rubbing,
they are as soft and pIiable as kid glove,
and will continue SO.


Another receipt Is the following, as We
find it in an exchange: Wheat -four 20
parts, alum parts. salt 3 parts. Pull
yerize, mix and rub this compound oyer
the skin after mailing it out tightly. In
about two weeks rub the hide together
and dress it off with knife.
Year: 1867

Immediately after the passage Of the
Military reconstruction bill, we gave ut
terancc to the opinion that even If the
Southern States should accept the despotic
terms which are proposed, still the Radical
Congress would not rc-admit those States
to the Union. The bill holds out the
promise, but we had no thought they
would keep the faith they pledged. That
opinion, We see, is gaining ground The
Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Times says:


II observe that several Of the northern
papers ar urging the southern people to
go 20 work and reconstruct their states
under the military government bill, so
that they can be admitted under its pro-
visions. ] presume the southern people
viii judge for themselves what is best for
them to do. But am 10 q position TO
say, and dc say, no southern state will
be admitted to congress, or into the union,
under the military government bill OF its
supplement; nor viii representatives of
any southern state ever be admitted to
congress under any circumstances By the
10th congress. The object of these bills,
zpd the object Of the radicals who formed
them il to permanently dissolve the union,
and TO keep the southern states excluded
and in a conquered and sujugated attitude.
These bills are not the last measures which
the radicals have in view. Wajtuntil af-
ter the recess; wait until after the 40th
congress gets fairly to work and then you
viii sec whether the men who control the
40th congress intend these measures to
be fnality or not
Year: 1867

A NOVEL BUsINEss--A man in Lee. lass,
is doing quite an extensive business tbs season
in marketing Italian queen bees lie sends
them by express and mail throughout the
country, even as far as New Orleans. In send
ing them by mail he uses small cylinder OF
wire cloth, about as large and long as your
finger, in each end Of which he places a stop
pie, which has large hole in 1t, and in the
hole he places pieces OF sponge filled with
honey. A queen bee with eight or ten other
bees are then placed within the cylinder, a
wrapper is put around it with several holes cut
in it, and it is ready to be sent off by mail. :


They find ready market at from SO to So each.
The Italan bees are stronger and more success
full honey -gatherers than the native breed.
Year: 1867

FIVE knew the woe AMI heart-ache,
Waiting for us down the road,
If our lips could taste the wormwood,
If our backs could feel the load;
Would we waste to-day in wishing
For time that ne'er can be-;
Would We wait in such impatience
For our ships to come from seaP
Strange we never prize the music
Till the sweet-vOice bird has flown;
Strange that we should slight the viOlets
Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange that Summer skies and sunshine
Never seem One-half so fair
As when Winters snowy pinions


Shake their white down in the air
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away,
Never blOssOmed in such beauty


As adOrns the month to-day;
And sweet words that freight our memory,
With their beautiful perfume,
Come to us in sweeter accents


Through the portals Of the tomb.
Let us gather up the sunbeams,


Lying all along our path;
Let us keep the wheat and roses,


Casting out the thOrns and chaff;
Let us find our sweetest comfort


In the blessings of to-day;
With a patient hand removing


All the briers from our way.
Year: 1867

There is gentleman, minister of the Cos
pei, now in this country from England, whom
the Boston EUening Transcript does not hesl-
tate to pronounce the most eloquent English
orator ever heard in Boston, unless George
Thompson should be considered an exception.
The Rev. Newman Hall is the successor of
Rowland Hill, and laboring in the same spirit
to promote the elevation and welfare o. the
lower classes in London. To do this, his church
has been thrown open on Monday evening as
a sort Of free lyceum, where the lower orders
congregate, and are informed OF the latest and
truest news digested from the newspapers
All through the American war lectures were
delivered there on the progress Of our struggle
in America, and false information and argu-
ments were refuted in public discussions and
speeches. Mr.. Hall not only took prominent
part in this work himself in his own house of
worship, but was one of a body of gentlemen
who went all over England holding hundreds
of meetings for the same purpose. lie kept
himself thoroughly posted upon American at
fairs, and proved one Of the warmest and most
eloquent advocates of the United States in Eng
land all through our struggle. Coming over
here on short visit Of health aud recreation,
he went first to the far West, but commenced
preaching in Chicago and the West, and In
Boston, with great effect and i'll public meet
lag at the Music Hall, the other night, i'm
mense crowds joined to welcome him. and listen
to his peace mission. Seldom has SO worthy
an object proved at once 50 emnently success
iul.
Year: 1867

There is much depression in trade circles at
the South. A correspondent at Memphis
writes: There is much despondency IN mer,
camille circles over the low prices, which will
not be sufficient to pay the tax and cost of pro-
ducing, Many predict harder times in the
South next year than ever before experienced.
There will be little cotton raised unless Con-
gress removes the tax. The impression here
IS IS that the present low prices are caused, to
some extent, by a movement in New York and
Liverpool to work upon the necessities Of the
Southern people.
Year: 1867

The people of South Carolina are gradually
recovering from the effects of the war. A
writer in a Charleston newspaper says, that in
recent journey through that State he was
" glad to see the attention paid to the small
industries which these many little rice fields
argue. 1t proves that our people are gradually
taxing more common sense. views of farming,
and beginning to learn also that growing cotton
is not the chief end of man"
Year: 1867

A stoIy is told of French lady who ex-
claimed. as she took glass Of water in her
hand, "Oh, if it were only wicked to drink
this, how nice it would be y This is just hu,
man nature. If children are gratuitously told
not to do thing they are pretty likely to ex'
perience anintense desire to do 1t which was
unfelt before and somehow we never outgroW
this curious inclination.
Year: 1867

A lady who had been through the mill-giyes the
following advice TO inexperienced le males, who are
looking round for whom they may devOur:


"A lover should he Ireaed with the same gentleneM
as new glove. The young lady should pull him on
with the utmost tenderness al first, only making the
smallest advance al a time, TILL she gradually gains
upon him. and twists him ultimately around her itle
finger; whereas. The young lady who hasy and in
too great hurry, will never get lover take her
hand but be leil with nothing but her fingers ends
Year: 1867

The Rev. Mr.. Johnstone was one of those rough
and quaint preachers of the former generation who
were fond of visiting and good living While seated
at the table of lady in neghb1ring parish, she
asked him if he took milk in his tea.


"Yes maam, when l can't get cream" was the
ready reDv
Year: 1867

genius living in California made nerve and
bone ahealing salve, and thought he would expert.
ment little with it. He first cut off his dogs tail
and applied some Of the salvc to the stump. A new
tail grew out Immediately. He them applied some
to the piece of tail which he had cut off and a new
dog grew out He did not know which dog was
WHICH.
Year: 1867

An ACT TO establish Department Of Education.


Re enacted by the Senate and House OF Representatives OF
he United States OF America in Congress assembled That
sa established, at the city OF Washington Department.
EducatOn for the purpose Of collecting such statistics ana
condition and education In the see
raj States and Territories and dsins such information re-
Year: 1867

DEFECTIVE EDUcAT1oN.-The New
York Sun well says Education is valua-
BILE in proportion as it fits men and woman
for the actual duties Of life. 1t not alone
what is actually learned that gives this fit
ness but the mental drill and discipline
necessary to the requirement Of facts quail
fy the mind TO grappIc with other facts and
other obstacles. Yet this mental exercise
may be made the means Of storing the
mind with useful knowledge, or it may be
expended in Improbable studies. The
latter is too generally the case. 1t it much
10 be regretted that some attention is not
devoted to such useful branches of education
as The elements of tool. keeping and the
management of business affairs. In all pub
lie schools and colleges such things are ell
Iirely ignored. though Of unquestionable
utility to all, even to those who have no
intention of engaging in commercial trans
actions. 1t falls to the lot Of every body to
need at times some little acquaintance with
the forms of ordinary business. But the
highest education attainabIe in the country
leaves young men without this useful
knowledge. We have seen men who had
carried off college honors appear as helpless
as children in the most trivial matters of
the bank or countipg-house. This is in
inconsistency unworthy Of American insti-
tuition Of learning. A thorough business
education is not necessary for all, but some
acquaintance with the rudiments of bust.
ness should form part of the teaching of
all public schools. The extent to which
private commercial schools are patronized
by many young men, furthers this
branch OF education. But only few of
those who have been educated at public
schools have time or means to avail them.
selves Of private teachers. md many Of them
engage at once in business, trusting to learn
the intrcacies of itas best they can. A
practical acquaintance with account and
bookkeeping should be insisted upon in
every public school and college in the coun-
try.
Year: 1867

THE BARBARIsM OF STEEL PENs.-I am aware that
may very fairly said THAT man is green enough


TO induced, by any representations Of seller or adver
tiser to make his coffee with windass and shave him
self with stone the only verdict he can expect from an
intelligent jury served him right but look at another
invention, under the tyranny Of which we all groan
more or less but which very few have the strength Of
mind toresst Has not the Of steel pens swept over


the land until decent handwriting is almost unknownl
DO Dinetynne persons in hundred use steel pens,
and has more than out OF the ninetynne the efrOnt
cry to say write with themi Lord Pamerston was
quite rghthe handwriting Of this gener alton abomi
nable and as new improvements in steel pens go on that
Of the will be The fine Roman hand OF tie
last century has died out the steel can't do It, There Is
neither grace legbty in the angular scrawl that
prevails now Open any parish register OF 30 years back,
and sec in what fine egble hand, and scholar like too
Our present young parson though be took st class az
Oxford and most correct waiscOat, does Mt do
IT. and could do it, his benefit of clergy depended on
it-fBlackWOOd,
Year: 1867

: The AlI9ntlc Cub never had closer light Tor a
ball than !ey had with the Irving0ns, the occasion
Of the last match between them in November last Since
then the I,ngtons have been strengthened by the re-
turn Of StOcGmah 10 the Club he originally roIn


and the addition of Pike. late of the Athletic and for
meIy of the Atlantic. The former will play short-stOp
for uem aud the latter will CATCH that position being
the one he accepted in the Second Nine OF the Aantics
1855 With ther other players. these two will make lp
OF the strOngeSt mines In the country.
Year: 1867

WOODEN BUILDING IN UNIoN-sQUARE.-Ihe. huge
temporary wooden building in the course OF erection in
Unlon-square in which Roman Catholic Church Fair is
to he held, is rapidly approaching complexion, and
the mrighs are already being put up IL is expected
that e building will he completed in about in 10 days,
large number OF hands being actively employed oni
Year: 1867

GOLD PENs.-We have used many gold pens
in years past and could never find one that we
preferred to good steel pen but few weeks
since being induced by a friend to try gold
pen again, we were both surprised and de-
lighted to find it decided improvement Over
the best steel pens. Its fexibility, however, was
not perfectly adjusted to the hand, and we sent
it back to the manufacturer by letter. Another
came in return, which was but slight improv-
ment on the first. This was returned also with
q careful statement of its DEFICIENCIES, and then
came third which proves to be just the
article We have wanted for years; and now
after using it few weeks it would take quite
a pile of greenbacks to buy it, if we knew not
where to look for another.


We write with far more ease than heretofore,
there is no scattering OF scratching, and we
are truly delighted with the change. The pen
is from A. Morton, No. 25 Maiden-lane, New
York, who on the receipt of a stamp will send
a circular giving q full description of the
various sizes with the price of each-lThe
Congregationalist, Boston, April IL, 1867.
Year: 1867

NEW LINE OF STEAMERs-A new line OF steamers
from this port the principal West India islands is pro-
ected The purchase Of the steamship Cumberland now
trading between this port and Charleston as one of the
vessels 10 compose the line is intended The Company
has obtained subsidy from the United states Govern
ment of seven cents on each letter carried as mall
Year: 1867

! Frequent complaints are made by ladies
in relation to Masonry, and their prime.
pal arguments are that they have no busi,
ness to do anything that they cannot tell
their wives; that that which is secret ust
be wrong; that it is only mean excuse,
and so on One branch of the sub ect
seems. however, to be capable Of legend
ary explanation. and the Norfolk J,nrna!
publishes thereon the following paragraph:


when King Solomon was still young
man he had married his seventh wife She
was beautiful young Ammontcss, with
locks as black as the ravens wing, and
eyes as bright as the eagles. 1t was be-
licved that she was the fayored fair one
among all the favored fair ones Of the
Greek King, fer his affections were not
divided then as they afterwards became
She knew her power and used it unspar>
inglv. In addition to her other qualities
she was as inquisitive as ever was a woman
on this earth.


One evening King Solomon attended
| Lodge on some grand occasion, and stayed
out somewhat late When he returned
home he found the fair Ammonitess in the
dumps, and pouting just like the dear wives
of Masons do sometimes now when their
lords stay ont too late at the Lodge. She
upbraided him with neglecting her, insin,
uated that be hadn't been to the Lodge as
he pretended and insisted that in future
he should give proof that he went there
by having herself initiated, so she might
tCaro md hin,


Daughter Of Ammon." replied the
King thou hast behaved thyself as one
of the foolish women, in presumihg to
question thy lord and master Thou art
not so angry with me as thou pretendest to
be- for the true reason Of this behavior is
thy Unsuitable curiosity. in which thou ex-
cellest Eve herself. Know, then, that /
here ordain that neither thou, nor any of
thy inquisitive sex after thee, ever enter
the portals Of a Masonic Lodge: but
shall epjoin the Tyler to pierce through
with his sword any woman that shall at
tempt to enter Lodge; aye even thee,
Queen of Israel though thou be :" And
that ordinance Of that wisest Of monarchs
has continued in force till this day.
Year: 1867

One of the most remarkable acts which


the late assembly at Washington passed


says an exchange, vas little statute max
Jag the President subordinate to one of his


Lleutenan's, General Grant. The Con,
stitution of the United States-that is. the
old Constitution which we had in old Dem,
ocratic timcs-made the President Com


mander and Chief Of the army and iiaty


This new law obligcs the Commander ana
Chief to send all his orders through and
by General Grant. without whose sanction
they are not valid. The highest Office in
rank thus becomes inferior to the second
On the same principle they might have
required Grants orders to be countersign.
cd by some Major or Captain for their le-
gality. This new plan of military organ
ization was put in as an amendment to an
appropriation bill, with which it had legit>


mately as much connection as with the
Kahn Of Tartary The President signed
the bill, consentng to his own virtual de
position. with a feeble protest stating that
he would have vetoed it but for fear of
endangcring the appropriation biil. This
was very remarkable consideration on
the part of the President, as Congress was
in perpetual session, and could have easily
repassed the said appropriations. The law
is as follows:


Sec. ?. End be it further enacted,
That the headquarters of the General of
the army of the Union States shall be at
the City of Washington. and all orders ard
instructions relating to military operations
.ssued by the President or Secretary of
War, shall be issued through the General
OF the army, and, in case Of his inability
through the next in rank. The General
of the army shall not be removed, su~pen-
ded, or removed from command, or assign
ed to duty elsewhere than at said head>
quarters, except at his own request, with
out the previous approval of the Senate /;
and by orders or instructions relating to
military operations issued contrary to the
requirements of this section shall lie null
and void; and any officer who shall issue
orders or instructions contrary to the pro-
visions of this section shall be deemed
guilty Of a misJlemeanor in Office and any
officer Of the army who shall transmit,
convey or obey any order or instructions
so issued contrary to the provisions of this
section knowing that such orders were
so Issued, shall be liable to imprisonment
for not less than two nor more than twenty
years, upon conviction thercofin any court
Of competent jurisdiction
Year: 1867

Lest any one might forget what the rad
icals declared the objects of prosecuting
the war TO be, when there was some appre.
hension that the South would be successful,
and that those in the north who suspected
the purposes OF the radicals might not sac>
rifce themselves tor that purpose, we re-
publish what Congress hypocrtically
meant tc be solemn declaration and as
surance, and side by side with it the full
fillment of that declaration aud assevera>
ton as it was meant to be and has been
carried out:
Year: 1867

There is no Government in the world
whose credit stands So high IN the Eu-
rapean market as that of Chill. The Min
lister of Finance of Chill made application
ia London, recently. for loan of ten mil.
lions of dollars, and the application was
Immediately answered by an offer of eighty
five millions, and scramble for the stock
at one and a quarter premium.
Year: 1867

ReA- The New York Herald says; No
sooner has Juarez regained his capital
than he finds that he has to fight q coun'
ter revolution which does not look as II
it could be easily put down. Lozadar
Montenegro and Olfara, three partisan
leaders of more or less ability, have
placed themselves at the head OF some
twelve thousand men in the North and
issued pronunciamento declaring them
selves in favor of 9 separate and indie
pendent republic Marquee is in the
mountains, trying to join them, and as
he has q good deal of stolen specie with
him he may succeed and be enabled to
give them substantial aid. Thus we see
that the execution of Maximilian, which
was to give strength and unity to the
republic, is already dividing and weak
ening it. His blood has sown the sol
with dragons teeth, and a plentiful
harvest Of misery may be expected tc
result from it.
Year: 1867

16- Among the presents to the Holy
Father at the great ecclesiastical convo-
cation in Rome, was one brought by the
bishops of Canada, in the shape of sill
yer ship, with every detail beautifully
executed The ballast of this costly toy
is composed of gold nuggets, and each
of the cabins contains heap of gold
money from a different country The
masts and cordage are gaily dressed
with bank notes of ever color, and frem
every country in. the world.