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Year: 1866

Another round the wondrous world has i. ade.
Another year has vanished into shade.
Last night as the city bells rang out their do4on
strokes upon the cold air. the eventl year of 65 fled
away into the valley of the Past and 66 stood tptoe
upon the mountain of the Present, and we obeyeG
her injunction to


Welcome the coming: speed the parting guest"
We cannot in the midst Of national humiliation al
the death of our lamented President. ABRAHAM LIN.
CoLN stricken down by assasSins hand at the cap.
ital of the nation; view the past year as goriou,
epoch; but leave it to our children and our chill
dren's children. being upheld by sustaining pres
cience to tell of its


Lofty deeds and daring high


of the valor Of cur arms throughout the length and
breadth OF the land; CT the close of one of the
bloodiest wars ever recorded history's page and
the return of peace-as with burning hearts have
recounted the heaven-impecd struggles of our
torefathers in the days that preceded '76.


Events of such moment have succeeded one an
other with such bewldorng rapidity that to analyze
the wreath Of the past twelve months were task for
volume and not a paragraph but every heart
casket holds tho gem like memory of nobest hero
ism. the knowledge of cornelia Jewels cast upon our
nations altar and the gold of sef-sacrifce and de-
gotion, while the minds eye beholds many youth
full grave. which shall shine with starry ustre in the
horizon Of the dead year. Dead truly bat its bier s
strewn with fadeless inmortelles. And in spite of
dusky pail and clngng cerements its future record
will be


"Odofous and fair as evening lilies are"


Every broken household utters idyl of glorious
patriotism every vacant seat around the New ears
table is as decoration from princely hand: every
empty chamber altar from which went out living
offering to our Country's God of Freedom; and let
us look up to Heaven with thanks that in time of
trial we have been Weighed in the balance" and
not been found wanting


We all know that


Each age has deemed the newborn year


The fttest time for festal cheer
and New Year observauces with gifts coma 70 lis
freighted with associations from the historic Past
Long before the Christian era the birth of the year
was noted and honored: the Druid Priests marked it
by distributing among the people twigs of the =.
"'9tlator that ta1 :" severed br golden
Year: 1866

1t is with feelings Of unwonted sorrow and regret
that we are compelled to record the sudden demise
of the above mentioned distinguished gentleman one
OF the foremost intelects not only of Maryland
but OF the naton.-news that will touch with sad
ness the hearts of thousands who recognized in him
one of the boldest and most eloquent champions of
human rghtsone who failed not on all occasions ap-
proving himself one Of the very advance guard of
those who are the advocates of free principles A
fearless advocate; ripe scholar; trenchant in the
sweep of his proud intellect, when he differed with
men or measures, there was difficulty in his case
IN discerning it; and if his splendid powers ofentmes
carried him beyond what seemed reasonable bounds,
he received the tribute Of earnest admiration from
those who were his most determined opposers from
those whose plans suffered heaviest times from his
enthusiastic and uncompromising strength of pur-
pose. Constituted he was earnest to severity in
his frankness; if he carried his points with brave
dsdaln of the arts of the politician, his the re
ance of that innate strength which almost contemned
extraneOus aids. AnG if, political leader he was
not always discreet if he sought to go straight to the
mark where others might swerve in Difference to
popular prejudices, he was a brave and noble ex-
emplar. at the least and will be remembered and re-
greted for his bold Engleness of purpose approach
ing temerty when less commanding intellects, and
men of less brave purposes have been long forgotten


For his shining qualities, the place he filled in the
ranks OF tnOSe VINO nave made tnelr mark the age
and generation in the great whose fierce turmoil
has hardly yet ceased let the nation and this COM
monwealth pay him the tribute of their earnest ad
miraon, sorrow and regret; and if there are those
who in times past ranking themselves as his oppo-
nents have felt the force of his powers. let all such
come together to bury in the grave which too soon
receives him. those emotions and feelings provoked
by the conflicts of the past


1t is too to attempt any thing like biography
of one marked in his career, and we shall not
attempt to do that for which there others far
competent Born at Annapolis, in 1871 and studying
for and belonging to the legal profession he was
member of the 3ith, 35th, 36th and 3Sth Congress
Hiding in all places commanding position, and
lise-nd to of the most marked men of the ma
tlon. 1T off in the very prime of his existence with
his noble i0wers at their highest and best, it is
amongst the mOst insrrutabe of Heavens DEGREES
that such an one shou-l so soon be summoned hence
Once more paying him th tribute of our earnest sor-
row and regret let the natio4 and State mourn him
as one of their most illustrous o>,d
Year: 1866

FooD.-Potatoes, which are dearer food
than meat for the supply of flesh, are far
cheaper as source Of heat to the body, 90
with this view we associate them in our
meals. Cheese gives US cheap flesh but dear
tuel, 80 We take it with bread, which sup
pines the latter economically. Potatoes lay
on the hesh at an extravagant rate, SO with
potato-soup We mix peas. which add to its
nutrltive value and to their economy. The
making of palatable mixtures of various
kinds Of food forms the art Of cookery. 1t is
maxim as old as Hippocrates, that - what
ever rleases the palate nourishes," AMI it is
only when taste becomes depraved by indu


gence that the pleasure of eating becomes
| contemplate. Many dishes of the cook
are full of scientific significance. As an H.


lustratiop, let us ask why are small square
pieces of bread, fried in lard, sent up with


vegetable soup? Because starch requires to


be mixed with saliva before it is converted
into sugar in the act of digestion, and as the
soup would pass to the stomach without
mastication, fried or hard bread protected
from the water by fat, SO as to prevent its
slftening. is taken along with-the soup, and
compels mastication and flow of saliva.
But if cooks exhibit important scientific
applications, they often err from ignorance
of science. All the rapid or tasting ingre
dients of flesh reside in its Juices and not in
the solid substance. If the flesh of a,deer,
an OK, pig, cat, or a fox be well squeezed,
so as to express their juices, what remains
has the same vapid taste for all of them
For this reason roast or stewed meat is gen
orally better favored than boiled, and the
cook protects the juices by pouring melted
fat over the joint during its roasting. In
boiling the meat for soup. cold water should
be used at first. so as to extract as much as
of the nutritive juices as possible, and the
beat be raised gradually. But if the meat
be wanted in boiled state for ITSELF and
not for its soup, then it should be plunged
at once into boiling water, and kept boiling
for q few minutes, SO that all the outer
albumen may be coagulated, in order to i'm
prison the sapid and nutritive juices; then
cold water should be added till the tempera-
ture is reduced to $50 degrees, at which it
should be kept till the cooking is completed,


because the heat is necessary for the coagu-


lation of the coloring matter of the blood
In all cases. no more heat than is sufficient
should be employed in cooking. Thus, in
making soup, all the fire in the world will
not make the water hotter than its boiling
temperature, at which point it can be re-
tuned by very moderate expenditure of
fuel. Violent ebullition, such as we see cooks
often practice, while it does no good, does
much harm, not only by wasting coal, but
also by carrying off in the steam much of
the aromatic and volatile ingredients Of the
food.
Year: 1866

That leave the poison to crawl through the system,
eating its way into the tissues and organs beneath
the apparently smooth surface, to burst out in the
future with virulence that will battle the effects of
medicine, when PERFECT CURES be OBJ
tanned by consulting physician whom long prac-
tce and thorough investigation into the causes of
DISEASES of the URINARY ORGANS enables
to determine at the nature of the disease.


In all diseases entrusted to the Doctors care,
PEREECT SPEEDY and PERMANENT
Year: 1866

E9The iniquitous Tariff bill passed By
the Radical majority in the popular branch
Of Congress has been temporarily defeated
IN the Seaate--it having been laid over
TO the next session THIS is rather annoy
ing. no doubt. to the monopolists of New
England who have recently been more
than usually elamerous for more protection
Not content with the profit cf one dollar
on eoery pound Of oostoa they manufacture.
which they Toast Of making-not content
with profits which enable their manufac-
turing Companies to declare annual divi-
dcnds Of from so to 100 per cent on their
capital, they are everlastingly at the doors
of Congress making poor mouth aud sup
plicating for more protection 1t is diff
cult to determine how much protection
it will require to crafty their greed Of
gain. And pray, who is it that pays the
enormous profits they thus boast of ma
king? The Farmer, the Mechanic, the
Laborer. And what do they get in return?
what advantage do they gain by being
thus restric'e to single point-and that
the dearcst--iu which to make their pur-
chasess A market-a home market, say
the advocates Of protection. But what
matters it to the Farmer, Mechanic, and
Laborer whether the market is far or near,
at home or abroad2 Their labor, the pro-
duct Of their toll, the fruit of their skill
and ingenuity, finds quick demand and
ready sale in any and in every market.
What signifies it to them from whence
comes the "hodden-grey" wherewith they
are clothed-from Old or from New Eng
land? When the money which pays for
it leaves their pockets it leaves never to
return again. and the only question of diff
ference to them is: W.ieh takes the most
OUT IfOtd can furnish it cheaper than
Neo England, that is the market in which
they should be allowed to purchase, and in
which it is their interest to purchase
The difference between the two markets is
just the price they are tared to support
Massachusetts manufacturers, and are Of
course just that much poorer. This is
protection, but unfortunately it is all on
one side-the side of the mammoth man.
ufacturer, and against the Farmer, Me.
chanic and laborer. ...
Year: 1866

H Adopt the proposed ansndment to
the Constitution. which 10 the priaciple
plank in the Radical platform. and Ehss
do We Of Maryland gain! What good do
we accomplish for ourselves Individually,
or for our Statef Ifthere be any, it 10 be-
yond our power Of discernmeut and we
should be pleased to have some enlighten-
ment from the Radical savars,


1t is true. adopted we lessen the num-
Der of Representatives in Congress from the
Southern States, and thus lessen their pow
er in the Government. But in doing this
are we not playing the silly game of the
man who cut off his nose to spite bis
face? Is it not also losing game to US.
Do we not too lose one or more Represen-
tatives, and thus increase the power of Fa-
natical New England. In what way
the Radicals propose to benefit us by such
scheme we are all at o s to conjecture
aad would like to be enlightened.
Year: 1866

81 EE Yesterday was the time appointed
for the meeting in Baltimore of the John.
son State Convention. This Convention
was charged with the nomination of a
comptroller of the Treasury, the only State
officer to be elected this fall; and with the
proper organization Of the party by ap-
pointing q State Central Committee, &c.
At the time ofour going to press we have
received no intelligence as to its action.
Year: 1866

wThe season of extreme heat, under
which chad been for week or ten days
sweltcring. spent its intensity on Thurs
day last, and has been followed BY copious
and refreshing showers Of rain continuing
to greater. or less extent through two Oh
three days. The growing corn and the
fields Of pasture already show the bencf.
cial effects of there timely and genial
showers. ae


During the heated term cases Of sun
stroke were Of frequent occurrence in every
part of the country, but particularly in the
cities.
Year: 1866

nent investments that it appears in its most
ominous phase, and, so far as the Southern
people are concerned, boarding is not a
practice which is at all imminent


From the foregoing, our readers are as
we'll prepared to judge Of the expediency
or inexpediency of exchanging their lands
and other property, for the existing circula.
ton as we could advise.-Memphis Appeal
Year: 1866

After an interval of four years. the
old New Orleans Bulletin has been
revived The first number appeared
on Monday and is before u.s. Itlooks
very much like the Bulletin of the old
en- time, and contains large quantity
of choice reading matter The best
wish we have for it is that it may at.
tain the popularity and patronage of
that venerable journal which Sey-
mour & Jewell propose to revive.
Year: 1866




The County COURTs. - From an
article in the Liberty Advocate we
extract:


But we are in favor Of their abolish.
ment altogether, and the restoration
to the Circuit Courts of the jurisdic-
ton ofwhich they have been deprived
by the act creating these Courts. We
do this on the score of economy, the
more efficient administration of Justice
and the greater certainty and severity
Of the punishment Ifa negro, before
trial, is committed for a bailable Of.
fense, let him be taken ont and com
PEELED to work for the man who be
comes his surety, 10 consideration Of
his support, until the ensuing term Of
the Court, when he can be turned
over to the hands Of the Sheriff for
trial Upon conviction and Judgment,
IL penitentiary ohense, his services
may be rendered valuable to the State.
In this way jail fees NAV be saved.


We would enlarge the jurisdiction
OF Justices of the Peace, so that any
two in the same Police District, would
be competent sitting as n Court, 20 sp-
prentice minor children, as under the
existing law.
Year: 1866

In ne Of our Pres byteria&huTTehes; the
othefISunday morning, sayTa New York
letterX'a minister was officiating with all due
decorum and solemnity. All at once he be-
gan to cut up queer antics, and shortly dis,
appeared from public view, to the no small
being close one, boxed up on all sides and
the door shut, the people could not tell what
was goinig on. Smoke arising from the pul
pit gave assurance that there was, fire some
where and the stencil filling the house, set
ting every one sneezing and coughing, indi-
Gated that there was more birthstone about
the pulpit than was necessary to conduct an
ordinary service. The excited congregation
learned after a while that the minister was
on fire. 1t seems that he carried in his
pocket lot of loose lucifer matches, and
they isnited and set him on fire. Assistance
came and tho minister was. put out. The
whole thing was ludicrous in the extreme
and though the service was continued, tht
solemnity Of che audience WIS not as mark
! cd as one some other occasiony. *ss
Year: 1866

We find in the PicdgnHs the following more
detailed reference to the letter which we n day
or two ago mentioned as having been written
by the venerable Bishop Soule to the General
Conference now III session in New Orleans:


a very interesting communication was read
from the Rev. Bishop Soule, the senior Metho-
dist Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, and the Oldest minister Of that church
IN the United States, and probably in the
world. who, at very advanced age, still lives
near Nashville. The Bishop felt that it was
impossible for him 10 be present with them,
though he earnestly desired so to be. He was
calmly awaiting, with steadfast hope, the
great change. He gave them much earnest
and useful advice, dwelling particularly on
the necessity of the preservation of the itlnc
rant system, which he thought vital 10 the
church and TO religion.


Speaking of the proposed change in the name
of the church, he greatly favored, if any change
was made, that of the " Wesleyan Methodist
Episcopal Church. rs the church was essen
TALLY Wesleyan in its distinctive character


AS to the increase of Bishops, he thought it
should never reach one for each conference ::
evidently because it initiated somewhat
against the theory and system of the itine-
rancy.


Bishop Soule also expressed a willingness 10
see the laity represente ted in conference, but in
such way rs not TO interfere with the minis
terial functions, and not 10 draw upon the
treasury, as now provided for, 10 pay the cost
of their attendance.


Other suggestions were made of great value.


A resolution was adopted expressing the
greatest respect for the venerable and yene-
rated Bishop, and a filial regard for the lessons
of his wisdom and experience.
Year: 1866

Dcctlnbcr, 10. 1900.


SIR-The Ancient Society of Tammanv
in pursuance of its time-honored customs
will celebrate the anniversary of the battle
Of New Orleans, by grand dinner, al
Ianmauy Hall, on Monday, January s.
lSf6, at siX o clock p NJ.


Since the establishment Of the society in
1889 1t has commemorated those events in
the history Of our country which animates
the patriotism OF our people and strength
en- thGlr devotion to our glorious Union; and
among these none were more CONSPICUOUS or
more important than the great victory
which saved our southwestern frontier from
butcIicry and plunder, and closed tie war Of
1872 IN blaze Of glory.


The recent sad civil strife has given rise
to celebrations in the opposing sections Of
our Union, which are designed to comemo-
rate the victories of brethren over brethren.
1t is with unfcigne1 joy ttat the Tammany
Society hail the advent Of a season when
they can recur to an event which 10 achieve
ments IN our subsequent history can ever
DIM and which reunited brethren in every
portion Of our glorious Republic can ccle-
brate with equal pride and qualification 1t
is in this spirit, aud with promise Of cor
dial welcome, that the Sons Of Tanmany
invite you to their scnli-centenniaI celebra-
ton OF the great victory of Southern hero,
who He'd the world with the fame Of Amer
lean valor, and devoted his subsequent life
to the establishment and security Of consti-
tut'onal liberty. We have the honor to be
Year: 1866

A physician took young student to sec
a patient who was confined to his bed
Sir, said the physician to the sick man,
you have been imprudent; you have eaten
oysters.


The patient admitted that he had. Re
turning home the studeat asked the doctor
how he discovered that the man had eaten
oysters. u


why replied the doctor, II saw the
shells under the bed" ,'l VII ri


A few days after, the student was sent to
visit the same patient. He soon returned,
however saying that he bad been kicked
out of the house for telling the patient he
had b:en imprudent; he had eaten horse
flesh.


''Hoyseaesh! you young fool! what do you
meant" cried the doctor. NJ


Because | saw saddle and a pair Of
stirrups under the bed.
Year: 1866




THIS BEAUTIFUL WORLD
All, this beautiful world! In
deed / know not what to think
of it. Sometimes it is all glad
ness and sunshine, and heaven
itself lies not far off. And then
it changes suddenly, and is
dark and sorrowful, and the
clouds shnt out the sky. In
the lives of the saddest of us
there are days like this, when
we feel as if we could take the
great world in our arms. Then
come the gloomy hours, when
the fire will neither burn in oul
hearts nor on our hearths; anC
all without and within is dis.
NAL, dark and cold. Every
heart has its secret sorrow, anC
oftentimes we call a man cole
when he is only sad.
Year: 1866

Do IT WITH THY MIGHT
Fortune, success, fame, posi-
ton are never gained but by
piously, determinedly, bravely
sticking, growing, living, to a
thing, till it is fairly accom-
plished. In short, you must
carry a thing through, if you
wish to be anybody or any
thing. No matter if it does cost
you the pleasure, the society,
the thousand pearly gratifica-
tions of life. No matter for
these. Stick to the thing, and
carry it through. Believe that
you were made for the matter
and that no one else can do it.
Put forth your whole energies.
Stir, wake, electrify yourself,
and go forth to the task. Only
once learn to carry a thing
through in all its completeness
and proportion, and you will
become hero. You will think
better of yourself; others will
think better of you. Of course
they will. The world in its
very heart, admires the stern





doer. Drive right along then,
in whatever you undertake.
You'll be successful f; never
fear.
Year: 1866

The Ohio Statssman, speaking of the
present condition Of the State Treasury,
says: f9u saii o3 iowa


"Aiter the adjournment, and when
members found it necessary to draw some
money out Of the Treasury, they ascer-
tanned that there we're no funds in the
Treasury applicablhto their PAYMENT
Whether the General Revenue Fund 81
the Treasury is exhausted, and the cur
rent expenditures of the State cannot be
paid, unless provision shall be made
therefore by special legislation, Of course
is-a matter that belongs to conjecture
Unquestionably, the condition of the
Treasury is not such as the Auditors an
nual report authorized the public to be.
live; and nothing short Of full expose
will satisfy the people that every thing
about the Treasury is just as it should be;
for the reasonable presumption is, that if
the finances Of the State have been man
aged with the requisite wisdom there
would not be deficiency in the Treasu-
ry, causing the members of the Legisla.
ture to turn away with their unpaid Or
ders in their hands.


In this circumstance, the people should
be quick to recognize the absolute neces-
sity of speedy change in every depart
ment of the State Government. Time
and again have they been told that their
material interests called for such change;
but they have remained iDcredulous, and
have persistently voted to retain the pres
ent party in power.
Year: 1866

In these days of practical ideas, nobody
will deny that a sewing-machine ls- an in
dispensibls institution in every well-regu-
lated family that the work made upon a
good machine is quite durable and more
beautiful than the best hand sewing, no


body will doubt; and that it will go
through as much work in day as could
be performed in a week by hand, ten
thousand workshops aDd ten time ten
thousand firesides will testify. But amid
the variety OF machines which are offered
to the public, it is sometimes difficult Tor
the purchaser 10 decide which is the best.
A trial Of over two years enablcs us to
say with the greatest confidence that
there is no better machine for general
use than that manufactured by the Gro.
YER & Baker Sewing Machine Company
It makes beautiful elastic seem, that
does not rip or wear in washing runs al.
most noisclessly, is plain, simple, easy 70
work, and not liable to get out Of repair
fastcns the ends Of its own thread, and
uses thread and silks directly from the
spools en- which they are bought
Frank Les'ie's Illustrated Newspaper.