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Year: 1867

The spnghtly Local of the Atlanta (Ga. J
Era thus discourses on this subject. We omit
the exordium and peroration, and give only the
body of the dissertation:


Ordinarily the patient, while laboring under
this disease, is unfit for business. There is a
sort Of willie the-wisp figuring between him
and his daily labor, uniting him for a sober
computation of units and making Balaam of
him generally. He suffers a loss Of appetite
to the intense qualification of his landlady He
looks upon bacon and cheese with ultra con-
tempt, and wants something more ethereal. lie
thinks about the honeydew of Hybla, and wishes
some OF the drugstores in the town had a sup
ply He studies Byron and Moore, and quotes
from each with remarkable facility. Lala Kookh
becomes favorite, especially certain portion
of the fre-worshipers.


The disease is confined to no particular age
or station. We had an attack Of it when about
fifteen. 1t was so severe that our motherWant-
ed to give us paregoric. We told her that the
pain wasn't that low down. We recovered in
course of time. Once it broke out fully in the
shape of certain question to a certain lady.
She answered in monosyllable of two letters.
1t brought us to our senses. 1t swept the mist
from our eyes like fog before hurricane. We
hadn't expected anything of the kind, and was
sure it had thundered. We looked for the
cloud, and saw large white bird sailing on a
pond Thought we were much the same kind
of bird with our wings clipped. A few days
after we told our chum that we didn't see any
thing in that Haunting Dorothy Diddle to admire
And we didn't.


The disease develops most singularly in those
who are advanced in years. Any one who has
seen an old man in love has seen Natures har-
lequin The old dame gets up another more
ludicrops, or more inconsistent. Every one
feels like laughing at the poor old fellows in
frmities. We once saw an old man who was
suffering from an attack of it. He was well
enough advanced in life to have half dozen
grandchildren. We knew him well. He was
playmate of our illustrious grandsire, who
wasn't a quartermaster in the revolutionary
war; IF he had been we would have been bet
ter off than we are now. We had noticed for
some time singularity in his conduct. We
saw him several times with roses stuck in his
buttons hole We caught him once reading
Burns Highland Mary. We were out with
him once looking at his stock, and we asked
him which was his favorite heifer He said
widow Wilkins The cat was out We
knew what was the matter but when, several
months after, we saw him washing the dishes,
while the widow-that was-nursed the baby,
we thought he was cured permanently.
Year: 1867

The Richmond Examiner proposes that the
elections in Virginia, usually taking place in
the Spring, be put off until next Fall. No
body would have much objection, we suppose,
one way or the other The people of Virginia
care very little about elections just now
Year: 1867

HENRY WARD BEECHER ON MATRTMoNY
AND DREAMS. s.-Rev Henry Ward Beecher de-
livered discourse on matrimony last Sunday
evening, in the course of which he said When
a man gets good wife be wants nothing. more
in life. Marriage is thing not to be rushed
into, but cautiously, religiously and discreety
performed. The religious idea was conveyed as
all that was rich and good in the family, and
we have got to hold on to it by our hearts as
we'll as by our heads The speaker here made
reference to the life of Jacob. who, he said,
lay upon single stone-which, according to
our ideas must have been uncomfortable. But
the man who can do this is better than he who
has all the luxuries. The speaker would rath-
er sleep and dream as Jacob did on the stone
than sleep and dream as some men do on beds
of down. Men who dream cannot sleep sound
ly It is one part sleeping and another, part
awake. Dreams, therefore, do some good, but
very rarely Better have settled mind and
no dreams at all. Marriages should be founded
upon qualities that will last, rather than upon
the mere ties of affection. When man founds
household it ought to be done upon moral
grounds He that so selects will make house
hold blessing, though some people may be
very prominent in church matters, and yet not
be we'll adapted for good husband or a good
vile. He that marries woman first, and
thinks that he can change her religion after
wards, knows little of human nature. lie
would recommend all, therefore, to 60 back to
the land of their fathers, to take partners tor
life from among their neighbors, and always Of
the same denomination.
Year: 1867

HAvANEsE CUsToMs.-A letter Havana
says: 'The ladies here do not wear anything
on their heads You think at home that our
ladies wear next to nothing, but the bonnet
worn by our party attracted such attention,
because there was anything at all worn, that
the ladies feel it great annoyance to be stared
at, and have taken the veil, which is all that is
worn. The Havana ladies do not come out
till evening, and then come out in their car
riages to the plaza or on the drives, to hear
the music. The children seem growing up
about the street, like weeds by the wayslde,
uncared for and but little observed We no.
ticed them from six months to six years old as
naked as when they came into the world. This
is among the lower classes, but you can see
them at any time of the day on most all OF the
streets of this city, Or standing in the doors
and windows. The natives seem to smoke al
the time They come into the dining room
for breakfast, and the first thing after they sit
down to the table is to take out a cigar, light
it, order the breakfast, smoke ana eat. You
will often see at our first class hotels from
twenty to thirty men sitting at the table smok-
ing, while ladies are sitting at the same table.
| 6ud that Americans pick up the habit quite
readily"
Year: 1867

U,
The Hon GEO. w MCLEAN, Street CoBpiissioner.


DEAR SIR: In your communication Of May 90 you ask
ceedns to receive bids and award contracts Which We're
authorized by ordinances OF the Common Council and
cve threefourths vote OF all the members elected TO
each Board as directed by the Eighth Section OF the Tax


have already furnished opinion to the Croton Aque-
duct Board upon the general meaning OF the clause in
question and beg to ncose copy thereof for your i'll
In where the ordinance was passed and approved
OF that law will not apply Yours truly


RIcHARp o'GoRMAN. Counsel to the Corporation
The following is the opinion which Mr.. OGornan has
sent TO the CToton Board:


LAW DEPARTMENT, OFFICE COUNSEL TO THE
To Ae Hon. me Croon Board ~
GENTLEMEN: have the honor TO acknowledge the re-
eep OF your communication Of the 18th inst follows
~ Hereafter @ IT. shall not be lawful for the Common Coun-
to appropriate expend authorize the expenditure OF
yplcpose whatever any obligation binding
on the said Corporation except by vote OF
does the phrase binding said Corporation include OBJ
legations incurred by the Corporation what termed
Street Improvements O." and ordinance resou.
ton authorizing the construction Of street
and involving an expenditure for which the City Treas
ury subsequently reimbursed by the collection Of
sessnents invalid adopted by thre fourths vote
Of all the members elected to each Boardf"


ID answer to these inquiries beg leave TO say;


First: When street improvements undertaken, the
entire expense Of which s TO be raised by assessment
upon the Of the property benefited the to
be expended therefor k may be argued the money OF
the property owners and not the money belonging to the
Corporation,


That no obligation binding the Corporation is
created by the resolution ordinance or until
tract made Hereunder by the proper executive depart
ment pursuant thereto, and that, therefore, in tnch
an Improvement may be argued that no expenditure OF
the money Of the Corporation is authorized obligation
incurred by the resolution initiating the Improvement,
and, consequently such resolution Is not within the
statute cited.


Second: But when is frequently the fact, the ord
nance resolution provides thata portion OF the expense
Of the proposed improvement shall be paid by the Corpo
ration, isuch ordinance is, without doubt within the
statute and unless passed by vote OF threeourths OF


can see no aid TO accrue from your requiring three
forths vote In both OF these ana until the courts
question which consider doubtful think myself just
fled In advising you that you should require the Clerk OF
the Common Council to certify 10 you that such resolu
lion or ordinance was paesedn all by the requisite
three fourths vote OF each Board.
remain yours, very truly, RICHARD O'GoRMkN,


Counsel TO the Corporation.
Year: 1867

WHAT ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE COM


MON COUNCIL REQUIRE A TIITEE-FOURTHS VOTE.


1t has heretofore been the practice of the Common
Council to pass ordinances authorizing work be done
in the Departments by less than threefourhs
vote II will be seen, by the following opinion Of the
Corporation Counsel that all such ordinances require such
a vote
Year: 1867

MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ELECTION
The following is statement Of the full vote for officers
OF the Mercantile Library. Tuesday last. There was
anerror made announcing yesterday the election OF
fhc entire opposition ticket. Only the President upon
that ticket Was elected while with the exception OF that
officer the entire regular ticket was elected Ie ioio"
fng ha
Year: 1867

They lighted quickly GAS Ge and trimmed safely and
neaty-a removing tie Shade Globe Chimney uncrev
ing the Burner


They prduee better ugt GAS, and nearly convenient
and are far superior TO the miserable osshoned
Sold by the Trade generally
whose residences have been or are 70
reached
been compliance with recent frequent demahd TO add 70 our
large Lamps and Fixtures an extensive variety Of
ELEGANT GAS CHANDELIERS AND BRACkEIS,
with lights 6ited with improvements for OIL which can
be removed when desired foT the substitution Of Gas


CALL AND EXAMINE OUR STOCK


WE ALSO SUPPLY, IN CANS OR BY THE BARREL, THE
BEST REFINED OIL, WARRANTED PURE
Year: 1867

GOLD pENS-We have used many gold pens
in years past and could never find one that we
preferred TO a good steel pen but few weeks
since being induced by friend to try a gold
pen again, we were both surprised and de-
lighted TO find il decided Improvement over
the best steel pens Its fcxibility Iowcyer, was
not perfectly adjusted 20 the hand, ana we sent
it back To the manufactures by letter. Another
came in return, which was but slight lmprov-
mcnt ON the first. This was returned also with
a 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 u few weeks il would take quite
a pile of grcenbacks To buy it, if we knew not
where TO look for another.


We write with far more ease than heretofore,
there is no SCATTERING scratching, and we
are truly delighted with the change. The pen
is from A. Morton, No. % Maiden-lanc, New
York who on the receipt of n stamp will send
n circular giving a full description OF the
various sizes with the price of each.-LIhe
CongregatiOnalist, Boston, April II, 1867.


After long trial of Mr.. Morton's gold pens we
are able to indoise them as the very best that
we have ever put upon paper. We are now
writing with one which we have used constantly
for YEARS. and it is as Smooth and perfect as
when made. As he sells only through author
lied and certified agents, those who purchase
his pens may Lely upon getting genuine and
valuable artcle.-tFhe Observer, New York,
April lS, 1867.
Year: 1867

in West Jersey, need remain longer mystery to
the public, as the above facts will be sufficient to
prove TO all that the large amount of business done
really enables us to defy all competition. Remember
the place is C.GRQSSCUP Il CO


ma 26 '66 Opposite Davis Hotel
Year: 1867

This Is well known as the standard cnameled Col
line process, used solely by The Nc Plus Ultra Collar
Company, beng the only method by which perfect
enamelled Collar can possibly be manufactured. It
way the most perfect durable and best fitting enam-
elled Collar in the market. Made in all sizes and
styles.
Year: 1867

do hereby certify that the foregoing is true COPY
of the original application and warrant for meeting
OF the members of the First Church and Parish in
Falmouth.


DAVID U. YOUNG.
,Tune o7-l1awTh3w
Year: 1867

To TEST GOLD OR SILvKR.-Metals purport-
by moistehing the metal and rubbing lunar
caustic on the wet part. IL the metal is pure
the mark will be faint, but IL IL Is not ppre the
mark will be darker in proportion a. the alloy
is greater, anul In the case Of counterfeit or
base metals the marks will be Q uite black
Year: 1867

The orchard should be just as much
subject for cultivation as any other
part of the farm. BY cultivating an
orchard we do not mean the growing OF
crops in it; but on the contrary, the
giving up of the soil exclusively to the
trees, and yearly tOp-dressing it with
muck, leaEmold and carbonaceous
matter generally.


To select a favorable site, to thor
oughly prepare the soil TO purchase
none but the best of trees, to plant
them in the most careful and approved
manner, together with pruning, train
ing and low branching, are necessary
requisites; but the subsequent enrich
ing of the soil at intervals must not be
neglected. Fruit trees draw their nour-
ishment from the soil, and it Is just as
necessary 10 the perfection OF frult TO
Keep up the supply OF nourishing ele-
ments in the soil of the orchard as II Is
necessary in the soil of the field.


In our estimation, the raising of field
crops in the orchard is an absurd and
Injurious fallacy. No man likes TO do
double physic duty; and 70 attempt TO
make given acre yield crop OF APP
pies and crop of corn or wheat IN the
same year. whilst not directly in oppo-
sition to the law in physics that Two
things cannot occupy the same space
at the same time, is an attempt at
something almost like it so far as
the elements of plant life are
concerned. 1t will invariably be
failure, resulting in one or both
of the crops falling short in quantity
and quality. Why do we assiduously
try to keep our strawberry beds free
from weeds ? Because we are afraid
the weeds will rob the strawberries of
the elements necessary to fruit Perfec,
tion. Why then crop our orchards and
look for a full yield OF ripe, delicious
apples ? It is folly to expect it. We
have changed the eliminntiye power
As well might we cram our heads with
the "learued lumber OF pedantry" by
taking out our brains to make room
tor II.


team; they are more liable TO be blown
over or 10 lean ''deviously." In order
to get under the trees with the horses,
they are trimmed "up higher" and
when the trunks of apple trees are
high and exposed to the scorching rays
OF the sun, the sap becomes heated and
the frui; sickly. Apple trees should not
be trained high-the storms have less
effect, the rays of the sun will not lay
on the trunk and the fruit will be fair
er. In the month OF August the apple
makes it's main growth. Then it Is
that it most needs that moisture and
sap which the field crop is lRvishly rob-
bing it Of Your Baldwins and Pippins
are both small and dwhr'lSh, you won
der why SO many are dropping and
dropping.


We know that this matter of crop
ping orchards is mOOted question;
that while grain crops are generally ac-
kuowledged to be injurious, many con-
slider root crops beneficial. Probably
the reason the latter are beneficial Is
because they require so much manure
10 make them profitable. We would
like to hear from some of our cores
pondents on this question, as our re-
marks have been made with that view
as much as any other.-EdT'H and Ere.
side
Year: 1867

and terminate ON the 18th June. ls6S II Is
romantically situated In the midst OF the
beantlful and healthy hill country of the
"Pan Handle OF West Virginia, and easily
accessible by Rail koad or River, and sur
rounded with the most favorable Influences
for student life.
Year: 1867

AN APT ANswER.-When Democrat gets con-
cerned in argument ON the political issues of
the law, he usually winds up with some such
fanciful crusher the following 80 Do you
take Niger to be good white man p?
Gorham answers the question in the following
manner: Show me your white man, and show
me your negro, then will answer your ques-
ton -
Year: 1867

Fay WILL DECLINE. 1T is said that since
Thomas Campbell deserted the Fayites, Fay him.
self talks of Withdrawing his name form the
canvass. Now, we have often heard of rats
deserving sinking ship" and we hope it will
prove true in this When the big rat of all
deserts the unholy alliance and all the little rats
will follow its example. Then what will the
Union and Bulletin do? That the question
Year: 1867

In sermon delivered by Rev.
Dl. Bellows Of New York, Is the
following paragraph:


"FOr my own part, I say in oil
solemnity, l have lived to become
sincerely suspicious Of the piety Of
those who do not love pleasure in
any form. | cannot trust the man
that never laughs that always
sedates; that has no apparent out
let for those natural springs of
sportivencss and eaiety that are
perennial in tho human soul. L
know that Nature takes her re-
vonge on such violence. Iexpcct
to find secret vices, malignant sins,
or horrid crimes springing up in
this hot bed of confined air and
imprisoned space and therefore it
gives mo sincere moral gratifca-
tion anywhere, in any community,
to see innocent pleasure and popu-
ular amusements resisting the
religious bigotry that frowns so
unwisely upon them. Anything is
better than dark, dead, unhappy
social life-a prey 10 ennui and
morbid excitement, which result
from unmitigated Puritanism, whose
second crop is usually license and
unmitigated folly"
Year: 1867

The Cassville Republican tells the
following as the experience of o
couple of travellers in that region


They stopped at an old rebel la
dy's to get some water, and in their
chat with the old lady, they asked
her if sbe was troubled much with
the war. Her reply was, "Lord
God | If you'd q been here you'd a
thought troublOl Don't you think
General Blunt marched his black
Yankees to my house and formed a
streak of war across my yard, and
threw down my ash hopper, and
killed two of the best goslings l
had-the old son of o bitch II
Year: 1867

CAKE PUDDING,-Threo table
spoonsful of melted butter, mixed
while warm with cup of powder
cd sugar; one pint Of siftcd flour /;
two toaspoonsful Of cream of tar
tar; one of soda one teacup of
sweet milk one egg. Beat hard,
and bake twenty minutes in a
small oval or round dish.
Year: 1867

Is it any more foolish to believe
that the President will push the
present extremity TO an armed So
luton, ifhe can. than it was to be.
lievo that the seccssionists would
take arms at the first favorable mo-
ment? Androw Johnson is al bay.
ile is conscious Of the contempiu
GUS condemnation of his country,
and of the doom to which history
will ,consign him. lie is ignorant,
passionate and headstrong. He is
surrounded by the worst donna.
gogues--by Fernando Wood, Jere-
miah Black, and men in sympathy
with them. He is the constitutional
Commanders Chief of the Nation.
al forces, and he has told US how
he interprets the Constitution. AT.
ter long and exasperated struggle
with Congress, in which it was
supposed that he had been SO
bound by the laws as to bo power.
less, if not TO have acquicsced in
the inevitable, he suddenly as
sumcs the offensive, dcfcs the ur-
questionable public opinion of the
country, quarrels, under polite
phrases, with General Grant, and
knows that within ninety days
Congress will assemble and will
probably impeach him. Has he
done all this for the sake of being
impeached Has he done it with
the intention of placidly yielding
when he is impeached, and going
humbIy out Of Office? Or does he
mean, if possible, TO provoke an
armed crisis =?


We learn, upon good authority,
that there are ten thousand men
in Maryland called militia, armed
and under command of rebel off
GERS. Not long before Mr.. Stanton
was suspended a requisition came
from the Governor of Maryland to
the war Department for batteries,
which the Secretary refused. For
what purpose is such a body Of men
so armed and so ofliccred? We 90
not mention this to excite a foolish
alarm, but an alarm which is not
foolish. 1t may bo an untrue
story, but it is not the least improb-
able that the President intends
some action hostile TO Congress.
II may bein the guise of resistance
to tho process and results of i'm.
parchment. 1t may be in pursu.
ancc of plan TO issue an amnesty
and to assemble n new Congress.
The wildncss of the plan and It's
futility do not make it improbable.
If tho Presidcntknew the feeling
of the country he might pause.
But he docs not know it. He can
not know it. He is surrounded
and led by men who misrcprescnt
it; and to General Grant, the true
friend ofthe country in the Cabi-
net, he docs not listen.


The times are grave. No man
should deceive himself or "derlde,
with the New York TriJuue, the
imminence of trouble. TO be fore
armed against danger VIC must bc
forowarned. We need not, indeed,
imagine that We are already Mex
icanizcd but we ought certainly
to reflect that in q revolutionary
period, when the country still trem-
bles with civil war, and peaceful
order is not yet restored, a dosper-
ate, ignorant, and obstinate Chief
Magistrate may plunge US into
very serious difficulty.
Year: 1867

KENTUCKY GINGER PUDDING Three
cups of molassos ono cup OF but
ter two teaspoonsful of saleratusi
four oggs; four and n half cups OF
flour ginger and nutmeg. Steam
or bake. To bo eaten with any
kind of nice sauce. This pudding
will keep any reasonable length Of
time, and is good either hot OF
cold.
Year: 1867

A Brooklynite tells q queer story
about tho lovely wife and daughter
of q millxman, who took daily baths
in the lacteal fluid to improve their
complexion. The milk was then
watered and sold for fifteen cents q
quart. 1t didn't need any doctor
ing to give it "body" after that
T Boston Post.
Year: 1867

THE FIRST TWENTY YEARs.-Live
as long as you may, the first TWEEN
ty years form the greater part of
your lifc. They appear 50 when
they are passing; they seem to
have been so when we look back
to thom; and they take up moro
room in our memory than all tho
years that succeed them.
Year: 1867

perfectly, The government is indeed
represented in the court by solicitors,
whose duty 1t is to defend the govern.
ment as completely as possible but they
rarely do it, probably never so thorough.
ly as the same men would do when
backed and spurIed on by an anxious and
Jealous suitor. This results from the
nature OF the case. First it is an office,
and ineumbents of that, like those OF all
other offices, find the temptation to ease
stronger often than the ambition for es.
ticacy or, to make the statement accu-
rately, there are probably more who con.
suit their ease than there are who zeal.
ousy aud strictly guard the interests OF
the government. And second, there is 8
real difficulty in the way of Jealous solic
irors, in the multiplicity Of cases to be
tried
Year: 1867

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.-The Hon George C..
whiting died here last night after short illness, aged
bout years He had been connected with the Depart
nent OF the Interior since its Inauguration and
lin its employ at the time of his decease Chief Clerk


e had often acted Secretary fhe Interior al interim
and was formerly Commissioner OF Pensions He
prominent Mason and at the time OF his death occupied
fhe position Grand Master Of the District OF Columbia