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Year: 1867

This brings the line TO the eastern base Of the
Rocky Mountains and il lie expected that the track
will be laid thirty miles further, to Evans Pass,
the highest point on the road, by January. The
maximum grade from the foot of the noun tains to
the summit is bu eight feet TO the mile while tn AT
of many eastern roads is over one hundred. Work
in the rock cuttings the western slope will con-
tinue through the winter, and there is now no rea
son TO doubt that the entire grand line to the Pa
eihc will be open for business in 1870


The means provided for the construction Of this
Great National Work are ample. The United
States grants its Six Per Cent. Bonds at the rate
of from $1,000 to 800 per mile, for which il
takes SECOND LIEN as security, and receives
payment to large III not to the full extent OF its
claim in services. These bonds are issued As each
twenty mile section 10 finished, and after 1t has
been examined by United States Commissioner
and pronounced TO be in all respects a first. class
road, thoroughly supplied with depots, repair
shops, stations md all the necessary rolling stock
and other equi pLlents.


The United states also makes a donation of
1850 of land to the mile, which will be a
source of large revenue to the Company. Much OF
this land in the Platte Valley is among the most
FERTILE in the world, and other large portions are
covered with heasy pine forests and abound in coal
of the best qrsiity.


The Company is also authorized TO issue its own
First Mortgage Bonds to an amount equal 70 the
Issue Of the Government, and no more. Hon E.
d. Morgan and Hon. Oakes Ames are Trustees
for the Bondholders, and deliver the Bonds to the
Company only as the work progresses, so that
they always represent an actual and productive
value.


The authorized capital Of the Company is One
Hundred Million Dollars, of which over five
millions have been paid in upon the work already
done.
Year: 1867

LIBBY PRIsoN.-The owners of Libby
prison have presented a bill TO the q quarter
masters Department for the use OF that build
ing during the time % was occupied as a mill
tary hospital after the Close OF the war.
Year: 1867

RATS. two immense rats OF lumber


came down the river day. One Of them
stopped here, while the other went on its
way sou.hward There is much lumber on
tho river just now, considering ths lateness
Of the seaaOn
Year: 1867

The contempla tion of few simple
figures will give some of our Repnb-
lican friends a new idea. Ohio is gen
orally regarded as a rather CLOSE
though not. ordinarily, a doubtful
State. But the difference between the
maximum Union vote and the maxi
mum Copperhead vote does not JUS
tify that view of the case. The larg-
est vote ever pOlled in Ohio by the
Union party was that which elected
Brough in 1863,-288, ,661, The larg-
est Copperhead vote ever pOlled was
that Of last year-2l3, COG. Now mani
festly the great increase Of our vote %
1863 over its usual limit was not due
to the accession Of any floating ele-
ment" which would at another time
drift over to the Democratic side for
the Democratic vote has at no time
given evidence Of such a reinforce
ment. The cause Of such a prOdig-
ious majority that year was simply thar
the Union vote was brought out The
Vote is always there but it does no
good if it is not made visible and etfec.
tive at the polls. We can win Brough
victory this Fall if we will only in
duce our reserves" to wake up and
90 to the front A majority of from
75, 600 TO 100000 over the rebel Dem
ooracy is within our 20 ser Of achieve
ment, if we so resolve, aud make our
performance tally vita our resolution.
Springfield Republic.
Year: 1867

Those who prefer eating run hon
ay to honey in the comb, may be in
terested in some instruction as Go the
best way of separating the two. For
this purpose it is better TO let the hon
ey run without squeezing, in order TO
preserve both its transparency and Ia
vor .


Take sharp knife, and slice the
combs on both sides, keeping the
knife parallel with the partition Wallr
so that every cell may be made open.
Place the broken combs in q sieve or
on a piece of muslin stretched across
aud tied around the opening Of a pan
or large mouthed jar, Allow the honey
10 flow out of the combs spontaneous
", and reserve the squeezing process
for a separate Jar, so that the drained
honey of the first jar may oe pure
both in appearance and flavor. That
which has pressure put on it VIII be
waXy in flavor and thick. Some per-
sons recommend that the open combs
be placed in the sun, as the heat viii
cause the honey 10 run more freely
The great disadvantage Of this is the
temptation the honey will offer 10 the
bees who will be able 60 gain share


Honey, whilst in the comb, keeps re-.
markably well when left in the supers,
IF cut out the combs should be fold
ed In writing paper and sealed up, so
as effectuaIly to prevent the free en-.
trance Of air. They should be placed
10 q warm dry closet Exchange.
Year: 1867

Far wearily we turned away
Into the world of everyday,
And from thy heart the sweetness fed
Like the rose-leayes on the river shed;
But to me that hour is sweeter far
Than the world and all its treasures are;
Stiil to sit on so close to thee,
Were happiness enough for mel
StiIl to sItOn in a green nook,
Nor break the spell by word or look,
To reach out happy hands forever,
To pluck the rose-IeaVes, CHAIRMAN
To watch them fade on the golden river,
And hear no sound from the world of man


Robert Buchanan.
Year: 1867

In the time when yellow lilies shake
Their dusty gold on river and lake,
When the cuckoo calls In the heart o the


heat.


When the dog-star foams and the shade is


sweet;


Where cool and fresh the river ran,
I sat by the side of CHAIRMAN,
And heard no sound from the world OF man.


II.
All was so sweet and stilI that davI
The rustling shade, the ripping stream,
All life, all breath, dissolved away
Into a golden dream
Warm and sweet the scented shade
DrOagsily caught the breeze and stirred
Faint and low through the green glade
Came hum Of bee and song Of bird;
Our hearts were full Of drOWsy bliss,
And yet we did not clasp nor kiss,
Nor did we break the happy spell
With tender tone or syllable.
But TO ease our hearts and set thought free,
We plucked the flowers of red-rOse tree,
And leaf by Leaf we threw them, sweet
Into the river at our feet.
And in an iudOlen6 delight
Watch'd them glide onward out Of sight.
Year: 1867

~ 80 = sS6 S~S ssS


The Lua,id Russo Of the 9th contains
the following account Of fana.ical sect in.
Russia.


The doctrine of this sect consists in an
absolute negation Of all earthly property.
An adhcrent possesses nothing whatever,
and according to his notions everything
around him is evil personifed. Such ideas
naturally prompt these unhappy men to
acts Of frightful despair. They believe it
is necessary to constantly implore the
mercy Of the Saviour by every means, for
it is He alone that can save them. The
accused person, who was 81 years Of age,
killed his son, little boy Of seven, in the
conviction that the act would be agreeable
to the Saviour. His. own accouat of the
crime is as follows. "One nigh. I felt SO
strongly that the human race must soon
perish that | could not get moments $
sleep. rose and lighted all the lamps
before the images tf the saints, and throw


ing myself on my knees I iervently prayed
God to save ne and my family. euLl,n'y
the idea came to me Of saving nv son from
eternal damnation, as this only child was
beautiful boy, und finer tlIan most boys Of
his age.


II feared that he would become after
my death, the prey of hell, and | deter.
mined to sacrifice him to the Lord. Filled
with this idea continued to pray. 7 said
to myself that it during my PRAYER the
thought Of sacrificing my son to God came
to me from the right side, I would excuse
it; on the contrary, if it came from the
left, | would give it up for according to our
religious.' eachings, the though, which comes
from the right side is from our good angel,
and that from the left is the instigation Of
the devil. After long prayer, the thought
came to me from the right side, and re.
turned full of joy to the room where my
boy SLEPT by the siaeof my wife. Knowing
that she would oppose the sacrifice which |
desired to offer to God, I sent her to the
market to purchase provisions. When she
had gone awoke my child and said to him,
Get up, my son, and put on the white
shirt, that | may admire thee When he
had done this laid him on the bench, an}
stabbed him several times in the stomach"


The child, in struggling, fell frequently
upon the kuif', and when found was cover.
Cd will, wounds. The father, it seems, in.
tending to end the lad suferings, cut the
stomach open FROM top to bottom but even
then he fingered for a little while. This
fiigh,fu! scene occurred just before sunrise.
kur,in says that just as the child h ID
breathed his last the rays of the sun ,ho,e
through the window, and in moment of
ecstacy he fell on his knees and inploled
God To mercifully receive his sacrifice.


kursin continued in his narrativeiu these
terms: Just as had thrown myself be.
fore these holy images and as my son was
lying in his bloud, the door opened and my
wife came in. She Instantly saw what had
passed. and seized with horror, she fell
senscless to the ground. raised her and
aid Go TO the Mayor and tell him all
I am going IN give ltte to the saints >"


We learn further from the Russian Jour.
nal that Kursin, after he had been sent to
prison resolutely refused all kind of noursh-
ishment, and died of starvation before the
sentence upon HIN could be executed.
Year: 1867

nS- There is said to be an old hoy dowr
IN Long Island so very fat that Il Q neien
hors use her shadow for griddle greasing
To keen her from slipping out OF bed, hel
husband rolls her in ashes.
Year: 1867

TIE envelope used by the King OF
Burmah In sending letter to the Vice
roy is said to have been carved ivory
Tube, eighteen inches long and two
inches in diameter, cased in a cloth of
gold, and that again in a bag Of heavy
crimson silk. The New York Times
suggests that 1t would a very appropri-
ate style of envelope for use by the
common council of that city, being
elegant and sufficiently expensive.
Year: 1867

A YOUNG LADY ON MATRIMoNY.-
In letter to the Mountain Messenger,
a young lady, signing herself "Grace,"
from Forest City, talks in the following
sensible strain Although am young
now, and perhaps should be silent, yet
| expect, some time or other, to be mar
ried-at least, indulge such hopes
When that event occurs, l will love my
husband with entire devotion. l intend
to have the utmost confidence in him !;
his politics shall be mine bis vote shall
be sufficient for US two; l will try to
make his home so attractive that be will
have no desire to leave it for the bar
rooms, clubs aud dissipation This is
the way will manage him, and l feel
confident that thus my aggregate of
happiness will be far greater than if
entered into the contest with him for
the supremacy. If, after all this, such
thing should strangely happen that he,
totally foreetful of his vows of love and
protection, should act the cruel tyrant,
the laws would grant redress, for which
| would not hesitate to apply.
Year: 1867

We find the following sensible advice
going the rounds of the press. and re-
produce it that our readers may know
how country editors elsewhere talk to
their patrons:


l. Lay aside your fears that the edi-
tor will get rich faster than his neigh
bors. We have never heard of a man
making much more than decent living
by the publication of country news
paper, even if be Lad ever so good a
business.


2. If the paper agrees with your way
of thinking, subscribe and pay for it,
and persuade your neighbors of the
same mind to go and do likewise. DO
not tell the editor to send you the pa.
per without paying, and when you get
to owing two or three dollars, tell your
friends that the paper will burst up one
of these days. The way, under such a
state of the case, to keep paper from
"bursting up is for each subscriber to
keep the editors books free from charg.
es against himself. Once we had to
close, and on posting up, found that we
had booked and outstanding some 5000
more than we had capital invested. -
This thing of applying the credit sys-
tenn to the newspaper business may be
likened to farmer selling out his crop
q bushel to the man. The sum each
would owe would seem of little account
but the aggregate might make or break
the farmer.


3. If you have a father, mother, sis.
ter, brother, or friend at distance, and
are able to do so, subscribe, pay for and
send them a copy.


4. Do not expect too much of the ed
itor when he is compelled to be his own
compositor, proof reader, etc.


5. Do not expect the editor to make
honorable mention of business every
few weeks for nothing.


6. If you wish to sustain your local
paper properly, to live in peace and die
happy, remember what we have told
you in this article.
Year: 1867

BY MILES o'REILLY.
4 ring she wore, jewel that pressed
The maiden beauty of her breast.
A glove our happy hand once drew
From her small fingers veiaed with blue.
A golden clasp that once had known
Ihe silken pressure of her zone.
A ribbon that around her throat
Loved in the dallying winds to float
A little slipper with blue rosette,
In which her fairy foot was set.
And one brown tress, through happy years
Shading the shell-flms of her ears.
These, and an ivorytype's dull stain
Are all of our Dear One that now remain.
All the dear relics that are left
Of her by whose loss our hearts are cleft,
Leaving the world dim, dull space
OF cares and duties with little grace.
A dull, dead level of VERY years
In which no blossoming Joy appears.
No girl with teeth like the rows Of corn
When you strip the ear as the summer is born
And tresses of changing gold and brown,
Over shoulders of ivory, shaken down.
And lips in whose arched and crimson bow
Al the flushing balms of the tropics glow.
And over whose dimpled cheeks. like light
And shade over meadows, the thoughts take


flight


Winged by her innocent dancing eyes,
With coyness and eoquetTy, smiles and sighs.
Her voice was the hum of summer wind
When it breathes through lattice with roses


twined.


Her soul was as pure, as unsullied and white
AS the chanting seraphs in robes of hight.
And the kindness that dwelt in her heart, 1


deem,


Of the Heaven she now dwells in was some


stray CLEAN.
Oh, loved and lost our souls adored,
Our dove with silver wines-our birdi
Beauty embodied, and joy. and peace,
Whose breath had a charm bidding sorrow


cease.


Best gift that Heaven to bless us gave
we cast this chaplet on thy grave.
Year: 1867

We regret to express our belief that
the office at Bridgeport, West Virginia,
is most wretchedly managed. Com,
plants are reaching us almost daily OF
the carelessness, or something worse,
with which it's business is conducted.
The REGISTER, which we are satisfied
goes to that Office with uniform regu-
larity, reaches its subscribers in very
irregular and unsatisfactory manner.
Some days upon which the Weekly
REGISTERS are due there, none are given
ont at other times, subscriber will
receive the accumulated issues of two
or three weeks, each paper bearing the
marks of opening and handling. We
want to say right here that if this
state of things continues we shall place
the matter before the proper authorities
for settlement. A change was made at
the Bridgeport office last Fall, chiefly
because of incompetency in its manage
ment, but the incumbent was permit
ted, at the solicitation of numerous cit
izens, to retain the place. We are in
clined to think that their sympathy was
misplaced. At any rate, if there is not a
change for the better in the conducting
of that concern, the powers that be will
have an opportunity of seeing how
postal affairs are conducted at Bridge
port, and it is possible they may be able
to suggest some remedy.
Year: 1867

Fifteen dollars is the charge in New
York for stuffing pet lap dogs which
have departed this life in the blessed
hope of so much of immortality as the
taxidermiSt can ensure. The hide is
stripped of and treated to preserving
composition; sea grass intersected by
wires is substituted for the principal
bones and other interior arrangements;
a position is given to the NOW inanimate
form. and the eyes set; a plaster head is
moulded TO fit the space lately filled
with the cranium Of the cherished oh
iect, and after the hair is nicely laid
with gum water the subject Of treat
mept is complete, and may at once be
placed among the penates Of some strick-
en- household, OF be kept simply to dec
crate the parlor.
Year: 1867

We look for large assemblage of our
citizens at the Court House this even
ing. AS will appear from the advertise
meut at the head of this column, it is
proposed to have full discussion of the
Railroad taxation question. As this is
a matter which has excited n very deep
and general interest, the discussion will
attract large audience. The
gentlemen who will present the points
and arguments of either side are, we
presume, fully competent for the duty.
All who desire full understanding of
the important issues involved in the
proposed exemption measures. should
be in attendance.
Year: 1867

VIZ regret to learn that Gen. X. 5.
NoRTECoTr, of Clarksburs, has deter
mined to suspend the publication of his
paper, the National Telegraph. Aside
from its politics, which of course we
could not endorse, the Telegraph has
been one of the ablest and best conduct
ed weeklies in the interior of the State.
In itsadvocacy of the general interests
of its own section and people it hasever
been bold, earnest and faithful, and as a
political journal the zeal with which it
has labored in behalf of the Radical
party will not he surpassed by any sue
cessor. General NORTHCoTT will carry
with him into his retirement the best
wishes of the editorial fraternity of the
State and will ever be remembered with
sentiments of the most kindly regard.
Year: 1867

FEBRUARY 10, lcof.
Editor Of the Register:


The National, o paper published at
the seat of the penitentiary OF West
Va. and the citizens of this place gen.
orally, came down like a thousand OF
brick the other day upon . certain Col
onel who resides near town, for n sup
posed part that he Lad been playing as
a lobby member in the House of Dele
gates, now in session in your city, charg.
ing him with having received a bribe
from the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
company in the shape Of free pass
over their road for life, in consideration
of which he was to aid the company to
get through the Legislature bill di-
rectly in opposition to the interest OF
the people of Marshall county, and so
intense was the excitement and feeling
against the brave fellow, who hap
pened to be in town about the
time the thing first began to be noised
about, and being advised by his friends
that there was storm driving that
might Mt any moment burst over his de-
voted head in the shape Of n visit from
a mob; and as the Colonel knew that
our town is place Of rendezvous for
these bands, who can, by a secret signal
given from either Captain II. or Lieu
tenant W., assemble their clan at mo-
ment's warning and capture or slay
their victim before he is aware from
whence the blow comes, having full
knowledge, then, Of the danger by
which he was surrounded, he came to
the conclusion-and l think very WISE
ly, too-that discretion was the better
part of valor. and the last thing that
was seen of him was the tip end of his
military coat tail as he disappeared at
the rate of two-forty over the brow OF
hill in the direction OF his home,
where he no doubt congratulated him
self upon having retreated in due sea
SON and oil in good order.


No one understands that part OF mill
tary tactics and discipline in regard to
conducting retreats, better than our
friend the Colonel, for it was noticea-
BILE fact that during the late war when
Year: 1867

ever he arrived in our town from the
scene of conflict, battle was sure TO
come off in few days after, showing
that his military genius was never at
fault, for when danger was most immi
nent, he was always found in the fore
front of retreat, and if ever another
contingency arises, such as the citizens
of this place now complain of, l would
advise Capt. H. to move with a great
deal of caution and eircumspection in
the matter, for the Col. is like the Irish
mans flea, when you think you have
your hand upon him he isn't there.


JAMES SIEAK.
Year: 1867

investigation, their report of which &C
companies the message. 1t will be
noticed that they report seven hundred
and ninety-seven bodies Of Pennsyl
vanians that will be removed into the
cemetery, and recommend an addi
tional appropriation, in which most
cordially unite


| cannot close my last Annual Mes.
sage, without renewing the expression
of my gratitude TO the freemen Of the
Commonwealth, for the hearty appro
val with which they have cheered the
labors OF the Executive Office. To
have earned such approval by my off.
cial conduct, during the last six years,
must always be source of pride to
myself and children. Without the
consciousness that l was endeavor-
ing to deserve their approval, and
without the hope that I should sue
ceed in attaining it, must have sunk
under the responsibilities of my posi-
tion. 1t was only reliance on Divine
Providence, and the active, resolute,
hearty support and zeal of the people,
and their representatives, that encour-
aged me during the dark and terrible
crisis through which the country has
passed. | tried to do my duty to my
country, and know l was at least
faithful to her in her deep distress,
and | conceived that duty not to be
limited to the merely putting of men
into the field to suppress treason and
rebellion, and maintain national life,
and doing of everything in my power
to sustain the just war forced upon
US. felt also bound, so far as |
could, to protect and promote the
rights and comforts of our volunteers,
after they had left the State, to aid
and relieve the sick and wounded, and
to care for the transmission, to their
bereaved families, of the precious bod
les of the slain, and the maintenance
and education Of their orphans as hon
ored children Of the country.


To have been the Chief Magistrate
of this great Commonwealth, during
the period through which we have
passed, and to have earned and main
tained (if indeed l have done sol the
confidence and affection of her people
and their representatives, are quite
enough to satisfy the highest ambi-
ton, and in my retirement from the
high trust given me, l pray God that
the State may continue to grow in
power and strength, and her people
in prosperity and happiness.


A. G. CURTIN.


EXECUTIVE CHAMBER


Harrisburg, Jan. 2, 1867.
Year: 1867

EVERY WoRD TRrE.-It is q great
and prevalent error, that children NAV
be left to run wild in every sort Of
company and temptations for several
years, and then il will Be time enough
10 break them in. This mistake makes
half our speudthrifts, gamblers, thieves
and drunkards. No man would deal
SO with his garden % lot ; no man
would raise 4 colt or puppy on such a
principle. Take notice, parents-un,
less yOu til! the new soil and throw in
the good seed, the devil will have q
crop Of weeds before you know what
is taking place. Look al your dear
children, and think whether you will
leave theiz safety or ruin at hazard or
whether you shall not train them up
in the way they should go.