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Year: 1866

A contributor to the Memphis Appeal
says: 1t is well known that you can not
get at the truth of anything without con-
sulting the ancients Besides the intrin-
sic merits of their thoughts, they carry
with them the immense weight OF an
tiquity. Listen to what two of the great
fathers of the church have said about
waterfalls: Clemens, of Alexandria, in
formed the astonished wig g-wearers, when
they knelt at church to receive the bless
ing. that they must be good enough to
recollect that the bened ction remained
on the wig, and did not pass through to
the wearer. Fretullian says: If you
Will not fing away your false hair, as
hateful to heaven, can not l make it hate
full to yourselves. BY reminding YOU that
the false hair you wear may have come
not only from q criminal, but from q very
dirty head; perhaps from the head of
one already damned hope that these
authorities will be conclusive.
Year: 1866

Thousands of men live. breathe, move.
pass of the stage of life-are heard of
no more Whys They do not a parti-
Gle OF good in the world; none was blessed
by them as the instrument of their re-
demption. Not a word they spoke could
be recalled, and SO they perished itheir
light went down in darkness, and they
were not remembered more than the in
sects OF yesterday. Will you thus live
and die. oh, mortal man? Live for some
thing Do good and leave behind you
monument Of virtue that the storms of
time cannot destroy. Write your name in
kindness, and love, and mercy, on the
hearts Of thousands you may come in
contact with year by year. You will
never be forgotten No. Your name,
your deeds will be as legible on the
hearts you leave behind rs the stars on
the brow of evening. Good deeds will
shine as the stars in heaven
Year: 1866

Gov. Hamilton, of Texas, in an ad-
dress to the Freedmen, delivers him elf
of new definition of Freedom Our
opinion is that the Governor would be
pleased to have some superior power
comps him to conform alone to his idea
of Freedom. as merely the right to labor
Hear the learned Governor:


. Freedom means for YOU that YOU
have the right to labor for an honest liv-
ing; the right TO obey the great com
mand of God to all men, to earn, in the
sweat of their face, their daily bread :,
the right to work for yourselves and re-
ceive the full reward of your labor
This is all that Freedom means for anv
people.


According to the above, the slaves
have been the only ones to have freedom,
while the whites of the South have been
totally neglectful of their rights, free
oom) for To- these many years.
Year: 1866

easily perform all the labor required to
exchange their products, and it is clear
that we have liberated two thousand
from various non productive employ
msats or functions, and added them to
the number of producers We have
more grain grown and more cloth made
more wealth created and less capacity
absorbed in pursuits which. however
necessary under certain circumstances
add nothing to the sum of human CON-
forts.


The Protection we advocate is simply
the saving of human labor We main
tain that instead of sending wool. grain
and meat from Iowa to England. and
bringing back fables in return it is
cheaper and better To bring the fabricant,
once for all, from England to Iowa or
near it, and there feed him from the pro-
duets of our generous soil. We hold
that the farmer and the manufacturer are
alike benefited by this course; and that
it insures to each fuller reward for his
labor, and a larger measure of susten-
ance and enjoyment.


Protection, then is not narrow. nor
selfish, nor exclusive. 1t does not ig-
more the brotherhood of man. nor seek
eral good. 1t socks to build up our own
country by drawing hither the better
portion of the population of Europe,
through the profer of higher wages, a
better position, and greater comfort,
than they enjoy or can expect in their
n stive land. Why not?
Year: 1866

@ A preacher whose text led him to
speak of the prophet Jonah, among other
things, said Il am of the opinion
Jonah was an old man, neither smoking
or chewing. from the fact that the fish
retainsd him so long in his stomach. If
the fish had swallowed the house we are
worshiPping in, be would no doubt have
vomited himself To dsatk
Year: 1866

Receihly, an athletic young farmer in the
town of Waynesburg, took a fair girl, "all
hathcd in bushes" from her parents, and
started out for the first town across the
Pennsylvania line, to be married, where the
ceremony could be performed without Ii
cense. The happy pair We're accompanied
by sister OF the girl, tall, gaunt, sharp
featured female Of some thirty-seyen sum-
mers, The pair crossed the line, were mar
ried, and returned to Wellesville to pass the
night. The people at the hotel where the
wedding party stopped, observed that they
conducted themselves in rather singular
manner, The husband would take his sister
ia-law, the tall female aforesaid, into one
corner of the parior and talk earnestly to
her, gesticulating wildly all the time. Then
the tall female would "put her foot down."
and talk TO him in an excited manner. Then
the husband would take his fair young bride
into corner but he would no sooner COM
meDce talking to her than the gaunt sister
would rush in between them and angrily
Join the conversation. The people at the
hotel ascertained what this meant about
nine o'clock that evening. There was an
uproar in the room which had been assigned
to the newly married couple. Female shreks
and masculine "swears" startled the people
in the hotel, and they rushed to the spot.
The gaunt female was pressing against the
door of the room, and the newly married,
most undressed, was barring her out with all
his might. Occasionally she would kick the
door far enough open to disclose the stall
Wart husband, in his gentleman Greek slave
apparel. It appears that the tall female in
sisted upon occupying the same bed with
the newly married pairs that her sister was
favorabIy disposed to the arrangement and
that the husband had agreed to it before the
wedding took place, and now indignantly
repudiated the contract.


Wont you go away now, Susan?" said
the newiy married man, softening his voice.


NO." SAID she, g WONT; SO there p


"Don't you bulge an inch" cried the
married sister, inside.


"Now-now, Maria" said the young man
to, his wife, in piteous 4tone, " don't go to
cuttin' up IN this way; now don't"


"Ill cut up as much as | wanter I" she
sharply replied.


WE'LL" roared the desperate man, throw
ing the door wide open and stalking out
among the crowd, "jest you two wimmin
put on your duds and go right straight home,
and bring back the old man and woman'
and your grandfather, who is nigh on to a
hundred bring EN- all here, and I'll marry
the whole caboodle of 'en, and we'll all
sleep together"
Year: 1866

HIGH PRICE OF PAPER.--W Within the past
few weeks, says the San Francisco Examiner,
news paper has gone up in price a-kiting in
this city, owing to scarcity of the article in
the market One German paper, we learn,
thinks of decreasing its size, fearful that it
may be compelled to suspend publication en-
tirely if it does not. One newspaper publish
er informs US that be pays So per ream for
paper now that cost him only 81 short time
ago. Several cargoes Of paper are on the
way here round the Horn; but they may not
reach port for loug time, or they may be
wrecked. If any accident should happen,
nearly all the newspapers in the city and
State will be compelled to suspend publica-
tion.
Year: 1866

OREGON HERALD.-This is the name of a
milk and water Copperhead daily paper just
started at Portland. 1t will probably live
jdsts about as long as such papers generally
do where sterling Union paper like the Or
egonian is printed.-[Journal.


Yes, the Herald opposes negro equality
and of course, it is a poor concern in the
estimation of the-little abolition whippers-in
of the negro party. There is more intelli-
gence and genuine journalistic ability dis
played in one issue of the Herald than can
be found in whole volume of the sycophan-
tic Oregonian. But you don't see it; neither
can donkey, cause his head amt shaped
right Yreka Union.


The Union is right.
Year: 1866

PATRIOTISM IN THE SCHooLs.-We find the
following questions in John Sweets Report,
among others on the history of the United
States, given to teachers at the late examina-
ton by the State Board:


What was the alleged reason for the secession
of the Southern States? The true reason?


When and hOto was the great rebellion inaugu-
rated? When and how was it ended?


When was the Emancipation Proclamation
issued, ON what grounds, what did it provide, and
what was its effect on the Nation!


How many men were put into the field, how
were they raised, and what is the estimated loss,
including the killed in battle, those who died in
hospitals, and those starved to death in rebel
prisons? .


Draw contrast between the character of Abra-
ham Lincoln and that of Jefferson Davis4


II would be decidedly interesting to see
the answers to those questions. We will
venture that not one teacher who answered
them correctly got certificate. They were
given only for the purpose of finding out the
degree of hatred the applicant entertained
toward the Southern people, and if he was
anything of an adept in the art of falsifying
history.
Year: 1866

DEPTH OF QUIET PEOPLE. Some men dawn
upon you like the Alps. They impress you
vaguely at first, just as do the hundreds ia
ces you meet in yonr daily walks. They
come acrossyou horizon like floating clouds,
and you have to watch awhile before you see
they are mountains. Some men remind you
of quiet lakes, places such as you have often
mapped upon, where the green turf and the
field flower hang over you and are reflected
out of the water all day long. Some day or
other you carelessly drop line into the clear
depths, close to the daises and daffodils, and
it goes down, down, down. You lean over,
the sound is deeper, but your line doesn't
bring up. What deep spot that is you
think, and you try another. The reflected
daisies seem TO smile at you out of the water,
the turf looks as green as ever, but there is
no shallow spot beneath. You never thought
1t, but your quiet lake is all around unfath-
omable. You are none the less impressed
with the fact that it is quiet lake.
Year: 1866

An Irishman who was brought up in the
Police Court, some time ago, charged with
whipping his scolding wife, claimed that he
was guilty of no offence, and that he was
acting in strict accordance with an ordinance
Of the Board of Supervisors. "Sure, your
Honor" said he to the Judge ~ was oaly
a batting nuisance"
Year: 1866

How SUGAR IS MADE WHTTE.-The
way IN which sugar is made perfectly
white, it is said, was found out in a curious
way. A hen that had gone through a
clay mud-puddle, went with her muddy
feet into sugar-house. Sheleft her track
on pile of sugar. It was observed by
some one that wherever the tracks We're
the sugar was whitened. This led to
some experiments. The result was that
wetclay came to beused in refining sugar.
1t is used in this way " The sugar is put
into earthen jars, shared as you see the
sugar lOaves are. The large ends are up
wards. The smaller ends have a hole in
them. The jar is filed with sugar, the
clay put over the top and kept wet. The
moisture goes down through the sugar
and drops from the hole in the small end
of the jar. This makes the sugar per-
fectly white.n
Year: 1866

No matter what breed you have, some
thing is necessary 10 reach the highest
success in raising good mixers. It's a
great thing to have good blood, whether
ID be Ayrshire, Jersey, OF SOuthrOn
grades. But apart from this important
advantage, the course Of treatment IN
raising a milker is somewhat diff
ferent from that IN raising "a beef
animal, or an animal for labor.
The calf should be well fed and
petted while young. Well fed 20 in
duce a rapid growth, so as TO enable the
heifer 70 comein early pettedi 10 make
her gentle and fond OF the presence Of
her keepers. FOndling helps to create a
quiet disposition, 50 important in dairy
COW, and this education must begin
when young. For a mixer we would
have the heifer come In at two years old,
and If she has been well Kept, so as to
have attained good size, she is
then old enough to become COW, She
viii give more milk for coming in
early It forms the habit Of Civ
ing milk, and habit, you know, is
a sort 0f second nature, An older bull
Is better. We use 100 many young bulls.
A three or four year old is far better as a
stock getter than a yearling, and many
prefer a five or six year old TO any otheT
After the heifer hiss come IN, let her feed
be regular. Glover is preferred to all
others for the stall feed, A little Oat-
meal induces q large flow; Indian meal
Is rather fattening. In bad weather give
her clean, airy stall.-Aassdchusetts
RO0ghsada,
Year: 1866

The Secretary Of the Treasury is con-
sidering the proposition Of putting a five
per cent long loan on the market as a
means Of retiring our rapidly maturing
obligations. Such has been the success
iul arrangement Of our finances and the
faith Of the American people in the ma
tionla securities, taat such 8 loan is
deemed warranted, and it is thought to
promise success. BY the manage
raent Of the best financiers in Congress
the Secretary has all the requisite legal
authority, and it is understood 10 be only
the question Of expedienoy which now
claims his consideration,
Year: 1866

~ A year or more ago Il was an
nounced that a process had been diseov-
cred for extracting sugar from Indian
corn. The matter was discussed quite
extensively, and high expectations were
raised as % the result Of the experiment.
The process has been carefully tested,
but thus far without any successful result.
The syrup made from the corn starch Is
very handsome, but contains less saccha-
rine matter than ordinary sugarhouse
syrup, aud Is liable 70 become sour very
soon after production. If the last named
dlihculty can be overcome, the discovery
may still be rendered quite valuable,
although it should not add to the supply
Of sugar
Year: 1866

ARTIFICIAL LIMBs.--The fact that
an act was passed at the last session
Of the Mississippi Legislature, making
1t the duty of the Assessors in the
several counties to report The number
Of manned state and Confederate
soldiers To the superintendent Of
Army Records, seems very reasonably
to have impressed many with the
belief that a fund was also provided
Tor the purchase or manufacture oi
ARTIFICIAL limbs. This, however, Is a
mistake; but We have no doubt that
Year: 1866


Twas Winters day when her spirit fed.
The casket of earth below,
And mother knelt down by the little bed,
And gazed on the face of her darling dead,
Now white as the falling snow.
She had come with her babe from the sunny


land,


Where flowers perennial blow,
For there the War-Fiend had raised his red


hand
And his mailed ships darkened ocean strand
To.dwell in the CHIMES of snow.
And she looked out on the gray Northern


sky,


And the rivers icy flow,
And she murmured, mo wild birds pain.


full cry
Will soothe my darling with its lullaby,
When sleeping under the snow."
She entwined her hand in the golden hair
That hung in ringlets so;
She closed the blue eyes so sunny and fair,
And folded the hands with a mothers care,
Now cold as the drifting snow.
And strangers came in and lifted up th'


dead
Raised her up tenderly though
And bore her away with solemn tread,
Where the winding path to the church-yart


led,


And buried her under the snow.
No marble points where the little one lies,
No gilded letters show,
But the Savior who dwells in distant skies,
Will roll back the stone and bid her rise
Arise, from under the snow.
Year: 1866

To SETTLE COFFEE A common
way of clearing coffee is by the addition
of an egg. The white is the only val
liable part for the purpose, and only a
small portion of one is needed for an
ordinary family. 1t should be mixed
with the ground coffee before the water
is added. Clean egg shells will do very
well When eggs are fifty cents dozen
they ase not always at hand bit Of
Goldfish, or even pinch of salt, is very
good substitute; and if the coffee is put
to soaking in little cold water over
night. it will settle clear without the
addition of anything.
Year: 1866

CHEERFULNEss AT HoME.-Among
parents, calmness, patience, cheerful
good nature are of vital importance.
Many child goes astray, not because
there is want of prayer or virtue at
home, but simply because home lacks
sunshine A child needs smiles as
much as flowers sunbeams. Children
look beyond the present moment. If
a thing pleases. they are apt to seek it !;
if it displeases, they are prone to avoid
it, If home is the place where faces
are sour, and words harsh and fault6nd-
ing is ever in the ascendant, they will
spend as many hours as possible else
where. Let every father and mother,
then, try to be happy. Let them look
happy Let them talk to their children,
especially the little ones, in such way
as to make them happy. Solomou's S
rod is great institution, but there are
cases not few where smile or pleas
ant word will serve better purpose,
and be more agreeable to both parties.
Year: 1866

DEAR FATHER When this reaches
you | shall be in eternity At first it
seemed awful to me but have thought
about it SO much now that it has no ter
ror. They say they will not bind me
nor blind me, but that may meet my
death like man. / thought, father, it
might have been On the battle field for
my country, and that when I fell, it
would be fighting gloriously; but to be
shot down like dog for nearly betray-
ing it, to die for neglect of duty oh,
father, wonder the very thought does
not kill me. But 1 shall not disgrace
you. l am going to write you all about
it, and, when / am gone, you may tell
nay comrades. / can't now.


"You know, [ promised Jenny
Carr's mother / would look after her
boy, and when he fell sick I did all I
could for him. He was not strong
when he was ordered back into the
ranks, and the day before that night
l carried all his luggage besides my
own on our march. Towards night we
went in double quick, and though the
luggage began to feel very heavy, ev-
e:yboddy else was tired, and as for
Jenny if had not lent him an arm
now and then he would have dropped
by the way. I was all tired out when
we came into camp, and then it was Jem-
my's turn to be sentry, and would have
no taken his place, but I was too tired,
father. I could have kept awake if !
had gun placed at my head, but did
not know it until-well, until it was too
late"


"God be thanked" interrupted Mr..
Owen, reverently, II knew Bennie was
not the boy to sleep carelessly on his
post


''They tell me to-day that I have q
short reprieve, given to me by the cir
cumstances, time to write to you,' ou1
good Colonel says. Forgive him faith
er he only does his duty: he would
gladly save me ifhe could, and don't
lay my death up against Jenny The
poor boy is broken hearted, and does
nothing but beg and entreat to let him
die in my stead.


II cant bear to think of mother and
Blossom. Comfort them, father! Tel
them I die as brave boy should, anc
that when the war is over, they viii
not be ashamed Of me as they must be
now. God help me, It is very hard to
bear. Goodbye, father. God seems
near and dear to me, not at all as if he
wished me to perish forever, but as il
he felt sorry for his poor, sinful, bro
en-kearted child, and would take hin
to be with Him and my Savior, in :
better-better life"


A great sob burst from Mr.. Owen!
heart. 'sAmenr' he said solemnly-
'Amenr,


"To-night in the early twilight shal
see the COWS coming home from pas
ture. Daisy, and Brindle and Bet
old Billy too, will neigh to me from
his stall, and precious little Blossom
stand on the back stoop waiting fo1
me-but / shall never-never come
God bless you all; forgive your pool
Bennie."
Year: 1866

FASHIONABLE WoMEN-To be woman
of fashion is one of the easiest things in the
world. A late writer describes it-buy
everything you don't want, and pay for
nothing you do; smile ON all mankind but
your husband; be happy everywhere but
at home; hate the country, adore the city /;
read novels; neglect your children; nurse
lap dogs, and 60 to church every time you
get new shawl.
Year: 1866

GRAHAM BIscUrT-These are quickly
made and very nice for breakfast. Take a
quart of Graham or unbolted flour, and
mix it to the consistency of drop cake,
with buttermilk, an even teaspoonftll of
butter, and drop the mixture on a shallow
pan; bake in quick oven fifteen Or twen-
ty minutes,
Year: 1866

The New York Tribune of the 24h nit in an eIito
rial on Japan, says:


1--WE recently announced that the foreign powers had
obtained from the Mikado Spiritual Emperor of Japan
three important concessions namely lst the ratification
by the Mkado of the treaties which had been concluded
between them and the Tycoon I'd the opening of Hoga
and 3D. the revision of the tariff The English papers from
China and japan have since to hand and contain
highly interesting particulars this turning point in the
japanese history.


"When the foreign ships dropped anchor at Hoga the
Tycoon was at Kioo, the residence of the Mkado The
members of the Gorogo (State COuncD who conferred
with the foreign representatives promised add their
exeons to those of the Tycoon in order to obtain the
Mkados sanction of the foreign demands Ten davs were
given for final reply During this time city of Koto
the of ndescrbable excitement The heads OF
the antforegn party made the desperate efforts to
prevent the granting of the foreign demands Threats
were freely made against the life of the Tycoon and even
of the Mkado himself The latter declared he would not
sanction the treaties and deposed members of the
Goroglo The Tycoon became inundated and thought
of abdicatng Tin order to escape deposton) his dignity
whcNs not as is commonly believed that of Secular
Emperor but rather of hereditary chief of the Daimos
and regent OF the Empire The representations of the
egn ministers however that being head of an army
of 800 600 men, he had his own fate and that of japan in
his hands, changed his mind. In letter the Mikado
he asked the latter to grant the demands foreigners
and to support this diplomatic note he moved with a. 900
TO about eight miles from Koto Then he sent for
members of the Mikados Counc but the reply was
that was unsafe for them to undertake the journey on
account Of the rage of the anoregu Damios and that
the sacred person of the Mkado himself in dan
ger The Tycoon then marched into head ef
1900 men. Some chiefs of the antiforegn party
apprehended and meeting of all the representatives,
Daimos actually at Kioto, called Most of these were
gained At last all he members of the Gorogo and
high officials OF the Tycoon called the Mikado and
declared that they would die once should they not
obtain what they had been sent for hold of the
sleeve of His Majesty swearing that he would loosen
his hold of it until the sanction given. Then finally
the first officer of the Mikado directed bring the
Book Of the Irevocable Wills and the Mikado granted
the demands Of the foreign powers.
Year: 1866

IN response to colored delegation the President spoke
thus of his feelings towards their F know myself
and the feelings of my heart they have been for the
coored haYe owned slaves and bought slaves but


never sold one. might say however that practically
SO far as my connection with slaves has gone have
their slave instead of they being mine Some have even


followed here while others occupying and ENJOYING
my property with consent For the coored race my
means my time, my all have been peried; and now at
this late day after giving evidence that is tangible that is
practicable am free say that do like be arraigned
by some who get up handsomely rounded periods and
deal in rhetoric and talk about abstract ideas of liberty
who periled life liberty or property This kind Of
theoretical hollow friendship amounts but very little"