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Year: 1866




one that can be grown at comparatively lit
tie cost Our Western climate IS not exactly
suited to the turnip, it being too warm for
most varieties 80 grow to perfection. The
early or quick growing kinds, such as the
White and Purple Top Dutch varieties, are
the only ones that can be relied on for a
crop; these are hardly as nutritious as the
RGta Baga and Swedish varieties, yet they
can be grown with much less labor and in
almost any quantity upon land that has ma
tured an early crop of potatoes peas, cabba-
ges, etc, thus secaring two crops IN one sea
son from the same land Land that aas be-
come weedy should be cleaned Off and plow-
ed early, where it is intended to grow a crop
of turnips, because turning under large
amount of vegetable matter frequently re-
suits in excessive fermentation and is liable
to prevent the termination Of the seed, If
soWn Immediately after it is broken up.


From the first to the middle of August Is
the proper time for sowing the seed, and If
the season is favorable it viii sometimes do
to SOW even later than this. One pound Of
seed to the acre is sufficient if sown broad
cast, bat this should not be done when a
suitable drill can te procured far putting IN
the seed When drilled, the plants stand in
rows and admit Of an occasional hoeing,
which often doubles the amount OF the crop,
and In unfavorable seasons this method in
sures a crop, which sown so as not to admit
of cultivation would prove a failure. When
the seed Is drilled, the rows may be put ten
or twelve inches apart, or if land is abundant
they may be so wide apart as to allow the
eultivator to pass, thus reducing the
labor to horse power


A good crop Of turnips, well stored for
winter, is very important for cattle, hogs and
sheep, not only increasing their growth but
greatly promoting their healthy. Rural
World
Year: 1866

I'm bricklayer, | am and what's
more, down in the country, where people
amt 50 particular about keeping trades
distinct as they are in the great towns
This may be seen any day in general
shop, where as ne might say, you can
get anything, from a half a guartern of
butter up TO Il horn lantern; and down
again TO hundred of short cut brads-
well, down in the country I've done a bit
OF job now and then as a mason, and not
so badly neither, should suppose, for |
got pretty well paid considering, and
didn't hear nore than the usual amount
of growlin' arter it was done-which is
saying a deal. Ours ain't the most
agreeable of lives. and if it warn't for
recolecting little about the dignity of
labor and such like, one would often
grumble more than one does


Some time ago, it don't matter to you,
nor me, nor anybody else, just when it
was, work was precious slack down our
way-all things considered, / amt a
going to tell you where our way is. A
days work Il week had been all I'd been
able TO get for quite two months so
Mary, that's my wife, used to screw and
pinch, and screw and pinch, and keep on
squeezing shilling arter shilling out of the
long stocking, till at last it got so light,
that one morning she lets it fall upon the
table, when instead of coming down with
a good hearty sprang, it fell softly and
just like piece of cotton that was empty.
And then, poor lass, she hangs on to my
neck, and burst out-a-crying that pitiful,
that I'm blest if l didn't want my nose
blowed abou; every quarter of a minute.
hadn't minded the screwing and pinch
ing, not bit of it, First week went
without our puddings, Well, that was
not much. Second we week we stopped
my half pints o beer. Third week put
my pipe out. Mary KEEP on saying that
things must look up soon, and then /
should have an ounce of the best to make
up for it. But things didn't look up; and
in spite of all the screwing, we GOT down
Year: 1866

If we of the South had not life.
long knowledge of the grasping and un.
scrupulous, but at the same time keen,
untiring spirit which impels the North
ern Radicals to compass our ruin, We
should attribute their inordinate ha.
tired to sectional insanity alone; hui
there is a method in it which is not al.
lied to madncss--it is simply deep
seated and relentless purpose to pros
trate the Southern people, if possible,
at their feet.
Year: 1866

Eighth ANIMAL Convention Election OF
Oflccrs-Address by the President -.
Reports Of the superintendent,
Secretary and Treasurer
Statistics OF Sabbath School
Work in Cook County


Discussion OF Plans


Of Operation.
Year: 1866

WHAT THB LEAVES SAY.-You have often gazed
upon the many cOlOred leaves which futtered
in the autumn breeze just ready to fall to the
GROUND. Did you ever listen to hear them talk
to your for talk they do in-their silent language
telling you Of the bright springtirne, when
they drink in the gentle dew, and inbale the
bllmy air, and spread out their delicate fbreS
to the rays Of the sun, and fashioned by divine
Creator to forms of beauty, and painted by his
hand assumed pleasant green; and how, up.
held by his power, they had borne the pelhug Of
many pitiless storm; and the scorching hest of
the MONDAY sun, while mary Of their conpan-
ions have faded and fallen to the ground And
they would toll you that one by one, they too
should Rll. Thus these fading leaves talk to rs
of life evening" and whisper to US to be ready
for 1--WE all do fade as a Leaf Aud DO they not
talkto US Of something brighter and better-ot
the unfading leaves of the tree that grows
upon the banks Of the river Of lie, and urge us
to that heavenly wOrd2
Year: 1866

try has encircled the name Of "mothegn,. with
halOes of beauty, but its language will never be
adequate to measure her influence To her
the first first years of our lives belong ard it iA
then in her power to plant seeds of virtue that
will bud and blossom in the soul when age has
plowed her deep furrows in our pale cheeks.
The prayers of a piOus mother ere a priceless
legacy. They are like the dews of Heaven,
wbich first ascend from the earth to the skies,
and then descend again to bless and revive the
unfolding plant. Iu6delity my array itself
against the Bible, and its clamOrs may be loud
among the assemblies Of men but it has not the
courage to enter the sanctuary of a religious
home, and there listen to the earnest prayers Of
a holy mother, as she points her children to the
throne of God.
Year: 1866

How SALT FISH SHOULD BE FRgsHESED.-Nany
persons who are in the habit of freshening Mack
erel or other salt fish, never dream that there is
a right and a wrong way TO do it. Any person
who has seen the process of evaporation going
on at 4fc-s saltwoCks, knows that the salt falls 10
the bottom. Just so it is in the pan where your
mackerel 0F-#Aitetsh lies soakingi and as it lays
with the,Shin side down. the salt will fall to the
skip, and there remain, when if placed with the
flesh~sih down, the salt falls to the bottom OF
the pan, and the fish comes out fresh as it should
be- In the other case it is nearly as salt as
when put in. If you do not believe in this, test
the matter for yourselves
Year: 1866

A GOOD JoKE.-Some wag sent Senator
Sumner highly colored piece of Bologna
sausage fixed up so as to resemble big ne>
gro's finger Sumner at once proceeded to
the agent of the Associated Press, and had
it telegraphed all over the country that he
had received a present of a negro finger
done up in paper. He has not yet spoken
on the subject in the Senate, or introduced
a bill to make it capital offense for a wag
to hoax Senator with piece of Bologna
sausage labelled "nigger finger" There used
TO be a member of Congress from Ohio called
Sausage Sawyer" from the fact that he
lunched in the hall of the House on sausage,
for economys sake. Why couldn't Sumner
put his Bologna to a similar purpose!
Year: 1866

LOVE OR BEEF-A bachelor uncle, to
whom his neice applied for advice on the
question of choosing between two sultors'
one of whom was rich and the other poor
the latter of course, being the most ardent
- sententiously replied: Ny dear, the
question being stripped of all illusOry ele-
meuts, your choice simply lies between love
and beef Now, love is an idea, while beet
is a reality. Love, you can get along with
out, but beef you must have. Therefore,
make sure Of your beef"
Year: 1866

FALSE TEETH.-A boy and girl of tender
age were disputing as to what their mothers
could do. Getting impatient, the little
damsel blurted out, by way of climax and
a clencher, {" Well, there is one thing that
nv mother can do that yours ean't-uy
mother can take every one Of her teeth out
at once"
Year: 1866

collect and duly pay over to the treasurer OF
| the Borough of CeDtralia, agreeably to the
provisions Of the Act of Assembly and of
this ordinance, the taxes contained in the
duplicate and lists to be to him delivered,
excepting such allowances as shall be made
thereon by the Council


SEC. 3. The collector at the time of de-
manding or receiving any tax, shall produce
the duplicate of the tax so demanded or re-
ceived, and Immediately on thereceipt thereof
and in the presence of the. person paying,
write the word 'paid" therein opposite to
the name or description of the person or
estate by or for whom on which the tax is
paid The collector shall, on the second
Monday succeeding his appointment pay
over to the treasurer, all sums OF money
then received by him on account of the said
duplicate, and on every second Monday
thereafter, while the duplicate remains IN
his hands, he shall pay over to the treasurer
all sums of money received by him in the
preceding two weeks.


SECT. f. Whenever any money shall be
paid to the treasurer by the collector, on ac-
count of duplicate Of taxes, he shall pro-
duce the duplicate and pay over and account
for all such sums of money as shall appear
by the entries on the duplicate to have been
paid. The treasurer shall give receipt to
the collector Tor all sums OF money pald Dy
him into the treasury, and the collector
shall deliver the said receipt to the Town
Clerk, who shall retain and receipt for the
same and Immediately charge the account of
the treasurer and credit the account Of the
collector with the sum that shall appear by
such receipt to have been paid into the
treasury And the collector shall. on or be-
fore the second Monday OF January, sue
ceeding the time of his receiving q duDii-
cate Of taxes for collection, pay into the
treasury of the borough, the whole amount
of the duplicate, excepting such allowances
as may be made by the Council, otherwise
the bond given by him shall be forfeited


Passed, April l3, 1866.


j. b. KNITTLE,'


loEAh'J Pres't Town Con.


Attest-L. S. BONER,


Town Clerk.


Approved. JAMES DYKE,


Chief Burgess.
Year: 1866

Prohibiting persons from sliding down streets
or sidewalks in the Borough of Centralia
SECT. l. Be it ordained by the Town
Council Of the Borough of Centralia, and it
is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same, That from and after the passage Of
this ordinance, 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons to slide down any hill or
declivity in any Of the public streets, or
upon any of the sidewalks or footways in
said borough, upon sleds, boards or other
carriage or vehicle and any police officer,
constable, magistrate or other officer of
said borough, finding any person or per
sons violating this ordinance, may seize and
take the sleds, board or boards, or other car
riage or vehicle with which such person IS
violating this ordinance, and leave the same
with any magistrate Of said borough, and
the owner thereof at any time within five
days thereafter, by paying to the magistrate
any sum the magistrate may IN his discre-
ton deem Just and reasonable, not exceed
ing the worth of such sled or sleds, board or
boards, or carriage or other vehicle, shall be
entitled to have the same given up to the
said owner and In case the said owner shall
neglect for five days TO pay the sum adjudged
reasonable by the said magistrate, the said
magistrate shall sell or cause to be sold, the
sled or sleds, board or boards, or carriage or
other vehicle, so deposited with him, at pub
lie sale or outcry, to the highest bidder, and
shall pay the amount received thereof, TO
the treasurer of said borough, for the use of
said borough.


SECT. 2 1t shall be the duty of the High
Constable and police officers OF the borough,
to enforce this ordinance, and for the neg
lect or refusal of any such officer to enforce
the same when seen violated in his presence,
he shall, upon conviction thereof before any
magistrate, be fined for every such offence
the sum of one dollar, to be collected as
penalties of like amount are by law collect
able


Passed, April Is, 1866.


rs j. B. .KNITTLE,


l'i-1Ai'l Pres't Town Con


Attest--L. S. BONER,


Town Clerk.


Approved. JAMES DYKE,


Chief Burgess.
Year: 1866

Work A blessing. young men


have fathers that are well off, and they have


no ambition, and no particular prospect.


They scorn a trade A man that is too well


born for trade, is very well born for gal


lows Thousands of parents who by indus


try have gained position which enables


them to destroy their children, take the
surest means of accomplishing their destruc-
ton, by encourag them in nidleness, and
allowing them to grow up with feelings of
contempt for labor. No child ought to be
reared to feel that it is disgraceful to work
at what ever manuel labor best suits his tai
ents, no mater if his father is minister, or
a lawyer, or a Senator, or a President of the


United States Many young men are look
ing forward upon life with the general idea
that they are going to enjoy themselves
They are provided with needftll physical
comforts and they mean to be very happy.
They have no trade. They slight their pro-
fession. Their whole governing principle
in life Is to shrink anything like work and
they expect to have enjoyment without in
dustry But no man in this world will be
happy who violates the fundamental law of
industry. You must work if you are going
to be happy mar. | know you think it IS
hard but flood had meant that you should
be butterfly, you would have been born a
butterfly. And as you were not born
moth or miller, but man, you must ac-
cept the conditions of your manhood. Ard
if there is one principle that is more irnpor-
tant at the very threshold of life then an
other, it is that man is born to work. At
the beginning ofthe history Of the race, it
may have been clErse that doomed man to
work but, Think God, it has been changed
to blessing now. And the baptism of
work Is a baptism of blessing.
Year: 1866

Prescribing the duties OF the Collector OF


Taxes.


SECT. |. Be it ordained by the Town
is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same, That the Council shall, from time to
time, and whenever the same be necessary,
appoint proper person to collect the taxes,
rates and levies, assessed rated or levied by
the Council, who shall receive for his servi-
ces such compensation as the Council from
time to time by resolution may determine.


SEC. 3 The collector, before he enters
on the duties of his appointment, shall give
a bond with such surety and penalty as shall
be satisfactory to the Council, and warrant
to confess judgment thereon to the corpor-
alton of the borough of Ccntralia, condi-
toned chat he viii faithfully and diligently
Year: 1866

THE MURDER IN FAYETTE COUNTY. On
the Sd of April last, young married man
was murdered in Cookstown, Fayettecounty
His body was thrown into the river, but was
soon after discovered Up to within aweek
no clue to the murtlerers had been obtained,
but the other day the wife of the murdered
man and man named Thairwellwere arres-
ted and are now confined in jail charged
with committing the murder. 1t is report
ed that Thairwell has confessed, and states
that he had lived with Houseman- and be-
come criminally intimate with his wife, that
various attempts had been made to poison
Houseman, which failed, and finally he shot
him while he was asleep inabed that Mrs.
Houseman had a tub ready to catch. the
blood, and that they thus succeeded in muir
dering the man and afterwards conveyed the
body to the river, tied rope around his
neck and put weight to it to prevent the
body from rising and threw it in-the wom-
an taking an active part in all these acts
Thairwell is an Englishman and has only
been in this country three years-he gives
his age we are informed, as twenty-four-
He Is very much distressed The woman is
said to be smart and handsome. She mani
tests but little concern in regard to what has
happened and seems indifferent about her
present situation or the future She is
twenty-six years OF age and has four chill
dren.
Year: 1866

A BAsHFUL and rather green young fellow
of our acquaintance invited young lady to
attenda ball with him one light last summer.
The invitation was accepted and the couple
appeared at the ball. After dancing for
some time 'greeny'' saw his partner sitting
in one corner of the room, all alone. Now
was his chance. So he walked up to where
the lady was sitting, and sat down beside
her. All well so far; but the bashful fellow
was at a loss for something to say. He
fdgetted about considerably, and was sweat
ing profusely. Finally, taking hold of his
wilted collar, he commenced conversation
thus: Its powerful warmin thisroom-
shirts wetain' tyours2" Hispartner blush
ed, said nothing, but took his arm for the
next set
Year: 1866

Regulating the running of Engines and Cars
on Railroads through the Borough OF


Centralia


SECT. 1. Be it ordained by the Town
Council of the borough of Centralia,, and it
is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same, That from and after the passage OF
this ordinance, no Engine or cars shall be
run on any railroad through the borough of
Centralia, at speed greater than four miles
an hour; and every engine running through
Year: 1866

To prevent dogs from running at large in the


Borough of Centralia.


SECT /. Be it ordained by the Town
Council of the Borough of Centralia, and
it is hereby ordained by the authority of the
same, That no dog shall be allowed to go at
large in the borough, without having around
Year: 1866

3 TIE DIFFERENCE. Two lawyers in a
county court-one of whom had gray hair,
and the other, though just as old a man as
his learned friend, had hair which looked
suspleiorlslya black had some alteration
about a question of practice, in which the
gentleman with the dark hair remarked to
his opponent:- A person at your time of
hfs.f sir.7 looking at the barrister's gray
head, ought to have long enough expe-
rience to know what is customary in such
cases. Z fsYes, SIR was the reply: ''you
may stare at my gray hair'iif you like. My
hair win be gray as long as live, and yours
viii be black as long as YOU dye.'s
Year: 1866

The New York Tribune says:-"We have a
fine sample of sewing silk and twist made at
cocoons snun this season at that place by worms
fed on the common black and white mulberry,
whereof thousands are growing wild and as
shade.trees throughout that region. The
cocoons' after being soaked in weak solution
of soan and water, were reeled on an old time
little wheel used by our grandmothers for
spinning flax. We do not of course, urge a
General resort to such rude, ineffective pro-
eesses; but we trust the day is not distant when
silk will be made throughout at least the Middle
States of our Union. This would give remune-
rative employment to millions offeeble, decrepit,
or young persons who are now idle and useless.
We commend the planting OF few mulberries
on every farm by way of preparation for the
silk of the future.n


Gold IN Austria is quoted at 45 per cent, In
Italy at l6 per cent, Prussia at par.
Year: 1866

A SINGULAR PHESoMEyoS-The Shreve-
port La Southwestern reports the follow
ing:


1.-TWO gentlemen, a few days ago, while
riding along the road short distance from
this place, witnessed curious occurrence
during the day time. A rain was coming
proceeded by slight sprinkling, when at short
distance ahead they saw large ball Of fire
descend slowly from the clouds and fx itself
to the trunk of tall, dead pine, at the height
of few feet from the ground. Both called
to each other simultaneously to notice the
strange object, which, to use their own
words, 'blazed up where II stood like can
dle.' 1t so continued for a few seconds, when
it suddenly exploded with q tremendous det-
onation, tearing the tree into thousand
splinters AMI setting fire to the portion Of
the stump that remained. A considerable
area was filed with falling foliage, and
fragments scattered in every direction. Inn
mediately upon the explosion, streak Of
fire was seen shooting of horizontally from
the tree, which followed the surface Of the
ground, passing within fifty or sixty feet Of
them, and of the character OF stream Of
lightning, as is often seen descending from
the clouds when it strikes. The sight was
terrific In the extreme. The air became
strongly impregnated with pungent, sui
phurous odor."
Year: 1866

Oh tell not of the hidden woes
That Of disturb the hearts repose,


Within life'e dreary maze;
Tell not Of grief too deep 10 bear,

OF witherd hope and gloomy fears
l too could tell with bitter tears,


In sad and mournful lays:
l too could tell of friends grown cold,
But rather far would unfold


:"
I wander back In chiidhood's home,
With dear ones, who with me would roam
The woods most lonely ways
While at the foot of some old tree,
In converse sweet they tell to me
Year: 1866



 Bsr- We have already announced, says the Memphis Avalanche, breach between Wilson and Sumner. The fight promises to be terrible one. The papers of Mas sachusetts are arraying themselves under the respective banner of the belligerents. Sumner and Wilson have certainly clinch- ed in the struggle for power May they pound each others ugly face into a jelly may they pull each others hair may they gouge out each others eyes-may they bite off each others noses-may they choke each other till their lying tongues hang out of their dirty mouths-may they mash in each others ribs and tear out each others hearts--may they kick each other with a hundred horse power, and their feet be covered with sharp-toed iron boots and steel brogans-may they turn to couple of Kilkenny cats, and fight and bite and scratch until they eat each other up; and when their worthless lives become extinct may the devil, with all the mighty host oi hell, turn out in one grand cavalcade to welcome home his faithful and efficient ambassadors.
Year: 1866

The London Times of the 9th makes the following comment on the veto mes. sage:

 The President of the United States has just refused his assent to bill passed by both Houses of Congress, and has thus brought the Executive and Legislative powers of the Republic into direct colli- sion with each other. The exercise of au- thority he has justified in long and elab- crate message, of which, it is not, we think, too much to say, that it establishes, com pletoly and absolutely, the wisdom of his decision The question at issue concerned an institution long designated as peculiar to the Southern States of the Union, but the event which have recently transpired in our own colony of Jamacia, will enable us to understand with very little difficulty the conflict in America.

 It is said the public had testified their approval of an act designed to express the determined opposition of the President to sectional and oppressive legislation. Nor should we expect less from the good sense and judgment of the American people In this country, the courage and decision ex- hibiled by Mir. Johnson, will confirm the respect in which his policy has been held, and will entitle him to credit as one of the ablest statesmen who have ever conducted great nation successfully through peril ous crisis, by frmness, moderation and wisdom.