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Year: 1866

KNIGHTS OF THE SOCIAL CIRCLE. - ON
Tuesday evening this order of mobility" held
circle at the residence of the High Priest OF
the order. The exercises on the occasion
were characterized by an unusual degree OF
interest. This was especially the case with the
lecture bs the High Priest, which was one OF
rare ability, and received the closest attention
and the rapturous appliance of the entire cir
Gle. AS the orator is candidate for public
favors we recommend him to the attention Of
the Young Mems Christian Association, Mer-
camille Library Association and similar insti-
tutions ela
Year: 1866

In the early settlement of our country the
greatest anxiety was, how our people could gel
enough of good wholesome food. Now the
manner of living has changed, SO that many
people really suffer, and enough of every kind
around them. Why is this? 1t is because theil
food distresses them. Buy one bottle of Maih':
Elderberry Wine and you will getrelief Their
buy case. dec4tf
Year: 1866

HOLIDAY STREET THEATRE-TLs evening the
Ravels appear in three splendid bills The Golden
Egg, Fortune" and the -Four Lovers" This ex-
hibition is the perfection of pantomime.


FRONT STREET IHEATRE.-The interest in the stir
ring drama, Tho Streets of New York does not
flag Its given with spirit and effect every night


WooD MINsTRELs.-This accomplished troupe
gave most capital entertainment last night to q full
house. the music being given with a degree of taste
and power, in advance, we think Of any troupe that
has hitherto visited Baltimore Marred by few real
eXtravagancies, the music is not sacrificed as il is too
often done to broad burlesque and stunning noise
They cannot fail to nlease
Year: 1866

BUFFALO, March IA fire broke out in the New
York Central Railroad Companys freight depot in
this city, at O'Clock this morning. The fire was
caused by the watchman upSetting can of kerosene
oil near the stove.


The flames spread rapidly, and communicated to
the splendid elevator belonging to the railroad COM
pany. Both buildings were entirely destroyed, to-
gether with large number of loaded cars in the de-
pot, and piles of freight.


The freight depot was an immense structure. There
were about 100000 bushels of grain in the elevator
little Of which was saved The stock of grain
was insured.


The loss on the elevator, depot and freight cannot
now be correctly stated, but it is estimated at over
million dollars.


This loss will fall on the company, which insures
itself.


BUFFALO, March 1.-THE Commercial bduertiser
publishes list of the amounts of insurance on prop
erty lost by the fire at the depot of the Central Rail
road Company this morning. The total loss is $685.,
co., and among the list is $500 the North Ameri-
can Company of PHILADELPHIA.
Year: 1866

Pur THE QUESTION generally to your friends, as
to what they for their teeth and the
response nine times out of ten. will be. Sozodont


IT'S no longer necessary to impress its merits upon
the public mind; experience has taught the world
that as means of be8utifying and preserving the
teeth. invgorating the Cams, and giving pleasant
aroma to the BREATH it HIS ne EiYa in either hemis
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING aoUsE.-We taEe great
pleasure in calling the attention of readers to the
conspicuous advertisement OF Messrs. Smith. Bros.
& Co., No. 40 West Baltimore street. We speak what
we know when we say their present stock of clothing
cannot be excelled. We commend this firm to the
favorable notice of all who may want goods in their
Iins They sell at small profits. and deal on the


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Year: 1866

BEAUTIFUL ExrRAcr-The loved ones whose
loss lament are still in existence; they are
living with me at this very time; they are
like myself dwelling in the great mansion OF
God; they still belong to me as to them.
As they are ever in my thoughts, so, perhaps
am in theirs. AS mourn for their loss,
perhaps they rejoice in anticipation ofour re-
union.-What to me is still dark, they see
clearly. Why do | grieve because can no
longer enjoy their pleasant society? During
their lifetime was not diScontented because
I could not always have them round me. II
iourney>took them from uie,E was not there.
fore unhappy. And why is it different now!
They have gone on journey. Whether they
are living on earth in far distant city, or in
some higher world in the infinite universe Of
God, what difference is there? Are we not
still in the same house of the Father, like low.
ing brothers who inhabit separate rooms?
Have VIC therefore ceased to be brothers?-


E1anaan,
Year: 1866

Corn planting commences this month, in
the climate of lower Georgia, and when early
planted, makes almost invariably the best
crop. Do not let the mania for cotton grow
ing prevent your putting in q beautiful crop
of corn. A half crop of cotton will bring in
more money than a full one, and to raise
full crop of cotton this year, would compel
the purchase of oil our food another year
The facilities and rates of transportation will
not begin to justify this. Plant, then, plenty
Of corn, and plant early and on deeply pre-
pared ground, so as 10 prevent, by the early
maturing Of the crop, and by full supply ot
moisture in the soil during its periods Of
growth, the casualties to which it Is subject
under other conditions, in our summer
drouehts.-Soutkern Cultirator.
Year: 1866

RAISE FRUlT.-The South is constantly de-
voting more attention to fruit raising. We
hope this spirit ofimprovemcnt will c,ntinue
to increase until we shall be entirely indepen-
dent of importations from abroad. In no de-
partment of horticulture has more interest
been manifested than in grape growing. A
little attention and expense would enable al
most every family to sip the pure juice OF
this delicious and healthlul fruit 'under their
own vine and fig tree" Indeed, we hope to
see more attention bestowed upon the culture
of all the various fruits which flourish in this
climate. It will prove highly profitable as q
business, and assume great importance, in a
few Years.-Southern Cultivat0r.
Year: 1866

At one of the Paris theatres the spectator
is shown the mode of dressing from the Crea-
ton to the present day, and living models
walk out ofa huge book Of fashion to Illus
trate the different periods.
Year: 1866

The wealthiest congregation in New York
city, perhaps in the whole country, is that OF
the Church If the Ascension (EpiscopaD IN
the Filth Avenue. Their aggregate y ONE
la@t year is shown by the official rctu S to
have been eighteen million dollars.
Year: 1866

PROPOSED Re UNION OF TIE TWO FIkGINIAs.-
The Legislature Of Virginia has taken the
first step toward attempting the restoration
Of the ancient boundaries of the Old Domin-
ion. We learn from the Richmond paper
that the resolutions in favor of reunion which
have been reported from the Select Committee
Of the House of Delegates, provides for the ap-
pointment of Commissioners to proceed forth,
with to the seat Of government of West Vir-
ginia for the purpose of communicating with
the Governor and General Assembly of that
State, with authority to treat on the subject
of the restoration Of the State of Virginia to
its ancient jurisdiction and boundaries; with


authority, also, to treat with the autholities
of West Virginia for the adjustment of the


public debt of Virginia, due or incurred pre-
yious to the dismemberment of the State.
Year: 1866

Why THERE IS No RAIN IN PERU.-ln
Peru, South America, rain is unknown
The coast of Peru is within the region OF
perpetual south east trade winds; and
though the Peruvian shores are on the very
verge of the South Sea boiler, yet it never
rains there. The reason is plain. The
southeast trade. winds in the Atlantic Ocean
first strikes the water on the coast of Africa.
Travelling to the north. they blow OBJ
liouely across the ocean until they reach the
coast of Brazil. By this they are heavily
laden with vapor, which they continue to
bear along across the continent. depositing
as they 90, and supplying with it the sources
of the Rio de la Plata, and the Southern
tributaries of the Amazon. Finally they
reach the snow capped Andes, and here is
wrung from them the last particle of mois-
ture that very low temperature can extract.
Reaching the summit of that range. they
now tumble down as cool and dry winds on
the Pacific slopes beyond. Meeting with no
evaporating surface. and no temperature
colder than that to which they were subject
on the mountain tops. they reach the ocean
before they become charged with fresh vapor,
and before, therefore, they have any which
the Peruvian climate can extract. Thus we
see how the Andes become the reservoir
from which are supplied the rivers of Chill
and Peru.
Year: 1866

SpIRIpoN," in a recent letter from Paris
to the Boston Gazette, mentions the cause
of the death of the Count Bacciochi 4" lie
was Born in Ajaccio, in 1903. After the
fall of the Empire and the ruin OF bis kim
dred, he lived in Italy, living the life of a
wealthy gentleman. When Prince Napo
leon was elected President of the Republic,
Count Bacciochi came to France. When the
Empire was proclaimed, he was appointed
Grand Chamberlain and Superintendent of
the Imperial Theatres. He was attacked in
1856 bv nervous disease, which affected the
organs of motion. His tortures these lasi
ten wears have been indescribable He
could only sleep when thoroughly exhausted.
He could never sit down, nor could he stand
still, as he himself used to say 8 am like
the Wandering Jew, On, on, or IS the cry
disease constantly whispers in my ears ?"-
He had become so accustomed to walking, it
at last was almost impossible for him to
superinduce the fatigues required to over


come pain by sleep. 1t was rare, indeed,
he could sleep before three or four O'Clock
in the morning, and when sleep did at last
come it never fingered long. He walked
constantly; even at the Opera bis box was
latticed and thick carpets were spread on
the floor, that he might walk while listening
to the music, and kill the hours which lay
between dinner and midnight. When he
returned home he was obliged to again be
gin his walk. The Emperor had one Of the
longest galleries of the Palace of the TUT
leries covered with thick carpets, that his
wretched Chamberlain might necessarily
walk up and down it. During one crisis he
walked thirty. six hours, without stopping
once, and when he did halt, he had to be
borne exhausted to bed, the soles of his feet
were injected with blood, which seemed to
issue from every porel He died from the
exhaustion brought on by want of Sleep
which our doctors were unable to superin
duce, for he had at last taken narcotics in
such quantities that the most potent OF them
had no effect whatever on him."
Year: 1866

When Napoleon Bonaparte was encamped
at Boulogne, on the British Channel, one
of his ships captured an English vessel,
among whose crew was a fine, sturdy young
English sailor This lad was permitted to
wander about within the French lines; and
often did he stand ON the shore and gaze over
the waters of the channel while he thought
of his home in England and his dearly loved
mother. At length his longing to escape
grew so intense that he determined, at all
hazards to make an attempt.


One dav, as he stood near the water,
watching the fight of number Of birds,
which took their course towards England.
and vainly wishing he could accompany them
in their rapid flight, he saw an empty hogs
head come floating slowly towards the beach,
impslled BY the breeze. At once thought
that he could use it in forwarding his plans
took possession of his mind. He carefully
hid it away and began to work from day to
day in forming it into clumsy boat. 1t
was Tedious undertaking, as he was com.
pelled to use the greatest precaution to avoid
attracting notice or exciting the suspicious of
his captors.


But at length, after many weary days of
labor, he saw bis boat, such as 1t was, I'm.
ished.


He procured from some neighboring trees
a supply of willow sprouts, which he had
woven around it in order to strengthen it
The thought of launching forth in such
frail vessel upon the stormy sea. was enough
20 alright the boldest sailor that ever trod
deck. Yet, impelled by his love of home and
of his mother, he was about to make serious
effort in this rude contrivance to cross the
British Channel.


One dark and stormy night, he managed to
get his boat to the waters edge, and was just
about to put to sea, when, to his sore dlsmay,
he was caught in the very act by the French
guard.


Atlength, while all were making merry at
his craft, the story reached the ears of Napo-
leon himself, whose curiosity was excited.
He ordered the lad and his vessel to be
brought into his presence. After looking at
them for a moment, he exclaimed,


Rash young man, you must have a
love, or you would never have thought of
making a voyage in such thing as that"


"No, sire,'' replied the lad, al have no
sweetheart; but l have a mother whom l
dearly love, and whom l have not seen for
many years. 1t was my longing to see her
that led me to attempt escaping.


"And you shall see her," said Napoleon.
$50 brave a son must have a noble moth.
er."


Thus saying, be gave the young tar piece
of gold, and commanded that he should be
forwarded, under a flag of truce, to his ma
tive country. He arrived there safely, and
although he lived many years in poverty,
never would he spend or in any way part
with the gold coin given him by Napoleon
Bonaparte.
Year: 1866

IsaENuIrY.- Van Bursu used to tell
a story of two enterprising Yankees, one Of
whom attended political meetings. and by
vigorous hand shaking, gave the people the
itch followed by his partner, who sold q
curative ointment at remunerative price,
Year: 1866

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


In al, diseases entrusted to the Doctors care,
PERFECT SPEEDY and PERMANENT
Year: 1866

First. then, the calf These we would
have come in March-last of February
is better. though the e4irst half of April
will do. but not later Calves which
come in June and Jnly cannot be tit to
raise for stock, unless one ts willing and
able TO expend extra labor, cost and pet
ting in raising them. Suppose your cali
is dropped the first of April: let it re.
main only long enough with the cow to
thoroughly clean out the udder. This is
necessary in order to put natural opera
ton in proper motion Remove it to a
pen, and bring it mp by hand" as the
saying is, The first thing needed will
be a trough Make one of wood, four
inches deep, and holding four or five
quarts. Fastsn this in one corner Of
the pen, or about the height of the calf's
breast, and turn in quart or so of
milk just drawn from the COW. Do not
put any artificial teat in the trough, for
that will learn them to suck as the OBJ.
iect is to learn them to drink. Turn in
the warm milk, and putting the finger
IN the calf's mouth, place its nose to the
trough and in contact with the milk
You will not probably succeed in making





at night, at the next milking, nor even
the next morning. but continue trying,
using warm milk at each time, and at
the end of two days at most, after much
bleating, they will take hold and
drink nicely After that, there is no
more trouble, except to turn the milk
&C., into the trough, They will some
times drink at the first trial; if not. at
the second or third


After they fairly commence drinking,
give them a quart of warm "fore milk"
at each milking, and also two or three
quarts of skim milk warmed. feeding a
portion of the latter at noon. Continue
the new milk until they are four weeks
old waen they will commence eating
hay and the skim milk warmed, with
little bour or oatmeal mixed in, fed
three times day, will be sufficient At
eight weeks old, feed twicea day with
the milk, giving plenty of nice hay, and
BY the first of June they will be ready
to turn away to pasture. They should
have been taught to drink water which
can be done leisurely, BY giving it to
them, or driving them to the watering
trough 4 few times They should be
furDlSleQ from tue tlD1e lHey are Week
old with a lot Of sweet nice hay, as often
as required, and BY the time they are
three months old. they will eat it like
an OK, and will not forget it, but eat it
again readily when they are housed in |
the fall. which is not always the case |
with late calf 1t is always we'll to |
give them little milk or sour milk of
some kind for few days after they are
turned to pasture but they will gener-
ally refuse it at the end of week or ten
days l


Calves raised il this manner and
weaned on hay are of good size, and in
fact at housing time in the fall are worth
about as much as small yearlings They
should be we'll fed the first winter, with
good hay and an occasional feed of roots.
IF they are steers they will be tough and
hardy, and the boys can yoke and team
them some and if heifers, they will be
of good size, forward, and more likely to
come in" at two years old Tie ADser.
ic1n Farmer.
Year: 1866

1t is curious fact that very rich and
highly manured land has rarely produced
a grape that would yield high quality
of wine The grape that contains the
most saccharine matter will make the
best vine, and the different varieties
differ widely in the proportion Of sugar,
In Italy and Sicily the very finest and
sweetest grapes grow on the rocky rub
bish of volcanoes, and those that grow
on loose rocky soils or along hillsidet
covered With rocks are often the best
These facts ought to teach Us not to Sc.
lect the richest soils, and not to stuff
them with organic manure for the grape
-Flouvim1n.
Year: 1866

5. 6O.-X.-The amount OF Plantation
Bitters sold in one year it something startling.
They would I'LL Broadway six feet high, from
the Park TO 4th street brakes mandatory is
one of the institutions of New York. 1t is said
that Drake painted all the recks in the Eastern
States with his cabalistic IS. -lS60.-X.,
and then got the old granny legislators to pass
a law preventing disfguring the face OF Ma
ture, which gave him monopoly. We do not
know how this is but we de know the Plantation
Bitters SELL as no other article ever did. They
are used by all classes of the community, and
are death on Dyspepsia-certain. They are very
invigorating when lauguid and weak and
great appetizer.


Saratoga Spring wafer. sold BY all
Druggists.
Year: 1866

THE CHOLERA AND TIE WALL STREET BEARS
There is no class of persons 80 prone to take
advantage Of any pubic misfortune to attain
their own objects as the bulls and bears Of
Wall street. During the rebellion every little
Union disaster was magniGed into sornething
terrible, and the prices of gold and stoc ks were
sent up or down accordingly. In dc fault Of
having no rebellion material TO work upon, the
stockholders of Wall street have seized upon
the report that the cholera was comm 9 bither-
ward, and on the strength of that the bears
the other day smashed down stocks four or five
per cent. We do no: care for either the bulls
or the bears, and If people who know nothing
about the lodges and fluctuations of the stock
market venture into it and get their fingers
burned IL is their own fault.


The effort TO excite panic here upon the re-
port that the cholera was coming is TO be en-
phaticaAy deprecated. There is reolly no dan
ger to be apprehended at present upon thai
score. The single case reported yesterday was
proven by two or three Of our most experiences
physicians, after post mortem examination, 70
be no case OF cholera at all
Year: 1866

MORE AMERICAN NES-oF-WAR WANTED ON THE
FISHING GRouNDs.-We have already cbronlcled
the fact that considerable feet of British men,
oc-war have left England for this side of the
Atlantic, supposed to be destined for the FISH
ing grounds. This movement calls for imme-
date and vigorous measures on the part of the
American government. It demands the pres
ence on the fishing grounds Of fleet Of Ameri-
can men-ofwar able TO cope with the English
and project tho rights Of our hardy fishermen.
We should not suffer defeat upon any position
we may aitemp, TO maintain in this matter on
account of insuficiency OF naval strength. We
should be successful from the beginning, and no
repetition of the Chesapeake and Shannon affair
permitted. The arrogance of English navy
officers Is proverbal, and there is no knowing
at what moment they may fire the first shot.
We should have ready naval force sufficient
to take the bull by the horns from the start.
II is no doubt very pleasant to have large
fleets in the Mediterranean and on other agree
able stations, but they are Of no practical use
at this juncture. They are wanted at points
where q hereditary enemy presents mcnacing
attitude. They are wanted on the turbulent
waters of the Banks Of Newfoundland, in the
Bays Of Fundy and Cbaleur, and not upon the
placid waters of the Mediterranean. We trust
the government will Immediately order 10 the
fishing grounds thoee fees BOW doing fancy
duty abroad.
Year: 1866

Americas. Indeed, 1t is not unlikely that the
French Emperor will offer prize cup for
yachts in connection with the Exposition. AT
any rate, with the prospect Of such races ahead,
the season of 1865 ought to be remarkably
brilliant Our yachtmen should display re-
newed ardor and energy, and besides the an
nual reception, review and squadron cruise,
there should be number of ocean matches ar
ranged by way of practice for the grand con-
test that is to decide the relative superiority of
America and England.
Year: 1866

to be employed of the coasts of British North
America and Ireland for little time to come
than in the Baltic or Mediterranean, and If the
exchequer is to be further embarrassed than 1t
is by the present heavy expense Of maintaining
and transporting regulars and militia, it will
not be in the service Of Prussia. England, in
fact, has quite as much on hand touching her
domestic affairs as she can well attend to at
nresent
Year: 1866

BAD PoLIcY.-It is bad policy for the War
Department to retain any negroes in the army
Such soldiers will some day be the nucleus OF
niger instructions in the South, as they once
were in st. Domingo. Our soldiers should all
be white men.
Year: 1866

The Yachting Magazine hopes that Captain


Lovett "will again bring forward his spirited


programme this year." and that 'it will be met


with that plucky support II so well deserves"
This hope we most cordially re-ecbo for we
are assured that the race to Gibraltar is merely


preliminary to the organization of ''a feet Of
powerful schooners TO cross the Atlantic and


wake up Uncle Sam in the bay Of New York"
When they arrive they will find Uncle sam
wide awake and ready to greet them most hos
pitably. But whether or not the man and
ship will still he forthcoming-Britishb built,
British sailed and under a British burgee-
that will bring back that cup to our island
seas" is quite another question. Undoubtedly
"the yacbt-and her ovner--that accomplishes
this feat will place the club he represents at
the head of every yacht club, and viii need
neither granite pedestal nor marble tablet 10
perpetuate his famq;' but II will be time
enough TO order the pedestal and the tablet
after the triumph Is achieved. The New York
Yacht Club will furnish Yankee ship and O
Yankee crew to secure and retain the cur
which the America won. Let the Englisf
yachts come; the sooner the better. II they
put off the expedition for another year they
may find feet of American yachts ready Il
compete with them on tier own waters il
| 1867. The Paris Exposition will be held Il


tha, year, and many Americans will 20 abroad


Some Of them will go, in their own yachts, AM
: show the Englishu,en not one but doze