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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17
EVERYBODY AT THEIR BEST

..TAkE everybody at their best, and
hold them there"
If our memory has not preserved the
quaint words Of this Paragraph. we have
its spirit. and its sound truth and good
sense struck US very forctbly the other
day
How much smoother and easier we
might get on with ourselves and others
by following this advice. We have
you, reader, and /, and every body else
our angles and crotchets, our weakness,
and failings, and faults, which may make
ourselves and some other folks dread
fully uncomfortable. Some people seem
TO have an unfortunate faculty of always
bringing them to the surface. They are,
either from some peryersity of head or
heart, always rLnning against the whims
and weakness OF their fellow beings,
eliminating discord and disturbance.
Now it is great deal better to avoid
all these things. Ii is great deal better
on the low ground of cNpediency and
comfort just slip BY. and 90 round
the oddities, the irritabilities, the sus-
pieions, the obstinacies OF people, as far
as you can, They in their turn will have
it TO do for you.
Try to find "everybody's best"-the
soft, kindly, generous side. A great
many people inherit their moral and
mental twists, and it's hard to unite these
hereditary knots. They don't see them,
although to others eyes they crop out
as plain as daylight, its best for all of
US TO shut our eyes TO them. as we do
over a good many other things beside.
Every road has its own rut." Every
character his foibles, to go no deeper.
and it is always pleasant to hear person
say, she or she has their pecularities;
but then so have $50 has everybody
There is sound philosophy at the
bottom of this, if there isn't something
better and higher still.-Home Magazine.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17

BLESSED blessed is he who does not
make cent for he will have no income
tax to pay.
Blessed is the bald headed man for
his wife cannot pull his hair.
Blessed is the homely man, for the
girls snail not modest him; yea. thrice
blessed is he, for when he asketh = lady
to dance, she shall answer him. saying,
Il am engaged for the next set"
Blessed is he who polisheth his boots
and not his morals, who maketh the out
side of his head TO shine, but neglecteth
the inside thereof, all the girls shall rise
up at his coming and call him beautiful.
Blessed is the man who hath no brains 5,
but brass in abundance, for he shall be
the ladies favorite.-Selah,
Blessed is the man who giveth many
and costly presents to young ladies, for
he shall get his reward-in a horn.
Blessed be the man that is always fiat
broke, for no man saith unto him, lend
me five dollars.
Blessed is the Digger Indian for unto
him no man presenteth q subscription
paper,
Blessed is the Chinaman for when he
is asked to contribute TO . "good cause -
he answereth, saying, "Me no sabe," and
straightway the pbilanthrophist leaveth
him, and John goeth on his way re-
joicing. -
Blessed is the Negro, for unto him
boweth down all "de white trash of the
country.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17
Camp Me etlnq Anecdote.

At a camp meeting number Of ladies
continued standing on the benches, not
outstanding the frequent hints from the
minister to sit down. A reverend old
gentleman, noted for his good humor
arose and said:
II think if those ladies standing on
the benches knew they had holes in their
stockings they would sit down.
This address had the desired effect
there was an immediate sinking into the
seats.
A young minister standing behind
him, ond blushing to the temples, said :
80, brother, how could yoa say that p
Say shat = said the old gentleman,
it's faes-if they hadn't holes in their
stockings, I'd like to know how they
could get them Oh"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17

ROMANCE OF THE DIVORCE CorRT.-
The particulars of an extraordinary case
in connection with the Divorce Court
have reached me, which although reading
like 4 romance are nevertheless strictly
true For obvious reasons l shall not
mentions names. The facts are, how
ever, as follows: Not long ago the
Judge Ordinary, an officer of Her Ma
jestys service whom ! shall describe as
Mr.. A, presented petition for a divorce
from his wife on the usual grounds. The
.taur pas of the lady { an Irishwoman,
should mention, } occasioned much pain
and surprise to her friends, as her con
duet previous to the unfortunate denoue-
mena had been unexceptionable as a wife
and a mother The correspondent in the
case also an officer in the army, whom
| shall call Mr. b., made all the repara-
ton in his power and married her. She
was subsequently received in India,
where her antecedents were not too
critically examined, but in three years
afterward Mr.. B died and she was left n
widow. Having no longer any tie in
India, she returned to England, whittier
she had been preceded by Mr. A. and
his three little children. Having taken
up her residence in fashionable town in
a midland county celebrated for the
curative properties of its waters, Mrs.
b. soon obtained admission into good
society as the widow of a British officer
and an attractive woman to boot. Here.
after an interval of two years, she again
encountered Mr.. A, and the result is
that they have again married. The
! children of Mr.. A. have not recognized
their mother, and all they know is, that
Papa married a widow. Beat this in "A
sensation novel if you can. The circum-
/, stances of this extraordinary case are
, related with critical accuracy; and were
! / to give the real initials of the parties.
F., they could be easily identified. They
afford the only illustration of the ruling
| passion strong in divorce.-London Con-
| respondenf
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17
Hints TO HusBANps.-Do not jesswith

HINTS TO HusBANps-Do not jesswith
your wife upon subject in which there
is danger of wounding her feelings
/ Remember that she treasures every word
YOU utter, though you may never think
of them again. ~
Do not speak OF some yirtue in another
mans wife to remind your own OF faiA
DO not reproaea your wife with a
personal defect, for Il she has sensibility.
you infict awonnd difficult to heal.
Do not treat your wife with inatten-
tion in company. 1t touches her pride.
and she will not respect you more, or
love any the better for it,
Do not uphraid your wife in the pres
ence of a third person. The sense OF
disregard for her feelings will prevent
her from acknowledging her fault
Do not entertain your wife with prais
ing the beauty and accomplishment Of
other women.
Do not. too often, invite your friends
out to ride, and leave your wife at home
She might suspect that you esteem others
more companionable than herself
If you have a pleasant home and
cheerful wife pass your evenings under
your own roof.
Do not be stern and silent in Your
own house and remarkable for your
sociability elsewhere.
Remember that your wife has as much
need of recreation as yourself. and dc
vote portion, at last, of your leisure
hours TO such society and amusements
as she may join BY so doing You will
secure her smiles and increase her affec-
ton.
Do not, by being too exact in pecunia
ry matters, make your wife feel her de-
pendence on your bounty. 1t tends to
lessen her dignity of character, and
does not increase her esteem for YOU.
If she is sensible women. she should
be acquainted with your business and
know Your income, that she may regulate
her household expenses accordingly.
BE it remembered that pecuniary affairs
cause more difficulties in families than
any other one cause. Your wife has an
equal right with yourself to all you
possess in the world--therefore she
should be made acquainted with that
which is of great Importance TO both.
boston Times.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17

Dresses without sleeves are the style
in Paris.
The Tobacco crop in Connecticut Valley
will be small
The French ladies carry sword canes
TO protect themselves.
John B. Cough, the Temperance
lecturer, reports an income of $4,000
year.
Artemus Ward says when be hears the
song, Come where nv love lies dream
ing he don't go He don't think it
would be right
Ninety Western officers have had their
pay stopped by the War Department be-
cause they have not returned their ac-
counts according to law.
What is the difference between ancient
and modern chiyalry: One wore coats
of mail and the otIer coats OF female
Two old New England ministers were
riding by gallows when the elder one
asked the others: Were would you be if
that tree bore its proper fruit 2" ..Riding
alone, sir, was the immediate reply.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17
immortality of BOYS.

The louisville Press gives the follow
ing good advice to parents: Look out
for your boys, fathers and mothers, when
night comes on. There is nothing more
ruinous to their morals than running
about at that time Under cover of dark
ness they acquire their education in
crime, they learn to be rowdyish, if not
absolutely vicious, they can catch up
loose talk they hear sinful expressions,
they see obscene things, they become
reckless and vicious If you would save
them from vulgarity. save them from
vice, save them from prison, see to it
that night finds them at home.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17
RICHMOND, WAYNE CO.. md,

He lifted his hat with polite bow and
the next moment was walking carelessly
down the gravelIed walk wbistling John
Brown" as unceremonionsly as IL the
late quarrel was the most indifferent thing
in the world to him and still farther TO
prove it. went straight to recruiting
office and enlisted.
II all the girls had been as silly as
Nellie, and their lovers as jealous as
Ward, the word draft would never have
needed definition in this country.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17

20 boxes fine Teas, embracing various quail
ties. G. w. BARNES 4 co
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17

Phadrus has an apologize which may
be thus paraphrased:
From our aecks, wien life ss.isswneybegins,
Two sacks Jove. the F FtIher, suSpendsi
The one holds proper sfs,
The other the sins of friends:
The fr>t Man Immediately throws
Out Of sight, out of mind, at his back;
The lastis 80 ufder his nose,
He seesevery grain in the sack
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1865-08-17

A bashfnl youth was lamenting to his
paternal progenitor the ordeal of pop
ping the question
Pooh" said the patriot, chow do you
suppose l managedy'
''Oh, you married mother, and I've
got to marry strange gal ~
The population Of Auburn is about
13, 900. $500.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-07-29
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
Cor the Pacific comI Alyer,i.er.)

For the B.cilc ComI Alyertissr-)
] a Memory Of Abra ham Lincoln
~ CakyTIT IOI-
fou ths p0nderous, deep-toBed E<!
Win cstieut pauses grand
itol the solemn, echoIag RnslI
From MountHin-t0p % Strand
Le. the heavy, pendant hammer
Taks q nournfIl, braEer ciaBos--
Spread melancholy glamour
O'eI the Land
tear and far. tee Patriots al.
Weep ger tho Stricken Jus:.
s;sr and funeral plume ard p.ii
diye 20 bis Hoy Dust
Lsi Lhs Wall our deep grief urEss
eEeli 70 mighty, vocal surzss
AaLheniag Nation. Dlrges
O'sr ~ Trust.
Borne safely through the ga;tle-Wrsth
by G,'Ps abundant Power
Form from his Heaven Appointed Pam
u hi. High Zsaith-Hour.
Bat goseYrTnpr-, the Story
Ho~ the Wrongs Of Ages HoaTy
lie saSiued, shall be his Gio.y-
s:sni Ills Tower
Crushed he the Monster, slavery,
For Darkness gave he Light
flushed he RebsIIi5u3 KuagrTy.
Ees,ored his Country Right
Malice % None bat Charity
To AL" without Disparity
gEoue this such Christina EaE!iy
In him Bright
Oh his SWEET Heroism shall nerve
70 Drawer deeds the Brave
No More shall Freedoms Progress s~.Ev=
No More shall toll the Slave,
He shall Live in Hist'ry's pages
AZ Rarth'I Pursst, Beat of Sasesi
Truth shall Radiate through Age.
From his Grave!
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-07-29
advertisements.
SELE-RECUlATINC!
LOOK AT THIS .

guHHE SUBSCRIBER WOULD RESpECI.
fully give notice that he has commenced the Manufacture
Sslf-ReyElatsg MAJ, In Honolulu,
Streets and al sn The
Of which be IN successful operation ~
residence Mr. {. Il Williams, King Having had
making and putting wind mills in California.
they taken the first premium all the State fas
exhibited, he confident that they
have superior equal They will with sss
repair and do work than mill in
The mill be used for almost requiring
ehinery, with such pumping saving
grinding grain such wheat barley and coKe
doubt bs made useful ia the grinding Of
with good but especially fos the sns Of
water. intended Being lfrcgulatns
they do njre machinery by speed. Psrsens
wishing mills will leave their orders, which
will be attended to with ii.kach. l. EYE,
4T6-2m Corner Fort aud Hotel Streets
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10
Elopement and NIarringe.

On Saturday morning, a'young couple
from Noble county, Ohio, arrived in this
city en- route for West Alexandria, whittier
they had determined to go to nave the marri-
age ceremony performed. The step-father of
the young lady reached here few hours in
advance Of the couple, and requested the
police to arrest his step-daughter upon her
arrival in this city. The old gentleman
then hired buggy and rode out to West
Alexandria, where he notified the ministers
and Justices of the Peace of the coming
couple, and requested that they should not
be married. SuppOsing that everything
was all right, the step-father returned to
this city and took the evening train for
home. The young couple, Immediately
upon their arrival in the city, secured a
buggy and left for West Alexandria. Fail
ing to accomplish the object of their visit,
they proceeded to Claysville, where the GER
emony attending the 'Gordian knot" was
performed on short notice. The welded
couple returned to this city yesterday, and
put up at the Grant House.
\ 1t seems that the opposition of the step
father arose from the fact that he wished
the young lady to marry his brother. a man
old enough to be her father, in order that
the two old gentlemen might become pos
SCISSORS, and have control, of valuable farm
which was bequeathed to the fair damsel a
short time ago upon the death of relative.
The young lady preferred to have her own
way, and she accordingly eloped and mar
ried the man of her ch0ice-a soldier, just
returned from the wars. -
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10
.The Treasury staggering"

The Cincinnati Gdzette-a journal OF ap-
proved loyalty in Administration circles
speaks thus of our public debt:
"The Treasury is staggering under load
of debt, which is increasing at the rate oil
at least five hundred millions year. Gov
eminent is selling its bonds at the rate OF
fifty cents on the dollar, and for this, equal
to twelve per cent. interest is to be paid
higher rate than any business man, In falr
credit, is required to pay"
With the public debt increasing "at the
rate OF atieast five hundred millions year"
and the Treasury staggering under load
of debt, no wonder Secretary FEssENDEN
wishes to get out of it. 1t is about time
that capitalists and taxpayers united in
demand that the cause whereby this debt Is
so rapidly increased were terminated; and
little reflection should serve to convince
every one that under the auspices of the
radical members of the Administration
party there is no likelihood check will toI
years be put to the increase of the public
debt sat the rate Of five hundred millions a
year." Their policy is to subjugate. This
work will rec uire years, and an immense
army. If, now, therefore, ''the Treasury is
staggering under load Of debt" in what
condition will 1t be four years hence?
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10
COLUMBUS. OTIIO'
rSi1AY MORNING, FEB. 10
mfnistration Editors Going into
alne ARMY.


A short time ago there was considerable
complaint as to the Indifferent class OF re-
cruits and substitutes that were sent into
the army. 1t was stated that this class OF
men could not be relied ou--that they de-
moralized tho army, aud deserted the first
favorable opportunity that offered There
is fair prospect that hereafter this will be
remedied; for there is a prospect that a
large proportion of Administration editors,
and very greaJ many " Cro nicn "ro '1o
not favor the restoration of Peace at this
time, are preparing to go into the ranks in
the army. They profess to believe that 1t
requires very little more fighting to put
down the Rebellion and reduce the rebels
to the condition of good, peaceable and law
abiding citizens. All along they have as
severated that they, too, would 60 into the
army as soon as it should be necessary
Men are now called orin good earnest, and
they will now surely 60, and establish what
seems to them an unquestionable claim to
patriotism, especially as they hold that vir-
tually there is nothing remaining Of the re-
bellion. We assume they are going from
the warlike tone in which they now talk,
and the derision in which they refer to the
Rebellion and the rebels. We hope that
during their absence, the Democrats will
see to 1t, that their families are properly
cared for, .,eA -h .---- --..
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10

DOUBTLESS, hada Democratic party ex-
isted in the celestial sphere--a very i'm
probable supposition. perhaps ESTATES
VAN would have bawled for compromise
while the angelic squadrons were being set
in the field to expel the unruly spirits
Cincinnati Commercial.
IL And The Commercial doubtless, had II
been there, ''would have bawled for" d.
vision Of Heaven and the cultivation OF
ssamicable relations" with 1.-The unruly spir-
its.n In March, 1861, it was provoked at
The Cincinnati Gazette, because at that date
that journal would not unite with it in an
advocacy of the recognition of the Confed-
eracy and of the cultivation of amicable
relations with it. asre-
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10
HOW the Money Goes.

Under this caption, The Tribune condemns
the prodigality with which Congress votes
money for ship canals, one around Niagara
Falls and another to connect Lake Michi-
gan with the Mississippi. 1t declares we
are running in debt at the rate OF mil
lion day, and beseeches Congress to put
stop to the outlays not absolutely needed
The Tribune makes great mistake IN sup
posing that these canals are not indispensa-
Bile. 1t is usually the champion of the great
Northwest, but weapprehend that 1t ignores
that important portion of the country ~
condemning the recent measure to provide
for the security of the great Lake cities.
The East is receiving millions out OF the
national Treasury for its harbors and for
monitors to protect them. The North,oest
has rights also that are not to be ignored. IL
has proved itself the right arm OF the Gov
ernment in its defense of the Union. IL
should therefore be treated with more lib
eral hand than it has been In days gone by
Economy might be practiced, we suspect
fusing to build ship canals.-C Cleveland Lead
er.
"The Northwest has rights also that are
not TO be ignored" indeed! Why, this sort
of talk is decidedly ''copperish."
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10
Very Great RASCAL.

Two young lawyers. Archy Brown and
Thomas Jones, were very fond of dropping
into Mr.. Smiths parlor and spending an
hour or two with his only daughter Mary,
One evening when Brown and Mary had
discussed almost every topic, Brown sud-
denly in his sweetest tones struck out as
follows:
do you think, Mary, you could leave IA
ther and mother, this pleasant home, with
all its ease and comforts, and emigrate to
the Far West with young lawyer who had
but little besides his profession to depend
upon, and with him search out new home
which it would be your joint duty to beau
tify and make delightful and happy like
this?" t19i Z
Dropping her head softly upon his shoul-
der, she whispered, II think that could,
Archy." 9llf f JLg 9i''t,i
"Well," said he, 'there's Tom Jones, who's
going to emigrate ana wants to get wife,
III mention 1t to him. weW
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10

AWFUL CALAMITY.-On Saturday even
ing, in Brldgeville, In this county. as Miss
Margaret Bishop was in the act Of retiring
to bed, her clothes took fire, and she, in the
act of trying to put it out, communicated the
fire to the bed in which two young children
were, one of whom was SO badly burnt as
to cause death In few hours. The young
lady, an amiable and religious girl, aged Is,
was so badly injured that on Sunday, the
9th, some fifteen hours after the accident,
she left earth in the full possession Of he her
house and one child were saved by the
timely interference of neighbors who were
brought to their help by her screams
Zanesuille Courier.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10
Negro Voting i'm shelby County,

The everlasting negro is creating trouble
everywhere-his penchant for notoriety
and equality with the white man, is becom-
ing more obvious every day.. He was
among the first, with Diuah on his arm, to
push himself into the White House on New
Years. to pay his devoirs to Massa and Mis-
suss Lincoln-causing quite row. He Is
in the army with the whites-in railroad
and street cars with them-is aiming to get
into the public schools with the white
children, and, to cap the climax, wanting to
become voter and sit in the jury box and
hold office.
We have been led to these remarks by a
case which came up for trial, day before
yesterday, in the Court of Common Pleas,
now in session in this place. in which ne
gro in Van Buren township sued the Trus-
tees for rejecting his vote last fall. The case,
after being argued by able counsel on both
sides, went to the jury on Wednesday eve
ming. The jury, after being out till yester-
day evening, some twenty-four hours
standing ten against two for the darkie,
were discharged by the Court. A new
trial will doubtless be the result.
Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-02-10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
.f0 MORNING SESSION., rar
PRAYER by the Rev. Mr.. Moore.

Prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Moore.
Messrs. Watson, Carlin, Woodbury., Os-
born, Tripp, Morehouse and White asked
and obtained leave to record their votes for
the Senate joint resolution ratifyiDg the
proposed amendment of the United States
Constitution abolishing slavery, and Messrs.
Monroe and Titus asked and obtained leave
to record their votes against said resolution.
Numerous petitions were presented and
referred, among others, one by MIR. Hibbs
from the Columbus and Johnstown turn
pike company, praying for law allowing
them to increase their tolls.
Among the bills introduced was one by
Mr.. Putnam to preserve life on railroad
trains.
A message was received from the Cover
nor communicating the report of the Board
of Claims, and communication from the
corps of Light House Engineers, request
ing cession of jurisdiction to the United
States of such amount of land as may be
necessary for the erection of chain, o.
light houses on the lakes. Documents lait
on the table and ordered to be printed
| Recess.