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The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-10-26

Boreman has 217 majority in the
town; Mitcher, PIT majority; Me-
Whorter, 800 majority; Bristor, 22l
majority; Melvin, 219 majority; Max
well, 217 majority Kitchen, (Congress),
209 majority; Hoke, Estate senate),
202 majority.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07
A WAR INCIDENr--Thc following an.

A WAR INCIDENT--Thc following an
ecdote is now current in the city of Flor
ence:
A ballet dancer in Venice, while dane
ing at the theatre there, had boquet
thrown to her, tied with a ribbon in the
Italian colors. She Immediately kissed
the ribbon which created tremendous en-
thusasm in the audience.
After the performance she was called
to the police office and sharply repriman-
ded for this act of patriotism. She ex-
cused herself by saying that in kissing
the boquet. she had only followed the
universal custom on such occasions, but
the authorities told her that another time
She should not kiss the boquet, but tram
pie it under foot.
The following night another boquet
was thrown, and the dancer complied
with her Instructions, and tramplcd it
under foot amid frantic applause. The
ribbon around the boqucf, was, however,
this time not red, green, and white rib
bon, but black and ycllow-thc colors OF
Austria.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07

How ARE Ior, FENiANs ?--.If the recent
amendment proposed by Congress to the
Constitution should be ratified BY the re
qusi'e number of States, every negro
born in the United States will be a citi-
zen. The Constitution provides who
shall be eligible TO the Office of Presi
dent in these words 80 No person. except
a natural born citizen of the United States
at the adoption of this Constitution shall
be eligible to the Office Of President
Now under this state of the Consttu-
ton, if so amended, any negro would be
eligible to the office Of President, while
not a single adopted citizen would be.
Fine, very fine - PihfeH { H., Democrat
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07
POET RY.
USE ME.

Make use of me, my God.
Let me not be forgot:
\ broken vessel east aside
One that thou hecdcst not.
am thy creature. Lord.
And made by hands divine;
And am part, however mean,
Of this great world of thine.
Thou uscst all thy works
The weakest things that he;
Each has service of it, own.
For all things wait on thee.
Thou usest the highest stars.
The Tiny drops of dew.
The giant peak and little hill:
Ny God. oh. use me. too.
Thou uscst tree and flower.
The rivers vast and small;
The eagle great. the littlc bird
That sings upon the wall.
Thou uSest the wide sea.
The little hidden lake.
The pine upon the Alpine cliT
The lilly in the brake.
The huge rock in the vale,
The Sand-grain by the SEA.
The thunder of the rolling cloud.
The murmur of the lee.
All things do serve thee here
All creatures. great and small;
Make Use of me. my God.
The weakest of them all.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07
E4f" DR.. Bell, an eminent London do,

EE" Dr. Bell, an eminent London doc
tor, says The cause of cholera acts
alone at night, and upon sleeping per.
sons. No amount of exposure in tho
worst localities Of the disease imperils
the waketnl, moving individual. have
seen hundreds Of instances of this fact,
without alteration from the statement OF
the proposition. ! have myself spent
many night in these localities during
the ravages Of the epidemic, and never
felt that | was in any peril while | kept
kept awake, and the best security for that
is to keep in notion"
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07

fs kossuth concludes an address to the
llungsrians in which ne bcgs them not to
dig the grave Of Hungary, and sink into
itJcio dc SC, a nation in that vast cemetc-
ry, the Austrian Empire" in these
words:
"My own native land thou hast suf-
fercd much and long since ] saw thee
We, banished from, not b. thee We, too,
have suffered much and long, ! have
grown gray with age. with inconsolable
grief, and with mourning for many loss
es, thine and mine in the doleful land of
exile. But no aching pain, no dire afllic-
ton, has ever diminished the sense Of du-
ty owe to thy holy cause. This sense
of duty impels me, even now, to be up
and doing. And with the calm reflection
Of preponderatng thought, with the
warmth of hope to which my joyless
heart does not easily yield and withal
with the determination Of the strong will
say-what these seventeen years never
said BE Of good cheer, my nation we
shall meet again."
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07
Masonic Notice.

The regular communications of VAN Br-
|rEx LoDGE, No. 6, A. Y. MAsoNs are held on
] sccond Monday in each month at O'Clock J..
kl. in their Hall at Van Burep. Members of
Hhe Fraternity in good standing are respect
FULLY invited to meet withus.
". +. ENGLAND. W. NJ.
H y. DICKSON. Secretary.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07

ter, and some jelly and stuff for Mr.
Morse. and father II send bali cord of
wood and cut it,
"Oh Johnny. your father is too good
to US The Lord will rev ard him hun
drcd fold
That's what he said, Mrs Morse, he
was only lending it to the Lord 'Taint
worth crying about, though That's his
prayer, Mr.. Grover. Come, Billy"
"Wcll, Brother Morse | should feel
insulted, if were in your place
" Insulted, Sister Bright hope I'm
not So ungratcful orproud rs to feel in
suited at such kindness rs the Parllcrs
have shown Us. SO timely, too, Parker
is eccentric, but our best friend
Il was not aware that you were in
want of the nrcdssarics of life II you
had mentioned il 10 the church instead OF
Parker"
I've never mentioned it to any one,
Deacon Grover. Eut it had been hard
winter with us, and Mr. Parker under
stood that bread did not rain down from
Heaven. ] sometimes think he is not so
far from the Kingdom as some imagine.
Sister Bright, will you sing
"D'ludcd souls tina, dream Of Heaven,
And make their empty boast
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07

IT. In Fredonia, N. Y, the Health
Board in order to stir the people to &C.
ton with regard TO cleaning up, have
have posted the following notice: The
cholera is coming! BY order Of tho
committee
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07

"Do you enjoy going to church now;"
asked a lady of Mrs. Partington Law
me, ! do replied Mrs. Partington, "No
thin does me so much good as to pet up
early on Sunday morning and 90 to
church and hear n populous minister dis
pense with the Gospel
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07

TEXAS SENATOR ELECrED-TAx-CoL,Ec
ISG.--NEw ORLEANS. August 27.--lIcn. u. O.
Roberts. President Of the Secession Conven-
ton OF 1861, has been chosen Senator FROM
Texas. The ultra Union men voted for Rob.
crts.
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07

FRATRICIDAL CHARACrER OF TUE WAR.
The Hon Lewis ID. Campbell, of Ohio,
one of the delegates TO the late National
Convention in Philadelphia, addressed a
large mass meeting in that city In the
course of his speech he remarked
by the way Of illustrating the tratri-
cidal character Of the war, | will relate an
incident | had two brothers in the war.
one, unfortunately, in the rebel army in
Texas, and the othcr in the Union army.
They We're sons of one, who, at the age
of seventeen, fought It tie battle Of En-
taw Springs. One Of my brothers, at the
head Of Il regiment of TEXANS, fell in
Lou'siana and the other, at the head of
a regiment in the Union army, fell at the
battle Of Chanccl!orville. And the news
Of the death of both Of thcsc.--one on
the one side, and the other on the other =
reached their afflicted mother on the same
day; and 50 it is everywhere, brother
against brother upon fields OF battle The
convention, meeting here, will heal the
wol.nas the war has made From every
State VIC come together from all the
States in the common cause Of Ameri-
eau nationality. Cheers
The Van Buren press., 1866-09-07
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The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14
CHICAGO, JULY IA, 1866.

first receives the moving force Of the screw,
and tEts has tendency to move from its
position.
"And now for the saloons" says the boat
swain and accordingly we visit them, and
see that the engineers description is cor
rect.-Everything is done on the principle
of getting as much accommodation as possi-
bic out Of little space. The cabins in
which the officers will eat drink, and sleep
are about the size Of a compartment of 0
railway carriage.
''And what do you think Of the Ross Wi
mans ?" says our guide in parting; sisn'i
she a queer fish ?"
Without expressing ourselves in such de-
cided terms, it is certain that any ono who
has seen the cigar-ship must allow that. in
many respects she is great curiosity and
whatever may be thought Of her answering
the purposes of the owners, there can be but
one opinion as to the excellent and skilful
manner in which every detail has been suit
ed to the general design Chambers Jour-
nal.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14

We take tickets at Fenchurch street io
Poplar; and as We go upon the platform
perceive at once that we are IN seaport Lon
don; none Of our fel.ow-passengers are holi
day makers, and all seem to have something
to do in the shipping or manufacturing line
The occupants OF our compartment are moi
even inclined 10 lose the fifteen nInutcs
which our journey will consume One ole
gentleman III the opposite corr + Is study.
ing blue book, on the cover of which see
Merchant Seamen's Act; and young nan
a draughtsman to some shipbuilder, sup
pose, is bIsily unrolhhg some drawings, t.
make them up into smaller roll The only
exceptions to the general assiduity are my.
self and the merchant captain next me.
suppose his ship is being repaired, for he
seems to have nothing to do or care for, and
he and soon get into conversation. He be
gins by asking, slave you seen the cigar
ship ?"
mo, am going to see her. What do you
think Of her ?"
"Why," says our captain, II think she
looks like nothing else but a whale with a
Greenwich boat on her back"
"What do you think Of her seagoing quail
ties Z"
81 think she is seaworthy as far as the
More; but if she ever gets into the chops VI
the Channel, she'll roll like Jack ashore Just
paid off,
sBut, sir" interrupts the draughtsman,
who has now arranged his roll to his salts
faction, "by q proper adjustment of the
weights, the centre of gravity may be
brought so low that she will not roll more
than any other ship ! think her worst
fault will be pitching. there being SO little OF
the ends under water TO support their great
weight"
80 yes" replies the captain, II know
very well you shipbmlders think that by
your calculations you can find out just how
a ship will behave at sea. But put you
aboard my craft in a gale, under close-reeied
topsails, and you'd find out how little you
knew. Why, you wouldn't be able to tell
the sky from the water"
After minute or two, our captain re-
sumes, in milder tone, Nv hat reasons have
you, sir, for thinking that the Ross Winans
will be steady ~
"My opinions as to the seagoing qualities
of vessels are only formed by comparing
their respective forms l cannot pretend to
any other knowledge, rs have never been
to sea beyond Msrgate; but | should say
tAat, as the cigar-shp is not really 50 much
unlike other ships in iorm as she appears to
be, she will not be 50 much unlike them in
performance as you anticipate"
What, saws the captain, mot unlike
other ships That's new theory. Inever
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14

soluble. On the large scale one hundred
parts by weight, caustic ley, at a tempers-
ture cf IS degrees centigrade, one part indi-
60, and five parts turnips, chopped very
small, are used, the turnips being put within
a wire cage which is suspended in the liquor
When all the ingredients have been added
the temperature IS raised to the boiling point ,
and as soon rs the indigo has become color
ess the solution ia decanted of, and requires
no further preparation for use in dyeing
About five per cent. OF the turnips are left
m residue, which answers well in paper
making. Atplaces where, or during seasons
when, turnips cannot be had, an essence
extracted from them with water, under a
pressure Of two or three atmospheres, answ
ers equally well, about four parts by weight
beng used for one part indigo The employ
ment either OF the tuTnips or their extract
prevents that waste Of indigo which is
almost inseparable from the ordinary pro.
cess Iateltectual O6serrer.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14
WIT AND WISDOM.

THouGHr is the father OF words; but
many great and noble thought dios child
less.
QUEER thing is an insurance policy. IL 1
can't sell il, | can Gel it, and if cancel il,
| can't sell il.
"lr," as the poet says, "beauty draws Us
with single hair" then what-Ol tell u
what must be the effect of modern water
fall2
RIcHEs are gotten with pain, kept with
care and lost with grief. The cares of
riches lie heavier on the good man than the
Inconvenience Of honest poverty.
1HE reason for wearing the wedding ring
on the fourth finger of the left hand appears
TO be, according TO ancient PRAYER books,
because vein runs from that finger TO the
heart.
coUSrRYNAS in Savannah, Ga, observed
that gang of darkies were working on the
streets, each wearing a ball and chain, and
asked one Of them why the ball was chained
to his leg "To keep people from stealing
il" said the darkey, 4" heap Of thieves sbost
here, massa"
QrIBBLE, reading that Git has been 5ecid-
ed in the Court Of Queens Bench, in Dub
lin, that clergyman Of the Church of Eng
land can legally marry himself" observed
that it might be well as q matter of econo-
my, but that even in the hardest times he
would rather marry a woman.
SENSIBLE ADUcE.-An exchange paper,
among other suggestions which will enabls
person to avoid the cholera, SAYS :-sEp-
deavor IL possible to keep clean conscience
and two or three clean shirts. Rise with
the lark, but avoid larks in the evening.
Be above ground in all your dwellings, and
above board in all your dealings. Love
your neighbor as yourself, but don't have
too many in the same house with YOU.
DUFY AND PLsAsURE.-Ihe satisfaction
produced by the consciousness Of single
well spent hour is more real than any plea
sure hastily snatched in neglect Of duty !;
for the uneasy conscience renders such pill
ferred pleasures more bitter than sweet.
They are but " fearful joys;" and whatever
impunity may seem to attend them, they
never constitute happiness. "Duty first,
and pleasure afterwards" is a saying of
equal truth, whether taken as q moral pre-
cept or ~ . statement based upon expert
ence. Daty ought TO come frst, and rleas-
ure viii certainly result from It's perform
ance.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14

In every send the of each subscriber, and
their o. Address, with Town, County and State In
full. Money by Drah p. o. Order, Express, or n Re
Eistered Letters may he sent at our rsk.
Address all communications to
BRYAN, R0SBRO0K CO.,
p. o. Drawer 592I.
100 Madison ST., Chicago, Ill
M4 The proprietors will donate TO the Home q the
Frendess Chicaxo, 43oOe. There viii be t3,oOO re
served the person receiving the ESQ 0o Silt which
will be donated 70 the poor through tine Young Mems
Christian AssOciatian and from the person receiving
the $50 0f will be reserved 81 OOo which will be
donated to the Soldiers Home, Chicago and also from
the persons receiving the e0 c0 Gits In Greenbacks
will be reserved $500, making $500, which will b
donated to the different Orphan Asylums of the City
Chicago perfect title will be given to all Of the above
Real Estate.
At the request Of Mr. Crosby, Mansgsr OF Crosby 0p
era House, we have changed the place of holding the
Concert from the Opera House to Smith Nixon's com
modious Hail. which has been engaged for that Porpose
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14

The consumption Of cast-iron in England
in the year 1858, with a population OF &C.
cOO,OOO souls, is set down at 4,357 900 tuns,
or about 230 lbs. weight a head while
France, with n population of $1,000 900,
consumed only 20 fbs., or one third the con-
sumption in England. The consumption in
France is now rapidly increasing, in conse-
quence OF the number OF new buildings in
progress. Ten years ago almost all the
railway bridges were built Of stone in con
sequence Of the high price of iron. AT
present similar works may be constructed at
q less cost in iron than in stone.-The alco-
holic beverages, exclusive Of cider, British
wines, and home-brewed beer, on which we
paid duty during 1862 amounted to 373,-
100000 gallons, or sufficient to fll a canal
3 feet deep, 6 feet wide, and $40 miles long
that is, forty miles in excess of the distance
from Lands End to John o. Groats.-In the
year 1862 we imported l28 ,OO0, 900 bushels
of corn, or sufficient to build wall Is
inches thick, 20 feet high, and ,460 miles
long; that 10 the primeter of the triangle Of
which Lands End, the North Foreland, and
Dunnet Head are the angular points. The
nour aud meal imports were 100000 tuns.=
The presence of poisonous organic matter
in water frequently Is imperceptibleto taste
and sight. The pump in Broad street, Gold
en- square, London, yielded water perfectly
clear, yet it's waters killed 500 people In the
three first nights Of September 1854. A
drain from neighboring cess pool had "
ken into the well.-It has been nroyeda n
repested experiments, that straw saturS "
with solution of lime or common whits
wash IL incombustible. This fact Il u
great Importance, especially as thatch 10 mo-
only rendered fre-lroof but more durable.
A solution Of alum has been tried, but,
being soluble, the rain destroys its virtues
An improved process for manufacturina
charcoal ont of sea-wrack has been suggest,
ed. Instead OF the material being con
sumed, as heretofore, in OPEN trenches, a
small portable, close furnace Il used. AM
the residue, which consists of Eve parts Of
charcoal and three OF ashes, Is then lixivia-
ted In proper vessels.--Dr Angus Saith,
when travelling In Q railway carriage, col
lectsd some of the particles Of dust which
doated in the air, and which seemed to
shine with metallic Iustre. On examina-
tion these were found TO be in reality rolled
plates OF iron which seemed to have been
heavily pressed and torn up from the sur
face.-London Engineer.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14

An IMPORTANT INVENTION. Ark
wright had invented the spinnig Jenny, he
was much annoyed by the fibres Of cotton
sticking to the rollers, preventing their run
ming smoothly. Mr.. Strut, inventor Of the
stocking frame, who was one Of the frst to
properly appreciate the spinning jenny, no
ticed this defect, and Arkwright confessed
he had tried In vain to remedy IL. "I think
that can cure Il" said Mr.. Srutt, s'but it
must be on condition Of sharing the profits"
Arkwright nc once agreed 70 the terms, and
Strut Immediately took piece or chalk
from hispocket, rubbed the roller thoroughly,
and asksd hin companion to try the effect.
The success was complete the clingipg Of
the eottop 6b7 vas at m end. The simple
remedy ~ ohtzined i'm object, the reward
wK cAraed, md thus STutt became the
mariner Of Arkwright.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14

$4,000; Bangor will send lO,0o0, and a
handsome sum will be sent from st. Louis.
In Boston the contributions i'm cash up TO
last night for the relief Of the Portland snf-
ferers amour ted to nearly frenty- -fre thous-
and dollars This is exclusive Of the pro-
visions sent. More viii be needed, and
more will be given, Mayor Lincoln will see
that all amounts sent to him are faithfully
and jvdiciously used.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14


obile TtuRe about e years ago. are by Robert 10
lyn. Of Jackson, Miss. The man has eve for D
lings, Gnc eschews Sam Weller
She Is modest, but not basbful,
Free aud easy. but not bold
Like an apple ripe and mellow,
Not too young and not too old;
Half loving. hiatt repulsve,
Now advancing, and now shy;
There Is mischief Ia her dmple,
There Is danger in her eye.
She has studied human nature,
She u schoUlcd In all her arts;
She has taken her diploma,
As tho mistress Of all hearts
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to smile;
Oh a maid is sometimes charming,
But the widow-ALL THR wHuEi
Are YOU sad +? how very serious
Viii her handsome face become
Are YOU angry she 10 wretchei,
Lonely, friendlsss fearful dumb;
Are you mrthful hos the Tau ghter,
Silver nding, wili ring out
She can lure and catch end play you,
As the angler does the front.
Ye old bachelors Of forty,
Who have grown bald AID wise,
Young Americans OF tweafy,
With the love lo.iks in your eyes,
You may practice all the lessons
Taught by CUPID since the IaH,
But Know lsTIle widow
Who can win and TOOL you ALL
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1866-07-14
Application Of Turnips to the Proces.
e- aM Of Dvetng.

the process Of dy eing with indigo, though
extremely simple In theory. il attended with
difficulties in practice that demand the skill
Of an adroit and experienced workman. N.
Leuchs Of Nuremberg, has 30 simpliiied the
operation that i may now Be performed By
one with ease and certainty. He avails him
self ofthe property possessed by pcctine Of
changing insoluble blue inio soluble white
indigo. Fortunately, pectine is very plenti-
ful, being found in large quantities in pump
kins, melons, &C., but most abundant of IN
in turnipe.F Nor IL n required, for the Dur.
poseof dyeing, 10 separate it from the tur-
nlps y ~ only necessary 70 cut them up in
small pieces. after which they are ready 70,
use. Their efficiency in this state may b
shown BY . very simple snd striking expert.
ment. "A small quantity of indigo, and Z
few drops Of . solution Of . caustic alkali,
and then : little bit Of turnip, srs to b
placed To ! tube closed 1t one end, after
which heat is to Be applied. Fhs indigo
becomes In very short time colorless and