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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
| am in favor Of large salaries.

l am in favor of large salaries.
/ am.
mover objected TO large salary.
am not capable of il. 2.
Man wants but little hero below,
but at present prices that little costs .
good deal
Besides what man wants here nre
the wants of his family, and families
will grow 4
Mine does. ...... ,.
And the more they grow the more
they want.
j expect minister's families are very
much like other mems families.
And know what my family IT,
Not that / wish it understood that
Mrs. O'Uanuv is otherwise than the
economical Of women, and that che
makes ali kinds of shifts to save ex-
pense, making the childerns clothes
over, and patching Themlstoces' pan
falcons as long the stuff will hold to-
gether, which is not very long, IS his
mothers says he is the hardest child
on clothes she ever saw, and IT'S as
much as she can do working night aud
day, to keep him looking decent.
Not at all.
But children will be children-at
least till they grow up and know bet
ter, and have to earn their own living
Consequently, you see how it IL, and
why men particularly married men
with families-snd singular as it may
seem, most married men do have fami.
Ecs-want all the salary they can get.
l expect if l had been a minister it
would have been just the same.
AS soon as your correspondents set.
tie to their own satisfaction and the
reliefof your readers, the question Of
minister's salaries, l suggest ss the
next subject for discussion, the pay of
come writer's.
1t is subject ! shall take deep
interest in, as think Of becoming q
comic writer myself
Serious literature don't pay.
Yours serenely,
CoRRI O'LANUs.
- -Brooklun E11Is
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
From the Cleveland Herald ]
Rich Joke GA q Husband -Em-
p0rtant Change or PrOEFamme.

A mar and wife, who have been hv-
ing on tho West Side, not on the most
peaceeble terms, separated the other
day, and, as the sequel shows, the
wife whom he had taken "for better or
worse got the best oft. Having con.
verted considerable Of his property in
10 cash, with the view OF an ultimate
separation from her, he placed the
money-S4, 200 in Government bonds
between the lining outside Of his
vest, taking care 20 have the aperture
which reached the depository carfuly
Sewed up by woman with whom he
WAS at peace, or in other words, had
buried the hHtehet. rhe womSn,
doubtless believing she wouldseventu-
ally be we'll paid for her trouble, told
1t 70 q friend, with an injunction mot
TO whisper 10 for tho world" That
friend repeated il - another IN whom
she had the utmost confidence, with q
simulsr injunction, and the secret O
finally leaked intoth wifes ear. One
night, while her husband, who, like
"Hugengrunta, IN the Bl0cA Crook,
occupied separate apartments" was
sleeping soundly, she stole into his
room, carried away the vest, and
quickly transferred the money to her
bosom, (perh, PSI replacing 1t with
medical slmanao. In the morning the
husband happened TO bS unusually
cross. A quarrel ensued, followed by
al actual separation, he gong to the
depot, and che to National bank 10
draw the interest on the bonds. At
the depot he informed = friend oHthe
separation, and patting his almanac,
said she would regret the course she
had taken, fer he had all the stamps"
Swearing he would never return, he
took the Toledo tram, with from a50to
800 in his pocket and has not been
heard from since Probably he has
not yet had ths occasion to use the
STAMPS" in bls vest. His wiA hsS
gone TO her friend in Indians with
nearly $4,000 including the interest,
which will buy her asnug home, or n
doAen divorces in that State, II NhS
shosld happen to get any more unruly
husbands.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
tFor lho M.riotta Times. /
Life as II IL.

. /.
WHAT is life7 It. is q mixed cup, fun
otjoys, sorrowe, sunshine, shadows
rough places and smooth ones, high
places and low ones, hard places and
soft ones, good people and bad people,
fast ones and slow ones, smart ones and
dull ones, merry ones and sad onea,
gay ones and sober ones. There are
also, black, and white, red, and yell
low, and spotted people, slI making
and contributing part of life.--Then,
tell me, is not lite's cup somewhat mix
edl But after all, would we have it
otherwise2 do we not enjoy it better
as it is2 We love mixtures. When
we drink our coffee we want it mixed
with sugar and cream. We scarcely
eat anything but what is mixed more
or less; so IL is with all our drinka
Even our very clothing is q mixture
of kinds and colors too endless or to-
dlous to enumerate Indeed, everv-
thing at all connected with life is
mixture, and without IL, life would
have so much sameness and monotony
about it, we would find it almost uuen-
durable. Seeing then that life is, and
Huob Do HlANuTo, why not take ~ 90
it ls, without no much murmuring and
complaintp Our sorrows, our dfsap.
pointnents, cares, joys, pains, buffet
ings. upsand downs, If properly viewed
and appreciated, only the better ft
and qualify us for that life beyond,
prepared for the faithful by Him who
said, BLESSED are ye when man shall
persecute you and say all manner Of
evil against you falsely for my sake,
for great is your reward in Heaven"
Then, let us rejoice because life is
mixed cup; for, if the mixture be bitter
and We endure it bravely, with good
purpose always in view, so much pur-
er and sweeter will bo the contents Of
that cup we shall drink in our Fathers
house above. Friend, brother, Sorrow
ing ones cease thy murmurings; dry
up thy tears Of disappointment; life 10
as it should be; God has made it all
right, let us thank hin for it, and rs--
jOice in the blessings lie has 80 richly
bestowed upon us. Dr. BEAN.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
REpARAToR CAPILL1.

vi .lIr IA HffEaH ~ .r.
for restoring hair upon bald heads (from
whatever cause il may have fallen out) and
forcing growth Of hair upon the face, II has
equal. II will force, she beard to grow upon
me smootbstt face id from FIVE to eight weeks,
or hair upon bald heads in from two to three
mouths. A few ignorant practitioners have as.
serted that there 70 nothing that will force or
hasten the growth Of the hair or beard Their
assertions are false, as thousands Of living wit
nessep (irom their own. experience) can bear
witness, But many wilisay, how ore we 10 dis
dnguish the genuine from the spurious9 Il
certainly is difficult, as nine-tenths Of the diff
feront Preparations advertised for the hair and
beard are entirely worthless, and you may have
already thrown away large amounts in. their
purchase. To such we would say. try the Re-
Raretor Cepillii twill tyou nothing unles,
fully comes up TO our representations. If
Jour Druggist doesnot keep Il, send us one dol :
tst and we will forward il, postpaid, together
with RECEIPT for the money, which will be re-
turned you on application, providing entire
atnfscton is not given. Address,
W. L. CLARK 4 CO., Chemists,
No. West Fayette Street, srRAersE, N. 7.
Ifsb. S-lyr.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
Eight Hour Men.

THEsE are follows who want 10 hours
pay for hours work and they cover
IL with pretense that they need the
time saved TO improve their minds
Such men as Ben. Wade, whose hearts
ache for the working met, while they
themselves live on Treasury pay, join
in the humbus. Are these fellows
anxious about other peoples mindh3
Will they agree that the Kitchen girls
shall nave the same time, and begin to
light the fires and cook breakfast at
the Same hour he goes TO work, and
shall she quit also when he knocks on
for dinner2 The farmer must work,
not only ten hours q day, but often
twelve hours. And on Sunday be
must feed his Animals-and if atorms
provsil he must go out, shock his
grain and rake his hay and get up hia
Stock. Out of the one hundred and
sixty eight hours In the week, the
farmer must work full seventy; but
these eight hour fellows refuse 10 work
thap45, and then they must quit att
o'clock on Saturday, so that they may
go to base ball, and to the grocery, and
improve their minds, and finally "
get an Cfico.- UrbGna Union.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
ASTROLOGY.
The World ASICnished
AZ fAs VoNDERIuL AsvEATIou
MADE BY THE GREAT AsTRoLceIsT.
EEa6ame II. A. PEEDYGO.

she reveals sscrels thatmortal ever knew. She
Rsteres TO happiness ose who, from doleful
events, cstastrophes crosses in love, loss Of re-
lations aud friends, loss Of money, Ac., have
become despondent. She brings together those
long separated, gives information concerning
absent friends or lovers, restores lost or stolen
property, tells you the business you are best
qualified to pursue and in what you will be sue
aessiuli causes speedy marriages and tells you
the very day you will marry, gives you the
name, likeness and characteristics of the person
Che roads your very thoughts, and by her al
pnost supernatural powers unveils the dark and
hidden mysteries OF the future. Prom the stars
70 see in the hrmsment--the malefc stars that
svssome or predominats in the conhguration--
kom The nspects and positions OF the planets
and the fred etars in the heavens at the time
sfbirth, she deduces the future destiny OF man.
Tsil not to consult the greast Astrologst on
Aarth. II costs you but a trIile, and you may
ASver again have so favorable an opportunity.
Eonsultation fee, with Likeness and all desired
sasormH,ioI, 81. Parties living at distance
aaa ortul. the Madame by mail with equal
safSty aud satisfaction 20 th-mselvs, ss IL in
screen, A full snd explicit chart, written out,
1!ih AL inquiries answered aud likeness enclos-
81 sent by mail on receipt Of price above men
k~asd. The str ictest secfesy will be maintain
"a, and Gil corrssPo ldence returned or destroy
~. RsfsTshesA Of the bigheSt order furnished
aaots desiring them. Write plainly the day Of
Shs month and year in which you were born,
saAlosing small lock Of hair.
address, MADAME II. A. PERRlGO,
p. o. DRAWER 2sS, BuTTALo, N. Y.
@b. t-lyr.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
m- The coat Of living in Californis

- I He UUHV OF IIVIHB IN OhIIIUFnlA
where gold and silver dollars exist
contrast strangely with the eKtrAordi-
nary rates Of produce in the RASt The
California Farmer Of San Francisco.
gives the following quotations: WhsaA
81 IS per loo pounds; rye el2 per
100 pounds; hour 50 to t6 per barrel;
hsy ~ per ton salmon 5 csnts Apound;
butter 30 cents; chsose Ia cents; wool
IT to 40 cents > pound; and other ar.
ticIes Of living in like proportion. II
our grSeDbacks were to he displaced by
. specie currency represented the
law value, we might have prims SEQ
Ssssries Of life as rsaEonaba< - thNy
VRs IN OakiSanAe&
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01

AArY years ago, whom those who
were condemned to suffer by the Law
had moro choice than they have now
~ tho particular tree upon which they
should BE- hanged, Highlander was
sentenced 70 death for some crime or
other, ofWhish no had been found
guilty The judge, after passing the
sentence, said, addressing thepriSoner,
"Donald, II OHly remains FOR you to
choose the tree upon which You are to
be hanged" !" "Well, we'll" ssid Dom
ala, III her Ainsel mSun he hanged she
be in no way particular; but for .
that, her sinsel will just choose . gro
bush" (gooseberry bush,) The
Judge whersnpon concentrated with
him, saying, 1T would not be large
enough" "Och" said Donald. "she
be in no hurry she viii just vsit Gli il
grows"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01

TouoHINs female doctors, London
jouvrslist gnllantly exclsims. 'Iet ne
have female doctors by all means. II
we are to be prec'pited into our graves
before the time, lssb 10 a Ssest bv ~
uAsla hsnAA"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
WAgkefs ana sMustaches

E70Resp loei4w ppon re tniootheet face IN
4. Dun thfe4 % hve weeks BY nsine pr. Sc
Vf0NE's ,REsTAURAT TUER- CAPILEATRE the
most wonderful discovery IN. n.imodern scief co, act
ing upon the Beard aud Hair "a "a aiTnuss mirsca
lous manner. II has been used by the ent, OF
Paris and IoHdOn with The most Gathering sue, ess
h1mes eipl pnfchasere vi he regiycreh and IL
ertire satslactisn IL not given Ia every instance
the money viii be cheeriuliy refunded. Price hy
mall sealed and postpaid. 81. Descriptive crcI-
hrs and testimouias mailed free. Address BIER.
GER, SHUTS &. Oos Chemists, No. 2s5 iuver
strset, Troy, Y. Sole agonts for the Uiits
sAtes. feb S-lyr
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01

q THERR is Arm in Elgin, H., known
a. "Gray & Lunt." Half their letters
s@paS te th&m dirashed Lay h Grant"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
'a'ReparatOr'o CapiIIi. 90

Y IHT|III . - IL 10 "I|T" -
Shrov away your false friSEeS, your switches,
your, wig .t.r -
Destructive ofcomfort, and not worth fig
Come aged, come youthful, come ugly and
And rejoice in your own IaIurisnt hair,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01

Card ETIoUErTE.- The following,
from an exchange paper, may be OF
interest to onr lady readers who fre-
qnently 60 ont TO make calls :" "a
plain card denotes \ passing call the
lower right hand corner turned down,
= visit; left hand lower corner, condo
lencej right hsnd upper corner, bus,-
nossj Ieit hand upper corner, adrcu. I"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-08-01
BEAUTY I!
Aubarn, Golden. FIaxen g. sIIken
CurIs,

PRODUCED by the use Of Prof. DEBREUx
FRIsER LIE CHEVEUX One application
warranted to curl the most straight and stub
born hair OF either sex mo wavy ringlcts, or
hshionabies of Paris and London, with the most
gratifying results. Does no injury to the hair.
Price by mail, sealed and post paid$l. Descrip-
tive Circulars mailed free. Address BERGER,
SHUTS CO., Chemists, No. 1856 River st..
Troy, N. Y, Sole agents for the United States.
Tfeb 8--lyr.. ~ ,rv ,--.-f-1 1
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-05
Cotton Planting in the South.

"A cotton planter Of large experience
has published series Of articles in the
CoIumbus (Ga.) Enquirer to show the
relative cost Of raising cotton In the
Southern States and 10 India, and to de
monstrate 10 the people Of the South ths,
they cannot under the pssssn, embsrrass
ing sircunstsncss, successfully compete
With India 10 the production Of cotton.
He makes IN 'elsbosats estimsts OF the
costs and workings Of . plantation, un
der diaerent eu.li.isa Of soil. and condi,
lions, prices Of labor, DC. both in this
country and 10 India, aod suns up by
showing that the average cost OF produo.
ton IN this country h shout fourteen cents
per pound, while in india the average
cost Of prediction, reduced to our cur
reney, 10 only shout seven and three
fourshs cents per pouud--but little more
than haf the cost Of raising cotton here.
"Thsss figures are based upon ststis,i
cal iofosmatIon s,d sstimstss, apparently
fsis and rsssoosbIs, sod the subject in.
voIved deserves the earnest consid GRAFTON
Of the farmers Of the South. We do not
doubt bat thst an sntirs new system Of
fssmiss will hsvs TO be adopted. " our
people szpscs 10 become prosperous IN
The future. One OF the results Of the
var. il, that ~s have lost the cotton mo
nopoiy which We possessed before; and
nov il planters would saws themselves
from povssty and ruin, their attention
must be turned to something else.
Small farms, devoted to the raising OF
psovisions and stock, 10 now the tfue the
osy fof this coautry. Cotton may still be
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-05
TELEGRAPHIC.
Northern News.

WAsHISGroE, November 23.-Judpe
WyGe, iu equity, in the case Of making
Mary Brscke,t's property liable for allegI
ed husbands debts, decided ad.e,sely,
because Mary was not, in law, Brecke,t's
wife. They came together turing slavery,
and the relations OF husband and wifo wers
unknown in the slave code. Both parties
deny matrimony subsequent 70 emancipa.
tion, and therefore, in law, are living to.
ge,her in concubinags. Bill dismissed
with costs.
WAsHIxeros, November 2s.-Gensrsl
Howe Of Freedman's Bureau, has gone
South to sell the property turned over to
the Bureau at the close Of the war, for q
school fund. The following is Kellys
resolution
Resolved, That the welfare OF the peo.
pie, and the maintenance Of the faith and
credit Of the Government, requires the re,
peal Of The tax imposed by law on cotton
and the production OF mechanical aud
manufacturing Industry. The feeling re-.
garding Impeachment is feverish. The
election committee will not report on
Kentucky delegates until the impeach.
ment report has been received, and il the
interest Of the impescLers do not require
their exclusion, the delegation except Nal.
Young will perhaps be admitted. frrT.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-05
Sales Of Real Estate.

The following real Estate was sold by
the Commissioner in Equity in this Dis.
trict on Monday last. We annex also
statement Of the prices obtained
Estate OF S. B. MAssKY.-Ons ,rac,
of 6Ol acres assigned to the widow for
Dower-reversiou sold for $4,000.
Tract Of 445 acres for $4,000.
Tract Of 600 acres for $l5O0,oO. .
Tract Of l46 acres for 100000.
Tract Of Sc acres for $4,000 .-.
House and Lo, in the Village for So
726,O0. One-eigbth acre Lot for 800.
ESTATE SUSAN BAsKrNs.--3so acres
for 100000. ... ........
Lands OF J. ID. McILwAIS. sold 10 fore,
close Mortgags-70O acres 5000. 900
acres 5000. .... ............
No sales were made by the Sheriff.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-05
Shocking Murder.

We learn that most brutal murder
was committed upon the person Of an old
gentleman by the name OF - VAL
LAoE, in Chesterfield District, near Che
raw, one night last week by two men from
this Ds,rict-JoHS LANGLEY and JAS.
FLYNN. We are not in possession Of the
full particulars OF the affair. LAscLrY
and FLYNN, it seems, murdered the old
gentleman for his money. cutting his
throat, and then burn, his body with his
residence. WALLACE was an old man
and much respected. and had no white
person living WITH him n. the time
LANGLEY, we understand, confessed com.
plicity in the affair. FLYNN is still al,
large. s,r. ..'- -. ...a., ".H"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-05
1noendisrism and Alarm at Brighton.
Beaufort District.

Information has reached us that great
excitement exists in the neig borhood Of
Brighten, in the upper part Of Beaufort
District, owing 10 the following circum
stances: On the days Of election the ne
groes were harsbgued by lawyer ~ Of
their own race, from the town Of Beau
fort, who told them THAT If they had
made short work with the women and
children. during the war, they would no,
now have any trouble about the lalds.-
He also advised oil who were without
arms to procure a supply immedia,ely.-
The name Of this lawyer az ia Wright,
the same fellow who offered the resou.
tion in the Republican Convention At
Columbia recommending that the negros
support man Of their own race as can
didste for the next Vice President Of the
United States. Since the delivery of
Wrigbt's address the negroes have been
parad'ng abost the country before day.
light in the morning, crying 40 arms
To arms!" to the great alarm Of the
white people. Since then, too, the corn
crib OF Mrs. Ls~ton has been burned
with its contents, her whole corn crop for
the year. App:ehensions are felt lest this
incendisrism may be extended and the
people left without the means of subsis
tsnee. Captain Alfred Martin, on behalf
OF the white people Of that neighborhood
has come to Charleston TO request Gene
rsl CsDby to send up a detachment Of
troops to maintain order and protect the
lives and property Of the citizens from
violence Charleston Mercury.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-05

raised to limited extent, with prof,
but the great ann Of the producer should
be to plant that which will enable him to
live within himself. Even the repeal of
the cetton tax, which is now probable,
will not afford sufficient encouragement
to warrant the producer in devoliug the
same attention to cotton rs heretofore.-
Every farmer should prepare Cor heavy
provision crop next year, aud il a, the
end Of the year he will have but little
surplus money, be will a, least have but
few wants TO supply.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1867-12-05
Fatal Affair.

The neighborhood OF Gadsden street,
was startled about 10 o'clock on Sunday
night last, by the discharge Of gun,
followed by stiaed gToaus Of mortal ago
nv. Do reaching the spot, Priyats Geo
w. Dornan, Of this garrison, was found
welteriug in his cgors-:he bail having
penetrated HE left arm aud entering HE
left side passed through bis body just be-
low bis heart, and then mortally wound
ing freedman who was passing, on his
way home from church. The news was
soon reported aud excited citizens were
seen rushing to the spot to witness the
horrible spectacle Of a ghastly corpse
Private Dornan was dead. DR., Jrssop
and Jordan arrived at the spot and gave
their kind attention to the suffering freed
man. who lis feared 10 mortally wounded.
We are Informed that the unfortunate
man was somewhat under the influence
Of strong drink and that his arrest WA.
ordered hy Lieut.. K. U. Ross, Comman
dant Of Post Sergt. S,sinkuhler in his
attempt TO carry out said orders Was fred
upon by Dornsu when the Sergt. return
ed the fire.
A Coroners inquest was held and tho
Jury returned verdict 10 accordance
with the above facts.
Since writing the above the news b..
reached US Of the death Of the freedman.
A Coroners inquest WAS held on the BODY
Of the freedman and a verdict OF "Deatb
by Accident" rendered. Chester Sian
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