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Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

= C5UaH1NG. HogsEs. 1t is well known
that feeding horses on clover hay often
makes them cough, but the why and
wherefore may not be so generally known.
From observation have become satisfied
that tic manner of feeding hay TO horses
is the cause. The usual custom is to lei
them draw it through rack, thus Strip
ping off the fne dust which adheres to the
stalk, which, being drawn into the lang:
in respiration, produces the cough. The
cure consists in removing the cause-tha
is, the racks-and allowing the animals
to take their food in their natural way,
have removed all of mine, and now fesd
my horses on the barn floor, having {
breastwork sufficiently. high for them t.
eat over In this way they can be fee
hay with out raising dust, they get nor
under their feet, and the labor Of cleaning
out managers is saved. Whatever is lef
is easily pushed out with rake iato thu
yard for the cattle. The dust on the haJ
will do the horses no harm if taken int
the stomach. Since making the improve
ment above mentioned in my feeding ap,
paratus, am not troubled with coughing
horses. There is no patent on my inven
ton: my brethren can use it freely.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

EXTRAORDINARY ASswERs.-A pupil 0
Able Sicord gave the following extraor
dinary answers;
"What is gratitude?'
"Gratitule is the memory of the heart. ,
"What is hopc?"
"Hopc is the blossom Of happiness" !"
"What is the difference between hops
and desirc?'
Desire is tree in leaf, hope is a tree
in flower, and enjoyment is tree IN fruit. .
What is eternity?"
GA day with ,ut yesterday or tomorrow
"a line that has no end"
"What is God?'
"The necessary being, the sun of eter-
nity, the merchant of nature, the eye ei
Justice, the matchmaker Of the universe,
the soul Of the world"
"Does God reason?'
"NIan reasons; because he doubts, he
deliberates decides God is omnis-
cient. lie never doubts-he therefore
never reasons.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
1T1HR ORIENTAL BASE BURNING
.a sf STOVE.
HegerstoEn, Md. August 9th, 1856.


ia. s. d. STRAUB:-Dear Sir: 1t affords u
pleasure to speak in terms of praise Of the Oricnt
Fal Base Burning Stove" which we purchased
! you las. winter In every particular we regard
1t as the best stove we ever saw. 1t is as cheer
tal as an open fire, difnses gentle and delig hit
fnl kat, consumes but little fuel requires atten-
Zion but twice in "a hours, makes no dust, nev-
er goes out and is besides an excellent ventilator.
We regard the stove as being perfect in its every
feature, and are confident that any person who
smay become as intimately acquainted with the
geod qualities Of the t0ricntar' as ourselves,
bannot fail to share our enthusiasm in its favor.
Yours truly. E. w. CURRIDEN,
J. b. THURST0N,
WIN. III. SI1fLDNEGK,
WM. M. MARSHALL,
DEVILS b. NYMAN,
:, ALBERT SMALL,
- afa.S. s. ROLLINS, a
SAMUEL EMMERT
s. CAN'T, APPLEMAE & co
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

A WOODEN MoraIzR We have heard of wood-
en- nntmegs wooicn lruns, horn gun-hints,
wooden oats and wooden clocks-but what iniu-
sion Of the Yankee ever tinctured John Bull to
invent a wooden mothcr! The following by cor
respondent of the aMlrk Lane Express, describes
the new invention:
"a tine sow, having twelve sucking pigs, be-
longing to pork merchant in Monwearmout'l,
was taken i'll, and died suddenly. The proprie-
4or who is an Ingenious character, set work to
and formed a rough model of asow iuwood, being
hollow in: the CENTRE the abdomen being furn-
ished with twelve teats, cleyerly formed OF raw
hide. The interior of the model is kept filled
with milk, and the whole of the young pigs suck
from the teats of this singular looking wooden
SOW, and all are thriving we'll"
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

TuoUGEr IT WAS NO Usg-"Why dom you go
into busincss?' said prosperous merchant to
an old schoolm:te, who was down in the world
and couldn't get a situation even as a book
keeper.
''IIavn't got the capital was the dolefll re-
ply. =,
II suppose you know what commenced on, !"
resumed the merchant, with something Of s, ern-
ness in his tone and air. ~ L so
'.Yes--next to nothing.
sWell, why can't you co the same
az don't know why-5ut cmG
sDid you ever try"i -
sNo-I thought itswas no use.'
That itl Just one half Of the unfortunate peo~
nile in tn. world think s'ii is no use' to try
The whole of ones success cantrrs in the act d
tyynyto succeed. Never give up tic shp!
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS,

such as Silver-Plated and Britannia Ware; Tin,
Copper and Sheet-Tron Ware Block Tin and Ja-
pan Ware; Wooden Ware and Family House
Ware; Flat Irons, Coffee Mills, Timed Sauce
tPans, Preserving Kettles Baking Pans, Spoons
Forks, Lamps, Walters, Cards, Mats, &C., &c. /.
am prepared to offer great inducements OF
purchasers, and invite the attention of the pub
t1is to my large and well assorted stock. / sell
Wholesale and Retail at the STOVE AND VA
RIETY STORE OF HOUSE FURNISHING AR
;EICLES. S. d. STRAUB
4 Haaerstowa Jan. 81 1861
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

As Miss Pendleton wassuncompromisingly op-
posed to matrimony as o general thing, perhaps
possibly have yielded to Mrs. Darling's new
daughter.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
CTOYES AND SHEET-IRON WARE
y q MANUFACTORY.
STOVES! sTOVEs!! STOVES

The undersigned having purchased the Stove
Tin and Sheet-lron Manufactory of Messrs b h
BER 4 NAGER, formerly MARSHALL &
DRAEGELL'S) would inform the ublic that he
aos and will keep constantly on hand large
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

The late radical Congress confined in session
all last Sunday as they did two weeks previous.
This is the Congress ofall the ptefy and all the
respectaJility. To some folks they act rathsr lks
ar ungudly and lawlcss pack.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

x-The "NIirror," published at Leesburg, Va,
says: "a Philadelphia schoolmarm, not thoas-
and miles from this locality, is regularly domi-
ciIed, bed and board, in family OF gemmcn Of
African scent, and if the lord of the domc can
stand it, other people ought to he satisfied
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

HWe have heard much blusser about
the Mongrel love for the "boys in blue
how they intended to reward them for theil
patriotic sacrifices in the defence of the
GLORIOUS f4g," &e. But professions
with this party are not to be relied on.
For instance, Col. II. i. Cook, appointed
Assessor for this, the fourth district OF
Maryland, has been rejected by Mongre
majority in the U. S. Senate, whilst they
have unhesitatingly confirmed thaappoint-
ment of Mr.. B. f. NJ. Hurley for that p)-
sition. Cnl. Cook served in the Federal
Army during the whole war, where lie
ea.ned distinction. I'd the r ideals
been honest in their professions of regard
and gratitude to men Of Col. Cooks stamp
they would never have rejected him /.
Boys in Blue" if you expect political
preferlneat at the hands of these men you
must bow down and worship their idol,
the negro
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

I: Pile National Intelligencer contends that the
new government to be established in the South,
will be the end Of freedomin thcNorth. No doubt
of it: qasfts % g!iTY rs e f1
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
THOMAS JEFFERSON'S TEN RULES
5saa :. '.f OF LIFE.

I. Never to pat off till tomorrow what
you can do to-day.
2, Never trouble others fer what you
can do yourself,
8. Never buy what you DO not want be-
cause it is cheap.
A. Never spend your money before you
have it. 49,. -.
5. Pride costs us more than hunger
thirst and cold. r, -, -,
6. We never repent eating. too little,
Z. Nothing is Troublesome that We dc
willingly.
9. How much pain have those evils cos
us that never, happened .eltt3s5
# 80. Take things always BY their smooth
handle. - IN ssi ra g. 10 gs1
.sl1Q.f When angry, count ten before you
speak ,Iif very angry, hundred. 9.i aa
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

"A half penicnt Mongrel editor in Pennsyl-
yania SAYS: ave have got about enough of
Sambo.i He must have swallowed nigger
whole E@Ee so f3S2sts8 "a
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

officer of, the. 81 te lamonted's"
army, whose home is at Pittsburg, Pa,
soon after he returned from tho war ?
married the blooming daughter of one of
the most shining lights OF the loyal Pitts
burgbers, and when this sweet daughter
Of loyalty gave birth to her first child y
it came into the world as black as Fred.
Douglass. The husband, though admit
ting bis great sympathy for the Tegro,
doubted If he carried The thing to the ex-
tent indicated in the complexion and ne
gro features Of bis chid. The loyal young
v woman finally confessed thai the real father
was . negro by the name Of "Archie. .
The white husband promptly resigned in
favor Of the negro. lie has enough Of
cafS;ee. We wish the rest Of his party had
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21

Beer fills many a bottle, and the bottle fills
many bier.
Maryland free press., 1867-03-21
NUMBER AZ
aaHrplann 9 grss pttss.
.
ANDREW G. BOYD, Editor.
HAeERsToWN, MD.
Thursday, March "a, 1857.
Egn is amusing to hear the arguments

~H is amusing to hear the arguments
advanced by Radical editors in favor Of
negro suffrage, or, in polite parlance, =
Manhood Suffrage" in this State. One
of these gentry believes il would remove
lall obstacles to the steady AMI rapid ad :
rancement of our State, that unless it is
adopted, no manufactures viii be erected,
norailroads constructed, &c.
Faugh! What silly twadile is this.
Are not these same editors continually
prating of the proligious progress of the
States north and west Of US, AMI yet in
but few Of these States has Sambo now,
or has he ever been granted, the right of
suffrage. IF Ifkeeping him from the ballot
box has not retarded their progress why
should it interfere with ours. The Lagis-
lature of Ohio has been unable to see any
advantage to be derived from adopting
Manhood Suffrage" in that State, as is
evidenced by their having voted down a
proposition to that effect, and in that
State Rliical intelligence and enlishten.
ment preponlerates to a great extent.
Until the alveat of Rllcllism our
State did prosper, and SO it will again
whenever We are ril oethe heavy burden
Of taxation which their short reign has
inflicted upon u.s. To assert that the en-
franchising CT the negro is necessary to
our progress is an insult to the white race.
1t is nee 'ssary to the continuance of the
Radicals in place ana power-thal's
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22
THE EMPTY CRADLE,

There IS a whole volume Of POT try
in the following little sketch, which
we find in the last number of Miss
Barber's Weekly:
= "a met John on the stairs. He
was carrying an old cradle to be
slowed away among what he termed
. plunder, lin the lumbeTroOm. One
rocker was gone, and the wicker
work Of the sides broken it was an
Old willOwy affair, but We could not
refrain from casting a sad look into
its empty depths.
Gone" we said dreamingly. all
gone ~ What golden heads veg-
once pillowcd here, heads on VII.
the curls grew moist in slumber. nd
the cheeks and lips flushed to the
hue of rose leaves. When sleep
broke, the silken fIiuged lips opened
heavily from the sIumbcrOus eyes
smiles fitted like suubeams over the
face the white fist was thrust into
the mouth. and when mamma lifted
the muslin and peeped to see if baby
was sleeping, COOlug and growing
We're heard The little feet began
to Kick, out Of pure delight. and
kicked on until both Of the tiny red
shoes We're landed at the foot of the
cradle. Where are those hands now !
Some that WcEe ruUrOWued by yigOr-
Gus manhood are sleeping on battle
fields: sOne bIeached with time and
I
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22
TIE PRESS

The following beautiful extract
illustrating il a powerful manuer
the advantages Of printing 10 man.
kind, is from an essay by Thomas
Carlisle il the British Reriee over
t"rnty Years ego:
When Tamerlaue had finished
building his pyramid Of seventy
thousand human skulls, and
seen standing at the gate of Dan
Gus, gllteriug in s2cel, with his Dat
/ tle-aX on his shoulder till his tc-ce
hosts filed ont into new victories
and new carnage, the pale locker on
might have taucled that nature
was in her death thrOrs for hG~Uc
aud despair had taken possession of
the eaIIh-tlr sun Otu3uhOOd secu-
ed setting Ill seas of blood. Yet 1t
might uc ON that very -u.a oav of
Iamyr'aue, t4dt little bow was
playing ou the streets of NuulZ,
Whose history was more important
than that of twenty Tamer.urs.
The Khan with his shaggy demons
ofthp wilderness. spaS>ad away like
a vhIrlwind." to be forgotten forever
and that German artisan has wrought
a benefit which is vet imuya>uraulv
expanding itself through all coun-
tries and through all times. What
are the conQrrsrs and EXPEDITIONS of
the whole c.ruoration> from Walter
the Ppuuilr,s .oNauo.ron Plaapar-r.
compared with the m.v.b.e ua.-
of Fau,r7 Trrrv. il /, a mor-Itl..
tbino. f,r ,aur rnuruar4r ro r.-.e.-
how prrislanrr Is rnr metal with
which d, hauuner, with ,g.L yt.-
Ipure. rrz- fha kind -lrtn wIIl SOON
sGroUd nm his bl-nfy tonrrr.nrs. and
AN That he achieved and >yItuIIy
.fred rrrrr,rr Mill be hrr like hi,
arl clam 81 c.r. of ar.mD--Ii, even.
inc loud with life. Tomorrow all
struck and yaufsnrG-..a lew earth
p.ts and Lr3ps OILS raU." For here.
ls aIw8ys. il coufiru,s trle that the
deepest forest Is the stiles that. as
In rr. t.nla fine miIj ,hiurna nf rna
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22

r$ By the census of Virginia. now
appearing in the Richmond papers.
the white voters have a majority of
$4,000. hut a large proportion OF this
number are diStranchiscd by the re
construction act.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22
LETTER FROM JUAREZ &c UNITED
STATES MINISTER CAMPBELL.

Nlu IOj come 10 lDitStl' . w. tIic II -
idcnt Of the Republic y.m credeut
iaIs as special messenger and minis
ter plenipotentiary Of the United
States. and that you have been in
New Orleans since December last
The government Of the Republic re
grets those reasons should have pre-
vented your coming to present youI
e" dentials in order to commence lie
& JIeS OF your Once, Tor IL Mpui', ne
rT satisfactory for the government
receive yOH In your Chan er OF
1rcsentative Of the United s.. ties
You also informed me that ih sat-
action with which the government
the United States looked ON the
retreat OF the French from AcAlro,
and the advance OF the army ot the
constitutional government TOW ards
the capital, has been disturbed by
information received concerning the
severity used WIN the prisoners OF
war taken at San Jaclhto. lou also
mentioned that 1t was the desire OF
the United States Government that
III case MaNlmlIlan and ms paluodnS
were captured they should be treated
lumaneIy as prisoners OF war.
The enemies OF the Eepubllc. WISH.
Ing to produce an untay0rahIe I'M
preS>iUH Of the same, have endedv-
0Icd TO iaINltT and spread inaccurate
information concerning the prisoners
at San JacInto. he greater part OF
them, a consie.H .e number, were
HaIdoned. bu hment Was met
ed to some O. They were not
looked upon = IS prisoner, Of
war; U"- offend inst the laws
0fuat and t. ST, the Rcpabiic
The .uSta ud.aed themselves
+" Kind @ excess and crime IN
LarHtreas, BECAUSE they We're
-llae ..IUu,terS. without coun-
NthoU. I-, and aS megCeualIes
d 'o sl. blood of the MeEi-
80 As. their independence
aaa taer TONS,
Some. Of these foreign
=.s ,ak. jaci4to, We're coa-
been treat. much btucvolencc.
the same ii, ... .. taken at JaIisco
have been and are treated. because
there wrr.nor lanv circumstances
OF special rulpabi,ity.
The constant couduct OF the GOV.
..,.,.-.,,,+ .p +l, I4.,,,l.1i. ...l .r.,+
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22

FRA Geur. lady SAYS, to kill
bed-buCS: S.g... .a hcd->tedS and
the crack ir De- with strong, ot
vinegar. twice lT. iin March and
September l. best with a watering
pot, or even Office pot viii answer,
BE careful g. the steam in every
crack, and yoU need not fear being
ANNOYED in that line.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22
From the London Post May l5l
JEFF DAVIS ON BAIL.


I-'IJ'ToII II TTTT = ~" I-ITTTT -TTIII \
Statesman 0Rd hu'cr.
At length, after having rcmaiu
State prisoner for two years, Mi
Jefferson Davis, at one time the
President Of the Confederate States
Of America. has been released on
bail. The term Of his imprisonment
has been long, and, regard being
had to the strict letter of the Cousti-
he Inclined +o Question foo rIosaIz.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22

senior, and it is but just her supeIi-
ority in years should give her the
entire control Of her " begoggled -
husband. He is descended from a
vms noble family, whose wealth is
accruments Of a junk shop kept
NJ the latter part Of the eigh-
t,lth century, and the irony and
aristocracy Of his ancestors are
prominent in all his actions. But
these iroRicaI ancestors Of junk-shop
uotoIiety retain their iroH'caI riches,
and their aristotratic descendant
pays fye-sixths ofhis monthly salary
into Auct BacheI's Golfers. These
Fllutin'5 never see anything to
please them, and from their drawn
up noses one would think they smelt
" from afar" the region where musk
rats most do congregate.'
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22

S1t Is thought in Washington
that Mayimilian viii he allowed to
leave Mexico Whurf
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22

II The following are among the
signs over the shops Of negro traders
at Fort Smith. Ark: Camphein
humin flcWd." " "CheS Nuts billed
a. RoaS." Cain sect cheers Reset
ell Hear" "Wo>hin irouin 4 goin
out doin daiS wurkS dun here"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1867-06-22

The Negro Tot---t SeD-Ertjept
Trgtk.-The New York Times, lead
ing Republican Journal. enunciates
the following sober truth:
Itis impossible that the whites and
blacks of the South should he mus
tered into opposition rr-Tr-S politi
cally, without cnr~s.gu aJ hostil ty
in all the relaurr- H. iE Their ONLY
hope lies ln H. -sIf o. 81 utiment.
based on cs-...-ua o. interest.
Aud the Systemaii. .l.,>sde which is
now going on, ami which tends di-
rectly to disturbance Of these rela-
tons, may well cause di>guiet aud
resentment amouC the whites ia the
Southern Statc>.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-06-13

felt every morning, but about week
ago he discovered a small puncture on
his arm, from which it was evident that
blood had been drawn, and every morn
isg thereafter he found a new puncture
upon some heshy portion Of his body.
He was mysti6ed as TO how these pune
lures were made and what made them.
For several nights he remained awake
late in the night for the purpose Of soly-
ing the mystery, but such was his weak
condition he invariably became exhaus-
ted and fell asleep before morning, and
always found fresh puncture. lie got
an acquaintance to sleep with him, but
becoming tired Of watching, he, too, fell
asleep, and in the morning there was a
fresh puncture upon both Of them, which
so alarmed his acquaintance that be re-
fused to sleep in that room again. Be.
tween the loss of blood and his anxiety
to know the cause of it, the young man
was nearly crazed, presenting haggard
and careworn appearance, and he was
an object Of solicitude to his friends,
who sympathized with him in his dis
tress, and advised change in scene
but such was the fascination with which
he had become imbued that nothing they
could say could induce him to forego his
determination to remain and clear up the
mystery. His body by this time was a
strange almost completely covered
with small swellings from the punctures,
which were a source Of irritation. A few
nights ago he was awoke by stinging
sensation in his arm between the elbow
and shoulder, and instantly reached his
hand to the spot but could feel nothing,
and, although light was burning in the
room, could see nothing The old super
stition of vampires at once became fixed
upon his mind, and he resolved to leave
the house, which he did the next morn
ing, repairing to another part of the
city. Strange to say, since his change
of quarters he has not been again visited
by the midnight blood-sucker, and Is fast
regaining his health. Since his story has
become known, we have heard of several
other persons who occupied the same
room that were visited in the same way,
but they never stayed more than few
nights before they left the house and said
nothing about it for fear of injuring the
reputation of the house. We have given
the facts as they were related to us, and
have no reason to doubt the veracity of
the parties; but we have no faith what
ever in the superstition regarding vam-
pires, and are inclined to think that the
blood loving visitant was more of ma
terial than supernatural creature. We
have suppressed the names of the parties
concerned in this strange affair at their
own request
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-06-13
The Late Election Farce at washington

The Late Election Farce at Washington
The result OF the late election at Wash
ington City, by which the white popula-
ton was outvoted by horde Of negroes
from Maryland and Virginia, was re-
ceived with shout Of joy by the Radical
press The Washington Constitution
says of it:
The wiokedest frauds we're not only
winked at, but openly encouraged and
perpetrated. Persons having no earthly
right 10 vote, even under the liberal pro-
visions of the law Of Congress extending
the franchise, were registered, and their
votes received, in defiance Of every prin-
ciple Of justice. Hundreds Of black men
living in Maryland and Virginia were
marched TO the voting places, and kept
there until their votes were deposited,
palpably in violation Of right
The approaches to the polls we're pur-
posely blocked up, the object clearly
patent to all, being the wicked intent to
keep those who were entitled 10 vote from
fulfilling that purpose. When BY agree
ment in several Of the ward divisions,
alternate votes from double lines Of white,
aud colored men we're being taken peace
ably, orderly and satisfactorily, fear Of
the result probably prompting It, the
lines were broken Up by the police, under
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-06-13
thursday EVENING. JUNE 13. 1867.

the orders Of the chief, the white voters
driven of, leaving the colored men, who
assumed to be voters, in quiet possession
Of the polls, protected by an armed po-
lice, who thus overawed the well known
residents, by violent threats, angry
scowls, and worse than despotic inter-
ference. We confess we have no heart
to follow up this recital 1t grieves us
to be compelled to state these facts, in
the performance OF an important duty as
journalists.