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The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01
Wit and Hun,or.

"A Florence poet, Felippo Calcani, has
written an ode to garlic. It's Odor is strong
enough to suggest the ode.
Punch says q chimney sweep should
be n good whist-player, because he is always
following SCOT.
Tim sitting on the style, Mary" said
the e%nyious young girl as she plunged down
on her sisters hat and feathers.
Mrs. Persimmons regards with con-
Germ the increase Of the cattle plague, and
alphabetically wonders finer husband will
escape 1t.
A young lady who was visiting u coun-
try that is rather difficult in the matter OF
fences, informs us that she isnot dcclimbdt-
ICED,
A West street, New York, lager beer
s~aloonist posts a notice: mo money lent
in sums less than 81, 900, 900 under any
circumstances
-"Know myself is a grecian maxim,
The advantage of carrying it out is, that
you will always have an acquaintance at
hand, if it isn't quite 80 gorgeous,
Rev. DR.. Bond of Baltimore, reports
that when in Boston he went to church,
where he heard music which made him
wonder how he got in without a ticket.
"A hard drinking man in one Of the
New England states justifes his conduct
by quoting General Washington's example,
General Washington T. said n of hi
friends, "where did you ever hear he
drank? ?" 'Sparks says so in his life OF
him, answered the nan she saysthat thu
General used to go into the woods to rum
mate for m hour"
"A certain literary gentleman, wishingt I,
be undisturbed M day, instructed his Irisl
servant TO admit no one, and if any on
should inquire for him to give him AZ
''equiyocaI answer" Night came, and Iii,
gentleman proceeded TO interrogate Pat a
to his callers. 'Did any one call ?" "YB
sur, wan gintleman." "What did he say 7
He axed was yer honor in" ''Well, VIVA
did you tell himY z" Sure, l gave him
quivikle ansur jist." "How was that ?
~ axed him was his grandmother a mon
keyP
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

Nine out Of every ten to whom this question is ad-
dressed, II they answer 1t %candidly, will answer II IN
the Affirmative, some may reply to It from n sick bed
others, Of a stronger constitution and greater powers Of
endurance, may only experience a slight laasitude as
the consequence OF the torrid season. But some por.
ton Of the vitality OF all human beings oozo3 out Of
the m under the pressure of great and continuous heat
and the sooner the loss Is completely repaired, the less
susceptible win tbs system he TO the unhealthy influ
enco Of the fall malaria.
The most genial aud wholesome tonic that has ever
been offered 10 man As a means OF recruiting his ex'
hausted strength, aud ~fortifying him against the at.
taeks OF disease-is H~osTETTERis STOMACH BIT.
TIERS Taken at this season IL Is a perfect safeguard
against intermittent foyer, bilious affections, aud all
the epidemics which follow close upon the expiration
Of the Summer. u is an inyigorant and Alternative
without any OF the drawbacks which attach TO nero
stimulauts, and ia the only preparation Of the kind
which a conscientious physician would feel inclined 10
prescribe tor ladies in delicate health, Nothing can DO
more pure, mere harmless, more certain TO restore the
vigor OF the ~ tenn permanently aud thoroughly, with
out exciting Ne pulse or the brain.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01
A Few MaxIms for Young Girls.

Never make your appearance in the
morning without having first brushed and
arranged your hair, aud dressed yourself
neatly and completely.
Keep your clothing in perfect order. -
Never let pins do duty az buttons, or
strings take the place Of proper bands.
Examine every garment when it comes
nom the wash, and, If necessary, mend il
with neatneas and precision. Do not sew
up the holes in your stockings, as We have
seen some careless, untidy girls do, but
take in II broad margin around the hole, be
it small or large, with u fine darning needle
and darning cotton, aud cover the fracture
with an interlaced switch, so close as TO be
as strong as the body of the stocking, and
fine enough to be ornamental.
Train yourself TO useful occupation. Re
member it is wicked to waste time, aud
nothing gives such an impression Of yRni,
" and absolute Stiffness as a habit of idle,
meas and never having anything to do.
If you are in your fathers house, TAKE
some department of household labor upon
yourself, and n part Of the sewing, anC
make il your business To attend 10 il, ID,
not let a call from this idle girl, or II yisi
from that, oran invitation from the other
interfere with the performance of you
duty.
II you can cultivate to perfection som
art by which you could gain an independ
ent livelihood, do il whether there is
necessity for it or not. Do it quietly, i
you viii, but do it There is no teilin,
when OF under what circumstances yol
may need il.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01
Personal Items.

Frederick Hudson, long tho managing
editor OF the New York Herald, il writing HE
recollections of journalism.
Brigham Young is reported 10 be paying
his addresses TO a young GENTLE named An
notte lnce, anaetrcss.
Rev. Mr.. Miiburn, the blind preacher,
will probably have his sight restored at
least so says Won Graefo, the Berlin oculist.
The aggregate income Of Adelina Patti.
from July l, 1867, to June 80, 1868, was 5000
francs. Her whole fortune 10 estimated at
10000 dollars.
Among the ladies who have claimed the
right of suffrage in the new borough Of
Chelsea, is Miss Frances Power Cobbe, au-
thortss.
-Mrs. Moses Burr, Of Weston, Conn,
finding a burglar In her house, pitched
into him, defeated him, and secured his
bundle.
-zGcn. A. X. Scott, Governor OF South
Carolina, has had a singular experience, for
in the course of three years he was Il pris-
oner, a victor, and a Governor in the same
State.
Queen Isabella, Of Spain, whose subjects
arc now rising in formidable revolution
against her, and whose abdication IL demand-
ed, is heavy specimen OF femininity. She
weighs 225 pounds.
Major Joseph NJ. Bell, a native Of New
Hampshire, and General Buffers chief-of-
staff, at New Orleans, died at Boston a lew
days since. Maj. Bell was q ( graduate o fDart-
mouth College, and a soL-in-law OF Rufus
Choate.
1t is claimed by the Palmyra IN. "
Courier that Col James S. S~toddard, residing
in that place, is the oldest printer in the
United States. He ia in his 85th year, and il
il seventy three years since he began his APP
premiership with Samuel Green, in New Lon
don, Conn. He is still in the enjoyment oI
remarkable mental and physical strength.
-Abbe Liszt is again in Rome. When he
informed the Pope oIhis return to the Eter-
nal City, Plus TX exclaimed: "Ah, my dear
son, / have often longed for you. No onl
plays as you do no one knows how TO exhil'
arate me by sweet music as you'll" Lis2t nov
spends at least two hours every day in tho
ropes rooms, and plays to His Holiness,
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01
pnrchn.e OnIv I'M Hes,.

In a majority of advertised bitters, important ingredi-
ents, the necessity OF which are plainly indicated, are
omitted, because Of their high prices; in otheTs
the proportions and combinations OF the ingre-
dients are ia defiance OF all settled principles OF
pharmaceutal chemistry others, again, are mere shams'
made up Of poor whisky Filtered with aloes and colored
in such a manner as to deceive the unwary, and are so
nAuseating as 10 be unworthy OF criticism, and to the
patient the remedy is worse than the disease, while
years OF experience and trial has proven that Or.
RoBAcK's STOMACH BITTERs to be, Just as recon-
mended, one OF tho best remedies eHtant where a stom-
achio tonic and stimulant are required. They never
fail 10 strengthen the weak, impaTt yigor 10 the strong
and are, in evory particular, Just what a stomach bitters
ought to be. II you have symptoms OF Dyspepsia, take
them freely to aid digestion. II you reside in bilious
districts, they should be taken asa sure prevention of
Bilious Fever and Fever and Ague, Liver Complaints.
~Jaundiee, and in all that class OF diseases where there
is a general depression Of the nervous system, loss OF
muscular energy, weakness lassitude, want Of appetite
faintness, chilly sensations and aching OF the bones So'
And, as u remedy for female weakness, Leuohorrl'ma,
or Whites, RoBAcK's BIrTERs have no equal. IneS
are prepared with special reference 70 thls SonPialnlt
and act like a charm. A few days, trial WI salisiy tuhhe
most sceptichl Of the real merits or TINS really NA'unple
medicine. Sold by all druggists everywhere
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01
Liberia.

The report of the condition of affairs in
this country, sent TO Washington by Com
mander Jeifers of the Swatara, is very in
teresting. The evidences Of success in the
attempt to introduce civilization into Africa
are manifest 10 the visitor. The great
want, however, is capital, while another
obstacle has been that the greater part of
the immigrants have not been agricultural
laborers. Too many are from the Northern
cities, and of mixed blood, and unable 10
stand the climate. They resort to trading
with the natives for support. For this
reason Liberia does not raise sufficient suit
able food to support the immigrant popu-
lation, and actually imports it from the
United States. The Southern plantation
laborers succeed well. Universal suffrage
is considered injudicious, and only educated
persons are allowed 10 vote. Commander
LETTERS thinks if an impression is to be
made on Africa, it will be through this col
ony, which seems 10 he based on Christian
izing and moralizing principles, while the
other establishments are based on trade in
rum, gunpowder and muskets.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01
pOetrp.
ENDURANCE.

How much the heart may bear, aud yet not break
How much the flesh may suffer and not diei
] question much if any pain or ache
OF soul or body bringa our end more nigh,
Death chooses his own time; tin that Is worn,
All evils may be borne.
We shrink and shudder at the surgeons knife
Each nerve recoiling from the cruel steel.
Whose edge seems searching for the Quivering life
Yet to our sense the latter paugs reveal
That still, although the trembling heah be torn,
This, also, can be borne.
We see a sorrow rising In our way,
And try 10 flee from the approaching III,
We seek some small oscape-we weep and pray
But when the blow falls, then our hearts are still
Not that the pain a. Of IT, sharpness shorn-
But think Il can be borne.
We wind our life about another life
We hold it closer dearer than our n
Anon Il fainta and falls in deadly strife,
Leaving us stunned, and stricken, and alone;
But ahl we do not die with those we mourn
This, also, can be borne.
Behold. we live through all things-famine' thtrs'
Bereavement, pain; all grief and misery,
All woe aud aorrow; life inficts us worst
on soul aud body-bu we cannot DIE,
Though we be sick, and tired, and faint ana worn
Loi all things can be borne
Good Words.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01
AsIATIC CHOLERA IN CHINA.

IVWWIHAWi DHInHi mug -Wl IoVl-
Messrs. PERRY DAVIS A Son
DEAN sIRs During . long residence In China have
used your invaluable Pain Killer, both In my own family
aud among the Chinese, and have found II a most ex-
cellent msdioine. In the summer OF "a and '69, while
residing in Shanghai. l found IL an almost certain cure
fOr Cholera, IL used in time, Indeed, using Il Ia a great
many instances, 1 do not remember falling IN q single
case. For three years 1 have been residing 10 this place,
more than fifty miles from a physician, and have been
obliged often TO fall upon my own resources in cases OF
sickness. The Chinese come to US in great numbers
for medicine and advice, Though without medical
knowledge ourselves. the few simple remedies we can
command are 20 much in advance, even OF their physi-
clans, that we have almost daily applications. We allow
them to come, because u brings us In contact with them
and opens a door 10 usefulnesB. In diauhqna, collie,
vomiting, cholera, coughs, &C, your Pain Killer has
been Iny chief medicine.
Your, very truly, Il, L. CRAWFORD.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

A DOUBLE WlNDrAL1.-The Rochester
IN. " Express says: 'Mr. Cunningham
has received the cash ava Is of another great
estate, which fell to him in the old coun-
try. This latest windfall is said to amount
to the large sum of six millions three hun
bred and sixty thousand and fity-three
dollars in gold. lie had previously receiv-
ed, from a similar source, seven millions
nine hundred and twenty -four dollars,
which, with interest and premium on gold,
aggregates him nearly nineteen million
dollars.
The writer states that the inheritor of
this immense wealth has not a friend in
the world, neither does he say anything of
business to any one, but figures very sharp.
He is soon TO start on n years voyage for
his health, He is single, not engaged, and
is one Of the finest young mea in our
and"
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

An apparatus used TO hoist bricks and
"ipcsi on%d proodvay NOM Y,rt toi snt,rl
day evening, in consequence Of a taclle
block becoming unlocked, and killed Jas.
Todon and n. Shay, both lRborers. A boy
standing on the walk was also struck by a
falling brick and badly injured.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01
SOaD Growing ON Trees.

Soap berries are being found in immense
quantities throughout Alaska they grow on
q bush about the same in appearance as
whortleberries. When ripe they are red,
of a juicy and quinine taste, and are gener-
ally biennial. One quart taken and placed
in a tub the size of n barrel will, when,
stirred completely fill the tub with a froth,
and the more it is stirred with the naked
hand and arm the sitter it becomes, until
you can cut it with a knife. 1t is eaten
with horn or wooden spoons, all the family
sitting round the tub. IL is undoubtedly
an acquired taste, but the commodity is
much sought for. The hoth il of a beauti-
ful pink color. Green berries will make
nearly the same amount of froth, but it is
of a white color, and is not SO highly fla
vored. Foreigners stir it withport or sher-
" wines, and add sugar, in which case it is
a delicious luxury. Large quantities are
dried, by being placed in a tub with their
leaves, forming a cake, which is placed in
wicker tables, with light fires undor and
the sun overhead. When dried they will
keep in Il dry place for some years. The
dried berries are black and look dirty. A
piece two inches square, beaten in a water
pool, will fill il full of froth, Of a dark pink
color.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

As public attention has RECENTLY boor
directed to the destitute and almost storv
ing condition of q portion of the inbob;t.
ants of the Selkitk settlement, every tom
of news from there possesses more or less
interest. Last evening four gentlemen ar
rived from the Settlement, who left there
on the third Of the month. They are
Thomas Bann, Roderick Ross, A. Mckay,
and John Southerlend. These gentlemen
fully confirm the reports which have pre-
viously been made of tho condition Of the
inhabitants of that Settlement.
The hunters returned from the chase
without q mouthful OF meat, the buffalo
having abandoned their usual haunts.
Many of them are preparing to go out
again and follow the game to the remote
retreats where they are now finding shell
ter. These hunters will be absent during
the winter, and will snbsist upon what they
take in the chase.
The destitute that remain ut home will
number several thousand, for whom provis-
ion must be made by charitable contribu-
lions, or they will perish by starvation.
The Catholic bishop is already providing
for many OF those who are under lis spi-
ritual supervision, and ne will give aid to
them from time 70 time, as their necessities
may require.
1Ht bihhHhulloi lhNhoioh bttihb " hhNb
been very remarkable in some Of its fea-
lures. They came ont of the ground where
they Matched, in perfect m%ultitudes, and
covered the whole face of the country.
They seemed to advance in masses some
times several inches deep, and where q
honse or fence obstructed their progress,
they would pile mp il heaps to the depth of
more than q foot. They were all the time
preying upon one another, and the living
would soon consume the dead, except the
shelly portion and the legs. These lay
about the houses 80 thickly and the stencil
from their decnying remains was so often
sivo that men had to turn out with shovels
and wheelbarrows in some Instances M
thus carry them away from the immediate
vicinity Of dwellings,. Fields, gardens
everything, was consumed by them until
parts of the country was left q desolate
waste. Our informant thinks that no yes
tage Of this plague remains to hatch out
another crop next year.
Food for the starving will only be re-
quired to assist them through the long and
severe winter, aud then seed to plant crops
in the spring, and, If no other misfortune
falls upon them, they will be self-sustaining
thereafter. These gentlemen brought
down q train of Red River carts as far as
st. Cloud to carry back supplies for them
selves and the community to which they
belong.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

PRESENTATION or BUILDINGS FROM DE-
CAY.-We have before adyerted to the use
Of superphosphate of lime and barytes in
protecting calcareous stone from the cor
rosiye action of the sulphuric acid liberated
by burning coal. Another method adapted
and much used lately, is the application Of
now been tried on many large edifces in
France, England, Germany, &C., with
gratifying success forming u transparent
coating, which does not deiace the stone
in the least allowing the finest carving to
be seen through it.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

GALES from ATaby the BEST, freighted
with the breath Of oriental spice flowers are not so en-
tranoing as tho perfume 81 P~HALos'b FLOR DE
the new perfume for the handk erchief.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

WITH what joy and gladness do the PEG
pie hail the advent and discovery Of Co.'s DYSPEPSIA
CURE. lt n q sovereign oure for Dyspepsia, Judges,
druggists keep it.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

1t is stated that NJ. de Champs, the
French interpreter who accompanied the Chi
nese Embassy, viii return TO Boston within a
few months to ratify a matrimonial engage
ment made during his stay in Boston.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

During the coming theatrical season
in New York.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

A SPLENDID PALACE. If there is an il
lustrious name at Venice name surround
ed by all the prestige of history, poetry,
legends and art, it is that of Foscari. The
Palace Foscari is the finest in Venice, where
there are only fine palaces. 1t has 365
windows, for each day in the year. 1t
is bnilt of marble. A great discovery has
in n direct line, is to-day the concierqe of
the palace of his ancestors. A subscrip-
ton, headed by the King and Princes, is
being circulated among the ranks of the
aristocracy, and the last of the Foscari will
not long remain the first of porters.
The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-01

SAGAcITY OF A HoKsE. An old family
horse that has been runningat will through
the streets and commons lost II of his
shoes, and with the intelligence of a hu-
man being, the old horse walked up TO the
blacksmith's where he had been shod for
the last twenty years, and tothe best of his
ability asked the smith TO shoe him, by
raising his foot and stamping the ground.
The smith being busy, drove him away sew
eral times during the day, and thought
nothing of it. The next morning on going
to the shop he found the old horse at the
door; again he drove him of, but the
horse came back, and entering the shop,
walked up to the anvil, and there raised
his foot, thus attracting the particular no
tice of the smith, who examined the foot,
and finding it worn of TO the "quick, f"
kindly picked up an old horse shoe and
fitting II to his foot, nailed it on; when the
grateful animal frisling his tail by way of
thanks. trotted OFF contentedly Madison
(OhiO) Courier.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-02-06

representation on the ground that ma
jority or the votes cast should dster-
niue the matter, and that the apathy, or
hostility of the enemies of reconstruct
ton should no longer be allowed to
postpone it. y,
A passenger train from Cincinnati, on
Monday, the 9Th inst, was thrown
from the track on the Atlantic ana
Grest western RailrnTd Thet train uon-
sistedof two passenger coaches anu on.
sleeping car, besides the freight car and
tender, ali or which, with the exception
of the second ser middlel passenger
coach, were prcci lHassf' efsapAt u - -. =
ditch five ,r Six feet deep. strange 10
say, while the tendef was turned bottom
upward, the locnino'iya Jretliftsi1ttts
place on the track. sEe s.es,p,Ies Gar
almost directly took Ike itoal the kero-
sene lamp III the rear Uf til cstii.. and Che
flames follukesliiils in the center anu
theilsin the other end, sooni wrapping 1t
in roaring flames. Tie, fiF9t car soo l
took fire, followed b. the SECOND, which
was the only one not entirely. upset
FoitunatelythN cars were not crowded.
and all were .ex,ricated from the mass
of chaos before the flames had reached
them. OF the three ladies which Were
on board no one was injured be.
yond few scratches but the next
morning after having been removed to
hospital cottage hard by, one gave
birth to fine eight months boy.
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Oyer-W ork and Under-Rest.

H. Over orlz and Under-Rest.
There is nothing better under
stood than that an over-taxed
brain will speedily lose its pow
er, if, indeed, it be not. driven to
a fatal congestion. We no lon-
ger err through ignorance
Whoever undertakes to do the
work Of five days in one will be
sure either to Kill himself or to
do his work badly. In either
case, nothing is gained by excess
sive or unreasonable prolonged
! application yet this is 4 truth
universally acknowledged ana
just as universally disregarded,
The clergyman accepts i'll health
as his professional condition ~
The lawyer fancies that he must
kill himself rs Mr. Choate did,
and as more than one brilliant
practitioner i'll our own courts has
done. Even physicians, if they
are also students disregard their
own maxims, and betake them
selves in time to their medicines.
Just so it's with merchants; it is
the peace That kills. Now, a life
which closes at a period so obvi-
oaslv unnatural as that Of middle
age, can hardly be regarded as
other than broken and fragment
airy; and the consideration is all
the more melancholy when the
mind has been cultivated at the
expense Of the body, because the
actual loss to the world IS all the
greater. There are two lives
which offer themselves for our
choice; there is the life of delib-
erative anaquiet industry. of pa
tent waiting and Of steady per-
rsistence; and there is the life Of
hurry aud fret, Of worry and of
haste, Of feyerish anxiety, unre-
hitting toll and exhaustive per-
tinacity in the pursuit. Of this "a
ivorite object, OF the other. The
Last j. 4 mode Of existence which
not seldom defeats its own pur-
pose, and limits tic usefulness of
the nobly ambitious and llonora-
lily aspiring.
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count of usurous rates Of interest, was
or,ieSd engrossed, and,to y pvt upon
its passage to-Aays. A resolution was
adollted ordering tWo sessions per day
hereafter until otherwise ordered. The
remainder Of the morning was absorbed
in discussing the pTopriety of re-enactr
ing Section 1924 Of the Revision. more
cfiectually providing for the punishment
Of timbea thieves.