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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30
Who would have Thought ?

| Who would have thought that the
Democracy, who so lately rejoiced in
rebel victories and grieved at the tri
umph Of the Union army, would SO soon
be resolving their thanks and gratitude
to .'LINCoLN's hirelings'' for having so
| gloriously defended the Union. For
merly they desired rebel success and
| despised our soldiers now they want
] soldiers votes, and praise them as the
! saviors Of the country
! Who would have thought that the
| Democracy, who denounced Lincoln as
usurper for issuing the emancipation
| proclamation, and denounced the aboli
! tion amendment as unconst titutionally V
proposed, would now resolve, as thew
did at Columbus on the StI, that they
do not desire nor is it their purpose to
restore slavery? If the proclaim alton
of emancipation was an usurpation, til e
Democracy should not allow 1t to become
precedent for future usurpers. If the
Amendment was unconstitutional, they
should no. rest until its authors are re-
bulSed, and the Constitution indicated
Were the Democracy consistent, and
should they succeed next fall, all the
abolition measurers should be rejected
by them, and that would place slavery
and the negroes just where they were
| before the war.
Who would have thought that the
greenbacks which the Democracy so
despised when they were the sinews Of
the war for the Union, would be SO loved
and honcred by them now!
Who would have thought that the par
ty which had suffered so much in defense
of the rights of the States would so
soon acquiesce in all the measures of
the Union party, by which they held all
| the rights Of the States to have been de
stroyed!
In short, what, alas . has become Of
+. the 'stime- honored principles of the
Democratic party
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

CRossING WITH THE BUFFALO Mr.
Robert Wickliff, of Lexington, KY,
crossed his stock with the buffalo. Hav-
ing obtained a fine three quarter buffalo
bull, he bred his cows to him for sever
al years. He found the quarter bloods
to be larger than either parent-made e
excellent beef, hardy, long lived oxen,
with great strength and activity and,
though he did not test the mixing quail
ties of the cows, he found that their
calves that run with the COWS were fat
ter than those of the common stock
Mr.. James F. Swain, Of Bronxville,
n. Y, had a half breed COW, which he
lately killed, and the editor of the Agri
cuiiuraiist dined upon the heef, and pro
nounced it superior to the common
breeds. Mr.. Swain has a quarter buffa-
10 heifer which so far resembles the Jer-
seys that he thinks that breed must have
originated from cross with the buffalo.
Buf1alos have been taken to England
The animal is thoroughly domestic, and
the surprise is that 20 persistent Efforts
have bee n made to improve our stock
by an admixture of buffalo blood
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

FARMING ON SHARES A farmer leas
ed TO his SON. in law three acres Of land
to be planted with corn, and be cult,
v ed by him sat the halves In the
fall, the lessee said that was the poorest
land he ever worked on; for said he,
I worked hard all summer, and at har-
vest time, when we came to divide the
crop, I not only lad no corn for my
self, but had to go and buy Ave bush
els of shelled corn to make out my faith
erin laws half "Hcre is another case
illustrating the workings of this 'pecu-
liar institution of doing things on shares:
Farmer A. happened to have more
pigs than he could keep, while his
neighbor B had more milk til an he
could dispose OF. pne day, A
brought two pigs over and deposited
them in BIS pen. saying that he wish
ed B to keep them two months, and
have one Of them as his share. B
replied, as he had plenty of feed, he
would keep them four months and have
them both, as, of course, that would a.
mount to the same thing! A. left,
saying that he supposed it was all right
but guessed he wouldn't bring any
more"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

RESPECT - An all out at the elbows
printer, by some freak of fortune, came
into possession of five dollar bill lie
called lad, and said: Johnny, take
William and get it changed. '.N hal DO
you mean by calling it William r. en-
auired the wondering lad. why John,
replied the printer, 81 am not sufficient
" familiar with it to take the liberty OF
calling it Biz.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30
WAYNE CO.. IND.

How TO AVOID RAILROAD ACCIDENTS -
The recent Railroad disasters, and es
pecially those Of Angola and Lockland,
have awakened attention to the neces-
sity Of some method for their prevention.
The greatest attention is paid to the pre-
vention of fires from the stove, and the
systems proposed are numerous and
may vet be made practical. Almost
every one has his tavorite theory, the
last Of which, published in Buffalo pa
per, is as follows:
Let the roof be loose and unattached
to the sides of the car by any fastenings
Whatever, but secured in its place on the
top Of the car by means of groove
along the top and end and sides of the
car, say two or three inches deep; let
the roof be made in divisions, say five
or six feet wide; at each end of these
divisions let there be an iron fiange or
lennon fit easily into the groove. The
roof would not he in the least affected
by the jolting or oscillation of the cars,
but the moment that it fell on it's sides,
the roof would fall fiat on the ground,
and leave the passengers to walk or
crawl out.
The idea is worthy the attention of the
public.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

| HIGH AND Low BARNs.-A writer in
the Rural New Yorker, in view OF the in
vention of machinery for pitching hay
and grain by horse power, advocates the
building of higher barns than those OF
the old style, which were built low on
account of the difficulty of pitching to
the top of a NOW with a hand-fo
With the power fork, height is said to be
no objection, but rather q convenience.
Fourteen to sixteen feet was the usual
height Of posts for hay and grain barn,
and with this height it required tall
man with long handled fork to ''pitch
over the beam," and great scrambling of
the boy on tho NOW to stow away so as
to fill up under the roof. With the pow
er-fork the product may be carried to
any Leight, with trifing additional
effort. One of the chief advantages Of
building high barns lies in the relative
amount Of material required to build one
of given capacity. The foundation and
roof, with the same ground size, costs
no more for a building forty feet than
one ten feet high and the writer says
that hay and grain will keep better pack
ed deep than if put up in shallow mows,
though we think he does not make this
quite clear. If the crop is we'll cured,
perhaps the greater exclusion from the
air may be an advantage to both hay and
grain. However this may be, it is OBJ
vious by increasing the height, good
range Of stabling may be secured on
both sides Of the barn. with any desired
amount of storage room above them,
with no additional expense for either
foundation o. roof Som etimes the IN
PRODUCTION of a new contrivance, appar-
entity Insignificant in itself. will revolu-
tionize other arrangements upon an ex-
tensive scale, and if the horse fork
proves to be a decidedly desirable thing,
it will force its way into general use and
may revolutionize the model of barns
throughout the country, and those about
to build should investigate this new
horse pitchfork before deciding upon
plan.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

Jones, the Deputy z. NJ, is in love
with two charming girls-Jenny Rosity,
and Annie Nation generosity and an
imatlon.)
-s'Do you Understand me now ?"
thundered an irate pedagogue to an ur-
chin at whose head he threw an inlzstand.
i've an inkling of what you nsean.'' re-
piled the boy.
y North Carolina farmer writes the
Agriculturist that he cures hog cholera
by pushing down the throat of the hog
lump of tar about as large as hickory
nut. and making him swallow it. At
the same time he bleeds the patient, but
he thinks it is the tar that cures.
WANTED.-A pair of spectacles to suit
the eyes Of potatoes The club with
which an idea struck the poet A stick
to meas IRE narrow escapes. The iden
teal hook and line with which an angler
caught cold. An umbrella used in the
reign of tyrants a knot from, the
board man paid seven dollars week
for.
The morality Of some people is like
their crockery; they have two sets, one
for show and one for use, and they both
answer the same purpose-the one salts
fies the minds OF other people, the other
their own. But this much may be said
of both, that however we'll they NAV
serve the purposes of this world s,iey are
OF no value for the next.
A fire at Atchison. Miss, last Sunday
week. destroyed two dry goods stores,
occasioning loss o. S25O,00o. The
property was insured
The Grand Army of the Republic
have elected Gen. Logan Commander in
chief, and Gen. J. Owen, Senior Vice
Commander
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

An Elm tree at Hampton, ONO, fur
nishel seven thousand feet of incl1
boards, clear stuff. The tree was sir:
feet ten inches in di amcter, and weighed.
sixty thousand pounds. The concentrid
circles which are said to indicate ons
year each, numbered seven hundred and
nincty-two. 1t vas baby when viii
liz the Conquerer died, and a four hun
Gred years old child when Columbus
discovered Ar erica
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

Goodwin Smith, in discussing the
wrongs Of Ireland, gives some striking
facts in the religious plunder of that
unhappy country. While there ar c
l,2l6,659 Protestants. there are 4 400, 5S3
Catholics, and the Catholics are ccm-
PEELED to contribute to the support IF
the Irish Episcopal Established Church,
which numbers but about IL per cent. of
the population And this Established
Church treats those from whom it draws
its chief support, with insolence and
scorn. No wonder there is discomfort
in Ireland. And yet this is only one of
the grievances of which just complaint
is made
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30
No Time for Delay.

Congress ''takes it coolly" as if mer-
fattening, nor laborers starving The
House seems to have but little regard for
the condition of things, and the grave
seniors of the Senate keep up the digni-
ty Of procrastination, as if they consid
cred their Importance increased and their
glory enhanced by the Eastern bankers
that surround them. While they waste
time in receiving the batteries of the
selfish, aud by much speaking, the peo-
pie remain in doubt, perplexity and
gloom.
We advise them to take hold Of the is
sue now before the country, of business
or no business, during the coming sum-
mer. With such unanimity as there
should be amongst all Republicans, it
should not require forty eight hours to
do all that is necessary to reassure the
people and reawaken activity.
A Congress immersed in wealth and
luxuries, should guard against an utter
forgetfullness Of the condition of their
constituents The members should re-
feet that day of reckoning is coming.
While the Northern Democracy have
greatly whitfield down the proposition of
Rev. Dean, of Iowa, followed up SO per
sistently by the Cincinnati Enquirer, to
issue greenbacks enough to pay off the
debt, and make the bondhoiders take
them, the secessionists of the South seem
to be taking it up. Humphrey Marshall
is out in the Louisville Journal in that
behalf He is strong for the measure in
all its fullness. The late rebels know
that this would amount to repudiation,
pure and simple, because it would be
followed by repudiation of the green
backs. Nothing would lease the De-
mocracy of the South so much as repudi-
alton, and should this Congress continue
to waste time in much speaking, and let
the depression 60 on through next SUM
mer, reputation would be very popu-
lar element among the laboring classes
everywhere as matter of revenge. Let
Congress bring back the currency to
where it was a year ago. On this there
should be unity enough to carry it under
the previous question.-[Cin. Times.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

A Massachusetts, Yankee has got up
chicken factory. He can hatch egg
more economically without that with tn
aid of the hen. \ box divided into sto
rles for spreading ont the eggs, and
lamp to keep the mperature at 80 t
100 degrees, constitute the apparatus
The heat is communicated to the 10:
by pipes, and four cents worth of oil pc
day will hatch seventeen dozen health,
chickens out Of as many eggs. But hoa
70 raise them after they are hatched
an important question
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

How many farm matters are forgot
ten that should be attended to in the
proper time. The memory is called up
on to retain every little item of labor.
aud with the multiplicity of 'odds and
ends" about the farm, il is not singular
that some should be forgotten, and the
work left undone. How much lime
would be economical, and how great,
too, would be the saving of money, were
farmers to initiate the example of the old
farmer, who kept slate for jotting down
every thing which required attenaioo-
From the Rsral Nec Yorker we have an
account Of the good use to which sy IS
tematic old gentleman put his slate
Let every farmer be assured it will be
we'll for him to do the same:
''Writing about Improvements reminds
me chat . farmer does not always think
Of what is needfui and may be done
when leisure times occur, and it recalls
to my mind the practice Of large and
successful farmer, who at his death left
his affairs in prosperous condition,
and his premises in complete order.
His neighbors often wondered at the
ease with which he conducted his ope-
rations he never hurried, but the right
thing was always done at the right
time and his work never iaggeo. Much
of the Improvement he made was in odd
spells when the routine Of regular farm
work was broken by rainy weatheT, or
after finishing the work on crop, and
while waiting for another to get to the
proper stage. He kept large slate
hanging in the kitchen where ali his
Won kmen could see it, and whenev. a
job occurred to him it was noted on
the slate. For instance, some of his
entries ran thus: Make gate for nhe
brook lot = eileen out the open ditch
in the wheat field Lay new floor on
the scafold over the barn floor; Bury
the large stone in the middle lot;' Get
ing gerden fence pickets ; Plant shatTe
trees along the roadside : Dig the al
ders out of the fence corners and look
after the wild mustard that came up
where the threshing machine stood in
the field last year In this way his slate
was filed, and if leisure halliday oc-
Cured, his men had plenty of work and
if the master happened to be absent, the
slate told the workmen what to do. Ar
ter time it was his custom to lay out
the days work on the slate each even
ing previous, and when the job was fin
ished the record was erased. To get
the slate clean was the ambition of the
workmen'
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

MIR. Chase, the Secretary of the Treas
ury, when the 5 20s were issued in re-
would be paid In coin, said s-Most Ger
tainly; the principal, as well as the in
terest, will be paid, arhen due, in coin"
That will undoubtedly be the fact; be
cause they will not be due until twenty
years shall have expired, and by that
time coin will be the legal tender cur
rency of the country. They may be
paid after five years at the discretion of
the Government; and our plan is to buy
up as many as possible and as soon as
possible in the market for cancellation.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

During the year 1867 Muskatinc coun-
ty paid 81 300 as bounties for the killing
of wild animals. The list includes 49,
S45 gophers at 20 cents for each tail. %
wolves at So per scalp, 10 wild cats, 2
lynxes, and l catamount, at the same
per scalp. A total of 20, 277 gophers
have been killed, and S4,012 20 bounty
paid thereon since the Supervisors of
fered the 20 cents reward.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

1t is believed that the prices for WOO
have about touched bottom, and tha
prices will be better next year. 1t is 8.
good rule to continue in business which
others are abandoning under the dis
couragement of a temporary depression.
1t will revive, and then many who left
will come back IN time to lose the high
prices and be again discouraged
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

To cure ehapped hands take three
drachms gum camphor, three do. white
beeswax, three do spermaceti, and two
ounces olive oil Put them together in
a cup on stove, where they will melt
slowly, and form a white ointment in a
few minutes. If the hands be affected,
anoint them on going to bed, and put on
a pair of gloves. A day or two will suf
flee to heal them
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

a member of the New York Constitu-
tional Convention said to a Dem ocrat
tire other day
.sI suppose this is the ablest body of
men ever assembled in the State OF New
York
my dear sir, there is scarcely any
doubt of it, for | have heard the same
remark from almost every member of
the Convention"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

INsoLENCE OF RAILROAD EMPLoYks Re
BuKED.--At the Brooklyn Supreme Court
Circuit. recently, DR. De Haven Jones
sued three employees Of the New York
and New Haven Railroad Company for
damages sustained in consequence Of
being assaulted by them. DR.. Jones
purchased tickets for some lady friends
who were about to leave for Boston, and
was proceeding with one of them 10 a
sleeping car when he was told he could
Como further, as he had not purchased
ticket for himself. The Doctor per.
sisted in going on. when the three de
PENDANTS assaulted him severely and un
necessarily, as the jury believed. They
accordingly awarded him $4,000 dam
ages.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30
If everybody would mind their own

If everybody would mind their own
business, more business would be done.
An urchin unconsciously perpetrated
great joke at the expense Of his teach
er the other day. The lady was an.
nouncing to her pupils the holiday on
the 22d day of February, and asking
them some questions concerning its OBJ
servance-among others why the birth
day of Washington should be celebrated
more than that of any one else. "Why,"
she added, more than mine you may
tell me- she said to little fellow eager
to explain. Because he exclaimed,
with great viyacity. because he never
told lie
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

The amount ofproperty in the Uni
ted States lost during December by con
fagrations--each destroying over $40,
ooG-is estimated at s4,274,000 Th
total losses by fire during the year 1867
amounted to 836, ,935, 900 as compare,
with sG6, 900 during 1866
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

A man stopping his paper, wrote to
the editor ''I think folks ottent to spend
their munney for papurs, my dad did't,
and everybuddy says he was the intel
lygintest man in the hull country, and
had the smartest family Of boys that ev
er duggad taters''
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

Eighty patients have been admitted to
the New York State Inebriate Asylum
during 1867, forty two from New York
and thirty eight from other States.
Ihelr average age is thirty one years.
30 Tere married. 40 have been dis
charged. 40 are now in the asylum, anl
none have died.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

The South Carolina Reconstruction Cor-
vention met on the 18th. 1t is composed Of
tifty-three white and sixty thee colcred dele
sates---ninety-two constituting quorum.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

GOODSPEED'S GOLDEN PENS, celebrated
for their fexbility durability, smoothness of
ton. Superior to steel pens. Invariably give satis
Eestion. One box samples by mail post paid, rs cts.
Price list furnished Agents, on application
J. II. COBURN, 1876 Vine-st., Cincinnati, U.
Sole Agelt fer tbs West and South.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

EXPENSIVE SMoKE-The revenue from
CIGARS in 1867 was S3,666,1S4, which is
the tax on 1872, 10000 cigars. l is es
timated by the New York World that
fully 1,000000 900 cigars were consul
med in the United States during the
year This would give over % to each
person: or. supposing that one-tenth Of
the whole people smoke, and hall Of them
smoke tobs> eco in pipes, we have an av-
erage Of 500 cigars consumed by each Of
the genteel smokers during the year, at
q cost of at least $50 per head.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

The first horse dinner in England has
been held Ihe beast was eighteen
years old and thirteen hands high, and
after being butchered was served up t a
select company in great variety Of
modes of cooking. Itwas pronounced
excellent food, fine IN texture, tender in
quality and unimpeachable in flavor,
with slch a remarkable resem blance to
be- -hat it would be difficu TO tell th e
difference between the two. It was fur
ther pronounced to be thoroughly whole
some, nutritious aud satisfying- which
is more than can be said for some other
sorts Of popular flesh. AS 20 the moral
Justice of eating horse, one of tho guests
argued that if tae horse is really the
friend Of man, eating him seemed the
most innocent way of living upon one s
friends
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

In reply to Ike's question Of "whs
Mr.. Seward meant when he said h
wanted St. Thomas for coaling station,
Mrs. Partngton CATER rubbing her fore
head thougitfully for moment wit
the bow of her silver spectacles) replied
1T must be because it shakes SO, Isaac
and is, therefore, . good place 10 sift IL
ashes >
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

The Grand Army of the Republic of the
State Of Connecticut unanimously endorsed
Grant for the Presidential nominee of the Re-
publican party.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30
RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS.

RECIPE FOR HAPPINESS
just wealth enough to keep away
Ofwant the direful scene
Just health enough TO cid the day.
And make Hfe's course serene
Virtue enough to ACT that part
Which is devoid of sin
Courage enough to ask the heart.
''Art thou secure within e'
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

The free Library of Boston contains
1000 volumes, largely of solid and
instructive character. The managers re-
port that there has been a steady decline
in the demand for theological, metaphys-
ical and ethical works, from IL to 4 per
cent of the entire reading. at that in
stitution.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

correspondent OF the Farm and Fire
Sioe, writes f'-a tin tube made like
syphon, driven into the vent of a barre
OF wine or cider, and the other end in
serted into q vial of water, will preven
the air from entering the barrel. Will
the gas escapes thr oug h the water
Make the barrel otherwise tight. Whe,
the cider or wine in the barrel is don.
working, the water in the bottle will,
cease bubbling. 1t requires no fillin,
up as there is no loss. / have tried it,
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1868-01-30

The English army, Notwithstanding
the Fenian troubles, get many enlist
ments from Ireland. Reports to head
quarters from the various Irish recruit
ing districts show that the recent in
crease Of pay and other advantages Sc
cured to the soldier have had the effect
of making the English army service
again popular i'll Ireland. 1t is said, al
so, that those most recently enlisted are
generally young men of q better class
than formerly