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Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

A NEGRO PREAcHER's ANSWER. The
following is from gentleman in Tennes-
see, whose name is sufficient guaranty of
the incidents narrated: " We learn that on
last Sabbath, a meeting was held in a
church in this vicinity, connected with the
Northern Methodist church, to inaugurate
social equality between the races in the
church. After the congregation in said
church, composed of blacks and a few
whites was dismissed, the white preacher
approaching "Jeff," black preacher,
said "Well, Bro JEFF, what do you
think of our progress, and the immediate
prospect of breaking down all distinctions
between white and black? 1t will be a day
of gladness for you, Bro. JEFF, viii it not
The black preacher replied, 'Well, Mr..
III. am not sure that this is right. OBJ
servation and nature teaches me one thing
in creation. 1 have served long as slave,
am now free, and am yet black. have
never known the blackbirds and partridges
to live together; / have never witnessed
the crows and pigeons live together. We
have never known the eagle and the tur-
key to amalgamate, all Of them are winged
fowls, yet they keep themselves distinct
all have one Creator God, who cares fol
them. From some cause they are kept
apart. So, Mr.. H. / do not believe we
can alter the laws of God, and in my hum.
BILE way, would prefer the black people
to have separate houses Of worship. This
is best for us. We black people, are now
free, ,-let us live free as God has made us
IA separate people," There is true
conservative wisdom in these words of tho
poor negro, teaching the white man ant
brother, to observe tho laws of God.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

A young man asked an old gentleman
for his daughter in marriage. The ans
wer was was, eco into the orchard and
bring in a number of apples. Give me
one half of the whole number, and the
mother one half of the balance and half
an apple over, and to the daughter one
half of the remainder and half an apple
over, and have one left for yourself, with
out cutting an apple, and then if she is
willing you can have her." He solved the
question, and how many did he bring?
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27
0ait and Gu,nor.
webster and the Quaker.

There was quaker too cute for tn,
great Daniel Webster" once. This
Quaker, pretty knowing old shaver, hat
a cause down in Rhode Island, so he wen
to Daniel to hire him to go down ant
plead his cause for him. The following
colloquy took place:
"Lawyer Webster, what's your fee p
"Why," said Daniel, =" Let me see.
have got to go down South to Washington
to plead the great insurance case of the
Hartford Company, and I've got to be al
Cincinnati to attend the Convention, anG
I don't see how I can go to Rhode ISLAND
without great loss and great fatigue il
will cost you maybe more than you woult
be willing to give"
Well the Quaker looked pretty white
about the gills, I tell you, when he heard
this, for he could not do without him, nc
way, and he did not like this preliminary
talk of his at all; at least he made bold to
ask him the worst of it-what he would
take?
"Why," says Daniel, I always liked
the Quakers they are quiet, peaceable
people, who never go to law if they car
help it, and it would be better for oul
great country if there were more of suct
people in it. 1 never saw or heard tell O.
any harm in 'em, except going the whole
figure for General jackson and that ever.
lastin' almighty villain, Van Buren,; yes,
| love the Quakers, I hope they'll go fol
the Webster ticket yet, and I'll go for you
as low as 1 can any way afford-one thou.
sand dollars"
The quaker well nigh tainted when he
heard this, but he was pretty deep, too,
so says he:
I" Lawyer, that's great deal of money.
but [ have more causes. If give you
81, 900 will you plead the other causes ]
shall have to give youw
i" Yes," said Daniel, at will to the
best Of my humble ability"
So down they went to Rhode Island, and
Daniel tried the case and carried it for the
Quaker. Well, the Quaker he goes round
| to all the folks that had suits in Court,
and says he:
"What will you give me if I get the
great Daniel to plead for you? 1t cost
me 81 900 for fee, but now he and are
pretty thick, and as he is on the spot, III
get him to plead cheap for you"
So he got $500 from one, and $20(
from another, and so on, until he got ST..
600 more than he gave. Daniel was in q
great rage when he heard this.
What" said he, do you think I would
agree to your letting me out like livery
horse ?"
"Fricnd Daniel" said the Quaker,
"didst thou not undertake to plead al
such causes as should have to give thee
If thou viii not stand to thy agreement
neither will l stand to NINE"
Daniel laughed out ready to split hi'
sides at this.
"Well," says he, al guess I may as
well stand still for you to put the bride
on this time, for you have fairly pinned
me up in a corner of the fence anyhow
So he went good humoredly to worl
and pleaded them all.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

A PUZZLED DARKEY.-In flush times,
down South, passenger on river boat
accosted little negro boy with an inquiry
not unusual at that day, " Who do you be-
long to?" "Don't know sir" answered
the boy. "Why don't you know"
"When I came aboard I b'longs to Massa
Sam White; but he went me last night on
two little par, and the clerk of dis boat
win me. Den Sol Sniff he beat de clerk
on bluff, an he had me last; SO can't
tell, sir, who l blongs to till de game
close"
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

An Austrian, condemned TO six years
hard labor, has made curious timepiece,
mostly from refuse of his rations of rye
bread The clock indicates the hours,
minutes, seconds, the days and months of
the year. The hands are of wood and the
figures and dialplate ofstraw the rest, even
to the key, is made from the crumbs of
bread. The only instrument employed by
the convict was small pocket knife.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

The Trustees of William and Mary Col
lege, Virginia, received from England, a
few weeks since, remittance of $4,000,
the proceeds of a legacy left for the College
in 1742, by an English lady by the name
of Margaret Whaley. The original legacy
was ESQ sterling, and has been hitherto un-
known or forgotten until accidentally dis
covered by a lawyer in searching over some
old papers.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27
Selett poetrg.
THE OLD HOMESTEAD.
III 1ticA cAitrY.

When skies are growing warm and bright
And in the woodland bowers
The Spring-time in her pale, faint robes
Is calling up the flowers;
when all with naked little feet
The children in the morn
Go forth, and in the burrows drop
The seeds of yellow corn,
What a beautiful embodiment
of ease devoid of pride,
Is the good old-fashioned homestead
With doors set open wide
But when the happiest time is come
That to the year belongs,
When all the wales are filled with gold,
And all the air with songs;
When fields of yet unripened grain
And vet ungarnered stores,
Remind the thrifty husbandman
Of ampler threshing floors;
How pleasant from the din and dust
OF the thoroughfare aloof,
Stands the old-fashioned homestead,
With steep and mossy roof
When home the woodsmnn plods with axe
Upon his shoulder swung,
And in the knotted apple tree
Are scythe and sickle hung;
When low about her clay-built nest
The mother swallow trills,
And decorously slow, the cows
Are WenullB uOhh tiic MIN
What a blessed picture of comfort
In the evening shadows red,
Is the rood old-fashioned homestead,
With its bonnteous table spread.
And when the winds moan loudly,
When the woods are bare and brown,
And when the swallows clay built nest
From the rafter crumbles down;
When all the untrod garden paths
Are heaped with frozen leaves,
And icicles, like silver spikes,
Are set along the caves;
Then when the book from the shelf is brought,
And the fre-lights shine and play,
In the good old-fasioned homestead,
Is the farmers holiday.
But whether the brooks be fringed with flowers
Or whether Il Q dead leaves fall
And whether the air be full of songs,
Or never a song at all
And whether the vines Of the strawberries
Or frosts through the grasses run,
And whether ii rain or whether itshne,
Is all to me as one,
For bright as the brightest sunshine
The light of memory streams
Round the old-fashioned homestead,
Where l dreamed my dream of dreams.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

To every man there are many, many
dark hours-when he feels inclined to
abandon his best enterprise; hours when
he feels unequal to the burden, when all
his aspirations seem worthless. Let no
one think that he alone has dark hours.
They are the common lot of humanity.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

"My brother" said good old back
woods preacher, Pam gwine to preach
you plain sarment, that even wimmen
can understand. You can find my text
in the five verses of the two-eyed chapter
of one-eyed john" 1t was some time
before it was perceived that he ment 1st
John, chap. II.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

Write your name in kindness, love and
mercy on the hearts Of thousands you
come in contact with, and you will never
be forgotten. Your name, your deeds
viii be as legible on tho hearts you leave
behind rs the stars on the brow OF the
evening. Good deeds will shine as bright.
ly on earth as the stars Of heaven.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

Our national debt amounts to more than
double the whole value Of the gold mined
in this country since the first opening Of
the gold regions.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

The New Tammany Hall which will be
placed under the control of the National
Democratic Committee for the use of the
Convention, will seat about 4500,
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

A descendant of Luther, the Great Re-
former, is now living in Hagarstown, Nd.
He is one of the eighth generation, in
descent from his distinguished ancestor.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

"Pm afraid you'll come to want" said
an old lady to a young gentleman. 81
have come to want already" was the re-
ply; 81 want your daughter"
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

Louis Napoleon receives as salary
S74, ,240 per day Queen Victoria, &c.
027 Francis Joseph, $10,650, and the
King of Prussia, $s,210.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

Have you Blasted Hopes Z" asked a
lady of green librarian, whose face was
considerably swoolen. No, ma'am, but
have a blasted toothache, /" was tho reply.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

Prentice thinks, if young lady has a
thousand acres of valuable land, the young
men are apt to conclude that they are suf-
Rcent ground for attachment.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

An exchange says: 50 Women are al
lowed to practice law in Kansas" How
kind Of Kansas Unlike her sister States,
she viii permit the ladies to sRlly them
selves with Coke.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

Words ftly spoken are thoughts in fight
and speed like arrows to the mark Such
words men will hear, wait to hear, and
hearing ponder we'll.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

Because two negatives mako one afir.
native in grammar, don't consider your
self accepted when girl jilts you twice
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

The population of Salisbury, Md. is a.
bout three thousand.
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

Good music is always Instrumental ip
affording agreeable entertainment at a so,
cial gathering
Middletown transcript., 1868-06-27

To reform the world every man and wo-
man should reform themselves,
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-09

The administration has more than
once connived at the circulation of re-
ports, or permitted them to pass un
contradicted, gotten up by influential
members of the Whiskey Ring, politi-
cal friends of the President. limiting at
Mr.. Rollins completely with frauds
which he had reported time and again
70 the Secretary of the Treasury, ami
on which that officer had refused or
neglected to take action, because OF the
prominence in the Democratic party OF
the persons accused. and their professed
friendship for the President. Some oi
these stories were so specious and plaus
able, and were so cunningly passed
round, that even good Republicans who
did not know Mr.. Rollins personally
were often deceived by them for time.
This was the ''most uukindest cut ol
all" He could stand the most vile
abuse from his political enemies; but
he could not brook the faintest suspi
cion of his integrity by his political
friends. Patient investigation, howev'
er, has always satisfied every man that
no more incorruptible man ever held
office than E. A. Rollins, and for thai
very reason the country cannot afford
to dispense with his services until his
successor is confirmed by the Senate.
Wellington said that Napoleon's pres
ence among his troops on the field ol
battle was equal to forty thousand men
Just so with Grant. His return to the
capital will be hailed with joy by ever
loysl man. A feeling of security pre-
vades the public mind when the great
Captain is known to be at his post.
AT. B.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-09

lesson from experienced Such agits-
tion and bluster for a party purpose is
not only deeeitful, but. it seems to me,
wicked, as it may lead to such awful
consequences.
at is inevitable that the Conserva-
tives must split into two parties. The
peace Conservatives and the war Con-
servatiVes, or, to avoid inconsistency,
the nuIlifiers. The difference is so
vital, that they cannot act together as
one party. The nulliiers act with the
Democrats. There can be no reason
why the Conservatives, without identi
flying themselves with the Republicans,
but keeping up their organization as a
party, and leaving the nulli6ers 10 go
to themselves, may not act with the
Republican party, and vote for Grant
as the man for the occasion, who, like
jackson, will put stop to nulliication,
in the new shape in which it now raises
its HYDRA head.
when the storm is over, the Con-
servstive party, representing, as it does,
the property and intelligence of the
State, will take the guidance OF affairs,
and all will be well.
ar. NJ. PEARSON.
"RIcHxoND HILL, N. C. July 20. '6S.'
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-09
The aR. g. Ghrnaitle.
For the Chronicle.
HURRAH FOR SOLDIER GRANT.
AIR-Jokn BrO'on.

AIR-JOhn DTOtch
Hurrah for General Grant. my Loysl the soldier
who % SlSsys S led to victory. our gallant boys in
Who %smoked out" Bobby Lee. my boys, and
1ii Hi' i'0 Hurrah for soldier Grant,
CHoRUs-Glory. glory. hallelujah. dc.
Hurrah for soldier Grantl
Hurrah for General Grant. my boys were com
ing in our might; -, a,
In msssiye columns marching on 10 Sletory ana
We'll put put Grant in the White House. and kick
A ~ Hurrth for soldier Grant!
Hurrah for General Grant. my bOysI who never
The CoppeThesds had better ''git"-had better
stand from under -,
- - -' Hurrah for soldier Grant,
Hurrah for General Grant. my boys no longer
THERE'S peace and plenty in our land; yes. shout
For President we'll have old Grant. a-smOking
Hurrah for soldier Grantl
Hurrah for General Grant. my boys! we're sure
oId Seymo1T's got to stay at home. for Grant is
Hs's bound to fay the Copperheads. and then
H' Il '''' Hurrah for soldier Grant!
Hurrah for General Grant. my boys this is the
9e'il prove it in November ne1t-he is the
We'll put him in the White House, and the
Hurrah for soldier Grant
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-09
THE GREAT UNITED STATES
TEA WAREHOUSE
OF
T. Y. KELLEY & CO.,
Nos. 26, %, & 80 VeSey Street,
NEW YORK CITY,

Are now supplying families throughout the
country with Feas and Coffees through the sys-
TEN of clubs and their regularly appointed
agents, at a slight advance on cargo prices, and
guaranteeing their teas to be pure and fresh.
and also give entire satisfaction. or they can be
returned and the money refunded.
Remember that by our system the consOmefi
lay only one profit. instead of seven or eight
as he must do when he purchases OF the ordi-
nary grocer We der competition We call spe-
cial attention not only 70 our standard goods
but our fancy brands of 0Olong and Young HJ
son teas--peculiar favars--and teas sixty day.
from Japan. Our Coffee department Is also
managed on the system of one proht only, and
all our eotfees are sold on. their merits. We
only ask trial. All our importation o oui
teas and eOfees can be had Of our regular ap-
pointed agents. Ali our goods are goods put VI
By ourselves in one u. packages. a. our ware
sTRATTON 4 HAPGoOD'S Drug Store. No.
Main Street, Warren. o.. at the small advances
of cents pound over our New York prices
THIS brings the goods At the prices they can o.
purchased for over our counters. with th'
freight added
LOOK AT OUR PRICE LIST.
oOlOng. Black. 6Oc. TOc. Soc 9Oc. and bestsl. o.
Mixed. Green and Black. 60c. zoe. SOC. and 90,
Young Tyson. Green, 6Oc. 7OO. Soc. sOc. $40
81 10. and best Sl-25 2 D:
Imperial, Green. 9Oc. 81 90. Sl,25.
English Breakfast. Black. 7Uc. SOC. 9Oe. Sl.Co
best 81, 20 Rb.
japan, 90, S. 90. $l25 ? n.
| GunpoEder, e1a. s., Is, S., 80 = d.
Shantung Moyune oung Hyson, in origins
| Chinese packages 81. 90 ? pkg. .kianssi 0Olohg i
/ original Chinese packages. Sl,S0 ? pkg.
1 FANCY BRANDS.--Ningyong OOlong Black
81 ? D. Nankin MoyUne Young Hyson
/ Greer, 81 50 2 n
put up expressly for US in YOkohama 81 20.
/ GROUND CnFFEE.--Pure Rio. 20c. 2Sc. 80
/ ? u. Best old Government Java. 40c Q d. hoye
Club 35c 2 D. Mountain Plantation. 60c 3 u.
Bslcars Of limitations and bogus coRpGAies. A
/ No otherf are 0enuizc.
| May q. lS6S-6m.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-09
GALE OF REAL ESTATE BY

GALE OF REAL ESTATE BY
- Order Of caurt. In pursuance os an order
granted By the Probate Court Of Trumbull Co..
Ohio, / will offer FOR sale at public auction. on
Saturday. the l9th day Of September lSoS, be-
tween the hours Of one and hSe o'clock p. m.
upon the premises. the following describ d real
estate. situate in the County of Trumbull. and
State Of Ohio. t0-wit: Situate in Bazettz Tp- in
said County. aud being part of orig inal Lot Is
in said Township. divided into parcels as fol-
lows: lst Parcel. known as 60-l6O Of an acre.
bounded north BY lands Of Crandell; east By
lands of A. d G. W. Railway: south by lands Of
Enos Bacon and A. G. W Railway. AID vest
BY highway, and was the homestead OF M. H..
Lattin, at his deeease. This piece will be sold
subject to homestead right of Mary A. Latin,
ana her family, and said Mary A. Latin IS to
pay to the purchaser SO, 90 each year as rent
% Parcel. one acre of land, bounded and des-
cribed as follows: COmmencinf a. the n Il. cor
ner Of lands decided BY Amos Rowler TO Jas Cald-
well; thence vest on CaldWelPs north hne sew
enteen rods to a stake; thence north parallel
with the DOT line far enough to contain one acre
of land; thence east parallel with south lne
seventeen rods TO lot line; thence south on lot
line to place Of beRi0ning. his piece Will be
sold subject TO the pas ment OF an annual rent to
Mary A. Latin, during her natural lie. oi 50
Lots No. 4S, As, AZ. 40. and 81. as numbered on
the map IN Record of Maps. of Trumoull Co.,
Book A called Latin s addition 10 BacOnsburg.
I Ihese lots will be sold subject to the payment
of an annual rentto Mary A. Latin. during her
life OF two dollars eIch. Also 10: No. a in Lat
ment Of an annual rent to Mary A. Latin. OF
500.
Terms of saIe.-One-third in hand, one-third
in one year, and one-third in two years from day
Of sale With interest. the deferred payments TO
be secured By mortgage upon the premises sold.
MARY A. LATIN. Admx
of Martin II. Latin. decd. .
August 1s ls6s-4t
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Mich Igan Correspondence.

JACKSON, Mich, Aug. 9th, 1868.
Mr. Editor:-Thinking perhaps few
items from this growing state might be
of interest to some of your readers, |
will send you such as think of, which
yor can use or not as you see fit. We
have had hot, dry season, especially
so through July. The wheat crop was
generally well secured and Is more than
an average crop. some pieces going as
high as 35 and 40 bushels to the acre.
It is selling at from 81 80 for red, to
S2,15 for extra white, and comes in
here at the rate Of 40 to 60 loads per
day. The fruit crop in this section is
very light, in fact scarcely any of any
kind, though there is said 10 be a good
crop in ST. Joseph Co. .- --ttil.
Our town is a fine growing place of
about ten or twelve thousand inhabit-
ants, buildings going up rapidly in all
directions. We have four steam Hour
mills, one of which is but just complet-
ed, has been running FIVE or six weeks,
is called the best mill in Mich, has
seven run of stone and all the best
machinery for making good -four.
We have at present the Mich. Central
R. R., branch of the Mich Southern
from Toledo, the jackson, Lansing and
Saginaw, and the Grand River Valley
which is now running some forty miles
towards Grand Rapids and is being
pushed on to completion. Then we
expect to have mich Air Line0 from
Port Huron to Chicago, making anoth-
er through road esst, and 3 route IS
now being surveyed from here to Fort
Wayne, Ind. We have here car and
engine works, founderies, carriage
factories, &C., and ought to have good
wooden factory but have not got it yet /;
hope we shall have before long. Such
an institution would pay. The State
Prison is also located here where be-
tween six and seven hundred men now
have regular work, and board free.
The Democrats had a ''mass meeting"
here yesterday. The corwd was
variously estimated froEa 5000 to 5000
of which s5out half came from other
counties, and fully one third we're
made the speech in the ?. NJ. 1t was
made up of eulogies on Clay. Webster,
Jefferson, Jackson, &c, and made the
assertion that ''the Democratic Party
included sll the really great men this
country had ever SEEN" He then
went on at some length to prove that
the negro was black man and never
could be equal with the white, and
the next minute said if he were made
politically equal in the South he would
soon be socially superior, &c. 10 the
eve they had fine torch light process
sion in which were 875 torches by
actual count, of which about one tenth
were carried by voters, the rest by
small boys. For those of your readers
VINO have not seen Mr.. Doolittle 1 will
sketch him as he appeared; medium
hight, thick set, weighs about Us,
heavy eyebrows, square features, low
forehead, and if his Whiskers were
shaved off and hair cut close would be
a good specimen of an Irish prize fight
er. We consider our county good for
500 majority for Grant and Colfax, and
the State for Is 900. EE-E-.H
fear have wearied your patience
with this long letter, and will close
with this sentiment: o. S. Grant, Tie
man who never goes back on his
friends. Yours, x.