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The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

THE REAsoN.-The Alta California gives
as the reason for Grant not making speeches,
that she is impressed with the conviction
that CAB is the source of many of our woes
as people" No one will deny that the Alta
justly appreciates the speech of its candidate
for President when it characterizes it us
''gdb ~ but it is difficult to discover why the
Alta should sneer at "gab," seeing that it
alone constitutes the pabuum it daily furnish.
es its readers.-Grant's inability to make
speeches, we suppose, will be urged as a
strong reason why ne should be elected Pres.
ident.-Well, there's no accounting for taste.
The time was when intellect was not consid-
cred Objectionable in public man, and when
eloquence was passport to public favor.
The Farewell Address of Washington has
been the source of none of our woes as peo.
pie but it was not ''gab, =" and Grant is not
Washington l-Sdata Clara argus.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20
Original.
Lines ON the Death or Maj. Hall s.
Mcconnell.

Our loved one thou indeed art gone,
This heart il tells me 50;
try 10 think 1t all dream,
This bitter weight Of woe.
But all in vain-it cannot be,
Alas Alas tits true,-
We've looked our last on that lov'd face.
And bid a last adieu.
At day and night we miss thee SO,
Our bright and gifted one
Yes as We miss. when night comes on,
The radiance of the sun.
We turn to list TO words Of friends,
Who'd comfort and console.
Yet feel that naught on earth can now
Such bitter grief coutrol.
Among the first to volunt eer,
Prompt TO his country's call,
The trueand gallant patriot,
Our brave and noble Hall.
On Oak Hills bloody field he fought,
In many fearful fray
Yet never fiinched or faltered,
However bore the day.
five ask those who fought with him.
slow did our loved one falll"
''Bravely he died as he had lived, F"
They answer one and all.
$50 on, go on" acre his last words,
He could not bid them come,
And so he died for freedom,
And those he left at home.
Rest brave soldier God is good,
And thou art tree from pain,
Our souls shall rest in the sweet thought,
That we shall meet again.
esyille Ark April 5th 1868
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

Household HINrs.-Wood ashes, wet with
water, will stop the crack of stove, and
prevent the smoke from escaping. Stir Po-
land starch with common candle, and it will
not stick to iron, and it will be much nicer
Alum or vinegar is good to set colors red,
green or yellow. Frozen potatoes make more
starch than fresh ones they also make nice
cake. A hot shovel held over vanished
furniture will take cot white spots. A bit
OF glue dissolved in skim milk and water
Will restore Grape. Ribbons of any kind
should be washed in cold soap suds, and not
rinsed. If your fat.irons are rough, rub
them with fine salt and it will make them
smooth. If you are buying carpet for du-
rability choose small figures.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

CHANCES OF SUCCEss.-The New York Sun,
Radical, and edited by Dana, formerly AS,
sistant Secretary of War, says of the nomin.
alton of General Grant
We can tell the Republicans that they
have no votes to throw away, and that they
had better enlarge their party rather than
diminish it, if they wish to carry the next
election.
And the New York Times, semi. Radical,
says of the platform
Declarations in favor of rapid reduction
of taxation, and the strictest economy in the
administration of the Government, are unas
salable and abstract propositions. Every
man not fed at the public expense will hold
up both hands for them. But Republican
Conrention IN 1868 ought to hare been able
to present something more efectire than
promises. The party has been in power long
enough to have gathered a rich store of per-
formances. 1t should have been able to 60
before the country with a record of services
rendered in regard both to retrenchment and
taxation. The public purse has been for
years altogether in its hands. 1t has had
exclusive managemet of the appropriations,
and exclusive power over the forms and
amount of taxation. How happens it. then,
that in platform intended to set forth its
claims to continued confidence, it has nothing
better to offer than resolves IN favor of re.
forms which it has obstinately and culpably
neglected? Why is it that no serious at
tempt has been made to enforce even moder
ate economy, and that, in consequence. the
abolition of taxes must be followed by their
re.imposition, or by large addition to the
debt These are weak spots in the party
record. They are condemnation of its re-.
cent Congressional career, and q sorry ex.
emplifcation of its fidelity and capacity in
fiscal and financial affairs.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

CUTTING REBUKE.-The Convention which
nominated Grant and Colfax placed Gorham
and DeLong upon the National Union Re.
publican Committee, to rebuke the Union,
Bee and Bulletin for their .reachery to the
Republican party last fall. 1t is amusing to
see how meekly the snubbed take the wither-
ing rebuke Men, not entirely lost to all
selt-respect, would resent the insult, but the
independents submit to it with slavish humil-
ity 1t requires sycophant to be an inde-
pendent Mountain Democrat.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

Curious CoMPUrATIoN.-The world is reputed
to be 5S6S years old. Reduced to days, would
be 2,l3S.l70 days. This reduced to hours.
would give 81 ,3l6 ,0S0 Reduced to minutes
3,o9s, 964, 800. The National debt reaches
about the same figures therefore the United
States owes one dollar for every minute the
world has existed.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

The APOLOGY FOR PERJURY.-The dispatch
es published in the Alta of the Sd instant in.
form us that's resolution has been introduced
in the United States Senate, declaring
That the proceedings impe proceed
ings according to law, but purely political for political
officers to be tried by political body, and ending
political judgment and therefore Senators responsibility
is the other political questions; and finally
that the special oath is intended and operate
TO change such character of the Senate and therefore the
Senators before and after taking it, equally
table to the people for their vote
The above explains what all the civilized
world must have been curious to know, to
wit: the theory upon which nearly two thirds
of the United States Senator'S, sitting as sworn
Judges in high Court of Impeachment, ex.
cused themselves for deliberately committing
what seemed to ordinary minds to be the
crime of perjury. When men become 50
hallucinated as to absolve themselves from the
obligation of solemn oath, upon such a
tlimsy pretext, they are better fitted to run
guillotine than to administer laws.-San
Francisco Call.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

Scotch barber, who was much given to
dram drinking, was one day shaving a Gus
toner, who, finding the fumes of the whiskey
too much for him, in the middle of the job
lost his patience, and exclaimed THAT
aorrid drink ~ The barber replied, emphat-
ically, "Ay. ay, Sir, it does max the face
awfu' tender''
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

TORONTO, June ia dispatch from Otto.
wa says rumor prevails that the English
Government wishes to stipulate that the Cana
dian Government shall not increase the
public debt till the guaranteed bill to build
the International Railroad is re paid. 1t is
not believed that this condition will be com.
piled with. The question will occupy the
attention of the Ministers of Finance while in
England.
A movable column, composed of the first
battalion brigade, the 43d Volunteer battal.
ion, the Ottowa field battery, and Frontenal's
cavalry, are held in readiness to proceed un.
der orders at an hours notice.
RoUsE's POINT, IN. w June 1l.-Four
pieces of Fenian artillery have left here for
parts unknown. Three cases of muskets
arrived at Chatauqua yesterday.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

Mr.. EyARTs ON boutwell, AND BUTLER
We take from the Richmond Dispatch of May
lst the following extracts from Mr.. Evarts'
speech in the impeachment trial i
On Wednesday, Mr.. Evarts, to the great
delight of his audience, thus excoriated Mr..
Manager Butler:
"Now, it has actually been supposed that
on an actual trial, involving serious conse
quences, forensic discussion was the true
method of dealing with the subject; and We
lawyers appearing for the President, being,
as Mr.. Manager Butler has been polite enough
to say, attorneys whose practice in the law
has sharpened but not enlarged their intel
lects, have confined ourselves to this method
of forensic discussion. But we have learned
here that there is another method of forensic
controversy, which may be called the method
of concussion. Now, | understand the meth
cd of conclusion to be to make demonstra.
tion in the vicinity of the object of attack,
whereas the method of discussion is to pene.
trate the position, and, if successful, capture
it. The Chinese method of warfare is the
method of conclusion, and consists of great
braying of trumpets, sounding of gcngs, and
shouts and shrieks in the neighborhood of the
opposing force. When al! this rolls away
and the air is freer, the effect is to be watched
for. But it has been reserved to US, in our
modern warfare, as illustrated here in the
rebellion, to present o more singular and
notable instance of the method of warfare
by concussion than ever has been known be-.
fore. A fort, impregnable by the methods of
discussion that is, penetrating and capturing
it,, has been on large scale attempted to
be captured by the method of conclusion, and
some hundreds of tons of gunpowder, placed
in vessel near the walls of the fort, has been
made the means to the concussion of this vast
experiment. dissatisfied with that trial and
its results, the honorable Manager who
opened this case seems to have repeated the
experiment in the vicinity of the Senate
Laughter. While the air was filled with
epithets, the dome shook with invective,
wretchedness, misery, suffering and blood
were made the means of this explosive mix.
ture; and here we are, surviving the con-
cusson, and, after all reduced to the humble
and homely method of discussion which be-
longs to attorneys whose intellects have been
sharpened but not enlarged by the practice
of the law" General and continuous
laughter.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

If young man likes girl, let him give
her present if he loves her let him give her
future.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20
European News.

BELGRADE, (Servia, June 10.-At S o'clock
this afternoon, Michel Shrigning, Prince of
Servia, while walking in Fopscbadore Park,
was shot dead by three men with revolvers.
Great excitement prevails over the assassina,
ton. He belonged to the Obernevitch family
the reigning dynasty of Servia.
LONDON, June 1.-THE particulars oc the
assassination of Prince Michel, at Belgrade,
Yesterday, are that the Prince was shot the
first fire, and he expired Immediately. The
Princes c,r2sin was also killed, d,-aad~ the
daughter oStho latter received wound.
Some of the attendants were also wounded.
One of the assassins was captured.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

In the Botanic Gardens of Brussels, thew
have rose tree sixty feet high.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20
COUNTY OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
rIrrH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CouRr

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT CouRr
Meets first Monday in March, July and November
j, NJ CAvIS,
COUNTY CoURr
Meets first Monday of January, May and September
C. IL. RANDALL, .-.....-.----- Judge
PROBATE COURT
Meats the fourth Monday of each month
&. ii. RANDALL, Judge
Court Commissioner Observation-Disclosures j. ID. REDMoNI
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20
PRICES FOR ADVERTIsING.

A AGREED UPON by the Projectors OF the Iuoi-
n umne county newspapers, August Sd, 1904;
iNiNn 20 i,o sr.t sath 90
For sacb .mhseouent Insertion / 90
Every portion ci "a square of five lines or more shah
s,vwoHs ~ ~" ronrt three months 80 90
:. three weeks .. Is 90
rx,r. Ieng,b each sauare,.... 90
a. Is,;.a., ,hrea months .........., 90 90
=, :. week.. IL so
cuppypp,s GAIN Tbrae weeks ......... Is 90
SiA"ARh - -, .ach ouare-..., 8 90
co>,Sr. m, ms .. Is Thraa yecks ..... IL 90
S,nr1c !, IT,, ,1 EniTnRs fInsolyent) veeks. is 90
SnI y Tn nE1;S SoTICE Il weeks ......... IL 90
1STnS iIoI Drn,S NoTICE-3 .... 10 90
Extra length, each square, --..--..: w
ApalNioiHAio"' i ... 10 90
.nvINIsrp ,ToR,S stIE-3 weeks... Is 90
Extra langth ner sauare. 90
nyssor urIoy NoTICE "a weeks. ........... 90
ppop.Tr NoTICE = q weeks SO
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

Champions of the ring-Mothers with
daughters to marry.
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20

A favorite game of Blacksmiths-Old
Sledge
The union Democrat., 1868-06-20
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
CoUNrY OFFICERS.

Meets first Monday of February May, August and
November. Supervisor lst District, Abner Reed; q
District, Ii. A. Burgess; Sd District, NJ. Byrne
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Gainesville, Ark. April 5th 1865.
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The Art of Mixing Liquors.

There may be seen daily, on Chestnus
street, Philadelphia, a man clad in fault
less apparel, with a great diamond upon
his breast, vainly endeavoring to out
Glitter the magnificent solitaire upon his
finger In a. German University he
learned chemistry. and not even Iiobig'
knows it better. Ills occupation is the
mixing and the adnlteration of. liquors.
Give him dozen casks of deodorized
alcohol, and the next day each Of them
will represent the name of genuine
wine or a popular spirit. He enters a
wholesale drug store, bearing large
basket upon his arm. Five pounds of
Iceland moss are first weighed out for.
him. To raw liquor this imparts de-
gree of smoothness, of oleasinousness,
that gives to imitation brandy the GLIB
ness of that which is best matured. -
An astringent called catchu, that would
almost close the mouth of azass issls
stand, is next in order. a couple ouncs z
of strycLnine, next called for, are quick
ly conveyed to the vest pocket, and a
pound of snlphate of zinc (white vitriol)
is as silently placed in the bottom Of
the basket. The oil Of cognac, che
sulphuric acid, aud other artieles chat
give fire and body to the liquid poison,
are always kept in store. The mixer
buys these things in various quarters.
They are the staples of his art.
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The Hair.

r.1I =
From a small volume, che Secret of
Beauty we fnd the following hint now
to Judge the character ffoRa the color Of
the hair:
q Coarse black hair and dark skin
signify great power Of character, with
tendency to sensuality Fine hair and
dark skin indicate strength Of character,
along with purity and goodness. StiA,
straight black hair and beard Indicate
strong, rigid, straightfcrwaTd charac-
ter. Fine dark brown hair signifies
the conlbiaation of exquisite sensibility
with great force Of ehaEae.els,-5,ss
but extremely constant character -
Harsh, upright hair is the sign of re-
ticent and sour spirit, stabbora aAd
harsh character. Coarse red hair and
whiskers indicate powerful animal pas
sions together with corresponding
strength of character. Auburn hair,
with ioridoo1ntcnance denote the high
est order of sentiment aud intensity OF
feeling, purity Of character with the
highest capacity for enjoyment or suffer-
ing Straight, even, smooth and glossy
hair denotes strength, harmony and
evenncss of character, hearty affections,
elearhead, j and superior talents Fine,
silky, supple hair is the mark of deli
cate and sensitive temperament, and
| speaks in favor of the mind and char
acter of the owner. Crisp, curly hair
indicates hasty, somewhat impetuous,
and rash character White hair de-
notes lymphatic. and indolent consti-
tuition; and we may add that, besides
these qualities, there are chemical prop
critics residing in the eoloring matter
of the hairtabe which undoubtedly have
some effect upon the disposition, Thasl
| red haired people are notorionsly pas
sionatc. Now, red hair is proved by
analysis tocontain a large amount Of
sulphur, while very black is colored
with almost pure carbon The presence
Of those matters in the blood points to
peculiarities of temperament and feel
ing which are almost universally asso-
ciated with them The very way in
which the hair flows is strongly indica-
| tive of the ruling passions and inclina-
tions, and perhaps u clever person could
give shrewd guess at the manner of
man or woman's disposition by only
seeing the back of their heads"
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Onr Olio.
Two Sharpers.

A noted sportsman taking dinner at
one of our New York Clubs, exhibited
diamond ring of great beauty and ap-
parent value on his finger. A gentle
man present had great passion for
diamonds. After dinner the parties
met in the Office. After much banter
ing, the owner of the ring consented to
barter the ring for 5000. As the buyer
left the room, suppressed tittcripg
struck his car. He concluded that the
former owner had sold both the ring
and the purchaser. He said nothing
but called the next day upon jewel
Ter, where he learned that the diamond
was paste, and the ring worth about
S25. He examined some real diamonds,
and found one closely resembling the
paste in his own ring. He hired the
diamond fora few days, pledged 81 200.
the price of it, and gave 500 for its
use. He went to another jeweller, had
the paste removed and the real diamond
set. His chums, knowing how he had
been imposed upon, impatiently awaited
his appearance the next night. To
their astonishment, they found him in
rare glee. He .fourishcd his ring,
boasted of his bargain, and said if any
gentleman present had 81 200 ring to
sell for 5000 he knew of a purchaser.
When he was told that the ring was
paste, and that he had been cheated,
he laughed at their folly. Bets were
freely offered that the ring did not con-
tain a real diamond. Two bet thous-
and dollars each. Two bet FIVE hundred
dollars. All were taken; umpires were
chosen. The money and the ring were
put into their hands. They went to a
first,class jeweller, who applied all the
tests, and said the diamond was a stone
of the first water, and worth. without
the setting, twelve hundred dollars
The buyer put the three thousand dol
lars which he had won quietly in his
pocket. lie carried the diamond back
and recalled his twelve hundred dol;
lars, and with the paste ring on his
finger went to the club. The man who
sold the ring was waiting for him. He
wanted to get the ring back he at
tempted to turn the whole thing into
d joke. He sold the ring for fun he
knew it was real diamond all the
time. He never wore false jewels
He could tell real dianond anywhere,
by its light. He would not be so mean
as to cheat an old friend. He knew
his friend would let him have his ring
again. But his friend was stubborn-
said that the seller thought it was paste,
and intended to defraud him. Atlength,
on the payment of eight hundred dol
lars, the ring was restored. ALL par
ties came to the conclusion, when the
whole affair came out, that when dia-
mond cuts diamond again, some one
less sharp will be selected. = Sunshine
and ,Slsado,c an Neac York.
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MEN AND THEIR WoRK.-It is saids
that the disposition of the milfer Kas.
everything to do with the quality Of
his -four; and that as you grind blythe
sense Of feeling, q man must be Of; an
even, good temper-not nervous nor ir-
ritable, but steady and uniform or
der to keep the feel Of the -four right,
from hour to hour through the day and
through the night. It is not every man
that has the disposition required for
good miller. How near is the subtle
connection between Che spirit Of man
and his work
Conductors ON railroads tell me it is
not every man that can run every en-
CINE A nervous engine would wear
out a ph'egmatic engineer, and ple-
matte engine would wear out nervous
engineer Take two engines which are:
built after the same pattern and let one,
be built loose jointed, so as to run nm
steadily, and the other close ins the
joints, so as to run steadily, and each
viii require an engineer whose dispo-
sition is suited to its disposition-for
machines have dispositions as we'll as
IA nSH. -, go = fss
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seleet 9otts.,,
The snow atFredericksburg.

: v
Miss Laura c. Redden (whose nom de
plume is Miss Howard Glyndon) is now
making arrangements to publish a new vol
ume of poems. We can do no better SER
vice to our readers than to print one of her
formerpoems upon which this lady sreputas
ton as a poetess is so justly based. Miss
Redden is deaf and dumb, though she can
articulate some words indistinctly. She is
well educated, accomplished, and beautiful,
understands French and Italian, and by the
products of her pen seeks to return TO Italy
to increase her kHuwfvdgv of an and science.
Drift over the slopes of the sunshine land,
o wonderful, wonderful sncw 1855 sai
Oh, pure as the breast of q virgin saint!
Drift tenderly, soft, and slow, ie3 PISS
Over tAe slopes. of the sanrise land,
And into the haunted delis
Of the forests of pine, where the sobbing winds
Are tuning their memory bells:-
Into the forests of signing pines,
And over those yellow slopes s.
That seem but the work of the cleaying plough,
But cover so many hopesi
They are many indeed, and straighty made,
Not shapen with loving care;
But the souls let out anu lne UTOhch uiduSs
May never be counted here
Fall over those lonely hero graves d ~
delicate-dropping snow :,
Like the blessings of Gods unfaltering love,
On the warrior heads below; ss-,5B
Like the tender sigh of mothers soul,
As she waiteth and watcheth for one eiats
| Who will never come back from the sunrise
fa land 4t9e
| When this terrible war was done.
| And here, where lieth the high of heart,
Drift, white as the bridal;veil 8Q
| That will never be worn by the dropping girl
/ Who sitteth afar, so pale, gg s95 b
| Fall, fast as the tears of the suffering wife,
| Who stretcheth despairing hands @
| Out to the blood-rich battle-felds
/ That crimson the eastern sands. t
| Fall in thy virgin tenderness,
/ o delicate snow and cover i 20
| The graves of our heroes, sanctihed, ~.
i Husband, and son, and lover.
| Drift tenderly over those yellow slopes,
And mellow our deep distress,
And put us in mind of the shriyen souls,
And their mantles of righteousness.