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, 1868-09-11

To KEEP VERMIN FROM GRANARIEs "A
correspondent of the Genesee Farmer says
that after the grain is in the bin, and made
level, we may spread evenly over it a quan>
tity Of lime-one quart to 25 bushels, or in
that proportion. If The rats or mice come
upon it, they will do so but once, and will
leave the premises. The lime must be fresh
Stacked and perfectly dry. To keep out in
sects, the lime must be mixed thoroughly
with the grain. 1t can be separated from it
by running it through tanning mill on
grain used for stock feed it will do no injury
"a small quantity is a benefit to animals.
, 1868-09-11

CoNrEMPLATIoN.-Th is a sweet plea
sure in contemplation. All others grow fat
and insipid BY frequent use; when a man
has run through a set of vanities, in the de-
clension of his age be knows not what to do
with himself, if be cannot think.
, 1868-09-11
The Career Of a Brick.

The New York correspondent of the San
Francisco Cali furnishes the following:
The only bit Of fun and dash we have had
during the scorching heat of the past week.
has been that awakened BY Brick Pomeroy'
of the La Crosse Democrat, xho came here
the other day, with ten dollars in his pocket.
to publish his journal in this city. Discover.
ing, some time ago, he says, that deceucy
might starve in this country, while obsceuity
was smuggled in as a welcome guest at overy
rich mans table, be resolved to come out "
strong, to be racy," to DO rank in short,
to be wlttily indecent in his newspaper, and
see what would be the consequences Pro>
family and "smut" he threw into his COL
umps by wholesale. Morality and squeam>
ishness be consigned to the bow vows. VOLTA!
In few months the mail facilities of his vii,
age could not begin to accommodate his swell.
ling army Of subscribers. lie had to put up
his paper in bundles, express it to Chicago,
and then mail it to its readers. He soon
cleared hundred thousand dollars, and, from
man OF poverty, became one of extensive
means. As he grew Independent, he grew
sui coarser, and people sWore his paper be-
came more piquant. So, what would his
daring enterprise attempt but to get out an
edition Of the Democrat in La Crosse and an
edition in New York at the same time and
on the same day. He pays Judge Some.
body q forget his nane) $1,000 year to
write for him in La Crosse, and when
" Brick " departed for New York, the Judge
naturally asked for instructions. a. Sir" said
Brick, in bis suave and characteristic man.
ner, Z" Give 'em hell Il That's all, Sir; give
EN- hell !" But" responded the uneasy
Judge, what shall write about 2" Don't
care what you write about. Let it be about
anything, everything, or nothing. Only
write strong. Only give them hell, and 1
shall be satisfied "
, 1868-09-11

THE coffin containing the body of Mrs.
Suratt was recently opened by the members
of the family, and the remains of the muir
dered lady were found to be in perfect state
OF preservation.
, 1868-09-11

SOME years ago. there was a good deal of
excitement among the people in a certain
town in County, Vermont, on the sub
ject Of religion, and almost every man in the
place was more or less awakened to a sense
of his sinfulness, and made public declara-
tion of his intention to lead a new life.
Among the rest were three of the principal
men of the village. whom we will call NJ.
B. and G. who, being all present at one Of
the meetings, took part in the proceedings,
to the great joy of the faithful, and much to
the astonishment of 'the rest of mankind"
then and there assembled. NJ. rose first,
and having made general confession of his
unworthiness, said, in conclusion, that be
had always intended to be an honest man, but
if be had wronged any one, be was willing
to make full restitution. B. followed, speak.
ing in pretty much the same manner. G.
arose next, and spoke of his sins aud wicked
ness in quite as strong terms as the others
had done; but, coming to the restitution
clause, he remarked, with caution charac-
teristic Of himself: "If there is any man
that l have defrauded, shall be most happy
to sit down and talk it over with him p
, 1868-09-11
BRICKS IN OPERATION.

1 don't know why Pomeroy is popularity
surnamed Brick" That is no more his
name than Ulysses s. is the name of General
Grant; but he is recognized by that appella-
tion everywhere, and be tries to write up to
it, and deserves it, 10 the loud sense For
instance, in advertising the Democrat in our
city papers last week, he filled a column
with simply these words: Red Hot repeat
ed in caps fifty times; Brick Pomeroy, ditto
fifty times; In Bed House, ditto fifty
times more You may infer from this, as he
has undertaken personally to envestigate and
write up all the uuUlvan spots and moral post
houses of New York, what sort of a newspa,
per he makes. And yet it takes He came
here with only $40 cash in his pocket. He
took business place at $4,000 year. He
employed a room full of workmen. He ads
vertised literally, and wrote filthy. And
10 his receipts were 500 day the first
week. They now average, in the fourth
week, 5000 day and he is on the high
way to millionnairism. So much for dirt.
So much for verbal muck. So much for
nastiness. Had Brick, who has no particular
taste for such corruption, written and pub
lished only modest paragraphs, had he been
refined as well as brilliant, dainty as we'll as
dashiug, fastidious as we'll as funny, he might
have won a world of praise, but he would
have gotten only very small slice of Pud-
ding. He might have accumulated a host
of friends, but assuredly he would have
piled up nary dollar" Brick wanted to
get rich, and SO he took the other course.
He tried to please the public, and not him.
SELF He catered for the popular taste, and
not his own. Behold he pays taxes on
500. 900 a year.
, 1868-09-11

DIVING Pics. The diving pigs which
exist in the interior of Pennsylvania are re-
markable. The town of Pottsville is situated
at the point where the Norwegian creek is a
rapid and empties into the Scbuylkill river.
The creek is a rapid stream, but the river,
where the creek enters, is rendered deep and
sluggish by dam below. The butchers who
reside along the creek, are in the habit of
throwing offal into the stream which is
washed into the river. A large number Of
Irish laborers live near the river, keeping, as
is customary with them, many pigs. These
obtain their subsistence by diving for the
offal at the bottom of the river, here about
ten feet deep A peculiar race of pigs called
"Divers" has beeu bred in the place, differ
ing from others in the fact that they are
web-footed, and are remarkable for their
ability to dive, and for the length of time
they can remain under water. Their power
in this way seems to increase with age. One
male of two years of age was observed to
remain under water more than thirty minutes;
younger pigs, ten, fifteen and twenty minutes.
An ordinary pig is drowned in less than one
minute, as ascertained by experiment. The
peculiarties of the diving pigs are supposed
to result from long practice and physical
change, transmitted and increased from gen
Grafton to generation. The reason why they
remain so long under water is, that they may
there devour their food which is in danger
of being taken from them by other pigs that
frequent the shore. The young of this am
phibious breed take to the water with great
alacrity at an early age, and soon learn to
dive. Nor do they strike their throats with
their forefeet in swimming as do others of
the race, by which they not unfrequeutly
destroy their lives. These singular facts in
relation to this particular breed of pigs shows
in striking manner the ability Of nature to
adapt herself to peculiar circumstances, and
throws some light on the origin of the many
varieties of the different species Of animals.
-
, 1868-09-11

Prot. Attfeld sends the following to the
London Times
ln these hot days a cool apartment is 4 real
luxury to be had far ofteuer than most peo-
pie suppose possible. The secret consists,
not letting in the cool air, for naturally ali
do that whenever they have the chance, but
In keeping out hot air. If the air outside q
room or house be cooler than the air inside.
let it in BY all means: But if it be hotter,
carefully keep it out. A staircase window
left open during the night, will often cool
the passages Of house, and tie rooms too.
if their doors be not shut; but it must be
closed at or 9 o'clock in the morning. or.
if on the sunny side, at or 5 O'Clock, and
the blind drawn down. The mistake people
generally make is to throw open their win.
dows at all hours of the day, no matter
whether the atmosphere outside be cool or
scorching. Let us have some air. thew saw
and in comes the treacherous breeze-for
even hot air is pleasant while it is gently
blowing, taking away perspiration, aud there
by cooling the skin but the apartment is
made warmer instead of cooler, and as soon
as they move out of the draught they fed
euCAA W AhOiO IuhQ
before. Let the cool air keep out hot; this
is the only formula to insure the minimum
Of discomfort Sitting-rOoms may generally
be cool during the whole day if the doors be
only opened for ingress and egress, and the
windows be kept close and shielded from di-
rect sunshine by blind. Ifthe atmosphere
of room be impure from any cause, let it
be renewed, hot air is less injurious that bad
air. If the room be small in comparison
with the number of persons engaged in it,
free ventilation becomes indispensable. In
a cooking apartment the temperature will
probably be higher than outside, hence the
free admission even of hot air will be desir-
able. If persons do not object to sit in d.
rect draught of air, windows and doors may
be opened, breeze being more refreshing,
even though several degrees warmer than
cold air but under nearly all other circum>
stances rooms should be kept closed as much
as possible till after sundown, or till the air
outside is cooler than that inside. Let in
cool air, keep out hot.
, 1868-09-11
To City Subscribers.

On and after this dlto, the STATESMAN will be
served To City subscribers at 50 cents month, pay
able to the carrier. Those who have paid in advance
will have their papers continued until the time ex-
pireS.
, 1868-09-11

TIMELY BEBUKL OF PARTISAN MIsREP
REsENrArIoN-The New York Sun, edited
10y Mr.. Dana, formerly of the New York Tri-
Junc, and Assistant Secretary of War, in the
issue of that paper of the lott. ultimo re-
bikes the radical press for naiSfe presenting
Seymour and Blair. Seymour, so some of
the most unscrupulous of the radical journals
say, may, from hereditary taiut, become in
SINE at any moment; whilst Blair is an irre>
sonally, that these are Misrepresentation
and he has the manliness to say so. Here is
what he says:
Some Of our republican contemporaries ats
tempt to prejudice the prospects Of the demo-
cratic ticket, by intimating or asserting that
Governor Seymour is Of so delicate a consti.
tuition that the Presidency will break down
the balance of his mind. and make him in
sane. In that event, as Senator Nye has as
Serted General Blair would become the Pres
ident, and at once carry out his programme
Of anarchy and bloodshed. This appears to
US very improper mode of political warfare,
which must recoil upon those who employ it.
1t seems designed to wound private feelings
rather than to advance any Legitimate pur-
pose. Governor Seymour is now fifty-seven
years old. He has been many years in pub
lie life; he has repeatedly been Governor of
New York, an Office whose discharge exerci-
ses quite as great strain upon the nervous
system and the mental faculties as that of
the Presidency. In this station, and in ev-
cry other, Governor Seymour has exhibited
capacity and steadiness which have given
him great reputation as a statesman. There
has been nothing in his public career to JUS
tify this bnghear of possible insanity. We
trust that our republican friends will see the
wisdom of con6ning their attacks to the prin
ciples, antecedents, platform, aud public acts
of their opponents, rather than 10 their real
or imaginary personal or physical pecuiari-
ties. Some of the radical journals are at
tempting to attack General Blair on account
of his alleged lavish personal habits. The
Hartford Post, for instance, says, during last
years campaign the bill at hotel in that
town was 1.-Two days board, $40; lemons
and whiskey, Sos total, S75." If the Post
means by this to intimate that General Blair
drank the whiskey, we pronounce it gross
SANDER, for he is a strict temperance man,
If he had whskey at all, i. must have been
Tor medical purposes alone.
, 1868-09-11

CARPET BAG SENATOR. = A carpet-bag
Senator from Alabama went to draw his
allowance of stationery, &c. He affected
fOOlscap, letter, plain and gilt edged, thick
and thin note pape-, sealing-wax; got pen
knife, red tape, and cologne for his wife, un-
til there was a goodly pile. The attendants
considered they had done the fair thing for
the carpet-bsgger and enough; but to their
surprise he began pulling off his dirty boots.
revealing corresponding pair of dirty feet,
and inquired if he could not have his boots
haltsoled somewhere in the Congressional
@1enagerie. Such are the ingenious ideas Of
the 'trooly loil'
, 1868-09-11

He only is worthy of esteem that knows
what is just and honest, and dares do it /;
that is master of his own passions, and scorns
to be slave to another's. Such an one mer-
its more respect than those gay things who
owe all their greatness and reputation to their
rentals and revenues.-Dr. Fuller.
, 1868-09-11
Nalla NJalla StatesMall.

PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY EVENING, BY
WILLIAM II. NEWELL,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
, 1868-09-11

DIGGoRY says he always respects old age
except when somebody cheats him with a
pair Of tough chickens.
, 1868-09-11

j to order and on reasonable terms. Orders for
ny of the following articles will be promptly filed:
BOOKS, BLANK CHECKS,
PAMPHLETS, NOTES OF HAND,
6ANDBILLS, ORDER BOOKS,
BALL TICKETS, STEAMBOAT BILLS,
CIRCULARS, STEAMBOAT CARDS,
Invitations, Bills of Lading,
BUSINESS CARDS, CERTIFICATES,
gILLHEADS. BILLS,
CoNCERT BILLS, CHECK BOOKS,
PROGRAMMES, BL' x RECEIPTS,
ADDRESS CARDS, DRAFTS,
BLANKs OF ALL KINDS.
~ .;oh Work must be paid for before being taken
from the Office.
, 1868-09-11
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RATES SUBSCRIPTION:
Nlr B0ntes S.lO
Three HONtNs 4siO
Rates of Advertising.
0ne square item lines ess) four insertions. 5000
F,r each additional insertion. LOO
one souare per YEAR, .................... 5000
Two squares or more per square. 2O.OO
ialf yearly per square .lo'OO
dvertisements of one-fourth of a column or more
will be inserted by special contract.
~ To insure insertion, advertisements must be
handed in as early as Thursday; and the number Of
insertions desired should be noted on the margin,
otherwise they will be continued until forbidden.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-22
social EanailtH.

When Lieutenant Governor Dun wa
introduced 70 the Senate Of Louisianal
he settled all the insane fsncies that
Democrats have respecting being, gov,
srned BY colored men. The colored
representative Of government said
"As to myself and my people. we are
not seeking social equality. That Is
thing no law can govern. We all have
our preferences, We all wish to select
our associates, and no legislation can
select them for US. We ask nothing o.
the kind. We simply ask to be allow
ed al equal chsncein the race Of life
sn equal opportunity Of disappearing oul
families, of educating our children,
and of becoming worthy citizens Of
this Government"
Can anything be more dignihed p
To the colored Lieutenant Governor
has been given sound discretion. He
knows it Is little use to brow beat pref
udice it must be allowed to fade away
through broad teachings.
How does the speech of the Lieuten'
ant Governor square with the Demo
cratic cries Of needed protection from
the colored people?
If the white people cannot run an equal
race with colored people, where is the
value Of the talk respecting superiority
There is no begging in the speech. 1t is
q msnly statement of facts with the recog-
milton Of social inequality through preiu-
dice. Pleading for political freedom, for
all the Lieutenant Governor advances, We
may leave the Democrats to answer the
broad truths contained in the few words.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-22

A telegram received by the Governor oil
Pennsylvania shows that the reports Of
outrages in the mining regions are al
false, and also Il seems that the reports
were all circulated by interested parties to
affect the price Of coal.
In the Lake Superior country, q miner,
residing near Helltoxn, met with 8 slight
mishap' in the mine, about midnight on
the LIST inst, and returned home just in
time 10 save his wife and two children
from being burned TO death, the house
having been struck by lightning and they
rendered insensible.
A hungry Cincinnatian last week
stole Q ham that was left out for
sign. He was probably . man who
knew how to appreciate Jfne board.
It behooves q youth on entering the
world 70 make q character for himself
Respect will only be accorded 70 character
A young man must show his proofs.
Medical men in Cuba have pronounced
~pine-spples of this years growth as dan
gerous to health, and given their positive
opinion against eating them.
A young lady at school. engaged in ths
study Of grammar, was asked If skis" wa
q proper or common nou After somG
hesitation, she replied: sit is both com
mon and proper"
What is done from habit is done without
reflection and without recollection
This explains why we are so little able t
c;va \ -oaoo,g g. - .,- $1,000 a.
revive q remembrance Of its incidents.
Quite q number of Neapolitan priest.
have lately abandoned their profession
and have married, and established q paper
called the Catholic E~5sGaeipGtor.
Weddings often lesEe the old familiar
hearts and places as haunted and empty
as funerals. They are the funerals of old
associations.
We too often make our happiness de.
pend upon things that we desire, whilst
others ind it in 3 single one OF those thai
we possess.
Vanity is said to be q something that nc
man or woman either, by any, ever pos
'esses, but what is largely in everybody
else.
I you would pass for more than YOU
value, say little. Itis easier to look wisG
than to talk wise.
Mems eyes make finer pictures, wheI
they know how to use them, than any
body's hands car.
The misfortunes Of the rich and great !:
that they have but few things to wish for,
but thousands to loose.
Fear sometimes adds wings to the heels
and sometimes nails them 10 the ground
and letters them from moving.
All minds are influenced every moment,
and there is 3 providence in every feeling,
thought and word.
The losses to the insurance compsnie
in Chicago BY fire during the last three
years, have been S., 900 1000.
The name Of Seymour after November
will be changed BY popular vote to Seen
ne-more.
A kiss, says 3 French lady, costs less
and grstiHes more than anything else in
existence.
Pleasant for summer dress-The gray Of
the dawn.
A draft that's never protested in hot
Weather. drAught Of air.
Popular deities-The lords of the soil.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-22

It is announced thai Mr.. Pendleton will
open the canvas at Grafton, West Yir-
GINA, on the 18th instant.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-22

A protest signed by the four CAtho-
lie Archbishops Of the United States,
on the subject of raising an American
battalion for the Pope is published.
While declaring that the men who
have foisted themselves forward as the
pious promoters of the scheme are not
worthy of the confidence of Catholics,
they contend that its success would,
instead Of b~ene6ting the Holy Father,
only increases the difficulties by which
he is at present surrounded.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-22
THE CHRONICLE.
The English ChanneITunneI.
Project Of Tnnsling the English Ckaaneli
FeaSibiiy of Submarine Tnnel Cos

|
Project Of TrnnsHing the English Channel;
Feasibility Of a Submarine Tmns, Cost
of The Work. g
Correspondence Of the washington Chronicle.
LONDON, June g.
1t may not be uninteresting to your
readers to have q few particulars about
the projects for connecting England
with the Continent by some method or
other more convenient than that Of
navigation. l will omit the system Of
employing balloons, but direct my at
tention at once to the plan Of build
ing u railroad bridge, or series of bridg-
es, which appear thus far to be the
most popular, for having the adyan-
tsge of open air and daylight, as com
pared with submarine tunnels. There
is a prejudice against tunnels, even on
ordinary railways, and it would proba-
bly, be some time before travellers would
look with complacency on the line be-
tween Dover and Calais. But the tun-
mel is, in all probability, really practi-
rable, whereas no such assurance exists
respecting the bridge. The number of
artificial islands or foundations at GER
tain distances in the channel between.
coast and coast, to be connected BY
means of bridges, offer a rather doubt
full guarantee as to the durability of the
work. Mr.. Boutet, q French engineer,
has lately come to England with a view
of examining the feasibility Of such an
enterprise. Another plan has been
formed of building a railway contained
in an iron tube resting on the bed Of
the sea, but neither Of these plans re-
ceive as much attention as a subma-
rine tunnel. investigations about the
depth of the channel hsye proved thst
no obstacle is presented IN that score,
the channel being q shallow sea. Evil
dence has likewise been obtained Of
the fact that the soil over which the
sea flows is white chalk, gray chalk,
and green sand further below. This
fact was ascertained by boring on The
English and French coasts, the two
points on each side of the channel be-
ing not more than twenty miles from
each other. 1t is but reasonable to
suppose that the same material will form
the submarine soil from coast to coast,
and tunnelling through chalk is work
of no difficulty whatever, nor would
there be any trouble in so depressing
the tunnel ss to cary il through the
gray chalk, which is less permable to
water than the white. The great OBJ
stacle seems to be the possibility Of a
fsure being found at some one point
50 considerable as to admit water into
the workings in quantity too great to
be overcome. As for the probable ex-
penses Of such an enterprise, they are
not as enormous as might appear at 6rst
sight. Calculations have been made
which show that EI0, 900 $4,000
900 in gold) would defray all the ex-
penses, and it is thought the work
might be executed in ten years time.
1t is presumed that land shafts might
be sunk on either coast, and prelimi-
nary driftway driven under the sea. at
a cost of about one-6fth of the entire
estimate; and this experiment, it is
said, would solve the only question
which remains obscure.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-22

The Republicans Of Greene county will
support E. 81 Munger, Of Xenia, for nom
nation for Congress.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-07-22

Mr.. Pinckney Whyte is the new Sena-
tor from Maryland who succeeds Rsverdy
johnson.