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Year: 1860

BRECKINRIDGE STATE TICKET.-We learn
from good authority that the Breckenridge
State Central Committee, which held a
meeting on Tuesday evening in this city,
decided, by a vote that lacked but one OF be-
ing unanimous, that State ticket should
be nominated a quorum was present in
person, and by letters giving the opinions
of the absent members, but it was deemed
best not to act definitely without a quorum
actually present. The Chairman was there
fore ordered to call meeting for next
Monday, for the purpose of putting in the
field full State ticket. We-haye no doubt
but that ticket will be nominated, but we
don't believe it will amount to much. In
fact the object of it is not to make a race,
aud consolidate the Breckinridge strength,
so much as to scare the Douglas men into
fusion electoral ticket. Republicans need
not count upon its effect at all in the con-
test now so near, and if they will work all
the time and with all their might, they need
not care a button whether there is one tick
ct or ten in the ieId.-Ind. State Jour.
Year: 1860

psa- The Republicans of Black Township
are the most active of all parties. They
have a regularly organized Club and hold
two or three meetings a week in different
parts of the county They have several
speakers among them and they labor with
a zeal becoming a goodcause.


". Vernon Umpire.
Year: 1860

AN lLLusTRATIoN.-This thing called
Popular Sovereignty reminds MS Of the
story Of the two Druids of the olden time,
who were travelling along the road one
day, and met at spot where a shield
was erected by the road.s side. One con.
tended that the shield was gold. the other.
that it was silver. From words they came
to blows. and fought till they were both
exhausted and nearly cut in pieces. when
they discovered that they were both right.
or both wrong. according to their stand.
point Of view +; for one side Of the shield
was gold, and the other silver.


So with Douglas "great principle"
as expounded by himself. The Southern
Democracy claim that it allows them
to take their slaves into Territory, and,
according to the Dred Scott decision. the
people have no right to pass laws to pro-
hibit them. The Northern Democracy
claim that the people Of Territory. like
those Of State. have perfect right Ell.
ther to admit or exclude slavery. Thus
the two wings are lighting and ripping
out each others bowels and when they
are near enough dead to reason the mat.
ter, they will find that it means either way,
Just as they are pleased to look at it.
Year: 1860

The BELL RALLY.-The Bell rally. on
Saturday. was not attended, by many per.
sons from abroad, but goodly number
of people came in from the surrounding
country. In the afternoon an ash pole
was raised, and very 6ne banner run
up.


The Bell men we're treated very shah
billy by the Douglasites. in various ways.
In some places they kept people from
coming. by telling them there was to be
no pole raised that it was . Black Re-
publican trap. gotten up to bring them to
White Cloud, to fleece them. After the
raising. . crowd Of Douglasites collested
at q saloon close by. brought out liquor
by the pitcher full. swilled it down in the
street, and kept yelling for Douglas and
ridiculing the Bell men. Considering
that the Douglasites in the States are coun.
ting upon tho Bell vote. and that the party
in this County have almost to man been
voting the Democratic ticket. such treat
ment was very ungenerous, to say the
least, and will not tend to add strength
to the Democratic ticket. Wonder il
that liquor was the 6rst instalment OF
those forty dollars?
Year: 1860

~ Why does not Sol. Miller run
for the Legislature }? The White Cloud
Chief is live institution, and the people
Of that region should give Sol. political
position, if he wants it. We would take
. trip to Lawrence to hear Soils maiden
speech. Wyandotte Gazette.


Our best respects to the editor of the
Gazette; but Sol. Miller would say that
he does not want Office, particularly as q
member Of the Legislature. May the
Lord save US from hazsrding what little
character we may have, by becoming q
member Of the Territorial Legislature Of
Ksnsas
Year: 1860

We will take any quantity Of clean cotton or
linen rags, at cent fer pound, in payment for
subscription, advertising and job work. Save
your rags, and get something for them, instead
Of casting them away. No other kind will be
taken than such as are named above.
Year: 1860

She sat alone, on cold gray stone,
Where the river made desolate moan.
The sycamore. tree stood white and bare,
Like sheeted ghosts in the dusky air.
A black cloud foated along the sky,
And night-bird utter dismal cry.
Sadly she thought of the innocent time,
Wildly she wept for her shame and crime.
Darker and deeper the shadows grow:
He promised to meet her an hour ago.
She sat alone, on the cold gray stone,
And the river fow'd with q sadder moan.
She heard the hum of the distant town,
The patter of dead leaves falling down.
She heard the toad in the long dank grass,
But never has tread-alas, alas /!


The morning came with its golden light,
To the sycamOre-trees so bare and white.
The mists that slept on the rivers brim
Went up like the wings of a cherubim.
The water. lilies so cold and fair
Were tangled with tresses Of bright brown hair
The osiers bent with quiet grace
Over form with STILL white face.
The river flow'd with desolate moan,
And dead leaves fell on the cold gray stone.
Year: 1860

The Baltimore correspondent of the New
York Times says:


A matter rather singular, forcibly i'm
pressed itself upon me some weeks ago, but
l neglected noticing it up to the present
time. Passing along our streets the next
day after the announcement of the death of
Prince Jerome Bonaparte, saw his wife
Miss Patterson now near her eightieth
year, walking out in her usual costume,
unconcerned, as if nothing had happened.
She certainly knew the fact; but knowing
her eccentricities, was not surprised. 1t
is no uncommon thing to see this venerable
lady in the public marts attending person
ally to business. She often collects her own
rents, and takes firt at stock speculati0ns
when the fever is up At all times an
elegant crown jewel, glittering with dia-
monds of the purest water, is displayed
upon her forhead, while he- arms are white,
skin smooth and tender as maiden of six
teen. She is really remarkable woman.
There is a deep stoicism and unbendiDg
philosophy, coupled with independence, in
her composition, which one out of thou
sand, male or female, does not possess. Her
every thought is replete with favoritism
for royalty. Republics she esteems common,
ungrateful and now, though a citizen of
our domain, and without anything special
to plume herself upon touching imperial
favors, she lives in the ideal of Ia belle
France. Her greatest ambition is to hear
of her grandson Jerome-now in
the French army, rising to honor and impe-
rial distinction. A large portion of her
annual income, which is very large, is ap-
propriated to his service. At her demise,
it is presumed, he will inherit her entire
fortune, as she is not on terms of intimacy
with her son here
Year: 1860

Ep1ToRIAL CoHTKETIuE. The 1Sandusky
Register says of the Editorial Convention;


ave believe the Convention will meet here
on the 25th inst. Arrangements are being
perfected to have a good time on the occasion
and if the craft and the Telegraph man, will
drop in upon US abont that TINE we Will be
ready TO show them around. The city, Kel-
ley's Island, Put-in-Bay and the big pond, are
ali being put in appls-pie order for the Oeea-
sion, and the steamer Island Queen Is expect
ed to out-de herself in her attentions to tne
fraternity. An extra cool breeze and some
other small extras are ordered for that day,
and If these orders receive attention, as We
| have no doubt they viii, We shall have occa-
sion ere many days to return to the mattel
again.
Year: 1860

Ns- Now that the heat of summer is at
hand, it is moro than ever necessary thai
our pure lake water should be brought to
nsrforrn its useful service in laying the dust,
which is already great annoyance. B. P
Bower gives his attention to Plumbing, and
does his work with neatness and expedition,
and at reasonable prices. Bis shop is on the
east side Of the Public Square. RIO
Year: 1860

The Fair Grounds afforded an excellent
space for the drill, the ring inside the trOt-
ing course being kept entirely clear for
the use of the military. Outside Of this,
however, there was an immense throng in
carriages and on foot. Tho spacious seats
upon the west side Of the track were crowd
ed with ladies, their variegated robes giving
that portion of the grounds a very brilliant
appearance. There were at the least calcu-
ton seven thousand people upon the grounds,
ing reporter. The Stand in the centre was
reserved for the Cadet Band, invited guests
and their ladies', and the representatives oi
the press.


Detachments Of military were Posted
shout tho ring to prevent intrusion BY the
throng, giving wide field for the zouaye
Cadets to exercise in.
Year: 1860

A pioneer named j. l.. Cruch, of Harlem


county, KY, while travelling over Cumberland


mountain got into a fight with bear. Bruin
was to much for Mr.. Crueh's dogs, when Mr.


Cruch, who had fought the Indians and con-
qpered them, concluded he would try the bear,
rather than lose one of bis Life guards. He
drew his large carving knife and commenced
battle with the bear, which was as large as an
ox-he struck him several blows, but the bear
was so large and SO fat that he did not much
mind knife, and in the struggle got his arms
around Mr. Cruch and gave him a hug also,
which was almost fatal. His dogs by this time
had rested a little and seeing that the life OF
their master rested on the second hug, they
sprang upon the bear, and all four went over q
cliff some twelve or fifteen feet high. They all
strsck together, the fall proving fatal to one
dog. Mr.. Cruch was uninjured, and he with
the dog still hung to their hold. The scene
was now an exciting one, each party struggled
for life. They continued on down small drain
until they found small hickory pole. Here
they let loose their holds, the bear ratified on
down the drain, about thirty yards, and was
unable to get any further. Mr.. Cruch was
unable to get his gun, for be could not walk a
step-he crawled some ten feet from the drain
and was compelled to stay there, his dog with
him, until about ten o'clock at night when
some boys accidentally came along coon hunt
ing and found him. As soon as they made q
fire and warmed Mr.. Cruch, he related the
whole. circumstance to them. The boys then
went on down the branch and shot the bear
and killed it. Mr.. Cruch fought in close
combat eight hours The bear weighed four
hundred pounds,
Year: 1860

see spring budding Towering, leaf-starting,
and verdure-brightening, in wondrous beauty
out of doors-but without me! / am left be-
hind while this gay procession is gliding past


We are no less islanded on our sick bed be-
cause we are tenderly watched and kindly adj
ministered to. It is across gulf that they
reach to us-they with whom we no longer
sit down to eat, or go forth to walk, or con-
verse carelessly and gaily. The mail comes in
as usual with its news, but from a world with
which my pulses are not in tune. The sun
rises over familiar rivers and mountains that |
cannot now visit, on roads that cannot now
travel, on well remembered labor and pleasure
that cannot now share. Children come in
to see me, but not with their usual frolicsome-
ness and freedom. Their voices are srbtlued
with q vague awe of the paler face and the
invalid surroundings. Of what | know as
{" the world" am no longer a part-no long
er necessary to its present days doings and
completeness. And, strangely enough, there
Is no pain in this conscious dismembefment
from the life around. As to the mere in
stiDct, Il is like undressing for sleep when
weary--laying off the clothes that TO wear
with comfoYt we must be strong and wake
Year: 1860

Smoking and chewing by mon and boys


and occasionally snuff taking by women in the


North, are habits filthy and disgusting enough


in all conscience, but they are cleanliness and
decency compared with the habit of snuff


dipping as practiced by women quite gener-


ally in the South. A quarter of century age


the practice prevailed extensively on the plan


tations, and snuff dippers were occasionally met


with among the fashionables in towns and
cities. The disgusting habit, like tobacco
chewing aud smoking, has grown with use
and the extent to which snuff dipping is. car
ried even among the first familts, is scarcely
credible 10 Northern females not familiar with


the nauseating habit Of the sex in some of the
Slave States. The excessive use of tobacco by


the snuff caters often Injuries health, and recent
" Miss Gibson, Southern lady, died from


leaving snuff mop in her mouth during sleep,


being poisoned by the nicotine of tobacco.


The New York Journal of Commerce says
that no other of the many forms in which to-
bacco is used is half SO disgusting as snuff Dip
ping DO appetite so unnatural, and no taste
so repugnant to that natural refinement which
graces female character. Yet it is true that


the practice prevails to greater or less extent
among all classes of females throughout the
State of North Carolina, and in portions of
Virginia, Alabama. AID several other Southern
States,-in the parl0r, on the public convey
ances, on the promenade, at social gatherings,
and in daily domestic duties. On all occasions
the indispensable box and mop, or bottle and
swab, are present. and constantly active, drawn
from the pocket for private use, or passed to
present company by way of etiquette, The
habit is most common among the uneducated
or poorer classes, yet the mostened mop is Of
ten dipped into the snuff by white and jeweled
fingers, and thence dripping with the filthy
mixture passed to dainty mouths, and vigor-
ously applied to the gums and lips, until, all
daubed and stained, they would repel with in
stinctive disgust the approach of other lips
that before would have thought them loveable.
And, frequently one mop sufiees for many
different mouths This mop or swab is some
times simple brush, but usually pine stick
softened at the end /; and it is q fact no less
true than what else is herein stated, that the
negresses drive a profitable business by the
manufacture of these articles, which they fit for
use by chewing the ends of the sticks to a
proper consistency, and selling them to the far
,,opc
Year: 1860

= "A great deal of argument is going the


rounds respecting the titles of lady and the


name woman. The expression .lady" is SO


much abused, that without being in the least


hypercritical, have long since become pro-


foundly disgusted with it, and infinitely prefer


the sweet, unpretending title of true woman
If we could but sift the chaff from the wheat.


abrogate all the self styled "ladies," there


would be no objecting to the title; but, minis


tiers Of grace defend us from some ladies of the


present day, who do not even know why wo-


man should be so called. A lady must possess


perfect refinement and intelligence. She must


be gracious, affable, and hospitable, without


the slightest degree of fussiness. She must be


Christian, mild, gentle, and charitable unos-
tentatious, and doing good by stealth. She


must pc deaf to scandal and gossip. Her high
sense of honor will forbid her prying into her


husbands secrets searching stealthily hts porte


monnaie and pockets, and breaking open his


letters She must not disdain a kindly nod of
recognition to her servants, seamstress, dress
maker, butcher, baker, or any other employe
she may chance to meet. She must possess dis
crimination. knowledge of human nature, and
tact sufficient to avoid offending ones weak
points, steering wide of all subjects which may


be disagreeable or offensive to any present
She must keep the golden rule uppermost in
her mind. She must look upon personal clean
illness and freshness of attire as next to godli-
ness. Her dress must be in accordance with
her means, never dressy or hashy, but if posi-
bic composed of the best material Abhorring
everything like soiled or faded finery or mock
jewelry, her pure mind and clear conscience
viii cause the foot of time to pass as lightly
over the smooth brow as if she stepped on
flowers and, as she moves with quiet grace
and dignity, all will accord her, mstinctively,
the title of lady. If had time and you pa
tience, could present the other view of the |
ease. looking upon this picture and upon that; !
but when one constantly comes in contact, in
onnibuses, cars, stores, the promenade, places
Of public amusement, and whenever women are |
generally found, with those who loudly AFRO |
gate to themselves the contested title, can you
wonder at the disgust it produces ?-l Lady |
of the n. o. Delta.
Year: 1860

Potatoes, for an early crop, should be a
once planted, but it is question as to what


the very best, and earliest variety. Fox


Seeding, Early June and Mexican, in the or
der here named, have proved with US the mos


desirable the last named being best in quail
ity, but not the very earliest. Warm, sand,


land is also decided requisite to success il


growing early potatoes. He who plants fot


an early crop on clay land, or even level, sand,


muck land, will have only the pleasure Of Ia


king potatoes to market after the time Of OBJ


tanning paying price has passed, for it is only


the very early ones that sell at price to re-


munerate for the labor.


! There are several methods of hasferinr
| their maturity. A favorite method with the


German market gardeners, is to bring the seed
potatoes in barrels into warm room, about


the first of March. The eyes start rapidly,
and in about two or three weeks, they are
ready to plant. Another method, which we
have practiced fer some years, is to start the
potatoes in a gentle hot-bed, about the middle
of March. The tubers are cut in halves, and
laid fat side down upon the bed, as thick as
they can be placed. They are then covered
with about two inches Of garden mold, and
sashes are put over them. AS soon as they
are up two or three inches, they are ready to
transplant. They should be removed carefully,
separating the roots with as little breaking as
possible, and put in the drills where they are
to grow. AS they do not yield full crop uni
der this treatment, they can be planted closer
than in common field culture, say in drills thir-
ty inches apart putting the hills twelve inches
apart in the drill


a warm, sandy loan, sloping to the soath
or southeast, should be selected for this crop
1t should be well manured with horse dung.
about half of it applied in the drills. Some
manure their grounds for early potatoes in the |
Fall, and this is, we think, a good plan, for
that part Of the manure which is applied |
broadcast. Fresh horse-dung in the drills rails
es the temperature of the soil, and hastens
their growth


To the above we will add that we have sue
ceeded well OH a small scale, thus: Two or
three weeks before the time when it will prob
lbly do to plant ont, take pieces or turf or sod
say four or FIVE inches square, and put pota-
10 III each. These are set closely together
where they can be watered as needed and can
De exposed to sunshine. Whenever there is
cold night, or " cold strap straw is put on
o keep them from freezing. They sproni>and
i'll the turf with roots. At the proper time,
he pieces are set in the open ground, one piece
n HILL and the growth is hardly checsed.-
The turf itself also acts a. manure to aid
he growth. In this way two to four weeks
nay be gained.-dm. Agricultur1st.
Year: 1860

The following remarks from late number
OF the Lendon Quarterly Review, with refer
ence to educating the head before the heart Is
too full, commend themselves to all who have
the management Of children


1T is the vice Of the nge to substitute learn
Ing for wis1onl-to educate the head and for
get that there Is more important education
necessary for the heart. The reason is culti-
yated at an age when nature does not furnish
the elements necessary to u successful chltita-
tieiI Of it, and the child is solicited to reflection
when he is only sensible of sensation and emo
tion. In infancy the attention and memory
are only excited strongly by things which i'm
press the senses and move the heart, and 3
father will instl more solid and available fh-
struction in an hour spent in the fields, where
wisdom and goodness are exempliied seen and
felt, than in a month spent in the study, where
they are expounped in stereotype aphorisnls.


No physician doubts that precocious chill
dren in fifty crses for one are much worse for
the discipline they have undergone The mind
seems to have been strained and the founda-
tions for insanity are laid. When the studies
of maturer years are stuffed into the child's
head, people do not reflect on the anatomical
fact that the brain of an infant is not the brain
of a man. The first eight or ten years of life
should be devoted mainly to the education of
the heart-to the formation ofprineiples rather
than the requirement of what is usually call
ed knowledge.


Nature herself points out such course for
the emotions are then the hveliest and most
easily moulded, being as yet unalloyed by pas
siou IT il from this sourse the mass of men
are hereafter to draw their sum of happiness or
misery. The actions of the immense majority
are. under all circumstances, determined much
more by feeling than reflections in truth, life
presents an in6ni.y of occasions where it is es-
sential to happiness that we should think pro-
foundIy."
Year: 1860

HOPE Is the ruddy morning ray Of joy. recol-


lection is the golden tinge but the latter is
wont to sink amid the dusky shades OF twilight ;
and the bright blue day which the former
promises, breaks indeed, but in another world,
and with another sum-
Year: 1860

PAINFUL Acc1DEsr.-We learn that little
child was seriously. and as is feared fatally
injured, on Commerce street, near the Archer
Road, On Wednesday, by being kicked by d
horse. The little one was sitting upon the side
walk, when the horse, which Was running loose,
came along, and turning suddenly, struck the
child upon the head, tracturing the skull.
Year: 1860

APPLICABLE TO THE PRESENT TIME. For Romans, in Rome's quarrel

 Spared neither land nor gold, Nor son, nor wife, nor limb, nor life, In the brave days of old. Then none was for party;

 Then all were for the Stale; Then the great man helped the poor, And the poor man loved the great; Then lands were fairly proportioned; Then spells were fairly sold; The Romans were like brothers,

 In the brave days of old. Now Roman is to Roman

 More hateful than a foe, And the Tribunes beard the high,

 And the Fathers grind the low, As we wax hot in faction,

 In battle we wax cold; Wherefore men fight not as they fought In the brave days of old.
Year: 1860

OLD Sam Arbuckle was the nigger butler
to my brother, the member of Congress from
Virginny. He had permission to spouse
Milken Sally, slave on another plantation
A night was fixed for the ceremony, the com
pany assembled, and the colored preacher
was there to tie the nuptial knot Well,
they waited and waited for ever SO long, but
the bride did not make her appearance. At
last, Sam grew impatient; SO says he to the
preacher, "Look dar, brudder Cullifer, its
no use waitin' for dat darkey; know her
like book-shes dropped asleep settin fore
de fire. Use authorized to speak for her. so
jest go ahead jest the same as if she was
here" Old Cuisifrr thought it was wise
suggestion, and proceeded with the service
that united them in the holy bonds of mat
rimony. When the ceremony was over, off
started the bridegroom in search of the alb
sent bride, and sure enough when he reach
ed her cabin, there he found her fast asleep
by the FIRE, with some OF her fnery in her
hand and she was terribly riled when she
heard that the wedding had come off and
she was not there.