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Year: 1867

pretty soon you go into the grocery or
hardware store, and there you find bill
of $50 against you. So, after all, you
There is this difference, however, as far as
the illustration is concerted, that you pay
a very much larger sum of money to the
two stores than you did when you dealt in
one only. Under the guise of loyalty there
has been an amount of public corruption
and public larceny, the like of which was
neveS conceived in any other country UNI
der the sun. 1 am not here, as l have said,
with figures and specifications, but make
the charge, and 1 can prove it on the testi-
mony of leading Republicans can prove
it by the evidence of figures, which will
not lie.
Year: 1867

ADvERTIsING.-At a recent lecture on
'smoney getting Mr. p. I. Barnum said
men should be careful in their business
that they have good article for sale.
Then advertise it, for the greater num-
Der who know of the eXistance OF the
genuine article the better it Is for
the owner. The ways of advertising may
be different in different cases, but always
the public should be made aware ofthe ar
ticle which the advertiser has for sale.


Advertising must be persisted in. The
nail must be hammered well in and then
clinched. A French writer has well
said that the first time a man does not
see it /; the second time he does not read
it; the third time he reads it, but docs
not think oft; the fourth time he thinks
aboutit; the fifth he speaks to his wife
about it, and the sixth or seventh time
he is ready to purchase. This Will be
found to be nearly correct, and man
must remember that if he does not adj
vertise his goods the sheriff will adyer-
tise them for him; lin this case it is bet
ter to act personally then by proxy.
Year: 1867

I love to look on scene like this,


Ofwild and careless play,
And persuade my self that | am not old.
And my locks are not yet gray;
For it stirs the blood of an old mans heart.
And makes his pulses fiy,
10 catch the thrill of happy voice,


And the light ofa pleasant eye.
Ihave walked the world for four score years,
And they say that / am old
That my heart is ripe for the reaper Death,
And my years are we'll nigh told.
1t is very true-it is very true


l am old, and II bide my time :"
And my heart viii leap at a scene like this.
And halfrenew my prime.
Play on! play on am with you there,
In the midst of your merry ring;
l Can feel the thrill of your daring Jump,
And the rush ofthe breathless swing.
hide with you in the fragrant hay,


And whoop the smothered call,
And my feet slip up on the seedy floor,
And | care not for the fall.
lam willing to die when my time shall come,
And l shall be glad to GO
For the world at best is a weary place,
And my pulse is getting low;
But the grave is dark and the heart win fail,
In treading its gloomy way;
And 1t wiles my breast from it's dreariness,
10 see the young so gay.
Year: 1867

GERANIUM LEAvEs.-It is geneally
known that the leaves of the geranlum
are an excellent application for cuts,
where the skin is rubbed of, and other
wounds of that kind. One or two leaves
must be bruised and applied to the part
and the wound will be cicatrlzed In d
very short time. ff i'aa s s-t =
Year: 1867

There is nothing better, nothing
safer, nothing so sure of bringing
forth the right fruit In the end, than
truth. Tell your child the truth
Tell him that obedience requires
unpaid sacrifices. Tell him that
he need not expect that a purse of
gold will drop into his hand the
moment he denies himself of a
coveted pleasure. Tell him that
the path of duty is often terribly
hard, and seldom leads to an oil
we'll, or a seat in Congress, or to a
brown stone front house. Tell him
that virtue sometimes brings thorns
-enmities-neglect. But tell him
that it is virtue, nevertheless; the
brightest, the noblest, and the best
of gifts, and whatever comes of
goodness, it is the one thing desir-
able, itself above all price. Make
him feel that obedience is pleas.
ure, that goodness is delight, that
love is altogether lovely, and he
will not expect to be paid for the
smallest service, and be tempted
to withhold a kindness when he is
not sure. of a reward. Parents
must cease appealing to the appe-
tites and the avarice of their chill
dren, if they would have them
anything but selfish and sensual.
Year: 1867

TRtoE.-The persons who are trying to
saddle $4,000 indebtedness upon this town
on account of the Peoria railroad, are gull
ty Of a trick. They know that the people
OF this city, after being bit once with Peoria


stock, procured an amendment to their city
charter, prohibiting the city from taking
any stock in any railroad. The persons who
arestrying tosaddle $4,000 Indebtedness ,lp.
on the people, knowing this, had the call
issued for the township to subscribe. The
township and the city are nearly identical.
and If the city ought not to go in debt for
railroad stock, certainly the township ought
Year: 1867

BUSINESS A traveller counted twenty
one trip to Rock Island, and was assured by
the man at his elbow that ''the teams hadn' t
commenced coming yet" Add to this the
crowd of foot passengers, and an idea can
be formed of the amount Of travel constantly
going on between the Twin Cities. s4za-a
Year: 1867

CAMDEN Mills was really benefited by
the terrible fire there. Three fine brick
blocks are already up and occupied, more
particular notices of which we shall give
soon. Business at the mills and stores is
lively there, and the town looks all the bet
ter for the fire. Of course it was pretty
hard Oh the sufferers, but the town is all the
better for the fire a.-
Year: 1867

ARTIFICIAL lCR.-Ihe London Mechanics
Magazine describes new and very effective
ice machine. 1t is simply an air-pump fitted
to bottle. The bottle is half filled with
water. and the pump is set to work. Air is
first pumped out, and then the water rapidly
evaporates. To complete the vacuum and in
crease the evaporation, the air and aqueous
vapor pumped out is made 10 traverse 4 hol-
low cylinder con tanning suIphuric acid, which
OF course instantly absorbs the moisture. The
evaporation is SO rapid that the remaining
water is quickly converted into mass OF ice.
Four minutes pumping suffices to produce
two pints OF ice, with an apparatus which
only cost about fifty shillings sterling.
Year: 1867

JEFF. DAVIS IGNORED IN MONTRKAL-The
Chicago Republican says: "rhere is no
foundation for the idea that seems TO pre- vail
That jeff. Davis is treated like little king in
Canada. He has for some months occupied an
inferior house in Montreal. and his presence in
that city Is a matter Of total indifference to the
majority OF those who live there. That he is
not surrounded by any numerous cortege NAV
be readily seen from the fact that day scarce.
ly passes over his head that he is not seen at
ST. Lawrence Hotel, where his presence creates
no more excitement than that Of any ether per.
son who drops in to hear the news and see
what is going on. His departure from Mon
treal will cause no regret, and his presence in
Toronto will create nine days talk, when he
will be dropped
Year: 1867

DIGGING POTATOES BY MACHINRRY.-A trial
Of potato diggers took place near Bishop
briggs, Scotland, last month. One consisted
OF broad scoop for opening the drill, with a
revolving grape behind, by the action of which
the potatoes and soil are thoroughly separated,
and thrown to one side against a netting AT,
tached TO the side of the machine. Another
was on similar principle, but with the re-
Volving grape placed in different position,
and without the netting.
Year: 1867

TIE CRANBERRY CRoP.-The Gran berry
crop OF Massachusetts the present year is now
about half picked, and it promises to be the
largest yield ever known in this part of the
country. Several meadows have just reached
a state of maturity, and the crops on some OF
them are ten times as large as last year. Every
where in the eastern part Of the State. as far
as heard from, the crops are larger than any
previous year, except in Harwich, where the
worms have done considerable damage, and
the crops will be light. Cranberries are now
selling fer from S4 to So per bushel and the
market Is Gull. The prices this fall will prob
ably range from IS to 80 per barrel-Boston
Year: 1867

THE LESSONS OF ADvRRsITY-The New
York Commercial says:-We have learned
from sad experience that in our nominations
hereafter the candidate for the second office in
the national gift should be carefully looked to.
And the witty author OF Lifhth Lank saws. in
the Citizen Hereafter we shall have to be
careful not only who are our Presidents but
also who are their wives. The tail feathers OF
the eagle must not be bedraggled
Year: 1867

A FAMILY MEDICINE CHEST Is family necessity You must
have something give Co for the Headache Drhl Tooth
ache Group woong Cough other Of the hundred Ills that
waking With daylight FoeEarned forelrued To
be provided be preserved Here you have oil require Sim
pie you make mistake Ready you need rot wait Bm
Gent you independent safe feiessT Med
but hhst bat 10 not destroy With these
oo may keep l the doctor bay aud LET health the mother Of


pplne and the hisimal Of plenty p. you household
Year: 1867

The South was not very good place
to celebrate the 4th Of July this year, it
being under the arbitrary rule Of four
military despots, who hayo nothing to
control them save their own will. II
would sound odd, under such circumssan.
ces, down there, to talk Of "political free
dom and independence" The feeling in
that section was thus expressed by the
Mobile Register, on the morning of tho
Fourth.


"This is the 4th Of July-thc anniver.
sary of the natal Gay of American free.
dom. Its memories are all our own, and
more dear because they mark tho con.
trast between the past and present, To
celebrate it now for what il was would bc
mockery of the glorious dead past, and
a satire upon the living present, Let the
worshippers of tho liberty, which lives
only in memory aud tradition, keep it as
day of fasting, humiliation and prayer
to Almighty God to have pity on ma.
tion which is madly throwing away, its
birthrights and trampling on the bless
ings which q glorious ancestry bequeath
ed to it. To the rejecting man it is d
day Of solemn "reminiscences, and not Of
hilarious Us oxultation. God save the Re.
Year: 1867

The Radicals in the Congressional
Rump assign one reasen for their refusal
to receive the Kentucky members, viz
That in their opinion they are not loyal.
This is setting good precedent fer the
Democrats, if they choose to follow it
when they have the majority. Under
this test of loyalty what Radical Rcppbli-
can could pass musterY Under their in.
depreciation Of the Constitution, and OF
the legal right Of Congress, we shall have
a pretty wide margin in the future upon
which to act, and they may find that their
logic cuts both ways with equal effect
1t is only necessary to remember the pre-.
cedent they have set, and by.and.by it
may have an application its originators
little dreamed Of, but which would be,
nevertheless, perfectly legitimate. Evil
preccdeuts are like curses, they often
come homo to roost, as our Republican
friends will discover,
Year: 1867

The soldier who spilled his blood in
defense Of the country, and risked his
life in her defense, was considered we'll
paid if he obtained bis compensation in
greanbacks. But now the advocates Of
the favored aud exclusive class tell us
that 1t we'll never do to pay those who
lent money to the Government in green
backs, although that was the kind of
money they lent the Government. The
debt Of the bondholders, they say, is a
higher and more sacred ono than that of
tho soldiersl Legal,tcnders are good
enough for the latter, but nothing except
gold will do for the aristocratic bond
holders A monetary obligation, in their
estimation, is more precious than blood,
aud risk Of property moro sacred than
q risk Of life! Do The soldiers believe
this 7 Is not the currency they were
paid in good enough for anybody Eng.
Year: 1867

Ovss 6ity men left this city yesterday fss
Newton, to work on the railroad between
that place and Dss Noinss. The necessity
Of stsging to reach the State Capital will
soon b among the things that were.
Year: 1867

The undersigned has purchased what is known
as the Cobb & Whistler Store, opposite Court
Square, where he win be happy to see the public
generally and exhibit his great variety of new and
second hand articles, too great to mention in de-
tail. Call and his museum of all sorts of
things. IF you want anything go to Job Ross,
and YOU will b NnrettY sure TO find it.
Year: 1867

A London letter gives the following:
The Queen has left off the habiliments of
woe, and (rumor has it) is looking for
an eligible person to supply the place Of
the late Prince Consort. 1t is we'll
known that the Court itself, since Prince
Alberts death, has been becoming de-
moralzed, and the marriage of the
Princess Beatrice to man with wife
and FIVE children, has about completed
the work. The marriage is said now to
bo an unhappy one, the Prince Teck
loving his first wife only, and marrying
the Princess Beatrice simply for the
sake of getting money to support himself
and family. 1t is more than Court gos-
sip-it is well authenticated fact-the
Princess Alexandria is leading a very
unhappy sort of life Her husband is
very dissipated, and plays the part of a
very tyrant in their domestic life. 1t is
said that he has kept mistress in his
own household, in the person of Lady
Amelia B-d, for the last year, that he
frequents the lowest denS of vice in Lon
don, and that he is now crazy in love
with the Dowager Duchess of A., a
widow twenty eight years of age In re-
gard to the second charge, friend Of
mine--a New Yorker who was bound to
see all the sights and know the ropes of
the Metropolis-assured me that while
visiting these places, the Prince of Wales
was twice pointed out by the detective
who accompanied him. At any rate,
the Prince is going to Paris to attend
the opening of the Exposition in May,
and the Princess will not accompany
him on account Of family quarrels.
Year: 1867

INJURED The late storm injured the
bridge crossing Auburn Ravine at Fox's
Flat. The abulment on this side Of the
ravine was very much damaged, and travel
ers now have 10 turn eff below Virginia
and make their way across DeDtons Ravine,
north OF The Fiat, TO reach Lincoln, and the
country westward. The citizens Of the vicin
iiy intend to raise subscription and repair
the damage to the bridge. Ii will take fifty
or sixty dollars.
Year: 1867

AT WoRK.-Snce the last storm, water
being plentiful, miners generally have been
successful in their mining operations. On
the Forest Hill divide there appears TO be a
general activity. We are inclined to think
the present Winter and coming Spring. will
be prosperous for our miners generally.
Year: 1867

ES- Congress refused to adjourn the sth
of January-the anniversary of the battle Of
New Orleans. 1t was too democratic day
for the RAIDS Of Congress. However, the
young men of Grass Valley gave nice ball at
Hamilton'sllall, in honor of the occasion, and
apleasent time they had too. There is a
heap of patriotism and democracy in that
town.
Year: 1867

GgWe have heard several persons ask,
who is Loan Of Missouri, who was in such a
hurry to impesch the President He is an
early secessonst, and was Of a party ,awho
in an early stage of the war captured the
Arsenal at Liberty Missouri, lie has since
turned Radical Like all reformers lie is over
Jealous and over righteous
Year: 1867

WThe Darlington Union says that Mr..
Luther Beecher, president of the Mineral
Point railroad, while riding on hand car
short time since, was so injured by being
struck with the handle of the car while it
was going at rapid rate, that he was laid
up for several days, and has only recently
been able to get around.
Year: 1867

For the benefit of a number of our sub
scrlbers who receive the CHRONICLE by
mail, and for one or two other reasons, we
have changed our day publication. The
CHRONICLE will hereafter, until further no.
tice, be issued on Friday instead of Thurs
day as heretofore.
Year: 1867

IMPROVEMENTS. We are glad to see that
our village Board are in earnest in the
matter of improving our streets and lay
ing sidewalks. 1t will be seen by ordin-
ances published in this issue that a number
of new sidewalks are ordered. Workmen
are busily at work on the large stone store
which James Rowe is erecting south of
the Court House. Others are preparing a
foundation for large store building on
the next lot south of our office. Our en-
terprising fellow townsman Sam. Hender-
son proposes to build there.
Year: 1867

~ The Stephens Point Pinery reports
that an analysis by the state assayer OF
Massachusetts of some iron found in what
appears to be a large bed near Rib River,
shows it to contain forty three per cent. of
metallic iron, with silicates and quartz SO
mixed with it as to form fux and enable
it to be easily reduced.
Year: 1867

our citizens, that Mr.. W. Richards,
house, sign, and ornamental painter of
this village, was about leaving for Mineral
Point but it will be seen by reference to
his card in this paper that he has perma-
nently established himself in this place





and tis prepared to attend to orders in his
line. We have been shown some work
done by Mr.. Richards, and must say that
it is greatly superior to anything we have
ever seen before in this part Shop in
Wheeler's old tailor shop on Division st.
Year: 1867

compromise by dividing the loss-givng eight
hours labor per day, accepting ten per cent. re-
duction Of wages. If they are compelled to
strike for this system, they recommend the fol-
loving measures -


First. A compromise with those employers
who will make an honorable one, as before
mentioned.


Second. That, as far as practicable, we con-
tract for work IN the various branches directly
with those who have 1t to do, and unite on the
co-c peratve principle in ITS execution.


Third. That we open JOB Shoes Of our own
and invite orders for work, and execute them
on the same principle.


Fourth. That we respectfully invite all those
who are able TO do SO, and have any intention
OF leaving mechanical occupations for agricul-
tural OF any other pursuit, to take their time to
do 30 when, in the conflict now impending
between the laborer and the capitalist, such con-
duct will so strongly aid the former.


Fifth. Should we have a long-continued strike,
we advise single men, and all those who can
conveniently do so, to leave temporarily for
other places where no such conflict Is impend-
ing, and we kindly suggest to the mechanics OF
other places who may Intend coming here, that
our common interests will be best promoted by
their deieTring to until this matter is fully
decided aud settled; and lastly, we counsel every
man to stand firm and unyielding In this cause,
until our most justly necessary and legal de
mand is complied with.
Year: 1867

@ The White Cloud psper come:
out for Grant Laurence Journal.


The Lawrence paper is mistaken. WI
have said that all indications pointed to
Graut as the mex. Republican candidate
for President, and that il nominated. is
would sweep everything before him
We also said that he would not be nom
mated unless he declared himself fully
and unequivocally in sympathy with the
Republican party and its measures and
that if he did SO. we were willing to
trust him, and would heartily support
him. Bot ii it were left to the While
Cloud psper TO make the nomination.
Grant would never be President-nos
that we are afraid 10 trust him, but be-
cause we think he occupies the right
place now, and could find so many other
men who would suit us better for Presi-
dent. II this explanation is OF any inter-
est 10 the Blowhsrd Of Kansas, il is well
CONS TO e's IT. frse Of charge.
Year: 1867

There is good opening in this estsb-
lishment for boy from IA to l6 yer. Of
age, who can read and write, WHO is nor
afraid or ashamed to do such work as is
required Of him, and whose honesty will
be . guarantee Tin addition to that OF bis
legal gusrdi.n) that be will stick, and
finish bis trade.
Year: 1867

School MATTERs.-The question having arisen
in Solona county as to the right of children
who may be temporarily residing in district,
to attend the public school therein. the following
questions were put to State Superintendent SWEET
Do the words "residing in the school district,
in the fifty third section of the School law, apply
to children or their parents? Can "a child who
may be rightfully included in the censussof tie
district, be lawfully excluded from the public
schools therein? He answered:


81 understand the case to be that o. a child
who is boarding in family residing in one dis
trict, while the parents of the child reside in
other district and the questions at issue Isl has
the child legal right to attend the public school
of the district in which she is boarding? The
words residing in the school district evidently
apply to children and not to their parents. Chill
dren are not unfrequently sent by their parents
to reside temporarily with friends or relations,
aud it is evidently the intent of the law to open
to them the doors of the public school, wherev-
er they may be temporarily residing. Any 9TH
er construction would be narrow and opposed
to the liberal policy of the School Law
This construction of the law is sanctioned by
common custom throughout the State. I know
of no instance in which the doors of the public
schools have been closed against children resid-
ing temporarily away from home. "
Year: 1867

AN AWFUL REAPER ACCIDENT
one of the most horrible reaper aCci-
dents that has ever come to our knowl-
edge occurred in 4 wheat field three
miles south of the village of Cascade,
in this county, on Thursday, Aug. lst.
1t seems that Il child but three years of
age strayed from its home into n wheat
field, which was near by, and fell asleep
among the wheat. Before long the faith
er of the child came along with Il reap
er, driving ut brisk rate. lie was
startled by n sharp cry, which was al
most instantly hushed. Looking down
at the sickle he saw what was once his
infant child rolling before the knives,
already dead. lie instantly stopped
the team and got down to the knives.
The little creature was frightlully man
gled. The sickle had cut and mangled
| it from its head to its feet. Its face was
not recognizable, so terrible had been
the work of the knivcs-its nose and
cheek and eyes had all been liberated.
| The skull had been cut through-and
probably this almost instantly killed
the child, as the head was evidently the
first part struck. The child screamed
but once, and then was instantly still.
-DujHguG TimeS.
Year: 1867

HAD the people of the South been
permitted to take their place in the
Union, MS they desired TO do, they
would now be in condition of COM
paratiyc ease, with ample means to as
sist to pay large portion Of the nations
indebtedness. But under the legisla-
tiou of the Rump, they are paralyzed
and impoverished, pay little or nothing
into the Treasury, and the people OF the
North have TO contribute forty millions
of dollars to the military satraps 10 SUI
perintend the registration of negroes
and keep the Radical party alivc.-Cdr-
| iiSie Volunteer,
Year: 1867

JUDGE SIIARswoOD is in favor of
law, order and constitutional rights Of
all men. Judge Williams is pledged
to make everything else subserve the
purpose of his party, The Constitution
and laws Of Pennsylvania are as moth
ing to him when they stand in the way
of Mongrelism. Which of these two
gentlemen is best qualified to ill n seat
on the Supreme Bench Of the State?
Year: 1867

ALWAYS BElIIND.-An idle fellow
complained bitterly of his hard lot, and
said that he was born on the last day of
the year, the last day of the month, and
the last day of the week, and he had
always been behind.hand. lie believed
it would have been hundred dollars
in his pocket if he had not been born at
oil