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Year: 1869

- Nova Scotia has not been making
idle threats to unite her destinics with the
United States rather than submitto an odi.
GUS aud compulsory adhesion to the Cana
dian Dominion. A powerful sentiment is
reported to exist in favor of annexation.
fit were one of the beauties Of monarchy
to grant to her appendases the privileges
Of free opinion, vast majority Of the peo.
pie Of that little province would declare for
the scheme
Year: 1869

CosrLY.-Thc Chicago papers say that
General Phil. Sheridan has rented suites
of most gorgeously furnished rooms for his
Military Headquarters in that city, at rem
tai Of seeenteen thousand dollars per an
mum As his salary is about as much
more, the cost of this modern Suwarro to
the Government is nearly forty tAoxsond
dollars a year. A much better man could
be had for much smaller sum.
Year: 1869

FEEDING WHOLE GRAIN TO CATTLE.
1t is an expensive system Of manage.
ment, to feed whole grain to any kind of
animals. All kinds of cereal grains arc
provided with tough hull or skin, which
the digestive powers of most animals will
not dissolve. Consequently, if the skin is
not broken before the grain enters the
stomach, the kernels will pass off with the
droppings without affording the animal
that swallowed the grain any more nour-
ishment than fragments of wood of equal
size. During the month Of August last
the writer, procured quantity Of horse
manure for top-dressing strawberry plants,
and in few days after the mulch was
spread around the plants, the unbroken
kernels Of oats vegetated, SO that the en-
tire surface Of the ground appeared as
green as lawn. The fact showed conclu-
sively. that much Of the grain had never
afforded the animal that swallowed it any
nourishment at all. Young horses hav-
ing sound and sharp teeth will sometimes
crush every kernel But old horses with
poor teeth frequently swallow half their
mess ofoats without breaking the skin of
the kernels. When mills are at a distance.
and people will persist in feeding whole
grain, it will always be found more advant-
agccus to soak the grain at least twenty
four hours before using it. Suppose, for
example, a teamstcr is accustomed to feed
a team eight quarts of Indian corn and oats
at each feeding, say three times day.
Let the grain be put in pail and covered
with warm water every time the team
is fed This plan would require three
pals when the team is fed three times daily.
Warm water is far better than cold water.
as cold water, in cold weather, will soften
the grain but little. Tcamsters may rest
assured that it will pay we'll for all trouble
to soak all grain before feeding it.





SIOUX WOMEN-A correspondent writes
of the famous Sioux chief, Spotted Tail,
and his daughter, as follows:


When young man, Spotted Tail was
brave warrior, and always seen foremost
in the fight. lie wore coon's tail in his
head-drcss, and hence Gen. Harvey gave
him the name ofThe. man with -the-S Spotted-
Tail. lie has FIVE or six wives, and sever
al children. A few years ago one of his
daughters fell in love with an officer of the
army at Fort Laramie. The officer did not
return her affection, and she pined aud died.
She is represented to have been virtuous.
beautiful girl, ofgrcat intelligence; and it
was pitiable to see her, day after day, fol-
lowing about the man she loved as dog
does its master. Spotted Tail removed her
from the fort and sent her long way off
among his people, but she refused food and
pincd away to skin and bones. Before she
died she sent for her father, and made him
promise that he would have her body
buried among the whites, where her heart
was. She also exactcd of him a promise
that he would give over his wars against the
whites, live at peace with them, and be-
friend them whenever he could. She
sleeps in the graveyard at Laramie. Spot
ted Tail loved his child much, and it is said
never forgot the promise he made. The
young officer she loved SO passionately was
lieutenant in an Ohio regiment during
the war.
Year: 1869

Sturgeon says: "Nobody is moro like an
honest man than thorough rogue. When
YOU see 4 man with u great deal of religion
displayed in his shop window, you may do
pend upon it he keeps very small stock oi 1t
within. Do not chose your friend by his
Looks; handsome shoes often pinch the feet.
Don't be fond of compliments; remember,
thank you pussy, and thank you pussy kIll
the cat Don't believe in the MAJ who ialkS
most for mewiBg cats are very seldcnt
mousers. By no means put yourself in anoth-
er persons power it you put your thumb be-
tween two grinders, they are very apt 70 bite.
Drink nothing without seeing it, sign nothing
without reading it, and make surg that it
means no more than it says. Don'tjgo to law
unless you have nothing TO loose 4nwyers
houses are built on tools heads. In ANY bus
iness, never wade into water where you can
not see the bottom. Put no depennenceBpon
the label Of a bag and count fnoBey Sfter,
your own kin. See the sack opeb before "a
buy it; for he who trades in the dafk askt =
be cheated. Keep clear of the maa who doe3
not value his own character. Beware every
man who swears; he who would blaspbe1ao
his Maker would make no bones of lying or
stealing. Beware of no man moro than your
self; we carry our worst enemies with U.s.
When 4 new opinion OF doctrine comes be-
fore you, do not bite till you know whether
it is bread or stone and do not be sure that
the gingerbread is good because of the gilt
on it. Never shout halo ! till you are qnito
out Of the woods and never cry fried fish
till they are caught in the net. There is al
ways time enough to boast-wait a little
longer Don't throw away dirty water till you
have got clean keep scraping the roads
till you can get better work for the poorest
pay Is better than none, and the humblest Of
fee is better than being out Of employment.
Always give up the road to bulls ind mad
men. and never fight with coal HEAVIER. o.
contend With base character, for they will
be sure to blaekeu you"
Year: 1869

From the address delivered by Gen. Ransom
at the Henderson Fair on the 18th instant,
we extract the annexed account of an interest
ing interview between Gen. Lee and number
of his officers on the morning succeeding the
surrender:


"On the morning after tho surrender, the
armies still occupying the positions of the day
before, several officers and gentlemen had as
sembled at the tent of General Lee, on a small
eminence in the woods. shall never forget
the group 1t was the first and only time l
ever saw the great and good man show emo
ton it seemed as if his heart would break.
The eye which had gazed like the eagle on
the red lightning of battle was vet with a
patriots tear, dim with soldiers grief. The
conversation was a sorrowful one, for it related
to the surrender, when at length Gen. Gordon,
as we'll as 1 recollect, said, "Gen Lee, what
must we do now? ?" Well do l remember
General Lees face, as lighting up from gloom,
he said. 81 can only say to you, gentlemen,
what | wrote to Mrs Lee this morning: we
must cultivate and strengthen our virtue
Human virtue ought at least to be equal to
human calamity" And what a sentiment. my
countrymeDL In that hour of thick gather
ing darkness, when all ether resources had
succumbed, at the grave of an Empire. the
Christian Hero did not surrender his spirit to
despair, but collecting the unbroken resolves
of his own bosom, entrenched them in the
citadel of virtue, and made another last. and
it will be victorious stand, for the liberties,
peace and happiness of his country"
Year: 1869

At the annual dinner Of a military company
in Boston, on the 10Th instant, General Ma
gruder made an Interesting address, in the
course of which he said i:


II am now going to give an account which
can be made public If it may be considered
desirable, and which is the first time l have
ever alluded to it-of the circumstances under
which l left the flag During the dark days
in Washington Mr. Lincoln sent for me,
then being either first or secend in command
in the defences OF Washington. Mr.. Lincoln
said to me, The government of your State
(Virginia) refuses to send her quota of the
rs 900 men called for Imagining that he
would like to know, in case the State went
out, what would do, 1 said to him, 'Of one
thing rest assured Mr.. Lincoln, so long as l
am in command you aud your family may rest
in perfect safety in the White House, and If
| send in my resignation you shall be apprlsed
of it at the same time that it goes to the adj
iutant general, and 1 promise to remain IN
the city twelve hours afterward, adding laugh
insly, Il wish to be we'll off with the old love
before am on with the new Mr.. Lincoln
laughingly said, Il will help you to be well
off with the old love- l did remain thirteen
hours after my resignation, and then made
my way to Long Bridge. When reached
the draw 1t was three minutes past CLOCK
at night, and the draw-bridge had been raised
three minutes. The lieutenant in command
of the company stationed there was Lieutenant
Baird, now a mnjor>general of the United
States army. and the company being in my
regiment, all the men knew me. l said to
Lieutenant Baird, L have this favor to ask of
you, that you will let me pass the draw
The lieutenants reply was, in substance, I
wish you had not to make the request, and l
would to God you were coming from Virginia
instead of going to it. he, however, let m e
pass"


Gen Magruder said the struggle in his
mind was between a sense of his duty to the
flag and his country on the one hand, and all
those ideas and feelings which were bred in
him as Virginian on the other. 81 placed
my fortunes on this one bark >; and after a
long, dark night, all was lost save my honor. !"
He then paid tribute of respect to others of
his companions-in-arm arms who had embraced
the cause of secession, believing in its right
and Justice and claimed that such men were
actuated by no unworthy principles. In con-
clusion, he expressed his readiness and anx-
iety to do ali in his power to heal up the
wounds caused by the war; to reunlte the
long-sundered ties and to cherish all that
was left of the fraternal feeling which must
form the basis Of the true union for which he
earnestly hoped
Year: 1869

For the last fifteen or twenty years there
has lived about dozen miles or so south of
this city a farmer named Sostello, who, in his
own community and amobg those with whom
he was acquainted, has $joyed the reputa-
ton of being an upright, honorable, and fair
dealing man. Matters ptospered well on his
farm, he was all attentioI to his duties, and
was considered good husband and father
But none but himself knlw the dreadful se-
cret that might have osthim days and nights
of uneasiness


Costello was born in Ireland, and lived
there till manhood. He had settled down,
and rejoiced in the possession of wife and
several children. But an unlucky day came,
when, in dispute,-which We hop was caused
by temper or liquor, aRd not in old blood
he struck the blow which made him fratri-
cide-a brother murderer, an outlaw, and
fugitive from justice. Escaping the officers
of the law. he fed the country, Embarked on
an emigrant ship, and came to Amerlca-the
refuge not only of many who are tired OF the
despotisms of the Old World, but, alas of
too many who have put themselves under the
ban by their crimes. After many years of
rambling through this country ne came to
Dubuque, where, by industry and economy,
he succeeded in securing good farm. How
he suffered during all this time none can tell.
His early life in Ireland showed him at least
mot to have been q hardened criminal; and
if that were so, we cannot but expect that his
conscience troubled him sorely. But as the
years went by, and seeing his crime only with
self>palliating eyes, the feeling probably wore
away.


Meantime his wife and children still re-
manned in the Old Country, entirely ignorant
of his whereabouts. He could not write to
have them como out to America, for that
would only lead to his discovery and bring
him surely to the gallows. Besides, it is but
natural to suppose that his wife, knowing his
terrible crime of numbering his brother, would
hardly be willing to share her life with his;
nor could the children, who, maybe already
knowing their fathers iguominy, or who would
some day, sooner or later, be cognizant of it,
be expected to pay him the respect father
should receive. So, probably taking the mat
ter into consideration, and looking into his
actions with a selfish and self exeusing eye,
lie added another. and, under the circum-
stances more heinous crime of bigamy to that
of fratricide, by taking wife; and unhappi-
ly, has brought others into the world to share
his shame.


But this terrible secret has at last crept
out Last week his nephew, the son of the
murdered brother, arrived here, and after Sc
curing the proper legal papers, proceeded to
the farm Of Costello and had him arrested for
tho murder committed thirty years ago. He
is now on the way back to Ireland to be tried,
and, if no circumstances can be adduced to
Justify the fratricide, to suffer for it to the
full extent.
Year: 1869

"A musician, whose nose had become dis
tinctly colored with the red wine be was wont
to imbibe said one day to his little son at the
table: you must eat bread, my boy bread
makes your cheeks red" The little hey re-
piled: Father, what lots Of bread you must
have snufed up"
Year: 1869

The mird which does not converse
with itself is an idle wanderer, and all the
learning in the world is fruitless and mlsem.
ployed whilst in the midst OF his ooasted
knowledge man continues in profound lgE
norance of that which, in point both OF duty
and adyantoge. he is most concerned to know.
Year: 1869

4 NOVEL METHOD OF CATCHING Nice
A correspondent says: Having on several
occasions noticed mice in our seed barrels,
bethought me of some method how l might
trap the little intruders, they having gained
entrance by eating through the chine. To
kill them with stick was impracticable, as
the little fellow would invariably escape as the
lid was raised to any height. I then thought
of saturating piece of cotton with chloroform
and throwing it in, then closing the lid. On
rasing it again in few minutes l would find
that life had almost or quite departed. Hav-
ing on one occasion left the piece of cotton in
the barrel on again returning l found three
mice, their heads in close contact with it, and
dead. In the evening I saturated another
place and placed it in the barrel, and on
opening it the next morning, to my surprise, I
found nine dead mice"
Year: 1869

the vital interests of the whole people OF
Wisconsin. And Just in this circumstance
appears to us the uncommon strength
Of the Republican ticket, because our can
didates are all capable and popular men
who have served the State in several
branches and are thoroughly acquainted
with its affairs honest patriots, whose


past lives guarantee to us that they cher
ish the interests of our State and people
above every other consideration, and
whose enemies even must acknowledge
that their capability aud integrity Is be-
yond cavil.


The Republican ticket is such that ev-
cry patriot can endorse it fully and fear
lessly in the interest of our public welfare
and the welfare OF the whole State, and
is the strongest evidence IN itself of the
pitiable weakness of the Democratic par
ty and of its ticket, party whose whole
policy consists in trying to belittle the
personalities of our excellent ticket and
which does not contest for or with any
principles, but only for men, by whose
aid it hopes to again obtain the ascenden
cy and with it its own aggrandisement,
even at the ruin Of our State and it's now
fourshing institutions and inhabitants.
Year: 1869

nominated to the general satisfaction.


Our nominees too for Assembly are so
well known that it is unnecessary for US
to recommend them any further NIessrs.
FoBBs and DIIfMAR have both filled the
same Office before and always to the full
unqualified satisfaction of their coustitu-
Gets. and what they have done and will
soon continue to do for the interest OF our
County and State, we may with full re-
lance expect from oar other nominee Mr.
7. SToKER who has hosts of friends and 10
encuies with thee RECEPTION of few per-
haps, who were baffled by his honesty and
integrity and unable to use him for their
nefarious purposes.


And thus we leave all our nominees
with full confidence in their success, in
the hands of our fellow citizens, only
asking our intelligent voters, to follow at
the next election the dictates of their o,cn
CONSCIENTIOUS corrections, when brighter
prospects and more prosperous era will
soon dawn upon our County and its
inha abitants.
Year: 1869




gives the plain facts in the case Of the
State ticket as follows. We think the
opinion of the Sentinel will be fully en-
dorsed by our readers anyway, we arc
satisfied that it speaks about right.


''TEe charge that Mr.. Spencer, the Re-
publican nominee for Secretary of State,
was a defaulter to the state for money
received by him as Assistant Secretary of
State. has created quite sensation fol
the past few days, and we have anxious
ly waited for the facts in reliable form.


st now seems, from the best lnforma-
ton obtained. that to Mr.. Spencer was
assigned the duties Of receiving the mon
ey for taxes paid in by insurance COM
panies, and turning it oyer to the State
Treasurer Instead of doing this he de
posted some eight thousand dollars OF
this money in the bank of John Slavin
& Co., to his own credit, for the purpose
as is supposed, of drawing interest upon
it until wanted, and then paying it in.
The bank failed and left Mr. Spencer in
the lurch, and so delayed the return OF
the money to the Treasury.


THE State Central Committee, hearing
the rumor, went to Mr.. Spencer and as
ccrtained the above facts, with his avow
al that he had no intention of defraud-
ing the state. They first urged him to
raise the money and return it tt the
Treasury. where it should have been
placed when received, which he did.
They then addressed note to Mr.. Spcn-
Ger, demanding the withdrawal of his
uamc flo1n the ticket. This he readily
consented to Go, but requested the COM
mittee to say that they were satisfied that
what he had done was with no fraudu-
lent intent They did not exactly do this,
but gave him statement that they were
not satisfied that he had any fraudulent
intent in what he had done.


MIR. Spencer then withdrew his nam G
and the committee nominated Mr. L1ew
ellyn Breese III his place, and we under
stand Mr. Breese has accepted the nom
ination.


Upon Mr. Spencers conduct, as he
has made good the deficit, we do not
feel called upon to comment further than
to say that he acted very imprudently in
not paying the money into the Treasury
when received, and especially in deposit
ing it in the bank Of John Slavin & Co.


The prompt action of the Central Com
m!ttee in the matter, was emlncntly prop
er, and their action will meet, we doubt
not, With general appreciation from both
parties. They could not have done less
under the circumstances, than to ask Mr..
Spencer to withdraw, and he acted hon
orablv in promptly acceding to their re-
quest.


''The nomination of Mr. Brecse, we are
confident, will give general satisfaction.
He is very intelligent gentleman whose
integrity is beyond suspicion.


I'VE hope this unfortunate occurrence
will not in anywise abate the ardor of Re
publicans in vigorous prosecution OF
the campaign, but rather spur them up
to greater diligence and exertion, and
show our opponents that we can stop
to swap horses in the middle of stream
onI still como ont ahead


''In the midst Of our writing member
of the Central Committee came in and
verified the facts as above set forth.
Year: 1869

we do not offer single article of merchandise that
can pe SOFA hy regular dealers at price. We dc
not ask you to buy goods from us unless we can sell
u'em cheaper than you obtain them in '
other way.-whe the greater part of our goods are
sol dat ab0
Year: 1869

WRITTEN FOR THE NATIONAL PEACE JUBILEE, BY


OLIVER WENDELL HoLMEs,


TO he music Of ketier's" american HBmn."
Angel of Peace, thou hast wandered too long
Spread thy white wings to the sunshine OF love !
Come while our voices are blended in song
Fly to our ark like the storm beaten dove!
Fly to our ark on the wings of the dove
Speed DER the far-sounding billows Of song
Crowned with thine olive-leaf garland OF love-
Angel Of Peace, thou hast waited too long
Brothers We meet, on this altar Of thine,


Mingling the gifts we have gathered for thee,
Sweet with the odors of myrtle and pine,


Breeze of the prairie and breath of the sea!
Meadow and mountain and forest and sea
Sweet is the fragrance of myrtle and pine,
Sweeter the incense offer to thee,


Brothers once more round this altar of thine /!
Angels of Bethlehem, answer the strain


Hark new brth-so is filling the sky
Loud as the storm-wind that tumbles the main
Bid the full breath of the organ reply
Let the loud tempest of voices reply


Roll its long serge like the earth shaking main
Swell the vast song till it mounts to the sky =
Angels Of Bethlehem, echo the strain !
Year: 1869




PoINTED.-A very amusing affair to read
about, but very solemn to the parties in
terested, happened near Des Moines,
Iowa, recently. The particulars, as CIV
en- by the Register, are that four young
people, two lads and two lasses, all be-
longing to different families in the coun-
try, and living several miles apart, fell
in love and determined to marry, but as
the old folks unanimously opposed the
idea, they were obliged to contrive plan
for accomplishing their purpose secretly.
Accordingly the girls made such prepa-
rations of their clothing as they could
and took sly way of getting it out of
their houses. They wouldpostpone milk
ing the cows till it was quite dark, when
they would carry with them some arti-
cles of apparel and hide it in a haystack.
Thus they worked for about ten days,
and had most of their duds" safe, when
the father of one of the girls took it in
to his head to put the particular stack of
hay she had chosen as hiding place in
to market, and in doing so a varied col
lection was brought to light, to the as
tonishment of the old man. This put
him on the scent of very large mice,
but he replaced the articles and went to
the father of the other girl, and after
search similar package was found in
similar quarters. As it happened, the
boys were to come the night the discov-
cry as made for the girls, who were to
be at stack No. l, wher they would leave
home and get married the next day. The
sequel is thus told:


cat supper girl No. asked her moth
er for permission to go over and stay all
night with No. l, which was granted
The old man just then remembered that
/ he wanted to see the father Of No /, so
he bore his daughter company, which of
course was very pleasant to her The
girls retired at about 8 o'clock, but were
intending to step out at side door at
midnight, but the old chaps kindly locked
the door from the outside and left them
to ponder over the stern fact that the
course of true love never has run any
; smoother than go-cart. After looking
out for several hours, a wagon and team
were heard coming across the field in the
direction of the storage house of the girls.
When within about fifty yards, the boys
signalled with a clear, shrill whistle,
which was answered by one of the men
with John, is that you p Of course it
was John all over, and very anxious, SO
he sped rapidly to the place from whence
the voice had come. As he neared the
stack of hay and of expected bliss, a
vision burst upon him that wasn't laid
down on the bill. Stalwart and erect
stood small mountain of Iowa flesh,
bone and muscle-the pap Of No. l.
Johns last words were, My God /! that
amt Katie!' when he broke away in hot
haste for the team, which made better
time than ever before back over the road
it had come. Thus it was that our city
didn't have double wedding last Satur
day, and we may be glad that it was SC
prevented for girls of fifteen and boy.
of eighteen know about as little of lifei


realities as Fejee Islander does abou


our reconstruction laws, and elopements
ninety-nine times out of every hundred
! End in woe, big 'weeps,' and wish-we
!. .ladn't-done it"