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Year: 1867

Human nature is made of as mallea-
BILE stuff as the precious metals. Ex-
perience is the alchemist and sorrow
the crucible whereby the atomic bright
ness of souls are accreted and annealed
preparatory to receiving the attesting
impress of perfected goodness from the
die Of the Great Minister. II is the in
tensity Of the heat that whitens the mass,
and the single human soul, as well as
the aggregation in nations, is purified
by struggles, so that their garments win
shine like snow and their raiment like
wool III the tempest racked tree that
strikes its roots most deeply, the dasling
and tumbling waters that sparkle with
the brightest purity, and in the whirl-
winds path, marked perhaps by the
ruins OF the thunderbolt, do the breezes
bear the palm Of health upon their
wings So in like manner is the hui
man soul taught to lean upon its God.
Year: 1867

The OXIDES OF THE Misunderstanding
recently in meadow the wide diffusion of
the oxide of the metal, iron, resulting proba-
bly, from the decomposition of iron pyrites
and that the water of the brooks was freely
used by large herd of cattle, the thought
came up. that of all the metallic oxides that
diff sed the result would be most disastrous.
The daily absorption into the system of even
minute quantities Of most of the metals is
followed by consequences of fearful kind.
So too. of the carbonates, and other salts.
Ef carbonate of baryta were as abundant as
carbonate Of lime. animated life would pro-
baby fail before its deadly influence. The
wise adjustment Of substances with regard -
their sanitary influence tpon men and ami
mails is Z matter which can hardly be over
looked by observing mind.-J0urnai Of
Chemistry end Phavssacy
Year: 1867

night. Culps Hill is densely wooded imitation OF
Round Top. steepedged, plentiful with TOcks-at
night funereal place where now the owls hOOt over
the 1900 Rebel dead that haunt it. The ramparts
and stOne-heaps that men threw up there stand
still on the lonely zig-zagged Drinks. Deep down in
the pits, at the peaks base you can see where the
Rebel line assembled in the night, every rifle max.
ing n stream of fire like n Roman candle. They
climbed that hill to perish in swathes they never
reached its crest save on the right where our men
had deserted the rifepits 10 do service along the
scythe-handle. and in them the troops Of johnson
rested on their muskets At daylight, Geary burst
upon them, and Meade made on his hanks an in
vncible and infinite advance of cannon, before
which the Rebellion, as in nightmare flung itself
down the steep, and the whole grand scythe shOne
with the reflections of Union battle-hags.


DAYLIGHT COME.


OF what avail is it 20 speak Of the third days 40
tiOn when the artillery of the two embattled sec
tions at o'clock p IN. opened so mOnstrously be-
tween the i and tho scythc tearing the face OF the
world to fuTrows as if Satan plowed on the slopes
of Edeni Under this roof Of shell Picketts pike
head of 1900 death-caTeless men walked a mile over
their own graves TO HancOcks Tamparts, and set
their battle-fags upon his stone wall, and lay down
under them and sobbed to DEATH OH futility OF
talk to cover pages with this glory and deeatl Go
Stranger, to Gettysburg, and pick mp any clod and
say, this was n mani The fourth day there was rain
and the wounded lay ont IN 1t, bowling. The fifth
day the Rebellion Withdrew its waves forever from
Northern SOIL


1t happened. as was fitting, that Pennsylvania
should act the Tandest part in this bloody tragedy
of which her soil was the stage. The Commander.
n-Chief was hers One of her opened the battle
and bis the most lamented stature lost there as
he was the earliest that fell The battle of the sec
ond day was closed on the left by her noble division
of reserves led 10y that of hers who heard at Fort
Sumter the first gun of the peal OIS and ON the
right by him who is DOW her civil administrator. In
the center stood Hancock also a Pennsylvania and
he broke the heart of invasion on the last dreadful
day of carnage; while the highest point of ground
upon the field upheld the Commonwealth flags, with
that most representative inscription of the sad old
State, Virtue, Liberty, and Independence Vir.
gna never gave 50 deadly welcome to q Northern
army as Pennsylvania TO her invaders from the
South. They shook the arch OF the State again
but they remembered how that pOnderOus Keystone
crushed them at gettysburg. CAT
Year: 1867

REPLAcE THE STONE. One day,
Gen. Washington and some of his
officers. while staying at Boston, went
to visit Chelsea On their way they
stopped to rest and refresh themselves
at the mansion of Mr.. Dexter, beau
tiful spot, surrounded by stately elms
and green fields. They alighted, and
after securing their horses under the
trees, went to partake of the good
cheer within.


As they came out, one Of the gen
tlemen accidentally knocked a stone
from the wall which ran before the
house. Washington told him he had
better replace the stone.


No" said the officer d" 1 will leave
that for somebody else


Washington then went quietly and
put the stone up again, saying, as he
did so, - always make 1T my rule IN
visiting place, to leave things IN as
good order az found them.


Let every boy and youth remember
this declaration Of the great and good
Washington, and make it rule of
action through life.
Year: 1867

Love Is the master passion of life.
but its sweets must be gathered with
gentle hand. The kindly laws of
nature set woman to man,


Like perfect music unto noble deeds.n


but the harmony, to no preserved
must touch the heart and purify the
senses. Therefore. the sacred insti-
tuition of marriage has been ordained
to strengthen and dignity the union.
The uses and duties of this holy state
have ever been a subject Of interest


to mankind at large and in almost
every age, marriage has been regarded
as one of the great agents in the i'm
provemcnt and cultivation of the hu-
man family. Morally and physically.
its influence for the benefit of man
kind has been enormous for, inde-
pendently of its leading purpose. the
perpetua tion of our species. it has
those high claims to our regard which
are born out of the noblest and loftiest
emotions of the soul. 1t is the foun-
dation of all love and friendship, and
creates n sentiment in the mind out
of which spring the elements that
foster and promote civilization.


To quote the words of one of the
most eloquent of our prose writers,
Jeremy Taylor. " Marriage, like the
useful bee, builds house, and gath
ers sweetness from everv flower. and
obeys kings, and keeps order, and ex-
ercises many virtues, and promotes
the interest of mankind, and is that
state of good things to which God
has designed the constitution of the
world" The learned bishop might
have gone further. and stated that
is the author and encourager
of almost every virtue we possess
and that. as it was the first engage
ment into which man entered, so it
has ever since remained the great
leading event of his life, and one init
mately associated with his temporal
and eternal welfare.
Year: 1867




\ few days ago as Miss Ellen Nc
Guire. a young, handsome and accom-
plished lady. living in the family of
William Highly, of Solon. was walk
ing leisurely along the Railway track
she discovered that negro was dog.
ging her steps, and. fearing he con
templated mischief. increased her gait
TO one Of more rapid pace. Seeing
that he also governed his movements
by her speed, she became frightened,
commenced running. and fear lent her
such powerful wings that she would
have reached a place Of safety had lie
not left the track and gained upon
her by making short cut while
she followed the curve of the road
Surprised at his sudden appearance in
front. he having boldly leaped out of
the bushes, she seized a club IS =
means of protection and commenced
running in the opposite direction
He folRaved, and when about to grasp
his victim her foot caught upon some
thing which brought her TO the ground
violently, but before his arrival she
was up again and turned mon her
pursuer determined TO fight while
strength gave her power to WELD tho
club. Her blows were so well direct
cd fora time that he feared to venture
beneath the shadow of the weapon,
but by a series of manmuvrcs no
gradually approached, evading ali the
heaviest blows until she, being scarce.
ly able to stand, through fright and
excessive seil-defence, could not WELD
the stick any longer. when lie gave
her blow on the head that sent her
reeling and staggering to the earth.


Pouncing upon her PROSTATE and
helpless form like a demon of dark
ness. he proceeded to accomplish a
fearful crime, but her resistance was
so stubborn that, in the struggle, her
hair was disheveled, her person badly
bruised, her clothing torn to shreds,
and blood ran from wounds inflicted
on her face and back until the poor
girl looked almost like any object ex-
cept a woman In the meantime.
when his fist was not battering her
mouth. she cried for help, and help
came IN time TO alarm the villain be
fore his awful work was accomplished
They were some distance from any
habitation. and the monster would
probably have been successful had her
cry not been heard BY farmer who
CHANGED to be in 4 neighboring field
which was hid from view bv an inter
vening piece Of timber. Upon tho
farmers appearance the negro fed,
and the farmer would have given
chase but the lady plead with him to
remain with her. He carried her to a,
house. aroused the neigEborhood and
bv measures formed for the capture Of
the criminal, they were successful IN
eilecting his arrest soon after. He is
now in jail at this place, having been
brought here by Constable Chamber
LAIN. who had to make n stragotic
movement on the people Of Scion to
prevent them from lynching his pris-
oner


The mans name is Frank Bummer,
his place of nativity, Mississippi. He
was brought to Cleveland during the
war bv Mr. Carran, a lawyer, OF this
city, by whom he was employed as q
body servant IN the army. Subse-
qucnt to his arrival here hc was taken
to the draft rendezvous, mustered in
to the United States service, and was
one Of the substitutes connected with
the investigation Of the Captain Nash.
Provost Marshal difficulty C7ere}aaR
Hcrald, IprI 3d.
Year: 1867

An April FooL.-A friend this
morning told us how thoroughly he
was April fooled yesterday. " ork-
ing in a down town Office, he Is IN the
habit of taking daily a lunch with
him. This lunch Is generally done
up in paper, and laid on the hall
table for him. He found the pack
a-e as usual yesterday morning q wait
ING him in the hall. But on putting
it in his pocket, he discovered anoth-
er paper package there { IN the pocket)
and thinking that some one had es-
gayed to April fool him he scornfuliy
threw the package which had been
placed in his pocket into the street,
rs he rassed out OF the door, mentally
remarking that he was too old bird
to be caught with such chaff- On
opening his lunch 1t the Office, be
found that even the greatest and
smartest of Us are sometimes cutwlt-
ted. Neatly done NJ IN atss package
was a section of raw cabbage, a since
of turnip with plum stuck IN It,
wooden eookev. and various other
delicacies of like nature. lie hae
thrown away his real lunch, and car
ried the bogus one to the Office Inf
falo paper
Year: 1867

10 PRESERVE Spring RHUBARB.-
Prepare the rhubarb as follows =
Take one pound of the stalks, after
they are pared, and cut them into
short lengths, and put them into a
quarter Of pint Of water, pre-
viously, boiled with 6 OF. Of loaf
sugar, and simmer the fruit in it
for about ten minutes. 1t will then
form a sort of compete, which is pre-
ferable to the undressed rhubarb
for spring tarts.


For rhubarb jam, to each pound
of the young stalks, pared and cut
as above, add an equal weight Of
good sugar in fine powder; mix
them well together, and let them
remain about a quarter of an hour,
then turn them into a preserving
jar; heat them gently till tender,
then boil them rapidly, stirring
them well for about half an hour.
This Jam will be Of excellent flavor,
and will serve well for open or laid
tartS.


Another way is t. boil gently TO
gether, for three hours, an equal
quantity of fine sugar and rhubarb
stalks, with the juice and grated
rind of a lemon TO each pound OF
fruit A very good jam may be
made with six ounces less of sugar
to the pound, by boiling the rhu-
barb gentle for AT. hour before it is
added.


Rhubarb jelly is novel supper
dish. 1t NAV be made as fine as
apple jelly, but requires longer boil
ing before the sugar is added, and
a little isinglass may be requisite.
Year: 1867

NO army, suppose, ever contained such
variety OF characters and condition as that
OF the United States army during the late
war. There were men in it of almost every
race and color men of every rank-from
French princes linealy descended from
Henry lN. to the plantation slave; men of
every degree of moral worth and unworth-
lness--from the patriot hero giving his life
Tor his country, to the plundering - bounty
jumper" who has since found a suitable
suitable home in States prison. Among
other characters, the strangest, perhaps was
private soldier who obtained an income
OF two hundred thousand dollars a year.
Upon the stats of major generals and at the
head OF regiments there were several million
aires and sons of milionaires but the gen
tleman OF whom we speak, Elias Howe. Jr.
the inventor of the sewing machine-serv-
ed In the ranks of the 18th Connecticut, and
refused every offer of commission. alleging
as reason that he was ignorant of military
affairs and could render no effective service
to the country only as a private. Having
had occasion recently to gather information
regarding the origin and progress of the
sewing machine, | heard the story of Mr.
Howe'S enlistment and service to the country
only as private. Having had occasion
recently to gather information regarding the
origin and progress of the sewing machine.
heard the story of Mr. Howe's enlistment
and service from the officers of his regiment


When the time came for inviting men to
enlist, Mr. Howe, to the astonishm MT of his
triends-fOr he bad never before addressed
public meeting rose to his feet and spoke
somewhat as follows.


" At such time as this every man is
called upon to do what he can for his conn
try. | don't know what | can do unless
1t is to enlist and serve as private in the
Union army. | want no position. In fact
| know nothing of military matters, but
am willing to learn and do what can with a
musket. Atany rate, mean to go. | have
in my hand piece of paper for the names
of those who wish to enlist to night, and my
name is at the head of it,


With these words he laid the paper upon
the chairman's table. The excitement pro
duced by this announcement can neither be
imagined nor described. Mr.. Howe was
known to every one present as being one OF
the wealthiest men in the State whose resi-
dence at lranistan, Connecticut, was as pleas
ant and attractive a scene as could anywhere
be found, and to exchange this for the prlva
tions of camp seemed to the audience, as it
was, a most remarkable evidence of patriotic
principle. Cheer upon cheer relieved the
feelings of the excited multitude. From the
Biography Of Elias Ho'ce, Jr., by James Bar
Year: 1867

THE CLOSE OF TIE Blessed be
Saturday night when the labe = the
week are ended, and humanity t Ees, or
should take, one long breath of repOse.-
When the noise of the anvil and loom Is still
and silence reigns for one day where Nam
mon and busy care have sat enthroned. -
With the dust washed from his brow. the
son of toll sits king, with his baby subjects
on his knee. All the week be has obeyed
orders: this day he gives them. Here by the
hearthstone, master and operative stand, IN
sense independent and equal. 1t IS
blessed and soul saving that the latter has
time to cherish this soothing influence one
day in seven. With these heart ties and
their responsibilities, be take those depen-
dent upon him by the hand, and walks proud
ly forth with the proudest, on this blessed
day of rest Ones satisfied eyes follow such
little home groups with benediction.-
Emerson.
Year: 1867

THE work of the present Rump Jacobins
must be undone and white man Govern
ment vindicated -Eraminer


This man wants to be elected to the
" Rump." If we declared Congress a
"Rump" we would maintain our consistency
by declining to be member, and thus deny
the constitutionality of the present Senate
Ma1ysrille Appeal.
Year: 1867

Women whose husbands have been
"alienated' will be interested i'm the
following recipe for winning back
their love, which was given by for
tune teller to wife in Dayton: Pro
cure a black hen, cut her head off at
a single blow with an ax, cut her
open with pair of scissors, and cut
out her heart. The heart should be
wrapped in hair and slightly roasted
in the ashes; then clean it, wrap it in
a piece of blue silk, and place it un-
der her husbands pillow, so that he
would sleep on it for three nights.
Year: 1867

most important Presidential election approaches
when il must be decided whether the loyal party.
which put down the rebeIlisn and saved the Union
shall administer the Government, or whether the
dsstinics OF the Union shall be allowed to pass into
the hands of those who openly covertIy sought
destroy it, and who with the aid Of an apOstate
Executive, seek to elevate Treason above Loyalty
oliyarchy above Liberty Secession above Union and
Il .tyntlis fiou above National Faith
Year: 1867

If any misunderstanding radicals suppose
that President JOHNSON intends to pocket !"
the military reconstruction bill, which


reached him on Friday evening last, they


will find themselves very much mistaken.
He is no such man. He will not allow it
to be said that he obstructed the great work
Of reconstruction in that way. The two
Houses of Congress will have on opportunity
Of making the bill law, Notwithstanding it
is clearly unconstitutional in many Of its
provisions. If it becomes law, If that is the
best that the Thirty.Ninth Congress can pro
duce after laboring for two years, The PREsr-
DENT will do the best he can with it. He will
execute it, and, il possible, will bring har.
mony out of the present national chaos
through its agency, unless prevented by the
constitutional interference and check Of that
august and ever.to-be-respected coordinate
branch of the Government, the Supreme
Court of the United States. We have no
doubt that The President will return the
reconstruction bill to Congress at the earliest
possible moment.
Year: 1867

A WESTERN EDITOR, who has been q law
yer, in one of his lucid intervals, writes the
following:


A practice of thirty years in the tribunals
of civil and criminal justice has satisfied us
that any man who will wilrully and delbe.
rately lie, for the purpose of benefiting him
self or injuring another, will as readily swear
to that lie. Oaths have been so cheapened,
by being so universally and unnecessarily
required, that they have come to have no
sanctity at all. We would just US soon take
a mans testimony without his oath as with
it. We have seen more than hundred in
stances of direct md deliberate perjury As
to the moral guilt, the man who attempts to
injurc another by lie, is just as guilty us the
one who attempts to do it by perjury.
Year: 1867

Is THE House., Saturday, Mr.. ScorTELD
said he had no idea that the capital is to re-
main here:


THE action of Congress last session in
cutting down mileage would lead to its re-
moval, because when Western members
could no longer make fortunes by their
mileage they would insist on its being moved
westward.


"The fact of there only being a single line
of railroad between Baltimore and Wash
ington to connect this city with the North
and Northwest, would also have its effect on
the question Of the removal Of the capital"
Year: 1867

PAY DELEGATEs.-At the recent session of the
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of this State res
olution was passed ordering that each member
of the Order in good standing throughout the
State be assessed fifty cents, which shall become
n Grand Lodge fund, to be used in defraying the
expenses of delegates from Subordinates to and
from the annual session of the Grand Lodge.
Year: 1867

A SIGNIFICANT ONES.-On the 18th of last
month Republican Convention was held at
Richmond, and was largely attended. The reso-
lutions adopted expressed gratitude to Congress
for declaring the new party of Virginia part of
the Republican organization, in favor of a thor
odgh system of common schools more equit-
uble mode of taxation modification of the
usury laws so as to encourage capitalists in
ternal improvements and immigration declares
the Government ought not to exist founded on
any other basis than human equality, and no
man shall receive support from the party who
does not meet these issues.
Year: 1867

SrRAwREBRIEs-The first of the season were
received on Monday present from Johnny
Gribble of this place. He has lots of them, and
those of our citizens who delight to indulge In
that luxury have only to give their orders to
Johnny to be punctually served.
Year: 1867

The heads Of the different executive
departments have issued instructions COM
municating to the employees the order Of
the President calling upon them to obey
the Constitution and the laws made in
pursuance thereof
Year: 1867

"WfrH FouR METALLIC QUALirIcArIoss a
man may be pretty sure of earthly success
Those are GoLp in his pocket. SILVER in his
tongue, BRASS in his face, and lEoS in his
heart.


But foS tonic appetizer, and as . gentle
sumulant, there is reliable virtue in PLAN
TATlON BlTrERS. No article has ever
been so popular or done half so much good.
Let all who have not already tried this
great stomachic. at once test its quality
We understand tha. the Druggists and
Grocers of this section are selling vast
quantities, and that scarcely family is
without IT,
Year: 1867

PrBLlc PARK.-Other cities have gain>
ed rspute by reason of their beautiful Parks
and pleasant drives. We have the latter,
and will soon have the former. We have
to day, seen the subscription paper for .
Park Association. with some heavy sums
set opposite good names. 1t is the inten.
tion ofthose taking stock in this enterprise
to purchase about ten acres Of the old
Fair Ground, above 10th street between
Rock Island and lie Claire streets, which
Msssrs. Kelley 4 Smith have agreed to sell
for this purpose for $4,000, fully $4,000
less than the present market Value
The Association will enclose the
purchase and make Of IL . public park. Al
any time within five years the city can pur-
chase the grounds f,r the original cost with
ten per cent. interest. II they fail to do
this at the expiration Of the Eve years, the
stock >holders then can make any disposition
they please ef the property. We can see
no reason Why this project should not be
successful. II will add much to the value
OF the property and make residence in
Davenport even more desirable. As this
seems to be "the park tide in the affairs of
our city. we hope it will be taken now
while it is at its flood
Year: 1867

particular letter. The date is now fixed
in my mind. THE witness exhibited the
letter in question: know the letter was
received the day before the prisoner was
at my house, and on the day the letter was
written February 2lst). think he left at
after night. When he left on the 9th be
said that be wished to see Mr.. Turner,
with whom he expected to go to Chester
field Oh the next day.


Colonel Johnson stated that it would be
impossible to 60 on with the evidence before
this morning, as the remaining witnesses
for the defence were not in town. One
was quite unwell, but she could be brought
in carriage. The counsel expected to
be able to get through with their evidence
in half an hour this morning.


The court regretted another delay, but
adjourned until 10 o'clock to-day.
Year: 1867

FIgr.-Tho alarm of fire yesterday morn
ing was caused by the partial burning of a
small she'd near Mycrs's factory, on Seventh
street. Damage, about So.


The hook and ladder truck had one OF
its wheels broken on Broad street near the
fredericksburg depot. The wheel was
caught il the railroad track and wrcnched
50 as to cause its breaking. The break
has been rcmcdicd ere this.