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Year: 1868

An exchange says the DEMOCRACY
desire a candidate that viii rln well
Let them put up any one Of the thou
sands Of draft-sueaks who put fos the
Canada border when the first call was
mrde foF volunteers, They can't be
beat for speed and bottom
Year: 1868

Democratic justice IS measured out,
I lin measure, in Jersey City, where
poor ice-cream peddler was fined SO
for supplying his customers with his
refreshing commodity on a recent Sun
day, while eight hundred and thirteen
grog shops were in full blast unmolest-
Year: 1868

"WILL you have Daily Sun, said newsboy
to Mrs. Partington. "Will have daily son ?
Why, YOU little scapegrace how dare you insn-
uate against lone woman from home? No, in
deed-I guess won't have daily son! My
poor dead man used to complain awfully when
presented him with yearly son. A daily son
indeed Begone, you little upstart imp y And
the old lady called for the turkey fan to keep her
from sWooning.
Year: 1868

THE SUMNER SCANDAL.-The Home journal
says that Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sumner have
finally settled their difficulties by permanent
separation Also, that the separation is with
the mutual consent and desire of both parties,
and their best friends. Also, the cause is in
compatibility of temperament and upon certain
social questions which preclude the possibility
of their living happily together as man and wife,
Year: 1868

BANKRUPTs HURRY UP.-After the ID of March
next-twenty days hence-the Bankrupt Act
provides that =" no discharge shall be granted to
debtor whose assets do not pay fifty per cent.
of the claims against his estate, unless the as
sent in writing OF majority in number and val
ne of his creditors who have proved their claims,
is filed in the case at before the time of appli
cation for discharge.'
Year: 1868

Bride Of the year | met thee last


Amid thy favorite bowers,
And saw thy virgin form repose


On banks Of Southern flowers
Thy breath awoke Creations Tyre,


Thine eye embodied youth,
Thy smile gave birth 70 countless dreams
OF Glory, Love, and Truthsl4
Zephyrs, as angels breathing soft,


And rain more sweet than dew,
Moulded thy beauty into life,


Sweet, delicate, and true;
The sky deeper azure wore,


The sea more gently rolled, -.
The Sun his banner -nOwiy decked


With purple, rose and gold.
The dim, gray olives leaf grew bright,
To feel thy kindly air
Stir its old boughs, like childbood's cheek
Pillowed on boary hair;
The cypress wildly waved no more, ..
And ceased its dirgelike moan
To greet thy thrilling touch, and hear
The music Of thy tone.
Thy tender hand drew off the shroud
From many an Alpine head,
And lol where long dense clouds hung dark
A pearly light is spread
The ancient moss was green again,


Beneath thy plying tear,
And shrunk the dead leaves from the grass
As thy light steps drew near.
With pensive sweetness played the founts,
And streamlets louder sung
As thou thy cynosure of hues,


Around them softly flung
The west rejecting thy deep blush,


Prolonged its rosy glow,
The hill tops felt thy balmy kiss,


And doffed their garb of snow.
Thy song beguiled the lizard forth


To rustic through the broom,
And dressed the almond boughs with buds,
To wait sweet perfume;
The bee trilled clear his tiny horn,


The nightingale her flute,
Each whispering branch becomes harp,
And every reed lutte.
The aloe raised his pendant spear,


With a chivalric pride,
While the dark pines welcome waved,
Along the mountain side
The lilly from its shield of green,
Looked forth with meek surprise,
And twilight fingered from bis couch
To watch thy loving eyes
Year: 1868

THE PREsIDENT.-The Mount Holly On.
j.. Herald, in referring to the coming Dem


ocrattc National Convention and its nominee,
says. In the present condition of our coun-
try, we need all the wisdom and discernment
the human mind is capable of, in making the
selection of the proper man for this high
office; never higher, never more responsible
than now. \ He should be citizen who has
achieved national reputation, and who is
pre- eminent for ability and virtue. Talents
for low intrigue, aud subserviency to the
degrading acts of popularity may be sufficient
to elevate man to the first honors of a
county or State; but it requires other tai
ents and different kind of merit to establish
a man in the esteem and confidence of the
whole Union, or at least, of that considerable
portion of it that would make him sue
cessful candidate. The vanity that seeks
the Office and runs after it, as if it were the
gift of some township caucus, reveals gross
incapacity for the position and tier efore il
was that one of the greatest statesman of the
day declared that it was an office that nevel
should be sought for, and never refused"
Year: 1868

RADICAL HIsToRY.-The Radicals have
made more history since they have had
charge of the Government than any other
party since the old Revolutionary chaps who
kicked up row about tea tax. They have
had civil war, martyr, piled up the biggest
National debt ever heard Of, and now they
are prepared to wind up with impeachment
and revolution. They are lively party
now, say what you will, and as long as the
people will stand the expense they will give
them plenty of excitement for their money.
Year: 1868

A SOLDIER who was wounded on the ield
of Austerlitz was struck with delirious con-
viction that be was an III made model Of his
former self. "You ask how Pierre Lambert
is," be would say, ''he is dead-killed At
Austerlitz that which you now see Is q mere
machine made in bis likeness"
Year: 1868

How TO RAISE ONIONS FROM SEED
The onion is vegetable that cannot be too
highly appreciated, both on account Of its
beneficial effects on the physical system, as
well as its nutritive qualities as an article
of food. l have raised large nice ones, for =
number of years, in the following way.
prepare the ground as soon in the spring as
the season will allow by either blowing or
Spading it up deeply, mixing in some we'll
rotted barn yard manure. After the onion
bed has been thoroughly pulverized, l open
drills about four inches deep and ten or twelve
inches apart, and fill into the drills some
pulverized manure from the hen house. I
then cover the manure with a thin layer of
dirt, on which SOW the onion seeds, and
cover with fine moist dirt, making the bed
smooth and level. When the onions ore all
up thin them out SO that they will be
about six or eight inches apart. keep
them clean, and not too deeply buried 10 the
earth, and have no further trouble in raising
nice, large onions. Of agriculture
Year: 1868

Fenas owing to the peculiar and Important relations
which they sustain their peculiar organization and the Offices
they perform. subject to many sueng Freedom from
these contribute In small degree to their happiness and
welfare for be happy who ILL Et snly So but
Of these various Fen ale Complaints
without involving general health II the lndvid
ssl, end ere lsng producing


PERMANENT SCKNi SIS AND PREMATURE DECLINE.





Nor is pleasant TO consult physician t,r the relief Of
these various delicate Affections and only poa the
urgent necessity will far sae.sce her re
est charm TO do this The win thet thank FOR
placing In thsir hands simple specifics wte will be found
eesccvs relieving and curing almost eveS Of those
troublesome complaints peculiar to the sex.
Year: 1868

THE SOUTH TRIUMPHANT.--It gives us pleasure to see that one remedy has at length been discovered, potent 70 subdue that terrible scourge-feTer and Aguc. The remedy to which we refer is Texas Tonic Syrup, the most reliable and only innocent article ever offered to the public. The fact that this remedy is q true Southern prepar- ation, made from material springing from the soil of the Sunny South, IS an additional recommendation. Sold by all druggists
Year: 1868

hrIn reading thc new advertise ment of F. Gates X Bro. in this issue, 1t will be discovered that they have, in addition to large stock of dry goods and clothing, fine assortment of fami- ly groceries and plantation supplies They have heavy stock of winter clothing bought this fall. and dry goods and notions in great variety and abun- dance. All in quest of cheap goods should call on them and examine their stock; they take pleasure in showing their merchandise and offering it in ex- change for greenbacks. Read and be proftcd.
Year: 1868

Every whore could save much time and money among their hands ny keeping 8 constant supply of King of Chills on hand. as it makes quick and permanent cures without atfectin E the head. and is powerful tonic to prevent a return

 appeal to all who suffer with chills.
Year: 1868

The st. Charles Theater, within whose walls
have from time TO time assembled all the intelli'
gence, wealth, and beauty of this section Of the
country, Was never crowded with more earnest,
intensely enthusiastic gathering than it was las.
evening upon the occasion OF the mass meeting
Of ell opposed to radicssm, called by and held
under The auspices Of the Democratic State Cen
trail Executive Committee. Above the stage
large national flag was suspended in festoons, and
beneath its folds sat the yice-presidents and sec
retayies Of the meeting. Seven O'Clock had been
chosen 30 the hour at which the assemblage
should be called to order. But owing 10 unavoid-
able deten'ons it was not until twenty minutes
after that Col. J. b. walton raped upon the desk
with his cane, and at the request of the Central
Executive Committee, nominated the following
,ficers OF tie meeting, the reading Of whose
names was received with enthusiastic applause
Year: 1868

Santa Anna, with his nine lives of cat,
and with an ambition that delies age, once
more comes to the front of the worlds
stage. Only the other day he was lonely
exile, who IRON his watch tower of ST.
Thomas was reported to look upon all
things terrestrial with the eye Of man
sick of the world. A little later he was
found plotting to put himself at the head Of
Mexico; little later yet prisoner, then
convicted state prisoner finally reported
shot aud buried. Coming to life, he again
assumes his role of exile, and is now pro-
claimed dictator of Ynea,an.
Year: 1868

An English butcher was recently sum
moned before a justice for cruelty to
gander. It appeared that he had bet
guinea with neighbor that his gander was
heavier than his neighbor's. He won the
bet but his gauder died Immediately after
the neighbor had purchased it. On opening
the fowl it was found that, in order 10 bring
It up to winning weight, II had been fed
with two pounds Of small shot. The ad-
ministration Of this heavy diet cost the
butcher ten shillings fine
Year: 1868

THE Radical organ here is powerful
ly pestered because JOHNSON N. CAM
DEN, Esq. and Hon. WILLIAM G. Brown
are bondholders. 1t cannot understand
how men holding Federal securities can
be honest enough to take for them the
same sort of money that other people
are obliged to use. No doubt the case
is knotty one from Radical stand
point, but to men who have a proper
regard for principle and just dealing,
it is nct difficult of solution. CAMDEN
and BIowN do own bonds, aud they give
the strongest evidence of their sincerity
when they trample personal interest
under their feet, and declare that their
bonds, and those of everybody else,
ought to be paid in the lawful money of
the country. Radical bondholders take
the opposite view, and to the selfish
position which they are seen to occupy,
is referable the malice exhibited toward
those Democrats who, as creditors of the
Government, are ready to accept in pay
ment the same kind of money that
passes among the people.
Year: 1868

in that fourteen thousand millions oi
property in 1860, the negroes were put
down at two thousand million: T a voice
That's gone,"l and lands that cas now
be bought at from five TO ten dollars an
acre because they have been laid waste
by war and this radical policy, then
could not be bought for less than fifty,
seventy-hve or one hundred dollars an
acre.


Have you any idea of the impoverish,
ment of the Southi Let me mention
one thing, which speaks without any
mistake at all. 1t is this fact: that We
have the most inquisitorial, searching
and veXatious tax system under the
Federal Government that any people
ever saw. 1t fellows q man wherever
he goes; it inquiries about every thing
he has. If his wife has made q pound
of butter, it demands that that shall be
put down as income. If the old grand
mother plucks goose, and sells it to
the merchant, to get the luxury OF q
little tea, not only the poor old goose,
but the feathers must be taxed. These
inquisitorial men have valued this
country from one end to the other, to
tiud every particle they could possibly
tax. And how much have they found in
the Southera States'


They have found so little property
there that the State of Ohio pays more
than five millions of taxes to the Fed
eral Government beyond the entire
amount Of taxes paid in the Southern
States. The county of Hamilton, Mr..
Pendleton's own county, paid Sll, 200
more taxes the last fiscal year, into the
Treasury of the United States, than
eight of the Southern States. Now,
great God, what 4 picture does that
present of the impOyerishment of these
Southern States. 1t tells more than
anything else can do. There are these
harpies of Uncle Sam ransacking that
country everywhere for something to
tax, and they can find in all these ten
States less than in Ohio alone. ["Give
us the Union."l Yes, my friends, give
us Democratic policy; that will not
only restore union of territory, but
union of the hearts of the people.
Those are men of our own race.


Say to them ''you fought for what you
thought was 4 right cause, but we did
not. We conquered you IN battle, Tor
we had the strength, and you submitted
like honorable men in good faith;
hcnceforth, then, and forever let us be
good friends. [ Loud applause. ] Hence
forth and forever, yon shall have the Sc
curity of the Constitution of the United
States; the security of the law; the Sc
curity and majesty of the Government.
You shall have this protection" Say
that to this people, and they will have
heart 10 20 to work; and that land,
now desert and poverty-strickcn rs it is,
will soon blossom as once it did, and
richness and prosperity be seen from
one end of the land to the other.
["Glory to Heaven Great laughter
and cheers.


Concluded to-mOrrOW
Year: 1868

On behalf of several Of the candidates
upon the Democratic State and Con-
gressional tickets, who have received
numerous invitations to speak in differ
ent parts of the State, We desire to say
to the Democratic local Committees
generally, that it is not deemed best to
begin the canvass until tho Executive
Committee shall have announced reg
ular list of appointments. This will be
done shortly.
Year: 1868

Will be sent only on receipt of the
money for subscription. Many persons
write us ordering this paper to their ad-
dress, but enclosing no cash. To such
the raper is not sent. We have but one
rnlr; Day in advance.
Year: 1868

Es- Senator Wilson has published the
solemn declaration that he never saw


General Grant drink a drop of liquor in
his life. Said an attorney to his client,
" Your conviction is certain; there are
two witnesses in court who will swear
they saw you steal the hens" "What of
that" said the client, "can not bring
twenty men who will swear they did not
see me steal them p Wilson's defense
of Grant presents parallel for the logic
and law of the hen thief, and is about as
substantial.
Year: 1868

A I a court of Probate holden at Ii tchfeld LA- within and for the District of Litchfiel d on the lst day of August A. D, 1868. Present Geo. M. Woodruff Esq.,, Judge On motion of Edwin M. Kellogg, Executor of the last will and testament of Frederick R. Smith late of Warren within said district deceased This court doth decree that six months be allowed and limited for the cred- tors of said estate to exhibit their claims against the same to the said executor and di rects that public notice be given oi this or der by advertisi g in a newspaper published in Litchfeld and by posting copy thereof on the public sign post in said town of Warren nearest the place where the deceased last dwelt

 Certified from Record

 18-3w GEO. M WOODRUFF, Judge.
Year: 1868

THE editor is one of the happiest an
imals in the known world. He can 60
to the circus and other shows, after
noon and evening, without paying a
cent; also TO inquests and hangings =
He has free tickets to picnics and staw-
ceey festivals, gets wedding cakes sent
TO him, and sometimes gets hcking,
bnt not often, for be can take things
back the next issue, which he gen
orally does. l never knew only one
editor to get licked. His paper busted
that day and he couldn't take nothing
back.


While other folks have to 60 to bed
early, the editor can sit up late every
night, and see all that's going on
The boys it's big TO hang out till ten
o'clock. When am man mean to
be an editor, so can stay out nights.
Then that will be bully. The editor
don't have TO saw wood or do any
chopping, except with his scissors. -
Railroads get up excursions for him
knowing il they don't he'd make EN-
git up and git In politics he don't
care much who be goes tor if they are
only on his side II they amt he goes
for en- any way, SO it amounts 10 near
ly the same thing. There is great
many people trying to be editors who
cant and some OF them have been in
the profession for years. They cant
see it though. II was asked il had
rather have an education or be q
circus rider, | would say, let me 60
and be an editor
Year: 1868

A WoRp FoR NEWSPAPERS Nothing is
more common than to hear people talk
Of what they pay newspapers for adyer-
tising, ect., as 30 much given to charity
Newspapers, by enhancing the value Of
the property in their neighbor hoods,
and giving the localities in which they
are published reputation abroad, ben
eft all such, particularly if they are
merchants or real estate owners, thrice
the amount yearly of meagre sums
which they pay for their support Be
sides, every public spirited citizen has
laudable pride in having a paper
which he is not ashamed Of, even
though be should pick it up in New
York or Washington. A good looking,
thriving sheet helps to property; gives
character to the locality; in all respects
Is desirable public convenience. II,
from any cause, the matter in the To-
cal or editorial columns should not be
quite up to your standard, do not cast
il aside and pronounce it Of no account,
until you are satisfied that there has
not been any more labor bestowed up
on il than is payed for II YOU want a
good readable sheet il must be support
ed And it must not be supported in q
spirit of charity either, but because you
feel necessity 10 support IT.
Year: 1868

The Sandusky Register pays the fol-
lowing handsome compliment to the
gallant Republican standard bearer
of the Eighth District:


The Republicans of the Eighth dis
t14ct were fortunate in their original
selection of General Beatty to represent
them in Congress, and they are sensible
In returning him 10 his post with such
perfect unanimitY and enthusiasm
His election in January last, to I'LL the
vacancy occasioned by the shocking
indication that the tide of streaction"
had been stayed. It was q fair test of
the temper and tendency of the times
the whole country. The short canvass
which resulted IN Fseatty's trfuu Eha7at
election was conducted by aim with
great ability and unsurpassed tact and
energy.


With soldierly honesty and pIainness
OF ape8ch he Convinced men of all par
ties that he meant what he said, and
that he held the welfare of the people
above every confederation of party sue
cess. In Congress he &C once took his
place among the working men Of that
body, and 10 "a session of six nho4th's
duration he mas eSta b1isbsa q reputa-
tion for ability es&eiency, and lncor-
rub3sfble Integrity, of which a veteran
in Congress might we'll be proud. Cen
eral Beatty is not the property of the
Eighth District exclusIvelys the State of
Ohio claims him and will rejoice TO hear
in October that he has been returned to
Congress by an Increased majority.
Year: 1868

THE Albany Journals reply to the
stock charges of reckless expendi-
lures brought against the Republi-
can party is as follows:


" If an organized band Of horse
thieves should compel the people of
Albany County to expend ten thou
sand dollars to disperse them, they
would prove them very impudent
horse thieves if they made stump
speeches against the extravaganza Of
the local authorities. And this is
what the rebels and their Democratic
sympathizers are doing. They COM
menced a war which cost many hun
dreds of millions to close, and now
the impudent rascals accuse the Re-
publican party of extrayagancei -


We commend this very satisfactory
illustration to the Democratic orators
and speakers in this part of the State.
Year: 1868

INDIANApoLIs, Sept. ia double
murder was committed in the woods
about three miles northwest of this
city yesterday afternoon. A man
named Jacob Young aud wife left
town sometime during the afternoon
in a buggy, and were found murdered
IN an out-Of the-way place this morn :
ing. Mr.. Young was shot 10 the head
with ashotgun. the whole side of his
face being torn off Mrs. Young was
shot through the head with pistol
and her clothes set on fire, and body
partially burned.


The whole affair is as yet shrouded
in mystery, and the evidence before
the eoroper's jury gives no clue to the
perpetrators Of tie foul deed. Mr..
Young was known to have had large
amount of money, variously reported
at from two TO seven thousand dol
lars. in his possession Yesterday morn
ing, and only ten dollars was found
on his person this morning. His
horse and buggy aud shotgun were
found near the bodies.
Year: 1868

The Courier, convinced that Gen.
YEATCH's reply is unanswerable. and
that there is nothing further to be
made out of the slander concerning
his conduct at the battle of Fort DON
nelson, now says that it has no rele-
vancy to his present race for Con-
gress. Why did it not discover this
fact before it gave currency to the
vile SANDER?
Year: 1868

The WH1sKEY TAX.-It is easy to see
that the general drift Of sentiment in Con-
gress is in the direction Of large reduc-
tion in the tax on spirits. Fifty cents per
gallon seems to be the favorite sum, but it
may be thought wise to make it even less.
Intelligent members say that even fifty
cent tax leaves o margin Of l5O per cent.
profit to the distiller who wishes to eVade
the payment of dues to divide with COR
rupt officials and that twenty five cents
would, for this reason, be better than q
larger sum, if it is a prime object to restore
the moral tone of civil service employees.
There is now a small but persistent lobby
working to influence the retention OF the
present two-dollar rate. The officials IN
the Department oppose any reduction, on
the ground that it would be equivalent to
a confession that if persons wish TO de-
fraud, the Government cannot stop them.
Neay York Times.
Year: 1868

GREENBACKs-REDUCT AID ABsURDUM.
In extension of some of the recent tipan-
cial propositions, the Nation proposes that
Congress enact "that every qualified
voter, native-born or duly naturalized,
shall, on presentation of his certificate OF
birth or of naturalization, be empowered
to draw, either in person or by attorney,
from the Printing Bureau of the Treasury
Department., as many new greenbacks of
any denomination as will, in the drawers
opinion, constitute q competency" We
don't see that any one can object to this
scheme. Every man, white as we'll as
black, is entitled to the means of life, and
the evils Of poverty are so great that no
person should be called on to endorse
them. All that is wanted, according to
some of our fnanciers, to cure all the ills
of human nature-even original sin itself
is a full supply of greenbacks; and as they
seem determined to carry out their ideas
we shall probably be compelled to give in
to them Oy-and-by. If it turn out in the
course of time that the more greenbacks
we have the worse off we are as individu-
ais, and the nearer bankruptcy we are as
nation, then all we shall be able to say
is, who could have thought it ?-Ne,D York.
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