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Year: 1868

NAslnNG MusLlNs.- Whoever could find out
a way of preserving the bright coors of the
muslins of the present day would make rap


id fortune The following plan has been rec
commended, but we cannot answer for its sue
cess Boil quarter pound of soap till nearly
dissolved, then add small piece of alumni and
boil with IT, Wash the muslin in this lather
but do not rub soap on it. If a second water
be required, put alumni into it, as also into the
rinsing water, Dry quickly and iron ON the
wrong side with rather cool iron. Ormake
lather Of white soap and lukewarm water,
and stir into the tub a large tablespoonful Of
oxgall. Wash the dress quickly and rinse in
two waters, (eold,) adding teaspoouful of
vinegar each time. Do not allow the muslin
to remain damp but iron quickly. tcannot
be expected that muslin or any other article
can be got up at home to look as well or last
stiff as long as when new The process used
by the manufacturer is quite different one,
and the material is framed, not ironed. GuIn
arabic starch IL much recommended, made as
follows; "Pound to powder two ounces of fine
white gum arabic, put il in n pitcher, pour on
! il more than pint of boiling water, and hay-
ing covered it let ii stand all night. Strain
il carefully ipto clean bottle, cork end keep
for use. A dessert-spoonful of this gum wa
ter stirred into pint of Glenheld starch, made
in the usual way will give thin white muslins
aud net look Of newness to which nothing
else can restore them after washing.
Year: 1868

- Grief and Joy, hope and fear, tears and
smiles, pain and pleasure, are all twins-ehil-
dren of the same mother-linked together
throughout the whole of humanity. No lot,
no country, no climate, no scene, no condition
in life may claim the enjoyment Of one with
out the rebuking companionship of the other,
No cloud, however is without its inner light.
The blue sky still harbors behind the canopy,
ready with its sunshine, and keeping the sad
soul from being entirely delivered to despair.
No condition is so lowly as to bewithout hope;
no sorrow so poignant and oppressive q not
to permit the consolation Of some ministers,
interposing at the right moment with compen-
sation and perhaps delight. There is no such
thing as unmitigated evil; there is no such
thing as pleasure and JOY without cloud or
qualification. We have only to open our
hearts to smile and sunshine; notturn our backs
to the angelic visitor, who is always sure TO
stand upon the threshold whenever we deserve,
most need and are willing to give him wei
come.-EmeTSon.
Year: 1868

4 great many admirable actions are over
looked by us because they are so little and
common Take for instance, the mother,
who has had broken slumber, if any at all,
with the nursing babe, whose wants must not
be disregarded she would fain sleep a while
when the breakfast hour comes, but patiently
and uncomplainingly she takes her timely seat
at the table Though exhausted and weary,
she serves them all with refreshing cup of
coffee or tea before she sips it herself, and Of
ten the cup is handed back to her to be re-
filled before she has had time to taste her
own. Do you hear complain--this weary
mother-that her breakfast is cold before She
has time to eat it? And this not for one,
but for every morning perhaps, in the year.
Do you call this small thing2 Try it and
see. o! how does woman shame us by her
forbearance and fortitude in what are called
little things All, it is these little things
which are tests of character; it is by these
/" little " sef-denials, borne with such self-for-
gotten gentleness, that the humblest home is
made beautiful to the eyes of angels, though
we fail to see it, alas until the chair is va
cant, and the hand which kept in motion all
this domestic machinery is powerless and
cold
Year: 1868

We want to tell our Readers how generous
" the northern papers have dealt by the Free
mans Press The first that came down to us
was the Memphis Post staunch, fearless, out
spoken defender Of liberty and the United States
Government. Next came the gallant advance"
of Chicago ILL.,, the great religious paper OF the
West whose Editors are among the foremost
men in the knowledge of the Bible and the great
truths of Christianity. Next came the good Con-
oreeationalist of Boston in the State OF Mass
achusetts, an old and well established newspa-
per. which is always right in the cause OF hum
anity and religion.


Then came the paper which takes the front
rank in the world of politics, called "The Nation"
and the next mail brought us hosts of other good
Republican and religious papers which made us
feel very proud


Bnt we want our readers to understand that
these papsrs were not sent to us because we are
| as good as they, for not; but because they


want the colored people of this State to be well
informed on the matters which are going on in
the world and while you are picking cotton, OF
| getting in your corn, these people at the N orth
are thinking about your education, and your
welfare.


| And we want you to remember the Northern


people, who for long years have labored for your
freedom; we say remember them,- you may me-
| YER see them- but remember them ia yOu1
prayers to God


They have toiled for your freedom, aud nov


they are willing to work for your education ant
advancement May God bless the loyal people
of the North. Amen, and Amen.
Year: 1868

When this paper was commenced, it was not
commenced, as some have intimated to make the
colored people poorer, by getting away their
money. If it had been, we should not have put
the price down so low as only to return to US
the cost of the paper and printing.


The paper was started to benefit our people,
the colored people of the State of Texas; and in
return we ask them to just think it over, and see
if there was ever paper started in the South
like the Free Mans Press"


We shall succeed for the great radical wing OF
the Republican Party of Texas has taken us un-
der its care; but we ask our people to deal fairly
with us, and return us the cost of our printing,
and paper.


We shall be plain spoken, and perfectly open
in all our views, and hope to reflect the sentl-
ments of all right thinking colored people in the
State.
Year: 1868

We are receiving letters from all parts OF the
State all of them containing promises, and
many of them have long lists of names.


Many of these letters we shall publish from
time to time. Do not neglect to write to us, as
often as you have anything to write about. We
trust to your letters for the news, more than we
trust rebel newspapers. Write us often, and we
will answer all letters, and any questions which
YOU ask will be answered through the paper.
Year: 1868

The Constitutional Convention has taken a
recess until December.


The members have returned to their homes in
different portions of the State. The Convention
did much, which we are bound to say, might have
been left alone and much that is done badly.


The Constitution was finished, and left to the
mercy of the printers.


The people will have chance to see, and dis
cuss this Constitution, and we believe they Will
not be well pleased with it; and when the Con-
vention comes together again, we have hopes that
the faults will be corrected
Year: 1868

We have heard that in some counties bin this
State, men pretending to be Tax Collectors, go
around among the colored people and collect
a tax, sometimes giving one excuse and some
times another. In Hays county this has been
done. We advise the colored people to take a
receipt when they pay tax and show It TO the
first Bureau officer or loyal Imam who will under
stand it, and if it is fraud, send them to us
and we will undertake to inform the Military
Commander and seeif this can not be stopped.
Year: 1868

If you wish to bake tomatoes, cut
them in two parts, round the tomato
that is, so the cells can be divested Of
the pulp and seeds which they contain.
To SIX tomatoes take half a pint of bread
crums, one large onion finely chopped,
one ounce of butter; pepper and salt to
the taste. Fill the cells of each piece
with the dressing, put the two halves
together and tie tenn with piece Of
thread. Put them in pan with an
ounce of butter and gill of water, set
them in a moderate oven, and cook them
till they are soft.


ToMAroEs FOR WINTER UsE.-Aher
skinning perfectly ripe tomatoes, cat of
any green around the base. think
leaving in the hard, green core is the
immediate cause of the loss OF the fruit
Place them in bell>metal kettle over
the fire; season with salt as if tor imme'
diate use, then only allow them to come
to boil; while hot, put in stone cans
or small,mouthed gallon jars, cork aud
seal. If proper judgment be exercised
YOU will never lose one jar.


SWEET GREEN ToMAro PIcKLEs.-Pee
and slice two gallons of green tomatoes
add FIVE tablespoonfuls OF ground mus
tard, three gills of mustard Seed two
tablespoonfuls of ground cinnamon Que {,
tablespoonful of cloves, one pound o
brown sugar, three quarts Of vnes'I +
Boil all together until quite DONE i
YOU choose, you may use one spo0'la
Of ground and a portion of cinnamon
bark. Celery tops improve the h"''
Year: 1868

Don't neglect to have copy of this paper
take home with you. Let some one read it you
and let every colored man learn to read; SO that
he can read the Bible aud the newspaper, the
two great educators which, God has appointed
to enlighten the world


Take the Free Mans Press.
Year: 1868

SELF -DEPEN[,EN [,ENoE-Maiiy al unwise
parent works hard and lives sparingly all
his lite tor the purpose Of leaving enough
to give lis children a start in the world
as it is called. Setting a young man
afoat with money left hin BY his relatives,
Is like. tying bladder under the arms of
one who cannot swim ten chances to one
he will lose his bladder and 90 to the bot
tom. Teach him to swim and he will
not need the bladders. Give your child
d good education. See to it that his
morals are pure, his mind cultivated, and
his whole nature made subservient to The
laws which govern man, and you will hav,,
given him @hat will be of more ralpe
than the wealth of the Indies, .You have
gwen him start whicls, no misfortune
can deprive him of. The earlier yoa
teach him to depend upon his own re-
sources and the blessings of Coz. the bet
ter -
Year: 1868

Are you not alarmed at the approach
of the King of Terrors 2" said minister
to a sick man. ooh, no; have been
living six and thirty years with the
Queen Of Terrors-the King cannot be
much worse"
Year: 1868

EE- Gerrit Smith wrote letter to the
meeting held at Cooper Institute last
Monday evening, in aid of Washington
College, Virginia, of which Gen. Lee is
President, and to promote the general
cause of education Of the South The
letter Of Mr. Smith contains a contribu-
ton of 5000 for the college, and closes
as follows:


England cursed us both North and
South) with slavery, Then we both
cursed ourselves with 1.-THE North as
well as the South upholdng it. And
then came of it the war The South no
less brave than the North--yet being by
far the weaker party, fell under, And
now it only. remains for us to forgive
each other, to love each other and to do
all the good we can to each other. SO
shall we become a united people, and
profting by our great mistakes in the
past, we shah enter upon new and hap
py national life. a..


"The South does not like to have the
North mistrust her. No wonder that she
has not so soon lost her old pride, and so
thrown off her old habits. But if the
North will only gain the heart Of the
Sonth, Reconstruction will be an easy
thing"
Year: 1868

u The Ozark under the command of the
gentlemanly and popular Capt BERRY, OH the
slight rise Saturday worked off from the bar,
and returned to Fort Smith and came to our
landing on Sunday morning, where she ship
ped ~ bales of cotton, 100 bbls. of meal and
cabbin full of passengers. The ozark is one
of the best light draught boats in the river.
and we predict for her under the present Of
iicers full share patronage.
Year: 1868

IS Our young friend b. BEAR, before the
war one of the firm of 5. Adler & Co. who
has been prospecting about his old stamping
grounds, goes back to New York for stock
in about six weeks. Put him where you will
Mnlyou find him trusty and faithful gentle
Year: 1868

70 Among the many vultures that went
down on the Ozark Sunday to help pick the
poor old State carcass. was our friend DELL of
the Fort Smith Ne,c Era. lie appeared like a
stray bird in that crowd ...
Year: 1868

% AS this is the season when
sore throat is prevalent, we pub
liSh the following for the benefit
of sufferers: Dissolve a small
piece of alum in sage tea, then
mix a little honey; or TIVE draehms
Of oak bark in six onuces Of boil
ing water. Use the liquid after
it becomes cold.
Year: 1868

q Scrape a piece of common
chalk, put a small portion Of it
upon the corn and bind it with a
linen rag. Repeat the application
for a few days, and you will find
the corn come off like shell and
perfectly cured. The cure is sim
pie and efiicacious.
Year: 1868

.VINEGAR.-A barrel or cask
of new sweet cider, buried SO as
to be wellcovered with fresh earth,
will turn to sharp, clear delicious
vinegar in three or four weeks, as
good as ever sought affinity with
cabbage, pickle or table sauce,
and better than is possible to
make BY any other process.
Year: 1868

U An editor states that dur
ing a recent hurricane, with the
aid Of a glass, he could distinctly
see animals and serpents passing
through the air at an immense
height. He probably looked
through a glass of whisky.
Year: 1868

A German glass maker has
invented a telescope or magnify
ing glass by which the most in
tricate nerves and vessels inside
Of the body may be seen on the
outside. The discovery will prob
ably be Of immense benefit tc
mankind, as by means of it the
physician will be able to determine
with unvalyins accuracy, the ma
ture Of any particular disease, and
the proper manner Of treating the
same.
Year: 1868

u Our farmers cannot only
raise tobacco, but also cotton,
sugar cane, wheat, corn, potatoes,
vegetables, fruit and almost every
thing else which any other part Of
the globe can raise; and it is to be
hoped that when planting season
arrives that our planters will not
plant cotton for the catterpillars
to eat, but plenty of corn, peas,
and potatoes, and cane enough to
make sugar and molasses for home
consumption-also rice.


Let every farmer raise his own
meat and bread, and pay more at
tentionto their stock, manufacture
their own clothing, keep out Of
debt; and if you have any ille
boys make them go to work and
earn their bread instead of idling
away their time riding about,
and we shall then .have better
times Bastrop Dispatch.
Year: 1868

Ever since the vote of the Senate on the
eleventh article of impeachment there has
been an increased demand at improving prices
for our securities in Europe, and on Saturday
the telegraph reported further advance in
five-twenties in London to 73 a 734. The
English and German bankers here have been
large buyers of the latter Of late and the pros
pect is favorable to q rising market for our
bonds all summer, both at home and abroad.
The fact that the remainder of the seven
thirty notes will be funded this month removes
all apprehensions as to the floating debt
being . source Of embarrassment to
the Treasury, and the public credit
stands higher than II has done at any time
since the suspension Of specie payments.
The investment demand for some weeks past
has been heavy almost beyond precedent, and
90 large has been the absorption of bonds BY
the public that the supply Of them In Wall
street is at present below the average. Con-
sidering that iive-twenties yield six per cent
per annum In coin, while British consols pay
only three, and that while the former are sell
ing at 73 the latter are quoted at 9b, ex
dividend, there Is wide margin for further
advance in our securities abroad, and under
the prevailing elut Of money oil over Europt
Year: 1868

to see them all go to work again with renewed
energy and spirit. In fact, the experience Of
the past proves that the immoation of victiiH
on the shrine of justice is regarded as war
rant for the renewal of fraud and corruption
on grander scale than ever


We are inclined to the belief that Callicott
and his gang have been made the catspaws Of
more magnificent rascals, who have availed
themselves of the avarice of their victims to
lure them into a trap, and have sacrificed
them in order to cover up more extensive
frauds. This is an old trick of the whiskey
rings. We hear now and then of an important
seizure of few barrels of whiskey in an
Illicit distillery but we know that the officers
are in close league with establishments that
are plundering the government of millions of
dollars, and that they make the seizure simply
as blind to deceive the public, just as the
police will occasionally break up third rate
shinplaster gambling den while conveniently
closing their eyes to the fashionable ''hells''
where the stakes are counted by thousands.
In like manner we occasionally find a collector
of internal revenue rushing off to Washington
with sure plan for putting stop to all reve-
nue. frauds and making tremendous fuss and
furry in his district; but before three months
have passed we hear of him only in close con-
nection and friendship with the rings whose
rascality he professed to be resolved upon
exposing.


The truth is that all parties alike have been
tainted by the foul corruptions of the Internal
Revenue Department, and that copperheads
and radicals are united in plundering the gov
ernment, if divided in all other respects. The
robberies have been committed heretofore by
small Independent rings-some composed of
radicals, others of copperheads, and some Of
copperheads and radicals mixed, with conser-
vatives thrown in. These rings have been ac-
selves over the best chances of stealing, but
when a common danger threatens them they
are always to be found standing side by side.
The grand scheme of the Jacobins in Congress
has been to consolidate one magnificent ring
that should swallow up all others and seize
upon the whole plunder in the name of repre-
sentative oligarchy. 1t was to accomplish
this end that the two coordinate. branches of
the government-the Executive and Judicial
were to be abolished and supreme power CEN
tired in Congress. This comprehensive scheme
has been temporarily checked by the failure Of
impeachment, but it will be renewed, and
under the Presidency of Grant will be allowed
full swing. It makes little difference, therefore,
what may become of Callicott or any other in
dividual rascal; the people may make up their
minds that whatever party is in power they
will be plundered on scale Of magnitude un-
equalled in the history of the world for many
years to come, and that nothing can save them
until political revolution shall sweep over the
country as fire swept over Sodom and Go
morrah and purify our entire governmental
system.
Year: 1868

Chief Justice Chase and the Political


The platform indicated by Chief Justice
Chase in his reported conversation with Mr.


Harris, of North Carolina, as the one he has
ever stood upon-and still stands upon, without
respect to arbitrary party lines-is also the one
upon which the whole mass of the people of
the country now stand. 1t is the platform the
republicans would have held if their organiza-
had not switched out from the straightfor-
ward course into the devious ways Of the radi-
cal faction. Had the republicans been true to
their original purpose-had they regarded it
always as their primary duty, having finished
the war, to secure in the government its good
results-snd not forgotten that purpose in the
pursuit of revenges and private ambitions, they
would to-day have stood exactly on the ground
held by Chief Justice Chase and on which the
whole mass of the patriotic democracy and
conservative republicans meet him and find
their principles the same. This platform is
simple. It accepts the results of the war as
the facts of history and considers that in those
TtSutS Is dCCOupiSutu ueStiill vi Tile dS-


gressive principles of republicanism; that radi-
calism is dead and must be put out Of sight
that it is the duty even of those who were hon
est radicals to become conservatives now and
to rally for the protection and support of the
law that will guarantee the perpetuity of the
changes they have secured. Having made
their fight for certain changes in the govern
ment and secured those changes It is now their
duty to their principles to array themselves
around the law and protect 1t against reckless


assault, lest revolutionary violence should go
so far that these very changes, thus secured,


should become worthless. Undoubtedly the


whole mass of the people stand on this ground
to-day; for no reasoning man is so wild as to
wish slavery alive again. All accept the result
of the war and all wish to stay the fury of the
revolutionary desperadoes. Reconstruction by
this platform should only be sought in the prac-
tical way of making the Southern people forget
as far as possible their humiliation and failure I;
and hence all agree on universal amnesty, even
though universal suffrage go with 1t and is
corrected by it. Here is the whole political
purpose of the nation, and on all this the people
and the Chief Justice are in full agreement.
Year: 1868

How TO BREAK UP THE WHIsKEY RINes-
Reduce the tax to one dollar or seventy-fve
cents the gallon. We shall thus obtain q larger
revenue, cheaper and better whiskey and
general smash up of the whiskey rings. If the
radicals of Congress wish to satisfy the people
of their honesty in the matter Of diminishing
OFFICIAL corruption, let them try this experiment
Mr.. Thurlow Weed will furnish them the need
full statistics. We fear, however, that the
whiskey rings will prove too strong for Con-
rress
Year: 1868

BosToN, June 29.-The bulkhead of the dry


ing cylinder in Thomas II. Dunhams cottonbatting fac
tory at No 1853 Harrsonave in this city, exploded this
afternoon badly damaging the roof and other parts OF
the building Two girls Sarah whaey and Mary Robin
SON. at work in the factory were badly injured, the
former it is thought fatally The cylinder head was
thrown through the side of the factory and into small


wooden dwelling adjoining hut without injury 20 any Of
the inmates. Loss, 5000
Year: 1868

President Heber C.. Kimbalps death was the
result of An accident Some weeks ago. while driving
into Provo IN the night he was thrown violently from
his buggy He fell partly his head aud injured an old
hurt I'm he side The fall one at the Time,
but beyond the Injuries then received nothing serious
was expected result from It, But II has been noticed
that he has not well since that fall and during the
early part OF last week his face considerably hshed
He was AT the mass meeting Wednesday, June ~ at
salt Lake CITY and his appearance was then remarked
ON Thursday evening a kind OF paralysis maniisstea
itself so that he was not able his right leg TO Walk
with but stiIl he kept around ON Friday ms Whoio Aue
seemed 10 DO pagalyked, lie died on tho Isth
Year: 1868

The Domino disanced although she CALAMITY
struggled to the conclusion OF the race. The allow
allowed by the larger TO the smaller boats gives the
following result The Gretta wins the first prize OF the
lt Glass by five minutes and three seconds the Jane
utes and so seconds The first prize OF the I'd Class
boats was won by George COOney by one minute and
s9 seconds and the second prize by the Waterfall The
festivities at the Club House then entered into
with much spirit, Commodore Gunther setting the laud-
able example in the dancing


The Brooklyn Yacht Club will give another
Union Regatta In few weeks.