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Year: 1868

"How TO keep warm is scientifically TX
planned in another place in This paper. With
dne Difference to the Opinions advanced by
NJ upon the subject, we will give our
own brief idea about the matter which We
guarantee will keep anybody perfectly warm
and comfortable who will take the trouble to
act in accordance with the idea. 1t is sim>
ply this: If you want to keep warm-ever
Iastingly, inexorab!y warm, just enigrate to
warm climate, and stay there, and you will
Gevrr be cold thereafter. 1t may as well be
added, that We are not at all anxious any
body should trouble himself about acting
upon the suggestion.
Year: 1868

Broke JAIL A man named Samuel
Burdett was committed to Jail on Monday
last for stealing pistol aud a pair Of blank
cts. Toward evening of the sane day Bur
delt made his escape by going through an
old hole, which it appears had not been
patched up in good shape aftrra former pris-
Oner had made his exit through it. This
Burdett, We learn, is an old offender, and is
probably on his way to some other locality
how, as he has not been seen in these parts
since he escaped THIS thing IF prisoners
getting out Of holes in the jail that they
don't 90 in at, shows bad workmanship, or
else very bad management upon the part Of
those who oversee the rrpairinE
Year: 1868

How TO GET RID OF RArs.-C. N. o.
Prentice, Of Michigan, gives the following
directions for getting rid of rats:


"Where rats inhabit house or cellar,
take kettle that holds FIVE or six pals,
fill it little over half full of water, and
sprinkle on few quarts Of bran, or any
light substance that will not sink, cover
ing the water completely over, and plac-
ing a box so that it will be all handy for
them to get to the top Of the kettle. One
after an other will jump down on the feed
and so under, and as they cannot climb
up the kettle, must be drowned. 1t is a
good plan to let them have the feed alone
in the kettle couple of nights, as they
are generally little shy at first. Whec
find them around hog pens and corn
cribs, always get rid Of them by shoot.
ing few of their number, after which
the remainder will go away. 10 catch
them in steel-traps, set the traps in their
holes or runways, and spread brown
cloth or paper over them. If you want to
poison them, there is probably no easier
method than to soak bunch Of matches
in tea cup of water over night then add
meal enough to make it stiff dough, add.
ing spoonful of sugar and little lard.
Place this round where the rats are and
nothing else will get it.
Year: 1868

Arc made strong by tho of either Of these reno
dies. They will cure every case Of MARASMUS,
without fail.


Thousands Of certificates have accumulated In the
hands Of tho proprietor but space will allow Of tho
publication Of but few. Those II will he observed,
Of note and Of such standing that they must
be believed!
Year: 1868

and inasmuch a. there win be q Grand Jury en-
panelled In the Oyer and Terminer this week, tho
grand jurors summoned to attend In the General
Sessions were discharged till Monday next.


An additional panel Of petty jurors was ordered
and the court then adjourned till Thursday morning
Year: 1868

The PLATFoRM.-The State Platform
was not reported in ihe Convention un.
til tbs last moment. when probably ball
the delegates had left. to be in time for
tbs cars. We did not see It Until it ap-
peared in print. 1t is excellent, as for as
it goes but it might have spoken plain
and earnest words against the Rebel doc.


trine of Reputation. and in favor Of
national faith and honesty-soms


thing more than Q simple endorse.
ment Of the Chicago Platform as whole.
1t is well known that our Congressman
has proclaimed & financial herssy at
vsrisnce with the principles Of bis party.
and the views of large majority of bis
constituents. lie may regard and claim
this silence as tacit permit to take bis
own course on that question. The great
Republican party of Kansas should give
no uncertain sound-should not shyster.
Year: 1868

v Where does al the tfavef come
from. and where does it 90 to? The
trains on every railroad. going in every
direction. are crowded and the trains
consist of an unusual number Of cars.
What would the public do. If they were
compelled to depend upon the old stage.
coaches for conveyance
Year: 1868

THERE is more truth than poetry in that
story about an army of women, organized
in Paraguay to help beat back the Brazil
ians and their allies. At last accounts
they we're drilling daily, and already ssrv-
ing in forti6cations, and in foraging parties
and working In preparing ammunition. In
every case, it is said, one woman does we'll
the work Of one man. The number Of
women thus doing duty in the Paraguayan
army amounts to many thousands, and
they can yield the lance on horseback,
throw the lasso, or dig a ditch, as well as
the masculine gender.
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people 70 be sclf-reliRut. and shall do what We
may he able 10 induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro
duct7. To this end wo will pay special attention
10 the COST and sTtTIETECs Of manufacturing,
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the dlvorsih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1868

It may be laid down as a general rule
that amusements which separate the sexes
are dangerous. l would not press the
truth too narrowly and literally; but
undoubtedly it is a general truth that
where women seek their amusements in
one way by themselves, there is in both
ways a tendency to degeneration and
temptation. God meant that man and
woman should live together, work to-
gether, and in all the functions Of life -
civil, social, religious, artistic and intel
lectual - cooperate with each other !;
and their mutual relations are harmonic
ing and balancing, and 10 where else
moro than in the seeking, and prosecu-
tion of amusements. l believe that boys
and girls should go to school together.
As they sit together in the household, so
think they should sit together in our
temples of learning. Colleges should not
be for all men or all for women; but the
same buildings and the same professors
should be provided for both in common.
And as it is in every thing else, so it
should be in amuscments. There is much
greater liability to temptation and i'm
morality, where amusement is sought in
the isolation or separation Of the sexes.


Therefore, all exhibitions of pictures
and statues, all provisions for recreation,
all institutions for public amuscments,
should be such as to enable people to go
in groupes and families.


do not think amusements can be
good generally, in community in which
man is ashamed to take his whole fam
lily to them. If their is any thing you
would not ike your wife and children to
participate in with you, the presumption
is that it is wrong; and if there is any
thing you would like them to participate
in with you, the presumption is that it is
right. And this might be made a rule
Of judgment far more widely than it is
now. = H. W. Beccher
Year: 1868

Peter Cartwright, who is an attendant
of the Methodist Conference at Chicago
is most notable character, and is thus
sketched by correspondent Gle is
now about eighty four years of age, and
has been an effective preacher for sixty
! four years, and served in the office of pre-
| siding elder for half century He has
attended every General Conference since
the first organization of Methodism in
America, except two. He is one of the
few links that connect the heroic age of
Methodism with the present. Some men
became eminent by culture, gathering
through years of toll the lore of buried
ages, but some heavcn-appointcd leaders
are born great, and to this class Peter
Cartwright, who in his day was really
great man, belongs.


When in his prime, he was about five feet
ten inches in height, with a compact,
symetrical, sinewy form, black hair slight
ly curled, round, well-poised head, and
dark, piercing eyes. His face was, and
still is, strongly marked with intelligence,
will, power and energy, and in an early
day, when his voice was clear, powerful
SAN WOO q plihNO Va Cdui
meeting preachers. He is now too old to
participate much in debate, yet few who
know him would even now care to stir
the old lion, for fear his paw might still
be pointed. In the early years of his
ministry he was bold even to rashness, if
it did not sometimes border on roughness


1t is said that he was once preaching
in Nashville, Tennessee, to a very crowd
cd congregation, when an unusual stir
about the door disturbed the congrcga-
tion and annoyed the preacher. A min
lister sitting in the pulpit said to him in
at apologetic undertone, "Brother Cart
wright, General Jackson just came in.
"Well," responded Cartwright, "who is
General Jackson !? IF he don't repent
he'll be damned as quick as Guinea ne
gro!' This was said in so loud tone
that Jackson heard it, and next day meet
ing MIR. Cartwright in the street, he said
to him "Sir, if l had an army of ten
thousand men of your courage / could
whip the world"
Year: 1868

1t will be remembered that at the last


session of the Thirty ninth Congress the


President Of the United States was au.


thorized to present to Mr.. George Pea


body gold medal, in consideration or his


beneicent gift Of over million dollars
to the South for educational purposes,
to be applied without regard to color. 1t
has just been completed and received at
the State Department, and is decidedly
the handsomest and most unique affair
ever made in this country, and as work
Of art surpasses any medal ever present
ed by our government heretofore. 1t is
three inches in diameter and half inch
thick on the front is the profile of Mr..
Peabody in alto rclieUo, and on the re-
verse the following inscription 1.-THE
people of the United States to George
Peabody, in acknowledgment of his
benefcent promotion of universal cduca-
tion." 1t is mounted on base, and to
the right Of the medal are two palmetto
trees in gold, six inches high, around
which is ivy, emblem of friendship
To the left OF the medal is the figure Of
benevolence, with one hand resting upon
the medal, holding in it spray or laurel,
and with the other pointing to Mr.. Pea,
body. Under the palmetto trees are two
children, one representing a white child
and the other black, and white child
pointing to bencvolencc and the black the
one to himself, as if saying, cam l, too,
to be educated 2" The base is six inches
long, three -fourths of an inch thick and
one onequarter inches high. and the
whole work is of solid gold. In the rear
of the medal, resting upon the base, is
perfect globe, which revolves, and around
this are books and various instruments
representing the progress of civilization
and education. On the front of the base
is our national shield, executed in enamel.


The medal is enclosed in handsome
cabinet of ebony and birds eye maple,
lined with purple velvet, the top Of which
revolves when the medal is.placed upon
it, thus exhibiting it without placing the
hand upon it to change its position The
entire work was made with tools and not
struck from die. 1t is q most beautiful
piece of workmanship, and is greatly ad-
mired by all who have seem it. On
Thursday it will be exhibited to the Cabi-
net, after which it be placed on exhibi-
tion in the Capitol Washiagton Star.
Year: 1868

Mr.. Daniel Lehman, the messenger at
the York County National Bank, informs
the editor of the True Democrat" that
the locusts made their appearance in
1917, on the 23d day of May in 1884,
about the same time, and in 1851, on tho
26th of May. He has ascertained the
fact, too, that the most Of them are now
about five inches below the surface Of the
earth, and their protracted stay is attri-
buted to the continued wet weather
Many Of them have died in the ground
on account Of the frequent rains, and
VIC may justly conclude that they will,
by no means, be as numerous as In form
.cr years. In 1917 Mr.. Lehman made
the following experiment: He took some.
OF the small branches where the eggs
had been deposited and wrapped them.
carefully up and laid them away and did
not open them until 1884, when the 10
Gusts made their appearance again; and
then by the aid of a microscope discoy
cred that the eggs were dead and had
never made the least advance towards
incubation. In that year he put quan-
tity of the eggs in bottle and corked it
up and did not examine its contents
again until 1851, when he found the re-
suit the same = the eggs were dead and
had made no progress towards Matching.


From this it is well established that
the eggs Of the locust must come in con-
tact with the earth before they will ad
vance towards life = that the soilis es-
sential to the development Of the life
giving property they contain.


BY frequent experiment Mr.. Lehman
has also ascertained that the locusts
never descend farther than six feet into
the earth, which is an entire refutation
of the fallacy that they pass entirely
through it during their long absence OF
seventeen years. What they live on, or
how they subsist, in their self constituted
grave; whether they increase or multi
ply, or remain, to all intents and pur-
poses, dead all this time, we believe, has
never been ascertaincd. These singular
insects are certainly the most wonderful
OF all natural phenomena, and should be-
made special subject of study Their
coming snd going is an object of interest
for the curious and scientific, and GER
tainly teach lesson which has never vet
been fully and satisfactorily explained.
Year: 1868

A .milkman in New York dropped
some money while crossing the ferry, and
the scrip was conveyed by the wind to tho
East River. a bystandcr consoled the
Sender of the tactical with thercmark that
"what comes by water generally goes by
water"
Year: 1868

The trot announced 70 come or yesterday over the
Union Course, In which seven horses were entered.
dill not take place on account OF the rain. good
day and track are the requirements Of the propri-
etors Of trotting tracks when they pat up purses,
and they have the right To postpone when the
weather Is unpropitious. This Is the third failure
already this season. the days Tor trJtt having been
chosen too early The trot postponed yesterday VIII
take place the nrst fair dag.
Year: 1868

influence as seton against the legal establishment
OF the creed OF the minority.n Their whole cler-


cal system would at once drop to the level OF the
Wesleyan or any other dissenting organization.
Year: 1868

Thomas Thompson, the "strong
man." was born in London in 1710
and was bred q carpenter, but after
wards Travelled on his "muscle." He
was quiet, peaceful man, of middle
size and weight, made like other men
except that the usual cavities under the
arms and hands were, in his case filled
full of muscle. The wonderful stories
of his feats Of strength are well authen-
ticated.


lie could hold under perfect re-
straint, and with ease to himself, the
strongest horse. He lifted a table six
feet long, with fifty pounds on the end
of it, with his feet, and he held it in Il
horizontal position considerable time


lie rolled up a pewter dish weighing
seven pounds with as much apparent
case as the reader would roll up sheet
of paper. lie held a pewter quart pot
at arms length and squeezed the sides.
together like an egg shell. He lifted
two hundred pounds with his little
finger and waved it gently around his
head. He lifted Mr.. Chambers, q
clergyman, who weighed three hun
dred and seventy-four pounds, with
one hanl, Mr.. Chambers head being
placed on one chair and his feet on
another. Alta blow, he struck a round
bit of iron one inch in diameter,
against his arm and bent it like a
bow. One night, observing a watch
man asleep, in his box, he picked up
box and watchman, carrying the load
with the greatest case, and dropped
him over the wall into Tindale bury
ing ground. A butcher once passed
a large window at which Topham was
sitting. lie stopped down and took
haitian OK from the fellows shoulders
with so much case and dexterity thai
the man swore that the devil had flown
away with his beef. At a race Il man


insisted on driving upon the track, so
Topham took hold Of the tail of the
cart and drew it gently back, the dri-
yer whipping the horse like mailman
all time. When he kept a public
house two men were determined to
fight him, 50 to satisfy them, he seized
them by the napcs of their nccks, and
knocked their heads together till he
got all the fight ont of them. He
astonishcd sailor who presented him
with cocoanut, by cracking it close
to his ear as you would peanut, and
upon one occasion he threw his horse
over turnpike gate, and at any time
could 90 through the manual Of arms
with the beam of house.
Year: 1868

1t is understood that a bill, the re-
suit of careful preparation by leading
financial members of the two Houses,
may be introduced in Congress this
week, which authorizes the issue of
two thousand millions of dollars Id
"bonds of the consolidated debt of the
United States" to bear five per cent.
interest, payable principal and interest
in gold, redeemable after twenty years
at the public option and maturing in


fifty years; and to be exempt from tax
alton. One half of one cent to be
semi-annually deducted from the inter-
est, to form sinking-fund for the
payment of the national debt. Exist
ing securities may be converted into
these bonds, which may also be used
for banking purposes. 1t is believed
that these long bonds, at the lower rate
of interest, but with all cavil as to the
mode of their redemption obviated,
and meeting the question Of taxation
by the old and familiar method Of ta-
king money out of one pocket and
putting it into the other, will be salts.
factory to the treasury, to the public
creditors and to the non-bond-holding
taxpayers. A strong effort will be
made to enact this measure into a law
before the close ofthe session. Gazette.
Year: 1868

A correspondent of the Tribune
makes palpable hit in this wise


81 think that Mr.. Chase owes it to
the country, and to humanity at large,
not to accept the nomination by the
Democrats unless a good sound Union
man is nominated as Vice President
on the same ticket. The facility with
which some people remove obnoxious
Presidents makes the Chase movement
look little like sharp practice as if
he was to be used, if possible, to carry
a convenient Copperhead, or at least
one of easy virtue, into the Vice
Presidency. Leaving out of view the
possibility of another assassination, the
great interests ofour country ought not
to depend upon the uncertain tenure
of the life of one man."
Year: 1868

Does any one forget the select Ian
guage, the very chastc and elegant cpl
thets, showered by our political oppo-
nents, foremost our "handsome" neigh
Dor, upon Geo. V. Lawrence, after his
reported Lawrcnceville speech? We
cannot reproduce their billingsgate for
the reason it is too filthy to occupy a
place in columns never bedraggled
with such GLOW scurrillity." And yet
this pattern of all that is modcsty and
choice rhetoric, complains that we
"ncver have word of commentator
for any democratic candidate" but
indulge sin indiscriminate personal
abuse of all" Not forgetting that
treachcry oft turks in compliments,
we are only too glad to acknowledge
the truth of the first part, There is
nothing of friendship for Copperhead-
ism in our makeup. To the second
charge we plead guilty in so far as our
sense Of personal abuse" is applied.
When a man pushes himself, or Is
pushed into public notice or aspires to
some Office in the gift of the people,
we take it as our right, our duty, TO
know and apprise the public of his
character, his ability, etc, Taking
such position man stakes all this.
Acting upon this hypothesis we pre-
sumed to style the Copperhead candi-
date for Assembly, Sedgwick, a stupid,
malignant rebel. That is our opinion
and knowledge Of the man, deduced
from good Democratic authority, men,
who though voting for him, declared
their disgust "that such a man should
be forced on the people," His rebel
proclivities are proverbal in the lower
end of the county. He opposed every
measure for prosecuting the war, and
if we have not been misinformcd by
men whom we have no cause to doubt,
expressed himself freely, during the
struggle, in favor of jeff. Davis and
his compatriots, Such man we have
nohesitancy in pronouncing stupid and
malignant, and, moreover, would add
that he is about as fit TO represent
Greene county in the Assembly as a
donkey, or-the editor of the lIcssen-
ger. Concerning Albert G. Davis we
have to say that no decent man in the
community can conscientiously speak
a good word for him, our neighbor's
threat to "tell good un'" on us to the
contrary.


"Let them WELD the thunder,


Fell Is their dint who are mailed in despairv
Year: 1868

The property of cords contracting
their length became known as a great
mechanical power at the raising of the
obelisk in the square facing st. Peters
at Rome. This was in 1886. 1t was
a day of great solcmnity. The Pope
celebrated high mass and blessed the
workmen. The blast of a trumpet
gave the signal, and the engines were
set in motion by an incredible number
of horses. Fifty-two unsuccessful
trials were made before the huge block
of stone was lifted from the earth. As
it rose in the air the ropes which held
it became so stretched that the base OF
the column could not be lifted on. its
pedestal, when a man in the crowd
called out, ,"Wet the ropes" This was
done and Immediately the Immense
shaft, as ofits own accord, and without
further aid from the engines, rose to
the required height and rested on the
spot where it now stands.
Year: 1868

"You have heard" said Youth to his sweet
heart, who stood
While he sat on corn sheafat daylight's de-
"You have heard of the Danish boys whistle
OF wood;
wish that the Danish boys whistle were
mine"
"And what would you do with it? Tell me-
she said,


While an arch smile played over her beauti-
full face.
II would blow It," he answered, "and then my
fair maid


Would fly to my side and would there take her
place"
"Is that all you wish for? That may be yours
Without any magic" the fair maid cried;
"a favor so slight ones good nature secures"
And she playfully seated herself by his side,
"Iwould blow it again" said the youth, "and
the charm


Would work so that not even Modesty's check
Would be able to keep from my neck your fine
arm"


She smiled and she laid her fine arm round
his neck.
''Yet once moro would blow, and the music
divine


Would bring me a third time an exquisite
bliss
You would lay your fair check to this brown
one of mine,


And your lips stealing past 1t would give mo
kiss"
The maiden laughed out In her innocent glec-
'What fool Of yourself with the whistle
you'd make:
For only consider how silly twOuld be
To sit there and whistle for what you might
fakpp
Year: 1868

We are under obligations to our
''handsome" ncighbor for calling the
attention of Democrats and Republi-
cans to an article in our editorial of the
18th inst, headed "THE QUESTION
STATED" To be still more explicit
regarding it we challenge him to pub
lish the article entire and answer the
argument.
Year: 1868

The Belgian florists are said to prac-
tice plainly which they have bouquets
in fair condition even in damp or cold
weather, for week or ten days. They
change the water in which they are kept
every other day, cut off with sharp scis-
sors quarter of an inch Of the stems,
and put a pinch Of salt and a grain of
saltpeter into the water. If very much
faded, the stems may be put into hot
water for minute or two, or into high
wines, eau de cologne or ammonia.
Year: 1868

THE FLOATING ICE is very thick in the
river between here and Drewry's Bluff.
The Sylvester, which came up Saturday
evening, found some difficulty in making
her way through. There are several sail
vessels detained on this account. -
Year: 1868

REV. JAMES A. DUNCAN.-This gentle
man will deliver an address before the
Dorcas Society of Broad street Methodist
Episcopal church on tomorrow night. DR..
Duncan always draws large crowd, and
we are sure will have a full house on this
occasion. No admission fee will be
charged