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Year: 1867

If men and women are willing to live
within their incomes, disposed to begin life
at the bottom of the ladder, obey the pri.
mary impulses Of their nature, and enter
upon the cares, trials, and pleasures Of the
domestic circle, bind their hearts and twine
their hopes around the family altar, they
would be greatly the"gsiners. But here
comes the 'dificulty-they must live when
they begin, just as others are living, or in
better style perhaps, who for thirty Or for.
ty years have been carefully and economi.
cally journeying along until they found they
could afford to show Off little. 1t would
be we'll if our modern fair ones were more
willing to do as Eve did, when, with new
creation smiling around her, she and her
husband began their housekeeping. We
don't believe she thought the house would
look too common without velvet tapestry
on her porlor or sitting room floors, nor do
we believe she had chambermaid to nurse
and run after little Cain and Abel. There
is little doubt, in our mind, she made Adam 8
trowsers and hemmed his pocket handker.
chief fixed up his Sunday coat, and kept
things, generally, nice and tidy in the house.
While she was doing this Adam, was prob.
ably tending bis flock, or working in the
garden, fencing his potato patch, and at
tending to out door things generally. Thus
they got along fright smartly" and econom-
ically, became quite rich and aristocratic,
had many children, lived to good old age,
and died among friends. This after all is
the true way for both male and female. Be.
gin upon small scale and gradually rise
from that point. Never begin at the top
and come down. n.-Augusta Press,
Year: 1867

Democrats, you remember that during tn


last campaign our Republican" friend


denied the charge that they are in favor o


negro suffrage and equality. Since tha


time both Houses Of Congress passed bill


to force negro suffrage upon the people oi


the District of Columbia; at the last election


held there a few weeks since the negro


voted. We want every man ofyou to put


this fact into the ear of his Republican


neighbor now, as you have positive proof
Of all you said in regard to this subject -


You possess the advantage Of having truth
on your side. Make use Of that advantage.
Bring it home to every Republican" in
the country.


Finding the people will not support the
leaders Of the "Blockhcad' party in their
pet measures, negro suffrage and equality
at their late Convention at Williamsport,
the niger is hid in tho wood pile again to
deceive the people till after tho election. -
But recollect what we told you before last
election. Here is an act passed by the last
Radical Legislature ofour own State, ,degrad-
ing the poor white people Of Pennsylvania
to level with the negro:


An act making it an offense for railroad
corporations within this Commonwealth to
make any distinction With their passengers
an account of race or color, and Furnishing
said corporations and their agents and en-
ployees for the commission Of such offense,
approved March % 1867.


Section /. Be it enacted, &C., That on
and after the passage of this act any railroad,
or railway corporations within this Common.
wealth that shall exclude, or allow to be ex-
cluded by their agents, conductors, or en-
ployees from any Of their passenger cars any
person or persons on account Of color or race
or that shall refuse to carry in any Of their
cars thus set apart any person or persons on
account of color or race, or that shall for
such reasons compel or attempt to compel
any person or persons TO- occupy any par.
ticular part Of any Of these cars set apart
for the accommodation of people as passen-
gers, shall be liable to an action OF debt to
the person thereby injured or aggrieved in
the sum of Eve hundred dollars, the same
to be recovered in an action Of debt as like
amounts are now by low recoverable.


employee Of any Is railroad a % Or railway oorpo:
ration within this Commonwealth, who shall
exclude, allow to be excluded, or assist in
the exclusion from any Of their cars set apart
for the accommodation Of passengers, any
person or persons on account Of color or
race, or who shall refuse to carry such person
or persons on account Of color or race, or
who shall throw any cars from the track,
thereby preventing. persons from riding,
shall be deemed guilty Of . misdemeanor,
and upon the conviction thereof shall pay
fine not exceeding Eve hundred dollars nor
less than one hundred dollars, or be impris.
oned for . term not exceeding three months
nor less than thirty days, OF both, at the
discretion Of the court.
Year: 1867

A modest and virtuous young man, o.


first going into society, is apt to be sorel!


perplexed upon the question how to max


himself agreeable to ladies. He need no


be ashamed Of hisrerplexity. Washingto,


Irving, in one Of his early sketches, con
fesses that well dressed lady was an oh
ject perfectly lawful" to his young imag
ination. We were once acquainted with {
gentleman Of distinction in public life, ths
father Of several accomplished daughters
who could not, even to his fiftieth year, en-
ter drawing room where ladies were pres
ent without painful embarrassment. 1t is
certainly good sign for young man tc
stand in some awe of the beautiful sex, A
person Of coarse and vulgar mind, who thinks
more of himself than his best friends think
Of him, and who knows little Of the worth
If good woman's heart, rushes fearlessly
in where an Irving or an Addison would
blush to tread. Bear this in mind, young
gentlemen who blush and stammer in the
company. of young ladies'; the girls are as
much afraid Of you as you are Of them.-
You are awkward in your manners, you
think. If you think so, it is likely that
your fair friends think otherwise, for the
really ill-bred fellows that We have never
suspected their ill-breeding. And after all
what is good breeding but habitual good ma
ture =? The simple fact that you wish to
please is proof that you possess, or will
soon acquire the power to do so. The good
heart and well-informed mind will soon give
grace to the demeanor, or will 50 abundantly
atone for the want of it, that is absence
will never be noticed. Besides, the ladies
that is, most of them-like man who is
simple in his manners, provided that they
see that there is substance and worth in
him. Graceful manners and ready wit are
good as far as they go. But be sure Of
this, o bashful, blushing youth, that in the
society Of ladies and Of men, you will pass,
in the long run, for what you are worth-no
moreno less. The art Of pleasing there.
fore, is nothing more than the art Of becom.
ing an honest, kind, intelligent and high.
minded man. Such a nan, be he graceful
as Chesterfield or awkward as Calliban, all
worthy women trust and love.
Year: 1867

The coral snake Of Central America il
the most deadly in existence. After its bite
there is no time even to attempt cure, the
victim falls instantly, his blood coagulates
and he soon becomes a lifeless mass Of pu'
tridity. There is no mistaking this terrible
creature, which is made manifest not only
by it, bright-red color, but by its body being
of an almost uniform thickness from head
to tail Mr.. Byam thus relates his adven'
ture with one Of these reptiles:


can Indian dressed in a pair Of loose
drawers, with coarse poncho over his head
lay down on his back on the side of an emf.
nence near the path to sleep. He was
awakened by something crawling over his
leg. 1t was coral, and gliding up his
drawers, the reptile went to sleep upon bis
stomach. To move, almost to breathe, was
death; but what to do2 Even if travellers
passed by, the first touch Of their friendly
hand would be the signal for the snake to
sink its deadly fangs into his flesh. Yet
this was bis only chance Of escape, slight
as it might be, and after enduring unspeak-
able mental agonies, for what was to him an
immeasureable time, he actually heard foot
steps approach. He called out. The foot.
steps hastened-but hastened on--the pass.
er-by taking the voice to be that Of the de-.
coy Of some marauding Indians.


Another came and passed, and another /;
till at length the poor wretch could only
moan inarticulately as he heard the tramp
Of horse. The rider saw him, and draw.
ing near, observed distinctly the form Of
the snake, which was three feet long, be.
meath his drawers. He dismounted, and
taking pair Of scissors from his saddle
bags, cut gently the cloth till the creature s
head was visible as it lay fast asleep. He
Immediately seized it by the neck and threw
it suddenly off, but it was some little time
before the rescued Indian recovered sufi.
ciently from his prostration both of mind
and body to comprehend his safety, or even
to be able to stand"
Year: 1867

Loyal are ye, when you vote the Block.
head ticket, and enable the knaves Of our
country to fill their safes and vaults with
gold bearing bonds free from taxes, for they
shall call you Union men, they shall prevent
the rebels from raising corn, they shall
herd the "unbleached Americans togeth-
g. and feed them from the Freedmen's
Bureau, they shall cause you to pay three
prices for food and clothing, they shall cause
you to go hungry, but rejoice and be ex-
ceeding glad, for great is your reward, and
in the end you shall be made equal to the
"unbleached American" Will you vote
these destroyers Of your peace and prosper.
ity another lease of power?
Year: 1867

An African female who with her husband,
came aboard the brig North Star, Captain


Gleutome, while the vessel lay off and on
the coast Of Guinea, few months since,
related in broken English the following
particulars:


While bathing her boy, youngster ol
seven years, in the waters Of a stream not
far from the coast, the little fellow suddenly
broke from her grasp and was carried by the
current towards the opposite shore. Young
as he was the child could swim, and he
boldly struck out for the bank. At the
same moment the frightened mother saw
an enormous crocodile creeping along the
bank, half hidden by the long reeds, as il
for the purpose Of seizing the boy the mo.
ment he should land.


With all the power Of her lungs the poor
woman screamed to the child, apprising
him Of his danger, and begging him to re.
turn. Unfortunately he dove just as she
shouted, and therefore did not hear her un.
til he rose to the surface close to the bank,
and within reach of the fearful monster
among the reeds. The crocodile suddenly
thrusting out its ugly head-the jawss sbrist.
ling with sharp teeth-ondeavored to seize
the boy The youngster perceiving his
danger dove; but as he did so the crocodile
also plunged under water, and the Mortified
mother, vainly watching for the reappcar-
ance of her son, concluded that he had be.
come the prey of the ferocious monster
For two hours she remained upon the bank,
wailing, shrieking and bemoaning the loss
Of her boy. She saw the crocodile, just as
she was about going home, emerge from
the water and crawl slowly off among the
reeds, as if well satisfied with its feast.


In her agony the bereaved mother plung-
cd into the water, and wading to the oppo.
site bank, rushed after the animal, drawn
knife in her hand, feeling desirous either to
avenge the loss Of the loved one or die in
the attempt. Suddenly she heard familiar
voice behind her calling her name, and
turning was astonished-almost crazed with
joy-to see her child standing safe and well
upon the bank. As she caught him in her
arms he gave her to understand that he had
avoided the crocodile, by crawling into an
earth hole in the bank under water, which
was too small to admit the body Of the mon-
ster in pursuit.
Year: 1867

S@- An inquisitive urchin, while recitini
lesson the other day from the sermon OF
the mount, broke out:


''Mother, did Jesus Christ get two thou
sand dollars year for preaching?"


mo, my child, he did not get anything.


"Why didn't they pay him!"


Because he refused to preach politics
The devil offered him big salary to do it,
but he would not accept the call"


when did the devil offer him the
salary?"


when he took him up into the mountain
and offered him kingdom if be would join
church and state"
Year: 1867

nT A man took off his coat to show q
terrible wound he had received . few years
before. Not being able to find the wound,
be suddenly remembered that ii was Oh bis
''brother Bills arm"
Year: 1867

the South, implying an unwiipgness 20 submit 10
the terms which the Congress OF the United States had
laid down ~ the basis OF reconstruction. Governor B.
said that he intended not only himself 10 submit 10 the
terms but that he should endeavor 10 induce others to
submit and he thought that It the duty OF all 20
labor for the same end,


In response 10 toast TO the army and navy, General
Dunn said:In walking about this city his heart had
been made sad By the blackened ruins that still remain
q some Of your dwellings and business ho1ses. Bot
now different Is the appearance OF your city now from
"nat M was immediately after the great connagraton
Ater your great calamity you did give up yourselves


~ useless gef over your losses and adopt policy OF
inactivity No; with true American energy you
commenced the work OF reconstruction. You cleared
away taS od rubbish, retaining only such material
as was stil servceabie substituting new and strong
lor what was no longer useful Your city rebuilt
anost - oy enchantment and you have entered upon


new era OF enterprise and prosperity So act in the
reconstruction OF your State Clear away the old rub
pish pud on tue sure foundation OF equal justice and
equal rights reject no marble, though IL be black as
ebony DO only sound and enduring and IN renewed
conndencs and prosperity will astonished 10
md how rapidly great State from the raw
ages OF war.


: Speeches were also made by Judge ]. NJ Clarke,
Colonel Fitch and others letter Judge Erskine
OF Savannah, was read. closing with this sentiment


The proptous hour for the regeneration OF Georgia IL
at hand II we fater fail and the golden moment Is
gone; therefore, man, let step forward and
welcome it with lrm and loyal hearts ;,


The entire banquet was successful and pleasant
affair. s.fs gfsar ta.f MI X
Year: 1867

THE MAD DoGs.-Dogs appear to be un-
usually rabid this spring. We have heard
of a number in differnt parts of the state
thus early. Nevertheless the course taken
by some of our citizens, of setting poison,
is not right, and should be disconntenanc-
ed. A great deal of injury may be done
in this way and if no more valuable ami
NAL gets the poison than common cur, it
is not always sure to kill him, and he is in
much more danger of going mad than if he
had not taken the poison. The Village
Board should take the matter in hand, and
require the muzzling of every dog that was
permitted to run at large
Year: 1867

BEAuTIFY Your HoMEs.-We would still
urge on our farmers and others the impor-
tance of planting fruit and ornamental
trees. 1t is est m ted that fruit trees pay
an annual interest of forty per cent. from
the time they are planted until they rot
from old age and ornamental trees, set
out around farm houses, lots, and on the
streets, pay for all the trouble and expense
every year they stand.
Year: 1867

EDITOR CHRONICLE. Why do not our
town officers publish their annual reports !?
Are they ashamed of their doings, and do
not wish people to know them? or are
they afraid of the expense of such publ
cation p | have often heard these ques-
tions asked, and thought it could do no
harm to see them in print. The publica-
ton of these reports, if they are rightly
made out, would let the people see how the
taxes they pay are laid out; and the mere
reading of such documents to a few per-
sons OF election day is not sufficient. They
60 away knowing very little more than
when they came. If published, they can
be referred to at leisure, and thoroughly
understood by almost every voter in the
town, which is impossible from a hurried
reading on election day. QUlDAM
Year: 1867

NOVEL AMUsEMENT.-The Grant county
Herald contains an account of fight be-
tween wolf and lot of hounds in the
county fair grounds at Lancaster, on Sat
urday, the 9th instant. The hounds were
finally victorious, the wolf yielding, after
being worried for three or four hours.
After fighting for an hour and half, a
vote was taken, and it was unanimously
decided that the WOLF was the victor !;
whereupon, the wolf was taken off and
boxed up--the large crowd passing out OF
the gate and leaving fof Lancaster. In
the course of an hour or two the wolf was
again let loose, and after short tug on
open ground, the hounds finished him. 1t
was rather barbarous kind of amuse-
ment, and does not speak well for the civ
iization and fine feelings of our neighbors.
Year: 1867

The unrelenting war waged against
me by the Democracy is liable to be
misunderstood if looked at superfcially.
1t is not because, as has been suspected
by souie, l was a Democrat and anl one
no longer. Dying out as it has been,
slowly but painfully, for the last eight
years with the dry rot, that party have
become too much accustomed to see
men of sense withdraw their allegience
from it to make my instance a source
OF serious irritation. The true reason
which explains Che malevolence with
which they pursue me will be found in
the fact that while the recent war was
raging the honorable distinction was
awarded to me of having put to the
Year: 1867

The recent rebellion while it was in
progress was led by men who belonged
to the same party to which the gentle
man from Brooklyn now belongs, and
the same party to which I belonged un-
til became SO thoroughly ashamed OF
it that left it, and is it not little re-
markable that the same disloyal stencil
which drove me out seems to have at
tracted my friend from Brooklyn into
it? Laughter.
Year: 1867

Mr.. SPEAKER: 1t was not my inten-
ton to have taken any part in this de.
bate, but | cannot get my own consent
to sit and listen quietly any longer to
such extraordinary speeches as have
again and again been pronounced on
this floor within the last few days. If
the wisdom Of the policy of excluding
from representation in this Hall the
South had ever cost me doubt, it
could never again cost me another.
More earnest advocates of their polit-
cal theories, and more eloquent apollo
gists for their darkest crimes, traitors
have not in the South or elsewhere than
they have here. A resolution bIotting
out the Constitutions of the United
States and of the respective States is
recommended by one gentleman, who
evidently means thereby to intimate
that in his opinion, at least, this House
had already destroyed everything like
fundamental law in the land, and tram
pied ruthlessly in the dust the liberties
of the people.


Mr.. ELDRIDGE. That is what l
thought and what | meant


Mr.. LOGAN. l so understood the
gentleman, and the thought occurred
to me at the time, sir, that it was strange
indeed, passing strange, that the gen
tleman did not discover during those
four fearful years of blood and carnage
through which the true friends of hu-
manity, liberty, the Constitution and
the Union had to pass to deliver them
from impending destruction who it was
assailing them then. Why did it not
occur to the gentleman, when mighty
armies of brave men, commanded by
skillful generals, were lowering in a
menacing attitude around this devoted
city, spurning our country's flag, mock
ing our patriotic professions, insulting
loyal citizens, ignoring private rights,
and perpetrating public outrages, that
the Constitution, the Union, and liberty
were in danger then7 Why does the
gentleman wait until the war is over,
the Constitution is no longer in peril,
and those who stood fast and firm near
it and by it, when its banner was
streaming on the breeze of battle, are
attempting to devise the most practical
BILE and polite means to restore at the
earliest moment to this whole land per-
manent and healthful tranquility and
prosperity Why does he wait for
Year: 1867

A glance at the eminent services and great pub
lie usefulness of this well-tred and thoroughly
tested corporation, may be obtained from peru
sal of the following ficures of lnsses maid.
Year: 1867

STATE Prison ScExE-On Fast Day the
Governor of New Hampshire visited the ota,e
Prison at Concord. and after viewing the oulio-
ing requested the Warden to bring certain pris


oner into the room In a short time Mayo ana


the man entered and took their position IN the
middle of the company The Governor rose,
took the man by the hand, and spoke suostan-
tally as follows So Ny friend, about twelve
months ooo YOU were committed to this prison
for FIVE Years for the alleged crime OF passing
counterfeit money. Soon after your lncarcera-
tioa circumstances came to light tending to
nrove that. although counterfeit bill passed
,,bronnh vour hands it was used by you in an
entirely innocent manner, and that you were
unvilinclv the dupe of a scoundrel, who has
fed the State and has never been arrested. |


Immediately ordered a full investigation Of your
case. and am thoroughly convinced that you are
an innocent man, and serving out an uni Just SEN
tence The Constitution of the State gives me
the power to open the doors of this prison and
in the lawful exercise of that power ! now grant
YOU full and free pardon. This very hour the
Warden will relieve you of a convcts uniform
and give YOU citizens dress. You have been
q good man within these walls, and while | and
nv friends here live We will everywhere bear tes-
timony that your Imprisonment leaves no stain
upon your character. \ dear wife and loving
sister have prayed for your release, ard now
restore you TO their hands, to be once more their
comfort and support" As the Governor closed
his remarks the poor man, overjoyed with hap
piness, trembed in every limb, and his face was
wet with tears. Not person in the audience
looked unmoyed upon the scene. All present
congratulated the prisoner upon his just release


and wished him happy and prosperous future
Year: 1867

Such Retention Suppression and Painful Menst ration
ETC. etc. have been study for great number years
and can safely promise perfect in short time


BE deferred from calling Dr. T0ZEB from delicacy
fear 81 exposure. the Doctor is in whom
trust and all utmost secrecy
Year: 1867

PHILADELPHIA, August l9.-The Phila-
delphia Inquirer will publish tomorrow a
letter from Hon. S. =. Chase to friend
in Philadelphia, in which he says: But
| don't want to be represented as particu-
larly poor or particularly disinterested. |
think am worth now about one hundred
thousand dollars. I should at any rate be
quite willing to take that sum in tive-twen-
ties, and make clear conveyance of all |
have in the world to any body who will pay
my debts. I would willingly be worth u
great deal more if l knew Of an honest
way to get worth more. All that the peO-
pie are interested in knowing is, that
havn't cent which Of right belongs to
them. didn't serve them to make mo-
ncy out of them, but to save money for
them: and l really feel that the rascals
who are slandering me ought to be de-
nounced, and the mean attempt to iniure
me in the public esteem exposed. 1t is
much more important to the people than
it is to me that those who have served them
faithfully shall be fully and generally sus-
tanned otherwise, rascality will be at a
premium, and those who are trying to
make them suspect me will run their arms
TO their shoulders in their money bags"
Year: 1867




AS to the reports Of the removals of
others of the military satraps, telegraph
ed from this city, we have no definite in
formation. We are satisfied, however,
that no man will be permitted to play the
monarch in this country with impunity.
With the consent Of Europe-we might
say of the civilized world-the Monroe
doctrine has become the settled policy of
this country in respect to domains on this
continent outside of the jurisdiction of
the United States; and it could hardly be
supposed that in this Republic men
"dressed in little brief authority" will
long be allowed to exercise despotism
for which they can find no warrant even
in the unconstitutional acts of Congress,
and which far exceeds in atrocity any
tyranny in the Old World.