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Year: 1868

HAVE PROVED, from the most ample expert
cient, and Reliable. They are the only Medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use-so simple that
mistakes cannot be made in using them so harmless
as to be free from danger, and efficient to be al
ways reliable They have raised the highest COM
mendation from ALL and will always render satisfac
ion.
Year: 1868

Mr. Cypert said the gentleman { Mr.
Brooks had the ingenuity and chicanery
to misstatc his position in his remarks.
He had favored the adoption of the Con
stitution Of Ct. because the State Gov
erfment would not be disorganized there
by. On the preliminary question he voted
his own sentiments and exercised choice
between two evils. he would only com
nit himself by his final vote.


Mr.. CAN'T would state that lie had re-
garded the provision as unusual and un-
necessary in q Constitution; and would
not have introduced the subject; but he
would now vote upon it rs it had been
brought before us, and would like TO have
n direct vote. A member had gone out
side of legitimate debate to characterize
the Democratic Convention as "hippod-
rome lie had always understood that
the horse was recognized as the most in.
telligent of animals next to the elephant,
and FOR himself he would rather attend a
horse show than any other kind Of an cX-
hibition Of fauimals. He dissented from
the opinion of a member Mr.. Langley
the Reconstruction acts required us to al
low intermarriage OF races, and the illicit
intercourse attacked by the resolution. II
Congress had power to do this it could
alter the Constitution at will which it
certainly could not do The member
from Phillips had said that the law could
not regulate domestic or connubial affairs
and interfere with matters of affection.
But it did do so, as, for instance, it forbids
incest.


Mr. Brooks said that he sail the law
could not interfere in matters of affection
courtship and marriage as alone between
classes. The law OF God fixed these
things.


Mr.. CAN'T said the gentleman chose
only to recognize classes as founded on
color. There were classes founded on
distinctions as to age, relationship, etc,
and these the law did recognize, and con
troled marriages among them although
they were also forbid by the law of God.
He thought the law should forbid inn
proper marriages, and as the question had
been raised here by others, he would so
vote


Mr. Mallory moved an adjournment,
and the President declared the motion
carried The vote was close on the ques-
ton.
Year: 1868

SNAkE CRAwLs INTO AN INFANTS
SToMAcH.-The Bucyrus (O) Journal states
that during the great snow a lad near that
place went out TO a potato mound TO get pot;-
ioes: after clearing away the snow, and break
ing into the mound, he found a kind of nest in
the straw, in winch was compact ball Of what
he took TO be a large ball Of string such as our
wool men use. He brought this in with the
potatoes. and laid il on the baby's cradle near
the stove His mother Just then sent him of to
neighbor and continued about her work He
was gone an hour, and when he returned, upon
looking Tor his ball. he found II had resolved
itself into a pile of squiTming snakes, many Of
which We're seeking the warmth Of the in fant's
body, one had actually entered the infants
mouth. A cry of alarm from the boy attracted
The attention OF the mother toward the cradle
and, seizing the child. sought to extricate the
reptile, but was too late, and il actually drew
itself within the baby's mouth and down its
throat. DIR. lngraham was sent for, but he
recognized the snake being the common
.serpens noptus," and therefore perfectly
harmless. He declined worrying the baby with
medicine, and the child seemed unhurtb by its
singular accident. The mother declares, how
ever, that its appetite is much increased. and
that in its sleep II frequently Kisses loudly.
Year: 1868

y Prentice of the Louisville Journal
said in a speech at a public dinner in
Memphis:


al have written some bitter things
Of men who have since passed away
from the earth, and whose memories
/ revere, and on whose graves /
could she'd tears Of sorrow and regret.
All! when l look back through the
twenty-six years of my editorial life,
and think how many / once de-
nounced who afterwards became my
personal friends, or proved them
selves their country's friends, and
how many II once eulogized and
toiled for who have since turned their
hands ruthless against me-when l
reflect how often the most arduons
and devoted political services are
forgotten by those to whom they are
rendered, and how often the deepest
political injuries are magnanimously
forgiven by those to whom they are
done-and when I remember how
many Of my political friends have
striven to crush me, and how many
Democrats have gathered round me
as band Of brothers in the days Of
my personal peril, | should be guilty
Of an outrage on my own conscience
and on every feeling and impulse O.


my heart, If / were not to weed oui


from my nature the partizan bitter


ness that once hourished there"
Year: 1868

A contributor to the Shoe and LeGLter
Reporter gives some valuable hints in relation
to the preservation OF Leather. The ex-
treme heat TO which most men and women
expose boots and shoes during the winter de-
priveS leather of its vitality, rendering it lia>
bic to break and crack. Patent leather par
ticularly is often destroyed in this manner.
When leather becomes so warm as to give off
the smell OF leather, it is singed. Next to
the singeing caused by fire heat, is the heat
and dampness caused by the covering of rub
ber. Close rubber shoes destroy the life of
leather.


The practice of washing harness in warm
water is very damaging If coat of oil is
put on immediately after washing, the dam
age is repaired. No harness is ever so soiled
that damp sponge will not remove the dirt;
but, even when the sponge is applied, it is
always useful to add slight coat OF oil by the
use of another sponge.


All varnishes, and all blacking containing
the properties of varnish, should be avoided.
Ignorant and indolent hostlers are apt to use
such substances on their harness as. will give
the most immediate effect, and these, US a
general thing, are most destructive to the
leather.


When harness loses its lustrc and turns





long exposure to the air, the harness should
be given a new coat of grain black. Before
using this grain black, the grain surface
should be thoroughly washed with potash wa
ter until the grease is killed. and after tho
application Of the grain black, oil and tallow
should be applied to surface. This will not
only ''fasten the color" but make the leather
flexible. Harness which is grained can be
cleaned with kerosene oil or spirits of tur-
pentine, and no harm will result if the parts
effected are washed and oiled Immediately
afterward.


Shoe leather is generally abused. Persons
know nothing or less about the kind of ma
terial used than they do about the polish pro-
duced. Vitriol blacking is used until every
particle of the oil in the leather is destroyed.
To remedy this abuse the leather should be
washed once a month with warm water, and
when about half dry, coat of oil and tallow
should be applied, and the boots set aside for
a day or two. This will renew the elasticity
and life in the leather, and when thus used
upper leather will seldom crack or break


Band leather is not generally properly used
When oil is applied to betting dry, it does not
incorporate itself with the fibre, as when part
ly damPened with water. The best way to
oil belt is take it from the pullies and inn
mersc it in warm solution of talow and oil.
After allowing it to remain few moments,
the belt should be immersed in water heated
to one hundred degrees, and instantly re-
moved. This will drive the oil and tallow all
in, and at the same time properly temper tho
leather.
Year: 1868

S., writing to the New York " Worzd'
from Washington says, in regard to tie i'm
peachment, that the dictatorial attitude of the
managers has gained them, thus far, nothing
but dislike; and instead of agreeing with the
extremists of the House upon the "party ne
cessity" Which demands that impeachment
shall be sput through" some Radical Senators
have lately expressed contrary opinion. The
grounds assumed at present are as follows:


l. Mr.. johnson, although an execrable
President, bad man and a traitor to the party
which elected him, has a very brief time to
remain in office. The Democratic party ap-
pears to have thrown him overheard so that
he has no chance ola reelection. Congress,
until his term expires, has the power to enact
such laws and take such measures as will
prevent him from doing additional mischief,
even if, not sufficiently thankful for his escape
from public disgrace and official Disqualified
ton, he should persist in defying its will.


2. OF the two evils, johnson and Wade
which is the least Which one Of these two,
during the short period to elapse between the
time and the next Presidential election, will
be likely to do most harm, not only to the pop
ularity Of the great Republican party, but to
the fair prospect now opened before certain
among us, Senators?


Aye, there's the rub. For Ben Wade
''honest," sturdy" old Ben Wade, is a very
thorn in the sides of his compeers. Too
obstinate and self>willed to be used too
eccentric to be depended upon and two vulgar
and profane not to disgrace any high official
position he is regarded with eyes aslant by
all, except the very extreme Radicals Of the
Senate, who have it in their power to elevate
him into the Presidential chair. Even the
extremists, who are Wade's friends, perceived
one difficulty in the way at first, and that was
the danger of his using his influence as tempo
rary President to obtain the nomination for
Vice President on the ticket with Grant
Another ticket was therefore talked of by
these tinkers, at the head of which Wade's
lame appeared as President, leaving the can
didatc Tor Vice-P President unnamed. It was
thought that the several Conservative Re-
publican Senators, who are known to be
anxious for the latter nomination, would be
pacifed by this arrangement; but, in some
way or another, Stanton has been mentioned
for the Vice Presidency, and all save the mad
men Of the party are getting more and moro
disgustcd with the unsecmly programme.
Year: 1868

House RooFs.-A Thrifty farmer, who
"believes in making old things last in these
times" says: There is one thing that near
ly everybody knows and hardly anybody at
tends to, that is, to sprinkle Stacked lime OF
their roofs once year, either in fall or spring.
If the shingles are covered ever so thick
with moss, the lime soon clears it off, leaving
the roof clean and white, and good for
dozen years longer. 1t ought to be put on
pretty thick, and rainy day is best for the
work Strong wood ashes will answer almost
as well TO keep old roofs in repair, but they
will not look as nice. TO make new shingles
last three or four times the usual period they
need only to be soaked few days in tank
half full Of thick lime water, which must bo
stirred up well before the shingles are put
in"
Year: 1868

A certain Moor lost his purse one day, con-
tanning sundry gold pieces or sequius. Desir-
Gus of recovering it, he proclaimed his mis-
hap by means Of the good Offices of the town
crier. The person who had found it was
man conspicuous for his probity, and the
moment he discovered to whom it belonged
he fastened to restore it to its owner The
latter, finding he had to do with a rich man,
thought it good opportunity for little
illicit gain at the expense Of him who had SO
conscientiOusly restored it. He, therefore,
maintained that there were eighty sequins
missing out Of the purse, and violently in-
sisted on their restitution. The quarrel be-
came uproarious, and was, of course, referred
to the decision of the Bey. One man de-
clared that the purse originally contained one
hundred scquins, while his adversary affirmed,
with many oaths, that he had given it back
just as he had found it. AS both assertions
bore the same aspect Of probability the Bey
was, for moment, embarrassed as to his de-
cision. He asked, however to see the purse,
and having examined it attentively. withdrew
from it the money it contained, ordering at
the same time one hundred sequins to be
brought to him. These he tried to put into
the purse, which, however, would only contain
about fifty. Then emptying it, he desired
the prosecutor to try his hand at it, and to
fill it with the hundred sequns which he had
sworn it originally enclosed. OF course he
was unable to do so; and the Bey, handing
the purse and the sequins to the defendant
said, ''You had better take possession of it,
as it does not answer the description of the
one lost > at the same time directing the
accuser to receive two hundred blows from
the bGstinado
Year: 1868

A good suggestion is that of the Southern


Cti1ti6ator, that our farmers should plant
portion of their fields with early Northern
corn. RipeDing two or three months before
Southern varieties in present field use; IL
would enable us to have food for man and
beast much sooner
Year: 1868

Journal of Saturday says:


"Judge Snead, the delegate from Accomac,
who has always been a Jealous Union man and
who stands high in the Radical party of Vir-
ginia, writes to a friend in this city in the
following forcibe language:


The Convention yesterday drove the last
naiFin the coffin of the Constitution. | can
not support it myself as it now is.


" 1 have not hesitated to avow my decided
opposition to the Constitution While 1 am
willing, as l always have been, to treat the
colored man with the utmost kindness, to Sc
cure to him adequate protection, and to confer
the right of suffrage on him, never can con-
sent to social equality, nor be a party to
giving him supremacy over my own race,
which should and must control the legislation
of the State"
Year: 1868

ELOQUENT ExTRACT.-The following soul
stirring lines, from the pen of Father Ryan,
the Southern poet, can be applied to too many
in this section. The mind that can conceive
such pure thoughts is deserving better fate
than the fends of the country are measuring
out to the poor Southrons


There are men who desert the affairs of
Lost Cause round which they once stood with
the blood in their hearts painting for liberia
ton, and who kneel to offer homage at the
affairs of successful wrong, There are men
who trample under foot the very standards
that once foated proudly over them. There
are men base enough to lift their hands
against the very rights for which they once
uplifted swords. We are not such. For US,
principle is principle, right is right-yester-
-day-to- to-morrow-forever. Submis-
sion to might is not surrender of right We
yield to the one, but shall never yield up to
the other"
Year: 1868

Place young girl under the care of a
kind-hearted, graceful woman and she uncon-
ciously to herself grows into graceful lady


Place a boy in the establishment ola thorough
going, straightforward business man and the
boy becomes a self-reliant, practical business
man. Children are susceptible creatures,
and circumstances, scenes, actions always i'm
press. As you influence them, not by arbi-
trary rules, not by stern example alone, but
in the thousand other ways that speak thro'
beautiful forms, through bright scenes, soft
utterances and pretty pictures so will they
grow. Teach your children then to love the
beautiful. Give them corner in the garden
for flowers, encourage them to put in shape
hanging baskets, allow them to have their
favorite trees, lead them to wander in the
Prettiest woodlets, show them where they can
best view the sunsets, rouse them in the
morning, not with the stern 'time to work
but with the enthusiastic sec the beautiful
sunrise; buy for them pretty pictures and
encourage them to decorate theirsrooms, each
in his or her childish way. The instinct is
in them. Give them an inch and they will
go a mile. Allow them then the privilege
and they will make your home beautiful.
Year: 1868

A Minister, in a highly elaborated
sermon which he preached, said several times:
The commentators do not agree with me
here Next morning poor woman came to
see him with something in her apron. She
said her husband had heard his sermon, and
that it was very fine one, and as he said
the common taters did not agree With him.
he had cent some of the Kidneys
Year: 1868

The speech made by Prince Arthur, in accept
ing the address of Mr.. Bolckow, at the opening
of Middlesborough Albert Park, was this:-"f
am very grateful to my dear mother the Queen,
for having allowed me to represent her in the
ceremony which we are now assembled to per
form. To dedicate to the public use the park
which your munidcence has provided would OF
itself have been TO me most Interesting duty;
but on the present occasion 1t has for me far
deeper and peculiar meaning. This park, which
am sure will contribute largely to the plea
sure and happiness OF the people of Mddles-
borough, is to be forever associated with the
name of my beloved father; and this thoughtful
mark of respect TO his memory, on an occasion
when an act for the public benefit is concerned,
has truly pleased and touched my dear mother.
No one could take deeper interest than did my
beloved father in whatsoever mnisered to the
health and enjoyment of the people; and l feel
quite sure, MIR. Bolckow, that the noble gift
which you have made 10 the town would have
been regarded by him, as / am commanded to
say it is by the Queen, my dear mother, with
the warmest sympathy and appreciation. Most
Lcerely do Join with you in praying that tins
park may fulfil the object for which tits destined,
and with my best wishes may add that you
yourself may live long to witness the pleasure
you have been the means of bestowing upon
the people of Middlesborough.n


At the banquet in the New Exchange, reply
ing to the toast of his health, the Prince said:-
II thank you most sincerely for the very graft
tying manner in which, you have received me
this evening, and for the kind and 6attering
terms in which the Mayor has spoken of me.
can assure you the interesting ceremony of this
morning has given me the utmost satisfaction
and am very glad to have been permitted to
represent my dear mother upon an occasion like
this Whatever in any way promotes the
welfare of the people was always an
object of the deepest interest to my
dear father; and l feel proud the
opportunity has occurred to commence my
attempt to follow in his footsteps. l am glad
my stay here has enabled me to visit the great


iron works for which this place Is famous. They
are the first of the kind have seen, and they
are to me of further interest, as they have been
the means of raising MIdllesborough In a few
years from small village to a populous town.
The cordial welcome received will not be easily
forgotten, and can assure you it will give the
most sincere pleasure to the Queen.n
Year: 1868

STABBINa AFFRAY.-About nine O'Clock last night
man named John Monahan, residing at 1875 West
Thirteenth street, found in Broadway Railroad
Car suffering from stab wound in his head. He
stated that he had difficulty with the conductor Of


Seventh Avenue Railroad car while passing through
Church street, and that the conductor after stabbing
him, put him off the and gave him In charge OF
conductor Of Broadway car. He was taken home
by one Of Captain Caffrey's officers.
Year: 1868

A LITTLE GIRL in Kentucky, at boarding
school, responded as follows to note from her
father, announcing an interesting event in the
family: My Dear Papa: was right glad to
hear from you, and that you were well, but /
did not like it bit to hear that mother had q
baby, because it was boy baby. | should be
they are not nice Now l am going to tell you
what want you to name him. am going to
chose a homely NAME because I don't think
boys ought to have pretty names. Boys are
squeang oil the time. You don't have one
minutes peace while there is boy baby in the
house but girl babyis good thing to have in
the house, for it never cries. Name him Yuba
Dam; that's good enough for a boy. You
must excuse me for writing so much about
boys the reason | wrote so much about boys
is because [ don't like boys My love to ma,
and tell her hope she will do better next
time"
Year: 1868

SIGNS When you hear man ostsntatiously
lamenting his " defective education" it's q
sign he thinks himself " a devil of fellow"
for all that


When you hear woman saying "it's q pity
Sally Brown is so homely," it's a sign she
thinks her own daughter is g on the contrary,
quite its reverse"


When you hear man declaring that party
lines amt drawn SO tight as they used to be" "
lisa sign that man " bolted the last regular
nomination.


When you hear woman invegling publicly
against the marriage state as it is" it's
sign she never tried it; or, if she has married
man whose wife was probably as much in fault
as himself


When you hear a man declaiming against
the union of the States as an "unholy alliance. :"
it's sign he ought to get out of it as fast as
possible and the quicker the better tor bis
conscience and-the country.
Year: 1868

FRANKLIN's s WIFE.-To promote her hus-
bands interests, she attended in his shop
where she bought rags, sewed pamphlets, fol-
ded newspapers and sold the few articles in
which he dealt, such as ink, papers, lamp
black blanks and other stationery. At the
same time, she was an excellent housekeeper,
and besides being economical herself, taught
her somewhat careless disOrderly husband to
be economical also. Sometimes, Franklin was
clothed from head to foot in garments which
his wife had both woven and made, and for a
long time she performed oil the work of the
house without the assistance of a servant.


Nevertheless, she knew how to be liberal at
proper tiEeS. Franklin tells us that for some
years after his marriage, his breakfast was
bread and milk, which they ate out of a two
penny earthen vessel with pewter spoon; but
one morning, on going down to breakfast, he
found upon the table beautiful china bow,
from which his bread and milk was steamfng,
with silver spoon by its side, which had cost
sum equal in our currency to ten dollars.
When he expressed his astOnis1ment at this
unwonted splender, Mrs Franklin only remark
ed, that she thought her husband deserved a
silver spoon and china bowl as much as any of
bis neighbors.


Franklin prospered in his business until he
became the most famous editor and most -four
shing printer in America which gave him tho
pleasure of relieving his wife from the cares OF
business, and enabled him to provide for her q
spacious and well furnished abode. She adorn-
ed high station as well as she had borne a
lowly one, and presided at her husband liberal
table as gracefully as when he ate his break fast
of bread and milk from a two-penny BOWL
Fdrton's Life of Franklin.
Year: 1868

The Democratic State Central Committee
Advice to the Democracy ON the Coming
Election In the State.


NEW ORLEANS, March 2S, 1858.
The Democratic State Central Committee, having
considered the impending election on the proposed
new constitution and for officers hereunder, submit
that all citizens sympathizing with the democratic
party, who entitled and registered to do so, vote
against the adoption OF the constitution and recon-
mend that the present incumbents Of all State Con-
gressional judicial parOchlal and municipal Offices
so FAR as they are known, who act In harmony with
the special purpose OF defeating the constitution be
placed In nomination and voted for candidates for
their respective offices.
Year: 1868

as- A correspondent of the Springfield Repub- lican writes of Boston:

 The number of young. girls, between tho ages or twelve and sixteen, who haunt our principal streets in the evening, plying that vocation of which General Butler is the declared enemy is positively astounding"

 Which is very pretty exhibit for the city which IS tho source of all our virtue, all our intelligence, all our loyalty, all our nasty papers, and a very large proportion of our prostitutes.

 The foregoing is not from the La Crosse Democrat, but from it's rival, the New York World!
Year: 1868

HONESTY IS THE BEST Po1IcY.-Austria lately tried the game of taxing her bonds. It cost her. from the depreciation of the stocks and increased interest, many times what she realized from the tax!