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Year: 1868

lest we ourselves should fall into the
errors of the past and value amuse-
ment as means of profit, we the more plainly
assert that the age is beginning to learn that
all profit is but means of amusement, ana
Mat all utility and duty terminate in pleasure
aA their last and highest fruit. Under the IN
fiueuce of this conviction we are restoring art
and amusement to the high place they have
held in the eliminating periods of every nation
or civilization. There have been for twenty
five years gradual and sure revival OF the
physical and the sensuous, and demolirion OF
the ascetic the COARSE and the vulgar in aver
age American social life. AT first it pleaded
feebly for the liberation of the fine arts. 1t
transformed our churches from theological
barns into reformatOry parlOrs. 1t has taught
American ladies that waspish intellectually
and a swelling forehead, pale with an overload
of knowledge, cannot compensate for the absence
of a healthy bust, fine flow of animal spirits,
lungs that can sing and limbs that can walk.
This advance IN the standard of taste, toward
admiring the work of the Creator more than that
of the school ma'am, is reflected even in our fash
ions. lady who in the fashions of twenty-five
years ago would have looked very waspish and
intellectual, would in the style of to-day ex-
hibit a fall healthy habit and a mode of hair
dressing which allows her excess Of intellect
if she is so afflicted, to reveal itself only in her
conversation. All manly sports, from the prince
ly and expensive luxury of yachting down to
base ball, are in favor with growing con-
sciOusness that our previous neglect of them
has been from every point of view an injury.
Womanly sports are becoming muscular, are
tending toward horseback riding, boating, bowl
ing, skating, and other vigorous amusements,
of which Croquet is the Introductory apology
rather than a fair example. The effects of this
development Of nature, art and amusement, and
Of the purely esthetic element in our national
life, we believe, will be the growth Of vigor,


individuality, harmony, and freedom in our
modes of thought and social manners, and of
purity as well as happiness in our individual
life. The system of moral repression may have


its merits, but the effects Of development and
culture are found to be less severe and more
efficient in lessening vice and promoting social
well being.
Year: 1868

At Chicago, in 1864, tho Democratic orators
denounced as a tyrant, usurper, and daspOt the
COmmander-in- Chief of the Army who was
fighting to save the land from destruction by
the Rebellion. At New-York, in 1868, the
Democratic orators, cheered by the personal
presence of the Rebels whom Grant was then
fighting in the field, denounce the General-in-
Chief to whom they all surrendered as
" sham hero" At Chicago, Yallandigham was
the soul of the Convention, having then just
returned from his Canadian exile. He and
Seymour framed the platform. At New York
he is again the leader and nOmnates Seymour.
At Chicago the whole course Of the Republican
party in subduing the Rebellion was denounced
as unconstitutional. At NewYorll every step
of the same party toward restoring the Union
is denounced in the same terms. At Chicago
they declared that four years of failure TO
subdue the Rebellion by war proved that the
Democratic party ought TO be restored TO power.
At New-York they declared that three years
of failure to restore the Union proved the same
thing. When they so declared at Chicago the
Rebellion was four-ffths conquered. While
they so declared in New-York seven out of the
ten seeding States have already returned to the
Union. Seymour presided over the peace plat
form at Chicago and over tho revolutionary
platform at New-York. In the former he de-
cared that the war ought to cease; in the latter
that peace ought to cease He did his utmost
then to bring the war to an ignominious end.
He will do his utmost now to convert the
peace into mere truce, and TO plunge the
country into an iSnominious war He failed
then. lie will fail again.
Year: 1868

We print in another column the remarks of
Mr. Garfield of Ohio in the House last We'd
nesday, proving that, when the Legal Tender
act was passed and the Fiyc-Twenty bonds
authorized nobody dreamed that the principal
of the latter was payable in anything but
coin, while Mr.. Thaddeus Stevens distinctly
and repeatedly asserted that ii 1caS so payable.
So did other leading members of the Commit
tee of Ways and Means.


We urge every one interested in our pending
contest to cut Mr.. Garfeld's expose out and
keep it where he can easily refer to it. There
is much honest ignorance current respecting
the payment of our National Debt, which needs
to be dIspelled by the exhibition of dOcu-
mentary truth. We shall have no diff
Guilty on this point, if the people are
duly enlightened. But every one who
gets the notion into his head that it would be
smart to print off Two Billions of miscalled
dollars, shake them in the faces of our public
creditors, bidding them "Take these or take
nOthngw is On the high road to voting the
COpperhead ticket. The Republican who has
determined to be q scOundrel is already half
way over to the Democratic camp, as Mr.. Ste-
vens recently illustrated. Even were the Re-
publicans knavish enough to run a race with
the Democrats in population, they would surely
be beaten I; for if we should propose to cheat
the bondholders out of half their honest due,
the Democrats would cut under and beat us by
proposing not to pay at all. Honesty and policy
unite, therefore, in requiring that we should
stand firm for the Public Faith.
Year: 1868

A dispatch by way of London announces that
the grain crops Of the Northern and Midland sec


tions of Russia have turned ont unusually poor.
If this is tho case, Sweden also is likely to have
a short crop, which is a repetition of last year.
More definite information is required. Accounts
of a harvest Of the Middle and Northern parts
of Russia, so remote from each other, would
not be expected at the same time, for the period
Of cutting must vary from three TO four weeks.
Year: 1868


To he Editor Of The 7rt5un>


SIR: Your suggestion of detective de-
scrpOn. 10 be inserted the body of the paper" Of
every person who becomes nauralized is very good
one but far better and certain method OF pre-
venting borrowing and repeater voting would be to
have photograph of the person naturazed attached to
the papers and fastened there by the official seal Of the
Judge or Commissioner There thousands of ex-
cellent practical photographers, who would supply all
the necessary materials and take the kenesses for less
than the salary without the steang9 of tho most insg-
nincant city official" The plan entirely practicable
and would be thoroughly effective Tor the prevention OF
frauds. Yours, &c, ID. c. s.


We believe the above suggestion of our cor
respondent would be thoroughly practicable,
and an absolute preventive against the double
use of naturalization papers The photograph
could be taken on the paper itself instead Of
being attached to it. And though our demo-
cratic "friends" in Pennsylvania could photo
graph their voters on their cOllee-steeped ere
dcntials, they could at least be compelled to
manufacture a separate paper for every vote
cast. We fancy a good many of the revolving
voters would object to that little affair of
having their pictures taken, and would let
politics severely alone. If so, the above would
be the best use to which photography has ever
been put
Year: 1868

In the First Congressional District OF
this State. the Republicans nominated
soldier with one leg Now said the Dem
ocrats this man cannot run with only one
leg, and no money, but still we must rot
be too certain, and as money makes the
mare GO we will put on the track a
"bloated bond holder" who with much
money shall buy his way to Congress.
And this was done, aud the race soon
became very exciting. The man with
only one leg drew about him simply those
who admired true principle and manly
worth. while the other was completely
surrounded by those wholonged for ,ftthy
here and were wiling to do a good turn
for O Considerations Our one legged
friend as he hoped along left nothing
bat few pages here and there of his
past recrrd, while his competitor shovel


ed out his wealth to an extent,it is report
ed, Of so, 900 and all who would par,ake
were invited. Bus Is was evident ere the
race VAS at an end tn a; lie solder wou.G
win. and he did-noi,ey fail ~: in that
crowd to purchase the assistance requisite
to give the Bundho,der anything like the
start it was supposed he would get, and
50 the story ends, as is usual in all good
stories, with virtue trium hing over vice.
Year: 1868

COUNTY.


n You have lately passed through one of
the most hotly contested campaigns this
| county has ever known You have met
the enemy on the stronge t ground he
possesses, Keneucky excepted. andi you
have overthrown and completely demor-
allied him. True, oil our candidates
were not elected, but three of them
were, and had one only been secured it
would have been con, idered victory 1t
is plain to be seen that, only thousands of
dollars saved the democracy from COM
plete rout. Under such state of affairs
it behooves US to pause for moment
aud consider the situation. As we look
at it. the Republican party of this county
is not horde of oh;e seekers. /, Is
composed OF men who believe III the
greatest good for the greatest number
and its mission in the county is to over
throw a party that has been reck less and
extravagant in the use of money belong
ing to the people; in short, to Put an
end to the stealing practised by GER
tain few and give the people what they
most need, an honest and economical
management Of the county affairs. How
to attain this end is the desideratum
sought. We have made fair beginning
but there is much lacking. In the future,


there must be greater harmony or the
Republican party can necer succeed !!
Our population is made up of every
nationality almost, and diversified inter-
ests tend to create local jealousies, but
these must all be put down and every
man who wishes to see a change tor the
better must be willing to ork with every
other man for the advancement of the
cause. But one will say 81 don't care
cent, will never support such and such
mani" Hold on friend, do you not
know that you are nipping off your own
nose? do you not know that should every
republican carry out such views the
party would soon be utterly defeated? !?
How can we hope to redeem the county
from. misrule unless we are all united
and bend our energies to the task of put
ting down the taxes by putting honest
men-iin Office !? In the late canvass con
siderable III will was manifested one
toward another and it probably defeated
one of the candidates on our ticket. 1t
is not our province to say who was, or
who was not to blame in the matter.
prehaps I'll concerned were, and the
parties now ought to he satisfied TO call
the matter erea and take fresh start
with more wisdom for future guidance.
We certainly all have ne same object III
view the attaiutncnt Of which calls fer
the exercise of charity towards onr fel-
Iowmen quite as much as any othervlrtue
let all practise it, and county orders will
soon be at par and Manitowoc county
will flourish un: un:receden;edly.
Year: 1868

BY JOIN G. WHITTIER.
5he following beautiful poem should have been
erence:


From Gold to gray


Our mild sweet day
OF Indian summer fades too soon:
But tenderly


Above the sea
Hangs, white and calm the hunters moon
In its pale fire
The village spire
Shows like the zodiacs spectral lance;
The painted walls


Whereon it :ails
Transhsured stand in marble trance.
Ger fallen leaves
The west wind grieves
Yet comes a seedtiDle round again.
And morn Shall


The State sown free
with baieful tares and >healthful grain.
Along the street


The shadows meet
or Destiny, whose hands conceal
The moulds of fate
That shape tho state.
And make or mar the common veal.
Around l see


The powers that be-
stand by Empires primal springs
And princes


In every street,
And hear the tread of uncrowned kings.
IIark Through tho crowd
The laugh runs loud,
Beneath the sad rebukiug moon.
God the land,


4 careless hand
MAJ shake or swerve mor,ow's noon
No Jest is this;


One aniiss
May blast the hope of Freedoms year:
Oh take where


are hearts of PRAYER,
And foreheads lowered in reverent tears
Not lightly fall


Beyond recall
Tho written scroll breath can float;
The crow ng fact


The singIieSt act
Of freedom, is tho freeman's votcl
For pearls that gem
dadem
The diver in the deep sea dies;
The legal right


We boast tonight
Is ours through costler sacrifice.
The blood of vane


His prison rain
Who traced the path the pilgrim trad
And hers whose faith


Drew strength from death
And prayed her Russell mp 70 God,
Our hearts grow cold;
We lightly hold
right which brave men died to gain:
The stake the cord


The axe the sword
Grim nurses at its birth Of pain.
The shadow rend


And DER us bend
o martyrs with yonr crowns of palms?
Breathe through these throngs,
Your battle songs.
Your scaffold prayers, and dungeon psalms
Lock from the sky


Like Gods great eve
Thou solemn moon with searching beam:
7 j N tl3e sight


OF thy pure light
Our mean selt-seekings meaner seem.
Shame from hearts
Unworthy arts
The fraud designed the purpose dark
And smile away


TIE hands lay
Profanely on the sacred ark.
To party claims,
E# And private aims.
Reveal that august face of truth
WheretO given,
1888 The age of heaven.
The beauty of immortal youth.


SO sllall our VOICE
OF severe 'gn choice
Swell the -ep bass of duty DONE
And strike the key
u OF time to be
When God and man shall speak as one.
Year: 1868

causl Of it, aud consider whether it,
would not be for their advantage next
time to build an honest and patriotic
platform and nominate something better
than the friend of rioters and rebels for
President, and athreatener of revolution
for Vice President
Year: 1868

e. We could tell a good story of
clergyman, who, in spite OF several kicks
and a jerk at his coat-tail from brother
behind him, prayed .fty minutes at the
funeral OF another minister, and the next
day was surprised to find that he had oc-
cupied more than a quarter OF that time.
At a united Thanksgiving service i'll this
city, rot many years since, a prayer of
forty minutes preceded sermon by an
other minister that occupied thirty-tive
minutes Many prayers at our Sabbath
services are too long. as those who make
them will readily SEQ, if they but note
the time at the beginning and then at the
close. One of the wisest and most ven
cradle pastors in Massachusetts expresses
the opinion that eight minutes is long
enough for this service. The gift of bre-
witty Is one that cergymen cannot afford
TO despise. We have more than one case
in mind where want of good sense in
tins matter was the entering wedge which
led to change in the pastorate -CH.-
.yr,gdtiohaiHt
Year: 1868

For BoYs.-H you should see a man
digging in a snowdritt with the expecta-
ton OF finding valuable ore, or plant
ing seed on the rolling pillows, you would
say at once that he was beside himself.
But i'll what respect does this man differ
from you, while you sow the seed Of idle
ness and dissipation in your youth, and
expect the fruits Of aye will he good
constitution, elevated affections and holy
principles?
Year: 1868

Now that winter again ''rules the va
ried year." and the wind and storm have
laid siege to our dwellings, the subject of
fuel comes home with peculiar force to
the consideration of every housekeepcr.


10 those who make use of coal, and es-
peclally if they have had but little expe-
rlence with it, we commend the following
hints on the economical use Of fuel,
which are furnished by an exchange


Nine out of ten burn coal wustefullv.
and consume twice rs much as is necessa-
ry to produce the desired heat. The
great error through which this waste
arises, is that they proceed with coal as
with wood, and believe the more fuel
there is consumed, So much the more
heat there must be. If too much coal
Is pnt on, an imperfect consumption takes
place, Tor the fire Is chokcd, and the
greater portion of the heat escapes unused
through the chimney top. If, on the 9TH
er hand, only proper quantity of coal
Is put on, the fame plays around in the
stove or fire place, and the gas is entire
ly consumed. The one who handles his
coal properly will make ton 80 as far
another who does otherwise will two.


If You want to make a coal fire. take
couple of handfuls of plane or other
shavngs, and lay them upon dry wood
four or five inches long to about the top
of the inner lining of brick, and put ten
or twelve pieces of egg coal upon it.
Then kindle with paper from below, and
IN about ten minutes put on about twen-
ty more pieces OF coal. In short time
the coal Will be entirely and equally kim
died


Never ill stove entirely with coal,
even in the coolest weather Half full
Is enough. When the fire is burnt low,
do not shake the crate or stir the ashes,
but put ON twelve Or fifteen pieces of coal
and open the draft When these Goals
get to burning. lay as much more on as
Is necessary for new fire : do not stir
the ashes. but leave the draft open halt
hour, and then shake the crate. Then
the coal will be Ill in glow, and you
will have bright fire


y further saving may he obtained bv
a sitting of the ashes, and repeated use
Of the still unhurnt coal for 4 large
portion OF the coal - we might say 4
quarter-always lenans unburnel. \
very economical fuel is also made bv
mixing coal and coke in equal parts, the
latter having first been broken line.
Year: 1868

FIRST LovE.-It is related that near
Dantzlg a young man of twenty-tour,
who had Just married a widow Of forty
two, had discovered since the marriage
that his wife was his wet nurse. \
French paper comments: Thus it is
One always returns to his first love"
Year: 1868

Study as much as you please, work
your brains TO their utmost capacity, but
see that You do not rob them of the rest
derived from sleep, and which is 50 in
diSpensahle for healthy and long-contin-
ued intellectual labor. Ii you neglect
this warning, be sure the time will come
when You cannot sleep, and then YOU
will be in danger of losing your reason.
Year: 1868

The N. Y. 7r1bune's correspon dence from
Panama, OH the 9th instant. states that the
doubling the commercial taxes for that month.
As soon AS the attempt to collect the tax was
made, memorial was drawn up by the mer
chants, and sent to their respective consuls,
protesting against the decree, and setting forth
that the ordinary tax tor, October had already
been collected by the Government.


meeting OF all the Consuls took place
Immediately, to take into consideration the
question submitted to them by their citizens.
The result of this conference was joint
remonstranee to Governor Mendoza, the acting
President, courteously but firmly protesting
against the decree, aud Informing him that their
under protest. The Consols, in their reply to
their memorialts; informed them of the result
OF their meeting, aud advised their citizens not
10 embarrass the action OF their Government by
paying the extra tax, except 1t was collected by
force, and then under protest. These protests
would be Immediately forwarded to their
respective Governments for action. lengthy
reply to the remonsrance of the Consuls was
received the following day from Senor Men
dOZa, in which he endeavored to justify the
action of the Government, and declared his
determination to adhere TO his original intention
OF collecting the tax. This note received very
laconic answer from the Cousuls, to the effect
that the reply had failed to change their opinion
as to the legality of the tax, and that they still
protested against ii. The Government are re-
solved TO enforce the decree, and as all the
merchants will refuse to pay except by force,
you may expect some very lively times among
us before long.


The only way that the Government can collect
this unjust tax is by sending aa armed force
into every foreigners place of business and
forcibly seizing his goods. Up to the present
moment no seizing have been made, probably
because the Government believed that some
compromise would be arrived at before going to
exIemities, That the Government ls anxious
for a compromise is apparent from the fact that
one OF the merchants was approached privately,
and the request made to call a meeting to asccr-
tain If they would loan the Government $4,000.


The following resolution was unanimously ap'
proved;-


Resolved That, the broad principle OF right the
commercial community VIII not advance or lead
the amount requested by the Government aud
strongly protest against the decree OF the Govera
ment OF the 20,h October last. being contrary to
existing treaties as designated by our respective
cOnsuls. .


hope that now this question will be settled
for all time, and the authorities be made to
| comprehend that solemn treaties cannot be set
aside by stroke Of the pen. On several pre-
vious occasions the attempt to levy war tax
| upon foreigners has been attempted; but, un-
\ fortunately, the merchants always compromised
| by making loan 10 the Government, and
hence losing the opportunity Of testing the
question.
Year: 1868

and continued for three or four seconds. The
sky was covered with light, bat there were no
thunder-clouds. A few Eoinutes before the
occurrence there was that strange calm pre-
yalent which has been noticed during the time
OF a complete eclipse. Great alarm was felt by
the Inhabitants. At Twynrodyn aud other high
quarters the people rushed out of the houses,
some attrbuting the shock to explosions under
meath in some of the coal or mine pits, but as
Merthyr is not undermined, and no mine or
coal stratum exists there, this fact was con-
elusive that the disturbance proceeded from a
greater and more mysterious cause. AT the
time of the occurrence there was a grand pro-
cession by torchlight in honor of one of the
candidates for representing the borough, aud
the great swell of the earth and shaking OF
floors aud windows coDtrasted strangely with
the merrymaking going on in the valley.
Year: 1868

Paris at that time for the purpose of ascertaning
their opinion in regard to the probabilities of sue
cessfu operation The disagreement in regard thereto
we believe led to the abandonment Of the project.
Has the science of surgery rapidly advanced that
to-day successful results can be promised when there
much doubt a score or two of years agoI We
understand they contemplate visiting Paris Tor the
purpose of having the operation performed.
Year: 1868

WORTHY OF IMITATIoN.-Ane ex-
change says: We notice the fact that
there is q merchant, in the town in
which the paper is printed, who,
whenever man buys a good bill of
goods from him, makes the purchas-
er a present of the village paper, in
which he advertises, for one year,
and thus he manages to keep the
customer continually reminded of
his business, and he will never for
get such apresent. Should that man
give his customer two dollars in
greenbacks or goods it might soon
be forgotten; but when he is once a
week, for fifty-two weeks, placed in
receipt of his friends bounty, can
any one doubt it, being a good way
to advertise? This is worthy of i'm
itation by business men.
Year: 1868

R Cuffy says he'd rather die in
railroad smash up than steam
boat burst up, for this reason: "If
you gets off and smashed up. dar
you is, but if you gets blown up on
the boat whar is you?"