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Year: 1868

In recent speech Mr. John Bright ami
madverted on the inconsistency of tories,
and especially of tory lawyers in support
ing Lord Derby's and Mr.. DIsraelrs re-
form bill. He said:


During that session of 1866 it is i'm
possible in language which would nut be
exaggerated unfair. an1 even insulting. TO
describe the eager and bowling rage which
they exhibited against the unfortunate pro-
posal of seven pound franchise. Their
bitterness and malice against the bill would
have been scarcely JUST fed if the bill had
been SO bad as they said it was. AMI it is
clear now that it was not nearly SO bad as
they declared it to be. Their conduct in.
the pursuit of office reminds me- of some
lines which were published good m1ny
years ago. which never had more exact
application than when they describe the
course IF the tory party last year. The
poet III the Rejected Ad'raSSes says:


when Dogs meat re-echoes through the stree.
Be!m with bright blaze their 81 lplira'ing ewes,


sink their hind legs. ascend their joyful cries
Then, wild with hone. or mtldening u prevail,
Points The quick ear and wass the expectlnt tail"
Lpad laH .hter- Just so the gentlemen
II the front opposition benches, AMI such
of them behind who thought that there
0as something to be had Especially. and
more Ill tho a,r,y-err. NJ 49,
gorged with patronage. and for the sake of
that patronage and plunder, which in In
dia is called loot. formed a combination to
overthrow the bill of 1866 To place
themselves in office and keep themselves
there they consented to pass bill infinite
ly worse on all the points for which they
condemned the bill of 1865. and venture
to say their conduct on this occasion leads
to the conclusion that there is scarcely any
institution of the country, however honor
able and ancient. that they would not sell
for the permanent possession of office"
[Cheers.


Mr. Bright has probably added to the
stock of Parliamentary and Congressional
quotations.
Year: 1868

heat of it, till both pershed. The man
still alive. He was going to the Neutral
Lands, where he was trying to make him a
home. He was a widower and had four
small children. Poor things, they are in too
desolate region to bear such calamities.


We have had prairie fires nearer home
than Ottumwa. Just across the river at
Neasho Falls, a fire did great damage Judge
Woolman, as he was generally called, an old
man who has been here eleven years, and
had just made him a snug little home, had
every thing burned up and destroyed He
had a valuable fruit orchard of different va
rieties, containing some six hundred trees,
which were just beginning to bear, but every
one of them was spoiled. Mr.. Woolman
had taken great pride in his place and in
tended to spend his days on it, but this COM
pletely discouraged him. He sold out and
returned East. He had toiled ever since
this part of the country was open to settle
ment, to make him home, but in an hours
time ho was left on the open prairie, just
where he began. The old man hadn't the
heart to commence his work over again, now
that his youth and strength are gone.


Ordinary precautions v~oro or no avail
against these fires, this season. I am told
that these prairie fires crossed Neosho river
between here and lie Roy, distance of less
than ten miles, at three different times, the
force of the wind being SO strong, and the
grass so dry, that burning cinders were
blown across and ignited upon the opposite
bank.


was going to speak of our prospects for
winter grain, but have made my letter so
long | will defer it to another time.


WIBTR
Year: 1868

HAwTHoRNE'S Salem, Octo-
Der /. Union street Family MansionI :
Here | sit, in my old accustomed chamber,
where [ used to sit in days gone by. Here
[ have written many tales-many that
have been burned to ashes, many that
doubtless deserved the same fate. This
claims to be called haunted chamber, for
thousands upon thousands of visions have
appeared to me in it; and some few OF
them have become visible to the world. 1t
ever | should have biographer he ought
TO make great mention Of this chamber IN
my memoirs, because so much of my lonely
youth was wasted here, here my mind and
character were formed, and here [ have
been glad and hopeful, and here l have
been despondent. And here | sat long
time, WAITING patiently for the world to
know me, and sometimes wondering why
it did not know ME sooner, or whether it
would ever know me at all-at least till |
we're in my grave. And sometimes 1t
seemed as if | were already in the grave,
with only life enough to be chilled and he
numbed But oftener | was happy-at
least as happy as knew how to be, or was
aware of the possibility of being By and
by the world found me out in my lonely
chamber, and called me forth-not indeed
with loud roar of acclamation, but rather
with still small voice and forth | went,
but found nothing in the world that |
thought preferable to my old solitude till
now And now begin to understand why
[ was imprisoned so many years in this
lonely chamber, and why | could never
break through the viewess bolts and bars
for if [ had sooner made my escape into
the world, L should have grown hard and
rough, and been covered with earthly dust
and my heart might have become callou:
by rude encounters with the multitude
But living in solitude till the fullness o
time was come, [ still kept the dew of my
youth. and the freshness of my heart.
used to think that | could imagine all pas.
sions, all feelings and states of the heart
and mind but how little did [ know
Indeed we are but shadows-we are not
endowed with real life, and all that seems
real about us is but the thinnest substance
of dream-till the heart be touched
The touch creates us,-then we begin tt
thereby we are beings of reality anc
inheritors of eternity.-AtLantic Monthls
for January.
Year: 1868

history, to be sufficient reason to 20 to war.
The question naturally arises, if taxation
without representation was iorong, is repre-
sentation without taxation right? To us it
seems that wealth has advantages enough
without giving it the exclusive protection of
law. Bonding towns to build railroads seems
to be new phase in Vermont legislation.
That fifty voters of a town should have power
to take the property of forty nine others, and
appropriate it to the benefit of a private cor
poration, without any equivalent, seems
to us to be outside of the compact We entered
into in the formation of our State govern
ment. know the lawyers told us the judges
had decided such law to be constitutional
But the decisions of the judges are not al
ways the end of the law for righteousness
Judge Taney once decided that g niggers :"
had no rights which white men were bound
to respect, and we felt sore under that deci-
sion for long time; but, thank God, the
people have reversed that decision And SO,
we opine, the people of Vermont will reverse
all decisions not based upon the principle of
their inalienable rights.


We have thus briefly attempted to oomply
with the wishes of your correspondent, with
a modesty, we hope, worthy of his Difference.
Indispostion is our apology for delay.


Interrogator " demurs to the charge of
vaunting, and justly, too. 1t was only
strong way of saying 1--WE hope he and the
people will carry their - determinations "
into effect Reform is the watchword, both
state and national. Let the ball 90 round,


B. R.
Year: 1868

How PAT HEAvED TIE LEAD.-Any
one who has travelled on the Mississippi
during low water has witnessed the process
of heaving lead, and will sec where the
laugh comes in p" in the following without
much difficulty: The was coming
down the Upper Mississippi, loaded with
pig lead. As she was going over shoal
place the pilot gave the signal to heave the
lead the only man forward at the time.
was green Irishman. g Why don't you
heave the lead?" :" Is it to heave the
lead, your honor2 Where to-" Over
board, you bIOckhead " Tae Irishman
snatched up one Of the pigs of lead ani
threw it overheard; the mate in enleavor-
ing to prevent him, lost his balance and fell
into the river. The captain, running to
the edge of roof, asked: = Why don't you
heave the lead, and sing out how mu-h
water there is ?" The lead Is heavy
your honor, and the mates gone down to see
how much water there is responded Pat
Year: 1868

Resolved, That our platform is the Federal
Constitution, and we deprecate all usurpations
by any one branch of the Government Of the
powers pertaining to either oil the others, as
this would be the end Of our Republican institu-
tions, and the death knell Of American Liberty,


Resolved, We stand opposed to all such here
sizes rs, that negroes should he allowed TO vote at
our elections; and, as sequence, to hold Office
and mingle in our social circles.


Resolved, We are opposed TO the efforts Of in
sane men to subvert the laws Of nature by oblit-
Grating all distinctions between the white and
black races.


Resolved. We are opposed to all schemes OF
plundering, as the taking Of private property in
any other manner, or for any other purpose, than
as prescribed by the laws OF the land.


Resolved, that our National Constitution guar
antees tO each and all the States Of the American
Union the same rights and privileges and enti.
tie them to stand upon an equal footing. and we
disapprove Of unconstitutional and aggressive
acts OF Congress in their attempts at the disrup-
ton of the Government.


Resolved, The Registry law of this State Is a
cheat and fraud upon the rights OF citizens, ns-
tive and adopted. and we hereby pledge ourselves
to use all honorable means to secure it's repeal.


Resolved, We condemn the policy Of the domi-
nant party in issuing untaxed national bonds for
the benefit Of the wealthy, while the poorer class
ca are burthened with unusual and extraordinary
taxes for even the necessaries of life.


Resolved. That we are opposed to all appropri.
atiUns oi the means or credit Of the State Tor the
benefit Of monopoles whereby the taxes OF the
masses shall be Increased, and few individuals
only shall he benefited.


Resolved, That the unlawful and diegracefu
manner In which the Board Of Supervisors Of this
county have wasted the peoples money, calls fol
our condemnation, and we pledge ourselves te
use our best cndeavors to elect Board who will
more carefully manage our county finances.


Resolved, That the importation and imigratior
Of Chinese into the Paci6c States IL notonly in
furious but degrading TO white labor.


Resolved, That our Senator and Representa-
tivcs be instructed to use all honorable means K
secure the election of consistent Democynt K
the United States Senate.
Year: 1868

How much the heart may bear, and yet not


breakh


How much the flesh may suffer and not die
question much if any pain or ache
Of soul OF body brings our end more nigh.
Death chooses his own time till that is worn,


All evils may be borne.
We think and shudder at the surgeons knife,
,,,t zach nerve reeOilmg from the cruel steel,
"hose edge seems searching for the quivering
~ L et 70 our sense the bitter pangs reveal
IAas stlfi, aShough the trembling flesh be torn,


his also can be borne
We see SORROW rising m our way,
And try to flee from the approaching ill.
We seek some small escape-we weep and


pray


But, when the blow falls, then our hearts are


still,


Not that the pain IS of its sharpness shorn-


But think it can be borne
We wind our life about another life
We hold it closer, dearear than our own
Anon it fants and falls in deadly strife,
Leaving us stunned, and stricken, and alone
But ah we do not die with those we mourn


This also can be borne
Reaofd, we live through all things-famins


thirst
Bereavement, pain; all grief and misery.
All woe and sorrow, life infiicts its worst
On soul and body-but we cannot die.
Tho we be sick, and tired and faint and worn:


Lol all things can be borne
Year: 1868

The great mass of American Chris


tians enjoy, in respect to external and So


clal privileges, vastly superior lot. If


taken as body, few of them are very


wealthy 1t is equally true that few of


them are very poor. Their home is the


abodes OF comfort. They enjoy an hon,


est competence, surrounded with an at


mosphcre of comparative culture and re-


finement. They strive to decorate their


dwellings,, to store them with whatever


may contribute to their domestic ease or
social enjoyment. Art is ever devising
new improvements" which they seek to
introduce, shortening the process of la
Dor, and diminishing the Inconvenience
to which they find themselves subject.
1t Is thus that their habits of thought,


with reference to personal circumstances
and tastes are formed, and these,
OF course, are not in the direction
OF any disquieting selfdenial.


Such fact as this can not be without
Its influence on the piety of the age.
When men lived under the hourly appre,
hension of prison or exile; when before
t ZEN, p Fhaps right zero their path,
they saw the flashing sword of the dra-
goon, or the blaze of the martyrs funsr-
al pile, they were educated to heroism
and daring which makes the modern
reader enthusiastic over the record. But
when, instead of this the question from
day to day, and perhaps from hour to
hour, is, what new luxury may we
introduce into our dwellings,, what
new contribution to our personal ease
may we gather from the broad field of
ever-W idening art, there is danger lest
the tone cf piety be relaxed and the great
question of duty and of a consecrated
life be but partially met.


We think it would not he dificult to
trace the actual result of this state Of
things in multiplied instances. The line
of non-conformity to the world often be-
comes indefinite and indistinguishable,
Men who are regarded as maintaining 4
Christian character, indulge in
a style of living which is utterly foreign
to the simplicity OF Christ All their hab-
its and the tastes to which they are edu-
CIting themselves, utterly disqualify
them for much of that Kind of Christian
service which, in world like this, most
needs to be done. Like the old Greek
soldier, enervated by Persian luxury, and
thus overcome i'll a strange way by the
foe thafShe once despised, they lose the
edge of their zeal and devotion by con-
formity to influences against which they
should guard.-N Y Observer.
Year: 1868

JOSH BILLINGS ON GRAssHoPPERs.-
The Bible seq, "Ths grasshopper is a
burden, and l never knu the Bible tsw
say any thing that wasn't So When
the grasshopper begins TO live tha are
very small, but in little while there
gets to be plenty of them. Tha only
liV one year at once, and then go back
md begin agin. Their best gait is a
hop, an with the wind on their quarters
can make some good time. They are a
sure crop TO raise, but l have seen sum
fields so full that you couldn't stick
another grasshopper in unless you sharp
ened him to pint. When tina get so
plenty tina re apt to start, and then tha
become travelling famine, and leave
the road tha take az barren az the in
side of a kuntry church during week
DAY. Grasshoppers don't seem to be
actually necessary for our happiness, but
that may be-we don't even know
what we want most. don't want 'em
entirely out, not if they are blessing
but have thought Ito myself if they
would let grass and korn stawks be, and
pitch into the Canady thissels, jest tew
encourage the fight, l wouldn't care
cuss if they both got finally licked.
But my best Judgment wud be teW bet
on the grasshoppers.
Year: 1868

IMPORTANCE OF PRESENCE OF MIND


l. If a man taints, place him on his
back and let him be.


2. If any poison is swallowed, drink
ins ia lily half glass of cold water, with
heaping teaspoonful each of common
salt and ground mustard stirred into it :;
this vomlts as soon as it reaches the
stomach but for fear some of the poi
son may remain, swallow the white of
one or two raw eggs, or drink a cup of
str ng coffee, these Two being antidotes
for greater number of poisons than
any dozen other articles known, with
the advantage Of their always being on
hand; If not, a pint of sweet oil, or
lamp oil, or '''drippings" of melted but
ter or lard, are good substances, espe-
cially if they vomit quickly.


3. The best thing to stop the bleed
ing of a moderate sized cut Instantly, is
to cover it profuscly with cobweb and
flour, half and half


4. If the blood comes from a wound
by jets or spirits, be spry or the man
will die in few minutes, because
an artery is severed; tie halrdker-
chief loosely around near the part be-
tween the handkerchief aud the skin
and twist it around until the blood ccas-
es to flow; keep 1t there until the doc
tor comes; if in position where the
handkerchief cnnnot be used, press the
thumb on spot near the wound, be-
tween the wound and the heart in
crease the pressure until the bleeding
ceases, but do not lessen the pressure
an instant until the physician arrives, 50
as to glue up the wound by coagu'a q ion
or cooling of the hardening blood.


5. If your clothing takes fire, slide
the hands down the dress, keeping
them as close TO the body as possible, at
the same time sinking to the floor by
bending the knees; this has a smother
ing effect upon the flames if not extin-
guished or great headway COTTON lie
on the floor, and roll over and over; or
better, envelope yourself in a carpet, rug
or any garment yOn can get hold of, al
ways preferring wooden.


6. If the b 'dy is tire !, rest; if the
brain is tired, sleep.


Z. If the bowels are loose, lie down
i'll warm bed remain there, and eat
nothing until You are well.


8. If the action of the bowels does
not occur at the usual hour, eat not an
atom until they do act, at least for thir-
ty-six hours, drink largely of cold water
or hot teas, and exercise largely in the
open air to an extent of a gentle perspi
ration, and keep this up until things
are rlghted; this suggestion, if prac-
ticed, would save myraids of lives every
year both in the city and country.


9. The three best medicines in the
world are warmth, abstinence and re-
pose.
Year: 1868

Out Of the clover aud blue-eyed grass


He turned them iGto the river lane;
One after another he let them pass,


Then fastened the meadow bars again.
Under the willows and over the hill


He patiently followed their sober pace; d
The merry whistle for once was still,


Ard something shadowed the sunny face.
Only boy ! and his father had said
He never could let his youngest go;
Two already were lying dead
Under the feet of the trampling foe.
But after the evening work was done,
And the frogs were loud in the meadow
swamp,


And stealthily followed the foot-path


damp.


Across the clover and through the wheat,
With resolute heart and purpose grim,
Though cold was the dew. ou his hurryine
| feet,


And the blind bats flying startled him.
Thrice since then had the lanes been white


And the orchards sweet with apple bloom
And now when the cows came back at nigh


The feeble father drove them home.
For news had come to the Lonely farm


That three were lying where two had lain
And the old mans iremulous, palsied arm
Could never lean On a sons again.
The summer day grew cold and late /;
| He went for the cows when the work wa
| done, -.,f .i-s


But down the lane, as he Opeued the gate,


He saw them coming, one by one:
Brindle, Ebony, Speckle and Bess,


Shaking their horns in the evening wind
Cropping the butter-cups out of the grass
j But who was it followed close behiDdf
Loosely swupg in the idle air


The empty sleeve of army blue,
And worn and pale, from the crisping hair


Looked out face that the father knew.
| For Southern prisons will sometimes yawn
And yield their dead unto life again,
And the day that comes with cloudy dawi
In golden glory at last may wane.
The great tears spring 10 their melting eyes
For the Leart must speak when the lip
are dumb,
And under the silent evening skies


Together they followed the cattle home.
Year: 1868

Under the circumstances il cannot be
denied but that they acted the part OF
prudence. During the confusion the
two squaws captured at Sandusky bad
effected their escape,


In those troublous times many OF the
borderers had imbibed the savage in
stinets and practices Of tho Indians.
Many hunter could "raise the hair "
of a fallen enemy as dexterously and
exultingly as ever did Thsyendenaga or
Red Jacket. Their manner Of attack
and procedure when on the war-path
was identical with that of the red man,
and ignoring the color that distinguish
ed the two, it was difficult matter to
decide upon the respective claims Of
each to taste and civilization.


Brady had a great curiosity TO see
the Indian whom he had shot, and the
commandant at Fort MIntosh gave him
several men with which TO return and
examine the body. With these he
made his way back to the place where
he had fallen, but discovered no traces
of his body. They searched long and
carefully, but were about to give it up
as hopeless. when the yell Of an Indian
that they had brought with them an
nounced success.


fastening to the place, they found 8
newly-made grave, but SO artfully con
cealed that the wonder was how any
human eye could have detected it The
sod had been replaced SO perfectly that
no break or join could be preceiyed
Bushes, too, had been stuck in the
ground directly over the body, and il
was these that betrayed the secret. Ii
the short time which elapsed since they
were placed there they had slightly
withered, and revealed the truth to the
lynx-eyed Indian.


Two feet down the warrior wasfound
with his dress, implements. and weap.
ons buried with him. His rude jewel
ry, weapons, ammunition and scalp
were taken from him; he was then lef
alone in the grave. The party then re.
turned to the fort. Captain Brady and
his men remained at Fort MIntosh un.
til they were thoroughly refreshed,
when they set out for Pittsburg by
water. Here they we're received with
military houors, minute guns being fired
from the moment they came in sight
until they landed.


Brady had gained precisely the infor'
nation that was needed, and had con.
ferred an important service to the
frontier. His subsequent career was
in keeping with the daring exploits
which we have recorded, and stamped
him unquestionsbly as one of the most
useful and intrepid men of whom
mention is made in the history Of the
settlement Of the West.
Year: 1868

Z An old bachelor in New York offered a
young lady pony for kiss.-She gave
gave him the kiss. lie refused her the
pony. She sued him. He pleaded no
consideration. The court decided that a


kiss was legal consideration AID gave


her the horse.
Year: 1868

F1sHERMAN's LucK.-The Gold Hill News of
the Sd instant tells the following tough story -
ga fisherman dwelling on one of the numerous
beautiful little coves which border on Lake Ia
hoe, and who for two or three years past has
been badgered half to death with quarrelsome
wife, was fortunate enough to have her run away
from him before daylight last Friday morning.
with a one.eyed Chinamar, whom he had in his
employ as an assistant. After lonely but sat-
isfactory breakfast, by way of variety he under
took to split big green log lying in front of his
door. He started wedge into it, but at the
third blow with his maui the wedge sprang out,
few through the air. and striking in the pond
killed fine trout, which weighed four pounds
and a-half In dressing the fish two-dollar-
and-a half piece and three dimes were found in
side But the strangest part of the story is yet
to come. While probing about in the mud with
a forked stick to find his wedge, hard, smooth
substance stuck in the cleft OF the stick, which
on being raised to the surface proved to be
fine gold watch, with bullion chain attached,
doubtless lost by pleasure party of San Francisco
capitalists, who upset in small boat at that
point some FIVE years ago. The case being wa
terproof the watch was uninjured, but will prob
ably need cleaning. On the inside of the case
was engraved the name A. H. Browne, of San
Francisco, which may aid the rightful owner in
proving and recovering his long-lost property.
The watch can be found at the Express Saloon,
Main street, Gold Hill.