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Year: 1867

A long time since, it was our custom, at
this season of the year, to call attention to all
the establishments in Bridgeton. which adver-
tised in the columns of the Pioneer. After
keeping up the same routine for many years
in succession, We have concluded to adopt a
different plan, and from time to time refer to
the different establishments in this city, whose
advertisements may be found in our columns.
This week the firm of Robson & Whitaker
claims our attention All who are acquainted
with 1t well know that whatever we may say,
however exalted, will be nothing more than
its merits deserve. That it is a first class
house, In every respect, no one will pretend to
deny. The active partner, Mr.. James L.
Whitaker, is well known as one of the sub
stantial and reliable men of our city. He
served long term with Mr.. Francis Brewster,
in the Drug and Medicine business, and ac-
quired knowledge of that thoroughly accom-
plished gentleman, of superior business quail
fications, which has been of great service to
him in conducting the extensive business of
Robson & Whitaker. Early in the history of
the rebellion, when volunteers were needed,
the lamented Lieutenant Robson left pros
porous business and happy home, for the
hardships and dangers of the battle field,
where his life was sacrificed on the altar of his
country. During all the long months and
years since that time, the business has been
conducted by Mr.. Whitaker, with an energy
and application unsurpassed by any other in
this city, and it is largely owing to his indom-
liable perseverance, and superior business
qualifications, that the firm of which he is the
active member is in such prosperous condi-
tion at this time.


Some of the causes of success of the above
named firm may be briefly enumerated viz: :
A thorough knowledge of the business In all
its various branches-close application, with
general oversight over all the Departmental
knowledge of the wants Of the people of this
part of the State--a large and well selected
stock of goods, of superior quality, at reason
able prices-no advantage taken of customers,
the smallest child receiving attention, and
always the full worth of its money--polite and
agreeable statesmen, willing to show goods to
customers, and oblige them if possible-an
almost unlimited credit in the large cities.
which is kept good by purchasing extensively
for cash-the confidence of our entire commu
nifty in the integrity and worthiness of the
firm, and the assurance that whatever is pur-
chased there is of a superior quality, and the
price reasonable-and last, though not least;
the fact that the firm of Robson & Whitaker
advertise extensively, and thus convince the
public that theirs is the place to purchase
good goods, at reasonable prices.
Year: 1867

THE CATTLE Law IN FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP.
Our Fairfield friends intend making applica-
tion to the next Legislature for an act, pre-
venting cattle and sheep running at large in
that township. This is good move, and if
there should be any who oppose it, they will
be convinced, after trying the new law, that it
is good one. The more cattle run at large,
the more risk there is of accident to them.
and in many cases loss. Who has not expe-
rienced the disadvantage of hunting for lost
cattle, and how many have got the i-will of
their neighbors, for letting their cattle roam
at large, and trespass on their property
Only day or two since we were informed, by
farmer who keeps several cows, that he had
just been trying the experiment of keeping
his COWS in their stalls, and proved by it that
they gave more milk, which produced more
butter, than when they were permitted to run
in the barn yard. 1t is customary among the
best farmers in the upper part of this State, who
keep dairy farms, to keep their cattle most of
the time in the stall, and we think our Fairfield
friends will find the new law, when passed an
advantage to their township.
Year: 1867

FAIRS. - The fair held by the ladies' of
the Second Presbyterian church closed
on Christmas, and was understood to have
been successful, as it deserved to be, in
raising funds for the object contemplated


The ladies of the j" Mission School I"
will hold fair, in aid of the funds of
their mission, at their house, on New
Years day. Any contributions toward
this object can be left at the store of
Mrs. Fithian, or with any of the man
ayers. This is a most deserving object,
and we hope it will be freely patronized.


The ladies of the Pearl Street Baptist
church commenced a fair on Christmas
eve, and will continue it through the
holidays This is in aid of the beauti-
full edifice they are remodelling, and they
deserve the fullest success. Those who
spend holiday money had better spend
fair portion 10 one Or the other of these
enterprises. 5o.. III 81
Year: 1867

SERIOUS AcoIDENT.-We regret to
learn that Mr.. Squirting, track master
on the West Jersey Rail Road, residing
at Pittstown, met with quite a serious ac-
eident at Camden on Monday evening
last. He was endeavoring to get upon
train, after it had started, but from the
slipperiness of the ground was unable to
accomplish his object and fellwith one Of
his feet under the wheels of the car
There could be but one result to this,
and when the car had passed over, the
foot was found to be so horribly crushed
and mutilated as to make an amputation


necessary, after which operation it is
thought that his life will be saved Mr..


Squirting was one of the most active cit
liens of the town, and receives from the
community the fullest sympathy in his
misfortune. People cannot be too care.
full at this season Of the year in getting
on and off from the trains, and yet, as a
rule, scarcely the amount of pains are
taken which is needed successfully to
navigate sidewalk. The conductors
are careful and do all in their power to-
prevent accidents from the carelessness
of passengers, but with all this care, un-
less people learn to be careful themselves
we shall hear of many more accidents
from this cause before the winter is over.
Year: 1867

"A Act in relation to chsaso Of venue IN civil ac-


uons.


HuAersJy eaaeted, &c.


Sic. j. Whenever it shall appear
10 any Judge Of the supreme court, hol-
ding the term Of the county court in
IN any county in this State,
that thero is good reason to be-
leye that any civil action pending in
such court cannot be impartially tried
ia tho county where the same is pond
ing, il shall be tho duty of such judges,
on the petition Of either party TO said
suit, to order said cause 10 be removed
for trial TO tho county court IN some
other county in this State.


SEC 2. The petition to remove q
cause as aforesaid shall be verified by
affidavit and served upon the adverse
party in like manner as writs Of sum
mons are required to be served; and il
the adverse party resides without this
State it may be served upon the attor-
ney Of record in said cause.


SEo. 3, Whenever an order is made
for the removal OF civil cause from
one county court 10 another, as is pro-
yided in the first section of this act, and
such order is filed with the clerk ofthe
court in which SAID cause is pending, il
shall be the duty OF such clerk forth
with TO transmit 10 the clerk of the
court to which said cause is ordered To
lie removed all the original papers in
said cause, together with certified
copy Of the docket entries therein, and
also certified copy Of said order Of re.
Inoyal: and thereupon ii shall be the
duty Of the clerk OF the court 10 which
said cause is ordered 10 be removed, to
enter the cause npon the docket Of SAID
court, together with the docket enter.
ies as certified by the clork Of the court
from WEIGH said cause is ordered 10 be
removed: and said cause shall proceed
to trial in ike manner and 10 al ia
tents and purposes the same as If It hac
been originally brought 10 and enterce
upon the docket Of said court
Sec. 1. All attachments, recogni
zances, bonds and orders in said cause
made before said removal, shall hav'
the same force and validity as il thi
cause had continued in the court &
I which il was originally brought


Sec. 2 This act shall take e1ec
from is passage.


Approved nov 2l. 1856.
Year: 1867

IL is said that there is no probability of Congress reassembling in July, all assertions to the contrary notwith- standing. At least the Radical leaders do not contemplate such thing at present. They have cut out their W ork for summer and fall, which mainly is to rekindle the fires of hell in the hearts in of their followers in the North, by means of the insolent speeches of their leaders in the South, which they think will be resented by that fiery people; and this is of course to be laid before the country as further evidence of "disloyalty." Every event is to be distorted so as to be accepted as proof of malignant hatred against the Government and the people of the North by the Southerners. And this, with the troubles which must certainly ensue through the successful efforts of these demagogues to array the blacks against the whites, will have the de- sired effect. Congress will meet in December and then the country may be prepared for "eonliscation.' A considerable portion of the fund of the fund of the general committee is spent in circulating Thad Stevens speechi on confiseation among the negroes, The result of this is inevitable. On this measure of cont:scati6n we will hear oi the reorganization of the States oi kentucky and Maryland into military districts, and then--wcll. the future must reveal itself--t Ledger.
Year: 1867

The work of registration has already commenced in some parts of the coun- try, and soon the people of Arkansas will be called upon to say whether or not they will use to advantage the shadowy rights yet left them. We have already expressed our belief that every citizen should avail himself of this privilege. We again urge upon the people of Arkansas the importance of early action in this matter. ltis ev- ident that the intent of radicalism is to strip us of every right, so far as it can be done; to employ every means for the accomplishment of their purposes, however cxtravagant they may be, and all that can be done to counteract this influence, should be performed in the light of daty.

 There is large majority of the pco- ple of this State that can avail them selves of this right to vote, if they will. If it is the desire to bring the State Government into the hands of those who are interested in, and identified with it, every individual who can, should register and claim citizen shin
Year: 1867

We again address ourselves to the reading public, not so much for the purpose of claiming praise for what we have done, as returning, in some measure, thanks for what has been done for us. We do not in any way feel uneasy regarding the permancncy of our paper, however many attempts may be made to supercede it or render if second in the minds of the people. Our paper is emphatically THE CITIZEN. It belongs to the town, tho county and inc State it has earned it's citizenship, has found a place in almost every house in tho county, and is still win ming it's way by fixedness of purpose, unwavcring principle and consistent action. It has not been so philanthropy ic as to make pccuniary sacrifices for the good of the people, for it could not afford it. In the publication of THE CITIZEN, we have endeavored to give to the people paper worth it's price; that we have succeeded in this, our subscrip- ton books will prove, and it is for the appreciation characterizing this support that we thank our friends. Its rates of subscription arc fixed, and in no case will it be furnished FOR HALF ITS WORTH! Others, in these times, may hug this reduction of rates as the dernier resort, and bolster up their sit uation with sickly show of prospcri- tv, but their purposes will be seen, and the people will guard against them.- What THE CITIZEN has been, twill be- newspaper for the people. It does not claim superiority to all, but asserts equality to any. By the reading pub lie it is appreciated, and to the adver- Using public it recommends itself by having the largest circulation of any paper on White river. This establish es it's position and excites the envy of others. All attempts to surpass <the Citizen will be vain; it is and will be the paper of Prairie county.
Year: 1867

to society. He is entitled to fair trial, to
the benefit of counsel, etc. Let us suppose
the victim in this instance to have been
falsely accused-what would bis innocence
have availcd him in the presence of a
bowling mob thirstins for the blood of a
id nigger 2" The mob spirit, in the
end, always returns to plague its instiga-
tors.
Year: 1867

Well, my good lad, (for by this
time ] became much interested in his
story,) what are you going to do with
this land ? why, sir, l will contin.
ue to work and earn money, and
when | have spare time, prepare
some of my land for culture, raised
myself a log house, and when pre-
pared, will write father, and mother,
brother aid sisters, to come to Wis
consin and enjoy this home. This
land now bought by me design for
my mother, which will secure her
from want in her declining years
what said l, will you do with
your father if he should continue to
drink ardent spirits to excess? 'Oh,
sir, when we get him on the farm he
will feel at home, will work at home,
will keep no liquor in the house, and
in short time he will be sober
man.


"By this timo the receiver handed
him his duplicate receipt fer lis 40
acres of land. Rising from his seat
on leaving the office, he said At last
IiaUe a home for nty mother! ~
Year: 1867

Hold on to your tongue when you
are just ready to swear, lie or use
any improper word.


Hold on to your hands when you
are about to strike, steal, Or do any
improper act.


Hold on to your foot when you are
on the point of kicking, running
away from study or pursuing the
path of error, shame, or crime.


Hold on to your temper when you
are angry, excited or imposed upon,
and others DIRE angry about you,


Hold on to your heart when evil
persons seek your company, and in
vite you to join their games, or rev.
elry.


Hold on to your name at all times
for it is more valuable to you than
gold, high places, or fashionable at
tire.


Hold on to the truth, for it will
serve you well, and do you well, and
do good throughout all eternity.


Hold on to virtue-it is above al
price to you in all times and places.


Hold on to your good character
for it is, and always will be, your
best wealth.
Year: 1867

A man who lives in one of the rural
counties of Ohio drew the prize OF
twenty thousand acres ofland in Pike
county, Kentucky" in the recent gift
enterprise scheme in that vicinity
lie called upon the managers of the
enterprise and told them he didn't
want the land, and they might keep
it by giving him $4,000. They de-
Gined the offer, generous as it was,
and then he dropped to $4,000, and
finally to $4,000, declaring that be
hoped never to see his wife and chill
dren if be would take cent less
The gift man didn't want the land
IL was worth double the price he Of
fered to take for it, Of couse, but they
had other uses for the money and
could not iltest. lie took deed for
the land-would gladly have taken
the will for the deed, that is if they
wiIed to give him the money-ahd
went to Pike county to view his pos
sessions. He found twenty thousand
acres Of barren rock and mountain,
that would hardly afford subsistence
for rattlesnake. He could not find
single spot of ground that afforded
sufficient space for the most econOmi-
cal garden patch, but he could, in
stead,
Year: 1867

Down and up, and up and doyn,


Over, and over, and over:
Turn in the little seed, dry nul brown,
Turn out the bright rcd clover,
Work, and the sun your work will share,
And the rain in rs tlmo will fall,
For Nature she worl,eth everywhere,
And the grace of God through ALL
With hand on tho spade and heart III the sky
Dress the ground and I'LL II;
Turn In the i,tIo seed brown and dry,
Turn out the golden milet;
Work in the house, and your house sll.l be ~
Work and rest shall be won
l hold that man had better be dead
Than alive when bis work Is done.
Down and up, and up and down,


On the hilltop, low in the valley,
Turn in the little seed dIy aud brown,
Turn out the rose and lily;
Work with plan, or without plan,
And your ends they shall be- shaped true;
Work, and learn at first hand like man
The best way to know what is to do!
Down and mp till life shall close,


Ccasing not your prllses
Turn ln 10 wild white winter SHOWS,
Turn ont the sweet spring daisies.
Work, the sun your work win share,
And the rain in It's time will ftll,
For Nature she workch everywhere,
And the grace OF God through all.
Year: 1867

In regard to the application of lime on
orchards, it may be remarked that the fall
is, perhaps, as favorable a season on many
accounts as can be selected. It's effects ere
slow and lasting, and when spread on or
chard grounds in August OF even in Sep
tember or October, it will be felt in the
following year whereas if applied in the
spring, no advantage will accrue till the
subsequent year, which would be a dead
loss to the owner of one years use of the
pecuniary capital involved in the outlay of
the experiment. In some cases the favo-
rable effects of lime have been clearly ap-
perent for twenty-years. Old lime from
the walls Of buildings. is an excellent slim
ulant for fruit trees of all kinds It acts
Immediately and it acts long. In one case
a farmer who was engaged in repairing his
dwelling, ordered portion OF the old plas-
teriDg from the walls of one of his rooms
to be thrown from window, where it was
accidentally brought in contact with a
plum tree which had always been unPro-
ductive, and a mere "cumberer of ground. "
The subsequent year, however, it was FL
led with fruit. This change WAS owing to
the lime, doubtless, as similar results have
followed it's application in various, indeed,
in innumerable cases Of like Character
We advise every person, therefore, who is
the owner of an old or decayed orchard, to
lose no time in giving each tree a dressing
of lime, or better still, if he can procure il
of old plaster. A peck to tree Of mid
ding size, and half a bushel to a large
one, is sufficient according to the expert
ence of many but though we would, by
all means, recommend the application OI
even these small quantities, when larger
ones cannot be procured, yet, we should
sooner advise a bushel and a half. We
/ have no more faith in starving tree or {
/ hill Of Indian corn than we have in starv'
ing an OK or horse. The penny wise
and pound foolish" policy, adopted by 81
mary, is bad one for a farmer It al


WAYS results in loss.
Year: 1867

A writer in one of our agricultural ex-
changes says: eve are troubled often
with severe coughs, the result of colds of
long standing, which may turn to con-
sumption ofpremature death. Hard coughs
cause sleePless nights by constant irrita-
ton in the thloat, and a strong effort to
throw off offensive matter from the lungs
The remedy propose has been tried by
me, and recommended by me with good re-
suits, which is simply to take into the
stomach before retiring for the night a
piece of raw onion. after chewing. This
esculeut in an uncooked state is very heat
ing, and collects the water from the lungs
and throat, causing immediate relief to the
patient"
Year: 1867

In summer and autumn your soap
grease is apt 10 accumulate beyond your
immediate wants. If put away it is apt to
be devoured by maggots before soap max
king time arrives, aud if made into soap
you may not have pine or other suitable
vessels to hold it. Having suffered loss
by being placed IN such circumstances we
were much grati6ed with a piece Of intel
Ifgence accidentally received, which re-
lieved US from disagreable dilemma. By
boiling good soft soap with salt, about a
quart of the latter to three gallons Of the
former, you can separate water and lye
enough to make soap hard. After boil
inc half an hour, turn 1t into a tub to cool.
Cut the soap which cools on top into pie
ces, and after scraping of the froth from
the bottom, melt again and pour into moulds
to cool. You may then, if not in cakes
small enough Tor convenience, cut smaller
and dry. By adding one-fourth Of pound
of pulverIzed rosin to two pounds Of soap
at the last boiling, you will rave the com
mon yellow soap like that made for mar
ket with hardly 1.-THE Of expense. Fam
lies about emigrating to the new regions
Of the West. where markets are many miles
away, would fnd it better to make their
soap ft for carriage in this way, and take
it with them, than to give it away, for next
to nothing.
Year: 1867

The best time of the year to SOW timothy
or herdsgrass seed to be certain of good
catch. is the autumn. So if you wish to
lay your field of winter grain dowu to grass
for medow, without running any chance of
failure, SOW the seed literally as soon as
possible. The cool, moist autumn weather
will enable it to make root enough to en-
dure the winter well, and the same kind of
weather in the spring will place it far
enough ahead to bid defiance to any sum-
mer drOuth. Sow thickly, and repeat the
operation with clover seed next SPRING
One cannot grow too much clover on a
farm, and the great trouble with most
farmers is to grow enough.


In sowing timothy seed with winter
wheat we prefer waiting until the grain
has started some before scattering the grass
seed; the latter will grow enough before
winter, and will not get SO rank the next
season as to inju ure the wheat Timothy
seed sown early in the fall alone on ground
well prepared, at the rate of half bushel
per acre, will furnish very good crop of
hay or good pasture the following season.
Much is lost by not sowing timothy seed
in the fall /; SOW it by all means now un-
less you intend to harrow your field in the
spring, and at the proper time put on the
clover seed without needing that you have
sOwn herdsgrass.
Year: 1867

To PREvEET CATTLE FRoM JUMPING
FENoEs.-The following singular an
nouncement was made at late meeting Of
the American Institute Farmers Club, at
New York To prevent steers from jump
ing fences, clip of the eyeasbes of the un-
der lids with pais of scissors, and the
ability or disposition to jump is as effect
ually destroyed as SIMPSONS power was
by the loss Of his locks. The animal will
not attempt fence until eyelashes are
grown agaiu. OF this we are Informed by
Samuel Thorne, the great breeder of
Duchess county, who assured US that he
had tested it upon = pair Of very breachy
oxen. as it was of great value to him, he
hopes it Will be tried by others.
Year: 1867

There was fatal case Of yellow fever at
Mobile on the l7th inst Major Tracey,
Commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau.
died on that day. The Board of Health
states that no possible connection can be
traced with any point Of infection, aud that
the case originated in that city. The
board affirm that the city is very healthy
and that the existence Of no other case IS
known
Year: 1867

Humble as I am said a bullying
spouler to a mass meeting of the unterri6-
ed, "I still remember that am fraction
of this magnificent republic" ''You are
indeed, said a bystander, ''and vulgar
one at that
Year: 1867

A Methodist brother recently had occa-
sion to preach discourse aPaiDst the doc
trines of immersion, but could not find the
text, until, with great shrewdness and
sense, he hit upon this: Beware of djrers
and strange doctrines