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Year: 1860

Somebody has said that discretion is the better
part of valor," That somebody, whoeyor he was,
knew something of human nature The truth of
this saying is aptly illustrated in the case of Hon
Andrew Ewing, Of Nashville, whose professional
engagements would not allow him to accept the
nomination of his party for eector in that district
but the said professional engagements are not so
pressing as to prevent him from leaving Nashville
and travelling through West Tennessee in company
with Gov. Harris and Senator Nicholson making
eIpdte speeches in favor of the Yancey disunion
candidate for the Presidency In the case OF the
eleetorship, he would have had to meet man his
equal in all respects, and his superior in some, who
would have held him to fair and manly discussion
of the real issues Of the canvass and he prudently
declined it. We do not say that Andrew was
qfrdid to meet Jno +. House-for that would i'm
pugn his counge-bnt we do say that the better
part of valor, discretion led him to seek one-sided
field for the display Of his admitted eloquence !
Prudent Mr., Ewing = West Tenn. Wing.
Year: 1860

We run up our flag to-day for Breckinridge and
Lane, the democratic nominees for President and
Vice-President of the United States We have I'M
waverngly concluded for the last ten years that il
would be better for all concerned to make two OF
more distinct governments of the territory compri-
sing the United States of America and that such
viii he done, there can be no sort Of doubt; but il
should be done with fairness and business to every
section of the Union; and believing that the party
To which we belong is the only one to carry out thi.
measure, and secure all our rights we intend to hat
tie for its principles to the fullest extent of our ab
ity.
Year: 1860

THE VorE or NEw YoRk.-We have said that
New York would elect the Cniou anti-I n Ion cleo
toral ticket by at least 6iiy thousand majority, and
we thought we were in the bounds of reason in 80
saying but we have now to correct our estimate.
We did not know when we made IT, that the bl TEX
republican leaders, wirepucrs aud managers were
going to expose the corruption and rascality of
each other to the public, and not only call
elch other thieves but prove it aud rub il in, as
they are now doing. Set down New York as
good for one hundred thousand majority now for
the Union ELECTORAL ticket--M Y. Herald.
Year: 1860

no opinions TO conceal none but he
was willing to avow in any part of the
Union, a very respectable citizen OF
TINS place who was invited to seat
on the stand with him. put into his
hand the following question, which he
was mOSt'respectfully requested TO an
swer in the course of his remarks -
The Judge on receiving it { it was be-
fore he rose TO speak J read it very at
tentively, and resuming his converse
ton with the gentleman who offered it,
respectfully acquiesced in the propri
ETY. of the question, and promised to
reply to it in the course of his speech:


"Will Judge Douglas be so kind as
to oblige fellow citizen by stating
before the people here assembled his
answer to the following


QUEsrIoS.-"Do you hold, and If
elected President of the United States,
would you carry out the doctrine that
the people of a territory, before it be-
comes a State. have the power, under
the Federal Constitution, and not
withstanding the Dred Scott decision.
to prohibit or exclude it thcrefrom?


"ln other words:


"Do you affirm that the people of
Territory have the Constitutional right
to crush the cockatrice's eggs. as soon
as these are deposited in its nest by
the propagandists of Slavery, or must
they tolerate the incubation. and wait
till the eggs become full grown and ac-
tive vipers, that can be pursued and
exterminatcd only by the newly erea
ted sword of State authority"


With this question before him,
which he promised to answer, the
Judge arose and addressed the people
for an hour and half: but for some
cause or other-you can Judge as well
as The not only did NOT answer the
QUESTION, but very carefully avoided
all allusion to it. | merely give you
the fact. with no comment of my own.
preferring that you will bestow such
reflections upon it as candor and fidel-
ity to truth require. But it seems to
mo the public should know what
questions Judge Douglas refuses to
answer, and conjecture rs best they
may, the reason why he chooses to
conceal his opinions" on that most
interesting point. S.


1t is quite probable that the Judge
will make other speeches in different
localities, and as it is possible that he
forgot to answer the question above
given, it may be well to hand it up to
him again and again, until he shall
have found time TO answer it.
Year: 1860

In turkey buzzard reign;- lstoop
And though YOU to the skunk" would
And strive to teach a modern pup,
You'd better give your projects up
Your strugglcs are all vain.


We don't claim the authorship Of the
poetry, but merely insert it for the
entertainment of that lover OF literary
science who has hitherto placed such a
high estimate on our contributions.


SUBRosA.
Year: 1860

GREAT DISCOVERY. Among the most important Of all the great medical discoveries of this age may be considered the system of vaccination for protection from Small Pox the Cephac Pill for re lief of Headache, and the use of Quinne for the prevention of Fevers, either of which is sure specific, whose benefits will be experienced by snf. fering humanity long after their discoveries are forgotten.
Year: 1860

G It is hard ly necessary for us to state that no dependence can be put in the river. The speedy completion of the Memphis and Little Rock rail. road is the only thing whereby we may be sayed If this road be built in short time Little Rock will be some city, but fit is delayed much longer the owls and bats will be the only occupants of business houses-grass will grow in our streets and market places, and the busy hum of trade will be hushed forever. Citizens of Little Rock put your heads together and see what you do to push the road through. The legislature will doubtless as sist it some, but you ought not to wait for that

 nkae road S2nrseIKes and the road will help

 8epeuds upon your exer

 It that you will not be
Year: 1860

s(hies e(Q leled to vote at all depart 'Rfent meetings and is member of the department. This renders the alfar cumbersome, for meeting cannot be held for any purpose, however import- ant without each iremen being notified. We suggest better plan that in the act of incorpo- ration certain number, to be elected from each company, constitute the department-of course, however, in the election of chief engineer and his assistant and the secretary, each and every fire man should have vote. We hope our iremen will take the matter in hand, and at an early meet ing take steps to procure act of incorporation.
Year: 1860

munication to the "Cotton Planter, Mr.. w.
EcWilIie says:


There is, according to my experience moth
ing easier than to avoid the skipper and all
worms and bugs that usually intest and often
destroy so much bacon. 1t is simply to keep
your smoke-house dark, and the moth that
deposits the egg will never enter it. For the
past twenty-five years have attended to this,
and never have had my bacon troubled with
any insect. have now hanging in my smoke
aouse hams one, two and three years old, and
The Oldest are as free from insects as when first
hung up. / am not aware of other causes for
the exemption of my bacon from insects, bul
simply the fact that my smoke house Is al
ways kept dark. Before adopting this plan,
dad tried many experiments, but always either
without success or with injury to the flavor
If my bacon. / smoke win green hickory
his is important as the flavor of bacon is often
n''erlV destroyed by smoking it with improper
wood"
Year: 1860

BLoNDIN AT THE FALLs.-Blondin made his
first public performance upon his rope at Nj
agara Ralls on Wednesday We learn from
the Buffalo COurier of yesterday that Blon-
din's rope, which is suspended this year over
the awful gulf that yawns below the Bridge,
where the imprisoned waters boil and seethe
with more mad and fearful turbulence than
at any other point along the river, is one
thousand feet in length, and two hundred
and ten feet above the water. It is steadied
with network of guys, thirty-two on each
side tightened with suspended sand-bags.


Blondin started from the American side
about five o'clock, and made the passage
across IN seven minutes, stopping to perform
various feats. At the middle of the rope he
laid down upon his back with as much ap-
parent eomposure as though reclining in the
safest and most comfortable position that he
could select. When within about fiftv feet
Of the Canadian shore, he stood still. while
q daguerrean artist leveled his camera at
him and took an impression. On arriving
at the end Of his perilOus journey, and
springing upon the cliff, he was greeted with
loud cheers. After a short rest he returned
again to the American shore, performing no
remarkable feats by the way.
Year: 1860

OWNER WANTED.-Yesterday afternoon a
woman was seen to drop a pocket book be-
hind pile of shutters at the City Mills
Store, and walk away. The movement was
suspicious, and she was watched and finally
taken to the Station House. The pocket
book had no money in it, but it is sup
posed that the woman either found il and
took out the contents, or relieved somebody's
pocket of it, although she says she found
it empty. It is at the Watch House
Year: 1860

N8- Now that the heat of summer is at
hand, it is more than ever necessary that
our pure lake water should be brought to
perform its useful service in laying the dust,
which is already great annoyance. B. P
Bower gives his attention to Plumbing, and
does his work with neatness and expedition,
and at reasonable prices. His shop is on the
east side of the Public Square. RIO
Year: 1860

The DAISY AND ITS TEACHING
You cannot 60 into the meadows and
pluck up a single daisy by the roots
without breaking up a society of nice
relations, and detecting a principle
more extensive and refined that mere
gravitation. The handful OF earth
that follows the fibers ofthe little aow-
er is replete with social elements. A
little friendly circle has been formed
around that terminating daisy. The
sunbeam and the dew-drop met there,
and the soft summer breeze came whis


pering through the grass, to join the
silent concert. The earth took them
to the daisy-gem, and all worked to
show that flower to the sun. Each
mingled in the honey Of its influence,
aud they narsed the 1--WE Gamma thing"
with an aliment that made it grow.
And when it lifted its eyes toward the
sky, they wove soIt carpet Of grass
for its feet. And the sun saw it thro'
the green leaves and smiled as he
passed on; and by the starlight and
the moonlight they worked on. And
the daisy lifted up its head, and one
morning while the sun was looking,
it put on its trimmed diadem
and showed its petals to the stars.


UThe discontented man finds no
easy clair.
Year: 1860

Havn't had any fun with the land
lubbers till Thursday night at a shin
dig. When arrived in the cabin I
found 'em under weigh on a Spanish
dance. Took my station in a line
with Suke Tucker--fell back and
filed, then shot ahead two fathoms -
hauled'up on the starboard tack to let
another craft pass, and then came
stern on another sail--spoke her aud
then bore round against the sun and
fell in another sail in full chase
Passed twenty sails on the same
course, and when half across to the
other shore, dropt astern fell back
couldn't fill, so let SO anchor and
hauled up for repairs.
Year: 1860

/ TUT twenty years, ola JAKE willard
has cultivated the soil of Baldwin
county, and drawn thereirom a sup.
port for selfand wife. He is chidless.


Not long ago, Jake left the house, in
search OF a missing COW. His route
led him through an old worn out
patch Of clay land, Of about sixteen
acres in extent, in the center of which


was a well, twenty-five or thirty feet
deep, that some time, probably, had
furnished The inmates Of a dilapidated
house hear by with water. In passing


BY this spot, an i'll wind lifted Jakes
"tile" from his head, maiciously waf-
ted it to the edge of the well, and in
it tumbled.


Now Jake had always practiced the
virtue of economy, and he Immediately
set about recovering the lost hat. lie
ran to the well, and finding it was dry
at the bottom, he uncoiled the rope
which he had brought for the purpose
of capturing the truant COW, and after
several attempts to catch the hat with
"a moose, he concluded to save time by
going down into the well himself To
accomplish this, he made fast one end
OF the rope to stump hard by, and
was quickly on his way down the we'll


1t is fact, Of which Jake is no less
oblivious than the reader hereof, that
Ned Wells was in the dlapidated
building aforesaid, and that an old
blind horse, with bell on his neck
who had been turned ont to die, was
lazily grazing within a short distance
of the well.


The devil himself or some other
wicked spirit put it in Ned's Uranium
to have a little fun: SO he Quietly
slipped mp to the horse, and unbuck-
ling the bell,strap, approached with a
slow, measured ting a-ling" the edge
OF the well.


cd dang that old blind horse !"
said Jake, "he's comm this way
sure, and amt got no more sense than
to fall in here. Whoa, Ball |"


But the continued approach Of the
"tig a.ling" said just as plainly as
words that Ball wouldn't whoa BE.
sides Jake was at the bottom, resting,
before trying to shin it up the rope.


"Great Jerrsaleml" said he, "the
old cuss will be atop of me before +
car say Jake Robinson. Whoa! Cd
dang you, whoai'


Just then, Ned drew up to the edge
of the well and with his foot kicked q
little DIRT in it.


ooh! LordI" exclaimed Jake, fall |
ing upon his knees at the bottom,
I'm gone, now, whoa Now | lay
me down to sleep--w.h.o q now
Oh, Lord, have mercy on mel"


Ned could hold in no longer, and
fearful Jake might suffer from his
fright, he revealed himself.


Probably Ned didn't make tracks
with his heels from that well. Maybe |
Jake wasn't up to tke top of it in
short order; and you might think he
didn't try every night for two weeks
to get a shot with his rife at Ned
Maybe not. | don't know. But |
do know that if Jake finds out who
sent you this, it will be the last squib
you'll get.
Year: 1860

Rough Beginning Of the Honeymoon.


On last Friday morning an athletic


young farmer in the town of Wayncs.


burgh took fair girl, "all bathed in


bushes, from her parents and started


for the first town across the Pennsyl-


vania line to be married, where the


ceremony could be performed without


a license. The happy pair were &C.


companied by sister of the girl-a


tall, guant and sharp featured female


of some thirty'seven summers. The


pair crossed the line, were married


and returned to Wellsville to pass the


night. People at the hotel where the


wedding party stopped observed that


they conducted Themselves in q rather
singular manner. The husband


woald take his sister-in.law, the tall
female aforesaid, into one corner of
the parlor and talk earnestly to her,
gesticulating wildly the while. Then
the tall female would "put her foot
down" and talk to him in an angry
and excited manner. Then the huS.
band would take his fair young bride
into corner, but he could no sooner
commence talking to her than the
gaunt sister would rush in between
them and angrily join in the CONVEX
sation. The people at the hotel as.
certained what all this meant about
9 o'clock that evening. There was
an uproar in the room which had
been assigned to the newly married
couple. Female shrieks and mascu.
line "swears" startled the people at
the hotel, and they rushed to the spot.
The gaunt female was pressing and
kicking against the door Of the room,
and the newly.married man, mostly
undressed, was barring her out with
all his might. Occasionally she
would kick the door far enough open
to disclose the stalwart husband, in
his Gentleman Greek Slave apparel.
1t appeared that the tall female in.
sisted upon occupying the same room
with the newly welded pair; that her
sister was tavorably disposed to the
aud that the husband
had agreed to it before the wedding
took place, and was now Indignantly
repudiating the contract. Won't you
90 away, now Susan, peacefull" said
the newly married man, softening lis
Voica-
Year: 1860




SEC. 81. The clerk Of the Board of
Supervisors is required to attend all
sales of real property for taxes made
by the Treasurer, and make record
thereof in book to be kept by him
for that purpose, therein describing
the several parcels Of real property on
which the taxes and costs were paid
by the purchaser, as they are dcs-
cribcd in the list Of advertisements on
file in his office, stating, in separate
columns, the amount as obtained from
the Treasurer's tax list, of each kind
of tax, interest and costs for each
tract or lot, how much and what part
of each tract OF lot was sold, to whom
sold, and date of sale. The Treasurer
shall also keep book Of sales, in
which at the time of sale, he shall
make the same records which the
Clerk is required to make by the pro
visions of this section. He shall also
note in the tax list. opposite the des,
cription of property sold, the fact and
| date of such sale.


SEC. 63. When all the parcels Of
real property advertised for sale shall
have becu offered for sale, as provided
Year: 1860

REv. E. II. CnAPIN, in the following passage
from his discourse entitled the Blessings Of
the Mcrcful," teaches needed lesson:


"Mercy, moreover, is something that goes
forth not merely to humanity, but also to tho
poor animal which tolls for us. Men have
transformed into universal maxim the saying
that "the mcrciiul man Is merciful to his
beast" So he is He is mcrciful to the poor
dumb creature that cannot complain. How
much unmercifuncss is there, even in your
sport, in that which you call mere pleasure
in the delight to exercise, to the utmost ten
sion, the speed of your horse The cruelty
may be unconscious on your part, but how
much cruelty is there!


And while would have no morbid senti-
ment in this matter, still let US beware, even
here. how We wantonly abuse or sacrifice AMI
nal life in any respect. Life is sacred every
where. 1t is a mystery, whether throbbing in
the insect, beating in the pulses Of the sparrow
OF even crawling in that uncouth shape at
your feet. dare not wantonly take such u


life which cannot give, and / cannot give
anything Of that kind to the creature that IL
to-day living in the spring sunshine and re.
oicing in its beams. II is wrong. II my
safety is not compromised, and if my need
does not demand it, have no right TO take
away even the coarscSt animals life; and
say that the pleasure which comes from that
kind Of cruelty Is the lowest and baSeSt Of
pleasurcS-it is tindish pleasure.
Year: 1860

EMPHATIC MEN.-Wc all remember the Al.
tocrdts "man of facts" bringing them with
him in company, like il-conditioned bull dogs,
ready to let them slip at any fanciful SugScs.
ton. How such individuals are distinguished
by "given tension Of the nostrilS," occasion
cd by the consciousness of carrying settler,
in the form Of fact or revolver Are they
not cousin german to the emphatic men thus
pleasantly skctched off? Some men use words
as rihemen do bullets. They say littlo. The
few words used go right to the mark. They
let you talk, and guide with the eye and face,
on and on, till what you say can be answered
in word or two, and then they lance out n
sentence, pierce the matter to the quick, and
are done. You never know where you stand
with them. Your conversation falls into their
mind. as rivers fall into deep chasms, and are
lost from sight by It's depth and darkness
They will sometimes surprise you with few
words, that 60 right to the mark like gun.
shot, and then they are silent again, as If re.
loading
Year: 1860

A Quick CuRE FOR FouNDER--A cores
pondent Of the Cotton Planter and Soil gives
tho following receipt for the cure Of founder
in the horse: Clean out the frog Of the foot !;
let it be well clcanSed by scraping of the dirt
Raise the floor SO Hs to be levcl-pOur spirits
Of turpcntinc, sufficient quantity. so as not
to run over the hoof; then set the turpentine
on fire, and let it be entirely consumed. II
the above does not cure foundered horse, 0s
soon as the operation is over, then your read
crs may doubt all further receipts.
Year: 1860

The wit Of the peasant was illustrated by
the remark Of q beggAr on being told by q
gentleman that he never gave aims to stran.
ger: "Sure then, your honor will never
relieve an angel"
Year: 1860

a WARNING To OBSTINATE Fathers.
Sandusky, Ohio, lives n rich old fellow. who
has, as is not uncommon, charming daugh-
ter. The maiden loved, as maidcns will, and
pervcrscly enough, the object Of her affection
was the wrong man. as the matter was viewed
by the father; the latter wished her TO marry
an elderly rich man, while her motto was youth
first, wealth afterwards. After unsuccessful
attempts to induce her to consent to the une.
quail nuptials, the stern old progentor set out
in his wagon 10 procure magistrate, deter
mined that the wedding should be done at
once, and anyhow. In a short time he returned
in great fright, went to bed and had long
fit Of sickness When his strength, returning.
gave him power Of continued speech. he cX-
planned the mystery by saying that he had
seen his wife 1t appears that as he was jog
ging along after the magistrate, the ghost Of
his departed spouse came down from tree
into the vehicle, took the rrins from his hand,
quietly Turned the horses head, and drove her
cowcd husband back to his home. Rather
than have this thing happen again, he con-
sented to give his daughter to the poor but
honest young man. and since then his wife has
not harasScd him by her unexpected presence,
or by "reminiscences Of domestic discipline.
Year: 1860

A SENSIBLE VIEw.-The London Times in a
leader on the slavery question in the United
States, and the revulSiOn in favor of the South.
crn States, caused by the vagaries Of the Ab.
Olitionists, says that the union of the Ameri-
can people is not only of importance to them
selves but the world at large


at has been fully proved, not only on the
American continent, but in our own colonies,
that the enforced equality of the European
and African tends not only to the elevation Of
the black, but to the degradation Of the white
man. Wecannot find any sympathy for those
who would try in the United States the plan
Of halfcaste republic, and We trust that the
Federal Government, and the right thinking
part Of the community, will protect the South
from repetition Of such outrages as at Har-
per's Ferry"


1t is not necessary to say to those Of our
citizens who have touched at Jamaica, that
the Times has sensible idea Of the practical
effect Of sudden emancipation. A more
worthless people than the Jamaica negroes,
it would be difficult to point out, and at the
same time tho white people have become Ian
guild and helpless.
Year: 1860

How TO ENJOY T0oTm- AcnE-A southern
paper gives the following capital directions:


/" To eIjoy this dclcctablc pain to its fullest
extent, you should have it in all its glory for
about week. Let the pain pcrmcate and in
Sinuate into every portion of the diseased
member, racing, jumping and springing around
generally like rats in II corn crib; let it ache
until you can't tell whether the pain is in
your mouth, on the top Of your head, or in
your cravat. but rather think it is all around
there let it ache until you feel like it would
be great relief to hold your head up by the
ears and shake out every molar, incisor, grind
er and achcr in it; let it ache until you are
doubtful whether you stand in the position
assigned you, or with your heels in the air !;
let it ache until you seriously believe every
bone, nerve and muscle about your body is
full Of teeth, and that every tooth is aching
on its own hook, and then, when you feel like
you have enough pain in your individual
mouth to fit out an hospital-when you feel
like kicking yourself down stairS-whcn
you are exceedingly anxious to break your
neck-then We repeat, you will begin to real.
iZe the toOth.ache."