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Year: 1868

MAKING A BEGINNING Every day we
meet young men, just beginning life, anxious
to improve their position, and ignorant of
what course to take, yearDing for the excite>
ment that awaits them in the struggle of
life in the years before them, but unable to
discover means by which to attain the object
of their desire. To all such, we doubt not,
every one of us would gladly stretch forth
helping hand, and aid if but with words, and
all we could say would be, get knowledge.
Apply yourself assiduously and resolutely,
energetically and perseveringly to acquire
skill and information connected with your
profession, whatever that may be; be alive
to all that is passing around you; avoid dis
sipation and extravaganza Of all kinds, and
be ready to take advantage of the first op.
pOrtunity that may offer to apply your ac-
quired skill and information in the most pro-
ductlve and remunerative paths Bear In
mind, that if you never make beginning
you can never make an end. The first weed
pulled up in the garden, the first seed put
into the ground, the first dollar put into the
savings bank, are all very important things ;
they make beginning, and thereby hope,
promise, pledge, az assurance that you
are in earnest with that you have undertaken.
How many a poor, idle, erring, hesitating
outcast, who is now creeping and crawling
his way through the world, might have held
his head up and Prospered if he had only
made beginning, instead of putting off his
resolutions of amendment and industry. 1t
is by following out this principle that we see
so many instances of men who originally
commenced from very humble beginnings
outstrip their compeers in the race of life, by
acquiring information which the others had
ne elected, or put off acquiring till more
convenient season; by force of study and a
strong will and indomitable perseverance,
they become generals while the others re-
mained in the ranks. There is no spectacle
more encouraging and beautiful, and more
worthy of our admiration, than that of a
man of humble lot combating trials and adj
versities by patience, and overcoming them
BY integrity and a persevering villa man
who, when his legs fail him, "can walk upon
his courage"
Year: 1868

To MAKE Cows GIVE MnK.-A writer
who says that his COW gives all the milk that
is wanted in family of eight persons, and
which has made two hundred and sixty
pounds of butter in the year, gives the fol-
lowing as his treatment "If you desire to
get large yield of milk, give your COW,
three times a day, water slightly warm,
slightly salted, in which bran has been stir,
red at the rate of one quart to two gallons of
water. You find, if you have not found this
by daily practice, that your COW will gain
twenty-five per cent. Immediately under the
effect of it, and she will become so attached
to the diet as to refuse to drink clear water
unless very thirsty, but this she will drink
almost any time, and ask for more. The
amount of this drink is an ordinary pailful
each time, morning, noon aud night. Your
animal will then do her best at discouuting
the lacleal. -Four hundred pounds of butter
are often obtained from good stock, and in
stances are mentioned where the yield was
even at a higher figure:
Year: 1868

AN iron mountain exists in the upper
portion of Upshur country, West Virginia,
Of greater extent and purity than any other
known body of iron ore in the world, not
excepting the famous iron mountain of
Missouri and under this vast body of iron
there is vein of bituminous coal, measuring
on the face, where the Buchanan river cuts
through, twenty-five feet in thickness This
ore is so pure that a blacksmith took piece
and forged horseshoe from it.
Year: 1868

CURING OF GREEN HIDES. - A great
many butchers, wool dealers, etc., are pur>
chasers Of the hides of the beef in the coun-
try towns, and we often get from them in
quiries as to the most proper and profitable
method of curing the hides and preparing it
for market. A great many butchers do not
use proper care in this branch, and the COM
sequence is the hides will not pass city in
spectiOn. owing entirely to the ignorance and
carelessness of persons preparing them for
market. The proper way to salt hides is to
lay them out fat, flesh side up, and form a
nearly square bed, say twelve by fifteen feet,


folding in the edges so as to make them as
nearly solid as possible. Split the ear in
the cords that run up the ear in each one, so


as to make them lie out fat Sprinkle the
hide with two or three shovelfuls of coarse


salt, as the size may require-say for sixty
to eighty pound hide from ten 10 fifteen
pounds Of salt At any rate cover the hide
well, as it need not be wasted and let them
lie in this from twelve to twenty days, after
which take them up, shake salt we'll out, and
use it again.-iShOe and Leather Reporter.
Year: 1868

AN attendant at the South Boston HospiT
tai for the Insane, reports a conversation
between two patients. They had entered
into an argument relative to the difference
between riding a horse aud a hobby, one
eontending that there was none. The other
replied that there certainly was and upon
being called on to define it, said Those
VINO ride horse can stop and get off when
ever they feel like it, but those who ride a
hooby 6ud it impossible TO do so.'
Year: 1868

A CURE FOB SICK HEADAcHE-Take
half drachm Of aromatic spirits ammonia,
in little water; at the same time apply
cloths wet in solution Of muriate of ammonia
Zone ounce Of muriate of ammonia in nine
ounces of water, and one ounce of alcohol)
to the forehead
Year: 1868

CURE FOR FoUNDER.-The Rural York,
er proposes to cure founder in horses in this
way: Take the horse into brook or stream
Of water deep enough to nearly reach his
body and fasten him there with his head so
high that be cannot drink. If the weather
is warm keep him there several hours Then


remove him and rub his legs thoroughly to
promote circulation. If still lame, repeat
the process three or four times and cure
will be effected. In winter twenty minutes
will be long enough to keep the horse in the
water, when he should be taken out and


rubbed as in the other case-repeating the
operation if necessary. This is said to cure
cases of founder, when not of long standing.
Year: 1868

As we predicted when his nomination was
first announced, Chancellor Harrison has been
defeated for Congress. and, with the possible
exception of John Bidwell, is the deadest
man. politically, In the State. Common
sense should have prevented the Union party
from attempting to carry this obnoxious spe
cimen Of mental and moral mediocrity through
the late campaign No other man but Hart
son could have had the cheek and impadence
to contend for second nomination after
having been once beaten by such nonentity
as johnson. But puffed up with self-impor-
tance and conceit, and blind to his own in
significance and imbecility, he thrust him.
SELF by the aid of his wealth, upon the
nominating Convention, which unfortunately
submitted to his dctation. The delegations
which backed him the strongest represented
counties which always give Democratic ma
jorities, and consequently the least entitled
to sway the Convention. In order to secure
these delegations, he resorted to low SANDER
ing and underhahded wire-pulling against
his more honorable and high-minded oppo-
nent, Westmoreland In the Convention be
had the impudence to boast that he would
use his money to secure an election, thereby
showing in what poor estimation he held the
honesty and intelligence of the people. Dur
ing the campaign he failed to visit the coun


ties in the northern part of the district, and
did not possess the tact and ability to expose
the rascalities of the McGarrahan land bill
originated by Johnson He also illustrated
the natural littleness of his nature by trying
to induce the State Central Committee tc
prohibit George c. Gorham from taking any
part in tbs canvass. According to his exalted
judgment the canvass should have been con
Quoted by such luminous and powerful ora
tors as himself and General Bidwell, pair
befre whom the eloquence of Demosthenes
and Cicero sinks into insignifcance.


But the mischief is now done and beyond
recall, and johnson, a fossilized specimen of
a decaying organization, will 60 to Washing
ton aud misrepresent district containing a
majority of Republican property owners and
voters The result will, however. teach our
party useful lesson as to the propriety Of
selecting able and decent nominees hereafter,
and will also convince politicians that no
matter how potent money and cheek may be
in securing nominations, these agencies can
not insure the support of the people.
Year: 1868

ALL BLow.-The Democratic shriekers
have made great blow and noise about
there having been more votes cast in Contra
Costa county than were names on the Great
Register, and declare their intention of con:
testing the State election on that account
Now, the truth is simply this Over jealous
Democrats read the official count of the vote
Of Contra Costa, and then referred to the
printed Register of the county and found that
the vote exceeded the number of names ap-
pearing on the Register On the strength of
this they raised the cry of 8 fraud y but if
they had taken the precaution Of examining
the Great Register in the Clerks Office they
would have found that number of names
bad been legally entered upon that document
after the Register was printed. The cry of
" fraud in Contra Costa is all bosh.
Year: 1868

NEvADA.-Grant and Colfax and the Re
publican State ticket have majority of 400
in Nevada The Democrats did not carry
single county in the State. and only one pre-
cinct. and that hx a scratch
Year: 1868

SToLEN.-The Democratic gamblers and
strikers below are becoming desperate in
their efforts to destroy the Union majority in
the State. A few days ago Democratic
emissary stole the package containing the
official returns of Santa Cruz county from
the Office of the Pacific Union Express Com
pany. Fortunately there was time enough to
procure duplicate returns. Santa Cruz gave
a Union majority of several hundred.
Year: 1868

the mercenary spirit of the people,


whereby they thought this great nation
could be induced 10 ignore the life-strug-
gle through which it had just passed--to
forget the new-made graves OF It's fallen
heroes. and to look with Indifferent, un-
sympathizing eyes upon the MANNED and
halting figures of the brave comrades
who are still among US.


But they failed to nominate their man;
and, failing in this, they determined to
nominate the next best representative OF
their principles and their policy, and in
this they succeeded. Hancock would
not donor FarPagut, nor Chase, nor
Hendricks, nor johnson. No one would
suit them who thought we did right to
fight for the flag. So much for the action
of the peace Democrats of the North
Let as look at the action of the War
Democrats of the South. What did they
do? They dictated the most important
features in the platform. Gen. Wade
Hampton tells us he framed and inscrib-
ed the paragraph declaring the recon-
structian acts to be usurpations and "un-
constitutional, revolutionary and void. "
Then having secured war platform,
they nominate fighting General to
fight il through, if elected. They want
another war-more blood, more debt, and
more taxes. Fellow-soldiers, l don't;
and, therefore, determined to oppose
that com mbinatiOn, the ir nominations and
their platform. I determined that no
such fiimsy barriers as party ties and
party lines should keep me from doing
what l believed to be my duty to myself
and to my country, and determined to
go for the man who wants peace-for the
man who does not talk war but who fights
war when it is inevitable. determined
to go for the man who conquered an
honorable peace and saved the life of the
nation; for the man whom we have
tried and found true in every trust-in
whom the people have confidence; aye,
even the people who were lately in arms
against him. And wherefore should
they not confide in him? Has he not
been as generous and honorable towards
a fallen foe, as he was ehivalrous and
brave in battle? No victor man ever
gave more generous terms. No victor
ever kept more truly his plighted word.


And, fellow-soldiers, because have so
determined. am here to night to take
part in your proceedings-to assist in Or
ganIzing these veterans. Then fall in.


Never mind about your party; let the
politicians attend to that. Fall in. Take
the touch of the elbow. Heads up. Eyes
to the front. And, as we used to say in
the Sixty-second, "wait for the word"
Let US make one grand charge along the
line; and then, let me tell you, on the
day succeeding the November election
you will hear shout go up from the val
leys and hill tops, from the crowded city
and secluded village; and from every
nook and corner of our broad land, for
GRANT, VICTORY AND PEACE, that will
forever silence all dissenters at home,
and give renewed assurance to the ma
tions of the earth that the starry banner
shall continue TO


Ger the land of the free and the home of the


brave"
Year: 1868

An observing Cincinnatian who has
travelled much in the State of New York.
and in New Englanda and Canada, during
the past summer, writes in a private
letter his observation of the situation as
follows:


"The Republicans of this State New
York; feel greatly encouraged, and hope
to carry it for Grant in November, and
Democrats now refuse to bet on any large
majority. have met many Democrats
who voted for Mcclellan, who say they
will vote for Grant, partly to prevent
civil war and partly because they have
faith in his fairness and sagacity. Frank
Blair's letter, and the speeches of Wade
Hampton and Representative rebels,
have thoroughly alarmed the thinking
men of the Democratic party, and many
thousands in this State will vote for
Grant. who do not call themselves Re-
publicans.
Year: 1868

The Southern RebeIs--HOw They Went


Out and How They Will Come Back.


From the Mobile Register. August %.


We are asked to get on our knees and
confess a lie which we do not believe, TO
dishonor ourselves as self-convicted trail
tors and beg pardon for committing trea-
son, while in our iflreyDaost hearts a0e
only fought for the principles Of free 9oo-
ersanient embodied IN our common COnsti-
ton. In short, that we are not nit for
political companionship and relations of
fraternal equality with our Northern
countrymen until we have disgraced
ourselves as no true American can ever
consent to do. Let it be understood that
the South went out of the Union at least
like men, like men took arms to defend
its right-that during the whole struggle
by land and sea, they did nothing to for
felt their character of manhood or cause
their Northesn brethren to blush that
teey were Americans. If we ever get
back to the Union, we propose to go back
with heads erect like men, and not crawl
back on our bellies Like spaniels. We
propose to enter the Union through its
front portals, thrown wide open by a
magnanimous people, lately foemen in
the field, now brothers since the toma-
hawk was buried. We did not disgraoe e
the American name while we were out,
and we will not disgrace it when we
come in. And if we are to cheat and lie
and demean ourselves, in order to make
ourselves worthy of and acceptible to the
so-called Conservative people " We shall
have to live forever without their appro-
baton. The South never "rebelled"
against the Constitution of the United
States, for it took it out with it and set
it on its own altar; it never "rebeled'' u
against the Union, but againsta sectional
darty that did not respect the Union;
nor did it "rebel" against the North,
for peer cannot rebel against a peer
The South believed its rights of freedom
and property were not safe under an
abolition Radical administration, and if
any doubted it then, the bigotry, tyranny
and cruelty of that party since the war
has gone far to remove those doubts
And we are of those who to-day believe
that the blood poured cut in this as
protest against the unconstitutional
ism" of the Republican party was nee
essary libation to the genius of free
American institutions, and will yet, nm
der Heaven, prove the salvation of the
American Constitution.
Year: 1868

best interests of the party; and that his
1 activity was TO harmonic upon Hen
! bricks, the man whom all the great and


good, the conservative and patriotic, had
supposed would be their leader, with
Hancock, the brave and chivalrous sol
dier, as Vice President. They would
not believe, although often warned, that
| Seymour could in turn be plotting their
destruction.


Did he do it? Some things are as
strong in proof as "holy writ" and that
he did plot for their destruction can any
one doubt? Do those most interested
doubt it? Party dominion, party des-
potism, and party pride may cause the
wounded and their friends to remain
silent till after November; but when the
ides of that fatal month to them are
passed, and the wintry blasts shall drive
to the fireside the thousands who will
discuss the past, then the name of Sey-
mour will be connected with many a
curse for his ignoble conduct toward the
patriotic men who, in the great city of
his State, assembled beneath the scorch-
ing sun of July to set up the standard of
victory, instead of going there to toll and
swear in order TO gain the empty honor
of giving him the compliment of nOmi-
nation. They will then tell their disap-
pointed listeners how the sound of the
cannon previously charged to announce
him as the chosen) fell and fingered upon
thRss ears as the signal of defeat.


Pendleton out of the way, Hendricks
advanced in the contest, Packer and
Parker abandoned. Johnson was mere
ly tossed from hand to hand as a play
thing. With Hendricks there also was
a diversion to Hancock and his native
Sfnt for hi nj,
the ticket, resolved to give him the COM
pliment of the vote.


Then New York went for Hendricks,
apparently in good faith, certainly good
faith on the part OF Church and his i'm
meuiate friends, who seemed as much
surprised at the final result as any. Dur
ing the whole progress of the New York
Convention was seldom witnessed such
duplicity, hypocrisy, and treachery as
shown by Seymour. He smiled on and
stabbed all other candidates by turns
Horrified by the repudiationists and in
ttatiOnists, under the lead of the ambiti-
Gus Pendleton, he then in his last speech
before the Convention, closed by COM
plimenting Pendleton las the young and
growing statesman with 81 jrious pros
pective in the West" and trading with
his friends, rushing into their arms,
going 1of hendricks, and then deSertlng
him at the moment when he would (had
the ballot being taken then been an
nounced) have been the nominee. After
being for Hendricks until his friends had
victory within their grasp, he then
wanted the thirty-three votes of New
York to be cast for Chase, in order to
produce chaos, out of which he could
rise.


Vallandigham was his major domo.-
Why did those who were revolutionists
of the Blair, Vallandigham, Bright, and
Preston stripe control? Why were they
against safe man? Because they wish
ed to use the debt as revolutionary foot
ball. Under either Hendricks or Chase
they could not; and the South could only
be got to vote (after Johnson, who had
no chance) for the men who were eX-
treme men who they could use.
Year: 1868

TIE Chicago paper record a case heart
less cruelty" unparalleled. A mother was
detected in having left her infant child upon
u railroad track to be killed, in order thus
to rid herself of the responsibility ofits care.
Year: 1868

Hiram Callahan of MclIenry Township tins
county, was bitten by rattlesnake under rather pc
culiar circumstances. He moving IL field, when
the snake came In contact with the scyhe and was cut
i'm two They went on around the field until they came
back to the same point when they went 70 move the
snake out Of the way one of the men attempted 10 l


with the point OF the scythe but, failing TO do So Hiram
took hold Of the piece TO which the head was attached


Intending TO Jerk away, but quick as lightning the
head came back and the fangs fastened IN his thumb 30
firmly that lie could pull IL of, except by bringing the
niece with il. They then put bandagc around the
numb in order prevent the flow Of The poison 10 the
heart But short time the swelling caused the band
10 burst They then tied 10 around in and again II
burst As 1t could be procured, whisky was all
uinistercd, but II thought he would not live 1t was
reported that he dead, but believe he Is alive,
with hOues of recovery. Jersey shore Nidette.
Year: 1868

The gold speculation halts on the announcement
that the two millions shipped on account of the
Alaska purchase is all that will be shipped in bull
lion The opening price was l47l, selling at l47i and
14G2 and closing at l47 Heavy purchases Of sterling
bills have been made for that account and the coun-
try will lose coin from that source The bulls
also underrated the amount held by the Government
and are much disappointed with the result. The
total balance OF gold coin in the Treasury stands
follows


On hand Aug. iUs ~
Received In New York for duties Aug l.. 2b04S7
Year: 1868

oan only hope that to whichever sido
victory inclines it will give no doubt
full voice. Let the decision be posi-
tivc--ono side Oh the other-for
therein is our only safety. From an
election that either ono sido or the
other can by, any ingenuity dispute
We will have civil war. Some
of ;hc Southern States are preparing
for this possibility in making laws to
take tho vote for President from
Democratic communities and giyo it
to Radical Legislatures. Should tho
Republican candidate be elected only
in virtue Of those manWuvrcs it will
take another war to put down tho
protest against him. Should tho
election turn on any one of many
such contingencies peace will be far
ther away than over, and, therefore,
it is to be hoped tho Northern people
themselves will make the decision
absolute.
Year: 1868

FOR SALE ON THE POPULAR
msr ONE PRICE P L A N. ~&I


GIVING EVERY PATRON
HANDSOME AND RELIABLE WATCH
For the low Price Of Ten Dollars
WITHOUT REGARD TO VALUE,
And not To bo Paid for unless perfectly sat-
Year: 1868

lie loves not well whose love is bold
would not have thee come too nigh ;
The suns gold would not seem pure gold
Unless the sun were in the sky.


To take him thence, and chain him near
Would make his beauty disappear.
lie keeps his state do thou keep thine
And shine upon ne from affair."
So shall l bask in light divine


That falls from loves own guiding star,


So shall thy emiuence be high,


And so my passion shall not die.
Blu; all my life shall reach its hands
Of lofty longing toward thy face,
And be MS one who speechless stands
In rapture at some perfect grace.


My love, my hope, my all shall be


To look to heaven and look to thee.
Thine eyes shall be the heavenly lights,
Thy voice shall be the summer breese,
What time it sways, on moonlit nights,
The murmuring tops of lofty trees.


And | will touch thy beauteous form


In Juue's red roses, rich and warm.
But thou, thyself, shall come not down
From that pure region far above;
But keep thy throne and wear thy crown
Queen of my heart and queen Of love


A monarch in thy realm complete,


And | monarch-at thy feet.