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Year: 1867

MISSED HIS MARK. certain
young fellow living a few miles from
Mount Holly, n. j., courted a certain
young lady. Nothing strange about
that. He wanted the girl to 60 to a
parsons with him, so that both could
be made one. She couldn't see it
She fatty refused. He tried the art
Of persuasion until he got tired, and
then threatened to prosecute her for
"breach Of promise"


The dear one told the exaspera-
tent gent that he could proceed with
his suing-she would meet him. He
came to town and consulted an attor-
ney, but it is supposed that the legal
gentleman did not give sufficient en-
couragement, as that part was aban-
doned.


The love stricken swain began his
opportunities, when he received di-
rect and emphatic refusal, couched in
rather sharp words. He informed
her that if h e would not make
him happy, by joining her fate with
his, that he would shoot himself and
thus shuttle of the mortal coil that
was burden instead of a pleasure
to him. She told him to go in, the
sooner the better she didn't t care a
fig. He went behind the house, there
was bang, something dropped and
all was silent. But alas for his cal
culations, the intractable miss didn't
yell murder, didn't swoon, didn't dc
anything that had the appearance of
backing down. Her brother told her
she had better go out and ascertain
the damage He wouldn't and she
wouldn't, and the lover after ''play
ing possum" for about fifteen minutes
picked himself up, aud as he started
for home was heard to humble, sc
to HI, there's just as good fish il
the sea as every was caught out OF it.
Year: 1867

The Irish Farmers Gazette says,
to fatten geese, put up three or four
into darkened room, and give each
bird one pound Of oats daily, thrown
on a pan Of water. In fourteen days
they will be found almost too fat
Never shut up less than two together,
as they pine if left alone. 5a
Year: 1867

all town bonds that may be issued in aid of their
construction. Now these Senators have hitherto
been esteemed sane and sensible men; have high
respect for both OF them; bat surely they are beside
themselves III favoring these bad schemes. OF
conrse, every advocate of long locks on the canal
Will sote for them, and expect in return the support
of all who vote for aid to railroads and bond eXemp-
tion. know Senators who sustained Judge Lows
bull who admit that 1t is all wrong. Frends let me
tell you yon are all prORg who vote for that
do not commend themselves To your Judgment. Vote
for bills which you may deem right, and against
those you may consider wrong, let the consequences
be what they will.


Where do Legislators suppose this aid' to railroads
Is TO come 'FRONT.' Not from overlooking treasury Ger
tany for the State is in very destitute circumstan-
ceS. 1t has money to lend nor to give away. Every
dollar which it is proposed to give to railroads is to be
put into into the public Golfers by taxation. Mr..
O'DOnnells bill means increased taxation. Does he
really favor that Does he really think our taxes
too lOwf If so, what amount of taxation does he
suppose the people can or will endureg


do not, OF course, know the views of Gov. FentOn
on this subject; but if he is the safe and prudent
man have taken him to be, his face Will be strongly
set against this whole brood of illconceved, impol-


tic and dangerous schemes. If they must pass they
should go through without his help; in other words,
think he should freely use the veto power.
Year: 1867

The Chicago Republican, an ultra
Radical sheet, takes this view of the lie.
feat of the negro suffrage amendment in
Ohio, by so large a majority. 1t says /:


The people of Ohio have pronounced
q libel upon their own intelligence by
their vote on this question. They have
said to the South, you need not enfran
chise the blacks. Ii the
people Of the North will not give suffrage
to the colored men, they concede to the
people of the South the justice and poll
cy of their position in relation to the
colored race


There is no doubt, whatever, that
Ohio, by voting down and refusing to ac-
cept negro suffrage for hcrsek, has form
ally condemned all the measures of Con
gress to force That measure upon the
Southern States. She can not be put in
the mean attitude OF wanting other States
to adopt that which she will not do. Our
members of Congress, if they have any
sense of decency or regard for the popu-
lar will Of their own State, will now
abandon this obnoxious proposition.
We would say to the Republican, how
ever, that Ohio has vindicated the intel
ligence Of the people by this decision, in
stead of " libelling' it.-EnQairer.
Year: 1867

A MELANCHOLY AFFAIR On the 18th,
Of Sept. last Messrs Sam. Mitchell and
Old of Arkansas county were brought to
this city under guard and placed in the
penitentiary. Their arrest was made on
the charge of whipping anegro who had
beaten to death horse belonging to Mr..
Mitchell, in whose employ he was. The
negro has stated since the parties were
arrested that he had no desire to prose-
cute them that he was willing to pay for
the horse he had killed, and be deserved
the treatment he had received but further
stated that the frccdmcns bureau would
not allow him to withdraw the charge.


The friends of Alr. Mitchell in the city
were persistent in their efforts to obtain
his release ON bad, offering to give a
bond for his appearance in any amount
required but the military authorities de-
clined TO admit him to bail On Monday
last he was arraigned for trial before u
military commission, and that same night
he was attacked in his cell with chol-
eraic disease, of which he died at s
o'clock Tuesday night, Weare informed
that he received from the keepers of the
.penitentiary all attention that was com
patiabe with his situation


The deceased was worthy young
man-a son Of Gen. Sam Mitchell who
was speaker Of the house Of representa-.
tives for three sessions Of the Legislature
and was highly esteemed by all the
citizens of his county and others who
knew him. His death will occasion pro.
Year: 1867

found regret 70 all who knew him, ard
the circumstances under which Il occur
red are truly lamentable He leaves q
widow who was bride last june, and q
family who were bereft Of head by the
death Of his lamented father few months
ago. A large concourse Of our citizens
accompanied his remains from the peni.
tentiary to the cemetery yesterday after
oon-Lials Rock Gazette.
Year: 1867

How TO Pay THE NATIONAL DEBT. THE
Detroit Free Press recommends the fol
lowing as the best way to pay the nation
al debt, and bring about restoration and
peace to the whole country:


Put the thieves out Of Office and put
honest men in. Retrench the eXpendi-
lures Of the government to one hundred
millions. Cut the Freedman's Bureau
swindle from the Treasury and thus save
millions to the people. If the negroes
are fit to vote, they are competent to sus-
tain themselves. Take the military forces
from the South and muster them out of
service, and leave the people there to
reconstruct" themselves, as they were
doing before Congress interfered and
put them further from the Union than
ever before Cut off the myriads of par
asites now hanging upon the Treasury.
Retrench expenditures until the income
largely exceeds the outgo. Apply the
surplus to the payment of the national
debt, and the whole "question' will be
answered.
Year: 1867

The following extraordinary but well-autheu-
tcated statement appears in the London Aedt'
cal Tanes:--


''The celebrated DIR. Fordyce dined every day
for more than twenty years at Doly's chop
house. His researches In comparative anatomy
had led him to conclude that man through Gus
tom eats oftener than nature requires, one meal
a day being sufficient for that noble animal the
lion. At O'clock his accustomed hour of
dining, the doctor regularly took the seat
at table always reserved for him.. on
which were placed a silver tankard full of
strong ale, bottle of port, and measure con-
tanning a quarter OF pint Of brandy. The
moment the waiter announced him the cook
put pound and a half of rump steak on the
gridiron, and on the table some delicate tTihe as
a BON bouche to serve until the steak was ready.
This was sometimes half broiled chicken,
sometimes plate of fish. When he had eaten
this he took one glass OF brandy, and then pro-
ceeded to devour his steak. When he had
finished bis meal he took the remainder of his
brandy, having during the dinner drank the
tanksrd of ale, and afterwards the bottle OF port
He thus daily spent an hour and half of his
time, and then returned to his house in Essex
street TO give his six O'Clock lecture on che
mistry. He made no other meal until his re-
turn next day at 4 O'Clock, at Dolly's.n
Year: 1867

SUBJECIS FUR OK SMI-AiH1.-l mere is q Ger
tain class of young men in every community,
and ours, we fear, does not form an exception to
the rule, who having been tenderly reared in
the midst of plenty and having been educated
to 20 useful employment are now, from various
causes, deprived Of the means on which they de-
pended for support in the life of iiIeness and
ease to which they seem to have devoted
themselves With no object in life to stimu-
lac them to exertlon, they tritter away their
existence in vain pursuits and are a constant
source of anxiety to all whose kindred blood
produces feeling Of interest in their welfare.
These individuals are so easily to be recogniz-
ed, that it is unnecessary to describe them.
10 be known they need only be seen Their
whole life is frutless Of good to themselves or
the community in which they reside. They
have been brought up with such exalted no
tons Of their own importance, that they think
it degrading to be employed in any useful
avocation, and they drag out their miserable
lives, burden to themselves and a source of
modification to their friends. Society gains
nothing from them while they live, and their
death is looked upon by all as relief:


Truly are such men to be pitied, and partic-
ularly 10 be pitied, because there can be no
hore of reformation for them. They cannot
he approached and reasoned with on the folly
of the course OF life which they are following,
for their pride, such as it Isl would take
embrace at so impertlnent an lntertel ence !
And thus refusing to be influenced by the
counsel Of the good and the virtuous, they
travel with accelerated speed on the road which
VIII surely, at its termination, triug them to
poverty. wretchedness and crime.


The small resources on which they now
manage to exc out precarious subsistence,
must soon be exhausted, and with the idle and
extravayant habits which they have contracted
While the means Of indugipg them have been
exhausted, it is melancholy to contemplate the
!orlorn and ruined condition to which they will
be reduced. If they could be brought tor a
moment to reflect on the inevitable fare which
awaits them, they would shrink back in terror
and alarm, but We fear that the time for such
wholesome exercise is gene forever, and that
they will continue in their downward career
until death puts period to their useless lives.
--Rtes6wq Lnder.
Year: 1867


When earth produces free and fair,
The golden waving corn;
When fragrant fruits perfume the air,
And fleecy flocks are shorn
While thousands move with aching head,
And sing this ceaseless song
We starveI We die Oh, give us bread !
There must be something wrong!
When wealth is wrought as seasons roll,
From off the fruitful soil
When luxury from pole to pole
Reaps fruits of human toll;
When from thousand, one alone
In plenty rolls along,
The others only gnaw the bone
There must be something wrong!
And when production never ends,
The earth is yielding ever
A copious harvest oft begins,


But distribution-never
When toiling millions work to fill
The wealthy Golfers strong
When hands are crushed that work and till
There must be something wrong,
When poor mems tables waste away
To barrenness and drought.
There must be something in the way
That's worth the finding out;
With surfeits one great table bends
While numbers move along;
While scarce a crust their board extends,
There must be something wrong!
Then let the law give equal right
To wealthy and to poor
Let Freedom crush the arm of Might
We ask for nothing more.
Until this system is begun


The burden of our song
Must, and can be, this only one
There must be something wrong!
Year: 1867

Swearing is the fit expression of hui
man rage, and the most exact interpre-
ter of its real meaning. He who utters
the fearful word of damnation against
his fellow-man, is giving vent to feel
ing, which, had he the Ioxer, would
consign them to hell Anger is thus not
only murder, but murder of the worst
kind, it will not only kill the body, but
would cast both body and soul into hell!
Swearers, see what your 0lth means
Angry man, see what your anger means,
Year: 1867

To PRESERVE CRASBERRIEs.-Wash
the fruit, and weigh three-quarters of a
ponnd of sugar to a bound of fruit; boil
the fruit entirely soft in a little water !;
stir often to keep from burning. When
boiled soft, srir in the sugar and boil five
minutes; take up in moulds and jars,
and cover close. Cranberries may be
preserved well in brown sugar; If the
sauce is prepared from it every time it is
used.
Year: 1867

was bound to have school open on
time if be had to open it with an
oyster knife-he was SO prompt. he
used to repeat Scripture for us; but
he was very forgotful, and once be
tried to tell us about what is said
of "Sufor little childrcn." and he
forgot the rest, 50 the little children
had to suffer.


Now, want to show you the i'm
portance Of improving your time. /
once knew little boy in San Jose
who loved to 60 to school, and loved
his books, and he grew up, and he
became great, and wise, and good
and when he had learned all there
was in San Jose, he moved to Mil
pitas, and there he was made Post
master and when the Other two
men moved away he set up a hotel,
and had no opposition. So you see,
you must love your books, If you
ever want to be Postmaster at Mil
pitas. l once knew a little boy in
the States who played truant and
went sliding down hill, and the ice
broke and he went in swimming ;
and what was the consequence ?
Why, his teacher had the quinsy,
sore throat and the neuralgia in the
head, and couldn't sing in the choir
the next Sunday, and DR.. Holmes
and Mr.. Auld had to do all the sing
ing.


Now, we want you all to love your
books and your teachers, and grow
up to be great, and wise, and good;
then when you are called upon to
make a speech at school festival
you will how easy it is to begin, and
how hard it is to leave off: for ]
have been trying about five minutes
to stop this one Of mine, and now |
can only do so by abruptly leaving,
with many thanks for your kind at
tention and generous applause. --
Good night.
Year: 1867

tW' We publish this week the stray
laws Of Wisconsin. The law is quite SIM
pie and plain, and with the forms which
we attach, can be understood by any one
who can understand tho English Ian
guage 1t would be good idea for every
farmer to preserve this number Of the
CHRoNIcLE for reference A strict com
pliance with the law is always best. We
know Of two persons in this town who
only last week lost the expenses of keep.
ing and the damages done by an animal by
not strictly complying with the law.
Year: 1867

W-It is rumored that new paper IS
shortly to be started at Shullsburgh. As
that part Of the county is strongly Demo-
cratic, the complexion Of the paper will
Doubtless be of that shade.
Year: 1867

H- Horse thieves are doing well just
now in Green county. Six horses have
been stolen in one week, and no clue has
vet been obtained as to who the thieves
are. An anti-horse thief society is now
forming, and if they are as vigilant as the
anti-horse-thief society in this county, the
rascals will speedily make themselves
scarce.
Year: 1867

fW On Sunday last the Methodists held
quarterly meetings both at this place and
Mineral Point. The reason for this we are
informed is that there are more circuits
than Sundays in the quarter.
Year: 1867

ATLANTIC MoSfsLy.-The june number
Of this unrivalled magazine 10 at hand
Like ill its predecessors, il contains nothing
but what will deeply interest the reader
nothing but what will improve the mind and
enlghtsn the understanding. Call for it At
the News Depot.


The Young Folks Asgazios for Juss 10
also st hand. and will be read With delight
By every boy and girl. A pity Il 10 that
every boy and girl in the country does not
have The opportunity to read it.
Year: 1867

ST. LOUIS, April 22-The Mayor and City Con-
troller have arranged with the National Bank
of the state of Missouri for temporary loan of
5000 900, which will enable the city to pay the
interest due on her bonds in June, July, and
August, and also meet all their obligations.
This loan was considered necessary by the
change of the law in assessments, by which the
city now receives the tax in November, instead
of June as heretofore. The State banks are all
made the agents of the city for the sale OF bonds
and deposition OF the city funds.


The Fenians serenaded General Pile on Satur-
day night, in compliment of his advocacy OF the
resolutions of sympathy for the struggling Irish
passed at the late session OF Congress. The Gene
raj responded in an eloquent speech in favor of
universal freedom.
Year: 1867

CoRREcTIoN.-We are requested By Mr..
Mulvany to SOY that five vndeupod him to
state that it was proven before the corpners
jury, in the McClusky murder case, that Me
clusky broke open the door, after :he was
put out of the saloon and locked out, he eth
er made mistake in the statement or we
misunderstood him. It was not so proven
before the jury bvt AJoneszg Sifk had said
that was the case, though she was not wit
ness s before thejuy ME Aalsany vas ind
is very desirous that no statement shall be
made to prejudice Che minds of the public,
in the matter, but leave the case to stand on
the facts as they may appear on the trial
This is our wish, also. e@s et yea
Year: 1867

FORGED TIckETs.-Look sharp for forged
tickets got UP for the purpose of beating
our Aldermen The ferry monopoly have
pretty much given up all hopes of defeating
Eggleston or Connolly, but they win try
hard to beat Fries and Lloyd aad thus get
control of the city council. Look out for
forged tickets, got up for that purpose,
Year: 1867

Heavy CAsrIsG.-To-mOrrox afternoon u,
Mr.. Thompson, at the Vulcan Works, will
cast two heavy columns for the new arsenal
on the Island. Each column weighs near
one ton and is quite feat in the way OF cast
iron work for this section of country. MIR
T. will be glad - have any one who feels an
interest in such things drop in and see the
operation. eE e@z w
Year: 1867

BLACKBERRY wISE.-There is no
wine anywhere equal to the blackber
wine when properly made, either in
favor or for medicinal purposes, and
all persons who can conveniently do so
should manufacture enough for their
own use every year, as it is invaluable
in sickness as tonic. and nothing is n
better remedy for bowel diseases. We,
therefore, give the receipt for making
Year: 1867

D. 1Eey q Sdaln all hostility TO the
black population, and assert that the
people Of Virginia evince really a de-
sire to see their advancement and in
telligence, aud are willing to extend
them liberal protection; but while
any Constitution adopted by the State
should make them equal before the
law, yet this Constitution distinctly
declares that the governments Of
States and Union were formed by
white men, to be subjected TO their
control, and suffrage should still be
regulated so as to continue both un-
der the control and direction OF the
white race.


6. That the people of Virginia
will cooperate with all men through
out the Union, of whatever name or
party. who will labor to restore the
Constitutional Union of the States
and continue It's government under
the control of the white race


A resolution was adopted author
iziug the Central Committee to take
steps for testing the constitutionality
Of the Reconstruction Act in the Su-
preme Court


La the discussion of this resolution
General Imboden, who has sued out
a mandamus against Gen. Schofeld,
stated that his case, with similar ones
relative to suffrage in Alabama and
Mississippi, would be carried to the
Supreme Court.


A resolution declaring that the OBJ
ject of the Convention was to organ
ize white mans party, and that no
subject foreign to this should be dis
cussed, was laid on the table


The President was authorized to
appoint a committee to prepare an
address to the people of Virginia and
of the United States.


Convention adjourned sine die.


After adjournment, Hon. r. NJ. I.
Hunter made a short address, in
answer to calls. He said that be-
tween slave and military rule he pre-
ferred the latter; for the men who
welded the latter were of his own
race. He cited cases of Hayti and
Jamaica as results of negro rule, and
believed the Radical majority in Con-
gress, if they expected to control the
blacks and prevent their excuses,
would find themselves wofully mis-
taken. To give. the 'acks the
pOHCI VI LII Oi4C AJOubuC1u
States would be the highest crime
against nature, and he believed when
the North saw the results, there
would be a reaction, which would
sweep such governments from the
face of America. This generation
has suffered, and may suffer more, but
the State will live and look back to
the period as only a dark episode.
The scene now passing only make
men truer to those States which gave
them birth.


RICHMOND, Dec. 12-In the Recon
struction Convention, a colored dele
gate offered a resolution for the ap
pointment of a committee of FIVE TO
investigate what can be done to put
a stop to the intimidation of loyal
men who are not landholders, who
voted the Republican ticket, and who
are distressed therefor by disloyal
landholders. Three colored and two
white Republicans spoke in favor aud
three conservatives opposed the reso-
luton. The speakers took a wide
political range. Pending the discus
sion, the Convention adjourned.
Year: 1867

If there is u State nolth Of the old
slave line where universal suffrage pre-
walls, we will thank some one for proof
Of the fact. Precept without practice
don't amonnt to much, and our Radical
friends up that way should keep their
emissaries at home until they show
their faith by their works.
Year: 1867

A distinguished German professor
recently announced that if drop of
human blood was placed under mi,
croscope capable Of magnifying twenty
millions times larger, it would show
all the kinds Of animals that ever have
existed, or now exist, on the earth. In
the blood Of a healthy person the ami
mails are quiet, in that of u sick person
they fight From this he draws the con
clusion that man has within him all the
elements from which the universe WAS
created.
Year: 1867

Chief Justic Chase has recently deci-
ded that payment by 4 citizen OF North
Carolina to the Confederate Govern
ment of a debt due q Northern creditor
is no defence in suit by the said Nor,
thern creditor.
Year: 1867

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