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Year: 1868

on around neither did any dare to interrupt him
For hours he thus until the loved and lauented Nc
Pherson stepped up TO him with glass of liquor his
hand and said General, this won't do you ar. piuring
yourself Join with us In few toasts and throw this
burden of your mind Looking up and smiling. he
piled: Mac. you know your whisky won't help ms to
think Give me dozen of tho best cigars you can find
and IL the ladies will excuse for smoking think by
the time have finished them shall have this Job pretty
nearly planned Thus he sat; and when the company
retired we left him there, stl smoking and thinking,
not having touched ono drop of liquor.


"When the army lay around Vicksburg during that
long siege the time that tried mems souls watched
every movement IL was possible for mo 10 do feeling
almost certain that ho would eventually succunb TO the
custom alas! too universal among the officers was
company with a gentleman from Chicago, who, while
calling upon the General remarked: have some very
fine brandy on the boat and II you will send an orderly
with me 10 the river will send you case or two Il
am greatly obliged replied the General hut do not
use The article have big job on hand, and. though
know shall win, know must do ii with cool head
Send all the liquor you intend for to my hospital
the rear; don't think little will hurt the poor fellows
down there


At celebration the 22d of February before the sur
render Of ycksburg while all around were drinking
toasts in sparkling champagne, Gen. Grant push
aside glass Of wne and taking up glass OF Mississippi
water with the remark This suits the hand.
drink the toast God gave us Lincoln and Liberty let
US fight for both"
Year: 1868

Oar markets are now well supplied
with blackberries, and we are told that
the crop is very large this season. They
are selling at from thirty to forty cents
per gallon, which is cheap enough for
this delicious and staple article. As the
ladies' have commenced to make black
berry wine, we publish the following
first-class recipe for their benefit. 1t is
ackno wledged by those who are connois-
seurs in the art as being the very best
ever tried, and free, too, from the use OF
intoxicating spirits, which renders it val
liable as a temperate drinks


To half a bushel Of berries, put five
gallons of water, mash the berries but do
not bruise the seed. Allow it to stand
for twenty-four hours, then strain it into
a cssk, allowing for every gallon of juice
three pounds of sugsr-good brown sugar
will answer-which must be dissolved in
the liquor before it is put in the cssk
Allow space enough for fermentation,
place a piece of cloth over the vent, and
let it stand until it stops fermenting,
which can be ascertsined by putting the
ear near the vent, when you must stop
close or bottle.
Year: 1868

Which will be sufficient TO duplicate lines to
all or nearly all the paying points reached By
the present monopoly.


The present Telegraph Companies Of the eoun-
try have been consolidated into one huge
monopoly, and are low earning over
SIX MILLIONS OF DOLLARs per year, or
over one hundred per cent. on the actual cost
OF their lines, their present capital having been
watered over ONE THOUSAND per cent.


THE NATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY
have a recognition from the United States
Government of the importance Of their enter
prise, with q grant of the most valuable ran
ehises ever conferred upon a telegraph COM
pany. No competing line has ever had the
right now granted by Congress 70 this company
to construct and operate lines over every
RAILROAD and MAIL ROUTE in the United
states. The position OF this company diners
from that OF any company ever before organ
lied. The question of the RIGHT OF WAY -
FOREVER SETTLED.


The stockholders of this company cannot be
sold out or TRANSFERRED to any other
company. The act OF Congress under which
this company has been organized, prohibits
any transfer OF the franchises granted.
Year: 1868




But few, very few of the hundred
thousand or more persons who visited
New York in the interest Of Democracy,
remain in the great city. Carrying With
them their own Interpretation Of the
events which lead to SeymOur's nomina-
ton, but all enthusiastic in his support,
the inside and outside delegates have left
New York for their homes, few OF them
otherwise persuaded than that as this
was the first so it will be the last time
Convention OF the party will be held IN
New York city. Heartily committed to
Seymour, indeed more 50 than those OF
his own State, the delegates of all the
ether States felt from the first that in
the accomplishment Of their work they
had not only to encounter each others
prejudices and preconcepdOns OF what
ought to be the result Of their
deliberations, but the crafty and cunning
msnipulatiOns of the politicians OF this
city, TO which at last they fell prey
fortunately with most satisfactory con-
clusisn, was forced in favor OF the party
and the interests of the whole people by
the Delegation of Ohio and the noble
and earnest disinterestedness Of Mr..
PendletOn, and the New Workers were
routed from their Chase standpoint and
compelled to submit with Whist grace
they could muster. The Western and
Eastern men, too, feel that so little is
due them as wanting in magnanimity
and full of selfishness, that they will
overlook New York city in future when
casting about for place of meeting for
the Democratic party.


Ali others than the New Workers,
and most of them) are delighted with
the programme for the campaign
the standard-besrers and the platform Of
principles. The flOaters in politics land
they sre not Influential in numbers or
interest," grumble and protest and prog
nOsticate diTest consequences, and quote
the ground-and-lofty tumbling Herald
as the expression of their opinions, but
their protests, like the editorials of the
Herald, will count for nothing, and their
prOgnosticstiOns prove equally harmless.
From all parts of the country there
comes up 2 cry from the people for
change-they demand and will have a
change that will secure them in the pos
session Of all the safeguards and the re-
establishment of all the old landmarks +;
and despite the dissatisfaction and ca
vOrting Of the Chase men and tie bully-
ing Of the Herald, they will have it
| The heart and soul of the rank and file
of the party Gf this city and Slate are
with US, and pledge themselves to hun
dred thousand majority in the Novem-
| ber election,
Year: 1868

A new enterprise. to be known a. the Ma
tonsl Telegraph Company, has been organ
lied with valuable franchises conferred By a
recent act Of Congress for the purpose Of estab-
fishing Trunk Lines OF Telegraphs on all the
principal railroads and mail routes In the
United States. The stock Is TO be Issued upon
the same principle as that Of the Merchants
Union Express Company, whfh recently COM
menced operations. The design Is TO Interest
the entire business community In the enter
prise. This is done, not so much to dispose OF
the stock as It is TO secure the business OF the
country through which the lines pass


The Capital is TO be
Year: 1868

lIAavEsr.-T indications say that the
barley harvest will commence - soon %
tho second week in July. and wheat will
not DO long behind in the race for the
granary. Every prospect 10 luminous, and
every body has cause for great Joy.
Year: 1868

We have short nib pens Of every sire. . easy
as the goose quill.


The above list is enly small part Of the "a.
riety of our atock.


We warrant all Of our first class pens, and
will exchange until one is found that will suit
exactly.


We can also sell you . second quality pen
tcalied BY most dealers the best) at very much
lower prices, but cannot warrant them.


Call and examine the goods at
Year: 1868

An exchange paper thus notices the new
idea Of importing velocipedes from France
for general use:


To be able to live in the country and do
business in the city; to rise superior to
schedules, and be independent of the hay
market; to command the services Of a ma.
chine which, while exceeding the swiftness
of horse, is swholly free from the dan
gerous power confined in locomotive, and
requires no more attention than a post, is a
stride towards independent convenience and
comfort we confess we never expected TO
witness in our time Yet this convenience,
it appears, is about to be realized by some
gentlemen Of New York, who have import.
ed, for their own especial use, the veloci-
pedes which have become so popular in
Paris. 1t must be borne in mind that these
recent importations are not the sort which
we have seen used by boys The ordinary
plaything has three wheels, while the veloc
ipedes that do their eight and ten miles in
and cut of Paris daily have but two, con-
5tA AStSN HI 0NSA q AAaAI1k % " lAAA4lt bAS
use of saddle, with stirrups. A rapid
movement Of the foot creates rapid action
of the apparatus The mode of mounting
is said to be novel and rather difficult at
first, but should you fall there is no danger
of having your brains scattered on the pave
ment by horses hoof Fifteen miles an
hour is termed easy travelling with the velce-
ipede; anybody can DO twelve miles To
Pittsburgers this subject has decided in
terest. No city in the country has larger
proportion of its population residing in the
suburbs, and it is growing continually. As
we understand it, yelocipedes will operate
on roads such as we have leading into our
city, and the idea of trying them has, we
believe, entered into the mind of more than
one gentleman-and lady, too. Who win
be the first to introduce the velocipede into
Pittsburg? is question we hope to see an
swered before long. The cost in Paris Of
velocipede, we believe, is between fifty and
sixty dollars.
Year: 1868

AN UNsPoTTED CHARACTER. Money is
a good thing, especially in these hard times,
but there is something thousand times
more valuable. 1t is character,-the con
sciousness of pure and honorable life.
This should be mans first aim to preserve
at any cost In times Of commercial dis
tress, while some are proved and found
wanting, others come forth tried by fire.
Here and there one comes out of the fur
mace far more of man than before. Amid
the wrecks of his fortune he stands erect-a
noble specimen of true manhood. We have
occasionally witnessed an example Of cour-
age in such crisis, of moral intrepidity
that deserved all honor. Let it be the aim
of every business man, above all things else,
to keep purity sustained. This is the best
possession-this is capital which can never
be taken from him-this is the richest in
heritance which he can leave to his children.
Year: 1868

ANOTHER PIC-NIc.-The members and
friends Of Claystreet Methodist Sunday
school propose having picnic excursion to
Ashland on Wednesday next. The parties
having the matter in charge are making
such arrangements as will insure q plea
SAINT time to all who may 60. 1t is certain
that the friends of the school cannot fail to
take advantage of this opportunity of
spending day pleasantly in the country.
Year: 1868

WHEAT.-By our Corn and Flour Ex'
change report it will be seen that wheat ad


yanced ten cents on the price of the day
preceding. The sales show that very nearly
all on Change was solds andIthat the market
Was quite active.
Year: 1868

ors that it is impossible todisguise it, es-


pecially in that most offensive point, ne


gro suffrage. On the other hand there
is everything to hope from the Demo-
Gratis, and the Southern people readily
believe that they will have the sympa-
thy of the leaders of that party. In all
the Southern States we shall see very
nearly what we have just seen in Ken
tncky, and rs the Democrats will GER
tainly divide the North, there is the
highest probability that q sweeping
success in the South will give them the
country.
Year: 1868

We desire to request the Secretaries
of Democratic Clubs to make complete
reports Of sach proceedings as they
wish to receive prompt insertion.
Nothing gives Us creator Pio""uro than


to give immediate publication to their
proceedings; but when they are not
brought in until late at night, and only
Informal memoranda left with us
from which To write out the proceed
ings, it is often impossible to get them
np in time for the next mornings pa
Year: 1868

A writer in the Country Gen.


Neman discourses Of horses as fol-
lows: 81 offer the following sug-
gestions, the result of close obser-
walton and long experience. IF
the color be light sorrel or ches-
nut, his feet, legs, and face white
these are marks of kindness
If he is broad and full between
the eyes, he may be depended on
as horse of good sense, and ca
pable of being trained to anything.
AS respects such horse, the more
kindly you treat them the better
you will be treated in return
Nor will a horse of this descrip-
tion stand a whip if well fed. If
you want a safe horse, avoid one
that's dish-faced. He may be so
far gentle as not to scare, but he
will have too much so ahead in
him to be safe with everybody
Ii you want tool but a horse OF
great bottom, get a deep bay, with
not a white hair about him. If
his face is little dished, SO much
the worse. Let no man ride such
a horse that is not an expert ri
der; they are always tricky and
unsafe. If you want one that
will never tire out, never buy an
overgrown one. A black horse
cannot stand heat, nor a white
one cold. If you want a gentle
horse, get one with more or less
white hair about the head, the
more the better. Selections thus
made are of great docility and
gentleness.
Year: 1868

any dissolute snob. I am sorry


that your education has been SO


much neglected. But it is not too


late to remedy that matter. |


will pay wages regularly to your


mother, and send you to school
for year or two. After you get
a good foundation laid I will take
you into my business and if you


bear yourself in a worthy manner,
one of these days my daughter
shall be your wife. You may quit
at once"


Our readers can imagine the
scene and the joy that followed
this speech of a wise and kind fa-
ther far better than we can des-
cribe them. The young man has


just finished years course at
school, where he has made won
derful progress. The father seems
proud of him, as he has found that
life in his new mansion on the
Hudson, with an accomplished
daughter who cannot sufficiently
express her gratitude for his kind
ness, and the occasional visits of a
noble minded young man who is
working his way up in the world,
is only a foretaste of elysium.-i
If other rich fathers would follow
bis example, there would be fewer
elopements and far less misery
than at present, and great many
happy hearts and happier homes.
Year: 1868

A German glass maker has In
vented telescope or magnifying
glass by which the most intricate
nerves and vessels inside the body
may be seen on the outside. The
discovery will probably be of i'm
mense benefit to mankind, as by
means of it the physician will be
able to determine with unvarying
accuracy, the nature of any par
ticular disease, and the proper
manner of treating the same.
Year: 1868

lCd1S.


A friend has placed in our
hands a private letter from a Colo
mel in the Federal army, who was
twice wounded whilst leading his
men to the charge against the
Confederates, from which we
make the following extract:


81 have no heart to write you
about the situation of the coun-
try. Its situation is lamentable
indeed. lost one hand and am
disabled in the other arm-all
for the Constitution and the Un-
ion, and after having conquered a
peace we have. neither Constitu-
ton nor Union"


Thus writes a gallant officer of
one of the free States, who shed
his blood freely under the stars
and stripes, and now finds that
through he has come out of the.
contest as one of the conquerors
Of the South, yet the object for
which he drew his sword and shed
his blood has not been accomplish
ed.
Year: 1868

A fellow in Pennsylvania, only
twenty-five years of age, is said to.
be the owner of sixty-two thou
sand acres of land. Should he
live and continue prosperous, he
will doubtless have quite farm
by the time he reaches three
score and ten.
Year: 1868

\ The two leading lawyers in Par
is have an income from their pro-
fession of about $4,000 each, and


have seven times as much busi-
ness as they can attend to. One
of them lends his name to eight
young lawyerswho draw up briefs.
Year: 1868

An editor states that during 9.
recent hurricane, with the aid of
a glass, he could distinctly see an
imals and serpents passing through
the air at an immense height
He probably looked through aglass
Of whiskey.
Year: 1868

To CURE CoRNs.-Scrape a piece
OF common chalk, put a small por-
ton of it upon the corn and bind
it with. "a linen rag. Repeat the
application for few days, and
you will find the corn come off like.
she'll and perfectly cured. The,
cure is simple and efficacious.
Year: 1868

During the late cold weather in
Wisconsin, Beaver lake froze Who'll
ly over, with only one small air
hole, to which the fish crowded in
such numbers that many were
pushed out upon the ice, SO that the
farmers carried them off by the
sled-loads to feed their hogs.
Year: 1868

Sometimes, when the days grow dusky,


And the stars begin to come,
When the children, from their PLAYING,


Come singingand laughing home,
think, with sudden sorrow,


AS they press through the open door,
Of the faces of the children


That we never shall see any more.
Children in snow white caskets,


Laid away to their rest,
Their hands still lying folded


Over the pulseless breast!
Children who came and tarried
As only it were for night,
And passed at the break of the morning,
On ajourney far out of sight.
On long and lonely journey,


Where we could not help or hold,
For we saw but the closing eye-lids,


The fading locks of gold,
And knew how now was but silence.


Where once had been prattle and song,
And only a child and a shadow.


Where was sunshine the whole day long.
Away from our care and caresses,


''God knows where they are," we say,
And we know we tsrry behind them
Only little way,
For we, too, haste in our Journey.
And we know it will not be long,
Till we come to the city eternal,


The rest and rapture of song.
Yet oft, when the sun is setting


In unspeakable splendor of light,
Or the day grows dim and dusky,
And the shadows stretch into the night,
When the children, tired with their playing
Comein through the open door,
think OF the dear, dear children,


Who nevor will come any more.
Year: 1868

TIE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL.-Whatcvcr may
be it, result let public opinion differ may let whichever side win
political struggle there question which all
and that the popularity Of KSox Spring style Of sentemen
hat. pronounced beautiful stylish light and becoming by
body and rushing KsOIs No 22 Broadway TO
procure specimen Of the halter, skill This should he.
Year: 1868

reflect that e sound mind and body arc thu !aoaI
necessary reouisites TO promote connubial hap
piness. Indeed, without these the Journey
through life becomes q weary pilgrimage; the
prospect hourly darkcns to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair and filed w.t.!
the melancholy reflection that the happiness G;
another becomes blightcd with your own.
Year: 1868

A FRoG SroRY.-The Pennington Mel
Chronicle says Major Dill, of Philips says
"a farmer in this town short time since, in
digging well, came upon a scaly or irregular
laminated rock. about two foet below tho our
face Of the ground. Through this ledge he
worked down by blasting four feet further, at
which depth he found three frogs, completely
imbedded in the rock These frogs were each
from three to four inches in length, but about
an eighth of al inch in thickness, appearing as
if fattened out by pressure. In about ten
minutes after they were thrown out they show
ed signs of life, by slight motions or twinges Of
the eye They also commenced initiating them
selves aud growing thicker, and 10 the course
Of an half an hour hoped off. They wero
nearly the same color as the ledge in which
they were found"
Year: 1868

The New York Commercial is advising young
men in the country out of employment. To keep
away from the cities. Says the editor:


1T is the fashion nowadays for our young
men to turn their backs upon the farm, and
accept of precarious clerkshiPs with poor COM
pensations. Our large cities arc therefore
crowded with individuals who are living upon
half pay leading dependent life, and strus-
cling with existence, who might be indepen-
dent. contented and happy in the country
How many hundreds Of young men were
thrown out of employment on Wednesday, be-
cause Of the financial stagnation, who. had they
never left The farm, would to-day have been
independent landholders, engaging employees
of their own"
Year: 1868

Woman's love, like the rose blooming in the
arid desert spreads its rays over the barren
plain of the human heart; and, while all
around it is black and desolate, it rises more
strengthened, from the absence Of every other
charm. In no situation does the love Of wo-
man appear more beautiful than in that Of a
wife parents, brethren, and friends have claims
upon the affections: but the love Of wife, is
of distinct and different nature. A daugh-
ter may yield her life to the preservation of a
parent, and a sister may devote herse.f to a
suffering brother; but the feelings which in
duce her to this conduct, are not such as those
which lead wife to follow the husband Of her
choice, through every pain and peril that can
befall him; to watch over him in danger-to
cheer him in adversity-and ever remain un-
alterable at his side in the depths of ignominy
and shame. 1t is a heroic devotion which a
woman displays in her adherence to the for
tunes Of hopeless husband. When we be-
hold her in her domestic scenes--an intellectu-
al joy-brightening the family circle with her
endearments-andl loved for the extreme JOY
which that presence and those endearments
are calculated to impart-we can scarcely cred
it, that the fragile being, who seems to hold her
existence by thread, is capable of support
ing the extreme Of human suffering nay


when the heart Of man sinks beneath the
weight of agony, that she should maintain her
pristine powers Of delight. and by words oi
comfort and patience, lead the distracted suf-
ferer to peace and resignation. .-
Year: 1868

TINHE undersigned having pur- based the right


and entire and complete con 'ol of


LANGSTRO Otis PAT,EN1 BEE HIVES,
for the county Of jefferson, prepared to furnish
said Hives. made in the best manner of seasoned
material with recent improvements. to all who may
want them. For their merit and great superiority
over any and all other hives, We refer TO any and
all persons who have them IN use, OF whom there
are many in this vicinity. We can youch tor over
three hundred pounds of pure virgin Honey having
been taken from three of these Hives in 1865, be-
sides leaving an abundant supply for the winter
use of the bees in the lower breeding department


As there are some persons IN this county VINO
have these Hives in use who have no papers 10 show
their authority for using them, we hereby notify
them that we will place claims for their use,
With damages. in the hands Of Lawyer for settle
mppt in the United States Court If they disregard
this notice by not obtaining the proper authority
from US. We have paid our money for this night,
and do not intend that it shall be used BY any one
without authority and payment Of the patent fee
There is but one side this question before the L
nted States Courts where the costs very heavy,
independ mt of damages. As We are reluctant
Though determined u take this course, we nope
no one will disregard this notice. Tins patent has
been ert,pdcd for seven years from the 5th oi oe-
tober, 1861 We also caution all persons not au-
thorized) against manufacturing said Hives IN THIS
county.


We have ordered some Of Langstroth' new v ork
on the Honey Bee, and expect soon to have EN-
for sale. hEAhoLLl SHHHNE'1'


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