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Year: 1868

Blessed is the man who doth sub- scribe for a newspaper and pay there- for. His feet shall not be forsaken by his friends, nor persecuted by his ene- mics, nor shall his seed go begging.

 Blessed is he that walketh in the office of newspaper, yea, even en- tereth the sanctum and payeth B years subscription therefor. Selsh.

 He shall learn wisdom day by day, and be exalted above his fellows.

 He shall talk knowingly upon all subjects, and his neighbors shall be astonished at the muchness of his learning.

 He shall not contract bad debts nor loose good bargains.

 He shall not pay an additional per cent, on taxes, for his eyes shall behold the notice to the collector, and he will take warning thereby.

 Verify, he shall bring his products to market when the prices are exceeding ly good, and withhold them when the price descendeth.

 He shall not lay hold of red-hot po- kers, for knowledge of metsllurgy will teach him that hot iron burns!

 His children shall not vex him nor his wife wear the brooches.

 He shall live to good old age, and when his dying hour is at hand, his soul shall not be troubled as to his future state.

 But it were better for him that doth refuse to subscribe for newspaper, that he be bound hand and foot, and cast upon feather bed. He shall not rest, either by night or by day, for vis- ions of creditors shall dance upon his stomach by night, and their actual pre- sence torment him by day.

 If porchanee he hath moments peace, it is only that he may have lit- tie rest ere the memory of an evil life lascerates his mind as the goad bricks the hide of the strong OK, so that the punishment may be longer drawn out.

 His children shall grow up in wicked ness they shall put their hands to their noses to vex him to wrath, and his wife shall kick him out of bed.
Year: 1868

Say, what of life Iris to be born

 helpless Babe; to greet the light With sharp vail, as if the morn

 Foretold cloudy noon and night; To weep, to sleep and weep again,

 With sunny smiles between and then And then apace the infant grows

 To be a laughing, pulling boy, Happy, despite his little woes,

 Were he but conscious of his joy; To be in short from two to ten.

 A merry, moody Child; and then? And theR in coat and trowsers clad, To learn to say the decalogue And break il; ; and minimizing lad

 With mirth and mischief all agog; A truant oft by field and fen

 To capture butterflies; and then? And then at last, to be a man;

 To fall in love; to woo and wed; With seething brain to scheme and plan ; Flo gather gold or toil for bread; To sue for fame with tongue or pen. And gain or lose the prize; and then :? And then in gray and wrinkled Ed To mourn the speed of lifes decline To praisethe scenes in youth beheld, And dwell in mem'ry of Lang Syne; To dream awhile with darkened ken, Then drop into his grave, and then
Year: 1868

Sleep is much habit, especially to sleep much; so also to sleep but little and the practice in childhood has much to do with the amount of our sleeping the habit is formed and be- t---s+ --i---t-r ysssv isssrs- sion of tue mental faculties is not the whole secret of the benefits of sleep. Rest is the main thing; rest to the body for the mind, if not part of the body, is so intimately connected with it, aud dependent upon it, that If one suffers the other is affected also, par ticularly is this so with the body in respect 10 the mind.

 We sleep too much--though sleep is enjoined by our wise men-their view is no doubt much influenced by their own indolence, loving to doze away an hour or two in the morning, which is one of the easiest luXuries in the world to fall into. Rest the body and the mind will sympathize. The only dan ger is in oyertasking the mind. But if the work isregular; with proper remis- sion, and there is no entanglemcnt, no confusion, especially no distress in con fusion, no harm can result. It is sur- prising how much work can be done by well balanced, vigorous man.--This being so, how much will be gained where an hour is taken from sleep and devoted to use. In lifetime this amounts to something. And this can be done. The habit can gradually be formed to sleep less. But mind you, it must be done gradually and perse- vercd in. Much, as we know, can thus be accomplished. A hard days labor necessitates sleep, much more than 8 day of inactivity. Where night of labor, hard labor, is added, the thing becomes almost suicidal. Insanity is greatly provoked in this way-and would surely be brought oil, if perse- vered in.

 Let us then remember that rest to the person, body and mind, is cquiva- lent, in good measure, to sleep; and that we can acquire the habit of less sleep; six or seven hours instead of eight or nine. Lying abed tires the limbs long sleeping fatigues the body :; clouds the mind, and makes dull man. The early riser is generally the spright- ly man, because he sleeps less.
Year: 1868

CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE, in alluding to the
various rumors about the action of the Su
preme Court upon the constitutionality of the
Legal Tender act, states that he does not be-
lieye there was single one OF the Justices who
had given the slightest indication of how he
should act upon it. The decision may not be
announced for a month or two
Year: 1868

Chief Justice Chase has signi6ed
his willingness to becoms she Democratic
candidate for the Presidency. From the
sublime to the ridiculous, is said to be
but a step, and this action seems to be
proof positive of the maxim. Oh, ambl-
ton, what inconsistent pranks your vo-
taries are guilty of! Now here is a man
holding the next to the highest Office in
the laud, but he is not content. He de


sires to climb to the very acme of the
ladder of fame, and to do this he is viii
ling to work with those whom he has
fought against all his life long. But will
he gain anything by it? Hardly. His
course now shows that all his past life
has not been a struggle for the poor op-
pressed slave, but an effort to elevate
himself into power. How often. in this
life, good actions are the result of hid.
den sel6shness, time alone can show; but
murder will out" Few will be the
Republican votes Chase will get, while
thousands of Democrats will vote for
Grant In preference to hypocritical,
ofhce sesking demagogue and traitor.
Year: 1868

We have just placed the Fort Akin
son Herald on our already too large list
of exchanges. We have done SO on ac-
count of its sprightly character. We like
tifc-no old fogies for us, if you please.
These snarling driveling editors, who are
eyerlastingly around telling how poor they
are, how unfortunately they are. and how
much they need assistance from their pa
irons, are men with whom we have no
sympathy, nor even patience. Ifa man
cannot make the publishing business pay
let HIM go into something more remuner-
ative-he is not compelled to run news
paper, any more than he is to saw wood,
or do any other honest labor. Gentle
men Of the press, instead of lowering,
you should raise the standard of our Occur
patton. Make it honorable to be an edi-
tor Be Industrious and enterprising in
your business, and economical in youl
private life. Support your business:and
sooner than you think, your business, will
support you. And, above all let's have
done with this complaining, poverty
stricken style of doing business, its dis
graceful and humiliating.
Year: 1868

In the United States District Court, at
Richmond Va, the counsel of both sides
in the case of JEFF Davis agreed upon
postponement of the trial until next
November and Chief Justice Chase con-
cured in the Adjournment


Why is this miserable farce continued
year after year when it is evident that
the President the Supreme Court nd
the lawyers, have all conspired to
prevent trial from taking place 1t is
a most humiliating spectacle thus to see
the whole powersof the Government and
the Judicial ermine prostituted to shield
this arch conspirator from the penalty
he so. richly merits Humiliating, dis
graceful as it is, 'twere better to stop the
trial at once than to longer hold out hyp-
ocritical pretensions of punishment
which are not designed to be carried into
effect So says the Waukesha Feenaen.
Year: 1868

FROM present appearances there vii
he the greatest strife in the Democratic
Convention over a candidate for the pres
idency that has been witnessed in some
time There Is one wing seemingly the
strongest now-that desires Pendleton
It is composed principally of the western
democracy, the fire eaters and the 6rein
the-rear-ers and there is another wing,
also having some strength, that desires
Chase. These are Of the more moderate
kind, and the noneycd men of the party.
Now which will win? ?? Brick Pomeroy
claims that he runs the Democratic party
and he is for 'sRepudiation or Revolu-
ton. This may go down with the ig-
norant and depraved, but the thinking
men of this party will hardly embrace any
such foolish, insane ideas. Yet Pendle-
ton believes in them fully, and the capi-
talists of the party know it, so look out
for breezy times. In regard to the sup
porters of Chase; these are men who
recognise the fact that the Democratic
party has to-day no principles of any
kind, and they are willing to take up
anything or anybody who will give them
something to strive for. It must be a
bitter pill for them to swallow. a man
whom they have fought all their lives,
and it may be taken as positive fact. he
Will not go down without some kind OF
sugar coating 1t was only a day or two
since we heard lifelong Democrat say,
eff the Convention nomlnates Chase l
will vote for Grant and Colfax, and he
meant what he said. But then Pendle-
ton cannot draw the support of those who
carry the bag-what then? The Demo-
cracy cannot go through a campaign
without money; the thing is absurd !
And SO it is, some want man who will
drawthe support of the better classes, and
others want one who can get the support
of the deprave6 and Infamous Let us
see who will win.
Year: 1868

Ihe ladies OF the Episcopal Church have made great
preIarat pns for Fair and Festival the afternoon
and evening OF the Fourth of July at Hubbards build
ing general invitation is extended to the public


THE COMMITTEE. 4
Year: 1868

Every department Of business has en imme-
date interest in the markets Of the country. and
In lie financial fluctuations and condition. The
man who fails TO keep himself properly ad-
vised es 10 the rise and fall Of the markets, as
controlled By the laws Of demand and supply,
and the relative condition of the currency. is
exposed 10 constant loss, aud must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprising
nsighbors. In order to make our paper valuable
as we'll as interesting. we shall continue TO
make this SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign, by tele-
graph. and our City Reports, gotten up at heavy
expense, have chassnged the commentator OF
our hest business men while our current Finan-
sial Reports from all the leading n.oney centre
Of the country are fuller than have ever


published by any other Journal in Tensesssee
Year: 1868

We shall constantly admonish the southern
people TO he self-reliant. and shall do what we
may be able 10 induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
10 the COST and sTATIsrIcs Of mnnufacturtnF'
and exert ourselves TO encourage the divorsih-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1868




1t will be seen by the proceedings
In another column that the Directors
Of this important road met yesterday,
at the residence Of Hon. james Guth-
rie, aud put themselves IN position to
soon commence operations. There is
no projected enterprise Of more i'm
portauce to Louisville than this.
-LouisUdie Courier, 12th


1t will be seen by this paragraph
that Louisville is determined to com
pete with Evansville for the trade of
Southwestern Kentuoky. We think
our people can lily afford to be indif-
ferent to the railroad enterprises that
are in progress all around US. With
the completion of the Mt. Vernon and
GRANVILLE Road, the Vincennes and
Cairo Road and the Elizabethtown
and Paducah Road, much of
our trade will be attracted to other
points. We can only trust that our
people will not forget that they must
take steps to draw trade to them.
The day is past when trade will be
forced upon US regardless Of any
effort we may make to secure it. We
must have more railroads, and the
very best financial ability of the city
ought to be combined to inaugurate
movements, and carry them to a sue
cessful termination
Year: 1868

THE New York Herald says that
the reason why the Republicans lost
nothing by impeachment in the New
Hampshire election, is that " the
Democrats did not boldly and man.
fully meet the issue in behalf of An
drew johnson" This it holds to be
very ungrateful, considering the
work he has done for them, and the
prosecutions and prosecutions which
he had suffered, and was suffering In
their cause. - Cincinnati CARTE.


IF the importation of Dirty Shirt
DEAN-whom Congressman WASH
BURNE describes as a man so low
down that it would require a miracle
of the Almighty to raise him to the
level Of total depravity "-CHAUNCEY
BURR, DANIEL w. VOORHEES,, and
others of like character, did not man
ifest boldness Ia meeting the issue in
behalf of ANDY JOHNSON, on the
part of the New Hampshire Democ-
racy, we are at loss to know what
kind Of boldness the New York Her
aid would have that party display.
In our opinion it was this boldness
that contributed to its defeat.
Year: 1868

On the second page will be found
the Afternoon Dispatches, State
Items aud Letter from Boekport.


On the sixth page the ladies will
find an interesting article on the
Spring Fashions.
Year: 1868

WILLIAM II. WALKER is a candi
date for Mayor He has heretofore
held valuable and responsible trusts
as a public officer. We have given
one instance of the manner in which
ne discharged his official duties.
There are abundant evidences in the
g Court House records, of a similar
character. 1t is pertinent to the pend
ing canvass that we should make an
>examin alton of them in order to
ascertain his fitness for the high posi-
ton to which he aspires. We have
no disposition to treat him unfairly
or misrepresent the facts. He has
provoked us to an examination, and
should not complain because we have
undertaken it.
Year: 1868




Last spring young man OF prepossessng appearance
Dubuque. He found employment and soon thereafter
courted girl lnventng the fable that he was TO have


legacy OF Sl000 he got the parents consent and the
pair we're married The Dubuque 7ms tells the rest OF
the story thus


Last Monday morning bright and early, Guptil told
his wife 10 put her bonnet and shawl and como with
him TO make purchases preparatory to housekeop
ing Like q dutiiui wife she assened and together
they visited manv OF the eading establishments In tho
city First the whole souled husband purchased mag
nicent sewing machine next an expensive set OF furs,
with many other trnkets too numerous 10 mention.
They finally brought up at the dry goods store Of ono
OF our leading merchants At the upper end Of Main
ing goods with prodlgality and rsck-
lessness in regard TO expense wonderful to
Witness The proprietor and whole army or clerks, both
male and female, kept bobbng up and down 10 MI
orders Whole bolts OF cloth and caiico, snawls and
patterns laid upon tho counter and as quy
purchased by Guptil In short time the bill amounted
10 5000. The husband then remarked that he had
told his wife 10 In the store while he went 70 the
bank for some money and send an express wagon
Tor the goods. He went out and that is' tho last
that has been seen OF Guptil Patiently the
young wife waited by tha counter, chatting with
OF her former schoomaies over the supposed vir
of her husband Minutes stretched into houfs and
the twilight shades apnce but no wagon came
70 the door, no glimpse obtained Of that form she
had learned TO love so well AT last weary and dis
ged and with horrible suspicion that she bad
been betrayed tho wife took up her little bundle thai
she had brought with her TO the storo and went TO her
parents home, only to learn the cruel truth too soon
that the who nj the altar had solemnly PROMISED
blacklist dye and tnat she had been heartiessy Aban
Year: 1868

Board OF AIdermen-Fifth Avenue Extension.


The committee OF the Board Of Aldermen to which
was referred the subject Of the extension Of Fifth
through TO the Battery has received within the past
few weeks petitions concerning the matter,
and have determined 10 allow parties Interested op
portunty be heard For this purpose the committee
will meet to-day at noon in the chamber OF the Board
Of Aldermen and persons opposed to the measure viii
have chance 10 explain their objections.
Year: 1868

Tho Cincinnati Enquirer tdemocraticl, which has
been consistently adverse TO the National Democratic Con-
venron being hold in New York, admits that this s
a CITY which can better accommodate the Convention
tbs Of the people who may congreea,e hcre
than any oher in the country II s also the strongest
democratic city the Uned States, and Is IN that state
electoral vote Il Is the most important TO
II also that New York and State have
had national convention OF any party within their
borders
Year: 1868

SENATOR SHERMAN offered resoIu-
tion in Executive session few days
ago, instructing the Military Committee
not TO report any more brevet nomina-
tions. This was intended to relieve the
Committee from any embarrassment
which they might feel in regard to the
nomination of his brother, Lieut.. Gen.
Sherman, and it is understood to be
entirely in accordance with the views
OF the latter. The Committee will there
fore bring in measure in accordance
with these suggestions, looking to the
repeal of the law allowing the Presi-
dent or Secretary of War to send in
brevet nominations. The leading off,
GERS OF the army are said to favor this
measure, as they consider its unlimited
operation calculated to impair the efti-
cheney of the service.
Year: 1868

THE Democrats feel compelled to
nominate Pendleton to maintain the
ground they took at Chicago In 1864.
They were then for peace at any pric0,
being utterly opposed to the war
which had, up to that time, failed to
restore the Union. They are now
equally strong for peace with all
the world,-and take the best possible
method of securing 1t, by adopting a
financial policy which will render 1t
utterly Impossible for us ever to con-
tract loan to carry on another war.
The Democracy is consistent party.
Year: 1868

A WRITER to the Cincinnati Gazette,
referring to the prominence of Schuyler
Colfax as Presidential candidate, re.
marks that he belongs to class whose
power is invariably underrated until
brought to some severe test. BE claims
that the public have been wrongfulIy
made to believe that he Is simply a
CHEEKY, good natured man, not remark
able for force, breadth and depth of
character, and against this cites the
fact that for three Congressional terms
while the most important questions
were presented to their consideration,
he was chosen to preside over their de-
liberations and conduct their debates
with proper decorum and dignity, He
states that in the faculty of seeing at
glance the true aspect of difficult
case; and of prompt decision, an intu-
tive perception of what is needed and
how It can be done, Mr.. COliax has no
superior among our public men. He
Is thoroughly practical, working on to
definite ends with great executive force,
power of endurance, and an unwearied
attention to the details of business.
Year: 1868

From the Philadelphia Inqulrer


Hard upon the ending Of the cases of
Gen. Cole and Com modcre Meade-in
favor OF the former of whom the plea of
insanity was urged, and sgaiDst the lat
ter Of whom the charge of insanity was
slleged-cOmes, in this city, yesterday
morning, the attempted killing OF his
own mother, by yOung man likewise
supposed to be insane. The old lady, Mrs.
Fanny Craig, the victim of the bloody
freaks Of her non cOnlpOS meRtsS son, is
now lying in critical condition in the
hospital. The circumstances of the case
are rather peculiar, and entirely preclude
any other supposition than that OF the
actual insanity OF the would-be matri-
ci ie. It appears that the young man,
who had come to regard his svocation ss
q printer with dislike, and consequently
wished to engage in some other employ
ment, had been in the habit of sitting up
o'nights at hard study. From this in
tense mental application it is supposed
that his mind became sefIeted. at any
rate, he has been acting strangely for
some time past, to'sceo0nt for which no
other cause can be as igued. Both mother
and son are of the highest respectability,
and between them q strong affection sub
sisted. The mother had noticed his unu.
susl conduct, but spprehended no dan
ger to herself. She retired to bed SIS usual
on Tuesday night, and was awakened by
his clutch upon her throat. Bsfors she
escaped from his grasp he had seriously
cut ner in the neck with knife. or
course the magistrate could but commit
him TO await the result OF the Injuries
Inflicted, but yet no doubt remains that
be was reailV insane,
Year: 1868

A ray of sunshine from window, near the bed,
awoke me from profound sleep, and, startingto
my feet ran shivering to the expiring fire, won
dering all the while what had become Of Frank,
or why he should have vacated the room without
awaking me. Turning to look for my jacket q
moment after, I was surprised to find one Of the
trap-doors wide open and my comrades cap lying
near the entrance. Immediately Ihastened to the
head of the stairs and called aloud for Frank and
Charlie. The latter made his appearance soon af
ter, evidently but just aroused from sleep. Him.
self and father had seen nothing of Frank They
had remained awake until the break of day, when,
deeming their services no longer requisite they had
taken short nap. They remembered hearing no
unusual noise nothing to excite the slightest sus-
picion of Frank being in need Of assistance. ,,s,


What had become Of him, then2 IT.,


Very naturally, we both turned to the open trap
door, and lighting pine-knot, then lying beside
the fire, prepared to descend the narrow staircase
of the secret passage Charlie leading the way and
I following eagerly behind him. A few moments
brought US to the terminus of the creaking stairs;
and, as Charlie lifted the, torch high above bis
head and glanced anxiously around the cellar, an
exclamation of horror burst simultaneously from
our lips, as we discovered poor Frank lying npon
his face, and motionless as death itself .is4t.-ay


He was not dead-is even q pliye; but his
mind is irretrievably gone. ~ once brown,
are now as white as snow. The secret Of this Won
derful calamity is known alone to God; and the
terrible experience of Chisolm and my gallant COM
rade, in that antiquated chamber, must forever re-
main shrouded in impenetrsble mystery. Itisin-
possible to attempt an explanation of what, to me,
has ever been profound mystery. Since the de-
rangement Of Franks mind, his lips have main-
TONED perfect silence on the subject, and every at
tempt to wiring from him the secret experiences Of
that eventful night, have been utterly useless Il


1t only remains, therefore, to assure the reader
that Frank was a brave.and gallant soldier-cour-
ageous almost to fault upon the battlefield, and
ever found where danger threatened most &ET


"Clarkson Mansion is probably known to thous-
ands of the unfortunate, but none the less gallant
army of the late Confederate States; and, did I
overstep the bounds of confidence and propriey,
and reveal my comrades real name, many an old
reb would come forward and vouch for the truth Of
our little story of the Haunted Chamber.