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Year: 1868

"Tbe constitution framed for South Carolina by the
Congo Convention is beautiful piece OF political geeha


Ler, very properly excluded from the elective franchise
but by this Instrument the pauper population is made
the voting power OF the Commonwealth"


= The above is put forth in defiance of the
fact that public paupcrs, living in alms-houses'
and wholly subsisted AT the public cost are
now, and for more than forty sears nave peen'
legal voters in the very State and City giei'1-
The World is published. They were made 80
by an amendment of the Constitution OF 1871
adopted in 1856 and the Constitution OF 1916
only stipulates that a pauper shall not gain On
lose his voting residence by being quartered in
public alms-house not located in the district
wherein he previously resided.


In our late Constitutional Convention QS60,
the article on the Right Of Suffrage as reported
by the Committee excluded paupers, with
idiots and insane persons, from the electoral
BODY but this provision was objected to and
stricken out, after full discussion, by decided
majority wherein each party was fully repre-
sented.


In the debate which preceded this decision,
it was stated that the votes of most paupers
were controlled by the ams-hOuse keepers
having them in charge respectively, and that
large sums are habtually disbursed in our
cities for the relief of outdoor poor" which
are really misappropriatOn of public money
to the swelling Of the vote of the party locally
in power delegate residing in Troy esti-
mated lin couvcrsation) the control of the poor
fund in that city as worth three or four
hundred votes to whichever party enjoyed it.
STILL a majority of each party voted (as we
have said) that public paupers should continue
to enjoy the Right of Suffrage.


Should there not be some limit to the is-
norance evinced in the conduct of a journal!
Year: 1868

Mr.. Gerrit Smith, we are informed, has
published an argument to show that Chief
Justice Chase is entitled to give the casting
vote, should there be tie, on the question of
the guilt or innocence Of President johnson.
A correspondent sends us an elaborate argu-
ment against this position, based mainly on
the point that as the Senate while sitting as a
Court OF Impeachment has still its President,
if Mr. Chase as presiding officer of the
trial should succeed for the time to
all the fGnctions of President of the
Senate, the Senate would have at the
same time two Presidents. We fail to see that
the Senate by having one President while en-
gagged in its ordinary business, and another
while trying the President, has more than one
President at time. But we think q better
reason why the Chief-Justice can have no cast


ing vote on the final decision, is that casting
vote is only possible where o duestion is de-
claed by simple majority. The Constitution


q
Year: 1868

We ought TO have more emphatically stated
some days since, that the late Republican State
openly and squarely on the righteous platform
of Equal Rights and Impartial Suffrage fo'
citizens, regardless of Color. There are Oh
course weak brethren there, as in larger States
but, even if we should lose the votes OF some
of these, the party will be really stronger
and its conclusive triumph nearer for the
leclarntiOn.
Year: 1868

We print elsewhere the names of a few of
the notaries public just made by our accom-
modating Legislature. 1t is proposed next year
to save bother in selecting names by adopting
the entire City Directory as the regular list
Some say we should take the poll-lists, so as
to secure lawful voters only; but the best way
will be to put in the entire Directory Even
then there will be a great many petitioners
whose names are omitted, but we shall at least
comprehend a large majority Of applicants.
Year: 1868

One of the counts of Indictment of President
johnson is based upon his speeches In the
celebrated journey TO the tomb of Douglas
Mr Eyarts has not reached that count ye.'
but when he does we hope he will remempe'
his remark at the Cooper Institute meeting
last O.toher that those barangnes were nothing
but the voice of 1.-THE beaten Rebellion
Year: 1868

We hear that the Arcade Railroad bill is
sure to go through. Several amendments have
been made, by which the objections of oppo-
nents have been removed and its friends claim
now that it is just the thing. Anything within
reason that will give us speedy transit out of
town viii do
Year: 1868

But if a month, or even week, could inter-
vene, after his accession, before the Convention
nine tenths of the delegates who have private
axes to grind would find themselves among the
outs.r and so would be disposed to select a
Vice-President with the most virtuous disregard
Of all selfish or personal interests.
Year: 1868

An EXCELLENT SNAKE SroRY.---A friend of
ours in Benton county, not more than huadred
mics from Pond Grove, Is exceedingly fond of
getting joke upon his neighbors, and enjoys
laugh even at his own expense. The tables were
lately turned so nicely upon him, hosever. that
we doubt whether he will try bis hand at Joke
sgain for long time. He was lately crossing q
field on bis premises when he felt peculiar SEN
sation In his trousers leg, and in sn instant the
terrible suspicion fastened upon him that there
was snake there. Putting out his hand to as
certain, il came IN contact with what he imposed
TO be the head of the reptile. II flashed across
his mind at once that the only hope of his life lay
in his ability to grasp and firmly hold the head
until be could obtain assistance and extrioate him
sef from his unpleasant predicament. seizing it,
therefore, with one hand, he started at fu tilt for
the house, about half mile distant. As he run he
could feel the reptile wriggliDg around his leg.
He was fairly bathed in cold sweet at the thonght
that II might free itself from his grasp and give
him the fatal blow while far away from help, and
fear lent wings to his feet. As he approached
the barn where his wife was at work, be became


fearful of the terrible effect it might have upon her
to reveal his dangerous situation, and he therefore
slipped silly In at the back door. Going into one
corner, he divested himself Of his clothing (he
had kicked of bis boots on the way), drew forth
hurle it violently from him. Ii struck the rafters.
and then fell TO the floor and revealed to his as
toDished gazs-an old piece Of rope, which he put,
as he supposed. into his pocket, but which slipped
had produced the wrggling which had at first at
tracJed his attention. AS be ran, OF course, the
motions became;more violent. A knot on one end
be had mistaken for the head and had been hold
ing IL as with the grasp of death.


His wife, good soul, was at first nearly fright.
ened to death. then almost laughed herself to
death. Tie story was too good TO keep, and
soon bis beIghbors were anxiously inq1iriug re-
gardiDg his recovery from the "snske bite" We
nave often heard OF persons having snakes In
their boots" but never in that way before.-tLa-
fsyette (lnd.) Courier
Year: 1868

A SIMPLE CUBE FOR TIE RaEUxATIsM.-boa .
small pot full Of potatoes. and bathe the part az
fectsd with the water in which the potatoes w0 Q
boiled, as hot as 1t caa be applied innediat ily
OF at least greatly alIeviated by the next morAng
Some of the most obstinate rheumatic pain, have
lately been cured BY one application Of THIS novel
and simple remedy.
Year: 1868

The following article on the culture of the
Castor besu, we extract from q circular letter
issued by the house of II. J. Baker q Co., of
New York city, which firm is largely interested
i q the manufacture of Castor Oil:
Year: 1868

The editer of the Macon GA Telegraph
has Just returned home, after having spent
month in Washington and the Northern
States, and gives the followingss his impress
sions of the political situation


As regards the President, he ia firm in
his purpose to uphold the constitution and
oppose lis enemies TO the full extent of his
powers. The country has expected more
Of him than he has done, and charged him
with unhappy delays, but Se are convinced
upon a full survey of the field, that he has
acted prudently and wisely, and LEFT undone
nothing that could have been done with
safety. At least such are his own honest
convictions, and he knows far more Of his
own embarrassments than the world out
side. He feels confident that the wicked
counsels of the Radicals will be brought
to naught, and in time to save the govern
ment and people from the disasters that
now threaten both. He is in full sympathy
with the South in her present righteous
struggle, and will leave nothing undone
on his part to bring it TO a favorable issne
His end the general impression at Wash
ington and the North is that, while troubles
Sill Sdiutf Inc CiOuNlS duOut pOulu
has only to be patient and true to herself
in order to win glorious and early deliy-
erance The Northern Democrats general
ly are in excellent spirits. They have
taken fresh courage from recent Radical
excesses, and feel confident Of raising a
storm in November that will sweep over
the Northern States and leave but the de-
tested memory of the Radical party in its
track.


Upon the whole, we do not regard the
prospects az cherries as do most of our
suflering fellow-countrymen at the South.
We have n strong conviction that Radical
iniquities will be poisoned by their own
internal corruption, and that we have only
to make up our minds to endure in the flu
ture as we have in the past, strain every
nerve for selE-defense, and ply every energy
to build up our ruined fortunes, TO become
once more, and at an early day, a free and
Il
Year: 1868

A ELL is before the Pennsylvania Legis-


lsture making il unlawful for any railroad


company in that State 10 warm its cars


with stoves heated with coal, wood, or any


ntlammable matter. They must keep
them warm by some means that will not
occasion fire in case Of accident. If any


stove heated with coal or wood shall he
used thirty days after the passage of the
act, the conductor, engineer President and
Secretary Of the company shall, on convic-
ton in any county through which the cars
run, be fined not exceeding one thousand
| dollars. IL aRy passenger shall be burned
10 death or killed in consequence Of a car
being warmed in violation of the act, the
conductor shall be prosecuted for man
| slaughter, and if convicted he shall be i'm
! prisoned not exceeding ten years. No
petroleum or oil shall be used to light care
Year: 1868

One OF the important subjects which
should engage the attention of the Legis-
lature is that of the condition of the roads
of the State. Since the close of the war
but little has been done to repair them. In
many portions of the country it is almost
impossible for people to travel with safety,
The road law should be SO changed as to
insure the working of all the County roads
in the State. Sal s'as saIaH rH


Heretofore the keeping up of the public
thoroughfares was managed like many
other things in the, State. The men who
worked on the public highways were not
those who used them most. No road tax
was levied, but each one between certain
ages was required to work when called upon
by the overseer. The colored man had to
serve a longer term than the white man.
And if the white man could get the appoint
ment of magistrate, lie was exempt from
service, although he might own one half or
three fourths of the land over which the
road passed, and might use the road twenty
times with his wagons, while the poor man
would probably walk over it only once.
Let us do away with such Injustice, make
every able-bod:ed man between certain ages
liable to work on the public highways,
exempt none, and if this plan does not sue
ceed in putting our roads in first rate order
then levy tax on property which will in.
sure success. Those liable should be allow
ed to pay this tax. if levied. in work
Early attention to the subject of revising
the road law should be given SO that the
labor may be done in the spring before the
busy time begins with those engaged in
farming.
Year: 1868




ceiye their just reward, and by q fatality
have made themselves only a. more promi--
nent target at which envenomed men may
hurl their darts. What must be the end of
q State that no more can point,to her great
and unsulIied living citizens-that has no
fitting living models to seat before her chill
drcn ? Nothing can await her but q degrar
idation and shame more intolerable than to-
be blotted from the map of the world. Not
the present only, not the actors, but the fu-
ture those to whom descends the inheri7
tance we create, must suffer by such, party
,yindictiveness that blindly wounds and de-
flames the life and glory Of cur country.
Without petty nalevolence every pure and
yirtuous worker in the State should be cher
ished The character of the good men of
the State are the glory shewill reflect on the
age. They challenge the sleepless guardian
ship of every party and sect as heavens gift.
Year: 1868




The negroes arc discovering that not
withstanding they have been set free
and that Congress does little else but
legislate for and about them, they are
poorer aud worse off than they ever
were in their lives. Here in this city
they live hard enough, although we
have really less destitution than in any
city of the size in the United States
Their whole life is involved in the sim
pie question of labor, question which
has always been felt and well under.
stood by the white people. Those OF
them who work and are economical get
along as well as they ever did. But
large per cent. spend every cent they
can get hold of on flimsy and tlashy
clothing and jewelry; and should there,
by any possible chance, be any money
left, it is spent on the ball room OF
other amusement. They have no
thought of saving up their wages fol
hard times or old age, or of investing it
in real estate, or for providing for day
when they are out of employment.


But to their credit be it said, the ef-
forts of the Radical party 10 arouse
them into political excitement have
failed. They do not see any meat and
bread in the act of laying down their
work and rallying to the slogan cry OF
political leaders. Last year the tap OF
the drum any day would bring a meet.
ing of a thousand to this city from all
the country around. The novelty OF
their participating in such proceedings
were the handspring of their action.
That novelty has wholly died out. They
are beginning to see that the averse
legislation to the capital of the coun-
try has directly deleterious effect up
on them. Like the white people, they
ask for a truce to this turmeil, and for
quiet and repose.
Year: 1868

On the first day of April, at evening,
the door bell of Cincinnati merchant
rang, and on the step was found bas.
ket with a beautiful little baby in it,
and note, signed Cora" addressed to
the man of the house, saying that she
was unable to support the child with.
out his aid, and as he was as nearly re-
lated to it as she was, the babe was sent
to him for good treatment and educa.
tion.


The appearance of the child, and the
explanatory note, produced domestic
scene more easily conceived than de.
scribed. The husband fell on his knees,
protesting by all the saints that the
child was not his; while bis wife as
earnestly protested her full belief that
it was his, and nobody's but his. In
the midst eff these mutual protestatiOns,
the husbands eye chanced to fall on the
empty cradle of his own babe in one
corner of the room, and the whole thing
flashed at once on him-he was sold
thoroughly sold; and declared at once
that be would father the child, and any
other that his wife might charge him
with.
Year: 1868

A Good Snake Story FROM Anoia


Attack Of a CorporaI's Guard on


Snake.


Before we left Dinigul, circumstance
occurred to an English officer command
ing a small out-station in the district
which may be considered not undeserV-
ing of record. He was early one morn
ing taking his customary ramble, Oe'
fore the sun had attained sutlelent
elevation ia the heavens to drink up
the freshness of the dew which glls-
tened around, when, upon passing a
small, ruined building, his attention
was suddenly arrested by the appear
ance of something with which his eye
did not seem at all familiar, moving IN
deep recess of the ruin. He ap-
preached it cautiously, fearing, as he
could not distinguish the object very
clearly, that it might be a tiger, OF
some other animal equally dangerous.


Upon close inspection he discovered
il to be an immense snake, filling with
its voluminous folds the whole recess.
Determined at once on its destruction,
but knowing that he could do nothing
single-handed against creature at
once so powerful and active, he made
the best of his way to the guard-house,
and ordered half dozen soldiers to the
spot, armed with muskets, and having
fixed bayonets. They were six deter
mined Englishmen. They made no OBJ
lection to encounter so unusual al enc
my; on the contrary, they were pleased
at the thought of the sport, aud being
formed in line advanced steadily to the
attack as soon as the word of command
was given, and simultaneously trans
fixed the monster with their bayOnets,
firmly pinning it against the wall.


Being so roughly disturbed from his
slumbers, the enormous creature un-
coiled itself in few seconds, and such
was it prodigious strength that with
one mighty sweep of its tail it dashed
six of its assailants to the earth. The
sixth, who was near its head, maintain
ed his position and kept his terrific adj
versary against the wall, adroitly avoid
ing the lashings of its pondersus tail
by STOPPING or lodging, as circumstances
required, until the animal, exhausted
by pain and eXertion, lay extended at
full length upon the earth almost mo-
tionless. By this time the five soldiers
who had been ruck down, having re-
covered their feet, wounded the van
quished snake with tke butt end of
their muskets, upon the extremity of
the tail, where the inosculation of the
vertebr;e is less firm, thus disabling 1t
so completely that it was soon dis
patched. 1t measured upwards OF fifty
feet in length, and was full three feetin
circumfere Oriental ARnUdt
Year: 1868

A lad of about fourteen had conduct
ed q large camel, laden with wood, from
one village to anot her, at half an hours
distance or so. As the animal loitered
or turned out of the way, its conductor
struck it repeatedly and harder than it
seems to have thought he had right
to do. But not finding the occasion IA
vorable for taking immediate quits, 1t
"bode its time;;" nor was that time long
in coming. A few days later the same
lad had to reconduct the beast, but un-
laden, to his own village. When they
were about half way Oh the road, and
at some distance from any habitatiOn,
the camel suddenly stopped, looked de-
liberately around in every direction to
assure itself that no one was within
sight, and finding the road far aud near
clear of passers-by, made step for
ward, seized the unlucky boys head in
its monstrons mouth, and lifting him
up in the air, flung him down again or
the earth with the upper part of his
skull completely torn off and his brains
scattered on the ground. Having thus
satisfied his revenge, the brute quietly
resumed its pace towards the village as
though nothing were the matter, till
some men who had observed the whole,
though unfortunately at too great a
distance to be able to afford timely help,
came up and killed it.
Year: 1868

Ia New York city, on last Thursday
night, an unfortunate woman while at
tending one of the Catholic churches
with an infant in her arms, was thrown
into Mysteries by discovering that her
child was q corpse. Going out into the
street, and being unable to control her
grief, she was arrested on the supposi-
tion that she was tipsy, and locked up.
Subsequently the truth of the case was
ascertained and reported to the Police
Captain who had caused the poor crea-
ture to be imprisoned; but that fun nc-
tionary, with rare cruelty, in spite o.
explanation, insisted upon keeping the
woman in a cell all night, where she
passed the weary hours in state of
frenzy, clingiug to the dead body OF
her child, awaiting the arrival OF the
coroner to hold an inquest.
Year: 1868




AN ACT Making Appropriations for
the Improvement Of the State
Arsenal and Adjutant Generals
Office, and for new building in
connection Herewith.


SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Iowa, That there be and is hereby
appropriated out of any moneys
in the State Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the sum Of nine
thousand five hundred dollars to be
expended as hereinafter provided,
viz: Two hundred and fifty dollars
for the purpose Of grading and i'm.
proving the grounds around the
State Arsenal and Adjntant Generals
Office, four hundred dollars for cover.
ing the areas on the north and south
and west side Of said Arsenal with
stone capings and stonc or iron
coverings and for stone or iron steps
Year: 1868

let thes', lay in the warm san day
when tiist dug.


The best time to set plants is just
before rain, and the last Of May OF
the first of June is the proper season
to put them out, though they some.
times do tolerably we'll as late as the
first of July.


In regard to keeping sweet pota-
toes ovor winter, or sprouting the
plants, in this country it don't pay
for any one to undertake, unless be
understands the business or, goes in.
to it on q large scale, though they
are easily kept until Christmas, by
putting them in dry cellar while
dry and handling them carefully.


In conclusion; if any one with a
little land and time does not enjoy
this delicate and cheap luxury in its
season he deserves little credit for
enterprise or being good li-er.
N Respectfully s.


a. MOFFET
Year: 1868

AN ACT to Increase the Duties Of


tho Superintendent Of Public In


structi0n and to Provide Addi-


tional Compensation thereof.


SECTION l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly Of the Statc Of
Iowa, That section FIVE of chapter
fifty-two Of the laws passed by the
Tenth General Assembly be amended
by tho substitution Of section two Of
this act.


SIC. 2. He shall be charged with
tho general supervision Of all the
county supcrintendents and all the
common schools Of the State. He
shall meet the county superintend-
cnts in convention at such points in
the State rs he may deem most suita-
bic for that purpose and by explana-
ton and discussion endeavor TO
secure y more uniform and efficient
admiration of school laws. He shall
attend Teachers Institutes in the
several counties of the State af far as
may be consistent with the proper
discharge of other duties imposed by
law, and assist by lecture or other.
wise in their instruction and man.
agement. He shall render written
'opinion to any school officer asking
Year: 1868

II Dear Sir l would
consider yonr already very worthy
paper, of still more personal value to
the farmers of Wapello county, II
there was to be seen 10 its columns
every week regular correspondence
from every township in the county,
Fam very glad TO see the interest
that farmers Cin this day and age Of
the world) are taking in agriculture.
Although am sorry that there are
no more farmers seemingly interest
ed in lending their infiuen,e 9 to their
Bro. farmers, through the medium Of
their press, although they have had
cordial invitation to speak thro
your paper snch things as in your
estimation would interest the gencr-
al reader.


hope ere long to be able to read
regular correspondence from every
township in the county.


believe it the farmers of Wapello
county would hold q County Con.
vention, to discuss such matters as
might be considered of the most vital
Importance to the farmers at large,
it would end in the most agreesble
and profitable reaults.


! would respectfully suggest that
the organized township clubs, take
the above Suggestion into considera-
tion. A. w. SMITH.