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Year: 1868

The most falicious ideas prevail re-
specting leisure. People are always
saying to themselves, AZ would do
that II 1 had leisure"


Now there is no condition in which
the chance Of doing good is less than
in the condition OF leisure.


The man fully employed may be
able to crafty his good disposition, be
Improving himself or his neighbors,
or serving the public in some useful
way; but the man who has all the
time to dispose Of as he pleases, las
bat . poor chance, indeed, Of doing
30. To do, increases the capacity of
doing; and It is far less difficult for a
man who has an hibitual course of ex-
ertion to exert himself little more
for an extra purpose, than for the man
who does little or nothing to put him
self into motion for the same end.
There is reluctance in all this to be
set agoing; but when that is got over,
then everything goes sweetly enough.


Just 30 with the idle man. nlosing
the habit he loses the power of doing
But man who is busy about some
regular employment, for proper
length Of time every day, can very
easily do something else during the
remaining hours; indeed, the recrea-
don Of weary men is apt to be buster
than the perpetual leisure Of the idle.
As he walks through the world his
hsads hang unmufaed and ready by his
side, and he can sometimes do more
By single touch in passing than a
vacant man is likely to do In twelve
months. at


Let no man cry for leisure In order
to do anything. Let him rather pray
that he may never have leisure. If he
really wishes to do any good thing he
will always find time for it, by prop
erly arranging his other EMPLOYMENT.
Year: 1868

A New York dispatch Of the 2nd
says there is apparently no truth IN
the statement that the dry goods mer-
chants have generally agreed not to
sell goods to the South, except for
cash.
Year: 1868

H- Our readers have heretofore
been advised of the fact that parties
were engaged in boring for gold and
silver, at point mile or two back
of Racine, in this county. Some two
or three holes we believe have been
drilled to depth of about five hun
dred feet, without coming upon any
thing more valuable than coal; but on
Thursday, of last week, a party of
which Mr.. Geo. w. Reariden is prin-
cipal, struck vein of quartz at a
depth of about 445 feet, which is evl-
IDENTIFY erich" with some metal, what,
we are not prepared to say. We
hear that jeweler to whom some of
the debris taken from the vein was
submitted, says that the metal con-
tanned in it is gold; but we can not
vouch for the truth of the statement.
One thing, however, is certain: Mr..
Reariden has struck vein of quartz,
pretty thoroughly impregnated with
some bright metal which he believes
to be gold, and which we hope may
turn out to be that or something bet
ter. He says the quartz vein is
about three feet thick.


We intend visiting the locality
where the boring is going on, soon,
when we will endeavor to give cor
rect report of what has been DONE
Pomeroy Telegraph.
Year: 1868

Gen. BRrsBAN is writing to the Gin
cinnati Gazette a series of letters, on
the political history of Hon. b. F..
WADE. From one of the late mum
bers we copy the following extract,
as being peculiarly characteristic of
the old hero:


Senator Wade inaugurated the
practice of setting up Northern back
bone in the Senate. Soon after tax
ing his seat, he witnessed one of
those scenes so common then in the
Senate in those days. A Southern
fire eater made an attack on North
ern Senator, and Wade was amazed
and disgusted at the cringing, COW
ardly way in which the Northern
man bore the taunts and insults of
the hot headed Southerner AS no
allusion was made to himself or State,
Mr.. Wade sat still, but when the
Senate adjourned, he said openly, if
ever Southern Senator made such
an attack ON him or his State while
he sat on the floor, he would brand
him as liar. This coming to the
ears of the Southern men, Senator
took occasion to peintedly speak a
few days afterwards of Ohio and her
people as negro thieves. Instantly
Mr.. Wade sprang to his feet and
pronounced the Senator liar. The
Southern Senators were thunder
struck, and gathered around their
champion, while the Northern men
grouped about Wade. A feeler was
put cut from the Southern side, look
ing to retraction, but Mr.. Wade re-
torted in his peculiar style, and de-
manded an apology for the insult
offered to himself aud the people he
represented. The matter thus clos
ed, and a fight was looked upon as
certain. The next day a gentleman
called on the Senator from Ohio, and
asked the usual questions touching
his acknowl edgement of the code.
81 am here" he responded, sin a
double capacity. l represent the
State of Ohio, and l represent Ben
Wade. As Senator l am opposed
to dueling. As Ben Wade, recog-
nize the code"


sMy friend feels aggrieved,' said
the gentleman, sat what you said in
the Senate yesterday, and viii ask for



apology or satisfaction"


81 was somewhat embarrassed, =
continued Senator Wade, ..by my
position yesterday, as l have sene
respect for the Chamber. l now
take this opportunity to say what ]
then thought, and you will. if you
/ please, repeat it. Your friend is s
foul mouthed old blackguard."
Year: 1868

wA Washington correspondent
of the New York Herald tells SEN
sational story to explain the Presi-
dents removal of Secretary Stanton.
A number of desperate haters of the
Republican party advised him to
fight radicalism with arms, saying
that 1906 men were at his service,
10000 being ready in Maryland, and
5000 in Washington. By removing
Stanton he could declare himself ac-
tual commander of the army and
navy, displace such Generals as
would not obey his orders, appeal
by proclamation to the people to
support him, and thus gather to his
defense such force as Congress
could not resist. The writer does
not pretend to say how far the Presi-
dent accepted this programme, or
whether lie had any idea of consent
ing to it.
Year: 1868

WORTH REMEMBERING.-''Ifa man
faint away" says Halls Journal of
Health, ''instead of yelling out like
savage; or running to him to lift him
up, lay him at full length on his back
on the floor, loose the clothing, push
the crowd away so as to allow the air
to reach him, and let him alone
Dashing water over a person in q
simple fainting fit is barbarity.-
The philosophy of the falnting fit is
that the heart fails to send the prop
er supply of blood to the brain. If
the person is erect that blood has to
be thrown up hill; but if lying down
it has to be projected horizontally,
which requires less power, as is ap-
parent"
Year: 1868

A SOUTHERN VIEW OF IMPEAcH-
MENT.--The following extracts from
a letter written by a gentleman in
Georgia to merchant in New York.
What he says is beyond doubt the
simple truth in regard to the result
of impeachment:


"We are not sorry to learn that
Mr. johnson is to be removed from
office. But for him, this State and
half dozen others would have fol
lowed Tennessee in accepting the
Constitutional Amendment, by which
we should have been represented at
Washington twelve months since
The evils Mr. Johnson has inflicted
upon the South by his efforts to
thwart the views of Congress have
been second only to the spollatlons
of war; but, depend upon it, within
sixty days after his removal we shal
have a gradual return of quiet and
prosperity throughout the South
Remember what l sayfp
Year: 1868

This contest has been decided
against Capt. Jones. No one had
any idea, that it would turn out other
wise, whatever might have been the
merits of the Republican Senator's
case, after it had been ascertained
that the Democracy had working
majority In order to attain their
partisan objects, the Democratic
members do not hesitate to disregard
the decisions of Supreme Court,
composed of Democrats. Notwith-
standing the law Of the State, accord
Ing to the construction of the highest
tribunal, declares that man with
more white than black blood can
vote, this Democratic Legislature, in
order to carry out partisan end,
wholly ignores the law and reproach
es the Supreme Court. hontOn Beg
ister.
Year: 1868

@ Democratic editors have no
difficulty in discovering in Senator
Wade an interested party, and there
fore an unfit judge of the guilt or in
nocence of the President, because he
would succeed to the office in case
impeachment should take place; but
they utterly fail to see in Senator
Patterson, of Tennessee, q son -in-law
of the President, an interested party.
The Democratic mind is certainly
very singularly constituted. .--Pomer-
on Telegraph.
Year: 1868

ZB The child whose paternity is
universally disclaimed is presump-
lively no credit to his parents; and
the eagerness of the Democrats to
rid themselves of all responsibility
for Andrew johnson and his acts is
q significant foretaste of what shall
be. After having seduced, pervert-
ed, debauched him, they turn upon
their victim with stony stare and
protest that they don't know him
that he must have q settlement in
some other parish. 1t is not often
that President of the United States
is thus disowned by the party which
he has risked everything to serve.
Year: 1868

~ Tie piece of lace over
tumbler, letting it down absut half
way; put in some sweet peas, NIL
with water so as to just cover the
peas; in a little while roots will ap-
pear and seek the bottom of the
tumbler; then the vine appears, and
can be trained on twine or support,
and it will begin to show its pretty
flowers.
Year: 1868


oh, why do look so up and down the street,
As in weary watching some one to greeti
Why burn my cheeks, why are my eyes SO


bright.
I'm iooking-yes, I'm looking for some one to-


night.
oh, I've been so lonely. half the day I've sat and


wept,
Till tired and exhausted, ] laid me down and


slept;
But the day is almost ended, the eve is drawing


nigh,
The lake looks very lovely, and calm the western


sky;
All nature seems so tranquil, so happy, all but


me-
long for only one yes, one cheerful face to see,
Whose low sweet voice weuld bring the sunshine


tomy heart
And bid its gloom forever and eyermore depart
I'm looking-yes I'm looking, how wish that he


would come,
For the is fast declining, the day is almost
If he knew that was waiting, I'm sure he wonld


be here,
And his merry laugh would fall like music on


my ear.
They say he is unfaithfnl-cares not for one a


day,
wish that he was not for my thoughts to him


will stray;
But the sun has sunk to rest, hear the soft wind
still I'm Sitting here so lonely, so lonely and


alone.
Year: 1868

Certainly, Senator Wade, you dc
not wish me to convey such q mes.
sage as that"


"Most undoubtedly l do; and will
tell you Cor your own benefit, this
friend of yours will never notice it.
/ will not be asked for either retrac-
ton, explanation or fight"


Next morning Mr. Wade came into
the Senate, and proceeding to his
seat, deliberately drew from under
his coat two large pistols, and un.
locking his desk laid them inside
The Southern men looked on in
silence while the Northern men en-
joyed to the fullest extent the fire
eaters surprise at the proceedings of
the plueky Ohio Senator. No furth-
er notice was taken of the affair OF
the day before. Wade was not chal-
lenged, but ever afterwards treated
with the utmost politeness and con
sideration by the Senator who had
so insultingly attacked him.
Year: 1868

Whether In the young or old, married or sin
gle, at the dawn Of woman anhood, or the turn Of
life, these tonic medicine display so decided an
influence that q marked improvement is 5000
perceptible In the health Of the patient. Being a
purely vegetable preparation, they are cafe and
reliable remedy for all classes of Females in ev-
Year: 1868

An act in relation to revenue and
taxing the property of express COM
panics and telegraph companies.


SEC. l. BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly ofthe state Of Iowa,
That the property of all express
companies and all telegraph compa
Mas, operating and doing business
within this state, shall bc included
in the valuation ofpcrsonal property
OF ouch company or body corpsrate
in the assessment of taxes in the
township, Incorporated town, or city
where such company ol corporation
shall have an office for the transac-
tion Of it's business; and said prop
crty shall be assessed at tho same
rate as other persona! property in
the hands ofludiyiduals of the state.


SEC. 2. In each township, incor-
porated town, Q, city in this state,
where any such express company or
telegraph company shall have ali
office or agency for the transaction
Of its business, it shall be the duty
Of the agent, clerk, or person having
the charge or care of such Office or
agency, annually on the tenth day
Of January. er 50 soon thereafter as
may be. but not later than the first
lay Of February, to furnish to the
assessor Of such township, inoorpo
rated town, or city, u sworn state
meut Of the gross receipts Of said
office or agency accruing from the
business and earnings Of such COM
pany for the year ending on the FIRST
day Of January next preceding. SAID
statement to be sworn to by the Of
ticcr Or agent having charge Of such
Office; and upon receiving such
statement the assessor, saall deduct
for the expenses Of said Office or bus
mess, sixty per cent from the amount
SO stated as the gross receipts, and
return the remaining amount as the
personal amount as the personal
property OF such company to be as
sessed at the same rate as the per-
sonal property of such company to
bc assessed at the same rate as the
personal property ofpriyatc indiyid.
uals in this state.


SEC. 8. If such agent, clerk, or
person having charge Of such office
or ageacy, shall fail to return to the
assessor the sworn statement pro-
! vided for in section two Of this act
by the first day of February, then
/, it shall be the duty Of the said as
! SCISSOR to as,crtain as near as may
be, and by such information as may
Year: 1868

We take the following from NOrthend's Teach
er's Assistant:


"a country school master, who found 1t rather
difficult to make his pupils observe the difference
in reading between q comma and full point, ad
opted plan of his own which, he attered himself,
would make them proficient in the art af punctua-
ton. Thus, in reading, when they camc to a com
ma they were to say tick, and read on to semico-
lon and say tick, tick to colon and say tick, tick
tick and when full point, tick, tick, tick, tick.
Now, it go happened that our worthy school master
received notice that the parish minister to pa
visit of ex examination to his school and he wa
desirOus th at his pupils should show to the best
advantage, he gave them extra drill the day be-
fore examination. Now said he, addressing his
pupils, when you read before the minister to-mor-
row, you may leave out the ticks, though you must
think them you 60 along, for the sake of elOcu-
tion.' So far, SO good. Next day came, and with
it the minister ushered into the school room by the
school master, who, with smiles and bows, hoped
that the training of the scholars would meet h is
approval. Now, it so happened that the first boy
called up by the minister had been absent the pre-
vious day. and in the hurry the master had forgot
ten to give him his instructions how to act. The
minister asked the boy to read chapter in the
Old Testament, which he pointed out. The boy
complied, and in his best accent began to read -
And the Lord said unto Moses saying, tick, speak
unto the children of Israel saying tick, tick, and
thus shalt thou soy unto them. Tick, tick, tick,
tick"


This n Unfortunate sally, in his own style, acted


like shouer-bath on the poor school master, while
the minister and his friends almost died Of laugh
ka1
Year: 1868

Read at che toesHy erereise Of the Normal School


Feb. 2Ist, by Henry Roberts:


When we pause amid the ceaseless rush Of events
that follow each other so swiftly in the history of
nations, we involuntarly ask ourselves: WHAT'S to
be the fate of the American Republic in the strug
gle for opulance and powerI Shall this the young
est and nearly the strongest nation that history
has as vet mentioned follow the universal course
Of republics and after rising steadily and swiftly
to unexampled prosperity, na lily reach the zenith
of her DOW ell and sink into oblivion, leaving only
a elimmering spark shining down the stream of
time to warn ct hers of the breakers in which she
stranded? 1t may be hard for Us who have learned
TO regard our govern ment as one Of the stable
things of earh, to think this Of our nation, yet
know the future only by the past, and history is
directing our eyes toward the wrecks Of other
nations once the pride Of the world, and repeating
in our ears the fearful wsrning-"the stars that
glitter on yonder banners (freedOm's chosen on
sign, shall go down, and the light that now il
Iumes the pathway Of freedom and progress shall
be ob5cured by tue gloom of Ignorance and despOt-
ism, unless you avoid the rock on which the hope
of past ages have been wrecked" Thon let us, the
atandard bearers of liberty in the conflict of free
dom and despotism found our structure on the
broad principle of equal rights 10 all, and the uni
versal diffusion of knowledge, and then if fall we
must we i'll have the ga tissetiOn of knowing
that we have tried 10 do our duty to ourselves and
our fellow men.
Year: 1868

IedCnluSs
yTeaching is trade, a real bona fds profession !;
Iand needs to be learned as much as does law or
medicine, if the person would be successful as a
teacher. The great carss Of 50 many failures in
our common school teachers, is because so many
make it only stepping stone to aid iu'sOme other
profession. A lawyer or doctor, while persuing
his course Of study, finds it very convenient to
spend few weeks each year in some district school
room, swaying the "birchen rod - and teaching
the young idea how to shoot" in order to replen-
ish his depleted purse, not because he likes the
business; OH no | far from it; tut it is q cOnven-


lent way to obtain little money. And how often
do we hear him praised as highly accomplished
teacher because he can read little latin greek,
or solve problem in algebra, or demonstrate q
proposition in quantity, when in reality he is infe


iOr in ability to some young lady who could not
receive half the compensation for her services.


Now, we all admit the great advantages Of q
thorough and systematic drill in the recitation and
lecture room, 20 fit men to pursue the practice of
law or medicine. Is the instruction Of our youth
less important than are these2 Can we afford to


leave our children waste their precious spring time
of life under the tuition OF those who will only
blunt the ssnsibilities and leaden the intellect ??


The times demand educated teachers. Already are
many of the States holding out inducements to
young men and women t0 become professional
teachers, and this course is richly repaying the
State in the great improvement Of common schools
and the consequent intelligence Of tho people.


One Of the first REQUISITES then We would say is
to fully adopt the profession of teaching as your
business Make it, if not your life work, at least
your employment for number of years. Now that
you are fully pledged to this course, ask yourself
how you can best advance the cause, and set about
your work with a det ermination to be second to
none. Teach thought, not words; let the lid
have a clear understanding of every word he uses.
Here is the great "rock" on which many teachers
split. Scholars are made to commit long columns
Of words, which, to them have no meaning what
ever. This is wrong. Every word should bring
up some definite image to the mind, and unless this
done the word becomes but tuseless rubbish in the
mind. Teachers. is this your aim? Are you doing
this in your schools or are you using words every
day that brings no thought TO your own mind


Now who are our Nebraska teachers ? Who will
come forward and enroll his name as one who ex-
poets TO work in the school room for the next few
years The following students are now attending
the Normal School who have enrolled themselves as
prospective teachers, and some Of them will try
their skill the next summer:
Year: 1868

The last number of the Southern Review
contains an article on Federal Policy and
Northern Prisoners, which opens with a vim
dication OF the late Confederate authorities from
the atrocities that have been charged against
them in regard to their treatment of Federal
prisoners at Audersonville and elsewhere 1t
then goes on to cite number OF cases in proof
of the fact that in every large prison at the
North "cruelty was Systematically practiSed for
the purpose Of forcing prisoners to take the
oath OF allegiance to the Federal Government:
or, in case of their refusal, of enfeebEng their
health to such an extent as to render them un
fit for military service on their return to the
South" The diaries of some of these prison
ers, and the personal narratives of many others
are given in evidence of the truth of the allega-
ton. All of these details are wholly new to
the public, and the record thus made up stamps
with infamy the officials under whose orders so
much NaDton suffering was inflicted.


The writer next proceeds TO contrast the
abundant supplies at the North with the terri
bic straits in food, in clothing, and in medss =
cines to which the South was reduced. He
adds:


Notwithstanding all these difficulties, not
withstanding the outrages committed by North
ern troops, and the cruelties committed by
Northern iailors, it is fact we'll known to the
intimate friends of Mr.. Davis, that he presis-
tently turned deaf ear to the entreaties of ex-
treme men, and that he steadfastly refused to
inaugurate in the Confederacy system OF per-
Secution which was utterly repugnaut to every
sentiment OF his nature, aud to the feelings OF
every brave and high toned leader in the
South. The fact is, that 1t was the intention
and desire of the Confederate government to
provide for its prisoners of war as 1t did tor Its
own men, When however, there was scar
city of TODD the preference was naturally glVon
to Southern soldiers in the field. Speaking OF
the difficulty of providing even tor these, Major
General Heth said 'Ifthe soldiers last winter
under my command had been in prison: and
had been restricted to the rations allowed them,
they would have been found uis rably lnsutlclet
Some days they had no meat; at other times
they had no meal. | myself have repeated y
gone to my horses feed trough and robbed
him of corn, which l parched to appease my
hunger. Had my men been IN confinement
their sufferings would have been intense. But
they We're in the open air: they were tree;
thy were active; they were constantly sk'rm-
ishing; they had opportunities OF amusing
themselves, and they had other things to
thiuk about besides their own personal dis
comforts. Had it been otherwise the troops
of my division would have been decimated by
disease


The entire article is painfully interesting and
as marelial for history this narrative ofperson-
al suffrrings and personal indlenitles endured
BY Southern men in Northern prisons brlet
as 1t Is, will be of DO little value at some future
DAY In any history of the civil war which is MT
witt by Northern historians. s.-BaHmort
Gazette,
Year: 1868

Young writer's are wont to mistake
excitement for inspiration. An aug
mented circulation Of the blood doesn't
necessarily increase the quality or pow
er OF the brain. The worst things that
were ever committed to paper were the
offspring of transient eXcitation. The
best way for a man who has got any
thing in his head is to try and let it ont
when he is cool, sensible and balanced.
If this suggestion were followed, 80
per cent. of the trash which the world
is unfortunately called upon to endure,
would be unknown. Lesson Don't
get excited. ......n,. .. ....t
Year: 1868

Check may have its place, and impu-
dence its uses. The old saw of Greek
meeting Greek, and being Turk when
in Turkey, may be good as far as they
go; but they don't go to the end OF
things. First and last, at top and bot
tom, cheek is at best vulgar, cheap and
showmansh. A geltlcman never has
anything to do with it except in self
defence. He may be in company for a
time where but one coin is in circula.
ton, and necessity may compel him to
use it. For the most part cheek is
cheek the less brain; the more impu-
dence the less substance, On this there
is no margin or discount.